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Josh Peck
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Benjamin
And if you don't give us five stars.
Josh Peck
What are you, nuts?
Benjamin
What are you nuts? Yeah, we're the good guys.
Josh Peck
They're not the great guys. We're just the good of the good.
Benjamin
Of the good guys.
Josh Peck
Benjamin, how the hell are you?
Benjamin
Oh, Josh, I am wonderful. I'm actually tired. I'm fresh off of a golf trip. I've been. I've told you about this. This is my yearly golf trip. I prepped my wife. She let me go. Have plenty of fun. Too much, though, Josh. You know how they say you can have too much of a good thing? This was too much. We show up, no golf carts, Josh. Three days, 18 holes. Friday, 36 Saturday, 18, Sunday. All walking 7,000 yards apiece. I'm broken. I'm broken.
Josh Peck
The. The thing that made me happiest right now, and by me, I mean your cardiologist, is to hear that you weren't sitting in that cart for nine hours a day that you actually walked your ass down that. That golf field. What are they called? Courses? Centers?
Benjamin
Yeah, the whole. The golf hole. I walked down, Josh. I walked 20,000 steps on Friday.
Josh Peck
Hell, yeah.
Benjamin
39 steps on Saturday. 20,000 steps on Sunday, so. And then I went to the airport. Hurricane watch. Hurricane watch. Showed up for a 2:30 flight at 1:30. Didn't take off until 9pm that was my Sunday.
Josh Peck
Because we talked on Sunday and you were delayed and you were going to Panda Express.
Benjamin
Of course. Had to. I literally. I got to the airport. How many calories. I'd be curious. How many calories do you think a significant delay costs the average American? I would say it costs them somewhere between 5 and 8,000 calories would be my guess, right?
Josh Peck
Yeah. I mean, look, you're probably going to do a fattening coffee drink, you're going to do a Panda run, and you're probably going to succumb to Cinnabon.
Benjamin
Have to. And then you're going to go to a Hudson News. I don't know what's with these. Buzzfeed. What did they. What did they. How did they get into the newsstand game? I don't know if you have those two in California, but they have them at LaGuardia. These, like Buzzfeed that were Hudson newss. They're called Buzzfeed. I digress. You're getting a snickers you're getting in M&Ms. I'm getting a nerd's rope. Claudia made fun of me. I got a cranberry scone, Josh. I got a cranberry scone in the airport to wash down my Panda Express.
Josh Peck
You're meshuggah. It's.
Benjamin
I know.
Josh Peck
You put in all those miles on those gam's ears. You're trotting down that golf field like a thoroughbred. And then you are, you know, you're putting, you're. You're eating. You're eating yourself into oblivion.
Benjamin
Awful. I. Literally every pound I lost on the course, I gained back in that five hour delay. I gained it all back. All of it.
Josh Peck
Can you imagine? Can you imagine on my 600 pound life, Dr. Nizard? And it's like the biggest trouble we have is when our patients get layovers.
Benjamin
1,000% true. And you know what, Josh? How much money I, I add. How much money do you think the airport makes on delays? A ton.
Josh Peck
Well, there's such a vig on everything.
Benjamin
A boatload. They make so much money on delays. Any delay, you're eating more, you're drinking more. Any more time spent in the airport itself, they're killing it.
Josh Peck
But I think, don't you find. I find this the same way. I gotta say, and I'm not proud of it, about most meals in Vegas. If it's a Vegas restaurant that only exists in Vegas, it's probably good. If it's a marquee New York La Miami restaurant that opens an outpost in Vegas, it's probably not good because the workforce is unionized. And so I think, like, like airports, the food is never as good as it is at the restaurants. Don't you find that?
Benjamin
I didn't ever think about the union. I didn't know that. I do agree that Vegas restaurants, especially when they're a chain, are 1,000% worse in Vegas. Without question. I always thought that it was due to the sheer volume. You just can't make food that way, great in that volume all the time. Unless you're Hillstone. Hillstone is the only restaurant that I know that can crank volume and hold quality. Otherwise it's all downhill.
Josh Peck
Yeah. Because I've heard Hillstone, their practices, they are, I mean, they run it like, you know, a German army from the past.
Benjamin
They are tough.
Josh Peck
Tough, tough, tough.
Benjamin
Yeah, well, it makes sense. Hillstone is the only one where you go in there and you're getting the exact meal at the exact quality and the quality is high all the time. Sure, you can go into an outback and get the same quality all the time. Shout out outback, but it's a mid quality. We're talking high quality for a chain. High quality.
Josh Peck
I couldn't agree more. And I will say, other than one, some might say major blemish on the Nazis record. Otherwise, uniforms, organization, paperwork, crushed it.
Benjamin
Haircuts, crushed it. And just general, just general looks. They were handsome as hell.
Josh Peck
And how good is that new Kanye album? No, I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Jesus. It's funny.
Benjamin
I was watching a TikTok recently and a Kanye song came up and I was like, damn, he was great. But I have to fucking get off this. I can't listen to it. But damn, he was great. What a loser. Unbelievable.
Josh Peck
The biggest. Tell me. So you get home, you've now you're seven hours delayed. Does your perfect, wonderful. Our queen Claudia, but maybe just slightly a little codependent. Does she make. Does she punish you when you walk?
