Acquired Mike White: Monday, April 27th, 2026

Summary

The Toast — April 27, 2026

Hosts: Jackie & Claudia Oshry
Producer: Dear Media
Episode Focus: Influencer culture, acquired style’s viral bachelorette, Stagecoach recap, Summer House reunion leak, pop culture news, and influencer tea.

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Toast dives into the viral discussion around influencer Acquired Style’s extravagant, sponsor-laden bachelorette party, the ongoing discourse about jealousy in influencer culture, and weekend highlights including the annual Stagecoach festival and the Summer House reunion leak. The hosts blend humor, sisterly banter, cultural critique, and influencer industry tea in a high-energy Monday morning wrap-up.

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1. Sisterly Catch-up & Acquired Style’s Bachelorette ([00:00–14:51])

Key Points & Insights

• Jackie and Claudia lament not seeing each other enough, feeling like “two ships…two yachts passing in the night.” ([00:37])
• Main event: Acquired Style (“Acquired”)’s viral, over-the-top bachelorette party on TikTok, complete with AI beauty brand sponsorship, private 747 jet, and TikTok discourse.
  • Party sponsored by Swan Beauty, an AI-powered makeup mirror ([03:00])
  • Private plane dubbed “Acquired Air,” with a bedroom and multiple bathrooms; “the biggest private plane you could have” ([03:56])
• Dissection of internet/tiktok backlash toward the perceived privilege and “out-of-touch” influencer spectacle.
• Discussion of Swan Beauty founder’s connection to family money, and accusations that this isn’t “smart marketing” but “using your fiancé’s money to burn” ([06:25])

Notable Quotes

• Claudia: “She’s also the definition of a hustler—she didn’t blow up during COVID. She’s been making hair videos, steady, in her apartment.” ([05:08])
• Jackson: “Anyone can do it. And it’s not like she spent the money on this trip—she worked to a place where a brand brought her on this trip.” ([05:15])
• Claudia: “The discourse on TikTok, as expected, is just a meeting of the mentally ill minds.” ([05:35])
• Jackson: “Why can’t we be jealous in a positive fashion?” ([08:50])

Memorable Moments

• Jackie’s confession about her own former business idea for a makeup mirror called “Limelight” ([03:15])
• Running gag: the use of “gate” for TikTok drama (“Acquired-gate”) ([01:52])

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2. Influencer Jealousy, Authenticity & Naming Handles ([14:51–26:00])

Key Points & Insights

• The hosts use Acquired’s story as a springboard to discuss the toxic cycle of female jealousy and negativity against success in influencer culture.
• Self-reflection: Claudia acknowledges the privilege of having a supportive sister (“it’s a foot in the door”) ([11:14])
• The divide between “negative jealousy” and “positive admiration/inspiration” is explored in-depth.
• TikTok trends, influencer relatability, and user handles dissected—why some influencers can’t or won’t change iconic handles.
  • Comparing Acquired Style’s stuck-ness with her handle to their own (GirlWithNoJob, Turdi Lou, etc.) ([14:02], [25:28])
  • Discussion of potential rebrands, and influencer “death grips” on usernames.
• Claudia reflects on negative online experiences after being clipped out of context about Blake Lively by Free Press ([17:34]), leading to a side discussion on celebrity fandom toxicity.

Notable Quotes

• Claudia: “Why don’t you just come on the Internet and say, ‘I’m an ugly, jealous bitch?’ That would be more real and relatable.” ([13:04])
• Jackson: “You have a dream and you have talent, like, go for it. Seriously.” ([65:49])

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3. The Fast Five Stories You Need to Know ([26:00–66:09])

Story 1: Stagecoach 2026 Recap ([32:06])

Highlights

• The festival featured celebs Sydney Sweeney, Scooter Braun, and performances by Teddy Swims, Post Malone, and Jo Dee Messina.
• Event was temporarily evacuated due to high winds—a rare weather disruption ([35:28]).
• Brands’ presence at Stagecoach is on the rise (Revolve, T-Mobile, Sonic), making it more influencer-driven.
• Claudia admits festival lineup wasn’t “seething-with-jealousy” good this year ([34:26])

Claudia: “Sagecoach is so much fun, but so is laying in your bed at home scrolling TikTok.” ([38:07])

Story 2: Bravo (Summer House) Leak Investigation ([42:27])

Key Takeaways

• Bravo identifies the Summer House reunion audio leaker as a production team member, not a cast member. ([43:11])
• Hosts find it “boring” and “less fun” that it wasn’t a cast member; question why someone would risk their job for anonymous Reddit clout.
• Trivia: callback to Bachelor influencer Whitney’s Fyre Festival attendance and viral cheese sandwich meme ([45:41])

Story 3: Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson Break Up ([48:26])

Key Takeaways

• Megan accuses NBA player Klay of cheating; she makes a strong statement about “trust, fidelity and respect.” ([49:22])
• The hosts vent about cheating in celebrity culture; discuss how normalized male cheating is, especially among athletes ([49:50]–[50:39])

Jackson: “Why can’t people just stop cheating? Just stop it.” ([49:50])

Story 4: Helena Bonham Carter Leaves White Lotus Season 4 ([59:02])

Insights

• HBO confirms Helena Bonham Carter is leaving as her character wasn’t working in the story ([59:36]).
• Speculation: “Was it a bad fit, was she difficult, or did Mike White fall on the sword?”
• Reflection on Mike White’s resilience and Hollywood’s unpredictability, drawing parallels between creative reinvention and influencer hustle.

Claudia: “If Mike White can go from Survivor to Ned Schneebly to White Lotus, you can really… don’t feel like you’re in a box.” ([65:32])

Story 5: Jesse Draper Goes Instagram Official with New Bach Contestant ([66:03])

Recap

• Jesse hard-launches a new relationship with a contestant from Taylor’s Bachelor season, Brandon.
• Jackie and Claudia analyze whether their photos are staged and the weird phenomenon of influencer thirst and “clout-chasing” men.
• Side talk: branding opportunities around “Marciano Brunette” and taking a mother’s maiden name ([72:00]).

Claudia: “Honestly, like I really, I hope she’s not [dating him].” ([73:25])

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4. Other Noteworthy Moments

• Mahjong and gaming: Segmented chat about the new 2026 mahjong card and strategies. Claudia considers stopping playing on her phone as it harms her hands-on skills. ([15:05–16:39])
• Short pop culture commentary: References to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion, “Your Friends and Neighbors” show, James Marsden, and “the Rizzler.” ([17:03–18:10])
• Discussion of influencer industry friendships: Claudia clarifies that they have “so many friends” and aren’t industry outsiders like others (Alex Cooper). ([41:04])

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5. Notable Quotes & Personal Commentary

On Influencer Culture & Jealousy:

• Jackson: “Why can’t we be jealous in a positive fashion?... Sometimes you get something so cool and I’m like, jealous, but still happy.” ([08:53])
• Claudia: “Seeing someone like her really brings out something very ugly in a lot of women… of course your natural inclination is to be like a bitch about it. But what if you just weren’t?” ([09:17])
• Claudia: “If you have one negative thing to say about Acquired… you are jealous, period.” ([13:19])

On White Lotus Shakeups:

• Claudia: “There’s no way she’s not playing it well. She’s one of the most skilled actresses of our time… It’s not that they’re writing a character she cannot become; it’s that she doesn’t want to become.” ([61:40])

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6. Timestamps for Core Segments

• Acquired Style Bachelorette: [01:45] – [14:51]
• Jealousy & Influencer Critique: [05:35], [08:50], [13:04]
• Handle/Branding Discussion: [14:02], [25:28]
• Stagecoach Recap: [32:06] – [41:00]
• Summer House Leak: [42:27] – [46:59]
• Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson: [48:26] – [51:56]
• White Lotus Casting: [59:02] – [64:37]
• Jesse Draper & Bachelor Nation Tea: [66:03] – [73:32]

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7. Tone & Style

• Consistently irreverent, playful, and self-aware
• Heavy use of slang (“jealous wenches,” “slay,” “sleigh,” “swirly”)
• Blunt honesty about influencer world and industry dynamics
• Dynamic back-and-forth between sisters, often self-deprecating

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8. Summary Takeaways

• The episode offers a biting yet self-reflective take on envy, privilege, and relatability in influencer culture, using the Acquired Style bachelorette as both celebration and case study.
• Stagecoach, reality TV, and influencer rebranding are dissected with humor and insight, showing the permeability between pop culture, brand partnership, and online discourse.
• The hosts invite listeners to own up to their biases, but also challenge the narrative that female success must engender nastiness rather than aspiration.

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Sample Hashtags from the Episode:
#InspiredByAcquired #PositiveJealousy #Stagecoach2026 #InfluencerTea #HandleDeathGrip

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Useful for new listeners:
This episode is a prime example of The Toast’s ability to weave personal anecdote, industry analysis, and sharp humor into a snapshot of what’s happening in influencer and pop culture this week—rewarding even if you missed the TikTok drama entirely.

Transcript

[Jackson Claude]

Good morning girlies. It's the Toast. It's Jackson Claude and we're your host.

[Claudia]

It's your favorite show.

[Jackson Claude]

The best five things you need to know.

[Claudia]

We'll start your day off Swirly. It's the Toast.

[Jackson Claude]

They sound amazing.

[Claudia]

Welcome back to the Toast and Happy Mondays. Hope everybody had a great week and

[Jackson Claude]

weekend it's we hope everyone had a great weekend.

[Claudia]

Aries and it's week begin now. So yeah, week start week now.

[Jackson Claude]

High week now.

[Claudia]

Happy week now.

[Jackson Claude]

Hey Cojourner, what's your truth?

[Claudia]

My truth is this. I miss my sister.

[Jackson Claude]

I miss my sister too.

[Claudia]

Yeah. I haven't seen Olivia in a while. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Slim Dunk. Just kidding. I really miss you. And you know, chatting with you so publicly in our daily chats. Also known as the Toast. It's not enough, you know. Don't you feel like we've really stopped talking?

