Wednesday 5/13 Hour 1 - Pulling Weeds Are Killing Our Backs

Summary

Donna & Steve – Wednesday 5/13 Hour 1 – "Pulling Weeds Are Killing Our Backs"

Podcast: Donna & Steve
Date: May 13, 2026
Source: myTalk 107.1 | Hubbard Radio

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Episode Overview

In this lively Hump Day edition, Donna Valentine and Steve Patterson dive into the relatable struggles of spring yardwork, swap stories about sore backs, and challenge each other in quirky letter-themed guessing games. They also discuss recent pop culture headlines, including shifting late night TV dynamics, celebrity rumors, and Elton John's creative adaptation to vision loss. All this is delivered in their signature blend of warmth, banter, and gentle ribbing—a perfect reflection of their "Crazy Aunt Donna and Stevie Boy" personas.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Food for Families Event Recap & Broadcast Plans

[01:33 – 03:52]

• Steve and Donna recap their recent broadcast at El Burrito Mercado for the "Food for Families" campaign, which supports families facing food insecurity as school lunch programs end for the summer.
• Steve humorously shares:

  "I had four tacos before 11:30, and the first two were in the 9am hour... I left with a full belly. A full heart." (02:08)

• Donna and Steve promote their next live event at Rebath in Apple Valley (May 14, 9am-noon), encouraging listeners to bring food or monetary donations.

Morning Routines & Being On Time

[04:08 – 04:54]

• Both hosts discuss hectic mornings and the anxiety of being late. Steve tells a story about his son tracking his bus:

  "They can track their bus on their phone now. Certainly nice in Minnesota in the winter... you don't want to be standing outside in the really cold weather." (04:28)

• Donna admits:

  "When I'm up against the clock, I'm so disappointed in myself. I hate it. Starts the morning on the wrong foot." (04:46)

SNL Weekend Update Highlight

[05:01 – 06:47]

• Donna and Steve discuss a recent SNL Weekend Update segment featuring Jane Wickline, a new cast member who performed a song about always being late.
• Memorable quote:

  "She said, I will show up 40 minutes late with an ice cream cone. Ice cream dripping down by hand." (05:46 – Steve)

Back Pain from Yardwork – Main Episode Theme

[06:49 – 09:06]

• The hosts lament the physical toll of yardwork, especially pulling weeds, as they reflect on aging and suburban life.
• Donna paints a vivid picture:

  "Everything hurt. The palms of my hands hurt, my elbows hurt, my hips hurt... I was incoherent. I was just, like, for hours." (07:10)

• Steve offers a practical tip:

  "If you put 60 minutes on the clock... you can make some pretty good progress. I did, you know, the majority of the front part of our house and... visually, it looks quite different." (08:17)

Letter Countdown Game—Today's Letter: "C"

[09:06 – 16:58]

• Donna brings in a mystery item beginning with "C" for Steve to guess (inspired by end-of-school-year classroom traditions).
• Steve guesses through a series of yes/no questions. Final answer: citronella (incorrect). The item is revealed as wind chimes—a "curveball" since it could also be a "W" item.

  Donna: "It says, 'Listen to the wind and know you are near.' It was given to me when my dog died." (16:07)

• Playful moment as Donna demonstrates the chimes on air.

Landscaping "Don'ts" According to Experts

[16:58 – 19:33]

• Steve shares a landscaper’s list of things not to have in your yard. Two items relevant to Donna and Steve: wind chimes and hammocks.
• Explanation: Chimes are "too noisy" and may easily break; hammocks are "less than practical" compared to a chaise lounge.
• Donna protests:

  "But they're not the same, Steve!" (18:53)
  "Who are they? What do we care?" (19:01)

Cloth Napkins—A Generational Divide?

[19:33 – 21:26]

• Steve stumbles upon banana-shaped cloth napkins at Anthropologie and questions who still uses cloth napkins.

  "If you're under probably the age of 50, 55, you don't use… You just don't see them anymore." (20:10 – Steve)

• Donna rebuffs Steve’s generational assumptions, insisting she uses them regularly.
• Steve: "That makes me out like I don't care about the planet."
  Donna: "It sure does." (21:20)

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Pop Culture Ping Pong

[23:13 – 33:14]

A fast-paced swap of current entertainment stories and rumors:

1. Late Night TV Respect for Colbert's Final Show

[23:21 – 25:49]

• Kimmel and Fallon will both skip new episodes to honor Colbert’s final late-night show, a far cry from the Leno-Letterman rivalries.
• Steve:

  "Nowadays, these guys… just seem to be chummy with each other. They go on each other's shows, they have a good time… They're friends more than any of that." (25:10)

2. McConaughey and Harrelson—Possibly Brothers?

[26:22 – 28:35]

• Discusses the rumor, fueled by Matthew McConaughey's mother, that he and Woody Harrelson may be half-brothers.
• Announcement: The duo will star in a new Apple TV series called "Brothers," a Curb Your Enthusiasm-style comedy where they play themselves but fictionalize everything else.
• Donna:

  "Woody Harrelson's father is like a convicted hitman. I don't know if you knew that." (27:11)

• Steve shares his amusing, sing-song experience interviewing Woody Harrelson.

3. Elton John’s New Songwriting Method

[30:43 – 32:26]

• As Elton’s vision deteriorates, he now writes music first and lyrics later, the reverse of his historic process.
• Steve:

  "He says it's given me another chance to make music... At nearly 80 years old... It’s so happy, I’m so thrilled with it." (31:36)

4. "Paranormal Activity" Heads to Broadway

[33:14 – 35:17]

• Donna is shocked:

  "Never would I have seen this coming. Paranormal Activity is bringing the franchise to Broadway." (33:21)

• Both express hope it won’t be a musical—possibly following the "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" model.

5. Broadway Hopes for The Greatest Showman

[35:17 – 36:17]

• Steve wishes The Greatest Showman would come to Broadway, feeling its soundtrack and energy are well suited.

