Girls Gotta Eat - The Snack: 2025's Best Pop Culture Moments with Kevin "KFC" Clancy

Episode Date: December 18, 2025

Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we're joined by Kevin Clancy of KFC Radio and we're talking about: The early days of podcasting and his show coming to an end Why extremist takes are on the way out The best pop culture moments of 2025 The top heroes and villains of the year Most unexpected celeb couples + breakups of the year Headlines: The passing of Rob and Michele Reiner, Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen pregnancy, a new Amish reality show Follow Kevin on Instagram at @kfcbarstool and check out KFC Radio (RIP). Follow us on Instagram @girlsgottaeatpodcast, Ashley @ashhess, and Rayna @rayna.greenberg. Visit girlsgottaeat.com for more. Thank you to our partners this week: Bilt: Join the loyalty program for renters at https://joinbilt.com/gge. Aura Frames: Get $35 off the bestselling Carver Mat frame at https://auraframes.com/gge with code GGE. Quince: Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order at https://quince.com/GGE. Columbia Sportswear: Head to columbia.com to get your hands on an Amaze Puff Jacket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Snack, we are recapping the best pop culture moments of 2025. This is The Dear Media Production. Enjoy. Hi, guys. Welcome to the last episode of the year for the snack. We brought in a man to assist. We can't do anything without a man. Is this our first guest on the snack, like full episode?

Right? Yeah. I'm honored. Yeah. All right, well, you guys, we don't really announce guests on the show, but we don't even know what they're doing. Should we do it? Have you guys ever done a podcast before? What is going on?

I actually don't know how to do this. We have never had a guest on top. Okay. It's usually like, welcome to the show, Sheena Shea, like an hour. Even on Monday episodes, we don't have guests at the beginning. I know, I don't know how to do that. We've never actually done this. I'm a trailblazer here.

Let's go. Let's thank our partners and then I'll tell people who you are. Are you sure? Okay, yeah. I don't know. Well, thanks to. It's crazy. Girls are nuts. Almost a decade.

And we forget. Yeah. I just, you know, I feel more comfortable on a man's here. I can deescalate and, like, just stop being in charge. Kevin, could you do this? I was going to say, just let a man take over, okay, girls. We're podcasting. This is a men's thing.

Manosphere. Have you heard of it? I'll take over for you. How barstool of you. Yeah. Okay, we're going to thank our partners and we're going to get into it. Thank you to Bill. Join the loyalty program for renters at joinbilt.com slash gge and oraframes. Get $35 off the best selling carburemat frame at oraframes.

com.com with code Gigi. And thank you to Quince. Get free shipping and 365 day returns on your next order at quince. slash GGE and Columbia Sportswear. Head to Columbia.com to get your hands on an amaze puff jacket. Okay, guys, we're really excited to welcome our guest today.

He's a long time, really good friend of ours. One of the first podcasts we did, honestly. He is a pop culture commentator and the podcast host of the show KFC Radio, as well as one of the founders of Barstles Sports. His viral series, Minuteman, encompasses hot takes on breaking news of the moment. Please welcome to the show, Kevin Clancy, also known as KFC.

Thank you, guys. What an intro. We got through it. It was washing over me that we've never done a thing. And we're having to do it now. We don't know where the intro goes, where the pre-rolls go. That was a wild ride. It's like choose your own adventure here.

We're in the middle, we're at the end. I don't know. We usually do like a 30, 40-minute intro, and then the guest comes in. It's the end of the year. We're foggy. Let's go. Let's talk about you and then we'll get into. Let's talk about us.

So you are an OG podcaster. That's right. 2012. Who even knew what a podcast was? I know. My brother, who was my producer, was like the one. At the time, we were just blogging, and he was like, you got to get into podcasting, like, a new medium next thing up. And I was always, like, a sports radio guy.

So I had my favorites, and I listened to a lot of, like, audio entertainment, like. But at that point, like, we didn't have a radio station. We couldn't take callers. And he, you know, was looking around and he figured out that you could do a Google voice. number for like answering machine type like voicemails and then that was it like we just took pre-recorded calls and that allowed me and that was it was it was it was it always you and john together so the very beginning it was just me by myself and then we so since we're wrapping up the show we've been going through like the whole timeline after like 15 episodes i brought john in and then maybe like

six months after that we brought big cat from chicago in and then it was the three of us for like many years and then dan went to do part of my take and then me and john we added also akira i know you guys have talked to her before, so she was a co-host for a while. Okay. And then me and John Solo. So we've had very, a lot of different iterations. We've pivoted a bunch of times. But we were joking that like, there's nowhere left to pivot.

We've done it all. We've been around like, we did this show with these people for a long time. So we're wrapping it up and on to new, new horizons. Yeah, so 15 years, KFC radio is coming to an end. How do you feel? I have felt every emotion. It's almost like the seven stages of grieving in a way. Like I've gone through all of it.

At first I was like, this is the right move. Like this is the right time. We're good. And then I was like, maybe it's not. Should we not do it? And then when we announced it was ending,

we're doing like a little month long farewell tour. And the outpouring of like love was, I was not expecting it. From boys? From Barstall fans. You're like, I thought you hated us. Most Barstle fans hate me.

They hate me. At the very end, they're like, I'll throw them a bone. Don't you feel like when a restaurant closes? And you're like, I'm sad about that. But then you're like,

I've been. been to that restaurant 10 years. That's what I'm fucking talking about. That was part of the grieving where everyone was like, no. They were like, how can we save this show? And I was like, by fucking subscribing, listening, buying a ticket, buying merch, all the things I've been begging you to do for a decade. Why didn't you just do them? And then we wouldn't have to stop. But you pivoted. Well, I do want to back up to what you said. Like, I really experienced this when I moved from New York to L.A. I was like kind of devastated. I cried all the time. Like, I knew it was the right move for me, but I was still really sad. And I think like both things can. Totally.

It's like a bit of sweet. It's like you can be right but sad at the same time. Yeah. But then you pay it to you in one minute man. And I feel like these clips about pop culture and your hot takes. It's like the first thing I send Ashley when something happens. I was just like, look what Kevin said. Okay.

So did that start during COVID? So it started before COVID. It started 2017. I was on Facebook. I was doing Facebook videos. So yeah. So same idea. Yeah.

But at this point, you know, they always like fuck around with the algorithms and shit. So in the very beginning, it was ripping. It was doing like millions of. lot of millions of views. And I was like, oh, okay, like, I'm just going to be, like, a billionaire. Yeah. And then they changed the algorithm and it, like, totally decimated that type of video view. So I kind of, like, put it on the back burner. And then when COVID hit, it was like, let's kind of resurrect it. So have you always had a passion for pop culture? Or were you just, like, I have stuff to say? Barstool sports was like, it's sports, but entertainment and comedy.

