Our REDACTED 2025 Tier List | TMT 159

Summary

Too Many Tabs with Pearlmania500

Episode 159: "Our REDACTED 2025 Tier List"

Release Date: December 21, 2025
Hosts: Pearlmania500 (Alex) & Mrs. P

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Episode Overview

In this energetic, irreverent end-of-year episode, husband-wife duo Alex (Pearlmania500) and Mrs. P run through the biggest, weirdest, and most memorable (and forgettable) moments of 2025 as logged in Mrs. P’s ever-growing browser tab collection. Employing a tongue-in-cheek “tier list” ranking system, they recap everything from viral pop culture phenomena to memes, scandals, and internet drama—largely sidestepping “serious politics” in favor of lighter fare and the absurd. The distinct flavor: snark, cultural critique, fond exasperation, and mutual ribbing.

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The 2025 Tiers Explained

[07:05] Alex: "I'm gonna start at the bottom. The worst thing possible is redacted."

• Redacted: The absolute worst—never speak of it again.
• Not Invited to 2026: Please, let’s leave this in the past.
• That's So Great For You: Indifferent, tinged with passive aggression.
• Core Memory: Unforgettable, formative—for better or (usually) worse.
• Again, Again: The top tier—let’s have more of this energy!

Memorable Quote:
“Remember to smile. Welcome to Too Many Tabs, a podcast where a husband and wife duo sit next to each other at a table. And this table is set in the year 2025, which is a year that we are set to say goodbye to.”
—Alex [01:41]

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Key Segments and Highlights

January: TikTok Goes Dark & Inauguration Mishaps

• [04:24] TikTok Goes Dark for 12 Hours

  • Viral panic, mass “confession” trend as creators subliminally assumed the app’s demise.
  • Fitness influencers and others cop to secrets (Ozempic, “I don’t really drink this protein shake”).
  • Platform resurrected, crediting Trump with its return, and sold to shady tech overlords.

  "The death and resurrection of TikTok was a terrifying time. I remember sitting there, Tell Williams was on TikTok Live … and then the whole screen just died."
  —Alex [05:13]

  • Tier: Core Memory

• [09:00] Carrie Underwood’s Inauguration Performance

  • Disaster—bad sound, no monitor, “sounded like dog shit.”
  • Hosts note how “everything Trump touches dies” referencing Underwood’s rough year following the event.
  • Melania Trump’s “Dune hat” and Trump’s refusal to put hand on Bible.
  • Tier: That's So Great For You

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Reality TV, Memes, and Virality

• Gabby Wendy’s Rise [11:00]

  • From The Traitors to TikTok darling, Gabby and her “iconic” wedding.
  • Traitors finale: several winners, not all beloved.
  • Tier: Again, Again

• Gulf of Mexico Renamed “Gulf of America” [12:44]

  • Pointless nationalism; becomes “redacted.”
  • Tier: Redacted

• Leslie Bibb Smile/White Lotus Meme [14:00]

  • Botoxed squint becomes viral reaction image, “face you make so much nowadays.”
  • Tier: Core Memory

• Kendrick Lamar Roasts Drake at the Super Bowl [15:16]

  • Shared with Eagles defeating Chiefs—hosts celebrate dunking on rivals and “keep receipts” attitude.
  • Tier: Again, Again

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Political Memes & Miscellany

• JD Vance “Big Ugly Fat Head” Meme [19:07]
  • Lost luster over time, but successfully made Vance into a clown in public discourse.
  • Tier: That’s So Great For You

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Viral Trends and Pop Culture Phenomena

• Labubus Rise & Blind Box Craze (March–April) [23:27, 24:02]

  • Pop Mart toys gain cult following; Vanilla Mace’s viral unboxing rant: “I just hope I don’t get that ass Christmas tree.”
  • Clip played on episode.
  • Tier: Labubus—Core Memory; Vanilla Mace—Again, Again

• Katy Perry Goes to Space [27:25]

  • Space trip with Jeff Bezos’ circle, “hated that moment so much,” contributes to Perry’s public image issues.
  • Perry’s subsequent pairing with Justin Trudeau is “not invited to 2026.”
  • Tier: Redacted / Not Invited

• 100 Men vs. Gorilla Meme [28:52]

  • Viral argument; dismissed as pointless distraction.
  • Tier: Not Invited to 2026

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May–June: Church, Hats, TV

• Death of the Pope / Rise of “Woke Pope” from Chicago [29:50, 30:03]

  • Fun segment about Alex’s experience in Italy when new Pope elected, “Pope Leo.”
  • “Pope Chicago” is “pushing back” and “beating archdiocese butt.”
  • Tier: Core Memory

• Sex and the City Hat Debacle (“That Ass Hat”) [34:43]

  • Carrie Bradshaw’s “picnic tablecloth meets Rasta hat” fashion horror.
  • Tier: Redacted

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Summer: Celebrity, Music, and Workplace Drama

• Sydney Sweeney’s Good Genes Jeans Ad Backlash [36:13]

  • Ongoing PR disaster over tone-deaf ad/discourse.
  • “She doesn’t have a hairdresser that likes her because her bob looked bad.”
  • Mrs. P steers Alex off “work mode” at the beach:

    “You need to shut the fuck up. I don’t want you looking at your phone for 40… We paid a lot of money for you to not look at your phone.”
    —Mrs. P [39:28]

  • Tier: That’s So Great For You

• Haley Williams’ Surprise Album Drops [46:00]

  • Secret tracks, password hunts, “Ego Death at the Bachelorette Party.”
  • Alex’s #1 replayed album.
  • Family car playlist now ruined until further notice by child’s obsession with "Who Let the Dogs Out."
  • Tier: Again, Again

• Coldplay Kiss Cam CEO Scandal [50:51]

  • Viral kiss cam at concert reveals CEO & head of HR; meme unites internet, CEO tries to sue Coldplay.
  • Tier: Core Memory

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AI Realities and Engagements

• Bunnies on Trampoline AI Video [53:59]

  • Cutesy animal video goes viral; realization it’s AI-made prompts existential dread/social commentary on deepfakes.
  • Tier: Core Memory

• Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift Engagement [58:54]

  • “Foregone conclusion,” likened to American royalty; Mrs. P tells Alex not to “yuck” pop culture joy.
  • Tier: That’s So Great For You

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Fall: Heists, Albums, and Elections

• Louvre Crown Jewels Heist [65:54]

  • Chainsaws, ladders, mayhem. More meme than calamity for the hosts.
  • Tier: Not Invited to 2026

• Taylor Swift Drops a “Bad Album” [69:24]

  • Praised for heartbreak anthems, but happy, “dickmatized” Taylor yields tepid pop.
  • Tier: That’s So Great For You

• Crashing Out with Phil DeFranco Launches [72:09]

  • Alex’s new podcast collab, positive for “podcasting world.”
  • Tier: Again, Again

• Zoran Mom’s Local Election Victory (November) [82:57]

  • Movements to “primary some dinosaurs,” urge listeners to create “good trouble” at the local level.
  • Tier: Again, Again

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Winter: End of Year Ironies

• Sabrina Carpenter Beats the US Government [84:36]

  • Celebrating pop star’s legal victory against overzealous censorship.
  • Tier: Again, Again

• Golden Globes Announce Podcast Category [86:43]

  • New award roundly mocked for including Dax Shepard over Mark Maron; “white list, talk showification” of podcasts.
  • Tier: That’s So Great For You

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Notable Quotes

• "Remember to smile. Welcome to Too Many Tabs, a podcast where a husband and wife duo sit next to each other at a table. And this table is set in the year 2025, which is a year that we are set to say goodbye to."
  —Alex [01:41]

• "The death and resurrection of TikTok was a terrifying time."
  —Alex [05:13]

• "Everything Trump touches dies."
  —Alex [09:46]

• "You need to shut the fuck up. I don’t want you looking at your phone for 40… We paid a lot of money for you to not look at your phone."
  —Mrs. P [39:28]

• "I was the lady walking. No, you're gonna give me your phone."
  —Mrs. P [39:51]

• "In general, the vanguard that has been pushing back against the Trump administration this entire year have not only been women, it's also been women of color because they know. And we've seen a lot of very cowardly, especially white men watching how these women will get attacked and pushed back on to then see where the maximum punishment will live."
  —Alex [85:42]

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Other Memorable Segments (with Timestamps)

• [23:27] – La Boo Boos: Rise of K-Pop blind box collectibles, meme-unboxed by Vanilla Mace.
• [29:50] – Death of the Pope, Chicago Woke Pope rises.
• [34:43] – Carrie Bradshaw wears “ass hat” on And Just Like That.
• [50:51] – CEO Kiss Cam at Coldplay concert, HR scandal.
• [53:59] – AI-generated “bunnies on trampoline” blows up social trust.
• [58:54] – Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift engagement.
• [65:54] – Paris-style jewel heist at the Louvre.
• [69:24] – Taylor Swift’s “bad” happy album, compared to heartbreak-fueled classics.
• [72:09] – Alex’s new show with Phil DeFranco, Crashing Out.
• [76:04] – Hayley Williams’ full album melts Alex’s brain in a good way.
• [82:57] – Zoran Mom’s local election win, energizing progressive activism.
• [86:43] – Golden Globes announce “Podcast of the Year” category.

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Closing Thoughts & Outlook

[92:25] Alex: "It's just another year. And I hope, my hope for all the listeners out there ... may your 2026 be better ... Let's start looking to 2030, 2032, 2040 ... we've spent the last few years especially looking way too close to now ... we need to start planning out further what are the things we're really trying to aim for."

[94:16] Mrs. P: "Have a great holiday week ... or any holiday you celebrate, any time of year. Thank you so much for listening. I hope this was as fun for you as it was for me."

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Episode Flow & Tone

• Typical Segment Positions:

  • Year recaps are chronological, but detours are frequent and self-aware.
  • Rankings after each story complete with quick debate.
  • Banter and asides, plus running gags about Alex’s impulsivity and Mrs. P’s pop culture expertise.
  • Periodic mentions of politics, but mostly in the context of internet memes, pop, and cultural fallout.

• Language & Tone:

  • Conversational, quick-witted, sometimes brash or saucy. Postmodern, reference-laden, and reliably self-deprecating.

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Summary Table: 2025 Tier List

| Moment/Event | Tier | Timestamp | |---------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------| | TikTok Goes Dark | Core Memory | [04:24] | | Carrie Underwood Inauguration | That's So Great For You | [09:00] | | Gabby Wendy's Rise | Again, Again | [11:00] | | Gulf of America Renaming | Redacted | [12:44] | | Leslie Bibb White Lotus Meme | Core Memory | [14:00] | | Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl | Again, Again | [15:26] | | JD Vance Big Head Meme | That’s So Great For You | [19:07] | | Labubus/Vanilla Mace | Core Memory / Again Again | [23:27], [24:02] | | Katy Perry in Space | Redacted / Not Invited| [27:25] | | 100 Men vs Gorilla | Not Invited to 2026 | [28:52] | | Pope dies, Woke Pope rises | Core Memory | [29:50] | | "Ass Hat" SATC | Redacted | [34:43] | | Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ad | That’s So Great For You | [36:13] | | Haley Williams Album | Again, Again | [46:00] | | Coldplay CEO Kiss Cam Scandal | Core Memory | [50:51] | | Bunnies on Trampoline AI Video | Core Memory | [53:59] | | Kelce-Swift Engagement | That’s So Great For You | [58:54] | | Louvre Jewel Heist | Not Invited to 2026 | [65:54] | | Taylor Swift's "Bad Album" | That’s So Great For You | [69:24] | | Crashing Out (with Phil D) | Again, Again | [72:09] | | Zoran Mom Victory | Again, Again | [82:57] | | Sabrina Carpenter v Gov | Again, Again | [84:36] | | Golden Globes Podcast Category | That’s So Great For You | [86:43] |

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For New Listeners: Why Listen?

This episode encapsulates the zany, surreal, meme-driven energy of surviving the 2020s, with running commentary on celebrity, tech, internet culture, music, and the ever-blurring lines between them. It’s a pop culture fever dream filtered through two snarky, passionate millennial nerds, delivering both catharsis and comic relief to anyone who spent the year online.

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Skip:

• Ad breaks and sponsor chats
• Extended listing of Cameo and Patreon promotions (unless you’re interested)

Listen for:

• Pop culture history in real-time
• Roasts, memes, and solid partner banter
• Timely, relatable, and surprisingly sharp social commentary

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Too Many Tabs: “Remember to smile.”

Transcript

[Mrs. P]

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[Alex]

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[Mrs. P]

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[Alex]

He's talking to you britches. I'm not.

[Mrs. P]

Of course he did.

[Alex]

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[Alex]

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[Mrs. P]

Yeah, I wanted to go back through the year because everything goes so fast now that we forget stuff. And so I wanted to start at the beginning of the year and then I also wanted to rank stuff.

[Alex]

Oh, we have.

[Mrs. P]

It's a tier list, baby.

[Alex]

Oh, it's a tier list episode. Because not everything was bad, just most of it. Such things like Labu boos, the crashing economy, Taylor Swift. A lot of Taylor Swift. And don't worry, we don't talk about politics for most of it. We just try to remember the good times and. And the bad times and the okay times. Too Many tab. Remember to smile. Welcome to Too Many Tabs, a podcast where a husband and wife duo sit next to each Other at a table. And this table is set in the year 2025, which is a year that we are set to say goodbye to Mrs. Bye. We're about to say goodbye. And then we're going to say hello to. To 2026. That's right. New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve is right around the corner.

