The Left Has Reached New Lows - Scrolling w/ Hayley (Ep. 325)

Summary

Podcast Summary
Scrolling with Hayley, Ep. 325: The Left Has Reached New Lows
Host: Hayley Caronia
Date: June 24, 2026

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Overview

In this episode, Hayley Caronia delivers her signature blend of sharp, unapologetic conservative commentary focused on the perceived recent “lows” reached by the political left in American culture and media. The show covers recent headlines involving the second family, journalistic ethics, pop culture trends, and viral internet stories. Hayley scrutinizes the left’s approach to family values, journalism, and social standards, all while weaving in her sardonic humor and conversational analysis with co-hosts and contributors.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Left’s Critique of Conservative Family Values

[03:00 – 09:00]

• Hayley denounces the left’s skepticism toward happy, heterosexual nuclear families, arguing that progressives inherently distrust or resent loving conservative couples.

• She specifically addresses online liberal critique of Second Lady Usha Vance and Vice President J.D. Vance’s wholesome Father’s Day “Story Time” appearance.

• Hayley interprets left-wing reactions to a simple gesture—J.D. Vance’s pat on his wife’s knee—as proof of anti-family bias:

  “All the liberals are mad about this leg pat… Watch. This is sweet. And I reposted this other guy on X who’s saying he’s never seen worse chemistry, and I said that I think the drag queen story hours have warped the liberals' expectations of story times for kids.” (Hayley, 04:45)

• She lampoons internet takes that these couples lack real intimacy, while affirming conservative models of marriage and parenthood.

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2. Journalistic Ethics—The Kat Kamek Interview Controversy

[09:00 – 14:30]

• Hayley discusses Congresswoman Kat Kamek’s emotional interview about her life-threatening ectopic pregnancy and the controversial decision by journalist Tara Palmeri to air the emotional footage against Kamek’s explicit wishes.

• Palmeri’s justification, and Hayley’s critique:

  “After the interview, Congresswoman Kamek asked me not to air that portion...The interview was conducted on the record without any conditions... Ultimately, I decided the conversation is in the public interest, and that is why I am airing it in full.” (Tara Palmeri, 09:08)

  “This is gross. This is putting clicks and likes above journalistic integrity…when the human on the other side of the interview starts to cry and asks you not to air that vulnerable moment, you’re supposed to honor that.” (Hayley, 10:54)

• Hayley contends the segment was aired for clickbait, not public interest, and questions if Palmeri would have done the same had Kamek been a Democrat.

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3. Pop Culture: Family, Masculinity, & New Media Lows

[14:30 – 19:50]

• Hayley touches on a French sports commentator, France Peron, who called childbirth "disgusting" while criticizing a soccer player leaving the World Cup to attend his son’s birth—noting how out-of-sync such takes are with family values.

  “Showing up to the birth of your own children is pretty standard and bare minimum, really.” (Hayley, 15:35)

• She contrasts this to stories of family devotion and criticizes such anti-family rhetoric as examples of cultural decline.

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4. Faith and Politics—James Talarico’s “Self-Hating Christian”

[16:38 – 19:47]

• Hayley highlights Senate candidate and Presbyterian seminarian James Talarico’s statement:

  “I always think of myself as a Christian—Christian who hates Christianity, right?...” (Talarico, 16:38)

• She challenges Democrats who invoke faith to justify left-wing policies, accusing them of inconsistency:

  “They invoke the Bible when it’s convenient for them… I find it funny when Democrats claim to be devout Christians and then push abortion on demand.” (Hayley, 16:51, 18:30)

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5. Viral Culture: Women’s Anger Retreats & Scream Therapy

[19:47 – 24:30]

• The show lightens with viral videos of “women’s anger retreats”—where participants pay to scream into pillows and express rage communally.

  “I don’t understand why people pay to go to these retreats and scream into a pillow. Do it at home.” (Hayley, 21:01)

• Hayley and her co-hosts debate whether such practices are self-indulgent or therapeutic, with a humorous comparison to college Greek life and festival culture.

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6. Hollywood’s Changing Beauty Standards

[24:30 – 35:30]

• Hayley explores how Hollywood has shifted focus from “bombshell” beauties to more “regular” looking actresses, blaming DEI and body positivity movements:

  “We see this woman who’s playing Supergirl... Apparently she’s 26 years old. This is a rough 26.” (Hayley, 29:32)

• She suggests the move toward average appearance in casting signals the erosion of meritocracy and the rise of “Marxist” ideas in culture.

• Highlights a viral TikTok on women’s resentment toward Hollywood starlets, tying it to intra-female jealousy and liberal feminism:

  “Maybe before we try to go take down the dastardly patriarchy… maybe we need to look in the mirror.” (Clip quoted by Hayley, 35:25)

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7. Concert Culture: Diapers for Front-Row Seats

[36:30 – 40:13]

• Hayley and the team react to Olivia Rodrigo’s claim that fans wear diapers at her concerts to avoid leaving the front row:

  “If I’m pooping and peeing my pants, there is something seriously, seriously wrong… But I go, people do this.” (Hayley, 37:38)

• Grotesque or devotion? The segment is played for laughs, with disbelief at the extremes of modern fandom.

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8. JP Morgan: Scandal Roundup & DEI Fallout

[40:13 – 49:40]

• Hayley details viral scandals at JP Morgan, highlighting a recently fired DEI executive who was filmed stealing a NY Knicks garbage can post-parade.

• Discussion touches on corporate embarrassment, public shaming, and the hypocrisy of DEI-driven cancel culture:

  “You have to be on your best behavior at all times because you could be recorded and there are act consequences…your actions have consequences.” (Hayley, 46:03)

• The debate turns to whether firing the employee was justified, ultimately agreeing that corporate reputation outweighs individual errors in the social media age.

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9. Scrolling Time: Viral Weirdness & Social Trends

[50:19 – 55:56]

a) Tiny House for Half a Million
[50:19 – 53:50]

• Hayley reviews a New Jersey “tiny home” listed just under $500,000, mocking the state of the U.S. housing market.

  “If you’re attracted to this property because of the…proximity to the city, just live in a shoebox in the city.” (Hayley, 51:52)

b) The PTO Birthday Debate
[53:53 – 55:56]

• The group debates the appropriateness of taking a workday off for your birthday, with Hayley firmly in the “just go to work” camp.

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10. Positive Note: American Safety & a Wholesome Farewell

[55:56 – End]

a) America vs. South Africa—A Safe Place to Live
[55:56 – 58:09]

• Hayley features an emotional reflection from a South African immigrant on the safety and freedoms in the U.S.

  “We are so, so blessed to live in the greatest country on the planet, because we are safe, and we have the luxury and the freedom to protect ourselves if we so choose to protect our families.” (Hayley, 58:09)

b) Heartwarming: Southwest Airlines Pilot’s Final Flight
[59:12 – 60:38]

• The episode closes with a touching video of a retiring Southwest pilot, Captain Curtis, whose last flight is co-piloted by his daughter.

