Her Neck, Her Back, Her Van

Summary

The Friend Zone Podcast

Episode: Her Neck, Her Back, Her Van
Date: February 5, 2025
Hosts: Dustin Ross, Hey Fran Hey, & Assanté

Episode Overview

In this lively installment of The Friend Zone, the trio dives deep into the theme of technology—how it’s evolving, where it helps, where it hinders, and how it's shaping our everyday lives. The episode is a blend of laughter, sharp observations, musical recommendations, and timely commentary on community, wellness, and pop culture. Notable moments include a hilarious take on generational pettiness in sports, a thoughtful wellness discussion about sustainable living, and a spirited debate over the impact and future of tech, robots, and AI. As always, the hosts uplift their community and each other, embrace their roots, and keep it authentically Black.

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. Opening & The Petty Intro (01:00–08:33)

• New intro featuring Tom Petty’s "I Won’t Back Down," setting up a weekly discussion of “pettiness.”
• Dustin recounts the fierce rivalry in women's boxing between Clarissa Shields and Layla Ali, but the real petty moment is grandmotherly: Muhammad Ali’s ex-wife Khalilah Ali roots for Clarissa Shields to "whip Layla’s ass" as payback for losing her husband—“Sins of the father!” (06:01)
  • Quote: "Because Layla’s mama's with my—my husband... Payback time." – Khalilah Ali (07:10)

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2. Viral Drama: The Karachi “Hostage” & When Petty Goes Global (08:33–14:04)

• The crew breaks down the viral story of a New Yorker stuck in Karachi, Pakistan, drama over a much younger lover, and her outrageous demands for cash and land from the government.
• They riff on her viral video performance (“It’s against my religion to tell y’all my business!”), AI parodies, and cross-cultural comedic relief.
  • Fran: "She definitely won the Internet." (12:06)
  • Assanté: “She’s so Brooklyn, it’s private. I’m Muslim—and it’s against my religion to tell you my business.”

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3. Wellness Check-in & Announcements (14:05–23:45)

• Dustin announces he’s hosting a Valentine’s event with Impulse Group DC (Feb. 12 at Busboys and Poets).
• Hosts share their weekend updates: everyone’s battling cold symptoms, the roller-coaster of winter wellness, and Fran reflects on supporting her body with holistic remedies and managing recent food recalls.

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4. Community Spotlight: Indigenous-Owned Jewelry—Atomic Gold (20:20–26:21)

• Fran spotlights Atomic Gold, a queer, indigenous-owned fine jewelry brand that focuses on direct-to-consumer sales, ethical practices, and comfort-tested pieces.
• Discussion of how good gold can even help heal problematic piercings.
  • Fran: “Something about this gold is just different… the jewelry is so good, it’s beautiful, it’s also very healing.”

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5. Listener Commentary & Recap Section (26:22–34:50)

• Recap of last week’s episode, listener gems:
  • Circumcision rituals and biblical meaning
  • Pronunciation corrections (K1) and discovering new music via comments
  • The relaxation-vs-apathy debate: making time to reset but not letting go of activism and vigilance

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6. Twitter Streets & Black Entertainment Wins (35:00–38:43)

• Litigation success for the OMG Girls/Tiny Harris vs. toy company MGA—over $73M awarded for the exploitation of their likeness.
• Celebration of sustained Black wealth and perseverance in the entertainment industry.

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7. Main Hot Button Topic: Our Evolving Relationship with Technology (44:43–91:08)

Technology Debate (44:43–54:36)

• Assanté launches a discussion on why society resists or criticizes new technology, especially around robotics and AI. Dustin is especially skeptical about robots replacing vital human judgment.
  • Dustin: “Some things need human judgment… every process does not need to be automated by a goddamn robot.”
  • Fran: “I don’t mind robots—I take issue with the people behind the robots and why they’re programming them the way they are.”

The Problem With Modern “Tech Help” (49:09–53:00)

• Frustration with customer service robots/outsourcing and loss of the personal touch. The burden of convoluted phone trees and AI in place of store representatives.
  • Fran: “Stop talking about my feelings, I’m not here for that—I just want my eggs!”

Accessibility & Tech Alienation (53:01–61:15)

• New building security, key fob nightmares, and how older generations get left behind.
• Assanté: “You don’t want to alienate people as things grow and change.”

Technology as Convenience vs. Vulnerability (61:16–76:12)

• Keyless entry and car theft (USB hacking), the risk of seamlessness in public spaces, and when automation goes wrong.
• Flying cars at tech expos trigger laughter and skepticism.
  • Fran: “We barely drive well—imagine people flying now!”

Tech for Good: Drones on Mount Everest (76:01–79:01)

• Drones planned to help remove accumulated trash (and even deal with the macabre reality of frozen bodies) from Everest—a rare win for “robots as supplement.”

Robot Vacuums, Smart Homes, & Reluctant Tech Adoption (79:02–89:43)

• Wariness over smart home devices collecting data and laggy robot vacuums with arms.
  • Fran: “You're mapping out the inside of your house… just get a dang mop.”
  • Dustin: “When they start picking up y’all kids… then y’all tell me!”

The Right Balance: Technology as a Supplement (88:00–91:08)

• The group agrees: Tech should supplement, not replace, human labor and connection—especially for accessibility, but not at the cost of agency, privacy, or simplicity.

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8. This Week in Wellness: Local Food Security & Off-Grid Living (102:22–129:25)

• Fran highlights Off Grid Homestead Fam (Zani), a Black woman living off-grid in New Mexico with her family.
  • Building a solar well, growing their own food, minimal annual taxes, an hour+ from "civilization."
  • Tips: Build local supply chains and relationships with Black farmers using blackfarmersindex.com and Farm Fresh 24/7 app.
  • Fran: “You have to build relationships with the people who have what you need—form a local supply chain.”
• Discussion of what each host could/would offer in a local barter economy, and how American convenience norms make this dream daunting, but appealing.
• The group debates whether they could thrive off-the-grid (RV life, anyone?), referencing the episode’s namesake, “Her neck, her back, her van” (Kaia’s van lifestyle).

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9. Music Segment: Grammy Reactions & Listen Lately Playlist (142:29–186:06)

Grammy Recap:

• Major congratulations to Beyoncé (Cowboy Carter win in Country Album) and Kendrick Lamar for key category sweeps.
  • Dustin: “I’m very happy that Beyoncé won album of the year… people can debate what albums deserved it more—she has it now. That’s what matters.”
• Critiques of the Grammys for omitting the mention of incarcerated firefighters in LA emergency responses.
• Praise for standout performances: Ray, Benson Boone, Lady Gaga, Chapel Roan, Doechii, and Sabrina Carpenter.
  • Fran (on Ray): “I didn’t know she could sing like that. Singing, like, singing.”
  • Assanté (on Doechii): “Doechii just continues to come out hotter and hotter and hotter—this is a real superstar.”

Listen Lately Picks & Notable Quotes

• Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” (168:01): “It is annoying, but it’s a good annoying.” – Fran
• Ray – “Oscar Winning Tears” (171:47): “Singing, like singing. I’m just happy to hear that again.” – Fran
• Sir Charles Jones ft. Poke Bear – “Wherever I Lay My Bone” (173:41): “You can see Dustin on the 2 train jammin’, okay.” – Fran
• Jamie xx ft. Young Thug & Popcaan – “I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)” (175:25): “This song just makes me feel better as times are hard.” – Dustin
• Sabrina Carpenter – "Please Please Please" (176:43)
• JoJo – "Start Over" (179:43)
• Peaches – "The Pain Away" (185:01)

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10. TV Land: Reality TV Roundup (187:24–195:54)

• Real Housewives of Potomac Finale: “One time for the gays saving the day!” – Dustin
• Upcoming Real Housewives of Atlanta: Luxury is back, new cast members bring the drama; anticipation for the season is high.
• Married to Medicine: A raucous, unforgettable couples’ trip episode—explicitly recommended.
• Reminder: The hosts are also binge-watching and hosting a Patreon discussion of "Cross" on Prime starring Aldis Hodge.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Khalilah Ali Petty: “Because Layla's mama's with my—my husband… Payback time.” (07:10)
• Robots Anxiety: “Every process does not need to be automated by a goddamn robot.” – Dustin (47:12)
• On Modern Convenience: “Stop talking about my feelings, I’m not here for that—I just want my eggs!” – Fran (51:12)
• Technology as Supplement: “That’s the key word—supplement—not to replace.” – Assanté (76:50)
• On Off-Grid Living: “What would be my contribution to the community that they can come get from me?” – Fran (114:06)
• On Beyoncé’s Win: “They kept telling her no and she has it now. That’s what we wanted.” – Dustin (150:11)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• Intro & Petty Theme: 01:00
• Khalilah Ali’s Viral Quote: 07:10
• Karachi Viral Story: 08:33–14:04
• Wellness Check-in & Announcements: 14:05–23:45
• Business Highlight: Atomic Gold: 20:20
• Listener Commentaries: 26:22
• Black Entertainment Legal Wins: 35:00
• Tech Debate: 44:43
• Flying Cars at CES: 71:34
• Drone Tech for Everest: 76:01
• Roomba With Arms: 83:52
• Tech as Supplement: 88:00–91:08
• Off-Grid Living & Black Farming: 102:22–129:25
• Grammy/Music Reactions: 142:29–161:40
• Music Playlist: 168:01–186:06
• TV Land Reality Rundown: 187:24–195:54

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Tone & Language

The hosts’ tone is authentic, witty, and rooted in the lived Black experience—unapologetically real, laced with humor, side-eye, and community wisdom. Each host brings their unique flavor: Dustin’s comedic edge and pop culture expertise, Fran’s wellness-minded care and resourcefulness, and Assanté’s inquisitive, sometimes conspiratorial slant.

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For New Listeners

This episode delivers a seamless blend of personal anecdotes, social commentary, community wellness, music, and reality TV. It’s an engaging audio ride through everyday Black life in America—where community care, pop culture, and pressing social themes connect and collide.

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[A]

Welcome to the Friend Every time I'm in the zone.

[C]

My name is Dustin.

[B]

I'm Francesca, also known as hey, friend.

[C]

Hey, hey. My name is Asante. This is the friend zone.

[A]

That's right. That's right.

[B]

What's happening?

[A]

We got a new intro clip, y', all, and it is a double entendre. Now, if you listen to the lyrics that the gentleman was saying before I tell you who he was, what he was saying was, no, I won't back down. You could stand me up to the gates of hell and now I won't back down. Okay? Which is petty. It's a petty sentiment to make, right? Because no matter what's going on, you literally just gonna stand on your. And much like King Harris minus sucking the passy, you gonna stand on stand on business. You gonna stand on business. So it's petty. Even more so, to my point. This song is sung by Tom Petty. Okay? So that's our new intro clip for when people are epitomizing what we have come to know and sometimes love as petty. Now, who is petty this week, you might ask. Well, let's talk about it. It's a bit of a deep dive, y', all, but we gonna make it happen. Now, I don't know if any of y' all keep up with boxing, but women's boxing specifically. But right now, the women's World championship boxer is Clarissa Shields. Okay?

[B]

She won.

[A]

Oh, she won, baby. She whipped that girl ass. And that girl, she was trying to beat her, walked out with Papoose at the fight. All kind of. Because, you know, her and Papoose go together now.

[B]

Yeah.

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So it's actually funny to see Papoose with another woman. But here we are.

[C]

It is crazy.

[A]

So Anyway, so Clarissa Shields is from my hometown. Literally, my hometown where I was born and raised. Flint, Michigan. That's where the big fight was this past weekend, all of that. So it's personal for me.

[B]

Right?

[A]

So Clarissa, again, she's the world, you know, champion, you know what I'm saying? Women's champion boxer of all time. She's the baddest fighting, okay? That's who she is. Well, we know that this was a spot previously held by. There's been tons of, like, talented women boxers who get attention. But we know one of the biggest names we've seen thus far was who? Layla ali. Right. Clarissa's 29. Layla Ali is currently 47. Recently, Layla Ali was on the Breakfast Club. My last year. Sometimes she's on the Breakfast Club. She was promoting her cookbook, and she was saying that, you know, they were asking her if she wanted to get back into the boxing ring because she's retired. You know how she feels about it. And she was basically saying how she's uninspired. You know what I mean? There's nothing out there that made her feel like she was going to get back in there. She's. Nobody's giving her a reason to get back in the ring. Of course, those comments got back to Clarissa Shields, right? And, you know, she went on a rant online, like people do nowadays, and popped her shit. She said, you know, at the end of the day, Layla Ali, you just a jealous bitch. No, you jealous of me because, you know, bitch can't do it like me. No, you ain't done what I've done in this amount of time. My career, you know what I'm saying? And you jealous, you know what I'm saying? And I'll beat your ass, basically, or whatever.

[B]

Oh, my God.

[A]

Layla Ali then went back into the media and said that, you know, she. Clarissa, should think she can be my ass. She. She should think she's the best. You're supposed to. She was like, but once you start trying to diminish or. Or remove accolades and accomplishments from me, she said, that's when I have. You know, that's a lot. She said, that's a lot. That's too far. So it kind of became like this rivalry thing. Now, where does the pettiness come in, you ask? Right? This past weekend, a woman, a beautiful black woman by the name of Khalilah Ali, okay? She. Well, her name is different now, but we'll call her by her previous name. Khalilah Ali was. She went viral. She was in attendance at the Audience at one of Clarissa Shields workouts. And there's a video circulating of her Ms. Ali saying, you know, tell Clarissa Shields I'm with her. I'm backing her up. I'm here to back her up. It's an older black woman. She's, like, in her 70s. She's like, you tell her I'm about here to back her up. You tell Clarissa Shields I'm. I'm here for her and that I'm rooting for her. She's my hero, and I want her to whoop Layla Ali's ass. This is what she said. It's a quote. Okay? And they were like, what? She said, yeah. She said, I want.

[C]

I want.

[A]

I will take her over to Dubai to kick Layla Ali's ass. I want her to beat her ass. And she said, you know why? She said, because her mama stole my husband. I was Muhammad Ali's wife, and her mama stole my husband, and I want her to kick Layla. I want Clarissa Shields to kick Layla Ali's ass.

[C]

That's what she said.

[A]

That's what she said. And so what I'm gonna do is play the. The. The video of her saying it, because she won't back down. Now, when you in your 70s now, I just told you Layla Ali is 47. That means her mama and Muhammad Ali did that that many years ago. And this woman right here, she don't care. Now, I'm gonna play y' all what she said. Here's the clip for y' all ass.

[B]

I want to back her up. Okay? I'm backing her up. Okay. To kick Layla's ass.

[C]

Okay?

[B]

Hey, that's why I come to see her. You make sure I see her before I leave. I'll a Dubai to kick lady's ass as soon as she come, as soon as she get she my hero, I'mma.

[C]

Bring her straight to you. Thank you.

[A]

Wait, hold on.

[C]

Wait, hold on.

[A]

Wait.

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I'm record you waiting. What you doing? I'm here to see Sheila. She Michelles. I want her to whoop Leila's ass. And let me show you.

[C]

Wait, wait.

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You gotta.

[C]

You gotta tell.

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You gotta tell them why you want her to whip Leila's ass.

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Yeah.

[C]

Is that her?

[B]

Because Leila's mama's with my. My husband.

[C]

I'm payback time. Payback time.

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Everybody to know.

[C]

Payback time.

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And she said she want everybody to know it. It's payback time because Leila's mama went with my husband. That's what she said.

[B]

Sins of the father.

[A]

That's what she said, and sometimes you got to pay for that, you know what I'm saying? So shout out to Khalilah Ali. She is Muhammad Ali's ex wife and that's apparently a true story. So again, she don't care. You can stand her up to the gates of hell and she won't back down. She won't back down. On a petty note.

[B]

Hold on to that. Hilarious.

[A]

That's right. So much so that I want your daughter to get beat up. The daughter you had with my husband that you stole from me. I want her to get her ass whipped. And I'm gonna go out my way to attend the workout of that woman for a fight that don't even involve Layla. She ain't even fighting Layla. She whooped some other girl ass. But she went there to get that message to her.

[B]

It was the thought of the fight that was enough for her.

[A]

And she what won back. Now that's how you be petty. With that being said, I'd like to welcome everyone to the friends on your weekly look in all things mental health, men wellness and mental hygiene. Because who in the hell wants a 70 something year old woman plotting on you, you know what I'm saying? That's a different kind of threat.

[B]

And y' all gonna give me $2,000 and a Pakistani passport.

[C]

Oh my God.

[A]

And land. And let's talk about her. What's her name?

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Please, please. I know y' all not gonna talk about this. This is not where we going.

[A]

Well, since we talking about petty people, let's talk about it.

[B]

Right?

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They trying to say she crazy. She ain't crazy.

[B]

Onision Andrew Robinson so she's not traveled to Karachi in October. Wait, wait, wait, wait.

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Why am I in it?

[B]

She got there in October.

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October, she's been there since October.

[B]

I'm thinking she just pulled up with all this that's going on.

[C]

The fact that she thought she pulled up.

[A]

Fell in love with that 19 year old boy on which is disgusting. Went over there. His family was not having it with her. His family was not having it. Would not let her get near him. Okay, Scooped him out or whatever. Left her ass there. She was stranded. Her thing, her visa ran out or whatever and she said she's not leaving because she wants the government, the Pakistani government to pay her for her time. And she wants land. And it started off at 2,000 a week, then it went to 3,000 and it went to 5,000 issue on a 20,000 in her pockets. Then she said she wanted a hundred thousand USD in her pockets by the end of the week as she's.

[B]

But did you see the video? Sitting there on a chair, just found.

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The money with a cigarette in her mouth.

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Iconic.

[A]

Did you see the video account? Is Vaughn imitating her?

[B]

No.

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Dresses like her, did her makeup like her and everything. I sure will.

[B]

I need 20,000 at the end of the day for my lipo. Okay, 20,000. 30,000.

[A]

She won't back down either.

[B]

You know what?

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I want to see how this is going to turn out safe.

[B]

Yeah. I don't know what's going on. At least they would. I mean, clearly they're finding it entertaining. But at least you know there's no harm being done to her because I was a little concerned, like, clearly they will. Her up is not well. Right. Oh, Asante has a video this on your camera. I'm married to Nidel Hamid. I'm on Nigeria permit. We are moving to Dubai very soon. We're gonna have our baby in Dubai. She's so Brooklyn. It's private. I'm Muslim and it's against my religion.

[A]

Tell you my business.

[B]

I hear that points were made.

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I'm sorry, that one was magic. Points were made.

[B]

It's everyone standing by against my religion to tell you my business. Okay. I'm fine.

[A]

Did you see when they asked her, they was like, why won't you talk? She said, because it's expensive to talk. Y' all gotta pay me. I'm with it.

[B]

She's too much.

[C]

This is crazy.

[A]

She's just a random New York.

[B]

I have my son Jeremiah Robinson. Sire Pitt. His father's William Pitt. Jeremiah. Look at them just standing. Thomas, they will be rich. It's private. I'm Muslim and it's against my religion to tell y' all my business. Have a nice day. Pakistan needs to be reconstructed.

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Right.

[A]

She's talking about rebuilding hotels.

[B]

Everybody can have money too, because y'.

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All gonna pay them.

[B]

She definitely won the Internet. Are people still doing that calendar with.

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Yeah, where they put the people.

[C]

I'm sorry.

[A]

I've never seen nothing like that woman. I don't want nobody to her up over there.

[B]

That's what I'm saying. I was a little concerned, like, because right now it's funny, the videos are funny, but I'm concerned, like, when it's not funny.

[A]

No, I don't want them to lock her up.

[B]

Like, is she going to get home?

[C]

You know, Like, I hope it continues to be a comedic thing. Like, you know how we just have things here. We still get her home. Tazan Day, Chocolate Rain.

