A Horse’s Dose of Ozempic and A Helen Keller Kerfuffle

Summary

Podcast Summary: Good Guys – "A Horse’s Dose of Ozempic and A Helen Keller Kerfuffle"

Release Date: January 13, 2025
Hosts: Josh Peck and Ben Soffer

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1. Introduction and Opening Banter ([00:01] – [02:07])

Josh Peck and Ben Soffer kick off the episode with their signature humorous banter, emphasizing their identity as "the good guys." They discuss their disregard for fringe listeners' opinions, highlighting their focus on core listeners:

• Josh Peck: "I realized I don't care what the people think." ([00:40])
• Ben Soffer: "The people aren't the core listeners, Josh. The people are fringe listeners." ([00:43])

2. Happiness and Mental Health ([02:00] – [04:39])

The hosts delve into the topic of happiness, mental health, and personal well-being. Josh reflects on taking Wellbutrin for his mood, while Ben discusses his journey to achieving consistent happiness through mental discipline.

• Ben Soffer: "Trick yourself into loving everything. That's really insightful." ([02:08])
• Josh Peck: "Good stuff, you think you're happy now? You should. You should microdose antidepressants." ([02:23])

Ben shares his experience of overcoming internal demons by consciously deciding to ignore negative thoughts, attributing his happiness to this mental shift rather than external circumstances.

• Ben Soffer: "I have great gratitude, and I am very, very, very happy." ([02:45])

3. Experimentation with Supplements and Ozempic ([09:00] – [11:00])

The conversation takes a comedic turn as the hosts discuss their use of various supplements and medications. Ben mentions taking a "horse’s dose of Ozempic" and other holistic remedies, while Josh humorously references his unconventional concoctions.

• Ben Soffer: "Today I am on a full horse's dose of Ozempic. I am flying." ([09:53])
• Josh Peck: "I'm sitting here telling you that I'm incredibly happy." ([02:44])

4. Cheating Scandals and Relationship Dynamics ([14:16] – [21:19])

Josh brings up Dave Grohl's reported marital issues following a surprise baby announcement, leading to a broader discussion on infidelity and its impact on long-term relationships. They explore the complexities of trust and commitment in relationships, emphasizing the difficulty of overcoming cheating scandals.

• Ben Soffer: "It's extremely hard unless both partners are sex addicts." ([20:19])
• Josh Peck: "An injurious action to your life. And like you're now giving everyone in your life a story..." ([15:01])

5. Setting Boundaries with Mother-in-Law ([47:10] – [49:42])

A listener's dilemma about a mother-in-law's intrusive behavior in the delivery room prompts Josh and Ben to offer advice on setting firm boundaries. They stress that managing such situations should primarily be the husband's responsibility, advocating for clear and assertive communication.

• Ben Soffer: "It is your husband's job to manage his mother." ([48:29])
• Josh Peck: "And your answer should be whatever you want." ([48:58])

6. Listener Mail and Moron Mail ([29:19] – [43:06])

In the "Moron Mail" segment, listeners submit their stories, prompting Josh and Ben to respond with their trademark humor and practical advice. Topics range from awkward gym interactions to unusual mother-in-law nicknames.

• Jen from Jersey ([29:43]): "A member gave me a Christmas card with nothing inside. Should I say something?"

  • Ben Soffer: "She probably overreacted, but it would make her feel weird if you confront her." ([30:14])

• Listener from Missouri ([38:09]): "My mother-in-law calls my daughter 'mistress.'"

  • Ben Soffer: "Just own it and be kooky with her." ([38:45])

7. Gripes About Starbucks and UPS ([50:21] – [55:05])

The hosts express their frustrations with common retail experiences, specifically targeting Starbucks' inconsistent lid handling and UPS's excessive fees for packaging. They humorously lament these minor inconveniences as significant annoyances.

• Ben Soffer: "Second, there are some... they make you ask for a straw and have it in a drawer behind the counter." ([50:45])
• Josh Peck: "I was charged for the bubble wrap. Ups is too much." ([43:02])

8. Planet Fitness Business Model ([32:31] – [34:36])

Josh and Ben analyze the successful yet controversial business model of Planet Fitness, noting its low membership fees and the high number of inactive subscribers. They discuss how the franchise balances minimal services with affordability, questioning the long-term sustainability and customer satisfaction.

• Josh Peck: "They found a price point where it's easier just to leave it. That's why it's $10." ([33:03])
• Ben Soffer: "75% of their active monthly subscribers do not go." ([33:36])

9. Date Etiquette: Who Pays ([34:39] – [37:54])

The hosts tackle the debate over who should pay on the first few dates. They advocate for men paying initially while appreciating when women take the initiative to cover the bill, viewing it as a gesture of care and thoughtfulness.

• Ben Soffer: "The man should pay for the meal. It's rude not to offer." ([35:17])
• Josh Peck: "Around the third to fifth date, if she pays, I think that's cool." ([35:54])

10. Closing Remarks and Call to Action ([54:08] – [55:35])

Josh and Ben wrap up the episode with continued humor and a nod to their listeners, encouraging ratings and engagement while maintaining their playful dynamic.

• Ben Soffer: "Otherwise, what are you, nuts?" ([55:05])
• Josh Peck: "Love you guys. This is not the best speak pipe, but I recently..." ([43:05])

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Josh Peck: "What are you nuts?" ([00:21], repeated throughout)
• Ben Soffer: "Trick yourself into loving everything. That's really insightful." ([02:08])
• Josh Peck: "Good stuff, you think you're happy now? You should. You should microdose antidepressants." ([02:23])
• Ben Soffer: "It's incredibly important to know what gym franchise she works at." ([30:14])
• Josh Peck: "I just love you." ([09:21])

Conclusion

In this episode of Good Guys, Josh Peck and Ben Soffer blend humor with insightful discussions on mental health, relationships, consumer frustrations, and social dynamics. Their candid conversations, punctuated by memorable quotes and listener interactions, offer both entertainment and relatable advice for their audience.

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Transcript

[Josh Peck]

The following podcast is a dear media production. Two Jews, both big and tall. No subject too small for the good guys. A mother's dream. Premium podcast team. Make it your weekly routine. It's a good guys.

[Ben Soffer]

And if you don't give us five stars.

[Josh Peck]

What are you nuts?

[Ben Soffer]

What are you nuts? Yeah, we're the good guys.

[Josh Peck]

They're not the great guys.

[Ben Soffer]

We're just the good of the good guys. No, people like the intro. Maybe we asked them, because now we have the song. What, are we gonna intro it? Also, we have an intro song.

[Josh Peck]

I realized I don't care what the people think.