[Jackson Claude]

Yes. I've just been so busy. And I know you've been busy too. And like by the end of the day, my day like ends so late. And like that's when you're like fully esconced in your bedroom with your husband who doesn't let us face FaceTime when

[Claudia]

you're watching your program.

[Jackson Claude]

And that's really like the only time I can like get into it. So like we're sort of missing each other. It actually feels like sometimes we're on different time zones because I'm like, oh, I miss Claudia.

[Claudia]

Yeah. And I think like my bed bath, dinner is like earlier than yours. So. Yeah, we're just sort of like two ships, two yachts. If you. Oh, speaking of yachts, I have to tell you something. I have to tell you what's going on on Tick Tock.

[Jackson Claude]

You're going on below deck.

[Claudia]

No, I have to tell you what's going on on Tick Tock.

[Jackson Claude]

I know what's going on on Tick Tock.

[Claudia]

You do? You know about acquired gate?

[Jackson Claude]

Don't even give me with a gate. I've been following acquired a husband all weekend.

[Claudia]

No, but you don't know what's actually going on.

[Jackson Claude]

I'm so obsessed I started following her. I didn't follow her before. Now I feel like such a follower because everybody's following her now. So I actually like wanted to wait. But then I couldn't even wait a couple days to follow her. Her bachelor party is so fabulous. The girls are looking so good, they're having so much fun and I.

[Claudia]

She doesn't know.

[Jackson Claude]

Before you ruin it for me, let me just tell you, like I Think it's fantastic. And anybody who had anything negative to say, I'm like, you should be embarrassed for how jealous you are.

[Claudia]

Yeah. So for those who don't know, there is a tick tocker. Her name is Acquired Style. You've probably seen her. She's like a part of a twin duo. She's acquired and then she's another twin.

[Jackson Claude]

They look style.

[Claudia]

Yeah. Her username is Acquired Style and she's blonde. She does a lot of, like, hair, beauty, fashion content. She's blown up. So somewhat recently. She got engaged a little while ago, and so she had her bachelorette party this weekend. There was a couple of influencers on the trip, but for the most part, it was like a big group of girls. And I would say there was like, three or four influencers. It wasn't like an influencer trip. And as any good influencer, her entire bachelorette party was sponsored.

[Jackson Claude]

No, this was on another level.

[Claudia]

Yeah, of course. It was sponsored by a beauty company called Swan Beauty, which is like an AI powered makeup mirror that, like, gives you tutorials. It's like, it's a mirror with lights and.

[Jackson Claude]

And you want to know the best part? Not to make it about me, because,

[Claudia]

like, I know Limelight. Yes.

[Jackson Claude]

So a few years ago, I had an idea to, like, make a makeup mirror that would be, like, peloton for makeup, where you, like, take classes and learn how to do your makeup, like, in the mirror. And I actually took a couple of meetings for it, but I remember I was really early pregnant with Harry, and, like, I didn't do anything about it, of course.

[Claudia]

And she had a name, though. Limelight.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. And then it would have been, like, the lime, which I think is so cute. But it exists. It's called Swan Beauty. I need to get one. I'm so happy. I'm so happy someone made it.

[Claudia]

Yeah. But, like, yours really needs AI and, like, your idea was before the AI revolution, because this one's totally powered by AI and it's. It's called Swan Beauty. So they sponsored her entire bachelorette party. And a lot of people have sponsored bachelorette parties. This was definitely on another level. Like, they flew her private with all of her friends to St. Bart's and it wasn't just like a jet. It was like. Actually, it wasn't even Kardashian. Jet is not.

[Jackson Claude]

It was like a 747.

[Claudia]

It had a bedroom. It had multiple bathrooms. It was like, probably the biggest plane, the biggest private plane you could have. Like, it was insane.

[Jackson Claude]

Acquired Force One Acquired Force, they calls it Acquired Air. I also got a little tea on the plane.

[Claudia]

I don't know if you know.

[Jackson Claude]

Know.

[Claudia]

Oh, what? It's the fan. The family. So. Okay, I'll explain to you, and I'll tell you why. You know that. So. And they just did, like, a classic Saint bar they went to for me. It's not me, but.

[Jackson Claude]

But you're acting like. Oh, just wait. Not. You're not asking.

[Claudia]

Exactly. Exactly what you think happened. Happened.

[Jackson Claude]

Ex.

[Claudia]

The second the bachelorette party started and they were posting about Acquired Air, like, the jealous wenches had to come out of the woodwork. And, you know, this is out of touch. They were coming at it from so many angles, just finding a reason to hate it because they're jealous.

[Jackson Claude]

Just, like, I don't even think it's out of touch because, like, it's aspirational. No, Acquired was such a normal girl. Like, I think it's actually so inspirational. I don't know her backstory, but it seems like she's just a regular girl who, like, from Jersey who's been, like, making content. I saw another video she posted. She was like, who? Like all those embarrassing videos I posted so many years ago, and now I got to take my friends on this epic trip. Like, she's actually just like you.

[Claudia]

She's also the definition of a hustler. Like, she has been. She didn't blow up during COVID Like, she has just been making hair videos, steady in her apartment.

[Jackson Claude]

Good, consistent content. Like, anyone can do it. And it's not like she spent the money on this trip. Like, she worked to a place where a brand brought her on this trip. And, like, it's not out of touch, because if you did that, any one of you who are, like, being jealous and saying it's out of touch, like, you would go on it in one fucking second.

[Claudia]

It's the most. Such a joke.

[Jackson Claude]

It's the most relatable thing ever, actually. I think. I think her tiger, like, her home

[Claudia]

friends, she had, like, three influencers on the trip. The rest were just, like, clearly like, her home, school, college, camp friends. Yeah, it was. So. I agree. Relatable. Now everyone's, you know, the discourse on tick tock, as expected, is just like a meeting of the mentally ill minds. And people are coming at it from so many angles. Like, I'm so grateful this wasn't my bachelorette party. I'm grateful we went camping. It's like, okay, sure, keep telling yourself that. Good.

[Jackson Claude]

Because it's the gun you got.

[Claudia]

Good. So they're coming at it from different angles. They're also now attacking the founder of Swan Beauty. So the founder of Swan Beauty is like a woman who is married, she is engaged. Marrying into, like a very wealthy family. I've never heard of them. It's called the Mitchell family. And I guess like, their family office helped raise money for her AI company, which I just feel like is such a test at Rich people do not part with their money like their son's fiance's company. I just feel like she must be

[Jackson Claude]

dazzling, like, to have gotten company such a great idea. They were like, we're not going to miss this.

[Claudia]

And it was their plan. So now it's like, this is not smart marketing. This is using your fiance's money to burn. Like, so jealous. All content generated by women. I have to just say that I don't see one man clowning on acquired. Also people being like, they're definitely not even having fun on this brand trip. They're just like, posting now as not to make everything about me as somebody who had a completely sponsored bachelorette party from the, you know, from the flights to the hotels to the tables to the pool, Everything was sponsored by. Thank you. My partners at MGM Grand. We went to Vegas. We were like, it was, it was.

[Jackson Claude]

It was hashtag Claude.

[Claudia]

Soft the market. I just want to say back in the day that, like, wasn't a thing getting my bachelorette party sponsored completely by mgm, which owns, like, the entire Las Vegas strip. Like, is this, like. I just want to say, I can guarantee you we had more fun than you bitches, because we have to pay for any of it. Okay. What's more freeing than having, like, money?

[Jackson Claude]

No, I'm sorry. Those girls like being so beautiful in the sickest place on earth, in the best villa, in the best place. Like, how are they not having fun? They're obviously having fun.

[Claudia]

It's absurd. They all looked gorgeous. They went to, like, every hot spot in Saint Barts. Like, just. And once you lift the veil of like, I feel like we talked about this with Alex Cooper a lot. Like, oh, no, back to zero.

[Jackson Claude]

It's not a formal capacity yet. We could still be at one.

[Claudia]

Well, we were already at zero. I just did it for a dramatic effect.

[Jackson Claude]

It's not a formal capacity yet. I just want to say, give us credit. You're allowed to mention it once you,

[Claudia]

like, lift the veil and see, like, so many of these things. It's just people being jealous. Like, it makes so much more sense. Like, a lot of people are now. I, I think Alex Cooper, maybe we could you know, find some, some fault with her. But for the most part, when you see a lot of people, like, talking at her, a lot of it is rooted in jealousy. Like, sorry, like, you have a podcast and three people listen and she's over here, like, interviewing whoever she wants. Same with acquired. Like, just acknowledge your jealousy the way we have to acknowledge our biases. Like, let's acknowledge the fact that you are so fudgeing jealous. Like, she's three pounds, she's so pretty, she's making content for a living. And literally she must be making millions. She does so many high brow ads. Like, really, she must be raking it the fuck in. And what are you doing? You're making videos about her for free.

[Jackson Claude]

For free. But here's what I don't understand.

[Claudia]

What?

[Jackson Claude]

Why can't we be jealous in a positive fashion?

[Claudia]

Like, I think that's what we do.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Like, okay, yeah, I would have loved to have a bachelor and say, like, yeah, sure, how could you not be, like, jealous of that?

[Claudia]

No, Jackie, we're not. Just, it's inspiring.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Or just, I don't know why. Like, it's natural to be jealous of someone who has something, like, incredible that you would want. Right. But why do you have to make it nasty? Like, why can't you be jealous in a positive fashion? Like, sometimes you get something so cool and I'm like, jealous, but still happy.

[Claudia]

Yeah. Like, I think seeing someone like her really brings out something very ugly in a lot of women. And obviously it's all rooted in, like, deep insecurity. And I think they try to veil their jealousy with like, think pieces on, you know, influencer culture is. Yeah, right. The jet fuel. People going on about the jet fuel. Okay. When at the end of the day, you just are ugly on the inside and like, that's what, that's what's coming through. Like, you're just insecure and jealous. Like, and it's of course a natural feeling. Like, you see this young, beautiful, skinny, blonde, rich girl living a life that you could never even dream of. Like, I couldn't even dream of something like this. Perfect. Right. And of course your natural inclination is to be like a bitch about it. But what if you just weren't?

