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Paige DeSorbo
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Hannah Berner
Gary fix the wi fi manife manage. I mean the day just got away from me. Hello my Gucci Gigglers. Yes, cuz you just brought up you may be having to stop by do some shopping because you're in Italy.
Paige DeSorbo
I never go on my WhatsApp. Like I forget that I even have it. Like I don't use it. When I was in Fiji that's like all they were using it using. So so I like randomly checked it and I have a message from like a number but it says like Margarita and I'm like wait, who is this? And so I click into it and it's like hi Paige, this is Margarita from Gucci and Capri. Like just wondering where you are. And I was like I've never felt more seen.
Hannah Berner
Those are the only people you want texting you is what's her name Margarita.
Paige DeSorbo
A personal shopper in Italy, is the only people that should be contacting my phone.
Hannah Berner
Also, I downloaded WhatsApp, but I thought I wasn't getting notifications, so I just everyone's texts for, like, a year. And honestly, it was quite nice.
Paige DeSorbo
Me too.
Hannah Berner
I thought it was spam. Like, when I get an alert, I'd be like, what the fuck is WhatsApp?
Paige DeSorbo
I'd be like, gross.
Hannah Berner
I was like, report block.
Paige DeSorbo
I was like, well, also, because it's green. So I was like, ew, get out of here.
Hannah Berner
No, I know. I'm like, please stop texting this number. I don't want to buy what you're selling.
Paige DeSorbo
But people in other countries on, like, that's, like, all they use.
Hannah Berner
No, des loves a WhatsApp. You know he does.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
Also, I didn't address last time. Just to preface. I did get to interview Brad Pitt.
Paige DeSorbo
Yes. My mom was like, really?
Hannah Berner
Your mom was the first one to text me about it. Your mother has never been so excited for anything I've ever done in my life.
Paige DeSorbo
I literally was like, oh, I didn't know you were such a Brad Pitt fan. She was like, well, that's very big.
Hannah Berner
Kim desorbo text me. And she goes, zaddy. Not me exposing Kim on the pod. But it really made me laugh.
Paige DeSorbo
Wait, that's so funny.
Hannah Berner
I did get a lot of texts from moms about Brad Pitt. Like, all of my friends moms texted me, and. Yeah, but I. I guess he's at that point where.
Paige DeSorbo
Wait, I was just gonna say, who is our Brad Pitt?
Hannah Berner
They don't make them like they used to. They're frail now. They blow away with a little wind.
Paige DeSorbo
You're. You're so. They're lanky now.
Hannah Berner
Lanky.
Paige DeSorbo
It's like Jacob. I would say Jacob Elordi, but he's the gluten allergies. Yeah.
Hannah Berner
They're lanky, but, Brad, not as tall.
Paige DeSorbo
As I thought, and they never are.
Hannah Berner
Not as tall as I thought.
Paige DeSorbo
How tall, though?
Hannah Berner
I'm gonna say like, 5, 10, 5, 11. Which is fine.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay.
Hannah Berner
Which is fine.
Paige DeSorbo
Fine.
Hannah Berner
Sturdy.
Paige DeSorbo
Fine.
Hannah Berner
But I actually. I took a beta blocker. Obviously, when I say beta blocker, you.
Paige DeSorbo
Immediately turned into a trucker. Mikey. Mikey mad.
Hannah Berner
I took a beta blocker. Took a bit of blacker. So I was feeling myself. This whole thing. They shut down Times Square, which I thought was illegal. They shut down Times Square. One of the blocks was full of race cars, and the other block, what? They made, like, a stage, and there were, like, people sitting, you know, how they do in Times Square. And they, like, put me on the stage, and I was like, just standing on the stage, but low key. I was like, this is where I belong. Just yelling at people in Times Square on a stage. And they were like, you don't have to say anything. And I'm like, I'm pretty sure I'm here to pump up the crowd. They were like, it's actually live stream, so you don't really have to pump up the crowd.
Paige DeSorbo
Why do I envision you being like, okay, and when do I throw the T shirts? And they're like, no, I pull out.
Hannah Berner
A T shirt gun and I'm like, where's Brad? But I'm like, standing there and you see the celebrity and then I'm standing on the stage and they have to, like, walk up to you to get interviewed. So it's like a whole process. And. And the whole time, like, we didn't know if we were going to get Brad. It was very. And are we going to get Brad?
Paige DeSorbo
Isn't that so interesting? Like, on red carpets, it's like, we're here for your movie, but we have no idea if you're going to acknowledge us in the moment or not.
Hannah Berner
100%. But Brad was kissing every baby, shaking every hand. He literally said hi to everyone in Times Square. Finally comes to me, and I'm. It went through the beta blocker. My heart started beating through the beta blocker. And I was like, oh, fuck, it's Brad Pitt. Because also, they made it this big thing, like, at the end. Is he gonna. He's the last one.
Paige DeSorbo
He's an A list celebrity.
Hannah Berner
He's larger than life.
Paige DeSorbo
Well, here's the other thing also, like, you grew up in New York City, but like, even, like, living in New York City, it's obviously not weird to, like, see a celebrity on the street, but there are, like, certain celebrities that if you do see them out in the wild, like, you get starstruck. I'll never forget the time, the first, like, the first time I saw Leonardo DiCaprio, like, my body physically didn't move. Like, I couldn't move.
Hannah Berner
You go limp.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. I was like, wait, but that's Leonardo DiCaprio. Like, that's crazy. And that's like, I feel like that's dwindling. Like, that level of. Well, social media changed that.
Hannah Berner
Look at us just talking about the world and the state it's in in social media. But everyone's famous now.
Paige DeSorbo
Everyone's famous.
Hannah Berner
Arguably, people who are less famous are more famous than the Famous people, Hannah.
Paige DeSorbo
Yes. And do you want to know what? I actually had a thought. I actually.
Hannah Berner
We never pause when we're talking. So if. When you pause, I know that hit. You're like, wait, stop. Everyone stop.
Paige DeSorbo
It's so true. Because you know who I think about all the time? Mary Kate and Ashley. Want to know why? Because we never see them. And I actually had a thought where I was like, maybe in Italy. I'm not going to post anything.
Hannah Berner
Don't tempt me. Don't tempt me with a good time.
Paige DeSorbo
I'm like, what if I just don't show any of my outfits and I really actually unplug.
Hannah Berner
I'm in this place with social media where I'm either like, let's go harder or like, let's completely disappear.
Paige DeSorbo
I'm in this place with social media, specifically on TikTok, where I never. I don't even go to. To the other tabs. Like, I've. I don't click my activity tab ever.
Hannah Berner
No, no, no. I haven't done that since 1994.
Paige DeSorbo
My activity tab, not for me. If someone else wants to click it, go for it. But it's literally not for me. And so I'm only on my for you page. So if I'm not seeing it on my for you page, like, I. It's. I don't see it.
Hannah Berner
I've actually never gone to my activities place, only occasionally be on my phone and it'll be like, so and so mentioned you and page. And then I feel like it is a giggler. And then I click it. And then I realize that if I don't respond now, I'm never going to see it again. So then I'm responding to people two seconds after they posted a video about us. That's nice. It's a nice video. And then I creep them out and then they're like, hannah, get a life. Get a job.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. People hate to see me in the comments. I'm like, sorry for being alive.
Hannah Berner
You are up in the comments as you. Well, you've been very busy. You've been doing a lot of things and it's time for you to. To be in Italy rehab.
Paige DeSorbo
I don't physically know what time zone I'm in. Like my bo. Like, I.
Hannah Berner
You're just a girl. It's not your job to understand time.
Paige DeSorbo
But I don't.
Hannah Berner
You went from 16 hours, like, ahead in Fiji, which I didn't know was legal, then back to New York, New.
