Texas Recs: Let Sebas and Josh Know Where to Go!

Summary

La Platica Podcast: "Texas Recs: Let Sebas and Josh Know Where to Go!"

Host: Sonoro | Sebastian Robles & Josh Leyva
Date: September 8, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this high-energy, conversational episode, Sebas and Josh hang out for a “boys only” plática, riffing on everything from upcoming live shows in Texas, the quirks of viral food spots, and sneakerhead culture, to deeper reflections on aging, self-care, and what it means to dress (and feel) your age. With Jess out (she’s in Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny), the guys keep it loose, hilarious, and sometimes surprisingly heartfelt, as they look forward to audience-sourced recommendations for their Texas tour stops.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Texas Live Shows, Food, and Community Recommendations

• Upcoming La Platica live shows in Dallas and El Paso (House of Blues on Sept 18)
• Sebas and Josh invite listeners to DM or comment their favorite local, especially family-owned, food spots.
  • Quote: "We want to support like local businesses or local family restaurants. Especially if the family behind the restaurant with Atlantica. I'm down with it. I'm down with it." – Sebas [21:00]
• Open skepticism about viral TikTok food spots and preferring authentic, less hyped recommendations:
  • Quote: "TikTok spots, everybody has great food. ... But they got the same quesadilla a couple blocks down, too. ... The beauty of TikTok is like, it helps people like just pop off. ... But when I travel, I try to stay away from TikTok." – Sebas [16:25]

2. On Aging, Dressing Your Age & Evolving Style

• Both reflect on their journey from sneakerheads to wanting more mature, tailored looks:
  • Quote: "You get to a point where you want to dress your age. I don't wear my Jordans because I feel like I look young. I want to wear bottas, I want to wear dress shoes ... I want to look like a gentleman." – Sebas [39:14]
• Discuss societal pressure, feeling presentable, self-respect, and the balance between comfort, fashion, and maturity.
• Josh wonders aloud if women experience similar dilemmas with evolving style and self-perception.
• The guys agree self-feeling trumps appearance: “There's nothing more important than the way you feel. That's everything.” – Josh [44:22]

3. Health, Fitness, and Self-Care

• Conversation on prioritizing health, eating better, myth-busting around food ingredients like aspartame, and the value of bodily self-respect.
• Genuine, humble dialogue on not letting health goals turn into vanity, and the dangers of going overboard (Botox, surgeries, etc.).
  • Quote: "There's a huge difference... Living the best, optimal life for yourself and being vain. It's two different things." – Josh [42:20]
• Both relate how life circumstances (work, aging, family) push you to prioritize health and routine differently.

4. Travel, Social Media, and the 'TikTokification' of Experiences

• Lighthearted but pointed critique of relying on TikTok for travel experiences, with Sebas emphasizing the value of wandering and getting lost over chasing viral spots.
• Quote: "I think somebody should just get lost when they travel. ... Let the wind take you." – Sebas [16:13]
• Reference trip to Japan where “TikTok-ing” all the food spots meant hours in line, missing out on authentic adventure [15:59].

5. Sneakers, Shoe Culture & Authenticity

• Spirited debate over black sneakers (Air Force 1s) vs. white, and what your shoe color says about you.
• Replica (“reps”) sneakers: both agree there’s zero shame in rocking reps unless you’re a poser pretending they’re authentic.
  • Quote: "If you're just a cool ass dude like, 'Yeah, these are reps,' bro, I don't care. ... But if you're that kind of guy that talks the talk ... and then you get caught wearing reps ... you kinda look whack." – Sebas [35:16]
• Share favorite workout shoes and nostalgia for limited-edition collaborations.

6. Pets, Responsibility, and Animal Intelligence

• Sebas gets heartfelt about caring for his aging dogs—making their food from scratch, giving them great lives, and feeling their personalities.
• Josh muses about the possibility of communicating with pets via future tech.
• Discuss animal intelligence, instincts, and philosophical questions about consciousness:
  • Quote: "Animals have that same thing [self-awareness]... Not just dogs. Sharks, octopuses, dolphins... marine biology is something else." – Josh [50:47]

7. Random, Hilarious Tangents

• Running gags about putting things in your “back pocket” and “sucking it”
• Etymology rabbit holes (scrumdiddlyumptious vs. scrumptious, origins of “tripping balls,” proper pronunciation of Wienerschnitzel)
• The magic of miso soup, chili cheese corn dogs at Disneyland, and the best/worst lines at fast food restaurants.

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Notable Quotes / Memorable Moments

On the danger of following TikTok crowds:

"You go to the re and then you get there, you're like, yeah, we found a spot cuz the video's cool. But then there's a huge line cause everyone's doing the same thing we're doing. So, do not do that." – Sebas [15:47]

Sebas on local recommendations:

"My mom and my family, they got a restaurant in Dallas. We would love to host you guys. ... I would love to support like a family owned business from a supporter." [20:23]
"If you're gonna ask for this and you're asking. Food recommendations and taxes. God damn it. You better eat, boy." – Josh [21:00]

On growing up and appearance:

"I'm at an age now where I, I personally don't care what people think about me. ... But when it comes to like, dressing, like, you do want to kind of like, be presentable, of course." – Sebas [39:01]

On health vs. vanity:

"There’s a huge difference... Living the best, optimal life for yourself and being vain. It’s two different things." – Josh [42:20]

On self-perception:

"There’s nothing more important than the way you feel. That’s everything." – Josh [44:22]

Sneaker authenticity:

"If you're just a cool ass dude ... like, 'Yeah, these are reps,' bro, I don't care." – Sebas [35:16]

Pet love:

"I try to give them the best life that they possibly can. Took him to the beach recently. ... It makes me want to cry. Taking them to like, places that I know that they're enjoying." – Sebas [49:25]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 02:28 – Announcing it's a boys-only episode & Jess update
• 07:35 – Texas tour announcement, House of Blues Dallas [07:44]; banter about Whataburger
• 15:33 – Open call for food recs in Dallas/El Paso, anti-TikTok food hunt
• 21:00 – On supporting local recs & "big tippers in Texas"
• 31:20 – Black shoes vs. white Air Force 1s debate
• 34:43 – Shoe replicas & sneakerhead authenticity
• 36:59 – On shifting fashion with age, dressing more “gentlemanly”
• 42:19 – Self-care and health vs. vanity discussion
• 44:22 – The importance of how you feel about yourself
• 46:54 – On pet care, making dog food, and animal intelligence
• 50:35 – The intelligence and instincts of animals
• 53:00 – Random musings on dinosaurs, Hawaii, and “what if’s”
• 55:22 – Disneyland corn dog recs
• 56:36 – Explaining Jess’s absence (she’s in Puerto Rico), tour dates reminder
• 58:10 – Final Texas recs requests and signing off

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Episode Tone & Style

The conversation is laid-back, irreverent, brotherly, with lots of humor and good-natured roasting, pivoting without warning into surprisingly thoughtful takes on wellness and purpose. Sebas and Josh navigate macho cultural norms with intentional vulnerability, making space for funny, random, and honest insights.

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Calls to Action

• Send Texas restaurant recommendations (bonus points for family-owned, non-hyped spots)
• Check out live podcast shows in Dallas (Sept 18), El Paso (Sept 19), Scottsdale, San Jose, and Riverside
• Use promo codes: 'laplatica10' on tastal.com and SeatGeek for discounts

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Closing Sentiment

Real talk, real laughs, and real community—Sebas and Josh keep pushing their unique brand of modern Latino masculinity. Whether you’re a day-one fan or brand new, this episode feels like Monday morning coffee with your hilarious cousins. Just don’t forget to slide some food recs into their DMs before they hit Texas.

Transcript

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See geek. Ciao.

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I'm gonna use it.

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Let me be honest. Every guest is a privilege.

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Do we want to go there, get jolly?

[A]

Cause I'm on a podcast with Josh Labor. Hell, yeah. You have, too.

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Ladies and gentlemen, let me just tell you. So I get suck it is crazy, but, like. And you didn't even specify what it was.

[A]

No, just put it in your back pocket and let me suck it.

[B]

Let me suck it.

[A]

Suck what? Who knows?

[B]

Doesn't matter.

[A]

Okay, why is it that when a guy says let me suck it, it's weird. It doesn't have to refer to what we're thinking, though. But, like, it's okay for a guy to say that and who the Mr. Invisible man is gonna. We're interviewing somebody. Why the. Is this mic right here?

