Little League Mai Tais & The Zepbound Blues

Summary

Good Guys — “Little League Mai Tais & The Zepbound Blues”

Hosts: Josh Peck & Ben Soffer
Date: May 25, 2026
Episode Theme:
A raw and hilarious dive into modern parenting, Little League chaos, generational dysfunction, the pitfalls of trendy weight loss drugs, Jewish culture, marriage dynamics, social boundaries, and… cheeses. Josh and Ben’s trademark blend of sarcasm, cultural commentary, and relatable stories carry the episode from start to finish.

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Key Discussions & Insights

1. Mother’s Day Recap & Little League Mayhem

[00:20 – 09:15]

• Mother’s Day: Josh had a “double-header” Little League weekend, complaining about poor scheduling and general management.
• Parental Apathy:
  • Josh rants about parents at Little League being “more interested in Mai Tais than managing their child.”
  • “Little League is a racket that's unacceptable and unnecessary.” (Josh, 00:48)
  • The field audience is compared to a “Greyhound bus terminal” filled with “millennial parents sipping so hard.” (Josh, 01:25)
• Generational Parenting Fails:
  • Josh blames Boomer and Millennial parenting failures, making a case for “mean coaches” and stricter discipline.
  • “The boomers were such fucking garbage, God awful parents… they came up in the revolution of therapy. So they were like, yeah, I'm gonna be a toxic shithead to my kids, but give them therapy and thus I'm good, right?” (Josh, 04:11)
  • “I've met some wonderful 8 year olds. Your son, incredibly coachable. If your kid isn't coachable, get them into something else. What's wrong with the arts? Nothing, Josh. Nothing's wrong with the arts.” (Ben, 05:17)
  • “We need more arches hit by rulers.” (Ben on discipline, 05:51)
  • Both reminisce about “mean” teachers and coaches making them better.

2. The Need for ‘Tough Love’ in Coaching & Life

[06:04 – 11:00]

• Russian piano teachers, tough sports coaches, and the utility of “inspiring meanness.”
• Notable Quote:
  • “If you can teach your kid to be like the person who is tough but makes you better quickly is a winning combo.” (Josh, 07:11)
• Is this just an “LA problem” or generational everywhere? Likely worse in major urban centers.

3. Ben’s Mother’s Day Adventure: Knicks Away Game

[13:13 – 22:59]

• Ben describes his “fabulous weekend” at a Knicks playoff game in Philadelphia with his family.
• Comical surprise: Suite is invaded by 19 Hasidic Jews, denied their kosher pastrami at the door.
  • “Can you imagine…if I walked into a fucking suite with kosher pastrami?” (Ben, 15:04)
• Tales of broken seats, the “soul”—or lack thereof—of Philly sports fans, and away-game etiquette.
• “70% of the arena was nicked out.” (Ben, 21:23)
• Away fans outnumber home fans due to better ticket prices and location.

4. GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: The Zepbound Blues

[15:32 – 19:01]

• Ben and Josh discuss transitioning off Zepbound (tirzepatide) due to “blues”/depressive side effects.
• “It made me a little sad…The world around me was a little bit grayer, and I was like, fuck this, I'm out. And I just stopped taking it. And I feel a thousand times better.” (Ben, 16:02)
• Josh affirms the “rainy cloud feeling” from his own “microdose.”
• Both prefer older GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy) that don’t impact their mood as harshly.

5. On Parenting, Family Size, and Social Pressure

[29:24 – 34:22]

• Listeners write in about pressure to “have a boy” or expand their family.
• Advice: “You don't need anyone else's acceptance or their unsolicited advice, because the truth is, no one's gonna be there for you when this gets hard.” (Josh, 30:41)
• Commentary on boundaryless people: “They want you to be as miserable as they are.” (Josh, 32:26 – Ben agrees)

6. Emotional Maturity, Conflict, and ‘Therapy Speak’

[34:22 – 42:47]

• Josh and Ben dive into emotional reactions, codependency, and marriage disputes.
• “You can't control your first thought, but you can control your first action, right?” (Josh, 34:22)
• “If I didn't hash it out now, I might not need to hash it out.” (Ben, 40:41)
• Discussion of generational shift: “This idea that if something's not right, just get rid of it…if it's not serving you, bye. Or…we don't need that type of person in our life…You still need to do the right thing and explain to that person why they're not right. Because maybe you're wrong, you fucking narcissist.” (Ben, 37:57)

7. The News Desk: Foreskin Reconstruction, Fat Banking, Cheese Divination

[47:01 – 52:22]

• Amusing coverage of odd news stories:
  • Foreskin reconstruction and skeptical expert commentary.
  • The emerging trend of “fat-banking” for future cosmetic procedures.
  • “Cheese witch” divination—read your destiny with cheddar!
• Spiraling cheese appreciation: “When was the last time you had some Manchego? People forget about Manchego.” (Ben, 51:37)
• Mocking the wellness trend: “I've been injecting Manchego for two months.” (Josh, 52:07)

8. ‘What Are Ya, Nuts?’ Grievance Segment

[52:31 – 55:17]

• Ben: Critique of “Bagels & Company” for trying to do too much—“Sushi, vegans, falafel, burgers and soups…What are you, nuts? The and Company is not just a free for all…” (Ben, 53:05)
• Josh: The annoyance of comedy club two-drink minimums for non-drinkers; just include it in the ticket price!
• Both agree: “Book the revenue, boomer.” (Ben, 55:17)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Parental Apathy: “You think you're fancy because you're putting it in a Mai Tai. Fucking put it in a paper bag and look like the degenerate wino you are.” (Josh, 01:25)
• On Generational Parenting Trauma: “My parents didn't show me any love because they were busy fighting Hitler.” (Josh, 04:26)
• On Tough Love in Sports: “You need to be in shape if you're going to play fucking sports. I don't care how old you are. Except for baseball. Baseball, you can be nice and big.” (Ben, 06:04)
• On the Side Effects of Zepbound: “I don't need the best weight loss drug that also makes me depressed. I need a good weight loss drug that doesn't affect my mental health.” (Ben, 17:07)
• On Marriage Dynamics: “Once you get married, there's really, like, no such thing as, like, makeup canoodling. Like, you will make up, but you probably won't canoodle over it.” (Josh, 42:25)
• On Cheese Witchery: "The wheel of fortune is made of cheese." (Josh, 50:41)

