B (1:23)

I was talking about your strength.

A (1:25)

No, no, no. My greatest weakness is my inability to eye contact. I find it really uncomfortable. If you watch a podcast, I'm always looking up. I'm, like, telling a story, and I'm, like, looking at the ceiling.

B (1:35)

Okay. I don't think you should say that in an interview, because I do think that's, like, a red flag.

A (1:39)

Like, oh, you think it's, like, a bad weakness.

B (1:41)

A weird thing. I understand why you don't want to maintain eye contact and hopefully, like, you don't have to go on a job interview.

A (1:47)

Yeah.

B (1:47)

Anytime soon.

A (1:48)

Like, just to be clear, in this hypothetical scenario, if I am going on a job interview, like, that's what we need to be worried about because that means things didn't work out here, and that's bad.

B (1:55)

I. I agree. But for future you self, which, you know, God willing, I think that's, like, a really big, weird thing to say. That's like. Would be like saying, like, I find people tasty. Like, I like to eat people. It's like serial killer stuff.

A (2:12)

Okay, but why would somebody say that, like, I find people tasty? Why did you say that? Is that a quote? No, I find people tasty.

B (2:21)

Someone who can't make eye contact chops people up and eats them.

A (2:26)

Oh. Oh, okay. I guess, like, if I can't look someone in the eye, I also find them tasty. But how could I allure them into eating them if I can't even look them in the eyes?

B (2:35)

A problem for another day. But I just think it's, like, that's not something that you should admit to someone who doesn't know you like me. I love you. You want to look at me? Don't look at me. Look away.

A (2:44)

Don't look at me.

B (2:45)

That's fine. I'm literally love to look up.

A (2:47)

I do. I'm always talking to the Lord, like, I'm always looking up.

B (2:50)

I understand. I'll, like, look here, there. Look at every. I won't look at you too hard. And I wasn't looking at you in any sort of way.

A (2:56)

No. When we first started the show, like, you were definitely, like, giving me.

B (2:59)

I was definitely maintaining eye contact.

A (3:00)

You looked at me like I was tasty. Yeah.

B (3:06)

I was definitely maintaining eye contact with my partner.

A (3:09)

That's, like, a weird thing to do. I just want to say having, like, good eye contact is weirder than having bad eye contact. I found out in the comments. Do you agree?

B (3:17)

I agree. I don't have good eye contact either.

A (3:20)

And now we're just talking about eye contact, so I just find it all uncomfortable.

B (3:24)

I'll look over there.

A (3:25)

Let's be newscasters today.

B (3:26)

Okay. Hey, guys. How y' all doing?

A (3:28)

Welcome to the toast. Happy Thursday. What did everyone do last night? We had tacos at Trouts.

B (3:32)

We did have tacos at Trout.

A (3:34)

They were really good.

B (3:35)

They were really good. I've been trying to eat a lot of protein to, like, stave off endless snacking. And it does help when I eat a lot of protein.

A (3:44)

Yeah.

B (3:45)

So that's what I've been up to. Just thinking of ways to eat, like, real protein in addition to, you know, protein bars.

A (3:50)

Yeah.

B (3:50)

But it's, like, not what I'm talking about. Like, I need to find me, like, more meat. Eggs.

A (3:54)

You know what you should do? You should go in the Weight Watchers nursing program, because, like, ground chicken, ground beef is zero points. You can literally eat as much of it as you want.

B (4:02)

I have to look into it.

A (4:03)

Same with eggs. Like, I think that's a zero point. Food.

B (4:05)

She said I have to do Weight Watchers, and I have to watch my weight. That's what she said?

A (4:08)

Yeah. Who doesn't? Everyone has. Watch your weight.

B (4:11)

She said I should do Weight Watchers. I just want you guys to remember that the next time I say anything mildly offensive to her.

A (4:16)

Was that offensive? I said, you should do. I did the Weight Watchers nursing program. I didn't lose any weight. I certainly did not watch my weight. I just, like, tried not to get enormous.

B (4:23)

You did?

A (4:24)

Yeah. What'd you eat on the Weight Watchers nursing program? Like, I'm a volume. Especially when.

B (4:30)

Volume eater.

A (4:31)

No, especially when you're breastfeeding. Like, it's just about how much you can take in in a given period of time. And so that's why I was eating, like, a lot of taco meat, which is zero points if you get, like, a lean ground beef or lean ground turkey. Anything with ground. You know, we love ground. I. What do people eat, like, before the ground?

B (4:47)

Well, they ate ground, but, like, before the ground. Machine. You can grind without a machine?

A (4:52)

I guess you can.

B (4:53)

People like breast, of course. As do we. I love breast, leg and thigh.

A (4:57)

I don't love leg and thigh.

B (4:59)

I'm exclusively white meat and, you know, a steak.

A (5:03)

Oh, and to be clear, on the Weight Watchers nursing program and just the Weight Watchers program in general, I'm pretty sure white meat is zero points. But, like, darker meats that have, like, more things going on.

B (5:11)

Yeah.

A (5:12)

Not zero points. Okay, I think.

B (5:14)

What about a steak?

A (5:16)

I love steak.

B (5:17)

I've been. I make a nice steak. I haven't made steak for you yet. Do you want to come over for steak?

A (5:21)

That's a poor reflection on you, not me.

B (5:23)

You want to come over for steaks?

A (5:24)

I would love to come over for steaks.

B (5:26)

Okay. Let's set a date.

A (5:27)

A Mr. And Sister.

B (5:29)

Mr. And Sister.

A (5:30)

We're doing.

B (5:30)

We're having dinner, like, date with our husbands and our sister, and we're calling it Sisters and Misters.

A (5:36)

We're not. Olivia is, and she's, like, really trying to get the name to catch on.

B (5:38)

So let's just give it to her. That's cute.

A (5:40)

I just feel like, I don't know, it's giving six chicks.

B (5:44)

You love that?

A (5:45)

I do, but it's like, I don't know if we're having, like, a theme tonight. Like, let's have a game night.

B (5:50)

Okay. Let's do mahjong, because I took my mahjong lesson, and we haven't even talked about this.

A (5:54)

On the toes.

B (5:54)

We have to play before I forget everything I learned.

