Kelly, Jan & Albert: This Weekend Or Next?

Summary

Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa

Episode: Kelly, Jan & Albert: This Weekend Or Next?
Date: February 4, 2026
Host: Kelly Ripa
Guests: Albert Bianchini, Jan Chilet, Kyle Barisich, Additional team members

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Main Theme / Purpose

This episode dives into the off-camera world of Kelly Ripa and her friends—the show that happens when the cameras stop rolling. The team reunites for a candid, loosely-structured, and hilarious discussion about long-term relationships, gay marriage, moving stories, Broadway news, and—most heated of all—the perennial debate: what does "next weekend" actually mean? The episode is filled with personal anecdotes, lively banter, and listener call-ins, all while maintaining an intimate yet playful tone.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Relationship & Marriage Milestones

[01:04–08:10]

• Kelly is joined by longtime producer Albert Bianchini and his partner, Broadway star Kyle Barisich, celebrating 25 years together.
• Kelly pokes fun at their “living in sin,” referencing their long-term relationship without being legally married.
  • “For a gay couple, 25 is a lot of years.” — Albert [02:18]
  • “By the laws of real estate, I declare you mortgage and mortgage.” — Kyle [04:35]
• The group recounts that, early in their relationship, gay marriage wasn’t legal in NY; Kyle refused to marry in another state.
  • “I pay taxes in New York, I don’t want to get in my car and drive to another state to get married.” — Kyle [05:00]
• Tension exists about actually formalizing their union, with debate over whether a big wedding is warranted after so much time.
  • “Is it unseemly to make a big deal out of your wedding when you’ve been together, when it’s so established?” — Kyle [07:48]
• Kelly compares them to Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn (famously not married).
  • “You’re more like Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn... who is Kurt and who is Goldie?” — Kelly [06:50]

2. Anniversaries & Gift Traditions

[09:06–11:24]

• Kelly and Mark are coming up on 30 years together, lamenting the lack of exciting anniversary gifts traditions (“It’s just jewelry. The pearl. The pearls.” — Albert [09:30]).
• Kelly shares stories of dropping hints for pearls and forming relationships with NYC storefronts.

3. Moving Woes & Real-Life Chaos

[12:01–13:24]

• Jan recounts her rental nightmare: moving out unexpectedly, dealing with Korean-speaking movers, and boxes labeled in unreadable languages.
  • “We booked a mover and told them. They said, no, no, you have to use our movers.” — Jan [12:25]
  • “Did you use Google Translate?” — Kelly [12:51]

4. Broadway Excitement for the Consuelos Family

[13:43–19:54]

• Major announcement: Mark Consuelos will star in “Fallen Angels” on Broadway, directed by Scott Ellis.
  • “Mark has been cast in a Broadway play...And funnily enough, Scott Ellis used to be the director on Hope & Faith.” — Kelly [13:43]
• Their son Joaquin, recently graduated from the University of Michigan, has quickly booked both a TV pilot and a major Broadway revival (“Death of a Salesman”).
  • “Boom. He books a pilot and...the revival of Death of a Salesman, directed by Joe Mantello.” — Kelly [17:34]
  • Joaquin finds acting “way more terrifying” than wrestling [18:01].

5. Girls Trip Planning & Empty Nesting

[19:03–19:47]

• With Mark and Joaquin busy, Kelly looks forward to girls’ trips, only mildly derailed by Joaquin’s lack of a bed in his new place.

6. Main Debated Topic: What Does ‘Next Weekend’ Mean?

[24:24–44:33]

• The heart of the episode: a lively, multi-person debate about when “next weekend” refers to, especially when said on a Sunday.
• Albert and Kyle’s attempted calendar coordination spirals into confusion when Kyle schedules something for “next weekend.” Both argue their cases.
  • “We fell into a wormhole.” — Albert [25:43]

Subsections:

• The Kyle vs. Albert Argument [24:30–29:43]

  • Many chime in with their logic, illustrating how semantics break down in close relationships.
  • Kelly admits to having the same arguments with Mark.
    • “I fall into the Kyle trap.” — Kelly [25:55]
    • “Once you’re in Sunday, once you’re in past the weekend, next weekend is the next weekend.” — Kelly [26:29]

• Cousin Frank Calls In [29:08–35:19]

  • Adds a “voice of authority,” siding with Albert and Jan: “Nobody in their right mind on a Sunday...‘next weekend’ is always the next one, not 13 days away.” — Frank [29:53]
  • Kelly holds her ground: “Kyle, you and I are correct, just gonna go to the mat on that one.” [35:22]

• Listener Call-Ins

  • Melissa from Miami [38:22–41:44]: Advocates that, technically, Sundays start a new week, so “next weekend” is 13 days away.
    • “If you’re in Sunday and you’re talking about next weekend, technically, you’re talking about 13 days from now.” — Melissa [38:42]
  • Michelle from Wisconsin [41:51–43:30]: As a mom of five, cuts through the fuss: just use the date!
    • “We use the date. So on the 30th of January...you gotta put the date with it!” — Michelle [42:08]

7. Listener Q&A: How to Keep the Spark Alive?

[47:49–52:43]

• Sandy from Miami asks how Kelly and Mark keep things fresh after 30 years.
  • Kelly: “We’ve sort of rediscovered living our lives the way we used to...more about enduring friendship and a camaraderie and an allegiance to each other...” [48:10]
  • Kyle: “We find each other fascinating, hilarious, and just delightful to be around.” [49:43]
  • Sandy, married for 33 years, asks for post-menopause tips; Kelly recommends talking to her doctor about testosterone therapy.

8. Pickleball Clinic Fiasco

[52:51–56:41]

• Albert and Kyle recount a disastrous pickleball “clinic,” thinking it was for beginners but finding it filled with seasoned players.
  • “You enter Albert, who’s never played pickleball a day in his life, expecting someone to walk him through...that wasn’t what happened.” — Kyle [54:41]
  • Kelly compares it to her own humiliating tennis clinic experience: “I was yelled at. Nobody wanted to be my partner.” [53:07]
• Albert wore matching black poly-blend activewear; Kyle wore a bathing suit (“we were not prepared”).
• Kelly loves “the idea of social exercise” but admits she’s bad at both tennis and pickleball.

