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Good morning, millennials.

Welcome back to the morning toast.

Happy Thursday.

Congratulations on making it to the latter half of the week.

That is no small feat.

You should be incredibly proud of yourselves.

I know I am.

I am as well.

It's been a great week so far.

Florida toes still going strong.

I see that you're wearing my slippers.

And I didn't really realize that that had happened.

No, these belong to me now.

Aren't they gorgeous?

We're both actually wearing, these are the Skakin PR slippers, and those are Skims Hotel slippers.

Oh, I didn't realize they were Skims.

No wonder I've been just like gravitating towards them.

Speaking of Skims, Jackie got me the nicest gift, like so unnecessary, by the way.

Like I wasn't even expecting a gift and you were like, I got you something.

And I thought it was like, you know, like a novelty, like one of our dumb gift exchange,

like a thoughtful, expensive, real like present.

And I was so not expecting it.

I got the Skakin exfoliator.

I used it last night.

It like I had the longest day yesterday.

You guys know I only got two hours of sleep.

Then we just like worked all day.

We had the spritz meet and greet, which was amazing.

And by the time I got home taking my makeup off from the morning, I was just exhausted.

And so I took a bath and I really like cultivated a nice vibe.

I'm like, let me do my Skakin exfoliator.

And I was like going to cry.

I'm like, this is luxury.

It was so

rich.

Like it was, first of all, product-wise, product review, loved it.

I told you the exfoliator is on another level.

It like if you get one product from Skakin, that I think should be it.

I mean, I haven't used any, I use a moisturizer, but you know, there are a lot of good moisturizers.

Yes.

I don't have like, I use an Ole Henriksen exfoliator at home.

Like, it's fine.

I think I use a Kiel's one.

It's fine.

I've never had an exfoliating experience like that.

And I know you are very into exfoliators.

So I wanted to get it for you.

And then I was like, when you're here, it'll be the perfect time.

It was so nice and I loved it.

So thank you.

You're welcome.

Yeah, welcome.

And Ben and Margo got here late last night.

They're enjoying the Florida vibes already.

Ben wanted me to praise you on your homemaking skills.

Like Ben had a long day too.

You know, he was up early working in Atlanta, got back to your house at like midnight

and got into the bed.

He was like, this is just, he took a shower.

There's been a lot of talk about the shower in your guest room.

I've been taking baths every night, so I haven't experienced it, but everyone in town is talking about it.

And Ben was like, that shower.

I'm like, I know.

I got to experience it.

I got to get in there.

Yeah.

When you have to wash your hair, do it.

Yeah.

And then he slept like so nice and he was just like premium.

He wanted me to say premium job well done.

That means so much.

Thank you so much.

I'm so glad you guys are having a nice time.

I'm so glad everyone's here now.

It's a full house.

Bryce and Magnolia are reunited.

Nature is healing.

The love has not been lost whatsoever.

They picked up right where they left off.

And we can all just enjoy.

Do you think it's gross to drink from a can

that you opened yesterday morning?

Why would it be gross?

I don't know, because like it's been open open for 24 hours, like with just chilling.

Like, um, I don't think it's gross.

It's just whatever's in there is probably not very good.

Well, I opened a Pellegrino can yesterday, and I guess I didn't finish it, and I was just feeling really thirsty, and so I drank it.

It was delicious, by the way.

And thanks to the air conditioning in the studio, it was like it was in the fridge, it's cold.

Um, I was just wondering if that's gross.

Like, the only reason why I with a can, it's different because it's a smaller hole, but like with a large cup, like you could get over the course of the day, some dust in it.

But it's small, oh, a bug.

A bug.

I didn't think about a bug and there's so many bugs down here you're telling me critters crawling creepy critters lizards chicken for the birds chicken for the bees and the frogs at night the frogs gather on my patio and they stand there in a line waiting for the streis brothers they say come out come out wherever you are we would love to kill you no there's literally like enemies in your own front yard no the the streis brothers are under attack it's disgusting and now they have a lady to protect so they really need to get their shit together.

Yeah, but there was just like three.

Also, question, sound off in the comments.

Are all frogs deadly for dogs or just a certain kind of toad?

Also, what's the difference between a frog and the toad?

That I think is one of the better questions we've asked here because I've literally no fucking idea.

And if you ever are a dog owner who happens to live in Florida where there's like this frog, there's this killer frog community.

Yeah.

What are your tips and tricks?

Like you're obviously doing the thing with your yard, but that takes a couple weeks.

What are good tips to like keep dogs safe in Florida?

I didn't realize there was like this, it's literally like a pandemic for the dogs.

Yeah, no, there's constant threats.

Constant threats.

It's time these boys had a little excitement, honestly.

Yeah.

Like in New York was too easy for them.

They're escaping death every day.

No, and then when they lay their head on their pillow at night, it's like they deserve it.

Like they worked hard.

They evaded death.

Yeah.

Oh, oh, Theo's scratching at the door.

There's someone at the door, but figure it out.

I'm not getting it.

It's like when you know how Andy has the doorbell, like we have a special guest, we have like a scratches at your door.

And it's Theo.

um so we did our spritz meet and greet last night in fort lauderdale we met so many toasters i think it was our most populated not not most attended yeah event it was so nice to meet everyone like who lives here so many people who live here like literally just moved here so yes a lot of people who could relate to your experience yes it was a great group of toasters it was so fun to meet everyone and it was so fun to do the meet and greet together i know we've never done well we've done one five years ago and we haven't done a spritz one together um and when i got home i was like so tired from talking.

Like my jaw hurt.

Yeah.

And it was just so fun.

So thank you to everyone who came out and supported Spritz.

We really appreciate that.