A (5:57)

Jackie took a mahjong lesson at her neighbor's house when I've been begging my bitch ass sister since I'm in high school. Everyone is playing mahjong now, and I just feel like it's, you know, worth mentioning that I've been playing since like the 8th grade shout out to my best friend Alicia and her mom Esther, who taught us how to play. And like, it was like, not a cool thing. We would like sit around, play mahjong, and everybody thought we were weird. And now everyone's like, mahjong. How did I get here? Oh, yeah. And so when I learned how to play, I was so excited cuz it's a four person game. And what do I have at home? Three sisters. I bought a square card table. I bought like a set from Amazon. When I tell you, did we try once or we never tried?

B (6:28)

I don't remember.

A (6:29)

I feel like we tried once and it ended up in like a fight. Nobody wanted to play. And I was like begging. The card table went unused. I believe we actually threw out the card table a couple of months ago.

B (6:38)

I need to get a card table.

A (6:40)

You do?

B (6:41)

Well, I was toggling between, you know, just a foldable card table on Amazon.

A (6:45)

Or like an expensive game table.

B (6:47)

There was a $3,000 one.

A (6:49)

Yeah.

B (6:49)

Scout. I was dying.

A (6:50)

Right. I think you should get partnership. Get the card table.

B (6:54)

Which.

A (6:54)

The foldable one. Yeah.

B (6:56)

Yeah. But then I was. Yeah. And I wasn't gonna get like the fancy one. I can barely play. That's something I can treat myself to after a couple wins under my. After I take all your money.

A (7:03)

Yeah. Let me. Was getting like hella competitive with it. Good. That's like the kind of energy I've been begging you guys for.

B (7:07)

We should play for money. And when I win, I can buy my card.

A (7:11)

Sure. That's a great idea. So then it's like a communal card table because we all kind of paid for it.

B (7:15)

Yeah. We need to get a game going before I forget everything I learned. Of course, I already have a party board. Tiles and racks and stacks.

A (7:23)

She has all the accoutrements.

B (7:24)

Racks and stacks.

A (7:25)

She's all the accoutrements, but none of the skill. Shout out.

B (7:27)

Oh my Mahjong.

A (7:28)

But none of the skill.

B (7:29)

Picking those out was a real joy for me. And that is motivation to play because it's a party game that's incredibly pleny.

A (7:39)

Mm.

B (7:39)

It's a plenty game. So yeah, keep saying I have none of the skill and I'm gonna whoop your ass good.

A (7:44)

No. Yeah. I'm bathing you and Olivia into, like.

B (7:46)

This is hard because I have a newborn baby. That's actually why we haven't played. Yeah, okay. Otherwise, I'll just go kill myself.

A (7:53)

Okay.

B (7:53)

Yeah, yeah, for sure.

A (7:54)

For sure.

B (7:55)

Because, like, I'm down to clown. I've been wanting to play, even for the lesson. I had to, like, wear them in the carrier because, like, you know I have a baby, right? Yeah, a Velcro baby.

A (8:04)

Yeah. Okay. So sorry.

B (8:06)

So sit down.

A (8:07)

Yeah, sorry.

B (8:09)

How are you?

A (8:10)

I'm doing well. No do. Last night, like, not much of anything. Oh, yeah. Kind of, like, big update in my life. How you said yesterday Max turned to, like, Ruby rolled. And I told everybody on the Patreon, like, yeah, my baby's, like, not rolling, and every other baby is, like, starting to crawl. He rolled, like, not a big deal. He sleeps on his stomach now, but.

B (8:24)

Rolls back, rolls forward.

A (8:26)

You need to roll forward. Oh, no problem. Oh, you need something behind me. I can get that too. So not a big deal. Like, if your baby's not rolling, he will.

B (8:32)

Don't worry. Everything that you hoped it would be.

A (8:34)

Yeah, it's amazing. Yeah, it's amazing.

B (8:36)

Does he enjoy? I mean, he never had, like, a sleep problem. Yeah.

A (8:39)

I think a lot of people, like, wait for their babies to turn just so they can sleep on their stomach because they're, like, not sleeping well, you know? My king, 12 hour king. Never initially.

B (8:45)

Which way?

A (8:46)

Yeah. And now it's just like, you put him to bed on one side. Boom. Sometimes I check the camera. I'm like, are you even in there? He's in the corner. Like. Like, I literally didn't see him. Just, like, a little bit of a panic attack. But motherhood is beautiful.

B (8:57)

That's very exciting. We're all very proud of him.

A (8:59)

Yeah. It's kind of been, like, a big week for my family.

B (9:01)

And he sort of just, like, on his own time. Like, he. He's kind of like his mother in that sense.

A (9:06)

Yeah.

B (9:07)

More like his father.

A (9:08)

I was gonna say more like his aunt.

B (9:09)

His mother, who's his aunt Margot.

A (9:11)

Just, like, a little stubborn.

B (9:12)

Oh, I was gonna say, takes his time like his father.

A (9:16)

Right. Slow. That's very generous phrasing.

B (9:18)

Not lickety split, like his mama showing up early.

A (9:21)

I'm. I was actually talking about this before we started. Like, I'm such a. I don't know if people know this about me. Like, I'm a chronically early person to the point of, like, borderline Embarrassing. Like, don't you have a family? Like I am everywhere 20 minutes early. Like always.

B (9:33)

20 minutes is a long time.

A (9:34)

I allot 30 minutes anywhere. And in New York it usually takes like 15 to 20. Now I'm like a commuter while I'm here and it's not that serious. But I am always, always so early to the point where other people, when they're on time, I'm like, you're actually late. Like we've been here all day.

B (9:53)

Like I was actually early today. Whereas I'm usually like on time slash late.

A (9:57)

Because you have a Velcro baby.

B (9:59)

Because I have a thank you for understanding. And I was still like after you. Like I saw your car and I was like, oh, I have to get here early. Like I was just early. Oh, you saw my car And I saw your car. I'm like, bitch is still before me. And I was early.

A (10:11)

I am always early. And I just, I think it's now that we're talking about greatest strengths.

B (10:16)

Oh, that is, that's a good one to share with.

A (10:18)

And it, and it's true too. So I would say so. I feel like that and I want to be honest to my future employers. So yes, let's do mock interview. Ready? Okay. Three, two, one, action.

B (10:27)

So Claudia, we're really excited to interview you today for this position. I'm sorry that like your show previous.

A (10:32)

Career didn't work out. Can you explain this 11 year work gap?

B (10:35)

Can you explain this gap in your. In your career?

A (10:38)

Yeah, you know I can.

B (10:43)

And please do.

