IT'S A HITCHHIKE PART 3

Summary

Podcast Summary: Ride with Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Barone – "IT'S A HITCHHIKE PART 3"

Release Date: July 16, 2025

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Introduction

In the third installment of the "IT'S A HITCHHIKE" series, hosts Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Barone dive into a whirlwind of topics ranging from personal anecdotes and cultural observations to discussions about self-promotion and technology. This episode is a quintessential blend of humor, candid conversations, and relatable insights, all delivered with the hosts' signature wit and charm.

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Main Topics Covered

1. Bragging and Self-Promotion

   Benito and Mary Beth explore the nuances of self-promotion, particularly among marginalized groups. They discuss the societal pressures that discourage self-praise and the importance of celebrating one's achievements.

   • Benito [19:10]: "I think that you've inspired me. It's really hard, though. But I think also what we do is self-promotion."

   • Mary Beth [19:53]: "We should celebrate each other."

2. Hard Resets and Life Changes

   The conversation shifts to the concept of "hard resets," where individuals make significant life changes to pursue happiness and fulfillment. Mary Beth shares her perspective on overcoming fear and embracing change, emphasizing the role of intuition.

   • Mary Beth [23:43]: "Life's too short and we need to yolo. We need to be resetting more when the universe calls us to do that."

   • Benito [24:26]: "It's about intuition. I don't believe in God, but I believe in... the universe, an energy, something."

3. Technology and Social Connectivity

   The hosts delve into the functionalities and implications of location-sharing apps like "Find My." They humorously discuss the balance between staying connected and maintaining personal privacy.

   • Mary Beth [39:22]: "It's kind of like stalking, but it's consensual."

   • Benito [40:13]: "Sometimes I want to turn it off. Does everyone need to know where I am all the time?"

4. Product Discussions: Goop Kitchen and More

   Benito shares his experience with Goop Kitchen, critiquing the menu descriptions with their characteristic humor. Additionally, various product endorsements are seamlessly integrated into the conversation.

   • Benito [02:50]: "Goop Kitchen has hit Silver Lake in a huge way... it's like the world's best salad."

   • Mary Beth [13:29]: "Quints clothes are timeless. They feel luxurious, they look elevated..."

5. Confessions and Personal Stories

   In a segment titled "Confessing Things," Cami shares humorous and relatable confessions, setting the stage for Benito and Mary Beth to reflect on the importance of honesty and openness in friendships.

   • Mary Beth [44:18]: "Confessing things... If there's something you've done that you wouldn't want your friend to know, then that's more a reason to say and to just lay it all on the table."

6. Humorous Interludes and Banter

   True to their style, Benito and Mary Beth engage in playful banter, sharing light-hearted jokes and teasing each other, which adds a dynamic and entertaining layer to the episode.

   • Benito [28:10]: "Never trust a man. Except my cousin's husband."

   • Mary Beth [28:36]: "Never trust natm. Unless it's your cousin's husband."

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Notable Quotes

• Benito [19:10]: "I think that you've inspired me. It's really hard, though. But I think also what we do is self-promotion."

• Mary Beth [23:43]: "Life's too short and we need to yolo. We need to be resetting more when the universe calls us to do that."

• Mary Beth [39:22]: "It's kind of like stalking, but it's consensual."

• Benito [19:53]: "Do it more and say it early. Say it often."

• Mary Beth [44:18]: "Confessing things... If there's something you've done that you wouldn't want your friend to know, then that's more a reason to say and to just lay it all on the table."

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Conclusions and Takeaways

"IT'S A HITCHHIKE PART 3" is a testament to Benito and Mary Beth's ability to navigate a broad spectrum of topics while maintaining an engaging and humorous dialogue. From the importance of self-promotion and embracing life changes to the intricacies of technology in our social lives, the episode offers listeners both entertainment and thoughtful reflections. The inclusion of relatable personal stories and humorous exchanges ensures that both new and returning listeners find value and enjoyment in tuning in.

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Final Thoughts

Whether you're navigating the complexities of self-promotion, contemplating a life reset, or simply enjoying a good laugh at the hosts' playful banter, this episode encapsulates the essence of what makes "Ride" a beloved podcast. Benito and Mary Beth continue to provide a space where candid conversations meet irreverent humor, making each episode a must-listen on your weekly Sephora-bound journey.

Transcript

[Benito Skinner]

The following podcast is a Dear Media production.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Hey, can you come pick me up? Yeah.

[Benito Skinner]

What's wrong?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Nothing.

[Benito Skinner]

Are you sure?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah. No, I just need a ride. Ride, ride. I just want to have fun. Start your engines. Take care.

[Benito Skinner]

I'm Benito Skinner.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm Mary Beth Barone.

[Benito Skinner]

And this is Ride.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Are we recording?

[Benito Skinner]

We're recording the backyard. Blah. Pupils up. I've actually said cruises before. Blah. Cru up. So looks like. What was that? Has gotten the many drop.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Sorry, I just burped.

[Benito Skinner]

Girl. Didn't I start an episode recently? We were out of home and I said I farted. Yeah, that was crazy.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We're at the Geneva Convention and the.

[Benito Skinner]

Guy kind of looked up like what?

[Mary Beth Barone]

He was like, whoa. Some for me right now.

[Benito Skinner]

I know that's not some for me right now.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I just started ending that episode this morning, and I was cracking up at Cincy and Addie. But we shouldn't talk too much about what they can't see because they haven't even heard it. I mean, they have heard it now that this is out, but you know.

[Benito Skinner]

What I mean, Time is so crazy. The way we play with time here.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We did get a person that said that they were willing to have their head shaved at the next ride Live Los Angeles. So I. I have that screenshot and I'm ready to reach out when we put some dates on the books, which we don't have right now for the final.

[Benito Skinner]

The final stop. I'll shave your head at Radio City.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yes. In New York.

