Happy Birthday Josh!!

Summary

Good Guys Podcast Summary: "Happy Birthday, Posthumously"

Release Date: December 2, 2024
Host/Authors: Josh Peck and Ben Soffer
Description: Hosted by actor & writer Josh Peck and entrepreneur & social media icon Ben Soffer, "Good Guys" delivers engaging conversations every Monday and Thursday.

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1. Birthday Celebrations & Gift-Giving Dynamics

The episode kicks off with Josh Peck and Ben Soffer discussing Josh's recent birthday celebration. Ben humorously admits to remembering Josh's birthday only after purchasing a gift, but forgetting the exact date, leading to playful banter about the nature of gift-giving.

• Ben Soffer: "I remembered to get him the gift and then forgot his actual birthday on the date. So my present." [01:25]

Josh appreciates Ben's gesture despite the forgetfulness, emphasizing the importance of the thought behind the gift.

• Josh Peck: "Anyone who gets upset when something's re-gifted, you're nuts. You won the moment you handed that gift over. Now let it go." [02:18]

2. Challenges of Remembering Birthdays in the Digital Age

The hosts delve into the complexities of remembering birthdays without traditional tools like planners or social media giants like Facebook. They discuss how the reliance on digital reminders can sometimes fall short, leading to missed celebrations.

• Ben Soffer: "Nobody has a planner and nobody anymore has Facebook. So how in the world are we supposed to remember each other's birthdays?" [05:32]

Josh echoes the sentiment, stressing the communal responsibility of remembering special dates and the disappointment when expectations aren't met.

• Josh Peck: "It's a test. And you know what? You all failed." [05:30]

3. Philosophy of Gift-Giving & Reciprocity

The conversation transitions to the philosophy behind gift-giving. Ben advises that gifts should be given without the expectation of receiving something in return, highlighting the intrinsic joy it brings.

• Ben Soffer: "You do not give to receive. It's great that you love giving gifts... because it brings you joy." [41:35]

Josh concurs, suggesting that if the act isn't reciprocated, it might be time to reassess one's approach to gifting.

• Josh Peck: "Eventually I would stop if that person was coming to my birthday dinners and never was." [42:11]

4. Interactive Segment: Pornhub Election Search Trends

A notable segment covers a news story where Pornhub released data on each state's top election-related searches. The hosts find this both amusing and insightful into the populace's behavior during political events.

Josh introduces an interactive game where Ben guesses the states based on the given search terms.

• Josh Peck: "Let's start. Cute." [22:12]

Ben accurately identifies California for the search term "thick and curvy," showcasing his intuition.

• Ben Soffer: "California for sure." [22:40]

However, Ben misses Illinois for the term "chubby," which Josh reveals was the correct answer, adding a humorous twist to the game.

• Josh Peck: "It's Illinois, home of the deep dish." [23:54]

5. Product Mishap: Pornhub URL on Wicked Doll Boxes

The hosts discuss a blunder where Mattel inadvertently printed Pornhub URLs on Wicked doll packaging, leading to a surge in traffic for the adult website. This incident raises concerns about quality control and the implications of such mistakes.

• Ben Soffer: "This was an inside job, Josh. Somebody over there is a horn dog." [24:32]

They humorously speculate the repercussions for the responsible individual, emphasizing the severity of the error.

• Josh Peck: "Do those boxes get ripped off the shelves? Is there a recall?" [25:14]

6. Discussion on the Wicked Movie Adaptation

Josh and Ben shift focus to the theatrical adaptation of "Wicked," expressing their plans to attend the show. They discuss the challenges of translating a beloved musical to the big screen, contemplating its potential success compared to blockbuster franchises like "Avengers."

• Ben Soffer: "She's a huge Wicked fan. I just don't think we talk about it enough. Joan Rivers icon." [21:15]

Josh questions the international appeal of musical movies compared to action or horror genres, highlighting potential box office outcomes.

• Josh Peck: "But someone like Keanu Reeves, if you are an action star or a horror star, those are the kind of movies that really travel internationally." [32:37]

7. Audience Interaction: SpeakPipe Questions

The episode features an interactive segment where audience members submit questions via SpeakPipe. One notable question involves the classic "Fuck, Marry, Kill" game applied to annoying behaviors on planes.

• Anonymous Question: "The person that takes their shoes off on the plane, the person that stands up the second the plane shuts off... Would love to hear any sort of crazy things you think people do on planes that are just nuts as well." [36:50]

Josh and Ben humorously debate their choices, providing entertaining insights into pet peeves during air travel.

8. Final Gripes: 'Whitty Nuts' Segment

In their closing segment, "Whitty Nuts," Josh and Ben vent about minor annoyances in their daily lives. Key topics include:

• Charging for Soda Refills: They express frustration over restaurants charging for what is typically expected to be free refills, debating the implications of such practices.

  • Ben Soffer: "Charging me for two Diet Cokes is not right. What are you nuts? Free refills." [44:54]

• Long Wait Times at Popular Bagel Shops: The hosts discuss their experiences at a highly acclaimed bagel spot, lamenting the lengthy wait times despite the exceptional quality of the product.

  • Josh Peck: "It takes about five minutes to get through the line... 50 minutes to receive said bagels." [46:20]

• Appreciating Freshly Baked Goods: Despite the frustrations, they acknowledge the unparalleled taste of freshly baked bagels, balancing their complaints with genuine appreciation.

  • Ben Soffer: "Any bagel right out from the oven... is going to be the best bagel you've ever had." [47:57]

9. Closing Remarks

Josh and Ben wrap up the episode by encouraging listeners to rate the podcast, share it across various platforms, and remain engaged through multiple channels. They emphasize the importance of community feedback and support.