A (10:44)

Oh, sure, sure. You know, business is A funny thing, Ms. Ashray. Oh, sorry, Mrs. Ash. I know you have a velcro baby at home and say you're looking mighty tasty today. When referring to my 11 year age gap, I feel as though you should mind your own business. Oh, gap. When referring to the 11 year gap in my, my resume. I started a business. And you know what makes me such a great candidate for this job? Candidate?

B (11:15)

Risks.

A (11:16)

I take risks. And I know failure. And I wouldn't trust anybody who doesn't know failure. And as the great Taylor Swift once said, no one sees when you lose when you're playing solitaire. And that was me. But I guess I lost. And now everyone knows I'm here interviewing for this job.

B (11:27)

So you would say you were failing forward. Yeah.

A (11:29)

And there's no shame in failing your dreams. Correct.

B (11:32)

And that's like a good thing you should harbor. And I was pursuing my dreams. When I'm young, that's the time to do it.

A (11:36)

Correct.

B (11:37)

What Would you say are your greatest strengths in the workplace?

A (11:40)

You know, among my many strengths, of which there are many, I would say my greatest strength is my ability to manage time. I would say I'm a chronically online person. You know, as my great, great, great grandmother once said.

B (11:53)

You're chronically online.

A (11:55)

Did I say that? Gradient slip chronically on time. I'm also chronically online, and that's why you should hire me as your social media manager. But I am a chronically on time person. As my great, great gran once said, if you're early, you're on time. If you're on time, you're late. And if you're late, well, that's just unacceptable, dear.

B (12:15)

And what's your biggest weakness?

A (12:18)

As I'm sure you could surmise during this interview, I do really struggle to maintain direct, steady eye contact. It's something I'm very aware of and something that I actively work on in both my personal and professional life. But it is something that, at times, I do challenging. That was a good answer.

B (12:32)

Why do you think that is? Dig deeper.

A (12:35)

It probably goes back to my childhood and never feeling, like, fully accepted by my older sister, if I'm being honest.

B (12:43)

Yeah, Olivia. She's.

A (12:44)

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

B (12:46)

Well, thank you for your time today, Claudia. One of my weaknesses is I don't like touching other people.

A (12:52)

Come on, give me a hunch. No. What's. Why. Why the left hand?

B (12:55)

It's just a reach for me, like, clammy now. That's why. You know why I don't want to shake hands with you.

A (13:03)

Oh, and to be clear, I don't even want this job. Okay. You're a bitch, and your office sucks, and you have no snacks in the pantry. I checked.

B (13:09)

Well, thank you for your time today.

A (13:11)

Thank you for your time today. Thank you more for your time.

B (13:13)

Thank you the most.

A (13:15)

Thank you more than anybody. Why don't you break the microphone? You're like bed.

B (13:19)

He probably sat here yesterday.

A (13:20)

Oh, yeah. Ben did record in the studio yesterday. Should I spoil who their guest is just because I'm annoying and they got, like, the most famous person in the world on their podcast.

B (13:27)

No. But gave clues.

A (13:28)

Okay.

B (13:29)

Do better blank. That's it.

A (13:33)

Perfect clue.

B (13:34)

Perfect clue.

A (13:35)

If you.

B (13:35)

Oh. Real ones will know.

A (13:36)

Yeah, it's only for real ones.

B (13:38)

Only for real ones. Do better blank.

A (13:42)

It's Eileen Davidson. That's my clue.

B (13:46)

Good clue.

A (13:46)

Thank you. How are the stories today?

B (13:49)

Dan Stevens. That's my clue.

A (13:50)

Oh.

B (13:51)

Oh.

A (13:51)

Should we just tell him who it is? Yeah. Dan Stevens is a great. I Love it. It's Lady Mary. The clue is Lady Mary.

B (13:59)

If you can't guess it, well, you'll just have to wait.

A (14:01)

Yeah, yeah.

B (14:02)

How are the stories for today? They are good. Like for a Thursday. We're going to continue to update the celeb mom talk drama.

A (14:09)

Today is the day traders premieres this evening. I've been seeing TikTok ads for it, so like, it's not missing me.

B (14:15)

Okay, great. I'm so excited. Oh, also, if all goes to plan, redheads will be coming out today. We recorded yesterday.

A (14:21)

I was downstairs. I heard the cackles from from below.

B (14:24)

It was really fun. The girls caught up. Lots of like non book talk. Just catching up because it's been months and we're hysterical. So whenever that drops, you should listen to it.

A (14:35)

I think I will.

B (14:37)

So I think without further ado, we can get into what we have to get into in the fast five stories that you do need to know.

A (14:43)

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B (19:13)

Thank you, Koji.

A (19:14)

You're welcome, Joji.

B (19:16)

Our first story. Not really an update in the celebrity toxic mom group drama, but an adjacent update which is that Hillary Duff is sharing a snippet of her risque new song amid the mom group drama. So I do think she's like using.

A (19:30)

All the visitors she should, as she.

B (19:31)

Should, to her to her advantage to showcase her new song as she should. Everyone's talking about her.

A (19:37)

I'm talking about the song yeah. Were you on the toast when her. No. She had her first song come out called Mature. I think it was Ben, and it was perfect because, like, Ben's obsessed with Hilary Duff and we were really hyping it up because before it came out, Hilary Duff's back in music. She's done amazing music and now she's married to this big time magazine editor. Matthew Comey's one of the biggest music producers in the world. Like, there's no way this could be a bad song. There's no way this could flop. And we were so wrong because the song Mature that she put out was genuinely, like, a bad song. Like, AI actually could have made a better song. So for the second song, I had, like, little to no hopes. And those hopes were met right where I was. Because this song is also really bad. But it also now has, like, kind of crazy lyrics. Mature did too. Kind of had, like, sexually explicit lyrics. This is a little bit more overt, and it's also referencing an iconic moment in pop culture. Her. So please go on.

B (20:24)

So she put out a snippet of the song where she's lip syncing to her own song in.

A (20:29)

In a field.

B (20:30)

These are the lyrics, and unfortunately, I'm gonna have to read them.

A (20:33)

Yeah.

B (20:33)

And it's giving.

A (20:33)

When Jackie had to read the lyrics.

B (20:35)

To Wap and like.

A (20:37)

Oh, no.

B (20:37)

Bruno Mars.

A (20:38)

Yeah, Bruno Mars. Yeah.

B (20:39)

With Sexy Red.

A (20:41)

Yeah.

