Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Taraoke Date

Episode Date: April 29, 2024

One of our listeners decided to invent her own unique date night based entirely on their ASTOLOGICAL SIGNS? Find out what she did in a new Second Date Update!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Okay. Like, everybody knows Libras are the most powerful lovers. What? Is that what you are, Jeff? You're a Libra. Wait a second. Nobody ever said that. I'm are, Jeff? Wait a second. I'm a Libra.

That's weird. And you're so powerful. So is my dad and that grosses me out. Sure makes a lot of sense. I just read that from like 16 different experts. They all agree and slid into my DMs at the same time. But I bring it up because one of our listeners puts a lot of emphasis on astrological signs and she says

she's worried it might factor into the situation with her new guy. So her name is Emily. Emily, welcome to the show. Hello. Hi. Thanks for having me. I feel like we need to know your sign as soon as we know your name. Exactly, because that's how it goes.

I'm a proud Gemini. Ooh, me too. What's up? So toxic. Yeah, there's how it goes. I'm a proud Gemini. Ooh, me too. What's up? Yeah, there's four of us. Oh, God. You don't know what you're going to get. I love being a Gemini. So we saw your email, and we were interested, because you said you're worried that your astrological sign may be playing against you.

Why do you say that? Right. So I was reading the survey, and I was asking people who are the most dateable signs and who are the least dateable signs. Okay. We're the least dateable, it says. What? Gemini's are the least dateable? What are you talking about? Aren't they known for being kind of crazy? Yeah, that's it. We're a good time. We're deep. We connect on a lot of different levels. Yeah, not hard-headed at all. We're entertaining. We're easy to get along with. I don't know what their problem is. I mean, keep going about yourself.

Yeah, keep ramming down our throats until we say yes. Duh, Jeff. I'm just kidding. Okay. So that makes you feel insecure or something? Well, it makes me feel insecure because it was also talking about the most dateable signs. Okay. What's that?

It happened to be Pisces, which is Darren, my crush's son. So that's like a sign from the stars. But isn't that good? Don't you want to be with someone who's dateable? I mean, if you're really putting a lot of emphasis into this stuff. Well, Pisces have great attributions. They're romantic. They're romantic. They're mystical. They have a great imagination. Okay.

I'm going to back you up right there. I'm married to Pisces and the romance is not... You wish. Oh my God. So you're a Gemini Pisces right now? Yes. He takes on everyone's emotions. He's very sensitive, very loving, very kind. He sounds amazing, Brooke. He is.

Okay. Did you hear that, Emily? Proof that this relationship is totally going to work for you, and you're going to end up in a very happy spot in 10 to 12 years. Brooke's marriage is like the healthiest one I know. Thanks, Jose. I sure hope so. So, you know, me and Darren, we have a dating

app, and he is very attractive. So one thing that I really love about him is he has broad shoulders. I guess you don't want a narrow shouldered man. I never thought. Yeah, they're so broad. I just want to jump up on them at a music festival. That's what I imagine myself doing.

Well, that's great. So did you go on a date to a music festival to fulfill your fantasy well so here's what we did so after i read the survey i was like okay i'm gonna do some research online and i was like best date for pisces and gemini isn't that cool you can google almost anything nowadays and you can keep re-googling until you get the answer you want i mean it is all of it sure Sure. So, what did you find would be the perfect date for a Gemini-Pisces combo?

So, since Pisces are super mystical, they maybe would like a tarot card reading. Oh, God. Tarot reading? Brooke, you should set one of those up for Michael. He would love it. Would he love a tarot card reading? No, the only reading he'd love is a sports card reading. Like, if it was like... You can have a sports theme to it.

Yes. Opening packs of basketball cards. Opening packs of NBA cards. Okay. No, he would hate that. Does that match with the Gemini's perfect first date? Well, here's the thing. Mine would be like singing.

I love karaoke. Okay. Yeah. La, la, la. So I was thinking, wow, how do I bring Zoltar and my singing skills together? Wait, is his name Zoltar? Is that what you just said? You know, Zoltar, the fortune teller?

