We're Moving?!

Summary

Podcast Summary: Good Guys – Episode "We're Moving?!"

Podcast Information:

• Title: Good Guys
• Hosts: Josh Peck (actor & writer) and Ben Soffer (entrepreneur & social media icon)
• Episode Title: We're Moving?!
• Release Date: July 24, 2025
• Description: Hosted by Josh Peck and Ben Soffer, Good Guys offers engaging conversations on a variety of topics every Monday and Thursday.

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Introduction

In the episode titled "We're Moving?!", hosts Josh Peck and Ben Soffer delve into the topic of relocation, exploring the factors influencing people's decisions to move, the challenges associated with finding the right place, and their personal experiences with different cities. The discussion is enriched with humor, personal anecdotes, and insightful observations about urban living.

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Current Trends in Relocation

Ben Soffer kicks off the conversation by highlighting the ongoing housing crisis and its impact on migration patterns. He notes, "People are moving to Dallas. People are moving to Miami. People are moving to Jacksonville" ([20:14]). The high cost of living in major cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago is driving individuals to seek more affordable options elsewhere.

Josh Peck agrees, emphasizing the widespread nature of the housing issue: "That's all over the country. Just the prices are simply too high" ([20:27]). He expresses skepticism about the allure of popular relocation spots, questioning their long-term appeal despite their initial attractiveness.

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Evaluating Potential New Homes

The hosts discuss various cities that people are considering for relocation:

• Austin and Nashville: Often cited as the "next big thing," both cities attract new residents with their vibrant cultures and growing economies. However, Josh remains unconvinced about their long-term suitability, stating, "It's like the first act of a movie where you're like, that was great. And then you go, there's only 40 minutes."

• Jacksonville, Florida: Ben mentions the appeal of moving to Jacksonville, especially for those who desire proximity to the beach without the exorbitant costs of more prominent coastal cities.

• Scottsdale, Arizona: Josh dismisses it as "all bad," highlighting the extreme heat as a significant deterrent.

• Montana: Both hosts humorously critique Montana's high cost of living, with Josh noting, "That's true. That's true."

Notable Quote:

"People are moving to Dallas. People are moving to Miami. People are moving to Jacksonville."
— Ben Soffer [20:14]

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Personal Preferences and Urban Amenities

Josh Peck passionately defends Los Angeles, pointing out its unique blend of cultural amenities and natural beauty. He states, "You have the mountains and the beach. That's what I think is so unique about Los Angeles that no one can fuck with" ([23:39]). Josh appreciates the city's access to culture, major hospitals, businesses, and diverse recreational activities, which he believes make it incomparable to other cities.

Ben Soffer concurs, recognizing the strengths of major cities but also acknowledging the downsides, such as limited exploration despite the abundance of options. He observes, "Like, in New York, in Los Angeles, in these major cities, we do have so many restaurants, so many shows, so much stuff to do, yet I go to the same four places" ([23:02]).

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The Allure of Waterfront Living

A significant portion of the discussion focuses on the benefits of living in a waterfront city. Josh Peck imagines an ideal city where residents can enjoy direct access to water-based activities, expressing frustration with current urban planning: "It's all water" ([32:26]).

Ben Soffer reminisces about his experiences in New York City, specifically the South Street Seaport, highlighting the limited but cherished waterfront amenities. He reminisces, "It's a little socialist haven on the FDA drive" ([32:53]), while also discussing the challenges posed by natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, which adversely affected residents in high-rise buildings.

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Family and Personal Life

The hosts transition to discussing their personal lives, focusing on parenting and family dynamics:

• Ben Soffer shares heartwarming updates about his wife overcoming picky eating habits, proudly announcing, "she's eating turkey sandwiches with mashed up avocado, one singular strip of lettuce. This is a breakthrough" ([14:37]).

• Josh Peck discusses his newborn, Meyer, detailing the process of choosing a name and monitoring his baby's growth: "We settle on Meijer finally. And I'm like, wow. Meyer Peck. This is such a fuck you to Hamas" ([36:00]). He humorously explains their method of tracking Meyer's weight and height using a baby scale and ChatGPT.

Notable Quote:

"He does have a strong suck. He'll have a great two weeks. He'll be right back on track. No problem."
— Josh Peck [38:20]

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Diet and Nutrition Tips

Both hosts offer insights into infant nutrition and healthy eating habits:

• Josh Peck emphasizes the importance of nutrient-dense foods for babies, mentioning chia seeds: "They're incredibly nutrient dense. They have a shitload of protein, a lot of fiber" ([16:41]).

• Ben Soffer suggests creative first foods for babies, such as mashed Japanese sweet potatoes, highlighting their nutritional benefits and delicious taste: "I've been thinking of making mashed Japanese sweet potato. How does that sound?" ([43:03]).

Notable Quote:

"It's kind of like a tapioca texture. It's like a bit of a boba when you have to get them."
— Ben Soffer [17:28]

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Technology and Society

A brief segment addresses the influence of artificial intelligence on society, specifically referencing Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok. The hosts express concern over AI's potential to propagate harmful content inadvertently:

• Ben Soffer questions the accountability of AI development, stating, "I always hate blaming the CEO of a company for something that happens in their AI" ([50:19]).

• Josh Peck reflects on the inherent risks of AI, noting, "The anti-Semitism is the oldest virus that exists" ([50:21]).

Notable Quote:

"How does the gathering of information work? Do you know, like, for training an AI bot, are those humans giving inputs and then AI taking those inputs, learning them and spitting them back out?"
— Ben Soffer [48:51]

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Closing Remarks

In the final segments, Josh Peck shares a personal anecdote about celebrating his son's successful transition to school camp with a homemade ice cream sundae. The discussion serves as a heartfelt conclusion, emphasizing the importance of family and small victories.

Notable Quote:

"This is what I do. I take the mint chip ice cream sandwich, put that in the bowl, Boom, fat boy, bang."
— Josh Peck [52:23]

The episode concludes with light-hearted banter and a reminder for listeners to rate and share the podcast.

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Conclusion

"We're Moving?!" offers a blend of personal stories, thoughtful discussions on urban living, and candid conversations about family and technology. Josh Peck and Ben Soffer provide listeners with relatable insights into the complexities of choosing a new home, managing family life, and navigating the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. Their engaging dialogue ensures that both regular listeners and newcomers find value and entertainment in this episode.

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Transcript

[Josh Peck]

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Olivia]

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

What are you nuts?