[B]

She need to get home to her.

[C]

Family that they had that whole, like, conference with her, though. I'm like, are y' all serious?

[B]

That's the part that I'm like, are you into this?

[C]

But I feel like. I feel like, do the people, like, need that. That relief right now or something? Is that why it's happening? Like, why is this going on?

[A]

I think they just as confused as us. That's what I think. I think is over there. Like, you know what?

[B]

It was the one reported, do you have a passport? She was like, do you. Do you.

[A]

You want to talk?

[C]

She.

[A]

She held the mic out, and so she was telling the reporters to mind their business. And she's like, mind your business. Literally, I've never seen anything like that. But it's more power to her. You know what a star they better make. Give her a. Okay. Y' all see how this goes, right? The same way y' all did that girl that was stealing and conning her way through. They had the ankle monitor, and she got that dinner party TV show. What was that white girl's name?

[C]

Martha Stewart?

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Inventing Anna or whatever it was.

[B]

Anna Delvey.

[A]

Anna Delvey hooked this. This sister.

[B]

This.

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This sister that's in Pakistan right now. Get that sister her things. That's a movie. That's movies. Television show.

[B]

She's counting some duckets on that.

[A]

Give her her things. Don't be trying to play her and other her. Give her her spot. Just like y' all gave these white girls a spot. I mean that. Now that's one that I will get out in March for myself.

[C]

Wow.

[B]

Oh, my goodness. What'd y' all do this weekend? How are y' all feeling? I'm a little under the weather.

[C]

Ditto.

[A]

I feel great, you know what I'm saying?

[C]

I'm just start off with your greatness, sir.

[A]

I'm just in go mode, you know what I'm saying? And I feel great. I feel mentally clear, you know what I'm saying? And I'm. I'm just focused in, you know, working very hard. I'll actually be in DC announcement time. DC on Wednesday, February 12th, with the Impulse Group DC, they are having an event at Busboys and Poets. If you're in D.C. apparently, it says the event is sold out, but, you know, usually where there's a wheel, there's a way. But at Bus Boys and poets on February 12, Wednesday, we're having a night of passion, artistry, and connection at Bus Boys and poets at 7pm you can experience love in all its beauty and complexity as local Artists bear their souls through spoken word music and storytelling.

[C]

That's nice.

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And I'm hosting that thing, so make sure if you're in D.C. on Wednesday, February 12th. Valentine's vibes. If that's your, you know, one, two, you know, if that's your getcha, gotcha, you pull up, come see us. We're gonna have a beautiful night. And much, much love to the Impulse group DC for partnering with me and asking me to host that thing. Yeah. Yes.

[B]

That is. Wait.

[C]

Congratulations.

[B]

That is so Love Jones to me.

[C]

Oh, here she comes.

[B]

I just bus boys and poets poetry night. Isn't this Valentine's for Valentine's Day? How cute. I love this. Ooh. If I was on the east Coast, I would have pull up.

[A]

Pulled up. So very cool. It'll be a cool thing. So shout out to them.

[B]

I love that.

[A]

That's coming next week. Yeah.

[C]

Congrats.

[B]

How you feeling? How was your weekend? I feel like we're both.

[C]

The weekend was cool today and then it got warm, I guess because, like, the up and down weather has been with me a little bit. Like, it's real hot in my house and then it got hot outside because. And then it's not even, you know, you know, it don't get, like, real cold down here, but because I. I guess I live in a newer establishment. You know, people love to run that ac. It keeps the building cool. Always cold in the building, which is something I appreciate. You know, if a building is cool and it smells good, like, that's like an instant, like, check, check for me. So not complaining about how cold it is. Complaining more so about my inability to make the weather what I needed to be in or my. My temperature control proper. So I'm a little sick, a little congested. I've been able to, like, cleanse some of it, like, for moments at a time, like holding, like, sides of my nose and face and stuff and like massaging, like the back of my neck, but like little pressures in my head. I don't know. I am just. I'm just. It's trying to take me down, but I'm not going out the game yet. I'm not going. I refuse. So I've been fighting through that, but it was an exciting weekend. Just like a lot of really cool stuff happened. Music wise. Everyone knows that the Queen is going on tour. I can't wait for the music band segment because she stressed me out when she does this show. We have to talk about Cowboy Carter going on the chitlin circuit because I can't Believe it's happening. I don't want it to happen right now. It has to happen right now because, you know, it can't happen in five years, I guess. But, like, I'm just stressed out. So that stressed me out on top of me being sick. So the world is trying to take me down, but I have to fight, fight, fight to stay up, and I will.

[B]

You got it, King.

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Yes.

[B]

You got it.

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Thank you, Frank.

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Me, too, Francesca.

[B]

Man, I'm. I have. My body's at. You know, when it hits that crossroad where it's like, you might get sick, but it's fighting. Yesterday when I woke up, I felt that little nostril that ignored those signs last week, you know, it started leaking. You're like, oh. And feeling a little congested in my left nostril, but just my left nostril.

[C]

That's annoying. When it's just like, that weird little.

[B]

Congestion, that one little side, so. But I spent all day, like, drinking soups, teas, tinctures, you know, all of the things.

[A]

Ginger.

[B]

Ginger, yeah.

[A]

Apple, cider vinegar, everything you could possibly.

[B]

Throw at it, which I think was great. And I just rested and read because we had a lot of reading to do for the situation.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

So I am. So I. I think that was good that I did that yesterday, because then today I woke up and already feel better. So it's. I'm on the. Yeah. I'm on the good side of it. I could feel that it is.

[A]

It just shout out to you for being on a good ship. Lollipop. That's good.

[B]

I did not want to get sick because these. We talked about it. These flus are very different. They'll take you out for weeks at a time. Nobody, please, Lord. And nobody has time for that. Okay. All the. All the recalls.

[A]

I know which.

[B]

My wellness segment is gonna cover some aspects of that, but the recalls. And then because of the CDC or whatever's happening over there, we're not getting any type of bulletins, any alerts. So it's just up in the air. You just got to go to your supermarket and happen to see a sign saying, we don't have X, Y, and Z because of X, Y, and Z. And that's how you learn nowadays. D, A, M, N. It's a crazy time. But you know what? We move forward. Let's jump into. Do you have any announcements? I know Dustin mentioned his event for next week. I don't know if there's anything else. Okay. Let's jump into the black business. So I wanted to Shout out with us talking. Last week we had our indigenous listener that blessed us with pretending. Pretending. The comment about Elizabeth Warren, it reminded me that I actually have a dope jewelry fine jewelry company that I order from. It's based out of New York too. It's called Atomic Gold. And it's indigenous, created, owned, run. The entire staff. They're all goldsmiths and metalsmiths. So everything's made in house, which I think is so cool.

[C]

Hell yeah.

[B]

So it's direct consumer, essentially. You're not getting it from like some random manufacturer.

[A]

Alibaba.

[B]

Right? It's like they're making it so. And also because of that, the jewelry is different. It's very detailed, it's high quality. I love gold. Anyone that knows me knows I have a massive jewelry box with. It's like my prized possession. And I will say this, even with all the gold I have, from low end to high end to just shit, I've gotten around the block, you know, the jewelry stores in Harlem. Something about this gold is just different. Like, it is so good. It's beautiful. It's also very healing. I had a piercing that I got in 2018, my little third hole. I actually got it with jade and crystal. One day we were down in St. Mark's wow, very random. We're down in St. Mark, you know that street where they have all the piercing? And I literally was like, yo, I've been wanting to get my third piercing and keep putting it off. Let's just do it right now. We went in and just my luck, the piercing was not the best.

[C]

Oh no.

[B]

It was something about it where I think. I don't know if this makes sense. Those of you have piercings or piercers, you know, when you go to put the earring in, it's like you have to find out that. Find the exit. Like, it's not aligned.

[C]

You don't need to go straight. You gotta like.

[B]

Yeah, like the meat isn't aligned. Like he didn't do a clean cut. And so it's almost like misaligned.

[C]

And I got to like fold it a little bit in there. So like it's like a curve or a dip or something.

[B]

Because you have to do that. It creates so much irritation by the time you fucking get the earring in. And then it's red and inflamed. And then based on cool down period.

[C]

If you get one.

[B]

Because if you get one. And then depending on the gold, right, if the gold isn't like 100%, which nowadays is be gold blend and shit, so it's a lot of shit that just made that piercing not heal properly over the years. And I swear to you, since I've kept in one of the studs that I got from this shop. It's healed.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Like it's. It obviously the misalignment, you can't fix that. But yeah. The constant irritating and that sensitive feeling when you go to touch your ear, it just always hurts. It's just. Just doesn't have that. Actually if you look at my ear, these three that I have those of you on Patreon and that's so cute.

[C]

I love that they're all from.

[B]

That means they're all from this place. And I have probably Atomic Gold now. It is not cheap but it's good.

[A]

It'll blow your wallet up.

[B]

It's so. The fuck will I have like probably six pairs. Love them all. Great quality. You see when if you do happen to buy any the. The weight on it, you just know this.

[C]

They used to make.

[A]

Didn't they used to make salt and peppers earrings back in the day?

[B]

No.

[A]

Push it.

[B]

But the. The owner, the CEO is called Al Sandy Mirova and they're indigenous. It's Atomic Gold dot com. It's. They're also queer every. Pretty much everyone on the staff. If you look it's like queer people of color. Like they. It's a New York ass.

[C]

I love that establishment.

[B]

The establishment which I love. One thing that stood out to me too when I was looking them up to shout them out today is that the CEO's salary is capped at three times the lowest employee salary. So that's another reason that the prices might seem a little high is because it's very integrity based how they pay out. Yeah. So you have to consider that it's good quality but it's also a business that's. That's not run the same way that most are.

[A]

It's a good place to spend your money.

[B]

Yeah, exactly. If you're gonna do it. The CE also also shares the annual profits with all the employees. It's eco friendly ethical manufacturing. They only work with other local jewelers. Jewelers. That word is hard for me to say. Jewelers.

[A]

Jewelers.

[B]

Jewelers. They. So it's like a local economy as well. It's just like a really cool run business. I love when you read about how businesses run and you realize like this place is awesome and then the work is great. It speaks for itself. Also the. The CEO is also autistic. And what makes that so cool is that it has influenced their Designs because it considers they're all the pieces are what they call comfort tested to make sure that it's a sensory safe experience. Which makes sense on why it healed my piercing if you think about it. Because they really test to see that it fits well. It's like healing. It's not going to be causing the inflammation. Obviously the quality of the gold, it's just a lot that I think they've considered and it just.

[A]

I know what kind of ring I want them to make me.

[B]

They also do customized work.

[A]

Some of that healing gold on it.

[B]

If you want customized pieces, they also look out for you. All their stove bones though are lab grown because they don't support mining. So just a very ethical company that I think you should check out. Once again, that's atomic gold. I thought of it because last week with really last week, in the week prior and then I was switching out my earrings a couple weeks ago, I was like this would be a really good company to talk about. Yeah. And shout out to them dot com. Very, very dope site. That's it for this week. Week's business highlight. I won't say black but business highlight, indigenous highlight of the week.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

The recap.

[A]

Give a damn.

[B]

Right. It's our peoples regardless. So last week's episode titled love your family.

[A]

Love your family. Your family.

[B]

We attended bible study. It was the sortie. Sortie.

[C]

That's right.

[A]

The sortie S o r T sortie of shechem. Shechem. Yeah.

[B]

It's always such a learning with these names. The sortie of shechem. And those of you listening had a lot to say not to use sante.

[C]

Lots of people.

[B]

Right.

[C]

I am here in the gated community. Friend, were you here as well?

[B]

I was, I was Vicki, AKA I.

[C]

Don'T know how to say this. The word is spelled A S O E B I. So Vicki, AKA A A Soabi. Well, Vicki because she put her a full name here but Vicki, I'm so sorry I can't get the rest but. Hey, Vicky, you so fine. You so fine. I picked your comment. Vicki says great episode is always friend zone. I am a new member of the gated community and I wanted to share some perspective about welcome. I love that and I wanted to welcome you and I'm uncomfortable here but I wanted to still share your comment. I wanted to share some perspective about the circumcision ritual.

[B]

Oh.

[C]

I was like what? I actually. So I actually grew up in a very religious Christian household and I read the Bible at a very young age which is Crazy. Because some of the stories in there are crazy af, like the one we heard about on this episode. The history of the circumcision was that when God chose Jacob and his family that later evolved into the Israelites. Part of the covenant God made with the family, and I think it started with Abraham, was that all the males had to go get circumcised, which was the removal of the foreskin. So that's where the. That's where that came from. And even if they were marrying into a different tribe, they weren't allowed to marry with other tribes. But if they did, the other tribe had to get circumcised as proof they now belong to God and they were now part of the Jewish community. Like if you see. Like if you see other passages of the Bible, there will be people who converted and became Jews and that circumcision was part of the ritual for them. And at the time in the Old Testament. So.

[A]

Because you would know, right? Well, Vicky wouldn't be a dead giveaway, you know what I'm saying, as to what you believe if they.

[B]

Dang.

[C]

So. But imagine because you know, there's so many people. Well, I don't know how to approach the rest of this conversation. It was just a very interesting read for the comment.

[A]

Can I get in that hoodie what Ari Lennox said?

[C]

Walk back into this. I did. I did. Great comment, Vicki. I appreciate it, the extra insight, because that is interesting to think about. When you think about certain things that I don't want to inappropriately discuss.

[B]

People might not know where things come from. Like they just think it's a ritual. The.

[A]

That's just done at the house some uptown.

[C]

Right.

[A]

I lived on Dykeman.

[C]

What did you find out there in the street?

[B]

So Samantha, Jenna said, Fran, their Name is pronounced K1. Remember the artist that I was playing that was from the UK and their name was spelled K W N. So that. That's K1.

[A]

How did you pronounce it? Queen.

[B]

I said it was either Queen or Quinn. It couldn't.

[C]

Couldn't cream a weed.

[B]

It's hard with these newer artists because the.

[C]

Would you.

[A]

I'll say it because I know you won't. How the was France supposed to know it was that when it's some goddamn letters that like, we don't.

[B]

We don't.

[A]

No, but I asked, so thank you for telling us.

[B]

No, I asked because I said I didn't know how to say it. I was like. If someone knows was like, put me on. Because I had tried to look up an interview. But they didn't say their name in the interview. So it just kind of left me.

[A]

I don't like it.

[C]

I'm more bothered by the name. I'm like, I'm still like, how are.

[B]

We supposed to know?

[A]

Like that's someplace somebody work where, you know. She just got a job over at KWN. Yeah, she been on KWN for like.

[C]

13, 14 years now.

[A]

Yeah, she got seniors.

[B]

When I saw it, I was lost. I legit. Didn't know how to say it, but okay. The next one is Emmy Hale. She says okay, this may seem random but a little relevant because in these testing, trying and confusing times, we absolutely must stay informed and vigilant using our collective knowledge and talents. Thanks again, Fran, for the resources you've shared. And because these times can have our nervous system so wired, we also need ways to calm down. Lately, one of the ways I've been doing that is with these videos from a creator named Shanbai. His Instagram page just popped up for me recently and now I can't get enough. It's just these incredibly calm and relaxing videos of him handcrafting pottery, tapestries. No, you didn't. And all kinds of stuff in the countryside of China, using traditional.

[A]

China had a countryside.

[B]

You know what? It's so amazing.

[A]

I thought they had heels.

[B]

He also has a YouTube channel that I'll play in the background sometimes. My husband also loves those 10 plus hour YouTube videos of a car ride through the rain in Japan. Damn. A ten hour video. How much cake.

[C]

I come across that way.

[A]

I have seen people driving from like Miami to Key west, things like that I've been seeing, that I have seen.

[B]

He'll just have those going on while he works or while he's cleaning and resets, they said. Just thought I'd share that with y' all in case you were looking for other ways to engage with media in a more tranquil way. I'll definitely post that link underneath. But I did want to say I. I think it's important that you're sharing this resource, obviously, because I never heard of it and people are constantly looking for more ways to relax. But it's also important for people to know what's going on. You know what I'm saying? Like we. I think sometimes you can relax yourself into apathy and relax yourself into bedrock. You know, like I'm the queen of you should relax and find ways to take care and tap out. And it is important, but that shouldn't.

[A]

Be all you doing, right?

[B]

But then you drive and see an ice Van like last week or go to the supermarket like I did to get eggs or to re up on my chicken thighs and there's. You know what I mean? And then you do have to be like, okay, whoa, shit's in my face now. And I think it is important to relax, but it's equally as important to stay abreast of what to do. And with us having this platform to share the resources on what to do, they have 10 plus years, girl. Of relaxing tips, wellness segment, apps, tinctures, you name it. So I appreciate that you brought this up, but right now we're in a more fiery era of shit needs to get done and shit needs to be known about.

[A]

But like, Shanae Nae said, thank you, but new thank you.

[B]

And then the last one I picked was Jasmine Williams who said, I'm so sorry, friends. Sexy has not been anything but herself. I'm literally where she's from. Like, she had those lip glosses way before she got famous and they sold out. Okay, okay, wow. She said, but like, I know that. Interesting, right? But when you know that's how that girl has been since high school, you just understand. And she put the emoji that goes like this a little better. I totally understand where you coming from though. She wrote with like a lot of O's. So.

[C]

That'S it.

[B]

Without comment.

[A]

Yeah. So take it for as it's worth. Look, thank you. For what it's worth. I get it. And thank you. I can accept, you know, if I, I need to correct my declaration, my, you know, statements or whatever.

[B]

Well, I don't feel I need to be corrected, but I do think it's.

[C]

That just what you were saying.

[A]

You.

[C]

Know what I'm saying?

[A]

This is hometown, you know what I'm saying? Let the record reflect type. I feel you, yo.

[B]

Yes, I do appreciate you, Jasmine and Sexy Red. Dustin Ross, would you find in the Twitter street.

[A]

Let's see.

[B]

And the gonorrhea lip glosses, all of.

[A]

It, shout out to Megan Kniff. You know we love her.

[B]

Oh, the Bob.

[A]

Yeah, Megan, the Bob. She reported yesterday that the OMG girls, we know that was the girl group that Tiny Harrison TI, you know, put out or whatever they are, are in fact getting that $53 million in punitive damages in addition to the 17.3 or whatever million dollars it was that they were due from the toy maker MGA over those OMG dials. So initially, were they at risk? Yeah, they had gotten like a 73 million dollar settlement. And then the judge came back and said that the 53 million in punitive damages they were going to rescind or whatever.

[C]

Whoa.

[A]

And so, yeah. And so then the judge, they changed his mind. It's final. The order has been pushed through everything. So they're getting all the money now. So shout out to them. And I remember, I'll never forget when it first. When that first announced that they had gotten that win in court. Tiny was on live right afterwards outside the courthouse, and she was like, finger combing her hair. She had like, some long, like, braids in or whatever. She's like, yeah, you know, we're gonna turn up a little. Might turn up a little bit tonight, you know. So yester yesterday when it was announced that they are in fact getting those additional 53 million punitive damages, I saw her in the comments. God, just been showing out.

[C]

So I love black.

[B]

Happy to see how many girls are in the OMG.

[A]

3. So it's the three girls and then TI and Tiny that's getting the cut. Of course, the three girls will get the lion's share, right? Attorneys.

[B]

I'm trying to do the math. I'm like. Because it sounds like a lot, but once taxes is taken out, once lawyers are paid out, and then five people need to split, what's left?

[A]

Yeah. I mean, Tiny, until I said that.

[B]

You give me a million and I'll be good.

[A]

How much is this one read.

[C]

But.

[A]

Tiny has already been really vocal about making sure that this about, like, hey, this is not me and Tifmy and tips money. This is the OMG Girls money. They getting this lion share, this money, like, this is about them. She's been very vocal about that, and I appreciated that too. You know what I'm saying? And, you know, hey, seeing these black people, you know, hit this. And if you think about it, Tiny Harris is a blessed woman. I ain't gonna say she's lucky. She is blessed for real, for all that you can say about Tiny or that people do say about.

