Must Watch Scary Movies This Month & Mike D Might Be A Swiftie

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show: Best Bits Q&A – Must Watch Scary Movies This Month & Mike D Might Be A Swiftie

Date: October 11, 2025
Hosts: Morgan & Mike D
Podcast Network: Premiere Networks

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Episode Overview

This episode of the "Best Bits" from The Bobby Bones Show features Morgan and Mike D diving into listener Q&A. The conversation ranges from personal stories—like Mike D's experience with braces and household musical tastes—to behind-the-scenes stories about prepping the show's popular games, and a full-tilt discussion on must-watch scary movies for October. Plus, Mike D's surprising Swiftie status, tips for adults with braces, moviegoing habits, and top picks for Halloween films.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Listener Shoutouts & Mike D’s Teeth Journey

• Listener Shoutouts: Fans appreciate Mike D's smile and vulnerability on the show.
• Mike D’s Teeth Story: Mike shares hesitation about “fixing” his chipped tooth, deciding to keep it for the character it adds, and opens up about the mysteries of adult dental experiences.
  • “All the pain I went through to get just these on, I’m like, nah, I’m not doing that again.” – Mike D [03:41]

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2. Mike D the Swiftie? Navigating Musical Differences in a Marriage (04:35–06:22)

• Is Mike or his wife a Swiftie?
  • Mike D’s wife is a huge Taylor Swift fan; Mike enjoys Swift’s music through her enthusiasm and sometimes participates in Swift-related activities.
  • The couple "swaps" interests: Mike D gets his wife to try horror movies, she brings him into the Taylor Swift universe.
  • “We both have our things that we're, like, super into…like, she hates horror movies, but every now and then I can get her to watch one. Very rarely, though.” – Mike D [05:08]
• Mutually Loved Interests: Superhero movies are a meeting place for the couple.
  • Mike would probably attend a Taylor Swift concert with his wife but draws the line at Jonas Brothers shows.

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3. Behind the Scenes: Prepping Show Games (06:22–11:16)

• Hardest to Prepare: "Easy Trivia" is the most challenging, given the constant need for new categories and questions that must have one unambiguous correct answer. Ambiguity leads to on-air disputes.
  • “Any little thing that’s a little bit off where there could be a discrepancy is so hard to do.” – Mike D [06:28]
• Favorite Game (No More): Music-based games were Mike D’s favorite to create, but copyright issues ended these on the show.
• Creative Process:
  • Mike logs new trivia questions regularly, spending about 30–45 minutes weekly on game material.
  • If new game ideas don’t "flow" after 10–20 minutes, he abandons them—a creative process he likens to songwriting.
  • Game ideas often come from random things he overhears.
  • “The best songs are ones that they say just like fall out of them. Kind of the same thing with games.” – Mike D [10:03]

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4. Reflections on Parenthood & Changing Perspectives (11:16–14:36)

• Baby Talk: With many friends having children intentionally in their 30s, Mike D shares how this has normalized and made parenthood feel more attainable to him.
• Media and Mindset: Growing up around teen pregnancies shaped his views; as an adult, seeing the positives of planned parenthood is shifting his thinking.
  • “What scared me about having kids is a lot of people just talk about the negative…but it hasn’t been until really recently where I’ve seen the benefits of it.” – Mike D [13:19]
• Morgan’s Reflection: Sharing both the hardships and joys of parenting matters. The rewards, like seeing kids grow into impactful adults, are often overlooked.

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5. Pro Tips for Adults with Braces (19:44–21:50)

• Foods to Avoid: Popcorn, nuts, sticky candy are out.
• Adult Empathy: Adults are more likely to follow dental rules out of appreciation for cost and time involved.
• Snack Hacks: Mike D recommends “PopCorners” as a crunchy alternative, and suggests cutting up apples instead of biting.
  • “This is expensive, and this is taking time out of my day…I’m going to do everything you tell me to do.” – Mike D [20:21]

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6. Movie Buff Segment: Mike D’s Top 5 Favorite Movies (21:52–27:24)

Asked by “Monster”

• 5. Twister – Mike’s "most-watched" comfort film.
• 4. Lilo & Stitch – Favorite Disney animated classic (the OG).
• 3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) – Emotionally charged nostalgia and appreciation for animatronics.
  • “I don’t know if it holds up if you’re watching it for the first time…If you’re not a Ninja Turtles fan, you probably couldn’t watch it and think, this is great.” – Mike D [23:20; 23:44]
• 2. Spider-Man 2 (Tobey Maguire) – The best Spider-Man story arc to him, skipping the origin and plunging into the action and character.
  • “For me, Tobey Maguire is my Spider-Man.” – Mike D [24:19]
• 1. The Dark Knight – Timelessness, best villain, and versatile storytelling make it the all-time favorite.
  • “It has the best opening scene of all time, the best villain, and I feel like Christian Bale is overall the most well-rounded Batman.” – Mike D [25:30]
• Superhero Hot Take: Morgan and Mike agree that formative childhood versions of Batman and Spider-Man stick, and generational shifts eventually redeem once-maligned franchises (like the Star Wars prequels).