And we just appreciate life and these flamingos, obviously.

Of course.

I'm going to miss them when you go.

And then I go back to my leave side of things.

I'll be back.

You will be.

When do you think you'll be back?

I don't know.

Definitely your birthday, which is, I'm not saying nothing before that, but at least we have one trip on the books for sure.

Your 30th birthday is in November.

I feel like I'll probably come down like for a bunch of episodes like when I'm on tour, like nearby.

Like I have to go to Nashville.

Right.

I have to go to Nashville.

So I feel like it actually would probably be beneficial for me to like spend time here in between some of those shows.

That's so true.

So I can chill, do premium podcasts, relax, recharge for shows, and then have shorter flights.

That's so true.

Right.

Yeah.

Okay.

Sounds good.

I'm also starting to theorize about when I'm going to come up to New York for a visit.

That'd be crazy.

Yeah.

No, and like the way I tore apart our studio, I don't know how we're going to go back to like our regular episodes.

Like I literally, you won't recognize it.

Like it's so different.

And I moved all the equipment like and I unplugged a lot of things.

So we're just going to need some help getting that back together.

Okay.

Or we could say here.

I love podcasting here.

Can I just say like.

enjoy it immensely.

Let's talk about yesterday's episode, how it's becoming like a critically acclaimed episode.

We were so funny.

Yeah.

We covered so many different topics and the stories were great.

And people are just like, they're adding it to their Google Doc their list of episodes

to send to other people like that they've been trying to get you know a friend or a family member into the toast and there's like certain episodes that'll do it and I do believe yesterday was one of them I love that.

I mean, you were really the star of yesterday's episode.

No.

So I was with you.

With your with your recap of the Turpin sisters.

Right.

No.

And now that I've become like a public Turpin like person, I've been getting so much information.

So there was a lawsuit filed three weeks ago.

Against who?

Against the state or like the foster care system.

Good.

Because docs revealed that six of the foster kids who were taken from the Turpin house into foster homes were victims of abuse.

Again, emotional, physical abuse.

So the story is unfolding.

And I do believe other

adult children have started to identify themselves on social media.

Okay.

So it's just, it's unraveling slowly.

We just need to keep talking about it.

Yeah.

Yeah.

But we've got a great show.

It's Thursday, which means I didn't watch Real House Fives of Beverly Hills last night, even though I am all caught up.

But that's because I was busy meeting and greeting.

So I feel like that's a good excuse.

We were so busy.

We were meeting and then we were greeting.

We were doing both.

But we sometimes we greeted and then we meeted.

Yeah, met.

Oh, thank you.

So I feel like, let's dive in.

Let's dive in to the fast five stories that you need to know before you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast.

And today's episode is brought to you by Scout Design Studio.

By the way, I have been getting messages like, please tell me, Jackie has a code for Scout.

We do.

So Scout is a furniture store based in Dallas where I have gotten so much of the furniture for my new house, including these two chairs that we're sitting on right now.

Did I, did we order one from my studio?

We ordered one from your studio and then I ordered another one for my solo endeavors here.

These chairs are just taking over the world.

They're called the Lana Ivory Bouquet chairs.

I say buccal, but I think it's Bouclay.

The thing about Bouclay is that it's really, it's interpretive.

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I have a bunch of other pieces from Scout in my house already.

The lamps in your room.

Is the bench from my room from Scout?

The bench in your room.

It's another Boucle bench.

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People were tagging me in that too.

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So maybe I'll like start checking.

Oh, actually.

And you could do your apartment refresh.

Wait, you know that I'm like refreshing my apartment and I'm working with a designer and she sent me all these different options.

Like half of this stuff was from Scout.

Oh, I was like, wait, use Kodast.

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You're like, I want the discount too.

We could be twinning like in New York and here.

Yeah, keeping the same energy.

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Like,

we all have the same couch.

No, that's because like.

Olivia's getting that bench from Scout.

One thing about me is like, if I see something I like, like I am going to copy the other person.

Of course.

Which is an annoying trait, except I don't pretend like I came up with it on my own.

Like I'm acknowledging the copying and I feel like that makes it okay.

Except for the Spanx pants.

Okay.

I feel like I acknowledge that you were the one who told me to go to get them, but then I made it like my personality trait.

Yeah.

Same with reading.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You know what?

I just got a partnership with Spanks because I sold so many pants.

So thanks, Jacks.

Yeah, but you know what?

That's not, I can take ownership in the fact that I never posted the link, you know?

You did.

I can own that.

And maybe I should have.

And maybe it would have been my partnership.

100%.

But you know what?

Rising tides, rise all tides.

So it's like a partnership for one is a partnership for all.

Like, I feel like a partnership for you is, is literally around the corner.

Yeah.

See the power of the toast, you know, who wouldn't want to work with us?

I'm happy for you.

No, I would be annoyed for sure.

So

no, but like I would.

I'm acknowledging like I would be fucking annoyed.

I'm like, bitch, I literally gave you that idea.

And like, you're running to the bank.

I'd be fucking annoyed.

I'm happy for you.

You know what?

I feel like you deserve a commission on it, honestly.

I'll tell, I'll tell the business manager.

Okay.

Maybe we can.

Like one percent together.

We all could have a partnership with Spanks.

No, I just think, I think we should all have a partnership with Spanks.

And I feel like maybe after they see this episode, things will change.

Yeah, just know, like, I actually got a targeted Facebook ad.

That's how I found those white pants.

Yes, I got them.

I love them.

I thought they were so sleek and sophisticated.

And I know that you're like on this sophisticated journey.

And I was like, Claudia, these pants would be amazing on you.

No, and first of all, that was so thoughtful of you.

