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Josh
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Ben
Two Jews, both big and tall.
Josh
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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.
Ben
We're just the good of good of the good guys. Whoa.
Josh
We're starting the podcast now and I think we were just talking about something offline, which I think is a good subject to start on because I would love to hear from you, Ben, what you think. What is the kind of job that you could have that would be a low stress job? You didn't have to worry about money. It's something that you would do eight hours a day that you could perhaps like, for me, right? Like my two passions are listening to podcasts and getting high, and I just can't do one of them anymore. But, like, if there was a job that would. And I'm sorry, my other passion is getting in steps. Yes, there was a job that required me to get anywhere from 15 to 30,000 steps a day. I could listen to pods and smoke a blunt. I think I'd be in heaven. I think that's my retirement.
Ben
I don't need to rely on the money. Correct, Correct. The dream job. If you don't need to worry about the money, this is your dream job as well, Josh.
Josh
Yeah.
Ben
The dream job is a real estate agent. Wow.
Josh
Where I thought this was going okay.
Ben
Every, Every day, Every day you're out, you're walking, you're never at a desk, ever. You're meeting new people, you're showing them beautiful, gorgeous luxury apartments. You have a corporate card, you're getting a free lunch. And if you don't worry about money, you're constantly on the move, looking at nice stuff, meeting nice new people. That to me is the dream. Second would probably be, I love cooking. Like, if I could cook all day long, I would cook. So, like, I don't know, chefing it up somewhere. But that seems high stress real estate, where you're not worried about the money. Zero stress.
Josh
See, I was thinking like janitor, but in a clean place.
Ben
For me, it's not stress free.
Josh
Yes, it is. First of all, you get left alone, okay? I wanna be like. Like, if I was like, okay, this is perfect. If I'm a janitor at a startup and being paid in stock options, right? I'm cleaning up, you know, granola bars and provigil rappers from these fricking eggheads, these brainiacs. You know, they're not so messy. I'm sweeping. Hey, Josh.
Ben
Hey.
Josh
Like your black Air Force ones. Thank you. You know, I get a chance to wear dickies, you know, workwear, and you've.
Ben
Made a very compelling argument. The dream job is the janitor at Nvidia that was paid in stock.
Josh
You're right. You're right.
Ben
You're. Because no matter what, the guy's worth at least a couple mil. At least.
Josh
At least.
Ben
I read something that there isn't an employee at Nvidia worth less than 25 million.
Josh
I was a 25.
Ben
Yeah. Either 20 or 25 if they've worked.
Josh
There for X amount of years. Right, Correct, Correct.
Ben
That has had their stock options already. Granted.
Josh
Yes. Sick.
Ben
At least 25 million sick. And they're all just like still working there because they have a chance to make their 25 million 50 million. So cool. But yeah, being the janitor who like. Yeah, that's nice. Janitor @ Nvidia. I'm down.
Josh
Janitor at Nvidia is our end game.
Ben
Yeah, that's endgame.
Olivia
It's endgame.
Ben
Speaking of endgame, Josh TikTok. Are you afraid you're big on the platform? It's not like me. I'm thrilled. TikTok can go away. I never grew thrilled.
Josh
We got a couple brand deals in the works for this podcast that are going to be on TikTok.
Ben
We'll pivot the money to Instagram. It'll be fine.
Josh
Well, Olivia, please write Lauren and Michael. We need this money.
Ben
I'm actually not thrilled because I actually love the TikTok algorithm and I love watching like, I don't know, it's like. It does turn my brain to much. So. But back to you. Are you worried?
Josh
So I think here's what's interesting. They were given a year for an incredibly lucrative app worth Mr. B says upwards of $400 million. Right. To basically sell off their American holdings, make a gang of money and still own the international to TikTok everywhere else in the world. So you can make a quick 400 mil. I'm sorry, 400, Bill. And then you just get to run the rest of the world. But you say goodbye to your American holdings and in one year they haven't been able to do that.
Ben
Yeah.
Josh
Which to me makes me believe that it's a spying operation for the ccp.
Ben
Yeah, it's actually, it's interesting that you said that because why wouldn't somebody want to sell at the top.
Josh
Why not? You get. Why not the rest of the world?
Ben
Yeah. And what more do you want?
Josh
Right?
Ben
So they are spying on us.
Josh
Yeah. I mean, every app is spying on us. To an ex.
Ben
Josh, this is good. This is good.
Josh
Is it? I guess. We never go into Shanghai. It's good.
Ben
No, look, they can welcome us. I don't mind being spied on.
Josh
No, I love it.
Ben
That's the first. I have not heard. I have not heard that take. And that makes sense because I've been thinking to myself, I've been hearing these astronomical numbers, like 200 million or 400 million or, sorry, 200 billion or 400 billion. Like, numbers that are. It's not conceivable, like, how you could even begin to try to make that much money as a company that relies on advertisers. Right? Like, that's how TikTok makes money. Right? TikTok makes money, I'm sure, by selling data, but also by running ads. And to think about making $400 million is going to take you $400 billion. Excuse me, is going to take you an incredibly long time. By then you'd assume that somebody that's like, it's like pretending that Tik Tok is like, endgame, like, TikTok is going to be around for 100 years. It's not like it's. It's just not. I don't think so. At least I already feel like, like Instagram's big. Like, is Instagram going to be around forever? I have no idea. So that's. That's very interesting, Josh. That's 100% proof they're spying on us.