[Jackson Claude]

No, I think your natural inclination is to be like, oh, yeah, I would like that too. But why do you have to be a bitch about it? Like, why can't you then just like, you know, use that as positive fuel and motivation. I just, I cannot understand people who operate like that. Like, what?

[Claudia]

Post your video, post your Video. Anyone could do it. This is not a slight towards acquired. Like, she doesn't do anything, like, crazy out of the ordinary like that.

[Jackson Claude]

In fact, just a year ago, they were saying she's boring, remember?

[Claudia]

Yes. She's just a regular girl.

[Jackson Claude]

So if you're doing that and some people, they have a lot of success, like, you know, Kylie or whatever. Like, who. Who had a lot to start with. You know, they have tools that you don't have, I don't know, acquired backstory. But she seems to just be, like,

[Claudia]

a regular degular girl who, like, works consistently. I know she, like, worked in fashion. She worked for Danielle Bernstein. Fun fact.

[Jackson Claude]

But, like, just, like, didn't have any resources that, like, you don't also have.

[Claudia]

Correct. She has a phone and a WI FI connection and a dream and a

[Jackson Claude]

set of rollers and a positive attitude

[Claudia]

and, like, $3 Velcro rollers. Not even, like, heated Con Air ones.

[Jackson Claude]

You know, she does have a twin, which definitely having, like, a close sister is.

[Claudia]

Is. It's a privilege.

[Jackson Claude]

It's a privilege.

[Claudia]

It's a foot in the door. I agree

[Jackson Claude]

to bolster you up. But I just thought it was. I loved watching the content. I was just, like, lurking 100.

[Claudia]

It was fabulous. Like, how you couldn't be inspired by the sheer fabulosity of it.

[Jackson Claude]

And they all looked, like, so happy. I love the theme nights. Mermaids. Such a slide.

[Claudia]

So cute.

[Jackson Claude]

Speaking of influencers, I had an influencer play date yesterday with Lauren Elizabeth, because she came down to so flow. And we were, of course, talking about acquired air.

[Claudia]

Oh, oh, everyone's talking about it.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, everyone's talking about it.

[Claudia]

And I thought you were talking to say you guys are talking about me.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, only in, like, a positive fashion, of course.

[Claudia]

Of course, of course.

[Jackson Claude]

But we were talking about, like, the latest and greatest the kids were playing. It was, like, really, really cute. So good to see Matt Swirly.

[Claudia]

You get any good gossip? I feel like she always.

[Jackson Claude]

I did, but I texted you immediately.

[Claudia]

Yeah, I appreciate that.

[Jackson Claude]

Anything else? Oh, anything that I want to share with this class here? No, but if I like Japanese tea today, like, you know, it came straight from Elizabet.

[Claudia]

Blame her. Well, that sounds fun. Then I'm glad you're having fun.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, I am. I am having fun. What was I gonna say?

[Claudia]

She says. She says through gritted teeth, no, I

[Jackson Claude]

was just gonna finish my thought about oh, which is that I'm really glad that I have seen no hate for. I saw one video of, like, and this is how the girl masked her Hatred and jealousy and ugliness. This is what she said.

[Claudia]

I can't wait.

[Jackson Claude]

Acquired styles really, like, not relatable anymore. Like. Like, Alex Earl is relatable, but acquired style, it's not relatable Like, Alex Earl.

[Claudia]

Like, what. What the does that even mean?

[Jackson Claude]

Like, what?

[Claudia]

They're actually quite literally the same.

[Jackson Claude]

And I actually, like, Alex Earle might pretend to be just like you now, but she's an A list celebrity.

[Claudia]

She dates Tom Brady. What the is that girl talking about? That's what I'm saying. People will come up with these, like, theses and theories and, like, use big words just to mask the fact. Why don't you just come on the Internet and say, I'm an ugly, jealous bitch? Like, that would be more real and relatable.

[Jackson Claude]

Here's the truth. If you have one negative thing to

[Claudia]

say about acquired, about ugly and jealous,

[Jackson Claude]

you are jealous, period. Like, because there's nothing bad to say. Like, a girl had a great weekend. She's in love. Like, she's on top of the world. She has amazing friends. They're beautiful. Like, what's bad?

[Claudia]

You are jealous negative, because jealous positive. Yeah. Like, it's called being inspired. Like, yeah, Nobody's gonna look at that and be like, oh, I don't wish that me. Like, of course.

[Jackson Claude]

Hashtag inspired by acquired.

[Claudia]

Hashtag inspired style.

[Jackson Claude]

And so let's talk about acquired. I'm glad everyone's calling her acquired now. And she's really leaning into it. And her hashtag or whatever it is is, like, acquired a husband.

[Claudia]

Acquired a husband.

[Jackson Claude]

I'm gonna need her to just let us know why she named her handle that acquired style.

[Claudia]

You know, again, not to bring everything back to myself, but I also like to relate to her, like, being stuck with this username, and I think that she posted it, like, maybe a year ago that she was thinking about just, like, being Bridget, and the streets rioted. They were like, absolutely not. People were like, no, you are acquired, which is kind of great for her. And I think it also maybe gives you, like, a little bit of a sense of, like. Like, more binary. Like, this is my public life. This is my private life. Like, my friends call me Bridge.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, I call her Acquired. I didn't say, like, Bridget once, right? To me, the only influencer name Bridget is Bridget the bar.

[Claudia]

Yeah, it's kind of like how people call me Turdi in the street, you know, it gives me a real sense of privacy.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. So mazel to the Acquireds.

[Claudia]

Mazel to the Acquireds. What else did I do this weekend besides scroll on my phone and look at all these. Jealous. What did I do? I played a lot of Mahjong. I don't really have anything to update. I bought, like, a sensible pair of sneakers.

[Jackson Claude]

How are you liking the Mahjong card? The 2026 card?

[Claudia]

It's not about the card. You know, it's about the change. And I was getting so good at the 2025 card, and now I'm just like, I'm just fine at mahjong. I'm not amazing, but don't you feel

[Jackson Claude]

like I don't know who you're playing with, but it's more of a level playing field for us who came into the 2025 card in January.

[Claudia]

Yes. Like, everyone now is at the same level in terms of skill. But I'm playing today. I need to. I need to just get better.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay.

[Claudia]

I need to get better.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, there's.

[Claudia]

I played yesterday.

[Jackson Claude]

There's a couple fun hands.

[Claudia]

Yeah. Which ones are you leaning towards? Because I'm loving 113579.

[Jackson Claude]

I saw that on your story. You were doing 135-79-and. And I didn't win of a kind. Kong.

[Claudia]

Yeah, Kong. Kong.

[Jackson Claude]

I've been liking 1, 2, 3, 4, dragon. Dragon, dragon.

[Claudia]

Oh, my God. My favorite. I went with that one yesterday.

[Jackson Claude]

Very good one.

[Claudia]

Also, I like 1 north, 2 east, 3 west, 4 south. Do you know that one?

[Jackson Claude]

No.

[Claudia]

It's in wins. It's really good.

[Jackson Claude]

So you need one way to use news.

[Claudia]

Yeah, it's a way to use news, but you need like four consecutive numbers and then one north, two east, three wests, four.

[Jackson Claude]

I managed on Friday post toast, so I guess I did much. Just once this weekend. I. I won a couple times, but they were hands that really broke my brain. Like, it was. It was a frustrating fight to the finish.

[Claudia]

Yeah. I also think I'm gonna stop playing on my phone. I think it's making me a worse player.

[Jackson Claude]

Interesting. I've never.

[Claudia]

Because the whole. The skill of Mahjong is seeing your tiles and knowing which hand fits best.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

Now when you play on the app, you don't have a card in front of you, so you press the button and it shows. You suggested hands, like using an algorithm which how many tiles away you are

[Jackson Claude]

from this because it might show whenever I like start playing, I like, see a hand that I want to play and I go for it, even if I don't have the tile. But it might surface hands that I don't think to play, like.

[Claudia]

Yeah. But it doesn't stick. I'm telling you, it's not good. Maybe if I played on my computer. It's just, like, bigger.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Get in front of the monitor.

[Claudia]

I did watch Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion last night, and I finished your Friends and Neighbors. And I just want to retract what I said about it not needing a second season. It's so fudgeing good. And it's so different. It's, like, not about him stealing anymore, you know, like, they've changed what the show is about. Yeah. And it's really good. And James Marsden is a fabulous addition. If you just, like, close your eyes and forget that he wrote that letter for Brian Peck. Yeah, he's doing a really good job. Like, Courtney Collins would never do that, by the way.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

Or would he know he was, like, an ethical media mogul, you know? Or was he who was the modern Courtney Collins? Right.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. If we both say it, it must be true.

[Claudia]

I just feel like that's the obvious answer because they're like short kings who host lots of shows. But I don't feel like Ryan Seacrest actually has the Riz.

[Jackson Claude]

So the. So James Corden.

[Claudia]

Oh, James Corden.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, he has the Riz.

[Claudia]

He's the Rizzler.

[Jackson Claude]

He's got the Riz. Riz. Riz.

[Claudia]

Yeah. We're young. We talk about tick tock and Riz.

[Jackson Claude]

I mean, we are the Rizzler. We had Costco guys on podcast.

[Claudia]

Like, when you think about our breadth of work, it's inspiring.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, we have literally, quite literally brought the boom to you.

[Claudia]

So I told you that I was on the Free Press podcast. Second thought. It launched on Friday, and they posted a bunch of clips on the Free Press account. And, like, I know. I know that they're like a media company, so, like, they're obviously posting, like, more provocative moments. But they did me so dirty posting my take on Blake Lively because, like, putting that in a clip, like, without context, like, fully, you know, cushioning it. And then, like, I have to read the comments of, like, this huge media account my way. No, no, don't.

