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Good morning, girlies.
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It's the Toast.
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It's Jackson Claude and we're your host.
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It's your favorite show.
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The best five things you need to know.
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We'll start your day off swirly. It's the Toast.
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They sound amazing.
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Welcome back to the Toast and happy Wednesday. That feels like a Monday because today is Saturday. Set is giving rebirth re energy. We are vlogging the whole experience, but we've done a little bit of a studio makeover now. No shade to this lovely establishment, but the. The furniture just wasn't our particular swirly style. So if you're watching on YouTube, we're on Spotify today. Yes. New chairs, new rug, new table. Hey, Jax, how you doing?
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I'm darn good. I'm so excited to be in this new environment. And I actually feel like even though you said yesterday that you vibe less, I do feel like this is. Is your vibe.
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Really?
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Yeah. Like. Like that table feels like your vibe.
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That table is my vibe. I love rattan.
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You do love rattan. Add it to the vibe.
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Yeah, I have a couple of rattan pieces of furniture. You add it to my mood board. I'll tell chat, but we have just, you know, placed a couple of orders from Wayfair. Everything came unassembled, so the journey was a little. But we're in chairs. Like I just one thing. Maybe I need a wide chair. If the chair doesn't allow me to sit cross legged or sometimes I like to put my feet like up on my tushy. I just need options. And the chairs before while, you know, I appreciate the work that they did, like not giving a lot of options.
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Right? No, we're definitely feeling. Feeling like myself again.
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1,000%.
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Yeah.
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Oh, today's episode is just gonna be. And this chair is a little bit more coccydinia friendly. Not to accuse this establishment of ableism, but wasn't very coccynia friendly.
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So I think it looks super cute. I'm excited to hear what everyone thinks. I feel like we find now swirly summer can begin. Like this is love island's over. It's like a super Hamptons look. And it's so, so cute. We've got our green, we've got our rattan, we've got our woodedness.
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Thank God because.
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Because thank God for what?
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That like we got these chairs and honestly, shout out to Jax took the initiative, placed the orders. She's obviously spent a little bit more than I had budgeted for the project. But that's on compromise.
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You get what you pay for.
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Yes. And so far, I'm extremely pleased. Like, this rug. I literally would have scrolled right past it. It's perfect. And that's on vibes now.
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Yeah, that's on vibes. So, yeah, it's definitely a new, fresh energy here at the perfect energy we're
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bringing to today's show. Because it's Wednesday, I'm having a hard time keeping track of the days.
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Yeah, it's Wednesday because the days start coming and they don't stop coming.
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Then you hit the ground running.
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Didn't make sense just to live for fun.
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Your brain gets smart, but your head gets dumb. So much to do, so much to see. So, yeah, I'm excited for the fresh energy. What are the stories like today? We have no segments, no TV recaps. Like, nothing holding us back. Like, we can just. Just be.
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We can just be. I actually have a little bit of a TV recap because I have an announcement to make.
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You finish L or you're done watching Elle?
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I'm halfway through. I don't know how long the season is, but I probably am on, like, episode five or six. It's the most amazing show. You're kidding. In such a long time. I love it.
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Why? Did the capitalists rebel?
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No. So you know what? Let me tell you, I love those commies. Oh, like, they're so. It's so sweet. And the first episode is definitely, like, a little cringy because they're, like, proving the point. And she's coming from Bel Air, and she's, like, so Bel Air. And now she's, like, settling into Seattle, and there's just so much heart in the show. Like, wow. El always has so much heart.
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You know, she leads with her heart.
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She does. And she's so earnest. It's an earnest play. And, like, her mother is so wonderful as well. And it's like, just. The family is so great. The mother, like, redecorated their house in Seattle, like, in the span. In the span of, like, four minutes in the episode. Like, one day she did a chair, and like, the next day, the house is done. And it's so pargy vibe. Like, that's the vibe. So it's just, like, beautiful to watch. And so the family unit is so great. And of course, like, Elle's making friends and putting herself out there.
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Siblings?
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No, no. She's such an only child.
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Totally.
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And those Seattle kids, like, they're really starting to grow on me now. There's, like, two love interests, and she's,
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like, toying between them.
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Yes. Sort of. Like, she doesn't know that she is yet, but you can see that's how it's going. And, like, I just, like, love Ellen Miles. Like, I really do. And I.
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Which one's Miles?
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The skater boy. I feel like he's the one that you saw. Like, he's not. He's kind of ugly, I guess.
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Oh, my God.
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Okay.
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Like, way to be mean.
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But, like, I love them. Like, I seriously love them. And I know, like, Dustin, you know, he's the. The enemy to lovers. No, no, no. He's becoming, like, an enemies to lovers trajectory. But, like, from the minute Miles saw El, he knew that she sparkled and, like, Dustin was fucking mean to her. So, like, I like Dustin as a friend for Ellen.
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He doesn't, like. He doesn't, like, need to learn to appreciate El. The other one just.
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No, Just, like, the way that Miles has looked at her since the minute she arrived in Seattle. Like, I just love them so much. And I like Dustin as a friend for El. She's making, like, a nice little. And it just has so much heart. It's so cute. It's making me so happy. Like, I can't wait to go and watch. I haven't felt this way about a show in so long.
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When I'm shocked.
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It's amazing. Like, when I finish it, Like, I might watch it again. Like, it's so amazing. And, like, I know that if you watch it, I can't tell if you'll, like, if the good.
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Now I have to.
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If the good will outweigh the bad for you. Because there are things to make fun of. And I know you're going to hate Miles. Like, I just know you're going to, like, think he's, like, you're young. Like, I just know. I just know.
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What am I thinking? He's, like, smelly.
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No, no, no, he's not smelly. He runs track smelly. No, but, like, he's a star athlete as far as, like, as much as Seattle can have those correct. Also, I guess, like, the whole, like, grungy thing is more of a Testament to the 90s than it is, like, Seattle.
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Oh, that's right. It's a period piece.
