Eddie & Morgan Recall Their First Meeting

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show: "Eddie & Morgan Recall Their First Meeting"

Date: May 23, 2026
Host: Bobby Bones Show (Segment hosted by Morgan and Eddie)
Podcast Network: Premiere Networks

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Episode Overview

This episode serves as a lively conversation between Eddie and Morgan, two key members of The Bobby Bones Show. They reminisce about the first time they met, share stories from their early days in Wichita, and reflect on how their careers and personal lives have evolved since. The episode is rich with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, candid thoughts on change, travel, and family, and genuine moments of humor and nostalgia.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The First Meeting: Early Days in Wichita

Timestamps: [03:13]–[06:12]

• Setting the Scene
  • Morgan was a digital director and acting in a local play; Eddie recalls her as the photographer at a show’s soundcheck, which made her stand out to the group.
• First Interactions
  • Eddie remembers teasing Morgan during a soundcheck:

    “Who is this girl just taking pictures of us, right? And then we just started kind of messing with you a little bit.” – Eddie [03:38]

  • Post-show, they ate together at Old Mill Tasty Shop, recalling it as their first meaningful hangout.
• Transition to Nashville
  • Morgan discusses the whirlwind process of interviewing and moving to Nashville for the job.

    “I saw the job opening... did a bunch of interviews, met everybody, and they were like, well, I think we're gonna offer you the job. And within a month, I was moving down here.” – Morgan [06:12]

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2. Navigating Change & Family Ties

Timestamps: [06:32]–[08:03]

• Leaving Home
  • Morgan shares how difficult it was to leave Wichita and her close-knit family, touching on her mom’s enduring hope she’d move back.

    “My mom held on to hope for a long time... When I bought my house was her big realization of, oh, you’re not coming back.” – Morgan [07:49]

• Planting Roots
  • Buying a house marked the shift where her family realized she was establishing long-term roots in Nashville.

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3. Transitioning Roles and On-Air Ambitions

Timestamps: [08:03]–[10:23]

• Morgan’s Career Path
  • Morgan shares how she transitioned from digital to on-air, both in Wichita and then in Nashville, thanks in part to openness with team leaders about her aspirations.
• Reminiscing About “DJ Tight Pants”
  • Both swap fond memories of a former radio colleague, DJ Tight Pants, reflecting on their early local radio days and spontaneous nightlife escapades.

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4. Evolution of Socializing and Group Dynamics

Timestamps: [12:08]–[15:01]

• Comparing “Then vs. Now”
  • Eddie and Morgan laugh about how late-night outings that used to be routine have become rare due to age, family, and changed priorities.

    “Do we ever do it? No, everybody’s too tired, dude.” – Morgan [12:36]

• Memorable Group Moments
  • They recall Mike D’s wedding as one of the few recent times the group “went hard,” describing Ray’s antics on the dance floor with older relatives.

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5. Legendary Party Stories: Weddings & Vegas

Timestamps: [15:01]–[31:53]

• Weddings Gone Wild
  • Eddie details shenanigans at Lunchbox’s wedding and the aftermath at the airport:

    “Ray and I almost got kicked out of the airport on the way home because our flights were Sunday morning and the wedding was Saturday night, so we didn’t sleep.” – Eddie [16:32]

  • Recounted stories of Uber mishaps, wrestling in airports, and last-minute Whataburger runs.
• Vegas Adventures
  • Both recount Vegas trips: Morgan on a rowdy sorority trip with 30+ classmates, Eddie on a fantasy football trip with the guys, including paying a street musician $300 for a private “concert” in their hotel room.

    “He packed his accordion and went to our room... he was loving every bit of it.” – Eddie [31:21]

• On Growing Out of Partying
  • The consensus: the wildness has faded, but memories of those times are treasured.

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6. On Travel, Happiness, and Changing Priorities

Timestamps: [38:11]–[44:10]

• Favorite Travel Memories
  • Eddie and Morgan reflect on the long-lasting positive impact of group trips, especially a nostalgic day in Key West.

    “Our day in Key West, I think about it all the time. That was so much freaking fun.” – Eddie [38:58]

  • Both express that new experiences and travel bring them the most joy, a contrast to daily routine.
• Parenting and Shifting Lifestyles
  • Eddie reflects on being a dad to four boys, the challenges of parenting, and feeling less “fun” than in early days – only to laugh about Lunchbox’s more relaxed (“free range”) parenting style.

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7. Listener Q&A Highlights

Timestamps: [48:54]–[63:22]

• How Eddie Supports His Wife, Surrounded by 5 Males
  • Small acts of kindness (massages, girls’ nights, nail appointments).
  • Ongoing efforts to curb “boy behavior,” even attempting a “no-farting” policy at the dinner table:

    “We are making a conscious effort because she has made it very clear that she does not like it.” – Eddie [50:33]

• Barbecue Traditions
  • Fajita tacos likely on the Memorial Day menu; memories of family grilling traditions.
• On Going to the Doctor
  • Eddie prefers natural wellness first, only seeking medical help for things he truly cannot fix through lifestyle change.

    “I’m a huge believer in natural wellness first... if there’s something I can do naturally first, which I know. It’s been proven to me. I can see it.” – Eddie [55:38]

• Travel Ball vs. Recreational Sports
  • Both share perspectives: Eddie avoids high-pressure travel sports, preferring local play for family balance. Morgan notes that travel ball was formative but can lead to burnout.

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8. Updates on Pets

Timestamps: [63:05]–[69:24]

• Eddie’s Dog (Coachella)
  • Aging gracefully but with some senior issues; still active and managing well.
• Morgan’s Pets
  • Remy (dog): Adjusted well to medical regime, now stable.
  • Hazel (cat): Needs fluids due to kidney disease but holding steady with care.
• Challenges of Pet Ownership with Health Issues
  • They discuss the sacrifices and adjustments needed to prioritize aging or special-needs pets.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Who let her in?” – Eddie [04:29], on Morgan being at the soundcheck
• “That’s the evolution of life, though, all the time.” – Morgan [45:44]
• “I don’t feel fun...the daily grind of just, like, disciplining kids and raising kids kind of, like, [takes it out of you].” – Eddie [37:09]
• “Do we ever do it? No, everybody’s too tired, dude.” – Morgan [12:36]
• “We are making a conscious effort because she has made it very clear that she does not like it.” – Eddie [50:33], discussing farting at home
• “It's really difficult to do that every day, especially if you have kids.” – Morgan [56:20] (on eating healthy)

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Episode Structure & Flow

This episode progresses organically from playful reminiscence and personal storytelling to more thoughtful, life-stage reflections and listener interaction. The tone is warm, humorous, and open, with both hosts sharing anecdotes without filter and playfully teasing each other. Listener questions add structure in the second half, grounding the show in real-life relatability.

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For Podcast Newcomers

Listeners who haven’t heard this episode will get heartfelt origin stories, see how on-air chemistry was forged off-air, and get an inside look at the realities (and ridiculousness) of life behind the scenes at The Bobby Bones Show. The episode balances nostalgia and growth, making it as much about how things change as about the moments that make lasting friendships.

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For Further Listening

This show is part of a multi-part series each weekend. To catch more behind-the-scenes stories and listener Q&A, check out the other “Best Bits” episodes with Morgan.

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End of Summary

Transcript

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[Morgan]

What's up everybody? We are here. It's time for another weekend. And this weekend, Eddie is joining me.

[Eddie]

What's up, everyone?

[Morgan]

Eddie over there about to make a joke.

[Eddie]

No, I'm not making the Saturday joke. I'm not going to do it. But today is Saturday.

[Morgan]

There's been a lot of tension and drama around here lately.

[Eddie]

There really has. I think people are just getting. I don't know. Maybe everyone has low T. Maybe that's what it is.

[Morgan]

Okay, you just threw that in there. I was never going to throw that in there.

[Eddie]

Well, I mean, I never thought low T was this big of an issue.

[Morgan]

Are you angry?

[Eddie]

I'm not angry, but I'm definitely not as happy as I normally am.

[Morgan]

Like you when we first met way back. Gosh, it's been like almost in Wichita. Ten years now. In Wichita. More than ten.

[Eddie]

When you were an actress, you were a photographer slash actress.

[Morgan]

I was a digital director and I was acting in one theater play.

[Eddie]

When I met you. You were taking pictures at origin. Idiot show.

[Morgan]

I was. Which I was doing basically what I do for this job.

[Eddie]

But it was funny because. And let me kind of like, I'll set the scene before you even walked in. Like, we'd never have anyone take pictures of our sound checks, like, ever. A sound check for us for many years for Bobby and I was go to the venue at like 3 o', clock, right? And then everyone gets their drums. Check the drone. Check one, check two. But for me and Bobby, it was like, let's practice. Because we don't ever practice. And so we start practicing and I noticed you, and I think Bobby noticed you. Like, who is this girl just taking pictures of us, right? And then we just started kind of messing with you a little bit, like. Cause you were just on stage or in front of the stage and we tried to make you laugh or whatever. But that's kind of. That's how we first met you.

[Morgan]

Yeah, yeah. It was this strange girl.

[Eddie]

She's supposed to be here because no one ever took pictures. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, I remember making the joke too. Like, who let her in?

[Morgan]

And I was there because I thought it was good content and it was.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And that's how we met. And then Eddie and I backstage talked. Then we ended up going to eat at Old Mill Tasty Shop for a sandwich.

[Eddie]

That was the sandwich place. Yeah.

