We Forgot Kia Nurse’s Birthday, She Rated Us Zero Stars

Summary

Podcast Summary: Unsupervised with Syd & TP

Episode: We Forgot Kia Nurse’s Birthday, She Rated Us Zero Stars
Date: February 27, 2026
Host: Dear Media
Featuring: Syd Colson, Theresa Plaisance (TP), special guest Kia Nurse

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Episode Overview

This episode of Unsupervised with Syd & TP radiates the podcast's signature unpredictability and off-topic hilarity. Syd and TP recap their chaotic week, introduce listeners to the quirks and contributions of their recurring house guests, and welcome Kia Nurse—WNBA player, analyst, self-proclaimed “program coordinator,” and victim of a now-infamous forgotten birthday. The episode is equal parts friendship roast, heartfelt reflection, and absurd conversational detours—anchored by honest life and league stories, conspiratorial debates, and a healthy dose of inside jokes.

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Key Discussion Points & Moments

1. Murder Mystery Dinner & Recent Events

[02:45–07:48]

• Syd and TP recap a murder mystery dinner at Athletes Unlimited (AU).
  • First-time experience for TP, who thoroughly enjoyed the immersive plot: "My name was Juan. I was obsessed secretly with this woman named Elevator…she did it." – TP, [03:45]
  • The duo takes pride in their murder-solving skills: "Just know your girls didn’t disappoint." – Syd, [01:17]
• Discussion about friends/new arrivals in town: Via (creative, singer-songwriter) and Nadia (competitive attorney).

2. The Women’s Shelter: Housemate Introductions

[09:56–14:34]

• Dynamic intros of Nadia (“badass attorney”) and Via (“64-pack of crayons…everyone in there has everything. Very cool.” – Syd, [08:19])
• Quick pivot to introducing Kia Nurse:
  • Her official “program coordinator” role in their self-styled “women’s shelter” (i.e., their bustling apartment)
  • Kia’s bemused critique: “The fact that I’ve been the only person with an actual name for two years...and you can’t remember is insane.” – Kia, [15:42]

3. The (Belated) Birthday Celebration & Yearly Roasts

[17:02–22:31]

• Syd and TP make amends for missing Kia’s birthday (again) with highlighter-yellow cards and a small gift.
• Kia’s review of last year’s lackluster celebrations: “They ended up at my home half watered, half dead. But happy birthday.” – Kia, [19:28]
• This year fares better, thanks to a wig-themed party and a room full of laughter.
  • “You showed up, and you showed up in wigs, and that’s all I asked.” – Kia, [21:42]

4. Conspiracy Corner: Philosophy & Party Starters

[23:09–29:44]

• A typical shelter conversation: “If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?” spirals into philosophical debate.
• The trio explore hypotheticals: Would you want to know everything or nothing? Do you want to know how/when you’ll die?
  • “If you could know literally everything…from government to banks…would you want to know?” – Kia, [26:20]
  • General consensus: Ignorance is bliss for most; Syd wants to know everything and “get together and fuck some shit up.” – Syd, [27:49]

5. Pop Culture Tangent: The IKEA Monkey Saga

[30:09–33:48]

• Syd recounts the viral story of “Punch,” an orphaned Japanese macaque at a zoo who receives a stuffed orangutan from IKEA.
  • “He still has his IKEA monkey, and they’re like all sold out...” – Syd, [33:00]
• Hilarious sidebar about accidentally almost getting “canceled” over misunderstood monkey talk.

6. Nightly Reviews: Kia’s ‘Shelter’ Star Ratings

[34:04–42:28]

• Kia shares her tradition of writing paper reviews after every shelter hangout.
  • Brutally honest ratings: lowest is zero stars (“my birthday was never acknowledged,” [40:14]); highest is five (“A time was had at AU 2025,” [42:11])
  • Sample low review: “I was formally invited…for one host to hide in her room for no reason. I felt rejected. Snacks were unhealthy…” – Kia, [36:03]
  • “You leave such good ones...this encapsulates who you are.” – TP, [42:21]
• The light-hearted accountability has become a cherished tradition and source of banter.

7. Shelter Puzzle Drama

[42:28–44:37]

• The group debates puzzle-solving etiquette as Marty emerges as the unsung hero: “Marty’s the MVP of the room.” – Kia, [44:16]
• TP’s sporadic involvement is called out, to everyone’s amusement.

8. Guest Game: “Name Names” with Kia

[44:41–49:12]

• Rapid-fire questions for Kia, who can “airball” (plead the fifth) three times.
  • Best-dressed women’s athletes: “Sydney’s stylist is awesome. The best.” – Kia, [45:37]
  • Main character energy: “I have a lot of main character energy. So, I’m gonna name myself.” – Kia, [45:44]
  • Who to call in a crisis: “I’d actually call Elizabeth Williams...Do I know if she’d answer? I’m not sure.” – Kia, [46:31]
  • “Worst texter in the league” goes to the “young ones...they just don’t respond.” – Kia, [49:25]

9. WNBA Reflections & Tribute

[51:09–55:42]

• Syd and TP reflect on the passing of former teammate Kara Braxton.
  • “She was just vibrant and sweet…one of the kindest people I played with in my whole career.” – TP, [52:57]
  • The segment highlights WNBA family bonds, loss, and gratitude for their community.

10. Listener DM: How to Handle Annoying Men

[56:10–61:13]

• Carmen writes in seeking advice on dealing with irritating male coworkers.
  • TP’s advice: “Rage baiting men…keep asking them questions so they go down their own spiral.” – TP, [58:16]
  • Syd’s approach: “I love getting into arguments…especially ones that are so clearly wrong.”
• The trio concludes: Ignore them if possible, be weird enough to repel, or call out bad behavior directly.

11. Meta, Jokes & Callbacks

[59:58–62:16]

• The hosts acknowledge predictable internet trolls and encourage creative banter:
  • “Bring back shame…Let’s bully properly. If you’re gonna do it, do it properly.” – Syd, [60:19]
• Conclude with in-jokes and appreciation for their tight-knit shelter circle.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Kia’s birthday card:
  • “Smiles quite printing Happy Birthday, Kia. And then again, Kia, big three zero, baby…” [17:42]
• On main character energy:
  • “I have a lot of main character energy…only behind closed doors, not in, like, I don’t really want to be famous.” – Kia, [45:44]
• On WNBA texting etiquette:
  • “Some of these young kids, I’m like, hi, nice…It’s training camp now…they just don’t respond.” – Kia, [49:25]
• On friendship and growth:
  • “It’s just confusing to be here. And apparently those conversations…There was conversations around bribery for some stars. It didn’t work.” – Kia, [41:07]
• On Kara Braxton:
  • “She radiates joy…one of the kindest people I played with in my whole career…Our condolences to her family and to her kids.” – TP, [52:57]
• Advice on dealing with annoying men:
  • “Keep asking them common sense questions and so their common sense runs out—because they don’t start off with much…” – TP, [59:34]
• On internet trolls:
  • “Bring back shame…your voices are just so normal to me now. I walk down the hallway, and I’m like, ah, they’re at their house.” – Kia, [60:19/61:23]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |-------------------------------------------------|------------------| | Murder Mystery Dinner Recap | 02:45–07:48 | | Housemate & Kia Nurse Intro | 09:56–14:34 | | Kia’s Birthday/Yearly Roasts | 17:02–22:31 | | Conspiracy Theories & Hypotheticals | 23:09–29:44 | | IKEA Monkey & Viral Stories | 30:09–33:48 | | Kia’s ‘Shelter’ Reviews | 34:04–42:28 | | Puzzle Room Drama | 42:28–44:37 | | “Name Names” Guest Game with Kia | 44:41–49:12 | | WNBA Community & Kara Braxton Tribute | 51:09–55:42 | | Listener DM: Annoying Men Advice | 56:10–61:13 | | Meta/Trolling & Wrap | 59:58–62:16 |

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Final Thoughts

This episode is a showcase of the pure, unfiltered camaraderie of Syd, TP, and their rotating cast of housemates. Between savage birthday roasts, ridiculous inside jokes, and heartfelt WNBA reflections, the heart of “Unsupervised” is the love, growth, and chaos of female friendship—equal parts support group and comedy club.

