Listener (13:05)

Hi, Adam. Listen, I think the podcast is a great idea for you, and I don't know what you should do, but please, for God's sake, for the love of God, please don't tell us every single person you've ever slept with, every single person you've dated. These girls are beating this stuff to death in these podcasts. Keep it classy. We all love a little smut. That's true. But keep it classy. Like you are, you know, now they're saying Barron Trump is a ladies man. I mean, can we just talk about something else for five minutes? You know what I'm saying?

Adam Rippon (13:45)

If you ask me, there is no better voicemail to start the voicemails. The beating this stuff to death Now. What a way that is. Truly, really a way of putting it, not mincing your words at all whatsoever. And I like that, honestly. Let's start with the Barron Trump of it all. Now, I think we just need to look at the facts. And the facts are that he's 6, 7. That should have come with a trigger warning. Yes. He's 6, 7. His dad is a billionaire and his mom is a former porn star. So yeah, I can imagine that when you put all of that together, that might hold some water. Now, I did see him wave at the inauguration and that did send chills down my spine. But I mean, I think when you just look at the math, six, seven, billionaire dad, porn star, mom, it is what it is. That does feel like the makings of. And I say it in quotes. Ladies, man. I want to say another thing that I'm thinking of right right now. I'm going back to the Barron Trump and to the Trumps being in the White House. And this is something that it's just, you know, it's so funny to me when I hear people say class and beauty are finally back in the White House. I can put everything I think about Melania Trump aside and I can objectively say she is a beautiful woman. But when they say that, I'm like, there was never anybody in the White House where we were going, well, ugh, there's Jill Biden in her sweatpants again. Right? Like, we were never doing that. I feel like every president has had custom tailored suits. There's never been a first lady who shows up to an event in an ill fitting Nine west dress with white pumps from Nordstrom Rack. Like, that's never happened. And so for the most part, I believe it's always been classy. And objectively, the Trumpish kind of style is quite gaudy and like flashy and not classy. And that's Trump. Because I'm willing to give Melania the benefit of the doubt because I think that she's dressed well, albeit sometimes she's dressed like, you know, Mr. Magoo. But to say that finally there's class and beauty back in the White House. You know, I know nobody ever looked at Betty Ford and said, you know who you look exactly like? Cindy Crawford. But she wasn't showing up to places in a red baseball cap, but she was wearing bright colors and long sleeves, that's class. I think what they mean to say is that they've seen Melania Trump's breasts online and they've never seen Hillary Clinton's. And that's just what I think they mean. To say, so the podcast where they're beating this stuff to death, we all.

Listener (16:49)

Love a little smut. That's true.

Adam Rippon (16:51)