[Morgan]

So good. Still there. And it was. It was good. That was our first hanging out. And then I was gonna go out with you guys and you guys, like got to the bar as it was closing.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I mean, that's how it went. It was always like, we'd play the show, we would. The show would end like what, 10:30 or something? 11. And then we would stay and meet everybody that went to the show. Like, anyone that stayed behind to meet us. We would stay and meet and talk and take pictures with everyone. So by the time we would load the truck, get back to the hotel, change, shower, whatever. Me and some of the guys, it was usually me, Grady, the drummer, Ahmad.

[Morgan]

Yep. I definitely remember you and Ahmad, because I'd met him also.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And I think Grady was there, but I don't think I'd met him at that point.

[Eddie]

Usually it was just me, Grady, Ahmad and Brandon Ray. Usually the four of us would be like, you want to go get a beer somewhere? Let's go. And I remember we went to this place.

[Morgan]

Yeah, you went to pub house.

[Eddie]

You guys were walking out, we were walking in. I was like, where are you going? Like, we just got here. You're like, it's about to close.

[Morgan]

Like, it's time to go to bed, not time to come in.

[Eddie]

We were just starting.

[Morgan]

Yeah, you guys were. And it was so wild because meeting you guys there was the start of a whole bunch of things. Oh, yeah. It wasn't very many months later when I moved to Nashville and. And all of that.

[Eddie]

I didn't even know you were really going to move to Nashville until you moved. Then you moved to Nashville and. Yeah, because like, I think I just saw you in the office, right, like, already, like you'd already gotten hired. I'm like, what are you doing here?

[Morgan]

I think you saw me when I had been visiting for the interview and it happened very quickly. I saw the job opening. I basically came here one weekend, did a bunch of interviews, met everybody, and they were like, well, I think we're gonna offer you the job. And within a month, I was moving down here. It all happened very fast when it happened. So. Yeah, that tracks.

[Eddie]

Was that hard for you to leave Wichita?

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah. There were so many tears.

[Eddie]

Kansas, really? Because you had gone to Manhattan.

[Morgan]

Yeah. And I had lived outside of the state of Kansas. That was the first time. Right. And I was moving a 13 hour drive away at the time, driving with the U haul. And it was. It was rough. That first few years were pretty rough.

[Eddie]

Did you cry when you left?

[Morgan]

Yeah. Oh yeah. My mom still cries when I leave.

[Eddie]

When you leave the. Every. Every time.

[Morgan]

Yeah. It's interesting.

[Eddie]

Oh, like, because you guys are so close.

[Morgan]

Yeah. And I think it's just hard that my whole family is there and then I'm the only one that's just still over here.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah. I guess. All yours. Yeah, everyone's there.

[Morgan]

My mom held on to hope for a long time. I think that I would just come here, work a couple years. I'd miss home and I'd go back.

[Eddie]

No different plans.

[Morgan]

Mom yeah, my dad's used to it now he doesn't.

[Eddie]

He.

[Morgan]

He got teary eyed the first few times and now he's just. He loves coming to visit. So I think he sees it as we get to go visit our daughter in Nashville and my mom is like, I want her around all the time, so come back. So yeah, she still gets teary eyed and it makes me want to cry. But then I just like have to be like, no, this is my life now and go from it. When I bought my house was her big realization of, oh, you're not coming back.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Because before it was just an apartment. She can leave her apartment. She can, you know, go anywhere else.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And then I bought the house and she was like, oh, she's planning roots there. This is not a she's coming back anytime soon.

[Eddie]

How did you end up on the show though? Because like you say that the move from Wichita to Nashville was so quick. Like everything happened so quickly. But I remember you getting on the show happen really quickly too because. And I can't even think of how you got on the show.

[Morgan]

Well, it was like I was 10 months into my job in Nashville. So even quick from me moving to Wichita, Nashville happened. And I had been talking with Rod who, you know, he's one of our bigger bosses and Jen, one of our other bigger bosses and just saying that I would love to work on a show one day. I don't know what that looks like or what that. If there's any but possibility of it.

[Eddie]

Weren't you already like on a show in, in Wichita? Weren't you on.

[Morgan]

I had done some on air stuff, but not working with a syndicated show or morning show of any capacity.

[Eddie]

But were you on air over there?

[Morgan]

I did some on air, yeah. And I did some on air for Nashville too.

[Eddie]

From Wichita?

[Morgan]

No, for when I was in Nashville in those 10 months.

[Eddie]

Oh, I didn't know that.

[Morgan]

I did some weekend shows.

[Eddie]

Really?

[Morgan]

Yeah, I was just dabbling. It was a lot of dabbling. Not. I never had my own like full shifts. It wasn't until I think at one point on channel in Wichita. I had some weekend shifts that I did on my own and I did some stuff with, if you remember, Tight

[Eddie]

Pants, of course, DJ tight Pants.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I did.

[Eddie]

How can I forget DJ type pants.

[Morgan]

We saw him which was.

[Eddie]

Do you, do you keep in touch with him?

[Morgan]

So we saw him in Austin when we were there for iheartfest.

[Eddie]

Shut up. What was he doing there?

[Morgan]

So he works for the St. Louis soccer team. He's doing Social media, digital marketing. And he. They were in town the same weekend we were. And he had texted lunch, and lunch was like, Tight Pants was here. And I was like, what? And so we ended up meeting in the hotel lobby.

[Eddie]

You need to give. I would have loved to have seen him.

[Morgan]

You had left at this point. You guys were gone.

[Eddie]

Oh, we had left. Okay. Okay. Saturday night.

[Morgan]

Yeah, it was after the festival. We met up with him, and he was like, you know what's crazy? He's like. I'm like, your. He's like, I love it because it's my claim to fame. You were on my show before. You were on this show.

[Eddie]

Hey, Ty Pants was kind of big a big deal, man.

[Morgan]

He was. He still is in Wichita. And I would go on and do, like, pop culture things. I'd talk about movies and all these. We'd do movie reviews.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

There was a period in time where we thought about doing a podcast together, like, way back then. But, like, podcasting then was different than what it looks like now. So it was wild. And then he ended up leaving and they moved to St. Louis and stuff. So things changed. But that was a throwback for me. Was like, oh, I had like a whole life that happened for a couple months there.

[Eddie]

Huge throwback. I hadn't thought about Tight Pants in a while.

[Morgan]

Right. And he, like, brought it all back.

[Eddie]

And my funny pant. Tight Pants story is we took him out one night, and because I think it was me and Lunchbox were out down there for like, some event or whatever. And Tight Pants was our chaperone. Yeah, like, he was the dude that was assigned to us by the station. And Tight Pants is way younger than us. And like, you're like. And we finished the event. We're like, Tight Pants. We're going out. Like, take us. And he took us to all these spots. He got so drunk. We all got drunk. Maybe he didn't get too drunk. I don't really remember. But we were pretty drunk. And I remember waking up. Cause we were like, dude, don't drive home. Just stay with us at the hotel. And he slept either in my room or Lunchbox's room. Or maybe we all slept in the same room. I don't remember.

[Morgan]

It's a little foggy.

[Eddie]

But I remember specifically waking up and. And being like, tie pants. Tight Pants. And I, like, looked at the couch he was sleeping on. Tight Pants. I yelled in the bathroom, Tight Pants. Like, he had left, like, somewhere in the middle of night. He's like, I'm getting out of here.

[Morgan]

He Got a little bit sober. And he's like, I'm getting out of this situation.

[Eddie]

And I remember telling him the next day, I'm like, dude, you freaking, like, one night standing me like, what the crap? Like, we gave you a place to stay in the middle of the night, you just leave.

[Morgan]

Did he have a good explanation?

[Eddie]

No, you know, he's a man of few words.

[Morgan]

He was probably just like, I don't know, man. I had to get out of here.

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's like, I had to get home.

[Morgan]

That's so funny. Do you ever think about how much things are different now compared to that? The story you just told and you. Even then when I met you guys and you were playing at the Orpheum in Wichita, and that was a show that you guys put on, and that was a different time to, like, fast forward all those years to right now.

[Eddie]

Yeah, we're all just older and like. Yeah, like, that's never gonna happen again. Never. Like, and even if we wanted to say, like, we want to all, like, go out, like, because we go to Vegas every year, we go to Austin every year as a group, like, you, me, Lunchbox, Amy, everyone, right? We have our chances to go. And let's go. Let's, like, let's go out on the town and, like, party it up. We have our chances every year. Do we ever do it?

[Morgan]

No, everybody's too tired, dude.

[Eddie]

It's 11:30. And I'm like, all right, I'm gonna go to bed, guys.

[Morgan]

Hey, you know what? But though, to our credit, when we were in Austin, you, me, and Scuba all did go and grab drinks at the speakeasy as.

[Eddie]

But it's at the hotel. It was easy. It's literally two steps away from our hotel room.

[Morgan]

We could have easily been like, no, we're gonna go to bed. I'm tired. And we did it.

[Eddie]

We were going to, though, And Scuba was like, I have this reservation. We might as well use it.

[Morgan]

And we did. And we were still. We were down there for, like, two hours.

[Eddie]

I know. That was fun.

[Morgan]

And we had so much fun.

[Eddie]

One drink for two hours.

[Morgan]

Yeah, like, that one drink was strong, though. If you would have given me one for every hour and then maybe a third, I would not have walked out of there. Okay.

[Eddie]

It's funny, though, and I think people would think this is funny, but, like, we hang out with each other all day, like, five days a week, every day. But yet you put us in at a bar at 11 o' clock at night, and it's just the three of us, Yumi and Scuba. Like, and we talked about all kinds of things.

[Morgan]

And you would think the topics of that were wild.

[Eddie]

You would think we would have nothing to talk about anymore. Like we said it all, but we don't. We like have a good time with each other and same with any of us.