Paige DeSorbo
York for reverse way back to. I landed Saturday night in New York at 12:30, got to my apartment at 1:30, took a shower, unpacked all of my bags from Fiji, started looking at my outfits for Italy. Was like, I should, like, get a couple hours of sleep. Went to sleep at like 3am, woke up at 7am, packed all my outfits for Italy until, like, noon, then left for the airport.
Hannah Berner
This is my question.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
Are you happy with how the outfits came out?
Paige DeSorbo
You know, I'm happier than I thought I was gonna be. When I was, like, on the plane back from Fiji, I was like, what am I even packing for Italy? I have nothing.
Hannah Berner
I mean, you did have 16 hours to think about it.
Paige DeSorbo
But then when I got in there and I surveyed what was happening, what was going on, I have a Daphne story, though. So I was gone and I was in Fiji for what, like, 10, nine, 10 days. And I was just like, obviously, just, like, really missing Daphne. So when I got home, I saw this tick tock earlier that was like, you should tell your pets, like, what you're doing. Like, they know. Yes, they can understand, like, when you tell them. So I get in bed and I, like, pull Daphne up and I'm like, I'm so sorry that I was gone for 10 days. Like, I was working. But tomorrow I also have to leave for two weeks. But it's okay because we're going to sleep together tonight. Hannah, I'm not kidding you. It's like she looked at me and was like, okay, got it. Thanks for letting me know. She then slept on my shoulder, which she rarely, rarely does. Like, if she does that, it's like one pause on my shoulder and it's for like five minutes. And then she's like, had enough. She literally slept on my shoulder, head in my neck for like three hours. I couldn't move. I was. I was going to pack then, and I was like, now I'm crying.
Hannah Berner
It was.
Paige DeSorbo
It was like. It was honestly a spiritual experience.
Hannah Berner
How did you not put her in a. In one of your luggages?
Paige DeSorbo
No, I started tearing up. I was like, you understand what I'm saying? And like, I search. I obviously start chat gpting it, and I'm like, daphne, like, what does that mean? It was like, she loves you.
Hannah Berner
She loves you. And also, cats do get love starved. Like you'd been gone.
Paige DeSorbo
And also, I am trying to not use my chachi pj. It's really bad for the environment. Everyone keeps saying it. And I'm like, okay, you know what? Let me lay off for a minute.
Hannah Berner
Let's all be honest, though. We don't really know how it's connected to the environment. But I believe people. I believe.
Paige DeSorbo
I believe them.
Hannah Berner
I believe them. Just like I believe them about plastic straws. If ChatGPT is killing a turtle, I'm off.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah, I'm out. I was like, I almost told my chat cheap to like, hey, I'm not going to be around for a little bit.
Hannah Berner
Have you asked the ChatGPT how they're bad for the environment?
Paige DeSorbo
No, but that's. We should. We literally should.
Hannah Berner
I have to say, look, Google works. Google works.
Paige DeSorbo
Let's just go old school and ask Jeeves. You know, like, it'll be fine.
Hannah Berner
Wait, what? A throwback. Oh, my God. Ask Jeeves. Speaking of a throwback.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
I have a documentary I'm excited to watch.
Paige DeSorbo
Which one?
Hannah Berner
A documentary is coming out about American Apparel and what happened.
Paige DeSorbo
Wait, I saw a commercial for that.
Hannah Berner
I want the tea because that. That was my shit.
Paige DeSorbo
No, American Apparel. The chokehold that American Apparel had on millennials specifically.
Hannah Berner
We both definitely went different directions. My favorite shirt from American Apparel, which is so henna coated.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
Was a V neck that was green, but like, like smoky tie dye green, Acid wash green.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay.
Hannah Berner
I wore it with my jeans. My like bell bottomy jeans kind of. And I was obsessed with it. And I wore it with my push up bra. And I was like, can you be sexier? I don't think it's possible.
Paige DeSorbo
What year would you say you were peaking at American Apparel?
Hannah Berner
At high school.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay, interesting. Because we. I didn't like, we didn't have American Apparel. We didn't have any, like, stores in Aldi.
Hannah Berner
I had friends, like, working in it. Like, they were so cool. They like blow jobs and stuff.
Paige DeSorbo
So I didn't like, I. I didn't experience it till I moved to New York. So I was like 22. But they had the best going out bodysuits.
Hannah Berner
Oh, my God. I did have this crazy bodycon dress that was like black on top, red on the bottom, ass fat snap. That was snatched before people even talked about being snatched. American pal snatched it up.
Paige DeSorbo
And what happened? They just like, disappeared one day. It was just like one day. All the stores were gone.
Hannah Berner
No, I know. It's like every billboard just was like, burned down. There's definitely, like, serious drama with it. But they did have interesting marketing. Like, the girls were, like, very sensual.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
And I think they had weird hiring practices. But the girls had a look. They all had, like, no makeup, long hair, very long hair, real boobs that were never consistent. So it's like everyone had A different boob shape, and they just rocked.
Paige DeSorbo
Was very. Like, it was. I feel like it was very peak. Like New York City.
Hannah Berner
Yeah.
Paige DeSorbo
Like what dirt bag?
Hannah Berner
But, like, cute.
Paige DeSorbo
It was like you either went to forever 21 or you shopped at American Apparel. And it was two diff. Very different girls.
Hannah Berner
And. But American Apparel was expensive. Like, I remember it was a. Like, Forever 21 was cheaper, but American Apparel, too, they had, like. Yeah, it was the. It was the vibe. And it's interesting, like, you starting a brand, you think about, like, how the brand. It was cultish.
Paige DeSorbo
It was very cultish. Yeah. American Apparel was a cult.
Hannah Berner
So, anyway, I can't wait to watch that shit.
Paige DeSorbo
I'm excited for that, too. Speaking of a cult, I.
Hannah Berner
We are so good at transitions right now.
Paige DeSorbo
No, we're literally so good killing. I watched, actually, before I even say this, I watched our new episode of Hannah and Paige Try new Things this week. Honestly, I think is, like, one of my favorites.
Hannah Berner
Okay. So I watched the, like, raw footage. I haven't watched the updated one yet, but I had to make an announcement. This is the week that Paige is so much better than me at one of the activities because everyone's been like, it's just Hannah forcing Paige to do things that Hannah want. I did not want to do this shit. It's aerial yoga.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
You were incredible.
Paige DeSorbo
Honestly, though, when I watch the footage back, I wasn't as good as I thought it was.
Hannah Berner
Like, when you're dancing drunk, I'm like, oh, I thought I looked way better. You can't tell from it, but she would give us an instruction. You would just do it where I'd be like. Like, it was like a card game. I'm like, that made no sense. It was also dangerous.
Paige DeSorbo
It's also funny for, like, us specifically, because, like, the episodes aren't going. We're not, like, doing all the episodes in, like, chronological order. Like, we're doing them, like, as we. Like that, like, what we think is, like, fun to show you guys.
Hannah Berner
Yeah.
Paige DeSorbo
So, like, I'm trying to, like, see, like, where my.
Hannah Berner
Where your mental state was. So am I. So am I. I was like, oh, she is.
Paige DeSorbo
I'm like, oh, was this. Had to be early on in the tour or like, this was, you know, like, I actually felt good at this one. And it was, I think, later in.
Hannah Berner
The tour also, I could tell there's some. Where I'm like. You could tell that I'm, like, not walking in eggshells around you, but I'm, like, really trying to make sure you're okay?
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. And I'm just, like, mute.
Hannah Berner
You were disassociating. And I'd be, like, looking at the camera like, we're going to so and so today. Paige is feeling great, right? We're feeling great, right? Great. We're feeling great. But it is so cool to watch these experience back where I was like, oh, we were so tired and we didn't want to shoot this. And then we did, and we had so much fun.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
And, like, I don't regret anything.
