Pete Zias Disobeys Bridger

Summary

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Podcast Summary: I Said No Gifts! – "Pete Zias Disobeys Bridger"

Podcast: I Said No Gifts!
Host: Bridger Winegar
Guest: Pete Zias
Release Date: August 21, 2025
Network: Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

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Episode Overview

This episode of I Said No Gifts! features Bridger welcoming the hilariously sharp Pete Zias, known for his Instagram presence and love of all things kitsch, tabloids, and odd pop culture trends. As per tradition, Pete disregards Bridger’s only request of “no gifts,” leading to delightful banter about gifts, collectibles, and life’s ridiculousness. The episode weaves through the latest personal dramas (including a crime wave concerning collectible toys), nostalgia for tabloid culture, and a mutual appreciation of life’s bizarre moments.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Labubu Crime Wave and Collectible Craze

• Theft Story: Pete shares his recent ordeal where his beloved Labubu—a popular collectible toy—was stolen at a grocery store in LA (05:18–07:54).
  • “I was a victim of a Labubu crime, a kidnapping.” – Pete (05:25)
  • He recounts the distraction and probable culprit: “There was a guy that asked me if I could pick a basket up off the ground...They distract you. That’s what I do when I steal.” (06:44)
• Community Reaction: After posting about it, Pete was flooded with support and even received six new Labubus from fitness instructor Isaac Boots. Now he’s “the luckiest girl this summer” (07:54, 52:11).
• Authenticity and Counterfeits: The duo compares Labubu and its knockoff, Lefoufu, including design flaws, value, and status within “the cool crowd” (09:14–12:12).
  • “Now you're counting its teeth...the real Labubu’s teeth are nine...This is not real. This is not real. It’s insulting to both of us.” – Pete (10:44)

2. Tabloid Obsession: National Enquirer & More

• Tabloid Hunting: Pete reveals his dedication to reading tabloids, especially National Enquirer, since childhood (12:12–17:48).
  • “They're harder and harder to find. It's like $300 a year for subscription.” – Pete (12:50)
• Tabloid Quality: The nuanced differences between gossip rags—Enquirer, Globe, Star, Us Weekly—are dissected (14:43–15:15).
• Favorite Storytelling: Bridger admires Pete reading tabloids aloud, considering it a “favorite piece of audio” (17:26).
• Archival Collection: Pete unearthed a trove of old issues from the late 1980s, further displaying his commitment to pop-cultural ephemera (17:35–18:08).
• Enquirer’s Blurred Truths: Both agree many stories mix fiction with “a kernel of truth” (19:03–19:19).

3. TV Habits & Obscure Cultural Consumption

• Viewing Routine: Pete primarily watches Inside Edition and live TV, shunning prestige, buzzier series in favor of kitsch and sensational journalism (20:44–21:38).
• Local Ads, Vivica A. Fox, and Car Shield: Pete is obsessed with a local Vivica A. Fox ad campaign, not caring what Car Shield is—he’s mesmerized by Vivica’s “performance” (22:03–22:47).
• Collectibles & Gifts: A discussion ensues about collectible dolls—Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana, Meghan Markle—and needing a display case as grand as Sally Struthers’ (24:00–24:37).

4. Mail-Order Disappointments & Scam Products

• Both recount childhood experiences with mail-order items (like Sea Monkeys) that never lived up to their expectations (25:08–26:11).
  • “They just turn into tiny, little algae...My mom flushed them down the toilet.” – Pete (25:19)

5. Gift Reveal: Pete’s Contribution

• Pete brings a gift to Bridger—a pocket magnifying glass—honoring his love of investigation and mystery (32:18–33:02).
  • “I got you a magnifying glass so you can help me find my missing Labubu. I need more detectives on the case.” – Pete (32:18)
• Pete has a collection of four, using them practically in restaurants and, tongue-in-cheek, for Hollywood crimes (32:43–33:30).
• “I went to Chicago with that magnifying glass. That's where it happened, right?” [on Jussie Smollett] – Pete (33:45)

6. Favorite Scams, Frauds, and Notorious Personalities

• The “Big Three” Frauds: Jussie Smollett, Rachel Dolezal, and Sherri Papini are celebrated as icons of elaborate personal mythologies (41:02–41:12).
  • Pete: “I like people that are committed to their character. That's why I wasn't happy with Jussie Smollett. Cause he didn't do a very good job of...making me believe.” (37:53)
• True Crime and Notorious Women: Pete and Bridger delight in discussing recent and historic frauds, dramatizations, and why these figures are compelling (37:36–40:34).
• Pete’s favorite Enquirer story: an otter that repeatedly bit a woman on the butt—illustrating tabloid absurdity (42:00–42:51).

7. Wild Animals and Urban Dangers

• Florida wildlife (“crocodiles ringing doorbells”), LA’s mountain lions and coyotes, and raccoon/human encounters are traded as stories (43:30–47:51).
• “I have relatives in Florida, and I'll never see them ever again.” – Pete (44:49)
• Pete remains cautious around city wildlife, skeptical of those who feed squirrels (48:21–48:34).

8. Unconventional Game of “Gift or a Curse”

• Bridger runs a lightning round judging if modern phenomena are gifts or curses, e.g.:
  • Using wedding photos to celebrate others online (curse/gift debate, 54:55)
  • Name-dropping celebrities by last name (56:00)
  • Uber driver playing games while driving (57:05)
• Pete’s answers are mostly “incorrect” per Bridger’s playful adjudication, leading to comic exchanges about social etiquette.

9. Listener Advice Segment

• Listener Nicole writes in, overwhelmed by her partner’s extravagant gifting habits. Pete’s solution: demand a “black Labubu” or end the relationship (67:23–68:42).
  • “Ask her for a black Labubu. If she can't get you that, end this relationship.” – Pete (67:29)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On LA’s Cultural Decline:
  “Hollywood’s crumbling. My Labubu was stolen at that trash Vons...Magazines, you can’t find. Magazine stands are closing.” – Pete (13:58)
• On Collectibles Hierarchies:
  “We don’t hang out with people that have Lefufus, only people that have Labubus.” – Pete (12:07)
• On Living in Florida:
  “There could be one [crocodile] in your pool...That’s why I have relatives in Florida, and I’ll never see them ever again.” – Pete (44:29, 44:49)
• On Gift Giving Philosophy:
  “When you show up at somebody’s home, you gift them something.” – Pete (28:14)
• On the Magnifying Glass:
  "Just use it to solve the crimes in your life or other crimes in peoples' lives...maybe help me find my green Labubu." – Pete (51:53)
• On Munchausen by Proxy:
  “Munchausen by proxy sounds like a signature scent. By Calvin Klein. Munchausen by proxy.” – Pete (51:31)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [05:18] – Pete's Labubu theft story
• [09:14–12:12] – Labubu vs. Lefoufu debate
• [12:32–18:08] – National Enquirer obsession, hunting for tabloids
• [20:44–21:38] – Pete's TV watching habits (Inside Edition)
• [22:03–22:47] – Local commercials and Vivica A. Fox
• [25:08–26:11] – Childhood scams: Sea Monkeys
• [32:18–33:02] – Magnifying glass gift reveal
• [37:36–41:12] – Sherri Papini and the Fraud Big Three
• [41:02] – The Big Three frauds
• [42:00–42:51] – Pete’s favorite Enquirer otter story
• [54:55–58:09] – “Gift or a Curse” game
• [67:23–68:42] – Listener advice: Labubu or bust

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Tone & Style

The episode crackles with humor, absurdity, and a warm camaraderie. Pete’s self-deprecation and pop-culture fixations blend with Bridger’s dry wit and playful formality. The discussion is rapid, irreverent, and delightfully tangential—much like if a National Enquirer headline came to life in podcast form.

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For Those Who Haven't Listened

You’ll leave the episode with a newfound respect for the world of minor collectibles, a nostalgic pang for the heyday of supermarket tabloids, and a strong recommendation to obtain a magnifying glass (for culinary and investigative purposes). Pete Zias brings unfiltered joy, and the uniquely specific world he and Bridger create will stay with you long after you’ve finished listening.

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Follow & More:

• See photos of the gifts on Instagram @I Said No Gifts.
• Follow Pete on Instagram for more tabloidy joy and details on Messy White Gays, his upcoming off-Broadway play.

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Transcript

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When I invited you here, I thought I made myself perfectly clear. When you're a guest in, you gotta come to me empty handed. I said no. Guess your presence is present enough. And I already had too much stuff, so how do you dare disobey me.

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[A]

Well, thank you for having me.

[C]

Oh, I'm so happy. I have obviously learned of you through Instagram because you're the only good thing left on the service.

[A]

Oh, well, thank you.

[C]

And recently, you've. You've had a Labubu situation.

[A]

Yeah, I have. I was a victim of a Le Booboo crime, a kidnapping.

[C]

What happened? You. You got one.

[A]

A few weeks ago, I was gifted one.

[C]

Okay. By a Friend?

