S4 Ep128: And Just Like That With Taylor Strecker: Tuesday, July 20th, 2021

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Good morning, millennials.

Welcome back to the morning toast.

Happy Tuesday, day number two of Toast Friends and Family here.

Nope, Toast Friends and Family Week here at the Morning Toast.

I'm so excited to be joined by what is turning out to be a regular co-host for the Morning Toast.

And I'm really thrilled about it.

You're so easy.

Like, this is just the best day.

I feel like, well, first of all, I love being here.

You know that.

So I'm having you.

I'm always available if you need me.

But I feel like I'm always texting you, like, I'm I'm going to be late.

You are.

And then you showed up right on time.

I know.

I'm a panicker.

Yeah, but that's what happens when you move out of the city.

Uh-huh.

And I couldn't get to my Uber day.

It was like a thing.

My hair's wet, whatever.

At least I have a Botox this time.

I'm good.

You look fabulous.

You have Botox.

You have a wedding glow.

Taylor's getting married in like less than a month, right?

Yep, less than a month.

How do you feel about that?

I feel good.

How do you feel?

I feel like we didn't plan properly.

I feel

like I am in panic mode.

I feel like I bought a bunch of stuff at home goods that I didn't need.

I saw that.

But I actually liked those pillows.

Are you having like a Moroccan-themed rehearsal dinner?

Because that's the vibe I got from all your pillows.

Yeah, no, it's clam bake.

So, yeah, those poofs didn't really scream clam bake.

So, we needed extra seating.

Right.

And so, it's like 25 adults, but like a bunch of kids.

And I'm like, oh shit, I forgot where the kids are going to sit.

So, I was like, you know what, poofs are great.

If they like smear schmutz all over them, I'm going to be fine with it.

And so, but so I'm like, and it kind of pulls in.

I don't know.

Honestly, I don't know.

You know what?

Now that you said clam bake, I do see the nautical aesthetic that those pillows were serving.

This is why we're friends.

Thank you.

This is why we're friends.

So, Mazeltov, I honestly do not envy you.

I had such a miserable time planning my wedding.

They're the worst.

Yeah, like, are you having fun or no?

Because, like, some girls are like, oh, the best time of my life.

They're liars.

They're liars.

Or delusional.

Or we're heavily medicated.

Or we're just not like other girls, you know?

I think we're honest.

I think we're spazzes.

Transparent.

Yes.

And I do think we're both a little like type A.

And like, I was very easily triggered.

Yes.

Well, my first wedding planning, I still have PTSD from it.

Oh my God, I forgot.

This is your second wedding.

And I kind of am approaching this wedding like a groom.

Like, and I defer to Tay for everything.

So whenever she makes a decision, I'm like, it's Tay's decision.

Like, I'm actually, I kind of like,

namaste, put myself in this like trance of just being like Zen.

And it's really fit.

Like, I get why grooms don't freak out over weddings.

Is Taylor Donahue the bridezilla, or are you?

She, I'm not.

She, if anyone's a bridezilla, it's her.

She, Claudia.

I feel like if I asked her that question, she would give me a different answer because I love you.

Uh-uh.

I just don't really believe you.

No, we did a taste of Taylor together.

Okay.

So you can still listen to it.

And we talked about the wedding and who's the bridezilla and who isn't.

And she kind of copped to it.

There was a moment where she was, so her friend is going to be the photographer.

So she was like, she's like hooking us up with prices and and it's going to be like super easy.

We're playing for a travel, yada, yada, yada.

But Tay was like, we need to build a structure for Stacey.

And I was like, I don't know what that means.

She's like, I'm like, are you talking like Lala Palooza?

Like when there's like scaffolding so someone can climb up into a tower for an angle?

And she's like, precisely.

And I'm, what?

You know what?

That's insane.

It's not.

unheard of.

It is a little extreme, but like, I know you forget it, but your Instagram is an an important part of your business and just like your life in general.

And I know you don't treat it as such.

You know, I don't subscribe to that.

I know you don't treat it as such because your Instagram looks like you put Vaseline on your camera lens, but it is important.

The photos are important.

And actually, I really respect Taylor works in videography, demotography, and production.

So she knows the importance of capturing the moment.

You, my friend, do not.

You'll capture the moment like 45 minutes later.

No, like 45 days later and be like, best wedding ever.

Truly.

Well,

yeah, I mean, I guess I could see Taylor Donahue kind of taking on that role, but

I would just love to be a fly on the wall during your guys's weddings conversations.

I know.

I think it's going to be, I really, it's, we're approaching it from like a chill perspective.

It's more of like a dinner party than a wedding.

It's, I mean, 25 adults is like not insane.

So it's actually much more pleasurable than last time.

Of course.

For sure, for a million reasons.

But no, I know it can be a nightmare.

And even still, like, we're going over budget and it's just like, we're just like making snap decisions.

I just like, now I'm at a place where like I'm doing the thing that you do with the wedding where it's like, what budget?

And I'm like, I want a lighting designer to come in and put chandeliers in the trees.

I heard, I saw your Instagram story where you were like, looking for a lighting designer in the Boston area, South Philly.

And I was like, this bitch is on crack.

I'm starting to lose it.

What the fuck is a lighting designer?

I'm also starving.

Yeah, yeah, that's a good thing.

That's the the other thing.

I'm on this crazy diet where all I eat is protein.

I can't even have a vegetable.

That's not a diet.

I know, starving.

Life sentence.

It's terrible.

So, but my literally, my wedding jumpsuit doesn't zip.

Well, so this was my question because I feel like the best part, amongst obviously all the things like marrying the love of your life, but a lesbian wedding is like you can really get creative with like you could wear a white tuxedo.

What is Taylor wearing?

What are you wearing?

So I got a jumpsuit off of ASOS love for $213

and love honestly it's chic as fuck okay and I was the

so it's not available anymore spoiler alert um but it

it's like

off the shoulder off the shoulder but it's got like a dramatic cover of my arm because I'm insecure about my arms I don't want to show my arm same so it covers the arms but it's still for summer like everything else is open so I'm not gonna be sweating to death summer wedding is tough tough I used to joke that I wanted to have a winter wonderland themed wedding outside in December.

I mean, I can't understand that.

No amount of air conditioning was enough for me.

No, ever.

And then it's like, it's very simple.

It's wide leg and it has pockets, which I love.

I love a pocket.

And then like kind of like a simple darted pleat, which I'm not sure what it really looks like yet because it doesn't fit.

I'm really interested in the pockets.

I know dresses with pockets are amazing, but on your wedding day, what are you going to keep in your pocket?

Like lip gloss?

Oh, some ciggies.

I feel that.

No, no.

don't imagine my mom would kill.

Would she?

Mer dir.

I feel like I could see it.

I'm still scared of my mom.

Isn't everyone?

I smoked once in front of her.

It was when we were like, we were in Florida on my birthday, right before I was like literally going to serve my husband with divorce papers.

Oh, so it was a dark time for me.

And it was dark.

