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All right, so first, Ben, I want to talk about. People are going absolutely broke going to Coachella. So first of all, I'm assuming your advice would be to.
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Yes, that is my advice. You nailed it. Right on the money. If you don't have the money to do things, you probably should not do those things. And you know, you could fire festival this thing, I suppose. What is it? General admission is $799. That's general. I mean, it seems like if you're wasting that much money, you may as well get the VIP admission, right? Like VIP's 1300 bucks. So I feel like if you're already broke, you may as well be dead ass broke.
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There's whole videos on TikTok on the Internet talking about you'll spend at least $800 on food while you're there too. I mean, like $40 pizzas and French fries.
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Is the food made of gold? Like $40. $40 french fries. That sounds. That sounds bad. I think that this is a bad idea. Now, I will admit that you said that food price like a $40 pizza, and I thought to myself, kosher pizza is pretty expensive, but it is not $40, actually. So that. That, that is a lot of. I mean, let's be fair. They are setting up an entire city in the mud again. And you just hope that there's not another one of those gigantic rainstorms that turns the whole thing into STDs in the mud. I'm literally going to cry. Look at my tent. Running away. Oh, my God. Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God.
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Okay, so let's start with the most, I guess, viral thing right now, which is Justin Bieber's performance. So without an agent, he negotiated himself the highest paid salary. I guess that's how you say it. $10 million for this appearance. So can we roll this clip, show him what it looks like. It's nostalgic. He's kind of wi fi, man.
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Come on.
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He's controlling the computer himself. He's playing old videos from his channel. It's vibes, you know,
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honestly, points to him. Seriously. Points to him. Now, let's be real about this. I mean, Justin Bieber could do anything up there and get paid $10 million. So, you know, everybody who's upset with him, I guess, for not, what, doing, like, a pyrotechnic spectacular. Why? Why are you upset? You wanted to see Justin Bieber. He showed up, he did his authentic thing, and, you know, good for him. That's fine. That's a man making his money right there. Did people walk away, like, really upset about the show? Is that the critique here?
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Yeah, they're saying, oh, he didn't even try.
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He's headlining and, I mean, did he sing or he just showed old clips
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of himself and he harmonized. Let's play this. He harmonized with himself, Baby.
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Justin, I gotta see you, Boo. Get his hearts all over the world tonight. Get his hearts all over the world. Ton.
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Sarah doesn't want to pause it. She's enjoying this.
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Okay. He's not really harmonizing with himself as much as just singing an octave lower, but okay. Honestly, kind of charming. I'm not sure why people are upset about that. That's kind of charming.
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Do you see the inner child healing?
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I mean, is that the schtick? He's healing his inner child?
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I mean, people got emotional.
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I understand that. Passage of time is always emotional for people.
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You can smirk at me and you
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can laugh at me and you can accuse.
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And this comes at, you know, like Hannah Montana. Okay. Just had her 20th anniversary special.
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Yeah, I kind of like it. I mean, honestly, I'm looking at this, and I'm. And I kind of like. It's counter programming. If he comes out there with a bunch of backup dancers who are dripping all over him. Like, does he. Has he done anything unique? It's kind of brilliant, actually.
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Oh, my gosh. But Ben Shapiro is a believer. You heard it here first.
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Never say never quits to him.
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Seriously.
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So let's get into some clips because this is what the people really want to see. Let's look at Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry.
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Oh, no.
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So let's roll that.
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This is which one is which. Oh, my gosh. That guy was the prime.
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Canada. It's. It's love, right? What's that ring? Are they married?
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So much love. Oh, fake laugh for the camera. Katie, do it.
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Oh, what does that shirt say?
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Please do not give me a rip off your vape no matter what I say. You had to custom print that T shirt.
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Is that a joint in her ear?
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I don't know what's going on with Katy Perry. I mean, Katy Perry. All these middle aged women cosplaying as 21 year old girls is really kind of silly. It's really silly. How old is Katy Perry at this point? I mean, Justin.
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41.
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She's 41. And how old is is this ridiculous idiot over here? This doofus dressed like he's in seventh grade.
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He is 54.
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He is 54 years old. He's 54 years old and he's dressing like he is 17 years old.
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People got really upset because he's holding a single use plastics takeout cup and he banned single use plastics in Canada in 2019.
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Okay, first of all, that is hilarious. But also, that's the thing that upsets you about Justin Trudeau. That he's using single use plastic. Not that he's a douchebag who wrecked your country and also is now dating a pop star who is way past her prime. I cannot stand that 54 year olds in our society act as though they're 20. It drives me crazy. It drives me up a wall.
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All righty, Ben. Next up, we have Sabrina Carpenter. She found herself in some hot water in her performance. Did you hear about that?
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I did not. I did not hear about this.
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Also, who do you think's talking right now?
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I know. I was. What the. I was like, what the.
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Did you miss me?