[A]

Well, because I was getting sucked in by the whole Le Booboo craze. Talking about it and filming the segments on television, off my television. And I was like a friend of a friend, and they sent me the labubu, and I was so excited. They wanted me to do an unboxing of it on Instagram Live. So I did. Three days later, I go to Vaughn's, the one across the street from the Vista Theater.

[C]

Oh, yeah, of course. I know that Vons very well.

[A]

It used to be nice. Now it's unhinged.

[C]

I know where the bathroom is and everything.

[A]

Well, did you see a labubu in there? A green Labubu? I went there for 4th of July to get fried chicken to take over my friend Drew's house for a little, you know, Fourth of July affair.

[C]

Right.

[A]

I'm waiting in line. I get out of line. I go to Starbucks, and I look down, It's Starbucks that's inside the Ponds. And my labubu's gone off my bag. And just the little key is still stuck on there.

[C]

And you didn't feel the tug or anything?

[A]

No. But there was a guy. There was a guy that asked me if I could pick a basket up off the ground.

[C]

You're kidding.

[A]

And I think it was. You know, I think it was him because he wasn't in line. He sort of. Sort of cut in line. Oh, my. Because that's how people when they steal. They distract.

[C]

They distract you.

[A]

That's what I do when I steal.

[C]

Me too.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

I ask somebody for directions on their phone, and then I'm looking at it, and then I'm running off. That kind of thing.

[A]

Pickpocket, though.

[C]

Wow. So you bent over. He just snatched it off and was gone.

[A]

Mm.

[B]

Wow.

[C]

That's crazy to actually have seen your. The perpetrator.

[A]

Yeah. His name was Marc Jacobs. The designer. Cause Marc Jacobs has been seen carrying lots of.

[C]

He has so many laboufa.

[A]

And then he also has very long fingernails, fake fingernails. So it's perfect for, like, cutting off lububus from your purse. So he's a suspect.

[C]

But then. And it was kind of tragic because it was such an incredible thing for in your life. It was there, and now it's gone. But now you've gotten how many new ones?

[A]

Well, because of that, I made a video. I was distraught in the Vaughn's parking lot. And a group fitness instructor named Isaac Boots, he does, like, Kelly Ripa and the East Coast. He sent me a box of six. That's incredible. Cause I have six Labubus. I mean, I have them everywhere now.

[C]

Do you wear them out?

[A]

I wear them out. I wear two at a time.

[C]

Are you nervous when you're wearing them now?

[A]

Now, I don't put them on my bag. Cause it was on my purse.

[C]

Right.

[A]

Now I wear them on the loop of my belt of my pants.

[C]

Somebody would have to be pretty bold to just snatch me there.

[A]

Well, now I want them to touch me there. I'm desperate for someone to come towards the wall.

[C]

Yeah. It's an invitation.

[A]

Yes. Yeah. No, I wear, like, two at a time.

[C]

Okay. And you're just rotating throughout. Have you ever gotten into a fan like this before, or is this a new thing?

[A]

Oh, I always get into all the hippest, trendiest new things.

[B]

Of course.

[C]

You're on top of it all.

[A]

Well, that's why I wanted to have one. I mean, I want to be a part of the craze. You know, I'm 19. I'm. Whatever I am.

[C]

You're caught up in the college craze.

[A]

Teenager. I want to be like, you know, I want everyone to be jealous of me this summer. And they are. And they are.

[C]

I'm jealous of you. I got that, like, a couple of episodes ago. Danielle Schneider brought that. It's Lefou Fou. I don't know if you're familiar with Lefou Foos.

[A]

I am. I'm gonna steal it.

[C]

I would love for you to steal this. I was not aware of anything about them, essentially, until you started talking about them. That's fine that you're just knocking the set.

[A]

There's a lot of energy with those Leboos and Lefifus. They caused a lot of, like, askew ness, of course.

[C]

Of course. Yeah. I didn't know anything about them. And now they're everywhere.

[A]

They're everywhere. The guy who invented them is, like, a billionaire.

[C]

Is there like, there's a one man who invented them?

[A]

I. I believe so. He's a Chinese billionaire now. Wow. Yeah.

[C]

And then he just got in touch with whoever this brand is. It's popmart.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

And then I wonder how they. Do you have any idea how they initially took off, or was it just suddenly everywhere?

[A]

I don't know how they initially took off, because I just think, you know, when you get them, you don't know what you're getting.

[C]

Right.

[A]

So I think people are like, oh, I have this one, but I need this. I have all of them. Almost all of them. Every color, but I want this one. So they're like, that's why Someone stole mine. I got a lot of messages from people saying, mine was stolen, too. Mine was stolen, too. It's a crime ring because, you know.

[C]

It'S a crime wave.

[A]

It's a crime wave. People want these labubus. And then someone tried to act like they were gonna be really nice to me and give me one, and I found out later it was a lefoufu.

[C]

Somebody gave you a lefufu?

[A]

They almost. They didn't, but they were. I got out of the situation in time.

[C]

How did you determine it was a lefu?

[A]

Somebody told me.

[C]

Somebody else stepped in to help you.

[A]

Yeah. Because they gifted that person a lefufu.

[C]

Okay. Would you have been able to tell that was a lefufu?

[A]

Yeah, because their heads, the real La Booboo's heads don't turn, which to me.

[C]

Feels like a flaw in the product.

[A]

Exactly. You would want one with a head turned.

[C]

Yeah. That can really do it all. Wow. I didn't realize that they. Now you're counting its teeth.

[A]

Well, because they say the real labubu's teeth are nine.

[C]

And how many's on that?

[A]

10.

[C]

Wow.

[A]

This is not real. This is not real. It's insulting to both of us.

[C]

It's interesting that they go that far to counterfeit it, but they don't get a few minor details that would probably be. It would probably be cheaper for its head to not move.

[A]

Exactly.

[C]

And just take one tooth off. So they're going the extra mile.

[A]

It doesn't make any sense that the lefoufou is actually better made than the Le Booboo.

[C]

Right, Right. But I guess that's. They're the same cost. And you kind of don't know because Danielle, who gave it to me, she just bought it thinking it was a Labubu.

[A]

Ah. She was swindled.

[C]

But then the package is exactly like a Labubu. Everything about it is like a Labubu. You open it like a bag of potato chips, you know, which is so satisfying.

[A]

I have trouble opening up that. Those bags.

[C]

Well. Oh, I wonder if the. Now, this is interesting, because I've only ever opened a lefoufu bag, so it might have been easier.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Because it just kind of popped open like a bag of Doritos.

[A]

La Boobers are very difficult.

[C]

Yeah. It seems like you have to, like. There's, like, a little tab.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. And I always forget about that. I always try to just pull it, and you can't really pull it open.

[C]

I feel like that's another flaw in the product.

[A]

That's What I'm saying, maybe a Lefoufu is the way to go.

[C]

Yeah, but they cost the same.

[A]

But it's not the same. Like, it's not the same hipness. You know, all the cool kids like me.

[C]

Right. The rest of your college friends are, you know.

[A]

And we don't hang out with people that have lafufus. We only hang out with people that have la booboos.

[C]

So something I've been wanting to ask you is if you subscribe to National Enquirer because you read this is something that I adore about you. And I immediately was like this person. How have I. Why have they not always been part of my entertainment life? Because I love tabloids. And you read tabloids weekly. Do you subscribe?

[A]

Well, I read them sort of bi weekly because I don't subscribe to them, unfortunately, I think I'm gonna have to because they're harder and harder to find. It's like $300 a year for subscription. That's crazy to me because they're like $6. I wasn't saying an episode, an issue.

[C]

No, it's an episode.

[A]

Oh, it's definitely an episode. And yeah, they're expensive because they come out weekly. They're like $6.

[C]

$6.

[A]

I used to have a subscription to them in college, which is why I'm in college now. But, yeah, I used to have a subscription to them in college, but I showcase. I probably am going to have to because sometimes when I want to, like, buy them, I can't find them.

[C]

Right.

[A]

The grocery stores are very difficult to find. What's weird, it's in Los Angeles, they're hard to find at grocery stores, but in Pittsburgh, where my parents live, they're very easy to find in grocery stores.

[C]

They're a hot item.

[A]

Yeah, I feel like that's. The target audience is more of like Pittsburgh town, like a. More of a medium sized city.

[C]

Right. People who. Yeah, I wonder what exactly that. I mean, because you and I would buy them.

[A]

Exactly. Yeah. I have no trouble finding them here, finding them there. But here it's like I have to drive from grocery to store to grocery store. Last week I couldn't find them. Then there's a magazine stand in Larchmont Village, but that one that's under threat of being closed.

[C]

It's getting smaller and smaller.

[A]

I'm scared.

[C]

And the Rite Aid next to it closed down.

[A]

Yeah, I mean, this. This world's crumb. Hollywood's crumbling. Hollywood's crumbling. My laboo was stolen at that trash. Vaughn's trash. Not In a good way. Magazines you can't. Tablets you can't find. Magazines. Stands are closing.

