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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, Jackson Clared on Friday.

Hey, Jacks.

Hey, Claire, how are you doing?

Today is such a treat because you were supposed to be locked in LA, but you came home a day early, which meant that we could get back to business as usual here in our remote podcasting setup.

So, hi.

Hi.

Yes.

What a nice treat that we ended up.

This week was very fluid, up in the air.

And then we ended up starting the week together and ending the week together.

We had great episodes in between, but I'm sorry.

There is nothing like Jackson Clerd remote setup.

I have to say, that is definitely my favorite way to podcast.

I prefer it to podcasting in person.

Really?

You prefer it to when I'm in New York or yes?

Yes.

Flamingos?

Yes.

I have a hot take, actually.

I have a hot take.

I wonder why.

I have a hot take.

Okay, what's your take?

I

like, Joe, like, I hate podcasting in Flamingos.

Like, I feel like I do my worst work there.

And I always look ugly.

I feel like we always have a really fun episode because we have so many things to share because because we've been doing like fun things down here.

Same with when I'm in New York, but like we lead our own lives there.

So it's like when you're here, like you're living with me, we just have like so many funny stories, like staying up late night, chit-chat, watching stuff together.

But the next time you maybe come to New York, you might be staying in my house too.

That's true.

So we might have that same energy that you don't like, apparently.

Actually, yeah, maybe don't stay with me.

No,

I feel like I haven't even spoken about how I'm literally moving in like five days.

That's how I like to move in this world.

Like, you know, do things in the dark and they'll show in the light.

Like, you don't need to tell everyone every step that you're taking.

But then, bam, I'm in a new house.

Bam.

Good counts.

Bam.

A fucking bullet.

Your brains are laying on the ground in little bloody pieces.

No, Auntsya.

Would you give a fuck what kind of pants the son of a bitch you shot you was wearing?

Let's talk about that.

Sure.

I mean, best movie movie ever, My Cousin Vinny, if you haven't seen it.

Finish watching the toast.

Finish watching the toast because that's what you need to do today.

We need your download.

And then go watch My Cousin Vinny.

It's probably one of the greatest monologues in cinematic history.

And I'll, of course, recreate it, but then I do have a story for you.

Okay.

Imagine you're a dea.

So here, let me just say that.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

What's her name?

Marissa Tomei.

Marissa Tomei, she's dating Vinny, my cousin.

He's a lawyer, and he's going hunting with the legal team down in wherever the fuck they are trying to get his cousin off of a murder case.

And he's trying to pick out his pants for the hunt.

So he's asking, and Marissa Tomei at this point has just had enough with Vinny.

Yeah, they're like living in a motel.

Like they're from the north.

They're like in the south and the sticks.

Yeah.

She's not for this life.

So he's like, what do you think of my pants?

And she's just done and she storms out of the bathroom and she says, imagine you're a dear.

You prance it along.

you get a little thirsty, you spot a little brook.

You put your little deer lips down to the cool, clear water.

And bam!

A fucking bullet rips off part of your head.

Your brains are laying on the ground in little bloody pieces.

Now Axe ya, would you give a fuck what kind of pants the son of a bitch you shot you was wearing?

Scene ends.

Now, I want to say, like, for many, and this is something like I've,

time to be honest, you know?

This is a monologue I have memorized and recited many times.

At one point, like I definitely made it part of my personality.

And I just want to say, I have a very distinct memory of us as a family watching that movie and becoming obsessed with that monologue.

And like, it was your thing.

And I, like, I literally stole it from you.

And I'm like, I know the monologue.

Like, I made it my thing.

I, I, I know that I did that and I'm sorry.

And like, it's my.

So nice because I would never have said it because I would sound fucking crazy.

You would.

You would.

If I said like the monologue was mine, I really identified with it and I plucked it out of the movie and like it really resonated with me.

And I stole it and I'm like, I know the monologue.

Like I made it my, like I made it my, I feel like for a while on like my Snapchat back in the day, I used to like do it all the time.

Yeah, but I also feel like I can recognize that like you did it better than me.

So like you take it and you run with it.

I feel like that happens a lot of times on the show.

It's like I'll have like an idea or a thought that like I sort of whisper and then you give it like a megaphone.

And you know, that's why we're such a great team.

yeah because I'm it takes both you're the creator and I'm the thief no I'm the creator but you're the megaphone okay yeah I just wanted to like I wanted mostly to let the audience but more so you know like I'm aware of I'm not sure

okay that's good that's good I thought maybe you wouldn't know what I was talking about but like I have a vivid memory of like it was like you were obsessed with it and I stole it right no I've like suppressed that over the years because it's just like it because you're used to it

and it was just like no longer mine and trying to like make, like, I would just sound fucking crazy.

Like, like, it's mine.

So I just had to let it go.

I had to let it go.

I would never have said that on the show because I would have sounded nuts.

Yeah, no, like, you can't steal a monologue.

Like, I invented the monologue.

You did.

In this family.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

This means a lot.

Wow.

I'm so glad that you knew what I was talking about.

But also, like, I can recognize you do it better.

You have the more like theatrical person.

I also just can't imagine you like with the sharp fucks, you know?

Like,

you have to say, do it, do it.

No, no, no, no.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

I, um, I, I, I mouthed it when you were doing it, so people, like, got the gist.

Jackie, come on.

Like, give us your best Oscar winning performance.

But you know, you know, I'm not an actress.

This is why this isn't for me.

Like, that's why I was happy to let you take it really closely.

Sure, but you deserve your shiny moment with the monologue that you wrote.

So you go.

No, I just.

She's so shy.

Do it.

Do that.

And it's just not going to be great.

No, it's going to be amazing.

What are you talking about?

Come on.

No, no.

I'm shy.

Come on.

No, no, no.

It's okay.

Come on.

It's yours.

It's your thing.

No, for sure.

No, but it's your thing.

Like, come.

It's okay.

The audience doesn't want to hear it again.

Guys, drop a comment.

Do you want to hear John?

Is there anything like more annoying and upsetting than someone like putting you on the spot to do something that you really don't want to do?

Yes.

I'll tell you what it is.

Putting someone on the spot and they won't do it.

Like on yesterday's episode, Heather McDonald was talking about how she loves to sing and I didn't know that about her.