Those pants have changed my summer.

And I just need those pants.

In another color like why they only offer them in white.

And they have a similar version in like a silver.

Yeah.

And that's just not what I'm looking for.

What about like a nude?

That would be nice.

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A light pink, maybe a black.

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Yeah, it's like the perfect pant.

Come in another color, please.

Not all of us want to wear white.

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Are you going to get the iPad?

Oh, yes.

How's life with the new iPad?

This is week one, day like four.

I'm going to be honest because the iPad is great, like no shade to it, but I was really excited about about this keyboard because then I could type things easier but it's not easy to type with the Shreis brothers on my lap every day not only that I was using your iPad and the dimensions of the keyboard are different than the dimensions of a classic laptop and the way I was typing not English because my fingers you're used to like the same

exact keyboard, even if it's like a dela computer, it's the same spacing between letters.

Generally, it's the same size, but this is like a scaled down version of it.

And I was literally typing gibberish.

Okay, that doesn't bother me, but the fact that I can't like fold the keyboard behind the ipad and then read like this

and then i want to take the ipad off but then i lose the keyboard and it's like why did i get a new ipad no totally you should what i was using ipad to put in the data for the episode and i was trying to flip the thing that should go backwards it should go backwards it doesn't design flaw design flaw okay so i'm gonna i'm gonna do my best here okay you know what i'm just kicking it off

taking it off hopefully we don't have to google anything today no because we're literally encyclopedias of knowledge encyclopedias

Our first story.

Jonah Hill, former love of Ruthie, will no longer promote his films to avoid anxiety attacks.

He says, and it's an important step to protect myself.

In an open letter penned to fans, the Wolf of Wall Street actor revealed that he will not promote his upcoming documentary, Stuts, which he directed when it hits the film festival circuit later this year.

He also wrote that he will skip press tours and public events for upcoming projects, citing his years-long battle with anxiety and panic attacks as part of his decision.

Quote, Quote, I have finished directing my second film, a documentary memory about me and my therapist, which explores mental health in general called Stutz.

The whole purpose of making this film is to give therapy and the tools I've learned in therapy to a wide audience for private use through an entertaining film.

His letter began per Rolling Stone.

Quote, through this journey of self-discovery within the film, I have come to the understanding that I've spent nearly 20 years experiencing anxiety attacks, which are exacerbated by media appearances and public-facing events.

He went on to write that he is so grateful that the film will premiere at a prestigious film festival this fall, noting that he is excited to share the project with the world in the hope that it will help those who are struggling.

However, you won't see me out there promoting this film or any upcoming films while I take this important step to protect myself.

If I made myself sicker by going out there and promoting it, I wouldn't be acting true to myself or to the film.

No, that's so true, especially because it's a mental health film.

And this is so great for him.

I know this is like...

You get to a certain level where you're allowed to do this.

I think a lot of people would love to not do it.

I think a lot of people struggle.

Those events are like really chaotic.

I think a lot of people have been open about that.

But you have to get to a certain level where, like, you're employable, even if you don't do media, because media is half the job.

You go and act in something, and then the months afterwards are the other half of the job.

Promotion.

So it's the way that like the industry works that, like, not everyone is going to be able to book roles if they don't agree to media.

So this is obviously like a privilege.

And you know what?

Like, good for him because you got to do it, you got to protect your space.

Yeah.

I do feel like he's one of these actors who's really in it for the art

and wants to like act and loves the craft and also loves directing and is not interested in the fame side of things.

And I feel like if he even had to choose between some roles, if, you know, if he is not doing media and that doesn't work, he would be okay turning that down because he's only interested at this point in the acting.

Right.

He has like artistic integrity.

Also, I'm sure this is unintentional, but this is actually really good press for the movie

because he's prioritizing his mental health.

The movie's about mental health.

Also, it is a big big announcement and it's promoting the movie.

No, but it's also just like the life imitating art piece where it's like, I've come to this decision and you can watch the movie to find out how and why.

It's literally life imitating art.

Yeah.

And now it just feels like there is this opportunity, like there, like he will not be attending events and that there's room for one more.

So I am available.

And if anybody needs me on a red carpet in lieu of Jonah, I'm a great time.

I love to look glamorous.

I'll make you some clickbaity type of headlines.

I can be bought is what I'm saying.

I think that would be really cool.

I would like to nominate Ruthie to go to those events instead of Jonah.

Or with him and maybe he'd feel, you know, more at ease, more comfortable with like a safe space by his side.

Like a rock on his arm.

Right.

It'll really, it'll actually like.

stabilize him.

I think that was the word I was looking for.

It would ground him.

I do think that he could also use a Ruthie in his life and that, you know, that would also

cause a lot of positive change.

But I'm not going to go down this road.

But that's the lesson here is that like find your Ruthie.

Find your Ruthie and don't let her go.

No, because Jonah made that mistake once and

he continues to pay for it, honestly.

Continues.

Like every relationship that he's so stoked about

pales in comparison to Ruthie.

What he could have had with Ruthie.

100%.

Not to be annoying, but your mic flag is upside down again.

Well, here's why.

Because I've been constantly changing the position of my microphone.

When I'm reading, it's down here.

When we go to do when like a deer toasters, I go this way.

So I'm between flags.

I'm between flags.

And you know what?

I like this about myself.

Okay.

And soon you're going to be between flags too and be like, between two flags.

And then I'm going to get a sponsorship with between two flags.

No, I'll get a sponsorship with six flags because I'm talking about it.

Because you have so many flags in different positions.

And you'll be like,

I'll literally get a sponsorship with the company that made this.

I think it's called like PBS or something.

You'll be like, being between two flags is the best thing ever.