Paige DeSorbo
No, it was so fun. Like, now I'm like, I'm not doing a tour unless we do, like, funny stuff.
Hannah Berner
Yeah. Like, but this aerial yoga, if you don't know what it is, I mean, I can't explain it, but you're in. You're up in the air doing stuff.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. You're in, like a. Like a circle thing.
Hannah Berner
And now I know exactly how you felt. Like, when I was in the batting cage and I just, like, kept hitting balls, and I'm like, let's do this all day. Literally five minutes in, I was like, we're still going. Like, how many more?
Paige DeSorbo
No, that was. We were there for, like, 45 minutes.
Hannah Berner
But you were just like, yeah. And cross this leg around this arm and then backwards and up and extend. But it was. It was beautifully done.
Paige DeSorbo
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Hannah Berner
Oh yeah.
Paige DeSorbo
Did you watch the first season of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders? Did you ever end up watching that first season? No. You didn't? Okay, so the second season came out. Just so many thoughts. Did you ever watch it when it was on cmt, like years ago. It was a different name.
Hannah Berner
It was just so not up my alley.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
And I always got, I always felt like bad for them and I felt like they were over sexualized and I just didn't like it.
Paige DeSorbo
It was the, the show that used to be on television. I can't even think what year that had to have. I mean, that had to have been like 2005 or like in that time range, like early 2000s. It was diabolical. Never be able to be on TV today. Like they'd get canceled immediately.
Hannah Berner
Yeah.
Paige DeSorbo
So the documentary is a little bit different, but. But there's still women of a certain age in the South. So like they're still, they're still saying things without saying them. Like they've changed. They've changed from calling a girl fat to just being like, and she's full of life. You know, I'm like, we, I. I think we know what you, what you mean here. Like, this is a. For sure an HR violation. Like it. She's like, they're.
Hannah Berner
They're like, wait, can we all. Next time you want to say you feel fat, can you just say I feel full of life today?
Paige DeSorbo
Okay. I feel chock full of life.
Hannah Berner
God bless her. She is full of life.
Paige DeSorbo
So I'm watching. There's like eight episodes probably this season was like, by far not even close to as good as like the first season was.
Hannah Berner
Well, because the girls are getting paid now.
Paige DeSorbo
Well, they didn't. Okay. Well, they didn't get paid. That's the whole lore. They didn't get that payment change till like, after they were done filming. So there's, like, a group of maybe, like, five girls that are like, hey, we're gonna ask the Dallas Cowboys for more money. The Dallas Cowboys are, like, one of the most successful franchises in all of the NFL. Like, if any team has the money to pay these girls, it's the Dallas Cowboys.
Hannah Berner
Yeah. A guy sitting on the bench is getting paid $20 million.
Paige DeSorbo
Right. I'm gonna do a bunch of spoilers. This group of girls, like, five of them, are really fighting for the girls to get paid more. One girl who's basically at, like, the forefront of it. Her name is. What was her name? Amanda. I want to say she's fighting for it. Then the two coaches, which I will get into them have this conversation with her. Gaslight the out of her because they stopped booking her because the girls go on different, like, appearances. And the whole 36 teammates don't all go to every appearance. So they'll pick, like, 10 to go perform somewhere. And, like, another 10, she stopped, like, getting booked for, like, the appearances. And so she goes in to talk to them. Like, is this because I'm fighting for, like, the girls to have more money? And mind you, it's her last year, so, like, she doesn't actually have to be fighting for this. And she says that, like, I know this isn't going for the future of.
Hannah Berner
These women and their lives.
Paige DeSorbo
She's like, but I know this is going to affect the girls younger than me, and the girls younger than her don't want to fight because they're like, we just made the team. Like, we're not trying to get up.
Hannah Berner
They're scared.
Paige DeSorbo
They basically phase this girl out of the show. Her. The other girls that were, like, fighting with her kind of, like, go silent.
Hannah Berner
And she is them fighting for more pay.
Paige DeSorbo
A storyline, kind of. Yeah, okay. But the two coaches aren't involved. Like, they don't go to the coaches first. They go to, like, the board of whatever. And basically the board is like, you guys. Like, you don't like it. Like, leave. You don't want. Like, you don't care.
Hannah Berner
Tons of women that would love to be right in your spot shaking their little tail.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. And it's like, okay, well, that doesn't make it correct because, mind you, the Rockettes, normal living wage. They have benefits. I think, like, they're like a nor. They're treated as professional dancers. So, like, they do compare it to the Rockettes a lot.
Hannah Berner
And these girls are as talented.
Paige DeSorbo
Oh, no. Yeah. These Girls, like, I think Dallas Cowboy. I think they get kind of, like a bad. Not. I don't even want to say a bad rep, because they're called cheerleader. These are professional dancers.
Hannah Berner
Like, professional dancers. Yeah.
Paige DeSorbo
They're not cheerleaders in the sense of, like, they're throwing stunts up in the air and going to cheer competitions like they're professional dancers.
Hannah Berner
Can I just say what we're all thinking? The reason why I don't like cheerleading is because of the core root of it, which is that it's a bunch of women rooting for men.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay, first of all, as a cheerleader, as a former.
Hannah Berner
Literally giving them the attention and cheering them on, like, that's your purpose. I can't support that.
Paige DeSorbo
Captain of the varsity cheerleading squad. I resent that issue. I resent it wholehearted. No, okay. Yes. That's the core of it. But, like, okay, perfect example is, like, when I was in high school, I am exactly what you were describing. I joined the cheerleading team because I knew that Fridays you got out of school early and you went and you had dinner at the boys school. And all I wanted to do was show up in my school uniform to the boys school and look at them, like, during dinner and, like, gaze. So male gaze. Yeah. I was. I was so boy crazy. Did I give a. About, like, cheerleading? Not really. But then once I was, like, on the team. Yeah, then you have that, like, team camaraderie and, like, also, girls are, like.
Hannah Berner
Breaking legs and, like, it's kind of crazy, right?
Paige DeSorbo
I mean, the stunts are actually, like, I have been dropped on my head so many times, but I. But I had girls on my team specifically that, like, cheerleading was their life. Like, they were on all star teams, and all they did was compete.
Hannah Berner
See, the ESPN competitions, I. With, like, that was insane.
Paige DeSorbo
Cheerleaders, but they're not cheering for men anywhere. They're just competing against each other. So, like. And some of the things these cheerleaders do, like, it's insane. Like, they're gymnasts. They're gymnasts and they're dancers. They're triple threats. Like. Like, I watch the cheerleading competitions on Tick Tock all the time because they're just so good. Anyway, I forget what my original thought was, but because you got really. You came for cheerleading, you got really.
Hannah Berner
Mad because I came for all that.
Paige DeSorbo
You stand for my one organized sport. And you're like, it's a joke. And I'm like, but we're. We wear eyeshadow.
Hannah Berner
I like, I don't like when they're like, and you girls are just gonna tell the men that they're gonna do well tonight. And even when they're losing, you believe in them. No, I think the cheerleader should leave. If the guys are doing bad, they're like, I don't get paid enough for this.
Paige DeSorbo
Honestly, no one. Like, when you're at cheerleading practice, no one's talking about the guys. It's your practicing.
Hannah Berner
It's your show.
Paige DeSorbo
You're practicing because then you're gonna perform at halftime. But that performance is what you're going to competitions with. So you're really just practicing what you're gonna go to competition with.
Hannah Berner
Got it. What if it was cheerleaders performing and men playing catch on the sides?
Paige DeSorbo
I think that they. At cheer competitions, men should be going and cheering them on. Like, it's.