Miss an episode like this, and you’re missing that 2 a.m. group chat energy that only Syd, TP, and friends can deliver.

Transcript

[A]

Oh, no. I'm so nervous.

[B]

Sid, stop. Girl, you got this.

[A]

No, it's just the fact that. No, I don't want to say it.

[B]

You remember Girls Inc. Girls Inc. Commercials? They'd be like, I don't know. I'm scared to try out for the seventh grade volleyball team. And it's like, hey, girl, don't be scared. You have such high self esteem. Usually take it out there to auditions.

[A]

It's like, nice.

[B]

I used to love those, though.

[A]

I need to google those.

[B]

So just don't be nervous. My bad.

[A]

Never is gonna happen again. I said nevers because I was nervous.

[B]

Hey, we had a fun week.

[A]

We did a fun week. My mom was in town.

[B]

Your mom was in town.

[A]

My mom rocked Nashville.

[B]

She did. She was a real joy. And then once she left via came Nadia came. So we got two friends in town. It's really fun. They're gonna be here a few days.

[A]

Big, big finish to AU for us.

[B]

Big finish to au. And we got a special guest today.

[A]

And we do have a special guest.

[B]

Oof. Ooh. I wonder if they know who it is.

[A]

Oh, and really exciting stuff. The Shelter was the winners of the murder mystery dinner, which.

[B]

And we'll get to that.

[A]

We'll get to that.

[B]

And we'll get to that.

[A]

But just know your girls didn't disappoint. We got down to it and you know, here we are victorious.

[B]

Take us to the theme song.

[A]

Karaoke really took me down.

[B]

Okay. They say what they want.

[C]

Harder than us and yeah, we looking down on haters. Cause they smaller than us and yeah, my flow is so damn sick I be coughing it up. You said that we gone flat more than I'm calling your block.

[A]

What a theme song.

[B]

No, for real.

[A]

Tierra whack.

[B]

Tierra whack.

[A]

Wait, we never high five.

[D]

Today we.

[B]

We were pinch warmers and we have a theme song by T arc hose mad. Oh, people be hot about it. I know they do.

[A]

Goodness gracious.

[D]

Oh, man.

[A]

Anyway, anyway, anyway. What a day.

[B]

What a day.

[A]

Yesterday.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I've never been so busy here in a really good way. Our days have been filled with laughs and just, like, things to do.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So at au they we mentioned before that they do a really good job of, like, planning these really cool, like, events for us. And they did a murder mystery dinner for us, and it was my first time doing a murder mystery dinner. And I really enjoyed it. It was really good.

[B]

It was so fun.

[A]

So the plot was like a billionaire's ball and everybody was at their table and you could work with your table as a team to solve out who murdered. Actually, it ended up being one of the hosts. He went down early in the night, and we had to find out who killed him.

[B]

It was two tables of up to eight, and then there were four tables with four people or less.

[A]

And then I think eight of us were seven. Seven of us were dressed up and in character. And if you had a name tag slash. A character.

[B]

Yeah, like a costume.

[A]

You were a suspect. So I was actually a suspect. My name was Juan.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

I was obsessed secretly with this woman named Elevator.

[B]

Talk show host.

[A]

Talk show host. Imagine, like a cheaters type of situation. But she was cheating on her man with me, Juan the butler. And there was, like, a lot of messy stuff going down. I was blinded by love, I guess, because Elevator did it. She did it. And we had to figure that out.

[B]

And we did, because it was looking like you may have done it.

[A]

I thought I did it.

[B]

So things weren't. Things weren't in your favor. I was so nervous. I was talking to people when you were away from the table, too.

[A]

No way.

[B]

Yeah. I was like, coyoche. Like, come here. I think it's tp And I know she's won in this game, but, like, we got to treat her. Treat them as the same. I think TP did the same one in the.

[A]

I got you.

[B]

Oh, my gosh. That killed me. Was.

[A]

I could tell that it killed you.

[B]

No.

[A]

Yeah. No. I'm just shocked that you were backstabbing me when I was, like, going search for clues with the group.

[B]

Sorry. Yeah. Turns out it wasn't you, though.

[A]

It wasn't.

[B]

We're all good.

[A]

But I thought it wasn't me because I was loyal to the. To the victim. Like, that was my dog. He paid me well. You as a butler treated me nicely or whatever.

[D]

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[B]

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[D]

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[A]

hey, Sid, you know what brings me joy? Having my protein ready and available in the form of premier protein drinks. They are ready to go. Absolutely excellent. And the taste top tier. And I've had a lot of protein Shakes in my life.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So, Sid, I know you've been in the situations where you've just been in the hustle and bustle, and your whole day just becomes one big blur. And before you know it, you realize you didn't eat breakfast, you need lunch, you're just going.

[B]

That's so many days for me.

[A]

That's every day for me. Besides Sundays, I do take time to watch the saints. Other than that, I'm on the go constantly. When I'm walking my dogs, nothing easier than to grab a protein drink from Premier Protein. I'm walking, drinking, walking my dogs. But it's so easy and convenient. And you don't have to. You don't have to remember, you can just pack your thing in the morning and it's there all day. And you'll thank yourself later in the day for having that ready and available for you.

[B]

Yeah, for mine, I'm just always, like, going from thing to thing. Like, I'm going from rehab to maybe, like, a conversation with our sports psychologist to another meeting to something else. And then like you said, a couple hours later, I'm like, oh, I haven't eaten. Especially after a workout, which is the worst. But having these shakes with me, having Premier protein shakes with me, chocolate specifically, has been a huge difference. Because with 30 grams of protein and tons of delicious flavors, Premier protein isn't just for those who get after fitness. It's for those who get after life. Tp and you already knew that.

[A]

But, Sid, there's no better way to get 30 grams of protein in a single drink. 30 grams of protein is equivalent to eating five large eggs.

[B]

Oh, I didn't know that. Yeah, thank you for that tidbit. Yes. We ended up winning that. But before that, our girl Via came into town.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Via is our bubbly, talented, like, energetic. Energetic. Just like. Just like creative person in General.

[A]

Like a 64 pack of crayons. Oh, like the big pack. Like the biggest one you could get.

[B]

Yeah. She's.

[A]

Everyone in there has everything.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Very cool.

[B]

Oh, shit. That was a good. What? Where did that come from?

[A]

I don't know. I was just trying to think.

[B]

Like, sometimes I hear you talking, I'm like, the girl's brilliant.

[A]

Why only sometimes, huh? I'm not gonna overthink it. I'll just take. Take it where I can.

[B]

But that was really good. She's all of them.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But V is a singer, songwriter, actress, creative in general, filmmaker, film writer. Film writer. All these things. And she's queer, so. But that was obvious. I feel like, in the description that I just gave of her, you can't

[A]

be a crayon box.

[B]

Straight people just aren't that cool, unfortunately.

[A]

Can't be. You can't be a crayon box.

[B]

No, you can't. And it's no shade. It's just different. Different?

[A]

Yeah, just like, you know, we're putting a different box. This is. Yeah, yeah, we're making the boxes now.

[B]

It's just different. Your lifestyle. Yeah, but that's a perfect description. So our girl Via came into town. They didn't go to the murder mystery dinner. They. They went and hung out at a bar and stuff instead. Hungry? No, vmori.

[A]

Oh, okay. We gotta make that clear. You just started changing your pronouns.

[B]

I don't know her.

[A]

You said she's queer, and then, I don't know.

[B]

I don't know her. I don't know his pronoun.

[D]

I mean, I don't know.

[B]

I don't know.

[A]

Wait, Via.

[B]

Oh, I could ask.

[D]

Yes.

[A]

Anyway, he's crazy. And then Nadia.

[B]

Our girl Nadia.

[A]

Our girl Nadia.

[B]

Okay, listen. So I've known Nadia since high school. We played basketball together. I was a freshman, she was a senior. Nadia was just always so cool. She was, like, friends with lots of different groups. She could fit in wherever. She's just that kind of person. And we would keep in touch over the years, but we weren't seeing each other, hanging out, weren't making plans for that. It was just like, oh, this is a person from my past. Good to see them doing well from afar. That's that, like the post comment. Go, girl. Keep it up. You're killing it. You know? But we're probably never gonna see each other in real life again unless we set it up.

