Phaedra Parks & Ryan Bailey: Caskets & Crystals

Summary

Podcast Summary: Jeff Lewis Has Issues – Episode: Phaedra Parks & Ryan Bailey: Caskets & Crystals

Release Date: June 27, 2025
Host/Author: SiriusXM
Guests: Phaedra Parks, Ryan Bailey

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Introduction

In this episode of Jeff Lewis Has Issues, host Jeff Lewis is joined by reality TV star Phaedra Parks and Ryan Bailey. The trio delves into a variety of engaging topics ranging from Phaedra's multifaceted career to humorous anecdotes about funeral home operations. This episode, aptly titled "Caskets & Crystals," offers listeners an intimate look into Phaedra's personal and professional life, sprinkled with candid conversations and memorable laughs.

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Phaedra Parks: A Multifaceted Career

Legal Expertise and Reality TV Stardom

Phaedra Parks is not only known for her appearances on The Real Housewives of Atlanta but also for her successful legal career. Ryan Bailey initiates the conversation by highlighting Phaedra’s extensive involvement in reality television and her legal prowess.

"Ryan: You were on The Real Housewives of Atlanta from seasons three to nine. You're back in season 16. Have you ever represented any Bravo liberties?"
[Timestamp: 06:14]

"Phaedra Parks: Yes, I've probably represented about six Bravo liberties. For example, I was the attorney for Bobby Brown when Andy was looking to buy his property, which is how Andy and I met. That was over 20 years ago."
[Timestamp: 07:37]

Entrepreneurship in the Funeral Industry

Phaedra co-owns a funeral home in Atlanta, leveraging her legal background to manage both the business and its operations. She discusses the unique aspects of the funeral industry, particularly within the African American community.

"Ryan: So you own a funeral home in Atlanta?"
"Phaedra Parks: Yes, I co-own it with the best funeral director in the world. We handle most funerals between Thursday and Sunday, focusing on a respectful and personalized approach."
[Timestamp: 08:20]

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Funeral Home Operations: Beyond the Ordinary

Innovative Services and Unique Requests

Phaedra shares intriguing aspects of running a funeral home, including handling unusual requests from clients and ensuring every service remains dignified.

"Ryan: What happens if I'm too big to fit in a standard casket?"
"Phaedra Parks: We offer oversized caskets, and the cost depends on the materials and specifications. For instance, caskets vary based on gauges of steel or if clients prefer materials like mahogany."
[Timestamp: 14:07]

Cremation and Ash Diamonds

The conversation shifts to modern funeral options like cremation and turning ashes into diamonds, highlighting both the emotional and financial considerations involved.

"Ryan: We're reading up on machines that turn ashes into diamonds. It costs around $200,000. Should we get it?"
"Phaedra Parks: Cremation is very popular now, and turning ashes into diamonds is a beautiful way to remember loved ones. You can choose different sizes, making it a memorable keepsake."
[Timestamp: 16:52]

Handling Jewelry and Personal Belongings

Phaedra recounts a humorous yet challenging incident where a customer accidentally buried himself with a Burberry belt.

"Ryan: Did you accidentally bury someone with their belt?"
"Phaedra Parks: Yes, a client requested to have his Burberry belt returned, but we accidentally buried him with it. We had to compensate him, which was quite the situation."
[Timestamp: 47:36]

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Personal Insights: Parenting and Lifestyle

Raising Children with Responsibility

Phaedra emphasizes the importance of instilling work ethic and responsibility in her children, contrasting it with Ryan Bailey's experiences.

"Ryan: I have concerns about spoiling kids and their lack of motivation."
"Phaedra Parks: My children work in the funeral home and have internships, like my oldest son’s internship at Merrill Lynch. They learn to be resourceful and hardworking."
[Timestamp: 20:07]

Chores and Household Management

Discussing household responsibilities, Phaedra highlights her strict but fair approach to chores, ensuring her children understand the value of hard work.

"Guest: What kind of chores exactly?"
"Phaedra Parks: Washing dishes by hand, making beds, and maintaining the house cleanliness. My kids also work in the funeral home, learning different aspects of the business."
[Timestamp: 21:03]

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Lighthearted Banter and Personal Stories

Humorous Takes on Funeral Services

The podcast takes a lighter turn as the hosts joke about various aspects of funeral services, including unconventional burial requests and the integration of crystals into funeral practices.

"Ryan: I hope the Nad therapy does something for my... [laughs]"
"Phaedra Parks: Maybe put a rose quartz up your butt to heal your hemorrhoids."
[Timestamp: 30:22]

Reality TV and Personal Lives

Phaedra and guests share amusing anecdotes from their reality TV experiences, including interactions with cast members and on-set mishaps.

"Ryan: Are you doing the Ultimate Ladies Cruise?"
"Phaedra Parks: It was proposed, but it's been postponed. I love cruises but prefer them to avoid all the strange occurrences like the 'Poop Cruise' incident."
[Timestamp: 26:43]

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Conclusion

This episode of Jeff Lewis Has Issues offers a compelling blend of professional insights and personal anecdotes, providing listeners with an entertaining and informative experience. Phaedra Parks' unique position as both a legal expert and a funeral home co-owner adds depth to the conversation, while the humorous exchanges keep the tone light and engaging. Whether discussing the intricacies of funeral services or parenting philosophies, the episode delivers valuable content wrapped in genuine camaraderie.

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Notable Quotes

• Phaedra Parks: "It's gotta be right. And it can't make a mockery of it because it's definitely the most important event of your life outside of being born."
  [Timestamp: 10:54]

• Ryan Bailey: "I believe in chores. I believe in, you know."
  [Timestamp: 21:03]

• Phaedra Parks: "Sometimes we can be very sort of aggressive and vocal, and that's the type of show you need to just go in very calm and just read the room."
  [Timestamp: 06:51]

• Ryan Bailey: "Every girl, every gay guy, there's clothes weight, and there's naked weight."
  [Timestamp: 43:16]

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[Ryan]

We got you, baby.

[Phaedra Parks]

When you're Jeff Lewis, the drama never stops.

[Ryan]

I've learned from my mistakes and that's what I want to teach people. Don't do what I have done this show.

[Phaedra Parks]

I mean, you guys really start some shit.

[Ryan]

I'm sorry if I'm coming off as an asshole. I just want do their jobs.

[Phaedra Parks]

Chef Lewis has issues.

[Jeff Lewis]

Hey, it's Chef Lewis and I have issues.

[Ryan]

In today's episode, Phaedra Parks and Ryan.

[Jeff Lewis]

Bailey join the show.

[Ryan]

We talk about oversized caskets, precariously placed.

[Jeff Lewis]

Crystals, and men with large tongues. Can I ask you something, Phaedra?

[Ryan]

Because a lot of people that come in, they think, I think they don't realize that we're live because they kept saying six minutes, four minutes, two minutes, and you didn't seem to flinch. So I thought that maybe. Oh, maybe she just thinks we could start like a couple minutes late. Oh, okay.

[Phaedra Parks]

I realized it. I was like, oh, okay.

[Ryan]

Cause some people think, I don't think they realize we're live. Live.

[Shane]

I just took it as she is a professional. She's been doing this for a while.

[Phaedra Parks]

That's right.

[Shane]

There's no nervous energy coming from Phaedra.

