Our First Live Caller!

Summary

Good Guys Podcast – Episode Summary

Podcast: Good Guys
Hosts: Josh Peck & Ben Soffer
Episode: Our First Live Caller!
Date: October 27, 2025

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Episode Overview

This lively episode marks a new milestone for the "Good Guys" podcast as Josh and Ben introduce their very first live caller segment. With the signature banter, irreverent warmth, and relatable stories listeners have come to expect, the hosts dive into topics including fatherhood, birthday celebrations, live sports experiences, medical oddities, environmental anxieties, and listener advice. The episode oscillates between hilarious riffs and genuinely heartfelt moments, creating an engaging space for both laughs and meaningful conversations.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Birthday Celebrations & LA Plans

• Josh’s son, Shy, is turning three. The birthday party's being hosted at Arena House (a cool LA event space), featuring a “bubbleologist” and a bounce house.
• Ben expresses excitement about bringing his son, Ruby, to LA, and the duo makes plans for shared meals, hikes, and outings during Ben’s visit.
  • Notable: Playful riff about confusing “Megan the Bubbleologist” with “Megan Thee Stallion” (02:02).

2. The Allure of Courtside Sporting Events (05:05–09:13)

• The hosts debate whether the privilege of sitting courtside at NBA games ever gets old, using anecdotes like Ben’s tight squeeze next to Michael J. Fox.
  • Quote (Ben, 06:03): “Michael was just like, can you move your fat leg? And I’m like, no… It’s there.”
• Discussion about the unique excitement of different live sports, from basketball to LAFC soccer.
• The joy of being close enough to observe players, coaches, and even referees (Josh, 09:16):
  "The greatest thing about being that close is hearing the players talk…It’s as much about managing the refs at this level."

3. Banking, ATMs, and Everyday Annoyances (14:18–16:24)

• The hosts lament ATM fees and share banking stories, poking fun at North American banking oddities and branches in LA and NY.

4. New Segment: Live Call-In with Teresa (20:35–29:11)

Meet Teresa (23:06)

• Teresa from Nashville phones in for fatherly advice as a first-time mom. Her problem: her devoted husband is too afraid to be left alone with their baby, worried about being unable to soothe him if he cries.
  • Advice & Insights:
    • Ben suggests practice runs, emphasizing it's okay for babies to cry if they're otherwise safe.
      • “He needs to also learn how to soothe…even if his baby is crying for an hour while you’re not there, nothing’s going to happen.” (Ben, 25:44)
    • Josh suggests the root is often confidence and tradition:
      • “She’s cued to his small volume changes…It terrifies me. For any dad, we’re such problem solvers that we’re like, ‘quickest, boom—done, outta here.’” (Josh, 26:13)
    • Both encourage Teresa to gently but firmly nudge her husband toward overcoming his fear.
• Segment Tone: Supportive, encouraging, with a blend of comedic reassurance for new parents.

5. Call-In Policies & Aspirations (29:29–31:10)

• The hosts joke about wanting juicier stories, from larceny to grand scandals ("We need you to raise the stakes…commit a crime!").
• Playful caution against topics that might bring the wrath of Scientology:
  • "If you want to escape Scientology…don’t call us, because they'll get our IP." (Ben, 30:57)

6. Medical & Historical Oddities (35:00–39:28)

• Olivia shares medieval cures: dog fat for joint pain, dried dog feces for wounds, and rooster testicles for fertility. Disgust is universal and entertaining.
  • “We killed a dog, took their fat and rubbed it in our ears.” (Ben, 38:36)
  • “Rooster testicles were prescribed to boost fertility…SHOUT OUT having a good day? How about not?” (Ben, 39:09)
• Josh recounts witnessing a Heimlich maneuver at a soccer game—both dramatic and embarrassing.

7. Modern Worries: Microplastics & Sodas (41:34–48:20)

• Discussion of a study linking diet soda and metabolic liver problems. Ben brings up microplastics, alarming listeners with the claim people ingest a credit card’s worth of plastic weekly.
  • “I was literally looking in my house. Like, I can’t give up plastic.” (Ben, 44:54)
  • Olivia helps clarify facts about the studies.
• Philosophy emerges: these problems feel so vast and entrenched that individuals can’t meaningfully avoid them (“It’s too inconvenient…I can’t do it.” — Ben, 47:48).

8. Moron Mail: Courthouse Weddings & Identity (52:51–62:49)

• Voicemail 1: Shelby asks about the merits of courthouse weddings on a tight budget.
  • Both Josh and Ben fully support courthouse weddings and simple, personalized celebrations.
    • “A big, opulent wedding is truly…only if you have a desire to throw money away.” (Josh, 54:21)
    • “If it’s good for the state, it’s good for me.” (Ben, 54:17)
• Voicemail 2: Samantha Young seeks advice about staying in a draining high-earning job vs. becoming a stay-at-home mom/yoga instructor after her husband’s raise.
  • Hosts encourage her to align her work-life balance with her genuine desires, not parental or partner expectations.
    • “Do what’s right for you. We can’t make this decision for you.” (Ben, 59:48)
    • “If the only limiting factor is…you grew up one way…it would feel hard…I’d say lean in because you can go back.” (Josh, 62:17)

9. Cheating in Europe: Listener Story (62:55–65:04)

• Question about whether to inform a woman about her Italian boyfriend’s infidelity.
  • Ben: “She definitely did the girlfriend a favor. But the girlfriend probably knew—he’s an Italian Stallion.”
  • Josh jokes about American girls on European vacations.

10. What Are You Nuts? (65:04–end)

• Ben’s “What Are You Nuts?”: Apple customer service AI has become “way too empathetic,” writing elaborate, obviously fake, personalized stories when handling address change requests.

  • “The empathy, the fake empathy…Just stop it. Are you nuts?” (Ben, 66:01)

• Josh’s “What Are You Nuts?”: The irony of “Atheists United” sponsoring a stretch of freeway—"Sounds like a church. What are you nuts?" (67:28)

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Notable Quotes and Moments

• “What are you nuts?” — recurring episode catchphrase
• “Meals are what I look like. Maybe a movie. We could catch a film. I would love to go to a concert…” — Ben (04:40), describing his ideal way to hang in LA.
• “Hot dudes are not generous lovers. It’s betas like me and Ben.” — Josh (08:44)
• "Sometimes you need a superhero. We are not those guys." — Josh (30:51)
• “We thought that rubbing dried dog shit in an open wound was going to heal it. Walk me through that, Josh. Walk me through that.” — Ben (38:41)
• “The big issue with microplastics is they’re endocrine disruptors...they’re unavoidable and they mess with you…” — Josh (46:55)
• "If the only limiting factor is... you grew up one way... I'd say lean in because you can go back." — Josh (62:17)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Shy's Birthday & Party Talk: 00:38–03:53
• LA Plans & Ben’s Visit: 03:53–05:05
• Courtside Sports & Celebrities: 05:05–09:13
• Banking, ATM Stories: 14:18–16:24
• First Live Caller, Teresa: 20:35–29:11
• Raising the Stakes for Call-Ins: 29:29–31:10
• Medical Oddities & Heimlich Anecdotes: 35:00–39:28
• Plastic Anxiety Segment: 41:34–48:20
• Courthouse Wedding Advice: 52:51–55:50
• Working Mom Identity Dilemma: 56:25–62:49
• Cheating in Italy Story: 62:55–65:04
• 'What Are You Nuts?' Rant: 65:04–67:57

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Tone & Takeaways

• Humorous & Honest: The hosts maintain an easy, witty dynamic, blending silly observations with sincere, practical advice.
• Listener-Centered: Live call-ins and voicemails allow for real community interaction, with the hosts treating each dilemma with both humor and empathy.
• Relatable Themes: Topics like parenting doubts, work-life balance, environmental guilt, and relationships ground the show in everyday life.

