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Danny Austin
Foreign.
Jordan Ramirez
The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
Danny Austin
Welcome back to your favorite podcast. Let's use that as the intro.
Jordan Ramirez
Okay?
Danny Austin
It's fun. It's fun to change it up like daylight savings.
Jordan Ramirez
Okay, if you say so.
Danny Austin
Welcome back to the world. Danny was napping right before this.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah, but I heard I only napped for like 20 minutes. 20 minutes, which is such a bummer. Is that even really a nap?
Danny Austin
Are. Do you endorse naps for grown adults? I think it's a lot of the great snapped.
Jordan Ramirez
I endorse naps for everyone.
Danny Austin
George Washington, especially our children. Abraham Lincoln.
Jordan Ramirez
Did they.
Danny Austin
I think they all napped. You know, I think naps were more common back in the day. Back in the day.
Jordan Ramirez
I mean, well, you know my roots. I. We siesta. Back in my family, we siesta. And so it's just. It's really just born into my blood. There's two things I don't ever get sick of. Mexican food and a siesta.
Danny Austin
Yeah, I mean, really is like having.
Jordan Ramirez
Two days in Toba chica.
Danny Austin
It's like having, oh, pre industrial societies, people, often followed by Phase 6, sleep a long, sleep at night and nap in the day.
Jordan Ramirez
Do you think I'm a big fat lazy bum when I nap? Because that's the energy I get from you sometimes.
Danny Austin
No, not at all.
Jordan Ramirez
No. I know. It's probably my own insecurity.
Danny Austin
It for sure is.
Jordan Ramirez
I want to know what you think about me when you come home and I dropped our kids off at school, I dropped Stella off at camp. I come home, you know, you're. They're gonna come home and I'm on top of the roof fixing some shingles or I'm in bed.
Danny Austin
No, for sure. There's no in between, I would say. I know I don't judge you at all.
Jordan Ramirez
Is it hot in here? Is it?
Danny Austin
No, it's for sure hot in here.
Jordan Ramirez
Can we maybe get some air going? You know where that. You know where that little air vent is?
Danny Austin
What I would say to you is that I don't worry about you napping, but I worry that you worry that I'm. That I'm mad at you for napping. Yeah, it's like, it's like I have no resentment towards your naps, but I feel like you have resentment because you're like, oh, he just thinks he's perfect and I'm just tired, you know, and so it's like, it's not my judgment, it's like your assumed judgment that I have.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
If anything, I'm just like, yeah. And if anything, I'm like, wow, I can do anything Right now.
Jordan Ramirez
She's leaving me alone.
Danny Austin
She's leaving me alone. I can go, I can go anywhere. I can do anything. Well, and she'll never know.
Jordan Ramirez
She'll never know.
Danny Austin
It's interesting. Naps stopped during the Industrial revolution when we shifted to 9 to 5 work. Which makes sense.
Jordan Ramirez
So what were the hours of work before?
Danny Austin
Well, pre industrial revolution. I don't think that the 9 to 5 work schedule was like a thing, man.
Jordan Ramirez
What was it? We gotta know.
Danny Austin
Agrarian. It was like.
Jordan Ramirez
What does that mean?
Danny Austin
It means like you, you worked hard, you took a break for lunch, then you went and worked the fields again after.
Jordan Ramirez
Well, that's what we do now.
Danny Austin
No, but we don't nap during lunch time.
Jordan Ramirez
Oh, but because we eat.
Danny Austin
Well, we, we eat. But like, like if you're working in a headquarters, oh, you're not gonna like.
Jordan Ramirez
Nothing better than a nap.
Danny Austin
Unless you're like Google, where you can like go into a nap pod.
Jordan Ramirez
Yes, but you, I bet that's frowned upon.
Danny Austin
I would, I don't know. I don't think they do much. I think if you work at Facebook or Google, you don't do much.
Jordan Ramirez
Really?
Danny Austin
I mean, come at me in the comments, but like, I don't think you do much. In fact, they would always like make fun of those like TikToks of the people who were like, come to me with my 9 to 5 at Google and it was like 9am first of all, it's like, first of all, I pick up my dry cleaning from the in house suite and then I get my free breakfast with my like latte from Starbucks and then I join the company wide yoga class. It's like, they don't. There's just no way.
Jordan Ramirez
That's awesome. I'd work out Google.
Danny Austin
You should apply.
Jordan Ramirez
I was, I was thinking about this.
Danny Austin
Then you can go.
Jordan Ramirez
I'm so happy that you're bringing this up. The thought of like, I've been thinking like I should apply to like work at a boutique or something. You know, maybe just twice a week. And it's like I'm just there for maybe four hours and I'm not gonna tell anybody. You know, like I'm just gonna go work at a boutique and just talk to random customers that have no idea who I am, what I do, and then come home. You know, I'll make like. What is minimum wage these days? $10 an hour.
Danny Austin
I think it's 14.
Jordan Ramirez
Oh man. Back in my day, $8.
Danny Austin
I used to work at Linens and Things.
Jordan Ramirez
Oh, yeah, that would be a great place.
Danny Austin
750 an hour.
Jordan Ramirez
What do you get, like free fabric?
Danny Austin
No, I didn't get anything free. That was cool.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
In vacuums.
Jordan Ramirez
No, that's pretty legit.
Danny Austin
They didn't give them to me for free, though.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. Where would I work?
Gen Z Podcast Producer
We lied at 725 an hour, which.
Jordan Ramirez
Oh, it is.
Danny Austin
Well, in LA. In LA is 14. LA. 1425. Wait, so we are. They haven't changed that in forever.
Jordan Ramirez
The minimum wage.
Danny Austin
Yeah, because I was making 750 back.
Jordan Ramirez
When I was getting paid at 15 years ago and things BNB recently.
Danny Austin
That's actually not fair. I. I don't know if I'm pro raising the minimum wage, but, like, inflation has increased significantly since I was at Linens and things. There's no way you can survive on minimum wage.
Jordan Ramirez
Okay, can I just say something really fast? Because I just want to check if I'm crazy. Like, I think when I was in high school, minimum wage was like $6. And I got paid like 785 or something at BNB resale because. And then I remember being like, dang, this is pretty good. They don't even pay minimum wage here. It's a little bit higher. Like, I could be crazy. But is that.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
When did you go to High School?
Jordan Ramirez
2011? 2010?
Danny Austin
Like 2017 high school.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
Okay, 2010 minimum wage in Texas was still 725.
Jordan Ramirez
There we go.
Danny Austin
Oh, I like that you got this little mic thing.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
Yeah, Nathan gave it to me because we keep. You guys keep asking me things and I responded no.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. Yeah. Oh, wow, that's interesting.
Danny Austin
So wait, sorry, what'd you say? I was thrown off by this mic. What'd you say?
Gen Z Podcast Producer
It's 7. 25 per hour, even in 2010. So it hasn't.
Danny Austin
That's criminal.
Jordan Ramirez
So true. So true. Oh. Oh, we just had a light go out, but it's okay, I think. Hold on.
Danny Austin
Wait. Yeah, no, there's no storm.
Jordan Ramirez
Be well, you know, apparently the one was like, there was one last night. I didn't hear a thing.
Danny Austin
I know. We slept there.
Jordan Ramirez
Should we talk about last night? I. I really got my feelings hurt by you.
Danny Austin
Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes. Sorry, can we. Before we close the loop, are we pro raising the minimum wage or are we con. I really do feel like I. I actually. I need to research my own political beliefs on this. But all I. All I. All I am just saying is practically speaking, practically speaking, it is impossible. For as much as inflation has risen, it Is impossible for someone to live off that minimum wage. No, but maybe. Maybe.
Jordan Ramirez
I don't think that peop. I don't think places. Places are really paying $7. Yeah, that's true. I think minimum wage is $7.
Danny Austin
But I think, like, do we believe in capitalism?
Jordan Ramirez
Like, what is McDonald's paying per hour?
Danny Austin
It's a good question.
Jordan Ramirez
That's what we really don't know. And that's like.
Danny Austin
I even like the typing.
Jordan Ramirez
It's like, very.
Danny Austin
They're like. They're like. It's such a smart podcast. They, like, research things right in the moment.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
Until you get a comment that's like Gen Z podcast producers not researching. Well, it's 1137 per hour currently.
Jordan Ramirez
I was gonna say.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
I was gonna say $10, but in Dallas, it's 15. 17.
Jordan Ramirez
Oh, okay, guys, so we're moving it.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
And in Austin, 1621.