[Jackson Claude]

So it has its own account, or this was on Free Press.

[Claudia]

Both. They were like collab posting.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay, collab. I'll go to second thought.

[Claudia]

And I had so many hilarious moments that they did clip, which I appreciate. But the first clip, they posted, like, not Blake Lively. And, like, so polarizing. Obviously, it's good for engagement, yada, yada. But, like, I'm just a girl.

[Jackson Claude]

Let's see which one got the most views. And it was Probably Blake. Oh, yeah, it was Blake. But by. By 2000.

[Claudia]

Okay. Who is this person? No, I'm telling you, like, so mean. Oh, my God.

[Jackson Claude]

That's why I just.

[Claudia]

That's why I only go on the toast. Like, the comments here are always so nice.

[Jackson Claude]

I just. I feel like when someone says they're on Blake Lively side, like, you have a certain idea of that person. That's what people are thinking of you. Like, oh, wow. Blindly just following what women say, like, we're done doing.

[Claudia]

And if only they knew how much I hated women.

[Jackson Claude]

No, no. Yeah.

[Claudia]

And how special this scenario is.

[Jackson Claude]

The thing is, they don't know that you hate women. You should have made that clear.

[Claudia]

Like, you're not actually did say that. It didn't make the clip. That's what I'm saying. I said, like, you know, people love to, like, say women support women, and it's always those bitches who are, like, turning on each other. And I proudly say I am not a woman who supports other women. So I feel like when I throw my weight behind a woman, like, it needs to be taken more seriously.

[Jackson Claude]

No, they. They obviously just saw this clip and thought you're, like, a joke of a person. Of course, just, like, believes women, period, blindly. But they don't know.

[Claudia]

It couldn't be further from the truth.

[Jackson Claude]

It couldn't be further from the truth.

[Claudia]

So that was kind of a tough thing that happened to me on Friday.

[Jackson Claude]

It's okay. But at least you standing your truth and, like, you know how you feel. No one can sway you. Right?

[Claudia]

So when the world turns back on Blake Lively in a few years, like they have now on Haley Bieber, and, you know, I will reference that clip.

[Jackson Claude]

I look forward to knowing. To the. To knowing.

[Claudia]

And if I am wrong, which is entirely possible, I just want to say I will sleep good knowing at night that, like, the woman who came over here and said that she was sexually harassed at work, like, yeah, I believed her. Ah, I'm the villain. I sleep well. I sleep well. Okay.

[Jackson Claude]

I don't know if that's the takeaway.

[Claudia]

No, it is, because I am wrong,

[Jackson Claude]

which is entirely knowing that you stood true to yourself despite everyone telling me.

[Claudia]

Well, telling you.

[Jackson Claude]

And usually you're a little, like, we can be, as we say, like, a little bit, you know, on the face.

[Claudia]

Yes. I'm. I am extremely brave for, like, dealing with what I've had to deal with as somebody who believes Blake Lively. Absolutely. That's definitely a takeaway.

[Jackson Claude]

You have written hardly for your truth.

[Claudia]

No, that's A huge takeaway as well. But let's say I'm wrong. Like, I'm not gonna feel like any type of way other than, like, proud of myself, honestly, for real.

[Jackson Claude]

I think that's great. I think you should be proud no

[Claudia]

matter what, no matter what happens, no matter the outcome.

[Jackson Claude]

And I also think you should be proud of yourself because I think that you taking this unpopular stance is, like, good for the show. Of course.

[Claudia]

Of course.

[Jackson Claude]

So you. It's a job well done.

[Claudia]

I just want to say, not only have. Because there are conspiracy theories about me now, because the only other person who's ever even been team Lively is the Vial files. And people love to say that they're sponsored by Mint Mobile, which I believe is, like, one of their podcast sponsors. And so obviously that's. Ryan Reynolds is, like, an investor in that company. And so they're being paid to say

[Jackson Claude]

that you guys, it's. Have one sponsor out of, like, all your sponsors. Like, they don't control the show at all. And if they even try to get you to, like, change your take on it, you just wouldn't work. Like, no one would ever do that. That's not how it works.

[Claudia]

If you have one, we can say that's not how it works.

[Jackson Claude]

Unless they're presenting the entire show, you have no other sponsors. They pay all the bills and they keep the lights on. Maybe. But if they're just, like, one of many sponsors with, like, a code and a deal for you, like, they're not dictating the opinions of the show.

[Claudia]

No. So they have, like, those rumors about them, and people think, like, I'm being paid by the livelies. And I just want everyone to know, like, I have not even received so much as a Blake Brown beauty gifting like, I did. I have. I know I have not one morsel, actually. Ryan Reynolds, at the very, very, very beginning of this whole saga, before we even took a side.

[Jackson Claude]

No, we were. Yeah, maybe before we took a side. Because then it made.

[Claudia]

This was like when we were in the Hamptons.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. It made us feel warmly towards them, but I feel like we were already, like, trendy. I used to wear flowers during Flowergate.

[Claudia]

Ryan Reynolds, like, I hate him. I hate his. Like, when everybody loved him, I couldn't stand him. I never saw any of his movies. And I hate that whole, like, cutting my wife out of pictures to make people laugh on the Internet thing. Like, I just honestly can't stand him. But he did follow us in, like, the summer of 2020. So that's really the only Connection just to clear my name. Like, I'm not being paid. I don't get gifting. I get nothing. And you know what? That owes me a thank you.

[Jackson Claude]

And I feel like for that week, we were, like, feeling just warm towards the Livelies, because, like, that was cool that they followed us. But that wore off pretty quickly. Don't worry, it's not, like, lasting. And that's not why Claudia rides the way she does.

[Claudia]

I wonder if he still follows us.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, Van City.

[Claudia]

Wow, he has 50 million followers. Well, he doesn't follow me.

[Jackson Claude]

It was the toast that he followed.

[Claudia]

Yep. And he still does.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay.

[Claudia]

Oh, you know, I'm never beating the allegations. He also follows Nick and Natalie Vial.

[Jackson Claude]

That'll buy us another day of goodwill.

[Claudia]

Wait, I'm seriously cracking up. He follows. Not skinny, but not fat. Maybe he's just like a swirly.

[Jackson Claude]

He follows Nizbanif Nisbenef. Talk about being trapped by your handle.

[Claudia]

Oh, that's a bad one.

[Jackson Claude]

She posted a funny meme about it once, so I think she's like, no,

[Claudia]

I think she definitely hates it.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Yeah. I don't think it's too late for her.

[Claudia]

But it's also the name of her podcast.

[Jackson Claude]

It's not too late. The Bostics just rebranded their podcast.

[Claudia]

Oh, that's true.

[Jackson Claude]

And now it's just. And literally, I just called them the Bostics because that's what we call them.

[Claudia]

I actually am seeing ESP enough this week, so maybe I'll chat with her about it.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, and maybe you guys could, like, have, like, a little, like, I hit my handle anonymous convention.

[Claudia]

We'll invite acquired.

[Jackson Claude]

Who else? I mean, Ariel Charnis broke free in a partialicious way.

[Claudia]

She kind of. Except she gave the name something, maybe to her company, and then her company went bankrupt.

[Jackson Claude]

But she got to become Ariel.

[Claudia]

Yes, she did it very successfully. I think she also did it around the time where she was going by her married name, because I always knew her as Ariel Nachmani, but now she's Ariel Tarnas, and I forget her maiden name.

[Jackson Claude]

She's Lucy Wyman.

[Claudia]

Lucy Wyman now. And we were. What is. Has a death grip on her username. She's never letting it go.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, but I don't feel like that's. I feel like that's her and it's her brand name in a way that, like. Yeah, that's a good brand name. Like, we were. What? That's good.

[Claudia]

I do want to change my username to Turdy Lou. Like you. But going from one no you cannot limerick to another. Yeah, I know, but that's what everyone calls me.

[Jackson Claude]

No, you. It would be Claudia. Right. Like, that's really it.

[Claudia]

That's uninspiring to me.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay, so then it's. So then we're staying.

[Claudia]

Girl with no job.

[Jackson Claude]

Girl with. I mean, I've. I've made peace and I love her.

[Claudia]

I love her.

[Jackson Claude]

You know?

[Claudia]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

I think we should get into the stories because we're like a million stories.

[Claudia]

What are they?

[Jackson Claude]

They're good. Like, there's what people want to talk about on a Monday after Stagecoach and.

[Claudia]

Oh, right.

[Jackson Claude]

Summer Housegate.

[Claudia]

Oh, right. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. And the investigation.

[Jackson Claude]

Investigation, yeah, yeah. So without further ado that do that do. Here are the fast five stories that you do need to know.

[Claudia]

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[Jackson Claude]

Thank you, Turt Day.

[Claudia]

You're welcome.

[Jackson Claude]

Our first story, Stagecoach 2026. Recap. Country music fans took to the desert this weekend, including our little sister and a bunch of celebs. We had Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun were there. They went viral. She was sitting on his shoulders for the Ella Langley concert.

[Claudia]

Her brand, like, activated there. So I think they did, like, a bunch of after cern. They did a bunch of after parties. They had performances.

[Jackson Claude]

She said she sang with Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher.

[Claudia]

Oh, yeah. I thought that was weird. I really don't like them. Oh, I just. I wanted to remind everyone of that. They also wrote a letter, right?

[Jackson Claude]

They wrote a letter for their co

[Claudia]

star, Danny, and he was really bad. Like, of all the people in Hollywood, that was one of the worst ones because half of them don't even go to, like, jail or go on trial. Like, he actually went through a whole trial. It was bad. I. Yeah, I forgot about that. I don't like them.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Also, our brand is pronounced Siren, which, like, you could have given me 1, 000 guesses, and I never would have guessed that completely.

[Claudia]

It's a bad name.

[Jackson Claude]

I don't know why it didn't even occur to me. But it's spelled S Y R N, so never. We'll call it Stern. But I do know it's Siren. You don't have to, like, yell at me. I know.