And I'm like, sing something for us.

And I thought she was going to like be like, no, she didn't miss a fucking beat.

She started singing immediately and she has an amazing voice.

Wow.

Yeah, I didn't know that about her.

You know what?

I'm noticing a trend and I have a theory that's coming to me.

I feel like by the way, I know exactly what you're going to say.

And I know exactly who made you think this.

No, it's you.

And now saying Heather McDonald, because I was going to say, I feel like a lot of podcasters and creators like have actually a really nice voice.

And I think the person you're talking about is also Remy.

Yes.

Like a lot of influencers, creators, podcasters have a nice voice.

And I feel like maybe they entered into like public life because like.

becoming a pop star wasn't happening for them.

So it's like they've had this voice their whole life that they thought maybe would make them a star.

And, you know, it took them nowhere.

So they've tried a different avenue and have achieved fame in that way.

But it's not a coincidence that all of those people have a nice voice because they grew up like always being the star of the show.

Okay.

I, Remy was a person I thought also, but I also recently saw a TikTok where alex cooper was singing and she had a good voice and i was telling you claudia no that's my theory okay your theory is good too but i also think there's an alternate side of the theory where it's like maybe just having like a decent voice is super common

what do you how do you explain me No, like you're one of the outliers.

I'm saying like maybe having a good voice isn't the exception.

Isn't the exception.

Maybe you're the exception.

I would love to see percentages.

How many people, like, you know, polls, let's do a poll.

How many people people have like an amazing voice?

How many people have like a lovely voice can carry a tune?

And how many people have a bad voice like me?

Right.

It's so crazy to me that like you can't even like sing a song.

I know.

It's so sad because I'm such a musical person.

Of course.

And I imagine when you have children, like so much of

your time.

Yes, are revolved around music.

I do think that some of the children's like lullaby songs are really easy to

i think i sound nice obviously you guys heard when i sang sang can't help falling in love that was a classic Jackie hit but like you are my sunshine it's like just a couple notes I don't think you can really fuck it up even me now I hate to be like such a nitpicker and like a

control freak but you know that the aesthetic of this show is my pride and joy and your mic flag is upside down

law

Law, I switched over my studio.

I know, I know.

I can't, I'm not 80.

Thank you so much.

Oh, I feel better.

But I just feel like, one, we should clip something from the beginning of the show so the upside-down mic flag goes viral.

Engagement.

I'm thinking the Marissa Chome moment for a clip.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And also, do you know the conspiracy theory about Marissa Chome and the Oscars?

Run it by me.

Okay, let me just look it up because, you know.

Do you know it?

No.

Do you remember?

Yeah, my wife silked my coffee this morning.

Do you remember, of course, Moonlight, you know, the whole La La Land kerfuffle?

Yes, yes.

So she won the Oscar for my cousin Vinny.

And there's this big conspiracy theory that like the envelope was wrong.

Not that she didn't deserve it, but if you watch the, it appeared like the envelope was open already and maybe, and they didn't fix it.

Like they fixed la la land, but they're saying, they say the conspiracy theory that like with Marissa Chome, they just, you know, they covered it up.

Just like a thought.

Okay, cool.

I love that.

It literally doesn't matter because the Oscars are ridiculous.

Like, okay, you won or you didn't win.

Your life is the same, really.

So true.

It's kind of like this arbitrary thing.

Oh my God.

It's beyond arbitrary.

Wait, we've been talking for 11 minutes and we haven't even given our big announcement of the day.

We have so many announcements all the time.

It's hard to keep them in check, but this one is so exciting.

It is.

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If it wasn't so early, I would crack one open, but maybe like tonight, a little Shabbat passion fruit.

It's very tropical.

Like you feel like you're on vacation.

It's island vibes.

It's so good.

People are saying it's our best flavor yet.

And that's what's so exciting.

Every time we were, they said that about pink lemonade.

You know, they said that about peaches say that about pink lemonade.

Oh, peach.

Right.

It's like we keep topping ourselves.

And I have to say, this is stunning.

Like, really, really stunning.

Really stunning.

I'm so happy to like welcome her to the family.

Every Spritz, new can, new flavor.

Like it feels like you're birthing a child.

Yeah.

And this is a beautiful, wonderful child.

And the

campaign that was shot for it features.

We hired a big-time model.

A big-time model.

Are the images out yet?

They should be out like today, right?

By the time this episode goes up, everyone will be able to purchase and everyone will be able to see the model, the photo shoot.

Okay, so our big model.

Counselor Snitch.

She's having a big month.

First, she's amused for a children's book.

Now she's

like the face of Spritz Society Passion Fruit.

She's not going to talk talk to you for a month after calling her a big model.

Wait, speaking of models.

She's not wrong for that.

Speaking of models, I totally forgot to tell you about my Spritz meet and greet in LA.

I met so many toasters.

It was fabulous.

And I met a couple interesting toasters with interesting stories to tell.

Ready?

Listening.

These two girls, they were so tall and beautiful.

I'm like, okay, models.

They're like, no, we are models, like by trade.

We are toaster models.

And they really came all this way to the meet and greet and waited in line to thank us for our service of defending modeling and how, you know, giving light to the plight.

Giving light to the plight of models.

They were like, you speak to our soul every time.

You know, people always diminish our work.

You know, you just stand there and look pretty.

And you guys constantly, you know, reaffirming the trials and tribulations of being a model is, they feel very seen.

So I wanted to share that with you.

I love that for us.

Plot twists.

Like, honestly.

Hot take, the coal miners could never.

Oh my God.

The coal miners could never, but also the models could never.

Right.

Honestly, models should marry coal miners because they both have such strong work ethics in jobs that are underappreciated.

And they both have plights.

They both have plights.

That need to be brought into the light.

And another toaster I met, which was so interesting.

I already told you this.

I wish I didn't tell you.

I wish I could have gotten your natural reaction on the podcast, but I think all the toasters need to know this.

Oh, this is so important, you guys.

He's a celebrity hairstylist and he works for, you know, a very popular podcaster who we have outright beef with.

And he's a big toaster, so he listens every day.

And he has told the Smartlist guys about our attempts to cancel them and hashtag Smartless is Overparty.

He said they thought it was hilarious.