[Ben Soffer]

Same. The people are the worst. I was the worst. The people. The people aren't the core listeners, Josh. The people are fringe listeners. That's. We call them fringe.

[Josh Peck]

God bless the moron community. God bless the core listeners. But I was thinking about feedback, and I think when you're doing what we do, which is we're, you know, we're the apple of podcasts, so of course I take a page out of Steve Jobs book. Could you be drinking from a bigger water bottle right now? What's happening? Oh, my God. Did you become a gym bro in 2025? Oh, my God, everyone. He's drinking a water bottle that's the size of his tor. God.

[Ben Soffer]

I'm just trying. Trying to stay hydrated. Just trying to stay hydrated. Oh, boy. Sorry for distracting. And if you're not watching on YouTube, you don't see I have a water bottle the size of my head.

[Josh Peck]

Listen, I'm drinking coffee from 7 11. Shout out. Love it. And. And there's protein powder in here. And I'm. I'm off the. You don't even want to know what my new process is in 2025. Because it's wild.

[Ben Soffer]

You need to just shift your mindset. Okay.

[Josh Peck]

Yes.

[Ben Soffer]

Enjoy everything. Enjoy everything you're doing.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, I know.

[Ben Soffer]

That's it. You start doing something, you think you don't like it, tell yourself you like it, all of a sudden, you're gonna love it. Trick yourself, folks. That's really insightful. I'm not gonna lie. Trick yourself into loving everything. Look, it's the key to happiness, Josh. Love what you have.

[Josh Peck]

I don't even know what the key to happiness other than Wellbutrin. I just want to thank the proprietors and the makers of Wellbutrin, because over here on 150 mill XR tablet, once a day in the morning. Such a game changer, man. Good stuff. You think you're happy now? You should. You should microdose antidepressants.

[Ben Soffer]

I can't even imagine how happy I'd be.

[Josh Peck]

Can you imagine?

[Ben Soffer]

Because I'm sitting. Because I'm sitting here telling you that I'm incredibly happy. I'm incredibly thankful for my life. I have great gratitude, and I am very, very, very happy. Very. And by the way, I just want to say I'm not afraid to say that. I think we've almost become a society that is afraid to say that their life is good. I think that we thrive off of telling everybody how bad our life is and how much pain we're going through. I go on TikTok. Everybody's crying nonstop. They're crying. All these influencers are crying. What are you crying about? What are you crying about? How much money you're making? What are you crying about? Everybody's crying. Can't somebody just say, hey, my life.

[Josh Peck]

Is amazing, so you tell me if I'm wrong here. I love that about you, and I think it's an admirable. And I would hope that for my children. So I don't know how to me.

[Ben Soffer]

It took me a very long time to feel this way. By the way, just so you know, I didn't always feel incredibly happy and grateful. Took me. It honestly might have taken me 32 years, but I. Very recently, every day, I'm happy and grateful.

[Josh Peck]

Do you think at all that. That it's maybe a byproduct of being slight, growing up a little bit sheltered?

[Ben Soffer]

I don't think so. Only because I do, in my core, think that you think I grew up more sheltered than I did. There's a level of sheltering. You can't be that sheltered. Growing up in New York City and going to public school until age 9, like, you just can't be. Like, you can't be that sheltered. I agree with, like, I had. I have unbelievable parents. Sheltered, for sure. But living in Manhattan, you're automatically less sheltered than I think. Even somebody that isn't sheltered at all in the middle of the country, is that fair to say?

[Josh Peck]

Well, I think if we're defining sheltered in the same way, I think you are one of the most cultured, savvy, you know, entrepreneurial. Like you are a hundred times 10x in spades. And I think part of that's who you are. I think part of it's what you inherited from your parents. I think part of it's how hard you work as a person. And I think part of it's growing up in a major city. But I don't. I don't attribute that to sheltered. I guess I wouldn't define that as sheltered. I just think, yeah, if you grow up in a. In the country, or you probably. You're just exposed to less. Sure.

[Ben Soffer]

I think, though, I want you to continue your thought, though, on the sheltered piece as it relates to happiness and excitement and a positive outlook.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, I think it's. I think it's more possible when you've been exposed to less pain and heartache during your formative years.

[Ben Soffer]

Perhaps. Perhaps. I will say, though, that it was a conscious decision, and whether or not this is possible for everyone, I don't know. It was a conscious decision to ignore the things that were bothering me and come to terms with the fact that those demons in my head, which I had, like, crazy, weren't real and that I was torturing myself. Am I fortunate enough that the things that I'm facing are things that I can mentally turn off? Yes. I'm privileged in that respect, for sure, because the things that I was being faced with weren't life or death. They were being created in my own brain. But it took me a very long time to be able to say, hey, brain, shut the fuck up. I don't want to hear that anymore because that. That's not real. And that involved people in my life, that involved work, that involved everything, like, just being able to tell my brain, no, no, no, no more. I don't want to hear that. It's not true. Whatever you're telling yourself is not true. And ever since then, I've been much happier.

[Josh Peck]

I think it's great. Listen, it's the goal for my children. So I don't know how to give you a higher compliment that the way you are is what I want for my children. That I in no way think. Think that my, like, trauma or, you know, first of all, that's also a big. You tell me what you think about this. And Josh G, Our great producer, who we love and is here in covers for Olivia when she's out, you tell me this. I'm done talking about weight loss as it applies to me. My weight loss in 2025 and for the rest of my life, unless we make jokes about it and it's fun between us. Like, I'm done with that. I'm done with the child star thing to an extent. Like, I just don't need. Like, I love what Robbie said. I thought it was so direct and perfect when we started the podcast with the great Robbie Hoffman, and I said, you know, you grew up in a very religious, orthodox household. Which is a really big part of her story because she has since become this sort of, you know, wonderfully secular, outspoken, sort of the anti version of ultra orthodox, you could say. And I started there. And she goes, let me stop you right there. She's like, I've talked about this a lot, so if you have a specific question. And obviously she said it much cuter and funnier than I'm saying it now, but she's like, if you have a specific question, I'm happy to answer it. But, like, I don't. I don't want to do this because, like, it's well recorded.

[Ben Soffer]

And I was like, yeah, that's called setting boundaries. And yes, I absolutely think that you should, if you haven't already. And the hardest part, which I think goes back to what I just said, is you can't set boundaries for other people. You can't tell somebody what they can and can't say to you because they're not going to listen to you. Right? Right. So you need to mentally say, when I receive that, it's no longer bothering me, you know, because people are going to come up to you on the street for the rest of your life and tell you how proud they are that you lost so much weight.

[Josh Peck]

Sure.