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Yes. And I do feel like that's been a little bit of a miss because it is a period piece. I feel like it really could have ushered in this, like, 90s fashion, and instead it's just, like, Elle woods and then, like, a bunch of emo flannel plaid. Yeah. And it's. They're making, like, the grunginess more of a Seattle thing when it really was a 90s thing, people were saying in the comments. So, like, that's a little bit of, like, a miss on the vibes for me. But the show just has so much heart. It's so amazing. Everybody should watch it. And, like, she is so l. Like, there are moments where I don't know if she's, like, doing it intentionally, but she'll, like, walk a certain way or she'll, like, give a smile or something. I'm like, that's from the movie. Like, that's.
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That's nice to hear.
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This actress has nailed it. Reese Witherspoon's mannerisms. And I also think the mom reminds me so much of, like, a grown up Alexis Rose from Schitt's Creek. Oh, the way she, like, talks and everything. And also, James Van Der Beek is in the show. What? Yeah.
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Posthumously.
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Well, yeah.
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Well, not yet.
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So I wonder, like, what's he play? He plays a mayoral candidate.
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Okay. Not them getting political.
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Yeah, no, they do, like, get a little political, you know, but, like, not really in a way where it's just,
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like, bipartisan, you know?
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Down with the elites.
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Totally down with the elite.
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Seattle. And it's not that they're a bunch of commies. Like, it's more so like conformity versus non conformity.
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Right.
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But what they're missing is that Elle is such a non conformist look. She's ghost school. She's the only one in the other color.
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Y' all are conformist.
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By trying so hard to be non conformist, you have conformed to being non conformists.
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Well, you're definitely making me want to watch it.
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I think everyone should watch it. Especially, like, they really. They took care of our girl.
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Well, I watched a movie and, like, I watched There's Something about Mary, and I realized, like, halfway through that, I thought I was watching Sweeter than No. What's that? Yeah, we love that Cameron Diaz movie that takes place in San Francisco. Sweet.
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Not the sweetest thing.
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The sweetest thing. I got confused and I realized, like. And I know something. There's something about Mary. The movie sucks. Like, I was watching this. I'm like, why did I choose this? And then I realized I didn't. But it did make me think, like, whatever happened to Matt Dillon? Do you remember him?
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No.
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The actor. He was like, in Everything that remember happens.
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I know, but I feel like maybe he got old.
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I feel like he purposely, like, took a step back.
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Maybe he got this guy. He's a around.
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I don't really Think that he is. He was, like, one of those 90s heartthrobs. And now, I guess, yeah, he's just, like, an old guy, but he was in everything until he wasn't.
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Yeah.
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So wouldn't recommend something about Mary.
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Like, I think everyone's, like, either seen it or, like, it's. You know, it's over.
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Yeah. Mary is over. The other movie, the Sweetest thing.
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Love that movie.
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Love that movie.
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My bad. Watch Elle. Like, you have to mandatory viewing.
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Oh, wow. Okay.
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It's so swirly and, like, camp, you know?
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Yeah.
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I feel like I haven't had that feeling since, like, watching Riverdale.
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Wow. That's kind of a huge comparison.
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So, like, I think we need a show called After L L. Dale.
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I'm obsessed. Should we start the official L after show? Are they dropping episode by episode or.
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I think it's all out. And they were renewed for season two. So, like, I'm safe. I've been marked safe.
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Yeah. From the curse. But now that you love it so much.
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I know, but I think it's bigger than me, you know, like, hello, Sunshine is there. It feels like she was, but it's Rhys. Right.
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But didn't they say that Mindy Kaling was writing the script for Legally Blonde 3? They said that, like, five years ago. The movie.
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Which is still happening.
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It is, apparently.
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Allegedly. And I guess if this does really well, it'll, like, create demand for more Elle.
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Well, kids these days, I just want to say, are definitely, you know, have a lack of positive role models, especially for women. And I think that Ellen, obviously, like, you look at her, she, like, looks shallow pink, but she's so much more than that. Like, the ogl and now, I guess l. The documentary, the prequel. She really is an excellent role model for women. So I do think that the youth could learn. They don't know Elle Woods. Like, they maybe have heard of it, but they don't know the lore. And I think that the prequel, hopefully being popular amongst youth will help, I think.
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I think it is popular. So if you've been on the fence a 1, 000, this is, like, two thumbs up.
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I can't remember the last time, like, you so emphatically liked something.
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I know. It's so much fun to like.
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It is. It's also fun to be a hater.
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I just feel like people think, like, I approach something and I, like, want to, like, hate or dislike it. That's, like, so not me. Like, I seriously give it everything, like, a wide berth. And I'm very disappointed when Everything is shite. And everything is shite.
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Speaking of things that are not shite. Paige Paul.
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Paige Paul. She was gonna be a story.
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Well, there's not really a story. Like, we just know that she changed her Instagram handle.
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She's Paige Paul now.
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She's Lucy Wyman now.
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Well, she got married yesterday. She changed her Instagram handle.
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The way people knew was because she changed her Instagram handle.
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Yeah.
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Influencers were at the wedding. So, like, if.
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Yeah, but people aren't being shy. But, like, there's definitely, like, an embargo until she posts. I'm so excited to see.
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Me, too. Like, what do you think? Strapless, silk, long sleeve?
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Like, I think maybe long sleeve and, like, lace.
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I feel like the bridal industry, like, if I'm a. If I'm Haley Paige, like, I design wedding dresses. I'm looking at what Paige Lorenz Paul is wearing. And, like, that's my next collection. Because everyone is. She's very influential.
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Yeah.
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I'm so sad. And they got married on Nantucket.
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Did they?
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I think so.
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I don't know.
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I'm pretty sure.
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Okay, well, hopefully, like, details today. Like.
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Yeah, like, don't be, Taylor. It's annoying.
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No, I think a lot of people, like, wait too long for whatever reason they might have, like, an exclusive with so and so they have to wait till it comes out or whatever. And you kind of miss the moment.
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You do.
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I can think of a couple times people have missed the moment on the.
