Owning Your History + Bald Guys

Summary

Podcast Summary: Ride with Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Barone Episode: Owning Your History + Bald Guys
Release Date: June 11, 2025

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Introduction

The episode kicks off with the playful banter between co-hosts Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Barone, setting the lighthearted and irreverent tone that listeners have come to love. From the outset, both hosts establish their camaraderie, teasing each other and sharing amusing anecdotes.

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Owning Your History

A significant portion of the episode delves into the theme of owning one's history. Both hosts share personal stories and reflections on past experiences, emphasizing the importance of embracing one's journey, including the embarrassing or challenging moments.

• Reflecting on Embarrassing Moments:

  • Benito Skinner shares a moment where he felt embarrassed by his past actions, mentioning how "people will look through their camera rolls and find images of you from a time you couldn't even imagine" (02:03).

• Discussing Past Fights:

  • Mary Beth Barone brings up a past fight with a friend, highlighting how "sometimes when you're with someone, you will just fight about stuff like that, and it can be really hard, but ultimately rewarding" (11:35).
  • Benito adds, "It's like owning all these things we did and just being like, you know what? I know the kid that did that, and I know the hurt kid that did that, and I think it's funny and I think it's beautiful." (27:24).

• Embracing Past Identities:

  • Benito recounts his experience attending a party in a fairy-themed costume, feeling self-conscious yet later embracing it as part of his history. "I'm proud of where it got me. And I think we all have to own our history." (27:50).

• Mary Beth’s Modeling Past:

  • Mary Beth reflects on her time in the modeling industry, humorously describing old headshots that once haunted her. "It's like, no, I'm owning this thing that I did, that there is photographic evidence of, and it's okay." (26:20).

Notable Quote:

"There's nothing more owning your history than overcompensating." – Mary Beth Barone (43:31)

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Intrusive Thoughts and Mental Health

The hosts touch upon mental health, specifically addressing intrusive thoughts and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

• Benito’s Experience with OCD:

  • Benito candidly discusses his struggles with OCD, explaining how intrusive thoughts can make individuals feel like monsters. "OCD latches onto these thoughts and can make you feel like a monster, even though that isn't true." (34:00)

• NOCD Therapy Promotion:

  • While promoting NOCD, the hosts emphasize the importance of specialized therapy for OCD, ensuring listeners that seeking help is a safe and beneficial step.

Notable Quote:

"If that sounds familiar to you then here's the thing about those disturbing, unwanted thoughts. They're more common than you think." – Benito Skinner (30:37)

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Embracing Baldness

In the second half of the episode, Mary Beth and Benito explore the topic of baldness, celebrating men who embrace their bald heads. They discuss societal perceptions, personal preferences, and the confidence it takes to rock a bald look.

• Personal Preferences:

  • Mary Beth shares her appreciation for bald men who choose to shave their heads as a stylistic choice, citing actors like Jason Statham and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as inspirations. "I ride for bald guys. I think it's amazing. I think it's hot, it's sexy." (35:20).

• Encouraging Confidence:

  • The hosts encourage listeners to embrace baldness, whether it's a natural change or a deliberate style choice. "Let it shine. Put some oil on it and rub a dub dub." – Benito Skinner (41:13).

• Shoutouts to Bald Icons:

  • They give shoutouts to various bald celebrities and personal acquaintances who embody confidence and style without hair, reinforcing the theme of self-acceptance and empowerment.

Notable Quote:

"It can be sexy and fun and playful and don't hide it. Let it shine." – Benito Skinner (41:13)

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Audience Interaction and Personal Stories

Throughout the episode, Benito and Mary Beth share humorous personal stories and interact with audience comments, creating an engaging and relatable atmosphere.

• Humorous Misadventures:

  • Benito recounts his humorous attempt at a fairy-themed costume at a party, blending self-deprecation with genuine pride in his past actions.

• Relationship Dynamics:

  • Mary Beth and Benito discuss their evolving relationship, emphasizing friendship and mutual support. "You're also my ride or die." – Mary Beth Barone (42:10).

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Looking Forward

As the episode wraps up, the hosts hint at upcoming topics and future episodes, maintaining listener anticipation for continued discussions on personal growth, cultural observations, and entertaining themes.

Notable Quote:

"Owning your history can be so powerful. I think we need to do it more." – Mary Beth Barone (43:31)

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Conclusion

"Owning Your History + Bald Guys" offers a heartfelt and humorous exploration of self-acceptance, personal growth, and embracing one's identity. Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Barone skillfully blend personal anecdotes with broader cultural commentary, providing listeners with both entertainment and meaningful insights.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Benito Skinner (02:03): "There was something today that I thought that I did, that I thought no one would see ever again."
• Mary Beth Barone (11:35): "Sometimes when you're with someone, you will just fight about stuff like that, and it can be really hard, but ultimately rewarding."
• Mary Beth Barone (43:31): "There's nothing more owning your history than overcompensating."
• Benito Skinner (35:20): "I ride for bald guys. I think it's amazing. I think it's hot, it's sexy."
• Benito Skinner (41:13): "It can be sexy and fun and playful and don't hide it. Let it shine."

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Note: This summary excludes advertisement segments and non-content sections to focus solely on the core discussions and themes of the episode.

Transcript

[Mary Beth Barone]

The following podcast is a Dear Media production. 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. I just want to have fun.

[Benito Skinner]

Start your engine.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Take it.

[Benito Skinner]

I'm Benito Skinner.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm Mary Beth Barone.

[Benito Skinner]

And this is Rye. You'll never be on the COVID of Vogue.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Why would someone say that to their wife? Even if you aren't famous, like, even if you were just married to, like, a nurse, why would you ever say you'll never be on the COVID of Vogue? Well, I'm thinking that wouldn't even occur to me to say that.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. I have to tell you this every day. Well, do you remember that story where it was like, Kim Kardashian's publicist? Like, her ex publicist, I assume. Unless she, like, really stuck with someone who domed her. But she tells the story of like, the publicist being like, you need to have realistic goals. You'll never be on the COVID of a magazine. And I'm like, dying for someone to talk to me like that in a way.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I just don't know.

[Benito Skinner]

The Scorpio in me would be like, watch me.

[Mary Beth Barone]

What are you gaining from it?

[Benito Skinner]

Going for the nafta. And it won't stop till I'm on top. Now, you know when Elle woods buys the laptop.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yes, of course.

[Benito Skinner]

I will walk into a store one day and just buy a fresh laptop and that will be my new era.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But in a Playboy bunny costume too, I hope.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, of course.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I just don't know what you're gaining from, like, telling someone that.

