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Let's talk about chicken.
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Yes.
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So what is a chicken? What would you say is chicken okay to me? Pretend I'm an alien and I'm like, what do you do? You say, I'm a chicken dater.
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Would you know what a bird is?
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Oh, yeah. Bird. Yeah.
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You know what bird is?
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I know. A bird.
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Yeah. Okay. Is it.
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I know I found a bird.
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Okay, it's a bird.
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Does it fly? It flies around.
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No, it actually can't fly.
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Really?
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I know.
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Really?
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I know. It's really tragic.
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That's pathetic of them. Hello and welcome back to the Adam Friedland Show. I'm Adam Friedland. First off, as always, I'd like to thank our members for supporting us here on YouTube.com you make the show possible. Members get access to all of our episodes early. And if you join, you took a flash photography. This is my best. Say hi, Phil. Okay, another flash. Another flash, Phil. This is my serious job where I do make believe, play, play pretend. Members get access to all of our episodes early. And if you join at the second or third tiers, you get your name in the credits of this fine program. If you'd like to join the Friedland Family foundation, you could do so by clicking the join button here on YouTube.com or by clicking the link in the description below. You could also support us on Patreon if you'd prefer. The link for that is in our description as well. And also merch, new merch. We got hoodies. Very popular Adam Friedland show hats are available now, Thomas. Phil, you want one? I never gave you one. You don't wear hats though. You've never been a hat guy. So cute. He's here. I love it. It's Ow. I love this. Freshman year I met this guy, the very popular Adam for that show. Hats are back in stock now. And guess what? We got fucking hoodies. We have this one, the squiggle. And now the lav is fucked up. And guess what? Modeled after United States army hoodie. We got this one. This is going to be the fucking hoodie of the winter and fall. My guest this week is British presenter and YouTube star Amelia Demoldenberg, known for hosting the very popular Chicken Shop Date. The program has been host to countless stars over the years. Of course, Paul Mescal and the rapper Big Zoo, Zoo, zoo. The fuck is that? Everyone knows, of course, that Emilia and I are both natural competitors. We share a tremendous amount of respect for the other's work. Mine intellectual, hers more of a poultry based promotional tool for celebrity culture. We're equals. Our conversation reminded me a lot of the famous LeBron James tweet. There's nothing like two heavyweights doing what they do best for the love off of the sport. Round after round, we traded blows. And in the end, any reasonable viewer would call it a stalemate, a draw. But shortly after we wrapped and she left the studio, and it was a mess, by the way, it dawned on me that my kill shot, my silver bullet, was still in the chamber. It's embarrassing to admit this, but I want to take accountability for our audience. So this morning, I called her up and delivered my final blow. Hi. How are you?
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Hi, Adam.
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Where are you?
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Sorry, I'm in la. Fancy hearing from you again.
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Hi. Okay, so I forgot. There was one question I forgot to ask. So you're obviously, like, a trailblazer in your space.
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Yeah.
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So, like, have you ever noticed any, like, imitators of, like, what you do?
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I would probably just. I probably say I'm one of one.
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Well, I saw a show. There's, like, another British lady that does, like, a dating. Kind of a dating show as well. Did you see that?
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No. Wait, tell me, who is this?
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Would you ever consider like, breaking her record of 100 dates in one day?
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Okay, I know.
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Yeah.
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I know who you're talking about now. Good one, Adam.
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All right. That's. That's all I had. Yeah.
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Is that it?
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
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Well, great. I hope you feel good about that.
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Okay. Okay. All right, take care. How do we. I don't know. Okay. Dude, that's sucked. I don't think it sucked. What do you think, Zach? And with that, the interview is officially complete. Job done. Game blouses. Another win for me. I've been having a good run recently. Some say generational. So, please, without further ado, enjoy my conversation with Amelia Dimoldenburg. Our next guest is one of the most popular creators on the Internet. Everyone, please welcome Emilia de Moldenburg. Let's give it up. Make some noise. Hi. Hi.
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Hi.
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You brought.
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Hi.
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Welcome.
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Hi.
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Are you. You're, like, collecting Infinity Stones.
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Go on. What do you mean?
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You did. Caleb, you did. Hot ones.
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Oh, my God. Yeah.
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And now you're, like, scraping the bottom of the barrel. Yeah.
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Nice to see you.
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You're very famous.
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You're famous.
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No shit. That's. Come on.
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You're famous.
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Don't condescend me.
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You're famous.
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What do you mean?
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You know, like, you're famous to me.
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Thank you. She's very nice, guys.
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Yeah.
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Wait, you brought, like, a. Like, an army.
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I know. I did. Bring quite a few people.
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We've had rappers here that have brought less people.
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I know.
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And they were. And they're better behaved and bigger.
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Bigger bags.
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You. I. I feel you brought hair and makeup. Can I. I feel like.
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Do you want. Do you want hair and makeup? Do you want to use my hair and makeup?
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I kind of asked them. They ignored me, but. Yeah. Yeah. You guys, would. Would it be cool? Thanks, guys. Wait, really?
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How much time do we have? I don't know how much.
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I don't know how much time we have. So you grew up in Marylebone? It's one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in London.