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Recommended for:

• Fans of authentic, comedic takes on real-life problems
• Listeners needing parenting solidarity, practical advice, or relationship perspective
• Anyone who enjoys the intersection of irreverence and sincerity in pop culture podcasts

Catchphrase to leave you with:
"If you don't give us five stars, what are you, nuts?"

Transcript

[Josh Peck]

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

[Ben]

And if you don't give us five stars.

[Josh Peck]

What are you nuts?

[Ben]

What are you nuts?

[Shelby]

Yeah.

[Ben]

We're the good guys.

[Josh Peck]

They're not the great guys. We're just the good of good of the good guys. Mazda morons. Welcome back to the Good Guys podcast, Ben. I got something real big happening this weekend.

[Ben]

Ooh, what's happening?

[Josh Peck]

A Mr.

[Olivia]

Shy.

[Josh Peck]

Peck's birthday.

[Olivia]

Third birthday.

[Ben]

Happy beautiful birthday, Mr. Shy. That is absolutely gorgeous news. Yeah. Where are we doing it? What are we doing?

[Josh Peck]

Well.

[Ben]

And am I invited? Because I'll be there.

[Josh Peck]

I know you will.

[Ben]

Do you want to come? Yes, yes, yes, I'm coming.

[Josh Peck]

That would be amazing. It's on Sunday. If you can come. That would be so great.

[Ben]

I 100% will be there.

[Josh Peck]

Amazing.

[Ben]

I will be there. Where are we doing it? Are we doing Charles Entertainment Cheese.

[Josh Peck]

Again, Charles Entertainment Cheese. Walsh. I is a big fan, and we did do that for Max's birthday. We are doing it in a little enclave of California. It's like Carmel, Santa Barbara, El Segundo. It's south of the airport.

[Ben]

Okay.

[Josh Peck]

No, it's super cute. And a big fan of yours. Our dear friend Libby and her husband Tommy owned an event space called Arena House, which is incredible if you're in LA and you need, like a dope indoor outdoor event space. The best. And so we're gonna do it there. I don't want to brag, but we have some entertainment. A young person named Megan the bubbleologist.

[Ben]

I thought you were gonna say. I thought you were gonna say Megan the Stallion. I'm like, what kind of fucking event are you throwing?

[Josh Peck]

We got Megan thee stallion. Megan McCain, Megan Markle.

[Ben]

It's the Megans.

[Josh Peck]

We just got three. Three ass Megans. And we have a sick bounce house from my friend in the Valley who. He's got a bounce house hustle. He's the greatest. And I'm going to give him a shout out next week because I don't exactly know what his company's called, but follow him on ig. Even though you don't know where to go. He's the best.

[Ben]

That sounds epic. I will be there.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah.

[Ben]

And I'm going to talk to Claude, and hopefully me and Ruby. Claude can show up.

[Josh Peck]

Finally. I get to kiss that little rubster.

[Ben]

You're going to. You're going to meet him. So. Yeah. Folks, I'm coming to la. This good, guys, in person. We are going to be banging out the apps. It's going to be fantastic. Coming down for like, for a while, right? Like, it's going to be fantastic. And we're going to film and we're going to hang and it's. It's just so exciting. I haven't been to L. A in a minute. I haven't been to L. A. When was the last time I was in L. A?

[Josh Peck]

Sometime you were gonna come in for the Drake interview, but then you got a serious sinus infection.

[Olivia]

Terrible, terrible.

[Ben]

You would've been asked at that height.

[Josh Peck]

With those level of sinuses.

[Ben]

That was a year ago. I haven't been to LA in a year. No, that was couch and it's okay. Was I there? I feel like I still haven't been to LA in a year.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, definitely.

[Ben]

You haven't been since Claude. Since Claude got pregnant. I definitely haven't been to la.

[Josh Peck]

How about that? How about that?

[Ben]

Holy crap. Well, I'm gonna be in LA and I can't wait. And we're gonna eat like kings and we're gonna celebrate birthdays and we're gonna podcast and it's going to be fantastic.

[Josh Peck]

Lay it out for. What does it look like? Cause I've never had access to you, you never had access to me. And in a regular hanging out way, it's. I'm in New York for two days, you're in LA for two days, or we're at the Rose and Shingle for two hours.

[Ben]

You know, what's it gonna look like? What does regular access to me look like? Regular access to me looks like breakfasts, lunches. I'm a big meal time person. Okay, we set up meals. You wanna meet me at a diner on Route 66 for a quick omelet at 7:30? I'm game. Okay. That's what regular access to me looks like. I love a morning. I love a walk. Okay, A walk and chat. I'm a big walk and chat, guys. What about.

[Josh Peck]

Would you do another hike with me? Last time I took you hiking at Fryman can.

[Ben]

I would certainly do another hike with you. That was a lovely time. And yeah, that's really. Meals are what I look like. Maybe a movie. We could catch a film. I would love to go to a concert. I'm a big concert goer. If there's something that I want to listen to out there, that would be wonderful. Yeah, dinners, dinners, breakfast, lunches, food.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, I can see that. I have a fabulous live Sporting event that you might. Knowing you, you might look at me and be like, what, are you, nuts? But it is so Josh coded. And I just went for the first time with Max two weeks ago, and it was the, like, second only to me. Sitting courtside at the Orlando Magic game. Don't mean to brag in Orlando. That was the only time being on the wood like that. I was like, this is the greatest sporting experience you can have. It is because you never get that close. Even if you're. Even if you're on the glass in hockey, you're never that close.

[Ben]

That said, they could create a little more elbow room. Would you agree?

[Josh Peck]

I mean, I've never been courtside, so.

[Ben]

I was like, this is amazing. No, I didn't have. I've only been once as well. And I just remember I've told this story.

[Olivia]

My.

[Ben]

All of my limbs were unloading on Michael J. Fox to the point that he basically called me fat.

[Olivia]

Okay.

[Ben]

I had no room. I had no room. He's like, can you move your leg? I'm like, no, my leg. I haven't told you this story.

[Josh Peck]

No, tell us.

[Ben]

I was invited by the same lovely man once a year that will give me the beautiful Montclairs.

[Josh Peck]

Yes.

[Ben]

I was invited by him to sit.

[Josh Peck]

Courtside for Steph Curry's game. Right.

[Ben]

For Steph Curry's game. And sitting to my left was Michael J.

[Olivia]

Fox.

[Ben]

And I. They're just. They're very tight. Like, I was sitting like this, but my shoulders are wider than the seats, and my legs were wider than the seat. And Michael was just like, can you move your fat leg? And I'm like, no, I. I'm trying. Like, I can. You're talking about my hip? I can't move my hip over, like, it's there. Yeah, they're a little bit snug. Maybe the. Maybe the magic ones aren't as snug.

[Josh Peck]

Ben. So out of it, he looks at his buddies like, hey, restless leg over here. He's like, he has Parkinson's.

[Ben]

Oh, my God. That's funny.

[Josh Peck]

Shout out. The great Michael. Michael J. Fox. What a legend. Beyond legend, the greatest legend.

[Ben]

And wow, does he have legendary fucking seats. Imagine having those to every game. Do you think, though, that you. I think that actually might be one. One thing that doesn't get old. I think a lot of those experiences do get old. I feel like having season tickets courtside to the New York Knicks or the Orlando Magic and watching that level of skill that up close all the time, I feel like that doesn't get old.

[Josh Peck]

The only way I would push back on that is that old, terrible saying, show me a hot girl and I'll show you a guy who's tired of sleeping with her. Have you heard of this?

[Ben]

Yes, I have. Yes. Yes.

[Josh Peck]

And it's terrible.

[Ben]

Things get old.

[Olivia]

Terrible.

[Ben]

We hate it.

[Josh Peck]

I just think that people are, like, the greatest things on earth. Like, people could get an ick from caviar. Like, I'm sure that game 30 into what do they have, like, 40 home games usually?

[Ben]

40 home games. I guess my thought is that, like, they're against different teams. Every game is different. Yeah. Like, there's. There's so, like, eating caviar. Tastes the same every time. That girl or that guy. You know what? Let's switch it so people don't give a shit.