Danny Austin
Listen, the market works. The market is efficient. We are capitalist. The free market works. So it's not the government. So maybe what I'm thinking. And I need to research my own beliefs here, so don't come at me, libs or conservatives. I would say it seems like it shouldn't be the government's job to tell businesses what to pay people. It should be the free market of trying to retain good people. Like McDonald's paying 16 in Austin because it's more expensive to live in Austin.
Jordan Ramirez
So are we. Is the whole question if Is. Is if there should be a minimum wage?
Danny Austin
No, no, the question should be. It's all this. The debate is always, should the government mandate a minimum? Like, to the minimum wage or rate increase?
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah, yeah. So, like, that's what. That's the question.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
Oh, or should the market demand it?
Danny Austin
Yeah. Or should the free market take its course?
Jordan Ramirez
I feel like it does both.
Danny Austin
What do you mean?
Jordan Ramirez
Like, it's. It's. Both are already happening.
Danny Austin
No, because in California, they'll go and they'll say, hey, the minimum wage. We're raising the minimum wage to 16 an hour.
Jordan Ramirez
I know, but it's like, if you want the best talent, then the restaurant down the street is like, they. McDonald's pays 16, we pay 18.
Danny Austin
The problem, though, is, like, when California does that to, like, say. Say there's like, a taco stand. Okay. And the taco stand is working, like, profitable and supporting a family. The owners of the taco stand, because they are able to find talent that will work for 13 an hour. But then the government comes in and makes a blanket statement that's like, hey, minimum wage has to be 18 an hour. Well, you just put the taco stand out of business so the business owners don't, like. It's, like, impossible for some businesses to compete with new minimum wage standards. So politically, it's like a great talking point because they're like, we want people to make more money, but it doesn't work like a blanket across the board. Does that make sense?
Jordan Ramirez
Yes. Especially for small businesses.
Danny Austin
Especially for small businesses. Right. So then what happens is then the small business are like, I have to move out of California because I literally cannot afford the minimum wage requirements that they put into place.
Jordan Ramirez
You know, I don't know.
Danny Austin
Tough.
Jordan Ramirez
No. But I don't know my beliefs, but my gut is like, I'm definitely for minimum wage. If you can't hit minimum wage, then should you really even be in business? Like, that's just taking advantage of people in ways that it just means that you're not mature enough to. To really.
Danny Austin
That's such a good counterpoint. I'm kind of. You're challenging me here.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah, I just. It just. I think the minimum wage is put out there to protect people. Probably like, to protect people from getting taken advantage of. Right. And if you're like a high school student, like, you know, like, I was like, I'm just thinking to myself, high school, I'm like, 17. I want to work at a job. My dad had to drop me off at my job because I couldn't even. No, I'm sorry. I wasn't 17 because I couldn't drive. So I was like, 15 or whatever. Right. And. But then you have, you know, these other people that are more mature. Like, we're doing the same exact work. Even though I'm in high school and they're 30, like, I'm still just as valuable. As valuable as them. I don't have as much experience, so I wouldn't have known that I was being taken advantage of. So you feel protected under minimum wage.
Danny Austin
You know, but the counterpoint to that is, like, would I trust some politician who's never operated a business before, who's literally just trying to get votes?
Jordan Ramirez
That's why we vote for our politicians and we communicate and tell them what we want.
Danny Austin
Yeah, but, like, sometimes you vote for politicians who don't run on, I'm going to raise the minimum wage.
Jordan Ramirez
Well, then speak your voice.
Danny Austin
Okay, you're right. Free speech, protest.
Jordan Ramirez
Exactly.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
Okay. Speaking of emotions.
Danny Austin
Okay, you want to tell a story or you want me to tell a story? Because I think we have two different viewpoints on this.
Jordan Ramirez
You can Tell a story.
Danny Austin
Okay. So last night, we had. We had a great weekend. Just fun times. Been a great time.
Jordan Ramirez
We'll go over the weekend in a second.
Danny Austin
We get home, and I don't know if these things are connected. Danny turns on the Tyler Perry movie Straw Number one on Netflix last night. Kind of a dumb movie, in my opinion.
Jordan Ramirez
Oh, my gosh. No. That's, like, a hot take.
Danny Austin
Yeah, I thought it was dumb.
Jordan Ramirez
I'm gonna be honest.
Danny Austin
I was laughing. Like, I. Listen, I know what they were going for, but it was such a.
Jordan Ramirez
It's just cheesy.
Danny Austin
Like, it was like a cheesy cheap trick movie. It's like. Yeah. Like, the bad things, like, kept happening to this person. Anyway, something happened in the movie, and it had to do with, I think, the character's child. And all of a sudden, Danny is bawling, crying. So we went from, like, laughing, like, this is such a cheesy movie, to, like, bawling, crying.
Jordan Ramirez
Like, how hard are we talking?
Danny Austin
Like, on a scale of 1 to 10, it was like, an 8. And I was like, oh. And I just thought it was like crying during the Notebook. It's like, you'll be over it in five minutes. But it kept going. I mean, you were, like, sobbing for, like, 30 minutes.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
And to be honest, I was a little bit stressed because I had the Sunday Scaries, and I was like. I was like, okay. Like, I. I can't. I can't. Like, I. I need this to not happen right now. And so I was like, oh, I'm so sorry, baby. Our kids love you. And I didn't even know it was wrong. What was wrong?
Jordan Ramirez
Well, I think, like, a week ago, I had told you, like, I just need a good cry, you know?
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
And then I watched that movie, and, oh, my gosh, it just hit it. It is kind of cheesy. The acting is not great. Like, overall, like, everyone's acting. The main characters are phenomenal. But I also didn't realize Tyler Perry has, like, a. I thought he has, like, a certain style with his movies. He does, you know? Yeah, he does. He definitely does.
Danny Austin
Yeah, he does.
Jordan Ramirez
But, like, I was kind of, like, waiting for this, like, big twist, and it happened. And, oh, my gosh, it is just. It hit me right to my core. And I had such a good. I think, like, I was thinking about. I was thinking about how all love comes with pain, for sure. Like, there is so many, so much pain in love.
Danny Austin
Which, to be clear, I think if you watch that movie, that is not the takeaway. Of the movie.
Jordan Ramirez
But it was. No, first of all, it could be. I don't even think you watched the movie. Okay. But anyway. But like, Stella and I had the. There was this moment in the pool that Stella and I had where we both got into the. This tube and we were spinning around and she's like, laughing. She's like, oh, mommy, I love you. And she grabs my face like this and she's like dying, laughing, and we're spinning and I'm. It was such a sweet moment that it was almost painful. Like, have you ever had love something so much that it's painful because you don't want it to go away?
Danny Austin
Yeah, you. That was good, right?
Jordan Ramirez
Yes. Like. Like, I was like. I love this moment so much that it makes me sad because I know that I probably won't have another moment like this with her because she's getting so, like, growing so fast. And like. Yes, you have all these amazing other moments as they grow, but this, like, when they're so sweet and little and 4 years old and they just say the most off the wall things and it's just so cute and you just want to bottle them up and just keep them in this, like, ugh. Because they're just so precious. And so it was just, like, painful almost. And I have those moments every day where it's like, I love you so much that it hurts. And then that movie Just Person that, for me, like, it just like, brought it to life.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
And it was just so sad. It was so sad. And so then I just. Once I started crying. I couldn't stop because I was just like, I love him so much.
Danny Austin
Right.
Jordan Ramirez
And then, you know, I was really wanting some love or cuddles. And I'm sitting there next to Jordan, like, and he's like typing way. And I'm like, he's like.
Danny Austin
I think you did cry louder as, like a call out for attention. It's like, you'd be like. Then you'd be like. Like you, like, really wanted me to know that, like, I needed to comfort you. And I did. To be clear for a second. But then I realized. Oh, I was like, oh, this is. This is gonna be a longer one. And you're.
Jordan Ramirez
That's evil.
Danny Austin
No, it's not evil.
Jordan Ramirez
No, that's evil, Danny.
Danny Austin
It was not evil.
Jordan Ramirez
Like, no. The fact that I'm crying like that and you're just sitting there like, when is this going to be over? It's so, like, talk about intimacy. Zero of that.
Danny Austin
Well, I think I just, I. I thought maybe it was just like a. I don't know. You're right. You're right.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. Let me tell you. It's not good.
Danny Austin
It's not good. I really. I'm going to think about what I did and I'm.
Jordan Ramirez
You do that a lot, though, when I cry.
Danny Austin
You don't cry that much though.
Jordan Ramirez
I know, but what I do.
Danny Austin
You really don't cry that much.
Jordan Ramirez
You disconnect, you shield.
Danny Austin
Oh, man. Maybe you think about that.
