Anger Issues? The One Thing We Want To Change In Our Lives

Summary

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The Bobby Bones Show: Anger Issues? The One Thing We Want To Change In Our Lives

Date: September 6, 2025
Host: Morgan
Guest: Lunchbox

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Episode Overview

This episode of "The Bobby Bones Show" (Best Bits, Part 1) is a lively, behind-the-scenes conversation between Morgan and Lunchbox. They discuss recent travel (including Lunchbox’s trip to London and Scotland), the realities of working and traveling, childhood sports, learning languages, and the quirks of pets and parenting. The tone is humorous, candid, and casual, with the pair frequently poking fun at each other and reflecting on everyday life.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Reality of Work Trips & Celebrity Travel

[03:13–09:00]

• Both hosts reflect on how work trips—whether for athletes, artists, or themselves—rarely allow for real exploration.
• Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour is cited as an example of someone famous unable to enjoy cities due to security and logistics.
• Morgan: "You have the money and you’re going, but you’re not actually exploring. I don’t know." ([07:43])
• Conclusion: The glamor of working abroad is often just an illusion; it’s mostly business, not pleasure.

2. Study Abroad Regrets & Language Learning

[09:16–15:53]

• Morgan shares regret over not studying abroad during college.
• Discussion about friends and family who gained lifelong relationships from exchange programs.
• The U.S. approach to language learning is critiqued—people abroad are multilingual while Americans rarely are.
• Lunchbox: "We’re so by ourselves that there’s no other languages." ([11:31])
• Funny reminiscing about having French or Spanish "names" in class.

3. Names, Identity & Baby Naming Tangent

[15:53–18:32]

• Extended, playful debate over whether people look like their names.
• Lunchbox: "The fact that people think they look like a name is the stupidest, stupidest thing ever… Your baby doesn’t look like a name. Your baby looks like an alien, and then you name it, and that’s what they look like." ([18:01])

4. Parenting & Coaching Kids’ Sports

[26:40–32:41]

• Lunchbox shares about coaching his sons in soccer and the strange structure of their league—kids don’t always practice with their team, there’s no scoring, and the experience feels odd.
• Advocates that kids benefit from competition and keeping score:
  • Lunchbox: "I just would like to keep standings... I want the kids to feel it too. And if they're in last place, then I wouldn't be coaching because that's embarrassing." ([29:40])
• Reflects on his son’s skill at baseball and how pushing him up a league went against his father-in-law’s advice.

5. Pet Parenting: Dogs, Cats, and the 'Zoomies'

[32:41–39:59]

• Updates on Lunchbox’s puppy Chase; the early challenges of training, playful "nipping," and his surprising love for a rubber frisbee.
• Funny admission: Lunchbox: "I thought I came up with [the word] Zoomies." ([37:54])
• Morgan shares how her cat Hazel behaves like a dog since adding a screened deck.

6. Sibling Bonding & Sleepovers

[40:00–42:47]

• Lunchbox’s kids all share a room and often have “slumber parties” with their dog. He describes coming in to find them all asleep on the floor.
• Morgan: "They’re gonna remember that so much as part of their childhood, of the sleepovers they had with their brothers." ([42:42])

7. London & Scotland Travel Recap

[43:00–53:00]

• Lunchbox recaps his trip: favored Scotland over London, found London disappointing ("just another big city"), and loved the scenery and people of Scotland.
• Attended the Edinburgh "Tattoo"—not a tattoo festival, but a spectacular, multinational bagpipe and drum show outside the castle.
  • Lunchbox: "I thought we were going to see a couple small bagpipes from the local high school… Got a whole worldwide show." ([45:25–47:34])
• Amazed at audience cleanliness: "There was not one piece of trash left in the stands... it's like, what is going on?" ([50:08])
• Afternoon tea in London confused him: Lunchbox: "I thought we were going to have a cup of tea... They bring you like a little three-level thing of food. I was like, what in the world did I just walk in?" ([51:43])

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "You have the money and you’re going, but you’re not actually exploring." – Morgan [07:43]
• "The fact that people think they look like a name is the stupidest, stupidest thing ever… Your baby doesn’t look like a name. Your baby looks like an alien, and then you name it, and that’s what they look like." – Lunchbox [18:01]
• "I just would like to keep standings... I want the kids to feel it too." – Lunchbox [29:40]
• "I thought I came up with [the word] Zoomies." – Lunchbox [37:54]
• "There was not one piece of trash left in the stands... it's like, what is going on?" – Lunchbox [50:08]
• "I thought we were going to have a cup of tea... They bring you like a little three-level thing of food. I was like, what in the world did I just walk in?" – Lunchbox [51:43]

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Important Timestamps

• [03:13] – Start of main episode; NFL International games, travel for work vs. pleasure
• [09:16] – Morgan’s regret about not studying abroad; discussion of foreign exchange
• [15:53] – Debate on “looking like a name” and baby naming feelings
• [26:40] – Coaching kids’ soccer, league frustrations
• [32:41] – Dog training adventures and the “Zoomies”
• [40:00] – Sibling sleepovers and pet bonding
• [43:00] – Recap of London and Scotland; culture, travel, and festivals
• [50:08] – Marveling at Scottish public cleanliness
• [51:43] – Afternoon tea culture shock in London

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Tone & Style

The show is lighthearted, conversational, and keeps a fun, teasing energy. Morgan and Lunchbox joke with each other throughout, delve into personal stories, and approach familiar life topics (travel, kids, pets) from relatable angles.

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For New Listeners

This episode offers a candid look at the not-so-glamorous realities of travel, the quirks of language and identity, and the humor in family and pet life. The dynamic between Morgan and Lunchbox is playful and honest, making even ordinary struggles and observations feel entertaining.

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To hear more from Lunchbox and the team, check out The Sore Losers podcast and follow Morgan at @WebGirlMorgan.

Transcript

[Morgan]

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[Lunchbox]

I just think the process and the.

[Morgan]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Morgan]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Morgan]

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[Lunchbox]

The best bits of the week with Morgan, Part one. Behind the scenes with a member of the show.

[Morgan]

What's up, everybody? Happy weekend. Lunchbox is joining me. What's up, lunch?

[Lunchbox]

He's really happy.

[Morgan]

Okay. You waited for that yawn on purpose.

[Lunchbox]

I did. It just came. It's natural. I mean, stayed up late last night watching football all the way from Brazil. Thought about going to the game, but I knew I had to be here for best bits, and I didn't think I could get back in time.

[Morgan]

So are you talking about the Nashville SEC game or.

[Lunchbox]

No, no, no, no, no.

[Morgan]

Sc.

[Lunchbox]

The Chiefs, Chargers in Brazil.

[Morgan]

Oh, it was like an overnight game here.

[Lunchbox]

Well, I mean, I don't know. I don't know what time. I mean, I think Brazil may be on the same time zone.

[Morgan]

Why does some football games end up in other countries?

[Lunchbox]

Like, just to promote the NFL growth. You know what I mean? You want to grow the sport so you go to these countries so people will see it and be like, oh, cool, we should start learning football or we should start watching football. That's what it's like, marketing.

[Morgan]

Okay. But, like, Casey was just in Ireland. I had a bunch of friends that went to Ireland to watch K State.

[Lunchbox]

They were in Dublin. Why they got beat.

[Morgan]

Why college football, though? Also marketing. Marketing to market to watch college football.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Feels crazy.

[Lunchbox]

And also maybe Dublin's like, hey, you know, tourist money, bringing the dollar, dada dollar bills, y'. All.