[Josh Peck]

Yes.

[Olivia]

Okay.

[Ben]

Even fucking the hottest dude gets boring.

[Josh Peck]

Totally.

[Ben]

Like, yeah.

[Josh Peck]

Like Randy.

[Ben]

Yeah, that's because. That's because he doesn't change his positions, Josh. He just does the same thing. He's plow mode all the time.

[Josh Peck]

Hot dudes are not generous lovers. It's betas like me and Ben.

[Ben]

Yeah, we're generous.

[Olivia]

We're trying.

[Josh Peck]

Ben's trying to win.

[Ben]

I'm trying to win. I'm trying to win the game. But the game of basketball always changes. That's the only reason why I feel like it could be consistently exciting. It would certainly ruin. You can never sit anywhere else ever again. If you have season tickets courtside to a basketball team, you can't sit anywhere else ever again.

[Olivia]

No good.

[Ben]

It ruins it for you.

[Josh Peck]

It's the. Really. The greatest thing about being that close is hearing the players talk and how much the coaches. I was surprised. Talk to the referees more than their own players. Because at that point. And my friend who plays basketball was explaining to me, he's like, it's as much managing the refs at this level. He's like, what are you going to tell LeBron to go into? Into a 2, 3 defense? He's like, yeah, these guys know what they're doing. Like, it's about managing the refs.

[Olivia]

Yeah.

[Ben]

And trying to make sure that they stay on your side, because there's real favoritism. Certainly. You'll see it across the board. Like, home calls are a real thing. Crowd calls are a real thing. Refs hate certain players. That's a real thing. Like, if you look down the lines, it's like, oh, this ref called so many more calls against this player because this player is a dick to him, probably.

[Josh Peck]

Like, it's.

[Ben]

It's Real. So the coach controls those expectations. It's crazy. Or those outcomes. Or tries to control those outcomes. God, the game of basketball. So sick.

[Josh Peck]

I know.

[Olivia]

Sick. Well, am I.

[Ben]

Wait, when does the season start?

[Olivia]

Can we catch a Laker game?

[Josh Peck]

Sure. You'll be here for a Laker game?

[Olivia]

Yes.

[Ben]

Or so sad that it's not. Or the Kings aren't. You're a Kings guy? Is that what it is?

[Josh Peck]

I once was.

[Olivia]

Oh, no.

[Ben]

Oh, that's the LA Kings. My bad.

[Josh Peck]

No, the LA Kings. I've been a lifelong fan for over two decades, and then I copped a resentment for how they treated me during the charity game. But I love the Kings. Or, and I know you're going to roll your eyes on me, but you know the Clippers have a brand new stadium I haven't been to at the Intuit Dome. Kawhi Leonard, by the way, a Mr. Kawhi Leonard who happened to get 27 million extra to a random ass charity that maybe is just a name. What can you do?

[Ben]

Yeah, by the way, I wanted to. I briefly read that. Is he Embez Money? Is that what that was?

[Josh Peck]

No, I think allegedly Paul Allen. Is that the guy who owns the Clippers? Yeah, number three from Microsoft.

[Ben]

Just, just, just like threw him some. No, it's Steve Ballmer.

[Josh Peck]

Steve Ballmer. Sorry.

[Ben]

Throw him some cash under the table. Is that just what it is?

[Josh Peck]

Maybe.

[Ben]

Maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe not.

[Josh Peck]

We're never going to get free Clippers tickets now.

[Ben]

Fuck no. We are. We are. Bring us and we'll stop talking. Don't bring us and we'll keep talking.

[Josh Peck]

Well, hopefully. And I think they're going to get into the playoffs because my son and I went to a LAFC LA Football Club game the other week.

[Ben]

Nice.

[Josh Peck]

I can't. Okay. You know, obviously for the last couple decades there in the mls, there's been the LA Galaxy, like all these teams, and it was great, but it never quite took off in the States. And then I think someone got really smart and was like, why don't we bring all the great European culture from the Premier League and from, you know, all these different, like. So they have like a supporters section at the lafc, an entire section of like true soccer hooligans going nuts, playing drums, having all these ill flags, LAFC flags, Mexican flags, like all this unbelievable culture and passion for the game. People are so in. And my friend, the great Steve Michaels, dear family friend, gave us his seats. Ben, when I tell you we were on the field.

[Olivia]

Wow.

[Josh Peck]

We were on the field watching and they have maybe the greatest player in soccer next to Messi son, number seven. He's with us.

[Ben]

The LAFC.

[Josh Peck]

We got the cool kids. He played for 17 years for Tottenham, now he's playing for us. These guys are unreal. It's. We gotta go, Ben. It's a. Unbelievable.

[Ben]

I would love. I would love to go. This is the difference between the old MLS and the new mls. It's just the fact that they got great play. Finally they got like.

[Olivia]

They. They pay.

[Ben]

They overpaid or. Honestly, they didn't overpay because they're changing the sport. They brought over these guys like Messi and they're killing it. It's fun soccer to watch.

[Olivia]

And they brought.

[Ben]

I think the Kings have more. I've never seen so many celebrity investors. I think Will Ferrell is like the owner of the LA Kings and. Or. Or lafc. There's like they've like a huge suite of celebrities that are owner. Like true owners.

[Josh Peck]

Yes.

[Olivia]

Don't they.

[Ben]

Isn't that a thing?

[Josh Peck]

Lafc. And then also the Angel City, which is the women's league, has a huge celebrity kind of investment. It's really cool.

[Ben]

Now what I can say is that I've been to a NYFC game and it was not like what you're describing, really. I think, yeah, it was a fun environment. I mean it was a. It was nice. It was at Yankee Stadium. They put it on, but the soccer was just not good. I don't know if they. This was a while ago. Maybe they. They also cherry picked a player from overseas. But when I was there, there was no. This is like the old mls which was just like watching. What is that? Adam Sandler and the replacements, like just. It's just not. Just not the caliber of talent that you want to see.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, we. It was really great. And yeah, you need a stadium. Like this is the bank of Montreal stadium, which is brand new, near the Coliseum and it's built for soccer and. Fabulous.

[Ben]

The bank of Montreal. Are there a lot of people banking at the bank of Montreal in la?

[Josh Peck]

Yeah. Have you not noticed them?

[Olivia]

I have.

[Ben]

Over New York, we have no. We have none in Manhattan.

[Josh Peck]

None.

[Olivia]

None.

[Josh Peck]

They're really popular out. They're getting very popular out here.

[Ben]

That's fascinating.

[Olivia]

Wow.

[Ben]

It's like the Ryder cup, which we spoke about with. With the Great Fibula, the golf tournament. Their main sponsor was Citi. And it's funny, I thought to myself, there are no Citibanks in New York. Why are they a sponsor?

[Josh Peck]

Wild is it?

[Ben]

I don't Know.

[Josh Peck]

No, it's wild. Like, my bank, who I bank with in. In California, is owned by the Royal bank of Canada.

[Ben]

Interesting. You go where there are branches, as long as you have a local branch.

[Josh Peck]

Love a brand. I love a branch.

[Olivia]

Hate an ATM fee.

[Josh Peck]

Hate it.

[Olivia]

Fuck you.

[Josh Peck]

325. It's a principle. It's a principal.

[Ben]

If this Royal bank isn't refunding you your ATM fees, you need to give them a call, Josh, you should be going to any fucking ATM and getting them refunded. It's a very normal thing.

[Josh Peck]

Totally. And I love that. I actually went to an ATM machine in Georgia and it was the first time in my life that I, boop, boop, boop, boop, boop, took out 300 bucks. I heard money didn't come out. I call my bank, I go, listen, here's receipt. Money never came out. They said, you're such a good customer, we're gonna already forgive it and then we'll look into it. Forgave it right away. Boom, back in my account.

