Listener Q&A With Morgan and Mike D

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Bobby Bones Show – Listener Q&A with Morgan and Mike D
Release Date: November 23, 2024

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Introduction to Listener Q&A

In this episode of The Bobby Bones Show, hosts Morgan and Mike D take center stage to engage directly with listeners through a vibrant Q&A session. Stripping away the usual advertisements and intros, the episode delves deep into personal stories, preferences, and behind-the-scenes insights, offering fans an intimate glimpse into the lives of their favorite hosts.

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1. Studio Setup and Equipment

Morgan and Mike D kick off the Q&A by discussing recent upgrades to their studio setup, particularly the introduction of individual microphones. Morgan shares her newfound comfort with having her own mic, highlighting the improved workflow and personal space it provides.

• Morgan [03:22]: "I just feel more comfortable having my own mic now. It adds a level of being flustered when you have to adjust it and speak."

• Mike D [04:46]: "What is so cool about this new studio is that it's such a well-oiled machine. It's like magic oil that makes everything run smoothly."

This upgrade not only enhances audio quality but also allows Morgan and Mike D to interact more seamlessly, handling multiple tasks without technical hitches.

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2. Displaying CMA Awards

The conversation naturally shifts to their collection of CMA (Country Music Association) awards. Both hosts reflect on the significance of these accolades and the challenges of displaying them amidst other personal collectibles.

• Morgan [05:43]: "Mine is currently stacked onto my other one. I don’t have a place to display it."

• Mike D [06:01]: "You have two? That's amazing."

Morgan expresses pride in her awards, especially since they bear her name, marking personal milestones in her career.

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3. Favorite Christmas Movies

A festive mood takes over as Morgan and Mike D delve into their favorite Christmas movies, sharing nostalgic preferences and seasonal traditions.

• Morgan [07:50]: "Christmas movies are more about rewatchability and the memories you have with each one."

• Mike D [08:54]: "The underrated one is Four Christmases. It’s never the one anybody’s going to choose for their favorite Christmas movie because it doesn't have the nostalgia, but it's so good."

Both hosts agree on the timeless appeal of classics like Home Alone and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, while also appreciating lesser-known gems that offer fresh takes on holiday storytelling.

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4. Running Shoe Preferences

Transitioning from holiday cheer, Morgan shares her passion for running and her preferred footwear, offering practical advice for fellow enthusiasts.

• Morgan [10:47]: "I am Brooks all day. They've been the most comfortable for me, especially with my wide feet."

• Mike D [11:20]: "I've heard great things about them. My parents also wear Brooks all the time."

Morgan highlights the durability and comfort of Brooks running shoes, emphasizing their suitability for long-distance runs and their ability to protect against foot impact.

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5. Mailbag Updates

Morgan and Mike D address listener questions and comments, emphasizing the importance of community feedback and interaction.

• Mike D [13:36]: "If you've written into the mailbag, share an update. It makes it easier for us and others to connect."

They encourage listeners to continue engaging with the show’s mailbag, ensuring that future episodes remain interactive and responsive to audience interests.

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6. Personal Stories and Relationships

Intertwined with listener questions, Morgan shares a heartfelt story about meeting her wife through Bumble, illustrating the unpredictable nature of relationships.

• Morgan [22:26]: "We met on Bumble. She swiped right the second time I appeared, proving that sometimes the second time is the charm."

Mike D adds his perspective on modern dating apps, reflecting on their efficacy and the evolving landscape of finding love.

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Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Throughout the episode, Morgan and Mike D offer candid insights into their personal lives, professional setups, and interests, creating a relatable and engaging experience for listeners. Their authenticity and openness foster a deeper connection with the audience, making this Listener Q&A a standout episode in The Bobby Bones Show series.

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Notable Quotes:

• Morgan [03:22]: "I just feel more comfortable having my own mic now."
• Mike D [04:46]: "It's like magic oil that makes everything run smoothly."
• Morgan [07:50]: "Christmas movies are more about rewatchability and the memories."
• Mike D [08:54]: "Four Christmases is so good."
• Morgan [10:47]: "I am Brooks all day."
• Morgan [22:26]: "We met on Bumble."