[Morgan]

I mean, it's super cool for fans to be able to.

[Lunchbox]

Pretty cool for a college kid to go to Dublin, Ireland, and play football.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

The NFL, they say they're. They don't leave the hotel in Brazil. They're scared. What, like, dangerous?

[Morgan]

Yeah. I feel like people travel to Brazil all the time.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. Yeah. But I think they're targets. They're big. You can tell they are, you know, football players. Football players. And so it's like, all right, you know what? Let's probably not go out in public. So we're not the eye of a thievery.

[Morgan]

Gotcha. That's a bummer.

[Lunchbox]

Then.

[Morgan]

Then you travel that way just to play a game and you go home.

[Lunchbox]

But yeah, you're there. It's business.

[Morgan]

But I know I think about this like that a lot.

[Lunchbox]

That's. I mean, artists is different because most.

[Morgan]

Of them won't go and explore places that they go to. And that just bums me out because you go out to all these cool places and like, I was watching that Travis Kelsey Taylor Swift interview and. And she was talking about her ERAS tour and she was in all these countries and stuff. And I'm just thinking Taylor came and go explore those countries and just enjoy the fact that she's in.

[Lunchbox]

No, she could if she wanted to, but she just doesn't do it.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I feel like it'd be really difficult for her, of all people, to be able to go out and, like, do the touristy thing and, you know, see the tourist stuff.

[Lunchbox]

I really think if Taylor Swift, let's say she. I don't know. Does she do a concert in India?

[Morgan]

I think so. I mean, I think she was everywhere.

[Lunchbox]

Okay. I mean, if she goes to India, you don't think she can go look at stuff.

[Morgan]

I mean, not unless she has, like, multiple bodyguards. Because she's a. She is a worldwide pop star.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, you're right.

[Morgan]

People know her everywhere.

[Lunchbox]

I assume she can afford bodyguards. I mean, just going off the data points that I have in my research of knowledge, I would say she could afford a bodyguard in India to walk around and look at things, but I.

[Morgan]

Just don't know that that's enjoyable because I think she need more than one. I think she'd have. Probably have to have a crew.

[Lunchbox]

But I think anywhere she goes, anywhere in life, she goes with a bodyguard.

[Morgan]

And isn't that crazy, though? That's what I was thinking about, because then this was also wild. So she was talking about the first. We know when they first started dating. Nobody really knew yet, but there was suspicion that they were. And she was talking about how she walked in the front gates of Arrowhead Stadium with his friends and nobody knew.

[Lunchbox]

Bam.

[Morgan]

Isn't that crazy?

[Lunchbox]

But that's what tells me that she could go to India with no bodyguards.

[Morgan]

Yeah, but if she's there, then people know. Nobody knew she was going to be at that game. So they're not looking for they're not paying attention. If you know Taylor Swift is going to be in your city, say she's coming to Nashville for a concert. You might be on the lookout for the few days looking around, trying to see if she's around.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. But also she's in America. I feel like she's not flying until the day of. I don't think Taylor Swift is one of these. Where she travels, sleeps in the city, spends the day in the city. I think she flies in like an hour before the show and flies out right after the show.

[Morgan]

I don't know, it's an hour before. But yeah, I don't know that she stays the night here or like any city for that matter.

[Lunchbox]

So I don't know if she has time to explore like in the United States. But if you're in another country, kind of harder to fly in the day of the concert. I know, like you can't fly to Brazil the day of the concert.

[Morgan]

But this was my thought process. You have these people, you have. Well, there's artists or athletes and people are going to these cool places.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And you would think, oh, it's so cool they get to go and see all of this, but they really don't. You have the money and you're going, but you're not actually exploring. I don't know.

[Lunchbox]

But they could always go back. If they really want to go see that city, they can go back. Like my wife, she used to work for the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. She used to do the marketing for them. And she would travel there once a month and she'd be there for a week. And there were some times she didn't leave the hotel. And I'm like, what do you mean? She goes, I just realized it, but I haven't seen the sunshine in a month. Or not a month. A week. She goes, I've been in the building the entire week. That's crazy.

[Morgan]

Yeah, but see, it's because she's there for work. When you're working, that's what you're focused on. So it, it was just a wild thought in my mind where I was just like, I would kill to go all these places. And you think it's so cool because traveling's their job, but it's not really traveling for. In the way that you think about traveling.

[Lunchbox]

Correct. Also, I think when you're traveling that much traveling probably gets tiring.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

It gets annoying. It gets.

[Morgan]

It's much more exhausting. It's more work related than it is fun.

[Lunchbox]

It's not there. Oh, let Me, go stand under the Eiffel Tower. Even though you could go stand under the Eiffel Tower. But you could probably go to a museum during the day if you wanted to. I just don't know what these artists like to do. They're probably so exhausted.

[Morgan]

I know. Well, and athletes, too. I mean, to your point, like, most of them are probably just hanging out at the hotel. They play their game and they leave.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. And some of them, you know, I mean. Yes. Do they like to go to clubs every once in a while? Go to clubs? Yes. But for the most part, in business.

[Morgan]

Yeah. You know, I. I really can't stop thinking about the fact that I wish I would have studied abroad in college. That's the one thing I wish I would have done and just taken a semester and been somewhere else. I was. I freaking was studying French. I could have. I could have gone to France for a semester.

[Lunchbox]

You rich rich.

[Morgan]

Well, you could do study abroad programs. Those.

[Lunchbox]

No, no, that's rich rich. Right?

[Morgan]

I mean, I don't know. I never did it. I never looked into it, so I don't know.

[Lunchbox]

I never did it either. Didn't even know it existed. Like, I didn't know anything about that. Like, never.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I don't know that I. I think I knew it existed, but I think in my mind I was like, that's scary. Going to live in another country for a month. I wasn't. I was always adventurous. But my adventure side really came out. Like, when I moved to Nashville and I did that whole process. That's when, like, the. The side of me got more curious and more explorative, I guess.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. When we were in. When we went on our trip to London and everything and hit up a little bit of Scotty, we met up with my wife's sister who had met up with her friend who lived in London that she met in study abroad.

[Morgan]

See, that's so cool.

[Lunchbox]

They. Well, no, no, this is. What's crazy is the girl was from London and she was studying somewhere, I don't know, and she decided to study abroad in America, and she picked the University of North Carolina. And my wife's sister, you know, signed up to be a friend of an international student, and this was her friend. And so they stayed in touch since college.

[Morgan]

That's.

[Lunchbox]

And they go see each other and they travel, and it's just wild.

[Morgan]

I love that. See, we also had foreign exchange students. Like, I dated one of her foreign exchange students. He's from Germany.

[Lunchbox]

Of course you did. He didn't even speak Your language.

[Morgan]

He was on the.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, we will.

[Morgan]

He spoke English. They had to. When they. You can't travel abroad. That's, like, why I say, like, I was studying French in college. I could have gone to France because my French was good then.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, well, you could have gone to England because you speak English.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Go to those.

[Lunchbox]

But, like, you could go to. Do they. No. They probably speak Swedish. Huh?

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah. But also, most foreign countries, they speak multiple languages. We're the only ones who only speak one language.

[Lunchbox]

That's how we roll. Because we don't go. I mean, we're so by ourselves that there's no other languages.

[Morgan]

No, well, it's more that they teach. Foreign schools teach multiple languages from when they're young through like, their entire collegiate career versus ours is like, I feel like you start Spanish and French, you.

[Lunchbox]

Start to even learn in, like, sixth grade.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. Well, they do it in elementary school now because my kids, they go to Spanish class.