Jordan Ramirez
No, you do. It's okay. I always thought it's cuz you didn't have sisters, so you always.
Danny Austin
Probably has something to do with.
Jordan Ramirez
You always think that crying is crazy, you know?
Danny Austin
I don't think it's always crazy. No, no. But like, it was a very. It didn't come. It came out of nowhere. It came out of nowhere.
Jordan Ramirez
I was like, oh, exactly.
Danny Austin
It's like sometimes you cry during movies and it's like it works itself out in five minutes. But this one was just.
Jordan Ramirez
Well, the next time I cry, I expect really immense amount of love.
Danny Austin
Yeah. I'm gonna just bear hug you better. Yeah, bear hug you. But here's the question. Would you recommend the movie? I don't think so.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah, because like, I just. If you need a good cry.
Danny Austin
But most of the movie's not that. I mean, it's. I mean, I. You do feel bad for the character. The thing about Netflix, for me, if I'm. If I'm being honest, is I can't tell if I should question Netflix or I should question like all of humanity. But it feels like the movies that they recommend are terrible. Like, like now you see me one and now you see me two. Those are two movies that in the theater system totally bombed. Like, they bombed. They were objectively bad movies. Like, only a very small audience liked them. But then when they come onto Netflix, it's like always. Those movies are always in the top 10. And it feels like their top 10 movies are kind of making us dumber.
Jordan Ramirez
Can we talk about a simple favor too?
Danny Austin
Is it good? No, but it's in the top 10.
Jordan Ramirez
And like, who advocated for this? We didn't need another simple favor. Nobody was liking Blake Lavy at the time. Like, I. It's the worst movie I ever. I couldn't even like, watch like 20 minutes of it. It would. I don't understand. Like, a simple favor happened so long ago and nobody even talks about it. And they're like a Sybil vapor too. The like. Who thinks of these things?
Danny Austin
That's what I'm saying.
Jordan Ramirez
Maybe they were contracted to do it from the beginning.
Danny Austin
I think that there's. Has anyone else ever talked about this? Or everyone's like, yeah, totally. I totally trust Netflix's top 10, but.
Jordan Ramirez
Can I tell you what I think it is? I think that it's like, it's so hard to find, like good recommended content on Netflix because so much of it is bad that we Trust the top 10 so much and the thumbnails get us. So you see a simple favor and you're like, everybody's talking about Blake Lively, like it's number five or whatever. So it's gotta be good. So then you start watching it and then you just get on your phone and start scrolling and you don't actually watch the whole movie. You guys, I'm so excited to tell you about this next brand. Y' all know I'm always on the look for new snacks and drinks that the kids and I can enjoy. Well, Simply Pop is our new go to Prebiotic soda. Simply Pop is for the fruit juice lovers. With 6 grams of prebiotics to support support gut health, zinc and vitamin C to support immune health and no added sugar, it makes this drinkable treat an automatic favorite in our house. I personally love their citrus punch flavor. Simply Pop is a soda that I can feel good about my family drinking. It's refreshing, naturally flavored with juice and non gmo, which is a huge win in my book. Plus, it's the perfect poolside beverage. Our fridge will be stocked with all their fruity flavors because we can't get enough for flavor that pops D influence chooses Simply Pop, go to ko krl.com that's C-O-K-E-URL.com Simply Pop to find out where you can try it. To know that Austin Ramirez family is to know we love loungewear and pajamas are on here. Truly, I think it's all I wear. This is why we're so excited to tell you about Roller Rabbit. The store is so cute. Roller Rabbit is a lifestyle brand known for its cult favorite loungewear and iconic pajamas. Rooted in a love for vibrant prints and artisan craftsmanship, Roller Rabbit welcomes you into a world of color, comfort and thoughtfully made style spanning, ready to wear, swim, bedding, accessories, men's and more. With a spirit rooted in joy, playfulness and the beauty of togetherness, the brand invites you to feel good in what you wear every single day. They have the funnest prints so your kids can all match in their trendy pajamas or their stylish swimsuits. I seriously love picking out prints from Roller Rabbit for the entire family. The summer 2025 collection just launched featuring adorable and breezy dresses, which are the perfect mom outfit for chasing the kids around the lake. Also love that Roller Rabbit does a new drop every single week. This means that there is always something new to choose from. Crafted from their signature 100% cotton fabrics, including the ultra cozy best selling Pima software and Pima cotton Roller Rabbit pajamas and intimates. Collections are designed for elevated comfort season after season. Visit roller rabbit.com and take 20% off your purchase of $150 or more with the code Danny at checkout. That's R O L L E R R A b b I t.com with code Danny for 20% off your order of $150 or more. Or more. More terms and exclusions apply.
Danny Austin
No. What if Netflix knows? What if? Like, deep down, they know that if they give you bad movies, then you have enough brain space to just, like, be on your phone so you get more hours streamed. Because it's basically just in the background. Because that's all they care about.
Jordan Ramirez
They know that.
Danny Austin
They've got to know that. They're so smart.
Jordan Ramirez
They're so smart.
Danny Austin
And there's probably also a business side where, like, they're buying content on the cheap. Because, like, what's. I don't know.
Jordan Ramirez
Well, you buy it for, like, the name.
Danny Austin
Yeah. What's Warner brothers gonna do with now you see me? And now you see me too. So they're probably buying it on the cheap. And then being like, this gets our hours streamed up.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. Because people click on it.
Danny Austin
Yep.
Jordan Ramirez
And honestly, it's like.
Danny Austin
You know what's so crazy is I keep coming back, too. When I pull up the streaming service, I'm like, yeah, Netflix. Totally reliable. But it's not horrible. Like, deep down, it's so not.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah, there's really nothing on there. But I do have to say, I think people would disagree with you about Straw. Oh, it's so cheesy. And the acting is cheesy, but Tyler.
Danny Austin
Perry does something right because he's.
Jordan Ramirez
He's a billionaire.
Danny Austin
He's a billionaire.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
He knows what he's doing.
Jordan Ramirez
I was like, tyler Perry, he did a gone girl, right?
Danny Austin
No, that was David Fincher, but closed.
Jordan Ramirez
I know no directors. None like. And you know all of them. You have a great memory.
Danny Austin
I really love movies. I used to love movies. I feel like the system's kind of gone downhill.
Jordan Ramirez
But we have to watch Captain Ron.
Danny Austin
Yeah. Yeah, we should.
Jordan Ramirez
That's.
Danny Austin
But, like, I feel Like, I feel like all the movies are now is it's like studios mitigating their risk and being like, we don't want to take a chance on a new concept. So we're going to come out with Gladiator 2 and 3. Like the accountant. To like, makes no sense.
Jordan Ramirez
That's what I'm saying. A simple favorite to. Who's asking for these things?
Danny Austin
Well, what I think is happening is I think the studio system's dying. And what I think is like, so Robert De Niro, for example, is doing cheesy stuff, right. He's doing really bad movies. And what I think is happening, like in real life is I think that these actors have made so much money, their lifestyle has. Their lifestyle expenses have increased. Yeah, they've substantially.
Jordan Ramirez
Seven houses.
Danny Austin
So they're. Yeah, so they're not just to survive is probably like 300k a month, you know, so they're spending all this money. So they are now forced to take these horrible movies because they know the system's dying and they're like, okay, well, I have to basically just like sell my brand now to either keep up with my lifestyle or to like cash out.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah, they're just. It's just a gig.
Danny Austin
Ben Affleck was like, he's an Oscar award winning actor and he is doing the Accountant too. Make it make sense.
Jordan Ramirez
People like the Accountant, though. I thought the first one.
Danny Austin
Yeah, but you don't leave on a high note.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah, no, I agree. It literally used to be like an art. Like the way that Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt and all these guys took movies. There was like so much science to it. It felt like they all were like a certain caliber.
Danny Austin
I think Brad Pitt is still one of the legacies.
Jordan Ramirez
And same with Leo. Yeah, 100%.
Danny Austin
Also, what happened to George Clooney?
Jordan Ramirez
He's just out looking handsome, but he.
Danny Austin
Doesn'T take anything anymore, so I think he's one of the legacy players.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
So, yeah, it's so interesting, isn't it?
Jordan Ramirez
Or you know who else? Redhead. Not Aaron Brockovich, but Julia Roberts. Julia Roberts, Yeah, she's great.
Danny Austin
I wonder if people do.
Jordan Ramirez
Taraji P. Henson. That's my girl.
Danny Austin
Gen Z, podcast producer. Do you know any of these people?