  “How sweet is that? I just love seeing wholesome videos, so I just wanted to end the show on a high note.” (Hayley, 60:38)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “[The left] are dumping all of our hard-earned taxpayer dollars into slush funds for illegals and corrupt politicians, deliberately keeping parents out of their kids’ education…” (Hayley, 03:15)
• “What do these people expect the second family to do? Make out in front of everyone? It’s a story time for kids.” (Hayley, 05:25)
• “But there’s good TV, and there’s good journalism, and then there’s being a good human. Sometimes good journalism can make for good TV, and sometimes it doesn’t. And sometimes, you just have abandon both those things to be a decent person.” (Hayley on journalistic ethics, 10:54)
• “Hiring less attractive women so that people watching at home feel better about themselves? …this is laying the groundwork for socialism.” (Hayley, 32:02 – 33:00)
• “I like showers. I like to be very clean. That’s not for me.” (Hayley on music festivals, 40:05)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:00] – The left and the second family story time “scandal”
• [09:00] – Kat Kamek interview & journalistic ethics discussion
• [14:30] – French sportscaster’s comments on childbirth
• [16:38] – James Talarico’s faith statements & discussion
• [19:47] – Women’s anger retreat; screaming therapy viral video
• [24:30] – Hollywood beauty, body standards, and DEI in casting
• [36:30] – Olivia Rodrigo’s fans, festival diaper phenomenon
• [40:13] – JP Morgan garbage can scandal & DEI “cancellation”
• [50:19] – $500,000 tiny home; state of the housing market
• [53:53] – PTO for birthdays debate
• [55:56] – South African perspective on U.S. safety
• [59:12] – Heartwarming pilot’s retirement flight with daughter

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Tone and Style

Hayley’s commentary is punchy, sarcastic, and cutting, often moving rapidly between humorous jabs and more serious, heartfelt moments. The conversation is unscripted and lively, reflecting both frustration at left-wing politics and genuine affection for traditional American values.

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For listeners:
This episode provides a highly opinionated, entertaining rundown of conservative pop culture and political gripes of the week, highlighting contradictions and controversies among the left, with a blend of humor, indignation, and moments of warmth. The structure moves quickly from topic to topic—ideal for those who want a sharp, personality-driven take on current events and internet culture from a conservative perspective.

Transcript

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That's right. Today's special reader is my husband, Vice

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President of the United States, J.D.

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vance. Thanks for joining us today, honey.

[C]

Of course. Good to see you.

[A]

That's the leg pat that's got everybody talking. All the liberals are mad about this leg pat. So this guy Mike Nellis on X said this. The face Usha Vance makes when JD Touches her knee is a cry for help if I've ever seen one can we play the clip again so that people can see this face that she makes that's apparently so disturbing and a cry for help because it seems to me like she's smiling.

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Today's special reader is my husband, Vice

[A]

President of the United States, J.D.

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vance. Thanks for joining us today, honey.

[C]

Of course. Good to see you.

[A]

This is sweet. This is sweet. And I reposted this other guy on X who's saying he, he's never seen worse chemistry before. And I said that I think the drag queen story hours have warped the liberals expectations of story times for kids. They're watching this, wondering why nobody's done a death drop in fishnet stockings in front of the children. They're wondering why nobody's twerking and nobody's playing Ariana Grande's greatest hits from 2016. What do these people expect the fir the second family to do? To make out in front of everyone? It's a story time for kids. You want Usha to sit on her husband's lap? Like genuinely, what would make them happy? Then this girl Casey said this. I have never in my entire life of reluctant heterosexuality. This is, it's a lot to unpack there. Had a man slap my knee like that. You can't convince me these people know each other's coffee orders, let alone have been intimate together. Well, they have been intimate. All happily married couples with children on the way have certainly been intimate. Unless they're insinuating that the second lady has stepped out on their marriage, which wouldn't surprise me. That's the left. They come up with all these horrific, you know, rumors and whatnot. And, you know, come on, they are, they are married, they're in love, they're having sex. But this is how low the left goes. They obsess over the sex lives of happy couples and attempt to tear them down. And what is a couple's happiest moment when they're about to bring new life into the world and grow their family? What a blessing. But the left doesn't see it like that. And on top of bringing new life into this world, it is always a blessing. But for some, pregnancy can be difficult, sometimes painful, sometimes a life threatening journey. And that was the case for Congresswoman Kat Kamek of Florida. Now, I am not going to play the part of this clip where Congresswoman Kamek breaks down crying because I'm not going to make this problem worse. But Congresswoman Kamek sat down with Tara Palmeri, who's an independent journalist with her own show now. But she used to Work for ABC News, Politico, the the Washington examiner in the New York Post. And the job of journalists, first and foremost is to find the truth and to tell the truth and to hold governor government officials accountable, of course. But there is an ethical way to be a journalist. There is a human way to be a journalist. And Tara Palmieri interviewed pro life Congresswoman Kamek and pressed her on the issue of abortion. No issue there. You're a public figure. You're a sitting member of Congress. You should be able to answer the questions that are being thrown at you. However, Kamek suffered a life threatening ectopic pregnancy where the embryo, embryo implants outside of the uterus, which is dangerous. Life threatening. The baby will not survive outside of the uterus. The pregnancy will not be sustainable. So Congresswoman Kamek had to undergo medical intervention to treat that ectopic pregnancy. That procedure is not an abortion. It is not an elective abortion. To end the life inside of you, it is medically necessary to save the life of the mother, which is one of those stipulations that is included in the most aggressive pro life legislation. When Palmieri pushed Kamek on Republican heartbeat bills, specifically in Florida, become personal for her. And Kamek broke down in tears and asked Palmieri to please not air that segment of the interview. Tara Palmeri not only refused, but she named the YouTube clip, what Happens when a pro life congresswoman needs an abortion? Except it's not an abortion. That's not what Congresswoman Kamek had done. And instead of honoring the congresswoman's wishes, Tara posted this explanation.

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Listen, Kat Kamek is a pro life MAGA congresswoman from Florida who asked to come on the Tara Palmeri show to talk about her crusade to clean up the rampant sexual abuse on Capitol Hill. I was intrigued because she's a Republican taking on a feminist fight while her party's leader, President Trump, has faced allegations of sexual misconduct from at least 26 women. But during the interview, our conversation took an unexpected turn. Kamek described what it was like to face a life threatening pregnancy complication in Florida, a state with restrictive heartbeat abortion laws. She spoke about needing an emergency medical procedure, the fear she experienced, and how she believes delays in treatment nearly cost her her life. The conversation became emotional and it impacted me deeply. And because it transformed what is often a political debate into a truly personal story. After the interview, Congresswoman Kamek asked me not to air that portion of our discussion. She said she feared renewed backlash and concerns for her family's safety. She has discussed this experience, though publicly before and the interview was conducted on the record without any conditions on the topics we could discuss. I thought really carefully about her request. As a journalist, I often deal with sensitive subjects and I take it very seriously to protect vulnerable sources when appropriate. But Congressman Kamek is a public official discussing a matter that relates directly to one of the most consequential policy debates in the country. Ultimately, I decided the conversation is in the public interest, and that is why I am airing it in full.

