S4 Ep183: Transition Lenses with Ben Soffer: Thursday, October 21st, 2021

Good morning, Millennials.

Good morning.

Welcome back to the morning toast.

Happy Thursday.

I didn't realize I was going to be doing a solo good morning.

Good morning.

Oh, was I supposed to do that with you?

It's okay.

It's whatever you want to do.

Good morning, Ben.

Let me do it again.

Good morning.

Good morning, Jackie.

Today feels like

Thursday.

I was going to say it feels like it's been Thursday, like every day this week.

And like, I've been waiting for Friday, so I'm really happy that it's Thursday, but then it just came out that it feels like Thursday.

And that's good because it is Thursday.

That is good that it feels the way it is.

Yes, exactly.

How are you?

I'm good.

Welcome to the toast.

We haven't done a bungee swange show together.

In quite some time.

In quite some time.

So this is going to be...

Very fun.

It's going to be great.

And we have three days of bonge and swange.

Yes, three days of bungee and swange.

I can't say bonje and swange today.

It's, you know, the countdown because Claudia's out of town.

She landed in Rome.

Everything's looking fabulous.

You know, she's at the Trevi Fountain.

She found friends to take pictures of her.

Very happy for her.

I can confirm that she's currently napping.

She is currently napping.

That's good.

Yes.

She had her day.

She took her scooter through the fountains and now has retired to her quarters and is asleep.

Good.

I'm happy for her.

She needs her sleep.

She does.

She works incredibly hard and she needs her sleep.

Yeah.

She actually, I can also confirm that she slept the entire flight.

Yes, I think she had a very good flight cadence.

She's very lucky.

Yeah, she planned it.

Like she was texting us, like asking, when should I?

no but but she planned it poorly but because her flight was delayed it was excellent that's true you know are you having fomo that you're not there yeah but not not real fomo um i'm sad because it's a dear dear friend's wedding and i really wanted to be there but you wanted to be at the toast more gotta work so and i wanted to be on the toast so like you just you can't miss four days in the middle of October just to gallivant to Italy.

It just doesn't work like that.

I understand.

It just doesn't work like that.

I understand.

I'm sure.

I wish, though.

I really do.

Yeah.

I do.

Especially, I mean.

Well, you get to be here instead, and

I think that's where you're meant to be.

No, it's great here.

It's great here.

The air conditioning is great.

This chair is like fucking the word that Claudia likes to use, turned.

We were just talking before the show started about these couches because it's not something that Claudia and I have ever publicly addressed, but these couches are crazy.

Crazy couches.

And they work.

Oh my god, on my voice.

They work for Claudia and I because we're short.

But anytime someone of you know, average to big sized comes on the show, it's Elf.

It's that scene in Elf with Will Farrell in the classroom.

Yeah.

And, you know, they're just like sinking.

They're sinking.

And now that I'm like pregnant, I notice it more because it's like everything's a struggle.

Like getting out of this couch is a struggle.

Ben wants us to get new couches, and I don't think we're there yet, but

your complaint has been filed.

Yeah, I'm just, I'm just sliding a bit to the right.

Like, I'm sinking into the corner.

So, like, if at some point in the show, I'm like this, it's not my fault.

Okay, I understand.

Yeah, you got to like use your core, hold yourself upright.

Honestly, that's a good call.

It's like I'm at the gym.

Yeah.

Just like holding tight.

The exact same thing, identical.

So, we have a great show for you today.

Ben is going to be helping me deliver the Fast Five stories.

We're going to recap, wait, me.

Real House Does a Beverly Hills reunion.

You guys, I'm really shook and I'm feeling conflicted.

I'll talk you through it.

When did that show air?

Last night.

Ah, yeah.

Yeah, you had no chance of watching it with Claudia out of town.

I mean, I also have no chance of watching it because you don't respond to your texts.

Oh,

Ben's upset with me.

I did specifically text Jackie at 5 p.m.

yesterday saying, is there anything I can watch in preparation for this show?

You sent that at 5 p.m.?

Check.

I thought you sent it this morning when you were having breakfast.

Nope.

And this goes further into my complaint that you are the worst texter on planet Earth.

Okay, you did text me after you said you would bring me an espresso because for tomorrow's show.

I never saw you said, do you want me to watch anything in preparation?

I never saw that you said that.

And then you said it again this morning when you were having breakfast.

All good.

Sorry.

Jackie.

Jackie often forgets to pay her phone bill, so it just shuts.

And then two days later, she pays her Verizon Verizon bill and poof no I'm constantly ignoring Ben's texts that one I did not ignore I actually did not see it's fine I forgive you but very I would have answered something like that and I wouldn't have asked you to watch anything because without context you just would have been confused interesting so regardless I'll explain it to you and I watched the season premiere of Winter House which is Summer House plus Southern Charm go to Vermont for 17 days with some of their non-famous friends who are now going to be famous they go together.

They all go into one house.

It's like 12 people, one house, Vermont.

Interesting.

Yeah.

And they go for 17 days and they film the 17 days and they cut it up into a show.

Yep.

They were desperate for content in COVID.

So that was the idea they came up with.

Pretty good idea.

We'll talk about the execution in the TV recap segment because I'm not convinced.

And I didn't realize that this wasn't where Craig and Page fell in love.

And that's why I tuned in to see their love blossom.

But I don't think they even talked to each other the entire show.

So that's really frustrating.

Sounds frustrating.

Yeah.

Cool.

Anyways, we'll get to all of that.

I mean, we could jump right into the past five stories, but it seems premature.

It seems too early.

Yeah.

So let's do a view.

I mean, let's talk about you.

How are you doing?

How's Spritz Society doing?

I'm doing excellent.

Spritz Society is great.

We actually received a 95 out of 100 on Pure Wow yesterday.

Wow.

Pure Wow.

Can you tell us what that means?

Yeah, PureWow gave us like an unbelievable, unbelievable unbelievable write-up where they scored taste, convenience, quality, and they scored us a 95 out of 100, 20 out of 20 for taste.

They said that the grapefruit could replace a Paloma.

Wow.

I'm just saying.

That's pretty crazy.

That's big stuff.

That's pretty crazy.

So Spritz is going great.

We need to get you in a photo shoot.

Like we need, we need Jackie in a winter photo shoot.

I would love that.

Bump and all.

Bump and all.

Okay.

We could stack the boxes on your bump.

like we could you could be like a circus like you know like a circus act a circus act exactly i don't know if that's what you want out of your bump but i don't know if that's what the bump is for but anyway i can help push product yeah no i mean just just you and just you and stuff and as always code toast for 10 off of spritz society yes at spritzsociety.com toast

10 off um yeah it's going great it's fun it's just like what a what a wild ride so glad to hear that i was actually thinking about you last night because i watched the new New York City mayoral debate, which aired last night.

I don't know if anybody knew that.

I just happened to stumble upon it.

And it was just very exciting, you know, because regardless of who wins,

Bill de Blasio will no longer be mayor.

And that is very exciting for the city, for you,

for the people.

I just couldn't see you.

And I wanted to see you as I discuss this very important topic.

Whoever wins is better.

I agree.

That's the best part.

That's the best part.

