BONUS: A Sweet Prosecutors After Dark

Summary

The Prosecutors After Dark – Bonus Episode: "A Sweet Prosecutors After Dark"

Date: April 18, 2026
Hosts: Alice and Brett
Podcast: The Prosecutors (PodcastOne)

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Overview

This special “After Dark” bonus episode departs from The Prosecutors' typical deep dives into true crime to feature a lively, candid conversation between hosts Alice and Brett. With a tone that’s both fun and irreverent, the episode explores everything from extravagant Sweet 16 celebrations to personal stories about religious traditions, college sports fandom, family anecdotes, and a spontaneous travel tale. Listeners are treated to the hosts’ chemistry, humor, and insights into life outside the courtroom.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Sweet 16s, Coming-of-Age, and Over-the-Top Parties

• Extravagance in Modern Celebrations (03:03–03:47)
  Alice reflects on how Sweet 16 parties and proms have grown increasingly elaborate, rivaling weddings in scale and budget:

  “Mega themed parties that, like, are probably more expensive than my wedding.” – Alice (03:44)

• They riff on pop culture’s portrayals of coming-of-age ceremonies, highlighting movies about Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and the growing culture of extravagant teenage parties.

2. Jewish Traditions and Memorable Bris Story

• Cultural Learning Experiences (04:01–05:36)
  Brett recounts his introduction to Jewish customs only after law school and shares a vivid story about attending a bris for a friend’s child:

  “So when I was in law school, I went to a bris... We got up, get there—it’s still dark... All the men were in one section, all the women in the other section.” – Brett (05:02–05:24)

• The Bris Afterparty (06:42–07:29)
  The story highlights the celebratory nature of the event, involving strong Israeli liquor at sunrise, raucous singing, and a drunken stumble in a law school lecture hall:

  “Everybody’s singing songs in Yiddish and Hebrew and I’m doing the best I can... One of our friends slips, who’s drunk, slips and she tumbles all the way down the stairs to the bottom where the professor is. But she... pops up at the bottom of the stairs, and the professor’s like, ‘Are you okay?’ She’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, yeah, I’m fine, I’m fine.’” – Brett (06:42–07:50)

3. College Sports, Fandom, and Emotional Investment

• Basketball and March Madness (02:34–10:10)
  The hosts bond over the NCAA tournament, with Brett reflecting on Alabama making the Sweet 16 (“as far as we’re gonna go because about to run into a brick wall”) and Alice admitting the stress of filling out brackets:

  “I get stressed out about brackets... I get very invested, even though I’m usually not invested.” – Alice (09:11)

• The Joy (and Pain) of Fandom (10:26–12:51)
  Brett’s favorite sport is college football, but he confesses it brings him the least joy—explaining how every game feels high stakes for an Alabama fan.

  “It’s also the one I enjoy the least. The actual joy I derive from college football is very low.” – Brett (10:34)

• Playoff Hockey, Gymnastics, and More (11:22–15:13)
  The conversation turns to other sports: both hosts agree playoff hockey is “the most exciting sport you can watch” (Brett, 11:23), and discuss their appreciation for gymnastics and the Tour de France.

4. Family Anecdotes and Relatable Parenting

• Friendly Teasing and Sports Rivalries (12:51–13:38)
  Alice shares how her lighthearted attempts to tease Brett about his sports loyalties (“War Eagle” and a gift of an Auburn shirt) were not taken lightly:

  “I think you may have also shredded it and buried it and then poured some, like, you know, urinated on it or something.” – Alice (13:33)

• Unique Child Hobbies: Komodo Dragons and Animal Friends (19:54–20:45)
  Alice shares a hilarious story about her son’s deep love for Merlin, a Komodo dragon at the Montgomery Zoo, which he chose to feature in a school Valentine’s project—emphasizing his preference for animal friends over human ones:

  “I love my friend Merlin. Merlin the Komodo dragon that lives at the Montgomery Zoo, in case you were wondering...” – Alice (19:54)