[Morgan]

Like, you know, like that's also because you would think because we hang out all the time and we talk for a living that we get it all out. But it's structured talking. We're talking about very specific things.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Topics.

[Morgan]

Whereas like humans in natural life just have a lot to say about everything.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

So we had a lot of other topics that maybe wouldn't have made the show or whatever that are just stupid.

[Eddie]

Yeah. They're not entertaining. But like.

[Morgan]

Yeah, they're important to us.

[Eddie]

Sure.

[Morgan]

And so we were talking about those things and it was fun. I love when we do that stuff.

[Eddie]

I do too.

[Morgan]

And. But I get it. I mean when we're in real life, especially for most of you guys who have kids, like getting away to go and do something.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

That's hard.

[Eddie]

Like I have nothing to do. Like I don't have kids to put to bed. Like I don't have to be up at 6:30 in the morning because they're going to wake me up on a Saturday morning to like make them, you know, breakfast. Like, wow.

[Morgan]

Yeah. We can hang out the time to go.

[Eddie]

Yeah. But. But we won't go hard. No, we won't do it. Like back in the day, I was

[Morgan]

gonna say, I don't know that I've ever, in the time that I've at least been on the show, I think the only time I've potentially seen anybody go a little bit hard was maybe Mike D's wedding.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Was where I saw a little bit of that energy come out.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Man. He had bottomless margaritas.

[Morgan]

He did that.

[Eddie]

Snuck up on me.

[Morgan]

You Ray?

[Eddie]

Ray. Ray Ray was the one like hitting on Mike's mother in law.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

And then I think he was also hitting on Mike's. Okay. Mike's wife's grandma.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Something. He was with all the older ladies.

[Eddie]

I think it was Mike's wife's grandma. And he kept saying like, come on girl, let's go to my hotel room, girl.

[Morgan]

While his wife was there.

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And the grandma's like, oh, stop. Like, what are you talking about?

[Morgan]

He was dancing with her too.

[Eddie]

He was.

[Morgan]

There was a lot of dancing on the dance floor at that moment in time with Rey and any woman who dance with them.

[Eddie]

Were we all there?

[Morgan]

Yeah, I think we were all there.

[Eddie]

Everyone was there, huh?

[Morgan]

I don't know that Scuba or Abby were part of the show yet.

[Eddie]

Maybe not.

[Morgan]

I feel like that was when we had different people.

[Eddie]

I remember, man. I remember the margarita machine. I remember the dancing on the dance floor, you know, like. Like, I remember he played, like, the DJ played Selena. Like, bidi biddy bum bum. Like, that wedding was awesome.

[Morgan]

Okay, so do I get to see this side of you come out at your wedding?

[Eddie]

Probably not.

[Morgan]

Why? It's an open bar.

[Eddie]

I don't know.

[Morgan]

And there's gonna be margaritas.

[Eddie]

Are they gonna be margaritas? Said open bar, man. You weren't there for Lunchbox's wedding? No, dude, Lunchbox's wedding was crazy.

[Morgan]

Was it wild? I would. I mean, I've met a lot of his friends now, so I can see how.

[Eddie]

Dude, that one was like. Ray and I almost got kicked out of the airport on the way home because our flights were Sunday morning and the wedding was Saturday night, so we didn't sleep. We went straight from party to airport.

[Morgan]

That's a smart move, though, because then you're not missing your flight.

[Eddie]

Yeah, but we were still so drunk, and. Remember, we were wrestling in the airport?

[Morgan]

No.

[Eddie]

Yeah, me and Ray were wrestling in the airport.

[Morgan]

Your guys's after party was at the airport, and so.

[Eddie]

And a security guard came up and was like, you guys gotta stop or you're not flying home. Like. Like, okay. Yes, sir.

[Morgan]

Why were you guys wrestling?

[Eddie]

I don't know. I have no idea. Like, no idea why we're wrestling. And my wife was so embarrassed, like, stop it. Stop it. And then BAE was so embarrassed, like, stop it. Both of you all just stop it.

[Morgan]

Because it's not like. That's why I asked, because women don't. I get zoomies when I'm drunk.

[Eddie]

What are zoomies?

[Morgan]

Where I just have, like, weird energy, and I'm just, like, bouncing off the walls. Okay, I'm in, like, a really fun, drunk energy, but I've never had the desire to wrestle anybody when I'm.

[Eddie]

I don't. And I'm not a wrestler. Like, I don't. I don't do that. The fact that we were wrestling, it was bizarre. I mean, Morgan, we drank so much. I remember vodka sodas, like, nobody's business. And then they would do shots because. Hey, we're all gonna do a shot, okay? Hey, hey, hey. Let's look. It's our. It's. What's his name? No teeth. Keith's here. We're taking a shot. All right. Shot with no teeth. Keith, my dad wants to do a shot. Okay, nice shot. Like, it was like that all night.

[Morgan]

I don't even think you can do that at weddings anymore unless you have, like, insane liability insurance. Yeah, yeah, I don't, because most weddings don't allow shots. I've learned this.

[Eddie]

Oh, we were doing them. We were drinking normal drinks and shots in between every normal drink. It was crazy. And I remember, too. I remember, too. I got a charge from my Uber on the way to the airport that I. It was like a cleaning charge. I was like, this is stupid. Like, why wouldn't this. And I. This is like Sunday. The next Sunday night. I'm looking at my phone, you know, I'm already like, bad hangover, next day, whatever. Like, what's putting pieces together? Why did I get charged, like, 50 bucks for a cleaning fee? That's stupid. And then I read it, and it's got a note. It says ketchup all over the back seat. I'm like, there was no ketchup. Like, this is so stupid. My wife looked at my suit, you know, and all on the pants was ketchup.

[Morgan]

Where did you even get ketchup from?

[Eddie]

Apparently we got whataburger on the way to the airport, and I sat on ketchup packets and they were all over my pants. Like, okay, maybe I did.

[Morgan]

That poor Uber driver hated you.

[Eddie]

Oh, for sure he hated me. Yes.

[Morgan]

The fact you were only charged $50 was actually lucky. I think now you get $300 charged for, like, a cleanup fee.

[Eddie]

Really?

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah.

[Eddie]

Dang.

[Morgan]

Yeah. You. Oh, don't ever throw up in an Uber. I have never.

[Eddie]

I've never done that. You throw it up.

[Morgan]

My friend has, and I was with her and I. So it happen her before, and then it happened to her when she was with me where she really needed to go. We were on highway, and I. I took her jacket. I was like, you're vomiting in the jacket. Because I promise you, you'll thank me tomorrow. Yeah, so I just took her nice jacket. It was a fur jacket, and she just vomits in it. And I'm like, I know you hate

[Eddie]

me right now, but you're gonna thank me later.

[Morgan]

You will thank me in the morning. And she did, and she got her jacket dry cleaned and everything was fine, but it was about to be really bad. They'll charge you like, 300 every bid at 300.

[Eddie]

That is crazy. And I'm sure they have a flat fee. It's not like, oh, it was Just ketchup. We can do 50. Like, I think. I think at that point, the flappy was 50 bucks.

[Morgan]

Yeah, but. And they. I mean, detailing a car now costs that much money, so it makes sense.

[Eddie]

And I remember when we were. We were in Vegas, and this isn't me. A me drunk story, but me and Lunchbox were gonna go play golf. And so we woke up, like, at 7 in the morning. The golf course is, like, you know, 30 minutes away. So we're gonna get a cab, and we're out there in, like, the hotel, you know, the attack the cab line, you know, waiting for a cab. And this cab pulls up and there's a. The cab guy gets out, runs around and opens the back door. And as soon as he opens it, this guy just falls out and goes. It was like a movie. It was like a movie where the guy just opened the door and he just fell out and threw up. And we're like, dang, dude. Like, we're going to play golf right now. And these guys are just, like, coming back.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Vegas is another world. Vegas is an entirely different world.

[Eddie]

I know how to do it now. It's something that you have.

[Morgan]

It's been 24 hours, actually.

[Eddie]

You have to learn how to do Vegas, because if you go blind, if you're going like you've never done it before, like, it's gonna end bad every single time. There were times where, like, every time I went to Vegas, I saw the sunrise, like, every day.

[Morgan]

Oh, I got Vegas stories for you.

[Eddie]

Go ahead.

[Morgan]

Are you ready? Okay, hold on. We're gonna take a break.

[Eddie]

This is all about getting drunk in Vegas.

[Morgan]

I don't mean to do. I just kind of let Eddie and I go wherever this is where we're at. So we'll be right back. We're going to take a break, and I'll tell some Vegas stories. Hello?

[Eddie]

Hello, this is Malcolm Glebel from Smart talks with IBM.

[Morgan]

Today we're diving into a fascinating conversation with Stefano Pollard, head of fan development for Scuderia Ferrari. Hp. Your pronunciation is strongly American.

[Eddie]

It's more Scuderia Ferrari.

[Morgan]

I'm still working on rolling my R's, but what I was able to learn from Stefano was the importance of engaging the Tifosi, the Ferrari superfans in the digital age.

[Eddie]

Ferrari fans and superfans want to be part of something, want to belong to something. So they want to be part of

[Morgan]

a community, and ultimately they want to

[Eddie]

be part of a winning team. You've got Ferrari, which has a long history, design history, and now you're interacting in a kind of digital space. I'm curious how you balance those two traditions. When it comes to fan engagement, it's really digital technology. And digital channels, are they enabled to create a deeper connection with our fans?

