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Good

morning, Millennials.

Welcome back to the Morning Toast.

Happy Monday.

Hope everyone had an amazing weekend.

I am thrilled, overjoyed, and humbled to be sitting here with Icon,

Jew,

author,

former/slash current Real House Doys of New York.

Hello, Leah McSweeney.

Thank you so much for being here finally.

So happy to be here.

Overjoyed doesn't even begin to express it.

Thank you.

It doesn't.

Thank you.

Well, your timing couldn't be better because we spent much of last week talking about Real House Does of New York and the drama and the two shows.

And I'm curious if you know currently what that means for you.

I don't think any of us know what that means for us.

Right.

Yeah.

Well, because you, I could see you being eligible technically for both shows.

Right.

That's true.

The new current.

I am eligible for both.

Right, because you're like, but where do you think I'm going to end up?

Where would you want to see me?

I'm curious.

I think I would want to see you on

the new show.

The new legacy.

Yeah, because

it's always felt like two different groups.

Like, since you're so much younger and you're really so different than the other women.

And I do think that, like, if the show was built around you, your friends, people your age, people you know socially, I do think it would just be like a fresher dynamic.

Got you.

That's just my opinion.

No, no, I like your opinion.

I also am like, oh my god though if like dorinda's coming back and if it's then it's like i know you laughed out because i felt i had so much fun on season 12 with them you know yeah i personally feel like dorinda is not the vibe

and i do think like i i really believe that you would be like the star of the new reboot i really think that do you have a preference I I don't.

Honestly, I don't.

Like, I found out the news.

Obviously, I was surprised, but I'm just kind of like, I'll see what happens.

I'm very, like, I don't, I, you know, laissez-faire.

It's just not in my control.

So I'll just see what happens.

Do you love being a real housewife?

It has so many perks, and it has also some downsides, like everything.

That's true.

But overall, definitely, it's been a positive thing.

Net now.

Yeah.

Well, you now wrote a book, and obviously, that's a huge platform for you to promote your book.

Exactly.

It's called Chaos Theory.

Yes.

Tell us a little bit about it.

Chaos Theory, Finding Meaning in the Madness, One Bad Decision at a Time.

It's a memoir.

Like, I'm not going to say it's not prescriptive.

It's maybe there's some part prescriptive in there.

But it really chronicles like my, from teenage delinquency to, like, now, basically.

And I touch on a lot of subjects.

Have you been told that you're too young to write a memoir?

No.

Oh.

I feel like that's something people say.

Really?

Yeah.

I mean, I'm almost 40.

No, but you look like, what, 11?

Oh, okay.

You look great.

Oh, yeah.

Okay.

Okay.

I'm just bettering you up because honestly, I'm so excited that you're here.

Your timing couldn't be better coming off the heels of the Real Housewives Trauma and also your recent conversion to Judaism, which I'm just obsessed with, obviously, because I'm a very proud Jew.

Yes.

And, you know, being a Jew is not easy.

Like, I should just tell you, like, we are extremely disliked by a lot of people.

I'm finding that out.

And I'm curious, like, who the fuck would make that decision to like willingly join a group of people with so much trauma?

I know.

I, you know, I'm realizing that you guys, I don't know.

I didn't understand how much you guys were disliked until I started telling people I was converting.

Oh, really?

Not that I hadn't been aware of anti-Semitism and things like that, obviously.

But

telling people, like, sometimes I get a, why?

Right.

And I'm like, why not?

Like, would you, what if I said I was, like, gonna be born-again Christian or Buddhist?

Or I don't think I'd get those kinds of like same responses.

Yeah, exactly.

And of course, like, when I first said I was converting Orthodox, people were like,

which I didn't I converted conservative at a conservative shul but also the the

confusion like orthodo people think orthodox is like scary and meanwhile my orthodox rabbi is like the chillest coolest you I'm still friends with no I was people

all backwards and they just are not informed and you know who I blame Netflix Oh my god.

I know.

I just think like every time they highlight a Jewish community, it's like the worst outskirt

part of it.

And people who've never met a Jew in their life, that's all they see.

They're like, oh, it's crazy.

Women are right, exactly.

I can't.

I'm so glad you're joining the tribe.

I just feel like we're really lacking in like the cool celebrity, like proud Jew department.

Like, I'm proud Jew.

I'm obsessed with celebrities, and I'm constantly finding out celebrities are Jewish because they never talk about it, you know?

So lame and so embarrassing for them.

So weird.

Why would you not?

So it's been like less than a week since you've been like full.

Yes, I can, I had my mikveh on Wednesday of last week, I believe.

Did you enjoy the mikveh experience?

I loved it.

Which one did you go to?

Upper West Side.

Okay, I've been to the one on the Upper East Side.

It's literally like a stunning spa experience.

Yeah, this one was very nice.

For those who don't know, Mikvah is in Sex in the City when Charlotte goes into the bathroom.

The

bath.

So you do it to convert.

You also do it before you get married, which is when I did it.

And it was like a stunning, very, like, it's not what I expected.

But you could still keep doing it.

I know.

I was planning on keeping, like, doing Nita, which is like, I'm not going to get into it, but it's like a monthly thing for your period, like when you are married um but I just like never found the time and I'm like upset with myself that I never like continued on it's just so like the bath was so warm

and it just I was like is this real it was surreal yeah because I've been thinking about this moment for so long yes I've been working towards it for two years but it's actually been a lifetime yeah and it's been since my early 20s that I've played with the idea of converting to Judaism.

So it was just finally like doing something for myself and like actually

taking steps to create a life I want for myself, and it was, you know, it's a pretty big deal.

No, it was, it's so cool.

Are you gonna raise your daughter Jewish?

So she's Catholic.

She goes to Catholic school.

But yeah, exactly.

But

I'm getting her DNA done because I have a feeling her

paternal great-grandmother

was a French Jew that was hiding like Jewish rest.

I don't know until I get her DNA tested.

And I literally just, I'm sending it out today.

Oh, that's so interesting.

Yeah, I did mine.

I'm just Irish and Italian.

That's it.

I did mine.

I'm 99.9% Ashkenazi Jewish.

And my husband was 100%.

Isn't that crazy?

That is crazy.

Like, we are so boring.

Okay, I'm so excited that you're here to join.

We're going to talk all things, lots of drama, obviously.

