Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - FULL SHOW: Anti-Baseball Date, Butter Personality Test +  Worst Company Gifts (1/2/26)

Episode Date: January 4, 2026

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I accidentally deleted all the other podcast intros that we recorded. So this is me making up for it. Brick and Jeffrey in the morning. The question of the day is, are you a squisher? It's Brooklyn Jeffrey in the morning. I don't like that. I assume I am.

I hate that sound of fact. Because there's a new poll. Update on the poll. Yay. That found the average person encounters a bug or a pest five times per week. That seems low to me, but maybe it's just because of where I live. or something. And for most of us, the immediate reaction is to just squish

them. But 20% would rather report it and let somebody else come do the squishing for them. Outsource your squish. Well, you know, it depends on the bug for us in our family. Brooke, I know you don't like to squish them. You like to collect them and blend them

into your morning green smoothie. Corrects the protein. I mean, that, or I actually like to let the spiders outside. Yeah. Because I love spiders. Brooke is with the 12% of people who say they feel like it's their duty to catch and release the bug back into the wild like Shammu. Yeah, it's true. I'm free and Willie is actually how I like stand and I yell free Willie.

But the survey found we're more likely to squish a bug if we find it inside of our home or if they're on our bodies. Oh yeah, for sure. It did it to itself at that point. If it's on my body, I don't squish it. I just scream and jump around. The top bugs that we tend to squish on site are. are beetles, cockroaches, centipedes, and spiders. Yeah.

Which I personally think are the best ones to keep alive in your house because they catch all the other bugs that are in there. I'm with you. I'm on the spider gang. So, yeah, spider crew. Yeah. We're rolling tough this morning. We are.

We are. I hate cockroaches, though. They're just like, whoa. Yeah, no, those got to go. Texan 7592. Are you a Squisher? We're going to move on and get into the shock collar question of the day with the ultimate morning show Squisher,

but in a different meaning of the word, Digital Jake, Jake, give it to us. Today is National Farmers Day. Oh, cool. And I wanted to make sure I had the most up-to-date information to quiz you on, so I spent hours scoping out Farmersonly.com asking around for an expert to help me. That's a different kind of sight, though. Glad you didn't go to the Almanac.

It wasn't as successful as I hoped, but I did receive a pretty handsome offering of a dowry from a landowner named Kalitas. And with that going for me, I decided to plow on for a special one-and-done crops, slops, and barnyard plops, shot-collar question of the day. We're kicking it off with Jose. Jose, according to scientists, chimpanzees, dolphins, and elephants are the three most intelligent animals in the world. But a barnyard animal comes in at number four. Researchers say which one of these is the smartest on the farm. Is it A, a pig, B, a sheep, or C, a donkey?

Hmm. Hmm. That's a really tough one. Doesn't everyone always say pigs are smart? Yeah, I feel like it's kind of easy. But they can't look up in the sky. So to me, I feel like, neck dexterity is a big indicator of intelligence. Just a good shape.

I think you're dumb. Very dumb shaped animal, yeah. When you think back about all the other smart animals that he said first, we don't tend to eat any of those smart things. Yeah. out of the ones that he listed, the only one that I don't know we eat, I don't know about Brooks' hometown, but don't eat don't. We don't tend to eat that. Well, don'ties are related to horses. Horses are super smart.

I don't think horses are as smart as you think they are. If you've seen the movie Shrek, donkey can talk. That's true. So that's pretty much as smart as it gets. Yeah, but what about Charlotte's Webb? You got a pig and that one that can talk, okay? Or babe, babe, that was a pig. All right, well, I think it's a consensus, Jake. We're going to go with pig. Jose said pig. That is

Correct. Thanks for the help. They're among the fastest learners of nature, and some pigs know how to open and shut doors, guide flocks of sheep, or even play video games. Oh, wow. Dude, I want to play video games in the pig. Wouldn't that be crazy? That would be so cool. Your stream would explode. That's what you need to do.

Brooke, it's your turn. Okay. In the famous painting American Gothic, it shows a man and woman standing in front of a farm holding a pitchfork. But the models the artist used for the painting weren't really farmers. It was someone he knew personally. was the man in the picture, A, the artist's electrician. B, was it his dentist, or C, was it his proctologist? Proctologist. That is a much, that's why he went with a gothic theme on that way.

More like American graphic. There you go. You can picture their faces. Like, does that look like a... He kind of looks like a dentist. I mean, here's the thing. My dad is an electrician. He would not sit and model for an artist. He just wouldn't. But if you're a dentist, you've got a lot of spare time.

Spare time. I mean, you work three days a week. You know, it's like an artist thing to do. If you're a dentist, you're trying to go up the social ladder. I'm going to Dennis. Dennis don't work hard, so she's going with dentists. I mean, honestly, look at their hours. They are not working five days a week.

Text in if you're a dentist and then unfollow up. Brooke went with the entitled profession of dentists. Yeah, you know how I feel. That is. Correct. Those lazy dentists. Sitting in the dentist chair for so long, gave the artist time to study his face and features.

And then the woman was his sister. It was a sister. That makes sense. We're two for two. Alexis, it's your turn. Which of these is the most grown fruit crop in the entire world? Is it A, apples, B, bananas, or C, oranges? Ooh.

I wish I had any idea of. If you think about, like, how these things are grown, some of those fruits need a certain type of climate in order to grow, and some of them are able to grow in pretty much any climate. I believe that. I just don't know the answers to which. She's like, what is climate? I don't want to, I guess. I think they all made a certain area to grow, Jeff.

Well, just bananas are so like island tropical. Yeah, yeah. And how many island tropical bananas? Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Is there a banana belt? Yeah. Oh, okay, I know there's a coffee belt.

Okay, then no bananas, so apples are oranges. They're selling oranges in the big bags of cuties. So maybe there's a lot. Let's go oranges, Jay. Alexis said oranges. Cudies, whisper. That is. It's going to be right.

Incorrect. Bananas are the number one fruit crop. And the fourth largest crop overall behind wheat, rice, and corn, then it goes bananas. That's what I said, the tropical area of, like, India Asia. India, Asia. That's what I meant. You need to read between the lines. No help.

Jeffrey, your question's up now. The Queen Salveba Memorial Institute in Bangkok is both a popular tourist site and an important farm. Their animals are just a little less cuddly than a farm we think of here in North America. What animals are raised there? Is it A, poisonous snakes to make anti-venom? B, poisonous silk spiders to make fabric. Or C, leeches, a popular animal used in the practice of bloodletting. Oh, my gosh.

You say you call it a popular practice? I said it's a popular animal. It is a practice, not necessarily a popular practice, but the animal can't miss leeches when it comes to bloodletting. You're telling me you never go and pick up a leech on a Friday night on the way home. That is true. I mean, we're getting leeches. Sometimes I just need a good leaching.

Is there some, like, beauty trends that are leeches, too? I heard, actually, yeah, really. They make a lot of pharmaceuticals over in Asia. And so doing the poisonous snakes to get the anti-venoms. Anti-venom. It makes a lot of stuff. It's logically it fits. Yeah, someone's got to do it.

It seems right. We're going with poisonous snakes. Good answer. Jeffrey said poisonous snakes. That is. Oh, right. You can pay a small free and watch a snake get milked. Cool.

Alexis is the only one who got hers wrong. So she's going to take a soul shock while singing Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato. Baby, I'm sorry. I'm not sorry. I'm not sorry. Being so bad got me feeling so good. That's your shock collar question of the day.

