Law & Order: Petty Crimes Unit

Summary

Podcast Summary: Good Guys – Episode: Law & Order: Petty Crimes Unit | Released April 17, 2025

Hosted by actor and writer Josh Peck alongside entrepreneur and social media icon Ben Soffer, "Good Guys" delivers engaging conversations twice a week. In this episode titled "Law & Order: Petty Crimes Unit," Josh and Ben navigate a diverse range of topics, from personal anecdotes to cultural critiques, all while infusing their unique humor and perspectives.

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1. Introduction and Setting the Tone

The episode kicks off with Josh and Ben setting a casual and humorous tone, referencing their connection to the "Drake and Josh" fans and emphasizing their authentic approach to podcasting.

• Ben: "We're just the good of the good of the good guys." [00:26]
• Josh: "Look to all of our new listeners... they came for Drake, stayed for the guys, stayed for Ben." [01:08]

2. Diet, Fitness, and Genetic Conversations

Josh and Ben dive into discussions about diet trends, fitness supplements, and genetics, highlighting personal experiences and humorous takes on popular health topics.

• Ben: "I put this in my wedding speech for her. She got lucky that she was diagnosed with an allergy, a severe allergy to gluten and to dairy. And that's why she's skinny." [02:48]
• Josh: "I think it's all relative though, because I know fat vegans. I just think if you overdo it, you'll find a way." [03:48]

They debate the effectiveness and taste of alternative butters and milks, expressing strong preferences and sharing anecdotes about family members' dietary choices.

• Ben: "Sunflower butter almost has a chalky taste. This is no good." [05:03]
• Josh: "I love almond milk. It's so good. It's so calorically light." [05:21]

3. Anecdotes from a Wedding Celebration

Ben recounts his sister Maddie's wedding, detailing the events from pre-wedding dinners to ceremonial aspects, showcasing the blend of tradition and personal touches.

• Ben: "We had a 14 person dinner at the Soffer household. Maddie's bridesmaids included Claudia, myself, Ava, and Bruce. That was it." [07:45]
• Josh: "My wife had said this from jump. Do not have a wedding before the wedding. Do not have 150 person plus welcome dinner." [07:59]

They discuss the variety of food served, from tuna tartare to diverse international stations, and the balance between religious ceremonies and celebratory dancing.

• Ben: "We had a sushi station... a taste of Cuba, a taste of India with fresh naan and curried chickpeas." [09:44]
• Ben: "The chocolate fountain was dairy-free, so much sugar." [10:51]

4. Ultra Music Festival Dreams and Experiences

Josh expresses his aspiration to attend Ultra Music Festival, likening it to an electronic Coachella, while Ben shares his nostalgic experience from 2013, reminiscing about iconic DJs and the vibrant atmosphere.

• Josh: "My dream is to go. I've been invited before, but I haven't gone. But I need to be single and not sober if I'm gonna go." [16:43]
• Ben: "I went in 2013. This was the heart of house music... Steve Aoki, Avicii, Nikki Romero." [17:05]

They discuss the evolution of the festival, the resurgence of classic synths, and the emotional connection to the music that defined an era.

• Ben: "Claudia's looking over at me. I'm about to cry. There's something in me that needs the music." [18:24]
• Josh: "I was once at the Hollywood Palladium, and DJ comes out with this beat... Three people OD'd right in that moment." [19:47]

5. Saturday Night Live (SNL) and Morgan Wallen Controversy

A significant portion of the episode centers on the recent controversy involving rapper Morgan Wallen's appearance on SNL. Josh and Ben dissect Wallen's relationship with the show, debating the reasons behind his abrupt departure and SNL's response.

• Josh: "People on the Internet were up in arms because he performed on SNL and then walked off abruptly." [22:54]
• Ben: "Morgan Wallen does not respect or need SNL at all." [26:04]

They explore the dynamics of SNL's format, its ability to adapt to modern comedic landscapes, and the potential for incorporating internet-famous individuals into the show's repertoire.

• Ben: "Maybe bring in people that people actually really like on the Internet today." [33:57]
• Josh: "I wonder how good the show would be if they took more than a week to come up with shit." [31:44]

6. Listener Questions and Personal Stories

a. Jesse’s Question on Altered Senses Post-Pregnancy

Jesse from Texas poses a question about experiencing a shift in sensory perception, specifically finding his husband’s natural smell intolerable after pregnancy.

• Jesse: "Ever since having a baby, I feel like my senses have completely shifted and I can't like, my husband's natural smell." [44:34]

Ben and Josh offer advice, discussing the impact of pregnancy on sensory changes and suggesting practical solutions like experimenting with different fragrances.

• Ben: "If we're talking about a cologne, it's a lot easier to get rid of a cologne than the smell of your body." [46:04]
• Josh: "Why wouldn't you just wear their perfume? They're spraying it on themselves." [47:19]

b. Anonymous’s Frustration with Self-Checkout Systems

An anonymous listener expresses frustration with the prevalence of self-checkout systems and the lack of assistance when issues arise.

• Anonymous: "Everywhere is frickin self checkout... Why don't they just actually work the register?" [54:12]

Josh and Ben resonate with these frustrations, critiquing corporate practices and the diminishing presence of store employees.

• Ben: "They should just be security guards... They're mainly there to make sure that you don't steal." [55:00]
• Josh: "You hear that? Kroger, Target, Walmart. Greed." [56:03]

7. Personal Reflections on Scent and Relationships

The hosts delve deeper into personal anecdotes regarding their relationships and the significance of scent, sharing lighthearted yet insightful observations.

• Josh: "With Paige, it was just like this perfect thing. I never noticed a smell or, like, her smell was always very pleasing to me." [51:24]
• Ben: "Claudia, too, does not smell like anything... unless she's wearing perfume." [51:39]

They humorously discuss familial interactions related to scent, such as requests to brush teeth after noticing bad breath.

• Ben: "I will turn over to her and she's like, I'm about to pass out. Can you go, like, brush your teeth, dude?" [51:55]
• Josh: "My son... he will just at night look at me and be like, your breath stinks." [51:58]

8. Moments of the Week: Everyday Gripes

Josh and Ben share their "Moment of the Week," highlighting minor yet relatable pet peeves.

a. Legos:

• Josh: "People will say, like, you did this, Max. It's spectacular. This big. Lego... not that cool. Something spectacular." [56:24]
• Ben: "What are you, nuts?" [56:25]

b. Overhead Bins on Airplanes:

• Ben: "Do not touch other people's stuff in the overhead bin." [57:03]
• Josh: "That's right." [57:22]

9. Closing Remarks and Call to Action

The episode wraps up with Josh and Ben encouraging listeners to rate the podcast and engage with them on various platforms, reinforcing their commitment to delivering entertaining and authentic content.

