C (2:44)

I didn't see it, but I'm familiar with the story. And so you were the one that is like trying to decide between the brothers, right?

B (2:51)

Your heart is. I was the one trying to decide between the brothers and Claudia and her sister were the brothers. And. Yeah, I just like wore crop top and did what I did best, wear a wig and dress like a woman. So what does that say about me, Josh? Every year. Every year. Ina, Belly, Donna, Kelsey.

A (3:12)

Yeah.

B (3:12)

What does it say about me, Josh?

A (3:14)

What doesn't it say?

B (3:17)

What doesn't it say is right. I. Yeah.

A (3:21)

I as feminine as I am and the fact that I sound like.

B (3:29)

Yeah, Ben, what does it say?

A (3:34)

I don't know. I as feminine as I am and as much as I sound like a 12 year old with emphysema. Like, I've tried cross dressing before, mostly getting paid for it and not in that way. And I. I don't know what it is. I think that if I was a woman that I would probably just wear like a lot of athleisure wear because. I don't know. I just. I don't know.

B (3:59)

Yeah, yeah. Josh, I got to be honest. There's like.

A (4:03)

How do you feel with long hair? Like the long hair touches my neck.

B (4:06)

Horrible. Yeah, it feels horrible.

A (4:08)

Confining and hot. Yeah.

B (4:10)

So hot, Josh. Hot. Itchy. I feel terrible when I'm in it. I feel terrible, but it's just so damn funny. I think that's what it is. I just like, the second I throw it on, I feel instantly funnier. Yeah, Instantly funnier because I don't. You don't. There's nothing better than when you don't have to say anything, but you're just funny. And that's, I think what happens when I throw on a wig or I throw on a crop top or. I'm sure it's what Bert Kreischer feels like when he takes off his shirt. It's like, you like the stick? It's, it's, it's part shtick. Yeah, I love it. My mom sent me, like, this was when I was really concerned. She sent me a photo. She's like, then, did you know that at 13 you also dressed as a woman for Halloween? I was like, mom, what does this mean?

A (4:54)

Solid.

B (4:54)

And she said, it just means that I'm in touch with my feelings. And that's it?

A (4:58)

That's it.

B (4:58)

She said, don't look deeper into it. Don't ask anybody professional for help. You're not going to want. You're not going to want to hear what they have to say.

A (5:04)

No. That's what your mother's therapist said.

D (5:07)

Yeah.

B (5:07)

I was like, okay, mom, thanks.

A (5:09)

What do I tell him, Doc? Say this. It's fine.

B (5:15)

What do I do? My son wants to dress like a woman every Halloween.

A (5:20)

Is he self supporting?

B (5:23)

Yes, doctor.

A (5:25)

So you don't have so much to worry about. She's like, I also brought chopped liver to the Big Apple circus.

B (5:34)

Thought.

A (5:38)

What a queen your mother is.

B (5:41)

I wish it was liver. I think it was lamb. Or lamb chops. Oh, no, that was in the car. What a queen. Unbelievable. What a queen.

A (5:48)

What an absolute.

B (5:49)

She's gonna bring Ruby. Like, you know how much lamb Ruby's gonna have? Like three years old. He's gonna go to the circus eating lamb. Great for him.

A (5:58)

I don't go to Ringling Brothers because of the way they treat the elephants.

B (6:09)

That is so good. That is just too good.

A (6:11)

I can't wait to meet your parents.

B (6:14)

That is too good. Oh my God. It needs to happen already.

A (6:16)

I know.

B (6:17)

Are you coming to New York anytime soon?

A (6:20)

Are we do. Do. Don't we potentially have an Amazon thing we're doing?

B (6:24)

Oh, we haven't even spoken about that. But yes. So are you coming in for that?

A (6:28)

I think so. I mean, as far as my manager just called me, so unless it's bad news. I think so.

B (6:33)

No. I don't know why I thought that it was fully remote, but yeah. I will be in the city. You will be here. That will be wonderful.

A (6:39)

I hope so.

B (6:40)

Yeah.

A (6:40)

I hope it works out.

B (6:42)

If you go in. Yeah. Okay. We'll figure it out. But yeah, you should 100% come over. My parents would love nothing more than to meet you. Love nothing more. That would be glorious. But yeah. Wow. Our first deal together, oh, I guess we had Joe Malone. But the Amazon lives are fun. Oh, listen, we've had.

A (7:03)

We have had. First of all, it all started with the BBYO rose and shingles.

B (7:07)

Shingle. The shingles. The shingles.

A (7:09)

Speaking to the day. We got shingles youth.

B (7:11)

Yeah, about shingles.

A (7:13)

We should have come up. We need to. We should have come up with a cool like Star of David, like gang sign. Yeah, you know, like totally like Mazda.

B (7:23)

That's what's up, you know.

A (7:27)

That's cool. That can make its way through synagogues everywhere.

B (7:32)

A thousand percent.

A (7:33)

Yeah.

B (7:33)

Wow. Shingles. The Rosen shingle. Gotta go back. I missed that place.

A (7:38)

The sooner the better. I'm doing.

B (7:40)

Thinking about going to it. I'm thinking about going To a Knicks Magic game in Orlando. You want to. We could hit the shingles before that. Yeah. Come with me.

A (7:48)

You know I've been to Orlando Magic game.

B (7:52)

Oh, I do. And this was my way of secretly asking if you still have your courtside hookup, because I would love to go. I'm probably not famous enough, but I would love to go.

A (8:01)

I wasn't famous. I was doing something for the Chabad of Orlando. Wow. This is our most Jewish coded episode ever. So I think. I think you totally qualify, my boy.

B (8:11)

I didn't even know. Wait, you were doing something for the Chabad of Orlando? You didn't tell me that. Said they got you the tickets.