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Well, and speaking of missing moments, something really interesting is that they did, like, the Time digital whatever. And Alex Earl was the COVID star. First of all, she looked sick. Like, one of the best photo shoots I've ever seen of her. And they did, like, a bunch of interviews and one of the.
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This is the story. So do you want to just.
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Alex Cooper thing?
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Alex Earl and Alex Cooper. Yeah. On Time magazine. Hundred creators.
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No, no, but like.
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But like the Alex Earle of Time magazine. Hundred creators.
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Yeah. Like, I don't really care about the list.
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I'm talking about, like, Alex are on the COVID of Time magazine. Okay, so we'll just wait.
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We'll just wait.
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And the interview.
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Sorry.
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We'll just wait. Otherwise, like, what else would we be talking about today? Today.
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Ourselves.
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No, no, in terms of stories. Oh, Spain won, you guys. And then England. Argentina is tonight. And, like.
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No, I thought Spain beat Argentina. No, no, no.
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I need. Argentina hasn't made it to the final yet.
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But, like, who did Spain beat? France.
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Yeah, Spain beat France.
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You know me, I'm like, low key. French phobic.
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And for me, like, my predictions are sort of coming true.
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Oh, what did you say it was?
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I said Spain. Argentina.
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It could very well be. Although I'm rooting for England.
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I'm kind of rooting for England, too, like, for the Beckhams, but, you know, the kids love Messi.
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Yeah, Maybe we should watch.
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I think I'll root for Leonel.
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Leonel. Leonel.
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Leonel. Messi.
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It's all good. Like, I'm happy for everyone. I don't really know much about Spain, except that, you know, David played for Real Madrid. That's where he had his affair.
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I prefer to play for real activities, obviously.
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Like. Like, I think it's not even a competition. Obviously, everyone who plays for Real Madrid couldn't make the real activities.
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It's sort of the JV team.
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Thousand percent. The minors. Okay, so it's either going to be France versus Britain or France verse Argentina.
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Yeah. No, no, no, no, start again. Spain versus England or Spain.
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We're not calling it Britain.
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Is that right? Not in the World cup, for some reason. Okay. Spain versus England is. Yes, it's like. Or Spain versus Argentina, which is what was my prediction.
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I feel like Spain versus Argentina would be, like, more of a big deal just because, like, I don't know, like,
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Argentina is a huge deal, you know,
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and, like, it's all the Latin countries. Like, it would be, like, huge for Latin America.
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England, like, feels kind of random here in Europe, but. Yeah.
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Oh, Spain's hut in Latin America, but they speak Spanish.
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Yeah.
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You know what I mean? Like the Latin community.
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Yeah. And for Spanish speaking.
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Yeah. I wasn't more so. I was talking more linguistically than regional.
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I understand. But you did, Like, I was going to let it slide.
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Don't like talking about the World cup because I feel like it shows how little I know about geography and flag.
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I was going to let it slide until you said something that made it seem like Spain is in Latin America.
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I meant. I meant Latin America community wise, not regional wise. Okay, my bad, my bad. I'm sorry. Please, like, forgive me for my.
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For your slip of the tongue. Yeah, forgiven.
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Thanks.
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So that's tonight.
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That's your sports update, I guess. Yeah. Okay.
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Good luck, everyone. Yeah, I look forward to finding out who won tomorrow.
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I know. It's like I. I say I'm gonna watch and, like, I make plans to.
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I'll be watching. L, like, sorry. I need to see if the Rainier west cross country team is gonna win the homecoming game.
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The what? Don't spoil it.
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Their School Rainier West.
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Oh, that's a miss. I near.
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I don't know, I guess it's like what schools in Seattle are called. I don't know why.
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Like, actually schools in Seattle are called Forks.
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I don't know why the whole like show and world is like. Acts like Seattle is another planet.
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Have you ever been?
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No. It is.
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Let me tell you, I never felt more far from home than when I spent like three days in the Pacific Northwest. Not only is it geographically so far, like you think the longest flight from New York is la Nuh, it's longer to pnw. And. And the people. Like, it's actually a cultural. Like you are. Might as well be speaking a different language. Like it is such a different life that. Yeah, I understand why they're making it seem like such a big deal. I feel like people don't talk enough about how it's a part of this country in only a physical sense.
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Interesting.
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Yeah.
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Well, then they also like kind of like Hawaii. Yeah. They're the inventors of Storebucks.
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True.
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So Starbucks has like a big. Not a big.
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They're like.
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They're like woven in and you know, like. The market.
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Yeah, the market.
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The market.
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The tower.
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The tower hasn't been there yet, of course. Like Seattle Grace. Gray's Anatomy.
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Gray's Anatomy. Take place in Seattle.
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Seattle Grace? Yeah, I think so.
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Seattle Grace. What are you saying?
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That's the name of the hospital they work at.
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No, it's not.
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I think it is.
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No, because Gray. I just.
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Meredith Gray is her last name. Gray's Anatomy.
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Seattle Gray, sir. Seattle Grace Hospital. Yeah, I don't think that's true.
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I think it is.
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What's the name of the hospital from Grey's Anatomy? Grace Lone Memorial. Oh, wait, no. Grace Loan. The hospital's named after her.
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Maybe at the end of the show. Maybe by the end of the show.
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Throughout the show's run, the facility has undergone a few name changes after various mergers and buy ups. The confusion, seasons one through five, Seattle Grace Hospital, Seattle. Season six through nine, Seattle Grace. Mercy West Hospital. Season nines are present. Grace Lone Memorial.
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Okay, okay. So Seattle Grace. Because I like, if I ever saw Grey's Anatomy, it was like the early episodes.
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No. And I've never seen Grey's Anatomy. And I'm like, I'm proud of that.
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So now without further adity do it is time for the past five stories that you do need to know.
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Yeah.
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Thank you to Turt.
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Turtwill roll
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turtwill roll turtwirst story. Alex Earl's on the COVID of Time. 100 creators ready to share. So she did a wide ranging sort of sit down interview with Time magazine. But of course everyone's obsessed with the bit and Bob about Alex Cooper. Yeah.
