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Mazel morons. Welcome back to the Good Guys podcast.
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Josh, alternate reality, you and Paige. Okay? You and Paige. She said to you, she said, joshi, look.
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Yeah.
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You're a beautiful man, and I don't want you to be tied down forever. You have a celebrity crush. Maybe it's, I don't know, a Jewish queen, like a Scarlett Johansson.
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Who knows?
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Who knows?
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You've been reading my journal.
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And Scarlet reaches out to you and she says, josh, you know, I heard that Paige might be open to you having a small hall pass. She says, let's go to dinner. You and Scar, Joe, you go to dinner.
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I'd be like, what about Colin Jost? Colin, fine with it. Oh, I'd rather have him both.
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Colin, you're at dinner. You, Scarlett Johansson, and Colin Jost. You're in a throuple. Yeah. And they say, josh, before anything, before we get to the sack, we're getting matching tattoos. Are you in or are you out? You'll have him forever.
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Okay, I have a chance to hook up with my celebrity hall pass, and I have the total blessing of my perfect, beautiful wife, who I would never do anything to portray. But before it happens, we both have to get matching tattoos.
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Yes. You, Colin and Scarjo. How big is now a throuple? Who is your celebrity crush? Colin Jost or Scarlett Johansson?
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Scarlett Jost. Go to the intro. Two Jews, both big and tall, no subject too small for the good guys. Premium podcast team. Make it your weekly routine. It's a Good Guys. And if you don't give us five stars. What are you, nuts?
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What are you nuts? Yeah, we're the good guys.
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They're not the great guys. We're just the good and good of the good guys.
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Whoa.
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How big is the tattoo? I'll do it.
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How big is the tattoo? It's respectful. It's bigger than yours.
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Is it a back piece?
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It's. I think we gotta go bicep. It's a bicep piece of the truth is. Is it a back piece? What could this look like? Now I'm thinking, like, is it. It's a bicep piece. It's a bicep piece.
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Is it a back piece of a portrait of my wife looking at me disapprovingly?
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By the way, how do I sound when I say back piece? Like, can I, like, say that? Like. Yeah, it's a back piece. Like, can I talk in tattoo slang or.
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No, you sound like you're talking about a piece of brisket. I'll have the back piece. Extra char.
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Nobody ever Wants the baby. You want that middle piece, Josh? The back, no good. The side's no good. You want that juicy middle. But yeah, I can't do tattoo slang. It takes a really special person to be able to do it. And you, Josh, you can do it.
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I got seven. I got, wait, 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Seven.
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Seven?
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Yeah. Since when? Seven? I thought we had, like, four.
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I have four. Or I have five people that are very important to me. My three kids, my wife and my mom. And then I have two for funsies.
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What are the funsies ones?
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My olive leaf, which is my undercover Jewish tattoo, and this rose because. And basically what happens is, is that my tattoo artist, Noah, who's incredible N a l the illness. Go follow him, get him, you know, even more business. So I can never get in to see him. He's always booked, but he's the best. And he does all these single line dope tattoos.
B
But does he charge you? Are we getting free ink?
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It's not like that. It's not like my usual getting free things all the time. Like, this is. My wife and I have been, like, a lover and a supporter of Noah from, like, 10 years ago, and sometimes he just won't allow it. So I know he's like a whiskey guy, so I'll bring him, like, a bottle of, like, Johnnie Walker Blue or something.
B
That's nice. I ask because I no longer want to receive free things. How do you feel about me saying that?
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I know that it might sound to people as rpp, rich people problems, but the reality is, is that you want to attain a level because you're right. There's always strings attached, and you want to get to a level where you are not influenced by the free thing. And so anything you suggest to your audience is purely for the love of it because you paid full freight. Sure.
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Correct. Correct. That's all. That's all I'm trying to say.
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It'd be awesome if you could, like, you know, deflect or alley oop the free thing to someone who really deserves it, but they're probably, you know, some less than 100 follower rego.
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I alley oop. I alley oop everything to my mom. My mom has everything. I've literally told you the story about her re gifting the Spotify chocolates to Jared Freedom. Not that I wasn't greatly appreciative of the beautiful chocolates that Spotify gave us. We just were out of town and we missed them and they got re gifted, and Jared's like, eva, how the hell do you have Spotify chocolates. And then the gig was up. So, yeah, she. She gets all my free things.
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She's like. Your mother's like, Jared, I swear to God. It's this fabulous new chocolatier on the Upper east side. It's called Spotify.
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I'm online.
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It's like Godiva, but better. My mahjong club. It's all the rage.
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I'm not lying. I'm not lying. I'm not lying. Oh, my God.
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But here's to circle back to our tattoo thing. I will say this, and I think you'll agree, the hardest part of all that is that, A, your celebrity hall pass is down to hook up, and B, that our perfect wives allowed it the easy parts to tattoo. No matter how big or where it is, you do it because you can remove it, but you have the story that you and Scarjo had a beautiful, you know, romantic interlude.