  "It feels like it is made for a Broadway stage." (36:12)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On weed-pulling exhaustion:
  Donna:

  "I plopped on the couch and I was incoherent… Everything hurt." (07:10)

• On letter guessing game logic:
  Steve:

  "Can we get one more hint, please? Bonus hint. Just for outer friendliness." (15:07)

• Regarding wind chimes as a “C” item instead of “W”:
  Steve:

  "Rule followers are gonna feel like this was... Not that. This is more of a W item." (15:32)

• The generational cloth napkin divide:
  Steve:

  "The only person I’ve ever seen put one out is my mom" (20:36)
  Donna:
  "But you don’t go anywhere, Steve! How do you even know this is true?" (20:58)

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Additional Segments

Maury Povich Called for His Obituary

[38:16 – 40:56]

• Discussion of how the New York Times contacted Maury Povich to write his obituary years in advance.
• Steve wonders:

  "Do you really need to talk to somebody like multiple times over the span of a few years to really figure all of that out?" (39:21)

• Donna connects to Mitch Albom’s "Tuesdays with Morrie" and the idea of a living funeral.

Prince Harry & Meghan Markle “Pressed for Cash”?

[44:39 – 47:27]

• Reports suggest Meghan’s lifestyle brand is now the family’s main income, with high expenses (notably, $90,000/month estimated all-in costs on their $15 million home).
• Steve calculates, with help from ChatGPT:

  "The all-in monthly carrying costs could likely be north of 90,000 a month." (47:04)

• Both lampoon the logic of living beyond one’s means to negotiate better contracts!

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [01:33] – Food for Families recap & upcoming live events
• [04:08] – Morning routines & being on time
• [05:01] – SNL Weekend Update “late” song discussion
• [06:49] – Yardwork fatigue and back pain
• [09:06] – Letter "C" guessing game
• [16:58] – Landscaping "don'ts," including chimes and hammocks
• [19:33] – Cloth vs. paper napkins generational debate
• [23:13] – Pop culture ping pong: Late night TV takes, McConaughey-Harrelson rumors, Elton John’s new music method, Broadway adaptations
• [38:16] – Maury Povich’s pre-written obituary call
• [44:39] – Harry & Meghan’s finances and mansion mortgage debate

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Tone & Language

True to their on-air personas, the hosts blend playful ribbing with candid personal stories, occasional exasperation ("But who are they? What do we care?"), and good-natured sarcasm. Their exchanges are conversational, genuine, and often sprinkled with affectionate mockery—e.g., Donna’s “You don’t go anywhere, Steve!” and Steve’s faux-excuses for generational habits.

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Useful for Listeners Who Haven’t Tuned In

This episode is a dynamic mix of springtime gripes (“pulling weeds are killing our backs!”), friendly games and banter, and insightful cultural commentary—from changing TV traditions and celebrity projects to reflections on loss, tradition, and the absurdities of modern life (and mortgages).

Skip to the timestamps above to catch your favorite type of topic—pop culture, lifestyle, or just classic Donna & Steve off-the-cuff banter.

Transcript

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[Steve]

Everybody welcome in it is Donna and Steve on MyTalk 1071 where talk is fun this Wednesday Hump Day Edition. Shout out to all of you who came out yesterday. By the way, we did Food for Families. It was our first broadcast. We were at El Burrito Mercado yesterday.

[Donna]

Fun.

[Steve]

Who knew that that place was just like totally popping off on a random Tuesday morning? I mean that place was. Had a vibe to.

[Donna]

I know, I know. And people were like eating chicken sandwiches and chicken tacos is what I meant.

[Steve]

That is what you meant.

[Donna]

I mean at like 9 o' clock in the morning I was like yes.

[Steve]

I had four tacos before 11:30 and the first two were in the 9am hour. And it was just, it was great. I skipped lunch. I felt I left with a full belly. A Full heart. We got to talk with Melissa Silva, who is the co owner. It's a family run business. It's been in her family for decades. And, and then they stepped up and said, hey, we want to help out with food for families, which is where we try to get food donations, get financial support for families who might be facing some food insecurity this summer as schools close and lunch programs do right along with them.

[Donna]

Yeah. And you could find out where a bunch of the shows are going to be this week. I know we've got another one tomorrow.

[Steve]

We're going to be Rebath tomorrow in Apple Valley.

[Donna]

That's going to be fun. That's a really, it's a nice showroom. Very, very nice.

[Steve]

Can we broadcast from a tub?

[Donna]

Sure.

[Steve]

It could be an empty tub. It doesn't have to be filled, but it could be filled if they wanted to fill it. I don't care.

[Donna]

I'll double check on that for you. But come on out and you could bring a donation. You could bring a food donation, you could bring a monetary donation. You could come and see all the displays they have at Rebath. Might really surprise you. The amazing products that they have out there flooring the tubs, the showers. It's just a really, really cool showroom.

[Steve]

Yeah, we'll do that tomorrow. That's May 14, 9am Till noon. We'll be at Rebath in Apple Valley. So if you're in the area, just come by, say what's up. If you can bring a donation, awesome. But if you just want to swing in and say hello, we're happy to say hello to you as well. Then this weekend, the weekly Dish is going to be out and about. We've got Brittany and Kendall, which, oh, it's actually the Brittany and Julia.

[Donna]

Oh, fun.

[Steve]

Is that special broadcast that's happening on May 20th. And then Bradley and Don, we'll wrap it up on May 21st. So the full list [e-mail] all right. How's your morning?

[Donna]

My morning is a little hectic, but good.

[Steve]

Sometimes that can be good. It can get your, it can serve like a cup of coffee. You know, it gets you alert and you're like, oh, boy. My son said he had to run to the bus yesterday because something came early. You know, he, they can track their bus on their phone now when arrived.

[Donna]

What a great idea.

[Steve]

Certainly nice in Minnesota in the winter when it's standing outside in the really cold weather. But anyway, he was like, then I'd run out there I'd run through the house and then run out to the bus to get in. He's a pretty on time guy. And I said, yeah, those can be kind of frustrating, but it also gets you. You're ready.