A (8:16)

Yes, they and I did a big talk after. Yeah, it was like chabad night for the Orlando Magic. We took up a small section.

B (8:26)

That's excellent.

A (8:27)

Yeah. Wow.

B (8:28)

How fun is that?

A (8:29)

It was amazing. It was such a good experience.

B (8:32)

I love that. I love that. I went to the Nick game last night.

A (8:35)

Who'd they play?

B (8:36)

Those Knickerbockers are looking good. The Bulls. The Bulls? The Bulls were 5 0. The Knicks won. I saw the great Andrew Schultz. To my left, I saw Ben Stiller. It's always so star studded. Josh really is so star studded at the Garden, and it was my first Knick game of the year, and there's just nothing like the Garden. We should go to a game when you're here. That's what we should do. We'll do it again like the last time.

A (9:01)

We don't have to. I get.

B (9:03)

No, we don't have to. I agree.

A (9:04)

I just like, you know, I like being somewhere where you can hear each other, like. And I also, you know, I. You were so kind to get us those tickets from your hookup for the Knicks, and I was like, this is amazing. Wow. And then months later, I don't. I think you said something to the effect of, like, I thought we'd get courtside, but Josh couldn't pull.

B (9:28)

And now I'm like, oh, I thought.

A (9:31)

Row 10 was pretty darn good.

B (9:33)

So now it's like, no, I'm. I'm such a Nick snob. It's, like, so not right. Those seats were amazing, and the game was amazing. I just, like, somebody needs to, like, pull me aside and be like, ben. Like, shake me. Like, Ben. Your entire life, you grew up going to games in the 3002, and now you're complaining about free tickets right in the 100 section? Like, are you okay? Are you okay? It's Nick's. Give me any free Seats, like, it's amazing, but I don't want to.

A (10:06)

Like, that's the thing, too. And maybe it's just because I'm. I don't know. I'm not really insecure in that way anymore, but I used to be. But, like, if I show up and, like, Stillers, row one, and Schultz is row three or row two, and, like, I'm going to start, like, comparing despair. Comparing despair. Where's Josh yet? Why is Joshi not enough? And it's like, for what? For what? I could watch it from my house. I could doordash in Chinese food. I'm happy.

B (10:32)

And the truth is, it has nothing to do with Josh. It has everything to do with maybe, like, the PR person. Like, being friends with Schultz's PR person. It's such an inside thing. There's, like, one person who does the booking.

A (10:44)

The.

B (10:45)

They have to like you. If you do stuff at msg, you get, like, preferential treatment. So I'm sure Schultz has done, like, a million shows that said, his courtside seats, Josh, I'm not going to lie. Not that great. They buried him in the corner. Stiller, dead center.

A (10:59)

Come on.

B (11:00)

Dead center. Now, Schultz was. I mean, he was. Wasn't even on baseline. He was dead in the corner.

A (11:06)

Ouch. That hurts just a little over there.

B (11:11)

Yeah, you don't need them. Oh, I was walking behind Spike Lee to get out of the. Like, to get into the lounge, and my God, Josh, did he smell amazing? It's like he took a shower one minute before he got there. He smelled. I'm trying to think what he smelled like.

A (11:26)

I bet he layers.

B (11:26)

I bet he layers.

A (11:27)

Joe Malone.

B (11:29)

He smelled like Fantastic Joe Malone.

A (11:32)

That's what it was.

B (11:33)

It had to be the Joe.

A (11:34)

I bet there was Burr.

B (11:35)

It had to be the Malone.

A (11:36)

Yes.

B (11:37)

I bet so much bergamot. I.

A (11:39)

You know what? What cologne of Joe Malone. And they're not paying us, by the way, so I do not know why we're going at it this hard.

B (11:44)

I know they're not.

A (11:46)

I wear a cologne from Jo Malone called Scarlet Poppy, which is also my rap name.

B (11:51)

That's. I need to break out the Jo Malone. I don't have a scent, Josh, Except Bo. Now I can really use a scent.

A (11:59)

I'm sure they have something like, you know, bergamot and brisket. That could be your cologne. How nice would that be to smell like Paris and Passover?

B (12:11)

I need it. I need it. Oh, so good. It's like a nice pastrami rub. Ooh, that would be good. It'd Be great. Oh, you know how, like, they have like, those, like, rubs for the bath or for the, for the shower that you like, rub on your arm to get off the. It like, makes your skin soft.

A (12:29)

Yeah. Exfoliate. Nice.

B (12:30)

Pastrami. Exfoliate. Thank you for digging into my brain and finding that very basic word. You could have a pastrami rub exfoliator.

A (12:37)

That would be good. That would be like a Joe Malone old Jewish men collab. That would be the ultimate.

B (12:43)

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A (16:17)

Speaking of great Jewish food, I recently, and we talked about it in our great Ryan Sirhan interview. I went to the great Phil Rosenthal restaurant tour. His daughter Lily Rosenthal, and her, her husband Mason, who's the executive chef, and Nancy Silverton, celebrity chef who created the menu for a new diner in LA called Max and Helen's. It's on Larchmont. It's opening in November. We got to go to a friends and family tasting event. This place, Ben, this is so up our alley. It's. It's an old school walk me through.

B (16:52)

It's me through it. The top hits.

A (16:56)

So it's.

B (16:56)

We want to live vicariously through you.

A (16:58)

First of all, they had a Reuben sandwich. I mean, you had me at Reuben. I said, I know him. I know the guy who created, you know, sandwich. He's six months.

B (17:08)

You know him.

A (17:09)

So frickin cute.

B (17:13)

One day he's gonna be like, who was I named after, Daddy? Yeah, Sandwich. Sudden. A sandwich.

A (17:19)

Enough said.

B (17:20)

Enough said.

A (17:22)

We had that.

B (17:22)

I love Reuben.

