S4 Ep164: Why Now, Why This Tone-Deaf Initiative?: Friday, September 17, 2021

Good morning, Millennials.

Welcome back to the morning toast and habit Friday, Friday.

Gotta get down on Friday.

Everybody's looking forward to the weekend, weekend, Friday, Friday, getting down on Friday.

Happy Friday, everyone.

We did it.

Not only did we make it to Friday, we survived Yom Kippur.

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling lighter physically, emotionally.

I do also feel like I've been hit by a bus.

Like, I don't know what, and maybe it's because I've never fasted more than 30 seconds in my life, but like, I guess some people like go a day with like not eating a lot or like, you know, eating every couple hours.

But me, I'm consistently eating and I just feel like my whole body.

doesn't know what to do.

Yeah, it's a lot.

I mean, I had a bit of a different experience this year because I was eating, but I was trying not to eat in a gluttonous way.

It was like, I know, I need to wake up.

I need to have a little breakfast.

And then I had a a little lunch and then like a snack.

So I wasn't just like eating all day because I could.

I still wanted to feel the effects of Yom Kippur.

And I do feel like I was in, I made, like, even though I didn't fast, I was in Yom Kippur.

That's really all that matters that you were in it.

I was in it mentally and spiritually.

So I do feel as though.

I'm ready to move on with this year.

No, I'm definitely ready.

Like, I can't believe that I'm on the other side of Yom Kippur.

Like, I dreaded it for so long.

Yesterday, I was like, I'm going to make the most of this weekend.

I'm going to eat everything, drink everything, go everywhere.

And now that it's Friday, I'm like, I think I'll take it easy this weekend.

Yeah, but it definitely, Yom Kippur makes you look at food, certain foods, like with a renewed spirit, like the things that you really missed, you know?

Yeah.

Well, I, of course, you know, there was Yom Kippur, but I had a major other life development that on Wednesday, I started Downton Abbey.

And

it's happening.

So good.

Like, I am the, I know everyone's going to be like, yeah, we know.

We watched it a million years ago.

What you have to know about me is like, I'm the most stubborn bitch on the planet.

And if you catch me in a moment of weakness where I'll like agree to watch something I swore off and like I like it, like I will change my tune, but I am stubborn and I like I'm a creature of habit and I don't like to try new things.

So, yes, I know I'm like, you know, shit talking downtown like my whole life.

I take back everything I said.

Like, it's so fucking good.

Like, and I just, I can't say enough good things about it, you know?

Like,

shall I go fetch the linens?

Like, I can't stop talking like that.

It's so good.

I need to live in downtown, and I need to marry the dad.

Because, like, the dad is the best character.

You think?

Yes.

No.

He's so good to everyone.

He's such a mensch.

Like, he is a mensch, but he's also kind of like pretty dull.

No.

My favorite character.

The dowager countess, darling.

The dowager countess is everything.

Everything of the sort.

Like, someone needs to do a YouTube compilation of just dowager scenes.

Most savage moments.

Most savage moments.

Everything that comes out of her mouth is super pearl.

It is.

But my other favorite character is Mrs.

Patmore.

Oh my God, of course.

The chaotic kitchen energy.

The queen.

A hundred times.

Daisy's my least favorite character, so I'm glad that Patmore is always yelling at Daisy, making Daisy feel bad about herself.

Now they're becoming like a tag team.

They are a unit, technically, but Patmore is just everything.

I couldn't.

And like, nothing warms, like, makes me emote more, like positively and negatively, you know, happy and sad going through a hard time.

Or happy times.

Like, when Mrs.

Patmore's happy, I'm happy.

When Mrs.

Patmore's sad, I'm sad.

So I'm like season two, episode four the episodes are very long and very dense so it really is like a treat and it's something you don't watch when you're on your phone like i watch it with subtitles just because i did too i don't want like a joke to and i was like you know what i watch a couple episodes i'm like you know what i think i could do it without the subtitles and i turned them off and i was just like missing good shit yeah i watch with subtitles too when i watch um like British stuff too, because I don't want to, I don't want to not understand one thing or think I heard something, but it's actually something else.

Right.

And like you just miss out.

And I watch subtitles with the crown like

from start to begin.

So I'm like, you know what?

Let me just keep the subtitles on.

I don't need to be too proud to use subtitles.

And I'm just loving it.

The thing is, is that I'm watching it with Ben and he's like always doing stuff.

So I do have to wait for him.

So it will be a while before I finish it.

But I always start shows and then like with Ben and run away with them.

So I've decided I'm going to keep this one.

Okay, try your best.

But like if he's really slowing you down, like you have to watch.

No, he's like, he's always doing stuff.

Like either he's working or he's socializing.

He's going to golf, having lunch with his friends.

Like I stay at home home all the time you're a stay-at-home TV watcher literally I'm a stay-at-home dog mom and I just feel like I should be able to watch downtown Abbey I agree I'm so glad that you're watching it I'm so happy that you'll be like talking about it on the show that way it gives me an excuse to talk about it some more it's literally the best show ever enjoy it you know what I'm so sorry that I wasn't here for you when you were going through your downton phase because like I would have loved to have like went on the journey

like we could have spoken about it like instead you were just talking to a brick wall and I'm so stubborn like you know I didn't even care.

