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What a beautiful evening. I'm Katie. Kp.
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And I'm Sophia. Welcome to the nightly A slumber party for pop culture lovers. How are you, kp?
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Good. I mean, you and I have actually already been talking pop culture a bit today.
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We have been talking pop culture, updating
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each other on the TV shows.
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TV shows, movies, the monkeys. Monkeys. It seems like there's a new monkey.
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There's a new monkey.
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Monkey just entered the villa.
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Yeah, absolutely. And you told me about. What was that? TV chimp.
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Oh, I told you about a Netflix show called Chimp Empire. And basically I was saying. Because we were talking about a monkey called Punch, who I just learned about, and I was saying that in this amazing docu series called Chimp Empire, maybe it's actually just a movie. Don't fully remember where it does basically follow a gang. I would say a gang of chimps. I think it's chimps that just like. I mean, okay, this was. I was reminded of it because there's.
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We're going way.
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I'm obviously getting completely lost in chimpanzee right now. I'm like. My eyes are rolling to the back of my head.
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I can't really tell you about that until I tell you about.
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So we have to start from. So a monkey is basically. It's kind of like a human almost, but an animal. But there is a chimp in this documentary that is kind of like the loner chimp, and his name is Gus. And it is hard to watch.
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Yeah.
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Um, well, I think he makes friends in the end, but he starts by, like, making friends with, like, the girls and the moms. So he's like, obviously,
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yes.
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But, yeah, what I was gonna say, the thing that I was getting distracted by is that with the chimps. And really correct me if I'm wrong, I'm like, almost certain it's chimps, but they are really interested in basically just protecting their own territory. So they go on these, like, essentially campaigns where just like, hundreds of chimps roam through the jungle. And if they. If they bump into another gang of chimps, it's on like, Donkey Kong.
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Quite literally.
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Literally a chimp.
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Okay. So I have gotten really into the Planet of the Apes movies lately. And to me, those are documentaries. I watch them and I go, well, it's my marvel, it is my life. There's just something about those cgi monkeys. That is so real to me. So.
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I can't believe this happened.
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Yeah. And there's a loner chimp. No spoilers in one of them. Played by Steve Zahn, I think. And Right. He really. My heartstrings are tugged.
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Yes.
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I love those monkeys.
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And with that, dude, they're like. Are they, like, in the city also? Am I making that up?
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They're in San Francisco and they cross the big Golden Gate to get to the Muir Forest or something.
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Okay.
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Okay. Yeah.
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Amazing. I have not seen a single one of those movies.
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They're really good. I. My letterbox is, like, really weird about it because I'm like, fives.
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Why not?
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What? What?
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Five has to mean something in a 24 movie. You're like, just didn't hit.
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There are ones where I was like, I'm feeling. Maybe I over inflated the monkeys. But that's my truth.
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Definitely not.
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Well, let's get into human culture.
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Okay, fine. Which I guess if we must.
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But we have tonight some dates. Good dates, bad dates, and the dates in between. Because tonight we are doing It Happened One Night. I have my sort of folio of yes. All the dates in the world.
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Yes.
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And I'm gonna pick the best ones for us.
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We have a document that. Yeah. Details every single date that's ever happened.
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And we're gonna share. If I'm gonna read these stories to you, you tell me if you think there's some red flags brewing, some green flags or some beige flags.
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Okay, I'm ready.
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Here is story number one. Okay. We met online, but had a lot of mutual friends. Great. So when he offered me a ride home after, it turns out we lived in neighboring buildings.
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Okay.
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I was happy to take it. When we got there, he invited me in for a drink, and I accepted. He told me he had to warn me about something before I went in.
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So I'm scared.
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So I'm scared.
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Oh, my God, you're at someone's door. They're like, I do have to warn you about something.
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See, I do do this when anybody comes over, but it's like, hey, do you mind if I go in really quick and clean up, you know, five feet of clothing? That's my warning.
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There's mountains of clothing in there. And I have to just.
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Every clothing I've ever owned is somehow on this floor. He had to warn me about something, so I went in expecting the worst. What he actually says is, just so you know, I have a small but tasteful taxidermy collection in here. Okay, I understand that. Could Be off putting for some people.
