S4 Ep52: Happy Hoppy News: Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021

Good morning, Millennials.

Welcome back to the morning toast.

Happy Tuesday.

Hey, Claude Hyder.

Hello, Jacqueline.

I miss you very much.

I'm doing good.

Thank you so much for asking.

I'm feeling, you know, yesterday I really felt like I re-listened to the podcast because I wanted Ben to hear our Bobby Flay saga because I thought it was hysterical.

And Ben was watching Bobby Flay with me.

And I really had like nothing to give on the podcast yesterday.

Like I told you, I went on a bender on the weekend, and I felt like I just gave nothing to yesterday's episode, emotionally and physically.

And this morning I woke up with, you know, a purpose.

You know, it's so important to wake up with a purpose.

And my purpose today was to give it all that I've got to this particular episode.

Like the people, they fucking need us and we are fucking here.

We are here.

I'm so excited to see what you give to us today.

Speaking of Bobby Flay, I also re-listened to it while I was sitting on the beach yesterday and I was cracking up, like looked so crazy, laughing so hard.

And also, Bobby Flay was in my dream last night.

Like, it was such a realistic dream.

It was like, I was at an event, and Bobby was there, and he was being like so nice.

Of course, he was like friendly, like best friends forever.

And I like had a pit because I was like, I literally was talking about you on the podcast today.

The episode is called Exposing Bobby Flay.

And then some little shit starter at the party went up to the both of us.

There's always a former toaster who's going to come and beat your ass.

So Bobby and I are chilling.

Some shit starter comes up and is like, did you hear what you said?

Bobby and I are chilling.

Bobby and I, we were chilling so hard.

Shitstarter comes up, said, did you hear her podcast today?

It's called Exposing Bobby Flay.

And I was like, Bobby.

And he was like, I did hear it.

I'm like, I hope you can take a joke.

Like, it's just funny.

It is.

And by the way, it's...

And it was like, you have to admit, like, your style of shows is extremely competitive.

And the statistics in which you lose beating Bobby Flay and win beating Bobby Flay are just against, you know, statistics.

Like, they make no fucking sense.

Yeah.

Well, that's, like, your gripe.

I personally haven't experienced that.

Okay, well, you should watch it.

I haven't,

I haven't experienced corruption at Beat Bobby Flay.

And the cool thing about this platform is that when you bring something up on the podcast, more often than not, you're going to get a DM with more information.

Because I only know what I know.

I've never been to the set of Beating Bobby Flay.

I've never been on the show.

I don't know much about it.

I'm not a part of the production team.

But I got a DM from someone.

And of course, I don't know how credible this was.

It literally could have been a fake, you know,

a fake register nurse.

jackie that's literally what i was going to fucking say but i didn't know if i could and then i yeah though sometimes it's like a real person and sometimes it's somebody who made a fake account pretending to be a nurse trying to expose you for being like covid not friendly even though you literally did nothing wrong like sometimes it's that but those things happen those things they do i know they it sounds highly unbelievable but it It's actually, it happens more than you think.

Well, she had basically said that for beating Bobby Flay for each episode, they record both scenarios.

Bobby wins and Bobby loses.

And I guess they pick and choose like in the editing process, like how often he can win and how often he can lose.

Again, I don't know if that's true.

Unverified, you know, AshleyJacobsrn.com, but it's possible.

Oh my God, that is so,

that's a bombshell allegation, if true.

Like that could bust this thing wide open.

I know.

Oh my God.

Like, it is nothing like sacred anymore.

No, Jackie.

Did you know

the art of the crab cake?

Can't there just be a better crab cake?

No.

No.

At the end of the day, it's all about ego.

Bobby's in particular.

Okay, well, after my dream, I feel the need to stick up for him.

Yeah, no, no, no.

Also, because we were chilling so hard.

It did come to our attention that Bobby Flay's daughter is a toaster.

So, Sophia, if you're hearing this, we're just fucking around and we still want to be.

We still want to be your friend and get free meals at Bobby's Grill or whatever the restaurant's called.

It's all love, Sophia.

It's all love.

But also,

a little bit of news that came out this morning that's not enough to make it as like a major story, but I just thought we should talk about is the Real Houses of New York season 75 trailer came out.

Yes, I just watched it and it looks really good.

And I know that you are so hard on the Real House Eyes of New York.

Like there's no harsher critic.

No, and I feel like I've earned the right.

Like I've literally watched from episode one, season one.

I've watched all the extras, all the reunions.

I literally like am the Real House Eyes of New York historian.

And to go from being like what was like Beverly Hills is perceived as like the crown jewel of the franchise.

Like Real House Eyes of New York was that at one point.

And now it's literally the opposite.