[Morgan]

Really? I love that. See, I feel like you can. I think being fluent in multiple languages is such a cool skill to have now.

[Lunchbox]

I don't know if they're learning. I literally don't know what they. I mean, we don't. Like, he doesn't have. They don't have homework, so I'm like, I don't know what they're.

[Morgan]

Well, and it's hard to learn the language when you're not speaking it. So if you're not going places that speaks it, it's hard to keep up with it.

[Lunchbox]

Correct. Like, some of our neighbors, they're supposed to go to our school, but they go to a school all the way across town because it's a Spanish immersion school. Is that how you say it?

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Where they speak Spanish, I think, all day.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

That's wild to me.

[Morgan]

That's how you, like, fully learn a language. That's why a lot of people study abroad when there's Spanish. Studying a language is just so they can fully keep it. Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

I mean, I remember learning Spanish when I was in school, and I was like, man, I'm gonna use this. I'm gonna study him.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah. Trust me. I almost. I almost had a minor in French, and I should have. I would have stayed, like, if I stayed the full term, that I would have my senior year, then I could have had it. But my whole thought process was like, oh, I'm a journalism student and I can have dual languages.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, you can go study. You can go cover the war in France.

[Morgan]

English in France. Like, well, and you can go to Canada. And a lot of them speak.

[Lunchbox]

I forgot about Canada.

[Morgan]

So I had this whole thought process. Never got the minor. I lost it, like, two years after college. It's all gone. But read it. Like, when we were in Paris, you can read French. There was a lot of words that I picked up on, but. And I would pick up on things in conversations, but the whole thing. No, in French. People speak so. So fast. I think Spanish do, too, so it's, like, hard to fully, like, translate. But yeah, I mean, that's how we got around the subway.

[Lunchbox]

Huh.

[Morgan]

Is that words?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, that's pretty good. See, I can. I mean, I guess maybe a little bit of Spanish, but. La babe esta dormida. That means the baby is sleeping.

[Morgan]

I knew it was. The baby is.

[Lunchbox]

I didn't know that because I was at a quinceanera when I was in college. Gabby and Gigi, they were from McAllen. Their little sister was turning 15. I went down to the quinceanera with them, and I don't know why, but we were at a. Like, a family get together, and someone said that. And I was like, what? And they're like, that means the baby is sleeping. Like, you'll never remember that. And I was like, okay. So then I put it on lock, and I was like, I'm gonna remember that for the rest of my life. And that's the only thing I remember.

[Morgan]

And now that's. Well, you probably also know. Hola.

[Lunchbox]

Hola. Como estas? Estoy muy bienni as muy guapo.

[Morgan]

It feels weird listening to you speak Spanish for some reason.

[Lunchbox]

Miyamo Lunchbox.

[Morgan]

That also. See, like, that's.

[Lunchbox]

My name is Lunchbox.

[Morgan]

I know that's your name. But in.

[Lunchbox]

No, no, but that's what that sentence was.

[Morgan]

I know what that was. I know what you're trying to say.

[Lunchbox]

Got it.

[Morgan]

But in French class, they made us have French names because saying, like, comme sava. Or like, when you would say, like, Jean, m' appelle Morgan, it sounds appell.

[Lunchbox]

Is that your name?

[Morgan]

Appel is. My name is. But Je mapel Morgan doesn't really roll off, so my French name was Je m' appelle Isabel because it would roll off more. That's.

[Lunchbox]

So you changed your name.

[Morgan]

Everybody had French names.

[Lunchbox]

That's weird, because then if you met someone in that class, you wouldn't know their real name.

[Morgan]

Nope. You had to use their French name because it was part of the language.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, but, like, what if you want to hook up or go on a date and you're like, hey, Billy.

[Morgan]

It was mostly women in my French classes.

[Lunchbox]

Got it. Didn't know that. Well, what if you want to date?

[Morgan]

Fair. But still, I mean, you would outside of class probably say your real name. But.

[Lunchbox]

But how would. I mean, that's what I'm saying. Like, if you ran into them, like, at the. At a bar and be like, oh, my gosh, you're Samantha. No, no, no, that's not my name.

[Morgan]

We would still use our French names. That was just how you knew each other. And, I mean, I took five or six classes, and it was. Most of us were the same people in there because it wasn't like a major, you know, group of a class that was studying French. So that's pretty funny. But, yeah, they had us do that because it was rolling better. Instead of trying to be like, Jean m' Appel, Morgan is like, jim Appell Isabel.

[Lunchbox]

See, because we did that. Like, this is the stupidest example. But, like, right before your freshman year college, you have the little, like, freshman camp or whatever. And I went. And my group leader is like, oh. We start talking about names, and someone introduced themselves, and they're like, that's your name. Oh, I thought you looked like Denise. And she was like, that's my sister's name. And then so our leader was like, oh, we should all come up with what names someone looks like you think they look like. So then when you started college, you'd see them, and I had no idea their names.

[Morgan]

So you're like, you looked like this. And that's what.

[Lunchbox]

I know this Denise. Well, I think her name was Danielle, but her name. I couldn't get Denise out of my head. Couldn't get it out of my freaking head.

[Morgan]

Yeah, you're really good at remembering names, too, but once it's in there, oh, my gosh.

[Lunchbox]

And so I had the fake name the whole time, and I was just like. I would see him on campus, and I'd just be like, man, I know that's not their name. So I might just. So weird. And then what's funny is when UTSA shout out Roadrunners had their first football game ever, I went and I ran into Denise, AKA I think Danielle is her real name, but I ran into her.

[Morgan]

Double Ds. Is also hard because I get. They're both D names.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. And I was like, oh, my gosh, Denise, you know, and she's like, was she laughing? She laughed. And I was like, I still can't get it out of my head. And I still. And I think her name's Danielle. But then, yeah, whatever. And said, hi. Oh, we'll keep in touch. And. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Wait, so what do you think I look like for a name?

[Lunchbox]

Morgan.

[Morgan]

Okay, but.

[Lunchbox]

No, no, no.

[Morgan]

I know, but you have.

[Lunchbox]

No, no, no, no. This is the stupidest. This is the stupidest thing ever.

[Morgan]

You know what you look like to me? No, Steve.

[Lunchbox]

That's so dumb.

[Morgan]

I think I'm gonna call you Steve.

[Lunchbox]

There is nobody that looks like. They don't look like a name. The name they look.

[Morgan]

You know what I'm rolling with.

[Lunchbox]

Wasn't my idea to say you look like something. It was someone else in the group, and I was like, no, no. It's like, people. This is the one that drives me nuts. Oh, so we're having a baby. Yeah. You got names? No, we don't have a name picked out. We're just gonna. We're gonna wait till it's born to see what it. You know, what name it looks like. No, your baby doesn't look.

[Morgan]

Feel that is associated.

[Lunchbox]

Your baby doesn't look like a name. Your baby looks like an alien, and then you name it, and that's what they look like.

[Morgan]

I don't disagree that Bab. Aliens. But, Nate, there are a feeling associated that's different than, like, you. You. Me sitting here. I'm like, you look like a Steve.

[Lunchbox]

Then like a baby Steve look like. Okay, you look like a. You look like a Barbara. Like, what? What does that mean?

[Morgan]

I don't know. It's funny. It's just more funny than anything, honestly. It doesn't have to mean anything. It can just be funny because, I mean, there are. And I'm now calling you Steve.

[Lunchbox]

I've met so many Steves in my life, and a lot they don't look the same.