Everyone is talking about what went down in the Oscars last night.

And honestly, the Oscars were like some of the most boring pieces of shit I've ever watched until that moment, obviously.

I was going to turn it off too, but something in my brain was like, no, let's just watch it.

We have to do the show tomorrow.

And the world is honestly never going to be the same after what happened.

Like, everyone's talking about the Will Smith, Chris Rock drama.

We're obviously going to talk about it and just other news that went down over the weekend.

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I'm also excited Lee is here because today's Monday and that's where we do our Unburden Ourselves segment where people write in the embarrassing things that happened to them this weekend.

And just, you know, sharing is caring.

And I think a lot of the things we hold inside, once we let them go and just say them, speak them, it makes us feel so much better.

And that's what we try to do here at the Morning Toast.

You know what they say?

You're only as sick as your secrets.

So fucking true.

Okay, so let's just obviously talk about the first story of the day, which is the Will Smith of it all.

So if you were watching the Oscars, like this is how it went down.

You were watching and you were bored and you were like, hmm, should I turn this off?

No, let's keep watching.

And then Chris Rock came out and you're like, oh my god, finally, someone funny.

Love, love, love, love.

Yeah.

So he's talking, he makes a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.

She is bald.

And he said he's looking forward to the G.I.

Jane 2 movie because G.I.

Jane has a shaved head.

They cut to Will and Jada.

Will is laughing and Jada is rolling her eyes, like obviously annoyed.

And then seemingly out of nowhere, Will Smith is on stage.

And he slaps Chris Rock.

So I was confused.

It was a slap or a punch?

In the pictures being circulated, his hand is flat.

It's flat, but it looked like a punch, right?

And Chris Rock was like taken aback physically.

Yes, but you know what?

also Will Smith looks much bigger than Chris Rock and Chris Rock could fucking handle it like he did not he just you know kind of he kind of like

100%

and I think the viewers at home were like oh my god the Oscars and their moronic like fake comedy I thought it was a hundred percent stage yeah because really you're right Chris Rock like didn't move did not move it was yeah no he didn't really say

my TV went silent for 15 minutes and I was like what the fuck and I'm like rewinding I thought I was broken and then they cut to Will Smith and the volume is off, but you can hear him saying, keep my wife's name out your fucking mouth.

Yeah.

And then the volume finally comes back and Chris Rock is like, oh my god, I just got bitch slapped by Will Smith on TV.

And he continued on with his monologue, but he was like visibly

shaken.

Yeah, you can tell.

Chris Rock is not one to mince words and he was like fumbling over the teleprompter, obviously.

But at that point, I think a lot of us didn't know that it was real.

And we were all just collectively like, what the fuck?

And then I guess the telecast here in America was muted for about 10 or 15 seconds, but they were airing it in Japan and Australia, and then people started to share on social media.

It wasn't muted in those countries.

And the real story came out, which was it was 100% real.

He got up and slapped him, and then walked off stage and screamed at the top of his lungs twice, keep my wife's name out of your fucking mouth.

So I don't want, I haven't watched the Oscars in years.

I haven't really watched it.

I can't deal with the celebrities giving their slips.

It's like extra woke, like annoying, virtuous, like hypocritical shit.

Like, I just can't deal with it.

I like seeing the outfits, of course, but they're just not fun anymore.

So I just don't watch it.

But, like, I went to a comedy show instead last night.

So, but I did see the clip, of course.

Of course.

And, I mean, Chris Rock's a comedian.

Yeah.

He is there to make jokes and make fun of people.

Like, get a fucking life, Will Smith.

I don't know.

I'm not into it at all.

Obviously, the backlash, for those who don't know, is if it wasn't, listen, if it wasn't a comedian and someone just randomly said that, then I get it.

But in this context, that was was like a total

oversensitive bitch move.

And you know what?

I don't even think, like, debating back and forth about whether the joke was appropriate or not is worth it.

Because once you put hands on someone, like, you're wrong.

You're 100% wrong.

You're done.

You're done.

He's a comedian.

He's a comedian.

And you know what's so funny is that like Will Smith like actually did laugh at the joke.

Like, and then.

And then he saw Jada and was like, oh, shit.

So I guess the only redeeming quality, in my opinion, is like we love a man who stands up for his wife.

Of course.

But I'm sorry, like being violent is never the answer.

Doing it on TV, this like a family-friendly telecast, there was kids in the audience.

Like it's so not appropriate.

It's so not cool.

And like it's making me like hate Will Smith.

Yeah.

If I was, listen, if I was at a bar with my man and someone said something to me and he punched him, I'd be like, I'm sucking your dick all night tonight.

You know what I mean?

Like, we're, yeah, that's happening.

But this was just, this was immature.

Yeah.

It seemed just like a very fragile man that like couldn't handle himself well.

Yeah.

That's what it seemed like.

And then I love Chris Rock.

I know.

And he's a legend.

He didn't deserve that.

And he was poking fun at everyone.

And, you know, she's been open about her.

She has jalapeno.

And so that's why she has a shaved head.

And yes, of course, if you want to get into the nitty-gritty, maybe it wasn't sensitive.

I'm almost 100% sure he didn't know she had jalapeno.

I didn't even know.

I didn't know either.

And I do this for a living.

So it's, if there was, you know,

an issue with the joke, it's a conversation is the perfect place for that off camera.

It was not the place.

And then I found myself like rooting for Will Smith because I'm like, I need to hear from this man.

And the only way I'm going to hear from him is if he wins.

And he did win.

Oh my God.

And he made a speech.

Yeah, I've watched part of that too.

He was extremely emotional.

And I just really felt like we were watching like the man.

in the midst of a breakdown.

Like

it looked like that.

You know what?

You got to go to Keith McNally's Instagram and see his breakdown of Will Smith's speech.

Keith McNally's like the best Instagram.

He's, you know what I'm talking about, right?

I do not.

He owns Baltazar and Pascal.

Oh,

okay yes but his instagram is wild oh my god gotta follow it's you have to follow him you're gonna love it okay love it and what did he say he said that it was the most self-indulgent self-important speech he's like you know cries on cue anyway so you can't trust him i mean he was not he didn't mince his words so the speech was weird because he obviously like he was circling the drain like talking about how richard williams who he plays in the movie King Richard, Venus and Serena's sister, and then they cut to Venus and Serena and Venus's nipple was hanging out.