And I always leaned like that way. I'm a sports fan and I can talk about sports, but I have no interest in sitting there, like, analyzing the X's and O's. I like the culture around it and, like, the storylines around it. And then I love TV, movies, music. So, like, pop culture and comedy have always kind of been my angle that I just apply to all the different, like, genres, you know? It's fine. So, yeah. So, and then, like, so One Minuteman was, I think is just, like, the way the world is going. It's just short form, no attention span, like, quick hits, you know? So I'm trying to lean into that while still keeping my soul and trying to do some real content, too, because it is a little bit like, I don't know, I feel like there's almost like a stigma of.

Yeah, like what are we doing here? But I mean, I mostly agree. If I disagree, it's pretty rare. And then I found that pretty often. Like, even early in my career when we were blogging, whatever my take is is my take. I don't like craft it. I don't think of it. What about this?

I'm just like, here's the story. Here's what I think. And I found pretty quickly, I was like, generally my, that take, my first initial take, most normal people agree with. Yes. You're like a normal, rational person. You're not extreme. Right. I think it's, I don't know, it's nice to see.

Like, I'm like, oh, normal person. I think that's like in vogue, right? Like, I think there was a time where being like middleman was like very frowned upon, at least in my world. It was like take a fucking stand, take an opinion and like stick to it. And so like the idea of being like,

well, I kind of agree with that and I kind of agree with that. I thought like in the beginning, nobody wants that. Now I think people are so sick of the extremes, whether it's politics or gender or whatever, like someone in the middle being like, this is all a little crazy. And I feel like there's a big, you know, silent majority that all agree with me. So I'm hoping that being normal, like be normal has been my mantra like forever. And I'm hoping now that that like you can cash in on that a little bit. New ones is back. Yeah, right, right.

That's a good way to put it. You were the first person that reminded me of this many years ago. You and I were texting about something and you were like average people in the world. just see something they don't agree with, and they roll past it. And I think about this thing, you probably said this to me during COVID, I think. I think about this all the time,

because you hear these really loud voices of dissent that are so angry and they're so loud online. And I have to remind myself, like, that is the smallest portion of the population. Most people are rational, they can think deeply, they can put things in context. It's so true.

And don't feel the need to, good or bad, weigh in. And I hate, I actually try to be better about this because, or at least I always try to like, if I watch one of your videos and I like it, I will follow you or I will subscribe. I try to like give back because I know how much that means to us. But I'm also, you know, when everyone, when I was outpouring of love that I was ending my show and I was sort of like, where was this all these years? And then I was thinking, how many times have I ever just topped into your comments and be like, girls, I love your show. It's like you don't do that.

So you can't expect people to do it if you don't do it yourself. And I also think it's just so much easier. It's always been easier to hate and say I hate you than show your love. So it's part of, and then also when you realize that these people, like the extremes, are also realizing they can make money off of this and monetize it. And that's why they're saying this stuff. So it's like, that's what pops off in the comments, is people arguing with each other and saying really inflammatory stuff and rage bait we should talk about all the time.

And I'm not, I don't want to be a part of it. No, I can't. I can't do it. If I feel passionately about something, I'll go crazy. But like, there's only a few things that get me riled up like that. Otherwise, I'm just, okay, this thing happened. It's not the end of the world. one way or the other.

Yeah, that's question. So you do, like, you really come out quick with, like, hot takes of, like, the pop culture of the moment. Have you said anything, like, did anything come to mind where you were like, oh, I got to walk that back? He did walk it back. It was something recently. I did.

You issued an, and that's the thing I disagreed with. Wait, so I want to hear, I want to hear what it was. I just don't like Jimmy Kimmel all that much. And so. That's the vibe. That was the vibe. I knew it was something I sent you where I was like, oh, I don't agree with this. Yeah.

So the first, like, I pulled over on the side of the road. I was like, this is a big, this is a big deal. I got to make a video for this. And my first reaction was just kind of like, I don't like Jimmy Kimley, he's kind of like a snarky asshole in my opinion. And so, like, yeah, you got suspended, like, fuck off. Right.

And then, like, you know, because I did that right away, I thought more about, like, the implications of it all. And it was like, yeah, there's pretty egregious. And then it was a pretty egregious violation of, like, freedom of speech. And then when I learned about, like, the money and the merger and the real deal, and I have no problem being like, I was wrong. I think that's come with age. Like, I probably wouldn't have done that.

Certainly not like 10 years ago, maybe not five years ago. But now I have no problem being like, whoops. But people love that too. Like, I just, those comments were really heartwarming of the second video to be like, thanks, man. You know, it was so annoying, though. The first video did like $750,000. And the second one did like $250,000. I was like, God damn it.

There's half a million people out there who saw that one. And the stupid idiot, uninformed, ignorant one and not the new. I think that was something, though, that, like, right out of the game, I even had a friend that was like, yeah, you can't say stuff like that. He should get canceled. And then she walked it back a couple hours later and was like, I think when people realized the nuance of this, also, you're a person that holds a microphone for a living.

You don't want to get canceled for saying anything. I think, though, sometimes I just don't like to do blanket stuff like in general, where it's just like, oh, I do this as well. So, like, I have to protect anyone with a microphone. It's like, well, not if you're saying. Yeah. You know, it's very strange at Barcelona. We went through, like, the cancel.

stuff and we used to call it the the Pussification of America. That was like a story, that was like a blog series where there would be something in the news and you'd be like, this is America becoming a pussy. But it would be things like gym teachers canceled dodgeball. And we'd be like, dodgeball is like how we grew up. And then so we were kind of like, I want to say like on the early stages of like don't cancel people for jokes and don't be Pussies America. But we were, it was jokes.

You know, once that became a very serious thing. that people were like going on political diatribes about it. I was like, okay, well, we don't do that. You know what I mean? Yeah, there's a line. So, but I mean, I always think all the time I probably could have and just become like a right-wing grifter and just made bank. You know what I mean?

We've seen people in comedy do it. We've seen people lean into that. And like, I don't even know. We've seen people do it all this. He actually did make it a bad face and I supports Trump. We've seen people do that in comedy. I don't even know if they believe this stuff. But it's just like they think it's good for their brand.

And Ashley and I will always have stood on the right side of history on this one. I think that. everything getting politicized, I just like, I don't know where all of a sudden we determined that like, comics are the new philosophers and we like, you know, like their opinions about, like the fact that anybody's sitting down with presidents and even impacting

elections in my mind is fucking crazy. Yeah. Because I really think that it's like, it becomes too much of a mix of like business. You know what I mean? It's like you might hold these political opinions, but as soon as you realize that you can do this many views and sell this many tickets by saying,

X, Y, Z, one way or the other, you're not really, I think, I feel like people are doing it more for their business and their brand than their actual, like ideology. Yeah, I follow the money, like you said, in your video. That's, that's what it's all. Unfortunately. And it always comes back to money. It's like every story you can find the paycheck at the end. I think it's layered and nuance. Like, I love that we've legitimized podcasters to the point that the president, the president of the president of the United States will go on a podcast. But like, should you let this swing elections then? I think we got a little ahead of ourselves. Like there's, there's, Like, let's get legitimized and, like, yeah, we're not just, like, you know, in your mom's basement sort of thing.