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This episode is a testament to the dynamic rapport between Morgan and Mike D, showcasing their ability to blend personal anecdotes with listener engagement seamlessly. Whether discussing favorite movies or sharing heartfelt stories, they maintain an inviting and entertaining atmosphere that resonates with fans old and new.

Transcript

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How crispy are the new Delimex Crispy Quesadillas? Let's see. I'm gonna pop one in the microwave.

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Bobby]

Delimix Crispy Quesadillas are crispy. Even from a microwave. I can already smell it. Heads up. If you hate loud crunching, you might want to mute.

[Morgan]

Mmm.

[Bobby]

So crispy. Like barely hear myself think crispy. These should come with a warning.

[Mike D]

Mmm.

[Bobby]

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[Morgan]

Best bits of the week with Morgan.

[Cindy Crawford]

It's listener Q and A time where.

[Morgan]

Morgan and a show member answer almost.

[Mike D]

It's listener Q and A time. Mike D is joining me. Mike D, how you feeling?

[Morgan]

Feeling good. Ready to answer some questions?

[Mike D]

Yeah, we've got it all. Okay. So I love now people are kind of combining their shout outs with their questions. So we have shout outs now intermixed into questions. It comes different every week. Hearing you more on the show and giggles in the news space. I love it. How are you liking it? Christy in Houston?

[Morgan]

I just feel more comfortable having my own mic now. I usually keep it down for the majority of the time just because I'm usually, like, slamming my keys pretty hard and I don't want it picking up. But it just feels more comfortable not having to walk over to Lunchbox's mic. And that also adds a level of, like, being flustered when you have to go over, like, adjust it a little bit and then speak.

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

I always felt like I was, like, rushing into everything that I would get brought into. So now just having, like, my own space, having my own mic, I can turn it on, turn it off. That just feels more comfortable, and I feel like I can approach things with a clearer head.

[Mike D]

Moane, you don't have to share a lunchbox with a microphone with Lunchbox because.

[Morgan]

I'd have to walk over, like, hunch over. The camera shot looks weird. So now I'm just a little bit more comfortable. And I also like that I'm the only one who stands the whole time. And I was able to fix my mic where I could have it adjusted all the way up. So that also just feels like I can look and still stand and feel comfortable.

[Mike D]

Yeah, because you're moving around. You're handing papers to Bobby all the time and you're doing multiple things. So you. You, like, need the space to roam. And now you have that.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that's. I love it.

[Mike D]

And you're next to Bobby, so you don't have to go across the whole studio.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Like, just handing them stories, like, throughout the show is just easier because I can just lean over, hand it to him. It's a lot easier to get his attention if there is something happening. So I just like the space I'm in now that I don't have to walk all the way over to hand him things or just walk over to a mic.

[Mike D]

I think what is so cool about, like this is a little behind the scenes for everyone is that this is such a well oiled machine. It has been for years, but now everybody knows what they need, what they want, how to operate that. When we, this new studio got built, it was like we got to do everything that we needed to have done to continue to operate on like, it's like we had this great working car and we took it into the oil shop and they put like magic oil in it.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Mike D]

You know what I mean? It's kind of what this new studio is for us. They're still things that we're working out in Kingston stuff with a, with a new place. That's just kind of what happens. But I do feel like we're kind of working on this magic oil now where we have all of the tools we need to operate very efficiently. Does that make sense?

[Morgan]

Yeah, I would agree.

[Mike D]

Yeah. So that's our new studio for everybody. Okay. Where do you both keep your CMA awards? Elena from Manitoba, Canada.

[Morgan]

Mine is currently stacked onto my other one. What? I don't have a place to display it.

[Mike D]

What about in your studio with all your other stuff?

[Morgan]

I need like a shelf or something because I don't even have shelves for all, like my collectibles. They're just on other things that I found like little slices of like a little ledge to put them on. But I don't have any place to display something like that.

[Mike D]

And you need a display. How many do you have now?

[Morgan]

Two.

[Mike D]

You have two? Okay. That's amazing. Is that so cool?