Like they know it's a joke and they thought it was hilarious.

And honestly, it was the best piece of news anyone's ever told me.

It is so, so funny.

It's funny because like.

I would feel like those guys like have no idea who we are, but like if they check their charts, like we're right there.

They say our big ugly faces every day.

Right.

And they know we're creeping up on them.

So I'm just like, so it's weird that it shocks me so much that they like know about our podcast.

Yeah.

But of course they do.

Wait, also speaking of our two big faces, I was having a thought recently because our, we had a whole rebrand photo shoot for our cover art.

And that was probably like 30 pounds ago for me.

And part of me is, is, you know, mad and wants my current physique to be reflected in our artwork.

But then another part of me is like, what if I gain weight and then I have to look at this skinny photo every day for the podcast?

I think I'd actually prefer to leave it as is, right?

Yeah, I mean, there's nothing to talk about now until I'm down like another 10, 20.

Right.

So we can revisit this maybe in the spring.

No, but I'm saying, I don't think we need to revisit it.

I feel like it's a fair representation of both of us.

Like it's not, it's not like my heaviest postpartum look, but it's, and it's not my like lowest.

I would like, I'm not obsessed with the photos, but I do not hate them.

Like, I feel like that's how you should feel.

yeah no i

feel like you should be up you should be obsessed with the photos honestly like it's every day yeah but imagine like you know i was like 2019 me and i had to look at that all the time and it was just like and then people would be like she doesn't look like that anymore and i like

what is more hurtful than that

No, that like I just like hurt my own feelings with that.

Wait, I brought it up to say like, I think we should leave it, even though we weren't even talking about not leaving it.

No, and we're not the kind of people that have like a photo shoot a year.

Like we do one every five years.

Like I'll talk to you in 2028.

No, and we went so hard on that photo shoot.

We spent so much money.

Like it was a fancy ass photo shoot.

We leave, like we're leaving it.

And I don't think we have evolved enough since that shoot to where like the concept would be any different than it was for that shoot.

Like in five years, who knows what ideas we'll have for a photo shoot, but like right now I'd say, yeah, like pink blazers sitting on the floor with a microphone.

What else are we going to do?

Champagne and cigars.

Right.

Yeah.

I think it's good.

I look forward to to evolving past it.

Me too.

But what would be next?

That's the thing.

I don't know.

It's fun to think about, but we have, we've got four years.

We've got four years.

Four more years.

I'm so happy to be home, by the way.

I was supposed to be on a flight like now.

And the thing with LA is when you fly home,

you lose your whole day.

Like I would have lost this whole day.

I was supposed to pre-record with Ben yesterday.

This is so much better.

Oh, there was a celebrity on my flight, Pedro Pascal.

I feel like I love flying the New York LA route.

There's, I've seen Aziz Ansari on a flight.

I've seen Akon on a flight.

And now I can add Pedro Pascal.

I was like, no way.

I'm not like super familiar with him.

I didn't watch that show.

I watched Narcos, but I wasn't like 100%.

I'm like, I'm not afraid of the men of Thrones.

What?

He gets his eyes squeezed out by the mountain.

Oh my God, you're right.

I forgot.

Wait.

We don't talk about him enough when we talk about the cast of Game of Thrones.

But the commenters always remind us that he is, you know one of the more successful people who came out of game of thrones but i feel like like peter dinklage like we know him before game of thrones and we know him after so i don't think of him as like just game of thrones yeah no you're right but wait i totally forgot but he also had like a brief stint he wasn't he wasn't a main character also i feel like a lot of the main characters you know they were the younger they were the kids of powerful people like the Starkids and the Lannisters.

And so they didn't have much of a career beforehand because they're 12.

So it's like different to compare it to like the actors who are like 40, 50.

Yeah, yeah.

He was from Dorn, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, speaking of Game of Thrones, our Halloween episode is coming up.

Yeah, we started.

I'm so excited.

It's

so good.

I think it's going to be like one of our Hall of Fame like moments.

It's like

when it's like, it just makes too much sense, you know?

And then Ben.

Sometimes we really have to grasp at straws.

Like, even if this was such a fun one, like, Ryan and Sharpei was like out of control.

I would say that wasn't like our best one.

No, but there's never been a bad one, but it's like when you're comparing it to the grits.

What do you think is our greatest?

Maybe the Jonas brothers, just because snitch.

Yeah.

Oh, wait.

William and Harry is our greatest.

Yes, wait, Jackie, we need snitch, and I have a role for her.

Yeah, of course, me too.

Okay, okay.

Wait, I wonder if it's the same.

It is.

Is it okay?

We'll talk offline.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Okay.

Yeah.

William and Harry was the best one.

Period, hands down.

I do have a special place in my heart for the Jonas brothers, like Margo being Kevin while having strep throat and wanting to kill us, like the guitar, Paul Nassif.

But also, I feel like it's not even about what we do in the episode.

It's about like, we'll shoot, like, a video right before.

And, like, that Jonas Brothers video is.

fucking hysterical of us fighting for the front and Margo's like miserable in the back.

And then the William and Harry

and Queen video, like, that's the best video we've ever done.

Yeah.

We had SharePay.

We had the the Kardashians.

We had Game of Thrones.

Game of Thrones.

Yeah, that was a good idea.

I feel like we're missing one.

We've been doing this for like five years.

No, no, no.

So, The Breath We Were Each Other.

Yeah, great.

But a great episode that fractured our relationship indefinitely.

Yeah, we will never do that again.

I wouldn't recommend doing that with friends.

Like, you get to know what someone really thinks of you when they pretend to be you.

It's fucking hurtful.

Then we were Kardashians, which was a hit.

Yep.

Snitch as Snitch Jenner.

So good.

Then we were Jonas Brothers.

Then Ryan and Sharpe.

William and Harry.

Then Ryan.

Then Ryan and Sharpe.

Then Game of Thrones.

Game of Thrones.

Okay.

And then this year is pretty good too.

Yep.

I think this year will be top three.

Yeah.

We have to also,

are you going to come here?

I don't think so.

It'll be our first Halloween remote, but I actually think that might be better.

I agree.

I agree.

Okay.

So not to like keeping talking about something that you guys have no idea what we're talking about, but it'll all make sense.