5. Life Experiences: Dollywood and American Traditions

• Dollywood Adventure (16:22–21:32)
  Alice describes an impromptu trip to Dollywood—praising the amusement park’s mix of nostalgia, hospitality, and patriotism, highlighted by playing the national anthem before opening the gates:

  “Right before they open the gates, they play the national anthem. And thousands of people really stop and turn and take off their hats. And everyone puts their hand on their heart. And it was so unexpected...” – Alice (17:15–18:30)

• She recounts narrowly missing an incident where two black bears got onto a roller coaster at the park:

  “The day after we're at Dollywood... two black bears crawled over and were on a roller coaster and they had to close down Dollywood.” – Alice (21:09)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On modern teenage parties:
  “They all look like they’re going to Vegas and we live in Alabama, so they’re not in Vegas. Like, what is happening?” – Alice (03:23)

• On college football fanaticism:
  “Auburn losing makes me happy, so I want Auburn to lose. Tennessee losing makes me happy, so I want Tennessee to lose.” – Brett (10:46)

• On extreme fandom boundaries:
  “The first time I [said ‘War Eagle’], I've never seen Brett mad. And he was like, ‘We don't say that.’ And I was like, he's not kidding.” – Alice (12:51)

• On Dollywood’s Americana vibe:
  “And then right before they open the gates, they play the national anthem... It was so unexpected, I think, because there are so few places now... It was just so, like, Americana. It was so sweet.” – Alice (17:15–18:30)

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Timestamps of Key Segments

• Modern coming-of-age & Sweet 16s: 03:00–03:47
• Jewish traditions & Bris story: 04:01–07:50
• Sports fandom: 09:11–12:51
• Playoff hockey, gymnastics, Tour de France: 11:22–15:13
• Alice’s Dollywood trip: 16:22–21:32
• Komodo dragon anecdote: 19:54–20:45

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Tone and Style

The conversation is loose, bantering, and slightly mischievous, fitting the "After Dark" label. Alice and Brett play off each other's humor and quirks, offering listeners a glimpse into their lives beyond legal cases—a blend of warmth, nostalgia, satire, and honest admissions of the oddities that come with fandom, parenting, and adulthood.

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Final Note

There’s no case this time—just spirited, wide-ranging storytelling and a reminder that “all the best things happen after dark” (or nothing good does, depending on your view). Fans of Alice and Brett will enjoy the relaxed banter and personal moments that show a different side to The Prosecutors.

Transcript

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[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Hello everybody. Welcome to this episode of the Prosecutors After Dark. I'm doing this after dark tonight because we got high. Because we got.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

We did not get high.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

We might as well have, right?

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

We might as well have. It was pretty fun.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

So anyways, Alice, how are you doing?

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

I'm doing great. I'm doing great. Roll tide to you.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Have you been watching the NCAA tournament?

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

I have not. I mean I have in the background but it's really hard when it's on the weekends and I have all my kids who are also around Alabama's man

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

to the Sweet 16, as I'm sure you're aware.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

I am aware of that because probably

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

as far as we're gonna go because about to run into a brick wall. But that's okay because we're the one of the top 16 teams and I think that's something. Something to be celebrated, right?

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

It's very sweet.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Very sweet. There you go. Not elite after, but sweet.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Not, not Elite but sweet. Speaking of, did you know that, like, I mean, our kids are obviously young, but now I have neighbors who are like. And have teenagers sweet 16 parties. I know it's always been like a thing like sweet 16. Yeah, exactly. But apparently it's like gone overboard in the way, like everything else, like promposals have gone overboard now, like these sweet 16 because I have all these like, kids parking outside my house all the time. And I'm like, neighbor, what's going on? And she's like, Sweet 16 party. I'm like, but they all look like they're going to Vegas and we live in Alabama, so they're not in Vegas. Like, what is happening?