9. Toward the End: Apologies and Hopes for a Radio Wedding

[56:42–end]

• Kelly suggests live-broadcasting Albert and Kyle’s wedding when they finally take the plunge: “We should do it live on radio.” [57:01]
• Closes the episode with warm thanks and self-aware humor: “I hope you’ve enjoyed this very special live episode of let’s fight with us.” [57:06]

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Marriage & Anniversaries:
  • “For a gay couple, 25 is a lot of years.” — Albert [02:18]
  • “It’s like an airplane that’s been on the runway 25 years, and when it finally takes off, people are like, ‘Oh my gosh. I can’t believe that bird got off the ground.’” — Kelly [07:56]
• On the Next Weekend Debate:
  • “We fell into a wormhole.” — Albert [25:43]
  • “Once you’re in Sunday...next weekend is the next weekend.” — Kelly [26:29]
  • “Just use the date!” — Michelle from Wisconsin [42:08]
• Broadway News:
  • “Mark has been cast in a Broadway play... And funnily enough, Scott Ellis used to be the director on Hope & Faith.” — Kelly [13:43]
  • “Boom, he books a pilot...then ‘Death of a Salesman.’” — Kelly [17:34]
• On Keeping the Spark Alive:
  • “We have like an enduring friendship and a camaraderie and an allegiance to each other and we really respect each other. And I really, really like him. Yes, I love him, but I really like him.” — Kelly [48:10]
• Pickleball Realness:
  • “You enter Albert, who’s never played pickleball a day in his life... That wasn’t what happened.” — Kyle [54:41]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| | 01:04–08:10 | Marriage, long-term relationships, and the “living in sin” jokes| | 09:06–11:24 | Anniversaries, pearl gifts, and Kelly’s window-shopping habits | | 12:01–13:24 | Jan’s moving story: language barriers and relocation madness | | 13:43–19:54 | Broadway excitement for Mark & Joaquin Consuelos | | 24:24–44:33 | The “Next Weekend” Debate: arguments, Cousin Frank, call-ins | | 47:49–52:43 | Advice: keeping marriage sparks alive, hormone therapies | | 52:51–56:41 | Pickleball clinic misadventures; fashion choices and foibles | | 56:42–end | Wrap-up, apologies, and plans for an on-air wedding |

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Tone & Atmosphere

The episode is unfiltered, loose, and delightfully chaotic—much like a real-life dinner table debate among old friends. The group moves seamlessly from meaningful discussions about relationships and personal milestones to the minutiae of everyday communication mishaps and playful teasing. Laughter is paramount, vulnerability is on display, but so is the joy of longtime friendships.

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Final Thoughts

This dynamic “team episode” is both a window into Kelly Ripa’s off-camera world and a relatable deep-dive into long-term relationships, familial chaos, and the little miscommunications that drive us all crazy. The next time you agree on “next weekend,” you’ll probably reference this debate—and be glad for Michelle in Wisconsin’s advice: just send the date!

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For Reference

• Notable Guests: Albert Bianchini (producer), Kyle Barisich (Broadway performer), Jan Chilet (team member), various listeners.
• Memorable Insight: Date your spouse, laugh together, and always clarify your calendars!

Transcript

[A]

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[B]

It was the best line of the night.

[A]

I never laughed ever in my life. He asked Albert good if he froze his eggs. Somebody gotta cue me or do I cue myself? Cue yourself. Okay. Welcome back to another live episode of let's talk off camera, everybody. So let's get talking. Today is another back by popular demand. Back by popular. Yeah, Another ltoc team episode. I love it. The team is here.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

We've got a special guest in the studio. A Broadway star sometimes sings the national anthem. Rangers games. Which now that heated rivalry has come out, it's given a whole new.

[C]

I'm on a list where they don't let me anywhere near the workout facility of the hockey because they know now they know.

[A]

Kyle Barisich, ladies and gentlemen.

[B]

Woo hoo.

[C]

Kyle, what a pleasure to be here.

[A]

Albert's significant other. Husband. I would call you husband but for the fact that you are living in sin. Albert, what do you have to say about that?

[B]

You're living in sin.

[A]

You celebrated a huge anniversary. It's.

[B]

You know what I was thinking? You're. Well, you have many more. Both of you have many more years on us. But for a gay couple, 25 is a lot of years.

[C]

75,000.

[A]

Gay year. That's 175,000 years.

[B]

That's a lot.

[A]

Now, have either one of you ever fantasized about either?

[C]

Yes. Yes. The answer is yes.

[B]

How dare you?

[A]

I knew what I was gonna say.

[B]

How dare you. What else could you Want Kyle? What else could you want? It's all right here in one Italian package.

[C]

Sorry about that. Came right out.

[A]

So, no. The answer is no. Or yes. For clarity, you've made it this far.

[C]

True.

[A]

In the words of Mark Consuelos, when at the live Christmas party, we were having that discussion.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

And, Albert, you brought up the fact that you thought that for the 25th anniversary, you and Kyle should finally get married. And I was all for it. Kyle still, like, he seems like he's on the fence about the not just getting married, but the whole past 25 years. But Mark Consuelos said something that made me laugh.

[B]

It was the best line of the night.

[A]

I never laughed ever in my life. He asked Albert good if he froze his eggs.

[B]

The best. No one has a Mark Willis line.

[A]

Like, marcuelas pizza came out of my nose.

[D]

Aren't you ordained? Aren't you ordained?

[A]

I'm ordained.

[B]

Oh, my God.

[A]

I don't know about right now, guys.

[D]

No.

[A]

They have to fill out paperwork. There's paperwork. There's actual paperwork. It's actually a real thing. Like, you can't. I can't just say, guys, guess what? I'm ordained. You're married.

[B]

Well, what I did hear is that there's not an emotional wedding. There's such a thing as a spiritual wedding, which you could officiate right now.

[A]

Which would I believe. I believe that you're already in a common law wedding. By the laws of real estate. Kyle, can you tell us.

[C]

Yes. By the laws of real estate, I declare you mortgage and mortgage.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

A financial pregnancy. Yes.

[B]

But that was amazing when Mark said that.

[A]

But I thought for sure you guys were gonna do it.

[B]

Well, so when we first got together, it was not legal in New York. And the only state that it was legal in was Massachusetts. And we talked about it, and Kyle said, I pay taxes in New York. I'm not. I don't want to get in my car and have to drive to another state to get married when I live here.

[A]

He took a stand, and he was like, when it's illegal in New York. I remember where I was. I was standing. We were in the Hamptons. We were in the Hamptons. Mark was like. If you recall, he was like, planting roses. I want to say planting roses. You two were talking. You were on a diatribe about, until it's legal here in New York, I won't get married.

[C]

That was a great stand.

[A]

And then. And then, lo and behold, it was like three short months later or something like that. Yep.

[C]

Yeah, I lost that excuse real quick.

[A]

Yeah. So what is it? Why are you gun shy? I understand. I know you want to get off this. I can see like he's telling me to go fuck myself.

[C]

This is amazing.

[A]

What are you afraid of?

[C]

I'm not afraid. I think when it's been 25 years and when it's this amazing person, Albert now, it's like, do you do the big thing? Do you do a little private thing and then piss everyone off? What do we even do at this point?

[A]

Right, like, private thing.

[B]

No. So my idea. No, my idea before the holidays was, you know, everyone keeps asking, when are we getting married? I thought, listen, on our anniversary, let's do it so the clock doesn't reset to a different day of the year.

[A]

Right.

[B]

Let's do it then. And then, which then I brought it up to Kyle and he's like, well, if we're going to do it, it just feels like we're racing to a date just because January.

[C]

Who wants to get married in January?

[A]

It's not so great.