I have every right to be hard on it.

Okay.

And what were your thoughts on the trailer?

I mean, trailers always look good.

They take, it's 22 episodes into two minutes.

Of course, in 22 episodes, there's two minutes worthy of like footage that's funny.

Yeah.

So I thought I thought that it looked good.

There were some like storylines that looked interesting.

But again, it seems like they're going to start to lean on, you know, whatever happens that night with the broken glass and security and the bang on the door.

And it's like heavily, like a lot of drinking content, which I think, I think they've maxed out on.

But I think Ebony looks great.

I think her friendship with Leah.

And I really feel like from the trailer, you can even see like the two generations, like this sort of

disconnect between like the older and the younger.

Yeah.

So I'm optimistic.

No, and like remember last season when everyone kind of took umbrage with Ramona walking into the house in Mexico and being like, oh, servants.

Oh, yes.

I was going to, that was, that comes up in the trailer.

And I was going to say, I think you're going to be happy because it's calling out

Ramona for calling the people who work for her to help.

Which is

so fucking derogatory.

And I'm so glad.

Like, it's sometimes it takes like a fresh person who's never hung out with someone to realize how some of their behaviors are so fucked up.

And I love that she's going to call her out on it.

And also, Ramona looks like she gives us a couple really iconic moments, like when she's walking up the stairs in her Audrey Hepburn, like get up, and she's like, Whatever happened to Elegance?

Like, I think it's actually going to be like a good season.

Um, I say that, obviously, I'm cautiously optimistic, but we'll see where it takes us.

Whatever happened to Elegance, the Real Housewives of New York premiered.

No, Jaggie, whatever happened to Elegance, that's literally like the meta.

No, no, no, what's the word?

Like, at the end of a moral, the moral of the story.

That's like the moral of Real Housewives of New York.

What started as we had a full-blown countess, we had women with homes all over the country, and now it's like the saddest place on earth.

Yeah, so I'm hopeful.

It was exciting to get that, though.

Yes, you know, sometimes I feel like I get into a fatigue with housewives.

Right now, I'm not like crazy about any of the shows that are on currently.

Like we just came off of such a good season of Potomac, and then we had the excitement of Salt Lake City.

And now we're just like with Atlanta and New Jersey that are always consistently fine.

But so I'm ready for like something fresh.

Yeah.

I don't know that I would call New York fresh.

Until New York becomes like torturous.

I'm ready for Beverly Hills, honestly.

That's what I'm ready for.

Oh, wait.

And I'm also ready for another season of Potomac.

They just literally hit it out of the park so fucking hard.

I know, but without Monique, I know.

I'm going to have a hard time.

And if Candace is there, I'm going to have a really hard time.

I do believe that she is there.

Then I'm going to have a hard time.

Oh, also, Dallas is on right now, but it's so forgettable.

Yeah, wow.

Well, Dallas is on tonight.

So I think I'm going to try and watch so that we can recap tomorrow.

Also, I just want to give a little reading update because I finished my Queen Victoria book.

And I know, like, I was saying that the percentages weren't moving.

It turns out the whole back half of the book is like bibliographies and like research notes.

Oh my God, the word bibliography literally gives me PTSD.

Triggering.

Trauma.

So it actually like is a, like, if you read.

the book, it's about the length of a 400-page book, like it said.

So it was so good.

And it just, it has sent me on the spray.

I just started the other Boleyn Girl.

Did you ever see the movie?

No, but like, I've heard of it.

Yeah, I've heard of it.

I never saw the movie.

I'm reading the book.

I'm excited.

But apparently it is historical fiction.

And even though Anne Boleyn and like King Hanger

were real people, it's not a true story.

So that's always kind of annoying.

Annoying, but I'm sure it's an amazing, like I think it's a great story and a great book.

So I think I'll enjoy my time with it.

And I'm really excited about that.

Okay, good.

I'm so happy for you.

I mean, I thought I was going to read a lot this week, but you know, sometimes you just do it and sometimes you don't.

Yeah.

So just take your time, you know, it's always there there if you need it.

Always there.

Plus, I have it.

I don't have any new book recommendations for you unless you want to read Queen Victoria.

No, I definitely don't.

But speaking of always being there when you need them, should we?

Yes, let's dive right in.

But before we do, I just wanted to take a moment because this morning news came out of Boulder, Colorado, that there was a mass shooting at a grocery store.

And we are just, we are so upset by this news.

It's so terrible.

The victims and their families.

And we're thinking of our Colorado toasters, Boulder toasters, and just people in general.

We, it's heartbreaking.

Yeah, 10 people died, including a police officer, which is just so upsetting.

Like, I don't know, every time one of these,

and it's so sad that it feels like, like it's, there's so many of these stories.