Yeah, no, I can't believe there was a time in my life when I wasn't between two flags.

Hashtag ad.

And I'll just be sitting here, womp, womp, womp.

No, that would literally be like, if I got a sponsorship with like Kindle.

Oh my God.

Because like you, not only did you like.

try so hard to get me to read for so many years and I was like so stubborn then I started reading and you were like Kindle Kindle I'm like no no I'm like

a real yeah yeah and now like Kindle's my personality yeah no and the Kindle that you had up until last week was was yours yeah oh my my God, that's so fucked up.

Yeah.

Oh, that I think

things you can have.

Really, most things.

I'm, I love to share.

No, you're very good with that.

But yeah, no, I think that would, that would cut deep.

Yeah.

Also, yesterday at the meet and greet, people brought their Kindles for us to sign.

And I actually don't think I've ever been so honored and flattered.

Yeah, that was cool.

Cause it's so permanent.

It's so permanent.

And it's like.

We're fixtures in the reading community, which I, you know, I had a feeling, you know, Redheads does.

But that's pretty cool.

No, it's extremely cool how like when people think of reading, they think of you.

Like that's cool.

That's so cool.

It's pretty cool.

It's never too late to become a redhead.

Our next book is a snitch's choice, which is when most people do become redheads because it's a pretty easy barrier to entry.

Except Snitch is doing a little something different.

We're reading a book called Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton.

It just became a series on Peacock where it's coming out like next week.

So it's perfect timing.

I've been seeing this book everywhere, like outside of the Redhead.

So it's like a good, relevant choice yeah and i think it's more snitch is always like rom-com erotica i think it's still like cute and fun like that but a little more in the not self-help but like introspective memoir territory i actually do think it's a memoir i love the name dolly yeah what name do you like name your child

that you like nickname them dolly dollia

yeah or you just go full dolly yeah

but i like i like a nickname.

I like a nickname too.

What's Dolly Parton's full name?

Definitely Dolly.

Or it's like not even that.

Right.

And it's like Sarah.

Yeah.

Right.

That's like Kiki Palmer's name is Lauren.

Oh, I didn't know that.

And her middle name is Lauren.

Like, it starts with a K.

So she thinks everyone thinks that her name is Kiki because her middle name is K.

But no, actually, it was just like a family nickname.

It's giving snitch energy.

100%.

Yeah.

I have like.

Like I've always loved Kiki Palmer, but like my new favorite thing to do is like when I'm getting ready to be watching random interviews she does because there's just like gorgeous little tidbits of her being so fucking funny.

And I just recommend spending, like wasting your days away doing that.

I watched her Hot Ones interview.

Her Hot Ones is like one of the most critically

good.

Because it was like, now everyone does Hot Ones.

It's like a stop on the press tour.

But she was like one of the first, not first, but like.

But back when it wasn't like a popular thing to do, she did it.

And like the Hot Ones community regards her episode as like one of the top ones.

She was so funny.

Oh, I would love to watch it.

She went all the way up to like the, what do they do?

10 wings.

And like she literally might as well have been eating a salad.

like she didn't feel a thing that's crazy where it's like if i always think if i ever did that like the first one is usually like the store bought like swiracha i'd be dead on the floor i cannot eat spicy shit no like you actually couldn't be famous because you can't do that you can't do uh like eat the one with james cordon oh my god eat it spill it spill your guts no i'd just literally be telling everyone everything spill your guts or fill your guts sometimes i'm like up at night and i'm like really worried like i would literally have to spill my guts yeah no there's so many things like that

um

are required when you're a celebrity that actually are torture.

Like even those days like for photo shoots where you're literally up at six doing glam, checking outfits, you're, you're literally working for 12 hours before you even get to in front of the camera.

So that shit looks horrible.

Yeah.

And so hot.

Oh my God.

Like no.

And people are like putting you in makeup and clothes that like you have no approval on.

Like you're just the muse.

Fuck that.

No.

If it, if it ain't loose fitting, I don't want it.

If it ain't the Sphanx white pants.

Right.

And if like the glam isn't literally like a black line line and a nude lipstick, please stay the fuck away from me.

Are you ready for our next story?

Yeah.

Kanye is in some hot water for selling Yeezy Gap clothes in large garbage bags.

And he says he's not here to sit up and apologize about my ideas.

So Kanye has been facing backlash for selling his new Yeezy Gap clothing line in what appear to be trash bags.

They show pictures of these large, not trash bags, but like

black plastic plastic bags saying this is how they're selling Measy Gap.

The sales associate said Kanye got mad when he saw they had it on hangers and this is how he wanted it.

They won't help you find your size too.

You just have to dig through everything.

So Kanye said, quote, I'm an innovator and I'm not here to sit up and apologize about my ideas.

That's exactly what the media tries to do, make us apologize for any idea that doesn't fall under exactly the way they want us to think.

So obviously, like as a shopper, if I walked into a store, like I wouldn't, you know, enjoy this experience of rummaging through a bag for my size.

But it's not like Kanye doesn't have, like, this was an intentional choice.

It's like, I think he's thinking of it as some sort of like art display.

And I don't understand art, but I believe that's what he's doing.

And while it wouldn't be a pleasant shopping experience for me, he's very, like, he's made it clear in more ways than one that like he is an artist.

He doesn't do things conventional ways.

And this is the way he's doing it.

And there are his fans, fans of him and fans of Yeezy, like.

will be excited by this.

It's like a different way.

Personally, like it wouldn't be fun for me, but like I respect the artistic choice, you know?

Yeah.

He said the clothing display intends to make life easier and informal so that we can all basically dress in the dark.

Right, but it's like a statement on something.

It's art.