[Mrs. P]

I'm going to take this. I need this to end. This needs to end.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

I've been getting. Hearing that sound for far too long.

[Alex]

Okay, well, the sound that we've all been hearing for far too long is the year 2025.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah, we're over it.

[Alex]

And you have collected a list.

[Mrs. P]

Yes.

[Alex]

Of moments throughout the entire year.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

That we're going to do a retrospective on. But not only are we going to do a retrospective, we're going to rank them.

[Mrs. P]

I wanted to do a tier list.

[Alex]

I know you did. And want to do a tier list.

[Mrs. P]

Because Coke Francis always gets to do tier list. And she has a good time. And I want to have a good time.

[Alex]

Yes. Our friend Queen Coke Francis, who does amazing YouTube comment content. We'll put it up here and we'll link to their page down below. They do tier lists for all sorts of different things all the time. We always really, really enjoy them. But at the same exact time, we were looking at, like, how do we wrap up the year? We go, oh, we wrap up the year by literally wrapping up the year.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. We got to look back on the year. And I had so much fun researching. Because you don't remember what happened like two months ago, let alone 12 months.

[Alex]

I don't remember what happened last week. I know, because just. It was just very recently. The baby coughed in my mouth and I went down for four days.

[Mrs. P]

Listen to me.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Dick Cheney is still dead.

[Alex]

That is something that happened this year.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. So there's that.

[Alex]

There's that.

[Mrs. P]

But also we have. We have to work towards 2026 because we have a project.

[Alex]

We do have. We have Project 2026, which is how you can get. Was a 30% off. 30%, 30% off an annual subscription. So to Pearlmania500.net our Patreon, where you can get ad free content now. Mrs. P. Yes, enough. Let's. We've been teasing the people too much. Okay, let's go ahead and start off at the beginning of the year. We're going to jump all the way back to January. Yeah. The very beginning of 2025 tabs in review. 2025 tabs and review.

[Mrs. P]

Are you ready?

[Alex]

And you opened a Lot of tabs.

[Mrs. P]

Oh, I listen, I forgot everything that happened so I had to go back and find it so much that we start in January. TikTok went dark for 12 hours.

[Alex]

I forgot. Oh my God.

[Mrs. P]

That was this year.

[Alex]

We did multiple pieces of content about.

[Mrs. P]

It and I completely forgot that happened this year. And then before it went dark because we're all, oh, it's going to get deleted.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Many, many people on the Internet did all these confession videos and it was all like the fitness girlies being like, I don't really drink this protein shake.

[Alex]

Oh yeah.

[Mrs. P]

I don't really do.

[Alex]

A few of them admitted to taking Ozempic.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Oh yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Credible.

[Alex]

It was incredible.

[Mrs. P]

I was. I know that you have your, your stuff on other platforms. Why did you think that this wouldn't go to the other one?

[Alex]

But also why didn't you think anyone wouldn't screen record this? Oh, it was, there was so many. The, the, the quote, the death and resurrection of TikTok was a terrifying time. Yeah, it was a terrifying time. I remember sitting there, Tell Williams, who was a friend of the show, been on the show this year actually. Tell Williams was on the show this year. That was this year.

[Mrs. P]

We remember stuff.

[Alex]

Yeah, we totally remember. We did the frog and toad episode withel Williams as a guest in studio. Yeah. I was watching tell Williams on TikTok Live.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And he was staring at the screen going, why can't I see your faces for your comments anymore? Oh wait, what is it? And then the whole screen just died. And I went, no. And I closed it and I reopened the app and it was like, this app has been shut down in America. And then it was not even 12 hours later.

[Mrs. P]

We got saved by our glorious leader, Donald John Trump.

[Alex]

Yeah. Yeah. The, the TikTok came back with a big announcement before he was even president.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Thanking once and future president Donald Trump for bringing back TikTok. And the app has been basically broken ever since.

[Mrs. P]

It's never been worse.

[Alex]

It's never been worse. It's never been the same. Everyone can feel. Even the stuff that didn't change just feels different. Yeah, the, the, they've changed hands. It's now being sold to the Ellisons and the Ellison's with a mix of a bunch of other different shady people.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Including the Dell guy and his weird wife.

[Mrs. P]

Oh, the lizard lady.

[Alex]

Yeah, the one with the weird eyes.

[Mrs. P]

The lizard controversy. Like not the, not country lizard people. I don't believe in it, but when I look at her, I say, I think she may be wearing a Little bit.

[Alex]

There's a little bit of lizard.

[Mrs. P]

She may be wearing somebody skin.

[Alex]

She's wearing an Edgar suit. Okay. That was. That was the first thing. I completely forgot that it was this year.

[Mrs. P]

That feels like that's how we started this year. We opened this year with that. Okay. Now we have to figure out on our tier list.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

Where are we going to rank this?

[Alex]

How. Okay, so we do have five tiers on here.

[Mrs. P]

Okay.

[Alex]

So most people know like A, B, C, D, F, you know, or. And a lot of times there's an S tier.

[Mrs. P]

S tier. That's the best tier.

[Alex]

Okay. I'm going to put. I have. I'm going to start at the bottom. The worst thing possible is redacted.

[Mrs. P]

Oh, yeah.

[Alex]

Straight up. I don't. I never want to talk about this.

[Mrs. P]

We're moving it from the dialogue number.

[Alex]

And the next one up will be not invited to 2026.

[Mrs. P]

Not invited.

[Alex]

Invite it.

[Mrs. P]

We just.

[Alex]

We want to leave it in the past behind. Yep. The next one is. That's so great for you.

[Mrs. P]

Oh, that's so great.

[Alex]

Which is kind of like I'm indifferent to it, but a little negative. Yeah. And number two is core memory. Because again, it's a lot of stuff that happened in 2025. I know for a fact, having lived it, I didn't love. No, I didn't love it. But it is definitely a core memory. It's definitely a thing that I'm never going to forget.

[Mrs. P]

I feel like what you were just describing with Tell Williams was a core memory.

[Alex]

No, no, because actually. Oh, you talk about watching.

[Mrs. P]

Watching Tell Williams.

[Alex]

I thought you meant having them on the show. No, having the show is actually my number one.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Which is again. Again, we want to rate things that. Again. Again, things that we want to see happen again.

[Mrs. P]

Yes.

[Alex]

That we want to see happen at a greater frequency.

[Mrs. P]

No, I meant the slow motion of his platform closing out.

[Alex]

I'm gonna put that. And that's the entirety, though, of the Tick tock going dark and coming back in 12 hours is a core memory of 2020 because it set the stage for the rest of the year. Because from that, you know, we watched what we thought as an institution vanish and then be corrupted very rapidly by Donald Trump.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And then tech overlords bending the knee. All these different things happen. Like in that one moment.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

That then also repeated itself throughout the year. So I'm going to put it as core memory.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

I wish I could put it underneath redacted, but I feel like that's what my content will be now on TikTok. Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Oh, yeah, yeah, for sure.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, so listen, then a little bit later in January, there was an inauguration.

[Alex]

It was the next day. It was literally the next day.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, I don't want to talk about that.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

I want to talk about Carrie Underwood having the worst performance singing at that inauguration.

[Alex]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Carrie Underwood discovering that the Trump team are not only lazy, incompetent. Incompetent, and bags of shit. They couldn't even put a backing track on for her properly with a monitor, so she sounded like dog shit.

[Mrs. P]

She also was basically standing in the audience.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

She didn't have, like, a good area to perform.

[Alex]

They didn't care. They.

[Mrs. P]

Exactly.

[Alex]

What she deserved it is because she definitely crossed the aisle to go do this stuff for them. Now, the thing is, is I've seen some pushback a little bit on this because Garth Brooks, he sang for Biden's inauguration in 2020, and he got a lot of shit from the right from it, which is why we can give Carrie Underwood shit on the left.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Carrie Underwood's had a terrible year since that moment.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

That wasn't really. Because everything Trump touches dies.

[Mrs. P]

Yes.

[Alex]

Everything he touches gets worse.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

The same way they were TikTok. The same way it is with Carrie Underwood. What a moment for. Also, let's not forget during the inauguration a few things. Number one, Melania's hat. Look at that thing. That's a massive hat. That's a massive. Like, she saw Dune and said. Got it.

[Mrs. P]

Be.

[Alex]

Be weirdly off putting with your fashion and Donald Trump not putting his hand on the Bible. Nope, those are my.

[Mrs. P]

The hover hands.

[Alex]

He didn't even do the hover hand. It was just. He just let his arm dangle. It was terrible.

[Mrs. P]

Required to.

[Alex]

Yeah, exactly.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, so what do we think about Carrie Underwood's terrible inauguration singing?

[Alex]

Oh, that is definitely gonna be. I'm gonna leave that at. That's so great for you. I'm gonna leave that. That's so great for you, Carrie. That's all you got to sing at the inauguration. That's so great for you.

[Mrs. P]

There's a bit of a smile I make. We'll get to it.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. So I don't know if you've noticed already, but I did not make these political. This is pop culture girly shit.

[Alex]

Yeah. And I'm. I'm making them political.

[Mrs. P]

Making a political. But. Which is understandable. I brought the inauguration. Yeah, whatever. But a lot of this list, I tried to stay away from it because I Wanted to focus on the weird stuff that happened.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. In January, Gabby Wendy became a voice of our generation.

[Alex]

Gabby, Wendy.

[Mrs. P]

Gabby from the Traitors.

[Alex]

Gabby from the Traders. Oh, yes, she did. And she really blew up on Tick Tick Tock. She was in that trend, too, of, like, being the same with Love island. Of, like, hat being a reality star and then using that moment in the reality star to then blow up your platform.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Gabby is so fun.

[Mrs. P]

Gabby kills.

[Alex]

She's so funny.

[Mrs. P]

She's so.

[Alex]

I haven't seen much from her recently. I think she might be working on some stuff. But she also got married.

[Mrs. P]

She got married.

[Alex]

She got married.

[Mrs. P]

She's so cute.

[Alex]

Very, very cute. Wedding. Her wife is also incredibly funny.

[Mrs. P]

Her wife is so fun.

[Alex]

And. Yeah, it was just a great moment. That was a good. I'm gonna put that under again. Again.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

We want more Gabby.

[Mrs. P]

Also, I wanted to remind you something because that I think you fully forgot because we watched Traders. We were in it.

[Alex]

We watched this year's Traders. Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Gabby, Dylan, who did Dancing with the Stars. Dolores. Idiot. And Lord Ivar. They all won.

[Alex]

That's right.

[Mrs. P]

Remember? They all won. It wasn't just Gabby.

[Alex]

The thing is, is I wanted Gabby to win, but everyone else you just mentioned, I hated.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

I hated so much. They were so stupid.

[Mrs. P]

Well, I feel. And Dylan wasn't that bad.

[Alex]

Zac Efron's brother.

[Mrs. P]

Zac Efron's brother, Dylan, drag queen, was like, anyway.

[Alex]

Yeah. Yeah. And a lot of people were like, why is Dylan Efron doing things? And people like, it's to change the SEO.

[Mrs. P]

Oh.

[Alex]

Don't look up what Dubai chocolate is really about.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. Okay.

[Alex]

Allegedly.

[Mrs. P]

Listen.

[Alex]

Yeah. I'm gonna leave that in there again. Again, though.

[Mrs. P]

Just because we always.

[Alex]

And we really did enjoy. It was a good season. A trailer.

[Mrs. P]

It was a great season. Although, Bob, you know, whatever. Okay. February, the Gulf of Mexico becomes the Gulf of America.

[Alex]

I forgot about that.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

I feel like most people have already forgotten. The exception of uncles who ran out and bought Golf of America merch. Really cool. Gulf of America on Tik Tok Shop. I got so many Maga merch shit on Tik Tok Shop.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And it's been fun, too, because it would come back after a few months. Like, it'll get another run. And you just go to the comments and they're getting mercilessly destroyed. Yeah. But yeah, Golf of America hats, Golf America shirts, all those different things. Yeah. Just terrible.

[Mrs. P]

It was dumb, terrible, dumb move. Like, I was like, I'm going to be the most Powerful man. I know.

[Alex]

I changed it with a pen. Okay. And then, like, literally all these map companies, like, whatever, I don't know. And then he got it. There's a whole fight with the ap, Associated Press, because they're like, we're going to call it Gulf of America, known as Gulf of Mexico by the rest of the world, because the rest of the world. Who reads us. Wonder what the fuck you're talking about. It's like calling Twitter. Twitter X in that sort of way.

[Mrs. P]

I doing that.

[Alex]

I'm going to rank this as redacted. It's a stupid thing. It was a dumb thing. And it also fits completely the rest of the year.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

We're doing something stupid to distract from all the horrible things we're doing, like cutting funding to usaid.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, okay, listen. Also happened in February. The Leslie Bib smile in White Lotus became the greatest meme.

[Alex]

The Leslie Bib smile.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, I'm going to show you a picture of it. Oh, I just gave it to you. I give you, like, really squint your eyes because she has so much filler in her cheeks.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

The Botox doesn't let.

[Alex]

And this is when they asked her because she moved to Texas. They're like, you didn't vote for Trump, did you? And she just makes this face. And this was filmed before the election.

[Mrs. P]

Yep.

[Alex]

This was filmed very before the election. It was a very telling moment. Do I love White Lotus? No. But does it have great moments? Yes, it definitely has great moments in there.

[Mrs. P]

The dad in his Duke shirt and.

[Alex]

Yeah. With the weird amount of incest. But that specific meme. Yeah. This is what we're specifically talking about. That specific meme. I'm gonna put core memory.

[Mrs. P]

Core memory.