Like it was so chaotic.

It was chaos.

He said, you know, Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family.

So he's like, he never really addressed, he apologized, he apologized to everyone except for Chris Rock.

He apologized to the Academy.

He apologized to everyone in the room.

And it was just so messy.

Honestly, I wasn't able to follow the speech at all.

I wasn't sure what the overall message was.

I just feel like Will Smith might be going through it right now because he was acting like a fool.

Yeah, he's going through it.

Not an excuse, but he's going through it.

100%.

Yeah.

To have that much rage and anger in you, like to get up and punch someone over a joke, that, I mean, that's what they're there to do.

Right.

You know one's safe.

No, and I do have to say, I thought the three hosts, Regina, Wanda, and Amy Schumer, were hilarious.

Isn't it crazy how, like, think about Will Smith and Jada Pinkett, like, how much money they have.

Like, Will Smith has everything, and he's still

like angry.

Yeah.

Like, or is Ken get that angry.

Right.

And you know what?

I was thinking, um,

oh, fuck, what was I going to say?

That, oh, oh, oh, I imagine that the discourse we would all be having around this conversation would be enormously different if it was a girl who got up there and slapped someone.

Like, she would be psychotic.

She would have been thrown out.

Like, oh, yeah.

You know, and it's just like, yeah, she would have been unhinged.

Right, a mad woman.

Oh, yeah, completely.

So the whole, and I don't know, everyone then giving him a standing ovation.

And it wasn't like it was nothing.

The police were there and they asked Chris Rock if he wanted to press charges and he said no.

Of course.

P.

Diddy has at at the after party, he was like doing interviews.

He said that the two of them have settled it.

But it's just like, it's like the craziest thing.

It is very crazy.

And then their son, Jaden, took to Twitter and just tweeted, that's how you do it.

But unclear if he was referring to his dad's speech or his dad's slap.

Unclear.

It was the slap heard around the world.

It was so crazy.

It's so crazy he's talking about the slap.

I think so too.

Yeah.

And then the Academy had to release a statement.

A lot of people are saying he might have his Oscar taken away.

They say they do not condone violence.

They release something on Twitter, just being like, we're here to celebrate all the nominees, et cetera, et cetera.

And we don't condone violence.

I don't think they should take his Oscar away, but I also think it's just like...

It doesn't make him look good.

No, it doesn't.

And like, I'm curious if this is like going to be a thing for him.

Like, he's going to have to take a year off, you know, like release a documentary or something.

Right.

Like, how, you know, every time he goes through a scandal, it's like silenced and documentary.

Yeah.

I don't know.

I feel like there's a lot of people.

Cannibal.

What's that cannibal guy?

Also, that's exactly what Kevin Hart did, you know?

Right.

And then the guy who said he was like wanted to eat women.

No.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Army Hammer.

Yeah.

It's always silence, then documentary.

Yeah, he's been gone.

He's working on himself.

But he's also in a movie, in an upcoming movie.

So it's like, no one's actually camera.

He's claiming like that, you know.

Yeah, that's what it is.

It's been a year and now he's back and he doesn't want to eat women anymore.

100%.

100%.

Yeah.

So this was just like the craziest thing.

I like really can't get over it.

I honestly couldn't sleep.

Like not to be dramatic.

I was just like, what the fuck just happened?

Like nothing interesting really ever happens at the Oscars.

I feel like this is just as crazy, maybe crazier than like the whole La La Land moonlight thing.

Watch that.

Yeah, that was.

And in real time, we were all like, what the fuck?

That was.

And like, no one was able to talk about anything else for like years.

Yeah.

So honestly, as a pop culture junkie, I was just like, not gonna lie, living for every moment.

And the Oscars, in my opinion, have never been more relevant.

Did you see a lot of the movies?

I haven't seen any of those movies.

I haven't even heard of them.

I'm like, where am I?

Same.

But I started Googling some of them and I want to see Coda.

That sounds cool.

That's the what I took away is the movie that I have to see.

I have to see that too.

I did see Tammy Faye

with Jessica Chastain.

I need to watch that.

I need to watch that.

I'm obsessed with her.

It was unreal.

Like, it was, she was amazing.

The movie was good.

She was incredible, which takes us to the next story, which is the list of winners.

In the main categories, Jessica Chastain did win, and she beat out like a sickening group of winners.

Is Jessica Chastain playing Tammy?

Tammy Faye, yeah.

Oh, my God.

She's irrecognizable.

And also, Tammy Faye won for like hair and makeup and costume because you will not recognize Jessica Chastain.

I saw the like pictures and stuff.

Right.

I had no idea it was Jessica Chastain.

No, because she's like a goddess and she did not look anything like herself.

She's a ginger goddess.

She's a ginger goddess.

She's Jackie's like.

Like your sister.

Yeah.

So the big categories, Will Smith obviously won for best actor.

Best actress was Jessica Chastain.

Best original song where Beyonce was nominated and Billie Eilish.

Billie Eilish won and her and her brother were like super cute, like accepting the award.

How nice to be able to go.

You're really close with your sister.

Like, I was thinking that when I was watching the red carpet with like Chloe and Hallie, like they get to go everywhere together.

Like, how nice is that?

That's fun.

Like, you just have like a friend everywhere you go who's like just as famous as you.

Like, you get invited to all the cool parties.

You have to get like a plus one, you know, because they're already invited.

I mean, I know.

I'm trying actually trying to think about imagining that with my sister.

We are close, but sometimes we need our space.

So, does your sister live in New York?

Yeah, she does.

How often do you see your sister?

Um, like a couple times a week.

Okay.

Yeah.

It's the best, right?

So, I mean, she's she's my everything.

She's great on the show.

She's, oh, oh yeah, I know.

Does she like filling?

Well, she,

I mean, it's funny because she just, she's so herself.

I mean, she literally doesn't change at all, like in front of all the cameras.

I think that, I don't, I don't know if she loves it.

Do you, when you wrote your book, I'm sure you talked a lot about your family, and did you give them like a copy of the manuscript?

I gave them a, yeah, we discussed beforehand.

And did they get a veto?

There was a couple things my mom had me change.

Oh my God.

