Some Good Grift: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026

Summary

The Toast — “Some Good Grift”

Hosts: Jackie & Claudia Oshry
Release Date: February 24, 2026
Podcast Overview: The Oshry sisters deliver their signature blend of pop culture commentary, personal anecdotes, and lighthearted banter in a brisk, loyal-to-its-fans format. This “Dear Toasters” Tuesday edition centers on a mix of current events, TV recaps, listener advice, and a running thread on “grift” in the business and celebrity world.

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Main Theme

Friendship, Pop Culture & “Grift”

The episode flows through personal updates, pop culture headlines, advice to listeners, and tongue-in-cheek commentary on how people (and celebs) creatively “grift” their way to fortune and fame. As always, “Dear Toasters” takes center stage, solving listener relationship dilemmas with honesty and wit.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Concussion Talk & Ben’s Drama

• The episode kicks off with Jackie describing husband Ben’s late-night concussion scare, segueing into community tales of head injuries:
  • “He came into the bedroom and was like, I hit my head. And I honestly wasn’t listening.” — Jackie, [01:12]
  • The dangers of concussions and the lore surrounding them, referencing Billy Mays’ death ([01:56]).
  • Playful banter about how concussions sometimes get you out of obligations: gym class, schoolwork, etc.

2. Name Associations & Pop Culture Influence

• A deep-dive on the name “Diana,” reflecting on how shows like "Tell Me Lies" shape perceptions:
  • “Now I think of it as an extremely, like, assertive queen-like name.” — [04:30]
  • Connects to Princess Diana, and fictional power figures.

3. Valentine’s Day Drama

• Both hosts recount “drama” (big and small) from Valentine’s:
  • Jackie pre-empts a big gift from Ben (a purse) after snooping his texts ([07:51]).
  • Hilarity over flower-giving logistics and a misprinted bouquet card:
    • “It said, sender will text message… so he shared the message verbally.” — [10:14]
• Emphasis on how traditions and little mix-ups become anecdotes.

4. TV and Streaming Recaps

• “Love Story” Recap: The sisters discuss plot progression, pacing, and character dynamics—particularly the “watershed moment” and slow unfolding of the love story ([12:29]-[13:26]).
• Calvin Klein’s Portrayal: Speculation about character motivations and sexuality representations in the show; questioning whether subplots are “homophobic” ([13:40]-[14:26]).

5. Bachelorette S22 Cast Breakdown

• Analysis of Taylor Frankie Paul’s suitors on S22:
  • Jackie and Claudia compare, critique, and predict top contenders, noting the show’s evolution from tradition (timestamps [19:19]-[27:40]).
  • Commentary on lack of “familiar faces” and changing norms in contestant selection.

6. Recent & Upcoming Biopic Casting

• Lily Collins as Audrey Hepburn: Pros and cons, Ariana Grande’s campaign for the part, and reflections on Lily’s post-Emily-in-Paris trajectory ([31:05]-[35:11]).
• Tom Hanks as Abraham Lincoln: Skepticism about biopic appeal, Tom Hanks’ historical roles, and a humorous genealogy revelation:
  • “Tom Hanks is a distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln’s mother… so it’s a nepo casting.” — [42:05]
  • Side discussion of Tom Hanks’ reputation and internet conspiracy theories ([42:48]-[43:37]).

7. Grifts in Showbiz: “Some Good News” Case Study

• John Krasinski’s pandemic-era “Some Good News” and its $100M Viacom/CBS buyout:
  • “I just saw somebody do a Twitter thread about… the grift that was Some Good News.” — Jackie, [44:58]
  • Debate over whether Krasinski’s move was good business or exploitative, and what lessons business owners can draw from it ([45:44]-[47:12]).

8. Harry Styles & The Popstar Rat Race

• Discussion of Harry’s new single “Aperture” and the requirement for big stars to keep hustling:
  • Live call-in to Margot for a Gen Z verdict: “It was a banger maybe when it came out, but I think it has now kind of become a flop.” — Margot, [48:54]
  • Reflections on the modern pop landscape—why male artists must work even harder to stay relevant ([51:01]-[52:18]).

9. Quirky Relationship and Product Chats

• Wired vs. wireless headphones, odd habits (like drinking pickle juice), and the annoyances of shared tech in a marriage ([52:18]-[54:17]).

10. Traitors News: Lisa Rinna’s Party Drugging Incident

• Explores Lisa Rinna’s claim she was drugged at a party, Colton Underwood’s role in helping her, and reframes scandalous implications using real-world empathy ([54:23]-[56:31]).

11. Dear Toasters Advice Segment

• Highlights below ([61:37] onward):
  • Repeat Valentine’s Gift Dilemma: Listener discovers husband gives her “special” gift to all female employees. Hosts emphatically validate her feelings:
    • “That’s really… disgusting. And it’s just crazy.” — [62:09]
    • Suggest he step up his game for her.
  • Hidden Dildo + Sexuality Anxiety: Listener finds husband’s secret sex toy, questions orientation.
    • “The hiding of it is the only thing that gives me a little bit of pause.” — [65:38]
    • Advised: more open communication, kink doesn’t equal homosexuality, don’t jump to divorce.
  • GLP-1 Meds Abroad with No Fridge:
    • “Girl, get a mini fridge.” — [68:50]
  • Double Cashed Wedding Check:
    • “The check is the gift. And what happens after that is like, seriously not your problem.” — [71:36]
    • Painful lesson, but let it go.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On ‘grift’:
  • “What a grift.” — Claudia, [44:58]
  • “Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” — [45:11] & [46:35]
• Sister Banter:
  • “I am so the glue.” — Claudia, [50:53]
  • “You are rubber and I am glue.” — Jackie, [50:50]
• On Harry Styles:
  • “He needs to put his big boy pants on and go to work.” — Claudia, [51:01]
• On Wired Headphones:
  • “I’m a wired girl, too. …I’m always untangling them.” — Jackie, [53:03]
• On The Traitors Drugging
  • “Are we really still drugging people?” — Jackie, [56:38]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Concussion + Personal Updates: 00:41 – 03:46
• Valentine’s Day Stories: 07:51 – 10:53
• Car Chat & Karaoke: 10:58 – 12:23
• Love Story Recap: 12:27 – 14:26
• Bachelorette S22 Draft: 19:09 – 27:40
• Casting News—Lily Collins, Tom Hanks: 31:05 – 43:37
• Some Good News “grift” discussion: 43:41 – 47:19
• Harry Styles/Aperture Debate: 47:36 – 52:18
• Relationship/Marriage Quirks: 52:18 – 54:17
• Lisa Rinna / Traitors Drugging Story: 54:23 – 56:38
• Dear Toasters Advice: 61:37 – End

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Tone, Language, and Style

• Playful, colloquial, and warm: Exchanges are irreverent, but the advice and viewpoints remain rooted in empathy.
• Pop references abound: Current events, reality TV, celebrity culture, and personal anecdotes all swirl together, often with a mix of earnestness and sarcasm.
• Listener-first focus: They reference in-jokes, fan-submitted letters, and assure listeners, “You're not overreacting” or “You learned the hard way”—always validating the DTQ (Dear Toasters Questioners).

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For Newcomers

This episode is a great entry point for The Toast’s signature format: a melting pot of entertainment news, personal confessions, and woman-to-woman listener advice—always delivered with humor and the close-knit energy of a big-sister group chat. Expect trending topics, “grifts” called out, and advice that’s both practical and sassy.

Transcript

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Good morning, girlies. 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 Tuesday, of course.

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You just said, it's dear toasters today.

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It's dear toasters today. So apologies to the DTQ for, you know, for not being my. My finger on the trigger, like, having a stroke.

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That's okay.

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You know what's so funny is actually Ben thought he had a concussion last night. He was keeping me up all night about how, like, he needs to stay awake.

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Why did he think that?

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Because he hit his head, like, pretty hard not to laugh. I mean, it was just like such annoying time because it was like right before bed and like, we should have waited.

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That's always the worst time to hit your head.

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Chat said two hours, and I'm like, that would. We're going to bed at midnight and that's just not gonna work for me. And I was kind of like, it was so inconvenient and I was like, you should stay up. He's just like tall and like, hit his head on like a thing on the ceiling. I don't know, like, I wasn't even paying attention.

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It's not like I don't know where he was.

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He came into the bedroom and was like, I hit my head. And I honestly wasn't listening.

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Like a toddler. Yeah.

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And I was like, well, I'm sorry, but I need to go to sleep. Good luck staying up for two hours. And you also shouldn't be on your phone or watch tv. So I don't know what you're supposed to do. Just lay in the dark for two

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hours but not fall asleep.

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Not fall asleep. And he woke up this morning, so, like, we're good.

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Okay. That doesn't mean that he's not concussed,

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but he's not dead. And that's really what I care about. That would be so terrible.

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Like, concussion are always looming. You know what I mean?

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Well, actually, you know, Ben's sister just got a concussion and it's been like, very damaging for the community. Yeah. She's like, I have like a two week long headache. She went to the doctor. Like, she hit her head in the middle of the day.

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So she hit her head. You gotta get the details.

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I feel like she told me, we

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need to know what we need to be looking out for.

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Oh, actually, she did tell me. I Would think she was on an airplane. And she got up, like, fast and hit her head on, like, you know, the thing. And I said, you know, not to be a fear monger, but that's how Billy Mays died. You know Billy mays from the OxiClean commercial? Suitcase fell out of the thing, hit him right on the head. He went home, went to sleep, never woke up. A lot of people don't know that story.

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Oh, my God. I can't believe she actually got a concussion.

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So, yes, she went to, like, city MD or whatever, and they were like, no, you legit have a concussion. So. So she was like, she can't work out. She couldn't do all these things. She was like, trying to stay off her phone. She had like a kind of a weeks long headache. Maddie.

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Wow.