It's a statement on something, but like practically.

you know that's not how i want to shop like when i could shop online and i could just like go to a rack that i like and then go to my size like refine price low to high size xl right but this is a shopping experience whilst making a statement and participating in an art installation and if that is for you

enjoy and if it's not just go to shopmorning toast.com and you can just shop by your size in the item that you want that's really really good advice also like i don't understand like the backlash to this like don't go right backlash like i i have such a problem with backlash culture like you want to make a statement on why this is problematic so literally don't buy it like no one's forcing you right and it's not it's not like it's just you need this to live no and there it's not like you went to the stores and it was chaos and there's clothes everywhere and garbage bags because they didn't get it on the hang

you You don't like his arm.

Intentional.

Yeah.

I mean, I personally don't get it and that's not how I want to shop.

But no, but a lot of times Kanye's like ahead of, you know, the

joggers.

Right.

So I will wait and see on this, but I really just don't see how it's practical.

I don't think it's going to become like a trend.

I just think like it's an artistic choice and people with the backlash, like if, okay, if he was putting oxygen that people need to breathe and selling it like this, that would be problematic.

You don't like the experience?

Like, don't go.

You don't have to write a whole fucking tweet about it, okay?

Like about why it's problematic.

We really don't care.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Okay.

Cool.

Oh.

Sorry, no, continue.

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Our next story, Love is Blind season two couple, Ayana and Jarrett, are getting divorced.

Ayana McNeely and Jarrett Jones, who said said, I do during season two of Love is Blind, are going their separate ways.

The Netflix stars announced they are divorcing after nearly a year of marriage in a joint statement shared to Instagram on Wednesday.

Quote, after much thought, we're saddened to share that we have separated and will begin the process of divorcing.

They told fans they still have love for each other, noting that their lives are simply going in different directions and coming to this decision was far from easy and will always wish each other the best, yada, yada, yada.

Get the point.

Like if you watch, obviously this isn't the most surprising thing because like he had proposed to someone else literally a minute before.

But they did end up getting married and they did end up, I think, being married for at least a year because almost a year.

So

at that point, I'm like, oh, maybe it was like editing and maybe they're just like legit.

So I do find it surprising.

Is this our first divorce, by the way?

From Love is Blind, yes.

Because the first two couples are still married.

The Hamiltons and Amber and Barnett, who both turned out to be like actual, like perfect matches for each other.

It's crazy.

Is anyone else married from this season?

Yes.

The

yes, Nick and Danielle.

Yes.

Okay, so at least they're still together.

And by the way, I have faith that they, that they are meant for each other.

Like they just radiate the same energy.

Yeah.

Except like where the dancing on the tables in her hat in her apartment.

Yeah, yeah.

And like her like getting the notovirus in Mexico and then yelling at him like to get out, which was relatable.

Yeah, but that's like real relationships, like how things go.

And all of a sudden you're in a fight and you were like mad about something and took it out on and then now you're just like in a weird fight and you're watching him from the balcony talking to other people that literally happened last night like with me and ben i was just so tired and i was like being rude because i got two hours of sleep and he got home late and he was like being chatty and i'm like please like kind of please go to bed and he was like we haven't seen each other like in a week like can we talk and i'm already like can i That's funny.

You should have fallen asleep before he got there.

That way he wouldn't like disturb you.

Yeah, but like, I wanted to see him.

I love him.

Yeah.

You should

want to chat.

You know, pretended to be asleep.

That's, I, Ben has never not come home past 11 o'clock where I've been awake and not pretended to be asleep.

I'm always Because if you acknowledge that you're up, like then you are actually going to be up and they're going to think like it's okay.

No, no, no, no.

Like I'm up and like.

I'm up, but I'm not up.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Sorry.

I'll fake for a minute and then like jump out and scare him.

Like I still want to see him.

I'm just like, I want him to think I was asleep always.

Yeah.

No, I'm just like, if I fake, I'm going to sleep.

I'm going to fall asleep in five minutes.

If he knows that I'm awake, I'll fall, I'll be able to go to sleep in an hour.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

But Ben will, Ben had, like, I fake sleep so many times.

Like, he knows if my phone is even remotely close to me, he, that means, like, I heard the door open.

I just like put my phone down and started sleeping.

But if my phone is like on the nightstand, then he knows I'm really asleep.

Got it.

But now I know that he knows that.

So I put the phone on the nightstand.

That's really funny.

It's, it's one of my most annoying qualities as a wife for sure.

That you fake sleeping and then scare him.

Yeah, I fake sleep.

And like, usually he's like, oh, you're faking, you're faking.

And then I'm like, yeah.

But sometimes I take it.

I didn't feel like this was a thing between you two.

Sometimes I'll take it really far.

He's like, I know you're faking.

I know you're faking.

And then it'll like tickle me and

I'll stay good.

He's like, oh shit, she's asleep.

And then he like goes to get dressed, whatever, get in the shower.

I'm like, ah, I can't.

It's so mean.

That is so mean.

Especially because if Ben ever did that to me, because I scare very easily, I would be so mad, like genuinely upset.

He knows not to do it because I get so scared, especially at night.

No, that's really crazy.

I wouldn't, that's really crazy that you do that.

I just feel like waking someone when they're sleeping is one of the rudest things that you could do.

So inhumane.

Yeah.

And also sometimes if like Zach's coming in, I might be like in like drifting off and like, yes, technically I heard that you you came in, but I'm not going to come out of my slumber for it.

That is extremely reasonable.

That's what I'm saying.

No, of course.

If you're like halfway there,

you shouldn't stop.

No.

Don't turn back.

Don't turn back.

Even though like for me, if I heard something while I was halfway there, I'm awake.

