Soulless Soulmates w/ Kyle Dunnigan | First Date with Lauren Compton

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Soulless Soulmates" with Kyle Dunnigan | First Date with Lauren Compton

Episode Details:

• Title: Soulless Soulmates
• Host: Lauren Compton
• Guest: Kyle Dunnigan
• Release Date: January 7, 2025

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1. Introduction

In this engaging episode of First Date with Lauren Compton, Lauren sits down with comedian and impressionist Kyle Dunnigan. The duo navigates through a series of personal anecdotes, humorous exchanges, and thought-provoking discussions to uncover each other's perspectives on dating, relationships, and life in general.

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2. Dating Experiences

Best and Worst Dates

Kyle shares his experiences with dating, highlighting both memorable and challenging moments.

• Best Date: Kyle reminisces about a cozy date where he and his date decorated a Christmas tree and enjoyed a warm fire. (08:24)

  "We got like a tree. We got a Christmas tree. And then decorated and got firewood and I figured out my fireplace worked." — Kyle Dunnigan [08:27]

• Worst Dates: He recounts a particularly rough date involving a woman who appeared vastly different in person compared to her photos and exhibited unsettling behaviors like frequent vomiting and drooling. (11:26)

  "She was totally different... she kept having to pull over because she needed to vomit. She was nauseous." — Kyle Dunnigan [11:26]

Lauren adds her own frustrations with dates who show little interest in meaningful conversation or mutual connection. (29:07)

"She picked the most expensive restaurant and didn’t ask me any questions about myself." — Lauren Compton [29:07]

3. Personal Beliefs

Soulmates and the Afterlife

The conversation delves into Kyle's skepticism about the concept of soulmates and the existence of an afterlife.

• Soulmates:

  "I don't believe in a soulmate. I think there's multiple people. They just find people." — Kyle Dunnigan [22:23]

• Afterlife and Ghosts: Kyle expresses doubt about the existence of souls and ghosts, leaning towards a more biological understanding of existence. (24:01)

  "We are animals... I don't think there needs to be anything other than, we're biological creatures." — Kyle Dunnigan [22:59]

Energy and the Universe

While dismissing paranormal entities, Kyle acknowledges the presence of measurable energy in our bodies and environments. (23:24)

"Energy is for sure a thing... we have energy in our bodies generate." — Kyle Dunnigan [23:24]

4. Hobbies and Interests

Impressionism and Comedy

Kyle discusses his passion for impressions, detailing some of his favorites and the origins of his comedic style.

• Favorite Impressions:

  "I do Bill Maher... I also do Trump, Caitlyn Jenner, Biden, RFK, and Elon Musk." — Kyle Dunnigan [15:09]

• Evolution of Impressions: He explains how online platforms reignited his interest in impressions, which subsequently boosted his social media presence. (15:55)

  "Online, there was like this face thing you could put on, and it reminded me I do impressions." — Kyle Dunnigan [15:55]

Financial Interests

Kyle reveals his fascination with financial markets and investment strategies, particularly in identifying undervalued businesses. (31:36)

"I like to find businesses that people are wrong about. It's like a game." — Kyle Dunnigan [31:36]

5. Guilty Pleasures

Kyle openly discusses his love for food, particularly pizza and ice cream, while also grappling with maintaining a healthy lifestyle. (30:25)

"I have a very big fat [person]. I think about food a lot and I really like it." — Kyle Dunnigan [30:25]

6. Relationship Perspectives

Desire for Marriage and Loneliness

Both Lauren and Kyle explore their feelings about marriage and the loneliness that can accompany singlehood.

• Kyle on Marriage:

  "I do like the idea of settling down. I think it's healthy to do that." — Kyle Dunnigan [42:34]

• Lauren on Loneliness:

  "There's something about the nighttime that makes you very lonely when you're single." — Lauren Compton [43:22]

7. Fun 'This or That' Segment

The duo engages in a lighthearted "This or That" section, presenting playful dilemmas that showcase their personalities.

• Sunglasses or Hats:

  "Big hat." — Kyle Dunnigan [34:52]

• Burrito or Bowl:

  "Sitting bowl." — Kyle Dunnigan [35:06]

• Mustard or Ketchup:

  "Mustard." — Kyle Dunnigan [35:42]

• Rainy Day or Sunny Day:

  "Sunny." — Kyle Dunnigan [35:58]
  Lauren elaborates on why she prefers sunny days, providing a humorous take on weather preferences.

8. Conclusion

The episode wraps up with Kyle sharing his thoughts on cryptocurrency, likening it to both a fascinating and dubious financial instrument. Lauren encourages listeners to explore the topics discussed and appreciate the candidness of the conversation.

"Crypto, like bitcoin is just code. Sometimes I'm like, you gotta invest in this. Sometimes, it's an absolute Ponzi scheme." — Kyle Dunnigan [45:21]

Lauren thanks Kyle for joining and teases future episodes promising more entertaining and insightful conversations.

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Key Takeaways:

• Honesty in Dating: Both hosts emphasize the importance of authenticity over pretense in forming genuine connections.
• Skepticism with Humor: Kyle's skeptical views on soulmates and the afterlife are delivered with a comedic twist, making for an entertaining discourse.
• Balancing Interests: Kyle's diverse interests, from impressions to financial markets, highlight the multifaceted nature of personal hobbies and passions.
• Relatable Struggles: Discussions on loneliness and the desire for meaningful relationships resonate with many listeners navigating the dating landscape.