I know.

And that's part of my Yom Kippur, like, self-realization.

Like, be interested in other people's interests.

Right, because you're just about six months behind, also.

It's so moronic.

Like, we should have went on the journey together.

I know, but I try and tell you these things all the time.

Anytime I'm talking about, like, my personal interests,

I have to speak as quickly as possible.

So stubborn people.

So you don't fall asleep over there.

And it's just like, not only should you, you know, maybe care a little bit about

what I'm into, but just know you're six months away from it.

No, I know.

I know.

And I'm so stubborn.

And like, I wish I could say that I'll change.

Like, I really could, but I'm so stubborn.

Like, I probably won't.

You probably.

Isn't it good enough to know that I'm like realizing?

Acceptance is the first step.

That's true.

But there are other steps.

Yeah, so I think I've checked off denial.

Now I'm in acceptance.

And I feel like maybe that's where I'll stop.

I think that's probably where you'll stop too.

Unless you want to hear about the New York documentary by Rick Burns.

I'm right now headed into the 1930s.

So I was watching this docuseries.

I'm Yom yomke born who's it was heavy especially because like i was in the great depression there's a lot going on um but it's really it's super informational and once again i'm just looking at my city with renewed spirit and i'm really glad for that because it's it's hard being a hater

actually it depends on who you are because like for me it's so natural but i feel like you're you're really like naturally like a pretty optimistic person so to channel that negativity like to living in a city that i like hate and just like being amongst these like just it's negative.

You're drinking a haterade.

It's so negative.

And so this show is really giving me a more positive outlook on my city.

And so that's good.

Yeah.

That's good.

And, you know, a little bit of history never hurt nobody.

No, but also speaking of New York.

I have made the smallest bit of progress in seeing the snow by Christmas.

I have found, I haven't even seen it yet, but online.

She found a listing she likes.

Okay, but I just have to say, like, until this point, I haven't even found a listing I like.

So that's how dire these times are in the market.

Showed Jackie.

She thought it was great.

I'm going to check it out after after this.

I mean, I think it looks like it has promised, but it could also just be a flop.

Be good pictures, yeah.

Yeah, and there's like certain things that it needs to hit that they didn't show pictures of that I'm just like sucks.

Yeah, like it said there was a walking closet.

Where was the picture?

Oh, I'm not as concerned about that.

It looks like a nice size on the blueprint, but the views, show us the views.

Yeah, yeah, like what are we looking at?

How much snow are we seeing?

North, west, east, south.

Is there a building in front of us?

I hope not.

Do you own the airspace?

I would love to look at literally an empty lot as opposed to like a gorgeous skyscraper.

Of course.

Because I need to see the snow before Christmas.

And if I don't, I'm just letting you know, like check me into Bellevue because I'm going to lose it.

Yeah.

Okay.

We're working on it.

Yeah, we are.

We are.

Well, other than that, it's Friday, which is just such an amazing feeling.

Congratulations to everyone for getting here.

And if you fasted yesterday, congratulations on that as well.

Yes.

Good.

Yes, you're kawach.

Yashir kawach.

And we have a great show for you.

I think we should just jump right in.

We have a lot to discuss.

You know, not too much happened while we were offline, which was crazy.

We weren't on our phones for 25 hours.

And it's like, what if something crazy happened?

I was having honestly like a panic attack about my phone.

I actually felt like this year was the first year in a while where I had a harder time not eating.

No.

I had a harder time not looking at my phone than I did with the eating.

Like I was just glancing over.

My phone was off on my nightstand.

I just like kept looking at it like, does someone need me?

You know, was there.

an article written about me like I just was having crazy and then I'm like Claudia nobody cares about you like you're fine um which did bring me some signs people that do care about you also aren't using their phones that's true it was it was hard honestly like i'm not gonna lie the phone was really really hard usually i look forward to the day off i think my addiction to tick tock has made it so that i i had a hard time this year that's really crazy i totally enjoyed not having the phone.

I check my phone, like even just like to look to see if someone texts me, like I check it way too much.

It's like, nobody texted you.

You know what I mean?

Or then I just like get caught like looking at Instagram.

It's just so toxic.

Honestly, not being on my phone was amazing.

That's so good for you.

I want to do it more, but because it wouldn't work because then everyone would just be like worried about me.

It's like, why aren't you answering for eight hours?

No, totally.

You can't do that in this day and age.

Right.

But also, like, Zach was my liaison.

Yeah.

So if you're looking for me, just

reach out, Zach or Brew, because he's my personal secretary and call meep him if you want to reach him.

He takes the most thorough notes.

I fucking love Brew.

I love Brew so much.

He's the sweetest, cutest thing, you guys.

And for anyone looking for abrupt dates, Brew is doing really well.

He's so special.

He actually was at my house yesterday because we use the same dog walker.

And yesterday, they went on a walk together.