[Ryan]

0. It's all coming from me.

[Guest]

It's interesting. Nerves of steel. Phaedra has had.

[Ryan]

Yeah, well, welcome.

[Phaedra Parks]

Thank you, guys.

[Ryan]

First of all, I have to thank you because the last time I saw you was about a year ago.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yes.

[Ryan]

And we were at the Watch what happens live 15 year anniversary. And I was fortunate enough to sit next to Phaedra. So we were in the. There was two rows. I think it was either four. I think four people. Oh, yes. So there was four people in the first row. I had Jerry o' Connell next to me. You had Portia Williams next to you. And then in the second row behind us was Theresa Giudice, Countess Loranda de Lesseps, and then Sonja Morgan.

[Phaedra Parks]

Now, what a crew.

[Ryan]

Now, we've spoken about this before, but basically, Sonya was disruptive. She was intoxicated, and she started. She started basically talking shit literally behind my back. Literally, like, right behind my back.

[Guest]

She thought she was on the Housewives.

[Ryan]

And it was Phaedra that she put. You put your hand on me and you said, don't react. Don't turn around. Leave it alone. Let it go.

[Phaedra Parks]

Leave it alone.

[Shane]

Can you do that all the time?

[Guest]

But by the way, that's Phaedra's training as a lawyer.

[Ryan]

No, she really did. And I think it was the hand that did it, because when she put it, it was like just enough pressure where she's like, stop.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, don't.

[Ryan]

Don't. Don't do it.

[Guest]

It's not worth it.

[Phaedra Parks]

No, because, you know, in Housewives fashion, it would have went from zero to a hundred.

[Ryan]

It would have. And in hindsight, I'm. I mean, I was really glad you were there next to me because it was an incredible night celebrating Andy, and.

[Phaedra Parks]

It could have been disruptive and have overshadowed the event.

[Ryan]

Yeah, you're right. You're right. Now, did you notice at one point, because she kept responding to everything he was. They cut her mic.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, yeah, I figured that. I knew it was only a matter of time. I mean, it was so interesting, though, because I've never seen Sonya like that.

[Ryan]

You haven't watched the show or Crappie Lake or any of those other.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, you know, you hear the tales, but every time we're together, she's best behavior.

[Ryan]

I see. So I do want to remind people, I'm sure everyone knows who you are, but you were on the Real Housewives of Atlanta from seasons three to nine. You're back in season 16.

[Jeff Lewis]

Congratulations.

[Phaedra Parks]

Thank you.

[Ryan]

Thank you. Also been very busy in their interim. So you were on the ultimate girls.

[Jeff Lewis]

Trip, season two and five.

[Ryan]

You were on Dancing with the Star, season 33. You were on Married to Medicine, seasons 10 and 11, and then Traitors.

[Phaedra Parks]

The Castle.

[Guest]

She was so amazing on the Traitors because she sold every line where I was like, oh, my God. People actually are going to get murdered. Like, I thought it was real. Because you would be up in that turret and you would be like, we must destroy tomorrow night. And you believe, like, I believed everything that you said.

[Ryan]

Very dramatic.

[Phaedra Parks]

I. You know what? That is the best time I've ever had working, ever.

[Ryan]

Really?

[Phaedra Parks]

So good. Because it was the one time that, you know, being in reality TV where you. I could just be myself. I didn't have to worry about seeing the people next year. You know, it's like, if they're dead, they're dead. You know, if I never see them again, it's okay.

[Shane]

It's a funny experiment. Cause the stakes are so high.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, God.

[Shane]

But also, they're totally fake.

[Phaedra Parks]

Like, it's all a game.

[Guest]

It's self imposed.

[Phaedra Parks]

It's a game. Yeah.

[Ryan]

Isn't it crazy how popular that show is?

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, man.

[Guest]

Oh. I mean, they just started filming, I think, this past week, and Dorinda's back.

[Ryan]

For his second season.

[Guest]

I was like, what advice? Cause I bet Dorinda will be a traitor this next season. Like, what advice do you give other housewives that go onto that show?

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, just to not go in hot. Because, you know, sometimes we can be very sort of aggressive and vocal, and that's the type of show you need to just go in very calm and just read the room. And housewives sometimes can't read the room.

[Guest]

We depend on that.

[Phaedra Parks]

We come in and kill the room.

[Ryan]

Well, I'm curious. I also, you know, in addition to all the reality shows and everything, you're.

[Jeff Lewis]

You're an attorney.

[Ryan]

You. You run and own the Parks group.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yes, yes.

[Ryan]

And I didn't realize this, so I knew that you were. I knew that you specialize in civil and criminal litigation. I read that you also specialize in intellectual property rights, but I. I didn't realize that you also specialize in entertainment law. And I was curious. Have you ever represented any Bravo liberties?

[Phaedra Parks]

Yes.

[Ryan]

And negotiate of quite a few.

[Phaedra Parks]

Quite a few.

[Ryan]

It would make sense because of all your connections with Bravo. If anyone knows the deal and what Bravo universe is, you. It's very, very smart. Can I ask how many. You don't have to say the names, but how many people?

[Phaedra Parks]

I've probably represented about six Bravo liberties.

[Ryan]

And you obviously negotiate your own contract.

[Phaedra Parks]

No, I don't.

[Ryan]

You don't?

[Phaedra Parks]

A lawyer that has himself for a client represents a fool.

[Ryan]

I see.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, I have a wonderfully huge firm. Jill Smith is my attorney right out here in Beverly Hills.

[Jeff Lewis]

I see.

[Ryan]

Okay. So you have someone Else representing.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah. Because of course, that would be a little too close for comfort. You know, fighting for yourself against your employer. That would be weird. Yeah. It can make it weird, but that's how Andy and I met.

[Jeff Lewis]

It is.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah.

[Guest]

You represented Andy.

[Phaedra Parks]

No, no, no, no.

[Ryan]

Represent another Bravo Liberty.

[Phaedra Parks]

No. When Andy was looking to buy being Bobby Brown.

[Ryan]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Phaedra Parks]

So I was the attorney for Bobby Brown. And so we met for lunch, and, you know, I just loved his energy. And I was like, I think we should work with that guy.

[Guest]

Isn't it wild how life works?

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, my gosh. Who would have thought? Who would have thought?

[Jeff Lewis]

Wow.

[Phaedra Parks]

And that was over probably almost 20 years, if not more now. Yeah, no, that was definitely over 20 years ago. Yeah.

[Ryan]

I'm shocked at everything you do and how you manage it and your, you know, two sons then in addition, which I. I'm saying the best for last, I am fascinated about your. You're a mortician.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yes, I am.

[Guest]

I mean, you make me want to die because I just want to go visit your mortuary. Like, I mean, like, imagine do me up. I mean, fade your parks. Working on your death.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, my gosh. Yeah. You would look beautiful.

[Guest]

Finally.

[Ryan]

So you own a funeral home in Atlanta?

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, I co. Own.

[Ryan]

Co. Own. Okay, fine.

[Phaedra Parks]

So, yeah. So I'm partnered with the best funeral director in the world.

[Ryan]

And then how involved are you?

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, okay, I'll be honest. I don't do it every single day.

[Ryan]

Okay.

[Phaedra Parks]

Because I work my other job. So I do intense, you know, two weeks, and then I maybe will go back to tv. But the funeral business is sort of in the African American culture is a weekend business. So we hold most of our funerals between Thursday and Sunday.