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7. Moviegoing Habits: “Do You See Every Movie in Theaters?” (28:23–29:58)

• Mike’s Method: Picks the likely biggest box office draw to see in theaters every week.
  • Usually sees 2–3 movies a week (sometimes three in one day, at different theaters!).
  • Only streams at home if he can’t make a theatrical run or if it’s a straight-to-streaming release.
  • “It’s not uncommon for me to go twice in a day.” – Mike D [29:24]
  • “The best day ever…my best weeks are days where I can see three new movies in theaters. I feel accomplished after that.” – Mike D [29:58]

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8. Must-Watch Scary Movies for October (30:06–33:15)

Listener Jess asks for essential scary movie picks for October:

• Classic Slasher:
  • Halloween (the original) is Mike D’s #1 must-watch every October.
    • “Whenever October 1st hits, I have to watch that movie.” – Mike D [30:21]
  • Recalls endless Halloween marathons on AMC as a personal ritual.
• Family-Friendly Picks:
  • Hocus Pocus (Morgan’s favorite)
  • Halloween Town (Morgan’s added family fave)
  • Hubie Halloween (Netflix/Adam Sandler)—“a slow burner classic” with tons of rewatch potential.
  • Haunted Mansion (Disney, mid-2020s remake)—surprisingly entertaining.
  • Frankenweenie (Tim Burton claymation, “spooky but fun”)
    • “The Disney family friendly Halloween movies are good…My favorite subgenre of horror.” – Mike D [32:04; 32:41]
  • Horror’s Versatility: Mike D loves that horror can cover everything from R-rated slashers to family-friendly claymation.
• “Something everybody can watch in my favorite genre. Let’s go!” – Mike D [33:07]

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Taylor Swift:
  “I don’t not like Taylor Swift, but I don’t actively seek out her music. But because my wife is such a huge Swifty, I’ve listened to every song and I’ve listened to every new album.” – Mike D [04:39]
• On Creative Game Writing:
  “If you have to do anything and you hit a brick wall…just throw it out. It’s not good.” – Mike D [10:43]
• On Movie Marathons:
  “The most I’ve ever seen in one day was three. Two different theaters, three movies.” – Mike D [29:28]
• On Generational Film Nostalgia:
  “Right now, the last Star Wars trilogy is seen as, like, the worst by everybody. But to some kid who experienced those for the first time...those are gonna be their favorite movies.” – Mike D [27:24]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Intro & Listener Shoutouts: 03:03–03:27
• Adopting Swiftie Life: 04:35–06:22
• Prepping Show Games & Creativity: 06:22–11:16
• On Parenthood & Growing Up Perspectives: 11:16–14:36
• Tips for Adults with Braces: 19:44–21:50
• Mike D’s Top 5 Movies: 21:52–27:24
• Theater vs. Streaming Habits: 28:23–29:58
• Must-Watch Scary Movies: 30:06–33:15

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Conclusion

For listeners seeking behind-the-scenes insight, laughs, and movie recommendations—especially for the Halloween season—this episode delivers. From navigating musical tastes in marriage and the real talk about kids, to the perennial debate about the best superhero movie, Morgan and Mike D keep it lively, relatable, and fun.

Listen to Mike D’s own deep dives on "Movie Mike’s Movie Podcast," new episodes every Monday—especially for more movie picks!

Transcript

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[Mark Delicato]

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[Morgan]

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[Morgan]

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[Ana Ortiz]

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[Mark Delicato]

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[Snax]

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[Ana Ortiz]

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[Morgan]

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[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

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[Mark Delicato]

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[Valisha Butterfield]

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[Ana Ortiz]

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[Bridget Armstrong]

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[Morgan]

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[Bridget Armstrong]

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[Mandy]

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[Mark Delicato]

Best bits of the week with Morgan.

[Bridget Armstrong]

It's listener Q and A Time, where.

[Mark Delicato]

Morgan and a show member answer almost all your questions.

[Morgan]

Here we are, listener Q and A time. Mike D. Is joining me. What's up, Mike?

[Mark Delicato]

Hey, what's up?

[Morgan]

Like, I didn't just talk to you.

[Mark Delicato]

For an hour, but, you know, pretending like it's new.

[Morgan]

Hey, fake it like you make it. Fake it till you make it dang. Or it's hard. Okay, we got shout outs to start. This is from Emily. She says, teeth looking good, Mike. Keep smiling. Mike's the best. I appreciate his vulnerability when he's on with you. That's from Jen in Southern California.

[Mark Delicato]

I will say about the teeth. I debated whether or not fixing my other tooth, my other original tooth, because it has, like, a weird chip on it.

[Morgan]

Yeah, but that's character.

[Mark Delicato]

And I was like, I don't want to change it.

[Morgan]

Good, you should.

[Mark Delicato]

And all the, like, pain I went through to get just these on, I'm like, nah, I'm not doing that again.

[Morgan]

Yeah, you're like, I'm overall, like, we.