[B]

Like this? It's so bad.

[A]

You want to take your seat or what? Damn, you got.

[B]

Wait, do we have a wife? Is there a white or.

[A]

No, we got a wife. Food. Is it me or you that's going to move this? Damn.

[B]

I kind of like it.

[A]

No, I don't.

[B]

All right, guys, welcome back to another Monday. I hope you guys are having an excellent day. It's a boys episode today. We. We actually have some interesting information also. We have a lot prepared.

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How.

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How do I word this?

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It's just basically like something we want to tell them.

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Yeah.

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Like Josh said, today is a boys episode. Jess isn't here today for a specific reason. For a specific reason. And we feel like the need to tell you why. But we're going to wait to the end of the episode.

[B]

Yeah. Cuz we don't. We don't want to make the main focal point like this, that whole situation and just. I think it's just better. But anyways, hope you guys are having a good Monday. It's a good start to the week.

[A]

Hope you gu a great Labor Day la.

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Always a good start to the week. If you're listening to La Plata, you kind of cut me off there and I was really proud of that line right there. I'll be on Tik tok, but yes, happy Labor Day. Let's see our friends over at se. You already know they here. All right, number one, ready to take any app on the app store and we here to give you some deals. How you doing, bro?

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We can get it for. For free. I know Karen loves to support though. You know her, she's. She. She's a supportive Virgo kid.

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Just know you have a.

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A supply. You think I've ever bought it? No, I know, I know.

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That's right.

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If you use. If you go on the discount code and you just simply type in la platica, you will automatically get 10% off site wide.

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Site wide. Yeah, the bundle deals, whatever. That was sweet of her.

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But yeah, she's like, I like the horchata one and she bought the one from Target. Yeah.

[B]

Can I tell you something? We were driving back and she was texting you this, right? And I was totally eyeing your tax because the salud box caught my eye.

[A]

I was like.

[B]

I was. And like I was literally doing one of these, like where I was like trying to keep my head straight, but like, literally my eyes, dude, I was. I was looking so hard. I didn't tell you this. A massive headache because it was Just so much. I was just going to strain.

[A]

Just straight while I was texting and driving.

[B]

Yeah, well, you were texting and driving, not paying attention to the road.

[A]

Neither was I. Yeah, I think by then, by now, I think you guys have seen some of our promo videos because we are on our way.

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No, not yet.

[A]

This week?

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This week or weekend? This week.

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This weekend.

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This week.

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This weekend.

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No, we're gonna be. No, we're tripping, bro. It's two weeks out. It's two weeks from now.

[A]

It's two weeks out. We're tripping.

[B]

We're tripping. We're tripping ball.

[A]

Well, soon. In a couple weeks. Next week. Next week or it's not next week.

[B]

Because next week is the 8th.

[A]

Because today's Monday. So the week at the. You know.

[B]

Yeah. In that Monday's timeline, it's next week. No serious question, though. Hold on. Before we go into the live shows that are coming up in Texas. Tripping balls. Think about that. The guy who created that expression probably had some big old balls. So big, so big.

[A]

He tripped over and he tripped over.

[B]

Them and then tripping balls.

[A]

Yeah. You know, that's kind of mind blowing. I like when you talk like this.

[B]

You know what I mean?

[A]

It's very civil.

[B]

Like, I don't think that's very, like, talked about. Yeah, like, why are we talking about the balls being tripped, man?

[A]

We can talk about a lot of things. But yeah, you're right. I mean, the guy that. The first guy that ever just really had the urge to say, oh, I'm tripping so hard that I'm tripping on my own sack.

[B]

Yeah. You know, it doesn't make sense.

[A]

Is when someone. I wonder how this happened.

[B]

Like, get. Get your head out of your ass. Get your head out of your ass.

[A]

Someone had their head on inside their butt.

[B]

I believe it, bro. I believe it.

[A]

Yeah, it's kind of crazy, cuz everything kind of stems or everything stems from the root of something and the.

[B]

So the whole premise of get your head out of your ass is like, you're not thinking, right?

[A]

Yeah.

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So maybe the guy was like, what was one time in my life that I wasn't thinking? Oh, that one time that I had my head in my ass.

[A]

Yeah.

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Wasn't think.

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Ah, yeah.

[B]

So he's like, you know what? We're making that an experiment.

[A]

He must have had no rib cage to put his own head inside his own ass.

[B]

Do you remember? And I know Matt's gonna. You know where I'm going with this? Marilyn Manson. He removed his lower ribs so he can go down on himself.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

And he was asking me about that surgery.

[A]

Great idea.

[B]

Yeah. Why did you bring that up?

[A]

Matt, stop. Don't start with your. Okay.

[B]

But you know that. Did you know that?

[A]

Yes, I did know that. It's one of those things that that's talked about as a kid. Is it true though that you're like, whoa, what the hell? Like that's like crazy. Like it's almost like when you watch like some like naughty X videos, like when you're a little kid, you just don't really talk about it. Yeah, but yeah, I knew that. Yeah. I don't know if that's confirmed. Is it?

[B]

I feel like a lot of people know this information.

[A]

Yeah, right.

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It's like no longer. It's not neither Conformed. Conform. Confirmed. Confirmed. Con. Confirmed. Confirmed.

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Confirmed nor Confirmed. Confirmed.

[B]

Yeah, Confirmed nor conformed.

[A]

But yes, by now you probably see a lot of promo videos. We are going to go to Dallas. We going to Dallas and El Paso. Come on, babe, we're super excited.

[B]

I'm going to eat me some Water burger and I'mma talk about it when I do it.

[A]

No, no more of that. Hey man, I'm tired of that. That discussion. You're right. Listen, it's different tiers, bro.

[B]

It's different tiers.

[A]

Cuz Water Burger is kind of like a Burger King.

[B]

All right, listen.

[A]

But it's good. Just like a Whopper. Whopper is good.

[B]

I don't want to go. We don't have to walk into this conversation. I would too. But you know what I love about Whataburger? The spicy ketchup.

[A]

Spicy ketchup is shout out to Sierra Ramirez.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

Because like when I would say Water burger, I never think about it like, oh, that's a cool name. You know what a burger. But it's what a burger. Cuz like, oh, what? What a burger. Yeah.

[B]

What a burger.

[A]

What a burger. I'm eating. Yeah. I get pissed when people say burger though.

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Kind of a dumb name though.

[A]

Yeah, I like what a Burger.

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Like imagine. Okay, now, so sometimes names like become cool because they become so like you hear them all the time. Or they become cool because of the whole culture that they've created. Right?

[A]

Yeah.

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But at one point, what a burger was just not a thing.

[A]

No.

[B]

So somebody pitched that and was like, what about what a burger?

[A]

Yeah, stupid idea. But fuck it.

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But man, look at them. Look at them now.

[A]

I can't wait. So we will be there September 18th.

[B]

After we just drag Water Burger through the butt we gonna be in Texas? Pull up.

[A]

No, we're going. Are we going? But I kind of don't want to go because I'm locked in right now, bro. I'm on a diet. But look, we're steering away too much on ourselves. September 18th. Yeah. We're gonna be in Dallas, Texas. We're super excited to see you guys at the Blue. The House of Blues.

[B]

Oh, yeah, the House of Blues Clues.

[A]

Yeah, the House of Blues Clues. Yep. And then, you know what's crazy? I can sound like the dog Blue from Blue's Clues. What about when he finds a clue?

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Yo, can I tell you something?

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I don't remember that.

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That was pretty. That's impressive. I know. That's impressive, bro.

[A]

That was my bro. I'm. I was. I'm from the 90s, my boy. Like you don't make them like us no more. Shout out to everybody who's born in the 90s, too. Being born in the 90s is sick, honestly. Yeah. Now, the older that I get, it's like, damn. We are very privileged because we got. We're getting best of both worlds.

[B]

See, I was technically born in the 80s. I'm an 80s, baby.

[A]

Yeah, but not really.

[B]

I was born in the 80s. I lived in the 80s for three days, bro. You don't know what it was like.

[A]

Dang. That's right. That's crazy. Three days in the 80s, that's kind of a flag.

[B]

How many centuries have I lived in then? 80s, the 90s.

[A]

None. Centuries are 100 years, you dumbass.

[B]

Holy decades.

[A]

You've lived in one, two.

[B]

No, I'm a vampire, you idiot. See, you're the stupid one. I'm talking about centuries, my boy.

