165: Wayne Brady's Family Rules & Another Tuesday in Amsterdam (with Wayne Brady)

Summary

Podcast Summary: We're Here to Help - Episode 165: Wayne Brady's Family Rules & Another Tuesday in Amsterdam (with Wayne Brady)

Release Date: April 23, 2025
Hosts: Jake Johnson and Gareth Reynolds
Guest: Wayne Brady

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1. Episode Overview

In episode 165 of We're Here to Help, hosts Jake Johnson and Gareth Reynolds welcome the multi-talented comedian and actor Wayne Brady as a special guest. The episode delves into two main listener calls: one addressing a parenting challenge involving a young child’s use of profanity, and the other navigating the dynamics of annual group vacations evolving to include significant others. Wayne Brady brings his unique humor and perspective to both discussions, offering creative and often unconventional advice.

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2. First Call: Becca’s Dilemma with Her Daughter Quinn’s Profanity

Caller: Becca from Lafayette, Louisiana
Issue: Becca is struggling with her 4-year-old daughter, Quinn, who has started using the F-word at school and at home. Despite changing her school program, the behavior persists, prompting Becca to seek effective strategies to curb Quinn’s language without directly confronting the profanity.

Discussion Highlights:

• Understanding Quinn’s Behavior:
  Becca explains, “Quinn started dropping the F word about two years ago, so she’s four now” (15:25).

• Wayne Brady’s Initial Suggestions:
  Wayne Brady humorously suggests, “I think your child is possessed” (18:32), and later proposes the possibility of reincarnation of a lost relative influencing Quinn’s language.

• Developing a Parenting Strategy:
  The conversation evolves into creating “Wayne Brady’s Family Rules,” a framework to address the profanity issue through structured consequences.

  Wayne Brady’s Family Rules:

  • First Offense: Lose one hour of screen time.
    Brady states, “If you say the F bomb, you cannot watch your screens for one hour” (40:50).
  • Second Offense: Lose screen time for the entire day.
  • Third Offense: Lose screen time for a week.

• Implementing the Rules:
  Jake and Gareth discuss the practicality of enforcing these rules, emphasizing consistency and parental commitment. They suggest incorporating Wayne Brady’s video clips to reinforce the rules effectively.

Notable Quotes:

• Wayne Brady: “There’s no peaceful area called the bathroom” highlighting the mixed messages children receive when parents find humor in their profanity (42:40).
• Jake Johnson: “Don’t say the F bomb, you can't watch Spidey or Bluey for the rest of the day” (34:16).

Conclusion:
Becca embraces the proposed rules and agrees to implement them, confident that structured consequences will help curb Quinn’s use of profanity.

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3. Second Call: Rob’s Vacation Conundrum in Amsterdam

Caller: Rob from Amsterdam
Issue: Rob is part of a tight-knit group of five friends who annually plan camp trips. Recently, the group is considering shifting to include all girlfriends, fundamentally changing the dynamics of their traditional guys-only vacations. Rob feels uneasy about this shift and seeks advice on how to address it without causing friction within the group.

Discussion Highlights:

• Identifying the Core Issue:
  Rob expresses concern, “Is this a vibe shift I can question and how do I handle this?” (51:40).

• Wayne Brady’s Outlandish Pitches:
  Brady humorously suggests creating a fake Facebook page with doctored photos to incite distrust among significant others, leading to the breakup of relationships and restoring the original guy-only trips (54:16).

• Hosts’ Realistic Advice:
  Jake and Gareth counter Wayne’s extreme suggestions with more practical strategies:

  • Option 1: Being upfront and honest with group members about preferring guys-only trips.
  • Option 2: Initiating separate trips for friends and their significant others to maintain the original dynamic.

• Implementing the Solution:
  The hosts encourage Rob to communicate transparently with his friends, possibly using a podcast clip as a conversation starter to introduce the idea subtly.

Notable Quotes:

• Wayne Brady: “You either blow it up or you blow it out” (56:05), emphasizing drastic approaches to problem-solving.
• Gareth Reynolds: “We got to get rid of the potty. The bathroom thing” humorously referring back to the first call’s discussion (42:24).

Conclusion:
Rob decides to adopt a straightforward approach by having an honest dialogue with his friends, aiming to preserve the essence of their traditional vacations while accommodating any new preferences.

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4. Episode Insights and Conclusions

Throughout the episode, the interplay between the hosts and guest Wayne Brady highlights the balance between humor and practical advice. Wayne Brady’s comedic input adds levity to serious discussions, while Jake and Gareth steer conversations towards actionable solutions. The creation of “Wayne Brady’s Family Rules” serves as a memorable takeaway for listeners dealing with similar parenting challenges. Additionally, the second call underscores the importance of open communication within friend groups to navigate evolving dynamics.

Key Takeaways:

• Structured Consequences: Implementing clear and consistent rules can effectively address behavioral issues in children.
• Transparent Communication: Honest dialogues within friend groups are crucial for maintaining healthy relationships and traditions.
• Humor in Advice: Balancing humor with practical solutions can make advice more relatable and engaging.

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5. Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Wayne Brady on Possession:
  “I think your child is possessed” (18:32).

• Jake on Parenting Strategy:
  “Don’t say the F bomb, you can’t watch Spidey or Bluey for the rest of the day” (34:16).

• Wayne Brady’s Family Rules Introduction:
  “If you say the F bomb, you cannot watch your screens for one hour” (40:50).

• Wayne Brady on Group Dynamics:
  “You either blow it up or you blow it out” (56:05).

• Gareth on Open Communication:
  “Let’s crack the window a little bit. And you go to her, and how about this?” (62:26).

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6. Final Thoughts

Episode 165 showcases the unique blend of humor and heartfelt advice that We're Here to Help is known for. With Wayne Brady’s charismatic participation, listeners are treated to both laughter and meaningful strategies to tackle everyday challenges. Whether it's parenting a mischievous child or navigating friendship dynamics, the episode provides valuable insights wrapped in engaging conversations.

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Transcript

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[Jake Johnson]

How you doing Wayne?

[Wayne Brady]

I'm good, I'm good.

[Jake Johnson]

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[Wayne Brady]

We're doing let's Make a Deal. I'm doing deal deal Today.

[Jake Johnson]

So how, you know. Can we just start right now, really fast and then we'll take the call in a second. Are you comfortable talking about let's Make a Deal on the show?

[Wayne Brady]

Yeah, great. Yeah, yeah. Let's talk. Talk about everything.

[Jake Johnson]

We are here with the great Wayne Brady. We're doing this really fast just because I. What's it like hosting let's Make a Deal? That looks so fun.

[Wayne Brady]

It is fun. I've made it fun and the team has made it fun because it's not like if anybody's watched it. To the chagrin of some people who are hardcore game show fans and I know people that are purists because they let me know what they think think online.

[Jake Johnson]

But for everyone else, that too, my friend.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Wayne Brady]

But for everyone else, it's, it's, it's a blast. Because it is an improv comedy, sometimes sketch show that is a game show.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, totally.

[Wayne Brady]

And that's what it, that's why it's become a, the biggest blast. Like I just couldn't host a show and have a big ass mic and go, well, well, where are you from and what do you do? Because that's not me. So the fact that they've let us make Monty Hall's baby into this vehicle, it's, it's the best of all worlds. I get to improvise, I get to do characters, I get to do songs, and I get to give money away to people and change their, their lives. It's a big ass win.

[Jake Johnson]

What a blast, man.

[Wayne Brady]

It's great.

[Gareth Reynolds]

It's also the best place to drive by in LA when people are waiting in line to get in because it is a wild looking line with the costumes.

[Wayne Brady]

Oh, surely, surely. When we used to shoot in Hollywood, we used to. Well, we've shot at a bunch of places. Now we're here, here in Glendale. But when we were in Hollywood, just like you're saying, there was a line around the corner of people dressed up. You know, you got people dressed up like Conan the Barbarian or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups or Sexy Nurse or sexy Conan or sexy Conan's Nurse. And it's absolutely crazy. And in the beginning, not judgment, but I used to do this thing of where I would look at people like, this is just crazy. And I questioned myself for like six minutes. I'm like, what the hell am I doing, man? I'm, I'm, I like, it would be crazy that I'd go and I'd do some, some, something really artsy like Hamilton.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah.

[Wayne Brady]

And do that, and then I'd come back and the next thing I know, there's a dude dressed as grapes yelling in my ear, give me the car. And I'd be like, what the fuck am I doing? And then I realized that it's the best. It's the best because I get to see these people have fun and let. And let their guard down. It's an improv show on mushrooms. It is the coolest gig in the world.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah. Wayne, you've created a great career for yourself. I gave you a lot of talk when Wayne was in my movie Self Reliance. If you haven't seen it seen on Hulu, he's great in it. Um, but you've really created. Because I know you and Gareth knows you from the improv world.

[Wayne Brady]

Right.

[Jake Johnson]

Because your improv is. I mean, you're one of the fastest.

[Wayne Brady]

Oh, thanks, man. Well, coming from you, I'll take you take. Take that. Thank you.

[Jake Johnson]

Well, you are, man. And like, you also can do everything. You're also like a song and dance, man. And you can hit that. And then I remember we were talking about it when we first met, about then you did the Chappelle show bits. And that's when I was like, oh, there's a whole nother Wayne Brady that I didn't even know yet. What. What was that one like for you?