[Benito Skinner]

He said they were in a. In a fight, and he. Yeah, he really either her, but she got on the COVID So here's my other thing. Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

What is you never to tell anyone that that happens.

[Benito Skinner]

No, exactly.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So my thing would probably be to just never tell anyone.

[Benito Skinner]

There was something today that I thought that I did, that I thought no one would see ever again. And that would be kind of just with me. And I could just be embarrassed every night before I go to bed. But what they don't tell you about releasing a TV show is people will look through their camera rolls and find images of you from a time you couldn't even imagine.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But wait, this is your ride. Don't tell me.

[Benito Skinner]

This is what I'm saying. This is all I'm saying. It's just owning your history. So I think in a way, Justin was kind of owning his history. And it's not all good. And he did apologize. No.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And he was like, yeah, I wanted to talk about a fight that Edward and I once had, which I have gotten permission from him to talk about.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, good. Remind me to talk about the Brits in a second.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, yeah, well, actually. Okay, before I get into the fight, I guess we have a bunch of stuff to talk about. Yeah, actually. Yes, there. There was an interaction at your house a few weeks ago where you couldn't remember the name of a restaurant.

[Benito Skinner]

I. Well, I go, what's that? This. Sorry, this is one of those things where I thought about it in Duty Free recently, because all I do is, I'm at Duty Free. I swear to God, it's the only place I am.

[Mary Beth Barone]

If you buy. If you were just browsing.

[Benito Skinner]

I'm always browsing. And then I let them down because I'm kind of late for my flight sometimes. And then I'm like, oh, my God, I can't even buy the fragrance. And then I've, like, let down everyone there. But I was thinking about it and I started laughing to myself. And I think about the people who watch me giggle to myself. Like, I wonder how many people have seen me go with my little airpods in or mouthing pink panthers. It's kind of one or the other. I was on my couch and I was trying to find a place to take a friend to breakfast. And he has a very specific palette. And I. And I thought. I was like, what's that place in LA that has, like, the griddle cakes? And it's quiet for I'm not five seconds. And then Mary Beth goes, I know you didn't just ask me what restaurant has griddle cakes. What the fuck's a griddle cake?

[Mary Beth Barone]

I was in bed. I think it's important for everyone to know that I was still in bed. I wasn't on the couch with you.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, yeah. Oh, my God. You were in the other room. I shouted griddle cake at you.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You go watch a restaurant in la, which, first of all, I'm starting behind the eight ball there, because I don't know restaurants in la. And then for you to say griddle cakes, I'm like, grandma, go out, throw a rock and hit someone and ask them. Before you ask me where the griddle cake restaurant is in la, you remembered what it was.

[Benito Skinner]

I found it. It's for anyone wanting to know. The best griddle cake in Los Angeles, in my opinion, is Salt's Cure. That's what. It's a pancake that just, like. It's just different. And it's a. It's a pancake that Very much. Is there to make trouble in art? In a way.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Right.

[Benito Skinner]

Your fight with Edward.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Well, first I want to say this gets me into another topic, which I. We're just. We're hopping around today, which I love.

[Benito Skinner]

Do you want to go to Ben D first or where do you want to go?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, fuck. Let's wait. Let's do. Let's do Vendier. So right now we're sort of reminiscing on some things that happened before we had started recording the podcast and we wrote them down. We said, we have to talk about that.

[Benito Skinner]

Remember, we had to do this with season two because Ellen, they tried to cancel me was the day after we stopped recording season one.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So we were like, we're always thinking about you guys.

[Benito Skinner]

Of course I know what I have to reveal here.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So if I could set the scene quickly.

[Benito Skinner]

Of course.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So you were auditioning.

[Benito Skinner]

If we're talking about scene, we. Welcome to yet another. Like, you are going to see us in every place on earth. We want every single video episode this year to be in a different place. Different place. We will show you every podcast studio across America and maybe abroad. I'm serious. We will stop at nothing. And then you, at the end of the season, you guys can pick which one you fuck with the most, and we'll go there. I'm serious. I will not stop until we've seen every interior.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm crying.

[Benito Skinner]

Me too. This is such a confusing start, but in a good way.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We just. There's so much to say.

[Benito Skinner]

So this is Bendier.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Okay.

[Benito Skinner]

So there's this Bendier. Okay. So ghastly girl.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Can't even say it. Okay, so, so, so, okay. Benny had to do. Benny had to do a self tape.

[Benito Skinner]

I read for Euphoria.

[Mary Beth Barone]

He read for Euphoria, which famously, you have to sign NDAs before you audition for Euphoria.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

The thing was signing an NDA before an audition, that's so funny to me is that you have to read it with someone else. They have to read the other lines. So it's like, at the bare minimum, I'm at least showing one other person.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Due to the job description of what we do as actors.

[Benito Skinner]

And maybe that's in the fine print, but it is funny. It's like, you will not share this with a soul. Ten seconds later, I'm like, mary best.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Phone with the lines on it.

[Benito Skinner]

Like, I text it to you.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So I think I said something like, I'm telling Sam Levinson you broke your NDA and you were getting ready. You were putting Your little makeup on, your blush and your concealer.

[Benito Skinner]

No, I didn't have a stitch on for this. You just go, my name is Ben Di. It's one of those things that you say. And I know that you guys aren't going to get it on the first time and maybe not even the second, but you'll start to think, my name is Bendy. It's very Turf Hogwarts. Not Ron, not Hermione. Yay, Bendy. And I was abroad recently. I was in London and very much was giving Bendy.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But basically we started laughing so hard and we were like, let's explain to Terry and just see if we're. If we're totally off the mark here. And we explained it to Terry and he was crying too, so. So we just figured that there was a gas leak somewhere in the house.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, he had three drinks recently, so, I mean, he was toasted. He was toasted. To the fight. To the fights.

[Mary Beth Barone]

One of my favorite lines from overcompensating.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, thank you so much.

[Mary Beth Barone]

To the fights.

[Benito Skinner]

My favorite lately of yours is after Peter and you were writing awful things about a bunch of students. You go, this is fun. And give him a kiss that felt like so real. You've done that. You know what I mean? Yes. So. Oh, not me getting asked about your relationship status on the Peabody Awards carpet. We'll talk about that maybe next episode.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We're actually not going to talk about that.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, my name. That's what I said back to her. My name is Ben. Da.

[Mary Beth Barone]

A journalist from People.

[Benito Skinner]

Benny, Drama's crashing out. I guess this all got to him.

[Mary Beth Barone]

My name is Bendy.