[Mark Delicato]

Could just add a little piece. I'm like, I'm good.

[Morgan]

I will say I did. I don't know what I did, but I did chip one of my front teeth. Have no idea how.

[Mark Delicato]

I don't know that I did chip my tooth. They're like, did you chip your tooth? I was like, I don't think I did. I think I would remember that. I think either it, like, wore down weirdly because my teeth were so crooked that it, like, landed weird on another tooth. And over time, it, like, looks like it's chipped, but I think I would remember, like, busting my face and chipping a tooth, and I never did that.

[Morgan]

Yeah, you would think you'd remember some of it, but in all fairness, the chipped tooth that I had, I didn't remember. But.

[Mark Delicato]

But they think I'm crazy because I'm like, I don't think I did. And they're like, you don't remember chipping your tooth? I really don't.

[Morgan]

Well, you're not crazy. I do think teeth can grow in all kinds of ways. I'm pretty sure orthodontists should know that. You know, they come in all forms, but they do look great and you should keep smiling. So those are good shout outs.

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Sandy in Texas, is Mike or his wife a Swiftie?

[Mark Delicato]

My wife is a huge Swiftie and I've kind of adopted it in a way just because it's like, her favorite thing to talk about. We went to the Taylor Swift album release party and I have. I don't not like Taylor Swift, but I don't actively seek out her music. But because my wife is such a huge Swifty, I've listened to every song and I've listened to every new album.

[Morgan]

Oh, that's so sweet. She indulges you with Post Malone.

[Mark Delicato]

Exactly.

[Morgan]

You indulge her with Taylor Swift.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah. We both have our things that we're, like, super into, and we. Even if they're not our favorite thing, we kind of, like, try them out. Like, she hates horror movies, but every now and then I can get her to watch one. Very rarely, though.

[Morgan]

I love this. I'm really just picturing, like, Kelsey, bright, shiny things and you are, like, dark, mysterious things and you guys, like, swap roles.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah. Like, there are some things that I. I've pulled her into that she's now a fan of, and there are some things that, like, she's kind of got me onto.

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Okay.

[Mark Delicato]

And there's some places that we always meet. Like, we always meet with superhero movies. That is both, like, both of our thing, even before we were together. And then, like, I've adopted the Taylor Swift stuff more where if she were to come to town, I think I would go with her.

[Morgan]

Okay. This is a big move. Yeah, we like this.

[Mark Delicato]

But she's like, going to see Jonas Brothers and I'm like, I don't think I can do that one.

[Morgan]

Can't go too far.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah, there's like some. We can kind of meet in the middle. There's a band coming to town called AFI that I want to go see. And like, she. She's like, that music stresses me out. You can go to that one.

[Morgan]

Is that one of the mosh pit ones?

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah.

[Mandy]

Okay.

[Mark Delicato]

So there's like, there's this balance that we have of, like, there's some things that we meet each other on and some things that we just realize, like, that's a you thing.

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Hey.

[Morgan]

And that's a beautiful marriage. I like it. What is your favorite game to prep or maybe least favorite.

[Mark Delicato]

I would Say least is probably easy trivia. Just because it's hard, because there are so many questions and it's a game that I have to get complet. Right. Because any game on this show, any little thing that's a little bit off where there could be a discrepancy is so hard to do. And I think it's the hardest with easy Trivia because if you don't write the question exactly right, where there's just one clear answer that it could be, there will be a fight. They will be like, well, it's technically this easy trivia is the hardest because we play it every week and have been playing it for so long and it's hard to come up with new categories to not do the same questions over and over again. Yeah, that's the hardest. And also probably riddle me this because again, that ambiguity thing, because they're supposed to be kids riddles and technically with some of them there could be multiple answers. But if you're answering it as an adult, that's the reason you see it that way.

[Morgan]

You're answering it to a kid.

[Mark Delicato]

It's like, okay, you're. It's a kid's riddle. Remember that it's supposed to be the easiest thing and not like technically it could be this just like easy trivia.

[Morgan]

It's supposed to be easy answers.

[Mark Delicato]

Exactly. I think that's what trips people up is. Because sometimes the easiest thing seems like, well, it can't be that.

[Morgan]

Yeah, those are hard. And you are right. There have been multiple fights over games. So every time we play easy trivia or riddle me this, do you like, hold your breath?

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah. Cause I mean, I fact check them. I go back and look through them. But every now and then, once you hear it and then you see somebody else take it in and it goes away that you weren't expecting. It's like, oh, man, that's where it feels like I messed up here. But it's one that I'll go back, look at all the questions, and still sometimes it's just like, oh, crap, I missed that. Or oh, yeah. I could see how that could be taken a different way.

[Morgan]

Well, you are human and you're not AI.

[Mark Delicato]

So that's why we just roll with it.

[Morgan]

And your favorite to do, I would.

[Mark Delicato]

Say my favorite that we can't do anymore is music games. Yeah. Because those are always my favorite. Like, I love anything with any kind of isolated vocal or anything. Any music game I feel like was always the most fun.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Mark Delicato]

Because I think that brings a good vibe. But yeah, we can't do those anymore.