Notable Quotes:

• "I don't believe in a soulmate. I think there's multiple people." — Kyle Dunnigan [22:23]
• "We are animals... we're biological creatures." — Kyle Dunnigan [22:59]
• "I have a very big fat [person]. I think about food a lot and I really like it." — Kyle Dunnigan [30:25]
• "Crypto, like bitcoin is just code. Sometimes I'm like, you gotta invest in this." — Kyle Dunnigan [45:21]

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For those who haven't listened to the episode, this summary encapsulates the vibrant chemistry between Lauren Compton and Kyle Dunnigan, offering insights into their views on love, life, and everything in between. Tune in to First Date with Lauren Compton for more such engaging conversations every week!

Transcript

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Dad, I'm broke and I need a place to stay until I figure out what the rest of my life looks like.

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So a couple of days when his daughter moves back in. The last time you walked out that door, you looked back at me and gave me a double bird.

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I was 18. The double bird was how I ended all our conversations.

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The wheels come off.

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Can we try to talk to each other like rational adults?

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I'm so excited to see you tonight. First Date, baby. First date. I can't wait.

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First date.

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Hello, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of First Date. My guest today is a comedian. He's super funny. He's an impressionist. You can get tickets to see him@kyle dunnigan.com. give it up for Kyle Dunnigan.

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Oh, thank you.

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Welcome to the show.

[A]

Thank you. I have closed off arms, but I don't, I don't feel that way. I just.

[B]

Are you cold?

[A]

Cold? Women like it when a man's cold a lot, right?

[B]

I don't know, is that like a sign to cuddle?

[A]

No, it's usually you have to pretend you're not cold all the time.

[B]

Oh. If you're a guy to be manly.

[A]

Yeah. You can't say you're cold on a date.

[B]

I never even thought about that. I guess that would be a weird little low key turn off.

[A]

If you weren't cold and you were out with a guy and you're walking and he said he was cold.

[B]

Would that I'd be like, damn, you're a little pussy ass bitch.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, exactly. I always pretend I'm warm. Even sometimes I'll physically be shivering and I'll just say that I'm not cold.

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Yeah.

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Just to be like really cool.

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Let's go ahead and get into some appetizer questions. When was the last time you went on a date?

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Recently. I actually have gone on a lot of dates recently.

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Why is there. Are you.

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I is.

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What's the end goal?

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I think I, I do want, like, I do want to stop dating.

[B]

Like you want to find the one or you just want to stop dating?

[A]

Both. Yeah, I think it's just, I'd like a longer term. I haven't had a long term relationship in a while and I think that's nice. Dating's okay. But. Yeah, you're just in the beginning, you're always Doing for me? I'm presenting someone that I'm not. You have to pretend you do stuff in the beginning. Do you know what I mean? You plan dates, you go like, hey, let's go bowling or whatever. Like, hey, there's this wine tasting. Then after a month you have to go, oh, that guy doesn't exist. I like to stay home.

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Yeah.

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So it's really just like pretending I'm a guy who does stuff in the beginning. Well, exhausting.

[B]

It's weird. I mean, you can't be the guy that likes to stay home because then it just seems like you just want to hook up.

[A]

Yeah, but really, I just don't go out that. I don't like to go out that much. I mean, you know, like. Like doing stand up, you go, your. Your go out energy is taken care of for me anyway, so I don't want to go out and dance or do any of that stuff.

[B]

I'd never go out and dance. No, no.

[A]

Even when you were younger.

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I don't like large groups of people.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

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I like lounges and I like cocktail bars.

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Jazz, maybe piano light.

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To be honest, I like that.

[A]

Yeah, I like that too.

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That's some form of entertainment. It's all like a kind of certain person that like, wants to get around that kind of energy.

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Yeah.

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So you can relate to everyone around you. A nightclub that.

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To me, when I see in New York, there's just long lines in the cold, and I look at that, like they don't realize they're doing a mating ritual. The women are all peacocked up, all presenting, and the men are looking hard, you know, and they don't realize that they're doing that whole subconscious mating ritual. That's what I think is happening because why would you want to do that?

[B]

I don't do lines of coke.

[A]

Oh, of any.

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No. Not anymore.

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Yeah. Good for you both. Good.

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Thank you. Lines of people. If there's a line. No, I don't stand in lines. For food.

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No.

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For fun. I don't like lines.

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Yeah.

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I don't like to look at the back of someone's bald fucking head.

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No. I'll leave a bank. Even if I need money, just walk out, Figure I'll make it somewhere else. There's no lines.

[B]

Hate lines. I hate lines.

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You know what gets me? Which I can't explain this to people, but I just, you know, it's at the airport and I don't want to pick up all my stuff and move eight inches every person. So I just stand there and the rage I feel from the people behind me. And then someone be like, line moved. But we all. All right. If I don't go and this line moves a big chunk where I can then just walk with my stuff for a little while. We get there at the same time.

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Yeah. But everyone behind you looks at you like you're sleeping at the wheel.

[A]

Yeah. But they don't get that I'm doing us all a favor. We don't have to like pick up our stuff every six inches. Yeah. Every 10 seconds. I'm right about this. Right?

[B]

I. I can see where you're coming from. I do. I will stand in lines at theme parks.

[A]

Yeah. But I hate it. And then the ride is just. This better be good after like an hour.

[B]

Oh yeah.

[A]

And then it's over in 30 seconds.

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I usually try to get like a fast pass.

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I hate those people with a fast pass.