And my friend was like, oh, we couldn't find you because I thought Taylor was smoking a cigarette.

And I was like, God damn it.

Is that on my mom?

That's a tough part of growing up, like when your like adult life starts to mesh with your family life.

Yes.

And you're like starting to drink at like family barbecues like you did in college.

Yes.

And your parents are like, who did I raise?

Yes.

It's a tough part of growing up.

So, but my mom was like, honey, you're going to get divorced.

Dude, you do it.

So, but I did quit smoking a while ago.

And how do you feel about it?

I miss it.

I miss it.

I think it's chic and fab.

Were you one of those people who smoked like in the morning?

At times, yes.

Like in college.

I definitely was awaken.

What kind of cigarettes did you smoke?

Marble Knights.

Interesting.

Yes.

Sometimes Caprice when I I was in Europe and felt fancy.

You know what I find so interesting, and I feel like you'll actually relate to is so many reality shows that I watch.

Every now and then you catch them smoking cigarettes.

Luann smokes cigarettes.

Dorinda smokes cigarettes.

MJ, all the Shahs of Sunset smoke cigarettes.

A lot of the real housewives of Beverly Hills do.

Lisa Vannerpump, when she got like attacked in Dubai, she went back to her hotel room with Ken and they were smoking cigarettes.

Oh, so many of the Vanner Pump rules kids, Kristen Doty, everyone

is a smoker.

And I just didn't know people smoked cigarettes anymore.

I know.

It is.

I remember I was, I forget who I was with, but I was with a bunch of people and they were talking about how like smoking is so taboo.

And this was like five or six years ago.

This is like even before Jewel existed.

And I was like one of the only smokers there at the time and I remember feeling just like so insecure and like you smell like that's improving.

It's like it's not just like you're killing yourself, which of course you are.

It's terrible.

But like it's offensive to those around you.

Secondhand smoke kills it.

It's just like the teeth, it's the worst.

I was listening to Heather McDonald's podcast and she did a really funny bit about how like smoking is like choogy.

It's like old school.

It is choogy.

But like every kid in America has a vape.

So that's going to be the new cigarette.

And here, and riddle me this, okay?

Here's the thing with vaping is it's way cleaner, i.e., you don't smell.

There's not really a trace of it.

However,

that's what's bad about it because then you can just do it wherever.

Like, imagine if I was in, like, I had to, like, I remember one time I was smoking in high school.

Please no one tell my mom about this episode.

And sending it to my business.

I had my best friend hold my cigarette so I could smoke it.

So I wouldn't, it wouldn't, like, be on my hands because my mom was like such a tyrant and I was so terrified of her.

But like, if I was in high school with Jewel, are you fucking

nuts?

Can I ask you a question?

Yes.

When was the first time you smoked a cigarette?

Like, how did you get into the smoking scene?

Okay.

So I was working at a place in Hingham, Massachusetts called Fire King.

Rest in peace, Fire King.

Is it a restaurant?

It was like a bakery restaurant.

And I worked in a bakery, not to brag, and there was a hot boy that worked with me that I had a crush on because I did not yet know I was lesbian.

And

he smoked.

He invited me and my friends out to a party.

And he was like, I'm going to go outside and have a cigarette.

And I was like, me too.

Oh, my God.

That's how it starts.

That is exactly.

That is a cliche from a movie, how it starts.

Yep.

And then I remember I was in Appalachia building like roofs and houses for...

Like Habitat for Humanity.

Exactly.

And it was like all of us were away.

And I remember,

I'm going to do it.

I'm going to drop it like it's hot.

Kate Bosworth was on it with me.

We spoke about this last episode.

Kate Bosworth went to your house.

And we would smoke cigarettes together by the telephone, the like the, what's it called?

I don't even know.

The telephone pole?

No, the cell phone.

No, the cell phone.

The, what's it called?

Payphone.

Payphone.

What's this called?

And so then I was like, oh, this is cool.

I'm doing it.

Yeah, by the way, this just goes to school, by the way.

This just goes to prove the theory.

Like, only cool people smoke cigarettes.

Truly.

Truly.

But it was like on and off throughout college, then after and then I just, I mean, I just quit.

No, when we met, you smoked cigarettes.

Did I?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I was like, was I a heavy smoker?

Like you weren't a light one.

But I never thought anything of it.

I actually never talked about this.

Really?

Really?

I feel safe that my mom is not going to watch this potentially.

Your mom's going to be a little bit more than a moment.

Mom, if you did, I'm so sorry.

It's not like the biggest secret.

I mean,

that's what it is.

I'm such a you could have been doing crystal meth.

Like, that's what I'm saying, right?

Every time I do something bad, I'm like, well, I'm not doing crystal meth.

Like, that's my bar for what's acceptable behavior, you know?

Over the weekend, I was with my parents and we were talking about like Tay and the marriage and like kids in the future.

And I was saying, like, I'm not caring.

But I told them that Tay and I had this conversation where Tay was like, I'll carry yours, you carry mine, and like, we'll bond with each other's.

That's kind of like a nice idea.

And then Tay was like, wait, I don't want mine in your body.

That's so mean.

So accurate.

So fast.

Because she's like, was like a student athlete in college.

Like, she's a drinker, but she was like, she's square.

She's so fanny.

I'm wild.

Was wild.

Was.

Was.

Was.

So I just feel like, so I told my parents that, and my mom was like, had a moment where she was like, I don't even, like, I want to know, but like, I don't even want to know.

And I was like, you don't.

You do.

And then my dad was like, heroin?

And I was like, dad, but see, no, at least you're not doing heroin.

Thank you.

If you use that as like your bar mentally, like you will always be on the right path.

Like sometimes I like act like I take really shitty care of my body.

Like I eat really bad.

Like I go to a lot of parties.

I drink a lot.

Yep.

And then I wake up and I'm like, you know, I should change my behavior.

And then I'm like, well, I'm not doing crystal math.

And I could always be doing worse.

At your birthday party, I became a tequila bottle.

Oh, 100%.

I was telling Olivia's story and literally.

Oh, my God.

I'm sorry.

I forgot.

You were a repetitive Rita on my birthday.

Like, oh, my God.

That's actually one of my biggest pet peeves when people

get drunk

and they get fucked up and they don't stop repeating themselves.

And they're telling you a story and they maybe like lose their train of thoughts.

So they start back at the beginning.

I was losing my fucking mind.

I was just like, girl, does this story ever?

And this is my party.

I've got to go mingle.

Tay.

Tay was like trying to help me.

And I was like, I got it, Tay.

You were a verbal terrorist, like holding people hostage.

It was torture.

I totally forgot.

It's funny now.

I was hoping Olivia was as fucked up as me.

No, she actually did mention it to me the next day.

But you know, we don't care.

We love you.

Oh my God.

I'm literally crying.

I'm crying.

We have a great show for you guys today.

Taylor is going to join me in discussing the Fast Five stories.

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Remember when you were screaming at drunk on your friend's balcony?

Oh, I just thought we would mention the last time Taylor was here.

Yes.