[C]

Okay, look outside, it's.

[A]

Well, it would give us all something to like get dressed up for. And by us all, I mean the private people that you invited, all four of us.

[C]

See, there's. That's.

[B]

But the idea was worth it just to mention it to Mark. Just to hear that much. Yeah.

[A]

Twinkle, the glimmer, the twinkle. It was all very exciting. So you guys are more like Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And if that is the case, who is Kurt and who is Goldie?

[C]

Wait, are they not married?

[A]

No, they're not.

[C]

They're never married.

[A]

Never married. Yes.

[C]

Okay. And that's a success.

[B]

I would think you're more of the Goldie in the relationship, wouldn't you say, Kyle? Much more of the wild out there.

[A]

I feel like you're two Kurts.

[B]

Two Kurts.

[C]

Two Kurts. Kyle's kind of. I like the Kurt with the business up front, party in the back. I like that Kurt.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, it's interesting. But no, I. It was a good idea. It's tbd. It's paused.

[A]

Tbd.

[B]

Yes. But you do need to be brought in when the decision happens.

[A]

I think. I mean, listen, I think we should do a trip and do the wedding. But I know you want your moms there.

[B]

Yeah, that was the other reason to push for it. So I don't know, there's still a lot of question marks.

[A]

All right.

[D]

But it's happening. It feels like it's happening.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

It's not off the table.

[E]

Okay, Okay.

[A]

I mean, let's. It. You're both a little long in the tooth. Long to break it up now. And to think you're gonna get somebody better than what you already have.

[C]

I don't know. Is it unseemly to, like, make a big deal out of your wedding when you've been together, when it's so established? Like, it feels a little.

[A]

No, I think. I think it's. I think it's like. It's like the. It's like an airplane that's been on the Runway 25 years, and when it finally takes off, people are like, oh, my gosh. I can't believe that bird got off the ground. That bird.

[D]

Plus, you'll have people there who, like, you, love. Like, there are people at my wedding. I don't even speak to them anymore. But you guys will be surrounded with all the people that are a part of your life forever. And that's so awesome.

[A]

Right? I mean, and. And. And, you know, at this point, by the time you guys have marital strife, we'll all be dead, because it takes a long time to develop. Marital. Well, there's two kinds of marital strife. There's the marital strife, which I never understand. People who get married and get divorced within the first couple of years. And I'm like, you guys haven't even begun to fight. You don't even know how fun. Like, you don't even know how fun, like, fighting can be. And then there's like, the long. The long haulers, where you've, like, we don't. Mark and I. Well, no, we still fight, but we've run out. We've almost run out of things to fight. Don't worry. I keep inventing new things to fight.

[B]

And you guys have a big year this year, right?

[A]

Yeah. 30 for us.

[B]

30.

[A]

30. Yeah. Crazy. What's the.

[C]

What's the gift? I mean, for 25.

[A]

Oh, I don't know. Let's Google that. Oh, I hope it's something good. I think it's a yacht trip.

[D]

How about just a yacht?

[B]

Let's see. What is the 30th anniversary?

[A]

Give me something good.

[B]

Oh, it's just saying jewelry. I mean, come on. The pearl. The pearls.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Well, he gave me some beautiful pearls.

[A]

Beautiful pearls for my birthday. I was stunned. I'd only been dropping hints about pearls for 20 years, and. But he's so funny because he calls them my beads.

[B]

They're so beautiful.

[A]

Like, he's like, hey, I haven't seen you wear your beads lately. And I'm like, first of all, they're pearls. They're not like Mardi. Like, I'm not whipping them off at Mardi Gras, people. They're beautiful.

[D]

Yeah, they're beautiful.

[A]

But pearls are fragile, so you have to treat them kindly. And if I'm going to be wearing anything that requires body makeup or body lotion or self tanner, I don't wear the pearls because I don't want them to suffer anymore. Careful.

[C]

I thought for these he kind of stalked you and he saw you looking in the window at a certain necklace or something.

[A]

They're. They're. He got the neck. Am I. Lauren Travlioni knows the necklace I want. But I walk by this shop, it's on fifth Avenue, and I walk by it every time I go to my hormone doctor, which is constant. And I always stop in the window, and I look in the window and I look at this necklace, and it's always there, and I stare at it. And they're so funny because they see me looking in the window, and they. They motion me indoors. Like a Disney. Like Disney cartoon characters come in. Come in. And I always look at them through the window, and I go, uh, uh, what's gonna happen? And so I walk along, and it's become like our routine. Like, we have a routine with each.

[C]

Other that's so New York.

[A]

I love that it's so New York. Like, these people that I've never met, that we know each other deeply.

[B]

And. Jan, how long are you and Glenn.

[D]

It's 25 years.

[A]

Wow. Wow.

[D]

25 years and done so much.

[A]

The 25th anniversary. What? Like, what was that gift supposed to be?

[B]

Silver. Is it silver?

[A]

Yeah, silver, Silver, silver, Silver.

[D]

We're going to postpone that.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

We're going to do something special.

[A]

Yeah, you got to do something special and weight and everything. Yeah. On our plate, you've got like. Yeah, it's your. Because my 25th was during the COVID year. Yeah, so your 25th was during a heavy year, so. Yeah. Yeah. How did the move go? Because it looks incredible.

[D]

So the story is, is that I was living in a rental that I actually only rented. I thought it was gonna be for one year during COVID and five years later, we were still there. But the people who owned the house were like, okay, at the end of next year, the summer, we will. You guys will have to move out. We're gonna sell it. And we're like, okay, we'll figure that out. Then they called us and they're like, we sold it right away. You have to be out By January. And so they said the only they will cover the move because they're kicking us out early. So we booked a mover and we told them the mover and they said, no, no, no, no. You have to use our movers.

[A]

My uncle Salvatore.

[D]

So they were Korean movers who didn't speak one word of English. And they wrote on all the boxes in Korean what? The rooms were stopped.

[A]

But.

[D]

So my house.

[A]

Are you using like a Google Translate?

[D]

It's wild. And like, I'm fine.

[A]

I couldn't.

[D]

In the middle of the storm, we couldn't find gloves. Cause they were in the boys bathrooms.

[F]

Oh, no.

[D]

Everything's everywhere. But we're working it out. We're working it out. It's been good. It's been good.

[A]

Oh, my gosh. That's amazing. So the writing on the boxes is in Korean.

[D]

And I would say, what room?

[G]

What room?

[D]

And none of them spoke English to be able to tell me. So it was just. It was a shit show, but we got it done.

[B]

But Chan, most people move and they're surrounded by cardboard for like weeks at a time.

[A]

Years.

[B]

Explain what happened at the end of day one at your place.

[D]

Well, I had a ton of friends, thank God, show up and they really. And. And my dad and really unpacked me. But most of the cardboard is downstairs in rooms that I'm not filming and showing you guys. Okay, well, you had nothing that are done. But I did miss a day of the show. And on that show, you had a huge announcement about Mark and Joaquin.