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It's. Well, I actually grew up in. I would actually say I did grow up in the dodgy end of Marylebone.
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What's dodgy about it?
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Just, like, there's one part that's just more. Less dodgy than the other, really.
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Thank you, guys.
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Thanks.
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Wow. I think, you know, they're so gentle, too. That brush, very soft. It's very soft. Very comforting. I want that to be an aspect of my life. Yeah. Just like. Thank you so much. Thank you. Wow. I feel. I felt, like, comforted.
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I think you look.
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Do I take.
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I think you look worse now.
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Do I look worse? I asked for the natural look. All right. I feel like it's very benevolent of you to do all the other shows.
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I get so excited when I get to meet other hosts, as you would say.
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Yeah. For me, it's like, what am I doing? Making something that's one hour long in an era where people can only pay attention for 10 seconds.
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I agree.
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I've been researching, and one thing that impressed me is you were kind of after college or like, during college. It was a column. The date before.
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Yeah.
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Is it true that you hadn't been on a date prior to doing the column?
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Yeah, but I started it when I was 17, so I feel like maybe it's not too crazy.
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Yeah. 17.
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When was your first date? Like, how old are you?
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I think 32.
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Yeah.
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Yeah. Was it. Did she know it was a date?
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Did she know.
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Does the other one have to know it's a date? Because that would be 36.
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How old are you?
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I'm 38.
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You're 38?
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Yeah. Yeah. I was born during the Reagan administration.
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Oh, my God.
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I'm 38 years old. Yeah. I've done really nothing with my.
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You actually look younger than 38.
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I know.
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Would you say, I know. I know, or did you say, I don't know?
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I know? Yeah. Yeah. So, like, you've obviously. What's impressive is you had a vision early on that you wanted to, like, adopt a video format for you. Study journalism. Of course. Right?
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Yeah. So is this a. You're serious? This is serious. This is a serious interview.
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No, it's like.
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I'm sure.
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I don't know. It's. There's substance. You want it to be jokes.
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No. No, I don't.
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So you. I'll do a joke. The early episodes of your show were. Whose gets. Who is that?
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Say, can you tell me the question again? Oh, Getz is the first episode of Chicken Shop Date.
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Who is that?
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He is a UK rapper.
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Rapper. And then you also had Fuse. Odg.
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Yep. He's an Afrobeats artist.
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Okay. And Jammer. Who's that?
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Jammer. He's in Boy, Better Know which is Skepta's Crew.
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Also a rapper?
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Yep, with JME and A.J.
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tracy.
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A.J. tracy. He's another rapper.
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My sister's calling me right now.
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Oh. Can I say hello?
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Yeah. You want to say hi, Zoe? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Hi, Zoe. It's Amelia.
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Oh, hi, Amelia.
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Hello. You know. Yeah, we're recording. But you know what's really funny?
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She has a sister today.
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I have a sister called Zoe.
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A to Z.
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So it's. We're both A to Z. Because I'm Amelia and she's Zoe and you're Zoe.
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And how crazy is that? We got excited on the phone, the interview, and we said. I said that.
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That's. I know. She's saying that Zoe is superior as a sibling.
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Is. Zoe is superior. Shut up. Zoe. I'm sorry to interrupt your. Why are you cheating on me in the middle of the show?
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Zoe, it's okay. Oh, my God. And you have the umlau on your E as well. I do? Oh, God, it's all making sense. Yes, she is.
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She's the oe. Dot dot.
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Yeah. And she gets upset when there's no dot dot.
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You're literally tween.
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We're twins.
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We're tween.
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All right, I'm gonna pause you back to Adam now.
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All right? I gotta go back to this. Zoe, we're on the show right now. Okay. Can I leave? You knew that. Okay, what are you calling about? Some fucking Taylor Swift kind of thing or so fuck you, bizo. Okay. So annoying. So. So, yeah, what. What was it that, like, kind of made you want to, like, transition from dating in a column to, like, doing a video series?
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Well. Cause when. It was. When I was doing the column in the magazine. Cause it started off in a youth club yeah.
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And what is a youth club like?
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Oh, yeah. Cause I feel like in America, they don't really have them. It's like, somewhere you would go after school and meet people that you didn't actually go to school with in, like, a space, and you would do, like, extracurricular activities. But the one that I went to, we specifically made a magazine.
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You know that photo series of, like, kids at a club? Like, English kids at a club, and there's, like, DJ and stuff. No, I'll show you. There's really funny picture, but keep going.
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Yeah, I went to this youth club and we made a magazine, and, yeah, sort of was the column, but when I was doing it, it felt, like, funny and awkward, and I was already playing this, like, Persona, and I thought that it would be cool if it was actually filmed so people could see it.
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So, like. So since you hadn't been on a day at 17 and you've been doing this since then, is there some notion of, like, a sexual awakening that you've had in the process? Because the cool thing about the show is that there is a blurring of a line between the format of a date and then it does feel real.
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Yes, it is real.
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You conceive of it as real?
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No, I feel like the chemistry is real. Can be real.
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Yeah.
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I feel like I have.
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Successful episodes have been the ones where it's, like, palpable sexual.
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Sexual chemistry. I actually feel like it's actually not quite. I feel like it's not sexual chemistry. Do you think it's sexual chemistry? I feel like it's more just, like, innuendo. Cute chemistry.