So I'm laying in bed and I hear,

and I'm like, what the fuck is that?

And I'm like, thinking, I'm like, is there someone in my hallway?

Then my doorbell rings.

I'm like, oh, yes, it's time for Theo's walk.

And I guess, you know, because we live close to each other, they thought that we should walk the dogs together, which is a brilliant idea.

And I opened the door, and Buruno just came leaping into my arms, full of gratitude, full of joy, full full of empathy, full of

sass.

And it was honestly the most loving embrace I've had in so long.

And honestly, I've been thinking about it a lot.

Like, I just thought it was the most amazing moment, like, of my life.

And then he just like ran into my apartment and we're like, no, Bruno, it's time for your walk.

But it was so,

I wish I had a better vocabulary to really like put a word.

No, I'm being dead serious.

No.

Like joyous, but what's like a,

like for joyous, like 10 times joyous?

Like 10 times.

But heartbursting.

Like,

what's the word for that?

I don't know.

And also, like, we have totally, like, I think our generation, also, like, you and I, we totally just like abuse language where, like, we use such extreme words for such mundane things.

Like, you say, like, something that's 2% funny, I'm dying.

No, 100%.

And so words don't even mean anything anymore.

Nothing.

You know?

Yeah.

I was thinking about that and watching the documentary.

Like, there were some quotes from like some poets, and they were like, this like the Brooklyn Bridge was terrific and it's like but it changed

something was terrific to me now.

I'm like, what was wrong with it?

It changed like the whole city, the whole world.

Like it was terrific.

We need bigger words now because we just keep out doing our own words.

It's ruining the old words.

Yeah.

So like okay the 1930s was terrific.

Like what's the word for just like unbelievably amazing and gorgeous and special?

Wonderful.

Like it's just, those are the words.

Glorious.

Yeah.

That's a really good point.

Thank you.

You're so smart.

Thanks, Claude.

Okay, that's a great note to go on to the show into.

And thank you for the sweet, kind words about brew.

It means everything.

It's a pleasure.

Okay, let's get into the fast eye stories that you do need to know before you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast.

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So i'm like so excited to go on my like best friend's trip with brian because traveling with brian you guys like everything it's just the two of you yeah oh that's because ben's gonna be in sonoma working on spritz and then he's gonna meet us in the bbis so for that beginning part it will just be the two and then you'll have the thrupple energy the thrupple yeah but like with the two of us like there's literally nothing compares to the energy like me and brian when we're on vacation and i don't know where we're gonna go i'm just gonna like go where brian says but i just know we're gonna have the best time like we're definitely gonna go to the casino and snorkel on like brian just like knows how to live yeah totally you need to be on vacation with someone like that.

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Are you ready to get into the stories?

I am.

Our first story is some big news.

Justice for the girls.

Simone Biles is speaking out against the entire system that enabled and perpetuated former Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nasser's abuse.

On Wednesday, the gymnasts joined fellow athletes Michaela Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Allie Raceman as part of a panel who testified at a Senate hearing on the FBI's handling of the Nasser investigation.

Spoiler alert, they didn't handle it whatsoever.

Right.

The four women allege that the FBI made false statements in their official report, which they say failed to document the survivors' claims.

Michaela Maroney said she spoke to the FBI and they wrote a report 17 months later, full of lies.

Right.

They didn't write the report.

They didn't report the abuse that she came forward with.

And when they finally did over a year later, there were false claims.

Full of misinformation.

What is the point of the FBI if you're not protecting our girls?

So like, that's the thing when I watch like all these documentaries.

At the end of the day, of course, the people who are perpetuated, like the Larry Nassers are 100% to blame, of course.

But there are all these systems in place.

Like that's what I always think of.

Um

the Gabriel Fernandez documentary, which is literally the worst documentary and the worst story I've ever heard.

And it's not like this boy who, who died of abuse from his parents.

It's not like it wasn't reported.

Like child and family services, they knew about it.

They visited the home.

Like, it's not like there was nothing, they couldn't do anything because it had never been reported.

They knew about it.

It's the same with the FBI and the Larry Nasser thing.

It's like these systems are constantly letting us down.

It's like, what's the point?

What's the point?

It's so frustrating.

Yeah.

And, you know, the FBI is to blame here.

Larry Nasser is to blame, but so is USA Gymnastics.

Where is the accountability?

Big time.

And so that's what the girls were saying in their testimonies.

And I mean,

we said this during the Olympics when we were talking about some of this, but also hearing them speak to the Senate and like they all had their prepared statements and really detailed the abuse that they suffered.

Like it's not just Larry Nasser who needs to go down for this.

It's the whole system.

It's the whole system.

And I just like, I, that is just the craziest thing to me that like these girls who are representing our country, who are, you know, terrific in every single way.

Terrific.

And they are suffering abuse and they come forward with it.

And there's no one there to protect them.

No, and then when you think about like what they've been through from like the sense of the Olympics, like all these girls who

testified are like at the top of their game, the best in the world, winning medals for our country, going through that mental anguish of that, which is a lot.