• Ben Soffer: "Please rate us five stars. Otherwise, what are you, nuts?" [49:20]

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Notable Quotes:

• Josh Peck: "Anyone who gets upset when something's re-gifted, you're nuts." [02:18]

• Ben Soffer: "You do not give to receive." [41:35]

• Josh Peck: "It's a test. And you know what? You all failed." [05:30]

• Ben Soffer: "Nobody has a planner and nobody anymore has Facebook." [05:32]

• Josh Peck: "Somebody over there is a horn dog." [24:32]

• Ben Soffer: "Charging me for two Diet Cokes is not right. What are you nuts? Free refills." [44:54]

• Josh Peck: "I don't dye my hair." [18:04]

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Conclusion

In "Happy Birthday, Posthumously," Josh Peck and Ben Soffer deliver a blend of humor, personal anecdotes, and insightful discussions. From navigating the challenges of gift-giving to dissecting cultural phenomena like Pornhub’s search trends and the mishaps in product packaging, the duo keeps listeners engaged with their candid banter and relatable topics. Their interactive segments and final gripes offer a balanced mix of entertainment and genuine conversation, making this episode a standout addition to the Good Guys podcast series.

Transcript

[Josh Peck]

The following podcast is a Dear Media production. I'm Josh Peck.

[Ben Soffer]

And I'm Ben Soffer.

[Josh Peck]

And we're the Good Guys. There's a lot of guys out there.

[Ben Soffer]

And we're the good ones.

[Josh Peck]

Muscle morons. Welcome back to the Good Guys podcast. I'm sitting here with Chapel Roans, makeup artist. It's Ben Soffer.

[Ben Soffer]

Ooh, that would be a really fun job. She's honestly epic. She's super cool. I'd love to hang out with her. Ping pony club. I'm gonna keep her dancing at the Ping pony club.

[Josh Peck]

I'm getting cunnilingus in the back of my minivan.

[Ben Soffer]

In the back of my truck.

[Josh Peck]

In the back of my truck. Yes. Cunnilingus in the back of my Broadway.

[Ben Soffer]

Cunnilingus in the back of my truck. That's the name of my first book, what's Going On?

[Josh Peck]

Yes. That was the sequel to my first song, Sho in my Econoline. Oh, my go.

[Ben Soffer]

So, Josh, I'd be remiss not to tell our listeners that you recently celebrated a birthday. Didn't you, you dirty dog?

[Josh Peck]

I did. Dirty, dirty dog. And you, you mensch, you sweetheart. You got me a beautiful, beautiful gift.

[Ben Soffer]

Good. People were asking. They were like, ben, did you get him a fucking gift? Yeah, I did, but I did it in my way, which is I remembered to get him the gift and then forgot his actual birthday on the date. So my present.

[Josh Peck]

You must have taken an Adderall on Sunday. I have never seen Ben so into our podcast. He was so beautiful. He's sending me text after text. How about an idea for this? Maybe this could be a new segment. Maybe we need to utilize YouTube. And with each text I go, is this the one where he wishes me a happy birthday? Spoiler alert. Alert.

[Ben Soffer]

And I was wondering to myself, why is he leaving me on Reed? What could he possibly be doing that's more important than answering my questions about how to grow our already number one podcast in the whole world? And it's because it was Josh's birthday. So, everybody, happy birthday to Josh. We love you a great deal. And as I mentioned, the beautiful Ferragamo wallet that I got you may be regifted, if you'd like to. Just saying. I have no problem with a regift. What you do once it's in your possession, no longer my problem.

[Josh Peck]

First of all, I couldn't agree more. Anyone who gets upset when something's re gifted, you're nuts. You won the moment you handed that gift over. Now let it go.

[Ben Soffer]

Let it go. The whole point was that you received it from me. If you'd like to do something else with that, no problem. I have no issues. Honestly. The person that checks up on the fucking gift they gave you, stop giving me jobs. It's not my job to receive the gift. I got the gift. Maybe I'll use it, maybe I won't. Maybe I threw it away. Maybe I regifted it. Thank you for the gift. We're done.

[Josh Peck]

I couldn't agree with you more. And I also want to ask you, did you insist that Bloomingdale's keep the price tag on so I knew what kind of mocker you are?

[Ben Soffer]

No, I did not. But it's. But it. But it never hurts for you to remember.

[Josh Peck]

What?

[Ben Soffer]

Never.

[Josh Peck]

That's a classy price point.

[Ben Soffer]

That never hurts.

[Josh Peck]

That is the price point of someone who's doing well.

[Ben Soffer]

Never hurts, Josh. Never hurts to remind at all that I am a generous person. Sometimes, yes. I have a fleeting memory. We're gonna deal with that at a different time. But I remembered. I asked Paige in advance. She told me I ordered it that day. And then it came Monday, and I was like, fuck, I forgot his birthday. And where has the gift been delivered?

[Josh Peck]

Your memory is wild. Wild. I mean, I get constant DMs now from the Moron Nation. Just what is going on with you? What do you think it is?

[Ben Soffer]

I think that perhaps I am juggling quite a few things at once, and then I pop into the pod and I'm just so excited to be here that I just want to, like, say everything that's on my mind, and I don't vet in my mind if I've already said it or not.

[Josh Peck]

You're like one of those goats that gets scared and so they freeze and tip over. Or is it a sheep?

[Ben Soffer]

I think goats just scream sheep. I think freeze.

[Josh Peck]

Well, you know.

[Ben Soffer]

Yes, that's me.

[Josh Peck]

It's funny because you made a good point. You were like, how in the world should I remember it's your birthday. Your own wife didn't post anything for you.

[Ben Soffer]

No one did. I was the first person who did. A day late.

[Josh Peck]

So here's the thing. Okay?

[Ben Soffer]

Here we go. What happened? Walk me through what happened.

[Josh Peck]

I'm passionate about this, okay? And I'm fucking. I'm sick. I'm sick, okay?

[Ben Soffer]

You should be sick. This is fucked up sick.

[Josh Peck]

I like. Listen, plenty of people posted Sunday. Plenty. Celebrity birthdays.com, famous Jews.net, former fat people do all of it. Nickelodeon Nation. Fuck you, all of it. They post for your boy, okay? And my friend, Kid David, shout out the best posting. I don't post these on Sunday. No, no, no, no. I wait. I wait because I want to see who the real ones are. Okay. It's a test. And you know what? You all failed. That's right.

