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Good morning, Millennials.

Welcome back to the toast and happy

Friday, Friday.

Gotta get down on Friday.

Everybody's looking forward to the weekend, weekend, Friday, Friday.

Getting down on Friday.

Welcome everyone to the toast to Friday to the end of the week.

We're sliding into the weekend and the toast, your favorite shouting words podcast, will get you there.

I feel good.

I know that I would.

It's Friday.

We have a gorgeous show.

We're wearing our new merch.

Life is good.

You know, woohoo.

In case you missed it yesterday, we have a merch drop coming up Monday, 10 a.m.

Eastern Time.

The Wench Collection.

The Wench Collection.

Claudia is now wearing the cream wench reindeer set.

So gorgeous, so sweet, so cute.

And I am wearing Wenchy Lights, which is Wench in Lights.

I'm so excited about this merch drop.

I'm so excited that it's Friday.

It's going to be a great show.

And I'm even more excited because on yesterday's show, I did like probably one of the most annoying things a human being could do and say, Oh my God, I have the craziest thing to tell you, the biggest piece of gossip.

And then

I said, Wait, no, I can't say it.

It was embargoing.

But thankfully, one of our stories today is the news that leaked.

That leaked, and then Claudia will share her perspective

and what she would, what she would have said yesterday.

So, that's really exciting.

We can button that up.

I know people

itching.

I did get a few texts.

So, did I?

What is

did you tell them i said i'll call you later and then i forgot to call them that's so turdy that's that's so hooturdy it's the future she's telling you she won't tell

yeah

it's just friday like i'm smile i'm smiley turdy like it's friday it feels like a well-earned friday it was a very good busy productive week and i'm just so excited to ease into the weekend and next week is a holiday it's a holiday it's thanksgiving oh my gosh i'm so excited for next week Just enter the chill zone.

Yeah, so next week's scheduling update, there are shows Monday and Tuesday.

And then Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, we are off for Thanksgiving.

I'm overjoyed.

I can't wait.

I don't even like Thanksgiving food, but I love the Thanksgiving vibes.

We have a lot.

I know that's like not what you want to hear.

Some people want to show every day, but we have good news too.

The good news is that next week we will have Patreon episodes.

on the days that we are out.

And today we have a new Patreon episode that just dropped yesterday.

General Q ⁇ A with Jackson Turd, where everyone just got to write whatever questions they have for us and we're answering them.

So many great questions, so many great conversations.

We're going to do a part two because we have 1 million more questions that are pertinent to the situation.

So that will be forthcoming next week.

And next week, we are also doing our annual Patreon episode, which is the fast five stories that you need to know for the Thanksgiving table.

So we're choosing five like world news stories that people are going to be talking about at Thanksgiving.

We're going to break it down for you as best as we can.

And then we're also going to give you a hot take to bring to the table.

Yeah, start some trouble.

That is one of our favorite episodes to do and most productive.

Yeah, no, and also I find myself learning so much during that episode because, you know, I very much like to, you know, keep to myself.

I like to just, you know, engage with things that I...

am naturally inclined to engage with.

And doing the Fast Five Thanksgiving annual every year, I learned so much.

We were talking about this on Patreon, how last year we finally like read everything and learned and understood everything about what was going on with FTX.

And everyone was talking about it at the time.

And I had no fucking clue what these people were talking about.

And then we did the episode, and I really felt like a world leader.

I mean, you are.

Yeah.

And so we will leave you after that episode feeling like a world leader.

So, like Jackie said, even though there's no regular toast episodes next week, if you're desperate for an episode, there will be one on the days, one every day on the days that we are not in.

So that's Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday next week.

Monday, we've got the merch drop.

Today, we've got a gorgeous show.

I mean,

celebrate good times.

Come on, come on.

Let's celebrate.

Take your good times and your bad times.

We're gonna have a party together with you.

Celebration.

And say to celebrate and have a good time.

You're doing a lot of singing for like being on a show with a person who has kind of a perfect voice right now.

It's Friday, and I can't help that the actual joy I feel over the fact that it's Friday is emulating through my bones.

Oh, oh, oh,

oh,

bless you.

It's coming through me and manifesting itself in song.

I won't apologize for that ever.

Okay.

Did you finish fourth wing?

I did finish fourth wing and I started Iron Flame.

Wow, that's a fun thing to be able to do, to just jump from one to the next.

What percent?

You're probably further than me and Iron Flame.

No, no, no.

Like they just got back to Basquiath.

They haven't even like walked through the doors.

They just landed.

Got it.

Yeah.

I'm 10%.

I was reading all night last night.

I'm 10%.

Like, what is this?

So the book is really long.

The book is really long.

I'm like, the writing style is just very,

you know, she doesn't spare any words.

Like, they're all there.

Yeah.

Every word, every word.

She used all of them.

She used all of them.

So, I mean, it's still good.

And I'm into it.

I'm into it.

I'm into it.

What else can I tell you about myself before we dive in?

Well, I could tell you that I'm rearranging my spice cabinet.

I don't know if you guys have seen, but

I've bought uniform spice jars, and that is going to be my project this weekend, labeling.

I think it's for the best.

Like, I'm not one to judge, obviously, but you know, your spice rack was like kind of a dump.

How would you know?

We made a brisket together, and I was in charge of spices.

That's true.

And what does your spice rack look like?

I mean, I just had the organizers come, so like it looks pretty good.

Do you have uniform spice?

I do.

Oh.

Hey.

Hey.

Bless you.

Okay.

If I'm getting sick, I'll die.

You got, you need a Norton's antivirus.

What?

Oh,

good one.

Because my illness was contagious.

I do have a uniform spice rack, but I don't use it.

Well, I'm going to be sifting spices all day today, which is very, like, I like that sort of activity.

It's like mind-numbing, calming.

Yeah.

As long as I can find the time to do it, but I think I will.

So I'm really excited about that.

And then I'm going to cook a little dinner, one pot

tonight.

It's like a chicken teriyaki bake.

Oh, that sounds fucking good.