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Okay.
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Okay. You're in this situation. Are you feeling a red flag, a green flag, or a beige flag?
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I'm feeling a beige flag.
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Yeah.
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I'm interested in taxidermy. Not, like, really partaking, obviously. Hashtag shout out to the animals. Hashtag PETA, hashtag whatever. Yeah. But I do think taxidermy can be really cool.
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I agree.
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But I am scared, certainly, if, like, a man is telling me he has a quote, unquote, tasteful taxidermy collection.
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It's true.
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I'm confused about what that means to him. But I'm. I'm certainly curious and I need to go inside.
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I feel the same. Well, I would, like, hate. I don't like big game taxidermy. That's really scary. If there's, like, a zebra's head on the wall in, like, his Brooklyn walk up. I'm, like, really frightened.
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Well, I. I have a lot of questions. I'm like, who are you? First of all, what.
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I really kind of like the bug taxidermy stuff. I think those are cool.
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Like the Beatles in, like, cases. I mean, that's completely awesome to me. I think those are really cool.
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Okay. Finishing the story. Turns out he was right. It was small and tasteful. Okay. A couple animal skulls, one butterfly collection.
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Okay.
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A stuffed turtle.
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Awesome.
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Okay.
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Love that stuff.
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Never thought you could stuff that.
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Me neither.
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And I think one other thing. Okay. All stuff he found at thrift stores. But I referred to him as tasteful taxidermy for solidly a year after that.
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Of course.
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I think that's great. That's kind of what.
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That was the best. That was literally the best case scenario.
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Yes.
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I'm like, show me the skulls.
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The skulls are cool. I think all the taxidermy, like, video people I've come across are some of the most animal loving people I've ever seen. Totally. They're so ethical.
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Yeah. That makes sense. Yes. That totally makes sense.
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This was found in a forest, and we prayed over it for one century.
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We did multiple rituals. Cleansing, of course. Yeah. Buried it, dug it back up years later, sang at its funeral, a living funeral, and then brought it back to life.
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So I think this would be really cool. I actually.
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Me too.
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Yeah.
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That would be amazing. And it's like, something to do. Like when you go over to someone's apartment, like, in a romantic context or whatever. It's, like, so nice to be, like, something to look at. I'm constantly being, like, rooting through people's books. I'm like, what is in here?
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Well, and I feel like so many times a worst case to me would be like, no decorations at all.
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Of course.
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I go, that's weird.
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Yes. Yes.
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It shows that person knows.
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Yes.
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They have interests to have no personality. I go, this is personal.
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No.
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Okay, wait.
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Do you have anything that you've ever. Someone has shown you in their apartment that you've been like, what the hell? And I'm asking this question. I don't even know if I have an answer.
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I mean, I might be the one that people are like, what the hell Towards. Because I did have a ceramic head collection. I just like, like, oh, that's awesome. Ceramic.
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Yeah.
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Things are very cool to me, and I like when things have faces. So I had a lot of ceramics.
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That's awesome. That's a really good collection to have.
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I gave them away because it was. I was like, I'm ready to make room for something else.
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Yeah. I need to clear out some space in my life.
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Yeah. So I might be the one that people are like, that's a bit interesting.
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That's awesome. Yeah.
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But I like what I have.
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Yeah.
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I stand by it.
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Yeah.
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Story number two. Okay. We went on a second date and she ended up staying the night. Okay.
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Okay. That's nice.
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As a host caller, as I was about to drift off to sleep, she casually tells me she is the high priestess of a satanic cult.
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Yes. Green Flag immediately.
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Then says they made her have a baby and they took the child who was to grow up and be their leader.
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No.
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Okay, so let's take a little mid break here and say green Flag. Red Flag. Beige flag.
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Mental illness flag, which is beige. Completely, no stigma. All love to my brothers and sisters. Holding it down absolutely way. Sorry. So one thing I want to say. Yeah. Picture this. You're next to someone. You're trying to honk, chew, honk, Jew. Eyes closed, their eyes pop open. Maybe they say to you, I used to be the high priestess of a satanic cult. Or I am currently.