We got your phone tab coming up in just a few minutes. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. One man is living the fantasy that we all. all have 32-year-old Andy Elliott walked into the Venetian hotel and casino in Las Vegas the other day and what happened I love it I love the Venetian a half an hour later he walked out three million dollars in that show how did he do it he sat down at one of the slot machines for ultimate Texas hold him no and was dealt as spade royal flush God I get excited if I win like 10 bucks on a slot

Didn't lose anybody. I would wet myself. I would be so excited. Luckily for Andy, he made a $5 side bet, which promoted his win into the game's Megatier Progressive Jackpot. Yeah, one of those. That was worth $2.7 million. Should he have let it ride?

Maybe. No. He called it quits. Yeah. Get out of there. Can you imagine if it was still quarters that fell out. Oh, my God. The slot machine is $3 million.

He goes to roulette. I'd like to put $3 something million on black, please. Oh, no. Officials say it's the biggest jackpot since the game's inception in 2017. And I know it sounds impossible, but the progressive jackpot has minted 11 total millionaires over the last few years. Wow. On that one game? There's a chance.

I do. One day I'm going to win it. I don't know if it's on a scratch ticket or on a slot machine. I'm going to win a jackpot someday. 11 out of just a couple of millions of people that play. I like those odds. Yeah, me too, Jeff. Here's the real question.

Would you rather have millions and millions of dollars? or a free episode of laser stories. Oh, definitely lasers. Definitely, we're doing the free laser stories. Okay, I'll take it. It's the radio segment that's offering a special just this month. Do you have a stuffed bear that seems a little overweight? He's offering discount teddy tucks.

For just 29. Send your fat teddy bear in the mail. It'll come back in a week looking slim, trim, and ready for action. They'll go from Winnie the Pooh to Winnie the Ooo. Oh, yeah, baby. Who wants a skinny one? The laser stories does. I can see it's ribgates.

We read weird news stories around the globe just like everyone else does, except we've got a laser. There's other Paddington Pudge lovers just go. That's me. The first laser stories out of Nebraska. Not too long ago, local. cops got a 911 call from a guy freaking out. He called in

to report that someone was driving the wrong direction down a highway. Oh, my God. It would be so terrifying to see headlights coming at you on the freeway. He told the dispatcher that a truck going the wrong way almost ran him off the road.

He also gave other important information before getting off the line, but it turned out the guy missed one minor detail. Uh-oh. And that was it wasn't the truck. He was the one driving the wrong way down the wait a minute he's like and another one's too oh and another one's due oh my god all these cars regardless they sent a cop out to stop whoever it was but when the officer eventually caught up

with the wrong way car the guy who called 911 was sitting in the driver's seat oh no he's like all the signs are backwards i can't read any of them by that point he'd realized his mistake and apologized saying he must have just missed the exit But the real reason was he'd been doing some drinking. So he was arrested for going over the legal limit. So the call was like, I'm sorry, you guys got to help. There's crazy people on the road today. I love that he's on the phone while drinking and driving.

He's going the wrong way. He is so lucky that he's alive. A beat reporter covering the incident started his live shot by saying that's a unique level of dumb right there. It is. Well, let's go to your next one out of China. The Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the world, and also apparently really annoying for anyone who has to go around it to get to work. I didn't even think about the working even.

Do they don't have holes? You can't like walk through or anything? There's no overpass situation. You can't put a hole in a wall that's supposed to keep the invaders out. That's the point, Brooke. That's a good point. I'd never been, so, but that would be if it's really long. Looks like, where's the drawbridge in the wall of China?

I say that, because two construction workers in the ship, Chiang Z province were tired of having to take hours out of their workday to get their excavator from one job site over to the other. Oh, yeah. So they just went ahead and dug a hole right through the Great Wall so that their machinery could slide through. That's part of history you're destroying. Police were called around 4.20 p.m. that same day after the big gap was found. Oh, no. Didn't take long for authorities to track down the criminals and their excavator.

Why do I see tourists on top just falling into the hole? continued to walk oh honey it must go this way yeah the part of the wall they dug through is believed to be built by the Ming dynasty in the 1600s so that's actually relatively newer than some of the other areas of the wall that date back to 220 bc oh so you just patch it up you know a little reto project well now unfortunately the damage is irreversible and the two construction workers now face criminal charges you are about to lose your shot yeah you are However, some in the village on one side said they're secretly happy for the convenient shortcut, saying it cuts down commute times by hours. It should have done this years ago.

Thanks, Jim. This next laser story is out of the future headquarters. We've seen lots of negative reviews about AI, but I could maybe get on board with this one. Google just released a new artificial intelligence tool that can go to work meetings for. you. Oh. Wow. Game changer.

Yeah, it's going to end up, though. It's all AI in the meeting. Nobody, the real human is there. It's called Duet AI. They've been testing this for a while, but just opened it up to everyone this week. Before you get too excited, it's only for virtual meetings. Okay. It can't trick your boss into thinking you're there at the office.

They still know you're not. It's a robot with a blonde wig. Alexis, we know that's not you. But it will join the meeting. on your behalf and deliver any important info that you need people to know and recap the meeting for you later on if you choose to hear about it. Wow. Interesting.

That's amazing. If you ever do decide to show up for one again, there's also a take notes feature. So at least you won't really have to pay attention anymore. It'll just take notes for you while you zone out. Nice. Super convenient. I mean, we all have those friends that their job is literally only going to meetings. I'm like, what else do you do?

Yeah. I don't get it. Sadly, corporate. will need to be on board in order for you to use this. It runs within Google workspace, so you can't just plug it into your Zoom and go back to bed. Yeah, corporate's not going to okay that. No.

Right now, you'll have to subscribe and pay $30 a month per person. There goes our hopes and dreams, Jeffrey. I'd be worried that. Out the window. I'd be worried AI is better than my job than I do. And I'd go, wait a minute. Let's fire a Jose. This is way better.

Yeah, he's paying attention. This next laser story is out of Cupple Up Buttercup, Central. Would you say your relationship is an opposites attract scenario? Hmm. Well, you might actually have more in common than you think, because a new study found opposites attract might just be a big load of crap. Oh, I smell is poop.

Really? Apparently, we're way more likely to end up with people that we actually have stuff in common with. Because overall, they found most couples have similar habits and views on more than 80% of things from stuff like religion and core values to each person's drinking habits. Oh, yeah. Jump, jump, stomach sense. I mean, it's hard to be sober

with like a raging partier in the relationship that's not a good balance. I've never drank in my life, but Bill here, he can't go two minutes without drinking. That'd be so obnoxious. And this might be the most interesting. The study found that extroverts don't necessarily go for other extras.

Wait, so then that would be an opposite stitch, wouldn't it? But they're also no more likely to go for introverts either. Oh, they just love themselves. I just love myself. Whoever's willing to put up with me. It's a coin flip. Oh, there's actually tails. Loser.

Bottom line. You actually flipped a coin. Bottom line is that they found that opposites attract is definitely overrated. Quote, birds of a feather are indeed more likely to flock together. That's true. I mean, if you like doing all the stuff, you go do it together. You go outdoors. Opposites get annoying.

Yeah, obvious this can be annoying, yeah. Yeah, but that saying is only for humans. You know the saying for turtles, right? Uh-uh. Those that gel together actually shelled together. Oh. Like jell-s-sull-chews. Turtles are good at coming up a saying.

