The Bisexual Of The Workplace

Summary

Episode Summary: "The Bisexual Of The Workplace"

Hosts: Bryan Green & Kristen Joy Hoadley
Podcast: The Commercial Break
Episode Focus: Navigating workplace relationships, career decisions, and a heartfelt discussion on Peanut the Squirrel.

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1. Reflecting on Past Workplace Experiences

Chili's Chronicles: Bryan and Kristen dive into their shared history of working at Chili's, painting a vivid picture of the bustling suburban Atlanta location. Kristen shares humorous yet honest anecdotes about her time as a waiter, trainer, and bartender, highlighting her own "picture of irresponsibility" during that period.

• Kristen (04:17): "I was the picture of irresponsibility when I worked at Chili's."

Bryan echoes similar sentiments, reminiscing about the hectic environment and long wait times that often spanned up to two hours on busy nights.

Evolution of Chili's: The conversation shifts to how Chili's has transformed over the years. Kristen notes the introduction of digital ordering systems and a decline in the vibrant, neon-lit atmosphere, which now contrasts sharply with the lively ambiance they once enjoyed.

• Kristen (06:39): "Chili's has become quite the hot commodity amongst the 20-somethings in the United States."

Bryan adds that despite their personal negative experiences, Chili's is thriving, especially among younger demographics who are enthusiastic about the colorful margaritas and diverse menu offerings.

• Bryan (10:52): "They are selling margaritas like hotcakes. Their burgers are on fire, literally and figuratively."

Comparing Chain Restaurants: The hosts compare Chili's resurgence to the struggles of TGI Fridays, which recently filed for bankruptcy. They discuss how TGI Fridays failed to capture the younger market's interest, unlike Chili's, which successfully adapted its offerings to appeal to new generations.

• Kristen (12:42): "There is a difference between a Chili's and a TGI Fridays. TGI Fridays always appealed to a more mature crowd."

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2. Listener Interaction: Sid's Dilemma

Email from Sid: The episode features an email from a listener named Sid, who seeks advice on whether to return to a former job after new management has taken over her previous workplace—a "mom and pop shop."

• Sid (23:14): "I love the podcast. The shit talking, irreverent humor is right up my alley. Thank you."

Hosts' Advice: Bryan and Kristen offer thoughtful yet humorous advice, likening job decisions to relationship dynamics. They caution Sid against returning to a previous toxic environment, emphasizing the challenges of re-establishing trust and the likelihood of encountering similar issues with new management.

• Kristen (32:03): "Jobs are kind of like relationships. It's likely that when you leave them, there's a good reason you left them."

Bryan concurs, suggesting that without significant changes in the workplace culture, returning may lead to repeating past frustrations.

• Bryan (32:16): "Once you're done, you're done. Unless where you're at currently is just horrible."

They encourage Sid to consider exploring new opportunities where she can thrive without the constraints of micromanagement and to seek environments that value her contributions.

• Kristen (35:07): "Find someone who is going to see the value in that partnership, pay you like that, treat you like that and bring you in like that."

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3. The Heartbreaking Tale of Peanut the Squirrel

Overview of Peanut's Story: Bryan and Kristen delve into the poignant story of Peanut, a beloved squirrel who was euthanized by New York authorities after biting someone. They explore the emotional impact on Peanut's owner, Mark Longo, and the broader implications for animal rights and public safety.

• Kristen (44:58): "For those of you I know, now Peanut is no more. I only heard about Peanut today and now he's dead."

Humorous Take on Tragedy: Remaining true to their comedic style, the hosts navigate the tragic news with a mix of humor and empathy. They discuss the challenges of handling wild animals, the complexities of rabies testing, and the fine line between protecting public health and animal welfare.

• Kristen (46:48): "He had half a million followers on Instagram. And Longo says anonymous complaints about the squirrel led to the state agency getting a search warrant to rip the animal from its home and kill it."

Broader Reflections on Animal Management: The conversation expands to include reflections on the handling of wild animals in captivity, referencing incidents like Siegfried and Roy's unfortunate encounter with their tigers. They underscore the importance of responsible animal ownership and the dangers of unsanctioned animal interactions.

• Kristen (55:40): "You need to be approved. You need to go through some training or some kind of accreditation."

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4. Concluding Thoughts and Community Engagement

Encouraging Listener Participation: Brian and Kristen emphasize the importance of their community, thanking listeners like Sid for their support and encouraging more interactions through emails and social media.

• Kristen (22:15): "One struck a chord with Astrid, so then it struck a chord with me because I had to sit there and listen to Astrid talk about this particular email."

Personal Updates and Well-Wishes: The hosts share personal updates, including Kristen's recent surgery and recovery, maintaining a relatable and transparent connection with their audience.

• Kristen (57:21): "Last week was not the commercial break at his top form, but I was kind of hot on thyroid hormone. What a ride."

Final Messages: Wrapping up the episode, Bryan and Kristen reiterate their love and appreciation for their listeners, reinforcing the podcast's mission to provide a comedic escape from everyday drama.

• Kristen (59:02): "Goodbye, peanut. We love you."

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Notable Quotes:

• Kristen (04:24): "On this episode of the commercial break, you have to find a place where you do, you have the ability to spread your wings."

• Kristen (32:03): "Jobs are kind of like relationships. It's likely that when you leave them, there's a good reason you left them."

• Bryan (10:52): "They are selling margaritas like hotcakes. Their burgers are on fire, literally and figuratively."

• Kristen (46:48): "He had half a million followers on Instagram. And Longo says anonymous complaints about the squirrel led to the state agency getting a search warrant to rip the animal from its home and kill it."

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Conclusion: In "The Bisexual Of The Workplace," Bryan and Kristen offer a blend of nostalgic storytelling, practical career advice, and poignant reflections on animal welfare, all delivered with their signature humor. This episode not only entertains but also provides meaningful insights into navigating professional relationships and understanding the complexities of human-animal interactions.

Transcript

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[Brian Green]

What makes me unique is my personality.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Because I'm bubbly.