[Mandy]

I know.

[Morgan]

That's such a bummer. How long does it take you to come up with games and trivia each week? This is from Ginny in Indiana.

[Mark Delicato]

Speaking of games, I'd say easy trivia is probably the thing is now, like, I have like a steady, just giant file with a bunch of easy trivia questions that we don't get to. So I'm constantly adding to it. But I try to come up with anywhere between eight to 10 new categories a week. That probably takes me a good 30ish minutes. If I'm really creative that week, probably 45. Because lately I've been trying to go, like, really dial into some, like, specific genre or categories where it's like, I have no idea why this is a genre. And then you hear the questions and it makes sense just because I think that's, that's fun.

[Morgan]

Well, we had to add a little spice. You know, we were getting to the point where the same thing was happening, so we had to add a little sprinkle to the party. I like it. Any other games? How long do those typically take you?

[Mark Delicato]

I would say any other. It kind of depends. Like, I try to do that stuff earlier in my day where my brain is like functioning more on like, okay, I'm flowing here. So if I have an idea where it's so clear cut in my head, it could take me 20 minutes. If it's something where I'm kind of like scraping, I'm digging on YouTube trying to find like weird games from like Australia that they play that we could adapt here, it could take me an hour.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Mark Delicato]

But I'd say if anything takes me more than an hour, it's probably not going to be good.

[Morgan]

Okay. So quickly, you know, it's going to be a good one.

[Mark Delicato]

Usually like to really invest time into it. If it's not flowing within, like 10 minutes of me working on the idea, it's probably not going to be a good game. I kind of feel like I've learned that from hearing people talk about, like, songs. Like, if it's something that they like forced out and like, just like not feeling it, it's probably not going to be a good song. The best songs are ones that they say just like fall out of them. Kind of the same thing with games.

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that makes sense.

[Mark Delicato]

We each kind of get on a roll. Like, like the best games I come up with are ones where I'm like, I'm already thinking of the next question I want to write and it's like, okay, I'm just constantly flowing here. This is going to be good.

[Morgan]

Yeah. The flow is always good for anything creative. If you have to do anything and you hit a brick wall, it's.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah, just throw it out. It's not good. Yeah. There's so many games in, like, my computer that I'm like, I've abandoned, where you'll see, like, three questions. And I'm like, either it's a good idea, but not big enough for a game, because if it can't go, like five to seven rounds, it's just not worth it. And sometimes I'll hit, like, such a specific thing. But I have, like, three questions that are good. I'm like, ah, I can't use it.

[Morgan]

You're like a songwriter that has all their songs in their thing, but yours are all just games that have been abandoned. You're like, maybe one day I'll come back to that.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah. I'll sometimes just hear people say random things, and I'm like, I could turn that into a game.

[Morgan]

That's funny. You now have a game brain. Yeah, that's what's been creative. We've been talking about some babies on the show lately. So does it make you want to start thinking about being a. Being the dad or maybe other things is from Nancy in North Carolina.

[Mark Delicato]

Oddly, it does, I think, because seeing more people now in my 30s have kids and it wasn't an accident, like, changes your perspective on it wasn't an accident. I mean, I came from a county that had, like, the highest pregnancy rate in the entire nation, where there were so many teen pregnancies in our. In our town alone that we had, like, a nursery. And I think growing up that kind of changed my perspective on having kids because I was introduced to it kind of that it was always an accident. And it was seeing how it changed somebody's life that young. And then over time, it has now changed until now where people are having kids and it's like, oh, this is a planned thing. Or it's. I have friends now in their 30s who have struggled having kids.

[Morgan]

Kids.

[Mark Delicato]

And it's having an entirely different perspective on it. And I think it's seeing those people become parents that makes it feel a little bit more. I don't know, normal is the word, but just more attainable to me, where I kind of see that playing into my life now and seeing that, like, I want to experience, like, life from somebody else's perspective and all, like, those new things, and that's kind of a new thing for me.

[Morgan]

Okay, that's exciting. I love it. I mean, I think it's, you know, anytime baby talk is part of it, it just. It makes you start thinking about a lot of things in your own life and what you do and what you don't want. So it's always fun when, like, a new thing kind of pops up and you're sitting there thinking, like, oh, that's a new feeling. I'm not sure what that one is. That's. Haven't had that one before. And it's cool because that means you're living and all the opportunities you could ever possibly want are kind of in front of you. It's kind of the way that I see it. And so you can go any direction that you want.

[Mark Delicato]

I think it's just because, like, what scared me about having kids is a lot of people just talk about the negative, and it wasn't. It's not. Hasn't been until really recently where I've seen the benefits of it or, like, the bright spots that I feel like sometimes people don't really sell it to you. And I was like, why don't you guys talk about that more?

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Yep.

[Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

All you do here. It's true. You hear from a lot of parents where I just. How rough it is, how expensive it is, you know, all the downfalls of it. But there are. There's so many shining moments of it. But they definitely. They don't get highlighted in real life like they would on social media. Put it that way.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

You more hear about all the bad things, and that's fair because at least it prepares you because you do need to be prepared for those things.