He's gelling right now. Sound means laser stories has come to an end for the day. We'll do it again. Same time on Monday. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. What's the one thing that can instantly make everything else? a hundred times better. Besides money

and alcohol and Taylor Swift. Warm cookies. The answer, my friends, is butter. Oh, we were close, though. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You can add butter to anything and improve it. Use it as

a flavor enhancer in your food as a massage tool on your dates. As a father figure to your children. Listen to butter. Butter knows best. But did you know it can also be used to predict your personality? What?

Because a new study just found the way you butter your toast actually says a lot about who you are as a person. Whoa. So find out if the predictions match up with your buttering technique. We're going to do it coming up right after this. The moments that shape us often begin with a simple question. What do I want my life to look like now? I'm Dr. Joy Harden Bradford. And on therapy for black girls, we create space for honest conversations about identity, relationships, mental health, and the choices that help us grow.

As cybersecurity expert, Camille Stewart Gloucester reminds us, we are in a divisive time where our comments are weaponized against us. And so what we find is a lot of black women are standing up and speaking out because they feel the brunt of the pain. Each week, we explore the tools and insights that have. help you move with purpose, whether you're navigating something new or returning to yourself. If you're ready for thoughtful guidance and grounded support, this is the place for you. Listen to Therapy for Black Girls on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Welcome to Decoding Women's Health.

I'm Dr. Elizabeth Pointer, chair of Women's Health and Gynecology at the Atria Health Institute in New York City. On this show, I'll be talking to top researchers and top clinicians as them your burning questions and bringing that information about women's health and midlife directly to you. A hundred percent of women go through menopause. It can be such a struggle for our quality of life, but even if it's natural, why should we suffer through it? The types of symptoms that people talk about is forgetting everything. I never used to forget things. They're concerned that one, they have dementia. And the other one is, do I have ADHD? There is unprecedented promise with

regard to cannabis and cannabinoids, to sleep better, to have less pain, to have better mood, and also to have better day-to-day life. Listen to decoding women's health with Dr. Elizabeth Pointer on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you're listening now. Hi, I'm Danny Shapiro, host of the hit podcast Family Secrets. We were in the car, like a rolling stone came on, and he said, there's a line in there about your mother. And I said, what? What I would do if I didn't feel like I was being accepted is choose an identity that other people can't have. I knew something had happened to me in the middle of the night, but I couldn't hold on to what had happened. These are just a few of the moving and important stories I'll be holding space for

on my upcoming 13th season of Family Secrets. Whether you've been on this journey with me from season one or just joining the Family Secrets family, we're so happy to have you with us. I'll dive deep into the incredible power of secrets, the ones that shape our identities, test our relationships, and ultimately reveal who we truly are. Listen to Family Secrets on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. You know the shade is always Shadiest right here. Season 6 of the podcast Reasonably Shady with Giselle Bryan and Robin Dixon is here dropping every Monday. As two of the founding members of the Real Housewives Potomac were giving you all the laughs, drama, and reality news you can handle.

And you know we don't hold back. So come be reasonable or shady with us each and every Monday. I was going through a walk in my neighborhood. Out of the blue, I see this huge sign next to somebody's house. Okay. The sign says, my neighbor is a Karen. Oh, what? No way!

I died laughing. I'm like, I have to know you are lying. It's humongous, y'all. They had some time on their hands. Listen to reasonably shady from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

The social media trend that's landing some Gen Zier is in jail. The progressive media darling whose public meltdown got her fired. I'm going to take Francesco off the network entirely. The massive TikTok boycott against Target that makes no actual sense. I will continue getting stuff from Target. And I will continue to not pay for it. And the MAGA influencers, whose trip to the White House ended in embarrassment. So refreshing to have the press secretary after the last few years who's both intelligent and articulate.

You won't hear about these online stories in the mainstream media, but you can keep up. with them and all the other entertaining and outrageous things happening online in media and in politics with the brad versus everyone podcast hosted by me brad palumbo every day of the week i bring you on a wild ride through the most delulu takes on the internet criticizing the extremes of both sides from an independent perspective join in on the insanity and listen to the brad versus everyone podcast on the iheart radio app apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts what has happened to our food It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. More and more, we're living in a gluten-free, impossible meat, alternative milk type of world.

Uh-oh, you're coming for oat milk now, too, huh? It's a shame because experts say you can actually tell a lot about a person based on how you butter your toast. Oh, interesting. And I know most people now don't like toast or butter. Yeah, I was going to say, I stay away from the butter. Instead, you prefer to spread cucumber oil over your organic flaxseed love. But you know what, either way, psychologists have weighed in and broke down different buttering techniques and what each one says about you as a person. I thought that was only one.

There's a lot of different ways to do it. So text in 785.9, too, tell us if this accurately describes you and your buttering technique or not. But Brooke, real quick, how do you like to butter your toast if you think about it? I'm assuming that you're a busy mom, so you like to butter it fast and dirty in and out type of thing. Oh, no, I make sure every corner is covered, A. B, it really, really bothers me if you don't get the toast as soon as it pops up, because then you have unmelted butter, and there is nothing worse on toast than unmelted butter. You're a total coverage type of butter where every square inch of the bread must have butter on it, edge to edge.

I love butter. I'm not like that at all. That means you're methodical, precise, and like to be in control all the time, and you're deathly afraid your work will check your browser history, so you clear it regularly. Sound about right? Yeah, yeah, of course.

Yeah, yeah, there we go. Don't want anybody see that Ashley Madison account popping up. Wait, come on now. Jose, what's your go-to-buttering style when you're in apartment? To me, you seem like a methodical spreader. No, see, I'm the opposite. I literally take the butter

and I go from upper right corner to bottom left corner in a diagonal motion, a few swipes. You fit the simple glider, Yeah, I just casually toss butter on, glided across the bled, like once, twice, maybe three times, and that's good enough. That means you're laid

back, easygoing, and you don't believe in using contraception. I don't even know what contraception means. It's a fair idea to you, the simple glider. And I also don't need it because I'm not having it, Jeff. Yeah, I was going to say how are you not a father, but then I realized Oh. Okay. I'm alone and

toast by myself. I get it now. I get it now. We're looking I had a study that broke down how you butter your bread and what that says about your personality. And it's been accurate so far. Don't even ask Alexis. I know she doesn't even eat butter. I'm guessing she's the type that stumbles home at the end of the night and drunkenly dunks the entire bread directly into the butter jar. But you're right, I don't buy butter.

You don't? Yeah, I knew she didn't. I didn't at that age either. So you're not a butter eater? It's just kind of like an extra ingredient I got money for. So I just eat bread plate. All right. Well, then I guess you would fit the barely there.

You have just enough butter to hardly get the job done, not a drop more. Yeah, yeah, if my roommate has like an extra little bit, I'll rub it on, you know? Okay. Let's see. It says it means you're a go-getter. Oh. You like to move quickly. You don't waste any time, and you're a runner.

That makes sense. Yeah. And you probably have lots of corny motivational sayings and posters up around your house and workspace that help get you through the day. Oh, my God. I mean, I have hot men above my desk. Does that count as corny-modic you? I mean, yeah.

She works hard for her. And Michael B. Jordan I'm personally more of a clumper. Just get it on the toast in like a couple clumps and then I like to let my mouth do the spreading. Gross, dude. That is so gross.

