The One About Reading (Re-Release)

Summary

Sibling Rivalry: The One About Reading (Re-Release)

Date: November 7, 2024
Hosts: Bob the Drag Queen & Monét X Change

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Episode Overview

This episode, originally aired as a live show, dives deep into the joys, traumas, and politics of reading—covering everything from audiobooks vs. physical books, the shade of book snobbery, formative childhood reading experiences, and favorite book-to-film adaptations. Bob and Monét’s signature wit and sibling-esque banter keep the conversation lively (and occasionally chaotic), all while engaging listener questions and memories about books that shaped their lives.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Furniture Struggles & LA Living

• Bob and Monét kick things off with playful banter over stolen outfits, the LA lifestyle, and furnishing struggles.
  • Notable Quote: “Bob is on some LA shit...personal trainer, reporting meals, keto, car painted matte black. You are so LA. It’s so gross to me.” —Monét (09:02)
• The hosts share the hilarity and frustration of setting up new living spaces (07:00–08:30).

2. Social Media Rivalry

• Friendly competition over TikTok dominance is debated, with Bob (1.4 million followers) and Monét comparing posting habits.
• Notable Quote: “You can go on my TikTok. We posted the exact same video at the exact same time to see who would get more views.” —Monét (09:50)
• Discussion on algorithm mysteries and the pride (or shame) in being less active online (10:56–12:11).

3. Make-Up, Paris Hilton, and Live Podcast Chaos

• Brief discussions about new makeup finds and the Netflix show “Cooking with Paris.”
• Monét and Bob share their mutual love and skepticism of trends and influencer culture.

4. Main Topic: Reading

Reading Experiences & Childhood Connection (20:17–24:14)

• Monét recounts overcoming a childhood stutter by reading aloud to her mother.
  • Notable Quote: “My mom would make me sit down at the dinner table and I’d have to read out loud to her...but it did help, my stammer went away.” —Monét (21:39)
• The burden of expensive college textbooks sparks a rant on higher education being a scam (22:08).

The Reading Hierarchies: Audiobooks vs. “Real” Books

• Bob confesses to reading only 1–2 books a year—sometimes audiobooks—and calls out paperback book snobbery.
  • Notable Quotes:
    “Audiobooks—don’t let anyone shame you for reading a fucking audiobook.” —Bob (23:41)
    “People who read paperback books just get off on it...they’re so proud.” —Bob (23:48)
• Listener Jen Silver thanks them for championing the audiobook community (28:23).

Library Controversy: Are Libraries Obsolete? (24:14–40:58)

• Hot Take Alert: Bob provocatively suggests abolishing libraries to “use the space better,” sparking backlash and listener call-ins.
  • “Abolish libraries! That space can be used for something else...take the chunk with all the books and do something else.” —Bob (25:34)
• Listeners and even Brooklyn Heights (“Bob, you said remove the part of the library with all the books—that’s the whole library!” [35:36]) defend the vital social and educational roles of libraries.
• Bob half-jokingly walks back his stance, suggesting “Restructure libraries!” (39:55).

Book-Related Trauma & Reading Challenges Today (41:15–42:41)

• Listeners and hosts lament how hard it is to focus on reading in the age of social media and streaming.
• “If I pick up a book to read, I will fall asleep immediately.” —Monét (41:50)
• Struggles with reading the same paragraph over and over due to distraction and ADD.

Favorite Books and Adaptations (43:05–55:06)

• Monét’s favorite: The Time Traveler’s Wife (“I love how it develops...it makes you—‘This is me!’ The love story is so beautiful.” [44:13])
• Bob’s favorite: The Color Purple (“She doesn’t get the girl, she doesn’t get the guy, she gets herself. It’s the best love story—learning to love yourself.” [44:45])
• Both discuss books forced on them in school—like The Giver, Of Mice and Men, Huckleberry Finn, and Dinky Hawker Shoots Smack.
  • Notable dissection of The Giver and surprise at its darker themes (47:25–48:58).
• Book-to-movie adaptations: Bob returns to The Color Purple and Hunger Games; Monét adores “The Coldest Winter Ever” by Sister Souljah (“One of the greatest books I’ve ever read in my life.” [55:33]).

Opening Lines Challenge (57:23–end)

• Bob quizzes Monét on famous opening lines from classics like A Tale of Two Cities, Moby Dick, Pride & Prejudice, and more (57:23–59:00).
• Hilarity ensues as Monét feigns ignorance and Bob grandly proclaims the (alleged) universal importance of classic first lines.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote/Moment | |-----------|---------|--------------| | 09:02 | Monét | “Bob is on some LA shit...personal trainer, reporting meals, keto, car painted matte black. You are so LA. It’s so gross to me.” | | 21:39 | Monét | “My mom would make me sit down at the dinner table and I’d have to read out loud to her...but it did help, my stammer went away.” | | 23:41 | Bob | “Audiobooks—don’t let anyone shame you for reading a fucking audiobook.” | | 25:34 | Bob | “Abolish libraries! That space can be used for something else...take the chunk with all the books and do something else.” | | 35:36 | Brooklyn Heights | “Bob, you said remove the part of the library with all the books—that’s the whole library!” | | 41:50 | Monét | “If I pick up a book to read, I will fall asleep immediately.” | | 44:13 | Monét | “I just love the story. I love how [The Time Traveler’s Wife] develops...I get so caught up in the love story.” | | 44:45 | Bob | “[The Color Purple] is the best love story of all time...she gets herself. It’s like one of those, really, how you get to learn to love yourself stories.” | | 55:33 | Monét | “The Coldest Winter Ever...is one of the greatest books I’ve ever read in my life.” | | 57:36 | Bob & Monét | “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” — Responding to the opening line of A Tale of Two Cities |

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Interactive Moments

• Listener Call-Ins & Questions:
  • Listeners defend libraries, the importance of community centers, and reminisce about reading in youth.
  • They also share struggles with reading attention and shout out underrated books.
• Audiobook Advocacy:
  • Multiple listeners express gratitude for the validation of audiobooks as “real reading.”
• Classic Books Recalled:
  • The hosts and chat recall mandatory school reads and their complex feelings about them, from The Giver to Huckleberry Finn.

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Noteworthy Segments & Timestamps

• Settling Into LA & Lifestyle Banter: 03:00–10:00
• Social Media Rivalry & Algorithms: 09:50–12:32
• Reading Childhoods & Stammer Story: 20:17–22:00
• Audiobooks vs. Paperback Snobbery: 23:25–24:27, 28:23
• Library Hot Takes & Listener Debate: 24:14–41:00
• Falling Asleep Reading / Attention Issues: 41:23–42:47
• Favorite Books & Movie Adaptations: 43:05–55:06
• Classic Opening Lines Game: 57:23–59:00

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Final Thoughts & Episode Tone

As always, Bob and Monét blend sharp wits, sibling energy, and cultural wisdom to turn an episode about “reading” into a joyful, raucous, and unexpectedly poignant deep dive. Whether they’re dragging each other about TikTok, poking fun at book elitists, or passionately championing audiobooks, the hosts make literary culture feel fun, accessible, and unapologetically queer. Listener engagement (calls, comments, and shade) is center stage as well, making for an interactive, laughter-filled hour.

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Transcript

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My name is Bob the Drag Queen.

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And I'm Monet X Change.

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And this is Sibling Rivalry. On this week's episode, we talk about Monet's favorite wig.

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We talk about reading.

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And we found out what made Monet sing.

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That was brilliant.

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I did not read it.

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You are correct. And we find out what made Bob say this.

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He slapped his big dick on my pussy and slammed my shit so hard. And I became a busted baby on that day. Hey, everybody, it is me, Bobby Drag Queen. And I'm really excited to be doing this live version of Silvergun Rivalry. Today I have a very special guest with me. As you all saw, I had Azraea on last time. I've been doing a couple of things, so I've just been excited to bring you a couple of different, you know, fun live renditions. So my new guest, her name is Cupcake Galore. It's Mo. My little baby. What was your little burlesque name?

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My what?

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Burlesque name.

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I forget. Cupcakes.

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It was not.

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Why was it food? It was not food.

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It was food.

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It was not food.

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Fully food.

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Nigga, it was not no food.

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Yeah, yeah. It was like cupcakes and ham or some shit. So you ought to know. I look good.