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So concussion was, like, on our mind. Because this is something like Ben Sisters, actually.

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Munch housing. He has. So he has a case of concussion by proxy.

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Speaking of Munch housing, do we have this story about Lisa Rinna?

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Yes, of course. Any excuse to talk about traitors on the off days.

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All set to say Ben's fine. I forgot how we got here. Oh. Because I was talking at the beginning

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of the episode as if you had a concussion. Maybe you also have Munch housing.

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Because then Ben was in bed being like, chat said, like, if I'm feeling dizzy or slurring my words, I'm like, well, you're fine. He's like, yeah, but I feel like I might have a concussion. He was like. I said, mo.

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It was like the first time that you didn't, like, call him out for saying a word. Funny, because you're like, go to sleep, Jackie.

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I was so half asleep.

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Go to sleep.

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The inconvenient concussion, like, the timing was just not well.

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So is he out of the woods or.

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I mean, he woke up, but he might still have a concussion. But, like. Okay, so you have a concussion.

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Yeah. Okay.

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I remember in, like, high school, this girl in my grade shout out like she was a queen. Diana Barrett, she had a concussion and, like, it got her out of gym class. And I just remember being like. And she, like, obviously, like, played it up because, like, who doesn't want to, like, get out of gym class? And she would, like, sit on the steps and just being like. And it was like the biggest deal, like, this concussion that she had. And, like, it affected me. Look, I'm still talking about it 10 years later.

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The 20.

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Yeah. And I never had a concussion. I just felt like it was kind of a slay to have one.

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Oh, and so you feel like you missed out.

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Yeah. And like, she didn't have to do, like, a lot of, like, things besides gym class, you know, Cuz, like, you couldn't look at computer screens and like, she got, like, time off from her homework.

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Learn.

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Yeah. Think just like, lay in bed all day.

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Right. Yeah, that's. Yeah. Well, shout out, Diana. I hope you're feeling better.

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Shout out, Diana.

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I hope you're doing well. I hope it got better. It gets better. Diana. Like she was the way she saw it. Like, left out of everything. Can't play sports with her friend.

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Right.

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Everyone's talking about her concussion. They're going to talk about it on a podcast 10 years later.

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Don't you feel like Tell Me Lies has changed how you see the name Diana?

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Oh, for sure. The minute.

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Strong, powerful name.

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The minute you said Diana, I said, that's my queen right there. What did my queen do?

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And I don't know what I thought of the name Diana before, but now I think of it as an extremely, like, assertive queen like name.

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Well, it is a princess like name. Princess Diana.

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Oh, so funny. I never even put it together.

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Me neither. Honestly, we haven't. Like this generation's Diana is Diana Alicia Crowder. Did she have a last name?

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Diana. Queen.

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Wait, Diana. That's my queen right there.

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Diana. Not falling for Steven's. Yeah, I don't know her last name, but it almost doesn't matter. She.

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Everybody else had last name.

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She's like Princess D. Excuse me? She's like Madonna. Just. Just Diana. Diana. Greater than Madonna.

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Well, yeah, Princess. Some people.

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We have a great show today. It's Toasters, which means the DTQ is being fed. And we're kind of answering the age old question in today's dear Toasters, is your husband gay? Correct.

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Another one, another one.

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And this one. Like, I don't feel like we have to jump through a lot of hoops, you know?

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Okay. I can't wait to hear.

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Yeah.

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You must be excited. I am. I feel like for you, he will be gay.

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I think for you as well. But, you know, I don't want to. I don't want to sway anyone.

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It could be, but like, for you, confirmed. Like, because if. For you, it's like, if you're asking the question, it's a yes.

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I don't know. I like to have, like, gay suspicions when no one is suspecting, but, like, when it's so obvious straight, you know?

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Yeah. Because it's like, you would just be gay, right? Nope. You would Just be gay. Yeah, if that's like, if you're already seemingly so.

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Right. Except. Except, you know, my best friend Abe, so, you know, when we were in high school, people were like, mean, like, he loves to sing, and he's, like, very. He's my best friend. So, like, we have similar interests. He loves, like, theater. He likes singing a lot. And he just has, like, girly interests. And everyone's like, he was gay. And he took those rumors so head on. He was like, okay, you think I'm gay. Whatever. I like to sing. Like, he slayed the house down with those rumors to the point where I was like, he's literally not gay. Like, what are you guys talking about? Cut to, like, 10 years later, he came out as gay. But the way he addressed those rumors in such a. I want to say, straight way, it was a slay. He really threw me off.

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Yeah.

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So you never know. It's not a perfect rule.

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Yeah, it does. Like, I think that your experience with that has, like, colored your experience in Dear posters.

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Yes, it has. And then I actually, like, I talked to Abe about it all the time, and he was like. He was like, no, because, like, literally, someone he remembers, he has, like, a core memory of someone in his middle school being like, you know, if you, like, protest. Thou doth. In middle school, they weren't saying that, but thou doth protest too much. Like, that makes you gay. And he said, like, there was a girl in his middle school who said if you look at your nails, like, if you have something that you need to see on your hands and you look at your nails like this, you're straight. But if you look at them like this, you're gay.

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Oh, I would think it's the opposite.

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Okay, maybe I'm messing up.

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Okay. Because, like, what's more.

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No, this is. Sorry. This is more gay. Like, when you check your. Yeah, checking your nails is a girly thing.

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If you check your nails when someone says it.

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Right. But she was, like, straight gay. So he obviously, like, has, like, a lot of trauma, like, from that conversation. But he's healing. We're all healing together.

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Yeah. And dear toasters, we're healing the community.

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We are healing the community one submission at a time. So let this be your sign. We've got a lot of Valentine's Day because we're just coming off Valentine's Day drama.

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Do you have any Valentine's Day drama? Any game tunes drama? How did you celebrate the big day?

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I went through Ben's phone, like, very accidentally. Like a week or Two before. And I saw that he was, like, making plans to get me a purse, Like, a really nice purse. And I'm very much in, like, a money saving era right now. Some days I. Some, like, months. I feel really like we should be indulging treat yourself. But, you know, I've just been, like, you know, tightening the purse strings a little bit. And so I told Ben. I'm like, I didn't mean I wasn't snooping. I actually really wasn't. He asked me while he was driving to text his friend something for him, and I was like, yeah, sure. I saw he was, like, texting with the sales associate, so I was like, I don't know if you really planning on doing this for Valentine's Day. Like, please don't. I. Like, I have everything I could possibly want. We have a beautiful life. Not good. Like, I don't need anything right now. I will let you know when I do. It's Valentine's Day. It's not, like, my birthday or something.

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Yeah.

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So I said, don't, and he didn't, and I.

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You don't have to do the big one on Valentine's Day.

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Yeah, no, I think it, like, worked out with the sales associate, you know, and it was just. It wasn't the right time. I don't need a purse right now.

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Okay. So that was your drama.

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Big drama. What was yours?

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No drama on Valentine's Day. As I've shared. Like, that week is just, like, a week of love.

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Yep.

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In my house.

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Birthdays, anniversary.

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Oh, I. I guess the drama was like, I got flowers when everyone's at my house.

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Okay.

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And then, like, oh, did I not tell you? What?

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Okay, so Jackie got flowers, and I. We spent. We spent all Valentine's Day at Jackie's house. So Jackie got flowers, and they were so beautiful. And I was like, wait, where the are my flowers? They were there when I got home.

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Oh, why he didn't get you?

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Well, I guess he didn't want to ruin the surprise. And I was like. I was, like, so mad. I'm like. Like, you literally couldn't even get me flat. Like, I told you not to get me.

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Why?

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Is it Birkin or nothing?

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Right?

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And I'm like, not even flowers. I'm like, this is disgusting. Like, literally got home the biggest flowers ever, and I was like, I apologize deeply. That's on me.

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I actually had another little Valentine's drama.

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Oh, my God. What?

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It was so funny. I meant to send you a picture, but Zach was, like, really upset about it.

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What?

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Because they sent the beautiful bouquet, like, the card. And all day he was like, did you read the card yet? And I'm like, no, I want to wait. Like, I. Till everyone leaves. Yeah. Till I can just, like, you know, focus on the card and, like, be in Valentine's toe. I opened the card and it said, someone else's card. It said, sender will text message. Like, to the.

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You're lying.

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He was so mad because I think he, like, wrote his card. Yeah, to the. And, like, he said, I'll text it. And then he texted, send a little text message.

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I. I feel so bad. So did he call the place or just, like, let it go?

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I don't remember what he wound up doing, but he wound up just, like, sharing the message verbally. So that was the drama that.

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Actually very dramatic.

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Honestly, I was laughing so hard.

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It was better than any card.

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It cracked me up.

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That's hilarious.

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Plus, I got. It was like, my game tunes, because all day it was like, you're going to read the card. Send her a text message.

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That's so beautiful.

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Yeah.

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Sender will text message. Happy game Tuesday. Love that.

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Find you a love like that.

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Yeah, big time. That is so sweet. Honestly, your husband really does, like, have a real beautiful way with words, so I'm not surprised to hear that he wrote such a beautiful card.

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Yeah. My husband and I are actually doing something really fun today, and I think we're gonna take everyone along. We're going on.

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Oh, yeah, Jackie's vlogging.

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We're vlogging. We're going on a field trip is what. Let's go like this. We did a lunch and learn last week, which was.

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People were obsessed with.

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We got lunch, we learned. We sat in the car, we ate,

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like, a viral spot that Bethany Frankel told us to go eat at. So we got, like, coffees. I drink Matcha.

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Yeah.

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And then we just, like, ate in Jackie's car and talked about, like, you know, all things. Life kind of got deep there.

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We did. I think, like, a tear was shed. Almost like an ey was moist. I don't think so, but moisten.

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I mean, my. My eyes are always moistened.

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Your eyes do, like, have a.