So yeah, clumpers involve minimal spreading just one or two clumps of butter mashed into the bread. It means you think outside of the box and you like to do things your own way. You also tend to be forgetful and disorganized, but you do have an active libido and many people adore.

you. I mean, I think you may have added a couple of sentences there for yourself. It was right on point. I mean, almost said you're basically Prince Charming. When I hear the words active libido, I think of jazz. When I heard the words clumpur, I think of jazz.

It's all right there. We're looking at a study again. It's breaking down how you butter your bread and what it says about you as a person. Oh, man. So some of the ones that we didn't mention, because we covered everybody in the room, there's, would you like some toast with that butter? If you're the type of person who use way more

butter than normal to the point you can feel the moisture on the toast. My mom, when she makes toast for us, she does it in the pan and she... Oh, a pan toast. And she puts butter on both sides. Oh, it's like a grilled cheese. I actually have one for that. I'll get to that in a second.

But people who would like, people who like to over butter their toast means you have a happy disposition. You enjoy life and you don't mind overindulging. But there's a 60% chance you'll spend most of your life alone because you're so sloppy and unpredictable Oh wow

Ouch that hurt the end of the negative But the good thing she's married Back to your mom The Double Sider Apparently the double sider is a sign of high creativity You live by your own set of rules And don't mind being the weird one

In your friend group or your family That's your mom But this is not good You also struggle with staying faithful You think more is better Both in butter And in love her. You guys, my mom and dad

listened to this show together. Oh, she's eating home wreck her toes. Don't get divorced. Arlene, who are you listening with right now? Yeah, which man? I don't know where you found that. Butter lover's newsletter that you get. Yeah, butterlovers weekly.

It's part of the clumber group. Yeah. Got it. That's what your buttering technique says about your personality. Again, text in 7-8-5-9-2. If you think it fit and it was true to who you really are. We got your phone tap coming up. Next.

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning Today we call a guy who's been working at the same company for a long, long time I feel you buddy I feel you His co-workers wanted to acknowledge that and honor his years of dedication

By setting him up for a prank call That's why we reach out to tell him Hey, congrats! He's retiring Yay! The problem is he doesn't know about that until we come up with a very special way to deliver the news. It's your phone tap right now.

It's another phone tap. And weekday mornings on the 20s. Hello. Hi, is this Douglas? Yeah, who's calling? Oh, it's him. Hello. Hello.

Hello. Oh, right. Douglas. Hello, do I know you? Hello, and good day to you, Douglas. we are the Good News Trio. Trio. Trio.

Trio. What? We are on. Got a little flare on that one. Okay. I've never gotten one of these before. Hey, well, today is your lucky day. Are you ready, Doug?

Be sure. All right. Are you ready, gang? That's right. Let's go. Happy retirement. Happy retirement. Happy retirement.

Happy retirement. Wow, but I'm not retiring. But I'm not retiring. Well, not yet. A little early on it, we know. No more work. No more work. Oh, man.

Yeah, you're retiring, Douglas. Oh, man. No, no, no. I just got a new trailer. No, I am not retiring. Hold on. Is this the right guy? I thought,

Did we screw up? Did we screw up? Did we screw up? Sorry about the singing, by the way. It's kind of a habit. Yeah, sorry. We just do it. We work together a lot, so it's not enough if you ask me, though.

You weren't so funny. God, I love you. But you guys did mess up. You got the wrong person. Hold on. Let me check the paperwork. Yeah, this is a Douglas T. From Frizzins insurance.

Is that correct? uh yeah that's me but i'm not retiring we got the right guy folks no no no right guy right guy no you guys have the wrong guy i'm not retiring oh maybe he doesn't know does he not know yet oh i told you this management was very specific we shouldn't call him before friday do you think that's the problem uh oh hey i can hear you i'm still on the line uh Doug pretend you didn't hear that uh earma But I did hear that. You're saying management had you do this?

Douglas, I think you need to focus on the important things right now. Yeah, I am focused on the important things. You're saying I'm being forced out. No, I'm saying life is but a dream. It's what you make it AARP. Sailboats and discount movie tickets. Da-da-da-da-da. Stop freaking singing.

You sound like dying cats. Oh, that's our job. Come on now, Douglas. Too excited for retirement, probably. You know retirees love hard candy. Oh, yeah, they do. I don't, and I'm not retiring. And a one, and a two.

Oh, lollipop, lollipop, oh, lolly, lolly, lolly. Oh, my God. Lollipop. Oh, lally, lollipop. Oh, lally, lolly, lollipop. Oh, la la la la la la la la la la la la lau pop. Please, like, can you just talk to me? We are talking to you, Doug.

Yeah. We're talking to you and telling you get to enjoy hard candies. Instead of clocking in, you're going to be clocking Werthers until you die. You idiots, I'm trying to tell you, I'm not leaving this company, and as far as I know, I'm not leaving. Oh, gosh. Oh. Oh. You should just tell them.

Oh, you think? Tell me what? Don't you think you've done enough? It's a prank call. It's a prank call. It's a prank call. One tap, baby. What do you, what do you mean?

You're not retiring. Nobody's forcing you to do anything, Douglas. This is actually Brooke Jose and Jeffrey for Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Oh, what's up, man? Oh, you poor thing. You can hear the relief. Your co-workers, Tanisha, and Lane set you up because they said you've been working at company for almost 20 years now.

They thought it'd be funny to say that you're going into early retirement. Retirement. Force them out. That was nice, Jeffrey. I like it. Do you want to retire now? Yeah, maybe, but I got to ring their necks first.

You can hire us for that, too. Yeah. Choke him out. Choke him out. Choke him out. Every morning with phone tabs. Weekday mornings on the 20s. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

It's almost time for your second date update. And there's a danger in these segments when we have people reach out who are longtime listeners. Oh. And today one guy came on the show and made a bold request before we even called the other person. And it had to do with our own Brooke Fox. Uh-oh. Was it a fair ask? No.

Absolutely. No. Did Brooke take it offensively? Absolutely. You're going to hear what he wanted. Oh boy. It made Brooke so upset. You're just like, come on.

You're going to hear it in a brand new off the rails, second date update. It's coming up right after this. The moments that shape us often begin with a simple question. What do I want my life to look like now? I'm Dr. Joy Hardin Bradford. And on therapy for black girls, we create space for honest conversations about identity, relationships, mental health, and the choices that help us grow. As cybersecurity expert, Camille Stewart Gloucester reminds us, we are in a divisive time where our comments are weaponized against us. And so what we find is a lot of black women are standing up and speaking out because they feel the brunt of the pain.

Each week, we explore the tools and insights that have. help you move with purpose, whether you're navigating something new or returning to yourself. If you're ready for thoughtful guidance and grounded support, this is the place for you. Listen to Therapy for Black Girls on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. You know the shade is always Shadiest right here. Season 6 of the podcast Reasonably Shady with Jazele Bryan and Robin Dixon is here dropping every Monday as two of the founding members of the Real Housewives of Potomac, we're giving you all the laughs, drama,

and reality news you can handle. And you know we don't hold back, so come be reasonable or shady with us each and every Monday. I was going through a walk in my neighborhood. Out of the blue, I see this huge sign next to somebody's house. Okay.

The sign says, my neighbor is a Karen. Oh, what? No way! I died laughing. I'm like, I have to know... You are lying. It's humongous, y'all.

