C (30:23)

Hi, Adam. I am a caller from Saskatchewan, Canada. And the reason why I'm calling is that I just wanted to let you know that Arrival of the Birds and oh by Coldplay are my top one and two songs, respectively, on my Spotify wrapped this year. And the only reason I've listened to those is because I love your 2018 free program so much. And I just think there is such a seamless transition between the two songs that you can just play one and leads right into the other. And that's exactly what I did for hours in the year of 2025. So I thought I would call in and let you know. Okay, bye.

A (31:18)

Greetings to Saskatchewan. I almost said from, but I've. I think maybe I have been. I don't know. First of all, I'm gonna say something and say that there is some sort of weird synergy about the song, the Arrival of the Birds and oh, by Coldplay. There is some incredible synergy where they just feel like they belong together. Like, it just feels right. And it is right. And this collar, what they're referencing to is when I competed at the Olympics in 2018, this was my free skate. I skated to Arrival of the Birds for the first half and the second half was oh, by Coldplay. Excuse me. The. The intense gases of this $0.88 sparkling water are catching up to me. And so, yes, I skated to that at the Olympics. And it is just like. It just. It is such beautiful music. There's. I haven't listened to it in a really long time, but you might be now thinking, okay, well, that's interesting. What pictures could you be looking for? They must be maybe like Olympic kind of themed. They're not. I would like to talk about my Spotify Wrapped. Okay, so we're going to talk about my Spotify Wrapped. And there's a few things in here where I have a lot of questions. Okay. The first one is we got a listening age this year. And I saw people posting about their listening age going, oh, my God, 50 years old. Oh, my God. 48 years old. My listening age. Are you ready? Because I know you're not. Is. I wonder if you can. I can show you on this. 83. My listening age is 83 years old. And I was like, what the hell am I listening to? Am I listening to, like, an old man with a banjo? Like, the. Am I listening? Hello, my darling. Hello, my. Like, what am I listening to? Well, I can tell you, since you were into music from the late 50s, okay, what was going on. So I'm like, what. What the hell does this, like, even mean? So then we're gonna go and we're gonna go through it, because I did take a bunch of screenshots of, like, all of them. So let's see. We're gonna see my top songs of the year. We're gonna go through them together. Number one. All right. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend. Please Shoot Me in the Head by Julie London. Okay, first of all, I'm not gonna apologize for liking Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend by Julie London. And there was a time, and I remember, like, when I was listening to this kind of, as you can kind of see, over and over and over and over again. And it was. I think I just needed, like, a glimmer of hope because I definitely was listening to this in the beginning of the year, actually. I feel like this episode is also sort of like a year end because this is the last episode of the year, by the way. Oh, my God. I should have prepared something for that. All right, let me try this out. Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Intrusive Thoughts. I'm your host, Adam Rippon. Happy holidays. Merry Christmas. This is the last episode of. Of the year. Let's hear it for Julie London, artist of the year. She was my number one song. Julie London, Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend. If you haven't heard it, this is like a much more kind of. Not that Marilyn Monroe didn't have it all together. All right? That's not what I'm saying, but Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend by Julie London is sort of just like next level. Like, Julie gets it. Marilyn got it, but Julie gets it. Okay. That's my get done. Julie girl. Okay, she. She definitely gets it. This is. It's like, this is really good song number two. Okay. We really aren't into, like, modern music this year. Libertango by Forever Tango. I just was in a vicious mood, and I remember that I was listening to Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend and then I was listening to Libertango and I was going back and forth because I'm not like a complete serial killer where I listen to the same thing, like, over, over, over. I will hyper fixate on one or two different songs, and then I'll listen to those, like, over and over and over and over. Song number three, we're still not into sort of anybody who was born earlier than the 1930s at this point, so it's making sense. Your listening age is 83. Song number three of the year three etudes by Franz List. Beautiful song. It's a beautiful song. It really is. And then this is where we do hit it home. Number four, Abracadabra by Lady Gaga. Number five, Zombie Boy by Lady Gaga. I do want to say that this year. Abracadabra. God, it was so good. Wasn't it just so good? I hadn't felt that way about a Gaga. And I love Gaga's like, I love Gaga. Gaga's like my number one. I'm gonna say something so sad is that, you know who used to be my number one for a really long time? Gwen Christian Stefani, Miss Anaheim. She's a lost cause right now, isn't she? Like, it's crazy. She's really lost her mind, which is like, I'm gonna finish this, and it'll lead me into another person who's lost her mind. We got a te message about it, and I think everybody knows. Onika Burgers coming up. Okay, so those were the top songs. I'll explain Onika Burgers in a second. Okay, top album Mayhem by Lady Gaga. Okay, back to Lady Gaga for a second, where. So I. I love Gaga. I love, love, love Gaga. And I remember just, like, every time a new Gaga song was, like, coming out, like, it was my favorite song. And, you