Shoutout Gen Z, I Guess?

Summary

Podcast Summary: Good Guys – "Shoutout Gen Z, I Guess?" (May 12, 2025)

In the episode titled "Shoutout Gen Z, I Guess?", hosts Josh Peck and Ben Soffer delve into a variety of topics ranging from personal anecdotes and charitable initiatives to spirituality, automotive humor, parenting challenges, and listener interactions. The conversation is infused with their characteristic humor and candid discussions, making it both engaging and insightful for listeners.

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1. Personal Anecdotes and Weight Loss Journey

Duration: [00:36] - [01:35]

Ben kicks off the episode by sharing a personal milestone in his weight loss journey. He humorously discusses achieving a weight where he feels comfortable being clean-shaven again, highlighting the social perceptions tied to his appearance.

• Ben Soffer: "When I'm over 254 and I'm clean shaven, I look like a lesbian" ([00:36]).

Josh playfully teases Ben about his appearance, maintaining the light-hearted banter that sets the tone for the episode.

• Josh Peck: "But I hate to break it to you, you still, you look like you're into women." ([01:16]).

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2. Charitable Initiatives: Feeding the Homeless

Duration: [01:43] - [07:39]

The conversation shifts to charity, with Josh sharing his experiences volunteering with "Feed the Streets," an organization dedicated to assisting homeless individuals in downtown LA by distributing donuts, coffee, water, and fruit.

• Josh Peck: "I go to do feed the streets and on skid row in downtown LA and we go give out donuts and coffee and waters and fruit to the wonderful people living down there..." ([01:43]).

Ben expresses enthusiasm for brainstorming charitable ideas, proposing the creation of a modern soup kitchen that offers a variety of flavorful options to cater to diverse dietary preferences among the homeless population.

• Ben Soffer: "This is the future of giving back." ([04:27]).

They emphasize the importance of providing choices, arguing that even homeless individuals have dietary preferences that deserve respect and consideration.

• Ben Soffer: "Giving homeless people options is a lovely idea, and I feel like it doesn't happen enough." ([05:49]).

Highlight Quote:

• Ben Soffer: "You get to pick from a beautiful board of options. You want a Tuscan white bean. You want a Mexican chicken, a pasta pozole." ([04:27]).

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3. Spirituality and Religion

Duration: [13:19] - [18:08]

Josh recounts a recent conversation with comedian George Janko about spirituality and faith. He reflects on how his access to spirituality was nurtured through sobriety and aligns with universal religious truths such as forgiveness and integrity.

• Josh Peck: "My access to spirituality came through sobriety, but it's... forgiveness and surrender and acceptance and acts of service..." ([13:02]).

Ben and guest Sarah Foster join the discussion, exploring the nuances between being deeply religious and merely following routine practices. They critique the notion of unsolicited religious preaching, advocating instead for authentic, action-based expressions of faith.

• Sarah Foster: "I think that... there are different ways to get to the end result." ([16:08]).

Highlight Quote:

• Ben Soffer: "It's the antithesis, in my opinion, of a truly religious person." ([16:08]).

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4. Golf Improvements and Practice

Duration: [18:08] - [21:06]

Ben shares his recent achievements in golf, attributing his improved performance to dedicated practice sessions and lessons from his instructor, Tyler.

• Ben Soffer: "I've gotten a bunch of lessons that certainly helped..." ([19:15]).

He humorously contrasts his approach with typical casual players, emphasizing the importance of structured practice in honing his skills.

• Ben Soffer: "I'm actively practicing. So then when I go out and I play, I just dedicate an hour to hitting 200 golf balls..." ([19:15]).

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5. Automotive Humor and Car Buying Insights

Duration: [26:04] - [32:49]

The duo transitions to discussing their quest for a new family-friendly vehicle, focusing on the Genesis brand. They humorously debate car aesthetics, practicality, and reliability, poking fun at automotive jargon and dealership experiences.

• Ben Soffer: "We're looking for a car that is good for having a nice baby in the backseat. Safety is important." ([21:06]).

They introduce their favorite auto broker, Natick, highlighting his unconventional methods and the incredible deals he secures for them, albeit with comedic exaggerations about the condition of the vehicles.

• Josh Peck: "He's genetically looking for the car for me. He's calling a bunch of dealerships. He's gonna give me a great deal." ([28:25]).

Highlight Quote:

• Ben Soffer: "Nalts are the solution... I'm telling you, bro Nautic. Got the deals if you're living in the San Fernando Valley." ([28:25]).

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6. Parenting in Public: Managing Toddlers at Restaurants

Duration: [32:26] - [36:19]

Josh shares a frustrating experience involving a toddler's behavior in a restaurant, sparking a discussion on parental responsibilities and social expectations. They debate the balance between accommodating young children and maintaining decorum in public spaces.

• Josh Peck: "If you are going to elect to eat out, you need to have a system in place where... it can't happen." ([34:29]).

Ben agrees, emphasizing that while toddlers should be allowed some freedom, boundaries are essential to ensure a pleasant dining experience for all patrons.

• Ben Soffer: "This is bizarre behavior on the mother's part as well." ([33:38]).

Highlight Quote:

• Josh Peck: "You can't mess with a kid's nap time, especially at that age. Shy's two and a half. He'll be three before you know it." ([46:08]).

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7. Fast Casual Indian Food Market Opportunity

Duration: [35:36] - [37:01]

Josh and Ben brainstorm the idea of introducing a fast-casual Indian restaurant concept that mirrors the success of brands like Chipotle. They propose a "naan" sandwich shop offering customizable fillings wrapped in naan bread, aiming to fill a perceived gap in the market for quick, flavorful Indian cuisine.

• Ben Soffer: "It's just called naan. And it all goes on a naan." ([35:48]).

They express enthusiasm for Indian cuisine's versatility and appeal, particularly its adaptability to vegetarian diets without compromising on flavor.

• Josh Peck: "We should make that a series." ([35:04]).

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8. Sexual Performance Insights from an OnlyFans Model

Duration: [37:01] - [39:15]

The hosts discuss an article featuring Arabella Mia, a 27-year-old OnlyFans model who candidly shares her experiences and advice on sexual performance. She critiques the tendency of some men to focus solely on penetration, advocating for better communication and mutual satisfaction.

• Arabella Mia (as discussed by Josh): "Women are known to fake their orgasms in bed because men can't seem to get the job done." ([37:00]).