[C]

This is what I'll also say about. Well, first of all, I never buy them. I just, and this is maybe a weird quality about me. I'll just go to the store and just stand at the end of the line and page through them because I'm not going to buy them. I'm not spending $6. I'm not subscribing. Especially now that I know that it's $300. That's more than like HBO. No, I know it's crazy, but I'll just stand there. But they're getting. Yeah, frequently they don't have them. And now I'm starting to see Us Weekly and People. The headlines are not as good.

[A]

No, I mean those are my least favorite, you know, the tabloid ask. I prefer the well written, crazy written Globe and Inquirer.

[C]

The Mirror.

[A]

Yes. Well, the Star used to be like Star magazine used to have like.

[C]

Oh, I love Star magazine used to.

[A]

Be more like, like the Inquiring Globe, you know, like the way it was put together. Right now it's more of a glossy magazine like us. I don't like it as much.

[C]

Right. It's small, it's petite.

[A]

Yeah, it's Hollywood. It's small, it's petite, it's Hollywood.

[C]

But yeah, I feel like all I ever see now is their headlines like their Private World and Private Hell.

[A]

Private World, Private Hell. They also love to have like sad last days, which is like anybody in Hollywood. Honey, it's always anybody's. Throw a rock. Throw Labubu, honey, it's anybody's sad last days. It's actually probably Labubu's sad last days.

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[A]

Oh, the way they're written are crazy. Also the way that like, the stories are written are so crazy. I mean, I love it.

[C]

Listening to you read them aloud is maybe my favorite thing. Piece of audio.

[A]

Thank you.

[C]

But you've been reading them since college.

[A]

Well, even younger than that.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

Yes. I mean I have. I found in my parents storage unit. I didn't even know that my parents kept them all. Like a couple of summers ago I found a box of them dating back to 1989.

[C]

Oh my God. Bring them back with you?

[A]

Huh? What?

[C]

Did you bring them back with you?

[A]

I did and then I brought them back because. Yeah, so I have a lot of them.

[C]

You should start reading those.

[A]

I do, Yeah. I sometimes do read those aloud. Yeah.

[C]

Oh, I'm so jealous because I'll go on ebay on occasion and it's expensive to buy a few of them.

[A]

I know. Somebody in my family's a hoarder and it's not me because we also have a lot of People magazines and Entertainment Weekly.

[C]

Okay. And Entertainment Weekly is not fun.

[A]

No, no, no. But People Mag magazine has some good.

[C]

The further back you get. Oh my God, there's some really good covers. Oh, wow. I'm so jealous. But yeah, I'm curious what will. What'll be in this week? I was looking at Target last night and I feel like it was a Biden senior abuse story on the front of National Enquiry.

[A]

Oh, yeah, they like that. They like that one.

[C]

That one's. I'm a little tired.

[A]

I'm tired of that one too. Sometimes they like that same story will leave and it'll come back around again, even though it's not a new story.

[C]

I tried to sell a story to the Inquirer in college.

[A]

You did?

[C]

And they didn't buy it. They weirdly wanted a lot of information. I didn't expect them to really care.

[A]

Oh, they do care.

[C]

They really go up for some type of sources and I had none.

[A]

Well, the thing about them is, is that sometimes there is some sort of like, truth mixed in with the, like, craziness.

[C]

I really do think that there's always a kernel of truth to an Inquirer's story.

[A]

Yeah, it's true. Especially more back.

[C]

Right. Yeah. It feels like they're probably spiraling a little out of control.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[C]

Were you ever a Weekly World News reader?

[A]

Oh, yeah, with like the, you know, the alien babies and I love all of that. Elvis is alive.

[C]

I remember there was like a column by a woman named Dottie. Do you remember this, dear Dottie?

[A]

Oh, I kind of do remember that.

[C]

It was an advice column. She was just very rude.

[A]

Get it together.

[C]

Yeah, it was a lot of get it together. You ID very insulting. But when I look back at Weekly World News compared to the Enquirer, kind of a nothing magazine.

[A]

No, no, no. Yeah, of course. I mean, the Enquirer is like real, right?

[C]

It's all real news.

[A]

It's all real news.

[C]

It's all verifiable information.

[A]

I believe it. It's the only thing I believe at this point.

[C]

Does Enquirer ever get into alien stuff?

[A]

Oh, yeah, There's a big thing about UFOs in them. A lot like UFO sightings. The government's hiding, you know, they're coming, they're here, you know, and all of it'.

[C]

What is your. The other thing I'm curious about with you is your television watching diet. Like, because you are getting the very best of tv. You'll record it and share it with people. And I'm just wondering, do you have a schedule during the day when you'll watch it or do you record it and watch it later?

[A]

No, no, I watch Inside edition at 7 o' clock, Monday through Friday. That's my main thing. Like, I. When people like, you know, they always like to be ask me, what are you watching? Are you watching? What's the one? I don't even know. What's the one everyone likes?

[C]

You know that one, we'll say succession.

[A]

That's the one. I can't remember.

[C]

Off TV two years ago, I'm like.

[A]

No, I watch Inside Edition and I hate when people are like, what? Sometimes people don't even know what it is.

[C]

It's so good. I know, but I don't have. Do you have live tv? Do you still pay for. See, that's what. I don't have that. So I wouldn't be able to access a disease.

[A]

Oh, No, I have, like. I start off with an antenna.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

And then I have, like, basic. Basic cable. Oh, wow.

[C]

See, this is the one thing separating you from other college students is like having live tv.

[A]

Yeah, I know. I have to have live TV because I kind of. That's kind of the only thing I really watch. I only read tabloids and watch live television.

[C]

I wonder if you can access Inside Edition through a streaming service.

[A]

Huh? What?

[C]

You must be able to.

[A]

I don't know. I. I don't. I don't understand what you. I don't understand what's going on.

[C]

But you also. I feel like you watch local news.

[A]

Oh, I love local news.

[C]

Do you have a favorite in la?

[A]

No, but I also love local commercials. Like, do you know what Car Shield is?

[C]

Car Shield?

[A]

Oh, it's these commercials that Vivica A. Fox does.

[C]

Oh, this sounds incredible.

[A]

I don't even know what it is, but she just has these wonderful monologues, and she's, like, funny in them, and she's serious, and she's walking while she's talking. I mean, I love Vicaria Fox, but, like, I'm obsessed with these, with the commercial. I don't even know what it is.

[C]

Car Shield, Is it some sort of device or insurance?

[A]

I don't know. I don't know. All I know is that Vivica Fox is one of her best performances.

[C]

She's doing a terrible job promoting the product, though. You have no idea what it is?

[A]

No, because she's performing that you don't even. She's such a dynamic performer that you don't even care.

[C]

You're so dazzled.

[A]

I'm dazzled by the performance. I don't even care. Care what Car Shield is. There's so much information in it I want to see.

[C]

Do you mind if I look it up?

[A]

Pull it up.

[C]

Let's see if we can figure out what Car Shield is. We better both get a Car Shield out of this. Car Shield. Auto protection, some sort of insurance.

[A]

I still don't know. I still don't understand. Auto protection protects you from what? Just la booba being stolen from your car.

[C]

That's probably one thing they wouldn't cover. Car theft insurance is very confusing, I think. I feel like somebody I know had their car broken into and what was stolen from the car was not covered.

[A]

When I first moved to Los Angeles, I got the club.

[C]

Oh, my God.

[A]

And I didn't know how to work that either. So I just would put it. I just would put it, like, on top of the. The steering wheel. Just as a deterrent.

[C]

Did it help?

[A]

Yeah. I never got my car broken into it.

[C]

I feel like no one understood how the club worked, so I'm sure a car thief wouldn't know either. And they thought, well, maybe that'll stop me from driving away.

[A]

Well, I only go shopping with the things I see in the Enquirer or on basic antenna television.

[C]

Have you bought any? Have you ever gotten one of those plates from the Enquirer?

[A]

Oh, yeah. Like, I have Marilyn Monroe plates and the collectible plates.

[C]

I feel like there are a lot of Princess Di, a lot of Queen of England.

[A]

Well, I was gifted Princess Diana doll. I was gifted a Meghan Markle doll. I was gifted a. It's a double box set of Prince William and Kate Middleton. People like to give me dolls.

[C]

Right, right. Do you display or store?

[A]

Well, I don't have a good display case. That's why someone needs to gift me a display case.

[C]

They gift you a full glass?

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You know who had one was Sally Struthers. Cause I was in Sally Struthers house. She has doll display cases.

[C]

And. Yeah, I feel like you don't want them just on a shelf.

[A]

No, I need a display case in glass.

[C]

Do you ever buy them for yourself, though?

[A]

No, no. I mean, I did when I was a child. I bought or had my parents buy them for me. I had a Lucy Ricardo porcelain doll.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

And two Marilyn Monroe dolls. But now people gift them to me.

[C]

Right.

[A]

Why would I buy them myself?

[C]

That's a great question. Do you remember what the first thing was that you bought?

[A]

The first doll?

[C]

I bought first from Inquirer. From a tabloid.

[A]

Oh, well, I remember I bought sea monkeys when I was a child.

[C]

Of course. Yeah, of course.

[A]

I was so disappointed.

[C]

Did your. I don't remember ever even being able to see the sea monkeys.