know, I love the album Joanne. I love art pop, but there was just something about the fame monster where it was just like, that was lightning in a bottle. Like, that album. Oh, that's like, my. One of my first loves. First, like, albums I loved. My very first album. I loved this is sad. Love angel music, baby. But like, Gwen for a second, I hate that I have to say that. I do have to say that. She's, like, in a religious psychosis. Blake Shelton, like, please get your grubby little paws off of my friend Gwen. Let her recover. She needs. She just needs some air. That's, like, what I keep telling myself. I'm like, she just needs some air, and she needs to stop posting about, like, have. Is. Have you seen this Tucker Carlson Interview yet. Like, girl, that's enough. Get back to Japan and start writing music again. Love Angel Music Baby is so good. But then if it's not Love Angel, I don't even think I knew. Love Angel Music baby was like my love. It was just something I was like, listening to over over and over and over again. I would say my first album that I loved from front to back, from Tip to Taint, is Blackout by Britney Spears. That's a magical album. That's a magical album. I remember listening to it non stop. 2007. Oh, what a fucking time. God, it was just like. That was a really good time. I remember I'd have like, a Nutrafast shake in the morning, two slices of bread and olive oil, salt and pepper. Like, I was at, like, a fine diet. I'm like 17 years old. I'm eating like, I'm having a bread basket at, like, the Olive Garden. Like, that's what I was eating every morning. I felt so classy when really I'm having, like, Wonder Bread dipped in oil and, like a Slim Fast. Please. Like, I don't know what I was doing. It doesn't matter. But sort of like all the chemicals really help to black out. Sit with me. So that's. But. And then what I'm getting to is mayhem. This is like an album because I really wanted to feel that way about Chromatica. I did. And listen, I Gaga you. She's amazing. Like I said, I'm not gonna talk about my girl Gaga. And when did Gaga become my girl? I'll tell you. Paparazzi, VMAs performance, fake blood in the eye. Like, come on. That. Nobody's doing that, right? Nobody is doing that. For a minute I thought maybe Chapel Ron is going to be doing that. But no, she's, like, yelling at people and they're like, be nice to her. Which is hilarious. Hey, Bean. Now, everybody, Chapel's coming. Be nice. And I'm talking about, like, I've seen Chapel Roan. Okay, Now I'm giving context because, like, I don't like when I'm listening to something and I don't know what the person is talking about. So now I'm explaining it. Forgive me. Chapel Roan, you know, Pink Pony Club. Okay, got it. So Chapel Roan yelled at a photographer in a costume that, like, she couldn't walk in. Okay, that the. The costume that she couldn't walk in is, like, in a completely irrelevant part. But that was sort of like. I was thinking that when she's, like, yelling and she's like pointing her finger and whatever. She's could be in the. An absolute. Right. But nobody yells at the photographers, right? And they're all yelling. Okay. Like I've been on a red carpet before, right? I've grown on a word. That's the oldest thing, oldest sounding thing I've ever said. And so she yelled at someone and then they're about a year later. This is like not too long ago. There's a clip and it's like some assistant or like somebody who's like working on the red carpet and they run into the. They run onto the carpet and they look at the photographers and they go, chapel's coming now everyone be nice. Which I think is like, it's just hilarious. And they were. And she went. And she was polite back, like, thank you. But in a way that was like condescending, which is like even funnier. I think that's very funny. Now everybody, chapel's coming. Be nice. Like, could you imagine? That is. I think that's hilarious. Okay, let's look at what. What else do I have up here? Oh, top artists. Okay. Top artist. My number one top artist was Lady Gaga. Okay. My number two top artist was Taylor Swift. My number three, shout out to Franz List. Thank you, Franz List. Number four, Zara Larson, Midnight Sun. That song got me through painting the entire medical spa. The album is really good. There's a doc, A Zara Larson doc, I think on Amazon Prime. It's good. It is good. She is so type B and that's what I have to say about that. She's so type B. She's very talented. Like, it's. I think she has one of those voices where it's like you. It just sounds like it comes so easy to her that you've need to like really listen to it where you're like, oh, she's really good at singing. Do I sound like a total idiot? But I think you, like, know what I mean. Yeah. So I've become a big Zara Larson fan. Zara Larson fan this year. And number five, Julie London. Not enough people have Julie London on their top Spotify artists of the year or Franz List, to be honest. Okay, so where did I keep the text messages? We're going to go to them. Okay, here we go. This is what we're going to talk about and we have more to go. Like, this is. I think we're going to make this a little longer. We can. I'm like I said, I'm having a good time. There's something I need to like, Google from one of these Christmas text messages. I'm not going to do it right now. Okay. Text message. Hey, Adam, it's Carolyn from California. Love the show and thanks so much for your input about my 100% guaranteed proposal. That was actually not guaranteed at all. And now I am, in fact single, but honestly growing so much. And your advice was on point. Thank you so much. Anyway, two things. So this is somebody who's texted us before. Can I remember what we're talking about right here? No, I can't. If I really had to, maybe I could. But in this moment, I'm just like, okay, I'm glad that I was able to do that. Okay, now can you please talk about the jump scare? It