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No, it's innuendo.
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I always thought that I would meet the love of my life on the show, on YouTube. I'm realizing now I don't think that's gonna happen.
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Yeah. Has it. Has it complicated your actual life? Because it does feel like it's not purely performance. I mean, it is a type of performance, but it does. There is a aspect of reality in it.
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Yeah. I actually feel like sometimes I get in my head about it, and I feel like the reason I've been single for, what now, like, nearly six years is because I have a dating show.
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Really? What do you think that stresses me out so much? What do you think that really stresses me out? What do I think? Yeah, I think.
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Do you think that could be true?
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I mean, I wouldn't. I don't know. I mean, like, if that's true, I
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think about it a lot.
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It stresses me out.
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It stresses me out. It keeps me up at night.
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Well, it kind of, like, makes your. Yourself as a person kind of available to an audience. Right. Like, there's like a. Like, love is like a. You know, like, I kind of have learned since I've been online. Because you're never prepared to be known, right?
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Yeah, Right.
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Like, suddenly you're. You're anonymous, and then suddenly you realize people know who you are. Right. And it's weird to transition into that. Like, and I found that it was weird. And then I realized, you know, a couple years into it, that I have to, like, draw a distinction.
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District. Distinct line.
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Yeah. Demarcate, like, kind of my personal life and then racist podcasting or whatever the fuck I did.
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But that is what I do as well. Like, I feel like my private life is very private.
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Have you had, like, a boyfriend watch it and be like, what? No.
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No. They've never been annoyed really about it. Well, not to me, anyway. But maybe they are secretly, like, insecure about my girlfriend. Like, do you think maybe I feel like maybe they could be insecure about it. Never tell me. But it's also not real.
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I mean, you just said it's real, though.
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No, but it's real. It's not real. Do you know what I mean?
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I stressed you out just so, like,
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this is real and not like, it's real in a sense that. Like, why couldn't I meet someone via the show?
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Well, you dated someone from the show, right?
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Who?
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A rapper.
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Who?
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H.
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We didn't. Where was like, we didn't really know.
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It's crazy to hear so many names of rappers. I'm like, what the fuck is that?
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I know.
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Do you know we also have hip hop in America?
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Really?
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And it sounds good.
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Really?
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Yeah. It's all like.
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You're kidding me.
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And I went to the road and I sold the food.
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That sounds really good.
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And I get. Made the peas.
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Made the peas.
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I made. I made peas and I sold the food. That's how it's a. It's like Jack. It's a bupa. But can you. Do you go bar for bar ever with any of them?
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I go band for band.
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You go band for band. You probably. You're probably richer than a lot of.
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Yeah, for sure.
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Richer than me.
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For sure.
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For sure.
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For sure.
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For sure.
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For sure.
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Yeah, for sure, for sure. Have you ever considered going on a chicken date with a poor person?
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No.
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Yeah.
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It's not worth it. Don't you think?
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Yeah, I guess so. So do you think that people might conceive of you as a gold digger?
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Then a gold digger.
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Yeah. Yeah. Because you're only going with these fancy pants on your chicken date.
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Well, I don't think so. I feel like if you get the tone right, you don't really come across as a gold digger.
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Well, I read the comments. She's like, everyone's. She's after Andrew Garfield's money. Bank account. Yeah. You know, it's funny because, like, it's like the first time I watched Mr. Beast, like, the first 30 seconds, I'm like, what the fuck is this? And then 30 seconds in your. I'm like, I'm trying to see what this is about. Right. There's like a hypnotizing aspect to it. And I'd seen clips of your show, but, like, now I've obviously been watching full episodes and I found myself being like, I hope they just fuck after this.
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Is it similar to MrBeast, do you think?
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Much like MrBeast?
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Yeah.
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Yeah. I hope after he tortures these people for money, he has sex with them.
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Yeah. Someone came up to me at a party the other day and was like, convinced that I was dating someone from the show.
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Who?
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H. No, like, I think they were convinced that I was dating. I can't remember who it was. It was either Andrew Garfield or Harris Dickinson. And I was like, no.
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So embarrassing.
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I know. It's so embarrassing.
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So embarrassing.
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I was like, they're both in relationships with other people.
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Okay, let's talk about chicken.
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Yes.
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So what is a chicken? What would you say is chicken?
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A chicken?
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What the hell even is it?
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To me? Yeah, okay. To me it is
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a pretend I'm an alien or I come from a country that doesn't have chicken. And I'm like, what do you do you say, I'm a chicken dater. Okay. And then I'm like, what the hell even is chicken?
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Would you know what a bird is at this point?
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Oh, yeah, bird. Yeah, I know bird.
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You know what a bird is?
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I know a bird.
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Yeah. Okay, It's a bird.
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Does it fly? It flies around.
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No, it's actually crazy story. So basically it's a bird and it looks like a bird and it has wings, but it actually can't fly.
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Really?
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I know.
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Really?
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I know. It's really tragic.
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That's pathetic of them. It's kind of laughable.
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It's actually weird.
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They should, like, literally. What the hell? It's. Fucking idiots.
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Yeah.
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They have wings that they don't use.