[Morgan]

It does feel weird that you have to with like my name on it. Like, the first one I got was like the first award I ever got in anything. Like, I've never had an award with my name on it.

[Mike D]

Did you. Was it the year? Because I remember getting a plaque from Bobby. This was back before they had put all of our names on it to get awards. Do you have the plaque still too?

[Morgan]

I have, yes, I have a plaque and then I also have a mirrorball trophy with my name on it that he gave us. And I think maybe it could be two plaques.

[Mike D]

Yeah, I think there's two plaques. One's for acl.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that's what it was.

[Mike D]

Because at this point, I know at least when I've been on the show, we have won four CMAs and one ACM in my time on the show. And I think yours would Be even a little bit more because you've been on the show longer.

[Morgan]

I think the CMAs is four total. Yeah, it's four total. I think this was our fourth.

[Mike D]

Really?

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Mike D]

Because I had.

[Morgan]

We all had the same reaction.

[Mike D]

Oh, yeah, that's probably true. Okay. All right, so look at that plural. But mine is currently underneath my tv, like, setting up on a thing. But I'm actually. Since my family's in town this weekend, and on my dad's list of to dos, I'm hanging floating shelves in my living room, and that's where they will go, which I'm really excited to finally have them on actual full display versus, like, a random place that I needed to have them out because they're so cool. But it really wasn't showing off. So now I'm definitely gonna show off. Floating shelves is gonna be the first thing you see when you walk in. Like, I'm proud. This is my accomplishment. What is your favorite Christmas movie, Kirsten from also Canada. Shout Out Canada.

[Morgan]

Favorite Christmas movie. Hmm. See, the thing is, like, I feel like Christmas movies are more about rewatch ability and the memory you have with each Christmas movie.

[Mike D]

That's definitely true.

[Morgan]

Like, I feel different about, like, my favorite movies of all time. My favorite Christmas movies. So if I went to the movie, I go back and rewatch the most. That makes me feel more like it's most. Like, it's Christmas. It's Home Alone. Like, that is just my comfort Christmas movie. I think that's the best one.

[Mike D]

Do you. Do you like all the other ones? Scoop and I were talking about this the other week. He was talking about how his kid loves Home Alone, but he's like, the first one's the only good one. Did you watch all the other ones? Because now there's also a new one.

[Morgan]

Yeah, two is good. Lost in New York is good. Okay, that one feels less Christmassy. And Then Home Alone 3 is not Macaulay Culkin. That's when they kind of went downhill, I think. There's a four, and there's the one that came out on Disney Plus. That's kind of the reboot. And, yeah, that one's not very good.

[Mike D]

Okay, so really just one and two?

[Morgan]

Yeah, really just one and two.

[Mike D]

But the one is what you watch on repeat last time.

[Morgan]

Yeah. The one is the og.

[Mike D]

Okay, that's a good one. Do you like Halle Grinch Stole Christmas? That one's mine.

[Morgan]

I do love that one.

[Mike D]

That's my favorite.

[Morgan]

That feels like warm Christmas to me. Like. Yeah, yeah, that is one that we usually put on while we're doing gifts, like my wife and I. Okay, that feels like background. Good Christmas vibes.

[Mike D]

It so is. It's like the first one I will always watch every season. The underrated one is Four Christmases.

[Morgan]

That's a. Yeah, that's when my wife exposed me to. I hadn't seen that one before.

[Mike D]

Yeah, super underrated.

[Morgan]

A lot of good quotes in that one.

[Mike D]

It's never the one anybody's going to choose for their favorite Christmas movie because it's not the full. Like, it doesn't have the nostalgia that a lot of the other ones have. But it's so good. It's so underrated.

[Morgan]

I think it's been out enough now where it's entering that point that people have rewatched it enough that it's like a modern classic.

[Mike D]

Yeah, I hope so, because Even just Tim McGraw, like, seeing Tim McGraw on that one is awesome. Vince Vaughn, which I did tell. This is random and off tangent. I'll go back. I told Blake Sheldon that he reminds me of Vince Vaughn because he does. He is Vince Vaughn.

[Morgan]

Vince Vaughn is Blake Shelton in looks and personality.