Taylor and I were like, let's go to lunch after.

Like, who doesn't love a lunch?

Ladies, who lunch?

12 o'clock.

We had lunch.

We stumbled out of the restaurant at about four.

We wanted to go buy Chanel bags.

No.

You, you, wanted to get.

How dare you?

You, Taylor.

How dare you?

You were the one who brought it off, you fucking bitch.

I said I would let Chanel's around the corner.

And then you were like let's get best friend chanel bags and i'm like that's not a thing so then i realized i had left my wallet at my friend jason's house god who lived uptown so i'm like all right let's go run to jason's house grab my wallet because i was there the last the night before last year a dinner party for my high school friend love him love him and i was like we'll get my wallet and then we'll come back and of course we ran to jason's he was like in the middle of a meeting he has a really serious job and he like he literally shoved us on his balcony and like left alcohol cakes like all this leftover food he had from the dinner party we had the night before and we sat on his balcony for two hours Yep.

I got home at seven o'clock.

Same.

As I'm pulling up, I realized I completely forgot about Theo.

He hadn't been walked all day.

And I walked into the house and I'm like, I'm forgetting something.

What is it?

And I'm like, oh my God, Theo.

He was like literally waiting for me all day.

It was so sad.

I was being such a bad dog mom, like being a delinquent.

Oh no, I'm sorry.

Yeah.

I have that influence on people.

You do that without me, though.

I'm not, we're both bad.

But should we go to lunch today?

I can't eat.

Oh, right.

I can't drink.

And I have to work after it.

And I don't want to be a bad influence.

Well, I mean, then after the wedding, we'll do it again.

We'll do it again.

No, no, that's, don't even.

I want to break my diet.

So we're going to dive into the fast five stories that you need to know before you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast.

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We've been recapping

Love Island for the last couple weeks.

It's my first season watching.

Do you watch?

I watched two seasons ago.

Like, they didn't do one during the pandemic, right?

Uh, I don't know because this is my first season watching.

Well, we did one, like, there was a guy named Cashel on it.

I think it was two seasons ago.

Okay.

And we were addicted.

We have not yet started it.

We're just crazy, but so good.

It's so good.

You know what?

And with Paramount Plus, it's so easy to watch.

I love the host, Arielle.

I think she's awesome, but she is so much funnier on Instagram.

Like, that is such a sin that network TV does where they don't let the host like live.

She's gorgeous.

She's so funny.

Okay, there's a lot of news today.

The biggest story of the day is Prince Harry is back in the news.

He nabs a $20 million deal from Penguin Random House for a memoir.

I'm here for it.

So he's getting at least $20 million upfront to publish his memoirs.

Yes.

With the same publisher that gave Brock and Michelle Obama a $65 million book deal.

Jeez.

As page six revealed, Harry has been secretly writing a memoir for nearly a year and he has sold it to Penguin Random House.

While the Renegade Royal said Monday he'll be donating all all of the proceeds to charity it's yet to be made clear whether he will keep the multi-million dollar advance whoa believed to be at least 20 million according to publishing insiders the advance yeah so basically how for those who don't know how an advance works is you get paid up front like what a publisher thinks you're worth and they're hoping you'll out earn that so like let's say you get a

advance of five dollars you have to then sell five dollars worth of books before you can make any money so the publisher has to sell twenty million dollars worth of books before Harry gets any proceeds.

Got it.

So him saying that he's going to donate the proceeds to charity after.

If it's after, that's like a really kind of sneaky way of

vocalizing it.

Because if you say that, I'm assuming you're donating your $20 million advance.

That's a proceed, no?

Well, yeah.

It's an advance.

Here's the thing.

Truth, I don't care either way.

Like, like, I like for him, like, because I feel like he needs to make money.

And like, listen, I know it's like, he needs like 20 million.

Actually, yeah, because he's a prince and the whole security thing is a real thing.

And he no longer has it through the royal family, yada, yada, yada, yada.

I am team Harriet Megan and here's why because I am narcissistic and it reminds me of me escaping from very different, it wasn't a royal family, but it was a wealthy, prominent family.

And so when you're like, fuck your money, fuck you, I believe in me.

I can do this on my own or at least some version better of this.

That's actually a really interesting perspective.

I stand for it.

So that's why I'm super duper team them.

I do want to say, I do think now they are extremely financially set with all of their Netflix deals.

She has a big Disney Plus deal.

They started this company with Oprah.

I do think they currently, after leaving a year and a half ago, I do believe they have generational wealth already acquired.

I really do think.

How much do you think they have?

Like 100 million?

Children's book.

I mean, so Netflix deal.

Disney Plus voiceover, $20 million for a book.

She wrote a very popular New York Times best-selling children's book.

I don't know how much money is in children's books.

They started this mental health.

It's like a

virtual therapy type of company with Oprah.

Oprah.

Right.

They're just, they get paid like to fart.

I just love that they're like, oh, you're going to try to control us with your money.

We're going to leave and we're going to make so much more.

Well, let me ask you your thoughts on this because you can relate to a situation on a smaller scale.

Yes.

So

it's confusing, I think, for a lot of people who

I feel like I want them to be empowered.

Like I want them to share their story, like things were so hard for so long.

And

that's kind of one side of it.

Yes.

But then the other side of it is like they're still very much trying to emulate that they have a good relationship with the queen and they named the kid after the queen.

Yes.

And, you know, they go back to a lot of different events.

So it's like, are you running away?

Like, I just think there is some confusing messaging.

Yeah, I do.

I actually, I really agree with that.

I never even thought of it until you said it.

There is, I mean, I think that there's so much smoke and mirrors and so much fake, like, pretense bullshit in everyone who's involved in that family.

It's just the way it works.

And it's probably hard for Harry to fully shake it.

Yeah, it's tough, for sure.

But, you know, I mean, yeah, that is where we differ because I, when I cut, I ran.

Like, I mean, I mean, I

bounced everything behind.

Well, you didn't have

a kid, which a kid always, because the kid is half royal.

And you didn't leave with your husband.

So it's Harry's family, you know?

So it's that's such a good point.

You're more tied to them in a million different ways.

It was easier for you to leave.

You're totally right.

So she probably defers to him.

So I think she's a truth teller or at least her truth teller.

And then I think that he's probably like trying to, he's breaking away, but also that's his family.

It's hard to say to somebody, just completely abandon your family.

It's not, I mean, it wouldn't be a good look.

It's not natural.

No.

So

one other little piece of information that I thought was worth mentioning is that Harry's co-writer, who's like an in the industry known as a power ghostwriter, J.R.

Mooringer, is getting at least a million dollars in the advance.

Damn.

Yeah.

Make that money, honey.

Yeah, no, it's just like crazy how

interesting it is to watch them.

What, oh, and they also have a huge Spotify deal developing podcasts.

Yeah.

So they're completely fine.

Yeah, they're good.

But they really are like so famous.

It's so crazy.

This ghostwriter is a cutie.

J.R.

Moringer.

He can get it.