[Benito Skinner]

So I'm sorry, you guys. You'll lock in and you'll just. It'll be Bendier era. But we call it gas leak era, cuz it's not funny. But yet we're laughing in the notes.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Doc, it says. It says Bendier in parentheses. Gas leak.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, it's like.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Wait. Actually, no. It says gas leak in parentheses. Bendi.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, sorry. That's the era. It's. We've completely lost our minds and have no jokes left. No.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So it's just Ben Ti.

[Benito Skinner]

So my name. Sorry, I'll stop. Is Ben Ti. But Terry was drunk recently. He had three drinks and I didn't know what he was gonna say. It's very Murph at the end of interstellar when Matthew McConaughey walks in and he was like, my name is Bendier. And I'm like, that better be your last words to me.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Before he dies. And then we get to watch Lost and Glee.

[Benito Skinner]

Exactly. I thought he was gonna say you're losing me.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But no, he said, my name is Bendier.

[Benito Skinner]

Which. Some of you have messaged me that you have done that to people that you're with. And I. Apparently it is not landing at all. And that couldn't make me happier. They're like, I'm. You're what?

[Mary Beth Barone]

You know, a Britishism that I once heard is. It went down like a lead balloon. So think about that.

[Benito Skinner]

99 lead balloons. Very bendier.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I have the giggles today.

[Benito Skinner]

Sorry. Me too.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So British gay guys.

[Benito Skinner]

British gay guys. I have this like huge take. This is my big subway take. I just. I'm obsessed with British gays. So I just had this party for overcompensating. Well, we had this party. I did truly nothing. I just showed up at this place called House Party in London and I just had the best night. It's just like a bunch of British gays and. And girlies and it was like pure joy. British gays just have. They have that je ne sais quoi. They have love. And there's something about them very bright. I don't know. I just. I had the time of my life with these crazy UK lads and shout out all the UK lads out there and the girlies I met. But it was really fun to go to the UK speaking. Let me tell you. They speak well on you over there, girl.

[Mary Beth Barone]

They frickin better.

[Benito Skinner]

They got bendier. They wanted mda.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm sure they did want mda.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. Oh, and I think they were.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Speaking of British lads. I just want to call up my shirt.

[Benito Skinner]

Of course.

[Mary Beth Barone]

As we live in a beautiful world. Coldplay.

[Benito Skinner]

And speaking of American women, I'm in the row. Thank you. Mary Kate and Ashley. But yeah, shout out British gays. I just. We love doing shows for you over there. And I know why. Like, I don't know. It's nothing against American gays. I just think British gays. It feels more like lights.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's communal. It's more communication.

[Benito Skinner]

It's way more communal. I think it's. It's less like read you down. You know what I mean?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah. I think people there just want to have fun.

[Benito Skinner]

Exactly. And that's all part of the culture. And they're like. They're drinking beers and stuff and it's just. That's cool to see.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's really cool.

[Benito Skinner]

I wasn't. But it was cool to see something.

[Mary Beth Barone]

That I've found really fun lately to do. If you're with a couple, is Just ask them, like, what's your biggest fight?

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, that's definitely a fun thing to do with.

[Mary Beth Barone]

See how deep they go. Yeah, see how deep they go. Sometimes they'll hit you. They can rattle it off instantly. And they go, well, that was our biggest fight. And that's cool. And they've agreed upon that being their biggest fight, of course. But then sometimes they have different perceptions of what they think is their biggest fight and sometimes it's really deep seated.

[Benito Skinner]

And that can then lead to the biggest fight of all.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So I just think it's fun to do that. And I wanted to bring up a fight that I had with Edward once. So his housemate was hooking up with someone and I personally probably met them. You probably met them. You probably met the housemate and let's be honest, the girl. This was three years ago.

[Benito Skinner]

Edward was.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Edward was at the party.

[Benito Skinner]

I was at the party. I just want to shout out that, as you guys saw, it's love. He's right. Heritage.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Right. Heritage.

[Benito Skinner]

There's nothing.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But he's still a friend of the pod.

[Benito Skinner]

He's a friend of the podcast. First, before anything. And I said that to him.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Second, he's my ex boyfriend.

[Benito Skinner]

He's the best. We've showered together, so it just. It kind of only makes sense. It was. It's like nothing but love.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah, it's all love.

[Benito Skinner]

It's like, have you ever shared a room with three people on a podcast tour and you have to shower before and he's in there and it's just kind of like, well, it's my Lady Jane now, King.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Like, exactly.

[Benito Skinner]

Here I am. And like, let's do this.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And there's nothing weird about that.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, no, it's just UK lads.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's UK lads.

[Benito Skinner]

They're just here for a good time. I don't know.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And they're comfortable being naked around each other? I will say that.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

For better or worse.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. Oh, God.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Scary.

[Benito Skinner]

Hey, Better. I'll say in this instance. Better.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Better.

[Benito Skinner]

Eddie. Eddie Obama.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We love you, kid.

[Benito Skinner]

Have we talked about Eddie Obama?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah, someone commented. Eddie Obama.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, good. So they know.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah.

[Benito Skinner]

My favorite thing about Edward, before you get into your big spat, is that on a press tour, he wore Louboutins. Like, he had red bottoms. And people commented, walk a mile on these Louboutins. And I couldn't stop thinking about it.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Because culture is full circle. Time, they say time is a circle. I think culture is a circle.

[Benito Skinner]

Culture is a circle.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And it's constantly. The snake eating its tail.

[Benito Skinner]

Exactly.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So his housemate was hooking up with someone who I was convinced was like a scammer, basically. They were like, never be on the COVID of she'll never be on the COVID of Vogue. I can say that with. With a lot of confidence, but no shade to her. She just was giving.

[Benito Skinner]

So could just.

[Mary Beth Barone]

When he said it, she was giving scammer to me. But the whole thing was like, oh, she's minted. She's minted. Which is how British people say that someone's rich. So I was like, I don't think she's minted. And Edward was like, she is. And I was like, she had a fake Fendi bag. Her Fendi bag. Instead of having the F and then the F, it had an F and an L. You know, because fake bags just have the wrong letter sometimes.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

What?

[Benito Skinner]

Bad fakes.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's bad. Yeah, it was a bad fake. So he was like, sometimes posh people like to buy fake things so that they don't seem rich. And I was just like, maybe that's the case. But like, none of these sounds fake to me. That's fake.

[Benito Skinner]

None of the UK gays were talking to me about this.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I know, it's weird.

[Benito Skinner]

They told. Yeah, this never got a huge fight for us.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We. We really, really fought over whether we thought this girl was actually rich or not. And that was one of our biggest fights. We had many big fights, but that was one of them.

