First Date Follow Up - The Jubal Show - Bryce & Tessa - The Case of the Pickle Pop‑Up Ghosting

Episode Date: November 4, 2025

On today’s First Date Follow Up, Bryce says he had the most hilarious and deliciously weird night with Tessa, a pickle‑themed date that should’ve been a slam dunk. So why has she completely disappeared for 9 days? We call her to find out what actually went wrong. This episode is full of wild dating moments, surprising red flags, and the kind of story you won’t believe even as you're listening. Dive into this ghosting mystery, is it the pickle accident… or something even more bizarre? Ever been ghosted after what you thought was an amazing date? Do you REALLY want that Second Date? The Jubal Show has your back! On First Date Follow Up, we track down the person who disappeared to get the real reason why. Awkward, hilarious, and sometimes downright shocking—First Date Follow Up delivers the truth, whether you want to hear it or not. Will there be a second date or just secondhand embarrassment? Subscribe to The Jubal Show's First Date Follow Up and find out! ➡︎ Get on The Jubal Show with your story - https://thejubalshow.com This is just a tiny piece of The Jubal Show. You can find every podcast we have, including the full show every weekday right here…➡︎ https://thejubalshow.com/podcasts The Jubal Show is everywhere, and also these places: Website ➡︎ https://thejubalshow.com  Instagram ➡︎ https://instagram.com/thejubalshow  X/Twitter ➡︎ https://twitter.com/thejubalshow  Tiktok ➡︎ https://www.tiktok.com/@the.jubal.show Facebook ➡︎ https://facebook.com/thejubalshow  YouTube ➡︎ https://www.youtube.com/@JubalFresh Support the show: https://the-jubal-show.beehiiv.com/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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your podcasts. First date of follow-up, powered by the advocates injury attorneys online at Advocateslaw.com. Bryce is on the phone today for a first date follow-up, and he's getting ghosted by a woman named Tessa. So in a few minutes, we'll call her and see if she'll tell us why she's ghosting him and maybe get him another date. But first, Bryce, how long has it been since you heard from Tessa? Hey, yeah, it's been about nine days, I guess. Okay. All right.

That's the definite ghosting. Yeah, not that I'm counting or anything. Not to sound callous about that. But even if you are counting, I get it. I would feel the same way. Did you try to reach out to her? Yeah, I've tried a couple times. I called her, like, you know, a couple days after our date and she didn't hear back.

And, like, I texted her a couple times since then, just casual kind of stuff trying to, you know, reach out. Yeah. Okay. Tell us about the date. Yeah. So, I mean, we went to this really quirky little diner pop-up that only serves pickle-themed dishes. What? Interesting.

Yeah, everything had pickles in it And they had all different kinds of things Like they pickled lots of different stuff too That's cool Even the dessert, yeah It was super fun Like even the dessert had like elements of pickle in it Oh, I love that sweet and salty

That's perfect And I thought and she, you know I figured she would be into it because in her profile It said, you know, adventurous with food And I thought like let's just you know Why not go full send on this one so Yeah, that was a great idea. Yeah, it went really well.

I think, you know, we had a lot of fun, too. I mean, like, we spent just hours laughing. She's hilarious. She's, like, one of these girls who's sarcastic, but in that way, if you're not sure if she's roasting you or flirting or a little bit of both, maybe, and it just works, you know what I mean? Like, she's, yeah. You're like, guy just like, slap me. Not quite, you know what I mean?

But, like, you had a little bit of a fun edge to her. And, and I like that. I need that, you know, it's good for me. And she's just, she's gorgeous. I mean, like, she made eating a deep-tried pickle look like a runway moment, if you know, I mean, like, yeah, Paris and Milan with pickles. It was amazing. Okay. You know, like, we did, like, the, we did the whole milkshake-to-straws, you know, like the old-school rom-com, it was, it was adorable until it wasn't, though, yeah.