So yeah, I don't know if he's going to be like

what the context of of the book is.

I have to imagine it'll be very similar to the Oprah Animal.

I would say more of the same, but like maybe there's gotta be, there's gotta be even more stories to tell, right?

Did you read or like at all, Finding Freedom, that like their approved biography by those two journalists?

I had started it.

It was,

it was just like so boring.

No, it was like so, I don't like, I don't know what the right word is, like almost like propaganda.

Like, she stepped, it was like a Hallmark movie.

She stepped out of the limo.

He left the palace.

It was over.

Like, it was so, like, overly romanticized.

I'm like, what are you guys trying to prove with this book?

Like, it was just, it was bizarre, honestly.

Yeah, I, I'm, I'm not going to read that one.

It's not for you, but I actually do think this will be super, super interesting.

Me too.

$20 million, man.

That's nuts.

Also, what do you think about Priyanka shading them?

I fucking loved it.

Okay, I do have to say, so the story is basically, all these celebrities are at Wimbledon.

Kate Middleton was there, obviously, and then Priyanka Chopra was there and didn't say hi to Kate Middleton.

Yes.

So the story was like Priyanka Chopra didn't say hi to Kate Middleton.

And I actually think a more accurate headline would have been, future queen doesn't say hi to random American actress.

Like I don't think the two of them are friends.

Yes, they were both at Megan's wedding.

I don't think it was like this intentional snub by any means.

I doubt Kate knows who she is, like for real.

Well when the story I read, Kate and Prince were whatever, William, yes,

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Cambridge Walked in and everyone clapped.

Okay.

As is like protocol.

Yeah.

And Priyanka did not.

Got it.

And like fixed her scarf instead.

And she probably, she probably did do that to stand with her friend.

I like that though.

Do I think William and Kate give a shit?

No.

No, no.

Zero.

No, but I actually, I didn't read that part.

I thought that they just like didn't say hi.

For sure, she didn't.

Like, that's her friend.

And she's...

That's a loyal bitch.

I like that.

Those are the people who her friend

who were who she believes wronged her friend.

Right.

Exactly.

I believe that, for sure.

I liked it.

And if that was me and like I I was friends with Megan, I would probably do the same.

Right?

Yeah.

You always want to surround yourself with loyal people.

I would do that for you.

You would do that for me.

Oh my God, I would cut a bitch who came for you.

Same.

This next story is actually really crazy because even though I've been really reluctant to talk about the Sex in the City revival, and I think we should talk about why I feel that way.

Yeah.

Natasha is back, according to People magazine.

Bridget Moynihan was spotted on the set of the Sex in the City revival in New York City.

Good.

Bridget Moynihan, who played Biggs' second wife, Natasha, on Sex in the City, was spotted in New York City on Monday filming scenes for the new upcoming HBO Max sequel.

And just like that, photographer snapped Moynihan 50 on the streets of Soho wearing a blue short-sleeve blouse, cream knee-lane skirt, and a tan gladiator.

She was also carrying an oversized green bag.

A fan named Gregory Litley spotted Moynihan too and shared footage of her between takes on his Instagram account.

I don't know why that's a relevant piece of information.

But let's talk about, let's talk about a few things.

I think we should start kind of, I don't think you and I have ever really discussed.

I love.

You love the idea of a revival.

i am my name is taylor strecker and i'm a sex in the city addict okay i have to say i'm a really big fan as well like i watch both movies i've rewatched the series it's it's a comfort show so when i'm at home like i don't really it's hard for me to sit down and watch like a housewife because i'm like at full attention pausing rewinding taking notes like literally I can watch Sex in the City and Sopranos.

Those are my two over and over and over and over and over again.

Like, and Sex in the City is my favorite when I'm like doing like stuff around the house or like working and answering emails.

I love it.

It's like a comfort to me.

So I have watched the series, I swear to God, like 150 times.

And what did you think about the movies?

Ass on ass on ass.

What?

But I totally disagree.

I still,

if it's on, I'll be like, cancel our plans.

We have to watch this movie.

Even though I hit it on the movie.

I don't know how you could say that.

Abu Dhabi is the best movie.

This is like you liking Black Cherry White Claw.

Okay, I have to tell you something.

I've let you guess like me enough.

Okay.

Everyone likes Black Cherry White Claw the best.

It's a universal decision.

You are a freak who likes natural lime and you think that makes you just like everyone else.

No, you're the freak, okay?

You are the freak.

I'm still as shit.

I tried black cherry.

It's really good.

How dare you?

How dare you continue to make fun of me when you know that you like black cherry too?

You literally on your podcast like a year ago made me so embarrassed.

And I've never got so many DMs from people being like, I don't know what the fuck Taylor's talking about.

Everyone likes black cherry best.

That's like you saying, like,

I like grape Tylenol, you know?

No one likes grape Tylenol.

Exactly.

My God, fucking wench.

So back to sex and sin.

Back to sex and this.

So now that we have the revival, I'm not sure how I feel like about an actual revival, but I do know I'm not like dying for it ever since Kim Cottrell announced she wouldn't be back, which which begs it's a sin.

Which begs the question, first of all, which character do you think that you are?

I always thought I was Charlotte.

Wrongo.

I'm Miranda because she's a lesbian.

Well, that's funny because I think I'm a Miranda too, but I'm not a lesbian.

But I just think like she's, I actually have this, a whole chapter on this in my book about how Miranda has been

so stigmatized by our generation as like the worst one.

Yes.

Justice for Miranda.

When in reality,

nobody's funnier.

Nobody's more relatable.

And at the end, of all the relationships in the show,

maybe equal with Charlotte and Harry, hers is so real and like a real marriage.

She's a career woman.

She's so successful.

She was the first one to buy an apartment.

She had Ralph Lauren paint in her home.

Yes.

She, like, she's just everything of the sort.

And I think they did her dirty with a lot of her hairstyles and her outfits.

And people just kind of labeled her as the weirdo.

When if you actually watch the show with some integrity,

you will realize like she's the star.

She's hilarious.

We all wanted to be the Carrie.

That was ass.

I know.

No, Carrie.

We wanted to be the Charlotte.

Carrie's the worst.

Carrie's the worst.

That's a part of growing up, realizing like homegirl is the worst.

First of all, back to Natasha,

had an affair with a married man.

Yes.

Cheated on her fiancé.

Yes.

Took every single person in her life for granted.

Her friends were constantly there for her.

She was never giving enough attention to their issues.

They were giving to her.

Never.

She was just like an animal.

And like, I'm sorry, liking kitten heels is not a personality trait.

Adulting is knowing that Carrie Bradshaw is the worst.

100%.

And

I'm sure you can relate to this.

As someone with financial freedom who like works hard, watching her, like that episode where she, her, her condo's going co-op.

Perinate and break up for the second time, and he's going to sell that apartment.

And she doesn't have any money, and she needs like 30 grand.

She tries to get a loan, and the lady's like, you don't even have a job.

Why would we give you a loan?

She has like $900 in savings.

Right.

And because she spent it all on shoes.

