Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata - Nicole and Sasheer's Excellent Adventure
Episode Date: December 3, 2025Nicole and Sasheer are back from a night out on the town to catch up with each other about kissing in the rain, the joy of lasagna, butt facials, neutering and Nicole's giraffe family.Watch t...his full video on YouTube and follow below!Follow Nicole: Twitter, Instagram, TikTokFollow Sasheer: Instagram, TikTokLike the show? Rate Best Friends 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!Have a friendship question for Nicole and Sasheer to solve? Leave us a voicemail at (323) 238-6554 or write in at nicoleandsasheer@gmail.com.Best Friends is a production of Headgum Studios. Our producer is Allie Kahan. Our executive producer is Anya Kanevskaya. The show is edited, mixed, and engineered by Richelle Chen.This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertise on Best Friends via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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When I first started dating that nice man in my life, I was like,
what was your favorite band in high school?
I'll go first.
Limp Biscuit.
He said, why don't you just lie?
And I was like, oh, no, because he thinks it's embarrassing?
I guess.
What the hell?
I'm a proud limp biscuiter.
Yeah.
And we went to Slovakia.
It's not called that.
It's North.
Yes, Slowang.
And we played significant other, which is my favorite.
Biscuit album on the way up and then when we were driving back I was this feels
there we go I was like should we listen to significant other again and he was like no and
then I went okay and I put it on and then he just started skipping the songs like all of the
songs yeah so the album would be done he was like I guess we have to listen to something else
rude but I get it yeah let me listen to it the whole way like not the whole way but at least once
or twice threw on the way there.
Do you listen to albums and songs, like, and repeat, like over and over again?
Yeah.
Same.
But I feel like, I don't know if everyone does that, though.
Like, I'll get in a mood where I'm just like, I only want to listen to telecreator over and over again.
I, here's the wildest thing.
I think everybody is the same until I'm told different.
I thought everybody used mouthwash every single day.
And apparently people don't.
Yeah.
I don't.
Do you guys use mouthwash every day?
I do.
Yeah, I do.
Oh.
This is crazy.
I thought you would say no.
Because a lot of people tell me no.
You're in the majority here.
I guess I'm in the majority.
Yeah.
Finally, I'm a majority.
Yeah.
I'm a majority.
You are a majority.
Do you guys listen to songs over and over and over again?
Oh, yeah.
Mine's right now the Lily Al.
Lily Album.
It should have been in the Lilly album.
The Lilly album.
She really missed out.
Mine's rent.
And I've been now, it's been rent.
But I'm not listening to it in order.
I'm listening to it on shuffle.
It is in opera.
In order is the play.
So I'm just all over the place with it.
And I've been really liking it.
Sometimes I'll cover you reprise happens before I'll cover you.
So it's like angels dead and then angels alive.
Oh, no. What a whirlwind.
It's crazy.
That's funny.
Also, okay.
In your old age, you like birds more.
I do like birds more, yeah.
I love birds.
Yeah.
What about plants?
I do like plants more, yeah.
I, on the way here, pulled over my car to steal flowers that I liked.
My mom does it all the time.
But then I felt weird because there was somebody walking their dog, so then I put them back in the bush.
Did you already take them out?
Yes.
And then I put them back at the bush.
So they're just like dead in the bush?
Yeah.
And I'm sure it was weird if I had just, I think it was weird that I put them back in.
I should have just taken them.
Yeah.
And I was also late.
Like I was like, what am I doing?
I'm wearing a leopard print raincoat, stealing flowers, putting the back in, talking to myself.
I was like, I'm late.
That's really funny.
Boy, today's been a day.
Mm-hmm.
We had a bill in.
a Bill and Ted
excellent adventure last night.
We did.
We went out.
I've never seen that movie.
I have seen that movie
but I don't remember anything about it.
Well, it's probably just like our night out.
Definitely.
We went to dinner where the server won it.
Nothing to do with me.
Well, I think you were just like
putting jokes out
and she just didn't know what to do with them.
Okay.
If you're a server
and
Sashir goes, I would like
orange wine and then I go let's get funky
thank you thank you she didn't laugh
and then I said it again
and I said it to the man who picked up the plates
and louder
and she didn't like it nobody bit
I was like really upset
maybe she wanted to be in our business
maybe but I think I looked at her and went
let's get funky
Yeah, it broke my heart
Politely smiled and walked away
Yeah, I think she did one of these
And then left
Yeah
And then when she poured the wine, I called it back
And she still didn't laugh
Yeah
But then we went to high tops where I was accepted
I shuffle off a buffaloed
I ran around
We did a lot
We were tab dancing
We're talking to so many people
I think at one point I was running around in circles, like actual circles, because I like my shoes.
Yeah, you were saying how speedy your shoes feel and look, and then you gave an example and started
like fake running to the bathroom. And then you actually got into a sprint. I was like, oh, she's
actually wrong. And you didn't even look back to see if I was watching. I was like, she was fully running.
This is not even for me anymore. She's just going.
sometimes bits are for other people but like I love these shoes so much
I was I was like move it and then when I got to the bathroom I couldn't stop laughing
because I was like you were you were really running it was so funny it was like just like
first a little trot and I was like oh how funny I was like whoa and then you just changed
gate and it's like an actual run
And then I kept being like, it's like we've never been outside before.
I know.
It was really funny.
It really did feel like I had never been to a bar before.
And I felt so old and young at the same time.
I was running around, but then saying things that like old ladies say, oh, my God.
What a time.
What a time to be alive.
It was good.
We were like, we're going to go out and we did.
And now I feel a little slow today.
I feel so slow.
It's crazy.
Yes.
I was in the shower and I started laughing because I was like, whoa, I'm not homeover.
I feel like I'm in my 20s again.