[B]

She's been out here since she was.

[A]

A teenager, famous and. And access to money since a teenager. Right. Broke off from her original group that put her into the spotlight. Wrote one of the biggest hits of all time. You know what I'm saying? That song ended up getting sampled on another one of the biggest hits of all time. They ate off of that, too. They ate off of that, too. Her group got back together. She's now actively, you know, earning money from her group after a, what, 17 year hiatus, then now she just hit this lip for $73 million.

[B]

I needed her astrologer.

[A]

When I I like seeing people win. I do. And so seeing these young black girls designing them, they young, you know what I'm saying? Seeing them get that kind of lick like that, I love to see it personally.

[B]

All right, and that means that we can jump into this week's Hot Button segment.

[A]

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[C]

See.

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[C]

This week on the Friend Zone. I wanted to just have general conversations with you guys. Initially I was going to talk about. Well, we're still going to talk about technology, but initially I was going to just do my highlights, highlight reel of the ces, which is the consumer electronic showcase that always happens at the top of every year. But I just want to talk. I actually don't want to just list all of them out and I'll just throw things in as they come up, if they come up. But I want to start with a very important question because I feel like we always get off track anyway. And so, like, this is how we'll drive. This is how we'll start. We'll get in the car and we'll go from here top. All right. Why do you hate technology?

[A]

I don't.

[B]

Yeah. No, I wouldn't say.

[A]

Who said that?

[C]

Okay. Why do you hate. Why do you hate? I, I know you don't. So that's why I'm going to keep asking you questions.

[B]

We live off of it.

[C]

Why do you hate technology changing?

[A]

I don't. I would.

[B]

I don't know. Yeah.

[C]

Why do you hate. Why do you hate technology growing?

[A]

I don't. I appreciate this growth.

[C]

Okay. If you don't hate it it and you don't hate it's growing. You appreciate it, then what would be so wrong with having robots?

[A]

First of all, they're not people. Robots are something that built to do.

[C]

Things that a human being needs.

[A]

I didn't say responsible, but the robot manufacturers did. Right. That's why they came up with them. Because they're to replace. Yeah, because I this. You. You wanted to hear it. Go. You didn't piss me off. Not you, but them. They, them have pissed me off with this. Because first of all, the robot made and created to try to do that, human beings need to be responsible for and, or in charge of some Things needs, humans judgment, human decision making. Every process does not need to be automated by a goddamn robot. The fact that it's a robot means that it is built to do something in place of something living. You don't call a computer engine or computer system a robot. You know what I'm saying? So y' all trying to mimic something alive. And I don't. I take umbrage with that because I'm alive, God damn it. And I don't want no robot trying to do what the I do. I don't trust the robots, okay? I don't want nothing else walking around this unless I open the door and let him in. I don't want a robot. I don't like that they're available. I feel that they are dangerous. And, yeah, I'm pissed. Yeah, that's why.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. I don't mind robots. I. I have.

[A]

Friend, you got to back me up on this. Come on, friend.

[B]

No, I don't mind robots. I take issue with the people behind the robots that are, you know, programming them and what they're program programming them to do and why and the future of their evilness. A robot is just a robot. Like, they're a vessel to other people's bias and intentions and greed.

[A]

Right? So we saying the same thing.

[B]

Listen, if someone told me that I could have that 70k robot that kaisernat was beating on and people was pissed at for robot rights, you know what I'm saying? If I could have that robot in here to help us keep this house clean, and it'll be less thing. One less thing I have to do, because I could just program the robot to help me clean these three floors clean. I would love that extra help.

[A]

Were you on Rosie from the Jetsons?

[B]

You know what I'm saying? If I could tell the robot, here's my grocery list, go bring it back for me. What? Like, it could be such a supplemental help to my life. But where it gets tricky is when it starts replacing people. Well, even though technically that would be replacing people's jobs. But like, when you're pulling up to the drive, the drive through, and now you're talking to a robot or you're trying to go to the hospital. Like that episode where I talked about how AI is being integrated into everyday things. I don't want to talk to an AI doctor.

[A]

Right.

[B]

I don't, you know, I don't want to go to an AI dentist. I don't want my massage to be from robots. Like, I think there just needs to be a balance found. Yes. They should. They could exist, but they don't have to be integrated into everything and every system and every field. You know, like, let them just like be around. It's okay.

[C]

I just, I just need to get this out because I'm gonna get off topic for a second because I want to get back to the main part of what you're saying, but you just reminded me how, how pissed I am that I cannot call into an actual store. Like, I can't call a specific location and speak to somebody with, at that location without it trying to redirect me to the corporate customer service, which is, which always directs me to some call center or a call back service. And it's like I need to talk to somebody at the actual address. Like, what if I'm trying to, you know, talk to them in the store about something happening in the store and y' all forwarded me back, back to corporate and it happened like in three different times. Like I was on my cell phone, I was calling the store, the bank, the banks. These are services like that deals with.

[B]

My money that are delicate, delicate services.

[C]

So the fact that I can.

[B]

I feel like that's most customer service now they've been outsourced. I mean, it's rare nowadays that I don't have to speak in circles trying to find either the automated system or a call center and God knows representative live.

[A]

I'm so tired of having to do that. I'm so tired of having to do that.

[B]

Oh, and then here's the worst part. So they outsource it right to different countries, but they give them a script. And then the script is. So it's written in a way that annoys me when they're like, this is such a third first world problem. But the. Someone messed. The delivery person must have switched my bag with someone else's bag when they dropped off off my groceries one day. So I had a bag of shit that I didn't order, essentially. So I go to Instacart and when I type it into the customer service chat, right? Just because that's faster at this point than trying to call someone. He's. The person is like, I'm so sorry that you have to deal with something like this. And I hope that you are feeling okay, you know, like the script, I'm like, cut it out. Just give me my eggs. I don't want. And this thing of. I hope that what I've done done today has helped you feel a lot, but cut it out with these scripts.

[A]

Like, stop talking about my feelings. I'M not here for that.

[B]

This ain't it just sounds so weird, right? It's very strange. But anyway, that's for the very first of all. But I just wish that things were just a little more direct to consumer.

[A]

So basically what we saying is fuck the robot. That's what we were friends.

[C]

Yeah, no, but I get that it's.

[B]

A way to cut costs for these companies. I understand why they do it, but I just don't know how helpful it is to maintain your consumer base.

[C]

You said a very important word, supplemental. And that's the problem. I think people are using these to replace them entirely as opposed to like supplementing. So like let's say call volume is high at a store, a specific store that I am trying to call, as opposed to just always direct me back to corporate, you know, why can't you just direct me to the call center and be like, hey, you know, the store's a little bit busy, right? Or change the script up, you know, hey, the store is busy right now. Now is there anything that you think that I'd be able to help you with for sure or you know, you really need to talk to somebody in store for something like, oh well, you know, the wait time's gonna be a little bit longer so I can actually access their system from here. But it's like we can't even get to those points because it is outsourced to other countries and they have that script that they have to stick to or they don't even want to pay them. So then they decide that they switch to the AI and the robots. So that's why, yes, it is first world, but it's like there's still these delicacies where it's like this can't happen. Like let's say it was a medical.

[A]

Thing up for us because we're people of a certain age who remember what it was like before those systems existed and we did have access to real time help from a human being, which I never thought that, well, you could.

[B]

Call the store, you could call.

[A]

The location. Yeah, we remember that, okay. And we remember the, the benefit of being able to do that. So that's why I'm personally pissed about this. I put that.

[C]

Well, you remember it for a reason, right? I will say in remembering because that's a double edged sword. I'm bringing this up because I want to try to remember it later maybe, but that's one of the things that I think holds us back sometimes in technology because we remember how something was, but maybe not in this case, I just want to make sure I make that point because I still. And I'm gonna just make a ridiculous point of saying, like, I remember when the iPhone had an actual button on the damn screen for the home button, and I just missed that.

[B]

Oh, yeah, I forgot.

[C]

But in remembering, right, because we have so many people that are older than us, as these new technologies come up, like, it's harder for them to adapt too. And it sucks because you don't want to alienate people as you, you know, as things grow and change. Your problem. You can't do this.

[B]

No, you know what? That's so real. Because I. I had to. I told my mom that I wanted her to turn her location on, right. With everything going on, I need to know where her phone is, where she's at. And then I was like, shit, I'm gonna have to walk her through how to do that.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And I was like, oh. I literally was gonna call Dustin, like, you gotta do me a favor, brother.

[A]

I'll go right over there. Yeah. You know, I. Ben push them buttons, you know what I'm saying?

[B]

And just help her. But luckily we got on the phone, I walked her through, like, how to do it, and she was able to turn it on. So that was a relief. But yeah, it's true. It's like a lot of left behind because maybe they don't have someone to patiently walk them through the steps of setting things up. You do see a lot of them at the Genius Bar at the Apple Store. I do see they have like workshop for nothing.

[A]

Some dumb.

[B]

They be having classes.

[C]

Imagine, you know, they don't have kids or, you know, younger people around. I know who. I know you are talking because it's funny. I had a friend that.

[B]

It's cute though, the classes at the Apple Store. I always see it when I walk in.

[C]

I only like those classes because it's like you get to actually be in Apple Store have like a reason to. As opposed to just being like on the computer and they. And walking around like, okay, are you gonna buy some? You just hear right now. But I felt like it was part of the thing to just be in there on the computer. Anyway. One of the things that I was having a conversation with a friend of about over this weekend. He recently moved and he was telling me about his parents and how they're old or his mom, rather, and how she can't really access the building. How it's a little bit inaccessible for. Because it's a newer building. You know how a lot of buildings Will have like key fobs. Or even when I was looking at. A perfect example, when I was looking at apartments here, one of the buildings I went to, the agent was taking me on the showing. She could not. We couldn't even really get into the apartment. The elevator. Before you get on the elevator, you had to like, put something in on your phone or make sure Bluetooth was on or access the same. Be on the same WI fi. She was trying to do all these different things just to get on the elevator. And I was like, like, now if I. Like, what if I have to pee? That was my first thought.

[B]

What if you have an emergency? Like, when I remember I told y' all I stayed at a sonder the last time I was in here because I wanted to test it out. Like, I've been hearing a lot about it. It's a very. It's a very high tech building as well. Like, you don't get a key to your room. There's no code. Yeah, you not. It's the app. Like they have the phone app. And you just kind of beep the app to your door. Like, it's very, very high tech. But when I got to the door, it was not opening. So imagine you just traveled cross country. So now you gotta take all your suitcases to go back downstairs in the elevator. Tell him like, it's not working. He comes up. It's not working for him either. So now he's telling me we gotta wait for maintenance. I'm looking at him like, what you mean wait for me? Like, what? How long is that gonna take? He's like, oh, his shift should be starting within the hour. I'm like, that's crazy.

[C]

The shift should be starting.

[B]

And then luckily for me, he was like, I'm gonna try one more time just to see. And then in that time when he tried, it did work. So I was able to get in, but for the whole.

[A]

I was scared to go back out.

[B]

No, but that's exactly what happened the entire first day that I was there. It was a game of working, not working, working, not working, working, not working. And all I kept thinking was, this is when the high tech shit is just not flat. Because you should also have a plan.

[A]

B when systems in place. Yeah, hello.

[B]

When the technology falters where you gotta have a key or something or a code that gets put in. You should not have us stranded out here where I'm sitting there waiting for a maintenance man to come. Like, it just was really annoying, man.

[A]

The geek squad, right?

[B]

That actually reminded me That I need to call Saunder, because I. Like a whole day of me doing that. I'm glad I brought it up because I forgot about that. Loki, right? No, like. Like T.S. madison.

[C]

Yes. So that's perfect example of how sometimes technology can, like, be a little. I know it's a little wonky, and I know some. Sometimes these are just phases, right? Because I feel like we're trying to. Because again, you guys don't hate technology. It's just that sometimes technology can either be used inappropriately, like, you know, the AI or the control. A friend, you were bringing up a great point with control. I think that's the big thing. Control abuse.

[B]

I hate abuse in all forms and abuse.

[C]

Technology, misusing that control. I feel like people. Because I even think about those locks. When I went to look at that apartment, when we finally did make it onto the elevator, we went to one, like, I think the second unit, because the first unit worked, I was like, okay. The second unit, we got to. It was not working. And finally she had to break out the keys. And she didn't even know which key because I was like, this is. I mean, I'm glad there's a manual option. Like, I was actually happy that there was a key because I was like, I ain't going to be using whatever this app is. But then she couldn't find the right key, and she finally just got the app to work at, like 10 minutes anyway. For me, that was kind of jarring because I was thinking to myself, with. With technology advancing so much, much people are advancing how they use it and misuse it. And I don't remember the actual year, but there was a year where the Hyundai's or a year of the. The Hyundai Sonatas, I think you could, like, hack into the car because, like, the keyless entry, I don't like that.

[B]

And even with, like, you're saying, with the car, like I told y', all, there was times I'm in the highway and my screen will just switch to a different screen, like, in the middle of the navigation. Obviously, being a newer driver, you kind of rely on it a little more. And I'm in a relatively newer city from me, where I'm not, like, completely aware of all the neighborhoods. And that shit's not cool when that happens.

[C]

It's terrifying.

[B]

Yeah, you're already driving a high speed. I'm nervous. And then now I have to figure out how to hold this speed and switch the screen at the same time.

[A]

Like, no, I gotta drive from scratch.

[B]

And I gotta be a human but you know what?

[C]

Driving is a real thing too, because I'm thinking about like, I, I just kind of wanted to get into cars anyway. And this article pulled up a whole bunch of stuff that you could steal a car. Tesla, look, this is Alicia says which cars could be stolen with the USB cable. And so it kind of took me down a little bit of a rabbit hole. So I was like, hold on, on, everybody stop. So I just want to make this.

[A]

Point before googling that either.

[C]

T. It's not that I, I'm like maybe announcing. That's not even what I.

[A]

That's.

[C]

That's not even why I googled but searches. But you know what? These are the. But you need to google these things so you don't buy these cars. That's why I was looking at these things. I was talking to my homeboy up north. He's talking about how he's getting a new car. And so he was telling me which.

[A]

Year car he wanted to. And then y' all talked about it, right?

[C]

Yeah, so we were talking about cars and he specifically told me. He was like, he was like, oh no, I had to get this year car because that year the, the makes were under attack. And I was like, what the. Does that mean they were under attack? And he was like, you can hack into the cars or people can steal your car. And I was like, oh, hell no. So that's why this whole thing came up. So now for me, it's like, I gotta look because technology is so advanced now. Unless I just decide I'm gonna just buy me an old ass car, you ain't hacking into my. You have to get the old way. Like, because it's so advanced now, a bitch can just literally tap a button on their own phone and get into my car.

[B]

Car. That's crazy.

[C]

Or they could just take a USB cable apparently and plug that into my car and take it. Like, like, I'm just. I'm sorry. This don't get that.

[A]

That's why you need to get what I told you to get. But that's another conversation I don't want to fight.

[C]

That's on the list.

[B]

I don't want to fight.

[C]

No, no, it's not. I'm. I'm talking about. That's on the list too, for the people stolen. No, no, no. What's. One of the cars that I did was on this list and I was like, oh, hell no. No. I'm so upset.

[B]

I don't know. Technology is really tricky because with my car, if I get close to My car and my key is around, the car automatically opens. I think that's kind of problematic.

[A]

Yes, it can be, you know what I'm saying?

[B]

Like when you say hello and now you just unlock the car for this.

[C]

But see, you know what? That's a seamlessness that people want or like, you know, we try to work toward.

[B]

You can put that fire to that goddamn car. It takes two seconds. Like, I don't.

[A]

I wonder if that's something you can. I wonder if that's a setting that.

[B]

You can configure that you can like disable somehow. I should probably look that up. It irks me every time because especially like if a weird dude is in the parking lot near you. I don't want the car to. Maybe I need to walk around it or walk past it. Don't unlock my car because if I.

[A]

Wanted it to, I would have pressed the button.

[C]

Button.

[B]

Hello.

[A]

So like, that's my thing. Like. Yeah, but just checking it and seek if you can.

[B]

I should.

[A]

Because it has to be.

[B]

Yeah, there has to be.

[A]

I don't think to where it only unlocks the driver's door. You know what I'm saying?

[B]

Right. Or something.

[A]

The only thing I really do like.

[B]

Is that when you do get in, as soon as you start your. Your car, it locks automatically. I with that. Even though I'm psycho and lock as soon as I get.

[C]

As soon as you get in, like.

[B]

There'S no waiting for me to turn the on one. It's automatic reflex because you hear too much crazy, especially in parking lots and stuff. I do not play about.

[A]

Lock under the light closer to the front. You can.

[B]

Oh, you.

[A]

You know what to do.

[C]

Yeah, that lock unlock feature does seem like it'd be cool. But I do see why it's super problematic because. Because like at home, you know, like, if you got the car in the garage, all you doing, like, you know, you're just getting in, getting out. You don't got to pull it out and touch the five just to get in. But I can understand, like, even at the grocery store, I can be like, I am trying to get away from this man asking me for this tip. And like, you. And now he about to get in the car with me, like he might.

[A]

Get me somebody, you know what I'm saying? And you're trying to run and get in your car and get away. And then you get in and all the doors open. They get in to get their money back. You gotta go to jail. It's horrible. I think they need to.

[B]

He said it's horrible. No, they I'm actually looking to the disabling that because it's irked me since I got that car.

[C]

Y' all ever seen I Robot with Will Smith when it against my will. Yes, against your will. The fact that that was the like Dustin remembered that it was forever ago. You remember that it was against your will when you watched it?

[B]

Because I remember saying I don't want to watch this.

[A]

You still don't want to go.

[B]

I just remember saying I don't want to watch this. And the person say no, you gotta watch this. Okay. I was like I don't want to watch it. Like, come on, you gotta watch it. And then, you know, you just give in because you don't want to keep doing that thing.

[C]

As a person that loves like watching and taking content in, I also understand how annoying it could be for someone to pester you into something. And I also understand that that does not work people that. That's exactly why I don't do that. That's why I don't try to hype anything up for anybody. Because I know everybody's preferences are different. But like. But I know that like as excited as I'm gonna be about something, I cannot make you that excited about it because it's or not even you but like people like I feel like people have to do a bad.

[A]

I ain't even gonna hold you. I'll be having some you trusted billboard high 100 hits. You know what I'm saying? Of I mean I didn't have my.

[C]

Hit maker so you didn't have.

[A]

That's what I'm trying to tell you. Yo, don't be shame about it.

[C]

Just know I know how people are like you can, you can because you.

[A]

Know you said you sending some atomic gold.

[C]

But Dustin, to your point, to your point, Dustin, when I do do it to people, they will those same people. People that will act like you know how my friend is disgusting. They will come or disgusting rather they'll come back later and be like, you know what? I revisited it and you was right.

[A]

Absolutely.

[C]

And the problem isn't that it's good or bad. It's the fact that if I don't want to consume that or take it a lot of times that's really what that be it don't even be about what you're trying to tell them. Whether it's even good or bad. It's like forcing that on them. They are not going to receive it.

[A]

Theory ass called me the other day.

[C]

See China again.

[A]

No, but he called me for that. That's a prime example. Yeah, see, you gotta hear this. Anyway, he called me the other day because he saw a commercial for. I think it was a diabetes medication or something. But this lady was. This black lady was like, in a grocery store doing a full out Broadway song about this pill. It's just a one little pill. They pack a punch or something, she was saying. And Fury called me in tears like, you have got to see this shit. And he made it hilarious. Is to me. That's one person. I don't give a. Oh, I thought.