[A]

Oh, yes. And I wasn't there for that. Oh, yeah. Like, that's huge. So it's the craziest. It's the craziest story that I've known about for some time. But, you know, when these things happen. When these things happen, it's. It's like months before they announce it because contracts have to be signed, whatever. So Mark has been cast in a Broadway play directed by Scott Ellis called Fallen Angels. It's a Noel Coward play. Rose Byrne, Academy award nominee, is starring in it. Kelly o' Hara starring in it, and Mark Consuelos. And funnily enough, Scott Ellis used to be the director on Hope and Faith. Oh, wow. And he's been trying to work with Mark on a few things over the course of years, but Mark was always either in Canada or here or there. And so he called to talk to Mark, and I saw him calling and I answered the phone and I was like, really? You directed me for three years in a sitcom and you've never Considered me once to star in anything else you're doing. I mean, Mark starred in two episodes of Hope and Faith, and you've been trying to work with him for 20 years.

[B]

That's hilarious.

[D]

Is he nervous? How does he feel?

[A]

I think he's nervous. I really think he's scared to death. He's going to be amazing because I've seen the amount of work he's put in. It's a very specific character. It involves using a specific accent. There is singing. I can't tell you more than that. He's going to be amazing because I've been listening to the preparation.

[G]

Yeah.

[A]

Every week, all week.

[B]

And there's no one more disciplined. Nobody's more disciplined when it comes to his craft.

[D]

That's one. That's one man in your life.

[A]

Now. Our son Joaquin. Our son, Joaquin Consuelos, who graduated from the University of Michigan, they have very prestigious school of musical theater and drama.

[C]

Maybe the most prestigious.

[A]

I mean, very, very prestigious. And those kids, they just graduate and go to work. We tried to prepare him. We're like, look, I don't know what it is about the entertainment industry that we made look fun, because we did not make it look fun. Like, it was not. You know, it was usually, like, a lot of hard work for us. I was very fortunate that I had my job that rooted us here in New York. So the kids were always able to go to the same school, and they were always, you know, able to live in the same neighborhood. And it wasn't like the life that they would have lived if we were both actors. And if you're actors, kids, it's not unusual to be pulled out of school and taken to Vancouver for four years or five years, or pulled out of school and taken to wherever. And so we were lucky that we had my foundational talk show job. So. So we were preparing Joaquin, we're like, look, it's a lot of disappointment. It's a lot of rejection. It's a lot of. No, it's a lot of. You're going to have to get comfortable, like, getting lots of other jobs to make your rent. Like, you're going to need to wait tables, work at theater houses, teach wrestling if you have to. Like, you have that skill set. You're gonna have to do a lot of other things. You're gonna have to get nimble. Boom, he books a pilot, and literally a week after the pilot, before the pilot wraps, a week before the pilot wraps, boom. He books the revival of Death of a Salesman, directed by Joe Mantello. I mean, starring Laurie Metcalfe and Nathan Holy. And I literally said to him, you sit there, you say nothing, and drink everything in. You are at a. You're not. You're not just on Broadway. You are. You're receiving a master class. Totally.

[D]

Is he. So is he nervous?

[A]

I can't tell. I can't tell. He did say to me when he was doing his. When he was at University of Michigan and he was starring in A Few Good Men.

[D]

Yes.

[A]

He was saying to me, I said, what's scarier? Like going onto the wrestling mat at a big tournament or acting? And he goes, acting is way more terrifying.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

Than wrestling.

[D]

He's so good. I saw him in that play. You know, I saw him in that. And talk about doing an accent. He can do an accent.

[A]

He can do it. And he can sing, too, by the way. He doesn't sing in, obviously, Death of a Salesman, but he's got. He's. There's. That comes from Mark. There's somewhere Mark can sing. He doesn't talk about it, but he can. Not like you. Kyle. Kyle. Kyle can actually. Really? Kyle can sing. Mark can sing, But Lola can sing and Joaquin can sing. Wow. Michael can mimic singers. So Michael can sing if he's mimicking a singer. Any singer. And then there's me. And thank God none of them. None of them inherited this silky voice that I have.

[D]

But anyway, we're gonna do two field trips. We're gonna go see both of their.

[A]

Oh, yeah. And then we'll compare and contrast live on the radio.

[D]

And then we should also, While you're grounded here, we should go on a girls trip.

[A]

Oh, yeah. No, I said that we should go on a girls trip because I am on my own, truly. For months. Yeah. You know Joaquin is moving out. Well, I mean, he's moved out, but he still doesn't have a bed, so he keeps coming here to sleep. So he sleeps here. He's waiting for a. I was like, do what we did back in the day, we didn't have. I mean, there were bed. We slept on the floor of the studio. That's how we did it. And then maybe a futon showed up. But anyway, so, yeah. So it's just gonna be me on my own. So I think we should plan a lot of girls trips.

[B]

But you, from the last time Mark was in an off Broadway show, you were at the theater almost every night. I mean, you definitely will have.

[A]

I was at the theater every night the last time he was off Broadway. And now I've realized that I have a life. I'm going to, like the first, the first couple of weeks. I'm definitely going to be going back and forth. I guess we have to take a commercial break. Yeah.

[D]

But I just want to tell you that I know, like, part of the reason why Kyle's here is because I heard there was, like, a little debate going on between these lovebirds. And so we, we might have to get into it and get people's opinions on it.

[A]

Yeah. Okay. So we're gonna, we're gonna take a commercial break. We're gonna get into it. If you listen up, listen to what Kyle and Albert, the newlyweds, are gonna get into a debate about. And we'll be back with your calls after. This episode of let's Talk Off Camera is brought to you by Alloy Health. Use promo code off camera for $20 off your first [e-mail]. here's the truth, everyone. Brain fog, sleep issues, changes in your hair and skin, even your sex drive, they're all connected to hormones.

[D]

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[A]

I mean, there was many, but the changes in my skin, like the actual skin on my body, frightened me.

[D]

See, I'm so scared that I haven't tried started hormones yet that I've, like, missed a window.

[A]

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[D]

Thank you.

[A]

What should we call you? I mean what do we call you? Boyfriend? Fiance, Betrothed?

[D]

I think it's a fiance.

[A]

Pre husband.

[C]

Sometimes we'll say husband because I think people.

[B]

It's just easier.

[C]

Yeah, it's just easier.

[A]

Yes, you can say what you want.

[B]

Partner is like typically what we. But a lot of people hate that word.

[A]

Well, people have co op. They've co opted the word partner now so everybody's a partner of everybody. And Jan is my partner. That's true.

[C]

Beautiful.

[A]

So what is the story?

[B]

So we had this debate, speaking of like arguments that you get into 25 years in. It was last Sunday.

[C]

It was a Sunday.

[B]

It was a Sunday.

[C]

It was important that it was a Sunday.

[B]

It was a Sunday. I'm gonna tell this.

[C]

It's going so well.

[B]

So it was last Sunday, was it not a Sunday?