And then had to rest my head against the shower and I went, I'm not in my 20s.
That's really funny.
Just because I'm not hungover.
It does not mean I'm youthful.
Oh, my goodness.
I don't have a headache or anything.
I don't feel sick.
But yeah, I was just like, I feel like a little.
Well, it didn't help that.
The sky opened up and started spitting at us.
Rain?
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Rain is happening.
I don't like the rain.
I can't stay in the rain on my window.
I did, I told you I put a like awning sun cover on my roof deck.
And then I sat out there and listened to the rain and it was so nice.
That's really nice.
Maybe you should sit outside somewhere under cover.
Undercover.
Yeah.
Spire on the rain.
Let's sit outside undercover.
Hey, rain, I see you.
Yeah.
Maybe I will.
Maybe it'll be nice to, like, read a book.
Because I played on my phone for too long today.
I feel like when I'm inside and it's raining, it's like, ugh.
But if I'm outside, I'm like, wow, how romantic, you know?
Oh.
Maybe I'll make that nice man kiss me in the rain.
Do it.
Do it.
I've never been kissed in the rain.
Oh.
Have you been kissed in the rain?
Have I been kissed in the rain?
It was rain's raining on you.
No, just like rain near you.
I feel like that's romantic.
It's very romantic.
Like a nice warm light glow from somewhere at night with the rain and smooches.
Oh.
I guess, have I been kissing the rain?
Maybe.
I think so.
But now I want to make it a point.
I want to have a memorable kiss in the rain.
A memorable kiss in the rain.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I think I'm going to do that tonight.
Yeah.
He's going to be like, why?
Like, come over.
Come on over.
Be romantic with me.
Well, we are getting lasagna tonight.
Oh, great.
I'm so excited to get my fill.
You got to get that lasagna.
There's also a place, I think it's called Capri Club.
They also have a pretty decent lasagna.
Ooh, I haven't had it.
I think we should make an exodus there.
No.
Pilgrimage?
Expedition.
Pilgrimage.
Expedition's also a very good word.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, let's see that.
Oh.
What did I have to tell you?
Oh shit I can't remember
This is tough
Did this thought just come today
Oh it just came right now
And then it left almost immediately
Yeah it's okay
Oh boy
Oh boy
I went right to sleep
Oh I wanted to text you
But I like picked up my phone and I went
And then fell right asleep
Last night
Yeah I wanted to text you
I don't have a car
I don't have a dog
I'm Whitney Houston I have nothing
I have nothing
Nothing
That's really funny
I fell asleep laughing
But you know
Like sometimes when you're like
Oh I gotta go to sleep
You're like oh I simply can't lift my phone up again
To do anything
I'm really glad I remembered that
I'm glad you told me
It's very funny
It made me laugh so hard
Yeah
I was like I gotta tell her
And I was like I'll have to tell her in the morning
I'm glad you did
I went and scooped up Clyde
I missed him so much
Yeah
I love him so much.
Does he freak out when you pick him up?
Yes.
Yeah.
He's so excited to see me and it feels so good.
Yeah.
And then usually he'll, if I'm like, because I tried to go back to sleep after I picked him up, he'll sleep at the end of the bed, but then he snuggled with me.
Mm-hmm.
Oh, when he's a little snuggle bunny, it really means he missed me.
And I was like, and I missed you.
Am I going to cry?
I start sobbing about my dog.
You love him.
I really love him.
Yeah.
And sometimes during shows
Not sometimes, I do a joke about him
And I'll be like, my dog Clyde
And sometimes he gets an applause break
And I was like, if only he knew
You should tell him, let him know
I did tell him, he just went
He's like, I don't understand
He's like, you didn't say walk, you didn't say treat,
you didn't say dinner, I don't know what the fuck you're saying
He's like, who are these people?
Your fans
There was a time
He ran out on stage once
And people cheered
And then he got so scared
Imagine
I mean it's very overwhelming
You've never been on stage before
Right there's so many people
And they're all clapping and yelling at you
Yeah like confusing message
Are they mad?
Did I do something wrong?
Isn't that funny?
That should be scary
Yeah
Getting on the stage and having people
Like whooping and hollering at you
Should be terrifying and I'm like
I like I love it
Give me more of that
Give me more
Give me more.
We just neutered tricks, our cat.
Uh-huh.
And I think he knew, I think he knew it was coming.
He was mad.
He was, like, screaming in the little case in the car.
Oh, no.
And then, but now he's, like, chill, but it might be the drugs.
Probably.
And he has, like, a little, like.
A little cone?
It's not a cone.
Or I guess it's like a tube.
Like a donut.
Oh.
Around his little head.
Yeah.
The dude I was dating years and years ago, I took his dog to get neutered.
And that dog was so nice.
The staff was like, he's the best.
And I was like, I know he's the best.
And then I brought him home.
And then he just stood there on the couch and stared at the wall.
And I was like, buddy, are you?
okay and then he was shivering so then I put a blanket on him but he was still standing
and then he finally like laid down and then we cuddled and I was like are you okay
animals when they're high are pretty funny I don't know what's going on they simply don't
what's happening to me Clyde ate an edible once yeah twice three times he's eating an edible
really yes and neither time was my fault
I don't think.
Yeah.
He ate weed on a walk.
Yeah.
Because we didn't have weed at the house at the time.
He ate it on a walk and then he came back and truly was like, what are trees?
Like, what is everything?
He kept like staring at things and being like, and then he would get up on his high and legs and just pee a little.
And I was like, what?
And then I tried to give him a treat and it just fell out of his mouth.
And I was like, he's dying.
He loves treats.
And then the vet immediately was like, he's just stoned.
I was like, okay.
The second time I had weed, like weed chocolates, and they were in a package at the bottom of my backpack.