[Mark Delicato]

I think it's, for me, like, seeing people have older kids now, which is weird, that, like, people I grew up with now have, like, teenagers. Like, that's weird. But seeing them do things that are now, like, real human things, not just, like, kid things. You're like, kids are going to college and, like, doing actual things and, like, making waves. Like, this is weird. And that's, like, almost the end result of all that. Like, the reward at the end of, like, seeing this kid you had now go on to be an adult in the world and change things. You don't really see that in the beginning stages.

[Morgan]

Yep, yep, that's very much true. Crazy. Okay, well, we're gonna take a quick break, and we'll be right back.

[Snax]

What's up, everybody? This is Snax from the Trap Nerds podcast, and we're bringing you horror every week all October long.

[Mark Delicato]

Kicking off this month, I'll be bringing you all my greatest fear inducing horror games from Resident Evil to Silent Hill. Me and Tony bringing back Fireteam on Left 4 Dead 2 and we just gonna be going over some of the greats.

[Snax]

Also in October we'll be talking about our favorite horror and Halloween movies and figure out why black people always gotta die first.

[Mark Delicato]

The Umbral reliquary invites any and all.

[Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman]

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[Mark Delicato]

Weekly horror side quests written and narrated by yours truly with a full episode read and a commentary special and we.

[Snax]

Will cap it off with Horror Movie Battle Royale, Jason vs. Freddy Michael Myers vs. The Alien Thing with the Little Tongue Monster. October, we're doing it Halloween style. Listen to the Trapper Nurse Podcast from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

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[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Listen to Decoding Women's Health with Dr. Elizabeth Poynter on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you're listening now.

[Bridget Armstrong]

Think back to the early 2000s. You're flipping through TV channels and then you hear this.

[Ana Ortiz]

I was rooting for you.

[Mark Delicato]

We were all rooting for you. How dare you learn something from this?

[Bridget Armstrong]

But looking back 20 years later, that iconic show so many of us love is horrifying.

[Mark Delicato]

Robyn, first of all, is too old to be starting model.

[Snax]

She's here.

[Bridget Armstrong]

I talked to cast, crew and producers who were there for some of the show's most shocking moments.

[Morgan]

If you were so rooting for her.

[Bridget Armstrong]

Why don't you help her with never before heard interviews? The Curse of America's Next Top Model examines why this show was so popular and where it all went wrong.

[Morgan]

We basically sold our souls and they got rich.

[Bridget Armstrong]

Listen to the Curse of America's Next Top model on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman]

I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, host of the Psychology Podcast.

[Mark Delicato]

Here's a clip from an upcoming conversation.

[Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman]

About exploring human potential. I was going to schools to try to teach kids these skills and I get eye rolling from teachers or I get students who would be like, it's easier to punch someone in the face. When you think about emotion regulation, like, you're not going to choose an adaptive strategy which is more effortful to use unless you think there's a good outcome as a result of it, if it's going to be beneficial to you. Because it's easy to just say, like, go blank yourself, right? It's easy. It's easy to just drink the extra beer. It's easy to ignore, to suppress seeing a colleague who's bothering you and just like, walk the other way. Avoidance is easier. Ignoring is easier. Denial is easier. Drinking is easier. Yelling, screaming is easy. Complex problem solving, meditating, you know, takes effort.

[Mark Delicato]

Listen to the psychology podcast on the.

[Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman]

Iheartradio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Morgan]

Naturally, we have to get into some movie questions every Time, you know, movie mic comes on. We need the expert. But before we get into the last three, which are all movies, Jen in North Carolina, she just got adult braces. She wants any pro tips or easy foods to eat.

[Mark Delicato]

It's the things you have to give up that are the hardest. You can't eat popcorn. You can't eat nuts. You can't eat sticky candy, which wasn't the hardest for me, but it's just the getting over giving up those foods and realizing that. I guess a good thing about adult braces is that you're an adult and you know better.

[Morgan]

You have free will.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah. Like, we're. It was almost like when I went to get mine and they were telling me all the things not to do. They're not used to people following those rules, and I feel like they have to, like, get on to kids who come in and, like, you broke this on your braces. You haven't been paying attention to the rules. I'm like, this is expensive, and this is taking time out of my day. I'm gonna do everything you tell me to do. I'm gonna wear my retainer. I'm gonna do all the things.

[Morgan]

Yeah, it's kids. You're much more reckless.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

You don't know the consequences of your actions. Truly. You know, the consequences are. Are bothering your parents, but you don't quite have the impact on you. So that's true. What were some foods that were easy for you? Because I remember you had a lot of adjustments that were happening.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah. Like, the hardest thing for me, because I'm not huge into sweets, but, like, crunchy snacks. I had to, instead of popcorn, do popcorners, which is like kind of like a chip version of a popcorn, which is now, like, even that I don't have them on. I've been eating them for so long that that's like my go to snack. And then I used to eat an apple every day, and I stopped doing that. Yeah. Because you couldn't eat them with braces.