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No. And that's.
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Why do they use the wings?
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And that's why they get killed.
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Really? They get killed.
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They get killed.
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Do you feel like you put chicken on the map with your show? 10 years, 11 years now.
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I think chicken was on the map before.
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I feel like I wasn't hearing much about chicken.
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Yeah, but you weren't hearing about it. Okay.
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Yeah, 11 years ago, it was kind of. It was more exotic.
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It was like beef.
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It was like venison.
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Venison, yeah.
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Yeah. It was like you had. You know, you. You're like. I've heard of that.
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Yeah. Is that the one where they put the. The little cow in a box and they don't net it?
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No, that's veal. Do you know how many chickens have been eaten since you started your show? I did. We did the math here. We crunched the numbers.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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But then you'd have to know how many in the world since I've started? Oh, in the world.
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Pop quiz.
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Honestly, I'm gonna say, like, a billion.
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Not even close.
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Not even close. More than a billion?
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Yes.
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More than a billion.
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Yeah.
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10 billion.
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Not even close.
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Go on.
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93 billion.
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93 billion.
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Do you feel like.
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Are you a vegetarian?
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No.
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Okay.
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No, we have a chart here, actually. Whoa. Sorry. We have a chart of. These are the chickens eaten per year 2014 to 2025. So this is two years into your show. In 2016, there were zero chickens eaten in the world.
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What? Zero?
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Yeah. And now. Yeah, now at this point, the last 11 years have been 90, 93 billion.
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Wow. And it's all because of me.
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I think maybe.
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I think so.
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You are kind of a chicken influencer.
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I am.
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I thought I saw a really cool video, though.
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Okay.
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I was thinking of. I think that maybe you could. For your show. I think it kind of relates to, like, what you do, and I just wanted. You know, I'm new to, like, YouTube and stuff, so people do reaction.
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Oh, I'm reacting to this.
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Yeah. So you could. I just like you to react to this video.
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Is it gonna. Is it chickens being killed?
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I don't know.
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It is. It's baby chickens being murdered. That's not how they make chicken nuggets.
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I thought it reminded me of your. No, no. You know, the end is good. All right.
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That was the end.
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They eat chips.
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They eat chips?
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Yeah, they eat chips.
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You don't say like fucking man up. Stop being a freaking loser. No, snob. I would say snob.
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No, they can eat chips.
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They can eat chips.
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Yeah.
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Really? What if someone's kosher?
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They can eat chips.
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Have you had a kosher person before?
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I think they can actually eat. Is kosher the Same as Halal,
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I think. I would hope that one day.
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Isn't that beautiful? That is actually so beautiful. That is actually beautiful.
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I would just.
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That's really nice.
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One day they could just do. Have it be the same.
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I agree. So, yes, I think yes is the answer.
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What is it about, in your estimation, what makes the show so popular? What do people like about it?
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Me.
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You?
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Me.
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They want to see you get laid. Yeah.
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I think they never do. I feel like people like watching the interaction. I don't even necessarily think it's like, to do with the actual person themselves. They don't have to be like the most famous person in the world or they don't. They can be a complete unknown or whatever. It's like you're watching the interaction between me and the guest. Like the chemistry. I think people like that. It's a date.
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Yeah.
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And I feel like you often get a side to someone you haven't seen before through the format. Well, not a sexy side. Like, just.
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Do you think that, like, you're like a people. Like an avatar? Like, what. What percentage of your audience is male versus female?
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So it used to be way more male and now. Yeah, because I think.
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Because the Internet.
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The Internet, yes.
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And they can't even figure out computers.
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Who? The men?
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Girls.
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Oh, God.
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I'm just kidding. I'm kidding.
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And now it's more kind of 50. 50? Did you say I'm not in the camera?
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They don't know buttons. Yeah. Because what I would imagine is that a girl is like, you're like an avatar for them. Like, they're on a date with, like, a hunk. Yeah.
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Yeah.
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I feel like they're like, I hope she gets it. And then it's like they're getting it.
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But you even said you felt like that.
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Yeah, I was like, it's just like, I want to see what happens next.
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Same.
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Has something happened next?
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No.
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No. Be real. People like authenticity.
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I'm being authentic.
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No, you're being brand neutral.
B
I'm being authentic.
A
You've never.
B
I'm being more authentic.
A
You've never gotten your back blown out after the. I'm sorry. That was rude of me to say. You have, though.
B
You should.
A
Why not?
B
No one texts me afterwards.
A
Spider man wanted you. No, Jack Harlow was like, he's like
B
your own Jack Harlow. Have you ever interviewed him? You should.
A
I would love to interview him. We're kind of the same guy. A little bit. Yeah.
B
Okay. Relax.
A
What do you mean, relax? Me and Jack Harlow a little bit. We have the same vibe.
B
We're like, maybe you have the same.
A
Like, we're swagged out white boys.
B
Yeah.
A
What? So tell me more about the Jack Harlow date. When? Why? Why? You fumbled the bag on that one.
B
Well, I thought. I didn't. Oh, I didn't. He told. He said he likes brunettes.
A
That doesn't mean anything. That's a neg.
B
It does.