Speaking of your mom, you went viral on TikTok recently and I was cracking up because I honestly didn't know if you were serious or not.

Yeah, you made this TikTok.

You made this TikTok saying, Oh, I just flew my whole family out.

I paid for this amazing vacation.

They think we're here to have fun, but I'm actually going to stage an intervention on our generational trauma and like all the problems in our family.

And you went so viral, it was so funny.

What did you end up doing?

So I was joking, but at the same time, my mom's a therapist, and anytime our whole family's together, it's therapeutic.

I mean, we talk about our

functionality and our feelings and our issues, and like we can't help it.

We're all very like over the top or whatever, eccentric, I guess.

I don't know.

So, I made that.

It's a it was a joke.

I didn't just bring them there for that, obviously.

Like, I, it was actually supposed to be kind of a healing trip for my mom losing my grandmother.

And, yeah, my mother said something like, I don't know how many more Christmases I have left.

And I was like, Oh, God, God.

And I, and I gutted.

So, I normally don't even spend Christmas with my family.

I always go to Jamaica alone with Kiki.

So, this was like a big special trip to be together.

And it was a joke.

Yeah, but then I ended up kind of talking to them and then putting that up.

Well, TikTok was like lit a flame.

They were like, what was the overwhelming consensus from the comments?

I think some, it was like 50-50.

Like some people were like, you're the biggest narcissist for doing that.

Meanwhile, I actually like went out of my way to do something nice for my family and I was joking.

But then other people were like, good, but you're never probably going to get what you need from them.

And then I ended up talking to them about some stuff.

Solve it.

Yeah, and I didn't get what I needed.

No, it wasn't that productive.

You know what?

It was fine that it was good, it was productive, but that kind of work you have to do on your own anyway, 100%.

What was it like growing up with a mom as a therapist?

It was um,

I mean, I like started doing drugs at age 14.

Oh, right, right.

Forgot about that.

So it was that's all you know.

Like, I don't, yeah, I don't, I wouldn't blame it.

I'm not blaming it on her being a therapist or anything like that.

But for whatever reason, I was like really rebellious and really

had a huge appetite for self-destruction.

You know, it's so crazy because on the show last week we had Josh Peck, who was obviously like a child actor, and now he's like a successful influencer, and he went through four years of crazy addiction.

And it's just so crazy when you meet someone, like our only impression of you is like you on the other side of your addiction.

Yeah, well, but you saw me drinking on season three.

Oh, that's true.

But like it was like fun drinking.

You were amongst like so many alcoholics.

Like you were just one of the girls.

You know, it wasn't like.

Well, when you're surrounded by other people, you're getting blackout drinks.

Even crazy.

Right.

So it's just so weird because for me, like you're so like just calm and you have this like very serene aura about you.

So I honestly can't picture, and it was the same with Josh.

That's all the meds.

I can't picture you in that delinquent space you described.

I was, I was,

if my daughter did 10% of what I was doing, I would be in a grave.

Right.

I don't know how my parents did it.

And how old is your daughter now?

14.

Oh, damn.

Yeah, and she's a great.

She's great.

Yeah.

She's great.

What?

So when you say an addict, were you doing drugs?

Yeah.

What kind of drugs?

Crystal meth, PCP,

acid, ecstasy.

Because I was a raver.

I was a club

club kid.

So that's what you were doing at the clubs.

Like, it was normal.

That is so crazy, crystal meth.

Special K.

Like ketamine?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Like K-holes.

Yeah.

No, when you go out in New York, like everyone's doing drugs, but I don't.

think I've ever seen anyone do crystal meth.

Yeah, well now it's very popular in the gay community.

Oh, is it?

Very, very, very.

But back in the day, it was like, like, have people do like Coke, like it's nothing, kind of, even though they should really be careful because the fentanyl is crazy left and right.

But back then, it was just a club drug.

Because, you know, you'd have to dance for

10 a.m.

How else are you going to do that?

How does one do crystal meth?

You do it.

I mean.

Are you injective?

No, I didn't, but you can.

Yeah.

Like, you would just sniff it.

Some people smoke it.

I didn't do that.

Interesting.

Yeah.

Wow, that's so crazy.

Because you're at the club.

I mean, so i guess you could go into the bathroom and shoot up but you're bringing your needles is like very laborious

yeah so how long have you been off drugs oh i've been like off drugs for a long time god and you are now totally sober i'm totally sober i don't even smoke weed which i actually in my book at that time was like i'm still i smoke weed but i'm completely sober now and in your mind like what What is different?

I mean, I'm sure it's a lot, but like what's different about day-to-day life as a totally sober person?

I mean, I

it's I mean like look I converted to Judaism.

Like I'm on a different crazy thing.

It's like, yeah, you know, mine crazy now is much different than what it used to be.

But the issue is I do have to like check myself because somehow I'm still like maybe have this need for excitement and chaos like I talk about, right?

But I have to like fill it up with other things.

Right.

You know.

Do you have a lot of hobbies?

I do have a lot of hobbies.

And it's kind of crazy how many different things I've taken up since I got sober years ago.

Like ice skating, I became like an adult ice skater.

Not like, I'm not like professional.

I can do like a little waltz jump.

I just don't like.

No, I was going and taking lessons

at Chelsea Piers.

I'm shook.

Yeah, and I would always see Jonathan Van Ness there

because he would be taking the lessons in the morning at the same time.

And I was like, oh, shit.

But it's amazing.

Like, really, you know, listen, drugs are fun if you're not an addict and an alcoholic, you know, and if you can do them recreationally, I totally believe.

Like, listen, like taking acid, I've was like I had spiritual experiences.

Like I'm not against it, you know,

for people if it works for them.

But but have but being an addict is like fucking dark.

And it's like a lifelong.

It never goes away.

Right.

I can't like just start, I can't have a glass of wine.

Really?

Yeah.

No, never.

Did you find being amongst the women at the beginning of your journey on Real Houses in New York to be really testing yours?

So it was interesting because I had relapsed a few months before I got casted or knew I was going to be on the show.

And then I was like, oh my God, I'm going to be on a reality show and I'm drinking again.

I know that that's a disaster waiting to happen, but I just couldn't stop.

So I wasn't ready.

But

I can't lie.

I'm happy that the year I did drink, I was drinking with like Dorinda and Sonia and Ramona.

Like, that's what's

awesome.