[Ben]

That's lovely. That's lovely. Because normally they don't do that with cash. Cash is a scary game. Credit card companies, no problem. They refund you willy nilly. That's why. Just saying, always use your credit card, folks. Don't use debit cards. You can't dispute in the same way. Unless, of course, you're Josh Peck with the Royal bank of Canada. But otherwise, it's scary.

[Olivia]

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[Ben]

Okay?

[Olivia]

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[Sheena Shay]

What's up everyone? I'm Sheena Shay. You may know me from nine seasons of Bravo's Vanderpump Rules, but I'm here to tell you about my podcast called Shenanigans. We talk about everything from reality tv, pop culture, relationships, parenting and invite you to join the conversations with Q and A sessions where nothing is off the table. There's so much more I want to share with you. Thank you, thanks for listening and make sure to subscribe to Shenanigans to stay up to date with new episodes every Friday.

[Josh Peck]

Speaking of the Royal bank of Canada, we have a new segment for the Good Guys podcast. That's right, call ins, babe. We are leveling up. So if you want to give us a call in. How do they do it? Ben? Olivia, I have no effing clue. But we have someone on the line.

[Ben]

If you, if you want to give us a call in. You are going to respond to my Instagram story that expired last week. So what we're going to do is we're going to put the link in our bio. No, you know what? Here's what you do, Josh. You're going to go to the link in our bio and you're going to click the section that says call ins. You're going to fill out a very brief questionnaire, name, email, phone number, and a brief message about what you want to discuss. And if it's interesting, we'll give you a call. If it's not, don't expect a reply.

[Josh Peck]

We want life or death situations, things where you need the Good Guys help or at least something fun and interesting. And don't. We're not. If you're going to New York and you want rec somewhere to go eat, we can't help.

[Ben]

We can help. Google, Google, Google. It's Enough.

[Josh Peck]

I can't tell you how many stupid messages we got.

[Ben]

I can't do it. I can't give you a recommendation. Because I'm going to give you a recommendation somewhere you can't get in. And then you say, ben, can I get a reservation? No, no, no, no, I can't. I'm sorry. I'm going to start.

[Josh Peck]

I'm going to start sabotaging these fucks and be like, yeah, there's this really cute pizza spot called Sbarro in Times Square.

[Ben]

I can get your reservation right now. I can get your reservation right now. Yeah, it's great.

[Josh Peck]

It's awesome.

[Ben]

Incredible place.

[Josh Peck]

There's a Cinnabon at Port Authority.

[Ben]

The best tacos in the city are at this place called Chipotle. I can get you a table. It's through the roof.

[Josh Peck]

Perfect.

[Ben]

I've really had enough. Can you get me a reservation at Carbone?

[Josh Peck]

No, no, only I can ask for that. And only sometimes.

[Ben]

Yes, literally, sometimes.

[Josh Peck]

As long as you're down to eat at 4:30 or 10 o'. Clock.

[Ben]

It's a privilege, Olivia.

[Josh Peck]

What is our wonderful caller's name?

[Olivia (Producer/Assistant)]

Actually, I don't even.

[Josh Peck]

Let him in. Please let him in. Let him in. All right, caller.

[Ben]

Hello.

[Josh Peck]

Do we have you?

[Teresa]

Yes, we do.

[Ben]

Oh, my God. Hello, welcome to the Good Guys podcast. You are our first live call. And what is your name? You don't have to give first and last, but just your name would be great.

[Teresa]

Yeah, my name is Teresa.

[Ben]

Teresa Teresa or Teresa Teresa?

[Teresa]

Theresa. Theresa.

[Ben]

Teresa. Teresa.

[Olivia]

Lovely to meet you.

[Ben]

And where are you calling?

[Josh Peck]

Teresa was the name of Richard Simmons housekeeper who they were worried killed him. So you're in good company, Teresa.

[Teresa]

Not me.

[Ben]

Wouldn't that be crazy? She's here. The cops. She's here. Teresa, where are you calling from?

[Teresa]

I'm calling from Nashville.

[Ben]

Oh, amazing. I love Nashville. What a fun city.

[Teresa]

Yeah, it is a fun city.

[Josh Peck]

Teresa, what do you have for us? How can the good guys be good to you?

[Teresa]

Yeah, well, okay, so first off, have to say I am a tostada. So shout out to Jackson Todd for bringing me to your podcast. I wrote notes for myself, so I'm hoping to keep this brief for you guys. So I'm calling for fatherly advice from both of you. So I'm a first time mom, My son is three and a half months old and I absolutely adore my husband. But I could use a lot more help with the baby around the house. He is always willing to help if I ask. He's always willing to do the diaper changes the feeding, all of that, but he is absolutely terrified for me to leave them alone at the house. So, like, gone for an hour, hour and a half for a nail appointment or an errand or something. And that is just too scary of a. Of a task. So calling to ask for your advice. Maybe your first experiences staying home alone with the babies. Advice for me, Advice for him of how to tackle this situation.

[Ben]

Interesting. Okay, so first of all, congrats. Three and a half months, that's like pretty close to Ruby. So congrats to you and congrats to your husband. That's amazing. Do you leave him. Do you leave him alone with the baby, like, in the other room when you're in the house? Like, does he ever get time?

[Teresa]

Absolutely do.

[Ben]

So what is he scared of?

[Teresa]

Yes, the crying. It's like as soon as he cries, oh, my gosh, what do I do? Hands him back to me.

[Olivia]

Got it.

[Ben]

Okay. Yeah, no, that's a problem. I mean, he needs to also learn how to soothe. There are things that you do, Right. That calm down the baby. Right. I don't know if it's like, what do you do? Pacifier feed or burp or, like, run through a laundry list of them.

[Teresa]

Stand up and bow. Yeah. Stand up, bounce. Pat him on the back. He knows the routine. Her baby, I will admit, was colicky for the first two and a half months, but he no longer is. And I think that kind of just traumatized him. So I think it's pulling him out of. That baby doesn't exist anymore. We now have a happier baby.

[Ben]

Yeah. But even if that baby does exist, it's his baby. Like, he's got to deal with it.

[Teresa]

Yes, it is.

[Ben]

He's got to deal with the fact that his baby, even if his baby is crying for an hour while you're not there, nothing's going to happen. He's going to do his best. And then when you came back, sure, it was a stressful hour, but. Right, Josh, I think it's just. It's his baby and he's got to. You got to buck up.

[Josh Peck]

I would say I'm not surprised, only because there's so many men like this and it still sounds like you got a winner, but he's just a bit of a scaredy cat.

[Teresa]

Yeah.

[Josh Peck]

And I think it's easy. You know, traditionally, in many circumstances, I can only speak from my experience with my wife. She does a lot of the wake ups. Her and my son already have a shorthand with him being three months old. They're just she's cued to his small volume changes in cry, to the way he's looking around, his grunts, his moves, his squawks. Sounds like a little mini pterodactyl. It terrifies me. So I think all those things, it's easy when they start to cry, and all of a sudden you just. It's as though you are a second in front of your husband. So instinctively, just from being that close with your child, there's just something that goes on where it's an extra second quicker that that kid's going to stop crying. And for any dad, we're such problem solvers that we're like, oh, quickest. Boom.

[Ben]

Done.

[Josh Peck]

Out of here. So, again, to Ben's point, I think there's really easy ways to do practice runs where you're not far. But for all intents and purposes, for the next two hours, I'm not here. And let him try. And he should know that babies can cry. It's okay if they're changed and fed and healthy. Crying's not gonna hurt him, and that's gonna get clipped and I'm gonna get dragged for it. But you guys know what I mean.

[Ben]

Take. No but. No but it's. Take fear out of the equation. Like, nothing. You said that perfectly. Josh baby, thank God, is healthy, like, normally happy. If he's crying, he'll stop crying. Maybe it's gas. Maybe it's a diaper. Maybe it's a bottle. Maybe it's. It's something. You're going to try things. Maybe it's bouncing up and down. You're going to try things. Eventually it's going to work. But knowing that if the baby cries, nothing's going to happen. Nothing's going to happen. Don't be so scared. He sounds scared to what Josh said, so just reassuring. Don't be scared. We got this.