[Ryan]

Okay.

[Phaedra Parks]

And so. And it's a night business. You know, you're getting people together at nighttime.

[Ryan]

Do you find that it's recession proof?

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, of course. People have to be born and they have to die.

[Guest]

People really held off on dying lately.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

And it's. I think it's creative on so many different levels. I think it really could be a career for me because, a. I had years ago, someone hire me to plan a wedding in Laguna beach. And I. I really enjoyed it. And I really thought for a second, like, I really like this party planning idea. I also love a makeover. And I'm curious, so if you get some, like, frumpy housewife. Okay. And do you, like. Do you do them up in a way where people don't even recognize them?

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, that's not good because you want the people to Know it's you.

[Guest]

Yeah, yeah.

[Phaedra Parks]

So what makes a good final, you know, presentation is the person looks like they're sleeping.

[Ryan]

Okay.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, you want to look radiant, but at rest, you want to look like yourself, though. So I don't want to make. I don't want to, like, botox your face up, which we can't do that and make you too tight.

[Ryan]

Yeah, I think I want to be botoxed.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, yeah. I mean, the process is filling, but.

[Guest]

By the way, Jeff, that's a great idea for a flipping out reboot. Is that you take over some sort of mortuary firm.

[Phaedra Parks]

Let's do it together.

[Ryan]

Did you buy an existing mortuary? You didn't start it from scratch with all the licensing and the permits and all that, we want to take over someone else's funeral home.

[Phaedra Parks]

But I think that's a brilliant show, though, you know, reboot, you know.

[Guest]

Well, how close did you ever come? Cause I know we've shared elements of it on, like, Married to Medicine and things like that, but how close did you ever come to a show just about that business?

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, people have asked me to do it quite a few times, but it's just gotta be right. And it, you know, it can't make a mockery of it because it's definitely the most important, you know, event of your life outside of being born.

[Guest]

And then if you'd be like, this is the crazy crew I work with.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, yeah. So I don't. I never wanna make it look anything other than respectful, you know, because you're really celebrating someone's life and you don't want to make fun of that. It's gotta be good.

[Ryan]

So you're planning a party, you're doing a makeover. I mean, it's a celebration. Yes. I have no issues with cadavers. Like, I totally. That doesn't bother me.

[Guest]

Jeff prefers dead.

[Ryan]

Do you do, like. Okay, so when you're doing the makeup.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yes.

[Ryan]

Is it just like a little powder bronzer, or do you do, like, a spray tan? No, because I'm like, spray tanned right now.

[Guest]

Have you tried Wise beauty?

[Phaedra Parks]

But no. So the makeup has to be very well hydrated because you've got to think once someone passes, they're drying constantly. So you do a very. A lot of moisturizing, but it's gotta be very hydrating. And we actually spray moisture on them at night so that they continue to look beautiful the next day.

[Shane]

I want that machine.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

So wait a minute. So do you. Okay, do you spray and then do the makeup and then just Keep spraying.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, no, you keep setting it as you go. But at night, before you obviously put them away, you obviously give them a little more moisture so that the next day they're still looking refreshed because it's still drying.

[Ryan]

And do you have any women that wear kind of lower cut dresses where you have to do makeup, like a lot?

[Phaedra Parks]

You know, you get to choose what you want to wear. Your family chooses if they want you in a barrier gown outfit.

[Ryan]

Some people have bad taste, so if.

[Shane]

They know they're gonna dress her on.

[Guest]

So do you make sure the girls.

[Phaedra Parks]

Show that the people you. You know. But you gotta think the people who put you away. Some people have planned out everything. Others have not planned out anything. So their parents or whoever's in control decides, like, is she gonna look like an angel or a devil? Is she gonna look like she's going to church? Is she gonna look like, you know, she's really going to meet Jesus?

[Ryan]

Do people ever wear, like, sequins? Not too dressy a lot? Yeah. It's not a reunion for the afterlife.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah. I mean, I don't think I've seen that many sequins. We get people that want changes. So, like, the first day they want to be seen in this outfit. The next day we change into another outfit.

[Shane]

I didn't even think of that.

[Guest]

It's like Cher.

[Phaedra Parks]

So we do get the three change people.

[Ryan]

I'm cool with one outfit, but would you do, like a suit and a tie with me or would you do no tie?

[Phaedra Parks]

No, I would do a suit and a tie.

[Ryan]

I think so, too.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah. I want you to look just like. Really? When Jesus sees you, you know?

[Guest]

Yeah. If Jesus is like, whoa, Jeff, you look awesome.

[Ryan]

You look great. I hope it's Jesus that I see. It may not be Jesus. Phaedra, where did you get those horns?

[Guest]

Jesus. That's amazing.

[Caller]

Do you deal with cremation at all? Because we were talking about if Jeff was cremated, what would happen to all of et cetera.

[Ryan]

Yeah. What happens with the silicone? Will it melt?

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, honey. Okay, so cremation, obviously is a retort machine, which is basically a huge oven, and it is very hot. So if you have a lot of fat on you, I'm gonna smell it and it's going to be popping.

[Shane]

Ew.

[Ryan]

There's gonna be a lot.

[Guest]

Sorry in advance.

[Ryan]

It's gonna be like popcorn, like bacon. Oh.

[Phaedra Parks]

But, yeah, I mean, but everything is going. But once you come out, just like, if you burned a piece of chicken, it still bones.

[Ryan]

So let me ask You. So I burn Ryan. Right? And then we. Who clean. We have to make sure it's completely clean. No, no, no, because I don't want to mix Ryan's ashes with mine.

[Phaedra Parks]

Okay.

[Guest]

There's an HBO docu series called Mortician out right now where that's. The guy went to jail because he was mixing. He was putting.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, yeah.

[Guest]

Well, I think all these bodies in the burn chamber and just mixing up.

[Phaedra Parks]

A case in Georgia. Yeah, that was a huge case in Georgia about probably maybe 16, 17 years ago about the mortician that his stove went out and he just began putting kitty litter and all kind of stuff in the urns, and he was basically burying the people in his backyard.

[Ryan]

Oh, no.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, It's a huge case.

[Shane]

That's gonna be a haunted house.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

What do we do if I'm too big to fit in that casket? What do we do? Do we get an extra weight?

[Phaedra Parks]

We have an oversized casket.

[Ryan]

Okay, good.

[Guest]

So this is great for Weight Watchers.

[Phaedra Parks]

If.

[Shane]

We will get a custom casket, it'll be gorgeous.

[Ryan]

How much more is my daughter gonna pay for that xxxl casket?

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, it just depends because caskets are based on gauges, which is the amount of steel in them.

[Jeff Lewis]

Okay.

[Guest]

Ooh.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah. And then it's also based on, like, if you want mahogany, you know, people really want to be fancy. Some people just want, you know, I.

[Ryan]

Think like a light rift oak would be pretty. Oh, very on trend with black hardware.

[Jeff Lewis]

Gorge.

[Ryan]

Like my kitchen. That would be gorgeous. Can I do that or no? Can I?

[Phaedra Parks]

No, no, you. Whatever you want. As long as you can afford it, you can have it.

[Ryan]

So what is my daughter. Okay, so let's just say I'm not cremated. What is my daughter gonna spend? I want something. I want like a real. Well, I'm gonna need some extras, I think, to attend.