A
Come on. Can I give you some. Can I just be on set and just be like. Just be like, that's an opening. That's not a. That's a neg. That's a soft neg, too. He's not even like, you stink. He's like, I prefer brunettes. And it.
B
I don't know why. I don't know why no one text me back.
A
He was licking his lips.
B
He was. Maybe they. Maybe they think it's just a show and it's not a date.
A
Maybe they think it's. No, but they're like, actually buy. Sorry.
B
Oh, my God.
A
17. IPhone 17.
B
It's quite long. Is it longer?
A
I didn't measure it or anything.
B
Is it. Doesn't it, though?
A
Oh, boys, they got your invoices. You got paid. Congratulations. Whatever, dude. What's up? What? Hello?
B
Hello? Hey.
A
What?
B
Is that your sister? Was that. No, that was your sister. Was it your sister?
A
Give me a second, okay? I'm sorry. What time is it right now? Two. So we have 30 minutes. Yeah. All right. Give me two.
B
Okay, bye.
A
No, I'm sorry. It's nothing. Don't worry about it. What
B
the.
A
It's not. It's. I'm not doing a date, though. I know. What the.
B
I saw.
A
What are you talking about? I'm at work right now. That's the. That's the chicken.
B
Angelica.
A
Chicken.
B
I know.
A
No, Amelia Bedelia.
B
Whatever.
A
Yeah, but please, I'm, like, working right now. You know, you have, like, no respect for. I don't care. You don't have respect for me. What the. No. This is, like, really embarrassing, actually. You brought. Let me smell your breath.
B
Let me smell.
A
No, it's not. Chicken. Stop it. Chicken. Stop it. You were eating her out in front of all those people. Her doesn't taste like chicken. It's ridiculous. You're being funny. You're being. That's funny, though. Can I look? You brought cupcakes. How the. Would you deserve one of these? I told you.
B
What are you arguing about? That's disgusting.
A
Oh, my God. I'm gonna start hitting myself. Really embarrassing. She's hitting myself. Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
B
This guy's down There, isn't it?
A
Baby, Baby, baby. Sonia, I'll call you after you talk to me. Now. No, no, I can't right now. We have a 30 minute series. What could she possibly be talking about?
B
Idris Elba.
A
Can I have the cupcakes? No. You fucking care for the crew. Just please. Just please. I have to go back to work. I literally am successful and you have no respect. You don't realize it at all, do you?
B
I pay for everything. I pay for these.
A
I'll call you like 29. Goodbye. She brought cupcakes for everyone. It's. She. She didn't know we were doing an interview. Hey, do you want.
B
What is that?
A
It's baked by Melissa. I guess it's small cupcakes or something. They're Caleb's favorite. You want some? Yeah, okay, let's just. Can we keep going?
B
Yeah, we got 30 minutes.
A
30 minutes. Okay. So you had a viral episode with Central Cee.
B
Is everything okay?
A
Yeah, everything's fine.
B
You sure?
A
Yeah.
B
Do you want to take a bit long? Do you want to take.
A
No, we have 30 minutes. Then you have to go to freaking Seth Meyers. You're more interested in other guys.
B
No, I'm not. I actually am not.
A
So you had Central Sea on the show that went viral.
B
What just happened out there?
A
We have a picture of your episode with Central Cee.
B
That's Billy Eilish.
A
Okay. All right. So. Yeah, well, let's just keep going. I mean.
B
Okay. Are you sure?
A
I'm sure. Yeah.
B
Okay.
A
It's just crazy. Like, love is crazy.
B
Oh, so that wasn't. That was your sister? Or is it your fiance?
A
So when was the first time you realized you're famous? I'm sorry, are you freaked out right now?
B
No, no, I'm trying to think of when I was. When I. Because I. I guess it's the same thing as you.
A
Because you're on this fucking show and you know if someone sees what's happening, if your partner sees you on a fucking show, they're good. Sometimes they just.
B
Adam.
A
She doesn't like it when girls come on because they all fall in love with me.
B
And your sister doesn't like it when girls come on because they fall in love with you.
A
Exactly.
B
And because she's actually in love with you.
A
So you had a controversial episode with radical punk rocker Matty Healy. Do you want to talk about that a little bit?
B
Should we both talk about a controversial episode with Matty Healy?
A
What do you say? I don't.
B
What?
A
What are you talking about?
B
Adam. Adam. I Actually feel like we should, like, hug or something.
A
It's just, you know, they're your people.
B
I just feel like there's this energy.
A
There's a family is just like they're your people no matter what, you know? And family is, to me, the most important thing ever. Unless I'm doing an interview.
B
Yes.
A
And then family is just the least important thing ever. Yeah. So you dated Elmo from Sesame Street. Did you know he was three and a half years old at the time?
B
I did.
A
Do you think that's a problematic age gap?
B
No, I think it's just the problem is the fur, to be honest, just gets everywhere.
A
Okay, we're gonna play. We're gonna do a segment. This is gonna be a refresh, guys. Everyone make. This is gonna. I think this is gonna really bring the show back.
B
Okay, great.
A
I'm sorry. This is really. That was really embarrassing. Okay, so I'm gonna show you a picture of someone, and it's like, just a person you don't know. And I want to know, like, your type or, like, would you go on a chicken date with this person?