[Benito Skinner]

And it's just you. And it's just gonna be a camera. It's very like V for Vendetta.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Of course. I wanted to pierce someone's nipple at Ride Live, but I was overruled. For what it's worth.

[Benito Skinner]

Bow down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down. That scene. I think. Say what you want about having gay stuff on camera, but I think Lindsay Lohan piercing Lindsay Lohan's ear in Parent Trap is really hardcore. That was like. I know that people tried that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Mind blowing.

[Benito Skinner]

They had to have tried that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

That's how my. I think my mom or my aunt's ears were pierced that way. With apple on the back. You put some ice on it and then you put an apple on the back. Easy breezy.

[Benito Skinner]

We need a button. Jackson, hit it with that button.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Our queef button. So I have a show in LA on August 13th and a show in the Hamptons on July 11th, so come if you dare. Tickets are available on my website.

[Benito Skinner]

I will be at one, maybe both, maybe neither.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Maybe neither. It's anyone's guess.

[Benito Skinner]

Calendars are crazy. I couldn't even go to Cincinnati because.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Of just press for the show. I just want people to watch this show so we can keep making the show. It's kind of all I do. In fact, let's talk about the Goop menu.

[Benito Skinner]

So Goop Goop Kitchen has hit Silver Lake in a huge way. So it's taken Silver Lake by storm, quite literally. The streets are a buzz with Goop Kitchen, and I was ordering it for me and Mary Beth, obviously were huge patrons, and I couldn't help but feel a zest in the copyright. Whoever wrote it. They previously worked at Dolls Kill, doing the website for Dolls Kill, I believe. And again, everything we say is a joke.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's a joke also, to call it copyright is so funny, because copyright, we're saying copyright, as in W, R, I, T, E. So not the copyright that you'd be thinking of. We're talking about copywriting, but we've shortened it to copyright.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, yeah, sorry. You know what I meant. But I can't get over this. Like, I'm thinking, no, I can't. We're keeping up. What, we're cutting all that?

[Mary Beth Barone]

No, we're keeping it. We're fucking it.

[Benito Skinner]

I just think I'm literally so tired.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, my God, staying with you is so fun.

[Benito Skinner]

I know, right?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Like, when you walked in this morning, I know my room smells like morning breath and other stuff, but it's just like, come as you aren't.

[Benito Skinner]

Come as you aren't. No, seriously, I'm like, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to huddled masses, and bring them to Benny Drama's house. I swear to God.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We ordered Goop Kitchen to an Armani event because we had not been fed.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, my God.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It was so I ordered Uber Eats to the event.

[Benito Skinner]

Imagine your wife, she calls a car for you, has Goop Kitchen waiting, and you get to eat it with the lights on in the back, your parents not driving, so no one's yelling at you for the light on in the back. And you get to eat a chicken teriyaki. But here's my thing. With the copyright.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Copyright?

[Benito Skinner]

No, with the copy. They have such a Gossip Girl panache. It's very like. I mean, it's just the world's best salad. I mean, what's the big deal? Bralette.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I mean, it's the cutest little salad to eat in your tiny little tot before you get dinner. Dwank.

[Benito Skinner]

Wait. Okay, let's see what else I can do. The perfect spring rolls that'll roll you up into the most best, perfect summer night. These would be paired deliciously with a wine. I love how blonde my hair is right now. Should I go darker?

[Mary Beth Barone]

These summer veggie rolls, that will really make you think, why did he dump me? Girl, you're so much better than him.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, my God. The only thing better than these cookies is an infrared sauna on a warm summer night. Come on, girl. Don't you want to go to the movies? No. There's also this one where it's like the 16 best green salad. I mean, it's just a perfect green salad. That's really it. I'm like, the catitude of whoever wrote this.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's like, here, try this miso glazed salmon. And by the way, we're just throwing in a bar of Sydney Sweeney soap. I mean, come on. It's not the craziest idea.

[Benito Skinner]

I mean, who cares? It's just lunch, right? No big deal. And it's Gwyneth going.

[Mary Beth Barone]

She's going.

[Benito Skinner]

Gwyneth has come in. She has eaten none of this.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's really good.

[Benito Skinner]

It's so good. They have these summeralls. These summer rolls are so good.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's also really gluten free. And so I got a wrap yesterday that was very rewarding.

[Benito Skinner]

It looked rewarding. I. If I had one word to describe it, I'd say rewarding. I get the salmon teriyaki miso bowl. It's just amazing. It's portioned out gorgeously. But yeah, I mean, come on. They call things like the perfect rat.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I was going to say the perfect amount, but it's different than Cafe Gratitude. And if you've never been to Cafe Gratitude, it's like the food on the menu is called, like. What would be an example of a dish? Like Thankful. The dish is called Thankful and it's a fried mushroom burger.

[Benito Skinner]

I'm feeling hateful.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I want that.

[Benito Skinner]

And it's a mushroom burger.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah, right?

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. I. Oh, God. My heart goes out to vegan places, but every time I get vegan food, there's a rumble in my tummy.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Here's the thing. It's okay to have vegan food. Don't try to be something you're not.

[Benito Skinner]

Unfortunately, I have this, like, I know you can get protein from other things, but I think my brain just like, won't allow for that. So until I have chicken or salmon or something in a salad, I'm like, I'm. I'm so hungry, I didn't get protein.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I need carbs. And protein. That's my whole deal. And that's why we have a podcast, is to talk about stuff like this.

[Benito Skinner]

Exactly. But all to say, who's ever writing that, we'd love to have you on.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, please. We'd love for you to write our episode descriptions. I think you could bring something fun to it.

[Benito Skinner]

Lemonade that'll scorch your throat. I love the way popsicles taste. Don't you, girl? Toner is a must. You know, it's just like. It's all fun.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's asking questions, there's nowhere to answer. Yeah, I did write airport times on the dock, but I don't remember what that was in reference to. And when I wrote airport times down, I thought to myself, just put one more word there so you know what you were talking about. But I didn't. Yeah, so we'll come back to that.