[Morgan]

Okay, we're gonna take a break and then let Lunchbox continue on his tangent. Cause I think we're gonna be here for a minute. Hi, I'm Jenica Lopez, and in the new season of the Overcomer podcast, I'm taking you on an exciting journey of self reflection. Am I ready to enter this new part of my life? Like, am I ready to be in a relationship? Am I ready to have kids and to really just devote myself and my time? I wanted to be successful on my own, not just because of who my mom is. Like, I felt like I needed to be better or work twice as hard as she did. Join me for conversations about healing and growth. Life is freaking hard, and growth doesn't happen in comfort. It happens in motion. Even when you're hurting all from one of my favorite spaces, the kitchen. Honestly, these are gonna come out so freaking amazing. Be a part of my new chapter and listen to the new season of the Overcomer podcast as part of the Michael Tura podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. Hola, it's honey German and my podcast, Gracias Come Again is back. This season we're going even deeper into the world of music and entertainment with raw and honest conversations with some of your favorite Latin artists and celebrities. You didn't have to audition.

[Lunchbox]

No, I didn't audition. I haven't auditioned like over 25 years.

[Morgan]

Oh, wow. That's a real G talk right there.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, yeah.

[Morgan]

We've got some of the biggest actors, musicians, content creators and culture shifters sharing their real stories of failure and success. You are destined to be a star. We talk all about what's viral and trending with a little bit of cheeseman, a lot of laughs and those amazing vivras you've come to expect. And of course, we'll explore deeper topics dealing with identity struggles and all the issues affecting our Latin community. You feel like you get a little whitewashed because you have to do the code switching.

[Lunchbox]

I won't say whitewash because at the end of the day, you know, I'm me.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

But the whole pretending and coat, you know, it takes a toll on.

[Morgan]

Listen to the new season of grass has come again as part of Michael Tura podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

[Lunchbox]

I had this like overwhelming sensation that I had to call her right then and I just hit call, said, you know, hey, I'm Jacob Schick. I'm the CEO of One Tribe foundation. And I just wanted to go on and let her know there's a lot of people battling some of the very same things you're battling. And there is help out out there. The good stuff. Podcast season two takes a deep look into One Tribe Foundation, a non profit fighting suicide in the veteran community. September is national suicide prevention month, so join hosts Jacob and Ashley Schick as they bring you to the front lines of One Tribe's mission.

[Morgan]

I was married to a combat army veteran and he actually took his own life to suicide. One Tribe saved my life twice.

[Lunchbox]

There's a lot of love that flows through this place and it's sincere now.

[Morgan]

It's a personal mission. Don't have to go to any more funerals.

[Lunchbox]

You know, I got blown up on a react mission. I ended up having amputation below the knee of my right leg and a traumatic brain injury because I landed on my head.

[Morgan]

Welcome to season two of the Good Stuff.

[Lunchbox]

Listen to the Good Stuff podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Morgan]

The Super Secret Bestie Club podcast. Season four is here and we're locked in.

[Lunchbox]

That means more juicy cheeseme, terrible love.

[Morgan]

Advice, evil spells to cast on your ex.

[Lunchbox]

No, no, no. We're not doing that this season.

[Morgan]

Oh, well, this season we're leveling up.

[Lunchbox]

Each episode will feature a special Best of Bestie, and you're not gonna want to miss it. Get in here.

[Morgan]

Today we have a very special guest with us.

[Lunchbox]

Our new super secret bestie is the diva of the people. The diva of the people. I'm just like texturex. My theory is that if you need to figure out that the stove is hot, go and touch it. Go and figure it out for yourself.

[Morgan]

Okay, that's us. What the heck?

[Lunchbox]

That's us. My name is Curly.

[Morgan]

And I'm Maya.

[Lunchbox]

In each episode, we'll talk about love, friendship, heartbreaks, men, and of course, our favorite secrets.

[Morgan]

Listen to the Super Secret Bestie Club as a part of the Microtura Podcast network, available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Dr. Joy Hardin Bradford, and in session 421 of Therapy for Black Girls, I sit down with Dr. Afia and Billy Shaka to explore how our hair connects to our identity, mental health, and the ways we heal. Because I think hair is a complex language system, right? In terms of it can tell how old you are, your marital status, where you're from, your spiritual beliefs. But I think with social media, there's like a hyper fixation and observation of our hair, right. That this is sometimes the first thing someone sees when we make a post or a reel is how our hair is styled. We talk about the important role hairstylists play in our communities, the pressure to always look put together, and how breaking up with perfection can actually free us. Plus, if you're someone who gets anxious about flying, don't miss session 418 with Dr. Angela Neal Barnett, where we dive into managing flight anxiety. Listen to therapy for black Girls on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. But you don't look like every other Steve that I know.

[Lunchbox]

Exactly. So how can I look like a Steve if that is so many different people's names nobody looks like.

[Morgan]

I was just going with a feeling.

[Lunchbox]

I Know. Okay, you feel like I should be a Steve. I don't look like a Steve?

[Morgan]

Yeah. Okay, then maybe that's what I say. But I feel like that's what happens with babies is like. I feel like this baby is a.

[Lunchbox]

Like, does Rey look like a Ray?

[Morgan]

No, Ray looks like a Chris to me.

[Lunchbox]

See, this is what drives me. That's so dumb. It's so dumb.

[Morgan]

But it's fun, though.

[Lunchbox]

Like, it's like.

[Morgan]

It's fun to associate. Like, just associate me with a different name. Like, be like. You feel like a. You can't do it.

[Lunchbox]

Well, I mean, Morgan, it's just a feeling.

[Morgan]

It's like I don't have any other.

[Lunchbox]

What is one of your sister's names?

[Morgan]

Oh, you can't use one of my sister's names. It's a feeling.

[Lunchbox]

I don't have a feeling. I feel like you are a Morgan because I met you as Morgan. Like, if you went to the DMV today and changed your name to Veronica, guess what? Okay. You're Veronica. I mean, the fact that people think they look like a name is the stupidest, stupidest thing ever. Like Chris Rock. Does he look like a Chris? Does Carrie Underwood look like a Carrie?

[Morgan]

Yeah. Yeah. She gives me Carrie vibes.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, because her name's Carrie. That's why. It's that Luke Bryan. Guess what he gives me.

[Morgan]

I didn't know this was going to be such a strong.

[Lunchbox]

He gives me Luke Bryan buys because his name is Luke. Even though that's not really his real name, right?

[Morgan]

Yeah. No, it isn't. But, you know, he gives Luke vibes. He thought so. So that he renamed himself.

[Lunchbox]

I mean, Luke Combs. He looks like a Luke.

[Morgan]

You're not wrong. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I do think there's a feeling sometimes with the name where you're just like. I just get a vibe that you are a little different. And that's what I think happens with babies is like, they came out and I was like, oh, this is not an Andrew. This is a Tom.

[Lunchbox]

I don't know how you can tell that in the. In the five seconds you see them out of the womb when they look like an alien.

[Morgan]

If you think I'm never going to question a mother's intuition. They have.

[Lunchbox]

I will.

[Morgan]

Mom's intuition. Dads have intuition, too. I feel like you have this, like, crazy innate thing that happens when a child is part of your life now. And. And just certain things are different and I think that's part of it.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. Like you have to name them. And you go off a feeling like, oh, I met him and I think it's Charles to me. Charles spoke to me.

[Morgan]

Okay, I didn't say speak to. I just said like a vibe.

[Lunchbox]

Like same thing. Speaking, vibe. Whatever. I don't care. My name's Bennett. I'm not in it. You're.