[Mike D]

Personality, vibes, like character, everything about them. As he was in our studio, I was like, who? Who is he reminding me of? And I couldn't place it. And then finally, when we were doing Team air remotes, I literally had like, the light bulb. You're Vince Vaughn. The way that their humor works and how, like, he's so quick and just the way that he talks and interacts with things reminds me of how we see Vince Vaughn in movies. Maybe not Vince Vaughn in person. I've never met him. I don't know. But Vince Vaughn in movies is how Blake Shelton is in real life.

[Morgan]

I guess I see Vince Vaughn more as like a really fast talker. And like, whenever he does dialogue, it's like so quick.

[Mike D]

He. He is known for that.

[Morgan]

Yeah. And Blake Shelton, he is quick, but I feel when he speaks, he has like that southern draw he does. But, like, visually I can kind of see it. They're both tall.

[Mike D]

The visually thing too, but it's the quick wittedness because Blake always comes back with the quickest little. You're like, what? That came out of nowhere. And that's Vince Vaughn for me. In movies. He's so quick witted. Anyways, tangents gone. Allison from Texas would like to know what shoes you like to run in.

[Morgan]

I am Brooks all day. I've run in everything. I started running probably about 10 years ago and have tried every single running shoe From Nikes to, like, anything the shoe store would recommend to me. I'd go to running stores and be like, for your feet, you should wear this. With my feet, though, like, I have a wide foot, so it's hard for me to find running shoe. I usually have to size up because since my foot is wide, I need, like, a little bit more space. So I found that for the runs I do, Brooks are just the most comfortable to me.

[Mike D]

Okay. I've heard great things about him. My. My parents also wear them all the time, and they're big runners. My mom is and my sister, and they all wear Brooks.

[Morgan]

I think for, like, the durability alone, they last a long time. I feel they last more than any other running shoe I've had. And overall, like, I don't have to worry about my feet, which is a big thing with runners, of, like, just how impactful, like, the cement is on your foot. Like, I don't worry about that at all.

[Mike D]

Have you ever considered running barefoot? This is a random question. Also another random tangent, and I'll be done.

[Morgan]

I tried a pair of running shoes that were very light, and it felt like I was running almost barefoot, and I did not enjoy it because you could feel the rocks on your feet. Yeah. And I think I did probably run faster, but it probably would have just wrecked my feet in the long run because I think those are meant more for, like, short distances, quick races. So I can imagine with that level of, like, a small amount of cushion on my feet, running barefoot would just annihilate them, maybe on a track.

[Mike D]

Well, I was curious because, you know, all those people will be like, being barefoot is so good for you. Back to the old ways. And I was just curious with running, that's an option.

[Morgan]

I've seen a guy on the trail I go on who walks barefoot, and I just, like, I couldn't do it just because I've seen the things that are on the trail of, like, sometimes there's glass, sometimes there's a nail here and there.

[Mike D]

Oh, yeah.

[Morgan]

And you're just like, like, itching for a cut on your feet.

[Mike D]

Oh, yeah. And I'm a big baby. If something hits my. It hits any part of my body. And just, like, the slightest inconvenience way, I'm like, oh, that hurts.

[Morgan]

Yeah. I'm really sensitive about my toes. Like, if I'm in the kitchen and I drop something that's going to hit the floor, like, I immediately, like, scoop my feet because I don't want anything hitting them.

[Mike D]

You know, they say when you have like these kind of interesting fears is like that's how you died in a different life. So maybe it's something with your toes.

[Morgan]

Something fell on my foot and crushed me and I bled to death.

[Mike D]

I don't know. But that's what your toes things remind me of. I could be wrong. Can we have a segment where we get mailback updates, please? Abby in Tennessee.

[Morgan]

Mailbag updates. I think we used to do that a little bit more.

[Mike D]

I don't feel like people write in and share updates.

[Morgan]

Yeah, they usually don't. I think whenever we did get an update, we would do it, but people usually don't like right back in to say how things went.

[Mike D]

Okay, so maybe this here and now. If you're hearing this and you've written into the mailbag we've talked about on the show, share an update. And if you are going to in the future, remember to share an update.