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Timestamps of Important Segments

• [00:20] – Mother’s Day, Little League, Millennial Parenting Satire
• [03:07] – Volunteering, Little League umpire stories
• [04:49] – Generational trauma & parenting failures
• [06:04] – Discipline, tough love, Russian piano teacher
• [13:13] – Ben’s Knicks game journey, Hasidic suite story
• [15:32] – GLP-1 weight loss drugs, Zepbound blues
• [29:24] – Listener mail: family size, boundary issues
• [34:22] – Emotional reactions, codependency, therapy-speak
• [47:01] – News: Foreskin, fat banking, cheese witch
• [52:31] – “What Are Ya, Nuts?” Bagels & Company, two-drink minimums

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Tone & Style

Fast-paced, unfiltered, New York/Jewish humor, pop culture and sports banter, with real-life stories and a distinctively honest look at the messiness of modern adulthood.

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This summary captures the heart of “Little League Mai Tais & The Zepbound Blues”—from the mockery of parenting trends and Little League excess, through sports fandom, weight loss drug woes, and the peculiarities of social etiquette, all filtered through Josh and Ben’s uniquely candid, comedic lens.

Transcript

[A]

Two Jews, both big and tall. No subject too small for the Good Guys. A Mother Stream premium podcast team. Make it your weekly routine. It's a Good Guys. And if you don't give us five stars. What are you nuts?

[B]

What are you nuts?

[A]

Yeah. We're the good guys. We're not the great guys. We're just the good and good of the good guys. Whoa. Mazamorans. Welcome back to the Good Guys podcast and happy week after Mother's Day.

[B]

Happy week after Mother's Day, Josh. By the way, we couldn't recap Mother's Day faster. What do you want from us? Okay. How was your Mother's Day? You told me you had a double header at Little League. Happy Mother's Day to Paige.

[A]

We had a double header at Little League, which was the worst scheduling in the history of man. Little League is a racket that's unacceptable and unnecessary. And I told you, I think we've covered this. But I'm disappointed with the humor human race. Because parenting is not that hard if you're, like, trying. And these parents would rather be sipping on the Mai Tai than managing their child. Wow.

[B]

Yeah. Wow. Yeah, wow. So is there a lot of drinking that goes on at Little League, or is that, like, a metaphor? Sipping on the Mai Tai. There is. Wow, Spritz. Society's got to start sponsoring Little League. Who knew what an untapped market. I had no idea.

[A]

First of all, the fucking Little League section for the. The. The audience. I'm such a performer for the cr Bro, it's like a fucking Greyhound bus terminal. Okay? These fucking millennial parents are sipping so hard. I'm like, why don't you just, you know, you think you're fancy because you're putting it in a Mai Tai. Fucking put it in a paper bag and look like the degenerate wino you are. Because we all know you're about three drinks deep.

[B]

Hun. They're bringing Mai Tais to Little League? If they are, that's more degenerate than drinking a beer out of a paper bag. You're mixing cocktails. What are you, nuts?

[A]

It is such a joke. It is so unacceptably run. This age is so hugging awful for Little League because it's still this hybrid system where, like, parents just mosey on into the dugout with their fudgeing Mai Tai and they're, like, schmoozing. It's like, there needs to be separation of church and state. If the coaches are going to coach the. Then they can talk shit to your kids. Sit in the peanut gallery and watch and root.

[B]

You know, what time is this doubleheader? What time do things kick off? I have to imagine it's early, earlier in the morning, right? 11, it's.

[A]

No, no, no. It was from 2 to 6.

[B]

What the fuck? 2 to 6? What are they crazy? You're typically asleep by 6. 6 o', clock, you've stopped eating. You're done eating before the game even starts. This is no good. Two to six. I was expecting maybe you were going to say, I was hoping for like nine to one, a double header. It should be sitting 11 to one. That's normal, right? Two to six. Two to six.

[A]

Each game has a 90 minute cutoff. And then so it's basically three hours, but there's some filler time in between. And first of all, the umpire looked like he had just left one of my 12 step meetings and he was not getting the miracle. Okay? I was like, eureka. Boo. Sir. And. And then again, by the way, what

[B]

is, what is a Little League? You think you're upset being a volunteer coach? What is a Little League ump supposed to do? He's gotta be plastered.

[A]

I don't blame him. He ha.

[B]

I don't blame him at all. Like, there are certain people, you look at them, you're like, maybe you should get some help, ump. No, he. Help would hurt him. Imagine if now he's sober, doing Little League. No good, Josh. No good.

[A]

No. I was passing a muscle relaxers to keep him in our pocket because literally our umpire was so lit that he had a small. He had a small folding chair right over to the side of the outfield that he would sit in in between innings. So good. But the problem is, and we've covered this, Ben, is like millennial parents are failing their kids and in mass. And yeah, it's a trickle down effect because the boomers were such fucking garbage, God awful parents. And so, because the greatest generation that raised the boomers right went to war. And so the boomers were like, my parents didn't show me any love because they were busy fighting Hitler. Okay? So then they were like, they came up in the revolution of therapy. So they were like, yeah, I'm gonna be a toxic shithead to my kids, but give them therapy and thus I'm good, right?

[B]

Yeah. And then, yeah, totally.

[A]

The millennials, what they've done to their kids. And I'm. I'm part of this trend, except I'm better than all of them. And so are you, Ben. Is that, is that they've made these Kids feel as though they have no limit that I will. I. I've lost it. Which, thank God the season is over tonight because I'm going to. It's bad. I told you. I'm going to get punched in the face.

[B]

And these kids are. These kids are eight, right? We're talking eight year olds.

[A]

Seven and eight.