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

It's like everything else.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Mega themed parties that, like, are probably more expensive than my wedding.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Yeah. Hoko. Now, sue 16 Quinceanera. If you're from.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

What was that movie? Was it. Was it Tina Fey about your bar mitzvah. That was a great movie.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

You know, I don't know a lot about bar mitzvahs.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Bar mitzvah.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

You know, it's funny, I had never met anyone who was Jewish until I went to law school. I don't know.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

You did grow up in Alabama. You are so not invited to my bat mitzvah.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Oh, is that the name of the movie?

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

It was Adam Sandler. Adam Sandler. It was a great movie. That was an awesome movie.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

So I've been to Bris's, but I've never been to any bar mitzvah.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Very different, very different. One, you're one, you're slicing fewer blades in bar, you're wee wee. The other one, there's a lot of alcohol.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

How is it on after dark? We always end up talking about wee wees.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

This is two times was after dark. Worthy.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

That's true.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Bris is that. I mean, you get a name, it's an aw. It's awesome. It's an amazing.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

It's a really.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

I'm just saying that's pretty different than going to a bat mitzvah or a sweet 16.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

So the thing I love about Jews is how much I like to drink. Like, I don't know if you. Have you ever been to a Brisbane?

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

So have I. Yeah, I've not. I've actually never been to a bris. No.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

So when I was in law school, I went to a bris and one of my good friends to this day, his son. And he was a baby at the time, obviously.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Horrible. If it was a sweet 16 and

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

he was at the top, it's got. He's He's a really interesting guy. So he was an Orthodox Jew at the time. He had gone to rabbinical school in Israel. Now he's like a man of all people and he has like a camp at Burning man, which is apparently famous.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Wow.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Frog. So if you've ever been to Burning man, the camp with the giant frog is run by my friend. But at the time he was very Orthodox. And so we had the bris. So we went out there and they do it like incredibly early in the morning. Like it's sunrise on the eighth day, basically. So we got up, get there, it's still dark. Go into the synagogue.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Really quick question. Sure it is. In a synagogue, do they bring your doctor? Like.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

No, the rabbi does it. I mean, there may be a doctor there, but I don't know.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

I don't think.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

I think the rabbi is an expert at chopping wee wees. Right? I mean, that's like. He does.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

It's like a. It's like a whole thing. I mean, I don't know. I have. I have three sons and like it was a whole thing every time we did it at the hospital.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

So it's just, you know, little gift,

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

it's a little guillotine. But like, you know, it was really

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

interesting because it was an Orthodox synagogue. So like all the men were in one section, all the women were in the other section. Anyway, so we go and they do the thing. The chopping happens, the kids.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

This is circumcision. I'm sorry. For those of you who don't know what we're talking about, the chop and the, the snipping of the wee wee is a circumcision.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Yeah. So they do all that. Well, then we have a party afterwards and the party is basically passing around this 180 proof Israeli liquor which I don't know what it was at 6 o' clock in the morning and everybody's singing songs in Yiddish and Hebrew and I'm doing the best I can and like, you know, I'm dancing with everybody. I mean, it's like just so much fun. I had so much fun, but a lot. And then we had class at 8 o' clock because that was the day we had an 8 o' clock class. And I'll never forget, we go to class, most of us gets to our seats successfully, but it's one of those classrooms that has like tiered the. Yeah, like a tiered classroom. Like a. The.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Like a stadium.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Yeah, stadium. One of our friends slips, who's drunk, slips and she tumbles all the way down the stairs to the bottom where the professor is. But she also, I think, was so drunk. You know how drunk people. You can't hurt them because you.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

No, you're right. Because you're too loose to get hurt.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

So she just, like, pops up at the bottom of the stairs, and the professor's like, are you okay? She's like, oh, yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine. Back up thing. Anyways, so that's my. My bris experience.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

That's a great bris story. No, I've never been to a bris. That sounds like a lot of fun. So maybe it is actually a lot more like a sweet 16 than I thought.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Yeah.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Although I guess at a sweet 16, you're technically not supposed to drink because you're 16.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Cut anything off, either.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Yeah, you're not supposed to cut anything off either.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