Josh
Oh, I think with like, TikTok shop advertising, I mean, you think about, like, what's it. I think the monthly GDP of America is like a little bit over a trillion dollars. And so if the country of the United States is making anywhere from 12 to 15 trillion dollars and is probably on pace to be at double that over the next couple years. Like, it's conceivable that in 10 years you make back that 400 billion and then some.
Ben
I guess it's just. It just seems like such a big, big number. Like in eight years, they grew it from zero to 400 billion. Like, I don't know.
Josh
What more do you want?
Ben
What more do you want? Like, what do you want? I don't know. That's crazy. That's crazy. And I saw that. MrBeast. Do you think that's just like a campaign that he, like, wants to buy it and has the billionaires to buy it or you think he has the chops?
Josh
Oh, I think.
Ben
Have you ever.
Josh
I would.
Ben
Have you ever met him, by the way? Have you met him?
Josh
Oh, yeah, I went, I went to the Beast Games premiere in December. We've had a couple good talks. I, I can't say enough good things about Jimmy, Mr. Beast, for all you peasants, he's. He's a genuine article. He seems like a guy who's as smart as it gets. He's a prodigy when it comes to this. And he's also incredibly good. It doesn't seem like he has any skeletons in his closet. You know, we had chatted in 2020 because we followed each other and we had a really nice phone call and then like I'd see him here and there, but we didn't really talk over the next couple of years. But I had a kid, a friend reach out to me and say, there's this kid, he's very, very sick with cancer and probably isn't going to make it and is absolutely obsessed with Mr. Beast. Is there anything, any way you can connect? And you know, bas, I'm willing to ruin a relationship for a sick kid. Like, I will ask any favor. So I just wrote him right away and I just was like, hey man, here's the situation. Any chance we could get a video for this kid? I mean, within minutes he sent a beautiful video for the kid. It was so generous of him. So, you know, Jimmy's an ace in my book.
Ben
Is he going to buy, can he buy TikTok?
Josh
I think he can do anything. Like think about, he could sell his social media rights right now for what, 2 billion, 3 billion?
Ben
A lot. A lot. As long as Mr. Beast, as long as Jimmy were to stay on in some capacity, right? Absolutely, absolutely. But the thing about Jimmy is that, and I love that I'm now calling him Jimmy. Welcome to Jimmy. The thing about Jimmy is that his entire platform is reliant on him. That if you lose MrBeast, then you lose. I think just the allure of his platform. He could do it for other people, but they're creator dependent.
Josh
Yes.
Ben
So yeah, he could probably sell for 2 billion as long as Jimmy was still hawking it. But then why would Jimmy want to sell if he can keep hocking it and make. I can't even imagine how much money he makes.
Josh
And he's doing it in North Carolina, baby.
Ben
Yeah, he's killing it. He's killing it.
Josh
That is where you want to be crushing it. I mean, he basically owns the state.
Ben
It's crazy.
Olivia
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Ben
I do. The only reason I want TikTok to go away is because TikTok has made so many people feel that they are famous that aren't. And I'm sorry. It's just like. It creates this, like, sense of entitlement. Like, I don't know if you've ever met, like, a TikToker with 50,000 followers like myself that will come up to you and be like. Like, I can't believe the way that they treated me. Like, are you out of your fucking mind? No. Are you okay? Yeah. I've met these people. I think they mostly live. They mostly exist in New York. Like, New York is like a breathing ground for, like, the fashion. Breathing ground. Yeah, breathing. Breeding. Breeding. God damn it. No, he hasn't. He has his radars up. Ben, you're wrong. You're wrong.
Josh
Breeding ground for these freaking fashion resentment against me, huh?
Olivia
No.
Josh
Where is this coming from? Don't go soft with your voice.
Ben
There's no resentment. There's no.
Josh
Really, Olivia, what was. What just happened? Are we all seeing this?
Ben
I mean, there's nothing.
Josh
Hearing himself. Don't. Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining.
Ben
There's nothing going on. Nothing at all.
Josh
Oh, my God. I feel like I'm here with the maharishi all of a sudden.
Ben
These lifesty in New York.
Josh
Oh, I didn't know I got Zen.
Ben
Ben, with their hundred thousand followers being like, I'm a celebrity. You're not.
Josh
Yeah, you're not.
Ben
You didn't have to earn it, Josh, on TikTok. You had to earn it everywhere else, like, regardless of celebrity.
Josh
Do you think that's true?
Ben
I do. Maybe it was just like our arc, but, like, I did this for, like, literally a decade. These kids did it for, like, a May in Covid. Sure. And just, like, have grasped onto that. And it's so great that they've turned 15 seconds into a career, I guess. But, like, I don't know. I think that, like, working hard for it and like, having to really try versus just going viral. I just feel like TikTok's virality is just so different from any platform that we've seen.
Josh
But it's also, like, I don't know. I think it's social media in general. I think it's the way America reacts to things. I was listening to this British comedian the other day and he's like, you know, you Americans have Hocktua.