[A]

No, they just turn into, like, little. Like tiny, little algae. My mom flushed them down the toilet because I thought they were going to be my friends because I was an only child. And the pictures of them, they look like a little family. And they wore crowns on their head. They were smiling.

[C]

They almost look like little, like claymation or something, right?

[A]

Yeah, yeah. But they just. They didn't turn into that.

[C]

It's basically just like bacteria or something.

[A]

Yeah, it was bacteria.

[C]

What? I feel like I grew up near the Great Salt Lake, and I think it's the same thing that lives in the Salt lake. I can't remember. It's like a tiny shrimp or something. I wonder what that's called. But, yeah, that Was a scam product. I feel like anything that you would order from a magazine that was supposed to be alive either died immediately or just never existed in the first place. Sea monkeys. I wonder if sea monkeys still exist.

[A]

Let's just bring that back.

[C]

What was a sea monkey? Sea monkey. It was a brine. Brine shrimp. That's right.

[A]

Can eat it.

[C]

You could eat it.

[A]

Serve it to your children. Salad, dinner's ready. Kids, your sea monkeys have been. Mm. Air fried.

[C]

Do you have an air fryer?

[A]

I sure do.

[C]

What do you cook in your air fryer?

[A]

Oh, I cook everything in my air fryer. Unfortunately, I have to unplug everything because when I use, it knocks the power out. So I have to unplug the refrigerator. I have to unplug the microwave.

[C]

Ask your neighbors to turn off their.

[A]

Yeah, well, I knock off one side of the building, the power gets knocked off.

[C]

It's a full brown off if I.

[A]

Forget to unplug the refrigerator.

[C]

Where did you get your air fryer? Was that bought for you?

[A]

It was given to me by my father, and I think he bought it from, like, Target or something. But of course, like a typical heterosexual man, he got me, like, a giant one. As if I have, like, a family of seven to feed, and it's too powerful for my apartment.

[C]

Yeah, because you're just making things for, like, a one meal.

[A]

Just for me and my dolls and my labubus.

[C]

For a family of nine.

[A]

For a family of nine. But they have little mouths.

[C]

Yeah. And small stomachs.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[C]

They just need a bite.

[A]

Yeah. They just need a brine. They just need to feed them a sea monkey.

[C]

Sea monkey. Does feel like a labubu diet.

[A]

Well, I feel like it's probably, like, a wonderful way to, like, a wonderful thing to feed them.

[C]

Yeah, of course.

[A]

And they multiply when you feed them sea monkeys.

[C]

Kind of a gremlin situation. Don't feed them sea monkeys.

[A]

After midnight.

[C]

After midnight. Well, I feel like speaking of giving things to people and things that you may or may not want. Look, I was excited to have you here on the podcast. I thought, Pete will come by, we'll have a nice conversation, we'll move on with our days. Everything will be fine. So the podcast is called I said no gifts. So I was a little surprised, a little thrown when you walked into the studio holding what from. From where I'm sitting. Looks like a gift.

[A]

Well, it is a gift. And I just believe in when you show up at somebody's home that you gift them something.

[C]

Oh, that's Nice. That's a nice reason. Well, sure. Should I open it here on the podcast?

[A]

Please do.

[C]

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[C]

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[B]

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[C]

Hey, listen to this.

[B]

All it needed was a new starter. Got a great deal on ebay. Did it myself.

[C]

Yeah, that's cool.

[A]

But how about the soft purr of an upgraded exhaust?

[C]

When it fits just right? For me, it's the little things, like these new windshield wipers from ebay I installed.

[B]

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[C]

It's in this nice little black bag. Yeah, we're going to reach in here. There. It feels like there are multiple things in here. Should I pull at least two things? Should I pull them out one at a time?

[A]

Oh, wait, no, that. That's a mistake. I'm sorry.

[C]

By giving a spatula.

[A]

I'm sorry. That. That was a mistake.

[C]

I can't believe how much smaller it is than a Lefoufu.

[A]

My labubu is not supposed to be in there. Sorry about that. I don't know how I have so many of them.

[C]

They're just everywhere.

[A]

They're just everywhere.

[C]

Take sand from the beach. You just find them in your shoes.

[A]

Yeah, but no, I can't give these away. They were gifts. I have six of them, and I will always have six of them.

[C]

Will you compare those to the camera for the viewer at home?

[A]

Here's a Le Boo Boo. And here's a Lefoufo.

[C]

They're significantly different.

[A]

Well, the Lefifu is bigger. It's cheaper.

[C]

It's better value.

[A]

It's a better Value. And it's like, more. It's kind of more interesting.

[C]

Yeah, it has more character.

[A]

But look at the head can turn.

[C]

Yeah, the head can turn almost 360 on the side.

[A]

And Labubu's head can't turn.

[C]

The lefufu, I will say, is probably softer, or the leboboo is probably softer, wouldn't you say?

[A]

Ah, the lefufuu is softer.

[C]

Can I feel it?

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Let's see here. Okay. Interesting.

[A]

Wow.

[C]

They don't want this getting out.

[A]

No. Well, who made the lefoufu?

[C]

Who made the. Yeah, who's. Who's the billionaire genius behind the lefoufu? It's bigger. I would say it's cuter.

[A]

I'm gonna steal this. I want this now, too.

[C]

You caught the fever.

[A]

I have the foo foo fever. Wow.

[C]

I had no idea they were so much smaller. It does look, like, sleeker or something. It's almost like. Do you remember the Zune? The Microsoft Zune that was like the competitor to the ipod.

[A]

Oh, no.

[C]

Feels like this to me. Like, this is the ipod, and that's the Zune Zune. That's the Lazune Zun.

[A]

Well, I'm sorry that got in there like that. I didn't want to mislead.

[C]

No. That's embarrassing for you and for me. I'm sorry that I even thought it might before me.

[A]

No, I. I just can't. I couldn't. I couldn't.

[C]

No. You have so many of them at this point. How are you supposed to keep track of them? That's right. Put that on the. And you've got it on your belt loop. Keep an eye on it. Who knows what might happen during. In the studio? Okay. Oh, my God.

[A]

Yes. I got you a magnifying glass so you can help me find my. My missing laboub. I need more detectives on the case.

[C]

How many magnifying. For people who aren't familiar with you, you use a magnifying glass very well. I feel like you know how to use a magnifying glass, and you get to the bottom of a lot of things using your magnifying glasses.

[A]

Well, I've loved mysteries in my life.

[C]

How many of these do you own?

[A]

Well, that's a small one. That's a portable one.

[C]

Yeah. This can go anywhere.

[A]

Somebody gifted me one for my birthday. I have a gold one. I have a black one. I have four.

[C]

Four of them. When did you get your first one? This is a nice magnifying glass, by the way.

[A]

Well, you're welcome. It's for you, it's better than the lubu.

[C]

Yeah. This is better than.

[A]

So, you know what's also great about it is that sometimes when I, like, you know, when I go to a restaurant and I can't read the menu if I don't have my glasses with me because sometimes I'm afraid to take my glasses out, you know, to, like, for an evening at a restaurant.

[C]

Oh, sure. You go for it.

[A]

I'm afraid so. I bring my magnifying glass with me.

[C]

That's a great idea.

[A]

It's a great idea. And also, if anybody commits a crime, you can look at the fingerprints. And there's always a crime in Hollywood.

[C]

Constantly. You've been a victim.

[A]

Thank you.

[C]

You could be a victim today.

[A]

I'm wearing a baboon.

[C]

You are a target for a target.

[A]

A Burbank target.

[C]

I wonder the last time a magnifying glass was used to solve a crime.

[A]

I've solved them. I'm the one that proved that Jussie Smollett gay bashed himself.

[C]

You went to Chicago.

[A]

I went to Chicago with that magnifying glass.

[C]

That's where it happened, right?

[A]

Sure. In a polar vortex.

[C]

Oh, yeah, right.

[A]

So their crimes are always being solved, and I solved them. Thank you.

[C]

Where is he now?

[A]

Oh, he's engaged.

[C]

He's engaged?

[A]

Yeah. He's engaged. Or it's just probably another stunt.

[C]

I wonder if he went through any sort of therapy or anything after that. Or has he.

[A]

Well, he walked around with an. I think an. An AA book. He's. Oh, he was photographed with it. He made sure he was photographed proposing in Europe. A boyfriend? Husband. A lover. Fiance.

[C]

Not professionally photographed. It was like a paparazzi show.

[A]

Allegedly.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

Of course.

[C]

A hired paparazzi. I'm sure he leaked it to that. What was he doing prior to that? Was he on a TV show?

[A]

Because on Empire.

[C]

Oh, he was on Empire. That's right. What a fall he had. What an absolute fall. Has he been on anything since he just destroyed his career?

[A]

Yeah, I mean, no, he's been on. He's. He's. You know, he lied. It's askew.

[C]

He did lie and he didn't get away with it. Did he go to jail or anything?

[A]

He went to jail and he wasn't in jail. I mean, this. He was. They put. They brought him in, they took him out. It was all kind of craziness.

[C]

Oh, right, right.

[A]

That makes me so mad because no one believed me. But I'm not going to get into that.