Ben and Josh humorously react to her insights, with Ben commending Mia's directness and Josh expressing admiration for her candidness.

Highlight Quote:

• Josh Peck: "They're in the mood for Banh mi. Why not something fun and different..." ([05:49]).

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9. Listener Questions: Social Media and Divorce

Duration: [41:27] - [43:45]

The hosts address a listener's dilemma regarding social media behavior during a divorce. The question revolves around whether to delete photos of a spouse and how to manage online presence post-divorce.

• Listener: "Do I just get rid of it? Do I play it cool? Do I slowly start deleting them?" ([41:27]).

Ben advises that if the spouse has already deleted the photos en masse, it's appropriate for the listener to do the same to avoid appearing as if they are holding on to the past.

• Ben Soffer: "You delete all the pictures." ([42:48]).

Josh adds that maintaining social media integrity post-divorce is important for personal growth and future relationships.

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10. Listener Questions: Wedding Scheduling with a Toddler

Duration: [43:45] - [47:07]

Emily seeks advice on a wedding schedule that requires her one-year-old son to be present without proper breaks or a designated nap time, raising concerns about practicality and the well-being of the child.

• Emily: "My one year old son is supposed to be at the venue without a nap or any place to really get out his energy..." ([43:52]).

Josh and Ben concur that the demands are unreasonable, emphasizing that the child's needs should take precedence over rigid scheduling.

• Josh Peck: "You have to do what's right for that kid and everyone should understand that. Period." ([46:27]).

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11. Listener Questions: Coping with Pet Loss

Duration: [47:12] - [50:23]

Haley reaches out for advice on grieving the loss of a beloved dog and inquiring about the appropriate time to adopt a new pet to aid in the healing process.

• Haley: "How long did you wait before getting Romeo after you lost Theo?" ([47:12]).

Ben suggests adopting a new dog promptly to help heal, though his approach is delivered with their trademark humor.

• Ben Soffer: "Get a new dog immediately... it's an awful feeling." ([48:03]).

Josh reinforces the idea, underscoring the emotional benefits of companionship during grief.

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12. "What Are You Nuts?" Moments: Observing Humanity's Quirks

Duration: [50:23] - [54:30]

In their signature segment, the hosts share recent encounters that left them bewildered by people's actions. Ben recounts a threat he received while walking with his smoothie and encountering a potential aggressor with a machete.

• Ben Soffer: "All I have to say is, what are you nuts?" ([50:23]).

Josh shares a humorous story about a dinner mishap where his children's food wasn't served, leading to an awkward dining experience.

• Josh Peck: "The worst thing you can do is bring out everyone but the kids' food." ([53:06]).

They conclude the segment with mutual agreement on the absurdity of the situations encountered, maintaining their playful rapport.

Highlight Quote:

• Ben Soffer: "What are you nuts?" ([50:23]).

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Conclusion

The episode "Shoutout Gen Z, I Guess?" showcases Josh Peck and Ben Soffer's dynamic interplay as they navigate a breadth of topics with humor and sincerity. From personal stories and charitable initiatives to deep dives into spirituality and candid listener advice, the hosts create a relatable and entertaining narrative that resonates with a diverse audience.

Closing Remark: Josh and Ben wrap up by encouraging listeners to rate the podcast highly and stay connected through various platforms, maintaining their engaging presence in the media landscape.

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Notable Quotes:

• Ben Soffer: "You get to pick from a beautiful board of options. You want a Tuscan white bean. You want a Mexican chicken, a pasta pozole." ([04:27]).

• Josh Peck: "You can't mess with a kid's nap time, especially at that age. Shy's two and a half. He'll be three before you know it." ([46:08]).

• Ben Soffer: "What are you nuts?" ([50:23]).

Transcript

[Josh]

The following podcast is a dear media production. Two Jews, both big and tall. No subject too small for the Good Guys. A mother's dream premium podcast team.

[Benjamin]

Make it your weekly routine. It's a Good Guys. And if you don't give us five stars.

[Josh]

What are you nuts?

[Benjamin]

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

[Josh]

They're not the great guys. We're just the good of the good guys. Welcome back to the Good Guys podcast. Benjamin, how are you?

[Benjamin]

I'm doing wonderfully, Josh. I have reached a level of weight where I'm finally comfortable being clean shaven again. I don't know if you have your number, but I have my number. When I'm over 254 and I'm clean shaven, I look like a lesbian. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I look like a lesbian and anything sub. 2:54. 2:50. I'm 248 this morning, Josh. So I decided to shave. And I'm not gonna lie. Comment, don't comment anything. Okay. I already know I look like a normal, svelte individual. Josh, how are you?

[Josh]

But I hate to break it to you, you still, you look like you're into women.

[Benjamin]

You still look like a lesbian.

[Josh]

No, but you look like you're into women.

[Benjamin]

I am into women, certainly. Thank God. Bh. Bh. There's anything wrong with the other side. Josh, how are you?

[Josh]

I'm annoyed that I'm gonna have to cut out the first three minutes of this podcast. I'm kidding, I'm kidding.

[Benjamin]

I was like, what did I do now?

[Josh]

I just. I woke up feeling like a million bucks. I got to go to Tuesday or Thursday morning, depending. I go to do feed the streets and on skid row in downtown la and we go give out donuts and coffee and waters and fruit to the wonderful people living down there, people who are experiencing some hard times. And it just sets my day off. Right, brother? A little bit of charity or it's my. My buddy down there said, hey, we're not greedy, we're needy. And I said, wow, I'm gonna steal.

[Benjamin]

That good for a T shirt that we can make money on.

[Josh]

I know. And then he proceeded to steal like five granola bars. I said, come on, Dylan, I gotta have enough for everyone.

[Benjamin]

Josh, what is. I wanna find a charity in the city, okay? I want to find a good one. That's one thing that we should talk about. The second is, Josh, should we do a little something again? I don't know what this looks like. I don't know if it's a charity. I don't know if it's good guys being good guys. But our name lends itself to being a little bit more publicly charitable.

[Josh]

Agreed. Ooh, Charitable brainstorm. Let's do it and let's clip it.

[Benjamin]

Yeah, let's do it. A charitable brainstorm. Send this to Brands. Yes.

[Josh]

Target loves good people. When I'm doing charity, I like to do it in a pair of Dockers. In Dockers.

[Benjamin]

There'S nothing I love more than feeding the streets using caraway.