B (20:41)

Or whatever.

A (20:42)

Your favorite artist. Oh.

B (20:42)

Bruno's announced he's dropping new music.

A (20:44)

Oh, really?

B (20:44)

Yeah. I think at the end of this week, he has a new album called Romantic, I think it's called and Luke Holmes and Luke Homes. That's his story.

A (20:51)

Yeah.

B (20:51)

So we'll talk about music at the end. But Hillary Duff's new song. Here are the lyrics. I only want the beginning. I don't want the end. I want the part where you say God damn back of a dive bar giving you head. Then sneak home late, Wake up your roommates, I want the highlights 10 out of 10. The butterflies from holding your hand before we swept us under the bed and we practically became roommates. I'm touching myself by the front door but you don't even look my way no more.

A (21:18)

If you thought I had trouble making eye contact before, I literally can't look at you after that.

B (21:22)

Okay, let's get into it. Here's the thing. Done. In order for you guys to understand.

A (21:26)

Here's the thing. If you're going to be, like, very sexual in your music, a couple of things have to happen. So I'd like to bring up two examples of women being sexy and where I think that they've done it. Right. And what the difference is. First you have. You can't be so, like, overt. Right. Like, sometimes you're gonna be a little bit more subtle. Like, it took me a while to realize that Haley Steinfeld's amazing song Love Myself is actually a song about masturbation. Like, it actually took me probably 100 listens before I realized. And, you know, like, that's good songwriting. Like, it's innuendo, I believe the kids call it. And the song itself was so amazing that, like, whatever she was saying, it wouldn't have mattered. Now, kind of a more recent reference would by Taylor Swift, which is a crazy song. His love was the key that opened my thighs. Right.

B (22:06)

Like, that's why you listen to the clean version.

A (22:08)

Yes.

B (22:09)

Normally version is actually better. And it goes to this sentiment.

A (22:13)

Yes. But even so, even the. The non clean version, the song is so good. Like, I actually, like, I don't care. I'm able to look past the cringy lyrics the first couple of times. It was hard. The thing with Hilary Duff is she doesn't have that subtle thing here. It's couldn't be more overt. And it sounds like one of the worst songs I've, like, ever heard. It sounds like a fake song. So having said all of that, it's gonna be no for me.

B (22:36)

Additionally, I don't think this is a song put out by, like, someone who in their marriage, like. Cause she's talking about, like, the relationship going south. And I'm sure she's talking about, like, you know, a classic theme that anyone.

A (22:48)

Right.

B (22:48)

It's hypothetical, but I do also consider the artist. And so I don't want to, like, unless you guys are getting divorced or like, you're telling me about your marital issues. I think that's weird to sing about.

A (23:00)

Yeah. I think the weird thing here is that a seasoned pop star with hits under her belt, in conjunction with a very seasoned music producer, are unable to make anything happen. Like, they're now two failed songs. And a lot of songs fail. And for a million reasons, even good songs fail. Right.

B (23:19)

It's.

A (23:20)

It's the industry. Tick tock, whatever. But this is just bad music. It's bad songwriting. It's bad beats, it's bad everything. And I'm shocked. That's the shocking part. Beyond the lyrics, of course.

B (23:28)

These aren't the lyrics of a happily married woman. And I believe she's happily married. Like, Right. Husband was just out here defending her. So it's like you're singing about nonsense.

A (23:35)

Right. Why not sing? Why not be authentic? The year of authenticity? Why not speak your truth hill or sing your truth Truth?

B (23:40)

Like, yeah. So that's. For me, in addition to the fact that it's. It's not subtle. It's very, like, overt and. And also grudy.

A (23:51)

I'm gonna say one more thing.

B (23:52)

Okay.

A (23:52)

When it comes to, like, women talking about sexiness, it applies to men, too. There are just certain people who do it better. And when I think of Hillary Dove, I think of so many things, and I don't think of, like, one of the first adjectives is, like, sexy. That's not who she's played. She's, like, fun, a girl next door vibes.

B (24:08)

Even the video that she put out is not because you. She's right. You could say she's breaking free from Lizzie. Like, she doesn't want to be. Raise your voice anymore. Even though who wouldn't run from that?

A (24:17)

Right.

B (24:18)

But even the video itself is not Congress. The vibe of the video is not congress with the vibe of the song.

A (24:22)

And I think that's also why Taylor Swift's Wood was so hard for people to digest, because she is not historically sexy. She's a lot of things, good things. You can't be all things. Right.

B (24:32)

So someone who does it really well, I think in. Is the sexy woman of the sexy lyrics of a.

A (24:38)

Let me think. Sexy woman.

B (24:40)

I'm actually shocked she hasn't come up yet, because we always talk about her in this context.

A (24:43)

Who?

B (24:44)

Breener. Sabrina Carpenter is always singing about sex. Sometimes you know that and sometimes you don't. These days, you know it too much. And that's where the issue lies. In tears.

A (24:54)

Yeah.

B (24:55)

In general, I was just listening to Taste in the Car, and it's actually when you read very much into lyrics.

A (25:00)

Like, it's a crazy song, but she does it well.

B (25:04)

She does it well.

A (25:04)

And it's a combination of aesthetic, the photos, even, like, you know, everyone was talking about the hair being held the COVID of her most recent album. That's her thing. Yes. That's a great example. Thank you for bringing that up. And so Hillary's just on that girl. And to, like, pivot to it so overtly and so quickly, and it's not reading as authentic. Maybe that wasn't one of her New Year's resolutions.

B (25:25)

Yeah. And I just feel like she so successfully transitioned from, like, child actress to.

A (25:31)

Musician to mom to actor, like.

B (25:32)

Yeah. To actor, like, successful actress. That what does putting out music now do for her.

A (25:38)

I do find it interesting when people totally change lanes, like, for no reason. I feel like Ariana's doing that right now. You know, she's obviously in Wicked, and now she's gonna be in Meet the Fockers. Okay, so Meet the Fockers. They had Meet the Fockers two, three, whatever, and now it's like the new one. Whereas I think Ben Stiller's the dad and his son is getting married to Ariana Grande. Something like that.

B (26:00)

Okay, so she wants to be an actress, right?

A (26:02)

And it's like, this is somebody who completely dominated the pop sphere. And to go, you know, it was. She had done a complete turn from Nickelodeon star to successful pop star, the biggest pop star in the world. And now turning again. I always find it interesting, so. And the opposite. Like Selena. Selena doesn't sing ever now she's like an actress. Amelia Perez.