[Ben Soffer]

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

[Josh Peck]

They're not the great guys. We're just the good of the Good guys. Maurons, welcome back to the Good Guys podcast. I'm here with the head of P. Diddy's reentry team.

[Ben Soffer]

It's. I guess we're back on these introductions. I'm down. Okay? I'm down. I don't know what we're going to do with this Diddy guy, okay? I don't know, but I'm on his team, okay? I'm doing my best.

[Josh Peck]

That's all we need.

[Ben Soffer]

Doing my best. Ooh, what kind of poppy are you drinking that's a gorgeous can.

[Josh Peck]

Ginger lime Hun. Ginger lime.

[Ben Soffer]

You're so young, flirty, influencer. You're like so Gen Z Alix, Earl.

[Josh Peck]

Like, I don't even really know who Alex Earl is.

[Ben Soffer]

You're the it girl, Josh. You're the it girl.

[Josh Peck]

I wanted my whole life, I've never wanted to be a woman, no matter how high estrogen people might think I am and my gynecomastia. But I have always wanted to be the IT person.

[Ben Soffer]

Totally. I mean, who doesn't want to be it? I do want to say for a quick second, Poppy is a wonderful product.

[Josh Peck]

Really good.

[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

I don't think there's anything we wouldn't promote and that we would crush promoting. Olivia, not to put you on the spot. Give us something that would be impossible to promote and we'll promote it.

[Ben Soffer]

Especially because we used to do this forever. We always did this. And everybody said, stop talking about how much money you want to make with brands. And yeah, we stopped it for like, literally a year and a half. Okay, Right. So we're starting it up again. Okay, we're starting up again. Yeah. Name a brand.

[Josh Peck]

Something unsexy, something dangerous, something risky. I'm taking my shoes off and I'm getting comfy wumpy in my little cute little crisscross applesauce.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, my God, I love that your shoes are off because mine were off. And I was nervous that you were going to make fun of me, but now I'm going to let the dogs out to play.

[Josh Peck]

Yes. But I have socks and pants on. Like a grown up same socks. You have those little quarter socks on, by the way.

[Ben Soffer]

I have to. I have to.

[Josh Peck]

No, I get it.

[Ben Soffer]

The quarters are nice.

[Josh Peck]

I know. But you know what? I don't respect those little ped socks because I'm like, what are you, the.

[Ben Soffer]

No shows that go, like, under what, your toms?

[Josh Peck]

It's not okay for me.

[Ben Soffer]

No, look, it. It just. It is what it is. They're not. They're not for me. They're not for me. The TOMS also. TOMS are like $40. If they get smelly, throw them away. Get a new pair. You're wearing socks with Your toms, they're. That's a one of your nuts.

[Josh Peck]

Okay, Olivia, give us something impossible to promote. Milk of magnesia. No problem. Ben, you want to kick us off or. I'll get just.

[Ben Soffer]

Just first just give me a little bit on it and then I'm good with it. What is milk of magnesia do for you?

[Josh Peck]

It's a laxative.

[Ben Soffer]

It's a lack.

[Josh Peck]

It's a liquid laxative.

[Ben Soffer]

Could we not do this? Of course. This is easy, folks. Last night I was making a chili. I started off, of course, a beef based chili. I like it when it's nice and thick. Threw in a bunch of be. You let it really soak in be the side of rice. I like to put my chili on top of my rice. And then all of a sudden, holy crap, I'm constipated at the wazoo. My stomach is killing me. I call my beautiful co host and friend Josh. Josh. What do I do? I need milk of magnesia.

[Josh Peck]

We're PC. We're past constipation. Constipation is a thing of the past. No, no more. Should you be walking around, you're feeling gassy, your stomach is tight, you're so uncomfortable. We're done with that now. We've got mil of mag.

[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

It's. It's time to evacuate. You know what I'm saying? You have never had an exit quite like this. You are gonna feel like five to seven pounds lighter, thanks to the good guys. And by the way, the magnesia part, that stands for magnesium. Last time I heard, magnesium's fucking in.

[Ben Soffer]

You ready for this, Josh? Oh. Oh. Evacuate the bowels. Okay, that was easy.

[Josh Peck]

What, are you kidding me? They just re upped for 10 more spots.

[Ben Soffer]

What a layup.

[Josh Peck]

What do you got? You got another one? Olivia, this is. I mean, easy. Oh, yeah. What about, like, toe socks? Slash, like, toe shoes?

[Ben Soffer]

Do you have no friends? Are you. Are you looking to continue having no friends? Buy toe socks? Because your toes. I don't know what it would. Okay, now let's really think about this.

[Josh Peck]

Listen, your toes, first of all, have been imprisoned in these tight toe. But what do you what are you being bound? Even if this is healthy, you are going to be on your feet for the rest of your life. Unfortunately, we've evolved in a real funny way. We should be on all fours. I'm not going to yell at Darwin, okay? This is. My beef is not with Darwin. But you should feel comfortable allowing your toes to splay is the way we were supposed to walk around forever. You are going to be feeling the ground with every step. You're going to take lighter steps because you're not bound in by all this padding, all this misha goss, as the Jewish people say. You are going to feel one with the ground. You're going to be more centered in your work, more centered in your life. You're welcome.

[Ben Soffer]

And you're going to find that your toes actually have great utility. You know how we use our hands to write? We use our hands to sign. We use our hands to lift things. Well, now you can use your toes. Did you drop your water bottle on the floor? You can pick it up with your toes because your toes have been used and strengthened. I'm telling you folks, you gotta try toe socks.

[Josh Peck]

Wear a. To listen, as we know, 2025 is the year of Toa accoutrement. Okay? Toe rings are in. All right. Just ask mayor Mamdani. Toe rings are in.

[Ben Soffer]

You're telling me that you have a toe ring and you want to keep it under a sock? Why do you have it? Why do you have it? You have it to show it off. So get your toe socks. Get your toe shoes. Get your toe [e-mail] Goodguys, could you.

[Josh Peck]

Imagine a toe mood ring?

[Ben Soffer]

I love it. Wow. What is it? It only regulates the mood of your Regulate it only. It only regulates the mood of your toe. Yeah, like. Like if you stub. I stub my big toe all the time. So the mood of my big toe is definitely lower than my other toes, you know?

[Josh Peck]

Right.

[Ben Soffer]

I think I need to start wearing. This is a good segue. I think I need to start wearing shoes in my home because I am really hurting my toes. I'm stubbing them everywhere. Lately, the last six months, I've been stubbing nonstop.

[Josh Peck]

I think that you're a little distracted.