B
Of course. And even if your beautiful wife says yes, she don't mean it. She does not mean it. You're going in there, you're saying she said yes.
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Okay?
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Believe what you want. Believe it. She said yes. It's like when I say to Claudia, hey, do you mind if I play golf this afternoon? She says yes. I know she means no. So I don't go. Now, if it was in the morning and she said yes. I trust her, but I know when her yes means yes and when her yes really means no. I'm sure you know the same. Yes doesn't always mean yes, Josh. It doesn't. It should. If only we spoke in these tongues.
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But no always means no.
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No no always means no.
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I know what you mean, and you're totally right. I. I can sometimes hover on. Codependency is the wrong word. Like, I'll. You know, there is something to be said for trying to mind read your partner and anticipate what us assuming what they really want and.
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Or think.
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And that can get a bit maddening.
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Yes, again.
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But I know. I know what you think, and I agree. And. But I will say this, right? Like you jokingly say that, or Claudia's jokingly said that she had a crush on John Mayer. Or like Paige and I, our joke is that she's into Chris Hemsworth because she has eyes. But, like. Like, Paige will always be like, you know, that's. She's like, obviously, he's a handsome, you know, brute of a dude. But, like, she's like, I don't have. Like, I kind of think it's. And, Olivia, feel free to weigh in here. I Think if you're married and a grown up, having a crush is corny. Like, who's a crush?
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Of course it's corny. You can't have a crush. But you can just say that that's a beautiful person. Yeah, for sure. And you can. Like, especially a John Mayer. I get it. He's singing to you. We're being serenaded. A Scarlett Johansson. She's on screen. We're looking at her. We're like, holy crap, you're a superhero.
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Yeah.
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Like, she's sick and Jewish. The second that we hear that somebody's Jewish, like, we can get her.
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Is she Jewish?
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No, you can't. Oh, yeah, she's big time Jew. Btj. Btj. Btj. She's a big time Jew. Josh, you know what wasn't fine? What was fucking amazing? I went to Disney on Ice yesterday. You ever been to Disney on Ice?
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So jelly? No. I've always wanted to go there.
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Oh, my God. Your kids would love it. It was the greatest thing ever. Ruby was on my lap. I was singing, Be our guest. Be our guest. Put a service to the test. It was unbelievable. Unbelievable.
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Wow.
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I loved it. Time of my life. Time of my life.
A
Josh, that sounds fabulous.
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Just leave the family. We'll just go, me and you. What do you think?
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I think it's. I don't want to speak out of school here, but I believe Disney on Ice is the same production company as Monster Jam. And boy, do they do an incredible production.
B
That's so funny, bro.
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I'm going to Monster Jam in April and I can't shout out Sally, my hookup there. And Bill, I cannot. Last year I went. It was maybe the highlight of our year. Especially me staring at Dax Shepard and quietly being jealous of him the whole time.
B
Oh, wow. I need to double click in on them being the same production company and why that makes so much sense. It just does. Live production on Ice fans? No, but Disney on Ice fans, you know, they grow up to be fans of Monster Jam. I think it's very close. I can't explain why, but I think it's right there. It's right there.
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Yeah.
B
They do live events. Supercross. Yeah, sure. So, yeah, I went to Disney on Ice. It was fantastic. At the great Florida Panthers Arena. This is a beautiful arena and the best park, Josh. For Disney on Ice, if you pay. Let me tell you, it was a little expensive. $70 for parking, but you get to park where the players park in the garage. Took me six seconds to get out during a Panther game. You can't do that because the players are there. But they opened it up for Disney on Ice. This was normal parking. 35. You'd pay the 70, right?
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Where is Daffy gonna park?
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So tough. So good.
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The genie's in his Camry.
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What the fuck?
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Let's go.
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I was.
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You were in Las Vegas.
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I was in beautiful Las Vegas. You know, when we had the great Drake Bell on the pod, he sort of brought this up to me last year. He's like, you know, I do a couple of these comic conventions a year, two or three. And he's like, it's an amazing time to connect with the audience and connect with fans. And I had never done them before. And so, you know, every couple of months I. Paige allows me to go and we go and have a wonderful weekend together. And my buddy Luca joins me. And this one was in Vegas, so it was like an easy hour jaunt. But let me tell you, in addition to having a fabulous time with Drake, we got to do this great panel. We got to meet the fans. Shout out to this wonderful, beautiful fan who definitely, like me, was a little on the spectrum, because the first thing he said was, glad you guys are finally getting along. And I was like, dude, you're the man.
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It's great.
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I said, we are getting along. We love each other. But. But shout out. You know, I. I did. I. I really wanted to find out because obviously there is such a surplus of good food in Vegas that I wanted some locals to tell me where to eat. So I was like, I'll be in Vegas in, like, two, three weeks. You want to get a nice steak dinner Saturday night and the Fontainebleau. The Fontainebleau Shout out in Vegas.