I found the recipe on Instagram from the wooden skillet.

I'll send it to you.

Oh.

Make Ben make it for you.

A chicken teriyaki.

I don't care if it's baked, fried, roasted, grilled, or shoved up by vagina.

Like, I love.

Chicken teriyaki, and then the veggies and the rice are cooked in the one pot with the chicken.

Yeah.

And is the chicken like cut up?

Is it breasts?

It's thigh.

I know you don't love thigh.

Thigh?

But like thigh, I don't know what to do because I love a breast obviously, but like you don't get the juice with a breast.

Like why thigh?

No.

No.

Dish ruined.

Can you make it with white meat?

I don't like dark meat on chicken or on honestly anything.

I like a thigh, the parts I could eat of it, which is like three bites because the rest is like

skin and bones.

Maybe I could make a couple thighs, a couple breasts, because you do need the fat.

Like, chicken breasts have no fat on them.

Oh, sorry.

I will not be making this dish.

Like, a couple times I've tried to replace like a classic dish and instead of using thighs and legs, I've used breasts.

There's no flavor.

I refuse to believe that because I love a chicken breast.

Claudia, I've well, remember when I made you guys that World War II meal at my house when my friends were here?

And it turned out so poorly because I only used chicken breasts and not the rest of the chicken.

I don't like it.

It just had no flavor.

It was World War II food because they were rationing.

The flavors were rationed.

And it was like meat and potatoes with no flavor.

I don't care.

Like, no.

I was thinking of maybe throwing a couple breasts into the pot.

Oh, I got two.

I got two if you need.

But you know, I don't like to deviate from the recipe.

Yeah.

So I'm struggling.

So sorry for you.

I've been through a lot, Turdy.

I've been through a lot.

But that won't stop you from spreading joy today,

spreading holiday cheer.

You are the cheermeister.

I am.

I am.

And

yeah.

All out of things to say.

Yeah.

I like.

She's speechless.

I ran out of compliments, you know.

That's okay.

It's true.

I won't let my personal stresses and issues affect the show ever.

Especially not this chicken debacle.

No.

It's all going to work out.

Yeah, so let me know how the OPD turns out.

I will.

I'd love an OPD.

And honestly, I'm just like itching to get to the stories so I can share my piece of gossip.

So you can make it about you.

I understand.

Oh my God, she's calling me out hard today.

No, I know talking about my spices was hard, but

I feel like I was extremely supportive.

No, and you were able to make it about you because you had been in my spice cabinet for the rest of the day.

Right, right.

And I don't think, like, let's just talk really quickly.

I don't think like that's me making everything about myself.

Like, that's me being a part of your journey.

Do you know what I mean?

Yeah, no, but I think it's hard when I'm talking about something that like like you're not a part of.

Yeah, no, and I just think for like the sake of the show, like we should talk about things that we're both a part of, you know?

Oh, okay.

I'll make sure to hold everything to that statement.

I think so.

Okay.

So without further.

Yeah.

Adieu.

Yeah.

Yeah.

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Right.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

You know what?

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Yeah, like if they have a personality, like I could think of something to get for everyone.

Me too.

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I'm really excited too.

I need to start Googling.

Yeah.

Okay, well, our first story is Turdy's Big Up team.

So Jewish stars Amy Schumer, Deborah Messing, and Sasha Baron Cohen, among other celebrities and influencers such as Claudia Ashre, slammed TikTok for allowing anti-Semitism to be rife across the platform.

We don't need to read the article.

Let me tell you what happened, okay?

Okay, well, the New York Times wrote up this thing that Turdy was trying, was what I was doing.

And then it was everywhere.

So now that somebody else snitched,

I'm going to share my truth.

And this is what I was going to say yesterday.

Last night, two nights ago now, at six o'clock, I had been invited to join a call where, you know, apparently some big people at TikTok were going to be listening to Jewish celebrities and creators talk about their experience on the app thus far and like why the situation is so dire.

And it started out, you know, very nicely.

And, you know, of course, me, I'm like nosy.

There was only like 15 celeb session influencers.

So I was like looking at everyone.

Everybody had their cameras on.

Like, let's say, I saw Mrs.

Amy Schumer's living room.

I was like, that's a gorgeous room.

And there was somebody with their box turned off.

And I was like, oh, I wonder who that is.

And

the master of ceremonies, the way that the call was supposed to go was we'd hear from TikTok.

You know, they were saying they take this very seriously, yada, yada, yada.

And then they wanted to hear from some of the biggest creators.

I'm not going to name anyone because I don't want to like put their, you know, whatever.

But people gave really powerful testimonies about how.

fucking horrible this last month has been for them.

People ranging from like ages 16 to 30.

I heard stories about, you know, people's families getting doxxed.

I heard stories about, you know, orthodox creators having gotten doxed, their address being sent out everywhere and receiving 10 deliveries a day of like pork into their home.

Like horrible, horrible things.

And we're all just, we're like listening to everybody's testimonies.

And then if you had something to say, you just wrote in the chat.

And I raised my hand and somebody else raised their hand at the same time, somebody with their camera turned off.

And so the leader of the call, this guy from TikTok, was like, all right, let's go to the chat.

Let's go to the person's username was SBC.

And so when you raise your hand, you got brought to the top so everybody could see you.

So it was me in this blank box, not to make everything about me.

That's literally how you're centering yourself.

New story.

So SBC turns his camera on.

It's Sasha Baron Cohen.

I had no idea he was going to be on this call.

And he,

he's the type of person who has immense power.

And, you know, TikTok doesn't affect his, you know, business.

So all the people on the call thus far who get, you know, most of their livelihood from TikTok, they were being extremely respectful.

They're not trying to, you know, make themselves a target or piss off people at TikTok.

They were just being respectful and just trying to convey, you know,

their sadness in an attempt to make a change at TikTok.

And Sasha Baron Cohen is not in the same bucket as most of the people.

And he just

annihilated, you guys, I could not stop laughing.