[Guest]

I love that Phaedra thought she was coming in to tuck Housewives. They're like, when I die.

[Ryan]

What'S it gonna cost me? Really?

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, okay, just run of the mill basic funeral. You could probably get it easy, you know, and in certain states, they require different things, you know, different type of burial things for the actual plot if you're going to be buried, you know, so. But just average funeral cost, just a very basic 7,8000.

[Jeff Lewis]

That's it?

[Phaedra Parks]

That's it.

[Ryan]

And then will you offer financing?

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, absolutely.

[Ryan]

No, no. No financing.

[Guest]

No, Klarna?

[Phaedra Parks]

No.

[Ryan]

Because I'm wondering high interest financing collateral. No. For our funeral home?

[Phaedra Parks]

No. Because you got to think about it. Once the person's in the ground. You're never gonna see anyone. They're never coming back.

[Ryan]

I understand that, but we've got that. We've got the.

[Phaedra Parks]

It doesn't matter. You're not gonna dig them up if they don't pay, are you? No, no, no. Okay, so you gotta get it before they go.

[Guest]

Jeff and Faye.

[Ryan]

So we wanted to put them on their credit cards. We'll take all credit cards.

[Phaedra Parks]

We'll take all credit cards.

[Ryan]

Do we take Discover?

[Phaedra Parks]

We'll take Discover. We can figure it out.

[Guest]

Okay.

[Phaedra Parks]

All right.

[Ryan]

Now, this is where we're gonna make a fortune. And this is one of the reasons why I was excited that you were here today, is that we have been reading up on these machines that turn the ashes into diamonds.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, I am very familiar. Yes.

[Ryan]

Okay. It's 200 grand, from what I understand, which I think we should absolutely get it.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yes. Oh, no, no, no. I think that. I mean, cremation is very popular right now, so I think people would love to wear their mom on their ring.

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Guest]

Or even just chumps if they could get a little piece of Jeff as a diamond.

[Shane]

I didn't even think about that.

[Guest]

We could have the $10,000 dinners going into perpetuity. We could just have a sell at Jeff diamond to.

[Ryan]

I never thought about that. I wonder how many diamonds we can make out of my ashes.

[Guest]

Oh, with your size, I mean, I think at least.

[Phaedra Parks]

I think. Yeah.

[Guest]

300.

[Phaedra Parks]

Not 300.

[Ryan]

How many diamonds do you think? I guess it depends on the size.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, I guess. Yeah. Because, of course, you could get a huge diamond, you know, go all out.

[Ryan]

But they could be commemorative. You're right.

[Guest]

And that sets your daughter up for life.

[Jeff Lewis]

You're.

[Ryan]

Well, I wouldn't say for life for a week.

[Phaedra Parks]

Your daughter's very expensive.

[Guest]

She's into Labubus right now.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, my God.

[Ryan]

Are your kids into that?

[Phaedra Parks]

No. I have sons.

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Guest]

President and prince.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yes. Yes.

[Ryan]

It's funny that you say, and we'll go back to the funeral. I know that all my listeners really want me to go back to that. But it's funny because I did notice that you got a little criticism online because you fly your kids first class.

[Phaedra Parks]

Is that not the craziest thing?

[Ryan]

That is the dumbest thing. Well, first of all, my kid is. You've got young kids. My kid is 8. If there is an emergency, I want her right next to me.

[Phaedra Parks]

But what parent, especially if you are a celebrity, would be in first class and have the kid in coach?

[Ryan]

You would be surprised. You would be surprised at how many people do it? Remember, was it Mariska Hargitay had the whole family in the back, and she and her husband were in the front. And it's fine. I'm not judging, even though I am. But, yeah, a lot of people do it. And I understand they're trying to teach their kids, you know, a lesson, but that can backfire on you. Yeah.

[Phaedra Parks]

What kind of lesson is that?

[Ryan]

I'll tell you why it's gonna backfire.

[Jeff Lewis]

Because I had.

[Phaedra Parks]

Because they start misbehaving, get sick.

[Ryan]

No, I think they just don't want them. You know, they want them to work for it. That they're not, you know, that they're running.

[Phaedra Parks]

But it's other ways to teach. Work ethic.

[Ryan]

Yeah. I just don't want my kid in the back. And what if she was sitting next.

[Phaedra Parks]

To some creepy person?

[Ryan]

I don't want. And if there's an emergency, I want to be there. I don't want to have to try to get to her in row 44.

[Guest]

And that's why I'm so thankful Phaedra has agreed to be my mom as of today. So excited about this.

[Ryan]

So this wealthy. I've talked about this before. Wealthy, wealthy client that I had, and they had several children. I'm not going to say how many. Several children. And they made it a point not to spoil these kids. Like, a little extreme. So kids always flew economy. They all had to. And there was a lot of them had to share a car, you know, which was like Mom's old car, the whole thing. They made it a point. Now, I think that can backfire on you because, you know, I. I'm not saying I was spoiled, but I was raised differently. And as a result, I wanted to maintain that lifestyle. So I've worked very hard to maintain that lifestyle.

[Phaedra Parks]

That's a good thing.

[Ryan]

Now, I find that these kids now, who are grown adults, are extremely unmotivated and are fine with their basic jobs and their basic apartments and their basic cars, and they don't really have any interest in anything more than that. So I think that. And it's all of them, by the way, and I just think that. I think it can backfire on you.

[Phaedra Parks]

Dang, that's awful. Well, okay, so this is my thing. My children don't travel with me all the time, but when they travel with me, they're gonna have the same experience that I'm having.

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Phaedra Parks]

I mean, I don't want them, but first of all, I'm never gonna have them away from me because I'm a very helicopter mom.

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Phaedra Parks]

So I know everything that they're doing. You know, I have cameras everywhere in my house, so there's really no privacy when it comes to me being. And I mean. And I'm a black woman. I'm a black mama. So I believe in chores. I believe in, you know.

[Guest]

Wait, what kind of chores are we talking about? My parents maybe do the garbage. I had to mow the lawn. Those are chores.

[Phaedra Parks]

Wash dishes. And when I say wash dishes, I mean run some water and wash them with your hands and soap.

[Guest]

Yeah, yeah.

[Phaedra Parks]

And we use the dishwasher for the dryer. We don't use it for washing. So. Yeah.

[Guest]

Do they get an allowance for this?

[Phaedra Parks]

They get to live in my beautiful home.

[Ryan]

So you're making them. So they. Yeah, I'm a big thing with the dishwasher. Like, I make sure all the food is off the plate. All the.

[Phaedra Parks]

And no, they're gonna wash it with their food.

[Ryan]

My kids here, all these kids, they don't always rinse their dishes, and they'll put it in the dishwasher, and there's food stuck. And then Phaedra, after the dishwasher is done, it's not clean because they didn't wash off their plates.

[Phaedra Parks]

So we don't have that problem because the dishwasher's only a drying.

[Ryan]

I think Monroe needs to now start wiping off her plates. I think that's next. She needs chores.

[Guest]

Shane, talk to her.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

When did you start giving the boys chores?

[Phaedra Parks]

Seven, eight.

[Ryan]

Okay, we're there.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah. So, I mean, they have to make up their beds before they go anywhere. The house has to be clean. But my kids also work. They work in the funeral home.

[Ryan]

They do?