B (26:19)

And then she put out a song, right? Like, yeah. So I guess, like, you people can do whatever they want. It's just like, it feels like they work so hard to break out of one box just to then, like, go back to it. But I guess, like, these people are crazy, you know, like, we're talking about crazy wrecked. We're talking about crazy people doing crazy things. So us, like, searching, want to do this thing forever.

A (26:39)

Right. Literally, we just.

B (26:42)

Different strokes for different folks.

A (26:43)

Correct.

B (26:44)

However, I don't think Hillary Duff is a crazy person. No.

A (26:48)

Okay, so that's true. She's sort of grown up. And I think why people love and respect her so much is she's grown up to be this really sound of mind individual for somebody who was so famous at such a young age. She has a great marriage, a stable home, it appears good working work, life balance. She's in hits, like, younger. She still has, like, things coming. And. And yeah. Why someone would do so crazy when it appears that she's this really stable person. That's a good point.

B (27:12)

Yeah. But anyway, stream. I don't know what the song is called. I don't even think it's out yet.

A (27:16)

Oh, and I'm sorry, just when we're talking about her giving head, which we are talking about now because she said it, we have to talk about, like, the time she was paparazzi. Do you know what I'm talking about?

B (27:27)

Giving head to her ex husband right after they got engaged, Right.

A (27:29)

There's, like, paparazzi pictures of him popping the question on the terrace, her smiling, giving him a hug, and then giving him head like, Slayer.

B (27:38)

Are you ready for our next story? Some adjacent news, but I can't figure out why it feels adjacent other than like, they all live in Los Angeles. But Hilary Duff does lead me to Spencer Pratt, maybe because of the song Come Clean.

A (27:50)

Oh, that's why. Yeah.

B (27:51)

Ok. Spencer Pratt is launching his campaign for LA mayor one year after losing his home in the wildfires. He says, we're going to expose the system.

A (27:59)

If you've been following Spencer on social media for the last year since his home burned down, none of this is shocking because at first it was like talking about him personally, his family, the house, Heidi's music, and then it became, you know, larger than the Pratts. And I just want to say I love this. You know, actually, Spencer was the one who put me onto. Remember I was talking about that music care. Oh, no. Fire aid.

B (28:23)

Yeah.

A (28:24)

That big festival that a lot of celebrities. Celebrities put on right after the fires to raise money. They raised $50 million for the fire victims. Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews, all these big people perform. And it turns out none of that money went to any victims. And Spencer was the one who put me onto, like, this investigation that a local news station was doing about where the money went and went to, like, fake charities. Like, it was really crazy. So he's just sort of been uncovering a lot of fraud.

B (28:47)

Yeah, there's a lot of fraud in California to uncover. He's also spent the last year, like, railing against his mayor and his governor and all the people that failed LA during the fires. And so, yeah, the next logical step is like, well, what about me?

A (29:00)

Right. And so I think a lot of people are like, well, you know, he has no experience. And it's just like, what's more experience than losing your home in a wildfire? Like, who's going to fight for the victims of LA more than a victim, you know?

B (29:12)

Yeah, but there are other things to running.

A (29:14)

Are there? Like, right now? Like, that's all there is.

B (29:17)

Like, yeah, but think like California and.

A (29:20)

He'S running for the mayor of just la, Right. Not like the governor of California. So it's really specific to, like, his hometown.

B (29:26)

Yeah.

A (29:26)

Oh, and he's born and bred in la, right?

B (29:29)

Yep.

A (29:29)

Yeah.

B (29:30)

Princes of Malibu.

A (29:31)

Right, right, right, right.

B (29:32)

Yeah. No, he doesn't have experience, but it doesn't mean he can't learn. Like, sometimes you is a good thing. But I think also that's how you get experience. Right?

A (29:39)

Like, you have to. You have to get a job to have a job. That's kind of the theme of today.

B (29:43)

So it can really go both ways. You Know, like, sometimes you have no experience and you're not interested in getting experience and learning. But I think in earnest, he wants to help his city and he wants to make it a great place to live. And I think he's, you know, have all. Has all the right motivations. So I. I endorse his bid. If anybody's asking me. Yeah, no, they're not. I don't live there. Who else is running for mayor? Because it's Rick Caruso going to run again.

A (30:06)

Right. There's always, like, lots celeb. Like, why do people know about the mayor of L. A? Like, we don't live in LA because celebrities are always, like, taking stances and endorsing. All the celebrities endorse Rick Caruso. And he lost, but he's also. I've been seeing, like, he comes up on my TikTok a lot, like, doing a lot of podcasts.

B (30:21)

Yeah, I see a lot of.

A (30:22)

Because he's part of the rebuilding of the Palisades. That's, like, how. He's a businessman. He owns, like, a bunch of real estate in the Palisades. So he's been talking about that. I don't know if he's running, if he. I have to assume if he ran, he would win, but Rick. Yeah.

B (30:37)

Why?

A (30:38)

Well, because. Because he lost. And the person he lost to was, like, responsible for a lot of the damage in the wildfires and the part of the LA that he was responsible for. Rick Caruso in a. In the Palisades didn't burn down.

B (30:50)

Yeah. Sort of like you would think, logically.

A (30:53)

Yeah. Right.

B (30:54)

But, you know, you never know. You never know.

A (30:55)

You never know. So I do also think that Spencer and Heidi have a Hulu show. Right. So hopefully this is being documented for the. For the Docuseries series.

B (31:02)

Yeah. He told a crowd on Wednesday when he launched his bid. He said, the system in Los Angeles isn't struggling. It's fundamentally broken. It is a machine decide to protect the. To protect the people at the top and the friends they exchange favors with while the rest of us drown in toxic smoke and ash. Business as usual is a death sentence for Los Angeles, and I'm done waiting for someone to take real action. That's why I am running for mayor.

A (31:23)

Okay. Like, I don't know anything about, like, what it takes to be mayor, but I just want to say, like, I'm. I'm compelled.

B (31:28)

I think it takes, like, gusto and love for your city and a commitment to learn.

A (31:32)

I love that.

B (31:32)

You know?

A (31:33)

Yeah.

B (31:33)

So let's see what happens I guess the mayor election for there is November.

A (31:38)

Okay.

B (31:39)

Early in the year.

A (31:40)

So we've got. We've got some time. We'll keep you abreast.