[Alex]

That's gonna be a core memory. Because I feel like that meme is going to endure. That's going to be a big meme.

[Mrs. P]

I really have it saved in my phone and I've used it more than once.

[Alex]

Yes.

[Mrs. P]

Since then. Because it's. It. It's you. It's the face you make so much nowadays. You know what I mean?

[Alex]

Yeah, there's a lot. There's a lot of that, especially for me. I make that face at people who tell me they didn't vote. Oh, that's the face I make. I'm just like, oh, but you did vote, right? You did vote. And they're like, well.

[Mrs. P]

And I'm like, okay, great. Okay. Also happened in February. Kendra Kendrick Lamar. Does the super bowl say Drake?

[Alex]

Oh, you're going memes on this one.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Okay. I Find it very interesting that you bring up the super bowl and you're bringing up Kendrick Lamar.

[Mrs. P]

Yes.

[Alex]

You're specifically bringing up the Kendrick Lamar part of this particular Super Bowl.

[Mrs. P]

Something else happen.

[Alex]

Yes. The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl. Not only did they win the super bowl, they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, stopping them from getting a three peat on. I actually went on a tick tock shop. It was like an immediate purchase for me. And I bought this poster. Go ahead and pull the bottom down. Pull the bottom down to show is this poster that when our son gets older, I am gonna put up in his bedroom to let him know. Yeah, like this are. These are. This is a foundational moment for you, boy.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

That is Patrick Mahomes first Super Bowl. That was. That was the first. Yeah. That was his first Super Bowl. Y Such a good time. Yeah, that was a great time. Everybody had a very, very good time after that one. And they've. And the Eagles have let us. Not even let us down since.

[Mrs. P]

Well, because I was gonna say I'm just mad at them because if they wouldn't have gone to the White House, they wouldn't have had.

[Alex]

Because the touch of everything taught Trump touches dies.

[Mrs. P]

Yes.

[Alex]

Saquon.

[Mrs. P]

I'm saying. Anyway, I was thinking Nick Sirianni. I was thinking about how when you see that image of Cedric, Cedric Lamar smiling at the camera with his was legs walking. You can hear it in your mind. Yeah, Cedric.

[Alex]

Yeah. And the look. He's just saying.

[Mrs. P]

And it's mine.

[Alex]

And how we all popped when it. Everybody popped. Yeah. And then they cut to Serena Williams who was crippled. It was just so amazing. I'm gonna put that entire. I'm putting that entire Super Bowl.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah, again.

[Alex]

Again. Again.

[Mrs. P]

Again. Yeah, again.

[Alex]

Again. Yes. Call out more people the way Kendrick did. I think. I think that was the beginning of like, I want that. Keep receipts. Build this up.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And the other thing too, which is what I want more people, especially on the left, to do, which is when your enemy is down, keep hitting, don't stop. Don't help them back up. Dust them off and say, now we work together. They didn't do. Kendrick Lamar isn't going to do a collab with Drake.

[Mrs. P]

No.

[Alex]

Drake is now too busy trying to sell gambling apps to children. Okay.

[Mrs. P]

Perfume at Ulta.

[Alex]

Oh, yeah, whatever. Who gives a. Drake is weird. And now walking around with. With bullet holes blowing smoke out of his chest.

[Mrs. P]

Oh, my God.

[Alex]

With his weird ab. B12 is a fast one. It was just a good time. It was also one of those things where it just reminded us that one fun part of 2024. So it was like a little bit of a drift on that one. So I just. That was really, really good. And then the Eagles winning and.

[Mrs. P]

And Harrison Bucker losing.

[Alex]

Harrison Bucker losing has just been so great. And then he hasn't gotten his. He hasn't gotten his groove back.

[Mrs. P]

No, I hope he doesn't.

[Alex]

I hope he doesn't either. And you know how the rest of the season goes this year. I don't really care anymore. In football.

[Mrs. P]

Emotionally Says that he watches every game and freaks out every game.

[Alex]

I watched the Monsters, Inc. Football game Monday Night Football on the Disney plus.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And I got to watch Mike Wazowski as Saquon Barkley run back like a 40 yard touchdown.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. This is capitalism.

[Alex]

This is. Yeah, it melted. The AI needed to do that. Melted, like at least three ice sheets.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah, for sure.

[Alex]

Oh, 100. We don't need those poison two towns, I'm sure. But Mike Wazowski had like flames shooting out of his back as he ran the football.

[Mrs. P]

Cool.

[Alex]

But yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, so let's go to March.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

Wait, did we.

[Alex]

We.

[Mrs. P]

That's. Again. Again.

[Alex]

Again. Again.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, now, staying in the meme thing in March, we got the JD Vance big ugly fat head meme.

[Alex]

Oh, yes. And when it was still fun.

[Mrs. P]

When it was still fun.

[Alex]

It was still fun. In March. It's now as all things been slowly been co. Opted.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

J.D. vance himself has even put on the wig for his Halloween costume. Weirdness. But it was still weird. He's still weird. It's also been one of those things where everybody, even south park, now making fun of J.D. vance.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Uses the meme face of J.D. vance. Nobody respects him as a real person, which is.

[Mrs. P]

That's good.

[Alex]

It's good.

[Mrs. P]

It's actually anyone to respect it.

[Alex]

Here's what I like about this. I'm going to put this. By the way, I'm going to put the JD Vance big ugly head. I want to drop this under. That's so great for you.

[Mrs. P]

That's so great for you.

[Alex]

Yeah. It's not a core memory because he's going to try to flip this. He's going to try to do like, the way people did. Like, thanks, Obama. You know what I mean? Or Brandon. He's going to try to. Brandon this.

[Mrs. P]

Yep.

[Alex]

Let's go, Brandon. He's going to try that. And the thing is, is it's going to be super lame. It's one of those ones where it was good in the moment. It was good I'm already over it.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Like, people painted murals of the J.D. vance meme. He's been bald. He has hair. I've seen really weird ones of him in, like, Hellraiser. No, it's real disturbing stuff, but it's also one of those ones where I'm like, there is a level with politics where if you can make the person truly a clown, then people don't take them seriously anymore and then they come back in.

[Mrs. P]

Yes.

[Alex]

Example number one is Trump himself. But the other part of it is that in all of this, J.D. vance just sucks, and I don't want to think about him. But more importantly, okay, the most important thing.

[Mrs. P]

What is it?

[Alex]

Is that this was the moment where I wasn't worried about J.D. vance as president.

[Mrs. P]

That's. That's what it is. That's right there. That's.

[Alex]

And that's the reason why I'm putting it with. That's so great for you. Because a lot of people have been terrified that if. If J.D. vance suddenly became president, that'll be able to do all this different stuff. No one respects him.

[Mrs. P]

Nobody likes him.

[Alex]

He can't get. He has. We've been saying this all year, but I just want to repeat this to people, because every time we think it might happen, people like, oh, but J.D. vance and Peter. No, no, no. They're losers. They're weird, weird losers who are going to try too much too suddenly and not be able to track it at all. JD Mans has spent the rest of this year fighting the Pope. So being on vacation and being on vacation and getting clowned, and we'll get into the rest of that. Of what else JD Vance has been up to.

[Mrs. P]

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[Alex]

Oh, yeah, it's definitely a great gift. And this. They don't know it yet, and hopefully they're not watching this episode a few days before Christmas. But this is going to go directly to my parents, and we're going to go ahead and preload it because you can pull back this little sticker here in the corner, and there's a code that works with the app that we can get this all completely preloaded with pictures of their grandkids, their granddaughter, and more. And that way we can keep those images off the Internet and we can completely control what's in the frame from across the state. This is going to be such a great gift, you know, for the boomers in your life. But also like this is something I would love to. If I had a friend that we did like a lot of stuff together.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

That we could like just keep sending funny images to each other. Things like that. It's just I have so many ideas on how to use this and I love it.

[Mrs. P]

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[Alex]

What a box.

[Mrs. P]

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[Alex]

And we're back for our tabs in retrospective.

[Mrs. P]

Mrs. B tabs in review 2020. It's fun. We're trying not to talk about politics, but it keeps happening.

[Alex]

Ah, but we're still in March. What else do you have for March? La Boo Boos. La Boo Boos. Where's yours? Where's your lefufu?

[Mrs. P]

I don't even know where my lefufu went.

[Alex]

We've actually. This crazy this studio is. We have so many props. Just off camera.

[Mrs. P]

It looks like Gallagher lives here.

[Alex]

It does. It's crazy. But yes. Labubus began their rise.

[Mrs. P]

So people started seeing Labubus all around town because the K pop girlies are putting them on their purses and.

[Alex]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Mrs. P]

This becomes a whole thing.

[Alex]

It was the one from. Because we did an episode about. It was the one from Blackpink. Right.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Yes, yes. Who was in the White Lotus.

[Mrs. P]

See.

[Alex]

Ah. I know stuff.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. And so. But here's what happened.

[Alex]

40.

[Mrs. P]

That was in March.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

When it starts like really bubbling to the top. And then April Vanilla Mace has a viral tick tock. It's 15 million views of her doing a pop mart unboxing where she says I just hope I don't get that ass Christmas tree.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And it go. And then that she actually, I think was the catalyst that for everybody deciding that like the. The pop mark.

[Alex]

So. So let's. Let's pause here for a second.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

We're going to actually throw in that clip right now, because a lot of our listeners, number one, they don't know who Vanilla Mace is.

[Mrs. P]

Oh, that's a shame.

[Alex]

Well, she's like. She's a streamer. She's a streamer on Twitch and who's. Very funny. Yes, I'll be happy with any of them except that fuck ass Christmas. Anything but the Christmas tree. Oh, who is you? We're going back in. We're going back inside one of that. I get the same one twice, Right, Perfect. So it's a very funny clip. And it also automatically speaks to exactly one of the things I hate about blind boxes. Because Labubus are blind boxes. But Blind Box has been around for a long time.

[Mrs. P]

Yes.

[Alex]

And which is, to me, there's always one. If they're. If they have six or eight out there, I'll look and I'll be like, there's seven of these. I will be comfortable having any of them.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

But there's this one piece of. And then you open it and there it is.

[Mrs. P]

Of course it's that one.

[Alex]

But the thing is. So that video super trending everywhere and Vanilla Mace grew as a streamer over. Especially over 2025. Yeah. Started to get seen more places, doing more collabs with people, getting known more and more, making more money, doing great. Very funny. But you then had to remind me around this time that I had seen her before.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And you played me the clip and I want to play it for the listeners here. This was Vanilla Mace in Target in the kids section, and she hit a button on one of the little kids toys that records voices and plays it back to you.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And this is. You don't need to see it, but just so you know, this is a wall. It's a wall of toys.

[Mrs. P]

Of kids toys.

[Alex]

Here we go. These new kids toys are crazy. Look at this. Hold on.

[Mrs. P]

Record and remix and I'll mix it into a song. Here we go.

[Alex]

They hit the Pentagon. They hit the Pentagon. Okay, we gotta go. Honestly, I'm just gonna rank Vanilla Mace on her own.

[Mrs. P]

Yes.

[Alex]

Again. Again. For just Vanella Mace. We love her. She's so great.

[Mrs. P]

She's so funny.

[Alex]

The Boo Boos on their own laboos get core memory real.

[Mrs. P]

I. Okay.

[Alex]

I'm gonna put in a core memory the same way I'm putting Pogs, the same way I'm putting Beanie Babies.

[Mrs. P]

Okay.

[Alex]

This is Tickle Me Elmo.

[Mrs. P]

It's one of those ones coming with us, though.

[Alex]

Oh, they're not coming with us, but.

[Mrs. P]

We can keep them as a memory.

[Alex]

I will no, listen, we are never throwing out your lefufu.

[Mrs. P]

No, no, no.

[Alex]

I meant, like, I just don't need to go when we go to the shore again. I don't. I. We were going to see them because they bought too many.

[Mrs. P]

Yes.

[Alex]

There will be billions and billions of these boxes or people still trying to go to Pop Mart. The. The market on that will crash the same way all the markets are going to crash in 2026. Okay, let's start. You're right. You're right. We're talking about this year, not next year.

[Mrs. P]

We're talking about Pop Mart.

[Alex]

Hand me my. My horn.

[Mrs. P]

I'm not giving you back the horn. I'm so tired of the horn. All right, okay, listen, April. We're in April.

[Alex]

April.

[Mrs. P]

Katy Perry goes to space.

[Alex]

I forgot that was this year. Oh, my God. And she went with Jeff Bezos, then fiance and now wife.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah, and Gail.

[Alex]

And Gail. I forgot Gail was there with Gail. That was back before we even knew if Gail would still have a job.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. Gail stay Getting jobs.

[Alex]

Gail does get jobs. The one thing Gail does.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. She's like, oh, I'm gonna be employed.

[Alex]

Yeah. Well, it means she has the same first name as Oprah's middle. Whoa. We learned that in the last episode. I know, but the. The. Yeah. Katy Perry going to. Okay, I'm just gonna put that. I'm just gonna put that under redacted. I hated that moment so much. Katy Perry wants people to forget it.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

I think that's the thing that destroyed her marriage. And now she's with Justin Trudeau, which is another thing. Katy Perry with Justin Trudeau. I'm putting that in a non. Invited to 2026.

[Mrs. P]

I hope they.

[Alex]

We're done with this foolishness. We're breaking up every time it pops up. I don't have time for it. Okay. If you two want to be together silently in the corner. Yeah, I don't want to see. Oh, we have new TMZ video of Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry.

[Mrs. P]

No, no, go away. We don't like it.