[Wayne Brady]

Well, well, it's interesting that when you say it like that, just because you didn't know it.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Wayne Brady]

And I realized that, that, that. And you probably feel this. I think any actor does. Right? Because for sure, because when people know, know you like in this lane, you know that there's all this other stuff in their other gears, but you can't be mad at someone. And this is a rule that I, that I've told myself over years now. It's a mantra. You can't be mad at people for what they don't know.

[Jake Johnson]

Right.

[Wayne Brady]

You can't be mad. So. Because I know that as an actor, I can do X, Y and Z. I've played bad guys, I've played super villains. And then I get to do who's Lying? And then. And then I'm on stage doing serious fun. But there. But there is someone that goes, oh, hey, you're the dude that's on the improv show. Or you're the game show guy. And that's what you do.

[Jake Johnson]

Yes.

[Wayne Brady]

So when you do something like the Chappelle show, to me, I looked at it as. You want to be educated. I'm going to educate you on one of the dopest sketch venues possible. And besides it being funny, show you that other gear of oh no, if this were a movie, this shit would be real.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah.

[Wayne Brady]

And I really dig that. Only in this profession do. Do you have a chance to educate people all the time as to who you are. And, and now, now it's fun. I used to get pissed off about it and have a big chip on my shoulder, but now, now it's fun. Now I'm like, okay, well if you don't know, now you know.

[Jake Johnson]

But I also feel Wayne, it's similar in that is. So Gareth and I will talk about it because in this podcast, this is just this side of our personality and this base knows us for this. And then you go do something else and it's a whole different side. What I like about this game is in like right now my buddy Joe Swanberg and I are putting a movie together. When you were asking if I'm going to do something after self reliance, what I've really leaned into is my friends who are directors being like, you want to do all that work and I'll do this. Like I did the Dink with my buddy Josh Greenbaum. Now I'm back to Joe. Joe and I made drinking buddies together, winning all a bunch of movies. And with him and I as we're putting that together, I'm like, oh yeah, this is this side of my personality that this world. And you go like, well, that's the fun of it. Like at home, you're your real self. And then on each kind of thing you're doing, you're like, oh, I get to do this side of it, which I love. But it's like hanging out with friends. You hang out with a certain friend who you're gonna talk at a certain type of. You go, oh great, we'll just lean into this all night. And then as you're driving home, a different friend calls and you're like, oh, this is the more serious one. Now we're into this tone.

[Wayne Brady]

Absolutely great.

[Jake Johnson]

I love show people all of levels.

[Wayne Brady]

And, and that's the fun part of being a. Being an actor or a creative in general. Just like, dude, do what you're going to do. It's very gig specific.

[Jake Johnson]

That's what I call. That's exactly right.

[Wayne Brady]

It's gig specific.

[Jake Johnson]

Well, so for this, what we do is we're taking calls. We, Gareth and I do not know what they are. There are no rules to the call. You, sir, have no rules.

[Gareth Reynolds]

You want to go outside of your personality too? Yes, this is what kind of advice do you give?

[Jake Johnson]

So we are going to hear the call live. Whenever you feel like jumping in, jump in. It's if you have a question, ask a question. If you want to give advice, give advice. If it's good or bad, it's me and Gareth's job to get to the end of it. It's your job just to enjoy the call and do whatever the fudge you want.

[Wayne Brady]

Let's go.

[Jake Johnson]

But we have now done around 350 of these calls. So Gareth and I, I now do it at this point because I truly love it. So we're gonna dive in.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I need the money.

[Jake Johnson]

Garrett. Garrett loves it as well, by the way, Wayne. It ain't about the money, but so you'll see. So we're just gonna dive in. And as soon as the caller. The premise is the three of us are in a bar. Our friend calls in. They're part of our group of friends. They got a problem, they're coming to us. We're gonna help them try to solve it.

[Wayne Brady]

Oh, this is dope. Okay.

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[Becca]

Hello.

[Jake Johnson]

Hi.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Hi.

[Jake Johnson]

Can. Can we get your name please?

[Becca]

My name is Becca.

[Jake Johnson]

Becca. And where are you calling from, Becca?

[Becca]

I am calling from Lafayette, Louisiana.

[Jake Johnson]

Louisiana. Cool. And Becca, you got me and Gareth. But you also got the great a man who I love, who is in my movie and crushed it. Mr. Wayne Brady is joining. So you got three shooters, Becca.

[Becca]

Oh, wow, that's awesome. Hi.

[Jake Johnson]

So let's just jump into this one without any of the weird questions and get to know you as you go. Becca. What is. What's the issue today? What can we try to help you with.

[Becca]

So my issue is with my youngest kid. I have two girls. My oldest is like your typical people pleaser, rule follower. The youngest has that twinkle in her eye, the. You know, like unpredictability, a little frightening. She started dropping the F word about two years ago, so she's four now. This started when she was two.

[Jake Johnson]

Got any audio of it, Becca?

[Becca]

I wish. Because it's funny. It is funny.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Can you know where she gets it from?

[Jake Johnson]

Can you do me? You're 100, right? Gareth, as soon as we brought it up, you dropped your first half bump. So you got your oldest. What are we calling her?

[Becca]

Her name is Reese.

[Jake Johnson]

Reese. And what do we call him? The little swear?

[Becca]

Quinn.

[Jake Johnson]

Quinn. Cool names. Okay, so, all right, so you got. So Quinn's swearing. What else we got?

[Becca]

So she. It's become a problem at school. So it has a little backstory. It came from school. I know it doesn't sound like it. I promise. It came from school.

[Jake Johnson]

Becca came from. You sure.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Homeschool.

[Becca]

Oh, no, no, no.

[Wayne Brady]

I learned it from you, Mom.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, it came from school. I promise you, it came from school, not fucking.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I learned it from my mom.

[Becca]

Oh, my gosh.

[Jake Johnson]

You guys remember those commercials out of the 80s? I learned it from watching you, Dad.

[Wayne Brady]

I learned it from watching you.

[Jake Johnson]

What was the drug in that?

[Gareth Reynolds]

I think it was coke.

[Wayne Brady]

Yeah, it was drugs.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, I remember it was drugs. But, like, I remember the thing where he walked in the room, the dad.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Goes, it might have been weed.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, it might have been the case.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay.

[Wayne Brady]

Yeah, because back then, weed was the devil's real bad horned substance.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Weed.

[Wayne Brady]

Weed was the F bomb of the drug world.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes.

[Jake Johnson]

Weed was very intense in the. And getting. It was like high st. You had to, like, page a guy, meet outside of a 711 to get.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Hang out for like a day and a half.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah. Nearly get killed.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

All right, so Becca Quinn swearing like crazy. You're claiming she learned it from school? Keep going.

[Becca]

Okay, so she. She started bringing it home, which is why we. We figured it was from school. We had other issues with the school, but the first time she said it was to my sweet, sweet mother, and they were like. They were playing with some blocks, and she looked at my mom and said, what the is this? And I'm like, great, awesome. So my mom comes to tell me.

[Jake Johnson]

And I'm like, okay, well, what are you thinking there? Hold on.

[Wayne Brady]

Well, I'm thinking, you know, even just from that, there's a difference. Quinn is four, right?

[Becca]

She's four now. She Was two at the time.

[Wayne Brady]

She was two. Okay. Context is in place as a person, as a father. I have a 22 year old daughter now, so I've watched one human grow up and currently I have a two year old. So I know the sweet spot that you're talking about now what you're talking about when at first, when you said that the kid is dropping the F bomb. There's a difference between. Oh, it's so cute when Lil goes ahah.

[Jake Johnson]

Hey, daddy, daddy.

[Wayne Brady]

But Quinn put together a perfect sensibly. What is a very point is it. What the is that With a level of aggression that out ages she. I. I think your child is possessed. I think that I've all.

[Jake Johnson]

Nope, we're not starting with. We're not starting with she's possessed.

[Wayne Brady]

I also think Domino Santo me.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, so first pitch from Wayne. Is your child possessed by.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Did she have the stigmata?

[Becca]

Yeah, my sister, like we were trying to figure out words to describe her for you guys.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah.

[Becca]

And my sister said just go with which.

[Jake Johnson]

Maybe this was right. I did not think this was right, but maybe it's right. So you're all right, Becca. So New Orleans.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah, very true.

[Becca]

I mean like, she's like in the coolest way, like I want to be a little more like her. She's cool. She's a cool kid.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay.

[Becca]

Okay.

[Jake Johnson]

All right. So all right. So Becca, keep going. So Quinn came home at 2. She said to grandma, what the is this? You think there might be a little bit of witch in her in a cool way? Keep going.

[Becca]

So the next time she was just recounting her day to us and she started talking about this girl at school. And I'm like, she's saying it like that. I played with this girl at school and I'm like, oh my word. So we tried talking to the school. They said it was another kid, but like the way she's saying it in context, I just, you know. And again, we had, we had issues with the school, so we pulled her out of that program, put her in a new program. It kind of fizzled out until recently and she couldn't. It was.

[Rob]

She.

[Becca]

We were trying to go swimming. She can't get her. Her dress off of her head. It gets stuck.

[Jake Johnson]

She can't get her fucking dress off her head.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Becca]

She says, I can't see with this dress. And I'm like, I mean at this point it catches us off guard. My husband and I are like dying laughing because what else do you do? I mean like, she's using this Perfectly. So at this point, we're still like, okay, you know, maybe. Maybe that wasn't the best. You know, maybe it wasn't the score.

[Jake Johnson]

Maybe if it wasn't the school, as you already switched program and it's still going on.

[Wayne Brady]

Fair question for you. Question. If it isn't demonic possession from the other world, have you lost any relatives within the past five years? Any older relatives?