Crazy.
And this dog climbed into the backpack, moved things around with his little paws, grabbed them, I opened them up and ate them.
And then John, when John was living with me, he was like, Clyde's high again.
and like on cue he came like sliding into the roof and was like
and then we just like had to help like hold him and you know just like pet him and keep
him wrapped up and then the third time I don't remember how he got it but he was
stoned again wow he's a little he's a bad boy just getting high all the time
he's getting influenced he's having are there bad influences at his camp maybe I mean
Maybe a doggie daycare, like, one of the dogs is like, hey, man, you want to get high?
And Clyde was like, oh, I guess I'll try it.
I'll try it.
I'll get high by myself.
He's such a little silly billy.
Yeah.
Wait.
So, oh, never mind.
I know what neutering is.
I was like, wait, what is neutering for a cat?
And then I was like, the same thing as neutering for a dog.
Oh, my God.
Sometimes I worry about this brain.
Yeah, it's okay.
We're also running on a slower speed today.
Sishir, but we could do this multiple days in a row.
That's really crazy to think about that my body could take,
could drink this much alcohol and be fine.
And just be fine the next day.
More alcohol.
I used to drink a lot more.
Same.
And then we'd just be like doop to doop to doop doop.
That's crazy.
It's crazy.
I told you I went to McMannis with Allen in New York.
And it was like fun to reminisce and be, I was like, ah, over there, I remember standing in front of our friend Phil and being way too drunk and him being like, are you okay?
And over there, I remember Nicole and I were just staring at each other and dancing.
Again, way too drunk.
Just I'll be haunting memories of being way too drunk in that place.
That's really funny.
Yeah, we were like bopping and staring at one another.
And I think I was like, I kind of go.
Yes.
I can't be here anymore
The way I used to live
appalls me now
Because I would like
Especially when I first moved out here
Because I was touring a lot
So I would like do shows
Drink a ton after these shows
And then get on a plane at 6 a.m.
And then drink on the plane
Land, take a nap, do a show
And then do the same thing ever like
Yeah
I can't, I'm getting shit-based and then getting on a plane at 6-8.
Tough.
That's crazy.
But maybe because we were doing it regularly, it was like our bodies were used to it?
Maybe.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't.
Yeah, I think it was just we were younger.
And I think when you get older, the alcohol is just, is bad.
It's poison.
It's poison.
Poison.
And I love it.
Because last Christmas.
Christmas, I was spending
with that nice man and his family and we were playing
like a drinking game and like during the game
I was fine. After dinner I was fine. The next day I was
wrecked. Yeah. I was like oh my God. I think I might
die. And then we drink again that night and then the next
I was like I think this is I got to figure out a happy
medium. Yeah. Yeah. It's tough. It's tough in these streets.
It's tough. I don't want
to, like, get old, but also, I guess it's okay.
I like it.
Do you?
I mean, as long as I'm healthy, but, yeah, I do like getting older.
I feel like I'm wiser and smarter and stronger.
Faster, stronger.
I'm definitely not faster.
I don't know if I like it.
My knee hurts today.
Yeah.
From dancing a little and running.
A little.
And then, like, the rain started.
I was like, oh, it's like amplified from the rain.
I had to go down the stairs one foot at a time.
Oh, no.
I was like, ugh.
Because I was like, I don't want to slip and hurt myself more.
Oh, my goodness.
Getting old's for the birds.
It's true.
Oh, my gosh, a bird died in front of my house.
I just saw the carcass.
I think maybe it hit the window
but it's really unclear because
it's not like
there's not a clear path that makes sense
to me how this bird could have
directly hit the window
because it's like
close to the ground and like there's trees right in front of it
but yeah there was a
dead bird that's sad
did you remove it?
Yeah you did it?
I did.
Whoa! I swept into a dustpan
and then just put it in the trash.
Whoa.
You're a man.
I have had dead animals around outside and had called people because I'm like,
Ew, yucky, y'all handle that.
But I was like, I mean, it's not going anywhere.
It's really dead.
And I'd rather get it out of here before it starts, like, getting maggots and stuff.
Yeah.
I had a dead bird.
on my fountain and then the other birds were just drinking the water and I was like
guys that's your friend like go to a different fountain like that was flavored different
like ew but then the fountain man was like you know you got a dead bird out there and I was like
can you handle it I said oh no really in the fountain sounds like your jurisdiction right so he got
rid of it recently there was a dead mouse in the driveway I like simply couldn't handle it so then
John had to come over while
he was on his way to the gym
so he stopped over to sweep it up
and dispose of it.
It's also funny.
I feel like I wouldn't imagine
John's more equipped to do that.
Yup.
Jackson scooped a bird, a dead bird out of the pool.
Wow.
Yeah, they
and then
Meatball once came over
or Meatball's boyfriend at the time
came over to sweep a dead cockroach
out of the garage.
I just can't
I can't
and I know I've told this story
I go on Scott got by a possum
That's true
I know
But a possum died
It was playing dead
I called a whole ass man
To come scoop him
Because I was like
Well that's a big animal
I don't
I don't think a friend can handle
He said where's it at
And I said
Oh
It's rude
I couldn't believe it
I couldn't believe it
Yeah
And then that man was like
I think it
I think it was playing dead.
And I was like, oh, yeah, you think it was lying dead?
Humiliating.
But, like, when you saw it, it already looked dead, right?
Or did it look, did it die, quote unquote, in front of you?
No, no, no.
When I walked past it, it was just, like, dead.
But, like, isn't that supposed to be a reaction to a predator?
I think it heard me coming up the stairs and was like.
And then my dumb ass was like, oh, my God.
Yeah.
Just humiliating.
Oh my God.
I saw the Great Raccoon who lives in my backyard.