[B]

You were gonna say. And then you watched it and you.

[A]

Were like, no, I was rolling.

[C]

I was cracking up.

[A]

That was funny. I sent him anything. It don't even matter. Like, I. Certain people, like him and my brother probably. I don't give a. Even if I don't think they gonna think it's funny. I'm sending this anyway, you know? But other people, I do take a pause and be like, okay, let me me Jade.

[B]

Jade. Is that for me? Everything she sends me be having me on the. Yeah, she's so damn funny.

[C]

Because Jade is crazy.

[B]

She's so funny, man.

[A]

For real.

[C]

Jade is crazy.

[A]

I love Jade and it's always funny.

[C]

You know what's funny? I know we are getting so far off topic. This is. Let's just call this episode a software. Dante's Jade is very. She's a quintessential New York person. I feel like we all are. Like, as I'm looking at y', all, but like. Like, Jade has always been there for me. I think about the, like, my initial interactions with Jay throughout the years, like, all, like, riding in the car with her.

[A]

She's a very violent.

[B]

Oh, wow. Yeah.

[A]

Very violent driver.

[B]

We need to have another New York episode with Jaden next. D. Oh, remember New York story? We should do a part two.

[A]

We definitely should.

[B]

Just about her driving.

[C]

Let me say driving with Jade is.

[A]

Like, It's.

[C]

Jay driving in the future.

[B]

No, you have to pray.

[A]

She gonna be a fly. Her car. Her flying car gonna be how you get an accident flying. You know what I'm saying? Jay gonna be up there cussing people.

[B]

Out in the cloud, throwing hair brushes, flying all kinds of drinks.

[C]

Oh, my God.

[A]

All of that in the sky.

[C]

Debris.

[A]

Debris, essentially. Because once it come down, you know what I'm saying? That's what he's gonna be. From Jay. I've never seen anybody with all my heart. I've never seen somebody cuss drivers out like that before in my life, you know, for me to be taken aback back. Think about it. This is coming from me. For me to be like, okay, that your ass is crazy.

[B]

But I told y' all that low key Nikki from Houston Nikki, she's the silent killer. People don't talk about it. That's not crazy. I was in the car and I looked over and I was like, friend.

[A]

Nikki.

[C]

Don't around Nikki. Shout out to both. Nikki's Shout out to both of them. First and foremost. Shout out to both. Nikki's heavy but Houston Nikki and they'll make up.

[A]

Look it up on Instagram but heavy.

[C]

Shout out to both. I can't, I can't choose just one. I'm sorry. Sorry. And you really took me when you said the flying car, Dustin, because yeah, that's actually something that they were showing at Cell. Yes. And I wasn't going to go through the list, but I'm flying car. So one thing about the Consumer Electronics Showcase, I don't want to keep acting like toyaritan medicine and saying kj, but I don't want to also continue to say Consumer Electronic Showcase. It is referred to commonly as the ces but I am every now and they're going to switch back and forth just as a reminder for listeners. But anyway, the Consumer Electronic Showcase, even though it has consumer in the name, it's usually it's mostly rather or has been showcasing technology from more so of a conceptual standpoint. So it's more so like they'll show things that could be or are coming to be but then they also do show products that are coming actually coming to market like new TVs and things. But so throughout the years they had been showing, you know, self driving cars and things like that before they actually came to market. And now we do have our Teslas and you know, other brands that aren't as popular but you know, they still exist. This they had been preview. They had been previewing for years at the Consumer Electronics Showcase.

[A]

So it's much like the beginning of the Grammy winning album Cowboy Carter by Beyonce at the beginning of American Requiem where she says the big ideas. Yeah. Are buried here.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

That's what this is, right?

[C]

Yeah, Big ideas. Amen.

[B]

Oh my God.

[C]

One of the things that they showed. Yes. Love that album.

[B]

Grammy Award winning.

[C]

I did not want to talk about the Grammys because Dustin, I want to let you have it but you know, please just stop the stress. The, the sheer.

[A]

That's what this is. The big ideas are.

[C]

Well, when you think about Beyonce and.

[A]

The tour, like tour going in another Tangent.

[C]

I just. I can't. I'm trying not to. He keeps doing it. He. He keeps taking the electric car. Yeah. This car is not. This car is not driving itself. And you're not driving it either, Dustin. Okay. I'm gonna share this car because you were talking about Jay flying and made me think about this flying car they showed. Come on with the ces.

[B]

I want to see this. What the heck?

[A]

This Xping has unveiled a flying car.

[C]

That combines an electric van with an.

[A]

Air module that can roll out right.

[B]

From the back of the vehicle, allowing.

[A]

You to take off and fly up.

[B]

For two hours on a charge. Right. I got a tour of the cockpit.

[C]

And it felt like I was getting.

[A]

A sneak peek of the future.

[C]

The future. But that future is going to cost you. With the price being just under 300.

[A]

000 bucks, it enters mass production in 2026. Should go on sale in China. It's literally a helicopter. They're going smoke up our ass.

[B]

Oh, my God. That was so funny.

[C]

So it's literally a truck with a.

[B]

Built helicopter that comes out.

[C]

Yes. They call it a land aircraft carrier.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

A helicopter case.

[B]

It looked like the cyber truck, too.

[A]

Whose technology is this? Case logic.

[B]

Okay, maybe.

[C]

Oh, here we are. So that's when. So this is how the truck opens up. So it should be a functional car. But then it also carries the Landcraft vehicle in the back as well. Now, you heard that it's price tag as something 300k.

[B]

300.

[C]

300K. Because we don't need this. This is one of those things that people that need to, you know, be spending their money helping other people. This is one of those things that they're going to waste their money on because why do you need it? But some YouTuber is going to be able to afford it and get it, make some really good content with it and. And, you know, support some people.

[A]

They'll want to be the first. They want to drive a drone that. It looked like a drone. I don't know.

[B]

I wonder what that'll do to the airspace if like is just up there. You know what I mean?

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

You see how it's going down now? You know what I'm saying?

[B]

Don't get me started. Supposed to have two fights. I'm sitting here, I'm on pins and.

[A]

Needles for my flight next week.

[B]

Yeah. I don't want to be because clearly that's the purpose is to keep us, like, afraid of fine.

[A]

But whore mongering. They call it fear mongering, not poor mongering. Is something else that's in the bi. Is that in the Bible? Let me see.

[C]

You got to add that to the list. But yeah, technology just advancing in a lot of ways. And it's funny that you asked about airspace friend, because that's just. That's a very good question. And that's just like an added thing that we don't really need to be thinking about right now.

[B]

Like, it's like we barely drive. Well, like imagine people flying now. Oh my God.

[A]

The research department, when they just gave me a note, they said that whoremongering is a biblical term. It is someone who consorts with prostitutes, a leech or a panderer. So if they were pandering in any way, they were also whoremongering. So add that to when you grade A, cuss A out, call him a whoremonger. If your cheated on you with somebody, you whoremonger. You know, you can use that in your world.

[B]

That's a good one.

[A]

That's a note from the. From rd, the research department.

[C]

Wow. But yeah, with the flying, I think that that's another thing that we don't need to be worried about. But I can understand technology being useful in those aspects. Like not one way too.

[A]

With the flying car.

[C]

This is still with the flying car. Go ahead. I saw the light on your face.

[A]

You talking about running from the police?

[C]

Oh my.

[A]

You put me try get me behind the wheel of them. Behind the wheel of one of them and try to pull me over. Cut your lights on for me. Your lights on on me if you want to. As soon as I hear that siren.

[C]

Sir, please disengage a land aircraft carrier.

[A]

Lord, lift us up where we belong.

[C]

Unfortunately, it has not made. It don't look like it's been made seamlessly enough. Enough to just make a quick getaway. So I don't know how well that'll.

[A]

Work all the way up.

[C]

And plus it's a 300k car. You know, you don't want to leave half of it. You know, you're only gonna be able to fly off with one piece of it. But I guess if you stole some money. But that thing looked a little flimsy anyway. One of the things it don't.

[B]

It don't look like it goes very high. You gonna just be.

[C]

I wouldn't want to be in it very long.

[A]

You gotta floor it. You gotta floor that get up.

[C]

One thing I do love about technology though, is the when it's used for good. You just said drone. Apparently this year they're supposed to Be using drones to clear off trash from Mount Everest. Have you heard about this?

[B]

Oh, interesting.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

So apparently up there.

[C]

Apparently there was like a hikes.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[C]

You know, everybody always try to climb.

[B]

It and a lot. And there's parts where like there's a lot of dead bodies too up there that they haven't been able to get down because they don't have the. The. The manpower and technology. I wonder if that's going to be part of it too. That's crazy to me. They said that there's dead people up there that, you know, based on the color of their snowsuit. And it's like become like landmarks.

[C]

Like, wow.

[B]

Like there's a guy with neon green boots up there that apparently like they. They use that as a marker. Like, you know, when you see his boots where you are in the mountain like that, that's next level morbid and weird. Right. I hope those people proper burial.

[A]

Why in the entire hell would I want to go to the point where the expired.

[B]

But there's a lot of them up there. It's just they'll. Sometimes they'll get. They'll roll past you like as part of an avalanche or if the wind's blowing. Like that's part of the culture of that height. I know. Isn't it? Like something about is so desensitized just because you want to reach this mountain peak. I just don't get it. I really don't.

[A]

Can you imagine dying on the way.

[B]

Down after you hit up there? I mean, probably a good way to die if that's a big goal.

[A]

Like now what. You know what I'm saying? I wonder whether apparently it's been heaven.

[C]

And apparently it's been for decades. Like the trash has been bad.

[B]

Yeah. Which is crazy that people.

[A]

So they're using drones to clean it. What are they gonna say? Fly to the green boots.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Put a hook on. Like, maybe it's gonna be like those machines when you're at the. Like the arcade and you use the claw to grab the stuff. And sometimes it might miss. Sometimes it might.

[B]

Yo.

[A]

Maybe that's what it is. The call for it all.

[C]

I'm mad because he's not far off because, you know, one of the things. Hold on.

[B]

That's so up. I'm like picturing trying to grab it and he keep.

[C]

Can't get the.

[A]

Keep on.

[C]

I'm.

[A]

Can't get the. Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.

[C]

Ah, Dustin, honestly, you're not far off. Well, I don't know what those Actual drones look like. But at ces, they were showcasing. One of the things that they showcase every year are the robot vacuums and how the technology. I don't know if you know, but those robot vacuums, technology is really advanced in them, and I need one.

[B]

You mean like the roombas or something more?

[C]

Yeah, because they use. They all use, like, you know, like some sort of laser technology. Like, so. Parable of the soil. Remember the truck? How the truck had all those sensors?

[B]

Right.

[C]

Now, the truck was doing a lot because, you know, it was used to do other stuff. All the robot vacuum is doing is supposed to be picking up trash, vacuuming.

[B]

So, see, I felt tin hat, tin foily about the room. I'm not gonna lie. It reminds me of what we did playing Pokemon Go.

[C]

You're mapping out the inside of your house.

[B]

You're mapping out the inside of your house under the guise of it's cleaning the dirt. Like, just get a dang mop, get your ass up and you know what I mean, what they call it a fiber bag. Like, come on, man.

[C]

But you know what if it's a supplement, right? Like, imag someone is single and, like.

[B]

A lot of someone who can't, which I do. You do have to understand that there are people that can't just get up.

[C]

Yeah. For whatever reason, they just. So that's a supplement. But to your detriment, I understand. Like, people that are like, they just get all these things so they don't have to do nothing. And it's like, visual. Then what are you gonna do? And it's like, nothing. It's like, well, that's exciting to you. Like, that's crazy. But there are a lot of people like that, so. Yes. That's why I said you. When you said supplement earlier, I was like. Like, that's the key word for me. Technology. We're not. People aren't using it to supplement things. They're using it to replace entire things.

[B]

Like those Asian videos on Tik Tok where she walks in and, like, she has a gadget for the uv for the shoes. It takes. It cleans your shoes, it cleans her.

[C]

Even the key san. And then she goes and puts her clothes in this little sanitizer.

[B]

And then her phone. She puts her phone in the phone.

[C]

In the UV light box. I was like, girl, everything got its own something. You gonna catch cancer up in this.

[B]

It's crazy. That's where we at.

[C]

Yeah, yeah, that's. But you know what? That's, I guess, where people want to go or want to get to Now, I understand it's harder to envision, especially when you see people on the streets every day. But, you know, these are conversations I want to have because there are some people that are looking for. I always say this. There's somebody out there, they're just looking for that something that click, that lick, whatever it is. So I just like talking about technology, no matter how much we love it or hate hated it or even if we feel indifferent about it, just to talk about it, because these are things that are happening, and I don't want people to feel left behind. I want people to feel like, oh, yeah, you know what? I do remember, you know, examples of when I was good at something technologically and I'm not actually dumb. I just don't care about XYZ or I don't like, you know, this about it, and that's why I'm resistant to it. So that's why I like that we're touching on all these little different things as opposed to just reading off, talking about these new things that no one's going to care about or buy. That's why when you said, jay, finding a car, and I brought up the flying car. Car, I don't want. Like, Jay could. Jade has bad road rage. And she her sorry I put all her business out there, but her in one of those behind the wheel. I don't want to be doing strikes. Hold up, Let me give him the back. Hold up.

[B]

Be like, Jade, you can't get out. You can't get out, but you can't.

[C]

You stopped in the middle of the road. You got to pull over to the. The fly point. Like, I'm doing it right here, right now. It's like, no. Like, these are things that I just think about because one day when these art may be accessible to us, that's actually gonna be fun, like, to the generation that's gonna enjoy.

[A]

And you know what, Jay?

[C]

You.

[A]

Because this is payback. This is payback. And XD you too. This is payback. Because they said I was Tammy Roman on their podcast the other day. And it got back to me on Twitter. Yeah. And it got back to me on Twitter. And then when I called Jay to check her about it, Jay gonna tell me. Yeah. I was like, jay, why would y' all say that? Why would y' all say that about me? You are her. It is. She cuts me out. So, Jay, this is payback for her.

[C]

You caught your out and she cursed.

[B]

You out instead and said, yeah, sounds about right.

[A]

Didn't care about the Fact that it got back to me in the street, the people on Twitter had to tell me they had said these things about me. It didn't even come from Jade or XD themselves, y'. All. Jay, you came dry and xd. I don't know you.

[B]

It's like, I think.

[C]

Dustin, you were on to something before when you were talking about the claw in the toy machine, because I'm just going to quickly show you this for our Patreon viewers, and then maybe you can describe to the people what you see.

[A]

I love doing that. Okay, so it looks like. Like the. The inside guts of a mechanical bull that you ride at a. At a party. It's like. You ever seen, like, when they show you, like, a bear with no fur on it. It's like that. You know what I'm saying? That's what this looks like.

[B]

I saw this on Twitter.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

What is this?

[B]

It's basically a Roomba with an arm.

[C]

Yep.

[B]

And it picks up, like, if you have socks on the floor, it'll pick. Like, those are socks, I'm assuming in the.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

So that thing moves okay.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

I should have pulled up a video, but. Oh, here we are. Yes.

[B]

Funny enough, the video, when I saw it, didn't sell it for me. This is slow as hell.

[A]

Look, it missed. It missed. Hell, no. That's what I mean. Wait, this must be a Tesla Roomba.

[B]

They're like, yay. One side.

[A]

No. So now when they start picking y' all kids up and. And pets. And pets y' all love so much. When they start picking up spot, then y' all tell me something I don't know. No, thank you.

[B]

I'm cool.

[C]

Hold on.

[A]

And it looked dirty.

[C]

It's supposed to clean up. It did look a little dim.

[A]

Like some you don't see when the lights off at the concert.

[C]

No, honey.

[A]

Yeah, I didn't like that. What is this? Oh, this is that same.

[C]

Yeah. So you.

[A]

Oh, my God. Is that a baby?

[C]

No, no, it's a stuffed animal. Why would you say that?

[B]

Oh, my God. What the is that? That's a sock.

[C]

Oh.

[B]

It's been Christmas time the Christmas year. Look how slow. Like.

[C]

And do you hear that? Like, I don't want to hear that very much.

[A]

I do it myself.

[C]

Okay, so look at it going back in there, man.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, that's. I'm gonna have to get, like, the. The 15th version.

[C]

All right, so that's the thing.

[A]

Like, you need an oil change.

[C]

So that's the thing. We're getting, like, the early stages of this Technology where it just seems like it's. But like, later on down the road, it's gonna be something crazy and maybe something special to somebody. So as people watch this technology emerge and change. I am not a fan. Again, like Frank said, she don't own a rope. Well, Justin, do you want. You don't own no robot. Robot vacuum. None of us own those robot vacuums. But I don't. I don't own one. So it already didn't appeal to me to add. Add an arm to it.

[A]

So let's read it first.

[B]

I don't even like Alexa.

[C]

I don't want to let you was ready?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Keep it.

[C]

No. Yeah. I'm not a fan of the arm. And that actually turns me off from the idea. So imagine like two to five years from now, they stop making them. They only make them with arms or some. Like, I'm gonna be upset pet.

[A]

I want one with a big mama.

[C]

Not the lotto edition. Big mama.

[A]

Your arm.

[C]

No, no, I don't want the arm. I don't want the thing. I mean, I, I. There's no reason for me to have it. Like maybe some everyday cleaning. If I had a pet. And, you know, it just keeps, you know, the hairs at bay or something. I understand that kids and, and food particles or something. And I'm tired, I guess. You know, I understand that. I understand how this could be a great supplement. Yeah, it's helpful. But, like, for me, it just doesn't appeal to me. And then the addition to. As a parent, you know, you want some added help. I don't think that they're going to want it to pick up the socks real slow like that, especially because the baby is gonna, if it's in the room, it's gonna trip or even the.

[A]

Baby gonna break that. They won't let five minutes in the house with a baby that's walking. The baby will tear that pulling that arm.

[C]

Oh.

[B]

I mean, I get to. If you have it just kind of roaming around the house, house picking up socks. I can see how that's helpful.

[A]

How many socks y' all got on the damn floor? Like you ain't got but two feet. You use two socks. That's it.

[B]

I can see it being helpful for someone that got a lot going on, you know.

[C]

Yeah. And again, the reason that I even. The reason I even brought up this robot arm in there is because that arm is the example of the type of arm that they're going to. Or some type of robotics they're going to be using to pick up that Trash out of Mount Everest.

[A]

First give me a black one that's gonna be making robot chicken.

[B]

I put it next to the pot.

[C]

And I also want to talk about.

[A]

The robot network people.

[C]

Yeah, that freaky ass show. But that was a cool show. One of the things I, I, the reason I also brought up the robot back was because again, it has all that technology in it. Like it was an example of the arm that they're going to use to pick up that trash in my Everest. But it's also an example of, of just these every day people.

[A]

Trash.

[C]

T. I'm sorry. I was speaking specifically to the trash and not the other that.

[A]

You check me. I was speaking specifically to the trash.

[C]

The trash is. See, I was speaking to, you know.

[A]

Them dead bodies like that when they was. They laughed when they heard that one. My jokes, my jokes crossed all the timelines.

[C]

You know what I'm saying?

[A]

You know, what do y' all call it? A parallel or whatever? Talk to me, y'.

[C]

All.

[A]

What y' all call it? Timeline. My jokes be like.

[C]

To all of them, you know what?

[A]

Dead bodies was rolling.

[C]

Okay, friend, you've seen everything everywhere all at once. I know. Destiny. I feel like every time Dustin makes a jokes or laughs, like all verses versions of Dustin are making jokes or laughing or making someone else. Like. Yep, to your point, Dustin, like, I feel like that. I feel like you are always reverberating and like that version of yourself that.

[A]

Went around last week, somebody had taken and made an AI video. Technology related pv.

[C]

All right. Yes. Throw it in there. Throw it in the ring.