[Gareth Reynolds]

Has anyone fucking died is what Wayne's asking.

[Jake Johnson]

I can't believe Steve Berg isn't on this call.

[Wayne Brady]

Because if so, I believe I've solved your problem with the level of sophistication in the syntax used with the fuck word. It sounds like your daughter is actually the reincarnation of someone that you've lost. Ooh, who drops the F bomb?

[Becca]

I don't know if my grandma ever used the F word.

[Wayne Brady]

Not to me, at least when you were around. Right. She. She didn't like you enough to use it in front of you. Or she loved you too much to use it in front of you.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Payback time.

[Wayne Brady]

Right? Now it's payback.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, so, Becca, this is. This is a route we could go. I don't know what we could pitch on that, but we could maybe find a way to get in touch. But.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Holy water.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, we're done. We're not fully finished with our setup, though, so. Quinn.

[Becca]

Right. Okay.

[Jake Johnson]

Is shooting F bombs. She's now out of the school program. Still doing it. She can't see past his dress.

[Becca]

She also wants to. She also wants to be Spider man, so. Not sure about that one, but it.

[Wayne Brady]

It.

[Becca]

Now the. The new school is like, hey, by the way, your kid doesn't swear, you know? Yeah, she's. She's using the F word at school.

[Jake Johnson]

I'm making other kids swear.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah, she's the bad. Yeah, that's right. She's patient zero now.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, she.

[Becca]

She likes to bring her friends to the bathroom because that's where we say potty words. So she's recruiting kids now and taking them to the bathroom to say bad words. She's really cool, I swear.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Super cool, if I'm being totally honest.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, she's also. She smokes Parliament Life.

[Gareth Reynolds]

She sounds awesome.

[Jake Johnson]

She drinks delicious cocktails.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah.

[Gareth Reynolds]

She drives with her knee.

[Jake Johnson]

If she smokes cool cigarettes. This is the coolest kid I've ever seen. Cool cigarettes in the 80s were incredible.

[Becca]

Oh, yeah. My mind. My mind immediately goes to, like, delinquent. Are we gonna have, like.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, for sure.

[Becca]

Juvenile, you know, like, oh, dear Lord.

[Gareth Reynolds]

But, Becca, wait, you said something. I Just want to. You said she takes the kids to the bathroom to use that language. Because that's where you use potty words. Do you, like, take her to the bathroom to swear now? Is that what you're saying?

[Jake Johnson]

Or do you go in the bathroom and swear? Yeah.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Were you, like, my dog?

[Becca]

So. And, you know, like, you tell a kid not to do something, they're just.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Gonna do it, right?

[Becca]

So we had listened to a podcast, and she was like, hey, you know, if you just give them a place to say it, then it's at least contained.

[Jake Johnson]

This is. No, no, no. This is horrible. 2025 podcast as I've ever heard in my life.

[Gareth Reynolds]

That is true.

[Wayne Brady]

That's horrible.

[Becca]

I'm not above, like, soap in the mouth, but I was like, well, let's try something else before, like, hard.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Still does.

[Jake Johnson]

Well, something else in the mouth.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Easy does it. Over there.

[Jake Johnson]

The. No, what I'm hearing don't understand. I'm dating his mother.

[Wayne Brady]

Oh, well, I wish you to the happiness.

[Jake Johnson]

She's a wonderful.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Wait, no.

[Jake Johnson]

All right, so, Becca, what is this? What is the specific question?

[Becca]

Right? So I'm not. I know that it sounds bad. I'm not totally convinced that she knows what worked because I picked her up from school and I tried to, like, get it out of her. I'm like, hey, your teacher says you used a bad word today. Like, we need to nip this in the bud. Like, let's stop using it. She's like, oh, yeah. I said, butthole. And I'm like, well, you know, your kid's a hustler. And so I said, you know, like, that's not the word. Maybe, like. She's like, oh, yeah. I said, shut up, too. I'm like, also, you're just, you know, just paddling on yourself here. Delinquent. I'm like, okay. It's like. She's like, mom, which word is it? And I'm like, oh, my. I'm not gonna say this to her face.

[Jake Johnson]

All right, this is. Back up, back up, back up, back up. I don't need to hear how your kid hustled you. We all understand your kid's hustling you. There's not a listener right now going, the kid doesn't know. They think it was butthole. While the kids go and come in this fucking bathroom. I'm going to teach you some fucking things. And give me a C note, you little bitch. And your kids hustling, robbing kids down in Louisiana and tricking you, too. That is not what this call is about. What is the specific question that these three gentlemen can help you with today? And if the thing is, my daughter is not hustling people, I'm hanging up the phone because she's hustling everybody.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Also, there's no phone to hang up. Really? This is a zoom, so that's an empty threat. Just so you know, Becca. But his point should be well taken.

[Jake Johnson]

I'll press the leave button.

[Gareth Reynolds]

That's right.

[Wayne Brady]

But I will make the noise. I'll go, yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

You know what? Wayne will make the noise. And that is really painful for you to hear.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

All right. Give her the goddamn noise, Wayne, if she keeps going.

[Wayne Brady]

Come on, Becca.

[Becca]

Specific question. Question.

[Jake Johnson]

Yes.

[Becca]

How do I get my 4 year old to stop saying the best and funniest curse word without saying it to her face?

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, I got you. So you don't want to bring up the word for some reason. So really quickly. And then Wayne's got something and I want to hear what he's got. So save it for a second, Wayne, because I do want to hear it. What is this theory about? A four year old swears you say, go in the bathroom and let them rip. What is that?

[Gareth Reynolds]

It's weird.

[Becca]

It's. It's more like a containment thing. Like you tell a kid you not. You can't say this word. And they're gonna. They're gonna take it upon themselves to say it as much as they can. You know, you give them a place to say.

[Jake Johnson]

What is the podcast you heard what podcast recommended?

[Gareth Reynolds]

It was probably.

[Becca]

Hey, Jake, we.

[Rob]

My.

[Becca]

My preschool also does this. This is a very common preschool thing.

[Rob]

What?

[Becca]

Yes. For my. For my three year old.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes.

[Jake Johnson]

So what? NAT attack. Explain what they do. I don't get this.

[Becca]

If they say potty words, they have to say potty. Well, my kids. My kid's not saying, but he is saying like poop and pee and butts. And so you say.

[Wayne Brady]

That is the whitest thing I've ever heard in my life.

[Jake Johnson]

Agree.

[Becca]

And also it gets worse. So. No, just FYI.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Oh, sorry. That felt like you were actually making more of a point than we were all waiting.

[Becca]

No, no, I was telling that poor girl that the potty works get worse.

[Gareth Reynolds]

NAT attack.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, so. So hold on. Just because I'm now, and I know I'm still going to the setup a lot, but this one is truly confusing me. So, Nat, you're telling me when your 3 year old. Your 3 year old is assigned to go to the bathroom to swear with just all kids?

[Becca]

Yeah, I mean, I don't do it at home. He just says whatever he wants at home. But that's. That's.

[Jake Johnson]

I don't know if that's right. That's also not right. Wayne, Wayne, take over for a second. What do you got, sir?

[Wayne Brady]

Look, y'all. Becca, just my opinion. Hearing this, you love your kids so much. And as a parent, I hear that warmth. I feel that warmth. It touches something within me. But as a child who was raised in the south and I was raised in a generation of. If I would have ever. I didn't curse in front of my mother until she even saw me do a. Do a live show when I was like, 30 when she came to one of my comic gigs. We just don't curse. There's a. You love your child so much that I'm hearing almost a pride because you even say she's so cool. And this thing. Oh. If the energy that you give your child is. You're so cool because you curse, I'm gonna let you go in the potty and do this weird ass New age bullshit curse in the ether. Candyman. Candyman three times. And then I curse. And it's okay. Your child is getting a mixed message of. I guarantee you if your child knows, even at the age of four, that there are words they cannot say in your vicinity or in another adult, they won't. But they can feel the fact that it's amusing to you and maybe your partner or your family. So you're shaking your fist and you're giggling at the same time. That's a mixed message to a child. If I were the child, I'd say too.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah.

[Wayne Brady]

Because I know that it would get a reaction. So I don't. So you're asking for help, but I don't know if you can really get help.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, we're gonna help her when we're gonna help her.

[Gareth Reynolds]

But can you put the genie back in the bottle with that one? Is that. Or is that goose? Like if the kid already knows that it's funny?

[Jake Johnson]

Yes, but here. I think you can. Garrett. But here's the beginning of it. And I did not say Garrett. I said Gareth. But the H was silent. I didn't say Garrett.

[Gareth Reynolds]

It's a super weird way.

[Jake Johnson]

I know.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Say my name with a silent.

[Jake Johnson]

But it came off weird. And I didn't want you to get your feelings hurt.

[Gareth Reynolds]

It's. It's worse now you've made it worse.

[Jake Johnson]

Sorry.

[Gareth Reynolds]

You're cleaning a spot. Now it's a spill.

[Jake Johnson]

Nat attack. Delete this. It came out weird because of my brain not because of a lack of knowledge. When I was doing an intro and you said, did you look to the back to get the names? And I'm.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Well, that was weird. That was weird. One time, Wayne, when we were doing an intro, Jake looked at our poster to see what my name was and then admitted that he did that. It was weird.