[Josh]

Enjoy. These element electrolyte packets. They're only 10 calories. Oh, wait, you're homeless. You probably want more calories.

[Benjamin]

If you see a. If you see a fat person on skid row, use roboty to inject them with GLP1.

[Josh]

That is dark. Oh, boy.

[Benjamin]

Oh, man, we are too good. All right, so the brainstorm. The brainstorm. I remember I once said that I didn't understand soup kitchens and they could feed themselves and I got in a little hot water. So we're not going to. I'm not going down that path again. I think that we should.

[Josh]

Maybe we should get specific with the type of soup. Maybe it just needs rebranding. A chowder kitchen, a bisque kitchen.

[Benjamin]

I think that really making the hale and hearty Josh of charitable soups. This is the move you come in. I'm not giving you my slop of the week. You get to pick from a beautiful board of options. You want a Tuscan white bean. You want a Mexican chicken, a pasta pazole. This is the future of giving back.

[Josh]

Oh, oh, chicken noodle again, thanks. Times haven't been hard enough. Give me some options.

[Benjamin]

And it will all be made in our six quart caraway pot.

[Josh]

Yay.

[Benjamin]

All of it.

[Josh]

I can't wait to get the supplies from Thrive Market. At Thrive Market, you can get all the supplies you need for the soup kitchen. We're opening all of them.

[Benjamin]

You can get everything for the soup kitchen and something for, you know, this is a loved one. Anything, everything and more Thrive Market bs. I love the idea of options. I think far we make. I've heard people say this. They go up to a homeless person, asks for something to eat. They go and they pick a sandwich, a random sandwich, which, by the way, is insane. Okay. And they hand them the sandwich and they open it up and they say, I don't eat meat. And to that I have to say, just because you're homeless doesn't mean that you can't have dietary preferences. Okay. Like, I understand being Appreciative of somebody doing the deed for you. So it would be nice to get a thank you so much. That said, next time, could you get me tuna? I think that giving homeless people options is a lovely idea, and I feel like it doesn't happen enough. They deserve options, Josh. What if they're not in the mood for this roast chicken? Maybe they want something a little bit spicier, like a Thai chicken or something flavorful. A flavorful meal.

[Josh]

They're in the mood for Banh mi.

[Benjamin]

Why not?

[Josh]

Why not something fun and different and not just like, oh, turkey and cheese. Like, yeah, been there.

[Benjamin]

Exactly. And honestly, I would think that if you're homeless. I don't know enough homeless people to know the answer to this. I would think that you're. You're probably pretty religious. You're probably praying to God a lot to change your circumstances. And so the idea that you might have a dietary restriction, that doesn't. That's not crazy to me. No.

[Josh]

I mean, you know, now that I do feed the streets pretty regularly, and there's a chapter in New York, so you could go hang out.

[Benjamin]

Where is it?

[Josh]

I can find out for you right now.

[Benjamin]

Okay. As long as I don't run into my guy from the Toms River. Okay. I'm. I would get mugged at Feed the Streets.

[Josh]

You should. You should run into him. I think they do it on the Lower east side, but. Well, there's Feed the Streets in New York, so you could do that chapter out there. But it's fascinating. I think that a big thing for me with people, right. When they have staunch perspectives and opinions on things, I think it's because they're not integrating with it enough, at least if I don't necessarily agree with their opinion. Right. Like, they feel like a community of people need to do this or these people don't deserve rights or this or that. I'm like, and do you know anyone who's that way? And they go, well, no, but when I see it in print, it just. I know how I feel. And totally similarly interacting with people weekly who are. Have fallen on hard times. Like, we have our regulars, and you're talking to these people, and it just brings it to this incredibly human level of, like, you see everything. You see incredible mental illness. You see certain people that obviously are dealing with addiction, and you see people who are just, like, kind of chill and getting by and, like, not that disturbed by their situation. It's really interesting, the spectrum of people.

[Benjamin]

Yeah. And I don't know, just getting. I would assume getting some perspective on how nice your life is is also really nice. I know you don't do charity to make yourself feel better, but, like, there's probably an element to that too, like appreciation for what you have when you see what others don't. So leave the streets. New York. I've done some work with God's Love We Deliver. Great organization as well, some City Harvest stuff. But, you know, I would like to be a little bit more charitable. So I think I'm going to start doing some stuff and maybe the next time you're here, we'll do some stuff together and if anybody wants join us, we'll figure that out too, maybe. I think there's something fun to do.

[Josh]

I prefer God's Love we pick up because I don't like delivery fees.

[Benjamin]

No sexy bad. God's Lover We Deliver is brought to you by Postmates.

[Josh]

It sells itself. This is what we're good at.

[Benjamin]

It's what we're good at. Just because I'm feeding you doesn't mean I can't get paid. These things are these two things. Two truths can exist.

[Josh]

Yes, let us be good at what we're good at.

[Olivia]

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[Aaron Foster]

We are Aaron and Sarah Foster. We have a podcast. We're here to basically ask you to listen to it. We're just trying to help you guys not make the same mistakes that we made in life.

[Josh]

Yeah, we.

[Aaron Foster]

We made a lot. Especially me. I really went down some dark roads trying to save you guys from that. Our podcast is called the World's First Podcast. We are technically the sisters behind the Nobody Wants this podcast. It's inspired by us because you Wrote it, so. Yeah, that's true. But when I write, I am inspired by myself all the time.

[Benjamin]

Right?

[Josh]

That would make sense.

[Aaron Foster]

You inspire you. We're going to wrap this up. Okay, guys, go check it out. World's first podcast.

[Josh]

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[Benjamin]

I don't. I don't. What a name.

[Josh]

George Jenko was a. He's a comedian. I've known him for a long time from social media and whatnot, and he was famously Logan Paul's co host on the Impulsive podcast. And he has since sort of broken off and started his own podcast. And is.

[Benjamin]

He really ripped this guy.

[Josh]

He's in good shape. I don't. I don't think he leads with. He's not like a fitness influencer.

[Benjamin]

Oh, no. I'm thinking of somebody else. Maybe a mic was. He had. Did he have a mic?

[Josh]

Mike Majak.

[Benjamin]

Is this one of. Also on Impulsive? He was huge.

[Josh]

No, you're thinking of Bradley Martin.

[Benjamin]

Yes, yes. Yeah, he's a big guy.

[Josh]

He's a big boy.

[Benjamin]

He's huge, that guy. Holy smokes. All right. But Mr. Mr. Janko. Mr. Janko.