[Ben Soffer]

Until you die and you no longer can feel any way about it. You say, thanks, and it didn't even enter your brain. It went in one year and out the other. You know, that's what I was saying, if that's helpful. Honestly, I had to toot my own horn. Maybe I should become some type of a psychiatrist. I think that was some good advice. Me and my big water jug.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah. Look, I don't know what's in that water jug, but it's, you know, it's clearly, isn't it? It's making the synapses fire.

[Ben Soffer]

It's insightful. Maybe it's the double dose of turmeric. I took two turmerics, Josh. So in a few weeks, I'll tell you about how I accidentally overdosed on turmeric. One negative part about turmeric. One. The positive, obviously, is it gets rid of inflammation. Okay? If you're not taking turmeric every day, you should. Your sinus inflammation, bone inflammation, everything.

[Josh Peck]

I just love you.

[Ben Soffer]

Inflamed.

[Josh Peck]

You take your. Am I inflamed? Have you met me?

[Ben Soffer]

The negative is it gives you nasty heartburn. That's all. If you take too much, it gives you a nasty heartburn.

[Josh Peck]

It's so good. I just love that you're like, it's like, because I also know you're on a horse's dose of Ozempic and I just love that there's like some more holistic, some more hardcore super pharma. You're like, I take a little bit of oregano oil and just a cap full of fentanyl every morning and I am perfect today.

[Ben Soffer]

Today I am on a full horse's dose of Ozempic. I am on. Did you shoot up today? No, no, my. My shoot up day actually is. Is today. What day is today? Thursday, Wednesday. Thursday. This Thursday. My shoot up day is tomorrow, so. No. By the way, I actually feel great for day six. I really am taking a horse's dose for the first time. I'm flying.

[Josh Peck]

Is it still shit you're getting smuggled?

[Ben Soffer]

Yes, yes, I'm still getting it smuggled, but I actually, I have a new dealer. It's not brand name Ozempic, it's semaglutide, courtesy of Dr. Sharon Gizy. And Dr. Sharon Gizy, you might know from Real Housewives season one, she's been shooting up the ladies forever. She's fantastic. Puts in a little vitamin B, all the good stuff.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, so it's not. It's not smuggled. Not Canadian or something?

[Ben Soffer]

Well, she probably smuggles it from somewhere. I don't know where she. Do you know these things?

[Josh Peck]

Do you know how this works? How the GLP1 works? It's just a peptide.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, but I feel like if you get it from a person, they're kind of brewing it somewhere. No, it's a witch's brew.

[Josh Peck]

It's a. It's from a compound pharmacy.

[Ben Soffer]

Now I can't. Now I can't drink this water anymore.

[Josh Peck]

How much water do you need? How much hydrating are you gonna do over here? What are you going for an award?

[Ben Soffer]

No, look, I'm telling you, it's the combination of the Ozempic or, sorry, semaglutide. The turmeric, the overdose on turmeric. The elderberry, the echinacea.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, my God, the zinc.

[Ben Soffer]

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[C]

I'm Eyal Booker and this is it's not that Deep. I'm here to ask the question, is it really that deep? This giant spinning ball we call Earth. Eight billion of us. Eight billion different realities and perspectives, all living so beautifully intertwined, yet we can feel so isolated and unique in our experiences. Spoiler. We all have a lot more in common than we realize. I'm going to be getting into the nitty gritty of what makes us human. How through shared experiences, we can help each other and above all create a safe space for healthy discussions and growth. Let me tell you, I'm really not an expert and I've messed up a fair few times. But I'm learning as I go, just like you. So let's go on a journey down the rabbit hole. But I need you to remember one thing. It's really not that Deep. Listen to it's not that Deep. Wherever you get your podcasts out every Monday.

[Josh Peck]

Should we get To a story.

[Ben Soffer]

Yes. And then I want to hear from some morons. I want some speak pipes. I miss them. I need them in my blood.

[Josh Peck]

Let's do it. So, surprisingly enough, Dave Grohl marriage still on the rocks. Foo Fighters rocker Dave Grohl and his wife Jordan are still figuring out their future in the aftermath of his shocking baby announcement. GRO55 revealed in September that he was the father of a baby girl outside of his 21 year marriage to bloom. And a source tells people things between them are still rocky. You think they would be.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, yeah. They would be rocky forever.

[Josh Peck]

It's January. It was September.

[Ben Soffer]

No, no, you're also. He's done. That's it. Like, that's such. How old is the daughter?

[Josh Peck]

I don't see 20. Baby.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh. Oh, no, no, no.

[Josh Peck]

I think. Yeah, a baby girl.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, so now this is recent cheating, right? Okay. Even worse. So he just cheated on her, had a baby. It's gonna take at least. At least five years. At least.

[Josh Peck]

At least. Although I seen you tell me. I don't know if you've been. Been privy to any great fun cheating scandals, but I've seen. I've seen a really a wide dearth of cheating in my days of friends of my wife and I. We've had couples in our lives that have gone through cheating scandals. I'm gonna be honest. And you know who you are.

[Ben Soffer]

I haven't seen one.

[Josh Peck]

It could be sheltered. No, I'm kidding.

[Ben Soffer]

No, I. I don't know why. Maybe they'll come. Like, maybe that's more of like a mid-30s thing where people start to cheat.

[Josh Peck]

Don't say it like that. Mid 30s. Cause I'm almost 40.

[Ben Soffer]

I mean, I'm. I'm early 30s. I'm just saying maybe it's a mid-30s thing. The cheating were the people that, you know cheating five years ago.

[Josh Peck]

Mm.

[Ben Soffer]

Okay. So maybe it's an LA thing.

[Josh Peck]

I knew people.

[Ben Soffer]

Is that possible? You guys are all vain and sad and cheap.

[Josh Peck]

Definitely. But I do think people cheat all over the world. But this was even people who I knew were cheating that weren't even married yet, but were. Were. Were going to get married and basically had been together forever. And. And of course, let's. We'll never forget scandal. But what's fascinating is, and I told my wife this when it was going down with certain people we know. I was like, I will be surprised if they break up. And she was like, I would leave you so fucking fast. And I'm like, yeah. Oh, I know. I was like, But I don't see it for them because I think and because these were both couples who had had at least five to 10 years already together, that the idea of abandoning this thing that they had invested so much time into was like an even bigger failure. That.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah.

[Josh Peck]

The only thing that could be worse than the cheating would to be if the, if the relationship fell apart after and they're. They're both, you know, the, the examples I'm giving these people are still together.