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And I thought it was interesting. More so because I was reading the comment section. It was the first time I ever saw people talking about this, not just like blindly Team Alex Earl. And that's why I brought it up before, because you were talking about sometimes you wait so long that people really start to lose interest or they like turn on you. And I felt like that was really happening because you can tell everyone what the question was and what she said and then I'll tell you what the comments were.
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Yes. So she was asked if she will speak on the drama with Alex Cooper on her new show. And she said yes. And this is what she had to say. Exactly. She said that was one of the things in the beginning they wanted me to talk about and I really wasn't comfortable sharing. Then everything unfolded the way it did while we were filming. There was a serious struggle behind the scenes of emotions. And my family showed up. For me, those moments that sometimes seem so fun for people online but are hard behind the scenes. I'm happy that we were able to capture that. So kind of a nothing, a word salad all to say, like, it will be on the show. I'm not saying anything right now, but I'm not gonna gonna act like I'm not speaking about it right this minute. So I'm just gonna say a bunch of stuff. And the bottom line is it's on the show.
B
Yeah. And when I opened the comment section, I mean, I feel this way. It's like, I love Alex Earl. But the time, like when we were talking about it, I was lit up. I'm like, yeah, you go, you go. And we kind of got nothing from her. But everybody was like, she's so strategic. She's okay. And now it's like, enough time has passed. And really, we keep. We've reported so much on Alex Cooper in the last few weeks. Not only, like, her personal life, being pregnant. She has Kenzie on Call Her Daddy, and she has two shows going to Netflix and Marry Harry. And it's like, like, really, it didn't affect her that much. But at the time, like, the. The wind was not behind her. Like, people were really with Alex Earl. So the comments were just like, girl, we don't care anymore. Like, girl, you waited too long. And it's like. Yeah. Unless you have, like, the bombshell of all bombshells to drop on the TV show, which, based on how Alex Cooper talks about it, like, I have a hard time believing, imagining.
A
I think it's a lot.
B
Unless Alex Earl knows something that Alex Cooper doesn't know, maybe.
A
Or it's just a lot of, like, you know, innuendo and hurt feelings and things I took this way that weren't, you know, like, just things like that. But that's not really gonna land. I agree. Like, at the time she had the opportunity to take the kill shot, you know, Alex Cooper's, like, wounded, walking around.
B
She's down on the ground. Everyone's talking about Sophia. They're bringing up old things, old clips. Baby Alessi.
A
But she's still breathing. Yeah. And you could have. Alex girl has the kill shot and she's waited. But now Alex Cooper is healed. She's. And she's pregnant and she's running away.
B
She's pregnant.
A
You can't get her.
B
It's hard for her. For at least me. Like, I would never really, like, turn
A
on a pregnant woman who as, like, just a pitchfork carrying.
B
Yeah. I'm not like, a big pitchfork person in general, but, like, I know I give grace.
A
Well, maybe by the time the show comes out, like, she'll be bored.
B
I mean, it's taking so long.
A
Yeah.
B
So, like, I. I don't know. I just. At this point, I almost think she'd be better off not talking about it.
A
Depending on what you think that's an option? Like. No.
B
No. And depending on what, maybe she has, like, something huge. She kind of better.
A
Yeah. And maybe, like, the way that they'll package it for the show, like, will make it really, like, titillating. More so than if she had sat down and, like, said it to camera.
B
Yeah.
A
But if they, like, go really in depth and, you know, the dad's there and he's like. Then you talked about.
B
I needed I knew the dad there
A
and she asked you about anal.
B
I'm excited about the reality show for a bunch of reasons. Alex has also been posting, like so much family content recently to get people excited, and she does have, like this insanely interesting family dynamic. And I'm most excited. One of the things I'm most excited for, it's like, I need to meet
A
this dad, Mr. Earl.
B
He obviously has this insane backstory, but he's like a super successful businessman who I think, like, really, he didn't, like, leave his company. I think he has a very successful company, but he now full time, like, manages his daughters.
A
Yeah.
B
And this is somebody who really doesn't know a lot about the industry, but it's like a business savvy person, so. And I think he's like, scary and mean, so I would just like, kind of love to meet him.
A
Yeah.
B
On the show. Like, that's what I'm excited for.
A
He's doing a good job because, like, whoever managed her up until a certain point, to the point that took her to Unwell to do a podcast to just like park her there, did a bad job. Agreed. And then. And then left her in a place to be thrown out the door by Unwell. Right. And like, that was a rough spot for her.
B
Yeah.
A
Like, I mean, we all know she wasn't canceled by Unwell, but they did make it seem that way.
B
They released that press.
A
What's next after you have like a podcast that sort of fails? Yeah.
B
You can see like a marked shift in her career when her dad gets involved.
A
Where she starts.
B
Starts acting, I think a little more mature too. Like less college aged, content of just like messy room, drunk, hungover, more business focused, a little bit more like cohesive and streamlined. And I think you like, that totally lines up with when her dad.
A
And also Dancing with the Stars, I think. Huge, huge for her.
B
Totally huge. What is she gonna do next? I mean, first of all, she looks so sick on the COVID of this magazine. Everybody does photo shoots. Like, feel like these days doing a photo shoot is like, you can do it in your house. And it looked professional. This was really a plus. I'm not really moved by magazine covers a lot. They're so uninspired these days. Everybody's doing the same thing, like in the rain, you know, like, yeah, she looks insane.
A
But also, like, as far as what is she gonna do next? Like, I feel like she's doing it. Like, I don't feel. They feel like there has to be like a next, next, next thing.
B
Like, no, I Mean, is she gonna do another show? Like, oh, I guess. Earl Meets World.
A
Earl meets World. Raelle is like, they're in the article, they talk about it like the VC firm that she worked with, it was like the biggest day of sales that they've ever done in their 10 years of backing beauty brands. Wow. Like, it is a bona fide success. I'm wearing a face full of real today.