Oh. The machine, right? Yeah. The machine. Yeah. What's his name? What's your date's name? His name is Darren.

Okay, let's stick with Darren. I thought it was Zoltar. I was like, that's not Colin. Darren is a cutie patootie. So, you know those karaoke bars where they have the room and you like rent it and you sing in there? Yeah. Never heard of it.

No. Jeff rents those all the time. Those are my favorite. I had a genius idea of bringing them together. I don't get it. Tarot card readings and karaoke? Ooh, is the tarot card reading going to sing you your reading? You're going to die. It's tarot card readings. It's tarot card readings. Exactly. Tarot card readings and karaoke? Ooh, is a tarot card reading going to sing you your reading? You're going to die!

It's karaoke in a way. Teriyoki! Yeah, so we would sing a song, and then we would pull a card after each song. Oh, the slowest tarot card reading ever. Did you tell him this is what you were going to do, or was this a surprise? It was a surprise. Oh, okay. I bet he was was oh yeah so here's what we learned though this is what came about it the tarot card reader told us that darren was gonna

get a cat a cat yeah okay and that one of us would get a raise and i'm like okay which one hello like i want to raise but she kind of like kept so I wasn't, like, too impressed with her. Oh, yeah. Sometime in the next 10 to 20 years, one of you will get a pay increase. And a cat. Yeah. And now I'm kind of, like, questioning myself because Darren just looked like he was just there. Like, he wasn't, like, too excited.

He wasn't into the teriyaki experience exactly he wasn't like enthusiastic so i you know here comes my troubling mind making up all these assumptions i mean those are two activities that a lot of people have super strong feelings against if he doesn't like your idea then he's not worth it anyway, but we should call him and ask. Yeah. He's a Pisces. He'll feel bad for you no matter what. Exactly. A pity date.

They really take on other people's emotions a lot, Jeffrey. Well, so we're going to come back and we're going to call Darren for you. Not Voltar this time. Zoltar. Zoltar. Whatever it is. Darren, we're going to call him and try and get you your second date update

right after this, okay? Okay. Thank you. Alright, hold on. Second date update. We just learned about a brand new date idea called Teriyoki. A combo of tarot card reading and karaoke,

which is going to be the latest craze on TikTok. Am I right, Alexis? Sure. That's the spirit. It just dawned on me how terrible it would have been for the tarot card reader to listen to two people. Kind of third wheeling it on them. But our listener Emily set it up based on a survey she found online about the perfect dates for a Pisces and for a Gemini. And she decided to mash them together into one super date.

Yeah. Because she's a Gemini, her date Darren is a Pisces. I have no idea why he wouldn't call you back after this, Emily. Especially since it was a surprise. Yes. Yes. It sprung on him. It sounds like the date of the century.

And even Brooke is fuming mad jealous because she didn't think of it first. Oh my god. I know. Listen to that smile, how mad she is. I will say the first day I planned for my husband and I, who's a Pisces, we did brewery and go-kart racing. Wait a minute. Yeah, drinking and driving.

Perfect combo. That's a good point. Yeah. I know. I think I went extra on this one. Maybe I did too much. I don't know. Well, North State sounds extra, and they're happily married. Yeah. That's a good sign for you.

If he doesn't appreciate you for the effort that you put in, then he doesn't deserve you. Exactly. I'm really disappointed that the tarot card reader didn't have your back and tell him that he was obviously destined to be with you. Well, you know, I think she was probably just about her money because she just left after four songs. That's why I wasn't impressed with her. Maybe she predicted the date was going to end poorly, so she didn't want to foresee that.

Anyway, let's... I predict I got to go. I'm predicting that this is going to go really, really well, though. So let's call Darren and see what he has to say. Okay, yay. All right, now you be quiet. Now, here we go. What? That sounds rude. Okay. All right. Now you be quiet. Now, here we go.