It's looking up no matter how you slice it, I think.

You could literally have a five-year-old run and go in office and just like sit there and smile

and it would be better.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So,

but you were giving me some of your takes on last night's mayoral debate or

how are you feeling?

I'm feeling optimistic, honestly.

Well, one, I really don't think it can get worse.

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

Yeah.

Like you think it doesn't get worse and then it does.

But I really think that we have two strong candidates.

They were talking some good ideas last night, and I think it's going to be looking up for New York City.

It's impossible that it gets worse unless we literally elect Adolf Hitler and we go into like 1940s Germany for the Jews.

That really is.

I know it's a hot take.

There are people pissing and shitting in the streets.

As of this morning, somebody sent me a video.

Every day I get this, like, do you get so many DMs?

Flooded.

My DMs are all de Blasio.

Are they all like flooded with images of like New York City trash?

It's trash, but it's also news.

So this morning, there was a couple that had sex on the subway.

Okay.

And by the way, the headline was so funny.

It's like, unvaccinated and unmasked couple has sex on the subway.

It's like,

would it not have been news if

they were vaccinated and masked?

So if they're vaccinated and masked, but they're having sex on the subway, that's fine.

That sounds good.

Very strange.

But yes, having sex on the subway.

And somebody sent me, it's like a video of them like pumping on the subway saying, Ben, you need to run for mayor.

And it's like, it's time.

You think it's time?

I think.

it's not time one day.

I would love to.

Okay.

It's not time.

It's good to have dreams.

It's good to have dreams.

It's a dream.

Just like, what the hell are they doing?

What's he doing?

I don't know.

What is he doing?

I don't know.

It's a train wreck.

For the first time yesterday, so I went to the nick game last night and I went down through Times Square.

I guess I hadn't been through Times Square in like six months.

The lights are blinding.

Like you need to wear sunglasses.

Yeah.

And honestly, there needs to be like a warning at 50th Street, like beware of migraines, like as you cross down, because it's such a, it's such different lighting, and all of a sudden you're just smacked in the face by LG.

I guess that's like an irrelevant comment, but just whoever runs for mayor next or whatever.

You need to get glasses that have like auto shades.

Transitions.

Transition lenses because this is something that clearly affects you.

Yeah, that is just like, I'm not, I'm not willing to be that big of a loser.

And like, I'm sorry.

If I am the guy with transition lenses the problem with transition lenses is when you're when you're caught in the middle of the two so like there's like a time where

when you're mid-transition and somebody catches you you look just so special okay i just i want to say a few things one i think that you could pull it off you you know you wear crocs like you like ugly things

oh my god you have terrible fashion scents

you know like you could make transition lenses lenses cool.

And I do think like transition lenses were at their most embarrassing like when you're in the playground, you know, and your parents pick them out for you and you're going inside and everybody's lenses.

Yeah.

You know, like, but if you're making the choice as a grown man, I think you have to just own it, Lisa, own it.

It's actually such a good call.

Every parent that puts their five-year-old in transition lenses should be shot on the spot.

It's so mean.

They are.

Those poor kids.

Those poor kids are ruined.

Okay, what's

What percentage of kids do you think were punched in the face on the playground that wore transition lenses?

I don't know because I never wore glasses growing up, so I don't associate with glasses problems.

Like, I only know transition lenses are losery from like you, other people telling me.

Jackie.

But wait, let me ask you what's worse.

You know they're losery, not from me.

I think it's a cool piece of technology.

Okay.

Let me ask you what's worse for a kid on the playground.

Transition lenses?

Or like the glasses that have the little clip of sunglasses.

Like, I know what you're talking about.

100% transition lenses.

They are so, so sad for poor little Johnny, who's being beaten up by Chuck, like Big Fat Chuck, as he comes down the slide, and Chuck's just waiting for him and he pounds him into the ground.

But what if Big Fat Chuck was wearing transition lenses?

Big Fat Chuck then would not be Big Fat Chuck.

Big Fat Chuck would be like just like that sad fat kid that's like now a member of the chess club.

His life completely changes.

a parent changes their child's life when they put him in transition lenses but you could be the pioneer for transitioning transition lenses i could and you so many kids would look up to you i could you could make them cool like on your instagram story and then they would they would come home from getting picked on they'd watch your story and then be like ben wears transition lenses it's okay i could i don't know if that's going to be like the hill that i'm going to die on and like what i'm going to pioneer like i think i'm down to pioneer something for today's youth.

I don't think it's going to be transition lenses.

I think they need to be retired.

Honestly, I think that they, it should be like smoking.

You can't wear transition lenses until you're 18 and you can make the choice for yourself.

And you have to like wear a lens.

Your parents can't force you to wear transition lenses.

Wow.

You feel really strongly about this.

Yeah, it's just not nice.

Okay.

It's like naming your daughter Bertha.

Well, we could, you could think about it.

Just think about what I've proposed.

I'll think about it.

Next time you're going through Times Square, I'll be thinking about it.

I'll think about it.

Okay.

Cool.

Cool.

Well, I guess

now, without further ado, we could get into the fast five stories that you need to know before you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast.

We do have a machine that makes the sound.

No, but I prefer it.

And did I beat it?

You did beat the machine.

Yes.

Well, that should be a game.

Beat the machine.

Yeah.

And rerun.

Yeah, nice.

Repair of transition licenses.

You guys should make, you know, those TikTok Snapchat filters where you have to time it up perfectly.

Yes, more like when you do the clap.

Yeah, and you have to time it to the second.

You should do it with the bite.

Okay.

Oh my God, I'm a marketing genius.

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Thank you for this great idea.

I think that the show is just going to take off with that.

Beat the crunch.

Beat the crunch.

Oh, my God.

It's actually so good.

That's really cute.

Yeah.

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I do.

I

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I buy a toothbrush everywhere I go on vacation.

So

I don't travel with a toothbrush.

I used to be like that.

I actually could one-up you in an even worse capacity.

I used to not bring a toothbrush and I would just use Zach's when we would travel.

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Okay, let's get into the stories because we have a nice array of stories.

First up, an update in the Gabby Petito case.

Human remains have been found in the search for Brian laundry along with his backpack and notebook.

Authorities searching a Florida park for Brian Laundry have discovered human remains along with a backpack and notebook belonging to the 23-year-old fugitive, People confirms.

Michael McPherson of FBI Tampa announced the news during a Wednesday press conference.

He did not confirm whether the remains found in the park were laundries.

The area in which the remains were found had previously been underwater.

McPherson said an evidence response team is on the scene and likely will be there for days.

So, this is pretty, you know, suspect and also interesting.

And this is the first update that we've had in a while.

I do feel like people, I'm not the expert on this case.

You know, Claudia and I will say we're not the true crime podcast queens that so many others are.

But I think a lot of people are finding this to be quite suspect and they're not convinced.

What do you think?

Have you been following this case?

Following is a strong, strong word.

I'm aware of this case.

Okay.

I'm aware.

I think that, and I even mentioned it to you this morning, I think that until they confirm that it's his remains,

it's like...

It's us.

It's us.

I agree.

Like you find, how long has he been missing?

He's been missing since September 13th, so over almost a month and a half.