was. Oh, to law. Okay, there was a misspelling in here. Not to. Not to call them out and be like, excuse me. Okay, can you please talk about the jump scare? It was to log on to Instagram and see Nicki Minaj at the Erica Kirk rally. This so saying boys will be boys. And there's nothing wrong with that. Okay, so I. It wasn't an Erica Kirk rally. First of all. I'm really fact check checking the hell out of Carolyn from California. And I'm so sorry. I don't mean to be doing this, but it was a turning point event, I think, because I don't think Erica Kirk is having rallies. That's next. I. I don't even really want to talk about her because I haven't, like, fully made. I'm gonna tell you that none of it feels right to, you know, Like, I feel like we're all on the same page here. Maybe we're not. And maybe somebody's out there listening to this, going, well, no, what do you mean? And I think if that's what your reaction is, we're okay. We're just like, not cut from the same cloth. Okay, Anyway, Okay, I said Onika burgers, and I don't even remember. This is like some sort of like, inside Twitter joke from, like 10 years ago, but basically, like, Nicki Minaj's real name is Onika. And so that's it. Okay. God. As a. Now I'm gonna say former Barb. God, what the hell, you guys? That sucks. And I haven't felt this way since Gwen Stefani was going on to X.com saying, have you seen this Tucker Carlson interview? I haven't felt that way since Nicki Minaj on this. Like, what is she doing? She's always so close, and then she'll take the biggest fucking swing of her life and miss the hell out of it. Being a Barb is, like, not for the faint of heart. Being a. And it feels good to be, like, free of the chains. Because, like, Can I tell you something crazy? Do you guys remember, like, a few years ago that, like, I don't know what it. Maybe it was, like, a Hollywood reporter something, Vanity Fair bar. I don't remember what it was, but there was a red carpet. Where? I think it was Cardi B threw a heel at Nicki Minaj, like, on a red carpet. Do you want to know something absolutely crazy? I was at that party and was leaving when they were on the carpet. And so where. How that worked was, like, it was, like, in a building and there was a red carpet, and then there was, like, a. Not a full staircase, but, like a half staircase and, like, a level. And I was up at the level part, like, walking out. Like, I was. I was leaving this place, and I remember, like, seeing, like, oh, there's Nicki Minaj. And I saw, like, Cardi B walking in, reaching down, like, fixing her shoes. Whoever threw the shoe, I think it was Cardi. I saw them fixing their shoes, and I remember, like, kind of thinking, like, oh, they're just fixing their shoes. And then, like, I walked out, and then there was, like, a complete commotion inside the building. Was like, glad I got out of there. So, yeah, had I stayed just for, like, a few more minutes, I could have caught the shoe. But no, it's. I. I didn't. And I left, and so I wasn't there. But I was there right before it. But how crazy. But Nicki Minaj, it's so sad. I saw somebody make a tik tok the other day, and it was like, you have to let her go. She's not the same girl. She's gone. She's not with us anymore. She's not here. She's a different person. And it started out as, like, kind of, like, funny and a joke, but then it, like, felt, like, so serious. I'm like, no, she's gone. Like, it's. It's done. And I knew that we were, like, getting here, right? Like, I knew. I mean, I knew a few years ago when I famously. Very famously. Maybe nobody knows about this except for me, but for Halloween one year, I was Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend who had gotten the vaccine and then had swollen testicles, as she claimed on fucking Twitter. Okay? I knew that we were, like, in for a fucking ride. And when you're a Barb, you know that you're in for a ride. Because you know that if anyone in this world, if there's one thing that's constant, it's the inconsistency of Nicki Minaj. But I remember the first time I ever watched her perform, and it was like, on a Good Morning America or the Today show or something. And she had, you know, she's doing her crazy smile and, like, her crazy wigs, and she was like, you know, do what you love. Stay in school. Like, she just, like, gave this, like, impassioned, beautiful speech. Like, I just remember being like, wow, she's amazing. And she. She is. She's so. Something is so, like. It's tough. It's really tough. But she's. But you gotta let her go. Barbs are having, like, again. But this is, like, the life of being a Barb. And I think, like, we just get to a time where it's just. We gotta let some of the girls go, right? We gotta let some of the girls go. But this is, like, the fault of a lot of men. All right? And I'm looking at you, Blake Shelton. I'm looking at you, Nikki's deadbeat husband, boyfriend. Drop the dead weight, girls. Drop the dead weight. You're ruining it for all of us. And I. And I. The next time I knew we were, like, in for a wicked ride with Nicki Minaj, was Bigfoot, which I love. Okay? I love. I love Bigfoot. I'm talking about the single Bigfoot. It's. I think it's like, you lied to the king, Gail. Like, it is the first draft. It's first drafts, vibes, and then there's like, the. She's giving, like, intrusive thoughts ASMR After Dark episode for about three minutes after the try. It's like, press stop and then come back to it tomorrow. You do not need to upload that. You're Nicki Minaj. But now to see her at, like, the Turning Point event, it's like, what? Like, what do you do? Who else is there? Who else is there? Like, what. Who the hell. What was that girl's name? Amber. Amber. What the. Oh, my God. Do you know who I'm talking about? She's like, it. They're so nice here. She's like, oh, God, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. You know who I'm talking about? Ugh, it's