Hannah Berner
Yeah, I think the football team should cheer on the cheerleading team.
Paige DeSorbo
They absolutely should.
Hannah Berner
I like the cheerleaders because they would train with the mascots in college so we would all hang out. But they were all so talented. But they were. Look, it was a different breed in Wisconsin. These girls were cold. These were not Dallas. These were not the Florida girls. These girls, I hate to say it, they were pale. They were pale and they were freezing. Their.
Paige DeSorbo
No, Hannah. When I was in high school, there was, like, a cheerleader magazine that I subscribed to.
Hannah Berner
Oh, my God.
Paige DeSorbo
Like, when you would go to cheerleading camp, it was like, we would go to cheerleading camp, and then it would be all the surrounding schools cheerleading teams. And so then you would, like, compete at cheerleading camp. It was. Cheerleading camp was, like, some of the best moments of my life.
Hannah Berner
But we talked about when I went to one of my high schools, the cheerleading team was, like, cool, but, like, if you gave a good blow job, you were on the dance team.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
When the dance girls came out, I was like, they're 24 years old.
Paige DeSorbo
Because the dance team had swag.
Hannah Berner
The dance team. I will never forget these. I was like, a freshman. These girls came out, they're wearing their, like, folded over yoga pants, you know, and, like, tiny little shirts. And Sierra My Goodies comes on. And I was like, yeah, this is the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life.
Paige DeSorbo
No, it was the first time you were introduced to, like, that slutty like that. Am I allowed to pop that thing like that?
Hannah Berner
And all their hair was so straight. Like, everyone. Hair was straightened with the little bang. What? Who knew it was a time to be alive?
Paige DeSorbo
No, cheerleading is really, like, a lost art. But anyway, yeah, DCC is like, so it's their second season now, and the two coaches. I forget what, honestly, what their names even are. It's like, one is, like, the choreographer. They've all. They've both been there for, like, a thousand years.
Hannah Berner
Can I guess their names? Sherri Ann.
Paige DeSorbo
Honestly? Yeah, I think so.
Hannah Berner
And Lisa.
Paige DeSorbo
Like, literally, yes. Here's the thing about these women. And, like, they do seem, like, fine in, like, if you were to meet them, I don't think they'd, like, beat you over the head. Like, I think they'd be very cordial.
Hannah Berner
But, like, they would be annoying in a grocery line.
Paige DeSorbo
No. This type of woman actually scares the out of me. And I. And, like, I'm not trying to come for the south whatsoever, but I feel like I have been around this type of woman before. And it's. And it's like, they're so nice to you when you're talking to them, and then you leave the room and you're like, I think they just insulted my entire existence.
Hannah Berner
Yeah.
Paige DeSorbo
Like, and I didn't even realize it in that conversation.
Hannah Berner
Yeah.
Paige DeSorbo
One of the girls that they, like, didn't let make the team, they knew her mom for, like, 40 years. Like, she worked with them every day. And then, like, when they cut her daughter, they just, like, never spoke to this woman again. Like, they. They were like. Basically, the woman was like, yeah, I mean, she was like, in my wedding, so. But I can't, like, put her daughter on the team. And it's like, okay, yeah, she's not gonna, like, take a spot from someone who's more qualified.
Hannah Berner
But I would argue that aren't a lot of the girls super qualified? And it comes down to some, like, subjective opinions.
Paige DeSorbo
They're all extremely qualified.
Hannah Berner
And she'll be like, I don't like how her toe didn't point.
Paige DeSorbo
Well, the way they, like, act like this is the best thing these women are ever going to do in their lives is, like, really uncomfortable. Especially when all these girls are like, I work four jobs, and then I go to chin.
Hannah Berner
Like, go to practice also, let's be honest. It's like this experience we're all watching them do on TV right now. They're going to talk about in therapy for the rest of their life.
Paige DeSorbo
For the rest of their life.
Hannah Berner
Is it. It important in that way? Yes. You're traumatizing her.
Paige DeSorbo
But then this season, you saw a lot more of, like, the. The girls, husbands and boyfriends. And let me just tell you, it was jarring. It was so jarring, because not only are these women, some of the Most beautiful women, like, you'll ever see in your life, but they're talented. They're dancer. Like, they're driven hustlers. They're working a thousand jobs. They're trying to make ends meet. Meet. And then these men pop up on the screen, and you're like.
Hannah Berner
And then they're sorry.
Paige DeSorbo
I'm sorry. Is this. I'm sorry. Does. Is something wrong? Like, are you doing a chair? Like, what's going on here?
Hannah Berner
I don't mean to stereotype, but it is proven that, like, in the south, people do settle down earlier. So sometimes I'll see a guy and be like, how the did he get her? And I'm like, wait, was he in his prime in college?
Paige DeSorbo
No, they scared them. They scared them into it. It. They scared them into it.
Hannah Berner
You have five minutes.
Paige DeSorbo
No, you. You literally have five minutes. And so one of the Part. One of the things one of the girls said was she was like, I feel bad for my other teammates because they're trying to, like, live off of this money. And she was like, but I have a husband. And so in my head, I'm just like, wait, guys, like, you're stressing me out. I was getting so stressed watching it, because I was like, how are they handling all of it? And then not only do they have to show up and wear the teenies tiniest outfits, like, they have to be perfect at everything, or they get like, the one girl broke a rule, and the rule was she let a man into her hotel room. And I'm like, guys, I thought you were gonna come out and say she drugged everyone. I don't know why I went there. Like, she, like, they're on vacation. She, like, got drugs and made everyone do it. I was like, okay, maybe, like, not the best thing.
Hannah Berner
Ketamine.
Paige DeSorbo
Like, not the best thing to do, but again, you're in the Bahamas.
Hannah Berner
Look, she needed a release. She's stressed.
Paige DeSorbo
But then they were like. And she let a man into the room. And I'm also.
Hannah Berner
Who snitched on her.
Paige DeSorbo
That's not cool. I'm like, okay. Like, it's just very. It's just. I think also, I think I have, like, PTSD because I feel like being from the northeast, women get such a, like, rep of, like, you're cold. You're harsh. You're mean. Where. Like, the south, it's like, oh, they're so nice. They're so, like, whatever. And it's like, like. But not even, like, no, it's just.
Hannah Berner
There'S everywhere you go is what I Like, to say there's everywhere and some of them are in sheep's clothing.
Paige DeSorbo
It's crazy. But I just feel like in the Northeast, it's like, if you don't like someone, that person knows you don't like them. Where down there. It's like you could think that's your best friend and they fucking hate you. Like, that's the difference.
Hannah Berner
That's so scary. But it is, like, a different language that, like, they can read where, like, think other people can't. It also is so interesting, people being, like, good at things.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
Like, I would be so bad at being a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.
Paige DeSorbo
Not that bad at it.
Hannah Berner
I definitely wasn't asked, but I. I'd be so bad for so many reasons. Like, when I was on the tennis team, I would get in trouble because they would tell us, like, what we had to wear for every practice and every competition as a part of now I see it's like a team thing where with me, I was like, it's a miracle I made it here on time. You also want me to be wearing the red and the black shorts. Like, I still have nightwears. And there's a photo that's really funny. One of our first competitions. Everyone's wearing their red tracksuit, and I'm in my gray tracksuit and for sure got in trouble. Had to wake up at 7am do the bike for it. But, like, in my head, like, I couldn't grasp why the coach was so frustrated about that. I'm like, I won. Like, why are you mad? I wanted. Sorry. I don't like how the tag on the red sweatsuit feels on me. I'm wearing the gray.
Paige DeSorbo
I think one of the reasons that we're best friends and because there's so many things where we're like, we have different interests or things we like, but, like, our core values. Like, you can't tell us what to do. We physically, physically combust. Like, we're like, oh, the. You want me to wear the red? Perfect.