[Brian Green]

I had to even take medicine for it. Dear Jesus, Joseph and Mary Addison.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Praise the Lord. On this episode of the commercial break. You have to find a place where you do you have the ability to sp your wings. You have to be like a like, like a multi position player. You know what I'm saying? Chrissy? That's right. A switch hitter bisexual of the workplace if you don't mind. You got to get out there and you get to try new things. Sam Sample new sexual objects. The next episode of the commercial break starts now. 2:30 in the morning. Oh yeah. Cats and kittens. Welcome back to the commercial break. I'm Brian Green. This is my dear friend and the co host of this show, Kristen Joy Hoadley. Best to you Chris, Best to you Brian and best to you out there in the bug universe. If you're still out there in the podcast universe today after election day. And while we're recording this a day earlier, I just hope we're all still here. That's all I got to say. Anyway, so welcome back. If you're hearing this 300 years from now, you have uncovered my studio mountains and mountains of nuclear ash, dust and sand, maybe water. I don't know.

[Brian Green]

Wires are still everywhere.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

And you've been pulling wires out for decades and eons, slowly uncovering with, you know, little. You know, they use those little paint brushes to get down and down. And you finally found my decrepit road caster, and you press play and you went, this, this is why that society went under. So welcome. Day after election day, I hope we know who's president. But if we don't, then, yes, I'm stressed out. Know that I'm just stressed out somewhere. Stressed out with our good friend Chrissy. But here's what's really got me stressed out about the state of America. Chrissy, it's not really the election, okay? What's got me stressed out about the state of America is an article that I read very recently. You know, it's been no secret here on the commercial break. If you've listened to one of the 750,000 episodes of the commercial break, then you knew, you know, that I worked at Chili's a long time ago. I was a Chili's guy. I was a brinker, International trainer, bartender, kids, margaritas, trainer. Imagine, they had Brian as a trainer, and I was buying blow from the other bartender in a kid's margarita cup. Don't come after me. It's that good. It's the. The statue of limitations is way gone. That's right. But, yeah, I was a. I was a Chili's guy. I started off as a waiter at Chili's, and then I became a trainer and then a bartender and then a bartending trainer. I was never very good at any of that. And quite frankly, you were just there long enough. Do you know how many no shows I had at Chili's? Probably 10 a year. Just no shows. No show, no call. And then I would retroactively call with some crazy excuse as to why I didn't show up to work.

[Brian Green]

I can imagine.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

The car broke down. I'm in the hospital. I broke my leg again. Grandma's dead for the fifth time. All my grandmas are now dead. All five of them. But, yeah, it was like the picture of irresponsibility when I worked at Chili's. And I think anybody who worked with me at that time would agree that I was the picture of irresponsibility at that time. But Chili's, back when I worked there, was quite the happening place.

[Brian Green]

Oh, God. Yeah.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

So many, many people love Chili's. The Chili's that I worked at here in suburbia in suburban Atlanta, it was packed every night of the week. And Friday and Saturday, it would not be unusual for us to be on a 45 minute, two hour long wait. People like sitting outside waiting for their table.

[Brian Green]

I worked at Outback and I remember being on like a two hour wait.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Oh, yeah. Hostess some days. Yeah.

[Brian Green]

So I would, you know, write the names and call the names and deal.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

With everybody pissed off. Human beings. Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Yes. When?

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

How far away am I?

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah, those. I think those people came after us. Yeah. Go fuck yourself. Yeah. You're a 40 top. They're two people. That's why they're going before you. That's right.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah. And I mean, I can't imagine being like a waitress or a hostess at a restaurant like that in 2024, because it was bad back when I was working there. I'm not even tell you what year it was, but Chili's was quite a happening place and it was experiencing expansive growth. There was like a Chili's opening every other day. And somewhere in the United States of America, it was quite a happening place to be. And the bar was too. There was, you know, televisions and bright colored neon signs and margaritas of all different flavors and fashions. The blue double blueberry strawberry.

[Brian Green]

A smoking section.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah, a smoking section. That's right. There was a smoking section of the restaurant.

[Brian Green]

We sat in the smoking section. I know grandmother smoked, my mom smoked.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Crazy. You know, actually, I think when I worked at. I worked at like four different Chili's. I think the second Chili's that I worked at, they actually didn't have smoking anywhere. Like, it was one of the first restaurants in. In this part of town that decided just to outlaw smoking altogether. You had to go outside to smoke. I say all of this to say that I have been to Chili's since now, not many times, because I got Chili's out. Like, I have had. I have had everything there is to have on that menu.

[Brian Green]

That's the scene of the crime.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah. No, and it quite frankly just brings up bad memories of how irresponsible I really was. Like, I get jittery every time I go into a Chili's. I go into like a cocaine withdrawal. I'm like. And I certainly have never been back to The Chili's that I worked at, that's for sure. But there's chill, you know, there's Chili's everywhere. And I think we've been once or twice maybe with the kids, maybe once or twice with Astrid when, when we first met. And it was, it was a shell of what it used to be, let's just put it that way, a shell of what it used to be. They now have these computer screens that you like, order stuff from. God bless you. If you can find a waiter. There's nobody at the bar ever. That just doesn't happen like people are. Chili's is not, was not a happening place. The last time I've been there was during the pandemic. And I'm telling you, if it was a shell of its former self in, during the pandemic, it was just a pure shit show. Disgustingly dirty. The food was terrible. The waitstaff, I think were just overtaxed, but they were terrible. Like we got no service whatsoever and we decided, well, we're never going back to a Chili's again. I guess Chili's will be closing their door anytime soon. That is not the case. Chili's is on quite the hot streak, Chrissy. And those double bubble blueberry margarita bullshit that they're advertising now on television, like those dollar margaritas, like the syrupy colory, weird neon colored margaritas that they're selling.

[Brian Green]

Used to be the thing that I wanted to drink the most before I was able to drink.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yes. Yeah, exactly, exactly.

[Brian Green]

I couldn't wait to be old enough.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

To drink when I had no idea what alcohol would do to my body. I absolutely.

[Brian Green]

Or pure syrupy sugar.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

That's right. I absolutely wanted a schnozberry raspberry double tequila margarita extra large from Chili's. But when I learned how to drink, I also learned that anything that looks like that is going to certainly cause you an extra hangover the next day, no matter how good it tastes. And they never tasted good just, just to be honest about it. Not to me.