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I am currently. They made her have a baby and then they took the child who was to grow up and be there.
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So that's the part where I. We're entering what I feel like might be more delusion land.
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Totally. But I hate, you know, I hate to not believe women, but I do. I only know what I know in this world. I've never heard of that.
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I've never heard of that.
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So it's just an uphill. I'm willing to.
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You can get me there.
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Get there. I'd love to see receipts.
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Yes. Show Me, the baby would have loved
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to maybe approach this topic when we're a little more awake.
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Right, right. And then they revealed that.
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Yeah. Okay, let's finish this up.
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Okay.
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I laid there all night just thinking, wtf. I was scared to go to sleep or say,
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yeah. I'd be like, wtf?
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Yeah.
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Total WTF vibes.
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It's a real wdf, even in fml.
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A classic. Yes. FML moment.
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As soon as the sun came up, I woke her up and politely let her know it was time for her to go. One thing about me is I'm gonna ask follow ups. I wouldn't do what this person.
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I agree. I mean, I agree. I wouldn't be like, bid for connection. First of all, she was trying to open a dialogue.
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Gottman Institute called. They want you to be a better partner.
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It's definitely like the bird thing. Yeah. Where they're like, when your partner says, look at a cute bird, do you engage? When your partner tells you, I'm the high priestess of the cult, do you engage?
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I would def. I mean, if anything too. Even if I've decided I'm not going to see her ever again, I go, I'd like the full details so I can tell my friends. Because that's the first thing I'm doing in the morning.
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100%.
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So I'm going, where was the. Where's the cult?
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Where's the cult?
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Oh, my God. How old would the baby be? Yes, tell me more.
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I'm.
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I'm staying up all night going, you have powers? Yes, show me.
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Yes, show me now.
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Show me. Didn't see her for about a year after that when we crossed.
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But you reconnected?
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Well, when we crossed paths again, I tried to resist the urge, but she was really cute, so I asked for her phone number.
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What?
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Come on. She's doing black magic on you.
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I tried to resist the urge. It's like that's in your control, my love.
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Okay. And reveal. Turns out she took Ambien and would say and do really crazy things before. Between the time she took the pills and passed out.
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Oh, my God.
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This is kind of what I was thinking. This is why you have to ask follow ups.
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Yeah. Because if you ask a follow up, they can't talk. They are basically asleep.
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Yeah.
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In the Twilight Zone.
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Wow. Ambien's kind of crazy.
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Ambien's crazy. I don't know. Ambien combined with a couple drinks is crazy.
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Wow.
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Wow, that's interesting.
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Yeah.
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Oh, my God. Did they live happily ever after?
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I. That's I don't know. That's all we have.
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Well, to me, initial one beige flag and then green flag.
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I kind of think so, too. And it seems like she has, like, I would assume Ambien only makes you as interesting as you are. So I go, it's cool that in
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her head, she has a rich interior.
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She's got cool.
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Yes.
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Imagination. Or it's real visions.
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Or it's true.
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Or it's true. Yeah. She's connecting with, like, maybe a past priestess self. That could be really cool.
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I hope that that couple ended up staying. Staying married with children.
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Yeah.
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And they formed an occult family.
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I would be writing down the ambient things she says because I'm like, we're going to get to the bottom of something.
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We're going to do some past life regression.
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We really. We're going to make this a priestess if it's not already. Okay. That one's green to me also. I go, sounds like everything worked out really good.
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Really awesome time.
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She's not on Ambien. She just blames it on that. She goes, okay, I was seeing if you were down and you're not. So that was Ambien. Okay, story number three. I went on one date with a guy who was in a moped scooter gang.
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Okay. So I actually have a lot of things to say about this because I have a. I already have a friend. I have a friend I can talk about.
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Off to the races.
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Green flag to me. My. One of my really good friends. Their name is Grace. They love mopeds. They have a moped. They work at a moped repair shop, and they hang out with a. Basically a gang of moped guys. I haven't met the guys. I'm scared of them, of course, but they have fun. They drive around on them.
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So moped culture is kind of a whole thing.
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Yeah, it is.
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Wow.
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Yes.
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This is in New York.
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Yeah. Yeah. Wow.