B
Chicken shop date.
A
Okay, so first person is this. This guy. So kind of a hunk, kind of a hottie.
B
Is he. Is he, like an evil man?
A
I'm not.
B
Are you gonna be like. And it's actually Fidel Castro.
A
Fidel Castro is cool.
B
Oh, yeah, he is cool.
A
He was good at baseball and he was. Yeah. And he invented the Euro stuff, to be fair. He's so hot. This guy.
B
This guy is hot.
A
He's very hot.
B
This guy is hot.
A
That is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
B
I knew it. I knew you would do something like this to me.
A
Would you go on a chicken date with this guy?
B
Who's that now?
A
It's. I go on.
B
Who is it?
A
It's a picture of a guy.
B
Who is it? Stalin?
A
Do you just.
B
Look, you're getting another call. You're getting another call on your iPad.
A
No, it's a.
B
On your iPad. Take. Take the call on your iPad because I want to see the visual of you on. On the iPad.
A
Did you go on a date with this guy?
B
No.
A
Do you think he's unattractive or attractive?
B
I think he's really ugly. Who is it?
A
It's the BTK killer. What?
B
Who's that?
A
Would you go on a date with this guy?
B
Someone's calling you again.
A
Stop it.
B
Who is calling you on the iPad?
A
Okay, sorry.
B
I didn't even know iPads could take calls.
A
Would you. Well, it's. I don't know. Would you go on a okay.
B
Is that a giant iPad?
A
Let's just get this show back on the road. Would you go on a date with this guy?
B
Jimmy Savile?
A
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B
Oh, I can't wait. Are you gonna play songs and I'm gonna have to guess what song it is?
A
No.
B
Okay.
A
I just want to know what your top 5 MCs are of all time.
B
Skepta.
A
He won't even notice you.
B
I know. And he won't even have me on.
A
He's a fan of this.
B
I think I'm gonna say. Do you have you rapped ever?
A
Number one for me. Blazing Squad.
B
Blazing Squad. Yeah, go on. What's their song that they do?
A
Averyx Jacking in the poor in rain. No more trouble, mate. When I was 18, I found out about a British boy band of 17 children who did a cover of the.
B
Is it a cover?
A
Yeah, it's Bone Thugs in Harmony. I thought you have a hip hop chicken show.
B
Oh my God. I did not know this.
A
It's 17 like teenage children that do a cover of Crossroads by Bone Thugs.
B
Oh my God, that's a cover.
A
And then my friends were like, yeah, like, quick, Amelia, can you move your hair?
B
Oh, sorry. Yeah.
A
Can you move your hair? Thomas texted me about it. She went into our all male workplace and now you're talking that way. I'm sorry. Okay, well, okay. It's just family is okay. All right. Can I just. I want to know.
B
Go on.
A
Have you ever been hurt on a chicken date?
B
Well, like physically or emotionally?
A
Emotionally, I guess
B
not. Really.
A
Really? Well, I've been around the block, you know, myself.
B
I know you have. I know you've been around block.
A
I've been hurt. A lot of people I went on dates with, I found out they were later trying to promote some sort of British rap thing.
B
Really?
A
Yeah.
B
In what way?
A
I don't know.
B
Okay.
A
Does that ever happen to you?
B
Yeah, it's almost like every time I go on a date, someone's trying to like sell their movie or like their song or something. It's like wish they were just there for me.
A
You wanted a date with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. A two men?
B
Yeah.
A
Are you aware in the States we call that the devil's three way?
B
Yeah.
A
I just hate her. Why'd she do that?
B
Why?
A
Cuz you keep make.
B
You keep like making me.
A
Knew that I was busy.
B
You keep making all of these, like.
A
Why don't you show. Why don't you show your feet? Why don't you show your feet in the episode.
B
What is this? Can you.
A
Why don't we see what's happening under the table?
B
I want to be friends with you.
A
Why don't we make a show called Chicken Feet and it's just the same interview.
B
Have you ever had a chicken foot? Because my friend ate one recently and it came in a little plastic packet.
A
Was there it was a little plastic
B
packet and it had a chicken foot.
A
Yeah. Yeah.
B
I think it's a delicacy.
A
I don't know. Delicacy. It sounds disgusting. Sounds like a.
B
Wait, so are we friends now?
A
Yeah, we are friends. I think we're friends.
B
Okay.
A
But you're also friends with every other one of the interview.
B
Yeah. Because I think it's nice to have some kind of. We should start a union. Would you be down to start a union?
A
No, I'm not.
B
Me. You.
A
Ziwe.
B
Ziwei, ziwei. Sean.
A
Sean. Who's on.
B
Okay. Sean Evans and Kayla Evans.
A
Oh, Captain America.
B
Yes.
A
Yeah. Shannon Sharp. Should we let her?
B
Who else could we have Club? Kelly Clarkson.
A
She has a YouTube talk show.
B
No, but she does have a talk show.
A
Would you let Bill Maher?
B
I don't know who that is. You mentioned him earlier. I don't know who that is.
A
I gotta show you. You don't know who Bill Maher is?
B
No. Bill Murray. I know Bill Murray.
A
Bill Maher. This guy?
B
Not really.
A
Apparently biggest dick in Hollywood.