Like, every, I was about to say, like, every time I hear one of these stories, like, it happens all the time, and it doesn't.

It's just, it never gets less upsetting.

And I'm just,

it's a type of story that like really

makes you so sad all day.

And I'm just, I'm, I'm really sad.

Me too.

But we have a job to do here, and hopefully, if your hearts are heavy as well, we can help lighten your mood with the fast eye stories that you need to know before you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast.

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Okay, first story: Kylie Jenner is slamming a false narrative surrounding makeup artists, GoFundMe.

She says, I do things from the heart.

This story is absurd.

I was not going to talk about it, but then Kylie posted about it.

I guess, like, the backlash had reached a deafening level.

But, like, this is where it gets so frustrating to be like a pop culture fan.

Like, there's so much misinformation being spewed about.

And I feel like Kylie had to speak on it because what was being said before Kylie spoke on it, I saw this was her personal makeup artist who she's worked with for years and he needed sixty thousand dollars she donated five

and then and then asked her and then asked her fans to do the rest so when I saw that I'm like that's weird because Kylie's actually very philanthropic and people are always giving her shit for not doing enough but like she donated a million dollars in PP uh

in COVID masks and stuff like and she's not

PPP she's not always like the most vocal about it and she did like people are really hard on her because they know that she's worth a billion dollars.

But I feel like she does like a decent amount of charity, both publicly and privately.

Yes, I agree.

I saw this story.

And I mean, it's kind of annoying because I've heard of makeup by Sam and he's the never artist in the question here.

Okay.

I have seen him on Instagram and he works with a lot of celebrities.

But we follow Kylie and we know who does her makeup like every single time she gets her makeup done.

It's mostly Arielle, but like if it ever is another artist, she usually tags them.

So like, I think I knew that she had worked with Sam before, but he's not her daily makeup artist.

So, and this narrative that was going around about like her personal makeup artist, like that she doesn't pay him enough to to be able to cover the surgery.

It's just if you follow Kylie, you know that that's not true.

And then so she posted, I guess, because all these people were like, you.

you wouldn't like cover the cost, you're only donating $5,000.

So she posted to say that when she clicked on the GoFundMe, the goal was at 10,000.

And they were already had like 6,000.

So she donated 5,000.

But that's the thing about GoFundMe.

Every time you reach the goal, it changes.

Yeah.

Right.

And I think that can be really confusing.

Like, what does a surgery actually cost?

It costs whatever the initial goal was set at.

So if that's true, then when she could choose how much you're raising.

Okay.

If that's true, then when she contributed, it was complete.

Yeah.

She finished it.

Like,

that's the thing.

There's literally no story here.

Yeah.

No, there's no story here.

And it's so stupid that Kyla even has to like address dumb drama like this.

But it's so sad because first of all, at the end of the day, this young guy was in a car accident and needs like a very important surgery.

And instead of like focusing on that, everyone's like, Kylie only did this.

She did.

And her explanation was perfectly fine to me.

Like when I first read what was being sent around.

like the type of information that was being written up in all these websites, I'm like, that just didn't add up to me.

Like Kylie's really, and when we don't know a lot about Kylie because she's super private, but when you watch like life of Kylie or the small bits that we get we know she really takes care of the people around her so this just made no sense to me and it's just so stupid this is like the type of drama it's like if people just like did their research we wouldn't have drama like this and like isn't that what journalists are supposed to do instead of like causing misunderstandings they instead of fanning the flames yeah like it makes no sense Yeah, well, this is what she said from her mouth.

Sam isn't my makeup artist.

And unfortunately, we don't have a personal relationship anymore, but I have worked with him a few years ago and think he's the sweetest.

I saw my current makeup artist and friend Arielle post about Sam's accident and his family's GoFundMe, and I called Arielle immediately to see what happened to Sam.

After learning more in detail about the accident and compelling me to visit his GoFundMe, which was set at 10K, they had already raised 6K, so I put in 5K to reach their original goal and thought I'd post on my stories to gain more awareness if anyone else felt compelled to share or donate.

I don't know how all of this got so twisted, but his family has reached out through Arielle and are very appreciative of all the donations, prayers, and loves towards Sam.

Yeah, like this is a nothing burger.

Nothing burger with whatever sauce.

Yes.

And let's focus on the real, you know, story here, which is Sam getting better.

Yeah.

Silliness, absolute silliness.

Like the people in the end, it's just like, I don't know how the Kardashians deal with it.

Like, because it's...

If this were anyone else, it would be like, oh my God, you know, like Brie Larson donated $5,000.

You know what I mean?

Like, and it's just, there's this thing with the Kardashians, like, they cannot do anything right.