[Alex]

We have ice in the streets.

[Mrs. P]

Go on and get. Okay, so Katy Perry redacted.

[Alex]

Yes.

[Mrs. P]

We're not. We're not doing this again. Okay. Also happened in April. There was a viral moment online where you also had this conversation with me where many people were fighting over whether or not 100 men could take a gorilla in a fight.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

And I just want to bring it up.

[Alex]

Yeah. It was stupid.

[Mrs. P]

It was a dumb fight.

[Alex]

It was a dumb thing to distract.

[Mrs. P]

From other dumb stuff.

[Alex]

We're just going to put that in? Not invited. 2026. It was. It was exactly what you're saying, though. Hunter man versus Wonder Gorilla was a distract. We even use it on our show.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

As a distraction. So I wasn't talking about the horrors.

[Mrs. P]

Yes.

[Alex]

And again, I feel like as we've been going through 2025, I know things are not getting better, but it also does. The rate that we thought the takeoff might be is a little bit slower. Right. Because you don't even have on there Elon doing the funny arm thing. No, you don't even have it right.

[Mrs. P]

I'm trying to keep these pop culture and not so political.

[Alex]

I know. Well, you're doing. You're doing a good job.

[Mrs. P]

Really hard.

[Alex]

Okay, so tell me something that's not political for the month of May.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. So it's time for a conclave.

[Alex]

It's time for a conclave.

[Mrs. P]

I want to have a conclave. Lock the doors tight. Let's have a conclave.

[Alex]

Conclave.

[Mrs. P]

So the Pope passes away.

[Alex]

Yeah. The Pope died because J.D.

[Mrs. P]

Vance.

[Alex]

Because J.D. vance touched him. We did a whole episode about it.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Yeah. The Pope died.

[Mrs. P]

Uh huh. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And so we had to have a conclave.

[Alex]

RIP Frankie.

[Mrs. P]

And that's how we got Leo.

[Alex]

We got Pope Leo. While I was there.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah, you were there.

[Alex]

I was.

[Mrs. P]

You were in Italy.

[Alex]

I was in Italy when the new Pope was chosen. And then every Italian came to me with questions, which was incredible. Yeah. I was like, it's your religion. They're like, well, he's your countryman. I said, I've never met this guy.

[Mrs. P]

You're like, oh, he went to Nova.

[Alex]

He's a good person. He's a great guy. He's a great guy.

[Mrs. P]

Great.

[Alex]

But now we have a Chicago. Woke Pope. Well, he's great. He's honestly, he's doing great. He's pushing back heavily against a lot of the policies of the Trump administration.

[Mrs. P]

I want him to be beat. Some archdiocese butts.

[Alex]

Yeah. There are definitely a few. But we're Boston, where we're seeing some moves. We're seeing some things. I'm gonna say woke Pope is core memory.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Because that's what I'm really gonna put it under. I'm gonna put the whole thing under Woke Pope Chicago.

[Mrs. P]

Pope Chicago.

[Alex]

Yeah. I'll put that underneath there. This is a good time. But also you're leaving something else from May.

[Mrs. P]

What?

[Alex]

That. That was when we found out the gingers are black on Tick tock.

[Mrs. P]

Oh.

[Alex]

Which is another moment that we kind of needed as a people to just have some fun and some levity.

[Mrs. P]

Some levity.

[Alex]

Levity.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Yeah. Was fun. We did an episode about it, which is a lot of fun. And I'm gonna put that under. That's so great for you, actually.

[Mrs. P]

That's so great because it's the thing that it's like.

[Alex]

It was. It's. It was fine. It was good. I did see some people overstep the bounds on it a little bit.

[Mrs. P]

What a shot.

[Alex]

God forbid anybody have fun. But I think it's just one of those ones that we should just kind of have there.

[Mrs. P]

You just wanted to bring it up again?

[Alex]

I want to bring it up again because I just want to remind everybody.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, so let's get out of May. We got to go to June.

[Alex]

It's gotta be May, so.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, June, here's the thing. There's this show, Sex and the City. You ever heard of it?

[Alex]

Yeah, yeah. Miranda from Sex and the City was one of the top 10 anti semites of 2025. Who voted on that? Bad people.

[Mrs. P]

Great. Okay, so Miranda actually.

[Alex]

Nazis, mostly.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Because like a lot of Nazis want to be the top anti Semite.

[Mrs. P]

And then they lost to Ms. Rachel and they were sad.

[Alex]

No, no, no. Ms. Rachel actually didn't make it to the top three because they do. It's a bracket system with a 10 to three.

[Mrs. P]

There's sports betting on this.

[Alex]

Yeah, well, it's just been run by this one.

[Mrs. P]

Gambling has to stop, guys.

[Alex]

I won. Wonder if it is on Couchi and Polymarket.

[Mrs. P]

It probably is.

[Alex]

You know what Couch and Polymarket are on now? The news. All right, anyway, tell me about Sex in the City. Tell me about the HBO Max Time Warner discovery property that isn't up in any sort of danger.

[Mrs. P]

Okay.

[Alex]

Sex in the City.

[Mrs. P]

So Sex in the City, yeah. Famously has a terrible lead. Carrie Bradshaw. Oh, and they had a spin off called and Just like that, which came out. There was a. And Just like that. Season two, I guess, in 2025.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

And I didn't watch it because I don't like Carrie Bradshaw. That's what I think about.

[Alex]

Is it because you don't like. You're not like Carrie Bradshaw, or do you not like Sarah Jessica Parker?

[Mrs. P]

I don't like Carrie Bradshaw.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

But I don't know much about Sarah Jessica Parker.

[Alex]

Okay, so you don't care that her husband killed a guy?

[Mrs. P]

How did her husband kill a guy?

[Alex]

Matthew Broderick?

[Mrs. P]

What are you talking about?

[Alex]

In like the 80s, he was like driving. I think it was in like Ireland. Ireland or England is the British Isles. He was driving a car over there and he like crashed into like a family van.

[Mrs. P]

What is he like Caitlyn Jenner? What are we talking about here?

[Alex]

No, I'm just telling. I'm just telling you, like, Matthew Roderick has killed people.

[Mrs. P]

Like Caitlyn Jenner.

[Alex]

Yeah, well, yeah, like Caitlyn Jenner. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Do rich people just drive into poor people? Is that the thing they do?

[Alex]

Yeah. And then usually get away with it.

[Mrs. P]

Wow.

[Alex]

Yeah, that was the thing that happened.

[Mrs. P]

So I didn't know that I was talking about as, like, as someone who watched Sex in the City. I don't like Carrie Bradshaw's character because she is a bad friend and too centered on the men in her life. Like, she's bad.

[Alex]

Matthew Broderick's a bad driver.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. Anyway, she's a bad friend in this show and I don't like that.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

And so I. The other characters, the Miranda's, the Samantha's, I love them. If I watch the show, I'm like, oh, her friends are great because they're good friends. She's a bad friend.

[Alex]

Who's the other one?

[Mrs. P]

The brown haired girl whose name I can't remember right now. Charlotte.

[Alex]

Charlotte. So she is such a Charlotte.

[Mrs. P]

She is Charlotte.

[Alex]

Like, that's a. They nailed that one for the name Charlotte. Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

So they make this.

[Alex]

I watched too much Sex in the City. Not this new show. I watched the original one too often because I kept thinking that there would be sex.

[Mrs. P]

But sometimes. But not enough. Not enough.

[Alex]

Not what I was looking for. I was 14.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

You're like.

[Alex]

I was like 14.

[Mrs. P]

Showtime's way better than HBO.

[Alex]

Yeah, 100. I was like, show me Cinemax.

[Mrs. P]

So they have this reboot and the whole thing is like in the original, Sarah Jessica Parker's character wears a lot of big fashion moments. She's a fashion girly.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And they, they try to bring that to these new reboots, but it's so poorly executed every time that she just looks like a crazy person walking the streets of New York.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

Just fine.

[Alex]

Which is what people do in New York.

[Mrs. P]

But this one hat on an episode went viral and it made me so mad that I needed to just bring up this hat. This ass hat.

[Alex]

What is that?

[Mrs. P]

What? Yeah, I don't know. I just.

[Alex]

Why is there. Is there a hula hoop in it? Like, what is the structure of it?

[Mrs. P]

I hate it so much.

[Alex]

Okay. For the audio listeners. Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Explain this.

[Alex]

It looks like this looks like a picnic table, blanket. What's the thing you put on a table Tablecloth. A tablecloth looks like a picnic table. Tablecloth has been turned into like one of those rasta hats that you would see a white guy with dreads wear outside of a head shop.

[Mrs. P]

Yep.

[Alex]

And then oddly draped on her head.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

But then propped up with, I want to say a hula hoop inside or a half deflated basketball.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. And she's walking through what looks like a party eating a froyo, wearing this.

[Alex]

This is awful.

[Mrs. P]

It made me so mad.

[Alex]

This is what you have for June?

[Mrs. P]

Yeah, that was something I had for June about how mad I got about that ass hat. And I just wanted. Let's see. Redacted.

[Alex]

Yeah. Okay. You're just putting it. You just shows it. You don't want to ever see that.

[Mrs. P]

I don't ever want to see that again. I'm tired.

[Alex]

You're the one who brought it up.

[Mrs. P]

I'm tired of Sex and City reboots.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

It's over. It's done. We've learned nothing from that show. Samantha was right. The end. Okay, okay. Now, July. Let's talk about July.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

An ad hit. An ad.

[Alex]

An ad.

[Mrs. P]

Advertisement.

[Alex]

An advertisement.

[Mrs. P]

An advertisement for jeans.

[Alex]

Oh, my God. Sydney Sweeney again.

[Mrs. P]

That was in July.

[Alex]

That was in July.

[Mrs. P]

And we're still feeling the repercussions from.

[Alex]

It because in December she just. In early December, she released a statement.

[Mrs. P]

Not an apology.

[Alex]

Not an apology. Another statement. A second statement has hit the Sydney Sweeney PR team. And. And in it she was like, I don't. I don't. I don't stand for any of the things that people were claiming I was saying, or whatever. Something like that.

[Mrs. P]

It was really bad.

[Alex]

It was a really bad statement. But also it's like, well, what were they claiming, Sydney?

[Mrs. P]

Yeah, specifically, it doesn't. Apology. There's nothing. I'm sorry in there. There's no acknowledgment.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Of why people were upset. And if anything, the way that it's written, it makes her a victim of these. These terrible people who are just like pushing this negative discourse on her. And it's like, no, no, you're not the victim. No, this is people saying, hey, this is not okay. And you avoiding accountability because you don't want your fifth movie of the year to flop. Which it's going to. Which is crazy because that was a best selling book. People were so excited. It's called like the Housemaid or something.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

I. Book Talk went crazy for this book a couple years ago. It was everywhere. And when the Book got signed to a movie deal. Everybody was hype because they love this book and it has what, Amanda Seyfried in it, I think.

[Alex]

Oh, yeah, yeah. And people are really trying to. They're really trying because I keep seeing Amanda Seyfried and, or Sey Freed and Sydney Sweeney like doing video, like short form videos together because they're desperately trying to be like, no, you like this.

[Mrs. P]

This.

[Alex]

They had her on. They had her on. They had Sydney Sweeney. I can't believe this is becoming a Sydney Sweeney show. They had her on Jimmy Fallon. And it was in the, the most. I, I, the most charismalist thing I've ever seen, which was Jimmy Fallon being like a thing is happening behind you. And it was two people dressed as Labubu standing a McDonald's drive thru doing the 67 meme.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And then she was weird about like, I can't say, six, seven, like she couldn't, she didn't want to say it for some reason because I think, I think she now, she might now actually be so gun shy about people accusing her of stuff.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

That she might be like, wait, I think. Is that eugenics too?

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

She might be at a point now where instead of pushing back early enough.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

That. This is so funny.

[Mrs. P]

Listen, here's an accusation. She doesn't have a hairdresser that likes her because her bob looked bad. Anyway, this good genes ad drops in July and we're still fucking talking about it.

[Alex]

And you wouldn't. And you didn't let me talk about it at the time. That was what was funny about it. Because I remember when it dropped.

[Mrs. P]

Okay.

[Alex]

Because it. Let me tell you real fast. Let me tell you all some facts.

[Mrs. P]

I'm. Story time, story time, story time.

[Alex]

On this one. We were at the beach. This was our week off. Mrs. P and I went through a lot emotionally of recording a lot of episodes and getting a lot of content lined up. Got the baby to the grandparents, got a nice hotel, went down to the beach for two whole beach days.

[Mrs. P]

That's right.

[Alex]

And during that time, Sydney Sweeney jeans controversy drops and somebody I knew got Mega canceled.

[Mrs. P]

Yep.

[Alex]

And deservedly so. Fuck that guy forever. Yeah. And when both of these things happen, I was like, oh, I. I think I need to make. And Mrs. P's exact words were, you need to shut the fuck up. I don't want you looking at your phone for 40. We paid a lot of money for you to not look at your phone. And so that was my White Lotus moment.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

That's what it Felt like it was me.

[Mrs. P]

I was the lady walking. No, you're gonna give me your phone.

[Alex]

Yeah, you're gonna give me your phone.

[Mrs. P]

You can talk about this when we get back.

[Alex]

And then by that. By the time we got home, nobody cared. It was. It already moved on.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

The discourse kept discourse. She's like, you're already late. That was actually one thing. She actually caught me at one point because we had a really nice day out and a nice meal, all these different things. So I wasn't looking at my phone all day. It was like the weekend. And I looked at my phone. So was happening. I was like, oh, I got it. She's like, you don't have to do anything. You need to shut the up. Yeah. All right. You're already late. Yeah, you're. Everyone's already said what they need to say.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Let it move on.