[B]

Yeah, seven and eight year olds. So I just want everybody to know, because we're not talking about. This is like they've probably been playing Little League for two years at this point. A lot of them, right. Like this isn't their first game. They're not four 8 year olds. You should be able to coach 8 year olds. You should be Able to coach 8 year olds. I've met some wonderful 8 year olds. Your son, incredibly coachable. If your kid isn't coachable, get them into something else. What's wrong with the arts? Nothing, Josh. Nothing's wrong with the arts. Try the arts. By the way, one strict piano tutor commenting on the arch of their hand. They'll be fixed. The problem is nobody's sending them to have their arch hit by a ruler. Nobody's sending in their kids to have their arch hit by a ruler anymore. Okay? We need more arches hit by rulers.

[A]

I used to have a Russian piano teacher named Mikhail and he would come in and it was like the cold breeze of Siberia entered my apartment in our Hollywood.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. No, that, by the way, that was the norm. Yeah, that was the norm if you had a piano teacher. They were fucking mean. Yeah, okay. And the reason they were mean, Josh, is because they were trying to teach you something incredibly difficult at a very young age. And in order to get results, you had to be a little bit mean. Yes, you had to be a little bit mean. You had to. And that's exactly what it has to be in sports. It's. I remember perfectly. I hated early on my coach because he would make me in basketball do suicides. But by the way, looking back on it, I was a portly 10 year old. I had to do suicides, otherwise I couldn't play. I had to lose weight, otherwise I couldn't play. He couldn't look at me and say, Hey, 10 year old fatty, you got to lose some weight. He framed it as, you got to do suicides, you got to run. We got a condition. But really looking back on it, you need to be in shape if you're going to play fucking sports. I don't care how old you are. Except for baseball. Baseball, you can be nice and big. Big. And hit home Runs. But otherwise you gotta be in shape.

[A]

I couldn't agree more. I think one of the greatest gifts you can give a kid and they can discern whether it's true people being mean or actually mean, that's. That is inspiring growth, everyone. Like that Russian piano teacher I had the reason why I liked him, even though he was mean as hell. But he would bring me little candies too, right after I blew him. No, but you know what? I got really good really quick on piano because he was a fucking great teacher. If you can teach your kid to be like the person who is tough but makes you better quickly is a winning combo. And to not be afraid of that, but to appreciate that is such a gift you can give your kid.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. No, that's a problem. I wonder if this is an LA problem.

[A]

No, I think it's.

[B]

Or if this is a. You think it's a generational problem. Like, I wonder if this is what's actually going on in Little League in Georgia.

[A]

It's probably better there, but. Yeah, it's probably worse in cities like New York and Florida and la. But.

[B]

Yeah, and la. Yeah, but it's still bad.

[A]

Tell me about your Mother's Day, Ben. It sounds fabulous.

[B]

I like a movie, but I really want a movie where you are a Little League coach and you are teaching the youth of tomorrow. I think it's wonderful. Speaking of not wonderful though, Josh, I just watched the worst Hallmark movie of all time, this Mahjong movie. I tried to watch it. Oh, my God. This was. And somehow, for whatever reason, Tia Mari. And what's her name? Tia Mari. Maori.

[A]

Sounds like a drink at the Four Seasons.

[B]

Wilea, Tia Mowry, Maury's daughter. And what's her name? Barbara Jean from Reba. What is the actual actress's name? I don't remember. They're randomly in this terrible movie. Terrible.

[A]

Ugh. I usually won't allow any Hallmark dragging on our show, but.

[B]

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

[A]

Some of them are not good. And some of them are so good.

[B]

No, but. But yeah, no, we're pitching, though. Look, Hallmark, this is a flop, okay? The not flop is going to be. Josh is a Little League coach, okay? He's going to come in and he's going to teach the youth of tomorrow. Okay, let me ask you this.

[A]

And just comparing this to great dramas, right? League of Their Own, Coach Carter, Hardball. Yeah, yeah. What's the one with Walter Mathow with the fucking, you know, the Bad News Bears, Gene Hackman and Hoosiers has There ever been a good movie where the coach goes, you're doing great, buddy. When they suck. No, no, it's. We need mean coaches. We need them to fucking be tough. That is inspiring.

[B]

Need it. And also, I think it's a little bit young. Eight years old is a little young, but, like, you need somebody that's, like, from the wrong side of the tracks. Like, maybe one of your kids is smoking cigarettes and encouraging the others to do so. You need a storyline like that. You need something in there. Okay, but then this is. This is a. This is a movie, Josh. This is it, I think.

[A]

I don't know. I know.

[B]

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[A]

That is so good.

[B]

I can't. So good. And the last thing is, I broke a seat at the suite. I went in, I sat in the first seat, and it cracked and hit the floor. And I just think that's an Xfinity problem. Like, I don't really want to get too down on myself.

[A]

What are we.

[B]

I think that that's like. I think that's a them problem. Not really me.

[A]

What's our Zeppelin milligrams? Are we. Are we at a 5?

[B]

So we've actually been transitioning. We've been off everything for about two months, but we'll be back on really soon. We didn't love zepbound.

[A]

Interesting.

[B]

So we wanted to recalibrate and go back into maybe an Ozempic or a Wegovy. Hey, look.

[A]

All available on ROE co. Let's be real.

[B]

All available on ROE co. Who are the absolute best? But yeah, Zepbound.

[A]

What were the issues?

[B]

It didn't make my head feel good, Josh. It made me a little sad. I had never. And I don't feel that I know. And Ozempic never made me feel that way. Like, the vials that I was getting on the street never made me feel that way. And then I started to look up, like, is that a potential side effect? And it is, and it made me feel a little sad. The world around me was a little bit grayer, and I was like, fuck this, I'm out. And I just stopped taking it. And I feel a thousand times better. So I'll go back into Ozempic or Wegovy or. It was really helping with weight loss. I Think it's the better weight loss drug, but at least for me, I'm not claiming that this is a thing for everyone, but for me, Zepbound made me feel a little sad.

[A]

Fascinating. I, too, have felt a little bit of those. I mean, granted, it's never easy to tell with me because I'm on so many psych meds, but interesting. I, I, I too, have felt a little bit of that, that rainy cloud feeling from my microdose.