Like Simone Biles talks about it all the time, like having the pressure of the world, and then also dealing with this trauma.

Like you can only imagine what was going through their heads, and they still succeeded and won medals.

Like these girls are so tough.

Like Michaela Moroney said that Larry Nasser abused her right before she went out and won team gold.

That's fucking crazy.

Larry Nasser is in prison, correct?

Yes.

But doubt this hearing.

This hearing

is about the FBI's complete ineptitude.

So what's the point?

No, and it's what?

Is Larry Nasser that great a doctor?

They had to protect him?

Like, just get rid of him.

All they had to do was fire one person after one claim was made, and they couldn't even do that.

Right.

And it's

the worst possible claim, child abuse.

Right, the worst.

And just like,

and I can only imagine what it feels like to also be like one of these girls' parents.

Like, you entrust USA Gymnastics and these professional coaches don't leave your training in their hands because there are so many adults around right and you think nothing like that can be travel with you they go international it makes me just think again about this if there are so many corrupt people in usa gymnastics who haven't gotten down for this and the usa gymnastics team went to tokyo this year without their parents right

right right

No, it's so twisted and I love all these girls for speaking out and I watch the videos and it was so sad because like all of them just like want to be strong but like they

and they are but like they get so choked up like talk it's first of all so personal like talking about your trauma in front of like a room full of men like it's just weird and I just think that they're amazing and I'm so annoyed at this whole story and I think literally like I hate them all and death to Larry Nasser yeah and to anyone else who heard about this abuse and and did nothing right not only did nothing but acted like against the girls and protected Larry Nasser and

wrote false reports for the FBI.

Right, but I was just thinking, like, anyone who heard the abuse and didn't call 911, but that's the FBI.

And they buried the report.

No, literally.

It's so crazy.

And then you think, how could this have gone on for so long?

And it's actually very clear how it went on for so long.

Nobody did anything.

People were coming forward.

Nobody did anything.

And you just, I feel like so many times we've reported on stories like this where there's like abuse ongoing for years.

So many people know about it.

Nobody does anything about it.

And it's just like,

what are people doing?

No, moronic.

Are you ready for our next story?

Sure.

Switching gears a little bit, a little housewives crossover.

Bethany Frankel claims Tom Girardi owed her late ex Dennis Shields $500,000.

I heard about this.

She said it on her podcast, right?

She's mentioning it all.

She's mentioning it all.

Bethany Frankel claims she's known about Tom Girardi's financial woes for years as he allegedly owed her late ex Dennis Shields $500,000.

The former Roni star said during the latest episode of her podcast that she met the disgraced lawyer at a lawyer's conference a few years ago.

Frankel claimed she talked to Tom at the time about how his then-wife, Erica, was flaunting their wealth on Beverly Hills, bragging about everything from the $50,000 she spent on Glam to owning two private planes.

She said, My experiences, especially with housewives, if someone's flaunting their money, they don't really have it.

After that meeting, Franco claimed Shields told her that

Gerardi owed him money.

He owes me half a million dollars, Bethany claimed Dennis told her.

I know this other guy he owes a million and a half dollars to.

He doesn't have money, he owes everybody money.

Oh my god, that's fucking crazy.

I mean, it's so easy to say stuff like that, like once everyone knows

Tom is like a delinquent.

But I totally believe this.

Like, and Bethany actually really does have a unique perspective on the housewife.

And I remember she did, she was on the cover of like Fast Company and she did a whole interview.

And a lot of it was about like housewives and money.

And she is right.

Like when you think of like

the most like, is gaudy the right word?

Like ostentatious.

Yeah.

I think of like the early Teresa years.

I think of Jen Shaw.

I think of Erica Jane.

And when I think of, like, who are probably the richest housewives, like, I would say Kyle,

or like Crystal, a lot of the Beverly Hills ladies, they're not ostentatious at all.

Like, they dress very nice, they have nice homes, but they're not always being like, yeah, we have two planes, you know?

Yeah.

So when you talk about it.

Yes, I agree.

But also, again, in hindsight, it's easy

to point out the people who are talking too much.

And I'm sure it's easy.

We could

find someone who's very, you know,

ostentatious with their money and has no money problems.

But honestly, someone, I mean, like Dorit.

Doreet is very, like,

money.

Well, I feel like, I don't know that she's ostentatious about money.

It's not like she's always talking about anything other than fashion.

Well, no, like PK had, you know, got her a Bentley and

very different.

If she jumped off the boat or something, she was going to get a Birkin.

Yeah.

And like, you know, they had that big house that J-Lo used to live in, but it was a rental.

Like, I don't know.

I think there's something to it.

She should stop that shit, though.

She should.

She, that was like season one to read, and like, nobody was here for her.

Okay, okay, I'm just saying.

She doesn't do that stuff as much anymore.

No, but she does have concerning financials.

PK is so funny and open about his financial situation, like saying they were like, you lost a billion dollars in real estate.

He's like, no, I lost two billion.

As long as their money troubles are behind them, I appreciate that attitude.

But considering he's able to talk about it and laugh about it,

I have to believe it's behind them.