A (17:23)

My boy Jordan Okun from the great Air Jordan podcast was there. He was like, try the waffle. This waffle. First of all, there was. It was a freshly made, beautiful, Like a sourdough waffle Belgian waffle with maple butter on it. But, you know, like, maple butter, I feel like, can fall into that. It's the oil truffle oil type thing. Right. Where it's just, like, it can taste artificial. This was just a touch. Just a hint of maple flavor in that butter. Gorgeous. Then the beautiful syrup on it. So nice. Then there was. Okay, you ready for this? An iceberg wedge with homemade Russian dressing with horseradish in it. Kidding me.

B (18:04)

Oh, there was.

A (18:06)

But all. All the hits. Grilled cheese and tomato soup. I did an egg salad sandwich. Paige is vegan.

B (18:12)

I. What's better? The egg salad there or at 7:11?

A (18:17)

You know, I. You're setting me up. And you know my love for 7 11. My son is having a 711 themed birthday party in two weeks.

B (18:27)

Okay, this is so funny. I love it. I love it, I love it. Sick.

A (18:32)

Shout out. Yeah, shout out. Ninja for the Slurpee machines. So we got it going on. I. I pulled all the favors. I reached out to prime. I reached out to feastable. Shout out. Mr. Beast. Everyone's coming through for Max's birthday. God bless him.

B (18:46)

Thank you. Wow. Wow.

A (18:49)

But it was. It was good, you know, and the egg salad was a little orange because it was those good, good yolks.

B (18:56)

Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Love that. Not like a. Not like. And like, not like a fully overcooked yolk. You're saying it was a little jammy.

A (19:05)

Yeah, but it was also, you know, like, when you get those good organic eggs, the yolk is almost orange.

B (19:09)

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

A (19:12)

Like, this was like a. From a chicken who living in Provence. Like a real, you know, real socialist chicken.

B (19:22)

Imported eggs or unbelievable brownie.

A (19:26)

No, I'm kidding.

B (19:33)

So good.

A (19:34)

And then, oh, for dessert, Oreo ice cream milkshake that had, like. I think what they do is they. They whip it and finish it. And then really smart, almost Blizzard esque, they crumble up the Oreo cookies and put them in after the fact and just do a quick swirl. She eating real chunks of or in there? Wow. Yes.

B (19:56)

God, that's a dream. What's better? I. I love a diner so much. And the fact that Phil and Lily have made it there. I'm not. I was gonna say life's mission. It's Not. They have gone on a side quest to make something so just important live on. Diners are dying out, Josh. They're dying out. New York used to be flooded with them. Now you really only have a handful of grand, great diners, and we need to make new ones. It's very hard to make money in them. So you have to have a lot of money, and you have to be doing it for the passion. But if you have the passion and you have the money, it is absolutely good for the neighborhood. Why are they so great?

A (20:35)

Why do you think they're dying out?

B (20:38)

I think at least in New York, the only way that you really make money when you own a restaurant is through liquor. And most diners don't have alcohol licenses. And even the ones that do, it's just like a little weird. Like, you don't always want to go and order a Bloody Mary when you're. You're having pancakes. Like, I just think. I just think it's hard. And then you'll see the places that are charging $30 for pancakes. And everybody's like, that's egregious. Which it is egregious. But otherwise they can't make any money. Like, the price of rent is so high. The price of. They're. They're paying their staff appro. If they're paying their staff appropriately, it's just hard to make money. So. And you at a diner, you love being able to walk in and order an orange chicken, gyro. Gyro and calamari. And it's like for them to hold stock. Josh, of so much all at once to be available, their food costs are so high. So I just think it's like the diner is the old school diner. It's tough. Boy, oh, boy, do I love one. I love one. I also went, Josh, to an amazing restaurant this weekend. Amazing. Brand new to. Brand new to New York. Very popular in Miami. It's called Motec. And this is like Middle Eastern Israeli. It was so good. Like, yeah, just unbelievable. Like, schnitzel sandwiches, lamb shawarma dips, like tzatzikis and hummus and baba ganoush and just like huge chunks of feta in their Greek salads. It was like unbelievable food. Unbelievable. I ordered so much. I ordered so much food. I felt so bad for the group I went with. I ordered. So they put me in charge. They're like, ben, you order? I'm like, are you sure? I'm on day seven of my ozempic. I haven't had my shot yet. I'M hungry. Like I'm going to have my shot when I get home. Yeah, I'm on. Like did. My dose has run out. Are you sure you want me to order? I over ordered so much, Josh, that I just paid for it. Like I felt bad. I was at a dinner. It was me, it was us and two other couples. I couldn't like, it was, it was at least $200 more than it should have been because of me.

A (22:52)

So good.

B (22:53)

Yeah, it was delicious. We should go. And you're here. Was amazing. The food was sick. Sick.

A (22:59)

I was, I was listening to my boy Jordan's podcast, the Air Jordan Food Podcast, and he brought up a great point because him and his co host, Max Shapiro were talking about, you know, gripes and grievances with restaurants and they were saying this. And I think it's spot on if per se, you order a shrimp cocktail for the table. Right? Great appy. Great. There's four people. There's a chance, or maybe brought five people. There's a chance that there will be an odd number of. Of shrimp. In cases like this, it's incumbent on the restaurant to just assume that each person should be getting their own shrimp and that they should always throw an extra one on and put on an extra five bucks, whatever it is. Like do not bring an odd amount of appetizers for the amount of people sitting there. Correct.

B (23:47)

I couldn't agree more.

A (23:48)

Me too.

B (23:49)

Like, great restaurants will. Great restaurants will say, like if you're ordering a crispy rice, that's four to an order, but it's five people, you should really add an extra one. Great restaurants will say that. I don't know if I love the idea of them just throwing on another one and charging me more, like just in case. Cause I was like looking at the price of crispy rice or shroom cocktail and was $29 and all of a sudden it's 35. Like I'd like to be told, but I 100% agree with you that bringing four crispy rice for five people, that's messed up.