[Claudia]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

But it's cern. It's Cern. That's so Howard Cern. Like, cern. So, yeah, she was activating, firing and all cylinders at Stagecoach. Teddy Swims performed.

[Claudia]

Yeah, I was watching everything through Satchel's stories.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, me too. I reposted a couple of her stories, which is a fun feature.

[Claudia]

Yeah, I thought that was weird. Like, I was so confused.

[Jackson Claude]

I thought she had, like, two cool stories.

[Claudia]

So I thought that you, like, like, asked her to tag you so that you could repost them.

[Jackson Claude]

Nope. I just used the new fun repost this story feature.

[Claudia]

I had no idea that you could

[Jackson Claude]

even do that because I repost Cody Johnson, our boyfriend. He was Singing. I forget. Oh, the Fall. Oh, I love that song. So I reposted it because I felt like I loved it, and you just felt compelled. Teddy Swims performed at Stagecoach, and he was singing the Door, so I had to repost it.

[Claudia]

I think it's actually cool that he performed at both Stagecoach and Coachella. There aren't a lot of artists that can do that. I will say, like, maybe I'm just jealous. So I'm trying to, like, you know, acquire my own bias.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay.

[Claudia]

Like, it did look like a lackluster year. Some years I haven't gone in a few years, and every time I watch Margaret Stories, like, I just want to kill myself. Like, I'm so jealous. I don't know. It didn't, like, look that good. Like, I like the performers. Like, everybody does a good job. Country music. Like, people get up there and, like, they actually sing and play the instruments, and it's always, like, fun to hear live music. But I wasn't, like, seething with jealousy by the headliners, you know?

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. I feel like if you have been in the past few years, like, seeding with jealousy and, like, this year was the first year that you weren't, I would credit it to you being a mama. And now it's like, it would take seriously the most insane concert on Earth for you to travel across the country.

[Claudia]

Six hours. Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

And be there versus in the past. It's like, oh, I could have gone, and I didn't go. Maybe I should have.

[Claudia]

Right.

[Jackson Claude]

But now it's like, oh, if it's not 1,000 out of 10, it's not worth it to me.

[Claudia]

No. But, like, I feel like maybe it's that or it was just, like, not good headliners.

[Jackson Claude]

But I have felt that way for the past few years, where it's like, oh, there's no way I would have gotten to this. Like, it's. It just doesn't seem, like, worth it. And I.

[Claudia]

Something kind of historic also happened. I can't remember a time in recent history where they've had to evacuate the festival on Saturday day. Like, the winds were really, really bad, and it's always a thousand degrees because you're in the desert. But the desert also has, like, weird weather elements. So there was, like, a windstorm, and they shut down the festival in the middle of the day on Saturday.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. But then they brought everyone back. I wanted to get clarity from Margot on, like, what that was. That also sounds really scary. Like, thousands of people trying to evacuate.

[Claudia]

I hate that Astroworld.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. She was, like, laughing in her stories and, like, ducking between cars so it didn't seem like, like a crazy big deal, but just, like, more inconvenient.

[Claudia]

Yeah, I guess.

[Jackson Claude]

But it sounds scary.

[Claudia]

And oh, my God, for the people who camped, you know, like half the people who go to Coachella and Stagecoach

[Jackson Claude]

camp there and then you come back.

[Claudia]

Yeah. So they opened the festival back up later in the day.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Claudia]

That's so annoying.

[Jackson Claude]

Post Malone performed. I haven't seen the stories yet because they're from last.

[Claudia]

He brought out Shibuzzi.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, fun.

[Claudia]

There weren't a lot of, like, you know, big cameos.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, well, Teddy Swims brought out David Lee Roth, Van Halen.

[Claudia]

Okay. Ella Langley brought out the ovon.

[Jackson Claude]

She did they. Everyone was expecting Morgan Wallen because Ella

[Claudia]

Langley obviously booked her Stagecoach performance, like, before she blew up, because she played in, like, the middle of the day, which is, like, the worst. And she definitely could have been, like, the second or third to last.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, yeah, for sure. And I'm sure, like, all the big stars who went to Ellen Lee, like, Sydney Sweeney were, like, kind of bummed they had to go so early in the day.

[Claudia]

Correct. But that's just funny when that happens. I feel like that happened to Billie Eilish, where she was at Coachella in, like, the loser stage, and she really could have been a headliner that year, but you just get booked before you blow up.

[Jackson Claude]

Loser sneeze.

[Claudia]

Yeah. Ooh, Loser sneeze.

[Jackson Claude]

Good ones. I love the loser sneeze.

[Claudia]

I know. It's such a good line for Bring it On. It's like an unquoted.

[Jackson Claude]

We've actually been, like. We've been texting, like, memes and jokes.

[Claudia]

Text jokes and memes. Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, sometimes you'll sell me someone being a loser and I've been replying losers.

[Claudia]

It's such a good. Such a sleigh. It's such a slay.

[Jackson Claude]

What else happened at St. Joni Wilson was a headliner. I didn't see those stories yet either.

[Claudia]

Well, that was the day that of

[Jackson Claude]

the evacuation, so I don't know if

[Claudia]

she ended up performing.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, I guess she did. But Margo didn't go back. That's why I saw it. She was having wine and Mac and cheese instead.

[Claudia]

Sounds like so much fun.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, yeah, okay, I guess she did sound fun. But, like, so is having wine and Mac and cheese.

[Claudia]

You know, Sage Coach is so much fun, but so is laying in your bed at home scrolling tick tock like, it's hard.

[Jackson Claude]

It's really hard. And so I Guess that's why it's, like, fun to do both. And I'm sure, like, laying in bed or having line of Mac and cheese tastes even better after you've been to a Stagecoach.

[Claudia]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Nobody did look really. It looked really fun. It's always a jolly good time.

[Claudia]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

Their country community is just fairly fantastic.

[Claudia]

And it's funny to watch how, like, over the years, where Coachella has always been this, like, influencer event. Brands activating everywhere after parties. Brands has Stagecoach, like, is very slowly becoming a little version of that. Like, I feel like when we went, there was maybe one brand. One after party.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

Literally one. And now, like, a bunch of brands go. It's not as big of a deal. And obviously, like, every influencer, you know, goes to Coachella and maybe like a third of them go to Stagecoach. But it is becoming, like, a little bit more. More like a little like a brand event, an activation.

[Jackson Claude]

Revolve had a house.

[Claudia]

T Mobile brought a bunch of influencers. Sonic went with Sonic and Applebee. Sachi had the best sponsors. Like, I'm sorry, you're going to Stagecoach with Sonic and Applebee's that I'm jealous of.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, yeah.

[Claudia]

And like, Sonic gave her a party bus with, like, a bunch of their refresher drinks.

[Jackson Claude]

We will have to call her and get the tea. I'm sure she's.

[Claudia]

Can you hear me?

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

Oh, oh, okay.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Refresh your drinks.

[Claudia]

You were like, acting like maybe we had a wi fi issue because you were just ignoring.

[Jackson Claude]

No, I'm like, this is sad for silence. Is Sonic paying us?

[Claudia]

No, they're fresher drinks. No.

[Jackson Claude]

We'll get the tea from her when she wakes up and then we'll tell you everything tomorrow.

[Claudia]

Next story. I did get a piece of tea that I want to share. Just blow up someone's spot. But I won't. Oh, what she told us, remember, Mark, about an influencer who wasn't the nicest.

[Jackson Claude]

Who? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I guess that is tea.

[Claudia]

I guess I'm doing the thing that I hate when people do names. I met in England and it's like, just say it. But it's not my story to tell. But, like, she wasn't so nice to Sachi.

[Jackson Claude]

She wasn't nice too. Satchi. I want to know more. Actually, I need to rewrite. Sorry.

[Claudia]

It wasn't that she wasn't nice to Satchi. She was just, like, unpleasant to be around.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. It's not like she was rude and whatever, but she. Margo just didn't like the experience of Being around her, like, not a cool girl. Not what you would, like, think of as, like, girls, girl, fun. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Claudia]

We're doing the thing. It's so annoying. But now I kind of understand why people do it.

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[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

I don't want to start stuff. I just want to share a fun fact, you know?

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, yeah. Okay, next story.

[Claudia]

Okay, I'll say who it was. It was Shannon Ford.

[Jackson Claude]

It was Shannon Ford is the best sort of.

[Claudia]

Yeah, Unfortunately.

[Jackson Claude]

If only everyone could be like Shannon, then. We have so many friends.

[Claudia]

It's so true.

[Jackson Claude]

You know, all you have to do is be like Shannon.

[Claudia]

It's everyone else's fault, not ours, that we don't.

[Jackson Claude]

We have a lot of friends.

[Claudia]

Oh, my God. We have a million friends.

[Jackson Claude]

We have so many friends. I don't think of us as, like, friendless people. Like, everyone we like. No, we have.

[Claudia]

This is like. I feel like we have actually really good. We're on good terms with, like, everyone.

[Jackson Claude]

We're on good terms with everyone. We have, like, a couple of close industry friends. We have, like, of course we're closer with others. We have lifelong, like, home friends. Like, so.

[Claudia]

Yeah, no, I'm talking about, like, in the influencer space. Because, honestly, like, when we. When people talk about Alex Cooper, they say, like, a huge fault of hers that she has no friends in the industry.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

And so we're not those people. We have a lot of friends.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Yeah, we do.

[Claudia]

We have, like, so many. We have, like, a hundred, like, 105.

[Jackson Claude]

It's also compounded because I consider, like, any friend of Sachi's a friend of

[Claudia]

mine, a friend of the family.

[Jackson Claude]

They're a family friend.

[Claudia]

I agree.

[Jackson Claude]

You know, so I guess, like, it's acquired, my friend.