Like he was speaking fucking truths and he was just basically saying, I understand why up until this point, everybody on this call has been immensely respectful, but like, I don't give a fuck.

I know how these things work.

He has an organization that like does things like this.

And he's like, I've spoken to Mark Zuckerberg.

I've spoken to everyone important in every country and every tech company in the world.

I know that the issue that's going on on TikTok right now, spreading misinformation, boosting anti-Semitism, I know that is fixed with the click of a button.

I know it's one thing.

And I know that you're not doing it.

So you can say the guy from TikTok was like, oh, we're trying to do better.

He was like, that's bullshit.

He said, bullshit.

That's bullshit.

And then he asked the people from TikTok, like, what's your job?

What is your job here?

And it was like, you know, these fancy titles.

And he was like, why isn't the CEO here?

Like, this is, you're not taking this seriously.

You're doing this to appease people.

You're doing this for public perception.

You have blood on your hands.

This is the worst anti-Semitic propaganda movement since the Nazis, spitting facts so hard.

And he was like talking, and then he turned his attention to all the creators being like, there is power in you.

protesting TikTok.

Like stop posting on there.

Tell all your big friends to stop posting on there.

I know it's your livelihood.

I know it is.

And I have empathy for that.

But there is power in stopping promoting these types of apps.

He just went on and on.

Everybody's stunned.

And then he just hangs up.

King.

Oh my God.

It was the most like baller move I've ever seen in my life.

You know, like he, there were no niceties.

There were no,

you know, hi, how are you?

He came, he said his piece and he left.

Obsessed.

I mean, it's so true.

TikTok has been a problem for a while in a lot of different capacities in ways, big and small.

It's affecting, you know, kids.

There's the mental health conversation.

There's all these different things about TikTok.

But what we're seeing now, I mean, literally a letter to Osama.

It's beyond the pale.

And by the way, this was before the Osama letter.

So we had this call and then the next morning, Osama bin Laden is trending on TikTok.

Like it couldn't have been more poetic.

I watched some of those videos of I just read Letter to Osama and I'll never look at the world the same again.

And like, I'll never look at you the same again.

It was so crazy to watch.

And it was like, there's so many videos.

They also all kind of like parrot the same language, the way that these people speak.

And they also

try to sound like so

smart and educated.

Scholarly.

Scholarly, but

it's really, really dark.

But anyways, TikTok is a big problem.

I mean, it's been a national security issue for a while.

Now it's an actual security issue.

And something has to be done.

But

whoever you guys were on a call with, like,

they don't have the power.

They don't have the power.

Like this is a Chinese app.

They are happy to poison this country with this app.

Like it's,

it's going how they want it to go.

Yeah.

No, so it was like a fruitless call and I think everybody knew that.

But, you know, what were we going to do?

So no?

No, of course.

And I'm like, I don't know if someone was supposed to snitch or not, but I'm glad that it's making headlines.

Yeah, no, me too.

I'm so glad because now I can speak my truth and I I wasn't the snitch.

And Sasha Baron Cohen is like a major voice.

Yes.

And I think his voice is also made more

potent by the fact that he doesn't use it all the time for everything.

He's not like a big speaker outer.

Not a big speaker.

But when he speaks, you listen.

Yeah, he's also extremely smart.

Yeah.

And funny.

And like well-respected in his field.

And it was just honestly like so crazy.

I've actually met him once before at a party and he was so incredibly nice, him and Isla.

um but seeing him in this we're so used to seeing him you know a la deen

seeing him so serious and so poignant and so well spoken and so powerful i was like damn

daddy

yeah

no that's that's wild i'm glad you could share it was a crazy thing to be a part of let me tell you i'm glad you could share your experience who invited you um

Who did invite me?

Like the or maybe it was

I don't know.

I've been like, everybody keeps asking me to like sign these letters.

I'm like, yeah, yeah, put my name in.

Yeah.

So I'm not sure.

I think it was maybe Eitan, but I'm not sure.

And you know who's an unproblematic queen who's been boycotting TikTok for a while now?

You.

Me.

Yeah.

Me.

Yeah.

Me.

You guys get the fuck off TikTok for real.

Like, I can't.

Turdy.

No, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know.

Like, and it's not even an issue for you, no offense.

Like, it's not like.

Wow.

Wow.

It's never been like your place.

Yeah.

But it does feel like one of those things that's so big.

Like, what impact will me leaving have, you know, except robbing people of the joy I bring.

Sasha said you have the impact.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Sasha said.

But Sasha didn't know I have like no followers on that app.

But if it's like, if it's a lot of little people, like that matters.

Yeah.

No, it was.

And you shouldn't be, you shouldn't have to see the things that you guys are seeing there in your comments and also like in your for you, like these videos yeah no and that's what people were sharing like not only is the misinformation such a problem on the app they have no way to monitor like you know propaganda sharing photos you know that aren't actually from this year and you know people claiming that they're from yesterday but the absolute vitriol that gets thrown the way of Jewish creators.

And there are no tools for creators to protect themselves or protect their mental health.

Like you can, the really one tool that Instagram uses, you like you can block words.

So like people have literally, they were sharing like, I've been blocking the word and frank because people just say and frank and be like, fuck Anne Frank.

Or Hitler was right.

You can block phrases.

And that tool barely even works because people will just be like Hitler with two R's, you know?

Right.

Or exclamation for the I.

So there was talk about like different tools that they could

implement to protect creators, but that doesn't even solve the larger issue.

It's just protecting creators.

And

wait, wait, there was another thing.

Oh, and you know, they shared that, you know, in the wake of October 7th, 24 million new fake accounts were made.

24 million.

I don't know if that was the day after the weeks, but, and I'm sure a lot of fake accounts get made every day, but that was like an insane spike.

That is so interesting.

Yeah, there's a lot of bot.

farming going on too right now.

Yes, for sure.

That's part of like the war that's being waged on.

On social media.

Yeah, totally.

Because it's a front of the war.

Yeah, 1,000%.

So it was just a very interesting moment that took a turn I was not expecting.

Wow.