[A]

So if you're a vampire, you're super good at sucking.

[B]

Oh, the best.

[A]

Okay, so you're born in. So you live decade.

[B]

Hold on. Put some blood in your back pocket so I could suck it. Does that work?

[A]

I already know Matt's gonna use that at the end. So you live the 80s, that's one decade. The 90s, that's two decades. The early 2000s, that's three decades. The 2010s. So, yeah, you. You're four days. You're four decks, right?

[B]

I'm a four decker spaniel. I'm a four decker Spaniel. You're a three decker spaniel. You're a 3 decker or 4 decker?

[A]

Three. Three. Yeah, I'm three. Damn, bro. Yeah, I'll give it to you. Even though it was just three days.

[B]

You know what? We're both dressed.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

Do you see how my lisp comes out? We're both. Both. Now I'm thinking about it. Both. I can do this dressed athletic. But you are fashionably athletic. And I'm a real athlete. You get what I'm saying? Because I just got back from the gym, which is. Which is why I'm in this attire.

[A]

And why is it. Why your arms are so huge right now?

[B]

Why they're so huge? Ask me what I. What I hit.

[A]

Chest and try.

[B]

No, ask me.

[A]

What did you hit?

[B]

I did three sets of. And then one set of.

[A]

You. You thought that was so funny, didn't you? I'll laugh at it.

[B]

Do you remember when we were in Chicago and I was, like, kind of, like, mad that you did this on stage? Because our shows. Our shows, like, we put on a show, right? Like, there's structure to the show.

[A]

What did I do?

[B]

But I'm gonna tell you right now. And then. Then there's structure to the show, but a lot of it is, like, a lot of improv, right? Because we're interacting with the crowd. You know what I mean? Shit's just going down. The shows are incredible, which is why the tickets are available for September 18th and 19th in Dallas. You don't want to miss this.

[A]

Yeah. God damn it.

[B]

We were on stage and we. We were. We were vibing, right? And then I hit a nasty joke, bro. Nasty joke.

[A]

Okay?

[B]

And then you didn't think it was funny, but a lot of people did. And then you go, dead serious. You, like, pan. And you go. You thought that was so funny, huh? That was such a bad.

[A]

I don't remember.

[B]

Yeah, you. That was a good joke, man.

[A]

Do you remember what you said?

[B]

No idea.

[A]

It's so crazy. Like.

[B]

Oh, no, I don't remember. I don't remember.

[A]

So crazy being on stage. And. And it's very intimidating.

[B]

Is it?

[A]

Yeah, it is. It is for me. I mean.

[B]

Intimidating? Is that the word you're going to choose?

[A]

Yes. Yeah. It is intimidating. Now it's not.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Because I think I've talked about this before, right? The first show that we did, you were bricks. Yeah. Because I've never done that before.

[B]

Bricks.

[A]

But the show went fantastic, bro. It was insanely good. And I was like, wow, we're so good at this, you know? Yeah. But then Chicago comes around, and I'm like, can we do that again? Yeah. Are we good? Yeah. Or was that just luck? Yeah. But we have confirmed that we're good.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

From the second. I'm not even trying to be like, I'm not trying to flex. But we're good. We're good enough, right?

[B]

The thing is not.

[A]

Oh, go ahead.

[B]

I'll let you finish.

[A]

No, no. So now I'm saying, like on the third show, you know, there's just a lot more confidence.

[B]

I'm holding the Sharpie like I'm Harry.

[A]

Like you're about to throw it to me.

[B]

A spell on you. Do they do spells?

[A]

Who?

[B]

In Harry Potter. Is it spells that they do?

[A]

Yeah, yeah, spells.

[B]

It's spells.

[A]

You know, I've never seen one. Harry Potter.

[B]

No way.

[A]

Swear Aloysius Johnson iii.

[B]

No.

[A]

What's that?

[B]

That's not Harry Potter. Oh, Bengal. That's Harry Potter.

[A]

I've never seen it.

[B]

You're lying. I'm surprised. Yeah. What the hell?

[A]

It doesn't. I never really caught my eyes.

[B]

You like it doesn't take over your fancy. You should watch it. You should watch it.

[A]

You know what movie I just saw recently? And this is not even a paid ad. I wish it was. It was. It's called. It's with Dave Franco. I text you last night. You never texted me back. You. You dick. I said, have you seen this movie? It's with Dave Franco, another actor. I forgot her name. I've seen her before. It's called Together.

[B]

Where's it at?

[A]

It's a rom com horror movie.

[B]

What's it called, bro?

[A]

Like, it's the weirdest. But like, I liked it.

[B]

Like, you couldn't get your eyes off of it.

[A]

Yeah, it's weird, bro. And like, I wouldn't say it's demonic.

[B]

Where'd you watch it?

[A]

But like, now you can link anything to like, being demonic, right? That's true.

[B]

So like, you watch it at the movie theater?

[A]

No, I. I think Amazon or I bought it on Apple tv. Yeah, it's really good, bro. You should watch it. But you don't like scary movies.

[B]

It has a 90.

[A]

That's why I watched it. It was good. I liked it. I enjoyed it. Ken was like distressing me out. Like, it's like. Really? Yeah.

[B]

So it's like a psychological thriller?

[A]

No, it's just like a creepy horror slash.

[B]

But it's good rom com.

[A]

It's not really calm, it's just rom.

[B]

Is there a little calm?

[A]

Romhor?

[B]

Is there a little calm?

[A]

A lot of come.

[B]

No, comedy.

[A]

Oh, comedy.

[B]

You're such a dirty bastard.

[A]

It's a good movie though. You should watch it. Everybody back at home watching. If you watch it real quick before we even start. Start what?

[B]

I don't know, but we're 20 minutes in, dude.

[A]

Comment down below. I want to go to like restaurants in Dallas and in El Paso that you guys recommend. I don't want to go on Tick Tock. I don't want to go on Google. I don't want to go on Google Maps. I don't want to be like, where should I go eat breakfast?

[B]

What about Tik Tok? You guys tell me TikTok has the Rex.

[A]

No, the thing with TikTok is you go to the re and then you get there, you're like, yeah, we found a spot cuz the video's cool. But then there's a huge line cuz everyone's doing the same thing we're doing. So do not do that.

[B]

They got Tik Tokified.

[A]

One time I went to Japan with Karen. The first two days we Tik tocked everything. Why not? That's what it's for, right? Yeah. That's not how you should do your vacation. Do not Tik Tok like that unless you have reservations.

[B]

Was it what do you want to look on Yelp?

[A]

No, I think somebody should just get lost when they travel. I think you should get lost. I think you should. Wherever the wind blows type.

[B]

I mean, I'm not mad at that.

[A]

Let me tell you something. These Tik Tok spots, everybody has great food. Not everybody, but a lot of people do. And some people deserve it. There's people that are super famous and they do the same thing as somebody else. Let me tell you something. I went to Mexico City. There's this place and bless her heart, she's so cool. She's. It's fire. It's called Jenny's Casadillas. Okay? But I will tell you this. They got the same casadia a couple blocks down too. And it's just as good. He just didn't pop off on Tick Tock. You know what I mean?

[B]

And they're just.

[A]

But the beauty. Yeah, but the beauty of Tick Tock is like, it helps people like just pop off. And like they do. Well now, you know, that's beautiful. I love it. And bless her heart because she's super cool and she has great quesadillas.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Oh Santo. But that's what I'm saying. But like when I travel, trying to. I try to stay away from Tick Tock. I just try to get like, you know, I'll go on Tick Tock and make a reservation if I could. But most of these spots are not reservation because they're already Tick Tock famous, so they can't take reservations. They'd rather do walk ins because that's the way to do it. Yeah, I don't do that anymore. And then, then you spend your whole vacation waiting in line. That.

[B]

I. Yeah, I mean, bro, I think you're taking it way too serious. Just relax, bro. Okay? It's just.

[A]

I'm not taking it.

[B]

We're just checking. Tick tock.

[A]

All right, I'm not taking it. I just don't want to wait in line on vacation.

[B]

You don't have to wait in, dude.

[A]

Okay?

[B]

This is what you do. Hi, how are you? You having a great day?

[A]

Cool.

[B]

How, how are you guys? You guys busy right now? Like, how is it looking? Oh, you guys are good.

[A]

Cool.

[B]

I'm going to hop on in. My name is Josh. Just expect the tall, handsome, dashing man walking through the doors. You won't be able to take your eyes off him. I'll be the guy behind him. You know what I mean?