[A]

And now.

[B]

And now Nadia's here. So. Yeah, I don't know.

[A]

Wait. I have to say, I've been knowing Nadia since 2025.

[B]

It's been.

[A]

It's been short, but it's been fun. Nadia's gotta be one of the most competitive people I've met in my life. And it's inspiring and intimidating, for sure.

[B]

Intimidating. So Nadia is all those things that I just described, But Nadia is also a badass attorney who does not play. So it's like, yeah, you only get that, like, bubbly and all that other side if you know her. Otherwise, you're getting, like, Judge Judy stuff.

[A]

You're getting business.

[B]

You're getting business. So, like, for the difference in Nadia and Via, I'm gonna tell you, I was like, hey, I want to introduce y' all on the pod. But like, I want to say it in a way. Like, I want them to, like, give me what they want their description to be. And so I text Nadia. I was like, hey, give us a summary of how you want us to describe you, your business on the pod, please. So to tell you how they show up differently as people. Nadia Akowi is an intellectual property owner and founder of akawilaw where she represents creatives, entertainers, business owners and athletes. She helps them protect their brands, secure their trademarks, structure endorsement and licensing deals, and build long term ownership over what they create. Her philosophy is simple. You understand, Own it, protect it, monetize it.

[A]

As someone who's known, I want to

[B]

read to you vias, though. We need to see the. We need to see the difference.

[A]

I'm just saying Nadia wasn't lying.

[B]

No, not at all. Okay, via, send me something real quick about how you want yourself described on the pod. Your friend.

[A]

Nice.

[B]

She said, I give you free reign. Describe me however your heart desires.

[A]

Oh. So box of crayons. I hope you like it. Via. I looked at the camera when really, they're all over there. Hey, you guys.

[B]

Hey, y'. All.

[A]

Sorry for talking about y'.

[B]

All. So that is just funny to me that they responded like that and their personalities to other people really are like that. But you said you've known Nadia.

[A]

I've known Nadia since 2025.

[B]

And you know, via.

[A]

Also since 2025.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Wow. A lot of new people I'm really meeting in 2025 and M's over there. But I met her at 22.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

Hey, Marty, there is one more person over there. I guess. Fine. I guess we can introduce this person. I don't know if you guys notice and if you didn't notice, I'm worried about you guys. Just keep your head on a swivel moving forward. But there's an extra seat next to me. It's pretty empty. So we're looking to fill that. The person that we're bringing on because we hinted at a guest last week is a woman of many talents. She's funny. She plays basketball. She's from Canada. She's the.

[B]

She's an analyst.

[A]

She's an analyst. She's.

[B]

What's her role in the shelter?

[A]

I never looked that up.

[B]

Hey, hey, hey. I'm gonna give you a clue. P C.

[A]

You know what? You got it. I have to be honest with you.

[B]

Look at me. You got it?

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Don't look it up. Hey, look at me. P R. P R O G project no. Yeah. Program.

[A]

Oh, okay. Project coordinator. Imagine if I, like, still stuck with what I thought it was. Okay. Yeah. So in the women's shelter that we run, which is just our apartment, is our program coordinator. Ah, I said her name. Bleep that out, y'. All. She is the program coordinator, though. And without further ado. Wait, do you have anything that you want to say?

[B]

Yeah, there's an inside joke we have about her, but we'll save it in a sec.

[A]

We'll save that for the rear end of the show.

[B]

Anyway, without further ado, let's bring her out to ask her some questions.

[A]

And without further ado, Canadians. Finest. Kia. Nurse, everybody.

[D]

It's Canada.

[B]

Canadians.

[D]

Grammatically incorrect.

[B]

You're already stuck.

[D]

And the fact that I've been the only person with an actual, like, name for two years in the women's shelter and you can't remember is insane.

[A]

Babysitters. Just to clarify, the women's shelter is just the title for Sid and I. Shared apartment. At any given time, you would walk in on at least five women and three animals.

[B]

Yeah. So the shelter. Women's shelter was the.

[A]

And it was created.

[D]

It was born.

[B]

So you let titles define you, or they like. To you.

[D]

Absolutely.

[B]

She's not thinking about you.

[A]

I'm so sorry.

[B]

She's thinking about you as the person you are to her.

[D]

Not really, because I heard the intro. I heard the intros that you gave to Nadia and Mia.

[A]

Oh, you heard that?

[D]

And then I heard the intros that were given to me, and I was like, wow, they're gonna be sentimental today. And here we are. This is Kia, the PC that. We don't know what it stands for.

[A]

Project coordinator, Right?

[D]

Yeah. I'm so excited to be here. Thank you so much for having me.

[A]

Thanks, Kia. This has been a long time in the making. We appreciate you for showing up today. We know there's been a few technical difficulties on other projects we were working on.

[D]

I've been canceled on.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

On the way to said projects. I've been canceled on.

[A]

We don't want to get canceled, so let's pivot to talking about that.

[B]

Canada.

[A]

We do love her. Oh, speaking of Kia, Your birthday was 222.

[B]

Ooh, ooh. Angel numbers.

[D]

Thank you so much.

[A]

Here you go.

[D]

Just for the people. It's in highlighter.

[A]

In highlighter yellow.

[D]

And last year, I did not receive a card on time, but I add this year a lot of times, also not on time. It's not my birthday today for people.

[A]

Show. Show the babysitters the Front. Okay.

[D]

Talk. Talk about a birthday. I don't know where you get this. At the taco store now. Oh, do I need to read out loud?

[A]

You can read mine.

[D]

Okay. Smiles quite printing Happy Birthday, Kia. And then again, Kia, big three zero, baby. This just means you don't owe us a dollar per hangout now. Thanks for always being you and joining us at the pod. You should have started with that as your intro. Thank you. See you in the shelter.

[B]

Not her. Correcting your, like, paragraph.

[A]

Yeah, no, that was bad.

[B]

This sentence to the front, it makes more sense.

[D]

This one says progue coordinator. I guess that's an abbreviation.

[B]

Yeah.

[D]

Tried to stop me from writing my own message, but it's Black History Month, so here I am.

[A]

Hey, happy Black History Month, y'.

[B]

All.

[D]

I think it says Happy birthday, buddy or baddie.

[B]

Well, Keith's mix, so it's just Happy Black.

[A]

It's a one and a half. You guys, I am full. Thank you.

[D]

I am mixed, but this month, I am fully black.

[A]

Hey, Claymore.

[D]

Yeah, thanks, guys.

[B]

I will say that was a confused thing.

[A]

Oh, and also, that's not all, Kia.

[D]

I honestly.

[B]

That's not all.

[A]

We come bearing gifts this year.

[D]

Oh.

[B]

Oh.

[D]

What is it?

[A]

You have to open it.

[D]

Oh. Oh. This is why you didn't give me one.

[B]

Yeah.

[D]

Oh, thank you. You guys.

[B]

What?

[D]

Just a question.

[B]

We're just sharing with you something that we enjoy doing.

[D]

Okay.

[B]

Didn't know would be perceived.

[D]

You just hold on to it the whole time. Yeah, we just ch.

[B]

Whatever you want to do.

[D]

K. Cool. I'll throw it at her.

[B]

She.

[A]

Yeah, you might have to.

[D]

Thank you. I don't even have putting that on the table beside you. I will not forget it.

[A]

This is a huge step up from what we. What we did last year.

[D]

Massive.

[A]

Do you want to say what you got last year?

[B]

You should.

[A]

I got two freshly made bouquets. They were gorgeous.

[D]

It was one bouquet, I believe. Actually, they. One flower. One set of flowers. And they were re. Gifted. I'm not sure what you guys did to. I'm just make sure my mic is close. I want you guys to hear the story properly. I'm not sure what you guys did to get said flowers, but they then ended up at my home half watered, half dead. But happy birthday. And I also received a gift card from Tropical Smoothie. Was it Tropical Smoothie or Smoothie King?

[B]

Tropical Smoothie.

[A]

Do you all have those in Canada?