[Morgan]

Yeah. And try to find the original email that you sent and reply to that one. That way you can find it easier.

[Mike D]

Yeah, it'll make Mike's life a lot.

[Morgan]

Easier in that situation. And we get a lot of just like random requests in there too.

[Mike D]

Okay, guys, keep it. The mailbag.

[Morgan]

It's mailbag, which is hard to filter through because it's like here's an actual somebody writing in wanting advice. But then there's like other people who either want something from Bobby, want us to get them something, or just have just a complaint, which of course you're going to get those here and there.

[Mike D]

Okay, guys, keep the mail back clear for advice. What are we doing? All right, we're going to take one more quick break and. Or one break, I guess. Guys, I'm running on all steam here. All right, we'll be right back.

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[Morgan]

How.

[Bobby]

Crispy are the new Delimix Crispy Quesadillas? Let's see. I'm gonna pop one in the microwave. Yeah, Delimix Crispy Quesadillas are crispy. Even from a microwave. I can already smell it. Heads up. If you hate loud crunching, you might want to mute.

[Mike D]

Mmm.

[Bobby]

So crispy. Like, barely hear myself think crispy. These should come with a warning. If this crispiness is making you hungry, get to your closest grocery store for Deli Mex Crispy Quesadillas in the frozen aisle.

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[Morgan]

I feel like I have great taste in music. I feel like I have.

[Mike D]

Chris thinks you do.

[Morgan]

I feel like I have. Like, I'm so oddly specific in the music. I like that in a point in my life, I thought I was into the greatest music ever and everybody needed to listen to the same music that I did. And then as I got older, I'm Like, I just like what I like, and I don't really care if anybody else likes this.

[Mike D]

That's fair. But still tell, because Chris would like to know.

[Morgan]

Number one right now is Tyler the Creator. He put out an album, like, a few weeks ago, maybe a month now, and he dropped it on a Monday, which I love that idea because now everybody puts out music on Fridays, and there's so much new music on Fridays. And that was a shift from back when people used to put out music on Tuesdays. But I guess the idea was, like, going into the weekend, you get people an album to listen to. And he's like, I want to change that. I want to put an album out on a Monday so you can have the whole week to experience it. And I think that was great because I listened to it on a Monday, listened to it for the entire week, and now I'd say for the last three weeks or for three weeks straight, I was listening to it every single day all the way through.

[Mike D]

Dang. Tyler the Creator's got a good album over there.

[Morgan]

I think that is the way to put out music. Put it out on a Monday. That way you spend the whole week with it, get to know it, and then by the time the weekend rolls around, you already are familiar with the songs and are enjoying it more.

[Mike D]

Okay. But at least two, if you think of it, that makes your Mondays better versus.

[Morgan]

Yeah, it gave me something to look forward to.

[Mike D]

Yeah. Okay. So Tyler the creator, who's 2 and.

[Morgan]

3 2, I'd say at the moment, I guess because of listening so much to Tyler the Creator, I wanted to go back and listen to some music that probably inspired him. So I've been listening to a lot of Wu Tang Clan, okay. Throwback east coast rap that I feel like at the time when I listened to it, it kind of blew my mind because not only are they, like, really great, just rappers in their delivery, they have, like, amazing lyrics that I feel that nobody else really does anymore. And some of the stuff now does feel a little bit dated to the times, like, very, like, late. But that is just, like, my favorite thing to run to right now. Like, it gets me hype. It motivates me to keep going, and it just also now kind of weirdly feels nostalgic because it is, like, 25, almost 30 years old now, and they.

[Mike D]

Don'T have any new music, do they?

[Morgan]

No, they're not really doing. They have all gone off and done side projects and solo, so they're not as a unit, really existing anymore.

[Mike D]

Got it.

[Morgan]

I think they'll put out random things every now and then, but, yeah, they're not really around.

[Mike D]

Okay. You would know more than me. That's why I asked. I was like, I'm not going to assume that one. And number three.