[Benito Skinner]

But that has to be the biggest.

[Mary Beth Barone]

No, no, there were bigger ones, but it was just like, he just didn't believe me that I thought that if she was actually rich, she would have a real Fendi bag.

[Benito Skinner]

This reminds me of kind of an early fight with Terry I had where I would point out plastic surgery to him and he'd be like, no, no, no, that's not it. And I'm like, oh, okay. So you think just someone looks completely different a week later? Like, describe this to me then.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Like, explain the science there.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, like, that's just not that person's nose anymore. So how do you explain. And he's like, no, that's. It's just. And I'm like, I love where your heart is. I just have to be realistic.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Like, I'm not judging her for having a fake. No, I'm just saying, like, to me, the context are there that she is not rich.

[Benito Skinner]

It's like, if you guys are going to say she's minted, well, then.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Well, then I want to, like, look at the data. I'm. Oh, I'm so data driven. You know that about me.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, of course.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So I'm absorbing everything I'm seeing. I shouldn't get into too many specifics, but that was what happened. And so sometimes when you're with someone, you. You will just fight about stuff like that, and that can be really hard, but ultimately rewarding because then you break up eventually and you can talk about it on a podcast.

[Benito Skinner]

Hey, and what could be better than that? Eddie Obama, we love you. I broke the fourth wall just now. Very fleabag of me. I'm in my UK era. It is what it is.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Should we talk about.

[Benito Skinner]

Get into what we write?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah, we have a few more things. We could do that on the next episode.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. Great. I feel like we really hit some good stuff today.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We definitely did.

[Benito Skinner]

And just to reiterate, I will never.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Be on the COVID of Vogue.

[Benito Skinner]

My name is Ben Di. So here's. I keep looking at the camera. I know I'm not.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's weird because on set, we don't look at the camera either. So I'm wondering where you're getting this bad habit from.

[Benito Skinner]

I'm just kind of like, those are our kids and I just want to talk to them.

[Mary Beth Barone]

They're not in there. They're not in there.

[Benito Skinner]

I'll just turn. I just. I guess it's just me getting a lay of the land of yet another podcast studio.

[Mary Beth Barone]

What are you riding for? I haven't looked to my left or right the whole time you've been here. I'm just looking at you, kid.

[Benito Skinner]

No, I don't know.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I don't know what the wallpaper is or anything.

[Benito Skinner]

You are so. Andrew Scott. What was that?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Who are you looking at? It'll pass.

[Benito Skinner]

Don't say it'll pass to me.

[Mary Beth Barone]

What are you writing?

[Benito Skinner]

No, you can't say it'll pass to me right now.

[Mary Beth Barone]

What are you writing for?

[Benito Skinner]

I will be writing for owning your history.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And this week, I am writing for bald guys. Let's get into it. So here's the thing. Last week when I was doing crap eyewear ads by myself.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I got so hung up on this prosecutor. So listen to this.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, hit me with it.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Crap Eyewear is an independent sunglass brand designed and tested Beachside in Los Angeles, California. Sure, we've heard that before. Of course, Born in reaction to.

[Benito Skinner]

There are easier ways. That is so me coded.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We were all born in reaction to something.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

Those really cutie ones I have like silver ones with the like kind of fire lenses. They're really cutie. I love driving those because no one can see that my eyes aren't on the road.

[Mary Beth Barone]

No, they're not. I have so many pairs of crap I wear now.

[Benito Skinner]

You're like a crap fiend.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm a fiend. And I just love that I have one for every outfit. And some of them are more like basics, like every day. And then I was saying last week that I have these red ones with rhinestones.

[Benito Skinner]

Funky. Those are the funky ones. So here's the thing.

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

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[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

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[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

Get your sunglasses on. Hill House invented the viral nap dress. Eat you guys. Yeah, we'll keep that. That's just like Mike's home girlies.

[Mary Beth Barone]

They listen to ride. It even says so in the copy.

[Benito Skinner]

Hey. And do the Hill House rock. It's like the 50s twist.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Totally.

[Benito Skinner]

Benny's back on ads. I made Marybeth do them for a sec. I was, you know, I was doing press.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You're in London.

[Benito Skinner]

I was in London.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I hear one more thing about this London trip.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh my God. You're like so mad at me, dude. So that's like Taylor Swift.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Okay, we're starting with that one. Bronis on staff at our newest advertiser convinced their bosses to let them advertise with us. So you know, this one's going to be for our girls.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, my God. Celebs like Taylor Swift, Olivia, Rodrigo and Hathaway and Kathy Hilton have been spotted in Hill House. Who is she wearing? Well, that's Hill House.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Are you wearing the Hill House?

[Benito Skinner]

The Hill House nap dress? Yeah. I'm about to go to sleep.

[Mary Beth Barone]

They make the cutest little dresses and tops for our girls. Perfect for spring and summer. And they are truly heirloom pieces. I mean, talk about traditional family values.

[Benito Skinner]

Exactly. No, that's so true. But the thing we really love from Hill House Home are their robes and pajamas. Their bathrobes and pajamas are so soft. Perfect for a getting ready moment. I love wearing a robe while I do a full beat.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I know. I walk into a hotel room yesterday. What do I see in your robe?

[Benito Skinner]

It's either that or just my panties on. Oh.

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

Me too. And I love this. Did you know that stillness can actually spark creativity? This is so true. Like when I just go on a walk or I listen to Calm. I'll listen to Calm with a red light therapy mask on. It's like, sorry, I do this daddy stories. Oh my God. Good for you. We should do one.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I want to keep you up.

[Benito Skinner]

We want you to keep stay up all night. Yeah. Right before they're about to snooze, we go. Just kidding. You just got canceled. You're canceled.

[Mary Beth Barone]

What would you be canceled for? Think about it now.

[Benito Skinner]

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[Benito Skinner]

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[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

Who cares? Ride. It's so hard for you not to Go first in this instance.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But I think you should.

[Benito Skinner]

I have to get this off my chest. So, you know, I've said before, like, you know, I don't regret any of my videos. I think they made me who I am. Go back and scroll. Have a good time. If anything's not funny, you know, I think. I think we found it later. At times, you can find your comedic voice, and it can take time. And sometimes, you know, the. The sets weren't there, the editing wasn't there yet. But I'm. I'm really proud of.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I rebuke these critiques. I think they were exactly what they needed to be at the time. And they got you to where you are now.

[Benito Skinner]

Exactly.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I've never watched something back that you've made and thought it wasn't funny.

[Benito Skinner]

That's really sweet. I did see one this week that someone reposted, and I was like, not my best. And then someone posted Annie. And I'll just say it. Annie really slaps.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Really.