[B]

So then I think you should look into switching to another one. I know a bunch of people who have felt this way, and I can tell you that I never felt that way on Ozempic. Is it maybe less effective? Yeah, but it's still really effective. Like, I don't need the best weight loss drug that also makes me depressed. I need a good weight loss drug that doesn't affect my mental health, which,

[A]

which it definitely, if you think about the effects of what it has. Right. It's like dealing with the dopamine center in your brain.

[B]

Right.

[A]

Like the reward center.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

So if it's turning. Yeah. I don't think it can decide, oh, I'm only going to turn it down for food. It's got to turn down the chemical. And so everything lacks a little bit of the vibrancy that it once had.

[B]

Totally. I just never felt that with Ozempic. I never felt that with the GLP1s. Maybe it's that second one or whatever that really goes in and does what you're saying, which is why it's such an effective weight loss drug. Like, people are losing. It's flying off with these GLP. Is it GLP2s? Is that technically what they're talking about?

[A]

Now there's Reddit Truetide, which is a GLP3. And that just means that the hottest people ever are all gonna be killing themselves. Oh, my God.

[B]

I was gonna say enjoy. Enjoy being skinn. Yeah, Like, I don't, I don't want that at all. I would. I'm very, very happy with my gen1. GLP1 that helps me eat less, keeps me healthy, but doesn't affect whatever's going on up here. That was the first time that I've ever had that where I couldn't explain it. Right. Like, of course I'll be sad about something and I'll be able to explain it or identify it. This was very scary, Josh. Being sad and not knowing why. Wow.

[A]

Welcome.

[B]

I. I hate welcome. I hate it.

[A]

Isn't that. Welcome to the worst club in the world. No one wants to be a member.

[B]

It was really bad. So I was like, fuck this.

[A]

I talk about it because I hope it can be helpful to anyone listening. Like, that's the thing about depression, is that there's no good rhyme or reason and you can't throw logic at it. And it's like arresting at its worst. I've described it as. It's like I'm treading water and I'm. I'm alive. But it's exhausting. And it gets harder to like, the gaps in between getting that big breath become longer and you're like, oh, no. Because you don't want it to take too long. Okay. Most Importantly, when the 19 Hasidic Jews walked into the suite, did he welcome them with Hasalam alaikum, y'? All? No,

[B]

I honestly, in my head, I was just like, can I go to a Knicks game and not meet Gussets?

[A]

Oh my God. You attract them.

[B]

I do. It was amazing. Hashem was in the house. Did they give you food by a million immediately? They didn't get food, Josh. They wouldn't let him in. He got it pre approved. And then they stopped them with their 10 platters at the door.

[A]

That's horrible. That's why they were late.

[B]

Horrible. Yeah. They were late because they couldn't get their food in.

[A]

Can you imagine?

[B]

Terrible. So we were all there hungry. Actually, no, I was eating French fries.

[A]

That is such a mistake. By the 76ers or the Xfinity Center. Because you know those. Those Husseds are not paying for those tickets now. The level of kvetching that's going on,

[B]

you pre approved, they certainly should.

[A]

I mean, that's crazy.

[B]

It's crazy. Pre approved, they come with 10 platters. And by the way, if you own a suite, you can bring whatever the fuck you want.

[A]

I don't think that's true. Can you?

[B]

No. Why not? You don't think. You cannot.

[A]

You can't? No.

[B]

Ok, so maybe I'm wrong, but in your case, I'm sure that the religious exemption.

[A]

But I don't think you could be like, we'd like to have, you know, Panda Express.

[B]

I'm saying you could cater it at least. I thought that's what you could do. Like I've had, I've gotten like in a suite, for example. I've asked beforehand if they could order Spritz Society to the suite so that I had it for the people that were with me. And you go and you still pay for it. It's not like, bring your own. Like, you pay for it. I've at least seen that before.

[A]

Okay, maybe. Maybe.

[B]

I guess the bringing in part, they should have just had the Xfinity center order it, but then you never know. Whatever. Yeah, so they were. They were. It was turned away at the door. Josh and I would have loved to seen the spot.

[A]

Now would you have. Did you wear Nick's gear?

[B]

Oh, yeah. I wore a Knicks hat. I wore a Knicks jacket. Ruby wore a Knicks onesie. Claude wore a Nick's jacket. We were nicked out. And let me. Let me tell you, 70% of the arena was nicked out.

[A]

Because that's brave, because, like, my boy Benji Kleiner Shout out is the ultimate New York Knicks fan. And he's like. But I mean, he literally, like, I'll call him. When. When The Knicks were down 02 in the series, I called him and I'm like, are you okay? And he's like, nah. And I'm sorry. In the first series before Philly, but yeah, I was like, are you okay? And he goes, nah, nah. I was like. And so when we were talking about Philly, he's like, I can't travel to that game because, like, I'll. I'll be too. I'll be too much, and it will risk my safety at a Philly stadium.

[B]

Yeah, I've been to a lot of away games, and I just don't give a fuck. I'm not looking to start stuff with anybody, but I am unapologetically screaming rude crazy in Philly.

[A]

You wouldn't go in Giants here to an Eagles game.

[B]

I would.

[A]

No, I would. That's dangerous. That's bad for your health.

[B]

I would. The thing is, the 76 year soul has been taken from them. Josh. They're not fighting in this series. The series is over. We swept them. This was. This was a beating. There were no angry 76ers fans there. There were no 76ers fans there. It was insanity. I've never, ever been to a game like this in my life where, like, the crowd was significantly louder every single time the Knicks scored.

[A]

The.

[B]

The 76ers fans sold their tickets. They're like, fuck this. This isn't. It's not it. This year. It was crazy. And I've realized the problem, Josh. They need to move the Xfinity center where the 76ers play, and literally, that's right next to Lincoln Field or whatever, where the Eagles play. They need to move it way further into Philly, way further into Pennsylvania, because it's right now way too close to New Jersey. It's a two hour drive from Manhattan. You are. You are welcoming enemies by being this close. I'm sure that that doesn't happen at a Pittsburgh Steelers game because it's way too far. We're not driving nine hours.