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Well, have a. A glisten.

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A glisten. Do my eyes have. Maybe it's the lights. Do my eyes have a glisten?

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It is the reflection of the key lights here, but yes, you do.

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I glisten as well?

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You glisten. You glimmer and glisten.

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That's so beautiful.

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What else can I tell you?

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We're kind of matching in.

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Not at all.

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No. We have the same, like, color. Like brownie.

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Okay.

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Light brown.

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What color? Your pants.

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Creamy white. Like, the color of your stripes is

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the color of the same palette.

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Yeah, sure. So it was just like an espresso moment for the girls.

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That's that. Me, Espresso.

[B]

Oh. We also, in my car, we did karaoke.

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You know that Jackie's car, like the Tesla, has, like, the big iPad that you can do karaoke on it, where, like, they literally play karaoke and show you the words.

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It was really fun.

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We did espresso.

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We did Gracie Abrams.

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Gracie Abrams. Yeah. We're very hip like that.

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Yes. Very young. Very cool. Very fresh.

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Very cool. Very fresh.

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So anyways, it's an espresso moment here, I would say.

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It's Tuesday, so there was no TV on last night.

[B]

I watched another episode of Love Story.

[A]

And what happened?

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Jackie, Jax. Rip.

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RIP Jacks. Yeah.

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It's really surprising how they're really drawing out, like, the.

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The courtship.

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No, the. Oh, that. But also Jackie's death. It must have been, like, this watershed moment in his life. But, like, the funeral, the coffin, the, like, every. I thought she died at the end of last episode when she fell on the floor.

[A]

So did I. Yeah. The show is slow moving, too.

[B]

Yeah. There. And maybe they just want us to feel the way that he felt. Like, you know, having to take care of his sick mother, having to arrange

[A]

and the right place, right time for Carolyn. Like, he did a lot of girls, but he was ready because, you know, his mother died, and he's sort of the next generation, and that's why he was ready to, like, do it.

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I don't know. But it's a shame that she never met her.

[A]

I know. I don't know if I, like, ever knew that.

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That's really sad. Um, so that's what last episode was, and it was nice. I'm still enjoying, and I'm ready to get the show on the road. You know, like the love story that we're titling it, like, where's the love Story?

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So I will say that the love story, it appears like it officially begins next episode because, like, in years, it doesn't begin. No. They are, like, secretly seeing one another, but then, like, it's on the COVID of the Post at the very end of this episode, so. Got it.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Oh, and Kevin Klein is gay.

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Yeah. So that's why they're, like, alluding, like, he is with his wife Kelly. But they're, like, still saying stuff about him. Like, hitting on people. Yeah.

[A]

And I guess, like, an undertone of the show that, like, completely went over my head is that, like, he's gonna become very jealous of Carolyn because, like, he's also, like, into JFK and, you know, that should be me.

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Oh, I could see him becoming jealous of Carolyn because she's, like, so successful. But in the beginning, it seems like he's having the right reaction, which is like, this is great for me, lifting her up. And Carolyn dating JFK would also be great for Calvin Klein. But if he has a crush on him, are you sure?

[A]

That's just what, like, I saw people saying, and I was like, oh, I didn't think that. I also think, like, that feels like, homophobic. I agree. 100.

[B]

Like, you can't, like, just see a man.

[A]

He can't just, like, hate a woman for any other reason.

[B]

Yeah, Homophobic. Check yourself. I agree.

[A]

That actually is giving homophobia disgusting. I guess.

[B]

Let's dive in.

[A]

What are the stories?

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You know what, they're actually good. I'm excited. Like, they're like rbg.

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Random but good.

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Without further ado to do, to do, it is time for the RBG stories that you do need to know.

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Thank you, Turt.

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You're welcome.

[B]

Our first story is a fun story. Season 22 cast of the Bachelorette has dropped Taylor Frankie Paul's men are on display. So all. How many does she have? 22 men competing for season 22 for Taylor Frankie Paul's heart. So we have a nice mix of

[A]

guys and having ptsd. I haven't watched a Bachelor forever and like, I literally hate that show.

[B]

No, it's gonna be so good, Cloud. It's gonna be so good.

[A]

I don't know. I. I really tried. Like, and I know I say this like every time I say something negative, but like I really try to be a positive person.

[B]

What part about this, like, doesn't do?

[A]

Not about this. It's just, like, everything so far and just like, I. I was actually saw a TikTok of Taylor Frankie Paul today talking about how she said something so wild on came everybody guess and it's

[B]

like, I don't know.

[A]

It's just not giving ready for a stable relationship. The trailer.

[B]

But okay, fine. That part I can agree with.

[A]

I could see us all getting on board, getting really invested, and, like, this is just a big waste of time. Like, a good opportunity for her, but, like, nothing's gonna come from it.

[B]

Yeah. So you really want love? Like, what about true love is what you're saying?

[A]

I don't even need them to, like, really end up together. I just want people who are serious. Do you know what I mean? And I just don't.

[B]

I need them to end up together, Honestly, no.

[A]

Sometimes things don't work out. But that doesn't mean your heart wasn't in the right place and you weren't really ready for a relationship. I really don't feel like she's going on the Bachelorette, like, to find her partner. I don't feel like she really wants, like, a end game right now. She's, like, having so much fun. She's so successful. She's young. Like, it's great.

[B]

I think she does. I'm gonna give her the benefit of the. I wouldn't say that that's what she wants because, like, I think it's probably lonely at the top and she wants to, like, be with someone. All of her friends have, like, husbands. And, like, when she's home in Utah, like, that's where she films her. She's not always traveling the world. Like, she would like to be doing it with someone.

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We were talking about Whitney from Solomo and how maybe she, like, might leave the show. And she then, like, two days later posted on Instagram, like, a bunch of moving boxes like, that they're officially New York residents now. I'm not sure if that was just because she extended her run as Roxie Hart and they got, like, an apartment and she had to tag the movers.

[B]

Right.

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Or it's like she's doesn't have a home in Utah anymore.

[B]

It was giving. Tagging the movers.

[A]

Okay, that's fine. Listen, we all have a hustle to play.

[B]

And, like, don't forget when Jen Affleck said she was moving to New York for her husband's medical school, and she's still on the show, so These women, they're women of the world.

[A]

You know, they're transient in terms of where they live.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And Whitney, as of the last season wasn't even living in Utah. Right. She was living in, like St. George.

[B]

She, like came back for the show.

[A]

Yeah. Or she was, but she was living like three hours away.

[B]

And so it's Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. They can still be following Whitney and she can, like, come back for a couple events.

[A]

Secret Lives of Utah Wives.

[B]

Right. So I think that she will stay on the show in some capacity.

[A]

I really hope so.

[B]

Now I want to play a fun game. I want you to look at these guys just based on, like looks and vibes. I want you to pick, like, not the top three, but three people who you think might win. I saw like two that I feel good about, but I want to go through it again. So it's usual, like, crop of bachelor

[A]

guys we don't get a lot is like so cute. Let me see. Shane, private wealth planner. Like, okay. Dream man.

[B]

Oh, for sure.

[A]

Very handsome. Okay. I just want to say Trenton, I don't want to just choose the first one just based on looks and the fact that he's a professional athlete. Like, it's giving winner.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

I don't think she would choose Shane. I would. And that's how I know, like, we're not aligned. I don't think she would choose Ron. He's like very nerdy looking account executive. She can't be with, like a corporate baddie entrepreneur. Served in the military for 17 years and then started his own business supporting kids in the foster care system. That's Rod.

[B]

Oh, cute.

[A]

He's cute. I don't think she would choose him. Oh, Richard. You don't meet anyone named Richard these days.

[B]

We were just talking about the name Richard.

[A]

It's a great name. He's from Charleston and he's a photographer. For an influencer, it's kind of a perfect husband.

[B]

But I also, I feel like she's like, just like you said, she's not going to end up with an account manager or even like the private wealth manager. Photographer is like kind of like a. A flexible gig. I could see her with a creative like that.

[A]

I agree. So his name was Richard. We should.

[B]

Can you write down people who I like, who I think, who you think. But you have to go with three picks for number one. Doesn't mean they're top three.

[A]

Oh, no, of course. But I just want to see if at the end of the season if I'm right. So I think that write these names down. Richard and Trenton so far. Now, Mike from New Jersey, who's a brand protection manager. I don't know what that means. You work in security.

[B]

No. Like, protects your brand.

[A]

Do you know what I mean? That's not a joke.

[B]

No, I think it is. I think it is.

[A]

He's a reformed bad boy and an Aquaphor addict.

[B]

Oh, that's a. For her. Let me see.

[A]

No, I don't think.

[B]

Let me see.

[A]

It's not giving Soulmate.

[B]

Okay, but sometimes these pictures are, like, not fair.

[A]

Yes. Oh, Michael's cute. He's from San Diego. He's a chiropractic healer.

[B]

Oh, I thought that he was a good one. Let me see him.

[A]

A healer. Like, they're so.

[B]

So. He has the Bachelor winning look.

[A]

You know, this is not your grandma's bachelor, though. Like, we have to rethink everything we thought we knew. Matt. I'm sorry. No.

[B]

So you're saying Richard Trenton, so far.

[A]

Richard and Trenton.

[B]

What was the name of the healer?

[A]

The healer's name was Michael B. Michael

[B]

B. I'm putting him down for now.

[A]

Marcus, who's from Elmont, New York, a creative director. I don't think that she would choose him. I don't think she would choose someone from New York. Malik, who's from Brooklyn, New York, a tech executive. No, sorry. Like, too stable.

[B]

Lou.

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Ellie. By the way, how do you think you spell Lou?

[B]

L, O, U, L, E, W, S. River Lewis.

[A]

Oh, duh. He's from Salt Lake and he's an insurance tech founder. He's six, eight.