[A]

Somebody made an AI video of Jocelyn Hernandez in every decade from like the 19, from like black people. 19, 1910, 1920, 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s. And it was Jocelyn every everywhere it was.

[B]

So what?

[C]

I need you to send that to me.

[A]

So versions of me like that are, what are, you know, swinging that bat of humor every time I crack a joke. Oh, yeah.

[C]

Oh, God. So, yes, I just wanted to talk.

[A]

To you guys about my ancestors. I am my ancestors.

[C]

I wanted to talk to you guys about technology and maybe reframe some perspective on it a little bit. That's why I asked you all those questions in the be about, you know, things that I knew not to be true. And as we dissected and went further into it, we were able to kind of pull some strings into reasons why technology just kind of needs to continue. What?

[A]

Yes. We hate the robots. Me, Fran and you. We hate the robots. Yes.

[B]

Is cleaning my kitchen.

[C]

I about to say, ah, do I hate the robots friend.

[A]

How can you be all right, right? With a robot in your house knowing the lay of the land, but you don't even want a.

[B]

A room.

[A]

A Zumba or whatever it's called. Zumba class.

[C]

Okay? That thing's gonna have eyes, you know what I'm saying? That thing gonna have more advanced sensors. It's gonna be able to touch naked.

[A]

In front of a robot.

[C]

It's gonna be able to mess with your recipes. Look, somebody can hack into it and do whatever.

[A]

I don't know. I don't.

[C]

You could wake up and it's on top. You could. Somebody you don't know. Let me.

[B]

Stop. Stop. I didn't know your game. Not this multi millionaire overnight. Godamn it.

[C]

Not. You didn't turn into a black mirror episode Frances.

[B]

No, let me not even say that. Cuz somebody that might have something be like really?

[A]

Right? No. These jokes don't get up now.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

I rebuke the AI Protect us from those algorithms. Okay, that's pretty much it for this week. I just wanted to do something light and not. I didn't want to scare you. I feel like there's a. See you now. You make me feel bad because I feel like there's enough scary things happening. But yeah, I wanted to talk a little bit about technology, but I didn't want to get into all of the things like there were things I could have talked about. Like now apparently they were showcasing. Well, a transparent television, which I don't even know how to or what.

[B]

Transparent television? Yeah, like them clear telephones back in the 80s basically.

[C]

No.

[A]

So swatch phone.

[C]

No Dustin. But that actually would be cool. Like a tv. We could see the parts on the inside. They. They're actually figure they're actually finding ways of like making it to where it's like. Like the. I guess LEDs are so small and tiny to where you could put it to where the. The screen is kind of transparent. But you. You can still brighten or darken the LEDs to control the depth of the back that you want to be opaque or not.

[A]

I don't want it to be looking like I'm using a projector.

[B]

I was. I said it sound like a projector on glass.

[C]

Pretty much television. I felt like that was even more than the flying car. But the flying car came in like practically because it was so stupid. But like the. That TV's so dumb it didn't even come into play for me.

[B]

I mean technologies with TVs is so fascinating to me. Like the, the. The one that's the art piece. I love that TV.

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

Love that TV. It's so cool to me.

[C]

You know what I've always loved, because TVs have always been a staple, like, of. Of the changing of the times. Do you remember like the. The Fatback TVs, but, like, not. Not just the regular beaches, the. The. The. The waterfall TVs.

[A]

Mm.

[C]

But before they could drop down. So, yes, friend. The one you were thinking about before you had to say weight. Like, just how big that TV was and. And how like. Like fat it was all around. Like, I just remember seeing, like, a huge rectangular TV on a big ass, long ass stand. But I'll never.

[B]

The ones that were so big. I'm sure your grandparents. Yeah, no, the ones that were so big that you couldn't even put them up on anything.

[C]

They was just on the floor model with a big wood thing. That's what I'm talking about.

[B]

Yeah, that's different.

[C]

Now what? Me up.

[A]

Entertainment center.

[C]

You know what? Shout out to the Nickies. I'll never forget. So they have a homegirl, Mo. We was at Mo's house. Shout out to you, Monique, Mo. She had a waterfall tv. So it looked like that standalone tv, friend. But when it dropped down and it was just the thing on top, I was like, oh, somebody got money up in here.

[B]

Wait, I need to look up. What you mean?

[C]

Okay? Because I stayed at a villa one time and I saw one too, and I was like, I ain't seen one of these since I was in Houston that time. It's literally a TV that it can. It can hide away in a stand. So imagine. Oh, imagine you're looking at a stand, and then, like, you press a button and the tv, it pulls up or. Or races up.

[B]

I got you.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

And then you hear that Andrew Day song. As soon as you turn every. Every time you turn the.

[B]

T.

[C]

All right. I don't know why I did that.

[B]

Sound like Benson Boone.

[A]

Why?

[C]

Should have sounded more like Rihanna. No, I'm just kidding. See, I always said that, Andre, they look a little bit like Rihanna. And it's just. It feels very validating when the. That just takes those jokes, too, that you already, like, know and believe or someone agrees with you. Like when I said that Akbar being that clip with, like, Kelly Price. Because I was like, that is Kelly Price in this clip that I'm seeing, that is Kelly Price. And then people reach with us.

[A]

She first had her surgery.

[C]

It looked like her. Like, I don't know. It was the bang. Since maybe I Never seen Akbar like that. But then the body shape too.

[A]

Kelly Price don't look old. But what I'm saying is I know it's like she's a of piece fear of Kelly. Of Kelly Price. So it's. I would say they do look alike. Is beautiful and Kelly Price, they got pretty faces. I'm not.

[C]

They do have. It is a pretty face. It's like a pretty black girl face thing. That. That was what it was. That's why she do the same age.

[A]

And peer group as Kelly Price. You know what I'm saying? Did you know she was pregnant? Did y' all know Akbar is pregnant?

[B]

I did not.

[A]

Married and pregnant with baby number six.

[C]

Her six.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

She got five kids somewhere and she's pregnant with number six.

[B]

Yeah, somewhere. Felt loaded. So I'm gonna see what's next.

[C]

Well, I'm gonna just say maybe somebody for her baby shower can get her one of these robot vacuums.

[A]

Well, she's pregnant with baby number six. And currently on the season of baddies is airing.

[C]

I just wanna.

[A]

Did you see her son? It was a video of her and her son at his birthday party. She was rapping, rapping. And he was like getting hyped when his mom was rapping or whatever. And he was. Dan. You know, he was like hyping her up like this or whatever while she was rapping, but he wasn't mouthing any words. And so of course, the people on the Internet was like, he. He like. He just like us. He don't know what the hell she talking about.

[C]

I didn't see all of that. And that's why it was cool.

[A]

What? Nobody. I didn't see nobody making fun of her son. They were making fun.

[C]

No.

[A]

You know what I'm saying?

[C]

Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. Again, maybe for baby number six, someone can get her robot vacuum at her baby shower that has an arm attached to it.

[A]

God.

[B]

Just keep going.

[C]

So that is it for this week's hot button. I hope you all enjoyed this conversation on technology and I hope you all are looking at your choices when you are making these purchasing purchases and buying these things. Are you buying the robot vacuum because you just don't feel like doing it? Are you buying a robot vacuum just because you know you could use a little extra help and you want to just know a little something about technology? Because I do feel like as these technologies grow and change and as we talked about adaptability, you have to kind of have these gateway objects that you enter into them with. So you were going to be forced into them. At some point, the microwave is only going to be used with a cell phone or something. So if you have a robot vacuum and you're used to using the app to configure it through that, and now you just.

[B]

That's another thing. Everything got a goddamn app.

[C]

There's an app for that.

[B]

Like, why does that.

[C]

I remember when that was a joke. There's an app for that.

[B]

Why does my toothbrush have an app? My scale has an app. My. Any appliance I've bought in the past.

[A]

Your flat iron.

[B]

Probably every appliance I bought has an app. I'm like, what the do I need? Why?

[C]

I really want to make a really bad joke, but I'm not gonna do it. I'm just gonna get out of here. Everything has an app.

[A]

Just say it.

[C]

You know what I'm saying? Like, because, you know, because women's. They have apps. So I. I was about to be like, yo has a nap.

[B]

But, I mean, it does. Where I track my cycle.

[C]

I just didn't want to say it wrong. I was gonna say it like, I think it was gonna. It was gonna land wrong. And I knew it was gonna land well. You knew was the pat.

[B]

Oh, Lord.

[A]

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This week in Wellness I wanted to ask y' all a question. Have y' all had any challenges buying groceries outside of the inflation? But when you've gone to the supermarket or put in your orders, however y' all do it. Have you had any supply chain disruption.

[A]

Issues, like, not yet. Talk. I've been anticipating them, but I anticipate haven't felt them yet. I also live in New York City, so you know what I mean? It might be a little different here, but I have. Not yet, but I'm watching.

[B]

Right. So I had. I. Like I mentioned earlier in the show, Eggs. And mind you, it didn't mean that I couldn't find them anywhere in Portland. But the supermarkets that I go to that are based on like, more local harvest, you know, they. They did not have eggs and they did not have the chicken, the boneless, skinless chicken thighs that I tend to get. And I thought, okay, this is interesting, you know, because in all the years I've been here, that has never happened. You may have maybe limited amounts to buy because of the time of day or something. You know what I mean?

[A]

At the time of the week, completely depleted.

[B]

But to see the whole. Behind the glass, the whole rack, just nothing there. Then you see the paper explaining why I was like, okay, so we're starting to see the effects of these conversations we've been having about food shortages. So I wanted to highlight this creative. She goes by Off Grid Homestead Fam. That's her Instagram, that's her TikTok. I don't know where else she is online, but those are the two accounts that I personally follow. Follow. Her name is Zani and she's a black woman that lives off grid with her family.

[C]

Oh, wow.

[B]

Yeah. Like, she has. She lived in. She's from Atlanta, which I love. And her. And her.

[A]

That's why she left.

[B]

They sold. They sold their house in. And in 2020, they bought 25 acres of land in northern New Mexico.

[C]

Oh, wow.

[B]

At the time, it was bare land with nothing on it. It. And they use the money from the house that they sold. Right. They sold, like almost all of their belongings, cars, everything you could think of. You know, the things that you fight to have as the quote, unquote, American dream. They sold all that crazy, okay? They use the money to dig a 350 foot well so that they can be their own source of water.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

They use that money to develop a septic system for their sewage, a solar system for electricity. They heat their space with wood. She says Even with the 25 acres, they pay only $900 a year in property taxes. They are an hour and a half away from civilization. So when I say they're in the middle of nowhere. They're in the middle of nowhere. But she did say 30 minutes, minutes from her place. There's a grocery store and a clinic. So.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

Essentials A little far, but still better than nothing.

[A]

I don't want to be negative.

[B]

So their closest neighbor is a mile and a half away with that. Okay.

[A]

That is luxury.

[B]

What? She's a registered nurse, which is a blessing because remember when we talked last week about what skill set do you have to offer your community? She is a dang nurse. Nurse. So in case of emergencies, she knows exactly what to do. She mentioned that they have their dogs. They have big, huge dogs on the property. As security measure, they use Boost mobile as their phone, which I thought was funny.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

As well, she did say they had Starlink satellite for Internet. But that's Elon, ain't it?

[C]

Yeah, but that's like satellite Internet, so it might be real good.

[B]

I mean they're far out, so they got to do what they got to do.

[C]

Yeah. High speed Internet available almost anywhere on earth. Yeah.

[B]

The fact that it's Elon, I was.

[C]

Like, I mean, I know but you know, again to the early conversation technology.

[B]

Right. She said their goal, the family's goal is to be a hundred percent self sustainable in case society falls. Right. I think she said they're like closer to like 90, so they're almost there. She offered. There's coaching and consulting too, if you're someone that's interested in off the grid living. What I love about her accounts though personally is that she is just a wealth of knowledge. Like a lot of us can give you all the like preparedness and emergency because we're basing this off of what we're looking for online on research. But she's there in real time.

[A]

Right.

[B]

She's learning how to live off grid like, like and, and showing you the mistakes and the things that she and her family have figured out and everything. She does have the consulting firm obviously, but the information that she gives on her accounts is just. I mean you can't pay for that. It is amazing how they're showing you how to do this shit.

[A]

Do they have a house or are they sleeping in tents?

[B]

She did mention that they have like a two or three bedroom RV, but you know, the RVs are very different.

[C]

They're nice now. Yeah.

[B]

A mobile home essentially. It's not like what I think we would think of.

[C]

If I knew how to like work that I might, I would consider that.

[B]

For real. Yeah. Beautiful rv.

[A]

Why wouldn't she just build a house? On the land.

[B]

I thought about that too. But I'm guessing it has something to.

[C]

Do with wanting to go.

[B]

Yeah, maybe I don't. Yeah, I thought about that. Like maybe it's just easier to up and go. But those new RVs, RVs tend to be like anchored down. So I don't really know. I don't know. Maybe I need to find a video where she explains that a little more. Because I have the same question. Like you got 25 acres and then.

[A]

I just have questions.

[B]

Maybe it's, maybe it's a financial decision. Maybe like government wise, an RV is priced out different than if you're paying for a home. I don't know. Because RVs, you could get a dope one for like 70k where the money. Yeah. And it has all modern amenities. She said they have everything. Shower. The only thing they don't have is a dishwasher. But she said it's literally no different than like a modern home. Now the land is paid for, everything is paid for. The RV is paid for. So the only thing they haven't paid for finished paying off is their truck that they drive that you know, gets them from point A to point B throughout the lane. But she said because of that, yes, it was expensive up front, you know, getting the sewage systems and the solar systems and the well, but getting all that paid off up front now like their cost of living is so easy. Basically nothing. Yeah, it's worth it essentially for a short term hit, for a long run ease.

[A]

That makes sense. Well, good for them. This is something that you have to have the desire to do. You know what I mean?

[B]

Absolutely. This isn't. And so something that everyone can. It's not for everybody because not everyone has the finances. But also not. I know, not everyone's interested in living away from people. And she said it, she was like someone would call her a doomsday prepper essentially. But she feels like she's just ahead of what society may be when society is in collapse. Like they already have their system in place and not just her, but even though the neighbors is a mile and a half away, they are all take care of each other in different ways. You know what I mean? So it's like.

[A]

And go over there and get that.

[B]

Yeah, they all know why they're there, you know, and, and help each other.

[A]

Get in that truck there.

[C]

And yeah, that horse, look at that horse.

[B]

And, and in one of her videos, one thing that she did mention was like it's important one thing that living that way. I should say has taught her was to. You have to do research on like, okay, who has the eggs that I need. Need. Whose land is yielding the produce that I need. Who, you know, is. Has their slaughterhouse where I can get like the protein, the meat, you know, the chicken that I need. And you start building screams community based. This local economy, you know what I mean? And basically a local supply chain as well. So while the rest of us, like I'm here going to this bigger brand market. Market, their disruptions are going to affect me. But imagine if I had relationships with farmers. Yeah, yeah. I just go straight to the farm, pay him for whatever I'm buying. You know what I mean? Go to the other farm that has the eggs. And she was saying instead of just going to the farmers markets, actually befriend the farmers so that you have a relationship with them outside of the market. So it's not based on the market market schedule. And what if the market shuts down? That happens in New York all the time. You'll see a market in one neighborhood and then it just stops running there, you know? And she was like, but imagine if you had his number. Like, hey, what's the harvest looking like this week? You know, And y' all decide budget and you know what I mean?

[A]

You know what? I'd be growing on my land.

[B]

And you know what? You'd be an important member of the supply chain because there's people that need, need that in order to sustain.

[A]

I'll be just like old girl on Coven that was in the woods and she put them people back together. You know what I'm talking about?

[C]

Is that her name on there? Misty.

[B]

But she said that you should befriend the local farmers. Right. And so someone in the comments. And this is on. On Tick Tock that I saw this. Someone in the comments was like, but all the farmers in my area are racist. Like I don't want to have friends or. Right. They probably not going to want to give me their crops. Yeah. So what do you do if that's the type of area you live in? And that's when she mentioned.

[A]

She mentioned our link. Wi Fi honey.

[B]

He said u. She mentioned the black farmers index dot com.

[C]

Oh, wow.

[B]

Which is where you can find black farms near you never heard of it. I thought that was such a gem. You know, I wrote that down quick.

[A]

What a resource. What a resource.

[B]

What a resource. She also said there's an app called Farm Fresh 24. 7. It's black.

[A]

The farmers dress cute.

[B]

And the app, that's where you can find not just local farmers, but also bakers. Anyone having to do with agriculture artisans, food or cook. Yeah. Of any type is in this app. This basically like the black Amazon. That would be. Well, yeah, but she's not going to be making stuff that would drive her nuts. But I love that she gave us those two black owned resources on top of just encouraging people to shop locally. I am cool with a couple farmers out here, but I never, I haven't like built that type of relationship where I'm like, hey, can I get on a schedule with you? You know, so that I can do pickups, like weekly pickups with the farmers. And that kind of put that bug in my ear of like, yeah, that would be smart. I just know them more. So I want to start volunteering.

[C]

You're gonna meet somebody. Yeah. They're gonna be like, you should come. You should come to my farm.

[B]

Yeah. And like come and start learning support. Also, you're also helping the black farmers because imagine how much red tape they go through already trying to get. Get their harvest into these shops and stores and farmers market.

[A]

Red tape from white people.

[C]

Right.

[B]

The gatekeeping, all the. That they get put through. We saw Sugar, what was that show?

[A]

Sugar Queen Sugar.

[B]

Queen Sugar. Remember how much they went through with that farm? But also volunteering, you know, volunteering your time. I know a friend of mine out here, she volunteers at a farm and. And by the end of the week they give her harvest as a trade off. So it can be a barter system if you don't have the funds. I just think it's something to consider. I love this conversation that she was having. It ties in with what we've been discussing on the show about community and really having each other's back. It inspired me in two ways. The first one, like I mentioned wanting to go out there and do build these relationships with local farmers, but also I want to be a part of the supply chain. You know, like that kind of put that battery in my back too. Like I don't want to just build a relationship for what I can take, but also build a relationship so I can contribute. Like, this is where I start thinking when she was saying which person has the eggs, which person has the meat, I was like, which farmer would I be? Like, what would be my contribution to the community that they can come get it from me, me and we can swap out our goods. So that's another thing to consider too. If you're someone like me that's interested in getting into that scene, what would your contribution be? Not just the skill sets that we talked about last week, but also, what is your harvest?

[A]

You should get a chicken farm. A free range chicken farm. Because I can see you telling them, chickens, run, run. Your chicken would be a lot easier.

[B]

And laying with them and talking to them. At the end of the day, only thing I thought about is I couldn't do meat or anything because I'm not killing Dustin.

[A]

I will.

[B]

I can't see myself. I'll talk to my partner and see if he has the heart. I know I don't.

[C]

You just gonna have to farm him and sell him alive.

[B]

I just have to.

[A]

I will fly out there to help your partner. I will come. We can make it a thing. I'll come out there, be chicken day, baby.

[C]

You ready? My mom is from Mississippi, and I'll never forget her telling me the stories about when she was a little girl. And she would do that. And I was like, see, it was so fun. She still remembers. She was on a. She grew up on a farm, and she was a little girl doing that.

[B]

And I was like, that was my mom, too. I told y' all. When I went back one summer, I think it was the first time I had gone as a kid. And they were welcoming me, and they had a cute goat tied in the back. And I'm thinking, he's part of the thing.

[C]

He ran when you seen your mom?

[A]

He got took off.

[B]

I'm thinking he's like their pet or something. Cause he's just in the backyard chilling, baby.

[A]

He was dinner.

[B]

We had that goat stew later. I looked at my mom and she said, yep, and shut the. I don't want to hear it. Don't start crying. Don't be American. Eat it. Be grateful.