B (31:43)

Imagine I would love this term for him.

A (31:45)

I know. It's like, I feel like it's not that crazy. Like California made the Terminator the governor. Like that's actually crazy in hindsight. Was he the governor before the Terminator or the Terminator before the governor?

B (31:55)

Terminator before governor.

A (31:57)

Okay. So it's really crazy that he became governor.

B (31:59)

Yeah. It's not that crazy.

A (32:00)

Like, I feel like he could do it.

B (32:01)

Yeah. Are you ready for our next story? Some romantic news. Shawn Mendes confirms his romance.

A (32:07)

Oh, yeah.

B (32:08)

With Brazilian actress Bruna Mar Cuisine. And I Brun. Sorry.

A (32:14)

Because her name's Bruna. Let's talk about that.

B (32:17)

During a PDA filled LA outing, Sean has a new lady named Bruna.

A (32:20)

Okay. Am I wrong in misremembering that Sean Mendez like came out? Remember he was like. Yeah, he was like on stage. He just was sort of talking about how like, you know, sexuality is a spectrum. The things you say before you come out. And he didn't say like he was necessarily gay. I think he was more so leading that. He's like fluid by whatever. I don't know.

B (32:43)

Does that still like leave space?

A (32:44)

Yeah. For this? Yeah.

B (32:46)

For Bruna.

A (32:47)

I just feel like we never followed up on that.

B (32:49)

I certainly didn't. I forgot it. If I ever knew that it happened.

A (32:52)

Yeah.

B (32:53)

I don't watch clips from Shawn Mendes's concerts.

A (32:56)

I don't think you're alone in that. I think the.

B (32:59)

Sometimes you're just up there and you're just saying stuff.

A (33:01)

Well, it's kind of scary to be in front of a crowd sometimes.

B (33:04)

You just. And you're just like, I'm gay.

A (33:06)

Yeah, that's true. Although he does have experience. It was a small crowd actually. I feel like the trajectory of Shawn Mendes career like could actually be studied and do I. Am I always talking about it? I don't know what the happened to Shawn Mendes. First of all, it's crazy that he became as famous as he did when he was from Vine. Not a lot of people remember that. That's all Jackie can think about just.

B (33:29)

Like every few seconds. I just need to say Buddha, brudo.

A (33:35)

It's crazy that he was from vine and then he got so famous. Like he was literally, he was Harry Styles. And then I was also thinking about Harry Styles yesterday. What happened to him? Like, Bruno, I can't with you. That's. That's actually true, by the way.

B (33:50)

Bruna, Bruna, Bruna, Bruna, Bruna, Bruna.

A (33:55)

Let me be your Bruna, Bruno. Bruna, Bruna. Let me be your Bruna.

B (34:01)

One and only, One and only Bruna. I'm happy for Sean. He deserves love.

A (34:05)

Yeah.

B (34:06)

With Bruna.

A (34:08)

Don't we all deserve love with Bruna?

B (34:11)

I hope they never break up. I hope they're in the press every.

A (34:13)

Single day just so you can say on your show, bruna.

B (34:18)

It's a beautiful name.

A (34:21)

So, yeah, I'm getting that. Like, you don't want to talk about Shawn Mendes career.

B (34:24)

I don't want to talk about Shawn Menz's career. Not even because I'm distracted by Bruna. However did you hate me? What I was going to say because I love you. If you have more to say on the matter, if you want to study it further, I will study it with you.

A (34:36)

No, it's fine. I feel like there's a lot of pressure for, like, what I would say for the study. Don't you just feel like he fell off? Like, where the did he go? He was the biggest star in the world. That song, it isn't in my blood. So good.

B (34:47)

I agree. He fell off. I. From my perspective of someone who, like, knows nothing about Shawn, it felt like a Sean choice.

A (34:54)

Agreed.

B (34:55)

Not like he's like, clawing at something that won't have him.

A (34:58)

And where do you think, like, Harry.

B (35:00)

Styles is working on what's next?

A (35:02)

Because we. I remember when Harry was everywhere all at once. But that tour that, like, never ended. We were like, harry, sit down, Harry, take a nap. And he did. She's been like a long nap.

B (35:11)

Yeah. I think he's probably working on new music and then he'll do it all again. But, like, you need the balance. I feel like he. He doesn't want, like, that rock star, like, all the time.

A (35:18)

Yeah.

B (35:19)

So when the money runs out, he'll come crawling back and him.

A (35:22)

And so Krabbit. It's still going strong.

B (35:24)

Yeah. Cute.

A (35:26)

Yeah.

B (35:26)

Channing has a lady. They just celebrated their one year anniversary.

A (35:30)

A youth.

B (35:31)

Oh, she's a youth.

A (35:32)

I believe she's quite youthful.

B (35:33)

Okay. I. I like him. So I know as long as the lobe is there.

A (35:37)

That's the thing about me. And I feel like I came to this realization like a little while ago on the podcast because I would say things and people. Well, you said it different about Sam Hunt, you know, and. Yeah, I did. And I would used to try to.

B (35:47)

Like, I'd do it again. Yeah.

A (35:49)

Like, I Used to try to, like, bend over backwards to be like. Well, I said. And you know what? Normalize having different rules for different people.

B (35:54)

Like, so, like, like, even though Chatting Tatum's the same age as Tom Brady.

A (35:57)

Right. That's exactly what I was thinking.

B (35:58)

Chatting Tatum and Alex Earl, we would.

A (36:00)

Love, obviously, like, I don't know, just some people are different, and I feel like we should celebrate the uniquity of all different people.

B (36:09)

It's true.

A (36:10)

Like, we're not all the same. It's what we said. Like, if Kelly Clarkson got a dui, like, that would be okay.

B (36:14)

She obviously needed it.

A (36:16)

Like, look what she's been through. Like, her toxic divorce and now her ex husband passing away. Like. Like, sometimes you need to have a martini and go for a drive. Okay, but Justin Timberlake, not cool. Jail. Think about public safety.

B (36:27)

Jail.

A (36:27)

Like, actually jail.

B (36:29)

Yeah. Prison. Yeah.

A (36:30)

Cuff them up. Lock her up.

B (36:32)

Throw away the key. Bruna.

A (36:34)

Brunana.

B (36:36)

What's her name?

A (36:36)

Brunana.

B (36:38)

What's her name?

A (36:39)

Brunana. What's her name? What's her name? What's her name? Yeah.