Got it.

And we just find his backpack and his stuff and some tings.

Like, like, perfectly next to his remains.

Not his, even.

I'm saying, perfectly next to remains.

Like, haven't they been searching that park night and day forever?

Well, it was apparently underwater.

Oh, so it just came up.

Mm-hmm.

Seems like a movie.

Yeah, I'm not convinced.

We'll see.

The remains, you know, they'll test them and we'll see if they are match.

I'm not convinced that this is where the story ends, though, right?

Yeah.

I mean, regardless, terrible story.

Yes.

Terrible.

But it is

optimistic to have an update because we hadn't heard much in a while.

Wasn't the thinking, if I'm remembering this case correctly, that he killed his girlfriend?

Yeah.

Allegedly, perhaps.

But then he drowned in a river?

He...

allegedly could have potentially killed his girlfriend.

Then he went back home to Florida and like didn't report her missing, even though they were were like on a road trip together.

And then

you know, that started to look quite sus.

And then he went missing,

but I think intentionally.

He intentionally went missing and killed himself, is the thought.

No, I don't know about that.

I'm just saying, like, this might just...

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Okay.

He could be hiding.

Now this makes more sense.

This could be someone else's remains at the end of the day.

It seems like these are definitely somebody else's remains.

He put the backpack and jacket there so that backpack and jacket there so it would seem like he's there, but really he's partying it up in some other country.

Yeah.

He's fled the scene.

That's my take.

Without having much information.

But also people also think like his parents are covering for him.

There's a lot of possibilities.

But anyway, he's like the most wanted man in

America right now.

Damn.

All right, so then they should probably check the remains.

Yeah.

I think that would be a good place to start.

Yeah, I think that they're on it.

Okay, they're on it.

So we'll keep you posted.

Okay, cool.

But it's some new news.

I know Claudia was getting frustrated that we hadn't, you know, nothing had turned up yet.

Ah, yeah.

Okay.

Well, it seems like nothing has turned up in general.

Perhaps, potentially.

Yeah, this is like the way to new news.

We're on the ship.

It hasn't docked.

Yeah, no.

And a lot of ships haven't docked.

I'm sure you've seen.

No, the ships are out at sea.

The ships are out at sea.

Oh, yeah.

Are you ready for our next story?

Of course.

Some exciting TV news.

Chloe Kardashian reveals a possible premiere date for their family's new Hulu show.

Chloe went on the Ellen DeGeneres show and teased when the new reality show will potentially hit Hulu.

When host Ellen asked when the new show might premiere, Chloe replied, I think in a few months, either end of January, early February.

Ellen said, that's fast.

She said, really fast.

That's the beauty of Hulu.

We're streaming and we get to have a much quicker turnaround than previously.

We're really excited.

Okay, this is something Claudia and I have been

really highly anticipating.

And I just assumed that like with the Hulu show, it was like never going to come out.

And we would just never see it.

I don't know why.

But Claudia was saying that we actually would probably get it in a quicker turnaround time than we used to get Keeping Up on E.

So this is so exciting.

Yeah, sorry.

I was just cracking my neck.

I happen to love that show.

I find it very entertaining.

And I really did like it.

I know some people didn't like it.

It got so incredibly premium in terms of the video quality as the seasons went on.

Like the last Keeping Up with the Kardashian seasons were so high death.

Yeah.

I just think it's a very good reality show, clearly well-funded.

And I assume that the Hulu version will be even more premium because

Hulu.

It's Hulu.

By the way, New Hulu.

Nulu.

New.

Okay.

Nice, right?

Yeah, we'll add that to one of your free ideas.

Yeah, I think we should do Nulu and the Crunch

bar.

Okay, we'll start.

We'll keep a list.

Okay, cool.

Also, I want to get your take because I'm sure you saw that Courtney and Travis got engaged.

And how do you feel?

Like, Travis is one of your emo kings now.

I feel awesome.

I feel awesome because I really feel like, and I've been reading, I'm actually quite educated on this topic.

I was reading Courtney's comments under their

engagement announcement.

And a lot of people are saying that, like, he changed her.

She only wears black.

And it's like, isn't it possible that Travis Barker, like all of the other just like great pop punk

emo

people just inspire people to be themselves?

Like, isn't it?

Because you were saying this was always the real Courtney.

Or she's just happy in general.

Like, I think that he takes so much societal pressure off of her by being somebody that is fully tatted, in a band, like doing his thing.

Like, he just, he does what he wants.

He doesn't, like, Travis Barker is, like, the pinnacle of...

just self-confidence and not doing things for the wrong reasons.

And I feel like he's pushed that onto Courtney, maybe for the first time in her life.

Like, she's being

the person, like throughout all of the seasons, especially the most recent ones, the common thread is she feels like she's being forced to do things that she doesn't want to do.

She's being forced to do the show.

She's being forced to do these photo shoots.

And like finally it seems...

It's not her.

It's not her.

Like this seems like it's her.

Like she's found somebody that isn't dying to be on the show.

Like isn't...

isn't dying to just like take her fame.

Like he's so damn famous and awesome in his own right.

Of course he's going to benefit from this, but um i think that she

i think it's amazing and i think that she's in a really great place it seems like that's so beautiful that and i really like your take on that i would agree with you and i think it's just you know they've been together for like nine months and they got engaged she was with scott for like almost 10 years and like wouldn't marry him and it's like because she knows herself and she knows what she was looking for and she found it it wasn't a matter of like time or you know not long enough it was just like a feeling and i think she's found that feeling yeah for somebody like her she doesn't want somebody that's just gonna just like

be the exact same person that the rest of her family is.

Like I think that she wants her own life.

And like I think he gives her that like separate life away from just yeah, she has her own thing now.

She has her own thing.

And she's never had her own thing.

Yeah, I hear you.

I think you're spitting facts.

Okay, cool.

I think it's really beautiful.

Okay, thank you.

Are you ready for our next story?

I am.

Simone Biles gets emotional discussing the twisties on the Today Show.

She said, I'm still scared to do gymnastics.

So, Simone went on the Today Show and she's sharing insight into her personal

struggles during this year's summer games in Tokyo.

She removed herself from four out of five events due to a case of the twisties, a disorienting condition athletes can experience when they lose air awareness, putting them at risk for injury when they land.

She explained at the time that she withdrew from the competition to focus on her mental health, saying on social media that her mind and body are simply not in sync.

While appearing on the Today Show Show today,

Biles got emotional with host Hoda as she expressed frustration in seeing other athletes able to perform moves she no longer can.

Hoda asked whether Biles still experiences the twisties while performing on the road for the Athleta Presents Gold Over America tour alongside other top gymnasts.

She said, I don't twist.

I do my signature moves on the floor, but that's never affected me.

Everything else just like weighs so heavy, and I watch the girls do it, and it's just, it's not the same.

Hoda asked if that's weird, and she said, yeah, to do something that I've done forever and just not be able to do it because of everything I've gone through is really crazy because I love this sport so much.

But it's hard.

I'm sorry.

And I don't think people understand the magnitude of what I go through.

It's a very sad story.

I'll tell you why it's so sad for me.

Just to bring in some more sports because I know you guys don't get enough sports.