[Benito Skinner]

That happens to me with writing the show all the time, where I read notes back and I'm like, God, if someone hacked into this and read it, just to be clear, you'd get nothing.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Ramblings of a madman.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, yeah, it's like when they found all his journals in seven. Like, none of it makes any sense.

[Mary Beth Barone]

No. 2016 makeup.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, my God. 2016 makeup, you guys. That's all I'm going to say.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Okay.

[Benito Skinner]

We used to wear Beats.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah, no, we did.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, it's funny because that's the only makeup I. That's like how I learned how to do makeup because I was making Kardashian videos. So I was like, how do you do makeup? And it was the, like, 2016, like, full carved brown contour, cut crease, lashes, full over line lips. So now sometimes when I'm doing someone's makeup, I have to be like, oh, it's done.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah, put the brush down.

[Benito Skinner]

I love when they have the tools that use in geometry and they put them up to eyebrows.

[Mary Beth Barone]

What are those things called?

[Benito Skinner]

You're back in trig, but you know.

[Mary Beth Barone]

What I'm talking about. It's like stencils. No.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, oh, the.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Like, it's a half circle, and it's not a compass, but it's something else. If anybody wants to chime in, in the comments section about what geometry was.

[Benito Skinner]

My best math subject because it's. You know what you want. I got it. New shapes.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Well, it's very. But it's also very. It makes sense. Like, it's. It's linear. Whereas I feel like some math, like calculus and stuff. It's like, I can't do all that when There was letters.

[Benito Skinner]

All of a sudden I said, aren't I in fucking math? You guys are dumb.

[Mary Beth Barone]

No, I agree. I. I mean, yeah, we've talked about proofs before, but it's complete bullshit.

[Benito Skinner]

It's like, it's hard for me not to have a whole storyline where Peter would be DMing a Nina drama of sorts of.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And thinking it's his new girlfriend.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, no, it's.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's going to be really hard to.

[Benito Skinner]

Not write that well, to not play her right. I think it's the hardest part of all.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I love your T shirt, by the way.

[Benito Skinner]

Thank you. I found it on Grailed.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Grailed, of course. Non paid. Unpaid.

[Benito Skinner]

Unpaid. My God. And. And can I just say, grailed hasn't said a freaking peep. They don't care about me. I saw this. I just looked up Britney tees because I was like, I don't feel like I have enough Britney tees. This came up first and I thought, well, might as well be a bullseye.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I love it. I couldn't love it more.

[Benito Skinner]

Charlotte's on the back too. It's like, it's the greats.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Talk about a grail.

[Benito Skinner]

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[Benito Skinner]

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[Benito Skinner]

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[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Mary Beth Barone]

Should we get into hitchhikes? Let's get into some hitchhikes. Oh, okay. I really loved reading these and hearing them. And we're gonna do more hitchhike episodes.

[Benito Skinner]

I thought about doing this. So imagine this. Just imagine what this prank would have been. I was going to email the thing under different emails and keep sending you the same audio of me saying, my name is spendy. I just.

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

It's over now. It was too. I. I was too tired.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You've changed. Let's get into hitchhike.

[Benito Skinner]

Jackson. Say bendier. Jackson. Bendy. Yeah, it's actually Australian. Kind of doesn't. You don't hear it as Much in that. It's kind of like sometimes when people sing and you don't hear the British accent.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Right.

[Benito Skinner]

It was very. It's subtle. It's interesting. Linguistically, it's interesting. What's your favorite part about staying with me right now?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Unlimited hugs, I would say, is a huge one. And just Pinky. I feel like Pinky is, like, really enjoying life out here.

[Benito Skinner]

She's locking into life with.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Wait, can I say one thing before we get into hitchhikes? I. Someone posted on Overheard LA and it's. It says woman to her Chihuahua, and it says, we've had this conversation a thousand times. You can't do this to me right now. I'm 95% sure that this was me yesterday.

[Benito Skinner]

Same.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I said that out loud, and I had headphones in, so I didn't know how loud I was talking. I was walking to. Go get him, tiger, and I literally said, pinky. We've had this conversation a thousand times.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, it's you.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We're not doing this.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, you meant that it actually is you?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yes, I. I really think that it was me.

[Benito Skinner]

Wow.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I have no way of proving it, obviously, but maybe it just says something about people that have Chihuahuas. We talk to them like they're humans.

[Benito Skinner]

But what a mind. I say this all the time.

[Mary Beth Barone]

All the time.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, we. We're having fun right now. I love tanning yesterday and doing story posts and just having a good time.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Having fun. Weaponizing close friends.

[Benito Skinner]

Weaponizing close friends on Instagram and doing whatever you really need to do in order to survive and feel seen out here. Jackson, I love you. Okay, let's do it. Let's hear it.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Hey, Mary Beth and Benny. Love you guys. Huge Peroni, Day one here I. Today I'm writing for bragging, and you're probably like, wait, that's annoying. Bragging's annoying. But I really think that you're bragging, especially from, like, girls, gays, they who want to, like, promote their accomplishments. I feel like people don't do that enough. It's like, yeah, you got promoted at work. Let's brag about it. Like, you got braggadocious. Like, amazing vintage top on Depop. Like, brag about it. Like, brag about those accomplishments. We're not talking about, like, Brads and Chads who brag about being in, like, a stupid pickup basketball league. That would be insane to brag about. Want, like, the girls and Chad accomplishments and, like, brag about it? We love it. Okay, bye. Love you guys.

[Benito Skinner]

Braggadocious. This is just delicious to me. You Know what's even more fun? It's bragging about your friends. Sorry, I don't want to talk about a goddamn thing at dinner. Just bring up Mary Beth, please.