[Josh]

Mister Janko had me on his podcast the other day, and he's got this huge pod, and I'd be interested. I didn't bring this up with him because I didn't think about it in the moment, but he's a pretty religious guy and he talks a lot about spirituality and belief and faith on this pod. And I've seen a lot of clips, and I think it's really interesting and compelling, especially because I don't think you hear a lot of people in our age group sort of talking passionately and having interesting discourse about it. And anyway, we're talking about our spiritual lives, and I said, we've talked about. I. My access to spirituality came through sobriety, but it's. It's sort of the old, ancient truths that all sort of religions believe in, which is forgiveness and surrender and acceptance and acts of service and leaving, leading a life of integrity so that I can feel good when I put my head on the pillow at night. And he's like, that's beautiful. That's great. And he was like, listen, if you ever really want. He said something to the effect of like, I would love to, like, give you kind of what I do. And my thing, which is, you know, he's Christian. And. And I found it very interesting because here we are sharing sort of like how we have a certain level of sort of Faith and completeness that comes from our beliefs, albeit, you know, slightly different. But there was no part where I said, and trust me, if you really want some good stuff, come over to my side. But he. I kind of felt that from him, of him being like, and if you even want to level up, wait till you hear what I got going on. And that' the part of religion in general where I always go, yikes, like, you lost me.

[Benjamin]

Yeah. Because it's very. It's deeply personal. We've had a million conversations about this, about how one can perceive the way that somebody else deals with religion. And one can be in somebody's brain and judge that they can't possibly be this spiritual or this in touch because they're not doing X, Y or Z. Like that is the antithesis, in my opinion, of a truly religious person. There's a difference between a deeply religious and spiritual person and somebody that follows the book. This is just my personal opinion. You can read every day, you can go through the motions every single day, but until you feel it, and feeling it comes from doing something completely different, maybe like reading scripture, maybe it does it for someone, it doesn't do it for somebody else. And all of a sudden, I just think that. I just think that there are different ways to get to the end result. So what you're saying, I completely agree with. And hoisting the way that you do something onto somebody else and positioning it as better, that's where I draw the line. That's no good. But showing somebody, hey, this is how I do things. I wonder if it would be interesting to you. I'm fine with that. Not. Not pretending that it's better or not suggesting that it's better, because better is subjective.

[Josh]

Yeah, it was interesting. He said something interesting, which is. And I really love my conversation with him, and I think. And him and his wife host the pod, and they're just lovely, you know, interesting people. But he said, you know, I try to preach every day and rarely do I do it with words. And basically, you know, I guess he's saying in the actions that he does, acts of service, what have you, sort of like attraction rather than promotion. Like, let what I do be attractive. Not necessarily what I say, but I think there's an aspect of, in my experience, what I've observed of Christianity, there is that preaching part of it, which is so foreign for me. And obviously Judaism, you know, it's not looking for new members, so there's no preaching part of Judaism. So, like, I don't know, Olivia, what's your. Do you feel comfortable jumping in here? Do you. What are your thoughts?

[Sarah Foster]

Yeah, absolutely. I was raised, like I mentioned in the last episode, I was raised Christian Methodist, for the most part. And I remember, like, being very young and struggling with the piece of, like. Okay, so you're supposed to, like, tell people if they don't know, because, like, everybody, you know, you're supposed to have Jesus in your heart or whatever if they don't know. It's, like, your job as a Christian to kind of share that. But I guess I always kind of felt like I'm never gonna, like, preach to somebody because, like, trying to shove something down someone's throat would never work anyway, you know, to, like, your point. And two, how are, like, people in remote areas who have never, like, been taught anything about, like, Christianity, what makes them less of a good person or less worthy of an afterlife? And so that is, like, I have no idea what the answer there is, but that's something that I've always, like, wrestled with. And so I think it just, like, comes down to if you really want to, like, impact people, it's, like, in what you do, you know? And I don't think that anything that you say to somebody will ever be as impactful as somebody, like, going on that journey themselves. And I don't know. I think every religion is kind of a different lens to view the same, like, larger power, you know?

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Benjamin]

Overall, I completely agree, Olivia. Overall, unsolicited advice. Get it out of here. Okay. Get it out of here. And I do this sometimes, too. I do this for sure. The most recent I. My golf game, Josh through the Roof. I'm playing the best I've ever played in my life. So much so that I'm playing with somebody, they have a bad shot, and I'll say, oh, you know, if you did this. And then I think to myself, how fucking annoying am I? Okay. Like, for one minute, I'm good at golf, and I'm giving unsolicited advice to somebody. And I know that that's an example. It has nothing to do with religion, but unsolicited advice. Keep it to yourself. If somebody wants your advice, they're going to ask for your advice. Okay?

[Josh]

Right.

[Benjamin]

We don't want it. We don't want to hear it. We don't want to hear it.

[Josh]

Are you regularly shooting under 80 right now, which is considered an incredible game in golf?

[Benjamin]

I'm regularly shooting low eight. Really? Like, I'm on the precipice of being great just in time to have a child and never play again.

[Josh]

Right. And what do you attribute this to? Is it your new svelte body is allowing for a quicker swing speed with your club?

[Benjamin]

You know what's interesting, Josh? First of all, I credit the fact that I've gotten a bunch of lessons that certainly helped shout out Tyler. He's amazing. What I then credit, Josh, is that I don't feel comfortable leaving Claudia for five hours to go golf anymore. So what I'll do is I'll book an hour in a simulator in the city and I'll just hit golf balls. But I think I'm practicing. It's very rare that somebody who plays golf actually practices. You just play like. And like. Like pros practice. That's why they get good. Like, normal people don't practice these sports. Like, they'll just go and play pickup basketball, but they'll never practice shooting in their 30s. What are you nuts? So, like, I'm actively practicing. So then when I go out and I play, I just dedicated an hour to hitting 200 golf balls and feeling good. So I think I'm just practicing. But I am loving it. Absolutely loving it.

[Josh]

God, I bet you we don't work.

[Benjamin]

We don't still have pxg, right?

[Josh]

They left us Parsons.

[Benjamin]

Yeah, no good. All right, well, we could use somebody else.

[Josh]

Good for us. They gave my. They gave my father in law a beautiful golf back.

[Benjamin]

Okay. All right.

[Josh]

And by that I mean, Ken, you're welcome for your Christmas gift from me and not.