[Brian Green]

They looked good on the, on the.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Advertisement, on the table, on the table tents. They looked fantastic. But once you got them into your belly, it was like, I don't know, like instant stomach acid as far as I was concerned.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

So. But I was surprised to learn, and maybe this is because I'm not in that demographic, so I don't get served this up. Chili's has become quite the hot commodity amongst the 20 somethings in the United States of America. They are tick talking about it. They are Instagramming about It they are talking about how delicious the margaritas are. They are talking about how their burgers are fantastic and go there. Millions and millions of views on tiktokers who are not paid by Brinker or Chili's but tiktokers who are just influencers and who are at Chili's drinking these shitty neon colored margaritas. Now Listen, I was 21 once also and Chili's was my jam. I was working there. So yes, it was the food I could afford. And quite frankly, if you took a date to Chili's, like if you all went to Chili's, it wasn't the best place in the world. But you wouldn't be looked at with a side eye to go to a Chili's, right? If you said hey, let's go to Chili's and get ourselves an awesome blossom and endless chips and fucking queso.

[Brian Green]

I remember being on dates when I was younger and we went to like Applebee's and Chili's Gravel.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Applebee's is another one. Crapple Bees indeed. But it surprised me to no end to learn that Chili's is on quite the hot streak. Like 30% sales growth in same store, sales growth year over year. Their social media is trending huge. They are selling margaritas like hotcakes. Their burgers are on fire, literally and figuratively.

[Brian Green]

It's going down and coming out.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yes, that's right. Your shitterita, your double bubble schnozberry margarita and your double bubble fart burger is mixing in your stomach to cause quite the scene the next morning. But the kids love it. They are loving it. I say kids, they're not kids. But the youngsters are loving Chili's and they're going there en mass. I can't believe it. And you know, good for Chili's. That's all I gotta say. Good for Chili's. I root for you under no circumstances. But I say congratulations to Chili's for apparently turning the ship around.

[Brian Green]

Well, you know, and I think TGI Fridays was kind of in the same mixture of places like that.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yes, they just filed for bankruptcy yesterday.

[Brian Green]

I was going to say poor TGI Fridays didn't get the same social media love and now they're filing.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Let's be real honest about it though. There is a difference between a Chili's and a TGI Fridays. A TGI Fridays is like dark smoky woods, still smells like cigarettes because they haven't changed the actual seating like the actual physical seating of the restaurant since it was just a smoky bar. And TGI Fridays always appealed to a More mature crowd. Like when you went to a Chili's, and maybe this is because I worked there and that was like my scene, my age, my bad cocaine problem. Like when you worked at it when you were at a Chili's, it was bright, it was colorful, it was fun. They made those colorful margaritas because they know that the young people like to drink them. That's the only people that like to drink them. No knock on young folks. It's just when you get to be, you know, when you get to be a little older, you'll understand. Like a bourbon on the rocks or just a light draft beer is going to do the same trick as that syrupy margarita. It's just not going to give you as, as bad of a hangover at the end of the day. So. But, and it's the food you can afford when you're only making so much money. You can't pay 250 for a steak and a nice bottle of wine every night. So you go to Chili's. The TGI Fridays, even when I was young, seemed like it was for like 40 somethings. Do you know what I'm saying? 40 somethings on a blind date or like people who had a bad problem with alcohol. Like that always seemed to me to be the TGI Friday's vibe. I don't ever think they caught like the youth vibe. It was always like, well, they were.

[Brian Green]

Like the anchor in the malls back when malls were even.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah, yeah. Like cheesecake factories are now. Yes, yes. But cheesecake factories are doing very well also. I guess they always have been. And I don't know how they do that. But like Chili's and Cheesecake Factories both have 62 page menu. I know, I mean, how do you do that? Like, no wonder those kitchens are so incredibly big because you have to make 62,000 different items. But one Fridays that I went to on any kind of regular basis, we only went there when we were like out of other options. Do you know what I'm saying? Like we had been to Houston's, you know, for a really nice dinner. You know, we had been to Chile and we would go, okay, well I guess let's go to TGI Fridays. And it was this huge DJI Fridays that had clearly been open since the 80s. And it was mainly bar in the middle, like mainly bar that you had to like walk upstairs to get to. So the bar was elevated amongst the other restaurant. And they were wearing all that flair. They were wearing the flair and spinning the bottles. You know, we like the Chili's Bartenders always. I guess we envied the TGI Fridays bartenders a little bit. They were older and they knew how to spin bottles, and we just knew how to snort cocaine. Yeah, like cocktail. That's right. They learned it. They learned how to do that, like a TGI Fridays thing. But I just remember every time I went in there, we never went to the bar, even though we were old enough to drink, because it was like kind of a scary scene. It was older, single folks, and if you got sucked into that vortex, who knows what was likely to happen? You were outgunned. You were outgunned. You didn't. I don't. Those people are, like, in their 40s. What do you do now? Right. It was like more of a. I want to say a sophisticated vibe. It was more of like an old drunk kind of vibe.

[Brian Green]

I went to one recently, or I would say not recently recently as well. Within the past year. At the airport.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

That is recently. Oh, the airport one. Okay. Because that's the only one that still allows smoking. Not that you smoke smoking in. Oh, I thought there was. I thought that Friday's head still had smoking.

[Brian Green]

No.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Oh, do they have a patio outside where you can smoke or something on that at that Friday's? I think.

[Brian Green]

I think it's like in gate terminal, you know, C or something. It just happened to be the one where I needed a glass of water. I guess it's the Fridays.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

And it was packed.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah. You know, that airport is such a weird scene, and they do have a Fridays there that is packed. Because I think it's a familiar place for people to go. I mean, let's be honest about it. Every place at the airport is a familiar place to go because they're all chained restaurants.

[Brian Green]

Well, they're getting kind of gourmet.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah. There's a couple gourmet, right? Yeah, there's a couple gourmet. I'll give you that. There's a couple of gourmet things. Listen, when you go to the Atlanta airport, it's like basically going to downtown. As a matter of fact, skip downtown Atlanta, go to the airport, get yours, buy a ticket. You're going to spend just as much money as you would at a club in downtown. When we went to that Disney junior and let me share this with you. When we went to Disney junior the other day, we went to the Fox Theater, which is on Peach Street. And Fox Theater is legendary in song and in fable. It is a theater that was around since the 20s. Since the 20s, that's right. In the 20s. It's built to look like the inside of an Egyptian town, like a town in Egypt. And I don't even know what to tell you, how to explain how beautiful this theater is. It's been renovated many times. It's called Fire multiple times.