And then Ben and I are going to Heidi Klum's Halloween party and we have an amazing costume.

Like really, really stellar.

I went, you know, I bought something on Poshmark.

Wow.

Yeah, because I needed the perfect outfit.

Wow.

Yeah.

Yeah, my other, my personal life costume, you guys are going to be quaking.

I don't think I know what it is.

I don't think you do either, but if you thought hard enough, you could piece it together.

Okay.

Because it's like Joe and the kids.

Family costume.

Chip and Joe and the kids?

No.

Okay, wait, let me think.

Let me think.

Let me think.

If I guess it right, will you tell me?

Yeah.

Okay.

It's really not suspenseful.

I was like kind of kidding.

Oh, but what are you like obsessed with?

It's not about me.

It's not about me.

Are you going to be Miss Rachel in the crew?

I'm hanging up my overalls.

Wait, what are your kids obsessed with?

Like, oh my God, are you going to be the camper and the counselor?

No, but that's really cute.

There's no boys in the

bunk.

You know.

Wait, why am I blinking?

Oh, Miki.

Miki.

Miki.

So I'll be Minnie.

Cute, cute, cute.

Really cute.

Yeah.

Miki.

Miki Mouse.

So cute.

So that's a little Halloween teaser.

Excited for that.

We've got a lot of fun stuff coming up.

We do.

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Our first story, Britney Spear is another bombshell from her memoir, like the hits start coming and they don't stop coming.

I talked about this with Olivia when we did the podcast together, but I will definitely be reading her book now.

Like,

there's a lot of compelling things coming out, and she's recalling sobbing during her excruciating at-home abortion with Justin Timmerlake.

So Brittany aborted her and Justin's baby at home without telling her family that she had been pregnant.

The Stronger Singer shares in her forthcoming memoir that she and Justin agreed not to go to a doctor or hospital in order to keep their secret from going public.

Quote, it was important that no one find out about the pregnancy or the abortion, which meant doing everything at home, she wrote in her book.

Spears, who was about 19 at the time, describes the physical pain of the medication abortion as excruciating.

Terminating a pregnancy using pills causes, quote, cramping and bleeding to empty your uterus, according to Planned Parenthood, which compares the process to an early miscarriage.

She said, I kept crying and sobbing until it was all over, she wrote in her book.

It took hours and I don't remember how it ended, but I do 20 years later remember the pain of it and the fear.

No, it's so sad.

Um,

yeah, I agree.

This book is everywhere, like so many little things.

And you really get a picture, even just like from the excerpts that we're reading, of how probably damaged and broken Brittany is.

And then you have a lot of sympathy for the person we're seeing now because that's a person who's been through extraordinary things.

Yeah.

And I feel like when we think of like the years that probably

hurt her the most, you think of like the conservative.

Right.

The conservatory.

Conservatorship.

Conservatory.

Conservatory.

And that period of time.

And of course, you like think about the fact that she was a child star and there are things that come along with that.

But like, I just feel like all of this is so compounded over the years.

But by the time the, you know, she finishes telling her story, it's like, how could anyone be okay?

Yeah.

It's really, really sad.

And I saw she has

beat

Prince Harry for most books sold.

I think he had sold like three and a half million.

And I read somewhere, and and don't quote me on this because it was a tweet, but that she's already sold 9 million books.

I didn't see anything like that.

It's not even out yet.

No, I know.

So I don't know if that's true.

And I think a lot of,

there's a lot of stuff coming out about this book for press because she can't really do interviews.

Yeah.

So I think a lot of stuff is just being thrown to create hype, which is a smart PR.

It's worked for me.

It is.

It is.

I said months ago I wasn't going to read it, but now I'm certainly going to read it.

Are you going to read it?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I also,

I can't help but think about Justin Timberlake.

Oh, yeah.

He's having a bad month, week, year.

You know, he's trying to hide behind in sync in his new song.

And

it's a decent move because they're so beloved.

He can use some of that goodwill, but

it's not a good look for him.

Yeah, the timing is interesting because I felt like he was relatively

nowhere to be seen for a while.

And maybe he should have kept that energy until the hype of the book is over and then do the in-sync thing.

Because now now I think the in sync thing will be washed away by this.

Yeah.

I was also saying to Olivia, like he should write a book too.

Yeah.

He's definitely in his villain era and I think he'll be there for a while and everyone can have some sort of

redemption era as well, but I do think it'll be a while.

Yeah.

Well, I haven't seen that much.

I mean, I also don't see a lot.

You know, I'm not on TikTok and I don't know where these things happen, like the pitchforks come out to play, but I haven't seen that much energy for him like in this moment.

Have you?

Yeah, especially with the abortion.

And like now, people are just going back and rewatching his music video for Crimea River and Britney's music video for

right where there's a woman giving birth.

And I don't think people really understood what that meant at the time.

So now that we're going back, we have content and we didn't know.

Now that we know we can go back with more information, I think it's going to get worse for

sure.

Yeah.

Well, our next story, another trip down

memory lane, because Aaron Foster claims Chad Michael Murray had an egregious affair with Sophia Bush while they were dating.

Wait, I saw this and I want to talk about it.

And then I also want to talk about Sophia Bush because you and I haven't spoken about it.

And I'm obsessed with that story because you know I was obsessed with Ashlyn and Allie like during the women's soccer when they were, you know, winning and everyone was obsessed with them.

That was like when Taylor brought them out, like, and then they got married and everyone was obsessed.

I was obsessed.

I followed them both on Instagram still.

Yeah.

I'm shocked.

Well, Erin Foster is getting candid about her relationship with ex-boyfriend Chad Michael Murray.

Erin, who's an OC alum and daughter of David Foster, opened up about her dating.

Erin was on the OC.

Yeah.

She was dating Seth.

I think she, yeah, yeah, I think she worked at the.

That was Olivia Wilde.

No.

Who worked at the bar?

No, I'm telling you.

Oh, no, she played Heather.

Oh, my God.

Even, okay, you're right.

She played like Volchuck's like girlfriend.

No.

Yes.

I'm sorry.

The Foster sisters are iconic.

Like Sarah Foster in 90210, not enough people talk about their acting resumes because they're stellar.

They're stellar.

Like they're such good actresses.