It was quite the experience you mentioned. Vegas. We got Vegas.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Vegas. We're going to Vegas. We're going to Vegas.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Are you this time? You didn't gamble with me last time.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Okay, sure, we can gamble. What do you want to gamble? I don't know how to play any of the games. That's the problem. And I don't have a poker face.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Because you can roll the dice.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

You know, I think I rolled the dice with you last time, but I didn't put any money on the table, so you're right. I didn't really play. Yeah, sure. Let's go gamble.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

I'll bet the money. You can roll the dice.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

All right. That sounds great. I mean, I can also bet some money, take all the money from my children, and then I'll come home, be like, sorry, kids, you don't. You. You don't get to have a sweet 16. That's why you mom gambled it all away.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

You put us on some money. Well, or you bet all the sweet 16 money. You go to the. To the roulette wheel, and you put it all on red, and then you either double it or you lose it all.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

There you go. I'll do that. So we were talking about basketball. So you've been watching March Madness. Okay, I get stressed out about brackets. I just decided this year that I didn't need that kind of stress in my life. So I just didn't fill out a bracket because I get very invested, even though I'm usually not invested. But the second I start putting a bracket together, I get invested. So this year, I was like, I'm just going to enjoy March Madness. And I refused to fill out a

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

bracket well, see, that's the whole reason you fill out the bracket, because then suddenly you care about every game. Even games have nothing to do with your team. You really care whether you know Sienna beats Marquette because you picked Sienna because

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

it'll bust your bracket.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Exactly. So, and I will say this, I actually think basketball is not my favorite sport. I think this tournament has been one of the best ones ever. This, the games have been great and there's some really good teams, like basketball.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Really, that's one of my favorite sports to watch because it's so active. Like soccer, in principle I like it. But in watching it, it's not that fun because the field's so large, it takes so long to run across the field. Basketball, and you just can't take your eye off the ball because there's so much going on.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

So my favorite sport, as everyone knows, is college football. That's like number one, far and away favorite sport.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

I think we all knew that, though.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

It's also the one I enjoy the least. Like, the actual joy I derive from college football is very low. But I will.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

You got to break that down. What, you enjoy it the least?

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Yeah.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Because you're so invested.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Because I'm so invested. So every game is really important. And not just the games Alabama plays in, but all the other games because they all affect Alabama in some way. So like Auburn losing makes me happy, so I want Auburn to lose. Tennessee losing makes me happy, so I want Tennessee to lose. But, you know, or you know, like if Cal beats usc, it's more likely Alabama will make it to the playoffs. So therefore I want Cal to beat usc. So every game matters in a way

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

that I very intense. Like your job.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

It's like a job, just leisure.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Okay, I get it, I get it.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

But that's the most. I'm going to say it's the most important one to me. My second favorite sport, if this counts, is playoff hockey. Playoff hockey is the most exciting sport you can watch.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Agree. Agree completely. So like, there's no rules.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

And it's like you can so beat

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

the crap out of everybody.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

And thing is, like, is it's just so important. Every moment is critical. It's just great. I love it.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

And it's also a sport, by the way, where I'm like, there's no, like no world where I can play that maybe I can skate, maybe I can run around field hockey, but I can't do those two things together. So I'm also just highly impressed the whole time. Not that I can really play football, but like I could run. You know, I will get tackled and smashed immediately. But like hockey, I just have no concept of how people can do it so well.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

And then my next favorite sport is probably Alabama basketball, which I enjoy, because unlike Alabama football, I don't care if they lose. So, for instance, we're playing Michigan in the sweet 16. If we were playing Michigan in the quarterfinals of the football playoff, it would be so important. I'd be totally locked in. I wouldn't be talking to Joe because he's a big Michigan fan. Like, I would just be like. But it's like, well, yeah, we're probably going to lose. It's fine. Yeah, hopefully we play well. If we win, that'd be great. You know, just. I'm a much.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

This is when I realized just how serious you were. That I couldn't make jokes is because, like, obviously I say War Eagle to Brett all the time during football games just to, like, mess with him. Like, that's what a little sister would do. Right? And the first time I did that, he, like, I've never seen Brett mad. And he was like, we don't say that. And I was like, he's not kidding. Oh, my gosh. He's not. He's not kidding. And then the second time I realized, oh, we don't joke about this is I got his daughter an Auburn shirt, and I think he lit it up in, like, it was an effigy. And I was like, oh, we're not. I'll say that she never got it, but I think you may have also shredded it and buried it and then poured some, like, you know, urinated on it or something. Like, it was pretty bad. And I was like, oh, we don't joke about this. Okay.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Yeah. So anyways, to continue from that serious thing.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Okay, so that was basketball. And then what?