• Ben: "You know what else is nuts? You not giving this episode five stars is nuts." [58:02]
• Josh: "Listen to us. Wherever you get your podcasts, watch us on YouTube, share our clips, Instagram and TikTok." [58:09]

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Ben on Genetics and Diet: "She got lucky that she was diagnosed with an allergy, a severe allergy to gluten and to dairy." [02:48]
• Josh on Vegan Diets: "I just think if you overdo it, you'll find a way." [03:48]
• Ben on Wedding Food: "We had a tuna tartare... That was a paste hors d'oeuvre." [09:34]
• Josh on SNL Performance: "People were up in arms because he performed on SNL and then walked off abruptly." [22:54]
• Ben on Self-Checkout: "They should just be security guards... make sure that you don't steal." [55:00]
• Josh on Scent in Relationships: "With Paige, it was just like this perfect thing. I never noticed a smell or, like, her smell was always very pleasing to me." [51:24]

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Conclusion:

In this episode of "Good Guys," Josh and Ben navigate through a tapestry of topics ranging from personal life events to broader cultural discussions. Their ability to intertwine humor with meaningful dialogue makes for an engaging listen, offering insights while maintaining an entertaining flow. Whether reminiscing about weddings, debating the intricacies of SNL, or addressing listener concerns, the hosts deliver content that is both relatable and thought-provoking.

Transcript

[Josh]

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

[Ben]

And if you don't give us five stars.

[Josh]

What are you nuts?

[Ben]

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

[Josh]

They're not the great guys. We're just the good of the good of the good guys.

[Ben]

Look to all of our new listeners. We have to say this every episode. We have the Drake Bell listeners. They're here. They're here in troves. They're looking for Drake and Josh. They're like, who the hell is this fat man that wasn't wearing glasses that is now wearing glasses? I'm Ben. It's nice to meet you. I will be ushering you through life on the Good Guys podcast. This is mine and Josh's podcast. Welcome. We have a great time. We talk about a bunch of nonsense. Sometimes we go a little bit deep. We'll always talk about Judaism. So if you hate Jews, this is the wrong podcast for you. Did I miss anything, Josh?

[Josh]

Only that this is probably, like, six episodes after the Drake episode, so I feel like we've lost all of the ones that we gained from that app.

[Ben]

Oh, no, they're gone. They're gone. They're gone. I saw in the YouTube comments, came for Drake, stayed for the guys, stayed for Ben.

[Josh]

How great would that be?

[Ben]

So good.

[Josh]

Imagine if you're not.

[Ben]

If you just heard me and they were like, I need Ben.

[Josh]

You get a massive Latin American fan base.

[Ben]

I would love it. I would love it. I'd move in a heartbeat.

[Josh]

So would I. Where? Where are you moving?

[Ben]

Oh, man. I mean, based on the way that Drake just pumped up. Mexico. We could go to Mexico.

[Josh]

Oh, my God.

[Ben]

Yes. Gorgeous beaches, beautiful weather. A little hot sometimes, but I'm sure that during the winter, it's just beautiful.

[Josh]

I'm better by the equator, and I always say that, don't I, Olivia?

[Olivia]

Yes, you do.

[Josh]

Thank you so much.

[Ben]

That is something that you frequently say. You're better by the equator. The equator is lovely. You get a golden tan. I feel like. At what point do you. Do you always need to put on sunscreen, Josh, or do you think that if we lived there, we could eventually develop a nice base coat?

[Josh]

Yeah, I. You know, I don't think deeply about melanin, but when I do, I say, yeah, I think so.

[Ben]

You think so you think that we could perhaps develop a nice base coat? And the question is, if you develop a nice base coat. Do you then transfer that melanin to your children? So if you have more children, okay. In, let's say, I don't know, Mexican Josh is there for 20 years and pops out another baby. Is that baby significantly darker?

[Josh]

Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I think, I hope that, that my kids are thin. Right? Like, did I override my genetics enough? But I think that's impossible.

[Ben]

I don't know. I don't know. Genetics. Speaking of genetics, my sister just got married.

[Josh]

Mazel.

[Ben]

And we had a. Thank you. We had a beautiful, beautiful wedding celebration Friday to Monday. It was wonderful. And I bring up genetics because she is the only thin, softer. Only thin, softer. Interesting. She. Josh got lucky. And I put this in my wedding speech for her. She got lucky that she was diagnosed with an allergy, a severe allergy to gluten and to dairy. And that's why she's skinny.

[Josh]

That is a blessing. That's. That is the definition of a blessing in disguise.

[Ben]

Blessing everybody else. My dad, not my mom. My mom is upset that I roped her into the ozempic conversation. But everybody, everybody needed ozempic. Except my sister.

[Josh]

Yes.

[Ben]

She's just no gluten, no dairy. I don't know what about gluten and dairy doesn't agree with us. But there's something that doesn't agree with us. Gluten and dairy. Because she's. She's a stick skinny.

[Josh]

Yeah. I think it's all relative though, because I know fat vegans. I just think if you overdo it, you'll find a way. Whatever your diet is.

[Ben]

Yeah, yeah.

[Josh]

You'll just overdo it. I remember Rick Rubin. You know, the great Rick Rubin.

[Ben]

Sure.

[Josh]

Brilliant producers. Produced some of the greatest music of the last 30 years. And now has an amazing podcast, which I'm crazy about. But he was a 300 pound vegan. Cause he's like, I would take down half a can of almond butter a night.

[Ben]

Oh, yeah, you gotta be really careful with the nut based milks. The nut based spreads. Very, very caloric. Very caloric. Just cause you think you're doing yourself a favor with the sunflower butter. That by the way, does not taste good. Okay. Sunflower butter is not a proper substitute for peanut butter in my opinion. Okay.

[Josh]

Very caloric in everyone's opinion. My son straight up was like this sunbutter. Miss me on it, dog. It's a no for me. Big dog.

[Ben]

Bad. Really bad. And I remember that sunflower. Maybe sunflower butter was like the first of the Alternatives to peanut butter. Because I remember them at camp, all these kids are allergic to peanuts. Peanut free camp. So then you have the sunflower butter and people are making sunflower butter and jelly sandwiches. And this just tastes terrible. This is no good. The sunflower butter almost has a chalky taste.