[Brian Green]

There's a ceiling with stars and beautiful night sky, and it looks like you're.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

In an Egyptian town. It looks like something out of Epcot is really what it looks like, but it's quite beautiful. But anyway, it's on Peachtree street, like in the heart of Atlanta. As a matter of fact, if you see. If you Google Atlanta on a map and you see a dot, that's likely where the Fox theater is. We parked and we had to walk two blocks away. The scene in that two blocks was unbelievable. And there were three bars that we had to pass. And every through all three of those bars, Sunday afternoon were empty. And all three had one thing in common. A huge security guard with at least two guns on their hips. And I am not even kidding. You like to think to yourself that you have to walk into a bar or a restaurant in downtown Atlanta and the security guards need to be armed. Like that is, to me, a little bit unnerving. I'm just sharing that. And I know we have very lax gun laws here and those guys. All you have to do is own a gun and then you can carry it like that. But you could go to the Atlanta airport and the guns are being carried by trained professional police officers. And you. Everybody has to be checked before you walk in the door. And there's. And you got all the same bars and restaurants. It's all the same experience. And. And no matter what time of day or night, those restaurants are packed. That's it.

[Brian Green]

They are. And it's the only place too, you know, where it's completely acceptable be drinking at 8:00am oh, yeah, airport.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Oh, my God. I always.

[Brian Green]

You would. You would look down upon someone. Normally, everyday life. What? What?

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Well, not you and I.

[Brian Green]

One beer. No, not you and I. Not be or what? But no, at the airport. Totally cool.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Totally acceptable. Completely. It's the air. You're right about that. The airport is the one place in this world where you can still be a raging alcoholic at any time of day or night. And everyone understands everyone else. Flying is shitty and we all need a little bit of booze to get through. That's right. So Chili's, you know, the one thing they don't have at the airport. Unbelievably, I don't think. Anyway, I've Never seen it. Is the Chili's. Yeah. But Brinker International having quite the turnaround with their Chili's. I guess it's just one of those things. If you wait long enough, social media, borrow social media, and if you wait long enough, everything old becomes new again. And by the way, TGI Fridays is not going away. It's just filed for bankruptcy protection and closed 150 of their locations. But TGI Fridays could see a reversal, too. That's why I have some hope for this podcast. Because if we just do it long enough, then eventually we might be popular. Do you know what I'm saying? Everybody has their 15 minutes of fame.

[Brian Green]

Exactly.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

You know, that's, that's. We did a preacher yesterday who was on YouTube, exclusively on YouTube. You can't find him anywhere on cable because he has zero followers with zero views. But I just thought to myself, it really, Andy Warhol really was right. Everybody is going to get their 15 minutes of fame. Because just to get to that guy, the amount of human beings that I had to scroll through and watch, the amount of people with 200 views, 300 views, all in fancy setups like we had, you know, and all constructed studios and, you know, high priced cameras and recording equipment. All this other stuff, everybody trying to do the same thing. And that is amass a following and be famous. But this whole Chili thing made me think about this, made me think about this, like, kind of. The iron gets hot because of one of two reasons. Either the iron gets hot because you happen to strike a chord at the exact right moment in time, or you've been around long enough that people think you struck the right chord at the exact amount at the right time. Does that make sense to you?

[Brian Green]

It does. It does. Yeah.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

And that goes to show that that's so true. Like, look at some of the bands that are sing A Huge Resurgence in Popularity. Limp Biscuits.

[Brian Green]

Oh, I know. Like, it's the 90s.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yes.

[Brian Green]

So cool.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Again, Limp Biscuit is like one of the. It's been touring around now for probably nine months with Corey Feldman. Nonetheless been running around. Fred Durst with his big gray mop, head of hair has been running around and has seen a huge resurgence in popularity. And I can tell you something. If the year was 2012 and you asked who's going to see a huge resurgence in popularity, eventually Limp Bizkit would not be at the top of that list. It just wouldn't. I'm sorry, it would not. But why? Well, first of all, they happened to be there when they struck while the iron was hot at the time when it was hot. But then they just waited it out long enough, and now people think the iron was hot. Like they're just seeing a resurgence because people go, oh, they were cool at one time. So I guess they are again. It's unbelievable. Chrissy, I have hope for us. I really do. I have hope for us. I think around episode 1700, we're going to.

[Brian Green]

We're the Chilies of podcast.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

We always have been. We always have been. Mediocre food at great prices. Mediocre comedy, great prices. In a welcoming environment full of neon. There you go.

[Brian Green]

Yes. What did we liken ourselves to before? The Olive Garden.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

No. The Cheesecake Factory. Yeah, Cheesecake Factory. No clear direction whatsoever.

[Brian Green]

Huge menu.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah. But an interesting name. And you can find us everywhere. All right, well, Chrissy, it'll. It'll warm the cockles of your heart to know that we have some new fans out there. Always getting new fans, always new people writing in and saying hello. And one struck a chord with Astrid, so then it struck a chord with me because I had to sit there and listen to Astrid talk about this particular email. No, it's actually a very nice note that was written to us. It's got an Ask TCB mixed in there. So I thought we'd take some time to read a nice email from a nice young new listener. How do I know? How do I know they are young? Because they alluded to that fact. This nice young listener will say hello, and then we'll.

[Brian Green]

They don't remember a time without Uber.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

They probably don't even remember a time without, you know, Netflix, if I'm being honest. Okay, how old is Netflix now? 20 years old. It's got to be 25 years old.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, well, the DVD service.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah, yeah. Was back in Blockbuster. I think the Blockbuster went away in, like, the late 2000s, I want to say, like the.

[Brian Green]

Remember the early 2000s, when Netflix came on the scene?

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Okay, so we want to say 2005 or 2006, something like that earlier. You think? Like 2001, you think so?

[Brian Green]

I think so.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Okay, so then Blockbuster went away pretty quickly after that 2000.

[Brian Green]

Well, there were a few hangers.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

You know what? Rather than us, just guess about this. I'll. I'll look it up over the break, and then we'll get back to it in just a few moments. Take a listen to these sponsored and frequent them, if you will. One of them is not going to be Chili's, because we have probably talked enough shit about to make sure that Chili's never advertised with us. We'll be back. Since you clearly haven't had enough of.