[Ben Soffer]

It's unfortunate. Here's the problem.

[Josh Peck]

It's a good test.

[Ben Soffer]

No, it's an excellent test. But here is the problem. Nobody has a planner and nobody anymore has Facebook. So how in the world are we supposed to remember each other's birthdays? I forget even my closest friends birthdays until later in the day. You. I didn't forget. I will hold myself to that because I got you the present.

[Josh Peck]

You didn't.

[Ben Soffer]

It's very. It's very hard for me though, personally to remember people's birthdays because I don't have it written somewhere. I now have, actually. I take that back. Google does a nice job. When I wish somebody a happy birthday, they'll then try and put it into my calendar.

[Josh Peck]

Yes.

[Ben Soffer]

Maybe it's Apple, maybe it's Google. So I have a couple of random in there. Okay. But besides that, I relied so heavily on Facebook the way that my mom relied so heavily on her planner. So how do we remember each other's birthdays now, Josh? I really don't know. We rely on social media. One person remembers, you repost, and then everybody remembers.

[Josh Peck]

I agree. And I'm gonna come for the Apple Corporation right now. That's right, Timmy Cook. Maybe I don't wanna send balloons when I text Happy Birthday.

[Ben Soffer]

Agreed.

[Josh Peck]

Because my friend's mother died and it was her birthday and I said Happy birthday posthumously to so and so. And it's balloons. The person's dead. It's not nice.

[Ben Soffer]

No. And I'm going to take it one further. This one's on Instagram, though. During the entire month of October, when I wrote anything related to Halloween, they made it the color orange and threw in a pumpkin. What if I didn't want it themed? What if I just wanted to write Halloween without a theme?

[Josh Peck]

And as we know, observant Jews are vehemently against Halloween.

[Ben Soffer]

Of course we are, because we have a competing holiday called Purim. Yes, it's the same thing.

[Josh Peck]

And we don't celebrate false idols. Listen to our Yom Kippur ep.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, exactly. By the way, we should do a nice Purim ep. We should. We'll dress up. Ooh, baby. We'll get the groggle. Or Haman. We'll shake that groggle.

[Josh Peck]

That's so funny.

[Ben Soffer]

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

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[Chapel Roans]

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[Josh Peck]

I'm telling you that when you have disposable, like I'm talking real disposable income and you have a, let's say an executive assistant, the classy of classy moves is you are on top of people's birthdays, on top of Job promotions on top of bereavement, whatever you're throwing out, handwritten notes, edible arrangements, listen, you will. Tom Cruise is famous for that coconut vanilla coconut cake he sends over the holidays. When you're throwing out gifts like this in the two to four hundred dollar range, rando style, people think you are the greatest person alive.

[Ben Soffer]

It's incredibly classy. We've spoken about it in the past and nobody come for me. I know I'm repeating a story. I am on a list. A friend of mine who occasionally may or may not during the holidays send me something from Montclair. Okay. Wow. Wow. And this shows up and I. Every single year, I'm like, I'm still on the list. This is unbelievably classy. And Josh, to take it one step further, this person puts on the back the name of the person at Monclair in case you want to return or exchange. He doesn't mind.

[Josh Peck]

Wow.

[Ben Soffer]

He's just giving the gift. You then have a credit. You go, this is the epitome of class and luxury. All I want is to be able to do that. If I can have just 200 people that I'm gifting every year. Would be a dream. Would be a dream.

[Josh Peck]

In case you don't like it, go see Tyrone.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, yeah, that's what it is. Literally. And he's lovely.

[Josh Peck]

And I don't mean to make light of such a generous gift. And let's be honest, most people will never know anything from Moncler. Not never, not me.

[Ben Soffer]

Never. By the way, we'll get you something. We will.

[Josh Peck]

But like any luxury, good Louis, you.

[Ben Soffer]

Know, good goose feather. Before you go to Canada, we're getting you good goose feather.

[Josh Peck]

I would love it. But like Louis Vuitton, right. The price point ranges. You could get a belt from Louis Vuitton for four or five hundred dollars, which is possible for many people. Right. You save up. You could certainly buy a belt maybe eventually. Or you could.

[Ben Soffer]

Nobody will talk to you ever again though, if you wear that belt. But you could, you could buy it. You could buy a Louis Vuitton belt.

[Josh Peck]

Have you never been to Glendale or Staten Island? Okay. You basically need a Louis Vuitton belt to get in there, into the township.

[Ben Soffer]

It's the price of admission. It is continue.

[Josh Peck]

But then there's also like a Louis Vuitton, you know, luggage, which is $5,000. So the Moncler gift, are we talking the belt or the trunk?

[Ben Soffer]

We're talking somewhere between the belt and the trunk. Really? Yeah.

[Josh Peck]

For 200 people.

[Ben Soffer]

I don't know how big the list is. I just know I'm on it. I was saying my list. I would love to have a nice list of people. 200 actually is too much. 50. I could do deal with 50, but, yeah, it's like typically around thousand bucks. Thousand to 1500 bucks. Yeah.

[Josh Peck]

So if that's 100 people, that's $150,000.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah. Chump change. That's what you dream about that being chump change.

[Josh Peck]

Wow, now.

[Ben Soffer]

And all I had to do was suck his dick six times. That was it, by the way.

[Josh Peck]

Worth it. I don't think I'm gonna feel Josh.

[Ben Soffer]

Is like, where do I sign up to suck?

[Josh Peck]

Listen, I love my wife, but if I end my life without ever trying it once, it's incomplete. I digress.

[Ben Soffer]

Don't bring it up.

[Josh Peck]

Me, I'm curious. That's exactly like me when I buy $15 Starbucks gift cards from Costco and I'm dishing those out left and right. Come find me in December. You might get three lattes.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah. And by the way, that is a very generous gift to somebody that maybe you don't love that much.

[Josh Peck]

Yes. If I don't know your name, have a Starbucks on me.