A (24:20)

Let's go around the room. And by the way, you haven't met him, but we have the great Kevin who's been sitting here, the newest addition to dear media, an old school friend of mine, one of the orig original engineers and producers of my first podcast. Curious.

B (24:31)

Wow. Yes.

A (24:32)

Hey, Kev, we've made our way back together. Can you imagine if that was a shitty boss? Not a boss, a shitty talent.

B (24:40)

What do we think?

A (24:41)

Let's all say what we think is the ultimate appetizer. Shareable appetizer for a group at a restaurant. And you can't be too specific. You can't be like, buffalo bites from the Blaze and buffalo bites from Cheesecake Factory, because you can only get them there. But we all know that would be the clear winner.

B (25:00)

Yeah, it would be. I think, Josh, I love, like, a yellowtail jalapeno from Nobu with, like, that, like, delicious yuzu sauce over it. You have a bunch of chopsticks. There's probably, like, eight pieces. I love something like that. Or a crispy rice and spicy tuna. I also love the one at Nobu where it comes with, like, the pint of spicy tuna, where you can put your own amount of spicy tuna on the crispy rice, which is ideal because somebody who's a big fat fatty like me will take a big, generous helping and, like, look, you snooze, you lose, Josh. If you don't get the spoon in faster than me, you're just not gonna have as much tuna.

A (25:39)

You think? I don't know. You think? I don't know. Okay, so let's go with spicy tuna crispy rice. Cause let's try to keep it, like, general. Like, I feel like a lot of places have spicy tuna crispy rice now, so that's good.

B (25:51)

Spicy tuna crispy rice. Yes.

A (25:53)

I'm going to go classic spinach artichoke dip. I just think you cannot.

B (25:57)

What an answer, Josh. What a good answer.

A (25:59)

When it shows up anything in a.

B (26:01)

Ramekin, it's like family food. Family food. Family feud. Good answer. Let's see it.

E (26:13)

Good answer.

B (26:16)

Surveys.

A (26:20)

What about you, Olivia?

C (26:21)

I was gonna say kind of similar. I think any kind of dip is usually fantastic, but in the effort of diversifying a little bit, I think I'm gonna go with the nachos. I feel like it's a crowd pleaser. It's easy to share for the table. You can get a protein on it if you like. It can be made vegetarian, you know, if you have a vegetarian at the table. But I'm locking nachos.

A (26:42)

Yeah, nachos. Great, Kev, what do we got going?

B (26:44)

Super Midwest, the potato skin, cheddar, bacon, sour cream.

A (26:48)

Let's go.

B (26:49)

Well done, Kev.

C (26:50)

Yeah, I love that.

B (26:51)

Well done.

A (26:51)

Delish.

B (26:52)

That sounds fantastic. This episode of the Good Guys podcast is brought to you by our friends at Ollie. Folks, you know that dogs play an incredibly important part in mine and my wife's life. Our first dog, Theo, he was like a son. He really was. He was unbelievable. He was. It he died at 7. Rest in peace. Very sad. We now have a new boy, Romeo. Romeo is fantastic. Romeo is almost two years old. We love him so much and I really can't imagine my life without him. They're like, they're like humans. They're just so sweet. You're either a dog person or you're not. And I'm absolutely a dog person. And wanting the absolute best for my dog, I switched to Ollie. They offer fresh protein packed meals made with real human grade ingredients. And they offer five tasty recipes, all slow cooked for top nutrition. And look, Romeo is a much pickier eater than Theo. Theo would literally eat the garbage if I let him. Romeo is a picky eater and he loves Ali because first of all, their food quality through the roof. This is human grade stuff. They have tailored meal plans to meet your dog's specific needs. King Charles cavaliers, they have very sensitive stomachs. They have like higher propensity to heart problems. And you can do all of that on Ollie. And the Ali app offers on demand screenings where you can tap real experts for peace of mind. And they use data from the Ollie pack to develop new recipes and products for your dogs. I'm telling you, Ollie is great. Especially picky eaters like Romeo. They need human grade food. They need good stuff. Also, if you love your pet, why are you giving them this crap? Give them good stuff. Give them Ollie. Your dog's well being starts with their food. And that's why Ollie delivers fresh human grade food that your dog will love. Head to ollie.com goodguys tell them about your dog and use code goodguys to get 60. Great. Code 6.0% off your welcome kit when you subscribe today. Plus they offer a happiness guarantee on the first box, so if you're not completely satisfied, you'll get your money back. That's O l l I e.com goodguys and enter code good guys to get 60% off your first box. This episode of the Good Guys podcast is brought to you by our friends at Crusty's. Folks, I love Crusty's. I'm obsessed with them. All of their products, they're all unbelievable. Get them at your grocery store, literally any of them. The pancakes, the waffles, it doesn't matter. It's going to be the best breakfast you've ever had. You can also create really fun, exciting recipes outside of breakfast. Maybe a fun brunch item. I don't know. You're gonna. You, I don't know. You can be creative, but let me tell you Crusty's is it. And the holiday season is all about creating memories, sharing traditions, and savoring the magic of festive moments. And Crusty's is here to make that easier and more delicious than ever. This season, celebrate the effortless joy Crusty's brings to holiday traditions, helping you and your family embrace the warmth, ease, and versatility of the season. Whether it's a cozy breakfast, a festive treat, or a simple way to bring everyone together, Crusty's is the perfect companion for memorable holiday moments. The holidays are here, which means more cozy nights in more time in the kitchen, and way more opportunities to bake up something delicious. That's where Crusty's comes in. With their festive flavors and easy to make mixes, Crusty's is here to help you put a fresh twist on holiday traditions without the stress of scratch baking. And nobody will know that you didn't make them from scratch. You should tell them it's crusty, so be a good friend. Crusty's just makes it so easy to bring everyone together. It takes the work out of cooking so you can enjoy those little moments with family and friends and elevate your festive spread with delicious bakes that don't require professional skills. Their food is so good. These mixes are so delicious. Normally, if you take, like, something from a box, you are compromising flavor taste. Everybody's like, oh, this came from a box, not Crusty's. These products are absolutely fantastic. If I'm making pancakes, I'm not making them from scratch anymore. And you know, I can because I'm a celebrity chef, but I'm going with Crusty's because it tastes better. Okay. Make this holiday season a little easier and a lot sweeter with Crusty's. Pick up your favorite Crusty's mix wherever you shop and start creating memories one batch at a time. Speaking of food, Josh, did you see what obviously should win Halloween costume of the year? Did you see the person that went as a Hillstone waitress?