[Benjamin]

Shit.

[Josh]

Cut that out me. Ay, yay, Yay. I've given away too many things from this podcast.

[Benjamin]

I know. Unbelievable. Oh, I have an update on my car. Oh, good.

[Josh]

We're getting a new car. In case anyone doesn't know. What are we feeling? What are we thinking?

[Benjamin]

I'm not positive. But, Josh, we are looking for a car, okay, that is family friendly. We're looking for a car that is good for having a nice baby in the backseat. Safety is important. What do you think of a Genesis?

[Josh]

Love Genesis. As we all know, it's part of the higher end Hyundai family. Hyundai, like Sunday. I've done a brand deal for them and it's great. It's cute. It's not pretty.

[Benjamin]

No. They're pretty sweet, though. But they have this larger car, the V80 or something that is big. There's a third row, but it's still sleek. I don't know. It looks really nice. And we were looking at all of these cars. You told me, jeeps break. I don't want something that breaks. We were looking at Tahoes, these things are too wide and too big. We could have gone Mercedes. But Hitler, you know, so Genesis, Japanese made, there's no issues. I'm all in.

[Josh]

You know, Japan was on Hitler's side, right?

[Benjamin]

Everybody was on Hitler's side.

[Josh]

Yeah. All the hot people, Italians, Japanese, Germans.

[Benjamin]

Hitler's so hot right now.

[Josh]

All the well made things. Ugh.

[Olivia]

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[Benjamin]

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[Olivia]

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[Benjamin]

Yeah, so Genesis, I think we're not positive, but I loved this car. I'll send you the link. I would love your thoughts. And there's this car reviewer, this mom who made a video like years ago, what should Claudia's first car be? And she did the Genesis. And it's a beautiful car. We looked it up. We love it. I love a nice review. I'm loving car reviews. I don't know. If you go on YouTube and you look up the reviews, it's fantastic. Doug Demuro.

[Josh]

Wonderful.

[Benjamin]

Amazing. Love it. So, yeah, Genesis. I'm thinking there's. There's a beautiful hunter green. Thinking a hunter green car with maybe a sand interior.

[Josh]

Love it.

[Benjamin]

Beautiful.

[Josh]

I would say a British racing green. I wouldn't call it a hun. I would say I would call it a British racing green with an either coffee or tartuffel interior. Perhaps. Perhaps a camel interior. I could sell cars all day.

[Benjamin]

Oh, my God. A British racing green with a camel interior. Sounds so hot.

[Josh]

Do you know this would be my tactic for selling cars? I go, ben, I'm quitting tomorrow. Let's fucking take these idiots for everything they got. All right, let's get them. Good then. You think you're getting a good deal? I'm really giving it to you. You don't know. I'm. I'm screwing you. I'm not quitting.

[Benjamin]

You're never quitting. 1,000%. Honestly, I just jack up all the SRPs. I don't know the price going in. Instead of writing 86 on the sticker, write 96 on the sticker, okay? Then you give them. Drop it to 86. You give them 10k off.

[Josh]

No. You know what you do is you make a deal with the person. You go, listen, I'm going to make you pay top dollar, but I'm going to also give you my friend who's a lemon lawyer. In 18 to 22 months, you're going to lemon this thing. You're going to get all your lease payments back. I got no part of that.

[Olivia]

Ow.

[Benjamin]

Or you could give him just straight cash. Here's five grand in cash. I know you're not getting paid a proper commission. Knock 10 grand off the top. What do you think about that? That's reverse selling. That's me selling to you. I go into you, I give you five grand in cash, Joshi. And I say, I know it's 85. I want it for 75. You take five, okay? And I take five. I'm coming out five grand cheaper. You're putting 5K in your pocket. Why wouldn't you do that deal?

[Josh]

Listen, you know me and I've tried to sell you on this before. I'm a big fan of auto brokers. Shout out my buddy Nautic. So listen.

[Benjamin]

This episode of the Good Guys podcast is brought to you you by Natick.

[Josh]

I'm telling you, bro Nautic. Got the deals if you're living in the San Fernando Valley. So my boy Mike calls me up. And I love Mike. And he's like, just like. He's a writer. He's just a wonderful kind of like, just straight edge, good dude, you know? And so he doesn't know from the deep world of auto brokers like me. He's not living on the edge. So he's like, hey, I know you love cars. I know you love to, like, get good deals on cards. I'm thinking about this electric car. It's like, I don't know. 450, 500 bucks a month. What do you think? I said, call Natick. When are you going to go sit in the dealership like a schmo for four hours? Let Narek do this. She goes, okay. I said, but you can't pull any white people shit on him. Like, you can't, like, ask to test drive. This is unacceptable. Narak gives you the deal and you run. You wire him the bitcoin. So I call. So I connect them, and he goes, this is great. Narak's looking for the car for me. He's calling a bunch of dealerships. He's gonna give me a great deal. I said, beautiful. Next day he calls me. He goes, so Narak called me. I go, yeah. He says, he asked me if I would like a $72,000 electric Acura for $269 a month for 24 months. I get. I said, what'd you say, Mike?

[Benjamin]

Did you ask. Did you ask Narek if it was?

[Josh]

I said, nodding nose. And Mike said, I'm going. I'm going to look at it right now. I said, just say yes, Mike. And now Mike's got a $74,000 car for 260 bucks a month.

[Benjamin]

Wow. Holy crap. That's amazing. What's it missing? The brake pads.

[Josh]

It's incredible. The doors don't lock.

[Benjamin]

But other than this, brand new Cadillac S Escalade can be yours for no money. I just. I don't know. Scary. Too cheap.

[Josh]

It's a brand new Cadillac Eska. You don't get the whole car. Well, also, just because.

[Benjamin]

And I'll keep your lady.

[Josh]

This is why I get the lady. This is why you have to be agnostic when buying a car. Ideally. Right? Because you deal with these auto brokers. Electric cars in general have been extremely subsidized by the government. And the desire for the car wasn't there. So they're offloading them like crazy with a crazy incentives, 20, $30,000 off. But these guys, their whole business, right, is finding out, like whenever you're going to buy a car, there is a current car company who's got a fleet of cars that just aren't selling and they're going to be heavily discounted. So I know you want a Mazda so and so, or a Subaru, whatever, but go get the Acura SUV and pay 250amonth. What are you nuts?