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You do look good. Whoa.

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I like a news anchor. We're gonna be distracted. We have to pause.

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No, wait, hold on. No, no, no. Wait, wait, hold on. Oh my God. Fancy. I wanna see so you can see how I look. But I can't see how I look.

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You look beautiful. Why would you not look beautiful? You always look beautiful.

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Oh, let me scoot in so you don't see all my junk in my truck.

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Also, not one ain't wearing full on workout clothes. I'm so annoyed that you're wearing a T shirt and sweatpants.

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This was my tee. Why are you so jealous?

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I know your tea's always. I know, but I accept it. I accept it.

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Someone said, you remember that guy on TikTok and on Instagram, Cinnamon? And he was that fat, dark skinned guy, he was like, yeah, my name is Cinnamon. And he would do like all those.

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And he looked like you.

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Yeah, he does little parody videos.

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Y'. All, they were twins.

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Like, he was so funny.

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Monet and this guy were so we were twins and humor and all. Do you remember that one person from the Bronx who was like Cardi B shot out a couple of times. He's like a big guy. I think he's Latinx, but like black Latinx. Like light skinned black Latinx. And he's always. His name was like Chris something. Chrissy something. And he's always posted on. On Instagram doing like the like intentionally gross stuff. And I. This guy, this guy. I'm proud to say I stink. I'm proud to say I smell. I'm proud to say I don't take showers. I'm proud to say I don't own a bar.

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I don't know.

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Anyways, like, Cardi, he and Cardi B were like friends during or like, I don't know what you wanna see.

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Cardi and Elizabeth song coming out.

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Wait, what?

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Bitch? It's called Rumors. They released the. They put out the image. Let me show you the image. The image is everything.

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I'm a Bel Khalis. I love me some Bel Khalees. Or is it Bel Callis?

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Bel Khalis.

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I love me some. How are you?

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Good. Look at this bitch. Rumors. It's called Rumors.

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Wow.

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Nene, if y' all haven't seen it. That's so fierce.

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That is. Can I just. I know I said it before and I don't wanna sound like a hipster, but like I did have said one time that.

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Wait, wait really quick. Jacob, there's a lot of space on. Can we, can you center us a little bit? Bob has a lot of space on his side.

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You jealous?

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No.

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Of how much space I got?

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No.

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You sound jealous of how much space I have.

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Don't be why you wear. Can you tell everyone that you're wearing my outfit?

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Do you want to tell the full story of the outfit? Yes, I am wearing your outfit. Now, do you want to tell the full story of.

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Was at your house, and I asked you, can I have it? And you said, no, you gave it to me. And you're like, monet, you can have this.

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Yeah, and I'm borrowing it.

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But that's not what you said when you came here. You were like, monet, give me back my outfit.

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I'm not gonna actually take it, Monet.

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I don't mind.

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Actually, I might.

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Yeah.

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But the thing is, I wore this. If you all look back on Bobbin around, episode three. Yes, we filmed a bunch of episodes.

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I know more about your career than you do.

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It was not episode three. I don't believe you.

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I made that up.

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I don't even remember. But on Bobbin around, when I was with Luis. So Bobbing around started as just me vlogging on my phone and then editing it on the phone. And then World of Wonder was like, we can help you with it. So we would vlog and we would sit down in the World of Wonder studio, and they would, like, piece it all together with, like, funny editing.

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So you think you're Trix and Katia?

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Well, I don't think so.

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You want to be Trixankatia? I don't.

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I don't think Trix and Katsia are the first people to sit down in the basement of the world and wonder. So you think they're the blueprint?

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Yeah.

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You think these white bitch are the blueprint? Yikes. Anyway, so then after.

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Oh, thank you. About the kitchen. I appreciate that. Go ahead.

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So. I'm so jealous. Monet's house. This is my. It's my fault. It is my fault. Monet's house is completely set up. I mean, everything. Couch.

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I got my couch today, y'. All.

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And me and Jacob were trying to buy furniture the other day over the Internet, and I got so overwhelmed, I could not.

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And I offered. So Bob's last place. This is before you and Jacob were together and you were single.

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Cause I was living there without furniture.

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You were living there without furniture. And I was like.

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For a long time.

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You were like, monet, I want to get furniture. So you and I, we drove my little rinky dink Suzuki Grand Vitara to

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the Co Exist, the coexist mobile to

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the Paramus ikea, and we furnished your entire home.

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And we literally walked in. It was like a floor. It was A whole thing. I was like, that one. I didn't do it.

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It was very bougie. It was very white woman.

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It's ikea, but it was very white woman.

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Bitch. Bob was walking around. He had his little glasses on too. It was like that one. I'll take. Oh, also, you were fresh off that drag race earnings. So then Bob was walking. I'll take that one. And then one. Those chairs and that table. It was very. That.

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It was IKEA. I think the whole set cost like $900.

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I can afford.

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I anyway, and I didn't go that one and that one. There was one set that was already set up. It had chairs. It was. You know, when you go to Ikea, there's like individual stuff, the wuxia fashion. But then they. They just put it all together for you. So you. I just took the whole floor model. Yeah, but it was ikea. Don't act. I mean, anyway, so. I'm just so jealous. You have like a couch and like paintings and like a floor lamp. Me and Jacob got into a whole thing about a floor lamp. Jacob didn't think we needed a floor lamp. I said, every room, every room has a lamp in it. Right.

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I would say overhead lighting is annoying when you just put a little floor lamp that like diffuses the light situation.

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And Jacob was like, everyone doesn't have one. I was like, baby, like not literally, not everyone. You're right. But like, I feel like nice rooms have a floor lamp.

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Uh huh.

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Right.

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I'm new to the floor. My old place didn't have a floor. I'm new to the floor lamp thing. Taylor actually told me to get that.

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Oh,

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can I, can I. Not the whole thing, but how we all. You, myself, we all hung out and we played video games and my. I like that you guys all came to my house and played like little. That stupid Facebook game with me. That was very nice.

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It was fun. I'm really jealous cause I used to be the one that hosts events all the time. I don't have anywhere to sit.

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Soon you will. You have those two diva chairs.

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I do have the chairs and a couch. We do have places.

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You have a couch.

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And Jacob gets a little bit miffed when I say we don't have furniture. We do have furniture. Jacob's making a little face and we're. It's not. It's just. It's me. It's not Jacob, it's me. I get overwhelmed.

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It's me.

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Hey, I'm the one you want. I get overwhelmed thinking about shopping because my Living room is kind of shaped funny.

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But it's really interesting, though. And I think you can do a lot of cool stuff with it because of how interesting it is.

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This is stressing me out. I don't wanna talk about it.

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This is stressing me out.

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This is too stressful. Monet, will you get your car painted the same color as mine?

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No, I love my car. I'm not changing my car. I love my car.

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I'm getting my car painted while I'm away this next time, okay?

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Let me tell y', all, Bob is becoming the ugly LA bitch.

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I'm getting it wrapped, which is cheaper than getting your car, Payton. It's a lot cheaper, actually.

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Bob is on some LA shit. Bob has a personal trainer. Bob now has to report all his meals to his trainer. Bob was keto for a while. Bob is getting his car painted Matte black. It is. You are so la. It's so gross to me.

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What's wrong? Listen.

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You're being so la.

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When I moved to New York City, I became a New York City girl. When I moved to New York City, I adapted to my surroundings. I was from Columbus, Georgia. I did not stay Columbus, Georgia, the whole time. I got with the business and I became a New York City girl. I live in Los Angeles now, and I'm acclimating to my surroundings. And I think. And I think that makes sense.

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Well, you're getting so la. I can just hear, ooh, some more LA shit's gonna happen. I'm gonna be like, yeah, what of it? Hard irl.

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What of it?

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You don't see me becoming an LA girl.

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You could never.

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First of all, I would never is the problem.

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You can never.

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And also, y' all should go on my TikTok right now. Bob and I posted the same video.

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You can go on my TikTok. Go ahead.

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And we posted the exact same video at the exact same time to see who would get more views. And Bob has 1 million followers. And Bob has 1 million followers.

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First of all, I have 1.4 million followers.

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1.4 million followers.

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And then again.

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But you post.

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It's actually not 1.4.

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You post, like, every day.