[D]

We do not. So it was not, you know, not applicable at my home. And I believe it had about 7.48 49. It wasn't a full $10. I could get a smoothie, but still had to pay the extra 20 on the back end.

[A]

There was balance left over that you had to cover.

[B]

Sorry about that.

[D]

And it also happened that I believe we hung out quite a bit that day. I saw you guys quite a few times. I think I borrowed some car keys from tp and she's like, oh, like, you look nice. I'm like, yeah, I'm going out to dinner.

[B]

No.

[D]

No response.

[B]

Enjoy dinner.

[D]

It wasn't until I believe it, I got back to give you the keys back at, like, 11:45. Fifteen minutes left in the day, and.

[A]

And I think you busted in with an attitude. And we were like, do we miss something?

[D]

I was just like, I thought they were my friends, you know, like, we just met, but we just met.

[B]

I just met. So I didn't feel, like, a real strong sense of obligation in any of this.

[D]

Just a happy birthday, like, face to face would be crazy.

[B]

Like. But I didn't remember it was your birthday, which naturally you haven't.

[D]

You have social media, right? You have social media, right?

[B]

But I don't think.

[D]

And I think we also have teamworks. And Teamworks.

[B]

I may have had a lot of things going on, so I must put it like this. No offense, but you're very new to my life. So the other things I have going on were trumping your birthday.

[D]

I know they were, because the first day I met you, I knew your priorities were, but I knew where they were.

[B]

But once we saw. Once I was hanging with you, and we're seeing how funny you are, how cool you were, I'm like, well, she'll appreciate a late but funny job.

[D]

It just needed, like, a. Yeah, like a second year. And you know what? You guys have absolutely nailed it this year. My birthday has been an absolute blast. So I appreciate that. Yeah, you guys remembered it, and we showed up.

[B]

Yeah, we showed up.

[A]

You threw one hell of a birthday party, though.

[D]

Thank you. You showed up, and you showed up in wigs, and that's all I asked. Yeah, I had one request.

[A]

I'm still sporting my wig. So when Kia had her birthday party was mandatory that you had to bring a wig. And so what I did was a nice little

[B]

mullet.

[A]

Joe Dirt mullet.

[D]

Baby mullet. That kind of matched your hair, right?

[B]

It does match.

[D]

And not everybody followed the rule, but I'm very proud that you both did and very grateful for your wigs, Sid. My grandmother has the exact same one that you wore.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

You need to Bring that up.

[B]

Kia Stokes was so scared. She was like, I keep looking at you, and this is how I think you're gonna act in 40 years, too. But this could be your hair color, and you're still gonna be. How you are is scary.

[D]

It's just that it blends so well with you and, like, your hair.

[B]

But it was fun. The songs were fun songs. Energy was great. A lot of people showed up body

[A]

sore afterwards from, yo, we were earning it in there.

[D]

Absolutely everything. Everything about it. TV actually knocked a drink over, and I didn't even know you had that going on.

[A]

My butt.

[D]

Yeah, I didn't know you had that in you.

[A]

Hey. Yeah. So, Kia, since you've been an active member of the shelter, we feel like you've really provided, like, a lot of great combo. You sparked a lot of, like, what if scenarios, which Sid and I, we thrive on and we love, and that's one of the things that we do appreciate about. Just one of the many things that you do bring to the women's shelter.

[D]

Thank you.

[A]

With that being said, we'd like to bring up one of the conversations that you brought up last time and, like, touch on it a little bit more.

[D]

I love that. Let's get into it. Conspiracy theory is my thing.

[B]

So these might be a mix is, like, conspiracy theories and the world being

[D]

gray, not black and white.

[B]

And, like. Yeah, we're good.

[A]

Okay. So you asked us, if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? I did ask that, and that led into further discussion.

[B]

What was your answer?

[D]

Did I answer that? I don't know if I answered.

[B]

I wonder. I don't remember.

[D]

I think I just usually ask the questions I don't really answer. It's, like, to spark the conversation for others,

[B]

not drive by party starters.

[A]

Always working, always working.

[D]

Blue person here. Get everybody. You know each other.

[B]

Icebreakers. And you move around the room, you meet.

[D]

You meet a lover for the first time. Like, ask what their goals are. Ask where they want to be in life and then move.

[A]

Next one ever retire, she's gonna be, like, a dating coach.

[D]

You got this girl. Million dollar matchmaker. They make money. I think my answer is, yes, it does make a sound. I don't think you hear it, but it's got to be like, branches coming down. I mean, like, think about the ice and the trees that were here. Yeah, they had to make. They made a lot of sounds at some point. So I'm gonna go with a yes. You don't hear it, but if I'm in the oh, if I'm in the forest. What if it's a rainforest? I might not hear it.

[B]

It's big, but you're nowhere, like, close enough.

[D]

Oh, they know I didn't hear it.

[A]

But it did. It. It didn't not make a sound. The sound was made.

[D]

Correct.

[B]

An ear wasn't there to perceive it.

[A]

Yeah. So if I'm behind glass and I'm sitting there clapping.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

But you can't hear me because you're behind glass.

[D]

Yes.

[A]

Is it making a sound?

[D]

Well, it depends if you're actually smacking it.

[A]

I'm smacking it. I'm smacking it real hard. Oh, sorry about that. Real hard.

[B]

How hard?

[A]

Pretty hard. I'm gonna give it a lot of effort.

[D]

You could be a good actress.

[A]

Thank you.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

So check out this.

[D]

So you're saying it does make a sound?

[A]

I think it makes a sound, but I think that sound and hearing are different. I think sounds are made. Hearing is what you receive. So I do view it to be, like, unanswerable.

[B]

Like it's a trick. Questions, what's your answer? Same thing. Like, if it makes a sound but there's no, like, you're not there to process it. Like, it needs an ear to perceive it. Or a camera would have to be.

[D]

And you're telling me this isn't a great conversation starter for a party?

[B]

No, but it is because some people will still have a difference of opinion.

[D]

I know, but then you know, like, okay, that person's not for me.

[B]

You know, if it's an opinion.

[D]

No, like, if the opinion is just wild.

[B]

Oh, it's just like.

[D]

I'll be like, all right, yeah, let's go the next conspiracy and see what you got.

[A]

No, the second one said. The second one was if you could know everything or nothing.

[D]

Oh, you can know everything or nothing.

[A]

If you can know everything or nothing at all. That is so, like, you choose.

[D]

No, that was.

[B]

Yeah, no, that was.

[D]

I know that was.

[B]

That was my question.

[D]

I asked if you want. If you could know how and when you died, if you would want to know. This one's way more vague. Would I know everything? Oh, I did ask a version of this. I asked it from the perspective of, like, if you could know literally everything that was happening in the world, from anything from government to banks to everything. Like everything. And so you weren't distracted. Things that they put on to distract you. Would you want to know what was actually going on in the world or just live a life of ignorance?

[A]

Okay, so my follow up question to you would Be. Am I holding on to this information alone or do I. Do people. Do I have like a platform that people actually listen to me and I can make change with it?

[D]

Everybody in the world has the exact same thing. So.

[B]

But the same scenario.

[D]

Right?

[B]

So you don't know what anybody else is gonna pick.

[D]

You can say you don't want to know, but then you could go online and be like, I know, but that virtually believe you, or they might believe you. Or now you're starting conspiracy theories. Maybe you're not starting. It's done. It's.

[B]

That is what happened.

[D]

That is what happens in life.

[B]

That is. That is life, though. That's why I'm just like.

[D]

But if you wanted to know literally everything. I just think there's so much. There's too much sadness.

[A]

Yeah, there's. There's more sadness than joy.

[D]

I probably would die of a heart attack knowing everything.

[B]

Just, you know, I would want to know everything and I would feel like the people like me in the world, we're kind, good people, but we'll also get together and fuck some shit up. Okay.

[D]

So you're like the people in paradise. So I'm very much under a mountain with these people.

[B]

I'm very much law abiding citizen. Love that movie.

[D]

Great movie.

[B]

Double Jeopardy. Love that. Any revenge movie, I'm about that.

[D]

And Sid's the leader.

[B]

I want that.

[D]

So she's like laughing in your face, but behind you she's trying to kill you. Love that for you. That's actually.