Benjamin
Oh, yeah.
Josh Peck
Oh, yeah. I love it.
Benjamin
She not only punished me through the door, she punished me the whole day. It was so. She was so chill. Thursday, Friday, hope you're having a great time. Saturday, I hope you're playing well. Sunday, I hate you. I hate you.
Josh Peck
It was hurricane watch, but they didn't say it was Hurricane Claudia.
Benjamin
I literally drove a thousand miles an hour to the airport. Josh. I booked two flights. I got on the earlier one and then was delayed seven hours. Unbelievable. Like unbelievable. But yeah, I walked through the door, she was very upset at me. A half hour later, she wasn't upset at me at all. And that's on God. God, yes, that's on God.
Josh Peck
And on business.
Benjamin
And on business.
Josh Peck
On God's business.
Benjamin
On God's business.
Josh Peck
That should be our corp. When we really, like, bring this pod to the next level. God's Business Incorporated.
Benjamin
Oh, I love it.
Josh Peck
It's kind of hot.
Benjamin
It is hot. It is hot. Bh.
Josh Peck
Bh. It sounds like a nipsey hussle unreleased song. Yo, did you hear God's Business? It does.
Benjamin
Oh, my God. I also, I love the way that I've turned BH into. Don't shoot bh.
Josh Peck
Take my wallet.
Benjamin
Take it.
Josh Peck
Oh, my goodness gracious.
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Gabby
You guys, I'm Gabby. Wendy, your host of Long Winded. You may or may not know me. Emphasis on may not. But I did have 26 boyfriends not too long ago and tragically lost Dancing with the Stars. And now I'm back with a more freeing and liberating platform than ever, which, honestly, might make you sorry. Anyways, with all of this under my belt, naturally I do have some to say. In my very sweet soft voice and public school education, I'll discuss girly topics with a bit of cheek. Topics like gaslighting. Die for it. Internalized misogyny. One of my faves. Honestly. And the depths of the dark dating world. I will beg you again and again to come and listen. But most of all, I hope you enjoy.
Benjamin
How was your weekend? What you do?
Josh Peck
What did I do? I'm at that part, that time in my life where I don't even know what I do over the weekend. Baseball was canceled because it's been rainy here in Southern California. I took my kids. What did we do in the morning? Saturday morning? I took them to go do things. We went to go do things. Oh, I took. First of all, we went to Denny's for breakfast. Love a Danny's moment.
Benjamin
What we get? What we get at Denny's. Walk us through.
Josh Peck
Of course, I got two kids. Grand slams. It's three mini. Mini pancakes for the boys. One strip bacon. One strip or one? One. What do you call it? Scrambled egg. And then I substitute. Then they also want to eat my toast. So I make sure that I get toast with my eggs. And a little orange juice moment. Coffee. It's really cute.
Benjamin
It's Just so good. Dennis, where do we go from Denny's?
Josh Peck
So Denny's then we have a park moment, right? Because now I feel bad. The kids have consumed a thousand calories. It's not even 9am so we run the park. But I'm keeping my eye on both of these children, which a two year old and a six year old, they are not in sync. The six year old wants to be on the monkey bars and the two year old's constantly putting themselves in mortal danger. But I will tell you, the great Jordan Harbinger, my friend, great podcaster, recently had on a pod about it basically was like the overall dangers to children and how we've looked at it in the past and how we look at it now. And as a future father, bhbhbh. I want to tell you what I heard. Clearly it's not going to change the way you probably approach things, but maybe it'll give you a little extra insight. Overall, kids are physically in public the safest they've ever been.
Benjamin
Ever.
Josh Peck
Ever.
Benjamin
Interesting.
Josh Peck
It is an extremely beyond extreme low likelihood that a kid is getting, you know, snatched from a park. Obviously it can happen, but like if you lose sight of them at a store, like if you lose sight of them at Target, there are protocols in which if you alert someone immediately, they, well, they will lock the store down.
Benjamin
Understood. Yes.
Josh Peck
Which is awesome. Right. So there's, there's been a lot of updated progressive good things that have happened with keeping your kids safe. So it makes me feel a little safer when I'm at the park with the kids because I'm like a hawk out there.
Benjamin
Yeah.
Josh Peck
Where they're not safe is in your home on the Internet, not safe at all.
Benjamin
They could pick up anything, a knife. That's what's so scary. Once they start walking. What do you think? What do you think of the leash, Josh? Thoughts on the leash?
Josh Peck
Pro leash.
Benjamin
You're pro leash. Have you ever used a leash?
Josh Peck
No, but I have bought insoles for my kids shoes with a little circle carved out for an air tag. And that will give you the most peace of mind ever.
Benjamin
That's really smart. Really smart.
Josh Peck
Okay, so why not?
Benjamin
So all kids are air tagged. Why wouldn't you? I have no idea why you wouldn't. That's genius. Genius.
Josh Peck
They're 20 bucks on Amazon. Just go to Josh peck storefront@Amazon.com backslash paranoidparent. Hi, welcome to the Paranoid Parent with Josh Peck.