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You keep saying that. Like you said, I do not post every day, Bob.

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Every time I open my TikTok after a couple of days, you. I scroll into, like, eight videos of you.

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I don't post every day. One day. That's not the case. You can go through and look, but you're not going to. I'm telling you, I do not post every day. If you're on my TikTok right now turning my volume down so y' all don't hear all the noise, I post it today.

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Today.

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And then I posted two hours ago. And then I posted two days ago. Okay, so that's a whole day away.

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So that's three videos in one day.

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But that's not every day. Four days, then two days before.

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Oh, no. You know, you usually just scrolled.

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Okay, okay, but I post multiple times a day. Not every day.

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Right. You post, like three videos a day,

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but not every day, but at least every two days. And then two days before that, and then three days before that, and then I post a few a day. I get in my moods and I post, but then I don't post them every single day. That is a falsehood.

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And I'll go through mine. I posted once a day.

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Why are you so proud of your stuff?

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I posted one today. One, two days ago. Before that. The last one was 6. 13.

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Why are you so proud of slacking on social media? Why you so proud? I ain't done shit, actually. I ain't done shit on social media. I don't promote myself. I don't post on Instagram. I ain't done shit.

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Well, the point I was making was I was like, well, Bob, you have 1.4 million followers. Of course your view's gonna get. Your video's gonna get more views quicker. And Bob was like. And you were like, that's not how it works.

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That's not how it works.

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I'm like, I know. I get how this TIK algorithm. I don't think you do. But I am subscribed to him, Bob. Every time you post a video, those

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hands are very close to my face.

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Every time you post a video, I get a notification, oh, Bob posts a video, and I'll go watch it. So the one point.

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So you're a fan?

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I am. I'm a huge fan of your work. I love everything you do. Well, almost everything.

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That first impressions look is still legendary.

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A stain legendary. A crimson stain on your career.

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Crimson and blonde and crimped and dreaded.

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So those 1.4 million people who follow you gonna get the bot posted a video. I'm gonna watch it. Where I only have 300,000 people that will do that for me, is my point. Okay, but that was my point.

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But I'm just telling you that sometimes the algorithm shows, like, people's videos.

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I know. I know how TikTok works.

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You swear?

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You swear?

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You are the queen of social media. You know the Science behind algorithms. She watched the social experiment. What was it? The social media bitch.

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You don't even know.

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Was it the social media dilemma? The social media problem. The social dilemma. She watches it one time and now she gets the algorithm. She knows it, honey. She is divinely you.

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And I will not stop touching on braids every time.

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Every time.

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Do you know what I love? Kim K. So Paris Hilton has this show on Netflix, Cooking with Paris.

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Everyone's talking about it.

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I watched the first episode. It wasn't that great.

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Someone else just said they watched it. It was so funny.

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We were together when someone was telling us this. Ezra said it.

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It was Ezra. Ezra was like, I watched it. It was so funny.

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Do y' all like it? Do y' all watch the Cooking with Pirate show? I mean, it was fine. I wasn't like, oh, my God, this is. It was fin. I mean, someone said, social media problem. Ooh, box a little bit of a lag.

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So they're gonna get your question in a moment.

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Oh, nice one, Shane. What did Shane say? Gay as. Did you call me? Everyone said that. You call me gay. Did you just call me?

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Your shirt says gay as fuck. Oh, your T shirt. I'm so mad that you're wearing a T shirt. This is. You gotta do your own thing. You gotta do your own thing. Can you stand up against your outfit, please?

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No,

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I mean rewind back to the beginning, y'. All.

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You can see it.

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Not sure.

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First of all, rewind back.

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What am I supposed to say? Rewind. All right. Dirty wine. We get it. You're from the Caribbean.

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You say Dutty wine said, I'm not a bother Receptionist.

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My.

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Look,

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Bob, the reception.

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First episode was bad. Oh, I guess. Oh, maybe I should watch the second episode. I only watched the first episode.

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You can't get caught up in the comments.

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I know, I know.

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Because you will stay down the whole time. The whole video will be you going,

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I love these eyebrows. They're really figurative.

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Yeah, they were a little thicker than normal.

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I like this.

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And I. Yeah, I just went with it. I just. I just did my thing.

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We didn't even talk em. We had the same eyeshadow color on a little copper nude moment.

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Which one is yours?

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Which one is.

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What is this? What?

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This is Anastasia.

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This is Ben Nye.

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Oh, the Ben Nye. Copper stuff.

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And Inglot. What's that little thing that you take? The dipper. You drop it. It's called. No, it's like it's a product from Inglot.

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I don't use Inglo. I Don't know nothing about them hoes.

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Well, I got this from Layla McQueen. I've been taking some little notes from Ms. McQueen when she did my makeup on set, and I'd be like, okay, what is this? What you doing with this? What's going on over here? So eventually, I was gonna stop hiring her and do it myself. Imagine. Imagine if I was that fucking shady.

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Yes.

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I wouldn't find the name of the product. By the way, I have been giving Jeff Bezos too much money. Oh, girl, me too, like.

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But you know what the problem is?

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It's called Duraline.

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Duraline? I've never heard of that.

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I've been giving Texas Bezos too much money. Well, you know, and I'm not proud of it.

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I heard of someone told me, like, a hack. Not a hack, but a way to make your, like, Amazon purchase on Fears or something. Like, oh, where'd you get this dress? Oh, it's from Bezos. Where'd you get this? Here. Oh, it's from Bezos.

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Bezos. Bezos, like shaytar Jay, back when people say, oh, yeah, I'm just doing a little shaytar Jay.

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Okay, I got it.

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We're gonna take a little break, and we'll be like that shortly.

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[C]

Wait, what do you mean audio? Where is this? We're casting to.

[A]

It's going to be on Wednesdays. This Wednesday.

[C]

Oh, the audio. Like in the future. Yeah, audio in the future.

[A]

Keep all that in because I want y' all to bother know what's going on.

[C]

No, that's not. I thought you meant there were people listening on audio now. Like just audio. Which we could have actually gone live on stereo.

[A]

Oh, we could have.

[C]

I mean, we could still go live on stereo. All right, y' all are getting. Y' all are getting the full behind the scenes tease.

[A]

Too much. Jeff quit, didn't he? Is giving Bloomingdale's.

[C]

Why y' all coming? For my garment. It's cute. It is cute.

[A]

I think it's cute.

[C]

What's the story behind this? So I bought this on Santee Alley and for like when we were doing, when we were doing all those episodes of Bobbing Around, I was like just looking for new clothes I never worn. So I'd go to Fanta Alley, buy a bunch of stuff. And then we filmed them all in like a week or three days. We filmed all like back to back to back. So I was just like, let me just get some cheap clothes that are not like, I'm be sitting this from the waist up, not spending a lot of crazy money on these outfits. And then I wore it and then I kind of. It was just cute. And then Monet was like, can I? And I was like, yeah. So I gave it to Monet.

[A]

And now I wore this in my Poppy video.

[C]

Oh, you did?

[A]

I went to Poppy video. That video was so fucking. That thing was weird.

[C]

And when she was. She really acted like that in person.

[A]

Yeah, probably.

[C]

Did they make you sound like a, like a DNA or Something about, like, how you can't, like, talk about what y' all did there or anything. No, I don't like her. She's. Not that I don't like her, but she's scary.

[A]

Scary.

[C]

She's a scary person.

[A]

Yeah, she talks. Even off camera. She's like, hi, Monet, it's nice to meet you.

[C]

There's a bunch of, like, stuff behind, like. There's like, a bunch of stories behind, like, why she acts like that and why she talks like that. And it's just, like, kind of creepy. And it just scares me a little bit is all. So now we're. Now we are. People can also hear us.

[A]

Add me.

[C]

No, we were both in the same one, otherwise it'd be an echo. So now they can hear both of us on stereo. And I just hit Jacob, my original link.

[A]

I'm adding add. Me, too.

[C]

No, if I add you, so you get.

[A]

So you get all the traction.

[C]

Do you want to just do it on yours instead of mine? No, we can't sit side by side and use our phone.

[A]

I'm gonna put my phone upstairs.

[C]

Oh, my God, Monet, Just put your phone down and just do the podcast. You're insane. You are.

[A]

I see.