[Mary Beth Barone]

In a general today. I had a meeting today and someone asked me, he go, my final question to you. What is Benny's workout routine? I said, thank you so much for asking, because I would love to brag about this fucking brick shithouse that I.

[Benito Skinner]

Host a podcast with that you are all up on. There's sexual tension is crazy.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Jackson emailed me, he said, is everything good at home? Oh, we were talking about how if we tried to convince Terry that we had hooked up, he would just never believe it.

[Benito Skinner]

No.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Like, there's nothing we could say even if we had actually done it to make him think that we had.

[Benito Skinner]

I think even if I showed him video, he'd be like. He'd be like, AI is so fun. I can't. And you used AI and you're literally bothering me right now.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah. So bragging is so powerful. I agree. I don't think it comes naturally to non straight men. And there are a couple people in the industry who I feel like are really good about, like, being excited for themselves, but not to the point where it's annoying. And I've always tried to be like, I need to take that in a little bit.

[Benito Skinner]

It's hard. I think it's. Yeah, it's not natural for girls, gays, and they's, as you so eloquently said, to do that because I think we're in the business of making ourselves smaller. And then if you make yourself too big, then you're immediately. You know, it's the.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Well, you're not attractive and you're disgusting and you should.

[Benito Skinner]

So you're hideous and you're a sleeve bitch, and I'm sick of you not pissing on me. Yeah. I think that's my thing. I think the way that we do it more is by doing it for your friends. Like, sometimes it's like you just need your friend to be like, can I just brag about my bestie for a second? And everyone's like, here he goes.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Here he goes.

[Benito Skinner]

We know Mary best. Good in the show.

[Mary Beth Barone]

No, it's so important.

[Benito Skinner]

But it's. I. My favorite is my thing. I'll look at people, I'll look them in the eye. And I go, isn't she so good in it? And I have my mouth a little agape.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Well, people love. People love to ask me about you and what it's like to be Friends with you, and they ask me a lot, like, is he. Is he like that all the time? And I say, yep, what's the.

[Benito Skinner]

Like that. What are they?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Just, like, so energetic, positive, giggly, funny. They assume you have an off switch and that sometimes you'll just be, like, laying down. And I'm like, no.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, yeah, if I ever do that, I'm just anxious and I'm thinking about my skin in the corner. Like, it's not that deep.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You know, I'm in the corner thinking about my skin.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, brag. I love it. Do it more and say it early. Say it often.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Early and often.

[Benito Skinner]

And I think that you've inspired me. It's really hard, though. But I think also what we do is self promotion. So sometimes it can be so strange. I'm like, oh, I don't want to.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Also, I find that when people try to give me a compliment, I immediately come in with, like, a negative thing just to, like, I don't know, balance the scales. And I'm like, I've actively tried to stop doing that. It's really hard. Yeah, really, really hard.

[Benito Skinner]

Someone said recently, they're like, what's your favorite physical characteristic? I was like, like, what's your favorite.

[Mary Beth Barone]

What's your favorite fictional character? Benny.

[Benito Skinner]

What's yours?

[Mary Beth Barone]

What's your favorite physical characteristic? On anyone or on yourself?

[Benito Skinner]

On yourself.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, okay. Mine's these Tim Burton eyes.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, really? It's your eyes?

[Mary Beth Barone]

I think so. Yeah.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. I didn't. I said, I don't really know how to answer. I'm like, I don't know.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I think season six, I'll talk about my weird elbow, but it's not for right now.

[Benito Skinner]

Please leave it out of it. I think for me, it's either my butt chin or my butt.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Totally.

[Benito Skinner]

I have, like. My butt is just kind of always just been a topic of conversation.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I used to have a big butt. That's what a lot of people don't know it's gone. But I had it at one time and I loved it. It was like a defining characteristic. And then it went away.

[Benito Skinner]

I don't know what I'll do if this guy leaves me.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Hey, I don't think it's going anywhere.

[Benito Skinner]

Don't go anywhere, girl.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I think it's here to stay.

[Benito Skinner]

We got a couple more seasons, hopefully.

[Mary Beth Barone]

All right, let's rock and roll. Let's rock and roll into the next one. Hello, lovelies. My name is Mikayla, and I am writing for Hard Resets. Not happy with your life? You gotta do a hard Reset. Sometimes you can choose to reset the system yourself. And then sometimes you get the little metaphorical rainbow spinny wheel of death thing and you got no other choice. Graduated with no job prospects and you're living at home. Hard reset yourself. I hard resetted myself to teach English in Vietnam. And then I was sick of bucket showers and sharing beds with strangers. Hard resetted myself to a corporate job, a house, a husband living on a lake in the Midwest. And then I got cheated on by said husband by the local bartender. And also hard resetted myself, moved to London, and now I live my life jet setting across Europe for work. In the wise words of Carrie Bradshaw, you just got to breathe and reboot. Well, that just gave me chills.

[Benito Skinner]

So there's this book called Wild, Is She Not Cheryl Strayed just now, that blew me away. This is what a tale and a.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Tale of two cities.

[Benito Skinner]

And can I say on a minor level to me, a hard reset. Last week I got a haircut and a spray tan on the same day.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Whoa.

[Benito Skinner]

I did not wake up at that overcompensating and queer as folks bending drama that I was the day prior.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You went to bed queer as folks bending drama. You woke up Benzi.

[Benito Skinner]

My name. Someone said some young queers were. I love this. That the, that the young queers were doing this in the Lower east side recently.

[Mary Beth Barone]

They were saying to each other, yeah, they're all.

[Benito Skinner]

It's. It's brain rot. It's Josie and the Pussycat Dolls in a way.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So good. This.

[Benito Skinner]

I love this hard reset also. It sounds like you are so good at this, which takes a lot of. I wish I could say anything else, but balls flare.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I think it can be really hard and it can be really scary. So I had this thing where I have a couple friends where I want them to just let me make every decision for them for six months and then they can tell me if their lives get better.