annoying me so much. Hold on. We have to Google this. She was at the Republican National Convention. Is it, like. Is it Amber Rose? Of course I knew it was Amber Fucking Rose. Amber Rose. Yeah. Where she's like, like, what is she doing? God, what is going on? But like I said, this is the fault of, like, a lot of fucking men. Mostly men. All men. It's the fault of, like, men. Ugh. You can't. Like, it makes me really mad. It just, like, it really makes me mad. Okay, so. So I am talking. So basically, I have to be like, a resign. Like, I have to resign as a Barb. And I feel like a lot of people are. And it's so sad because, like, you could walk into a space and be like, I'm a Barb. And you'd make friends. Used to make friends. And now you can do the same thing being like, I used to be a Barb. And we're all gonna look and go, yeah, I get it, I get it. What is Cardi B doing? Well, she's in, like, a full face covering, getting ready to perform in Saudi Arabia. Like, okay. But you know what? Like, not that I was, like, a Barb in the sense of, like. Well, I can't like anything about Cardi. Like, I'm a Cardi B fan, but I, I, I really do like her. She's. I really appreciate, like, how open and honest she is and how genuinely curious she seems to, like, learn about things and how engaged she is, like, in politics. And I really appreciate that. And I think she's actually hilarious. So is Nikki. God, this is what's so tough. Like, Nikki. Poor Nikki. Okay, anyway, that's not even the end of the text message. I'm utterly disturbed. I will never listen to Super Bat Super Bass the same way. And I'm so very disappointed. I mean, I agree on that. I love the vibes of New Year's Eve. In theory, one of my favorite holidays, but in actuality, it never really hits as hard as you wanted to. Totally agree. Because it's just sort of like, okay, it's over. Plans fall through, or things just, like, aren't as fun. Have you experienced this? What is your ideal New Year's Eve? And how do you make it fun, but not a stressful night? Thanks so much. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year. I love your Poscat podcast so much. Cheers. Okay, so I. JP and I got married on New Year's Eve in an office building in Encino by a Russian woman named Maria. Shout out to Maria. And we actually. So, because JP came over here on a K1 visa, so, like, we were engaged, then we applied for the visa, then he came here on a K1, which is like, we have 90 days to get married. It's like the 90 Day Fiance visa. And so we were just gonna get married and then we're like, oh, we'll do something later, which we've literally never done. And I'm just like, we're not ever having a wedding, are we? I'm cry. I'm sobbing crying about it. I'm in a white dress going, well, we're not. Well, I guess we're not having a wedding, are we? I don't know. I just like, I've never wanted to have a wedding. I'm just sort of like, we don't need to. So we were trying to find a day where we were always going to go to, like, an office or like the courthouse or something. But I don't remember what it was, like, what the thing is. But, like, you need to do, like, two different appointments. If you're going to the courthouse, you need to do, like, one, like, license appointment and one other appointment. But it's like, two things. But if you go to, like, an office building, they'll do everything, like, all at once. And I'm all about doing everything all at once. Okay. Like, that's. That is very, like, a bit of me, as they say in Love island uk, that's a bit of me doing everything all at once. All at once. And isn't there, like, a movie like that regardless? So everything all at once. That's what I'm trying to say. It must be frustrating to listen to this podcast and hear, like, listen to me almost get it right, right? The life of a Barb, right? That's the life of a showgirl and Barb. And so I did forget what we were talking about. Oh, yeah. New Year's Eve. So we. I actually feel like we've, like, nailed it. Because I'll tell you, like, I don't really like going to, like, the parties or doing anything like that on New Year's Eve because I. When I wake up on New Year's Day, I want to feel like I'm ready to tackle the year. Like, I want to feel well rested. I want to feel, like, invigorated. I want to feel ready for that new year. So I actually like to be in bed before midnight, which now I'm like, this is. That's ridiculous. I'm not doing that anymore. But sometimes I do. And I feel like having, like, an anniversary. J.P. and I have done, like, the most brilliant thing ever that we have kind of set it up so that, like, if we go to a Party. We can make it all about us. But also, we have given ourselves the absolute incredible excuse of going, oh, we can't go. It's our anniversary. We want to do something special for us. Like, we can do that. Which I think is, like, actually kind of amazing. It's. I think it's genius. Sorry. Sorry if I think I'm a genius, but it is pretty kind, if you're asking me. But, yeah, I totally agree with you that just, like, it doesn't ever. It's like an. It's an amazing concept of a plan, but it's not a real holiday. It just. It really does. Because you know why I think Christmas is like, a moment, but New Year's Eve is like, an exact time, right? Like, it's a time. So, like, you're waiting for the time, but, like, Christmas, it's like, you want to experience everything. There is no time, right? Like, time does not exist. But, like, time really does exist when it comes to New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Like, we're literally watching like, we're staring at a clock, right? And now that I'm putting it in those terms, I'm like, no wonder we're not having fun when that's happening. No wonder we're going, yay. We're like, whatever. Okay, let's. God, like, I really. Oops. Okay. I didn't mean to do that. Okay, let's do another voicemail. Please leave your message after the tone.