[Benjamin]

No, you are 100% nuts. If you were looking for a Mazda and a Subaru and you turn down an Audi. Okay, I know. What did I say?

[Josh]

Audi.

[Benjamin]

Oh, okay.

[Josh]

Audis are nice too.

[Benjamin]

Audis are nice too. No, no, the Acuras are beautiful too. Those are well made cars.

[Josh]

Gorge family.

[Benjamin]

The mdx, the rdx, the adx.

[Josh]

Hot. I agree. I'm telling Shout Out. Nautic. I can't believe I've given him this much praise.

[Benjamin]

Nobody knows how to find him though. So you're good. They're going to Google Nautic. It's going to be Nautica. They're going to end up getting a bunch of T shirts from Marshalls. You've done him no favors.

[Josh]

No, Nautic only has a WhatsApp. I'm like, why don't you get an Instagram page? He's like, what's that? Should we get to a story?

[Benjamin]

Yeah.

[Josh]

TikTok mom baffled after restaurant boots her for letting toddler wander off during dinner. Guys, I just tried to explain this story for 11 minutes, but the New York Post obviously has something against our show because it wasn't written in a way that I could deliver it. So here's what you need to know. Ziggy, little cute baby in Australia, two year old was allowed to run free in the restaurant, checking out plants, saying hi to people. Eventually the manager of the restaurant said, hey, Ziggy should sit. And the mom said it was a long day. And he said, maybe you guys should go. Ben.

[Benjamin]

Okay, so I don't know, but I feel two ways about this, Josh. First, on one side, I think that people should just cut parents with toddlers some slack, okay? They deserve to go to dinner too. The kid was, it seems like, was being nice. It wasn't. I didn't hear that he was screaming or running amok. He was just like walking around. He was like that instead of a golden retriever being in the restaurant. Or like sometimes restaurants have a cat. I wouldn't eat there though. There's a toddler. I don't know. I don't know.

[Josh]

Oh, that was just muffins over there. Anyway, what would you like?

[Benjamin]

This kid just became a part of the restaurant.

[Josh]

So.

[Benjamin]

Look, cut the woman some slack. That said, what are you doing letting your kid go and sit on a stranger's lap at another table? This is bizarre behavior on the mother's part as well. So I think this whole story is fuckacked, and I don't have a good opinion. Josh.

[Josh]

I think as parents, you're not entitled to eating out. That's what I think. I think there are some staples, like you're entitled to travel. So if you're on a plane and the kid gets upset, gotta deal with it. But I think if you are going to elect to eat out, you need to have a system in place where obviously there can be momentary outbursts. But I've been in a restaurant where a kid's been crying for 15 minutes and the parents have done nothing. And it just can't happen. Like, it breaks the social contract.

[Benjamin]

It's not nice. I would agree. You're right. The difference between travel and that is travel. You have to get somewhere. The restaurant you didn't have to go to.

[Josh]

Or go fast casual. Go to Chipotle.

[Benjamin]

Yeah. Do something.

[Josh]

Or the Australian equivalent to Chipotle. Chipotle.

[Benjamin]

Do something easier. Or go to Outback.

[Josh]

What's it called? It's not called Outback, though. In Australia, it's just called Steakhouse. Oh, wow. I'm sure they've done YouTube videos taking an Australian to Outback Steakhouse.

[Benjamin]

For sure. I think I've seen it. And they're incredibly offended.

[Josh]

I'm sure.

[Benjamin]

That said, the Bloomin Onion is not Australian at all, but it is so tasty.

[Josh]

We should take. We should make that a series.

[Benjamin]

Is there any fast casual Indian food? None. This seems like an untapped market for the chai guys.

[Josh]

Dare I say none. None.

[Benjamin]

None. None.

[Josh]

Can you imagine a joke take. We looked at each other, we thought, are there any fast casual Indian restaurants? And then we thought, none.

[Benjamin]

None.

[Josh]

None that I could think of.

[Benjamin]

They're gonna. We're gonna clip that. And then we're gonna have naan. It's gonna be a sandwich shop that competes with Jersey Mike's. It's just called naan. And it all goes on a naan. You pick your. You pick your fillings, your meats. It's kind of like Chipotle, but it goes in a wrap and it's called naan. Holy smokes.

[Josh]

How good is Indian food, man?

[Benjamin]

Amazing. Amazing.

[Josh]

Amazing. Right, Olivia? You fucks with it.

[Sarah Foster]

It's the best. It is the best.

[Benjamin]

It's delicious. But I also, I'm a big spice guy. I love spices, not spicy spices. I love flavorful. I love curries.

[Olivia]

I love all of that.

[Benjamin]

Like, that is my stuff. Yeah, it's fantastic. Indian food is amazing. And what I love about Indian food is it's one of the only cuisines that I think is equally delicious. Vegetarian, I've been to good. I've been to plenty vegetarian Indian places. If you go to a vegetarian Chinese place, Drek, this is no good. You go to a vegetarian Indian place, they have it down. There's just like, they know what they're doing. These dishes still taste delicious. A nice, a nice curry chickpea, Josh.

[Olivia]

Ooh, ooh.

[Benjamin]

Yes. Getting hot just thinking about it.

[Josh]

Sog paneer. Come on.

[Benjamin]

I'm in.

[Josh]

Well, did you know that there's a woman who critiques men after sex to train them for their next lover? This age group is best in bed. An OnlyFans model got candid about her, her sex life and how she's working to improve others. Arabella Mia, 27, who shared that. Or as I like to call her, my guru who shares that she sleeps with men of all different ages, isn't afraid to speak her mind when it comes to what she wants out of a romp in the sheets. She said she's very direct. And she said, unfortunately, women are known to fake their orgasms in bed because men can't seem to get the job done. A lot of women won't tell a man what they want, but I wish they would. So what does she tell them? She says, again, the New York Post failing me. We need. We need an intern.

[Benjamin]

The 27 year old summary. I wonder, Josh, quickly if you wrote to Chat GPT. You should. We should do this. We get the articles, we write. ChatGPT. Summarize it for me. Oh, I bet you they could do that.

[Josh]

That would be good.

[Benjamin]

Hey, continue.

[Josh]

Well, she said, I've met so many lovers who think sex is all about penetration and they don't bother warming you up first.

[Benjamin]

That's terrible.

[Josh]

And it turns out youngsters are focused on performance and want to please their partners. I don't know who these men are, but if Mia thinks so, I'll believe her. I don't know who wrote that. When you go a little bit younger, they try really hard to make sure I'm having a good time. So I definitely prefer that.