[B]

They just cut the line. That's my mo. I'm all about it. That's like. That's paying.

[A]

So you're not waiting in line to be vip?

[B]

Well, usually. Oddly enough, I've never even had a fast track because they've always been sold out.

[A]

Uh huh. Yeah. You know, people figured it out.

[B]

Yeah. The. The last time there was a fastpass situation that happened, I felt like I was in the mafia. So I was at this place called Schlitterbahn, which is here. And it's a theme park. It's a water theme park in the summer.

[A]

Shitter bomb. And it says theme park Schlitter bomb. Oh, Schlitter. The L. Important. Yeah.

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And I went to get a fast pass. They were all sold out. But there was a lifeguard nearby who was. Who like had a fast pass that I could buy off the lifeguard.

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And would you pay for that?

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I didn't.

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Oh.

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Because it was like $260.

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Oh.

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And I was like, I'm not going to pay $260.

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No.

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For your fast pass that you're literally keeping captive when it should be 55. But he.

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What do you mean? That's what you think it should be worth?

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Well, that's how much they were.

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Oh, he. I got you.

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He was selling his. Yeah. So I guess the lifeguards got like three.

[A]

Uhhuh.

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Fast passes.

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Yeah. They probably don't bring in a lot of money. And they gotta, you know.

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Yeah. So they were like. They were out. Now you got me crossing my. I'm just, I'm just. I'm grumpy.

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This guy maybe. Yeah. I was bad.

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I was like this guy Trying to.

[A]

You never got it?

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No. So I've never had a fast pass, but I would get one if I could.

[A]

I think people are on to the. People love getting a fast pass. And now at the airport, the fast pass clear. Is now getting as long as the other lines.

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Yeah.

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Because people are onto it.

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Well, the thing to do is get clear and tsa, so. Because if you get clear, you can hop the line of tsa.

[A]

Oh, okay.

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And then you never have to take off your shoes or take your laptop.

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I gotta figure that out.

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Clear.

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TSA flights coming up.

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There you go.

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What are we talking about?

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The express lane on the toll road.

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Ah, yes, yes.

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That's kind of like a fast pass. There's the toll road and then there's.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Anyway, so you've been going on lots of dates? I don't. Yeah, I don't need my menu yet. I have other questions. So you've been going on lots of dates.

[A]

That's cool. It's part of the theme.

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Yeah, that's cool.

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Okay, go ahead.

[B]

Lots of dates. What's been the best date?

[A]

Mmm hmm. The best date.

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What did you fake do?

[A]

Having trouble? Oh, I had a good date. We. We got like a tree. We got a Christmas tree. And then decorated and got firewood and I figured out my fireplace worked. It was a fire. Been there a year. There was a fire and a tree. You know, it was nice.

[B]

Where do you live?

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Some food in New York in. It's Park Slope in Brooklyn.

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I feel like having a fireplace in New York is special.

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I feel like I maybe shouldn't have done it. Like, I don't know if it's legal.

[B]

It works. Oh, really?

[A]

No one died, but it seems like you shouldn't be allowed to, like, burn a fire in a giant apartment. Apartment building.

[B]

Yeah, that is a little nerve wracking. What's the worst date you've been on?

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I've had a bunch. What's popping into my head? Oh, and I have a question for you about this. This is going to sound sexist. I'm worried, but I really think this. So, okay, so I'm out. And I pay. I have no problem paying. I know women, they spend more money to go on the date. The hair, everything. So, like, I think that we're playing those roles. I pay. I'm fine with it. But there's an exception. Like, this woman came out and she didn't really. Whatever. Get at all. Whatever. Dolled up, which is fine. But then she had full armpit hair.

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Oh.

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And then she Ordered food and take home. She ordered an extra thing for her to take home and I'm paying for. She ordered it.

[B]

Hold on. She ordered extra food to go?

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Yeah, for her kid, for home. Here's my, my problem with it. If we're doing the gender thing and I'm the guy, you have to do the girl thing and shave your armpits.

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That's fair.

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It is, right? Yeah, I think it's fair.

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Yeah.

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Anyway, it feels sexist to say that out loud, but I, I do think that.

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I don't. I don't know. I don't think it's sexist. First of all, I think it's fucking weird that she would order extra food for her kid to go. And this is a first date first. Okay. That's like too much.

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I have an amendment. If I was in France, the armpit hair is okay. Do you mean? Yeah, because they have armpit hair in France, right? Don't they? I've never been there, but I.

[B]

Some, maybe some people do.

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Oh. It's not like. It's sort of like someone with a tattoo ratio with a woman with armpit hair.

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It's like saying someone in a trailer park has a tramp stamp.

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That's armpit hair. That's French.

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Armpit hair. Yeah.

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Yeah. All right.

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I don't know armpit hair. To me, it just isn't my vibe.

[A]

No, it really. It's superficial, but it is a turn off. It is a turn off.

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Yeah. I have to agree with you there. Anyway, that was a pretty bad date.

[A]

Another one popped into my head. She contacted me on Facebook and there was no. There was like old pictures of her, but she just asked me out and I was like, okay. I wasn't doing anything. So I picked her up and there's nothing wrong with a few extra pounds, but she had to turn sideways to get out of her door. Like, the woman who came to my car was like, totally different.

[B]

Not the person in the photos.