[Jake Johnson]

20 years, friends. So here's what I think the real problem is, Becca. I think it's some new age that you can go in a bathroom. Because I'll tell you what I'm not positive of, Wayne, but I. I know Gareth and I would spend every second of our lives in a bathroom.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Oh, yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

If there was a place I was.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Sleep in the tub. No, I would.

[Jake Johnson]

I would put a tent in there. I would literally walk in school. How you doing? How you doing, Ms. Williams? How you doing, Ms. Whatever? And then I'd walk in the bathroom. I'd go like this. And I'll go to every kid. Come with me. Why? I got some. I need to tell you. What's that? My weekend. Fucking suck. Shit.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Piss. You're part of Team Asshole now.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah. And then there would be a bunch of kids. We would just be the bathroom kids. I would spend my entire school. I would view school as where I hang out in the bathroom. And then there's a seat in the classroom I never go to.

[Gareth Reynolds]

This might be how Greasers started in the bathroom.

[Jake Johnson]

It would be the generation of gang.

[Wayne Brady]

That would be the best gang to be a part of. I would do the same thing and then just get all your friends to come and beatbox and freestyle and get a gospel course. But it would all be.

[Jake Johnson]

And get like a Kanye before you said, that's the whitest thing. Your pitch was the blackest thing I ever heard. Because what I would not do in my bathroom gang is go like, let's get a gospel going. That's the blackest pitch to the Bathroom Gang. The bathroom gang would just be a bunch of kids going like you, hey, I got a turtle this weekend. It rules. And somebody would go. Those things could live up to be a hundred. Nobody would be singing any sort of gospel shit.

[Wayne Brady]

You didn't go to my school.

[Jake Johnson]

Agreed. We went to different school, but. So, Becca, I think we got to create a thing at home that and that attack. You're part of this, too.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah. You called the show on this one, too, Natalie.

[Jake Johnson]

That there is no peaceful area called the bathroom. My mother put a bar of soap in my mouth. Mouth. And she's a hypocrite because she would Be swearing. So while doing it, the childhood that the. The era I grew up in was more confusing, where it's, you gotta watch your mouth. You swear again. And then I'm like, you gotta power my mouth. And so while you're swearing, I'm like, I'm learning nothing. It just tastes terrible. So I think what we need to do, Becca, is first of all, you're four years old. You're a little winner. Quinn, we love you. We like you. You got a great personality. Yeah, the F bombs ain't cute. So let me ask you a question, Becca. What does little Quinn like the most? Is it her iPad or is it her sweets?

[Gareth Reynolds]

Wow.

[Becca]

Oh, we're bribing Becca?

[Jake Johnson]

We ain't bribing, babe. We take it.

[Becca]

Oh, punish it. Oh, okay.

[Jake Johnson]

You're not negotiating with a four year old terrorist.

[Wayne Brady]

You said that like that was a new concept you said.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Oh, punishment. Yeah, I think I've read about that.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, whatever. Books. These parenting books are teaching everybody. They're teaching everybody this so that the kids are wild. I felt this way with poker. Anybody here play poker?

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah, a little bit.

[Jake Johnson]

So all these poker pros started writing books of how to play good poker, and this whole generation of poker players started reading the books and thinking they were good. Well, they're learning how to play poker from their competition. So they're like, you know, a guy who's currently playing wrote a book of how to be a good player. You got to be tight, aggressive. This is what you do on jacks, and you go, listen, if he's teaching you how to play while gambling against you, he's beating you. These parent books are to raise a generation of kids who are wild as don't respect their parents. They have no rules. They're little animals. The answer is no way.

[Gareth Reynolds]

So what do you think of that, Becca? Are you open to old school punishment?

[Jake Johnson]

And we're not talking about beating the kid up.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Well, not yet.

[Becca]

I. Like I said, I'm not above soap in the mouth.

[Jake Johnson]

In the mouth. That was wildly ineffective, Becca. What are two. What is. What does Quinn love the most?

[Becca]

She. She likes a good iPad. I mean, she does. Yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, and what. How all. How many hours a day is Lil Quinn staring at that screen? And I'm not judging. My kids love screens too. And guess what? So do I. I mean, she really.

[Becca]

We don't use iPad that much unless, you know, we need. We need our own time. I'd say like between a TV and iPad, maybe like an hour after school.

[Jake Johnson]

And what's. What's Quinn's favorite show. What is she like? Is she watching YouTube shorts? She watching Shimmer and Shine? What's that? What's that?

[Becca]

Little girl watch a combination of Bluey.

[Jake Johnson]

And Spidey booing Spidey. So how about this? You say the F bomb, you can't watch Spidey or Bluey for the rest of the day. You say it twice, you can't watch it tomorrow. You say it thrice, you lose your iPad for a week. These ain't my rules. These are Wayne Brady's rules. Who's Wayne Brady? Wayne Brady's a bad man.

[Wayne Brady]

Wayne Brady's family rules.

[Jake Johnson]

Wayne Brady's family. And so you don't. We did a thing at my preschool. There was this teacher there that was smart called Mr. Todd, and I would go home and I would be doing Mr. Todd techniques to my kid that they didn't like. And my one daughter finally goes, I wish you never talked to Mr. Todd. And I'm like, I hear you, but he's good at it. Becca, what do you. What do you think about if we create Wayne Brady's family rules, and if the kid breaks it, you got to go. So I got a problem. If you say the F bomb, you lose one hour of blue and spider, and your kid goes, fucking why, mommy? But you and I are just friends, and I rule this roost. And you go, I know you do, but you don't rule. The Wayne Brady family rules roost. Wayne Brady's the boss.

[Wayne Brady]

And I'll take a series. You know what I could do is I could shoot a series of videos on my phone that you can pull out at any time.

[Jake Johnson]

And one is like, this is right.

[Becca]

Hey, listen to Wayne.

[Wayne Brady]

Did you say the F bomb again? No tv. And another one is like, did you say that shit again? Wayne Brady is very disappointed in you. And then they're like, yay, Wayne Brady. So happy. Because I also don't want her in this exchange. I don't want her to grow up angry at every black man.

[Jake Johnson]

That's true.

[Wayne Brady]

Because of the rules. So I want her to get some of the sweet with the source.

[Jake Johnson]

Becca, this is a big win.

[Gareth Reynolds]

This is.

[Jake Johnson]

And we already got two clips right there. We could do. Wayne, anything else you do on your phone, we will send also to any caller or somebody wanting to email the show that has this issue. Just like we did Gareth on Hot Takes. Yep. So Hot Takes was a thing we did. There's a teacher who called in, and we gave some advice, and now a bunch of teachers across America have emailed in that they're doing hot takes. Yeah. As a blanket statement if your kid is swearing. And thank you. I loved it. Mr. Hot Takes is the best.

[Becca]

That was great.

[Jake Johnson]

Thanks, Becca.

[Becca]

You're welcome.

[Jake Johnson]

Look at us. We're having a weird little guy.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Come on. Lock in. Lock in. Jake.

[Jake Johnson]

I did. And then Becca was really sleep. Now I want to swear around her because I know she's not going to punish me. Shut the up, Mom. You nut. I'm going to the bathroom. You love me. So what we could create is anybody whose kid is swearing. Before you call in, we will post the Wayne Brady stuff on our website and our Instagram. Try the Wayne Brady family rules first. If that doesn't work, then email in. So, Becca, what are you going to do and how are you going to apply the Wayne B. Brady family rules?

[Becca]

Well, I like. I like the rules. I. I love the video idea. I still don't know if I'm super comfortable saying, like, hey, by the way, you can't say, because here's the thing.

[Gareth Reynolds]

But Becca, Becca, I think you're living in a fantasy land. I think you think that your kid doesn't know that is a bad word. And I think she does.

[Becca]

You're right.

[Jake Johnson]

You're right. How about this? If Mom's not comfortable, Wayne, will you really fast make a clip where you're talking to kids about the F word, and if they say the F word, they lose an hour of screenshot?

[Wayne Brady]

Yes, I can do that right now.

[Jake Johnson]

Let's do it right now, please.

[Wayne Brady]

Okay.

[Becca]

Amazing.

[Wayne Brady]

Hey, kids. It's me, Wayne Brady. Look, I've been talking to your parents, and there's a word that you shouldn't use. There are so many words, and you're learning words right now. Your mind is so open and facile. Learn all the words you can accept. For the word that starts with F. That is a really bad word. That's a bad word. When you put everything together, we call it the F bomb. Under no circumstance should you say the F bomb. Can Mommy say the F bomb? Absolutely. Can Daddy say the F bomb? Yes. Can Mr. Wayne say the F bomb every chance he gets? In fact, saying the F bomb, it's a sign of intelligence. But you're too young to say the F bomb. So if you say the F bomb with Mommy or daddy, hopefully working in tandem together will take away your favorite program or your favorite food or your favorite candy, or we won't let you play with your cousins, you know, the really nice ones. That's just on Summer, we'll isolate you.

[Gareth Reynolds]

We got it.

[Jake Johnson]

No, we didn't.

[Gareth Reynolds]

We got it.

[Jake Johnson]

Well, I think he's flagging the part.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Where he said it's a sign of intelligence, which I agree is a slight case for using it. I agree.

[Jake Johnson]

So, Wayne, we gotta take two with this whole thing. I think we have to be 30 seconds. I think no intelligence, no fictional cousins. And action.

[Wayne Brady]

Hey, kids. It's me, Wayne Brady. I'm here to tell you, don't say the F word. Here's a little song that you need to remember. The F word. Good for a mama. The F word is good for dad. But if you say the F word, Wayne Brady is going to get real mad. Don't say the F word. Thank you.