[Benito Skinner]

You almost did this with a friend we share.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yes. And so. And she is on that list. And so I have one friend who needs a life reset so desperately, but she just, she's very risk averse. And so it's frustrating for me as someone that's done the hard reset like multiple times throughout my life and even in adulthood. I just think, like people should. It is scary though. It's like, it's very privileged to be like, if I blow up my life right now, like, I will be okay and I'll land on my feet. Yeah, of course. Because I have friends and family who are very supportive But I think if you have that safety net, like, what is stopping you from, like, trying something new? And the worst thing that happens is you want to go back to what you're doing before. I just think, like, I don't know, life's too short and we need to yolo. We need to be resetting more when. When the universe calls us to do that.

[Benito Skinner]

Because I think you can feel it. It's also about intuition. I say, I don't believe in God, but I believe in, like, a universe, an energy, something. I believe in Mary Beth. I believe in Harvey Dent. And I. I just feel it. You know what I mean? Like, I. I'm like, this just feels wrong. I gotta. This isn't right. Like, I. I don't know. There is something to. You have to trust your instinct. And. Yeah, if you are in the privileged position of being like, I'm gonna go teach in Vietnam. Yeah. I think that's incredible. One of my friends is doing a hard reset right now. Our friend, I know, us, she's literally just, like, leaving la. She's going to Rome, doing cooking school. And I'm like, in my heart, I'm like, I can't wait to meet Incredible, the hottest European man at a dinner with you. And we just laugh. And I'm the first gay guy who really enjoys.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Right. No, I just find funny.

[Benito Skinner]

That's all I want. I just. I. I want this for all my. All my lassies who are not getting the life that they deserve go out. And it is so hard. It's like Terry's dad always says, the senator. I call him Senatori Ferragamo, as I call him. He laughs every time I say it. Just.

[Mary Beth Barone]

How could you not full.

[Benito Skinner]

Of course, he so wasn't supposed to have me in his life, you know what I mean? And then he. He's got.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But he's welcomed you with open arms.

[Benito Skinner]

And I know he's listening right now. We love you. He talks about just, like, happiness is just really hard. Like, get. Just being consistently finding that. And I think it does. Yeah. It's like action. I think through action, you can find those moments of happiness.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, I like to acknowledge straight men who are doing a good job on the pod.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, we have to.

[Mary Beth Barone]

My friend whose boyfriend did a return for her in the mail, he returned some pants that I thought was like, such a heroic act of bravery. My cousin. My cousin is. She's just the best. She has three beautiful children and her husband is like, God, he's just the blueprint. I'm like, Men. He should teach a class or write a book. But we were at a family gathering recently, and one of the kids was, like, crying, and my cousin snapped her fingers, literally. And he stood up and went to tend to the child. She snapped her fingers. She was holding a glass of water. Snap your fingers. Do you still. Literally, you can do it all by yourself. She had a wine in one hand and she snapped her fingers with the other. It wasn't in, like, a disrespectful type of way. It was just like he was able to clock exactly what she meant. Telepathy. And then he went and just dealt with it, and it was just like, whoa, Let people inspire you 100%. You know what I mean?

[Benito Skinner]

Let's leave it at that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And let's leave it at that.

[Benito Skinner]

Next. Thank you, Mikayla. That was Mikayla. I love her.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Just gonna cut to the chase.

[Benito Skinner]

Totally.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Never trust a man. Abbreviation. Except my cousin's husband. T A M. That's what I ride for Today, yesterday, tomorrow, now she's at the fair. I don't think it requires any further explanation. Just gonna repeat one more time. Never trust a man. Thank you.

[Benito Skinner]

Thank you, sweetie. That was the joker.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I can't add to. I just amplify at this point.

[Benito Skinner]

I mean, we couldn't love you more. You are so clearly our biological daughter.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah.

[Benito Skinner]

I hope you're having fun at whatever state fair you're at.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I hope you got a pizza freed.

[Benito Skinner]

In my head, she had corn.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Okay. I'm thinking, people, maybe corn for dinner.

[Benito Skinner]

So long.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And I have some right here, and I've been snacking.

[Benito Skinner]

You have love corn down there.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I love corn because they have it here at the Dear Media office, which is where we're coming to you from today. Rare. I love this ethos. I think, of course, you know, we hope that one day this won't be the case, but I understand why we're in the position to have this approach and let them prove you wrong. I would say, yeah, they won't, probably.

[Benito Skinner]

No. But I.

[Mary Beth Barone]

My cousin's husband is not included in this.

[Benito Skinner]

I would go, you know, tiptoe into it always. I really don't. Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Go quietly into the night, because I've.

[Benito Skinner]

Even watching some of it. And I. I'm like, no, he's such a nice guy. And then two weeks later, I'm like, how did he dupe my ass? How'd you get through me? Because I'm. I'm pretty good. I'm. I, I.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You're a skeptic. I would say you're approaching with skepticism.

[Benito Skinner]

I. I am always skeptic at dinners. I find it so funny. Can I just say this? It's my one kind of scary thing. I find it so funny how relaxed these men are at dinners with me. And I'm like, I am reading you down, girl. The second you go up to the shitter.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, well, you're clocking it off.

[Benito Skinner]

The second you go into up to the shitter and Bart at the urinal, I'm saying crazy shit to your girl.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, honey, we're going all the way.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. And by the way, go wipe.

[Mary Beth Barone]

No, please.

[Benito Skinner]

But, yeah, I'm just like. I sit up straight because I think my. My message to all straight men is, a dinner with a girl's gay is much more important than you think it is. It's. Some would say more important than a dinner with her father.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I completely agree.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I completely agree. So just. Yeah, because I smell any. Carry that with you.

[Benito Skinner]

I don't like that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Also, I want all the girls listening to this to send the thirst trap I posted recently to their boyfriend and say, why don't you like this? Yes. Why don't I see you liking this? It should. You should have liked this.