[Josh]

It's awful. Who's milking a sunflower?

[Ben]

No clue. No clue.

[Josh]

Get a life.

[Ben]

And we've spoken about this at length. This whole, this whole alternative. Nut butters. Nut milks. It just. It's not milk. It's almond skin mixed with water. That's what it is, Josh.

[Josh]

That's what it is.

[Ben]

I'm out. I don't want it. I don't need it. No good.

[Josh]

Oh, I love it. I love almond milk. It's so good. It's so calorically light. 30 calories for 1 cup. I could take it down, hold the carrageeghan, but other than that. Is that what it is? Carrageegan Thompson.

[Ben]

It's calorically friendly because it's water. Yeah.

[Josh]

But it's delish. You throw that in some nice cereal. Ooh, delish.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Josh]

And you don't feel like all that crazy. Like that's the thing. And I know there's like the whole raw milk debate and whatnot, but like milk is pretty nutrient dense. But it comes with a lot of came out of them. Cow's udder. It's bussy. It's bussy.

[Ben]

No, that's. I agree that that's a little strange. But you're not drink. I'm not drinking the whole bowl of milk after I have my cereal.

[Josh]

You're not one of those.

[Ben]

No, I simply use it as a softener. That's softens my Cheerios. It softens my tricks. It softens my Reese's puffs. What a cereal. I'm worried about calories and milk and I'm having Reese's puffs.

[Josh]

That's right. I'm telling you, it's. Yeah, I don't mind it, but it's crazy. Sunflower butter is. It's the true. What do you. Nuts.

[Ben]

What are you nuts? What do you. Nuts. Sunflower butter. Make it taste better. Make it taste better. No good. But back to the wedding. Josh, this was an affair. Okay.

[Josh]

Yeah, yeah. This is true.

[Ben]

I love this. This was an affair. Well, we'll start. Okay. Friday night dinner hosted by my parents. Lovely. At their house.

[Josh]

Okay, now tell me why. So it's your sister, the softer daughter. So yes, technically, old fashioned terms. You guys are footing the majority of the bill.

[Ben]

Yes, in old fashioned terms. But they split.

[Josh]

Okay. And then cuz usually if the, the bride side, you know, pays for the wedding and then like the groom side will do the night before dinner and maybe the brunch the next day. But you're saying that you guys did the night before dinner?

[Ben]

Yeah. So I think it's a little bit different because Maddie's husband is an only child. So this was their only chance to throw a wedding.

[Josh]

Sure.

[Ben]

So they have that. And Friday night they actually did separately, which I thought was interesting. There were a ton of out of towners that came in on her husband's side. Like 70 people from like Canada and Germany. So they did something separate. And we had like a 14 person dinner at the Soffer household. Maddie's bridesmaids, Claudia, myself, Ava and Bruce. That was it.

[Josh]

Let me tell you something Ben, you win.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Josh]

14 people. You what do you want to have a look? My wife had has said this from jump. Do not have a wedding before the wedding. Do not have 150 person plus welcome dinner.

[Ben]

No, you can't do it. You can't do it. You're just going to end up exhausted. You're going to end up exhausted. Which we did end up exhausted because Saturday morning we all show up to synagogue. We have what's called the Oof Ruf. Max goes, reads from the Torah. We throw candy at him. You try and take one of those Sunkists and you pelt it right at the back of his head. Sometimes if you're lucky, you'll hit the rabbi. And then after you're eating, you're drinking. It's wonderful. That night I go back over to my parents house. We ordered in sushi. That's what my sister wanted. Wake up call Josh time on Sunday, 9:00am we're there at 9:00 in the morning. Claudia, pregnant eight months there at 9:00 in the morning. And let me tell you, not only was she smiling, she was fantastic on her feet for 12 hours. 12 hours. She was unbelievable.

[Josh]

Comfortable shoe.

[Ben]

Yes, comfortable shoe.

[Josh]

Good for her.

[Ben]

I think it was a two inch heel.

[Josh]

Yeah. A kitty heel.

[Ben]

A kitten heel. Well done judge. Yes, a kitten heel.

[Josh]

Yeah, kitty cat heel.

[Ben]

We gotta do more with Joey Kamasta. We gotta do more with him.

[Josh]

Agreed.

[Ben]

The kitten heel. Great shoe.

[Josh]

Yes.

[Ben]

From 9:00 in the morning. They're getting dressed, we're taking pictures, all the pictures. We're going to bridges, we're going to classic New York City spots. Those classic pictures. And then the wedding starts. And Josh, let me tell you catered by Bruce Offer. This was the event. This food. Outrageous. Wow. Outrageous. He did a tuna tartare, Josh. He bought just the tops of cans of tuna. So you opened the can of tuna and you saw a tuna tartare. That was a paste hors d'oeuvre. I've never seen it before. Wow.

[Josh]

I thought it was genius. Wow.

[Ben]

It was genius.

[Josh]

I like that.

[Ben]

He did mini spring rolls. He did hot dogs. He did all the things that you.

[Josh]

Pigs in a blanket.

[Ben]

Of course. Of course. They're cold. They need a blanket. They need to be warm.

[Josh]

They're freezing.

[Ben]

Let me talk to you about some of these stations. We had a sushi station. My dad went very worldly. He had a taste of Cuba. He had a taste of Cuba. He had a taste of India, where he served fresh naan and curried chickpeas. This man went wild.

[Olivia]

Wow.

[Josh]

Unbelievable. He went from Delhi to Havana.

[Ben]

He went from Delhi to Havana.

[Josh]

Yes.

[Ben]

And then we danced, we had speeches, we drank. It was wonderful. You had two options, Josh. For the main course, you could either go with a skirt steak chimichurri or you go with a nice salmon. Both tasted delicious. I, of course, tried both. Then a beautiful dessert. He had a chocolate fountain. So you'd take your strawberries. Your bread's like a pouring fondue of chocolate. You dunk in all your fruits or whatever. Beautiful red velvet cakes and eclairs.

[Josh]

And now I'm not asking this to. I swear, I'm not asking to pick a fight. Is it. Do you have to do non dairy dessert because it's meat?

[Ben]

Yes, yes. The parv. And you wouldn't have even known it.

[Josh]

The egg claires, the red velvet everything. The chocolate fountain is no dairy everything.

[Ben]

And my dad really is an expert. Is what it's called dessert creator. And knows great places to order from. You wouldn't have even known the dessert was delicious.

[Josh]

Oh, I believe it.