[Ben Soffer]

It's a case by case, each their own. I think that if it was personally, like obviously, God forbid, but if Claudia were to cheat on me, right. If she were to cheat on me one time, it was an accident. Really upset about, like she's really upset about it one time. I don't. I think that I would stay.

[Josh Peck]

Do you get her back?

[Ben Soffer]

I think so. Of course.

[Josh Peck]

You got to. You gotta. You gotta, you gotta. Yeah, gotta.

[Ben Soffer]

I mean, I mean, I guess, of.

[Josh Peck]

Course you go into your DMs and you find that barista at Starbucks. It's been giving you side eye since you started going in five years. And you thought it was because you don't spend your points, but it was really because she's into Rubenesque 33 year old Jews.

[Ben Soffer]

Maybe this is what happened to Dave Grohl. Maybe this was revenge and we don't know the first part of the story. Who knows, Josh? I mean, who knows.

[Josh Peck]

Revenge doesn't hopefully doesn't end in a kid. No, it's really dumb.

[Ben Soffer]

Really dumb. Also at. You said he's 55.

[Josh Peck]

Yes.

[Ben Soffer]

I feel like he should be older by the way, but like 55, you're that sexually active? Are you not thinking vasectomy? I don't know.

[Josh Peck]

I think you should be probably right.

[Ben Soffer]

Like it would. That would make sense. Otherwise, who knows. But yeah, don't cheat. Or if you do cheat, I don't know. Hopefully your spouse doesn't care.

[Josh Peck]

I don't know. It's like, you know, we had the great JoJo Siwan and she said that her. Within her. Her relationship with her partner, that she would be okay with them having like some physical interludes and then as long as it wasn't emotional, which some people are okay.

[Ben Soffer]

I, I love jojo Siwa. I loved her on that episode Nuts.

[Josh Peck]

She was, I'm not.

[Ben Soffer]

She was amazing. All that I will say though is she's young.

[Josh Peck]

Fair enough.

[Ben Soffer]

And I'd love to, I hope it never happens to her, but I'd love to see how she feels after that happened to her.

[Josh Peck]

Right.

[Ben Soffer]

Because even me, I'm here saying, oh, if my wife cheated on me one time, who cares? That's so easy for me to say. Having had that never happened to me, you know, like, if it happens, I'm sure you're destroyed. Because it's destroyed.

[Josh Peck]

It's everything.

[Ben Soffer]

You take it personally. You're like, what the hell is wrong with me? What's wrong with my Johnson? Huh? What, I don't make you enough bagels? Like, I don't make you enough beautiful breakfast? Like, I would be thinking to myself, like, what did I do wrong?

[Josh Peck]

God, it's everything surrounding it. Because.

[Ben Soffer]

Correct.

[Josh Peck]

If your partner is like, I found, you know, a lady of the night, and I had this one thing, I needed to do it. Or the lady of the midday. I don't know how you get off.

[Ben Soffer]

I love that expression, lady of the night.

[Josh Peck]

I had to get 90. I'm a sex addict. You almost look at them. You almost look at that like, oh, my God, like, that person's really sick. Like, wow. Like that person has an addiction for that kind of thing.

[Ben Soffer]

Well, I'm sorry, Josh, there's no. If you're a sex addict, you really, really, really just. It's gonna be hard to be married. Like, it's hard unless the other person. Sex. Sex addict. Should find a sex addict. That way they're just non stop, you know.

[Josh Peck]

No, I agree. I think, but what I'm saying is not that that's excusable, but that's almost better. The problem with an affair is everything that surrounds the canoodling. Like, because you start doing the forensics and you go, oh, they met and then they exchanged texts and then they might have talked on the phone and then they flirted and then they had a first kiss and then they booked a hotel room and did they use our like, Marriott Bonvoy points and like, totally. Did she bring like, you know, toiletries? Did they have to call down for like a toothbrush? You know, she.

[Ben Soffer]

At my house.

[Josh Peck]

Did they order room service?

[Ben Soffer]

What?

[Josh Peck]

They order tomato soup and grilled cheese. It's their meal. It's their thing.

[Ben Soffer]

That was our meal.

[Josh Peck]

Every time. Every time he sees an Andy Warhol, he goes, babe, that us. You know the Campbell soup can.

[Ben Soffer]

But. But it was us. Yes. See, that's the problem.

[Josh Peck]

Did they get cake pops from Starbucks? You know, that's our thing.

[Ben Soffer]

Knows.

[Josh Peck]

How do they get him so noise, Josh? Okay, well, there's another story, which is, oh, bride makes gut wrenching decision. Fiance gives her surprise gift that left her blindsided. A Bride to be is questioning if she overreacted by calling off her wedding after receiving a surprise gift from her fiance, a fixer upper home for them to live in. A bride to be can't help but wonder if she overreacted by calling off her wedding after her fiance surprised her with a gift that brought their future into question. The woman, 30, made a post on Reddit's Am I the Asshole Forum on Tuesday to explain why she made the gut wrenching decision. Okay. She and her fiance Mark have been together for three years and engaged for about a year. She explains that he pulled out what looked like a box from a special jewelry store. My heart raced with an excitement as I assumed it was a lovely bracelet or a special memento for our wedding day. But when he opened the box, I was stunned to find out that he had gotten us a home. And in the box was a key to a home that Mark supposedly bought for us. Called off the wedding I have a couple of thoughts.

[Ben Soffer]

The first is I can't trust her because she has read it and uses it. I'm sorry. This is the cesspool of America, folks. Yes, I digress. I digress. I think it is incredibly strange for a husband to buy a wife a home without the wife seeing it. Like that's very strange to me. I get it. Potentially being nice. I feel like she probably overreacted, but it would make me feel kind of weird if my Especially if it's not a gorgeous new. I don't know, a little weird. No? Like what if Paige just bought a rundown shack and said this is where we're going to live now and didn't consult you?

[Josh Peck]

It's weird for sure. I think the only reason you call off a wedding day on the day is because you find out the person's cheating like that.

[Ben Soffer]

Agreed.

[Josh Peck]

An injurious action to your life. And like you're now giving everyone in your life a story of like hey, remember when that I think in the net she fudged up more because you could always sell the house.

[Ben Soffer]

I agree, in the net she fucked up more. But I do think that it says a lot about a husband to think that he would want his wife like to think that that would be a good gift. Like. Like me. At least speaking from experience, if I bought even a beautiful house for me and Claudia to live in that she didn't see would make her feel as if her opinion did not matter to me whatsoever. Even if it was a gorgeous house, let alone a 50 year project where maybe the bathrooms didn't work and now we're going to live here while you fix it. Like, I don't know. I think it's incredibly inconsiderate. I could not agree with you more though. It's your wedding day. Just like, sell the house, tell him he's a scumbag and sell the house.