And by the way, there are a lot of sporty total sports.

There are, and I actually saw, we got a question for you.

Let's talk about Simone, and then I'm

going to.

And then we'll do our official sports segment.

But for the people watching that like sports, there's a basketball player.

His name is Markel Fultz.

Incredible in college.

Was drafted number one.

Forgot how to shoot.

Came to the NBA and forgot how to shoot.

He was an unbelievable shooter.

They retrained him to shoot, and his form was never the same, and he stinks.

And that is just, I think, what's sort of happening here.

Well, when you say forgot how to shoot, like, what does that mean?

I think it's similar to the twisties.

Like, I think you just get in your own head, and all of a sudden, you just can't do what you did.

Yeah.

Like you're, there's mental blockers that are stopping you from performing at your best.

Yeah.

And I think I remember like, I mean, obviously the story from the Olympics and like the way that it came out, it was so mental health focused that she just quit because of her mental health.

The twisties are super dangerous.

Like I think about that all the time.

If you're not all the time, I'm not always thinking about this.

But I think about it occasionally.

And it's like when you jump up and you're spinning your heads like

you could you could die.

Like you could fall on your head and snap your neck.

Yeah.

So if you're uncomfortable in the air, you definitely should not be performing that trick.

Yeah.

And to hear that she's still going through that really sucks.

Yeah.

Because it's, I have a feeling it's impossible to get out of.

At least judging by the Markel Fultz example.

Once you sort of lose it, you lose it.

Ooh, I mean,

I don't know.

And it'll be interesting to see.

I mean, I don't think she'll be competing again just because like she's already done so much and she doesn't need to.

And

I think since the Olympics, so much of the other like mental

elements that were playing a part in her performance have really come to light, like especially, you know, last month with the Larry Nasser hearing in Congress and all of the girls speaking and like how she really felt.

this responsibility to still show up to the Olympics to remind USA gymnastics like there are still victims of Larry Nasser who are here and like we need justice and that is so much pressure to put on yourself.

And I think, I think people even now have more of an understanding of what she might have been going through in Tokyo.

For sure.

And so

I'm glad that she's providing even more clarity, but it's a very, it's very sad.

Very sad because she, I mean, she is amazing, but she was an amazing gymnast.

Yeah.

The goat.

The goat.

The goat.

Yeah, well, get well soon.

Yeah.

I mean,

I hope she returns to form.

But it's interesting.

It's like, does she really retire on this?

Like, I know she's super decorated, but like, if it was me, I would do everything that I could to try and go out the way that I wanted to go out.

So I'm sure that she will perform again because.

Well, she's performing on this tour, she said, and she's like just doing tricks that don't require twists.

So they're not things that she could get twisties doing.

But I'm sure, I think she has a long career ahead of her in

areas.

Yes.

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Okay, this was a question that we got for you because last week, Claudia and I were discussing our Super Bowl predictions.

And as it stands right now, who do you think will be playing each other in the Super Bowl?

Who will be playing each other in the Super Bowl?

That's a tough, tough question.

Yeah, there's, you know, it's just speculation.

Claudia said Bills versus Bucks.

Bills, Bucks.

That's a very possible prediction.

That's what people said.

I said Seahawks versus Bucks.

That is a very difficult.

Are they in the same division?

They are in the same division.

Yeah,

so that's impossible.

Zach said it's impossible, but I also think that something will happen that will force two teams in the same division to play against each other.

Interesting.

So that is one of the worst takes I've ever heard.

That is actually impossible.

Okay, every team that I think of is in the same division.

Yeah, so that's why I was bringing up my phone.

Let me just give you a couple of teams that you can pick from.

Okay.

Okay, so

AFC,

Buffalo, New England,

sorry, Bills, Patriots, Jets,

Dolphins.

Any of them?

Do you like any of them?

Claudia took the Bills, and I think they're having a nice go of it.

I don't like any of them.

Okay.

What about the Panthers?

The Panthers are just not good.

It's just a bad thing.

Even with Christian McCaffrey?

Yeah.

And his love for Olivia Culpo?

Yeah, it's just not good.

Okay.

It's just not good.

Okay.

All right.

I'm making my bold take just because I love.

Actually, oh, wait, sorry.

We were doing your take.

Okay.

Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, Browns, Titans, Colts, Texans, Jaguars, Chargers, Raiders, Broncos, Chiefs.

They're all

similar.

Like any of those?

You know what?

Maybe I'll take the Raiders.

Raiders, by the way,

I'm a Raiders fan.

I don't know if you knew that.

They're Las Vegas, right?

Las Vegas.

And where, and the Super Bowl this year is, we were just, it's in L.A.

Yes.

Okay.

And you saw the lineup for the halftime show?

No.

The halftime show is a medley of Snoop Dogg, Eminem.

Hold on.

Let me.

Why can't they get artists that aren't like

old?

No, and also, Claudia and I were saying, like, I don't like a medley.

I like a one-star show.

Me too.

I love Eminem.

I'm excited for it, but like.

Snoop, Eminem, Dr.

Dre, Mary J.

Wige, Kendrick Lamar.

Ooh.

It's interesting.

Yeah.

They're doing like a little festival thing.

It's interesting.

I like that you picked the Raiders, by the way.

Okay, so Raiders versus Bucks.

Is that something?

Yeah, Raiders, Bucks.

Let's go with that.

I'll go with that too.

Wow.

Raiders, Bucks stream.

Raiders, Bucks, you guys.

You heard it here first.

And everybody's going to be confused.

Like, Ben, why are you in New York and rooting for the Raiders?

We didn't say rooting for.

I mean, no, I root for the Raiders.

For sure.

But these picks are just based on what I'm seeing.

Yeah.

Okay.

Well, they're not based on what you're seeing.

Well, I do see, I do see, you know, the Cowboy game anytime it's on because it's like in the Zach's watching.

And I think the Cowboys are, you know.

They stink.

They leave a lot to be desired.

Yeah.

And so I judge what other team they're playing.

Like, are they worse than the Cowboys?

Or are they okay?

Yeah.

Or was it a landslide?

The Raiders, fun team to pick.

It's good.

Okay, so you're a Raiders fan.

That's your number one team?

Raiders are my number one team.

I was a Giants fan.

I was.

The truth is, and everyone's going to say, you can't switch.

You can switch when you're a Knicks fan.

When you're a Knicks fan, you only see losing seasons.

I cannot spend money every single year and give my heart to multiple New York franchises that let me down.

I need to root for one winner.

So I picked the Raiders.

They felt like they were on the up and up a couple of years ago.

Now they're in Vegas.

Derek Carr, Darren Waller, Josh Jacobs.

The team is good.

The team is good.

And fun.

Okay.

Not great, by the way.

There's a solid chance they don't make the Super Bowl.

I'm just letting you know.

That's okay.

I don't have to pick up.

But it's a nice pick personally.

It's just like fun to have, you know.

Claudia is so good.

What, she do her research?

No, she didn't.

By the way, Bill's Bucks will be the Super Bowl.

Wow.

That's pretty nuts.

No, I was going to ask you.

So New York is like, you know, the greatest city in the world, allegedly.