B
Okay.
A
I used the Mandalorian serum and the cream last night.
B
Yeah.
A
I love that Sarah. Mandelic acid.
B
Mandelic.
A
I was like, I officially use all four products.
B
Yeah. No, people love it.
A
Especially people with acne face wash in the shower.
B
Yeah.
A
And then you know how I feel about the balm.
B
Of course.
A
It's really great stuff.
B
Yeah. And they have like a really like well run company, like customer service and the social media and the PR boxes. Like, like it's a bonafide. It's a real company.
A
So like what is she doing next? Like, why can't she do this?
B
Yeah, no, she's crushing. But like, because she's always doing stuff.
A
Yeah.
B
She's like always starting stuff.
A
Yeah, I guess. But I feel like this is a good place to land, you know, and going to parties and taking pictures.
B
Love socialite energy.
A
Yeah, that's important too.
B
So important to go to parties and take pictures. Yeah.
A
Are you ready for our next story?
B
Yeah.
A
Haley Bieber is launching a 90s inspired denim collection with Gap. So the Haley jean capsule consists of two pairs of jeans developed between Haley and Gap. They drop on July 16th at 9am priced at 89. The collection consists of the extra baggy jean and the low rise loose jean.
B
Like I would follow Haley Bieber off a cliff. Like I'm so influenced by her. This is just not something I can personally get behind. Like I hate wearing jeans, you know, especially these like big baggy jeans.
A
I can't see the second pair. Like I see the first pair. I like them.
B
I'm just not a jean person. So like I am going to sit this one out. I'm just not cute. I'm not a jeans person.
A
But why can't you get these jeans? Like these feel like the jeans.
B
Oh my God. Are you serious? Like why would I get those jeans? What do you mean?
A
Like, you don't have to wear with a crop top.
B
No, no. Like I would never wear those pants. That's not a knock on the pants. Just like a personal preference.
A
They're very cool.
B
So while I'm always like, like commenting, subscribing, purchasing for Ms. Haley unfortunately, this is a me thing. I am sitting this one out.
A
I think it's okay. I'm sure they will sell out, like, immed. I hope that they paid her, like, millions of dollars.
B
They definitely did.
A
Like, a multi.
B
She's a billionaire now. She doesn't need to get out of bed for, like.
A
Like, minimum eight figures.
B
Yeah, six. I was. Because I was gonna say 10 million minimum. And then maybe like, a bonus based on sales.
A
Minimum 10?
B
Yeah.
A
To lend your name to the Gap
B
and Gap is huge.
A
Yeah, Gap is huge. But, like, they.
B
She's huge.
A
Their collabs are huge for them.
B
Yeah. What are their Gap.
A
They just did Victoria Beckham.
B
Oh, did they? And Zach Posen is still, like, the. The Gap guy.
A
I guess.
B
Yeah. He's like, the creative director for Gap.
A
If you say so. These chairs are so big. I lost my lipstick. I love that.
B
I love a chair I could lose myself in. I know.
A
Like, my phone is, like, on its way.
B
I love this for Haley. Like, it just feels good, you know?
A
Yeah. To have been right about her.
B
Yeah. And like, on the right side of history.
A
Yeah.
B
Just feels good. Doesn't always happen to me.
A
Yeah.
B
What?
A
I don't want to go there.
B
What?
A
I don't want to go there. What? Because it's to be seen. It's. You know, it's still juries out on what.
B
Oh, I feel really good about where I'm at with Blake Lively. Yeah. I have no qualms. Like, I'm at peace. My heart rate is resting.
A
Yeah.
B
You feel really good. I don't.
A
I actually. I don't disagree with you, but I just. I can't see it. You know, I can't see the forest through the trees.
B
Neither could Shakespeare.
A
Okay.
B
I'll be, like, not appreciated in this time.
A
Okay. I'll be like, Shakespeare.
B
I'm trying to think of somebody who was, like, wronged and, like, all these
A
years later, has been vindicated.
B
You can see that Odyssey. Speaking of, because I was thinking of Anne Hathaway.
A
Like, I want it to be good, but I just think it's not. Not gonna be good.
B
I, like, desperately want to care. Like, I'm seeing Anne Hathaway and Zendaya. Like, I'm seeing all the looks, but, like, the movie is, like. It's like, old timey.
A
Like, yeah, right.
B
Yeah. I don't think I'm gonna. It's, like, not my genre.
A
Travis Scott's in the movie.
B
Oh, really?
A
Yeah. And I just feel like it's gonna be problematic.
B
I just, like.
A
And I only Want to, like, engage in stuff that I'm gonna love.
B
Yeah. I loved Barbenheimer.
A
I never.
B
But that was, like, a period of time that I am interested in and, like, I didn't know about. So I would love to learn more about the Adam here to know.
A
Like, the Odyssey is one of, like, the greatest works of books of all time. Yes. Like Iliad's brother. Yes. And so there's, like, there must be a reason. You know, this story must be, like, amazing.
B
And the story is just, like, a
A
long journey, an odyssey, but also Greek gods. Greek gods, yeah. I'm not entailed that, like, magical realism.
B
I know. I just, like, I really want to care. I, like, I want to get excited. Everyone's talking about Christopher Nolan.
A
Yeah. I feel like everyone's not really talking about them.
B
They're talking about the looks.
A
Has the movie come out? I'm not sure, because maybe that's why they're not talking about the movie.
B
They're doing a lot of premieres, so
A
I also see that, like, Moana, live action is gonna tank. Yeah.
B
Spent 250 million, only made 43 on its own.
A
Set to lose $100 million.
B
Well, let me just say this. I personally didn't know that was happening. So, like, where was the marketing?
A
No, we've known, like, they've been teasing it for a very long time. I feel bad.
B
I had no idea.
A
I feel bad saying anything because they invited me to the premiere. Oh, so, like, the one premiere?
B
Disney content creator.
A
The one premiere I got invited to. Like, it stings much.
B
Like Cynthia Erivo. I had no idea.