[Morgan]

Number three is Medium Build, who has been, like, my favorite new artist for a while now. He just put out an ep, and he is the new artist that anytime he puts out any music, it becomes my favorite, whether it's a song, whether it's just the ep. There's just something about his style, which is very, like, indie, but also kind of country because he's based in Nashville now. I just feel like that music right now speaks to me, and it's music that I like to listen to while either it's good, driving music, which I feel like I always look for, like, that music you can put on, and it feels like you're in a movie and you feel like this song is really connecting with you right now.

[Mike D]

Make yourself the main character.

[Morgan]

You can turn it on super loud and you, like, feel it in your soul. Like, that is what I love.

[Mike D]

Oh, yeah, that's a good one. That's a good feeling, too.

[Morgan]

And it's not even so much about lyrics to me, I think, anymore, which I used to be big on. Like, I had to, like, buy into what the person was saying. I think I just like vibes now. Like, I just like the feeling it gives you.

[Mike D]

We're getting older. Yeah, I'm with you. You less relate to the lyrics and your angst, you know, like your teen angst and your.

[Morgan]

It's more the emotion of it. Like, how a song makes me feel, I think is important now.

[Mike D]

Yeah. Look at us growing and evolving. So proud. Okay, those are good ones. We're on different levels, but I'm glad to know you have a little bit of country in there now. That's a new one for you. I. Mine are Cameron Whitcomb, who, if you're on a Noah Concick or in that kind of vibe of music. Back to vibes. He is in that realm, and he is so good. He had a new one that came out called Medusa that I can't stop playing on repeat. He has another one called Love Myself. A lot of his stuff is really good. And then Kinsey Kate is another one. She's a more pop artist, but she has a song that sampled a movie or a TV show. Quote from Sex and the City, where it's Mr. Big and Carrie, and he goes. I don't get it. And she goes, I never. You never did. And then it like goes into this whole day. Like someday someone's going to treat you right and do all these things. And it is a vibe. You want to talk about a movie song? That one makes me feel like I'm in a movie. It's like a. The beat hits. I'm like, yes. So that's good. I'm stuck on her. And then really been on a Jessie Murph kick lately too. I don't know if you've listened to herself. I feel like you would like her in the vibe of having a little. Little bit of country without too much country. She's a little bit more rock and she has a super raspy voice. But I love her latest album. That was really good. So that's where we're at.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Is it like sad? Because I like sad country.

[Mike D]

She has sad ones. And she also has a collab with Bailey Zimmerman. Called someone in this room that is insanely. Their two voices together are butter. They are so, so good. But she has sad ones on there too. But they're more sad rocker Ish interesting than sad, I would say. There's a funny one on there too that's like something about get my Gun and I'm like, I don't think I would have liked this song, but for some reason I love it. So those are the good ones. How did you meet your wife? Jessica from Prescott, Arizona. Love.

[Morgan]

You guys met on Bumble. I was in Austin where she lives and got on bubble. I think the story is she swiped left on me first.

[Mike D]

Ooh.

[Morgan]

One time in Austin. Went back to Austin and I popped up again and then she swiped right.

[Mike D]

So what you're saying is that sometimes the second time is the charm.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Don't give up.

[Mike D]

Okay? Okay. And you guys went out on your first date in Austin?

[Morgan]

Yeah, we went to Mattel Rancho in Austin was our first day. And oddly enough, when we went back to Austin a few weeks ago, we went to the Texas game. Afterwards we went to Matt's El Rancho with her family, my sister and my sister in law. And we sat like two tables away from the table that we had our first date at. And we're like, weird. This is cool being back here. So we try to make it a point to go back there as much as possible just because it feels like nostalgia. Yeah, that's where something significant happened.

[Mike D]

What about when was the time you guys had the conversation of her moving? At what point in your guys's relationship.

[Morgan]

That for us we were dating for two years long distance. We got together in 2018 and then 2020, when the pandemic hit, she was still living in Austin. I was living here. She was at a point where she could work remotely with her job. So she was like, we were both miserable. We were alone, we were sad all the time. And she was like, if I just go and work from there, my work will be fine with it. And that turned into maybe us just thinking that was going to be a month because nobody knew what was going to happen.

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Turned into two months. Turned into. I think my lease is up at the end of July. I'm not going to renew it. I'm just going to live here.