[Jake Johnson]

Really good. Really good. But, Wayne, you know what we forgot?

[Wayne Brady]

What?

[Jake Johnson]

The Wayne Brady family rules. If you say the F bomb, you cannot watch your screens for one hour. That's the Wayne Brady family rules.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Okay? Okay.

[Wayne Brady]

Take three.

[Jake Johnson]

Action.

[Wayne Brady]

Hey, kids, this is Wayne Brady with the Wayne Brady family rules. If you say the F bomb, we will take away your screen for one hour. If you say the F bomb twice, we'll take away your screen for the whole day. If you say the F bomb three times, we'll take away your screens for the week.

[Jake Johnson]

And, Wayne, I've got a question for you. Are you allowed to say the F bomb in the potty room?

[Wayne Brady]

Oh, you can't say the F bomb in the potty room. You can't say the F bomb in the kitchen. You can't say the F bomb at school. You can't say the. Say the F bomb anywhere.

[Jake Johnson]

But, Mr. Wayne, what if the school allows it in the bathroom? What do you think of that?

[Wayne Brady]

Then if the school allows you to say the F bomb, then maybe Mommy and Daddy should reconsider your educational options.

[Jake Johnson]

Pretty good, Becca.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Definitely got it.

[Jake Johnson]

I think we. Becca, what do you think of that? And I want the truth, because I would love to see video of you playing this to your son for the show or your daughter.

[Becca]

It's okay. It's okay.

[Jake Johnson]

This is real for you. If it's not, I. I know Wayne personally. We can do another take, but I want this to actually play for your kids. And I would like this to be a real rule. And I think this could work. Do you think that would work with Quinn? If not, what direction could we try?

[Becca]

No, I love it. This is perfect.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, great.

[Becca]

And I mean, you know, we.

[Gareth Reynolds]

We got.

[Becca]

We got to get rid of the potty. The. The. The bathroom thing.

[Wayne Brady]

But it's only Going to work. Becca, the thing is, I still hear in your voice, you think it's cute, which is okay because you know that that's your daughter and it's your life and live your life and parent, but it sounds like you think that it's cute. So it can never really be worked.

[Jake Johnson]

Out, but it can weigh.

[Gareth Reynolds]

How about this?

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah.

[Gareth Reynolds]

How about this? How about you're allowed to think it's cute. But, Becca, when you want to enjoy the fact that your kid just said the F word, you have to go to the bathroom to celebrate that for yourself. That's your zone of enjoying what just happened. Nowhere near Quinn.

[Becca]

Yes. That's perfect. I mean, it is. It's hilarious. I mean, she's, that's pretty fucking smart of her.

[Jake Johnson]

The contest, remember? You're calling in with the problem.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

Is it hilarious? We. Yeah, the problem is, is you want it to stop.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

So do you know, do you think the next time Quinn goes, I can't get this bathing suit off. You go, hey, honey, I need to explain to you the Wayne Brady family rules. And if she gets confused, which she will, you go. Let me show you this video. And if you're gonna laugh, you have to bite the out of your tongue, go in the bathroom and laugh in there with the fan on.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes.

[Jake Johnson]

And then walk out so Quinn doesn't see it. If you do this, and you got to stick to that hour. And I want your kid to go, like, in, in her head. Wayne Brady's keeping me from Bluey.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes.

[Jake Johnson]

But it's not you or your husband. It's the Wayne Brady family rules. Is this something you're actually going to do? Because if you do it, Becca, I'm gonna tell you what's gonna happen. Quinn's gonna stop squaring.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes.

[Jake Johnson]

That's just what happens if you take away her shows. It's gonna happen. Are you gonna do it it?

[Becca]

Yes, absolutely.

[Jake Johnson]

So here's what I. You don't believe her, Wayne?

[Wayne Brady]

I don't know. I don't know. I, I, I really. It, I really hope so. I really hope so because it's kind of indicative of, of it's cute. We all love to hear kids curse and, and we laugh when our kids do funny things. But it's also a gateway that when your kid feels that they can get away with certain things, it's a hop, skip, and a jump to the bigger things that they're like, ah, you're. You're going to let me stay out past cur. You love me, Becca.

[Jake Johnson]

Your rebuttal I mean I do.

[Becca]

I feel like we just didn't have a plan in place for it. But usually when we give out like consequences, we stick to it. We were not as passive as we sound.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Your 4 year old is saying fuck casually around the house. Okay, we're. This is intervention time. Are you going to stick to it and are you going to do it and will you bring back results the next time you call in in good or bad? Yes. Honest.

[Jake Johnson]

So here's what we need from you, Becca. We need some audio of the kids swearing. And so if it. If Quinn swears, you got to grab your phone and then go, hey honey, hit voice on what you say and the kid will say it again. Then you got to go. I need you to show you this video. And ideally we have your husband's phone too so we can film. You could film the kid watching it.

[Gareth Reynolds]

And I think what you should do is really like take a minute, sit the kid down and make it a serious be like. Look, you have to watch the video again. Okay? Remember?

[Jake Johnson]

And then maybe try to get the kids thoughts and point of views on Wayne. Where I would love to hear, here's my hope. Quinn goes in a little kid voice. I'm not going to swear again because Mr. Wayne said it's not okay. That if we hit that, that that's our grand slam.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes.

[Jake Johnson]

My teachers say it's okay in the bathroom. You will think it's funny. But Mr. Wayne, who doesn't find it funny. So I'm not allowed to swear around Mr. Wayne because if I do, he's going to take away Bluey from me because it's just not appropriate. Becca, follow up with us please. There's a real. There's a huge win here and a.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Huge future for Wayne. I think Wayne is finding yet another angle on entertainment.

[Jake Johnson]

This mother finding another.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Another one. I know.

[Jake Johnson]

Where's the 18th? How are you getting every job?

[Wayne Brady]

You son of a. Gots to hustle, baby.

[Jake Johnson]

Have to let the others work.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Some of us gotta eat. Too late.

[Wayne Brady]

I'm making my own lanes, guys.

[Jake Johnson]

You always do. All right, Becca, follow up with us. This one's gonna work.

[Wayne Brady]

Thanks, Becca.

[Jake Johnson]

Amazing.

[Becca]

Thanks for having me on. Bye.

[Jake Johnson]

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[Gareth Reynolds]

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[Jake Johnson]

Wayne, you got one more call with us or you got to get back to work?

[Wayne Brady]

I've got to go in a few minutes, but we're going to start and.

[Jake Johnson]

If you need to leave, leave in the middle of the call. Just say goodbye, find a way out and we'll be fine.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Wayne, thank you.

[Jake Johnson]

That was perfect.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Awesome.

[Wayne Brady]

She was so funny. The problem that isn't a problem is hilarious.

[Jake Johnson]

But that's a classic call.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes.

[Wayne Brady]

If we can get that follow up. I can't wait to see it. I can't wait.

[Jake Johnson]

It's classic. But honestly, Wayne, find a way to leave any way you want comedically and then just go.

[Wayne Brady]

Okay.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay. Yeah, I'll start it Gareth.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Okay.

[Jake Johnson]

Hi, can we get your name please? Hello.

[Rob]

Hey there. Let's go for Rob today.

[Jake Johnson]

Rob. Where are you calling from, Rob?

[Rob]

I'm calling from Amsterdam.

[Jake Johnson]

Amsterdam, Cool. Yeah. Are you from Amsterdam? Are you there just to visit?

[Rob]

I am originally from this area, yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

Cool. How's Amsterdam changed over the years?

[Rob]

Woof. I am. Well, it's perception based, but it's become more touristy. Of course.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah.

[Rob]

But it's still a good place to go. I mean, I'd recommend it to anyone, especially if you're in Europe.

[Jake Johnson]

Anyway, I was there in 2003 with Billy Bungroth and Oliver Raleigh. We got stoned all night in cafes. We couldn't believe we could buy it there. And we saw Willie Nelson at five in the morning walking across a bridge. He was as high as us. And we didn't even know what to say. We just said, hey, Willie. And he said, hey guys. And we walked past him and he was with one other friend. And we're like, I don't know if this is real life. I think we just crossed Willie Nelson on a bridge. And we were all smoking joints.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Rob, tell him the truth. There was no Willie Nelson. That's just something you see in Amsterdam.

[Jake Johnson]

That's what?

[Gareth Reynolds]

Amsterdam.

[Jake Johnson]

Amsterdam.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Rob]

This just sounds like a Tuesday.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, that sounds like a Tuesday. Rob, you're here with Gareth and I and the great Wayne Brady.

[Wayne Brady]

Hey, Rob.

[Jake Johnson]

Hey, Rob.

[Rob]

Nice to meet you.

[Wayne Brady]

Question for you, Rob. You said something when you introduce yourself that caught. Caught me. You said for today it's Rob. Do you go by another name?

[Jake Johnson]

Well, he wants to be anonymous on the call.

[Rob]

Hell yeah.

[Wayne Brady]

Oh, for today it's Juicy.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Problem.

[Wayne Brady]

Okay, I am not.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah. So, Rob, what do you got for us today?

[Rob]

So here's the deal. I started my master's degree a few years ago and I've met a group of five guy friends that I kind of grew into a tight knit friendship with. And these are good friends, like go on vacation together friends. But now we've been on some scrappy camping trips and it's every time like one of the highlights of my year. But now we are planning our third vacation. So it's a yearly thing. And this meeting is coming up Wednesday to discuss what we're going to do. And through the grapevine, through some conversations I've heard there is now some consensus forming about making it an invite all the girlfriends trip. And I notice how everyone is seemingly agreeing as if it's not a total rebrand of our group plan.