It's like, it's not like, oh, I saw Aaron Foster in this.

It's like, oh, that was Heather.

Right.

No, I mean, Jen from 90210, Naomi's sister, one of the greatest characters in cinematic history.

And that was Sarah Foster.

Agreed.

Agreed.

Obsessed.

But like, also their show, Barely Famous, like was so good.

It was like too smart and funny for this world because everybody likes crap.

Yeah, everybody likes crap.

Anyways, that's how I felt about Gary Giannetti's

animated The Prince.

Like, too funny and witty for this world.

Like, people couldn't appreciate it.

And that's why it was canceled.

Like, Alan Gregory.

Alan fucking Gregory.

Yeah.

No, so many shows like that are true.

The society, like too good.

Yeah.

Too above people's heads.

Like they were too good.

They had no choice but to be canceled.

Yeah, because people are dumb.

We're seeing that every day right now, how dumb people are.

I'm in shock over the dumbness.

I'm not.

No, I shouldn't be, but like, I seriously am at the volume.

The volume, yeah.

The volume and the level of stupidity I'm seeing on the end.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

No, that's not.

So of course, like, we can have shows like Barely Famous and Alan Gregory.

Definitely not Alan Gregory.

Not enough people talk about Jonah Hill's one season wonder animated FX show where he plays this like six-year-old kid who has like the brain of a 45-year-old and he has two gay dads and they're in a thrupple.

Like it was, and he goes to like middle school with these moronic kids, but he himself is like this really kind of refined, like Erudite man.

Yeah.

And he brings like his sushi and his briefcase.

It's the best show.

And it happens to be one of the shows I have.

Like I had bought it on iTunes.

Anytime I'm on a flight and I like don't have Wi-Fi and I have the only thing I can watch is Alan Gregory.

And it really aged very well.

I'm sure it does.

So funny.

Anyways, let's get to the story.

Erin opened up about her dating life on the latest episode of her and her sister Sarah's podcast, The World's First Podcast, and alleged that she'd been jilted by Chad Michael Murray in the past.

She said, I was also featured in this Dumois thing with Chad Michael Murray.

In it, it said, and apparently he cheated on her with Sophia Bush.

By the way, Dumois is not, they don't lie.

I mean, that is what happened.

Erin was like, yeah, he definitely did cheat on me with her in like a pretty egregious way while we were living together.

Oh, my God.

They were living together.

She said,

I've moved on, though.

I'm over it now.

She said, I'm just barely over it.

Just barely.

I didn't know that she did.

Did you know him and Sophia Bush got married.

Yeah.

I had no idea that she dated him either.

She dated him in 2001 to 2002.

So like we were nine.

No, but that's so foster sisters.

Like they really have been at the center of pop culture forever.

And so when I saw this story, I didn't know that they had dated, but it made complete sense to me.

Yeah.

And I feel like Chad Michael Murray is another one of those who was really popular in the early 2000s.

And things come out about him now all the time that are like not good.

Really?

Yeah, I feel like because the One Tree Hill girls are always talking.

They have a podcast.

They do events together.

And they're like naming names, you know?

What did they say about him?

Well, there was like a showrunner on that show who was very inappropriate.

And a lot of them have like really bad experiences from the show.

And I don't remember exactly what they said, but they talk about it all the time because he and Sophia Bush had a very bad divorce.

Yeah.

So Sophia Bush.

Like, that's what I want to talk about.

Sophia Bush.

I'm obsessed with this story.

Like, so now people are saying that Ashlyn Harris cheated on Allie Krieger because Allie Krieger had like a big party and like a bunch of her soccer friends were there.

And her brother commented on it, Kyle Krieger, which is such a great name, Kyle Krieger.

And he was like, he wrote something about like two timing.

Hmm.

Yeah, but also they have a child together, Ashlyn, and

two.

And

Ashlyn took mama out of her Instagram bio.

I saw that.

But, like, did she overhaul the whole bio?

You know, right, right.

It's possible.

She did.

She did a rebrand.

But I don't know.

I'm not a mom, so I don't know.

But, like, to put it in, once you put it in, like, that's something you don't take out.

No, unless you're like, then, you know, just

doing something completely different, not like being like soccer player, mama, author, daughter, lover.

Like, and instead, you're just like, check out my new short series.

Okay, wait, no, her mom is mom is now in there.

Proud mom to Sloan and Ocean,

retired professional athlete, two-time world champion.

Okay, yeah, so she's listing her accolades.

If she like wiped all that and was instead like, you know,

Ukrainian flag, then I don't think people would be like so concerned.

Where'd mama go?

Okay, and Ali says proud mommy, footballer.

Oh, wow, she's British.

PSU alum and trustee and Adidas football athlete.

Yeah, they're listing their accolades.

So

as long as it's not out of there, it's not.

But so she had a party.

And it appeared like a lot of the soccer girls that we know, like Megan Rapino, like they were with her.

So I feel like Ashlyn, oh, and then like the U.S.

women's soccer team.

I'm obsessed with this story.

The U.S.

women's soccer team put up a photo because it was just Ashlyn's birthday.

Happy birthday, two-time world champ, Ashlyn Harris.

The comments

because they say she's like a two-timer, two-time world champion, two-timer, two-timer indeed.

Like it's a play on words.

Yeah.

So there's a lot going on in the women's soccer team universe.

Yeah.

And then, by the way, so Sophia Bush had been like friends with the couple.

If you go back on Instagram, there's a lot of times Sophia Bush commented on stuff and was like giving kind of like desperate energy.

And now to know like she's with one of them, it's too much.

Yeah.

i'm i don't know enough about all these people like even like what i was saying to live even sophia bush like i never you watched one tree hill up until a point i didn't i don't watch women's soccer i didn't follow the two girls that got it like on the team who were together and so like really this is just an interesting story to me but i'm not invested like you are I'm invested because when the women's soccer team like were so popular with their big win at the World Cup or whatever,

everyone was talking about them.

And then I realized like so many of them follow me on Instagram.

So I followed them all back.

And now I'm just like, I'm basically the goalie.

Actually,

Ashlyn Harris is the goalie, was the goalie.

You're the water boy.

Pretty much, yeah.

No, I'm like Nate.

You're the kit man.