[B]

That's why we want to go on Traders.

[D]

You guys would be good on Traders. Do you think you would be good on Traders? She's a traitor. You talk about you behind your back when you were at the murder mystery party.

[A]

And I'm not over it.

[B]

Hey, but we're still here filming this ball.

[A]

Yeah. Because we have to be here.

[D]

It's literally on the screen right there. It's gonna be TP and Kate.

[A]

He's been trying to make her way into the pod and. But moving one of us at a time, depending on who she's talking to.

[B]

I just think it's only a matter of time before she does.

[D]

The key works with everything that we're working with with your Sid. TP and key. Key, TP and sit. It just.

[B]

It.

[D]

It flows off the tongue.

[B]

I don't like how Key TP

[D]

it flows.

[A]

I think it kind of does. Like, unfortunately, I hate that. I agree. But with most of the things that she's mentioned, it like actually does. What? Order just everything. But Kia being first.

[D]

Oh, I don't mind that. It's just like.

[A]

Okay. Even if you remove, like, if she sounds cool, if she kicked one of us out the pod and it was, like, sitting key, it would be like, wow.

[D]

No, I don't think I could ever kick anybody out of the poc. I think you two are just like a match made in heaven of a friendship.

[A]

Yeah, we are.

[D]

You just like you. You just flow.

[B]

I'm glad you know.

[D]

You know, I think I.

[B]

We tried this before. It wasn't good.

[D]

Yeah. I don't know that I could.

[A]

No, we did that remotely. I'll accept it.

[B]

But. Yeah. Okay. So wait, what was your. Your. Oh, y' all wouldn't know. I would know.

[D]

I don't.

[B]

Okay, cool.

[D]

I'm just gonna.

[A]

I know.

[D]

I'm just gonna keep living life how I live it now.

[A]

Yeah. No, I. It feels way easier to just not know.

[B]

Okay.

[D]

I think I told you. I think I'd pass away.

[A]

Yeah. I think. I wish. I think it would, like, really hurt.

[D]

Anxiety would just. Down for the gal.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

And I'm okay with that.

[A]

My emotions would not be.

[D]

I died,

[A]

so, yeah, I'll. I'll live in bliss. And bliss. Speaking of Kias, IKEA has really been in the headlines lately. Punch the monkey.

[B]

Yeah.

[D]

Okay.

[A]

Punch. I didn't know. I didn't know everything else that came after, but Because I had to scroll past and I saw this monkey getting pushed away by other monkeys.

[B]

And we're not just talking about monkeys.

[D]

It was so sad.

[A]

Oh, my God. So uncomfortable.

[B]

I want that to be so clear. We're not talking about half monkeys.

[A]

My God.

[B]

Talking about monks. Okay.

[A]

I'm not even supposed to.

[D]

Thank you. Thank you for being clear.

[B]

Wanted to clarify.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

Don't want us to get canceled.

[D]

I appreciate the communication.

[B]

Yeah.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Hey, we're good.

[B]

I have a sneaky suspicion that I will be canceled at some point.

[A]

No.

[D]

Oh, really?

[B]

For a wild joke or, like, go down.

[A]

We all go down.

[B]

No, but comedy is comedy. People can't be that sensitive about everything. We have to laugh at stuff. You have to. Some things are too far.

[A]

Some things are funny and people just aren't.

[B]

Yeah, some things are too far. Pedophilia is really too far.

[A]

Okay, so worst.

[B]

That's mostly weird. Incest. Get into a little bit of that. It's a joke. Some people do it.

[A]

Some people. But they're like, no, it's my third cousin. I'm like, whoa. If cousins in the word, I'm probably not gonna be. Never mind.

[B]

Anyway, yeah, carry on.

[D]

I have no comment.

[B]

What?

[D]

I'm actually. I was waiting to see. Yeah, I was waiting to see. I am Canadian.

[A]

America. As I'm in my Joe Dirt wig, I'm like, America.

[B]

Oh, my God. Okay, so Punch is a Japanese makake. Maka Makaki, however you say the name.

[A]

I don't know.

[B]

All right. Of the monkey. And Punch was abandoned by his mother. I don't know. Have you seen.

[D]

Oh, I have not seen that snow.

[B]

Okay. So zookeepers gave him a stuffed orangutan toy from ikea. Like, he had been kind of, like, shunned and treated badly by the other monkeys because he didn't have a mom. Oh. So then he was finally, like, hugged by one of the monkeys, and it was like, oh, Punch is finally being accepted. And Punch was introduced to the rest of the monkeys at the zoo. Like, once being accepted and things like, I guess have been better. Other monkeys started to adopt him, but he was attacked by an older monkey.

[A]

No.

[B]

There was a fake GoFundMe to put a hit out on the monkey who attack Punch, and it went viral. And recently, he started to become fully a part of the package. Older monkeys. It says grooming him, but I don't know what they.

[D]

Yeah. Groom each other.

[B]

Not in the weird way. Yeah.

[D]

Isn't that, like, an endearment?

[A]

This episode's a lot.

[B]

Sorry. Just seeing it, I was like, surely animals aren't also grooming? Oh, my gosh.

[D]

Okay.

[B]

Another monkey his age is his friend, and they cuddle, and then they said, now things are, like, going better, but he still has his IKEA monkey, and they're, like, all sold out. I went to look for one. We went to look earlier. They're, like, $20, but there are, like, two left in the U. In, like, in the whole U.S. oh,

[D]

we should have shopped in Canada, maybe had some. She called me. I would have gone.

[B]

It's recent. It's today.

[D]

Yeah. I would have got somebody, you know, figure it out.

[B]

Oh, can you.

[A]

Do you think it's going viral?

[B]

Not too late.

[D]

I'll ask my mom, see if she goes. She said she had to go to the city that has the IKEA near us. So today when I was holding her.

[B]

Oh, text her after this.

[D]

Yeah, no worries. I got you. How many do we need?

[A]

Just. Just two.

[D]

Two, maybe three.

[B]

What?

[D]

We'll get three.

[A]

Speaking of ikea, there's another Kia that has been a member of the shelter since the very start, literally since day one, which Kia so kindly. And keep that in mind. Tonight when you're writing.

[D]

I have things for my review tonight already. Don't worry.

[A]

Leaves reviews for us on her way out of her. No. Of her shelter experience nightly and just writes a few things. And if you. If we can zoom in on how much paper these are.

[D]

We've spent a lot of time together.

[A]

Spend a lot of time together. So she's got a lot of really awesome stuff in here. Kia. Yeah, they're great when anybody else reads them, but they're even better when they're. My tone exactly.

[D]

Honestly, the reviews all kind of started because I. I don't know. I came over. I knew tp, I didn't know said yet.

[A]

And I was hyping you up to

[D]

Sid and I didn't like that. But you were. I was concerned because you were. You told her that I was funny. And I was like, I'm not. I'm funny to certain people. But, like, my sarcasm doesn't hit with everybody.

[B]

But we all.

[D]

We land together.

[B]

Yeah, Those people annoy me.

[D]

We landed together and it's fine. But the first day that I came over to the shelter wasn't named the shelter yet. It was just. She'd be in Sid's room and Sid just. We didn't vibe right away. Not because of lack of friendship or fun. She just had other priorities and things to do and things to worry about. And like she mentioned earlier, like, my birthday wasn't on a priority. I, as a human being was not a priority to her at the time. And so we've grown. But 1-29-20.

[B]

Not really grown. Just know you now.

[D]

We've grown. I decided that I was gonna do reviews after every night that I was in the shelter so that we could make improvements on things we weren't doing well. But also really highlight the things that were going fun. And to have these notes in case we ever want to write a book about it. Visit number one. Yeah, it was a. So I give them. It's out of two out of five stars. Obviously. This is a two and a half star day. This was the very first.

[B]

Probably over.

[A]

Why would you start with that one then?

[D]

Because of the first one. And we have. You have to go from the beginning here.

[B]

I probably said. And she was like, minus one.

[D]

Well, actually, you know exactly what happened this day. I actually named this one. It says, no worries. Rejected. That is the name of the title.

[A]

Sounds like we're off to a good start.