A (31:05)

So good.

B (31:07)

Unbelievable.

A (31:08)

So good.

B (31:09)

Unbelievable costume.

A (31:11)

Yes.

B (31:12)

Literally, I thought. I thought somebody was in Hillstone recording a waitress, and then I realized it was a Halloween costume, and she's at a party. It was the greatest thing I've ever seen.

A (31:21)

We've got our seasonal artichoke. Yeah. Yeah.

B (31:26)

So good.

A (31:26)

Because that's what you want to hear. That's right. That's how you know winter's upon us. It's like Game of Thrones. If the artichokes are available. Winter's here.

B (31:33)

Yeah.

A (31:34)

Yeah.

B (31:35)

Winter. Winter is Here.

A (31:36)

Well, should we get to a story?

B (31:39)

Yeah, I would love to hear the goings on. Goings on? On the interwebs.

A (31:43)

Well, the goings on to the goings ons is that I didn't know this, but I guess that Justin Baldoni Taylor Swift lawsuit is finally at an end. Do you know about it?

B (31:51)

Oh, no, no. There was a lot of chatter, and I didn't know that it came to. I didn't know that it came to an end.

A (31:57)

Well, Justin Baldoni's $400 million defamation and extortion countersuit against Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, has officially been ended by overseeing the case. On Friday, U.S. district Court Judge Lewis Lyman entered a final judgment stating that Baldoni had declined to file an amendment complaint. According to court documents obtained by Page Six, Lehman said he had contacted all parties in mid October to warn them that he would be entering a final judgment to conclude the case, noting that Lively was the only one to respond. So, I don't know. Baldoni just didn't want to keep going forward.

B (32:35)

I think that. Josh, she probably ran out of money, I think. So There's a big. I think that there's just, like, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds money, and it's very hard to compete with that. Like, I just think that even if you're wrong, even if you're right, like, the idea of going up against somebody with infinite money in a legal suit, like, they can bury you, like, for years and years and years and years and, like, feel like the guy. He probably wanted to go back to acting or, like, like, this is like another job is this suit. I don't know. That's just. That's just my thoughts. What do you think?

A (33:13)

It's like that Billy Joel song. You may be right. I may be richer. You know, think about it.

B (33:20)

Yeah, totally.

A (33:22)

I think assuming I'm working, here's where I'm coming up with this opinion and I'm working off the facts that, like, maybe both parties were less injured, as they said. Like, in the final assessment of all of this, like, it came clean that. That both people were just kind of. There were two frustrated parties involved. I think at this point, Baldoni can go on to work and have a life, and obviously Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are going to be just fine. So it's unfortunate that this whole thing had to happen. But now that everything's cleared, I think I don't see one party never being able to recoup and have a life and have a career again. So I say, like, good be done. With it.

B (34:05)

Yeah. It's also just, like, a good general life lesson. This was the biggest thing in the world for a minute, right? Like, the biggest in the world. And even this we have completely forgotten about. Like, until you brought it up, I hadn't thought about it for one second, and I completely agree. They can both just return to their jobs as actors and actresses and moguls. And I just. Like, even. Even on, like, smaller scales, like, if there's, like, something in your life that seems enormous, like, it's just. It'll. Time heals everything, Even things like that. It's wild.

A (34:40)

Definitely. Except diabetes. Time will not heal that.

B (34:44)

No, no. You're going to need to remove your foot.

A (34:46)

So that's why we're on preemptive diabetes medication with Mounjaro.

B (34:52)

God. Bh.

A (34:53)

Yeah, dude, bh.

B (34:55)

We need to make a GLP one called bh.

A (34:58)

Yeah, definitely.

B (34:59)

You like that? Just like the Baruch Hashem. I take 7 milligrams of the Baruch Hashem.

A (35:06)

I'm trying to think of, like, other great names for GLP1. It's like Ozempic, Moonjar. Like, where did those names come from? Marketing firms.

B (35:13)

I have absolutely. Definitely. Like, another one. I'm staring at my roadmap.

A (35:17)

Where did Albuterol come from? That one's really withstood the test of time.

B (35:22)

It's an amazing. It's incredible name. I have no idea where it came from.

A (35:26)

So many good ones. Claridin. You know, clarity. It's fucking smart.

B (35:31)

That's smart. No, Claritin is very smart. Zyrtec. I don't even know what it is. And Josh, screw those. We are. We're Zyzol men now. Don't do that. Owl.

A (35:42)

Did that come through?

B (35:43)

I think so, yes. I think it's going to. I think it's going to. Do you understand, guys, that it's like it's been a life's dream for us to have a sponsor like Zyzol? Are you kidding me? You're telling me Vaismir is right? You're telling me that's the slogan. Zyzol.

A (36:00)

Vazimir Zyzol, the official sponsor of the Jewish Community Center.

B (36:07)

Zeizomyo and Rosen shingle, brought to you.