[Claudia]

I don't think Acquired and Satchi are friends, like, at all. Not in a bad way. Like, I just think that they're just,

[Jackson Claude]

like, peers, you know? Like, I want to say, as a

[Claudia]

credit to Acquired, if we may go back to her, is that I thought she was gonna have so many more influencers, like, on her bat trip, like, she did not replace however many seats there are on a plane. She didn't give it to, like, random influencers, even who she's, like, friendly with. She brought her home friends and three influencers, and I think that's cool.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Yeah, I agree. Good ratio. Now, are we ready for the next story?

[Claudia]

Number two? Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Number two. We just had a couple foul starts, so I just want to make sure we're done.

[Claudia]

Yeah, you're done.

[Jackson Claude]

Bravo says The Summer House leak was done by an individual involved in the production of the reunion as there were no evidence that cast members were involved.

[Claudia]

So.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, but. Pretty boring. But Bravo has released a statement.

[Claudia]

Some nobody. Like the finding.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, some nobody. Are they even fired? Like, what's. Whatever.

[Claudia]

The finding absolutely should be fired.

[Jackson Claude]

The findings of the investigation into the leaked audio from the most recent Summerhouse reunion. I mean, how do you not get fired if your boss says it's inappropriate and disgusting and illegal?

[Claudia]

Like, and illegal. Yeah, no, they're fired.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. The statement read, an investigation into the recent leak of the Summer House reunion audio has concluded that the audio was an unauthorized recording and distributed by an individual involved in the production of the reunion. As a result of the findings, appropriate action has been taken. There is no evidence that any member of the cast was involved in the recording of the audio.

[Claudia]

Okay, like, less fun because even if you tell me the person's name, like, it would mean nothing to me and I don't care, but Carl's been cleared. Huge day for Carl.

[Jackson Claude]

I would like to know a little bit more about this person without. You don't have to give their Them me their name because I don't know them. But, like, what's their role on the show? What did they stand to gain from releasing this? Why don't they care about the show enough to have honored the sanctity of the show? And if they don't care, if they're

[Claudia]

not, stand to gain because they released it anonymously, I think, on Reddit. So, like, you don't get clout, you don't get followers. Like, why? And it wasn't even like that juicy of a clip. And it's like, I'm sure there was

[Jackson Claude]

more producers who are like, in like, you know, did it for Reddit clout. Because they're like, in those forums, you know, they probably, like, did it like, to be like, to their fellow Redditors, like, look what I got. That's really the scary that somebody scared that your show, people working on the show who engage in Reddit.

[Claudia]

Like, yeah, that's obviously like a threat to everyone in a physical and emotional sense.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

And yeah, if you are a part of a Reddit community, you shouldn't hold any jobs, let alone like one on the one on the show that you're talking about. That's actually really scary. You never know who lurks behind doors. Like, that's crazy.

[Jackson Claude]

No, you should not be a part of the Reddit community of the show that you're working on. Like, if you Want to be on the Reddit community for gardening tips?

[Claudia]

Of course. No, no, I'm just saying, like, to be one of those people who, like, doxes the new cast mates like a crazy person and then you actually work on the show. Although I do think that, like, the casting crew that are required for a reunion is very different than the people who, like, go out to the house and film. It's like a. Probably a larger cast, audio people. So maybe it was just like a freelancer who had saw an opportunity and took it. But again, I don't know to what opportunity? Like, what do you gain from that?

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, I don't know. I don't know. Very, very weird.

[Claudia]

But. But I'm glad that they found it out. I feel like so many times, like, things get leaked or whatever and you just sort of have to come to the. You have to be okay with, like, you never find resolution. You never find out who. Even with the elite daily Craig Conover thing. But we found out like 10 years later that it was Danielle, member at Kyle and Amanda's wedding. Yeah, it was like this big mystery and they just like, never found out. Everybody had their theories, and then they only found out because that Farikazoid told

[Jackson Claude]

everyone that she did it.

[Claudia]

That was crazy. That was probably one of the craziest. The show wasn't really that popular at the time, but if it was. And like we. Everybody for years had wondered and then she just came right out and said it. Like, that was such a big deal. That's like a scandal of its own. It was so crazy.

[Jackson Claude]

But it wasn't.

[Claudia]

Oh, my God. On my morning tick tock scroll, I was reminded of the craziest thing because somebody was doing a video, like, introducing you to the new cast members on in the City.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay.

[Claudia]

And of course, we know Whitney, who was on Nick Vile season of the Bachelor, and she's just like a Bachelor influencer. Swirly. But I forget that an enormous part of her lore is that she's one of the people who promoted and went to Fyre Festival, and I need her to talk about that. But she was there eating a cheese sandwich.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, she went and did she stay?

[Claudia]

Well, I don't know if she was able to get off, but, like, everyone was pretty much stuck there.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, but there were like, a couple influencers who went and, like, they did have villas. There was no festival, obviously, but they had a fun weekend.

[Claudia]

Right, Right. Was. I feel like she was the one who posted a picture of the cheese sandwich.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, oh, I don't know if she was. She sandwich. I feel like she was just like with her friends and like they just got wound up getting a house in the Bahamas. Sweet.

[Claudia]

Oh, really?

[Jackson Claude]

There were a couple influencers who had that experience.

[Claudia]

Yes. Who got like, their accommodations.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, there was a house for them. Interesting.

[Claudia]

I'm asking chat and they have no idea what I'm talking about.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, I don't know if Chad is gonna like, have the archives on Whitney Franz ways.

[Claudia]

Yes, she did go to Fire festival. She was one of the Influencers SL attendees who ended up at the festival in 2017. She wasn't a main promoter. She was an attendee influencer who got caught in the chaos Lot like a lot of people there. She shared glimpses of how messy it got.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay, that's.

[Claudia]

If you want, I can pull exact poster stories. Yes, please. Yeah, this is one of those. My chat knows how to talk to me. Yes. This is one of those deep cut bachelor lore influencer history.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, my God.

[Claudia]

They literally do so pre festival, she posted. Do they deleted or didn't highlight their fire content afterwards? Okay. Thanks for nothing. Like, genuinely came. You gave me. Give me less. Yeah, the picture. The picture of the infamous cheese sandwich. Like, who took that picture? And like, that's exact. Wow. The pictures are actually worse than I remember.

[Jackson Claude]

Really?

[Claudia]

Send like the pictures of the tents and like the garbage piling up. They don't talk enough about, like, how that whole saga, like, for years affected that local community of the Bahamas, like, so poorly.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

Damn, that was such a crazy time.

[Jackson Claude]

Like, that was a crazy time.

[Claudia]

It's not funny.

[Jackson Claude]

Are you ready for our next story?

[Claudia]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

Megan Thee Stallion breaks up with Klay Thompson, accuses him of cheating. Is Klay Thompson on the Knicks?

[Claudia]

No, but I'm really upset by this Mavericks. Let me just ask Google because I

[Jackson Claude]

saw a picture of him at a Knicks versus Mavericks game.

[Claudia]

No, he's on the. What was that Mavericks? Yes.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, wow. That's our team where we have.

[Claudia]

Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

We have to take responsibility for this because Megan Thee Stallion posted that she's made the decision to end her relationship with Clay. Quote, trust, fidelity and respect are non negotiable for me in a relationship. And when those values are compromised, there's no real path forward I would agree with. I'm taking this time to prioritize myself and move ahead with peace and clarity. She had also posted an Instagram story saying, quote, cheating had me around your whole family playing house. Got cold feet holding you down through all of your horrible mood swings and treatment towards me during your basketball Season now you don't know if you can be monogamous. I need a real break after this one. Bye, y'. All.

[Claudia]

No, I'm so upset because I actually really liked these two together. And she was sharing a lot on Tick Tock. Like if her cooking for him, like, really like, wifey type of content. And I thought it was so cute. And I just like, hate when athletes, like, like, like, why don't you surprise me every once in a while and just, like, be a good partner? I hate when athletes, like, fall into that trope of just like being womanizers and like, can't stop cheating. And it's like on Megan the Stallion. Like, I just hate that. And I saw she had to perform, I think like a day or two after, and she was crying on stage. Like, she's really upset. I'm really upset.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, no, that's really upsetting. Like, why can't people just stop cheating? Just stop it.

[Claudia]

Let's talk about that. No. And the obsession with cheating and acting like monogamy is so hard.

[Jackson Claude]

And there are people.

[Claudia]

It's literally not.

[Jackson Claude]

There are who like, don't think that not cheating is an option option. You know, you just like, cheat. Like you breathe.

[Claudia]

It pisses me. Like the. And it's always men, mind you. Of course, like, women cheat. But like the. It trends towards men.

[Jackson Claude]

And.

[Claudia]

Yeah, like the idea that like getting into a relationship, you're going to have this challenge of like, you can be in such a happy, fulfilling, good relationship, but the challenge is always there to not, like, accidentally, you know, slip into somebody's vagina. I hate that. And then you think about, like, how like, like 50 years ago people used to like, see their wives like once a year. Okay. Like they would go to war. And it's like, now you literally can't stop cheating.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. No. Unnecessary. And it's really that, like, she took care of him all season. The mood swings has me cracking up.

[Claudia]

It has me cracking up too. I think that's probably a really relatable thing if you date an athlete. No, no. Like, I imagine, of course, like a high pressure job. Excuse me. She's Megan the Stallion. You don't think her job is high pressure too? And like, she. And she also, like, was getting her degree while working full time time. You don't think she wants to take it out on you, but she doesn't because that's not what a good partner does. Yeah, I think that like a lot of people, a lot of wags can relate to. Oh, just reminding me. We still haven't found out who's on the COVID of Sports Illustrated. That's really crazy. I kind of like, officially don't care. Maybe the COVID is the friends we made along the way.

[Jackson Claude]

Maybe also I. I want to be honest for a second. I don't understand that statement. Like, everyone says it. Can you explain it to me?

[Claudia]

Because, like, you know, they say, like, it's not the journey, it's the destination. It's the friends you made along the way. Like, so, you know, we never need to find out who's on the COVID of the Sports Illustrated because the real part was the friends we made along the way.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, that's cute. Yeah, because I, like, I had funny little phrase. I had fun right along the way. So the COVID like, was just about the experience along the way.