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I was like, the ghost of Jessica is here. What's happening?
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The ghost of Jessica is here.
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Where is this coming from?
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Well, I'll let Savvy get back here.
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Okay, so now that. Yeah, that was wildly confusing, but yes, I know who Sabrina Carpenter is. She's the one who cosplays as a lesbian even though she's straight. Right?
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Is she? Does she cosplay as a lesbian?
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I mean, in nearly every one of her videos, Kind of.
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Yeah. Jess, get in here.
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We need the expert.
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Okay, guys, you know she did the makeout on stage. I believe it was the VMAs.
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Yeah. And then in every one of her. In every one of her videos, she's the one. She has like a new music video with. What? Kweli, right?
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Yeah, yeah. Margaret Quailey.
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Yeah. It was all over. It was all over.
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You're good.
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Wow, you've been keeping up since I left.
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Well, we'll roll the clip. Is that what you're doing. I don't like it.
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It's my culture that's.
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Your culture is yodeling.
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It's a call. It's a call of celebration. Is this Burning Man?
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What's going.
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Okay, so, yeah, she's culturally ignorant, but also, who cares? I mean, I knew what that was because my wife is of Moroccan extraction. And so this is a thing that actually gets done a lot in Arabic
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cultures and cultures that are in Sephardi culture.
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Exactly. So Sephardi Jews do the. I can't do it at all. Right. I'm Ashkenazi.
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I'm Ashkenazi too, so I'm not even gonna try.
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No shot. Like, I can't do it at. But my kids can and my wife can and her entire family can. So I knew what that was immediately, but I know they're mad at Sabrina Carpenter for not knowing what that was, which is like, who cares? Also, that's what's pissing you off. Of all the things she does, that's the one that got you.
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She did apologize afterwards and said that she was trying to be sarcastic or make a joke, and it just didn't come off well.
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Oh, my God. She was being sarcastic. Why does it just say, I'm sorry? I didn't recognize the call. Like, why does she have to apologize in the first place? That's so stupid. On the list of sins, on the list of terrible things that Sabrina Carpenter brings to the world, this is not even chart in, like, the top 200. Folks, you've seen the headlines. You know the story. Debt is exploding. And guess what? It is hitting your wallet. Balances climb, fees stack up. That's not an accident. It's the system working exactly as designed. Minimum payments are built to keep you in debt. That's where our sponsor, PDS debt, comes in. Helping people break free and take back control of their money. Credit cards, personal loans, medical bills. It all adds up. That's the reality most people face. But PDS debt helps you flip the script. They don't just crunch numbers. They actually look at your situation. They figure out what's really going on. They build a plan to help you get out of debt faster. No minimum credit score, no nonsense. Just smart strategies to cut what you owe and start keeping your money where it belongs. In your pocket. PBS debt is A plus rated by the Better Business Bureau with thousands of five star views on Google and trustpilot. Why? Well, because they deliver results. Real people, real savings, real freedom from debt. And here's the thing. Every month, you Wait costs you interest stacks, fees pile up. The best time to start, that was yesterday. The second best, it's right now. When the numbers are clear. Act, take back control. In 30 seconds, get your free personalized assessment. And the best option for you@pdsdebt.com Shapiro that's pdsdebt.com shapiropdsdet.com Shapiro.
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Okay, clip three. Let's look at. I'm not. No context.
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Oh, no.
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It's just an image.
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Oh, no. Why is Lizzo being by a Labubu? Oh, no.
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Let's go to the video.
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No, no, I hate that. Pockets like Lizzo. Let's look at the stats. I've got the facts. My money like Lizzo. My pockets are fat. I'm wondering what the audience is to watch Lizzo get railed by a Labubu. What was the. Who is. Who is the audience for this?
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Laboos are demonic. We all know this.
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Yes. My goodness. That is. Can we go back to, like, Justin Bieber singing with himself like that? Like, that was the thing that was controversial. That. That was. That was bad. Do not. Do not. Like.
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All right, last clip here is. This is just really funny. This is Paris Hilton and her bodyguard.
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The running is not going well.
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This poor guy.
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Also her bodyguard. Like, she's outrunning the bodyguard. Oh, she's just, like, wandering around and he's kind of following her around, man.
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He's like, damn, she's taking off again.
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Okay, so, yeah, there she goes. There she goes riding the imaginary horse, and he's through the meadow. I gotta say, my broader critique here, aside from Paris Hilton wearing a wedding dress, which I don't fully understand, her bodyguard does not seem to be in extraordinary shape. Maybe he has extraordinary ninja skills that kick in at a certain point. But if you can't keep up with Paris Hilton in six inch heels gallivanting around a meadow in a wedding dress, then I think that says more about your fitness level than it does about Paris Hilton being weird.
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I can give you just a couple outfits for funsies.
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Okay. Why don't you do it?
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Okay. Okay. This is, you know, I mean, that
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seems like relatively normal for Coachella. No.