It's them.

It is them.

When we see the women, like, in some of the states we've seen them in, like late at night, how many drinks are we having?

Oh, my God, like 20?

Yeah, like it's just all night.

They're not, they're like

tanks.

It's they're they're I've never seen anything like it.

Like I remember one night like me and Luann went out and after filming we were out till like four in the morning and we had to we had to fucking show up at 9 a.m.

I took her she took me to some place on the upper east side.

I took her to one oak like it was

it was awesome.

And then like the next morning we had to show up at like 9 a.m.

for us, you know, to film.

And it was when Ramona, I said, bitch, I elevate that shit.

It was was that I think it was it was that day I had to show up that day I was so hungover I show up and like oh I'm sorry no it was after Halloween Halloween oh Luanne shows up and is like bright as a daisy like nothing like no issues and I'm like like no makeup like one of my producers is like what the fuck like you look like shit you know and I'm like how do they do this how she's next level I don't know how they do it that's and especially at their age because really the older you get the worse your hangovers get you would think so you would think but no they're machines.

No, machines.

Ramona is the best, though.

Because she never even gets drunk.

She gets sloppy.

No, she gets drunk, but like she doesn't.

It's different.

She doesn't like get like in trouble.

Yeah, that's true.

She

shits.

What are you?

Yes, she is known.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if...

I mean, that's pretty bad.

I wouldn't be surprised if one of the people who writes in on Unburden Yourselves is Ramona because people are always talking about getting drunk and shitting their pants.

Apparently, it's like a big thing.

Thank God that never happened to me.

I mean, it came close.

I just recovered from the stomach flu, so I can no longer say that that hasn't happened to me.

But it wasn't out of my control.

It was no, it's happened to me with stomach flu.

She's not drunk.

Yeah, there is a stomach flu going around.

I don't know if you know that.

And I just want to encourage you because I didn't know that it was going around.

I just want to encourage you to be really safe.

Okay.

It's no fucking joke.

I know.

No, I know.

I saw you laid up in bed, but I have an IV.

By the way, I have an IV vitamin guy for you.

Uh-huh.

That is.

Oh, yeah.

You were telling me.

Yes.

He's the best.

Okay, let me know.

He's like my little secret.

Like, he's.

There's really nothing an IV can't fix.

Yeah.

I love IV.

But I accept I was getting them so much when I had COVID, and I think it like made me crazy.

When did you have COVID?

Which strain?

I had the, I think I got it at Bill Bouquet.

So I had the Upper East Side Bill Bouquet strain.

Oh, so it was like the really snobby.

Yeah, it's like that really like rich strain.

Oh man, that's so funny.

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How often do you change your sheets, Lee, McSweeney?

Once a week.

Yeah, me too.

I mean, it's when my cleaning lady comes into that.

Me as well.

Yeah.

And it's just like there's...

Or else I wouldn't do it for like a month.

No, no, before I had a house.

I'm still like perioded all over it.

And then that's when I change it.

What is your policy on eating in bed?

Some people are like really against it.

Oh, I would fucking do it in a heartbeat.

I just don't do it.

Like, I haven't been doing it, but like, I'm totally with that.

Yeah, me too.

I think there's literally nothing better than posting up in bed eating.

Yeah.

But if I have a dog and I know you have pets.

I don't have a TV in my bedroom.

What?

I know.

So.

Said an intentional thing.

Yeah, I think just like one TV.

My daughter has one in her room that she uses for video games, but like I feel like two is like enough.

Like I can't like have one in my room.

Oh, that's so interesting.

I'd be watching it too much, you know?

I've been all about, like, I'm really trying to do like sleep hygiene lately.

What's that?

It's like really

like turning your lights down after sunset, like making sure everything is like, you know, so your circadian clock can like be like a caveman's.

Interesting.

Is it working?

I think so.

I've been sleeping well, like not being on your phone.

You know, it's all about that blue light.

Yes, that actually is a real thing.

It's a real thing, you know.

Trying to read before bed maybe instead of watching TV.

I haven't been great at it the last couple nights.

What's the last book you read?

The Anatomy of Anxiety.

Ooh, dark.

It's great.

No, it's so good.

I'm not into like,

I just like to read like fictional books about.

Now I'm reading a fictional book called Lucky.

Cute.

Yeah.

Do you have a Kindle or are you a hardcover girl?

I have a hardcover.

Yeah, no.

It's just like, who is a space?

We live in New York, you know?

Yeah.

I don't have space for books.

That's true.

Oh, I love, I know, I have so many books.

I know.

And it's like, what do you do with that?

I know they're right now in my TV media console.

Two.

That's like where they are.

Like, they're all there.

Literally same.

Okay, let's keep going with the stories because Kim Kardashian's on Good Morning America this morning and Robin Roberts is asking the tough questions.

She's asking her to clarify her get your fucking ass up and work comments.

Obviously that little sound bite went so viral on TikTok and all other platforms, but TikTok as well.

And people were like really hella pissed at Kim being like, you're so privileged.

What are you telling us to work?

Like you're a billionaire.

You grew up with a maid.

And then Robin Roberts asked her about it.

And I feel like it's crazy.

Like, I can't recall a time in recent memory where Kim was like addressing a controversy.

But what she said was, well, that statement that I said was without questions and the conversation around it.

It became a soundbite really with no context.

And that soundbite came off the notion and the question right before, which was, after 20 years of being in the business, you're famous for being famous.

And my whole tone and attitude changed with that previous question that went into that question about what advice I would give to women.

So I guess she's basically saying...

She still said no one wants to work.

Right.

She said, it wasn't a blanket statement towards women or to feel like I don't respect the hard work or think that they don't work hard.

I know that they do.

It was taken out of context, but I'm really sorry that it was received that way.

I mean, maybe she just said something and like, people shouldn't take it as gospel.

I know, I know.

You know what I mean?

I'm just not that serious.

It's not that serious.

It's just not that serious.

But that's like, and maybe Kim isn't perfect and she has some like problematic fucking or whatever.

Like, no one, like, we're human.

Like,

it's not.

that deep.

It's not that deep.

I agree.

It's just not that deep.

The other thing is, like, yes, okay, they grew up, you know, with a maid in Beverly Hills and blah, blah, blah.

They still, like, I mean, I know a lot of people grow up like that.