[Morgan]

Okay, so you're a Bennett now? I'm still calling you Steve. It's not my new name for you, okay?

[Lunchbox]

What? That's so stupid.

[Morgan]

You don't look like a lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Did you drink last night? I swear. I swear. You might be drunk.

[Morgan]

I went to bed really early. I'm very well rested. Talk to me about life. What's going on with you right now?

[Lunchbox]

What's going on with life right now? Let's see, man, we started soccer.

[Morgan]

Are you coaching?

[Lunchbox]

Well, I don't really know what I'm doing.

[Morgan]

Did you get kicked out?

[Lunchbox]

No.

[Morgan]

Weren't the last time you were on your.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I don't. I don't really understand the league we're in. I don't really understand it.

[Morgan]

Wait, you're telling me that you got kicked out of your captain for your coed team and now you got kicked out of.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, no, no, no. I'm still on my co Ed team. I'm still on my co Ed.

[Morgan]

But you're not the captain anymore.

[Lunchbox]

Okay, that's fine. But I don't really understand what's going on my kids league because you can practice Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night. It doesn't matter.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

And so even if you're on the same team, you don't have to practice on the same night as your teammates.

[Morgan]

Oh, so you just practice with anybody who's in the league?

[Lunchbox]

Yes.

[Morgan]

You don't practice with your team?

[Lunchbox]

Correct.

[Morgan]

How old are they?

[Lunchbox]

Seven. Five and three.

[Morgan]

And they're all playing?

[Lunchbox]

Yes.

[Morgan]

I guess it would make sense for the five and three year olds just because it doesn't really matter.

[Lunchbox]

I don't know. I mean, maybe the three year old, but like I feel like you at some. I don't know. So I don't really understand.

[Morgan]

And the practice is obviously where you're a coach.

[Lunchbox]

Well, that's where you would. Yes, but the person that runs the league is the one that runs the practices. But then on game days I'm the coach, but half the team I don't even know. Like I don't see them except for game day. And they're like, who's this guy telling us to do what? So it's a little strange. I'm. It's our first season in this league. I don't really understand how I'm. You know, I'm just. It's. We've only had. We'll have our second game today, and so it's a little confusing.

[Morgan]

I feel like you're gonna have lots of thoughts and emotions during this whole experience. If I had to, yes.

[Lunchbox]

Like, it's just different. Like, I've never heard of just practice was random people.

[Morgan]

Yeah. I don't know.

[Lunchbox]

I mean, like, just imagine if you played your. Your softball team.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

You know what I mean? You're like, you know what? Oh, Morgan, Samantha, Brianna and Caroline, they can. They practice on Monday nights where the other four people practice on Tuesday nights, and then three of them practice on Wednesday nights. What?

[Morgan]

Yeah. And I can't. Well, I can't really remember, really. Honestly. Eight years old and younger, so it's hard for me to tell. But I feel like, at least from what I remember of all of my sports, we always practice with our team, and then we'd play the game, obviously with our teams. I don't remember any other way.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. And this league still doesn't keep standings.

[Morgan]

Or score, so maybe that's why they don't quite.

[Lunchbox]

But. Yeah, but I need. I need to. I still can't. I got to find a soccer league that keeps score. Like, it's. They're. They're old enough where they can win and lose.

[Morgan]

Well, your oldest.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I mean, five year olds can win and lose.

[Morgan]

That's true, too.

[Lunchbox]

Three year olds can win and lose.

[Morgan]

You want them all? Doesn't matter.

[Lunchbox]

I just. I just would like to keep standings. Like, I want, you know, I want you to be in second place and you're to be able to point at the standings, be like, guys, you go out and beat this team right here, you move to the top of that leaderboard, you move into first place.

[Morgan]

Oh, so you can give your motivational speeches when you don't know where you stand.

[Lunchbox]

Well, no, but I also want, like, competition. I want the kids to feel it too. And if they're in last place, then I wouldn't be coaching because that's embarrassing. But what I'm saying is I want. You know what I mean? Like, you want them to have that, and I don't understand.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that's a weird way to have a league. But this is a new league, so.

[Lunchbox]

It'S like my Little League, my Little League baseball. Like, I mean, they had the umpires Room where they had the umpires get dressed and on the wall they had the standings of every team. And you'd look at it and then when you'd win, you'd see it move up, move down. It was awesome.

[Morgan]

I do think it's more fun for kids that way because that's what I mean. When you aren't keeping score and it's kind of lackadaisical, they don't really care. You kind of have to give them something to care about.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

But I don't know at what age they really like they care that matters. I don't know.

[Lunchbox]

They care.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

They start knowing. I mean five years old they start saying we scored this many goals. They count, you know, they start to pay attention to that.

[Morgan]

And when do they start? I guess I only have reference related to softball because I never played soccer. But when they start like T ball.

[Lunchbox]

T ball is for usually 4 and 5 year olds.

[Morgan]

I feel like it's when you go to slow pitch is when I think we started actually keeping track of score.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, we did coach pitch last year. So we did one year T ball and then we did coach pitch last year and I did move up my, my five year old. He probably could have, he could have played T ball again. But I was like, man, do I really need to put it. That's two separate teams, two separate practices, two separate games. So I put him on coach pitch.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Of course my father in law is like, oh, I think you did him an injustice. I think, you know, he's really going to struggle and you know, because he's the youngest by far on team. Youngest. That dude dominated.

[Morgan]

Really?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. I mean it great. Like, I mean you get five pitches and after five pitches, if you don't hit it, you hit off the tee. Yeah, he only had to use a tee twice the whole season.

[Morgan]

Oh, he was doing great.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. That's what I'm saying.

[Morgan]

Like maybe he's going to be a little baseball player now because of that Made him move up a little bit quicker.

[Lunchbox]

Well, I, yeah, I just felt like, okay, like T ball, he. He got the gist of it. He understands you run the bases, you get the ball, you throw it. But that's basically what you learn in T ball. It's not like you're getting coach.

[Morgan]

Pitchers still kind of learning. Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Yes. Still not like 100%, but at least, you know what I mean. They're seeing a ball fly in them and learning how to hit it.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Like that is to me important. And they did great. And he did great. And I mean, I just want soccer to keep score. That's all I want. That's all I'm asking.

[Morgan]

Little competitive edge.

[Lunchbox]

Ah, yeah. I mean, I. And that's the thing. I'm competitive.

[Morgan]

How is your dog Chase doing?

[Lunchbox]

Oh, Chase is dominating.

[Morgan]

Yeah, he.

[Lunchbox]

Well, let me preface this by saying he was nipping. Like, the kids, like, first couple. Like, first month or so, he was nipping, and the kids were getting scared of him and scared to go outside with him. Like, in the beginning, he was all great, but then once he started getting more comfortable. Nip, nip, nip, nip.

[Morgan]

Like play nipping.

[Lunchbox]

Yes, but the kids screaming bloody murder. So I was like, all right. So we went to training or whatever, and that was a disaster. The trainer. Trainer was great.

[Morgan]

Did you do training with him or did you send him off?

[Lunchbox]

No, with him.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah, with him.

[Lunchbox]

Here's the problem. We did in the summer, so the kids are around. They want to interrupt. They want to try it, and so did we actually put it, like, all the tools that the person taught us, did we put them into effect? No, no, we didn't. We just. It was so hard. It's so busy during the summer with kids everywhere and trying to get a quiet moment to do the training. Not good. Okay.

[Morgan]

You might have to do a rewind.