Gen Z Podcast Producer
I'm gonna be honest. No, not really. I know Julia Roberts. Love her. George Clooney. Handsome Leo. Yes. But I know him more so like from the Titanic I watched one time.
Danny Austin
Or Dumois.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
Yeah, Dumois from Dumois. Good. Or like just like him dating 25.
Danny Austin
Year olds, you know, see that's what I'm saying.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
Like, I don't really. I don't watch movies. Like, I just don't.
Danny Austin
What do you think about these Netflix top tens?
Gen Z Podcast Producer
They're horrible.
Danny Austin
Okay, so. So do all of your friends think they're horrible too?
Gen Z Podcast Producer
Yeah, I. I honestly can't tell you. I think I have one friend that's been to the movie theater in. In the last year.
Danny Austin
Yeah. So what, like, just TikTok straight TikTok podcast.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
A lot of podcasts, a lot of, like, TV shows.
Jordan Ramirez
That's what people like are series like Sirens.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
And recommended Sirens.
Jordan Ramirez
Sirens. Look, I liked that. I know you didn't like the ending, but things like that. People love any of those Apple TV series. They do good ones. Can I, Nicole Kidman? Anything that Nicole Kidman is in, I usually like.
Danny Austin
Can I. So this is all kind of making sense because it's actually starting to match up with my own behaviors. I found something that is so funny to me, but I don't know if you'll find it funny.
Jordan Ramirez
Is this the AI, Like Bigfoot?
Danny Austin
Yes, I know the AI Yeti.
Jordan Ramirez
He's obsessed.
Danny Austin
Okay, so let me. Hold on. I have to help.
Jordan Ramirez
It follows.
Danny Austin
No, no, hold on. Don't ruin it for me. Okay, There is on TikTok, if you search.
Jordan Ramirez
Was that the. Was it the. It was cool. Swear. I believe you.
Danny Austin
Okay, here's what it's called. It's called YETI vlogs. Y E T I vlogs. And there's like all of these different ones that do it, but it's basically. Should I show the camera or can you put it over? It's literally an AI Bigfoot and Yeti doing, like, YouTube style vlogs. And it's. I'm so captivated by this series. I find myself checking in every day what AI Yeti and Bigfoot are doing, and it is more entertaining to me than any TV show.
Jordan Ramirez
What are they doing today?
Danny Austin
Well, this one is so funny.
Jordan Ramirez
Swipe up.
Danny Austin
Yeah, it was there. Go to my text with Drew. Go to my text.
Jordan Ramirez
I snuck dynamite into these knuckleheads. Firewood.
Danny Austin
Stand back, mates.
Jordan Ramirez
Oh, that's horrible.
Danny Austin
All right. Bit more than I expected. Still funny, though.
Jordan Ramirez
Giving Logan Paul a little bit.
Danny Austin
It's so funny. And honestly, it was the first time that I was kind of like, man, AI is getting so good that, like, we're totally not gonna need influencers. Like, it's gonna be more entertaining to watch these, like, weird subculture genre AI influencers and stories than anything else.
Jordan Ramirez
It's true.
Danny Austin
It's crazy. Like, anyone can, like, if I. I don't know what tools they use to produce these, but, like, as they become more accessible, like, anyone can become a content creator and create these weird universes and these real weird worlds, and people can follow them and become entertained by them.
Jordan Ramirez
Yep.
Danny Austin
I think we should get into the business. I think we should get into the business of AI influencers. I think we could kill it and create captivating stories of AI influencers.
Jordan Ramirez
It'll be funny if, like, they start getting brand deals.
Danny Austin
No, for sure they will.
Jordan Ramirez
You think 100.
Danny Austin
Because it's where attention's gonna go.
Jordan Ramirez
So, like, it'll be like a subculture. It's like the same people that like, like to play video games. Like, it's like they love it and they think it's so cool. But then some of us are gonna be like, I'm gonna go talk to real people.
Danny Austin
I just don't see. I don't see why you're not seeing the, the, the connection between, like, you're watching a TV show with real actors and it's dramatized and you get sucked into these stories.
Jordan Ramirez
Let me tell you why. Let me tell you why. Because, like, what makes Hollywood and what makes TV shows and, and movies and music so interesting is that there's a real life person behind it. And like, you know me, when I watch a movie, I think that's what.
Danny Austin
Makes it interesting to you.
Jordan Ramirez
But that's what I think. A lot of people, I talk to a lot of girls that are like this. Like, we are immediately on Wikipedia. Who are they married to? What year were they born? Where'd they grow up? Where'd they go to college? Like, you know, we just watched your Friends and Neighbors with Jon Hamm. Like, I found out he went to the University of Texas. He, like, lost both of his parents at a very young age. So when I watch him now, I watch him through a completely different lens. And it's like, it's like I'm putting together all these different puzzle pieces. And that makes it so interesting to me. Like, when I watch AI or like, that's how I feel about video games. I'm like, it's just not real. And like, I could get into it. Like, you know, I. I could. I'm like, oh, that's cool. I don't, like, look down upon it, but that's just not for me. That's not what gets me going.
Danny Austin
I agree. I think it will start as a sub genre, but give it 10 years. I think it's the future I would follow.
Jordan Ramirez
Like, let me try to think an AI account or an AI girl that, like, just provides, like, a ton of value in something that I'm trying to learn.
Danny Austin
That's what I'm saying.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
Like, but then you slowly start to, like, give her, like. Like, you start to introduce other AI characters, like, into her content. And I. I think that parasocial relationships are so strange at this point that I think that people would, in their minds, subconsciously convince themselves that this world is real, that they're watching through, like, AI content.
Jordan Ramirez
I could see that happen.
Danny Austin
And people would get sucked in, and then they would get sucked into the lore.
Jordan Ramirez
But you have to, like, release. You have to, like. It's kind of like what I'm saying with, like, video games or.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
People get into, like, anime or whatever. It's like, you have to, like, dive into the world and like, Harry Potter and just, like, let it. Let it ride and, like, just don't take it so seriously. I don't think I'll ever allow myself to cross that barrier.
Danny Austin
I think you say that. I think it's going to become so. No, it's the same thing tied into our whole reality that I think is going to be hard to fight it. We're just like, at that stage where we're like, we'll never. I'll, like, I'll never. You know, I'll never. I'm trying to think, like, what was the example with computers? I don't know. But, like, I think we're trying to, like, avoid the technology. And I think it's going to be. Become this.
Jordan Ramirez
Who was like, I'll never get into a stranger's car with Uber or I'll never, like, Airbnb my house and let strangers stay.
Danny Austin
Exactly.
Jordan Ramirez
Like, those were crazy concepts.
Danny Austin
Yeah. Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
I take Uber, like, twice a week now. I will say I've taken some sketchy Ubers, though.
Danny Austin
Yeah, for sure.
Jordan Ramirez
Well, switching gears, we had a phenomenal weekend. It. It knocked the air out of me, actually, like, no pun intended. It really did. When I went tubing.
Danny Austin
Oh.
Jordan Ramirez
We went on, like, the bumpy part of the lake and I heard some things wreck in my neck.
Danny Austin
But you wanted it.
Jordan Ramirez
No, here's the thing.
Danny Austin
She wants to.
Jordan Ramirez
No, I don't.
Danny Austin
She wants to feel something.
Jordan Ramirez
No, but no, I like to feel something, but not, like, pain.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
And I, like. I know you always say that, but I take calculate, calculated risks. Like, you know, when I'm. When I'm jumping out of the airplane, when I'm Going skydiving. I'm attached to some former marine that's done this seven times today.
Danny Austin
You know, I watched this girl from the boat. I watched her. There were two tubes out there. I watched this girl while the boat was going 30 miles an hour, jump from one tube to the other. And she's talking to me about calculated risk.
Jordan Ramirez
Well, I knew I could make the jump. Kidding me. All the eight year old boys were like, cool.
Danny Austin
You're like, did you see I made it? What was my hang time?
Jordan Ramirez
But no, it was calculated. And that's how I feel, felt about the tube. I assess the situation. It's usually very calm. They go really fast. I'm like, the worst that could happen is I fly three feet in the air. But like when we went out on the choppy side of the lake, I mean, every single bump was like a whiplash. And it whiplashed my neck and I, oh, I felt it. I heard it crack and it took the air out of me. It was such a long, big whiplash that I was like, I was like, you know, I'm trying to like slow down. So I had to get off and. And then I had to skip tubing the rest of the week. Weekend bummer.
Danny Austin
She's in such a bad mood.
Jordan Ramirez
But we invited some new friends out there. We had a lot of fun. Got real sunburnt.
Danny Austin
You know what I found out this weekend? Did you know remember where we got married? What was it called?