[A]

That's me on the phone. Huh? That's me on the phone. Yeah, you see, everything's Josh. Yeah, that's not me, but he will be with me. Yeah, no, I don't, I don't, I try and I, I, I do go on tik tok and, and I see and stuff, but if it's reservation, cool, but most of the time it's not. And most of the time it's a huge line.

[B]

I can't stand that, bro. I'm not a big line guy.

[A]

Me neither.

[B]

Don't like lines. And I know this is stupid, this is stupid, but I, I don't like traffic either. Traffic is so stupid.

[A]

Oh my God. I just went to Hawaii. Yeah, no traffic.

[B]

Beautiful.

[A]

Right?

[B]

I, I think, like, we're so used to traffic, but, like, it's not, it's not common across the, like, the world. There are a lot of places in the world that have a lot of traffic, but there's also a lot of places in the world that have zero traffic.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And that's just how they maneuver.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Hawaii being one of them. I'm sure there's traffic occasionally, but, dude, L. A Traffic is every single day.

[A]

Yeah. And every time. Yeah. I felt like when I was a little younger, like even in my early 20s. Not old, but in my early 20s, I always felt like, oh, it's Sunday, it's more chill. And it was. Now it's not every day.

[B]

Every day it sucks. Or. One of my pet peeves is when, like, we're going somewhere, right? And we're like, we have to go somewhere. Right. Kind of far and it'll be like, oh, man, there's gonna be traffic. And then they'll say, no, it's okay, it's Saturday. I'm like, Saturdays are just as bad.

[A]

They're worse.

[B]

They're probably worse. Yeah, yeah. Like that isn't it. That's la. It's every day.

[A]

It's every day. Yeah, yeah. No, the weekends are worse, I think worse. And. And hope to God there's no accident.

[B]

Would you rather have the ability to read minds or teleport?

[A]

Teleport. I don't give a. What you're thinking about.

[B]

That's a good point.

[A]

Yeah, yeah. Teleport. One of my favorite movie. No superheroes is Nightcrawler from X Men. Oh, yeah. He teleports wherever he wants.

[B]

That's kind of sick.

[A]

Yeah. I teleport you when you're taking a shower. What's up? And then I'll just vanish real quick.

[B]

What's up? How's it hanging?

[A]

What's up? God damn, you're huge.

[B]

Why don't you put it in your back pocket? Suck it.

[A]

You're really liking that one. It's kind of concerning.

[B]

It's a good line. It's just like, what are you putting in your back pocket? Why do you desperately want to. Your pride so I can suck you.

[A]

But yeah, please. Recommendations?

[B]

Yeah, let's do it.

[A]

I love. Or, or, or you know what? Like, honestly, like even like dm, Josh or myself.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And like on the low.

[B]

On the low. Like, hey, on banish mode.

[A]

My. My mom and my. My family, they got a restaurant in Dallas. We would love to host you guys. Like, I would love to support like a. Like a family owned business from a supporter.

[B]

And we're big tippers.

[A]

Big tippers, baby. Especially in Texas.

[B]

Oh, we big tippers.

[A]

Yep. Especially in Texas.

[B]

Big tipper spaniels.

[A]

Yeah. Big tipper spaniel. Rare dog breed.

[B]

Here's the thing. One condition.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

One condition for you.

[A]

What? For me?

[B]

Yeah. You just mentioned how you're on a diet. You're on a sick one right now.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

If you're gonna ask for this.

[A]

No, I'm gonna eat good.

[B]

If you're gonna ask for this and you're asking. Food recommendations and taxes. God damn it. You better eat, boy.

[A]

Yeah, like, I want some, like, good food, but like I said, like, I want. We want to support like local businesses or local family restaurants. Especially if the family behind the restaurant with Atlantica. I'm down with it. I'm down with it.

[B]

With it.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Can I say Something, too. Speaking about Hawaii, I have found this huge love for Hawaii now. I've been a couple times, and it's. It's great. Yeah, it's like one of those places, like. Yeah. Go back again. This time, I took my wife for her birthday, and I just found this really nice, deep, passionate love for. Obviously, I was in Oahu, but, like, all the islands, you know, like, it's so pretty there. Yeah. This time I rented a Jeep. We went out, you know. Yeah. We were in the hotel for a bit, but for the most part, we just explored.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

The. The. The historic towns. I think I really got appreciation for it because since I. I rented the Jeep, I was able to go on the freeway and I'd explore what Honolulu is. Wow. What an island. Like, how is that island even, like, real, bro?

[B]

And it's in. Literally in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

It's so green far, you forget how far it is. You see them up. You're like, whoa. It is like. You're in the middle.

[A]

It's crazy.

[B]

Not middle, middle, but, like, pretty damn close to the middle.

[A]

You're pretty much. You're out there, bro. It's like five hours and a half to get there and probably six and.

[B]

A half to come back, and that's on an airplane.

[A]

Oh, man. I mean, I'm talking. Imagine swimming, the most beautiful sunsets. Yeah. Everything. They have. Everything and. And the culture. The. The whole culture that they have going on. What was that? That was my magnet.

[B]

What magnet?

[A]

What magnet? Damn. God damn it. Did it suck to your. To your. To your Johnson.

[B]

Hey, put it in your back pockets. Put your magnet in your back pocket so I can suck.

[A]

I'm just. I'm just talking about this spiritual journey I had in Hawaii. And this was with magnets over here.

[B]

Yeah, bro. I think his chakras were vibrating.

[A]

Yeah. So I want to go back.

[B]

You know what's crazy is that in Hawaii, there's, like, gangs in the most, like, beautiful places. There's, like, some serious gangs in Hawaii, bro.

[A]

I did not know that.

[B]

Yes, dude. People talk about. I've seen it on my tick tocks. People talk about, like, why is there gangs in Hawaii? Like, serious gangs, bro. Like, people murder. It's the same as, like, a Compton or some.

[A]

Yeah, I know that. Yeah.

[B]

I mean, it's still, you know, people are people.

[A]

Yeah, No, I. But like I said, I. I definitely felt socially, if there's any listeners in Hawaii. I love Hawaii now, bro. I want to go back.

[B]

Hawaii?

[A]

Yeah. They say kind of. They don't say Hawaii.

[B]

No, Hawaii.

[A]

It's like you from the mainland, bro. It's. No, that's not.

[B]

Yeah, you from the mainland, bro.

[A]

Bro, you speaking like you're from.

[B]

You from the mainland, bro.

[A]

You sound like you're someone from the UK that just landed in Hawaii.

[B]

No, no, bro. You don't like to surf, bro? You don't surf like me, bro.

[A]

Hey, brother. Hey, brother.

[B]

No, like me. Look like, bro. Look over here, bro. Like, over here, bro. Over here, bro.

[A]

Now you're just being disrespectful to the culture.

[B]

No, that's how they talk, bro.

[A]

They don't talk like that.

[B]

You don't know, bro.

[A]

But yeah, they don't say Hawaii.

[B]

They say Hawaii.

[A]

No, they say Hawaii. No. Hawaii.

[B]

No, there's like a V. Hawaii. There's Hawaii.

[A]

It's not.

[B]

I promise you, bro. It's Hawaii.

[A]

Anyways, you're from the mainland, bro. Anyways, what's new with you, big papa man?

[B]

Hey, let me tell you something. What's new?

[A]

Okay?

[B]

Let me tell you something was new. A lot of new things happening.

[A]

Okay?

[B]

A lot of good things and a lot of bad things happening. More good than bad, thank God. Jesus, bro. You. That's the thing in the back pocket that you're sucking. Oh, my God, bro, what's wrong with you?

[A]

Every drip counts, my man. Wow, bro, I don't like it when people say, oh, aspartame is bad for you. Yeah, yeah. So is whataburger, and so is in and out a little fresher. Mm.

[B]

Here's the thing, bro. It's called propaganda. Propaganda?

[A]

Is it propaganda?

[B]

It's not proper.

[A]

It's proper.

[B]

You say it to Hood.

[A]

It's propaganda, not proper.

[B]

Ganda, look it up.

[A]

Matt, can you look it up real quick?

[B]

Look up propaganda.

[A]

I'm just joking, man. You don't have to look it up.