B
Really?
A
Yeah, like to the knee, apparently. Oh, that's why he talks to me.
B
Oh, I thought you meant just like a bad person.
A
Oh, both. Yeah, both. In fact. Both. Yeah.
B
It would be a disability. Really? You could get benefits.
A
A huge penis?
B
Yeah, like, it would be a disability.
A
I have a huge penis friend and he told me that, like, he walks a lonely road.
B
Yeah.
A
He said, like, sometimes they have to go to the hospital.
B
It's not good.
A
And I'm like, that's. Wow.
B
Medium size is best.
A
Poor guy. He's like, I'll never find love.
B
If you had a massive dick, you would hate it.
A
What do you mean, if? What do you mean, if? So you're saying if it's true. Girls like it when it's not.
B
Yeah.
A
Yeah, I've heard that.
B
Exactly. You have nothing to worry about. Unless it's really tiny.
A
What?
B
Unless it's really tiny.
A
No. No. Why? What are we talking about? I thought we were talking about chicken.
B
We are.
A
I thought we were talking about chicken. Do you ever worry that your addiction to fried foods will cause you to die earlier?
B
Yes.
A
Fans obviously have a parasocial relationship to people that get famous online, Right?
B
Yeah.
A
There. There have to be people that are just like. That is my dream girl.
B
Yeah, there has to be.
A
Have you met any?
B
There has to be. Yeah, well, apart from right now.
A
I just started watching Chicken.
B
Chicken. What?
A
And also, you have your thing with Central C. I don't want to get in the middle of it.
B
Okay.
A
And also, I. I'm not interested. And also, my sister is mad at me right now. Oh, I'm not interested either. Yeah, I know. You're a gimmick on your show. I'm on a date. I love you. And then they say, I love You.
B
You're not available. You're not available.
A
They say, no, you say, I. I love you. And then the guy says, I love you. And then you say, hey, slow down, buster. And then he sits there and he's like, I'm. I'm such a. I'm toxic. But it is cool that you convince famous people, like, oh, I'm a loser.
B
I don't think they think I'm a loser. Do you think?
A
No. The guy always think, no, you. You like you son. Famous guys, son. Dunk, dunk.
B
Come on, come on, help me.
A
You a pocket pocket.
B
Put them in my pocket.
A
Yeah, like a Polly pocket. I don't. You. You dot you like a. I don't know what is. Can you Google English? You goal them, you go them.
B
I own them.
A
You hit a worldy master class. Tears in my eyes. What's the. What's the most evil offer you've ever gotten?
B
Offer?
A
Yeah, I'm sure, like, brands come to you or, like, terrible celebrities or politicians or something. Like, what's what. What stands out as just the worst crap you've ever seen. And you're like, you're like, I would
B
rather kill myself to be the face of chicken jerky.
A
Really?
B
Did you even know chicken jockey was a thing?
A
No, but now that you said it. I'm trying to. I'm trying to have it. Just hearing you say the words chicken
B
jockey, you've influenced because apparently, like, beef jerky or something is really popular in America.
A
Why are you looking with that face?
B
Because I just don't do like that. We don't eat jerky in a UK Jerky?
A
Yeah. You eat freaking turtles.
B
We don't eat jerky. Okay, you eat. And you guys love your jerky. And apparently there's a gap in the market for chicken jerky. Wait, how long has it been now
A
there's one like, come on.
B
Like, how long has it been from what? Like, people aren't going to watch this whole thing.
A
You have eight more. We edit the show. Have you ever been in a pitch meeting where you tell, like, executives storytelling?
B
Oh, I love that word. I'm a storyteller.
A
I love that word.
B
I'm a storyteller.
A
You're a storyteller?
B
I'm a storyteller.
A
Oh, you crush pitches. Yeah, they're like, will you move your hair very loud? Yeah. Thomas.
B
Oh, no, guys,
A
I guess. Have you ever shown up for a date and the pics were different?
B
Yes.
A
Yeah. You're like, you looked good in the pics, but in real life, I feel
B
like My hair has gone onto your head.
A
What was even going on?
B
Sorry.
A
So rank, these people. Z way. Charlie Rose.
B
Who's Charlie Rose?
A
He's great. Caleb Presley. Hot ones Guy Unk. Shannon Sharp.
B
You sound like you're depleted, Adam Friedland.
A
Because it's just we've had a lot. We've gone through a lot.
B
Well, that's what I'm saying. I'm saying we should end this soon because it's been going on for ages now. You're just rambling on with these new things.
A
We've already doing this show. Yeah, I'm on the. I'm doing the show right now, dude. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm just returning your call. Oh, I gotta show you this short story that I found.
B
We're doing the show. Can you hang up? Hang up the iPad. Hang up the iPad.
A
Yeah. What are you up to, dude? I'm just. I'm hanging out right now.
B
I gotta go into a. Adam. Adam, we're recording the show.
A
You got a call back. Can you just please. It's a big day for him. All right. I love you, dog. Yeah, love you too. I'll talk to you soon. Alright. My guy. Bye.
B
Bye.
A
That's my friend Stephen.
B
Cool.
A
So do you consider the show to be a type of sexual awakening?
B
Yeah.