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This is brand new. Pretty brand new. Like within the last year. Top notch, big time.
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They reached out. They said, we'd love to have you and give you, you know, a beautiful dinner with you and Drake. And. Oh, we stayed there. First of all, the room was insane. It's a stunning hotel. And this steak dinner. Let me. Can I walk. Can I walk you through my best bite of the week?
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What's the name of the steakhouse?
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Don's. Don's.
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Don, Great name. Great name.
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This was good.
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I think everybody's in a back. Yeah, you feel like you're in the back room just walking into a place called Don's.
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Right.
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If it's. By the way, if it's not Don's, we should open a steakhouse called Don's.
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It's. Yeah, Don's Prime. Don's.
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D O N M, D O N S. Not a woman named Dawn. Correct. That's a very different restaurant.
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Dawn's. It's all petite filets. Okay.
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So you walk into Don's, Donnie T's. Wow. I love it.
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So my best spot of the week. So we're sitting there, you know, Drake obviously dresses beautifully. You know, he's, like, in a gorgeous suit. I wore a nice Zara fitted knit, you know, collar shirt.
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I want to know who does. Who does Drake suits? That's what I want to know. This man has a custom suit every time I see him. It's unbelievable.
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I don't know, man. But whoever, they know his proportions, because the man, he was a lot of Gucci.
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Really?
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Yeah. Wow.
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Freaking. Holy crap.
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And I think it's retail. It's not. It's not the outlet.
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I felt it killing.
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It didn't feel off. We should do a. We should do a whole outlet expose because I'm learning more and more about these outlets And I'm beginning to think it's no deal at all.
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It's not a deal. It's not. It's not. The stuff is complete crap that nobody wanted.
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Or they make it specifically for the.
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Yes, that's Ralph Lauren's secret. You walk in and the stuff at the Polo outlet is specifically made for the Polo outlet. And it just looks a little poor.
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It does what Ashunda.
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I know. There's just something about the way that they embroider that horse. They do it differently. They'll put the horse in weird places and they start. I love it. The sizing, it just starts bigger and it goes to the biggest, like, outlets you can get. A 6X, you're in a regular Polo. You'd be lucky to push 2x.
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Well, yeah. And the bear on, it's a little too thin.
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There's just something a little off. A little off. It's so funny. Like the. The amount of, like, back in the day, the amount of, like, off color theory T shirts I would buy just because they were theory. Like, you think me at 270 wearing a double X yellow theory. Like, I can't do that. I can't. I know, but because I was at the outlet, I was excited.
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I love a theory. I love events. As we've talked about, these are the staples. A rag and bone is great. A tailor.
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Vince is really. People don't talk enough about Vince. I know. We do. Vince, Incredible clothing company. Oh, yeah, Incredible. Incredible.
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What about the. You like this Taylor stitch? You heard of this?
B
No. What's Taylor stitch?
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Taylor stitch, great. It's like a Buck Mason. It's like really beautiful basics. But I'll tell you what I've been wearing. And what a renaissance. Olivia, maybe you can attest. Abercrombie and Fitch. Holy crap.
B
Yeah. They had a renaissance.
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Did they. Did they get the ghost of Virgil Abloh to be their creative director? Like, how are they doing this?
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They. They identified the fact that. That men like heavy, starchy teas and they leaned into heavy, starchy tees. You walk in, everything's heavy and starchy and co branded and they bought a bunch of licenses and everything's just sweet.
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Unbelievable.
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Great clothes like that has good heft, right? That shirt has good heft.
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Yeah, it's great. It's good construction. Yeah.
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Heavy starchy. That's it. That's the key.
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Okay, let me walk you through our steak dinner, which. And by the way, it does. It's not lost on me that when Drake and I are together, people literally feel like they are on dmt.
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Yeah.
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They just can't because they see one of us and they go, oh. And then they see us both and they go, oh. Like, it's a.
B
It's a crazy. It's a crazy concept. It really is.
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You know, it's like Matt and Ben, you know, Chaney and George Bush and Chaney.
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When you said Matt and Ben, I'm like, who the is Matt and Ben? And I'm like, oh, okay. Yeah, I got it. I got your reference.
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So, okay, so we sit down. My best bite of the week. First, the bread course. Pull apart that. Pull apart croissant bread thing. That's like a little, like. It's like a nice little bunt. It's stocky, it's strong, it's hefty. It's got butter baked in and warm pretzel, little mini pretzel baguettes, like in like a little spiral. Gorgeous. Then that's good. You know me, I'm a classic Caesar guy. Drake pulls an incredible move and orders a bucatini with short rib for the table.
B
Wow. Wow.
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So we're getting spoonfuls of, like. We're all getting a little fork full of fricking bouquetine. Rovi orders the steak tartare, which I need to do. More dog this steak tartare, fantastic. You know, a guy like this, you
B
ever make steak tartare, Josh? You should make it at home.
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I'm afraid so.