[Josh Peck]

Right? Not good.

[Ben Soffer]

Fix it. No, not good.

[Josh Peck]

Not.

[Ben Soffer]

Not good.

[Josh Peck]

Not good.

[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

O dot Co. Should we get to a Speak pipe?

[Ben Soffer]

I would love to.

[Josh Peck]

Did we come up with a name for Speak pipe?

[Ben Soffer]

What'd you say?

[Josh Peck]

Did we come up with a name for Speak pipe?

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, oh, oh, oh. Yes. Moron mail.

[Josh Peck]

Moron mail. I prefer good high but whatever.

[Ben Soffer]

But yes, let's listen to some moron mail. And folks in 2025, we need it to be good.

[Josh Peck]

Here comes.

[Ben Soffer]

We told you this. So just quickly. Jess, we told you in the Past. Make it up. You can make something up. Embellish your life. No problem. Just make it good.

[Josh Peck]

We love you. If you want to leave us a voicemail where we can give you advice, you can ask us questions. Make it good. Keep it brief. Brevity is key. And go to speakpipe.com goodguys this first one is from I'm not sure.

[D]

Hey, guys. This is Jen from Jersey. I work at a gym and the holidays just passed. A member there gave me a Christmas card. When I opened it, there was nothing inside. So she gives me this card every year. Typically there's a little money gift inside and this year there was nothing in there. And I didn't say anything, but I'm just wondering what your take is. Would you say something? I felt less motivated to even text her to say thank you. Felt weird about the whole situation. Yeah. What's your take?

[Ben Soffer]

It's incredibly important to know what gym franchise she works at. Josh, would you agree?

[Josh Peck]

Yeah. Like, if it's a Planet Fitness, maybe.

[Ben Soffer]

The woman ran out of money. She only has 10 bucks a month for the gym.

[Josh Peck]

OK. She's looking at purple all day. She's looking at an elliptical in purple.

[Ben Soffer]

She did her best the last couple of years. Threw you an extra five. The woman went belly up. Now, if you work at Equinox, this is a little bit strange, for sure. That said, you absolutely, positively cannot say to the person, hey, you forgot my tip in the card. No, sorry, is what it is.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah. No, you can't. But I think she was even like, should she even say thank you for the card?

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, I missed that part.

[Josh Peck]

I don't think so. I don't think you need to say.

[Ben Soffer]

Thank you so much for the card. That actually is a very good, underhanded way of implying that there was no money in there. Hey, thank you so much for the meaningful card.

[Josh Peck]

Wow, you're playing 3D chess, Ben, and I fucking love it.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah. Thank you so much for the meaningful card. The card meant a lot to me.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah. Thank you for only the card.

[Ben Soffer]

Thank you so much for the meaningful card. I loved it so much. I loved what you wrote. Thank you.

[Josh Peck]

Thank you for the bifold piece of cardboard. And that's it.

[Ben Soffer]

Yes. Thank you for the envelope. Thank you for handing it to me.

[Josh Peck]

Right.

[Ben Soffer]

Thank you.

[Josh Peck]

Thank you for the gift.

[Ben Soffer]

And then she, she. And then she can say, no, thank you for the cash. And then you can say, what cash?

[Josh Peck]

Right.

[Ben Soffer]

And then she's going to think that you're stealing from her because she remembers putting cash in There you're claiming that she never gave you cash, and now all of a sudden you find yourself in a lawsuit.

[Josh Peck]

I agree. And I just want to see something. You know, Planet Fitness has been winning for so long that they could. They could use a little drama.

[Ben Soffer]

They could. Yeah, they could. You saw, by the way. I'm sorry? Planet Fitness. You ruined New Year's Rock and Eve. Did you see they were a sponsor? All the confetti was purple. I don't want to see that. Get out of here. Get out of here. I don't need it. And I know they're not going to sponsor the show. They don't have any money. I don't know how that gym runs $10 a month.

[Josh Peck]

It's genius.

[Ben Soffer]

Crazy. It. It could be. Or, like, are they. I want to know the finances of Planet Fitness, Josh.

[Josh Peck]

I listen to a podcast because, you know, that's how I. Yeah, babe, just like I know about fluoride. And you were refused to listen to the podcast I send you.

[Ben Soffer]

I listened.

[Josh Peck]

You listen to the fluoride pod.

[Ben Soffer]

I read. No, you didn't.

[Josh Peck]

No, you didn't. You just looked. You just looked for con. You went for confirmation bias.

[Ben Soffer]

This is true. Continue, Planet Fitness. Okay, so you learned that they're a good business.

[Josh Peck]

Planet Fitness is very brilliant in the sense of they found a price point. And it's this thing that occurs with many consumers where it's low enough to. Where the idea of having to go through the hurdles of canceling said membership, it's easier just to leave it. So that's why it's $10. There are tens of thousands of people that are on a Flywheel Planet Fitness $10 a month charge that will never, ever go, and it's just too much of a headache to cancel.

[Ben Soffer]

Genius. Okay, so let's say 75% of their active monthly subscribers do not go. So effectively, it's really a $40 a month gym to cover the costs for the people that actually do go.

[Josh Peck]

That's right.

[Ben Soffer]

Using. Very interesting. And it's very interesting, Josh.

[Josh Peck]

Not only that, but now they really have to give no service. Even though I. All I've seen from Planet Fitnesses is that they're pretty spectacularly purple, but they seem to be a fine run gym.

[Ben Soffer]

But they're very purple, Josh. They're very purple.

[Josh Peck]

It's absurd. It's sickening.

[Ben Soffer]

It's too much. It's too much.

[Josh Peck]

It's too much. But now they don't have to offer you a towel. They don't even like. They don't even have to clean the locker rooms or like you want to. It's. You pay. It's 10 bucks. We're the $10 gym. What do you want?

[Ben Soffer]

No.

[Josh Peck]

Lift your weights and get out.

[Ben Soffer]

It's too much. It's too cheap. Like, it's too little. Not too much. It's too cheap. I know. I can't.

[Josh Peck]

All right, next one is from I don't know.

[E]

Hi, boys. So over Christmas debate, who pays for the first date? The men. Everyone said that the man should pay. And honestly, all dates until you're dating, when you're dating, it's a little bit different. But the men that they liked. When the men offered, the women said, who they're obviously married to, that they never offered and they wouldn't. They obviously profusely thanked them. Whatever. They did pay for it, but they did not offer or want to offer because they wanted more of a gentleman, traditional kind of thing. So curious. Do you think a woman should offer to pay on the first or any of the dates when you're not official?