[Mrs. P]

Okay.

[Alex]

We'll get. We'll get to it later.

[Mrs. P]

And then I do a massage.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

I said, give me your phone. You're going to get a massage.

[Alex]

And then. And then that guy giving me a massage was like, what do you do? And I'm like, I. I do Internet stuff. He's like, oh, I love Joe Rogan. And I was like, I'm in a dark room with a man touching me who's telling me how much he loves Joe Rogan, Andrew Schulz and more. And I'm just like, good. Oh, man. He's like, yeah, love. I love renting at the beach. Oh, great.

[Mrs. P]

Oh, no, this is wonderful. Perfect. Okay.

[Alex]

I told him we sold T shirts and we do. We have the miscellaneous immorality T shirt. It's down in the link in the description if you guys want to get that support it.

[Mrs. P]

I made it. I love it. It's got a little kissy John Brown on it. It's got potatoes. It's got a can of super family and the board.

[Alex]

Yes, it does. And you know what, Mrs. P?

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

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[Mrs. P]

I know you did.

[Alex]

I know you know because the holidays are a stressful time. We've been, you know, hanging Garland, putting up lights, and I realized some of those might look very good in my one specific room.

[Mrs. P]

What's your favorite in the cloud product?

[Alex]

Everyone knows it's the dope rope. It is definitely the thing. That's just how I chill out, man. I just. I get the dope rope. It's a tug of tug of war of my soul and into cloud wins every single time. Kick back and relax. This holiday season, get yourself some indecloud. If you're 21 or older, visit indecloud co and use code tabs for 25% off plus free shipping. That's indecloud. Code tabs for 25% off free shipping and a better way to unwind. Enjoy responsibly. And thanks to Indecloud for sponsoring this show. Honestly, we should have put that ad in the April.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Right. You know what I mean? Like, that was. That's really more of an April 20th type of ad. Anyway, the. We didn't rate that Sydney Sweeney jeans ad.

[Mrs. P]

Okay.

[Alex]

And I'm gonna say Sydney Sweeney in general, not invited to 2026. That's where I want to leave it. Also, also in general, the way the these PR teams are reacting to shit it. And some of the weird discourse that's been happening with a bunch of different things. Yeah. Like the discourse is discoursing in ways that are really odd that I've also been trying to figure out. There's a lot of botnets playing around. And I think it's a lot of people. Honestly, I think it's a lot of botnets that are testing on social. On different social networks right now to see what they can get trending and where in preparation for future elections and for the work of billionaires and AI and all this other blah, blah, blah.

[Mrs. P]

Here's the thing. But here's the thing.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

I understand you're saying, not it. We're not bringing it in 2026. But I think also the good jeans ad itself. Because this note is the good jeans ad.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Is still having repercussions.

[Alex]

Yes.

[Mrs. P]

Because the failure of her to take accountability. Right.

[Alex]

So which now Martha Stewart is now the face of American Eagle jeans. And Travis. Kelsey.

[Mrs. P]

My girl. My girl Martha.

[Alex]

I know. Listen, y', all, you can. You can try listening. Yeah, I'm right there with you with all your thoughts. But if you mention Martha Stewart near Mrs. P. The capitalist just boils to the top immediately.

[Mrs. P]

Things I love. Beautiful hair, cozy sweaters, a beautiful Meal, a place setting.

[Alex]

How about that video you showed me where Martha Stewart called someone pie crust inedible? When she showed it to me, that's how she cackled. She didn't show me the rest of the video. She just paused. Right there. Was like. Imagine finding out that Martha Stewart said your pie crust is inedible.

[Mrs. P]

Never making pie again.

[Alex]

From there on, you're cursed to a life of fast food.

[Mrs. P]

When Martha Stewart said that, she's just going to be buried in her backyard.

[Alex]

Oh, yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And then they're like, well, isn't that against the law? And she's like, it's my land. And I was like, no, exactly.

[Alex]

Her liberties.

[Mrs. P]

My liberties.

[Alex]

Mrs. P is all by my wife is very Republican coded. We, you know, we're lucky. We're very lucky with you.

[Mrs. P]

Okay.

[Alex]

All right. Because you got just the right level of Catholic education beaten into you. That makes you like a good lib. But you could be if. If we.

[Mrs. P]

I'm just saying, if they remove the.

[Alex]

Woke mind virus from Mrs. P, we're all doomed.

[Mrs. P]

Well, I just got a new coveted shot, so it's back in.

[Alex]

Ah, you got to re up your woke mind virus, everybody.

[Mrs. P]

So I'm thinking I want to put the good genad as. That's so great for you, because I think the repercussions are going to follow her till 20, 26, 16, and I think she deserves it.

[Alex]

Okay, I'll give it to you. I'll give it to you. We're gonna put that at that's so great for you.

[Mrs. P]

That's so great for you. That's the way she talks.

[Alex]

And now what?

[Mrs. P]

Next is July. Yeah.

[Alex]

What else?

[Mrs. P]

We were on vacation at the beach, like you said.

[Alex]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And you got. Listen, let me. Let me set the tone, okay? Okay. So we're getting things about this ad, and you're like, why Is why. What's happening? And then we're getting stuff about stuff that's happening on the discourse on the Tick Tocks. Right. Creators being canceled. Rightfully so.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And then another ping notifications happen on your phone. Hayley Williams drops a new track.

[Alex]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. But then this became. Later became ego death at the bachelorette party. Yep. But she dropped out of nowhere. A series of tracks that were locked behind a password she knew did it right. She. Everything that people want from Taylor Swift, you get from Haley Williams.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Which is crazy because they're from Friends. Yeah. And that's. That's the one thing that's the reason why I'm like, Whenever there's, like, discourse. Discourse thing. I'm like, but everyone loves Haley Williams, and Haley Williams is cool with all the people that you're talking about. So I think they're fine.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Anyway, Haley Williams released a bunch of tracks, and they were just all out of order. And then a few days later, she then released them on itunes. And then this is where my discourse immediately went. Yeah. Because all of us then were like, how do we put these in order? I had to make a playlist. And then over time, I. People finally convinced Haley. I don't know if they finally convinced her or if they. This was always part of the marketing.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

They finally convinced her to put it into an album and to then put it in order. And then there was, like, slowly more tracks started coming out, and every time a new track drop, I was like, oh, my God. And then slowly, I was like, this is. Oh, no. This is like, Stevie Nicks. She's Stevie Nicks. Everything is rumors.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Everything is Fleetwood Rack rumor. And so it just came all together to the point where my. My. I think it's Apple Replay instead of Spotify rap that we get that we got got for free from our cell phone carrier. So that's the one we have. That is my number one album.

[Mrs. P]

Yep.

[Alex]

My number one artist. My number two is Paramore.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And my number three is Disney Pixar's Cars on the Road soundtrack. It is. It is.

[Mrs. P]

Literally 26 is looking a lot like the Baja men.

[Alex]

Yeah. 2026 is going to be who Let the Dog? Some played who Let the Dogs out for our son. And I want you to know. I want you to know, whoever you are, I curse you. I curse you to the end of days. Because of course we're gonna play it. It's all he wants to hear.

[Mrs. P]

All day long.

[Alex]

It doesn't matter. We'll be sitting there out of nowhere, and he'll be drawing, just drawing a piece of paper. She looks up, he goes, who let the Gaga? And you're like, what? And he looks at George, who let the Gaga. And just boom, over and over and over again, again. Does he want to listen to Ego Death at the bachelorette Party by Haley Williams? No.

[Mrs. P]

No.

[Alex]

Does he want to listen to Glum? No. Does he want to listen to Petals for roses or 2020 solo? No. My son's in the back being like, dad in a toddler voice. Dad, why you listen to all this lame stuff?

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

We could be listening to who Let who Let the Dogs Out? Followed by golden by K Pop Demon Hunters.

[Mrs. P]

Yes.

[Alex]

Up. Followed by the Truck song.

[Mrs. P]

The Truck song.

[Alex]

And then you could just repeat those three.

[Mrs. P]

Just put it on a loop.

[Alex]

Babe Forever.

[Mrs. P]

Put it on the loop.

[Alex]

Put it on a playlist.

[Mrs. P]

Have a one hour drive. Get ready. It's a loop.

[Alex]

Put it on a playlist called Shut up, old man.

[Mrs. P]

So Haley Williams.

[Alex]

That's Again, Again, Again, again for me, 100%. I listen to it all the time. It's such a good. She has this one album, this one song called Mits. I can't remember what the name of it. I realized later, I'm like, oh, I think this is an antidepressant.

[Mrs. P]

Yes, it is.

[Alex]

I was like, this is a good song about Antony Preston. It's very grunge. Anyway, I can't shut up about that album. I love it.

[Mrs. P]

I know. I wanted to give you a good. Like I needed that. I needed that get back into and honestly.

[Alex]

But here's the thing. This moment in July is about. Because this is also around when the Superman movie came out.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

There was like some turn. It felt like the dark like. Like the clouds hadn't begun to part.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

But you could start to see a little bit of sunshine coming through.

[Mrs. P]

We were at the beach.

[Alex]

You started to see. I mean, okay, maybe I just needed.

[Mrs. P]

Vitamin D. I think you just need to go and breathe some ocean air.

[Alex]

I literally needed sun on my face.

[Mrs. P]

You needed to touch grass.

[Alex]

We didn't even touch. We didn't even go to the beach. It was too hot. It was actually like 100 degrees.

[Mrs. P]

I want to. I want to admit to something here and now. I like to go down the shore, but I don't like to go to the beach. If that makes sense to you. You get me.

[Alex]

So I like. I want at least one day. It was. It was actually too hot. It was too hot. It was unreasonably hot, but was happier. But. But I like to go to the beach and I like to get the boogie board.

[Mrs. P]

Don't listen.

[Alex]

I'm a boogeyman. I don't give a shit. You're like, he's 41 year old man boogie boarding. Yes.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah, he does.

[Alex]

Yes. He's sadder for me to surf.

[Mrs. P]

It's got in Rehoboth. That's got the flames on it. It looks like Guy Fieri shirt. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. So guess what else happened.

[Alex]

Guy Boogeari, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. That's why I named him Guy Boogieri. He's the. He's the coolest boogie board ever. I had that one and There was that one, and there was a one that was a T Rex.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

It was a T Rex on a surfboard, which got me mad. Yeah, it was a. I got it. A five below. Yeah, it was a. On the boogie board. Had a T Rex wearing sunglasses and he was going sick. It was so cool.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, so July. We're still in July.

[Alex]

We're still in July.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. Coldplay. Kiss Cam.

[Alex]

Yes.

[Mrs. P]

Remember?

[Alex]

Oh, man. Oh, I remember.

[Mrs. P]

That was such a lie.

[Alex]

That was when I realized CEOs were having the worst 365 in recent history.

[Mrs. P]

Good forum.

[Alex]

Because even though. Even though the. The Luigi moment.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

The alleged Luigi Allegedly Alleged. The alleged Luigi moment. That was actually in December of 2024.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

It was. When we go from December 24th, we're still in that 365.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Yeah. This was such a moment for so many people. It crossed party lines. It really also just nailed it down for everybody, the CEO, to be banging the head of the hr.

[Mrs. P]

Just perfect.

[Alex]

Just perfect.

[Mrs. P]

Just. And then they tried to sue Coldplay, and we're like, babe, everyone's like, buddy.

[Alex]

What are you talking about? And then. And then here's the thing. I hate Coldplay. Yeah. I actually, like. I can't stand the band. I don't. I don't like their music. I. There's a lot about them I just like. It's just one of those things where. It's not for me.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

It's not for me. And I've. I've come to the point now where I can literally say to them, as a band, okay, that's fine. That's great for you. That's why I can say to the band.

[Mrs. P]

To the band.

[Alex]

But for this moment.

[Mrs. P]

Okay.

[Alex]

Core memory. Because everyone came together so hard. Yeah. So rapidly on this. We all immediately understood what was happening. And then as more contact, it just kept. It kept dripping. More contacts kept coming out. People found. It happened. I think it happened on, like, it came out on like a Saturday. It wasn't like a long weekend, too. So I don't remember, but I just remember it being like. Like there was time before the employees came back. And then people were like, I worked for that guy. That guy. And then there was a whole tie in about whether or not the lady standing next to them was involved. And it just. It kept going and going.

[Mrs. P]

And sometimes we all just need a delicious little drama treat.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And, you know, it doesn't affect our lives.

[Alex]

And we could all tell that she was the. As a head of HR person.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

She wasn't the. She was the person who's coming up with the stupid rules. Yeah. Not the one who's stuck enforcement them. Because HR gets a lot of hate and many times rightfully so. Rightfully so. But there are members of HR that are just cogs, the same way that employees are. Because at the end of the day, should they go get a real job? Sure. But will that real job still exist as AI comes in? Yes. It's called H Vac. Anyway, that moment I'm going to put as a core memory.

[Mrs. P]

Okay.

[Alex]

I wish. Again, again on all see the downfall of all CEOs except for ones that sponsor this podcast. But I will put this as a core memory because I just. It should be brought up a lot. And I do also like that the meme immediately got reused.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Where it was like Epstein big spooning Trump.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And a few other different people. I hated the amount of people who used AI to recreate it.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Absolutely not.

[Mrs. P]

No.

[Alex]

Use Photoshop or Canva or one of the knockoff Photoshops and drag and drop those hand cut out out little pictures yourself.