They had some time on their hands. Listen to reasonably shady from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Hi, I'm Danny Shapiro, host of the hit podcast Family Secrets. We were in the car, like a Rolling Stone came on, and he said there's a line in there about your mother. And I said, what? What I would do if I didn't feel like I was being accepted is choose an identity that other people can't have. I knew something had happened to me in the middle of the night, but I couldn't hold on to what had happened. These are just a few of the

moving and important stories I'll be holding space for on my upcoming 13th season of Family Secrets. Whether you've been on this journey with me from season one, or just joining the Family Secret's family. We're so happy to have you with us. I'll dive deep into the incredible power of secrets, the ones that shape our identities, test our relationships, and ultimately reveal who we truly are. Listen to Family Secrets on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Decoding Women's Health. I'm Dr. Elizabeth Pointer, chair of Women's Health and gynecology at the Adriah Health Institute in New York City. On this show, I'll be talking to top researchers and top clinicians, asking them your burning questions and bringing that information

about women's health and midlife directly to you. A hundred percent of women go through menopause. It can be such a struggle for our quality of life, but even if it's natural, why should we suffer through it? The types of symptoms that people talk about is forgetting everything. I never used to forget things. They're concerned that, one, they have dementia, and the other one is, do I have ADHD? There is unprecedented promise with regard to cannabis and cannabinoids, to sleep better, to have less pain, to have better mood, and also to have better day-to-day life. Listen to Decoding Women's Health with Dr. Elizabeth Pointer on the IHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you're listening now.

Hi, I'm Radi Dvluca, and I am the host of a really good cross. podcast. This week, I am joined by Anna Runkle, also known as the crappy childhood fairy, a creator, teacher, and guide helping people heal from the lasting emotional wounds of unsafe or chaotic childhoods. We talk about how the things we went through when we were younger can still show up in our adult lives, in our relationships, our reactions, even in the way we feel in our own bodies. And Anna opens up about her own story, what helped her notice the patterns she was stuck in, and how she slowly started teaching her body that it is safe now. So when I got attacked, it was very random.

Four guys jumped out of a car and just started beating me and my friend. And they broke my jaw on my teeth. I was unconscious. Then I woke up and I screamed. And I screamed because even though I didn't know who I was or where I was, something in me was just like, hold on, wait, they could kill me. And I'm not going to let that happen. I'm not going to let that happen.

I'm going to get through this. And I did. Listen to a really good cry on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Second date update We've got a loyal listener to the show Who says he's been tuning into our second dates for years That's so cool, thank you And one of his worst fears finally came true

Oh no He had to email us to be in one of his own His name is Noah So let's talk to him Noah I'm happy you're here Even if you're not Glad you came to us for help How you doing today?

I'm pretty good How you guys doing? I mean, it is such a double-edged sword, right? Like, you want to be part of the show, but then you don't. Yeah, be careful what you wish for, right? Totally, totally. Well, we'll try to make this as seamless and gentle on you as possible. Let's start with the girl that you met recently.

What's her name? April. April. Okay. Strong start. You almost forgot it. I appreciate that. No, I'm just nervous on the air.

It's weird, but no. No, you're good, you're good, man. You're doing great so far. Our ratings have never been higher. thank you. We're like 30 seconds in, Jeff. I'm feeling good about it already. So let's keep going. How did you meet April? We know, we met off

an app. Dating app. Our ratings just plummeted. You've got to need to be more fun. We had that moment, though. By the way, we have a live ratings meter. We didn't know. I'm just kidding. I'm kidding. Wait, how did you strike up conversation with her? The cool thing

about apps, if you do them right, you have little bios and you can get a little nuggets from there. And I was able to kind of tap into a couple things I saw. It was fun, but she was funny. You know, she doesn't take things too seriously and has that kind of fun perspective on life and that's kind of how I roll. I'd like to think that's me.

Oh, that's interesting. I mean, that's a cool thing. Like, you guys match up your vibes are similar, right? When you're using the apps right, that's how they work, right? So, yeah. That's awesome. So, wait, you're like attributing like that you believed everything in her bio, everything in her bio, everything in your bio is legit and everything checked out?

Well, you know, it's funny, but when she says something like that she loves to sing, I would think that would be a weird thing to lie about. She's a singer. Okay. Hey, I love to sing, and that does not mean that you have to be good at it, okay? Oh, wait a minute. This is a good segue, actually. So I just said, hey, can I take you somewhere to go sing? And she got excited.

Nice. So, like, karaoke, right? Like, what is the other option? Well, yeah, karaoke would have been a choice. Oh, wasn't that? I chose a baseball game. A baseball game? A baseball game?

Because of the seven. lengthening stretch? Yes, and now in retrospect, it's regretful, but that's exactly it. Of course, she was bored out of her mind, and I just, I don't know, maybe I built it up too much or something about the singing part, and that's on me. No, I know you can't see Brooke right now in the studio, but she has never looked more confused and concerned in her entire life. It's just the connection between baseball and singing.

Yeah, that's wild. I've never heard anyone make that connection. Like, do you go that hard with Take Me Out to the Barth? ball game, that you consider it a performance? Do you not go that hard with it, Brooke? You know, it's something that is fun and, you know, interactive and quite honestly, like, the thing's there kind of as an option, but, like, if she didn't want to, she didn't have to. A baseball game is a great date.

It's just like if she didn't know that's where she was going, did you tell her? Not so much. Oh. I was just trying to keep it mysterious and, you know, cool and have a little guessing game. And, I mean, I was all in. And I was, like, super-stitious with the specific chair, the thoughts. Like for your team? Yeah, I was really into it.

I think this is great. Don't listen to everybody, like, trying to poke holes in your date idea and say that it was horrible or, like, not well-played. He's not getting a call back right now, so he thinks maybe that was the reason. We don't know, and he doesn't know. Well, here's the day. I thought she would be playful with it and think it was cute, cool, whatever. but no, it was more eye rollish. Oh, I roll.

Eye rollish isn't good. Did you guys make it to the seventh inning stretch to finally get to the singing? That's a long time. Yeah, and she was like, when are we singing? So is it something like she doesn't know that in baseball, the seventh inning, like in between your, everybody sings a song together? She did not know that now. Oh, man. Okay.

That's why I thought that would be cool. Oh, no. I didn't know that. I know that's what I'm saying. But now you say it. I've seen it happen. but I didn't know it's a good thing people look forward to. Yeah.

Oh, everyone's so happy all of a sudden. This is a weird lacrosse game. Okay. Here's the deal. You know, you guys have done it. It's very like contagious and you get there and yeah, yeah, yeah. And it was more just a symbolic gesture, right? Okay.

Okay. Did you have any fun? Yeah, I mean, I did have fun, but she didn't really have fun, which is what I'm here. Okay. So you just want to redo? You know, that's a great word. I'd love a redo and I need some help. you know, convincing her to do that,

but I kind of have a rule for Brooke. Oh, someone listens to the show a lot. I'm going to stop you right there, sir. I do not listen to rules. Brooke, just hear him out, okay? He's a big listener to our show. He deserves. I've heard you say this on the show that some of the guys,

like don't say, oh, how much he loves spending time with you or he had such a great time with you. Like, don't make me sound simpish, you know? Simpish. Oh, okay. Don't say that he liked you? Ew, Brooke. Yeah, why just make me, like, just make me sound.

Yeah, it's a new thing. I see. Like, he's pretty indifferent. Yeah. Yeah. You want to be like that. You play hard to get for him. He's got so many options. That's why he called a radio show.