[Ben Soffer]

I once received in the mail from a cousin. Happy birthday, Ben in there, five dollar Dunkin Donuts gift card. Why give anything, Josh? I didn't need anything. I didn't even need the card. Give me nothing. Don't tell me, happy birthday. I need nothing. $5. What the fuck am I going to get at dunkin donuts for $5?

[Josh Peck]

Is this person financially strapped?

[Ben Soffer]

I don't know. I don't think so.

[Josh Peck]

Because it's relative, Right. If that person doesn't have a lot of disposable income, them being like, I'm going to give you as much as I can is a nice thing.

[Ben Soffer]

Yes, I would agree, but I'd rather you write on the card, I'm financially strapped. I couldn't give you more than a $5 gift card, so I decided to give you nothing.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, yeah, that's better. I'd be like, jesus, couldn't you just got me the gift cards and not give me the shade?

[Ben Soffer]

And so that I don't feel bad. This person is not financially strapped.

[Josh Peck]

Ben. Things have been right.

[Ben Soffer]

This person could do more.

[Josh Peck]

They, like, use the gift card to tell you how bad, or they use your birthday card to tell you how bad their life is. Hey, Ben was going to give you a $4 gift card to Pete, but realized that things have just not been Going great for good old Moisha. First, my wife got hit by the midtown bus. That's right. B52.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, my God.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, my gosh, those deductibles. Thank you. I'm 38, Poppy. It's. I'm getting close to 40. Getting close.

[Ben Soffer]

And 40 will be your best year yet. Age is just a number, my friend. As long as you keep dying your hair, no one will ever dye it.

[Josh Peck]

I don't dye my hair.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, please stop. Salt and pepper.

[Josh Peck]

I am salt and pepper, but I don't dye it. Olivia's right here. She can attest. I don't dye it.

[Olivia]

This is true. This is true. There's a gorgeous little peppery sheen in there.

[Ben Soffer]

All right, well, maybe you should.

[Josh Peck]

How dare you?

[Ben Soffer]

No, your hair looks fantastic. Age is just a number. I think you look wonderful. And happy 38th to you. I can't really think of a more, like, random birthday, though. 38. Would you say it's your most random birthday yet?

[Josh Peck]

I like. You know, we all have a thing for numbers, don't we? Like, yeah, certain numbers feel good. Like, 37 was great. 38. No, 30. 30. Was 36 good? 36 was good. 37. Meh. But I'm weird, and I've been. I've had this since I was a kid. And you guys and Olivia, please feel free to weigh in on this. I have always felt that odd years for me are great and even years are kind of meh. Like, even years are a building year. Not talking about age, talking about the year that we're in. So, like, 2023, 2021 booked. Oppenheimer. 2023. We went to two episodes a week. 20. 20. 2024. Meh. I don't know.

[Ben Soffer]

I don't know. So maybe we're on opposite ends. My 2024. Great year.

[Josh Peck]

Well, you were in Hamptons all time.

[Ben Soffer]

No, this was a great year. Excellent. A plus. But I think 2025, Josh, is our best year yet. What is this? A New year's episode?

[Josh Peck]

Wow, that's great. I just think that's fantastic, Ben. What about you, Olivia? Do you go by years? Do you have good and bad years?

[Olivia]

I do. I do. I feel like the even years have marked some. Like my high school graduation, my college graduation. In the odd years, like, were big building block years, I guess, in terms of, like, doing the work. But they've been tough. 2023 was a little brutal. It had a good upswing at the end to lead into a positive 2024. So I feel you there.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, right.

[Ben Soffer]

I've never. I've never thought about it, but I guess so I've never thought about it. I have to do a postmortem on each year. It's possible. I went to a Joan Rivers tribute at the Apollo Theater this past week.

[Josh Peck]

That was your first time at the Apollo?

[Ben Soffer]

It was my first time at the Apollo. What a sick venue it is. It was in. It was a charitable experience. For God's love, we Deliver, Joan's favorite charity, which I would like to start helping out with more. I've done stuff with them in the past. We've done a couple of events with them, but they're great. Giving hot meals. I think it's hot medical meals, like, to people that, like, need a specific diet. The elderly. But this event was amazing. The best part was watching Joan Rivers reruns and there were great comics there. Tiffany Haddish, Nikki Glazer. Like, no shade on any of these people. They would show five minutes of Joan Rivers just doing standup. The best part of the night. That woman was so unbelievably funny and gifted. I just don't think we talk about it enough. Joan Rivers icon. Icon.

[Josh Peck]

Well, there's a story in the New York Post of pornhub reveals each state's top election night searches. You won't believe what Florida was looking at. Pornhub has revealed each state's top election searches with frisky Floridians perusing the porn pages for politically themed videos. The adult website shared the dirty data exclusively with the Post, giving an insight into the minds and fantasies of amorous Americans in the days before and after Donald Trump was named the country's 47th president. So, okay, let's play a game. Okay, we'll do a game. Olivia, feel free to sit this one out or be a part of it. Completely up to you. Again, completely up to you. Oh, man. I don't really know how we play the game. Okay, I'm.

[Ben Soffer]

You want me to just guess? Like, you can tell me. Yeah, whatever. Okay, whatever.

[Josh Peck]

I'm going to give you. I'm going to give you the search word, and then I'm going to give you three states that it could be multiple choice.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, okay. Okay.

[Josh Peck]

Let's start. Let's start. Cute.

[Ben Soffer]

You have it for all 50 states?

[Josh Peck]

I have it for. There's some states left out of this. I don't know why. Maybe because you have it.

[Ben Soffer]

But you have it for a lot of states.

[Josh Peck]

Plenty of states.

[Ben Soffer]

Okay.

[Josh Peck]

Thick and curvy. The key word here is thick and curvy. The states are California, Utah, Nevada.

[Ben Soffer]

California for sure. Thick and curvy with those three. They're not searching for that in Utah. I guess Vegas could go thick and curvy. No, I'm sticking with the folks of California. Thick and curvy.

[Josh Peck]

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. Excellent.