Jordan Ramirez
The Grand Ivory.
Danny Austin
The Grand Ivory. Did you know that Forest Frank got married there?
Jordan Ramirez
Nah.
Danny Austin
Yeah. No. So look, I saw this. Tick tock. Someone tagged you and it said, like recently, it said, when Danny Austin and Forest Frank got married at the same venue. What I know, isn't that crazy?
Jordan Ramirez
Is he from Texas?
Danny Austin
Dallas, I think he lives.
Jordan Ramirez
I tried to get him on the podcast or I wanted to like before.
Danny Austin
He blew up, man, he blew up hard. He's big deal.
Jordan Ramirez
He. He's been married though, I think.
Danny Austin
I'm just saying we got married in the same venue. I didn't know that. Interestante Perry and Teresante Elon Musk and Trump are fighting. That happened. Are they, are they cooled now?
Gen Z Podcast Producer
I think Elon cooled off from what I read. But it seems like Trump still doesn't love him anymore.
Danny Austin
He said that? Trump said that?
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
He just seems kind of like not besties anymore.
Jordan Ramirez
I don't know. J.D. vance on the Avon was like, Trump just wants to like.
Danny Austin
He said he's very good at compartmentalizing. I don't know about that being like Stoic Trump. Like, I'm just, hey, don't get mad at me. That's what J.D. vance said on the podcast.
Jordan Ramirez
I know, and. And I want to believe JD Vance. I really do. And he seems like a credible guy, but, like, what. How would you personify all of the tick. The tweets that he like? Trump just. He feels something. He goes out and tweets.
Danny Austin
I don't know. Maybe it's, like, part of a character. Yeah. J.D. vance did say he was. Elon was a very emotional guy.
Jordan Ramirez
He said. He said Elon was a very emotional guy. He said Trump is actually very stoic, and he likes to process everything before he makes a big decision. He talks to, like, a ton of people about it. He'll be walking through Mar. Mar. Mar Lago. Mar Lago. And if he has to make a big decision, he'll ask the gardener, he'll ask the chefs to ask all these people and get all of their input. And then, like, logically made a good decision. I was like, I mean, J.D. vance, this is good.
Danny Austin
It's good PR.
Jordan Ramirez
PR. Good reputation management. But.
Danny Austin
But you know what the best thing about this whole feud is? Best part of the breakup is the Internet.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
It's been great Internet for the past three days. And when we don't have great Internet.
Jordan Ramirez
We.
Danny Austin
We become caged animals. Like, we get. You know, bad things happen. We start fighting amongst each other.
Jordan Ramirez
So true. We need something when we have.
Danny Austin
Yeah, when we have entertainment, it. It brings us together, we're able to discuss it. Great memes. We laugh together. It's crazy. The. The. The person that can get Danny every single time is Theo Von.
Jordan Ramirez
Oh, man. Every time.
Danny Austin
Every single time.
Jordan Ramirez
He's, like the most uneducated, educated, intelligent, eloquent, ineloquent person ever. I. I just.
Danny Austin
He said something. I never listened to his podcast before. We listened it to it on the way.
Jordan Ramirez
You never listened to it?
Danny Austin
I never listened to it.
Jordan Ramirez
I've listened to all of them.
Danny Austin
I've just never thought it. Like, I've seen clips, but I never thought it would be interesting in long form. And he is so quick.
Jordan Ramirez
No, babe, that. That one that you watched, he actually wasn't that good with J.D. vance. He messed up a ton of jokes. Like, but some of the jokes, he's so smart. Like, the way he just says some of these things, and then sometimes he says something, and everybody in the room.
Danny Austin
Is like, my favorite part of the entire interview that we did listen to was they were both talking about how there's this, like, website where you can go see which of your ancestors fought in the Civil War. And Theo Vaughn goes. He goes, if you fought today, which side would you fight on? To the vice president. And J.D. vance just shut down. And he was like, oh, man, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked you.
Jordan Ramirez
No, he talked about he'd fight for the union.
Danny Austin
I know, but it was just such a funny, like, gotcha question. Oh, my gosh.
Jordan Ramirez
He does that a lot. He asked Arnold Schwarzenegger about steroids.
Danny Austin
Oh, he did?
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. He was like, tell us about steroids. That's what I like about his question is, too. He's like, he'll just ask, like, straight.
Danny Austin
Up, what did Arnold say?
Jordan Ramirez
He just said it was like, I wonder if he. I didn't listen to the whole episode, but he just said it was very much so a part of the culture. And. But they did it very. He did it very differently. Like, at the time, everybody went to doctors and just got steroids.
Danny Austin
How does he look today?
Jordan Ramirez
I'm gonna say he looks like he's not on steroids, and he looks very different.
Danny Austin
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Jordan Ramirez
Okay. Like, I always.
Danny Austin
Today, because it did. Because usually steroids, like, puff you up. Does he look really deflated?
Jordan Ramirez
No, he's like. He's pretty good. Like, he's, like, kind of leaned. He's lean.
Danny Austin
Yeah. I mean, like, he. He looks normal.
Jordan Ramirez
He looks like a normal person.
Danny Austin
I mean, you can't do that natural.
Jordan Ramirez
But that's not even attractive, in my opinion.
Danny Austin
That was. It's kind of a. Steroids, I feel like, were big in, like, the, what, 80s, early 90s, and it was like, that kind of, like, roided.
Jordan Ramirez
I, like, honestly. I know he. Obviously, his body's amazing in this, but, like, it's a little too much meat for me.
Danny Austin
This is what I know.
Jordan Ramirez
I like a lean chicken bone.
Danny Austin
Oh, it's funny.
Jordan Ramirez
Okay.
Danny Austin
Lean chicken bone it is.
Jordan Ramirez
No, not that lean.
Danny Austin
Your wish is my favorite.
Jordan Ramirez
You look great. Somebody did ask, first of all. Somebody. For the first time ever, I had to screenshot it. It's in a tichward. And somebody like, because your husband zaddy.
Danny Austin
Never in my life. I made it. I went and ate, like, a gallon of ice cream after that because I was like, that's all I needed. Just need to know I could do it. And now I'm done.
Jordan Ramirez
So he goes, zaddy. And I was like, this is so weird. And then another person asked me if you were taking the tea. Not testosterone, they said, taking the full natty.
Danny Austin
To be clear. I know. I'LL I'll clear up the rumors. It's the worst.
Jordan Ramirez
Ever been talking about it.
Danny Austin
Yep. Everyone's wondering, is he on steroids? Is he on testosterone? No, not everyone's been wondering. Everyone's been wondering.
Jordan Ramirez
Everyone's been asking. I also found out that Arnold had a. Had, I think it was an older brother. I can't remember, but he had a brother that passed away really young that had a better body than him.
Danny Austin
Arnold said that?
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. Yeah.
Danny Austin
So anyway, you know a lot about celebrities.
Jordan Ramirez
I forget everything now.
Danny Austin
No, you remember a lot.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. John Ham, sober now. Learning that one.
Danny Austin
Did learn that one.
Jordan Ramirez
See, I love, I love, I love Hollywood. I love pop culture. I love celebrity culture. It's just so fascinating to me.
Danny Austin
I know.
Jordan Ramirez
I love it.
Danny Austin
This is like the. This is the hardest part about when I don't get on the Internet for a week. Yeah, it's like a full time job to be ready for this podcast.
Jordan Ramirez
This is just what happens when I'm sleepy. I. I don't know what's been going on with me lately.
Danny Austin
I will say, I kind of wondered if you were pregnant last night.
Jordan Ramirez
Literally same. I was so nauseous.
Danny Austin
Should you take a test?
Jordan Ramirez
But I just had my period.
Danny Austin
Oh, true.
Jordan Ramirez
No, but I. I literally thought the same thing. Like I was. I was so tired this weekend. I was pounding those Delta E's too, and I felt nothing. That's how I always know I'm pregnant is. I'll drink a whole cup of coffee and then I'll just like pass out. It's kind of been like that lately. Maybe I'm depressed again when that happens. It's the worst.
Danny Austin
It doesn't feel like that doesn't.
Jordan Ramirez
My depressions always start with very physical symptoms, though. Headaches, sleeping a lot. And then it gets to, why am I here? Vibes. It's like, that's always like step four, you know, so we're not there yet.
Danny Austin
It's funny because it's so true.
Jordan Ramirez
I know.
Danny Austin
And then I never know what brings us out of them.
Jordan Ramirez
I know.
Danny Austin
It just. One day you're just like cleaning the garage.
Jordan Ramirez
I'm happy again.
Danny Austin
I'm happy again.