B (36:44)

Thank you, Shawn Mendes, for bringing.

A (36:45)

And what does Brun do? Like who?

B (36:46)

She's a Brazilian actress. Chris. I need to watch some of her movies.

A (36:49)

Okay. Honestly, with all this talk of Bruna, I feel like it's a great segue into today's sponsor, Graza. This episode of the Toast is brought to you by Graza. Everybody knows the Parji cooking oil that's kind of taking the cooking world, specifically the Internet cooking world, by storm. Because I saw everyone cooking with Graza and then Ben brought it home, and I was like, oh, okay. Clearly, all the Internet chefs.

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Thank you.

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B (39:51)

Our next story, splitsville for Ali Wong and Bill Hader. After two years of dating over two years, they have split. These are two that I kind of thought were going to be together forever. It just seemed to make a lot of sense. They. They passed the two year threshold and sailed off into the sunset and then came back and broke up.

A (40:08)

Yeah. I kind of like didn't know they were together because there was like a year long period, a couple of years where Bill Hader was like, seen out with a bunch of different famous women who were like, in my opinion, a little bit out of his league. There was Anna Kendrick, there was Rachel Bilson and Ali Wong. And I just wasn't sure who the most recent one was. I kind of thought it was Rachel Bilson. So I can't really mourn a loss I didn't know was still thriving. And apparently it wasn't.

B (40:29)

But I do feel like there are people out there that are gonna be taking this really hard.

A (40:33)

Oh, yeah. Like quirky people.

B (40:34)

Quirky comedy follower. Followers of comedy.

A (40:37)

Yeah.

B (40:39)

Who are really wrapped up in this and they have to unwrap themselves.

A (40:42)

And I just feel like Bill Hader, like, what preceded. You'll be able to answer this question. What preceded Bill Haders, like, dating a couple of women. Out of his league.

B (40:51)

Train wreck.

A (40:52)

Yeah. I think he should send Amy Schumer like a thank you card for like, making everyone in the world think Bill Hader was cute because before that he was just like the funny guy, like, period.

B (41:01)

Yeah.

A (41:02)

I don't think anybody thought about him in a romantic or sexual way. And when Amy cast him for like her first big movie, I was definitely like, okay, curious choice. And I was wrong. And in that movie, he's so cute and very desirable. Yeah. And he's like this doctor and he's working on Marcus Admire's knee and it's so just, it's attractive. And then he went and dated Rachel Summer, Summer Roberts from the OC that never would have happened without Amy Schumer. So I just, I hope he thanks her the way that, like the way that Taylor Swift sends Kelly Clarkson flowers every year on the anniversary of the date that Kelly Clarkson tweeted like, hey, Taylor, I'm sorry that you don't have your masters. Why don't you rerecord them? And it was just like, this earnest thing. And now she sends Kelly flowers every year. I feel like on the day that train wreck came out, Bill Hader should send Amy Schumer flowers.

B (41:41)

Agreed. Maybe he does. Maybe people in movies just do that for other people in movies.

A (41:46)

No, actually, what I've learned is like. Like, a sick person obsessed with celebrities is, like, the way that movies mean the world to us. Like, means nothing to them. It was just like, a week of work for them. Do you know what I mean? Because I remember. I forget what I was. One of my favorite Gwyneth Paltrow movies.

B (42:02)

Is.

A (42:04)

Up in the Air. Have you ever seen it?

B (42:06)

Yeah, the Flight Attendant.

A (42:06)

Flight Attendant movie. And it was like this random one movie with Kelly Preston. It's, like, so star studded. And I think she was on watch, Tap Inside or somewhere where they brought it up, and you could tell, like, she maybe had even forgotten that she did the movie. When you've done so many movies and it's just work for you. It's not like culture. They literally don't care.

B (42:22)

Yes. But on the other hand, when they're on the press tour for the movie.

A (42:25)

They make you think.

B (42:26)

Yeah. And they're like, this character just will stay.

A (42:29)

We'll stay with me forever.

B (42:30)

Spoke to me.

A (42:31)

And in a year, they're gonna be like, what was that character's name?

B (42:33)

Yeah. So I guess they are professional liars.

A (42:35)

That's what acting is, as being deranged. Yeah.

B (42:38)

Yeah. Crazy person thinking you're someone else.

A (42:41)

Right. And, like, lying to everyone for a year because, like, more often than not, years down the road, that movie that meant the world to you, your favorite actress, like, probably doesn't even know that they were in it. And I say, this is like, I love Gwyneth. And she literally had no idea. Maybe it wasn't up in the air, because I actually feel like either she was talking. Whatever. Maybe that's. Maybe I'm lying. So just, like, it happens all the time.

B (43:00)

I agree with you.

A (43:00)

They were like, wait, was I in that? That happens all the time on Watch Evans. Like, live.

B (43:03)

That's funny. And they go into the vault. Yeah.

A (43:05)

And they're like, wait, what? You have to, like, study your own career in order to have a good performance on Watch Happens Live.

B (43:11)

Yeah. Are you ready for our fifth and final story?

A (43:14)

Yeah.

B (43:15)

An aforementioned story, which is that Luke Combs announces his new album, the Way I Am Coming out he set his release for his sixth studio album, including a new track, Sleep Is in a Hotel Room, which dropped yesterday with an announcement. He said it's been a long process getting this thing going, but I'm really proud of this record. I've loved the song Sleepless in a Hotel Room for a long time, and it's been awesome to see how excited for the fans are for that one as well. This is his first full length album since 2024. Is fathers and sons. Which was really for.

A (43:44)

It was like an even.

B (43:45)

It was a moment in time for people who could relate.

A (43:47)

Right.

B (43:48)

Which was literally me. But not like, banger season.

A (43:52)

We haven't had, like, a banger album since the album before Fathers and Sons, which was what. And which was released when growing up and getting older.

B (44:00)

So it was getting older. Those were the two albums and that was released probably 2023.

A (44:05)

So it's been a minute. And you know what? I just want to say I'm ready. Like, I'm spending a lot of time in my car. Like, I'm ready.

B (44:09)

Oh, yeah. I wanted to ask you, like, what do you think about commuter life? I know that you, like, commute at home, but you're in an Uber. Like, you don't play your music. Like, yeah. Anything about, like, driving with your music and coming into the office.

A (44:18)

So at home, I really like going to work.

B (44:22)

Like, the city's on fire.