A
Yeah. Have you ever slid off the damn chair?
B
Yeah.
A
Did you have any questions for me?
B
No. We need to wrap it up now. We need to stop. Don't ask me.
A
I know we're out of town. Okay, time.
Date: November 5, 2025
This episode features an energetic and witty conversation between host Adam Friedland and British creator Amelia Dimoldenberg, best known as the mastermind behind Chicken Shop Date. The discussion traverses everything from the cultural impact of chicken (and her show), her approach to creating flirtatious yet endearing interviews with celebrities, the influence of UK rap, and the blurred lines between performance and reality in internet fame. The tone is consistently playful and irreverent, blending thoughtful commentary with off-the-cuff banter.
Genesis of the Format
"I started it when I was 17, so I feel like maybe it's not too crazy." (07:41, Amelia)
"It felt, like, funny and awkward, and I was already playing this, like, persona, and I thought that it would be cool if it was actually filmed." (11:05, Amelia)
Vision and Self-Awareness
"What's impressive is you had a vision early on that you wanted to, like, adopt a video format." (08:15, Adam)
Playing with Authenticity & Flirtation
"I always thought that I would meet the love of my life on the show... I don't think that's gonna happen." (12:02, Amelia)
"I feel like it's not sexual chemistry. Do you think it's sexual chemistry? I feel like it's more just, like, innuendo. Cute chemistry." (11:50, Amelia)
Impact on Personal Life
"I actually feel like sometimes I get in my head about it, and I feel like the reason I've been single for, what now, like, nearly six years is because I have a dating show." (12:21, Amelia)
Navigating Public Identity
"Because you're never prepared to be known, right? Like, suddenly you're anonymous, and then people know who you are." (13:04, Adam)
"I'd probably say I'm one of one." (04:17, Amelia)
Performance vs. Reality
"But that is what I do as well. Like, I feel like my private life is very private." (13:29, Amelia)
Guest Highlights
"Getz is the first episode of Chicken Shop Date." (08:43, Amelia)
"Jammer. He's in Boy, Better Know, which is Skepta's Crew." (08:57, Amelia)
Reflections on Fame and Rumors
"Someone came up to me at a party...convinced that I was dating someone from the show." (16:01, Amelia)
"Maybe they think it's just a show and it's not a date." (28:35, Amelia)
Defining Chicken
"What is a chicken? What would you say is chicken, okay, to me? Pretend I'm an alien..." (00:02, Adam)
"It's a bird...but it actually can't fly." (00:17/17:01, Amelia)
Cultural Impact
"Do you feel like you put chicken on the map with your show? 10 years, 11 years now." (17:30, Adam)
"I think maybe...I think so. You are kind of a chicken influencer." (19:04, Adam & Amelia)
Vegan and Kosher Guests
"They eat chips...they can eat chips." (25:01, Amelia)
Who Watches & Why
"So it used to be way more male, and now...it's more kind of 50/50." (26:34, Amelia)
Parasocial Relationships
"There have to be people that are just like. That is my dream girl." (45:24, Adam)
"There has to be. Yeah, well, apart from right now." (45:33, Amelia)
Celebrity, Brands & Absurdity
"What's the most evil offer you've ever gotten?" (46:41, Adam)
"Chicken jerky...Did you even know chicken jerky was a thing?" (47:03, Amelia)
Talk Show Host Union?
"We should start a union. Would you be down to start a union?" (43:26, Amelia)
Myth vs. Reality
"I'm being authentic." (27:22, Amelia)
"You've never gotten your back blown out after the—I'm sorry. That was rude of me to say. You have, though." (27:26, Adam)
Physical and Emotional Hazards of Chicken Dating
"Every time I go on a date, someone's trying to like sell their movie or...song or something. Wish they were just there for me." (42:16, Amelia)
Absurdist Tangents
"Why don't we make a show called Chicken Feet and it's just the same interview." (43:04, Adam)
“It's not sexual chemistry. I feel like it's more just, like, innuendo. Cute chemistry.”
— Amelia Dimoldenberg, (11:50)
“You are kind of a chicken influencer.”
— Adam Friedland, (19:06)
“There have to be people that are just like, that is my dream girl… Yeah, well, apart from right now.”
— Adam & Amelia, (45:28-45:33)
“Every time I go on a date, someone's trying to like sell their movie or like their song… wish they were just there for me.”
— Amelia, (42:16)
“Do you ever worry that your addiction to fried foods will cause you to die earlier?”
— Adam, (45:12)
“We should start a union. Would you be down to start a union?”
— Amelia, (43:26)
“I have a huge penis friend and he told me that, like, he walks a lonely road.”
— Adam, (44:24)
The conversation is playful, rapid-fire, and self-aware, with both host and guest veering between irony and sincerity. Amelia and Adam seamlessly move from personal vulnerability to deadpan comedy, stringing together cultural observations, inside jokes, and meta-commentary on celebrity, internet culture, and the rituals of contemporary media.
This episode is a quintessential example of how irreverent humor, media savvy, and underlying sincerity combine to make Adam Friedland’s podcast and Amelia Dimoldenberg’s interviews so compelling. Whether you're a fan of chicken, UK rap, or just sharp, layered banter, this conversation is a feast.