[C]

Do you have any new updates? You obviously follow Luigi Mangione a lot.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Well, what's the latest on him?

[A]

Well, he's just waiting for his trial. Just sitting in that prison in Brooklyn with Puff Daddy. He did it.

[C]

Is Diddy still in that jail?

[A]

Yeah, they're in the same section of the jail, just hanging out. But Luigi's. He's gonna be having a. Unfortunately, it won't be televised. Cause it's federal. They don't televise criminal trials, which is stupid.

[C]

I know we can't see that.

[A]

If I saw an Inside Edition. I mean, how am I gonna know what's going on?

[C]

That's your only news source.

[A]

Yes, and the Inquirer, but there was recently a picture of him released in prison where he's smiling, but I'm concerned. It's not. It's AI, you know.

[C]

Oh, right.

[A]

It couldn't be concerned about that.

[C]

Well, where did you see it? Was it online or on Inside Edition?

[A]

It wasn't on either of them.

[C]

Oh.

[A]

It was only online, so that's why I don't know. Unless it was on Inside Edition or in the Inquirer. I don't believe it.

[C]

Right.

[A]

I'm more, you know, I question it more.

[C]

Right.

[A]

If it's on the actual, you know, news, I don't know if I believe it. If it's on the ktla, I don't know.

[C]

Yeah. Who knows where they got.

[A]

Exactly.

[C]

It could be one of the anchors on ChatGPT just creating images.

[A]

Of course they are.

[C]

What is. I feel like you've been following Sherry Papini as well.

[A]

Oh, I loved. I love Sherry Papini.

[C]

Have you watched.

[A]

Speaking of kidnapping.

[C]

Oh, my God.

[A]

Labubu kidnapping.

[C]

She's a Labubu.

[A]

She's her own Labubu.

[C]

I wonder if your labubu has papinied itself.

[A]

She could. She could have very well done that. My labubu for attention.

[C]

Yeah. Your labubu could show up on the side of the freeway in six months on Thanksgiving Day.

[A]

Well, I was accused of faking my labubu being stolen from an attention. You were? I sure was. I would never do such a thing for an attention.

[C]

Absolutely not. You cared about that labubu.

[A]

I did too care about that Labubu. So I was very offended by that. But, like, I don't stage my own mysteries. Okay. My own crimes.

[C]

No, you're interesting enough for them to happen to you.

[A]

Thank you. But, yeah, she's back again saying, you know what? Remember when I faked my kidnapping and I got caught and I said, you know what? I Faked it. That's not true. I did get kidnapped.

[C]

She's now claiming it was real.

[A]

Yeah, it was real. But not those two women that kidnapped her.

[C]

Now, she was kidnapped by the guy, maybe.

[A]

Exactly. She was kidnapped by her ex boyfriend.

[C]

Ex boyfriend. Who held up the hockey stick and she would run into it.

[A]

Yeah. He would hit hockey pucks into her.

[C]

Oh.

[A]

And then she threw like a wrench up in the air and laid on her face. I mean, the commitment to this, I mean, is very admirable.

[C]

It's incredible.

[A]

It's incredible. I mean, that's why I like her. I like Rachel Dolezo. I like people that are committed to their character. That's why I wasn't happy with Jussie Smollett. Cause he didn't do a very good job of really proving, like, really making me believe that he was. Was gay bashing himself.

[C]

Yeah. Because of course, these things cross our minds. I thought, well, maybe I'll kidnap myself and be fake being a captive for months at a time. And then, you know, all of this. But I don't do it. I don't have the ghost, the wherewithal, the carry through.

[A]

Right, Exactly.

[C]

And so when someone like Papini does it, it's like, good for her.

[A]

Good for her. She, like, you know, she was bored. She was bored of her family.

[C]

She's in a boring town.

[A]

Boring town, boring family.

[C]

Yeah. Very vanilla husb.

[A]

Yeah. Do it up.

[C]

She was just. What was she doing? She was jogging and picking up the kids from school.

[A]

Exactly. I mean, the husband was at work all the time.

[C]

Yeah. She needed to do something to spice it up.

[A]

Yeah. I'm gonna kidnap myself.

[C]

Did you watch the new documentary about her?

[A]

Yes. On the id. Yes.

[C]

I haven't finished that one. How do you feel about his sister?

[A]

I feel like that the sister that said that she knew that she was crazy.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

Well, I believe that she is crazy.

[C]

Wait, the sister who shows up in a turban?

[A]

Oh, I don't know.

[C]

Do you know who's on Sherry's side?

[A]

Oh, no, I like her. Cause she's right. She's right.

[C]

Yeah. Because she's on the side of Sharon.

[A]

She's on the side of Sharon.

[C]

And she obviously went to a lot of work to do some set deck on her home and really had a costume picked out.

[A]

Well, she's committed to her character, too.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Unlike the only one that's the bore is the brother and husband. Everyone's boring. Everyone is so bored by him that they become other people. They kidnap themselves. They Wear costumes.

[C]

They betray their family members.

[A]

Exactly.

[C]

Yeah. She's fully on Sherry's side and. But in what way? I don't think I finished it, but I feel like she says that Sherry just had to do it.

[A]

And I agree.

[C]

We all agree. Sherry's back was against the wall.

[A]

Her back was against the wall. She had to kidnap herself. I love how she left, like, the ipods behind the ipod wire.

[C]

It was amazing.

[A]

I mean, it was really detailed.

[C]

Yes. I feel like she didn't go. She should have done a little more research in that because I feel like the det were starting to pick up on certain things.

[A]

Well, the fact that she really got her caught was when she described the room that she was kidnapped in was the actual room that she was kidnapping.

[C]

She should have created a different room.

[A]

Created a different room.

[C]

Get creative.

[A]

Get creative.

[C]

Use your imagination.

[A]

That's the problem in the end with her is these people aren't creative enough.

[C]

Right. Yeah. It's a lack of imagination.

[A]

The lack of imagination.

[C]

Did the ex boyfriend go to jail?

[A]

I don't know. I think he might not have because he. He ratted her out. So I think it helped him get out of it.

[C]

And she kind of didn't go to jail for a long time.

[A]

Not long enough.

[C]

You're on her side, but you also feel like she should have gone to prison for probably a decade.

[A]

Well, I wouldn't ever want to go to jail.

[C]

She's kind of the great fraud of our time, I would say.

[A]

Oh, yeah. Well, it's her. It's Rachel Dolezal. Jussie Smollett. Those are like the.

[C]

The big three.

[A]

The big three, yeah.

[C]

Where's Rachel now?

[A]

She's still black.

[C]

She's still black. She never wasn't black. She's always been black.

[A]

She does hair. She does, like, braids and stuff.

[C]

Oh, wow. And I feel like a lot of people are probably still on her side.

[A]

I am. I always liked her. I never had a problem with her.

[C]

Was there ever a point when we were looking at her? Like, was there a point when the whole public didn't know or was like the. She became famous because she had been lying.

[A]

She became famous because she had been lying. She got caught on camera.

[C]

What was she doing?

[A]

They were interviewing. They put her on camera. They were interviewing her about something, and she was the head of the NAACP in Spokane, Washington.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

And they asked her something about who her real father was, and she just sort of ran off camera.

[C]

Do you have a favorite National Enquirer story of all time?

[A]

Oh, that's so difficult. I like the one about this. This woman was going for a. She was on a raft.

[C]

And, like, I love this already.

[A]

Yeah. She's, like, on a raft. Like, riverboat rafting or like, you know, like, laying in a raft in a. Like a lazy river, like in the nature. And she was attacked by otters. A crazy otter. And the picture of the otter looks like it's laughing in the. But kept just biting her butt. And so it wrote it in the story. Just kept biting her butt. And they showed the picture of the otter, and it looks like it's laughing. That's one of my favorite ones.

[C]

Was she, like, mauled by the otter?

[A]

She's mauled by a laughing otter.

[C]

Was she unrecognizable? That's another term you see a lot.

[A]

She was unrecognizably. Yeah, she was unrecognizable. Yeah. I love that story.

[C]

When was that?

[A]

This was like, maybe two years ago.

[C]

Okay. Just attacked by otters. They are mean. Yeah, I've heard that. They're vicious, I guess.

[A]

They're so cute.

[C]

They're very cute. They're deceptive.

[A]

They're deceptive.

[C]

They're like. They're unlike a possum, which are so terrifying and not dangerous.

[A]

Right. But I think they're cute.

[C]

You think possums are cute?

[A]

I think possums are cute.

[C]

I'm like. They're growing on me. For a long time, I was absolutely terrified, but now that I've learned that they're almost defenseless, I have one here.

[A]

I'm gonna give you tonight.

[C]

That's the furry thing in the bag. You're also surrounded by possums.

[A]

There was another story I liked. That was this woman. The police found a pet raccoon in a woman's car smoking out of a crack pipe. That's another one I liked. Recently, there's always stories about Florida where crocodiles are knocking on people's doors or ringing the.

[C]

Ringing the bell.

[A]

Ring the doorbell, honey. Florida. Florida.