[C]

Yes it was, sir.

[B]

And we were talking about plans that we were having for the, for the following weekend. And then he said, well, Jack wants to see us. And I said, well, we can't because we have plans with that one. I said, why don't you make it for the one after that? Whatever. So he says to me on Sunday, all set with Jack for next weekend.

[A]

Wait, okay, hang on, hang on. Go back and start. You said, not next week. Right.

[B]

The following one after.

[D]

Because they had plans already with someone.

[B]

They had plans already with someone. And then I said, make it for the one after that. And Kyle, whatever. Minutes later says to me, all set with Jack for next weekend.

[D]

And then you said.

[B]

And I said, no, we have plans next weekend. And he said, no, we have plans next weekend.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

Right?

[C]

Yes.

[B]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

[C]

And time rupture. We fell into a wormhole.

[D]

No, Kelly, if it is Sunday and I say next weekend, I've got plans with Audrey.

[B]

She knows that. That's.

[D]

You're gonna say it's this coming weekend. You're gonna think it's that sappy.

[A]

Okay, let me just say that I fall into the ky. Frequently fall into the Kyle trap, where I will. Mark will say, what are we doing next weekend? And I'll say, we don't have any plans. And he'll say, I thought we were having dinner with Andy. And I'll say, oh, that's this coming weekend. And he's like, no, that's next weekend. So Mark and I have this discussion a lot. I feel like next week. If we're in the weekend, then the next weekend is the next weekend.

[D]

No, no, no, that's right. So if you're Sunday, then next weekend, it starts on Friday, right?

[C]

No, that's this weekend.

[A]

That's this weekend.

[B]

No, no, it's not this weekend. You're still in the Sunday.

[D]

I don't think next weekend kicks in until, like, Thursday night.

[B]

Yeah, on a Sunday. You can't say this weekend. You could say what you said, which I really like, and I wish he would have said, you said this coming weekend.

[A]

This coming weekend or the weekend after.

[D]

Next or the weekend after next.

[A]

So I want to. Kyle, I'm gonna take you.

[C]

That's like three weeks from now.

[A]

Kyle, I'm gonna take you down to my language. My language that I've learned to adapt. It's called adaptive marital language. Adaptive marital language. So I have now taken to saying this coming weekend or the weekend after this coming weekend.

[C]

Well, you're really adding a lot of descriptors, and.

[A]

I've needed them the weekend or the weekend after that, because I have fallen into the trap that you've been. Been in. I've fallen in it. And then everybody else. Everybody else in this house has aligned with Mark and with Albert and with Chance.

[B]

Well, they're right.

[C]

And they would say.

[A]

They would say next weekend on Sunday when they. When they. What they mean is this weekend interesting.

[C]

It's very.

[D]

On Sunday. It is this weekend.

[A]

And next weekend is Sunday.

[D]

No, you're still part of the weekend.

[C]

Yeah, no, it's over.

[A]

No, no, it's over. It's over.

[B]

So, you know, but you can't say, no, no, no.

[A]

Sunday is Sunday. This weekend is the weekend coming up.

[B]

No, it's not on a Sunday. It's not on a Sunday.

[C]

I knew I was gonna have a good time on this podcast.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Seth. Seth, tell us what you think.

[B]

Yeah, go ahead. Just that the weekend is two days.

[A]

The weekend isn't just a day.

[B]

So once you're in Sunday.

[A]

Once you're in past the weekend, any weekend. But it doesn't matter.

[D]

You say next weekend. It's like next weekend. We have plans for so and so.

[B]

Okay, but you still. At least we'll agree that on a Sunday. You don't say, we're gonna. We're all set with Jack for next weekend.

[A]

I think you should.

[B]

And that means 13 days from now.

[A]

I think you should cancel your plans with. I think Jack has brought enough strife into this family. I banished Jack. No, you know what? As a matter of fact, I forbid you to see Jack.

[C]

We can't see Jack this weekend or next weekend.

[A]

You guys, you have friends already.

[B]

But you can't say on a Sunday, next weekend and expect someone to think that means 12 days.

[C]

Then, Albert, here's my question. What time of day does it. Does this turn into next. Is it at 9am on Monday? Can I save this or is it.

[B]

Yeah, Frank, listen, we have a caller calling in because we got so. This. This fight got so big that we brought in Kyle said, you know, who needs to help, like, figure this out is cousin Frank.

[A]

Oh, cousin Frank, though. He's a ringer, though his cousin Frank is gonna side with you.

[B]

Well, no. So see, I think you have him online. Frank, are you on the line with us?

[F]

I'm here.

[A]

Frank, we are counting on you to bring it home. Frankenstein. Make sense?

[E]

This is.

[F]

I mean, this is like a typical Kyle contrarian argument. I mean, we've argued over things in the past. Whether the flu is pulled in or pushed out. There's all kinds of arguments with Colin. He just loves to take the other side.

[C]

Big issue. The flu is a problem.

[E]

The flu.

[A]

Let's stay with this with the weekend, Frank.

[F]

No, we're staying with this. We're staying with this. So first of all, I absolutely 100% agree with Jan and Albert. Just to be clear, that was my stance. Nobody in their right mind on a Sunday. It's Sunday at 11am and you say. You say next weekend. You're thinking 13 days later. The word next is never used for. To describe 13 days later.

[E]

That's.

[A]

No, that is next. That's next. That's the next week. The weekend after this coming weekend can't be the same. That's what you say.

[D]

You say the weekend after next. Is that three weeks?

[C]

I mean, it's either this or next week. You can't both describe the same weekend.

[A]

No, I'm with you, Kyle.

[F]

Everybody that makes plans with Kyle is just to use dates and don't use days.

[B]

Numbers.

[C]

Nice round.

[F]

You're going to get it right.

[B]

Okay, but here's why I know Kelly was going to defend Kyle. Because Kyle says the word kayak.

[A]

He calls it a kyak.

[B]

A kayak.

[A]

He doesn't say kayak.

[C]

He says, or I like an endive salad.

[A]

Salad.

[B]

Kelly's the only person on the planet that likes when Kyle says that.

[A]

No, I like all of Kyle's bizarre and interesting pronunciations of words. But again, I am with Kyle. It cannot be this weekend and next weekend simultaneously or simultaneously, same word.

[B]

So when they're both. Okay, so what point does next weekend mean? Six days from now? Or the. Or the. Or this coming weekend. When does that become next weekend?

[A]

Next weekend is the weekend after the coming weekend. The coming weekend is this weekend, and then the weekend after that is the next weekend.

[B]

So we're Tuesday right now. If I said to you next weekend we're going to get together, when is the.

[A]

That. That's the weekend after this weekend.

[D]

Now?

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Yes.

[D]

That's when you're showing up and I'm showing up this weekend.

[A]

No, why did you just call up this weekend? Why did you call up the same word? You just pause it. This weekend. Next weekend.

[D]

The next approaching weekend.

[A]

You understand how you're trying to have it both ways. You just.