[Donna]

Yeah.

[Steve]

You're at, like, DEFCON 1.

[Donna]

Yep. I do not like being late. I have to. When I'm up against the clock, I'm so disappointed in myself.

[Steve]

Yeah.

[Donna]

I just. I hate it. Starts the morning on the wrong foot, you know, but shake it off.

[Steve]

You're here.

[Donna]

Yeah. Shake it in. Thank you.

[Steve]

Did you see. Was it this past weekend or it may. I think it was this past weekend on Saturday Night Live during the Weekend Update. Speaking of being late, you know that girl that they have on the show? Boy, what a terrible way to start. Right.

[Donna]

She's a newer one. Right. She's a newer person.

[Steve]

She plays the keys a lot. Okay. She came on.

[Donna]

She was very funny.

[Steve]

This. This. I shouldn't call her a girl. I talk like a dad a lot. This. This woman. And she did a song that was dedicated to all of the people who she's been late to show up for. And basically, you're ready for this to be this really big apology song about not honoring your time and all this. And it basically turned into, what are you gonna do about it?

[Donna]

Are you gonna leave?

[Steve]

And then at one point, she got to the point where she said, I will show up 40 minutes late with an ice cream cone. With an ice cream. Ice cream dripping down by hand. I've got an ice cream cone.

[Donna]

That's the first time I actually said Jane Wickline, I believe, or Wicklin. That's the first time I'd seen them play keyboards. I don't think I've ever. Yeah. Seen anything prior to that.

[Steve]

Okay.

[Donna]

It was very funny.

[Steve]

Yes.

[Donna]

I kind of like some of the newer cast members humor. They bring a freshness kind of to the cast that's not very expected.

[Steve]

Yes.

[Donna]

Kind of like those guys who do the movies. They do all the, like, kind of filmed, pre Filmed things. The writers.

[Steve]

Yeah.

[Donna]

Yeah. They're kind of fun. Yeah. They're goofy.

[Steve]

Yeah. Some of the new cast members, to your point, they. They. It's almost like they. They hit on the downbeat, like not when you're expecting it. And it's. But it's cool once you sort of get the rhythm of it.

[Donna]

Yeah.

[Steve]

It can be a lot of fun.

[Donna]

I agree.

[Steve]

I'm 42 years old.

[Donna]

Yeah.

[Steve]

And I just think my back is hurting way too much after an hour of pulling weeds than it Ought to be.

[Donna]

Oh, no, Steve. No, I think it's normal. I. Wow. Was so tired. Well, I was also mulching and just working in the yard all day on

[Steve]

Sunday takes it out of you, man.

[Donna]

Everything hurt. The palms of my hands hurt, my elbows hurt, my hips hurt, the bottom of my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I plopped on the couch and I was incoherent. I was just, like, for hours. It was. Yeah, no, I think maybe you're using parts of your body that you don't normally use.

[Steve]

I think that's a part of it. But I even sat down on the grass yesterday. Instead of just hunching over and pulling, I sat down, did a section and then, like, scooted forward, got to another section. So I thought I was being easier when I stood up from the weed pulling. I couldn't believe the deep, like, tailbone soreness.

[Donna]

Oh, no.

[Steve]

That I felt. And I just thought, golly, this. This is it. Now, on the bright side, and we've been doing a lot of landscaping talk. We know this recently, but so have a lot of you. You've been. You've been out in your yards, you've been trying to wake them up, get them ready for graduation parties, picnics over the summer. Just enjoy the summer months in Minnesota.

[Donna]

Unless you're one of the lucky ones who lives in an apartment.

[Steve]

You could be one.

[Donna]

God bless you.

[Steve]

And your super just comes and probably changes the light bulbs for all we know. At any rate, if you just commit one hour, if you put 60 minutes on the clock and say, I'm going to pull as many weeds as I can in the next 60 minutes, and you've got some music on in your AirPods, you can make some pretty good progress. I did, you know, the majority of the front part of our house, and we have so many weeds, it's unbelievable. And then this whole side, little planter, and then down into the back, and I just looked back and thought, oh, look, pretty much all of the weeds are gone. You can still find some, but. But pretty much they're gone. And visually, it looks quite different. But now I gotta do steps two and three. Donna. I'm gonna do some spray spot weed killer, and then I'm gonna do preen and then try to get some more rocks on, get some more mulch on. We'll see what we can do.

[Donna]

Good luck, sir. I brought in something with the letter C today.

[Steve]

Wait, let's. Okay, let's do it. Let's do it. When we come back.

[Donna]

Yeah, we. I think we kind of need To.

[Steve]

Okay, this is. We're doing some letter countdowns with Donna. Things that we find now, some of our friends who listen in other cities, they might be a little confused and they're like, wait, C. Yes, we had a B. What? B. B was kind of a fail. B was a fail. We're going in to see. Donna just randomly looked at a brush and was like, I brought something about that B. Just saying it faster didn't make it.

[Donna]

It counts.

[Steve]

Did it count?

[Donna]

It counted.

[Steve]

But anyway, so we'll get to that and find out what the C item is that she has. Here's what we'll do. We'll do this after the break. This is in honor of all the letter countdowns that are happening at the end of the school year. Donna will answer five questions from me, asked 20 questions, style yes or no questions. And then I get one guess. And we know that this thing starts with the letter C. So we'll see how we do with all of that. Coming up today at 10:30, we will play the college of pop culture knowledge. You can play along with that. We'll let you know when it's time to call in. And at 11:30 today, as we do every day now, at 11, 11:30, we'll play whose voice is It Anyway? It is the daily game, a celebrity voice guessing game. Can you guess the celebrity voice out of context in who can do it in the fewest amount of seconds? So we'll play that at 11:30. We also have the pop culture ping pong coming up today at 9:30.

[Donna]

How's the coffee?