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Basically any sport Alabama plays. Like, I was watching the women's basketball game. They lost by one in the.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Have you watched Alabama gymnastics?

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Yes. It is so good, so fun.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

I did not. I've never been to a live college gymnastics meet. I love watching gymnastics on the Olympics, and I watch it when it's on tv. I think it's amazing, Right? Another sport that there's no world in which I could do, but I've never gone to a meet. And the college meets are so fun because they're so happy. Right. Like you were saying, whether these games are enjoyable. Like, even if you didn't care about the game, there's obviously a lot of fierce competition, and they're incredibly competitive, obviously. But every Time someone lands successfully, a flip. The whole like, everybody starts cheering. It's so great. You don't, like, root for the other team to fall. You just want them to do a little less good than your team.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Yeah. Alabama gymnastics and softball teams are really good. They have a long tradition of winning, so they're very popular. And it's a lot of fun. Take kids to it. That's great. Okay, so after that, I'm just gonna go through all my.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Don't keep going, please.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

The Tour de France is after any sport Alabama's playing. Tours. Tour de France. I remember, I love the Tour de

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

France, that every summer you really get locked in and you're like, are you watching this? I'm like, what are we watching?

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Watch the whole thing. I love it. I love the Tour de France. It's amazing. Every single stage are great. Know all the writers. It's amazing. It may actually be higher up on the list.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

I was going to say, you really love Tour de France.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

I do love the Tour de France. It's fantastic. If you never watched the Tour de France, you should watch Tour de France. That's great. What about you, Alice? What are your favorite sports?

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Well, I mean, we just talked about the Winter Olympics. I obviously love all the. I'll just say the girl sports. I just love them all. I think gymnastics is one of the most fun things ever. Ice skating, all of them. Ice dancing, couples, all the things, they're all phenomenal. I obviously love, as much as I joke about it, just because it's so fun to watch Brett's face fall. I obviously love American football. I say American football because my kids think it's hilarious that soccer. Football. Football is football and it's different than football. So I have to call it American football in my house. I love. It's just. It feels so patriotic. It's so wonderful. It makes me so happy. I love sports because I don't think I feel more patriotic in like our society than when I go to sporting events. Except for guess where I went last week. I don't think you know, actually. It was a last minute trip.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Have no idea. Where did you go?

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

I went to Dollywood.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Dollywood. Wow. I didn't know they still had Dollywood.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Awesome. Okay. I had no concept. I grew up in Texas. I'd never been to Gatlinburg. I've heard of it. I honestly thought it was like a tourist trap. Yeah, tourist trap. That's a good one. Like not. And it is. It's very touristy, obviously. But like all these people Were going, like, from my kids school, we're going. And I was like, yeah, why not? Let's go. That sounds fun. And I like Dolly Parton. I mean, not.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Who doesn't?

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Probably more than the next person. I don't think I knew that much about her. I like her. I think she's amazing. But we drove up there and I made my kids listen to Dolly Parton for, like, a good stretch of Tennessee, right? I was like, y' all gotta learn about Dolly Parton right Now. My kids love Dolly Parton. Now we go to Dollywood. And do you know how they open the gates at Dollywood?