[C]

All right. And we're back. Here we go, everyone. So if you're just tuning in on stereo. Monet. I am here with Monet X Change. We're operating off of one. What was so funny?

[A]

What's in not the Gigi Good Beauty Shop. Naps by Gigi. I love you. Say naps. Naps.

[C]

Not naps. All right, we're at. And you wanna bring us back?

[A]

Yeah, and we're back.

[C]

And we're back. I wanna talk to you about our. Okay, I was gonna not do a segue. Just go right into the topic.

[A]

I mean, we can just do that.

[C]

All right, so our topic this week is Reading.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Reading of all kinds. And now, do you consider yourself a particularly well read person?

[A]

I used to be before. After college, I stopped reading books. But before college, I was always reading for school, leisurely. And also. So when I was really young, my stammer and my stutter was really bad. Like, it was bad, bad, bad. Like, I would be like. It was like that. I could not get a sense of it.

[C]

Really?

[A]

Yeah. I told you this one.

[C]

Not the Queen's speech.

[A]

Yeah, I had a very bad stutter and a very bad stammer. It was very bad.

[C]

What's the difference between a stutter and a stammer?

[A]

I don't know. Someone asked me that recently. I was like, I don't know. I just, you know, I love to Google.

[C]

What's the difference? Difference between a stutter and a stammer? Let's see. There is no difference.

[A]

Yeah, it's just different. So I had that as a kid. So my mom, she thought you was fierce.

[C]

Now listen, if you're listening on stereo right now, you want to actually see us. Monet and I are live on our Patreon. So you can go over to Patreon, you can sign up for 5, 10, $1, whatever, $20, and you can see us live. Thank you for the tip.

[A]

See, that's what you're doing. You are. So we're splitting every tip you make that we split.

[C]

That's not true. That's categorically false. But if you're watching and you want to join us on Patreon, we will split that money. The Patreon money.

[A]

Anyway, so my mom would make me sit down at the dinner table and I'd have to read out loud to her.

[C]

Like, what were you reading?

[A]

Like, she likes homework assignments or books I had to read in primary school. And how to coming back? We triggered yesterday. Al went to the store. Al had. And I had to do it all the time. And so my. And it. But it did help my stammer went away.

[C]

She could have been more fish. She, like, read the ingredients in these pop tarts, make a trideca la copa kite scoopa, little cormatibodyte.

[A]

And also, do you know what's so fucking annoying in college? How they make you buy all those fucking books that you will never use again.

[C]

And also, not only that, but like, the difference between this book and the last version is like a page. The pictures are different.

[A]

Shit is so annoying.

[C]

And they're like, you can't use the book from last season. From the last version.

[A]

Oh, my God.

[C]

So you were trying to buy, like, a used book from someone before, but you can't use that because it's.

[A]

Oh, it's a scam. It's a scam.

[C]

I told you. Higher education is scam. I've been telling y'. All.

[A]

Higher education, that is some Scamisha Iman shit, girl.

[C]

I thought of a great joke.

[A]

What?

[C]

If you say candyman, if you say Candy Muse in the mirror five times, Tamisha Iman will come for you. Cause anyone doing the candy. Candy Muse. Candy Muse. You a candyman.

[A]

Yeah, I know.

[C]

By the way. Wait, they've changed it. Didn't it used to be three times? Yeah, it's five times now.

[A]

That Is too much.

[C]

Like, I'm bored. I'm not saying your name five times. Beetlejuice will come if I say it three times.

[A]

I love Beetlejuice. They should do a Beetlejuice remake. Do you think it's too soon?

[C]

No, Michael Keaton did that how long in the 90s.

[A]

Yeah, but I mean, it's not too soon.

[C]

No, no, definitely. I mean, there have been like two or three versions of Still Make Noise, the Blackstone Magnolias.

[A]

I can't. So do you consider yourself a well read person?

[C]

No, I do not. I read like one to two books a year. Like one or two a year maybe. And sometimes they're audiobooks, sometimes they're not. Audiobooks are great. And you know what? If you're out there, I love audiobooks. Audiobooks. Don't ever let. Do not ever. Don't you ever let anyone shame you for reading a fucking audiobook. Do not. People who read paperback books are just so fucking.

[A]

Oh, they get off on it.

[C]

Oh, they're so.

[A]

They're so proud.

[C]

Oh, my God, you look like RuPaul, you know? Oh, thank you. That's so sweet. When I went, oh, she makes those little faces. Yeah, but they're so high and mighty.

[A]

It's so crazy.

[C]

And also when they're like. I prefer. I just like to thumb through the.

[A]

And I just love the smell of a new book.

[C]

Bitch, it's paper. Lick your teeth like, bitch, it's fully paper. But also because before audiobooks were big, I was reading on my iPad. So I read the entire Hunger Games series. That's not true. I read. The first one was an actual book that someone gave me from work. Someone was like, I just finished this book. Do you want it? I said, sure. I took it and I read it.

[A]

Did you like it?

[C]

Oh, my God. I devoured. So I was very lucky that I started reading the. I started reading the first book after the second book already came out. So I didn't have to wait like some people did.

[A]

Got it.

[C]

I did have to wait for the third one. No, did I? I think I may have read them. I think I may have started after they were all done. Which is how I enjoyed Breaking Bad, the TV show I found out about.

[A]

I remember when you were obsessed with.

[C]

You haven't even tried to watch.

[A]

I remember you would not stop talking about it.

[C]

I watched. I mean, I watched the entire series in like a weekend. It was phenomenal. Yeah, I'm obsessed. It was absolutely bananas. Also, if you're just tuning on stereo. Listen, you can join us on the Patreon. You can watch us on patreon. Go to siblingwri.com go to patreon.com sibling rivalrypodcast. You can actually see me and Monet live. This is our live episode.

[A]

And you can also tip Monet for all the tips you're giving Bob on cereal. But people who read books.

[C]

So when I was reading them, wow, coming out, I was reading them on my iPad. And even though I was reading them on iPad, people who like had physical books were like, I don't know, honestly. Abolish libraries. Like libraries are.

[A]

No, don't abolish libraries.

[C]

Okay. That space can be used for something else. They're huge because of all the books. Like take the chunk with all the books in it. Do something else with that. Make it a shelter. Do something. And make one side a computer lab. I think the computer lab part is very.

[A]

Bob, when's the last time you went to the library? All libraries have a huge computer wallet.

[C]

I went to the library recently. It was like 2003. Yeah.

[A]

So they have computers.

[C]

Are you saying they haven't been to library a long time?

[A]

But yeah, go ahead, Drake him.

[C]

Let me move the phone farther away from the mic. It's constantly stagnant.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Wow. Drag me. And our stereo listeners.

[A]

They just put it on here.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

But yeah, I will say the society of book readers. They. And as an adult, sometimes I feel insecure when I'm like around book readers. I'm like, they're annoying. They make you feel like you are such a dumb bitch if you don't read physical books.

[C]

They're like people, they're like people who haven't. They're like people who don't eat fast food.

[A]

Uh huh.

[C]

I don't eat fast food. Okay, bitch.

[A]

Or vegans or crossfitters or people who don't watch tv. Oh my God. People who don't watch tv. Love tv.

[C]

It's just. I don't watch tv. Yeah, I don't watch tv. What's it called? Who is it? Her name's Beyonce.

[A]

Wait, wait.

[C]

Oh, interesting.

[A]

And the forward is television.

[C]

Wow.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Because I just read books.

[A]

I'm like, like off.

[C]

I do this thing where I just. Where I just basically always read books.

[A]

Wait, who we dragging? Drag her.

[C]

Libraries. Libraries. Yeah. Bob is single handedly taking down the library industry.

[A]

Oh my God. I thought, okay, so there's this guy from New York with this trait.

[C]

Okay, we got a question.

[A]

Don't worry. Oh, this, trade that. Okay. So I first hooked up with him. Bob, I want to Say when I was just going to college or when I came back from college on some break. And so, like, 2000, when I was 20. So that was 2010. Yeah.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

No. Yeah.

[C]

I don't know.

[A]

2010. And he still hits me up to this day, and he's still in the closet.

[C]

Did you bottom for him?

[A]

Yeah, I bottom for him. I topped him.

[C]

When you bottom for people, they be

[A]

acting crazy or when you top someone who's never done it before, it's always no.