[D]

It says, I was formally invited to this apartment for one host, the hostess Sid, to hide in her room for no Reason I felt rejected. Snacks were unhealthy and lacked the dog on the balcony. There was no good television shows and there was no Disney Channel knowledge. No board games or karaoke. And for the record, I was told if I came to AU in Nashville, we would play board games and do karaoke and play basketball. TP did you not promise me that?

[A]

Yeah, but it was.

[D]

And I signed the contract. I signed the contract based on those three promises and all I got was basketball. That's not why I came here. So that was a. That was a two and a half star.

[B]

And.

[D]

And I. I must have written that during the beginning of the. But I must have written it earlier in the night because I have an additional comments here.

[B]

No.

[D]

Which means this was like way before I was about to leave. Yeah. And so it says the host that hid is rude. She is not friendly and has lectured us about priorities that lacked for her. It's strange that these two don't do anything without each other. And I would like to amend the review to one and a half stars. No, it was without a star because remember she came out of her room and then she started lecturing. She's like, I have to be on the phone with my girl. Do you have. I have priorities. And I was like, this sounds like a you problem, not a me problem.

[A]

Well, now it's an us problem because. So that's a reflection of me as well said.

[D]

Yeah, that's you re angering yourself over this review.

[A]

There's no way we got one and a half stars on the first day.

[D]

In general, majority. Majority of the reviews. TP doesn't really lose the stars. This was the next day. This was. This was a three and a half star day. But I gave you four stars for some reason. But it says this is a much more pleasant visit to this home. It's very clean. Thanks to housekeeping. There was a roach residing in the living room, which was a bit concerning because it was a roach there.

[A]

That was so bad.

[B]

Wait, why was there?

[A]

It was because behind the lamp, you remember, we don't like.

[B]

Oh my God. I was scared of it.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Terrifying. There was a dinosaur in our apartment.

[B]

No, for real.

[D]

It said Sid was a much improved. This is all capital letters. Much improved host. And actually it's nice to hang with her. TP continued to pull her weight.

[B]

Thank you.

[D]

That was. Yeah. And then the next day you got a five star.

[B]

No, but give re find another low star. Those are the. Really.

[D]

But the five star says, what a turnaround. I love this place. Oh, Black History Month. The thing is, the reviews. This. This year started on the exact same date. January 29th. Which is crazy. Crazy. Let me find you some of those. You guys were doing good for a minute. Oh, two star. Oh, this isn't me. This is from A.C. of course. A.C. we won't put that in there. Oh, we had lots of. Remember this one? We have boats on who we thought was gonna not make it. That was good distance. Gosh, this was a long one, guys. The oven wasn't clean. So since the oven wasn't clean. So it smelled very bad. Maybe they haven't cooked yet. Congrats on your first win, everyone. Leave TP Alone. She's irritated with having to be on everyone else's time. But whose fault is that? Stop agreeing to do things. But she is the best dog sitter. What is that one?

[B]

I am no.

[D]

4 stars. These are too good. These ones. Oh, we have been left unattended. Well, this is from this year. Without locking their door, Stealing would be easy. Barb. Remember Barb who taught us self defense? Said Barb would be disappointed again. We were invited over for a game night and have been here for two hours and haven't played a single game. But the king cake was provided. What a special treat it was.

[B]

It was.

[D]

And shout out to TP for giving us some historical knowledge about Mara. This is a solid group of gals. And then I must have come back and said, finally played a game. Telestrations did not disappoint.

[B]

No, it didn't.

[D]

That was good night.

[B]

That was good night.

[D]

Those were like, you know, you leave such good ones.

[B]

They're just.

[D]

This is a no star.

[A]

What?

[B]

We got a no star.

[D]

I don't remember this one.

[B]

It's not even possible.

[D]

Okay, this was February 22, 2025.

[B]

Oh, this.

[A]

We got zero stars.

[D]

So after multiple interactions with each member of the shelter, my birthday was never, in capital letters, acknowledged. It was only when one member of the shelter who lives here actually told the other shelter ladies that I was going for my birthday. I believe that was Marty. Marty was the one who told you guys. And so you got zero stars for that day because of the lack of acknowledgment to seeing each other.

[B]

You can't put so much weight into what other people say to you, you know, and how they.

[D]

Two days later, you got a two star.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

For what?

[D]

There has been an attitude shift in the women's shelter. A place that was once inviting has become slightly hostile, rude, and not welcoming. It's being taken too far by someone that will not be named. But it's Sydney.

[A]

Way to go.

[D]

To my knowledge, she has some internal issues that were taken out on other shelter members. The shelter did go on an excursion, and it was a bit too much and overwhelming. Sid is now overdoing it. As I write this, she's being fake. How do I know what is real? It's just confusing to be here. And apparently those conversations. I can't read about bribery, but it might be. Oh, you were trying to bribe me. There was conversations around bribery. For some stars, it didn't work.

[B]

I plead the food.

[A]

Don't bet on it.

[D]

At the bottom, it says, side note, my birthday present was repurposed. Tropical smoothie car. Not sure of the balance. A card with the name. Yeah. With an h. Happy birthday.

[A]

Common mistake.

[D]

Flowers that came from who knows whose secret lover. And we only have one week left, so I'm hoping that we can turn things around, but.

[B]

Well, we did.

[D]

Did you?

[B]

You're here now.

[D]

You got 10 out of 10. You ended up five stars because I won pirates. And then I ended up saying it was five stars. A time was had at AU 2025.

[B]

See, that's a beautiful one.

[D]

We have really gone downhill in 2026, but whatever.

[A]

Do you have any favorites from 2026?

[B]

No. We got to play this game before we.

[D]

Yeah, you played the game, and I've

[B]

talked too much, so, I mean, no, these were perfect. This is. This encapsulates who you are, the way you write about it and who we are.

[D]

I write through honesty and experience. I am present at all moments in the women's shelter. I just want everyone to have a great time. That's why I am the program coordinator,

[B]

which the shelter has been so fun. Too fun this year. She is. Stokes is a puzzle peddler. She is a pusher of puzzles. She's got, like, 10 puzzles. Marty asked for one. She bought, like, six.

[A]

I'm like, why are they all, like, 1 trillion pieces?

[B]

I don't know.

[D]

And she brought puzzle sorters, too, just to make.

[B]

Mari had her grab. Had her grab some from the store, but they have been fun. We're doing in concert.

[A]

The one that we're doing right now has way too many shades of purple, and it's kind of.

[B]

It has a lot. But we got to get back to the house and work that out after dinner. Okay. Yeah.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

So there's no excuses. The attitude that you have right now, not gonna cut.

[D]

I was told I'm going too fast on the puzzle, but, like, I don't

[B]

then you need to slow down. I think everybody has to come with a different mindset. The energy's been off. We should have been doing this puzzle way faster.

[D]

Every time I'm in there doing the puzzle, you're just sitting there. Like you say, you put a piece in, then you'll scroll for 25 minutes for the next piece.

[B]

Excuse me.

[D]

In all honesty, Marty's pulling a lot of weight. She's doing a lot of sorting, and she's putting it together, and she's sorting. So when we go and sit down, it's already sorted, which is beautiful. I would say. Shay pulled some weight doing the tiger.

[B]

So you're there every day. You're there every day.

[D]

That's why I do a review. TP pulled some.

[B]

So you are there. Bad question. But I'm saying you think that you are paying attention to every moment. Who's coming and sitting down and.

[D]

Well, every time I come back to the puzzle, it's pretty similar to where I left.

[B]

I. I'm done with it.

[D]

I'm just saying your help is great. Your help comes in handy, too.

[A]

I sporadically, like, I can't over commit. It frustrates me.

[B]

Yeah, I'm over there.

[A]

I'm coming in there a moment. Yeah. But I feel like I've given a lot.

[B]

Yeah, me too.

[D]

Like, Marty's the MVP of the room, and then TP is like second place. And then like, thank you. You're coming in there.

[B]

TP's not second place. Jess would be.

[A]

Oh, yeah. Jess has contributed a lot.

[D]

Just has also contributed a lot. But I said of the room, of

[A]

the room, of the living room. So stop trying to start drama in the shelter. We're going to get bad ratings now.