And I think that was really highlighted in the 818, you know, debacle where it was like people really came for Kendall saying like she shouldn't start a tequila company, especially naming it 818 when tequila is, you know, a Mexican drink and, you know, it's all made in Mexico.

And there is a real conversation to be had there.

But like, where were those conversations with Villa One by Nick Jonas or Casamigos by George Clooney?

It's like the Kardashians light up inside people.

Like it just, they bother people so much.

Yeah, they really do.

And I will say, but this feels just like on another level of

stupid.

Yeah.

Like she's trying to do a nice thing and it's literally no good deed goes unpunished.

Yeah.

Also, Chris Jenner, there's a big spread on her on the cover of Wall Street Journal magazine today that I'm definitely going to go pick up and read because we live for her.

And the headline is, from mamajer to mogul.

Ooh.

That's the respect I like to be see, like I like to see being put on the Kardashian Jenner name.

Yeah, no, I just can't relate to people, places, or things who have no respect for the Kardashians.

Like, you just, you're missing out.

And I

just can't relate.

I can't relate to people who don't have respect.

People, places, or things.

Like, it's so frustrating.

And also, like, it's just so silly because if you can't look at the Kardashians, like, I could literally write a whole essay, but if you can't look at the Kardashians and be wildly impressed with what they've done, whether or not it's what you would do,

whether you, like, if you can't look at it and be like, wow, literally this team of six women all turned themselves into like,

what is it, like three billionaires in the family?

Like, if you can't be impressed with that, like, you need to look inside because that's some misogynistic bullshit.

Because if it was a family of men, you'd be like, look how great they are.

The Wahlberg brothers.

Oh, my God.

That's a really good comparison.

Mm-hmm.

Anyways, I'm moving on from this nothing burger, shall I?

Yeah.

Some exciting news.

Oh, Margo Ashre just sent me

a story.

We're going to talk about David Dobrik's new vlog, right?

Yes, it's a story.

Will you move it up?

Because Margo just sent me Natalie.

David's assistant put something up on her story.

So I believe she just put it up.

So let's just, let's, breaking news, breaking news.

Okay, you're just going to move things.

You're just going to, this is the second day in a row that the fast five have been compromised.

I'm sorry.

Okay, but David Dobrik has released a second apology video saying I've let a lot of people down.

YouTube star David Dobrik has released a second apology video addressing the ongoing sexual abuse allegations against vlog squad member Dirty Dom and apologizing for his cowardly original sponse released late last week.

He posted a new video titled March 22nd, 2021, where he talks more in depth about the controversy.

The video is seven minutes.

It's on his main channel and he left the comments on finally.

He said I fully believe the woman that came out against Dom and said she was sexually assaulted by him.

I got consent to post the video, but even though I got consent, I should have never posted it.

What I understand now is she sent that text because she felt like she had to, and that's fucked up.

It was cowardly of me to say in my last video that I missed the mark about some other jokes because it's fucking gross, and I'm sorry.

So, in this video, if you watch it, he's taking much more ownership over all of the things that have happened over the past few years and taking ownership over the fact that he hasn't addressed those things.

And his

neglect of those things has been even more detrimental.

Yeah, but what I feel like the video also, like, I feel like I'm pretty well versed in this whole drama.

I feel, oh, I thought you were going to say you're well-versed in apology videos.

And I felt like he really went out of his way for it to not be like your typical apology video.

The thing is, it's like, it can't be an apology video.

He doesn't know anyone in apology except for literally the women who were victim.

Like, it's not on anyone to accept this or think it's a good video because at the end of the day, like, like we said before, like, this is a full-blown crime and it's not on anyone to judge this video.

but what I was gonna say is like what I didn't know

which David brought up in the video is that Dom was actually

there were allegations against him I think in like 2017

and

I don't know whatever happened with them but David made a bunch of jokes about it in his vlogs moving forward that like ha ha you know dom you're gonna go to jail for sexual assault you know like so it was like this recurring joke because it had already happened and like i didn't even know that part and that's even more fucked up and then and then i saw the clip so like all these pieces are starting to make sense in my head um

so i didn't even know that part

yeah and i think those are the jokes he's referring to where he previously said he missed the mark and now he's like they're fucking gross right it's not missing the mark the thing is it's like i'm just like over these people you know i'm not in the mood to like decipher their apology decode like work fix yourself i mean i i feel the same way because i i've never watched a vlog in my life but like you were a really big fan of no i did rock squad you spent a lot of time on the show like talking about them so obsessed so as a fan like i feel like it's also not on me to accept or reject because i don't know him before i don't know him after like i i really have oh okay i don't so as a fan i'm sorry to this man i don't know this man but as a fan like when the person that you really look up to makes a lot of mistakes, like, where do you go from there?