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This is gross. This is putting clicks and likes above journalistic integrity. Tara is arguing that she's a real journalist because she's holding a pro life Congresswoman's feet to the fire on issue of women's reproductive health. And I will maintain that sitting members of Congress should be pressed on questions like this. But when you get personal, the human on the other side of the interview starts to cry and asks you not to air that vulnerable moment. You're supposed to honor that. But what she's really doing is being a jerk. And she says, oh, well, Congresswoman Kamek has talked about this before and we were on the record, so therefore it's fair game. But she asked you not to air it, so it's quite literally not fair game. This isn't like she pulled a Kamala Harris word salad and didn't want a shitty answer to get out because it would paint her in a bad light. Congresswoman Kamek broke down at a very vulnerable moment and Tara acted like she cared and then turned on her. And I get it. There is a part of all of us in this industry, producers especially, that want good content. You want good content that's going to go viral. You want to break news, you want to ask the questions that nobody else asks. And yes, when someone cries in an interview, there's a producer somewhere saying, yes, this will be gold. The subject got vulnerable. This makes for good tv. But there's good TV and, and then there's good journalism, and then there's being a good human. And sometimes good journalism can make for good tv, but sometimes it's just boring, sometimes it doesn't make for good tv. And it doesn't have to. Just because something isn't good for TV doesn't mean it wasn't good journalism. But sometimes you have to abandon both of those things to be a decent person. And the decent thing to do in this moment was to honor your guests wishes despite your personal interests. You may think that airing Congresswoman Kamek's dirty laundry, you know, because technically we're on the record, makes you a star journalist but the conversation around this interview now is not Tara's star journalism. The conversation has turned into a question about her ethics and whether or not guests will trust her in the future. They say that all press is good press, but I personally wouldn't want to be known as the journalist who puts my job above human decency. And I wonder if the roles were reversed. And this was a Democratic congresswoman with the ectopic pregnancy story who broke down in tears and asked Tara not to air it. Would her decision have been different? I guess we'll never know. But something tells me that the pro life congresswoman needs an abortion. Clickbait headline was too good for Tara to pass up, which is also false. But one of the facts mattered. When there's a Republican to embarrass. Like I said, the left is discovering new lows like their Lewis and Clark. And here is another new low from the media. This is a French sportscaster who has called childbirth disgusting. Her name is France Peron. I'm probably pronouncing that incorrectly, but I'm not French, I'm American. And she criticized Belgian soccer player Jeremy Doku's decision to leave the World cup early to see the birth of his son. He said this quote, it's my first child, so I definitely want to be there. That's reasonable. That's reasonable. I'm on his side. And France Perron's response is less reasonable. She said this. You have to realize that it's truly a privilege to participate in a World Cup. It's an incredible joy. There are hundreds of footballers who would kill to be in your shoes. It might never happen again in your life. Sort of like witnessing the first. The birth of your first son.

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Son.

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That also is never going to happen again in her life. But okay. And she added, it is truly a special moment, a childhood dream come true. You're living out a childhood dream, yet you're going to walk away from it all to attend the birth of your child. A disgusting moment, if you'll pardon the expression, where the dad is completely useless. The outlet that she works for responded and said that it's dissociating itself from these comments, which are very far removed from the network's values. They said these remarks commit. Or she said. She clarified after, you know, her station was saying, we don't want anything to do with this. Rightfully so. She said, these remarks commit only me and in no way reflect a collective position. I understand that they may have shocked, hurt or wounded some of you, and I am sorry for that. And Jeremy Doku has already gotten to the World Cup. Nobody can take that away from him. Could he miss a game? Sure. But to miss the birth of his son is something that, like, most fathers would never miss for the entire world. And then you have this sportscaster who apparently has two sons. I looked into this. Sometimes you never know. You go on Google, Wikipedia, whatever, and you don't. You never really know if these things are true or not. I tried stalking her on Instagram to see if she posted photos of her family, but she doesn't. So I don't know. It said that she has two sons. I. I can't confirm that. I didn't see her two sons anywhere. And if you Google me, there's information about me that's not true, like my birthday's not true and things like that. I don't know where these people get this information, but whatever. So maybe she's a mom. And apparently, according to this, she gave birth in 2015. So she should know that, you know, just because the father isn't physically pushing, if you're in a happy marriage, I'd assume that his presence is necessary and welcomed. Why would you want to bring your child into the world alone when your husband is playing soccer? I don't know. Showing up to the birth of your own children is pretty standard and bare minimum, really. But another liberal low is James Talarico's take on his own Christian faith. Here he is saying that he hates Christianity. Listen.

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Yeah, and that's, you know, I'm. I always think of myself as a Christian. Christian who, who hates Christianity, right? And like, I always get. Always get drawn back into it.

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He's a Christian who hates Christianity, but he keeps getting drawn back into it. That's a strange take from someone who's very active in their church. James Talarico is not just a Senate candidate, he's a Presbyterian seminarian. And he likes to weaponize scripture to justify his political beliefs. People use scripture to back up their political beliefs on both sides of the aisle. But I find it funny when Democrats claim to be devout Christians and then they push abortion on demand. The Bible is pretty clear on murder, but the Democrats don't see it that way. They invoke the Bible when it's convenient for them. You may remember when James Talarico said that God was non binary. You may remember around Christmas time when Talafrico said this about immigration.

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Listen, do you know people who love Jesus and don't seem to love anyone else? That kind of religion that says you can treat people however you want, as long as you have a personal relationship with Jesus is an abomination. It is a cancer on the body of Christ. Scripture says you can't love God and hate other people. You can't love God and abuse the immigrant. You can't love God and bully the outcast. You can't love God and oppress the poor. We spend so much time looking for God out there that we miss God in the person sitting right next to us, in that neighbor who bears the divine image. In the face of a neighbor, we glimpse the face of God.

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Isn't it funny how it's okay for liberals to invoke the Bible when it's convenient for them? When it comes to abortion? They don't want to hear anyone's biblical opinions. They don't want to hear about your religion. They'll talk about separation of church and state, and then they'll use the Bible to justify illegal immigration, claiming that it's what Jesus would have wanted. And I've never met a conservative that has cheered on the abuse of, or the oppression of poor people or the abuse of immigrants. Like, I don't know where, I don't know where he's getting that. And he, he and other liberals have said that, hypothetically, conservatives would have deported Jesus. One thing about the Bible is there are a lot of rules and laws, and if you don't abide by them, there could be some pretty dire consequences. So I think it's okay to support the following of the laws that are on the books, But I think James Talarico uses his faith to garner votes from Texas Christians who fall somewhere in between anti Trump and progressive. And then he slams his own faith when he thinks it's advantageous to pander to the atheist faction of the Democrat party. He's playing both sides. It's pretty classic Democrat to pander to whoever is in front of you at the moment, even if that means abandoning your beliefs. Let's get into some more fun stuff, shall we?

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I'm in.

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This is a woman's anger retreat. Andrew sent me this video and he said he's happy that we're covering this on the show. So this came across our. Our ex desk. Let's play it. Inside. The women's anger retreat. And on day three of five,

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they

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are screaming, they are flailing, they are yelling into pillows, screaming into the ether. They are. Punching pillows, screaming at the sky. They're really letting it all out.