Hannah Berner
But that's, like, where we bond. This is how we bond. I'll text you during the day and be like, can we not not do this the way they want us to do it? And you go, absolutely not. And then I'm, like, at peace with myself.
Paige DeSorbo
Well, because sometimes also. And this is just a reminder for the girls, sometimes we have to remind ourselves that we are the adults also.
Hannah Berner
True.
Paige DeSorbo
Like, and we can say no. And we don't have to listen to, like, you don't have to listen to.
Hannah Berner
Everything people tell you to do as Michelle Obama said. No was a full sentence. And also what I've learned from being around Paige, from following Page around, is that people actually, like, respect the person more who has boundaries. Because we'll be in a place I've seen before where, like, I'm, like, sucking up, like, being over the top, like, trying to, like, be nice to someone.
Paige DeSorbo
I know exactly the time you're talking about.
Hannah Berner
I don't. This. I couldn't even put a finger. This is how we are. And Paige will just be very, like, to the point and matter of fact. And I could see that they, like, like, want Paige's attention more than mine when I'm like, I've been listening to all your stories all day and that kind of thing. Yeah. But it's. It's just unnecessary effort because also, I.
Paige DeSorbo
Think another thing that we're similar. We don't care who you are or what you've done. We don't care.
Hannah Berner
Like, we don't care. I just don't want you to know.
Paige DeSorbo
It's not that it doesn't impress us.
Hannah Berner
No, we're not impressed. We don't care about the superficial things. We like people who are funny.
Paige DeSorbo
What you've accomplished has nothing to do with me. And also, like, I'm not. I'm not sucking up to you because you what you own where we're standing. I don't care.
Hannah Berner
I don't give a. I don't care.
Paige DeSorbo
I lit. I don't care. And if you're a man, oh, I double don't give a fuck. I do not give a flying. I don't care.
Hannah Berner
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Paige DeSorbo
And of course we have a Tumblr because obviously, if you know us, we can't go anywhere without an emotional support water bottle. And this one is so cute. It might actually be our new personality.
Hannah Berner
I'm genuinely obsessed with the tote. It fits everything. My sunscreen, six lip glosses, and all my emotional baggage. It really fits it all.
Paige DeSorbo
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Hannah Berner
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Paige DeSorbo
Weddings, or I'm not going anywhere because I'm working. How do I create fake vacation vibes from home?
Hannah Berner
My ex just started dating someone I went to middle school with. What's the protocol?
Paige DeSorbo
A summer crush just followed me back. Do I dm? Do I relocate? It's just so much.
Hannah Berner
Or just tell us like your most refreshing, unhinged, iconic summer memory. Personal gossip, local gossip, celebrity gossip. We're all ears.
Paige DeSorbo
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Hannah Berner
Let's get giggly, let's get refreshed, and let's make it a Dunkin Summer.
Paige DeSorbo
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Hannah Berner
I wanted to tell you, this is why I've been stressed. Yesterday, we had a very different day. Paige was flying to Italy, and I was getting driven to Riverhead to take a driver's lesson with.
Paige DeSorbo
I've been waiting to hear how this went.
Hannah Berner
Shout out Greg. Poor Greg. He's about to retire, and he's one step out the door from his 25 years of teaching.
Paige DeSorbo
I think that's a requirement as a driver ed teacher. You have to be on death's door.
Hannah Berner
And he's so used, this former cop, and he walks in, he's like, I'm about to retire. I go, I'm your last. Last. I'm your last lesson. Okay? Like, I'm. I am the last challenge.
Paige DeSorbo
I'm your final marble stone.
Hannah Berner
Literally. I'm like, if you can get me to pass my road test, like, you can do anything.
Paige DeSorbo
Monuments will be erected in your honor, sir.
Hannah Berner
Okay.
Paige DeSorbo
There's a whole group of girls rooting for you.
Hannah Berner
And what it was. I swear to God, when DEZ was driving me to this lesson, I became a teenager again. Like, immediately. I was like, I don't want to do this. I was like, I don't want to do this. And he's like, you have to get your fucking license. I was like, he. He's gonna be disappointed. I'm gonna mess it up. Everyone's gonna be mad at me. I don't even know.
Paige DeSorbo
Were you in. Were you in a driver ed car where, like, he also has a steering wheel?
Hannah Berner
Yes, but first, Des was driving me. And look, it was also confusing because Des in England. In England and Ireland, apparently they, like, turn different. Whatever. Longs are short. It's fucking Confusing. But Greg was so peaceful and calm and understanding.
Paige DeSorbo
In Ireland, are they driving on the other side of the road?
Hannah Berner
They drive on the other side. And also he told me that, like, you're not supposed to cross your hands when turning.
Paige DeSorbo
You're supposed to feed, you're not supposed to over, over steer. Can get you in a bad accident.
Hannah Berner
Yeah. But then this guy was like, you're allowed to cross your hands just like the right way. So I'm dealing with. I'm learning a lot right now. But Greg was really calm and he was like, so what's your story? And I was like, we don't have time. We don't have time, Greg. But I. Greg, let's focus on the task. Greg, we don't have time for this shit.
Paige DeSorbo
You're like, actually, I have a new hour. If you could just stay for one minute, let me try this out on you.
Hannah Berner
I have some new jokes that I'm working on. I want to test with you, but I, I realized that my learner's permit expired expires in August. So we are in the trenches right now. No pressure.
Paige DeSorbo
You've literally put your relaxing summer in a time crunch. So what? You have to schedule your road test before your permit expires.
Hannah Berner
I scheduled. I. First of all, I also want to apologize to the academy for anyone. I'm stressing out with this right now because Giggly squad's supposed to be so peaceful. But, like, I have to trauma dump on you guys right now.
Paige DeSorbo
No, this is my therapy. Go put it in the book, honey.
Hannah Berner
I took out. I had to take a five hour driving class online. I did that the other day. Also. Don't be jealous.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay.
Hannah Berner
And if I don't pass the test by August, then I have to like restart everything. Restart everything.
Paige DeSorbo
So Hannah coded.
Hannah Berner
I'm so. I'm literally so scared. And then I go to do it to set up my road test and it turns out every kid in the summer is trying to get their road test. I have to drive to Westchester to do it. Oh, I know.
Paige DeSorbo
My God.
Hannah Berner
But then someone said to keep checking. Long story short, like, I'm. I'm so upset and stressed, but now I'm trying to have a different approach. I'm like, let's.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay. And what was your experience in the driver Ed Carr? Like, how did you, how did you feel?
Hannah Berner
Well, honestly, Greg just had. Honestly, he was awesome. Like, I love Greg and he made me feel calm, but it was kind of nerve wracking because he kept asking me questions and you could tell he Couldn't tell yet if I was going to be good or bad. And, like, neither could I, I'll tell you that right now.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
And then he was like, okay, it's your turn. And, like, I honestly am getting, like, anxiety that I'd have, like, in my teens.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
Where you're like, I don't know what's gonna happen. I'm scared. And I'm, like, being forced to do this, and I don't want.
Paige DeSorbo
Let me give. Let me give you some encouragement. As someone who also took driver's ed in high school, it was honestly one of the best experiences because in high school, we would do it, like, after school, and it'd be like, four girls in one car. So would kind of be funny. Dangerous, but so dangerous.
Hannah Berner
I was singing we're smoking weed, Crossroads.
Paige DeSorbo
Lady Gaga had just, like, come out with an album. I'm like, what are we to do?
Hannah Berner
Road trip.