[Lunchbox]

No, I mean, if we can just start doing it now, it would be great. Like, I mean, he's great on a leash. Like, we've got him on a leash. He knows how to do that. All that. That' great. It's. He likes to jump up on the counter.

[Morgan]

On the counter.

[Lunchbox]

Well, like, you know, get the food. Like, he likes to put his paws up. So we got to teach him not to do that. And so what he told us is good.

[Morgan]

How many things has he eaten?

[Lunchbox]

I mean, he gets bites of this, bites of that. You know, nothing. He's not eating a big thing of anything. Yeah, but he. He's great. Like, I mean, he's so fun. Like, he loves dogs. He loves every other dog he sees, he wants to play with. I mean, we're on a walk and he sees a dog and he just starts. And I'm like, dude, relax. You can't play with every freaking dog. We don't have time to do that.

[Morgan]

Have you taken him to dog parks yet?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, we take. Oh, man. We take him to the dog park. Took him to a bar. That is a dog bar.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah, we talked about that.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, it's a cover charge for dogs, but it's no cover. Charge for the adults.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Urban dog bar, I think.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. And it is fantastic. It is really a cool place. Like, it's like.

[Morgan]

Yeah, the adults can. Or the humans can get drinks. I think you. I don't think you can get food.

[Lunchbox]

But you get drinks and food. And the food's not bad.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

Like, it's like bar food. But it's, like, good. Like, it doesn't. It's not.

[Morgan]

And it's a little area, basically a dog park for the dogs to play in.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, it's huge. It's got swimming pools, it's got sprinklers. It's got everything. And it's just. You can run around the dog and there's a hundred dogs everywhere. And sometimes we'll go, like, just for lunch, just to, like, get out and let them run and, you know, hang out, or my wife will go, like, and take the kid. Well, this was during the summer. They. They go have breakfast, then they'd go over there and let the dog, you know, just sort of run around. So it's great. It's fantastic. Really cool place. He gets along with all dogs. Like, he loves dogs.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that's.

[Lunchbox]

Loves them.

[Morgan]

So, I mean, he's also just a puppy still.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, he's only. What month are we in? September. So he's 10 months.

[Morgan]

Yeah. But I feel like that puppy stage really doesn't go away until they're after, like, two years old.

[Lunchbox]

After two years old. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

That time period.

[Lunchbox]

But the good news is, is he potty trained, though? Oh, yeah, he's probably trained. He was potty trained. We got him.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that's the hard part. Honestly. With puppies.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, gosh. I told myself I'd never get a puppy.

[Morgan]

Yeah. And you guys did. I mean, he was a couple months old, right?

[Lunchbox]

He was seven months old.

[Morgan]

Yeah. So it wasn't a full puppy, but you still had puppy. Ish.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, but he's getting a little thick. You know, he's gained about eight pounds since we got him.

[Morgan]

You know, eight pounds or good eight.

[Lunchbox]

Pounds, you know, like. But he likes to zoom, like. And his favorite toy, let me tell you, is the rubber Frisbee. I always was confused because all my other dogs, I'd get a Frisbee and I'd throw it for him, and I didn't give two craps about it. And we were at the dog store picking out all the dog stuff. And my youngest, baby box three, was like, dad, he really wants this. He really wants this. And it's like a rubber Frisbee Okay. And I'm like, whatever put in the basket, you know? I mean, none of. He's not gonna like any of these toys. That freaking rubber Frisbee. He loves it. And so I think that's the problem, is the plastic one doesn't feel as good. The rubber one is what dogs like, maybe. And I'm like, ah. That's why all these years, the dogs didn't like the Frisbee.

[Morgan]

Well, and some dogs just don't like to play Frisbee.

[Lunchbox]

Right. But also, I'm gonna blame it on the plastic Frisbee. And we should have got rubber this whole time. That's what I'm gonna go with.

[Morgan]

Yeah, it's probably true. Rubber's fun for them to chew on.

[Lunchbox]

Yes.

[Morgan]

So.

[Lunchbox]

So he loves that. He loves chasing a ball. He loves it when you chase him. Like, he'll get it in his mouth and he's gonna bring it back to you.

[Morgan]

This is why his name's Chase.

[Lunchbox]

Yes, Correct. And then he just runs zoom, zoom, zooms. He gets the. What we call the Zoomies.

[Morgan]

Yep. Everybody calls their Zoomies.

[Lunchbox]

Do they?

[Morgan]

Yes, this is a very known thing.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, didn't know that.

[Morgan]

Did you think you just.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I thought I came up with that.

[Morgan]

Really?

[Lunchbox]

I. Did.

[Morgan]

Everybody call Zoomies?

[Lunchbox]

No, because I'm like, look at him zooming around. And I was like, hey, boys, he's got the Zoomies. Oh, yeah, he's got the Zoomies.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Every time he gets on the dog, they yell, dad, dad. He's got the Zoomies. And sometimes he gets going so fast and he tries to stop, he freaking somersaults.

[Morgan]

That's funny. Yeah, he's moving fast.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, he. I mean, he's got wheels.

[Morgan]

I cannot believe you came up. You thought you came up with Zoomies. Okay, we're gonna take a quick break. We're coming right back. Speaking of dogs getting Zoomies, we have installed a screened in deck. And my cat has now officially taken over the back porch. She rips the screen. No, no, she won't. She won't touch him. I don't let her be out there by herself, because I bet she would. But I'll look at Remy. I say, hey, it's time to go outside. Let's go potty. And as soon as I say outside, Hazel comes running to the door like she is like a dog ready to go outside. Every single time, she will scratch at the back door trying to go outside. Like she is obsessed with sitting out on this thing.

[Lunchbox]

That's cool.

[Morgan]

And I have Never seen a cat just be so excited to just hang out outside. And she's so happy.

[Lunchbox]

That's so interesting, because Chase doesn't want to come in. Like, you have to chase him around the backyard to get him to come in the house.

[Morgan]

Isn't it funny? But then, as they get older, I feel like, like, with Remy, she doesn't want to be outside near as much now. Like, she'll hang out for a little bit. And Hazel's her that say they're both the same age are roughly 10.

[Lunchbox]

Hazel's 10. Oh, you must have got old, cat.

[Morgan]

I did. She was 8. I didn't realize when I got her. Okay, so we've only, like, had her for, like, two years, but the. Their age is about the same. But what's crazy is Remy used to love, like. And sometimes she will. She loves to bake in the sun. Like, she'll. To spot a sun and just bake.

[Lunchbox]

Chase bakes.

[Morgan]

Like, they love that the little sunspot is the only place in the yard. But then, like, other times, she'll never want to be outside unless you're out there with her.

[Lunchbox]

That's interesting. Yeah. Chase, like, he goes and he'll sit in. Hide in the bushes for an hour.

[Morgan]

He's like, don't find me.

[Lunchbox]

He's like, all right, I'm gonna go lay in the bushes, and you guys can't get me. And it's, like, unbelievable how much. And I think that's just because he lived on the streets. He was. He was a street dog. And I was like, dude, we got to change your life. You got to turn your life around. Get off the streets, you know, go back to school, things like that. Yeah. And he just does not. It's crazy. Crazy. But the boys want him to sleep in our room so bad that sometimes they'll, like. They'll close them in the room. Like, they'll lock. They'll close the door. They'll tell us, all right, dad, you gotta leave. And then we're gonna stay with, like. And they're like, we'll lay down here with the dog until you leave. That way he stays in here, and then they fall asleep on the floor with the dog. With a dog.

[Morgan]

This is funny.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Was the goal to have Chase, like, sleep in the living room or something? Like, not sleep?