Shoes.

She has $40,000 worth of shoes.

And she literally gets, Samantha offers the money.

She says no.

Miranda offers the money.

money she says no and charlotte doesn't offer the money so she storms over to charlotte's place and is like why didn't you offer me the money and charlotte's like because that's not my diet yeah and what what it's my problem that you don't have uh financial literacy yes and then she gives her her the engagement ring which we all know now through me has no value whatsoever

yes because if that's why i well i don't have my ring on today because i'm riding the subway and i get scared oh that's fair right i know a lot of people who don't wear the jewelry on the subway but uh wusben's ring was i i the plan was to sell it and get two new ones, but it's like worthless.

It's like, it's like a car.

Like you drive it off a lot and it just like tanks in value.

Does it take in value, like where was it from a store?

It was from Quiat.

So does it tank in value back at the store?

Everywhere.

Or just, you can just the diamond though, no?

I'll say this.

Oh, fuck it.

I'll tell you how much it was.

You want to know?

Yes.

He got it for around $60,000 and I heard that I could get maybe $11,000 for it.

You're kidding.

You're her.

So you're better off insuring it.

And it's like, and losing it.

And if you get robbed or someone, you know, or you lose it, like, that's, it actually holds more value in an insurance form.

And that's not me planning insurance fraud.

And that's not you encouraging audience to commit insurance fraud, which is a very serious thing.

I'm kidding.

I'm kidding.

I'm kidding.

No, but good to know.

Like, for real, though, can you imagine?

No.

Okay, but so let's talk about Natasha.

Okay, I'm not really sure in what context she's going to be brought back.

Carrie and Big are together.

We have to assume, no?

Do you want me to give you a spoiler?

Do you know?

I read something.

No, I don't want to hear.

I heard Big died, but then I heard him on set, so.

You sure you don't want me to tell you?

Ugh, no.

Okay, fine.

I mean, listen, if you...

Did you hear that he died?

No, he, well, I heard he died, but that was before they were going to bring him back.

Yeah, but now he's back, so he's alive.

Samantha's toad's dead.

Hit by a bus.

Yes, exactly.

How would Samantha go out in like a really fabulous way?

She'd like was that like, oh, like, remember that episode where that woman who looks like Jennifer Coolidge, but who's not Jennifer Coolidge falls out a window?

Yes.

Yes.

Samantha will go out in a fabulous, similar type of way.

Yep.

I'm so bored I could die.

I'm so bored.

I could die.

And then she's gone.

That's when the show was so epic.

Like the most random, that's like Darren Starr's thing.

Like he thinks of the most random fucking like plot lines and Fennefer Foolidge falls out a window.

Yep.

So good.

So good.

Okay, so I know why Natasha's, well, how about this?

I don't know, but I could, it makes total sense why they brought her back.

So you don't know this for sure.

I read that.

Where'd you read it?

Page six.

So it's definitely true.

Everything on page six is true.

Everything.

Except for the stuff about me.

Don't read it.

Can I just tell you?

I don't know.

Yeah.

There was a script.

Okay.

And if you don't want to get spoiled, press 30 seconds on the podcast app.

Skip ahead.

Carrie and Big are in the middle of an ugly divorce.

Good.

Who the fuck would want to be married to her right what a fucking ungrateful wench so they're getting a divorce and so natasha must be coming back and i don't know what capacity but like that carrie probably reached out to her like oh that's such a carry thing to do like such a savior complex like yeah like oh my god remember ah when she like has big come to aiden's country house and like to talk about the girl he's seeing or when he calls after the affair and she's like i'm sorry he's in my life he's my friend what can i say it's like you cheated with him And justice for Aiden.

Oh, Curry.

Anyway, the life Aiden ended up having with that woman, Kathy, who was also a furniture designer.

And he had three little kids.

And they were like named Tater and Tatar.

Tater taught.

Yeah.

So happy for him.

That's the life that he deserved.

Same, but then he blew it by making out with Kerry and Abu Dhabski.

You know what?

Things happen in the Middle East.

And you know what?

I don't think it counts back at home.

Oh, my God.

I don't think they had to make such a big deal about it.

It's not like they fucked or like had anal.

They just kissed.

What would you rather?

Them have sex or have anal?

Anal.

Anal doesn't count.

Everybody knows that.

You can't just ask all the girls who are virgins down south.

Right, no, ask all the girls who are in high school.

Just kidding, guys.

That was a thing.

No, it's a lot of fun.

I'm a virgin.

No, no, you're not.

You're getting married.

You're a virgin.

Are you excited to lose your virginity?

Well, I'm excited to lose my butt virginity.

Are you nervous about

lose your virginity to Taylor?

I'm so scared.

All right.

Maybe if you have any questions, you can let me know, okay?

Okay, so thank you for spoiling that.

You're welcome.

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I was just thinking one more thing about the Sex in the City

reboot.

I wonder if Carrie's going to get a nice settlement and then she'll finally have financial freedom.

I actually would like that storyline.

I would.

Yeah, because he's so rich.

It's like, you know, he doesn't need all that money.

Do they ever

publish because Sex in the City is based off of a series of books by Candice Bush?

Now, who was the real John James Preston in New York's like elite?

I have no idea.

Please, God, tell me it wasn't Donald Trump.

It could have been, though.

No, no.

Right?

No, I don't think so.

Hold on.

I'm going to Google.

Real big.

Well, I know, like, they had Donald on like pretty early in the seasons.

Ron Galati.

Ron Galati.

What's him?

Where's Ronnie?

Where's Ronnie doing?

Meet the man who inspired Sex in the Cities, Mr.

Big, on Bizarre magazine.

That sounds legit.

Is he hot?

I'm about to tell you.

Okay.

So

he's the former Vogue and GQ publisher, said to be the inspiration for Radshaw's long-standing love interest and eventual husband, played on screen screen by Chris Noth.

Although no one knows for sure that Galati is the man behind the character, consistent speculations point in that direction.

I don't have a picture of him, though.

I'm sorry, I'm getting lost down this rabbit hole.

Ron Galati.

Oh, he's got a wife.

Oh, Ron Galati.

Is her name Natalia?

Oh my god, here is a picture of Mr.

Big and Ron Galati, I think.

Oh, Ron Galati does not look like Chris Knoth.

No, Chris Knoth is much hotter.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I love looking at pictures from like when Sex in the City was on the air and they were all like so, so famous and like younger and they're like fabulous covers of magazines and like paparazzi at the different events.

It's like such a fabulous like time capsule.

I know.

It's like, that's an era that will never be again.

No.

But it's so precious.

But you might be saying that about this era in 20 years.

I will be.

Yeah.

Everything just changes.

Okay.

Another story that's like fake news.

You know, it's like all these headlines are like, I'll just read it to you.

I know what I'm saying.

Haley Baldwin shuts down pregnancy rumors after her husband calls them mom and dad in an Instagram photo.

So basically,

they aren't expecting a baby despite what fans on Instagram might think.