[Steve]

Coffee's pretty good. Pretty good. I've had my. I've had my espresso. I ran out of coffee, so I had to dip into my wife's espresso. But I had my espresso pods this morning. I don't need to answer how many. All right, I had some.

[Donna]

I could tell.

[Steve]

I have five. And what we will do is take a break. When we come back, we'll do the letter guessing game. Also, Donna, What? Anthropologie is selling something. And I looked at it and thought, oh, that's cute. And then I thought, but wait a minute. Does anyone under the age of 65 Ever use these anymore?

[Donna]

Oh, I'm very excited.

[Steve]

Tell you about that. And landscapers are coming for you. You and me, Donna. They talked about things that you should not have in your landscape and in your yard. And you and I both will have shots fired at us. I'll explain when we return. Donna and Steve on my talk.

[Donna]

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[Steve]

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[Donna]

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[Steve]

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[Donna]

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[Steve]

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[Donna]

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[Donna]

Welcome back. Thank you for listening. It is the Donna and Steve show.

[Steve]

We're going to do a little guessing game right now. Anybody can play along because today's show

[Donna]

is brought to you by the letter

[Steve]

C. The letter C. Donna was challenged to both remember to bring in and then to actually bring in something that starts with the letter C. This is in honor of all the end of the year school countdowns. So we'll be doing letters here over the next coming days. As long as Donna remembers today. Is the letter c. I get five questions asked, 20 questions. Style. Is this something you can eat?

[Donna]

It is not.

[Steve]

Is this something you can wear?

[Donna]

It is not.3 left.

[Steve]

Is this. A. How would I ask this question? Is this something? Is this a decor item?

[Donna]

It is.

[Steve]

Does this go on a piece of furniture?

[Donna]

It does not.

[Steve]

Final guess or final question? I should say it is a decor item. Is this something you would place on a table?

[Donna]

No, it is not. Dang it.

[Steve]

Final few questions really got away from me. It is a decor item that starts with the letter C. And it does not go on a table, so there goes anything having to do with, like, cigarettes, ashtray kind of things. I am going to say that I almost said couch, Donna, like, you brought in a couch. Oh, my gosh. Someone call 91 1.

[Donna]

It could be a couch cushion.

[Steve]

Can we get one more hint, please? Bonus hint. Just for outer friendliness.

[Donna]

It's usually used outdoors.

[Steve]

Is this a citronella?

[Donna]

It is not citronella.

[Steve]

What is it?

[Donna]

It's wind chimes. Chimes.

[Steve]

No, no. Rule followers are gonna feel like this was. Not that. This is more of a W item.

[Donna]

I know, but I didn't want to wait that long because I want to hang it and see if you think it sounds okay.

[Steve]

Okay, keep doing it. Move it around a little more. Can you go stand in the back? You're very close to the microphone. Although it sounds nice. Okay, do it now. Nice. Okay, come back.

[Donna]

Hey, maybe this could be my instrument to your hand pan.

[Steve]

Oh, yeah, I got my hand. Yeah, Hang on one second.

[Donna]

And this was given to me when my dog died. And it says, listen to the wind and know you are near.

[Steve]

Someone just tuned in and thought, what the hell happened to my talk?

[Donna]

Now I have to try to shut them up. Sorry, guys.

[Steve]

I guess we'll let the Internet decide. The emailers will let us know if that was acceptable. I'm happy that you brought the chimes in. I would have thought of them as wind chimes. A real W item. A little bit of a curveball.

[Donna]

Then I'd have to wait until, like, I don't know, how long is it going to take to get to. Wow.

[Steve]

Yeah.

[Donna]

Yeah. Come on.

[Steve]

It's a long time. All right.

[Donna]

Chimes went in a pinch.

[Steve]

Doesn't that take us into this? I came across an article of nine things that landscapers, gardeners, and etcetera, say you ought not have in your landscape. And we're not going to go through all nine. But I'll say two things that were on the list that you and I are not going to appreciate.

[Donna]

Oh, no.

[Steve]

One was wind chimes. No, wind chimes. Which Donna has been hesitant to hang up in a tree or, you know, underneath a soffit. Whatever. She's worried it might make too much noise, but she got it as a meaningful gift after her dog passed away.

[Donna]

Yes.

[Steve]

Although all that context. But they say, look, especially if you live in a windy or stormy area.

[Donna]

It's pretty windy yesterday.

[Steve]

Oh, my gosh. They said it's. You're gonna be making too much noise. It's just gonna cause a little more of a disturbance than you wanted to. Also, they could then easily fall off and break. I didn't think that was as much of a concern. Annoyance would always be my concern with that. So that was one thing. But then, Donna, you're not alone. They said, hammocks don't hang a hammock. No.

[Donna]

Dang it, Steve. I was just about to go and buy a hammock stand, but, you know, here you'll.

[Steve]

You'll appreciate their reasoning. They didn't say because it looks bad. On the contrary, they said aesthetically they look really nice. It's a really nice addition to almost any outdoor space. The problem is, this person wrote, they're a little less than practical. You finally get situated in it. You've managed to get in it without falling out, and then you remember you need something, and then getting out of it is a chore. Sometimes it spin flips you out of there. You know, it could be. It can be a whole lot. And so they say you should instead get a nice chaise lounge that you could put out there if you really want to lay back and enjoy the outdoors.

[Donna]

We have one of those. But they're not the same. Same.

[Steve]

They're not the same. I totally agree with you. I was a little bummed to hear that, but that was. That was what I heard.

[Donna]

Okay, but who are they? What do we care?

[Steve]

Well, it was a collection of landscapers, interior designers, and gardeners. So do with that what you will. Okay, let me know if you end up hanging it. Why don't you do test, hang your chimes for a night or two?

[Donna]

Yeah, okay.

[Steve]

Your neighbors there, they're.

[Donna]

They're cool.

[Steve]

Little mouthy. They'll let you know.

[Donna]

Oh, yeah, for sure.