[A]

That's crazy.

[B]

To go to a giant Steelers game. But we are driving two hours to go and see the Knicks for a quarter of the price. Than the Garden. Like, Knicks fans are eager to go to Philly. Cause they save a thousand dollars. At least a ticket.

[A]

I just. Yeah. Rolling through Pennsylvania. When you're in between Pittsburgh and Philly. Philly. You realize why that state is? Because.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Let me tell you. You out in the country, dog, and everybody looks like Shane Gillis.

[B]

It's just like New York. It's like you start driving up New York, drive from Manhattan to Buffalo. It's every state and you will see. Yeah, but these are big states, I guess. Like, are these big? I guess maybe. I don't know if they're bigger than most.

[A]

Yeah, no, they're huge.

[B]

California, you. You drive from San Jose to Modesto, you're going to see some different types of the best.

[A]

That's the real. Those are the real winners of California because they don't like Gavin Newsom, but they do like to party. They like a nice buzz ball and a teener of something good.

[B]

Yeah. Don't we?

[A]

Wow. So there you were, man. You were there. You're Timothee Chalamet traveling for the Knicks.

[B]

I was there. I'm Timothee Chalamet traveling for the Knicks.

[A]

I love it.

[B]

And I'm already thinking, what a way game. We don't know if they're going to play the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Detroit Pistons, but I can tell you I will be going to an away game. Wow. One of them. This is the greatest chance, by the way. We're a sports podcast. This is the greatest chance we have to win a championship in our lifetime. It's like, not even close. The Celtics were the team to beat in the East. They're dead. Philly killed them. And then we killed Philly. Now. Yeah. Between the Pistons and the Cavs, both of which we can beat. And then we go to the fucking finals. It's the craziest. Like, this is 34 years of fandom. Like, I can't believe it. Like, are the Knicks gonna be good in my son's lifetime? Is that what it is? The Knicks are just good.

[A]

It was Reuben.

[B]

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[A]

Are you guys starting to get the. Now that Reuben, you know, bro Hashem will be 1 years old soon, are you starting to get sort of that, that look from people being like, so when's a sibling coming?

[B]

Yes.

[A]

How do you feel about that?

[B]

Always. It's funny, I have. Should, should we do the moron mail now? About that. Okay, this is a moron mail that I literally picked. Hey, good guys. Molly the here. I love that, by the way. Great alliteration. I listen all the time. You guys make me wish I was Jewish. That's very, very sweet. Especially. Anyways, I needed. Anyways, I need advice from some fellow parents. I have two beautiful, healthy daughters and my husband and I are over the moon for them. Of course, we've decided that we feel lucky with the two and do not want any more kids. When people ask, are you done having kids? Because naturally people can't help themselves, I say, yes, we're done. And they always come back with, well, you don't want to try for a boy? Or why don't you want to give your husband a boy? I just don't know what to say to these people anymore. I need something to say to shut them up, but not come off as a total bitch. My husband tells people he has two healthy kids and that's more than he could ever ask for. But I'm at a loss for words at this point. I love any help you can offer. Thank you.

[A]

I love you both. First of all, my favorite quote is, I don't care about your booze because I've seen what you cheer Pinterest. Secondly, you don't need anyone else's acceptance or their. Their unsolicited advice, because the truth is, no one's gonna be there for you when this gets hard. They're not gonna be there?

[B]

No.

[A]

No.

[B]

Certainly not the random person. No. No. Never, never, Never. So to answer your question, I bh. I want to have a big, beautiful family. But, yeah, we're. We're being asked.

[A]

But you don't feel the pressure. Like, I'm only asking you because I don't want you to feel pressure or like, these ignoramuses giving you a hard time.

[B]

I think that. I think that because Claudia and I were together for so long and didn't have, like. Like, didn't try for a baby, I think it. It took the pressure off. Yeah, there's no pressure. Like, we were together for nine years and we popped out Ruby BH healthy. Thank God. Yeah, there's no pressure. I haven't felt it from anyone. I think I must just have, like, a good circle around because clearly whoever's writing to her or whoever's talking to her, you got to mind their own fucking business. If somebody says, I have two healthy daughters, I'm good. There is no. There's nothing else you can possibly say. Why would you say you don't want to die for a boy? Why would you say that?

[A]

Like, because people are at a default. Uncomfortable with their lives. They can't help themselves. They. They pinch, they poke, they prod.

[B]

Triple P. I know. I just. I don't know why.

[A]

Like, people are boundaryless. They have no limits. They want you to be as miserable as they are.

[B]

They want you to be as miserable as they are. They do. They absolutely do.

[A]

I work on it all the time. You know, I was. I was in a 12 step meeting, and it was sort of like the topic was asking a higher power or whatever you believe in to show me, to help me see where I have defects. And I really. I really identified with that because I think that I know all of them. And the truth is, like, there are things that I'm not even aware of that I'm doing that put me in conflict with people or with just a road to happiness. And it might be subtle, it might be more glaring. It's probably more subtle, which is why I don't notice it. But this idea that, like. And that's what's great about having a partner because what can be revealed is, oh, God, I didn't even know I do that. And so many people don't realize that. They're like, no, no, I'm complete. I'm baked. This cake has been baked.

[B]

No, for, for sure. I, it's. It's on a different level, but I'm very, very conscious these days of even my thoughts, which is different than what I say. I'm very, very conscious of, oh, that was a really, really mean thing to think. You shouldn't be thinking that way. I don't know if you ever have that. But I have that internal. I think that if you train. I'm trying to train myself to just not think so meanly. Like, and it's funny sometimes too, but it's also sometimes mean. It's like, why did you immediately. Why did your brain go to that? Why did it go to such a mean place? Which I, I don't know. I'm just like, I guess it's hard to please stop. But I'm trying to see if I can train it a little bit better because sometimes I'm disgusted with myself. I'm like, what? What the hell? Why did you think that? That's so mean. Do you ever have that? I do.

[A]

I think, like there's a 12 step adage of we can't control our first thought, but we can control our first action, right?