C (60:16)

So, Adam, this is not really like, a holiday. Intrusive thought. It's more just like a holiday, just fun thing to share. And as I've gotten older, I've realized that it is really fun. And this is not something that I've come across as I've talked to people, but when I was growing up, in lieu of leaving Santa cookies and milk, my parents always felt like it would be a good idea in a very practical way to go about things, to just, like, let's pack Santa a sack lunch, like a sandwich, a bag of chips, maybe a couple, like, Oreos or something. Because at this point, by the time he reaches my house, you know, practically thinking he's tired of cookies. He's had cookies and milk at every single stop. He's in a hurry. He's a busy man, and he, again, he's just tired of cookies. Let's give him something savory. Let's give him something, you know, he can just grab and go do what he needs to do and just be on his merry way. And I find that Just like, so funny. Looking back on that now as an adult, I'm about to be a parent, and that's something I'm definitely going to do with my children. And so I just wanted to share kind of a fun thing that my parents did growing up and really, I think prolonged me believing in Santa more so than kids in my class, just because it was so practical the way that they went about Santa Claus. It was just very, very believable and very practical. So hope you enjoy.

A (61:40)

Okay, I'm gonna say something a bit anti woke and it's. I. I feel like I've seen one. We're gonna get to the voicemail, but this is just top of my intrusive thought. Right? Like, I'm just thinking it. I really think people who are like, we shouldn't lie to our children about Santa are like, so joyless and awful. Okay. We should lie to our children about Santa. Okay. That's the magic of Christmas. Okay, now to the voicemail. I want to, like, just let you know that I love that you were taking into consideration the, the. The palate cleanser that Santa would need by the time he got to your house where he could get and as you said it, a grab and go lunch. The concept of, like Santa going, like, from home to home, taking a bite of a cookie and a sip of milk, and then he finally can make it to a house where there's like a diet Coke and a ham and cheese waiting for him, is really chef's kiss incredible. I'm trying to think of, like, other things that we did. I remember, like, my school, like, preschool, kindergarten. I remember coming home with like, reindeer food and it was like oatmeal and glitter and we had to like, throw it in the snow, question mark. And I also remember my parents would, like, really go for it where it would be like two bites of a cookie, glass of milk, like, sitting out, and then we would leave carrots out on the porch. And now that I'm thinking about it, like, they would, like, chew some of the carrots so it looked like the reindeers ate them. And I've literally never thought about it a day in my life. Just my mom and dad just like, like gnawing at these carrots to like, trick a five year old. And it worked, right? And it. And it worked because I thought, like, oh, the reindeer are gonna love this food, which is just like Quaker instant oatmeal and glitter just thrown into the yard. And carrots that my mom and dad like, like, ate like cobs of corn at, you know, midnight. Okay. And so anyway, I love the idea of you passing on the tradition of, hey, you know, Santa's had enough cookies, right? He might want a lunchable. Wouldn't you want a real meal? He has a lot of work to do, so I just. I just really do, really do love that. Okay, here's. We have a text message that this is not exactly an intrusive holiday thought, but heated rivalry is arguably the Christmas show of the year. Have you seen it? Thoughts? Okay, I. We're not going to talk about it today. Okay, we're not going to talk about it today because we're going to talk about it on. We're going to put a pin in that. We're going to talk about that next episode because the last episode of this series is coming out on Christmas day on the 26th. So, like, we're going to do a full heated rivalry breakdown because we need to. We need to talk about the sex, the ass, the tears. The language is multiple languages being spoken, multiple gay people skating. And as a gay person who skated, truly fascinating. Okay. I'm just like. I'm not going to no cliffhanger of like, do you like it? Yeah, I do. Okay. That. The last episode, the fifth episode that just came out, I cried. Okay. I don't. We're not. We're going to talk about later. Okay? We're not talking about it right now. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. We're having a good. This is why we need to do these later. Like, I'm actually just, like, I'm in. I'm in, like, a flow state right now. Okay. Hi, Adam. Can you please. That's not what this says at all. I'm just like. I don't know why I said I need to turn the brightness up. I need to, like, stop trying to be a hero and, like, turn the brightness all the way up on my computer so I can actually read what it says. I don't know why. I'm just like, don't turn the. That'll ruin the battery. It'll be all right. The computer can be unplugged for an hour. It'll be all right. Is this episode good? I just. That's, like, the thought I'm having right now. I think so. Hmm. I guess I'll find out on Christmas when I listen to it myself. Can't wait. All right. Hi, Adam. I have a question that might not be up your alley, because I don't know how many traditional workplaces you've worked in, but I figure you may have some sort of related experience or might have opinions. Anyway, what are your thoughts on workplaces, on work place, holiday presents? I'm not referring to a dedicated secret Santa or white elephant situation. I'm talking about giving gifts to people you work with every year. I honestly don't consider it. And then enough co workers or bosses do get everyone a present, and then I feel obligated to also get presents and I'm scurrying to Sierra Trading Post or tj. Matt. What's a Sierra Trading Post, by the way? I know. Is that, like the Christmas shop, like, I brought up earlier? Like, I don't even know what