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Okay. In a moped scooter gang. They had a cutesy name, leather jackets, and his was covered in band pins. The whole thing, green, green all the
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way down till me green.
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Well, now, wait. He kept talking about the Smiths. Oh, now we're beiging out.
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That's right. We're beiging.
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It's okay to listen to the Smiths. You don't need to talk about the Smiths.
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You do not need to talk about it.
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It's been talked.
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This isn't 500 Days of Summer.
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What more could we say about the Smiths that hasn't been said by Zoe
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Deschanel in that by Zoid.
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He kept talking about the Smiths, his vinyl collection, and being a dj.
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Okay, so you had me and you lost me almost instant.
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I mean, I was really excited about certain things. And now you're becoming. Being a DJ is. I mean, it's just tough. Let's go.
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I know, I know. I feel conflicted because it feels almost trite to say it's a red flag. However, a guy who is talking to me about this Smiths, his vinyl collection and being a dj, that is the Dark Triad.
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And then here's the Quadrad. He kept talking to me about the Smiths, his final collection, being a DJ and blogging. Back when people were blogging.
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Whoa. This is in the past. Or in.
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I guess this is in the past.
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Okay.
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Back when people were blogging. Well, now it's called sub stacking.
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Sub stacking. Now it's called posting on Instagram.
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Create modes.
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Dang.
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So painfully. Try hard.
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That really sucks. Yeah, that's a red flag to me. She. Her words, not mine.
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She said this.
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That's tough for me.
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I honestly think. Here's what I'll say. And again, it goes kind of back to this taxidermy thing. I go, at least it is a personality.
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Yeah. I like that he has a hobby. Yeah.
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Because would you prefer to be with someone that doesn't like music at all?
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No, of course.
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That has no thoughts in music, who's like, yeah, I listened to Cage the Elephant. I thought they were kind of cool. I go, well, the Smiths is better. Yeah, I would rather.
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No, you need to check out the Black Keys.
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Wait, wait, wait, wait. Do you mind if I play some Imagine Dragons?
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This is gonna go absolutely crazy. Have you heard of Passion Pit?
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I go, let him talk about the Smithson. Guess I'd like to hear his odds. I want to make sure we're on the same page on Mercy, but okay. His vinyl collection again. I go, it is cool to have a collection. Yeah, it is cool to have a moped.
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Yes. It is really cool. I really am with him on the moped. And the little nickname is Sweet.
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Yes.
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The rest of them. You lose me a bit.
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Being a dj. Can I make that work? Can I make that work in my head? No, but it is. It's tough because you go to a bar where there's a good DJ and you go. And it's actually, we do need them.
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Yeah, we do need them. And when people are making cool computer music, I am like, rock on. And I support you in your endeavors. I just. Once again, I'm really scared of the combination.
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I know.
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It's like moped guy who's a dj that actually is cool to me. Moped guy who loves a Smith and is a dj. That thing is scaring to me.
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Leather jackets covered in band pins. I can't see that exactly working for me. No, I have to go red here because it is a combination.
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It's a combination and it's veering towards red.
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It's veering red. Yeah. I'm trying to think what would make it better, you know, if maybe we had something that's a little more community focused, I guess.
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The gang. The gang.
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The gang is really community focused. It is. I'm going to go red.
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Yeah.
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This wouldn't work a ton for me.
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It would not work for me.
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I'm trying to think what evil combinations I have let slide though. Cuz there have been a ton.
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Let me think.
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There's been a ton. I'm sure.
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Like this? Yeah.
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Carless Improviser. Like, of course. Like.
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Is that better?
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No, but I've done that.
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Tech startup wants to retire by 30. No. Bad. It's really bad. But we've been there.
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Of course. We've all done combinations. Done horrible that if you wrote them down in a binder.
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His own pants. Remember the other details.
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Just that combination alone is a lot, you know, is on 12 plus Discord channels. That's not great.
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That's not good. That's scary. What are they saying on there? Let's look in there.
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So. So I'm gonna say green flag for you. Well, she only went on one date. She had a lot.
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Yeah.
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Yeah. You learned a lot. I think you learned as much as you needed to, so good job.
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Yeah.