Well, I love Sasha.

Like, come over for Shabbat.

I love you.

Yeah, I wonder what's going to happen with TikTok, honestly.

You know, like a year ago or months ago, there's always this conversation that comes up about like, you know, on a federal level, like banning TikTok because it's like bad for national security.

Right.

They did say on the call, like at the beginning, before anybody spoke, he, you know, the thing about China.

And he was like, I can assure you that's not true.

Like,

Chinese interests aren't being funneled.

That's what he said.

But, like, how and why would that not be true?

Right, right.

It's a Chinese-owned app.

Right.

Like, why wouldn't they use it to serve whatever ends they want it to serve?

They want it to serve.

And then it reminds me of that thing I saw in 60 Minutes that really stuck with me about TikTok.

How, of course, you know, they have it in China because it's a Chinese app, but they use it so differently in China because it's targeted towards youth.

Right.

But all of the content is educational.

So you can scroll for X amount of time, but you're watching videos about science, about engineering, about math, about history.

Like you're, you're rotting, but you're learning.

No, you're not watching people slap each other in the face with a tortilla.

Yeah.

And then when you compare it to the content on American TikTok, which is moronic,

it does feel like, hmm, this feels like a tool.

Right.

But it's like, I right now miss the moronic use of TikTok.

Harmless.

Because now it's being used in really damaging, harmful ways.

1,000%.

But like, but it's been, it's been bad for years.

So

I don't know what will be.

Me neither.

Very interesting.

Our next story is also crazy.

What is it?

Diddy is the subject of an NYPD criminal investigation, apparently, and it involves a sexual assault.

So Diddy is the subject of a secret NYPD investigation.

And although it's unclear if his ex Cassie made the criminal complaint, there is strong evidence it involves sexual assault.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ there's an open case

at the NYPD with the name Sean Combs.

We're told this is an active case, but the case file has been locked, essentially meaning it's a sensitive case where access is restricted.

As TMZ reported, Cassie has filed an explosive federal lawsuit which alleges rape and human trafficking, among other accusations.

That's insane.

TMZ inquired about the case to the NYPD and they responded with this statement.

The NYPD takes sexual assault and rape cases extremely seriously and urges anyone who has been a victim to file a police report so we could perform a comprehensive investigation.

So it would seem based on the statement.

It would seem also that not only is this a sexual assault case, but the NYPD is actively looking for other alleged victims.

Right.

So

they're not giving us much, but we know that there is an investigation and damn, like human.

An investigation and a lawsuit filed by Cassie.

Also, in this lawsuit, she accuses Diddy of blowing up Kid Cuddy's car in

2012.

So

Diddy allegedly blew up Kid Cuddy's car after he discovered Kid Cuddy was wooing his former girlfriend, Cassie, while they were on a break.

In the shocking abuse lawsuit that Cassie filed against Diddy, she claims the rapper became so enraged about her new romance that he warned her around the time of Paris Fashion Week in 2012 that he would blow up Cuddy's car.

Around that time, Kid Cuddy's car exploded in his driveway.

Oh my God, this is like a movie.

Yeah, no, this is seriously

raised.

So

I mean, it could mean any number of things, but it could also, you know, passing her around.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

No.

Yeah.

Yeah.

It's very limited what we know, but like the allegations are extremely severe.

Yeah.

Oh.

And then also I saw this morning that someone else is now coming forward.

Oh.

His other ex once claimed that he stomped on her stomach and dragged her by his hair.

So this is his ex, Gina, claim that the rapper stomped on her stomach, punched her in the head during their five-year relationship.

She goes by the nickname Virginia V.

She leveled the allegations in a 2019 interview, and that has resurfaced in light of Cassie's bombshell lawsuit against Diddy.

I imagine for Cassie to have

launched an investigation and the lawsuit, she's probably been keeping a record for a very long time because he's a very powerful person.

And

I think people make allegations and probably most of them are true against powerful people and they don't stick unless you have years and years

like things that the, you know, the public and the police can't ignore.

Yeah.

And some of the other details from the lawsuit that she filed where she accused him of rape and repeated physical abuse.

She said that she met him in 2005 when she was only 19.

He allegedly began a pattern of abuse and control that included allegedly forcing her to have sex with male prostitutes while he filmed, physically abusing her, and supplying her with drugs.

She also alleged that he forced his way into her home and raped her towards the end of their long-time relationship in 2018.

Holy shit.

Like every manner of

horror abuse.

Oh, fuck this man.

Yeah.

Ew, like gross hate for life.

Yeah.

Don't hate for life.

Canceled.

Canceled.

Actually, canceled.

You would hope.

Yeah, I know.

It's like when someone's so powerful, like he's really such a purveyor of culture and he's been famous for so many years.

Like, it's very difficult to act.

Like, this is a person when we talk about cancel culture.

Like, this is who should be canceled.

This is a criminal, like a very violent criminal.

And it's like, you know, Harvey Weinstein acts.

Right.

In the sense of, like, you think this person has so much power.

It can be taken down.

Right, but it takes, like, it takes everyone,

yeah, collectively.

And Harvey Weinstein, you know, was uh,

there were criminal charges against him, so he literally was canceled because he's going to jail, you know, or if he's in jail, I don't even know.

Right.

So

I well, so there's the lawsuit of her versus him, but there is also the NYPD criminal investigation, and they are looking for other victims.

It seems.

I pray for Swift justice.

Yeah.

I'm so sorry that this girl, who was 19,

had to endure this

terrible, terrible story.

Yeah, terrible, terrible story.

And such graphic allegations, you know?

Yeah.

And I mean, there's even more in the lawsuit.

Oh, I'm sure that.

And I'm sure basically

it's sealed.

There's that.

Yeah, there's the sealed case, but then also the lawsuit, like that just scratches the surface.

There's a number of incidents.

It's incredibly brave, incredibly brave to do this.

This is a person who's so well connected, who's so powerful, who's so wealthy.

Yeah.

And has been for 20 years.

Like, that's like, that's insane power.

