Podcast Summary: The Commercial Break – "Nat Pat Is Calling In The Cash!"

Episode Details:

• Title: Nat Pat Is Calling In The Cash!
• Release Date: January 29, 2025
• Hosts: Brian Greene, Allison Hare, and Joy Hoadley
• Description: An improv-comedy, interview, and variety show that delves into pop culture, internet oddities, relationship drama, dark humor, and more, offering a comedic escape from everyday life.

Introduction to the Episode

The episode begins with Brian Greene rejoining his co-hosts Allison Hare and Joy Hoadley after a series of sponsor segments. The primary focus shifts to a critical discussion about the proliferation of Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) schemes and the burgeoning life coaching industry, with a spotlight on a guest named Natalie Peterson, also known as Nat Pat.

Critique of MLMs and Life Coaching Industry

Brian Greene opens the discussion by recounting his negative experiences with MLMs:

[04:13] Brian Greene: "MLMs are scams, all of them. That's by their very nature. The people at the bottom get screwed and the people at the top win."

He elaborates on his past involvement with MLMs, including an attempt to sell skincare products, which quickly fizzled due to lack of genuine interest:

[04:26] Brian Greene: "We're gonna make multiple seven figures selling skin care to the plebs... but that was not the first time I had been pitched MLM."

Allison Hare concurs, noting the saturation of MLMs in various industries:

[05:15] Allison Hare: "There was like a ton of them out there."

The hosts discuss the unethical practices inherent in MLMs, emphasizing how they exploit participants for financial gain while delivering little real value.

The Rise of Life Coaches as Modern MLMs

Brian Greene transitions the conversation to the life coaching industry, portraying it as an unregulated MLM:

[06:22] Brian Greene: "Life coaches are creating the problems that you desperately need to solve over and over again, making you as neurotic as possible because they have the solution which just causes more problems that then you need more life coaching for life."

He criticizes widely recognized figures like Jay Shetty, highlighting the replication of generic wisdom without genuine expertise:

[09:07] Brian Greene: "Jay Shetty putting his name on quotes is the new. Putting an inspirational poster in your office. It's all bullshit."

Allison Hare adds to the critique by pointing out the exorbitant costs associated with certification courses for life coaches, using Jay Shetty's program as an example:

[11:16] Allison Hare: "Close to $10,000."

Brian reveals that despite high costs, these courses often lack transparency and legitimacy, further entrenching the cycle of exploitation:

[11:28] Brian Greene: "Universities demanded that Jay Shetty take their names off of the course... He's charging exorbitant amounts of money to make you a life coach so you can go out there and teach other people just how shitty their life is."

Introducing Natalie Peterson (Nat Pat) – A Case Study

The discussion narrows down to Natalie Peterson, an Australian life coach marketing herself as a "5D Energetics Business Coach." The hosts express skepticism about her methods and the value of her courses.

Key Quotes:

• Natalie Peterson’s Claims:

  [03:04] Joy Hoadley: "On her website it says that she is calling in $250,000 a month."

• Brian Greene’s Analysis:

  [24:46] Brian Greene: "She's on Instagram. She's been pitching her shit for a long time... She's pregnant, by the way."

Allison Hare questions the legitimacy of Nat Pat's credentials and the content of her seminars:

[17:25] Allison Hare: "They believe in loving lights and possibly aliens and some stars."

Brian critiques Nat Pat's approach, highlighting the superficiality and high cost of her offerings:

[25:15] Brian Greene: "She's been personally touched by me as well. I'm personally touching everybody's lives. If you want to spend more money, let me know and I'll get you in touch with another lady who we work together to take all your money."

The hosts mock the jargon used by Nat Pat, such as "light codes" and "5D energetics," suggesting they are meaningless buzzwords designed to obscure the lack of substantive content:

[26:00] Brian Greene: "She's got a couple of light codes to her modality... it's another way of saying they believe in energy and how it transforms your life."

Analyzing the Impact on Consumers

The hosts discuss how individuals invest heavily in such programs with minimal returns, often justifying their expenses through anecdotal successes:

[34:08] Brian Greene: "It's called making a budget."

[37:01] Tina: "So one of the things Jay Shetty is accused of in general is taking other people's quotes... but most people are none the wiser, so they think Jay Shetty has got dime store wisdom all day long."

They emphasize the psychological manipulation involved, where participants are led to believe they need these expensive solutions to address non-existent problems:

[10:08] Allison Hare: "Well, I mean, self-help is a huge industry."

[10:11] Brian Greene: "The self-help industry is making us causing the sicknesses that we think we have."

Concluding Thoughts and Final Critique

In their concluding remarks, the hosts reiterate their stance against the life coaching and MLM industries, urging listeners to seek genuine self-improvement resources rather than falling prey to expensive, ineffective programs.

Brian Greene encapsulates the episode's primary message:

[60:01] Brian Greene: "Life coaches are horseshit... If you do something so broad... you're just wasting everybody's time and my money."

Allison Hare and Tina echo this sentiment, emphasizing the importance of self-reliance and critical thinking:

[60:05] Allison Hare: "They just... She's just speaking confidently and telling her own stories of stuff."

The episode closes with the hosts reaffirming their commitment to exposing dubious schemes and providing honest, unfiltered content to their audience.

Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Brian Greene: "MLMs are scams, all of them. That's by their very nature. The people at the bottom get screwed and the people at top win." ([04:13])

• Allison Hare: "There was like a ton of them out there." ([05:15])

• Brian Greene: "Life coaches are creating the problems that you desperately need to solve over and over again, making you as neurotic as possible because they have the solution which just causes more problems that then you need more life coaching for life." ([06:22])

• Brian Greene: "Jay Shetty putting his name on quotes is the new. Putting an inspirational poster in your office. It's all bullshit." ([09:07])

• Allison Hare: "Close to $10,000." ([11:16])

• Brian Greene: "She's charging exorbitant amounts of money to make you a life coach so you can go out there and teach other people just how shitty their life is." ([11:28])

• Brian Greene: "Life coaches are horseshit... If you do something so broad... you're just wasting everybody's time and my money." ([60:01])

Conclusion

In "Nat Pat Is Calling In The Cash!," The Commercial Break hosts provide a sharp, comedic critique of the MLM and life coaching industries. Through personal anecdotes and incisive commentary, they shed light on the manipulative tactics these industries employ, urging listeners to approach such schemes with skepticism and prioritize authentic self-improvement methods.