[Ben Soffer]

You think so?

[Josh Peck]

You forgot my kid's birth when.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, oh, oh, I thought you. Oh, I thought you meant. Oh, I thought you meant right now. I thought you meant right now. I'm like. You had another. That was quick. No, by the way, okay, this narrative. I apologized already, so now we're going in I had the original date, July 5, seared in my brain. Seared in. All of a sudden. All of a sudden, we're moving it up, and now I need to remember two days. Okay, I apologize. What do you want me to do? Lived. No, what do you want me to do?

[Josh Peck]

I'm not actually mad, but I am. I'm just thinking about the times that you have really gotten hot and heated about me questioning your memory, and I'm like. I feel like I have some good evidence.

[Ben Soffer]

No, you don't. You don't.

[Olivia]

But yes.

[Josh Peck]

So now.

[Ben Soffer]

So now I want to know. Okay, so I'm distracted.

[Josh Peck]

By the way, did you do this for the Pringle? Do you ever lick. Do you ever lick the seasoning off the. Oh, it's fun. Try it. I wish you had some.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, my God. Libby.

[Josh Peck]

You want to try? You want to try?

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, I'll do it. Yeah. That's my girl. That's right.

[Josh Peck]

Good guys for life.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, my God. If you're not watching on video for the first time, you're not missing anything. Josh is currently licking Pringles.

[Josh Peck]

I dropped some on the floor.

[Ben Soffer]

He's eating the Pringles from the floor. So what does a Pringle taste like when you just lick it? Is that sour cream in mine?

[Josh Peck]

How easy to live. I dig it. I dig it because it's like you still got the seasoning on the other side, but it's kind of like a little like. And maybe you don't eat the chip, and you just tell yourself you don't have an eating disorder. Exactly.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, my God. This is a.

[Josh Peck]

What?

[Ben Soffer]

This is. This is a what? Are you nuts? If I've ever seen. And obviously, Josh, if you haven't made a video of you doing this already, just licking the Pringles and putting them to the side, you must.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, that's not crazy. Did you ever do this as a kid?

[Ben Soffer]

Let me see. Of course. The duck lips.

[Josh Peck]

Wait, I messed it up.

[Ben Soffer]

You look fantastic. All I have to say, you're very savvy, Josh. You were hungry and you turned it into a game. Meanwhile, when I eat on the pod, I get shit because I don't turn it into a game.

[Josh Peck]

I don't think you ever eat on the Pod.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, I don't anymore, okay? I used to.

[Josh Peck]

I'm done eating on the pod.

[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

I know, I know.

[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Olivia]

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Josh Peck]

Yeah, we're suing you. And this is going to be entered as evidence. How is the Hamptons this far? Are you finding it relaxing or are you like, running around? You got the baby. It's fork of July. Are you feeling a bit famished?

[Ben Soffer]

So I've been smart about fork where I'm pre batching forks. So instead of what I did last year was just not sustainable. I was cooking a meal every day, recording it every day, putting it up every day. What am I, nuts? Like, that's not normal.

[Josh Peck]

Sure.

[Ben Soffer]

Versus now. I made three recipes on Saturday and I'll post those throughout the week. That's a far more reasonable way to do it. The Hamptons is wonderful. What I will say is that I need to just recenter my mind because me and you, we're cut from the same cloth. We're pretty add. We want to go. We want to do. We love a grocery store. We love going here, here, here, here, here. Wherever we can go, we're going to go. Right? And now it's more stay, stay, enjoy and be comfortable with the calm. So it's just a bit of a balance. But that's more of having a newborn than it is being in the Hamptons. The Hamptons is. Makes this staying significantly easier because you're in beautiful weather outside. It is wonderful and lovely. I actually have something crazy to report. My wife, who never ever, she's the pickiest eater. As you know, Josh, this summer I made her a cooked branzino. I told you about this yesterday.

[Josh Peck]

Sure.

[Ben Soffer]

She ate it. I didn't tell you that she ate it. She ate the branzino and she loved it. Also, Josh, for the first time, she's eating turkey sandwiches. The only Sandwich in her 30 years on this earth that she would eat is a peanut butter and jelly. And she is enjoying a turkey sandwich with mashed up avocado, one singular strip of lettuce. This is a breakthrough.

[Josh Peck]

Interesting. She would never do turkey and cheese, right?

[Ben Soffer]

She like, she would. She just like her palate interest. Her palate can't comprehend it yet. Like I'm telling you, it's the craziest thing that she wants to eat a turkey sandwich.

[Josh Peck]

God, a good turkey sandwich can really put me away. I mean, it's one of my favorite things.

[Ben Soffer]

Maybe it's the best. And I'm sorry, people, I've said this before, but I'll say it again. The only mustard that belongs in a turkey sandwich is yellow.

[Olivia]

Yellow mustard.

[Ben Soffer]

I disagree. I disagree. You like a stone ground or a Dijon? I love a yellow. I love a yellow. I just think the combo of yellow mustard and mayonnaise creates this velvety sensation that is truly top notch.

[Josh Peck]

It is good. It is good.

[Ben Soffer]

You. You prefer a stone ground or a Dijon?

[Josh Peck]

I'm. I'm down to clown with with any. I think like on most. I think mostly like Yellow mustard belongs on a hot dog.

[Ben Soffer]

It does.

[Josh Peck]

It goes great with a turkey sandwich. Totally works. And then. But in most cases, a Dijon or a stone ground is preferred. Although stone ground, sometimes those little mustard caviar morsels get a little invasive.

[Ben Soffer]

They do. And I don't know if you've ever bought mustard seed by itself, but, man, don't accidentally knock that over. You'll be picking those up for weeks.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, that's terrible. That's like spilling chia seeds. You got to sell your home.

[Ben Soffer]

You have to sell your home.

[Josh Peck]

If you spill a box of chia seeds, that's nuts.

[Ben Soffer]

Do you have loose chia seeds in your home?

[Josh Peck]

I have a bag of chia seeds. You can get them at Trader Joe's. They're great.

[Ben Soffer]

You do. You put them in like a protein shake in the morning or something?

[Josh Peck]

Oatmeal.

[Olivia]

Oatmeal.

[Ben Soffer]

And they help with your bowels. Is that the primary reason for a chia seed?

[Josh Peck]

They're incredibly nutrient dense. They have a shitload of protein, a lot of fiber.

[Ben Soffer]

Protein. That's interesting. I didn't know that.