Oh, until it wasn't, so what happened? So, first of it, we had like this super intense debate about whether pickles should be considered a personality trait and somehow it got like really deep and like I, you know, I think I felt like she was just somebody who got my weirdness, which she called me, literally called me refreshingly weird and that to me is like the best compliment anyone's ever given me. It's a good compliment. Yeah, which yeah, but there was one moment. and I might have been trying to impress her a little too much. I did, you know, like the pickle toss trick where you flick a pickle slice into your mouth. Okay. Like you kind of flick it like a coin like and it flips into your mouth.

It's, I don't know. Oh, okay. I'm impressed with that. Yeah, I think she would have been too if it worked. And that did not go. Yeah, that did not go great. um i did not okay so like i tried the thing and the pickle hit this like went behind me over my shoulder hit this older lady right in the eye and oh yeah it's not it was not great i apologize like a million

times tessa laughed really hard like she she thought it was hysterical she was laughing but i'm worried like maybe she thought i was a little immature or reckless or i don't know it's definitely an embarrassing moment. I mean, yeah, but she laughed, so that's kind of a good sign. Right. It was again, though, I don't know if she's laughing at me or with me. It's one of those walks the line down of people. How did everything end

with her? I mean, I thought it ended well. I thought we were going to hang out after. She seemed like it was good and then just kind of haven't heard from herself. Okay. All right, well, we'll see if we can figure it out for you. We'll play a song, come back and call her

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Bryce is on the phone, and Bryce is a pickle flipper. Well, he's an attempted pickle flipper. But he's getting ghosted by a girl named Tessa, and we're about to call her and see if she'll tell us why she's ghosting him and maybe get him a second date. But first, Bryce, why don't you recap your date real quick for us? Yeah, so we went to a pickle-themed pop-up for dinner, and I thought it was really great.

We seem to be having a good time until I try to pickle flip, try to flip a pickle into my mouth. And I missed and I hit an old lady in the face. That's rough. And I don't think that was good. So, yeah, maybe that might be why. All right. Well, we'll see if hitting an old lady in the face with your pickle is the reason that you're getting gutsy.

I couldn't help it. I couldn't help it. But we'll see if that is the reason. Are you ready for us to call her? Yeah, I guess so. All right, here we go. Hello. Hi, may I speak to Tessa, please.

Is this she? Hey, Tessa, how are you? This is a radio show. It's called The Jubel Show. Hi, Tessa. I'm Nina. Hi, I'm Victoria. Hi. And my name's Jubel.

And how you doing today, yeah? Uh, I'm okay. How are you? Good. Thank you for asking. Do you ever listen to the show? I'm not sure. Okay.

I don't, yeah. Well, we do a segment on the show. It's called the first date follow-up. What that is is, is if you go on a date and you get ghosted, you can email us and we'll call the person that's ghosting you to ask why they're ghosting. So are you ghosting somebody? Oh, my God. This is so, did Bryce call, is it, it's Bryce, it's Bryce.

Yes, it's Bryce. We talked to him, he told us a little bit about your date. He said he really liked you. He thought you were awesome. But he's wondering why you're ghosting him. Do you have a minute to tell us that? Yeah, yeah, sure. It's because he's a tow shoe guy.

A toe shoe? You know those shoes, the shoes were the individual toe pockets. Oh, no. To, shoe. One, yes, toe shoe guy. He wears toe shoes. On a date, on a date. Not ironically.

It wasn't ironic. He called him his pickle hunting shoes. I can't. I just can't. I can't, you guys. Okay. Hold on a minute now. Wait a minute.

Listen, those are high performance minimalist shoes, okay? Like they promote natural foot posture. Yeah, Tessa. That's Bryce. He's on the phone listening. Hi. I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I'm sorry, you say that again, they promote natural football, okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, they promote looking like a swamped goblin. Oh, I mean, Bryce, you got to be honest, they're kind of ugly.