[Steve]

I came across a little, just a random link on the Internet today that said, hey, check out these banana cloth napkins. They're all the rage. So I clicked on them, took me to Anthropologie's website. And this is a cloth napkin that is in the shape of a bunch of bananas. So it's cute. It would be great for summer entertaining if you laid it out. It's really. Sure, it looks cute. It looks like little cloth bunch of bananas, but it's a napkin. But once I started to get a little sucked in how nice I thought it looked, I realized no one uses cloth napkins. Cloth napkins anymore.

[Donna]

I do.

[Steve]

Well, I was going to offer a caveat, and I don't mean this to

[Donna]

be offensive unless you're older.

[Steve]

I just think that if you're under probably the age of 50, 55, you don't use. You just don't see them anymore. It is so much of. If you go to someone's house for something, it is so often paper plates, paper napkins, just everything disposable. We don't want dishes. We don't want. Have to do laundry.

[Donna]

Oh, I didn't know that you were in the paper plate club.

[Steve]

Oh, yeah, we're in the paper plate club.

[Donna]

Okay. I definitely. Yeah, samesies.

[Steve]

But the cloth napkin. The only person I've ever seen put one out is my mom.

[Donna]

Okay.

[Steve]

And it's at Christmas, and it's the same cloth napkins every year. We know the holiday cloth napkins, but I just felt like as I saw this cool thing and Anthropologie is a store geared toward younger people, I thought maybe, maybe, maybe they could bring it back, but I just don't feel like you ever see them at anyone's house,

[Donna]

but you don't go anywhere. Steve, how do you even know this is true?

[Steve]

That is a fair point.

[Donna]

Because to me, I feel like it's easier because the night is done. You take them, you throw them in the washing machine, you know, easier.

[Steve]

You just throw them in the garbage.

[Donna]

I guess. I guess.

[Steve]

But then that makes me out, like I don't care about the planet.

[Donna]

It sure does.

[Steve]

I planted 30 trees in my backyard. Okay?

[Donna]

You care. You're fine.

[Steve]

All right? Just chill out, man. All right? And if you want to measure carbon footprints right now.

[Donna]

That's right. Okay. All right, we gotta go.

[Steve]

We'll take a break. When we come back, we have a little pop culture ping pong pong. Stay there.

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It is Donna. It is Steve. It is time for a little pop culture ping pong.

[Steve]

Let's begin with the long and winding road that is taking us toward Stephen Colbert's final show.

[Donna]

Oh yeah, it's coming up.

[Steve]

That's going to be happening on Thursday, May 21st. And the Tonight show is the latest competitor to say we're going to go dark that night. We're not going to run a new episode during the sweeps period.

[Donna]

What a nice thing to do. That's a really respectful, kind thing to do.

[Steve]

Yeah. Jimmy Kimmel was the first one to say that they would not put out a new episode on Thursday night opposite Stephen Colbert's final episode. Again, that's May 21st. And now Fallon's not going to do that either. Just as a tip of the cap, a little respect right of way to Stephen Colbert to get all the eyes that they think he might need for that final show of his. As the Late show franchise goes away, there's not an heir apparent. Byron Allen has a couple of comic driven shows that are going to be taking the place of that time slot, including Comics Unleashed, I believe, and where and Byron Allen just bought the time slot.

[Donna]

That is just crazy. Oh my gosh. That's actually pretty brilliant.

[Steve]

Yeah. And I think he's got some pretty deep pockets. I think Byron Allen has been rather successful in his media ventures and so he'll do that. But yeah, that's a cool, that's a cool thing for both, both Kimmel and Fallon to say. No new episodes. Fallon is gonna have a new episode on Friday night, incidentally, against Comics Unleashed on its first night on Friday, May 22. But I just thought how, what a far cry from the late night landscape that I grew up in, which was Leno and Letterman. And it just seemed like this bitter rivalry of guys who were once friends who got very Prickly about everything. And listen, I grew up as a fan of David Letterman. He was my late night viewing of Choice. I stood outside of the Ed Sullivan Theater once when I was in New York just at the hopes of meeting him. I did. He was great. But he could use a little growth in the area of not holding grudges. I mean, he always seemed like the grudge holder, the bitter guy. It fueled him, it gave him good material. But it did create this real, real division, long standing division. Division that lasted longer than it needed to. Whereas nowadays, these guys, they all just seem to be chummy with each other. They go on each other's shows, they have a good time, they know their competitors, but it's very different. Yeah, they feel like they're friends more than any of that.

[Donna]

Yeah. Okay, that's great. And they're all going to make an appearance on. On his show at some point, right?

[Steve]

I think they were actually on yesterday.

[Donna]

Oh, how cool.

[Steve]

I think that they. Yeah. Strike Force Five, I believe, is the. The podcast name that they worked under when they. During the pandemic. They had Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel, John Oliver, and I'm forgetting a fifth. But anyway.

[Donna]

How about. Did you say. I was just gonna say. Did you say the SNL guy? Okay, cool.

[Steve]

There you go.

[Donna]

Have you heard the rumor that Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson might be brothers? Half brothers?

[Steve]

Yes. Yes, I have heard this rumor.

[Donna]

Okay, so for those of you who may not know, this rumor stems from a confession by Matthew McConaughey's mom that she knew Woody Harrelson's father intimately, which suggests that they might be half brothers, because I think she was separated from her husband, James McConaughey, at the time. And I guess they hooked up for lack of a better term. And so I think this is really fun. Okay, first of all, Woody Harrelson's father is like a convicted hitman. I don't know if you knew that.

[Steve]

Well, nobody's perfect.

[Donna]

You know what? True story. Love that. Okay, so the reason I bring it up is because Woody and Matthew are going to be in a new show that teases that rumor that they're brothers. The show is called Brothers and All

[Steve]

right, I'm so far I'm tracking.

[Donna]

They will acknowledge the rumor that they could be half brothers in real life. The show is gonna be on Apple tv and Woody says it'll be out in the fall. And the best show existing show that he could compare it to is Curb youb Enthusiasm.

[Steve]

I like that comparison.