that is. It sounds like a corner store. I. I've heard Sierra Trading Post, but I've truly, like, gunned in my head, have no idea. Okay. Or T.J. maxx at the last minute to buy them something they probably don't even want. Like, how I don't even really want whatever they gave me. Okay, hold on. Let's read that sentence one more time. At the last minute to buy them something they probably don't even want. Like, how I don't even want what they really gave me. There we go. Better delivery. Yeah. I mean, no. I'm gonna tell you something. I. I'm not really a gift giver. You know when people are like, what is your love language? Mine's gift giving. Mine is absolutely not gift giving. Mine is quality time. I, like, I love to, like, give my friends quality time, which is part of the reason why, like, I'm not a good texter. Right? Like, because it's not quality time. That's like, fake time. I want to, like, sit down. I'm a caller. Like, I'll call my friends and talk to them on the phone for like an hour. I like to do that every once in a while. Okay. I'm not, like an insane person. I'm sane. Let me. I'm saying Hollander, Shane Hollander. We're going to talk about it next week. Okay. I think it's a great way to start the year. But yeah, I'm. To be fair, I'll tell you this. This is so, like, not romantic, but, like, JP and I do not get each other Christmas gifts and we don't get each other birthday presents. I actually got J.P. like, a birthday present. I, like, got him, like, stuff. I. But we both don't like shit. Okay. Like, we both don't like junk. And I think, am I wearing it right now? No. I'm also not wearing my wedding ring, which I usually I forget to put my wedding ring on all the time. And when I put it on, it's to the point now where JP goes, oh, what's the special occasion? Which makes me laugh every time. The best gift JP ever gave me is, like, a charm. It's, like, kind of looks like a dog tag that I wear on my gold necklace. And I love it. I just. I think jewelry is my favorite present to get. But it's kind of like at the point now where it's like, if I wanted something, I would want to choose it, right? Like, that's kind of how I feel about, like, I don't want to junk. I just don't want junk. And so, like, I just am not a believer in, like, let's go get them the Advent calendar from Jolly Rancher. Like, I. Right, like. Or like, we need to get you the cute mini travel set from Bath and Body Work. Like that. Like, why? Nobody needs things that small. And so I'm just like, I'm not a believer in, like, giving gifts for the sake of, like, I got you something. Like, that's my worst nightmare. It's junk. Like, don't give people trash. But you're in a total bind when they're, like, bringing things in for you, which at that point, you know what I say gift cards, you know, get a stack. Like, you need to see, like, what's the budget people are working with? I'm like, no more than $20, right? No, I, like, I don't know what, like, the budget of somebody going to the Sierra Trading Post is, but I'm imagining that if it's like, in the same. You're saying it within, like, the same breath as a TJ Maxx. I'm like, nobody's spending over $20. What are you getting there as a gift? Like, a bunch of bamboo soup spoons. I don't like what. I'm only saying this because I don't really do T.J. maxx. That's not true. I'm thinking, like, if I'm going to, like, like, go to the home store, I'm going to, like, a HomeGoods that's, like, around me, but I actually live even closer to a TJ Maxx. But. But yeah, like, what are you getting? Are you getting, like, a fake yeti? TJ Maxx is so, like, crazy to me. It's like, very hit or miss. It's either, like, the most amazing and then, like, there's, like, lawnchon bags in it. Truly, like their security guards around a glass case. You guys it's like, not that serious. And it's. And like some lineage skincare. I'm like, okay, I get it, I get it. Like, back up. I'm just trying to get to the ice roller behind you. It'll be all right. But every once in a while, sometimes you see something at a TJ Maxx or Home Goods, and you're like, this has to be a joke. And I mean that in the way where it's like you're getting away with like. And you're. It feels like robbery. You're getting something so good, but for 99 of the time, you're getting a piece of something that feels like, so good. Is the other day I was like, at a Home Goods, and when I say other day, I mean, like, about a month and a half ago. And I saw those, you know, those Luminara fake candles, artificial candles. Last year, JP and I decided, like, we're gonna do the Luminaris in the house now. We don't. We don't even. I don't even know where they are. I loved those things, by the way. Luminaras are nice. But I was like, oh, I. I want to get them. And I wanted to have them, like, in the house for, like, whatever. We had company coming over. I just wanted the house to look candle lit. And so I went to, I think maybe a Pottery Barn. And I was like, these are a bit expensive. And then I went on the Luminara website. The same exact candle was double the price at a Pottery Barn. So I remember I bought the candles, I went home and I went, are they that expensive online? I looked online and I marched my ass all the way back to a Pottery Barn. And I returned them. And the woman at the counter was like, is everything okay with these? I said, no, everything's not okay with these. They're double the price. They are on the Luminaire website. So I'm not taking these. This is. You tried to rob me. I should call the fucking police. What the fuck is that about? Double the price? You're just. I can Google it. I have a smart fucking phone. Okay, like, what did you think that I wasn't gonna like? And the price was, like, astronomical. It was like, for a five inch taper. $60. What? Please, like, no, like, get over it. And they did get over it. But I'm getting to, like, at a TJ Maxx, I saw a pillar candle, no taper. It's like, those are the stick looking ones. Pillar. Like the. The fatty boys, the big boys. And I saw Some pillars, Holiday pillars. Which like, they're always. Some of the Luminara candles are ugly. They look like, like just like