Yeah, sure.

Why are the sports teams like comically bad in every category, except for the Yankees?

I think that they're putting some respect on the city.

The Yankees have

historically spent the most money in the history of sports to remain competitive.

And that's why the Yankees always...

do well.

Even the Yankees, though, have been in a bit of a dry spell.

Like they're, they're still, they win games, they have great teams, but they got knocked out in the wild card game.

Like they didn't even make, technically make the playoffs this year.

The Mets, I mean, we're huge Pete Alonso fans here.

Love him.

Dear friend.

The Mets had a great team.

Didn't make the playoffs.

The Giants stink.

The Jets stink.

The Knicks are finally.

The Knicks, by the way, might be the best New York team.

Right now.

Right now.

They won last night.

It was crazy.

The Brooklyn Nets

can all drown.

So we don't don't talk about them on this show.

There's way too much going on there.

They're a super team that lives in Brooklyn.

I don't even consider...

Brooklyn is, it's just...

Just go over there.

Okay, so then what about like the Rangers?

I don't follow enough hockey.

I have to assume they're good.

The Rangers are always respectful.

The Rangers are always respectable.

They're always respectable.

But back to the Giants and Jets.

One.

We cram them into the same stadium.

It can't be easy to do that.

They just alternate games in the same stadium.

Nobody really has a home.

I think it's difficult to share a home.

Yeah.

There's no home court advantage because they share a home.

I think it's very difficult and strange.

It's like if the Cowboys and Panthers played in the same stadium.

Yeah.

It's weird.

That is weird.

I didn't realize that was the same thing.

And MetLife is just Jets and Giants.

I didn't realize that was the situation.

Very odd.

And I think that that might hurt them.

No one's working on building a new stadium.

No.

There's always a new stadium being built.

There should be.

But they just built MetLife and it was like a trillion dollars.

So no, I don't see a new stadium coming.

They both have young quarterbacks.

Zach Wilson, Daniel Jones, rookie quarterbacks, young quarterbacks.

It's just tough to win with them unless they're like really amazing.

You know who has a nice quarterback?

Who?

The Bills.

Josh Allen's amazing.

I was watching a package on him.

Yeah.

And he.

What is his package?

Like, just, you know, he was being interviewed by a reporter.

Like, they went, you know.

Is that what they call it though?

Like, it's just like a little package of like...

Josh Allen promo.

Did they make that up?

Did you make that up?

No, no, it's like, it's an industry term.

That's a term.

Industry term.

Yeah, it was like a package that they did, some like Josh Allen propaganda, but it was.

He's very, very good.

Yeah, no, he seemed like he had a good head on his shoulders, and I think that's important in sport.

And he's just like good at football.

And that's important, too.

Yeah, that's probably the most important.

As opposed to having a good head on his shoulders.

I think they go hand in hand.

They do.

No, if you can have both, total package.

Total package.

But yeah, the Jets and Giants, yeah, playing in the same stadium, young quarterbacks, great fan bases, but in the end of the day, it's just maybe the pressures of New York are just getting to them.

I think the pressures of New York got to the Knicks for a long time until they had a really great coach that just came in, Tom Thibodeau.

He was the coach of the Bulls, the old Bulls,

like really just known for being a tough coach.

Yeah.

No bullshit.

I think in New York, it's very easy to sort of lose yourself.

Go to the clubs.

Yeah, I think there's a few cities like where that, where that could happen to some of the players, you know?

And I think New York is one of them.

And I think there are probably other cities that have the opposite effect, you know, that are really grounding, very like family-oriented.

That's why the San Antonio Spurs have been like the best, the most consistent team for the last 25 years.

Because of the environment.

Yeah, Greg Popovich was their coach and created a wholesome environment in San Antonio, Texas, where these guys just love to play basketball.

And they won

consistently over 70% of their games for 20 straight years.

That's such a beautiful story.

Have they made a movie about that?

They should.

They should.

They should.

The wholesomeness of San Antonio.

Yeah.

Even though I don't think that that's really what it is.

Like, I think Greg Popovich was like a.

No, but like whatever he was doing, like.

Oh, he was doing great stuff.

It could be like the next money ball.

Yeah, and his team.

I mean, there's definitely a movie, a movie there.

Yeah, free idea.

Yeah, that's a third free idea.

Okay, ready for our next story?

It's actually some news about you that you spoiled earlier in the show.

But

PureWow

gave Spritz Society a 95 out of 100 on their PureWow charts for aesthetics.

They measure aesthetics, taste, quality, functionality, and value.

Yep.

Do you want to go through all the scores?

Yeah, we can go through all the scores.

Value got 17 out of 20.

Yep.

Functionality, 20 out of 20.

Quality, 19 out of 20.

Aesthetics, 20 out of 20.

Taste, 19 out of 20 for a total of 95 out of 100.

That's an A.

It's an A.

Yeah.

It's my first A.

I can say that I very rarely in my life have gotten a 95 out of 100 unless I cheated.

And this is just wonderful press that was really, really exciting.

You love to hear it.

And also because, you know, until you order the cans, you can't really taste the product.

So it is valuable to hear from other people on their experience with the taste

for the customers.

Yeah, 100%.

So pure wow endorsed.

This is good tasting stuff.

I'm really, so excited.

I'm going to have to bring

a case with me to the hospital.

I was going to say.

This is going to be like the first thing I do.

I don't know if I could actually do it because with like breastfeeding and stuff, like I'm going to have to wait.

No, but we're going to throw you a sickening welcome back to drinking party.

Okay.

And you're going to need to have a migraine pill on hand because you're going to get a terrible headache.

I just know you.

Okay.

Oh, I was thinking that we'll get back to the pirouathing.

I got targeted for these holistic beads that you like put on your ear in pressure points that you like, apparently it's some ancient medicine that really helps with migraines.

Interesting.

I was going to send it to you.

Well, you know, I don't want to jinx anything.

Have you been good?

Things have been good.

First trimester, and my headache doctor actually told me that this would happen.

She said that women who have migraines do really well in the second and and third trimester.

She didn't talk about the first, so I was like, okay, must be bad.

First trimester was blindingly painful.

But I don't want to jinx it.

Knock on wood, please.

Like, don't come for me.

It's been okay.

And

I do have some natural remedies, and I've added magnesium and B12 into my vitamin lineup.

And I think that's really helped.

But also,

I realized that I clenched my jaws so tightly when I was sleeping.

And then I started to wear night guards because also my teeth shift.

And I thought that night guards were helping.

I think that they were, but I was still clenching so hard.

And so now I've started to relax, like be really mindful of my jaw when I sleep.

And I don't wake up with the migraines that I used to.

I don't know if it's just because, like, if that has nothing to do with anything, but things have been really quiet.

That's good.

And you're a migraine sufferer as well.

I was going to say, I feel like you absolutely never talk about your headaches on the show.

You do?

I don't talk about them on the show.

If I have one on the show, I like let everyone know.

That's why I have a watery eye or like I'm looking like,

frowny.

Um, no, but I'm always talking about my headaches.

Yeah, I mean, we both have very hazily eyes.

You think it has to do with eyes?