In those first couple minutes, like leading into sleep, I'm extremely sensitive.

Then a bomb could go off and I'm asleep.

I'm not hearing it.

Got it.

Well, you know, for Ayana and Jarrett, obviously they didn't have these things worked out.

It's divorced for them.

I really liked Jarrett.

I liked Deanna too.

Like, I think that they were nice people, but I don't think they were a perfect match.

Me too.

The way, like, I watched the season.

And then when I read this, I was just like, who?

What?

Oh, yeah.

And then I was like, was that five years ago?

No, two months ago.

That's the reality TV turnover rate these days.

It's like people come in and out of your brain in 30 seconds.

This was faster than anything I've experienced.

Even though like the original Love is Blind season was such a cultural shift, I think it was when people really stopped watching The Bachelor, honestly.

Like, I think it had such an impact on reality TV that I remember everything that happened.

I remember everyone's name.

Of course.

It was the best time of my life.

Yeah.

No, it was, it was peak living because it was also like COVID.

Right before COVID, you know, things were in full swing.

It was a great time.

Cheer on Netflix.

Yeah.

But then cheer season two, womp, womp.

It was fine.

I mean, then the Jerry stuff like ruined it.

It was wompy.

Yeah.

It was wompy as hell.

And by then it it wasn't like, it wasn't this random thing nobody knew about.

Then there was like a cult following.

It's always more fun when there's a documentary on the most random fucking thing and like it galvanizes the nation.

Well, that leads us to our next story.

I've never had a better segue in our whole career.

Bama Rush is officially being turned into a documentary.

So every fall like quack clockwork, more and more TikTok users lose themselves in a very specific niche, Bama Rush videos.

There's just something so captivating about the University of Alabama's hyper-meticulous sorority rush rituals that totally takes over TikTok for a full week in August.

But now fans of the videos can dive into the craze even deeper because a Bama Rush documentary is being made to fully explore how preppy OOTD videos, viral dance battles, and over-the-top events turned one college campus into TikTok's favorite playground.

Wait, so is the documentary about like how it became viral or about Bama Rush like

diving deep?

The documentary has been filming throughout this year's sorority recruitment week, which took place from August 6th to August 14th.

And it is about the virality.

The women, no, and the just BAM, the week.

Quote, the film is a thoughtful and compassionate portrayal of young women in 2022 as they rush the sorority system at the University of Alabama.

It will be Vice Studios producing the documentary in partnership with HBO Max, where it will almost certainly premiere as an extreme exclusive.

So it will be about, you know, exactly what you see on TikTok.

And then I imagine, plus the TikTok element, like how they feel about it.

Right.

So so last year it was all about Michaela what would Jimmy Buffett do that was her username and if you follow her which I still do um she's been talking about this like and she's like I don't know she has like a weird take on it because I think like they wanted her to be a part of it and then it didn't work out so her NDA was void and then she like started going off on TikTok so is she like a sophomore now at so she's a sophomore and when she was a freshman like she was Last year was the first year that it happened.

So she was like the star of it.

There was like a few people who everyone was following, but her story got crazy because everyone was loving her.

She was like so cute.

And she like, okay, here's my outfit.

And her pants were always from the pants store.

And everyone was like, what the fuck is the pants store?

But then she got dropped.

And it was crazy.

And then that's really what like turned this into like more of a real thing because everyone was like quietly following.

And then we were like, wait, Michaela got dropped?

We're Delta.

We're Delta gamma.

So.

Everyone was like, why did Michaela get dropped?

And there were so many rumors and she had so many followers and she was going live.

And there was like a video of her that had went viral when she was in high school i think maybe it was even on barstool like and she was just drunk and like there's really strict rules in alabama like when it comes to sororities when it comes to drinking vaping um your grades so she got dropped and then like everyone moved on after that because the week was over no like there can't be internet proof of you being like a delinquent even though that's literally what college is about um and that's what you do in a sorority.

Right.

But like front facing, they're like these philanthropic organizations.

So you have to have like a really clean social media presence.

And that video of her, and I think it had a a lot to do with like the fact that she got really popular and that video resurfaced for that reason on TikTok.

So she got dropped.

And then this year it happened again.

And it's just so interesting.

Like all the girls who it's funny, like on the first, she's not in a sorority.

She's a sophomore not in a sorority, but just an influencer.

Yes.

This is also really good.

Right.

Also nice.

Just as good, honestly.

But then this year when it first started, it's funny.

It's like now everyone knows.

So there were like a ton of really cute girlies, southern girlies, getting on, doing their outfits.

It's sisterhood day.

It's paneletic day or whatever.

um

and then it's funny like how it weeds out and then like a few the algorithm chooses like a few people to keep moving forward but like day one you saw like 10 girls day two you saw like five and now the star is i think her name is kaylin i've heard of her hope you're having a great day not just a good day she had the slogan which is a great marketing technique for anyone you know listening who might be going to university of alabama next year get yourself a slogan and on her first video that went viral she was wearing the cutest pair of gucci shorts and and she was wearing like Lululemon and all the comments were like, oh my God, there's a rich one.

So everyone just became obsessed with her because she was like very,

what's the word?

Aspirational.

Thank you so much.

Oh my God.

I couldn't find the word.

She was very aspirational.

And then she ended up being like really cute and really sweet.

And she had this little slogan, this little phrase.

It was a perfect recipe for virality.

And I'm sure she will be a star of the documentary.

She ended up getting Zeta and, you know, they all go to the stadium.