Like, that's like an immovable force.

Yeah.

Very, very brave.

And

fuck him.

Swift justice.

Yeah.

Our next story.

Switching cares a little.

Ariana Grande supports her boyfriend Ethan Slater at the opening night of his musical spam-a-lot.

No, and he was filmed out of by TMZ TMZ yesterday leaving the courthouse like for his divorce proceedings.

Yeah, like it's too much.

It's too much.

Ariana Grande was spotted supporting her boyfriend, former SpongeBob, Ethan Slater, for the opening night of his musical.

She was photographed getting former SpongeBob.

Yeah, because he played SpongeBob on Broadway.

Where's the lie?

No, there is not a lie.

I was just wanting to make sure I heard you right.

The songstress was photographed.

Unless it's like, once you're a SpongeBob, you're always a Spongebob.

Once a Bob, always a Bob.

Like, kind of like being an Olympian.

Like, Like, you're not a former Olympian.

You're always an Olympian.

Right.

That's a good question.

I guess we'd have to ask the Bob himself.

Sound off in the comments.

Once a SpongeBob, always a SpongeBob?

Title.

Title.

Title.

Title Alert.

The song just was photographed getting out of an SUV as she arrived to watch Spam A lot on Broadway.

Spam a lot.

You know me.

She's British now.

Oh, the crown is out.

So excited.

Is it the whole season?

Netflix doesn't do that to us.

Seven's gloves.

Yeah.

I don't know.

You just threw me off.

Sorry, sorry.

She glammed up for the occasion, sporting a black strapless velvet dress.

She had gloves and pearl earrings.

She wore her blonde hair up and a ponytail with a bright lead lip.

Yeah, she looked gorgeous.

That's not the story.

No, no, no, it's not.

I saw a lot of pictures, like people sneaking pictures of her inside the theater.

Very supportive.

I guess in a way, I'm glad they're still together.

Like, if you're going to blow up his life, like at least let it be for something, you know?

Yeah.

I guess she's ready to take her relationship out on the town.

They started dating in July and it's November.

Okay.

So I just, I feel like we need to keep a time, like, keep that in mind.

So they've been dating, you know, probably six months at this point.

And Ari doesn't care.

No, and I know we talked about the story like at length when it, when it dropped, but did we make note of Ariana Grande having having the worst taste in men like

no like even the guy she married like who right

i didn't think he was that cute

big she

she had a good uh eye when she was dating big sean

she yeah i feel like they're kind of otp even though i know he's like literally in a 10-year relationship and they're very happy and then she was with ricky whoever that is right he was the one who encouraged her to talk about ricky she he was the one who encouraged her to lick the donuts that was like her bad gal era so that's a bad guy Right?

Davidson is not a bad guy.

No.

I was talking more like looks.

I don't think he's that great.

And

Mac Miller is not a bad guy.

But I just feel like

the crop of men.

And now this one, I'm like, you're the biggest star in the world.

Like, pull a Taylor Swift.

Like, do a flip with Travis Kelsey, you know?

Pull a Taylor Swift.

I hope Taylor's inspiring people.

To like just go for the obvious choice.

Yeah, like shoot for the moon.

Who's sexiest man alive?

Him.

By the way, it's so funny because like when a really handsome guy like dates the most obvious looking like girl who's just like a model, honestly, it bothers me.

I'm like, just do, do something crazy, like date a chubby girl, you know?

But when a girl does it, I love it.

Like go for the hottest thing you can find in your life.

No, but even if Ari was just dating a male model, like that, that wouldn't do it for me.

It would be better.

Like, unless it was like, you know, the biggest model like that I heard of.

Yeah, but you couldn't even name one.

Who's the biggest male model?

I cannot name one.

Who's just a model by trade who doesn't act or sing?

Who's a male model?

I haven't known a male model since I watched Athen Ocean.

Amazing reference.

I know I mean that.

Most famous.

There was that guy for many years who was like Ralph Lauren, Nacho.

Oh, and then there's that guy from the Kardashians 365.

What?

Or

that guy from, he was on The Kardashians in Milan.

He's not a model.

He's an actor.

Michelle.

Michelle, yeah.

Okay.

Tell me if you know any of these people.

Alton Mason.

No.

Jordan Barrett.

No.

Tyson Beckford.

That sounds familiar.

And let me know if you know any of them.

Mark Vanderloo.

No.

Oh, interesting.

Derek Zoolander's name is loosely based on Vanderloo.

Okay, so he must have been a big deal.

Lucky Blue Smith.

Actually, that name sounds familiar.

Yes.

Oh, Zach Miko.

Do you know him?

No.

He made headlines in 2016.

I remember this story making him IMG models and the fashion industry's first plus-size male model star.

He's very brawn looking.

I actually, I remember that story.

Is he actually big, like?

Is he actually famous?

No.

No.

Oh, I thought you were asking if he was actually fat.

No, no.

Is he actually a big star?

No.

Braddon Hudson Kroenig.

No.

Armando Crabal.

No.

Okay, this is fruitless.

Okay, Sean O'Prix.

And I only know him.

He's the model in the blank space music video.

Okay.

Okay, so say he's the biggest male model in the world.

If Ari started dating him, I would be into that.

Yeah.

I can't believe there's not like one name that we're like missing, you know, like the classic, oh yeah.

I mean, like David Beckham is on this list.

That's not what I'm talking about.

Yeah.

But all the people, all these lists say the same couple of people and I've never heard of them.

We need to talk more about that.

We need to talk more about that.

Why is it so hard for male models to break out?

Because I feel like male models, when it comes to like spreads and stuff, like they're just background.

No, but like...

There aren't as many men's companies and brands as there are women's.

No, for real.

Like, why don't they become famous?

Yeah, like Zenya.

Ralph Lauren, anything.

Yeah, I feel like there was an era where Ralph Lauren had like a couple of

classic male models.

Brooks Brothers.

Ralph Lauren.

What is that guy's name that everybody, like, I think he was in Gossip Girl?

Nacho, yeah.