Yeah. But should we also be impacting elections? I don't know. Taking advice from these people. Yeah. Critical thinking is important. Okay. So we want to recap the best.

Entire year. The whole year. I'm doing it chronologically. Okay. So let's recap the year together. Love it. Let's go. We have to say, okay, we started the year hot with TikTok shutting down.

The crisis. The crisis. It was apocel. The whole tears. The goodbye videos like the whole internet was going to be canceled.

Like you guys still had Instagram. I know it's like the same thing over here guys. People like you're never going to see me again. I felt for people though if that was their career.

Of course. Yeah, that should suck. But I had a feeling I was like this isn't real. No, there was I really never had any like one way or another. This is either going to get resolved or there's a new TikTok or whatever.

There's no way that they're just going to like stop that happening. We were in L.A. and during the fires and it felt like the world was ending. I was like, I think the world is ending now. No TikTok and everything's burning down. The LA is burning down in TikTok.

Well, that's a main source of income in L.A. Yeah. No, for real. My daughter had like just discovered TikTok maybe like that month. And I was like, bad news. It's shutting down. She was just like, what do you mean? What do you mean it's going away?

Oh my God. You're such a fun girl, Dad. How old is she now? She's just turned 10, just a couple days ago. A decade of Shea. So next, I don't want to get too into sports with the Jets fan over here. But the Eagles won the Super Bowl, obviously. But more importantly, yeah, go birds. Kendrick's boot cut jeans. Oh my God. The jeans were

unbelievable. His short ass in those jeans just strutting across. That to me was the like shining example of it doesn't like you dictate the fashion, not the other way around. You know what I mean? Like he was on such a heater. He could have worn whatever. People were like, oh, where can I get those jeans? I was like, why do you want those? Look at, this looks ridiculous. He's too short to pull off a Bell bottom, okay? I know.

The last thing he should be doing is making his chances. As a short person, I don't wear stuff like that. Can't truncate the legs. I feel like so many people were probably like so drunk by halftime and they were just like,

is he wearing bell bottoms? I know I was. That was a big one-minam thing too. I didn't really care for that halftime show. I was just like, I thought that was okay. And it was like, it became a race war and it became, you know,

also when we're talking about slavery, I was like, I just didn't like the songs he picked. Why am I embroiled in this? We said that. We were like, we appreciate the message. And in this climate, we're glad it was him, but we were not lit up about it. That's all I was saying to.

You know what? I promised to stop talking about Kendrick. You did? And here we are. Well, my take on it was that he didn't have a popular enough music catalog. The likes of the Super Bowl. People came for you. Yeah, people didn't like it.

But I'm also like, yes, that's an opinion. I mean. That's also like, yes, that's an opinion. That is also like a fact. For the Super Bowl You need to have like 20 number one hits I'm just comparing him to Justin Timberlake Janet Jackson

J-Lo These are people in bigger music catalogs You know what the problem was was inherently the next step of that argument is like well who's a rapper who does have all the number one hits And it was great So it kind of like automatically brought the beef

Back to the conversation But people were saying it should have been Lowell Wayne given in that it was in New Orleans But he is the catalog But I heard he's not the best I don't think he could have carried the Super Bowl Weasie might not show up for all we know. He's a guy who would be like,

sorry, I forgot about the Super Bowl. Can you imagine a Super Bowl performer just not showing up? That would be actually the most like boss movie. Okay. Number three, an absolutely unhinged season of White Lotus. I mean, that united the country. And we talked about how like, not that,

not as many people have HBO as Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, like everybody. Watch that, yeah. The hand job heard around the world. That show always has, you know, one or two scenes where you're just like, do they really do that? I couldn't believe.

I liked it. I thought there, so you thought it was unites. I thought it was actually polarizing. I got a lot of people who were like anti-is. I everybody was talking about it. Oh, okay, got it. I said, I'm hinged.

Yeah. Yeah. Okay. It was not, it was not my favorite season. My second, season two is my favorite first and third tied for, I don't know. Yeah, that's my, two one three for me. But I also thought it was just like, it was white lotus. It was just like, that shows, it's a weird show.

It's like, it's just a bunch of, weird people, like stuck in weird situations and you watch it unfold. The memes were better than the show. Like, I was just like, the Monday memes are what I'm after. Yeah. How often do you say to yourself, I'm just not meant to live an uncomfortable life? I mean, I think about it all, but it gave us that character. I mean, that's like, we'll go down as one of the more iconic characters.

Parker Posey's character. Yeah. So good. That's probably what I should is. That was like Parker Posey and White Lotus. Okay. Number four, the girl's trip to space. I was like, how soon can we talk about it?

It was April. Truly one of my favorite things of all time. The dramatics from those women were unbelievable. I'm like gripping my thighs. I've been like foaming at the mouth. The day when they rung the bell. The Daisy and the kissing in the ground. The Daisy was unreal.

Gail King looked like she was walking the plank. All they needed to do, the only problem, truly the only problem, was when they were like, we are astronauts. We are members of NASA. We are in the military. We did a tour of, like a door of duty in space, and we need to be respected as such. As a feminist movement, that this moves women forward in the workplace. Did your girls feel like they just set you back?

Yes, yes. There was a part of me that was like, this is borderline impossible to not just make fun of women about. You know what I mean? Because it was so silly and so dramatic. They went and spun the block. Like they were up there for seven minutes. And if they just said, like, this was an insanely unique experience. And like, I couldn't.

I ran to do it. Like, absolute yes. But, and you know what they really should have said is, and what it really does is make me respect

the people who really do it. Astronauts? Because this was hard enough to just do a five-minute tour. I can't imagine the people who go to the space station for five months. You guys are heroes.

Boom, done. Yes, they made it a women's movement situation and it really moved the women's moving back. And you know what? Also, this highlighted is, um,

people just don't fucking like Katie Perry. I know. I think she was just on drugs and, but just like in general, like, if you show people a picture of like Shakira, they'd be like, oh, I love her. And Katie Perry, you go like...

I know. And it was the album this year that flopped. Yeah. The awkward dancing on the tour. But now I'm like, the Justin Trudeau thing. It's like weirdly an... A plus? Yeah.

She's back in the wind call. I'm interested. I just feel bad. I mean, I'm probably one of these people where like sometimes people just don't like you. You know what I mean? I don't think she did anything necessarily too wrong. That Kesher stuff was a little weird. Yeah.

sounds like she screws over old people with real estate a little bit. But for the most part, I think, is people just go, you're off-putting. And it's like, what do you do when you get that rep? You know what I mean? It kind of sucks. But you look at that catalog in, like, the 2010-ish time, she had heaters, man. Oh, my God. She had some bangers.

Roar? Just bust out roar right now. Unconditional? Dark wars. Well, they picked the wrong song to go up there, too. Baby or a firework. They could have done anything. Her full catalog.

And they sang, what did they say? What did they sing in space? Yeah. What did they sing? We are the world sounds about right. It was giving that like COVID celebrity. What did they do? Oh, wow.