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All right, this is Charlie. So we're okay with this one.
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I mean, I'm not okay with any
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of this, but, like, we can rate it on a scale of. Would you let your daughter wear this?
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I mean, it's gonna be zero, of course. For everything. I mean, no new.
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Okay.
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But on a scale of, like, truly offensive, like, I don't think this thing Even charts at Coachella, does it?
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No, you're right. Let's keep going. I don't know how to say this name.
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It's like cowboy stripper. Cowboy stripper slash geisha.
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Geisha.
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Well, that's the gown, right? Like, it's kind of got, like, that tight with the slit and all of that? Yes. No. Am I wrong?
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No.
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Yeah. That is not a good look. And I do appreciate the solidarity between the belt buckle and the glasses, which are the same shape.
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Okay. That was a really good aesthetic. Next is Madison. What is Addison Rae?
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Addison Rae is what, the porn star?
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She's a tiktoker.
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She's a tiktoker.
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She's also the star of the movie. What is it? He's all that. Oh, the remake. Do not recommend.
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Okay, so it's just, you know, it's Halloween stripper time is what I'm getting from Coachella.
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Yeah, she performed at Coachella. Her. Her chest says Fame on it, so
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she has famous boobs.
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Famous boobs.
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Famous boobs. And the name of her tour.
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Famous Boobs just said her song is called Fame is a Gun.
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Fame is a. Fame is a gun. Fame is a chicken.
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Okay, next.
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What is happening here? Listen, I don't want to know this
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person from Sinners or One battle after another.
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Oh, that's that. Oh, yeah. She was abducted by aliens and then converted to their species.
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And then Lil Nas X put her through fashion training.
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Either that or she was swimming in the ocean and she was caught in a fishnet, and they pulled her in, but it was too late. She'd already been half colonized by fish. Genesis. I mean, this seems like. Again, we're now back to, like, quasi normality, I suppose.
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Oh, no. She kind of looks like she's in jammies.
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I mean, yeah, but again, this is. You just took me from, like, fish face over there to a person who's wearing a nightie and put on some pants.
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Ben, you know, there's no me coming back without mentioning the Kardashians, of course.
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Of course.
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They were actually, to me, I think, the most normally dressed people at Coachella.
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So they were the least crazy people at the asylum?
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Shockingly, but yes.
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Okay.
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Was Kendall making out with Jacob Elordi?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. Kendall was making out with. Well, rumored to be making out with Jacob Elordi.
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Who will she not make out with? And this is unsurprising. You could have said any name at the end of that sentence, and I would have said, well, you know, this is Heidi Klum.
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She went in Disguise. I'm trying to figure out the giant poop stain. Is that like a. Is that on purpose?
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What is it? But why? Why does she look like she was in some sort of house fire while she was painting it?
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She's 52, by the way.
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She's 52. This is always going to be my critique, now and forever. If you are 52 years old, you should not be dressing like this. I don't care what kind of shape you're in. You should not be doing that. You should be a human being of your age. Here is my message to the people of Coachella. To all the people of Coachella. Grow up. Like, seriously, grow. It's one that. Go to a concert. Enjoy yourself. But if you're gonna dress like a clown, then don't expect everyone to treat you with respect. If you're gonna blow your life savings on some french fries with caviar on them, that's a you problem, my friends. That one is not on the rest of us. And if you enjoy the warblings of many of these people, then congrats on your tone deafness. Let's look at the stats. I've got the facts. My money like Lizzo. My pockets are fat, homie. I'm epic. Don't be a wap dog. It's a yamaka, homie. No cap. Look at the graphs. Look at my charts. You're blowing money on strippers and cars. You go into prison. I'm on television. Dogs. No one knows who you are.
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Date: April 18, 2026
Theme: Ben Shapiro, famously uninterested in Coachella, delivers a biting, rapid-fire conservative take on the 2026 festival, breaking down viral performances, celebrity antics, and fashion while skewering the event’s cultural and financial absurdities. With multiple producers chiming in, the episode blends sharp cultural criticism, humor, and skepticism about generational trends and celebrity behavior.
The episode centers on Ben Shapiro reluctantly reviewing and analyzing the biggest moments from Coachella 2026, at the prodding of his production team. The discussion covers the festival’s escalating costs, headline performances, celebrity drama, viral moments, and outlandish attendee outfits. Throughout, Shapiro delivers his signature snarky, fact-driven commentary, focusing especially on generational maturity, social media culture, and the disconnect between festival fun and real-world responsibilities.
Ben Shapiro’s trademark sarcasm, quick wit, and cultural frustration are on full display. Throughout, there’s a mix of playful banter with producers, generational skepticism, and conservative critique—not just of celebrities but also of the cultural and financial priorities of festival-goers. The episode oscillates between deadpan observations, rapid-fire jokes, and sincere generational advice.