[B]

So, sure, okay, well, I'm good at controlling the action, but I don't even want the thought. I don't want it. I want to just like, not like,

[A]

yeah, like, I think it's just. I'm quick to anger. I'm quick. And it doesn't mean that I execute or, you know, deliver on that anger, but I feel it and it's like, it's just like a sharp. It's like lightning. I just, I just get really annoyed really quick. I'm like, fuck that. And I just have to be like, reel it in, Peck. Like, reel it in.

[B]

So it's interesting that you say that. Another thing that I'm acutely aware of and becoming more aware of is when I feel that way and I think I'm not acting on it, you can still see me Feeling it. And that means I've acted on it. Does that make sense?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

When you're sitting in the room with somebody who's a fucking misery, but in their head they're like, I'm not complaining. I'm not. I'm not telling all the people around me all the things that are in my mind. But we can see you grumpy. And by you being a big grump, you're ruining. You're ruining this shitter, for example. But that person doesn't see it. That person thinks that they're holding it in. It's the same way, like when you'll turn to your wife or someone and say, are you mad at me? And they say, no. And it's like, I know you're fucking mad at me, so just tell me. It's the same thing. Like, they think that they're not. They think that they're doing something noble by holding it in and not just being angry. And in turn, they actually end up ruining the next three hours when they could have just had like a one minute explosion and it was over.

[A]

Yeah, the, maybe the meanest thing anyone's ever done to me is in a relationship was a friendship where he just walked away and was like, I'm done with you. And like, never. He didn't even say that. It just was like. And we were like in contact all the time, constantly. And it just was like, I don't want to work together anymore. And it's all good. It's all good. I just don't want to do that. And then I was like, well, obviously. And like, I chased them like he was my dad for. For a month or two. I was like, I even made an amend to nothing. I was like, clearly I did something or said something and I'm very sorry. Like, and he wouldn't even acknowledge that. And I was like. And I know to him, he thinks us not having it out was nicer and it's so wrong, like, you avoiding it.

[B]

Yeah, it was probably nicer for him. Yeah. Really mean. It was probably nicer for him. It's not nicer for you. No. Closure is a terrible place to be.

[A]

Especially because it was like, there was nothing glaring. Like, obviously you go back and you. You do the forensics and you think, God. And of course, we all think about a million things, like, oh, maybe I was a little sarcastic, or maybe I was a little bit too opinionated. But it wasn't like I. His girlfriend. You know what I mean? Like, it wasn't anything where I was like, oh, yeah, I don't blame him. I was like, this was not deserving to be cut off forever.

[B]

But even if you did something horrible, like fucked his girlfriend, which would be horrible, there's still typically a fuck you, you fucked my girlfriend. I'm not talking to you. Like, the act of walking away, I think is a very new school, very therapized way of dealing with self.

[A]

You think it's therapized, this idea?

[B]

I think that it's this talk that we spoke about on a recent podcast where I think that it's TikTok taking. Or maybe it was that Post article where it's from the past episode where it's TikTok is taking therapy speak and making it something that is every day acceptable. This idea that if something's not right, just get rid of it. You don't need it. You know, this idea that, like, if it's not serving you, bye, bye. Or if it's. We don't need that type of person in our life. Like, you still need to do the right thing and explain to that person why they're not right. Because maybe you're wrong, you fucking narcissist. Like, it's not. It's not the cool thing to just ghost someone because you don't think they're right for you.

[A]

You do. You think? I don't know how you and Claudia are, though? Like, I've had to be. I've had to learn to be less codependent with my wife because there are times where I've done something or turned her off, and I know she's in a bad mood, but we're not allowed to talk about it until she's ready, if ever. And, yeah, I have to go. Okay. I was human and I messed up. I said the wrong thing. I did the wrong thing. Like, all right, within reason. But, like, I don't get to. What I would initially do is mope and be like, well, the day is ruined. I feel like, oh. Which of course, was like a fucking warhead ick right into her soul. Like. Like, that's a mega ick. But now I just had to be like, don't be a codependent loser. Like, if she wants to be annoyed and be in her feelings, like, then you have to go on with your life and day, right?

[B]

You have to go along with me 100%. And I think that after years of doing that, you start to realize that you were. You were wrong. Not always, but there are a lot of times where in the heat of the moment, something will happen. I'll be really upset and I'll be like, she did me dirty. And then after that couple of hours, at least for me, I'm like, eh, you know, maybe I overreacted or something. And I'm like, you, I want to hash out everything right now, right? And that's why when me and you have our once every nine month little spat, we both go after it because we want to hash it out now. That's it. And when you run into people that don't wanna hash it out now, it's hard, but you can. Like, I've found some very valuable learnings from it, which is that if I didn't hash it out now, I might not need to hash it out. It might not need to be that deep, right? It might be just like something so much less than this deep cut that I'm feeling in the moment. It's not that deep, bro. It's most of the time. At least it's not that deep deep. Sometimes it's fucking deep. But I jump, which I feel like you do too. I jump to. It's the deepest thing of all time, always. And then I settle. And it's like. It's not that I do want to

[A]

settle it quick, but I realize that you don't get to dictate the terms of the settlement. Like if the person is scorned, that too. And this is specific to my. Your wife, right? Because even you and I, like, if you, if you're like, I need some time, I'm. I'm pissed. I could be like, talk to you in a couple days.

[B]

Love you, goodbye.

[A]

You know, like, but totally, totally.

[B]

It's different.

[A]

We're trapped with each other. Like, right? I want to. I want to watch. I want to watch something on hbo, Max. Like, I don't want it to be weird.

[B]

Oh yeah, it's funny. Claude is always like, I want to watch something on hbo, Max, let's not be weird. And I'm like, but I want to talk about it. And I've gotten so much better at that because, yeah, I'm big fucking pussy. Like, shut the fuck up, Ben. Like, she wants to drop it.

[A]

Drop it, right?

[B]

You don't have to dig deeper on something. It can be over. Watch tv, forget about it. Because it was insignificant to begin with. 99% of the time that 1%, okay, most of the time it's not significant.