The Great Raccoon?
It's huge.
It's like a fucking horse.
Oh, my gosh.
It's so big.
Whoa.
And it falls.
It's really funny.
So it like tries, kind of.
It tries to like leave through the bushes and then sometimes it can't and it'll like tumble back.
Pretty funny.
I love him.
The Great Raccoon.
I love the Great Raccoon.
Is he by himself?
Yeah.
I don't know if he's the same
or part of the family that used to come
and take baths in the pool
but they'd like their little hands
and I would just be like laughing
inside as they wash their little hands
they got to keep them clean they use them for so much
they got to keep their hands clean because they use them for so much
they do
raccoons are they're a wild little creature
they're pretty wild looking
they're like real animal looking
but then they have those hands
Yeah. I don't like it.
I don't like it either.
One time I saw a raccoon, like, climbing down a fence upside down, like head towards the ground.
It was just like, Tom Cruise, like, going down this fence.
I was like, why?
What's happening?
That is wild.
Yeah, why would you, that's...
Why that way?
I would go ask first in case I fall down.
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Speaking of Ask First, this company reached out to me and asked me if I wanted a booty
facial. What is that? I don't know. And I did not inspect it any further. It was they just
offer booty facials.
Like...
Maybe they exfoliate your butt?
Yeah, I like put creams on it.
Yeah, do you...
Let's look up booty facials.
And would it be a bushel?
Because a facial's for your face.
Yes, a facial is for your face.
Uh-oh, I hit my time limit on Instagram.
I had to ask for more time.
Please, Instagram, let me have more time.
So it's Bumby, Bumby Beauty.
and they're in downtown L.A.
And they specialize in booty facials.
Wow.
And, ooh, it's a little pricey.
$200.
I mean, that's about the price of the facial.
Oh, so yeah, they just seem to, oh, they wax it a little bit.
Oh, wow.
And I guess they, like, rub stuff on it.
Should I go get a booty facial?
Try it out.
Do you want to come with me?
Sure.
I don't want to get wax, though.
I'll get a rub down.
Do you, does your butt have hair on it?
Is it a hairy butt?
I don't think, I guess I don't know.
I don't think so.
I guess I don't really like, it probably has like peach fuzz.
Peach fuzz, yeah.
Wait, you don't, you're not touching your butt all the time?
I do touch my butt, yeah, when I like put lotion on, but not.
You put lotion on your butt?
If I'm putting lotion on my body, yeah.
Do you skip your butt?
Yeah, I've, never.
I've never put lotion on my butt.
Where do you put lotion?
I put lotion on my legs.
Okay.
Usually, I mean, I don't often put lotion on my legs.
Yeah.
Only in the summer, really, when they're like out.
And I should be doing it more in the winter because they, like, I look like a real reptile right now.
Mm-hmm.
But I usually stop at the thigh.
Mm-hmm.
And then my arms.
Not even your torso?
No.
Oh.
I have never put lotion on my torso.
Never.
No, my torso is never ashy.
I guess my torso's not ashy either, but it's just like to moisturize so that my skin stays like softer or longer.
Does everyone do that?
Everyone puts lotion on their torsos?
Am I back?
Ah!
How are you reaching?
What?
I just like,
I reach my back.
Whatever I can reach.
I'm blown away.
Me too.
On your butt and your...
Like, just, yeah, literally everywhere.
Just anywhere, there's skin.
I put lotion on it.
That's crazy.
But I feel like, you know,
because we put
moisturizer on our face.
Yes.
I put
moisturizer on my face
because I don't want
wrinkles.
Mm-hmm.
So that's how I feel
about my body, too.
I don't want a wrinkly
chest.
I don't want a wrinkly
butt.
I don't want a wrinkly
thighs.
I don't want wrinkly
triceps.
I put lotion everywhere.
So it's all moisturized.
You're going up under here?
Where there is skin,
there is lotion
everywhere.
That's so great.
Whoa.
How long does it take you to get ready?
Like, hardly any time.
I'm not, like, massaging it in there for, like, a second.
It's just, like, you know, I'm just putting it on.
I think I got to, like, get a routine or something.
If you want.
I'm always rushing, so, like, lotion is the thing that, like, I'm like, whatever.
Yeah.
Like, when I take off my pants, like, I'm going to look wild because I only have lotion on
this little part of my ankle.
Yeah.
That's funny.
I mean, I do,
I feel like too
dry if I, if I take a shower
and then don't put lotion on after.
But I also wonder if that's because
my skin's dependent on lotion now.
Mm.
I mean, and I feel dry all the time.
You just go with it?
And I just live my life like that.
You're like, yep, just dry.
Yeah, because I'm strong.
You don't have to live that way.
I know.
You could just moisturize.
It's, okay, I'm going to start.
Give it a try, see if you like it.
I'm going to start moisturizing.
Yeah.
Also, okay, if you have to be somewhere at 2 p.m.,
what time are you getting ready?
Well, today.
Okay, you have to be somewhere at 2 p.m.
It takes you 10 minutes to get there.
What time are you getting ready?
It takes me 10 minutes to get there.
I would probably get ready.
Well, I should get ready at 1.20.
So you're going to leave at 120.
You have to be there at 2 p.m.
So it only takes you 30 minutes to get ready?
With all the lotioning?
yeah yeah I can take a quick shower lotion do my makeup get in the car this is crazy
I need like an hour like minimum to get ready yeah
hmm do you never get lost in your thoughts in the shower not in the shower I get
mostly lost in my closet because I'm like what do I wear but in the shower I can take a
pretty quick, quick shower.
I'm a long showerer because I really be thinking.
Yeah.
What'd you be thinking about?
Everything.
Yeah.
Sometimes I think about jokes.
Sometimes I think about how I want to word something to somebody, which is useless.