[Benito Skinner]

I really. I love being work. And there's only like, one or two, but those are good ones. But, yeah, as I said earlier, you know, when you do something very public, like overcompensating, some people will say very sweet things, and it's, we love it. And they'll dip to their archive to just kind of shout out the show. I have seen some of the most grotesque images of myself in a way that I are so bone chilling. So I'm. I'm going through my mentions because a lot of it's just, like, people reacting to the show, which is so. Thank you so much. I just did it again. Thank you. Thank you so much, but thank you. Literally, it's like heaven. This is why Mary Beth and I don't sleep lately. I can call you at, like, 3am and I'm awake. Yeah. And Pinky is ears back. She's like, oh, there he is.

[Mary Beth Barone]

She's part of the conversation.

[Benito Skinner]

Duh. Well, duh. So this image comes across my desk. Sorry, I'm, like, already thinking of it. It's making me laugh. So I have been overcompensating my entire life. Clearly, we know this. And I think also when I first came out or anything, I thought I needed to do, like, full character costumes, full. Just everything. If there was any theme, I was like, I have to be majorly in theme. Or, like, just things like that. It's just, like, doing so much, which, like, I'm. I'm glad that's who I am. Like, I am proud of it to an extent. So Petra Collins, who we love so much, she came out with this book with Alexa Demi, I think it was called. What's it called? Fair. Oh, it's fairy tales. This book. Fairy tales. So she has a release party for it, and Terry and I are going on the invite. It says, like, dress as a fairy or something like that. Like, it wanted you to do that. So I was like, oh, yeah. No, for sure. So I. I got, like, ears, and Terry and I wore ears, but, like, prosthetic.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Not, like, from Party City.

[Benito Skinner]

No, I got the. I got, like, Amazon ones.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Okay. Because they look really professionally done.

[Benito Skinner]

Hey, thanks.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm looking for this photo. I am listening. I just really want to find it because I have it in my phone. Yeah, I think it's going to add to the experience. There's more to your aesthetic, so don't leave anything out.

[Benito Skinner]

You. That was so. You'll never be on the COVID of Own your history.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm saying, let's get into it.

[Benito Skinner]

And I'm owning it. I'm owning it. Okay. So then I did fake freckles across my cheeks. I did, like, a Pat McGrath sparkle on my eyes. And then I had this white mascara, and I put it on my lashes and in my eyebrows. And this guy, this very sweet guy, posted this week this image of me, and it brought it all back. Because at this party, just to be clear, no one, including Petra and Alexa, had ears on or anything of theme of fairy to do with fairy. We were the only people there who. And Terry could easily just take off his ears. I have white mascara.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You have white brows.

[Benito Skinner]

I am.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Your brows were white, bitch.

[Benito Skinner]

I'm Fern Gully.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yes, you were. It was Fern. Very Fern Gully.

[Benito Skinner]

In literally young me.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It doesn't look like you.

[Benito Skinner]

The young me who went to the freaking Tyler the Creator concert in London would have had to unfortunately end it all because Tyler, the creator, was at this party. And he goes. He comes up to me, he's like, you did the ears, man. And I was like, I. I don't know what to do. I just told Terry, I go, we have to go.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But how cool is it to be acknowledged?

[Benito Skinner]

Not cool. Not like that. But he was really sweet. But I was just like, this is the worst thing that's ever happened to me. But now that I think back to it, I saw that boy. I saw that image, and I thought, that's so sweet that I tried so hard. And I thought, like, I needed to do that. And I remember everyone being kind of nice about it, but just. I Think back to it, and it's just like. It makes me so. I think I got Covid that night, too. Rightly so. I deserved it in a way.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You were asking for it. Whenever someone tells me they got covet, I say, well, what were you wearing?

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, exactly. Well, I mean, come on, come on, come on. I mean, be for real.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Come on.

[Benito Skinner]

Are you really the victim here? But here's the thing in seeing it, I thought, that's amazing. I didn't reshare it because, like, I just. I think enough people we're gonna put it.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We're gonna overlay it on this video.

[Benito Skinner]

You're gonna see it and maybe post it. I'm so proud of this kid. I think he. He just wanted to be loved, and that's just me and to do the most and. And my history, you know, I. I also. Someone posted, like, an old Jenny thing where I was Jenny at a meet and greet at a Mac, and I.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Said, you took a period dump.

[Benito Skinner]

I. Yeah, there are some lines and some videos and in some outfits I've worn, and I. I'm proud of them all. I think we're here, and how lucky am I for that?

[Mary Beth Barone]

We're also lucky we got to witness it. And I think the image is. It doesn't look like you at all, which I think is really. You're such a chameleon.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, that's. Oh, that's definitely the takeaway.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You're such a chameleon.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, I'm a character actor. Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I think this really also. It's. It's like, parallel to when I at Ride Live went through my old headshots from when I did the International Model and Talent Association. Barbizon, Barbizon, Barbizon. Graduate. Some of the worst images, not only of me, but that have ever been taken in the history of photography and the history of modeling and the history of. Of humankind. And those photos haunted me for so many years, and I knew they were bad when they were happening. So then to be able to, like, take the power back and take some of the narrative and be like, no, I'm owning this thing that I did that there is photographic evidence of, and. And it's okay. And it's like, it made me the person that I am. It made me walk away from the industry for a decade. If I hadn't done that, I wouldn't be here right now.

[Benito Skinner]

We say, come right back to us.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Come as you aren't steam.

[Benito Skinner]

The steampunk community is waiting. They. They found me in London.

[Mary Beth Barone]

They would like to know when their queen is going to show up for work.

[Benito Skinner]

When will our queen rise? When will our queen acknowledge.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm working on it. I have a couple more errors to get through.

[Benito Skinner]

I know, but, yeah, that's just one of many things that I've done that I was like, I just did. I did so much. But in the end, I'm so proud of where it got me. And I think we all have to own our history. I think that's what overcompensating is in a huge way. It's like owning all these things we did and just being like, you know what? I know the kid that did that, and I know the hurt kid that did that, and I think it's funny and I think it's beautiful. I think Tyler, the creator, saw me that night and he thought, that's sweet. Poor kid.

[Mary Beth Barone]

That kid's going to go on to do great things. Yeah, I think that's what he thought.

[Benito Skinner]

Exactly. That's exactly what he thought.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Part of owning my history, too, is like reflecting on, like, mistakes that I've made and being like, I learned so much from those mistakes and they had to happen when they happened in order for me to be the person that I am now. Like, things that are embarrassing or like, you know, I don't know. I. I keep a list because I always want to be doing mental self harm. Well, of course I'll return to the list of things I've done wrong.