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These are the dates.
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The dates of our lives.
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Yeah. And if I said one of those was true to me, which one would you guess?
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Okay.
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If I just like sprung it on you?
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High priestess or moped? Moped. Well, I would say taxidermy. You don't.
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I guess I'm gonna say what for me? Kiss Mary Kill on those three for you.
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Whoa. Okay.
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Yeah.
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That's amazing. Did the person say that? That they were like. That they were like that woman, the high priestess one was so hot to me and that's why they couldn't resist her.
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Yeah. Okay.
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Just taking that into consideration.
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Just making sure which one's the hottest.
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Scratch that. Delete that. No, I. I don't know. Kiss, Marry, Kill.
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Yeah.
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Oh, damn. I feel like I would have to. It's hard because I just feel like I don't know enough about the High Priestess, other than the fact that she is on Ambien and is hot.
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Right.
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That's a lot. Those are a lot of positive factors for me, Dax.
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For me.
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I love that he has a hobby.
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Yes.
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I guess. I guess I'm gonna marry the priestess.
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Yeah.
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I'm going to. I'm going to kiss the taxidermy, and I am going to kill Mr. Moped Man.
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Okay.
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What's your breakdown?
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Kill moped kiss. I'm gonna kiss Ambien because it seems like, you know, she's hot. And then I'm gonna marry taxidermy. I think that I would like to marry into that.
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I know.
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Marry into that set of skills.
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Yes. And you'll have beautiful family heirlooms.
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And he likes thrifting. That would be really great. Yeah.
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You have fun.
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Now that we've decided, I think I have now decided I'd like to go to bed.
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Me too.
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I'm going to turn in for the night. I really enjoyed hearing these dates.
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I know. I enjoyed it so much, and I. I would love to know about a million more, but for now, it's time to rest our weary heads, so.
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Absolutely.
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Good night, kp.
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Good night, Sophia. Sam.
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Host: Hatch Podcasts (Katie aka KP, and Sophia)
Date: March 27, 2026
In this cozy, pop-culture-infused episode of The Nightly, hosts Katie (KP) and Sophia use their trademark warm, witty banter to help listeners unwind with unusual dating stories—a parade of flags, beige and otherwise, fly high. Topics bounce from chimpanzee documentaries and Planet of the Apes fandom to roommates’ taxidermy, surprise cult admissions, and moped scooter gangs. The hosts evaluate each date scenario for its “red, green, or beige flag” factor, delivering both comedic and thoughtful insights into modern romance and personality quirks.
Notable Quote:
“Those are documentaries. I watch them and I go, well, it’s my Marvel, it is my life. There’s just something about those CGI monkeys that is so real to me.” – Katie [02:28]
Memorable Moments:
“If there’s, like, a zebra’s head on the wall in, like, his Brooklyn walk up, I’m, like, really frightened.” – Katie [05:31]
“Turned out he was right. It was small and tasteful.” – Katie [06:05]
Insight: They prefer quirky, curated interests over apartments with “no personality.” Both admit to their own odd collections (ceramic heads, etc.).
Notable Exchange:
“Picture this. You’re next to someone... their eyes pop open. Maybe they say to you, ‘I used to be the high priestess of a satanic cult.’” – Sophia [08:30]
“I would like the full details so I can tell my friends.” – Katie [10:20]
Notable Quote:
“A guy who is talking to me about the Smiths, his vinyl collection and being a DJ, that is the Dark Triad.” – Sophia [13:46]
“It is cool to have a collection. Yeah, it is cool to have a moped.” – Katie [15:15]
Insight: Better to have some interests—even if cliché—than none at all, but the combination can tip it into “too much.”
Memorable Moment:
“I think that I would like to marry into that set of skills. And you’ll have beautiful family heirlooms.” – Katie [18:38]
The Nightly delivers exactly as promised: a pillow-fort hideout from stress, full of quirky stories, pop-culture tangents, and honest, funny reflections on the flags and foibles of dating life. This episode in particular is perfect for unwinding—reminding listeners that sometimes, the weirdest dating quirks can be the best ice-breakers.
Good night from KP & Sophia: “Rest your weary heads... Good night.” [19:00]