[A]

At what point did it connect for you? Like, when did you figure out the.

[B]

Second or third bite? I was like, wait, go. Because I didn't see nobody come in with no groceries.

[A]

You got to that third bite and look like old girl that was on paternity court.

[B]

Oh, my God.

[A]

It was good, though.

[B]

Shut the up. I'm sure it was, you know, fresh. But all in all, I just wanted y' all to check her out because she really is a wealth of knowledge. Like, because she's on the land. Like I said, she's doing this as we speak. And I love that she gives so much advice about even the types of machinery that they had to invest in. What kind of. Well, how does that work? What did it cost? Like, she is very transparent.

[A]

She talk about the gun.

[C]

Guns.

[B]

I'm sure she Does. I didn't watch a video about guns, but I'm more than sure she has a video. Not your face. I'm more than sure. If you see her personality when you.

[C]

Go on there, you'll know it actually.

[A]

Sounds really, really interesting. You know, I love lifestyle YouTube channels and shit, so I'm definitely gonna be looking to see what she's got going on.

[B]

Yeah. And we sat after because I was prepping the. The wellness segment, and I was talking about it, and. And my partner was like, would you live in an rv? And I looked at him and I said, you know, it would be a huge reconfiguration of all that I am.

[A]

All that you are. Who are you gonna pick and choose?

[B]

I was like, but, you know, you.

[A]

Ain'T gotta do that.

[B]

To prove my Container Store bins in my sneakers, we'd have to have a separate rv.

[A]

Look at yourself behind you right now. They don't have that in your RV section. Okay? They don't have that, friend. You're gonna have one shelf, and it's gonna fold up on the wall.

[C]

You know what I'm saying?

[A]

So it's gonna be there when you.

[B]

Want to know why she chose RV instead of just, like, a house.

[A]

To do. Build a damn house. You got the land. I'm sure the timber is on that land somewhere.

[B]

You know, maybe someone listening knows the an that if there's a reason. But I don't know, I. I admire people who slim down their life that way. That is so impressive to me. Like, people that live in vans.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

I'm like, whoa. Like, I couldn't. Kaia. Like, I couldn't.

[A]

You ain't never seen Kaia's van?

[B]

You mean my neck, my back?

[A]

Yes. And her van. Yes, her neck, her back, her van. Kaya has. She has a home. Or remember, we need to name the episode. Kaya's van. Yep, that's it. Her neck, her back, her van. Kaya has a home. She always sits in front of that wood paneling when she's talking. Remember when her phone got.

[B]

That's the rv.

[A]

That's the home. But she has a van that she drives as her personal vehicle. That's like a conversion type van.

[B]

That's so cool. Is she on YouTube, like, doing lifestyle videos?

[A]

I thought she was gonna say she on that.

[C]

Why would she ask that? I mean, why would she ask that?

[A]

Because we talking about K. Interesting.

[B]

Okay, well, I'mma look her up and add her to the docket. But. But I want you to check out Off Grid Homestead Farm on TikTok ass up right now and on Instagram. And once again, those resources that she shared, blackfarmers index.com and the Farm Fresh 24.7black owned app as well. I'll link to all three, so don't worry. Like I said, anything I ever mentioned, you'll always find in the description box for easier access. But I just think she's doing the Lord's work, honestly, because she's on the ground. Okay. The rest of us is just researching, but she's there.

[C]

Wait a minute.

[A]

Hold on.

[C]

Off grid.

[A]

Grid.

[B]

Off grid. Homestead fam.

[A]

Okay, here it is. She just popped up. Oh, she's cute.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

She don't even look like she family.

[B]

You know what?

[C]

Oh, wow.

[A]

She's cute.

[B]

And then she. And she's fun. Like, she's really fun. I like her a lot.

[C]

I think about.

[B]

About.

[C]

I.

[B]

Would y'.

[C]

All.

[B]

Would y' all consider maybe. I know. I know y' all wouldn't maybe go this far, but is there any aspect of this whittling down of life that y' all would consider?

[C]

Yes. It's not. Not that, but when you were talking about it, I was thinking about how when I go on vacations, how I'd always want to be one of those people that, like, lived in, like, Barbados or Saint Lucia or something like that and had, like, you know, well, maybe had two different lives. Like, maybe if I had that in addition, too. I don't know if I would completely, like, live there. Yeah.

[B]

Ne.

[C]

If you. Some of those. Some of those water properties. Some of those properties. And then you could have a boat or a yacht and it just be parked right outside. I was like, this is crazy. And, like, the views of the island itself and, like, how far away it is from, you know, America, like, and black people. Like. Like those islands. Like, I love that life. So I was thinking about, like, island life, but, like, I don't know about being in the middle of, like, nowhere because I feel like my deal might be a little bit worse because I'm like, literally, I'd be on an island. Right. Right. Like, I'd have to, like, wait for a plane or helicopter or boat to get to somewhere if there aren't enough resources or, you know, if it's, you know, depending on the season. So that's something I've considered, but, you know, still severely apprehensive about.

[B]

I mean, we're American. That makes sense. We have so many modern conveniences that we lean on that I think people don't even consider how. Yeah. How much of a brat. We are like, think you ain't gonna be on Amazon if you live an hour and a half away?

[A]

Exactly.

[B]

Civilization. You know what I'm saying? Like, there's a lot of shit do you think you can live without? You know what? I've actually. This has been my own little project because I do want to start whittling down in different ways. I have only ordered from Amazon two times in the month of January.

[C]

Okay, that is big.

[B]

That's impressive.

[C]

That is.

[B]

This is coming from someone that. That. That's every other day.

[A]

Where am I supposed to get my peanut brittle? The place that I get my peanut brittle is only available. I can't order direct from the vendor. It's only.

[B]

But that's fair. There's certain things, like the Dubai chocolate from Tik Tok that I get. I'm not buying it on Tik Tok. I get it on Amazon. That's fair. But such. First. First problem. But all the other little. No, but all the other little. Like, when y' all be ordering house cleaning supplies and socks and shit, go get it from your local shop so they can stay open. I've been making it a point, even situation. Go get the book from the store, girl. Like, keep that store open. Keep that bookstore open. Go get your supplies. It takes.

[A]

Y' all think I can. Y' all think I could live off the grid?

[B]

No.

[C]

It depends on where I'm being a rubble.

[A]

You already know when this go down, I'mma have been out somewhere and just. That's how. That's my story. I'm not gonna make it to that stage of the game, so it's fine.

[B]

I will say, I don't know how much I have in me. I don't know how much walking that I have in me. Like, foraging and scouring the earth with zombies. And I don't.

[A]

I. I would rather. I like the fist fight. I'd rather go out fighting. You know what I'm saying? It. At least I went out happy because I was. I'm gonna give it all I got if I'm fighting for my life. You know what I'm saying? So, like.

[C]

I don't know.

[A]

I just. It's not for me.

[C]

I try not to watch a lot of those shows because I hate, like, thinking about being in those positions because I'm a scary ass. But there'd be a small piece of me to be like, all right, I have some information. So some go down. I might know what I could do. So. So that'll be the resource I Could be for y' all maybe.

[A]

You know, I am very much new Jack City.

[C]

Uhhuh.

[A]

Remember Keith's account, Mother the out.

[B]

See the off Gr ling. I feel like deep down I could do it. I could do it. I know I could. It would make me sad at first to let go.

[C]

You might not want, but you could do it.

[B]

Yeah. And knowing me, my RV is going to be super cute with she going to be rocking. Yeah. It's going to be so pretty and comfortable and I'm going to make a cabin. But the like parable of the talons walking through highways, trying to find food and shit. That's what I think. I'm gonna struggle.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

That life.

[A]

I gotta have a stick with a red bandana on the end. I'm gonna be like over it. I'm telling you right now.

[B]

Just throw me off a cliff. I don't think I'm built for that. But off grid living, when I see what she's doing, I'm like, yeah, I would love that.

[A]

That she got a beautiful family, her and her partner.

[B]

Aren't they so beautiful? And their life is so fascinating. They really did that. They sold everything they had in Atlanta and got the out of here and are, and are building a completely self sustained lifestyle that if the US collapses, they're going to see very little effects on their life while the rest of us are going to be shitting bricks out here. Here.

[C]

And there has to be something super refreshing about being able to release all of like the, the things happening around you by literally releasing the things that like, you know, are holding you in. I guess. I don't know.

[B]

Like, I agree. I think there's something about that is very liberating. It's. It's hard for him. I could see that being very hard for Americans because we like stuff, but I can see that being such a relief at the same time. Like, Jesus, I, I'm not tired of all this.

[A]

You better be. You better have a crop of contraceptives because there's literally only one thing to do. And I know ain't nobody going out there single. You need that. You literally need the help. So just think about that part because you might need to drive that hour and 30 minutes or. No, 30 minutes was to the clinic, right?

[B]

No, yeah, the clinic and the local market is.

[A]

Well, at least you know why you're not going to the clinic, because where you gonna get it from? You know what I'm saying? So at least you're going for a good reason. That's one thing about that clinic.

[B]

But I just wanted to put that in Yalls awareness. I think especially with Shoot Shoot food shortages kind of kicking up for some of us in different cities. And even if it hasn't started for you, she's so good. Even if it hasn't started for you, you know that that could very well be a reality. Especially with RFK heading the health department and all the shit show of a government, the cdc. I mean it's just like a bunch of toddlers running the country right now and we don't know what's what, we don't know what's going to be what. And so I think it's really cool to be inspired by people who have literally disengaged from that reality and how they're doing and not just like ideating about it but actually doing it and sharing that information with their community. Which you know is like my theme for this year.

[C]

So.

[B]

So wanted to put that out there. Check her out. She is amazing. And if you have anyone else, because I know she's not the only one obviously if you have anyone else that you think is super interesting putting out that kind of information and dropping gems for the rest of us, let me know, put it in the comments or just hit us up and I'll make sure to highlight them in the next coming weeks as well. That's it for this week in wellness.

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[A]

Okay, we are this one of them shows. If you ain't comfortable with that, you know what I'm saying? We are very inclusive over here.

[C]

Yes, absolutely.

[A]

None of that other. So I'm up in here.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

What I'm saying, we respect pronouns. Let's get that.

[C]

All that. All that.

[A]

Wrong place. Like Jocelyn said, you're in the wrong place. You got them kind of views and get up out the of of here.

[C]

Damn. Never mind. I was gonna step on your toes a little bit, but you mentioned Johnson. I just would like to say I'm actually not going to step. I'll just say this. I know people find Jocelyn's music making. They have.

[A]

Questionable.

[C]

Questionable. I do know that. But I will continue to stand on the fact that I believe that there is something to be said about a person that continues to. I don't want to say, like, make songs and smart about how they work them. Like, I like that Johnson has been making music. And you know, her. Her music has been ridiculous, whoever for how long, right? But then she came with that. What was that one video she came out with? I think live your best life. And it drove everybody crazy. You know, Johnson was like under a new light, a new filter. So everybody was like, really with the vision. And then Johnson comes out with that other song. Okay. Music that we like. Okay.

[B]

That.

[C]

That she hits the. The music changes.

[A]

We're liking Vegas.

[C]

We're liking how catchy the songs are. We're liking the production on these songs. We're liking the ballistic. Okay, well, we're liking this. We're actually liking something about the songs now. Right. Like, we're liking the visuals and the music. So I just find it interesting that Jocelyn has continued not all of them. Not all of the time, but there are moments in time where we find ourselves liking or at least entering interested in what Johnson Hernandez is doing. And I just find that there is something very. There's something to be said about that. And I just with it. Johnson has been a woman that. She started off on love and hip hop and was, you know, always fighting and seemed very angry. And she has the show where, you know, these people are fighting and they're angry. But outside of the show, she kept pushing this idea of this cabaret, and it's as ridiculous as it has seemed, as it still may seem to some. She has really, like, pushed this for seasons and has really, like, done something with it. The fact that she goes on tour, wherever she tours, like, is interesting to me. It's all interesting to me. And so I just have to say something. I. I love that. I love that. I love that. What? I'm still trying to figure out what that is, but she ain't. She's interested.

[A]

Do club dates. Okay.

[C]

But it's still a tour.

[A]

Go ahead. Go.

[C]

If you. If there Are multiple dates involved and you are performing? It's a tool tour. No. Okay. All right.

[B]

Well, I don't know what's happening.

[C]

I. We started to. He mentioned Jocelyn and I have adhd. So there we. Here we are. I wanted to also shout out, since we're talking about women in music, visually in music. These women have dropped a song together. Now, I. I always highlight hip hop, but I usually. I'm always highlighting women specifically in hop. Hip, hip hop. But a couple of weeks ago, I believe I was talking about. Well, the past couple of weeks, I've been talking about Nle Choppa. But before that, I remember we had a conversation about the young, fresh, fun artist Glorilla. We talked about her a lot last year, and we've been loving Glorilla, and I'm just loving to see the continuation of her and. And how she's moving. Glorilla actually has a song out. This video just came out. It said is what, A couple hours ago.

[A]

Procedure.

[C]

Yes, she has a song out. Glorilla song featuring Lotto's Procedure. They just dropped a video for it. I like the song, but I love. I love more than just the fact that the song is out and there's a video, because I want to actually just say there's a video. Go watch it. I just loved Glorilla working with more women, too. Not that she has ever had an issue with women, but people always want to push certain narratives in hip hop. So the fact that Glorilla has worked with a bunch of people and Lotto always works with a bunch of. And they're working together, it's dope. And I like that.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[C]

It's very unified. And it's also kind of sending a message that. Not that they're intentionally trying to do it, but that they don't need the. To do this. Like, hip hop is very much. It has very much been seen as like a nick of sport for years, but very much, you know, overly saturated with a bunch of men. So as these women, you know, they fill the market. A lot of people like to say that they're the same, but then they're showing up on these similar tracks. Different, different, you know, but still together, you know, it. It. It shows a great cohesiveness that I want kind of shown. I want it showcased across music. I. I like that. And it takes me back to the thought process almost of. In R B girl groups when I think about Destiny's Child, how they all made solo projects and they still were able to form Voltron and come back and, you know, do their pro. Their tour. Like when they had that tour and they all had their separate segments where they were performing their solo parts, you know what I'm saying? Like, it'd be dope as hell if, you know, Beyonce did do this tour tour, and, you know, Kelly and Michelle, they come back for another DC project or whatever. Like, I don't actually need her to do that. I'm just saying it would be cool.

[A]

If, like, you like the idea of that.

[C]

I like the idea of that camaraderie.

[A]

And the girls being a girl's girl as an artist or a guy's guy as an artist.

[C]

Yes. And I just want to see more of that, and I want that lesson to kind of translate to the younger artists as the. As they branch out and as they grow. One thing with the K Pop artists, I guess it's different because K Pop artists are almost. Almost like they're like, put in a factory. Like, they're putting these academies and made. But with these younger artists, when they come out and they're put into these groups, I would love it if they could do their solo endeavors and still come back as a group or still support the group or still be. Have the capability, because I know it's not their fault. So I'm not putting this actually on artists, maybe more so on labels and management that listen to this. Maybe more so people that, you know, are playing with these formulas and trying to figure things out. I think it's dope when you have girl groups like. Like the girl group flow. They're a young, beautiful girl group. I feel like they all each have their own individual fan bases, but they all ride for each other, and their. Their fan bases ride for each other's members, even if they don't with the other ones or whatever. And I like stuff like that. I like when people aren't disrespectful to the other one because they're like, oh, I only like this one, and they should break up. I feel like they don't like that kind of shitty. I don't like that at all. So it'd be cool to just see, like, how people can play with those formations in music or even just giving artists respect enough to be able to feel free enough to want to do that or, you know, however, Ghost.

[A]

Only person I ever really hated on like that in a group was Latasha Scott. Normally I'm much more like, give everybody a chance. You know what I'm saying? And after I gave her a chance as a fan, she did what she did.

[C]

So she betrayed you. No. Yes. So I said all of that because I just wanted you to watch Glorious Procedure video featuring a lot of it. The concept of it. And you know, Procedure is from Set it off, which is a movie. We are all up. So that's it for.

[B]

I love. I love too. Outside of them all working together, that.

[C]

Oh, yes, friend.

[B]

It's a good. It's just a good message that they can all do well.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

It doesn't take away from any one artist. You know what I mean? That whole. Like, it can only be one. Like, it's. They're all doing well in different ways, coming together. And I think that's good for other artists to see.

[C]

Yes. Especially I. I don't know if you remember this. I might be shooting myself in the foot by even mentioning this because I don't know how true any of this is. So what I will say is I remember back in the day hearing about the artist Natina from Black. The girl group Black Rest her soul, Rest in peace. She was with Corrupt. I think that. I think that was the rapper she was with. Natina, Corrupt were together and they dating. Yeah, they were. Yeah, they were dating and they actually had a song together. Or maybe they had multiple. Maybe that music together, but on a particular track, and I don't remember the track. That's why I hate bringing this up too. They actually wrote each other's verses. Like, I remember. I think, like reading in an interview way back in the day, they were like, dating or a couple. And I think they made that song and they were like. They had written each other's verses on the song. And I thought that was so cute and so dope. And I always think about music like that. Like, it's dope when, like, you're in a group.

[A]

No tea, no shade, honey I'mma let.

[C]

You.

[A]

Girls can't take what I got.

[C]

God. Meanwhile, they were not seeing that.

[B]

No, you better let me know. You better.

[A]

It's coming back. It's coming back.

[C]

Oh, my God.

[A]

Oh, you want to smash. What did he say on that song? Shout out to whatever his name was. Let me know.

[C]

You had to let Nina. I. I know his name and I don't want to say it because I don't want this to happen anymore. I want it to be over done. Are you sure that's has another one in him? He's always got. Stop, though.

[A]

I ain't even doing that.

[C]

All right, well, I just. Gorilla was the video of choice that I wanted you all to watch. Usually I have multiple videos that I wanted you all, that I want you all to view, but this week I'm just going to talk about. I just talked about gorilla. That's the video I want you all to go watch. And then the Grammys came on. All I will say about the Grammys, I did. You both watched the Grammys?

[A]

I did.

[B]

I watched about 75% of it. But then I had to make a supermarket run through real.

[C]

Let's talk about the Grammys. I just want. I. I was clearly just going. I was very much just going to cleanly be like, you know, congrats to all the winners, shout out clearly to Beyonce, shout out to Kendrick, like shout out to everybody for real. But if we're going to talk about them, we can talk about all that. But I want to just very quickly say, say one of the things.

[B]

So good.

[C]

They were so good.

[A]

This was a good year for the Grammys.

[C]

I actually. Every performance. And you know what, in spite of everything, they did a great job of, you know, of really taking care and actually I'm so glad you said that because this is the point that I really wanted to make. I remember thinking this while watching it. They were doing a great job of, you know, acknowledging that everything isn't good, but they were still there to celebrate something good and. And hopefully, you know, uplift the people, people. And when they had the fire department out there, I was in tears. But I thought about you, friend, and I thought about how much you've been doing as well, friend and putting forth your best foot to really just showcase that effort can be made and you can use your platform appropriately without like beating people over the head or doing it wrong. And so I thought it was beautifully done during the Grammys throughout the night. And I thought everybody's performances were amazing because I watched everybody and I enjoyed everybody and I'm a fan of some new people and some names that I'd been hearing, but I wasn't really feeling or didn't really know much of.

[B]

I felt a little sensitive with the fire department part because I didn't see any of the prisoners that were used. You know what I mean? Like, I didn't hear them mentioned, I didn't hear them thanked. I didn't hear. Cuz that therapy.

[A]

I agree it was an oversight.

[B]

Yeah. Like they play such a crucial part of those rescue missions and just the. The fire department showing up anyway as a presence. So I thought it was strange that they.