Yeah. Now we're talking. I mean, this is going to be the easiest second day we ever done. If you talk like that to her when we get April on the phone. God, I wouldn't go out with him. Does that help you? I think you're leaning too much the other way now. God, that guy's the worst.

Okay. Now you're jumping off the deep end. We need to find the happy medium when we're. When we come back and reach out to April for your second date update, we'll do it right after this. Hold on. Second date update. We're in the middle of a second date update, and for maybe the first time ever, one of our listeners made a polite request of Brooke. Brooke's going to be a thing now. I am not the one that ruins dates for people.

You're screaming already, and we're barely even... That was not a scream. Well, whatever it is, I just just... hear this out. That is my disappointing. That is my disappointed voice. Okay. All right. Well, even that, it's coming off a little harsh because he has asked if Brooke can

please, if we get this girl on the phone, not make him sound like a total simp. By simply just not saying that he likes her. He's going to regret. He's going to regret he didn't ask you to stop saying other things besides that. I feel like there's worse. Alexis, I don't need anyone to

pile on right now. I'm just saying it's not that bad. Brooke, Brooke, Noah. Noah is a regular listener to our show, and he's noticed that sometimes your sales pitch can make the guy sound a little bit desperate. I'm laughing at Brooke. It is so funny. I wish you could see her.

Maybe the guy's a little bit desperate already because he's calling us. See, this is not a good look right here. Are we sure we want to miss the call? No, I can do this. From what I could understand, Noah wants you to make him sound like he is just a regular dude. Totally. Not a little confused.

Just wants to know what's up. But hey, not a big deal either way. Noah, is that right? That's exactly on the nose right. When it comes to chill, I am the chillest, okay? You don't want Brooke to make you sound cool. Don't ask that. I hype Alexis up all the time and look how cool people think she is.

I don't think people think I'm cool. Okay, well, no, we're going to try our best, but I'm dialing April's number right now. Here we go. Hello? Hey, we're looking to speak with April. This is April. Hey, April. Thanks for picking up the phone.

Yeah, that seems like a little much, Jeffrey. Oh. There's more than one of you. Hey, good morning. Hi. We're not addressed what she just said. What's happening? Do I know you?

I don't know if you know us. We're a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. I'd say hi, April, but I don't know if I'm allowed to. I don't know. I don't know how not to be myself. You're fine. You don't have to say anything. Hey, sup, April.

April. She said, sup, April. I'm so confused. Oh, my God. I'm sorry. We do a segment on this show. It's called Second Date Update. Okay.

Most people have that reaction when we tell them, second date update. but I don't know if you've heard of it. I mean, I've seen it on TikTok. Yeah, we're pretty viral. And it's not that big of a deal, though. No, it's chill. You could always like to scroll up if you don't want to watch them.

I mean, I do usually scroll past them because I hate a two-parter. Okay. Well, just go to the podcast and you can get all of it together. Brick, that sounds desperate. No, it's problem solving, Alexis. Okay. You know, podcasts and all that stuff aside, TikTok, whatever, What we're more focused on is one of our listeners who's been trying to get a hold of you.

His name is Noah. Like, the guy went on a date with recently. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. And Brooke, why don't you tell April about Noah? Oh, here we go. That was cool.

He's got a lot of options. And he's just like wondering why you're not calling him back. There we go. Wait, hold on. You guys just called me to tell me that Noah has other options? No, no. We're not supposed to have said that. Yeah, he's just chill, you know.

Yeah, he doesn't really care one way or the other. Okay, he has a little bit of stake in the game. Am I being pranked right now? I can understand why you would think that, but that's not what's happening. We just want to know what your take was about your hangout with Noah the other day. I mean, I thought it was bad. Oh, wait. Okay.

Wait. Okay. Wait, I think it was all bad. No, the question is, wind is. did you start thinking it was bad? I mean, pretty much as soon as we got there, because I guess he was trying to surprise me, but he,

I mean, he told me he was going to take me somewhere to sing because he, like, looked at my profile and we had talked about like, I like to sing and I, like, used to perform and I don't anymore. So I thought it would be like karaoke

or an open mic night or something. And he, it was a baseball game. Yeah. He knows, I mean, we made it clear that he messed that up. I mean, honestly, I hate sports. Like, I just, I will never be impressed by watching somebody

throw or catch or hit a ball. Like, I couldn't care less. I need a plot if I'm going to be watching people do something. I think we get it. You didn't like his choice of date, and that's totally fine. You're allowed to feel that way. But we were more wondering, what did you think about Noah, like, as a person? Yeah, did he attempt to help you understand the game? Or was he just fun to, like, chat with? Yeah. I mean, not really. A baseball game is kind of a bad situation for a first day because like you're not even facing each other and then I'm like am I supposed to be talking to you or am I supposed to be watching the ball like what yeah I have heard that from a lot I mean I don't go to game so I don't know what the vibe is gotcha okay okay April I know this

is kind of a weird thing where we just blindsides you and ask you all these questions so thank you for opening up to us the one thing that you may or may not realize is Noah is also here on the other line listening to this conversation oh great Oh, she never listens to Part 2. That's right. She skips over. This is actually the fun part, April, where Noah jumps in. No, it's not a prank.

It's not a prank. It's like a small portion of the second day. Now is your time to come in and act cool. Go ahead, Noah. Hey, April. It's Noah. How are you? I mean, weird, I guess.

Yeah, I'm sorry. It is weird. The date was weird. Everything's weird. It is weird, Noah. Well, and listen, on that note, let me just, this is something I've been hoping to say to you. So I knew that singing was just something you love to do. And I was not trying to put pressure on you.

I was trying to do the exact opposite by taking you somewhere to do something in your comfort zone and have fun. And I'm, you know, I'm glad, though, that I was able to hear how you felt because it helps put things in perspective for me. That was some emotional maturity right there. Are you into emotional maturity, April? Um, sure. I just, I am confused about you saying you picked a place based on my interests and singing being the specific thing and choosing a baseball game. I understand. And obviously, looking back on it, it wasn't the smartest thing. I was trying to do something unique, something safe. So just real quick, what I'm hearing from April is she really wanted to sing on their date. She had her heart set on it.

Yeah, I mean, that's, you know how that can feel. Totally. So this is what I'd like to offer. And it's 100% up to her, but in front of a nationwide audience listening all across the country, April. No pressure. April. Seriously, no pressure. We would like to give you the chance to sing right now on our show.

Finally get it out there and show Noah what he missed out on. Again, totally. It's totally up to you. You can do it or not do it. But here's your shot. She sounds excited I mean, I wanted to sing last week And I didn't get to

So I mean, I guess It's better late than never All right, sing, take me out to the ball game In three Well, maybe a non-sports one for her I don't even know that she ever knew That song happened You sing whatever's in your heart

Okay Um Something's got a hold of me, lazy Okay I don't know myself anymore Wow There you go I want to go to open mic with you

Yeah Amazing Dude that was sexy That was hot That was like a turnoff That was hot, yeah It helps and my voice is a little scratchy today It makes me sound better

For that song, yeah You just did it on the fly That's crazy impressive Yeah, you're not even armed up guys So April I know this has been a lot but we would like to send you out on another date. It could be like a karaoke date or we could do something. Wait, hold on just a second.

Wait, hold on just a second. What? You're asking me out for him? Noah, get up. Ask me yourself. Tell me you're taking me to karaoke and I want sushi too. Oh, I like this girl. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. Okay. Get them.

