The Toast – "The Grammy Girls": February 2, 2026

Hosts: Jackie & Claudia Oshry
Main Theme: Grammy Awards Recap, Pop Culture Catch-Up, and Housewives Gossip

Episode Overview

This lively Monday episode centers on a detailed debrief of the 2026 Grammy Awards, complete with real-time reactions to this year’s performances, wins, snubs, and the always-contentious choice of host. The sisters also dish on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, retail revelations, major celebrity news, and pop culture hot topics, maintaining their signature candid, comedic, and occasionally irreverent tone.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Weekend Revelations & Life Updates

• Claudia’s weekend “revelations”:

  • Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ("RHOBH") = “Best show ever made.” [00:50]
  • Nordstrom Rack: newfound love (“I went in one girl and I came out another.”) [01:31]
  • Claudia shares the struggle of rotating the same 6 outfits and the thrill of finding affordable new looks.
    • “My entire outfit is Nord rack. I’m actually going to stand up.” [02:28]
  • Bose and her family also independently discovered Nordstrom Rack that same weekend. [02:33]

• Claudia’s party anecdote:

  • Attended Tyler Cameron’s (The Bachelor) charity auction, lost her paddle, and someone bid on her behalf.
    • “I got a text being like, thanks for raising your paddle. So I guess somebody picked up my paddle and, like, bid and, like, it’s fine.” [04:06]
  • Navigating events "landmine-studded" with reality TV people, causing the hosts to second-guess things they’ve said publicly. [04:50]

2. TV Binging & RHOBH

• Claudia and Ben (Claudia’s husband) binge-watch RHOBH; Ben unexpectedly becomes very invested.
  • “He’s obsessed. Of course he’s obsessed with Bose. And he’s gonna do, like, a whole thing about it on the Good Guys because he’s just, like, so atopic, dude. Just about the Real Housewives.” [06:18]
• Ben’s hot takes (having no “lore”): “He thinks Kyle’s really cool. He thinks Sutton’s a loser. And... can’t get over Amanda.” [06:41]

3. Grammys 2026 Deep-Dive

Host & General Vibe

• Both thought the Grammys were “just late...and bad,” but Claudia enjoyed performances more than usual. [07:15]
• Trevor Noah as host received unanimous thumbs-down:
  • “Personally, not a Trevor [Noah] fan. And I just like, I wish he did something different this year. Like, tried being funny.” [13:25]
  • “He said it’s his last year, and I think this was like his way of going out with a bang.” [14:54]
  • “It was so, so manic. It was really crazy. I did not like it.” [15:59]

Performances & Awards – Chronological Recap

Opening:

• Rose & Bruno Mars “Apata” [11:33]
  • Bose: “I enjoyed it because it’s my boyfriend. I’m sitting there with Bruno...but then, like, it just didn’t sound good. I think there were some, like, audio issues.” [12:29]

Sabrina Carpenter (“Amanda Francis” bit)

• Claudia: “It had everything. It had the dancing, it had the tick tock dance, it had the song, it had the vocals, it had the outfit, it had the aesthetic. Like, I could have done without the bird...” [16:50]
• Bose: “It felt very effortless too. Like she was so comfortable, not nervous at all.” [17:21]

Best New Artist Medley [18:09]

• The Marias: “That music was dreadful.” [18:31]
• Addison Rae: “It was really shocking how not good it was.” [19:12]
• Cat’s Eye: “It was nutty...at random times, someone’s shouting ‘gnarly.’” [20:47]
• Leon Thomas: “Crushed it. I thought his performance was great and like I wasn’t familiar with his music but if he’d won, I would have thought it was well deserved.” [21:41]
• Alex Warren: “It was devastating...just devastated. And seriously, I don’t know whose job it was to make sure the monitors were on, but like I want him to be held accountable.” [22:40]
• Lola Young: “That was such a crazy performance...She’s a shouter. She’s just a crazy person. But, like, the Grammys are for the crazy people.” [24:45]
• Olivia Dean: “She was the winner...after the dreadful nonsense to the just noise from Cat’s Eye, it was very clear.” [25:43]

Somber:

• Claudia gives background on Somber’s real name and Jewish heritage, “Raised on the Lower east side.” [26:37]
• Both liked his disco-infused performance; Bose: “No one’s, like, doing music like that. It’s good.” [26:38]

Justin Bieber in Undies [28:28]

• Claudia: “I understood the message, like, the metaphor. He was stripped down, right?” [29:01]
• Bose: “He sounded really good, right? People forget he is one of the best voices.” [29:36]

Lady Gaga “Abracadabra” [31:54]

• Claudia: “She is who she thinks she is, and she is who all these other bitches, like, think that they are...I don’t get it...but she never sacrifices the quality of her performance.” [32:51]
• Both praise Gaga’s ability to be both eccentric and professional; she wins Pop Vocal Contemporary Album.