I'm 100% sure that true migraines that where we're sensitive to lights are eye color for sure.

That's a fact.

You can Google it.

It sounds like another case for transition lenses.

Yeah, no, by the way, 100%, you're right.

I'm just like not dying on that hill, as I already mentioned.

Okay.

But

yeah, so those beads are, those beads are pretty good.

I also noticed, I think that people have, if you follow me on Instagram, you'll know that I've started to wear breathe right strips.

We did, you know, Theo showed up the other day.

You know, with it in his fucking foot.

I wanted to kill myself.

With a breathe right strip in his foot.

He was eating his foot, and we're like, okay, sometimes I've seen Brew eat his foot.

It must be tasty.

And then he started chewing on something, and we're like, oh, he got something out of his foot, and it was Pop's Breathe Right strips.

I'm just, first of all, Theo, I am so sorry.

Second of all, you're so resourceful.

Like,

he managed to get what was bothering him out of his own foot.

He didn't need us to help.

He's a healer.

He's a healer.

Yeah.

He is.

How is Dew today?

He's wonderful.

He's wonderful.

He's currently on a walk, gallivanting across the city.

Probably just ate somebody else's duty.

And

he's just like having a great time.

Probably a human.

Yeah, for sure.

For sure.

I think we were talking about Pirwao, and then we got sort of off track.

But the only thing that I want to say, first of all, thank you, Pirow, for the honest and wonderful review My personal favorite flavors are grapefruit and pineapple orange is still delicious and so is lemon

But grapefruit got a 20 out of 20 wow wow and honestly this shit's gonna win an award and if you haven't tried it You've gotta really have to like the we would never make a product

You can attest to this that we didn't want to drink all the time.

Yeah.

Claudia does not drink any hard seltzer anymore because we made something that she wanted to drink.

And at the end of the day, Spritz Society is that drink.

So just wanted everybody to know, you can go spritzsociety.com, use code toast, 10% off.

But also,

not so soon, but soon, you'll be able to buy it in some local stores.

Ooh, that's exciting.

Which is pretty exciting.

Yeah, that'll be fun.

It is.

It's, I mean, it's all fun, but yes.

Pure wow, thank you.

Appreciate it.

Awesome.

Well, let's get into our fifth and final story, which will lead into our TV recap.

Lisa Rinna said that Scott Disick's DM.

Oh, you know, we do this thing here at the show.

We do a song.

Oh.

For the final story.

Okay.

And I do think that you could provide value.

Okay.

You want me to sing it?

No, no, no.

Oh.

Do you have...

Okay, so hold your triangle at the top.

Everyone, you can lower the volume right now.

And it goes like this.

it's the final story.

Did it do do

do?

Oh, did it do do

to do?

Did it do?

It's the final story.

Da da da da.

Da da da da da.

Da da da da.

Da da da da da da da.

Da da da.

Thank you very much.

Doesn't that feel good?

It does.

Honestly, in another life, I could have been a canter.

I did the seventh bracha at your wedding.

You did.

I did the seventh bracha at Olivia's wedding.

And I was asked to do the seventh bracha at my dear friend Matthew Hardoon's wedding, marrying his lovely bride, Adina Safdie.

So that's not only family asking me, that's because I'm known in the trades as a great cantor.

No, you are.

And I definitely, I don't know if you, because you don't watch this show.

I do

not know what's going on.

Yeah, no, no, it's fine, but we do have some plans for you for like an upcoming Briss.

Oh.

You know, we're going to put you to work.

Ooh, nice.

Okay.

And also, I feel like in another life, you and Claudia could have made like the most beautiful cantorial duo.

Totally.

Oh, you've been.

Sounds so sad.

You've missed your friend.

That would have been so nice.

Like 3,000 years ago, we would have been it.

But why not today?

You guys could be the digital cantors.

Yeah, I think that that would have a similar hit to the transition lenses on

the digital cantors who wear transition lenses.

Yeah, no, it's a good, it's good.

Again, I'm not going to die on it.

Okay.

But you'll think about it.

I'll think about it.

But so I just want to make sure I'm not being asked to do any moal duties.

No, Claudia offered your moyal duties.

Got it.

So she offered my

snipping duties.

The snip.

Yeah.

When

was that?

That was like five years ago.

No, that was like two or three years ago.

It was first toast studio.

Interesting.

Cool.

Yeah, good times.

Great times.

I'm sure that baby of the births you went to is like three years old now.

For sure.

I'm trying to remember whose baby it was.

Yeah.

But yeah, I'm happy to perform any singing duties.

I wasn't doing any snipping.

We'll talk about the run-up show.

Okay, cool.

So now it's time for our fifth and final story.

Now I feel prepared to get into that story, which is that Lisa Rinna shared last night on The Real Houses of Beverly Hills Reunion Part 2 that Scott Disick's DMs played a role in the Amelia Hamlin breakup.

So Scott Disick was dating Amelia Hamlin.

Do you know who that is?

That is Lisa Rinna's daughter, correct?

Correct.

Yes.

I know a lot about this franchise.

Oh, yes, you do.

Claudia has shared that with us.

So they were dating for almost a year and nobody, absolutely no one was here for it.

Not a soul.

Yeah, no.

Including like her own parents, whatnot.

And then they broke up around the same time that Scott sent that DM to Eunice.

Do you see that story?

You know who Eunice is?

Like, is he in like

Benjamin's?

Yes.

Yes.

Courtney's ex is Eunice.

They dated.

What?

Courtney and him dated?

Yeah, for like a long time.

Oh, I didn't know that.

It was not it.

Oh, no.

So

he DM'd Eunice.

Scott Disney DM'd Eunice a picture of one of the pictures of Courtney and Travis like making out on a boat like in bathing suits like very you know um PDA.

And he's like, yo, what's up with this girl?

And Eunice like responded something like, she could do what she wants.

And then he screenshotted it and put it on his story.

So like everyone saw that like Scott was like DMing Eunice talking about Courtney, including his girlfriend at the time, Amelia.

And now, and then

a few days later, it came out that they broke up and it seemed like one had to do with the other.

And so Lisa Ryna is confirming that it did have something to do with that.

That's a crazy story.

It was really crazy.

It was shocking, especially because...

Why is Eunice such a snitch?

That's like crazy.

Well, I think it was like an opportunity for him to come off looking really good.

You know, because he then sent a very, you know, appropriate response and then shared.

Because he was putting it online.

Right.

That's crazy.

I know, but it's also.

How did I miss that story?

I don't know.

It's also crazy that Scott would reach out to him, especially because like Scott is still a member of the family.

Yeah, like I guess, but like DMs are like, they're not meant to be screenshotted and posted.

They're much like texts.

That's crazy.

Be careful.

But they're not friends.

They didn't have any previous DMs.

Oh, they're not friends.

They're not friends.

Oh, so then.

He was just like being a shit starter.

That's weird.

Yeah, it was very weird.

The whole thing's weird.

I know.

What an odd story.

That's what we do here.

We share odd stories.

Holy crap.

So.

I'm perplexed.

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Real House Eyes of Beverly Hills reunion part two.

Recap.

Let's get into it.

It was very much, so I'm actually appreciating what they're doing in this reunion.