Don't interrupt. I have to really focus when I dial. Shut your mouth. Okay. Hello? Hey, we're looking to speak with Darren. Yeah, this is him. Hey, Darren. Sorry to interrupt whatever you're doing right now,

but hopefully you can take a break to be on the radio for a second with a show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Yeah. Hey, Darren. Okay. Yep. Music, you know. Oh, I can tell how impressed you are

That's right But we're doing a segment called the Second Date Update Because we're trying to help one of our listeners Get in touch with you again After you guys went on a little romantic first date At a karaoke bar the other night I don't think there was anything little about it Big romantic date

With a girl named Emily Oh Yeah, okay What about it? romantic date with a girl named Emily? Oh. Yeah, okay. What about it? That's what we want to know. What did you think about it? I have to know what you thought when you first got there and realized what you guys were going to be doing.

What a unique experience, bro. Karaoke and tarot cards? Yeah. It was definitely a first for me. i think it'd be a first for anybody in this room honestly we've never heard of it before was it fun um like what she obviously told you stuff like i don't know what she told you well she just said that she planned this unique first date idea brought the tarot card reader to the karaoke bar yeah so that she could do readings in between songs and we heard that you could be getting a cat soon.

Yeah. That was one of the predictions. Okay. So here's the thing about all of that stuff. So I'm not really into that sort of stuff, like the tarot card reading and the astrological signs and stuff like that. That's okay. I sort of went into it with like a kind of an open mind just to see what happened.

But honestly, it kind of freaked me out a little bit. Why? Huh. Freaked you out. So you mentioned the cat earlier, right? Yeah. Right. So I didn't mention this at the time, but my neighbor is moving and they have a cat

and I agreed to adopt their cat no way and you didn't tell anyone did she know did you bring it to emily no i didn't say anything at the time wow that's pretty why wouldn't you tell her you know i don't want to mess around with this astrological crap wait no don't mess with the universe for the bad bad doo-doo-doo-doo I'm going to bring in. You're right. No, no, no, no. Come on. One, it can be just a coincidence.

And two, even if it's not, these people are really good at like reading signs of things that are happening in your life. You probably had something like cat hair on your sweater. Wait, hold on. There's more. So one of the tarot readings, I don't know if she told you about this, was that somebody was going to get a raise yeah two days after that i get called into my boss's office and he tells me i get a promotion and a raise what freaking way these are all good things yeah it's awesome it's

freaky and honestly like i'm not that kind of person that I want to know what my future is or anything like that. I kind of like to go with the flow and just see how life kind of happens. That's crazy. So wait, wait, wait, though. It wasn't her giving you the tarot card readings. Yeah. She doesn't predict the future. But she's into it, though.

Yeah. Okay. It seems like she's kind of that person that wants to know what's going on. I'm not. Like, honestly, I've been kind of struggling with I don't know how to bring this up to her. I see. So it's not necessarily an issue of, like, Gemini versus Pisces and incompatibility don't mix. It's just she's into the astrological stuff, and you don't want anything to do with that.

And you're scared of it. Yeah. Exactly. I mean, how is he ever going to bring this up to her? I'm really sorry to freak you out even more than you already are, but I have a prediction that Emily is listening

to this phone conversation and wants to jump in in three, two, one. Oh, no. I'm not a professional terror reader, so. Emily's there. That's Emily.

Oh, hey, what's up? So wait, is that the reason why you're not calling me back? I just didn't know how to tell you it. And I didn't want to disappoint you because you like went through so much effort to bring like this tarot card reader in and the karaoke night. And like, I just didn't want to hurt your feelings. Right. So not calling her back is. Well, I just don't understand how you didn't and don't want to know the future.

And then look, the tarot card reader, she predicted everything. I know. And like, honestly, I'm a little bit kind of freaked out about the whole thing. And like, I don't know. I like to go with the flow with life. I think that's part of the beauty of life is just things happen and you react to them and it's unexpected yeah well i don't know you don't want to know like the next time that you're gonna miss a rent payment what that's not a rent payment so stressful how do you not know that i mean i just got a promotion so i'm not worried about like I'm doing all right with rent. Thanks to her.