Ben
Yeah, we do.
Josh
Which was a girl who became famous for the way in which she would go down on someone, right, spit.
Ben
Spit on that thing. Spit on that.
Josh
Spit on it.
Ben
Why don't you spit on that thing?
Josh
He said in the uk, he's like, we probably. The camera person would have said, oh, darling, let's. We're not going to air that. Like, because of how that's going to change your life. Like, yeah, but we in America said we're going to air that because of how it's going to change your life.
Ben
Like, yeah, totally.
Josh
Because we grasp onto these things and so it's a cultural thing too. Like, we love virality. We love a one hit wonder. We want to throw stones at the one hit wonder and make them prove themselves that they're ever going to be more than just this one thing.
Ben
You're right. But we love them. We love putting them on a pedestal just to tear them down 100%. Your 15 minutes are over. We love that. You're so right. God damn it, we're the worst.
Josh
Bill Murray has a famous quote of people want to be rich and famous, but why don't you try being rich first and see if that doesn't solve 90% of.
Ben
Yeah, yeah. And it's funny, like the only people it doesn't always, like, you'll see these. I'm not going to call it like a Jeff Bezos, but like people who are really rich that really want to be famous. Yeah, like sometimes it doesn't solve it. I'd say that for 99% of Americans being Richard Solve it.
Josh
It's amazing to see the transformation that Bezos. Zuckerberg. And like shout out to Zuckerberg too.
Ben
Yeah, exactly.
Josh
He did the commencement speech at Harvard when they were still allowing Jews there and he quoted the. The Misha Baruch in his. Yeah, commencement speech.
Ben
The hbh. Bh. Thank God.
Josh
What? What a Jewish forward podcast this is.
Ben
When you see me in the streets. Good guys, listeners as non Jewish as you are, next time I see you, I want you to say bh. Just say bh.
Josh
Bh. I like that.
Ben
Say bh. That's it. Bh.
Josh
Maybe, maybe we sign off every episode with, you know, we will see you next time. Bh.
Ben
We will see you next time. Bh.
Josh
Oh my God. We will see you next time.
Ben
We will see you next time. Of course, unless we get run over by a Car.
Josh
We will send you next time, God willing. Tutu.
Ben
Oh my God. It all comes back to Haktua ha tua.
Josh
Should we get to some stories?
Ben
Yes.
Josh
Amazing. I'm excited. Well, the first one is Kim Kardashian gifts pal, Tracy Romulus hundred thousand dollar cybertruck for her birthday. Are you effing nuts? No one does a lavish and over the top birthday gift like Kim Kardashian. The billionaire TV personality gifted her best friend Tracy 100,000 dol Tesla Cybertruck. Look outside. Kardashian said to Romulus in a clip shared to Romulus's Instagram story. Are you effing nuts? I think that's cool.
Ben
I think it's super cool. Like, I watched. Oh, we haven't spoken about this and we should speak about it. I watched Dobrik's new vlog just to see you and he gave away like 15 Teslas or something to all of the Dobrik's employees. So cool. Honestly, there's nothing cooler than giving somebody a car. I would watch somebody give somebody a car every single day if I could. It's so cool. And it's Kim's best friend and Kim has so much money. The hundred grand is like me getting you a five dollar gift card to Starbucks and. And that's like so awesome.
Josh
But we all know I'm gonna get points with that gift card. And if you didn't know on the app, a gift card gets double points. Two for one.
Ben
Really?
Josh
Yeah. Are you preloading? Are you preloading your Starbucks app with money?
Ben
Yes.
Josh
Good. Two stars.
Ben
Oh, okay. Okay. I am preloading every time you get.
Josh
A gold star from Joshi for that.
Ben
Okay, good. Yes, I'm preloading. Yeah, I'm. I'm all in. I'm all in. That's it. I'm all out on the cyber truck. It's ugly. It's ugly. I don't like it. I don't like it.
Josh
It ain't it.
Ben
It ain't it. And like, where are you supposed to. You're telling me that you're going to feel comfortable driving that thing around, stopping to plug it in and not get robbed? It's like, I just, I can't.
Josh
Why? You know, just because people immediately know you're wealthy if you're driving it.
Ben
I would at least feel that way driving it. Like, I would never feel comfortable driving a Lamborghini and having to sit for an hour while it get filled. I get it. For the two minutes you got people around you, no problem. But if you've Charged these electric cars, you could be by yourself for an hour, if not more, charging these things. And I would just be afraid that somebody would jump me.
Josh
It's a. It's a statement. It's a statement.
Ben
It's a statement.
Josh
Well, speaking of. Male stripper reveals crazy cheating trend for brides. Every single one a male stripper has revealed that working in the industry has taught him that women are just as likely. Likely to cheat as men. Nate Wild has witnessed Aussie dating cheating culture up close and personal. From working, like, from working numerous bachelorette parties. I was once doing a party where I traveled interstate, and every single one of the girls in the bachelorette party cheated on their partners. It was so crazy. And they all made a pact that they would never talk about it again. Wow. Whoa. That's fucked up. He said 1 out of every 10 parties he works at, some kind of cheating occurs.