[Donna]

I like it. I like It.

[Steve]

They say it is gonna be about them. They're playing themselves, but everything else around them is fictionalized.

[Donna]

Right.

[Steve]

And I think that that's fodder for a lot of comedy. I was really happy when I first read it that it wasn't going to be a drama. You know, I didn't want it to be like. What's it called? You know, the crimey drama, HBO thing. Come on, come on. The one.

[Donna]

You know, the one with the thing. Hbo, Sopranos. True Crime. No, because they were. They did star in that. No, it's not called true crime. It's called true.

[Steve]

Hold on.

[Donna]

We're getting True Detective

[Steve]

got there.

[Donna]

Yeah. And everyone says that was the best season.

[Steve]

Yes. Yeah. But anyway, I just appreciate that it's a comedy that they can both just lean into a little bit of their. I do think, you know, in regards to. Are they or are they not brothers? This one kind of feels like. It's like. Just passes the ear test. If you listen to them both speak for five minutes, you're like, okay.

[Donna]

They're, like, in slow motion in a nice way. They're very Southern. You know, it's a Southern vibe.

[Steve]

Just laid back. So, anyway, looking forward to that.

[Donna]

Yeah. We'll let you know when we get a date. Okay. I know. I think they've already have eight episodes in the bag, so. Yes, there we go.

[Steve]

They do.

[Donna]

All right.

[Steve]

Just Woody Harrelson. Can I just name drop, please? Thank you. It's been a while. Yes. When I interviewed him, I told you this story before. When I interviewed Woody Harrelson for the Hunger Games, it was Woody Harrelson, it was Lenny Kravitz, and it was Elizabeth Banks all in one room. Stevie boy walks into the room, the three of these people are there. And sometimes you walked into a junket room and thought, wow, there's a lot of star power here. And this is one of those moments as you sat across from Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz, and Elizabeth Banks, they say, all right, why don't you slate tell everybody who you know. Hi, I'm Steve from Reels. And then the guy in the background is like, all right, Steve from Reals. Here we go. And speed. So Woody hears this and goes, steve from Rios. Steve, Steve, Steve, Steve from rios. It turns into this full song. Elizabeth Banks comes in. Lenny Kravitz didn't really pull his weight. I will be honest. Of all the people who should have started to sing or play air guitar, he didn't. But my one and only encounter with Woody Harrelson. I walked out of the room and thought, well, he seems like he's in a really good mood.

[Donna]

He's probably stoned. Hey, Donna. Hey,

[Steve]

come on, man.

[Donna]

All right.

[Steve]

He was probably.

[Donna]

Yeah.

[Steve]

And the only time I Talked to Matthew McConaughey, I'm almost certain he was high. Oh, my gosh. I've only ever talked to those two guys when they were probably high.

[Donna]

They're probably always high.

[Steve]

Okay.

[Donna]

Anyway, I'm gonna watch his show for sure. I like it. I like what I'm hearing.

[Steve]

Elton John has said that his recent vision loss has forced him to change his songwriting in a pretty simple way. He's been going through a lot of issues with his eyes, which have really deteriorated his vision. But he said recently, as he's working on more music, that it's totally changed the way he's written music. He used to first have to look at lyrics, so he would read written lyrics from there. Elton John would then write music to it. But he can't do that anymore because his vision is too messed up currently that he can't read the written page in front of him. And so now what he's doing instead is writing music first, sort of creating melodies in his head and things like that.

[Donna]

Oh, this is interesting.

[Steve]

And then writes the words. The lyrics come afterward. I thought it was an interesting thing that here he is almost 80 years old, and now for the first time, he's saying, I think I'm gonna switch up how I. How I create music.

[Donna]

So this is probably good for him. If you're gonna look for the glass half full version of this. I bet this is really good for him, being 80 years old, mixing something up for the first time in his life, you know, like switching it up, I mean, and using a different muscle. I think that's probably really good.

[Steve]

Yeah. I think there is, like, a little a brain training that is involved in that, which is to, you know, his advantage. And he says that he's now written an album like this. He said, it's so different than anything I've done before, but it's so happy. I'm so thrilled with it because it's given me another chance to make music. So kudos to Elton John for saying, you know, life gave me lemons, and I'm gonna try to make some lemonade here. That's great to do it differently, but I can do it. I can do it differently. And I can't wait to hear his new album.

[Donna]

Me, too. Me, too. Because he had put out. Oh, some of the stuff you know, he did a lot of collaborations. Remember he did that? Yeah. Were very cool. And it introduced new fans to his old music, but kind of freshened it up a little bit. But anything that he has put out, maybe, maybe there was one or two songs out of everything he's put out that I was like, yeah, he's still making great music.

[Steve]

Well, and this sounds like it might be his happiest bit of music that he's put out to date. At nearly 80 years old, there is not yet an album title, nor is there a release date yet. But Elton John, having written an album totally the opposite way that he used to write them, will make more new music.

[Donna]

Cool. Remember when I was telling you that I feel like horror is having a moment again?

[Steve]

Yes, I do.

[Donna]

Well, get a load of this. Never would I have seen this coming. Paranormal Activity is bringing the franchise to Broadway.

[Steve]

Oh.

[Donna]

Ah. I kind of dig this. I will never see that movie, just so you know. Yes, never. Because I will never sleep a day in my life again.

[Steve]

I was. I had to interview the director and I refused to see the movie. It is 101. You have to watch the movie before you sit down with the friend. Of course I didn't watch it. I told him. I was like, I couldn't, man. I'm sorry. I watched the trailer and that was a lot.

[Donna]

Well, the original film debuted in 2009 and that actually helped usher horror, you know, into a new era. And now it is heading to Broadway in a new stage production. So it's called Paranormal Activity, A new Story live on Broadway. And they're going to begin performances August 14th.

[Steve]

Whoa.

[Donna]

That's fast ahead of a September 15th opening night at the August Wilson Theater for a limited 20 week engagement. Casting will be announced at a later date. I have a question. Okay.