[B]

I think it's just false information. Like, people hear one thing like, oh, aspartame is bad for you because it's an artificial sweetener.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And then they just like. There probably have been some studies or a certain study. It'll just take one study. One study. They did it with aspartame. And people, like, got a certain disease or something like that, so they spread that information and then it becomes like this big old thing. But it's like, that's not all the studies, you know what I'm saying? So it's like. It's like unpropaganda. So it's like people are, like, just believing something.

[A]

Yeah, You Know. Yeah. I feel like it's just, like, a vicious cycle that happens.

[B]

No, it's not really vicious.

[A]

Yeah. Because when you know it's really bad for you and things that you shouldn't eat, things that say low fat.

[B]

Yeah. Because it's probably, like, super produced. Yeah.

[A]

It's, like, not even good. Yeah. It's like, might as well, because your body needs fats.

[B]

Dude, the other day, I remember where I was. It was probably like a month ago. I was, like, on. Oh, we were in. When we were in Ibiza, we were eating a lot of McDonald's. For whatever reason, I Visa right.

[A]

Ibiza.

[B]

And I started getting in my head about McDonald's, because I was like, bro, this is, like, fake food. It's so good. McDonald's is so good.

[A]

Big Macs are goaded.

[B]

Yeah. But they're kind of, like, fake. Have you ever seen those videos where they're, like, decomposing and they take, like, propaganda. They take years to, like. No, I don't think that's propaganda. I think that's.

[A]

No, yeah, I believe it. Trust me. And I've ate one that I've eaten one before that was, like, three days old. And the only reason why I ate it was because that still looks scrum de lumptious.

[B]

And I'm just thinking, like, eating McDonald's. We ate it for, like, three days in a row.

[A]

Imagine the person that invented the word scrum.

[B]

Imagine you cutting me off when I'm in the middle of a story. Just imagine that. Imagine. Imagine you cutting me off when I'm literally talking on a podcast. Well, imagine. Just imagine that, bro.

[A]

Scrum diddly umptious. Sorry.

[B]

Go eating it for three days in a row. I started thinking about that guy who died of cancer. Supersize me.

[A]

He died of cancer.

[B]

Out of cancer.

[A]

That. Of cancer. Well, because I know he did that experiment. Great documentary, by the way.

[B]

Amazing documentary. But I don't know. I started getting in my head. I think it was also having, like, anxiety because we were also doing a lot. But I was like, we shouldn't. I should not be putting this in my body, like, so many days in a row. It's crazy, bro. It's fake food, dude. Yeah, it's crazy.

[A]

The pan is fake.

[B]

Yeah. The meat.

[A]

Yeah. Oh, it's so good.

[B]

It's so good. Have you ever heard vegetarians? They go, it's not the meat that you like. It's this. The way it's seasoned. So you know what I mean? So basically, like, the Big Mac, the reason why it's good is because, like, the big Mac sauce and stuff like that, you know? Yeah, I don't believe that. Because I think meat. You can put just salt on meat. Salt and pepper.

[A]

Amazing. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's a way to eat it. Yeah, yeah.

[B]

And there's. There's no vegetarian food. Shout out to all my vegetarians out there. I ain't talking about you, but, like, you can just put salt and pepper. And I'm like, damn, this is fire.

[A]

Or like, vegans that, like, they like to eat jackfruit a lot. I don't really like jackfruit.

[B]

I don't mind jackfruit. I don't mind it.

[A]

I mean, obviously I don't mind it, but I don't like it.

[B]

You're a picky, bro.

[A]

I'm not picky. You damn. No, that's for sure. I pride myself. I'm not being picky.

[B]

Do you like tofu?

[A]

Yeah, I love tofu.

[B]

Do you love tofu?

[A]

I love tofu.

[B]

Like on what? Like tofu?

[A]

What? On my pho. I love fried tofu.

[B]

Not on your pho, bro. Okay. That's different. On your miso soup. Miso soup with the little.

[A]

Yes, I love that. I love that. I love tofu.

[B]

Yo, why does miso soup hit. Miso soup is so. Miso soup is like.

[A]

Not really like, the Benihana's one, though, is goated. The miso soup at Benihana's. Yeah. Super goaded.

[B]

You know what I want? I want a miso soup bubble.

[A]

Oh, why don't you make a restaurant like that, Right?

[B]

Miso honey, why don't you make a.

[A]

Salute flavor miso soup?

[B]

Oh, miso fresca.

[A]

So just kind of rewinding back on what we were talking about right before we get into the break. Dude, the first guy who made up the word scrum diddlyumption.

[B]

It's not a real word.

[A]

Yes, it is. Matt.

[B]

Can you confirm this, bro?

[A]

Imagine there was a guy back in the day because it roots from. It stems from something, right? Yeah. Made. Do you think that word was already invented? Scrumptious or scrum diddly umptious was first. What's first?

[B]

And then they backtrack the scrumptious.

[A]

Yeah. Because they don't want to say scrum diddlyumptious. So it's just they put together. Oh, scrumptious is scrum diddly umptious. It's the whole word in one. So scrum diddy liamtious was first and.

[B]

Then just shortened it.

[A]

Yeah. Because scrum diddly why Scrumptious? That makes no sense. Scrum diddly umptious.

[B]

It was.

[A]

It got shortened up. They shortened it for Scrumptious also. Scrumdiddlyumptious was first.

[B]

There's so many times that you are so wrong.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

This is beyond one of those.

[A]

No, it's not. I thought you were gonna say I'm right.

[B]

No, there's no way in hell. There's no way in hell. Scrum diddlyumptious, bro.

[A]

Imagine the first person who had something so delicious. He couldn't explain how delicious it was. He was like, it. It's. It's scrum. Scrum diddly umptious.

[B]

This is so wrong. You know that, right? I think Scrum diddlyumptious was probably said by a stoner one day.

[A]

So scrumptious is the real word.

[B]

Yes, bro. Yes. See, Matt, you have black shoes on. Would you consider those black shoes?

[A]

No.

[B]

You would not consider those black shoes. You show the camera your shoes. Yeah, those are sick ass shoes.

[A]

Yeah, they're black. They're black. I'm not. I'm not gonna lie. They're black, but they're. I don't consider. I know what you mean.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

They're not the black shoes.

[B]

Those are the most black shoe I would wear.

[A]

Yeah. Same.

[B]

If that makes sense.

[A]

Same. And that's why I don't wear them, though. I, I that often.

[B]

I do. I don't know what it is. I don't like black shoes in the sense of like, I don't like the way they look on me.

[A]

I don't like the way they look on me either. I don't like black shoes.

[B]

Why is that?

[A]

I don't know.

[B]

Do you think it's a whole black Air Force thing that people.

[A]

No, it's not that. Now, that's crazy. That's a full black shoe.

[B]

That's just a black.

[A]

Yeah. And an Air Force One is. Will go down as the most best looking shoe ever created.

[B]

The white Air Force One.

[A]

The white one. Yeah, sure. No, any of them. Because they have a bunch of color.

[B]

Yeah, but the. But white Air Force.

[A]

It will go down in history as. That's probably the best shoe ever created.

[B]

Iconic.

[A]

Iconic.

[B]

Iconic.

[A]

But if you just simply change that white to black.

[B]

That is crazy.

[A]

It just doesn't hit the same. I don't know why it's. Well, for the Air Force, it has, like, has like a negative, like, view to it. It just means that you're kind of like that guy. Right?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And even the. Even. Even when chicks wear it as well.

[B]

You know what I think it is? When I used to. I used to work, like, I've done a lot of, like, food services.

[A]

Matt.

[B]

Matt is literally crawling.

[A]

Put that in your back pocket.

[B]

Like, I've done, like, food services. I've warehouses. You always wear black shoes. So I think that's what it kind of reminds me of. Maybe.

[A]

Yeah, that can be.

[B]

That could be it.

[A]

I just feel like it's like a mix of everything, right? Yeah. For me, it's. I don't know, they just. But it's funny because, like, black botas. Fire. Fire.

[B]

Oh, dude, that's. That's all I wear.

[A]

Yeah. Black dress shoes. Fire.

[B]

Fire.

[A]

Black.

[B]

Oh, that's such a good point. Yeah.

[A]

Black. Use bloomy. Yeah. Black pan leather. Shiny boots. Fire. Love them.

[B]

Oh, it's so sleepy, so elegant.