Benjamin
No, it's very smart. I don't, I don't know why anybody wouldn't do that. That's very smart. In our dogs, we chip them. We throw a chip in all of our animals. I guess that we're against chipping humans to put the air tag in their soul. No problem.
Josh Peck
Thanks a lot, Democrats.
Benjamin
Ye.
Josh Peck
Oh, sorry, AOC I'm not allowed to chip my 2 year old.
Benjamin
Get them little hoop earrings that are tracking devices.
Josh Peck
Little danglers.
Benjamin
They're just like little danglers. Like what is that? Oh, nothing, just an earring. So we're in the park. We're not worried that we're going to lose them? We don't lose them.
Josh Peck
Yes.
Benjamin
Then where are we going?
Josh Peck
So then we go to a. At this age with a six year old, what's cool. And the two year old's just happy to be there. If you can expose the six year old as good as something like a Dave and Busters or a trampoline park, something epic that they know they like. What is just on that level would be something super mundane that they've never done before. Like I took him to a Pokemon trading card store. Like baseball cards. Pokemon cards. And this place was in a strip mall in Torrance. My G. This is like, you know, this is nothing spectacular and it was a great little store, but it was like literally folding tables so nerds could do like card battles and a chip stand. And my son Max was plotting.
Benjamin
Yeah, I love that. Is he a collector? Are we getting him to the into the collecting game?
Josh Peck
He loves Pokemon cards. Yeah.
Benjamin
See Josh, this is good. This is good.
Josh Peck
It's so cute.
Benjamin
More kids. I feel like the physical is gone. Right. Because you could just get something on your phone. I love the idea of kids still getting trading cards. I loved cards so much. I remember. It's funny that you mentioned the mundane. I remember that my cousin had given me like three huge boxes of old baseball cards. And when I tell you these were the worst of the worst cards. Awful cards, no good players, no nothing. Probably the ones that he wanted to throw out. Oh, was it a dream for me? I remember asking my mom to buy me the binder. Buy me the little. What are they called? Those like see through pouches where you put in each card the sleeve so you could flip through them and see them. Love a trading card. Love them. That said I had Pokemon cards. Mom lost them. They could have been worth a fortune. I know. I had a charizard.
Josh Peck
Me too. I gave my cards away 10 years ago to my friend, this guy Ryan, who I knew, who was like a total nerd and was into Pokemon. I'm like, here, have these. You. So you.
Benjamin
So he has them?
Josh Peck
Yeah. He's probably retired.
Benjamin
He can't sell them. He can't sell them a gift. He can't sell them. He must keep them. If he sells them, split profit.
Josh Peck
What law is that? Is that a law?
Benjamin
This is a law that I'm making up that I think makes sense. I'm recalling an episode of Curb. Larry buys a house for Cheryl's sister. Okay, Cheryl's sister. Then sells the house. And Larry says, I bought you the house to live in, but now you're making money. It doesn't make any sense. You wanted a house, so I bought you a house to live in. The house is yours, but when you sell it, we should split the profit on the house. You can keep the nut. We should share the profit. Right. So with this friend, you gave him Pokemon cards. Sure. He can keep the cards, but if he sells them, split profit.
Josh Peck
Couldn't agree more. Could not.
Benjamin
Let's call him. Let's call up this freaking guy that I'm sure made a pretty penny off of. He's probably advertising them as Josh Peck's limited edition Charizard. It's at least $500 more for the association. At least. Yes.
Josh Peck
He's probably sniffing his fingers and watching anime.
Benjamin
Big. Big Finger Sniffer. Big time. Gross. Nobody. Nobody doesn't add like us. Nobody doesn't.
Josh Peck
So we need. We need bigger ads. We need Halliburton. The. The state of Iran.
Benjamin
Yes, we do.
Josh Peck
Ray, feed on.
Benjamin
We would do incredible work for tourism. For Iran. Incredible.
Josh Peck
I know. The tourism board of Turkmenistan. Are you kidding me?
Benjamin
Paul, call us.
Josh Peck
Yes, okay.
Benjamin
Call us.
Josh Peck
Good guy. I wouldn't pick up uranium.
Benjamin
If Turkmenistan calls you. Josh, you're not picking up. You're not picking up.
Josh Peck
Turkmenistan's paging me, all right? They're sending the facts.
Benjamin
Yes. You're not. This is not a number I recognize. I'm not picking up If. If the president called me. I'm not picking up because I'm afraid. I'm afraid of a number that I don't have.
Josh Peck
Yeah, totally. Do you. Do you pick up numbers that are not stored in your phone?
Benjamin
Never.
Josh Peck
Me, too.
Benjamin
Ever. Ever. You can leave me a voicemail. There's now that wonderful feature where I don't need to listen to it. I can read it, and 99% of the time it's somebody trying to sell me something, so I don't pick up. Sometimes it's a doctor. Rare. Very rare.
Josh Peck
Yes.
Benjamin
Even the two one twos, I don't pick up. Anymore, Josh. Which for you would be an 818. I don't pick them up to Aura.
Josh Peck
3, 2, 3. A 3, 1, 0.
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Benjamin
What is the, what is the home area code for Los Angeles?