[Benjamin]

Shout out Gen Z. Shout out Gen Z. I guess. Look, I don't understand this like you're going into a situation not looking to please your partner. How selfish are you? I'm not a selfish lover, Josh. I'm a selfless lover. Okay, I see that. I'm a big time lover. If you're not enjoying yourself, I haven't done my part.

[Josh]

Totally. For me, it is such a point of pride that I've facilitated you in your quest for satisfaction.

[Benjamin]

Agreed? 100%.

[Josh]

Yes.

[Benjamin]

We're such good people.

[Josh]

We really are. I'm going for the Oscar. Everywhere, on screen, under the sheets.

[Benjamin]

Yeah.

[Josh]

Yeah. Olivia's turning totally red right now. Sorry, Olivia.

[Benjamin]

Hi, Bob.

[Josh]

Oh, my gosh.

[Olivia]

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[Benjamin]

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[Josh]

Well, should we get to a speak pipe?

[Benjamin]

Yes.

[Josh]

If you want to ask us questions get advice, go to speakpipe.com goodguys keep it brief. Brevity is key. I. I can't stress that enough. Let's hear from Anonymous.

[Anonymous]

Hey Josh and Ben, hoping to get some advice and maybe your guys opinion on some things. So long story short, my husband and I are divorcing. We've been together for 11 years and married for three and a half. And so obviously you can imagine what our social medias look like with a lot of photos of each other. Thoughts on deleting the photos? Do you do it all at once as if the person never existed? Do you gradually do it? Do you leave them? I personally feel like it's pretty dramatic to just like wipe it clean all at one time. But that's the route he took, which is fine. To each their own. I just, I'm now like, okay, what do I do? Like people are talking. Do I just get rid of it? Do I play it cool? Do I slowly start deleting them? Am I thinking way too much into this? So what advice do you guys have? What are your thoughts on it?

[Benjamin]

Thank you. You're thinking too much into it because if he deleted all the pictures, you delete all the pictures. Somebody did something already. If nobody did anything, I would have said, Look, 11 years with somebody, I don't know how badly it ended, but these are still memories. It's still nice. You'll post more pictures. I don't, I don't think you need to mass delete. But if he mass deleted, you got a mass delete like you were. He beat you to it. Sorry. He chose for you, you got a mass delete. Otherwise it looks like you're still holding on to something. When he's mass deleted, it's just not a good look.

[Josh]

Yeah, I guess in a perfect world you wouldn't want to look back at a part of your life and want to erase it. Right?

[Benjamin]

It just totally.

[Josh]

It happened and it was. And you learned and you progressed and all the things. But I would imagine for dating purposes, if you don't, you know, if you haven't repopulated with like a couple dozen photos since then, people are gonna look at your page and be like, oh, you seem married.

[Benjamin]

Yeah, totally, totally. I, my, my opinion changes if he didn't all delete all at once. Josh.

[Josh]

But it's.

[Benjamin]

She's got to delete.

[Josh]

No, I would, you know, in my.

[Benjamin]

I would say because he deleted.

[Josh]

Yes, if he deleted delete. But if not, I think you kind of want to, like, I think you just kind of do what's right by the other person. If you care about them. If you think they would be hurt and annoyed, maybe you do it slower. But if you think they wouldn't care or you're annoyed with the way they treated you, then who cares? You gotta like cut it off. You gotta stop caring what they think 100%.

[Benjamin]

Which that guy clearly stopped caring what you thought pretty quickly. So I'd, I'd get rid of him pretty quick.

[Josh]

Let's hear from Emily.

[Emily]

Hey, good guys, major moron and toaster. I need you guys to tell me if I'm nuts or if my brother is nuts. So my brother's getting married in three weeks. I'm a bridesmaid, my husband is a groomsman and my one year old son is the ring bearer. I am. We have to adhere to the following schedule. No leeway. I must report at 10am Regardless of when my hair and makeup is. My husband must report at 2pm and then my son must report at 2pm the ceremony does not start until 5:30 and it goes, the wedding ends at 9:30. So my one year old son is supposed to be at the venue without a nap or any place to really get out his energy from 2 in the afternoon till 9:30 at night. AM I nuts for thinking that he should just have to get there right before the ceremony or are they nuts? Let me know.

[Benjamin]

Okay, we're missing some information. I think based on what you told us, a thousand percent. He's nuts. Bridezilla groomzilla nutjob. Okay, but now that I, I was originally gonna say that perhaps he wants your beautiful son, the ring bear, to be in some photos. So maybe giving like a quick call time. Like hey, could he show up at 1:30, but then he can go back to his room, take a three hour nap and then come back at 5:30. Not giving any indication like telling you to show up at 10am Regardless of when your makeup is. That's nuts. And that's not normal. Women are given a schedule. If your makeup's at 11:15, you show up at 11:10. Like you don't need to sit there and watch your mother in law have her makeup done. Because women get their makeup done together, Olivia.

[Sarah Foster]

It's like, okay, you know how like girls will go to the bathroom together? Like when you go out somewhere, there's like a sense of camaraderie and community. I think that she probably wants to like have her people there all day. You know, like that's, I think even though it is like mad inconvenient but like, I think that's part of it. It's like you have your village with you the whole day while everybody's getting ready, and you just kind of take it slower. But yeah, it is inconvenient.

[Benjamin]

But your village includes. Maybe they're super close. I don't know. Like I. Your village includes your sister in law. Like, can it just be like your mom and a couple of friends and like, does she get. Does she get excused because she has a toddler? Like. I get what you're saying. I hear you, but it just seems. It seems nuts to me.

[Sarah Foster]

There could be some wiggle room there.

[Josh]

I suppose the only thing that circumvents or trumps someone's wedding day is a child. And 100% you should be there. Your husband should be there at the time allotted for this very special day. For these two wonderful people, whatever is best for your child is, period.

[Benjamin]

The end.

[Josh]

So they shouldn't be required to be there more than five minutes before you want to get them in a couple photos, bring them around for 20 minutes. But like, you can't mess with a kid's nap time, especially at that age. Shy's two and a half. He'll be three before you know it. Like, we can push. He can miss a nap. He won't be a total monster. He'll be monster adjacent. You miss a one year old's nap, it's game over. They are miserable. So you have to do what's right for that kid and everyone should understand that. Period.