[Ben Soffer]

Was that you, Josh? Did they get it?

[Josh Peck]

I was just Googling myself. Robin went out to me. That's so gross. Sorry. Sorry, Olivia. I know.

[Olivia]

No, that's hilarious.

[Josh Peck]

Someone call hr okay, the next one is. Oh, this is another one for me and you, Ben. Chubby. The key word here is chubby. Okay, the choices are Minnesota, South Carolina, Illinois.

[Ben Soffer]

Ooh. Ooh, this is tough.

[Josh Peck]

Don't I know it.

[Ben Soffer]

South Carolina.

[Josh Peck]

Final answer.

[Ben Soffer]

Final answer.

[Josh Peck]

Olivia, do you want to weigh in or not? I do.

[Ben Soffer]

I feel like it's got.

[Olivia]

I feel like Minnesota. It got to stay warm up there.

[Josh Peck]

Unfortunately, you're both wrong. It's Illinois, home of the deep dish.

[Ben Soffer]

What are the odds?

[Josh Peck]

But, you know, all that deep dish pizza and portillos. I mean, come on. Beautiful. So beautiful. Okay, one more, One more. Okay, the final question is Maga.

[Ben Soffer]

Florida. Yeah.

[Josh Peck]

You got it.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, my God, that's so good.

[Josh Peck]

Well, there's another story, and I think we'd be remiss for not talking about it. Porn site Traffic surges to 12. Oh, we. This is a Dirty Birdie episode.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, but this is a great article.

[Josh Peck]

Porn site Traffic surges to 12 year high after Mattel mistakenly prints URL on Wicked doll boxes. This porn purveyor is suddenly way more popular thanks to Wicked. A skin site is seeing surging levels of traffic after its URL was accidentally printed on the packaging of Wicked doll boxes.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, it's terrible. So there are these, like, liter dolls of the Wicked characters and they printed on them. I think it's wickedproductions.com, which is some porn site. What are they, nuts? Like, the levels of approval these things need to go through. This was an inside job, Josh. Somebody over there is a horn dog.

[Josh Peck]

That is. That's crazy. And is that person fired on the spot for sure?

[Ben Soffer]

Right on the spot. Oh, yeah. No, because they have to, like, alleviate themselves of all or remove themselves of all liability. It was that person and that person only. He's gone. Oh, and you know, it's a he for sure.

[Josh Peck]

And do those boxes get ripped off the shelves?

[Ben Soffer]

That's a good question. Is there a recall? I would assume so. It's just not good. You have a 12 year old buying a toy and it Comes with a. Is there a QR code that scans to it or it's just a plain. Can you imagine? It's like a hologram.

[Josh Peck]

Bad. All bad. I mean, that's bad. Now, will you and your wife go see Wicked?

[Ben Soffer]

Yes, we have tickets. We have tickets for the Friday night of Thanksgiving. We bought them nice and early. We will see it. She's a huge Wicked fan. I of course appreciate it. Appreciate the soundtrack. And all I know is they have marketed this movie wonderfully. Like it's. I've heard it's great, but I've seen it everywhere. Seen it everywhere. Will you see it, Josh?

[Josh Peck]

I won't. But I hear. But I'm not a big fan of musical movies. But I. First of all, obviously I know Ariana, who's always been lovely to me and is one of the great talents and.

[Ben Soffer]

Wait, you know Ariana? And we need her on this podcast. We're over here with Ian Fydance and we can't get Ariana Grande.

[Josh Peck]

Hold on. Let me speak for Ariana when I say she'll never do it.

[Ben Soffer]

Also, I'm so sorry that Ian Finance caught a stray bullet. He's awesome.

[Josh Peck]

He is awesome. He's crushing it. But yeah, she's obviously. I know her and I'm a big fan of her. She's a crazy, incredible talent. Cynthia Erivo, one of the greatest. So I know that it's. All the parts are right. I just, I'm not, you know. We'll see. And John, see John Chu, the director is a fucking mensch. You want to talk about one of the nicest guys we. Stan John Chu here.

[Ben Soffer]

What a name to love it. John Chu. Fantastic.

[Josh Peck]

Olivia, will you go see it?

[Olivia]

I will go see it. I have never seen the Broadway play and I've minimally listened to the soundtrack or the musical rather. But I've minimally listened to the soundtrack. But again, like the marketing is so good and my roommate is a huge fan, so will definitely be it.

[Ben Soffer]

Wow. Wow. See, Josh, they're even pulling in non fans. Like they're really. They're crushing it. What do you think they'll do? What's the. What do you know the record box office weekend one numbers and what movie it went to.

[Josh Peck]

Maybe Avengers. It's.

[Ben Soffer]

By the way, I don't know the answer. That was a retort. I don't know.

[Josh Peck]

I would say Avengers. Not. Is it Barbie biggest box office or is it Avatar?

[Olivia]

Josh, you were right. It's Avengers. Endgame.

[Josh Peck]

357.

[Ben Soffer]

Whoo. That's 357. Holy crap. All right, so this is going nowhere near that, but I was reading that it cost them 160 million to make, which feels like they'll make back pretty damn quickly.

[Josh Peck]

But that means that they're all in at 300 million because of P and A.

[Ben Soffer]

What's P and A?

[Josh Peck]

Press and advertising.

[Ben Soffer]

Understood. So the 160 is just for the movie.

[Josh Peck]

It's just physical production cost.