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Yeah. And then she said that the isis, which was on the ISIS hit list, so she had to stay indoors for two years and she ate a lot and she couldn't be an actress. And I think I was like, I don't think you're in danger of isis. And she's like, well, my name and the. Her name was similar to someone else's name. Anyway, she wanted to go look at the Christmas lights. And then we went to that and she just kept. I kept in and pull over because she needed to vomit. She was nauseous. So she would stop and Then she'd drool out of the car, and then she started cleaning her, like, rubbing her feet. Like, not socks on. Like. No, just, like, her raw feet. Anyway, we're in love.

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You know, I would think that if you feel threatened by ISIS and you feel like a target, you would not want to be a large target.

[A]

Exactly. Maybe she's using that as like, a shield of some sort, protective layer.

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She could be a shield that you could stand behind.

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Yes. I did worry that maybe I'm. I'm in danger for a minute. I'm like, if you're.

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Yeah, but she sounds like the kind of person that you don't want to kidnap. Like, she sounds like the kind of person you want to get rid of.

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Yeah. Just. Yeah. Drooling and the vomiting. Yeah.

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And stuff.

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That wasn't. Those were. Those are my two worst ones, though, generally, they're good. You know, they're.

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Yeah. Can I give you a helpful tip?

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Oh, no. Okay.

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Don't tell anyone you're on Facebook.

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Oh, it's not a good look, is it? Okay. Why?

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Because it dates you only.

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Isn't everybody on Facebook?

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No.

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Oh, no. Oh, no.

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Yeah, That's. That's.

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Can we edit that out of this episode?

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No, absolutely not. This is a learning curve for everybody listening.

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Oh, man. All right.

[B]

You can be on Facebook.

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I don't. I don't really go on it. Is that good? Yeah, I don't go on it. I just.

[B]

The fact that you even said you had one.

[A]

Well, I'm going to definitely delete that today if I get around to it.

[B]

That's like a. An older generation thing.

[A]

Yeah. Okay.

[B]

Do you. You know what I'm saying?

[A]

But, I mean, I got to be older generation. You know what I mean?

[B]

Yeah, but you want to be, like, the cool older generation.

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I'll delete it.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

I'll announce that I'm deleting it. You know people who announced they're deleting.

[B]

Their thing, their social media. Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. All right.

[B]

As, like, a way to record.

[A]

You're the first person I've heard say that.

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I'm helping you out.

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Yeah. Someone else told me, don't put a period at the end of your text sentences, which I found insane.

[B]

Really?

[A]

Yeah. When you text at the end, you don't put a period because it looks aggressive.

[B]

It does.

[A]

That's what a younger person told me.

[B]

Then be aggressive. I like punctuation.

[A]

Yeah. I don't get it. But I don't do it anymore. At the end, I just let it fly. Seems to be Working.

[B]

So you're an impressionist. What are some of your favorite impressions?

[A]

I do Bill Maher and I like doing him because he doesn't like it, which I like.

[B]

Oh, he loves. He hates that you.

[A]

Yeah, yeah. He went on Joe Rogan and said it was. It sucked and I don't know, he just doesn't like it. I did like Caitlyn Jenner a lot when that was going on and Biden and. Yeah, I. I do like RFK and like Elon Musk, stuff like that. I never thought of myself when I was younger. I did impressions of teachers and stuff. And then I did stand up and I never did them. And then online, there was like this face thing you could put on, and I was like, oh, yeah, I. I do impression. Like, it reminded me that I do impressions. I started doing that and that's kind of what helped my, like, social media stuff. So I did that.

[B]

Have you ever done an impression on a date as a way to like.

[A]

Oh, one girl did ask me. I did like her and I just did do it.

[B]

I did it and how did.

[A]

But I never like to do it because it just feels too set up. It was weird because it wasn't like. Like we were making out. It wasn't like we were just sitting around. It was like she wanted to hear it. Like I.

[B]

To turn her on.

[A]

Yeah. I think she wasn't turned on and she needed someone else there.

[B]

Which one was it? Which person did you.

[A]

It was Trump.

[B]

Oh, really?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Daddy, I guess.

[A]

Yeah. Daddy issues for sure.

[B]

That's amazing. Trump's impressions are my favorite.

[A]

Everyone. So many people can do him now better than me. I did him years ago when he was on the Apprentice. I did like, I just like. But I don't do it. People do it way better than me now.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

They figured him out.

[B]

It's so fun. I think doing. I think Trump impressions are my favorite.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Because they're just. He's got so many hilarious things that he said.

[A]

I know. He's like a cartoon.

[B]

He is a cartoon. So when people portray him, it's just like, it's really, really fun.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I feel like Trump even does an impersonation of himself now.

[A]

Oh, yeah. Like, he's. Get it. He's catching on.

[B]

Like, he knows his. He knows how he sounds and stuff. And like, even he makes fun of himself.

[A]

Yeah. And he posts his dance too.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Which. That's a good sign if someone can, like, make fun of themselves.

[B]

Yeah. How about some main course questions? So let's see here. Do you get jealous easily.

[A]

I used to. You know what really cured it? I had this thought that, oh, if she cheats on me, that's going to be gross to me and I'll like her less and so it'll be easier to get. Get over. Does that make sense?

[B]

But did that work?

[A]

It does work a little bit. If. If a jealous thing pops into my head, I think that I'm like, oh, that'd be so gross. She'd be such a gross person if she did that. And then it, like, makes me not as jealous.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But when I was my first girlfriend, I was jealous. Just got really jealous. Like, her just talking to her friend. Like, I'd be like, what is this about?

[B]

Why are you talking to anybody else?