[Ben Soffer]

This is a different question than what you originally posed, Missy. What you originally had said was, should who should pay. Pay for the meal? Absolutely. The man should pay for the meal. Sorry. Just is what it is. It's rude, though, in my opinion, not to offer. If it's the first time you're ever meeting, it's the first time you're meeting. You're set up on a blind date. I think you got to offer. Josh, I think you got to offer. And then it's the guy's job to say, no, missy, I got this. Don't worry. But I think that on a first. First date, true first date, the lady should offer to split the bill. Offer.

[Josh Peck]

Offer to split. And the man should pay and offer to.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, exactly.

[Josh Peck]

It's nice. If the woman offers. Dude should pay for the first date. I think it would be awesome. Around the third to fifth date, if she pays, I think it should be like an 85.

[Ben Soffer]

15. I think it's. I think it's a lovely gesture. I do.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah. Like one in every one in every five when you're dating. If she pays, I think that's cool.

[Ben Soffer]

I think it's a lovely gesture. I absolutely do. She's got to be cool about it, because otherwise she'll hurt his feelings. She's got to be cool about it. Not like. Like, oh, the bill comes, she fights for it. No, not cool. Some guys will take, like. Will take that the wrong way. I think she slips the credit card in at the Beginning. She's paying the whole way. That's cool. The bill comes at the end. She's got it covered. Super cool.

[Josh Peck]

My wife, who's fucking super cool. I'll never forget. We were dating. We had been dating for, like. We'd known each other since Halloween, but I was working a lot, so we didn't really start dating to, like, March of the following year. And around July, she was like, my best friend and her husband, they're going to Palm Springs for, like, two nights. We were, you know, we were still young. We're like 26 and 21. So we weren't, like, constantly going on, like, you know, to go on a vacation, even to go away for two nights in, like, Palm Springs was very grown up. Like, we weren't doing that regularly. And she was like, I got us a hotel. Let's go with them. And she paid for the hotel. And it was so. I was like, oh, my gosh, this is so grown up and wonderful.

[Ben Soffer]

It's a cool move. It's definitely a cool move. And it also does show the guy how much the girl really does care about him.

[Josh Peck]

Totally.

[Ben Soffer]

Small gestures like that go a really long way. Really long way.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, you plan, like, any kind of planning make someone go, oh, you think about me when you don't have to.

[Ben Soffer]

Totally agreed.

[Josh Peck]

Agreed. Oh, I'm getting butterflies all over again. Love you, Paige. Okay, next one's from. I don't know.

[D]

Hey, guys, this is Jen from Jersey.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, Jen, stop it. We just talked to you. Jen. Next one from a twofer from Jen. I thought I. I thought I deleted these last two, but maybe not. Okay.

[F]

Hey, good guys. Moron from Missouri here. I have a mother in law. What are you nuts? So my mother in law is one of those people who just talks out of her butthole all of the time. You know, like, complimenting everyone out the wazoo. You could be the ugliest bitch in the world. And she will go on and on and on about how you are so beautiful. Well, she does this with my daughter, which is fine, because my daughter is very cute. She's a baby. But lately she's been calling her weird pet names, too. Like, she'll walk in and go, where's my mistress?

[Ben Soffer]

What mistress?

[F]

Or she'll say, how's that goddess doing? God, she's six months old. Just call her baby girl Sweet pea. What are you, nuts?

[Josh Peck]

Where's my adulterer?

[Ben Soffer]

Honestly, the mother in law sounds like a good time.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, she sounds unhinged.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, she sounds great and nuts. And I'M in. I don't know. Hey, Goddess. She sounds like a queen.

[Josh Peck]

Mistress is off the rails, though.

[Ben Soffer]

No, it's psychotic. No, it's completely nuts. It's an absolute. What are nuts? But, like, just. Just own it. You got a kook over there. Own it and just, like, be kooky with her.

[Josh Peck]

Yes.

[Ben Soffer]

She's not. She's not going to change. You're stuck with her. Like, she's a kook. All right, so she called your baby girl a mistress. Say to her, what are you nuts?

[Josh Peck]

People are. Children will bring out the weirdest parts of you. Like, I. Max, when he was born, I think, like, I don't know, three months in, I started calling him Stunk. And it just was a word that I created because when I saw that little smushy face, I was like, oh, you little Stunk. And now he's Stunky. And, like, everyone calls him Stunky in the family.

[Ben Soffer]

Jackie calls her kids, like, hilarious names, too. Like, I. And we do that with our dog. Like, I know we're gonna do that with our son, the Hbhbh. Like, she calls her youngest Charlie. She calls him Stonky. And, like, that's because I think her other son, Harry, like, says Stinky, and she's like, stinky Stonky. And they just call him Stonkey. And, like, it's not. Like, it doesn't mean anything. Like, it just. Or means something to her. But, yeah, obviously the weirdness is brought out in parents for sure. But, like, that, like, comes from, like, a cute place. Like, yeah, the. Hello, Mistress.

[Josh Peck]

Mistress is weird.

[Ben Soffer]

That one's so weird that it becomes Lolita. It becomes hysterical. It's so strange.

[Josh Peck]

Next one. I don't know. Hey, good guys.

[E]

Happy New Year. I just have to ask Ben. Ben, during the Robbie Hoffman episode, did you confuse Anne Frank and Helen Keller for a second? Because you said, she certainly doesn't need.

[Josh Peck]

To be living so lavishly if she's blind and deaf.

[E]

And, Josh, like, you just let it slide. So I was wondering if Ben's neurology referral came through yet, and if that's what happened, or am I crazy?

[Ben Soffer]

You're not crazy. I got a lot of DMs about this. I did definitely mush them together. I mushed them. Sorry.

[Josh Peck]

Okay.

[Ben Soffer]

It is what it is.

[Josh Peck]

You know what? It really is what it is, isn't it?

[Ben Soffer]

It is what it is. It is. I mushed them. What do you want from me? You know how many things we talk about on a daily basis? How many people you're lucky that we can even do this. This is such a skill you bitches could never like. You have no idea, okay? You have no idea. So, yeah, Anne Frank, Helen Keller, they're kind of. They're close. They're close. They're not close, but they're close. You get it? You get it? They're close.

[Josh Peck]

No, they're not Just that. They were around in the early 1900s.

[Ben Soffer]

They're close.

[Josh Peck]

They're close.

[Ben Soffer]

You get it? I don't know.

[Josh Peck]

Next. Next. Good high from someone.

[Ben Soffer]

Guys, I would love your advice on.

[E]

Just my boyfriend's listening skills.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, this one. I. I can't listen to this. I'm on his side. Sorry. That's good listening skills. Okay.