[A]

But when it's sneakers, I. I can't do the all blacks. I don't know why. It. I just feel like they're kind of basic. They don't complement the fit. You know, I. I do like shoes and stuff. So the shoes always kind of have to have some sort of statement. And when they're all black, they're cool. Yeah. But they just don't hit like anything else they'll be hitting. I do have one of my favorite shoes that I've always wanted to get, and I have them now. It's just this one pair. They're all black. When Nike collab with the Fear of Gods with Jerry Lorenzo. I gotta show you a picture.

[B]

Okay. Are they the ones that look like the boo.

[A]

Kinda a little futuristic.

[B]

Did you ever wear Yeezys? Like the black Yeezys, like the. The 350s.

[A]

And I had black ones. With the white or with the white. Yeah. But not. Not if you thought goldenly breaded McDonald's chicken couldn't get more golden.

[B]

Think Golder, because new sweet and smoky.

[A]

Special edition gold sauce is here made for your chicken favorites.

[B]

I participated in McDonald's for a limited time.

[A]

Not all blacks. Yeah. Did they even have all blacks? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B]

So I feel like those shoes were the most, like, replicated shoes ever. Like, there were so many fakes of those shoes.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, and they were pretty obvious. Like, I feel like people wear reps all the time. You know, reps are a thing right now where, like, it's a. It's a replica of an authentic shoe.

[A]

Right.

[B]

And a lot of them look really good. But Yeezy, they would have some terrible reps that people would wear.

[A]

Terrible.

[B]

Like, they were really obvious that they were like bad and people were just.

[A]

You'd put them on and, and you know, the first day might be cool, but the second day that tela starts to get loose.

[B]

Yeah. What are your thoughts on reps? Like good reps? I've never bought them because I don't know where to buy them.

[A]

Yeah. I think in a pers. In a world of Euro Das and your Nike, I obviously it's like a negative thing. It takes away from the business or whatever.

[B]

Sure.

[A]

But I think if somebody just has a passion to love shoes and that's what they can afford, I'm all for it.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah, I don't care.

[B]

Yeah, I don't care.

[A]

I don't look at your shoes and I don't put a black light to them and like, are your shoes real? Oh, no, I don't care. I. I don't care at all if you're wearing reps. Cool. I'm not. I don't. I don't look at you any different.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Now if you're the guy that talks to talk and wants to walk the walk and you're like flashy and, and.

[B]

Then you get caught.

[A]

And then you get caught wearing reps, like, it's kind of like weird.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, I still don't care. Yeah. But like, you kind of look whack now, to be honest. Yeah, that's only if you're that kind of guy.

[B]

Right.

[A]

But if you're just a cool ass dude. Yeah, these are reps. Like, bro, I don't care. I'm not gonna spend 700 the gym.

[B]

I don't care.

[A]

Yeah, I don't care. Could have fooled me. I don't care. That's cool, man. For the love of the, the. The sneaker game and bro, I don't care.

[B]

These right here are called. I think they're called the Nike. Those are so comfortable, dude, these shoes and not only they look so sick.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I think these are the. One of the my favorite Nike workout shoes. Like these right here are just. And they're gonna beat up because I.

[A]

Wear them and nobody, nobody like wears it, dude.

[B]

Nobody wears them. And I get compliments them all time. And I think these are so sick.

[A]

Fire, bro.

[B]

You have these.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

In this colorway, huh? I love these.

[A]

I love them.

[B]

They're so comfortable and they make me feel taller.

[A]

One time I, I took them to boxing because my. The. Our coach said to bring like workout shoes, like workout running shoes because he was gonna do. Make us do some. Run some laps after or not laps, but like run on the treadmill. I put those on. I ran. So comfortable.

[B]

So comfortable, bro.

[A]

Yeah, they're great running.

[B]

These are elite, dude.

[A]

I don't know, like, for like long distance, but, like, they're great.

[B]

No, I'm telling you, like, even just working, like every day, workout shoes. These are like, incredible. I love wearing them. I love wearing them. And sickest.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I like talking sneakers with you because you're, like, really passionate about it too. Like, I am. I am passionate about sn. I love sneakers. You're definitely more of a sneaker head than I am. I would say, like, you'll, you'll. I, I will kind of sit on a pair of sneakers before I pull the trigger.

[A]

Yeah, you'll just, you gotta really like it.

[B]

Yeah, but I'll like it like, you know what I mean? But you'll like, see a new pair that drop. You be like, okay, I'll buy them, I want to check them out. And then later on it'll kind of hit me like, I should have got those. They're sick.

[A]

Yeah, Yeah. I kind of stopped like, being like. I feel like it's all like the same nowadays, you know, like another drop, another drop, another color, another color. I like to buy like the classic.

[B]

But I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be honest with you. I'm kind of phasing away from the sneaker. I, I don't know, I, I kind of want it. Like, sometimes I feel like I don't dress my age. You know what I mean?

[A]

That's another thing that's very important. We should talk about that, bro.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Like guys, even, maybe girls out there, you know, you get to a point where you want to dress your age.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And like right now I feel like I'm just fun.

[B]

No, you are. You're just fun.

[A]

But like, when I go trendy.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But when I go out now, I don't, I don't. It's. It's kind of crazy. I don't wear my Jordans because I feel like I, I look little, I look young.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I want to wear bottas, I want to wear dress shoes. You know, I don't, you know, trust me, I, I try to be fashion forward. And I'll have the baggy ass pants, I'll have the, yeah. The, know, the. Maybe the type of clothes that maybe not your average guy would wear.

[B]

Sure.

[A]

But like now I'm at a point where I do want to dress like more my age. I want to look more gentleman, like.

[B]

A little more tailored.

[A]

Tailored. Yeah, yeah.

[B]

Is this a thing with girls too? Yeah, right.

[A]

I think so.

[B]

Yeah. But is it a little bit. Sorry, I, this is, I don't know, out of my department, but I think it's kind of interesting. Like, is it, is it like, what is it for girls? You know, because I feel like the baggy pants, oversized shirts, Jordans, it's kind of young, right?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But like Taylor, a little bit more fitted, Right. It just feels a little more mature. Is that right?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Is that fair to say? Is that fair to say?

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[B]

Is that what you're gonna say?

[A]

No, I was gonna say, like, I'm at an age now where, you know, I, I, I, I, I personally don't care what people think about me.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Outside of, you know, if you don't know me, if you just look at me, I don't care.

[B]

Sure.

[A]

I know I don't give off a negative vibe anyway, but I'm just saying I don't care what people think. But when it comes to like, dressing like you do want to kind of like, be presentable, of course, to a lot of people, you know, you want to walk in and be like, who, who's that fine gentleman? Instead of like, who the is that kid? Or who the is that? 35 year old dressing like a 25 year old. Does that make any sense? You know, I want to look like I'm 35.

[B]

Yeah. So what does that look like for you specifically?

[A]

For me specifically, it's, it's, I don't know, I don't know how to explain it. Like, like little examples like, I'm not wearing my, my Jordans like that.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, I'll choose a different type of sneaker, a different type of maybe slack. Depends. If I go out like, bro, right now I dress fun. Like, I'm just chilling. I like to dress like this.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

This is like the go to. Yeah. Yeah. You know, and I don't consider this like, little either, but.

[B]

And you're also comfortable.

[A]

Yeah, I'm super comfortable.

[B]

The thing about, like, when you dress your age, it's not as comfortable.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Because everything a little more tailored.

[A]

Y. Yeah. Yeah. So it's just, it's definitely crazy how you, you start going into that era where, you know, you really think about, I want to look presentable, I want to look my age. Yeah.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Even though we look goddamn good for.

[B]

35, and here we're at that age too. Like, 35 is that age where we're still young. We can still get away with a lot. You know what I Mean.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And also like, not. I feel like we're derailing this conversation, but like, what, what you do for a living also like, kind of determines that because I've seen some 35 year olds that I'm like, like, damn, you 35 my boy.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know what I mean?

[A]

Like, you like, what do you mean? Like, they look older.

[B]

Yeah. They, they really just.

[A]

That's why I don't like going on Facebook.

[B]

So sometimes I'm like, this kind of makes me still feel like young.

[A]

You know what I'm saying? Like, bro, I go on Facebook, I'm like, bro, I used to go to school with you. Yeah. And you look older than me, bro. Is it because they just don't care? What is that? Why do some people just age older?

[B]

I think it's life, man. Life just like beats them up. Not to be like the corny, but I think it is, you know, just happens and they just kind of, they put themselves to the side.

[A]

But do you believe that, like, some people just kind of like live their life wanting. It doesn't matter if they. Everybody has lived a, a rough life or, you know, for the most part?