[Morgan]

To learn more about how Ferrari and IBM are using technology to build deeper connections with fans, visit IBM.com Ferrari

[Eddie]

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[Morgan]

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[Eddie]

Did you know every 50? Every one of 50.

[Morgan]

Yeah. We all lived in the house together.

[Eddie]

Dang.

[Morgan]

So you're. I mean, you. There's some you're closer to, some you're just, you know, light friends with, if you will, but you know them all, dude.

[Eddie]

How do you guys even walk through a casino?

[Morgan]

And maybe, and maybe I'm getting it a little bit wrong. I know we had a lot. Our class had 50 or 55. And I want to say, like, maybe 30 are what actually ended up going. So maybe it was 30.

[Eddie]

Okay. But even then, 30. A lot girls are walking through a casino together.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Like, and does every guy just go like, I'm going to try to hit on one of those.

[Morgan]

You draw a crowd because. And it's 30 young girls, right? We're 21 to 22. We're young. Young. And we got everything for free.

[Eddie]

All the alcohol, everything's bought.

[Morgan]

Yeah, Limo rides. Because they wanted young girls in clubs. And we were at so many parties, Eddie. I was so gone for all of 48 hours. There were moments in time where I don't remember life that weekend. Like, I thought I was on Mars.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

That's how much of an experience we were having. But the worst part about that trip was one of my friends lost her ID on the strip.

[Eddie]

Oh, no.

[Morgan]

And we're all trying to get into clubs. It's the whole purpose of why you're

[Eddie]

going to Vegas, and you need an ID to get in there.

[Morgan]

And my poor girlfriend, she was like, we have to go find the trip. I can't even get home if I don't have this to get home. And I was like, okay, let's go walk the trip. We started walking the trip at, like, 1:30 in the morning. By the time we walked the entire trip looking for the stupid ID that we never found, the sun was rising.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Yeah, been there.

[Morgan]

I was still drunk, still walking a strip looking for a stupid id. And I was so angry that I had just wasted six hours of my life looking for something we did not find.

[Eddie]

You never found it?

[Morgan]

No, we never found it. Her mom had to overnight an ID for her to get home. Thankfully, we still had one more day there. But then, like, we kind of had to, like, maneuver her into places she was of age. But, like, she didn't have her id.

[Eddie]

So you snuck her in places just so she can partake.

[Morgan]

Yeah, because otherwise, just sitting in the

[Eddie]

hotel room by herself.

[Morgan]

And, like, it was not an enjoyable experience for her either. And I think about that trip a lot. Every time we, like, go back to Vegas for iheart or something, I'm just like, this is a wildly different experience than I had that.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah. My best. My best trip to Vegas ever was fantasy football. Bobby, me, Lunchbox, Ray, and Ahmad, and, like, I don't know, five other friends of ours.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Eddie]

It was a fantasy draft, right? So, like, we're all going to Vegas. I'd never gone with this group before. Like, and Bobby, he was successful then already in Austin, and so, like, the room he got was, like, awesome.

[Morgan]

Were you guys all staying together in the same room?

[Eddie]

I think most of us were. And then, like, you know, four other guys would have two other smaller rooms.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Eddie]

But so the. I mean, it was. We did so many things, like, one thing Was when Ray, like, we were all gonna do dinner one night and we had been drinking by the pool, like, all day. And Bobby's like, you know Bobby doesn't drink, right? So he's like, all right, everybody meet by the elevators at 7. We're doing dinner at this. I think it's called, like, the Hofbrau Haus or something. It's like a German Bavarian. Bavarian beer garden that could have gone

[Morgan]

a lot of different ways based on that name. So I was really curious.

[Eddie]

It's just, like, where all the girls dress, like German you. And, like, the guys are all dressed like lumberjacks or whatever. And they serve beer and they serve meats, right? So he's like, everybody meet at the elevator at 7. And so we all meet in the elevator. And Ray is like, he can't stand. Ray is, like, just falling over. He's leaning on the ashtray, you know, like on the garbage can. And Bobby's like, what's with him? Like, what's. What's his problem? Well, you see Ray, we've been drinking all day at the pool. And, like, Ray's gone. And he's like, you're not coming with us. You gotta go to the room. Like, so he was like, yes, sir. Yes, sir. And Ray was like, he was in trouble. Yes, sir. And he heads back to the room and, like, it's almost like we went and had our night. And Ray had his, like, night in Vegas at the hotel by himself. He met three girls.

[Morgan]

Oh, he did not go back to the room.

[Eddie]

He met three girls. And I hope I'm allowed to say this. He met three girls and. And he hung out with them in their room and they dressed him. And the only reason we know is because he was sending us pictures with these girls, like, dressed him and were putting makeup on him. And he was just drunk, sitting on the bed, like, look, I'm hanging out with these girls. Like, what are you doing?

[Morgan]

What was he, a Polly Pocket?

[Eddie]

What does that mean?

[Morgan]

Like a Barbie?

[Eddie]

Was he like, why? Of all activities, and next day, he was like, dude, this is the best dude. Just hung out with three hot chicks, man. And like. Like, but you didn't do anything. Like, all you did was get makeup on you. They played. They put their dresses on you. Like, what do you. Like, what did you do? He's like, it was fun, though, dude. What did you guys do? Hang out with. Just. You guys drink beer at a meat house? Like, we're like, yeah, I guess. I mean, all right, you know what?

[Morgan]

Everybody has their Own unique Las Vegas experience.

[Eddie]

Yes, we all did. And then we paid a street performer to come to our hotel room.

[Morgan]

I definitely thought you were going a different way. Again with that name.

[Eddie]

Have you heard. Have you heard the story?

[Morgan]

No.

[Eddie]

So Jesus. And he still there every time we go to Vegas, and we still see Jesus, he plays an accordion on one of the bridges. And so we had this great idea to give him. I think we all collected maybe, like, 300 for him to do a private concert for us in our hotel room.

[Morgan]

Why?

[Eddie]

I don't know, Morgan. We've been drinking all day.

[Morgan]

You guys come up with are wild.

[Eddie]

And the guy was like. Didn't speak a lick of English. He's like, yes, yes, yes.

[Morgan]

$300.

[Eddie]

He packed his accordion and went to our room. And the whole time we're walking with him. Like, once somebody's holding his accordion. Like, I'm holding, you know, his suitcase, whatever. And we're walking down, back to our hotel, and we're thinking, like, what are we doing? Like, why don't we just pay this guy $300?

[Morgan]

That is funny.

[Eddie]

And then we get to the room and we text the whole group, like, hey, guys, we have entertainment coming.

[Morgan]

Entertainment. That is not what a bunch of guys are going to a room thinking is happening.

[Eddie]

Entertainment. Meet us in the room in 30 minutes. And so everyone shows up. Even Bobby, he's like, what. What is happening here? And, like, you got the. Jesus, the accordion player. Like, guys, welcome Jesus. And he starts playing the accordion. He's literally. He doesn't even know how to play. He just goes. That's all he does. We're like, jesus, play something we know. He's like, I know nothing.

[Morgan]

So you really just paid him $300 just to show up?

[Eddie]

Just to show up. But you know what was really cool when he was up there? He was like, wow, I've never been in one of these hotels before. Like, the view up here is amazing. And he's. He'd been living in Vegas his whole life. Like, he'd been living in Vegas for so long gone. That's where he goes to work every day on that street, on that bridge or whatever. And he was, like, staring out the window, and he was like, look, look, I live over there. Like, my house is right over there. And he was loving every bit of it.

[Morgan]

So did he end up just hanging out with you guys more than he ended up being.

[Eddie]

Yeah, we were like. He said, put. Put the accordion away, dude.

[Morgan]

Like, I think we're good on that. We heard the three songs, the One song.

[Eddie]

The one note that you play over and over. We heard it, put it down. Just hang out wild. We gave him a couple beers. He hang. Hung up. He hung out with us up there. It was great.

[Morgan]

What's the most money you've ever made in Vegas?

[Eddie]

800 bucks.

[Morgan]

Okay, that's solid.

[Eddie]

800 bucks on one roll. And this was again, this is the same trip. And our buddy Steve had like. Our buddy Steve had bought a case of Miller Lights and brought it into the casino. And he took it to the. To the craps table. And instead of like drinking like casino drinks, he was just drinking out of his, like, Miller Light box.

[Morgan]

Oh, my gosh.

[Eddie]

Yeah. And he would just get a can and like, if somebody walks by here, dude, have a beer. He's. He'd been sitting there for like an hour. And then he. I don't know. I was just kind of watching him for like 10 minutes. And I was like, you know what? How you feeling? Is you feeling good? He's like, yeah, I'm feeling good. I'm like, all right, I'm gonna do a hundred dollars on that. You're gonna roll a 5? 5. A hard 10?

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

A hundred dollars.

[Morgan]

The odds are not high.

[Eddie]

No, it pays eight to one.

[Morgan]

Yep.

[Eddie]

So like, I threw the hundred dollars out there. I'm like, come on, Steve. Just don't roll a four, don't roll a seven.

[Morgan]

Was this on the craps table?

[Eddie]

The craps table.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Don't roll a seven and don't roll a six. Four. It's all you. Anything else is great. Just don't roll a seven and don't roll a six. Four. He rolled. He rolled. I think it was like four rolls and he hit the hard ten. And we're like. We started yelling. I think it's. Yeah, I want 800 bucks.

[Morgan]

Did you win it though and leave or did you just win it? You lost it?

[Eddie]

Even worse. I won it. And I said, and then lunchbox rolls up like, you know, like clockwork. Wow. You was like, dude, let's go to the bar. I everyone a shot and bought everyone a shot.