A
Maybe that's why they invited me.
B
I did see that, like, a lot of people were sort of mad at the Rock because the girl who voices the original Moana, who is, like, a darling of Disney, was offered the part, but she was like, I do think it's a young girl's role. She did the original Moana, like, seven years ago. She said, I think it's a young girl. I would also love to have, like, another Aapi woman. So, like, she was. And, like, the people say that, like, the Rock also should have, like, stepped back because, like, he was, like, just this old man running around without a shirt. But I don't know who else if not what. Sincere. Sincere, sincere. Because he has Maui's hair.
A
Yeah. He looks like Maui.
B
He does look like Maui.
A
I actually think that it was. It's great that the Rock did.
B
I love Maui.
A
Like, he is Maui, actually, and he's such a draw.
B
So I. It's actually Crazy because it's a draw. I don't know if in the last two decades the Rock has been in a movie that flopped financially. Like, he is just a movie star. Kids love him.
A
Olivia saw. Should we ask her. Should we call her and ask her how it was?
B
I don't really care.
A
Like, I think we should.
B
I would like to chat with her.
A
I think we should get a review quickly. A quick review.
B
She's just gonna have, like, a weird take. She's gonna be like, it was good. But like, she's gonna.
A
The special effects complain about something like. Yeah,
B
I love, like, calling someone with a microphone in it.
A
I love calling people. I've. On the iPhone. Friend.
B
Really? It makes me kind of nervous. I'm like, don't say anything.
A
Oh, she's screening me. Screening her sister. Okay.
B
Well, I guess we'll never know.
A
We'll never know if she liked it.
B
What? Altivia Ashray.
A
Okay, Are you ready for our next story?
B
Yeah.
A
Summer House's West Wilson and Amanda Betula poke fun at pregnancy rumors while shopping for pickles and ice cream. So over the last few days, like, people have, like, started speculating, but, like, based on nothing.
B
Because she wore two maxi dresses. Like, that's what it was.
A
And then they, like, zoomed in on her belly that was like, completely flat.
B
Yeah.
A
And said that, like, they think that she's pregnant, which is really the worst call of all time. And Wes and Amanda are, like, joking about it. He posted a tick tock of them grocery shopping and she's picking out pickles and ice cream. Yeah.
B
Like, it's kind of funny. I. I know we're supposed to hate them, and I obviously do, but I am deeply intrigued by them. And we're not going to be getting any more of them. So things like this, like, I kind of like it.
A
I agree. I agree. Like, I'm glad that they can have a laugh.
B
Like, Summer House is air. Is record filming right now. They're not there.
A
I didn't know that they were making. Are they making content? No.
B
This is like one of their first public posts. Good way to sort of ease back into it because they're not making a big deal about their first.
A
You made a little joke. Yeah.
B
Oh, honey, you made a little joke. I. I don't hate this. I don't. Is it a confirmation that she's not pregnant, or am I looking too much into it?
A
Okay, for sure. Because they would have just ignored it. I don't think she's pregnant just because she wore, like, a maxi dress. In the summer.
B
The reasons why people believe it are. Are not compelling to me. But if I were to look back on this whole saga and, like, think, like, has she been pregnant for any part of it? Like, it could just explain some of the erratic behavior.
A
What do you mean?
B
Like, you know, she basically threw her whole life away. Her career, her marriage.
A
Didn't. If they didn't have sex till after the statement.
B
Well, and that's assuming we believe everything they said.
A
Okay, but I'm. I am. Because, like, I just can't. Like, then, like, anything's possible.
B
I don't know. That whiteboard video, I feel like, did so much damage, at least for me to, like, what I thought of West. Like, he was just like. And sort of brushing it off about casually. He. How casually he lied to so many people. And it continued to light even at the reunion. Like, so it's like, it's even Demi Lovato. Like, this is my truth. No, this is my truth.
A
No, I know, and I shouldn't believe them, but for some reason I'm just. I am. Because otherwise, like, okay, they had sex in general. Like, we could just make anything up. And so she threw her life away before she had the opportunity to get pregnant by him.
B
Yeah, but, like, what if she was pregnant? So, like, obviously, like, she. She's like, excited and so. So, like, nothing else matters except the baby. Like, I could see why people thought it. Because it was such uncharacteristic behavior.
A
Yeah.
B
And like, life altering. And what's more life altering than a baby?
A
Yeah, I. No, because I know they would have said it, like, maybe by now it's three.
B
It would be.
A
Yeah.
B
I don't think that she is. But I wouldn't be mad at, like, a twist in this story.
A
Yeah, I do.
B
Like, I do have this sort of craving for them, you know?
A
Yeah.
B
They're so crazy.
A
Like, they're so crazy.
B
Always going out and they're just like, always traveling and they're just like, seemingly in love. But then she's having these conversations where she has these, like, moments of clarity. Like, they're so crazy. I want to know more about them. And they're in a relationship. Like, I find it interesting.
A
I think it's a big miss to not have them on the show. I agree. I know that's not popular, but, like, it's a show about crazy people and
B
I. I think they've sort of, like, met their matches.
A
No one like, they. It's a show about crazy people and they did their job.
B
Correct.
A
Our next story oh, some more exciting World cup entertainment news. The World cup closing ceremony will feature Jennifer Hudson, Nicole Scherzinger and more.
B
Okay. I'm learning so much. I didn't know that they had a halftime show. I know they had a ceremony.
A
They had a halftime show. We announced the performers gonna be the for the final game. But then also they are doing a closing ceremony and it features notable global stars including Jennifer Hudson.
B
Nicholas Scherzinger is an interesting choice because like within America and like American pop culture, she's not like so popular. She's kind of. There's like a lot of jokes about her stealing the microphones and stuff, but globally, she actually is quite well known. She did Louis Hamilton for a while, which I feel like really upped her global image and like, she seems like a random choice. But when you have to think about it within the context of the World Cup, I do think a lot of non Americans like, like, know her.
A
Yeah. Jennifer Hudson is singing the Star Spangled Banner Slay.