[C]

I think that in my experience, and I haven't bought him a very long time, but the last time I did bottom for, I was like, you're acting wild.

[A]

Maybe. Maybe you fucking threw that pussy back, girl.

[C]

I was like, you need to. To chill out. Ooh, yes, Mom, I've got the voice.

[A]

What's that Fergie line? Fergalicious definition make the voice go loco. Oh, my God, Jim Jaminge. Doing Fergie was one of the worst. I never want to see that again.

[C]

But her lip sync to Phone by Lizzo was great.

[A]

It was great. But Fergie was disgusting. What was. What was the move? I can't remember. It was. Oh, my God, she looks so bad. Yeah. Ew, ew. Sorry. I just have to say that. Okay, let's. Let's take the question.

[C]

All right, let's listen. Yeah, we have a call. We. This is a comment from Jen Silver.

[A]

I just want to really thank you

[C]

for bringing awareness to the audiobook community. I feel like a lot of the time we are not accepted as true readers. And honestly, that hurts my soul. So thank you for acknowledging us, accepting us, and welcoming us.

[B]

We love you.

[A]

Thank you.

[C]

Yeah, it is all things. I mean, Jacob listened to audiobooks. I like to listen to audiobooks. I used to listen to them when I was, like, doing my makeup. It's just that I think, because you know what it is? Honestly, when you're on tour, you can't really listen to audiobooks. Cause you're in the dressing room with lots of girls. Even if it's one other person, I think it's rude.

[A]

Yeah, for sure.

[C]

And I think that music is fine in, like, chunks. I don't think that music should always be played in the dressing room. I think it's.

[A]

It's a little annoying.

[C]

So work the world. Violet Chachki was legendary for black. Oh, y'.

[B]

All.

[C]

DJ Chokshki.

[A]

She still does. She still does it.

[C]

We called her DJ Chokshki. She would play her music so loud. I mean, blasting DJ fucking Chotchki. It was obnoxious. And people were like, we don't want to be in the room with her.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Because she's fucking. Her music is just too fucking loud.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

She looks like ddm. Yeah. It's like Deep House.

[A]

It's shit. Similar to that song she just released. It's like that.

[C]

Yeah, yeah. It's very, like.

[A]

Yeah, it's very.

[C]

No words.

[A]

It feels very cyclic. So you feel like it's the same song over and over again.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

And you feel like you've been listening to one song for like an hour and a half, and it's like. I'm like, I can't.

[A]

And then when her. So she did this when I was on Work the World, then Kim started blasting for the first time.

[C]

Oh, yeah. So Kim hates it. And Kim is very passive aggressive. So Kim just starts playing mew that she knows she'll hate. Really fucking loud. It was wild.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

The speaker battle. It was crazy.

[A]

Speaking of audiobook people I love and

[C]

there was one girl who.

[A]

Who

[C]

on that.

[A]

Do you want to share with the class?

[C]

There was a girl on that tour who smells so bad. No one wanted to be the same.

[A]

Oh, we know. I mean, everyone probably knows who just by that.

[C]

Anyway. And so it was. It was choosing between the girl who.

[A]

What is. What is her name right now? Stop. That was brilliant.

[C]

I did not mean it.

[A]

You are corrupt.

[C]

But it was torn between the girl who plays the music too loud and the girl that smells the freshest.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[C]

So we were like, who do we. Who do we go? You are so messy. I'm so messy. I'm so messy. Oh, my God, I'm so mad at you. I'm so mad at you.

[A]

So anyway, so. Oh, audiobooks. The last audiobook. Well, the last audiobook I listened to was Mariah Carey's audiobook for her. Bob, you need to listen to her. It is so fucking good. The story she tells in it. She sings in it about little anecdotes and little. It is one of the best audiobooks

[C]

I've ever heard in my life. Let's do it. You know, me and Mariah Carey have the same editor.

[A]

Oh, really?

[C]

Yes. So shout out James Malia, my editor, for my book that I've been writing for too long. He would leave me and be like, all right, I just got back from Mariah Carey and now I'm here with you. And I'd be like, not me and Mariah from the same editor.

[A]

That's so fierce.

[C]

I've heard her book is really brilliant. She was really? She really was, like, right. Like, she was like, it's amazing.

[A]

And I believe it 100% is her. It's so good. And. Yeah, it's brilliant. I love it. I love that audiobook.

[C]

He told me one funny story about, like, something that he tried to, like, like, correct some grammar. And she was like, no, this is how black people talk. He was like, no, you wouldn't say this. She was like, james, this is. This is just how black people talk. Oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, sure. Totally sure.

[A]

I learned so much about her book. Like, I didn't know she struggled with her racial identity so much because, you know, her mom is white and her dad is black. You know, her mom is an opera singer.

[C]

Yeah. Her mom was on her Christmas special in, like, 2010.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[C]

Which was one of the. It was on abc. It was so good. It was so good. Go listen to Mariah Carey sing. What's it Fall on your knee oh, hear the angel's voice says Christ oh, Christ divine oh, Christ divine oh, oh, holy night oh, holy night Sing the whole song just to get to the one lyric. Oh, holy night And I was like, oh, my God, this is so, like.

[A]

It was.

[C]

She's. And her mom was there singing a duet with her. She's really fucking talented. Her and her mom are both insanely talented.

[A]

I think we have another audio.

[C]

This one's specific. You want this one? Oh, there's also one more thing. Just our Audible code for sibling rivalries. Audible.com.

[A]

oh, wait, we have Audible.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Oh, my God, I love audible.

[C]

What is it? Can I use it? Yeah. So go to audible.com rivalry and get some. The last. And get some book. The last book that I listen to. And I really. I actually wanted to do a. A book club on the Patreon. I remember. Really wanted to do one, and I just never got around. I just. I probably should still do it. I could still do it, right?

[A]

Yeah, you can.

[C]

It is the Good Lord Bird.

[A]

Oh, I've heard about that.

[C]

Oh, my God. So the TV show is not as great as. I couldn't finish TV show, to be honest. But the book, the Good Lord Bird is just. I mean, the audiobook and the book, it was just so good. Like, it was. I was so compelled. It's a story about John Brown. John Brown was a famous abolitionist. Like, his death, a lot of people say that it kind of started the Civil War because he was this crazy abolitionist who would be like, if you believe in slavery, he would just literally kill you on the spot.

[A]

Love It.

[C]

He would just full on, in cold blood, in the middle of the street, murder you.

[A]

Love it.

[C]

He was murdering judges who. Who. Who were, like, doing. He was. He was a wild, wild guy. He was friends with Harriet Tubman.

[A]

Oh, my God. Oh. Him and Harry were friends.

[C]

They were these old buddies. They like, har. I mean, literally. And it's about him and this fictional slave who has been misgendered. So he thought that the slave was a girl, but he was a boy. But he was so afraid of John Brown because John Brown was very religious, that he lived as a girl for, like, six years. All right, which one you want to give, babe? Oh, anyone? All right, let's listen to Allie, who's a super fan of mine on. On stereo. Just saying, libraries save me a lot of money and are a great way

[A]

for young people to get access to

[C]

books when they can't afford them.

[A]

Yeah, Bob?

[C]

Well, I think that there is a program where you can have libraries and, like, tablets, it's just.

[A]

They're too big.

[C]

The books are too big. There's gotta be a way to have libraries and tablets and, like, loan out tablets or loan out nooks or loan out Kindles or something. Libraries are massive. But on one Kindle, you can have every book in the library. On one Kindle. Every single book.

[A]

I get it. But I mean, I do think there is a culture for people who just want to have a book. Some people just like that, and I think that's okay.

[C]

I just think the buildings are too big. Like, they're just too big. And I don't. Are they bringing in. Are they bringing in what they're worth?

[A]

Probably, otherwise they would not be here.

[C]

I mean, they're publicly funded.

[A]

All right, so we're paying for the bitch. We're paying for these libraries, bitch.

[C]

I the fuck? No. I. The fuck no. Brooklyn Heights is here. Oh, let's listen to Brooklyn Heights.

[A]

Bob, you said remove the part of the library with all the books in it. Bitch, that's the whole library.