Jordan Ramirez
I'm good. The crying, the crying last night, like, was a. Was a huge, like, red flag for me.
Danny Austin
No, for sure, because, like, I.
Jordan Ramirez
You're right.
Danny Austin
I literally was like, yeah, I was like, I wonder if she's like pregnant. And I knew you weren't on your period, so I was like, I don't know.
Jordan Ramirez
And then. Do you remember, like this last time, like I didn't. Pms.
Danny Austin
No, you didn't.
Jordan Ramirez
I didn't. PMS and on my period. No, I didn't. I remember it because I was like, I'm like being amazing this week and I'm like, I'm PMSing. And then I had my period and like, I was like, like, amazing.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
I was. The only thing that I get. The one thing that really bothers me right now is this, like, pooch where I had my babies.
Danny Austin
Yeah. What's. What's diet?
Jordan Ramirez
Whatever. It's like where your abs split apart after having babies and then the only way you can get it back together is, yes, you can do exercises. And yes, that's like saying like, like, yeah, you can do a wrinkle cream.
Danny Austin
But like saying like, yeah, like, but Botox naturally. But like, steroids are gonna fix it.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah, exactly.
Danny Austin
You know, it's like, that's what I say too.
Jordan Ramirez
I know.
Danny Austin
I'm like, yeah, sure, I can like run.
Jordan Ramirez
You can get muscles, but like steroids. It's so true. Yeah. So. But apparently a lot of people do the surgery where you literally just sew them back together.
Danny Austin
Oh, man, that's hard. That's hard on me. That's.
Jordan Ramirez
To me, that's nothing compared to like.
Danny Austin
Pushing a baby, sewing an AB together.
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Danny Austin
You always have those conversations. Like, they'll, like, hit you. Like, it's like a really like. Like it'll come into your mind. And then what I find myself doing is I'll just be like, yeah. And I'll just cuss and I'll be like. And then, like, no one hears me. But, like, if you did hear me, you'd be like, oh, my gosh, what's wrong? And I'd be like, I just thought about it. I thought about this thing I said seven years ago.
Jordan Ramirez
I had an intrusive thought that I'm obviously not gonna repeat, but it was so bad. Like, so bad. And I was like, do I need to talk to a therapist about this? And then I was like, it's so bad, I can't even tell a therapist. It was horrible. I was like, I have to live with this thought. And I just prayed I never thought it again. I never. I never thought it. Never think it again. It's so bad. You know it's bad when you can't even tell us.
Danny Austin
Come on.
Jordan Ramirez
I can't. It's so bad sometimes I have those. Do you ever have those thoughts?
Danny Austin
I mean, mine's just replays. Replays of just conversations.
Jordan Ramirez
I'm just like, thank God I never actually do the bad thoughts. You know.
Danny Austin
This is also probably why Danny feel like she knows every serial killer and can live in their mind is she's just like, no, let me.
Jordan Ramirez
Tell you, she's haunted by these things. My thoughts are never about harm.
Danny Austin
Okay?
Jordan Ramirez
It's just. It's never about harming somebody. I would never that. I think you would need to talk to a therapist.
Danny Austin
Just saying, yeah, for sure.
Jordan Ramirez
If you were thinking about hiring people.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
But I can't tell you about them. It's so bad.
Danny Austin
All right, well, our mind is racing. We're so intrigued by the depravity of your mind.
Jordan Ramirez
Just when I have bad thoughts, I just try to make myself busy.
Danny Austin
Anyway, let me ask you this. Do people listen to this Podcast?
Gen Z Podcast Producer
Yes.
Danny Austin
People actually tune into this thing.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
They love this podcast.
Jordan Ramirez
We haven't even. Like, we never check the numbers. I'm like, I'm giving it all my.
Danny Austin
When I. When I get on this podcast, I genuinely think it's, like, two people that tune in every week.
Jordan Ramirez
No, I know that they do, because I told you I got stopped at Long Cove. People were like, oh, I. I heard you guys talking about the rug on the podcast. That's so funny. Like, I would have done the same thing about how they laid down the rug. And I didn't say anything because I felt bad.
Danny Austin
It's so cra. It. Literally.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
I stopped at Maria a couple weeks ago.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
But that his. Yeah, true, true, true, true.
Jordan Ramirez
People listen to the podcast.
Danny Austin
I walk out of this room, and I'm like, I. I purge this time that we spend in here from my mind. Like, if you asked me on the street, like, are you a podcast host? I'd be like, what are you talking about? Like, I have no idea what you're talking about.
Jordan Ramirez
That's funny.
Danny Austin
It's fascinating to me. I'm like, people listen to this. Let's talk about our rugs.
Jordan Ramirez
Okay, well, we can talk about our rugs.
Danny Austin
Okay.
Jordan Ramirez
Okay. We don't have to.
Danny Austin
I. So let me tell you. Like, maybe I don't want to. Like, when you were talking about your rugs, I literally, in my mind, I'm like, danny, don't talk about our rugs. Like, no one gives a crap about our rugs.
Jordan Ramirez
No, they're like, they can't sleep at night because of these rugs.
Danny Austin
And you know what's so funny about this podcast is probably, like, the. The more. The less we care, the better the it probably is, to be honest.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. But there's two different types of podcast listeners. There's people like you that just want to go and just be filled with knowledge. You just want to learn, soak it all up, and just be smarter. And then there's people that me just want to enjoy the hour, you know? And, like, if I learned something great, if I'd laughed. That's why I'm here, you know, I'm just here for a good time.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
And so I don't think that if people are wanting to come soak up and just become smarter, I don't think that they're coming here. Is smarter. A word more smart. Smarter.
Danny Austin
Smarter.
Jordan Ramirez
Exactly my point. They become smarter you. And so, like, yeah. So I think I go watch now.
Danny Austin
Now you see me, too, on Netflix, ranked number five. And then I Watched Straw Simple Label and I come. I become so much smarter from Netflix top 10.
Jordan Ramirez
Seriously. But no. And so I think that the great thing about Theo Vaughan podcast is, like, it's very approachable and you can talk about silly things, goofy things, or smart people things. I feel like that's how we are. I'm like the female Theophan.
Danny Austin
That's why people listen to podcasts. They're like, yeah, you know, Danny Austin, like, you know, she's like this Molly blog. But she's really like the. The female Theo Vaughn.
Jordan Ramirez
My. My favorite. Not my favorite, but, like, because, you know, Theo Von used to be, like, a pretty intense drug addict.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
So, like, somebody was, like, on the podcast and, like, yeah, I was in one of those bathroom stalls, like, changing my diaper or changing my daughter's diaper. And Theo's like, oh, yeah, we used to snort cocaine off of those things. Like, he just always has, like, these, like, funny stories anyway. So I don't have those, like, little anecdotes. But yeah. Yeah, maybe I could one day.
Danny Austin
One day.
Jordan Ramirez
Oh, I have another thing we should talk about.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
I got my Ponovo scan results back.
Danny Austin
It's very true.
Jordan Ramirez
I didn't even tell people I did this. I was scared I would get hate.
Danny Austin
Why?
Jordan Ramirez
I don't know. I feel like people get hate with those things. When Kim Kardashian did the whole. I mean, it wasn't sponsored. I paid for my own. But don't know what Pernovo is nouveau.
Gen Z Podcast Producer
Why would you get hate?
Danny Austin
I think, babe, I think we all know you've got some serious health problems. Like, yeah, the audience was probably rooting for you to get the Pronova stamp.
Jordan Ramirez
Oh, okay. Okay.
Danny Austin
Well, they're like, this chick has the flu 17 times a year.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. Okay.
Danny Austin
Get her everything.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. So I obviously have been sick a lot. Been doing so much blood work. I got into this immune specialist guy. His first appointment available. I booked it about two months ago, is December 31st. Literally New Year. New Year, New Year, that I get to go see him. So I'm on the wait list to see this guy. In the meantime, I was like, what if I have a really big health problem that I don't know about? So I scheduled one of these pre novo scans. They are mri, full body scans. You can do just your head, you can do just your body, just. But I decided to just go balls to the wall. What a gross saying.
Danny Austin
I know. I was gonna say, I've never heard.
Jordan Ramirez
You say that, but I say that all the time. I Say that.
Danny Austin
Oh, balls. The wall.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah, sorry. And I did the full body scan and I went about. I think it was like, last Tuesday. No, they give you. Why do you.
Danny Austin
I don't know. Balls. I was wondering if you were naked.