[Brian Green]

Me yet, I am back to yap in your ear and subsequently into your heart to tell you to follow us.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

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[Brian Green]

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[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

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[Brian Green]

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[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

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[Brian Green]

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[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

This episode is sponsored in part by Klarna. Well, Halloween is over and you know what that means. It's time to gorge yourself on candy and start searching for that perfect gift to give those you care about or yourself. And in this household, that means buying gifts for the 12 to 18 children we've got running around. And while the season is festive and we always love giving gifts, paying attention to our finances always gets a little bit more attention this time of year. Astrid and I have used Klarna as our everyday smarter spending partner. Klarna allows you to split a purchase up into four interest free payments. So choose Klarna at your favorite retailers or shop [e-mail] Klarna really has helped us be a little bit smarter about our shopping for the holiday seasons. So head over to Klarna.com to see their offerings and make Klarna your smarter spending partner for the holiday season. California Resident Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Finance Law License NLS Number 1353-190-klarna-balance account required Klarna may get a commission. Limitations terms and conditions do apply. Netflix founded in 1997 okay, so you're probably right. Probably 2001 is is probably when it started catching hold. Yeah, catching hold. And yeah, no, I doubt this person remembers the blockbuster. They were probably very young. Okay, this is from sid. Now we tried to reach back out to Sid to find out whether or not we should call him or her a he or she. So I will refer to them as a her for now because I just don't know whether or not it's a him or her. And she doesn't. They don't give many identity or they or them. They don't give much identifying information. But let's just. It's a nice email regardless. And if. Sid, if you identify some other way. Sorry, what do you want me to do? I tried to get a hold of you. Someone tried to email you. Okay. Ask for a little TCB advice. Sounds silly, but sure, why not? Firstly, I just want to say that I love the podcast. The shit talking, irreverent humor is right up my alley. You folks are always a safe bet for a laugh. Thanks, Sid. You're one of the few that think that I was looking for something new outside of my old pod rotation. Saw yours and gave it a try. Between the great chemistry you guys have, the manic personality of Brian, who I relate to on many levels and would probably be in jail with had we known each other or been the same age, and Chrissy's incredible infectious laughter and warm voice, I find myself listening through the catalog nearly every single day. I love that. I think that is so wonderful, Sid. Thank you. That is one of the more heartwarming emails that we've gotten. And trust me, we've gotten a few disheartening emails. Most of them are disheartening. All right, so. Okay, enough. Enough pud pulling and bag fluff. Fluffing.

[Brian Green]

Speaking of bag fluffing. We just talked about that.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

We did talk about some bag fluffing and some bag and some exfoliating, some nut foliating. Okay, so here's the deal. I'm gonna truncate this story just a little bit, Sid. Just a little bit. So don't. So this is a abbreviated, abbreviated version of what Sid had wrote just for the sake of time and consistency. Okay. I was working at a mom and pop shop for almost five years. I was a damn good employee. From my skillset, leadership and blah, blah, blah, I worked my ass off for this place. I was almost in every department, picking up slack or doing the things no one else would do. My managers were amazing. There were ground level people who really made the struggle worth it. But the owners of the company were involved and quite and were involved quite a bit and were on the tail end of their careers. They micromanaged like hell and made it difficult to be chipper throughout the week. They Would go south for the winter, then back in the spring. And when they came back, everyone was on edge and step and stepping on each other. The organization and protocols for projects went wayward and we just had to deal with it. Every time they were here, it seemed like there always had to be an issue with them. They didn't like me from the get because I'm not a pushover. And when I say something wrong and when something was wrong, I would say so. Okay, so now let me truncate the story on this part of it. So. So Sid is a dedicated hard worker, but at the end of the day, her and her bosses, the owners, the mom and pop shop, they got into a disagreement about a particular project. She wanted to do it one way, they wanted to do it another way. She thought the way that they were doing it was the wrong way. And so the door was open and she left. She went on to a new company. Now the old company has been taken over by new management, new ownership, and she has the opportunity to come back and work for them. But she's wondering if that's the right move or not. So let me share with you that I think jobs are kind of like relationships. It's likely that when you leave them, there's a good reason you left them. Now, as a guy who has been back to many broken relationships, I have also gone back to old employees. I've done this and I've done it a few times in my life, life. And it never seems to work out. Once you have that bitter taste in your mouth, it almost never washes fully out. You never get that appetite, you never get that palate cleanser you're looking for. And it's likely that once you get in there, you're going to see stuff that is wrong, just like it was before. And the new owners are going to have their own way of doing things. And I think that you may butt heads yet again and you may find it distressful that all that said, sometimes, like Chrissy's parents, this sixth or seventh time you go back to something and it ends up working out. I mean, it's hard to say. It's like lightning in a bottle. You never really know until you give it a try. But my personal opinion is if you've.

[Brian Green]

Moved on, once you're done, you're done. Unless where you're at currently is just horrible. Well, and you think that maybe you could make a difference in a new updated environment at the old place.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

She does say that she's now working for big corporate and I don't know how I feel about it. It's a big change for me and I don't care for how the operation is. I feel strapped down to a department and I've lost my freedom a little bit. So anyway, so that's when that she found out that the old place has now been taken over by new management and there's an opportunity possibly to come back in the door.

[Brian Green]

So what kind of a business is this? Do we know?

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Never mentioned.

[Brian Green]

Because, like, is it a hardware store or is it a strip club? Club.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

I don't know.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Is it a strip club? I was mopping jizz off the walls. Yeah. I was on stage A, Stage B. I was in the VIPs. I was bartending. Yeah. No, no, never mentioned. But mom and Pop Shop makes me think of one of two things. Like a little store. Right, right, a store. Or like a shop, like a machinery shop. Something where they manufacture something or do. Or cars or. But it's never really mentioned. You know, it's. It's hard to tell without filling in a lot of details or speaking to you directly. But again, I. I have to say that I. I think sometimes jobs are like relationships and you get emotionally invested in them.

[Brian Green]

You do.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

And when you do once, especially with.