[C]

Well, there's the. You know, there's the other stuff. I just want to say, if you're listening on stereo and you want to see me and Monet's beautiful visage, you can join our Patreon. This is a live show. We're actually doing this live. We're beautifully sitting in Monet's gorgeous home that I'm very jealous of.

[A]

And if you guys want to see our Michelle Visages, you can watch season eight, season ten, and all stars four,

[C]

RuPaul's Drag Race even on two. That's why I can't tell me. Gingerbread's been on three seasons of bitch.

[A]

No, four.

[C]

No, just three. Seven, and then two all stars.

[A]

Oh, okay. She has done a lot. Manila has done three.

[C]

Latrice.

[A]

Jujubee has done three.

[C]

Eureka. Shangela.

[A]

Do you think Shangela would ever go back after they did her dirty?

[C]

No, Shangela would not go back. She would not go back. I hate when they had. I'm not saying that some girls don't deserve to go back, but, like, if you're on your third time and Peppermint hasn't been back, what the fuck's going on? Why Peppermint should be back on Drag Race.

[A]

I know. I think Peppermint would turn it to.

[C]

Oh, my God, she'd be so good.

[A]

Especially. Especially if her entrance look is what she posted on Instagram yesterday.

[C]

She girl, y' all go to supplement's Instagram right now and just comment Hot. Just comment my. I just said, bet my mom uses this app. Like, this is. It's literal nudity. I was like, she didn't get it removed. She's butt the fuck naked and she looks fucking. She looks amazing. This is the same thing I said when you pop like, you are literally.

[A]

I don't mean naked, though. I like. I give. No, I suggest you do.

[C]

I need to bring up the image of you standing at the top of your staircase literally butt naked.

[A]

It.

[C]

Oh, yeah, that one. I think we need to take a break and scroll up and read the YouTube comments. What? What are the. What are the. What are the comments? Bob against literacy. 2021. Bob against literacy 2021. Bob not Bob against child literacy. Bob.

[A]

Bob. Bob the last librarian.

[C]

Did Bob lose a reading child? Bob Again, against words. Not Bob against words. The library is closed.

[A]

Why does Bob hate big buildings?

[C]

It just seems to end books. It just. You know what it is? I was driving. I was ubering through New York City, and I remember going by, like, a library or I think I went by two libraries and one children. I was like, jesus Christ, this is a massive building. Yeah, that could be used for something. But.

[A]

But you're. You're. And can you want to tell the children what is your. What is your book that you're writing?

[C]

Oh, so I'm writing a book.

[A]

Will you not put out any paperback or any hardcover?

[C]

No, I am going to be putting out a hardback cover of my book. You're so ridiculous. You're so ridiculous. Yes, I'll be putting out a hardback cover of my book. I'm writing a book called Harrod Tubman Live in Concert.

[A]

Love that.

[C]

And it is a book about Harriet Tubman writing her album, like, writing her hip hop album.

[A]

Love that.

[C]

She's literally writing this hip hop album and she meets up with a producer who's kind of a retired music producer. And they're just in this room together working on this album while exploring her life and what she's done and then hopefully eventually gonna go into a stage show called Harriet Tubman Live in Concert, which I'm very, very proud of.

[A]

Of.

[C]

I love that you want to take a little moment, a little question, Michael. Okay, Bob, one of my best friends is a librarian and ask him all the time why. Because books are obsolete. And he has explained to me that libraries are more than just books nowadays. It's. They teach technology, they help with research. They're just there for a source of information for people who might need next shop finding it. Bye. But what if the chunk with the books was used better is all I'm saying. It's also a big flammable building. You said abolished libraries. I did say abolished libraries. I may have been a bit overzealous.

[A]

Oh, my God.

[C]

Is this your restructure?

[A]

Is this your Monet and the antibiotics moment?

[C]

Restructure library. I apologize, guys. Restructure library. Now the librarian community going to come after me, girl, it's going to be some libraries at my shows outside, walking around with their signs and girl, let's listen to Brianna Clark.

[A]

Bob, I love you so much, but you're so wrong about libraries.

[C]

They're more than just a space to check out books. They provide places for people within the community to get in out of the heat or the cold. They also have community resources.

[A]

You can job hunt there.

[C]

They teach, teach classes.

[A]

They often have sewing machines.

[C]

You can check out seed libraries.

[A]

They're more than just books.

[C]

I want to reiterate out loud that I know that libraries are more than books. It's just the books are taking up too much space in the library. I feel like the building could be utilized better if they removed the books and took all that storage and used it for like the shelter and the lessons and the classes and the performance spaces.

[A]

You can get a sewing machine at a library.

[C]

That is crazy. Apparently, if you're in a Clark's library, you can. We have a fan comment from Jackson. Fan comment from Jack. Bob said reading is not fun. Y' all are ridiculous. We got one more. One more from the fan. Let's listen.

[A]

Am I the only One who cannot read anymore. I feel like I did, like, growing

[C]

up, but as, like, social media and

[A]

just, like, Netflix and all that stuff has, like, started to consume my life, it's so much harder to, like, sit down and read.

[C]

Also. Love you guys. Misty Monet.

[A]

I will say Chandler. I mean, I can still read, but I think I get your point. But for me, nowadays, if I pick up a book to read, I will fall asleep immediately.

[C]

Books do make me sleep, bitch.

[A]

I will read a paragraph and be out.

[C]

Yeah, books make me girl. If I read the ingredients in food, I pass out in the kitchen. But what's in the.

[A]

Oh, have you also done the thing where you're reading and you. Oh, I'll tell you when we come back.

[C]

All right, let's take a little break. All right. And we are back, so.

[A]

Or have you done the thing where, like, I read a paragraph and I have to read it, like, five times because my mind trapped has gone away while I'm reading it and, like.

[C]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[A]

You don't understand what you. Like, what. What did I just read? And I read it again. I had to sometimes four times. I have to read one paragraph.

[C]

Yeah, that. That has happened before. And you're. And I'm. I'm like, it's add. I can't believe I'm just reading all these words and I wasn't even process. I was just like, where is my brain? Let me go back. Let me go back. Yes. And then, like, I just did it again. I'd be like, but how can I focus more? Like, I'm reading the word. And it happens sometimes with audiobooks, too. I have to go back and listen again.

[A]

Not.

[C]

Not that often with audiobooks. Because I think I'm also splitting my attention with audiobooks. I'm, like, doing something else.

[A]

Yeah. Like, you're making an apartment. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[C]

So it does work that way. But, yeah, it is hard for me to pay attention while reading an audio. Reading a book, it feels almost impossible, honestly. What's your favorite book?

[A]

My favorite book I've ever read?

[C]

No, bitch, the ones you haven't read.

[A]

Oh, the ones you just heard about.

[C]

What's your book?

[A]

Ooh, you're gonna hate this, but the story was so good. The Time Traveler's Wife. Such a good book. I love the time travel episode, y'. All.

[C]

The Groomer's Wife. The Child Groomer's Wife. No, that book is that movie. I haven't even read the book.

[A]

The book is really good.

[C]

The book is probably worse. Typically speaking, whenever you Read a. Watch a movie. They really tone it down from the book. Like, if you ever read a Stephen King book and then watched a movie, you're like, oh, they really. They really saved us from some.

[A]

The book gives more context to things, so it doesn't feel as weird as you make it.

[C]

Bob's book.

[A]

Bobby Book burning just Kindles.

[C]

And of course, everyone's still going on about me burning books. I think that, yeah, a lot of people are like, wait, what were you talking about?

[A]

About the best book you've read. And I said, the time. Travis Wife for me.

[C]

Oh, yeah. For me, the Color Purple is the best book of all time. It's just so. Okay, let me tell you what Wally Culp. Tell me why Tyler Trevor. Wife's good first.

[A]

I just love the story. I love how it develops and I love. I love the great detail they give. And it just puts you in that moment. You feel so passionate. I was like, oh my God, this is me. I was like, it makes you. I just get so caught up in the love story. It's so beautiful to me.

[C]

But she's a child for a big chunk of it.

[A]

No, she's not. That's the thing. She's not a child for a big chunk of it. I feel the director of the movie did that. She wasn't a child. I mean, there are the child moments that we talked about when we saw in the movie, but it is not as.

[C]

So it's not like that in the book so much.

[A]

No, not so much.