What do you mean?
Whenever I rehearse what I'm going to say to somebody, they always say something I'm not expecting.
And then I go, well, this conversation is now null and void because this isn't what I thought.
like didn't you get the script
you don't say that maybe I should
hand out scripts to people
okay so this is what I say
this is how I'd like this conversation to go
I mean you could also just say
what you have to say and then they respond however
we have to like
have space in between what you
want to say for their response
I mean
sure
but like you've never rehearsed
like a conversation
definitely yeah
And then what happens when you have the conversation
and it doesn't go the way you thought it was going to go?
Do you get really thrown?
I guess.
Well, I guess if there's something intentionally I want to say to somebody,
I just say the whole thing as opposed to thinking this is a...
I mean, like, it will become a conversation because they're going to respond to it.
But I just say all my thoughts.
And then they respond and then we continue to have a conversation that I probably didn't rehearse because...
I think I got to start doing that, saying all the thoughts and then being like, your turn.
Yeah.
Wow.
It's pretty good.
Yeah.
I'm learning.
I'm learning and grooving.
I saw in a friend's shower a little, they had like a shower notepad where you can write your thoughts down when you're in there.
I used to have one, but then I would return to the thought and be like, what?
is gorillas shopping
like it would just be
random things that didn't make any sort
of sense
so I abandoned it
I see
maybe a little voice recorder
oh
talk it out
yeah
that might be nice
speaking of showers
I had a huge crack in my shower
years ago and I had to retile it
I wish I knew
that you could save tiles
I didn't know that a
the time and the lady who was helping me the interior decorator didn't tell me yeah I was like
oh I wish I could just reuse like these tiles and she was like yeah oh no yeah so where are
they just took the tiles well I I don't know they might have just taken the tile or just like
did a like a full demo where they like smash the tiles out yeah well because it does it take a lot
longer to like individually take the tiles out yes it takes a lot lot longer
But those, they were tiles from the 1930s.
Yeah.
And then we've talked about this before because I'm on the bad side of Instagram
where I see bad remodels.
I was like, maybe people don't know that they can salvage tile.
Or do you think everyone is just kind of boring and wants like boring basic shit?
I think most people are boring.
Ugh.
They just want boring basic shit.
Ugh.
It's really sad.
It really is.
Yeah.
How do we get that?
people to have fun again.
I don't know.
How do we get people to bring color back?
Mm-hmm.
And charm.
Yes.
I love knick-knacks.
Yeah.
Yeah, me too.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my goodness.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
I want lamps, but I want funky, like, funky, like 80s lamps.
And when I was in New York, I was trying to source them, and I was having such a hard time.
I need to, like, figure out where the good vintage and antiquing in New York is.
Ooh, I would guess, like, upstate.
Mm.
You know?
Maybe there's this place in Terrytown called Swan House.
Oh, they have some incredible things.
Ooh.
I think that's where I got my part of my giraffe family.
Can you explain your giraffe family?
You don't know them?
I do.
For the audience.
We're not just talking to each other.
No, I won't.
Just know I have a family of giraffes in my house.
They adopted you.
I have brass giraffes that aren't like full size.
They're pretty small.
But then I found like bigger ones, the mom and dad ones.
I think those are from the swan house.
I love them so much.
Sometimes I'll sing the Lion King to them.
Which song?
Lion King's good as hell
It's so good
I haven't watched it in years
I should
I was like I should give it another watch
You know what I also really love
What? Lion King too
That's funny because I remember
It was straight to video
Yes I remember seeing it and not
Being like this is not up to par
With Lion King standards
But I think I should give it a rewatch
I think you should
I think I should give it another chance
The soundtrack slapsed
Really? So good
Oh interesting
Should we have a Lion King party?
Let's do it.
Where we watch all the Lion Kings?
All?
Well, there's Lion King one and two, and maybe there's more animated ones.
I actually don't know.
And then I haven't seen the CGI ones.
I won't.
I understand.
I just can't do it.
Yeah.
Why did we?
Why?
More many.
A live action Lion King?
I don't need to see a realistic lion talk.
Yeah.
That's just not real.
It's strange.
It should be a cartoon.
Yeah
Lord
I mean
I only think
some Disney movies could be
Like I think Snow White
Could be live action
That's all people
Yeah
They made many live action
Snow whites
They did?
Yeah
One came out
What last year
Two years ago?
It did?
Yeah
I'm not up on the Disney machine
With Gal Gadot
Gao Godo
Yes
I have an apple
For you
I think that's
The same line delivery
She is
it must be wild to be pretty because like I don't want to be rude you know it's not rude because not everyone is for everyone yeah and I'm sure she works really hard she does like character development and stuff but like her delivery is very stiff it's very stiff yeah I really liked her as Wonder Woman and I guess maybe that felt like more believable because she was like a
like kind of
were they like aliens or like
I think she's an Amazonian person
but from like an Amazonian
planet?
Where's Wonder Woman from?
Allie
She's like definitely not of
this world so it felt like
oh okay you know otherworldly
yeah so of course you don't know how to speak
because you're not from here
so Wonder Woman is from the fictional island
of Themisgira, which is a hidden place
for Amazon Warriors located in the Aegean Sea.
Where's the Aegean Sea? Where's that closest to?
It's between Greece and Turkey.
Yeah. Oh.
The arm of the Mediterranean.
Okay.
She's having a nice time. That's a beautiful location.
I know. I would not save the world. Are you kidding?
I'm going to hang out there. I live on the island.
Yeah.
That's crazy.
Mm-hmm.
And then I had to encounter men.
Ugh.
Gross.
Wait, Sashir, if you got a superpower, would you try to save people?
Hmm.
That's a really good question.
Thank you.
Huh.
I think I would try to save some people.