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Yeah, those gals are going through it.

[A]

They are. And I wonder what they're going through that requires this kind of release. You know, there are so many other healthy weight. Not that this is unhealthy.

[C]

I mean, I guess it looks nice. It looks cozy in there.

[A]

I guess if you want to scream into your pillow, you can, but you could do that for free. That's what I don't understand why people pay to go to these retreats and scream into a pillow. Do it at home if you want to do it at home. I. I'm not the scream into a pillow type. I, That's. This is not how I get out my anger. I'm very. I'm very chill. I. I let things roll off my back. So I don't really let things bother me as much as maybe these people. I can't picture myself ever getting to this point where I. I need to pay someone to scream.

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I like to think that their husbands brought them, like four pamphlets and was like, you can go to tennis camp or boating camp or. Or you can go scream in your

[A]

pillow camp or scream in your pillow camp. And they're like, that's exactly what I need to do. So I asked Graham.

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The next thing they said was Donald Trump.

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Right?

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Of course.

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They're practicing for when Donald Trump runs a fourth time. And they scream at the sky like, remember that woman? The woman in the green jacket with the beanie on? And she's like, when Hillary Clinton lost, she. This is her retreat. It was inspired by her.

[C]

A small price of $1,500 or something.

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I asked Grok what goes on at these retreats, because I have no idea. And this is what Gro says, what typically happens. Sessions involve safe expression, yelling, hitting pillows, dancing, sl. Moving anger through the body, somatic practices, breath work, shaking, or physical release. Again, these are things you could do for free. And at home. Community sharing, circles and sisterhood witnessing that. I don't know what is. What's a. I guess you share your feelings in a circle sharing.

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In church, we might refer to this

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as fellowshipping, sharing, circles and sisterhood witnessing. Okay. And then integration, sound healing art, grounding, and tools for daily life like boundary setting. That's interesting. And in the comments, people were saying that this was. These are crazy women. You know, women are. Women are nuts, blah, blah. And these women are nuts. I agree with you. But it's not just women doing this. Remember, we played this video on the show a few weeks back. Men pay to do this too. The powerful roar of 30 men letting go under a waterfall. And it makes you wonder, like, what is going on with men and women that they are in this. This such a dark place mentally that they have to pay money to go make friends under a waterfall and scream. I don't really get it.

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No, that's 100%. It's the no friends club. It's. They have to pay for organized friend having instead of just doing it.

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Fancy support group.

[A]

I guess the college version of that is sororities and fraternities. And then you grow up and then it's, you know, you move away from your sorority and your fraternity friends and then it's like, damn, I have to go to scream into. Were you in a scream into the ether camp?

[C]

Were you a sorority girl?

[A]

No, I went to a Jesuit college. No Greek life.

[C]

Yeah, same.

[A]

No, no Greek life.

[B]

I mean, I had the opportunity, but never even thought about it because paying for friends just seems weird.

[H]

Yeah.

[B]

Sorry. If you did Greek.

[A]

No, I didn't even have the option. We. We don't. We don't do that at Fairfield University.

[C]

So curious if they do this in Greek life, if that's like the secret.

[A]

No, but I think they're probably drinking a whole lot in college and then, you know, that's less socially acceptable when you have a full time job that

[G]

you have to keep.

[A]

So then they're like, I guess I have to scream with my fake friends under a waterfall. I don't know. Scream into my pillow. This is very sad. It's very sad. Let's talk about how nobody is hot anymore in Hollywood, shall we? This is also something that came across Andrew's desk. He said, my. This is. He said, why do you have to do me like that? This obviously isn't something that comes across my desk, but that's okay. I like talking about this kind of stuff. It's interesting to me. This is the. Before, this is. This is the Hollywood that I would say men know and love, right? Gorgeous, gorgeous women. Megan Fox in Transformers. This is the epitome of beauty. What movie is this? The. What's her face? Scarlett Johansson.

[C]

I'm gonna.

[E]

I don't know what that.

[C]

Couldn't tell you.

[A]

I don't know what that's from. Natalie Portman, gorgeous. And then Jessica Alba, gorgeous. These are just gorgeous women. And they don't make them like this anymore. They really don't. And now this is what we're seeing in Hollywood. We're seeing a moving away from the Hollywood glamour bombshell. And this guy asks, man, what happened to Hollywood? We were downgraded from the Megan Fox, Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Jessica Alba era to these women. I Don't know who the. I don't recognize the top left girl. She's playing Supergirl.

[C]

You said in the new show and the new Supergirl.

[A]

Do you know her name? No, no, no name. But she does look extremely haggard in this.

[C]

This will come as a surprise. I actually don't know a lot of celebrities. I just get a ton of movie news on my feed.

[A]

Yeah, I'm kind of the same way. So I'm going to look this up. Supergirl. It's called Supergirl. It's a show or a movie?

[C]

It's a movie.

[B]

Alcock.

[A]

Millie Alcock. She's gorgeous. I'm looking up her pictures. Maybe this is just a. Maybe this is just like a. I don't know. Was she in Game of Thrones or something like that?

[C]

House of the Dragon.

[A]

House of Dragon.

[B]

Yeah.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

He's 26. In every image she takes, it looks like she's 16.

[A]

Oh, I was gonna say she looks much older here.

[C]

Pretty common in Hollywood. I feel like, to play younger.

[A]

They have a younger person playing an older person or.

[C]

No, I feel like because Tom Holland plays a younger person.

[A]

Yeah, it's always older people playing younger people. Yeah.

[B]

Netflix high school movie that they're all like 30 playing high schoolers.

[A]

I thought just, you know, just from when I was younger watching movies, I thought that it would. It was normal for girls to wear high heels to high school. I. I thought that it was like you get into high school and you wear your jeans and high heels. I was like, oh, I guess this is like when womanhood begins and you. This is like you wear high heels then. It's not like that at all. Yeah, that's just a Hollywood thing. But I remember being a little girl being like, oh, I guess that's the age where like, you wear high heels to school. Nobody does that. I also went to a al girl Catholic high school. You didn't wear heels. We wore really, really ugly penny loafers, but kind of, kind of st. Yeah, you know, it was nice. I loved wearing a uniform because I don't have to worry about anything.

[C]

I think sperries are going to make a comeback.

[A]

Sperries are making a comeback. I see that people are wearing them and it's. It's a lot of things that were popular in 2016 and like 2012, 2014, these trends are coming back. I feel like preppy is coming back. People are wearing J. Crew roller neck sweaters. These are things that are just trendy again. Everything is. All the trends come back.

[C]

I really hope the Nike Elite socks. Sperry's movement comes back. That was epic.

[A]

What is that? With the high socks?

[C]

With the. Yeah, it's the Nike color. Nike socks.

[A]

Then you could look like a middle schooler.

[C]

It's fine.

[A]

Yeah, it's fine. I don't think I would ever wear Sperry's again, but I did wear them in high school. They're kind of ugly. They're really ugly. But I feel like in Florida, like, do people wear. Do people wear Sperry's boating or.