A (36:10)

By Zyzol Zyzal, the ambitious sponsor of the Yeshiva Maccabees. That's good.

B (36:20)

That is good.

A (36:21)

Should we get to some more on mail?

B (36:23)

Yeah.

A (36:29)

If you want to leave us a message, get some Advice, go to speakpipe.com. goodguys. Keep it brief. Brevity's key. And make sure you include your email because we might follow up and do a live call in on the show. This first one is from Mads. This Aversa one is from Mads.

D (36:49)

Hey, besties. Honored to be here. Came for Drake. Stayed for you guys. I'm just wondering, have you guys watched? Nobody wants this. It's such a great show and I'm really curious what you guys think about it and what you would do if you were in the same position as the main character. He is a Jewish rabbi and that's his, like, dream career, but he's fallen in love with a woman who is not Jewish and isn't sure if she wants to convert. Such a great show. So just curious your thoughts and opinions on it. Also, Ben. My last name is Ruby, so. What a cool name you gave your baby.

A (37:21)

Love it.

B (37:22)

Bhbh.

D (37:22)

Love you guys.

B (37:24)

Eh, Josh, have you seen the show?

A (37:27)

I. I actually auditioned for it, but I don't watch it.

B (37:30)

Okay. So I. I loved the first season. Loved. I actually stopped watching the second season. I turned it on. I liked it. Like, I thought it was just like the normal shtick. I forget the actor's name. Who's also in Veep. He's the. He's the brother. Yeah, yeah. In it. But he's fantastic. I forget his name, but he's. He's hilarious too. And I don't know it like, it became. I just. I just, like, didn't find it as funny as the first season. I thought the first season was hilarious and it was very, like, true to, like, la Jews, like wealthy Jews. And like, I thought it, like, portrayed it well. The second season was very. Or at least the episodes that I watched were very. About that whole, like, wanting her to convert. He's gonna lose his position as a rabbi. And it just. It just like, didn't hit for me the plot line, like, he's a rabbi who's dating a non Jewish girl.

A (38:27)

Sure.

B (38:28)

And so, like, I don't really. I just, like, didn't get it. Like, he, like, either she. If she's dating a rabbi, would probably want to be Jewish. Otherwise, why are you dating a rabbi?

A (38:40)

Sure.

B (38:40)

And if he. And if he's a rabbi but is willing to date somebody out of the community, then then, like, that's cool. You know what I mean? Like, he. He made that conscious choice. They like, built it up to be this big plot line like, oh, she won't convert. And I don't know what happens because I stopped watching it, but I stopped watching it for this reason, it just, like the plot was lost on me. You're dating a rabbi. Like, if I'm dating an imam, Josh, I'm probably going to convert to Islam. Yeah. Because I'm dating an imam. Like, it just doesn't. Like you're dating the pope. All of a sudden you're not religious. Like, you're not a religious person. You're dating the pope. She's framed as not religious and she's dating a rabbi. Why wouldn't she convert? It just, it's like an obvious thing to me.

A (39:22)

Like, always the time to bed, you.

B (39:26)

Know, like, yeah, yeah, it's his job. Like, it was so weird and they like made it like a sticking point. That was the flaw in the show. He didn't need to be a rabbi. He could have just been like a Jewish guy. Like, just like a regular Jewish guy. Like, and then that plot line would have made a little bit more sense to me. I know.

A (39:45)

I think that's a fair. A fair point. If you marry someone whose job and a real calling in life is that, like, if Page just hated the entertainment industry, like, it wouldn't. It would. It would be too much at odds with her being with me. Like, because it's kind of all encompassing.

B (40:04)

It's everything. Like, it just. It's so. Yeah. So I thought that was like a flaw in the show. But. Shout out to the Foster sisters and shout. I mean, the show, the first season was amazing.

A (40:16)

They've crushed it. Shout out. They seem awesome. Awesome. The Foster sisters. And people love the show. I think I only didn't watch it because, like, my big brother who works in finance and has written like 10 books on hedge funds and the stock market, I would always ask him, like, do you like that show Billions? And he'd be like, no. He'd be like, he's like, I live it. He's like, I don't need to watch it. He's like, even though I knew it was so well done. So similarly, I remember when the show first came out, like, my mother in law, who's the cutest ever, was like, I know what the word shiksa means. And I was like, awesome. Like, but I just think for me it was like, I live that. I'm married to an Irish Catholic broad. I'm the super, you know, hot blooded Jewish guy. Like, yeah, I think when you're living it constantly, it's like you're maybe not as incentivized to watch it, but. Shout out. People love the show and I think they've totally Crushed it. Which is awesome.

B (41:10)

Totally crushed it. The only thing that I will say, because you make a great point, like people who are watching it and don't live it like, just like any show, things are exaggerated and these are like very specific types of Jews. But the great Robbie Hoffman comes on all the time and reminds us very poignantly that there are plenty of incredibly poor Jews. And like that being like the only type of Jew that you see and hear about where they're like snobby, rich, entitled mother in law is like, they're also really nice, normal mother in laws is all I'll say. They definitely lean into. And I don't mind it. Like I like, like stereotypes often have some truth in them but I do, I do find that that show is like, is definitely sways one way on this is who how Jews are and for that community it certainly is.

A (42:03)

But not everybody just remember Jews. We're not just accountants, okay? We're not just wealthy, we've done other cool stuff. But Jewish leader Karl Marx created communism. Heard of it?

B (42:17)

Yeah. Okay, okay. Heard of it?

A (42:19)

Son of Sam, a murderer Jew.

B (42:23)

Heard of him? Yeah. Heard of Jeffrey Epstein? Okay, too much. Okay, my bad. I was just trying to, I was just trying to be in on the joke. Okay, my bad. Yeah, no, I know.