[D]

I am having it both ways.

[A]

You said. No, you can't call it next weekend because if you. If it's. If it's Tuesday and I'm coming on Saturday, that's this weekend. So I'm coming next weekend.

[D]

Next weekend. The weekend after that is the weekend after this.

[A]

No.

[D]

Yes.

[A]

No. This weekend is this weekend and the weekend.

[D]

Okay.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Frank, what do you have to say?

[F]

If you say. If it's Tuesday and you're trying to describe. Not this Saturday. That's coming up, right. If you're trying to describe the following Saturday, it's okay on a Tuesday to say next weekend. If you said that to me, I would think. Okay, she's not talking about this Saturday. She's talking about two Saturdays from now.

[A]

Okay, so, okay, so Jan seems confused about that. Jen, genuinely, I'm not confused, but I.

[B]

Want to go back to this happening on a Sunday.

[C]

What's special about Tuesday?

[A]

It's on Sunday.

[D]

Glenn said to me, we've got plans next week.

[B]

Everybody's changed the channel.

[C]

It's really. It's thrilling content.

[D]

Wait, what happened with the flu?

[C]

The flu?

[B]

It was. Oh, no, no, no.

[C]

You have to look at it. It was either you push it in, right?

[B]

Yeah. There was the flu. Which position is the flu? Closed. And they were having a big debate. Kyle said you push it back. And Kyle said you pushed the lever forward, but that was really towards the back of the fireplace.

[A]

Yeah, but you're pushing forward. Thank you.

[B]

Frank. You should just hang up now. Frank.

[A]

Frank. Frank. I'm sorry, I just. No, no, wait. Don't hang up, Frank. For our listeners, all three of them.

[B]

Where are you, by the way?

[A]

All three of them that had not saved themselves and turned the channel for our listeners that have remained with us because they only apparently have one channel in their car. Frank, what is your authority? Just like in general, what is your authority? You seem to have authority over days of the week and the fireplace. What else? Like, what is your area of expertise, Frank?

[F]

I mean, it's life. It's life experience, Kelly. I mean, I've been married almost 30 years. It'll be 30 years in November of next year. November of this year, I'll be married 30 years and 30 years of marriage.

[C]

Not next year.

[A]

Frank.

[F]

So I'm an expert on many things that have nothing to do with. With my career and what I really am an expert on.

[A]

Frank, do you think that Albert and Kyle should get married?

[F]

No.

[A]

Oh.

[F]

I mean, I don't think it's necessary. They. They should get married. It means something to them. But from my perspective, they're married. Kyle's my cousin, and whether it's by law or not, he's my cousin.

[A]

Right.

[F]

So I don't look at it that their union has nothing to do with the piece of paper.

[A]

If you could only save one of their lives.

[C]

Mr. Nami, easy.

[A]

Who would you save?

[F]

I gotta save Albert.

[B]

Yeah, good answer, Frank.

[A]

Don't worry, Kyle. I'll save you. All right, Frank. Thank you so Much for coming. That was riveting. We absolutely.

[B]

I'm not sure we solved anything. No, we didn't solve it, Frankie.

[A]

Thank you, Frank. That was great. I do believe, though, that Kyle, you and I are correct. Just gonna go to the mat on that one. I really am.

[D]

We're sticking this out.

[A]

We're sticking it out.

[C]

It really provoked high emotions. So I think that's why Albert was like, we gotta talk about this.

[B]

Well, I was irate.

[A]

Well, we all just got irate now. I don't know, like, she got mad at me.

[D]

She got mad.

[A]

No, I'm not mad at you. But you're just wrong. You're, like, patently wrong.

[B]

No, but I did like when you. You said in the weekend, I don't know, beat this up anymore, because we've beaten it. But I liked when you said this coming weekend.

[A]

Yeah, this coming weekend. Yes, that's. This.

[B]

That I prefer. But you can't say this weekend on a Sunday.

[A]

And that means I've gone down this dark rabbit hole that Kyle's been in with my own subterfuging family. That will be. They'll say next weekend, meaning this coming weekend. And I'm like, no, you didn't tell me. We had dinner plans. And they're like, we told you next weekend. And I'm like, which would be a week from this coming weekend.

[B]

I love it.

[A]

You know who would settle this for us? Alan Jackson. I wish he was here.

[D]

What did you think of that?

[A]

I loved it, Kel. That was incredible. I found it so interesting. I was shocked when Karen Reed logged on. It was Jan. Good work on you, Jan. Oh, thank you.

[D]

Good work on you. I mean, that was. You have been interested in that for a long time.

[A]

I told you my obsession of court TV viewing would pay off eventually. I wasn't sure when or how, but I knew it would.

[D]

I mean, I was such a dog with a bone with that. I was like, we're not. We're not. We're not stopping until we get this person.

[C]

It's a huge story. That's amazing.

[A]

It's a huge story. It's fabulous. It's still a huge story because it's still ongoing. It's still like, you know, it doesn't feel like there's going to be an end anytime soon because I believe she has a lawsuit and. And John Okeefe's family has a lawsuit against her. Oh.

[D]

So this is just gonna go on.

[A]

For years and years. I feel like there could be no end.

[D]

That is crazy.

[A]

It's really Crazy.

[B]

Yeah.

[D]

It was fascinating. It was really fun to see you in that element. You were very happy.

[B]

Happy. I mean, you were so knowledgeable. I mean, I already knew how obsessed you were with it, but I didn't know that you remember. I mean, you remembered everything that they were talking about.

[A]

Except that I thought there were three trials. But I realize that I have now conflated the subsequent trials and I've wrapped it into the first two trials.

[B]

Right.

[A]

Which is wild.

[B]

She was excited to join. I mean, it was crazy that they both got on and. Yeah. Wow.

[D]

We might have to do a follow up with them.

[A]

I do want to do a follow up.

[D]

Yeah. I feel like there's so much more to talk about.

[A]

Yeah, we'll do that.

[D]

We have people on the calling in. I don't know if we want to take one call before we go to.

[A]

Break a call because. Because maybe they want to just call to yell at us to tell us.

[D]

We have Melissa in Miami who's talking about our debate. We have Melissa in Miami. Let's get Melissa.

[A]

Let's go to Melissa in Miami. Melissa, hi, you're on with Albert, Jan, Kyle, Kelly, Seth.

[E]

Hi, everyone. Okay, here's the deal. This is how it works.

[B]

Melissa, I love you already.

[C]

More authority. I love it.

[E]

Okay, the week starts on a Sunday. So if you're in Sunday and you're talking about next weekend, technically, technically, you are talking about 13 days from now.

[A]

Thank you, Melissa from Miami, who has clarified clarity.

[B]

Melissa, I gave you such early praise.

[A]

Thank you, Melissa. Melissa, thank you.

[B]

Wait, so, Melissa, if I'm on a Sunday and I say this weekend, when am I referring to.

[E]

You're referring to the week this coming weekend.