So, personally, I think that there are a lot of different kinds of podcasts out there, and I have a few that are top of mind that I think that I am. We're gonna talk, we're gonna go over them. And I think the first one is the podcast where somebody is always sharing some crazy, unbelievable story. I don't really believe in that. I don't love when people tell the bad dating stories or the nightmare boyfriend stories, because I feel like if you have so many of them, it's a tale as old as time where if you always have bad roommates, you're probably the bad roommate. I maybe wouldn't put that out there. Do you know what I mean? I just. I don't love that. That's kind of what I think with the horrible dating stories. And then, you know, you have the sexual escapades of the I did this crazy thing, and you'll never believe what I did. And I'm like, you're right. I do not believe that you did that. And I will never believe that you did that. Even if you did do it. I don't believe it. You know, when I hear those kinds of people share those kinds of stories, they always remind me of, okay, you're out with friends, and there's always one girl who's just being a little bit overly sexual, and she looks at you and she goes, oh, don't be a prude. And then eventually she'll get to the point in the night where she looks at somebody and she goes, well, you know, I'm really good at sex. And I always think, I bet you think you are. I saw you walk your little knock knees over here offbeat in your espadrilles. And I'm gonna tell you that I think that you just might not have the rhythm that you think you do. You're not hearing the beat of the music, and there's like a hundred people around you who are moving to the music. They are moving to the beat of the music, and you chose not to do what they did. And then he's clacking together like two coconut shells. I'm really good at sex. I don't. I don't think so. Now, I will say there is an extreme version of this person where I do believe everything that they do say. And somebody who is a good example of that to me is Halle Bechelter. I listened to her episode of Call Her Daddy. Where Alex Cooper was promoting her new show on her podcast network. And she talks about all these crazy scenarios that she's found herself in, and they're honestly truly insane. And she comes from a super wealthy family, and so she kind of has nothing to lose. And so when she says these things, I go, yeah, I kind of believe that. I actually believe every word that's coming out of your mouth. I am also going to say this about Halle. I do think that she is funny. I am going to say this. I do think she could be funnier. Hear me out. Listen. Her biggest trick is that she'll say something crazy and then she'll go, should I not say that? Which is the oldest rich girl trick in the book. Because they know that they can say something shocking and people will go, oh, my God. And then they will be clever and they'll go, oh, should I not say that? Which gets me to another point where people will say, I love her. Because do you know how smart you need to be to be that funny? And you know what? To that I say, you don't need to be that smart. Because I am going to bring up a point. One of the funniest people I know, she did not graduate from high school. She does not even have a ged. She has adhd, but not a ged. And do I think that she could get one? Maybe. I don't know. Now I want to go back to the Alex Cooper of it all. I actually appreciate Alex Cooper. I don't know her. I've never met her. Because when you listen to her, you're like, oh, she's doing this, she's doing that, she's saying this, she's saying that. But she's cunning because she makes everybody else spill their guts. Well, she sits on the other couch going, oh, my God. So it's genius. One of the things I actually do really like about her is that she's not funny. And she doesn't try to be funny, but she is fun to be around. And that, for her, is the key that you want to be around her. She seems fun and she's not cracking jokes, but she doesn't need to. And I think that's why that kind of works. That's why that podcast style works. Now, another podcaster that I'm thinking of is Jake Shane. I want you to know that before I go any further, when I see Jake Shane, I see a son, I see a daughter, I see somebody who I would take under my wing. You know, he doesn't need it, but I would. If you don't know who Jake Shane is, you need to look him up. And you're going to see these videos that are truly so stupid. But. But they're very funny and they're harmless, and that's what I love. They're completely harmless, but very funny. And that's why I feel like he's the people's podcaster. But I'm gonna tell you why I respect Jake Shane, and there's a specific reason. And I think maybe this is like the athlete in me. But I saw this clip where he's talking to Tate McRae about how they go and work out at the Aloe Yoga Gym. And there's footage of him doing the class. And in this yoga class, you can see his poor little body shaking like it's in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake. It looks like his reformer is on the San Andreas fault line. The body is rejecting this type of movement. But do you know what he did? He stayed in position and he finished that workout. Now, do I think that he was able to walk the next day? Absolutely not. And I actually don't know if he was able to walk for the next few, few days, because when I tell you the body was rejecting what was happening to it, that body was going, you will pay the price, because I'm about to shut this thing down. It's what won me over forever. And now somebody else who's always beaten this stuff to death, these girls are.

Listener (23:22)

Beating this stuff to death in these podcasts.

Adam Rippon (23:24)