Ben
Wow. Ladies, come on. Come on, ladies, come on.
Josh
Gotta get out of your system. No, I'm kidding.
Ben
I think it's an abhorrent. No good. No good. That said, what is this guy doing? Isn't there some kind of client confidentiality? Nothing with a stripper.
Josh
Let me ask you, Olivia, do you have any opinions on this? In my circles, I don't have, like, really any close friends that have cheated on their partners. So I can't, like, speak to seeing it in the wild. But I think that's like, a really sad realization. But also, like, everybody. It can be an asshole, I guess is my takeaway from that title. I went to the Magic Mike show in Las Vegas. I don't mean to brag, which is like, you know, a Chippendales type Thunder from down under type thing. Excellent show. What an experience. And I was there with my wife and my good friend William and Manon, and it was great. It was fun. But these ladies, my God, they were wild. I mean, you go to a strip club for men, a gentleman's club. Men are so subdued because. Because men are naturally such animals that they know that the moment they get out of line, like a gigantic bouncer is going to be throwing them out on their face. But that was not the case at Magic Mike.
Ben
No, no. At those things, it is. These. These ladies are nuts. Nuts. Totally nuts.
Olivia
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Ben
I just saw a movie, Josh. Anora.
Josh
I think Claudia didn't like it. I absolutely loved it. I thought it was fantastic.
Ben
First of all, this was a great production. Okay? You don't need to go to a strip club. You have a strip club right. Right in front of you on tv.
Josh
Amazing.
Olivia
Just saying.
Josh
Mikey the is an incredible actor.
Ben
She. Mikey was an amazing actress. Amazing. She did such a great job in the role. I only thought the movie was about 20 minutes long, but I liked it a lot. I thought it was really good. Like, I think Claudia also liked it. Like, we. We had no issues with it at all. We watched two. I've watched two current movies, Josh. I watched Honora and I watched the substance. Not Josh with movie. This movie is fucked up.
Josh
I haven't seen yet. I want to see.
Ben
Oh, my God. And I'm not like, the way that Olivia doesn't do spicy foods. I don't do. I don't do spicy viewing. I don't do horror movies. I don't do.
Josh
Oh, really?
Ben
I love them. No, I don't like anything that could give me nightmares. I'm just like a nightmare prone. Like, whatever. I thank God I didn't get nightmares from the Substance. This is a crazy fucking movie. Crazy.
Olivia
All that.
Ben
I will say, though, the reason I thought of both of them. Lots of tits in both. What's going on here? I feel like there's. In all of the newer movies that I've seen, there's a ton of breasts all over. I never remembered seeing so many breasts. Like, they're everywhere.
Josh
Yeah. I got two words for you, brother. Biden out.
Ben
Yeah, no, the breasts are everywhere. They're all over. They're all over.
Josh
I got two more awards for you, brother. Trump id.
Ben
Okay, brother.
Josh
I got three words for you. Boobs are lit.
Ben
You have to see the substance. It's a crazy. It's. It's crazy. And for those of you that don't know, it's. It's a just crazy story of an aging actress who is able to inject herself to become young.
Josh
Oh, wow.
Ben
Does it. And. Oh, does it Go terribly wrong. Oh, my.
Josh
It would be interesting if you're like. And it all worked out.
Ben
She was perfect.
Josh
I have been so wonderfully surprised with how good the movies have been. I've watched a couple. I watched a Real Pain, the Jesse Eisenberg movie. You must see it. You'll love it. Him and Kieran Culkin. What a director, what a writer Jesse Eisenberg is.
Ben
Why can't I rent it, Josh? Why can't I rent it?
Josh
I think you can.
Ben
No, it was 1999. No rent option. I had to buy.
Josh
Well, in that case, it's as though it. When it's at that price point, it's, it's. They're saying, okay, we're going to make it easy for you not to go to the theater, but you're going to have to pay a theater price. So just buy it.
Ben
Okay, fine, I'll just buy it. It's fine. But that was why we. Yeah, fine, continue.
Josh
Anora, I thought was fabulous. Conclave is my favorite movie. Stanley Tucci Ray finds about the. It's about a conclave which is when the cardinals are sequestered, when they have to new Pope. Which is so interesting because like, it's basically a hidden process. You don't understand that.
Ben
It's.
Josh
They're just electing a president. They're electing the president of the Catholic Church. And it's exactly how it is here. Like one guy's like, I'm going to be more liberal. 1 Guys, I'm going to be more old school conservative. And them figuring out like, who are we going to go with?
Ben
I think it's just because my brain is broken. But we started Conclave needed to shut it off because when I hear electing a new pope, I think of Eurotrust and I shut it off. Like, why? Do you know what I'm talking?
Josh
I knew that movie.
Ben
It's just like the iconic scene where like they've elected the new pope. And I'm just thinking the whole time about a comedy movie and I see Stanley Tucci and I'm thinking about him cooking and I couldn't do it.
Josh
Really, I couldn't do it.
Ben
I know. Maybe I'll give it a chance. I'll go back into like a better mindset. But like, I was just thinking of things that did not pertain to the movie as I was watching the first seven minutes of it.
Josh
And then we switched to the smart.