Paige DeSorbo
I was by far the worst in my car. Like. Like, every time I got in the driver's seat, like, my driver ed teacher was like, I just need to let you know you will not pass. You're not passing your road test best. And I would just like. I took that as a suggestion. Okay. Again, I was like that.
Hannah Berner
You were like, to my haters who don't believe in me, literally, I was.
Paige DeSorbo
Like, okay, first of all, I don't work for you.
Hannah Berner
Second of all, you're just pouring gasoline and I'm about to light shit up.
Paige DeSorbo
I'm like, you've never seen my charm in action. And I did pass my road test when he said I wasn't going to. So I truly think it depends on where you take your road test. Have you looked? Because the kids talk. Have you looked online? Like, is Westchester hard?
Hannah Berner
I searched Reddit.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. Yeah.
Hannah Berner
And they said Riverhead is one of the easiest ones. And I failed Riverhead. So that we're starting. Who knows where to begin?
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
Did I. Did I already make an announcement on the pod saying, I don't want to do anything illegal, but if there is a giggler who happens to be to work, that would be really just convenient. Nothing illegal, but, like, Can I talk to you for a sec? I also. I passed my road test once, but I shouldn't have passed it because. Because she was like, okay, park. And to finish the road test. And I ran the curb, but she already, like, printed out the receipt that I passed. And she was like, jesus Christ. And my dad was like, you shouldn't pass.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. Hitting the curb, I think, is an automatic fail.
Hannah Berner
Yeah. No, like, I shouldn't have passed it, so I had no confidence. But also, I didn't have driver's ed because I'm a city freak, so no one knows how to drive. But anyway, I'm fully committing. I'm putting this out there into the universe of Giggly Squad so that, like, you guys could send me any guidance for, like, how to parallel park or something.
Paige DeSorbo
Dare. Dare we ask, like, the exact date? Or, like, would that stress you out too much? Or, like, should we be manifesting for this, like, specific date?
Hannah Berner
True. I love how you're like, we can get a lot of power and a lot of gigglers.
Paige DeSorbo
No, we. The floor is yours. The girls are listening.
Hannah Berner
The girls are listening. Let's go.
Paige DeSorbo
Let's combine our powers.
Hannah Berner
The witches are ready. Yeah, I might. I'm trying to find an earlier date, but right now it's in July, so it might change. But I'll keep you guys posted. But also. Okay, I'm now committed now to be a student of the game. Like, this isn't about winning or losing. This is about the process. This is about the journey. And I want to be one with the car. I'm looking at it in a completely different perspective. I'm not here to win. I'm here to.
Paige DeSorbo
To let the car guide you. Yep.
Hannah Berner
Yes. Let the car guide me through life. And I have no fear. And I love driving.
Paige DeSorbo
Can I ask, what is your least favorite thing that you're trying to, like, master? And what is the thing that you're like, I path. I can do this one.
Hannah Berner
To be honest, like, I like driving. I don't like the idea of sitting down and a person watching you and grading you. And I low key feel like is rooting against me.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
Like, I feel like they don't want me to succeed in life. And I'm like. And they. They love that power.
Paige DeSorbo
Well, they. There's a lot of power in their position.
Hannah Berner
So much power. And also, like, let's be honest, I'm a woman. I'm a woman who can't drive.
Paige DeSorbo
They're literally club bouncers of the government. You know, like, it's like, okay, dude, you could be fired at any time. But also, like, you do hold a lot of power in this exact moment.
Hannah Berner
Is their job important? A thousand percent. And should I be on the road? Absolutely not. But I'm actually training. I love. I'm talking about training. Like, I saw Coco Goff wrote I'm gonna win the. I will win the French open like, 500 times in her notebook. So I'm gonna write, I will pass my road test. Because it's like, the same thing.
Paige DeSorbo
I'm gonna write honestly, talking about cheerleading camp and road test. This episode is just like, it's.
Hannah Berner
I'm stressful, but I also feel like it explains. I don't like following the rules. So a road test is literally. Can you follow every rule? And every cell inside me wants to be like. Like. Like, just turn.
Paige DeSorbo
Like, how are your three point turns?
Hannah Berner
Honestly? Like, they're fine. It's just. I don't know, like, should I be going faster? Should I go. Be going slower? Like, I just feel like I'm not good enough. I'm not good enough.
Paige DeSorbo
Are you parallel parking?
Hannah Berner
I parallel park today, but whenever I do it, I feel like it's luck.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. Like, I'm gonna be. I haven't parallel parked since my road test. Yeah, I could. If someone told me to parallel park right now, I wouldn't go.
Hannah Berner
Wait. Side note, one summer house memory I do have to say was early on our first season. I remember, like, everyone else was, like, getting into, like, story lines and fights and, like, I had nothing going on. And then someone. You know what I'm gonna say, I don't remember who it was, but it was Jordan.
Paige DeSorbo
It was Jordan. It was Jordan.
Hannah Berner
But other people were, like, having his back at first, and he was like, side note, fucking Hannah never drives. Every weekend, everyone drives but Hannah. And I start looking around, and someone else is like, actually, yeah, you never fucking drive. And I go, I don't even have my license. And they're like, still, it's not fair. You don't drive. And I remember you jumped in and you were like, do you all want to die?
Paige DeSorbo
This is a perfect example of how things went. So Hannah coded. Or so page coded. Because in this exact. I remember this like, it was literally yesterday in this exact fight. Everyone's attacking you for never having driven to the Hamptons any weekend of the summer. And I'm like, first of all, she. She's incompetent. She doesn't have a license. Second of all, I had also never driven a weekend, and no one picked up on it.
Hannah Berner
And I only have a license.
Paige DeSorbo
I had a license at that point for almost 15 years.
Hannah Berner
And I remember having to defend myself for not driving when I didn't have a driver's license. A four hour drive to the Hamptons through highways.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay, I'm. I'm gonna be honest. The only man that I ever listened to is my father. And when he heard that I was going to have to drive to the Hampton every weekend. He said, I don't give a fuck. You are not driving on the LIE at rush hour on a Friday. I don't care if you're a good driver. I know you're not. You're not. Like, you'll kill everyone in the car, including yourself.
Hannah Berner
Sorry. I care about safety.
Paige DeSorbo
And he was 100% right, actually. I actually can't believe legally that that's even allowed.
Hannah Berner
Driving out to the Hamptons was so stressful because you were thinking about, like, okay, what happened this last weekend? What am I going that, like, it was. It was like, a scary mental thing. And traffic isn't good for your mental health.
Paige DeSorbo
No. The Long Island Expressway is, like, literally one of the most dangerous fucking highways I feel like, in the country. It's like four. It's four lanes. It's. It goes fast as fuck. Like, if you're not alert driving to the Hamptons, you're getting in an accident. Like, you have to fully be present when you're driving.
Hannah Berner
Also, the cars we were driving were huge. And I don't know a lot about driving, but it's like, unless you have a trucker's license, I don't feel like you'll be that comfortable.
Paige DeSorbo
No, I was. It took me years to be. To be like, okay, I'll drive, because I was so scared.
Hannah Berner
Side note, I'm drinking my Dunkin Ice refresher, and I just have to say I nailed it with the flavor. What?
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. What one is that?
Hannah Berner
Mango pineapple lemonade. That's the one. I've been sipping it the whole time.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay, I need to get that. I love anything, like, mixed with a lemonade.
Hannah Berner
Can I add one other other thing to the document?
Paige DeSorbo
It. Yeah.
Hannah Berner
Why is the most organized our society has ever been when there's a lookalike contest in New York City?
Paige DeSorbo
When and why did this take off? And also, should we do one at the next giggly squad live?
Hannah Berner
Look, I love it, but I just don't understand that New York.
Paige DeSorbo
Also, why is it all men. Are they trying to cure the male loneliness epidemic with each other? Because, like, yeah, we're trying to put. We are trying to put together.