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This is why. Just go to, I don't know, have Snake river send you a beautiful cut, or you have so many wonderful butchers there. Just get a great, high quality piece of meat, and then you have basically everything else in your house. Egg yolk, mustard, little vinegar, chives, Worcestershire. You mix it up. It's unbelievable.
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Okay.
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Unbelievable.
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I'm in.
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Yeah, make it. Don't be afraid, everybody. Don't be afraid. Just don't go and make steak tartare with the steak. You gotta chop, right? Two for one. Okay, don't do that, but go to a butcher. Get something good, take it home, eat it raw. You're fine, you're fine.
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Couldn't agree with you more. And then we had. We all ordered. We had a Snake river farm steak. Beautiful. Me and my boy Luca, we split a ribeye because it was respectable. I took care of the sides. I didn't want to go too dirt bag, so I went Mac and cheese and fries, obviously. And then we went broccoli, broccolini, sauteed spinach. For dessert, we did a nice butter cake. We did it. Cherry crustada Is that. I don't know what you. You know what I'm saying? You know what I do.
B
I do, like, kind of like. Is it like a cherry bruschetta?
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No.
B
No. Is that what you're talking about?
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No. Like with the flaky pastry dough.
B
Yes, I know. Yes, yes, yes. A filo situation. Something. Yeah, sure, sure. I can envision it. Sounds delicious.
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Beautiful. This whole meal was my best bite of the week. Beyond. And this was Don's at the Fontainebleau. And let me tell you, you know me. I'm a Marriott Courtyard guy. I keep it real. Okay. Yeah, but when you have a taste of luxury, tastes good. Now tell me you told me you text me this and maybe Olivia can speak more to it. I've seen it, but I don't know a lot about it. This Bachelorette controversy. Tell me. Yeah, walk us through it, Ben.
B
Okay, so I have been watching the. The pros. I'll take a step back. The pros of me shutting my phone for Shabbat. The last eight weeks are wonderful time with family, mental clarity. The. The cons are that when a show is put on for me, I can't go and scroll on my phone and distract myself from what I'm watching just in case I don't want to. So I watch every single season, every single episode meticulously of Mormon wives, Josh. Every single. I know all of the drama. I know everything. The real fans know that Taylor Frankie Paul, we saw this hurricane coming from a mile away. A mile away. We were like, this is a bad idea. They. This doesn't make any sense. But if you don't know. They cast a Mormon wife named Taylor Frankie Paul as the new Bachelorette for this season, and she is in a very, very toxic relationship with a guy that won't stop cheating on her. There are domestic abuse accusations against her. That was on the show. They documented it on the show last season or two seasons ago. This is not a new thing. They've known. She has multiple kids, multiple fathers. She just like. And they knew all of this, and they made her the Bachelorette because the Bachelorette, Josh, needs views. That's it. There's no other reason you do it. They wanted to drum up some noise, have people watch it. And what's genius. What I will say what's genius about Disney and what they've been doing lately is they will put. They will have crossover between their shows. So you have Mormon wives talking about Bachelorette, right? When it was NBC and Peacock, Josh, they had the figure skaters in the Olympics. And they had the figure skaters on traders. Like, this cross promo is clearly something that they've leaned into from show to show. So you're watching Mormon Wives, and the entire season is about the Bachelorette, and it's all about how ill prepared she is for the Bachelorette. It's crazy that she's gonna be the Bachelorette. The night before she goes to film the Bachelorette, she sleeps with her ex husband, literally, in the car. She's arriving to the Bachelorette, and she's on FaceTime with him. Like, it's insane. And then they get there and it's just a shit show. Like, I guess they found out. They already knew, though. Like, these execs had to have known. I knew. If I knew, they must have known about these domestic violence violations. Now there's stuff coming up about potential child abuse. It's bad, bad, bad stuff over there. Bad stuff. And. And now the Bachelor, the Bachelorette contestants are suing because they wanted to be famous, and they're not gonna be famous anymore. It's a real shit show. So, yeah, that is my recap.
A
How'd I do, gorgeous? And I just love the idea that we might have to create laws now to protect future potential influencers.
B
Yeah.
A
Oh, my God. That's beyond. It sounds like everyone. Honestly, it sounds like everyone's getting what they deserve, that the network's taken a big hit. But you're saying that there's no way they didn't know who they were getting into business with?
B
They did. She knew.
A
She's getting dragged. Like, the whole thing. Olivia. I don't know. I don't know.
B
But I don't. But I don't even think that you can call it dragged. Like, she's. She's just. She's bad news. Like, it's not like I think that at least when I think of drag, that's like, you didn't do it. Like, we saw one of what apparently are multiple videos of her just, like, violently drunk hurling barstools next to her kid, like, in her. Like. And then. And then all of a sudden, you hear. You hear the kid just start to cry, either because she was. I don't think she was hip. Maybe she was scared. Like, it's a crate. It's a crazy video. And apparently that one, Josh, already existed, so apparently everything that's about to come out is worse than that.