Ben
Okay, all right, so we'll give it another chance. We'll give it another chance.
Josh
And then I'm currently watching the Room Next Door with Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore. Fabulous. And I obviously I want to see the Brutalist because Adrien Brody is the man and I'm down for three and a half hours. Holocaust, anything.
Ben
Yeah, I also want to see the Brutalist. Three and a half hours. Got me. I'm not going to lie. Like I needed to. Yeah, I need to be in a real mindset to watch a three and a half hour movie. But I would love to. It's on my list. And I too have been impressed and I'm happy that they are making original movies. I feel like there was a time period where nobody was making anything original. They were just remaking stuff. Remaking stuff and pulling from stories. And now I feel like there are a bunch of original movies that are good.
Josh
I was thinking about this too. And this is why I want you to get a walking pad. Because I'm watching all these movies on my iPad. Like I set up the treadmill. I throw it at night usually like Paige usually wants to watch something for like an hour. And then we'll get in bed together or not. And. But from 8 to 9 I'll go on the treadmill and I'll watch one of the screeners that I have. And I've been watching these movies, which are my kind of movies. I love them. I'm not a big marvel, you know, Barbie Wicked type moviegoer.
Ben
But I forgot that you get screeners. You're over here telling me to pay 19. You didn't pay 19.99 to watch my.
Josh
Business, support my industry.
Ben
That's easy for you to say. You wouldn't pay 19.99. No, you wouldn't. You'd wait for it to be rentable.
Josh
I want to get to a speak pipe really quick because we just got. We got a bunch of good ones.
Ben
Oh, good. Okay.
Josh
If you want to ask this, will you tell the people while I look up the speak pipes? Where do they go? If they want to leave us a.
Ben
Message, go to speakpipe.com goodguys and you can leave us some moron mail. You leave us a good high if you're really lame. Brevity is key. Simply because, look, it's awkward. Like you don't want to hear yourself rambling on with your smoker's cough. Okay, Quick, quick and good. And if you have to make something up, no problem. Just make sure it's good. Josh.
Josh
Totally agree. Here's one from, I don't know, Josh.
Ben
And Ben, fellow moron here.
Amber
Love you guys, let me keep this quick.
Josh
Wait, do we already hear this?
Ben
Yeah, because she said, my fellow morons. That's how I knew. And by the way, I just want to. I just want to reiterate like, you're the morons. We're not.
Josh
Like, yeah, we're smart.
Ben
No, we're all morons.
Josh
Next one from. I don't know.
Amber
Hey, good guys. I am. Little backstory. I lived by myself for a year before he moved. Moved in with me to the state that I live in. And so obviously, I had, like, my own, like, electricity account with, like, the electricity provider. Same thing with gas. Like, everything. So naturally, when we moved into our next couple apartments together, I have continued to just keep the bills in my name and, like, manage the bills for us. And if you. If any of my friends, like, heard me say that I am the most. Most, like, financially irresponsible person ever, but somehow I've been tasked with this, and it's coming up on four years now. How do I subtly be like, this is so much pressure. Like, I get anxiety thinking about paying these bills. Like, obviously, we split them. He venmoes me. But I'm just, like, not financially responsible enough to be responsible for the bills for the rest of our life. So.
Olivia
Yeah.
Amber
Any advice on telling him to, like, man up and take over the bill? Paying would be great. Thanks.
Josh
Put it on autopay, you gender y nerd.
Ben
Totally. It's so easy. But before we get to, like, the really dumb question, I've noticed, Josh, a lot of people have been leaving a speak pipe saying that their boyfriend or girlfriend has moved from a different state to come live with them. Yeah, this is. This seems to be a new phenomena. People are moving.
Josh
Mm.
Ben
I guess they're meeting. I don't know where they're meeting, that they're then long distance and moving. But a lot of people are moving and moving for somebody else. All I gotta say is, I hope you know what you're doing. Moving. Moving is big. Changing your state. For a lover, that's big time.
Josh
A lover big.
Ben
That's big time. Yes. Onto the bill pay. Onto the bill pay. Like, what are you nuts? Put it on auto pay. It's exactly right. Or just say to him, hey, I don't want to do this anymore. You mind just, like, taking over communications? And he'd say, sure.
Josh
And also, just don't venmo your spouse.
Ben
That's certainly strange.
Josh
No, it's not when you're just dating. But I mean, no, they've been living.
Ben
Together for Three years. What do you mean? This is weird. Like have some type of like joint just for utilities or just pick it up and then he picks up everything else.
Josh
Right?
Ben
Like. Like, I don't know. That's weird to me.
Josh
And have you seen, and I think also you, it's been four years. You're good at it. Give yourself some credit. You're getting it done.
Ben
I was thinking the same thing. She has imposter syndrome. She's stuck in an old version of herself where she couldn't manage these things. You've been doing it.
Josh
Yes.
Ben
You're a savant.
Josh
You're not at Vassar anymore. You're not out, you know, having Greek life at Vassar. You're.
Ben
You're not advancer anymore. You grew up. You've left Vassar in the rear view.
Josh
You're not taking middle medieval poetry at Vassar. You're a grown up.
Ben
No, you've moved on from Vassar and now you can do this.