Josh Peck
Well, it depends where you're from. Right. So in New York it was 212-718-917, then 6, 46 and 31 7.
Benjamin
Yes. And the 516, if you're a Long Island Queens was the home. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yes, yes. The, the, the 212 was strictly reserved for the home. Like six people have 212 cell phones. Most of them are a 91 7, a 6, 4 6, a 3 1, a 516 and a 3, 4 7. But what's Los Angeles?
Josh Peck
Los Angeles is 21 3. The majors are 32331 0, 81 8. That was like covered our entire topography, but now they're 62621 3. And I think that's it.
Benjamin
Okay, good to know.
Josh Peck
You know Casey neistat has a 212 cell phone.
Benjamin
Yeah, he's. It's rare and it's fucking ill.
Josh Peck
It's ill. It's so lit.
Benjamin
It's ill. It's like, how did you do that? How did you do that. So cool. But now that I think about it, it's so easy to do. Like, you can call and transfer a number to any phone you want. There are a million 212s. I wonder if those two one twos are even really being used. Like, my parents still have their phone number. It's just an answering machine. If anybody calls it, like, their 212 is just going to waste. I could pick up their 212 and throw it in a cell phone and I'd. Yeah, I don't want to field those calls, though. Swain, Reed, your prescription's ready. No, thanks. I don't want it.
Josh Peck
This is Bonnie Greengrass.
Benjamin
Ava, you owe us two grand in locks over the last three years.
Josh Peck
This is Mort the chop Liver King. Ava, you back do $900 worth of liver? Who acts like this? Ava? You can't ignore the problem, Ava.
Benjamin
Oh, she's got to go to Livers Anonymous. It's too much.
Josh Peck
And then on Sunday, and I can't wait for you to have this with your beautiful son. Like I said, the mundane is really wonderful with kids. I've taken Max to movies, but, like, we'll get invited to, like, a cool little screening, right? They'll be like, oh, they'll be like. And there'll be, like, a little event attached. And so whenever I get invited to something like that, for a kid, like a new kid movie, kid TV show, I always.
Benjamin
Renovations.
Josh Peck
What?
Benjamin
Renovations.
Josh Peck
Renovations, of course. Never forget. No second season. That was a surprise. But I.
Benjamin
I can't believe it.
Josh Peck
I've never taken my son Max to, like, a proper movie at the movie theater. We've just gone when it's like, you know, once a year, an event. So he wanted to see the new Dogman movie, Pete Davidson. It's a voice. Amazing. Did a great job. So we went to AMC in our neighborhood. Big popcorn, big drink, nice reclining movie theater seats. It was a ball. We had the best time.
Benjamin
Oh, just the snacks alone. What kind of snacks did Max get at the theater?
Josh Peck
He had crushed pancakes for breakfast. This was a two pancake weekend. So we just said, we are limiting it to popcorn, no candy. So it was. He was like, what about a syrupy for a drink? I was like, absolutely not. So it was sparkling water and popcorn.
Benjamin
Now that's on. Good parenting. Because if I had pancakes for breakfast, that means that my day is ruined. So I go to the movie theater and I eat everything in sight.
Josh Peck
What's your. What's your movie theater order?
Benjamin
I love a bunch of crunch.
Josh Peck
Same Here, fam.
Benjamin
Big fan. I think it's a fantastic, underrated snack that I can't figure out why it never made it out of the movie theater. Like, I guess there were those crunch bars, but people didn't eat those. Like, they ate bunch of crunch. I love a buttered popcorn. Buttered popcorn is fantastic. But really, my number one, number one is a nacho cheese. I love nachos with cheese. I love it. I have a distinct memory of always getting an extra nacho cheese so that I could dip my popcorn in the nacho cheese as well, because, man, that cheese is delicious.
Josh Peck
That's so good. That's big fatso style. And that's me, too. It's like big willy style. Na na na na na na na na na na na na. Getting fatty with it. Yeah, bro. That's me.
Benjamin
So fat. So fat. And I, like, distinctly remember licking the inside of that cheese, getting every drop out, and then I'm sure I sniffed my fingers just to get a little more cheese.
Josh Peck
Bruce looks at Ava and he goes, should we get Ben tested? No, no, no. He just had his nacho cheese. He just went to the movies. Okay. Oh, thank God.
Benjamin
So delicious. What's your go to order?
Josh Peck
I like a big popcorn, and I like to do, as the great Lisa Lampanelli said, I like to do the fat boy maneuver of you go to the butter machine, you put a straw into the nozzle of the butter, and you shove it down to the bottom of the popcorn, and you slowly but surely, you butter each layer of it. You layer it?
Benjamin
Yep.
Josh Peck
Then I want to get a big bag of Reese's Pieces, throw that in the hot. It's going to be hot popcorn. You want that piping hot so that they kind of get a melty, yummy, salty, sweet moment.
Benjamin
Yes.
Josh Peck
I want to Diet Coke the size of my head and. Yeah, and a nonjudgmental friend.
Benjamin
Diet Coke. The size of your head is what I forgot. And it's completely essential. Completely need it.
Josh Peck
Don't I know it. Olivia, what about you?