Usually, it's a four-part reunion.

Usually we get three on a season with some tea.

So this is a very big one because of the Erica Girardi situation.

I'm sure you're familiar.

I am.

So usually they save all of the tea for the last episode of the reunion, but it seems as though Andy is asking questions like in between other segments.

So we're getting like Erica's stuff every episode and Housewives drama.

So I actually, I've been very,

I don't know what the word is, but I've been very

suspicious of Erica most of the season.

Ever since we saw like Housewife and the Hustler, and you know, we've been hearing about what Tom was allegedly doing.

I've very, I really, you know, was not keen on her.

I still don't know what I believe, but I do believe that Erica is doing a great job in this reunion.

She is crawling out of this hole.

She's a fighter.

And I think that she made some fair points.

And she answered really every question that she could.

There was only one question that she couldn't answer, which was how she got the money to even like leave Tom when she said like she gave him all of her paychecks from the show and everything that she ever made, like like he handled for her so she didn't like have credit cards that he didn't he would just you know if she left he would cancel her credit cards so and he asked like so how did you get money to like rent a house and a car and all these things and she said she couldn't share

because it has to do with her divorce proceeding which I can understand the only question that I felt like she skirted which has been a big question for me

She's always said she was married to Tom for 20 years.

You know, they got married when she was 27 and he was 60.

So there's always been this really big age difference difference between them.

And she's loved him for 20 years.

And she said, I thought I was going to hold this man's hand until he died.

And now she's blaming a lot of the degeneration of their marriage on his

mental deterioration.

She said that he has, you know, signs of dementia and Alzheimer's and he became a really difficult person to be married to.

And Andy asked her, like, you know,

you said you would be with Tom till the end.

Now things are getting difficult.

And you leave him just as he needs you, just as he's like getting sick and deteriorating.

And she went into the story of how when he crashed his car, she found him and took the pictures and took him to the hospital and called all these doctors asking for advice.

But that didn't answer the question of like

the premise of you said you would be there with him till the end and now things are going south with him as a person and you leave.

So that was the only thing to me that stood out as like, I still don't have the answer to that question.

You know, the timing of the divorce is very weird.

She left him like one month before he gets hit with all of these lawsuits.

Do you know what the lawsuits are?

He, can you remind me?

Yeah, this isn't a quiz.

No, no, it's, I know that he defrauded a bunch of people.

So he was a lawyer for like victims in cases where, like the Eric Brockovich case, he would like do civil

class action lawsuits against like big companies on behalf of victims who have been like severely damaged or

otherwise from these big companies.

One of them, that was a famous case of his.

More recently, the Lion Air flight that had gone down a few years ago, it was like a Boeing plane.

Lion Air?

Lion Air.

It's an airline.

It wasn't based in the U.S., but it was a flight that

malfunctioned and went down.

Everyone died.

And he was a lawyer on behalf of all of the victims, the families of the victims.

Oh, my God.

And the families of the victims alleged that they never got paid from the money that was supposed to come from.

He embezzled that money.

There were other victims who are also coming forward and filing lawsuits against him.

They, uh, you know, some they

were like wronged by companies like in the gas industry.

Their house exploded.

This, what, like, if you watch the and they won, and he kept the money and never gave it to them.

Yeah, he would, like, he would leave them like voicemail saying, you know what, I'm gonna like invest this money for you, it'll be better, you'll get more money.

And he was embezzling that money, allegedly.

It's really, it's the worst of the worst.

That's crazy, right?

And he he was like this big shot, big time lawyer.

He was like the guy.

So there's a lot that, you know, she has to answer for having been his wife.

Anyways, so she divorces him a month before all of this comes to light.

So it's like, did you know that this was coming to light?

That's why you divorced him.

Are you divorcing him to hide the money that he stole so that only he's liable?

But I don't think that that's true in any sort of way.

They're coming for her.

If she's not, I don't think they're in cahoots on this.

But, or did you get out like right before the ship was sinking?

And she really, you know, maintains that it has nothing to do with any of that stuff, that it was just, you know, the marriage between them was no longer a loving marriage, but it wasn't a loving marriage because of perhaps these health issues he was suffering, and you said you were going to be there till the end.

So I just didn't feel like she answered that question.

Why should she have to be there till the end if he's a criminal?

Well, she won't say.

She's,

she hasn't conceded that he's done these things.

She says that she doesn't know and that she never knew.

But maybe she doesn't know and she never knew.

Oh, I understand.

So you can't say you don't know and you never knew.

And then also says that he's not a bad person.

And also say, I'm leaving him because he's a criminal.

Yeah.

That's where things get sticky.

Yeah.

Interesting.

I wonder if there's anything in there, like sort of like when you leave a job, a non-disparagement.

Like, I wonder if she speaks ill of him publicly.

Everything she says on the show, bad, good, otherwise,

is being used in court.

So she has to be so careful.

It's being used in her divorce proceedings and in these legal cases that are being filed against Tom and her.

Yeah, so I'm sure.

She's in a very difficult position.

So I'm sure that she legally cannot say anything

incriminating.

Right, but she also has to do her job and be on the show.

So it's very clear, at least to me, is that

she didn't know because

she didn't know that these things were happening.

How would she know that these things are happening?

How would she know that he's defrauding victims when it's his?

He's the lawyer, she's not the lawyer.

Yeah.

They have different, like, you don't share all of your life's work with your husband and you're the same.

Like, work is work.

But obviously, it came to light.

Maybe she heard a voicemail or something, divorced him.

But now, in these

proceedings, she can't talk about it.

It's clear as day.

So I cracked the case.

So, okay, so in that case, then she's innocent.

Yeah.

The call is that she knew that she was, that her husband was defrauding victims and she was spending his money?

Perhaps.

And that also, like, at one point, she has an LLC, and at one point, like, in the you know, height of things, he deposited $20 million into her LLC.

Damn.

But then she says that he ran her LLC.

That,

oh, yeah.

yeah, and it gets sticky.

Yeah, I don't know, I don't know either.

All I'm saying is from last night, I took away from it.

Like, she

don't count her out.

She's she could be back with a vengeance.

She's got a lot on the line.

I think that she's, I think if, you know, back is in back on the show.

Is the call that she's not gonna be back on the show?

Well, if she gets accused of these crimes and convicted, then yeah, no, she probably wouldn't be on the show.

But if she doesn't, then there's no reason why what her husband did.

But Teresa stayed on the show.

Yes, and people do like to

associate the two.

Yes, the difference is that Teresa's husband defrauded the government.

He was, you know, like evading taxes.

And that is a

different sort of crime than stealing from orphans and widows and burn victims.

For sure.

And it was really like Joe, her husband, who was doing those things.

But I guess why is it

more Joe than Tom?

Well, we're figuring, we're trying to figure that out now.

You're saying that if it's clear that it was her, of course she's off the show.

Yeah, no, I don't think it was.

I don't think it was her.

But I'm just saying, I really, when all this stuff was starting to come out, House Indonesia Hustler, I was like, you know, that is it for her.

Yeah.

Close-up shop.

I understand.

But I'm really seeing now how she can come back from this.

And I still don't, I'm still, you know, I don't know what to believe.