[B]

Oh, my gosh. Zoom in.

[A]

But looks wise. It's not giving match. Even though, like, she was with Dakota. So, like, what the hell do we know?

[B]

But Dakota, like, looks like a guy on the Bachelor. He looks like the first guy, the sports guy.

[A]

I'm sorry, Lou. It's going to be a no. Kevin, who's from Miami and is a physical therapist. No. Josh is a sales manager from Utah. A Disney adult. That's what it says.

[B]

Johnny.

[A]

But, like, I don't think she would like his looks like, oh, Johnny, he's cute. He's from Massapequa. Sounds like a magic.

[B]

Show me, Johnny.

[A]

He's got, like, long hair. He's 30 years old. He's a former professional baseball player.

[B]

That's good.

[A]

I think. Write down Johnny. I don't think he's a front runner. Oh, Doug.

[B]

He's a one to watch. Doug was another one of my.

[A]

Doug is the one to watch San Diego. He's a lifeguard. And he can ride a unicycle.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Conrad.

[B]

Silly, goofy, you know, Conrad is a startup founder.

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Goodbye. Clayton is a singer, songwriter, and loves flower bouquets. Bye. Christopher is from California. He's a business owner and an Air Force vet and devoted single dad.

[B]

Show me.

[A]

Okay, wait. What do you think about, like, a fellow single parent? Blended?

[B]

I don't know if that's what.

[A]

I don't think she can spread herself, like, to now start caring about someone else's kids.

[B]

And I think, like, I imagine she wants to have more kids, like, then there's just a lot of kids.

[A]

A mechanical.

[B]

I don't think she would be say no to someone because of that. I don't think so.

[A]

A mechanical engineer from Nashville. No.

[B]

You could do that anywhere. They have mechanics in Utah.

[A]

A loan officer from South Dakota who's also a single dad.

[B]

Dakota. Cute.

[A]

It's not giving, like, the one for me. My God. This guy. This guy Brad is like, he. Everyone's sitting on a stool, and they just, like, sat on the stool in different poses. He got up and touched the stool. Newport beach entrepreneur. No. Aaron from Utah, product manager. No. Oh, that's it. Okay.

[B]

So you gave me three.

[A]

Yeah. I'm staying with my picks.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Cannot wait.

[B]

This will be so fun.

[A]

Is reality Steve still a thing? Like, can we just spoil it? I'm dying to know.

[B]

Oh, yeah. I feel like it's probably already out there. Who won? Because I feel like she's been out with him. Remember that she went to, like, a game with someone, but that was on

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a date, Like, a televised date. Yeah, we used to get that all the time where, like, the dates weren't in public and we would see.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Honestly, like, Dumois better get her big girl panties on like this. She's the new reality Steve. Or like, this generation of reality tv. So I hope she's putting in the work boots on the ground.

[B]

Yeah. I also want to say I'm surprised that there aren't any familiar faces here, like, either past contestants or like, someone's brother from Utah who was like, I've always loved Taylor.

[A]

Yeah. Like, when Becca Tiddley showed up on Ben Higgins season.

[B]

Yeah. Or, you know, someone from the reality TV world, like Harry Jowsey.

[A]

Totally.

[B]

Like, I feel like that they would

[A]

have thrown in some.

[B]

This is missing a little bit. Or a former bachelor contestant. That always happens.

[A]

Yeah. Like, and I guess one of these guys is our next bachelor. Even though, like, the model's out the window, right?

[B]

The model is out the window.

[A]

Good. It was holding them Back these Brandos,

[B]

But I don't know. I feel like Shane could be the. The next Bachelor. There's a lot of next bachelors here.

[A]

Great.

[B]

So that will be fun to watch. And I think they like all the Bachelorettes. The former Bachelorettes. They got together last month.

[A]

I saw that.

[B]

And they were, like, making content. I think for the premiere of the show. They always like to kick off with a bang. Probably passing the baton to Taylor. Yes.

[A]

I think it was like the first time they'd all been in the same room.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And I don't believe there was anybody who didn't show up. Even though I didn't see Claire Crawley in that picture. I just want to say.

[B]

Interesting.

[A]

Let me triple check. I remember looking for her because she's, like, one of the craziest.

[B]

Crazy that she was the Bachelor.

[A]

Like, half. Right.

[B]

She was half. It was her and Taysha and then

[A]

they switched because, like, she's like, okay, right.

[B]

But Dale, she ran off. Wait, that's insane that she did that.

[A]

She was so crazy. But you know what? She's so, like, happy now. Yeah. Caitlin Bristow had posted a bunch of pictures. Like, Katie Thurston is there. Hannah Brown. What's her name? Ali Fedatowski. Andy Dorfman, the og. What's her name? Trish.

[B]

Trisha. Not Trisha. Paytas.

[A]

Jojo Fletcher.

[B]

Ryan.

[A]

Becca Kufrin. Oh, my former camp counselor, Ashley Arabear. Yeah. Wait, I don't see Claire. I just want to confirm I saw

[B]

Jojo was Emily Maynard.

[A]

Taisha.

[B]

Emily Maynard. Did you see she just became a

[A]

grandma because Riley had a baby?

[B]

Yeah, Ricky, same thing.

[A]

Where is Claire? I just want to confirm that I don't believe Claire was there.

[B]

That's a good point.

[A]

I know because I was looking to see. I'm looking to see if anyone in the comments is like, where's Claire? Oh, Michelle. Gabby, Wendy and she split the season

[B]

with a girl named. No, with the pilot. With Rachel.

[A]

Rachel, sure.

[B]

Rachel, the pilot.

[A]

Yeah. Gabby Wendy is not there.

[B]

They love a pilot. Gabby Wendy's not there.

[A]

Yeah, I forgot about her. I didn't watch that season and I don't. No one's, like, pointing. Oh, Gen Tran.

[B]

She's like, the most recent one.

[A]

And Michelle Young.

[B]

They're not there, according to the comments. I feel like sometimes when you come off of the show, like, it might end badly. And it's not until, like, years later

[A]

where you're able to want no part of it.

[B]

No, no. You're able to make peace with it and be like, this Was a nice thing that got me to where I am now. But when you're so fresh off of it, it's like this toxic.

[A]

Yeah, okay. This toxic. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, of course. I also forgot that there's, like, also beef between a lot of the ladies, like Caitlin Bristow and Tayshia, because, remember, Caitlyn was dating Zach Clark. I forgot about that.

[B]

That's crazy. Yeah, crazy. Okay, so the thing is, for, like,

[A]

posting all the pictures.

[B]

The premiere is going to be good.

[A]

The premiere is going to be good.

[B]

Are you ready for our next story? A little casting news.

[A]

Yeah, sorry, like, nothing. Calling me. Like, I literally, like, do the same

[B]

thing every morning, right?

[A]

Like, what are you calling me about?

[B]

But it makes you think, like, what's an emergency?

[A]

So let me just.

[B]

He has a concussion.

[A]

Well, he must be concussed if he's calling me during the hours of 9

[B]

to 11am it's true, but do you want to just check that everything's okay before we move forward? We don't want your mind elsewhere.

[A]

Oh, he's just being drama. We're fine. Yeah, we're good.

[B]

Our next story, some casting news. Lily Collins will play Audrey Hepburn in a movie about the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's. So Lily Collins will be playing Audrey Hepburn. She will also serve as a producer for the project, which is based on the Sam Watson Book, Fifth Avenue, 5am Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's and the

[A]

dawn of the Modern Woman.

[B]

Elena Smith, best known for creating the Apple TV series. Dickinson will write the script. Well, has not been set.

[A]

I think people, like, wouldn't normally care about this as much as they do if it hadn't been for, like, the last two years. Ariana Grande, like, cosplaying as Audrey Hepburn, clearly, like, vying for the role. Trying a little hard, in my opinion. And she didn't get it. Now, I want to say I don't feel like that's a reflection on Ari because I. From the whole wicked thing, what my takeaway was that she's actually an insanely talented actress. I thought, like, she out acted a lot of her fellow professional actors. I think she might be, like, too big of a personality pop star Ari to play someone else who's just as big of a. And I think Lily Collins is, like, just an actress. You know, she becomes face. She becomes who she is. Like, because we don't know Lily, and that's, like, how it's supposed to be.

[B]

Emily, right?

[A]

We know Emily. We know Rosie was her name in that terrible Movie. Remember we watched her toast. Movie of the week.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So she just becomes. And that's really what, like, a talented actress is supposed to do. So Ari's just kind of, like, cursed by her own stardom.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And I don't think she would have been good, so I think it's meant to be, but I know she's crushed.

[B]

Yeah, I'm sure she's crushed. But, you know, this is. That's like. That's show business, baby. But I also feel like years ago, we reported that Lily Collins was going to play Audrey Heaven. Now that we're talking about it, I'm having, like, a sense of kind of. I'm too. And is there only one Audrey movie being made right now? Because I also could see, like, this is just a very siloed Audrey movie about the.

[A]

It's not a biopic.

[B]

Right. So, like, there might be other roles out there for Ari. And, you know, Hollywood likes to focus on one thing and make three different versions of it.

[A]

Snow White.

[B]

Ari Presley might have been vying for a different Audrey Hepburn movie, but I

[A]

just want to say I don't think it's right for Ari self. Like, she was able to step into Glinda because Glinda's actually, like, a pop star. You know, it's like, it aligns this Audrey thing. It's. It's not the right role for her. And I'm like, I'm sorry. I don't know. She needs to hear that hard truth.

[B]

I think she could do it.

[A]

Yeah, she could do it, but I

[B]

don't think it would be right. Like, she transformed herself physically to look like somewhat like Audrey Hepburn by the end of the press tour of Wicked. And Lily Collins just is Audrey Hepburn. You know, she just, like, wakes up and she doesn't have to, like, dye her hair and shave her eyebrows and.