[Mrs. P]

Make it your Halloween costume. I saw a bunch of people doing.

[Alex]

Which is crazy, thinking that that would still be in people's minds.

[Mrs. P]

But when I saw it, I was like, that's funny.

[Alex]

Yeah. But then you have to go, oh, yeah, right, right, right. Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. August Bunnies on trampoline breaks everybody. And they realize that we're all cooked.

[Alex]

Yeah. And that was before. Yeah, that was before a lot. That was before Sora too.

[Mrs. P]

Yep.

[Alex]

And the new banana. No, no, no, Whatever the. The Google one is.

[Mrs. P]

To clarify what I. A video going all over Instagram and TikTok and I'm sure YouTube shorts and Facebook shorts or whatever, which is a video of bunny rabbits jumping on a trampoline.

[Alex]

Yes.

[Mrs. P]

And it was very cute.

[Alex]

It was a black and white video.

[Mrs. P]

And everybody was like looking at it and being like, oh my God, it's so cute. And then it'd be like the second time you watched it, you're like, oh my God, that's AI. And the first pass, a lot of people were like, oh, I can't spot this as easily as I thought I could. And it was like a moment of realization in the comment section of all those videos of people being like, like, oh, fuck, we are so fucked.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And that was in August. And now the AI has trained and been upgraded, so it's even harder to tell.

[Alex]

Yeah. Get down the comments real fast. Tell us about AI videos you fell for this year. Because I fell for A couple AI images. There is a content creator I know who posted a video image of himself with Joe Biden.

[Mrs. P]

Okay.

[Alex]

And I messaged him, like, fucking Joe Biden. And the thing is, is, like, he then later posted images of himself with other people, and they were being ridiculous in those. And then I went, oh, fuck, that was AI. And the thing is, this guy, it would not be out of place for him to be with Joe Biden. Like, yeah. He had recently met Barack Obama. He does stuff with, like, he's a political content creator. But his point was, look how easy it is to fix stuff. With AI and bunnies in the trampoline was the moment where a lot of people went. And there was a song.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

That a guy wrote on TikTok Tock. This was the moment where a lot of people went, oh, I'm cooked.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And it's. It makes you realize you have to look for the different things. One, is this a little bit too convenient? And I'll tell you something. The bunnies and trampoline moment. And the reason why I'm still like, I. I double. I scroll past stuff like, drunk raccoon.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Like, yes. Probably saw the. The raccoon that got into. It's like a convenience store and got real drunk and passed out in the bathroom. I immediately went, like, that's AI.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

I just didn't want to believe like. Like videos of deer walk into a grocery store. Like, they don't feel real anymore. Like, there's certain things like that where it's like, oh, in the past, we go, oh, my God. There's this crazy video of a bear going into somebody's house and eating everything out of their fridge. Like, yeah, okay. Or is this actually a subliminal ad for Coke products?

[Mrs. P]

Well, I've been making a lot of these AI videos and just pumping them in the Facebook.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Because the. The olds, they need to know.

[Alex]

Well, let me tell you, ever since I now reopened my Facebook, Facebook and monetized it.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

But the. Ever since that moment, I now have to actually open Facebook to upload the reels over there. And so I open up Facebook and it has this little bar. They do the same thing on Instagram. But it's very funny, the difference on what? How they're aiming at me. So on Facebook, I've never liked anything.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

I've never engaged with anything over there. So it doesn't know who I am, so it assumes I'm a conservative.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Automatically. And every time now on Instagram, it used to just fill it with Thirst traps. There'd be like, this, you know, like the suggested bar, like, for you. It's probably like, what are your suggestions when it goes across?

[Mrs. P]

Oh, my suggestions are always like makeup or skin care people.

[Alex]

Yeah. Mine on Instagram was always like, oh, here's a girl dancing, and she's. She's wearing, like, skimpy stuff. I was like, I don't want to see this. Like, oh, here's a streamer. Here's an E. Girl streamer. I was like, I don't want to see this.

[Mrs. P]

This.

[Alex]

I don't engage with any of this different stuff. Now it's finally going away. Yeah. On Facebook, it is just a. Videos of overweight black people screaming at customer service representatives.

[Mrs. P]

Oh, my God.

[Alex]

Over and over and over again. And the comments half being people going, this is AI. And the other half of them, people being going, oh, this is exactly how they are.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And I'm just like, what the fuck? And it's. It's. But then inside that. Because it's Facebook, I don't know which of those comments are real.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Because there's so much of that is bots. And so this has been that moment. Bunnies on a trampoline has been the moment for me when Dead Internet theory kind of clicked over. And also that we can't. You have to, like, double verify everything that you've heard.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And so for that, I'm gonna put this under core memory. It's an unfortunate one. 1. Because we need to learn from this lesson.

[Mrs. P]

Yep.

[Alex]

We need to learn. And also, you need to also be able to open up your heart to moments of whimsy. Like the drunk raccoon.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And so we need to figure out of, like, who is really good at telling us if something.

[Mrs. P]

Raccoons have cute little hands. You know what I mean? And if you let them get drunk, they're gonna do fun little stuff.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And they do tumber salts. They grab their feet in tumber salt.

[Alex]

Oh, yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. So cute.

[Alex]

So that was awesome.

[Mrs. P]

That being said, one of them got stuck in a cat trap once in South Philly. And that was a night to remember trying to get that thing out of there. Okay.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

August still in August. August close. We're going to close out August.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift get engaged. What?

[Alex]

Okay. Yeah. It was a big moment.

[Mrs. P]

It was a big moment.

[Alex]

It was a very big moment.

[Mrs. P]

I'm saying, for pop culture, pop culture moments of the year. It was a big moment.

[Alex]

It was a big moment. And it's also. And it's going to be a big moment next year because they're getting married in June.

[Mrs. P]

Get married, read.

[Alex]

It's also, I think, the beginning of the. Not beginning of the end, but I think some people tried to make it the beginning of the end for him because then she, you know, she had the album come out later in the year and a bunch of other different stuff and. Yeah. I mean, it's just a big one for me. I was at the library researching an episode.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Which is crazy. So I'm at the library working, and then I look down and there's a tail show. I don't know what to do. I was the thing I wanted to yell about. Yeah. But instead I made a very short, quiet video in the library.

[Mrs. P]

And then what happened?

[Alex]

Then I got recognized in the library. Yeah. And then I was like, oh, I have to leave the library now. Now. Yeah. But I had to have always a great time at the library and support your local libraries. We will have a. At some point, we'll have a new story report episode.

[Mrs. P]

Yep.

[Alex]

Just on our audio feeds. But that moment. Yeah, I'm. I'm just gonna put that on. That's so great for you. Because I don't really care.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

It's one of those things where, like, we've all been expecting it for a while. I think it's fine. I think they're people, and that's kind of where it is. I think that there's.

[Mrs. P]

I think it will be exciting in the way that Grace Kelly's wedding was exciting in the way that there's a yearning for. Americans have. For the culture of aristocracy where, like, we want royal families, whether we admit it or not.

[Alex]

I know. I'm just saying the timing is not going to be good.

[Mrs. P]

I know, but Americans love a big, glamorous Princess Diana ass wedding. I love it. I'm just telling you, yearn for it.

[Alex]

It.

[Mrs. P]

I'm. I'm talking about the girly pops.

[Alex]

I understand.

[Mrs. P]

And you keep interrupting me, but I'm right. And people love this kind of thing. They're going to rip her to shreds. There's going to be millions of comments about everything terrible that's ever happened. It's going to be ripped apart to shreds. I understand that, but I'm saying that it will still be a moment when they get married where people are going to talk about the dress and the flowers and the baba and the car. They drive away.

[Alex]

Oh, I understand.

[Mrs. P]

It's going to be a moment. And I just want to preemptively. Say, say, don't. Yuck. Those people's Yum. Because 2026 is probably going to be a bummer in many ways. And so when they get the reprieve of 20 minutes of dopamine in their brains because of pretty flowers and shiny dresses, I want you to let them have it.

[Alex]

Okay. No, that's fine. I'm just telling you right now that they are gonna. They're gonna Twitter Tumblr this to death.

[Mrs. P]

I don't give a fuck.

[Alex]

I know.

[Mrs. P]

There's not the real.

[Alex]

I know, I know. I understand that. I understand that. I'm just saying is, I think my projection for next year is. Is that it's going to be a very hard year economically for a lot of people. And I think that there's going to. A lot of people who are going to say that they're. They're. What should be a once in a lifetime moment is tone deaf.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And there's going to be a lot of different things that are going to have to be said about this. It's going to be a micro. This is going to be a Rorschach moment for a lot of different people. And I think that the moment of her getting engaged was a big moment.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

But again, I'm also just going to leave it under that. That's so great for you because I am happy for them. You know, anytime somebody can get married, that's great. Yep. But also, I don't think in the. It will economically matter in some ways, but for most of us, it won't.

[Mrs. P]

No.

[Alex]

There you go.

[Mrs. P]

I agree with your rating. Okay. That.

[Alex]

And I just want to question. That's all you have for August.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Okay. Because Donald Trump bombed Iran that month. You don't even have it on the list.

[Mrs. P]

So in September.

[Alex]

There we go.

[Mrs. P]

Jimmy Kimmel gets suspended from his show.

[Alex]

Okay. Are these not in order? Because, like, you didn't even say why he got suspended or what event happened directly before that.

[Mrs. P]

I don't know. I just know that he was suspended from his show and there was a lot of pushback.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And that he was reinstated, obviously.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

But, yeah. So September, Jimmy Kimmel gets suspended from a show. That's what I wrote down.

[Alex]

Yeah. Yeah. And that was a moment when a lot of people were like, oh, they're coming for Jimmy Kimmel. They can come for any of us. Yeah, yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Because we're all millionaires from the man show.

[Alex]

Yeah. Yeah. Well, I'm gonna say. I'm just gonna put that as a. I'm gonna Put it him getting back on because 600 people didn't get their jobs back.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

I'm gonna put that as a that's so great for you.

[Mrs. P]

That's so great for you.

[Alex]

I'm gonna give that a that's so great for you rating.

[Mrs. P]

I'm not actually a Jimmy Kimmel fan in any real way. I.

[Alex]

You know what? There's. I've heard from a lot of people of people that he's supported over the years and that he's a great guy and all those different things. He's had a really long career. And so when you have a really long career, there's things that you can have that don't age well.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And God knows, Jimmy K with the man show and other projects. But in general, it was a crazy moment to see the government, the federal government try to influence a network to get rid of him. But it was also interesting to start to see again. This is that moment. Oh, if you push back in the least.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

They just back down because Taco Trump always chickens out.

[Mrs. P]

Oh, I forgot about that.

[Alex]

Yeah, you forgot that I have a song on Spotify. You forgot that I have a song that anyone can listen to called Taco Trump always chickens out by me. It Casa d and Pearl Mania 500 because they remixed me over a minute and then put it up there and you can use that. Play it at your bar mitzvahs. Play it at your wedding. Taylor Swift play Trump always chickens out at your wedding as you don't issue takedown orders for the songs. Oh, man. Oh, speaking of, let's take a break and when we come back, we'll be into what.

[Mrs. P]

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[Mrs. P]

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[Mrs. P]

We'Re going to go to October because a bunch of thieves stole the crown jewels from the Louvre museum.

[Alex]

Oh. And you know, it actually tied into an episode.

[Mrs. P]

Which one?

[Alex]

The. The Napoleon III episode that we did.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

They were the crown jewels of his EMP empress.

[Mrs. P]

See?

[Alex]

Yeah. It had a tie in there. And a few people mentioned that in the comments and we'll talk about it.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. But that was not us. We were not in France.

[Alex]

We were not in France at the time.

[Mrs. P]

No.

[Alex]

And this was a very funny thing because the same way with the bunnies on the trampoline. The same guy who wrote a song about the bunnies on the trampoline. Yeah. Wrote a song about how hot the guys were who stole the stuff from the Lou.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And then he wrote another song that was a retraction because those guys were not involved. No. But he actually was like, I want to hold myself accountable. But it was a very nice song. And so I was one of those ones I heard about like people, like chainsaw wielding people. What was the whole.

[Mrs. P]

It was. I listen, the whole story is nuts because so much misinformation came out while it was happening and after it happened that like, it's impossible to. For me to like really nail down because I was like looking at it and I was like. All I figured was that the crown jewels. It was I. There was the former empress of Napoleon and his second wife, Marie Louise.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

It was the emeralds gifted to her on her wedding day.

[Alex]

Okay.

[Mrs. P]

At a chair and stuff like that. So like, I was just looking at crown jewels. I was looking at shiny things. I got distracted.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And I was like, did they figure out who did it? Maybe. Okay. Then I'm moving on with my life.

[Alex]

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Because again, the crown jewels don't affect me.

[Alex]

No. And I understand that. It was also one of those things too, I think is part of history that's getting. There's stolen diamonds that are getting stolen again.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

But the. The big thing, I think for me was that. That the. How fast they talked about how these were probably cut down and disappeared into the market. Yeah, because like they're just gone.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah, they're melted.

[Alex]

But also for a lot of people about how crazy is. These guys showed up with like a ladder and they like climbed through a window and I guess they use chainsaws to cut the glass or something like that. But when it came out to chainsaw wielding thieves, people are picturing them like, use like chainsaw man. Like they're using chainsaws to attack people in the street. Streets. Ah, get back. I'm stealing the jewels. It's like. No, they're just using. They had a chainsaw to cut the glass. Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

They were just a little bit tougher than the Bling Ring. Do you know who the Bling Ring is?

[Alex]

No. It's a Bling Ring.