Yes, but if I'm trying to just try to think of like a housewife housewife who's so out there with her money who actually has the money to back it up hmm

trying to think of like different franchises yeah

honestly Tiffany Moon was like very yeah like big house big closet big everything clar wine cellar and she had the the chops to back it up her husband they own that random hotel like she yeah no that's a really good one that's a good one yeah so it's not always the case no but i would say like more often than not.

Yeah, I would agree with that.

And Bethany can sniff it out.

Yeah, but it's also like,

I don't know.

Bethany's just like a little condescending when it comes to the housewives.

Yeah, she is.

And also like speak up beforehand.

Right.

Erica's at the top of her list.

Oh, so you knew?

Share the information.

Oh, Dennis, 500,000.

Knowledge is power.

Yeah, I know, but like easier said than done, you know?

Yeah, also.

And you hear rumors about people.

And they're also in the housewives.

Some of the rumors are true, some are false.

So, like, you're not, they don't bring them up about each other.

You know what rumor is.

But Bevan did say it was the worst kept secret in LA that he had

these issues.

Yeah, that's what she said.

You know what rumor was true?

I deleted my Twitter.

How does it go after that?

The rumor was true.

This is true.

I deleted my Twitter.

I started.

No, that's not next, but yeah.

That rap that Miley did when she deleted her Twitter was, I would say, top 10 most important moments of our lives as a family.

Like, we were so so shook, first of all, like that she deleted her Twitter.

Second of all, that she released a song and a music video about it.

Like, we were quaking in our boots on YouTube.

Like,

Marga Bashre knows every single word to that rap.

That's really true.

Those were the days, like, Miley and Mandy.

And then they started beefing with Selena and Demi.

Like, ugh, such.

Take me back.

Such simple times.

Truly.

Are you ready for our next story?

Sure.

Less simple, so some royal family news.

Prince Philip's will will remain secret for at least 90 years to protect the dignity of Queen Elizabeth.

So confusing.

Yep.

His will is to remain secret for at least 90 years to protect the dignity of the Queen and other members of the royal family, a London judge has ruled.

Sir Andrew McFarlane, the president of the family division of the High Court, made the order on Thursday, according to multiple outlets.

McFarlane, who has not seen or been told of the will's contents other than the date of its execution and the identity of its appointed executor, ruled that a private process can be held after the 90-year period to determine if the documents should be unsealed.

The BBP is a very important thing.

By then, no one will care.

I think that's the point.

That's the point, yeah.

Quote: I have held that because of the constitutional position of the sovereign, it is appropriate to have a special practice in relation to royal wills.

There is a need to enhance the protection afforded to truly private aspects of the lives of this limited group of individuals in order to maintain the dignity of the sovereign and close members of her family.

Yeah, like in case there's some major drama, they can't afford any more scandal.

Right, like say there was in there, like, I'm giving it all to my mistress, right, or my you know other kid.

Right, I hate you William.

I'm giving it to Harry.

Something like that.

Like I guess.

Yeah, that means that there's stuff like that in there.

Or or there's not and they just like want to set a precedent.

Like I don't really feel like it's our business like who Prince Philip is like leaving his money to.

Right, but it's not public money, right?

It's like their personality.

I guess so because the public stuff gets passed down to through the family.

Of course, no one really owns the public money that they have.

But they do have a lot of private wealth, yes.

And also, the people who are getting it are still getting it.

They They don't have to wait 90 years.

No, of course.

We just won't know about it for 90 years.

I think that's fair.

Like, you're entitled to some modicum of private.

Modicum of privacy.

Totally.

Especially in death.

100%.

And in money.

Like, it's nobody's business.

Well, the stuff that's like taxpayer funded.

Of course, of course.

No, those financials can and should.

Even in America, like when like we pay for like

the FBI politicians, like we know what they do.

Like, you know, you know, they were saying comparing how many vacation days like politicians take.

We know because we pay for it.

That's fine.

Personal wealth, like they own

real estate personally.

They have like huge estates and like

bank accounts and trusts.

Yeah.

That's their personal business.

And they also come from like long

families, long lines with like, you know, maybe some personal jewels.

Like downtown.

Like downtown.

Yeah.

Everything.

I think that's fair.

This is a fair rule.

I think this is a fair rule.

At first, it confused me.

I never thought of the need for it, but

I think that's nice.

So then I think maybe it's like to set a precedent because if, not if, but when Queen Elizabeth

sells to the other side, I'm sure they're not going to want to divulge that information.

That's crazy.

We'll never know what's in there.

And it's probably for the best unless the crown does a season on it and gets some insider info.

Yeah, that's really crazy to think about.

How much money do you think he had?

I don't know, a couple mil.

I think a lot.

Yeah, he seems like, you know, he probably invested.

Yeah, and he's been around for 1,000 years.

it's like it's like in twilight they lived so long right you know they invested in the railroad he bought like one stock of apple like 50 years ago he's a billionaire yeah but he didn't have alice's power of seeing into the future well i always think like if i could time travel i would literally like put in my

great great great grandfather's like stock portfolio a thousand shares of like the railroad or whatever like Disney like something I don't know whatever it was back then and like leave a note on their dresser, like never sell this.