The thing is, is like, I'm fucking done with these people like 100% done

and I can't stress enough like and David had actually addressed it in the video he was like you know people have been saying like cancel culture sucks man like defend yourself like this isn't cancel culture I can't stress that enough like I feel like I actually have a very high bar when it comes to quote-unquote cancel culture people you know saying the wrong things because first of all I don't get offended by a lot B I actually like gravitate more towards that like offensive type of humor.

And C, like, I really do believe just because you said something once, like, that does not make you a bad person at all.

This is not cancel culture.

Like, this is literally sexual assault, trigger warning.

This is rape.

Like, this is such another level.

And I really need people to stop saying like cancel culture.

Cause like this is, okay, the energy that we have for people who have tweets that were exposed that we're so mad at.

Like, let's have, where's that energy here?

Like, this is what we should be reserving that type of energy for.

Like, so for me as a fan, like, I'm just fucking done with these people.

Like, I'm annoyed that I even like spent time on them and I will not be spending any more time on their content ever.

Good to know.

And Natalie's story.

Natalie is David's assistant who has reaped enormous benefits from being his assistant.

I think we just reported she was

in Sports Illustrated.

She's not a model, but she, you know, has a huge platform.

So there are a ton of people who

are linked to David who I think feel compelled to speak out.

And Natalie said this in a story, which will disappear.

I've spent a lot of time thinking about the recent allegations, and because of the severity, it's taken me time to process.

Like many of you, I'm upset and angry and do not condone the behavior detailed in the article or any sexual misconduct/slash abuse for that matter.

I want to make it clear that I acknowledge, hear, and support those who came forward, and I stand by the victims.

Okay.

Yeah, like.

This whole thing is just so disappointing.

And just for the record, like, I'm done.

Okay.

you're done also he so in the video he says that he's taking time away from youtube um and that and then i also said that i saw that he's like stepping down from dispo yeah so he said he's taking time away from youtube uh even though he's literally been off of youtube for a year he hasn't posted a vlog since quarantine started um so that's first second of all yeah so All of course, you know, all the brands he was working with, HelloFresh, EA Sports, SeatGeek is a very famous sponsor of his.

All these brands have cut ties with him.

But Dispo is the app he was working on launching, which is a disposable camera app where you take a picture on a disposable camera, aka on your phone.

It posts 24 hours later.

It's in beta.

A lot of people have,

like even a lot of toasters, like have invitations to join.

It's a private thing right now, and they raised $20 million.

And the VC that...

I think like raised the round.

I don't know how it works, but that was like in charge of the round.

You're sounding right.

So like you're making sense.

Yeah, like the VC that was in charge of the round.

Oh, that led the round.

That's what they say.

Nice.

They said like, we are stepping back.

Like we're going to find a way to get out of this deal.

Like we do not want to profit.

And then David stepped down from his

board seat of the company, which

yeah.

So I just like, I, like, I'm like so over these people.

Yeah.

Well, that's the latest.

And he already regrets regrets his first apology video, which we had said at the time was just completely insufficient.

It was terrible.

Yeah.

So this video is more in line with what should have been posted first.

But it does seem like the whole squad needs to

speak up.

Speak up, but like, if this is like how they were, what their videos were about, like these sort of pranks that, you know, blur the lines of sexual misconduct in some cases.

And in other cases, it's a very clear line that they've crossed.

If that's like what your shtick is, like you need to rethink what you're doing completely.

Yeah.

And so it's just really interesting because there's like so many

members of the vlog squad who, you know,

David really gave them a platform and then they've really just become their own thing.

Like Zane and Heath have their own podcast, which is huge.

It has nothing to do with David, but they're so linked to David, like, and they're, they're completely silent, you know?

Yeah.

Yeah, well, I mean, I don't know because I don't know the squad, but yeah,

I'm sure there are a lot of people who who need to and then there's members like Jeff who think that they're like so in the right, and he's just being insane on Twitter.

He went on Trisha Paytas's podcast and he like really embarrassed himself.

Like

it's it's this type of influencer that thinks because they were so popular for so long and like they literally couldn't do anything wrong, they think that they're untouchable.

Yeah, so what he's he's going around saying what?

Well, he's just trying to defend himself because in the article, it states that him and Todd, Todd is Natalie's boyfriend, another member of the squad.

It states that him and Todd were the ones who bought the alcohol for the underage girls.

And he's just kind of like going off on not saying that that's not true, but like, how does the reporter know that?

And the reporter knows that because Tricia

said she was there.

Trisha said it was Jeff and Todd buying alcohol.

And the girls, the students who spoke to the reporter from Insider, also said it was Jeff and Todd.