It's like the classic guy.

But he says, I'm not a model.

I'm a polo player.

So weird.

Someone needs to look into this.

Somebody, like, somebody's goal, like, somebody needs to become the biggest male model of all time.

Because I could name 100 female models right now.

I could name a thousand

from any generation.

There was like the 80s, the 90s, the early 2000s.

Like right now.

Not one male model.

Who's the biggest model in the world right now?

Kendall?

Probably still Kendall, yeah.

Yeah.

Good for her.

Yeah, but I feel like there's, we're due for like a...

I mean, I think it's Kaya Gerber, but she's still a little green Yeah, but I feel like there's we're due for like a new not generation They're all the same generation but like a new wave.

Yeah, no, they're actually like not all the same age like Kaya Gerber is super young.

No, but not the same age, but they're still the same generation.

Yeah.

It's like eight years different.

Where's like the 16 year old Carly Kloss who was like at prom got discovered and the next day went to the Met Gala?

Yeah, we're due for some fresh faces.

Yeah.

And may the industry.

May the industry protect them.

May.

May the industry have learned.

What was the story here?

Ari supporting Ethan Slater.

Oh, okay.

Yeah, let's get back to that.

I'm not here for it.

I'm just going to be negative on this one.

Like, why?

I mean, I don't think anybody's here for it.

It's still a little soon, honestly.

I mean, he's literally still in court for his divorce.

I saw him yesterday leaving the courthouse.

No, like, maybe when his daughter goes to college, he could start dating and stepping out with his new woman.

But until then, no.

No, it's hella disrespectful.

It's too soon.

Not for them to be dating, because they are obviously dating.

Too soon for them to be rubbing everyone's face in it.

Publicly, yeah, I completely agree.

And I just, maybe I can't get behind this because, like, I don't think they're a good couple.

And like, I don't like what this is.

I have to imagine they're the most in-love couple of all time.

I don't think that they are.

I think it's so Ari.

I think she's just like very whimsical.

She's like, I'll leave my wife for you.

She's like, great.

And in a few months, she might change her mind.

Like, I think she's just very fly-by-the-seat of her pants type of energy.

A little bit destructive, you know?

Yeah.

If I had had to guess.

It's a fair guess.

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Yes.

Fans demand to know if rapper Snoop Dogg is okay after he announced he will stop smoking weed.

So Snoop Dogg posted saying, quote, I'm giving up smoke.

He said, after much consideration and conversation with my family, I've decided decided to give up smoke.

Please respect my privacy at this time.

So of course, people are saying, you know, a world, Snoop Without Smoke is like Earth Without Water.

Of course.

Other people are saying that maybe he's launching a line of edibles or vapes.

Okay.

Love that idea because he didn't say I'm giving up weed, even though I don't think he talks like that.

But I think he calls it smoke.

I think people, you know, in the know call it that.

But it could be a play on words because this is a brilliant marketing move, just absolutely brilliant.

Because I don't, I think if Snoop Dogg ever wanted to stop smoking weed, like go off, King, we love that.

I don't think he would share it, honestly, because it's such an integral part of his brand and he's built, you know, a real business off of being that guy.

And let's say he did stop smoking.

I think he would probably never tell us.

He would just keep pretending, you know,

smoking tobacco or whatever.

Like, I don't, I don't think he would actually tell us.

I don't think this is like a transparent move.

I do, I, I like that.

I like that idea.

I think if he decided to stop

engaging with the smoke?

Marijuana completely, I think he would tell people because I think he's an authentic, genuine guy.

I don't know.

I don't know when he would live a lot.

I think it's an integral part of your brand.

I think for some people, it's like, my brand is me.

Whatever decisions I make are on brand for me because that is me.

And I think he is a genuine creator.

I do.

No, I love the call about edibles.

But I think it's that.

She's giving up smoke.

Here are my brownies.

Yeah, because this made waves, especially within the smoke community.

Yeah.

When was the last time you smoked pot?

What a great question.

I'm going to probably need your help.

Maybe, like,

maybe during COVID.

Oh, really?

Once.

Yeah, remember that one time we got together?

I can't remember if I participated, though.

I know other people were supposed to.

Where were we?

I can't say.

Oh.

Because you don't remember?

Because you were high?

No, I remember everything.

I can't remember.

Oh, I think I know what you're talking about.

I actually don't think I smoked during COVID because I was vaping more so.

I can't remember last time.

I feel like maybe it was like even that Coachella 2019.

That's what I was going to say.

Or stagecoach.

Oh, yeah.

Then two weeks later, yeah, we had a grand old time.

But then I feel like I would have smoked again because I had such a good time.

And then I would have like had a bad, been like, oh, I don't know.

But your last time had to have been a bad time.

Not bad, but just like enough for me to be like, this isn't for me.

Yeah.

I think my last time smoking pot, maybe ever, was bonué.

When was that?

When did that clip go viral?

Three to four months ago.

I thought you were going to say years.

No, you just say everything is three to four months.

Maybe like a year?

More than a year, actually, because I know I was pretty fat in that clip.

So

yeah.

And that was the last time.

I feel like you smoked recently.

No, I like to do it.

I feel like you're kind of always smoking.

Really?

No.

No, I really don't like pot at all.

It makes me very paranoid.

It's just not my personality.

Like, if I want to chill, like, I'll just go read.

I need no help in the chill department.

Yeah.

That's how I feel.

Right.

Like, I would be more likely to take like ecstasy because, you know, getting up is hard for me, you know?

Getting it up is hard for you.

Getting it up.

Yeah.

No, like, I need energy.

I don't need, I need drugs for energy.

I don't need drugs for like chilling yeah like if i have the opportunity to chill i'm just gonna take it yeah no but if somebody wants to go out all night like all right i'm gonna need someone to like crush up an atdder all or something right i also like don't need

at this point like i don't want to be out of my own mind yeah no i mean you have children to care for like that i understand no but i that's how i felt about drinking at a certain point too like

Like people drink to take the edge off like I like my edges, you know, I don't want to be blurry.