[A]

Yeah, she just is her. No, Ari's next big role is coming. I don't know what it is and, like, how you follow up a franchise like Wicked, but it's coming.

[B]

Yeah, there's a lot I'm not worried about, like, her options.

[A]

I look worried.

[B]

No, there's a lot she could do.

[A]

And I personally, like, I'm ready for Lily Collins to move beyond Emily in Paris, like, because I'm ready for society

[B]

to move beyond Emily in Paris because

[A]

I'm ahead of the curve. Like, I've been over it for years, and I. And I watched it. I gave it a chance. Like, I know it was camp and stupid, and, like, I got it after two seasons. Like, it's so. I feel like it's actually been overall bad for Lily Collins because I now think of her as, like, a joke actress when up until that point, like, did you ever see that movie about when she was, like, anorexic?

[B]

Bones.

[A]

Bones something. Oh, my God. That movie haunts my nightmares. Like, chilling performance. I do think she's like, an underrated actress of our time, Nepo Queen. But, like, this whole, like, show, I feel like it's actually, like, doing a lot of damage to her image.

[B]

Well, and just on the track that she was on, because now she's just

[A]

like, she was like, serious actress, and now she's just like Netflix.

[B]

But, like, we're always, like, telling more people to be Netflix goons. Like, are we People who are serious were, like, stop being so serious. Like, do movies that people like and people do like Emily. You know, we just happen so contradictory. We just happen to not like Emily in Paris, which is so off brand for us.

[A]

No, it's not. I mean, it's off brand for you to never have even, like, watched the first.

[B]

I watched the first season, maybe the second one. I literally didn't like it.

[A]

They did not need a third.

[B]

I felt, like, stupider for having watched it.

[A]

Yeah. And it's crazy. Like, the same person who created that. Created Sex in the City.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And younger, younger, younger. And I'm also ready for, like, Darren Starr to do something new because I feel like whenever it's like a new Darren Star show, it's like everyone has to watch it. And he was batting a thousand up until this show, but he, like, the

[B]

critics will say he's still batting a thousand.

[A]

Like, critics won't.

[B]

We are the outlet. We are the outliers.

[A]

No, we're not. No, we're not.

[B]

I think a lot of people feel

[A]

the way we feel about Emily in Paris. Like, they watch it because it's stupid.

[B]

Have you seen the tiktoks of that girl who walks like. What's the name of the French boss?

[A]

Yes. No, no. It's like, French.

[B]

She walks.

[A]

Sylvie.

[B]

Sylvie. And she does tic tacs of her walking like Sylvie. Let me tell you, I've only seen, like, one season of the show, and I knew exactly what she was doing.

[A]

Do you know that in France, like, Susie is like Madonna, not like pop star Susie, Sylvie. She is like Kate Moss type. Like, she's like the most sick, chic fashionista woman. Like, before Emily in Paris, like, them getting her was the casting of a century.

[B]

It's so funny.

[A]

It's so funny.

[B]

Well, congrats, Lily Collins.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Are you ready for our next dream?

[A]

A million. It's a job a million girls. Specifically, one pop star dreamed of.

[B]

Yeah, but like the one you were born to do.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Our next story, some more casting news.

[A]

Just really quick. Do you know, like, one of the best songs of all time is written about Lily Collins, which is so crazy.

[B]

Phil Collins. Who?

[A]

Once so small you seem so strong? My arms will hold you Till you're safe and warm? Don't you cry? Cause you'll be in my heart.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

That's, like, about Audrey Hepburn. Isn't that so crazy?

[B]

Yeah. And Tarzan.

[A]

But, like, the inspiration.

[B]

Let's talk about Tarzan.

[A]

Do we have to.

[B]

What was that?

[A]

No, I actually.

[B]

What was Tarzan?

[A]

I prefer, like. I much prefer the adaptation. Like George of the Jungle. That Brendan Fraser movie was so good.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And I feel like it was like a live action Tarzan, right?

[B]

I guess so, but. Or it's just like, the same concept of, like, it was also out of the jungle.

[A]

It was kind of like elf, like, grew up raised by elves, grew up raised by wolves. And then, like, had to, like, go be normal.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I love that movie.

[B]

It's a classic tale.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You love it.

[A]

It's crazy that, like, the man. Actually, this is crazy. You want to talk about range? Brendan Fraser played George of the Jungle and the whale.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Get you an actor who can do both. Yeah.

[B]

That's our boy.

[A]

That's our boy.

[B]

All right.

[A]

If you haven't seen what's that movie?

[B]

Embezzled, Bedazzled.

[A]

Thank you. So good.

[B]

Who knows? We'll choose it and make everyone watch this.

[A]

Movie of the week.

[B]

Invention. Invention of lying.

[A]

If you've been listening to this show since toast. Movie of the week. And you listening after I assigned little children the movie. You're a real one. And I see you.

[B]

You guys, it was tough times. Like, it was coveted.

[A]

It was Covid.

[B]

We were just, like, trying to get Survive. We were trying to get it done.

[A]

We were trying to, like, do a daily show in one of the most tense, disgusting.

[B]

Everybody has to stay home. No news.

[A]

And, like, they were canceling on the Internet. Right, left and center. So you were just trying to survive.

[B]

Just trying to watch movies and talk

[A]

about them and, like, have dinner on the roof.

[B]

Are you ready for our next story, which is some more casting news?

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

Tom Hanks will be playing his distant relative Abraham Lincoln in an upcoming movie.

[A]

I just feel like everyone who plays Abraham Lincoln is insufferable because they have

[B]

to go like full Lincoln.

[A]

Like Log Cabin.

[B]

I personally feel like I'm ready for an Abraham Lincoln movie. Yeah.

[A]

Because what's funny is we actually saw the Daniel Day Lewis one and I remember falling asleep in the. Why did we see that movie?

[B]

Like at the time it was the biggest movie. It was like, you know, when you. The big. The Oscar movies used to be like the most popular movies. And like when they came out, you would go to the theater, endeavored to see them. I think it came out around like Thanksgiving, Christmas. We saw it as a family. Lincoln.

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I passed out like one of the better naps I've ever taken.

[B]

Yeah, me too. I remember I was so hungover.

[A]

Oh, I wasn't hungover. I was just bored.

[B]

Like deadly hungover.

[A]

So. And I forget what part of Abe's life the film, you know, zeroed in on because I forget because I was asleep. Right.

[B]

And it's like government. They give us a biopic instead. It's like here's the 10 days where he wrote the Daguett Burger dress, right?

[A]

It's like Jackie, right? The ten Days after.

[B]

It's like my weekend with Marilyn. You're making a movie about Marilyn Monroe? It's about a weekend.

[A]

That's why I like those like Bohemian Rhapsody type of movie.

[B]

Musicals to Nuts, Birth to Death.

[A]

Like I don't want to have to see multiple movies or like multiple films. Just tell me everything I need to know about this person. Elvis.

[B]

That's why Audrey what's coming is just like the zeroed in on Tiffany's. Anyways, Tom Hanks will be playing Abraham Lincoln. Upcoming biopic Lincoln in the Bardo is based on George Saunders's best selling novel of the same name. It will star Tom as Abraham Lincoln. It will be a hybrid movie combining live action filmmaking and stop motion animation. How frightful.

[A]

So I want to say one thing. I've seen a lot of Tom Hanks movies and like I agree, he's amazing. Big Toy Story, Forrest Gump. I like how the first one I said was big. That would be so good.

[B]

And I actually recently saw Sully Captain Phillips.

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Phillips. I recently saw Elvis like a film of his that where he played like a real life historical person. I forget what the name of the movie was. They were trading spies. Something like Russia. We captured someone and he was like a U. S like hostage.

[B]

And you're sure it's a true story? Yeah, it was a man called Otto.

[A]

No, I definitely didn't see that. It was called like in the final scene they're like on a bridge and

[B]

they trade Private Ryan.

[A]

No, they trade the two like prisoners of war.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I think it's like, Mr. Gorbachev era.

[B]

Okay, I'm looking.

[A]

It wasn't called, like, Spotlight.

[B]

It was called Bridge of Spies.

[A]

Yes. Oh, yeah. Because the movie ends on a bridge and they're trading spies. Thank you. And I just want to say, like, it was kind of distracting. I. I don't think he was good at it. And I feel like he's a really talented actor, especially in, like, fictional characters. Like, he really made Forrest Gump. And I don't know. I don't feel like his strong suit is, like, playing people who already exist,

[B]

like Sully and Captain Phillips.

[A]

Yeah. Okay. He was really good at Sully. So was.

[B]

He is just a remarkable man.

[A]

I agree. The story itself is remarkable.

[B]

I actually, like, don't think I liked the movie that much. When I think about it.

[A]

They make. They had to add drama, but it was actually just, like, a beautiful tale of heroism.

[B]

Right. And they had to add that, like, he was fighting the, like, the board

[A]

of transportation when the board of transportation was like, thanks for saving all those lives, Sully. Here's a medal of Honor.

[B]

Right. But in the movie, they're like, you went about it the wrong way.

[A]

Right?

[B]

Yeah, as if. So Da Vinci Code. Yeah, I guess.

[A]

Like, he is a good actor. I'm just, like, always, like, finding reasons, you know, I need to start being more positive.

[B]

So.

[A]

This is amazing. I personally can't wait.

[B]

I'm excited for some Lincoln who's here,

[A]

but I don't know who's playing Mary Todd.

[B]

You know Mary Todd Lincoln?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I'm not seeing.

[A]

And I guess it's. It's Abe Lincoln played by Tom Hanks. It's going to be, like, an older Abe. Maybe it's, like, around the assassination. So we need, like, an older woman. Maybe Rita also.

[B]

Rita, Tom Hanks is a distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln's mother.

[A]

Oh, so it's a nepo casting. Okay.