[Morgan]

You could eat apples with braces. You couldn't.

[Mark Delicato]

You couldn't.

[Morgan]

You couldn't eat apple. An apple a day keeps a doctor away.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah. I mean, I guess technically you could probably cut it up. I guess it's not like biting directly into an apple. But I was so cautious that I was like, I'm just not going to eat them anymore.

[Morgan]

I guess that makes sense, biting into an apple. But I honestly couldn't tell you the last time I've, like, truly bit into an apple like that. I always use my Little cutter that puts them all in slices.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

I don't think I've eaten an apple like that since I, like, maybe first saw an apple. That's funny. Okay, five Favorite Five. Try it. Let me try this one more time. Favorite. Top five movies of all time from monster.

[Mark Delicato]

Favorite of all time. Top five. Five. I'm gonna go Twister because it's the movie I've seen the most. Probably. I've seen it 100 times. Not 100 times, over 50 times. So I probably added a few.

[Morgan]

Give him five more years. He'll probably be up to 100.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah, five is probably twister four. I will go Lilo and Stitch. My favorite Disney movie of all time. I'm assuming the OG The OG the animated one. Number three. I would probably go the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 1990. That movie was highly influential on me as a kid. I got to go and watch it in theaters for the first time this year. They did, like, a re release for the. The 35th day at 35 years old. Dang. That's an old movie for the 35th anniversary. And I got kind of emotional watching that, and it was a movie I loved so much as a kid. Even though the movie itself really isn't a kids movie. It's pretty violent. It's kind of dark. Because the original Comet comic was like a darker, grittier comic from 1 to 2. They really changed the overall tone of the Ninja Turtles. But that. That first Ninja Turtles movie is still one of my favorites.

[Morgan]

And I feel like I don't think I've ever watched it.

[Mark Delicato]

I. I don't know if it holds up if you're watching it for the first time.

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Okay.

[Mark Delicato]

What I feel is timeless about it that I enjoy is that they use real animatronics for the Turtles, where it's actual people in suits. But sometimes you kind of realize it because it'll be. It'll look a little bit awkward. I feel like if you're not a Ninja Turtles fan, you probably couldn't watch it and think, this is great.

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Okay.

[Mark Delicato]

Even though, like, I feel like they're an underrated comic book franchise because they're not fully superheroes. They're not fully in that genre. They're more just like it's a comic book movie, technically.

[Morgan]

Yeah. I mean, well, they're turtles doing heroic acts, so.

[Mark Delicato]

But I still see them as superheroes, but not. It's not one that you could just hop into now.

[Morgan]

Okay. All right. Hey, that's.

[Mark Delicato]

It's a little dated, but it's a Good fandom. So that's probably three. At number two, I would go Spider Man 2. One with Toby Maguire.

[Morgan]

I was gonna say we got a few Spider man series here. So which one?

[Mark Delicato]

Spider Man 2 with Tobey Maguire. Which is another one I just watched in theaters for the first time because I didn't see that one in theaters whenever it first came out. I feel like that is the overall best Spider man story of all time. Because you skip over the origin story, it starts with him already being Spider Man. I love Doc Ock. And for me, Toby Maguire is my Spider Man. Like, that's. That's what I grew up with, like, early 2000s. That was the most exciting to me. And those are always the movies I associate with, like, my Spider Man.

[Morgan]

Okay, hot take. I like it.

[Mark Delicato]

Spider Man 2 is up there at the top of my list on superhero movies. But number one, it's hard to not put the Dark Knight at number one for me. And I feel like that has just been my favorite for so long because it has a little bit of all my interest. Like, it is a superhero movie, but if you take all those elements out of it, the story itself is just a good story that, unlike if I showed you the Ninja Turtles movie without being a superhero fan, you might not enjoy it. If you just watch the Dark Knight without liking anything superhero, I think you could enjoy it.

[Morgan]

I would agree with that. The Dark Knight is one that will hold up for the test of time forever.

[Mark Delicato]

It has the best opening scene of all time, the best villain, and I feel like Christian Bale is overall the most well rounded Batman. He's not like my favorite Batman, but when it comes to somebody who both embodies Bruce Wayne and Batman together, I think that is what he's the best at.

[Morgan]

Okay, so you say Toby Maguire is your Spider Man. Christian Bale is my Batman.

[Mark Delicato]

I would. Yeah, I could see that.

[Morgan]

I don't mind the other ones that I've seen, but Christian Bale, he's the one who hooked me. He's the one who got me invested in the story, invested in the character, invested in all of it. All the other ones, they're just like, okay, I like it because it's Batman. Christian Bale was my. He's my Batman.

[Mark Delicato]

I really like Robert Pattinson now.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Mark Delicato]

If they can ever finally make the sequel to that movie, I think he brings an entirely different side of Batman to it. I'm curious who they're gonna cast as a new Batman, because they're kind of going to have two storylines going on.

[Morgan]

Yeah, because they might go into a right. It's like James Gunn now.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah. I feel like eventually stresses me out for that reason.