[Benito Skinner]

This is an immediate, like.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Immediate, like it's not cheating. My Discover tab is the most toxic place on the Internet. I sent you three screenshots from my Discover tab. It is women with the largest breasts, tiniest waist in bikinis, on the beach with perfect lighting. What have I done to. And I support the work, obviously, but. Yeah, what did I do to get this? I have a straight man's Discover tab.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, mine is, you know. Yeah. I looked at a few people for body inspo. What do you want me to say? And then close. And so now it is such a. I mean, it's just like. It's porn.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's porn. Can we just call a spade a spade?

[Benito Skinner]

It's porn. My.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's pornographic.

[Benito Skinner]

It's pornographic at best. N. Which t. Awesome.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Never trust natm.

[Benito Skinner]

Yes.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Let's go to the next one.

[Benito Skinner]

Unless it's your cousin's husband.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Gay.

[Benito Skinner]

But.

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

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[Mary Beth Barone]

You have Paris Fashion Week. Remember that doctor's appointment? You were supposed to make a While ago we were saying the same thing.

[Benito Skinner]

I know that one you meant to book but you got sidetracked and completely forgot about it until now. You know that dentist appointment for your biannual cleaning? Why not book it today?

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

I found my dentist on Zoc dock. Like we really connected there. Oh, and this, it's so funny. This dental hygienist recently while she was flossing my teeth asked did you really try to have sex with girls? So stop putting off those doctor's appointments and go to Zocdoc.com ride to find and instantly book a top rated doctor today.

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

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[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

Have the cutest scrunchies.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I want these very goop the used and abused. And she really does take it and take it and take it because she's loyal. So I love you guys and hope you're having a great week. Okay, so some of these, I can't.

[Benito Skinner]

Help but picture them abducted in the back.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I picture them like this. You see what I'm doing right now?

[Benito Skinner]

No, but tell me they wouldn't still be able to be on their own hq.

[Mary Beth Barone]

They just need one hand.

[Benito Skinner]

Women are incredible.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah, scrunchies. So every girl has that one scrunchie and or hair tie where it's like you can't lose this one because it's like the perfect level of stretchiness.

[Benito Skinner]

I love when someone threatens me with like I'm just like I needed it for two seconds.

[Mary Beth Barone]

No. And it's really Been through stuff with you. I have this silk scrunchie which was given to me by my hairstylist. And I know that there was a huge plot line on Sex in the City about women in New York wearing scrunchies. I think women in New York wear scrunchies when they're at home and they're in private. True. A true scrunchie. A hair tie, obviously, that's for any occasion, but I do think that was a really important plot line. Obviously, the burger era is really tough.

[Benito Skinner]

She ain't from New York.

[Mary Beth Barone]

She ain't. She ain't from New York.

[Benito Skinner]

It's a top line read.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You know what I hate? When he goes, nice hat. And she goes, so the hat is fabulous.

[Benito Skinner]

Who says? Is that burger?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Burger?

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, get it while it's hot. It's so me. I. Tell me. I wouldn't act like that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, I know her.

[Benito Skinner]

Her showing up with.

[Mary Beth Barone]

From New York. Get it while it's hot.

[Benito Skinner]

She is so me. Sometimes I really am like, that's me. Seeing yourself reflected in media.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I love scrunchies. Keep your scrunchies close, near and dear.

[Benito Skinner]

I love scrunchies too. I love. I love when my girl's got her scrunchie on. I know it means she's comfortable.

[Mary Beth Barone]

She's about to do some shit. You know what I mean? Hey, slut slayers. My name is Sarah and I ride for having no weekend plans. Please tell me, is there anything better than waking up on a Saturday morning with nothing to do? Maybe you enjoy coffee. Maybe you mosey around a couple stores. You just go where the wind takes you. My opinion, that's living large. Love you sweat. Love you sweat.

[Benito Skinner]

Love you sweat. Nothing. You just saying that. It's titillating. I get goosebumps down my spine. I mean, yesterday, yesterday, what did we do? Take them through our day.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So yesterday, no plans. No plans. I got to your house. We laid by the pool for two hours. Then we went inside for a bit. We did some stuff on our phones. I posted a photo dump. First, I exported a video from Premiere Pro because I had made a super. A chuper cut of dust that I wanted to share with the world about anguish. Female anguish. And then we laid by the pool. We went back inside, and then we went back out to the pool because we realized that there was still sun on the. On the lounge chairs. And then, oh, we ordered Goop Kitchen for lunch and we ordered Superga for dinner. And then what did we watch?

[Benito Skinner]

We watched Sleeping with the Enemy. Starring Julia Roberts. It is a total classic. Trigger warning. It's a little intense, but.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And the title makes absolutely no sense. And I thought about it as I went to sleep, how the title was. So it was almost like they named the file the wrong thing, but then they just had to go with it.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, this script had that it made.

[Mary Beth Barone]

No.

[Benito Skinner]

So they're like, sure, there's a bunch of movies like that. I think sometimes it's like comedies or. This is definitely not a comedy, but like, in rom coms or romantic thrillers, I guess in this instance, like, it's.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Just not adding up totally.

[Benito Skinner]

Sometimes the titles. And it's really hard to think of a title that makes sense. Could I give you a better one? No, I have nothing.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But that's the only note I would say.

[Benito Skinner]

For sleeping with enemies.

[Mary Beth Barone]

For sleeping with them.

[Benito Skinner]

But to me, I'm like, I don't even know what else it would be. I think maybe now it would be, like, what her new name was in the town.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah.

[Benito Skinner]

You know, they would say, like, Sarah Waters is what it would be called or something.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah. Give me 10 minutes to think. And I could come up with a few title options. But wait, because her last name is Waters and she escapes through the water. So it'd be something like that. Yeah. Yeah, totally.