And they're not able to turn that into.

Right, exactly.

They, like, you know, so I'm not even, I'm not a fan or a hater of hers.

I'm pretty, like, neutral with her.

I've never watched one of the, I've never even seen one of those shows.

I know, I haven't.

That's insane.

Yeah.

But you're also a Julia Fox girly, right?

You're friends with Julia?

Yeah.

So what does that mean for you?

Oh, that's right.

Right.

Even though I don't, Julia and and Cameron.

I don't think, yeah, I don't think there was any static between them.

When that whole thing was going down and like you're like, I know this girl and she's now like becoming this major deal.

Like, what was going through your mind?

I was like, if anyone can handle this, Julia can.

Really?

Like, she's built for it.

Like, I'm just like, if anyone can handle this and turn it into something good for her,

and not have it be like,

she just, she killed.

I mean, she did a great job.

Yeah.

Like, she went from like dating him only for like three weeks and then bye Kanye and and now she's like at you know the Versailles

fucking Donatella.

Yeah, nobody.

You know what I mean?

That's pretty epic.

Like there's no, no one else is doing that.

Did you get a Birkin?

I didn't get a Birkin.

Fuck.

I wasn't invited.

I know.

Yeah.

That's a problem.

That's a bummer.

That's a bummer.

Yeah.

That was just like such a crazy time in pop culture history.

It was pretty cool.

It was crazy.

And were you communicating with her while it was going on?

No, but I was just watching.

And how do you know her?

And I'm saying this because me and her spoke about it on her podcast.

I was her sponsor in AA years ago.

And we just stayed friends.

She was in some of my Married to the Mob campaigns.

Oh, cool.

Yeah, actually, Jerry Saltz just posted a photo from it.

And I don't even know if he knows that it's her in the t-shirt.

Oh, that's so interesting.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You're so like New York.

Downtown stuff, I guess.

Where'd you grow up?

In Chelsea on 24th and 8th.

But then I moved to Connecticut when I was 14.

Got it.

And then I moved back when I was 18.

Got it, got it, got it.

Oh, man, that's so interesting, the Julia Fox of of it all.

So yeah, Kim,

like, honestly, Kim could do no wrong.

Like, I just love him so much.

And while

people are taking, yes, I think, I do believe it was taken out of context, and people are just like so pressed over it.

But at the end of the day, like, the overall message was just like, if you want to be successful, you have to work hard.

And that's true.

That is true.

I often wonder, though, if Kim is,

she's either like Buddha or like a total sociopath.

She's extremely calm.

It's wild.

Yeah.

Like how?

She said, I always reference this moment on like the last episode of the old e-show when like the Kanye stuff was like starting.

She said calmness is her superpower.

Like that's really how she gets through life.

And I was like, never been more jealous of anyone in my life because I'm like, what is calm?

I've never been calm in my life.

I'm calm when I'm sleeping and like that's it.

Maybe she has a really strong faith or something.

Maybe they are.

I think they are pretty religious.

Yeah,

but it's like scary with her.

It's like either very sociopath.

She either like doesn't have feelings or she literally is like Buddha.

Like I don't know.

No, that's a really good call.

I also think like the Kim that we know, like I don't think we know like 80% of Kim's actual personality.

Yeah.

That's just what I think.

That's interesting.

I could see that.

Which Kardashian do you feel like most, like, do you associate with?

You're getting Kendall.

Really?

Yeah, like supermodel.

I don't know if I really.

You don't play that game at your family dinner.

Yeah,

I'm trying to think.

I'm like, I don't know.

Like, my sister's so hot.

So, like, maybe like Chloe, because I felt like the ugly sister for a long time.

And I know she said that she feels that way.

I'm not calling her the ugly sister.

But then I also, like, you know, Courtney just seems like she's doing her own thing and like doesn't care about being famous that much.

So I'm kind of into that.

And she feels like she's in like the season of her life where she's extremely at peace.

Yeah.

Content with her life and her family.

And she's in love.

And there's nothing better than that.

I am definitely not in love.

Do you want to get married again?

I was never married.

What?

Yeah, but we were together.

Right, right, right.

Oh, I didn't know that.

Yeah.

Do you want to be in a partnership or a relationship?

You know what?

I haven't really wanted to, so I haven't been looking for that.

Are you on the apps?

I'm not on apps.

I'm not doing anything.

I have only had sex once this year.

Wow.

And I think I jinxed myself with my tagline from last season, which was I'm sex positive and BS negative.

And then it was like, boom, there's no dick dick anywhere I was like okay I'm still sex positive I just am not having it that is beyond funny

well speaking of the rob of it all our next story actually is not that big of a deal but I did want to get your take on just like co-parenting in general because I feel like we see a lot of people on TV co-parenting and when I think of like the healthy ones I think of you

and Kim and Kanye were just spotted they were at a Saints soccer game oh good there was like paparazzi pictures they didn't appear to be like loving or embracing one another but they were both there that's a good thing yeah I imagine like co-parenting is literally the hardest thing in the world, especially if you fucking hate your partner.

Yeah, like luckily, I don't hate Rob, you know, and I don't think like it doesn't seem like Kim hates Connie.

I think she kind of probably feels for him a bit.

I feel like she's definitely annoyed by him.

Annoyed, maybe, yeah.

But I, you know, if you're a good parent, you put your kid first.

Right.

And that's what you have to do.

You can't really like think about your own ego.

You have to just do it.

But as again, I'm in a fortunate situation

where he never did anything horrible to me or I probably wouldn't be good at co-parenting.

Were you guys like from the start, like once you decided to not be together, were you always in like a good spot?

No.

No.

That was a period.

It was like the first couple years was like rough.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And then we kind of,

it's been an evolution, you know?

And as we've both gotten older and like more mature and just like chilled out, it gets better.

Yeah.

I feel like having a good, like positive, healthy co-parenting space is like, A, the hardest thing to do.

And B, it's like, in my opinion, opinion the most admirable because you have to be so mature and that's just something i'm not well i'm mature in that way but

in other ways

totally well honestly i'm happy for kim and kanye i i feel like we've beat this horse dead like i'm just so over talking about these two, which is crazy for me.

I'm really done with like talking about Kanye.

He's really annoying me.

And like all of his tweets, I mean, his Instagrams, like

it's so toxic.