Oh my god, that is like this book that I read called Una Out of Order,

where after her 18th birthday, every birthday, her birthday's at New Year's Eve, she jumps to a different age in her life.

So she goes from 18 to like 52.

She's terrified.

And then, yeah, no, in the first half.

But when she goes back down, she can put some.

And so when she goes back in the past, she is extremely wealthy at 52 because she leaves notes for herselves based on what she learned in the future.

Got it.

And she's, it's really funny.

That is really funny.

Yeah.

So that aspect of that.

That's what I would do.

Yeah.

No, really smart.

And you ever see that like meme that goes around?

Like this one guy in 1985 bought like 20 shares of like a thing named Apple for like $100.

And a couple years later he sold it for like $30,000.

But now it's worth like $300 million.

Yeah, wow.

Moronic.

Okay, next story, an update about something we spoke about the other day.

Oh, wait, sorry.

Is it the next story that's brought to you by Babel?

Yeah.

It is.

That's so good to know because I was worried.

Yeah, you were a little slow on the pickup.

Well, I just was sorry.

I was honestly just thinking about how people keep commenting how I keep saying moronic a lot.

Yeah.

And it's true, and it's really not my fault.

Like, when I spend a lot of time with Brian, like, I just start talking like him when I say, is that a word that he says?

Yes.

And remember how, like, a few months ago, every other word out of my mouth was like twisted and turned.

Yes.

That's Brian, too.

Like, when I, and I just came off like spending a lot of time with him, and he's like, moronic.

And so now I say it.

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Okay, our next story: The Activist will not be airing as planned on CBS

due to the backlash.

Even though I would like have kind of liked to see it and like cringe, you know?

No, I want to just like go see it.

See, celebrities think they're helping.

Yeah, but now it is shifting to a documentary special at CBS because the backlash was about the competition format.

Okay.

The five-week reality competition series had planned to have six activists from around the world compete to bring, quote, meaningful change to one of three urgent universal causes.

However, CBS announced on Wednesday that the show will now be reimagined into a documentary special in response to the harsh criticism from activist communities on social media.

So instead, they will just be highlighting all of the activists and not

fall into play.

And not pitting them against one another.

I don't know if this documentary will now need three celebrity hosts.

Priyanka Chopra also

put out a statement apologizing for

being out of touch.

Yes, exactly.

Any word from Usher?

I haven't seen, but that doesn't mean that.

I just feel like a lot of these celebrities, like, I don't know why, I just think Usher, like, somebody offered him like the job, and he was like, yeah, sure.

And like, he didn't.

I think that's what happens most of the time.

Yeah.

But, like, that's what your management is for.

Like, somebody on Julianne Huff's team should have known that this was not going to be the best idea for her.

Yeah, I don't know.

Sometimes, like, just people don't see it.

You know, you need, like, you're too close to it.

And then

everyone else is like, oh, no.

Yeah.

And then, especially, like, if you're in, like, the Hollywood bubble, like, it's very hard to see outwards.

Right.

And it's like, we're doing, like, and considering they do all of this sort of initiatives that most of the time we read as tone deaf, but they really don't ever see it that way.

It's like, why now?

Why this tone deaf initiative?

Totally.

Why now?

Why this tone deaf initiative?

I totally agree.

Yeah, so that's the latest.

So it's going to be on what?

Paramount Plus?

The C.

Yeah, I think I'm sure it will be wherever the other one was going to be, which was CBS Paramount Plus.

This is like such an embarrassing stain on CBS's record.

Like, they really should have just scrapped it altogether.

But you know what?

It's nice to give activists a platform, so that's good.

But it's just embarrassing.

Maybe in the end, it will be

for the best.

For the best.

And now, like, the show definitely has more buzz.

So.

Yeah.

They say no press is bad press, but I don't know.

I just don't believe that.

This, yeah.

No, but in this instance, like, if there was just a show about, like, activism, honestly, like, I don't think a lot of people would have watched.

And if there wasn't even all this public criticism, but just privately, people were like, that's a dumb idea.

Yeah.

You know, nobody would have watched.

But now, with all of this hoopla, hoopla, it definitely brings eyeballs to it.

And also, everyone's like, wait, I want to see what they did here.

That was so terrible.

No, now people's curiosities have peaked.

Yeah, even me.

I'm like, I'd like to see some of that show.

Are we ready for our fifth and final story?

No.

Yes.

It's the final story.

That felt good.

That did feel good.

All the tension in my muscles.

It's a little historic space news because.

It just sent?

Oh, it just sent.

Historic space news, yes.

SpaceX has launched an all-civilian crew on inspiration for mission.

Oh my god, Jeff Bezos must be like fucking having a mental brain.

Okay, he definitely is, but he actually publicly like supported Elon Musk.

This is a SpaceX initiative.

Of course, he has to like appear to be a good team.

And he also wants to appear to be a rival in the space.

space

in the space of space.

I'm sure it made news that he congratulated Elon Musk.