[A]

That's an oversight on behalf of the Grammys production because the artists Have a lot of going on. And it should be at the top of their mind. Right. To say something that should have been written into the script for those firefighters. I bl that that. To me, the responsibility goes directly into the lap of the producers of the Grammys for that open. Because you are 100% right. That's something that definitely should have been recognized, especially since it was a consistent recognition throughout the night. You know what I'm saying? Type. They should have had a moment.

[B]

And that's. And that's not like a little oversight. No, it wasn't like, oh, one or two prisoners helped us. We just forgot to mention this is.

[A]

They were the reason why System.

[B]

Yeah. Like, so that bothered me.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

I felt uncomfortable with that part, but outside of it. Yeah. I understood the. The need for their presence in this conversation.

[C]

What. What did you guys think? What? What? Yeah, that was a great call out. What artists were you feeling from the night? I guess you can talk about looks, opinions, or whatever you want to say. Friend, I'll start with you. Oh, you said friend.

[A]

Go ahead, friend.

[C]

I'm sorry.

[B]

No, I was gonna say everyone was great. It was just a great award show. I love the structure of it, that they seem to make room for more performances and less awards. And I. And I understand that in a way that's kind of fucked up because, like, this is such a crucial moment in your career. A lot of people dream of Grammy night and most importantly, winning Grammys. And so for that to not be televised, I can imagine how fucking heartbreaking that is. But it was also cool to me that it's an. At the end of the day, it's a music event, and I love that music was prioritized. We got to see a lot more artists. Artists hear a lot more music. I was so impressed. People were making fun of Benson Boone, but I was so impressed by him.

[C]

He's a great performer.

[B]

Sounded phenomenal.

[C]

I With it heavy.

[B]

Yeah. There's. People think the song is annoying. Like, I saw people being like, I hate music like this. But I thought he did great. He sounded great. It was cool how he was like, flipping and over 100 piano. Like.

[C]

Can I just interject really quickly?

[B]

Of course.

[C]

What a dream.

[B]

Dream.

[C]

It's dope when you make music and you do those, like, little intros on your project. But what a dream to actually be at the Grammys and, like, you know, and now presenting this category. And then, like, you do. Like, that's your introduction to your performance, like, at the. The Grammy celebration, like, and that was fire. I thought that was just dope.

[B]

And he sounded the mic at that point, and the mic was on for him. He sounded great. And I think that, to me, was what stood out the most about this award show show. People were singing.

[A]

They were in their bag.

[B]

Yeah. It didn't feel like the old awards where you're just like all the lip syncing and then it's just a lot of reverb and auto tune and all kinds of filters on the mic and you're like, yo, music just isn't what it was like. A lot of these artists are studio singers, but that did not happen at this Grammy show. Those were singers up in there. I also have to shout out Ray. I was familiar with Ray because I love escapism, which I've played on this show before in the Music man segment. Segment. But I have to be real. I had no idea that she could sing vocals. No, I had no idea. I knew she could sing, but I had no idea about the range and the power.

[A]

I'm with you on the right thing. She has a sister who's an incredible artist named Absolutely. And I hosted her. She had a. A showcase.

[B]

I couldn't tell if you were joking.

[A]

No, I'm dead serious. Like, all I was waiting for the punchline.

[B]

I'm like.

[A]

And then Ray. Ray is this. And I. Ray really came on my radar because they had hired me to host the. The showcase for Absolutely's project.

[B]

I remember that, actually.

[A]

And so when I. When that idea. She was a great. She had a great personality. We had good chemistry, and her music was so dope. When I found out she was Ray's sister, it made me dig into Ray's ass in that catalog, you know what I'm saying? And so I have a tremendous amount of respect for her. Ray, as an artist, as a writer. Ray is like the real deal, for real. She's like superstar, sad as.

[B]

Yeah, she did a great job. And those for me, were the two standouts, I would say, for me. But honestly, everybody put together show. Yeah, this was a great show. I don't think I've ever wanted to sit and watch the Grammys that long. I'm always. I'm always like, damn, this is three hours. You know, you start feeling the weight of the length, but it just didn't feel that way because it was so good.

[A]

Well, first of all, they can thank Beyonce because they totally jacked her Renaissance Tour. Screen thing on the stage that looked just like the Renaissance Tour. Remember how that circle thing opened up? And it was just like, Renaissance. The big ass screen all the way across. So thank you, Beyonce. Much like Miley Cyrus said when she got up there and was like, we went tonight. Thanks, Beyonce. I like her personality.

[B]

Even if she didn't win, I'm still gonna say it's Beyonce.

[C]

Yeah. I'm not gonna lie. I was living for Miley when she first came out. The way she turned that corner and was sashaying out and how good she looked in that black dress. And she was pointing to everybody like a G. I was like, miley is our ghetto tonight. And I'm with it.

[A]

I like her and I like the fact that she don't with her daddy.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Because of. For reasons.

[B]

Right.

[C]

I'm not. Excuse me.

[A]

I'm not gonna make this a thing now. I also enjoy the fact that Beyonce pissed the entire country music community off with her win for best country album. Specifically.

[B]

Oh, I've been seeing.

[A]

I am disappointed that 16 carriages did not win the category it was nominated for because I do believe it's a special song.

[C]

It is.

[A]

But I am, I am finding comfort in the fact that it was acknowledged by the nomination. Right. That means it was still of the best of the best.

[C]

Best.

[A]

I'm very, very, very happy that Beyonce won album of the year. I am very, very, very happy about that. I am very excited for her. I think that album deserves recognition. People can debate that. Other albums she had deserved it more than Cowboy Carter did. Who gives a. Because she got it. They kept telling her no and she has it now. And that's what we wanted. That's why we were mad when she did not get it before. So this is not a pissing contest amongst the fans nor is it even a conversation amongst any other communities. I saw that. Was it Sylvester Stallone's brother? I think it was Stallone's brother. Somebody who's a subsidiary person had made some comments. I'm gonna tell you exactly who it is right now. It is we gonna put his ass on the Summer jam screen. Yeah. It's Frank Stallone who according to the art of dialogue, he's a Grammy and Golden Globe nominated artist and brother of Sylvester Stallone. And he was crit the Grammys for awarding Beyonce the country album of the year. Now I never heard of this miscellaneous. So who cares what he has to say? But the point is that his old at the demo that he, that he represents, they have something to say there. They are griping over Beyonce's win and I love that. So congratulations to her for successfully stinging their asses. Kendrick Lamar swept No, it's not like us. You know what I'm saying? Swift swept all the major Record of the year, Song of the year. Like, those are huge. Best rap song. These are huge awards to win. So Kendrick.

[B]

Kendrick looks so cute. Yes, so cute. Skin on point.

[C]

Picture. I want that picture of him.

[B]

His hair. He just looks so cute.

[A]

He's got great style. And as. As. As that coin has.

[B]

Very simple. It's very, like, minimalistic, but, like, cool.

[A]

But, like, right on the mark every time. You know what I mean? It's all always a. A element. Like the way that the jacket was cut on his Canadian T. Did you see, like, the stitching? And it just.

[B]

Do y' all think. Do y' all think that was intentional? Like, people are saying the Canadian 100%.

[A]

We're talking about Kendrick.

[B]

Sometimes I feel like we be giving him so much lore, and it don't be that he just want.

[A]

100%. He's mean and nasty. 100. He's mean and nasty. Nasty and spiteful and all of those things that make this record great.

[B]

Thank you.

[A]

As you can see, it won everything. So. Yeah, but the Grammys, I was with him now. What I did not appreciate, Shaboozi is still on the charts right now in the top 10 with a bar song. Shaboozi completely got snubbed. I would have loved to see Shaboozi win. Personally, I would have loved to have.

[B]

Seen there was someone else. Oh, I thought Billie Eilish got snug. Snubbed.

[A]

She did. I don't want it to be nothing else.

[B]

So, like, that's the tricky part. But I do still think she should have got something like, damn, that song was so gorgeous.

[A]

Yeah, but she got a lot of too. Billy don't give a damn. Yeah. Billy got a lot of awards. She got two Oscars. Damn, she has two Oscars. She has like, two. She has album of the year, I believe already she has. There's like, multiple song of the year.

[B]

But, you know, when you have a song that just hit like that, I could imagine you still want that recognized. Like, this was a song.

[A]

And let's keep it real. That's a white song that we all like. That song mean a lot to black people. Black people love Birds of a feather. We love that.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

It's one of them songs.

[C]

You know, I'm sorry. I'm gonna just go ahead and say I'm really with Billie Eilish. It's something about her. I don't. I don't. Even with the music. Heavy that song. Yes. But when I saw her on. What's that show that was on prime about the.

[B]

Oh, God, the killer girl.

[C]

Yes. Swarm, it was called.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

When Billie Eilish.

[B]

Great.

[C]

When I seen her act on that, I was like, I gotta keep my eye on this girl. Because she had been making music and people have been with her, but I wasn't really, you know, into it. And so when I heard Birds of a Feather, or actually no Ocean Eyes, when Dustin at first played that. That remix of or whatever, I was like, all right, she's cool. And there was one song on hers that I heard. I was like, all right, I'm with this. And. But Birds of a Feather, I was like, all right, I might need a listen to the project.

[B]

She's. She reminds me of those people that are just good at everything they do, like, naturally. Like, she can sing, she plays instruments, she'll act like she's just a fully talented person.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And she's so cute.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

I like her little tomboy style too.

[C]

I. I will say one of.

[A]

Think she's black fishing. Is that what she was about to say something?

[C]

No, I was not going there. Is that what people be?

[A]

Yeah, people think she black fishes. I've seen that. The critique, the clothes, the color.

[C]

I feel like she's overly studly. Punk fishing. I don't even think it is. Well, when I see it that that's what I be trying to take from. I'm like, you're overdoing this. Like, we get that you gay girl. But like, you couldn't put on a little something else for this performance? That's what I be thinking.

[A]

Like the nails and then like the lime green wig with black roots. Roots, you know, that coupled with the cocoa.

[B]

No, you. I see on the nails, I never noticed. I can't even say.

[A]

And I'm like, you're supposed to have these two nails, shorty.

[B]

But the black roots with the green, that gives grunge.

[C]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

[B]

I feel like she's like, pnw, grunge when it's messy.

[A]

But now when it's in Chinese.

[B]

Now when it's laid.

[A]

Yeah. You know what I'm saying? When it's styled like a black girl. You know what I'm saying?

[B]

I mean, I also think that. I also think we are the creators of everything. So it's just kind of.

[C]

That's why it gets tricky for me. And I. She co.

[A]

I ain't tripping.

[C]

No, but one thing, one thing I will say is The. She cool. All right. This year's awards did make me a lot more interested in some of the. The pop girls. I haven't really been paying attention to any of them. Like, Like, I've been for years. I've been out. Sabrina Carpenter, I had been listening to, but I hadn't really been getting into. I watched her and Christina Aguilera do their, you know, 30th anniversary special, you know, celebrating Christina Aguilera's. Was it 30 years of Christina Aguilera?

[B]

That would make sense because she was my age, but.

[C]

Yeah, but Christina looked phenomenal. That's all. I was like, was it actually 30 years or was it just 20, 25. And I'm just like, oh, 30 shots. But, you know, Jeannie and the bottle were nothing to be played with. But anyway, her and Christina. Christina Hearn. Sabrina Carpenter. Where Claudio Carpenter.

[B]

Carpenter, Claudia. That's a different.

[C]

Sorry. You know, I started getting all my season S's and SC happened. I was like, oh, wrong one. So Sabrina, she's cute.

[B]

She gives me, like, cute pop style.

[C]

I like her voice. I like the vision. So. So I'm. I'm. I'm liking what I'm seeing so far. That's where I start and stop with her. Right. Chapel Rome. Been hearing the name. Hadn't gotten into the pink. Did not get into the Pink Pony Club until this. And this night. I got to. I want to go to the Pink Pony Club. I don't necessarily know if I want to, like, ride for her. I just was interested to the point of how good the awards were.

[B]

Refreshing.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

She's just cool. Like, she's cool. I like people. Like, if I was. I always think of me being an A R. If she came into my office and they was like, this is Chapel Roan. First of all, the name I would.

[C]

Have been, okay, tell me more. I've been here.

[B]

And then look like the. The like, drag face.

[A]

Yeah. First thing I would make her do is wash her face. First thing I would do.

[B]

Wizard cap with the. With the veil hanging, like.

[A]

Eyelash connected to your cheek because the makeup comes down.

[B]

Wait, but did y' all see the video of Tokyo Tony commenting on the Grammys?

[C]

Oh, my God.

[B]

Don't filmed her reactions. And when Chapel Roan came on the stage, she said, now, what the fuck is that? She was like, not into it. Definitely tracks, but I think it's cool. It's different. I'm cool with that. But I will say I was so excited to see Gaga.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

Yes. Welcome back, ladies.

[C]

I was on the track. And you went right to where I wanted to.

[B]

Go ahead.

[C]

No, no. You went right to where I wanted to go. So please take it and I will give you my finishing thoughts.

[B]

It's like you don't realize how much you miss someone until they're gone and then they pop back up and you're like, wow, you are such a presence.

[A]

Like, stop singing jazz standards.

[B]

Jazz standards.

[A]

That's what it was. We ain't seen her in her Gaga in a minute.

[B]

Did you listen to the country music? I mean, the country vibe for a while? Which one?

[C]

Did you? Well, no. Did you even listen to that last song or the latest one single, the one that they were celebrating at the awards with her and her Bruno Mars.

[A]

Die with a Smile.

[B]

Yeah, I mean, I heard it. It popped up on my shuffle and I let it play. But to me, that's just like a big pop record, you know? Like, you know, when a song like that is written, like, I. It don't move me, but I'm just happy to see her. I really don't care.

[C]

I haven't. And so the reason I asked that is because I didn't. I mean, I, I, again, I wasn't on the. The pop end or whatever, but I had not heard that song.

[B]

Really.

[C]

I had not heard surprising because when I saw that It's a monster. I saw. I was looking at the number and I was like, oh, this was everywhere. But, like, watching the video and stuff, I was like, this is beautiful. Like, I see why it was up. Like, I just, I hadn't watched it. I hadn't seen it. But when I seen, you know, new Gaga back this, this Stephanie is back, I was like, I was like, oh, this is like. Like this is version number two that we was really into at the time. Like, that we was really fucking with. So I was happy to see that. That was dope.

[B]

That made me so excited, though.

[C]

I'm going to talk about this last artist and then we're going to move on to the next portion of this, which is going to be songs to play. We have to give a tremendous shout out to Dochi.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[C]

I mean.

[B]

And Ms. Milan died.

[A]

Motherfucking Milan.

[C]

Miss Milan, wow.

[A]

See her win. And she look good as hell in that black leather dress, too. She looked gorgeous.

[B]

I love that.

[C]

They. Everybody, doi and everybody in her camp. Milan, like, y' all all deserve everything that you have, and that's coming your way because, wow. Doi is just like, she continues. You know how you see an artist and you like them and they Keep doing that you like and that you're with. And then they do something like, I don't know no more. Doi just continues to. To like and. And she's still super early because some of those girls early on, they really just be shooting themselves in the foot. But. But super early. She is just coming out hotter and hotter and hotter. Like, like this is like a real superstar. Like this is like. And not just a little bit. Like, like a lot of it. And I'm fucking with it. Heavy. I'm loving all of her intentions. I love everything about Dochi and she deserves everything. And that was such a great moment. She had a lot of great moments at the Grammys. From just being there, looking fucking amazing to winning me. Everything about DOI is flawless. And I with it.

[A]

I thought she gave an incredibly poignant and timely acceptance speech. I thought when she won best rap album for Alligator Bites Never Heal, I thought that what she said. Third in history. Right. I thought that what she said was important to say when she made her curve, when she folks focused her speech on instilling confidence in young black girls all over the world. Speaking directly to dark skinned black girls. I love the fact that she highlighted the talent, the musical talent that's located in her hometown of Tampa. I love the fact that she explained the origin of her swamp princess Persona and what that meant taking it. That was so smart to me because that indeed feared everybody that heard it to her because that made them understand her. So I think she gained a lot of fans by doing that. So I think it was a really smart thing to do at that time and I'm happy for. I'm ready to see her continue to soar. She's getting her things and yes, I think she deserves them. So I was very happy with Dochi's win. Very.

[C]

Yes, yes.

[B]

It surprised me. It didn't, but it did because you know, the Grammys can be very disappointing.

[A]

They will piss you off.

[C]

Yes, they will.

[B]

They will make you feel so many things. And I was like, so happy for her. So happy for her. So that's awesome.

[C]

Well, that is it.

[B]

Oh, and Chapel Ron speech too. I was.

[C]

Yeah, she had an amazing speech too. Yep.

[B]

Highlighting the importance of these labels. Teaching, teaching, treating these artists with like care and reverence and giving them health care and taking care of them instead of making them. Them. This, these disposable employees like such a great conversation.

[C]

They'd be using artists like servers.

[B]

I mean, it's bad. It's bad. So I thought that was brave of her. I can't lie though, all I thought in my head was, well, that's her last Grammy. Because you know when you start talking like that, them be like, really?

[A]

Right. Let me teach you something.

[B]

Okay, Let me sit you down. A reality.

[A]

She has what I consider to be the best Grammy. You can win that best new artist Grammy because you can only be nominated once. You can only win one. It's a one shot.

[B]

Right? Right.

[A]

So at least Shaboozi was nominated for best new Artist. Right.

[B]

But his view curse. But is they say that it has a curse to it because the best new artist winners rarely.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[B]

Rarely make it to their second album. They rarely make it past the momentum of that era. And then the ones that were the quote unquote upset that like. Or not the upset, because I guess they would be the upsets. But the people that people were expecting to win, like Mariah, like Beyonce are the ones that take off. So there's this weird curse with that.

[A]

I've heard that. But then I think about people like Lauryn Hill wanted. You know what I'm saying? I think about people like John Legend, Christina Aguilera, you know what I'm saying? Like hell. Megan the style.

[B]

Yeah, it's gonna be just fine. She's out of here. Yeah.

[A]

So I just, I don't know. To me, as if I was a person that made music, like getting nominated for best new artist, it would be. It would be magical because you literally have one shot in your entire career in music to be recognized in that way.

[B]

And think of how many new artists come out every year.

[A]

Like, that's why I think that's the coolest one. Toni Braxton won. A bunch of people won. You know what I'm saying? So I just. If I was an artist, I would be very honored and like super grateful to even be nominated for that one award. That would be one. When I be like, yo, it's like magical, you know?

[B]

Yeah, I agree.

[C]

Just last question. I know we're wrapped here. So, friend, if you want to start pulling up your songs just a small because this is going to be quick. What do you think about Charlie XCX?

[A]

I like that Brat album. I like the music 360. I like that song.

[C]

Songs.

[B]

I don't know much about her. I know who she is, obviously, and I know, like, I've heard clips here and there of her music, but I've never, like gone to her Spotify and clicked on songs, so I don't know much about it.

[C]

She has a song called Drop that Kitty with Tie Dollar Sign and Tanash.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

And I might be forgetting somebody. That was, like, one of the first times I heard this. Her name, Charlie xcx. I was like, who is this? And then she had another song, I think, with, like, Iggy Azalea, maybe somebody like that, or maybe she was on this song. I don't know. I heard her name before. Didn't really check out the music. I was in a car with somebody. And the song that you were just singing, that 360 song, it was playing, and I. You know how you just be like, what is this?

[A]

It felt a little coco and clear. Clear for you, didn't it?

[C]

It did. It was going on. I was 360. So, yeah, outside of. With the song, the lighter is Brad.

[A]

Brad.

[C]

So, yeah, she's just somebody that I'm watching right now. I don't really know. Like, I liked. I like her Persona. I'm not saying that, like, that's necessarily for me, but I like the music. I'm with her artistry, and I'm liking what I'm seeing.