I think that was, wasn't that We Are the World? It was like a new version of it. Yeah. It was something like that. Or they did like a poem. Whatever that was, that was like George Floyd, COVID, like celebrity, we are important. Yeah. That might have been the peak.

I think it started to go down. Yes. I think society, no, just like celebrity culture. I think people were, that moment were like, okay, we've given too much power to these people. Peak tone deafness. Okay. We're just going to do these next two quick. They kind of go together.

The Delco pooper. Yes. I forgot about it. The shat on that car. And then speaking of Delco roots, the American Pope elected. Dude, I could do a whole show on Conclave. I love Conclave. You pin that to the top of your Instagram.

I mean, I have like 8 million. It's like my biggest video ever. Really? I know a lot about Conclave. I have a very unironic love for the papacy. I knew like the candidates. I know the system. I actually, it was a very cold take of mine.

I was like, there's only one guy who could be an American pope and like he ain't going to win it. Otherwise, we have no shot. And then when the news broke that they elected a pope, but we didn't know who it was. I was like, it's definitely this guy, P.H. O. Parrelin, he's the guy. And when the news broke, it was like, there were people, it was like a sports take almost. You were wrong. I was like, I don't actually know about the Pope guys. You actually, you explained conclave so that I was able to explain conclux.

I mean, I educated a lot of people on Conclave. That might have been, like, my most actual, like, contributions to the world. Wait, so I feel like right to educated me, but it came from you. Oh, if anybody, like, in our demo has told you about the process of Conclave, it's from me. I swear to God. I was waiting for, like, the Vatican to hit me up and be like, you guys want to do, like, a brand deal or something. I am dead.

Broadcasting live from the Vatican. I considered, like, flying over there. If I didn't have, like, kids and a life, I think I would have gone to, like, the square or whatever, the plaza or whatever. You know mean girls? She's like, sometimes you might think you like a guy, but you could be wrong. I'm like, I don't know what I think until I check in with Kevin. Sometimes I think I know what I feel, but then I check in with Kevin, and I could be wrong.

That is like the biggest best compliment I can get. A lot of people will say, like, I get my news from you. And I'm like, I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but it's good for business. I don't know what I think until. Are you Catholic? I am Catholic, yes. I'm not like practicing or anything. Appropriating.

Well, it's very funny because I have videos and blogs where I will like tear down the Catholic Church. But then I turn around and like the Pope is a big deal. Yeah. Okay. Next. Bill Belichick and Jordon. Oh, Jordan. My girl, Jordan.

She is just the smartest person in America. I said this when I first started covering her. She became like a beat of mine. That was like. We have to actively stop talking about her. Yeah. At some point it's like now I'm being the weirdo, you know. she is

Vanessa from the Little Mermaid A hundred percent Looks like it Acts like it I was like this is one of the best Comparisons of all time A hundred percent

I still think that As a society We just like Like allowed that to happen too much That made her a thing too much Like everyone has It's America You're free to do whatever you want

Like no somebody should step in And stop that relationship That thing is Like can you think it's elder abuse I don't Well that was so funny my initial thought was people are going to look at this as like sugar daddy sugar baby and like he's kind of winning

the like getting more out of the relationship you know but then but the like the first initial wave was like no it's elder abuse like she's the one getting over on him and then it's sort of like okay well you're going to get like a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio and he gets the fucking 24 year old girl and I guess everyone wins here one hand washes the other but it is like from as a Jets fan Patriots hater football fan watching that unfold is probably the most unlikely thing that has ever happened. Yeah.

If I told you that five years ago, Bill Belichick one day will be dating 24-year-old girl and have a public relationship. You would have been like no chance. When you guys see her at her cheerling competitions and he's in the audience, I can't get enough of it. Her like adult cheerling competitions and Bill Belichick, like I don't think people understand that this is the most famous coach that's ever lived in the history of time. And the biggest like, no off the field.

distractions, like, all that shit. I feel like before this. Like, I think it's crazy when people tarnish their legacy like this. Like, it's Rudy Giuliani to me. Like, I think of these people who we really held in like high regard. And it's like, now you were like,

falling from grace. And he's not winning. So, like, if he was winning, he'd be like, whatever. But it's like, all of it is a mess. When she was, like, walking around with her jacket off her shoulders like this, and it's just like,

that looks like a seventh grader, Bill. And you're just, like, walking around with her. I feel like, I know. Yeah, I know. I guess that's the point. I mean, both of them are walking around. Like, I did that. Yeah.

She scares me. She's like. She should. You're so right. Vanessa, I kind of, I don't know if I could have recalled Vanessa's name. So good for you. You have a young daughter. Yeah, right.

If you guys don't know. There are definitely times when I'm making content about them that I'm like, I'm a little scared. Like, I don't want to, I don't want to be in her crosshairs because I don't know what she's capable of. I mean, she doesn't seem like she doesn't seem like. She doesn't seem like. If she leaned in. to some of this shit, I think she would be like America's sweetheart, but it became... The CBS interview

was like, that was crazy. She trademarked gold diggers was she trying to do with that? But that's like, that could be funny. I think that was her attempt to lie to lead in on it. Okay, we're just going to take a quick little break and then get right back into it. I don't like paying rent, and I bet you don't either, but Bilt makes it feel a little better. Billet is the loyalty

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We both look like early 30s. Yeah. No, I really did not know. that you look great. Yes, I appreciate. I've been older. Can you believe it? Okay, next we have it.

Karen Reid. Oh my God. This was like actually one thing that I kept my distance from a little bit. Yeah, like I weighed in on it a little bit, but I think Boston. Barstool is like so New England, right? And so like I would just hear whispers about how people were behaving in New England over this woman. And I was sort of like, I don't want any of that smoke. Like it sounds like it took over the world up there.

Like everybody's everything was centered around Karen Reed. Were people thinking she did it or didn't do it? It sounds like in my circle, it sounds like most people were like the police were like... Involved. Yeah, I think most people were on her side. She's innocent. Something like funky happened and maybe they're not totally innocent, but like they didn't murder. We're team free, Karen Reid over here.

But I heard about it for the first time. The second trial was this year in June. But I was in Boston for the first trial and it was just, you could hear it like in the restaurants and the bars and like on the radio and like Uber's. Like, it really did grip the city. Yep. So, and then body in the snow was the... The thing that was crazy to me was it was all real time. It was like, that's why I also didn't really want to make videos because I was like,

I don't know if there's like legal implications or whatever because her doing that, I think, HBO doc or whatever that doc was in the middle of a trial. Like, because I actually think that didn't, she ended up obviously, the verdict was fine, but like, I thought that she ended up looking worse after that doc. Well, I see what you're saying, though, is that, like, the implicate, you're implicating the police. Like, if she didn't do this, that the police killed him, dragged his body outside, you know, like, framed her. So I understand you not want to say something about it. Yeah, I was like, I don't, this is, this is dicey.