[Mrs. P]

The Bling Ring was a group of young, I want to say, like people in their 20s who they didn't even break in. They really kind of just walked into Paris Hilton's house.

[Alex]

Oh.

[Mrs. P]

And they had become friends with her and like this whole thing. And then they. They stole all of her jewelry and all of her designer clothes and purses from her mansion.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

It was like this whole thing. And they made a movie about it. I think Sofia Coppola made the movie about it. It about the Bling Ring. And I remember seeing and thinking about how Paris Hilton said like, they stole all kinds of jewelry and, and stuff and. Yeah, the only things that she was really upset about where she had jewelry that was handed down from like her great great grandmother. Like Hilton money. Diamonds.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

From like the 1800s and that they handed down and they took that and it disappeared. It.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And so like I was like, that sucks. But also, you know what I mean?

[Alex]

Yeah. Okay.

[Mrs. P]

Hashtag sliving.

[Alex]

Yeah, that's fine. No, that's fine. I mean it's, it's. It one of those.

[Mrs. P]

You should watch the Bling Ring. That's a funny movie.

[Alex]

I did. Never even heard of this movie. So maybe I'll have to check it out. Maybe we'll find it and we'll watch.

[Mrs. P]

It during our Christmas movie.

[Alex]

You watch it during the break. We'll do a night. The baby will go to bed. We'll do. We'll watch Muppets Christmas Carol with the baby.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

He'll go to bed. Then we'll put on the Bling Ring.

[Mrs. P]

For the holiday spirit of it all.

[Alex]

Yeah. Okay.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. So listen, we're staying in October.

[Alex]

Okay, good.

[Mrs. P]

You actually just kind of brought this up for August. Taylor Swift drops a bad album because of good Dickon. That's what I Remember wrote, that's true. That's what I wrote.

[Alex]

She got dick matized.

[Mrs. P]

She got dick mat.

[Alex]

That's a real lyric. Yeah, I think. Yeah. It's. You know what it is. It's the big thing. And maybe. Maybe she'll take a little bit of time because she got the wedding and everything to plan, other things to do. It was a little bit of oversaturation of Taylor. Yeah. They've had a little bit too much. The album. It's. It's not great. And I think. And. And it was also one of those wings. Somebody actually said the album. They could tell the album wasn't good because when they said, that's not for me, they didn't get any death threats.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And. And I think there's been something to that. But I also think that, like, when these. These, like, troll armies and stuff like that exist, it. It. They. They do finally just reach their peak, you know, they move on.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. The botnets, you know, attacked or whatever, but people had opinions because it wasn't great. Because the thing is, is just like when you have longing and yearning and heartbreak, and when you're angry and mad, you write better music, you cook better food. Like, if you have a lot of deep emotions, you.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

You produce better art. However, if you're just happy because you're in a great relationship and you're rich down every night by a football player.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Like, your music isn't going to be that bad. Like that.

[Alex]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

When you have happy.

[Alex]

When you had Matty Healy, you're going to write a better song because you're like, fuck this guy.

[Mrs. P]

This guy sucks.

[Alex]

No, babe, I love how you smell like American spirits. That's the thing you used to say to me.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Yeah, that's. I get it. I get it. It's. Yeah. It just isn't a great. We all did the same thing, which is why it showed up on Spotify Rap by the.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

For so many people this year. So people like, Taylor Swift isn't my favorite. I'm like, well, if you listen to her album twice, that's 52 plays for Taylor Swift.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

That's how it checks it.

[Mrs. P]

Gotcha.

[Alex]

She showed up in my replay. She was in, like, my top four, stuff like that, you know, because of that. I listen that album.

[Mrs. P]

My top was Trucks.

[Alex]

I know. My number one song, though, is just. It's. It's actually by Matt Berry.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Because when I plug my phone into CarPlay in my. In my Nissan, it automatically plays this one song by Mat Barry. Yes. That Matt Barry. Yeah. New York City. He's an incredible magician.

[Mrs. P]

Incredible acid jazz album.

[Alex]

Yeah, it's on. Acid jazz. It's great. He has a lot of really, really good music. I highly recommend it. Go to wherever you listen to music and listen to a little bit of Matt Barry, you'll be shocked how good it is. But that is my number one song to the point where I get mad when I hear it now, which has done that to me for a bunch. It did this to me. Vampire Weekend was when it would play over and over again. It's just certain songs, and it just sucks when it does that to you.

[Mrs. P]

So. Also because of what you're doing right now, which is Crashing Out.

[Alex]

Yes.

[Mrs. P]

In October, Crashing out with Phil DeFranco Goes Live.

[Alex]

Hey, look at that. It did it finally. It was a long time coming.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Me and Phil DeFranco doing our new podcast together, which we're having so much fun doing. We have so many fun things. And I will actually say has actually made this podcast better because I now take my current day brain and I throw him to Crashing Out.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And I think about all that stuff. That's Phil's problem. I spend Saturday, Sunday, Monday thinking about stuff to do for crashing out. And then we do. I record Crashing out on Tuesday, and then Wednesday hits and guess what?

[Mrs. P]

Too Many Tabs.

[Alex]

Mommy, Daddy, time.

[Mrs. P]

Too many tabs, baby.

[Alex]

I'm here to listen to whatever my wife wants to tell me. And it's great. And it's. We've been having so much fun. I just want to thank everybody who has checked out both shows. Shows, but also everybody who's been a day one real one with us because there was ever since this podcast, this particular Too Many Tabs has started.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And the Patreon and everything else and the comedy shows and all that other different stuff that I've been doing ever since with the growth of it has just been so cool and so great. And honestly, y' all are the tabs that we look back on every single day. So thank you.

[Mrs. P]

Wait, so then, crashing out, Phil DeFranco. I just wanted to highlight something.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Recently you bought a cameo, and I wanted to. I wanted to shout it out.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Because you bought a cameo for George Santos. Of George Santos for Phil. For his birthday.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Because why?

[Alex]

Because I. You put me on cameo. Yes, because you put me on cameo. Mrs. P has been begging me for three years. We've gotten so many email requests from people asking for personalized shout outs and all those different things.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

So. So for the. You're if you're looking for a last minute gift, if you have a too.

[Mrs. P]

Many tabs, this is the last minute gift of the century.

[Alex]

Yes.

[Mrs. P]

Because when this goes live, it's December 21st.

[Alex]

Right. This episode will be live on December 21st.

[Mrs. P]

That would be four days till Christmas. If. If you don't have something for a loved one, message us through Cameo.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And Alex will say Merry Christmas to him.

[Alex]

I will not only say merry if you have. There's been a few things we've gotten so far I've been wishing. Which would be with Merry Christmas, Christmas. Yeah. I've been doing some motivational speeches for people who needed some. Hang in there, kitties. I've. I've been telling people have asked us about hobbies and things like that in general. Different things. But there we got a couple that people have been like, can you curse out my maga uncle? Yes.

[Mrs. P]

That's my favorite one.

[Alex]

That's my favorite ones.

[Mrs. P]

That was the whole idea. I was like, I bet you anything people would love a cameo that they can send to their shitty Uncle.

[Alex]

Yes. 100. So it being this close to Christmas, what we're gonna do is we usually have them listed at a pretty high rate. Yeah, I'm gonna drop them down for Christmas.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

To 75. Oh, so this is a steal. This is our flash sale. The last minute of Christmas Flash sale is now gonna go live with the posting of this episode. So please hop over onto Cameo. You can check the link in the description or just look for Pearl Mania 500 on cameo.

[Mrs. P]

I loved all that. Wait, we forgot to rent Tank.

[Alex]

Oh, a bunch of different stuff. The thieves.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, okay.

[Alex]

The thieves are gonna go into not invited in 2026.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah, I thought so.

[Alex]

Because don't rob a museum unless it's British. Rob the British museum of all the.

[Mrs. P]

Stolen goods and give them back. And give back Taylor Swift Drops album.

[Alex]

That's. That's so great for you. It's just kind of where it's not a great album.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

There are some people who like certain tracks, so it's fine if you liked it. It's great. You don't need to lie to me though, though.

[Mrs. P]

Crashing out Phil DeFranco again. Again. Again.

[Alex]

Again. Again. Again. Again. Again.

[Mrs. P]

Absolutely.

[Alex]

Again. Again.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. I then in November, I wrote down Haley Williams drops full album.

[Alex]

Yes. And that full album is what had the extra tracks in there that bunged everybody's brains.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And on top of that, she released the vinyl. It was just a good. It was a good year.

[Mrs. P]

I just wanted to Bring it back up. Because it was like, Taylor Swift's album was such a flop. And then Haley Williams came in and.

[Alex]

It annoyed me because I was like, there's so many. Again, they're friends. And so I know that you don't want to point into it, but it's like, if you had an issue with Taylor, like, with the album, Haley William's right over there. And also, there's so many other different artists that are really good out there. I mean, Infinity Song is a band I really like. Yeah, there's just. There's just so many. I can't think of, off the top of my head, of just, like, great at stuff out there. And it does. Like, I. I totally get it because I do this.

[Mrs. P]

Lady Gaga released an album this year.

[Alex]

And she gave me a repost and commented.

[Mrs. P]

Right.

[Alex]

That was crazy. And then mastercard Googled me and they removed.

[Mrs. P]

Then mastercard said, no, Gaga, no. Remove that.

[Alex]

Like, yeah, okay.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. So Haley Williams. That's again again for sure.

[Alex]

Yes, again, again.

[Mrs. P]

Now, November, Mariah Carey has the opposite effect on Christmas. Do you know what I'm talking about?

[Alex]

No, what is that?

[Mrs. P]

So every year, Mariah Carey's song, the famous Christmas song we Cannot Use this episode, starts getting played right after Halloween to let people know that Christmas is upon us. Right? The holiday season. However, in November, Mariah Carey did an ad ad for Sephora, and people were pissed online. I don't know if you saw this. Did you see this?

[Alex]

No.

[Mrs. P]

Okay, so there's this. It was a Sephora ad. And in the ad, Briah Carey is like, you gotta buy. Go to Sephora to buy gifts for people. And then there's an elf, which is played by the angry guy on the street guy.

[Alex]

Oh, Billy Eichner.

[Mrs. P]

Billy Eichner.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. Billy Eichner is an elf. And he's storming out and he is like, I'm on strike. Strike. Blah, blah, blah. And so it. And then she's like, you can't go on strike during Christmas, Bubba. And like, she just kind of waves them off. And people got really mad because this happened at the exact time that people were online talking about boycotting Sephora during the holidays. And so it was like they made a commercial being like, you're not gonna do it. You can't do this. And, like, just like, like stubbing their nose at the people that were boycotting Sephora. Got it. Which made them angrier and louder, obviously.

[Alex]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Mrs. P]

And so because of this, Mariah Carey had this opposite effect on Christmas because usually she is like the harbinger. How do you say that word?

[Alex]

Harbinger.

[Mrs. P]

Harbinger of Christmas tidings.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Mrs. P]

But because of this ad she did for Sephora, it was like she was the anti Christmas. She was the Krampus of the situation. And then. So Sephora boycott still going?

[Alex]

Well, the Sephora boycott also was part of the Target boycott, which started at the beginning of the year because of Target and a bunch of different organizations getting rid of DEI policies and rolling over incredibly fast.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

For the Trump administration. You know, same thing with a lot of colleges and a lot of law firms and a bunch of others this year. And so. Yeah, there's. There's people right now feel like they have more control over culture.

[Mrs. P]

Yep.

[Alex]

Than they do over anything else.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

You know, and so this is one of those moments. Moments I did see on this one now that you mentioned. I do remember a few people who work in the advertising industry in general.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

Of like an ad like this doesn't come up out of nowhere. It's not made in like six weeks.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

To land this ad like this was probably planned a year in advance.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

For sure. And so they probably didn't know and they thought this would just be a funny little thing. Yeah. They didn't realize that things like the Starbucks strike were going to be bigger, which I was involved with.

[Mrs. P]

And it was a Black Friday black out. You know what I mean? That was a lot of different things. And so they were advertising for Black Friday sales.

[Alex]

Yes.

[Mrs. P]

And you're not going to boycott Black Friday sales. And then people were like, oh, what? Like, how dare.

[Alex]

Even though he's talking about a strike, which is different than a boycott, but very similar in a lot of different ways. So. Yeah. There's just a lot there. And it sucks for everybody involved, especially for somebody like Billy Eichner, I think, who in general with. There's a lot of character actors especially, who have lost so much money over the last bunch of years because they don't get residual checks on things anymore. The replay value of their shows have gone down. And a lot of this with AI coming in and a bunch of other different stuff. Like they aren't. You have an industry now where you have people like myself who are doing brand deals. That would have been TV ads.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

That would have gone to somebody like a Billy Eichner a few years ago.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And then Mariah Carey. Well, she's so disconnected from the world in general. She has no idea.

[Mrs. P]

She's very busy fighting Nick Cannon or something. Probably what she Does.

[Alex]

Yeah, exactly. That's kind of what it is. And that's. And at this point she literally just shows up. She'll show up at Christmas.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah.

[Alex]

And then I guess the rest of the year she'll just do like a world tour of like I guess a couple dictators.

[Mrs. P]

I think she's really into that.

[Alex]

Yeah, she really do it. Do a dictator. I'll just do a dictator wedding. I think maybe birthday party.

[Mrs. P]

So what if we just leave Mariah Carey and Sephora in last year?

[Alex]

Yeah, we'll put that in. Not invited to 2026.

[Mrs. P]

We don't want it. We don't want that energy. Bad vibes. Goodbye, guys. Thanks for helping me carry my Christmas tree.