B
That's gonna be so good.
A
In a pre kickoff ceremony, FIFA celebrated. It says that they will be celebrating 48 teams. The performances will include Nicole Scherzinger, Laura Pasini, Robbie Williams as well as streamer. Ishow speed?
B
Robbie Williams is Canadian, but again, it's not American. It's like North America or whatever.
A
Nicole Scherzinger is Canadian, I think. I think.
B
Well.
A
And Tom Cruise will make it.
B
Oh, my God. I was just gonna say it's kind of how like at the Olympics when they chose Tom Cruise to represent America to us, we're like, wait, we hate him and he's weird, but like non Americans know him and love him. So that's how I feel about Nicole Scherzinger. Like she feels weird and random, but I do think she's quite well known. Not as on the same level and
A
not as well known as like anyone else. I could.
B
Is she gonna sing? Like, does she have any songs she
A
might be doing like a cover or of something. She has an amazing voice.
B
Amazing voice.
A
So I think it's.
B
It's.
A
I think it could be good. I think it could be good.
B
Yeah.
A
Maybe I'll watch this. I love entertainment. I want to see Jennifer Hudson sing the national anthem.
B
So is it like after the game directly or is it later in the week?
A
It's the be before the game.
B
The, the closing ceremonies before the game.
A
That's what it's. Some of it is.
B
Okay.
A
I don't know.
B
Obviously not going to tell them how to do their jobs, but that makes no sense.
A
Yeah, the game. The Face off will take it place in Miami.
B
Oh, how exciting. You know what that is?
A
But then the. Oh, Face off for the bronze medal. Oh, I guess the two teams that. Okay, so then they play bronze. That happens in Miami. And then the final. Final is at MetLife.
B
Oh, what a thrill. Okay. Trying.
A
I know. Well, like, it's all very exciting.
B
You know me, I love to be of a part. Part of stuff. And like, this is happening right before my eyes. I just can't get on board.
A
I should have placed a bet.
B
Totally.
A
Because then I would. Because your prediction, like, almost.
B
Right.
A
It's coming true. And then I would care more.
B
I just really, I didn't realize, like, that I would be coming at, like, I thought I'd be coming at the World cup and, like, rooting for certain teams as an American, but no, I'm coming at it based on, like, my feelings for David Beckham.
A
Yeah, he.
B
And I know he's not a player and he has been for a while, but, like, he is sort of the focal point, at least for me, of the World Cup.
A
Cup. Yeah.
B
Like, him sitting in those games looking so stinking handsome.
A
He's the biggest soccer star for you by far.
B
And we don't talk as a culture. Enough about Bend It Like Beckham.
A
No.
B
First of all, why didn't he have a cameo in the movie? Although I don't think they knew at the time. It was probably just like a random
A
movie, I don't think. At the end in the airport, doesn't she see him?
B
Is he in it?
A
I feel like at the the airport she sees him.
B
Is David Beckham in Bend It Like Beckham as girls who grew up playing soccer? Like, that movie was so important to us. Yes, he was. In the end, him and his wife Victoria make a non speaking cameo in the final airport scene. However, because of scheduling conflicts at the time, the real David oh was portrayed by a lookalike, Andy Harmer, though he does appear in archive footage in the movie.
A
Is it the real Victoria? I think so. So it's Victoria and Andy.
B
Bend It Like Beckham. I just loved this movie.
A
Jessminda.
B
What happened to the girl? What happened to her? She was such a good actress. Of course. Keira Knightley. Jonathan Reese Myers. Oh, so good.
A
So good.
B
Okay, ready? It had a budget of $5 million and it made 92 million in the box office. Like, that's what happens when you make good movies.
A
Yeah, more of that. Ugh.
B
I could talk about this movie endlessly. I loved it so much. Same her family was so cute. They were so strict and they, like, didn't understand her. But towards the end, the was like, go, go. I just. I love that movie. And cure it. Like, when the parents thought that they were lesbians, like, oh, it was so good.
A
So good. Are you ready for our final story?
B
Oh, my God.
A
No, you're not ready.
B
Oh, my God.
A
I, like, kind of like, it's actually a big story.
B
I kind of, like, was out to lunch. Will like, not stop me. Well, that's why you didn't say once. Are you ready for the third story? Ready for the fourth story? You weren't giving me numbers.
A
I'm saying next. And then. Yeah. No. But the story started coming and they didn't stop coming. Of course.
B
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Game time.
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It's a vacation.
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Our fifth and final story is kind of a big one. Taco Bell has been probed in the explosive diarrhea outbreak. So something that's been sweeping the nation that we have yet to discuss, I think because we're scared.
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Oh, I'm not scared. I've yet to discuss it because it doesn't involve me yet. I don't eat lettuce yet.
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Is it lettuce? They don't even know.
B
They said it's lettuce. They said it's lettuce. So safe.
A
Wow, you're really, like, looking to jinx it.
B
Oh, really?
A
Yeah. I just bought lettuce yesterday. Like, are we not supposed to have lettuce?
B
I think what I heard, like, a professional say is that you're supposed to boil all your vegetables.
A
Boiled lettuce?
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Yeah, like, boil every. Everything to kill the parasite.
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So there's a parasite going around that has hit 30 states. More than 2600 cases have hit Michigan alone. Nationwide, more than 80 people are hospitalized by, like, severe diarrhea.
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They say that the side effects are severe diarrhea and extreme weight loss.
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So I definitely am not suffering from it.
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Yeah, no, unfortunately.
A
So they're, like, the leading cause, they're saying, is, like, lettuce, and they think it's tied to Taco Bell. It's so funny when I.
B
Wait, so how is Taco Bell involved?
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I don't know, but they. It seems to maybe be a common denominator. They're investigating Taco Bell as a potential source of the outbreak. I first saw a tweet, like, a couple days ago.
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But how can it be the source of the outbreak when it's in other people's lettuce?
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Because maybe, like, the lettuce manufacturer, like, maybe the place where they're sourcing their lettuce.