Winners, Snubs & Oddities

• Billie Eilish wins Song of the Year—hosts frustrated, say it’s the wrong year and the wrong song (“Golden was so clearly the song of the year.” [38:11]), but acknowledge Billie’s songwriting with her brother.
• “Record of the Year” to SZA and Kendrick—no issues.
• Bad Bunny wins Album of the Year (“...Well deserved. I have no issue.” [42:27])
• Cheryl presents Luther Vandross with a posthumous award ("It’s about time Luther Vandross is recognized."). [42:06]
• Jelly Roll wins best country album, Bruno Mars returns to perform new song “I Just Might.” [37:06]

Notable Quotes:

• Claudia on supermarket music: “Okay, so what’s your...Somebody asked me what I like. I like supermarket music.” [24:01]
• On Lady Gaga: "Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your life work." [35:40]

4. Pop Culture Flash Round

Catherine O’Hara’s Passing [45:01]

• “This was shocking...like, someone so beloved...71, but, like, that’s not even that old. And she was a very young 71.” [45:44]
• Deep tributes to her comedy legacy, especially Moira Rose: “Moira Rose is an exercise in perfection...the greatest comedy performance delivered on TV in the last 20 years.” [47:10]

Kim Kardashian & Lewis Hamilton Rumors [47:59]

• “I find the whole thing very uninspired.” [48:10]
• "It’s giving not even true. It’s giving, like, showmance...just an easy, buzzy couple to talk about." [51:13]

Devil Wears Prada 2 Trailer [49:31]

• “Her working at Runway is just, like, not believable. They’re trying to redo the same thing...” [50:13]
• Both agree: curious but cautious.

Groundhog Day Tradition [54:26]

• “I love Groundhog’s Day. I think we don’t have a lot of traditions like this...it’s like this dumb thing that we. We all still continue to do.” [55:41]
• They dissect the logic behind Phil and his shadow in classic, roundabout Toast fashion.

5. Real Housewives Deep Dive

RONI OGs Move to E!

[58:37]

• Claudia: “I adore this. ... The fact that they didn’t just like wait for Bravo, I kind of love this. ...I really hope the show is successful because these women should have been picked back up a while ago.” [59:09]
• Analysis: Real demand for OGs; Bravo is giving “peanuts”; E! move is “kind of Real Housewives of Florida” due to cast’s current location. [60:51]
• Claudia wonders if Bethenny will join at some point.

Beverly Hills Current Season [61:45]

• Rachel Zoe shines: “So far, I’m really enjoying her...she’s clowning. She’s having, like, snarky [moments]." [62:08]
• Amanda’s presence: “She’s so out of her league...really reminds me of Whitney Rose from Salt Lake City...” [63:41]
  • Amanda’s attempts at flexing viewed as insecurity by Claudia, but Bose sees confidence.
• Erica: “Testament to her true sense of style and taste how, like, she has not faltered in her looks one bit...she didn’t miss a beat moving from the big house to the little house.” [68:03]
• Dinners, friendships, and casting dynamics dissected with all the juicy gossip and personal opinions, notably on the struggles and cringes surrounding Amanda, and the group’s handling of divorce storylines.
• Claudia on Sutton: “She’s having this, like, rebirth, and I actually. I’m. I’m down because she’s, like, awful, and I’m tabula rassa. Like, I’m good.” [74:38]
• Standout: “That’s Real Housewives. That’s your show. And Fabulous Monday.” [78:22]

Notable Quotes & Moments w/ Timestamps

• On Nordstrom Rack:
  "I went to Nordstrom Rack. I went in one girl and I came out another." – Claudia [01:31]

• Regarding the charity paddle mishap:
  "I got a text being like, thanks for raising your paddle. So I guess somebody picked up my paddle and, like, bid and, like, it's fine...it's for charity." – Claudia [04:06]

• On supermarket music:
  "I love supermarket music. That's always how I know something's a hit. I'm like, I heard it at the supermarket." – Bose [24:01]

• Lady Gaga wisdom:
  "Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your life work." – Bose/Claudia quoting Flaubert [35:40]

• Catherine O'Hara tribute:
  "Moira Rose is an exercise in perfection...the greatest comedy performance delivered on TV in the last 20 years." – Claudia [47:10]

• On Real Housewives casting:
  "That's the toughest group of women. And it takes someone like Rachel Zo just to come in as an equal, as a peer." – Claudia [72:40]

• Iconic reaction to a Housewives misstep:
  "You couldn't have waterboarded that information out of me. Like, obsessive bows." – Claudia, referencing Amanda's TMI [77:00]

Segment Timestamps (approximate):

• 00:03 Introductions/Banter
• 00:50 Weekend Revelations
• 03:41 Nordstrom Rack Magic
• 04:46 Tyler Cameron Charity Party Story
• 06:18 RHOBH Recap & Ben’s Take
• 07:03 Grammys Recap Begins
• 11:33 Grammys Open (Rose & Bruno Mars)
• 13:25 Trevor Noah Host Criticism
• 16:44 Sabrina Carpenter Performance
• 18:09 Best New Artist Medley
• 22:40 Alex Warren Mishap
• 24:45 Lola Young + Olivia Dean
• 26:37 Somber Performance & Backstory
• 28:30 Justin Bieber Performs in Underwear
• 31:54 Lady Gaga “Abracadabra”
• 37:06 Jelly Roll Wins, Bruno’s New Song
• 38:11 Song of the Year Rant
• 45:01 Catherine O’Hara Tribute
• 47:59 Kim Kardashian/Lewis Hamilton Rumors
• 49:31 Devil Wears Prada 2 Discussion
• 54:26 Groundhog Day
• 58:37 RONI OGs Move to E!
• 61:45 Real Housewives of Beverly Hills In-Depth
• 78:22 Wrap-up/Farewell

Summary

This episode of The Toast is a must-listen for anyone who loves pop culture, award shows, and reality TV with a comedic, sometimes caustic edge. Jackie and Claudia balance playful sister banter with sharp, sometimes brutal insights—whether recapping the chaos of the Grammys, the shifting landscape of reality TV, or the quirks of decades-old traditions like Groundhog Day. Featuring honest assessments (“That music was dreadful”), unexpected moments of empathy, and signature lines, it’s a whirlwind tour of what’s hot, what’s not, and what's deeply funny about both.