[Jake Johnson]

I understand, Rob, and I'm not sure.

[Rob]

I'm not sure what to do. So really my question is, is this a vibe shift I can question and how do I handle this?

[Jake Johnson]

This is a great. This is a question from a guy getting his master's degree.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes.

[Jake Johnson]

Our previous call was a mom who's dealing with a four year old swearing. This is. There is a vibe shift when you bring the significant others. It is a fundament. Now, it's not bad, but it is a fundamentally different trip because the group is not the group. It's individual pods. It's. Everybody's really connecting with their significant other. And then you do things like dinner and hang as a group and then everyone goes back to their tent and.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Seeing boyfriend version of your friend versus friend version of your friend. It is. There's a. There's a difference.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah.

[Rob]

Yeah. Those Are different people.

[Wayne Brady]

Is there a slight issue? Has there. There been any sexual tension between any of the existing group?

[Rob]

No. No.

[Wayne Brady]

That's not.

[Rob]

What's going on.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah.

[Wayne Brady]

Okay. Just wondering. So that's out.

[Jake Johnson]

Out the window. So it's more just. And I got a question, Rob. Are you the only single guy in the group?

[Rob]

I am not single.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, you got a girlfriend, too.

[Gareth Reynolds]

So they're all.

[Jake Johnson]

They're.

[Gareth Reynolds]

You're all.

[Rob]

I do have a girlfriend.

[Gareth Reynolds]

So it would be even. Right.

[Jake Johnson]

That's even heavier.

[Rob]

So it would work out. I just am not entirely feeling this shift into whisper fighting over dinner seating plans.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes.

[Jake Johnson]

Wow.

[Gareth Reynolds]

That's. Wow.

[Jake Johnson]

First of all, break up with your girlfriend.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Things sound good.

[Jake Johnson]

First of all, Rob in the wrong relationship.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Go to the bathroom to swear.

[Wayne Brady]

I think it's transparency. I think that you and the friends. It sounds like it's something that definitely bothers you. I think now is a good time to see if you are in the minority with this to. To see if you are the only person that it definitely bothers. So just open that conversation up when you guys hang out.

[Jake Johnson]

Wayne, Wayne, Wayne. Can I say something about what the. This show is the cleanest path to. The answer is not why people call in. This is not a man who wants transparency. If he. He's gone down that road in his head and then he thought, I'm going to call this podcast. We're here to help. Because what I don't want to do is go, hey, guys, I would love to not maybe bring the girlfriends. What do we all feel? He wants a sneaky way in that the group understands what's happening without Rob offending his girlfriend, knowing now all these guys are also going to tell their girlfriends. And now it's a whole discussion about why doesn't Rob. And then these guys are going to sell him out and go, Deborah, I would love you to go, but Rob's weird with Karen.

[Wayne Brady]

You should plant fake evidence that the five of you have been having guy hijinks for the past couple years on the trip so that the girlfriends break up with you.

[Jake Johnson]

And.

[Wayne Brady]

And then it's not an issue.

[Jake Johnson]

Go on with that way. Go on. This is why you get all the jobs.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

Because you went reasonable to insane so fast. Will you pitch that one again? Just because I didn't fully get it.

[Wayne Brady]

Oh, yeah. I would create a Facebook page that is the secret. The best Facebook page with AI Taken pictures of the past trips, which show you guys in a frenzied hormonal master's degree guy origin and with text to each other and then anonymously send it to the girlfriends. They all get angry. They break up with everybody so that everybody becomes single and they're also distraught. So when you go on the guide trip, not only are you having fun and camping, but it's comforting each other and trying to get back to some sort of homeostasis as men.

[Jake Johnson]

Just. Wayne, this is for you. Before we go to Rob, your two pitches. One, just be upfront and honest. When that didn't work, you said create a fake Facebook page quickly too. The switch was like orgies so that everybody gets dumped so that the guy trip is just guys. I don't know who created these orgy pictures.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Wayne went from G to porn in 10 seconds.

[Jake Johnson]

And from 0 to 100, there's a gray area.

[Wayne Brady]

Mr. Brady, I give you both options. I just give you both options. For a problem like this, I don't think you can beat around the bush in the gray area.

[Jake Johnson]

I think you can. I think he can.

[Wayne Brady]

You either blow it up or you blow it out.

[Jake Johnson]

Merch.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yep.

[Jake Johnson]

So, Rob, and we're going to pitch more obviously, but when you hear those.

[Wayne Brady]

That's it.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah, I know better. Jake. I don't know what the pushback is to be quite.

[Jake Johnson]

Rob, when you hear those to. What are your first thoughts? Either, because I answered for you, but I shouldn't have. So what do you think about just being upfront and honest? Or two, creating a Facebook orgy page and having all the girlfriends break up with you? Rob, let's hear what you're thinking. Bill.

[Rob]

Well, for sure. I thought the first pitch was not it, but your second pitch surely made the first one look very shiny. So I'm leaning towards being honest.

[Gareth Reynolds]

That's. Is that what you're. Is that how you close? What?

[Wayne Brady]

And that's how I parent. Good day.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Wayne Brady]

I give you the worst option.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Thank you, Wade.

[Wayne Brady]

The. The first option. Good way. I can't wait to talk to you again. I can't wait to talk to Becca. Rob, if that's not your real name, I hope this works out for you. And it's so good talk. Talking to you guys. Gareth, a pleasure.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Jake, thank you.

[Wayne Brady]

Wayne, my man.

[Jake Johnson]

I'll talk to you soon. Bye.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Thanks, bud. Appreciate it.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, Rob, We. We had to lose Wayne because he had to get back to work.

[Gareth Reynolds]

He was so upset at your response to his work.

[Jake Johnson]

We borrowed him for a little bit. He was on set. We appreciate him. But Rob. So now we're back in it with you, sir. And I gotta say, I don't think we do the orgy page. And I don't think we'd be honest. Gareth.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I totally agree. I think what you said, I. I loved what Wayne did, but I think what you said is right. Right. Rob's calling here for some shenanigans.

[Jake Johnson]

Yes.

[Gareth Reynolds]

And shenanigans Rob shall have.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah. And so, Rob, basically where you're at is you would prefer just the guys hanging out and then a different trip with the ladies trip.

[Rob]

Possibly.

[Gareth Reynolds]

He didn't. I don't even think he suggested that. I think he wants to just keep the waters pure on the dudes trip. But that in what you just said, Jake, is. Is another pitch.

[Jake Johnson]

Yes, but, Rob, here's my question. Why don't you want to just come out and bring it up face value? Now, let's get real honest.

[Rob]

Well, I feel like we're all kind of in that age range where you're starting to think about moving in together, starting to think about how the rest of your lives together are going to look.

[Jake Johnson]

Yep.

[Rob]

And there is this very strong sense of including everyone at every possible time. And I feel like the last moment that was still just us guys was this vacation. And keep in mind, it's like it's a very short vacation. It's like four or five days. So it's not like you're missing out on a bunch. It's just like the last. The last thing we had.

[Gareth Reynolds]

It's a week.

[Jake Johnson]

That's a long trip. Five days with a bunch of guys is a long time.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah, it's a long time.

[Jake Johnson]

Is a possible move here to create confusion in the group loop of who's pitching this, so that it almost just feels like the way news media does it, the way the Baldino, whatever that kid's name, Justin Baldini, Blake Lively stuff is. You're confused in the narrative, so nobody even knows what to believe. Meaning. Is there something you could say to one guy and go, I hear the ladies don't even want to come. And then you say to somebody else and you go, you know what? I heard Mike doesn't want significant others. What do you think about that? I don't care. But Mike's not in, but he doesn't want anyone to know, so you're creating so much confusion that the group goes, you know what? This is getting so hectic. Why don't we just do with the guys for this one? Because it's too crazy and no one can figure out. And the women go, at this point, we don't want to go anyway, because I Don't even know which way is up.

[Rob]

That honestly sounds quite interesting.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, that's just one pitch.

[Gareth Reynolds]

That's one. Here's. Here's what I think. Oh, I have a couple thoughts.

[Jake Johnson]

Go for it.

[Gareth Reynolds]

You just got to get. Get one girlfriend to not come. If you can get it so one of them won't come. That makes it weird for the one guy to the point where I think that is a poison pill. Enough. So my first thought. My first thought would be, Rob, how I would put it on your girlfriend. The question is, how well does your girlfriend know your buddy's significant?

[Jake Johnson]

Here's the problem with that, Gareth. Let me just say, whenever we go to a third party, it never works.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Well, it maybe. Okay, answer my question, Robin. Let's see.

[Rob]

Okay, so me and my buddies know each other very well, of course, right?

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yeah.

[Rob]

But these significant others have only like slowly been introduced, so they are not necessarily friends with each other in that way.

[Gareth Reynolds]

So. So, Jake. Jake. Why couldn't he say either one? One, my girlfriend wants to just keep it the dudes for this one, she thinks next time we can open it up. Or two, her parents are coming to town, she's not going to be able to make it. And that'd kind of make it weird for me.

[Jake Johnson]

I don't like including another.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Okay.

[Jake Johnson]

And I'll tell you why. In this, Rob, whatever route you want to go, we go down. But these are just three people talking in a bar right now. Now, if you're going to tell a big lie, what always happens is once others get involved and it gets ugly. We all seen mafia movies. Everybody's then got to get killed. And we don't want to have to take your beautiful girlfriend in a Lincoln and sit behind her and she goes to the basement. She goes, I'm about to be made. And then you go, no, this is a trap. You're getting murdered.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Because I have a much sneaky.