Noah, I guess you're up. April, will you please go out on another day with me and have some sushi? have some fun, and please sing as well. Please, we'll do karaoke. And we'll pay for it. Fine. I love it. All right.

Congratulations. Thank you, guys. Thank you, April. And Brooke, thank you. And I think you kind of came through for me there. I'll take it. Oh, look at you, Brooke. That was so hard for me.

She didn't throw a guy underneath the table. Well, done, bro. I never throw him to the table. I want to tell him how much. much that they are light. Your voice gets out of higher. Yeah. I think it's great.

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. All right, here's the good news. Yeah. They said yes. Oh my God. I want to update from them. I mean, I'll be really cool about it,

but I really want an update for them. You're like, I want an update or not. Yeah. I thought they were so cute. They were. Yeah. It turned out to be actually a good match.

The bad news, though, and this isn't necessarily for me, but there are 15 more requests on the text board from guys wanting Brooke to do something better or improve in the second date updates. I knew we were going to open that game. Listen, I'm not listening to any of y'all, okay? I live by my own rules and I am myself.

I can't help it. I can't be anybody else, Jeff. It's just who I am. No one's asking you to be anybody else. Just a better version of you. There is no cool or chill inside this body. I say any feedback is good feedback, right, Brooke? They're invested in you and your success.

All they want to see you, do is be good. Block. Okay. Well, you can still try. Doubt she'll listen. But keep your requests coming in to 7-8-5-9-2. If you want help with your dating life, email the show.

We'll call that person who's not calling you back. And go check out all of our second-day podcasts. Wherever you get yours, at Brooke and Jeffrey, we're up on YouTube. So go subscribe. And also, Apple, Spotify, anywhere. We're chill about it. Yeah, it doesn't sound like it right now, Jeff. Totally cool.

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. I think back over the last decade that I've worked at this station And other than that coupon for the 50% off holiday ham That which may have been back in 2015 I don't quite remember Oh yeah But I don't think they give us gifts anymore No

I've not come and said I've been here Other than you know the no booze holiday party That they throw for us every year Which I guess we're supposed to be excited about They served us pizza pockets By the way the no booze holiday party didn't even have coffee I went to try and get a cup of coffee and I was like, what? I think it was just soda.

No, they don't even trust a punch bowl in case someone spikes it. I don't know, but maybe we're the lucky ones because a list just came out of the worst gifts a company's ever given people instead of a regular Christmas bonus. And you're not going to believe what number one is. Brooke, you're really going to like this. It's coming up right after this. The moments that shape us often begin with a simple question, what do I want to my life to look like now. I'm Dr. Joy Harden Bradford. And on therapy for black girls, we create space

for honest conversations about identity, relationships, mental health, and the choices that help us grow. As cybersecurity expert, Camille Stewart Gloucester reminds us, we are in a divisive time where our comments are weaponized against us. And so what we find is a lot of black women are standing up and speaking out because they feel the brunt of the pain. Each week, we explore the tools and insights that help you move with purpose. Whether you're navigating something new or returning to yourself. If you're ready for thoughtful guidance and grounded support, this is the place for you. Listen to Therapy for Black Girls on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

Hi, I'm Danny Shapiro, host of the hit podcast Family Secrets. We were in the car, like a rolling stone came on. and he said, there's a line in there about your mother. And I said, what? What I would do if I didn't feel like I was being accepted is choose an identity that other people can't have. I knew something had happened to me in the middle of the night, but I couldn't hold on to what had happened.

These are just a few of the moving and important stories I'll be holding space for on my upcoming 13th season of Family Secrets. Whether you've been on this journey with me from season one, or just joining the Family Secrets family. We're so happy to have you with us. I'll dive deep into the incredible power of secrets, the ones that shape our identities, test our relationships,

and ultimately reveal who we truly are. Listen to Family Secrets on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. You know the shade is always Shadiest right here. Season 6 of the podcast, Reasonably Shady, with Giselle Bryan and Robin Dixon is here dropping every Monday. As two of the founding members of the Real Housewives of Potomac were giving you all the laughs, drama, and reality news you can handle.

And you know we don't hold back. So come be reasonable or shady with us each and every Monday. I was going through a walk in my neighborhood. Out of the blue, I see this huge sign next to somebody's house. Okay. The sign says, my neighbor is a Karen. Oh, what?

No way! I died laughing. I'm like, I have to know. You are lying. You, my guess, y'all. They had some time on their hands. Listen to Reasonably Shady from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the IHart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Welcome to Decoding Women's Health.

I'm Dr. Elizabeth Pointer, chair of women's health and gynecology at the Adria Health Institute in New York City. On this show, I'll be talking to top researchers and top clinicians, asking them your burning questions and bringing that information about women's health and midlife directly to you. A hundred percent of women go through menopause. It can be such a struggle for our quality of life, but even if it's natural, why should we suffer through it? The types of symptoms that people talk about is forgetting everything. thing. I never used to forget things. They're concerned that, one, they have dementia, and the other one is, do I have ADHD? There is unprecedented promise with regard to cannabis and cannabinoids, to sleep better, to have less pain, to have better mood, and also to have better

day-to-day life. Listen to Decoding Women's Health with Dr. Elizabeth Pointer on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you're listening now. Like if we're on the air here, and I literally have my contract here, and I'm looking at, you know, as soon as I sign this, I'm going to get a seven-figure check. I've told them I won't be working here in two weeks. From the underground clubs that shaped global music to the pastors and creatives who built a cultural empire. The Atlanta Ears podcast uncovers the stories behind one of the most influential cities in the world. The thing I love about Atlanta is that it's a city of hustlers, man.

Each episode explores a different chapter of Atlanta's Rise, featuring conversations with ludicrous, Will Packer, Pastor Jamal Bryant, DJ Drama, and more. The full series is available to listen to now. I really just had never experienced anything like what was going on in the city as far as like, you know, seeing so many young, black, affluent, creatives in all walks of life. The church had dwindled almost to nothing. And God said, this is your assignment. And that's like how you know, like, okay, oh, you're from Atlanta for real. I ain't got to say too much. I'm a Grady, baby.

Shut up. Listen to Atlanta is on the I Heart Radio app. Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. And if you work in an office, everybody's getting back from break and asking each other, how was your time off? Did you go anywhere? Did you have a fling with the mall Santa again?

What did you get for Christmas this year? Ooh, a lot because I had a fling with the mall Santa. I mean, Santa pays good. And see, that's when the whispers start. Like, did you see what the company got us for our holiday bonus this year? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. And that's why a brand new survey just came out asking people for the worst gifts their company ever gave them at the end of the year.

Oh, my gosh. I have one. Tell me when I can add mine to the list. We all have one in this room. And I don't know when you remember the one I'm thinking of. Well, we might be able to get to that. But let's go over the top answers from this survey. Number seven says one time.

Everyone got a $1 lottery ticket with a note attached saying, we have to share if we win. They don't even want a resolution. Please sign note so that it is authentic. It's a verbal contract. That is so funny. Number six, my mom's boss gave everyone a pen. Not a nice one.

A really crappy normal ballpoint pen. He printed her name out on white printer paper and Scotch taped it down the side. Oh, wow. They say, this sounds made up even to me as I type it, but it's still in our junk drawer. It's a prize pin, man. You know what? You always need a pen. Sure.

Did we get anything this year as a company holiday thing? Did they do chocolates this year? Are they in my mailbox and I have a check? Yeah, they did. They did. Our CEO gave us chocolates again. Those are always good. There's four chocolates.