[Josh Peck]

They're pretty high fat. But I think that's also just because they are so nutrient dense. But what's like the major thing. I love it in an oatmeal. Oh, put me away.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, chia seeds are yummy. I like anything that gives something a nice crunch. And it's a flavorless crunch. So you really just make whatever you're eating crunchy.

[Josh Peck]

I don't think chia is crunchy, actually. Maybe you're thinking of another Chia becomes rather glutinous, like almost like a boba when. Because you have to get them. I guess they're crunchy if you don't wet them. But the whole hack of chia seeds is you wet them and then they make like a chia pudding. Like they. It's kind of like a tapioca texture.

[Ben Soffer]

I had no idea. I've been eating dry seeds.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, you're machine. You never had a chia pudding. You have. We've talked about.

[Ben Soffer]

I pro. I've probably had a chia pudding. But if I've ever used a chia. Because I've probably bought some dry seeds before. I'll like throw them in a yogurt, but I'll throw them in dry. I sure know. Okay, so you gotta soak your seeds.

[Josh Peck]

Soak your seeds.

[Ben Soffer]

The more. The more you know. You gotta see. You gotta soak your seeds. Josh, what's on the menu tonight for dinner? That's what I want to know.

[Josh Peck]

Well, I do want to ask you about the branzino.

[Ben Soffer]

Okay. Come back, and then you should make it.

[Josh Peck]

Well, you told me how you make it. But let me ask you this, because as far as I know, branzino is mostly a myth. And if you are not getting it from the seas of the Mediterranean, and in fact, it's not a branzino, but it is a sea bass that has been renamed branzino because it's good marketing. Sure, I've heard that about. By the way, I've heard that about the Chilean sea bass. It indeed is not from Chile.

[Ben Soffer]

I. There is a lot out there. I don't know the specifics, but there is a lot out there on the marketing of fish. And what fish? What is it? What actually is your fish? Right. There's a lot out there on that. I do think that the place that I happen to get branzino from said citarella. If they're selling me fake branzino, then this is crazy. But regardless, she would still eat a thin, white fish. That's all you're looking for. Thin, flaky, white, fast cooks fast. Nothing thick, nothing big and thick. She would never eat that. So she likes a thin, white fish.

[Josh Peck]

And. But this. This sea bass, this. This branzino, tell me it's from the seas in the Mediterranean. Is this a conflict fish?

[Ben Soffer]

It could be a conflict fish. It could be or no. It is. It is. It's a conflict fish. It's from. It's from the seas of the Mediterranean. And it escaped. It escaped into my. Into my kitchen. Where are we moving? We haven't done this in a while. Where are we moving?

[Josh Peck]

There's nowhere to move.

[Ben Soffer]

I just disagree. Like, there are plenty of places to move. Let's think internationally. Where should we move? It doesn't have to be in the US I'd like it to be in the US but where should we move?

[Josh Peck]

But here's the thing, right? Like, okay, let's think of something real. Where are people moving in the U.S. like, I've been in Nashville and Austin. You're not going to. You're not tricking me.

[Ben Soffer]

People are moving to Nashville. People are moving to Austin.

[Josh Peck]

You've been to these places.

[Ben Soffer]

I have. People are moving to Dallas. People are moving to Miami. People are moving to Jacksonville. People are moving to Jacksonville, Florida.

[Josh Peck]

They are.

[Ben Soffer]

They are. They're moving there. Up and coming, especially by the beach.

[Josh Peck]

What are they. What are they in the mood for? A big lot.

[Ben Soffer]

They're in the mood for a cheap house. Josh, we're in a housing crisis.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, well, but that's not one particular state's fault, right? That's. That's just all over the country. Huh?

[Ben Soffer]

That's all. That's all over the country. Just the prices are simply too high. People seem to be moving to Oklahoma City. What are you nuts? Come on, it can't be that bad that you got to move to Oklahoma City.

[Josh Peck]

It's all nuts, babe. It's all nuts.

[Ben Soffer]

I would like to move. Why don't we move, like, a little bit more northeast together?

[Josh Peck]

Northeast?

[Ben Soffer]

Check up Maine. Maine. Yeah. Bugging Rhode Island. Rhode Island.

[Josh Peck]

Okay, where. Where in Rhode Island? Providence.

[Olivia]

No.

[Josh Peck]

Have you heard the Rhode island accent? It's wild.

[Ben Soffer]

You're so right. I would kill myself.

[Josh Peck]

It's one long Family Guy episode, you know?

[Ben Soffer]

I don't want it at all. What about Scottsdale? You want to move to Scottsdale together?

[Josh Peck]

Not even a little bit.

[Ben Soffer]

Okay, Arizona.

[Josh Peck]

It's all bad, man.

[Ben Soffer]

What about. Yeah. And then at all. We always end back on Montana. Sure, sure. Why not? I'll tell you why not. It costs 30, like, literally $30 million to have what you want in Montana. What you see is not what you get. You can't go there with a million bucks in a dream. He can't.

[Josh Peck]

So true. That's true.

[Ben Soffer]

Okay. All right. So we're staying.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah. I think you're stuck. And I think everywhere has, like, these places. I just don't want to be hoodwinked. And I also think it's hack because we've literally been yelled at for, like, what's it been, six years about how these. It's just. It's a mass exodus from Los Angeles and New York and Chicago and, like, the next big thing. And then the people move to these cities like Austin and Nashville, and then they gotta convince you, hey, keep it to yourself. Go. Go on that one street in Nashville. Go to those four good restaurants in Austin and eat, eat, eat. Enjoy your square footage, hun. Enjoy it. But you're not gonna convince me. I been. Not for me. It's not for me. It's like the first act of a movie where you're like, that was great. And then you go, there's only 40 minutes.

[Ben Soffer]

Where's the next part? The thing that I do always think about, though, is that in New York, in Los Angeles, in these major cities, we do have so many restaurants, so many shows, so much stuff to do, yet I go to the same four places.

[Josh Peck]

Sure.

[Ben Soffer]

So what really is the difference? Like. Like, yeah, there are only four Places to eat in Austin, but I only eat at four places in New York. I can just pretend that there are 4,000 places in Austin and only go to the four of them. But don't, don't, you know, like, where else do you go? You go to one beach.

[Josh Peck]

Well, I really, I'm such a pro l a person because I think uniquely about this city is Elon Musk says it's the most expensive weather on earth. And he's right. And it's worth every fucking penny in my opinion.

[Ben Soffer]

That's fair. That's fair. That's fair.