Olivia
Giant popcorn all the way. I'm also a huge fan of the bunch of crunch iconic snacks. Incredible.
Benjamin
Perfect.
Olivia
Maybe like a nerds gummy cluster, too. If we're sticking with the clustered kind of snack or, you know, if it's a regular movie theater, something a little bit lower. I don't know. I'll get a Sour patch kid, but 1,000% doing a big popcorn. Maybe a Dr. Pepper or Mr. Pibb. And, yeah, doing that little butter trick.
Benjamin
You brought up a Sour Patch Kid. I wonder, do people, since the creation of the Sour Patch Watermelon, are there people who still eat the original Sour Patch Kid?
Josh Peck
Sure, of course there are.
Benjamin
You think it's still a staple? Because I, once the watermelon came out, I completely abandoned the kid. I'm all watermelon all day.
Josh Peck
I just am upset that we still haven't found the Sour Patch parents because there's all these kids running around and they're unsupervised.
Benjamin
Being eaten. Being eaten. If only they air tagged them. If only we gave him that little earring.
Josh Peck
Before we get into stories and speak pipe, this is the first episode after our marquee Drake Bell interview. So I wanna, I wanna just say to our new audience, welcome.
Benjamin
Yes.
Josh Peck
What did you think of the Drake interview? Because I thought it was pretty great.
Benjamin
I had an unbelievable time being in the room with two icons, talking about past, present, future, hashing things out in a really respectful way, being funny, but also being serious. It was, to me, it was amazing. I thought it was the perfect episode. And there were so many things that I learned that I didn't know. I'm sure you learned that you didn't know either. Sometimes we get so caught up in our own stuff that we think to ourselves, oh, you know what? This person isn't talking to me because of something that I did. And it's never, this person isn't talking to me because of something they're going through, which I took away. It's like whenever somebody isn't talking to me, I'm always, oh, what did I do? Let me bother them until they tell me. Versus asking like, are you okay? Are you okay? Is something going on? So there were a lot of takeaways from it, but I loved it. What did you think?
Josh Peck
I loved it too, I think. I can't believe it took us 20 years, but it's truly the first time that we sat down. And I'm so glad that we did. And every time we've done some version of that, I've learned a little bit more. I think with time and progressing in our lives, having kids and whatnot, it just gives me more and more insight into him and in general, just the human experience. And I think we are tied to each other forever. And people love that show. And so being able to have good feelings of each other, I think is really, really important. And I'm, I'm, I'm just really glad that we were able to do it on the pod and that you and Olivia were so lovely and perfect with your questions. And I hope the people enjoyed it, and I'm sure he'll come on again. So here's the thing, Ben. Here's the thing.
Benjamin
Tell me.
Josh Peck
Drake really wants me, and by me, I mean us, to come to Mexico. He is unbelievably adored there. The show is obviously love there. And he has sort of intimated to me over the years, like, you have no idea the amount of passion and love and beauty of the fan base in Mexico. He's like, you have to come once and let me do it upright and show you what the power of the Mexican fan base for Drake and Josh.
Claudia
Josh.
Benjamin
This is how we start our Patreon. This is it. We. This is our vlog. This is what starts it all. You want to watch it? Pay per view, folks. Pay per view. I love it. I'm in. We would need to do it right now or in like nine months.
Josh Peck
Perfect.
Benjamin
But I'm in. I want to go to Mexico. I want to go to Mexico City. I want to do it up. I want to meet Emilia Perez. I want to do the whole thing.
Josh Peck
What's so great is the difference between a first time father, as you will be in a month or two, and a third time, as I will, God willing, be in July, is that you're like, you know, I might need to take a month off for a little bit of paternity leave. And I'm like, literally schedule the podcast for as soon as possible after the baby is born.
Benjamin
I will need to get out of the house.
Josh Peck
And both are right.
Benjamin
And both are right. And both are right. Yes. I'm so down. I loved that Drake episode. It was so great. And I had something else about it. What else?
Josh Peck
What was it?
Benjamin
What was it? What was it? I don't remember. All right, cut that out. Episode was amazing.
Josh Peck
What about did this is going to be a little past due, I would imagine, you know, since the two things you love most are the New York Knicks and Tracy Morgan. Did he throw up at the game on courtside?
Benjamin
Not only did he throw up, but they took him off in a wheelchair and his nose threw up and his nose was bleeding the whole way out.
Josh Peck
Oh, my God. So fucked up. I'm barfing at Madison Square Garden.
Benjamin
I thought he was dying.
Josh Peck
I'mma throw up on your court.
Benjamin
Oh, poor Tracy.
Josh Peck
Oh, my God.
Benjamin
Once I found out that he didn't have, like, cancer, which was my fear from the nosebleed, apparently it was food poisoning. That's a bad bout of food poisoning. Like, holy crap. You saw the picture of Just all the vomit in front of him.
Josh Peck
It's Jalen Bronson. I'm blowing up right now.
Benjamin
So bad because.
Josh Peck
Thank God he's okay.
Benjamin
He's okay. He's fine, by the way. He's completely fine. Which is what now makes it funny. Like, that's nuts. Can you imagine having food poisoning so bad that you need to be wheeled out?