[C]

No, I. I don't have a boat, so I don't know. I wear Crocs.

[A]

Crocs. Come on, man. I can't get behind Crocs. I had Crocs when I was really little.

[C]

I got. I got some really cool Jibbitz for them, too.

[A]

I had green Crocs when I was. I think I was in, like, sixth grade. I got green Crocs. They were brand new then. That was like the. The hot new thing.

[C]

When I got hired here as a gift, somebody got me Star Spangled Banner Crocs.

[B]

Oh, wow.

[C]

Yeah, I'm a big croc guy. Why don't you wear them to work like a maniac? They're my shoes. They're cozy.

[A]

Okay, can we pull up this after photo again of. We're getting so off track here, but this is what Hollywood is like now. I don't know how we got on this on this topic, but someone said, man, what happened to Hollywood now? So we see this woman who's playing Supergirl. Apparently she's 26 years old. This is a rough 26. I don't know if this is just her. You know, Andrew is making the point that maybe this is her after a fight scene, but I think she looks more like my age or older.

[C]

Ben.

[A]

I don't know. Anyway, she looks kind of haggard. Then, of course, we have Rachel Zegler, who we know is Snow White, the new Snow White. And I don't think she's pale enough. I was saying early, before the show started, we always have these conversations before the show starts. And then I'm like, let's save it for the show. Let's save her for the show. So anyway, we're here now, but I think that maybe, like a Zooey Deschanel would have been better. Even Gal Gadot, who's in this movie with her, I think is better for Snow White. I don't know. The haircut is also really bad. I feel like they could have done the haircut better, but there was a

[C]

lot of controversy in that film.

[A]

I feel like that's a tough. And it didn't, it didn't do very well in the box office because of all that. And then this girl, what's her name? The girl from the Last of Us. The Last of Us, what's her name?

[C]

Hold on one sec. And then there's Zena.

[A]

And then Zendaya. And I will give Zendaya the benefit of the doubt. She is playing Ramsey. Bella Ramsey. Yes, Bella Ramsey. I wouldn't say that she's a Hollywood bombshell by any stretch of the, any stretch of the imagination. And then Zendaya, I will give a pass because she's playing a crack addict in a drug addict in Euphoria. So you're not supposed to look good. So I wouldn't use that photo. Zendaya, I think is beautiful, but I think that this move towards regular looking people in Hollywood is because the body positivity movement is dead. Ozempa killed it. It was, you know, love yourself and feel good in your body. And then there was a quick fix all of a sudden to get really, really skinny. And of course, Hollywood actors and actresses who have to drop weight and gain weight like this are going to obviously use this. If they have something at their fingertips to make them skinny, they're going to do it. So all of a sudden you don't have to be happy in your fat body. You could take a drug and not really do anything other than take the drug and lose the weight. But DEI is still alive and well on the left. And a lot of these people who work on movies, they're very liberal. And I think Hollywood has decided to give average looking people a leg up to give them more visibility in the industry. That doesn't mean, you know, don't hire any more pretty women, but I think they're hiring less pretty women to make average women feel less average. Does that make sense? Hiring less attractive women so that the people watching at home feel better about themselves? I think it's moving away from merit based hiring practices to push the social agenda. And does this have any real impact, positive impact on society? Take modeling for example. The modeling industry, it used to be hard to be a model. I used to watch the Victoria's Secret fashion show growing up and think, oh my goodness. Because not only were the women tall, but Victoria's Secret models specifically weren't just skinny, they were really fit too. So they were fit and skinny and gorgeous and tall. You had to fit a certain beauty standard and rigorous parameters when it comes to height and weight. And it took work to look that way. Not everyone could just be a model to achieve high level success, high levels of success in that industry. Now plus size models, Instagram models, filters, AI are all coming for the modeling industry. And people who used to have to work very, very hard to get where they are don't have to work very hard anymore. Now it's very accessible. And if all spaces become accessible to all, if nothing becomes exclusive anymore, no one has to work hard for anything. Why would anyone try to become above average? This I think, and maybe you could tell me if I'm taking this too far, but I think this is laying the groundwork for socialism. This is Marxism where everything is the same, nobody's better than anyone else and. And if nobody is better than anyone else, then nobody's great. And there's no incentive to be great, there's no incentive to be better, there's no incentive to make more money. Everyone's on one level playing field. So everything goes to shit then. So maybe the decision to cast average looking women or less attractive women is because Hollywood knows that deep down women are deeply jealous and bitter. Jealous women find it easier to to support women who aren't a threat. So maybe they think that if they put uglier or average looking women in movies, ugly average women will go watch them in the movies because they feel represented, right? They always talk about representation and visibility and whatnot. And this video sums up that mentality very well. Of how like bitter, angry, jealous, liberal women hate successful women. Watch this.

[D]

Women are our own worst enemies. A lot of men online right now are talking about how much they love country music star Ella Langley. They think her voice is wonderful, they love her so they think she's beautiful in the comment sections under these posts are full of women who are bothered by that. They're saying, I don't get the hype with her. They're posting pictures of her without makeup. They're posting videos of her from a few years ago. They're just picking her apart and they're very frustrated that men like her. We see this with whoever men are really into at the time. We saw this with Sydney Sweeney not that long ago. Just so many mean, angry comments talking about her appearance. It's crazy because a lot of women leaving these kinds of comments are self proclaimed feminists. They claim to be girls, girls and they believe in women supporting other women. We like to blame the patriarchy for having such crazy beauty standards for women, when in reality it's women who are making videos talking about how skinny is in for 20, 26. And here's how to be skinny. It's women who a few years ago

[A]

were saying how curvy is in.

[D]

And here's how to be curvy. It's women who are capitalizing on telling you you need to have glass skin. To women who are talking about body trends. I've never once in my life heard a man talk about those things. Men appreciate women who are basically attractive. That's it. That's how deep it gets for them. Beyond that, they don't care. We're actually the ones hating one another. And maybe before we try to go take down the dastardly patriarchy and before we scold men and tell them they need to be treating women better, maybe we need to look in the mirror.

[A]

Agreed. And do you remember when there were guys going viral on X because they would say that Margot Robbie was mid? Margot Robbie was mid. Sidney Sweeney's mid. These are kind of what she's talking about because these are the same women that come up on both sides when women and men try to like tear them down. And I think when men on X say that Margot Robbie's mid or Sydney Sweeney's mid, it's just rage bait. Like they're doing it to. It's engagement farming. But when liberal women do it and they say that Margot Robbie's ugly or Sydney Sweeney's ugly or Ella Langley's ugly, it's because liberal women hate men so much that they automatically hate what men like. And it's definitely rooted in jealousy. It's a deep seated misogyny that forces them to hate their fellow woman who gets male attention whether they're seeking it or not. And when they can tell that the woman is not seeking it, it makes it even worse. That's when they accuse the woman of being a pick me. I get accused of being a pick me all the time just because I have conservative viewpoints. I don't have conservative viewpoints because I, I think it's going to make men like me. Where I don't give a. It's because I believe it. Here's another weird Holly weird moment. This is another thing that we have to. We have to start questioning Andrew's algorithm a little bit. I think my algorithm rocks. This came across Andrew's desk. This is a, a report that Olivia Rodrigo, pop star, says that some of her fans often wear diapers to keep their front row spots at concerts and she can smell them when performing. This is another one kind of leaving me a little speechless. I knew that people do this because people do this in New York City on New Year's Eve to get their spots a day. They're standing there a day early. And you can't leave to go to the bathroom. There's no public restrooms.