[Steve]

Is it gonna be a musical? Is it a musical?

[Donna]

I hope not. Because if you think it's a ghost,

[Steve]

I think it's a ghost. Maybe not.

[Donna]

I hope not.

[Steve]

You know what they'll probably do? Stranger Things, the first Shadow that has had a successful Broadway run. Oh, I believe it's all a play. They did not go the musical route. So plays are alive and well on Broadway right now. So I'm sure that's what they'll do.

[Donna]

Yeah, and I believe it's already had a successful run in London's West End, Chicago, L.A.D.C. san Francisco.

[Steve]

So, you know, let me tackle one more bit of Broadway stuff there. As you mentioned that Paranormal Activity started its run in London's West End. That's where The Greatest Showman is right now. And I know that you didn't love that movie, but I love the soundtrack to it. I like the movie. And we are hoping, my family, that this gets the Broadway troupe because we're not going to go to London to watch it. You know, that might be fun. It would be fun. Listen, but I have a feeling those tickets would be a lot of money. Meaning the plane tickets. But I heard a guy review it and said it was great. Kind of a. Disney's done it again with making. Adapting something from the screen to the stage. Like they've done with the Lion King, like they've done with Aladdin. Both of those have been on Broadway for 20 plus years and are really great shows. But anyway, I'm really hoping that the Greatest Showman makes it. Look, Donna, that's our. That's our opening song on your show.

[Donna]

You're right.

[Steve]

It would just be. It feels like it is made for a Broadway stage. So please make it to New York. That's all.

[Donna]

Okay. Thank you. Good night.

[Steve]

When we return, there is a man of a certain age who all of you know a celebrity who was recently contacted by a major publication who wanted to write an article on him. One major problem about the article that they were writing on him. Explain that. Also Harry and Meghan, are they hard up for cash?

[Donna]

I wouldn't be surprised.

[Steve]

Explain the latest of the murmurings that are coming from, what is it, Montecito, California?

[Donna]

I believe so, yeah.

[Steve]

In the Santa Barbara area. So we'll do a little Harry and Meghan news and then talk about this other guy in the article that I would just be a little offended if they reached out to me. Tell you about it when we come back. Don't Steve, my talk.

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[Donna]

What's up? Welcome back. It is the Donna and Steve show on MyTalk 1071.

[Steve]

Maury Povich was recently reached out to by the New York Times. Why? Because they were writing his obituary. And I just think that that's a tough call to take. I just think it's a little bit of a tough call. Like they call you. Hi, this is so and so from the New York Times. Hello, it's me, Maury Povich. Let me guess. You're looking to do some sort of a celebratory piece on what my talk show meant in the zeitgeist of pop culture over the last 30 years. Sir, we're writing your obituary. What's your height? What's your official height? You know, I mean, it's, it's just a little bit of a gut punch. Maury povich is 87. And he said he gets this call like four or five years ago. Okay, so he's already, they do him early and he finds out this is a terrific writer from the New York Times. And Maury had a pretty good approach about it. Like, wow, this is interesting. So he said he spent the last couple of years on and off talking to the New York Times about his obituary, which he says is now written.

[Donna]

Wow.

[Steve]

I would ask, do you really need to talk to somebody like multiple times over the span of a few years to really figure all of that out?

[Donna]

Right, exactly.

[Steve]

Most of the obits that I've read are pretty straightforward, cut and dried.

[Donna]

But they've asked, right? It's usually just a career piece. It's not like, you know, they're saying, you know, with these celebrities, nobody's getting personal, you know, or he took in his nephew after his brother died and blah, blah, you know what I mean? They're just like, he did this. Who's. You're the father. You are not the father.

[Steve]

Frankly, I can't even understand why they would have needed to have reached out to him because so much obituary style information available about him. But maybe it is some big, you know, full spread in the Times. You know, maybe, maybe it's a big write up about him. Maurice had a good approach about it. His only beef is that they wouldn't let him read it. The guy finished it and he was like, okay, well great, can I see it? Like, and he was like, no. Are you kidding? We're the New York Times. You kind of. We're not gonna show you something before we post it.

[Donna]

Yeah, because then you're gonna tell everybody.

[Steve]

I don't know. Then maybe you would have beef about it. Something like that.

[Donna]

Yeah. Yeah. Anyway, I could see being a little irritated that you helped contribute. And then they're like, no, you can't read it.

[Steve]

They're like, it's your. It's your obit, bro. So he said, well, maybe I should just have like an early, you know, funeral. Have everybody stand up and tell me all these nice things before I go.

[Donna]

Yeah, we all should, right?

[Steve]

Yes. But it would feel rather self congratulatory. I think it's a beautiful thing. Anyone who's ever had it is like, oh, my gosh, I'm so glad I got to hear these things. But, like, if you. What do you do? Do you send out invitations?

[Donna]

I don't know how it works.

[Steve]

Hi. Instead of you all saying stuff at my funeral, or maybe in lieu of you ever having to attend a funeral, just tell me now what you like.

[Donna]

Did you ever read Tuesdays with Maury?

[Steve]

I did read Tuesdays with Maury.

[Donna]

Yeah. It's kind of the same. Kind of, right? Same kind of vibe.

[Steve]

Sure. Yeah. Well, I mean, he was really meeting with Maury a lot to hear from his own words.

[Donna]

I thought they had. I thought they had a. Like a big party for him, if I'm remembering correctly.

[Steve]

Maybe they did. It's been probably 15, 20 years since I've read it.

[Donna]

Yeah, I really thought it. He was like, I want to have a party where people say nice things about me. And he was dying of als.

[Steve]

Yes. Maury Schwartz held a living funeral. You're right, Donna.

[Donna]

Thank you.

[Steve]

While he was still alive, following the death of a colleague who never got to hear the wonderful things said about him at his funeral. Maury decided he didn't want that to happen to him, so he invited a small group of friends and families to his home on a Sunday afternoon to share their love and tributes while he could still enjoy them. Oh, it's nice.