Beating it to death. Joe Rogan. Now, you guys, come on. I do think that we need to get real. And so when I see these clips of Joe Rogan, I'm just thinking, why are so many people living by his advice? They're completely influenced by this guy. And it's always the same kind of shape of man, too. Like honeydew melon, two chopsticks coming out the bottom. That's sort of the shape top heavy, 40s, 50s, something white guy. And it's all these teenage boys, they just go goo goo gaga. But I will say this. He does seem fully invested in whatever his guests have to say. But, you know, when we're talking about the podcasts, when I wanted to start this podcast, I thought, you know, should I do it with a co host? Should I have guests? And I thought, you know, at first I have a lot to say, and I can, you know, rant and ramble until I'm truly blue in the face. You know, this. I thought, you know, maybe at first. Let me get My footing let me get my bearings and I'll figure it out. I'll see how it goes. But at first, I don't need to have guests on. I feel like the last thing we need is another show where I interview what celebrities? I see a lot of podcasts out there, and I'm thinking of one in particular right now. I'm not gonna name it. It doesn't matter. A lot of people like this person, so why will I yuck this? They're yum. It does. It truly doesn't matter because they're not the only person that does this. I guess it's not even really a person. It's more of, like, a genre. And the genre is big influencer from social media platform becomes podcaster. That's basically the formula. And they have a cheery disposition. But what I don't like is that I can obviously tell that they're using every guest that they have on to just showcase themselves. Right? Like, they're not interviewing. They're not even really having conversations with. It makes me think. I don't think that you should be interviewing anyone. But the big hook into that kind of podcast is that, well, I have a huge personality and that's what my fans love. And I'm like, maybe. But you really think that you are something else because. Because you're out here ripping one liners thinking you're Jerry Seinfeld, when in reality, you've got the comedic chops of a roast beef and you're not doing an interview. You're just talking over somebody else who's in the same room. Because if we're gonna talk interviews, we gotta talk Barbara Walters. Cause Barbara Walters was looking people in the eye saying, so, no more heroin to Courtney Love. Or she'll look Celine Dion up and down and ask, so, are you anorexic or is it natural? Excuse me, Barbara Walters. Now, I want you to know that I believe that that is insane. Like, she's not cutting them off to talk about that one time where somebody said something and then I really got them good. No, she's not doing that. But you know what? I'm not doing that either, because I do believe that is diabolical. I will have people on this podcast at some point, but right now I can't, and I shouldn't be given the responsibility. I feel like they're kind of using the guests as a way to, like, facilitate their own personality. They can't get it out of themselves, so they need somebody there to be like, please help me get this out of me. It makes me reflect. And when I reflect, I say to myself, well, what can you do on your own? You know, you're not doing anything on your own. And then for the most part, you'll be really funny on social media. Yeah, for 30 seconds, you strung three words together. You used someone else's audio. You didn't even use your own audio. You used a song, a trending song. And that's why I feel like the art of the interview, that's kind of gone on the podcasts. Not many people do them well. They go the route of, I'm going to have conversations with, no, you're not. You're going to bring your friend on and you're going to cut them off a thousand times. That's what you're doing. Now I'll go back to Alex Cooper one more time. Hear me out. I think Alex Cooper is asking real interview questions. She's not giving it the full Barbara, but she's asking one or two tough ones, and then she kind of backs up, which, like, that does make her stronger than me. But where she is weaker than me is when she is reading those tough questions. Sometimes I am a little like, come on, Alex, sound it out. You know, like, you got this. But in those moments, I do go, well, she is so successful and beautiful and rich that she doesn't need to remember how to read. I. I always do get a bit of a thrill when she does read a sentence. It just. It tickles me. It doesn't tickle me in the same way as signing a $125 million deal. I feel like that would tickle me more, but it tickles me in a way of having not that much money. And one day, I hope to forget how to read. And honestly, the way things are going, I might sooner rather than later. I know that if I ever go on call her daddy, I already know that I will have the time of my life. But I really wanted to start this on my own for a few reasons. One, I wanted to edit it myself. I wanted to help it find its own sound because, you know, a lot of podcasts, they don't sound good because you have a bunch of people who are concerned about, oh, we gotta have a studio. We need a studio. And I just want to be on the record and say that I do not think that there's anything more hokey Pokey than two Wayfair chairs next to each other facing a camera with a microphone in front of them. I just don't think that looks good. And Nobody's sitting still, playing with their hair, fixing their shirt. They're not talking into the microphone. I have to tell you, it's a pet peeve. When I'm listening to a podcast and I'm like, can you please just sit still and talk into the microphone like an adult? So I just didn't want that because I just don't like bad quality things. And so I just felt, let me figure this out on my own. I didn't want to have to run ads that I didn't want to run. You know, like, I'm going to do an ad for better help. No, come on, listen, if I ever do an ad for better help, I want you to know two things. One, the check was either really good or two, we are absolutely going into a recession. You've been warned. But you'll know. You'll know. If I ever do the better help ad, you'll know which is which. And I believe that you'll act accordingly. I wanted to be in control of what was happening. And if at first the podcast doesn't make any money, that's fine because I think eventually it will, I start crying. I will say that I know that I will be a gracious host, but I'm not going to bring anybody on here so that I can be floundering, trying to figure out the way that it's going to sound or whatever. That's just. It's not me. I'm going to let the show get itself together and then we'll bring people on. Right? It'll be more fun for everybody that way. So, yes, take to finally answer your question. I think there's a lot of different kinds of podcasts out there and I firmly believe that this podcast will find its own voice. And it's currently finding its own voice and sound and look, and I'm just so grateful that you're all here, you know, for the ride. I think it is time for us to say goodbye now. This has been the podcast by Adam Rippon. I am Adam Rippon. Thank you so much for listening. Make sure that you give us a five star review. Subscribe to this podcast. Wherever you listen to your podcasts, if you want to call and leave a voicemail, you can. The number is 310-909-7717. We'll see you next time here on the podcast.