[C]

Grey was really odd to me when he came out butt naked in the woods. It was like, like, didn't I told you to bring me some clothes this time? Oh my God, not the groomery. What I love about the Color Purple is you are, first of all, you're on a literacy journey. So Celia's writing. They're all letters. So Celie's writing letters to God at first, and then she just. So she's learning from Nettie how to write. So it's just in this busted up, broken English. And then over time, she gets better at it. And then after a while, she's writing to Nettie and Nettie her sister, and then Nettie's writing back to her. So the big chunk where Nettie's writing from Africa to her. Cause she finds all Nettie's letters and then she goes back and it's just like, it's the best love story of all time. Cause she doesn't get the girl, she doesn't get the guy, she gets herself. It's just so beautiful. It's like one of those, like, really, like, how you get to learn to love yourself stories. And I'm he. I last that longer. I matched that note.

[A]

You did. Your vocal abilities have improved. Draft. I feel like in the past two years. What's going on? You haven't gotten this fix yet.

[C]

I haven't shaved my neck. I was in the car today singing Whitney Houston, and at the end of Dance Somebody where she goes, phew. Oh, my God. And Ezra was like, wow, you hit that. And I was like, yeah, girl.

[A]

Wasn't my speakers.

[C]

It wasn't how. I know. No. Well, it was dance Somebody I want to. Because then she goes,

[A]

yes.

[C]

Anyway, let's listen to Heather. Let's listen to Heather Mason. Not Bob reenacting the library of Alexandria burning down.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

Fahrenheit 451 all over again. We are doing a Fahrenheit.

[A]

Oh, my God. That's such a good.

[C]

Oh, my God.

[A]

Animal Farm. Well, that is a great book. Did you read George Orwell?

[C]

I didn't read.

[A]

I mean, no. 1984. Animal Farm.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

What books were. Did you have to read in school? Do you remember any of them?

[C]

Things Fall apart.

[A]

Yes, that's the Chinua Achebe. Yeah.

[C]

Yeah. Dinky Hawker Shoots Smack. What the fuck? Yeah, it was called Dinky Hawker Shoots Smack.

[A]

What is this?

[C]

11th grade, 10th grade work.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

I mean, think kids are reading a book called Dinky Hawk or Shoot Smack. It's about crack. It's about drugs. It's about shooting up heroin.

[A]

Oh, Shoots smack. Oh, got it, got it, got it, got it.

[C]

Yeah. Dinky Hawker Shoots Smack. The Giver.

[A]

We didn't read that.

[C]

He read the Giver. The Giver is one of the best books of all time. It is on a seventh grade reading level, but the Giver is genuinely a fucking brilliant book. It is. So the Giver is about this person. Like, you live in a dystopian future, but it's supposed to be a utopia. You know what I mean? And it's like, no one here sees color. No one here feels pain, and no one here dies. Why are you making that face?

[A]

Books. But I guess it probably makes sense for the book. But talking about don't see color and show my. Where you're like, ugh.

[C]

I don't mean see color. Like, I don't see black people, white people. Everyone literally sees them black and white.

[A]

Oh, okay. I was like, ugh, we don't see color. I was getting. I was getting. That was so exasperated.

[C]

No, everyone Literally sees in black and white.

[A]

Okay, work.

[C]

And then there's. But no one feels any pain. No one dies. You never see anyone die. Like, everyone's perfect. You don't have sex. You just assign to a family the giver. The giver. There are people who give birth and there's one person called the receiver. The receiver takes everyone's pain. What are you laughing at, Jacob? Nothing. The receiver takes everyone's pain. Like one person feels pain for everybody. But this person also feels pleasure, feels orgasms, feels happiness, sees color, sees the world. Like that. And then that person, once they start to die, they give it to the next person.

[A]

Is it one person for the whole family?

[C]

For the whole community? Yeah. And then once that person starts to die, they have to become the giver and give the receiver all of these feelings so that no one else has to experience them.

[A]

So they're just feeling pain all day long and joy.

[C]

No, they're feeling life like they're getting like a normal life.

[A]

Oh, got it.

[C]

But you do have to receive pain. Like. Like you don't just feel pain. Like you just get. It's like, now I'm going to transfer the memory of having your leg broken. So now you have the feeling you're going to experience having your leg broken through me passing it on to you.

[A]

Got it.

[C]

But you also get to experience smells and joy. And you get to see the color green and blue. Green and red. Must be nice people.

[A]

Also, when people say in black and white, you still see shades of gray. So you can see white and black. You can see who's white and who's black. So you do see.

[C]

Yeah. Just to be clear, just like on. Just like guests coming to dinner. Everyone knew Sidney Portier was black. Cause he was black.

[A]

Right.

[C]

So if there's someone debating on black and white tv, they couldn't tell who the black people were.

[A]

I thought, well, I mean, some of

[C]

them, if you're a light skinned, like people like Lena Horne was.

[A]

Right.

[C]

Oh my God. There are people who thought Lena Horne and James were white.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. In book we had to read Huckleberry Finn.

[C]

People think my memory's amazing.

[A]

Oh, work your memory.

[C]

Yeah. Because I haven't read that book since seventh grade, but I remember it pretty accurately. Memory. And they also take people like when they die in the gear they take them to like a room. I just spoiled the book. Spoiler. Spoiler for everything. By the way, how did your high school deal with the language and Huckleberry?

[A]

Very thin. Oh, I was repeat the questions. We Were. Oh, Jacob was asking how my high school dealt with the language of Huck Finn. I don't even remember, but they say the N word a couple times in there. And that was middle school. We read Huck Finn in seventh grade.

[C]

We read the words.

[A]

Yeah, we said it out, but also

[C]

we were all black, so I don't know what y' all did, y' all high school.

[A]

My high school was mixed pretty, like, evenly, so we just read it, and no one. But also it was in Marine park, bitch. We were calling each other niggas up and down the hallway. White people saying niggas. Black people. Puerto Rico. Everybody. Everyone was using that word. So it wasn't weird.

[C]

The white people in my school did not say it. The Latinx people, the very few did sometimes. Did sometimes say it.

[A]

Every Latinx person in my school used the N word freely.

[C]

But growing up, we read the swear words in Huck Finn. I mean, the nigger words in Huck Finn.

[A]

Nigger Jim in class, Tim.

[C]

Jim.

[A]

Jim. We read Of Mice and Men.

[C]

Oh, my God. Of Mice and Men.

[A]

That's a great book. It's really good.

[C]

If you're gonna watch the movie, watch the old one, the black and white. White one. Did there was a remake in, like, 2001. There was, like, a TV one for, like, ABC or something. Huh.

[A]

Who did? Anyone we know starring it?

[C]

I don't remember. I think it was James Franco was in it.

[A]

Oh, did he play the, the skinny brother?

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

God, not Lenny.

[C]

Yeah, I think, I think it was Eureka and Trinity. Be a great, like, a drag version of Mice and Girls. Of Mice and Queens.

[A]

Let's work on that. Death of a Salesman.

[C]

Of Mice and Squirrel Friends.

[A]

Death of a Salesman.

[C]

I read the play.

[A]

Yeah, it was a play. Is there a book? Is the play.

[C]

I don't know if there is a book or not.

[A]

I'm pretty sure it was a play that we read. Yeah, we read something else.

[C]

Oh, we all didn't read. Can y' all tell? Has anyone in the Chat heard of dinky hawker, shoot smack? Or is that just something?

[A]

Well, you went to a predominantly black school. That's probably why.

[C]

What are you saying?

[A]

Shoot smack. That is a black colloquialism for drugs. White people don't say smack.

[C]

I think Nikki Harker was white, though. Though.

[A]

Oh, white people.

[C]

Well, it seem like you're making a thing about, like, it being a predominantly black thing, and I'm like, I feel like dinky hawker. I, I, I don't. I didn't.

[A]

White people telling black People stories. No way.

[C]

I didn't. I didn't actually. I didn't actually read Dinky Hawke. Yeah, she white.

[A]

That is. That her?

[C]

That's Dinky Hawker.

[A]

What did they say? It's a play. Hey, baby's great play. Oliver Twist of Maximin.

[C]

They're still back on. They're still back. Oh, yeah.

[A]

They were.