If you make it through the whole week without getting like dropped you go to the stadium you get an envelope and you like listen to this whole like panel and then they count down from 10 like you cannot open the open the envelope until so she was videoing 10 nine eight and then she opens it and like she looked like kind of pissed and she's like this really sweet soft spoken girl and she was just like quiet she like opened the video she's like I'm Zayda and then ended the video Is that not the one she wanted, but it's the one she got?

She never told us what she wanted.

I don't think you're allowed to, honestly.

I wonder if like, I'm sure, you know, for all of us watching on TikTok, it's like, how could you not take Caden?

I love her.

You know, she's the best in the class, but like when you're in it on campus, I wonder if being that person is actually not helpful at all.

I don't know, but they also say, like, what I've been, I've been diving deep into sorority culture.

What they say is like, you have to trust the system.

Like, even if you get a sorority that like it was unexpected or not like the number one choice for you, like it was meant for you.

Like you have to trust the system.

And then like a year later, the girls are like, oh my God, I'm so glad I trusted the system.

Of course, like, cause you bloom where you're planted.

And what, you're going to go to a sorority and like hate it the whole time.

I love that.

Isn't that a nice saying?

You bloom.

I'm going to cry.

I love that.

I need to write that down.

You bloom where you planted.

That was the perfect phrase.

Where'd you just pick that out of your back pocket?

That was exactly what I was trying to say.

I heard it once, like

seven years ago, like in a meeting when I was

working

corporate and it just really resonated with me.

You bloom where you're planted.

I love that.

And that's exactly like, trust the system.

No, you just have to live there.

So you end up having fun because what are you going to do?

It's the same thing, just a different name.

There's still like girls.

And also, it's the same thing.

Right, right.

And everyone is nice and sweet for the most part.

You know, there's the same dynamics everywhere.

It's just a different name.

Yeah.

As Kiki Popper says, she once wanted to be in a sorority, but they're very political.

They really are.

Girls.

They can be so fucking mean.

They really are.

And then like, this is like peak sorority Greek life.

And because there's like Sydney White.

Right.

It's like the southern, but now there's the the element of like potential fame.

So like the stakes are even higher.

But I kind of like that you would think, okay, we're now that Bamarash is like this viral thing, the girl who becomes like the most famous from it is going to get prepped in every single house.

But I kind of like how like they don't really care about what's happening.

Like I'm sure they like that they're going viral and that people are into what they're doing.

They're not

influencing like actually who's going into the right house.

Yeah, I am curious, and hopefully the documentary will cover this.

Like what does the university itself has to, have to say?

Has this impacted admissions or or like the number of applicants they get?

I assume after last year, people because you watch it and it looks fun and it's good marketing for the school.

It looks like, I want to be a part of this.

And if I was thinking of maybe applying to like University of Alabama or Auburn, maybe I'll go University of Alabama now.

So I'm curious if it's had like a positive impact on the school as a business, you know?

I'm sure that it mostly has.

I'm also sure like everything else, there will be a swing.

Yeah, no, and eventually it'll just become like annoying and like just friends will get involved.

I mean, Kendra Scott is like when Alabama rushed starts, it's like, where do we sign up?

Like they were commenting on everyone, already sending out packages to the girls who they started.

Like, I don't think anyone who works for the Kendra Scott marketing team, specifically the TikTok team, has slept in a week.

Okay, well, take a beat.

Take a sleep.

Kendra Scott, like, is sorority.

And University of Alabama specifically.

Yeah.

And like Lululemon, too.

But really, Kendra Scott.

Crazy.

Well, that sounds really good.

And also, it's perfect for me because I'm not keeping up with it on TikTok, obviously.

But I am interested by it in the documentary.

I just want to be explained it.

I want to see the ins and outs.

I want to meet everyone.

Um, and I feel like it's this thing where, like, a lot of people are talking about it, but also a lot of people are like, What's going on at the University of Alabama?

There's like they know that it's trending, but they're not sure what for, and they definitely don't know how it started.

So, a documentary would be extremely helpful in this case.

I hope they can turn it around kind of quickly because they obviously used last week as the breeding ground,

right?

So, like, get it to us soon, soon, please.

Thank you very much.

Our fifth and final story:

These are the nerdiest states in america our fifth and final

some data human interests thought-provoking story we're talking about the nerdiest states okay i want to guess but let's talk about what does it mean to be a nerd so that's a different question i'm going to tell you how they judged it okay They surveyed more than 1,000 people to ask them about their home decorating habits and analyzed more than 3,100 Google search terms and phrases relating to nerdy house decorations, including terms like hobbit wreath, Iron Man, gaming chair to crown the nerdiest states in America.

That's actually an interesting way of

like gathering data.

And also defining a nerd, like people who are really into books, TV shows, movies, and games.

Being into TV doesn't make you a nerd.

No, but like when it's Game of Thrones,

you go to like Comic-Con.

It's like, we're so nerdy.

No, we are.

I mean, we're into like electronics.

We read.

We're really smart.

Are we nerds?

By the way, we're like Kendall.

Like,

you know, like, we're really not like other girls.

Like, we're kind of like nerdy.

Yeah, I just kind of love to read and I don't want to, you know, go to parties.

I just want to be home with my Kindle.

And like, if I am going to go to a party, like, I'll probably just drink a beer because like, that's what I like to drink.

And I love Game of Thrones.

Like, not, you know, I was watching it before everyone was watching it.

And a lot of people were upset with the ending, but like personally, like, we understood it.

You know, we read the books.

Where George was coming from.

Right.

And his artistic vision and why Kanye wants people to shop out of trash bags.

Right.

Okay.

So given that, I think there's no rhyme or reason to this, honestly.

And is the percentage has to be based on population, right?

Just because there's more nerds in California, but it's a bigger, you know?

We've got more nerds in California than Oregon combined.