[Brian Green]

The mom and pop place, where it is personal.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yes. And once you are kind of. Once that trust is broken, once you're kind of ripped apart that first time. Time, it's going to be really hard to go back to it again and feel like. I feel like it's a fresh start. Now, this doesn't sound like your new job is really happy slappy either, but maybe you just need to look outside of that, outside of both of those places for somewhere that fits your mood. You sound like. You sound like a Brian Green. Let me share this to you. Let me share this with you. Never have I ever been to a job from Chili's all the way to Clear Channel. Never have I been to a job where I stay in my lane. Never. I never stay in my lane. I always find a way to work my way into something else, whether that's on air. I work for the podcast network and I manage to slip my way into every meeting, every always, for whatever. And I'm not that smart. I don't have that much to offer. But I'm just nosy. I like to go into other places and do other things and I get bored really easy. And so I managed to squirrel my way into things. And, you know, sometimes I affect change in a positive way and Sometimes I'm just disrupting everything that's going on. Sometimes I burn the bridges on the way out the door towards it. But you very much sound like a Brian Green where it's hard for you to sit still in one position. And you, when you see something that's wrong or you see something that you're interested in, you run toward it hoping that you can affect some kind of change. That's not a bad attitude to have. But that attitude requires a special kind of workplace, not a big corporation where they're going to tie you down to a cubicle like Clear Channel would.

[Brian Green]

Yes.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

You have to find a place where you do you have the ability to spread your wings. You have to be like a, like a, like a multi position player, you know what I'm saying, Chrissy? That's right. A switch hitter bisexual of the workplace if you don't mind. You got to get out there and you get to try new things. Sam Sample new sexual objects and doesn't sound like a big corporate is where you should be working. But I caution against going back to the mom and pop shop and hoping that things are going to be any different than they were before because you don't know that to be the truth. Maybe the new owners are just as shitty as the old owners were. That's for sure. Yeah, working for a mom and a pop shit shop. Mom and pop shop. Working for a place that's someone else's baby even though that's usually where everybody works for. Even if you work at Amazon, you know it's Jeff Bezos's baby. But Jeff Bezos had it's long. He's long since given his baby to many other managers that all then take over their little position. But working directly for the person whose baby it is is always going to be a thankless job. It's always going to be a thankless job. And I've worked for some of these, these people, they have this idea and they start to see it blossom and they need to have their fingers in every piece of the pie and it's always their way or the highway. And partly that is why some of these businesses become very successful is because you have a single minded visionary who takes control of everything, I. E. The commercial break and. Oh yes, yes. Or you have a single minded visionary who is just a dipshit and drives everything into the ground, I. E. The commercial break. There you go. Okay. Ask Chrissy. She does. I'm a position player and my position is on top. Do you know what I'm saying? I like to smother everybody.

[Brian Green]

You're a top and a bottom.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I am. I like to take it in the ass and give it in the ass. So. Very nice email. Very well written. I really appreciate the nice words, Sid, but I, you know, that's my advice to you. If you wanted our. If you wanted our terrible advice, by the way, life advice. Never take it from the commercial break. Look at us. We are literally two people who are desperately trying to get attention by yelling into microphone phones four days a week. Okay. You think Smartless is doing that? No, they're not. They actually have success. You see Conan acting like an idiot four days a week. No, he's not. You see Stern? Yeah, Stern's acting like an idiot. Yeah. I think that's the advice that I have to give Chrissy. I don't.

[Brian Green]

I concur.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

You concur.

[Brian Green]

It's hard to go back and catch that magic. That was the beginning where you felt like you were really building something. And because, you know it's going to take you a long time to get to the point to where you say, I'm out.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

You know, because you are emotionally invested in it. With a mom and pop type shop corporations, you can quit easily and nobody knows you're a number.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

But with that. Yes. Something that you were working really hard with, you did a little bit of everything. It's going to be hard to go back.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Here's what I appreciate about Sid. It's very hard. Hard. And as. As we know, because we have hired and fired people here at the commercial break sometimes. Well, anyway, I'm not going to get into HR things, but we have hired and fired people in our entrepreneurial lives here at the commercial break. It's very hard to find someone that is in. As invested in the success of the company as you are. And we're lucky to have a few people here that work for us now that are as invested in the success as we are.

[Brian Green]

Absolutely.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

So you seem like one of those people who was just as invested in the success of this mom and pop shop shop as they were. You guys just didn't see eye to eye on how to get there. But the problem is, if you don't have a true, like, partnership feel with the mom and pop, then you're always going to be the person who's just trying to be as invested in the success of them, and they're always going to see you as that person. Always going to see you as a person who is just an employee and you want to be a Partner in the business. You want to do things to make the business better and have it be more successful. Well then you should find someone, start your own. That's right. That's what I was going to say. Start your own Jack shack. That's what I did. You should find someone who is going to, who's really going to see the value in that partnership, pay you like that, treat you like that and bring you in like that. Like bring you into the conversation like that. It's not always going to mean your way is the best way. But you know, and everybody's got a boss by the way. Everybody has a boss. I keep on telling my kids this. I have one kid who is so fucking hardheaded. So fucking hardheaded. The other day kid comes up to me and says I want candy. I want candy. And I'm like I'm. Now I'm just being a jerk like they are to me sometimes. I'm like no. And I say no, no, no. And then I go to play with another kid and I turn my head and he, he's eating candy behind my back. What are you doing? Didn't I just tell you not to do that? No, no. You know, now I'm in the wrong. Right? So we're going back and forth like this really hard headed conversation between two really hard headed people. And I totally forgot. And he won and he won and he won. That's the bottom line. That's the point of that story. I forgot why I said to him.

[Brian Green]

You said everybody's got a boss.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Oh. And okay. So I was sharing and everybody's got a boss. Yes. And I was. That was the punchline. And Astrid is my boss. Yes.

[Brian Green]

And she should be.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Kind words, Sid. Thank you for listening to the commercial break. Love you too. And yeah and by the way we do have some more ask tcbs that are quite a bit old and we'll get to them later on this week. On Friday we're going to do an ask TCB with all the rest of the questions. Most, none of them them quite as like none of them quite as I guess demure as sids. People just, I think they're just like to write in and hear themselves talk about, you know. Right. Basically I don't believe any of you. That's what I'm trying to say. I don't believe any of this. Okay. Not everyone has a ten foot dick and can't find a girlfriend to take it. You know what I'm saying? And three people in a row writing that. Come on guys. All right, we'll be back. In case you guys were wondering, I am currently trapped in the closet in the studio being forced to record liner after liner and I never get to leave. So help me by following us on Instagram at the commercial break and on TikTok CBP podcast and go to our website tcbpodcast.com for more information about Brian.

[Brian Green]

And Chrissy and access to our massive.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Catalog of video and audio episodes.