[C]

So it is festival season. And that's kind of why I sent this. I can't think of a single artist at any festival ever that I would poop and or pee my pants to see.

[G]

Nope.

[A]

I cannot think of one either. I would not poop or pee my pants anyway for no reason.

[C]

We need to say it how it is. If they are pooping and peeing their pants.

[A]

If I pooping and peeing in my pants, there is something seriously, seriously wrong. Call 91 1. But I am certainly not doing this to get a front row seat at a concert. That's insane. But I go, people do this. The only reason I worked New Year's Eve in New York City in Times Square once, and I did it because I was working for Fox News Channel and we got cops to escort us back and forth to our office building and trailers where we had bathrooms. If not, I would not be out there. You have to stand out there for hours. You can't. And I don't really understand the concert thing because don't they have. They have bathrooms? You lose your spot. Right. Okay.

[C]

In theory, you're riding the rails up at the front. You're gonna have to cut through everybody to get out and then you're not getting back.

[A]

Right.

[C]

So then, yeah, here's the other comment that kind of got overlooked. She says so many people are doing this, she can sometimes smell it.

[I]

Yeah.

[A]

What do you think she's smelling?

[C]

Poop and pee.

[A]

I know. I guess I feel like. Especially when it's hot out too, and it's sweaty and. Oh, my gosh, that's so vile.

[C]

I am not a big festival guy for. I don't need to be sweaty touching people. I. I like a nice lounge.

[A]

I like paying for a seat and having my own seat. Seats and standing up and, you know, moving about, but having somewhere that you can go back to that is your own. I. I've done the standing, like, general. What are they called? Like the pit.

[C]

General mission. Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. I've been in the pit before and it's never been that crazy. It's never been festival level craziness.

[C]

I've done the pit for some rowdy rock and rap concerts. It was fun. When I was 20 as a grownup, I wanted to have a seat in a table and enjoy the show from A distance.

[A]

Yeah. This doesn't seem enjoyable. Enjoyable to me. And honestly, festival culture doesn't seem enjoyable to me either. I just feel. Feel like maybe I'm too old for that. But even if I was in my 20s, I wouldn't want to do that. I wouldn't want to stand around other sweaty people. I would certainly want to. Wouldn't want to be smelling their dirty diapers.

[C]

It's apparently like a huge.

[A]

Everyone's doing drugs, everyone's dehydrated, everyone's. People don't shower, people are there for days, people are living in tents, people are living.

[C]

It doesn't do it for me.

[A]

That's not for me. That's like camping. No, no, no. I. No, I like showers. I like to shower. I like to be very clean. I. That's not for me. You could tell that I'm not a festival person. But let's. Let's get into the JP Morgan of it all. Someone DM'd me yesterday, or they tagged me in this story on Instagram and said, girl, please cover this tomorrow. I said, I'm. I'm way ahead of you already in my rundown. I got you. This is the latest J.P. morgan St. Scandal. And at first I saw this video come up and I wanted to cover it, but then I thought, I have nothing nice to say, so I'm not going to cover it. But now there's the JP Morgan aspect of it all. I have to cover it. I have to cover it. You all know the JP Morgan story that I know and love. The fact that this little guy. Not little guy, but he's not an intern, but he's like a middle management type guy. He's finance dude working in New York City. And he accuses his boss at JP Morgan of turning him into his. Her sex slave. And it all turned out to be a big farce because he wouldn't cooperate with JP Morgan's internal investigation. He then he tried suing and then he tried countering, and he wanted to take a million dollar, and then he turned down the million dollars. All you need to know is JP Morgan, they've got to get a crisis PR team on. On speed dial because it seems like their hiring practices are lacking something. They'll just hire anyone. So this woman went viral for being a Knicks fan and dumping out this Nyx blue and orange garbage can to then steal it and take it home with her. And there's a lot to break down here, but what is the purpose? Like, this is some collector's item. Like you want A city garbage can?

[D]

Where?

[A]

In your small apartment? What are you gonna do with it? It's kind of for the mems.

[C]

It's similar to people who steal street signs. It may be the thrill of it all, but in reality, you just have a bunch of street signs that are useless.

[A]

Then you have a bunch. You have a bunch of garbage in your house is what you have.

[C]

No doubt.

[A]

So this is a strange thing to do in general, but this woman is dumping out garbage all on the street, which is a disgusting thing to do. And I really have nothing nice to say about her. I'm trying. I'm holding myself back. I really am. I don't have anything nice to say. I'll let you all in the chat. Say what you think that. I'm thinking.

[C]

She's pretty proud of it.

[A]

And here she is. Exactly. Here she is on the subway. This is like her. Her trophy photo. Like she's killed the lion out in Africa. She's got her. She's got her. Her trash can, and she's smiling in front of it because she's proud that she stole it. What a loser. Well, it turns out that this Woman works at J.P. morgan, and she works as a DEI executive. Woman who emptied Dick's trash can on the street and then stole it. Fired. She was fired from JP Morgan Chase. And of course she worked in dei, which makes sense. And I saw someone posted on X saying, I mean, the jokes write themselves, right? With. With everything happening at JP Morgan between the sex slave story saga and now this. I mean, what the hell, right? So someone posted this saying, I bet your fish head wife doesn't have cams like this. Obviously hearkening back to the story of the alleged sex slave that said that. What was he saying? He said that his wife was a fish head or. No, he said that the. The JPMorgan executive that was.

[B]

He said.

[A]

She said yes. Sorry. I'm like, this is a very.

[C]

It was a very confusing story. In your defense, I'm a little confused here. He said that the.

[A]

He said that the executive said that he had a fish head wife and that she didn't have these cannons referring to her breasts, which no one says,

[C]

as most women do.

[A]

No woman has ever said that, ever. So obviously this is just the JP Morgan scandals coming into one. Making a baby. And then I saw Joey Menino on X asked that. What do we do with people like this, right? Because we can't deport this woman. She's a citizen. She lives here. You can't throw her in jail. But it's like, what do you do? What do you do with people you, you go to jail for? This is something that you pay a fine for.

[B]

I mean, that's a lot of fine. You get like $100 fine for one bottle out the car window. How many for like an entire trash?

[A]

I don't think you would, I don't think you'd be sitting at a jail cell for stealing a.

[B]

Not for life.

[E]

Certainly not.

[B]

And certainly you can give them a couple of days.

[A]

This is New York City, Justin. This isn't people that have their heads on straight.

[B]

I didn't, I didn't, you know, this

[A]

is in New York City where they let you know, criminals just run amok.