[Morgan]

It was gone.

[Eddie]

Around in Vegas is like easily $300. So that went. I probably gambled some more. Yeah, that didn't last.

[Morgan]

It is so much fun. I will say I have never been a huge. Okay, so like growing up on holidays, we would sit in my grandparents basement, and all of my uncles, my dad, they would all play poker, then play Texas hold' em, blackjack.

[Eddie]

Fun.

[Morgan]

And they just play with coins and whatever. And I'd sit on my dad's lap and I'd play with them. And that was. And it was really just more messing with my dad's cars. Like throwing coins out, whatever.

[Eddie]

Or he'd tell you what to do.

[Morgan]

Yeah, Like, I was just listening. I just wanted to be part of the game. And so that was my relationship with games for most of my life. And then as I got older, like, I. My dad would be like, you only drop 20 bucks at the casino. You do more. Like, you're gonna lose a lot of money. And so that was a rule that I had. Like, I'd go to casinos and I'd. I'd lose $20 pretty fast.

[Eddie]

Really fast.

[Morgan]

Okay, well, see you later. I guess.

[Eddie]

Sometimes that's one roll, like.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah.

[Eddie]

One hand.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah. Or even being on, like, the slot machine five minutes, and then you're out.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Morgan]

And so again, more relationship with it. And then it wasn't really until the cruise where I got introduced to more casino.

[Eddie]

You know why? Because you guys were winning.

[Morgan]

Oh, my gosh. Yeah, I was winning at blackjack. I had to play the blackjack tournament. And so I learned how to play there. People, the. The listeners that were so awesome and kept getting me to play craps. They told me the whole game, which nobody had ever taken the time to teach me how to play any of these games. And so now I'm excited for the next cruise. Cause I'm gonna go and try and play some more.

[Eddie]

I didn't play a lot in the cruise. I played for, like, you know, 20 minutes or something. But I didn't have the nights you guys had.

[Morgan]

Yeah. And you. Next time you will. Like, we would get done with all of our stuff we'd have to go do. And lunchbox would be like, we're gonna go to the casino. I was like, fine, I guess I'm coming because I wanted to hang out. And that was where everybody was. So then I just was like, okay, better. What. What's the saying? Like, give in or get out. That's what I'm saying.

[Eddie]

Get in or get out. Shut up. No. What?

[Morgan]

There's, like, a saying. There's like, you, like, give it in or, like, I don't know, get with it.

[Eddie]

When in Rome.

[Morgan]

Sure, we'll go with that one.

[Eddie]

Get with it.

[Morgan]

I don't know, man. I'm not gonna lie. There are some pathways in my brain that just stops.

[Eddie]

Oh, same. The same. And then. And it could be, like, a saying that you, like, everyone says, or you would know on a regular day Today, it's just not coming out.

[Morgan]

Nope. Like, something that I. When I would talk to a neuroscientist, she said she calls them, like, mode down pathway. That's not one that's mowed down. Currently, it's not. Right now, it really needs to be cut.

[Eddie]

You know, really needs to be tended

[Morgan]

to, but not right now. So whatever that saying is.

[Eddie]

No, I'm looking forward to that next year on the boat. It's gonna be a lot of fun.

[Morgan]

I know. I'm just. I love our outings when we have them. It's hard to make them happen in normal, normal, everyday life, but, man, when we have outings, it is so much fun.

[Eddie]

You're right. And when Amy. Like, we make fun of Amy when she says, you know, like, oh, I'd love a show trip. Honestly, it'd be fun. Like, it'd be fun. It's hard to get us all on the same schedule. It would have to be mandatory. Really. Like, it would have to be like, this is a mandatory show road trip. Like, then we would make it happen. But if it's, like, voluntarily, like, when

[Morgan]

we all went to Atlanta on the bus, so much fun.

[Eddie]

That was awesome.

[Morgan]

And we always have so many stories because we're hanging out with each other.

[Eddie]

I know.

[Morgan]

And a lot of things are happening, and everything's up for grabs, and we

[Eddie]

realized that we're kind of still a little bit fun. Like, we're all fun.

[Morgan]

Count yourself. And I'm still very fun.

[Eddie]

Oh, man. I don't feel fun. Like, I really don't, because, like, the. The daily grind of just, like, disciplining kids and raising kids kind of, like. And I guess I have it harder because I have four boys, you know? And, like, they just kind of are all over the place if I just let them just be them, which is fine. I can. It's just, like, ends up just being like, all right, well, I got to pick up that mess, and I'm scared they're gonna break that, and they're probably gonna break whatever that. Like, I just end up not having fun. But I'm working on it.

[Morgan]

I was gonna say, you need to adapt the lunchbox dad lifestyle, not give a crap. He does not care.

[Eddie]

No, man, I'm telling. I've seen him in the wild, and his kids just roam. Roam?

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Like, they can be in the parking lot, and he has no freaking clue.

[Morgan]

Yep. He is very free range.

[Eddie]

And I guess, like, you know, he's got something there because, like, if they're hungry, they'll come Back to you.

[Morgan]

They will.

[Eddie]

You know, they're bored. They'll come back to you.

[Morgan]

One of them figured out how to walk his way home. So it does.

[Eddie]

Oh, my gosh.

[Morgan]

You know, it figures itself out, but I know it's hard.

[Eddie]

Yeah. So. But. But like, when I. You take me out of that scenario, like when we were in Key west, dude, how much fun was that?

[Morgan]

Oh, so much fun. We had the best day.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

We're riding around on a golf cart. We're all hanging out on a beach.

[Eddie]

There are, like. And we've done. We've done, like, bits on this, but, like, you know, where. What memories, like, take you to, like, a good. Give you, like, a good memory, a good taste in your mouth. Right? Like, yeah. I think about that. There was a trip that my wife and I took to Scottsdale. Think about it all the time. We went to Puerto Rico. My wife and I think about it all the time. That beach in Puerto Rico, like, it lives in my mind rent free. Like, if I'm having a bad day, I go there in my mind, and I love it. Our trip to our day in Key West, I think about it all the time. Like, that was so much freaking fun. Fun.

[Morgan]

I know. This is why I have such a desire to travel. I have those moments, and I'm much like you. All of my moments that I think of are traveling.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

I'm. I'm nowhere where my feet are perfectly. Like, a lot of people could say, okay, well, this is where I'm happiest. And of course, I'm happy at home. I have a safe space. Great. But when I really think about, like, when I'm truly the most happy is when I'm, like, out exploring in a new place, whether it's a beach or a mountain or just. Just cool views.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

That's what I think about the most.

[Eddie]

But I wonder if it's because it's so spaced out, you know, like, would we. Would we enjoy it as much as if it was just every day?

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

And I don't know because, like, we've toured. We've toured, right? Like, and where we're in one city, next city, next city, next city. And it's always just like, oh, man, I'm ready to go home.

[Morgan]

But that's also because you're working and all of that.

[Eddie]

True.

[Morgan]

You know, And I wonder if you have a little bit more of a relaxed lifestyle if you. The career isn't the main goal. Right. And you travel more, you live a little bit more, work a little bit less and money and having things isn't as much of a priority.

[Eddie]

That's the goal, Morgan. You know, that's the goal.

[Morgan]

I mean, I feel like when you have that type of lifestyle, it's, it's worth it for sure. It's. It's also a big reason why I don't know that, that I want to have kids because I think it's gonna take me my entire life to see a lot of the world. And having kids, as you can attest to, changes that a lot. To travel, to be able to go and do things. You're talking all of them about it right now. It greatly changes your life.

[Eddie]

I think Disney was, was a memory though. Like, I did have a. I believe that I've had a good memory at Disney with my family.

[Morgan]

Well, and I think you'll have really great ones as they continue to get older.

[Eddie]

And it becomes, I can't wait.

[Morgan]

These cool. But for, you know, how many years of their life where it wasn't. It's hard.

[Eddie]

Like when I get to take my boys to Vegas. That's gonna be awesome. Like, that's gonna be so much fun.

[Morgan]

You're all drinking a beer and we're

[Eddie]

all gambling at a table together, you know, and. Or they were checking like, hey, how much did he win? Like, are you up? Are you down? Like, I remember that with my dad. I mean, that was so much fun.

[Morgan]

Do you think you will take them when they all turn 18? To Mexico?

[Eddie]

To Mexico?

[Morgan]

Because I feel like that's kind of a rite of passage just to go drink where the legal age is 18. Because I did that when I turned 18.

[Eddie]

No, I, I don't think so. I don't know yet. But that to me was always so weird. Like, you gotta understand, I, I grew up seven miles north of Mexico and as soon as I turned, you know, 16, and I could drive or a friend of ours could drive, like, we would just go to Mexico and go drink.

[Morgan]

Yeah. So it was much more common for you.

[Eddie]

And that's crazy. Like, I look at, I have an 18 year old now, you know, like, and I'm like, wow, if he were me, he would have already gone to Mexico like 30 times and gotten drunk, you know, like, and I don't know, like the fact that we live in Tennessee and it's not that easy for him kind of makes me thankful for that.

[Morgan]

Yeah. But also, I think it's a cool experience for them to have. If it's something they want, it's something that they're responsible about.

[Eddie]

But what Are the laws? Because I remember, you know, being in a restaurant with my parents and my parents ordering me a drink when I was, you know, 18.

[Morgan]

I think a lot has changed since then.

[Eddie]

Oh, so now I can't.

[Morgan]

There may have been. I could be making this up, but I feel like once upon a time there was a law that if you were 18, your parents could order a drink with their supervision.

[Eddie]

You could have a drink with it 100%. Because. Because I lived that.