[A]

I love to blow it up. Isn't it funny how the. But like, I want to blow it up.

[B]

But the.

[A]

And once you get married, there's really like no such thing as, like makeup canoodling. Like, you will make up, but you probably won't canoodle over it.

[B]

Why would you? Why? Yeah, because why would you want. By the way, the idea of makeup canoodling is insane to me. Like, it doesn't make any sense. Like, I was just so angry at you. I'm not all of a sudden, like charged to animalistically have sex with you.

[A]

Like, I agree to disagree.

[B]

I just want to go to sleep. Like, like that's it. Like, I'm done. Ok. Or eat something. I want to eat. Give me a fucking bucket of pad thai. Argument over Bring on the pad Thai. This episode of the Good Guys podcast is brought to you by our friends at Nutrafol. Folks, good hair days do more than we give them credit for. When your hair feels healthy, you show up differently. You feel more confident, more relaxed, and you're not constantly checking the mirror. Nutrafol supports hair health from within and delivers results over time so your hair becomes something you enjoy, not something you stress out about. Folks, Nutrafol Neutral, as you know, is the number one dermatologist recommended hair growth supplement brand and it's the number one hair growth supplement brand personally used by dermatologists. I love my dermatologist. I'm sure you love your dermatologist too. I trust her. I'm sure you trust her too. Nutrafol hair growth supplements are peer reviewed, NSF certified for sport and clinically tested. It's not a one size fits all approach. Nutrafol offers multiple formulas for men and women tailored to different life stages like postpartum or menopause and lifestyle factors such as a plant based diet so you get support that's actually right for you. Adding Nutrafol to your daily routine is easy. Order online, no prescription needed, with automated deliveries and free shipping to keep you on track. Plus, with a Nutrafol subscription you can save up to 20 to 0% off and get added perks like free headspace membership to support your hair health journey. Folks, let your hair become one less thing taking up space in your head and see thicker, stronger, faster growing hair with less shedding in just three to six months with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month subscription and free shipping when you visit nutrafol.com and enter promo code GoodGuys10. That's nutrafol.com, promo code GoodGuys10, spelled N U T R A F O L.com, promo code GoodGuynS10. This episode of the Good Guys podcast is brought to you by our friends at Branch Basics. Here's the thing, folks, about cleaning products. You use them every single day, sometimes multiple times a day, on the counters where you prep your food, in the laundry detergent you're soaking your clothes in, on the floors your kids and pets are crawling on. And with spring cleaning season here, it's worth asking a simple question. Do you actually know what you're cleaning your home with? You don't stop lying. Of course you don't know. You just picked up the product that you've always picked up. You have no idea. And let me tell you, your home environment plays a much bigger role in how you feel than most people realize. A lot of conventional products look clean, smell clean, even, say, natural. But many still contain ingredients linked to hormone disruption, skin irritation and respiratory issues. All just because I clean my house. I don't want to clean. I don't want to clean. But if I'm cleaning, I'm cleaning with Branch Basics. And here's what most people don't know. In the US Companies aren't even required to disclose every single ingredient in cleaning products. So you could be spraying and washing with chemicals you would never intentionally bring into your home. Branch Basics changes that entirely. This female founded brand is redefining transparency and eliminating toxins from our homes, starting with the products we use the most. Cleaning products. Their premium starter kit comes with one powerful concentrate that makes everything from laundry detergent, bathroom cleaner, glass cleaner, even pet wash and vegetable rinse. One formula. No mystery ingredients, no unnecessary fillers. Spring cleaning isn't about decluttering. It's about upgrading what you allow into your home. And once you know what's inside conventional cleaners, there's really no going back. Folks, we use Branch Basics and let me tell you, it's great. It's fantastic, it cleans and I don't have to worry about all the toxins and crap that were in those other products. Smell yolater other products. And here's the good news. Branch Basics is now available everywhere you shop. At target, target.com, amazon, and of course branchbasics.com tossing the toxins has never been more convenient. And for anyone grabbing the premium starter kit, you can still save 15% [e-mail] with our code goodguys. Just use code goodguys for 15% off the premium starter [e-mail] after you purchase. When they ask where you heard about them, please make sure to Mention our show.

[A]

Well, did you know that the New York Post says that foreskin reconstruction is dividing penis? Doctors inside the promises and pitfalls falls. Every so often, Dr. Lawrence Levine Fields a phone call from a circumcised man desperate to restore his penis to its original glory. Levine, a board certified urologic surgeon in Chicago. Chicago said he does a fair amount of penile cosmetic surgery, but he doesn't replace foreskin lost to circumcision. A man should be happy with the appearance of their penis. And it's just that I haven't seen a technique that really works. And also I have concerns about this patient population in terms of their expectations, what can be done, which is why I really haven't engaged in the process. But it's happening.

[B]

Maybe I'm wrong. Like, you can be a little bit more open about it and not judgmental, but like, talk about it. Like, I would never, like, thank God, maybe this happens in heterosexual relationships, but like, Claudia would never look at me and tell me something negative about my penis. Like, would that ever happen?

[A]

No, but I think it's. I would bet you it's much more of these raw milk food, you know, body optimizing people.

[B]

I understand. I. I understand, I understand. Yes, that makes sense. I don't understand it then. I understand what you're saying, but I

[A]

don't understand because there's some men, obviously they, they've said before that there's nerve endings that get lost in the whole thing, but like, they certainly can't, they can't replace those. Right? So it's a purely external thing. So it's just like this feeling of like I was intervened as a baby with something I wasn't cool with now. And so I want to go back to the way I was made.

[B]

Got it, got it, got it.

[A]

I understand people are fat banking for future plastic surgery. The New York Post writes, but it's risky. Would you like to make a deposit body bank? Cosmetic surgeons are increasingly fielding requests for fat banking with patients planning for the future with a literal pound of flesh. Fat banking is a process of removing a patient's own fat, typically through liposuction, and then freezing and storing it for potential use in future cosmetic procedures.

[B]

Wow. What cosmetic procedures? Need your fat phase? Okay.