[Benito Skinner]

Like, learns to swim, right? Yeah. Or like, Laura, do you see how.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Having no weekend plans can really open up a conversation and dialogue? Because, like, if he had made plans, if he had gotten tickets to go to the movies or something, we wouldn't have stumbled into that perfect film.

[Benito Skinner]

But Terry and I did see Materialists the night before. And I will talk about it in season six.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Season six, we're writing it down.

[Benito Skinner]

I had the time of my life. A beer and a Coke. Dakota Johnson says that that's her order. And I go, I like that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Okay. She's not like other girls.

[Benito Skinner]

Do you know, the first date I had with Terry, I ordered a Coke and a tequila sunrise, and that was the drinks I got at dinners at the time. How did you come out? All right, next.

[Mary Beth Barone]

My name is Shannon, and I'm riding for sharing your location with your friends. I just love it. I think it's so fun when you live in the same city as all your friends and you just all share your location.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And you can just see what all your little Tamagotchis are up. You know, they're. When they're getting food, when they're going to the park.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And you can also just show up and find them wherever they are. You can just open your little Find my. I love that it's called Find my and go Find my Rachel. Your friend Christina. Find my jade and Find my Mary Beth. Find my orange. You know, it's kind of like stalking, but it's consensual.

[Benito Skinner]

You don't want to know where she's.

[Mary Beth Barone]

At, and you can just go. I heard consensual stalking. Find where your friends are. And it's amazing. And they're just calling at its core, little city. And it's my favorite thing on my phone. I. Okay, I love that. There was no outro on that. She just said, I'm done speaking, and that's that.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, she threw her phone across the room.

[Mary Beth Barone]

She did. I love Find my. I love the Find my Blank app. My friends and I use it all the time, especially when we're meeting up at a place and. And maybe I'm there first. And so I want to see how far away everyone is.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But what I love is when everyone's on vacation separately. And you can open that map and just see where your friends are. It's so beautiful.

[Benito Skinner]

Pimpin all over the world Pimpin all over the world. It's also titillating about having it for someone that you've fallen out with. I love seeing, like, you've had a falling out with them and you go, oh, my God, they're in Midtown.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I have to tell you, it's crazy.

[Benito Skinner]

I'm like, what could they possibly be doing? Are they thinking of an apology in Midtown? I love it.

[Mary Beth Barone]

The first guy that ever ghosted me, his name was Joey, and he went to Michigan and he shared his location with me the first night we met. We followed each other on Find Friends up until recently. And I finally, like, just was like, I actually don't need this on my map anymore. He fully first person to ever ghost me. It was insane. But I had his location to do that.

[Benito Skinner]

In location, there's something.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But men are not lines.

[Benito Skinner]

Do you understand?

[Mary Beth Barone]

They're not linear thinkers. Because to me, I go, well, if I know exactly where he is and I'm obviously going to see him again, like, we'll cross paths, we'll hang out, but that's not the case. It's just not the case.

[Benito Skinner]

These mind games.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah, he was a friend of a friend. I did see him later in life, like a couple years down the road. And yeah, I was like, oh, yeah, you, like, ghosted me. And he's like, oh, yeah. You know, hey, hey, no big deal.

[Benito Skinner]

Good to see you again.

[Mary Beth Barone]

No Big deal. This is how we do Chillin, laid back, straight, stunting. Yeah, we do it like that. This is how we do. Okay, last one. Or do you want to continue on?

[Benito Skinner]

Well, I've got more to say. Never cut off a man when he's in the middle of a thought. Oh, my God. So here's the thing. I love this, but I don't totally at times, because I am just like, oh, I. I would. Sometimes I want to turn it off. I'm like, does everyone need to know where I am all the time? You know what I mean?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Don't.

[Benito Skinner]

I like that you and Terry know.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I like it.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, I like that you and Terry know. But sometimes I'm like, oh, my God, this person has it on for me. I don't know if I need them to know where I am all the time, because sometimes you know what I'm doing. No, I'm just in bed and I just. I don't want you to know I'm home, you know, I just want to go to bed. So sometimes it should be consensual, and I love that. But. Oh, God, it's so fun to see where my AirPods are and what Terry is.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I mean, how they're not ever with you.

[Benito Skinner]

They're never the same thing. But guess what? For the first time in history, it's like how my thing, the world is days that are your mom's birthday and aren't yesterday. I thought, where is Terry and Where are my AirPods? They were together.

[Mary Beth Barone]

He took mine pods.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You know what's so funny? I walked in the house the other day and I put my AirPods down, and Terry goes, are you sure those are yours? And I was like, yeah, because I.

[Benito Skinner]

Just walked away with them. So, yeah, so these are mine. I just had them.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And I was like. And then he was like, oh, I found mine. Actually, I guess it turns out they were yours.

[Benito Skinner]

They were mine. The way he polices it yet is an absolute.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yet has had a Saga with his AirPods ending up in Stockholm, ending up in Tokyo. Remember when he could not keep a pair of AirPods to save his life?

[Benito Skinner]

Those were not his, my love. No, those were my girls. He lost the twins.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh.

[Benito Skinner]

And I go, you could be lost multiple parents. You could be a father. You lost the twins. The girls are still in Stockholm.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You have to give him the egg as a project, like from a 90s TV show.

[Benito Skinner]

I loved that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Next. My name is Cami, and I'm writing for Confessing Things.

[Benito Skinner]

This is Cami Mendez.

[Mary Beth Barone]

There is Absolutely. Nothing more freeing than standing up on your coffee table, making all of your friends surround you in a circle and just confessing things.

[Benito Skinner]

She does this.

[Mary Beth Barone]

She doesn't even have to confess.

[Benito Skinner]

Every dinner.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I want to tell everyone. Because you feel bad about it.

[Benito Skinner]

Like Cammy kid.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It can't be a big deal. You know, if restaurant. I don't know. Cheating on your taxes and you want to confess it. It's just really freeing. And I don't think you should keep secrets from your friends anyways, so you might as well make a big spectacle of confessing things. Cammy. Wow. I love you guys.