A (42:37)

We've heard about him. Too much. Oh, man. Jeff dfs. Can you imagine? Like after he got arrested, maybe there was like one or there were like a couple like evil guys on their way to the island. They show up, be like, what happened? Like, where's Jeff?

B (42:54)

It's like a fire festival. Like fire festival. They show up. I was expecting Ja Rule and a bunch of hookers. Yeah. And it's just a big sign that says foreclosed and I can't get on. Oh, that's, it's, that's hysterical. Oh man. Oh, that's so funny. This episode of the Good Guys podcast is brought to you by our friends at Shopify. Folks, November is here, which means it's game time, baby. The holidays are where entrepreneurs cash in. Seasonal drops, gift sets, pop ups, you name it. Whatever you can think up. You go to shopify.com goodguides. You make a website, you launch it. If it works, great. If it doesn't work, okay, you'll think of another idea. Shopify keeps everything running smoothly so you can actually enjoy the ride. And with built in tools to help sell wherever your audience spends their time, you're never missing a moment or a customer. This holiday season, take your sales game to the next level with Shopify. Folks, now is the time to be creative. Make something seasonal. Make something that, I don't know, people actually want. Create something out of a necessity. Go on Shopify. Use their AI tools. Have a little photo shoot. It's not that hard. You don't have to raise all this money. You don't have to overthink it. You don't have to have the perfect idea. Test and learn with Shopify. It's not expensive and you can literally make a ton of money. Maybe you go viral, who knows? You probably won't go viral, but maybe you do. Maybe you will on the next one. Maybe not this one. Who knows, folks? And I know what you're thinking. Oh, I don't have a team, okay? If it's just you, literally there's no problem. Because Shopify basically operates as your back office, replacing the need for a full time staff to oversee your operations. So you can stay focused on the things that matter, which are your products, which is your vision. And then once you have a proof of concept, you can bring on a big fancy team and waste all the money that you want. Okay? I'm telling you, Shopify is it. I use them for Spritz society. I use them for good guys merch. Claudia uses them for Toast merch. Okay? Shopify is it. If you have a business and you are selling anything. So if you're ready to take the next step in life, whether it's the sweetest merch you've ever seen, your novel you spent years writing, or something in between, go to shopify.com goodguys and make it happen. It doesn't matter where you're at in your entrepreneurial journey, Shopify is there to make your life and selling journey just a little bit easier. Go to shopify.com goodguys shopify.com goodguys this episode of the Good Guys podcast is brought to you by Brooklyn Betting. Folks. You know what I love? A real American success story. Usa. Usa. Usa. And Brooklyn Betting is just that. Because it started with a man named John who built his business from the ground up right here in Arizona, right here in the usa. No degree, just old school, hustle and a dream. Fast forward to today and they've now made some of the most unbelievable mattresses you can find anywhere. Brooklyn bedding makes it easy to upgrade your sleep. I found my perfect mattress, got it delivered right to my door. Unbox it and man, I was in heaven. It gave me the best sleep of my damn life. You absolutely must try it, folks. I am telling you, Brooklyn Bedding handcrafts every mattress in their Arizona factory. There's no middleman, no gimmicks, just top tier quality, honest American craftsmanship for a better night's sleep. Brooklyn Bedding knows sleep isn't a one size fits all approach, which is why they offer mattresses for everybody, every single sleep style, even in hard to find sizes. Not sure which mattress is right for you? Just take the Brooklyn Bedding Sleep quiz and find your perfect match in under two minutes. If you sleep hot, they have cooling technology, you sleep cool. I'm sure they have heating technology. I actually don't know that. Who wants to sleep hot? What are you nuts? That said, I'm telling you, their Glaciotex, holy smokes, it is fantastic. Keeps you nice and cool. And folks, it's endorsed by the American Chiropractic association for spinal alignment and back health. This is it folks. This is the pinnacle of beds. Plus they offer 100% fiberglass free for peace of mind. So folks, go to BrooklynBedding.com and use my promo code goodguys at checkout to get 30% off site wide. This offer is not available anywhere else. Exclusive season. That's BrooklynBetting.com and promo code Good Guys for 30% off site wide. Make sure you enter our show name at checkout so they know we sent you. Make sure to Write Good Guys Brooklyn betting.com promo code Good guys.

A (47:31)

This next one is from Anonymous. So funny.

F (47:36)

Good guys. Huge moron here and I'm in need of some advice. So a little backstory here. I recently delivered my first child and was very pregnant last Thanksgiving. So the best time in the world to be pregnant is obviously during the holidays. I have a distant relative who is an elderly woman who will not get off my ass. So the whole dinner she kept making little comments about, you know, how I was feeding and eating for two, how I, you know, had gotten third hope that I would leave enough food for everybody else with all just like a little smile on her face, trying to joke. It made me super uncomfortable, but obviously I just kind of laughed it off. Didn't know how to respond. Fast forward to recently and she spent another family gathering talking behind my back to my husband and my brother about how I am spoiled rotten because of how much my mom helps with my child. So what do I do? Obviously with the holidays coming up, she's going to be talking her shit again and while it's super irritating, I also want to be respectful to my elders and don't want to stoop to her level so I'm looking for some funny but not super rude one liners that I could potentially use on her.

B (49:05)

Wow, this is like, so not her problem, Josh. Like, somebody needs to step in on her behalf.

A (49:14)

Yes.

B (49:15)

And, and, and go and say like, like when, when she's talking shit with your mother in law about, like, like, like about this. Your mother in law needs to turn to her and immediately course correct her. Yeah. Because then she won't do it anymore. Like, she doesn't realize that she's not being funny, like, in the moment. And she probably doesn't realize that she's hurting your feelings. Like, I often find that people keep repeating things when they don't think that it fully resonated with you. And then once he. Once you're just like, this is no good. They stop.