[Donna]

I kind of want to go back and read that book now.

[Steve]

It was a nice read.

[Donna]

Did you read the five People you meet in Heaven?

[Steve]

I think I did read that one.

[Donna]

I don't remember that one.

[Steve]

Yeah. Mitch Albom is a. He's. He's a good writer. He's a good writer.

[Donna]

Yeah.

[Steve]

I think he was a longtime writer for maybe the Chicago Tribune or the Washington Post.

[Donna]

That sounds right. Yeah. He was a sports columnist.

[Steve]

He was, yes.

[Donna]

For Detroit. Detroit Free Press.

[Steve]

Detroit Free Press. He would routinely show up on the ESPN show the Sports Reporters, A Sunday morning old school sports debate show. Before there. Before people started yelling at each other. And you just had these four writers and then. Oh, gosh, what was his name? Dick. Dang it, Donna. Hang on.

[Donna]

Aww,

[Steve]

no. Geez. Any hang on. Time and temp, please.

[Donna]

All right, well, it's a little. It's still a little chilly out there, so enjoy it while you can. There's a lot of bugs. I'll do the bug report. Swarms of bugs. Thank you.

[Steve]

And John Saunders hosted it after him. John Saunders has also passed away. Golly. But anyway, Mitch album. I would watch him on that. So when I saw that he wrote this book, Tuesdays with Maury, I thought, well, wait, but shouldn't it be about sports and stuff? Because you're a sports guy.

[Donna]

Sure.

[Steve]

And just a really, really gifted writer for sure. Wow, that was such a long. I shouldn't. Why did I look that up?

[Donna]

I don't know. It's okay.

[Steve]

Is it because we're a living, breathing show?

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[Steve]

Oh, you think we're AI, do you? Because of our perfect sounding voices and crisp delivery. Well, surprise, surprise. Boy, you got all the lights on in there, too. What's going on?

[Donna]

I don't know. This is how I walked into the studio. It's also warm in here. Some people. We have two temperatures in here, you guys. Hot and cold.

[Steve]

Yes. Think the Sahara Desert and the Arctic.

[Donna]

Yep.

[Steve]

And there's a little old timey little slide thermostat thing that we have that is just. Has no happy medium. Has no chill.

[Donna]

Completely fake.

[Steve]

Yeah, that thing. What are we doing?

[Donna]

I don't know what we're doing.

[Steve]

Anyway, light looks good. There's an article on page six that says Harry and Meghan might be a little pressed for cash these days. Money is a little tight is what the report says. They say that Meghan Markle is basically the breadwinner in the Sussex family and that the funds are a little bit tight right now. The Duchess of Sussex is continuing to focus on growing as ever, that lifestyle brand. Of course, they recently parted ways with Netflix. Prince Harry, meanwhile, mainly focused on his philanthropic work, which is great. That's noble.

[Donna]

Sure.

[Steve]

Doesn't generate a ton of money. So they say it's a little bit tricky. The word is that Harry and Meghan need $6 million a year for operating expenses.

[Donna]

Wow.

[Steve]

This is up in. Where they live in the Montecito California area. They spend about $3 million of that on private security for their family, which includes children. Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, both 7 and 4 years old. And then they have to make mortgage payments. Donna. On a $15 million mansion.

[Donna]

Damn, that's a lot.

[Steve]

What do you think a mortgage payment is? Take a guess and I'll find the answer.

[Donna]

Oh, okay, okay, okay.

[Steve]

Let me. I'm gonna ask ChatGPT on my phone. It's just gonna be a little bit quicker.

[Donna]

GPT you're. You're asking on a 15.

[Steve]

How much is a mortgage pay? Put 20% down on a $15 million property on a 30 year mortgage.

[Donna]

All right, don't let me hear the answer. I want to guess.

[Steve]

I won't, but I. Are you using a pencil?

[Donna]

Did you say 15 million? Yes, I am.

[Steve]

I really want you to just use

[Donna]

your head, but no, I don't want to.

[Steve]

I did say 15 million.

[Donna]

So 15 million, which is about 15 times 16 times what I pay for my mortgage. So too.

[Steve]

Okay, that felt like an unnecessary flex.

[Donna]

How about $30,000 a month?

[Steve]

Okay, let me see if I can get that. It is taking a while. They're now comparing mortgage rates. I recently asked Chat GPT. I said take a little more time to make sure you give me the right stuff. And now I'm irritated with how long it's taking on a $15 million property. Having put 20% down, which is $3 million, that would be. And I'm using a range of rates between 6.42 and 6.63. Roughly 76,000 per month.

[Donna]

Oh my gosh.

[Steve]

And I don't even know if that includes insurance and escrow.

[Donna]

I'm sure it does.

[Steve]

No, no. Well, no. This does not include property taxes, homeowners insurance, HOA or maintenance. The all in monthly carrying costs could likely be north of 90,000amonth.

[Donna]

That's insanity.

[Steve]

So here's what you have to do.

[Donna]

Who needs that? Here's what we have to buy. Live in a 3 million dollar house. Why are you in a 15 million dollar house?

[Steve]

This is how we're gonna negotiate our next contract. Stunna. We're gonna walk in. First of all, we're gonna buy properties way over what we can afford.

[Donna]

Okay. Okay, perfect.

[Steve]

And then all you got to do is you walk in and then you say, you kidding me? This won't even cover a month's mortgage. What are you doing here?

[Donna]

Huh?

[Steve]

What are you. Whoa, whoa. And then they just. All they hear is that. And like, oh, well, we have to provide for their basic needs. That's how we do it. All right, so step one, for our next contract, buy out of your budget.

[Donna]

Okay.

[Steve]

For more financial hacks, listen to the Donna and Steve show. We will take a little break now. Okay, when we come back, what do you got?

[Donna]

I want to tell you that the Voice is bringing in a new coach this fall, and I'm curious to know what you think.

[Steve]

Okay. This new coach will join Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine, who are back. Find out who it is when we come back.

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