[Benito Skinner]

We love you. That's amazing.

[Mary Beth Barone]

That's very powerful.

[Benito Skinner]

There's a confession in there also. I mean, to say the tax thing.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It just feels for that to roll off the tongue.

[Benito Skinner]

Must have been top of mind.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And we don't have your last name, so don't worry about it.

[Benito Skinner]

Exact. A big deal.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I love the idea of confessing things. If there's something you've done that you wouldn't want your friend to know, then that's more a reason to say and to just lay it all on the table.

[Benito Skinner]

I have nothing to confess to you.

[Mary Beth Barone]

No.

[Benito Skinner]

You know everything.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We are still learning things. Like the whole.

[Benito Skinner]

My God, I loved our candy store. That was crazy when we found that out.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I know.

[Benito Skinner]

I don't know why that was so funny to me.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We were at the dinner, and I.

[Benito Skinner]

Thought, I can't believe I don't. Sleeping with the enemy.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But there's no secrets. Sleeping with the enemy.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I have told you everything that I could potentially get canceled for. And I feel like we have that. That's just out.

[Benito Skinner]

I told you.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Mine between us.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And I think it's just really important. Yeah. Like talking about things. It takes the power away from it. So if there's something you're feeling guilty about, obviously. I was raised Catholic, so I like to confess. I think it feels good. It makes you feel like your soul doesn't have that weighing upon it.

[Benito Skinner]

I mean, I think there can be nothing better than that. Just the. The lightness and just being like, you know what? I got to get this off my chest, my love.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I got to get this off my gigantic tits.

[Benito Skinner]

Hey, is this table sturdy? Because I got to get. I love Cammie. Just. She goes to. She just makes sure all the tables are sturdy. She's got confessions.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You know when tables are wobbly and they bring over a little wedge.

[Benito Skinner]

Yes.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And she goes, can we get this taken care of really quick?

[Benito Skinner]

Sorry. It's just A little. Sorry. We moved it. We moved it a tad just so we could add another person.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So how much weight can this table hold?

[Benito Skinner]

Every single restaurant we go to, Terry adjusts the table, and then it doesn't work anymore. So then we have to call them over. I kind of love it. It's our game. It's how we flirt with the waiters.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And, you know, that's my whole vibe, too. I need it on solid ground. If the bones are good, the rest don't matter.

[Benito Skinner]

Exactly. Wait. Let's all step on a freaking table this week and confess that we love Summer Roberts. I love it. I love Confessions. I've been confessing all kinds.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Confessions of a Shopaholic. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.

[Benito Skinner]

She didn't confess. And Confessions of a Shopaholic. So. So what? The girl likes shoes. Leave her alone. Oh, my God. I can't wait to talk about the Essence Sale. That would have been in prison.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah, she would have gone to jail.

[Benito Skinner]

That is just. Everything would have been different if we lived in the time of the Essence Sale.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I love confessing.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. You know what? You are, Mary Beth?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Bisexual.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, yeah, but you're also my ride or die. Ride or die.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So what's the ultimate ride for you? This hitchhike?

[Benito Skinner]

Which car are we getting in?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah, it's really hard. I liked them all, is the thing.

[Benito Skinner]

I think that everyone. Now, I couldn't tell if my baby daughter was talking about. Bragging about yourself, but I think right now we need to shout from the goddamn rooftops when our friends are doing something because it is such a scary time. And I'm like, I'm so proud of this girl right here across from me. Like, it's actually insane what you were going through. And you did a fucking press tour. And I just think it's amazing. It's no different than Natalie Portman being pregnant during the press tour for Black Swan. Wow. I'm so proud of my.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Women can do anything.

[Benito Skinner]

Women can do anything. And I just. I think we have to brag about people. And you know what? Do it tonight. Brag about someone around you. And even if they kind of get a little blushy and they show their Type two rosacea, like, let them do that. And just. I think we need to brag about the people around us because it's. It is hard. I feel like won't brag about themselves. But you know what?

[Mary Beth Barone]

We should celebrate each other.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And I think. I think bragging on other people's behalf is so powerful, and it just makes you feel Good. It's almost like giving a compliment maybe.

[Benito Skinner]

To and you know what, to your partner or to you, or staying on a. A table from Ethan Allen at a friend. Yeah, I'm the king of the world. And just standing on that and just saying to someone at a dinner, this chick woke up in my house.

[Mary Beth Barone]

This woke up in my house is so. For me, personally, that is the ultimate brag.

[Benito Skinner]

She woke up in my house. How lucky am I? That's what I want. And you know what? If any straight guys are listening. A guy that's obsessed with his girlfriend.

[Mary Beth Barone]

A guy that's a simp for his girlfriend, that's so hot.

[Benito Skinner]

To me, I'm just obsessed.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So I agree about bragging. And I think this is something that you practice, and I really admire it about you. And so for me, I think my ultimate ride of this episode is not having weekend plans. So you can really see, like, what you and your gay bestie can get up to when there's just no rules. You take the rule book and you throw it out the window.

[Benito Skinner]

I went to camp, by the way. I was there when Hans Zimmer made that. Obviously, it's Han Zimmer.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I want to pierce your ear.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, God. You know, it's funny. The second you pierce my ear, I look like Robin, Tegan or Sarah in a good way, like, immediately. But other people look good with an earring. I don't think I would do an earring anywhere. I think the only place maybe I would get it would be higher. Almost like. Yarr.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I have a pitch for Grace Season two. We'll talk about it offline. Oh, really? I can't tell you what it is.

[Benito Skinner]

Other room's not in session.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I know, but I love you guys so much.

[Benito Skinner]

So we're in the car now with our girls.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yep.

[Benito Skinner]

And they just put. What was that on? Oh, my. Exit.

[Mary Beth Barone]

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