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

Monroe needs to work in the funeral home.

[Phaedra Parks]

Literally. Yeah.

[Shane]

They work in the show.

[Ryan]

Yeah, she's just gonna be dripping in diamonds.

[Guest]

Can we offer internships? We could get Monroe with you for the summer. That'd be great.

[Phaedra Parks]

Come on, Monroe. Let me get together. But no, so they, you know, they work in the law office. I mean, they. Wherever I work, they're working, too. And so my youngest, my oldest son, he actually was out here last week in Beverly Hills doing an internship at Merrill lynch.

[Guest]

Whoa.

[Ryan]

He's 15, right?

[Phaedra Parks]

He's 15. Just turned 15 two weeks ago.

[Ryan]

How long was his internship?

[Phaedra Parks]

So it was only for the week, and then they invited him back for another week.

[Ryan]

That's great.

[Shane]

Wow.

[Phaedra Parks]

So, yeah, so he got to, you know, go to the Polo Lounge. But I want.

[Guest]

Every important internship ends at the Polo Lounge, by the way. If it's about Joey Zauzing. Was there.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah. And so, you know, I want them to be exposed to different things. And so they cut the grass. I mean, they. You know. And I'm gonna show a video of my youngest son. He's a tailor, so he sews. Because my idea is, obviously, I've done well for myself, but I want my children to also be resourceful. So, you know, when my youngest son couldn't find pants that he wanted, I was like, I'm going on Amazon. I'm gonna buy you a sewing mach and you're gonna learn how to sew. And so now he has a pants company.

[Ryan]

Jeez.

[Guest]

Wait, can I buy a pair of pants from yourself?

[Phaedra Parks]

Thestararchive.com.

[Guest]

Wow.

[Shane]

I'm going on right now.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, so he. Yeah, so he makes these cute little pants and he started making for his teachers at school. And so I was like, now we can't be making all these little vegan leather pants for the teachers. We gotta sell this, make it to a business. So. Yeah.

[Ryan]

Are you gonna buy the diamond machine? Machine?

[Phaedra Parks]

How about the diamond machine?

[Ryan]

I think you should. Yeah, I really think you should, you know.

[Guest]

Okay, good.

[Jeff Lewis]

We're back.

[Guest]

My. My grandma passed away last year and they offered. We were at the mortuary and they offered. You can shoot your loved one into space.

[Shane]

What?

[Guest]

The ashes. You offer that?

[Ryan]

How do we do that?

[Guest]

Yeah, that was crazy. Like, it was like the diamond thing was one of them. But then you can shoot it on a rocket ship.

[Ryan]

I don't think anyone wants to do that.

[Shane]

We will make so much more shooting your into space.

[Phaedra Parks]

You might get Katy Perry back.

[Caller]

And I will say the rocket does. Does have other purposes. They're not just shooting people to space. It's actually very sweet. I watched a video of people. So, like, the rockets taking whatever, you know, stuff to the International Space Station.

[Guest]

My grandma. That's who they're taking.

[Caller]

And the tip of the rocket are the people. So it's like they're watching it take off and they're like, bye, Jerry. You know, it's very.

[Ryan]

I don't know. Is there a big demand for that?

[Phaedra Parks]

I want to do that.

[Ryan]

I love the diamond. Diamond idea.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, the diamonds is beautiful.

[Ryan]

So I think they were saying you can, you know, depending on the size of the diamond, but people could spend an additional. What is it, 15, 30,000? 50, depending on the size of the diamond. I think it's a great upsell.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, of course.

[Guest]

Wait, another great upsell? You just did the Atlanta reunion. Like, you should have A thing where you'll take their ashes to a reunion.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, my God.

[Guest]

I mean, it's an idea. Like, wouldn't that be if they were a huge.

[Ryan]

Housewives?

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, yeah. That's got housewives in a lot of trouble. No props, especially not in Atlanta.

[Ryan]

Are we doing the flowers or do we. Do we subcontract that out?

[Phaedra Parks]

No, we subcontract the flowers because it'd.

[Ryan]

Be kind of fun to do flower arrangements, too.

[Phaedra Parks]

I love to do a flower.

[Ryan]

Yeah, but.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, we don't. We don't do them ourselves, but it's kind of nice.

[Ryan]

So you have your subcontractors. So if so, let's just say I go in. Like, I have nothing going on this weekend, and I want to do a couple flower arrangements and I want to do some makeup. I can go in and do that. Otherwise, we could subcontract it.

[Phaedra Parks]

Exactly.

[Ryan]

And then. Do you ever speak at the funerals for them?

[Phaedra Parks]

All the time.

[Ryan]

Are you a minister?

[Phaedra Parks]

I am not a minister, but I'm definitely one.

[Guest]

I still remember the prayer you did in Ultimate Girls Trip. You are so. I mean, like.

[Phaedra Parks]

But both of my parents are pastors, and I'm from a family of 10 bishops, so. Yeah, so we definitely got us.

[Ryan]

But see, that gives you cred, right? It gives you credibility. So I would think because you're religious, because you're Christian, you know what I mean? I would feel more comfortable going to your funeral home. Home.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

I mean, I need to go to church.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, you got. You got.

[Ryan]

I need to. I haven't been in a while. Phaedra.

[Phaedra Parks]

What's a while?

[Jeff Lewis]

A long time.

[Phaedra Parks]

What's a long time?

[Jeff Lewis]

Years.

[Phaedra Parks]

How many decades? Decades.

[Ryan]

Could be decades. Could be decades.

[Guest]

Hey, if you're going to hell, call in.

[Ryan]

It could be decades.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, we got. Yeah, you got to get the kids.

[Ryan]

I pray, I pray. I just don't go to church to.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, no, no, that's okay. Do your kids know the Lord's Prayer?

[Ryan]

No, I only have one kid.

[Phaedra Parks]

She's got to know the Lord's.

[Ryan]

Shane, will you teach her?

[Guest]

She has a lot of Labubus, though, so.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, the Labubus won't save them.

[Ryan]

Are you doing the ultimate ladies cruise? And is that like these housewife?

[Phaedra Parks]

No, I'm not. Well, no, it's been postponed.

[Ryan]

Oh, okay.

[Phaedra Parks]

It was something.

[Ryan]

There's all these cruises now. I can't.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, my gosh. I just got supposed to do another cruise.

[Ryan]

I can't keep them straight.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, but. But it's. I like to cruise. I Used to do it all the time. But, you know, cruises, you know, as a kid, like, we would do cruises, like we were cruiseaholics. But, you know, now I'm like, getting stuck on a ship and you see all that weird stuff that's happening on these ships.

[Guest]

Oh, there's a new Netflix documentary called Train Wreck Poop Cruise about the cruise from 20 years ago.

[Shane]

You and these documentaries.

[Phaedra Parks]

No, in the top 10.

[Jeff Lewis]

What the hell's that?

[Guest]

Well, it was this cruise about 20 years ago that all their power went out. There was a fire in the engine room, and then everything went out. And then the toilet system overfilled, and they were having people. They were passing out red bags.

[Phaedra Parks]

That is go do your business in.

[Caller]

Don't you remember on the news, it showed people, they, like, dragged their mattresses out on the.

[Guest]

Cnn, like, had huge ratings covering this story. It was called the Poop Cruise.

[Caller]

They couldn't tug them in because they couldn't get the tugboat. They were just, like, floating.