They are. You said you like unique guys. I don't, yeah, yeah, I said I like unique guys. I didn't say I like guys who, like, live in a forest barefoot. I thought you laughed about the pickle toss. I thought, I didn't, what does my footwear have to do with anything? I laughed in it before I saw your shoes and that your toes were, like, waving at me independently. Did you use your toes to flick the pickle?

Wow. So this isn't about the pickle incident at all, right? You ghosted me over my footwear. Yes, yes. Yes. Yes. Bryce, it was a lot of tell. It was an aggressive amount of toe.

It all for a time like it wasn't. I didn't even think you were looking at my feet. Honestly, I'm surprised you know this. I wasn't. I told you. At the end, they just, like, they reared their five ugly heads, just staring at me a face.

My toes are nice looking, just for the record. Okay. My feet are not ugly. That's good. I mean, I didn't see your feet. It was what the feet were in, but you, I mean, I was going to say, obviously, you get it, but I'm not sure that you do.

Wait, but do people wear these out in public? I thought people just, like, wear them in the water. I've seen people sporting in the public before. Every once in a while, I've seen, I've seen, but most of the time I thought it was just, you know, for running or. Yeah, of course people wear them in public. They're actually better for you than regular shoes. Like, your foot, your foot health is, like, a huge part of your overall health, and these shoes are super beneficial. Like, they're really good for you.

You know, they say the stomach is the second brain. Well, but I believe your feet are like your third brain. They're third and fourth brain. You have two. Okay, you've got to take care of the feet. I don't think your feeters should not be making your dating decisions then. I don't, how is it working for you? Let me ask you something, Tessa.

You've dated other guys before, right? Mm-hmm. How nice were their feet? I don't know. I try not to see someone's feet. the first date as a rule okay not on a first date but answer the question i i know that most guys don't take care of their feet properly it's true true it's a good question yeah i mean look i i might ask for statistics and facts and figures i'm not gonna you're not wrong you're not

you got me that's not well think about this all right you liked me you thought i was a nice guy and I also take really good care of my feet. They're manicured. They're in good health. You never have to worry about getting athletes foot from me. So I feel like, you know, my third and fourth friend, I feel like I have a step up on the competition. I feel like selling it.

I mean, clean feet or thing. Tesla, would you like to go on another day with Bryce? I would be open if he doesn't show me any more of his homes. Maybe. Maybe. Well, there's no athletes foot's really getting you, huh? It is a, you know, most guys' feet aren't the best, so I guess it, now that I'm thinking about it, it is kind of a plow.

Do you have any other shoes where I don't want to see your toes? Like anything, bands, converse. I mean, I'll take literally anything. Anything else? Yes, I have other footwear, and I promise I won't wear the toe shoes on a date with you again. So is that a yes, Tessa? You know what? Yeah, I guess so. I'll give it another shot. But one toe out of line and I'm out of there.

All right. Great. Thank you. I promise you will not regret it. I will not show you my toes until the proper time. Jubil's first date follow-up On the latest episode of next question with me, Katie Couric, I sat down with Bernie Sanders. We've talked many times over the years, and today he even throws a few questions my way. Are you ready for another question? Go ahead.

Hit me, Bernie. We talk about the billionaire class, the cost of living, and of course the government shut down. Listen to next question with me, Katie Currie. on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, I'm Cal Penn, and on my new podcast, here we go again, we'll take today's trends and headlines and ask, why does history keep repeating itself?

Each week, I'm calling up my friends, like Bill Nye, Lily Singh, and Pete Buttigieg, to talk about everything from the space race to movie remakes to psychedelics. Put another way, are you high? Look, the world can seem pretty scary right now. My goal here is for you to listen and feel a little better about the future. Listen and subscribe to Here We Go again with Cal Penn on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The Big Take podcast from Bloomberg News keeps you on top of the biggest stories of the day. My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day.

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