Yeah, I'm the kit man.

What do they call that in the U.S.?

Because we don't call it a kit.

I think that's a no, not the water boy.

No, it's like uniform person.

I feel like,

I don't know.

Makes you think.

They would give it like a nice name.

It would be like, you know, linen manager.

Yeah.

Sound up in the comments.

I love sports.

No, I really love sports.

Everything I've been watching recently ties back to sports.

Sports are having such a moment.

Like between football and Taylor and Beckham.

Beckham.

And what was the other thing I just, oh, I just watched Kelsey.

Right.

At home with the Furies.

Like, all different types of sports are getting their moment for everyone.

I know sports have been popular always, but like with a specific group.

But now they're popular.

Yeah, finally, sports are popular.

No, when I tell you, like, I'm gonna watch football tonight, like, oh, I'm gonna get you chilly.

When I tell you, last night I was scrolling on TV for something to watch, waiting for Southern Charm to come on, and I was looking for a football game, and it was not on.

No, so I felt like football was on every night, but it's not.

And actually, I have some notes for like the programming of the football society, but it's Friday night, Sunday night, and Monday night, and Sunday day, and Monday night.

But like, there's a few games Friday and Monday, and then all of them are on at the same time on Sunday.

Like,

spread it out.

I would watch it every night.

I really would.

Yeah, that way the husbands don't have to be with like their four screens.

Yeah, all day.

All day Sunday.

Yeah.

Free idea.

Just a note.

Are you ready for our next story?

Speaking of sports adjacent.

Oh, yeah.

Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and friends get a bite to eat in LA during Connecticut pandemonium over Travis Kelsey dining rumors.

So that's

crazy.

Yeah.

There was this fake news that they were in Connecticut when they were not.

Instead, Selena Taylor were in LA grabbing some sushi in West Hollywood with Zoe Kravitz and Kelly Sperry.

What is the name of this sushi place?

Sushi Park.

Because like the photos, that's where we saw, it's the same restaurant where we saw Kylie and Jordan Woods reunite for the first time.

Yeah.

It appears to be in like a mall.

It's like a strip mall.

Yeah, it looks like like not a fancy place, and every A-lister goes there.

The sushi must be amazing.

Yeah.

You should have gone.

Well, you don't even love sushi.

Ben should have gone.

Ben should have gone.

What's it called again?

What?

Uh

sushi park.

Sushi Park.

Okay.

It doesn't even sound fancy.

Also, Blake Lively was there.

Yeah, sorry.

There was just a confusing worded sentence.

Okay, so Blake Lively, Zoe Kravitz, Kelly, Taylor, and Selena.

Yes.

So it's basically like Taylor's crew and Selena joined.

Because Selena's not like, Selena's not like

a group.

No, she's just like a bigger star who Taylor knows and is really, really close to him.

She's just like Taylor's like campfriend.

Yeah, but like Kelly and Blake definitely know each other.

Zoe and Blake definitely know.

Like they're a crew in and of themselves.

Got it.

So Selena got the invite to hang out with the home friends.

Yeah, yeah, no, it's literally campfriend.

Got it.

Okay, cute.

especially because i think selena permanently resides in la

and

blake is they live in like toronto right no they live upstate in new york yeah they live upstate i don't know why i know that but i do know that why did i think they lived in canada because he's canadian van city no they live in canada like i'm telling you why do you think they live upstate and where um i actually know the name of the town but i'll just are you not gonna say it no because i don't know how i know it so i'm not gonna say it where Blake Lively Ryan Reynolds live

I'm gonna get like flagged literally yeah they live um they live in New York

okay so yeah Taylor I feel where would you say Taylor lives

she's kind of a citizen of the world

I don't know I

Like not Nashville.

No, not Nashville.

I would say either New York or LA.

I think we just know when she's in New York because that's the nature of New York.

Whereas she has a compound in LA.

We've never seen her leaving her house in L.A.

Here's a good point of reference.

Like during COVID, she quarantined in L.A.

So that's her house.

Like of all the houses she had to coop up at, like that was the best one.

That's her house.

You think that's the best one?

Well, it's probably the most private one.

Well, like for her.

It's definitely the most private one because that's L.A.

But if you have homes in all these places, why would you choose to pay LA taxes if you can do Tennessee?

No, I think it's not a good thing.

Yeah,

and she is a businesswoman.

Let's me not forget.

Maybe her permanent residence is in Tennessee and she just makes sure to spend 180 days there.

Well, I know that she spent

her reputation, you know, off-the-grid time mostly in Nashville.

Yeah.

But I just feel like wherever you chose to go during COVID, like that's your primary home.

Yeah.

Well, people just makes me sad, you know?

Where is her home?

You know, that's she's so rich and so famous and it looks so fabulous, but, you know, she's kind of untethered.

Yeah, but people did spend COVID at their second homes if they had one.

Also, where does Andrea Swift live?

You're asking the wrong person.

I actually don't know that not to be a freak.

I feel like she would choose her primary residence close to her mom.

Also, we haven't seen her mom in a long time.

She's been hanging out with Travis's mom.

Yeah, but her mom goes to the shows and there's been no shows.

Yes.

Did you hear that on the toast yesterday, Heather McDonald really believes that this is like the end-all, be-all fort, she thinks that they're going to get married and like be very traditional, get married and have kids?

I hope that that's true.

I've said from the beginning, like, I don't think that's the case whatsoever, but I feel like after watching Beckham,

I see a path forward.

They are interesting.

They are the Beckham.

Yes.

The biggest star musically and

the biggest star athletically.

And like the media pandemonium, we weren't really like, you know, conscious for it.

And it also was in another country.

But the insane paparazzi, the insane stories, every single day, can't escape it.

It's, you're right.

They're parallel stories.

Yeah.

So after seeing that, it definitely made me think like, oh, this happens and it could be something real.

And I hope that it is because it's just been fun for the whole family.

And by the way, if we ever got like a dinner with Travis Taylor, Posh, and Beckham, I would.

die.

Do you think that?

And I feel like it's not out of the realm of possibility.

I feel like it is.

Really?

Yeah, but you and Heather were talking about like pop culture predictions, like, you know, calling them, like, I'm always wrong, I feel like.

Yeah, no, but that's the part of this job.