[C]

But it's a fireable offense. It's a scummy thing to do and it's, it, it's a dumb trinket to take from the parade. Where do we draw the line on fireable offenses? She just stole a girl.

[A]

Listen, J.P. morgan is in the news and it looks bad on them regardless because they've hired this person. So if JP Morgan, if this video of her goes viral and again you are in, in the age of social media. I hate that it is the way that it is, but you are being recorded at all times. You have to be on your best behavior at all times because you could be recorded and there are act consequences. Your actions have consequences. Right. And if you're recorded doing something that reflects poorly on the company, that will have consequences. I am a representation of Silverlock. When I leave this building, I still work for Silverlock. People know I can't be out stealing shit. I work here. You know what I mean? Like, and the Bunchinos would have every right to fire my ass if I was out doing stuff like this. Like, why would you want this associated with your brand?

[C]

My thought process is JP Morgan is a huge corporation.

[A]

Sure.

[C]

Every video of an employee that gets out there, are they firing or is it just because this went viral that it's a fireable offense? I personally day to day find out she stole a garbage can. We laugh it off.

[A]

Well, there's a difference between stealing a garbage can in the middle of the night and nobody knows. It's like if a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, did it fall down or whatever.

[C]

That's what I'm about to say. Granted, she is a grown up.

[A]

No, I know.

[C]

I think of college kids, the stuff college kids stole. And it was.

[A]

That's before they were working for JP Morgan, I suppose.

[B]

But yeah, nobody's Retroactively bringing up old videos to fire them. But if you do it while you're

[C]

an employee, I get. You have every right to.

[B]

You're gone.

[A]

Or, no, not even if a video. If an old video is resurfaced of you saying the N word or you doing whatever. They have every right to fire. Your current employer has every right to fire you. Think of all the people that said, oh, Charlie Kirk deserved to die, blah, blah, blah, and then they get fired from their jobs. Yeah, you're being an idiot.

[C]

I agree. I agree with those firings. I don't know why this one I'm

[A]

like, because you think, okay, she just stole a trash can.

[C]

Sports memorabilia. In my head, I'm going to. She has a piece of sports memorabilia.

[A]

Someone in the chat. Someone in the chat brought up a good point. She bragged about it online. She was proud of the crime. Does that make a difference? It's not like, oh, I made a mistake. She's like, look at this trash can I stole. She's proud of it.

[B]

Promise to never steal a yellow and blue, orange and blue trash can ever again in my life. I vow to. To leave all trash cans where they belong.

[A]

Hailstorm in the chat said, embarrassing for the company to have an employee that does stupid shit. And that's the case for. It goes for J.P. morgan. It goes for every ever. It's embarrassing if you have an employee that does stupid shit. And that would. You could argue that they could just address this with her.

[C]

That is where I'm at mentally.

[A]

Hey, we saw this video go viral. This is really embarrassing for us. But then again, how embarrassing would it be for JP Morgan to keep this person on their payroll and then have to come out with a statement, hey, we know that this insane, disgusting human being works for us, and we're going to keep her. Thanks.

[C]

The other thing, the other part of this onion that we keep unraveling issue was the dei, maybe they were looking for a reason to move away from that department.

[A]

Maybe. That's a great point. But also, you have to wonder, too, when it comes to the DEI people, they are very much ingrained in this cancel culture culture. And they. They like when people are held accountable for their actions. Like, I think if you asked anyone in that DEI department, hey, should we fire this person? They'd be like, yeah, but then they'd probably be like, but no, because she's of color. And like, you can't do that. You know, it's like, it just. They eat their own every time.

[C]

It's very intriguing to say the least. I. The garbage. The garbage can itself to me seems minuscule, but I do 100% agree with you and Justin that there are things that are definitely fireball. I just am. I guess it's where you draw the line. But it doesn't matter.

[A]

People in the chat said she's a dumb ass by Felicia. They're not on your team. Sorry. And Joey Menino on X posted, like, what do we. What do we do with people like this? Right? Do we throw them in jail? We can't deport them. And my suggestion is, why don't we hire her to play Mike Wazowski in the live action remix of Monsters Inc.

[C]

You made it so far. We were so close.

[A]

I was like, I'm not going to be mean. I'm not going to be mean. I'm not going to body shame her. But like, how do you achieve a build like that?

[C]

So close.

[B]

You teed that up like three times too.

[A]

I know because like, I can't stop thinking about it. Like, I didn't want to. I didn't want to go there, but I had to. I'm sorry.

[E]

Hey there. I'm Paula Pan. I help people make the smartest money decisions possible.

[A]

If you don't control your money, it controls you.

[H]

You're not in control of your finances and you have to look outside of yourself to live the life that you want.

[A]

You're not in control. You're like, like, what is it that you actually want? Money should follow the dreams and goals because sometimes we the dream and goal the money and you've overworked yourself and you've exceeded what you've needed for the actual thing you want. Sometimes we forget, like, what's the actual thing you want?

[E]

Afford anything. Follow and listen on your favorite platform.

[A]

Okay, let's get into scrolling time. Okay, this is a tiny home with a big price tag for sale in New Jersey. You let me know in the chat if you would buy.

[H]

This tiny house in New Jersey is making a big impact on the real estate market. Just how tiny? Take a look. It's a one bedroom home that's tiny. It's located on West Grove street in Bogota and it's listed for just under half a million dollars, despite being so small that its square footage is not even included in the listing. Still, the seller may be hoping buyers are going to look beyond the size and focus on the location. That's one. The Bergen county home is just a 30 minute bus ride from Midtown Manhattan. Built in 2023, it features modern finishes, stainless steel appliances and no HOA fees. So is it a dream home for someone or is it like just an expensive dollhouse at this point? Because there's not much to the lot. Really small.

[A]

It's not like you can make it any bigger. That's the only thing.

[H]

Well, it's certainly adorable. It is adorable.

[A]

So how is that even legal? It's like this is the smallest lot.

[C]

Those little closets in New York, that's an apartment. Quotes.

[A]

Right. I. That's the thing though. It's like if you're, if you're attracted to this property because of the prox, the close proximity to the city. Just live in a shoebox in the city. You're going to pay half a million dollars to live in a shoebox 30 minutes away from the city. And when they say 30 minutes away from the city, it's longer than that

[C]

30 minute bus ride.

[A]

That's what I'm saying. Like 30 minute bus ride. That doesn't include traffic. That doesn't include getting to the bus stop and getting where you need to go. In Manhattan, like, no, they're, they're romanticizing the commute 100%.

[C]

They had a patio.

[A]

$500,000.

[B]

Does 30 minutes outside of Manhattan put you in or outside of the riot, circle the radius of burning Walmarts?

[A]

It depends. City's a big place.

[C]

Why would they not build up? There's the house beside. It was so tall.

[A]

Yeah, you're right. It could be like a skinny house and they could charge a lot more for it.

[C]

Like the ones in Nashville, those skinny homes.

[A]

Yeah, the, the town homes. Yeah, yeah, exactly.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

I don't know. This is really strange. This is, I guess it's nice finishes, but the, the washer and dryer is in the middle of the living room and I guess it's one. Did she say it's one bedroom? I didn't see a bedroom. It looks like it was a studio. It's like a studio apartment with a Ikea.