[B]

Sure.

[A]

You know, I. Traumatic experiences in my life as well.

[B]

But you're a priority in your life. I know.

[A]

That's what I'm saying.

[B]

You are a priority.

[A]

There's people that like to live their life with having a priority of I need to always look presentable, take care of myself.

[B]

Sure.

[A]

Some people don't live like that at all. Right. And it ages them.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So would you say it's important to live your life wanting to better yourself, wanting to be healthier, taking care of yourself?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But also like, and what you eat matters.

[B]

I don't want to say it's a fine line because like health, wellness, all that's super important.

[A]

Right. 100.

[B]

Health is wealth.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Big believer in that. We both are.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

I think sometimes people confuse that into like vanity. There's a huge difference.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Living the best, optimal life for yourself and being like vain. It's two different things.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, sometimes we kind of flirt into the. The vein line. Would you agree?

[A]

Sure.

[B]

You know, and I don't think there's nothing wrong with that.

[A]

There's not nothing wrong.

[B]

And there's some people that take it way too far.

[A]

Right.

[B]

Like they're trying to do things out of vanity and it ends up hurting them. For example, like people over, over surgeries, the Botox, all that stuff. Like extreme amounts. I'm talking about extreme.

[A]

Right.

[B]

And they're Trying to look good, but it's actually hurting them internally and it.

[A]

Doesn'T matter in life.

[B]

What do you mean?

[A]

Like, going toward. Going to that extreme.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Of wanting to be somebody who technically, maybe at the end of the day, you're not.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But what I'm trying to say, it's to my point is, like, it is important to, like, value your health.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And yourself.

[A]

100.

[B]

You know what I mean? And when people, like, neglect themselves, I think it says a lot about them.

[A]

Did you know, I think there's nothing wrong.

[B]

I think it can. Now, I'm not saying that everybody needs to be walking around with six packs.

[A]

No.

[B]

You know what I mean? Like, all that stuff. That's not what I'm saying. But I'm saying, like, taking care of yourself, like, really monitoring, like, what you're eating, how you're treating yourself.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Because that's important.

[A]

You're what you're. You're what you look like in the mirror.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

That's what you see. Yeah. And there's nothing wrong with wanting to better that appearance. You know what I mean?

[B]

And then. But ultimately, bro, sorry, we're kind of like, I'm hopefully we're being sensitive about this, like, kind of conversation, because I know this could be, like, kind of delicate. You know, ultimately, there's nothing more important than the way you feel a hundred percent. If you feel good, it doesn't matter what anybody else say. We might judge somebody, like the person on Facebook, like, bro, you look old. But they might be thriving. They might feel amazing. So it doesn't matter, you know? So I think ultimately it's like, do you feel good? You know, because I know me, most people, and I. And I say this humbly. Will look at me, right? And be like, oh, bro, you look great. Right? Like, I'll get that a lot. But me, like, I'm like, no, I know I could be better. I kind of hold myself to a certain standard, you know what I mean? So I. That's what kind of pushes me to, like, work like myself. You know, some people, we might look at them and be like, damn. Like, they look like they. They're in rough shape, but they feel great. So that's all that fucking matters. I remember. I remember when I heard that quote, I was like, wow, there's nothing more important than the way you feel. That's everything. The way you feel is everything.

[A]

Yeah. You know, even myself, I lost a bunch of weight and I looked really good. Okay. But, like. And then I started, like, eating more, eating Whatever I wanted, but, like, I still feel amazing. You know, my face didn't really change. Maybe I don't have the same.

[B]

Say that one more time.

[A]

I'm saying, like, to your example of, like, feeling great and not needing to look a certain way.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And I feel great right now. I feel amazing.

[B]

Right.

[A]

But I know that can be better, right?

[B]

Yeah, but you feel fine. Then that's all that matters, bro.

[A]

I don't think I. I think I'm at an age where I don't really care. I do care about the way that I look. I do. I care that this person should. I. I'm holding myself accountable to a certain appearance that I can give myself. I'm respecting myself. I'm respecting the body that I have. But I think ultimately it's. It's. It's how happy I am with the things that are around me. Is my mom happy? Is my dad happy? Is my wife happy? Are we all eating? Do we all have a roof under our head nowadays? Like, that's the stuff that kind of matters to me for sure. You know, 100. Like, I look at my dogs, I'm like, I gotta take care of these guys. Like, you know, like, bro, my dog right now is, like, about to hit nine years old.

[B]

How, like, on average, what I think.

[A]

For that type of dog, my son, he'd be like, I don't know. It's kind of crazy. Like, 13, 14, oh, 15, 16, if they're lucky. Yeah. If they're like, take good care of them.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[A]

But you never know. Yeah, it's crazy, bro. And then my other son, he's like, seven. So you start looking at him differently. If I gotta take even more care of you. Damn.

[B]

But right now they're totally fine, right?

[A]

Yeah, they're great. They're great. They have no issues.

[B]

Dude, this is a dumb question. I've never really had dogs as long as you have. Do they, like, require, like, checkups? Do you, like, like, frequently? Like, do they go get blood work done?

[A]

I think some people go super frequently. Yeah.

[B]

Like, what's it called when you go to the doctor just to get, like, your primary exam? What's it called? Like, physical exam? Physical exam, yeah. Do they have physical exams?

[A]

Yeah, they do that. They just check them, see if everything's okay. Yep. I don't think people go that often. I think people normally go when they're sick. Something's sick, or they. They feel like they're a little off, but it's good to go. It's. It's good to feed them good food.

[B]

It's expensive. Like if you want you could. You can make it expensive.

[A]

You can make it expensive. Yeah. The, the cheapest route is it's kibbles, but it's not the bags and bags. I don't like talking about how people raise their dogs. You know, there's. I grew up with dogs my whole life and I've had dogs when I was a kid until I left my parents house and all we fed them was kibbles. Am I giving kibbles to my dogs? No, I don't think that's the best.

[B]

What do you feed your dogs?

[A]

I feed them more kind of like actual food. Like.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I actually.

[B]

In the refrigerator and.

[A]

Yeah. Like me and Karen, we actually make my dog's food.

[B]

Like meal prep.

[A]

Yeah. Like I gave them like really good types of ground beef. It has peas in there, it has sweet potatoes in there. It has a couple other things, bone broth in there.

[B]

Do you think that Whatever.

[A]

And I cook it every week.

[B]

Do you think technology will get to a point where we'll be able to communicate with like dogs? Like we'll be able to like kind of figure out what they are trying to say to us. Like. Like. Like lock into their brain to.

[A]

Yeah, I don't know.

[B]

I think that would be interesting.

[A]

I think so.

[B]

Like would you want to know what your dog is thinking?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Is it still as special if you like.

[A]

Yeah. But there was a scary video I saw like years ago and it was this dog who figured out what words meant.

[B]

Yeah. He would tap.

[A]

Yeah, he would tap them.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Really eerie.

[B]

Yeah. He was talking about like if he's alive.

[A]

Yeah. Why am I a dog?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And like that just freaks me out. Cuz it's crazy. Cuz one of my dogs, he's like super like I love him. He's the oldest one, Ollie. He's. He's a great dog.

[B]

I got yours, bro.

[A]

Yeah, he's like a great dog. But he's such a dog. Like yeah dad, I love you type and like.

[B]

So you think so?

[A]

I think so. Like. And he's so cuddly and he's the greatest sleeper. But bro, this guy, he's happy if I'm throwing the ball at him all day long and we're just kicking it. The best dog. My other dog, he don't give a about a ball. All he wants to do is eat, kick it with me. But the special thing about my other dog also is that he is very intellectual with me. He looks at me dead ass in the eyes. Like, what's up? What are we doing?

[B]

Wow.

[A]

Yeah, Me and Karen.

[B]

Like, you can feel his.

[A]

I can feel. Feel like. You're not a dog, bro. You were reincarnated into a dog. And I feel bad for you.

[B]

You're cute, but you got a good life.

[A]

Yeah, they have great lives. Like. Yeah. I try to give them the best life that, that they possibly can. Took him to the beach recently. Oh, I love it. Oh, it makes me want to cry. Taking them to like, places that I know that they're enjoying.

[B]

You could just tell they're thriving.

[A]

But I look at them and, you know, take care of myself. Are bickering in the salah or something like that. We might be talking a little louder than normal.

[B]

Sure.