[C]

Yeah. Nope, just you. They're catching up. Nope, no one. Well, Dinky Ocker Shoot Smack was a book, and it fully existed. I did not make it. You can Google it. You can look up Dinky Ocker Shoot Smack. There it is. It's a real book.

[A]

That book doesn't exist.

[C]

Y' all are being so shady. Ever since I came out publicly against libraries, y' all have really changed. Let's listen to Donnie Riddle. Hey, Bob and Monet. It's Donnie from Patreon. So both of you named a book that was turned into a movie for your favorite book. So my question is, what is your favorite movie that was adapted from a book? Love you both.

[A]

Bye. Favorite movie adapted from a book. You go first. I have to think.

[C]

I mean, it's still Color Purple.

[A]

Oh, Color Purple.

[C]

I will say that the Hunger Games series was pretty good. Hunger Games is the only book I've ever liked series that I've ever read. And I was like. I could not stop reading them. And I was so mad when the last one was. I was like, this is so annoying because this book is like, I'm just obsessed. Did you ever read Hunger Games?

[A]

I don't read, no. I was watching movies.

[C]

I. I can't recommend. I mean, if you've ever watched the movies, the books are even better. I was. I was on a Stephen King kick for a while when I moved to New York City, I was really into, like, I gotta read all the classics. So I read the wizard of Oz. But I.

[A]

How was it?

[C]

It's really gruesome book. It's actually not like. It's not as joyful as what Judy Garland was in Bert Lahr were doing. You know what I mean? There's the. The.

[A]

The.

[C]

The Tin man is a vicious murderer. He just, like, cuts anything and anyone up into love. That million little. There's like a battle in the book. He kills over 100 creatures.

[A]

Oh, my God.

[C]

Over, like, there's one where he's, like, literally just going through lacerating, just. I mean, just chopping up every. Yeah. Everyone and anything in his way. There were like. There was like a. I think like a spider mixed with a bear. Like a spider with a Bear head or something like that.

[A]

Or like, that's very Avatar.

[C]

Like a bear with eight legs. I think there was a town made of. All the people were made of, like, glass. They were like china, like, made of, like, plates and ceramics. Like a ceramic town. The Wicked Witch was a lot more gruesome and vicious. They also. It wasn't just, like. They also didn't just, like, throw water on her and leave. They, like, threw out on her and they had to, like, go back and do something else. There's, like, a lot. It's a lot going on in that book, and it is quite vicious.

[A]

There are probably so many. There's so many movies that are made from books that I love. There's probably one that I really love and I don't even know it's from a book. There are so many of those. But, yeah,

[C]

you read the classics. Wuthering Heights, Tequila Mockingbird.

[A]

Tequila Mockingbird.

[C]

Yeah, I know her. Tequila Mockingbird. She works down at the. At the bar now,

[A]

Pride. Have you not read Pride and Prejudice? No. Yeah.

[C]

Some white shit I have not read. There's a book called Pride Prejudice and Zombies.

[A]

I will tell you what movie, what book I did read that was one of the greatest books I've ever read in my life. And you know exactly where I'm going.

[C]

The Sister Soldier Abs.

[A]

The coldest winner ever.

[C]

How do I know you this well? You're about to say the sister's coldest winner ever.

[A]

It is one of the Midnight. It is one of the greatest books I've ever read in my life.

[C]

So when I was in high school, all the girls were reading Cold. I feel like all the girls, like, passed around the same book. It was like this book was, like, falling apart.

[A]

Things fall apart.

[C]

Things fall apart. Yeah. And I remember, like, we were supposed to be reading Things Fall Apart or like, something like that, but instead everyone was reading the Coldest Winter Ever. But also, like, you weren't allowed to, like, read. Like, you could not read it. There was no rule against, like, reading a smutty book because it's just words.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

But the girls just going, cry. Every girl in my fucking high school

[A]

was reading this book.

[C]

And I remember being like. I remember thinking was like, I gotta get my hands on this book.

[A]

And did you like it?

[C]

I never. I never got to read. I never got around to reading it.

[A]

They should adapt it to a movie. Or maybe it has been, but I would love to see it as a movie.

[C]

It's smut, right?

[A]

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. It's like, hot and Racy.

[C]

And what's it called? The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Soulja.

[A]

Sister Soulja.

[C]

And it was like.

[A]

It was Soulja spelled S, O, U, L, J, A, H. Souljah.

[C]

Yeah, it was a real big hit. Back in Curves with Move.

[A]

Oh, first of all, just the name Curves with Moves says. Oh, my God. Monetization. That's my book, too. Oh, my God. I used to love the Goosebumps trilogy. The series Goosebumps. You read those?

[C]

Yeah, I mean, I read them as a kid. Yeah. I mean, once it came out, TV shows, like. I ain't read no book. I'm gonna watch TV shows.

[A]

Oh, yeah. And then all like the. Like the Beverly Clary, the Nancy Drew, the Babysitter's Club, whatever.

[C]

I didn't read those either.

[A]

I didn't read those either.

[C]

I didn't read any of those. Those are like white girl books.

[A]

Yeah, those are like Young babysitter club.

[C]

No, but you know what I did love?

[A]

What?

[C]

Honestly? Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one of the best books of all time.

[A]

I don't know what that even is.

[C]

Frankenstein is written by Mary Shelley.

[A]

Oh, okay. What do you want me to say? I don't know what you want from me.

[C]

I want you to engage me about the fucking book I just mentioned. I'm gonna name a book. You tell me if you can mention the first words in that book. Because the first words in books are very famous. There's, like, a few. Tell of Two Cities is one of the most famous openings of any book of all time.

[A]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. See, I literally just guessed. I had no idea.

[C]

How about Moby Dick? Moby Dick.

[A]

When shall we meet again? Sistas.

[C]

No, that's Macbeth. And then it's, when shall we three meet again?

[A]

When shall we three meet again?

[C]

It's. You can call me Ishmael.

[A]

Why is he saying that? Who is he talking to?

[C]

Probably someone on the boat introducing himself.

[A]

And that is not a famous opening line of says who?

[C]

The opening of Moby Dick is a.

[A]

Do y' all know that?

[C]

Yes. The opening of Moby Dick is a very famous opening line to a book. Very famous. Do you know the opening of Pride and Prejudice? I. What?

[A]

It's.

[C]

It's a famous one, but what is it again? It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of good fortune must be in want of a wife. Just want to point out that Jacob is reading that. I don't know. That was not committed from memory. But that is a famous one. You know, every. A lot of people know about the beginning of the one person. No. The beginning. See? Yes. They're all, like, typing. Yeah.

[A]

I'm like, oh, yeah.

[C]

They're all. No, people do know. That is a thing. 10 most famous opening lines from books. Pride and Prejudice, Moby Dick. Call Me Ishmael. A Tell. Two cities are the best times. The worst times. Squire. No. Nope.

[A]

Ulysses by James Joyce.

[C]

No. The Great Gatsby in my younger and more vulnerable years. My father.

[A]

Don't nobody know this shit.

[C]

I've been turning over to my mind ever since 1984.

[A]

Oh, 1984.

[C]

It was a bright, cold day in April and the clocks were striking 13. The catcher in the Rye. Which I.

[A]

Which I. That's a good book.

[C]

If you really want to hear about it. The first thing.

[A]

Let me do it. You might know the ninth. The ninth one. What's the ninth?

[C]

I don't know.

[A]

No, whatever it is. The Old man in the Sea.

[C]

No, what is. How's it start?

[A]

He was an old man in the sea.

[C]

No, it's not.

[A]

He was an old man who fished alone. Catch 22. Did you read that?

[C]

No.

[A]

It was love at first sight.

[C]

Oh, that's a famous one. Can you also look at the beginning of. Of cold winter ever.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

The col.

[C]

He slapped his big dick on my. And slammed my so hard. And I became a busted baby on that day. Well, Monet, I love you so much.

[A]

I love you so much, Bob. This is so fun.

[C]

Yeah. I mean. So we're gonna try to do some more live shows for you all.

[A]

For Patreon only. Deserve it. And we'll also do something for the public, too. But Patreon, we love y'. All.

[C]

The first line. You have the first line of. We should do a Patreon exclusive where you read selections from nickel. We can do that. So we're gonna. We're gonna. This is all right. So thank you all so much for joining us, and we'll see you all soon.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Sat.