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Oh, so if you didn't eat Taco Bell, you're safe?
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I don't know. Nobody knows.
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The thing is, people are so obsessed with Taco Bell that, like, they'll see this and still go eat it.
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I saw this funniest tweet a few days ago that was. Was, like, there's a national. There's a national, like, diarrhea outbreak. And then it was like, taco Bell is under investigation. I just thought it was a joke.
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Like, it's funny like a meme.
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Like, I thought it was a meme. Diarrhea. You must have gotten it from Taco Bell.
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You know, the story sort of writes itself.
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So, like, I. It took me a lot of times of hearing about Taco Bell to be like, wow, did they do this? It just feels like they. The world has diarrhea, and people are blaming Taco Bell. Bell.
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Well, it's kind of the truth.
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Is it?
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Well, I don't know. I don't remember.
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2600 of these people in Michigan have Taco Bell.
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I know. It kind of feels like the botulism outbreak where we're all just sort of, like, tracing back.
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What's the common denominator? Well, I bought lettuce yesterday, and I think I'm gonna eat it.
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What's the worst that can happen? You lose a couple pounds.
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It's true. With 80 people in the hospital, I cannot go to the hospital. Ugh.
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I know. Such a long drive.
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No, it's just like, oh, such a time. Bills.
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Insane.
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Bills, bills, bills, bills. I'll be getting those bills in my mailbox for years to come.
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I hope everyone's okay. There's also, like, an outbreak in New York City of, like, legionnaires.
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Legionnaire.
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Legionnaires.
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It's the lineage lip mask, which is,
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like, a disease that's in a couple of the cooling towers. My building emailed us to assured us that their cooling tower has been tested, and we're fine. It's not in my zip zip code.
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But, like, you walk to other zip codes.
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So true. Like, I play mahjong in another zip code.
A
Right.
B
Actually, no, it's in my own zip code.
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Yeah. So just stay safe out there.
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So many diseases. So, so little time.
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Yeah. Especially when you don't know the source. Like, that's a little scary, you know, when they're still trying to figure it out.
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Yeah. Well, so far, lettuce and Taco Bell, I'm personally in the clear because I don't eat.
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You do put lettuce in a sandwich
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so infrequently and, like, such a small piece in very particular about, like, what size, what part of the lettuce.
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And you do eat, like, chicken Caesar wraps.
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I do. I do. I haven't had one in a while, but I do.
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You're not totally.
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I'm not exempt, but I think I have a much less chance than somebody who's, like, frequently chowing down.
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And then it's also, like, what if it's not the lettuce?
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Right. It seems like they know nothing. They're saying new things. Every day. First it's the lettuce, then it's Taco Bell. Like, what the are you guys talking about?
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Yeah. Yeah. Apparently, Taco Bell recently removed several fresh ingredients from some locations. While health officials investigate the surgeon. Cyclospora. I guess that's the name of. Yes, of this.
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That's. That's it. Cyclospora.
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And according to the Washington Post, a person familiar with the national investigation said the decision was certainly appropriate.
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Oh, there's something there.
A
It also sounds like there's like a little bit of a cover up. Like there. This is shrouded in mystery when perhaps it's not mysterious at all.
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Can't wait for the documentary.
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The outbreak has turned Taco Bell diarrhea jokes into an eruptive reality. It's true.
B
Well, I now have to go to the bathroom, so that was a great way to end the show. Thanks so much, legionnaires or something.
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We might need to live menos for the time being.
B
That's funny.
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That is s. That's tmz. That's not me.
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Thank you guys so much for listening to the toast.
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We'll see you tomorrow. Love you. Bye.
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I'm here to win.
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Nothing is going to stop me. Our star judges will decide. This is what hunger looks like.
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Date: July 15, 2026
On this lively, unscripted Wednesday episode of The Toast, Jackie and Claudia bring an extra fresh energy as they break in their newly redecorated studio. With no structured segments or TV recaps holding them back, they deliver a free-flowing conversation about everything from their favorite new TV shows and influencer wedding drama to the World Cup, celebrity news, and even a nationwide Taco Bell-linked illness outbreak. As always, their signature banter, candid opinions, and pop culture insights keep the tone upbeat, witty, and very “swirly.”
Timestamps: [00:24] – [02:15]
“If the chair doesn’t allow me to sit cross-legged… I just need options.” [01:11]
Timestamps: [02:46] – [07:06]
“It’s the most amazing show… It just has so much heart. It’s so cute. It’s making me so happy.” [04:38]
“I haven’t had that feeling since, like, watching Riverdale.” [08:11]
Timestamps: [07:06] – [08:07]
“The movie sucks. Like, I was watching this, I’m like, why did I choose this?” [07:18]
Timestamps: [09:47] – [10:51]
“The way people knew was because she changed her Instagram handle.” [10:00]
Timestamps: [11:05] – [27:45]
“It was a serious struggle behind the scenes… I’m happy that we were able to capture that.” [22:55]
“She waited. But now Alex Cooper is healed… and she’s pregnant and running away.” [24:46]
“It is a bona fide success. I’m wearing a face full of real today.” [27:58]
Timestamps: [28:47] – [30:41]
“I would follow Haley Bieber off a cliff… This is just not something I can personally get behind.” [29:04]
Timestamps: [31:03] – [34:19]
“I had no idea [the movie] was happening—where was the marketing?” [33:06]
Timestamps: [35:10] – [38:21]
“I know we’re supposed to hate them, and I obviously do, but I am deeply intrigued by them.” [35:35]
Timestamps: [11:24], [38:21] – [42:26]
Timestamps: [48:35] – [53:02]
“I definitely am not suffering from it.” [49:33]
This episode epitomizes The Toast’s signature brand: breezy, witty, a touch irreverent, but always sharp on the culture pulse. It’s a must-listen for fans who want a genuine feel for the biggest pop culture conversations—from influencer tea, TV “mandatory viewing,” and major celebrity moves, to the unexpected (but hilariously discussed) public health news of the week.
Perfect for listeners who want:
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