Jordan Ramirez
Just connecting a man's mind. No. So it's like a. It's like a luxury MRI experience because it's, like, right. Like, it's not affiliated with the hospital, so they could just kind of do whatever they want. Like, they give you snacks and they give you. You get to wear, like, these. The special, like, suit that they give you with the slippers. And there's. They just make it really easy to get these scans. Now. I don't know how, let's say, reliable these scans are. There's some feedback that, like, they're like, sometimes they're not as reliable. Like, maybe they pick up things that are actually not harmful or they miss things.
Danny Austin
It's like when the DEXA scan told me my body fat percentage was, like, 25%. It was just total bull crap.
Jordan Ramirez
Okay, sure. Yes. So stuff like that, where people, like, they're. I don't know if they're super reliable, but our friend Taylor Dukes found out that she had brain cancer from a sponsored post that she was going to be doing with them. Like, she literally. They reached out to her to do a sponsored Instagram post. She's very healthy, so she was like, I don't need it. Can you give it to my husband? He's the one that has some problems. And they were like, no, because you're going to be posting the sponsored post. We want you to get it. So she just goes in, schedules it is doing her post, and then gets the results the next day and finds out she has brain cancer. Like, just from, like, an email.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
Anyway, like, fast forward, she got brain surgery and she's, like, in remission now. But so after we went to Cabo with her, and I was like, man, I just feel like I have all these problems. I have horrible night sweats. Like, I should just do this. So I went last Tuesday, and I will say the MRI is, if you are claustrophobic, definitely go get a Xanax from your doctor. I did not. I honestly wish I would have, because it. It makes you feel so claustrophobic that you feel like you're going to suffocate. Like, it's.
Danny Austin
And that's. Talk about an intrusive thought. If that intrusive thought gets into that machine, you're done.
Jordan Ramirez
So this is my second MRI I've ever Got. I've ever done in the first mri. Like, I almost had a panic attack, like, to the point where, like, I couldn't catch my breath and. But I was almost done with it. So I never, like, click the red button that's supposed to help you out. But this one, the one saving grace was this scan. They put a movie on above you and they. So they put on Nona on Netflix, which also, I'm telling you, sorry, it's cute and everything, but it's. It's not great. And so at least I had something to watch and they gave me headphones to listen to and that helped a lot. But if I ever took my eyes off of that little screen and I started to look around where I panic, like, it's so scary. And so anyway, got my results back the next day. I still need to send them to a doctor, and I'm going to and everything, but they found a little spot on my brain. No way. Yeah.
Danny Austin
All right.
Jordan Ramirez
They said it could be an aneurysm. And I was like, sound good?
Danny Austin
Wait, I thought an aneurysm is what happens when. Like, an aneurysm, like an event. I thought like a brain aneurysm. Yeah, but, like, you can't. Like, you're describing it like an aneurysm is like a thing.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah, it is. It's a thing.
Danny Austin
Oh, well, should we go?
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. I didn't mean to. I'm going to call someone. I just need to fax them over the doctor.
Danny Austin
You have to fax them, do you?
Jordan Ramirez
No, I'm sorry. I said fax. I'll email.
Danny Austin
Okay. I was like, that's going to take you forever to figure out.
Jordan Ramirez
I used to have a faxing app on my phone.
Danny Austin
You can't even log into Amazon Prime. How are you going to fax your doctor your brain tumor?
Jordan Ramirez
I can, too.
Danny Austin
Oh, gosh.
Jordan Ramirez
You saw me on my computer the other day.
Danny Austin
Oh, Danny, on her computer is the funniest thing. It's like she discovered fire. She literally comes into the the room and she's like, oh, my gosh. The amount you can get done on a computer is insane because she just does everything on her phone, like one little tap at a time. Change flights, book a doctor's appointment, review brain scans. And now she's just like.
Jordan Ramirez
Jordan walks in, I'm at my office. He goes, type me a sentence. Let me see you type a sentence. He likes.
Danny Austin
He's like, oh, look at this little.
Jordan Ramirez
Computer that you got my nails.
Danny Austin
Oh, yeah, it's a big computer, too. You got like the 18 inch.
Jordan Ramirez
No, I hate that one. It's so freaking big. Like a grandma computer. Grandma laptop. Yeah. So I'm sure it'll be all good.
Danny Austin
You were looking at the kids schedule. The kids summer schedule I built.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
On that computer. And I think your head almost exploded.
Jordan Ramirez
It did. I was like, oh, my widow boy did not handle this.
Danny Austin
And you want a fourth. Can you imagine how stacked that calendar is going to be with four kids?
Jordan Ramirez
Here's what's so like a freaking. What was hard for me was you scheduled some of the kids camps and then you had me come in halfway through. And that's really hard for my brain. I have to be in on it from day one, like from the get go for me to like, like, we know.
Danny Austin
You know, I mean, like, your whole team is here. Yeah, yeah, we know.
Jordan Ramirez
Like, oh my gosh. Like, I dropped sell off at this summer camp today that Jordan registered her for. So I never got any of the emails, the confirmation emails, the registration. He was just like, drop her off at. At this school at 12:30. And I show up to the school. It is huge. There's like five different parking lots. There's so, so much security because it's a school, you know, And. And then this security guard, because he goes, where are you going? I go, I don't know. I was like, I'm just supposed to drop her off here at 12:30. And he was like, what camp? I go, I don't know.
Danny Austin
The thing about Enneagram Threes.
Jordan Ramirez
And then I called Jordan. I'm like, what. What camp is she even a part of? He's like, I don't know. I was like, what? What do I tell them? Like, I was so flustered and like, oh my gosh.
Danny Austin
The. The thing about Enneagram Threes is. And I knew this is what was triggered in your mind in this moment. The thing about Enneagram Threes is they.
Jordan Ramirez
Look like an idiot.
Danny Austin
They do not like to be set up to look like a failure or an idiot.
Jordan Ramirez
I look like that mom, that's like, oh, no, I'm doing here.
Danny Austin
Like, And I knew. I knew in your mind, like that was what was happening. And you were so frustrated.
Jordan Ramirez
I was so frustrated because all the other moms showed up at the right door and they're all like, bye, honey. Bye, honey. I was like 15 minutes late and then ended up being 30 minutes late because we couldn't find the registration office. I didn't even know it. And then I talked to the people that are like, ahead of the school. And they're like, what campus? She. And I'm like, I literally have no idea. I was like, she's four. Like, which camps? And there's like 30 camps going on. Like, oh, my gosh. And then. And then they're like, what's your last name? Like, Austin. They're like, what's her last name? Ramirez. And then I'm like, but I'm married. But it's like, we. I never took his last name because it's like, I just.
Danny Austin
They're like, I can't. Stella, sweetie, is this your mommy? She's like, no.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. So I. So that whole schedule thing, you were like, here's the kids. Summer schedules. And like, there were so many things overlapping. Like, they would have. Stratton would have speech therapy, but he also has summer camp. But then Stella also is tennis camp.
Danny Austin
So. I know. It's. I'm telling you, that's why I'm like, you're a psychopath for wanting four.
Jordan Ramirez
I know, but I just. I feel like it's just like a stage of life. Like, it just. I feel like it's like for five years, it's really hard.
Danny Austin
Yeah, but you keep. Yeah, for five years, it's really hard. But then it's like. Know I've been looking forward to 20. What? 20? Like, 29, right? Yeah, 2029. When summit is five. And then you keep moving the goal post. You. We have a fourth. We're looking at 2035 to be out of the season.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
But my biggest thing. My biggest thing about having a fourth, genuinely, is not that we couldn't do it. It's that I'm so scared of missing the best years of Stratton and Stella's lives because we're gonna be so focused on raising two babies. Does that make sense?
Jordan Ramirez
But we don't really focus on the babies. You know, we just keep them alive.
Danny Austin
I mean, you're kind of. I get where you're like, you know what I mean?
Jordan Ramirez
It's not like I'm like, oh, my gosh, is this child going to have a good personality? I'm like, just eat your bottle.
Danny Austin
No. Great example of this is where Stratton. All Stratton wanted me to do was go down the water side with him. And all Stella wanted you to do was be in the pool with her.
Jordan Ramirez
But you had to watch.
Danny Austin
We had to switch it off. And like, someone. I hate to say it's usually the.
Jordan Ramirez
Middle child, but that builds character for them. I know it stinks, but it's Like Stratton. Did you see Stratton was going up with all the big kids on the slide by himself then? Because he was like, listen, dad can't go. Mom's with Stella. I gotta be a big boy.
Danny Austin
Such a middle child.
Jordan Ramirez
And he's like. And it's so cute because, like, there's all these, like, massive kids going up this water slide and they're like, running up the stairs and Stratton's in these little floaties, like, waiting in line. And they cut him over and over, over again.