He was, exactly.

So, but anyways, this is not about Jeff Bezos.

This is about Elon and the four civilians who are making history because an all-civilian crew shrieked into space atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday, which was the first privately funded non-government trip to orbit, a historic three-day flight devoted to raising $200 million for St.

Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Oh, he should compete on the activists.

Yeah, now that's some good activism.

Strapped in, along with billionaire Jared Isaacman, who chartered the mission, were Chris Sambroski, an everyday aerospace engineer, Sean Proctor, an artist educator who will become only the fourth black woman to fly in space, and Haley Arseno, a St.

Jude cancer survivor who now works at the hospital.

Oh, this is a beautiful story.

It's a beautiful story.

There's actually a documentary on Netflix that just dropped that's like chronicling all of these people.

There are four, I think they don't know each other, like random people.

A lot of people applied, and they chose

four people to go to space three days chilling.

That's crazy.

And come home.

Crazy.

The people were so excited.

I didn't watch the documentary, but I watched the trailer.

They were up in there in space for three days?

Yep, they're still there.

You're lying.

No.

What are they doing up there?

Watching TV?

Watching Earth.

For three days?

I feel like you get up there in like 20 minutes.

You're like, okay, come on.

They're being a part of history for three days.

No, for sure, but that's a long time.

Like, because then I was thinking, let's say, just, you know, someone you know came to you and said, I'm chartering.

You're going to be the first redhead in space.

And they said to me, Claudia, you're going to be the first fat person in space.

I think I would say no.

Well, I mean, not even because the three days of boredom.

Even if it was just like Jeff Bezos, like go up and come down.

I don't have a taste.

No, I would do that.

I don't have a taste for such things.

No, I'm sorry.

I would do the go up and come down in no question.

Oh my God.

No, I would literally have a heart attack.

Like, no, I do.

You would never, first of all.

Oh, my God.

Of course I would.

No, you wouldn't.

Oh, my God.

By the way, I probably wouldn't want to do it, but you can't pass up an opportunity like that.

But the idea of spending three days in a tight space with people I don't know, that I would pass on.

Right, for you.

But like to take the journey, how long was the Bezos thing?

All in all?

20 minutes?

I don't know.

Probably like an hour.

You would never.

No, I 100% would.

How did you say that?

Literally never.

It's historic.

It's just that's crazy stuff.

It does feel like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are like having, you know, like a pissing contest with one another.

But I mean, Jeff Bezos doesn't even compare.

Jeff Bezos was like, I'm going to have the oldest and the youngest person in space.

When Elon's like, well, I'm going to have a cancer survivor.

Like, they're just like going at each other.

Yeah.

No, but this one is more historic.

First of all, because it is the three days.

It's not just going up and down, which, like, no offense these days, anyone's

apparently.

Yeah.

But also, this does sort of pave the way for like private civilian space travel, which is definitely cool.

You know, always like to see us blazing into the future.

I just don't think I, you know, I'm going to go to space in my lifetime.

But, you know, I could be eating those words one day.

Everybody's going to Mars.

My friends are all going.

I'm really not going to go.

Right.

No.

Like the FOMO.

I think I would be fine.

That is just like, I'm good on Earth.

Earth is enough for me.

Diana.

I'm not going to lie.

Like, I feel like I've met everyone I'm going to meet on Earth.

And I've done, you know, I've hit all the clubs I'm going to hit on Earth.

Like, I'm ready to hit the clubs on Mars.

No, I just feel like if I ever get that itch to me.

They're probably out of this world.

If I ever get that itch to, you know, see something, like, I'll go to Greenland.

Yeah, for sure.

Reiki Vic.

Reikivik.

There's so many places that, you know, could transport me.

I don't feel the need to go to space, but maybe I'm alone in that.

And I'm happy, but I'm like, I think this is so cool.

I support all space travel and, you know, always, you know, blazing into the future and just like and innovating you know yeah we've got to step it up no offense like there's been so much innovation in the last 200 years saying like our generation like i just would like to see more so you don't realize it because it's happened very slowly we are so like we are basically robots like with our phones like because

i wouldn't call that like positive innovation though I would like the fact that we're robots with our phones.

No, but the fact that the phones are integrated into everyday parts of our lives, like we're literally so technologically advanced as human beings.

Yeah.

Because like I'm watching Downton and it's 1912 and like they're all just getting phones and they're like afraid of electricity.

So in a hundred years, not only are we not afraid of electricity anymore, like we are electricity.

Yeah, no, but in those hundred years, like so much has, or it's like even in the 50 years after that, so much changed in terms of technology.

I think a lot has changed in our lifetime.

I think just really the

the switch from like cell phone to eye to a smartphone.

No, think of it, but that's because that's what we use every day.

But like the Xerox machine, like there's so much technology.

Faxes, scanners.

But those were happening like in the 80s.

But they're so much better now.

But it's not new invention.

3D printing.

I haven't used it.

It hasn't, in fact, that's a you problem.

You've used it?

Oh, I 3D print on the daily.

I'm just saying, everything's definitely been improved, but like

the latest and greatest recently.