[Morgan]

I believe that was the thing. I don't know for how long, and I don't know if it still applies anywhere, but not that I'm aware of.

[Eddie]

Wish we had Mike with a Google.

[Morgan]

I know I could Google it right now.

[Eddie]

No, it's not worth it.

[Morgan]

But I think it would be fun for you to go and have that. Because I loved. When I was on my senior trip, my parents said I could take one friend. And for my senior trip in high school, they took me and my friend on a cruise. One of the stops was in Mexico. We went to Senior Frog, and we just had a whole day.

[Eddie]

Well, that sounds dangerous.

[Morgan]

And my parents were supervising us. Right. They weren't letting us go and do it by ourselves. They were there. But it was such a cool experience. And I gotta have it with my parents.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

On the ship. And. And just that whole thing, it was a cool memory that I think about a lot.

[Eddie]

So it's gonna be interesting.

[Morgan]

I was curious if you do.

[Eddie]

It's just tricky with my. With my situation because, like, there are. There are a couple of them that, like, I hope that they never do drink because I don't know what it's gonna do.

[Morgan]

That's fair.

[Eddie]

You know what I mean?

[Morgan]

Well, I think also every parent would hope that their kids don't ever drink because alcohol is not good for you. I know we've talked about it a lot. Alcohol really is not good for you.

[Eddie]

Right. But. But there are some people like me. Like, I've been able to drink alcohol my whole life and not have an issue with it. Like, not one issue. Like, I. I have one drink, take two sips and never. And put it down and never drink from it again or throw it away. No problem. There are family members that I have that they can't have one sip or it's over one sip, and it's like, all right, get ready for a night, because it's about to get crazy.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

You know, so, like, that's always such a weird thing. Like, some people can. Some people just can't do it. So I don't know. That's what I worry about my kids. Like. Like, I. And I don't know which ones they are, you know, because we definitely have that gene in my family. For sure. We have that gene in my family. So I don't know. I'm kind of like, maybe we take it to Mexico to find out. And then we're like, all right, now we know which ones. Can't do it.

[Morgan]

Yeah. But I guess once you introduce it, then it's just all.

[Eddie]

Then it's over. Right. Right. I don't know. It's a weird. It's a weird thing.

[Morgan]

No, that's true. And that's a huge thing. And like I said, the. The trend of that has changed, and alcohol really isn't bad or is. Isn't good. We've learned a lot of things about it now than what we did then. I know even I don't drink alcohol in the way that I used to, but I don't know.

[Eddie]

When did that happen for you, with

[Morgan]

all my health stuff? Yeah, I stopped drinking completely, so.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that's. That's interesting too. Like, once you get to a certain age or whatever, the health becomes like. Like, you know, I remember a doctor being like, hey, you need to, like, chill a little bit. How often do you drink? Oh, like, I don't know. How about about 12 beers a week? You know, like. Yeah, that's. You should bring that down a little bit.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

You know, it's like, you don't even think about that stuff.

[Morgan]

Well, again, because it was very heavily taught to us to do it. That was, like, the cool thing to do.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And it was okay. It was okay to do it versus cigarettes or tobacco.

[Eddie]

Yeah. I was normalized.

[Morgan]

Yeah. But now that is not the case anymore, so. Okay, we need to answer some listener questions.

[Eddie]

Man, we went all the way around, though. Like, we went everywhere from, like, crazy party days to, like, Vegas, baby, to, like. Yeah, I don't really drink as much anymore.

[Morgan]

Right. That's the evolution of life, though, all the time.

[Eddie]

It really is.

[Morgan]

It's crazy. We had to go all the way around. That's what we really do, always do. We go through all of them. Okay, we're gonna take a quick break.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Morgan]

And we'll be back. We're gonna answer some questions. Hello?

[Eddie]

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[Morgan]

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[Eddie]

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[Morgan]

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[Eddie]

It's more Scuderia Ferrari. I'm still working on rolling my R's,

[Morgan]

but what I was able to learn from Stefano was the importance of engaging the Tifosi, the Ferrari superfans in the digital age.

[Eddie]

Ferrari fans and super fans want to be part of something, want to belong to something, so.

[Morgan]

So they want to be part of a community and ultimately they want to

[Eddie]

be part of a winning team. You've got Ferrari, which has a long

[Morgan]

history, design history, and now you're interacting

[Eddie]

in a kind of digital space. I'm curious how you balance those two traditions. When it comes to fan engagement, it's really digital technology.

[Morgan]

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[Eddie]

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[Morgan]

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[Eddie]

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[Morgan]

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[Eddie]

What did we just talk about?

[Morgan]

Craziness of life. Hopefully it's a weekend. People are out having fun.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah. Saturday.

[Morgan]

So, all right, let's. Let's get into some listener questions. Erin in New Hampshire wants to know if you do anything special for your wife in daily life since she has to live with five dudes.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

I think he's just now realizing he should.

[Eddie]

No, no, she. She definitely mentions. Mentions it a lot that she's around five dudes all the time. I think that we are making this. Isn't the answer really that, like, do I do. Um, yes. Like, we'll get her a massage sometimes. Like, you know, we'll buy her a gift card to a massage randomly. I've done that before. Sometimes I tell her, like, hey, do you need to get your nails done? Like, you should do it this week

[Morgan]

and give her a break.

[Eddie]

And then I would say about twice or three times a month, she goes to dinner with the girls.

[Morgan]

I love that.

[Eddie]

Okay, so. So, like, that's kind of. And she builds that in. I don't tell her to do that. She's just like, yeah, me and the girls are gonna go to movie. Let it rip. And then, you know, it's crazy, though, the boys, like, if she's gone more than, like, an hour and a half or two hours, they're like, when's mom come back? Like, where's mom at? Yeah, because they're such mama's boys for sure.

[Morgan]

But are all of them.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Not the oldest. The oldest. Him and I can hang out, like, just watch movies all day, listen to music, talk about music, watch sports.

[Morgan]

Do you think the other three, it's related to age more than it is?

[Eddie]

Probably.

[Morgan]

I feel like they all. Don't get me wrong. I think they all will be. I think every boy has the mama's boy trait.

[Eddie]

There's a connection for sure that, like, I mean, it's. It's their. It's their mom. It's their. It's the woman in their life.

[Morgan]

Well, it's no different than daddy's girls.

[Eddie]

Right?

[Morgan]

There's a connection in those situations for sure.

[Eddie]

But. But something that is not super special, but we're trying to do, because she lives with five boys, is not to fart as much. Like, we are making a conscious effort because she has made it very clear that she does not like it.

[Morgan]

I mean, that's fair. That's a lot of fumes happening in one house all the time.

[Eddie]

And, like, the. We're. I mean, we're constantly farting. Like, everyone at the dinner table, it's forbidden. But, like, somebody always slips every night. And we're just like, dude, stop. Sometimes it's me. And then we're just like, we're sorry. Like, what do you want us to do? Go to the bathroom? Yes, go to the bathroom next time. Like, we're gonna get in the bathroom the whole time, Then I might as well take my food in there. It's like, okay.

[Morgan]

Oh, my God. I. Okay. The fact that you guys are consciously now making that effort.

[Eddie]

We're trying. We're trying.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Morgan]

Well, because it is memorial weekend, Rick from Oregon wants to know what's on the barbecue menu for the holiday weekend.

[Eddie]

Oh, man. That's a good question, I think.

[Morgan]

Or are you doing anything?

[Eddie]

I think. Yeah. Almost every weekend, I'm kind of assigned to do something at this point. Point. Like, it kind of goes with the weekend. Like, all right, Saturday, what do you. What are you cooking?

[Morgan]

That's your day to do something.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Because every. Every most days of the week, my wife cooks dinner. Like, if for some reason I have an easy week or, like, an easy day where I don't have a lot going on, I'll be like, you know what? I'm gonna. I'll grill something tonight.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

But it's pretty rare. Saturday is kind of my time to do it. And I would think that we haven't done fajita tacos in a while, which is, like, my go to, but I feel like that's gonna happen this weekend.

[Morgan]

That's what you're feeling right now?

[Eddie]

Haven't really decided, but I think that that's gonna be it.

[Morgan]

That's fun.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

That was a big thing. Honestly, I remember a lot growing up. My dad would always grill, and I'd always eat corn on the cob. It was, like, my favorite thing because they would always obviously eat meat. And I was eating cord on the cob.

[Eddie]

He would put it on the grill. Yeah, the best.

[Morgan]

It's the best there is. So easy butter corn on the cob.

[Eddie]

So easy to do. If people don't realize that, like, just putting the corn on the cob, you can do it without wrapped, but sometimes when you wrap it and you put the butter in there and, like.

[Morgan]

And that's what he does.

[Eddie]

Dude, that's so good.

[Morgan]

All the seasoning, it had salt and pepper on it. And then I'd eat green beans, and I get a baked potato. It would. Baked potato. It was also on the grill.

[Eddie]

Put in foil in there. Like.

[Morgan]

Yeah, because he would grill once, like, every weekend, and it was our thing.

[Eddie]

What was his thing to grill?

[Morgan]

He always had chicken. Chicken was a big thing for him.

[Eddie]

So we do, like, chicken breasts, or would he do, like.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I think they're. Yeah. Because they were like, grilled chicken breasts. But he'd do seasonings on them, and he'd marinate them in different ways and. And all this stuff. And then I got excited about all the sides that he'd do, and he'd always get garlic bread. That was my favorite.

[Eddie]

That's good. How would you handle the smells? Like, I don't.

[Morgan]

It never really bothered me because it's crazy. It doesn't bother me when people do it now.