C
Yeah. That video was from three years ago, which is the incident, Ben, that you're talking about, that was on the show. I believe it was in one of the Pilot episodes where they're talking about the domestic violence incident between her and Dakota. And now all these years later, I suppose, after. The other thing, too, was she left the Bachelorette, like, with someone. They got engaged or whatever, but like, within, you know, a couple of days, she was back with Dakota again. And that was found out and kind of ruined because. Which is the whole point of the franchise. But they had had another altercation. And so there were domestic violence, like, police reports submitted on, like, February 24, 25. And so because of that, I think he. He, like, gave the video of the original assault to tmz, and that is what was published. She's very clearly drunk, throwing these bar stools. One of them did actually hit her daughter and gave her a goose egg. Like, the third one that she threw because she threw three. Um, and then you can hear, like, the police come into the video, and she tries to deny it. It's crazy. Um, and I just. I mean, the network had to have known the details of it. Um, and I think they tried to keep it, like, hushed and quelled a little bit for a while, obviously. Um, and I think it's just gotten to a point where they couldn't ignore it anymore for very good reason. And, yeah, now the whole season is done, so. And to your point, I think it sounds like everybody kind of got what they deserved. I just feel awful for that child to grow up in a home with that kind of violence on. You know, it's just never in front of a child.
B
And just, like, watching during this season, the neglect on her children in general. Like, it's just. It's such a weird show, Josh. I don't know if you watch it at all, but, like, the kids are there. They're all there. They're very little. All of these kids. These are, like, new, young moms, and they're just constantly filming, and they're constantly there, but they're not with them. But they're there. It's not like, oh, they have nannies and they're, like, in another room, or they're with, like, their parents, their. Their grandparents in another room. They're there. Like, how much of their life under four years old is being, like, watching mom and dad on reality TV in the room? It's just such a strange. It's so strange. It's. It's. It's weird. And it's all, like, wrapped in. Oh, but they're, like, such, like, nice, religious, Christian women with big, beautiful families, and it's like. But they're all being filmed And I. It just. This all made it very icky for me.
A
I. Isn't it fascinating that when the attribute that is led with is their religion, it's always negative, right?
B
Yeah.
A
When someone's like, a great Christian, a great Jew, a great Muslim, like, whatever your. Your faith is, like.
B
Yeah.
A
Usually it's the thing that you don't know about the person. They're just like, oh, that guy's the best. And then someone would be like, you know, he's pretty quietly religious. Like, he goes to mass every morning. Or, you know, he.
C
He.
A
You know, he. He does Shabbat and is pretty observant, like, because that's like, whenever. Who. Who got. Who got a little bit beat up for it? Chris Pratt, who's a pretty religious guy, which I think is great. And I think, like, of course, he was a little more vocal about it at first. And I think that the reason why people gave him a hard time about it was just. Cause I think whenever someone's super vocal about religion, it immediately throws up people's. Like, people are averse to it. Cause they feel like you're proselytizing, that you're preaching. And for some, that can be a part of their religion. Right. It's like spreading the gospel. But I feel like the best version is attraction rather than promotion. So you see someone you look up to, they have a quiet serenity to them, a quiet connection with their faith, and you go, ooh. Like, I like the way that person holds himself. I want that. And not to single out Chris Pratt. He's amazing. I think he's now very, like, quietly, wonderfully religious. But, yeah, man, it's interesting how people will. When they lead with that, you always go, ah, they're. They're not the great kind.
B
Yeah. And it's. It's. I want to clarify, like, there are a lot of seemingly great women and families on that show. There are a bunch of bad eggs. But there do seem to be some lovely. Like, it's not a.
A
Of course. Cause if there were a bunch of great eggs, then it would be like. And today's episode, we're going to hoard. So boring.
B
Exactly. It would be so boring. But it's just hard. Like, you have a show called Secret Lives of Mormon Wives that becomes famous because Mormon wives are swinging. And the only thing that's interesting are those swingers, of which one of them is Taylor, Frankie, Paul. But then you have these women that are just sort of stuck in it. They're just, like, nice religious family. Nice and entertaining. And Fun and like, I don't know, but like, it's just such a crazy. It's a crazy show. But I guess that's the recipe for good reality tv.
A
We need to do the public lives of Jewish dads.
B
Yeah, we do. We're just always eating.
A
Should we get to some moron mail?
B
Ooh, I would love to, Josh. And if you want to leave us some more on mail speak. Pipe is dead. Go to goodguyspodcast onemail.com and write us an email. That's goodguyspodcast onemail.Com. this first one is from Anonymous. I was at a friend's apartment and they offered me a drink. I said yes. They then handed me a warm can from the cupboard. Not even remotely cold. I didn't say anything about it, but it felt completely insane. What would you do? A warm can. That's not hospitable, Josh. Why'd they even offer in the first place?