[Benito Skinner]

I see this image of me as the fairy right before I fall asleep.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I know.

[Benito Skinner]

Into a deep slumber that is not. My dreams have been interesting.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Hey, my nightmare.

[Benito Skinner]

Nightmare or nothing.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I saw Bring Her Back with Court.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, God.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And he was like, you're gonna have nightmares about this tonight. And I was like, I kind of hope I do.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Because what I have been dream about is so much worse.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, exactly. So, so much fun to kind of shake it up. Yeah. Mine are like, oh, yeah, I. I don't want to get into that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Let's not get into that. Let's agree to never talk about our dreams on the podcast. Specifically, we can talk about them in a broad sense. I think specifically talking about dreams, it's just criminal.

[Benito Skinner]

It's like when someone shows you them as a baby and you didn't ask. It's like, yeah, it's really cute.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It is cute.

[Benito Skinner]

But like, everyone was a cute.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm like, I see it.

[Benito Skinner]

No.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, oh, I totally see it.

[Benito Skinner]

I get it. You know what's funny with mine? Sometimes people are like, you don't Look.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah. You changed a lot.

[Benito Skinner]

I've really changed. I've really grown into my bones.

[Mary Beth Barone]

If only that kid could see you in fairy ears and white brows.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, girl, he'd be disappointed.

[Mary Beth Barone]

He would think, huh. That's interesting.

[Benito Skinner]

Bummer. So this doesn't go right. No, this totally goes off the rails.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You know, things have to. You know.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Life is a highway. I think about that all the time.

[Benito Skinner]

Course. Rascal Flats.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Rascal Flats.

[Benito Skinner]

Those fuckers. I wonder what they've been saying lately.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I know. I'm scared. I almost made my caption the other day, life is a highway. But I thought, I haven't really kept up with their political affiliations, which is crazy.

[Benito Skinner]

I feel like you would be, like, the first to know that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I know. And maybe they're not making headlines because they've just stayed quiet. But, like, speak up, bitch. Challenge. You might be complicit.

[Benito Skinner]

You might be complicit. I'm realizing in this moment, we haven't even talked about you being back to Blair.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, my God.

[Benito Skinner]

You've left your Serena earlier.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm in. I have brown hair.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. I'm one with Rachel Wilson. And you're back.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And I'm back. I felt so inspired. I dyed my hair on my birthday. It felt like the right time. I wanted to be blonde for a lot of the press, for overcompensating when it came out.

[Benito Skinner]

Streams. Wait. Owning my history. Terry and I make out in the Alaska video.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Whoa.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. Isn't that crazy?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Cool.

[Benito Skinner]

That was really fun. It was really fun. They were like, we need someone to make out. Maybe some gay guys.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's very. You are beautiful.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, my God. When we were at Clarkston Diner recently and they played that. And I got to perform for you a little bit.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You got to strut down the catwalk.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. No cd.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm gonna kick it over to my co host, Benny Drama.

[Benito Skinner]

So for all my OCD heads, we're in this together, kid. So here's the thing. You're going about your day, and all of a sudden, this, like, crazy thought comes into your mind and you're like, oh, my God. Wait. I'm, like, scared. Is that me? Like, who just thought that? And it's like, yeah, it's you, but it's actually not you. Okay? And so many people get these intrusive thoughts. It's very common. But people with OCD tend to fixate on them. I tend to make them, I would say, consume me in a really unhealthy way. And if that sounds familiar to you then here's the thing about those disturbing, unwanted thoughts. They're more common than you think. OCD latches onto these thoughts and can make you feel like a monster, even though that isn't true. But that's what makes OCD so debilitating. The thoughts can feel so real that seeking help can seem like a huge risk. You don't want to sit with the therapist and be like, I thought about stabbing my thigh today because you think that they'd like, you know, call the police.

[Mary Beth Barone]

That breaks my heart.

[Benito Skinner]

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[Mary Beth Barone]

Thank you NOCD.

[Benito Skinner]

Appreciate you and I appreciate what you've done for me and hopefully for our listeners.

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

We're exactly the same.

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

You're freaking out right now.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I know. I'm totally freaking out. I'm totally gagged.

[Benito Skinner]

Can we roll around in my Brooklyn bed later?

[Mary Beth Barone]

I should only be so lucky.

[Benito Skinner]

That's me to you. Hey. Hey. I'm sorry. I know you probably have plans and this is. My heart is beating so fast right now, but can we please roll around in your Brooklyn bed later?

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

Can I tell you what I'm with that they have I will have this for the rest of my life.

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

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[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

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[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

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[Mary Beth Barone]

Brooklyn betting.com promo code RIDE. So speaking of hair, she did it with hair.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Let's talk about the people that are doing it without hair. Today I'm riding for bald guys.

[Benito Skinner]

So intermedia clip that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Okay. We talk a lot on this podcast about hair. I mean, hell, we do ads for Neutropol.

[Benito Skinner]

I mean, hell, I mean. Sorry. So Riverdale to say pray tell. You said pray tell Riverdale because, like, that's how they would speak.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Like, I can hear my mom used to say pray. I mean, she still does, but, like, pray tell is so in my vernacular. Yeah.

[Benito Skinner]

And it's so in the world of Riverdale. Continue.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So there's the people with hair, and then there's those that don't have hair. Personally, I ride for both of these two types of men. Those that have a full head of hair and decide to shave it and do a buzz cut because it's sexy.

[Benito Skinner]

It won't be on me. I don't know.

[Mary Beth Barone]

In the vein of Andy DeYoung. That's who I'm thinking about right now.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, definitely. Shout out friendship. Go see friendship.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Go see Friendship. Starring Tim Robinson. And then there's the guys who notice a little bit of hair thinning, and they say, I'm going to actually embrace this and I'm gonna shave my whole head and maybe even have a mustache. Not required. But I like. But hey. But hey, can I say playing with form.

[Benito Skinner]

It's a little whimsy. I like that. I'm going immediately. And if you're gonna shave your head, you have to do it on live. That's my only caveat. You have to do that on live, if I ever have to shave my head for something and I'm hoping it's for a roll, we'll see if I ever book another one. But I would just love to be seated. I look straight into the camera. Very similar to me doing Jennifer Hudson's show where I want to walk down naked with heels on.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah.

[Benito Skinner]

To the spirit tunnel.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Fuck me pumps.

[Benito Skinner]

Do not fuck me pump right now. But yeah. I just want to look down the barrel. And you just. You shave it.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's very Natalie Portman V for Vendetta. I just think that being bald and embracing a new look and it might be scary. Like, I just think guys like embracing change is so they can't wear makeup. You know, there's only so many ways you can reinvent.