[Brian Green]

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[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

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[Brian Green]

I only heard about Peanut earlier today. I had no idea there was such a kerfuffle. And then now Peanut's dead.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

For those of you I know, now Peanut is no more. I only heard about Peanut today and now he's dead.

[Brian Green]

I didn't know. I didn't know I was wearing tiny top hats.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I know, I know. You know, as a guy, as a guy who spent an entire half an afternoon trying to save the life of a baby squirrel, it makes me really upset to think that all of my work is in vain. Because in fact, squirrels are rodents and people want to kill them. Mostly the New York City councilman or whoever these people are. But Peanut is a squirrel. Was a squirrel. Peanut is no longer. Peanut is a. Was a squirrel. Peanut was a squirrel. A very famous squirrel, if you know. But maybe the most famous squirrel named Peanut ever. Maybe the most famous Peanut name. I'm sorry, Brian. That was funny. Unintentionally funny, Brian. Nice. Good one, Peanut. The squirrel's heartbreaking. This is TMZ here, byline tmz, where we get all the good, juicy information. Peanut. Peanut the squirrel's heartbreaking story is tugged at the heartstrings of thousands nationwide after the rodent was seized and euthanized by authorities last week. But a notable New York City assemblywoman tells us, despite it being a sad situation, human lives need to be prioritized. Seems like Peanut was a mass murdering squirrel also. I don't know what that even means. What does that even mean?

[Brian Green]

Peanut bit someone.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Oh, he did. Oh, well, if Peanut bit somebody, Peanut.

[Brian Green]

That'S what I read, was that they had to euthanize him to see if he had raised rabies. To know if the person was going to have rabies.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Oh, yeah, you gotta like open the squirrel up in order to find out if they have rabies and that's hard to do while they're still alive. Trust me, they only do that with your Parathyroid. Anyway. The majority whip of the New York State assembly tells TMZ that while she's an ardent animal rights advocate and sympathizes with Peanut's owner, Mark Longo, she believes euthanizing Peanut was the only option since the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Investigation Services revealed Yelled at the squirrel bit somebody. She explains to us that they had no choice but to put down peanuts so they could test the rodent for rabies, which is deadly for 99% of humans who catch it. Holy. Really? Yeah, really? Seriously, rabies, 99% deadly. Yeah, I know. I've heard that. I've seen. I saw. I saw a raccoon that had rabies one time, and it was, like, foaming at the mouth. It was really weird. It was not a. You didn't want to. You don't want that. But I do know, and I have heard of people who have gotten rabies shots before, and apparently that is a terrifyingly painful thing to go through. Like you have to get them in your heart or something. I don't know. Something like that. Or is that a tetanus shot? I can't remember. Whatever cares. Anyway. She also noted that. That it's well known that there's no approved method for testing animals for rabies while they are still alive. She believes the DEC was just doing its job, noting that the New York state law requires a license for owning a wild animal, so personnel were just sticking to the rules and up on complaints about Peanut not being legally registered. Who's complaining about Peanut, Really?

[Brian Green]

I don't know. Is it the neighbors, somebody? I think I thought something about the neighbors.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

The. The neighbors? Really? You're really that upset about a squirrel running around your apartment?

[Brian Green]

Top hat.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah. Inside and outside your walls with a little top hat and a foaming mouth. Are you really that upset about Peanut and his little Peanut droppings everywhere in your abode? I mean, come on. Just getting a little insensitive now. The councilwoman emphasizes she's sensitive about the whole situation and hopes that Peanut can rest in peace. This is so funny. This is so unintentionally funny. I'm sorry. I'm with you. I know this must be heartbreaking to Mark and other people, but she even credits Mark for his efforts to legally run an anim. Legally run an animal refuge, which she describes as incredibly admirable. Well, thank you for that. It's a consolation prize. You're incredibly admirable. As we reported, authorities euthanized Peanut even though there was evidence that he did not have rabies. He had bitten Mark a few times, but Mark had never shown any symptoms. Peanut had half a million followers on Instagram. And Longo says anonymous complaints about the squirrel led to the state agency getting a search warrant to rip the animal from its home and kill it. Yeah, I know, I know. I got the same picture here.

[Brian Green]

That's a little cowboy hat on.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Along with Pino. Peanut along with drinking Pinot Noir. The state assembly woman said Peanut along with Peanut. Fred the raccoon was awesome.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I thought they see someone else too, or another animal.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

He was also euthanized. Oh, Nick has a terrible track record with his animal refuge. I just have to say Nick's refuge seems more like a concentration camp for it. Do a little dance and then I'm going to euthanize you here. Dance for likes. Little peanuts for likes. You've outlived your usefulness. No more likes for Peanut. I know I'm being insensitive, but I saved a squirrel, so I think I get a pass. Yeah, they are Peanut. And Longo and his wife tell us they are in the process of legal action about Peanut because they will not let Peanut die in vain. Okay, all right, let's talk this over as irrational human beings things.

[Brian Green]

Well, first of all, get a license or. What do you mean? Whatever you need to do. Start there.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Start there. Let's start there first.

[Brian Green]

Start the saving again.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah, start saving the animals again. And then let's not get all of our animals in our refuge murdered by the New York State councilwoman or whatever it is. Listen, Peanut is very cute. I saw Peanut, I saw Peanut, some of Peanut's videos. Peanut is adorable. And Mark is a peanut lover. He's an animal lover. Just like I was when I found a little baby squirrel that was clearly in a lot of distress. I saved that. But I also took it to a approved animal sanctuary in some ladies living room in Kennesaw, Georgia. So know that I was. I was on the up and up about this whole thing. Don't come calling to me, New York State assemblywoman, whatever your name is. No, I took it to an approved animal. Like a person who had been approved by the environmental services to rescue these animals and care for them. You know, she. And so that. Start there, legally, you got to get that. But second of all, I do understand that, like, if people are concerned that other people may get bit and get rabies, that's like, you know, you do have to save the people first. All of that said, it's a terrible tragedy and honestly, it for everyone involved in Peanut's life because I met that squirrel. I met Peaches for exactly two hours and I was in love with Peaches. Like I would have done anything for Peaches.

[Brian Green]

Something so cute. But you also have to think about because we just got done watching that show on hbo. What was it? The Chimp Woman. Chimp, yeah.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Chimp crazy.

[Brian Green]

Chimp crazy. Yeah, those, those animals are cute, but they're wild. They are wild and they can turn and eat your face.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

That's right.