A
I would say if you're having ever more than two people over, there should be a. There should be at least one crudete. One little food spread something and cold bevs. It's like, even if you have an hour, even if you have half an hour, run to the store, go to 711 and just get like two of three different drinks and just be ready.
B
The way that you said crudite, I thought you were going to say if you have at least two people over, you need to order coup bidet. And I agree with that as well.
A
Same crudite, coup bidet.
B
Any I'm snacks, Josh. At a bare minimum, give them a cup of ice. You don't have ice. It's just a crazy thing. Yeah, there's being a bad host. You offered me a drink and you're handing me a warm can of Diet Coke. Why'd you offer? You didn't have to offer. I didn't need it. I didn't even want it.
A
A warm can of Diet Coke is like opening up your radiator and drinking the fluid from your car.
B
It's vile.
A
It should come with a Prilosec. Cause you're gonna get Ajita.
B
You are. You are. It's gonna be bad, Josh. It's gonna be bad. You're not gonna like it at all. All right, let's do one more. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. This one's also from Anonymous. I have a friend who every time we hang out is just constantly on their phone, full scrolling texting, other people barely paying attention. It's gotten to the point where I feel like I'm hanging out alone. Do I say something? Yeah. This is a huge problem, by the way. And something that I noticed too. And sometimes I catch myself doing it, by the way. Sometimes I'll be on my phone and I will immediately put it away. And I think that might have been what sort of sparked my starting to keep Shabbat. Just shutting my phone. Oh my God. I am a different human being when my phone is not with me around the people around me. I'm not thinking about it. I'm not checking my emails for no reason on a Saturday. Like I'm just. Everything can wait. And especially when you're with someone, you're at a dinner table, how often do you see that? You'll look across and they'll just be on their phone. Scrolling is awful. That's like a whole nother level. But even texting. You're at dinner with me. Put down your phone. No.
A
A hundred percent. Right? I know I was super guilty of it. Especially like at the height of like my, you know, social media career when things were really popping off. It was like I couldn't help myself. But you know what they should have, you know, like ovens have a Sabbath mode, right? You can like leave them on for 24 hours at a low heat. Phone should have Shabbat mode. Hear me out. It's better than do not disturb. Right?
B
Because I'm hearing the pitch.
A
Okay, first of all, we all want to have our phones with us. Why? To record our steps. Okay. Then you make a list of the people that can get through to you. Your parents, your wife, your kids. Okay. Just the most important people. And. Yeah, and then emails turn off texts. Only from those people I listed can come through. And it records your steps. Social media turns off. Maybe you need maps.
B
And you can listen to music. And you can listen to music.
A
Sure.
B
I have no issue with music. I have no issue with an audiobook. I have no issue with anything self serving or for your family. But this idea that you can be accessed 247365 even by friends. I didn't plan to hang out with you, like. No, no, no, totally. No, no, I love Sabbath mode. Sounds like a. I don't know, it's like a cross between an iPad nano and. Yeah, it's great.
A
I'm in Sabbath mode. It's like sicko mode, but Jewish.
B
Sorry. I like, couldn't recommend shutting your phone more though. Like the brick. Sounds wonderful. Josh, did I tell you that I started reading?
A
Not you.
B
I'm reading a book called Miraculously Bright Creatures and The. There's actually a movie coming to Netflix, which I'm pretty excited about. Of this, I'm 60% of the way through. It's about a woman named Tova Sullivan, Even though it's funny, by the way. Tova Sullivan. Jewish and Irish, Tova Sullivan. And she is friends. She works in an aquarium and she befriends an octopus in the aquarium. And it's the different. Like, there's different parallel universes and lives and whatever. Josh, I love this book and I wouldn't have it.
A
I love this book.
B
I wouldn't have it. I wouldn't have it if it wasn't for me shutting my phone because you're so bored. You're like, what the fuck? Fine, I guess I'll read.
A
Wow. I'm reading under duress. Don't read into me reading. I'd rather be on Snapchat.
B
I would. No, I'm reading, Josh. I'm reading. My God, it feels good. Does Ethan read? He feels like a reader.
C
He is, yeah. I got him a Kindle last year for Christmas and he tears that thing up.
B
Yeah, he does.
C
He loves a good book.
B
No, I'm still at that part of my reading journey where I'm too good for a Kindle. No, Like, I need real paper. It doesn't work. And then, like, the real readers are on Kindles because, like, you save space, you can read at night. Like, I'm not a real reader because the second it gets dark, I can't read anymore. Kindle readers, you can read through the night.
A
And do Claudia and Jackie exclusively read spicy novels?
B
Not. Not exclusively. They will read a spicy novel from time to time. They will mix in a World War II thriller. Claudia is actually a big, big fan of any kind of historical fiction. She just finished. What the fuck is the name of the book it's about? I don't remember. But she. No, not only spicy, also non spicy. I think in the beginning there was more spicy. Now it feels like less spicy. More historical fiction.