Josh
I love the. Vassar is our new thing. I love it. I love it.
Olivia
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Josh
Here's. Here's another one.
Paige
Hey good guys, it's Amber from Connecticut, non Jewish here and I had a question about Bristes. So this was kind of brought up on this host a couple episodes back and it got me thinking. So how exactly does that work at home? Do you guys have a way to keep everything sterile or to keep the babies comfortable to get them them numb? Or is it just kind of like a wing it type of thing? And how did they even start in the first?
Ben
It's certainly not a wing it. Let's start there. It's not a wing it. Anybody in the room have scissors? Like no. I'll give you this skinny. The person who does it is called a mo. Ok? The mole is the person who is trained.
Josh
The person who does it is called a pedophile no.
Ben
The person who does it is called a moil. It's definitely a strange profession. They are trained. They have their scissors.
Josh
They have a. Stop it. They have a scalpel. They have a scalpel.
Ben
A scalpel, yes, sorry. Scalpel and scissors. I mean, it's one. It's the same family.
Josh
Scissors sounds like something you have in your junk drawer. A scout. Like they have a sterilized medical system scalpel.
Ben
It's the equivalent of having it done in the hospital. Except with the meds are wine. That's. That's the problem. The meds are wine. That part to me, I again, bh. Bh. Having a boy. That part really does scare me. Like I feel terrible. I did it though. I'm fine. Josh did it though. He's fine. It is. It is what it is. Why did we start doing it? Because it's impossible to clean under there. You have to be very careful, otherwise somebody's dick probably fell off. And then he told somebody el and they were like, we got to get rid of this hood, otherwise we're going to have problems. And so that's why we do it. And we're steeped in tradition, so once we hear something happens to one person, we all latch on. We all do it. The moil does it. Wine goes in the baby's mouth on like a little. Ideally it's a cloth that sucks up some wine so the baby can suck on the wine and not feel pain. But I have been to Bris's Josh, where they'll put the pacifier in wine and put it into the baby's mouth. I'm thinking to myself, what are you nuts? Once they suck, it's gone. The pacifier doesn't suck up the wine. It's plastic.
Josh
I don't know if the west coast is different, but my friend Len, when I went to his son's bris, the moyle just used sugar water, which, as you know, you're not supposed to get baby sugar within the first year. And especially at eight days old. That sugar water makes them nice and loopy. So it's just sugar water gets him nice and loopy. It's usually the father in law who's holding it. Yes, the father in law is holding the baby. Look, we had the doctor, my wife's OB do my son's bris and at the hospital and she was trained by a mile. It's what they do. They do three a day. They make money, money, money, money, money. And sometimes they stay for the party after and eat a little something Kind of sounds like. Let me tell you, this mile in la, there's like three of them and they all drive like, this is nice.
Ben
They crush. No, they crush for sure. Because you're not price sensitive when it comes to surgery on the schmeck of your. Of your prints. Yeah, there's no price sensitivity. Ask how much it is. They tell you say, okay, that's it. It's. Yeah. Yes.
Josh
But I will say now that the.
Ben
Whole thing gives me the heebie jeebies.
Josh
Yeah, dude, get. I'll prepare you. They're hard because I remember my wife gave birth at like 8:00 at night on a Saturday night. And then Sunday morning the doctor came and was like, okay, let's go do it. And growing up Jewish my whole life, I didn't have any issue with it. But I remember when the doctor showed up and I picked up my son, I thought, this is fucking barbaric. This is nuts. This is nuts. And she's like, I can just. She's like, I know this is hard. I can just take him back. I'm like, no, no, I'm like, I'll be there. And they don't let you in the procedure room, but you sit right outside of it. And yeah, it's rough.
Ben
It's.
Josh
And it was rough to see my buddy Len and his son, but it's hard.
Ben
It's hard.
Josh
It's not. Not necessary anymore. But to your point, we do it out of tradition. And what I will give the Jews is that if you're going to do it, make a ceremony out of it. Like, make it meaningful in some spiritual way.
Ben
It's very, very meaningful. Very. Like, it's. Yeah. Steeped in tradition. That's what we are, Steeped. We have another. We have another Eak pipe.
Josh
Next one from. I don't know.
Paige
Hi. Good. Guys, this is Paige from Texas. Josh, your wife has an amazing name, but it is my first time being pregnant. My husband and I are so excited, but I have a. What are you, nuts? That I think a lot of people can relate to. Anytime I tell somebody I'm pregnant, they ask me how it's going, how I'm feeling, are we excited? Which I always come back with. We're so excited. We're so happy. We feel so lucky and blessed, etc. Etc. And it's like an itch that everyone has to scratch where they instantly tell you how horrible it is to be a parent and to have kids and how it ruins your life and your body and all these things. And I. I I'm just over it. I mean, why do you have to yuck my.
Ben
Yeah. Grow up.
Paige
I mean, what are you, nuts?