No, I agree.

I I'm like the just personality-wise, like the opposite of someone who like wants or needs pot.

Like, I don't know what to call pot.

Every time we talk about pot, everybody makes fun of us.

Like, what do people call it?

Smoke?

Smoke.

Why do we talk like Snoop?

Smoke?

I'm just the opposite type of person the way my brain is wired for smoke.

Like, I agree.

I very much like to be in control.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So I agree with those few times.

Why did we enjoy it so much at

Stagecoach and Coachella?

Well, there's something about being so far from home.

So it's, you're in the desert.

Like you're so far removed.

There's music.

There's drinks.

There's lights.

There's vibes.

Like, oh, actually, I'm sorry.

I don't know.

You know what?

By the way, the last time.

I have a situation where like I can't bring myself to chill out.

It's very like high strung.

Like it's actually the perfect vibe.

Okay, by the way, I just remember the last time I smoked pot was at Stagecoach.

Like somebody was passing it around during Luke Bryan.

And I was like, if not now, when?

And I had drank a I had drank all day.

This year.

This year.

I had drank all day.

So I figured like it wouldn't hit me that much.

And of course, like I'm watching Luke Bryan perform it and I'm like paranoid about it.

Like it wasn't even enjoyable.

That's the last time.

And that's why I haven't smoked in a long time because it wasn't enjoyable.

Got it.

Those two times when we were in 2019 were hysterical.

Hysterical.

It also just depends like where you are, the vibes.

It also depends on the pot itself.

Yeah.

No, I would love, I would love to be the type of person who, like, after a really fucking horrible day, like, could just wind down with some pot.

Like, how great would that be?

But I'll just end up paranoid, like, sleep terribly, and eat a shit ton.

But

if you're able to wind down without pot, then why would you want to be the type of person?

No, like if I had a very hard, stressful day and like I can't unwind and like I'm just feeling people feel anxious and then smoke.

Yeah.

I'm like, no, no, I am, I smoke and then I feel anxious.

So when you feel anxious, what do you do?

Like complain, take a bath.

Papa Zam?

No, I don't really,

I just drink.

In my heyday, I think maybe I was a little bit more, you know, open to things.

But everything makes me paranoid now.

Even the Xanax?

Friday Fire?

I don't take Xanax.

I haven't taken Xanax in years, and I miss it.

I just,

I just, I don't know why I don't feel compelled.

But also, you know, I don't want to jinx it.

I've had like a pretty good, you know, like two years in terms of like mental health.

So like, I haven't needed it.

That's good.

But I was definitely taking Xanax Lot during COVID.

I mean, who wasn't?

Totally.

So that was a nice clear of the throat.

And also, I would have to take Xanax more when I used to drink.

Yes, same.

So I could sleep off the hangover.

Yeah, and the moral hangover.

Of course.

And the anxiety.

Oh, my God.

I like.

Do you miss it?

It's just, it's a vicious cycle.

No, I don't.

Okay.

I'm off the sauce.

We will be getting you drunk one night on vacation.

Okay, that's fine.

Just bring something.

And we will take care of you the next day.

We'll watch the kids.

Like, we'll do everything.

Actually, I was going to say, I haven't taken Xanax in years because I've either been pregnant or nursing, but then Chantal did tell me I could take Xanax while breastfeeding.

Don't tell me that.

Go quickly.

I wouldn't want, again, I don't want to be out of my own mind.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

So

we'll see about that vacation plan.

Okay.

Maybe some drinks.

Okay.

Our fifth and final story is kind of a story we've been waiting for for 10 years.

Oh, wow.

Yeah.

And today's the day.

Ted the series is coming to Peacock.

I saw this on your Instagram.

You broke the news.

You know who broke the news for me?

Who?

Cade posted.

Yeah.

Yeah.

For fans of the Ted movies, a news series focused on the events in the years before the movies is coming to Peacock early next year.

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Okay.

Ted prequel.

Seth McFarlane is the series director, executive producer, writer, and coach.

93.

How old is Ted and Mark Wahlberg?

Mark Wahlberg is probably the age he was like when he got Ted.

Like, so maybe like eight.

Oh, oh, oh.

So Mark Wahlberg's not in it.

That's a good point.

That's a good point.

Yeah, no, I guess he's going to be older because in the movie a couple of years ago, he's 30.

Yeah.

So let's say he's 35 now.

How old were people in 1993 who are currently 35?

Oh, wow, Claudia.

You didn't tell me there's going to be a pop quiz today.

No, totally.

I don't know.

But no, you're right.

He's not in the cast of characters.

Like his character is, but not.

I have a hot take.

Like, I don't think, I think that the franchise could go on without Mark Wahlberg.

Like, I honestly find him a little annoying in the movies.

I agree.

Like, Ted is the star.

Like, let's stop pretending he's not.

Yeah, no, it's all about Ted.

Like, this is not Make or Break.

It's going to be a seven episode series.

And it looks like I'm signing up for Peacock.

I feel feel very seen.

I feel so happy that the franchise lives on.

And I think as a society, we have failed Seth McFarlane in not

bolstering and like boosting this franchise into like, it should be as big as Marvel.

Like it's

the most brilliant,

well done,

actually

funny.

Not, ha ha.

It's actually

funny.

Yeah.

And we, I mean, I'm not talking about me because you and I supported the shit out of that franchise, but everyone else.

You guys failed comedy.

You guys failed Ted.

You guys failed Seth McFarlane.

And I think we collectively owe him an apology that he's now having to do like a seven-episode series at Peacock when there should be a third blockbuster film with a premiere as big as Captain Marvel.

Okay, I agree that we need Ted 3.

It should be bigger than Oppenheimer.

Yeah.

Like Ted is bigger than Barbie to me.

Ted, greater than

Barbie.

Barbie.

But I don't feel like the movies were not a success.

I think they were very much a success.

It just was so long ago that they're forgotten.

I actually don't think they would be considered like gangbusters.

I think they would be gangbusters.

Let me look it up.