[Lunchbox]

No, no, I think it was. I just wanted. Whatever. I don't care.

[Morgan]

Or, like, sleep with you guys or something?

[Lunchbox]

Hey, I would love for him to sleep with the boys. That's what it's about.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

To me, That's.

[Morgan]

I mean, they're not sleeping on the bed?

[Lunchbox]

No, the dog doesn't sleep on the bed. But they don't sleep on the floor every night. But some nights they'll be like, dad, we're gonna lay down here. That way he doesn't leave. And then when you leave the room, we'll get up in our beds and I'll walk in there in the. You know, later that night before I go to bed, and they're just passed out on the floor.

[Morgan]

It's Chase with them passed out on the floor.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, yeah.

[Morgan]

Okay. So Chase isn't, like, getting up halfway and being like, bye.

[Lunchbox]

No, no, no. Chase is there with them. I mean, that's.

[Morgan]

I mean, you know, sometimes. Because for some reason, Hazel won't come up in my bed and sleep with me. I think it's because Remy's scared her off a few times. But sometimes Hazel will sleep with me on the couch, and sometimes I will fall asleep on the couch with her because I want to sleep with her. So I get. Oh, my gosh, they're all on the floor. Lunchbox showed me a picture. It's like a slumber party. Okay, so do they all share a room?

[Lunchbox]

I'll share a room.

[Morgan]

So they're all in that room anyways. I don't know if they were, like, all in one room.

[Lunchbox]

All in one room. No, that'd be a fight. Every night. No, Chase gets to sleep with me. No, Chase gets to sleep with me. Oh, no, no.

[Morgan]

Slumber party every single night.

[Lunchbox]

I hate you more. No, I hate you more. Yeah, they have a slumber party every night.

[Morgan]

That's so much.

[Lunchbox]

Every freaking night. Which is good some nights and bad some others.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

But for the most part, they do a good job of just going to sleep. Like, it's just every once in a while, they'll be making noise. Guys, quiet down. And if it's not a school night, just go ahead, man. You guys just. Do you like. There's one night we got back from the NSC National Soccer Club game, and it was like 10:30. They get in the room, and, I mean, you just hear them giggling and laughing and giggling and laughing. I mean, it's 12:15, and I went to bed, and they were still in there giggling and goofing off.

[Morgan]

They're gonna remember that so much as part of their childhood, of the sleepovers they had with their brothers.

[Lunchbox]

I was like, man, I went to bed before they did. I was too tired. I was like, I gotta get up for Best bits in the Morning.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah. Okay. That's exactly what happened. But I want to hear, too. Have you talked about your London trips in of spite?

[Lunchbox]

I did that on Sore Losers and it was great, man. I gave you a whole recap.

[Morgan]

But did you talk about it at all on Best Bits? I can't remember.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, I'm Best Bits. No.

[Morgan]

You haven't been on since that trip, right?

[Lunchbox]

No.

[Morgan]

What was your highlights from the trip?

[Lunchbox]

Scotland.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

London sucks. I just don't understand.

[Morgan]

You eat a lot of fish and chips.

[Lunchbox]

I did.

[Morgan]

Did you like fish and chips?

[Lunchbox]

It was good. It's fine. I mean, I do wonder if they're.

[Morgan]

All the same, like all the different places that serve fish and.

[Lunchbox]

Yes, because it's like, oh, this is the best fish and chips. And I'm like, it's fried fish. Does it taste that much different?

[Morgan]

I didn't think batter matters. So did you have one that stood out above the rest? No, they all tasted the same.

[Lunchbox]

Well, I mean, they tasted similar. You know what I mean? It's not like I was like, oh, my gosh. It was like, okay, fish and chips. Good over here. Okay, fish and chips.

[Morgan]

And why was Ireland your favorite?

[Lunchbox]

Because I didn't go there. I went to Scotland.

[Morgan]

I have Ireland in my mind. From K. State.

[Lunchbox]

Scotland. Scotland was just beautiful. Beautiful. Everything was just. Everything's old now. I understand that. Yes. You know, London got bombed and all that during the war, all that. So they had to build new buildings, but everything in Scotland was old. And it was so cool. It was beautiful. The people were super nice. And we went into Edinburgh.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

They say Edinburgh.

[Morgan]

I definitely thought it was Edin. Edinburgh. Edinburgh.

[Lunchbox]

I don't know. Yeah. Anyway, I, I. Anyway, it was really cool, though. The cool thing was we could take a train from London to freaking Scotland. See, that's no problem.

[Morgan]

How far was that train ride?

[Lunchbox]

Like three and a half hours. Three hours.

[Morgan]

Oh, that's nothing.

[Lunchbox]

It was great.

[Morgan]

That is the coolest part to me about Europe in general is that you can get everywhere by train.

[Lunchbox]

Everywhere.

[Morgan]

And even the flight going everywhere, man.

[Lunchbox]

I'm going everywhere in that song.

[Morgan]

Yes, it is something like that. Yeah. You got it.

[Lunchbox]

Okay.

[Morgan]

But the train rides are epic because you can just see so much of the country and it's short train ride.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. Can I, can I tell you this one thing about the train, though?

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

I thought it was going to be awesome where you could just see everything, but the train's going so fast. It's like, oh, man. Like you see it for like half a second.

[Morgan]

It is hard to watch if you're on an actual train that's trying to get you somewhere versus, like, a scenic.

[Lunchbox]

Correct. I mean, the whole fantasy in my head of I'm gonna see the, like, English countryside as we're going to Scotland. I mean, it's fine. But it was just like, whoa, that's fast. Whoa. Oh, Another train went right by. Oh, it's kind of. But it's great. And Edinburgh, let me tell you. We went to this thing called tattoo.

[Morgan]

Okay. You get tattoos?

[Lunchbox]

Yes.

[Morgan]

Like, people get tattoos.

[Lunchbox]

It's a tattoo festival.

[Morgan]

Did you get a tattoo?

[Lunchbox]

Oh, yeah.

[Morgan]

You had a tattoo?

[Lunchbox]

Yes.

[Morgan]

You don't have any tattoos.

[Lunchbox]

I do now.

[Morgan]

Are you. Are you messing with me?

[Lunchbox]

Yes.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Okay. I could have told you were serious because, like, that's like a once in a lifetime. Like, you're at a tattoo festival. Time to get it.

[Lunchbox]

Yes. No, no, no. So what it was is they're like, oh, we're gonna go see some bagpipe bands.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

And I'm like, oh, great. An hour and a half of bagpipe bands. How fun can this be? This is going to suck. This is going to suck. And so I was like, all right, let's go. And there was hordes of people pouring into this thing. And I'm like, what in the world? And it's right outside the castle in Edinburgh.

[Morgan]

Okay. Which is probably really pretty, which is beautiful.

[Lunchbox]

They got the castle. They got flames coming up from the castle. Like, the little torches on top of the castle. They have grandstands set up right at the entrance of the. You know, like. And I'm like, what in the world is going. I mean, all right, cool. So we go up, sit down, and right at 8 o', clock, they start playing the bagpipes and they come marching out of the castle. And I'm not talking like, 10 bagpipers. I'm not talking, like 20. I'm talking, like hundreds. And they have their formations. They come and they spread out and they do their little thing. I'm like, dang, that was cool.

[Morgan]

So it's kind of like a marching band, but their version.

[Lunchbox]

Yes, but it doesn't end there.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

Then bands from all over the world come out. Like, the Swedish people. Swedish band, the Swedish Army. They. They're. They brought their drum crew or core or whatever the heck they're called. Drum line. They were phenomenal. They brought the.