Danny Austin
But like, it. It's. Yes, it is selfish. But for me, I want to be in those.
Jordan Ramirez
I promise you, our kids are going to be better people. Because they have siblings, because they're not getting full attention.
Danny Austin
I agree with that.
Jordan Ramirez
I. I know it stinks, but, like, the fact that they don't just have Daddy's attention 24 7. I basically was like, kind of a little only child because of my brother. And I'm a little narcissistic sometimes, you know, I wish I would had a sister to slap me around. Sister, call me out.
Danny Austin
I've, like, never thought about that. But that's so true.
Jordan Ramirez
But so are you.
Danny Austin
No, I know. Wait, am I.
Jordan Ramirez
You're basically an only child too.
Danny Austin
I know, but am I narcissistic?
Jordan Ramirez
Yes. We all are a little bit.
Danny Austin
All right, fine. Fine.
Jordan Ramirez
You're not going to take the only bullet in this. This conversation.
Danny Austin
Enneagram3. Don't. You set me up to look like a failure.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah. So they're gonna be better people. And you know what? They're gonna have each other.
Danny Austin
Yeah.
Jordan Ramirez
No, that's just everything. And like you said, you gotta head your bets because two of them aren't gonna like us.
Danny Austin
It's true. Yeah. You gotta have more.
Jordan Ramirez
You know, you always have like four. Four kids in a family. Like one or two of them just don't like the parents.
Danny Austin
It's true. Nothing, probably the parents did.
Jordan Ramirez
No, no.
Danny Austin
It's like, just like they developed.
Jordan Ramirez
You know what I always think about? So, you know last night when I was like, crying because I was like, man, I just love my. I love my kids so much. And I'm like thinking about in that moment that I had with Stella where I was like, I just don't want everyone to let you go. I think about my mom, had those moments with me.
Danny Austin
You should call her after this. You should call her.
Jordan Ramirez
But, you know, you never really think about. You don't realize that as a kid.
Danny Austin
I know.
Jordan Ramirez
It's so sad. Parenting is so like just one sided. I know, but, you know, you just give it all.
Danny Austin
I know.
Jordan Ramirez
And they just take. And I was the taker.
Danny Austin
This is such a good precursor episode to Father's Day.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
Call your dad. Go fishing with your dad.
Jordan Ramirez
Yeah.
Danny Austin
Okay. I'm spent.
Jordan Ramirez
Okay.
Danny Austin
It was a good episode.
Jordan Ramirez
Love you guys.
Danny Austin
Bye. Bye.
Jordan Ramirez
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De-Influenced with Dani + Jordan
Episode: "Uh, Did We Just Lose Power?"
Release Date: June 12, 2025
In this engaging episode of De-Influenced with Dani + Jordan, hosts Dani Austin and Jordan Ramirez dive into a variety of topics ranging from lifestyle habits and economic debates to personal anecdotes and the evolving landscape of digital influencers. Their candid and humorous interaction offers listeners a relatable and insightful experience, enriched with personal stories and thoughtful discussions.
The episode begins with a lighthearted conversation about the value of naps. Dani questions whether naps are beneficial for adults, sparking a debate on modern versus historical sleep habits.
Dani Austin [00:33]:
"Do you endorse naps for grown adults? I think it's a lot of the great snapped."
Jordan Ramirez [00:40]:
"I endorse naps for everyone."
They explore how pre-industrial societies incorporated napping into daily routines, contrasting it with today's 9-to-5 work schedules that often eliminate midday rest.
Transitioning into economic discussions, Dani and Jordan delve into the complexities of raising the minimum wage. They examine its impact on both employees and small businesses, highlighting regional differences and the challenges of implementing blanket policies.
Dani Austin [07:33]:
"Practically speaking, it is impossible for someone to live off that minimum wage."
Jordan Ramirez [10:50]:
"I'm definitely for minimum wage. If you can't hit minimum wage, then should you really even be in business?"
The hosts debate whether the free market should dictate wages or if government intervention is necessary to protect workers from exploitation. They acknowledge the potential consequences for small businesses struggling to meet increased wage demands.
Shifting gears, Dani shares a personal experience of watching a Tyler Perry movie, which unexpectedly moved her to tears. This leads to a deeper conversation about emotional connections and the portrayal of love and pain in media.
Dani Austin [13:08]:
"I just thought it was crying during the Notebook. But it kept going."
Jordan Ramirez [14:11]:
"Have you ever had love something so much that it's painful because you don't want it to go away?"
Dani recounts a poignant moment with her daughter Stella that amplified her emotional response, illustrating how media can resonate deeply with personal experiences.
The discussion then shifts to the quality of content on streaming platforms, specifically critiquing Netflix's Top 10 rankings. Dani expresses frustration with the platform's recommendation algorithms, suggesting that popular but low-quality movies dominate the listings.
Dani Austin [18:03]:
"There's nothing on there. But I do have to say, I think people would disagree with you about Straw. Oh, it's so cheesy."
Jordan Ramirez [19:05]:
"A lot of podcasts, a lot of, like, TV shows."
They debate whether Netflix intentionally promotes certain types of content to maximize viewer engagement, questioning the overall impact on viewers' intelligence and cultural consumption.
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to the emergence of AI influencers. Dani and Jordan discuss the potential of artificial intelligence to revolutionize content creation and influencer culture.
Dani Austin [30:17]:
"I think we should get into the business of AI influencers. I think we could kill it and create captivating stories of AI influencers."
Jordan Ramirez [32:01]:
"It's just not real. And like, I could get into it. I don't, like, look down upon it, but that's just not for me."
They explore how AI-driven characters could engage audiences without the need for real-life personalities, contemplating the future of parasocial relationships and digital storytelling.
In a heartfelt segment, Jordan shares a weekend outing that didn't go as planned due to rough tubing on the lake, leading to physical discomfort and reflections on parenting.
Jordan Ramirez [33:42]:
"I had to get off and. And then I had to skip tubing the rest of the week. Weekend bummer."
Dani and Jordan discuss the challenges of managing multiple children, coordinating schedules, and the emotional toll of ensuring each child receives adequate attention and care.
Towards the end of the episode, Jordan opens up about her recent health concerns, detailing her experience with a full-body MRI scan and the anxiety it caused.
Jordan Ramirez [54:17]:
"They found a little spot on my brain. No way."
Dani Austin [60:00]:
"You have to fax them, do you?"
This vulnerable moment highlights the importance of proactive health measures and the emotional strain of awaiting medical results. The conversation underscores the significance of supporting one another through personal health challenges.
The hosts delve deeper into their parenting philosophies, discussing the dynamics of raising multiple children and the inevitable challenges that come with it.
Jordan Ramirez [63:00]:
"Our kids are going to be better people because they have siblings, because they're not getting full attention."
Dani Austin [64:12]:
"You're basically an only child too."
They reflect on their own upbringings, the impact of sibling relationships, and the balance between ensuring children receive individual attention while fostering camaraderie among siblings.
In wrapping up the episode, Dani and Jordan share final reflections on the topics discussed, emphasizing the importance of communication, support, and embracing the complexities of modern life. Their genuine and relatable conversation leaves listeners with a sense of connection and understanding.
Jordan Ramirez [67:15]:
"This was a good episode."
Dani Austin [00:33]:
"Do you endorse naps for grown adults? I think it's a lot of the great snapped."
Jordan Ramirez [07:40]:
"I think minimum wage is $7."
Dani Austin [13:08]:
"I was bawling, crying."
Jordan Ramirez [30:26]:
"It's crazy. Like anyone can, like, if I..."
Jordan Ramirez [54:41]:
"I didn't mean to. I'm going to call someone."
Work-Life Balance: The conversation on naps highlights the ongoing struggle to balance productivity with personal well-being in today's fast-paced society.
Economic Policies: The debate on minimum wage reveals the complexities of policy-making, where intentions to protect workers must be balanced against the sustainability of small businesses.
Emotional Health: Dani's emotional reaction to the movie and Jordan's health journey underscore the importance of acknowledging and addressing mental and physical health proactively.
Digital Evolution: The rise of AI influencers poses intriguing questions about the future of content creation and the nature of human connection in the digital age.
Parenting Challenges: Managing multiple children and ensuring each receives attention while fostering strong familial bonds is a recurring theme, emphasizing the need for effective communication and support systems.
This episode of De-Influenced with Dani + Jordan masterfully weaves together personal stories, societal observations, and thoughtful debates. Dani and Jordan's authentic interactions provide a meaningful exploration of contemporary issues, making it a valuable listen for anyone seeking both entertainment and insight.