[Josh Peck]

So in general, the way that I don't ever check the weather ever is, you know, massive for your overall state of being. And then you have all the accoutrement of a major city, which is like art, crazy restaurants, you know, access to culture, access to just resource, you know, major hospitals, major business, you know, economy. And you have the mountains and the beach. That's what I think is so unique about Los Angeles that no one can fuck with. And it's just like not a coincidence that the two major greatest cities in California are closest to the biggest ports in our country. Right? Long beach and Newark are the biggest port cities there are. That's why so much industry comes through our cities. So no city will ever be able to compete, I don't think. Unless it turns into the last of us.

[Ben Soffer]

I think you're right. I do think that you're right.

[Olivia]

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Olivia]

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[Ben Soffer]

When was the last time, Josh, when was the last time that you went to. Or I should phrase it differently. Is there, like, anything new that you are actively going to now? I guess you go to new restaurant openings. I'm just like, thinking, like, I like at this point, all that I care about is food. This is not new news to anybody. But as long as I have a new restaurant somewhere to go and try, I am good. And I'm bringing this back to. I've been to Alabama. Josh, have you been to Alabama?

[Josh Peck]

No, but I believe it's great.

[Ben Soffer]

Alabama, specifically Birmingham had some of the greatest food I've ever eaten. I swear.

[Josh Peck]

I believe it.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, like, and they have a new, like, whatever. People love to throw around. James Beard this, James Beard that. Like, it's like an explosion of restaurants. Like, we should move there and then we can pop down to the Gulf Shores. We can get a beautiful. It's the same exact water. It's the same water as Naples. It's the left side of Florida goes to the Gulf. The same side. It's beautiful water. I'm just saying we could be very happy in Alabama.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah. No, I have no doubt that we could be happy. And you're right. Like, I go. I was in Savannah, Georgia. Like, I, I love. I love these places that aren't major cities. And I find all the charm and all the things and the people are really salt of the earth. I just don't like having the fight because I think it's a. I think it's a David and Goliath type thing. I'm like, I don't compare, right?

[Ben Soffer]

No, like, you, you can't compare.

[Josh Peck]

You take good, gorgeous Ruby on gorgeous walks through Central Park. I don't know if you ever go to the Met, but I know you don't live far from like, arguably the greatest museum he's been in the world.

[Ben Soffer]

He's been too way. In terms of raising a city, in raising a kid in New York City. The museums unparalleled.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, yeah, the museums. But it's going to be an entire. I think what's great is And I will say this. You don't have this as much, but I grew up with, like, certain New York City kids that, like, when I see them now, they never left the city. Like, not for. Not for a second. And, like, they're too New York. So what I would say is just like, what's great is even if you grew up in the greatest city in the world, it's like, leave for a little, you know?

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah.

[Josh Peck]

Wouldn't you say I left?

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah. I never left.

[Josh Peck]

But you don't have that affect. Like, you don't have, like. Like, what's good? Like, I'm from. I'm from New York. Like, nah, that's like, you're not fucking Andrew Schultz. No, no, no.

[Ben Soffer]

It's. It's not my personality, Right. I could have made it my personality if I wanted to, but it's not my personality. No, but what were we saying? Oh, we were talking about Alabama, and then I had. I had a thought. Oh, Austin. All these places like, Austin. Why do I want to go somewhere landlocked? Like, who convinced who that Austin was the next great city? Right? Like, why isn't. Why aren't these places that are beautiful and on the water, Like, I'll bring up the Gulf shores again. Why isn't the Gulf shores of Alabama the next big city? Why, like, if Charleston is a great city, like, people are always trying to find new places to. To boat and to eat on the water. And you mentioned, like, never having to check the weather. The weather is. Yeah, it gets a little hot, but it's. It's gorgeous. Like, why are we focused on these landlocked cities?

[Josh Peck]

Austin's hot, my G. Yeah, there's hot, and there's no.

[Ben Soffer]

And there's nowhere to cool down.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah. Except that, like, that river that runs down the middle of it, which is a little.

[Ben Soffer]

You know, I'm not familiar with it.

[Josh Peck]

But it's a city around a river, and that river is not cayote. It's brown, brown, brown, brown, brown.

[Ben Soffer]

Like the Hudson. I always say this. If New York could figure out how to turn the Hudson back into a legitimate port. Imagine that, Josh. We have fish, we have boats, we have waterfront restaurants there. There's literally one waterfront restaurant in all of Manhattan.

[Josh Peck]

What is one?

[Ben Soffer]

It was called the Water Club. It's like on the FDR drive in the 30s. It's not even, like, pretty. It's like, you're just not a thing.

[Josh Peck]

Right?

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah.

[Josh Peck]

One for you, Ben.

[Ben Soffer]

Thank you. Bing. One. One ever. I got my first point. Mark this date. I Got my first point, that it should.

[Josh Peck]

It should be a waterfront city.

[Ben Soffer]

Of course it should. It's all water.

[Josh Peck]

What the hell?

[Ben Soffer]

It's an island.

[Josh Peck]

Did you ever go to the South Street Seaport growing up?

[Ben Soffer]

All. All the time.

[Josh Peck]

That was fun.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah. It's far. It's far. Sure, you pop down. Nobody lives there. It's far. It's very far east, very far south. There are still, like, some restaurants there. Sure. But it's not the same. And Waterside Malibu Farm or like. Yeah, Waterside Plaza is there too.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah.

[Ben Soffer]

If you're trying to pick up a dime bag.

[Josh Peck]

Is Waterside the projects? I grew up there.

[Ben Soffer]

I grew up there too. We've spoken about this before. My friend also lived there, and I also grew up going there. And they have a bowling alley and they have a grocery store in there. It's honestly like a little socialist haven on the fda. Our drive.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah.

[Ben Soffer]

And I don't know if it's low income, but it's like. It's just like, a little yucky.

[Josh Peck]

Yeah, no, I. I had my bir. My 10th birthday party there at the pool.

[Ben Soffer]

Son.

[Josh Peck]

Don't laugh that hard, you jerk. I'm sorry.

[Ben Soffer]

You said it. You said it in such a way that made me laugh. That's awesome. It's not awesome.

[Josh Peck]

I felt bad about it.

[Ben Soffer]

No, you should feel great about it. What's wrong with the Waterside Plaza pool?

[Josh Peck]

It's good. Maybe. Maybe Mamdani just becomes mayor of Waterside and Roosevelt island because it already looks like communism.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, my God. You know, this is so niche. There are, like three people that are listening to the podcast the. No Waterside Plaza that said you should know it.