[A]

You should just sit there till I'm ready to talk to you.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You're not jealous?

[B]

I, you know, pregnancy made me a little jealous at times.

[A]

Was that a hormone thing?

[B]

I think so.

[A]

Oh, that's probably a natural thing. Like, you can't have the man leave because then how will you get the buffalo for the kid?

[B]

That's right.

[A]

And the.

[B]

There was. There was some weird moments that I had because I'm really not a jealous person. I'm, like, very trusting, and I feel like if someone chooses to go a different direction, I'm like, I do not want to stand in your way.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, go ahead and go. Yep.

[B]

But there was some. Some hormone in me where, like, I would just be wondering, like, is he where he says he is?

[A]

Like, just track. No, you can track people now.

[B]

That's so.

[A]

No, my mother's, like, trying to track me. I won't turn it on. She wants me to turn on my track Facebook thing.

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[A]

First of all, I don't believe in a soulmate. Is that going to bother you?

[B]

Oh no, it's not going to bother me.

[A]

I don't believe in a soulmate.

[B]

What do you believe in?

[A]

I mean like just so many people find people. They're like, like they just find people.

[B]

Do you believe you have one person for you?

[A]

No, no, there's multiple people.

[B]

There's one.

[A]

Yeah, you just put people on an island and they'll be like that's my son. But it could be any group of people. I think it's, I don't, I don't even think we have souls. That's how far I'll go. I don't even think that's a thing. You know what I mean?

[B]

What do you think we have inside of us?

[A]

Nothing. We are like, we're animals and we're all. There's no magic. Here's what I don't know, okay? I don't know, but I definitely don't think there needs to be anything other than, you know, we're biological, you know, creatures.

[B]

Do you believe in energy?

[A]

Oh, yeah. Energy is for sure a thing. Yeah.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

What type of energy you talk about, though? Psychic energy or.

[B]

No, like, even like the energy of, like, a space or, like, people.

[A]

Like, I mean, there. There definitely is energy coming off us. And we have energy in our, you know, bodies generate. We take food and we break it down. We make it into energy. Like that kind of energy, or you're talking about something else.

[B]

I mean, like. Like. Like energy, sometimes energies. Like. Like ghosts. Do you believe in ghosts?

[A]

No, ghosts aren't. That's not a thing. Ghosts, like, when you die. I think there's. There's a lot of evidence. That's it. Plus, okay, there's like, a lot of evidence that that's it. Once you die.

[B]

Oh. Oh.

[A]

I mean, even if you just get amnesia and some blood is taken out of your head for just a little bit, you'll forget who you are, what you need to do, who your family is. Like, take all the blood out and then you're, like, going around. You know what I mean? Also, ghosts come in and then they'll, like, flicker lights or they'll move. They'll do, like, that. They're not even gentlemen.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, why would. If you're a ghost, you can move things. Why would you be like.

[B]

Well, I've never seen anything move, but I've heard things.

[A]

But even that's like, what kind of go. What kind of decisions are they making? Like, they're flickering. The flickering, the lights. Like, that's just like. They turn on. Like, oh, someone's in here, and they turn off and they're just. Do you know what I mean? Like, what are they doing?

[B]

Being suspicious.

[A]

It's just like, if they could do something, which you're saying they can, why are they doing such. Like knocking on a thing or doing this. And it's probably something else, right?

[B]

Could be.

[A]

I don't know. Here's the thing. I do think I don't have all the answers for sure. I think we could be living in a simulation. We would never know it. I'm Very aware that there's so much. I don't know, it upsets me about what's going on.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It's bizarre being a human being. I mean, we're just at the first primates who know we're gonna die and we're not even here very long. And it's just, of course we're on pills and religious, you know, because it's crazy to just be plopped into a dying vessel. I should get back on Facebook.

[B]

Write a blog.

[A]

I know. Anyway, afterlife ghosts. I believe there's things we can't see. I don't think you die and do anything else.

[B]

I don't think, like, your spirit doesn't live on.

[A]

Yeah, because that's spirit. Where is it when you have amnesia? Do you know what I mean? Like, you. You have a spirit when you're alive. When you die, it suddenly remembers your family. It doesn't make sense to me. Like, the evidence is like, it's like when you were not born yet is. Is what it's like, which is just so. We already talk about it. Sounds depressing, but I think it's. It's just makes almost being here more alive because, like, this is it. Do you know what I mean?

[B]

Wasn't expecting that.

[A]

What?

[B]

The turn of feeling alive.

[A]

Yeah, like. Like when someone's dying, they're like, more present because, like, this, they feel that, like, this is it. And I think having an afterlife is like, there's a better thing coming. You know what I mean? You're kind of. It's like if you have one piece of pizza, it's better than, like, I got a whole. That piece is better than I have a whole pizza coming because you just have that piece.

[B]

Disagree.

[A]

How so? I've never been wrong, so be careful.

[B]

That is called toxic masculine.

[A]

I know. I'm a toxic masculine person. No, I'm just kidding. Go ahead. What is it?

[B]

I'd rather eat a whole pizza than just a slice.

[A]

But. But savoring this. You're really hungry and you just only have one piece. You savor that because you know this is it.

[B]

No, there's like. There was this restaurant one time that I went to, and their motto was eat less, taste more. I didn't go there.

[A]

Well, then you don't know, because I'm not into.

[B]

I'm not interested in. You're eating less and tasting more. It's like when people say that less is more, less isn't more. Less is less, more is more.