[C]

Because you're not the weekend you're in. What nut case would say on a.

[B]

Sunday this weekend that I'm in.

[D]

If you're. Melissa, are you married?

[E]

Yes.

[D]

Okay. If your husband said to you on Sunday we have plans next weekend with so and so, when do you think that is?

[E]

Well, I would have to clarify.

[A]

Because. Because not everybody knows what Kyle and I and Melissa know.

[B]

Now. I like Melissa.

[C]

Ask and verify, I think.

[B]

I mean.

[A]

Yes. I don't know.

[B]

Melissa, need clarity.

[A]

Melissa. Speaking of. Speaking of weekends, what do you get up to there in Miami on the weekend?

[B]

Temperature.

[E]

What do I. Yeah, what do you do? It's supposed to be really cold. Like right now it's 66°, but we're.

[A]

Oh, my God.

[E]

So you're freezing 40s and 30s this weekend.

[A]

So this is when iguanas start falling out of the trees. Right. And they tell you, and they tell you not to pick them up because they're not dead, they're alive. They're just like in a state of, they're in a state of like. Wait, are we taking a commercial break right now? Oh, I see, I see fingers in my face. Not since my honeymoon have I seen this many fingers in my face. So, yeah, so people like will think they're dead and they pick them up and they carry them indoors and then they, they come to. Right, Melissa?

[E]

Yes. They can't. Well, they're, they're cold blooded, so they adapt to whatever temperature it is outside. And if you bring them inside, they're gonna wake up because they're gonna get warm.

[B]

Are you Melissa, where are you from originally?

[E]

Miami. I'm from.

[B]

Oh, you're from Miami. Oh, so 65 is freezing for you.

[A]

So.

[D]

Yeah, I would kill for 65 right now.

[A]

Yeah, we would, we would literally do any, we would do anything. 65 degrees.

[E]

It's just, I am quite sure it's my friends that live up north, wherever you are, are not happy. Just keep getting.

[A]

Yeah, no, I, I don't blame them. Thank you so much for the call. If you happen to bump into any of the, any of the housewives of Miami, spread the word down there how this and next weekend works, please.

[D]

Well, we have someone else ready to add to this.

[A]

Thanks. Thanks for the call, Melissa. Okay, who are we?

[D]

Yeah, so Michelle from Wisconsin wants to comment on this.

[A]

Michelle from Wisconsin, you are on, you are going to add to this debate. You already heard the very wise Melissa from Miami. Michelle from Wisconsin, you are on my hope. What say you, Michelle?

[E]

Okay, this is cold Wisconsin. We're at 11 degrees. So this debate, I think what we really, this is what I have found in my family. I have five kids, five adult children. Now, however, if we are talking. And twins in there too. Anyway, when, when we talk about anything, we, we use the date. So let's say on the 30th of January we are all going to get together and do blah, blah, blah. You got to put the date with it. So then everybody knows and there's no, no way to not have it come out.

[A]

This is what I'm talking about. This is a woman who has been organizing schedules for decades. This is a woman that had five kids. And if you think that Michelle in Wisconsin, okay, in Wisconsin with five children in those, in those diabolical winters in Wisconsin didn't have her shit together, didn't know how to organize dinners and lunches and plans on the weekends. She referred to the date on the calendar. You know what, Michelle, you are a godly woman and we appreciate your call. Thank you for straightening us out. We're going to start using our numbers. Our numbers, Kyle. That's what we're going to use from now on. Michelle, thank you so much for the call. Try to stay warm.

[B]

Yes.

[E]

Yeah.

[A]

All right.

[E]

Thank you. Nice to talk to you guys.

[A]

Yeah, great to talk to you.

[D]

Didn't you feel like the storm was a little overblown?

[A]

It's always overblown.

[D]

No, I mean, seriously, they made it seem like the end of the world and there's a foot of snow outside.

[A]

No, but this is what they have to. This is their bread and butter. This is the news hours. Bread and butter. The harv scaring us to death, making everyone run out and buy eggs and milk and bread. Because apparently when you are under the threat of a blizzard, you have to have French toast.

[D]

I mean, like Disney sent out a thing only essential workers. And I was like, oh my God, it's a foot of snow.

[A]

By the way, not that essential. The talk show host had to come in. I was like, oh, are we essential workers suddenly? All right, we've got to take another commercial break. We are still entertaining all calls.

[B]

Help settle the debate.

[A]

Settle the debate once and for all. Although I think that Michelle and Maria definitely. Melissa, Melissa, Melissa and Michelle definitely solved it for us. But if you want to weigh in and you have a different from thought.

[D]

If you agree with me, if you.

[A]

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[D]

He tried it and now he won't eat his other food.

[A]

Oh, so you don't need now the.

[D]

Dry food he won't eat. He's obsessed with it.

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[D]

I think so. See if anyone weighs in.

[A]

I don't know. Who do we have? We have somebody else on the line. Sandy. Sandy from Miami. So many Miami people. Sandy, hi. You're on with Kelly and Albert and Jan and Kyle and and Seth and Ashley's here too.

[E]

Hi. My question is more for Kelly and Mark. How do you keep the Spark alive after so many years.

[A]

Oh, my gosh, Sandy. Spark alive. I mean, here's the thing. We sort of redis. Now that our kids are grown and they're out of the house. House. For the most part, we've sort of rediscovered living our lives the way we used to live them before we had kids. Like, we travel again and we sort of have freedom of schedule and we go out to eat, to restaurants that we want to go to. And I don't, I wouldn't say it's so much of a spark because we've been together for 30 years. So we're not like teenagers and we don't like, you know, we're not like all over each other like that. But what I will say is that we have like an enduring friendship and a camaraderie and an allegiance to each other and we really respect each other. And I really, really like him. Yes, I love him, but I really like him. Nobody makes me laugh more than Mark. I find him to be the most interesting person I've ever had a conversation with about anything. And I think that's. I mean, that's how I feel. He's not here, so I can't answer for him. But Albert, you could try to answer for him.

[C]

No, I do.

[B]

I think the both of you, it's exactly right. You really enjoy being with each other, being alone with each other, and you guys are just. You like each other a lot.

[D]

Well, how do you guys keep the spark alive?

[B]

I mean, it's. We're same thing and like, you don't.

[D]

Have kids because they're the ones who tire you.

[C]

When you were speaking, it was as if one of us were speaking about each other. That's exactly how we feel. We find each other fascinating, hilarious, and just delightful to be around.

[A]

Yeah, I don't think it's as much.

[D]

About the spark as it is about the friendship. To keep the friendship alive, you've got.

[A]

To keep the friendship. Sandy, are you in a long term marriage?

[E]

Yeah, 33 years.

[A]

Oh, so you, I mean, so you tell me, Sandy, you tell me, what's the secret?

[E]

Kind of the same as you all. I'm just asking. Actual like postmenopausal type spark.

[A]

Listen, I've got, I've got a whole. I mean that. There's a whole episode we devoted to it, but Are you on hormone replacement?