I was going to say Oregon for the top one.

No, Oregon's number 10, though, so that's pretty good.

Okay.

Because like people in like Portland and like that area, like they're like kind of like hipsters.

Oh, like, yeah, like Seattle.

Yeah.

Yeah.

That's Washington, but like that general area.

Yes, that Pacific Northwest.

It's very like Portland.

Portland is very, yeah, it's like the hipster capital of America.

Yeah.

I don't know if everyone knows that.

Yeah.

You learn something new.

It didn't say the most hipster state.

I know, but I associate like a similar vibe.

Hipsters don't watch Lord of the Rings.

And that's like, you know, hipsters read, sure, and they like do certain things.

They wear glasses.

They wear crossovers.

They wear glasses like nerds.

There's a Venn diagram in the middle.

There's definitely a crossover.

In the middle is glasses, but on one side is, you know, like artisanal coffee beans.

And on the other side is the hobbit.

Right, right.

Going to Comic-Con.

Yeah.

Okay.

Number one, Nebraska.

Oh, shocking.

Number two, New Mexico.

Also shocking.

Number three, Nevada.

Shocking because it's Las Vegas.

Yeah, but like, that's literally like two miles of all of the state, you know?

I guess.

Number four, Utah.

Also shocking.

Number five, Kansas.

Okay.

Six, Arkansas.

You know, Arkansas is spelled like our Kansas.

Yeah.

I wonder why.

Well,

actually, it's spelled, sorry, that's wrong.

It's spelled Arkenstein.

Oh,

did I read it wrong?

These states

are

like all the same.

Do you know what I mean?

Yeah.

And maybe that's just because I'm not familiar with what the personality type of a typical Arkenstein is.

No, but these aren't coastal states.

Right.

They're all kind of similar regionally in a sense.

So I guess like it's landlocked.

Regionally, it's nerdy region.

New York, california is not on there no jersey no anything in the tri-state area no that's interesting yeah oh connecticut is number nine that's weird this study makes no sense yeah no it was only like a thousand people surveyed and i just don't think that's a big enough sample i agree and that's i think the problem the biggest problem with family feud they're asking a hundred people it's not enough yeah

But I just want everyone to know Claudia shows this story.

I did, I did.

Well, we have been like in like the last couple of years added to the weirdest fucking like

cistros for like press releases when it comes to like, we have, you know, interviews with gurus, random studies that, and we were looking for stories, and I just like check my email.

I'm like, oh, we got one.

Should we use it?

Yeah, I love, you know, state-by-state analysis.

I love pitting states against one another in every different way.

I love lists, you know, like most popular Halloween costume by state, most popular like porn by state.

I love the data.

No lie, I really do.

No, you are.

You're a nerd.

You love crunching numbers.

I love when the numbers are crunched for me.

Yeah, of course.

And I'm presented with what the data means.

Snackable.

And we can extrapolate from the data relevant information.

Yeah, but I don't feel like I was able to extrapolate anything from that moronic study.

Because it was shitty data.

It was a shitty, like, yeah, it was a good concept, but I don't feel like the...

No, and Lombardo Holmes, no offense, you should have spent your efforts looking at the most popular podcast by state.

We're still waiting.

That's what you should have done.

We're still waiting.

We're waiting cautiously, though.

Yeah, no, because like we're scared.

Only release it if we're on it at least once, you know?

Yeah.

If it's not, just like throw it in the trash.

Say, like, you know, oh, the study has been compromised.

Data has been compromised.

Those were the fast fast furries.

You definitely needed to know every single one of them.

And I'm so glad we did.

That is our show, our second to last episode of the week.

We're back tomorrow.

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It didn't sound like the sentence was over.

Loves you.

I just wanted you to let that sink in.

I needed to sit.

Yeah, you left us waiting for moments.

I wanted that moment of silence.

You could, you, yes, you.

i'm talking to you in your car you at your desk you going for a hot girl walk you pumping strece brothers love you and so do we so do we thank you so much for listening to the morning toast the millennial morning show where we we delivered oh sorry i forgot to update everyone we were approved for our plaques they are en route we had to pay an extra 150 just to get two because like we just we both deserve one happily for each of our studios i was like I'm gonna

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Some fan artwork.

That'd be cool.

Yeah.

I'll start building up a little collection.

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Like, I was waiting for the approval and then it all just happened so fast.

Yeah.

They reached out.

I was like, oh my god.

Us?

No, couldn't be us.

So thank you guys because we couldn't do that without you.

So oh, and I just want to update everyone because I actually am like trying to get TikTok on my iPad.

Oh, yeah.

But my charge is not charging on my iPad because it got used to your iPad instead of mine.

No, it was connected to your college email, which recently deactivated.

Yes.

So

I can't get into my TikTok account.

I'm not making a new one because mine is literal perfection.

Agreed.

We have reached out to TikTok.

Hopefully they got back to us.

If you work at TikTok, like hit us up, please.

Yeah, if you can help me with that.

Oh, wait, there was a girl at the meeting greet yesterday who worked at TikTok.

We should have asked her.

I didn't know until last night.

So I'm trying because I really like want to see the fan edits and support the Turpin sisters, but maybe it's not meant to be for me.

No, no, there's been so much good like user-generated toast content.

No, I know.

I was on TikTok.

I was sending you all them.

I saw.

So hashtag

operate

mission.

No.

Operation get Jackie backy.

Operation get Jackie back on TikTok.

Commence.

Commence.

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So whoever you listen to podcasts, find us, the morning toast, and leave a five-star view about how beautiful, stunning, and smart we are.

Hope you guys have an amazing and creab creab day and we'll see you tomorrow.

Goodbye.