I don't know.
Wow.
And what is the barometer to getting saved?
I'm blown away.
If I know you.
If you're my family, if you've been nice to me.
It's been nice to me.
Yeah.
I don't have time to save everybody.
Some of these superheroes, like, you know, make it their job.
Yeah.
Clock in, clock out, sunrise, sunset.
Superman has two jobs.
Oh, that is actually really crazy.
He works at the daily fucking planet.
Which, why?
And is Superman.
Why is he working at the paper?
Like Spider-Man, too.
He'd be taking pictures for his day.
Daily planet.
That's true.
Are they both?
They can't both be daily planets.
Are they...
Are they...
Mm.
Mm.
I don't...
Are all the newspapers, daily planets?
Maybe.
Daily planet, Superman, daily bugle is Spider-Wild.
Oh, bugle.
Daily bugle.
Oh, my God.
But yeah, it's like...
I mean, I guess Spider-Man makes sense
because he's, like, still 18, and probably needs to make money somehow.
But Superman, he has this whole...
ice house or whatever his like
in the new one he's an ice
yeah he doesn't
I don't think he needs money I don't think
do you I don't yeah
it doesn't seem like he needs money also how do
he get his social security number
oh wait he was adopted
right yeah but
what did they say
this baby came in a rock
can we get him registered
to the world
that is interesting yeah
how do they explain that
Yeah, and I feel like there'd be an investigation as to how he got there.
Or did they like lie about it?
Maybe they lied and said we biologically had this kid.
Oh, maybe.
Or maybe they're like it was left on our doorstep, but I still think they would like
figure out.
Try to inquire.
Really?
Well, I don't think that you can, I don't think you just get to keep a kid.
I think if a kid was brought to your doorstep, I think that you try to get that kid back
to where it came from, I think.
I don't think. I don't know. I don't know.
Can you Google if a, if a baby is left on your doorstep, do you get to keep it?
Yeah, it's like finders keepers.
I really don't think so.
Hmm. I don't know either, actually.
If you, uh, okay. No. No, you can't keep it.
Yeah.
But like, but you can't give it back to the parent who left the kid because they clearly
don't want it. I feel like our legal system is like, no, it's your kid. You, you take it or it like
goes into like the system where those people are quote unquote vetted to take care of a kid,
which is crazy. That is interesting. So the Kents are criminals. They kept a baby. They shouldn't
have kept. That's true. I mean, honestly, they should have gave it to the government immediately.
This is an alien. Iron Man has a date.
job that's true he's like a tech billionaire yeah it's they all have jobs and they save the
world honestly that's a commentary on the economy yeah that they have to have a job that they have to
keep a job for income while they're saving the world yeah all the x-men teachers oh yeah well
they're teaching other ex-men they're teaching other mutants still teachers you're like my side hustle
of saving the world.
Wait, which other ones?
Who else are they?
Who else are they?
Who else are they? Like other superheroes?
Yeah. I'm trying to see if all of them have jobs.
Maybe, yeah. Do they all have jobs?
Doctor Strange? He's a doctor.
Right?
He was a doctor. Yeah. And then he runs that.
That school?
That's like, I guess, is it a school?
It's like a magic place.
The Magic House in New York.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's what it is.
A magic house.
The Magic House.
Does Batman have a job?
He's a billionaire.
Bruce Wayne.
Yeah, his job's Bruce Wayne.
Wayne Enterprises.
Oh, but what do they do again?
Everything?
Yeah, I think they do like war, war stuff, war.
Like they create like machinery?
Yeah, like war machinery and weapons and stuff.
Oh, no.
Yeah, I think every single superhero has a day job.
That's crazy.
That's crazy.
I'm not saving the world.
I have time.
When do you sleep?
That's also what I mean, like, some people.
I don't have time to save everybody.
Because I have to also go, like, make money, I guess.
But if I see something, I'll say something, you know?
Yes.
I'll do something.
I don't think I'm saving people.
What are you going to do with your superpower then?
Have fun.
It depends on what it is.
Yeah?
Like, just do party tricks, like dinner parties.
That's funny.
Because if you save someone who, like, doesn't want to be saved,
I think they can, like, sue you.
Or if you, like, injure someone while you're saving them, they can sue you.
Whoa.
I'm not getting sued.
Not because I have special abilities.
Should we take a break?
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Well, we're back.
What a lazy lackadaisical break we took.
Wow.
Energy is low today.
It's okay.
We're doing our best.
We really are.
Oh, my good.
What are you doing tonight?
It's Friday night.
Oh, wow. Can you believe? You're out and about. I'd be out in these streets. You'd be out in these streets. I don't know when I became a people pleaser because like, yeah, I'm like my own person. But like last night I kept being like, do you want to leave? Do you want to go home? Because I was concerned that maybe you had been out for too long. And I don't know why that concerned me. Yeah, that was interesting. Because I couldn't tell if you were asking, because that's what you were.
you wanted. No. Yeah.
I was having a blast. But I didn't know
if your blast was happening. Yeah.
Well, I'm pretty honest.
You know? Maybe instead of being like,
do you want to go? I'll be like, are you having fun still?
Okay.
Which also would maybe be like,
do you think I'm not? Does it feel like I'm not having fun?
I don't know. The older I get the more like in my
head. I'm like, I want everyone to be enjoying their time. I need to make sure everyone's
enjoying their time. But I think, I mean, I don't know about everybody because there's other people
who are probably people pleasers too. But I'm definitely not going to stay out if I don't want to.
I'm not like, Nicole needs me to stay out here. So I got to stay. No, I'll go home if I'm tired,
you know. Fair. And this is like the third conversation I've had with somebody where they're like,
I'll let you know. Yeah. So I guess I just have to trust people that the
let me know. Definitely.