[Benjamin]

Amen. Well said. Well put. What are you, nuts?

[Josh]

Totally nuts. So next one from Haley.

[Haley]

Hey, Josh and Ben, I'm gonna make this quick. This question is for Ben. So last night, my husband and I made the really difficult decision to put our dog talked of 12 years down. She's been my best friend through everything. And so, you know, it's. It was really difficult. But the next few days following have been extremely difficult. Her absence is like the loudest thing I've ever experienced and I just don't know how to cope. My husband doesn't really know either. So my question to you is, how long did you wait before getting Romeo after you lost Theo? What's the appropriate amount of time? And what did that grieving process look like for you? Okay, thank you so much.

[Benjamin]

First of all, I'm so sorry. Like, it's an awful feeling. Awful. Get a. Get a dog now. Like, the appropriate amount of time is immediate. We waited probably two or three months and people will say like, oh, you must not like, truly know grief. If you grieved this way about a dog, like, don't let anybody say that to you. A piece of your life, a piece of your routine, a piece of your house, a piece of your happiness is just missing. It's. It's an awful feeling. It's awful. So I would. I would suggest getting a new dog immediately, because your heart will heal. You'll never forget your past dog, but the absence will go away because you have love to give.

[Olivia]

That.

[Benjamin]

There's nowhere to put it. Also, I don't know if you have kids, but that would probably help, too. I have to assume that that would be a good place to put it. Like, Claudia and I always say, like, might sound dramatic to some, but, like, Theo died so we could have, like, focus on having a baby. Like, we treated him like our baby. We needed a real baby. And so I don't. I don't know. It's really hard. Get yourself a new dog.

[Josh]

Get a new dog. Go for it.

[Benjamin]

Get a new dog. Get a new dog quick. Get a new dog quick. That's what you got to do.

[Josh]

And.

[Benjamin]

Damn it, you made me emotional.

[Josh]

Listen, and then when this dog starts, you know, getting a weird limp or a lens over the eye, get the next new dog. Let's circumvent this. And we'll just put push off bereavement until you're. You're in dementia.

[Benjamin]

That's it, Josh. That's the real way to do it.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Benjamin]

With Theo, we woke up, he had cancer. He had a month to live. He was 7. He died. This dog, 12. I don't know if it was. You didn't mention it was traumatic. It sounds like it was a slower roll. Once you start to see your dog lose a step, you're supposed to get another dog. Apparently, a puppy adds years to the elder dog's life, and then it's significantly less hard when the elder dog dies. So you really are supposed to add another dog when you feel like your dog's gonna die. You fucked up. No, I'm just kidding. You just know for the next time.

[Josh]

And have a long speed dial. You see your dog eat a Hershey's Kiss. Call the puppy mill.

[Benjamin]

Yeah.

[Josh]

You know what I mean? That dog eats a grape. 1, 800 puppies, you know?

[Benjamin]

Yep. Yeah.

[Josh]

Take the dog to the vet. Hopefully that works out. But, you know, you got of dachshund on the way. I don't know.

[Benjamin]

These vets. What a scam, these vets. Unbelievable.

[Josh]

Vets are such they over. They charge Too much, huh?

[Benjamin]

It's just a scam. It's just a complete scam. Like, you walk in there, they then recommend all these things. They upcharge you. You have insurance, it doesn't cover anything. The whole thing's a scam. Whole thing's a scam.

[Josh]

Totally tote, totes magoat. Do you have a what are you, nuts?

[Benjamin]

I do, Josh. Our what are you nuts? Moment is people, places and things. Gripes with humanity. You're walking around the streets of New York City or wherever the hell you are, and you're thinking, what are you, nuts? What the hell is wrong with you people? And yes, I have mine. Josh, last night. Or let's start with yesterday. Okay? Yesterday, I'm walking. I look as innocent as I do now. I'm wearing shorts. I have a purple smoothie. I just picked up a purple smoothie. I'm crossing the street. All of a sudden, this guy, it doesn't matter that he's fat, but he's fat, turns around and he says, back the fuck off. And he goes to throw a punch at me, and I jumped backwards. And I was like, oh, man. Okay, I'm good. And I ran away, scurried back to my building. Ok, later that night, I'm walking Romeo on the street. All of a sudden, I see a guy. I'm positive, Josh, I'm positive he was holding. Whether it was fake or not, he was holding a machete. There was a knife in a long casing. And I walked around and then I ran back. And all I have to say is, what are you nuts? The crazies are out again, Josh. I don't know what to do. I think I attract him sometimes, even though I don't make eye contact, I make eye contact with nobody. This guy, Josh, I'm holding my smoothie. He didn't even see me. Back the fuck up. I don't. What are you nuts?

[Josh]

Eric Adams is big busy at 11.

[Benjamin]

Yep, he is. He is with these. Busy with the Shouties.

[Josh]

Eric Adams is busy with the Shouties in the night. New show coming to Netflix.

[Benjamin]

You got one from Ryan Murphy. What did you send the night right?

[Josh]

That's terrible.

[Benjamin]

Oh, my God.

[Josh]

Leo Michelle is a shouty.

[Benjamin]

The Gracie Mansion shouty.

[Josh]

Oh, my God. My Woody and nuts is yesterday. We were having dinner with my wife's aunt and uncle and her cousins, and we just love them. They are the greatest people. And we were at this really nice restaurant. The food is so good, and they basically. I don't know what happened, but we were there And Max and Shai, my two little kiddos were there. They brought everyone's food out except my kids food. What are you nuts?

[Benjamin]

Nuts?

[Josh]

I know things happen. The worst thing you can do is bring out everyone but the kids food. Because all of a sudden everyone feels. You feel like you're eating dinner with the cast of Oliver. You feel like you're in Matilda and these poor kids have no. And then they immediately level up with their level of hunger when they see everyone else as food and no one wants to eat. Obviously things happen. But if the kids meals are messed up somehow or need to be redone or like they're taking an extra couple of minutes, don't bring anyone else's food. What are you nuts?

[Benjamin]

Yeah, hold the food. Bring the kids food first. Always.

[Josh]

Kids food first. Always. Agreed.

[Benjamin]

Oh, it always, folks. Oh, man, that was a fun one. Josh. This episode, five stars. Otherwise, what are you, nuts? Listen to us. Wherever you get your podcasts, watch us on YouTube, share our clips. Instagram and TikTok. Folks, Monday and Thursday. We will see you next time and.

[Josh]

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