Ben
Like, come on, you're in the wrong circle. I'm so sorry to say. I'm so sorry to say it. Nobody should be yucking your yum ever. Especially when it comes to having children and being pregnant. Like, I can only speak from experience. Like, at least in my friends, my family, my community, et cetera, all that. I. Not one time have I not heard that having children isn't the best thing you'll ever do. Maybe that's just me, but every single person around me with kids has said that it was the single greatest decision that they ever made and it is the greatest gift. That's not saying that it's not unbelievably difficult and doesn't absolutely change your life, but you don't need somebody to tell you that, like Josh. Have you felt. Experienced something different?
Josh
I couldn't agree with you more. I have experienced what she's talking about. I'm surprised that you haven't. We're just.
Ben
I have.
Josh
Oh, my gosh. People get off on this fear porn of, like, totally spooky new parents, which I am not a fan of. I don't agree at all. And I have one piece of unsolicited advice to all parents, and then I have two extra pieces of advice to fathers when asked, which is my Go to three things, which I will give to you on the POD if you would like to hear them. Okay, so my first piece of advice is it's just going to be great advice. Number one, to a new parent, it's just going to be great. And any minor inconvenience, which will certainly come up, like sleep deprivation, like, these things that we know happen will be so overshadowed by how great it's going to be father to father. Number two, I know people are listening. We're gonna have a real moment here. Number two is every illness, childhood illness, cold, cough, rash, that's typical. That all kids go through. When you Google the symptoms, they are also the symptoms for the worst cancers and diseases you have ever seen. They don't have those. They just have a cough. They just have a rash. I know there's all the God forbids, but 99% chance they don't have any of that. That so.
Ben
Yes.
Josh
But when you Google, you're going to be confronted with a lot of scary shit, and it's probably just a cough and they're probably fine.
Ben
Yes.
Josh
And my third and final piece is if you think your wife isn't going through postpartum? She is. And if you think it's over, it's not. And I say that with love and respect to the herculean tasks that women go through in having a baby, and that it will require you to have patience and give your wonderful spouse grace in this moment for maybe longer than you were expecting or think it should take. But I just think it can take, you know, a year or so after the kid's born for everything to kind of find its. Its. Its balance again. And I think it's. It's a good thing to be reminded of, because nine months after the baby's born, you could be like.
Ben
Like.
Josh
I'm pretty sure my wife doesn't like me anymore. And it's not you. It's just a lot. And just have some grace and some patience and care and love.
Ben
That was beautiful.
Josh
Is that all right? Is that okay for me to say? Olivia, that was amazing. Okay.
Ben
That was beautiful. That was beautiful. So what are you, nuts?
Josh
Yeah, let's do it.
Ben
What are you, nuts? People, places and things, gripes with humanity make you say, what are you nuts? Nuts. Ripped jeans in the winter, folks. They're nuts. You're wearing. You're wearing a winter coat. You're wearing a beanie. You're wearing gloves. It's 21 degrees. You're having your knees completely cut out and exposed. It's nuts. It's totally fricking nuts.
Josh
It's nuts. And any ripped jeans. If you're over 40, rethink. Unless you're from the eastern block. I'm talking Yugoslavia. I'm talking Estonia. On TikTok, please. Gosh, not RIP. TikTok. I hope it's still around. On TikTok, you'll see these lovely spouses making their partners. Usually women making for their. Their husbands who have, like, night jobs or whatever, lunches to take to work. I'm gonna make my hubby lunch, and they'll be like. And in their lunch, I've included two sandwiches, three energy drinks, two Gatorades, two pretzels, a granola bar, 18 protein bars, and a small bag of gummy worms. What are you, nuts? All of these husbands do not need this much food. It's sick. It's like, it looks like a Costco hall. They're giving them, like, small backpacks, like, it's his lunch bag. I'm like, honey, it's a duffel, okay? Get over it. What are you, nuts?
Ben
Nuts. You know what else is nuts, Josh? If you don't give this podcast five star stars. That's what's nuts. What are you, nuts? Listen to us on Spotify, Apple, wherever you get your podcast. Watch us on YouTube. Watch our clips. They're great. They're short, they're fun. They're vivacious. They're fantastic. Okay, share our clips on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram. Share our clips on Tik Tok if Tik Tok is still available. And follow us on Tik Tok if Tik Tok is still available Mondays and Thursdays, folks, we will see you next time.
Olivia
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Podcast Summary: Good Guys – "Our OTHER Dream Jobs"
Episode Information:
Josh and Ben kick off the episode by delving into the concept of dream jobs—roles that are low-stress and enjoyable, especially for those who don't need to worry about financial constraints.
Josh shares his ideal scenario: “If there was a job that required me to get anywhere from 15 to 30,000 steps a day. I could listen to pods and smoke a blunt. I think I'd be in heaven” (02:00).
Ben proposes becoming a real estate agent, highlighting the dynamic nature of the job: “Every day you're out, you're walking, you're never at a desk, ever. You're meeting new people, you're showing them beautiful, gorgeous luxury apartments” (01:35).
Josh counters with a humorous take on being a janitor: “The dream job is the janitor at Nvidia that was paid in stock” (03:33), emphasizing the financial benefits through stock options.
Key Insight: The hosts discuss how passion and financial incentives can transform traditionally perceived low-stress jobs into dream careers.
The conversation shifts to TikTok, with Josh expressing skepticism about the platform's persistence in the American market.