[Alex]

Zoe. This thing weighs a of ton. Drewski, live with your legs, man. Santa.

[Mrs. P]

Santa, did you get my letter?

[Alex]

He's talking to you, Bridges. I'm not that.

[Mrs. P]

Of course he did.

[Alex]

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[Alex]

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[Alex]

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[Mrs. P]

You. Now I want to talk to you about who we are inviting the next year. Zoron Mom.

[Alex]

Donnie. November.

[Mrs. P]

Baby. Again.

[Alex]

Again. Again, again, again, again, again, again, again. That was just a good. That whole night was a good.

[Mrs. P]

Feeling. It was a great.

[Alex]

Feeling. It was a great feeling. Woke was.

[Mrs. P]

Back.

[Alex]

Yeah. For one night.

[Mrs. P]

Only. One night.

[Alex]

Only. That was like five nights. And then Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats had to shoot everybody in the the foot. But before that moment we just. That felt good. It felt, it felt like even from being. I wasn't in New York. I was in Pennsylvania. We had our judges retention election. Being out there at the polling place talking to people, it like people felt like they could at least get their hands on.

[Mrs. P]

Something.

[Alex]

Yeah. To push back and we'll see what that looks like in 2026. And so I will say again, again, again to 2026 to all of the candidates out there and for all of the people who are going to be involved in primary fights. States which we are totally for. Yeah. Primary. Some of these dinosaurs, especially on the Democratic side. And if you live in a red state that's so red, change your registration to Republican. Fuck them. It's just, let's sometimes, sometimes you get stuck in a one party rule state, change your registration Republican and start being woke at Republican meetings. I'm feeling their good time. They are not expecting you to show up there. They expect to be racist and transphobic and horrible and all this different shit. At the Republican meetings you show up and be like, no, I love Trump and I love trans people. And it'll confuse the out of.

[Mrs. P]

Them. Yeah. And then vote the way you want to.

[Alex]

Vote. They vote the way you want to.

[Mrs. P]

Vote. Within their.

[Alex]

Party. Within their.

[Mrs. P]

Party.

[Alex]

Yeah. Go mess up their primary a.

[Mrs. P]

Little. Yeah.

[Alex]

Listen. All right. I love.

[Mrs. P]

It. Good trouble. They call that good.

[Alex]

Trouble. They do call that good.

[Mrs. P]

Trouble. December, that was again, again, again. That was. Oh, that was for.

[Alex]

Sure. For Zoron, it's again, again, again. Oh, again, again, again, again.

[Mrs. P]

Again. Okay.

[Alex]

December.

[Mrs. P]

Okay. Sabrina Carpenter beats the US Government.

[Alex]

Comma, again, again, again, again, again, again. We just. We love. I can't play the. The. The song because then we'll get a takedown the same way she did on them. Yeah, but Taylor, you see how that.

[Mrs. P]

Works?

[Alex]

Yeah. Nintendo. Do you see how that works? You don't have to be scared of the 79 year old dementia patient who has makeup on his hand to hide the fact that he's getting Alzheimer's medication while his weird little blood boy gimp who murders popes is running around behind him. We will all outlive this administration. It is your job to show all of us in the history books that this is going to be written in that you stood up for it. So we'll want to continue to. With your.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. That's so unlike Chuck.

[Alex]

Schumer. Sabrina Carpenter actually had a victory over Trump this.

[Mrs. P]

Year.

[Alex]

Wow. Yeah, look at.

[Mrs. P]

That. Crazy. Look at that. And she didn't have to put.

[Alex]

Nine. Sabrina Carpia and Olivia Rodrigo. Go. Both push back. Yeah. And it was very easy for them to.

[Mrs. P]

Do. Female pop stars.

[Alex]

2025. That has been more of.

[Mrs. P]

Them. Haley.

[Alex]

Sabrina. Yes. 100%. 100%. And the other part about it too, is, is. Is the other thing. I'll say in general, the vanguard that has been pushing back against the Trump administration this entire year have not only been women, it's also been women of color because they know. And we've seen a lot of very cowardly, especially white men watching how these women will get attacked and pushed back on to then see where the maximum punishment will live. A lot of them have been using women, especially women of color as testers to see. Oh, which. Which fence is electrified. What can I say? What can I say? Yeah, all these different things. Things. And so I just want to point that out to. To a lot of men in positions of power, you're.

[Mrs. P]

Cowards.

[Alex]

Yeah. We see you and we know exactly what you're.

[Mrs. P]

Doing. Yep. So that's what I have for Sabrina. And then I literally. The very last thing I wrote, because this happened when I was writing this Google.

[Alex]

Doc. Okay. For.

[Mrs. P]

December. For December, the Golden Globes announced a new podcast category and it was the pantone color of the year over.

[Alex]

There. Oh, yeah, it really was. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it was. Now, listen, a lot of people are being quiet because people like Amy Poehler. And I get.

[Mrs. P]

It. Listen, we want Amy Poehler to.

[Alex]

Win for sure, but how fun for.

[Mrs. P]

Her to beat her ex.

[Alex]

Husband. Yeah, but they. They had. Do you have the list of who's gonna be in there? Oh, I know Dax Shepard is.

[Mrs. P]

Listed. I can't believe Dax Shepherd's one of the most mad.

[Alex]

At. Yeah, it was Dax Shepard over.

[Mrs. P]

Mark Marin is the craziest thing I've.

[Alex]

Ever. On his retirement.

[Mrs. P]

Year. I can't.

[Alex]

Even.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. Okay, so here we have Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. Call her daddy. Yeah, I'll give it to call her.

[Alex]

Daddy. She does have and a. It's a massive.

[Mrs. P]

Show. Yeah. Good. Hang with Amy Poehler. Hoping that one. The Mel Robbins podcast. Oh, my.

[Alex]

God. Would you want to talk about what Mel Robbins did along with.

[Mrs. P]

Oprah? Well, yeah, they're big into the we all have to forgive our shitty parents.

[Alex]

Situation. Yeah, that's what they're. They're all pushing right.

[Mrs. P]

Now. My whole thing about Mel Robbins and I might do a whole episode on her because I think she's a.

[Alex]

Quack. Let us.

[Mrs. P]

Know. She's. She's an under the radar quack because she's so popular. Like, she's on this list for Go to.

[Alex]

Gloves. She's. She's a finance person.

[Mrs. P]

Right? No, she's like a pseudo therapy person. She has on like, pseudo therapy people to come on and talk about therapy.

[Alex]

Stuff. Got.

[Mrs. P]

It. Got it. But she had this book, it was called like, let Them, and it was all about letting go of what people do. Fair enough. Let them. If they're going to do that, let them. But then now she's like, oh, well, if your parents are shitty, you need to forgive them. Them, blah, blah, blah. But I'm like, I thought you were saying, let them. If the. If the adult children are saying, we don't want to talk to these abusive people, let them. Why are you coming at me with this.

[Alex]

Mel? Yeah, why do we have to let the. The shitty parents in? Yeah, why can't the shitty parents let them go, Mel, it's called filial laws, and you're gonna learn a lot about that next year.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. Okay then smartless. Which is the. The guys okay. They're.

[Alex]

Okay. It's fine. I've listened to that podcast a couple times and then every single time went, all.

[Mrs. P]

Right. Yeah, it's.

[Alex]

Fine. It's fine. But it's. It's also not like I don't. Beside. Besides those three guys being famous when TV made people.

[Mrs. P]

Famous.

[Alex]

Yep. There isn't anything special about.

[Mrs. P]

It.

[Alex]

Yeah. You know, and Will Arnett is Amy Poehler's ex.

[Mrs. P]

Husband. I know.

[Alex]

That's. So we have two people in.

[Mrs. P]

There. That's why I want her to win. To be your ex.

[Alex]

Husband. That would be funny. To beat your ex husband up.

[Mrs. P]

First from NPR is the next.

[Alex]

Thing. That's fine. That is like a legitimate. That's like a legitimate news.

[Mrs. P]

Show. That's a new.

[Alex]

Show. Yeah, that is.

[Mrs. P]

Is. But yeah, it's a real white list.

[Alex]

Yeah. And Conan's not on.

[Mrs. P]

There. Conan's not on.

[Alex]

There. Which is crazy Conan. But also. But also all of the OGs that aren't on there, which again, I understand what they're trying to claim is they're going from how the numbers they're pulling using.

[Mrs. P]

Certain. I wasn't even saying too many tabs. Wasn't on.

[Alex]

There.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. I wasn't even mad that we weren't.

[Alex]

Included. No, no. It's this other.

[Mrs. P]

Show. We make an incredible podcast that we work incredibly hard on and we make better content than Mel Robbins and better content than Dax.

[Alex]

Shepard.

[Mrs. P]

Yes. One Shepherd, Come.

[Alex]

On. I'm just thankful Joe Rogan's not on.

[Mrs. P]

There. They didn't put any of those guys.

[Alex]

On. I know, but that's what I'm saying is like, I think. And this is part of the reason why they didn't put in those guys, but it's also the reason. I think this is part of the reason why the. The category.

[Mrs. P]

Exists.

[Alex]

Yeah. It's literally so they can be like, we need to get legitimacy to a bunch of people real fast right now. Because half. Most of this year, the subtext of most of this year has been so many people going, we need a liberal. Joe Rogan. Yeah, we need a liberal. And. No, you don't. What you need to do is make sure that you're leaving no stone unturned. Unturned. Understanding the messaging that's out.

[Mrs. P]

There.

[Alex]

Yeah. And knowing how to have complex and difficult conversations with.

[Mrs. P]

People.

[Alex]

Nuance. Because right now, on a lot of the shows you listed, a lot of them have big, major corporate sponsorships. So though. And. And big name corporate sponsorships. We're talking about. About, like real.

[Mrs. P]

Brands. Yeah.

[Alex]

Yeah. The classic Fortune 500 company brands. Right. And so because of that, they aren't going to be willing to talk about the history of redlining. They're probably not going to be willing to talk about the fact that people can't afford a home right now, maybe the history of health care in this country or all these other different things that have happened over time. Their support in a lot of these cases are the. The podcast industry is turning into a mix of daytime talk show and late night talk.

[Mrs. P]

Show.

[Alex]

Yeah. And we're trying it right now. They're trying to figure out what. Where everything.

[Mrs. P]

Goes. I Too Many Tabs is a midday talk show in that we're talking to each other and you're listening to it at work on your.

[Alex]

Boss'S. I would say our show. I would say that our show is a twisted morning show that has been dragged out of two people who can be listened to at any hour of the.

[Mrs. P]

Day. Yeah. It's.

[Alex]

True. I would say that's more of what it's close.

[Mrs. P]

To. So what Golden Globes announced new podcast category. That is so great for you. That's so great for.

[Alex]

You. So great for.

[Mrs. P]

You. So great for.

[Alex]

You. And that's kind of how I feel honestly about most of this year has just.

[Mrs. P]

Been. That's so great for you because it's the Leslie smile. That's so great for.

[Alex]

You. Yeah. It's. It really is that. And I think that the thing is is in general with it is.

[Mrs. P]

Is oh, they freed Chrisley this year. How did I forget.

[Alex]

That? You did forget that. We did an episode about it. We could have just gone down our episodes. We could have just re ranked the episodes but instead we went above and beyond like we always.

[Mrs. P]

Did. That's.

[Alex]

Right. And probably too long. But Mrs.

[Mrs. P]

Pig.

[Alex]

Yes. What I will say about this for 2025. I'm. I'm glad we're getting through.

[Mrs. P]

It.

[Alex]

Yeah. It's just another year. And I hope, my hope for all the listeners out there. I may. May your 2026 be better. Better mayor 2027 be better than that. Mayor 2020. And let's start looking to 2030, 2032, 2040. There are decades out there. We. I think. I think we've spent the last few years especially looking way too close to now because we've been in triage.

[Mrs. P]

Mode.

[Alex]

Yeah. And we need to start playing it like Zoran has been talking about planning out further what are the things we're really trying to aim for. So is it going to be Medicare for all? I would love to that. We need to have better plans on how we get in more candidates that are going to be doing that. Are we trying to look at building a more sustainable world, regulating AI and all these other different things. We need to look at ways to do that and how to build out the bench to get back at that and where to push back on the big thing we've told everyone for 2025 was to be a goalie at.

[Mrs. P]

Home.

[Alex]

Yep. For us it was, you know, protecting things like the local library, protecting things like our local food pantries and other things like this that we're now going to look into 2026 and you're going to see a you have a much better idea that 2026 is going to be very similar, if not worse, to 2025. So you have a better idea on how to plan for that and not lie to yourself like we have in past years, that this year is going to be mine. It's not next year is going to suck, but it is going to suck less because you're ready for it and you're prepared and you have the mental fortitude to get through this. And if you need somebody to tell you that you're gonna get through this and you're gonna hang in there, kitten, go to Cameo and look up Pearl Mania 500. Or just cut this last little segment and just insert your own name. Yeah. And if you want to hear your name said back to you, always. Join [e-mail] on the after party where we read your comments and we give a shout out to all of the new team leads. Mrs. P. Anyway, to wrap up.

[Mrs. P]

The episode from you have a great holiday week. If this is how do you celebrate or any holiday you celebrate any.

[Alex]

Right. You can be listening to this any time of the year. So whatever holiday is coming up, have a good.

[Mrs. P]

One. Have a great.

[Alex]

Time.

[Mrs. P]

Yeah. Thank you so much for listening. I hope that this was as fun for you guys as it was for me. And that's.

[Alex]

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[Mrs. P]

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