Yeah, they're very nice chocolates. Are they? Yeah. They're pretty good, but there's four of them. They're gone in like one bite. Number five. One year they gave everyone a bottle of wine and a wine glass that had different sayings written on them specifically chosen for each of us. Okay.

Mine said, if you touch my wine, I'll punch you in the throat. I just had a feeling that there was an HR violation coming out and you said personalized wine glasses. They say, by the way, this is at a health care company that provides care to disabled children. Oh, my God. I was laughing until the end. That is terrible. talking about a survey that found the worst gifts that people ever

received from their company instead of a holiday bonus. Number four says for the holidays, our bosses gave us an efficiency advent calendar where behind every door, there was a tip on how we could be more productive at work including answering emails during

lunch. Oh, okay. Suddenly our four chocolates are looking better. Seriously, perspective is everything on these. Number three, One year, we all got leftover promotional giveaway mugs. Oh, yeah. Mine had a picture of a stapler, and it said,

whoever stole my copy of Microsoft Office, I will find you. You have my Word. That one's good. That's actually a good of line. How do all those words fit on a mug? Like Microsoft Word? Microsoft Word is one of the features in Microsoft Office. I would just stop trying.

Microsoft Word is the one that you type all the things in the other documents. I would stop. I love PCJ. jokes. But hold on. Speaking of promotions, I was a server, okay, a long time ago, and our company gave us, and it was so funny, they buy their bottles in bulk, obviously, for the bar. And these bottles from like Smyranoff came with covers just for the bottle. Like a plastic. Oh, those are so cute. The sweaters and stuff? Like Christmas letters? No, no, no. It's just a plastic, like, container to put a bottle in. It doesn't have any use. It's not like a martini shake or anything.

Okay. And it just is like, and they gave all of the free plastic promotional. Not the bottle of alcohol. Not the bottle of alcohol. They just gave us all like, here you go, Merry Christmas. And we're like, these literally just came with the shipment of liquor. We saw these. Merry Christmas.

We unloaded him. What did we do with these? Anyway. Let's go back to the list. Number two, former teacher here. The principal gave me a single white piece of copy paper with a lifesaver mint stapled to it. and a printed note saying, you were a lifesaver this year.

Oh, no. Can't have to put it in a card? And the number one worst holiday gifts someone got from their work, according to this survey, says last year, the owner of our company decided to give the men and women

different gifts. Oh, no. Oh, this doesn't sound good. Already problematic. Yeah. Says, all the guys received personalized bottles of craft whiskey. Oh, okay.

I want it on that. The women, we all received an autographed photo of David Hasselhoff. Shut up. Shut up. Get out of here. Not the young David. David in his 60s. Oh, the old drunk hamburger chomping David Hasselhoff?

A signed autograph photo of the Hoff? That's worth way more than a bottle of craft whiskey. I was going to talk about the year we got Bogo coupon, buy one, get one to a barbecue place. Do you remember that? Oh, I don't, because I threw it away. Yeah, the Hoff beats it. That's probably the worst of all time. But I don't know, maybe some of our listeners can beat it.

Oh, I bet they can. Text us. Don't you dare text us your good holiday gifts, okay? We don't want jealousy. I work for a small private company. Yeah. That would conquer right. Text in to 78592.

Tell us what is the worst gift that you ever got from your company right before the holidays. I can't wait to read some of these. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Win, Brooks, Fox! All right, Brooke, new day, new game, new mentality, new player you're going to be taken on. Her name is Jessica from Sammamish. Hello, Jessica. Hi there.

What's new about you today, Jessica? New pair of underwear on today? No, all of us can say that. I'm not doing great on my New Year's resolutions that change out of my pajamas before noon at least three days a week. Okay. Well. I'll allow it. It's okay. We can't expect much of ourselves.

Yeah, you can fail at that one. That sounds fun, actually. All right, we're going to send Brooke out of the studio while that happens. Jessica, you know how the game's played. You have 30 seconds to answer as many questions as possible. If you don't know when you could say pass, but you have to beat Brooke outright to win. Are you ready? I am.

All right. Good luck. Your time starts now. In 1908 on this day, what president declared the Grand Canyon a national monument? Was it McKinley, Roosevelt, or Taft? Roosevelt. What dessert topping is simply made of egg whites and sugar whipped together? brother?

Marangue. Does the human heart weigh more or less than one pound? More. Which famed university is home to the Fighting Irish? Notre Dame. A cork, a double, and a double bowl are all terms you'd hear associated with what game? Start. All right.

Got that in? We're going to bring Brooke back into the studio. And what else do you have planned for the new year, Jessica, for yourself? My birthday's on Groundhog's Day, so that's about what I'm looking forward for now. Isn't that like April or something? No, I think it's February. When's your birthday? February 2nd.

There you go. There you go. The only one on it when it comes to Groundhog's Day. Hey, does that mean if he sees a shadow? You get to celebrate your birthday again? Ooh, I like that. You know what I'm saying? I live.

All right, Brooke. It's your turn. You ready? Yep. Your time starts now. In 1908 on this day, what president declared the Grand Canyon? a National Monument. Was it McKinley, Roosevelt, or Taft?

Roosevelt. What dessert topping is simply made of egg whites and sugar whipped together? Morang. Does the human heart weigh more or less than one pound? More. Which famed university is home to the Fighting Irish? Notre Dame. A cork, a double, and a double bull are all terms you'd hear associated with what game?

Pass. What car company makes the Oconnelline van? Volkswagen? All right. Answers are in. going to the scoreboard to check out how you did with Jose. Oh, geez, look at the butt on there. Yeah.

He must work out. Belonios. Scott, that's my favorite movie. Jessica, you got four correct today. Oh, come in with a fire. And your PJs, too. And your old undies. And Brooke.

Yeah. He's not in PJs, but also in old undies. Only three. Oh, you meet me. Oh, congratulations, Jessica. Put the down. And a monobron. Giacal laugh on top of it all, Jessica.

That hurt. Good job. Let's go over the answers here. In 1908, President Teddy Roosevelt declared the Grand Canyon a National Monument. The dessert topping made of egg whites and sugar whipped together. That's meringue. You guys both got that one.

The human heart weighs less than one pound. Men's weighed average of 10 ounces. Women's are 8 ounces. My heart's so big, though, it weighs more. You should go see a doctor about it. Get that checked out. The famed University Homes of the Fighting Irish is Notre Dame.

A cork, a double, and a double bull are all associated with darts. A double bowl is a double bullseye. A cork also refers to, like, the material that it's made out of. I couldn't think of it. And the car company that makes the Econoline van, that would be Ford. I knew that, too. That's where I went wrong. So, Jessica, new year you have a new $100 bill coming to you from Brooke.

And just for playing, you do get some free Brooke and Jeffrey swag. Thanks so much. Love you guys. Thank you for playing. We'll be back to play Winbrook's Bucks same time on Monday. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. You know the shade is always Shadiest right here. Season 6 of the podcast Reasonably Shady with Giselle Bryan and Robin Dixon is here dropping every Monday.

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The thing I love about Atlanta is that it's a city of hustlers, man. Each episode explores a different chapter of Atlanta's rise, featuring conversations with ludicrous, Will Packer, Pastor Jamal Bryant, DJ Drama, and more. The full series is available. to listen to now. Listen to Atlanta is on the I Heart Radio app. Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.