A
Right, Paige?
B
Is she all spicy?
A
No. I don't know. She doesn't do much spicy reading. But she'll, like. There'll be a couple books a year. But it would be kind of like. I'm just thinking as a man, like, if I had a spicy book, that really did it for me, like, you know, it'd be hard to, like, you know, you gotta keep both, you know, with the thumb. You gotta keep the book open while you're, you know, and you got the other hand busy.
B
That is. Oh, my.
A
Maybe take It. Up top.
C
Since you don't have a Kindle, you gotta get one of the, like, little book lights for the page.
A
Like, I wanna jerk off, but where's my readers? That's horrible. I can't think of anything less sexy.
B
Oh, my God, that's so funny.
A
Do you have your. What do you. Nuts?
B
Oh, yes, Josh. Our what are you nuts? Moment of the week are gripes with people, places and things both big and tall, whatever's sticking in your craw. They did it to me again last night, Josh. They did it to me again. What'd they do?
A
What'd they do?
B
I ordered in from a sushi restaurant, okay? And they didn't give me chopsticks, they didn't give me soy sauce, and they didn't give me spicy mayonnaise. I'm sorry. I don't care that you technically delivered the right meal. You didn't. You didn't. I don't have a way of eating sushi at home if you don't give me the chopsticks, okay? I just don't. Maybe I should invest in a pair of nice chopsticks, have them on hand just in case. Without the soy sauce, without the spicy mayonnaise, I'm dead on arrival. I don't want it. I should be able to return it. What are you, nuts? It's not only when I order sushi, Josh. If I order a. From a diner, I get a cup. Get a soup. What if I didn't bring it home? They don't give me a spoon. If there's no cutlery included in your to go order, you should get a full refund. What are you, nuts?
A
God, it's so true. What are you, nuts? Is right. I. My. Yeah. You don't have any soy sauce at home.
B
I do. I was dramatizing. And I could also make my own spicy mayonnaise, but I don't want to, like. Come on. Otherwise, I would have made my own sushi at that point. I'm making my own sushi. No, I don't want to. That's why I ordered it. I don't want to do anything. I don't want to make a single
A
dish, but specifically, like, if there's sauce, like a great ranch or a great, you know, barbecue, like, then that's in those little cups. But soy sauce, you have to open the pack. I don't want to open packets of anything, especially ketchup packets. What do I have a year? Like, the amount of ketchup I'm going to need. This is. I Want to get the big hinds and, you know, start eating fries?
B
Of course. But I need those little cups, Josh. So what I do when I get sushi, I put in my soy sauce, I put in my wasabi, and I put in my ginger, and I mix it all together, and I'll eat the spicy ginger, and I will dunk each individual piece in a little bit of that spicy soy sauce. So without them giving me that little cup, I. I don't even have the cup. If. So I have my soy sauce. I don't have the cup. I'm not gonna go and use a dish that I have and then I have to do the dishes. I ordered in sushi. I don't want a dish.
A
I support it. I get it.
B
I'm getting very angry.
A
I see it. You're fiery. You're firing.
B
I'm very angry. Do you have one?
A
Mine is. Look, I don't like when people get too into new phrases that they're hot on, saying if you find a phrase like, couldn't be me, say less. You're valid for that. No Cap. Obsessed. Giving me life. What are you, nuts? Don't say that so much. I don't like it. You're not. Did you create it? You know, that's what she said. Get fucked, guy. Like, you're. You're a hack. Like, these phrases that people. And it's just. What kills me is this idea that it's fresh and new and that they came up with it. No, no, I have TikTok. I've got my. I hear what the young youngs are saying. This is not so new. This is not so cool. Maybe don't say it at all, even
B
if it was new to your point. Josh, did you make it up? Make up your own word.
A
Yeah.
B
Okay, that's cool. Say something, and somebody's like, what? And then you explain it. That's cool. Okay. None of these trendy. Enough of this trendy slang. Yeah, I totally agree. What are you nuts, Josh? You know what else is nuts? Not giving this episode five stars.
A
Crazy.
B
That's a woody.
A
I want to do a plug. I'm on a new show called Cross my friend Luca. The other day, we were in Vegas, and he was like, josh, you don't know how to plug or sell yourself in any way, do you? And he's like, you're on a show right now. You're my dear friend. I didn't even know. And I'm like, by the way, I just wanna go unnoticed.
B
I didn't even know. I saw A clip of you. And I can no longer even respond to your DMs. Cause you turned them off for friends and family, too. I did. I saw a clip of you in a beautiful suit saying something wonderful and I had no idea. I couldn't even say, I'm not gonna copy the Instagram story and text it to you. So you don't even know. I would've. You don't send me a link. Nothing to repost. I agree. You're terrible at self promotion. Also, we don't have to put it at the end of the show. How about you talk about it at the top of the show? How about you talk about it at the middle of the show when you have something to talk about? You're not a guest. This is your show, so talk about the things that are going on in your life. What are you, nuts? You're nuts.