[A]

He'll look at us and he'll go hide underneath the, the coffee table. And until we're done, he's like this. You guys okay? He gets scared, bro. I can talk to him. He's so sensitive.

[B]

Interesting.

[A]

He's. And Ollie doesn't care.

[B]

Dog, bro. Just dog pure.

[A]

Dog pure. I'm just happy I'm a dog. Yeah. But also he's like, it's weird, bro. And his eyes. I don't know if it's like a multi poodle thing. I don't know. They just think differently.

[B]

Interesting.

[A]

Their eyes, it's just. They're looking. They have human eyes. They're looking at you. Yeah, it's. It's crazy. It's this crazy weird feeling. I'm sure everybody back at home has some sort of feeling about that. Yeah, it's.

[B]

Yeah, it trips me out. Like, it's kind of like high conversations. But like, obviously we feel.

[A]

Right, we're.

[B]

We're souls where we feel the presence of where we're at.

[A]

Right.

[B]

So self aware of our being. And animals have that same thing and different. And not just dogs.

[A]

Higher.

[B]

Talking about like sharks, like octopuses, dolphins.

[A]

Supposedly they're just as smart as.

[B]

Yeah, that's crazy to me.

[A]

And I don't know, it's just marine biology is just something else.

[B]

But bro, it's not even like, like it's not even a marine bottle. But it's like hippos and tigers and lions and penguins.

[A]

They all have like when a dog is born, they have these natural instincts.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

You know what I mean? Like ins, I guess it's instincts. Yeah. Yeah. Because like a dog is born, but they'll do like instinct instincts that like a wolf does. Okay. Do you know what I mean? Yeah. So like in, in my head, I'm like How if this dog was born here. Yeah. It never knew what its ancestors used to do. Yeah. But it does in a certain way. Like when a dog is like nature versus nurture. Yeah. Like when a dog is next to you and it's comfortable with you, or like you're chilling, laying down, the dog will face the door and it has like, it's, it's back towards you because it's protecting you from whatever's coming.

[B]

Kind of crazy.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like how you're saying, like, how does it know that?

[A]

How does it know if it never been in the woods? But they have natural instincts. Yeah, it's kind of crazy, you know.

[B]

What do you think, like a human natural instinct is? Because we have those too.

[A]

Whatever our Neanderthal ass homies or cousins used to do. Yeah. You know, I don't, I don't think, Honestly, I think a lot of our instincts have faded away and we are developing new instincts for sure.

[B]

Even like they've talked about road rage. You know how people have road rage. Like humans weren't necessarily built to be in these like, like metal boxes going like 80 miles an hour. So that's why we're so tense when we're driving, because we're just not made for that.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So it's like we're just a little bit more like on edge. Yeah, you know?

[A]

Yeah, I can see that. Yeah.

[B]

So it's like little things like that. Like we're programmed because of like through generations of stuff or you know, whatever it is.

[A]

Yeah, no, yeah, I believe it. Like how they say, like why, why we have sharp teeth is to break down, you know, plants and me. Because not all of our teeth are sharp. Yeah. Like why doesn't a shark have our teeth? It's because it just has super razor sharp teeth so you can just shred through.

[B]

I was, I was listening to a tick tock where this guy was talking about how when they depict dinosaurs, you know how like they have like this, the skeleton of the dinosaur. Yeah, they do. When they like show us what they would have looked like, they show it with like no fat. Like the T. Rex is just basically skin on the bone. It basically replicates how the bone structure looks, but that's not how it is. And they were talking about like a hippo, specifically, like a hippo skull doesn't look anything like an actual hippo looks. Yeah. You know what I mean?

[A]

At all.

[B]

Yeah, at all. So I don't know how I got into this conversation, but I thought it was kind of interesting. So we don't really know what dinosaurs look like. The T. Rex. And we have this idea from, like, Jurassic park, and. But, like, that's probably not how they looked.

[A]

Probably not.

[B]

You know, there's people who don't believe that dinosaurs are real. Like, they think that's, like, a whole, like. Like, conspiracy or a myth kind of interesting.

[A]

I know.

[B]

You know, I. Like, some of these ones are, like, so interesting, me. Have you ever seen ones where it's like. It's in Hawaii. Speaking of Hawaii, and they think, like, the mountain's like, a sleeping giant.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[B]

And, like, obviously, like, I'm like, there's no way. But then I'll look at him like. Like, but what if.

[A]

But what if.

[B]

But what if, bro?

[A]

I think anything is possible.

[B]

Like, I'll have the time. Like, yo, is it, though?

[A]

Yeah, yeah. Or like, a cave is, like, it looks like it's like this huge bear's, like, mouth opening up.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[A]

I.

[B]

With, like, that rock, bro. At a California adventure, bro. Straight up. Looks like a bear.

[A]

That is a very. Idiot. That's a bear. I know. I went to Disneyland the other day, bro. Nobody there, right? I just want to say this. It's Halloween right now. So it's kind of like the spooky, like, little. Yeah, whatever. You know, when you go into regular Disneyland and you go through Main Street. Yeah. Like, it's not too. Too long. But right when you cross Main street there to the right, there's the. The corn dogs. Okay, Right. The best corn dogs I've ever had in my life are right there. There. Now, in Halloween season, they have chili cheese corn dogs. Josh. I'm telling you, I rate that a 9 out of 10. No, I was also starving. That was a really good corn dog. Chili cheese corn dog.

[B]

I love chili cheese, man.

[A]

Me too, man. You know what? What would you rather have? Chili cheese whatever or a sloppy joe?

[B]

Chili cheese, Right? Yeah, yeah, because, like, chili cheese, like, French fries.

[A]

Like that.

[B]

That's the thing, right? Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.

[A]

Like, are the ones that Wienersnitzel kind of goaded.

[B]

They're pretty good. Remember when Danny was talking about, like, that's his favorite spot. That was so adorable. We're like, yo, what's your favorite spot? He's like, probably Wienersnitzchool. Wiener schnitzel.

[A]

It's Wiener schnitzel.

[B]

Wiener schnitzel.

[A]

Wienerschnitzel.

[B]

Wienersnitzel, right.

[A]

Is it a German restaurant? It has to be Wieners niches.

[B]

Abrah.

[A]

Yeah, it is what it Is, man.

[B]

Well, good episode, bro. Did we do it? Did we get it done?

[A]

We did it.

[B]

Yo. If you're listening right now, and this. If the. If our sound waves are entering your eardrums, welcome to being a human one. I hope you guys are having a phenomenal start to your week. Thank you for listening to La Platica.

[A]

Thank you. Appreciate you.

[B]

I know sometimes the episodes tend to be a little short, but look, we didn't have Jess today, which leads me perfectly into my point.

[A]

Oh, we got to tell him.

[B]

Se you want to deliver the news?

[A]

I think you should, cuz you brought it up.

[B]

So there comes a time in life where there are moments where you need a break. A break. Separation, as the English like to say. Vacation.

[A]

Yeah. So she just had the Bal Bunny concert.

[B]

Yeah, she went to Puerto Rico.

[A]

She's in Puerto Rico right now.

[B]

She's. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

[A]

Out of office. So, Jess, if you're watching this, we hope that you're having an amazing time. And we know you're having an amazing time in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. God, what a beautiful place. Yeah. What a historic time to even be there right now.

[B]

Yeah, dude, I know. I'm kind of sad we didn't. I didn't get a chance to see.

[A]

We'll have our chance. Don't you worry there, pal. Man. Yes. 9-18-19, Texas. We'll see you guys soon.

[B]

We're also going to Scottsdale.

[A]

Scottsdale, San Jose. San Jose and Riverside. Yeah, I feel like I'm missing one.

[B]

Look, if you are listening this deep in the episode right now on a Monday in the middle of September. Early September.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And you don't have to. And we're coming to a city near you. I want to see you there because I know you're the real one. So if you're like, like, okay, yeah. You know what I mean?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like, these are the people I want at the show.

[A]

I think that's what I think that's the beauty of doing the live shows is we meet the, like, the number one, like, supporters that's like, people who've been rocking with us. And I love hearing your guys's stories on everything. And it's just such a fantastic feeling.

[B]

That's what it is.

[A]

But don't forget the recommendations to where we go eat. I'm excited for that. The wrecks. Yeah. Yeah. So no zamos pronto and approxima. Platica la platica. 10 off on tastal.com and yeah, that's about. Is what it is. See you, dude.

[B]

See, dude, that's the thing in the back pocket that you're second scrum diddly.