They went wild wondering whether the parents, they were parents to be after Bieber posted a black and white photo of him and Haley and then captioned it, mom and dad.

Somebody, I mean, a million people commented, baby on the way.

What do you mean, mom and dad?

And then Haley wrote, I think you should maybe change this caption to dog, mom and dad, dad before anyone gets it twisted.

So the whole outcome of this story is a big nothing burger.

They're not pregnant.

Yeah.

How old are they?

They're young.

They're not like, you know,

inappropriately young to have a child.

No.

He's 27, which actually is like a nice.

And Haley Bieber is

26, 25.

She was 24.

Oh, she's young.

She's young.

That's young to have a child.

But they are like super religious and traditional, I think, in a lot of ways.

They're successful.

Like, it's like they can afford the fuck out of a baby.

So, I mean, I also just feel like as a model, Haley's career has never been bigger.

And I don't know if she wants to like tame that.

I feel like she's going to be one of those girls that just snaps right back.

I know.

It actually makes me upset.

It really makes me upset.

I mean, I would be so here for them to be parents.

I have hated Justin Bieber for so long.

And like the last two years, I like adore him.

Why did you hate him?

Because you had a bad experience.

Because I interrupted him and it was really, really bad.

Oh, I think you told the story on the last one.

I did.

I did.

But like, honestly, now looking back, that was a, that was my bad.

Yeah.

You know, when you were telling me the story, you know, when my bad.

You know, when you're telling like someone a story, you're hearing something from someone and they're talking about like, you know, a friend that like, you know, betrayed them and you're listening to the story and you're like, I think you're the toxic one.

Yep.

I think I did do remember feeling that way when you were telling me the Justin Bieber story.

Like, well, you acted inappropriately.

I was out of control.

I was unhinged and it was my bad.

I totally fucked up.

But he could have handled it a little bit better, given given like I wasn't being mean to him, I was joking with him, but ultimately, like, I should have respected him more.

I think that he was insecure because he was this kid trying to be taken seriously as an adult, and I was an adult trying to like not flirt with a child because that's inappropriate.

And it just was like an explosion, especially such a good-looking child.

I know.

So, you're back on the beebs.

I'm back.

I'm so deep.

His music is so good.

And I love the two of them together.

She's a delight.

I think she makes him better.

I'm just, I stand them.

She did wonders like for his image and just for, I think, him on like a personal level.

I feel like you actually really did make him a better person, but also publicly, I feel like so many people like stand them now when they used to think he was like, you know, a dude, a menace.

Yes.

Remember like when he got like arrested for throwing eggs at his neighbor's house?

See, that's the Justin that I was like when I was on the Art series.

That was like where he was.

He was an asshole.

Yeah, but he was also like a child.

Exactly.

Who grew up like with no boundaries?

Yeah.

So I feel like.

You know what?

It's funny too.

I used to be like so anti-like loving celebrities and stand chip chip and all that stuff and now I don't know I'm just like I'm so happy with Tay and I love her so much and I feel like I'm like I'm more open to like loving Taylor hurt people hurt people yeah and that was you before you met Tay I've been there so true and sometimes I just hate things because it's funnier it's fun for the podcast yes yes yes like Carrie I got my content like it's funnier we have to hate some things of course and Carrie some people make it so easy Carrie Bradshaw so easy thank god what a gift yeah I know and I actually feel like I know people aren't their characters, but I think if there's any actress who's most similar to the role that they play, even though I've never met Sarah Jessica Barker, this is just a guesstimate.

No.

It's her.

I actually will say, I think she's even worse than Carrie.

Yeah, I think so too.

More delusional.

I still think she's fab, and I'm still obsessed, but like, I think she must be the Pitts McGuits.

And I've actually grown to love Samantha so much more.

Obsessed.

Like, what a great character.

What a modern woman.

Like, owned her own PR company, was so sexually free.

Yes.

was so limitless in her judgments of people like she has really i'm telling you the show will suffer immensely immensely so i got to interview kim at serious and then like later that day i went to amaranth where we went with my mom and my aunts and guess who was there kim and they were like go say hi and i was like she's not gonna remember me and i was on my way to the bathroom and i was like hi and she was like taylor like and that is when you know someone is a celebrity that's a real deal because they can they're so allowed to forget because they have they interact

so many people exactly exactly wow, that's a great story So she's actually like even a good person

You know, I recently see the camera I recently watched um remember each of Hollywood stories?

Yes, they were running some old ones on e like on a Saturday a couple months ago and it was actually fabulous and I was watching um the sex in the city one where they did how everyone got cast what oh they did like a whole breakdown of the show what they were doing career-wise before sex in the city how the show blew up like really changed the zeitgeist it was fascinating it was outdated obviously because it hadn't been updated in years but it was really, really interesting.

I want to watch that.

And you know what I also find really interesting?

I could talk about Sex in the City.

I could do a whole podcast series about

I find it really interesting that, as far as I know, none of the cast ever dated,

which is uncommon for such a popular show.

What do you mean?

Oh, like Big Neville.

Never dated Charlotte in real life.

Got it.

I know.

I don't think so either.

Steve never dated Miranda, you know?

Well, Miranda's a lesbian, but you know what I mean.

But no, I will say, though, like having worked with the younger cast, I feel like Darren Starr, he's the head of the ship and everything.

Like, I think that his

shows and his casts are amazing.

Can we talk about the younger finale?

It already happened.

Yes, we can.

Can we?

I'm so confused because younger, it did air on Paramount Plus, but like now it's also airing like.

No, it aired.

It aired.

I watched it.

I finished the finale.

Everyone, it's over.

Okay, so if you didn't get, okay, great.

Yeah.

It's over.

We can talk about it.

What the fuck?

I know.

So it's not even, let me tell you something.

It's not even about,

Like did I want Charles for her versus did I want Josh?

But who did you want?

Honestly, I thought Liza was so goddamn annoying.

I didn't give a shit who she ended up with because whoever ended up with her was gonna be miserable and I honestly felt bad for them.

That's the truth.

So I didn't care.

I wasn't on a obviously I leaned more towards Charles, obviously.

I leaned more towards Josh.

But only because the show literally was about Charles and Liza.

I literally forgot that he had dated.

She had dated Josh.

He was so irrelevant.

So just to throw him in in the last 20 seconds of the show, there was no fluidity.

There was no storyline.

That is not a thing.

It was always there.

No, here's the thing.

There's Team Josh and there's Team Charles.

Period.

End of story.

And the Team Charles people, I understand why you would see that, but as a team Josher, I was watching the Charles like, when is it going to end?

When's it going to end?

How can it not be Team Charles?

Because

again.

You're making it about yourself.

Of course.

Yes.

Narcissism rearing its own.

family.

I mean, I guess that's understandable for you, but no, normal people love Charles.

I know, I know, I know.

He's so hot.

He is so hot.

Did you see that there was like a dumois blind that, like, this really, really famous TV couple is going to be announcing a divorce soon?

No.

And like, a lot of people were guessing because they're both on TV that it was him and Marishka, but nothing ever happened.