[Claudia]

Right. It's not the journey, it's the destination. Oh, no, sorry. It's not the destination, it's a journey.

[Jackson Claude]

The only thing that could be delaying the COVID is they were so compelled by my idea to have Whoopi Goldberg

[Claudia]

on the COVID that last minute shoot in Curacao.

[Jackson Claude]

They are reshooting for Whoopi with Whoopi.

[Claudia]

That's a good. That's a good thesis. I like that theory.

[Jackson Claude]

It's better than the idea that it's been like a six week long process.

[Claudia]

Right. And it's just gonna be like a model.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, if only it would be a model. It's gonna be like.

[Claudia]

Is that it? Has anybody seen Whoopi Goldberg at any tropical resorts recently?

[Jackson Claude]

Someone tagged me like an AI photo of like Whoopi Goldberg just like looking sexy, Obviously.

[Claudia]

AI and they were like, she's gonna be on the COVID No, you're 100% right. The more I think about it, that right.

[Jackson Claude]

It's a perfect casting.

[Claudia]

Perfect.

[Jackson Claude]

So, yeah, like, justice for Megan the Stallion.

[Claudia]

Oh, my God. Justice for Reagan the Stallion.

[Jackson Claude]

Are you ready for our next story, which is kind of crazy.

[Claudia]

What number?

[Jackson Claude]

Number four?

[Claudia]

H. No, I'm not. Sorry. And you just, like, you got me all excited. Is it our fourth story? That's brought to you by Yaso Y. Let's talk about an experience, a sort of universal experience where you try it better for you frozen dessert, and you just end up feeling a little underwhelmed. You go in hoping it's going to hit that, that sweet treat creamy craving, and it just doesn't quite get there. Well, we've all had that experience. We've just accepted the reality of, like, better for you desserts not being that. And unfortunately, unfortunately that's not the case because Yaso has really changed the game. So they took everything that you love about classic frozen treats, but they make it with creamy frozen Greek yogurt. So you're getting that rich, satisfying taste. But with a more balanced nutritional profile. It feels like the best of both worlds. We've been loving their new spoonables, which come in five flavors. Chocolate chip cookie dough cookies and cream, fudge brownie, mint chocolate chip and coffee chocolate chip. And they're all so good. I love cookies and cream. That's like my favorite nostalgic hard ice cream flavor. And to be able to have it in a spoonable which has around 400 calories, 19 grams of protein per container leaves me feeling like more satisfied, not like empty. You know, you ever eat like a whole container of ice cream and you feel afterwards like you could eat another one? Well, the spoonables are so much better than that. They have 19 grams of protein for container. It feels more substantial, more satisfying. And they also have all their other products, which I love, their Chocolate Crunch bars. They have the sandwiches, the pop. There's really something for everyone. They're also giving away 40,000 and one of the new spoonables now through April 30th. So you can find the new spoonables at a grocery store near you. And you can visit yaso.com toast to enter the giveaway and upgrade your freezer. That's Y A S S O.com toast to enter and find full giveaway details, rules and regulations. Today's episode is also brought to you by Legacy Box. With Mother's Day fast approaching, Legacy Box is a great gift for the entire family. So it is a digitizing company. So if you have, have, you know, we are women of a certain age who grew up in the VHS era. If all of your home videos are on like old inaccessible cassettes, VHS film, if you even. It is a digitizing company that will digitize all your old analog media and turn it into a thumb drive or on the cloud. The process is really easy. You send in your legacy box, fill it up with old VHS tapes. They can do camcorder tapes, pictures. Their team will professionally digitize everything by hand in the usa. And you're going to get back a cloud or thumb drive with all the originals as well. They digitize over 15 different types of analog media. So whether it's VHS tapes, Super 8 millimeter film reels, or photo negatives, they have got you covered. And you're just going to open up memories that you've literally forgotten Claudia. Such a wild side like that, the way that joy, like the joy that has brought us and it was just a box of VHS tapes sitting in an old closet like and now we

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[Jackson Claude]

Thank you, Turtley.

[Claudia]

You're welcome.

[Jackson Claude]

Our next story. Helena Bonham Carter is leaving the White Lotus Season 4 as the role is being revamped and will be recast. So White Lotus Season 4 is filming now. They're about a week into production, and Helena Bonham Carter is offset. So the. An HBO spokesperson released a statement saying, quote, with filming just underway on season four of the White Lotus, it had become apparent that the character which Mike White created for Helena, Bottom Carter, did not align once on set. The role has subsequently been rethought, is being rewitten. Rewitten. Rewritten.

[Claudia]

Oh, my God.

[Jackson Claude]

And will be recast in the coming weeks. Hbo, the producers and Mike White are saddened that they won't get to work with her, but remain ardent fans and very much hope to work with the legendary actress on another project soon. So this is a very rare recasting for creative reasons on the White Lotus. As Mike White is meticulous about the casting process, finding the actors who best embody his vision for the characters. She was at the top of their wish list for season four. She was actually the first cast of the season. So it's very curious what could have happened.

[Claudia]

There's a million theories. Right. Like, is she difficult to work with? Was she bad at the job? Like, I have no idea. I also feel like this doesn't happen.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

Like, not even at the White Lotus. I can't really remember a time in which somebody was cast for something and then the project started shooting and they just, like, changed it up.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

Especially such a big star. It might have happened like a random nobody, but that we don't know about.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Also, the way that this show is filmed, like, it's. You know, they're all sort of like, quarantine in a set. We're filming here for a few weeks. It's, like, set around the Cannes Film Festival. So it's, like, very timely. And I feel like maybe on other sets, it's like, oh, someone came in. It wasn't working. We let them go. There's not so many eyes on the set. The other actors aren't around. It's not as big of a deal. But I agree. It's definitely something that doesn't happen very often.

[Claudia]

So, like, did she not get along with everyone? The reason that they said was that even though the character was quite literally written for her.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

That it just. When they got to set, it wasn't working.

[Jackson Claude]

Yes. So as production started and she shot her first scenes, Mike White, who writes and directs each episode, felt that her character, as originally conceived, was not what it should be. With the role believed to be central to the season four story, a decision was made to rework it and recast it. It. So he wrote a character that Helena was perfect for, but that character is not right for the show. I feel like he's sort of falling on the sword here.

[Claudia]

Together.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

Because even if they, if the character is wrong, they can change a character. She's an actress, she could play anything.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. But maybe she doesn't like the new character. Maybe she's not playing it well. Maybe she's not the actress that they. I think. I don't know.

[Claudia]

There's no way she's not playing it well. She's like one of the most skilled actresses of our time. It's not that, that. It's not that they're writing a character that she cannot become. I'm telling you, that doesn't want to become. Right. But when you think about like her breadth of work, like Princess Margaret and then like Tim Horton, here's a who.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

Tim Burton's like. No, Tim Burton. They. She can do anything.

[Jackson Claude]

So maybe she doesn't like the new character that they're writing or it's a bad working relationship. He's saying this to sort of like. Like put us a nice face on it. He doesn't want to piss her off.

[Claudia]

Like.

[Jackson Claude]

But it's not working. I don't know.

[Claudia]

This is so crazy. And now who replaces this is just. Everyone wants to be on the White Lotus, so I don't think they're gonna have a hard time. But like nobody wants to come in as like a second choice.

[Jackson Claude]

I. I think it's fine. I think plenty of la like actors older.

[Claudia]

It's like older woman quirky.

[Jackson Claude]

Older woman quirky like.

[Claudia]

Oh, like a Diane Keaton, you know?

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

Rest in peace.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. No, I think this is the job actors would actually murder someone for. Yeah.

[Claudia]

It's a job a million girls would want. Like whether you're. It's both like it really cements up and coming actors. Megan Fahey and then it also like introduces sort of like a hell. Like a Parker Posey or like a renaissance generation. Jennifer. A renaissance, hopefully. AJ Michalka.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, yeah. I'm ready for that. I'm ready for the reality.

[Claudia]

Yes. So who will it be? Who will it be?

[Jackson Claude]

I don't know.

[Claudia]

I feel like on such short notice they might like pluck from the HBO family people who have pre existing contracts with H. Like Jean Smart.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay. Works for me.

[Claudia]

I love her.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Very curious. I hope we get more info.

[Claudia]

Yeah. Weird. I. I like, I need a blind item here. What actually happened.

[Jackson Claude]

Yep. Are you ready?

[Claudia]

Even though the White Lotus is like a very well kept. Yeah. They run A tight ship. We never hear spoilers. We never, like, get leaked audio from the set. Like, I don't know.

[Jackson Claude]

But then when, like, they're all doing press, there's so many of them. They all do talk about, like, the cat, the. The set dynamic, you know who. Like last season, I feel like there were so many, like, stories from set. We were always telling, like, another story from.

[Claudia]

Yeah. And Michelle Monahan was saying that she, like, had to. They had roommates. She lived with the girls. Parker Posey. Parker Posey.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, wow.

[Claudia]

Yeah. So they all like. It's like a camp. She said, like, they all, like, swim together. And so maybe Helena Bottom Carter didn't love, like, like the bunk.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Maybe she just, like, wasn't right fit personality wise for the show, even though.

[Claudia]

But I do think that people have such a positive experience on the show because Mike White is, like a really normal guy and he's not like a diva or like, you know, James Cameron, like, difficult to work, you know. Like, he's just, I think, like a guy, like, I think people really like working with him. He's on Survivor, you know.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. And School of Rock, of course.

[Claudia]

Ned Schneebly.

[Jackson Claude]

That's crazy. Like, you can do anything. If Mike White can go.

[Claudia]

He's actually the example that you can do anything.

[Jackson Claude]

He's like, acquired style, you know.

[Claudia]

Agreed. Did Mike White write School of Rock or he. Was he just Ned Schneebly? I think he had more of a

[Jackson Claude]

role and like, all of those things. Like, you wouldn't think a reality TV star from Survivor could, like, go on

[Claudia]

to be like, he wrote the screenplay.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, well, good for him. But you wouldn't think you could go from reality TV to be a movie star like Ned Schneebly. No one really can do it. Who's trying to do it right now. Oh, like Mora.