[A]

In. In a sense, you're right. But. But imagine yourself in the desert, new scenario. And you just have like one sip of water.

[B]

No.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

No, I don't want to imagine that.

[A]

Well, then you can't be involved. That sounds awful. It is awful. But you'd be like, you know, you'd really savor that water. And that's what I'm talking about life, where if there's other stuff and there's a better thing, then you're just like, ah, this. But if you're like, this is it. But they wakes you up. That's what I think.

[B]

When you go on a date with a girl, do you guys.

[A]

I don't talk about this.

[B]

Deep conversations like this.

[A]

No. I know not to do that. I've learned to just keep my mouth shut. I ask them questions. I do the whole thing. Like I know to do that. But I, I don't know. I lived in LA for a while and boy, they didn't really. They weren't interested in asking me questions really at all. I went with a girl and she picked the restaurant, like most expensive restaurant in Los Angeles. And an hour and a half I'm like, this girl hasn't asked me one question about myself.

[B]

That is so annoying.

[A]

Yeah. To the point where she goes, I love Portland. Portland is my favorite town. And I had just been in Portland. I go, I was in Portland two days ago where it's uncomfortable not to go. Oh, really? What a follow up. She just like stared at me and then breezed by that. And then it became like, how long before she ever asked me? And I stayed in there like, like half hour.

[B]

That to me is a terrible date.

[A]

Three months.

[B]

No, you didn't. That to me is terrible on a date.

[A]

It was, it was. Yeah. Yes. It's not good. I've dated someone actually who didn't really know anything about me. It was a fascinating person. She, she was interesting because she was so bizarre. She ever dates someone who's a contrarian. Like everything you say, they just disagree.

[B]

No.

[A]

Oh, it's just an awful trait. It's just.

[B]

I think I've met someone like that.

[A]

Yeah, you go like, oh, it's raining out. No, it's drizzling. Anyway, she has other good qualities, but that was one of the things where.

[B]

I was like, oh, yeah, it's hard.

[A]

To get over that.

[B]

What is your guilty pleasure?

[A]

I mean, ice cream and like pizza, I guess pizza's come up a lot.

[B]

But like only one scoop of ice cream and one.

[A]

No, I have like an eating disorder.

[B]

Oh.

[A]

I have a. I don't give into It. But I am a very big fat person.

[B]

You're not?

[A]

Well, I'm working on it. But I want to eat and I think about food a lot and I really like it.

[B]

Do you drink alcohol?

[A]

Not very much. I do on dates actually. If I feel like what will you drink it up? Like a vodka soda or like a seltzer and vodka. Something clear just for headache reasons.

[B]

Do you get drunk easily?

[A]

Yes. Two drinks and I am stupid.

[B]

You said are you more fun?

[A]

I don't think so. I think I dumber.

[B]

Dumber?

[A]

Yeah. Like I'll ask the same question. Like I just asked that. I'm like two, two drinks and I feel like I really am affected by that.

[B]

What's your biggest vice?

[A]

My liver broke. My biggest vice. I mean it switches. But lately I'm watching a lot of financial videos. Financial videos? Yes. And I. For hours.

[B]

I like on how to manage money.

[A]

Yeah, Like I'm interested. I have a lot of interests and hobbies that move around and for some reason I get focused on different things and it sounds boring, but what I like to do is, is try to find businesses that are that. That people are wrong about. You know like with buying stocks, it's. You have to buy something that everyone says don't buy that. If you really want to make money, you have to like get something that everyone's wrong about or most are wrong about and then that's when you strike anyway. It's like a game trying to find out what's what people are wrong about with that stuff.

[B]

So you're into financial videos?

[A]

Yeah, right now they're wrong about Celsius right now.

[B]

So it's a good thing to invest in.

[A]

I mean don't take my advice, but yeah, because Pepsi over ordered and so they had a really bad quarter and they're gonna have a bad next two quarters probably. But it's gonna come back around by next summer. It'll be, it'll be doing well.

[B]

Pepsi has recently bought one of my favorite brands.

[A]

All right, 20 questions. I don't know.

[B]

It means they're going to ruin it.

[A]

Is it a. Okay, wait a minute. Is it like Red Bull Siete chips?

[B]

Like the brand Siete?

[A]

Never heard of it. Okay.

[B]

It's an Austin based brand.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And they use like really amazing ingredients and like chips and tortillas and taco shells.

[A]

It's like a Mexican, real healthy ingredients.

[B]

It's like olive oil and avocado oils, not canola oil.

[A]

They're going to change that?

[B]

Well, Pepsi bought them out.

[A]

So you think they will.

[B]

I'm sure they will because they're going to want. They're going to. They're going to want to make more money.

[A]

I just realized I didn't look at myself in the mirror. Is there something on my face?

[B]

No. Why?

[A]

I just didn't. Never looked in the mirror today. Would you guys tell me?

[B]

I would tell you.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Do I have something on my face?

[A]

No. No. But that is always when someone asks. I always think they saw something on me and they thought about themselves.

[B]

No.

[A]

You know when someone like.

[B]

No.

[A]

Starts fixing their hair.

[B]

Oh.

[A]

And looking at your hair, and you're like, my hair is messed up. Anyway, I hope they don't ruin your company. I'm sorry about that.

[B]

Thank you. I'm gonna ask you some this or that questions. It's my tasting menu.

[A]

Okay. Should we put like a music bed under this? Like a. Some jaunty music just under the.

[B]

I don't even know what jaunty music is. Is that a Facebook thing?