I don't remember hearing like a follow-up.

That was like a month ago.

I just, and then I saw them at the nick game and they were like very happily in love.

So I just want to put it out there, like protect them at all.

Protect Protect them at all costs.

Them and their family.

Yeah, no, no, no.

I don't think it's them.

Me neither.

Like, when the last time we were recording, the last couple times we recorded, he was in Hawaii, like to get like on a family trip, and he seemed quite a chipper and crazy.

Oh, and Marishika was there.

Yes.

Oh my God.

I'm so jealous of that job that you got with them.

It was so great.

But it's over now, right?

Yeah.

Do you keep in touch?

Do you have any of their phone numbers?

You know what?

I always like respect it because, like, when you work with like a company like a Viacom, like there are so, so much chain of command.

And so the cast is so fucking cool and so, so nice to me.

And I, of course, want to have them like on my podcast and stuff.

Yeah, or like come over to my house or like that too.

And they've always like, I think that now that the show's over and like, I'm not going to step on PR's toes, I'm going to start like reaching out to them and having them come on.

You should.

They're amazing.

Nico's actually fucking great.

Nico now lives in Jersey City.

And so I think like.

The last time we spoke, Nico was like, let's get together.

So I'm going to let, yes, I'm going to continue relationships with them.

That's a really hard part of our job.

And I think it's one that probably I could

use the most help in.

It's like, Ben is amazing at networking.

So good.

He can meet someone and will literally be invited on a vacation with them the next day.

Like, I know.

I am so awkward.

Same.

And it's such an integral part of our job in terms of like booking guests and just like

knowing what's going on.

And I'm so bad at it.

And it's something I'm like consciously trying to work on, but it just feels so thirsty.

I just thought this yesterday because I was thinking, like, I had Ryan Kelly

finally on Tessa Taylor.

And I was like, so not nervous to ask, but like, it just, it was like, it was something that I had thought about.

And I was like, I don't want to bug him.

Like, you were delighted.

Like, so weird.

I don't know what the issue is.

No, it's, it's something I deal with too.

And it's like, it honestly, like, if I was more, if I was more like Ben, I would have my own daytime show.

Like, Ben is the best fucking networker of all time.

And I'm so grateful for it.

He's so great.

All right, fourth story.

Kanye West is not going to rap about Kim Kardashian on his new album.

Okay.

So his new album is called Donda.

It will likely be about a lot of things.

Sorry, Donda will likely be a lot of things to Kanye West fans, but a diss album about Kim Kardashian is not one of them.

Good.

After a report claimed that Kanye West compares his marital home with ex-wife Kim Kardashian to a prison on his new record, rapping that he, quote, escaped from Calabasas, page six can explicitly reveal that that is not true.

Oh.

Multiple sources confirmed to page six that Wes doesn't rap anything negative about his estranged wife on the new album and certainly doesn't compare himself to being a prisoner or rap about her taking everything.

He held a listening party in Las Vegas Sunday for some some of his new songs.

And an insider told page six, Kanye actually played the song for him personally before the listening party.

It's emotional and personal, not negative at all.

In fact, Weston Kardashian are co-parenting their four children amicably and even took a family trip to San Francisco over the weekend.

And the album is named Nonda after his late mother, who died in 2007 from complications following cosmetic surgery, and she was only 58.

So, at this party, which was fabulous, they say webb personality Justin LaBoy was there.

I don't don't know who that is, but basketball star Kevin Durant.

It was like a fabulous event.

And honestly, I wish that the media would stop trying to come between like two people co-parenting in a very healthy way.

I agree.

I think that,

in my opinion, I think that they got a divorce just because kind of what Kim said when she was like, he deserves to be with somebody who can follow him around.

I'm not that person.

No, and they were living separate lives.

Exactly.

I just think that, yeah, of course, there's like hurt there and they've probably had like rip roaring fights, but ultimately, I think we're in a really good time now where parents, like, yeah, we get a divorce, but the goal is to co-parent these kids properly.

So even if we have other significant others, I mean, divorce 10, 15, 20 years ago was always so contentious.

Atrocious.

And now I feel like it's actually, I'm like proud of us divorce people, yes.

Well, you know what?

Also, and everyone's situation is different, but even if it was like a bad divorce, I don't think Kanye would ever disrespect him, especially in a public way, because She's the mother of his children.

And Kanye is so, that's exactly what I was gonna say.

Kanye is so fond of his mother.

Yes.

He has Donda House, which is like a charity.

The album is named after Donda.

She was such an influential part of his life.

I don't think you can be that type of person who has so much respect for their own mother and then disrespect the mother of your children, even if you are going through like a not great situation.

So I don't think I will believe until I hear a lyric that says, fuck Kim, I will not believe that Kanye has anything bad to say about Kim because they have four kids and they're both such family-oriented people.

I mean, we know the Kardashians are and we know Kanye is.

Well, also, the Kardashians are a byproduct of a divorced family.

Like, you know, their mom cheated on their father.

And look at how they've all lived cohesively since.

I mean, and don't even get me started on Caitlin Jenner.

I mean, there's so many

wives of Caitlin Jenner.

Oh, my God.

So if you made a chart

of who people,

who Caitlin Jenner was married to, and you started to connect all the dots of other famous people in Hollywood who, because you know, Caitlin was married to Linda, who's Bruce,

who's Brody's, Brody's mom, Linda.

Yes.

Linda Thompson, I think her name is.

Yes.

Was married to David Foster.

David Foster was married to Yolanda.

Yolanda was married to Muhammad.

Like, you could connect

all of Hollywood.

The Hadids, Kardashians, and the Fosters are all very loosely related.

And honestly, who wouldn't want to be in those families?

No, I know.

Good God.

I would literally be like the big fat cousin.

Oh, no, Big Fat Claudia is coming.

Got to restock the pantry.

I, I don't know, I just feel like modern family kind of was like a buzz term for a while, but like, I think it's being actualized now.

I don't know.

I think it's real.

I don't think it's bullshit.

Me too, except that, like, the Fosters and the Hadids are no longer related because David and Yolanda are divorced.

So I do think they were like a blended family and like getting along while they were married, but then it's like they're divorced.

I'm not related to this person.

Why do I need to hang out with them?

Yeah, unless you're super close with somebody.

Yeah, which I don't think that they were.

No.

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This was this morning.

He rode his own rocket.

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos streaked into space Tuesday on a thrilling 10-minute up up-and-down flight, a high-tech joyride that sets the stage for the start of commercial passenger service later this year.

Competing head-to-head with fellow billionaire Richard Branson, who flew into space aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane on July 11th, Bezos blasted off with his brother Mark and two history-making passengers,

82-year-old aviation pioneer Wally Funk, the oldest person to fly to space, and Oliver Damon, an 18-year-old Dutch student who was the youngest to ever fly into space.

And the oldest person, Wally Funk, was barred from NASA initially because it was an all-male astronaut corp in the 1960s.

But Jeff Bezos finally gave her a chance to prove the naysayers.

Or Wally's a woman.