[C]

How are they getting up to the bell?

[A]

They climb up the wall. There's pictures of them climbing up the wall.

[C]

Oh, my God.

[A]

Alligators are terrifying to me. Crocodiles, Alligators.

[C]

That's absolutely horrifying. I know.

[A]

I'm scared.

[C]

Do you know what scares me about them is the biting is terrifying, but the thing they do to you beforehand, where they thrash you about until you die.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[C]

I think that's way scarier than being nipped or.

[A]

I just don't understand how people could live around. Like, you could just There could be one in your pool. Like, they live in an environment where there's crocodiles, alligators everywhere. I couldn't.

[C]

Right. Where they're just there. Like, coyotes are here.

[A]

No, but coyotes, fine, but not crocodiles.

[C]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Like in la, all we have to worry about is, like, a coyote that'll.

[A]

Run off or someone will steal your labiba out of bar.

[C]

Right. But in Florida, you step out of your car, it could be underneath there.

[A]

That's why I have relatives. And Florida. And I'll never see them ever again.

[C]

Do you get along with them?

[A]

I don't know. Because I don't go there. Because they're in Florida.

[C]

Yeah, I don't. I just can't imagine. Terrifying. I think the most dangerous thing here is probably a mountain lion. But no one really ever sees those.

[A]

Well, somebody I met recently asked if I wanted to go on a gay hike. Night. Gay hike with a bunch of. How much shacks?

[C]

Oh, God.

[A]

You know, like up. Like, by Beechwood, like up in Griffith Park. But it was at night. And I was like, that sounds like a horrible idea. Like you're setting yourself up for being attacked by a mountain lion or a bobcat rabbit. They hike at night.

[C]

Yeah, of course. That's when they're out.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

I've gone on night hikes up there, and this is just clicking for me.

[A]

No, you can't do that.

[C]

During the pandemic, when it was even emptier.

[A]

No, you can't do that.

[C]

No, they're out there.

[A]

They're out there. I mean, one time I was up there by myself. I was like, what the hell am I doing up? Like, what if I see a mountain lion? Well, I just saw a story on Inside Edition where a woman was hiking up the California hills and she ran into a mountain lion.

[C]

Was she mauled beyond recognition?

[A]

She got to go away by saying, no.

[C]

No. That's all you have to do. No.

[A]

And it ran away. My cat understands no, too. So I think there's something about no in cats. Cause I'll shake my finger at my cat and go, no. And she understands.

[C]

That's all it needs. Interesting.

[A]

I mean, I don't understand. I don't understand. No. No.

[C]

There's no stopping you.

[A]

There's no stopping.

[C]

Just relentless.

[A]

Here I come.

[C]

Yeah, the alligators are scary. Mountain lions are terrifying. Snakes are scary. My mom just got bitten by a snake.

[A]

Really? Where's. In Utah. Was it like a poisonous. Yeah, a copperhead.

[C]

It may have been a copperhead. Who knows? She was bit and it swole. Swole up.

[A]

Is that swelled?

[C]

Swelt. It swelled. Swole up.

[A]

Swollen. Swollen.

[C]

It swelled. I mean, her arm, like, doubled in size. And we thought it was a spider, but then we saw two snake bites. Terrifying. And you didn't even see the snake, so it was that quick. It can happen instantly. Absolutely terrifying. Have you ever had a run in with nature? I'm scared.

[A]

Have I run in with nature? Probably. Well, I've seen coyotes.

[C]

Oh, okay. Just out in the street?

[A]

Well, like, yeah. I was gonna get out of the car once and I saw a bunch of them and I went back in the house. I feel like there was. I have. I'm sure I've had run in with nature, but I don't really remember at the moment other than coyotes.

[C]

Right. I went camping. I think. I'm sure I've told this story on this podcast before, but years ago, I went camping in the Utah mountains and there were all these mountain lion attacks in the news. And we were in the tent and something started pushing up against the tent as we were trying to go to sleep. Just kept pushing and pushing and pushing. And we were just like, you know, I just thought, oh, this is the end of my life. How do you get out of this? But we finally left and we went to sleep, and I woke up the next day and there was just one small raccoon paw on the side of the tent.

[A]

Oh, that's adorable.

[C]

Yeah, very cute. It was just coming up and kind of tapping the tent.

[A]

But they're unhinged too.

[C]

Oh, they're extremely dangerous.

[A]

But you can get rabies from them. And you could also, like, they have, like, those nails. They're like razors.

[C]

Oh, yeah. Of course. They can do all kinds of things. I learned recently, and I don't know if this is true or not, that a rabbits. You don't have to be afraid of a rabid squirrel because apparently if they get rabies, they die pretty quickly. Their small body can't take the rabies.

[A]

Oh, that's good to know because I have a squirrel around my apartment.

[C]

A lot of squirrels.

[A]

No one. This one that sort of hangs out around.

[C]

Oh, that's very sweet. I'm sure it's fine.

[A]

Yeah, well, I mean, I'm not gonna. I'm not gonna even test it out by trying to feed it.

[C]

I have friends who feed the squirrels.

[A]

No, no, I don't trust them.

[C]

They have them come right up to them. They feed them out of their hands.

[A]

No, that's what there's a Reason why that there's a terminology that says squirrely.

[C]

I'm terrified of rats. And I've been watching Little House on the Prairie, and last night I watched the plague episode. And have you ever seen the show? You should watch it, because it's.

[A]

I watched the plague.

[C]

The plague episode is one of the darkest episodes of TV I've ever seen. And there's a scene where the rats are giving everyone the plague. Typhus or something. And towards the end of the episode, they have to figure out what's going on. And so they break into the grain barn, and they must have hired 50 rats to be in the scene. Just crawling everywhere. It is disgusting. There's also an episode where there's a raccoon. There's a little girl holding a raccoon right up to her face. You have to see the show.

[A]

Oh, I'll watch it.

[C]

It's worth seeing.

[A]

Oh, I love holding rats. They're so adorable. I remember when people would have guinea pigs growing up. I always thought they were so.

[C]

Ooh, I'm not a good. I think they smell bad.

[A]

I have rodents.

[C]

They're not cute, I don't think.

[A]

No, I never had, like, rodents.

[C]

Did you have pets?

[A]

I had cat, a dog. I had ducks.

[C]

Oh, ducks. We had ducks.

[A]

I had two ducks that were gifted to me by my grandmother for Easter. But we couldn't keep them very long. Cause they got big.

[C]

Oh, interesting. Ours just died.

[A]

Oh, how old were they?

[C]

Still ducklings. I don't know what happened.

[A]

Oh, did you eat them?

[C]

We ate the ducklings. Do they serve duckling as food? Oh, that would be a tough food.

[A]

Probably, if the French.

[C]

Probably the French have used for every food.

[A]

Yeah, they love duck.

[C]

Are they still serving horse in France?

[A]

I don't know. Poor. That'd be so sad.

[C]

Awful.

[A]

Awful.

[C]

But you had to give your ducks away.

[A]

We put them on a farm.

[C]

Okay. Yeah. We lived kind of in a countryish area, so the ducklings were just out and about, and I guess they died or something.

[A]

Terrible, terrible.

[C]

Absolutely terrible. But they were very cute.

[A]

A sherry Pepini probably took them.

[C]

A cherry papini. Where does she live now?

[A]

She lives somewhere in upstate Northern California.

[C]

Okay. She's not allowed to be by her children anymore, is she?

[A]

Well, her children, like. Yeah, she's not allowed to have any visitation. I think she's allowed to have visitation with her kid. Her daughter. Son. I don't remember.

[C]

But yeah, because towards the end of the first documentary, he was saying that she was, like, poisoning them or something.

[A]

Or like she had Munchausen by proxy.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Oh, I hope she has that too.

[C]

We support her in that journey.

[A]

I love that phrase. Munchausen by proxy. Whoever made that up, I love that. I know.

[C]

They had so much fun.

[A]

Munchausen by proxy.

[C]

Who was the first per? It must have been Munchausen.

[A]

Munchausen. Ms. Munchausen. Hi, Ms. Munchausen. I have a question. Yes, Proxy. That's the teacher poisoned the student.

[C]

And that's what Munchausen by proxy sounds like. A signature scent.

[A]

Ah, By Calvin Klein. Munchausen by proxy.

[C]

I'm wearing Munchausen by proxy.

[A]

Do you like my scent? My fragrance? Parfum de cor. Munchausen by proxy.

[C]

Well, is there anything left to say about a magnifying glass?

[A]

You know, just use it to solve the crimes in your life or other crimes in people's lives. Or, you know, maybe help me find my green labubu. I mean, I'm kind of over it now. Cause I got six new ones.

[C]

You've been spoiled with them.

[A]

Yeah, I've been spoiled with them.

[C]

But it could turn up.

[A]

I have. I'm so lucky.

[C]

You're blessed.

[A]

I'm like the luckiest girl this summer. I'm that girl.

[C]

You're just very thankful.

[A]

I'm the girl. I'm the it girl of the moment with my six lippy boots. If I wanted to, I could wear it all around my waist. But I don't want to intimidate people. I don't want people to feel bad that they're not as hip and cool as me.