Like, you say 55 things, they're all wrong except for one, and then you get lauded as some sort of genius because you got one right.

Yeah.

I feel like that's right.

I think not enough people talk about that.

Like, I pretty much accurately predicted the name of Britney's memoir.

I was going to say, not a girl, not yet a woman, and she chose another lyric from the same exact song.

I'm just trying to find the woman in me

like

you don't think so no

no

but like not enough people talk about how we predicted to sleep in a song single yeah

wait how did i say it went like

oh yeah

like so like we thought it was gonna be called i am single like i am the single

but we were right about it being a single about being single sorry like we're we're claiming that Wait,

how did I say it went?

What was the caption of that

like it was like I am single is what she said.

So we thought it was going to be a single called I am.

No, I remember.

I'm trying to remember the song lyric that I wrote.

I am free.

I am free.

No.

No.

That was the chorus we eventually got to, but the original song was like.

I'm too da-da-da-da-da to dance with your heart.

I'm too good.

I'm too good at being alone.

Yeah.

I'm too good at...

I don't remember how I sang it.

To To dance with your heart.

Whatever.

I need to go back.

Like that was, I need to just actually write that song.

You do.

She left it on the table.

I like being alone too much to dance with your heart.

I like being alone too much to dance with your heart.

Obsessed.

That was honestly better than that song Selena released.

Yeah, I'll be single soon.

I'll, like,

cringe.

It wasn't great.

It wasn't great.

No.

No.

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Our next story is pretty interesting.

Vanity Fair is prepping a deeply reported probe into Bravo's relationship with Housewives stars.

So Vanity Fair is preparing to publish a deeply reported probe into the complicated relationships between Bravo and its stars, page six has learned.

Sources say a reporter for the famed magazine has been interviewing cast members and other sources around the Real Housewives franchise for some six months and that the piece is slated to appear in the coming weeks.

We're told the article is expected to delve into the highly demanding work lives of the real housewife stars and what they trade in terms of their privacy, their image, and even their mental health and relationship with alcohol in order to keep their much coveted, often highly paid roles.

The journalist is really going deep into what the women go through and what's expected of them as members of the cast and members of the Bravo family, said an insider.

I think it's going to explain to a lot of fans that don't really see or understand.

understand about how it really works.

We hear that given Vanity Fair's reputation for rigorous, wide-ranging reporting, there have been some nerves jangling at Bravo's HQ over the piece, but network insiders say execs are well used to the spotlight being pointed at the high-profile media firm and that nobody's sweating it.

Sources say that during their interview, starves have been invited to reflect on what they have given up to appear on the show, whether it's been worth it, and how much control in retrospect they feel that they really had.

Meanwhile, page six here is the piece also looks into Bravo's various protocols and guidelines for addressing the well-beings of its stars and to what they to what degree they are affected.

Yeah, I feel like there's probably a lot for this journalist to get into.

I think there will be some crazy things that come out.

I do not think it will affect the brand at all, but this is like a recent trend.

Bethany and Nini and Brandy Glanville, a lot of people have been very outspoken about

the network's lack of care when it comes to handling their stars.

I also think a lot of what you just read is kind of the nature of the business, not so much Bravo's fault.

Like, yeah, a lot of these women do give, their husbands do give up their jobs to do this full-time, and then they end up getting fired the next season.

And that's not necessarily Bravo's fault.

That's the nature of reality TV, but I'm sure Bravo is responsible.

And I'm sure there's a lot of things that will come out in this article that are done at the hands of Bravo.

Yeah, I think that it's a gamble that you take when you go on any reality TV show.

Like, it could absolutely make your career and all of that risk could be worth it.

And you'll be in front of an audience, like even Bethany, you know.

And I would say that was all worth it.

But on the flip side, like you might be one season wonder, and in that one season, like you, you've embarrassed your family, your husband loses his job, like you lose your house, like it's a risk.

I was actually, when I was just reading Molly Mae's book, she was an influencer before she went on Love Island, and she was like, I knew that going on the show, like I was risking, like embarrassing myself and not never coming back from that, but the

reward from it is also incredibly great if it goes well.

And for her, obviously it did.

So there's pros and cons.

I kind of just feel like this article could be written towards whatever about any network yes but also towards whatever end they want it to be it could also you could write a whole article about what all these women have gained from the show and like a sense there could be a flattering article about the independence of some of these women the businesses that they've built but yes of course it could also be about the trolls and the terrible things but it really is a choice that every reality star and also housewife has to make.

It's like, is all of the potential success worth the damage to your reputation, to your mental health if it doesn't go well.

And also every season is different.

Like you could have a great season and then you could experience all of those things.

It, you know, like Erica Jane.

Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep.

I also would be really curious to know,

because for my POV, this is very much like a housewives thing.

When I think of other Bravo shows like Summerhouse and Venerpump Rules, like, I don't think of it as toxically as housewives.

Do you know what I mean?

Yeah, but I would also argue because maybe some of them aren't.

They're not as popular.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

But this is just like a general theme that we've seen.

We spoke about it with that guy from Love is Blind about how, you know,

reality TV is just very unregulated.

There's no union.

There's no protection for the stars.

And yes, a lot of them come out and Bethany, $150 million businesses.

Some of them aren't as big as that, but they make a lot of money.

But then there are always the untold stories of that guy, Nick, from Love is Blind, who's on the verge of being homeless.

Yeah.

It's like, depending on who they choose to interview, you could write any story.

You could, well, now Bethany Bethany sings a different tune, but if you interviewed Melissa Gorga, I would say is a good example of like

of the show being great for her.

Or are we interviewing Lynn

from the OC?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah.

Yeah.

Who do you think that they're going to talk to?

I think they'll talk to Bethany and Nini.

I think they'll talk to a lot of former stars.

I don't know if any current stars like are allowed to engage with this or even would.

No, they would not.

Bravo's the hand that feeds them.

So if you're currently

and say positive things.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Unless Bravo sent out like a positively about it.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

But it's just this catch-22 of reality TV, right?

Like we like to watch crazy people doing crazy things, but those things and those, it has consequences.

Like, oh my God, I would never do a reality show.

Like really never.

Yeah.

It's just not worth it.

No, for me, like I would look at the risks and the rewards and I would say no, thank you.