[Claudia]

No, I think he went from Ned Schneebly to then Survivor. Like, I think he was like, he. I think he had, like a rough trajectory. Like, you know, that's so Hollywood. You write a huge movie and, like, nobody cares. So I think, like, years later, he went on Survivor. Survivor in a career low, which ended up being this amazing thing for him because he had this, like, legendary run on the show. And then he wrote the White Lotus,

[Jackson Claude]

which is like the most critically acclaimed, commercially successful show of our time, of all time.

[Claudia]

Like, it's up there with, like, Game

[Jackson Claude]

of Thrones and so, like, you can really. Don't be back. Don't feel like you're in a box, you know, it's true.

[Claudia]

It's actually really inspiring.

[Jackson Claude]

It is.

[Claudia]

Yeah. You can do anything successfully, like, if you put your mind to it. Like.

[Jackson Claude]

Like. And you have.

[Claudia]

I think he won. I think he won. Like, that's crazy.

[Jackson Claude]

And you have to have talent. Don't do it without talent.

[Claudia]

Oh. If you're a talentless hack, stay home. Like, nobody wants to hear from you. But if you have a dream and you have talent, like, go for it. Seriously. Yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

Our fifth and final story is some. Some cute and crazy news I want to call it, because Jesse Draper has, like, gone Instagram official with a new man who's one of the contestants from Taylor's season. Have you seen this?

[Claudia]

No, but I saw. Is she wearing maroon?

[Jackson Claude]

Yes.

[Claudia]

Okay, I think it's staged.

[Jackson Claude]

I don't think it's staged. They're kissing.

[Claudia]

Because I was. I was watching her story this morning.

[Jackson Claude]

They were kissing.

[Claudia]

She's serious. She's nutty.

[Jackson Claude]

And then I had to, like, do a deep dive on this guy, and apparently a few weeks ago, he put out a video, like, hey, Jesse Draper, like, I want to, like, go on a date with you, whatever. And now they're, like, taking these pictures and smooching in them.

[Claudia]

Okay, but look, I'm sending you this video that I saw today. She posted on her story. Check your Instagram of her and the guy, like, taking fake photos. Like,

[Jackson Claude]

look, okay, it's.

[Claudia]

It's giving. Staged. Well, I wasn't following the saga at all.

[Jackson Claude]

Wait, hold on.

[Claudia]

Who.

[Jackson Claude]

Who posted this video?

[Claudia]

Who's Andre the photographer? And then Jesse posted that video. Like, she shared it to her story.

[Jackson Claude]

But okay, they're taking.

[Claudia]

But.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay, now go to the Brandon guys profile. I'll send it to you. BRANDON Purse. Underscore 1.

[Claudia]

Purse.

[Jackson Claude]

Purse.

[Claudia]

This is such a weird story. Now I have to watch her stories

[Jackson Claude]

and go to photo number seven.

[Claudia]

Okay, I'm on my way. I didn't get it. Where'd you send it to me?

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, sorry. I didn't send it to you. I'll send it to you. I thought you were going to Brandon person.

[Claudia]

Oh, my God. I'm, like, waiting here for you. There.

[Jackson Claude]

I sent it.

[Claudia]

Okay.

[Jackson Claude]

Brandon.

[Claudia]

Oh, oh, oh, oh. Well, he's so cute. And he's like a farmer.

[Jackson Claude]

He's so cute. So when I first saw this, I was like, okay, he's really cute. Then I looked at his digital footprint. He has kids. He was on Taylor's season of the Bachelorette.

[Claudia]

Wait, but look at what I just sent you. Okay, he's, like, taking a video of his tushy, which is kind of weird. Who is this guy? Like, I'm seriously not. Okay, I'm cracking up. Like, seriously, I. By the way, all of I had much like Cynthia Rivo. I did not know any of this was happening.

[Jackson Claude]

Also, Mr. USA.

[Claudia]

Are you serious?

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, I didn't know.

[Claudia]

I really worry about something. I worry about Jesse because she, she's impressionable. Sure. She has atrocious taste in men. Like not only, of course, Jordan. Like literally the devil Marciano. Like, she actually liked him. And now I think dated him. Like, yucky.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. They were spotted like, like being like cute and cozy at the Hulu event. More so that more than the Nashville concert.

[Claudia]

And I think that more often than not, when people accept and like, have really bad taste in men, it speaks to like a sense of low self esteem. And I just want Jesse to know, like, there's no reason for that. You are so beautiful. You have such a successful business. You're an amazing mom. All the girls love you. You must be like an amazing friend. My sister was quite dazzled with you when you came on our show. Like, you need to start leveling up.

[Jackson Claude]

Okay.

[Claudia]

Aside from the video, you need to acquire some taste.

[Jackson Claude]

Aside from the video of the tushy and the weirdness, I just want to say I feel like this could be cute now. She said she has a roster right now, so it doesn't make sense.

[Claudia]

I don't know, like, picking from Taylor's like, discards.

[Jackson Claude]

Why? What if Taylor was like, this guy was so nice. He was not for me. But he seems like a really good guy and that is close with Taylor. So I feel like Taylor would have endorsed this and been like, that's a good one. Wasn't for me. You should go out with him because he posted a video like, hey, Jesse, like, I want to go out with you. I heard you're single now. But what doesn't make sense is like, she was seen canoodling last week, like on Thursday with Marciano. This guy's like, hard launching her today. That's not good. It seems like he's kind of using her for clout. Like, they are very clout. Chasey and like, for these men are like, obviously unemployed. Extremely thirsty. Extremely. But is it possible they could also be good guys?

[Claudia]

Yes. I want to say that thirst is not. It's obviously a red flag, but it's not an indicator of, like, you know that you can't have true feelings. Right. I think there are people who are together who like, you know, thirst off one Another. And it's quite successful and it's fine.

[Jackson Claude]

But I think it's, like, worry for a guy to be thirsty in this realm than a girl.

[Claudia]

Like, of course, of course.

[Jackson Claude]

Of course. For us, like, that's how we network. For girls.

[Claudia]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jackson Claude]

For guys like, no.

[Claudia]

Like, go to a get a job

[Jackson Claude]

meeting, Shake a hand.

[Claudia]

Get a job. Yeah. The funny thing about Marciano, it's like, I just never thought that, like, I would be doing my podcast, like, talking about somebody named Marciano.

[Jackson Claude]

What about this Claudia Marciano, brunette?

[Claudia]

Like, where's he from? Is he French? Like, I just can't believe we're totally. Okay. That's cool.

[Jackson Claude]

I just made that up. You're right. I don't know.

[Claudia]

It's just so crazy. Everyone we talk about is, like, Adam and David and John, and we're over here talking about somebody named Marciano. Like, that's crazy.

[Jackson Claude]

I, like, see from Marciano brunette.

[Claudia]

Every time I think that's his last,

[Jackson Claude]

he's first and that's him. I'm like, who cares about his hair color?

[Claudia]

I feel like if him and Jesse work out, she'll have, like, a line of shampoo that's, like, Marciano brunette, by

[Jackson Claude]

the way, Jesse, if that's why you're doing it, like, for. So that you could, like, trademark the last last name I endorse. So then she could be Jesse brunette. And, like, she could have a line of, like, brunette hair Care.

[Claudia]

He's Jackie. He's not from Italy. Close. He's from Las Vegas,

[Jackson Claude]

the Italy of the West.

[Claudia]

He was born and. Oh, well.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, yeah.

[Claudia]

Because they have the Eiffel Tower there, so maybe he's from France. He was born. I'm genuinely cracking up. He comes from a boxing family and was named after the heavyweight boxer Rocky Marciano.

[Jackson Claude]

Oh, that's cool lore. That's cool lore.

[Claudia]

And brunette. His father's last name is Montantis. So where does the brunette come from?

[Jackson Claude]

I don't know. But his brother is also brunette.

[Claudia]

Oh, he is.

[Jackson Claude]

Because I remember I saw something. I was like, the Brunette brothers. I'm like, who cares about their. Like, you know how articles are always describing people in weird ways.

[Claudia]

It's his mother's name, so he obviously took his Tammy brunette.

[Jackson Claude]

That's beautiful.

[Claudia]

In case anyone was wondering.

[Jackson Claude]

That's beautiful. Though he obviously respects his mother.

[Claudia]

That's very, like, feminist. Very. Her story. Taking your mom's last name, do we ship? No.

[Jackson Claude]

No.

[Claudia]

Okay.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah. Like, it would. Articles would be like, Demi and brunette. I'm like, why can't you just say his name?

[Claudia]

No, it's like, yeah, like Draper and brunette.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah, she like as if she was spotted with like a brown haired male.

[Claudia]

Right. Like mysterious male, brunette. It's similar.

[Jackson Claude]

Like Harry Styles. Like just the last name that's throwing Styles.

[Claudia]

Right. It's confusing.

[Jackson Claude]

Yeah.

[Claudia]

Well, I don't know if she's dating this tushy cowboy, but I hope she's not. Honestly, like I really, I hope she's not.

[Jackson Claude]

Honestly. After talking about it, they both seem like great guys. I can understand why she's having a hard time making a decision.

[Claudia]

For sure. Like for sure, for sure.

[Jackson Claude]

I don't know. I thought it was cute a little bit.

[Claudia]

Well, the place looks beautiful. It always does. Thank you guys so much for listening to the toast of Monday morning show where we deliver the fastest stories that you need to know every Monday through Friday on YouTube. So if you're watching us on YouTube, please don't forget to subscribe and give us video a thumbs up. We're also available podcast anywhere podcasts can be found. So that's Spotify, Apple podcasts and that's it. Love you. Oh, so find us wherever you get your podcast. Leave a five star review about a beautiful sounding and wickedly talented we are.

[Jackson Claude]

Love you. Bye.

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