[A]

I mean, really good. Here's the thing. Good fat, that's actually, they, they remove it, they mold it, they make it all pretty imperfect. Like, it's the ultimate filler, right? It's from your body. It can be used to plump whatever you need. It's not Foreign. But the, the issue is, from what I understand is fat migrates. Right. Like once your body takes it back in, it'll move it.

[B]

Yeah. So you like inject it in your eyebrow or in your lips. Not in your eyebrow. Nobody wants a full, full, full eyebrow. Put a little bit in your lips and all of a sudden you just like have a fat that cheap.

[A]

Yeah, it could be. Never know.

[B]

Yeah, I don't need that.

[A]

It'll probably. Yeah, it goes to your throat. You just have a big, you know,

[B]

you're like, ed, I already have a big enough neck. Nothing worse than that. You go into a store, like, I'm thinner these days. I'm still 17.

[A]

You're 17?

[B]

Yeah, maybe a 16 and a half these days.

[A]

Big kid. I love it.

[B]

I know I can't get like. Yeah, but like, you can't. It's like I can't be a smaller neck.

[A]

You could, but you know, it would change you.

[B]

Yeah. No, I don't, I don't want it. Yeah. Sixteen and a half.

[A]

Well, meet the cheese witch who can read your destiny in a chunk of cheddar. It's, it acts as the connection. The wheel of fortune is made of cheese.

[B]

Cheese.

[A]

Self professed cheese witch Jen Billock has an unusual and edible approach to divination. Rather than tarot cards, tea leaves or open palms, she's reading cheddar. One of my first food memories is looking into a cheese cave with my parents and being like, oh my God, Billock Toad. First of all, there's a cheese cave.

[B]

I, all I, all I know is I need to see this woman.

[A]

She's cute. I mean, a cheese cave sounds like something that they would have in like Wisconsin at the, like the, the tourism board city center. Like, come into the Wisconsin cheese cave.

[B]

Yeah. And literally like come in with your, your own tools and like take cheddar off the wall. That sounds like the greatest place in the world.

[A]

But this lady, this lady is cute. Look, I. Here, I don't know if you'd be

[B]

able to see her, but here I can't really. But she looks like a cheese lover. Great. I love a cheese lover. Yes.

[A]

She's staring through some fucking Jarlsberg.

[B]

Oh, what's better than Jarlsberg? There's so many cheeses, Josh. You know Parmesan, People love it. Okay, but then its cousin Pecorino Romano is forgotten. People love Swiss. But then all of a sudden a Jarlsberg is forgotten. When was the last time you had some Manchego? Okay, people forget about Manchego.

[A]

When was the last time you had some Munster?.5mg was the last time you had.

[B]

You had some Munster. Okay. People forget. These are the forgotten cheeses.

[A]

That's so funny that you could be so fat to say. I've been injecting Manchego for two months. It's that I'm on 2.5. It's once a week road co. Get your Manchego.

[B]

Get your Manchego.

[A]

It's a GLP too. Manchego.

[B]

Manchego.

[A]

Should we get to Woody and Nuts?

[B]

We should. Josh, please tell us what's. What are nuts.

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What do you. Nuts. Moment of the week. So our gripes with people, places, but also things, anything big or tall sticking in your craw. Go for it, Ben.

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Josh, let me show you. Let me see if you can see this. This picture. Okay. This is my witty nuts. This is my woody nuts. Can you see this or no?

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Otherwise, I'll describe it down, down, down. Yeah, I can. I. I can see Bagels and Company. I can't see below.

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Okay, okay. Bagels and Company. Josh, Bagel store. Under it, you know, they market the products that they sell in the store, right? Bagels and Company. Sushi, vegans, Falafel, burgers and soups. What are you, nuts? The and Company is not just a free for all to throw in whatever was on sale. You don't have Sushi and Company. You don't. By the way, vegans isn't even a type of Food and Company. Vegans. What the. What are you nuts? What happened to doing one thing well? Yeah, okay, one thing. Well, that's why Salt Hanks is doing so well. Beautiful restaurant by the great Henry. It's doing so well because he makes one fucking sandwich. Really? Well, imagine if it was Salt Hanks and Company and he just had vegans and falafel and. What are you, nuts?

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Nuts.

[B]

Nuts. Okay, Nuts. You got one.

[A]

What are you nuts Is this weekend, the great Bert Kreischer invited me to a crowd work special at the Comedy Store with Shaquille o'. Neal. Very funny.

[B]

Wow.

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Very fun.

[B]

Wow.

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Shaq Diesel. And by the way, anyone who, like, calls him Shaq Diesel to his face. Are you okay? It's pretty wild. I forgot that standup clubs have two drink minimums. Right? And I don't drink, so I just feel like that should be put into the. The overall admission to get in. Like, if you. You want my drink money, like, then I'm feeling pressure, right? And then as the show's going on, I'm like, oh, my God, I ordered, you know, a non alcoholic beer. Now I gotta go get a diet Coke. I'm looking for the waiter everywhere. I'm feeling ajita and nerves because I gotta. I gotta fulfill the two drink. God forbid I get charged for the two drink minimum and didn't have said two drinks. So what are you nuts? Just charge me on the way in. It's fine. I'll order or I won't charge you

[B]

on the way in. And by the way, if you do order, they can always just subsidize it. Charge you on the way in. It's much better. Charge 50 bucks. And if I order two drinks, don't charge me for it. But they should want to collect the money up front anyways. Book the revenue boomer.

[A]

Get it?

[B]

Book it. This is a great idea. You reminded me of Shaquille o'. Neal. I have to go and find the video. I have a video of Shaq saying keto season, which I need to find.

[A]

Keto season.

[B]

I think that's what it is. That's it. That's it, folks. This episode is 5 stars. Otherwise. What are you, nuts? Listen to us. Wherever you get your podcasts, Watch us on YouTube. Watch us on Spotify. The video's through the roof, okay? Through the roof. I don't even know what that means. The video is through the roof. But it's through the roof, folks. We have new episodes Mondays and Thursdays, and we will see you next time.