[B]

Whatever. I don't even care anymore. Y' all do the damn puzzle yourselves.

[D]

I think this attitude.

[B]

Anyways, on to the next game. You want to play a game and have fun with us?

[D]

Let's do it.

[B]

Boom. Let's do it. Okay, kid, here's how this works. We're calling this name names. We're gonna ask you a series of questions. Some fun, some A little edgy. You get three air balls and airballs. Our version of pleading the fifth. You can use it anytime for any reason, no explanation required. But once you've used all three, you have to answer everything else. No deflecting. We'll keep track. You keep it honest. Ready?

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

Cool.

[A]

Best Dress like other of life.

[D]

Like you didn't give me a category.

[A]

Yeah, of you.

[D]

Between us three.

[B]

Tp. What. What category do you want it to be women's.

[A]

Women's athletes, best dress.

[D]

I actually. Women's athletes. I do, like, cinder outfits. Couldn't think of anybody in the W right now because there's so many. There's a lot of good dressed people.

[A]

We have a lot of really good, really well dressed people.

[D]

Good stylists. Sydney stylist is awesome.

[A]

The best.

[D]

The best.

[B]

Oh, my. Okay. Main character energy.

[D]

Oh, I feel like I have a lot of main character energy. So I'm gonna name myself Nice Kia. But only behind closed doors, not in. Like, I don't really want to be famous.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. But internally.

[D]

But like, internally, when we're in the room, definitely main character energy.

[B]

Yeah. As you should. I think if people don't.

[D]

No dancing or anything, though.

[B]

They're a main character in their own life. You gotta reflect a little about that.

[A]

What you do. I'm like, confused.

[D]

It's okay. We can talk about it later. We'll help you find yourself.

[A]

Guys, come on. Like, we gotta. Okay. One player. You'd call in a crisis.

[D]

Oh, I'd actually call Elizabeth Williams.

[B]

Okay.

[D]

Do I know if she'd answer the phone? I'm not sure. There was one time in the car with her, I watched her. She's like, oh, yeah. And she just declined it yet. So I don't know if she would answer it.

[B]

But who was calling her?

[D]

I don't know. She said, I'll just call them later. But, like, declined. Just like instantly declined it.

[B]

But like, try to think back to see that name on the screen.

[A]

I'm like photographic memory expert.

[B]

I'm dying for gossip.

[D]

It was someone I didn't know. But I do think, like, she would be really good in a crisis. She's calm, collected. I just don't think she would answer right away. She'd probably also be like, why is kid calling me? Like, you know what I mean?

[B]

It sounds like you shouldn't call her. Why are you still after this explanation,

[A]

why are you still. You talked me out of calling her. I was like, I definitely won't call

[D]

her now because she just like, I'm trying to think.

[A]

I would have put ewo out there. It made sense to me at first. I was like, yeah, definitely. Eat Will. She's very responsible. She's kind, she's smart.

[B]

She totally talked me.

[A]

She would definitely know what to do in a crisis. I'm calling you.

[D]

My bad, my bad, my bad. You're right.

[B]

So change your answer.

[D]

No, I. Huh? What kind of crisis am I going to be in? Let's Be real. Here, sweetie. Nadia sounds like. Like, I need some.

[A]

Can we.

[D]

L. It's too light. No, I'm definitely not calling YouTube because you don't answer your phones.

[A]

Oh, that was my next question.

[D]

She never answers her phone, and she has two phone numbers, so I never know which one to actually call. So what do I do? Call both. It doesn't answer.

[A]

You did call both today. I had to dig it out of my pocket. I was like, oh, dang, somebody's calling me that.

[D]

If she does answer, she'll be like, oh, you call my other phone. Which one am I supposed to call?

[A]

Whatever one I have in my hand. You have to guess. Like, you know, I never have my phones. I'm like, shit. Half the time I'm like, where are my phones?

[B]

So what is so true? It pisses me off.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Cause I don't know.

[D]

I'm outside in the cold, can't get in, can't find you guys.

[B]

I've seen you leave it in the. Leave it, like, in the cabinet.

[A]

Yeah, I'm like, one time I. One time I left it in a hotel lobby and I, like, left the state. I didn't know until, like, I was on the airplane. It was like, hey, it seems like you left your iPhone in this location. I was like, no.

[B]

But if you do get a hold

[D]

of her, it's 60 minutes. It's a 60 minute call.

[B]

Like, minimum.

[D]

Minimum.

[B]

That's the. That's the running. A running joke that became a running joke.

[D]

I literally call her and I'm like, listen, I got 15 minutes, right? I have to go somewhere. 20 minutes later, I'm like, now I'm late. I still have to go, but the combo is good.

[B]

Marty will come back from a walk. Sometimes.

[D]

I can't stand her silent laugh.

[B]

Sorry. It's just that I would think she's leaving somewhere for a short time, and then she comes back and she's like, sorry, I got on the phone with tp. I just kept walking. It's like,

[A]

yeah, Marty. Like, she told me that she, like, carves out time for me, so it means the world, actually. Marty. So my next. Actually, my next question was worst texter in the league. So,

[D]

no, I feel like this is no shade to the young ones, but they don't respond, like, any of them. And it's like, you know, you remember, like, when you first came into the league, and like, all of a sudden you got, like, texts from, like, some of the vets on your team that was just like, congratulations on the job. And I Was like, oh, my God, I gotta respond. Like, I don't want to.

[A]

Like, three minutes. You were, like, sweating.

[D]

Yeah. I thought that these guys.

[A]

Too long.

[D]

What do I say, Mom? Some of these young kids, I'm like, hi, nice. I texted you. It's training camp now. Nice to meet you. Like, I'm just like, I just don't know what to do.

[B]

And they don't think twice about it. No.

[D]

And I'm not offended by it at all. I'm just like, I just don't. Sometimes if you text them, they just don't respond.

[B]

It's like, hey, y' all actually can't operate like that. You do have to respond.

[D]

But then sometimes I'm like, but your phone is always in your hands, so you just don't talk to me. That's okay. Just say it. That's okay, too. We don't got to hang out or anything. I'm just checking you're good, you know,

[B]

but even when you don't. Even when you don't want to talk to somebody, keep it short.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

Just one is. We don't heard it. Have to be friends. Yeah.

[D]

There's so many emojis you can send now.

[B]

You have to respond heart.

[A]

So you have double tap it. And it'd be good now.

[B]

Yeah. I'm just constantly having to teach young and old alike just manners, and it's. It's disappointing that it has to come from me. I think most people with my nature would expect me to have very poor manners in all settings.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. Safely said.

[B]

So when I'm having to jokingly correct y', all, like, you know, I add a little he in there, but also, like, get right.

[D]

We're, like, at the point now where we're, like, so old that, like, I'm sure the vets were like, this one. Like, when I came in the league, you were probably already a vet, but, like, you know what I mean? Like, and they were just like, is this common sense for these people? Like, this is real. Like, they think this is normal. And now I'm old, so I'm like,

[B]

oh, that's a perfect point. Because I think about my vets. When I came into the league in New York, it was Kiavan Planet, Pearson, Essence, Carson, Cappy Pondexter, Leilani Mitchell, Cara Braxton. And I don't know if you saw the news, but we were just talking about Cara passing and, like, how crazy it is because you look at them, they just seem like. It's like when you're, like a freshman and you're dealing with seniors, like, it's a whole new space. So when people are taking you in and there's like, tough love, it's like, okay, cool. Like, this is a good fit. And they made the young players feel that way, especially Kara. And we were like, this is just. She just seemed like the kind of personality and person that she was definitely going to live well into, you know, old age. She was just vibrant and sweet, and she lives.

[A]

She, like, radiates joy.

[B]

She does. She's just fun and, like, Southern.

[A]

When I was, I played with her, but I also played against her. My rookie year, I played against her, and I was playing in Turkish League, and it was like all, like, the true centers. It was like Courtney Paris, Kara Braxton, Mercedes Walker, like, the true fives. And we were playing Kara Braxton's team, and I was, like, really intimidated. And she did this move and she, like, elbowed me. Straighten my lip. Sliced my lip open. But as she did, she said, sorry, baby made the layup. We were running down the court. The refs had to stop the game. There was so much blood coming out of my face. But in the act of shooting the layup, she apologized immediately.