[Guest]

But that's a great ultimate girls trip idea. If it's like Phaedra, Shannon, Teresa on a poop cruise.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah. I think someone would go overboard.

[Ryan]

So you. You were on Ryan's show before?

[Guest]

Yeah, just like. Yeah, she. She. She's one of the best spokespeople out there. Which. Your Cheez Its commercial, is it Cheez Its? Yeah, it's great. They aired on Bravo all the time, but it was like a quick 15 minute. And she's the best because Phaedra always knows what to say. And then if you watch her on camera, you could just do an hour. I said this the other week. You could just do an hour of watching Phaedra's reactions. Like on Atlanta. Your reactions are so top tier.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, thank you.

[Ryan]

So you don't know much about Ryan. Ryan. He has a very. You're not engaged yet?

[Guest]

No. No.

[Ryan]

You just keep. I mean, you keep talking about talking about it, but I'm not talking about at all, Jeff. No, I mean, so how long you've been dating? Okay, we keep talking about it.

[Guest]

No, I. I have the. Wow. I can't go in. Yeah.

[Ryan]

Okay. So apparently he's. He's got a very, very nice girlfriend, Rebecca, and she.

[Guest]

How did this get to wait?

[Ryan]

How long have you been over? 3.

[Guest]

Wait, how did we get to this from.

[Ryan]

Well, because I want. I want Phaedra to know a little bit about you. He's very vulnerable. He has very sensitive nipples.

[Guest]

Don't do this to Phaedra. Don't do this.

[Ryan]

He also was A bedwetter. As an adult.

[Phaedra Parks]

As an adult?

[Guest]

No, no, that's a lie and a half until, like, 11 years. 11 or 12 years old?

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah. You had anxiety.

[Guest]

Why did you do this? I respect Phaedra so much. Don't do this to me.

[Ryan]

He also was a spa boy.

[Phaedra Parks]

Okay, what does that mean?

[Guest]

It just means I passed out water and towels at a high reputable spa.

[Ryan]

And he got big tips from the gay.

[Guest]

Everybody at home can't see this, but Jeff did a jack off motion, so. I'm sorry. A masturbation motion?

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Shane]

Thank you.

[Phaedra Parks]

So how did you get a job as a spa boy?

[Guest]

I was. I just. I had just moved to Los Angeles from Arizona. I was young. I needed the work. No, it's just. It was like. It was a thing. You would pass out cold towels. And he got a lot of tips.

[Ryan]

More than. There was four boys that were working there.

[Guest]

You were making up stuff.

[Ryan]

No, you told me that. And Ryan and one other guy made a lot of tips, so just connect the dots, Phaedra.

[Phaedra Parks]

But wait, was this spot for. Is co ed.

[Guest]

It was co Ed. Co Ed. Men and women.

[Ryan]

But didn't you work in a men's locker?

[Guest]

I did work in the men's locker.

[Ryan]

Doesn't matter if it was co ed. You were in the men's locker.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, he would have to be. Couldn't be in the girl.

[Ryan]

Right.

[Guest]

Exactly. Sorry. Sorry to scream into the mic there.

[Jeff Lewis]

You're getting defensive now.

[Guest]

I am, because this is Phaedra Parks and she's like, a legend, and then you're embarrassing me in front of her.

[Phaedra Parks]

I love weird kids.

[Ryan]

I'm not trying.

[Guest]

Wait, by the way, ask her about the. The yoni egg.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Guest]

That ultimate.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shane]

Sorry, what was that?

[Ryan]

The what?

[Phaedra Parks]

The. Like, I will put crystals in my vagina sometimes.

[Guest]

Just like, to clear out negative energy.

[Phaedra Parks]

The negative energy, really?

[Guest]

And she went on a date one time.

[Ryan]

Can I put them.

[Shane]

That's what we do with your diamonds.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, you know what I wonder. You could probably get a small crystal and put it up your butthole. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? You want to.

[Ryan]

But it's not going to get lost, is it? Well, with all the other things.

[Phaedra Parks]

Let me tell you about these crystals, because they have, you know, healing properties. When you put them up there, they, like, attach. So even if you want to get it out, it can't until it finishes the work.

[Ryan]

Okay. Because, I mean, since we're being vulnerable, Ryan. Being vulnerable? I had two hemorrhoids that took me Forever to get rid of.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, gosh.

[Ryan]

And I'm wondering if the crystals would have helped heal the hemorrhoids.

[Phaedra Parks]

Maybe put a rose quartz, which is the love crystal, up your butt. And I mean.

[Ryan]

Shane, can we order some rose crystals?

[Phaedra Parks]

A small rose crystal.

[Guest]

That's a great addition to the funeral service as well.

[Caller]

I mean, just maybe make sure it's flared, please. We can't.

[Phaedra Parks]

Not flared.

[Caller]

Well, we don't want it getting lost.

[Phaedra Parks]

But it needs to get up in there so it can do its work.

[Ryan]

And it'll come down automatically.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh. I mean, when I tell you I had this crystal and it was like, almost like a. It was like a quail's egg. And I put it in there and I was. I mean, I felt the energy. I was in Target. This is before Target with no dei, met the most beautiful man in the world. And we went. You know, he was getting ready to travel abroad and he invited me for dinner. And I mean, when I say he was drop dead gorgeous. Drop dead gorgeous. Anyway. And you know, all of a sudden once I got out, my crystal just popped in my panties. It just came out and I was like, okay, this is a sign. Yeah, yeah, this is a sign.

[Guest]

And she told this story on ultimate girls trip.

[Phaedra Parks]

And then later on I found out he worshiped the devil. So it just didn't work.

[Ryan]

Oh, my God.

[Phaedra Parks]

But it was.

[Guest]

Isn't that always the case?

[Phaedra Parks]

But I was able to get, you know, let myself be vulnerable enough with my crystal that I would even give him an opportunity.

[Ryan]

So you recommend that my listeners put crystals up their vaginas or their asses.

[Guest]

Bring this a rock.

[Ryan]

Okay, great.

[Phaedra Parks]

No, not a rock.

[Guest]

Okay. Sorry.

[Phaedra Parks]

No, it needs to have healing properly.

[Ryan]

Yes. Well, great. Okay, great advice. You know what doesn't belong in your epic summer plans?

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[Ryan]

We got you, baby. Also want to promote Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16 airing and streaming now. So you can. You can either watch it live on Bravo or you can stream it on Peacock. And then what episode are we on this week?

[Phaedra Parks]

We are on 16.

[Guest]

So they're just getting back from Grenada. They ended the trip this past Sunday.

[Shane]

Yeah, I want to go next year to the festival.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Renee has the most beautiful people in the world.

[Shane]

Those men, really, You, Jeff, you would pass away at this. They went to this festival where everyone's.

[Phaedra Parks]

Just naked and just in black oil. And they all have very large tongues. I just, like, the tongues are just. I don't know.

[Guest]

Gets it that crystal.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, but, yes.

[Ryan]

I was thinking the same thing. I just didn't say it.

[Guest]

Sorry.

[Phaedra Parks]

But they're beautiful.

[Guest]

And you're partying with, like, government officials.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, my gosh. It was the best trip ever. I mean, when I looked at the episode, it reminded me so much of old school, classic housewives. Like our Africa trip, you know, when, you know, the Smalls and the talls. It was classic.