[Benito Skinner]

Don't want guys to wear makeup. I just cannot. I just. It's not for them.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I think, of course there's so be said for going to Turkey and getting plugs. But.

[Benito Skinner]

And dear media, it's like she does it on purpose. I swear to God someone said that. Apparently if you get on the flight back from Turkey, it's like 30Americans with like bloody scalps.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah.

[Benito Skinner]

Which I think is incredible, by the way.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We go.

[Benito Skinner]

No, I think so.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Can I just shout out some bald legends?

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, I wish you would. I'm going to shout out one too at the end.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Ready? Samuel L. Jackson. Since day one, it feels like.

[Benito Skinner]

You know what I've never seen and I actually want to watch tonight?

[Mary Beth Barone]

What?

[Benito Skinner]

Snakes on a Plane. Whoa.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I've never seen that either.

[Benito Skinner]

Tonight's the night.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Maybe we watch tonight another star that I love who's embracing being bald. Jason Statham.

[Benito Skinner]

Indie darling.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Indie darling. Jason Statham, husband of Rosie Huntington. Whitley or Whiteley.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, exactly.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's regional.

[Benito Skinner]

Come on, do whatever you want. Who cares?

[Mary Beth Barone]

I love him as an actor. And and to on that same exact note is Dwayne the Rock Johnson. He's not always bald. He's not bald in the upcoming Safdie Brother movie, which I did see the trailer for before Bring Her Back. But I just love that he embraces being bald. And like, I don't know, I just. I think there is like, there is this whole other way to explore your masculinity without hair.

[Benito Skinner]

Can I say someone's name really quick, please? Stanley Tucci. Stanley Tucci.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You know that meme that's like the world if blank and it's like a futuristic whatever.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

That's the world of Stanley Tucci was gay.

[Benito Skinner]

Sorry, sorry. There's also a comment That I got that I think about kind of every day is that just. And this is in line with Tucci. Someone said that I have the exact same smile as Lil Tunchy Loane. And if you see it, I kind of know exactly what they meant.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Wait, that's huge.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

That might be what originally attracted me to you.

[Benito Skinner]

I know. And I. I see that. I agree.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, 100. 100.

[Benito Skinner]

Don't you see?

[Mary Beth Barone]

I really do.

[Benito Skinner]

Someone's like, you have the exact same smile.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I don't know about here, because he is full grills.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. But like, if I had grills in right now, you could see it.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Another bald icon is my dad. Of course he now has grown his hair in. But he was bald for many, many years. That's how I think of him as bald.

[Benito Skinner]

I love that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

To name some other bald legends.

[Benito Skinner]

I mean, my trainer here in New York, he's incredible. And you know what you told me this morning? He said that shaving his head was like the greatest, like weight off his shoulders. He was like, finally, I just did it. Yeah. And that happened today. So there's so funny bringing up bald guys energy. But he was just like, I'm doing it. Like, I'm. Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention when I was bald for Halloween several years ago. And I understand, like, not having hair to, like play with and touch is like not having hair. For that night, I felt so free. I just felt free.

[Benito Skinner]

When I have hair, I feel free. When I have long hair.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You want to do a hair?

[Benito Skinner]

I have to do a hair flip.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You do hair flips without hair?

[Benito Skinner]

You really that. Oh, yeah. Well, it's easy. You were giving some of the. And I really find this to be such a cringe that it's so like that big dick energy. But the vibe you were giving that Halloween was like, this man has the longest penis you've ever seen. That was the vibe you were giving off. Maybe I could see the. It was fabulous. I really loved you bald. I kind of. I think I did it. Oh, I did kind of like a curb your enthusiasm 1. Whereas, like, I did it more like on the sides, but it was like the top.

[Mary Beth Barone]

That was fun, though.

[Benito Skinner]

You're forgetting the iconic twins from selling sunset my girls.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Those are their names again. Oppenheimer.

[Benito Skinner]

The Oppenheimers. The Oppenheimers. Oppenheimers.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's Oppenheim. Yeah, it's Oppenheim.

[Benito Skinner]

It's Oppenheimers.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's the Oppenheim group, right?

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, it's the Oppenheimer Oppenheim Group.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You can't imagine when a new season of Selling Sunset had come out right around the same time as Oppenheimer. It was like creep. That was a crazy time for me.

[Benito Skinner]

It was so confused.

[Mary Beth Barone]

My head was crazy. My head was all.

[Benito Skinner]

And immediately my brain goes to Kenergy, which we'll talk about next episode. You guys are not ready for my hot takes on Kenergy.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Okay. My friend texted me, I just want to say a quick anecdote about bald guys. Yeah, My friend texted me a picture of this guy that she was maybe starting to talk to and she's like, his hair is thinning a little bit. And I was like, oh well maybe he'll shave his head. Like I love bald guys. And she was like, I don't know if I'm ready to date a bald guy. And I'm just like, that's so close minded. And like it really, really pissed me off. Yeah, I have not talked to her really since.

[Benito Skinner]

Well yeah, you blocked her.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'm just like, that's fucked up.

[Benito Skinner]

You go, don't fucking come for my bald kings ever again.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Don't.

[Benito Skinner]

And I can, can I just say like, and I know maybe someone bald is going to be like, fuck you, like you have hair. But it does just seem like I've had enough. This is my hair and I'll die very just as free as my hair and it's like just fudgeing. Shave it and oh my God. The most iconic I was. So I think it's from Britney's book or I think there was an interview that was on Tik Tok but she talked about when she shaved her head it was because it was like she just thought the hair was like for the male gaze and it was about sexiness. And she's like, I just want to be like, you don't own me and I'm going to do this and I don't give a fudge. I think it's so major.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You know who rocks the shaved head sometimes is Marie Foston.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I mean the perfect just it's like bald girls. So bald girls can happen too. And I'm riding for bald guys. But, but I think bald women really like own the look. And I think sometimes maybe bald guys feel a little, I don't know.

[Benito Skinner]

But we're trying to be killed less right now. So I think every now and then.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We just have to stride for guys to do the least. Bald guys can't even grow hair. But I do like the look. I Like, the aesthetic. And I think it's cool.

[Benito Skinner]

I think so, too. And I think it can be sexy and fun and playful and don't hide it. Let it shine. Put some oil on it and rub a dub dub. I wonder if you have to, like, shave it every day. What's the vibe?

[Mary Beth Barone]

I think some people are taking a Bic to the head every day.

[Benito Skinner]

What a big to the head girl.