[Mike D]

Okay. Little love story between the two. So Bumble can work. I don't know about now. I think Bumble's in a different space, but Bumble can work.

[Morgan]

Bumble's dead now.

[Mike D]

All of them are.

[Morgan]

All of them are dead.

[Mike D]

Well, they're like the version where there's all the ads and you're paying for everything. And if you want to find love, basically, like, you have to pay, like the premium subscription.

[Morgan]

Dang. You gotta pay for love, literally.

[Mike D]

And I'm not doing it. So just like you're trying to make friends in the real world, I'm trying to meet my person in the real world. That's where we're at right now. Will you and your wife be getting a pet soon? Michelle in Apple Valley, California?

[Morgan]

I don't think any time soon. Even though my wife, at least once or twice, three times a week, shows me a dog that she's found that she wants to rescue. And it's like, look at this dog. It's so cute. Look at his name.

[Mike D]

So what you're saying is you're the one holding you back.

[Morgan]

Yeah, probably. And I think it's just because we're still. I think she would love a dog to keep her company during the day because she does work from home four days out of the week.

[Mike D]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

So she would like to have somebody at the house that she could just have with her. But I also think we're at that point in our life which. Where we still like to go on random trips, book things last minute. And I think having a pet would involve us having to have more responsibility and not be able to drop things like, okay, we're going.

[Mike D]

See, this is why you foster. She can still have that companionship.

[Morgan]

And then if we fostered it, we would not. We would keep it.

[Mike D]

She could probably. True. But you can still try. It could be the best of both worlds. Until you guys are ready.

[Morgan]

That's why we like going home, because my brother has a dog that we both love. And she's like, see, we need a dog. And then her parents have a dog. She's like, we need a dog. So the holidays will be a good time for her to get that.

[Mike D]

That, like, itch in.

[Morgan]

In your life.

[Mike D]

You're like, yeah, that itch. That's all. That's where we're at right now. All right, last question. Have you interacted with Posty since he's doing country music stuff? Morgan in Oregon?

[Morgan]

I have not, but I did see his dad at the cmas.

[Mike D]

You saw his dad?

[Morgan]

And I freaked out. And nobody else recognized him. I was like, that's Post Malone's dad, Rich.

[Mike D]

Did you talk to him?

[Morgan]

No, because he was walking with somebody else. It looks like it was right before the awards started. And I guess since Post was opening the show, maybe he was leaving backstage to watch it from the crowd. So he walked right by our section. I recognized him instantly. I have this really weird thing where I can recognize very specific people. I recognize people in the airport all the time. I'm like, I'll tell my wife, hey, it's a singer from Rise Again. She's like, I have no idea who that is. So I did recognize him. I think he follows me on Twitter for some reason.

[Mike D]

Interesting.

[Morgan]

Yeah, Post Malone does too. I think Post Malone followed me on Twitter, like, years ago. And then I followed his dad. So I think his dad just saw that Post Malone followed me. I was like, I guess my son knows him. I'll follow him too.

[Mike D]

That's such a dark.

[Morgan]

We follow each other on Twitter. But by the time I thought of anything, he had already walked up to a seat.

[Mike D]

Dang. Well, that's cool, though, that you were probably the only one in that room that had that moment and that recognization.

[Morgan]

Maybe I'll run into him around sometime.

[Mike D]

Yeah, especially because you know what he looks like.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Mike D]

Also, you're kind of AI that you have facial recognition of people. That's wild. All right, Mike, tell the people where they can find you, hear you, all that good stuff.

[Morgan]

You can follow me on socials on everything ikedistro. And you can listen to my podcast, new episodes every week of Movie Mike's Movie podcast.

[Mike D]

No, you're so good at that. And you can follow me upgirlmorgan on all the things in my new podcast. Take this personally. You can listen both Mike and I's in one morning. Two hours. That's all you need.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that's it.

[Mike D]

Super quick. And go follow the show Obibi Bone show on all the things. Okay, bye.

[Morgan]

Bye. 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.

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[Morgan]

To submit your listener questions for next week's episode.

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[Mike D]

Yeah.

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[Morgan]

Mmm.

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