[A]

Feel good. Dance pop music with electronic, you know, production elements.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

That typically, those songs feel and sound good. That's a tail oldest, you know.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, it was a fun performance.

[C]

Yeah. Very fashion music. That's why it was dope. She had the models walking out on her side. I was like, okay, see, 360. I like that song. That C. C. Brad. Yes. I just want to shout Charlie out, too. She was another one at the the show. That's it for this portion. Now we're gonna get into the songs to play Listens Lately. Fran, I want to know what you've been listening to lately.

[B]

Well, I do want to play the Benson Boon record.

[C]

Stay because Loki, I want to play the chaperone song.

[B]

I find it so annoying, and I'm just like, how could y'? All? It is annoying, but it's like a good annoying. Like, man, listen when he gets to that. That hook that. I don't know that video you were playing earlier, Dustin the Price and screaming. But if you're unaware and unfamiliar, this is Benson Boone, who had on that baby blue bodysuit on the CR with no ass. Okay.

[C]

Oh, but you know what? Heidi Klum looked good, though.

[B]

I mean, it's Heidi Clum.

[C]

I'm just saying she looks good. I mean, JLo.

[B]

Well, you know what? JLO looked great.

[C]

She looks good. Like, she looked like. She looked like JLo.

[B]

She was probably my favorite.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

Needed to get rid of that. But she looks great. She was Glowing. And she looked cool, like, oh, Jayla. I was very happy to see her there.

[A]

And the Spanish sounded authentic this time.

[B]

You know, I laughed.

[A]

I did. I was like now that was from the heart.

[C]

Now she been doing her duo.

[A]

You meant that. Yeah.

[B]

No, you didn't. Benson Boone. Beautiful day things.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

I had heard the song before the VMAs. But that VMA performance is what got me.

[C]

That's when I heard it.

[B]

Parents love she'll come and stay the night and I think I might have.

[C]

It all time and place and I.

[B]

Thank God every day for the girl he sent my way But I know the things he gives me he can take away and I hold you every night that's a feeling I wanna get used to but there's no man terrified yes, the man who stands to lose.

[A]

You Here we go now we cooking.

[C]

With gas oh, I hope I don't.

[A]

Lose you this where young Miami need to come in please, please stay.

[C]

I.

[B]

Want you I need you oh God, don't don't take down these beautiful things that I've got Please stay I want you I need to walk out.

[A]

Don't take.

[B]

This beautiful things that I've got Please don't take. I found my mind I'm sick Let me tell you.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

You know how I said I had a grocery store run so I played it in the car on my way and I was screaming. I was like hoping nobody was hearing it from the outside of the car screaming that hook. This is a good song to me.

[A]

Tims need to cut that.

[B]

Interesting.

[A]

Tim's would get down or you thought about it.

[B]

Because they would have to lower it for her. So I would.

[A]

That would be hard to love my jazz on.

[B]

You know what? And then I also want to my mind, my mind.

[A]

I love Tim.

[B]

I also want to play Rachel.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

Because like I said, I was very impressed.

[A]

I can't get it together.

[B]

This song is called Oscar winning tears.

[C]

This is a good one.

[B]

Friend, get this on camera, please. So I'll take this front row se. Baby, baby you could go ahead cry.

[C]

Those she made me think of desi.

[B]

Violins. I'll take this front row seat. And baby baby you can go ahead and cry. Baby, baby, baby, baby Would you really go ahead and Would you go ahead and just cry?

[A]

Cry.

[B]

Singing. Like singing.

[A]

Singing.

[B]

I'm just happy to hear that again. Those are my two for this week.

[C]

Dustin Ross, what you got for the people?

[A]

Yeah. This song is by Sir Charles Jones. It's called Wherever I lay my bone featuring Poke Bear.

[C]

Oh my God. Well, well, well, well. Down to here tonight, sir. Y', all. What are we going to do with this right here?

[A]

We're going to serve that thing.

[C]

You see that fine right there?

[A]

Man, she been looking at us for a minute.

[C]

You heard me.

[A]

You heard me, man. I'm going to go tell her.

[C]

Let me, let me. Let me show you what I'm.

[A]

What you going to tell her, Brick.

[C]

Bro, Check it out.

[A]

What's happening, baby?

[B]

Hey, what's going on?

[C]

I go by the name of Poke.

[B]

Hey, what's going on?

[A]

Just been wanting to know what you love. I see you like blues, huh? You like blues?

[B]

Yeah, I like blues.

[A]

Well, I like blues too.

[C]

I got one. You like where I lay my bones?

[A]

That's right.

[C]

Wow.

[B]

Wherever I lay my bone.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

I can see destiny, Dustin driving the old school with a fur on playing like this.

[A]

You can see dustin on the 2 train. Okay, in that right now I'll be swiping my. So my car walking through, jamming. Okay, now. Now this last song I'm gonna play is from 2015. It's 10 years old. This song is by Jamie XX featuring Young Thug and Pop can. It's a song that make me feel better as times are hard. This song is called I to be good times.

[B]

The fact that 2015 was 10 years ago is crazy. Like how.

[C]

Something.

[B]

I know.

[C]

This song is the.

[B]

I know. I wonder what his new album is going to sound like.

[C]

Like this the first song I'm gonna play because.

[A]

What Monique say. I mean, what did Karen say? Oh, oh, I don't want to say it gonna use on her. But remember Karen overtong was like, hey, clankity, clank, clank. That's what it's gonna sound like. He out now so we can laugh about it.

[C]

The first song I'm gonna play is by Sabrina Carpenter because I was so late to the party.

[B]

Oh, okay.

[C]

This song. This song refers to what for it's me to Dustin right now. This song is called Please, Please, please.

[B]

Oh, I know this one. Please.

[C]

Yep. Apparently. Apparently I. I hadn't. Look, I told you I was in a hole somewhere because I ain't been hearing none of the white girls doing nothing for real. But apparently she's gonna be re releasing this song with Dolly Parton on it. Oh, this is just. This is just a regular one because I ain't even got into the full regular one to get into it enough for to know that Dolly gonna be on the remix. So this is please, please, please.

[A]

Of the convers.

[C]

Tonight's conversation okay, so here's how it goes.

[B]

Okay. All I'm asking, baby, please, please, please don't prove I'm right Please, please, please, please don't bring me the tears When I just did my makeup so nice. Heartbreak is one thing My ego's another I bet you don't embarrass me Please, please, please.

[C]

I'm sorry. That saw me because every time I. I'm sorry. I'm sold. Because heartbreak is one thing. Heartbreak is one thing. But ego, like, hold on.

[B]

So she wrote that song to a song just does something because even Jaden.

[A]

Makes me pay attention.

[B]

Jaden with the Barbie song.

[A]

Hello, Hello.

[C]

You know what I'm saying? Jaden. I just thought about that house. I just kept seeing it on his head and you talking about the. The actual. The actual house. Shake.

[A]

Sidebar. Willow looked the good.

[C]

Yes, she did.

[A]

Willow. Willow Smith looked the good on that red carpet. Willow look good. I didn't see Jay.

[B]

Willow.

[A]

The house is not ahead. A house is not ahead when there's one on yours. What the has he got on my. But I appreciate the costume. It was very.

[B]

That tweet I sent y' all had me for screaming. Somebody said, I'm not in the mood for this.

[C]

Honestly.

[B]

Oh, God.

[C]

There was a lot going on.

[A]

They wore him out with that tweet.

[C]

He deserved it. He deserved it. He asked for it.

[B]

I'm not in the mood for this.

[A]

Heartbreaking others, and I sound like sadly Strothers. What she say?

[C]

The next artist that I'm going to play.

[B]

Oh, that made my head.

[C]

This is Jojo. Jojo. She.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

She has a project out called NGL I ain't been able to fully listen to. I think it just. It came out, I think, last week or the week before, but I've been liking what I've been hearing. There's a couple of songs I have liked here. I don't know which one I want to play.

[A]

What did that stand for? Because she might have gotten too little. A little too comfortable.

[C]

It could be. Not maybe. Maybe. Not gonna lie. I don't know.

[A]

What do you.

[C]

You think? Well, you thought.

[B]

I thought you meant her name. Wait, what do you mean the song?

[C]

No, because NGL is the name of the new project.

[A]

Like, she might. Y' all be. Y'.

[C]

All.

[A]

Y' all been handing out cookout invitations for quite some time to her, and she sing like us. I don't know. You know, I'm just trying to be preemptive.

[C]

You know what I'm trying to.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

This song by her that I'm gonna play is called Star Over. So maybe we can start over after we've heard the selection.

[B]

She got that same crew neck that.

[A]

That guy old girl beat up. They got her washed.

[B]

The fact that I didn't have to say what crew neck just I wanted.

[A]

Them to beat her up the way that that lady beat that girl up on that bus. You know that video that went around. Off the bus. Off the bus. That's how they should have did. Yes, Jewels on that show. And kid, they should have k her bag out there, out that boot, out the booth. They had her outside just like that girl. You seen that gay girl that she beat up on the bus and she got outside, she g say, she gonna say, I was trying to talk to.

[B]

Her and she beat my ass.

[A]

But yeah, that's how they should have whooped her ass in that booth.

[B]

Please, please.

[A]

What? Cherelle and them was doing two piece time.

[B]

Oh, yeah, please.

[A]

Off the butt. Off the show. That's what they should. Off the show. Off the show. Okay. She ain't nothing but Katy Perry with a butt. That's what. Yes, Jewels look like. She ain't nothing but Katy Perry with a butt.

[C]

That's to the fist. One more time.

[A]

That's how they should have been beating her up in that damn boo, knocking our glasses and low key.

[B]

The black girl was scared. Scared.

[A]

I know. She should have stood on it. I did think she was shaking.

[B]

I did not like that. I said, well, you gonna bring it up at the table next to her girl.

[A]

The way Jocelyn was doing that girl in Reunion. I know y' all seen the clip of her online cussing that girl. That's how they should have did.

[B]

Actually, I saw the clip because of you.

[A]

What I say for ain't no way.

[C]

Let me just play these last two songs, then we can get into the TV land. Like what? Please, please, please.

[A]

I be damn. I will be damn.

[B]

Doesn't say.

[C]

Back down.

[A]

Can you imagine? She was your. I'm talking to your. You're my husband had done nothing to your horse and your. I was like, yo, ain't no way in hell. Her breath was stinking. She been driving, drinking. Jocelyn was a monster.

[B]

No, I know, but the girl is so scared.

[A]

But that girl beat that other girl ass right after that. When the other girl tried. You ain't seen.

[B]

She had to take it out on someone.

[A]

And she did.

[B]

She.

[A]

And I tell you, she whooped this girl named Black diamond ass. And I was happy because Black diamond got her ass whooped the first season. She Was on for saying the N word, so I was happy to see her get her ass whooped. Yeah, it was great.

[B]

White girl named Black diamond.

[C]

I'm playing JoJo's. Start over. Here's how it goes.

[B]

Yeah, I was a little raw, a little vicious.

[A]

I'm sick and tired of these days. That's what she talking about.

[B]

Nothing ever quite equals us.

[C]

He was a Gemini.

[B]

Hard to handle at the time. Looking back, you. So was I to.

[C]

So let's start over. I like how she sounds there. I like her writing there. I feel like she could write for some of the new girls, too. I. I think that she's got a dope perspective. And I love the. Her voice still, as beautiful as it was. Last song I'm gonna play. And then we're gonna just move right on along because I'm just gonna speed right through this. The pain away. Peaches. Here's how it goes.

[B]

You did it. Sucking on my titties like you wanted me Calling me all the time that blondie Check out my Chrissy behind It's fine all the time like sex on the beaches what else is in the Teachers of peaches? Huh?

[C]

What?

[B]

Sucking on my titties like you wanted me Calling me all the time that Bondi Check out my Chrissy behind what else is in the Teachers of peaches like sex on the beaches yeah.

[A]

Huh. That's what I said, too. Huh? What my S. Exactly.

[C]

All right.

[B]

Dustin's feet. She says sucking the mad.

[C]

I knew he was gonna love it. That I thought that was him.

[A]

Sisters that everybody keep posting with the mama. What? No. Them sisters with the. They got like. You know who I'm talking about, where they mom would be like, no.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

No, don't do.

[B]

Don't get like that now. Like that.

[A]

Jonathan did their hair. Y' all know who I'm talking about.

[B]

I have no idea.

[C]

That was from the teacher.

[A]

You know who I'm talking about, don't you?

[C]

That song is called the Pain Away, and that is the. That is it for the.

[A]

We probably gotta bleep that out. Tell Ty to bleep. I tried. Don't you take it out. Just bleep it. Tell him to bleep it, please.

[C]

That's it for the music.

[A]

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[C]

Just.

[A]

Just like you. Special starts on Etsy Shop the Etsy app. Y' all know what time it is? All right, it stopped. Let's start the show. That's from Encore by Jay Z. Anyway, TV Land segment number one, the Real Housewives of Potomac had an incredible season finale. I was surprised and disappointed by the way Stacy Rush showed up in this episode. How. However, I appreciate the effort for those who watch, she is playing the housewife game, and even though I may not like what she had to say and what she did, I appreciate her contributing that to her show and made it for a better show. So they had a great season finale. If you watch, I'm sure you enjoyed as well. And what I know for sure is that I hate tj. I also think that Stacy's. Yeah, well, whatever. Whatever he is. Stacy had a gay best friend that came on this episode and wore him out. Stacy and her gay best friend went to lunch, and friend. He was like, what is.

[C]

What is that?

[A]

I know that.

[C]

So you.

[A]

He was like, that's not what you're doing. Is he wealthy? He was like. He was like, oh, please. That's not your. That ain't your man. He was like, no, this. That is not you. Like, he literally just ran it down. Are you okay? Like, are you. That's what. That's how he was talking to her one time for the gays saving the day. So that was good. I was watching that show. I was, like, throwing that brick.

[C]

Anyway.

[A]

And that's on Marshall anyway, so that's been great. I'm looking forward to the reunion because their reunion trailer looked really good. Now, speaking of trailers. Yeah.

[C]

Next week, the reunion do look good.

[A]

Speaking of. Of trailers, Bravo also released a trailer for Real Housewives of Atlanta season 16. This is what we've been waiting over a year. I didn't watch it.

[C]

I can't believe it.

[A]

You know? So there's two things you need to watch because people were underwhel by the trailer. They said it lacked, I guess, some of the spice and excitement they wanted. If you've been following along with the filming and some of the headlines that you've been reading about over this year and a half since we last saw the damn show, then you kind of already know what's going on. And, you know, there was a lot that they didn't show in the trailer, but fret not, because in the trailer, they did introduce the three new housewives. You have Britt, Edie, you have Kelly Pharrell, and then you have Angela Oakley. We were introduced to. To them. You see Cynthia's back And what Bravo did that I was very happy about was that they had a 30 second commercial as well as the teaser. So that we have the trailer which is about two minutes long. Then they aired another promo which had lots of drama in it, including a conversation where all the housewives are sitting down and the new housewife Kelly for real at to you see her telling Portia, my question was why does she steal that lady's husband like that? You see her saying that the Porsche. So they going, okay. So like then you see Angela Oakley who is married to NBA hall of Famer Charles Oakley, right? They're married and you see her and Shamia Morton. Shamia is a full time housewife this season. You see they cut to a scene where Shamia is telling Angela Oakley, yeah, whatever, with that 99 nose. Talking about her plastic surgery. Her Nose looks like 99, 1999. It then shows Angela telling Shamia, okay, Flavor Flav. That's what she tells Shamia, who has a short haircut at the time. So there's a lot. Those things were in the teaser, not in the trailer. So there's a lot that they didn't show. This is going to be a great season. The one thing that I did see consistency through consistently, excuse me, through the trailer was luxury. This is going to be a season where we get back to people with big ass houses, couple Rolls Royces in the driveway. You know what I'm saying? Like that's, that's what this season is about. The new girl, Bri Edie, when it cut to the outside, the exterior shot of her and her husband's home, big ass house, multiple Rolls Royces in the G wagon in the driveway. Shamia literally is getting in her elevator, going downstairs to her walk in closet in her clip. And then her husband buys her a Rolls Royce suv. Britt Edie is test driving Ferraris and talking about, doesn't it sound like like 6? And lifting her leg up. And her husband's like, put your leg down. What are you doing? Like, so there's a focus on luxury this season. I'm excited about that.

[B]

Me watching from my RV.

[A]

In northern New Mexico.

[C]

You got a new RV for your birthday?

[A]

Sneaky link. What's the WI fi anymore? Whatever. But yeah, so that's good. Anyway, the Real Housewives of Atlanta comes back, I believe March. This is the March 6th or 9th. I believe it's March 9th, but it's coming back the first week of March, so look out for that. Married to Medicine was so good this week. If you don't watch the show. If you haven't been watching this season, watch this episode that just went off and I'm gonna tell you why. They go on a couple's trip. Of course, Quiet is there with her new man she's been with for about two years now. Dr. G is there with his wife. Quiet gets drunk and starts talking, talking. And it is so funny when I.

[B]

Tell you, oh, no.

[A]

And I, I want to tell you the things she says, but I want you to have the same shock value factor that I had when I watched it. So I'm not, I'm going to omit a direct quote, but just suffice it to say that I'm telling you, you need to go and watch this episode and watch the scene where they were having to play in a couple's question game called Vibe Check where they were seeing how, well, kind of like the Newlywed Game sort of. And that things went left because Quiet got drunk. That that's what, it's that simple. And it was her, it was peak Quiet like Pete. And I mean that in a good way. You know what I'm saying? She wore Leticia out. She wore Dr. Lunsford out. And she at first was doing it in a way that I'm not even gonna tell you. Just watch it. It was an incredible episode of Married to Medicine this week.

[B]

I watch it.

[A]

Real Housewives of New York reunion. Reunion. Continue to watch that as well. Part two airs tonight. So you have to watch that. Watch that tonight. They have been literally playing ping pong, tennis, badminton with Brin the entire time amongst the, the, the, the cast. Just one hit her. They go away rightfully back to the other way. They've been tearing her the up and yes, it's deservedly so. She's making the ugliest crying faces this.

[B]

Season on the couch in that pretty outfit, though.

[A]

Yeah, it's horrible. Then size psy is sneering again. I told you. There's an exchange. She's doing all that. So it's good. Watch that. That's enough for you all. Anyway, this week. Watch those shows. Get ready for Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16. Look up the new cast members now. They've been announced. Go to their Instagram pages, find out about their businesses that they own and a little bit about their personal lives so it's easier for you to follow along when the season season starts. And let's get into this. I think we may even solely dedicate the TV land portion to the Real Housewives of Atlanta as this season starts. Just for continuity. So yeah, that's where I'm at with it. That's a quick recap of TV for you this week. And I'm done.

[B]

And we're also watching Cross on Prime for the binge on our Patreon patreon.com forward/the friend zone podcast. Really good show with Aldous Hodge as the lead. Asante is facilitating that conversation. I don't know if you want to say anything about it, but it's good. We're having a good time with that one.

[C]

Nothing more than it is Black History Month. And if you're looking for a good black series to watch, this is. This is why I picked this to be the first show because it was going to fall into this month. So join us as we discuss it. And it's apparently a black ass show because how dark it is too. So leave your comments. Yeah, down below.

[B]

People were messaging us saying they couldn't wait every week to recap it with us. And they went ahead and watched the whole thing. That's how you know it's Hodge.

[A]

Further tying into the black history dynamic. It is a show full of black history because the grandmama was the grandmama on Star who said, if you're gonna.

[C]

Shoot, just do it. That.

[A]

That's her. She's on this show too. So watch it just for that.

[B]

And on that note, we love you so much. Thanks for hanging with us another week. We'll catch you guys next week.

[C]

Stay black. Family. Family.

[B]

This is.

[C]

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[C]

Sign what?

[B]

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[C]

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