Oh, Lord.
Should we answer queries and questions?
Yeah, let's do that. Okay, amazing.
I can't stop looking at my tiny little feet.
They're so zippy.
Okay, this is from Emma.
I'm a gay lady, she, her pronouns, and all of my best friends are white, cis, straight men.
They're wonderful and as feminist,
as white men from Massachusetts can be.
That's funny.
But sometimes it can be really frustrating
to try to explain my experiences
without fighting about their sweet,
delicate white male egos.
Do you have any tips on having conversations
with loved ones that are just kind of fucking
inappropriately delicate?
Hmm.
I remember when I told my uncle,
my aunt, my sister that like I was medicated,
but I started taking ADHD medicine.
And my uncle was like, why are you taking that?
You don't need it.
And I was like, huh, yes, I do.
And it was one of those things where I was like,
just because you don't believe that you need to be medicated
doesn't mean I don't need to be.
I have found this to be immensely helpful in my experience.
So anytime I talk to someone who
who like has a very rigid way of thinking,
I'm just like, well, from me,
in my experience.
And sometimes I've explained things
to like white people where I'm like,
well, for me, as a black woman,
I see it this way.
And the reason why I see it that way
is just because of my experience.
And your experience might be different
because you're of the lighter persuasion.
So I think when you have discussions
where they're like a little delicate,
I think it's just like really hammering down like in me.
Yeah.
I'm not saying you.
I'm just saying,
for me.
Yeah.
Yeah, I think that's really smart.
I think maybe it's okay to point out the differences of, like,
you might not get it because you're not a gay lady.
And that's okay.
Yeah.
You don't have to get it.
Yeah, I like that.
I like saying you don't have to understand it.
You have to understand it.
You can just hear me.
Totally.
Listen, take it in.
But you don't have to get it at all.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, just like, you know, empathize.
Mm-hmm.
Um, yeah, I also wonder what she's sharing.
Me too.
That's like, these men are like, I don't get it.
She's like, my pussy's itchy.
They're like, pee you, we don't get it.
Pussy?
What's a pussy?
Do you mean penis?
Yeah, I got one of them.
I got balls, too.
Imagine having balls.
I can't, actually.
I would squish them all the time.
Like sit on them?
I think I would play with them
If I had an external toy
You're gonna be like
Nicole get your hands out of there and I'll be like
It is also fascinating
They're so fragile and they're just like out
Yes
It feels like they should be tucked in somewhere
Yes
It's crazy
But they're just yeah
You hit them? They hurt
And like I'm surprised no one invented
I mean maybe they don't need it
But just like
Some sort of like
Wearable cups
that's like for the everyday, not just for sports.
Aren't they scared?
I'd be constantly scared that something was going to hit my balls or my shaft.
I would be like so...
Or my shaft.
The whole deal.
I'd be so concerned because it's just like just under one piece of clothing.
Yeah.
I guess two underwear.
But like, yeah.
That is pretty crazy.
There's nothing on my body that like if you hit it, I'm like down for the count.
punch my titty
Yeah, I'll be okay
Yeah
Honestly punch my
Punch my cut
Put my cut
Put my cut
I think I'm fine
Yeah
But yeah
I'm sorry for these men
I think you're onto something
Should I invent the wearable cut?
And let's go on Shark Tank
I'll just be there for support
Yeah
Hey sharks
Are you ever walking around
Being like
Oh no
I hope nobody
It's my balls
not to worry
I don't know
get Mark Cuban on the case
Yeah he'll be like I get it
He's like I'm walking around all the time going
Oh no
Solved
Okay this is from Rebecca
I have what I hope is a fun question for you all
I'm planning a bachelor at party
While I was listening to your podcast
And I was curious what you would plan for one another's bachelor at parties
Ooh
That was a fun question
It's a fun question.
I would probably rent a house.
I mean, I've sent you things that I think could be your bachelor party or your birthday party.
But like there's a house with a like a race car track in the front of it or a house with like a water park in it.
Yeah, I would like that.
Yeah, I think those would be fun.
I mean, obviously hot dogs, there'll be a hot dog car.
or truck or stand, some sort of hot dogs.
I would get you a stripper and I would get it
the lady from a goofy movie.
I would have her dress up like her.
Oh my God.
And as the boy.
Yes.
Because I think
I think you'd enjoy both.
I would enjoy both.
It'd be a burlese show where she starts off as Max
and it comes off as Rex, Roxanne.
I'd die.
Maybe that's what it is.
Yeah.
But yeah, I would rent a house with like a chef.
Yeah.
Because you like to be eaten.
I'd be eaten.
I love eating.
You love eating good in the neighborhood.
It's true.
Mm.
And then as far as activities, I think we'd go to a strip club.
Mm-hmm.
Maybe if it's like a weekend.
So we're in the house.
Mm-hmm.
I don't think you really need a theme house.
I think just like
Autonimal Colors
Lots of browns
Just a cute
Designed house
Yeah
Strip Club
The like that Friday
And then
Hopefully there's like a vintage something
Fair that we go to during the day
At night the stripper comes to the house
Dressed as a goofy movie
And then Sunday
A brunch out
Somewhere very cute
That sounds great
I love it
Yeah
Yeah, I see other activities
So yeah, we definitely either race at the house
Or swim at the house
And then maybe we can go to like
A petting zoo or something
Yeah, I think
That's nice
And maybe a drag show somewhere
That's fun
And
Or maybe a drag brunch
Maybe we can do that
Um
ATVs maybe.
Yes.
Yeah.
That's a packed weekend.
It really is.
That was fun.
That was fun.
We should just do that.
Anyway?
Yeah.
Yeah.
What are you doing for your 40th?
I think I'm going to go to Japan, to Okinawa, Japan, where I was born.