So it's like

it was Jeff and Jeff and Todd, Jeff and Todd.

Yeah, right.

So he's just like all up in arms that like he's being accused of buying the alcohol when there's multiple people who were there.

So I don't know what his goal is because he's a weird, like he's just, he's not remaining silent.

He's just like trying to defend himself as best as he can.

And he's making himself look so stupid.

Damn.

Okay, well, we'll keep you posted on any further updates.

But next, I have some happy news, or should I say, some hoppy news.

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Like, I was on such a tear.

Like, that segue was about to, like, break the internet.

And then, like, I was just completely diverted from that segue.

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No, I know, but, like, can't you, couldn't you have let me like have my moment of seg?

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So did you have some happy, hoppy news news you wanted to share?

I had some happy news that could also be considered hoppy news because Bethany Franklin and Jason Hoppy have finally finalized their divorce eight years after they split.

I'm telling you, Bethany's in her home right now.

And that song by Kanye West is playing, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

Like, this is literally miraculous.

Yep, more than eight years after initially calling it quits, Bethany and Jason have at last finalized their divorce.

News that comes is rumors swirl that she's engaged to her current beau, Paul Bernan.

So there was a photo from yesterday.

She's on the beach wearing a huge engagement ring.

Huge.

It literally looked like a gumball machine ring.

Yeah.

So I don't know.

I, I, for some reason, I just don't take that to mean that they're engaged.

No, I don't think that they are engaged.

I feel like rich people wear expensive jewelry all the time.

I don't know, but while they're on the beach, also, is it confirmed that it's not the ring that Dennis gave her?

Yes, it looks way different.

Okay.

Well, then maybe they are engaged now that she's divorced.

I can't imagine Bethany wants to get married again.

Like, I feel like she's literally traumatized.

Like, of all the marriages in all the world, I think Bethany and Jason had to be like one of the worst.

The worst, but like during and after, one of the worst splits of all time.

But I mean, I think now with all of her learnings from this divorce, maybe there's a way for her to enter into a marriage with an ironclad prenup that makes divorcing very simple.

And, you know, when she met Jason, he was like a nothing, nobody.

Like, he just was a regular guy, had a job like he wasn't anything special Paul I believe is very very successful so it's like they both actually probably want to go into the marriage completely protected um

so it probably

it's possible it's possible it would probably be easier it's possible for a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage

it's possible

So I'm really happy for Bethany, like onwards and upwards from here.

I can't even imagine how light she feels.

No, how liberating this must be.

He's a fucking torturer.

Like, remember he was like showing up at Bryn's school and like

picking her up when it like wasn't his day?

Yeah.

Torture chamber.

That's where the term came from.

No, he's crazy.

And, you know, I had a feeling this was coming because I was on TikTok and I saw one of Bethany's TikToks.

And not only, here's what happened.

That was so crazy.

It was her and Bryn like doing a dance, Bryn's whole face, which we never see Bryn's Bryn's face on social.

And wait, she tagged Bryn's account, which is private, but still, like, it was a huge step.

That is a huge step.

But we had been seeing a little more of Bryn on social media.

Yeah, but for me, like, this was the most exposed I've ever seen Brynn ever.

Because remember, it was like her birthday.

I think she turned a certain age, and like we could see Bryn.

And then is that what it was?

Maybe.

I think that's what happened.

Because remember, there was like, I remember there was a weekend where we saw Bryn's face on Bethany's Instagram stories, and we're like, she just celebrated her birthday.

Maybe that means that she has new rights.

You know, I know that was probably Jason's doing, but I feel like at the end of the day, that was probably best for Bryn.

100%.

And I actually find it really impressive that a lot of the women of New York have been able to keep their children hidden.

Like Sonia Morgan's daughter, nobody knows what she looks like.

There's one photo of her on the internet.

Her and Sonia went to like a Hulu premiere.

Yeah.

That's it.

Yeah, no, they do a really good job.

Yeah.

So super happy for Bethany.

Like, literally, I know she's in Miami with Paul Bunyan.

So I'm really happy for them.

So like go celebrate, like live your life, live your best life.

Yes.

Okay, next story is

interesting.

No, now it's just like kind of crazy when you think about like

her relationship with Dennis, she was still married.

Like there's been so much that has happened.

Yeah.

That's crazy.

I just realized that.

Sorry.

Yeah.

So next we have some interesting former royal news.

IFRN.

IFRN.

Harry is taking on a new job as a tech startup executive at Better Up Inc.

The former Prince Harry has reportedly taken on a new job as an executive of a Silicon Valley startup.

The recently outspoken Royal confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that he will become chief impact officer of Better Up Inc., an online coaching and mental health firm.