[Ben]

Dairy free. So much sugar. That's what you get when you have dairy free desserts. Enough sugar to kill you.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Cause that's what you need if you have a flourless.

[Josh]

If you have like a flourless chocolate cake. Anything where they take out the main ingredient and somehow still make it delicious. You could build a schoolhouse with it.

[Ben]

It's upset.

[Josh]

It's so dense. It's like a meteorite.

[Ben]

It is. It's thick. It's really thick. My dad makes a great mousse that's thick. What's also moussafi. Nandi.

[Josh]

I kind of like that.

[Ben]

Ooh, I love it. Ooh, what a great name.

[Josh]

Todd Moussafer. That's hot.

[Ben]

You can also make a meringue, which is probably my favorite. I love like a soft meringue on a nice vanilla cake.

[Josh]

So good. Fire it up.

[Ben]

The best part about this wedding, Josh, you know what time it ended?

[Josh]

10.

[Ben]

10:30.

[Josh]

Perfect.

[Ben]

Class. Class. Okay, that's class. We're all there since 9:00 in the morning. The actual event started at 4:30. Six hours is perfect. These weddings that go from 4:30 to 2:30 in the morning, you can't leave. You can't leave.

[Josh]

Right?

[Ben]

We left. It was perfect. We were home, we got a good night's sleep. I woke up, I felt great. This was a wonderful event. Wonderful event.

[Josh]

How religious was it? Could men and women dance together?

[Ben]

It was very religious. Men and women can dance together? Yes. There is ceremonial, like separate Jewish dancing. Like, it's just more fun when it's not mixed, in my opinion. Like you do like a nice horror. We're lifting separate chairs, but like, then regular. We're dancing together.

[Josh]

Separating.

[Ben]

No, no, no, no, no, no. None of that. None of that. So maybe very religious is a stretch. Religious, religious. But mixed seating. Mixed seating, mixed dancing. But like the ceremony itself was traditional religious, Jewish. The seven, it's called, they're called Sheva Brachot. Seven blessings. I did the seventh. Very cantorial. There was a wonderful cantor. His name is Simcha Leiner. He was there. Shout out. He was unbelievable.

[Josh]

Yeah. He's the second night of Coachella. No.

[Ben]

Yes.

[Josh]

Sahara. Simcha liner in the Sahara.

[Ben]

We have to talk about ultra after this. We have to. Don't let me forget the Simcha liner. Josh. I just want to say he put me on his Instagram and said I had a great voice.

[Josh]

Nice. Wow.

[Ben]

You think he was just looking for Instagram followers?

[Josh]

I think he considered the source. It's not Whitney Houston saying it, but it's nice that Simcha liner co signed you. I've been co Simcha lined. You have been the Simcha highlight of this night. Oh, my God. That's really funny. How many followers does he have? 3?

[Ben]

21,000. This is pretty good.

[Josh]

This is not bad.

[Ben]

This is pretty good.

[Josh]

I'm very impressed.

[Ben]

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[Josh]

Because my dream the Ultra Music Festival, which is in Miami, it's a weekend, it's the equivalent to EDC or you know, it's like an electronic Coachella, but it's in Miami. It's one of the originals. It's to the top. I'm. My dream is to go. My dream. I've been invited before, but I haven't gone. But I need to be single and not sober if I'm gonna go.

[Ben]

So, Josh, let me explain to you. I went in 2013. This was the heart of house music. This is like Swedish House Mafia, Avicii, Nikki Romero, Lesso, Armin Van Buren, Jack Armin Van Buren. Yes.

[Josh]

DJ Tiesto, Paul Van Dyke.

[Ben]

Yes. All of them. And Paul Oakenfold. I don't know about Oakenfold.

[Josh]

Steve Aoki.

[Ben]

For sure. Steve. Yes, for sure. Steve Scrim, for sure. With the Avicii remix. That's what he played there. Probably for the first time.

[Josh]

Absolutely. 2013.

[Ben]

Keep going, keep going, keep going. I wanna see how many you can name.

[Josh]

That's all I got.

[Ben]

I think this was the height of this music, Josh. A decade ago, 12 years ago, whatever it was, this was the height. All the Ultra synths I've heard have been fine this year. This was Ultra's 25th anniversary. And. And apparently all of the DJs got together and said, we are going to play the music people actually love. Which was from 2010 to 2014. Like, when this, like, progressive house music was amazing. When Avicii was alive, when we were alive.

[Josh]

Yep.

[Ben]

And I saw clips on TikTok and I watched them for, like, three hours last night. Claudia's looking over at me. I'm about to cry. There's something in me that needs the music.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Ben]

So, Josh, we need to go.

[Josh]

I would go. I had a moment and it was like, the first two years I was dating Paige, where I would go to these shows and I would dance. I was stone cold sober, and I would leave drenched in sweat. I didn't care. I was just living life.

[Ben]

I don't know what it is about that music, but you really don't need drugs. You don't. You can go there and you feel it in your body. Of course, it's better when you're on drugs. Yeah, but you don't need them. You don't need them. Like, it's so the lights, the energy, the people. Honestly, watching people on drugs makes you feel like, I'm on drugs. So if they're all on drugs, even though I'm not on drugs, I'm on drugs.

[Josh]

I was once at the Hollywood Palladium, there was this huge electronic show, and all of a sudden, DJ comes out and you hear this, like, whisper come over to the crowd. And then all of a sudden you hear. And then he really milks it. And he gives it a beat. 1. And all of a sudden you hear, clip this. Bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom.

[Ben]

Phew.

[Josh]

Bom, bom, bom, bom, bom. Three people OD'd right in that moment.

[Ben]

I'm so jealous. Like, that is just it.

[Josh]

It was great.

[Ben]

That's it. So good. So good. By the way, just so we. For the editor, I couldn't hear anything when you were whispering, but I'm assuming it was a great story, right? It was great.

[Josh]

It could be.

[Ben]

Okay, good. I don't want to agree to. I don't want to agree to something.

[Josh]

To the toast, please, Ben.

[Ben]

Yeah, we will. We will.

[Josh]

When? When could it happen?

[Ben]

It could happen next week. You want to do it next week?

[Josh]

I want to do it forever.

[Ben]

Okay, we're going to start. We'll go back next week. Can we also talk about. Can we do a. What are you nuts? I have another. What? Are you nuts? Quick.

[Josh]

Sure.

[Ben]

So you go to a podcast studio. These are little headphones. How many people do you think have put this in their ear?

[Josh]

Oh, that's massively meshuggah. I saw those right away, and I said, I hope those are his.