[Eddie]

You know, man, if I smell like. Like a good smell of food cooking, I'm just like, whatever it is, I want it. Like, I will eat it right now.

[Morgan]

That's how I feel about dessert, though. So, yeah, okay. Maybe that's just where mine comes in. Like, if I smell a cookie or brownie or ice cream or, like, any pastry, I'm. I'm like, give me all of that.

[Eddie]

So good.

[Morgan]

And maybe because I don't like meat, that's also why. I don't know. But sometimes they smell good.

[Eddie]

Did I ever tell you about my neighbor in. In, like, in Austin? He was a vegan, I think.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah. And he smelled you cooking and came over.

[Eddie]

No, this is months. Months of me grilling. And he would just come over and be like, whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you making? And be like, oh, steaks. You want something? He's like, nah, man, I can't eat that. And like, two months later, he's just like, screw it. Just give it. Give it to me. I haven't had meat in, like, I don't know how many years, but I want it. Give it to me.

[Morgan]

Was he, like, vegan by choice? I can't remember.

[Eddie]

I don't remember.

[Morgan]

That's so funny.

[Eddie]

But he was so like, nah, dude, I don't eat meat. Like, don't eat me.

[Morgan]

Can't do that. But it smells really good.

[Eddie]

He just couldn't take it after two months.

[Morgan]

Oh, my gosh. Okay. Why are you so apprehensive to go to a doctor, even if just for a wellness check? Nina in Florida.

[Eddie]

Oh, I'm not. I go to doctor all the time. I think the. I'm a huge believer in natural wellness first. And if it's something that can't be done, like. Like, my gut. We've talked about autoimmune, gut, whatever. I've seen it over and over and over and over with me for the past, I don't know, 15 years. I've seen when I change my lifestyle how everything gets better, and then I just go back to, oh, I've had a hard week. Give me ice cream and pizza. Oh, give me Cheetos. And I can't have pizza without a Coke. And then next thing you know, I'm just. I'm back.

[Morgan]

You're spiraling.

[Eddie]

And I know that, like, I know that when I eat clean, my body is like, thank. Like, thank you. I can function. So part of me is like, if I go to a doctor just to get, like, whatever I need done, I. I'm just making something else do that for me when I could do it myself.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

You know what I mean?

[Morgan]

It is true. Your diet heavily influences your lifestyle.

[Eddie]

Right now. If I have cancer, I'm going to go to the doctor and get this taken care of however I need to. You know what I mean? But if there's something that I can do naturally first, which I know. It's been proven to me. I can see it. I listen to my body. My body's saying, like, stop putting that crap in me. But I can't help myself sometimes.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Well. And again, I have said this, and I will hit the nail on it every time, but it. The world does not make it easy to be healthy.

[Eddie]

No.

[Morgan]

The convenience of it, it is. We are in a society that does not want you to be the healthiest version of yourself.

[Eddie]

Correct.

[Morgan]

Unfortunately. It's just we've grown up on it, and so that's where we are now. And so it makes it really difficult to do that every day, especially if you have kids, if you have a life that. That is not your entire life. You know, if you're a fitness instructor or a dietitian, you might be a little bit easier.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

But to do that, it makes it really hard.

[Eddie]

And it's expensive.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Very expensive.

[Morgan]

There's nothing about being healthy right now that's easy.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

So even though you know what the answer is, it's hard to make it happen. It's hard to make it happen for me.

[Eddie]

And I feel myself. I feel, too. If I said, like, you know what? Ass. Screw it, just give me the pill, I would just take the pill and then still eat like crap. And I wouldn't be doing my body. I wouldn't be doing it the way I'm supposed to be doing it.

[Morgan]

Yeah. So you want to use it as a last resort.

[Eddie]

I really do. And it's like. And again, I'll probably fall back into it. You know, I mean, I've been doing this for so long.

[Morgan]

Yeah. And it's okay because sometimes you. Your body is saying, I need this right now because life is hard.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And sometimes I call it soul food versus, like, body food. A lot of times I 90% of my life. I need body food. 10%. I'm gonna need that soul food.

[Eddie]

Soul food, man. It's been a rough week.

[Morgan]

Sometimes you just got margarita and you'll see me do it. And some people be like, I thought. I thought you were eating gluten free.

[Eddie]

I hate that. I hate that. My father in law does that crap to me all the time when I go home for Christmas, he's like, oh, I thought you weren't eating carbs. Like, stop. I've had a day, all right? Stop judging me.

[Morgan]

And sometimes the pain that you're gonna go through is worth it. And that's what I've accepted. I'm like, there will be moments in my life we're going through, like, gluten I found makes me break out in hives. Okay. It's really painful.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And dairy makes me super inflamed. I feel like a blowfish. But you know what? There are some days that I see something that is full of gluten and dairy and I'm like, give it to me. I need that in my life.

[Eddie]

I deserve it.

[Morgan]

Exactly.

[Eddie]

Give it to me and I will

[Morgan]

be fine and I'll deal with my consequences. But it's also funny because when I'm in my consequences, I'm like, I'll look at my fiance. I'm like, why did you let me have that?

[Eddie]

Ah, right. Like, it's his fault. But you know what's funny too, is as soon as you swallow it, it's like, why did I do that?

[Morgan]

Yep. I literally had this moment because Eddie was sitting here. I was waiting for him to do this, and I had. I had broken my fast. Like, I was done. I had hit my 24 hours and I was starving. Like, you would have thought I was a trash bag trying to eat things. Like, I'm a raccoon. And there's muffins, like these mini muffins in there, and they're not gluten free or dairy free. And I was like, I want those muffins so bad. And I'm eating them. I was like, these taste so horrible. But why am I still eating them?

[Eddie]

Why? It makes no sense.

[Morgan]

It's horrible. So I get it.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

I respect it.

[Eddie]

So, yeah, there we go. Well, there's that.

[Morgan]

Maria also wants to give you a shout out. She said, I love you, Eddie. You're not a hater at all. Please don't listen to all the real haters.

[Eddie]

Thanks, Maria.

[Morgan]

And also, Heather thought that the photo I posted of you was a very handsome photo of You.

[Eddie]

Oh, so I didn't see it.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Eddie]

That. The one with my glasses. Was I holding my glasses?

[Morgan]

Yeah, you're editing. I just. I just snapped a shot of you really quick. And Trisha says you are her favorite, hands down. You're hilarious.

[Eddie]

Oh, thank you, Trisha.

[Morgan]

So I give you some shout out.

[Eddie]

I love that. Thank you. Made me feel good about myself.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Travel ball versus recreational baseball. Jessica from Ohio.

[Eddie]

Don't do travel ball. Like, I don't do. I'm not saying don't do it. I'm saying I don't do it. We don't do travel ball. I just don't see the benefits of doing travel ball. I've been. I've traveled before, and I've seen travel teams at a hotel and I've seen the parents at a bar while the par. While the kids are at the pool. They don't look happy. It just doesn't look. My. My thing is, like, my. My kids aren't going to play in the NFL. They're not gonna play in the NBA.

[Morgan]

How do you know that, though?

[Eddie]

No, they're really not. Like, they're just not. They're not gonna have the heights to play in the NBA. And they're. And they don't have this. The. The talent. I wouldn't say the skill, because my kids are really skilled. They have a lot of skills. They've been doing. They've been doing lessons for so long that they're really good ballplayers, but they don't have the talent, the natural talent to be NBA players. Like, they have the skill for sure, but they won't have the height and they won't have the talent. So I think, best case scenario, we're looking at them playing in a small college.

[Morgan]

I was gonna say, but what about college ball?

[Eddie]

Yeah, they could probably play in a small college, but if there. But traveling, being part of a travel tournament doesn't. That to me, doesn't guarantee I feel college.

[Morgan]

Like, you're speaking a little bit here from the parenting experience of what it's like to travel ball, man.

[Eddie]

But, but like, so we do AAU tournaments locally, right? And locally, meaning 40 mile radius. We sometimes we travel like 40 miles for a tournament. But twice a year, there is a national tournament here where teams from all over the country come and they. They play here in Nashville, my kids play in that. They. They. Their teams play in that tournament. When they play in that tournament, they get crushed, like, because the talent in the nation is so freaking good. So why would I go to St. Louis. To go get crushed. Why would I travel to Chicago to just get slaughtered? And it just doesn't make sense to me, you know? And I think that they'll have a good chance of playing college without doing the whole travel thing. And plus, travel ball is so expensive.

[Morgan]

It is. And you know what? I will tell you, I feel like travel ball also burns them out. I mean, speaking from literally personal.

[Eddie]

We've talked about this. You're right.

[Morgan]

It burned the crap out of me. I loved it. It's some of my favorite memories. And I wouldn't take it back. But it was rough. I mean, I quit before high school because I was so over it. And it was more burnout because coaches and stuff. So it really depends on the situation.

[Eddie]

But was it fun to travel?

[Morgan]

So much fun. I have my whole pin collection. Did they do that in baseball where you collect pins from other teams? Oh, my gosh. We would trade pins. They're like little pins that you could wear, but you put them in a booklet from different states.

[Eddie]

I feel like the girls are a little more thoughtful with stuff like that. It was always a thing the boys don't do. They don't trade pins.

[Morgan]

I have to believe that the boys are doing something cool because that was like one of our favorite parts of tournaments that is cool is you would get a pin and you try and collect it from the different states. I definitely had every state, plus, like other places.

[Eddie]

Maybe they do patches. I've seen some kids with like bags and they have different patches on them. Maybe that's it.