[A]

It's just a linear kind of. It is, kinda. Yeah. All right, go ahead.

[B]

Let me see. I'm gonna start from the bottom here. Sunglasses or hats?

[A]

For what occasion?

[B]

The sun.

[A]

For the sun.

[B]

If you go outside, it's sunny.

[A]

Big hat.

[B]

No. You're lying. You're lying.

[A]

Like a gardener hat.

[B]

You're lying. Burrito or a bowl.

[A]

Equation. Am I walking? Burrito? Sitting. Sitting. Bowl. Sitting bowl. Walking burrito.

[B]

I've never even thought about this.

[A]

Would you want to walk with a bowl? Insane.

[B]

That wasn't even an option. It was. You go to a restaurant, you sit down.

[A]

You've never seen a taco. There's a taco truck right outside my. My house, where I live, and I would never get a bowl there. But in a restaurant. Bowl.

[B]

Mustard or ketchup?

[A]

I mean, you're killing me here. Ham? Yeah. Mustard.

[B]

Do you prefer these?

[A]

All trick questions.

[B]

I mean, you're making them trick questions. Do you prefer a rainy day or a sunny day?

[A]

Sunny. There's a. That's an easy one. Who says rainy.

[B]

Some people really love a rainy day.

[A]

Is an insane person. I mean, in terms of every now and then. Maybe. But you're asking, like, in general.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Which one? And if someone.

[B]

It'd be like Seattle or la.

[A]

It's like the monsters would say a rainy day, you know?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Do you like card games?

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Do you like board games?

[A]

Way too much. I played. I got very into poker. I get very into things. I got very into poker, which was a waste of time.

[B]

What makes you get into these things, I think.

[A]

I don't know. I mean, when I always was like this. Like, I used to fly a kite when I was younger till I peed my pants. I just. I do things, like, way too long and way too focused on it.

[B]

Is that, like, a disorder?

[A]

I don't know, but I like it. And if it is, I don't want to change it. Like, I learned how to. Like, I can. I learned how to play, like, instruments, music, stuff from that quickly, quicker, I think, than if I just didn't, you know, focus. So I like it, but I definitely think I'd be. I think I'd be more successful if I focus on one thing. I think it does hurt me. Like, I'm supposed to be a comedian, but I haven't written stand up. And I just. I've been, like, working on other things.

[B]

So what do you do? Do you just get up and wing it or.

[A]

Well, I have, like, ideas of stuff. They're just not. I mean, right now, things are not flushed out. Do you know what I mean? They're just ideas that need some focus.

[B]

Do you prefer cake or pie?

[A]

Ice cream. Cake.

[B]

But not ice.

[A]

But not cake. Pie. It goes ice cream. Cake, Pie, cake.

[B]

So you like ice cream with cake?

[A]

Ice cream cake.

[B]

What's an ice cream cake?

[A]

It's a cake that's all ice cream. It's ice cream. Ice cream.

[B]

Where do you get ice cream?

[A]

I can't believe you've never heard of an ice cream cake.

[B]

I don't know what ice cream.

[A]

Carvel. No, Carvel or.

[B]

I don't know what that is.

[A]

Menchies.

[B]

I don't know what that is.

[A]

Is this not, like an Austin thing?

[B]

No. I don't know what ice cream cake is.

[A]

Oh, my God. It's like every kid's birthday party has an ice cream cake. They don't have cake anymore. You're Facebooking right now. Hard.

[B]

Is there cake in this ice cream?

[A]

Mm. Mm.

[B]

So how is it even cake? It's just a block of ice cream in the shape of a cake.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah, it is. There's some, like, you know, Oreo crumbs in there, and, you know, happy birthday, Bobby on the top. But it's basically a cake.

[B]

It's ice cream. Yeah. I. 100. I can promise you I've never had cake with ice cream in it like that.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

I would know.

[A]

If I go to a party, a birthday party, and it's not ice cream cake, it's weird. It's like, oh, you guys got cake.

[B]

How does it not melt.

[A]

You gotta. You gotta time the whole thing pretty. It's. It's pretty intense. But you gotta keep in the freezer.

[B]

Until you're ready to eat. It pretty much sounds great.

[A]

That sounds like sarcasm, but it is great.

[B]

It is not sarcasm. I am a pregnant lady.

[A]

Okay. Get a ice cream cake.

[B]

That's okay. I'm trying not to eat sugar.

[A]

Yeah. I mean, that's the one thing everyone agrees on is sugar is really bad.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And it seems like they're never going back. It seems like you can just eat. Here's a diet that will never be wrong. If you put something in your mouth and you feel joy, spit it out. You can't have that. If you put your mouth and it's disgusting, you can eat as much as you want of that.

[B]

That's called the Atkins Diet.

[A]

Yeah. It's like, everything delicious is terrible for you. It's weird.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Why would it be set up like that? Like that?

[B]

It's rude.

[A]

Like, we should crave. Yeah, we should crave kale, but it's disgusting.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

There's gonna be some evolutionary reason for that. Like, way back, you'd get through a winter better if you ate a lot of sugar or something.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You put fat on you. You know? Anyway.

[B]

Well, speaking of sweets, what is the sweetest thing you've ever done for someone?

[A]

Oh, geez.

[B]

Do you consider yourself romantic?

[A]

You know, sometimes, but I do pull back because I feel like you gotta time that.

[B]

So I take it you're not a love bomber.

[A]

No. Early on, No. I think when I was younger, I was a little bit, and I learned not to do that. They had a girl, a flower, way too early once, and I was like, oh, don't do that.