[Ben]

No, no, no, they're somebody else's. Do I have an ear infection?

[Josh]

I thought you brought them from home. No, you cannot do an inner earbud. That. That's the height of what happens.

[Ben]

Do I have an ear infection? I just want to know. Yeah, I have an ear infection.

[Josh]

Olivia is stimming in the back. It's making her so upset watching that. A podcast professional here.

[Ben]

I have an ear infection. And speaking of ear infections, I'm bringing it back. Back to the wedding. Then we're coming back to ultra. One of my sister's husband, his name is Max, One of his groomsmen made the mistake of telling me that he's in medical school to be an ent. Oh, did he get an earful from me?

[Josh]

Great.

[Ben]

I was talking to him about Navajos, Talking to him about clearing your throat, what you can do for all this stuff. Having an ENT in the family. What's better than that?

[Josh]

That's everything. Yes. That's a Jewish treasure.

[Ben]

A treasure. All right. Back to ultra.

[Josh]

Well, it's the same thing about my wife. Comes from a family of lawyers, but they're also by the book. They're good Catholics. Not like us. And so I'll ask certain questions and be like, well, I'm not really one of them. Lives on The East Co. Well, I'm not licensed to practice law in this state, so I can't help. But then I'll be like, what do I got a robe on? What do I work for the doj? It's Joshi. Give me an insight.

[Ben]

I've never understood that either. The whole, I can't practice in that state. Like, why can't you practice in all states? Aren't you a lawyer in America? What am I missing?

[Josh]

Because they're not federal lawyers.

[Ben]

I know, but it's just so strange to me.

[Josh]

Well, talk to our forefathers.

[Ben]

Every.

[Josh]

Every state has different laws.

[Ben]

Fascinating rules. Fascinating rules. You're licensed in New York. You're like licensed in 30 states. But if you're licensed in Nebraska, it's just Nebraska.

[Josh]

There's certain things I know that is true about, like, concealed carry laws. Like, I think there's one thing where you're like, licensed in 38 states, basically, like anywhere Morgan Whelan would live. But other than. Let's talk about that, huh? That was a little controversy with SNL this weekend. You saw that?

[Ben]

I didn't tell me. More. Oh, more. Oh, you said Waylon. I was like, Wallen.

[Josh]

I don't know. I don't know that. No, I mean, no shade on him. I'm sorry for the mispronunciation, but people, as they do the Internet was up in arms because he performed on snl. And then during the ultra awkward goodbye part at the end of every episode that everyone's got to stick around and hug and do the whole thing, he just walked off. He was like, good night. And I kind of. I'm kind of on both their sides. Snl.

[Ben]

I would love to be a fly on the wheel wall. Fly on the wheel. A fly on the wall to know what went down. Because did you see he posted, like when he got home? Great to be back in God's country. That's what he posted. So I don't know what happened, but I'm sure that he was overly sensitive. I'm sure SNL was regular. Like, they're. That's right. Like, I'm sure he was like, a little like, you know what you're going on. You know who the cast is.

[Josh]

That's right.

[Ben]

You understand what. What this place is. So would you do SNL if they offered you. You'd do it.

[Josh]

Obviously they would never offer it to me. Like, sorry, I'm speaking on behalf of the Internet comments. Trying to get ahead of those.

[Ben]

But why would they never offer it to you?

[Josh]

No, they will offer if I ever somehow become of that level where I'd be interesting enough to have on. But of course I would do it. And I don't have any of the idolatry for SNL that some people have. And that's fine. It's just some people look at it as the Mecca and other people just look at it. It's great. It's cool.

[Ben]

You would be so good at it.

[Josh]

Well, thank you. And I would be ultra respectful of the institution that I was in. But I feel that about when I see people. I've done those terrible press junkets and they are. I mean, it's champagne problems. But when you're doing a movie junket and literally you will have 40 to 65 minute interviews in one day where people are just coming in and out and it can become exhausting and you're getting the same kind of four questions and you're repeating the same story over and over and over. But you know what? Drink a Red Bull and get some room service cuz it's usually at a hotel and be bright eyed and bushy tailed. Cuz this is the agreement. You know, the interviewers, I would assume for the most part don't wanna be there either. You know, like they went to fricking Columbia journalism school, they grew up watching 60 Minutes and they're interviewing you about your shitty rom com. Like I'm sure they're not dying to know how fun was it on set. But they're here doing their job to help promote what you're doing. And you're there to help them so that they have content to put on their show that promotes. It's symbiotic. So put on a good face and do your thing. And I feel the same for snl, like whether you're into it or not, it's a huge institution. They're having you on. You agreed. So do the thing.

[Ben]

So I think that what they ran, I think the problem that they ran into with Morgan Wallen then was that Morgan Wallen does not respect or need SNL at all.

[Josh]

Then why do it?

[Ben]

I agree, I agree. Then he shouldn't have done it because he knew what it was, so he shouldn't have done it. That's the moral of the story. You do SNL because you need it, because you think that SNL is going to raise your status or help promote whatever project you're working on. Like that's why you do it. Or you do it because you're a huge fan.

[Josh]

Yeah, you check a box like it was a Dream to be on there. It's one of the 10 cool things that maybe certain people would like to do.

[Ben]

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[Josh]

Look, respect to Morgan Wallen to have been able to do what he's done with his career and obviously a super talented guy. I'm not really like I hope, please don't think that I'm coming for him. I'm just talking about in general, like I think Shane Gillis is a perfect example because they fired him before his first day on the show and he became like the public example of at the time what was cancel culture and draft. And here he and he was able to not only recover from that but become bigger than the show and then come on and do some of the best sketches They've had in years and completely crush it and have a great face about it. I don't know. That to me, seems like winning.

[Ben]

He won for sure. He crushed.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Ben]

His was so good. So good. And SNL was definitely so angry after that episode that they didn't just have him every day. They could have had him every day. He would have been amazing.

[Josh]

Do you ever think my. And tell me, Olivia, what you think too. Sometimes I look at the institution of SNL and I know they can't change it because this is kind of like what the show is based on. But I'm like, I wonder how good the show would be if they took more than a week to come up with shit.

[Ben]

100%.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Ben]

This should be a monthly special. Monthly charge go out to all advertisers. I don't know if they'd agree to this and say we're now quadrupling our rates so they make the same amount of money. The problem is the more shows, the more sponsors, the more money, the more views, the more money.

[Josh]

And they would say their ability to be topical because if it's just once a month, it's hard to be topical about everything that goes on within those 30 days.