And it's like, if it was a closed case, like, a lot of these true crime things are usually, like, 10 years ago. After. Right. This was, like, actively happening. Is that what it was? Like, she needed the money? Like, probably. Because, like, why else would you do that?

Yeah. Because you could risk people turning on you. Yeah. Well, that's the other thing is like, it's so funny. It's like, you're an attractive woman. This is going to go very differently for you one way or the other. You know what I mean? I loved it.

It was just like how she was so hammered. They kind of braced over like how drunk everyone was. That crew is like mass whole white trash. You know what I mean? Like they are boozing and fucking and cheating and like all of it, you know? It's like, holy, they need like a reality show just that. I could have watched them read each other's sex. for the whole documentary.

Wait, Raina, do. I've been into you since the jump. I would rather absolutely die than have my sex read out loud. Even if you have great game, lock me up. If you read it in the morning, like anybody else reads your sex out loud,

you sound like the biggest creeps and loser, weirdo. I used to tell the audience, you were the only person I accidentally said. That's right. What would close the line? It was even worse than a situation. sex. It was about cuddling, right? Yes, it was cutty. You and I were texting during COVID

and I texted my boyfriend. I wish you were here, but I wish you were cuddling on the couch or something. Cuddling on the couch with me. And then like, you didn't respond to me for a long time. I didn't know what to say. I was like, damn, girl. I mean, I know.

I get it, but Jesus. I was like, in the middle of a conversation, though, it's like, he's not ready to be back. That's so weird. Oh, my God. And this was, she was just, This was in your era of like, I just love a divorce guy. Like, you really. I was checking the box. I was dating a divorce guy.

There you go. In your divorce era. Would you rather have your cutesy texts leak or like your sex sex leak? Because I almost think the pet names and all that stuff is almost worse than like. So much more embarrassing. The sex ones, I think people would be like, she's a freak. Go off. Yeah, yeah.

It's almost like a good, like, yeah. You're welcome for the inspo. Like, we would bring people up at live shows and read their sex. they were proud and they should have been. They were good? Yeah, we had girls, we were like, you're in the wrong field. Like, how about those RFK, that RFK poem a couple weeks ago? Did you see that?

No, I kind of just blocked all that out. No, his sex were hard-looking. He was like, I am a canyon and like, you should fill me. Or you're a canyon and I will fill you. And like, it was like Shakespearean. It was like, oh. Give me army hammer over that. I can identify with that more than this.

Okay, we'll keep this one quick. But we got to talk about the Laboo-Boo-Krays. I mean, that was... I somehow dodged the bullet. Like, my kids don't... No. No. My mom bought one for my nephew.

I would, absolutely, if they, like, wanted one. But they just kind of missed it. So I was happy to not have to spend, like, $1,000 on this shit on eBay, but I, for sure would have. Raina got me a little foo-foo. Oh, yeah. I think I did get one of those. Like, they're young enough and I don't think they, like, know the difference. But, man, what a dream to...

If you ever can invent one of those toys or things, like, you know, Tickle-Meu-O or Cabbage Kids or the Pet Rock or one of those dumb things where you're like... Maybe. Yeah, she's like, oh, I just started like this side hustle. Oh, I'm a billionaire. Right. Okay. Next. Drumroll, please. Coldplay, CEO scandal. This is the one. This is the one. This is the one. This is the number one of the year. As far as like viral. Like, yeah. Maybe not crazy as. Maybe not. Maybe it's, it's like, tired. You know what I mean? There's no beating that. It was the perfect storm. The band, the video. the kiss cam, the reaction, the story. And it's just so funny, all they needed to do was nothing. If they just stayed, like hugging each other, yes.

The camera moves off of them and nothing happens. Can you imagine? We actually, actually, and I tried to come up with, I tried to come up with a list of stuff that like equaled that level of fame and infamy. Nothing. Wait, what if we said COVID? Yeah.

Wait, what if we, we, we put a mommy. I'm a mommy. It was a big one for me. But if you weren't a part of Love Island, like you wouldn't have known what that was. through the whole world. I mean, the fact that, like, if you just say Astronomer's CEO, people know that that implies a Colplay, a scandal, cheating, like just the word astronomer became different.

Yeah, great for that company. And the Gwyneth Paltrow PR video was unbelievable. I miss it. I was, like, touring. I was just doing so much, like, stand up about it. If I even said, like, we have the Cold Play Kiss came here tonight. Like, people went crazy. Yeah, everybody did the, like, any reference to it.

Any game that night had the Kiss Cam, the Philly fanatic was pretending to be the guy. That was a whirlwind, man. That was, it was one thing that for a split second reached that level. Maybe not that level, but it came close. The Phillies, this is maybe a sports thing, so maybe in my world. No, we talked about it. The Phillies, Karen. Yeah, she has another segment.

Because that came close. It didn't have the longevity. Astronomer went on for like a month. But the cold play thing, like what we were talking about before, where people just take something around with it, When it spiraled into, like, people's right to privacy, if you were in the biggest stadium in the world having an affair, I don't think that you have a right to not.

People shouldn't put you on television? In a box or wherever, you know. Don't go there. Like, like, prom photo. Like, if you're doing your dirt, grinding from behind. You have forfeited your right to privacy when you walk in that station. The only thing I will say on the privacy front is like,

it sounds like, I think one or both of those couples were sort of like already kind of separated and on the way out. And we just make up this, like, fan fiction of, like, what is happening. Because it's enough on its own. Like, we were talking about this with the turkey trot prank, where we were like, we don't need the fan fiction of it all. Like, you can, it's good enough. Just react to this, what we know.

Yeah, by itself. Yeah. Okay. Next, Taylor Swift engagement. Huge. Yeah, it's what it is. Ashley and I were about to record a podcast and it happened. And I was like, how did we, how did this happen?

The only thing, like, have you ever done the opposite of that? Where, like, you finish up. And it's like, yeah. And you're like, well, this episode's, basically worthless now. I was with my daughter in that moment. She's a huge Taylor girl. Oh, yeah. Oh, right. And she was very excited. I like, it was funny. She, like, knew it. I was like, I pulled my phone out. I'm like, Shea. Like, guess what happened? Like, and she was like, I said somebody got engaged. She's like, Taylor Swift. She knew it right away. I was like, damn.

People were saying they were on flights and the pilot was coming over. The loudspeaker being like, for those of you don't have Wi-Fi, just to let you know Taylor's been. It's like announcing, like, you know, the president's been shot or something. It's like, news, breaking news. We have to make sure the world knows Taylor's engaged. Okay, the next one we kind of went over, but Jimmy Kimmel being fired and rehired. That was in September. Okay, next, this was a personal favorite because it's a visual, I'll never forget. And this was Trump and the escalator being broken at the U.N.

And him being on that stopped escalator and threatening to sue. They sabotaged him with the telepractor and the escalator. Him on the escalator. We'll be around the house and my Shishonk will just be like escalator. Like we just said stuff. I've been talking about it for months. It might be one of the clips that I've watched the most in my life. Okay, thank you.