[B]

Yeah, she'll fall in love.

[A]

No, she didn't. It was like, no turn off.

[B]

Oh, really?

[A]

Yeah. I probably learned the wrong thing because. Yeah, I think I. I should love bomb a little more, but not. Not too much. Sweetest thing I've done. Hmm. Geez. This is really bad. I can't think of one thing that you've done. I can't think. I'm sure I've done something nice.

[B]

Have you, like, done a surprise for anyone? Have you cooked for someone?

[A]

Oh, yeah. Gifts. Yeah. Gifts. Yep. I'm trying to think of a specific gift, you know, like necklaces or whatever.

[B]

What about traveling? Have you invited someone to travel with you?

[A]

Yeah, I've done, like, road trips and some weekend getaways. Yeah.

[B]

Would you consider those sweet?

[A]

I didn't think of that, but I guess yeah. I've had, like, taken girls on trips.

[B]

What is the longest relationship you've ever had?

[A]

About four years.

[B]

It's a pretty long time.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

What happened?

[A]

I moved to la.

[B]

She didn't want to go with you?

[A]

No, she did, but I didn't want to, like, get married. It felt like that was the next step. It was like we'd have to. Big step. Yeah.

[B]

Was that a long time ago?

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[B]

Do you feel like you want to get married in the future?

[A]

I do like the idea that, yeah. During the day, I really love my life and I'm like, wow, I, this is great. And then at night, I'm like, where's my family? Do you know what I mean?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It's like, during the day, I never, like, I wish there was a kid here. But then. Yeah, it's like two people at night. At night, I'm like, tomorrow, you really need to get it together, done again. Get your life together. And then during the day, I'm enjoying myself and, you know, I see friends and stuff and you get used to that. It's hard to give that up. But I think I'm. I think I should settle down. I think, I think it's healthy to do that.

[B]

Yeah. There's something about the nighttime that makes you very lonely. When you're single, though.

[A]

Yeah, there's. I've gone through waves of, like, of feeling lonely, but then I also. The compromise, you know, it's just, where do you compromise? And I, I, I'm not. I don't want to compromise too much. Where it's like, I don't my life be worse?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Although my bar is pretty low when I go on dates. Like, it's pretty low. And, you know, I mean. Yeah, I don't think I'm that picky, but I've had some. Yeah. I went with a girl. Yeah. Anyway. Anyway.

[B]

You went out with a girl.

[A]

And then I was all right. I thought, yeah.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Feeling very vulnerable right now.

[B]

Well, then I guess it's a great time to end it.

[A]

Yes. You have to go. You have a Zoom call.

[B]

I do.

[A]

And I have a nap.

[B]

I wish we could switch roles. I'd rather take the nap.

[A]

I would love to take your Zoom call.

[B]

Well, no, you wouldn't.

[A]

It's great meeting you. We've never met before.

[B]

I know. I'd love to have you back.

[A]

I'd love to come back. I'd like to do this Mothership is a great gig.

[B]

Yeah. Do it.

[A]

Do it every year.

[B]

You should. It's A great club.

[A]

All right, well, thank you for having me. Did.

[B]

Where can people find you?

[A]

Kyledunigan.com? i'm got a tour coming up.

[B]

And what's your Facebook handle?

[A]

I think it's just Kyle Dunnigan. Kyle Dunning in one On Instagram? Yeah. All right. Look at. Oh, we blew past a half hour. I apologize. You learned about ice cream cake.

[B]

I learned about how we don't have souls, mostly.

[A]

Here's a. Let me just put a button on it. I don't know, but I don't think it's. I think it's something. I think what we don't know is something else.

[B]

I think you know more about cryptocurrency.

[A]

I know a lot about it, actually. That's actually something I've been very intrigued about because it is nothing but money to me, fascinates me. I mean, like, the dollars backed by our country, we make a lot of money, and then gold is a thing. But like, crypto, like bitcoin is just code. I don't know. It's. Sometimes I'm like, you gotta invest in this. Sometimes, like, this is absolute Ponzi scheme. And that's why it's interesting, though.

[B]

Yeah. Thank you for coming on.

[A]

I like that I ended with the most boring. The thing that bored you the most. All right, thank you.

[B]

It didn't bore me the most.

[A]

Oh, it was that the thing. All right, talk to you later. Check out Lauren. Where can they find you?

[B]

You can find me at Iam Lauren Compton on every platform.

[A]

All right, thanks for being here. Come back.

[B]

Thank you. I will.

[A]

Okay, you can exit us around that camera.

[B]

I'll just go. I'll just walk around.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Okay, cool. Well, just if you'll let everyone know that this was a great episode.

[A]

It's a great episode. Check it out. You can find it all over YouTube, Instagram, X.

[B]

It's called.

[A]

It's called First Day with Lauren Compton.

[B]

And then we thank them all for watching and we tell them we thank you.

[A]

Thank you guys so much for watching.

[B]

And we'll.

[A]

And we'll be back next week with.

[B]

We don't. We don't do that. We just say, see you next time.

[A]

See you next time. And avoid those red flags. Girls we go out with. Like the top. Like, pretend.

[B]

Oh, the pretend talk. Okay. Yeah.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

First date. Baby. Are you really drinking a glass of milk with dinner? You told your mom about me?

[A]

Just say, you ready?

[B]

Delete my number.

[A]

First date.

[B]

Your parents are your roommates.

[A]

Thursday.