[Olivia]

You got this.

[Ben]

I believe in you, super dad. I'll catch you later.

[Teresa]

All right, well, I'll do it. I'll do it this weekend. I'll say, all right. Be down the street. Call me if you need me.

[Ben]

Amazing. Well, go sit in the car.

[Josh Peck]

Have you vaped.

[Ben]

Buy a vape.

[Josh Peck]

Do what I do. Sit in your car, stare out at nothing, and imagine what life could have been. A couple different turns, you know?

[Ben]

That's good.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah.

[Ben]

But on Bad Day, by Daniel Powder. Yeah. Teresa, this was wonderful. Thank you for being our guinea pig in a successful experiment. We greatly appreciate you.

[Teresa]

Yeah, I feel like I'm talking to my podcast that I'm listening to.

[Ben]

This is the future. We're here. Fuck. AI, we have live call ins. This is Collins. If you want to call in, click the link in our bio and maybe we'll choose you like the lucky Teresa to come on our show and talk about your problems. We're here to help Teresa. Thank you so much.

[Teresa]

Thank you, Teresa.

[Josh Peck]

Baruch, Hashem, to you and to the ones you love. Eh?

[Ben]

Wow, that was great.

[Josh Peck]

Wow, that was great. Good for us. Good for us, guys. Thank you, Olivia.

[Ben]

Thank you, Ben, by the way. And that was seamless. That was easy.

[Olivia]

They're in, they're out.

[Ben]

They're in, they're out.

[Josh Peck]

They're in the. And now I want to get some potential admitting to murders. Maybe we need an ambition. We need something juicy.

[Olivia]

I'm happy.

[Ben]

Teresa was our first because she was a softball. That said, folks, we need you to raise the stakes, Okay? I want you to commit a crime and come on and tell us about it.

[Josh Peck]

Larceny. Larceny.

[Ben]

We're inciting riots. Yes. Come on and let's talk about it. You're hiding out in the Hudson Valley after stealing a Snickers from the bodega. I want to hear about it. Yes.

[Josh Peck]

You're sleeping with your friend's husband, who is the leader of Antifa.

[Ben]

We want to hear about it. Okay. We want to hear about it. Yeah. I love it. You took too much, I don't know, turmeric. And you're worried about your liver. I want to hear about it.

[Josh Peck]

You want to get out of Scientology and you need our help, or if.

[Ben]

You want to get into Scientology and you need our help, do you know Rito? Do you know Rita Wilson?

[Josh Peck]

Rita? Is that who it is? No. Leah Remini.

[Ben]

Yeah, that's her.

[Josh Peck]

Of course. Yeah.

[Ben]

We should have her on the pod. Talk about. Because we need to get informed on.

[Josh Peck]

We can't.

[Ben]

Scientology.

[Josh Peck]

We can't do it because they'll find our address.

[Ben]

I don't want it for us. I'm out.

[Josh Peck]

Me, I'm scared.

[Ben]

I'm out.

[Josh Peck]

You know what?

[Ben]

I'm out.

[Josh Peck]

Sometimes you need a superhero. We are not those guys. No, Josh, we're not.

[Ben]

Great. So we should clarify, Josh, if you're looking to escape Scientology, don't call us, because they'll get our ip. Don't do it. That's the one thing. Don't do it. If you're looking to escape your religion, not us.

[Josh Peck]

But the truth is, if you want to escape Scientology, just be broke. They really want you. They really prefer you to have lots.

[Ben]

Of money, by the way, Makes sense.

[Josh Peck]

Wow.

[Ben]

So fun. I loved that.

[Josh Peck]

It was so good.

[Olivia]

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[Ben]

What else, bub? I want to tell you, God, I have a frog in my throat. By the way, that's such a weird expression. You think like where does that come from? I have a frog in my throat.

[Josh Peck]

Wonderful. Olivia and her strawberry shortcake socks is on it.

[Ben]

Yeah, I'm sure that expression was invented in Ohio. Like the bicycle.

[Olivia (Producer/Assistant)]

The bicycle, the airplane. All good things. Most likely derived from the frog. Like croaking sound made by somebody with a hoarse voice.

[Ben]

Ah, got it. Okay, cool.

[Olivia (Producer/Assistant)]

But there were medieval superstitions about frogs in the body and the practice of using frogs to cure throat intentions during the medieval time period.

[Ben]

So perhaps thank God we were dumb. Like no, frogs don't belong in your throat. They're not gonna help you with anything.

[Josh Peck]

Oh that. That would be a good. How about now we should. You should look that up. Like medieval surgical and medical techniques like bloodletting. Leeches. They still use leeches, Dr. Dubrow, by the way. I think it's kind of classy and call me Craze, but I've got my new fancy socks on from Saks or sponsors. Shout those out. Really fun cute with these fun aloe slides. And you know what I. You would say socks and slides. You know what, do you play for the 76ers? No, I'm just here killing it. I think it's a classy look.

[Ben]

What is the brand?

[Josh Peck]

Aloe.

[Ben]

Fantastic. Josh, you are there. Shout out Aloe's cool.

[Josh Peck]

It's a nice slide.

[Ben]

Aloe's where all the cool celebs hang out. Don't I know you ever work out at their. Don't they have a gym?

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, that's where the great Jake Shane and the great Brooke Schofield and all those cool kids work out. Oh, I have to tell you, as you're looking this up so to close to Bookend my lafc. Wonderful time and trip. So we're sitting there, and it's one of those sections where you can bring food to your section. Like, there's like a lounge area where they have all this beautiful food laid out, and you take it and you bring it to your seat. So we're sitting there and a woman begins to choke. And she's like, properly choking. So everyone in the area starts going like, oh, my God. Oh my God. Right now she. She gets up and she's like.

[Ben]

And people are like, yo, yo.

[Josh Peck]

She's talking and they're like trying to get attendants to come over. So this woman, and I'm like, I know CPR from the American Heart Association. I'm ready to go. But thankfully someone else intervened. So this woman in ne sitting next to me gets behind her and is giving her hard Heimlich pushes.

[Ben]

Like, oh, my God.

[Josh Peck]

And it's not coming out. And I'm looking at Max, and Max is just like. And I'm like, oh, my God. So thankfully, one of the trainers from the other soccer team is like a section away and looks over and sees it, and she sprints over and starts doing the Heimlich on this woman. Like, this was a civilian. Demar Hamlin.

[Ben]

Oh, my God.

[Josh Peck]

This was literally sick. The trainer saving the life of a spectator. And thank God it shot out of her mouth. But it was the level of embarrassment on this poor woman's face.

[Ben]

Of course.

[Josh Peck]

Unreal.

[Olivia]

Unreal. People.

[Ben]

Chew your. Chew your food. Chew your food. I've told this story on the podcast before. I was on a golf trip and my friend was eating a fish sandwich. He got a big fucking piece of cod. I guess he didn't chew it.

[Olivia]

Lodged in his throat.

[Ben]

I went behind him, I gave him the Heimlich. He spit it out.

[Josh Peck]

Hell yeah, you should.

[Ben]

I'm telling you folks, chew your frickin food. And if you're giving the Heimlich, give it hard. Give it hard. They're gonna die. Give it hard, Josh. I wish I never looked this up.

[Josh Peck]

Okay, I'm ready.

[Ben]

Having a good day. How about now? Dried frogs were tied around the neck to treat throat infections. Okay, there's a list of these. Okay, Ready for this? Dog fat. These are in medieval times, folks. We used animals to cure diseases, or so we thought. Dog fat was rubbed on sore joints or used in ointments for earaches.

[Josh Peck]

What?

[Ben]

We killed a dog, took their fat and rubbed it in our ears.

[Josh Peck]

Nuts.