Box Office.

I feel like.

Oh.

Ted grossed $218 million in North America and $330 million overseas for a gross of $550 against a budget of $50 million.

Success.

Let's check Ted 2.

I can't, I don't know if it would be better or worse.

I think it would be worse

half.

So Ted grossed $80 million in North America and $135 million in other territories for a total of $216 million.

And they had a bigger budget.

They had $68 million this time.

Oh, that's hard.

I struggle with Ted 2.

Yeah.

Because Milakunis isn't in it?

And because it just, like, it wasn't great enough.

It wasn't great enough.

And I think Milakunis not being in it was a plot hole.

And Amanda Seyfried, like, wasn't the replacement for Amanda.

Amanda Seifreed.

What was the plot of Ted 2?

Like, Ted's getting his rights.

Because, um, you know, Fresh Cakes guy wants to steal him.

Honestly, I don't even remember.

Yeah, maybe.

The guy, you know, the guy who wanted to kidnap Ted, Fresh Cakes.

Fresh cakes, of course.

Dana.

He reminds me of the.

And by the way, he's also one of the people who signed that letter for Danny Masterson, lest we not forget.

Fresh cakes.

Fresh cakes.

Anyway, so he goes to the CEO of Hasbro and it's like, you know, Ted is property.

We should be able to make a million.

Like, I want to, we should be able to recreate Ted.

Let's get Ted back from John Bennett.

And then Ted has to go to the Supreme Court and advocate like why he should have rights and why he's not property.

That's not great.

And like Amanda Seifreed is their

civil rights lawyer.

Okay, yeah, maybe, maybe not.

But Ted One is the greatest piece of art, literally, of our time.

And I need to watch it again.

Wait, I need to add it to the list of movies.

Yeah, we need to re-watch.

It's so good.

I went to New York once in 1981 and I just did not feel safe.

We need Seth McFarlane on the toes.

I married the wrong woman.

And I

lead a life of regret.

So my voice today sounds really good for that.

It does.

It does.

Do it again.

I won't interrupt you this time.

Cool, thanks.

I married the wrong woman.

And now I lead a life of regret.

No, that scene is so funny when he's like pretending to be all the fish.

Yeah, what the fish are thinking.

I went to New York once in 1981 and I just did not feel safe.

So good.

So good.

Oh my God.

I'm joyous over this.

I will be watching, of course.

We should watch the other Seth McFarlane show.

Family Guy?

Family Guy, yeah.

Like that's the one.

What are you talking about?

The Orville.

Oh, yeah, like sci-fi.

It's Seth.

Do you think Seth McFarlane's hot?

Yeah.

Me too.

Like, I think he's really hot, but I think it's

a combination of his looks.

His insides influencing his outsides yeah no and the influence he's had on the culture wait but now I need to look at a picture of him like objectively like just like looking at eyes nose face

me too

by the way he literally like looks like his characters do you know what I mean

also are he kind of looks like Taylor Lautner yeah he does

I think he's hot he looks so different yeah I think he's hot but I think definitely like his infly insides color his outsides

And you love that.

I mean, everyone's insides color their outsides.

It's true.

That's why I'm so ugly.

I've actually met Seth McFarlane.

I can't remember if he was nice.

I'm sure he was.

I would have remembered if he was like nasty.

So I was probably not.

You wouldn't support him all these years.

Right.

No, he was probably lovely.

And you met Ted.

And I've met the real Ted.

I have.

The bear.

She's seen the bear.

I've seen the bear many times, and I've like, I've guffawed over it so many times.

I keep hoping like it'll be given to me as a gift.

You're like, oh, I know how much it meant to you.

Here, take it.

Do you not think that on set they have like multiple Teds?

Like they really only have one bear?

No, so I think that they have multiple bears, but I believe that the bear that I came in contact with was the bear used in the studio for CGI.

Like they didn't need a million in the studio.

Like Ted wasn't on set, Jackie.

CGI.

Yikes.

You okay?

CGI, right?

Right.

Right.

Right.

Right.

So that's our show.

That is our show, our final of the week.

Hope everybody enjoyed it and hope everybody has a joyous, blessed weekend filled with holiday cheer.

And the amazing news is that the next time we see you guys, merch will be available.

Yes.

So it's shop toastmerch.com.

It'll be live at 10 a.m.

Eastern Time.

We are launching two different sets.

They both come with matching sweatpants.

Jackie's wearing the Wenchy Lights.

I am wearing the Wenchy Reindeer.

I am wearing a size medium for a more fitted look.

But of course, oversized is still cool.

Like, I could also do a large.

What size are you wearing?

I'm wearing extra large.

It's too big on me.

Oh, I'm a, I never thought I'd say those words about anything.

Large, if I wanted oversized, I should have gone with large.

And keep in mind that it is pre-order, so it's not going to sell out.

We're going to leave it up probably for two whole days so everybody can place their orders, get everything they want in terms of sizing, and then we will close the store and start producing the sweatshirts and shipping out your orders.

So also it's worth noting that these sweatshirts and sweatpants are not are not the same as any that we've made before.

We have launched, by the way, we have done a completely, complete revamp of our merch.

We have moved companies.

We have moved vendors.

We have moved everything.

So this is much higher quality.

Yeah.

So these sweatshirts and sweatpants are not like comparable to like a different set.

It's not going to be the same quality or fit.

Like These are far superior in my opinion.

And I'm really excited for you guys to get your hands on them.

Yes.

So totally new merch totally new everything we're trying to keep the prices it's more expensive stuff that we're using so we are trying to keep the prices as low as possible but it will be more expensive than our last drop yeah so just keep that in mind um but the quality is there and it's like the coziest thing i wore my one shut all day yesterday and i was just in heaven me too and it's really warm yeah that's our show you guys thank you so much for listening to the not not that heavy thick again it's not comparable to anything else but when you say really warm it's not the same as the redheads one redheads are how you dern which we're like the thick stock.

Yeah, this is not thick stock.

But it's not thin because thin would be like the second Redheads collection.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

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