Hannah Berner
The last time a girl said she looked like Megan Fox, she was stoned.
Paige DeSorbo
No, no, that poor woman was like.
Hannah Berner
Scarlet girls are like, I'll pass. I'll pass on this. I'm blonde, but I'll pass. Ass. No, that's.
Paige DeSorbo
People.
Hannah Berner
Are you just, like, hit something about our society, though? You can't do it with the girls cuz. People be so mean to the women. They'd be like, really? You think you look like her?
Paige DeSorbo
Could you imagine someone hosting, like, a Sabrina Carpenter lookalike contest? They'd be annihilated.
Hannah Berner
They also would be so tiny for this lookalike stuff. It's chaos in this world.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
You can't. You can't even do. When they organize a lookalike contest, everyone is calm and there's a system, and there's a ranking and there's voting. There's no fraud. There's no fake news. It's just, this is the lookalike contest.
Paige DeSorbo
They follow the rules.
Hannah Berner
They follow the rules. They always pick the right person. There's. There's no politics, no bias.
Paige DeSorbo
If anyone ever comments on any of my Instagram pictures, like, oh, my God, you look like. Like, so and so. There's always a comment underneath from a woman that's like, don't ever insult Audrey Hepburn, who is class and elegance, with this piece of literal true. I'm like, whoa, wait. Actually, you know what? I get tagged in a lot, and people are like, I thought this was you. Which is so on theme for this episode. A lot of dance videos, like, there. I think there is this one dancer that looks identical, looks like you. And she. She's phenomenal. And I'm like. Every time, I. I'm like, I wish this was me. And. Which brings me actually to my next point. I think for one of the things for, like, now, I'm, like, brainstorming for Hannah and Paige. Try new things next year or whenever we do it. I think that we should learn a, like, a legitimate dance routine and do it on stage. No, do it in the dance.
Hannah Berner
Why would you learn it?
Paige DeSorbo
For the satisfaction of learning it and recording it.
Hannah Berner
Oh, babe. I do it it to her performance. When we first started, I was like, should we do a dance at the end? And you were like, never bring that up again. I swear to God. And I never.
Paige DeSorbo
I'm never going out on. If you've never been to Giggly Squad Live, you should come because it's such a vibe. But just know this. I will never sing, dance, or do anything theatrical.
Hannah Berner
That's what you say. But also, you said you would never get a cat. And look where you are now.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay? You started this episode with my boundaries and how proud you were of me, so let me have my boundaries.
Hannah Berner
One thing about dancers, though.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah?
Hannah Berner
I, like, I'm currently obsessed with finding, like, a dancer that's on Broadway who's, like, really beautiful and talented, and then like clicking on their profile and I've done like, I'm like, you're obsessed with Broadway right now. Now I'm so the Broadway. But also like, just I wanted to be a hip hop dancer in another life. Like, you know the girls who have, who do the hip hop dances, like, there's nothing cooler than that.
Paige DeSorbo
It's all I watch on Tick Tock.
Hannah Berner
Yeah, these people are so cool. They all have like no followers, but like, they're more talented than everyone. And then they're all like friends with the coolest people. Like all these hot dancers hang out with each other and they're like, oh, like I'm going to dance, like for the weekend, touring with the weekend, this weekend, and then I'm with Lady Gaga next weekend and then I'm on this Broadway show this weekend.
Paige DeSorbo
And they're just like, professional dancers are no joke and they get zero respect.
Hannah Berner
But I'm scrolling through and like, their lives seem like really cool for how.
Paige DeSorbo
Much I rag on Broadway just because, like, I. It's not like my most favorite form of entertainment, it's Broadway. Performers and comedians, I feel like, are very similar in terms of they do do so many jobs on stage and they get zero accolades whatsoever. Like the fact that there's like Emmys and like stand up comedy isn't in it and obviously, like they have the Tony Awards. But like to be a Broadway performer, you're singing, you're dancing, you're acting, you're memorizing. Like if you're acting in a movie and you forget the lines, there's someone there giving you the lines. You're on Broadway, you forget the line, you're Fox.
Hannah Berner
Like, you know what's impressive about these dancers too is like, they don't, yeah, they don't get any accolades. They're not the star. Their job is to be in the background and they're not getting paid a lot. And I'm like, I respect that.
Paige DeSorbo
Well, that's why, like watching the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, you're like, wait, you guys are putting so much pressure on these girls and you're also considering it a hobby. Like, if you want to put this much pressure and be this big, show me the. To these literal 1922 year old girls, like, pay them more than $75 a week, you freaks.
Hannah Berner
Like, I do say big picture now that I'm getting older and I'm looking back on, like, obviously when you're in jobs, when you're young and you want to prove yourself, but there's a point with like corporate America where they're just like banking on who is going to overwork and they give you more work and they don't like give you raises.
Paige DeSorbo
Well, I think Gen Z, I think we were kind of the last generation of that. Like, we were the last. I feel like we were the last generation that Woke up at 7am, went to a corporate job, went to the gym after, ate dinner and did it all again. Like, and then Covid hit and then I feel like Gen Z was like, yeah, no, like they got out of college and they were like, cute. We're not doing that.
Hannah Berner
They go, that's adorable for someone else. For a dumb millennial to do.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
Wait, I have a gripe.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay.
Hannah Berner
Why are bikinis sold separately tops and bottoms when like no one's mix and matching?
Paige DeSorbo
I think you're wrong. I think they're sold separately because everyone's mix and matching top and bottom sizes. I think the majority of girls I don't have this, unfortunately are bit. Have bigger boobs and then like.
Hannah Berner
Oh, for sizing.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. That's why they're sold separately. Any other brain busters?
Hannah Berner
Honey, you go next. Next question. Are we still doing the thong bikinis in a public space?
Paige DeSorbo
Oh, my God, Hannah. Wait.
Hannah Berner
She literally had to reposition for this.
Paige DeSorbo
I have to reposition. Have you seen this discourse on TikTok?
Hannah Berner
No.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay. There's this whole thing on Tick Tock where girls are like, like, stop wearing thong bikinis to the beach. And I disagree with you. I think, okay, the argument was women were like, my children are here. I don't want my children seeing your basically out. And then another girl goes, why don't you say the real reason? Because your kids don't notice. You don't want your husband. Husband. Looking at some young girl who's in a thong bikini.
Hannah Berner
There's a lot of perspectives, but I also.
Paige DeSorbo
So many perspectives.
Hannah Berner
I would argue that everyone has different body types.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
And I have a fat ass.
Paige DeSorbo
Yes.
Hannah Berner
It's like your friends who have big boobs.
Paige DeSorbo
How like, they're more sexualized.
Hannah Berner
Yeah. If you wear a certain top, it's like, Paige looks so cute in that. Where if another girl wears it, it's like, okay, you slutty whore.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. It's giving. Giving sex symbol. Yeah.
Hannah Berner
If I wear a thong to the beach, we're in a music video. We're in a full music video.
Paige DeSorbo
And I don't hate it.
Hannah Berner
But I'm not. I'm not always in the mood to be sexualized. Like some. I want a bikini that's. First of all, bring back tankinis.
Paige DeSorbo
They're.
Hannah Berner
Bring them back. They're back. Okay. And I want to cut. I. I want granny panties.
Paige DeSorbo
I know you don't. I knew you wanted that. You want a full one piece.
Hannah Berner
You're really like, bring it back to the 60s. I want a full unitard. I want a T shirt. You don't.
Paige DeSorbo
You don't even want to show up to the beach in your bathing suit. You want to change there. You want it 1950s style.