hunks of wax. Like they don't look candle like or interesting or whatever. Sorry, I'm, I. I'm gonna call it like it is. Um, but some of them are nice. And when I say some of them, I mean like the white and the cream ones. I think all the other ones look terrible. Um, especially the ones that are like in shapes, right? Like I'm a jack o' lantern. I mean, some of them are kind of cute, but most of the time I think they look like those like holiday shaped butters, right? Like it's a. It's a turkey made of butter. Like that's what I see when I see some of those luminaras. Anyway, I saw the pillars at TJ Maxx and they were like $30. And I did almost like buy a bunch of them. Even though I'm like, I don't even like that. I don't need. In the one that I was truly thinking about, it was like, you could tell it was like the fakest leaf ever made. And it was like decoupaged onto the outside of this Luminara pillar candle and it was like, well, no wonder it's $30. It's ugly and Luminara can't sell it. So they're hoping some sorry soul me is gonna walk into a home goods and go, oh my God, this is a quarter of the price of what they're trying to sell it for at a fucking Pottery Barn. That made me not want to ever go to Pottery Barn ever fucking again. This is what happens when you get too greedy and you think you're gonna make an extra buck on your Luminara candles. Now you've lost me forever. I could have gone in there and spent 50 on a beaded fucking pillowcase. And I'd be like, well, you know, I know it's Pottery Barn. I know it's good quality. Now I'm never on the principal. I'll never go inside a Pottery Barn. Fuck you. You tried to rob me during the holidays and I'm not even kidding. Double the price. It was double. It wasn't even close. It wasn't even like $5. At least $5. I'd be like, well, I don't know. I'd reason with it because you can. I feel like you can find everything cheaper online, but $5? I'd be like, okay, but double. Fuck Pottery Barn. Fuck em. I don't give a shit. I'd say it to their fucking face. That is really tough. We have so many text messages. Here's a quick one. Let's switch the dates for Valentine's and Christmas. I mean, no, I don't want to do that. I feel like I'm in a good rhythm with those. No, I don't want to do that. No. Okay, let's not. Okay, next one. Okay. So my intrusive thought is, what if I just push my brother in the swamp? Christmas is in New Orleans this year. I love that you're like, christmas is in New Orleans. Like, it's the only place where Christmas is. I'm assuming your Christmas is in New Orleans. And he's such a bossy individual sometimes that I think I should just push him in the water when we're on our swamp tour. He can swim. He'll be fine. I feel like I've never met the person who wrote this, but I can completely hear their tone of voice. You should do it. Nobody needs to be bossy over the holidays. You know who was bossy? The innkeepers that kept the Virgin Mary out of the inn so she had to have her fucking baby in a barn. Those people were bossy. And I think that's the miracle of Christmas, is that, like, that women are amazing, and they could have, like. They could, like, basically push a baby out into a barrel of hay, and they'd be fine. Okay, here we go. Hi, Adam. What is the appropriate time to tell your kids Santa isn't real? And how should I break the news? I'll tell you that when you're the oldest of if. When you're the oldest sibling, you feel a bit duped because you figure it out a little bit later. And I think that, like, I was, like, double digits, like, 10, 11, when I was, like, questioning where it's like, he can't be real. I don't know why I was so old, but I. But I do, because my parents were still working to, like, make the magic real for the younger ones, where it was like, they couldn't have a rat in the house. Me tell anybody, like, anything otherwise, you know? And they probably just enjoyed, you know, like, corn on the cob, that carrot with the, you know, reindeer food, which is, like I said, glitter and oatmeal. So I don't know. I don't know if, like, this is news, like, you need to break. I think that, like, when your child becomes a little, like, suspicious, you can lean into their suspicion and let them figure it out. But I don't know if it's like, I don't. I mean, I never was sat down. I don't. Is that a normal thing? Like, are people, like, sat down and be like, there's something I need to tell you. That every winter, that man I told you who was breaking into the house, he's never broken into the house, and he doesn't exist. You know, Like, I don't know if. I don't know if people are doing that. You know, like, they're having the birds and the bees and they're having the Santa isn't real conversation. I think people just, like, figure it out. I don't know if you need to break the news. I think maybe you can, like, you know, casually let it slip. You know, like, maybe they see you wrapping a present and you're like, oh, this one's from Santa. Right? And you can, like, confirm their suspicions. Right? Like, I think that's. I think you can do that. Okay. Adam, I would like your intrusive thoughts as a skater and a coach on figure skating club holiday shows. I'm a coach in Michigan, and I am over it. All of the kids get crazy. Group numbers are hard to coordinate. Everyone is tired. So, okay, what's a holiday show? I mean, it's pretty much in the title. It's a holiday show for the holidays. It's a show, but it's just like. It's like a Christmas recital, right? That's, like, happens at the rink. And usually all the kids skate these Christmas programs. And, you know, that's just. It is what it is, right? And it can be chaotic. It can be chaotic. And what are. What's my opinion on them? I think that they're needed. We need to have them. They're iconic. But I do believe that everyone involved in them that's under the age of 15 is legally a terrorist, and they should be treated as such. And so I. The group numbers are hard to coordinate. I. I believe that I. I know that firsthand. And everyone is tired, but Denise from Michigan, Coach Denise, I'm gonna say this. You're doing something that's really important. Okay? You're