[Brian Green]

You need to be approved.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Your face at any moment need to.

[Brian Green]

Go through some training or some kind of accreditation.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah, I mean, listen to work with these little cuties. Yeah, you really do. And that's the only way to keep everybody safe. And you know, I, I, but I do see why this is a story that has gained some traction. Because you know, just like me, I saved a squirrel. Had I kept the squirrel, you know, I probably would have been in some in the crosshairs of somebody for having a wild animal that didn't have, you know, tests and all that other stuff. Yeah, so. And just like that lady on Chimp Crazy. I mean, I think there is a difference between having a wild chimpanzee in your bathroom, a 500 pound Tonka in your bathroom, and having Peanut hanging out in your kitchen. But I guess you got to kind of apply the rules evenly to everybody or else then you get this wild things. Because Peanut is one thing, but there are some crazy mofos out there that are really have crazy wild animals. Crazy, crazy wild animals. And they shouldn't have them. I told you the story about how one time I went to a party here in Atlanta and they had big cats in cages in the backyard of this mansion. And those big cats were clearly like, this wasn't a zoo. These were like just people who own big cats.

[Brian Green]

Right?

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Like, you know those, like those guys you see that are in Dubai that are riding around in their Corvettes with the top down and they've got like a 3,000 pound lion on a chain. I mean at any moment, at any moment those things jump out of the car and start mauling people. And that's what happened. That's the story of Siegfried and Roy, if I'm being honest. I mean that story always just made me so creeped out. That story of Siegfried. And to think no one, and I mean no one in the 25 years plus that they had that show going on in Vegas and those lions, huge lions and tigers and like were just sitting there feet from people who had paid $10,000 to sit in the front row, and at any moment, they could have just jumped off stage and started mauling people. And no one thought to think about that. No one thought to give that a, you know, a little look, see, until after Siegfried was a. Siegfried or Roy, I can't remember. I think it was Siegfried. After Siegfried got dragged off stage by one of the tigers, supposedly to defend him. And I don't see how that was the case, but anyway, that's. I'm not an animal psych psychiatrist. Wish I was sometimes, because then I could get in the mind of Peanut and understand what was going through. Or blue. Or blue. But no one thought to talk it over with Sig, Freed and Roy. Whether or not any of these animals could at any moment just jump into the audience and start mauling people. Isn't that crazy?

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Well, I mean, that's like thinking about. Think about those circuses that used to travel around.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Oh, I've been. I went to some when I was a kid.

[Brian Green]

When I was a kid, too.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah. Where they had, like, elephants. Elephants and lions and tigers and monkeys. And there was no netting or plexiglass or anything. Chains on the animals. Now, they were just hoping they'd run from one side of the arena to the other for a piece of meat, but at any moment, they could have just decided to run for another kind of piece of meat, which was a small child in the audience named Brian. Oh, hell no. I mean, so, you know, while I do have a big open heart for Mark and Peanut, I do also.

[Brian Green]

Condolences.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Condolences for. For Peanut. And his spirit will live on. His spirit will live on forever on Instagram in a top hat.

[Brian Green]

Yes.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

And let us not forget the much overlooked Fred the raccoon, who also had to suffer the same thing.

[Brian Green]

Honorable mention.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Honorable mention to Fred, who just died simply because Peanut was biting people. For that. We have given no sanctimony to this particular story. And I'm sorry if you're offended. I'm sorry. We're just a little slap happy. It's been a long time since we've worked this hard. We've been vacationing and on morphine and dealing with manipul, Dealing with manopause. As. As my friend said the other day. Yeah. He goes, you're dealing with manipuls, bro. Yes, I am. Yes, I am.

[Brian Green]

There's a pill for that.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

There is. I'm taking it.

[Brian Green]

Yes.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

But I am feeling much better, so.

[Brian Green]

Yes. We're so excited.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

We got. I wish I could remember all the names, Mariana, I think was one of them. Marianne, a lot of other people, all the Marys. Thank you very much. Yeah, I'm feeling better. Last week was not the commercial break at his top form, but I was kind of hot on thyroid hormone. What a ride. But I am feeling much better today and, and yesterday and all the other episodes you've heard. So there you go.

[Brian Green]

All right.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Okay. All right. TCBpodcast.com that's where you go. You find out more information about Chrissy and I. All the audio, all the videos, show notes, links to our sponsors, codes, all that good stuff, information about our guests. It's all there. You can also get your free TCB sticker. Go to the web, hit the contact us button. There's a drop down menu. It says something about a sticker. Just click on that one. Give us your address. Give us your address and we'll send off a sticker to your location. No muss, no fuss, no money needed. But if you want to send us money, feel free to do that too. Well, maybe I start putting our PayPal up there. Drop down menu. I want my PayPal 21243 to 3TCB. That's 212-433-3822. Questions, comments, concerns, content, ideas? We are taking them all right there with that phone number. Text or leave us a voice message and we will get back to you, I promise. Add the commercial break on Instagram.

[Brian Green]

I haven't checked my very year later.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah, I haven't checked that phone since I went for surgery. TCB podcast on tick tock and YouTube.com okay, Chrissy, I guess that's all I can do for today.

[Brian Green]

I think so.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

But I'll tell you that I love you.

[Brian Green]

I love you.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Best to you.

[Brian Green]

Best to you.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Best to you out there in the podcast universe. Until next time. Chrissy and I always say, we do say and we must say good. Goodbye, peanut. We love you. At Alma. We know the connection between you and your therapist matters. But if you're already feeling stressed and burnt out, the idea of trying to find a therapist you really connect with can be overwhelming. That's why Alma's focused on helping you find the right therapist for you. When you browse their online directory, you can filter your search based on the qualities that are most important to you. Then you can book a free 15 minute consultation call with any therapist you're interested in seeing so you can get a feel for whether they're the right fit before you commit to a full length session. Alma also makes it easy for mental health care providers to navigate insurance. That's why 95% of therapists in their directory accept insurance for sessions so you can find care that's affordable without stressing about the paper paperwork. You want to talk to someone, but not just anyone. Alma is there to help you find the right fit. Visit hello Alma.com Therapy60 to schedule a free consultation today. That's HelloAlma.com Therapy60 holiday magic is in.

[Brian Green]

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[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I gotta get some cocaine. It's not gonna be Grady.