Emily, why did you bring up rent? Yeah. Because I like to know stuff, and that's okay that you don't like to know stuff. But, you know, this could help build our future. Be ahead of the game. Oh, your future together. I've heard that's how you play the stock market. Like, what if the next tarot card reader tells us that you're about to get another cat?

Like, I would want to know that. Wouldn't you want to know that? Wow. How many cats is he going to have? How often is this card pulled? Yeah. I mean, maybe he would just know when the cat arrived. Yeah.

Yeah. Exactly. And they're cats. They're pretty much kind of self-reliant. You know what I mean? It's not really that big of a deal. I understand Darren doesn't really want to know anything about the future. Emily wants to know everything that's going to happen in the next 40 years. There must be somewhere in the middle where you two can meet and we could send you on a date that we would pay for.

That way you guys could talk about it, work this out, and nobody would miss any rent payments that way. Feels like it's worth a shot. I don't know, Emily. What does your tarot rent payments that way. Yeah. It feels like it's worth a shot. Yeah. I don't know, Emily. What does your tarot card say that I'm going to say? Oh, goodness gracious. It says that you're the perfect guy for me. Oh.

She didn't even answer the question. Yeah, it's a totally different card, but it still works. That's exactly how it works. Smart call. Butter him up. So it's a definite yes from Emily. We know that. But Darren, the answer comes down to you.

Do you want to see her one more time? You know what? Honestly, this whole thing just really isn't for me. I'm sorry. You seem like a nice person and I wish you the best. Are you serious? I mean, yeah, I'm serious. Tell him how many cats he's going to get as punishment.

This is awful. I did not see this in the cards. Can you please give me one more chance and I'll never bring up the tarot cards again? Oh, a second chance card. You're going to get a bun totally now. How quickly she moved away. God, those darn Gemini's.

They're so finicky. Darren, she's asked twice now. Yeah, no, I'm sorry. He's terrified of her. That's two no's. That's too bad. Oh, my goodness. Better luck next time, okay, Emily?

I'm heartbroken. I also feel like you're going to be delivering feral cats to his address. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Man, it's rare when a person gets rejected for a date, asks a second time. I know. But she did, offering to ditch her entire belief system if she could go out with Darren in his big broad shoulders. You know, though, that's the thing about us Geminis. We're not deterred easily.

No. I don't know why that doesn't sound like a healthy person to attach yourself to. It sounds like the more you don't get, Brooke, the more Geminis want. Yeah, sure. Of course. So he's rejecting her and she's like, no, no, no. I'll just, I'll drop it all. Whatever you believe, I'll believe it too. So shockingly,

it was not meant to be. Won't be a second meetup. And who knows what the future is going to look like for Darren? Certainly not him. I think the tarot card reader actually does. She actually has a solid one. We should hire her. She figured everything out.

I want to know what the future of this show holds. Cats and raises, I'm hoping. The future can look bright for you out there if you email the show for help with your dating life. We'll call that person who's not calling you back. And go check out all of our second dates wherever you get your podcasts at Brooke and Jeffrey. We're so done with new year new you this year it's more you on bumble more of you shamelessly sending playlists especially that one filled with show tunes more of you finding gemini's because you know you always like them more of you dating with intention because you know what you want and you know what you want. And you know what?

We love that for you. Someone else will too. Be more you this year and find them on Bumble. Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at The Daily Show, which means he's also back in our ears on The Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. Join late night legend Jon Stewart and the best news team for today's biggest headlines, exclusive extended interviews and more. Now this is a second term we can all get behind. Listen to The Daily Show, ears edition on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you

get your podcasts. The forces shaping markets and the economy are often hiding behind a blur of numbers. So that's why we created The Big Take from Bloomberg Podcasts, to give you the context you need to make sense of it all. Every day in just 15 minutes, we dive into one global business story that matters. You'll hear from Bloomberg journalists like Matt Levine. A lot of this meme stock stuff is, I think, embarrassing to the SEC. Follow The Big Take podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.