A
Well, make sure to watch Spritz Society and our new collab with Kiels. I'm better at supporting brands. Yes. I'm on a new show called Cross All. Eight episodes of season two are out now. I'm on a couple of them and I'm in a big season finale of a big fancy speech. And Joey Kamasa sent me this message, which Joey Kamasta can DM me. You can't. You want like this, by the way.
B
So you have me blocked.
A
I don't have you blocked, you psycho.
B
I think you do. I can't DM you. Joey Kamasta can DM you.
A
Can you? Can you DM me all the time?
B
Sorry. I can DM you. I can't respond to your stories. Did he respond to your stories or he DM'd you?
A
Maybe he DM me, but he DM me this. And I think I was really doing it for him, but I was having a big cute speech moment. Politics.
B
Really doing it for him.
A
It's funny.
B
Yeah. Everybody go watch it. Go watch everything Josh has ever been in, folks. This episode's five stars. Otherwise, what are you, nuts? Listen to us everywhere. We're no longer reading reviews. I saw a wonderful review that somebody left that was like. It's hilarious that they're no longer reading reviews, which I thought was funny.
A
So good.
B
Mondays and Thursdays fo.
A
Aren't we on a new platform, Ben?
B
Yes. Is it Spotify? We did that already. Oh, we spoke about that last time.
A
But we're videoing.
B
We did. We spoke about video last time.
A
You should say it a few times. No.
B
By the way, I love it. It's great. You're like me losing your brain. I'm on the Conover Wellness Grind. I'm firing everywhere.
A
I assume we would say it a few times. No, I know we said it last time.
B
We should say it a hundred times over. Spotify video. This video. Okay. I don't blame you if you never watch us on YouTube. Like, it's easy. It's in the app. It's great. It's there. That said, YouTube's fun too. Why don't you do both? Throw it on Spotify, watch it on YouTube. But yeah, we're on. And Josh, we had a banner. You saw that? Spotify gave us ad space. It's fantastic. We love Spotify Obsessed and their Chocolates Beyond.
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B
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B
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GOOD GUYS PODCAST — EPISODE SUMMARY
Episode Title: Tattoos, Throuples & The Most Insane Bachelorette Ever
Hosts: Josh Peck & Ben Soffer
Date: March 26, 2026
Producer: Dear Media
This episode of Good Guys features Josh and Ben riffing through a hilarious hypothetical about throuples and tattoos, candid talk about free swag and social status, an insider trip report from a Vegas comic convention and steakhouse, deep-dives into reality TV’s messiest bachelorette scandal, and their classic banter on everything from being a good host to pet peeves about trendy slang. Enhanced with their signature Jewish humor and relatable modern-guy gripes, it’s an episode packed with energy, authenticity, and wit.
Matching Tattoos & Tattoo Artistry (03:06–04:15):
The Ethics of Free Swag (04:15–05:59):
On Spousal Permission:
“Even if your beautiful wife says yes, she don’t mean it… Yes doesn’t always mean yes, Josh. It doesn’t. It should.” – Ben (06:26)
On Outlet Stores:
“The horse is in weird places, and the bear’s a little too thin.” – Ben (18:26)
On Attending Comic Con with Drake Bell:
“When Drake and I are together, people literally feel like they are on DMT.” – Josh (20:28)
On The Bachelorette Scandal:
“They made her the Bachelorette because the Bachelorette, Josh, needs views. That’s it. There’s no other reason you do it.” – Ben (24:36)
On Phones & Shabbat Mode:
“Phone should have Sabbath mode…Just the most important people [can contact you], and it records your steps. Social media turns off….” – Josh (36:52)
On Spicy Novels & Reading:
“If I had a spicy book, that really did it for me… you gotta keep the book open, and you got the other hand busy.” – Josh (40:34)
On Sushi Delivery:
“Without the soy sauce, without the spicy mayonnaise, I’m dead on arrival. I don’t want it. I should be able to return it. What are you, nuts?” – Ben (41:20)
On Overused Slang:
“If you find a phrase like ‘couldn’t be me,’ ‘say less,’—Did you create it? … Maybe don’t say it at all.” – Josh (43:35)
True to “Good Guys” style, the entire episode is fast, informal, and riff-driven, peppered with endearing self-deprecation, honest gripes, and robust Jewish-American humor. Josh and Ben seamlessly blend candid talk about relationships, real guy problems, and pop culture with affectionate digs at each other, their families, and themselves.
Listeners are treated to a blend of irreverent hypotheticals, slices of family life, biting commentary on reality TV spectacle, and practical wisdom for modern adulthood (be a good host, know your limits with freebies and phones). The “Good Guys” walk the line between cultural critique, nostalgia, and laugh-out-loud moments, creating an episode that’s relatable, current, and flat-out entertaining.
For more, watch/listen on Spotify (now with video!) or YouTube. Five stars, otherwise… what are you, nuts?