[Ben Soffer]

Understood. Okay, so they're. Yeah, they're spending about three, so. But they should still make that back. This episode of the Good Guys podcast is brought to you by our friends at herobread. You know, we love Herobread, folks. We're heading into the holidays. The holidays are gluttonous, okay? We're talking about stuffing, we're talking about bread. We're talking about putting stuffing in Turkey. There's so much going on. There's so much bread. We don't want to fill up on the bread, okay? We want to be able to get to that good meat. That said, imagine you could eat the bread but not feel the guilt. Imagine there was something that was equally great in texture, but no sugar, high in fiber, and still tastes great. That is hero bread, folks. We're talking Hawaiian rolls. We're talking regular bread. You want to make croutons. I recently took their white bread, and I made the most delicious croutons. Oh, my God. All of HeroBread's products are 0 to 1 grams of net carbs, 0 grams of sugar, and are high in fiber. But most importantly, they taste great. They taste better than regular bread. Who wants this high sugar bread? We want to make a beautiful grilled cheese with a cozy soup. We want to make a beautiful French toast on a nice holiday morning. A little sprinkle of nutmeg, a little bit of cinnamon, okay? But we don't want to feel bad about it. That's where herobread comes in. And have you heard? They came out with croissants. We're talking 2 grams of net carbs for a croissant. I mean, how unbelievable is that? Absolutely fantastic. It's the bread that you never knew you needed. I'm telling you, herobread tastes amazing. The flavor is out of this world. Low carb, low sugar. It's good for you and will allow you to indulge in all of your favorites during the holidays without all of the guilt. So, folks, go to Herobread Co because they are offering 10% off your order of their new recipe, H E R O CO, and use code goodguys24 at checkout. That's goodguys24 H E R O COhero Co this episode of the Good Guys podcast is brought to you by openphone. Folks, Running a small business means you're wearing a lot of hats. Your personal phone becomes your business phone and before you know it, you're juggling customer calls day and night. As your team grows, it becomes impossible to manage with your personal phone number. And that's where OpenPhone comes in, folks. OpenPhone is the number one business phone system. They'll help you separate your personal life from your growing business for just $15 a month, the cost of just a couple of coffees, maybe even two. In this climate, you get complete transparency and visibility into everything happening with your business phone number. OpenPhone works through an app on your phone or computer and integrates with HubSpot and hundreds of other systems. They use AI powered call transcripts and summaries so you'll have a summary of your phone call with action items as soon as you hang up. And if you miss a call, automatic messages are sent directly to your customer, meaning you never miss an opportunity to engage with them. It's affordable and easy to use. Whether you're a one person operation and need help managing calls automatically or have a large team and need better tools for efficient collaboration, OpenPhone is a no brainer. Plus they've won Multiple awards by G2 for software reviews and are trusted by over 50. Right now OpenPhone is offering 20% off your first six months when you go to openphone.com goodguys that's o p e n p h o n e dot com goodguys for 20% off six months. That's openphone.com goodguys and if you have an existing number with another service, OpenPhone will port them over at no extra charge.

[Josh Peck]

Well, it's fascinating with movie I think this is interesting. Would be interesting to people. So you have a movie like Wicked, right?

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah.

[Josh Peck]

So the first thing with most movies is that a major studio say they're spending $10 million on the film right before the movie's ever made. What they'll try to do is go sell it to international territory. Foreign territory basically. So that's why it's really important that if you're famous in America, that's kind of like whatever you want to have international foreign box office value. Josh Peck It's a donut. I got zero.

[Ben Soffer]

That's not true. We have our man in Pakistan. We didn't forget you. We have our man in Pakistan.

[Josh Peck]

Thank you. My man in Pakistan. No Straight up. I know I'm big in South America. Apparently it doesn't translate to any money, but regardless. So your boy's a big zero. But someone like, you know, Keanu Reeves, like if you are a action star or a horror star, because those are the kind of movies that really travel internationally. Right. It doesn't get lost in translation. Sure. Being scared works in every language and so does great spectacular action. So what they'll do is if you have a $10 million movie before they ever start producing it, before they ever roll the camera, they'll go sell it for $1 million for the exclusive rights in Brazil and then, you know, $2 million in Japan. Right. So basically the studio is trying to make its money back before it ever rolls camera with. With something like Wicked. Right. I don't know if you've seen all like the collaborations with different brands. Sure. They in theory might have already made their physical production costs back because Audi or whomever or I don't know, I think I saw Cynthia Erivo in a commercial singing about paper towels.

[Ben Soffer]

I don't like they paid Wicked to use the Wicked IP and made back money before the show even start, before the movie even came out.

[Josh Peck]

Like tens of millions.

[Ben Soffer]

Super cool. And yes, I do think this is interesting. It's funny that you mentioned selling a movie I just had. You ever have like a flash memory? I haven't thought of this since I was 8 years old. I was in Israel at my cousin's house and he took me to see Mission Impossible in theaters. I saw it in Israel. Fun fact, right? Look at that. Yeah. I never saw it here.

[Josh Peck]

And your cousin was like, ben, you want to see a Tom Cruise? This guy's Mission Impossible.

[Ben Soffer]

It's very good.

[Josh Peck]

Go to the movie. We have Schwarman. It's going to be.

[Ben Soffer]

Wow.

[Josh Peck]

I love it.

[Ben Soffer]

But yeah, I'll see Wicked. I'm excited to see Wicked. I think it'll do very well. Oh, very well. It's going to define gravity. What a song. Wow.

[Josh Peck]

Unbelievable. And shout out John Travolta trying to pronounce Idina Menzel's name. That so good. That clip. I will never.

[Ben Soffer]

And now the wickedly talented Adele does.

[Josh Peck]

What did he ever. It's.

[Ben Soffer]

It's insane.

[Josh Peck]

Did he have a minor stroke?

[Ben Soffer]

I don't know. I don't know. It's only second to me in. Do you remember when Steve Harvey did Miss Universe and read the wrong woman's name?

[Josh Peck]

Vaguely. Vaguely.

[Ben Soffer]

That's the only other one like that that really just makes me cackle. But the wickedly talented Adele. Does he. It's not even close.

[Josh Peck]

No, it's not.

[Ben Soffer]

He also looked insane. Like that was like one of the times where he like looks nutty.

[Josh Peck]

I fucked with John Travolta.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, he's the best. Yeah, why not? Ah, so funny.

[Josh Peck]

Oh man. Should we get to a speak pipe?

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah.

[Josh Peck]

Okay. If you want to leave us a question. If you want our advice, go to speakpipe.com goodguys and we will read your question on the air. If it's good and if it's bad, that's on you. Sorry. Let's hear this first one from anonymous.