A (44:23)

Especially when you're doing, like, commuter hours here. Like, it's definitely annoying to have to, like, load up my car. I can't lie. Like, you're asking me a question that I don't have, like, a fully form. Like, I don't know. I haven't thought.

B (44:37)

Oh, you're not enjoying the experience, like, listening to your music?

A (44:39)

No.

B (44:39)

Windows down.

A (44:40)

Maybe once I have a new Luke album, I will.

B (44:42)

Windows down.

A (44:42)

I haven't, like, thought much about it, honestly.

B (44:44)

Oh, okay. I guess we're not having, like, this.

A (44:47)

To me, like, commuting is simply just like a means to an end.

B (44:49)

It's just like getting from A to B. Yeah. You're not, like, enjoying the journey. It's about the destination.

A (44:55)

Actually, when I get in my car, it is about the destination. Oh, yeah, yeah.

B (45:01)

I'll just off. No, no. Like, my commuter energy don't.

A (45:04)

Your commuter energy looks mighty tasty. I don't know if I'll ever get over the fact that you said that. I feel like as a community, we're not talking about it enough.

B (45:13)

I think the community will talk about it.

A (45:15)

What should we name Today's episode. Looking mighty tasty.

B (45:18)

Looking mighty tasty. Which we do, you know.

A (45:21)

Hello. Like, look at me.

B (45:24)

Strengths and weaknesses. Bruna.

A (45:29)

Bruna.

B (45:32)

Bruna.

A (45:33)

How is Bruno? Bruno was wearing a cone over the Christmas break.

B (45:36)

Yeah, he was wearing a cone for a few weeks. I would post the cone but not explain what happened.

A (45:40)

Yeah, you were rage baiting everyone.

B (45:42)

I guess so. I just like, didn't want to take the time to. Also, Zach took him to the vet, so I didn't have a full understanding. All I knew is that they wanted to charge me thousands for Brunot.

A (45:49)

And yeah, Jackie's on to Big Pet.

B (45:51)

You guys, Big Pet is out of control. If I wasn't off to that fortunate.

A (45:54)

That you are onto Big Pet with a pet who happens to have just like a lot random health issues.

B (45:58)

I know, but that's why I'm on to Big Pet. That's why it has.

A (46:00)

You've seen the underbelly.

B (46:01)

But if it were up to Big Pet, I would have spent four grand on Bruno over the Christmas break. I was able to get the bill down to like a couple hundred. Like, like 200 max dollars. He wasn't able to keep one eye open for a few days. At first I did think he was being dramatic and that would clear up on his own, but what actually happened was one night he threw up in the middle of the night night, and there was red in his throw up. So I was like, oh, my baby can keep an eye open and he's throwing up blood. Great. Time to go to the vet. Obviously this is the end, right, for Rip Bruda. So we went to the vet and they said the eye thing is like an ulcer thing. They'll give him drops and it'll clear up. He threw up last night. That was unrelated. I was like, oh, the two things are unrelated. Zach, get out of here. Like, I just thought it was like a combo of disastrousness. And then upon reflection in the photos of the vine, we concluded that it wasn't throw up, it wasn't blood. It was. He probably just ate some strawberries.

A (46:58)

Red dye number five.

B (46:59)

Yeah, Right. So he wasn't throwing up blood. It was just like Bruno likes to throw up in the night. That's his favorite time to throw up. And he loves to do it on the rug when the hardwood is right there.

A (47:07)

Okay. So that's like a universal dog thing. They love to. They have the courtesy to hop out of your bed to throw up. I think it's more comfortable for them. But just taking that one extra step onto the hardwood is too much.

B (47:17)

He literally threw up in both corners of the rug, which was really special. Meant a lot to me.

A (47:22)

Yeah.

B (47:22)

And to Zach, who did clean it up. So he threw up normal because, you know, he likes to eat acorns in the backyard and then throw up in the middle of the night. That's like Bruno's thing. And his eye was just like a little ulcer, which he needed drops for. And then he needed to wear a cone so that he wouldn't paw at the drops, because if he did, he could go blind, which I do feel.

A (47:39)

Like is Bruno's next era. Like the blind Bruno era. Think of the, like, content.

B (47:44)

I think Bruno needs a patch first.

A (47:46)

Yes.

B (47:47)

And then I know people would say, why didn't you get him the cozy cone? So I ordered Bruno a cozier cone, because anything for my baby boy and he could still paw on himself. Then Margot came to my house, and she was like, she was animal control. Like, she was beside herself that we would keep him in this cone. And so big, like, the injustice of it all. So she took it upon herself to order him a cone. And again, it was not the right cone. So she, like, everyone can. Can understand. Like, Bruno used to be in this huge cone, and that was Bruno's reality. Now, they did want me to get blood work for Bruno.

A (48:24)

Yeah.

B (48:24)

Just in case he was throwing up.

A (48:26)

Big pet.

B (48:26)

And I said, you know what? Let me see if he throws up again, and then we can order the money.

A (48:30)

Waste the money. Yeah.

B (48:31)

And he did not throw up again because I know my boy. They don't know Bruno. They see all these symptoms and they're like raising the alarm. This is Bruno doing Bruno things, like he has a new baby at home. Of course he's going to try and go for some attention.

A (48:42)

Right. A Velcro baby.

B (48:45)

Bruno is a Velcro baby. All my babies are Velcro babies.

A (48:49)

It's true.

B (48:50)

I love them.

A (48:52)

Well, that's our show.

B (48:53)

That's our show. So thank you for all your well wishes towards Bruno. It meant the world to him.

A (48:57)

Tomorrow's our final episode of the week. I mean, that flu.

B (48:59)

You think so?

A (49:00)

Yeah, Because I was having so much fun.

B (49:03)

Oh, I was definitely having fun. But I guess it was just like, you know, my first week back. Well, it's not right, but there was just a lot going on, so I felt like every day felt like a full day.

A (49:12)

You guys, thank you so much for listening to the Toast Morning show, where we Deliver the Fast 5 stories that you need to know every Monday through Friday on YouTube. So if you're watching us on YouTube, please feel free to subscribe and give us video Thumbs up. We're also available the podcast anywhere podcast can be found. So it's Spotify, Tune Stitcher Pops all the place and podcast. Beautiful but as stunning and about how wickedly talented we are and how mighty tasty we look, we have to add that. Hold on. Actually a five star review about a beautiful, stunning and mighty tasty we are.

B (49:40)

Love ya. Bye.