Josh Peck
Like, that's epic. Who are they playing?
Benjamin
I know that they won because of his post. It said, well, the Knicks are. Want to know when I vomit on the court? Oh, my God, he's such a legend. I know I've told you this before, but I'm going to say it again. I've been to Benihana six times in the last six years. Five times. I've been there. He's been there.
Josh Peck
Really?
Benjamin
Swear. Swear to God, Every single time Claudia and I go to Benihana on 55th Street, Tracy Morgan is there.
Josh Peck
Hell yeah.
Benjamin
Every time. I wonder. He must go weekly. Me must.
Josh Peck
Yeah.
Benjamin
Unbelievable.
Josh Peck
I just want to say Tracy Morgan is a national treasure. I am obsessed. I love Tracy Morgan. I am so glad he's okay. Which is why we can joke.
Benjamin
So good. 30 Rock.
Josh Peck
Brilliant.
Benjamin
30 Rock, is it? 30 Rock is so good. Have you seen 30 Rock?
Josh Peck
Never.
Benjamin
Of course not.
Josh Peck
It's not for me.
Benjamin
It is for you. Tracy Morgan is godly in 30 Rock. Oh, he's so funny.
Josh Peck
You love it, Olivia.
Benjamin
Yeah.
Olivia
30 Rock is fantastic. And Tracy in it is just like pure gold.
Benjamin
You would love it, Josh. I promise. You would love it.
Josh Peck
I have no doubt.
Benjamin
You don't have to watch Desperate Housewives, but you need 30 rock.
Josh Peck
Well, did you know that I followed a trendy carnivore diet and ended up in the hospital with kidney stones? This is what I ate in a day. This is a story from the New York Post. But person who was doing the carnivore diet on Tick Tock, a Dallas based content creator who goes by Eve. Catherine ate this in a day and it ended her up in the hospital. She was eating. Are we ready? Are we ready? It is. She ate a lot of protein. No big surprise. What is this? Come on. They hide it so you see all the ads.
Benjamin
I know they are looking for the clicks.
Josh Peck
Oh, so many clicks.
Benjamin
While you do that, just quickly will we. Will they. Will it pick up this knocking? You don't think the mic's picking up? Okay, cool.
Josh Peck
I don't hear you.
Benjamin
Haven't heard anything?
Josh Peck
No.
Benjamin
Okay, good. There's just somebody nailing pictures, so I just want to make sure that we don't pick that up. Like, can you nail your pictures another time? You gotta. Whatever. Yeah. What is she eating?
Josh Peck
She did a high protein diet that gave her kidney stones. And it was eggs, protein bars, steak. And that. It limits the amount of fiber consumed, resulting in constipation, headaches, and foul breath. The increased risk of heart disease due to eating high foods and saturated fat and. Or kidney stones.
Benjamin
So a high fat diet, she's saying, causes kidney stones?
Josh Peck
I guess so.
Benjamin
I feel like it's a diet lacking leafy greens. Wouldn't you agree, Josh?
Josh Peck
Sure could be.
Benjamin
And a diet lacking water. It sounds like she was just eating steak and butter. You also need a leafy green and.
Claudia
You need a big jug of water.
Josh Peck
That's all.
Benjamin
That's all. Just saying. How much water do you drink in a day, Josh?
Josh Peck
I probably drink about 60 ounces.
Benjamin
60 ounces would be about. It'd be about four of those. Yeah, four of those. I think. No joke. I think I drink at least 100 ounces of water a day. At least.
Josh Peck
But is when you drink hydration to ruse.
Benjamin
I. No, no, I. I acknowledge that. I think I drink too much water and I think that I don't have enough electrolytes. I tested a theory yesterday, Josh. I was very thirsty. Very thirsty. Very thirsty. I popped open an element, I put it in, I drank it, and then I was not as thirsty. Mm. I think that sometimes. Not think. This is fact. Sometimes you're thirsty, but you're not. Not hydrated. You're just lacking electrolytes that hold onto the water and so you think you're thirsty. Make sense?
Josh Peck
Sure.
Benjamin
That's all you learn something every day.
Josh Peck
Element is delish.
Benjamin
Yeah. Shout out element. It's delish. And it's the only electrolyte pack that I will ever use. They're great. Unless they stop paying us.
Josh Peck
No. And then. Sorry. Should we go to a speak pipe real quick? All right, so we're going to go into one speak pipe. If you have questions, you want to ask us anything, get advice from us. Don't give us your woody nuts. Is they're not great. Go to speakpipe.com goodguys here's one from Anonymous.
Benjamin
Shalom. Good guys.
Anonymous
Just wanted to get a little advice for my virtual besties. Me and my boyfriend have been together for about seven years and we got together young, so we're now at the age where we're ready to get engaged. All that good stuff. Our friends are all kind of the same vibe that we are. Where they're getting Engaged, getting married. So bachelor, bachelorette parties, all that fun stuff is happening. Wanted to see Yalls opinion because we've always been on the same page as far as strip clubs go. Where as much as I love to be a cool, progressive girlfriend, I really don't love the idea of my boyfriend spending money to just go look at girls tits all night when I'm literally at home, you know, and he's never had the desire to go to one. Things are a little silly and just, it's never been an issue for us with the bachelor parties happening. It has me thinking, if they decided to go to a strip club and he's in a big group, what is. Is he just going to be the one loser that says, oh, I don't feel good, sorry. Or like, actually, I'm just gonna sit out and do something else? Like, he can't.