Well, yeah, I was confused as well.

And she got to realize a lifelong dream.

So they lifted off from their West Texas launch site at 9, 12 a.m.

this morning, climbed straight up 110,000 pounds of push.

The rocket rapidly accelerated as it consumed its load of super cold liquid oxygen and hydrogen propellants, pushing the passengers back in the recliner seats about three times the normal force of gravity.

So it was successful.

Nobody, you know, nothing went wrong.

And he made history with two other people, but he was the second billionaire, not the first.

And if you're not first, you're last.

Exactly.

He's just first loser.

Wait a second.

Yeah.

Are they still there?

No, it was 10 minutes.

But there was a petition.

It's the dumbest thing in the world.

There was a petition on change.org that 165,000 people signed to make Jeff Bezos stay in space.

Listen, Jeff,

Don't they say, wait, sorry to interrupt you, which I've been doing the whole time.

No.

Don't they say if a change.org

petition gets over a hundred thousand signatures, the White House has to respond?

That's ridiculous.

I think that's like the policy.

Can you imagine the White House calls in the middle?

Jeff, you got to stay in space.

Everybody hates you.

So

how much do we think that cost?

Oh, so like millions and millions of dollars.

But Jackie's a smart one here, so don't ask me questions because I don't know the answer.

But I do believe she said.

I know.

Oh, when I do the the news on my show, people ask questions.

I'm like, you know the rules.

Like, don't ask me questions.

Refer to the article.

Basically, I think what Jackie said was like, this is gearing up so that like random rich people can pay like $250,000 a seat to go to space.

I believe that's what she had said.

So here's the thing.

So let's say it costs 10 million.

Let's just say.

I think that's fair.

I just feel like there's so many things going on.

in our world that that money could better suit.

I said the same thing when we were talking about Richard Branson.

And it's just like, and these guys are so insane.

Like, is it Bezos who's on track to be a trillionaire in like the next year?

I think it's, I think it was him.

See, that's just so much.

That's money you can't even spend a 50 lifetimes.

We just got out of a pandemic.

Like people are like really in a bad spot.

Like taxpayers, like we're, you know, we have to, but like our taxes are going to go up.

And I, listen, I am not smart enough to have this conversation.

I'm regurgitating probably something my dad said, but it's like,

I hear that the rich people, like at that that level they like figure out a way to never pay taxes yeah so it's like at the very least take what you would have been charged in taxes give it to the government and let them disperse it for important things yeah like

he's such a selfish shit when you compare like mackenzie bezos who's also because she got half of his when yeah when he was like amen 36 billionaire i think she got or no maybe she got 36 billion dollars yeah she since then has given away over half of her wealth because it's so much money like what are you gonna do with it much money so when you compare what his ex-wife did versus what he's like doing, like taking joyrides into space, it's just like a little he sucks.

Come on, Jeffrey.

You can do it.

Pave the way.

Put your back into it.

Come on now.

Had you ever seen...

I actually don't.

I haven't even seen the Bo Burnham.

I want to sing it with you.

Do you know what I'm talking about?

I don't.

Okay, so it's actually all over TikTok, and that's how I know.

But you know, the Bo Burnham comedy special that's going viral inside by Bo Burnham.

I don't.

I tried to watch it when I was in the Hamptons with a bunch of people and everyone was fucking talking and it was just like disrespecting the comedy.

But it's like this musical he put together during the pandemic in his house where he's like singing funny songs.

I guess I haven't seen it.

I don't really know what it's about, but there's one about Jeffrey Bezos that's gone completely viral on TikTok and it's so funny.

CEO entrepreneur born in 1964, Jeffrey, Jeffrey Bezos.

And it's literally been stuck in my head all fucking morning.

So sorry, that's what I was singing.

It's about just like Jeffrey Bezos.

Have you seen it?

It's about him being.

Yeah.

The whole song's about Jeffrey Bezos.

Yeah.

But the other songs in this, the comedy special are about like other things.

He just got nominated for an Emmy, I think.

Is it about Jeff Bezos being the worst?

Yeah, it's just like, come on, Jeffrey, you can do it.

Pave the way.

Put your back into it.

Something like that.

He could turn around so many generations in this country with a snap of a finger.

With a press of a button from his bank account.

You know, and it's just like, okay, you're going to go to space and try and like, you know, make change up there.

Like, why don't you just do it down here?

Because he's ready to bail ski.

Yeah.

I just like.

I'm going down with Earth.

I just want to say, I'm like so jealous of how much money he has.

I mean, I, but what a burden for real in a way it's a burden i would welcome for sure you know what what i just said i hate myself what scratch that no i would do such good things with i i pay off every student loan in the country number one

because that is just ruining america yep and then also like i do believe there are a lot of really really good organizations so like giving money to organizations is so great of course

but there's something more valuable in just like knocking on people's doors and paying their bills like you know, yes, yes.

That's what I would do.

I would say, I just like taking my gender loan.

Student debt isn't crippling the entire economy.

Yes, yes, yes.

So that's why student loan debt is a great place to start.

Yes.

And then, I don't know, work something out with the colleges.

Fucking, fuck, fuck you, universities, fuck you, colleges.

I know, I know.

You know, did you watch a college admission scandal on

the dramatized thing?

Yes.

I thought they actually did a really good job because, of course, we know from the college admission scandal, like rich people cutting the line.

But what I really took away is like kind of how

corrupt.

Corrupt the college system is.

And especially like Stanford, they literally, it's a racketeering.

It's the first time in American history where a racketeering scandal has benefited a billion-dollar institution.

They made $700,000 that they claim to have given away.

Exactly.

It's, I mean, yes.

Screw the rich people who are paying their kids way in, but like, what about the

charged?

Yeah, we knew that.

Yes.

It's so, that was, I actually thought the documentary was well done in that sense because it gave you like a new perspective.

Like, all right, we know, like, we hate celebrities and rich people like that's not a unique message for a documentary but i actually thought that was a really well done documentary what was it called varsity blues or whatever yep um well those were the fast five stories and i definitely feel as though they were

well-rounded i think so too yeah are you gonna go to space no i'm gonna stay here if there was like someone who was like i want to pay the 250 000 for you to go to space wait it's a 10 minute job are we escaping earth because no no like it's just this is like a new thing now it's going to become more popular recreational space travel.

Girl, I don't even have to go to Tahiti.

Okay?

Yeah.

Or Hawaii for that matter.

I don't like to fly far, so I certainly don't need to go to the farm.

It's only 11 minutes, though, like the whole journey.

It's stupid.

What's the point?

It's like going to the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

It's a tourist attraction.

Yeah, for sure.

Have you ever been to the Leaning Tower?

No, and I don't need to.

Me neither.

I heard it's falling.

Like, why would I go see a broken monument?

I'd rather go see something.

Like, that's all the monuments, like the Coliseum.

Why do I want to see a smelly old half of a building?

I'd rather go get drunk with you at lunch.

No, know, of course, at a restaurant that's fully built, you know?

Exactly.

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