And like, I, I'm really not a principled person.

Like, I'm just kind of toxic.

But, like, I feel like talking about family publicly on social media, like, that is a lot.

And that's something I hate.

And, like, just

imagine how unsettling it is for Kim to like have this person be a loose cannon who you were married to, who knows, like, all your deepest, darkest secrets, seeing you at your worst.

Terrifying.

What's scarier than that?

That is terrifying.

And so, like, but I'm like, is he saying, like, sometimes I'm like, is he trying to, like, are these calls for help?

Is he, is it true?

Like, was she really keeping him away?

But then she said, no, stop.

She said, you You were literally here this morning.

Like, stop.

Yeah, so if that's the case, then yeah, he's completely in the wrong.

Well, and he has been, like, very open about his struggles with mental health.

And it's clear.

Yeah, that's why I have a soft spot for him.

I know.

So it's clear for me, like, this whole thing is him spiraling in that sense.

But also, at the end of the day, it's like, it's still like he's still harassing Kim.

So it's like, where do we, I don't know where to fall.

This is the difference.

I think,

you know, success and wealth has not been good for his soul.

And Kim, it's a different story.

Yeah.

Like she's thriving in it and I don't think that it's been great for him.

Yeah.

And I think especially since he became a father, it's been like more taxing for him.

And I think for her, she's entered like a season of her life where she's so much more secure with the fame and everything.

Yeah.

No, that's actually a really good point.

Well, I just love to see, you know, families coming together because

just a family show, you know?

Yeah, absolutely.

Our fifth and final story is some sad news.

Sadly, over the weekend, the Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had passed away and an autopsy revealed he had 10 substances in his system when he died.

So the Colombian authorities on Saturday said that the Foo Fighter's drummer Taylor Hawkins had 10 substances when he was found dead in his Bogota

in Bogota on Friday.

So the Office of the Attorney General Columbia tweeted the update, which is just like so bizarre.

So weird.

Saying that a preliminary toxicology test found substances including opioids, benzodiazepines, tricylic antidepressants, NTHC, and psychoactive compound in marijuana.

They didn't rule it as the official cause of death and said that the investigation is ongoing and results will be released after they obtained.

I wonder if it was fentanyl.

I know.

So sad.

So sad.

And a lot of celebrities have spoken out about this.

And Miley Cyrus was actually performing over the weekend and she broke down crying.

I think she sang a Foo Fighter song.

So sad, so crazy.

And yeah, new update, 10 substances in the system when he died.

Addiction is really real.

Yeah.

And it's very real.

Yeah.

Like with stories like this, it's just like impossible.

It's just so sad, especially like when someone's at the height of their career, like Foo Fighters is huge.

And he has like three kids, I think.

Oh, that's terrible.

That's horrible.

Horrible.

You just hate to see it.

And

yeah.

I mean, I'm sure in your experience with drugs, I'm sure you've seen a lot of things like that.

I had a lot of friends.

Right.

So sad.

Sucks.

It's terrible.

Well, we're sending his family the best, and we're just going to pivot a little bit to something slightly happier, which is unburden ourselves.

So let me tell you how this segment came to be.

I fell.

Yeah.

I fell at a party.

At a cool party.

Mary Kate and Ashley were there.

Yeah.

And I was wearing these like big dino stomper shoes.

And

so the thing was, is that

I don't know.

And it's kind of the unknown that keeps me up at night.

Yeah.

And so it was like a Friday or a Saturday night and just the the whole weekend, it plagued me.

And I asked my friend Gabe, who was with me, I'm like, did you see?

And he said no.

And like, I knew he was lying.

And then on Monday, I came here on the show and I talked it through with Jackie.

And I really did feel better.

Yeah.

And Jackie let me know that's called unburdening yourself.

Oh, unburdening.

And then I thought, you know, why should I keep this to myself?

Let's open it up to everyone to be able to unburden themselves.

You care about people.

Right.

I'm really just like an empath and I sense other people's trauma.

Yeah.

And so what I wanted to do was open the floodgates for other people.

So every week on Monday, we let three people unburden themselves.

They tell us what they did this weekend that's been plaguing them and then they can officially let it go.

Love that.

We try really hard not to judge them, but again, some people do crazy things and it's not always that easy.

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Okay.

Do you do this every day?

The morning toast?

Yeah.

Yes.

Monday through Friday.

Friday impassive.

Thank you so much, Anna.

Honestly.

Thank you so much for being here.

Like, I just...

No, this is, you're like a mogul.

I can't stress it enough how grateful I am.

Ready?

Yes.

Sorry, did I interrupt you?

No, never.

Please, if you have something to say, Leah, this is an open space.

Okay.

Anything else?

No.

Okay.

You let me know.

This past Monday, I had a huge exam coming up.

It wasn't a big deal because because it was my best subject and I studied a ton for it.

My roommates and I walk into the exam and we sit down in the lecture hall along with 230 other kids.

We get the test and begin.

The first few answers are going well.

I knew the material and I felt really good about my knowledge.

I start to feel my stomach churn and I make some noises.

Oh God.

Noises that are so loud around me everyone can hear.

I run out of the room of 230 kids and I sprint to the restroom where I basically had an accident in my pants.

I had to dispose of my underwear in the school bathroom.

I pull myself together and go find the professor and I'm shaking explaining to him what happened.

And I'm crying because I think I stink.

I tried to continue the rest of the exam feeling so embarrassed and disgusted.

And for the entire rest of the exam, I'm sweating and feeling like it's happening again.

I had no idea what I put on the exam, and I never really finished it.

I left and I told my roommates a bit of what happened.

They had no idea what was happening during the exam.

I'm scared to go back to class to check my exam.

Turns out I had food poisoning, and I was in the bathroom for the next two days.

Of course, it had to hit me during my exam.

Oh, my God.

That's true.

She should be able to take her exam again.

That's completely.

I mean, that's a medical thing that's going to be.

Emergency.

Yeah, emergency.

I agree.

And I think when you spoke to the professor, like, he should have been like, bitch, go home and we'll take care of this later.

Especially if you smell like shit.

The thing is, like, with college professors, like, they act sometimes like the exams are life or death.

Like, you could be bleeding out.

It's like, well, you have to finish your exam.

It's like they're so serious.

Like, you can't miss a moment.