[B]

Cause it's like, look, I gotta bust your ass, but, like, love you, sweetie,

[A]

but, yeah, like, I want you to

[B]

do well, want you to do well, but you need to be ready care everything.

[A]

Literally one of the kindest people I played with in my whole career. And, you know, our condolences to our family and to her kids. And like, Kara, rest easy because you. You made an impact on this earth.

[B]

She did. And planet. When she. When she texted yesterday, you know, when somebody, if they text you a certain way, you kind of. You just kind of know that is death. And it's just like, she's like, did you hear the news? And I'm like, oh, God, like, no way. And so to hear that she passed that way, I'm like, I would come across her social every now and then, but I remember her son being an athlete when he was younger. So I would just go look to see. And he's doing well in football. I think he was at Ohio State, and then he recently transferred, I think, to unc. So you could tell Kara loved her son so much and was supporting his dreams in it. There's something just, like, very scary about when people. It's not that we were even close, but, like, when you were teammates with people and they pass, like, it just puts life into perspective so much more about, like, what's important, you know, like, what you should value spend time on. And I'm like, she's not gonna get to see like all that she put into her son. Like how it paid off. Like he's, I think you were saying, like, he's like really good. But like, you know, some stuff is just. It just feels so unfair that people have to experience that and that, you know, she's got a six year old son too. And I just asked P. I was like, you know, thank you for letting us know because like, me and TP loved Kara and you know, we want to know if there's anything that we could do, like if they need help with services or if her kids need anything. And she said that, you know, she would keep us posted, you know, maybe we'll get some information that we could, you know, spread to other people to be able to help her. But just really heartbreaking, super heartbreaking.

[A]

Really, really tragic for anyone that even if you didn't know her, if hearing this, if there's a person in your life that reminds you of her, she was just that incredible. And the world is a lesser place without her here.

[B]

For sure. You rest in peace, Kira. Okay, so tp, you know, you know the next segment you got to bring us in. You want to stick around for it? Kia, you should.

[D]

Sure.

[B]

No,

[A]

it goes down in the dm. It go down. It go down in the dm. It go down. It goes.

[B]

All right, so we got Carmen writing in, said, hey, Sid. Ntp, I'm Carmen and I wanted to ask for your advice on how to deal with men who just really piss you off. He isn't outright rude to me, but the things he says about others in the state of the world are disgusting. I seriously can't help but let it make me mad. So I won't rant on and on. Let me know what's your best piece of advice. Also, I love you guys, Pod. I look forward to listening every week. Thank you for always sharing your thoughts on important topics.

[D]

So why are you looking at me?

[B]

Oh, congrats again on y'. All. Are y' all engaged?

[D]

We're not engaged. I will eventually be engaged to a man.

[B]

Love is love, though.

[D]

Oh, yes.

[A]

We respect all people here.

[D]

Love is love. I. Not out of. Well, I guess out of obligation, but also out of love. Talk to a man every single day. My guy, John. I have so many follow up questions though. Like, please, Carmen, do you love this man? Like, are you in a relationship or are we just like, do we go to the bar together sometimes? Is it just part of Your friend group. Like, this is why I can't be on the dms because I would have so many more questions.

[A]

It seems like a mandated thing. It doesn't seem like.

[D]

Like, you have to seem like it's worth work. Work is the worst.

[A]

So since nobody answered, like, what we

[D]

should do, I say, you got to avoid.

[A]

I like, no, I don't, like, ignore as. Okay, if you can't ignore. No, but that's what you should do. You should ignore. But if you can't. The thing that I like to do is called rage baiting men. And that's when you say things that, like, you just keep asking them questions so they go down their own spiral. They'll eventually dig themselves into a hole. If you just ask simple questions like, oh, really? Why is that? And you have men actually explain their reasoning behind things, and you'll get to a point where they can't. Then you're like, oof. Seems like you hit a dead end there, buddy. And then they just stop talking, which is the best. And that's what we're going for. And that's what we're going for.

[B]

My problem is I love getting into arguments, like, with men.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Especially ones that are so clearly wrong about something. I'm just like, oh, this is.

[D]

It happens. But I just think you just avoid them, like, or just be so weird that they don't want to come near you.

[B]

No. Somebody's saying weird shit at work constantly.

[A]

But people do say, like, we're in a space where we deal with women so often that we forget that men actually work, even though that's what they brag about. I'm like, all we do is work. Yeah. Y' all don't do shit else. And y' all let us know all the time and what we're saying.

[D]

When you deal with a weird woman

[A]

also work, you ignore them.

[D]

Okay. Like. Like, you don't stuff at work.

[A]

If you have a weird team and you can't fully ignore them. In our rules on the team, you just have to, like, be a friend.

[B]

Also say stuff to people. I don't. I don't care about being the one person.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like, what you doing weird shit around everybody. Are you cool?

[D]

Just walk away.

[B]

Everybody else is talking. Everybody else is talking about it. I'm the only one that's going to say something or, you good Help a little bit more.

[A]

Last year also, your face is like that too. It happens.

[D]

It happens. Weird people.

[A]

Yeah. But again, just keep asking them common sense questions, and so their common sense runs out because they don't start off with much, so yours is going to continue. His is going to fall short at some point, and at that point, you mentally win. He has to acknowledge that maybe internally, probably not externally, it's a man.

[B]

Any man that comes in the comments complaining, bitching, talking about our deep voices, saying, we're men, lesbians, anything is tired. Address the actual conversation, because if you do it, people are going to be like, oh, say y', all, we're going to do this. And then there you are. And that should be embarrassing.

[A]

It should be, but bring back shame.

[B]

You're very predictable.

[A]

Y' all are again, doing what y' all do every single day. So bring that heat. Can't wait to hear about how deep my voice is again. Again.

[D]

This time, get.

[A]

Let's get some. Hey, fellas that have something to say. Let's get some. Let's get some new content here. Let's find some new stuff.

[B]

Because I wouldn't even be mad. I'm like, make jokes, but just make them new ones. Like, I want them to be interesting. I want to laugh.

[A]

There's some that I'm like, that was good.

[B]

I'm always talking and whatever you want to say, but, like, for it to not be a good joke.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So what are we doing? What are we doing? Let's bully properly. If you're gonna do it, do it properly.

[A]

I just. There just hasn't been really new content. I'm just kind of.

[D]

Maybe this time, guys, we can only hope. We can only.

[A]

Yeah, we hope to see you in those comments too. Coming to our defense. Because you know how sweet and kind we are as friends.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

And as fellow Shelter members.

[D]

Yeah. There's nothing to it, guys. Your voices are just so normal to me now. I walk down the hallway and I'm like, ah, they're at their house. I guess I'll knock on the door there. There they are. I know when they're coming.

[A]

Okieo. Thank you for joining us today. Our studio audio, our live studio audience.

[D]

They're hungry.

[A]

Thank you, guys.

[B]

Forcefully clapping now. No smiles on faces, though.

[A]

Well, do you want to hurry up and close the show?

[B]

Yeah. Good deal.

[A]

Before you lose three friends, y' all

[B]

already know what it is. If y' all need advice, y' all want to tell us something kind that you did for somebody or something nice to happen during your week, hit us up at unsupervised sidcp.

[A]

And as always, don't forget, throw kindness around like confetti.

[B]

Love y'.

[A]

All.

[B]

See y' all next week.

[A]

Next week. Thanks, Kia.

[B]

Maybe see you soon.

[C]

Yeah, we say what we want? And yeah, we say what we feel? Sitting tmp of the mix? And they be keeping it real? On brand, off topic, out of pocket? Anything you need, they got it?

[B]

Why don't you shop?

[C]

You know they gonna block up?

[D]

When it's game time?

[C]

And you know I'm gonna block them? And we cover everything like ho? Harder than us? And yeah, we looking down on haters? Cause they smaller than us? And yeah, my flow is so damn sick? I be coughing it up? You said that we going flat. Well, then I'm calling your blood supervised. Unsupervised. Unsupervised.

[A]

Sa.