It's a top five. It's so funny how, like, presidents and stairs can become an issue. You know what I mean? It's like, how did Biden walk up those stairs? And, like, how did Trump do on the escalator? Apparently, your, like, presidential rating is based on. He accused them of sabotaging and turning the escalator off. Which they obviously did.

Yes. No, you know what's crazy? I think Fox News recently was obviously, you know, because they won't touch what's actually happening in the world. and they were like, Obama jogged up the stairs too quickly. He's too fit. The thing that what people say about Obama cracks me up, he looks too good. The tan suit.

He's too small. They literally did a thing. It was too quick. He's too fit. He jogged up the stairs of Air Force One. He's not, yeah, you can't relate to the American public. But is it? Like, what are we doing here?

He's not relatable. He's too sexy. Okay, we're almost done here, but we have a competitor, I feel like, for Coldplay's CEO, which was the Louve Heist. Oh, that was a big one. That was a big one. In terms of just like... I mean, that was straight up like a movie.

That's why. Yeah, exactly. This is a movie plot. Yeah. It was so shocking how they managed to do it. I mean, I thought any like girls, a couple girlies could have just put that plot together in the afternoon. There's not a girl... They walked up this set of steps outside the building and they scootered off.

I know. Did anything happen with the, like, with the jewels? Oh, yeah. I don't think they've ever been caught. There was no, like, solution to... No, that was. It was fake. What?

So, wait. Okay. So I, it was here in this studio space, I was telling Andrew Collin about how they caught these two guys. And he was like, you know that's fake, right? Those two, like, model-looking guys? That was fake. They were not really the high. That took over the internet.

This is what I'm talking about. Fake news. It's just, it's too much. Okay. Next we have, I got married. Congrats. Congrats. How was the Midnight Bean wedding?

Yes, we did Midnight Bean. Oh, I wanted to plug minute. Bean. So yes, we had a Halloween party. I got married in November 1st, so Halloween at this great place in East Hollywood. And we had some Midnight Bean, which is your espresso martini. Pre-bottled, pre-made. All I got to do shake it up. It foams up. It's perfect. Did you tell him we also drink it in the car? Me and Shathe on. You guys. You guys are like the biggest supporters of it. I'm always seeing you guys talk about it and post about it. We had in the car. We just drive with it. No, we had roadies. Drive and shaking out of

martini. Yeah, we were driving. We had a drive-a-couder. If it's in the cup-older, you guys. Okay. We have two more. This was one of my personal favorites was Trump's crush on Zoran Mamdani. What a great moment that was. We missed a snack on that. That sucks. When I saw the meme, Evan Ross Katz meme come into my feed and they were like, so do you think he's a fascist? And Trump was like, you can say it.

You can say it. I got it. He's like, cutie. I think that was up there with four seasons total landscaping for me. Like the memes and just like I can't believe what I'm seeing. When he started dressing like Mondami. Maldani afterwards with the scarf and the jacket. It was like exactly Zoran's fit.

I, that was like very entertaining but also very like disheartening to me where I was like, it's all a fucking performance. I mean, it was disappointing because the about face from both of them, honestly. And Mammani, I mean, I loved watching and put people in his place. I think he's, I loved watching the clip of him like just put Cuomo in his place. I mean, I've never seen someone just pop off on a person like that in my life. That election was, you could put that on it. Just the election in general.

Curris Lee Wa is one of the most ridiculous characters to ever live. Zoran with just his whole thing and Cuomo being like the biggest piece of shit ever. That was a very local thing for us, but it was clearly nationwide. Well, we just can't believe he won. Like, in this current state of this country, like this guy, he's like this young socialist. Like it was crazy. All of it's been so crazy, but no one's got Riz like that guy. Okay.

Lastly, did he doc? And 50 cents. The ditty thing is like, for me, like, growing up, that was, like, my favorite music, my favorite era. Really rough. And it's crazy, like, horrendous stuff. And the fact that it was, like, a lot of defending him was bonkers to me. Yeah. What do you think about 50 in general?

I think he's the most powerful man on the internet. I would never trifle with 50 cents. I saw this clip of Eminem talking about 50 and was just like, You never want him on your bad side. Like from years ago. I mean, think about the fact that Drey M&M and 50 became like a team. It's like the Avengers. It's like they're unstoppable.

Yeah. Okay, that was it. That was the year. Okay. What do we miss? I think, I don't know if you missed like much. I did write down something. I just want to see if there's any.

Oh, thanks for prepping. Yeah. Six seven. Okay. Do your kids say six seven? I say six seven. And my kids are like, shut up, dad. I say it incessantly.

Or I'm dead. understand it? There's nothing to understand. Okay, so you understand it. People get so bent out of shape about it. Give us context of when you say it. Anytime someone says the word six or seven. Like the amount of times people will just be like,

what time I'm picking you up? And, you know, it'll be like six or seven o'clock. I just turned my kids. Or like right now my son was seven turning eight, so he had clothes that were still like, the sizes of kids' clothes. So it'll be like six, seven. So I'll be like, we have this one here that's like a size medium. And this one is a size.

And he looks out, he's like, it's a six, seven. Oh. I mean, my brother is six, seven. It becomes a dad joke to me. Yeah. Like, I haven't even thought about this. Like, anytime someone asks how tall Matt is, like, he's just got it in the bag. In and Out, in and out, banned the number.

Yeah. What do you mean? When they announced the order numbers, there was such a frenzy every time kids have their phones out, and the guy gets on the mic and he's like, order number 67, and the place just goes crazy. I think it's hilarious. That sounds fun. It is. It's fun.

You know how much I look forward to getting 69, and I've gotten it at this bowl twice. And every time it happens to me, I get so excited. Did you get, did you get six nine there? No, no, no, I was 95 yesterday. Oh, I get it. It's the 69 of this generation. People are like, I don't get it, and what does it mean? It's just fun.

It's not for you to get. It's just fun. It's not for you to get. So that was like the meme. Sidney, Sweetie, good jeans. Jeans. That was a big one. Yes, great call.

Blake Ladley, Justin Baldoni. Well, I felt like it was more last. Oh, okay. That's last year. No, but it was at the very. end of the year. So I guess this year was when we were talking about it. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Ribeau. I guess that was

kind of last year with the first Yeah, but just like their weird relationship is crazy. And then as far as entertainment stuff, K-pop Demon Hunters was I don't know if that's on your guys radar. It's on my radar. So I remember my kids being like, you got to watch K-pop

Demon Hunters. And I was like, we're like white American people. What are you talking about? This is like some weird K-pop thing. And that movie, and that's soundtrack took over my entire life. It's good. It's really good. I get it.

You would actually like it. It's a kid show, but it's a good animated show. I can't wait to get into it. Like, you don't know any of the songs? Whatever, I can't wait to get into it. You don't know Golden. You don't know. Soda Pop.

Saja Boys. This has never happened to me before. I genuinely do not even know what you're talking about. Are you kidding me? Is that crazy? That is crazy. Like, where, am I okay? I did hear about it from my parent, friends.