No, I think that you only feel

like cars are going to be.

No, no, not just because I'm living in it.

I think so.

No, I just think like

there hasn't been just like groundbreaking.

There's always improving, you know, always getting better, but still at the end of the day, we're using a cell phone, we're using a telephone, which is what they're saying.

Technology already exists.

I hear what you're saying, yeah, but that's what you could say about it-like the light bulb.

It was just a candle, but we improved it.

Oh, I got you, not at all, got you.

You've been owned.

Not at all, own beach.

Do you think that's an own?

I owned you so hard.

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Okay.

Question mark.

Okay.

This better, like, I could envision this dress.

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Is this Kelly's Mindless News or Danish brand Steingoya Mindless News?

Let me see the fucking dress.

So wait, this dress better rock my world.

Wait, where does Katy Perry come into all this, you ask?

Kelly is just the latest star to rock the popular brand.

Katy Perry has also sported the designer ensembles, as have Kendall Jenner, Haley Bieber, and more.

And I just want to say the dress that Katy Perry wore from this brand might be the cutest dress I've ever seen in my life.

Oh, super cute, but it's also just like um...

And then this is what Kelly Ripa's wearing, like art teacher vibes.

I honestly, Kelly Rippa, I'm sure, has a beautiful wardrobe.

This dress dress is particularly heinous.

And the fact that it made news, not only that, but they dragged Katy Perry into this.

No, but like, it's just a dress that you would wear to the workplace.

She's wearing it on live with Kelly and Ryan.

It's not like she was on a red carpet wearing.

Like, when you said this dress, I thought maybe she was wearing like what Lily Reinhart wore to the Met Gala.

Right, no, she's wearing an actual work dress.

A smock.

She's wearing a work dress.

No, it's a nice dress, but like, are you going to write an article like that about what she wears every single day on her daily show?

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What are those sweatpants?

We almost made sweatpants, but then we decided to make shorts instead because it was.

This is hot summer, yeah.

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Well, I just wanted everyone to know, like, we've checked in with Kelly, she's still being mindless, and that's really all that matters.

And we can go into the weekend at peace, knowing the mindlessness is keeping up.

And you know what?

Like...

The world is constantly changing.

There's just like so much going on.

But the constant of knowing that like no matter what day it is, no matter what's happening, like, a news outlet will write something so mindless about Kelly Rippa, it's kind of comforting.

Jackie, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

The more Kelly's mindless news stays the same.

The more things change the same.

It's actually like the more.

The more Kelly stays mindless.

No, the more things change, like, and things are so crazy, like, the more mindless the mindless news is.

Because relative to the craziness, people are going to space, and Kelly Rippa gets just as much like fanfare as Elon and Jeff Bezos.

Yeah.

It's crazy when you think about it.

So that is where Kelly should go to space.

You know,

in her Steingoy address.

100%.

And you know what?

That would be real news.

No, I look forward to the day we get an actual piece of news.

The last major thing that happened to Kelly was honestly probably her downfall.

Like when she stormed off set, refused to come to work because Michael Strahan, her co-host, accepted a job offer for a better job.

Right.

No, I don't know if we've ever reported on like one of these, unless it was like the slowest news day.

On the morning breath, we reported on the michael strahan stuff okay but after that i but maybe now that you're saying that maybe all of this mindlessness is to push down that narrative people don't remember like that she threw an unbelievable temper tantrum and took an entire week off like without telling anyone just escaped because michael strahan accepted a job in good morning america after being her co-host for a year, which like he's perfectly entitled to do.

And she like ran away.

She makes $21 million a year.

She did not go to work for a week and then came back and like apologized to her audience and was like, you know what?

I've been doing the show for, you know, 17 years, whatever.

I'm entitled to have my breakdown.

I'm like, actually, you're not.

Like, you're not at all.

Like, this is a workplace, Kelly.

Get it together.

Like, what was the issue?

Would she have wanted that job?

No, I think she was mad that he was kind of.

I think maybe she felt like he used her show as a step to get to a better job.

That's what jobs are.

That's what jobs are.

No, and I guess she wanted someone to be

a ladder.

So, what happened after Strahan?

Did she get another co-host or there was just like a revolving door?

There was a revolving door until Ryan.

Ryan, yeah.

But her and Ryan are good together.

Yeah.

I mean, Ryan might literally drop dead of a heart attack any minute now because he's the most overworked person in the world and he literally does a morning show in LA and nobody.

And a morning show in New York.

Yeah, it makes no fucking sense.

So justice for Ryan, but I hope that he's in good health because I do worry about him.

I mean, he makes these choices.

You know, nobody's for, I mean, not that we know of.

No, nobody's forcing him.

He's not like, you know, like Brittany Speeders when she was 17.

He's the executive producer.

Like, he goes out for all these gigs.

Like, he wants more, more, and more.

Like,

that's the life he's chosen.

No, you're right.

He's fully in control of his own destiny, and he's destined for this.

He chose work.

Yeah, not even work, like, 11 works.

Yeah.

12 jobs.

Literally.

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