[C]

Hates to see that owner come in about to spend a fortune.

[A]

Yeah, I think that's crazy. This is why the housing. We're cooked, right? If you want to buy a house and you live in the Northeast or you are commuting to your job in New York City and you're thinking, hey, I'd like to, I'd like to mar. Marry this man or woman that I'm dating and I'd like to start a family with them and I don't want to raise my family in New York City. This is your option for $500,000. It's like you're cooked. I have friends who live in New York City. They are planning on having. They're married and they're planning on having children in New York City in their apartments.

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Those people are built different. Shouts out to them.

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They don't have a choice. They can't afford houses anywhere else.

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No doubt.

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So they have to rent. It's crazy.

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New Yorkers are built so different.

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Yeah.

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Shouts out to New Yorkers.

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And their kids are going to be so grown up so fast too. Like they are. They're going to. Yeah, they're going to be built different. Okay, let's fight about this next one, because this guy says that he doesn't agree with people taking PTO on their birthday.

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Watch.

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Who the fuck takes their birthday off?

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Is this like a Gen Z thing? Millennials.

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Who came up with this? I mean, work is work, dude. Wednesday is Wednesday. Fucking lock in. Agreed. I 100% agree. Andrew does not.

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At my former employment, we got our birthdays off. It was lovely. I'd go sit at the beach all day. If my. If my birthday fell in the middle of the week, I'd usually just go to the beach for the day. Now, if my birthday is on a Thursday, Friday, I will take a long weekend usually to go do a fun trip with my wife for said birthday. She has a great birthday planner.

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Okay, so if you are going on a trip and you have something planned for your birthday weekend, that's fine. If your birthday falls on a Wednesday, which I think I did last week or maybe, or last year or maybe it was a Tuesday. I think my birthday falls on a Wednesday this year.

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So Monday through Wednesday, to me, just go to work. Go to work. Unless your company gives it off, then take advantage of that, because.

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But yeah, sure, if your company gives you off, fine, but just go to work. What are you doing on a Tuesday? Just go to work. You're not doing anything for your birthday during work hours. Go to work and then go out to dinner or something. But, like, we're too old for this. I don't.

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You're not going to get all your friends to take off your birthday.

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That's what I'm saying. Like, nobody, everyone else is going to be working. So what the heck? People in the chat, they say taking a vacation day is fine. Someone else said, I always give my guys their birthday off. We only have six holidays, I think, so that's fair. Six holidays.

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Not.

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Not that many days off. If the PTO is available, take the day off. You want sure, you have the freedom to do it, but it's like, for your birthday. Come on, grow up. I'll be working on my. My birthday's in a few weeks. I'll see you right here. I'll be sitting in this chair because what else am I gonna do With

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a party hat on?

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With a party hat on. Okay, this next video, I talked about it on the show yesterday, so I wanted to please play it just so that you have the full context if you didn't watch the show yesterday. We were talking about all the Europeans here that love America. And I talked about this one South African guy that was saying how lucky we are to live here and be so safe. So I wanted to play this video for you.

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Watch.

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So as we were driving from Washington D.C. to Alabama, my boss says to me, how, let's just drive all 13 hours straight through. And all of a sudden, I have to be honest, alarm bells just go off. But I want to be respectful because, you know, he paid for the whole journey up there, everything. And I say, okay, sure, let's go. And deep down in my heart and every white South African knows that you are an idiot if you drive at night in South Africa, it's extremely dangerous. Not only is the infrastructure falling apart, the cops are corrupt. If they stop you at these little intersections and stops, they. You never know what they will do. You lucky if they just bribe you. But yeah, we got a flat tire at about one o' clock in the morning. And that was just after I made a video. And now we're in the middle of nowhere. Literally no cars on the side of. I think it's like the Interstate 81. And I'll be honest, I start having a bit of a panic because I've lived through some horrific things in South Africa. And my boss looks at me and says, dude, what is wrong with you? And I'm like, man, why are we driving at night? I mean, this. I am looking everywhere around me, worried for my life. And then I just. He says. He looks at me, says, hey, here in the south, you in America, you fine. And I just realized that the amount of trauma that each and every white South African goes through is not normal. It's abnormal. It's not the way we are meant to live. That's why I'm enjoying the freedoms of America. I mean, you can go look at the news in South Africa. How many white young children and young teenagers that go and get a flat tire, get their throats slit, or they get shot in the back of the head and Their girlfriends get raped.

[A]

Exactly. And this is why we're so, so blessed to live in the greatest country on the planet, because we are safe, and we have the luxury and the freedom to protect ourselves if we so choose to protect our families. And we are lucky, for the most part, to live in neighborhoods where, yeah, we just need a fence because we do have the second amendment. And you don't want to just, you know, walk up on any old house. You don't know what's waiting for you on the other end of the door. So that is, like, the little baseline fear that I think that keeps everyone on their toes and keeps everyone. You know, and of course, we. Our cops, for the most part, are. Are certainly not corrupt. Like, they're not bribing people in the middle of the night and. And all that stuff. We're very lucky to. To be protected in the way that we are here. So I just wanted to play that video for the context, because I teased it yesterday and didn't play it. And I just want to end on this video. This is a wholesome video that I saw from Southwest Airlines a. A goodbye, a farewell to one of their pilots. But this is extra special.

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Why?

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Watch.

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This is a very special flight today. Our captain today, Tim Curtis, right here, he's celebrating his 65th birthday. So in airline industry, the 65th birthday marks mandatory retirement for pilots. Today we are doing a Finney flight. A Finney flight is his final flight ever as a pilot for Southwest Airlines. Captain Curtis, he's been flying for 43 years. He spent 21 years serving in the Air Force, and he's been at Southwest for 22 years now. For the course of his career, he has over 18,000 hours of flight time. I'm really honored to be his first officer today because Captain Curtis has been a mentor for me my entire life. He inspired me to be a pilot. On top of becoming a pilot, he also helped teach me how to walk,

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how to talk, how to ride a

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bike, how to throw a baseball, how to drive a car. And probably most importantly, he taught me how to carry myself in with humility, kindness, and integrity, both in and out of work. Because Captain Curtis is also my dad, getting to fly with him is a dream come true and something that we're going to remember for the rest of our lives. It's really an honor. My entire life, he has been the first one to tell me how proud he is of me and my siblings. And today we get to express how proud we are of him. Dad, congratulations. It's an incredible career. Thank you for everything you've taught me. It's kind of scary to fly with an old guy, but he knows the way really well. Welcome aboard. Thank you for joining us on this special flight today.

[A]

How sweet is that? I just love seeing wholesome videos, so I just wanted to end the show on a high note. Captain Curtis, thank you for your service not only to Southwest, Southwest Airlines, but also our country. And how cool is it that his final flight was with his daughter who's also a pilot? Just so cool. So anyway, thank you for watching and scrolling along with me. You could follow me on social media ayliekernia and I'll see you right back here tomorrow.

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Bye.

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