[Josh Peck]

Shout out. My boy Connor. I think he still lives there with his mom.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah. That's awesome. Good for Connor, man. Good for Connor. So waterside is like 60 stories high. And I remember, I think it was Hurricane Sandy. There was like a huge blackout. And my friend's dad, husky guy, like, probably 5, 8, 285 pounds. They lost all power. Lost all power. Him, my friend, his son, his wife, and their cat. They're like, come on, let's go. Like, we gotta go. He's like, down 33 flights of stairs. They're like, all right, we're leaving you. They walked down 33 flights. He stayed in a blackout for three days just so he didn't have to walk down the stairs.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, my God. That's. That's a Barbara Peck move.

[Ben Soffer]

Just because he didn't want to walk down that. He could. He didn't Want to walk down the stairs? He'd rather sit in a completely dark apartment for three days.

[Josh Peck]

My mom got stuck in a recliner once because the power went out and it was fully expended.

[Ben Soffer]

It's not good.

[Josh Peck]

She was like this, by the way.

[Ben Soffer]

That's by the way, in her defense. In Barb's defense, if I got stuck like that, I also wouldn't be able to get up. That's terrible.

[Josh Peck]

Josh. It's an emergency. I'm fully extended. I met 90 and there's no power. Can you imagine?

[Ben Soffer]

No, I can't imagine. I can't imagine. I can't imagine.

[Josh Peck]

Shout out.

[Ben Soffer]

Shout out. Tell me about Meyer. I need an update.

[Josh Peck]

Meyer is delicious. He's. He's a wonderful boy. You know what else I was thinking.

[Ben Soffer]

About the other day?

[Josh Peck]

And this is how nuts I am.

[Ben Soffer]

Tell me.

[Josh Peck]

So my wife and I were thinking about three names for Meyer because we basically have used up all our good boy names. So we had some good girl names in case it was a girl, but it wasn't. So we settle on Meijer. And the. The registration office is closing at Cedars the day after we had the baby. So we're, like, really feeling the pressure to just lock in the name, because, as you know, you have to do it at the office so that they can give you the temporary birth certificate and get it filed. So I'm walking there, and we've decided that it's going to be Meijer finally. And I'm like, wow. Meyer Peck. Meyer Peck. This is such a fuck you to Hamas. That's what I thought.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah. As you should.

[Josh Peck]

Another Jewish baby.

[Ben Soffer]

Unbelievably strong. Jewish name. Really good. Meyer Peck. It's fantastic. Meyer and Ruby, they're both, like, so, like, 1930s. Going to go work in the mines. Like, they're. They're just, like, strong boys.

[Josh Peck]

Ugh. Don't. Don't. You love.

[Ben Soffer]

Not to be that guy? But Ruby's really.

[Josh Peck]

He's.

[Ben Soffer]

He's growing, Josh.

[Josh Peck]

He's gorgeous. She sent me a picture the other day. He is vital.

[Ben Soffer]

He's a big. He's a big boy. BHBH. BH. 85th percentile in weight today. 85. Wow.

[Josh Peck]

You taking him to a doctor out in the Hamptons?

[Ben Soffer]

No, no. We weigh him and then we ask Chatgpt what it means.

[Josh Peck]

You have a baby scale?

[Ben Soffer]

No, no, I weigh him. I top on the scale. I weigh myself then. Are you both naked? Why doesn't this work?

[Josh Peck]

No, it totally works. I thought maybe you put him on the meat Scale while you're doing pork of July?

[Ben Soffer]

No, no, I hop on the scale. I'm disturbed at the number. I grab him, we both hop on the scale, and then we. Minus me plus him, minus me.

[Josh Peck]

Sure, that makes sense.

[Ben Soffer]

It's gorgeous. And then we say, hey, chatgpt, what percentile is this gorgeous human? And it spits it out.

[Josh Peck]

That's good. Meyer's low. Meyer needs to put on some weight. He's in the 15th percent.

[Ben Soffer]

Okay, but I'm just saying, Ruby was born in the 30s. It can happen quick.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, good. Good, good, good.

[Ben Soffer]

It can happen quick. All right. If he's got to put it on, just, I don't know, shove it down. What do you do? What do you do in that case? Is he not. He's eating.

[Josh Peck]

No, he's eating. He's just a little bit slower to, you know, he didn't figure out eating right away. Like, his swallowing was like a little. Like a little funny, but then.

[Ben Soffer]

But okay.

[Josh Peck]

Slowly but surely. But now he's, like, really calling for the bottle, and he's got a strong suck.

[Olivia]

Great.

[Ben Soffer]

So he'll have a. He'll have a great two weeks. He'll be right back on track. No problem. No problemo.

[Olivia]

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[Ben Soffer]

Did that sound like Dr. Applebee's is.

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[Ben Soffer]

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[Olivia]

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[Josh Peck]

Guyshero co. Goodguyshero co. What about Ruben's head size? What percentage?

[Ben Soffer]

It's nice. It's nice, it's juicy. I can actually look, I can tell you the last time it was like.

[Josh Peck]

Give me the good, I'll tell you mine too. We'll compare and contrast.

[Ben Soffer]

It was actually fairly normal.

[Josh Peck]

This is okay. At, at birth, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, 40th percentile. At 85 hours old, height 69th percentile. Weight, 17th percentile. Lost a little weight while in the hospital. Head circumference, 48th percentile. Then at five days old, height 63, weight 15%. Head circumference, 53. We are going up, up, up, my boy.

[Ben Soffer]

I can't find it, but everything that you said sounds pretty, pretty good, pretty in there. But he was like, he was very, like, average. The only thing remarkable now is the weight piece, but everything else is like very standard, very reveen.

[Josh Peck]

What will be his first food that you will let him try in?

[Ben Soffer]

Oh, I'm very.

[Josh Peck]

Make no mistake. In two, in two and a half months, he'll try.

[Ben Soffer]

I'm, I'm very, very excited to just like make cool food. Like, maybe we'll do like a nice mashed Japanese sweet potato. How does that sound? Is that a good first food?

[Josh Peck]

Yes. And as a World War II historian, you can say, you know, we forgave them.

[Ben Soffer]

We forgave them, the Japanese. We did. And now we enjoy their gorgeous purple sweet. I had a Japanese sweet potato the other day. Holy crap. This had to be my best bite of the week, honestly. Just like a light char. Oh, maybe there was a little honey. Maybe there's like a little honey or like a honey chili crisp or something. Holy smokes. Don't discount this vegetable, folks. If you have, you've been scared of it. You look in the grocery store, it's long. Like, what do I do with this thing? Slice it open, throw it in the oven and enjoy.