Hannah Berner
I would wear, like, a wet T shirt to. In the pool with, like, a cute bottom. But, like, whoever decided we had to wear bras? Like, I also don't like bras. I never wear bras. Why would I wear it to the beach?
Paige DeSorbo
I think everything is situational. Am I showing up to a kid's birthday with no bra and my ass out?
Hannah Berner
How many kids birthdays are you showing up to? She's like, on Mondays, I do kids birthdays.
Paige DeSorbo
You'd be surprised sometimes. Sometimes I'm a big hit. Am I showing up to, like, a beach on vacation in. On an island in a thong bikini and, like, my nipples hard? Yeah. I am so, like, I think everything really is. Is situational. It can't.
Hannah Berner
You didn't have to bring up hard nipples. Yeah.
Paige DeSorbo
I don't know. All right. I'm feeling cheeky. It's 11:30 in Italy. I'm like, I'm just waking up.
Hannah Berner
Don't poke you in the eye with my hard ass nipple.
Paige DeSorbo
Okay. I just think you can't. I feel like tick tock. It makes everything one big generalization. Like, there's a time and place for everything.
Hannah Berner
I do think it's important for kids to see body.
Paige DeSorbo
It's also like they. They're. They don't. Aren't reacting to it. They're not sexualizing me. They're seven. They can't.
Hannah Berner
If they never see a butt. And then one day they see a butt. That's gonna be weird.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah. And all. I think exposure therapy. Yeah. Expose them first. Like, I've never. As a child. I don't have one memory of going on vacation with my family and thinking about some person's body. Like, yeah.
Hannah Berner
Someone's like, no. Yeah. Capri was really fun until that one woman showed.
Paige DeSorbo
Yeah.
Hannah Berner
Like, too much of her side boob.
Paige DeSorbo
Are you talking about now? If I'm with a man and a hot young bombshell walks in front of us and she's got, like, an insane, itsy bitsy teeny bikini on in my head. Am I. Like, he's definitely looking at her. Yeah, probably. But, like, so am I. Like, she looks great.
Hannah Berner
You know, you look over, you make sure he's still straight.
Paige DeSorbo
Wait, no. If I had it.
Hannah Berner
If he doesn't look. If he doesn't look.
Paige DeSorbo
We're segueing so good. Wait, we have to end on this, because I was talking to one of my friends about this. This is so. Hannah, this is so crazy.
Hannah Berner
What.
Paige DeSorbo
If you're questioning if your boyfriend is gay or not, and we've all been there, okay? We've all at least had one where we're like, when he's going down on. When a guy is going down on you and you're laying down and you're on your back and he's going down on you, if his back is arched. Not a good sign. Not a good sign. Their body should be down completely.
Hannah Berner
Like, full sniper mode. Like. Like all laying down. If the bed.
Paige DeSorbo
If the bed is large enough and he's on his stomach. Okay, fine. But like. Or it's like his knees should be on the ground. Like, in no situation should his back arch.
Hannah Berner
Well, adding on to that, that's genius. Adding on to that, any guy whose posture is too good in general, gay. And every episode ends the same way.
Paige DeSorbo
Your boyfriend's gay. Break up with them.
Hannah Berner
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Giggly Squad Episode Summary: "Giggling about Bikinis, Road Tests, and Cheerleading"
Release Date: June 24, 2025
Hosts: Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo
The episode kicks off with Hannah and Paige sharing their amusing experiences with WhatsApp. Paige recounts receiving an unexpected message from "Margarita from Gucci and Capri" while she was in Fiji, leading her to exclaim, "I've never felt more seen" (02:12). Hannah echoes this sentiment, humorously dismissing unsolicited messages by stating, "I was like, please stop texting this number. I don't want to buy what you're selling" (02:59).
Hannah delves into her recent interview with Brad Pitt, highlighting the overwhelming support from his fans' mothers. Paige shares her surprise, saying, "My mom was like, really?" (03:31). Hannah laughs off the attention, noting, "He’s larger than life" (06:31), and reflects on the changing nature of celebrity interactions in the age of social media, remarking, "Look at us just talking about the world and the state it's in in social media. But everyone's famous now" (07:09).
The conversation shifts to a nostalgic reflection on American Apparel. Hannah reminisces about her favorite V-neck shirt, describing it as “so henna coated” and paired with “bell bottomy jeans” (13:06). Paige concurs, sharing memories of the brand’s bodysuits and how American Apparel became a cultural phenomenon, stating, "It was very cultish" (15:21). They discuss the upcoming documentary about American Apparel, expressing excitement and curiosity about its revelations on the brand's legacy.
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to analyzing the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (DCC) documentary. Hannah and Paige critique the portrayal of cheerleaders, emphasizing the lack of fair compensation and the professional skills these dancers possess. Paige points out, “These Girls are as talented” (26:31), while Hannah criticizes the systemic undervaluation, saying, “Why are bikinis sold separately tops and bottoms when like no one's mix and matching?” (62:20).
They discuss the intense pressures faced by cheerleaders, both physically and emotionally, highlighting scenes where cheerleaders struggle with body image and workplace dynamics. Paige shares, “They are going to talk about this experience on TV right now. They're going to talk about it in therapy for the rest of their life” (33:43). The hosts advocate for better recognition and fair treatment of cheerleaders, comparing their professionalism to that of the Rockettes.
Hannah opens up about her recent driving lessons with Greg, her soon-to-retire driving instructor. She humorously describes Greg’s high-stakes approach: “I'm literally so scared. And if I don't pass the test by August, then I have to restart everything” (46:38). Paige offers support, recalling her own experiences and encouraging Hannah to stay positive: “I did pass my road test when he said I wasn't going to” (48:50).
Hannah expresses her anxiety over the upcoming road test, sharing moments of self-doubt and frustration. She reflects, “All of us have something to remind ourselves that we are the adults also” (38:04), emphasizing the importance of self-confidence and resilience in overcoming challenges.
The duo transitions to a lively debate on bikini styles and societal perceptions. Hannah questions the practicality of selling bikinis separately: “Why are bikinis sold separately tops and bottoms when like no one's mix and matching?” (62:20), while Paige defends the practice by explaining size diversity. They explore the discourse surrounding thong bikinis on TikTok, with Hannah stating, “I have a fat ass” (63:43) and discussing the varying reactions based on body types.
The conversation delves into the impact of social media on body image, where Paige observes, “TikTok makes everything one big generalization” (65:44). They emphasize the importance of context and personal comfort in swimwear choices, advocating for body positivity and individual expression.
Towards the end of the episode, Hannah and Paige critique the phenomenon of lookalike contests in New York City. Hannah muses, “You can’t even do a lookalike contest with the girls 'cause people be so mean to the women” (57:03), highlighting the superficial judgments that often accompany such events. They humorously discuss the challenges of organizing fair and unbiased contests, lamenting the underlying politics and biases that can taint the experience.
Throughout the episode, Hannah and Paige reinforce their strong friendship and mutual respect for personal boundaries. Paige remarks, “Our core values. Like, you can't tell us what to do” (37:33), while Hannah highlights the importance of setting boundaries: “Everything people tell you to do as Michelle Obama said. No was a full sentence” (38:19). Their candid conversations underscore the significance of authenticity and self-assertion in maintaining healthy relationships.
The episode wraps up with playful banter and final reflections on the topics discussed. Hannah encourages listeners to share their summer stories on their website, gigglysummer.com, and announces limited edition merch in collaboration with Duncan. The hosts leave listeners with a sense of camaraderie and an invitation to engage further with their content.
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This episode of Giggly Squad masterfully intertwines humor with insightful discussions on body image, celebrity culture, and the challenges of professional cheerleading. Hannah and Paige's candid conversations offer both entertainment and thought-provoking commentary, making it a must-listen for fans and newcomers alike.