[Anonymous]

F Mary Kill for you guys, Airplane edition. How about the person that takes their shoes off on the plane, the person that stands up the second the plane shuts off. And then the person that reaches over you to take a picture out the window. Would love to hear any sort of crazy things you think people do on planes that are just nuts as well. But those are the three for F Mary Kill.

[Ben Soffer]

What was. How do you. How do you fuck, marry and kill these things? The things are the person who takes their shoes off on a plane. The person who reaches over you to take a picture out the window. And what was the second one?

[Olivia]

The person who stands up the second the plane.

[Ben Soffer]

Person who stands the second that the plane. But explain to me, I don't understand how we fuck marry Kildees.

[Josh Peck]

Okay, I'll start. I would say that I would marry the person who takes her shoes off. I take my shoes off on planes. I don't go to the bathroom shoeless. But obviously. Listen, when you're in one of those nice laid down pies.

[Ben Soffer]

I was gonna say, look, Joshi in JetBlue Mint, taking off his shoes is very different than 450 pound Rick from Nebraska. No, In a middle seat taking off his socks. Ok, you're there. You put on the nice sock. You're cozy. First class, different coach. I'm so out on you taking off your shoes. Sorry. Even if Rick. I'm not being fatphobic. Even if Rick was nice and slim.

[Josh Peck]

Rick still can't take off his shoes 100% Rick. Keep those diabetic feet in those fucking Merrells. Rick. What's his name? Dan.

[Ben Soffer]

Keep the dogs away.

[Josh Peck]

Keep those feet in those Nike Air Monarchs that you got at a discount shoe warehouse for $48. Keep them in with the laces tied on the side because you gotta hike your leg up. And I love that.

[Ben Soffer]

I love hiking my leg. I still hike my leg. Why not?

[Josh Peck]

Listen, when the laces are on when it's tied on the inside of the foot on the insole. You know, something like this happened. They're going over the Bayek.

[Ben Soffer]

He's 100% pulling on the bottom of his pants to get it up to it like this.

[Josh Peck]

It's so good.

[Ben Soffer]

By the way, we should invent a long sock that has a handle.

[Josh Peck]

So.

[Ben Soffer]

You can just pull up by the sock.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, that is so good. Just has a shoe horn built into the sock.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, my God. All right, so you're so you're. You're fucking the shoes off.

[Josh Peck]

Fucking shoes off. I'm go or. No, I'm marrying shoes off. I'm going to hook up with taking picture. No, that person's gotta go. Cause you're leaning over, you're in my space. Get outta here. I got the window seat. I get the view. I get everything. You get nothing in my window seat. And then the person who jumps up, I just don't care.

[Ben Soffer]

I couldn't agree more. The person who needs to die is the one that invaded my personal space.

[Josh Peck]

That's right.

[Ben Soffer]

Get outta here. Yes, you should be put on the terrorist watch list. Don't reach.

[Josh Peck]

I'll put you on there.

[Ben Soffer]

Don't reach. Don't touch me. Come nowhere near me. Also, you're really taking a picture of what's outside of your plane. As if you're ever going to look at that again. No, Google it. Google picture from plane. You'll get fantastic pictures. You don't need it on your phone.

[Josh Peck]

That's right, like you don't need it. You're taking a picture out of the window of a 737 Southwest flight to Albuquerque.

[Ben Soffer]

You don't need it.

[Josh Peck]

Let me call Nobel. You know what I'm saying? Okay, next one from anonymous.

[Anonymous]

Josh and Ben, I have a question for you. I just listened to your rant about gift giving and how you said you should always bring a gift to a birthday, a wedding, anytime you're celebrating a friend. And I completely agree with that. I am the person who's always giving my friends gifts when it's appropriate. But I have noticed the past few years the gifts are not always reciprocated in my favor. And I guess my question is, what do I do? Do I give?

[Ben Soffer]

You don't give to receive gifts and.

[Anonymous]

Show them love because I actually do love giving them gifts. Or do I maybe just ease up and save my bottom line a little? Let me know what you think.

[Ben Soffer]

Bye. You do not give to receive. What was her name? Rose Ellen.

[Josh Peck]

I don't know.

[Ben Soffer]

Okay. Ellen Rose, Daisy, Nancy, I don't know. You do not give to receive. It's great that you love giving gifts. I too love giving gifts. If you feel that you are potentially really hurting your bottom line, then I highly recommend spending slightly less on the gifts that you're giving.

[Josh Peck]

That's right.

[Ben Soffer]

Maybe be a little bit more personal as opposed to just designer. But gift giving is something that you do not do to receive. You do it because it brings you joy. Otherwise you're just going to be miserable forever.

[Josh Peck]

Josh, I agree that you absolutely. But yes, if it's not, if it's not reciprocated, I don't think you need to continue to put yourself in a position to be disappointed. Like, yes, you give for yourself. But yeah, eventually I would stop if that person, like, was coming to my birthday dinners, coming to my birthday things and never was. Like, at least making some attempt. Right? I mean, it's not quid pro quo, but I guess.

[Ben Soffer]

No, you bring up a good point. If I was constantly giving and giving and giving and giving and giving, I guess at some point, I guess to me, like, that person is just not a gift giver, but they would need to be giving me other things.

[Josh Peck]

That's right.

[Ben Soffer]

Like being a great friend. Like, if these are like shitheads that you're gifting to, I completely agree. Stop it. But sometimes people show their appreciation for somebody else in a different way. And as long as they're still doing that, I think you can keep giving.

[Josh Peck]

And shout out to my boy, kid David, who I called out on the podcast two weeks ago because I was like, he didn't give me a wedding gift. That was not cool. He gave me the most lovely birthday present. His and yours are my two favorites. He gave me a sick, sick jacket. The kid is a mensch. Ben is a mensch. You two would really get along. He's the son of a rabbi. Shout out, kid. David.

[Ben Soffer]

Excellent.

[Josh Peck]

Love, David, Love.