Benjamin
Right?
Anonymous
I mean, I'm not stupid. I know it's gonna come up. But like, what do you do in that instance when you know, your significant other, like, thinks it's just disrespectful and really doesn't want you to do something like that, but you don't want to be the loser with your friends? Like, what would y'all do? I don't know how Paige and Turdi feel, but if that came up with you guys, how would you address it? Let me know.
Josh Peck
Thank you.
Benjamin
Just so we know, I think I've spoken about this in the past. Turdi loves a strip club probably more than me. Like, she loves a strip club. There's something about it that is just so fascinating to her and fantastic.
Josh Peck
And even if you got a lap.
Benjamin
Dance, I. I think she would take issue with that. But she loves a strip club in general. And I guess I would say that if we were together and I got a lap dance, she wouldn't care. She loves a strip club. That said, I want to talk to this girl in particular. There's a huge difference, in my opinion, between a strip club in your neighborhood that your boyfriend or husband is going to on a Tuesday versus a strip club that he's going to once in a lifetime in Punta Cana with his friends. That's all. I'm not saying that one is right or one is wrong. I think that your rule on strip clubs is totally valid if he's going to the local joint. But this is just my personal opinion. It's very, very different when you're on a bachelor party or you're with a group of friends. You're at a destination. It's Just different. And you should try to not see it as something that's gross and degrading and see it more as like a. More as like a male bonding activity. Like, it's not like him being a loser. It's just like if all his friends were going out to dinner, he wouldn't hang. Like, hang back. It's an activity. Like, you should trust him enough to know that he's not doing anything. It's like a bar. Like he's in a bar is the way that I would think about it personally. But if he's going to strip clubs on. On Wednesdays for the filet of soul with his boys, you have a problem. That's a problem.
Josh Peck
To me, it's not filet of soul. It's flounder.
Benjamin
Totally. They're not getting soul. What are you nuts?
Josh Peck
I'm getting the catfish at Jumbo's Clown Room. Yeah. I think both things can be true. It is wildly inappropriate. It is, you know, in. Yeah, it's inappropriate. Like, absolutely. You are 100 right to feel the way you feel. But it almost goes so far in that direction that it almost comes back around the other side to acceptable.
Benjamin
Agreed.
Josh Peck
I think both things can be true that you cannot love it. And you can also just let him do what he's going to do with his friends and trust. This is not like a knock on you. This is not a slight to you. It's just something that we've accepted as a part of our culture and something that gets done during these bachelor and bachelorette parties. And it's. I agree. If it's a one time novelty thing every now and then, I can't tell you. I. I don't know if I've been to a strip club since my bachelor party, but I haven't been invited to a lot of bachelor parties since. Thus I have no reason to go.
Benjamin
Yeah. And also don't ask like, about his bachelor party in detail. I just wouldn't like my. My wife goes on a bachelorette party. I'm. I have to assume that they took in some kind of a show. They went to Vegas. How was your trip? It was great. Amazing. I trust her. Like, if you trust him, the problem here is trust. If you don't trust him, then I wouldn't trust him. But if you trust him, then you have to trust him. That's. And it sounds like you guys have a relationship typically built on trust, where you talk about things and you met at a young age and you love each other. And I would trust him personally.
Josh Peck
I think if you're having fun, there's degrees too. If my wife was like, we went and we threw dollars on the stage because there was a guy named Mustang and he was, you know, he was so hilarious and, and well groomed. And I would have been like, that's hilarious, babe. Good for you. And then if she said, and then we went to the champagne room and I got the nine dance special, I'd be like, hold on.
Benjamin
Yeah. You know, but would you. Couldn't agree more. Would you ever have asked Paige if she went to the champagne room?
Josh Peck
No.
Benjamin
You trust that she's not. You wouldn't. She's not. She's not. Because she's not. Because you know Paige and she's not. That's what I'm saying. Like, I wouldn't let your mind go somewhere that it shouldn't go. Is your boyfriend a scumbag? No. Then he's not doing that. Like, if you married a scumbag though, then you're in a little bit of trouble.
Josh Peck
Yeah. And you probably don't know it until you know it. And then there's no going back.
Benjamin
And then you're done. You're done for then our what do.
Josh Peck
You nuts Moment of the week are our gripes with people, places and things both big and small. Whatever's sticking in your cross, Ben, go for it.
Benjamin
This is, it's first a question, Josh. Do you ever put Max and Shy on your shoulders?
Josh Peck
Sure.
Benjamin
Would you ever not hold their feet?
Josh Peck
Never.
Benjamin
Okay, this is my. What are you nuts? Okay, parents that do this because they do this, there's a guy in the airport, Josh, he has his three year old son on his shoulders while he's carrying two trays full of Starbucks. What are you going to do when your kid starts to fall? You're going to drop the Starbucks and you're going to grab him like, what's your plan here? What are you nuts? If you have a child on your shoulders, you can't rely on them to pull your hair or grab your ears. They're going to fall. They're up 6ft or around 6ft, as Josh would say, and they're going to fall and they're going to hurt themselves. It's too high. What are you nuts? If you're going to put them on your shoulders, hold their fricking feet.