[B]

Yeah. Well, no, that's cool. That's like, you know, Michael Jackson's nephew. Playing him nephew is, like, different than,

[A]

like, you had to check ancestry.com to make sure you shared, like, one cousin. That's like, Julia Roberts is actually related to Martin Luther King.

[B]

That's beautiful.

[A]

Something like that.

[B]

And Emma Roberts hearts, of course. And the other one, Emma's dad, I don't know. He's someone.

[A]

I believe it. Okay, so congrats, Tom. I didn't know he was, like, still actively like, acting.

[B]

Yeah, no, he is.

[A]

I feel he's more of like a behind the scenes producer.

[B]

No, I feel like he puts himself in everything.

[A]

I just want to say I was like half expecting to find his name in the Epstein files, but he as far as I know, is not in there.

[B]

Oh, he's clear because he like it's.

[A]

His name gets thrown in. Anytime they talk about like the ring of Hollywood, like, like pedophilia, it's always like Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, but

[B]

it's not, it's like you're saying it's

[A]

like a, it's a, it's a different ring. It's not the Epstein ring.

[B]

I'm saying like I actually feel like that's like empty, you know?

[A]

Yeah. Like the blinds are always saying it's Tom Hanks. But so I'm saying if he was this sort of like leader, he would have been in the Epstein file. So I do feel like.

[B]

But he also might have just like run in a different circle. Fabulous circle of friends.

[A]

I know, but like if you are in a circle like your circle was gonna that like Venn diagram with Epstein's. So I feel like the Epstein files have actually been really good for Tom Hanks and maybe that's why he's acting now.

[B]

Yeah. And he like feels ready to get back out there. Get out.

[A]

Because I like read those blinds. And I was like, oh, he probably like, I just like I always sat in the back of my mind like, yeah, Tom Hanks, you know.

[B]

But now you don't. No, I really don't. That's good.

[A]

Yeah. Oh my God. Remember when Tom Hanks like invented Covet in America?

[B]

Because he got it.

[A]

He was like the first person to get it. That was such a crazy time. I forgot about that.

[B]

That it was such a crazy time.

[A]

And then I was just reminded of during COVID Do you remember when John Krasinski started his like Instagram show Some Good News and sold it to CBS for a hundred million dollars and never made another episode ever again? Yeah.

[B]

So like when that happens, he gets a hundred million dollars. They get the name.

[A]

Sometimes those buyouts are like earnings based. Like you'll get 100 million when the show generates XYZ. So maybe he didn't get it or maybe it was just an outright purchase.

[B]

No, but like even if, if they're earning space, you get a base. Like you don't just come in with zero. So like he definitely got a lump sum at some point. You know, he got a huge millions of dollars. And then CBS was just like, well actually we don't want to do anything with some good news.

[A]

So some good news is an Instagram account with over. Yeah. And it has the same logo as. So it's the same one. It's an Instagram account that, like, shares, you know, positive good news. You know, like tanks good news. Those.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

It has over a million followers, and it last posted four days ago. And they kind of just like re. It's like a buzzfeed.

[B]

They like, they're aggregate good news in four days.

[A]

I mean, that's true.

[B]

It's been four. What do you mean? Usa.

[A]

They aggregate content from other people. They don't have a website or anything. I can't imagine it's generating $100 million a year. I like it.

[B]

What a grift.

[A]

I just. Yeah, I just saw somebody do, like, a Twitter thread about, like, the grift that was some good news. And it reminded me, like, yeah, he was going live on Instagram. And then, like, I was like, he. He got acquired for $100 million like, a month later.

[B]

I can't. Wow, Good for him, you know? John Krasinski. Don't hate the player, hate the game.

[A]

Some Good News was a popular YouTube web series created and hosted by John Krasinski during the COVID 19 pandemic, featuring uplifting stories and celebrity guests to provide a break from negative news. It launched in 2020, gained massive popularity for its feel good content, including virtual reunions, tributes to healthcare workers, before he sold the rights to Viacom CBS in May 2020. So we started in March, and in two months, March, April, made a hundred million dollars, and it's now on cbs All Access, Paramount plus, and Comedy Central.

[B]

And what is it when you go there?

[A]

So on the YouTube channel, which I assume he sold, the last video was five years ago, him and Dwayne Johnson, just like, you know, but, you know, they like. It was getting 10 million views per episode, like, on YouTube. 20 million, 5 million, 13 million. 6 million. So, like, but how is that like somebody. Maybe I don't understand business. Okay, so maybe the next businessman of the week could be the person who explains to me, like, how that was

[B]

a good investment, but we should also have, like, the worst businessman of the week.

[A]

Oh, my God, I love that.

[B]

Where people like, so whoever. So I would also say, like, the person at HBO who keeps going back and forth. Yep, yep, yep. I would put him in. But also, like, the person who acquired some good news and then never did anything with it.

[A]

You know what I could do with 100 million?

[B]

Do you know who should Be businessman of the week in that scenario.

[A]

John Krasinski.

[B]

Krasinski.

[A]

Don't hate the player. I hate the game.

[B]

That's what I said. Of course that's what I said.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like, don't hate us because you ain't us.

[A]

Like, Emily Blunt needs more money. Like, I'm like, I fully endorse that.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

She's a mother. They, like, fund their own projects. Quiet place. Like, I feel good about the 100 mil. Yeah. But as a business owner myself, I'm like, what am I missing?

[B]

And like, no, but also for the Krasinski stands. Like, like, don't you feel a little stupid?

[A]

You got played, I guess.

[B]

Like, it was like, yeah, I want to put out good news, but I more so want $100 million.

[A]

Yeah. Like, it seemed. It seemed like it was an earnest project, but in reality, it was just like corporate capitalism at its worst.

[B]

I don't want to share good news more than I want $100 million.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Because he stopped sharing good news after that.

[A]

Right. So it's like, it's good news at what cost?

[B]

Good news has a price.

[A]

So, like, don't forget about the SGN rabbit hole. Okay. And thank you to the person on Twitter who reminded me of that.

[B]

Thank you for sharing with the class. Our next story, Harry Styles is set as the SNL hosted musical guest in March after his new album release.

[A]

So let's talk about Aperture.

[B]

Aperture picture.

[A]

That was his big mistake, releasing a song that starts with ap because there's only one song that can start with ap.

[B]

I just want to say, on Aperture day, I endeavored to listen. We discussed it. I never saw, heard, thought, or talked about it again. I don't even see it, like, in content on reels and stories.

[A]

Yeah. So often, like, when a song gets released by, like, a major artist, even if I don't like it, I end up hearing it on TikTok, in grocery stores, on the radio. Like, I'll end up knowing the whole song and probably liking it just for sheer, you know, exposure. I agree. After I listened to it a couple of times, like, on my own. I never even on TikTok, which is crazy. Why? Like, it's a flop. Yeah. Or am I just, like, not operating in the right circles?

[B]

Like, let's ask Margot.

[A]

Oh, yeah, ask.

[B]

Is Aperture a flop?

[A]

Should I facetime her?

[B]

Oh, sure. Let's see if she wants to be on the show. Tell her we're recording.

[A]

Say her, hi, we're recording. So don't like, you know, say, your ATM pin, but as Our resident, like, music person.

[B]

Young person.

[A]

Young person. Would you consider Aperture by Harry Styles, like, to be a flop or a success? And I'm gonna turn you around so everyone can see you. So, like, fix your angle.

[B]

Oh, sorry.

[A]

Hold on. Hey, Sam.

[B]

I love you.

[A]

You know, it's so funny. I was just thinking about that. I think it was a banger maybe when it came out, but I think it has now kind of become a flop from my pov and can you sing it for us? Like, I don't even recognize it. Sounds good when Margo sings it.

[B]

No, it sounds like after. Sure. Lets the light in.

[A]

No, I just feel like. I feel like it's not on the radio waves. I'm not hearing in every target that I go to. Like, it's. Wait, is it like on tick tock? Like, it was when it came out? Because everyone was excited about it, but I don't know that it has staying power.

[B]

Doesn't have legs.

[A]

It doesn't have legs. Okay, so we just want to make sure we weren't, like, missing anything. No, no, no. You guys seem to be on point. Thanks so much. And I sent you. I made a tick tock. I sent it to you. Is it mean you didn't watch it? No, I haven't seen it. It's about you go watch it. I'm so scared.

[B]

All right, show me.

[A]

Bye. Okay, so still funny. Margot left a comment on my tik tok yesterday. Being like. Let me read it to you. Exactly.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Sorry. Yeah. Once you don't have a tik tok, you're like, missing out on, like, sister stuff.

[B]

That's okay. I haven't.

[A]

She said it said, that's a nice lip color. And it's like, oh, that's nice. My sister's complimenting me. But I knew there was more there there. And I explained in the tik tok why Margot show me this funny about having a sister. Now. This is my sister, okay? She's giving me a compliment. Isn't that so nice? And I know this so well. I gave her a compliment on Saturday and she, like, always makes it a big deal. She says I'm like her biggest hater. I'm always saying, like, fix your hair, fix your face.

[B]

You literally said that in the video.

[A]

And so pretty. Cuz she went out on Saturday night and she was like, wow, thanks. And I was like, you're welcome. Like, maybe if you slay more, you would get more compliments. I'm such a. And it's clear that, like, she needs to pay me back so that we're even. And so she says that's a nice lip color. And I just know it, like pained her so. Thank you, Sachi. This is a nice, nice lip color. Let me tell you how I got it. So, yeah, that's what's going on on TikTok.

[B]

Oh, wow. Like I said, I have inner peace and calm, just not closeness with your sisters. Really?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I would say I'm the glue.

[A]

Okay, well, somebody who's not the glue

[B]

would say that I am so the glue.

[A]

I. You are rubber and I am glue.

[B]

I am so the glue.

[A]

Okay, so how do we get to Harry Styles?