And I think that the courts, you know, we'll see what comes out.

But I think if this reunion was a very important conversation, like inflection point in this whole story, and I think she's doing a really good job.

Wow.

She, you know, yeah.

Even if she's not telling all the truth or she's lying or this or that, like, I think she's

turning the tide.

What a tricky little story.

Right?

Okay, so that was the bulk of the reunion.

And anything else that happened was just like Doreen talks a lot.

Yeah, we know.

Kathy Hilton was on and she was crying.

It was really sad and sweet.

Why is she crying?

Just like, so she's on this season.

You know, Kyle is her sister.

And they.

Wait, Kyle's Kathy's sister?

Oh, I didn't know that.

Yeah.

I thought, I knew that they were related.

I didn't realize it was her sister.

Yeah, they're sisters.

And they

weren't speaking for like 10 years because of like Kyle doing this show Housewives with Kim and like airing like family dirty laundry, which like Kathy really like doesn't agree with.

And they were just like crying.

It's easy not to want to go on on a show when you have a billion dollars.

Yeah.

They were just like crying like for all the lost time and

just and I think Kathy, their mom, I don't know when she passed away, but I think Kathy really like misses her and it was just very emotional.

And

I think she like struggles with like what would her mom think of this or that?

And that's why she was always like hard on Kyle for doing the show.

And the other, she also did a show called American Woman, which was a scripted show about her childhood.

And so again, Kathy's like, please stop.

So there's just a lot of history there.

But now they're good.

So that's good.

And I don't really recall anything else of import other than like Lisa Renna living for

the Amelia Scott conversation.

But they were just talking about it?

Yeah, because,

and they talked about it on the show, they were dating.

Lisa was like, I'm not, you know, not here for it.

Meanwhile, she's like, living for it.

But Andy asked about the breakup.

And so we got some information.

But that was about it.

Then I watched Winter House.

I don't, I've never really watched Summerhouse.

Um,

so I'm, I know Kyle and Amanda because I watched the first season a little bit of Summerhouse and like they we've met them and so I know them and then I follow Paige so like that's exciting and I don't know who Luke is and Sierra is fabulous and then I know the southern charm guys Austin and Craig and then there's three new cast members so it felt like it was okay that I didn't know everyone it was a a mix of people.

And I was really watching because you know who Craig Conover is?

I do.

And you know who Paige DeSorbo is?

She's from Summer House?

No.

Okay.

But I know Craig.

They're now dating in real life.

Oh.

They're such a cute couple.

And they're both on the show Winter House together.

So I was like, of course, they fell in love on Winter House.

And that's so amazing.

So I was like, I have to watch Winterhouse to see this blossoming relationship.

But no, Craig arrives at the Winter House with a girlfriend of 10 months named Natalie, who he loves.

She's not in the house, but like he's spoke.

He's in a relationship.

He's not looking at anyone.

Like, he didn't even speak to Paige.

I was just like, what the fuck?

But Paige and him are together now.

Yes.

But apparently,

during the whole course of filming, they never got together on the show.

They got together after the show.

Interesting.

So I'm just like, well, that's annoying.

And anyways, like, so Paige is like talking to another guy.

And actually, Sierra and Austin are such a cute couple.

I'm very much looking forward to that.

It's, it really felt like I was watching like Jersey Shore or something, just like all these strangers put into a house together.

The first episode was tough because it was like everyone, you know, when you like go on a trip with people and like the first night, just everyone's like buck wild, like drinking and like just wanting to like make new friends.

It's just like a lot of chaotic energy.

So I found it to be like a little chaotic.

And the situation with the rooms was really funny.

I don't, everyone's like, Kyle should have gotten the primary suite because he planned the trip and he's it with his fiancée, Amanda.

But like, how could he have planned the trip when this is a show for Bravo?

Like, let's get fucking fucking real.

Nobody, he didn't book the house.

So, if the other girls wanted to take that room, they should have taken it.

He played himself.

Basically, there's 10 rooms, 12 people.

All the rooms are pretty nice, but there is one suite that's like, you know, the master suite that's better than all the others.

Kyle just assumed that would be his because he planned the trip, even though this is a show, there was nothing to plan.

And so, then all throughout the day, all the other rooms start getting taken up.

And he winds up like in a room now in the basement where he has to share a bathroom.

Him and his fiancé have to share a bathroom with two other girls.

And it's like, that's really bad.

But like, like, you could have taken any other room.

I just, I can't, I can't relate.

Yikes.

Yeah.

So, um.

Where does it take place?

Stowe, Vermont.

Oh, nice.

So it's nice.

I do love, you know, the.

But like, when did they film Wonder House?

Last winter.

Oh, okay.

So it is during the winter?

Yes.

No, there's snow, and it's a great vibe.

The house is just really stressing me out because it's filthy already, and it's only day two, and it's just.

Stowe is awesome.

Yeah.

But they need to clean up the house.

Like,

it's just, it's hard to watch.

It's weird that they would film it there, though.

I think they

must, it must have been COVID-related.

Like

driving to a destination that was like not too far from the city.

Yeah, and then Kyle also, you know, grew up going to Stowe.

I guess that's like how they're

framing all of this.

But it's, you know, it's just a show.

Interesting.

And Kyle was on Summer House?

Yeah.

So, um, so far it's good and it's cute.

It's just

very chaotic.

so there was chaos

but it was fun for me because i don't i got to like meet some of the new people and

even like the summer house people who i've not seen like i follow page but i have not seen her on tv so she's literally has the best style like top five bravo lebrity style and it's a pleasure to watch wow yeah wow yeah like like dore you know up there wow cool

So that's our TV recap.

That's our show.

Ben, thank you so much for joining us.

Of course.

It's been a pleasure.

We'll be back tomorrow.

So if you guys have any follow-up questions for Ben.

Is there anything I should be watching?

Tonight, there's nothing on, so you are good.

Should we like pick, I know, like, I'm totally going off book.

Like a movie or something?

I'm going off book.

Should we pick a movie or should we pick a TV show or something and watch it and talk about it?

Is there something topical?

Oh, can we talk about the impeachment?

So Claudia told us that you're loving impeachment.

Love.

And you know what?

Yeah, share your thoughts, but without any spoilers, please.

Impossible.

Okay, so then let's watch a movie.

Okay, we can watch a movie.

We don't have to watch a movie.

Yeah.

You let me know.

Let's just watch something so that I can really be over the weekend.

Yeah, I just want to.

So that on Monday we could recap something together.

Yeah, I just want to be informed on the topic.

Okay.

So that I don't.

Because otherwise, like, I come off and people are like, why do you say that?

And it's because I don't have any information.

Okay.

So I'm just like, you know, I'm just going to go.

Yeah, maybe we'll watch a documentary or something.

Interesting.

Blackfish, again, amazing documentary.

That is a good documentary.

It's like the only documentary I've ever seen.

I think that's a good weekend assignment.

So tonight

we'll peruse and we'll find something that we all could maybe want to watch.

And then we'll talk about it on Monday.

That would be so fun.

And other than that, thank you so much for joining us.

Always a pleasure.

Always

entertaining.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Great stuff.

Great stuff.

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