[Ben]

I guess that's true too. But for the sketches, I think that for most viewers, they don't need it to be that weak. Like, if they, if they, like, commented on a month's worth of entertainment, I would love to see it monthly because, yeah, they definitely don't have enough content week to week.

[Josh]

Well, I think that the schedule behooved a new emerging, first ever seen type of show in the first, let's call it 20 years right into the mid-90s and where this hard charging cocaine fueled. I mean, these are all just like rumors and myth of the show, right? And also chronicled like in the book and whatnot. But, like, it all fueled this idea of like this hard charging, let's go all out six days during the week, all sort of culminating on a Saturday. But, like, the people that write for the show aren't that anymore. And like the people who are on the show aren't really that anymore. So maybe change the way you make it.

[Ben]

Agreed, agreed. And bring into your point, like, maybe it is no longer just like these musicians and these quote unquote, a list celebrities that most people really don't care about and aren't funny. Like, why don't you bring in people that people actually really like on the Internet today? Like, I think that if they allowed, they wouldn't do it because they think too highly of themselves. But if they allowed for really, really great B list folks that just, like, aren't like Tom Cruise, I think that the show would be much better because people are so talented. They're just not. They're working with a finite group of people, and they're just not as funny. They're big names, but they're not as funny. The funniest people aren't on SNL ever.

[Josh]

Olivia, I know it's your favorite show.

[Olivia]

I grew up, like, watching it. I love the show. But I agree. I think, like, there's something that we're seeing right now, too, that's really interesting. Like, the power of, like, a niche, you know, and, like, a niche comic and the draw and the amount of love that people have for Ben, to your point, like, people on the Internet, you know, or people who maybe have smaller followings but are really dedicated. And I think, like, yeah, it might alienate part of the audience if you bring people on like that, but it could also expose them to somebody that's, like, brilliant, you know? But again, to your point, I don't know that they would ever lean into that, but I think if they did, it would be, like, one of the final frontiers of, like, you know, the gap between Internet fame and celebrity and, like, the legacy media sort of realm of Hollywood.

[Ben]

It's like the Knicks. Josh, we joked about this. Like, you can sit front row at a Nick game. If you were on one episode of Law and Order, which one must be you?

[Josh]

The original criminal?

[Ben]

Like, you have one cameo on tv, you're Celebrity Row. But if you're a popular.

[Josh]

What you make Law and Order? Petty Crimes. Like, he just. He just stole an iced tea from the bodega. Now, that I would watch.

[Ben]

That's. That's called an SNL skit. That is genius.

[Josh]

Petty Crimes Unit, pcu.

[Ben]

It's just like somebody stealing somebody's watch.

[Josh]

In New York City every day, there are shady folks who are stealing from their local bodega. It's so good. That would be Petty Crimes Unit. Hell, yeah.

[Ben]

Petty Crimes Unit. SNL is gonna steal it, by the way. It'll come up.

[Josh]

I'm sure they'll steal it.

[Ben]

If anybody.

[Josh]

You're listening.

[Ben]

Yeah. If anybody that works with SNL or for SNL is listening, one Josh would be amazing. Bring him in.

[Josh]

Oh, yeah.

[Ben]

Second. I just have an idea. I have an idea for the second rung of people. Why don't you do an SNL digital Josh? Why don't we try that? It's A separate show. It's only online. We start. It just goes on YouTube, but it's still produced by SNL. It's a rung below and there's just.

[Josh]

I don't know, isn't that the digital shorts? Like, don't they have a team that does that? Wasn't that originally Lonely Island?

[Olivia]

And now it's Please don't destroy. Those bits are part. I love those. I think those sketches are hilarious. Yeah.

[Ben]

So this exists. Okay. See, I. It exists.

[Josh]

Shout out snl. Good for you. And also shout out, Morgan Wallen. You're very talented and congrats. Neither of you need each other.

[Ben]

No, neither of you need each other, but you both need us.

[Josh]

Ok?

[Ben]

So Morgan Wallen, come on the show and snl. Buckle up, buckle up. Okay? Because we're coming to a digital YouTube only version near you.

[Josh]

We could. That's the beauty of the good guys. We could hang with Morgan Wallen. We could have on aoc, anyone. There's no limit to our ability speaking. Can we be. Let me see what time it is during the episode. Can we be political for a minute knowing that we'll probably cut this out?

[Ben]

Sure. Go.

[Josh]

I imagine you'll agree, Ben. I think like, Ben and I are very close. I think, Ben, you're more center right, I'm more center left. But this occurred to me recently and it just makes me feel like I'm being lied to by both sides. In 2021, I watched Joe Biden and I looked at my Democrat friends and said, he feels a step behind. No. And they said, shut up. Shut up and vote. Stop it. Stop talking like that. Right? I was like, can we call balls and strikes here? Like, I know what I'm saying. Now there's this massive text leak and I'm watching all these people, the anti corruption people, I'm not gonna call them out by name, but all these people that like literally won and were confirmed on this whole thing of like, we're gonna clear this. We're gonna, you know, we're gonna clear the corruption. They're lying to our face, telling us what we saw, we didn't see. This was clearly top secret information. This was clearly a massive, massive screw up. And I'm listening to the powers that be going, nah.

[Ben]

In the end of the day, everybody's a politician. Politicians are. Politicians are politicians on one side. You're gonna run and you're gonna say that when Hillary had information leaked, it was a huge problem. Then you're leaking information. It's not a problem. So. So politicians are gonna be politicians. They're always gonna downplay their own issues. But across the board, everybody has these issues. These issues are real. These issues come up. One side overblows them, the other side to quiet them down. That is politics. It's, how can I gain an edge off of an unfortunate situation? And it happens completely across the board. So what I try to do in my life is not overplay. Not downplay. Just try my best to quiet the noise on the things that really don't matter to me. But, yeah, this was definitely a fuck up. No question. No question. And everybody fucks up. I would like to see. I thought I saw it, maybe I didn't. I would love to just see people come out and say, I'm sorry, this was bad. We're working on it. Like an acknowledgement and a fixing would be great. I don't think it'll ever happen because it gives too much of an edge to the other side. And we're so far, unfortunately on both sides that any kind of an edge is seen as weakness. But, yes, totally.

[Josh]

And if you're listening to this and going, you're right about half of it, or you're hearing Ben and I going, like, yeah, 50% of what you're saying is right. You're the problem.

[Ben]

Totally.