[Ben]

Nuts. Dog shit. Often dried, was sometimes used for wounds. Yeah, we took dried Dog shit and put it in our wounds. This is why people died early, Josh. There was so much trial and error to get us to where we are today. We thought that rubbing dried dog shit in an open wound was going to heal it. Walk me through that, Josh. Walk me through that. Okay, one more. Pigeon droppings. No, no, no, this one's better. Rooster testicles. I didn't even know roosters had testicles. Rooster testicles were prescribed to boost fertility or libido. Women were eating rooster testicles. SHOUT OUT having a good day? How about now? How about not? How about nah?

[Josh Peck]

Well, how about this? Having a good day? Some people believe that Bigfoot is a special operations alien in the sense of a Navy SEAL that are here to recruit other aliens. How about now?

[Ben]

Oh, God, people are dumb as hell.

[Josh Peck]

I don't even know Bigfoot. I literally heard this. Bigfoot is a recruiter for aliens. And it's kind of a Navy seal. He comes down, he's doing scouting.

[Ben]

Like why it's so, like, we need to just fix this. Like, these people shouldn't be allowed to vote. If you think not only Bigfoot exists, but that Bigfoot recruits.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, he's a Navy seal.

[Ben]

You can't vote. You can't vote. I'm sorry. You can't. We should be monitoring people's search history and removing their right to vote.

[Josh Peck]

I think they're doing that.

[Ben]

By the way, I wouldn't be allowed to vote. My search history is dumb.

[Josh Peck]

Oh my God, please.

[Ben]

How do you spell the. You know when you randomly forget, you're just like T, H E. That doesn't sound right. Are you sure?

[Josh Peck]

Yeah. I mean, if you saw my pornhub search words, it'd just be like slightly overweight, but not really just keywords. Like a real person's body. My keywords are a wife praising you.

[Ben]

Positive affirmations from normal looking woman. It's so sad. Oh, that's so funny. Oh my God.

[Josh Peck]

Oh man, it's so sad. Should we get to a story?

[Ben]

Yeah, what do we got?

[Josh Peck]

Well, the New York Post said Olivia liked that one.

[Ben]

Why?

[Josh Peck]

Just one can of Diet Coke may be worse for your health than regular soda. Maybe sugar substitutes aren't such a splendid idea. An eye opening new study links artificially sweetened beverages to an increased risk of metabolic dysfunction associated with steot todic liver disease, the most common liver disease in the U.S. surprisingly, these supposed guilt free guzzlers carried a higher risk than sugary soda. Our study shows that low or non sugar sweetened beverages were actually linked to A higher risk of liver disease, even at the modest intake levels, such as a single can per day.

[Olivia]

Shit.

[Ben]

Look, but this is. We're living. We have so many problems, Josh. I can't even think about that problem. If we start thinking about those problems, can I do another? Having a good day? How about now? Because I have one.

[Olivia]

Please.

[Ben]

Ok. Having a good day? How about now? You know, the average person ingests a credit card's worth of plastic each week.

[Josh Peck]

Okay. I love your passion. I just want to. Because I hear things like that. Thrown up, thrown around.

[Olivia]

No, no, no.

[Ben]

I. I read it.

[Olivia]

There was a study.

[Ben]

I'll send you the article.

[Josh Peck]

Okay, but again, is what? Everything has a study. But there's levels of studies.

[Ben]

There's people who drink through from. People who drink water from plastic water bottles.

[Josh Peck]

Okay, but what. Who did the study?

[Ben]

You want me to send it to you?

[Josh Peck]

Sure.

[Ben]

Okay, we have to fact check all of these. Having a good day? How about nows?

[Josh Peck]

No.

[Ben]

You want me to go to the Medieval Frogs?

[Josh Peck]

No.

[Ben]

And Zach, check with the person.

[Josh Peck]

I just think a lot of the people that we make fun of, like the nouveau hot topic, health and wellness folks out there, talk a lot about these microplastics things. I know that it's happening. I just don't know if it's in the amount or as alarming as people are making it. That's my only pushback.

[Ben]

But I think it is. And my point to what we were talk, just talking about is I can't do anything about is what it is.

[Josh Peck]

You can't do anything about it. It's 100% right.

[Ben]

That's what I'm saying. Our life. I'll send you the article, but look it up, because regardless of if. Whatever degrees, it's definitely a problem and I can't do anything about it. I was literally looking in my house. I'm like, okay, I drink plastic water bottles every single day, so maybe I'll switch to glass. Right? But then it's like every, everything, everything is plastic. Everything that I consume every single day is plastic. And you want to like, say, okay, I'm going to eliminate plastic water bottles. But then you're, you're going to go, and your morning iced coffee that you get from Starbucks, you're going to bring your own jug. People that's going.

[Josh Peck]

People do.

[Ben]

Yeah. They, they could. When you go to the grocery store and you buy lettuce, it comes in a plastic container. When you go and go to a.

[Josh Peck]

Farmer'S market, you could, you could, you could.

[Ben]

The list Goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on. So should we be fearful of it? No. But when I read that headline statistic, a credit card's worth of plastic, regardless of how true it is or not. Scared me.

[Josh Peck]

Regardless of how true it is or not.

[Ben]

I'm saying it well. I thought it was true. You made me think about it. But I don't like the article. Has plenty of sources in it.

[Josh Peck]

Okay, fair. I just think it's important to find even things like the big Tylenol bombshell and all these things. Then I think all of these studies like have caveats and some are of a higher level where there's like tens of thousands of participants and it's a, you know, what's the gold standard? Like there's a placebo group and then there's a control group of people who are actually getting it. And they can really see through a bunch of different people and backgrounds and ages and ethnicities and all the ways in which it affects them differently. And then some people will be like, oh, this study. And it was like eight people.

[Olivia]

Totally.

[Josh Peck]

That's all I'm saying.

[Ben]

I don't know why that's different from the aspartame or splenda study that you read.

[Josh Peck]

Fair enough, fair enough. You're right.

[Ben]

Right.

[Olivia (Producer/Assistant)]

The study too that he's referencing was done by the World Wildlife Fund, which they found plastic like on every landmass in the entire world, like in the Arctic. I can't find the exact specifics, but they say like a credit card worth is likely what everybody is consuming, just based on the fact that there's so much in the environment. But then there are other studies from the American Chemistry Council that dispute the idea that it's that much, but they still acknowledge that we're consuming a ton of plastic on a daily basis. So I think you're both right.

[Ben]

And what was concerning about the article, if you read more, Olivia, is that even if it's not a credit card's worth, even if it's tiny, plastic is like getting in our arteries and it's, it's causing heart attacks cuz it's, it's clogging arteries. And again, I'm not saying this to scare anybody because there's nothing to fucking do about it. There's nothing to do about it. I'm not going to change my way of life because it's done. What I want to know is, can we clean ourselves? And I googled it and they said, no, can we cleanse ourselves of microplastics. They're like, no. I'm like, OK, so the damage is done. I'm 33, I'm full of plastic. I might as well be full of plastic 100%.

[Josh Peck]

And the big issue with microplastics is they're endocrine disruptors. So they mess with your lymph system. And they totally do. The great Jordan Harbinger, friend, friend of the pod, did a whole episode about plastics and you're right, they suck. And they're in everything. They're unavoidable and they mess with you and your tests, they're messing with your testosterone. It's why most men, except us, are Betas.

[Ben]

It's just so interesting. And I don't want to go down this rabbit hole today. We should go down this rabbit hole next time. But it's like we blame everything around us for all of our health problems. What if it's just plastic, Josh?

[Josh Peck]

Could be.

[Ben]

Who knows? I don't know. I certainly don't know. I certainly don't know. All I know is when I started to look at how much plastic I use, it was like, oh my God, I can't do this. I can't give up plastic. What do I do?

[Josh Peck]

No, thanks.

[Ben]

I don't want to.

[Josh Peck]

No offense.

[Ben]

It's too inconvenient. It's too inconvenient. Like I can't do it.

[Josh Peck]

It's kind of like, and I don't, I don't know if we'll cut this out, but like when people talk about like the damage we've done to the environment in the last hundred years, I'm like, guys, if we've done this much damage in less than 100 years, it's over.