[C]

Do you think you'll ever buy your own?

[A]

No.

[C]

I think people should keep sending them to you.

[A]

I agree.

[C]

They should reach out to you.

[A]

Well, there's. Apparently there's a black one.

[C]

Oh, is that the rarest?

[A]

The rare one that's worth money.

[C]

Is it? Truly? Does it exist or is it.

[A]

Well, Rachel Dolosah probably has it.

[C]

But it's green.

[A]

But it's green.

[C]

Well, I think we should play a game. But first I need a number between one and 10 from you.

[A]

Seven.

[C]

Okay. I have to do some light calculating to get our game pieces. So right now you can recommend, promote, do whatever you want. I'll be right back.

[A]

Okay. Well, you could watch me on Instagram live every other Monday at 7pm Hollywood time, where I will read the tabloids and give you all the Hollywood dash and catch me on off Broadway play this fall in New York City called Messy White Gays, written by Drew Droege, also co starring Drew Droege and me and some Other wonderful actors, including Aaron Jackson.

[C]

Oh, my God, that sounds so great, Drew. Former guest. And that show is so good. Yeah, people should go see that and follow. I mean, truly unfollow everyone else on Instagram and just follow Pete.

[A]

I agree. Send me laboos and dolls. More dolls.

[C]

What a great cast for messy white gays. That's so exciting. Okay, everyone find Pete wherever. We're gonna play a game called Gift or a Curse. Okay, I'm gonna name three things. You'll tell me if they're a gift or a curse and why, and then I'll tell you if you're right or wrong because there are correct answers.

[A]

Okay?

[C]

Is that perfectly clear?

[A]

Perfectly clear.

[C]

You can lose. You don't want to lose?

[A]

I don't think so.

[C]

Okay, this first one is from a listener named Peter. I didn't even realize I did this randomly. This came from you. Maybe it did.

[A]

I won't remember it.

[C]

You did it in a fugue state. You're emailing enough fuccs.

[A]

I email myself things all the time. I'm like, who's this?

[C]

Do you know what I hate? Is when I email myself and then get excited that I got an email. Okay, gift or a curse. Celebrating others on social media. For example, birthdays, Mother's Day, et cetera. Using photos from your own wedding.

[A]

Curse.

[C]

Why?

[A]

Well, I'm not married.

[C]

Okay. But other people.

[A]

Oh, no, no, no, no, no. It's a curse. First of all, you're making it all about you showing pictures of your own wedding. Am I getting this right?

[C]

Give your defense, and I'll let you know if you got it right or not.

[A]

Okay, but no. Yeah, just say happy Birthday. You don't have to have other pictures and things involved.

[C]

Wrong. That's a gift, Pete. This is almost for exactly why. Why else celebrate other people if it doesn't involve you?

[A]

Well, that's true.

[C]

You've got all these lovely pictures of yourself and your mom. You don't want to just post a picture of her. That's boring for the rest of the Internet. You need you in it.

[A]

Well, that is true. You're right, and I'm wrong.

[C]

You're wrong in this situation. But maybe you're learning.

[A]

I'm learning?

[C]

You're learning?

[A]

Yes.

[C]

Okay, number two, this is from a listener named Sarah. Gift or a curse. Celebrities discussing their celebrity friends on podcasts using only their last names. For example, Clooney and I were at brunch the other day, and.

[A]

Curse. Why Clooney? I mean, if they're your friend, just Call them the first name. I don't like when people call other people by their last name.

[C]

I don't like it just in general. Yeah, it's very. Going to the gym or like, gym class?

[A]

Yeah, it's like the gym teacher yelling at you.

[C]

Wrong.

[A]

I guess I'm wrong. I guess I'm horrible at this game.

[C]

Pete, that's a gift. I love celebrities. I'm part of the club, I'm part of the gang. I'm in gym class with whoever's friends with Clooney, and we're having a great time. We're talking about Clooney's pranks, We're talking about Clooney's tequila, and it's so casual and fun.

[A]

Well, how do I know you're talking about George Clooney, not Rosemary Clooney? It's not very specific.

[C]

You make a really good point. Okay, well, you've gotten zero rights so far, and that's fine. Number three, this is from a listener named Rick. Gift or a curse? When your Uber driver plays a phone game while driving.

[A]

Oh, it's a gift.

[C]

Why?

[A]

I like playing. It helps me, like, you know, pass the time. I like playing like. You're talking about those games that are in the back of the car. The back of the car seat?

[C]

No, this is when the driver themselves is playing a game.

[A]

Oh, no, I don't want them to play a game. They need to pay attention to the road. It's a curse. I thought you meant how sometimes they have the trivia games behind the car seat.

[C]

Oh, yeah, of course.

[A]

And I can play it, but not if they're playing it. No, no, no, no. That's a curse. I mean, I can't even get into this. No, it's a curse.

[C]

Pete, you lost the game.

[A]

What happened?

[C]

Now, that's a gift. I'm glad that they're entertaining themselves. They're bored at work.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[C]

I want them to be as I am, and, you know, they've got a full, rich life. They're. They're driving, they're listening to music, they're playing a game.

[A]

It's dangerous. They should turn off. They should have no music playing. They should keep their mouth and their eyes closed and drive the car 10 and 10 and 10.

[C]

10 and 2, 10 and 2 on the driving.

[A]

10 and 10. Like they're Brad Pitt in that race car movie.

[C]

Did you see that movie?

[A]

No, I, I, I. No, I don't care.

[C]

I don't. I don't care either.

[A]

You did see that movie.

[C]

I don't Think anyone saw that, But.

[A]

I heard it made a lot of money. But it did. I don't know.

[C]

Once a year, there's a race car movie. Who's going to see them?

[A]

I don't know. Race car drivers.

[C]

That's, I think, the most boring idea for a movie to me.

[A]

Yeah. I mean, I don't. That. I don't even want to watch that on television when they're actually doing.

[C]

Oh, my God. The real life part is boring.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

No, I don't need a fictionalized version.

[A]

That's a real thing.

[C]

Driving a car.

[A]

No, I didn't drive a car here. I had a Lyft. I have a car, too.

[C]

Wow.

[A]

Do you know how many times I go towards my car? I'm like, I don't want to do this. I'm just called Lyft.

[C]

Do you not like driving?

[A]

I hate driving.

[C]

Do you like listening to music?

[A]

I like listening to music, but sometimes I drive by car, and I won't really go anywhere. I just drive around, listen to music, and then if I have to go somewhere, I'll call a Lyft.

[C]

That's very healthy.

[A]

Thank you.

[C]

I think that's a great idea. Yeah. Because I don't like driving, but I love listening to music. So maybe I just need to start driving around the block or something.

[A]

Or you just get headphones and walk out the door.

[C]

That's true. But there's something nice about driving and blasting music. And blasting music.

[A]

I agree.

[C]

It feels great.

[A]

It does feel good.

[C]

What sort of music are you listening to?

[A]

Well, I listen to a lot of, like, 90s R&B.

[C]

Oh, fantastic. That's good music to blast loud.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[C]

Very good. Okay, well, now Annalise is going to do gift or a curse. They have one suggestion that we both have to speak to, and then they'll tell us if we're right or wrong. Okay, Annaliese, what's the gift or a curse? Gift or curse? Pet strollers.

[A]

Oh, it's a gift.

[C]

Why?

[A]

It's so sweet to see those little pets in that little baby carriage. You know, I'm happy. Like, sometimes the baby carriage is coming towards me. I'm like, ugh, another. Another child in the world. And then I see, oh, no, it's a little puppy. It's a little kitten. It's so cute. I think they're cuter than me. So I think it's a gift.

[C]

I agree. I think it's a gift. I love to see one. I love in catalogs when they have a little, like, poodle and sitting in a carriage. I think it's very cute. And again, what a great point. I'm always disappointed when it's a baby.

[A]

Yeah, me too.

[C]

I have no interest in seeing a baby.

[A]

They all look alike.

[C]

They look identical to each other.

[A]

But pets, little pets look different.

[C]

Oh, yeah. They're all different.

[A]

They're all different.

[C]

And it's a special little ride for them. You know how excited they are.

[A]

Oh, did you ever see one that has a. A little carriage, and inside there's a raccoon smoking a crack pipe? Ah. Adorable.

[C]

The cutest possible thing you could imagine.

[A]

Yes. So sweet.

[C]

A rodent with a drug problem and a baby carriage.

[A]

Yes. And its own little instrument paraphernalia.

[C]

It's a gift. An absolute gift.

[A]

It's an absolute gift.

[C]

How could that possibly be a curse? Of course it's a gift. There's no other possible answer.

[A]

Of course.

[C]

It's such a lovely surprise.

[A]

That's so sweet.

[C]

Anyone who doesn't like that can just sign off.

[A]

Bye, girl. Blast off.

[C]

Blast off. Do you know what my boyfriend was just saying? He thinks that they invited Oprah on the ship, and she said, no, take Gale. Do you think that's true?