[Ben Soffer]

Well done. Love my well done.

[Josh Peck]

Thank you, Ben. Should we get to Whitty Nuts?

[Ben Soffer]

Yes, I would love to.

[Josh Peck]

Our Whitty Nuts moment of the week are our gripes with people, places and things current. Anything that's going on in our life, big or small, that's sticking in our craw. Ben, take it away.

[Ben Soffer]

So, you know, you sit down at a diner for a nice meal, right? Maybe you order. I order a tuna sandwich. I like a French onion soup, hold the bread. That whole thing. That's another Whitney Nuts. French onion soup with bread. That's a whole meal. I'm just trying to have a little appetizer. But you're at the diner, you're ordering whatever you're ordering. Of course you're going to have a soda, right, Josh? I order a Diet Coke. I love a nice fountain Diet Coke at a beautiful New York City.

[Josh Peck]

Crisp, crispy.

[Ben Soffer]

I finish that perfect soda and the waiter comes up to me and says, want a refill? I say yes. The soda comes back, I've drank it, I get the bill. Josh, on that bill is two Diet Cokes. No, absolutely not. If you say to me, want a refill? It implies that it is a free refill. It just does. Do not ask me if I want to refill. If I finish. Josh, if I finished a spinach artichoke dip, would you come up to me and say, want a refill? No, I would have to order another spinach artichoke dip if I wanted another spinach artichoke dip. The implication of the refill is that it should be free. And charging me for two Diet Cokes is not right. What are you nuts? Free refills.

[Josh Peck]

I don't know how I feel about this. I don't know. I agree. I agree with you that soda should be free. Listen, soda is the cheapest thing that any establishment will provide with you. Unless, you know, Coke in the glass bottles. And then who are you? Okay, yes, go vote for Bernie.

[Ben Soffer]

All right. But a fountain is free. Fountains free.

[Josh Peck]

I mean, fountain soda is so. It's negative money, basically. So the idea that you want to charge me again to it kills me. But I don't know if I would expect it because this is the day and age in which we live.

[Ben Soffer]

Even if I use the words want a refill?

[Josh Peck]

Yes.

[Ben Soffer]

If I came to you and I said, want a refill? You're assuming it's free.

[Josh Peck]

How should they have said it? Want another?

[Ben Soffer]

How should they have said it?

[Josh Peck]

Like to be charged for another beverage, Mr. Saver?

[Ben Soffer]

Fuck no, you're right. How would they have said it? I think the term refill in my mind I associate with free. But perhaps would you like another? Would have made me feel differently. Would you like another? I'm thinking in my head, maybe this frickin cheap ass bastard is charging me.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, I get it. My Woody and Nuts is. And it's a very light Woody and Nuts because I do love it. We have a place called in Los Angeles. Olivia, you had this?

[Olivia]

I actually don't think I have yet.

[Josh Peck]

You heard of this?

[Ben Soffer]

I have heard of it. I think you've spoken about it before. I Don't know if it's the same. What are you nuts? I'm just letting you know. Continue.

[Josh Peck]

It is a spectacular bagel spectac. Unbelievable. These people are doing it right now. I make sure to go on a weekday at an off time because I know you go Sunday morning, go ride a bike, get out of here. Never going to happen. But I randomly go one day and I've only gone there twice in person like this. And it takes about five minutes to get through the line. Put in my order. Beautiful. They got something called a rip and dip. Rip it and dip it. Hot sesame bagel or a hot everything bagel. And just beautiful butter on the side. And you just, you're ripping and dipping. But then five minutes to order, 50 minutes to receive said bagels. There were so many people and everything. What I've come to sort of know is like kind of baked to order. It's bagels. What are you nuts? This has got to be quicker, right?

[Ben Soffer]

50 minutes. Five zero. It took. You're there. You're there in person waiting. Oh my.

[Josh Peck]

I know. Oh, I know.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, this is no good. This is no good.

[Josh Peck]

And I don't want to shit on it because I was so annoyed. And then I ate it and I'm like, this is the greatest bagel in the world. Like it is. They. It's worth the wait, but it shouldn't take that long.

[Ben Soffer]

By the way, any bagel. I'm not trying to say that courage bagels isn't amazing.

[Josh Peck]

And it is.

[Ben Soffer]

Any bagel right out from the oven, actually right out at a great bagel place, is going to be the best bagel you've ever had.

[Josh Peck]

Sure.

[Ben Soffer]

Like that is just a fact because we're used to in New York eating eight hour old bagels that still taste unbelievable. The one fresh from the oven, steaming as you pull it apart and the dip sounds amazing. It's not. Nothing's worth the wait. I'm sorry, nothing's worth a 50 minute wait while you're sitting there. Because then you're eating it in two minutes. No, I want my 50 minutes back. Nuts.

[Josh Peck]

I agree. And that's the problem, Right. I think it's because we're New Yorkers and we know like Esebago or H and H or any like, like they have it so dialed in that it could, it could just be like that. And this location, it got super, you know, like it's a small little spot that got super popular because it is that damn good. So what did I do? Thank God I ordered two 1. They do this thin baked sesame bagel with peanut butter and jelly on it. Almond butter, I think. Ooh, this thing.

[Ben Soffer]

Wow.

[Josh Peck]

And you wait that second. So you do the rip and dip first. Savory. Then you hit yourself with a dessert bagel. That's it. And then. Oh, zip.

[Ben Soffer]

And I was gonna say, that puts you to sleep. No, that would put me to sleep.

[Josh Peck]

No.

[Ben Soffer]

I'm out like a light. Oh, no. It's clean. Clean and fresh. Ready to go.

[Josh Peck]

Ready to go, babe. Sourdough leavened.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, look at you. Speaking of ready to go. That is our show, folks. As always, rate us five stars. Otherwise, what are you, nuts? Listen to us on Apple, Spotify, wherever you get your podcasts. Watch us on Josh's YouTube, share our clips on TikTok, share our clips on Instagram Mondays and Thursdays, folks. We will see you next time.

[Josh Peck]

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