A (49:53)

The old. The old shitty Aunt Caesar putting food on her plate. She goes, there she blows. And then she doesn't acknowledge it. She goes. I say, there she blows. Yeah, we heard you. Okay. We heard.

B (50:14)

We heard you. You're not funny.

A (50:16)

She adds a H.

B (50:27)

Oh, my God.

A (50:28)

You'Re so right though. Yes. It does take someone else to be like, are you okay? Like, what are you talking about?

B (50:34)

Like, stop that. Yeah, because if you say it yourself, then you're like the combative person all of a sudden. It's like you. It's like your problem. But if your husband just turns to her and is like, like one time, that wasn't nice, you know, awkward. She'll feel in that moment like, that wasn't nice. Somebody needs to stick up for you. It shouldn't be you. Somebody needs to stick up for you is what I. Yeah, that's what I would do.

A (50:59)

All right, last one from Kate.

E (51:01)

Hi, good guys, this is Kate. I just want to know if I'm the asshole. Years ago, my dear family friend had passed away and left my parents almost a million dollars dream. All the time, my mom is saying that if she won the lottery, the first thing she would do was wipe away all of my debt. Well, I know a million dollars isn't the lottery, but here I am, school teacher, still have student loans, and I just found out that not only did my mom book a trip to London, my dad just bought a brand new truck. So obviously they're not hurting. I'm not asking for it to be all wiped clean, but if they want to throw me a good 15, 20K, that would totally help. Not living paycheck to paycheck, but now I can't tell if I'm being an asshole or not thanks.

A (52:02)

Oof.

B (52:04)

I mean, I don't think you're being an asshole. I think if your mom really said, if I ever win the lottery, I'm paying off your student loans, and all of a sudden somebody died and gave her a million dollars, then that's the equivalent of her saying that she's going to pay off your student loans. So I don't think you're being an asshole. That said, it's also not your money. Like, they're allowed to do with it what they want to, but. And I don't know what your relationship looks like with them. I. I think that, like, as a parent, I would. I would want to run to help immediately, but I don't know what your relationship looks like. What do you think, Josh?

A (52:40)

I agree with you. I think it's that great saying, do you want to be right or be happy? In this case, you are right. But if you stick to that, you're not going to be happy, because it's absolutely what your parents should do. But they also have no requirement in which to do that. So instead, play psychological warfare on your dad, right? And so, whatever. He bought a Toyota Tundra, a Dodge Ram, right? Put, you know, itching powder in the. In the driver's seat of his new truck. So every time he gets in, he has a Pavlovian response. He goes, this fucking car gets really itchy. He's gonna think God's punishing him. It's Light Locust, you know, God's punishing him for being such a selfish fuck.

B (53:26)

I wish he got, like, a cybertruck so you could pre program the horn that just says, you could have paid off my student debt. Yeah, like, with every. With every honk. Because obviously he won't know how to change it, so.

A (53:39)

Good. By the way, in my Tesla, you know, they have the feature where you can put the whoopee cushion under each seat and it'll play a fart sound.

B (53:48)

Yeah.

A (53:48)

Boy, do my kids love that. They're so stupid. Should we get to what are you, nuts? Yeah, our what are you nuts? Moment of the week are gripes with people, places and things, both big and tall. Whatever is sticking in your craw, I'll start. The other day, I was listening to a new. An advertisement, an advertisement about this medication that helps prevent hiv. I was like, wow, that's fabulous that there's a medication like this. And they were talking about some of the requirements, and they were like, you have to be this age to take it. You also have to not have hiv.

B (54:22)

Nuts.

A (54:23)

What Are you nuts? It's to prevent. Yeah, gotcha. Check. What do you not check?

B (54:39)

Nuts.

A (54:40)

Nuts.

B (54:41)

These companies are there legally. So dumb. So stupid. My Woody and nuts is. I was in my elevator the other morning and I'm there with my beautiful. I actually have two Woody nuts. There's my beautiful little dog, Romeo. He's smaller than the average Cavalier, probably 12 pounds. And this woman looks at him. Everybody's. Everybody's consistently like, oh, he's so cute. I love him. Blah, blah, blah. She looks at him, she's like, huh? He looks like a squirrel. Silence. Like I don't say anything. And then she's like, very cute. What are you nuts? In the world is you telling me that my dog looks like a squirrel? Compliment. Very cute. The second what are you nuts? Josh is. And you'll be happy to hear this because you've lived with me as a dog dad for a long time before I became a human dad. And I am going to tell you, Josh, that it is a. What are you nuts? When people treat dogs like they're kids. Sorry. And I did it. You just don't have a kid, so it's not. What are you nuts? When you're in it. Ok, I get it. But it is nuts for you to compare being on the other side of it as if you have a child because you don't. You have a dog. Sorry, what are you nuts? Yeah, you like that? Growth, Josh. That was growth.

A (56:03)

Love it.

B (56:05)

Growth. You know what else is growth? Not giving five stars? His growth. So what are you nuts?

A (56:15)

Speaking of, I'll read a quick five star review and if you want your review to be read on the show, give us five stars and review, review, review. It's really good for the show. Literally.

B (56:25)

Lol.

A (56:25)

Every time. Have to say my favorite podcast to listen to a non Jew here and a massive moron obsessed 40 year old mom of four. And my kids stare at me while I walk around laughing my head off. Keep it up. Love you guys.

B (56:38)

From Brit ec. Wow, I love Brit. Josh, this morning I ran into a woman. She's like, oh my God, I'm listening to this morning's episode. It's my favorite thing to do while commuting with my kids. Clearly we're reaching the moms. Yes, I love it. So if you know another mom, send this episode to her because this episode is 5 stars. Otherwise what are you, nuts? Listen to us wherever you get your podcasts, watch us on YouTube, share our clips on Instagram and Tick Tock Mondays and Thursdays. Folks, we will see you next time. Please note that this episode may contain.

F (57:17)

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