[A]

I 100% believe that's true. I 100% believe that's true. And I also believe that Stedman is also like, do it, Gail. You're so annoying. We gotta get rid of you. Blast.

[C]

He, like, bullied her into it.

[A]

He bullied her into it.

[C]

He shoved her in there.

[A]

Cause she didn't want to go.

[C]

She looked bullied.

[A]

She looked bullied. She was terrified the whole time. I was like, who's making Gale go? And that's when I took out my magnifying glass and I solved it. Stedman. Stedman made Gale go up in space. Blast off.

[C]

Do you think there was a fight? Do you think they got in a fight? Like, Oprah was arguing with her. You have to do this.

[A]

There's no fighting with Oprah.

[C]

Oh, that's probably true.

[A]

She had to do it.

[C]

Yeah. It's just like an icy demand.

[A]

She's like, I'm not going. But you are. Last off, they pull up to the place. Next thing you know, Gayle's learning how to put on a seatbelt. That was the biggest training lesson that they did for that. They're like, well, I learned how to put on a seatbelt. Have you been to space?

[C]

But you think the other two wanted to go? Katie and Lauren?

[A]

Well, Katie was up in space looking for some new fans because she's Desperate.

[C]

She's out of fans.

[A]

She's out of fans, honey.

[C]

She almost got bounced off her butterfly. Did you see that?

[A]

I saw that, yeah. She was up in the air at her concert and riding a butterfly. First of all, there's too many of these celebrities up in the air, riding around in things.

[C]

They all want to be pink.

[A]

They all want to be pink. Beyonce was on a flying car and it almost collapsed.

[C]

It almost tipped over.

[A]

And then Katy Perry is almost, you know, went askew.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

No, no.

[C]

They must be strapped in.

[A]

They're strapped in, but it's like, it's a thing now. Ever since Pink flew around, they think that everyone can fly.

[C]

But pink is really doing. I've never seen her live, but people like, even people who don't like pink are like, you've got to see this lady.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, exactly. I mean, I've seen clips on YouTube, run inside edition, but I've never seen it live.

[C]

I would love to see Pink fly through the air.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

She should do a music less event where she just flies through the air. I don't even care if the music's playing.

[A]

She will. She will.

[C]

Is that a pretty recent addition to her shows?

[A]

I guess maybe in the last five or six years.

[C]

Do you think there was a moment when she was just like, we've got to do something?

[A]

Well, she was a gymnast.

[C]

Oh, before being Pink.

[A]

Before being Pink, she was a gymnast. Oh, she had it inside of her.

[C]

Oh, she has a whole life. Whole life. Before being pink. Wow. Good for her. And now she's been copied. She probably feels pretty good.

[A]

She should sue them all. Have them all go to jail.

[C]

Sue them into jail.

[A]

Sue them into jail. If we can't get Jussie Smollett in jail, let's get everybody else that flies in the air into jail. I gotta get people into jail.

[C]

If there's one person you could put in jailbridt. Yes. What's the number one celebrity would put in jail?

[A]

Oh, it's very difficult.

[C]

You have to name one celebrity that has to go to jail.

[A]

Well, I have such a long list. I can't even think of one. Gosh darn it. Tom Brady.

[C]

Oh, my God. Put Tom Brady for the commercials.

[A]

Just like, just put him away for a minute. Cause you know what? I thought we wouldn't see him for a while after he retired from football, but then he's, like, talking. He's uncom.

[C]

He's doing this horrible car rental commercials.

[A]

It's not Car shield.

[C]

It's not car shield. No. He's Doing some sort of car rental thing and trying to be funny.

[A]

Well, he was at that wedding, too, that everybody went to.

[C]

Oh, he. Of course he went. Did he have a date?

[A]

I don't think so.

[C]

What a loser.

[A]

They said he was flirting with Sweeney.

[C]

Sydney Sweeney.

[A]

Sydney Sweeney.

[C]

She was there.

[A]

Exactly.

[C]

What was this guest list?

[A]

How to. This guest list was like they closed their eyes and threw a dart at a celebrity board.

[C]

Had a Kid's Choice Awards.

[A]

Yeah, exactly. Whoever they hit got invited. And then these ding dongs went, oh, my God.

[C]

Oh, I had no idea. Well, if she. That would be a huge character flaw. If she ends up dating Tom Brady. I mean, what a list.

[A]

She will.

[C]

Send them both to jail.

[A]

Send them to jail.

[C]

That should be a new game on this podcast. Who should go to jail? Okay, this is the final segment of the podcast. People are writing into I saidnogifts gmail.com. they're sending voice notes. They have to be 60 seconds long, recorded in a quiet place. Or emails. We. Help me answer a listener question. Okay, this is. Hi, Bridger and guest. Before I sound like a narcissistic monster.

[A]

Too late.

[C]

Let me explain. I'm a woman in my mid-30s in a long term committed relationship with another woman. Woman in her mid-30s. Yeah. Well, unfortunately, we just have to delete the email and shut down the show. Okay. The problem is she hates choosing gifts and always will buy whatever I ask for. For example, for our most recent anniversary, she asks for gift ideas for. So I sent her an email with a bunch of links and she got me every single thing. She's so generous and sweet, but she started asking me what I want for my birthday. I want to give her options that aren't crazy expensive. But I also don't want to lowball myself either. Example of gifts I've received. Kitchen gadgets, designer bags, wallets, earrings, perfume, fancy makeup. I think it's obvious why I'm starting to feel guilty. Okay, whatever. I've tried saying anything from you will be precious to me. But she's never satisfied until I send her some items. Help me. You're my only hope. And that's from Nicole. So Nicole has. No. She's hopeless. First of all, she's been taking advantage of her partner. She's in this relationship where she's just kind of draining this other woman financially. She's bragging, and she's a huge bragger. And she's putting herself in the spotlight constantly. And now she's asking for advice. What do you do with someone like this?

[A]

Ask her for a labubu.

[C]

Ask her for a black laboo.

[A]

Ask her for a black laboo.

[C]

Boo.

[A]

If she can't get you that, then end this relationship.

[C]

Start packing now.

[A]

Packing up. Pack up. Pack up everything she gave you, which will probably take a while.

[C]

Yeah. Several trucks.

[A]

She has everything that she needs.

[C]

She probably owns the home.

[A]

I need some kitchen gadget. I need an air fryer that doesn't make my fuse box explode. Can I have one?

[C]

Yeah. First of all, Nicole, start offloading some of your things. Send Pete one of those.

[A]

Thank you.

[C]

Ask for two Labubus. One should be sent to Pete.

[A]

Thank you.

[C]

Maybe some Munchausens by proxy.

[A]

Oh, I already have that. I already have. I have Munchausen.

[C]

She might have it with her partner. With her lesbian partner.

[A]

I need a proxy. I just have the bunches. It's an incomplete set.

[C]

That's going to be the next craze.

[A]

Yeah. Munchausen by proxy.

[C]

All tweens are getting Munchausen's byproduct for Christmas. It's all of a sudden.

[A]

I hope that does happen. I'm gonna put that out there. I'm gonna put on my vision board.

[C]

So you feel like Nicole needs a labubu.

[A]

She needs a black labu.

[C]

Yeah, she has. I mean, obviously she has everything else she wants as of recording. She doesn't own a single labubu.

[A]

No, she needs a black labo. Or any labubu.

[C]

She might be dating Rachel Dolezal, for all we know. We don't know who this other partner is exactly. I don't know sexually where Rachel lands, but I'm sure she's willing to, though.

[A]

She's also bise.

[C]

Or Rachel. She's whatever you need her to be.

[A]

Thank you.

[C]

Good for Rachel. Nicole, turn to Rachel right now and say, I want a labo, boo, or I'm leaving you. And I feel like we've answered the question.

[A]

We perfectly have.

[C]

I'm glad she wrote in me, too. Who else could she have possibly asked?

[A]

Nobody could have helped her but us.

[C]

And now she's gotten this blast of attention that she needs. That's her little high for the day.

[A]

That's what she wanted.

[C]

And now she's going to start looking for her next high and she's gonna end up with raccoon with a crackpipe.

[A]

Oh, she's lucky.

[C]

She's very lucky.

[A]

She's so lucky.

[C]

Well, we answered the question perfectly. I have my magnifying glass, and I'm so thrilled that you could be here.

[A]

I'm so happy that you had me here.

[C]

Thank you, thank you and listener. The podcast is now screeching to a halt. There's nothing you can do about it. You have to figure out something else to do with your day. I don't know what it'll be, but I wish you luck and move on. Love you. Goodbye. I said no Gifts is an exactly right production. Our senior producer is Annelise Nelson and our episodes are beautifully mixed by Ben Tolliday. The theme song is by miracle worker Amy Mann. And we couldn't do it without our booker, Patrick Cotner. You must follow the show on Instagram at I said no Gift. That's where you're going to see pictures of all these wonderful gifts I'm getting. And don't you want to see the gifts?

[A]

Well, I invited you here, thought I made myself perfectly clear. When you're a guest in my home, you gotta come to me empty handed. I said no. Guess your presence is his presence enough. And I already had too much stuff, so how do you dare disobey me?

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