Oh, yes, yes, yes.
Yeah.
Mmm.
Mm.
Mmm.
What are you doing for your first?
I don't know.
Oh, yes I do.
I'm having a party here and I'm having a funeral.
Have I not told you?
No, you haven't told me.
I'm going to have a funeral.
Okay.
I'm going to lay in a casket.
Oh, my God.
I'm going to invite a bunch of friends to come and talk nice things about me.
Because I watched a video where this lady was like, we don't say kind things to the people when they're alive.
Yeah.
We say all these stories and a moat about them after they're gone.
We should start telling people how we feel about.
about them when they're alive.
So I say, great, I'm going to rent a casket.
I'm going to get in it.
And I'm going to make people talk nice about me.
And then I think a dance party after?
Definitely.
I love it.
Can you rent a casket?
I don't know.
I haven't gotten that far.
Okay.
But I also decided at my funeral, my real one, when the casket is going down, you know,
there's like pallbearers or whatever.
I want them to play a Rihanna song
and I want them to spin my casket around.
Oh, that's fine.
That's fun.
I have to put it in the will.
Yeah.
There's so much for you to do.
My gosh.
Do you think there's like dancing pallbearers you can hire?
Allie, we looked at up.
Yeah.
That would be incredible.
Just like these really strong men
who'll do whatever you want.
Yeah.
There should be a, if it doesn't.
doesn't exist. We should be a business for that.
We should go on Shark Tank.
Yeah. Sharks. Have you ever been to a funeral and you're like, this is not fun?
The whole episode of Shark Tank is just like us going in and out.
Now, we have mustache now.
Okay. I'm not seeing dancing pallbearers for hire, but you can hire bottle servers to pop out of caskets at the club.
you can hire a bottle service people to pop out of caskets at the club
what is that service called that is so funny um penthouse day club uh there's an article
about them really of doing themselves on one sunday that is that's great doing themselves
that's very funny that's funny solved solved
uh one more yeah okay love the podcast and love you both i have a
question for you about wanting to stop location sharing. I have a long-time friend who I care
about deeply, but for some unknown reason has been removing herself from my life and almost never
responds to me. She's shared her location with me for a couple of years and we live in different
states now. Earlier this year, I asked her to go on a girl's trip with me and she said she
couldn't swing it. Since then, when I checked find my friends, I've seen her travel to a few other
countries and all over the U.S. It hurt my feelings that she can travel so frequently but not make
time for me, so I removed her from
my find my friend's list. She then
texted me that Apple had a glitch and then it
stopped our location sharing, so she added
it back. I let it go and
didn't address it. After a couple
months, I had a conversation with her about
our relationship and why she's been distant.
She said she loves me, misses me, and
thinks about me all the time, but after a week
of texting like normal again, she left me on
red for over four months. I miss
my friend so much and it truly hurts my
heart when I open find my friends to check
another friend's location and I see her in Vegas
or Colorado or Mexico.
We used to be so close
and I have no idea
what's going on with her life
or why she won't go somewhere
with me like we used to.
Is it wrong to want to stop
seeing her location permanently?
If I remove her from find my friends again,
what should I say to her
if she believes it's a phone glitch again?
Thank you.
Hmm.
That is tough.
That is tough.
It's weird that this girl
wants to still be connected that way.
Yeah.
But like won't.
But won't just hang out with them.
It's like, look.
where I am, but you'll never hear from me.
Maybe it's like that really feels like actually ending something or like severing ties where
it's like, I guess if you're growing distant, you know, that happens, relationships
ebb and flow, but if you're like, and now we're not, no longer sharing locations, now you
were no longer in my community that I, I guess, view that way or keep tabs on like that.
That feels maybe, like, too extreme for the, for the friend, probably.
But I also, but the person who wrote in, I get that.
Like, I get not wanting to see your friend's activity and it probably hurts every time they see it.
so yeah i think for their own protection they probably should stop seeing it i think you just
remove them and when they're like oh a glitch happened oh no i'm sorry it wasn't a glitch
since we're not as close as we used to be i really just don't i don't want to see your location
anymore i asked you to go on a trip you couldn't go but i see you traveling it really bums me
out and i'm sorry if that hurts your feelings but i was just getting bummed that's good
I like that
That's really good
Thank you
Yeah I think
I think it's totally fine to be honest
Especially because they've already had a conversation
About their friendship
So yeah just being like
It does bum me out to see you doing all these trips
And not doing any of the ones I invite you on
Yeah
And then that friend can process it
However they process it
and either, you know, maybe they'll be like, oh, I guess it really does feel like we are drifting apart or maybe they'll try harder, but it's up to them to figure out.
Yeah, for me, I think that friend is, yeah, that ship has sailed on that friendship, unfortunately, and yeah, leaving someone on red for four months is not kind.
It's rude, especially after they, after you had a conversation about it and they're like, I'm going to do better and then they don't do better.
when someone shows you their bad friend
they're telling you the truth
it's true because I I try really hard not to be a bad friend
or if someone has a critique for me I'm like okay
yes I will try to amend the way I'm acting
I'm not leaving someone on red for four months if that's my friend
yeah dang yeah I think yeah
unfind my friend them
and when you do it text them
Cyanar a bitch
Yes
solved
Well
That's it
We got to get out of here
We got to get out of here
And if you're listening and you're like
Oh man I have a query on my heart
You can email us at our email address
Which is Nicole and Sashir at gmail.com
And if you
Want to call or text us
and demand that we actually make those cups,
the wearable cups so you could protect your balls.
Yeah, if you want that, let us know.
Let us know.
And our number is 323-23-23-8-6554.
Thank you, Allie.
Hell, yeah, dude.
I'll see you next time.
I'll see you next time.
Bye.
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