in my eyes like a first responder, because we need people to bring holiday cheer, and sometimes holiday cheer comes in the form of skating. To all I want for Christmas is you by Mariah Carey or by a cover band or the Siberian Trans Orchestra. Carol of the Bells, right? Like, sometimes a hero is in the form of a choreographer who performs something to Carol of the Bells, and you're a hero in my eyes. If I Could. I'd bang the pots every day at 5pm for you, and I would do that. I feel myself fading. I looked at the time. It's almost 1am it is 1am so many more messages to go through. I think, like, we're going to treat the first episode of the year as sort of like a holiday New Year's episode. Right? We're going to. I'm going to ask for more text messages. So if you. If you want to text or call the podcast, please do it. The number is 310-909-9717. Let's talk new Year's. What are your New Year's resolutions? What are we doing in the new year? New Year's. Intrusive thoughts. But before we go, let's. Is there was another. Okay, I feel like. I feel like we gotta go. I feel like we got to wrap it up. Is there any other, like, quick text message to go through? Okay, here's one. My tennis coach is seven years younger than me. He's early 20s, I'm late 20s, and I think of him as my baby boy. I think I may have been his mother or sister in a past life. And I just think that's a beautiful way to end this episode because I have nothing to add to that. Because you know what? You believe whatever you want to believe. The other day, I was watching a video of Teresa Caputo, the Long island medium, and your message is just making me think of, like, I believe every woman. That's not what I wanted to say, but let's go with it. Let's go. I believe every woman. Okay. There's nothing funny about that. What I was gonna say. That's a Freudian slip, by the way. What I was gonna say was, I believe every word that comes out of that woman's mouth. And I know that I shouldn't. And I know a lot of people are like, well, I. I know somebody who works on that show, and she's making it up. Okay, whatever. Okay, maybe you don't believe every woman, but I. As I said accidentally, but I mean it. I love every woman. That's not what I believe. Every woman is what I said. And I think that's a beautiful way to, like, end this Christmas episode. I believe every woman. And. And I believe in you, and I believe in me, and I believe in this. In this podcast. And I'm gonna say I've gotten a lot of text messages to the podcast hotline saying. Because I have talked about, like, you know, I'd like to have, like, more guests on and stuff. And it's. I have not given up on that because I think it will be fun, like, every once in a while. But I. I am kind of trying to see it from the perspective of somebody who listens to this podcast. And I think of the podcast that I like, and I'm always like, don't bring those people on here. But it still might happen. Just let me treat myself every once in a while. But I appreciate those messages because sometimes I am like, is this ridiculous? And it is. But, you know, where else would you get kind of me learning in real time about the Sierra Trading Post? Nowhere else. You're not gonna get that sort of anywhere else. But, yeah, definitely. This is the longest episode of the year, and it's the last episode of the year. And I think this, like, definitely marks. I actually don't even know what number episode this is, but this is the first full year of the podcast. I mean, that being. I literally just said, again, it's like almost 1am But I literally did just say, like, we skipped a bunch of it. But I remember. So the podcast art, I remember I took that picture myself with, like, my, you know, nice camera from 2016 when we were literally out on the streets doing photo shoots for Instagram. And I still have that camera. So works literally, like, it's brand new. And being like, I'm gonna do a podcast. That was like one of the. My, like, New Year's things where it's like, I'm gonna do my own podcast this year, like a solo one. Because I just, I should. Shouldn't I shouldn't I do that? And I here I am, I'm doing it. And so I'm really glad that I did because I am having fun. Fun with it. I am having fun with it. But I'll tell you that, like, it's. I only recently feel like I'm getting into, like, the real groove of it. What can I say? I'm getting in the groove of it. If you'd like to get in the groove of it with me, you can call or text the podcast at 310-909-7717. I. We'd love to hear from you. Let's talk New Year's. What are we doing in the New Year's? What are we doing next year? By the way, A lot happening in the next year. Do you love that? I'm, like, teasing 2026 right now. I'm like, you'll never get 2026. I'm, like, teasing it. Like, we. Nobody's Ever thought of it? Like, I'm hinting at it's gonna happen, but yeah, let's talk New Year's resolutions. Let's talk like New Year's goals. Let's do that and we'll. I think that I'm seeing some of the text messages and we still have a few voicemails to go through that are like more holiday general related that I still think, like pertain to New Year's and it still works. So, yeah, that's it. All right, everyone, like I said, 909. No, 310-909-7117. That phone number is in the Instagram bio. It's on my link tree. You can listen, you can put it in your phone and just text it, right? Because sometimes I just like need. I need like a starting off point and everybody's doing it, but sometimes I'm like, I needed a fresh one. Okay, I'm gonna go. Let's remember we're putting a pin in heated rivalry because I'm gonna wait until. And also get ready. I guess, like, if you're not like really up to date, it's gonna be some spoilers. But it's like, that's not my fault because the, the show will have been out for a full week by then. So if you're like, you spoiled it for me. You had a week. And I'll let you know when I'm about to talk about it. Okay? And that'll be that when we do that next week. Anyway, love you. My name is Adam Rippon and these have been my intrusive thoughts. Bye, everyone. Merry Christmas. Love you. Bye.

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