[Josh]

This is what we're calling out. It's like, no, no, no. It's like I'm saying it about both sides here. Like, something is off and I don't feel like I'm getting the truth. The real deal. Holy field, as they say.

[Ben]

Yeah, there's no transparency. It does seem like this, this administration is trying, or at least they ran on trying to push transparency. So I'm hoping that there will be more transparency, but it's definitely not. It wasn't great. It wasn't great.

[Josh]

Yeah. This feels one of the first big moment to be like, okay, you sticking to it? And then be like, nah, agreed. Yeah.

[Ben]

So we'll see, we'll see. But yeah, agreed.

[Josh]

Trump's like, did we put in take backs? Are there take backs? Did anyone say, Jake Hagen, Cash, Cash Patel? Did you? Did you do the fingers crossed?

[Ben]

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[Josh]

You want to do a speak pipe?

[Ben]

Yeah. All right.

[Josh]

If you want to ask us questions, get advice from us. Go to speakpipe.com goodguys Keep it brief. Brevity is key. And we don't want to hear your what are you, nuts'this? One's from Jesse. Hey guys.

[Jesse]

Jesse here from Texas. Love the pod. I've got a quick question for you. I need some advice. So my husband and I have been together for 12 years, married for six, and we have a beautiful little girl. She is just about 2 years old, but ever since I got pregnant and had a baby, I feel like my senses have completely shifted and I cannot stand my husband's like, natural smell. And I don't mean bo. He's a very cleanly person. Showers every day, uses deodorant, all of the things, but it's just like the natural smell. You know that smell that's like on your pillow? Like ever since having a baby, I feel like my senses have completely shifted and I can't. I don't like his smell. So any advice? What products are you guys using that your wives love? Thank you.

[Ben]

First and foremost, you should smell like whatever makes your wife happy. The same, I would say for a wife, to the husband. Like, if Claudia wore a scent that I didn't like, I would tell her like, hi, my eyes are watering. I don't like the smell of your Perfume. Similarly to me, if I wore something which I used to wear. Creed. And she developed an absolute detest for Creed. Did I throw it away? So I don't wear a scent.

[Josh]

It's called Creed.

[Ben]

Creed.

[Josh]

Cause I wear Nickelback. So tell me about. No.

[Ben]

I never put two and two together. I wear Daughtery.

[Josh]

As you spray it, it's just like when I'm trying to open under the sunlight.

[Ben]

Oh, my God.

[Josh]

Oh, my God. Who makes Creed? Creed.

[Ben]

Creed. It's a you. You know it. This is like a. It's a high end cologne. And I never thought of the parallel. Regardless, we don't wear it anymore because my wife doesn't like it. Once you're pregnant, your smells go through the roof. You can't stand anything that you used to stand. So if we're. We have a problem. If we're talking about your husband's natural smell, like him as a human, that's tough. Maybe he needs a cologne. If we're talking about a cologne, it's a lot easier to get rid of a cologne than the smell of your body. Josh, what do you think?

[Josh]

It's interesting, right? Because, like, if your wife, your partner wants you to smell good to them, why wouldn't you just wear their perfume? They're spraying it on them.

[Ben]

Wow.

[Josh]

Wouldn't they like it on you?

[Ben]

Genius. But then your wife might also not want to be married to a woman. That's the problem. She likes it on her. I don't know if she likes it on you.

[Josh]

I wear Jo Malone cologne. I wore Yves Saint Laurent for basically my whole life, but now I wear. I wear Jo Malone. It's good. It's good. High end. Scarlet Poppy, as we've said before, that's my rap name. And it's really good stuff. Olivia, what are you about with sense? Yeah, I think Creed, she's like, I like some 41.

[Ben]

I wish. If Sum 41 came out with a cologne, I'd buy it all.

[Olivia]

Oh, yeah, 1,000%.

[Josh]

You just.

[Ben]

You just smell like the Pit, Josh.

[Olivia]

The smell of sweat.

[Josh]

Smell like Vans and Coors.

[Olivia]

Like, oh, God, my teen years. No. So the thing that came to mind for me, too is I'm wondering if she was on birth control for a really long time and then got off of it and then now, because, like, that's a thing where if you're on birth control for a long time, it can, like, mask your sense of smell when it comes to, like, your partner. And you can prefer, if you go off of it, like, your sense of smell will Change. And I imagine obviously she did because she had a baby. So I don't know if she, like, went back on it or if she stayed off of it, but it could be like. Like, your hormonal balance has shifted, and therefore, like, the pheromones of your partner are not what you were initially attracted to because you're all kind of, like, out of balance. So I don't know, it seems like kind of a tough position to be in. So I guess just like, try to have him use a new body wash maybe, but I don't know how. What to tell you about the pheromones, homegirl. Like, that's just tough.

[Ben]

I've seen TikToks on that no more birth control change in personality thing. Do we know if that's true? It sounds like it would be true, but apparently women are going off of birth control, and they're like, I fucking hate my boyfriend or husband. Like, apparently, according to TikToks, it masks like. Like, even personality traits like that you don't like, and then all of a sudden you go off it or that you do, like, and all of a sudden you go off it and you don't like them anymore.

[Olivia]

I mean, I will say, I think I spoke about this before, but I was on birth control for a little bit, and when I went off of it, well, first of all, it made me go just nuts. Like, yeah, I got diagnosed with, like, an anxiety disorder because of it. Like, it was crazy. And so it can really change your personality, too, and the way that you respond and react to things. So there could be different. I mean, it's so different from woman to woman. So there could be different things that, like, it masks more severely for one person versus another. There are some people who can tolerate it, some people who can't. So I could definitely see that, like, being a thing, and I think there's definitely some validity there. Yeah, I don't know. It's. I'm sure. Hopefully there'll be more research on it and we can have more understanding in the future. But, yeah, it's nuts.

[Ben]

Look at our range, Josh. Look at our range. We go from talking about catered weddings, we talk about politics, we talk about Saturday Night Live, we're talking about birth control. The range of the good guys. The range.

[Josh]

Don't I know it. And I would say, too. I don't know. You guys tell me your opinion. Unless you disagree with me, in which case, keep it to yourself. I. For your own sake, I have to say about my dear wife, Paige. She is maybe one of the few if only girls. And, like, I think it's just cause I'm uniquely, perfectly matched for her that she has no scent. Like, my pheromones mix with hers so perfectly that it's just like this beautiful clean slate of a human every time I'm with her. And other women I was with before, like, and again, it's like, it wasn't bad in any way, but they had, like, a unique scent to them, which, like, I could imagine over time would have maybe gotten to me a little bit. But with Paige, it was just like this perfect thing. I never noticed a smell or, like, her smell was always very pleasing to me. And that hasn't changed over 13 years.