Josh muses, “...it's a spying operation for the CCP” (04:45), questioning TikTok's motives and effectiveness in adhering to its business goals.
Ben adds, “they're spying on us” (05:02, agreeing with Josh’s suspicions and elaborating on the unrealistic financial projections.
Key Insight: The hosts debate the sustainability of TikTok's business model, pondering whether its long-term viability is tied to potential espionage activities.
Ben brings up MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson), a prominent YouTuber, discussing his potential to influence large-scale acquisitions.
Josh recounts his positive experiences with MrBeast: “Any chance we could get a video for this kid? I mean, within minutes he sent a beautiful video for the kid” (07:17).
Ben speculates, “he could sell TikTok... as long as Jimmy was still hawking it” (08:51, considering MrBeast's influence in possible future acquisitions.
Key Insight: The duo explores how influential content creators like MrBeast could impact major social media platforms through their popularity and financial clout.
The hosts discuss insights from a male stripper, Nate Wild, regarding observed cheating behaviors during bachelorette parties.
Josh shares, “every single one of the girls in the bachelorette party cheated on their partners” (20:05), highlighting a troubling trend.
Ben expresses concern, “I think it's an abhorrent... Nothing with a stripper” (20:55), questioning the ethics and confidentiality in the industry.
Key Insight: The conversation sheds light on the prevalence of infidelity linked to the social dynamics present in bachelorette parties facilitated by male strippers.
Josh and Ben share their recent movie-watching experiences, critiquing and praising various films.
They discuss the Magic Mike show, applauding its production quality: “Mikey was an amazing actress. Amazing. She did such a great job in the role” (26:12).
Ben critiques excessive sexualization in modern films: “there's so many breasts all over. They're everywhere” (27:06), urging for more meaningful content.
Josh recommends "Real Pain", highlighting Jesse Eisenberg's performance: “You must see it. You'll love it” (28:26).
Key Insight: The hosts emphasize the importance of quality and originality in filmmaking, advocating for content that transcends superficial elements.
A listener, Amber, seeks advice on managing household bills when living with a partner who relies on her to handle finances.
Ben advises, “What are you nuts? Put it on auto pay” (34:08), suggesting practical solutions to alleviate financial stress.
Josh concurs, adding, “And have you seen, and I think also you, it's been four years. You're good at it. Give yourself some credit” (35:05), encouraging confidence in managing finances.
Advice Given:
Amber inquires about the practices during a bris (Jewish circumcision ceremony), specifically regarding sterility and pain management.
Ben humorously explains the role of the moyle: “The person who does it is called a moyle... they have their scalpel” (40:17).
Josh contrasts different approaches: “they just use sugar water... gets him nice and loopy” (41:36), highlighting regional variations in practices.
Key Insight: The discussion underscores the balance between tradition and modern medical practices in cultural ceremonies.
Listener Paige shares her frustration with negative societal comments about pregnancy and motherhood.
Ben emphatically responds, “Grow up... Nobody should be yucking your yum ever” (44:43), supporting Paige's sentiments against negativity.
Josh offers heartfelt advice: “If you think your wife isn't going through postpartum? She is... Have some grace and some patience and care and love” (46:57).
Advice Given:
The hosts critique the culture of virality on platforms like TikTok, discussing its impact on individual self-worth and societal expectations.
Ben remarks, “TikTok's virality is just so different from any platform that we've seen” (13:53), highlighting the unique challenges posed by rapid content proliferation.
Josh reflects on the fleeting nature of fame: “We love putting them on a pedestal just to tear them down 100%. Your 15 minutes are over” (15:18).
Key Insight: The conversation delves into the psychological effects of social media virality, emphasizing the transient and often superficial recognition it offers.
In their signature segment, Josh and Ben humorously call out various societal quirks they find irrational.
Josh points out the impracticality of wearing ripped jeans in winter: “Any ripped jeans. If you're over 40, rethink” (48:05).
Ben criticizes elaborate lunch preparations: “It's like, it looks like a Costco hall” (49:26).
Key Insight: This light-hearted segment serves as a comedic relief, allowing the hosts to share their pet peeves and engage listeners with relatable humor.
The episode wraps up with a recap of key discussions and a reminder to listeners to rate the podcast. Ben urges, “If you don't give us five stars. What are you nuts?” (49:26), encouraging audience engagement and support.
Notable Quotes:
Josh: “If there was a job that required me to get anywhere from 15 to 30,000 steps a day. I could listen to pods and smoke a blunt. I think I'd be in heaven” (02:00).
Ben: “The dream job is the janitor at Nvidia that was paid in stock” (03:33).
Josh: “...it's a spying operation for the CCP” (04:45).
Ben: “We love putting them on a pedestal just to tear them down 100%” (15:18).
Josh: “If you think your wife isn't going through postpartum? She is... Have some grace and some patience and care and love” (46:57).
Conclusion: In "Our OTHER Dream Jobs," Josh Peck and Ben Soffer navigate through a variety of engaging topics, from envisioning ideal careers and scrutinizing the business practices of social media giants to offering heartfelt advice on personal relationships and societal trends. The episode balances humor with insightful commentary, making it a compelling listen for audiences seeking both entertainment and thoughtful discussion.