[Ben Soffer]

Hey, Josh and Ben, long time more on here.

[G]

What are you nuts?

[E]

I just left ups, and I had everything packaged. The label was paid for.

[Ben Soffer]

I got charged $2 for them to tape it.

[Josh Peck]

Please tell me that is insane. Love you guys. This is not the best speak pipe, but I recently, I just went to UPS to send my brother a pair of Garrett Light sunglasses. Shout out, garrett Light. Nicest. You want a pair? You want a pair, Ben?

[Ben Soffer]

Sure.

[Josh Peck]

I get.

[Ben Soffer]

I'll take them.

[Josh Peck]

Shout out, garrett Light.

[Ben Soffer]

Thanks, boob.

[Josh Peck]

And I happen to be. You know, I brought them with me because I was thinking, I'll just go, you know what? I didn't pack them, because I'm like, oh, I'll just get a box at the UPS store. So I show up. I mean, this is glasses. They're in just a little box. So they go, no problem. We got the box. They charge me for the box. And they go, it's fragile, so we'll give some bubble wrap. They go, we charge you for the bubble wrap. Okay. We charge you for the shipping. Okay. And then there was a $3 handling fee. And I was like, you're messing up. You. Like, you had me. You almost had me. Ups. It's too much.

[Ben Soffer]

It's rough. It's too much. Let me say. Let me say two things, though, Josh. First, to start ups, FedEx. These are just awfully greedy companies. It's awful. It's awful. And I know this because shipping alcohol, Josh. Our number one issue at Spritz Society is the cost of shipping product in the mail. Because it's heavy. It's so expensive. Everybody's like, why do you charge $25 online and it's $12 in store? Because we pay 25. Fucking doll box.

[Josh Peck]

Fair enough.

[Ben Soffer]

It's so expensive. So expensive. That said, that said, not every UPS store. I could be wrong, but I think not every UPS store would have charged that woman to tape her box. I think that there is. There are UPS franchises and there are UPS owned locations. And I think that the franchise location. How else are they going to make money? How else do they make money? Like you handed them the box you prepaid for the label on ups.com so UPS got the money. But the mom and pop shop that's now shipping out the box for you, they have to make money somewhere. I think it's strange. I was saying. It's not strange.

[Josh Peck]

Mom and pop. I was at a UPS store.

[Ben Soffer]

Your example is fucked up. I'm saying her example. Okay, yours. They nickel and dimed you out the wazoo.

[Josh Peck]

Right.

[Ben Soffer]

It was terrible. And if they were smart, they would have given you one all in fee. They would have baked the handling fee into something else. Make bubble wrap an extra 50 cents. Make this an extra 50 cents.

[Josh Peck]

And I was thinking about this before as I was leaving.

[Ben Soffer]

Or bake it all into the shipping cost. All of it.

[Josh Peck]

I've had people go, I could do this all. See those padded envelopes over there? It's a. It's a. It's already in a case and it's small. Just go to. That's three bucks. Go get that envelope, put it in and seal it. I got the rest.

[Ben Soffer]

The truth is, Josh, you got taken to the cleaners. I'm a little bit. Did you end up paying for it?

[Josh Peck]

Of course I did. You know me. I'm not.

[Ben Soffer]

I'm not you.

[Josh Peck]

I throw around.

[Ben Soffer]

You got. You got take. You got taken to the cleaners.

[Josh Peck]

I'm not.

[Ben Soffer]

What happened? No, this is not a cheap thing, Josh. You were taken to the cleaners and this happens to me. The. And I enter a nail salon and my wife always, always comments on it. She'll go in for a manicure and what does she leave with, Josh? A regular $25 manicure. I got convinced that I needed the spa manicure or they're going to put this extra lotion on my foot.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah.

[Ben Soffer]

And then all of a sudden, my pedicure went from 48 to 72 and hers is still 48. We are easily taken to the cleaners, Josh, because we're too nice. We're good guys.

[Josh Peck]

We're not too nice.

[Ben Soffer]

We're not going to confront.

[Josh Peck]

Were you decaloused? Did they decalous those mitts of yours? Those paws on your.

[Ben Soffer]

Honestly, no. My. Because they're not callous. This is a man that's never worked in the Yard a day in his life.

[Josh Peck]

No, I know. Listen, you don't wear black Air Force ones. You wear white Air Force ones. We know you're not out there actually doing real work. Ok, I'm not doing.

[Ben Soffer]

I'm not doing real work.

[Josh Peck]

By the way, my brother in law.

[Ben Soffer]

I need to comment Josh me shot on my guy.

[Josh Peck]

See, I got my ear to the streets, Ben and you need to show me that respect. I'm not just some guy appropriating native American culture in the clothes he wears.

[Ben Soffer]

I need you to know Josh, my brother in law convinced me to buy black Air Force ones because he said they looked good on me. I wore them once and I threw them away. You're not only did they not look good on ill. I can't wear them because you can.

[Josh Peck]

Wear them to the club and you could also do custodial work in them.

[Ben Soffer]

I can't wear them, Josh. I can't wear them. They were awful. They were awful. What was I saying before? You talked about how you have your ear to the streets. I don't remember.

[Josh Peck]

UPS do better lot Speak pipe before we go from not sure we need to clip that.

[Ben Soffer]

I got my ear to get through.

[E]

This is going to be a little.

[F]

Bit of a tribute to Olivia, so.

[Josh Peck]

Oh wait, this is a love letter to Olivia which will play for Olivia when Olivia's here last week. Pipe from I really don't know.

[G]

Hi guys, I need your opinion on this because I'm fuming right now. I'm very very pregnant with my second kid and my sister in law recently had a baby and my mother in law thought it was a fantastic idea to show up unannounced to my sister in law's delivery room. When I heard this I told her please do not do this with me. Very, very bluntly I told her please do not come or I will kick you out. And then I pointed out to her that she will be watching my daughter who's going to be at home. She agreed, no problem. Amazing. One week later today she calls my husband and says she will do whatever she can to be in the delivery room to quote support her son during the birthing process. Excuse me. What the one, he doesn't want you there. Two it's our second kid and three he's not giving birth so stay the out of my delivery room. How on earth do I tell her very nicely and bluntly that we love you, we love the mother in laws but you don't belong in our delivery room so stay the fuck out. Thank you guys. Let Me know. Love you.

[Ben Soffer]

You don't tell her. You don't tell her anything. That is your husband's job to manage his mother.

[Josh Peck]

That's right.