They're getting like... Did you post about it? Yes. Where were you on that one? asshole? Yeah. Oh, the one time I'm not your biggest fan. Summer I turned pretty.

I took over your grass world. I thought about that one for sure. I feel like just because it was the last season and who she picked and everything, totally. That's really about it. Okay, just going to take one more very quick break and we will get back into it. Okay, it's cozy season, fam, and here we are again in our Columbia Amaze Puff Jackets that we are just so obsessed with. This is truly the warmest softest-est-down jacket. I've ever worn and it looks so good.

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So you guys can head to Columbia.com to get your hands on an amaze puff jacket for the holidays. They are tough on cold, soft on you. Okay. Really quickly, I'm just going to go through some awards with you guys. You guys tell me who you think gets the award. Okay, so worst predator award. Okay. So we're doing it.

We're just going to do. Yeah, I was going to say, can you give some other options? Donald Trump. Yeah. Okay. Okay. We're playing a game where I guess. I was going to

That's fine This is fine The third one is dead But let's just throw them in the mix Who? Well, Epstein Okay, so Yeah

No, but I mean This is there's always This is a very like Heeded race to the finish line Every year I feel like there's always Yeah, right like But this is the year of Diddy

This he's top predator Worst predator of 2020 Goes to Diddy Okay, hero of the year Katie Perry Come on She goes to hero the year Okay so here of the year

We have Karen Reed 50 set and Cardi B because All big wins. I am so Barty Gang. I am a huge Cardi B. Okay, and she won her trial. She smoked that trial, yes. Okay, I still think, I mean, I'm going 50

for a hero of the year. Okay. Who are you gone? That's tough. I'm just going to give it to the woman. I'm going Cardi. Okay. All right, Cardi wins.

Anti-hero of the year. We have Jordan. Jordan Hudson. Philly's Karen. And I did do Coldplay CEO. But let's throw Katie in there too I'm going CEO He's the only one that really bothers me

Philly's Karen is the worst Okay but like actually did the worst thing No Or people hate the most Because Philly's Karen I'd still understand It could have been a misunderstanding I don't know But that just acting like that

Okay that's your vote for worst Okay I think I'm going to her as like a Philly girl I'm going Philly's Karen We're aligned over here Okay lastly The quote of the year I'm a mommy Mm-hmm.

That's also on the list of, well, the Love Island just like extravaganza. Get me to God's country. That was a big one. And nothing beats a Jet 2 holiday. Oh, this is hard. Because you sit on Mamami and I was like, there's nothing she's going to say to beat this. If you're talking like quantity, if you will, it's Jet 2 holiday. That was like everywhere.

And song of the year, Jet 2 holiday also. But if you're talking quality, I think it's got to be on Mammy. The quality of that, like the lore and the... It's such a short little phrase, but when you know everything that went into it is... When he was like... Like a person? Like a daughter?

Like, he had to clarify with a human mother. How did he ask her if it was a boy or a girl? She said, I'm a mommy. I have a daughter. And he says, like, I'm a human baby. Then he said, what age is he or she? Oh, that's what it was. What age is he or she?

And she had already said, daughter. So, okay, I will say, I don't know who... Like, okay, where do you think better content came from? because the amount of memes and, like, parodies that came from both of these were so strong. Wait, wait, wait, it's Love Island versus... I'm a mommy or Jet Two Holiday because, like, so much amazing content. I think Jet Two Holiday went too far where people just put it on, like, every video. Like, it used to kind of make sense where it was, like, people on a vacation and, like, fighting or something else.

But then it was just, like, I just want to hear, like, the people talking in this video, and I open it, and it's Jet Two Holiday. The Love Island extravaganza was unbelievable. I mean, those are the most ridiculous people on the planet. all thrown into just that's my goal for 2026 I'm gonna get into Love Island oh I like just watch not be not be on it I think I'm a little too old I'm gonna host it actually and I are gonna host oh my god can imagine I think jett two holiday it's just my everything like we had our show and I I coordinate the music with the strippers that we have and I was like can you put it in the mix yeah like I and people went crazy like when I heard it I was like oh I just felt so validated

we had a joke that my husband played it so much And I was like, you have to stop for, because I kept hearing it. Not as he's scrolling. Yeah. And he was like, fine. And then he put the covers over his head. Played it anyway. From under the covers.

It's like, I look with the child. Okay. Let's move on. We're going to wrap with best breakups, but there weren't a lot of breakups. So I had to throw in just most unexpected couples this year also. Okay. I mean, I feel like I'm always chasing the high of, like, Kim Kardashian and Kanye breaking up. Like, just the most shocking breakup.

you'll ever hear of. Were you really? I surprised by that. Remember, Kim and Pete broke up, and I saw it right before I went to the stand to do shows, and I broke the news to two shows. Is there any better feeling the breaking news? No. And it doesn't seem that big a deal now, but in the moment it felt like Kim and Pete

breaking up was so huge deal. Honestly, anything, she does. It's huge. I'm chasing these highs, and, like, I didn't really get that hit this year. And that's good because, like, you hate to see people break up. But, like, there weren't that many crazy ones. Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson Who? I don't even know who that fuck that is, Eric Johnson.

That's her husband. Katie Perry and Orlando Bloom, which did give us Katie Perry and Justin Trudeau, which I am excited about. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. The cocaine clause gave me. That was fun. Yeah, the what? The cocaine clause and they're divorced. The cocaine clause. Okay. Amy Schumer and Chris Fisher.

Okay. That is a newer one that I guess I didn't see it coming. I liked her post. The breakup announcement. Yada, yada, yada. We still love each other. like leave us alone. But I loved the post, but why the typos? I don't think she gives a fuck.

But it's, I land the joke. Yeah. But I'm like, it took away from the... The funniness of it, yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, because then it's posted, chicks in the office posted transcript, and it's like, what are these typos? Like, I don't know. Like, to me, I'm like, just...

That's just me. I'm just a grammar slaglia. No, I'm with you. I think everybody was like, Amy, I get the vibe. Like, I'm not about punctuation, like let it flow. Yeah. I can't get over it. I couldn't even...

Well, as a comedian, it's hard for you to digest. It's like, I think that we're all in agreement. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah was hilarious. Blah, blah, blah, blah. Mutual respect. Blah, blah, blah. He's hot. I lost weight.

But, like, she spelled a joke right. But it's crazy because I think the day before we had just recorded and I said, I want to see a real divorce announcement that's not like after a bunch of heartfelt conversations and we're going to continue. Like, I actually really loved what she wrote. People were sending it to me. Like, you just said you wanted to see more real. this.

There you go. I want one that's just like, yeah, I fucking hate this person. Thank you. Hey, listen, I, I, I married them. I thought they were forever. I did love them at the time. Turned out, I fucking hate them. Thank you.

Learn new information, and I changed my mind. Okay. Alex Earl and Braxton Barrios, just a recent one in the news. And this one, Lori Loughlin and Massimo Genuli, I mean, she went to prison. I know, you go to prison for someone.