[B]

He's performing snl, the works, et cetera. Aperture.

[A]

I think he needs like some more zhuzhing. Maybe he thought he was at a place where he could like release music and not have to like work hard. You know, he did that whole press tour from his couch. He didn't even like show up to his studio to do radio. So I think maybe he like thought he was at the level and maybe at one point he was, but he took a big break and like now you have to put your big, big pants, big boy pants on and go to work.

[B]

No. And like, everybody is out there, you know, Even if they just like drop an album in the middle of the night, they then like get after it. You know, Adele, Beyonce does it. So I don't know why, like, he would think that he doesn't have to.

[A]

Yeah, he's not exempt.

[B]

No, he's not.

[A]

And also as like a man excelling in a woman's field, you have to constantly be doing more. Like, he is one of the only male pop stars. As it should be like, sorry, pop stardom is for girls.

[B]

Unless, like the music is gonna stand alone.

[A]

But it doesn't much like the cheese.

[B]

Much like, like Bruno Mars. He doesn't have to do press. Give us a song and it's a hit and that's it. Bruno, go back to the casino.

[A]

So like, if you are going to try and keep up with like your fellow pop girlies, like they are, they do the most, like you were saying, even the big ones, even Taylor. So like you just sort of releasing a mid song and doing press from your couch using wired headphones, it's not going to cut it. In the age of, you know, Adele, Beyonce, Taylor Swift.

[B]

Do you use wired headphones? I do because of the electrons.

[A]

Not so much like electrons. More so I can't like keep up with having another device. Do you know what I mean? The connecting to bluetooth the charging, the having to put them back in the case. Like, I just had a baby. Like, I don't have, like, a baby. The spiritual bandwidth to also have, like, another device.

[B]

So it's not about, like, the radio waves going through your brain.

[A]

No, it's really not. Like, it's hard for me to, like, believe things that I can't see. Do you know what I mean?

[B]

But when you just think about it.

[A]

Sure.

[B]

Like, it seems like, yeah, that's probably happening. Sure. Your waves in the brain.

[A]

Sure.

[B]

Yeah. I'm a wired girl.

[A]

I'm a wired girl, too. Which is an imperfect solution, mind you. I'm always untangling them.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But again, they never die on me. Like, what's worse than having a pair of AirPods that you can't use because they're dead? Like, that's insane.

[B]

No other click connected to someone over there.

[A]

Oh, and that's the other thing. Like, Ben. All the headphones in my house, like, if you ask Ben, like, they're communal, so, like, I'll plug them in and all of a sudden I'm on a spritz call. Like, it's crazy.

[B]

Oh, damn.

[A]

Yeah, it's bad because they, like, go to Ben's computer. He just picks up whatever headphones he finds.

[B]

Yeah. Ben once left a pair of AirPods at my house and then he put them in lost mode. He couldn't find them and they would just, like, ring all the time.

[A]

I've said this before and I'll say it again. My husband is the craziest person.

[B]

He is.

[A]

And I don't know how he got that way. Like, he's so crazy.

[B]

He's so crazy sometimes he'll do stuff. Even the way he, like, just cuts a tomato.

[A]

He took Advil like he needed to wash it down with something. And he opened a jar of pickles and, like, drank the pickle juice. Only a genuinely fucking crazy person would do that. And he didn't think it was weird at all.

[B]

Yeah. Like, that's not. Like, that's not option. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10.

[A]

I would sooner. Like, if I had nothing else except pickle juice, it wouldn't even occur to me to drink it. I would just dry swallow. Or like, the sink. Yeah.

[B]

Is there a sink? Are you ready for our fifth and final story? Little Traitors News tray.

[A]

As this is actually really crazy. And, like, Colton never beating the stalker allegations. Well.

[B]

Oh, you think so? Lisa Rinna fears that she was drugged at a Trader's premiere party. Lisa Rinna is on a press tour for her book, so she's. She's drumming up a lot of press play. She's talking about Traders, and I don't

[A]

know if it's Lisa herself or somebody who works for her, like, tells her all the Internet lore because she gives the people exactly what they want. Yeah, like, we wanted someone from Traders to start talking about, like, the stalker allegations especially. It would have been nice if it was the person who Colton said he was going to kidnap. And Lisa Rinna said, you ask, I deliver.

[B]

So Lisa reportedly suspects that she was drugged at the season four premiere party of Traders on January 8th. Her Traders cast me. Colton Underwood first became concerned when he noticed she was completely inebriated at the party, even though she hadn't had that much to drink. Sources told TM Ramsay he then notified her team, who took her out of the party. The outlet reports it's unclear if police were called or if Rinna went to the hospital. They reached out to reps for comment. So I. Lisa said that her and Colton weren't beefing until the reunion, which

[A]

is after the premiere party.

[B]

Right. So at the premiere party, like, they were good. So I. I actually read this as, like, Colton being a hero.

[A]

Oh, I completely agree, by the way. I wasn't saying that I thought he drugged her, but, like, it's so unfortunate that like, like, a woman was drugged and Colton was there. Do you know what I mean? Like, and he was the one who ended up helping her, which, like, if I'm the person who drugged, I'd also be, like, the one to help. I'm not saying that it's him. I'm just saying it's just unfortunate for Colton. Like, it's just another headline that he's attached to where, like, it's unfortunate, but

[B]

I think in this one, he comes off looking good. But maybe that's.

[A]

It depends on your.

[B]

Your, like, like, your outlook and your, like, serious suspicion of Colton. Like.

[A]

Yeah. And I don't think Colton is, like, a serial stalker. I don't think he, like, gets off.

[B]

No.

[A]

I think, like, he had a really, really bad moment or, like, a bad, you know, couple of maybe a year, and he did really bad things. But I believe now, like, he knows that those things were bad and wrong. I don't think that, like, I'm ever gonna move past those bad and wrong things, but I don't think, like, when he said the hostage thing, like, I don't think he's like, you know, take the king of women for hostages hobby.

[B]

No. And if anyone else said it, like, we wouldn't even think twice. Think twice. I also, I don't think he's like drugging women at party.

[A]

Like, he's done his best behavior.

[B]

Yeah. So this is just really crazy. Who done it then?

[A]

I don't know. Like, are we really still drugging people?

[B]

Like, did you see also that store, that tick tock from Wishbone Kitchen a couple weeks ago? I did. That was so horrible.

[A]

Insane story.

[B]

Insane story. I'm insane. The way that she, like, shared it. Because she had been.

[A]

She didn't share it at the time.

[B]

No, she never shared it. And then she was just like posting a video that she's traveling. She has anxiety about traveling. And people were like, this is so German. Dramatic. Like, you're spoiled. Yeah. You travel so hard first class and

[A]

then actually have anxiety.

[B]

She went on to explain why she has anxiety when she travels because she one time went to LA and she

[A]

was like, drugged at like a Hollywood party.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And kidnapped.

[B]

Yeah. And so, yeah, she has anxiety when she travels. Do you feel better now?

[A]

Yeah. Insane.

[B]

Insane. Really, really scary.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Oh. Dear toasters, Dear Toasters, those are the fast five stories that you needed to know.

[A]

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[B]

That's so cute. Yeah, I should add chocolate covered strawberries to the mix.

[A]

Well, last year I found out that he's also been buying the same exact thing from the exact same place. Place for all of his female employees every Valentine's Day. Apparently he's been doing this the entire five years we've been together and I just did not know. I'm not threatened by the employees at all. That's not the issue. What bothered me was finding out on Valentine's Day that the gift that I thought was special to our relationship was also the same gift he gives to the staff. It made me feel less special and honestly kind of ruined the day for me. Am I wrong for feeling hurt by that or should I just appreciate that he got me something and he's generous and kind to others.

[B]

No, I'm sorry, That's really like disgusting.

[A]

No, I mean, that's crazy.

[B]

And it's just crazy. And like, like it's Valentine's Day. You don't need to get something for your employees. So like, it doesn't. And if you want to.

[A]

I was going to say the fact that he's like a male employer who like gets like a little something for the females in his office. I'm.

[B]

I'm. But he's a little something and it's the same level of something as his lady love.

[A]

I'm thinking he's a doctor and like all the nurses. That's the vibe that I'm getting. And it's like, sweet. If he had put like, you know, chocolate heart shaped subdomain, a little Russell

[B]

Stover would do the trick.

[A]

But the fact that like you have this cute little thing and he's sharing it with others, the fact that like your gift is the same as his employees gift and he doesn't see that as weird. Like, I hate this. You're so justified. Like, and we need to riot.

[B]

But it's not a deal breaker. It's just like, not totally right. I think his heart's in the right place, but lazy. He could step it up for you. But if this is your thing and you like how it is, and I think that that's really nice. Like, yeah, a couple chocolate kisses is enough for the ladies at work.

[A]

Work. Yeah.

[B]

And they have their own Val and Galentines, you know, Everyone does.

[A]

And so it's like sweet.

[B]

No, but I'm not looking to my work to celebrate Valentine's Day.

[A]

Valentine's Day is like now like a corporate holiday in the sense that like, it's just an excuse for people to eat and like put up decorations. Like actually, where was. I was. I had like an urgent care or something and it was Valentine's Day and they had like little decorations up. Like how you do Halloween. It's like a home goods holiday, you know?

[B]

Yeah, sure, it's sweet. Yeah. But it's like if. If the ladies in the office are suffering because their boss didn't celebrate Valentine's Day suffering thoroughly enough. It's okay.

[A]

We don't need to get rid of the presents for the ladies too. Like it's a nice thing if you

[B]

go to Work and you get a chocolate something.

[A]

Yeah, like get like a box of donuts from. You know, they have the heart shaped brownie batter donuts from Dunkin. Like get that for the whole office.

[B]

Yeah, you should tell him that.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

Feelings.

[A]

And have you been holding on to the secret for a year? Like, you found out last year and now another Valentine's Day has come to pass?