[Josh Peck]

It's gorgeous.

[Ben Soffer]

That I think is good. I'm not like, who really wants like a mashed peas or broccoli or. That's not delicious.

[Josh Peck]

We always do avocado.

[Ben Soffer]

Ooh, that's nice.

[Josh Peck]

Little mashed off.

[Ben Soffer]

That sounds delicious. That sounds delicious. Okay, so at three months, he starts having a little bit of food.

[Josh Peck]

Four months, they just kind of. And it's fun because they have no idea what's happening.

[Ben Soffer]

When do they drink water?

[Josh Peck]

I don't want to speak out of turn here, but before they're one, we would add a little bit of water to his formula.

[Ben Soffer]

Got it to.

[Josh Peck]

Or to breast milk, like, on, like, really hot days. Because you have to be very, very careful. They can have little to no water because it messes with the electrolytes in their body, and so it like their literal brain electricity. But, you know, in consultation with your pediatrician, there will come a time where you can give them a little water. And so we would, like, if he was having, you know, four or six ounces of formula, we'd put in, like, an ounce of water and. Yeah, keep a little hydrated.

[Ben Soffer]

It's just crazy. Do you ever think about that? That we go from zero water to so much water? Like, all we do is drink water. All I do is drink water. I drink so much water. Probably. Probably a hundred ounces a day of water I drink. Why, at least?

[Josh Peck]

Why?

[Ben Soffer]

I don't know. I just do. Like, I. I see a water bottle, I finish it.

[Olivia]

I'm.

[Ben Soffer]

I drink so much water.

[Josh Peck]

And is it because you've told yourself that's good?

[Ben Soffer]

Like, not even. Like, I think that at one point, yes. And now I'm just thirsty. Maybe I need, honestly, like, an element or something. Maybe my electrolytes are off right now. I'm just. I'm thirsty.

[Josh Peck]

You don't have any pre Ds, do you?

[Ben Soffer]

I don't. I don't, no.

[Josh Peck]

Because that'll give you kind of an insatiable thirst.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, no, I don't, but I'm. It's not insatiable. It's more like a. It's more like a dry mouth that I want to lubricate. It could also be podcasting and just, like, talking a lot makes you thirsty.

[Josh Peck]

Sure.

[Ben Soffer]

Like, I. I definitely drink a lot around these episodes, but I'm just a Fisher man.

[Josh Peck]

I got a small blad, and I am pish, pish, pishing. I'll ruin a road trip. You know, I just. I really have to be careful of my. Of my consumption. And I love, you know, me, I'm, you know, Peter, sparkling water over here, by the way. My kids loving sparkling water. And it kind of feels anti Semitic when my wife and her Family goes, they have such Jewish palates. Jewish boys in their sparkling water. And I'm like, okay, Heinrich, but. But I guess it's true.

[Ben Soffer]

Is sparkling water Jewish?

[Josh Peck]

I think it's not Jewish, but it's like, I'll have a seltzer, sure.

[Ben Soffer]

Seltzer, absolutely. Or a club soda. These are Jewish, no question. Yeah, but like a, like a Perrier.

[Josh Peck]

It's the same thing though. No?

[Ben Soffer]

It's the epitome of France.

[Josh Peck]

Should we get to a story?

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, let's hear one.

[Josh Peck]

I would love to talk about a story. Let's see, what do we got? What do we have going on here? Page six. Everything's in the news. Everything's going crazy. There's so much hot goss.

[Ben Soffer]

You see this? You see this Elon thing with his chatbot?

[Josh Peck]

No.

[Ben Soffer]

Google this. Okay, this is a good story and I don't know all the details. Google Elon Musk, anti Semitic chatbot. Ok, I think this happened like an hour ago.

[Josh Peck]

Grok made anti Semitic posts.

[Ben Soffer]

Yes.

[Josh Peck]

The AI chatbot Grok, which is produced by Elon Musk's xai, wrote numerous anti Semitic social media posts Tuesday after the artificial intelligence company released a revamped version of it. Over. The posts range from alleging patterns about Jewish people to praising Hitler. Yikes.

[Ben Soffer]

Isn't that weird? And by the way, this is not me saying that just because Elon Musk has his name on it that I think he's an anti Semite. I thought that this was just interesting and the power of AI and how dangerous it is. Like, I use ChatGPT, Josh for everything. I love it. But if it started to give me, like, I guess I could start feeding you propaganda.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, only 100%.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah, it's pretty scary. Like maybe somebody. Because it's still humans, humans are still controlling what goes into AI. I don't really know how it works. Like, is there somebody there who maybe was a little anti Semitic that influenced that? Like, how does that work? How does the gathering of information work? Do you know, like, like for training an AI bot, are those humans giving inputs and then AI taking those inputs, learning them and spitting them back out? And if that's the case, somebody needed to have taught the AI chatbot about Hitler.

[Josh Peck]

Well, it's the old anti Semitism is the oldest virus that exists. So I would imagine anything scrubbing the Internet sure would take in enough anti Semitic influence that it could make the leap to believe that this is so common that maybe there's some version of it. But I will say, like, I, you Know and tell me what you think. I don't know. I don't know the answer, but I know, like, there is this famous New Yorker article called the World According to Elon Musk's grandfather. What happened to anti Semitic rants before social media that like, I think in Elon's life there was a big influence of anti Semitism coming from the grandfather, from his father, who famously, he had a horrible. Was an abusive, horrible guy. And then Elon got in trouble for spouting some anti Semitic bullshit. That, that was when Ben Shapiro and the rest of the people got on him. And to his credit, he did a pretty big reversal, mea culpa, and went to Israel and like, you know, educated himself. But I think when these things like the salute, like Grok, you know, having a bit of a moment, it's like, it's not out of nowhere, like there is some evidence to suggest there could have been some influence.

[Ben Soffer]

Could be.

[Josh Peck]

Could you think?

[Ben Soffer]

No. I don't know. I always, I always hate blaming like the CEO of a company for something that happens in their AI. Like he has a thousand million engineers that work for X and like a million people that work. I'm not saying that you can't do look at the wealth of information in front of you and then say, oh, maybe it was because he has anti Semitic leanings, but he owns. It's a, it's a billion dollar company. Right. Like, it's not like every single AI input is run by him. It's not like Elon's personal opinions. It's the chats. Right, But I hear the other things that you're saying, so it's possible because didn't.