Josh Peck
My woody nuts is I was taking my son Shy for a walk around Venice beach, which I love, and on the Venice boardwalk they have a lot of the things that you would see at like a normal boardwalk, they have ice cream and you can rent scooters. And there's all these fun little activity things, all the normal touristy things, including draw your name on a piece of rice.
Benjamin
What?
Josh Peck
What are you, nuts? Yeah. Get your name on a piece of.
Benjamin
Rice on a piece of rice?
Josh Peck
Yeah. You've never seen this ever? Get your name drawn on a piece of rice. There's a dude, and he's got his little magnifying glass and a single grain. I'm assuming long grain, not the short stuff. And he's will inscribe Ben on the rights, and he'll be like, okay, no, that'll be 20 bucks.
Benjamin
How much is that? I was gonna ask, how much is it to $20 to engrave your name on a grain of rice?
Josh Peck
Write your name on a grain of rice?
Benjamin
Does he hand it to you just loose?
Josh Peck
What are you, nuts? I'm. I'm sure he can upsell you for a little container.
Claudia
Wow.
Benjamin
What are you, nuts?
Josh Peck
Nuts?
Benjamin
There's got to be a better way to make a living than engraving rice.
Josh Peck
I mean, you can't even have it for, like, a God forbid moment. You're out of rice for dinner. You know what? Are you gonna eat one piece?
Benjamin
No. No, you can't. And it's also worth nothing. God forbid you need to sell off all your stuff. You're not making back 20 bucks on the grain of rice with your name engraved on it. It holds no value.
Josh Peck
The depreciation on that. Can you imagine?
Benjamin
Instant no, you take it home, it's worth zero. It's horrible like that. Horrible. You know what isn't horrible, Josh? This podcast.
Josh Peck
So true.
Benjamin
It's five stars. Otherwise, what are you, nuts? Listen to us. Wherever you get your podcasts, watch us on YouTube, share our clips. Instagram and TikTok Mondays and Thursdays, folks. We will see you next time.
Josh Peck
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Josh Peck
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Gabby
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Podcast Summary: Good Guys – Episode: "God’s Business, Inc."
Introduction
In this episode of Good Guys, hosts Josh Peck and Benjamin Soffer delve into a variety of engaging topics, blending humor with heartfelt discussions. The episode, titled "God’s Business, Inc.," showcases the chemistry between the hosts as they navigate through personal anecdotes, parenting insights, and listener interactions. Skipping over the advertisements and introductory banter, the core content offers listeners a rich blend of entertainment and meaningful conversations.
Golf Trip Adventures and Airport Delays
Benjamin kicks off the episode by recounting his recent exhaustive golf trip. Sharing his experience, he humorously details the physical toll of walking extensive yards each day without the aid of golf carts.
Josh responds with lighthearted concern, highlighting the health benefits Benjamin inadvertently gained.
Benjamin continues to describe a significant delay during his return flight, turning a frustrating situation into a humorous exploration of airport indulgences.
Josh adds to the humor by connecting this experience to dietary habits and the temptations presented during travel delays.
Parenting and Safety Insights
The conversation shifts towards parenting, with Josh sharing insights from a podcast featuring Jordan Harbinger about child safety.
Benjamin echoes these sentiments, emphasizing the importance of safety both offline and online.
The hosts delve into modern parenting tools, discussing the use of AirTags for child safety.
Weekend Activities and Childhood Nostalgia
Josh shares a slice-of-life narrative about his weekend activities with his children, highlighting the balance between fun and parental responsibility.
They reminisce about childhood hobbies, such as collecting Pokémon cards, fostering a nostalgic connection with listeners.
Listener Interaction: Advice on Relationship Dynamics
Transitioning to listener questions, the hosts address a query about navigating differing opinions on strip club visits during bachelor parties.
Benjamin provides a thoughtful response, balancing personal opinions with understanding and trust.
Josh reinforces the importance of trust in relationships, encouraging open communication.
Moment of the Week: Parenting Gripes
In their "Moment of the Week" segment, Benjamin raises a humorous yet relatable gripe about parents juggling responsibilities in public.
Josh joins in with a chuckle, sharing his own experiences navigating parenting challenges in public spaces.
Conclusion
The episode wraps up with a blend of humor and heartfelt moments, reinforcing the hosts' camaraderie and their ability to turn everyday situations into engaging discussions. Josh and Benjamin successfully balance lighthearted banter with meaningful insights, making "God’s Business, Inc." a memorable installment for Good Guys listeners.
Notable Quotes
Final Thoughts
Good Guys continues to charm its audience by blending humor with genuine discussions on parenting, relationships, and everyday challenges. Hosts Josh Peck and Benjamin Soffer demonstrate a remarkable ability to connect with listeners, offering both laughs and valuable insights. Whether sharing personal stories or addressing listener questions, this episode of Good Guys stands out as a testament to their engaging and relatable podcasting style.