[E]

Yeah.

[A]

You are? Okay. Are you on testosterone?

[E]

No.

[A]

Okay. That's what you need to add. Testosterone. Talk to your doctor. Okay.

[E]

Okay. Is that like a game changer?

[A]

Yes.

[D]

That was the quickest answer ever.

[A]

Yes. Life changing. Game changing. It is. I would. And I would. And I would recommend having the doctor do a. And again, it depends on your body, but a. You discuss it with your doctor. But I recommend an injection rather than the cream or the. You know, there's like, several ways they can give it to you. But I would recommend an injection. That's just my experience.

[E]

Yeah, I was just concerned with side effects.

[A]

I mean, I mean, this. I mean, you mean like my deep, raspy voice? Yeah. Yeah, that's. I mean, there's really no side effects that I can think of.

[E]

Okay, that's great. Thank you so much.

[A]

Because a doctor. Here's the thing, Sandy. A doctor's not going to give you, like, you're not going to go wild. She's going to give you the minimum level that. That you need to make your body work like it used to 20 years ago or 25 years ago. You know what I mean?

[E]

Yeah. Right. Right. Thank you. And I. I think that Albert and Tasha get married soon.

[B]

Thank you, Miami.

[D]

I feel confident that her doctor will be able to help her because she's already on hormone replacement, as opposed to these doctors who don't believe in any of that. We don't do anything. So you're at least with the right person for now, you know, and then you should. You should talk to them about that.

[A]

But we also did a whole episode on it. We did a whole hormone episode. You can go back through the app and download it. Because we talk to a hormone. We've done, like, two or three hormones. Special. Special segments on this here podcast. So you can listen to Dr. Erica Schwartz. Tamson. We talked to Tamson. The fidal. Fidal. And I would recommend listening to those two episodes.

[E]

Okay. Thank you so much. Have a great day.

[A]

You too, Sandy. Stay warm in Miami. Who knew? I know.

[C]

Look out for iguanas.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Enjoy enjoying.

[E]

All right. Thank you.

[A]

Thank you.

[B]

Bye.

[A]

Okay, so can. What. What do you think I want to hear?

[D]

No, because I know Albert was telling me in the car right over here that you guys had, like, some sort of pickleball lesson. That was you already.

[A]

You hated it.

[B]

So Kyle says we're going away over the holidays. He said, let's set schedule a pickleball clinic.

[A]

Oh, a clinic. Well, that's for good people.

[B]

So I heard clinic. And I thought, oh, that's for someone who doesn't know what the hell he's doing.

[C]

That's what I thought.

[A]

No, I. I made that mistake at a tennis clinic.

[B]

Thank you. So can you Explain what a clinic is then.

[A]

So a clinic is for people who are really, really good at the thing, and then they want to get even better. Better. So I signed up for my very first tennis lesson ever at a tennis clinic and was yelled at. Nobody wanted to be my partner. It was very embarrassing. You should have asked me.

[B]

Well, I didn't know. Now I know.

[D]

But how could he not like it? He's in the kitchen.

[C]

No one's trying to stay out of the kitchen. That's why he needed it.

[A]

Maybe that's why he needed it.

[D]

I don't even know the rules.

[B]

It's a. It's a. It's a shorter version.

[A]

It's not even tennis, because tennis, you have the freedom to move around. I feel like it's ping pong.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

I call it big ping pong.

[C]

Big pong.

[B]

Big pong. Well, we get to this clinic, and we show up, and sue, who was running the clinic, sue, very deep voice, suit.

[A]

Take it easy. Make it easy.

[B]

Sue scared me, actually. Anyway, we get to the clinic, and there are these two women that all of a sudden we're playing against in the clinic from Las Vegas, by the way. They live in Vegas. Great bodies.

[C]

It's a big pickleball community in Las Vegas.

[B]

And they were ready to, like, play. And then I. You enter. Albert, who's never played pickleball day in his life, was expecting a clinic where someone was gonna walk him through. And that wasn't what happened.

[A]

Can you explain to me, Kyle, what does Albert ware for his pickleball clinic?

[C]

There were some really lovely poly blend material.

[B]

Black.

[A]

Black, of course, naturally poly blend.

[C]

Easily wrung out and no sweat stains showing. It was a beautiful matching set, actually.

[A]

And what did you wear?

[C]

I wore, actually, I think a bathing suit because we were not prepared.

[D]

Did you like it?

[C]

I love the idea of social exercise. Yes.

[A]

It's very important.

[C]

I don't want to just go to the gym the rest of my life. Like, I want to do a little, you know, like, I want it to be a little more than that. I want to get the exercise, but I want to have a good time and have fun and compete. And I thought this was the thing maybe that I could do. And I know they have it in the city, I think.

[A]

Yes, yes. Pickleball is everywhere.

[C]

Right. So I was just curious to dip my little toe in, and I liked it.

[B]

When did you play pickleball?

[A]

You know, I've played pickleball a few times. I played pickleball on the show. I played pickleball in Palm Springs. And you know our favorite vacation spot they just built pickleball.

[B]

No. Are you good at it?

[A]

No, I'm terrible. I'm as bad at pickleball as I am at tennis.

[B]

Oh, no. You'd be way too.

[A]

And I'm terrible. The Gelmans got Mark and me three tennis lessons with their tennis instructor at the Gelman compound.

[B]

What?

[A]

Or. Or at the Gelman private club. The beach club.

[B]

No.

[A]

So I'm thinking. Here's what I'm thinking. I'm gonna game it. I'm gonna do one lesson at the private club because I like exclusive activities. And then the other two lessons, I'm going to go to the Gelman compound.

[B]

Oh, you have to go to the.

[A]

Gelman compound, Don't you think?

[B]

Yes.

[A]

I mean, because I feel like they deserve to watch how people. Bad we are.

[B]

He's been very serious at the gentleman comp.

[A]

No, he's very serious.

[D]

Tennis is no joke.

[A]

Well, I want him to see what the other side of tennis looks like.

[B]

I love that idea.

[A]

Guys, can I just say something? I loved this episode.

[D]

It was fun.

[A]

And I apologize, listeners, if you did not enjoy. We will. And I. I'm just going to put it out there. I think that when you two finally decide to get married, if you decide to get married married, we should do it live on radio.

[B]

Oh, wow. There's an offer.

[A]

We'll broadcast it. That's a good idea.

[B]

That's a big offer.

[A]

Well, that's it, everybody. That's all the show we've got for you. I hope you've enjoyed this very special live episode of let's fight with us.

[B]

Let's fight off camera.

[A]

We cannot wait to talk with you all off camera next week.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Bye, everyone. Let's talk off camera with Kelly Ripa is a production of Malojo Productions. From Malojo, our team is Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Albert Bianchini, Jan Chilet, Seth Gronquist, Roz Therian, Devin Schneider, Michael Halperin, Juliet Desch, and team radio Andy. Lisa Mantineo, Scott Marlo, Jake Getz.

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