[Ben]

It's over. Agreed. It's over.

[Josh Peck]

We ruined this million year old planet in a hundred years.

[Olivia]

How?

[Josh Peck]

How do we reverse this? Like, I want to, it just feel, I feel so helpless.

[Ben]

We reverse this by dying out. I guess so. No, that's what happens once we die out. Like, then everything will reset. That's it. Like I, I have to assume that equal damage has been done by other civilizations. And then they died and then their bodies decomposed and something then grew over it and the plastic sinks to the bottom of the ocean or bottom of the world or whatever it is, and we rebuild. Josh. All of a sudden there's flowers on the plastic and there's soil on the plastic and it just goes deeper and deeper and deeper and deeper and deeper.

[Josh Peck]

It just looks like the last of us just Like a mushroom planet.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Josh Peck]

Wow.

[Olivia]

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[Ben]

Thank God.

[Olivia]

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[Ben]

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[Josh Peck]

Should we get to Moron Mail? If you want to leave us a message, go to speakpipe.com goodguys the links are in our bio on Instagram and you can leave us a message. Keep it brief. Brevity is key. But if you have a question or want some advice, don't leave us. Your Woody nuts is they're not great. Don't ask for recommendations. If you're going to New York or la, we don't care. Let's hear from somebody good. Somebody real good. Shelby.

[Shelby]

What's up, morons? What's up? Josh and Ben, this is Shelby.

[Olivia]

Phone again.

[Shelby]

My boyfriend and I recently got engaged and I'm calling in to see what are your thoughts and opinions on courthouse weddings. A lot of us out here are not famous, rich actors starring in Oppenheimer, the Last of us, the Wackness. And we're not entrepreneurs where our product is sponsoring people in the US Open and being sold out of Target. All right. What are you nuts?

[Olivia]

No.

[Shelby]

I'm 30. My fiance's 33. I work for the state and he works for a retirement community. We're barely making ends meet, okay? We're barely surviving out here.

[Olivia]

We.

[Shelby]

I would love to know what are your thoughts and opinions.

[Ben]

Love you guys.

[Shelby]

Thanks.

[Ben]

Love you. You sound like you're rich in life experience and love, which is all that matters. Money is the root of all evil. Okay. I think that marrying. Getting married in the courthouse is fucking awesome. I think that long engagements are absolutely horrendous anyways. And if you want to, whatever makes you happy. So I think going to the courthouse, getting married, starting your life, I would recommend having, like, if you can, a dinner or have a couple of friends over to the house or whatever you can do. You should celebrate it in a way that fits your lifestyle and your means. But I would celebrate the moment. But I love a courthouse.

[Olivia]

No problem.

[Ben]

It's fantastic. If it's good for the state, it's good for me. Josh.

[Josh Peck]

I totally agree. I think a courthouse wedding is gorgeous. It's easy, it's smart. I truly believe, no matter what your income bracket is, a wedding, like a big, opulent wedding is truly. Only if you have a desire to throw money away doesn't mean it's negative. I was always kind of like, anti wedding because I didn't grow up with a traditional family and I got married to my wife and all of our friends and family were in one place. And I said, this is the best day of my life because it really was special to have all the people who loved us in one place. That being said, it doesn't have to be. For hundreds of thousands of dollars, like, you could throw a cheap party without all the pomp and circumstance and the flowers and the valet and the thing and the thing and the band and just be like, let's get a killer mixtape. Let's get some of the best fucking pizza in whatever city we're in. I'm talking wings. I'm talking. Or like, get a taco cart. You know, there's just, like, plenty of, like, cost effective, super yummy ways to like, throw a killer party with the people who love you for like a couple grand. Yeah.

[Ben]

And it's absolutely about the people. Absolutely about the people. As long as the people will come. Whatever your top 50 people or whatever that number is, as long as they come, you're going have the best time. Get a bunch of cheap wine. Spritz society cheap target. You said it. Cheap wine. It's delicious. Pick up a. I don't know, I love a taco truck idea, Josh. That's a great one. And have fun. Enjoy your life.

[Olivia]

And you.

[Ben]

Honestly, I'm jealous.

[Olivia]

Sounds great.

[Josh Peck]

And you get more quickly up than from top shelf liquor. Don't get Belvedere. Get four logos. Get totally balls.

[Ben]

Blackout.

[Josh Peck]

They have a Halloween inspired buzzball at Costco right now. 18. It's the size of a basketball. Yeah. I was like, I want a relapse.

[Ben]

My God, that headache.

[Josh Peck]

It looked yummy as hell.

[Ben]

Caramel apple flavor probably is yummy as hell. Probably 400 grams of sugar. My head already hurts.

[Josh Peck]

Let's hear this next one from Samantha Young.

[Ben]

Samantha Young, I want to be Gen Z listeners.

[Samantha Young]

I'd love your advice on a rather personal topic. So I'm a mother of a two year old and a six month old and I work a really stressful fine wine sales job and it drains so much of my energy. My husband just got a big raise and has expressed that he would like me to be a stay at home mom. But I was raised by a girl boss mom and I feel really conflicted about relying on him financially. My dream would be to just be a yoga instructor early in the mornings and then work at a winery a couple days a week. I feel like it would allow me to not be so stressed out and to keep my own identity beyond being a wife and a mother. My question to you is how do I balance identity, financial security and being present with my family? I feel just so pressured to stay on my high paying job.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah.

[Samantha Young]

Love you guys. I'd love your advice. Please.

[Anan]

Thanks.

[Josh Peck]

This would be a good call in.

[Ben]

Yeah, that's a very loaded question. A great question. That would be a great call in. We should probably, we should probably reach.

[Olivia]

Out to her first.

[Ben]

If you don't want to be a stay at home mom, then you shouldn't be a stay at home mom. That's the first thing that I'll say. The idea that like your husband is encouraging you to be a stay at home mom, it's wonderful if you want to be a stay at home mom, but if you don't want to be a stay at home mom.

[Josh Peck]

But did you not know? Here were the key words that I heard. I have a very stressful and demanding job. Yes. Nothing flowery about the job other than she's clearly successful and it pays well.

[Ben]

Yes.

[Josh Peck]

Not like it's really stressful, but I love it that her husband just got a raise, that her ideal would be to teach yoga and then to have like work at a vineyard. Like it sounded like her idea would be to be at home with the kids and then have kind of more of like side jobs.

[Ben]

So what I heard, unless I misheard, she in the middle said my husband got a big raise and encouraged me to be a stay at home mom.

[Josh Peck]

But it sounded like her trepidation about that was only because she came from a girl boss mother who I think she wants to.

[Ben]

Oh, interesting. Okay. It could be that my advice was going to be that you use the money from your high paying job to take care of your family. If you really want to work and if you would like to be present with your children, then you find balance. It's. It's a very hard thing across the board. I experience it every day. Like I, I actively like, I want to spend, I spend a lot of time with Ruby. I want to spend more time with Ruby. I want to be with Ruby nonstop. Like he's the best. I'm sure Josh, you feel the exact same way. And you find a, and you find a balance.

[Olivia]

It's hard.

[Ben]

Josh is like, no, no, no.

[Josh Peck]

I'm with my kids a lot and I'm with my kids enough. Fuck yeah. I mean I want my kids like because I don't have a nine to five. So most days, like at least two to three days out of the week, I'm picking them up from school at three and with them till they go to bed and, and I'm up with them at 5 in the morning till 8:30 when they go to school. So I just got this little window.

[Ben]

And I love it.

[Josh Peck]

I'm going equinox after this.

[Ben]

Fuck all of you. No, no, no. That sounds wonderful for me. I guess it's because it's like Ruby, sleep schedules. Just feel like I only see him like sure, like an hour every three hours. Like it's just like whatever. But moral of the story is do what's right for you. It's not like advice that you're going to like. We can't make this decision for you. If you want to spend more time with your family, do that and pick up a side job. And it seems like your husband can provide, which is really great. And he's encouraging you to follow your dreams. I wouldn't feel pressured by your boss, mom, but I also wouldn't feel pressured by your husband. We need to have this person call in. We need to ask more questions.