[Morgan]

I never know what they're doing.

[Mark Delicato]

But if I had to give my Batman, I think I go Michael Keaton from the og.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Mark Delicato]

Just because, like, those first two movies, Batman and Batman Returns, were very influential on my, like, taste in superhero movies. Because that was back when it was kind of a. A gamble to even put out a superhero movie. They thought the first one was going to fail.

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Yeah.

[Mark Delicato]

And even between that one having success, I mean, you did have Superman before that, but that was kind of a bold thing to do at that time. And I think without those movies, we would never have gotten what we have today.

[Morgan]

That's fair. I feel like a lot of people will agree with that. Most people love the OGs. That just stands pretty tried and true, like you over time. The OGs are the nostalgic one. They're the one that got you invested. They're the one that, like, you always kind of go back to.

[Mark Delicato]

And I think it'll change over time because right now, the last Star wars trilogy is seen as, like, the worst by everybody. But to some kid who experienced those for the first time here in 10 years, those are going to be their favorite movies, and then those are going to have more appreciation, much like we're seeing now with what happened with the. The prequel trilogy that came out late 90s, early 2000s, when those came out, everybody hated those movies. But now that it's been 20 years since those, everybody's like, wait, these are actually good. We love these movies. We grew up with these movies. These are now celebrated. And all the actors associated with those movies are, like, now, like, okay, we got that wrong. Now they're kind of getting their flowers. I think the same thing is gonna happen with this last run of them.

[Morgan]

Yeah, that's definitely true. I've never really thought of it from that perspective, but, you know, we love to be haters. When anything's new and then years pass, you're like, okay, I was probably pretty harsh on that. Does Mike go to see every new movie in theater? How does he choose which one to stream? Megan?

[Mark Delicato]

I usually go see every new movie because I try to pick the one that I think is going to be the number one at the box office every week just because I think that would be the most, like, searched and the movie people are talking about the most, and I feel like I have to see that one. And it's usually pretty easy to tell sometimes. Every now and then you get a.

[Morgan]

Surprise like what am I going to see this?

[Mark Delicato]

And then when it comes to if I don't have a chance to see it in theaters is pretty much the only reason that I would watch it at home. Unless it's like a straight streaming movie sometimes. Like, I mean, I used to go to the movies three times a week.

[Morgan]

I was gonna say, I think you go a few times, don't you?

[Mark Delicato]

I'll go Friday to watch the movie I think is gonna be number one. I'll go Saturday morning if there's a movie only I want to watch. If it's like a horror movie or like a B level movie that I feel like the most people aren't gonna see and maybe it's just for me, I'll go see it then. And then sometimes I'll go see a second movie on Saturday. There's. It is not uncommon for me to go twice in a day.

[Morgan]

Will you leave and go back or will you just stay and watch both?

[Mark Delicato]

I will, yeah, I'll. I'll go back. The most I've ever seen in one day was three. Two different theaters, three movies.

[Morgan]

I feel like you, if there was a drive in closer, that'd be really beneficial to you.

[Mark Delicato]

Oh yeah, because I could do the back to back.

[Morgan]

Yeah, you can just stay there and you like to bring all your snacks. You do what you want.

[Mark Delicato]

That day I went in the morning, I watched a 9:30 movie, I went home, I ate, I made it to a one o' clock movie, went back home, ate dinner and then we went to like a seven o' clock movie.

[Morgan]

Was that your favorite day that you've ever had?

[Mark Delicato]

It was the best day ever. Like my best weeks are days where I can see three new movies in theaters. I feel accomplished after that.

[Morgan]

I mean accomplished also in one day. That's crazy. But it's also crazy to me that you went back and you didn't just stay there and just, you know, stay with the commitment. Okay, last one. We're ending on this. Jess wants to know the must watched scary movie this month.

[Mark Delicato]

My go tos are the classics. Halloween, the first one is like my whenever it feels like fall, whenever October 1st hits, I have to watch that movie. And I think it was because back in the day whenever AMC had the rights to all the Halloween movies, they would just show them nonstop. And that is like what I associate Halloween time with is I would just put on AMC and no matter which one they were showing, I would always watch all the Halloween and Michael Myers movies. I feel like that's my go to.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Mark Delicato]

If it's straight up, like horror slasher, that is my must see. If it's a family friendly one. Hocus Pocus.

[Morgan]

Okay, that's my choice. I like Hocus Pocus.

[Mark Delicato]

That feels like. In the same way I need to watch a scary movie that feels like the grade school equivalent. Like, if we didn't watch that during school, it didn't feel like Halloween to me.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I feel that. Okay. Yeah, I love that. See how. Happy Halloween, everybody. We're getting into the fun movies. I will also add to Mike Diesel's Halloween Town for another family friendly one, because I like that one. Also.

[Mark Delicato]

Also, if you. If you haven't seen Hubie Halloween on Netflix, that one was good. Adam Sandler movie. I feel like that's like a slow burner classic where it is kind of ridiculous, but I think it's a good one that has a lot of re. Rewatchability to it.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I like that one. See, I do like Halloween movies. I just don't like horror movies. So if you need other family friendly suggestions, I'm pretty sure I've watched all of them.