[Jake Johnson]

Anything has to go down. Yeah, I want sneaky, sneaky, sneaky. It's only Rob.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Can't be. We can't attach this to Rob, is what we want to know.

[Jake Johnson]

Exactly. You attach it to no one.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Let me ask you this, Jake. What do you think about this? How long you and your girlfriend been together, Rob?

[Rob]

Six years.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Six years. Okay. So we've got a pretty good relationship here.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I feel like we could maybe, if we wanted, go to the girlfriend and just Rob could say, say, hey, look, the guys want to invite the girls. I want to keep it a guy's trip. I'm going to Say that you maybe have something to do around that time.

[Jake Johnson]

Well, let me ask you a question before we go this road, Rob. Does your girlfriend want to go on this trip?

[Rob]

Well, she. I talked to her about this, and she is kind of on my side also, because, I mean, limited vacation days. Are you going to do this with a group of people you don't really know?

[Jake Johnson]

Okay.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Got a window.

[Rob]

She's not too keen to go.

[Jake Johnson]

Gary, you were right. I was wrong. Let's go.

[Gareth Reynolds]

So let's crack the window a little bit. And you go to her, and how about this? You say, look, I'm gonna lightly put it on the fact that you have something to do and you probably can't make it. And I'm also gonna pivot it into. And also, I kind of do like it just being us, but she also probably isn't even gonna make it. Now, I'll be honest. I don't want to go on a trip with four buddies and their significant others. That does not appeal to me.

[Jake Johnson]

I think what you guys can do. Here's what I would recomm the group as a text. Really easy, fellas. In terms of the plan, my girlfriend is pretty slammed these days and not positive. She wants to use her vacation for this, but doesn't want to be a downer or like a text that says, just to the fellas to discuss, Please, no girlfriends involved in this. I don't want hurt feelings. I don't want people to feel uncomfortable. Off.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I also think we could say my girlfriend has plans for her vacation days, so she's can't use them for this trip. Something like that. But keep going. Keep cooking.

[Jake Johnson]

But in this zone of. Can we just have a discussion about these trips? Because I'll tell you what, like, I went to Landers with Steve Berg, Eric Edelstein, Clay Allen, and Brian Farrell. I'll tell you who wouldn't want to go on that is my wife. Wife. Because she's like, I need to sit around, watch you guys, like, do your jokes all the time and nobody stop talking and go to a sound bath. That's not how I want to spend a weekend. But I was like, I want.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Great.

[Jake Johnson]

It was fun. I was like, I would spend a weekend that way. You were Ms. Garrus.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Actually, I wasn't invited, so that's why I was missed. Anyway, keep going. Rob or Jake, Someone else talk. Someone else fill the moment.

[Jake Johnson]

You're in Virginia.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I can make it. I can. I'm at an office in Norfolk. I can figure it out. Things are normal.

[Jake Johnson]

So I think there's a world that you say, I don't want to put my. I don't want to. Is that a brown water bottle?

[Gareth Reynolds]

It's a Maroonie.

[Jake Johnson]

It's the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life.

[Gareth Reynolds]

There we go.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah. I've never seen a cool brown water bottle.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Hey, buddy, you got hang out with. I'm telling you, invite me to these sound baths. You're gonna. You're gonna love it.

[Jake Johnson]

You're invited. You want to come?

[Gareth Reynolds]

Can. I'm in Virginia.

[Jake Johnson]

So here's the play I would do. I would go with Gareth route on this, and I would send a text right now to the fellas, and the text would go, I don't want to throw my girlfriend under the bus on this. She's not looking to ruin this plan, but she has other ideas for her vacation days. Are we going to start doing all of our buddy trips with significant others, or should we keep our buddy trips? Our buddy trip. And then we could try to do something else with girlfriends, but it might not be five days. It might be like an overnight.

[Rob]

Is this gonna be like an all in one message, or is it more of a first drop, the my girlfriend isn't available, and then in a few weeks introduce the. What are we trying to do?

[Gareth Reynolds]

I. If I may, Jake, I would maybe split it. I would get ahead of the planning of the trip with the girls coming along with the first half of what Jake's saying. And then I think when you're with the boys, boys, you have a couple beers, I think then you can say, look, she couldn't come. But to be quite honest, do we want to set that precedent? I mean, this is like where we go to be, you know, weirdos.

[Jake Johnson]

Well, I've got a question for you, Rob. What if Gareth and I did a clip from a fictional podcast about this and you sent it to the group and go, this clip got me thinking. What do you guys think?

[Rob]

I mean, it could be a soft way to introduce, like, an idea and.

[Jake Johnson]

Say, like, I just. I saw this clip on Instagram or whatever. I don't even know what the podcast is or whatever. Whatever way you heard it, it made me start thinking about our trip. What do you guys think?

[Rob]

Piggly ammo.

[Jake Johnson]

Should we piggly and mow it?

[Gareth Reynolds]

Here's what we could do.

[Jake Johnson]

We could be a great pig.

[Gareth Reynolds]

We can piggly and mow Mo it. You have pigly and mo. And then if you feel like you want to go the route of the other way, you have that Option too. But you can have a piggly mo and why don't we do Jake. Why don't we make it piggly and mo mode? Or Piggly just came back from a. It just came back from a trip.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, so I just came back from.

[Gareth Reynolds]

A trip with all and you. It was a Dude's trip for 10 years. This time you invited your wives. It was a little different. And you don't feel as recharged as you used to.

[Jake Johnson]

I love it. Okay, Rob, if this works, are you going to send it to the group?

[Rob]

For sure.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, so let's start as if we're on a different subject and then get to it. Maybe you initiate. Ask me about the trip.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Maybe you are asking for another coffee and I'll say that's your third one today, Mo.

[Jake Johnson]

I love it.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Okay, here we go.

[Jake Johnson]

And the whole thing. Under two minutes.

[Gareth Reynolds]

G. All right, here we go. But that was the entirety of. Of the weekend. It was pretty good.

[Jake Johnson]

Give me a quick second. I think I got to get another cup of coffee once.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Something for those listening. That is Mo's third cup of coffee today. Mo is dragging.

[Jake Johnson]

Dragging his be as you know, we. I just came back from a weekend trip to Idaho with the fellas.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Right. And the.

[Jake Johnson]

The significant others.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I thought so. Right. I remember you telling me about that.

[Jake Johnson]

How was at it? Well, you know, on this show, we always get honest, don't we?

[Gareth Reynolds]

It's a big part.

[Jake Johnson]

And this has nothing to do with Susan. Nothing to do. And I know they're listeners, so nothing to do with the wonderful women who joined us. But it was a different type of trip. Bigly.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Because you used to do this trip. Just the guys.

[Jake Johnson]

The guys. Now this is something I know you know a lot about too.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Absolutely.

[Jake Johnson]

But for me, there are two types of trips. There's the trips with the guys and then the significant others. And I think the zones need to be separate your thoughts.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Well, there's a lot of research to things like this that the primal man needs to be around other primal men to be the primal man. So if you are that type of trip in order to have that type of. I mean, honestly, to some extent, it is an emotional and an energy purge. So if you're coming back today and you're saying I'm tired because you're more tired, it is probably because you is a different trip. But you still had a good time or you feel like it was bigly.

[Jake Johnson]

I had a wonderful. So look. So I want to make something crystal clear. This is not an offense to the Women at all. I had a wonderful time. But it is a fundamentally different.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Let me ask you this. If would you. If you could go back in time, would you do it just the fellas, or would you do.

[Jake Johnson]

I would have done two type of trips and I would have talked to the fellas about, guys, let's create two trips. Trips that are just the fellas and other trips that are with the significant others. And what I would do is they would be different lengths because you got to think about these women's schedules, which we did not. We did a six day trip. That's too much. Now what we should have done with the significant others is an overnight, and then the fellas go do the four to five to six days. But we are putting them in a tough situation, too, because they're saying I have to say yes, because I don't want to be the one who says no. But also, I have other plans.

[Gareth Reynolds]

And now you might. If you want to go back to just the fellas, that might be more difficult than it was before, Mo.

[Jake Johnson]

That's exactly right. So another thing that I want to bring up about Rocket. And yet, great, Rob.

[Rob]

Pretty good.

[Jake Johnson]

Shaking his head would be much more messy.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Well, Rob, this is season two, amigo. Okay? We clean up the scratches in season two. My man.

[Jake Johnson]

You think Pigley and Mo are a joke? They're helpful.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I mean, it's called Piggly and Mo, for God's sake. We know what we're doing.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah. You think we're clowns?

[Gareth Reynolds]

What, do you think we're crazy?

[Jake Johnson]

You think we're jokes? You think we're a joke, Rob?

[Gareth Reynolds]

We're Piggly and Mo.

[Jake Johnson]

So, Rob, you saying that Pigley and Mo is now actually a movie move that is trying to help and that.

[Gareth Reynolds]

We'Re just smoothly moving into it. And by the way, that Rocket Money sponsors them. I really. I want to talk to the Rocket Money, everybody. It's honestly, look, it saves you a lot unwanted subscriptions. Come here, Mo. Mo. Mo. So, Rob, you have the option. I mean, that certainly feels like.

[Jake Johnson]

Send that to the group clip.