[Ben]

One, that's beautiful. Two, I've never thought about it, but I am now realizing that Claudia, too, does not smell like anything. Until if she's going out and she puts on a perfume, sure, then I know that she's wearing that. But as a person, I agree. She doesn't smell like anything.

[Olivia]

Yeah, I'll third that. With Ethan, I don't notice anything either. Like, I just think his natural smell is nice. And, like, there were other people that I was like, you stink, dude.

[Ben]

Yeah, on the flips. On the flip side, though, we smell breath. You also smell breath. I smell breath.

[Josh]

Sure, dude. My son is on his.

[Ben]

And Claudia certainly smells my breath. I will turn over to her and she's like, like, I'm about to pass out. Can you go, like, brush your teeth, dude?

[Josh]

My son is in his honesty era, and he will just at night look at me and be like, your breath stinks.

[Ben]

Sounds like my wife. My wife will literally turn to me and say, did you just chomp on a piece of duty? And I'm like, no, no, I'm not eating. I'm not eating duty.

[Josh]

I was having issues with my gym clothes for a while because for, like, I use oxiclean with all my gym clothes just to, like, make sure that they smell, like, fresh and good and just like, you have to be careful with that stuff. But for whatever reason, like, our new. We had new washing machines. I couldn't get it. It was like staining my shirts, bleaching certain things. I was like, dang it. So I wasn't using it. So I would wash them and put in a tide pod and whatever. But they had, like, a whiff of not, not good ng. Like, you got close to me and you would smell my shirt and be, that ain't nice. And my son once was giving me a hug at Night and I had on one of my workout shirts and he's like, he's like, dad, what are you doing? I was like, I changed your diapers.

[Ben]

Oh my God.

[Josh]

He got me to go get a liquid oxiclean instead of the powdered kind. And it's great.

[Ben]

So funny. What is the smell like? Mildewy.

[Josh]

It just like it's, it's specific cause it's bo but then it's washed and dried with like just a hint left of like bo. It's like not all the way out.

[Ben]

So there's a smell that's ingrained in my brain that I will never be able to get out. Which is the opening up your suitcase or big bag. What are those like big long bags with the zipper called Duffel. Duffel. Thank you God. How did that word escape me? Large duffel. After an entire summer at camp, I would get home. This smell, this was the smell of if you left a towel, a wet towel on the floor for two weeks. Like this level of mildew. Oh my God. That's literally seared in my brain. So fucking disgusting.

[Josh]

So gross.

[Ben]

Nasty. All right, we've lost all our listeners.

[Josh]

No, the next one is from Anonymous.

[Anonymous]

Hey Josh and Ben, just a random kind of question here. I just wanted to get your guys take on self checkouts. Everywhere you go now, grocery store, Walmart, Target, CVS, etc. Everywhere is frickin self checkout. And if there's a problem, there's never anyone around to help you. And if there are people around to help you, they're just standing around watching. Why have these people monitored to self checkout? Why don't they just actually work the register? I feel like we should get some type of discount for having to cash ourselves out and bag our own groceries and whatever else. I just want to get your take on it because it's kind of starting to really piss me off, that's all. Thanks, bye.

[Ben]

I love our breed of just an angry listener, you know? Love it. Yeah, this is a problem. I bring up some people for sure shout out Whole Foods. I think they do the best job of like those people are healthy, helpful. Like if I have an issue at self checkout, I find them very helpful. Everywhere else they're really not helpful. They really should just be security guards. They're mainly there to make sure that you don't steal. They're sure they're there to also help if you have an issue, an error when you scan. But they're really just monitoring for theft. And yeah, I do think that we should be getting something back. And what's funny is, in. In the age of self checkout, we're also being charged for bags. Josh. We're not being charged 5 cents a bag in most places. 10 cents a bag. So they're charging us for bags. We're checking ourselves out. It's like, what is it? What was the name? Was it Orange Theory or. That's a different one. What's the one that you go to? The hot yoga?

[Josh]

Core Power.

[Ben]

Core Power. Okay, you're staying after you're cleaning up free membership. I'm bagging my own shit. 10% off.

[Josh]

100%. 100%. That's it.

[Ben]

10% off. Bag my own shit. It's not right that you can go and be checked out for the same cost as checking yourself out. Not right. Corporate greed.

[Josh]

You hear that? Kroger, Target, Walmart.

[Ben]

Greed.

[Josh]

Cash back. Greed.

[Ben]

Greed.

[Josh]

Our Woody units moment of the week are gripes with people, places and things both big and small. Whatever is sticking in your craw, I'll start, please. You know, kids, they love Legos. I love Legos. People of all ages love Legos.

[Ben]

I love Legos.

[Josh]

And I feel bad because, you know, my son loves them and he's great at it. And people will say, like, you did this, Max. It's spectacular. This big. Lego. Must have taken you so long. And I stand a few feet away going, came with instructions. What are you, nuts? He didn't come up with it. You just page by page. It's like three or four pieces of page. What are you, nuts? It's not that cool. Something spectacular.

[Ben]

What are you, nuts?

[Josh]

Totally right.

[Ben]

Unbelievable. Nuts. My. What are you, nuts? Moment of the week is the overhead bin. Shared space on an airplane, okay? We're all putting our stuff. You're putting your coat. I'm putting my bag. Sometimes you're putting a cowboy hat. You're putting even a helmet. Maybe you're going skiing. Don't touch my shit, okay?

[Josh]

That's right.

[Ben]

Do not touch other people's stuff in the overhead bin. Oh, you think you can squeeze and make room for your stuff? How about you ask the people around you? Hi. Do you mind if I move your coat instead of taking your duffel and mashing my coat to the back of the overhead bin space? What are you, nuts? This is a shared space. I got there first. If you want me to move something, I'll move it. Happily, if we can make space for everybody, no problem. But you showing up 45 minutes late, last person on the plane taking your bag when you're in 36B and jamming it in. What are you, nuts? You're gonna ruin this lovely man's cowboy hat. It's not right.

[Josh]

Shout out. Word up.

[Ben]

Nuts. Nuts, folks. You know what else is nuts? You not giving this episode five stars is nuts. Listen to us. Wherever you get your podcasts, watch us on YouTube, share our clips, Instagram and TikTok. We're blowing up. We're blowing up Mondays and Thursdays, folks. We will see you next time. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.