[Mark Delicato]

The Haunted Mansion movie, they did, I think it was in 2023 or maybe 2022, the remake of it. Yeah, that was actually pretty good.

[Morgan]

I watched that one too.

[Mark Delicato]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

See, I told you. If it's a kid movie for Halloween, I got you.

[Mark Delicato]

The Disney family friendly Halloween movies are good. Have you seen Frankenweenie?

[Morgan]

I don't think I've seen Frankenweenie. I don't think I've even seen that one pop up.

[Mark Delicato]

It is. I think it was like maybe 20 tens.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Mark Delicato]

Is animated.

[Morgan]

Is it with a wiener dog?

[Mark Delicato]

Yes.

[Morgan]

Oh, I don't guess.

[Mark Delicato]

Is it a wiener dog? I know it's a dog. It might not be a wiener.

[Morgan]

Really small opportunity if it was not a wiener dog. I'm gonna be honest.

[Mark Delicato]

But it's a good one. And it's. It's Tim Burton, so it's kind of like claymation spooky.

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Okay.

[Mark Delicato]

But that's another one of my favorites. I believe it's a remake, though.

[Morgan]

Okay. I like. See. Hey, Happy Halloween, everybody.

[Mark Delicato]

This is, yeah. Family friendly. That's like my favorite genre of like sub genre of horror.

[Morgan]

Really? The family friendly ones.

[Mark Delicato]

Because it's. I feel like horror is the most versatile genre where you can have like family friendly. You can have like houses, haunted movies. You can have like these different levels of horror. And then I love the family friendly ones because that feels like okay. Something everybody can watch and something in my favorite genre. Let's go.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Okay.

[Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman]

See?

[Morgan]

And that's probably one your wife will watch with you too.

[Mark Delicato]

Exactly.

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

I like it.

[Morgan]

All right, well, go check out Mike. He's Mike Diesro on everything.

[Mark Delicato]

And podcast movie, Mike's movie podcast. New episodes every Monday.

[Morgan]

Love that. Thanks for being here, guys. We'll talk to you later.

[Mark Delicato]

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 at Bobby Bones show and follow at Webgirl Morgan to submit your listener questions for next week's episode. It's Anna Ortiz and I'm Mark and Delicato.

[Ana Ortiz]

You might know us as Hilda and Justin from Ugly Betty.

[Morgan]

Welcome to our new podcast, Be my Best.

[Ana Ortiz]

We're rewatching the series from start to.

[Morgan]

Finish and getting into all the fashions.

[Ana Ortiz]

The drama and the behind the scenes moments that you've never heard before. But you were still bartending. I didn't know that. The bar pack is like, is that you and I turn around and it's a commercial for Betty. And I was like, I gotta go. I quit. Listen to Viva Betty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everybody let me know.

[Mark Delicato]

Lauren LaRosa, you hear that exclusive? Lauren came in hot.

[Ana Ortiz]

I came in telling the truth. Every day I'm bring you the latest in entertainment, breaking down the headlines you can't stop talking about and giving you my very unfiltered take on the biggest stories in the industry. From exclusive news and y' all know I got it to us breaking down the interviews. Cause y' all are my co hosts now. I'm giving you the deep dives on some of the biggest moments in pop culture.

[Snax]

Oh, my God.

[Ana Ortiz]

Listen to the Latest with Lauren LaRosa weekdays on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

[Morgan]

Culture eats strategy for breakfast.

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Right?

[Valisha Butterfield]

On a recent episode of Culture Raises Us, I was joined by Valisha Butterfield, media founder, political strategist and tech powerhouse for a powerful conversation on storytelling impact and the intersections of culture and leadership.

[Mark Delicato]

I am a free black woman.

[Valisha Butterfield]

From the Obama White House to Google to the Grammys, Valisha's journey is a masterclass in shifting culture and using your voice to spark change. Listen to Culture Raises us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bridget Armstrong]

I'm Bridget Armstrong, host of the new podcast the Curse of America's Next Top Model. I've been investigating the real story behind that iconic show.

[Mark Delicato]

I ended up having anorexia issues, bulimia issues.

[Bridget Armstrong]

By talking to the models, the producers, and the people who profited from it.

[Morgan]

All, we basically sold our souls and they got rich. If you were so rooting for her.

[Bridget Armstrong]

And saw her drowning, why don't you help her? Listen to the Curse of America's Next Top model on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Welcome to Decoding Women's Health. I'm Dr. Elizabeth Poynter, Chair of Women's health and Gynecology at the Atria Health Institute in New York City. I'll be talking to top researchers and clinicians and bringing vital information about midlife women's health directly to you.

[Morgan]

100% of women go through menopause. Us, even if it's natural, why should we suffer through it?

[Dr. Elizabeth Poynter]

Listen to Decoding Women's Health with Dr. Elizabeth Poynter on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Ana Ortiz]

This is an iHeart podcast.