Like, your life is going to end.

It's like if you're shitting your pants,

you should be able to go home.

You should be able to go home and sit sit on a toilet.

Yeah.

And that's like the human thing to let someone.

It's a basic human right.

A basic human right is to shit in a toilet.

100%.

I'm so sorry that happened to you.

I hope you can unburden yourself and know it was out of your control.

Trust me, I'm recovering from the stomach flu.

Like, you guys know I went into extreme detail about what happened to me.

Like, sometimes our bodies betray us.

And this is one of those moments.

And I'm so sorry that happened to you.

Yeah, it happened to me too, but not in public.

Yeah, in the beginning of the piece.

We had a stomach issue.

I don't know.

It was bad.

There's literally nothing more embarrassing because it's so out of your control.

And you have to clean it.

It's not like it's.

No, it's horrible.

And then you have to walk around without underwear on because you crapped your pants like a toddler.

Like, it's horrible.

Yeah.

I'm so sorry that happened to you.

I hope you can let this go.

And you know what?

I really would talk to your professor about getting a new test because that ain't right.

Absolutely.

How can you focus on algebra when like you're literally crapping your pants?

At least it wasn't on TV.

Exactly.

Have you ever crapped your pants on TV?

No.

Just Ramona.

Hell no.

No.

Not me.

That was horrifying.

Like, the skid mark's on the floor.

All right, next up.

Thank you for sharing, by the way.

This is an open, safe space.

Good morning, Jackie.

Good morning, Claudia and Jackie slash to be named co-hosts.

Leah, thank you for being here.

My husband thinks it's really funny to annoy the shit out of me.

It's like his love language.

It might turn me into a murderer someday.

So after a shower on days that he's being extra annoying or we're fighting, I take his towel to dry my butt crack.

It's my way of getting back at him

without him ever knowing.

Is that unsanitary?

Probably.

But does it bring me instant relief when I'm very pissed?

Absolutely.

Love you.

Honestly, I love that for you.

But I do feel like there's a problem in your marriage.

Like, maybe you guys should talk about it.

Yeah.

That's a big problem.

Well, that's a good idea.

I just enjoy

him drying off with butt cracks, howl.

Yeah, I know.

Like, and if it's a consistent thing you're doing, like, I don't want to be in nace here, but like, I do feel like there might be a problem in your marriage.

You sound like you hate him.

Yeah, and he sounds like he hates you too.

Like, being annoying.

Get a divorce.

Yeah, being annoying is not a love language.

It's not a personality trait.

It's just you're fucking annoying and no one wants to be around you.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I love this for you.

I do.

But I would maybe explore therapy, couples therapy.

Yep, definitely.

Because it sounds like you two are.

But probably don't ever admit that you did that.

I know.

It's so beyond embarrassing.

And it makes you look fucking crazy.

Nuts.

I agree.

Do not ever tell anyone you did that.

But just know, like, next time you're wiping your ass with this towel, like, think, like, is this what marriage is?

No, it's not.

Like, it's supposed to be fun and better.

So I would.

I know that might not be the answer you were looking for here, but there definitely sounds like there's a problem in your marriage.

Sorry.

All right, here's our third and final one, and it's beyond.

Hey, girly girls.

This weekend, I was out having a good time with my girlfriend and we ended up closing down the bars.

We were drunkenly wandering around the streets waiting to call an Uber to go home because the prices were so high and we were just hoping to wait it out and that they would eventually get lower.

Because it was 2 a.m.

Everything was closed and my bladder was about to explode.

I was asking all these strangers on the street who would listen, where can I go pee?

And one man finally said, you can use my hotel room.

And I did.

I'm not proud and I literally don't trust any man ever, but I really could not hold it in any longer.

So I decided to take the risk of getting murdered and go on in.

Luckily, he was very normal.

And after we pee'd, he asked if we wanted a drink.

We said, no, thank you.

Anyways, I just felt the need to unburden myself because anytime I think about this, I want to die.

I can't believe I trusted my drunken self to a strange man off the street.

Next time, just pop a squat between two cars.

100%.

You don't need to go to anyone's hotel room or a restaurant or anything.

Just pee on the street.

It's totally fine.

I don't want to make you feel worse because you do feel bad, but I just want to reiterate how how dumb this was.

Like beyond stupid.

And trust me, I've been there.

Like I sometimes think about some of the things I did like when I've had like a couple drinks and I'm mortified and like beyond shook.

Like how am I still alive?

So I know the feeling and I'm not trying to make you look bad.

Same.

We just want you to like not get murdered.

Yeah.

And like what's I think like, you know, maybe getting a ticket for like public urination is better than getting murdered in a man's hotel room.

Like I just think it's important that we weigh our options.

Absolutely.

So again, not trying to make you feel bad, but but don't ever fucking do that again.

That is so dumb and moronic.

Well, I hope everyone feels better.

I feel better.

Anything you want to unburden?

Well, you're sober now, so you probably don't have anything to ask.

You know, there's not that much.

That's like, I'm so jealous of that.

No, I'm kidding.

There's so much, but I have professionals.

Yeah, right.

And you probably put it all in your book.

I have a team.

You put it all in your book.

It's all in my book.

That is one big unburden.

100% chaos theory.

Anything you want us to know about the book before we wrap?

It

releases on April 5th.

You can go to my Instagram at Liamob and order it.

I should have brought it and like promoted it.

I know right here.

I should have put it next to yours, Mine's page.

No, every now and then.

So your cover is dope, by the way.

Thank you so much.

Every now and then, I do sadly have to put my book down for our guest's book, but you didn't bring one, so I'll have to promote mine.

That's okay.

Well, it comes out April 5th.

Available everywhere.

It's available everywhere.

You can order it now.

And I hope you love it.

I'm excited to read it.

I'm a big reader.

You need to read it.

Of course.

And I love a good memoir.

And I love, I'm sure there's some good Bravo juicy tidbits in there as well.

There's great.

There's everything.

I can't wait.

So congrats on the book.

Congrats on conversion.

If you have any questions, you want to come over for Shabbat.

Thank you.

Let's do a Shabbat.

No, let's definitely chat about that.

Okay.

Thank you so much for being here.

Everyone, follow Leah on Instagram at Leah Mob.

Her book comes out April 5th.

It's called Chaos Theory.

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