[B]

No, I feel like she found out this year. Year.

[A]

No, she said I found out last year.

[B]

Oh.

[A]

And maybe she hasn't said anything because she doesn't know if it's like overreaction. I'm just letting you know you're underreacting.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. It's not like. Yeah, at the end of the day. It's just. It's not that, like anything wrong is happening, but it's just. You want to feel special.

[A]

He needs to be told.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Hey, Jackson Turdy. My husband and I are high school sweethearts. We've been together since we were 15. We were each other's first and only partners. We have three kids. We very much exist in the roommate phase of life right now. I was cleaning recently and I stumbled across something hidden, clearly. I took it out and it was a very large anatomically correct dildo, though. I called my husband in and asked what it was. He said, it's his. He said he's had it for a few years. He was too embarrassed to tell me, but he uses it on himself. I'm very weirded out and also feel very betrayed and insecure. I feel very insecure in my postpartum body right now. Our sex life is not the most active. I flat out asked if he's attracted to men. He said no, but that he just likes us. I could tell that he was very embarrassed. I don't want him to be ashamed, but I also don't know how to get past it. Especially because he's been hiding it for the last two years. I don't know what to do or how to move on. Please help.

[B]

I just want to say, like your postpartum body, like, yeah, it's irrelevant.

[A]

I appreciate you, like, maybe trying to take like some onus here, but, like, this is not on you.

[B]

Like, it doesn't give or take away a penis for you. Right.

[A]

So the age old question. Do you feel like this is just like a gay thing? I just want to say being into that stuff does not automatically make you, like, have gay affliction. The hiding of it for, like, your high school sweetheart. Like, this is the great love of your life. Like, you should be able to share any. The hiding of it is the only thing that gives me, like, a little bit of pause.

[B]

Yeah. And, like, it could be something that you do together. If. Of course, if you're just, like, being open and sharing with your partner. Married couples, like, married couples should go there. They can get down and you should

[A]

in, like, a fun, safe way.

[B]

But yes, the hiding of it gives. Like, I have a big secret.

[A]

I wouldn't let this. This go. I would, like, talk more.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Unless, like, you think he's gay and you're just not interested in getting divorced right now and, like, you're okay with, like, living. That's. I just want to say, like, some people do that. And, like, you know what?

[B]

Maybe you don't want to know more. Yeah.

[A]

Like, your kids are little. Like, you'll figure this out in 10 years.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You can't push someone out of the closet. I just don't. I don't think, like, you don't want

[B]

to rock the boat.

[A]

I don't. I don't think having this specific kink, like, is an automatic gay. I just want to say that I don't.

[B]

Me neither. But that's surprising to hear you say it because, you know, someone could breathe the wrong way and they're gay.

[A]

Well, breathing is, like, a very personal thing.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I don't think that that means he's gay, but the hiding in secret. And let's see, if he wants to. Can you. If he's, like, open to continue talking about it, then I think, like, you're in the clear. But if he's very defensive, if he doesn't want to do it together, if

[B]

he doesn't want to do it together

[A]

together, I can understand hiding like a kink that, like, you think maybe your

[B]

wife will think, and then she has a lot going on. And it's like, you know, if you're breastfeeding, you just had a baby and you're like, hey, can you put this

[A]

up I butt, like, get out of here. Right. Not right now. Like, not right now. Not right now. I'm busy.

[B]

Right. So that's actually really thoughtful.

[A]

That's beautiful. I like the positive spin you're putting on this. So my advice would be to talk about it more. Get like, a read and open. Like, you need to be down to clown. And if he just wants to continue putting this thing up his butt, like, by himself, you might have a problem by himself.

[B]

But, like, if he said.

[A]

He said, interested in bringing this, like, sexual fantasy to the bedroom.

[B]

Agreed. But, like, if he were to stay doing it by himself, like, that would be flexible King. That would be better than, like, the next step, which is like, finding something real life.

[A]

That's the way you should feel your

[B]

whole life, you know, like, so. Yes. Hopefully you guys can bond over this. This.

[A]

Period. Period.

[B]

I don't know.

[A]

I would. I would definitely try to, like, make it a group activity and see how that goes. Oh, I chose. Oh, let me see which one I want to do next.

[B]

What?

[A]

I'm going to do both.

[B]

Oh, wow.

[A]

Okay, guys, this one's easy. Hey, swirlies. I'm a GLP1. Easy. Thank you. This one's actually very easy. I'm a GLP1 toaster and I've lost £70. I'm studying abroad in Europe this summer in the apartment that I'm staying out. I just found out has no refrigerator.

[B]

College. Are you going to be okay? Is she studying abroad?

[A]

Why?

[B]

Because we have a young listener.

[A]

Oh, no. Why? We have so many young listeners. It's not a big deal. I just found out that the. The apartment I'm staying has no refrigerator. Meaning I can't bring my oic. I'm sick thinking about the weight I'm going to gain back. Should I cancel my whole semester abroad? Girl, get a mini fridge. Even, like, the ones that they make for skin care. Don't keep anything else in it. You just need an outlet. I'm sure, like, Europeans don't have mini fridges.

[B]

Oh. I was going to say, like, everyone says you lose weight in Europe. Like, maybe try.

[A]

That's true.

[B]

Like, maybe you can be fit, live the European lifestyle and you don't need a GLP one.

[A]

Oh, you need the GLP one. Get a mini fridge.

[B]

You can always get a mini fridge. But, like, that's not the worst place to have to be off of Ozempic.

[A]

And this way I don't mess around with Europe. I just want to say I know they don't believe in air conditioning and, like, they don't put ice in their water. And now they also don't have refrigerators. I just love America. I just. I want. I want that to be just my final piece here. Yeah, you should absolutely go. And you should bring your Ozempic with you and, like, seriously get a hotel room.

[B]

Well, I feel like if she could bring her Ozempic and, like, this were a quick solve that she would. I feel like she's asking.

[A]

I really don't think she's thought beyond, like, either. There's no fridge and I can't bring It.

[B]

But what if, like, the fridge that you would plug in, you know, short circuits the breaker. Like, what if the European electric.

[A]

She can't bring one, she has to buy one. But they don't have mini fridges in Europe.

[B]

They don't have fridges.

[A]

They definitely have mini fridges in Europe.

[B]

Perhaps. But what if she's saying, like, in

[A]

a little village, like, do they have mini fridges in.

[B]

You know how you can't like, use a blow dryer, Right? Maybe they can't use the refrigerator. I'm just saying, like, maybe just try living the European lifestyle. Like, it's a very healthy lifestyle.

[A]

You'll find them in hotels, student housing and small apartments. Okay, girl, get a mini fridge.

[B]

Okay, great.

[A]

That wasn't like a real submission. I saw a fellow GLP sister in need.

[B]

We needed like an amuse booth.

[A]

Hey, girlies. I love the podcast and I need some advice. A friend of mine got married about a year and a half ago. We are not super close, but I went to the wedding and I wrote them a check as a gift. A few months went by and I noticed that the check was never cashed. After texting my friend and learning that they didn't ever see my card or the check, I venmoed them for the amount.

[B]

Skip forward the Chester check.

[A]

Over a year later, I noticed that they cashed the original check. My bank even shows me a photo of the cash check. So it was definitely that check. Now I've gifted them double the original amount. It's not the biggest deal in the world, but I'm saving for a house and the whole thing has just really rubbed me the wrong way. What are the chances that this was an honest mistake on their part? Do I say something or just let it go?

[B]

I imagine that I'm going to give them the benefit that this was an honest mistake. Like, there's a lot of checks flying. Oh, desk drawer.

[A]

You find a check that you didn't cash.

[B]

But like, if you write someone a check and they don't cash it, that is on them.

[A]

I agree.

[B]

But they said something to her, right? If you're worried that they didn't see it, you could flag it and be like, hey, just I got you this check. I just want to make sure you got my gift. But like, sometimes people like, I actually, I have a check in my wallet that was a gift that I have not cashed yet.

[A]

Same.

[B]

And that person should not venmo me the money because it's now on to me to go cash my check. I agree.

[A]

The fact that this person had the actual gall to like, reach out to you a year after and being like, hey, we never got your wedding gift.

[B]

Oh, is that what happened? No, she reached out and said, hey, did you get my check?

[A]

Oh, that's your fault. Not.

[B]

Yeah, don't follow up on the check. You did your part. You're being like, way too extra now. This is the price you pay, right,

[A]

for being like, generous and dotting your T's and jacking your eyes.

[B]

Yeah, it's like too much, you know, Like. Like you don't have to be like that much. Like, you did. You sent a gift.

[A]

So that's the lesson here. Like, when you give a check. Check. The check is the gift. And what happens after that is like, seriously not your problem.

[B]

And if the person loses the check, they don't get to come and ask you, hey, can I get another check?

[A]

This is the expensive way you had to learn the lesson. Drop it. Yeah, I'm sorry that you're saving for a house. You weren't generous.

[B]

For everyone else out there, you don't need to like, follow up on your check and your gift. Like, you did your part.

[A]

Agree the envelope is the gift.

[B]

Yeah, it's the same way.

[A]

If you bought someone a sweater and they lost the sweater, are you gonna replace it? This is an American Express.

[B]

Like, you bought someone a sweater and they never wore the sweater, so you bought them a different sweater and then turned out they like the sweater.

[A]

Now they're wearing two sweaters and like, yeah, no crazy.

[B]

Not your problem.

[A]

You had to learn this lesson.

[B]

I'm sure you're over generous. Like, that's really.

[A]

You're gonna go to a lot of weddings in your life and you know what? You learned the hard way.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Sorry that happened. Wishing you the best.

[B]

Yeah, they didn't do anything wrong other than just like being like, not, you know, having perfect. Yeah.

[A]

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[B]

Love you. Bye.