[Morgan]

So you're telling me you like music? It just so happens that you like foreign music instead of the other music?

[Lunchbox]

Well, I don't even Know if it's the music as good. But as cool as the situation was, because then, like, the drums were with the bagpipes, and they're marching in between and circling each other and, like, you know, weaving in and out. Then the United States bayonets came out. They didn't play music.

[Morgan]

They were just throwing their bayonets.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. And that was intense. There's people around us, and, I mean, there was times that they were doing stuff like, I guess the captain or lieutenant or whatever would be standing and they would. The guys were standing across from each other and they were just spinning their. Throwing their bayonets in circles, back and forth, back and forth. And the captain starts to walk through the line, and, I mean, the people in the crowd are going, no. Now. No, no, no. Walked right through. Didn't get hit by a bayonet. They're marching and they're throwing the bayonets, like, to the person in front of them in the line, and it's just like, what in the world. And there was just. It was so freaking cool how. I don't know how they did it, because they had hundreds of people weaving in and out of each other, and they weren't running into each other.

[Morgan]

Well, they practiced.

[Lunchbox]

No, no, no. They're all from different countries, so how do they practice?

[Morgan]

They would still get together and practice before that.

[Lunchbox]

So you're telling me the Ukraine army got together with the Swedish army and they practiced their marching for this? I don't think so.

[Morgan]

Guaranteed. I'm sure they had their routines ahead of time where they were already practicing. But then they had rehearsals.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I mean, I thought it was just going to be a couple small bagpipes from the local high school. Okay. That's what I thought it was going to be.

[Morgan]

Got a whole worldwide show.

[Lunchbox]

And then they had a guy playing. They had some people playing the trumpets up there on top of the castle. Like, just the whole ambiance. That's it.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Was really cool.

[Morgan]

That is cool.

[Lunchbox]

Really cool.

[Morgan]

Look at you. You like a little bit of music.

[Lunchbox]

It wasn't even the music.

[Morgan]

The whole experience. The whole experience, it involved music.

[Lunchbox]

But can I tell you this? And then I'm going to tell you another crazy thing.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Did you. Wait. Did you wear a kil while you were there?

[Lunchbox]

No. Another thing I found crazy. It's crazy is the. The show ends, right? Yeah, the show ends.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

And so everybody's coming down the. You got to go down the stands or whatever. There was not one piece of trash left in the stands. It's like, what is going on? Like, I.

[Morgan]

Very respectful.

[Lunchbox]

Like, every single person picked up their own trash and they had someone down at the end, like as you exit with a trash bag. And everybody brought their trash down with them. And I was like, guys, this is not how it's done. Usually you just leave it there. You're supposed to leave it there.

[Morgan]

This is your heaven because you are the trash police.

[Lunchbox]

Why? I don't like. Well, I don't like it to be thrown away, but usually I get stadiums, they have crews that come in and clean it up.

[Morgan]

No, this is like.

[Lunchbox]

And I was like, this.

[Morgan]

This is what it should be. We should be respectful.

[Lunchbox]

My mind, when no one was leaving their trash behind, I was like, where are we?

[Morgan]

Yeah, you're in Scotland. Scottish people are awesome.

[Lunchbox]

It was crazy.

[Morgan]

That's so cool. I want to go there. I want to go to both of those places.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, Scotland. The people were really nice. They were super friendly. Super friendly.

[Morgan]

In London, they were. You just really didn't like London, huh?

[Lunchbox]

Well, I just didn't get London. I just didn't get it. I just guess I didn't get it.

[Morgan]

Okay, so if I ever go, you may like London.

[Lunchbox]

You may like London. To me, London was just another big city.

[Morgan]

That's fair. That's a fair assumption. Did you have decently good food or anything highlighted about London?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I mean. I mean, we went. Well, no, this wasn't a highlight. We went for afternoon tea.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

My goodness.

[Morgan]

What?

[Lunchbox]

It's like, I thought we were gonna go have a cup of tea. No, you have to pick out your own pot of tea. Then they bring you, like a little three level thing of food. First level is sandwiches. Second one is, like biscuits. Third one's dessert. It's like, what in the world Did I just walk in?

[Morgan]

That's high tea.

[Lunchbox]

No, no, it was called afternoon tea.

[Morgan]

Oh, okay. Sorry.

[Lunchbox]

And I didn't know what that meant. I just thought, oh, we're going to have a cup of coffee or a cup of.

[Morgan]

No, like, tea is a thing over there.

[Lunchbox]

No, I understand that. That's why I thought we were just going to have a cup of tea. Because everybody gets together for their afternoon cup of tea to talk about how their day was.

[Morgan]

And you didn't like.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, no.

[Morgan]

You didn't like that as a whole experience.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, my God. It felt pretty over the top.

[Morgan]

Oh, gotcha. T is. You're not a tea guy.

[Lunchbox]

Well, it's not that I don't like. Tea's fine.

[Morgan]

No, like tea, like, what I mean, like.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I didn't know about all the. The whole fanciness of that. I was like, this is weird. Thought we were just gonna have a cup of tea.

[Morgan]

Okay. So we didn't like anything about London.

[Lunchbox]

I'm really not really.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

It wasn't that. I just. Maybe I did it wrong. Maybe I didn't understand it, you know? But we did stay at this cool place called, like, the Royal Air Force or Royal Guard. Like, something you had to be a member of the English military or air force to be able to stay there.

[Morgan]

But you're not exactly. How'd you stay there?

[Lunchbox]

So one of the kids at my. At elementary school, he. The parents. My wife met the wife, the other wife, and she's married to an English guy who used to be in the English military. So they hooked us up with a room there.

[Morgan]

That's cool. So friends and family.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I guess that's how it is. They send a recommend, a letter of recommend, or an email saying, hey, we wanted these people to stay here. We recommend them. They're good people, blah, blah, blah. And so we got to stay there. And that was pretty cool because they had a bunch of old pictures of, like, the military and, like, drawings and art, and it's really cool. And they had, like, their own secretive bar there.

[Morgan]

And.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

The history in Europe is just above and beyond. Like, it's really cool how. And I don't know about these two places. I haven't been there, but even just going to. To Brussels and Paris and Barcelona, like, the history remains.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

It hasn't been wiped away. It's still there. They've just, like, added on to it, which is what I think is really cool about Europe in general.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Are you crying?

[Lunchbox]

No.

[Morgan]

Okay, we're. We're gonna get out of here, and we are gonna answer. Oh, we gotta answer some questions. Yeah. But we're gonna go over and do that. Okay.

[Lunchbox]

All right. I'll have a. No. Because we got soccer games. We got soccer games. There's no naps for me, man. Don't worry about me.

[Morgan]

Tell the people where they can listen to you, find you all that good stuff.

[Lunchbox]

Check out the sore losers. I did a more in depth recap of my trip, and you can check me out. Radio lunchbox on all the socials, except for Twitter.

[Morgan]

Still doesn't have that back.

[Lunchbox]

I got hacked.

[Morgan]

And you can subscribe to our YouTube page at bobbyboneshow. If you want to follow me, it's obgirlmorgan. See you later, guys.

[Lunchbox]

That's the Best Bits of the Week with Morgan. Thanks for listening. Be sure to check out the other two parts this weekend. Go follow the show on all social platforms and follow ebgirlmorgan to submit your listener questions for next week's episode. I just think the process and the.

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[Lunchbox]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Lunchbox]

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