[Gareth Reynolds]

You say this is just audio only. The audio only. Absolutely. You say that because we're both very Ricky recognizable. You say that. Send it to them. That gets the conversation going. I feel like that's probably going to be your best way in. And here's the other thing, Jake.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Let's say in some world, they. Someone goes, I never heard of this show. They look it up. They don't. Whatever. You can very easily say, look, this is my attempt at telling you boys I love you, and I like keeping interesting. It's separate.

[Jake Johnson]

So, Rob, what you gonna do, Big dog?

[Rob]

I honestly feel like there's one way to go. It's a very clean pitch. Like, start out with asking them or telling them that my girlfriend is not available, Kind of seeing where it goes, showing, or maybe letting them listen to this podcast snippet when we're drinking a few beers and kind of introduce it that way.

[Jake Johnson]

Oh, doing it as the group.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I like it.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Jake Johnson]

What do you think about sending the clip as a text message? Message?

[Rob]

I could do that too, but I.

[Jake Johnson]

Feel like you want it in person.

[Rob]

Letting them hear it after a few beers and immediately being able to talk about it.

[Jake Johnson]

I think totally. It's worse for the show, but it's better for the. For you.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I agree. I agree. Yeah, it is worse for the show.

[Jake Johnson]

But it is better for you.

[Gareth Reynolds]

We're marginally here for the caller at this point, and we still are. So I think. I think if that's the right move, that's the right.

[Jake Johnson]

I'm dying to hear what happens, because then you can casually be bringing it up and go, oh, I got something, something. I. And then, Rob, walk us through. The three of us are in a bar right now. I want to see how you can smoothly get into this so that the clip sounds real. So we're all hanging out in Amsterdam. We just got another round of pints of beer.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Here's another round of beers for the boys.

[Jake Johnson]

Yeah, I was just at the red light district. I saw Willie Nelson.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Oh, I sold my Willie Nelson at the red light district once.

[Jake Johnson]

You're still addicted to hookers, are you?

[Gareth Reynolds]

I've got a problem. An insatiable appetite.

[Rob]

All right, guys.

[Jake Johnson]

All right, guys.

[Rob]

I got something that's. Tell you.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Go ahead, Rob.

[Rob]

I was thinking about the vacation we were all supposed to go on.

[Jake Johnson]

Yes.

[Rob]

And I listened to this podcast or I came across it on Instagram. I don't really remember.

[Jake Johnson]

It feels false.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Rob, show me the source material.

[Jake Johnson]

Start over. You. You got to know how you found it. My first question is going to go, what are you talking about, Big dog? All right, back to the start of the bar. Andrew.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes. Yes.

[Jake Johnson]

I saw you in the red light district and Billy.

[Gareth Reynolds]

That's right, Bill. I was down there. I was just trying to help some of the girls and give them opportunities to get out of that area.

[Jake Johnson]

We'll know you were spending your money for something about the girls.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes. Oh, yes. Go ahead. Hurry up.

[Rob]

Well, talking about the girls, I was listening to a podcast. And they were talking about going on vacation with. With their significant other others. And I feel like it could be relevant to us and maybe we could. I could introduce it to you.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, what's it called?

[Gareth Reynolds]

What's the podcast?

[Rob]

Cold Piggly and Mo Vacation Stories.

[Gareth Reynolds]

No, it's not. That's a crazy title.

[Rob]

I think it is. I think it is.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I think it's just called Piggly and.

[Jake Johnson]

Mo, by the way. Let me google that. Cuz that I can't find it.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Very niche.

[Jake Johnson]

Their whole podcast is Vacation Stories.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Strange.

[Jake Johnson]

What do they have nine episodes?

[Gareth Reynolds]

Strange.

[Jake Johnson]

Let's start again. Rob. The setup was great. Great, but you don't even know the name of it. How. How could I can't remember.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Piggly and something.

[Jake Johnson]

All right, so we are back to the bar. Andrew just brought drinks.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Oh yeah, drink them up. So good.

[Jake Johnson]

Thanks again. I'm not going to pay you back because I think you're a sex addict and I have issues with your behavior in the red light.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I like to support local indust. There's nothing wrong with that.

[Jake Johnson]

Well, the thing that is wrong with it is a lot of those ladies are not here by choice. Don't you know that? Because I'm a lawyer.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Oh, here we go. Someone wants to ruin the good time. Pissing.

[Rob]

Fellas.

[Jake Johnson]

Hey, how you doing?

[Gareth Reynolds]

Hey, Rob.

[Rob]

Let's keep it light. Let's keep it light. I came across this audiogram on Instagram which is like a snippet of a podcast. I was kind of scrolling through things and they were talking about something that is kind of relevant to us. And I thought maybe we could listen to it together and I know kind of talk about it.

[Jake Johnson]

I like the way that Andrew said yes, so I'm going to start saying that too. Yes.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yes.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay. Yes. That was great. Very Sean Connery.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Oh, thanks, Bill.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, let's hear the goddamn podcast. What's it called, by the way?

[Gareth Reynolds]

Who cares? Let. Oh, pick.

[Jake Johnson]

I've heard of it, by the way. Rob. Great.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Real good.

[Jake Johnson]

You plow through. I would listen to it and then afterwards, words, you can just let the conversation go where it goes. My man.

[Rob]

Yeah, I mean, after a couple beers, I don't think I'm getting the question which podcast and where did you get this?

[Jake Johnson]

We're giving you worst case scenario, babe.

[Gareth Reynolds]

But I. I also think, Rob, the idea of sending some sort of text to get it so that they're not going to be talking about this too much is good.

[Jake Johnson]

You know, explain what that means.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Well, if. If we already have rumblings that this is going to be a guys and girls trip. It's not a bad idea to get it out there now, like, hey, you know. Yeah, just a little something so they don't.

[Jake Johnson]

How about that? Let's get the beers, just the guys, and discuss the trip.

[Gareth Reynolds]

No plan. Let's make no plans on the trip until we meet up. Something like that.

[Jake Johnson]

Thoughts on that, Robbie?

[Rob]

I mean, that's kind of our plan tomorrow anyway.

[Jake Johnson]

Okay, perfect.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Tomorrow. Okay. You're good. Let's go.

[Jake Johnson]

You're fine. We got to follow up with you, A.C. yeah, maybe.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I mean, next session, maybe. Yeah, good.

[Jake Johnson]

Good or bad, we got to get you on again to hear what happens on this night.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Yep.

[Rob]

For sure.

[Jake Johnson]

And you know what else I think is interesting, Rom? This call started with Wayne Brady, and that feels like a year and a half ago. And Wayne Brady said. Wayne Brady said maybe do a fake AI Orgy.

[Rob]

Very reasonable. Yeah, he came in with. He came in hard.

[Gareth Reynolds]

He came in hard, fast.

[Jake Johnson]

I mean, that was a. Andrew.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Okay, we gotta go, Rob. Please let us know how it goes. Good luck. And you've got this.

[Rob]

Yeah, for sure. Thank you so much.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Enjoy the beer. I know.

[Rob]

Thank you.

[Jake Johnson]

By the way, Sean Connery. I'm allowed to hit a lady once in a while.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Jesus. That's not Sean Connery.

[Jake Johnson]

No, Barbara Walters.

[Gareth Reynolds]

I know. The interview. I'm talking about the goddamn accent.

[Jake Johnson]

Every once in a while, if she talks like. I don't think there's anything like someone.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Hitting me with a Sean Connery. It's not good. In a bad. A bad way.

[Jake Johnson]

I'll give you a slap.

[Gareth Reynolds]

It's terrible. Have you ever heard him talk?

[Jake Johnson]

Yes. You're hearing him talk right now.

[Gareth Reynolds]

No, I'm not. It's awful.

[Jake Johnson]

I'm gonna slap you.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Oh, sounds like a sick Irishman. It sounds like an Irish guy whose.

[Jake Johnson]

Tongue is sick, isn't he?

[Gareth Reynolds]

No. All right. Okay. We're good. That's it.

[Jake Johnson]

We're Here to Help is hosted by Jake Johnson and Gareth Reynolds. If you'd like to be on the show, please please email us your question@ HelpfulPodmail.com and if you want to watch video episodes of We're Here to Help, you can go to our [e-mail] hereto help pod to see our entire catalog.

[Gareth Reynolds]

We're Here to Help is produced by Rabbit Grimm Productions Executive producers Rob Hollis.

[Jake Johnson]

Jeff Porter and Natalie Hollis.

[Gareth Reynolds]

Associate producer Jesse Thurston Editing, mix and master by Chris Faller Theme song by Oliver the COVID artwork is by James Fosdike Animations by Andrew Strelecki. And if you'd like to see Gareth do stand up on the road, go to garethreynolds.com Remember, all the advice given on We're Here to Help is for entertainment purposes only and all listeners should be adults and make their own decisions.

[Jake Johnson]

All video episodes of season one are available now on Patreon and season two video episodes will be available every Monday.

[Becca]

Starting January 12th 20th.

[Jake Johnson]

Go to patreon.com forward/heretohelpod hi, I'm Rachel Bilson. And I'm Olivia Allen and we host.

[Gareth Reynolds]

The podcast Broad Ideas.

[Jake Johnson]

Yes, that's now on Headgum. On our show we chat with people like Brittany Snow, Lucy Hale, Kristen Bell, Margaret Cho, Jake Johnson, and so much more. And we talk about all the things.

[Wayne Brady]

You would talk about with your best.

[Jake Johnson]

Friend, like your periods and mental illness illness and the food you ate for lunch. Most importantly, listen to Broad Ideas on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or wherever you listen to your podcasts.