[Josh Peck]

Like, I remember Grok spouted something the other day and he like publicly said like, oh, this is no good. Like, you're getting updated. Right? So like when he says something like that, clearly there's some knobs that can be turned to have it lean or have a proximity for something. It's not its own sentient thing.

[Ben Soffer]

Yeah. So let's see, let's see what he says about Grok and we'll talk about it the next time. Seriously, like, if he doesn't, if he's done that before, then he needs to come out and say, oh, Grok missed the mark here. Like, I'm. I'm not a big fan of Hitler.

[Josh Peck]

What's Grok reading? My journal? No.

[Ben Soffer]

Sonny.

[Josh Peck]

Oh, man. I do have to say one quick thing before we get to our. What are you nuts? My best spite of the week is you know, I'm a fat boy ice cream sandwich guy. You know this about me? Yes.

[Ben Soffer]

Delicious. Yes.

[Josh Peck]

A frickin America's best ice cream sandwich. America's ice cream sandwich. What can I say? So good, so delish. So you know, I've been working with them so they sent me a bunch and they've got like standard ice cream sandwich, great. But then they have like a mint chip one, they have a cookies and cream one. They have a strawberry confetti ice cream deliciousness. And I said one day I was like, the wheels are off. I said an ice cream sandwich by itself, fabulous. But I want to, I'm gonna level it up. You want to hear what I made?

[Ben Soffer]

Tell me.

[Josh Peck]

I take a mint chip ice cream sandwich. My son Shai has started school camp. But it's a camp held at his school that he'll start in September and it's so beautiful. And you'll have this with Ruben. Like it's not that they hate school, they hate the idea of goodbye. And so you know at drop off it'll break your fricking heart. Cause they just cry, cry, cry. And the teacher will assure you. And this happened with Max for a couple weeks where the teacher was like, listen, I can't have a miserable kid in my class for the next six hours. It'll, you know, if he's sobbing for six hours, it's not going to work. So trust me, let me have him, he will be happy in 10 minutes and I'll send you a picture. And if he's not, I'm going to have you pick him up because like it doesn't work. Yeah, like you're not a bad guy for leaving your kid here. Every kid has a tough transition into school, especially at 2 or 3. So anyway, that's what happened with Shai. The teacher would send me a picture 10 minutes after drop off. He couldn't be happier running around the playground. So I got all these things for a ice cream sundae bar. So Friday after school I said, I'm so proud of you, let's celebrate, let's make ice cream Sundays. And he couldn't have been happier. So over the weekend I remember I got a little hot fudge, got a little marshmallow, so I went, I, I got the fluff. So this is what I do. This is what I do, Benjamin. I take the mint chip ice cream sandwich, put that in the bowl, Boom, fat boy, bang. Then I heat up the hot fudge, I heat up the fluff and I heat up peanut butter.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh my God.

[Josh Peck]

I microwave it, Ben.

[Ben Soffer]

Oh my God.

[Josh Peck]

What am I, an asshole? I get it. And I drizzle. I do a triple drizzle over it. Then I hit a little whipped cream, some sprinkles. Would have liked a roasted peanut. Didn't have it. I'm making an ice cream sun Sunday with a fat boy. Beyond.

[Ben Soffer]

Wow.

[Josh Peck]

Sick.

[Ben Soffer]

Holy smokes, sick. Honestly, I gotta go out and buy a container of fluff. I forgot about fluff. Yeah, fluff is fantastic. All of that. That sounds unbelievable.

[Josh Peck]

Fluff yourself.

[Ben Soffer]

Tippy, top notch.

[Josh Peck]

Be your own fluffer.

[Ben Soffer]

I will. I'm in.

[Josh Peck]

Do you have a Woody Nuts?

[Ben Soffer]

I do. And our what are you nuts folks is our gripes with people, places and things. You're looking across the street, woman is wearing no shoes. You're like, what are you nuts, lady? Put on some shoes. My what are you nuts is. I mentioned this to you, Josh, this doona. Now let me qualify and say the doona is a wonderful. If you're a parent, it's a lifesaver. You use it as a car seat. It then becomes a stroller. It's absolutely fantastic. That said, maybe the what do you announce is on me, Josh. I took this doona to the beach, okay. I like using the doona because beautiful ruby can sit under. It's basically a built in umbrella. I was. You're carrying this thing though through the beach? My God, you talk about. I have trouble walking in the sand without holding a 20 pound, 30 pound, 40 pound duna. This thing weighs a ton. I was out of breath. I thought I was gonna drop him. Just a complete woody. Enough to make these things lighter. It's too heavy.

[Josh Peck]

Completely. Could not agree more. My Woody Nuts is. My wife is a vegan lover. She's a perfect person. That is a bit of a woody and nuts.

[Ben Soffer]

But she.

[Josh Peck]

She cooks breakfast for my kids sometimes. Usually I'm on breakfast duty, but sometimes she does it too. And she's an amazing attentive mother and she feeds them everything. When I tell you this woman cooks a scrambled egg so fucking hard. You have never seen an egg this hard. What are you nuts? Bates soft scramble. Could this be any harder? Like you're browning the scrambled eggs. You cannot brown a scrambled egg. Beans. What are you nuts?

[Ben Soffer]

Honestly, it's like my sister in law, Jackie, she's always so petrified that like a chicken meatball isn't going to be completely cooked through that they end up just so they're cooked through. All right.

[Josh Peck]

I bet I'll use it to throw.

[Ben Soffer]

To your head, but you won't get salmonella. No. She's actually a fantastic cook. It's fantastic cook. Shout out. She made a homemade tomato sauce last night. If you're looking just to spice up up, Josh, spice up your routine. Don't go for the RAO's, don't go for the carbon. Go for a tomato, some onion, some oregano, a pinch of sugar, salt, pepper. Blend. Put it in the in a pan, blend it and it makes a beautiful thick sauce.

[Josh Peck]

Now when you say blend, you mean with like a hand blender or in.

[Ben Soffer]

A Vitamix immersion blender or throw it in a Vitamix. After, be a char, everything, a little garlic, a little oil and then you throw it in. It becomes smooth. It's just like tomato sauce. To better. Some basil. Some basil. It is fabulous. It is fabulous. You know what else is fabulous, Josh? This show give us five stars. Otherwise, what are you, nuts? Listen to us. Wherever you get your podcasts, watch us on YouTube, share our clips on Instagram and TikTok Mondays and Thursdays, folks. We will see next time.

[Olivia]

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