[Guest]

Well, that's why I really. I can't wait to. I really hope you come back next season, because you need that vibe of, you know. Cause I think they've got good building blocks with, like, Kelly and Angela, and, I mean, Drew's obviously always going through something.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yes. Oh, Jesus.

[Guest]

But it'll be so exciting that you guys all know each other. Cause you came in so late to this season.

[Phaedra Parks]

I worked 10 days, and we did five episodes in those 10 days.

[Ryan]

Wow.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

That's a lot of content in 10 days, baby.

[Phaedra Parks]

I came to work, but I want to see the franchise back where it used to be when everyone was talking about it and people are really talking about it now.

[Guest]

So, yeah, you get the highest ratings in terms of, like, Bravo programming, night of. And then Peacock, like, extends that lead.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, gosh. Yes. And. And people aren't really watching traditional cable anymore. Everyone's so cheap. Am I the only one with a home phone and cable? Like, I'm like, I have a home phone still. Like, I can't get rid of it. They're like, why do you have this? I'm like, what if all the power goes, you know?

[Ryan]

Like, wait, wait, why?

[Guest]

If the power goes out, the hard line's not gonna work either.

[Phaedra Parks]

I know, but I just. I just cannot give up. A home phone. Maybe I just can't give it up.

[Ryan]

Line one, Joe in Las Vegas for Phaedra.

[Phaedra Parks]

Hello, Joe.

[Joe]

Oh, my God. Hello, Phaedra. How are you? Hi, Jeff. Hi, Ryan. Hi, Shane. You are the best ever. But I need your help. You have got to. You need to be friends with Bose and help her with the wig.

[Phaedra Parks]

I love Bose. Bose and I have known each other for a while. But what is wrong with her?

[Joe]

Well, help her, please.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, what is the problem?

[Joe]

They're dry.

[Phaedra Parks]

Not. They're dry.

[Joe]

They're not human hair. They don't sit right. We could go on for hours.

[Phaedra Parks]

She's beautiful. She is absolutely stunning. But she has a hairline. And actually, the last time we saw each other, maybe a month ago here in la, she's gonna give me some of her hair.

[Guest]

Wow.

[Phaedra Parks]

She's got a hairline and so.

[Ryan]

She's got a hairline.

[Phaedra Parks]

She does.

[Ryan]

Oh, my God. I'm with you, Joe. I think she is a beautiful woman, but her hair is so distracting and it's. You don't think it's a bit big?

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, you know what?

[Ryan]

And overdone.

[Phaedra Parks]

Everyone has their own personal style.

[Ryan]

You know, I think if you have an ugly face, fine. You know what I mean? Distract, distract, distract. But she doesn't. She has a pretty face.

[Phaedra Parks]

So you want her to go with something more simple, A classic Bob. What do you know, a bust down.

[Jeff Lewis]

Yes.

[Ryan]

And let's look at her face. She's got a pretty face, a great body, the whole thing.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, she's going to.

[Ryan]

Why are you distracting with. With all of this hair? It's crazy. I made a lot of bad choices.

[Phaedra Parks]

Regarding my hair this year.

[Guest]

Is that Sonia?

[Caller]

It's Gina.

[Ryan]

I just.

[Phaedra Parks]

I knew I had it. Where did he get that from?

[Caller]

I knew I had it and I. It's one of my favorites from Forever.

[Ryan]

I didn't even know we had that. But I agree with you, Joe. I. I think they should be more.

[Phaedra Parks]

Understated, reach, you know, out. But I. So maybe you think I shouldn't accept the hair.

[Ryan]

No, no, no, you're doing good. You're doing good. Your hair is cool.

[Guest]

I mean. No, I mean, accept it. I mean, don't we. You could pass it on to your kids one day. Like, that's. You could sell that.

[Ryan]

What's her son's gonna do with a wig? What are you talking about?

[Guest]

I collect housewives memorabilia. That's like, good stuff.

[Phaedra Parks]

Here is the hair of.

[Ryan]

Thank you, Joe.

[Phaedra Parks]

Housewives. Thank you, Joe. I will definitely give her your thoughts.

[Ryan]

You look amazing. You look younger than I saw you a year ago. What are you doing? Are you doing nad like everyone else?

[Phaedra Parks]

You know, I've been on nad for about three, three plus years.

[Ryan]

There you go.

[Phaedra Parks]

My good friend Ray J. Y' all know crazy Ray J. And he says, phaedra, I started doing this nad therapy, and it has changed my life because he's, you know. You know, he's dibbles and dabbles and does whatever he does. And he says, sometimes, you know, I lose my memory. And this is gonna give you a memory, but you're going to feel like a million bucks. So I do nad. Yeah, I've been on it for years.

[Ryan]

Are you doing the iv? Are you doing the shots? What are you doing?

[Phaedra Parks]

I do the shots.

[Ryan]

Okay.

[Phaedra Parks]

I don't have that IV Is slow drip.

[Ryan]

It is a slow drip. I was there yesterday, so I'm doing the IV every eight weeks. I just started was my second session.

[Phaedra Parks]

Do you feel so good?

[Ryan]

Okay, well, not during.

[Phaedra Parks]

Because it's so slow.

[Ryan]

Well, no, no, because we try to speed it up because I get impatient, and then all of a sudden I feel dizzy. I feel nauseous. And they have to slow it down, Speed it up, slow it down, speed it up. Now there Is there. So you don't know Annie, but there is a. There's a girl that if you were to work at the doctor's office, this is who you'd be, basically. And she was very professional in the beginning. But then I started talking shit about the manager, because the manager, I think, is on coke.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, dang.

[Ryan]

Allegedly.

[Shane]

Or too much coke.

[Phaedra Parks]

Or too much doing coke in your bathroom.

[Ryan]

Or too much nad. But he comes in. He comes in very, very hyper. And he's one of those guys, like, he's just over. Over excited, and he fist bumps me, and I hate a fist bump.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, I thought you were gonna say you fisted you.

[Guest]

I mean, he fisted me and then did a bump. I was like, I can understand why you're upset, Jeff.

[Ryan]

But it was funny because she's, you know, she started off very kind of professional, and then I was like, hey, what's up with that manager? The fist bumping? And then you could see, like, she's like, okay, he. He's too cool. I can be. And so. So then we started talking about weight swap because you were such a. You were, like, really rough with me yesterday with the weight Watchers. Point.

[Shane]

You're welcome.

[Jeff Lewis]

Which is fine.

[Phaedra Parks]

Are you on Weight Watcher?

[Ryan]

I'm just starting it. Yeah. So he carries around a clicker and he clicks the.

[Shane]

You have to track the points.

[Guest]

And there's a cattle prod, too, that just shocks Jeff whenever he gets.

[Ryan]

But it was funny because.

[Phaedra Parks]

Why are you all Weight Watchers?

[Shane]

Because he needs to watch his weights.

[Phaedra Parks]

You are tiny.

[Ryan]

You're gonna understand this. You're gonna understand this. Every girl, every gay guy, there's clothes weight, and there's naked weight.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah. So you're trying to get your naked weight right.

[Ryan]

Thank you.

[Phaedra Parks]

Okay.

[Ryan]

I got it right. Everybody gets it. Every girl. Whenever you say that, Every girl, every gay gets it.