[Ben Soffer]

It is your husband's job to manage his mother. If you feel that way, your husband goes to his mother and says, mom, it's. There's no hard feelings here. She doesn't feel comfortable with her exposed vagina out in front of you. So love you so much. So grateful for you. We'll see you outside. That's it. That's it. It's the husband's job to manage his mother.

[Josh Peck]

Sorry, could not agree more. And this mother in law is a liability. And just as a public service announcement to all mothers and to mother in laws and mothers, it is that woman's moment. She is entitled to have as many people there or no people there. Whether she wants to do it completely alone or with half of the, you know, Cedars Sinai Medical Tower watching. It is completely her call. And your answer should be whatever you want.

[Ben Soffer]

And you should mean it. Yeah, like real, like, mean it. Don't be, don't be a bitch. Mean it. Don't say, oh, fine, and then you're disgruntled. And then all of a sudden, for whatever reason, she has to also think about your feelings.

[Josh Peck]

That's.

[Ben Soffer]

Mean it. Mean it.

[Josh Peck]

You want to be helpful? You want to be helpful? You say to them, what's the hospital? Oh, we're, we're doing it at NYU downtown. So I'll go to Magnolia Bakery while you're delivering, I'll have a beautiful cupcake assortment. Maybe I go to Baked by Melissa. I have them shipped in. You tell me when I can come by. Not only am I going to have cupcakes for you, I'm going to have it for the whole nursing staff. You're going to be getting free swaddles, free diapers and free formula till you can't breathe. How about that, mom? Be helpful, Mom. Idiot.

[Ben Soffer]

Amen. Do better. Ok? What are you, nuts?

[Josh Peck]

What are you nuts?

[Ben Soffer]

Okay, folks, people, places and things, gripes with humanity that make you say, what are you nuts? Minus Starbucks. Okay? I've come on recently and I've said that Starbucks is great mobile ordering, yada, yada, yada. I have two problems with Starbucks. First, one in every seven orders, I almost lose my lid. And losing a lid is a lost day. Ok, fix your fucking lids.

[Josh Peck]

Yes.

[Ben Soffer]

Second. Second, there are some. It's not every Starbucks. It seems to be every Starbucks in the great state of Florida, but it's not every Starbucks Every Starbucks in the great state of Florida, they make you ask for a straw, Josh. Do they do this in L. A? They make you ask for a straw and they have it in a drawer behind the counter. Enough rationing, straws. It's enough. If you're going to give them to me, give them to me, okay? Do you know what the experience of mobile ordering? Ready to pick up my drink? It's there, it's ready, and then I need to ask somebody for a straw defeats the whole purpose. I want zero human interaction. I'm there to pick up my drink. That was the mobile order. It's an iced coffee. It needs to be drank with a straw. I don't want to talk to anybody. Nobody. What are you, nuts?

[Josh Peck]

Such a good point. And I was recently thinking about this as I was getting my big, big gulp of coffee from 7 11. You know who was never on that? No straw. Shit, 7 11.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, they fucking killed it, all right. They know the heartbeat of America, Josh.

[Josh Peck]

They do.

[Ben Soffer]

They get it. They don't stand for any of this bullshit, any of this crap, any of this Adrian Grenier bullshit.

[Josh Peck]

Do you think higher ups at 711 once looked at each other and said, so a couple turtles, I hope.

[Ben Soffer]

I hope so. Such propaganda nonsense. I need to give you one stat, Josh, because it's also propaganda nonsense. How many people a year get bitten by a shark?

[Josh Peck]

I would say a dozen.

[Ben Soffer]

One in 3.7 million people. Those are your chances of being bitten by a shark, ok? Propaganda. Jaws. I wonder what Jaws did to the fucking shark community. Poor sharks.

[Josh Peck]

It's a bad rap.

[Ben Soffer]

They're probably down there under the sea playing chess. They're nice.

[Josh Peck]

Shout out the great Steven Spielberg, brilliant Jewish filmmaker. Shout out.

[Ben Soffer]

Josh, digress. I digress. What's your. What are you, nuts?

[Josh Peck]

Oh, my. What are you, nuts? So the other day, it was raining in LA and my kids are on winter break, and so, you know, I had both of them, and I'm like, what do we do? It's raining. We can't go to the park. I didn't want to, like, take them to a, you know, indoor playground thing. So I was like, let's go to Walmart. You know, just go, walk around. So I get them, I throw them in the car to Walmart. Love Walmart. Love it, love it, love it, love it, love it. We get a bunch of snacks, we get a bunch of, like, just that good shit that they only have at Walmart, like those snacks you grew up on and whatnot. And we're having fun My son's loving it. And so we get to the self checkout, and this lovely person's kind of helping monitor the self checkout. But then I noticed that the employees are going by the ice cream cooler next to self checkout. And I see that the employees, or at least two of them, have made the ice cream cooler. Also the staff refrigerator.

[Ben Soffer]

Ew.

[Josh Peck]

So to the left of the king cones and the ice cream sandwiches is Jeremy's seven Up and. And, you know, Loretta's ham sandwich. And they're like. I was like, what are you, nuts? Like, nuts. This is. Isn't there a break room? But, you know, then they would have probably have to walk back. They wanted to have a nice cold sandwich ready to go.

[Ben Soffer]

It's nuts. Sorry. It's nuts.

[Josh Peck]

Nuts.

[Ben Soffer]

You're at work. Nuts.

[Josh Peck]

Hey, since we have no intro anymore, I wrote down a couple that I was going to work on for the new year and I. Should we say them before we go?

[Ben Soffer]

Yes.

[Josh Peck]

Okay. Mazel. Morons. Welcome back to the Good Guys podcast. I'm sitting here with Luigi Mangione's alibi, Ben Safer.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, no. Now maybe we got to bring him back.

[Josh Peck]

Continue, muscle morons. Welcome back to the Good Guys podcast. I'm sitting here with the guy who during the crucifixion said, he's over there. And then. Yeah, they were just random ones. I'm sitting here.

[Ben Soffer]

Look. Yeah, go, go.

[Josh Peck]

No, no, no. We're done. We're done with these. That's it. I'm done.

[Ben Soffer]

No, but I. Look, look. Comment on YouTube if you miss them. We'll find a way to bring them in. I just don't think we need the double intro. I like them. I just don't think we need the double intro.

[Josh Peck]

I agree. It's over.

[Ben Soffer]

And if you don't think we need the double intro, folks, that's our show. Give us five stars. Otherwise, what are you, nuts? Listen to us on Apple, Spotify, wherever you get your podcast watches on YouTube. Josh, watch our full length episodes, not just our shorts. We know your attention span is dog, but watch them both, okay? Share them with a friend Mondays and Thursdays. See you next time.

[Josh Peck]

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