[Josh Peck]

Sure, Olivia, anything.

[Olivia (Producer/Assistant)]

Yeah, I was just thinking with the wine sales, I was thinking back to prior to my move out to L. A. I worked at a country club in Cincinnati and there was like an on site sommelier, but our shifts would only be four hours at a time. It was like a morning shift and then an evening shift. So like what if you're like a sommelier part time at some kind of place in your city and then to what she mentioned like wanting to be like a yoga instructor or something in the morning and pick that up a couple days a week. But I think that there are options for her to still, you know, do something that she feels like is hers but, you know, have more time at home and not have like that stress, but be involved with the industry that she enjoy or I don't know if she enjoys it, but what she's drained up in, you know.

[Ben]

Very sound advice. I like that, I like that. Become a psalm.

[Josh Peck]

Oh yeah, Psalm all day.

[Ben]

But I Sama. All day Sam all day.

[Josh Peck]

Some all. Yay, yay sama. Gay.

[Ben]

That's me.

[Josh Peck]

I. Yeah, dude, the. I really tried to like, when I listened to it the first time, I tried to like look for clues. And when she talked about her job that she currently has now, she only talked about it with some more negative connotations, demanding, stressful. And then when it came to her having kind of these part time jobs and being more of a stay at home mom, it seemed like the only limiting fact, the only two limiting factors would have been one that she has this model from obviously her mother who sounds fabulous and was the breadwinner for the family. And then if she was like, my husband wants it, but he doesn't make enough for us not to stress. But she led with he is. And so all those things combined, I'm like, if the only limiting factor is, and I get that, is, you know, you grew up one way and it would feel hard to sort of change into this other thing. I'd say lean in because you can go back.

[Ben]

Lean in, lean in.

[Josh Peck]

I don't think, at least in my experience, I don't. I've picked my kids. I've been lucky enough and I know it's a privilege to be able to pick my kids first in almost every career decision I've had since they were born. And I don't regret it. Like, I. There's not been a part where I was like, I would have rather missed these three months and been in, you know, wherever, somewhere in Canada, on set. I. I don't feel that good. I'm lucky.

[Olivia]

You shouldn't.

[Ben]

You are.

[Josh Peck]

Okay, well, let's hear from Anan.

[Anan]

Hey, morons. Just piggybacking off some of your recent discussions about cheating in relationships. I went to Europe over the summer with some friends. My best friend ended up going home with this Italian guy. They had a good time, a good one night stand. She comes back to the hotel, he has already followed her on Instagram. And when my best Friend saw his page, she saw that he had a girlfriend for, like, years, like, literally all over his page. So she, with a healthy dose of drunken rage, decided to DM the girlfriend, saying, hey, just so you know, I. Your boyfriend. My question is, what are your thoughts on whether or not that was called for? Should my friend just have stayed out of it and have left that stranger she slept with to his own life, or did she do the girlfriend a favor?

[Ben]

She definitely did the girlfriend a favor. But the girlfriend probably knew he's an Italian stallion. Like, this is like, just like him being him, you know, he's him. You know, like. Like, this is the first time.

[Josh Peck]

Okay.

[Ben]

You think that you're the first American that he's canoodled with?

[Olivia]

Please.

[Ben]

Yeah, she probably wrote back, like, that's it. That's all you got, right? You know, like, yeah, duh.

[Josh Peck]

You think you're the first women's studies major from Wesleyan who was vacationing in Rome and got dicked down by Antonio?

[Ben]

You're not? No, definitely not. No, it's perfect. No, this is. This is culture. This is culture. It's so true. And Wesleyan.

[Josh Peck]

You know, you think you're the only sociology major from Tufts who went to Florence and had a rendezvous with a guy named Alfredo?

[Ben]

No. No, you're not. You're not.

[Josh Peck]

Let's get to. What? Are you nuts?

[Ben]

Then what? Are you nuts, Josh?

[Olivia]

Or what?

[Ben]

Are you nuts?

[Olivia]

Moment.

[Ben]

There are gripes with people, places and things. Whatever's sticking in your craw, Josh, I will go first and I have to.

[Olivia]

Read it to you.

[Ben]

Okay? You ready for this? AI? Josh, AI has gone too far. Okay, Claudia, my beautiful wife is on. She ordered the new iPhone. Okay. This was, I don't know, probably two weeks ago, and she was just trying to change the delivery address. As I mentioned, we're going to la. It's going to be delivered during the time that we're in New York, so she wanted it delivered to la. So she reached out to the Apple chatbot and she said, hi, can I please change the delivery address? Ready for this response?

[Olivia]

Josh?

[Ben]

Yeah, it's.

[Olivia]

Hi.

[Ben]

I placed an order. Can I change my delivery address? Here's my order confirmation. Perfect. I hope you're doing well. I hope you and your loved ones continue to stay happy and healthy. I completely understand you here that you want to change the delivery address on your order. And I can totally relate with you, as sometimes things won't go as planned and we need to change our addresses as well. And I generally appreciate you sharing your concern with Me. I'm here to support you through this. If I were in your place, I'd feel the same, as the same has happened to me in the past as well. I remember I ordered AirPods as a birthday gift for my mother, but I mistakenly selected my address instead of my mother's address, and I changed that from my side as well. I want you to know I have taken full ownership and I'm not leaving this halfway. I also see that you've already shared your web order with us. Is this the one that you're referring to? Happy to help. Are you nuts? Are you crazy? Claudia literally just wrote, Shut up. Stop it. Like the. The empathy, the fake empathy, like the relatability. Just stop it. Stop it. I need it changed. Sure. What's the address? Yeah, what are you nuts? Apple, check your AI.

[Josh Peck]

That's so good.

[Ben]

He was insane.

[Josh Peck]

That's insane. That's insane. I was recently driving on the freeway and you know how there'll be little parts of freeway cleanup that'll say, this part of the freeway is sponsored by or was donated by so and so. And yes, on the 405 Freeway, it said, this part of the freeway is sponsored by Atheists United. To which I'd say, sounds like a church. What are you nuts?

[Ben]

Yes.

[Josh Peck]

Sounds like a church. Atheist.

[Ben]

Yes. Because you're united and your higher power is something Fellowship.

[Josh Peck]

You need a friend.

[Ben]

And if it's sponsored by Atheists United, Josh, that means they're probably making donations.

[Josh Peck]

Who runs Atheists United? A priest. Like, yeah. What do you call your leader? God.

[Ben]

Him, Josh. Him. Folks, this episode's five stars. Otherwise, what are you, nuts? Listen to us wherever you get your podcasts, watch us on YouTube, share our clips on Instagram and TikTok. We had live call ins for the first time today. They were amazing. Thank you so much, Teresa, for coming. Teresa. Excuse me, Teresa, for coming on the show. If you want to be a live caller, fill out the form link in our bio on our good guys Instagram. If you want to leave us a speak pipe, you can do it there as well. If you want to listen to the pod, watch the pod. It's a fantastic. A little place where you can find everything.

[Olivia]

And if you want to leave us.

[Ben]

A review, five stars only, we're going to read some of them aloud. You can do that there as well. Anything else you can do there, Josh?

[Josh Peck]

No.

[Ben]

Anything else you can do in our bio?

[Josh Peck]

I can read you a five star review from someone absolutely incredible and their name is somebody good. They're really good Couple one.

[Ben]

They're really good.

[Josh Peck]

Couple one stars. Those ain't getting read.

[Ben]

No, they're not. No, they're not getting red.

[Josh Peck]

This one's from Aincraft Wa Mucha and it's just entitled their theme song. Great. It gets me energized. Love ya. Thank you for the five star.

[Ben]

Love you guys. Mondays and Thursdays, folks. We will see you next time.

[Olivia (Producer/Assistant)]

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