[Guest]

That's great for the Weight Watchers program. I'm like, I'm here to get naked weight.

[Ryan]

So she says. I said, so. She's now feeling comfortable with me. And she's. I'm like, you got you guys busy today. A lot of clients. She's like, too many. And then I'm like, so I'm liking it because now she's starting to tell the truth. And then you start talking about the Weight Watchers points.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

And then she's like. She's like something like, oh, skinny queen. And I'm like, okay, I love this girl.

[Guest]

Wait. Am I allowed to say what you said to Shane this morning? The directive you gave him at the. When you came in and ate your egg?

[Ryan]

Well, I told him I was going to tell him what he said to me, which yesterday was about, is that the mommy you.

[Guest]

No, you said, be tougher on me. Call me.

[Ryan]

Oh, oh, oh, sorry. So what he said.

[Guest]

Wait, wait, wait. But let's back up. I would love to know what about the balls, though. Scrotox.

[Ryan]

Well, this is what he said.

[Phaedra Parks]

Scrotox.

[Ryan]

He said when I got back yesterday from the doctor, and he goes, hey, how'd that nad go? Are your balls less wrinkled? And I said that. Kian said it to me.

[Guest]

Of course he did. Of course he was keying.

[Ryan]

So I said, if, you know, if we had hr, this would be a problem. But we don't.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, that's good.

[Ryan]

We don't.

[Phaedra Parks]

So you can have fun.

[Ryan]

But you know what I was thinking? Because Andy and I were talking about this at dinner, which is a strange conversation. When I was in New York last week, we were talking about how. And you me tell. We don't think penises age, but balls do.

[Phaedra Parks]

The balls hang low and asses do.

[Guest]

It's like the rings of the rings of a tree.

[Ryan]

Asses age. And balls age, but not penises. And so I understand. Cause I'm 55 now. I get. What. Thank you. But I've got 55 year old balls. And I'm thinking that Scroto show, Phaedra on the break I'm seeing why 60, why people get the Scrot tox.

[Guest]

Scrotox makes them drop lower.

[Ryan]

I thought it lifts them.

[Guest]

No, no, it makes them drop lower. You get low hanging.

[Ryan]

Oh, I don't want that.

[Phaedra Parks]

No, you don't want low hanging.

[Guest]

No, they. They smooth them out. No, it's this guy on the Valley, another Bravo show.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, I love the Valley.

[Guest]

Good. Did you watch? You watch last night?

[Phaedra Parks]

I couldn't because I was here.

[Guest]

Jax is back.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, honey, Jax was on last week acting the fool in that phone with that guy.

[Guest]

He did it again this week and then he was on watch what happens. Wait, so you and Andy Cohen go out to dinner and you just talk about.

[Ryan]

No. Yeah, we spent the whole hour and a half talking about dicks.

[Guest]

I don't know.

[Phaedra Parks]

I love it.

[Shane]

You do know, and that's true.

[Ryan]

It was a very brief conversation.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah, but I mean. Okay, so I. That's the only. That's. The aging balls are gonna hang low.

[Ryan]

Yes.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah.

[Ryan]

So I hope the nad does something.

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah. And get scroll talks.

[Ryan]

Yeah.

[Phaedra Parks]

If you want them to be all high.

[Guest]

I just finished watching this season of Love Hotel.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, I love it.

[Guest]

Well, I hope you love it because I would love to see you on Consider doing tmg. Tmz.

[Phaedra Parks]

Not tmg. Oh, God, that's a whole nother thing. Tmj. Tmg. Okay, you know what? They asked me yesterday would I do the Golden Bachelor lady? And I said, I don't want to kiss 50, man. I just want to kiss about 15, 20.

[Guest]

Love Hotel's perfect for that.

[Ryan]

Can you put my name in then for the golden?

[Guest]

Jeff Lewis's 30 Guys sees his naked weight.

[Ryan]

So you know how you go to a restaurant and sometimes, like, you're supposed to wear a jacket and then if you don't have a jacket, they'll give you a jacket. Do we have clothes at the funeral home that people that we sell?

[Phaedra Parks]

I mean, okay, so you can buy a burial gown, but as far as the employees, we have mandatory outfits. Pinstripe gray, navy blue, black. The ladies wear Louboutins.

[Ryan]

Oh, you've got a uniform. But I like the idea you want.

[Phaedra Parks]

To look a certain way of a.

[Ryan]

Little boutique maybe with appropriate clothing to bury your loved ones in. Because I'm trying to think of all the Upsells we're going to do with our funeral home.

[Phaedra Parks]

And you know what? The strangest thing. You will never believe this, but some people don't bring good underwear for their people.

[Ryan]

Really?

[Phaedra Parks]

Yeah.

[Guest]

And good bras commando.

[Phaedra Parks]

And you have to bury them in underwear and bras.

[Ryan]

Do people bury their loved ones in jewelry?

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, we have had a time where they want them to wear the jewelry, but they want us to get it off and give it back to them before they go in the ground.

[Ryan]

I see.

[Phaedra Parks]

One time, someone even requested a Burberry belt back, and we accidentally buried the guy in the Burberry belt.

[Ryan]

Are you serious? So what happened?

[Guest]

That's a whole episode right there.

[Ryan]

Did you get to pay for the Burberry belt?

[Phaedra Parks]

We had to pay him for the Burberry belt.

[Ryan]

That's bullshit.

[Phaedra Parks]

It was so crazy. I was like, why do you want to take this belt off this guy?

[Ryan]

See, when I buried my mom, there was a few we took. Obviously, there was no expensive, expensive jewelry, but there were a few things that were sentimental that we buried her in. And I thought, you know, if somebody steals it, they steal it, but who's.

[Phaedra Parks]

Going to dig a grave, right?

[Ryan]

Well, I thought maybe. I mean, obviously I wasn't at your funeral home. I thought, well, what if somebody just takes the ring right off the finger?

[Phaedra Parks]

And, well, okay, so, you know, there's a viewing, and when we do a funeral, we close it right in front of you after that last viewing, so you know exactly what that person has on. Because you get people like, I was at a wonderful funeral in Oakland, and they, you know, people wanted to put, you know, weed in there so he would have something to smoke when he got to heaven. And so I'm like, lord, if there's a fire, everyone's gonna be high in Oakland. This man's got more.

[Guest]

Is weed legal in heaven? Is that the law?

[Phaedra Parks]

I don't know what Jesus. But it's obviously legal in California, and they wanted him to have plenty on him when he made it to heaven.

[Ryan]

That is so interesting. I actually. Shane, you write this down. I want a couple bottles of red wine while I'm waiting. And then maybe some Pop Tarts.

[Phaedra Parks]

Not pop Tarts. Just no red dye in there.

[Guest]

We can feed a family with Jeff's funeral arrangement.

[Ryan]

There's gotta be some crazy, crazy requests to be buried with.

[Phaedra Parks]

Oh, yeah.

[Guest]

Do you put spanx on the.

[Phaedra Parks]

Well, I put whatever you want me to. Yeah, but sometimes people will say, I want them to look body style. I want them to look, you know, a little snatched. Yeah, a little more snatched and I say, oh, I got you girl.

[Ryan]

You know where I'm going to draw the line? At our funeral home where you can draw Bo's wig. I mean, like, fuck, I gotta get off my girl. Thanks for listening.

[Jeff Lewis]

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