[Morgan]

Maybe they're doing patches. Yeah. But I love travel ball. It was fun. It was. It was a cool experience. But I totally get burnout. I get the money, I get the time.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Because that's my. That was my entire life for several years.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

And I. I wasn't home on the weekends doing stuff.

[Eddie]

I think having them in leagues is really good, though. Like, you know, year round leagues is great just because they stay active. They get to play on teams. You get to the whole benefit of them, like, just being in something is really cool.

[Morgan]

Yeah. So love that. Okay, we're gonna do one more here real quick. We need updates on pets. How is Eddie's dog, Coachella?

[Eddie]

She's good.

[Morgan]

And Morgan, how are your pet's health? Allen in Florida, you wanna go first? How is Coachella?

[Eddie]

Coachella's good. She. She's getting old.

[Morgan]

How old is she now?

[Eddie]

Oh, man. I mean, I would say she's probably

[Morgan]

11, but it's still in good health.

[Eddie]

It's it's like she's older. Like, she's got a little bit of. They told me, like, the eye. Her eyes are like. You know.

[Morgan]

Are they foggy?

[Eddie]

Yeah, they're getting a little foggy. So she's definitely got the old. Old lady thing going on. She doesn't seem like she's missing a step, you know? Like, she's still. She's still very active. She still tries to go hide in her little spot, you know, whenever. Like, the house gets loud. It's so funny when the kids are loud. She kind of, like, goes into her little. Her little pet area.

[Morgan]

She's like, this is enough for me.

[Eddie]

Yeah. She's like, it's getting too loud in here. Like, let me just go away. But she's good. She's got kind of. Her hind legs shake a little bit.

[Morgan]

Bit, you know, arthritis going on, maybe.

[Eddie]

Yes, it's definitely that. Like, she's good, but she's definitely getting older. Yeah, but, yeah.

[Morgan]

Oh, I know. She's still hanging out in the. In the one boy's room all the time.

[Eddie]

She's not allowed to go upstairs anymore, but sometimes she does.

[Morgan]

She. She ends up there somehow.

[Eddie]

Sometimes she sneaks up there. We're like. We hadn't seen her in, like, an hour. Like, wait, where's Coachella? She's upstairs again.

[Morgan]

Did you ever give the diapers a

[Eddie]

try and she's in that spot? No, we never did the diapers, but she hasn't had an accident since. The only thing she's done is she's eaten grass and thrown up, you know?

[Morgan]

Yeah. And they often do that when they don't feel good.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Morgan]

It's weird. Like, the natural instinct they have to do that.

[Eddie]

I know. Well, part of it, like, so, like, I grill, you know, and I have these grease pans, and I saw her drinking it, and I'm like, don't you know that you're gonna get sick?

[Morgan]

Well, but she smells me.

[Eddie]

Oh, of course she does.

[Morgan]

She's a carnivore.

[Eddie]

I know. She's like, that's all fat and like. And then, sure enough, like clockwork, she's throwing up in, like, an hour.

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah, that tracks.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Well, I'm glad she's doing good, though.

[Eddie]

Yeah, she's good.

[Morgan]

She's good in there. 11. Remy just turned 11.

[Eddie]

11, I think 11. You know, when you adopt a dog, you really don't know? No one really knows. I remember Kenny from the Humane Association. He's like, I don't know, man. She's. I would guess maybe she's four.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Like, rough idea.

[Eddie]

Yeah. We don't know.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that's definitely how they feel about Hazel. For sure. She's. She's an older cat, but yeah. Remy's doing really well. She's adjusted to her diagnosis. She gets a shot every month. She gets medicine every day. And as long as we stay on those, she does really well.

[Eddie]

Good.

[Morgan]

We would never know that something happened. So are you still that way?

[Eddie]

Are you still making fresh chicken for her?

[Morgan]

Oh, yeah. Fresh food, all the things. Lots of supplements. Just try. She. She takes a daily. I call it her morning treat.

[Eddie]

It's a testosterone. She takes tea.

[Morgan]

I'm actually related to Coachella, but sure, we can go there. Coachella, arthritis. She takes like a morning tree and it's for like, joints and stuff.

[Eddie]

It's a morning treat.

[Morgan]

I call it her morning treat. That's how I get her to take it. It's just like. It literally is a treat, but it's for hip and joint movement. It's just a supplement.

[Eddie]

Where do you buy it?

[Morgan]

Online. I can give it to you if it'll help. Text it to me. Yeah. And she loves it. She'll eat it right up. So it's no big deal. But. So she's. She's doing great. She hates that she has to get shots once a month. It's pretty brutal.

[Eddie]

Does she react to the show shot?

[Morgan]

They take her back and it's a good thing.

[Eddie]

So you're not even.

[Morgan]

She will not get blood work, anything with me in the room because she looks at me and whines at me so loud like, are you going to let this happen?

[Eddie]

Yeah. Like, why are you letting this happen?

[Morgan]

Yeah. And so it doesn't work. So they have to take her back and. But I have to bribe her with a whole jerky stick. So she get. She's getting a lot of treats right now.

[Eddie]

It's so funny. They'll do anything for a freaking jerky stick. Anything.

[Morgan]

So food motivated. And it makes my life so much easier. It really does. Does. And then Hazel, she's fluids three times a week. So it's a little rough, but we're doing it.

[Eddie]

Why the fluids?

[Morgan]

Kidney disease. So the only way to keep her from having, like, kidney infections is to keep her flushing. And so being on the fluids is a really good thing for her. It seems she's at least stable now and it's not fluid. And we have, like, medicine on deck in case she does get kidney infections. Cats get stressed very easily, so as long as we keep her from Getting stressed were golden until she no longer wants to do it. So that's the hardest part with her. She's. She's definitely more of the harder one right now. Just poking her three times a week is rough.

[Eddie]

She.

[Morgan]

And she claws at me.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Poor Brayden has to be the one to put the needle in. Like.

[Eddie]

But you're holding her.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I have to kind of restrain her and keep her confined to do it. Because she doesn't want it.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

But I'm like, it. We call it her Gatorade. She needs it. It's literally Gatorade.

[Eddie]

Is it like, bright green? Green? No, because that'd be cool.

[Morgan]

So it's like. It has electrolytes and stuff in it for her.

[Eddie]

It's like Gatorade.

[Morgan]

Yeah. This is her Gatorade. We're like, you're getting your Gatorade right now. It's gonna be fine.

[Eddie]

Lemon, lime. It's good.

[Morgan]

But I. I hate getting poked with a needle once a year, so I can't imagine three times a week, But. So they're both doing well, though, with both of them.

[Eddie]

And then what about her friends showing up?

[Morgan]

I don't know. We'll find out.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Morgan]

They keep hanging out. I keep feeding them, though.

[Eddie]

Well, that's why they keep hanging out. Morgan.

[Morgan]

I feel bad. I would love.

[Eddie]

They're probably coming from a place where they. Don't you think?

[Morgan]

I don't know. We have a pretty big feral cat colony. But we do also have cats that are. For some reason, people have indoor outdoor cats in the city. I get it. On a farm. I will never understand.

[Eddie]

In the city. It is kind of weird.

[Morgan]

Like, I. Yeah. There's so much bad things that can happen in a city. On a farm, they have an entire place to run.

[Eddie]

Yeah. There's a lot of traffic in the city.

[Morgan]

Yeah. It's wild to me. So we do have some of those. So it's hard to figure out. But most of the time with their. An indoor outdoor, they have a collar on. And none of these have collars.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Morgan]

So it's hard to tell.

[Eddie]

Are they skinny?

[Morgan]

No, they look very well. And they're friendly.

[Eddie]

Probably munching on rats or something. Mice, I'm sure.

[Morgan]

Which is why we also can't bring them inside.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

That disease could happen. And both Remy and Hazel cannot get stressed. They're two diseases impacted by stress. And so bringing in other animals doesn't work. So that's why we've had to stop. Remy's retired from therapy work.

[Eddie]

She's living that Retired life.

[Morgan]

She is. She's officially retired. We don't foster anymore. Anymore. Because we can't. And then obviously I can't adopt anymore either because of their situation. So they're the primary focus for the rest of their lives. So.

[Eddie]

All right.

[Morgan]

That's where we're at.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Okay. We need to get out of here.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Morgan]

I need to let Eddie go.

[Eddie]

We're good. What else can I talk about?

[Morgan]

Anywhere.

[Eddie]

Where can they find you at Producer Eddie? All the things. Oh, I do a lot of Bobby cast now, so, like, I'm on Netflix sometimes. It's kind of cool.

[Morgan]

You say that really humbly, but I know you wanted to brag about that.

[Eddie]

It's kind of cool. Like, it's kind of cool. Sometimes I turn on Netflix. Like, Look, I'm on TV. That's cool. And then 25 whistles. You know, all that stuff.

[Morgan]

Everything.

[Eddie]

All the things at producer Eddie and

[Morgan]

the show at Bobby Bone Show.

[Eddie]

Bobby Bone Show.

[Morgan]

Eddie works really hard on the videos that go up on YouTube.

[Eddie]

Thank you. And you put them up. So. Thank you.

[Morgan]

You put them up. I just edit them.

[Eddie]

That's true. I edit them.

[Morgan]

I edit the title.

[Eddie]

You edit the title.

[Morgan]

Make them look pretty.

[Eddie]

Hey, it's a. It's team. It's a team.

[Morgan]

We work really hard to put them up. So. Ghosts.

[Eddie]

Yeah. There you go. There you go. We got there.

[Morgan]

All right. Fire everybody.

[Eddie]

That's the best bits of the week with Morgan. Thanks for listening.

[Morgan]

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[Eddie]

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