[Mary Beth Barone]

That's what they're.

[Benito Skinner]

You got that crass mouth now you're kind of making me want to shave this thing.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It could be cool. I like. I think if I had to shave my head for a roll one day, that would excite me. I think that could be really cool.

[Benito Skinner]

You'd have to let me do it, though, of course.

[Mary Beth Barone]

On live.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah. Well, I'm live down and down the but. And I. I want just two teardrops falling down but it's not because I'm sad I'm crying for who I was.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It's a new feeling.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. If you want us to shave your head, though, hit us up. I would love to shave. Yeah. Ride live. Oh.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Next time we tour, we'll go back on tour.

[Benito Skinner]

If someone lets us shave their head in every city. Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Whoa.

[Benito Skinner]

Or we won't.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Or we won't.

[Benito Skinner]

You know what you are, Marybeth?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Bisexual.

[Benito Skinner]

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

[Mary Beth Barone]

So I obviously ride for owning your history. I think this is going to come up. This is going to be thematic throughout the season as we remember things that we've done and we can really point to, like, that's owning your history. Also, I forgot to say my favorite stating the obvious in the stating the obvious episode, which, please, it's raining. Could anything feel better than someone declaring that it's raining?

[Benito Skinner]

And say that and say, like, thank God you said that, please. I got to say that in London.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I know.

[Benito Skinner]

I've said London. Crazy right now.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Every day. You're obsessed. It was just, what are you wearing, Union Jack underwear?

[Benito Skinner]

Like, maybe, like, are you serious? Like, oh, my God. No, it's just fun. I just, like, love their vibe over there.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I'll just say that it's fun to pop over sometimes.

[Benito Skinner]

I know they love you there, though. It's like everyone there was like, oh, Mary Beth. And I'm like, you know, And I said, she's dying her hair right now. She couldn't come.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I mean, I dazzled them for years.

[Benito Skinner]

No, I know.

[Mary Beth Barone]

But I haven't been back since the.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And I will go Back at some point. People keep asking me when I'm going back. When I'm ready. Is the answer stating the obvious? When I'm ready, I'll be back, so.

[Benito Skinner]

And I have nothing to say to that. Brain dead.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Owning your amplify, don't add to owning your history can be so powerful. I think we need to do it more. It's sort of. Yeah. I just, I think people shy away from it. And there's like a factor. There's the embarrassment. There's nothing more owning your history than overcompensating.

[Benito Skinner]

I don't think so. I think I had to. I had to own that. And let me tell you, so cathartic for me. And to return to it, I think I forgave myself. And I think also a part of owning your history is learning lessons. I've learned so many lessons. I learned lessons today, even today.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We've learned a lot.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We won't say what they are, but.

[Benito Skinner]

No, not yet, but soon. Season six.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yes.

[Benito Skinner]

What was another thing you added to season six recently?

[Mary Beth Barone]

Let me just check real quick. I have, I do have a full list.

[Benito Skinner]

We'll bleep it, of course, but we have to. Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Season six jokes. Oh.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

And the ad.

[Benito Skinner]

Oh, yeah. Oh, I think also at some point, actually, in the next episode, remind me to tell you my experience at the Barbie premiere.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Oh, yeah.

[Benito Skinner]

Because I want people to know that.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Like, when you talk about kenergy, obviously.

[Benito Skinner]

Well, of course. And it's like. But I still found my kenergy, even through the hate. I, of course, ride for bald guys. I'd be scared to not. I think it's amazing. I think it's hot, it's sexy. I don't want to rub it. And of course, I'll always ask for permission and consent before I touch your heads. I think everyone needs to know that don't just touch some guy's head. But I, I, I can only hope that one day I'll have two cocktails at something. Maybe espresso martinis, and Jason Statham's there. And obviously, me and Rosie connect.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You're gonna be hitting it off.

[Benito Skinner]

It's a meeting of the minds. We've had so much fun. And she goes, you have to be my husband. And I'm like, who's your husband? And I do a whole bit.

[Mary Beth Barone]

The beekeeper.

[Benito Skinner]

The Megalodon himself. He's the beekeeper, the wrangler of the Megalodon.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I just added something else to season six. You just reminded me. So, like, inspiration. It just happens in the moment. I had to write that down.

[Benito Skinner]

Of course, my love.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I really think you and Jason Statham will connect in a huge way. He's also a great comedic actor. If you haven't seen spy starring Melissa McCarthy, like, I highly recommend it.

[Benito Skinner]

It's a fabulous. And Sandra Bullock.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Sandra Bulak.

[Benito Skinner]

Media.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I don't think she's in that.

[Benito Skinner]

Yes, she is. Oh, no, she's in the Heat.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Yeah.

[Benito Skinner]

With Melissa. I love that movie, too. I love the Heat. But Spy is with Rose Byrne.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You shouldn't mix up Melissa McCarthy's. That's problematic.

[Benito Skinner]

She was really.

[Mary Beth Barone]

She was prolific.

[Benito Skinner]

She's prolific. Like, she's in so many movies.

[Mary Beth Barone]

You're right. It is Roseburn.

[Benito Skinner]

But yes, I. I ride for bald guys. I think it's amazing. Maybe one day I'll. I'll join. I'll join.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Just as, like, a stylistic choice, too. It can be a stylistic choice.

[Benito Skinner]

Buzz it.

[Mary Beth Barone]

It doesn't have to be necessity.

[Benito Skinner]

I think I've got some, like. I've got a lumpy head, though, so I don't know.

[Mary Beth Barone]

We'll see. We'll see one day. But I just want to embolden people who are listening to this who maybe, like, want to experiment with being bald and, like, because maybe their hair is thinning and they just want to try it. It'll grow. Like the hair that you have grow back.

[Benito Skinner]

Yeah.

[Mary Beth Barone]

So I say just, like, do it. It's Pride Month.

[Benito Skinner]

Back to the head.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Take a pic. To the.

[Benito Skinner]

To the back to the dome.

[Mary Beth Barone]

What could be better than that? And that's right.

[Benito Skinner]

What could be better than that? The COVID of Vogue. But you'll never know. I love you so much. I'm gonna keep saying it so that you get it.

[Mary Beth Barone]

I love you.

[Benito Skinner]

This is what. This is what I do. Yeah. And I think there's only one way to end this one. Straight to camera. My name is Bendy. Oh, my. Exit.

[Mary Beth Barone]

Benny, babe. Eyes on the road, Benny.

[Benito Skinner]

Rye, rye, rye Ride rye, rye, rye, rye.

[Mary Beth Barone]

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[Benito Skinner]

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