He said, I intend to help create impact in people's lives.

Proactive coaching provides endless possibilities for personal development, increased awareness, and an all-around better life.

The Prince has previously revealed his plans to work with mental health issues.

And he said,

not that I've seen.

He said he's been personally using BetterUp's app and a coach for a couple months.

Oh my God.

Are we really supposed to believe that?

Are you kidding me?

He said, I was much with a coach.

I need to get my accent right.

Yeah.

Piggy Talk.

Brother,

I was matched with the coach, who quite frankly is truly awesome and has always given me sound advice and a fresh perspective, which is so valuable.

Okay, listen, I'm all for mental health.

Like, I feel like those apps that make it more accessible, it's everything.

I'm glad there's a new app coming.

Like, that's great.

More access to mental health professionals, but like, how dumb do they think we are?

Like, that with that, like, literally the most famous man in

the world right now, like, the most talked about is confiding online to a counselor about his mental health struggles no and it's like this is where I get frustrated with Harry like seriously like this this story is a fucking insult to my intelligence

yeah um the CEO refused to reveal details of his employment agreement or how he was getting compensated but the CEO said it's a meaningful and meaty role he will be joining the company's leadership team as an officer of the corporation he's synonymous with are they trying to say that this is a job he's doing for free

no no i don't think think so.

Okay, because she's obviously like a, he owns a part of this company.

You think so?

Yeah.

But, or is he just really, he's like a brand advocate?

Like, there's no way that he's not doing this for money.

Yeah, no, I think he's getting paid, but like, is he going to the office nine to five?

No.

No, that's what the article is.

That's like, okay, Megan is going to pack Harry lunch.

Harry's going to the office.

He's going to eat his tuna sandwich at his desk and then come home at five o'clock to play with Archie and Megan.

Like, how dumb do these people think we are?

No.

no, he's just like a face for the app, and he's a Fichemon.

He's a face man.

And by the way, like, a lot of celebrities do this where they're like the face of an app and they own equity in the company.

Like, there's no way that Howie doesn't own at least like 10% of this company.

And it's apps like this become huge talk space.

Like, he'll, it's an awesome thing.

No, they're amazing, they're amazing platforms.

And I understand him being the face man of the company, but unless he's going in from nine to five every day, like them.

Yeah, they're making it seem like it's a job.

Like, he applied on LinkedIn and he got the job.

Congratulations.

Right.

But But I think he's really just a spokesperson with equity.

It ain't a job.

No, I mean, or maybe it is, but like,

I want to see, you know, his commute and everything.

Yeah, no, will he be taking the subway?

Well, it's in California, but also they live in

Santa Barbara.

Montecito.

They do?

Yeah.

I don't think that's right.

I think it is.

Where do you live?

And this is in Silicon Valley.

Sanny Barbie.

They live in Sanny Barbie.

Santa Barbara.

I think Montecito is around those parts.

No, no.

Montecito is

big little lies.

They live in Santa Barbara.

Oh.

After moving into their new home in July 2020, Megan and Harry have given a glimpse to the stunning decor in the Santa Barbara property.

Here's everything you need to know.

Let me click this.

Are there pictures of the home?

No, but they keep saying Megan Markle and Harry's Montecito home.

So is Montecito Santa Barbara?

Is Montecito?

People who live in California.

We need to Google maps and then also see how far that is from Silicon Valley.

Santa Barbara.

Okay.

So,

okay.

Montecito is in Santa Barbara.

We're both right.

Montecito is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Barbara, California.

So now we want to look at Montecito to Silicon Valley.

That's like really far.

Yeah, how many hours in the car?

Four and a half hours, 300 miles.

So you think he's going to commute every day or maybe once a week?

Maybe he'll get a little place up north.

Well, it's actually south.

Oh, no, it's north.

Sorry.

And actually, Jackie, we, um, he's probably working remotely because we're living in a pandemic.

So it's actually perfect for him.

True, works out.

Okay.

Glad to hear it.

So happy for him.

Mm-hmm.

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So apparently, like approximately on average, Americans have gained 1.5, one and a half pounds per month of quarantine.

That's totaling like about 20 pounds on average for Americans.

And I mean, this is the same thing.

Well, at least you're below average.

I think I'm at like 13.

I'm below average too, but then you have to factor in like our height.

Oh, stop.

We're above average.

And because we're also below average height, like, you know how when you work out on a treadmill, like if you don't input your weight, because you burn more calories.

Right.

So like, I actually think if you do the ratios of like what the.

the stud the sample of people and their average weight versus like our height and weight um we're probably right on track which makes me feel like kind of seen and like better but also makes me feel really sad for um the country at large no because we already have like an obesity problem and it's definitely getting worse.