Yeah.

But for other people, like

they would feel the opposite and there are rewards and it pays off a lot of the time.

Yeah.

But you have to be prepared for if it doesn't.

Yes.

And that's why those are like the hardest stories when, you know, one season wonders who really thought that this was going to change your life, like buy bigger houses and their husbands quit their jobs.

Like that's irresponsible.

Yeah.

Well, there's also, there are people who like are actively irresponsible, but then there are people who like, you know, they do the show and

it just doesn't pan out the way, like they didn't even make bad choices.

It just like

they don't get a second season or, you know, the husband's company doesn't like him being on the show, fired.

And it's like, I didn't even do anything.

Right.

Like the association, a lot of times their kids are asked to leave the schools.

Yeah.

I feel like this article won't be like that shocking for maybe like you or I or listeners of our show who are like so deep into like, you know, following so many households and like knowing their personal stories.

But maybe for like a more passive casual viewer it will be shocking shocking that's a good point so tbd on that

everybody thinks that they know us are you ready for our fifth and final story i really am sag astra is telling its members to not dress up as characters uh from struck companies for halloween and mandy moore is not fucking having it did you see what she posted on instagram no what did she say

so this this thing went viral yeah like because uh i think a lot of people would dress dress up as Barbie and Ken.

I think that's what inspired it.

And Sag was like, just a reminder, it's considered crossing the picket line to dress up for Halloween as a character from a SAG film.

And many more posted it and was like, are you fucking serious?

Like, can we get back to the table?

A lot of people have sacrificed a lot of things.

A lot of people are not working.

And this is what you're reminding us about.

Like, get back to work.

We just lost.

The execs just walked away.

We're back at square one.

Is this really what we should be focusing on right now?

No, they're out of control.

Insane.

And you know what?

I was just, when I was in LA, I was getting my makeup done.

And she was telling me how the strike has really been really hard for her because she does a lot of celebrities, not

on set, but to go to premieres and promotional events and interviews.

And so that's just like another layer of people who are not protected by SAG and who have been severely impacted by the

strike.

And it's just, it's a long time now.

And I agree with Mandy more.

Like, seriously, this is a waste of your time.

Yeah.

Like, that's not moving the needle on the discussion.

No,

SAG AFTER released guidelines for members looking to celebrate Halloween this year while also staying in solidarity with the strike.

That means union members can hang up their Oppenheimer pork pie hats and put away their Barbie pink.

They said, choose costumes inspired by generalized characters and figures, ghost, zombie, spider, et cetera.

Everyone's showing up to Casamigo's Halloween party as well.

As a spider.

Stop.

The guild also suggests actors, quote, don't post photos of costumes inspired by struck content to social media as to not give the studios any additional publicity.

As SAG AFTRA fights for a better contract with AMPTP, striking actors are prohibited from doing press for struck shows and films.

The post encourages members to dress up as characters for non-struck content, like an animated TV show.

Oh, I'm within the guidelines.

Oh, am I?

I'm not.

La Turd is not.

No, okay.

La Turd is crossed.

So if you dress up as a struck character, whatever struck means, I'm just going to go with it.

Are you a scab?

Anyone dress up as Barbie this year, scab?

No, because

you're not in the union.

So all this time when people's calling us scab for like asking questions, I wasn't a scab?

Actually, I don't know.

Do you have to be in the union to be a scab?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly.

No, no, no, you don't have to be.

Because remember, we were saying the people who might like take a job?

Yes, yes, yes.

So anyone who dresses as Barbie this year is a scab.

I'm just putting that out.

Wow.

Wow.

Wow.

Also, our costumes this year are sag compliant.

They are.

We are SAG compliant.

This is just like, in my opinion, such a waste of energy and promotion.

Like, and you know, I was supposed to meet Fran Dresher this week because at this panel I did, which was a variety event for anti-Semitism, she was a keynote speaker.

And because of all the sag drama, she's, you know, back.

negotiating, she was unable to attend.

So I hope this isn't what she was working on.

Like, come on.

No.

People need to work.

No, this is...

I just like miss the days when the sag drama was like the biggest drama.

You know, that's why I chose this story.

Like, I miss sag.

I agree.

I missed talking about sagastra, and they love saying it, too.

And you say it weird.

Sagastra?

Yeah, you can't say it without adding an S after the F.

No, watch me.

Sag Aftra.

Sounds wrong.

Sagastra.

That's.

Not only does that sound wrong, it is wrong.

I just miss it.

Bring me back.

Yeah, I agree.

To the simple times.

The simple times when all we were arguing about was sagaftstra.

Aftra.

Well, saga.

Zeneca.

Sag astra zeneka.

I love that.

Take me back, please.

Take me back.

That's our show.

That's our week.

Yeah.

Hope everybody had a good week, has some nice, enjoyable plans for the weekend.

Take some time for yourself.

Recharge, renew, restore, rebirth.

Sag Astra.

Sag Astra strong, you guys.

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Don't forget to get your copy of the camper and the counselor.

Don't forget to get your copy.

It's hard to find a copy these days, but they do exist.

I have, I've been updating my Instagram with places that you can get copies.

You can get it on Amazon, Barnes ⁇ Noble, Books a Million.

Shout out to Books a Million.

I don't think they ever were out of stock.

I think they go by BAM.

Bam.

Yeah, I think they rebranded.

Bam.

A fucking bullet rips off part of your head.

Bam.

The Camper and the Counselor rips rips off part of your head.

Which the camper and the counselor would never do.

Also, people are loving the camper and the counselor.

I've gotten so many messages about how, like, they're addicted.

There's something addictive about the book.

My theory.

It's the colors.

Is it's the animation because it looks like, you know, a Disney show, just like in a book format.

So it's like, okay, not all kids want to choose to read a book over watching TV, but it kind of like fuses both.

Yep, yep, yep, yep.

That's my theory as to why the kids love it.

Theory, theorize.

I had a lot of theories theories today.

I'm like the Pythagorean theorem.

You're like a theorist.

I mean, I am a theorist.

Yes.

And that's what we do on the show generally.

We theorize.

We theorize, but I feel like today I had a lot of theories for Friday.

Thank you guys.

Love you.

Bye.

Love you.

Bye.