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

I have no idea.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Everyone's standing in line. I mean, there are hundreds, if not thousands of people. And you see, because it's in the mountains, you know, Gatlinburg is in the Smoky Mountains. Beautiful, by the way. Also, nature everywhere. And you just see, like, streams of people lined up, ready with their pink shirts, glittery cowgirl hats, ready to go into Dollywood. And the gates are closed. And everyone's, like, being very respectful. It's kind of like the chick fil a of amusement parks. Like, all the people who work there are like, my pleasure. Like, have a wonderful day. Welcome to Dollywood. It's magical, right? And everyone's, like, kind of pushing to get through the gates. And then right before they open the gates, they play the national anthem. And thousands of people really stop and turn and take off their hats. And everyone, like, puts their hand on their heart. And it was like. It was so unexpected, I think, because there are so few places now. Growing up in the 90s, we did the national anthem at the drop of a hat all the time. I think we started the school day with a national anthem in Texas, right? No longer, honestly. And just to, like, hear it and to see all these kids, like, stop in their tracks. Everyone was whining for their snacks and their waters. Like, everyone stopped for the national anthem. And then they opened the doors, and then it was Dollywood. And it was just so, like, Americana. It was so sweet.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

I love that.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Anyways, I. I just. I was blown away.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

I didn't know they still had Dollywood. I'll be honest with you. I went to Dollywood. Last time I went to Dollywood, it's probably been 30 years.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

The first.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Yeah.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

And it's really. I will say I haven't done amusement parks with my kids because that just seems exhausting. It was totally manageable. It was still exhausting, but it was totally manageable. We were there with kids from 3 to 18. Everyone, including adults, had, like, the best time. So there was, like, actually something for everyone. So I absolutely loved it. Apparently, my 8 year old is a coaster head. Loves roller coasters. Never been on one. Yeah. He was like, fine, mom, bye. I'm gonna go on this, you know, crazy one. And here's the craziest part. So you guys know that my oldest loves animals, right? Reads animal encyclopedias. In fact, you know one of those sheets that you. That say like that, blanks. And it was for Valentine's Day, and it was like, I love my blank. And they draw a picture and everyone else, what do you think they put? I love my dad, I love my mom. I love my parents. I love my grandparents. A picture of you two and why you love them? They make me cookies. Do you know what my oldest wrote? All right. I love my blank. Right? Clearly a child's sheet. And it says his name, and it says, I love my friend Merlin. Merlin the Komodo dragon. The Komodo dragon that lives at the Montgomery Zoo, in case you were wondering. And here is a picture he drew of him standing outside the cage.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Wow.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

With his best friend Merlin.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

He knows that the dragon would eat him if he could, right?

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Yeah. But do you see this? Is there a picture of mom?

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

No.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Do you see. Do you see that?

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Nope.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Do you see mom in there?

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Maybe that's a wizard representation of him.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Do you see any humans in the picture of my child's love?

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

I see him.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

No. And in fact, he writes at the bottom in parentheses. He is an animal. So all to say is, okay, so. So you guys know that my. My child loves animals. And all over Gatlinburg they have the, like, bear proof trash can.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Oh, yeah, Right.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Because there's bears everywhere. Like the ones, they look like post office mailboxes, right? Your. Your trash goes inside and it closes so that the bears can't claw in. And the whole time we're there, he's like, are we gonna see bears? I was like, I mean, probably not, you know, because we live in civilized society. Of course not. The day after we're at Dollywood, guess what happened. Two black bears crawled over and were on a roller coaster and they had to close down Dollywood.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Seriously.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

I have a picture of it.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Wow.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

It was on their, like, Facebook feed. And I was like, I can't tell.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

Just missed it.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

I just missed these bears. I mean, it probably would have been bad.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

That would have been bad. Because they closed.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

You can't actually go to Dollywood. But no, Dollywood was so fun. I had a great time. It was, like, incredibly sweet. And black bears might be on your roller coaster.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

There you go. You never know. All right. Well, this has been fun. I hope you guys have enjoyed this episode of Prosecutors After Dark. Because as everyone knows, nothing good happens after dark. Alice, have you enjoyed this episode? How do we end these things? I forget something. I know. I don't know.

[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

Well, we do them so infrequently.

[Host 1 (Possibly a Lawyer or Legal Professional)]

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[Host 2 (Named Alice)]

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