But at the end of the day, like we are merely victims of circumstance.

So I don't know, like,

first of all, I know a lot of people struggled with worse things in the pandemic, like especially addiction.

So I feel like

depression.

So, okay, I gained a little weight.

I'll survive.

Yeah, but also there's concern that now with like people continuing to work from home, that these numbers aren't going to start trending any better and that this could be an ongoing issue.

So it already was.

Like we are literally, aren't we the fattest country in the world?

I think.

Let me get back to Google.

What is the fattest

country

in the world?

2020.

Oh,

the island country of Nauru is the most obese in the world with obesity affecting 61% of the adult population.

But here, let me go to this.org.

Global obesity levels.

I thought we were for sure number one.

Oh, we're number 12.

Oh.

And we are, oh, Kuwait is ahead of us, but the top 10 are all small islands, which I find really interesting.

That is really interesting.

But Kuwait and then USA, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Libya.

Yeah, we're one of like the first big-ass countries.

Literally.

Or with percentage of population.

Got it.

Okay.

So in America, 36% of the population is obese.

Honestly, that's like not crazy.

But on Nauru, the number one, 61%.

Yeah, that's what, that's, that is really crazy.

And it seems like the number is going up.

And so.

Wow, do you want to know

the least obese?

So I guess like the thinnest country?

What?

Guess.

Like, it's so random.

I don't know.

Okay, I'll give you a clue.

Okay.

I believe, don't, you know, don't quote me on this.

I believe we had a war with them recently.

Recently?

Like,

in the last like 50 years.

Well, no, it's actually 2020.

In the last 70 years, I think.

I'm really not smart, but

what?

Vietnam?

Yes.

Oh, yay.

2%.

That's actually crazy.

Damn.

And

it's also definitely regional because the second to last is Bangladesh.

So very interesting.

You truly learned something new about the global obesity rates every day here on the Morning Toast.

You do.

And you also learn that the national obesity rate is going up.

On the one hand, like one and a half pounds per month, like doesn't sound that crazy, you know?

No, but it's it's so many months i know i could do it in the afternoon

you know one and a half like over the course of a month that actually is quite impressive yeah that's like that's because it's an average yeah so i found that to be really interesting i feel very seen and not alone but still like i need to i need to get back on track and that's why noon was the perfect sponsor and that's what i was trying to say Well, thank you so much for bringing that up.

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And thank you so much for, you know, supplying the toasters with amazing, robust global news yeah no i find sometimes like when i'm struggling for conversation whatever situation that i'm in and that's often for me because i'm just getting more socially awkward as i grow up you and everyone else covet has set us all back Sometimes I'll like go and think of like random fast five stories that aren't that aren't the celeb ones that are like the random news and I'm like did you know that like Amazon is making a nest for sleeping that's gonna track your breathing patterns?

Well now that like I read so much more than I used to that's also a great conversation piece because, you know, a lot of people read low-key.

I know, no, like when I'm with my friends, we love to, like, I literally, when we start talking about reading, like, that's when I just light up.

But it's hard when you're with non-readers.

And like, you, and you used to be that person that's like, shut up.

No, I know.

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I'm so negative.

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Wait, we have one programming update because tomorrow you are recording tomorrow's episode.

So Jax is on vacation.

I wanted to give her a day off.

And it just so happens that Taylor Strecker had been needing to come on the show.

So tomorrow, oh, I totally forgot.

Thank you.

Tomorrow I am going to sit down with Taylor.

She's going to host with me.

Jackie's going to get a day off.

And I'm excited because Taylor's gotten engaged since she last has been on the show.

There's been so many life updates and she's just fucking hysterical.

So don't miss out on tomorrow's episode.

Again, podcast only, but me and Taylor Strecker.

And we will miss you, Jackie, but enjoy sleeping in.

Go to the beach, stay up late, have a glass of wine, live your life.

I'll miss you too.

Are you going to do deer toasters with her?

I feel like she would give amazing advice.

No, she actually would.

She's really like a worldly, like cosmopolitan woman who has really interesting like perceptions.

And like you and I feel the same about everything, but she's like, has lived a totally different life.

Yeah, no, I agree.

That's going to be so good.

I can't wait to listen.

That'll be such a treat.

And I look forward to my full day off.

Yes.

Enjoy, live your life, Carl.

I'll see you on Thursday.

And then by the time I see you next, it'll be like the weekend already.

Yeah.

and it's Passover.

And so it's just like mani shana, ha la haila, haila.

Mikole ha la lot.

Mikole ha motherfucking mele la lot.

It's crazy to think about.

Love you guys.

Have an amazing day.

And we'll see you tomorrow for a hump day with Taylor Shannon.

Bye.

Bye.