That better be. He went to prison. She went to prison. On behalf of a boat. Like, he never went. And Becky went to prison. I know that he never went to prison. Did he go to prison?

I would, that would be fucked up if one parent got it. Obviously you guys written in on this. Yeah. But like if you made a joint decision. That I thought was crazy. That whole thing is crazy. The fact that there was jail time over that is a little nuts.

Right. Yeah. That was a really crazy situation. And then the amount of like fake outrage where people were like, there was someone out there who could have been on that crew team. And it's like, now all of a sudden you're telling me you care about collegiate crew. Collegiate rowing you're going to get all upset about. But you're not wrong.

That is true. But I know you don't care about it. pay college athletes for a long time. Let's focus on that. Let's get the football players some money. It's so true. That's another thing. What was it recently?

I'm trying to think of when it's like, you don't care about that. I mean, that's almost exclusively what happens on the internet every time. It's like, you're now telling me, even like the ditty defense was like, actually that video of Cassie's not admissible in court.

And I'm like, okay, we're not going to argue over like the legality of this. Or we can just talk about there's video of him beating somebody. Like, the things that people decide to focus on and harp upon is crazy. I'm going to end my breakup list with their daughter, Olivia Jade and Jacob Allorty.

They broke up. She sent him out into the world. I don't know who he's dating these days. But those are my breakups. Whoever he wants probably? Yeah. Let it me. I mean, I have at it.

Anybody that you want. And then I have most unexpected couples. And some of these are really funny. Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. Yes. Was that real, though? Didn't they come out and just say there was like a publicity stunt? Other people speculated.

But just like this week, I think she said, like, we had a little fling and it was fun. I just love the thought of those two. Is this real, but who cares? They fucked probably. I would imagine. I would imagine. Jojo Siwa and Chris Hughes. That's not on my radar.

I don't really know that world. Okay, great. We can move along. I just know that the Jojo Siwa dance. I have Katie Perry and Justin Trudeau, obviously. Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley. Oh, my God. I didn't even knew this one.

That was wise. Elizabeth Hurley is in all time, man. She is a stunner, dude. To see if that's still happening. I think that's still happening. Okay, page six. Here we go. God.

You can't believe what you're looking at. Six days ago, lingerie-clad Elizabeth Hurley snuggles up to Billy Ray's irony. I'm sure he's like, you know, he's kind of like a punchline, but I'm sure he acts like a rock star and there are girls who are just like swoon, you know? To her. Yeah. I totally disagree. But I guess so. I guess she's in.

I don't see the appeal. Maybe you're right. Maybe if all those guys, like, if he walked in the room, you'd be like, oh, damn, I get it now. Well, she was married to Hugh Grant. and he, like, cheated on her with a nanny or something? I think so, yes. Okay. So she's like, it's better than that.

She is, for like my generation, growing up, like, Austin Powers type era. My God. That movie with Brendan Frazier where she played the devil and he bedazzled. She was like a devil in it. Oh, yeah. That's a deep cut. She was on Gossip Girl. She slept with Nate.

You probably don't know this. She's very hot. My last one, Jennifer Anderson and Jim Curtis. This life coach. I think he's like a mentalist. A mentalist. Did he, like, hypnotized her into being? together.

Imagine that? It's just like, how'd you bag her? Well, I've mentally manipulated her. She's under a spell. I'm actually a warlock. She read his book and was like into him and then like reached out. Wow. Which is very you.

It's very meat-coded. Yeah. And those are our breakups and new couples of the year of 2025. Well, let's just end with a few quick headlines. So we have the passing of Rob Reiner and his wife in this tragic way. and obviously it's so horrific. I don't even have the words, but seeing people pay tribute

and just, I mean, that's really dominating my newsfeed. What I'm learning is like Rob Reiner is very beloved. Like, I know this is politics involved, but like aside from that politics stuff, it feels like people like, I mean, his movies are unbelievable. That like seven-year run from like 84 to 92 or something, he made like seven amazing movies. And it seems like everyone is like he was just an absolute delight

and like a great dude. So it's all the more tragic. But I didn't realize how beloved he. He is. I didn't either. I was talking to somebody yesterday and he was like, I'm really struggling with this. And I was like, oh, I didn't even know

that you had a touch point to this person. A lot of people really did. Right. I think the thing that I think the anecdote I like the most is that he met his wife on the set of when Harry met Sally and then changed the ending. For them to make them be together.

For them to end up together. That's a big, like, deal. Pop culture moment, yeah. Yeah. If you have written that movie and you have an ending and somebody convinces you to change it. And like, that ends up being your wife. and also makes the movie, like, iconic.

What a great love story. I'm sure she holds that over his head all the time, though. Remember, by the way, you had a terrible idea, and I told you to fix it? So listen to me. Listen to me when I speak, okay, thanks. You know what dominated my feed this week is Josh Allen and Haley Steinfeld expecting their first child? Is that, people are really into this? Yeah, I think it's a little, it's like Taylor and Travis JV.

You know what I mean? Okay. So people are into them like that. I think that there's a funny thing that happens when it's like, this is my football guy, and you're pop culture girlie, and it comes together. And then, like, now there's going to be a baby. Okay. Thank you for explaining to me because I was like, this is every post.

I also think they're both pretty likable people. And then Josh Allen is. I think she's liked, right? Yeah. And then finally, there's a new show called Suddenly Amish. It's a new reality show. It's a new reality show that sends six ordinary people into an Amish community, and they must immerse themselves.

Ordinary, oh, wow. And be Amish. And it comes out in January. We will cover it on the snack. It looks wild. That's like the seventh circle of hell to me. If I had to go live an Amish life. I grew up around a lot of Amish.

They're still horse and buggies. Our school bus would get stuck behind a horse and buggy. We're late to school. Have you ever seen how could they build stuff? It's unbelievable. They're amazing. They build like a... Well, they don't have TikTok.

They build like a deck in like one day. Like hire the Amish a lot to build stuff. I'm stuck in the middle of a nightmare renovation and I'm like, can I like import some Amish people to build this one. Well, they're not on cell phones, like scrolling. They just go to bed. They don't have hangover. There's no doom scrolling.

They don't have TikTok. Like, what else they're doing? They can build stuff. And my hot take on this is that people saw the success of Mormon wives. Yeah, I think so. What other community can we exploit? I love the, I just love the thought that like if Raina put down TikTok, she'd become like a carpenter or something. I would have my doctorate.

I'm not in a doctorate anymore. I cured cancer. 100% oh my god, I can't even think about it. I did try to start these like therapy classes the beginning of the year and I just kept getting like sidetracked scrolling reels. I remember this was so, I was a lot younger and I truly just only had lived and lived in New York yet. I lived in Atlanta and I remember flying and I see this, this guy come on the plane and he had this like big hat in like curleys like this and I posted on Facebook. I was like, I didn't know the Amish could fly. Isn't that an orthodox true?

That's a Orthodox Jew. I didn't know what an Orthodox Jew looked like. People are like, you should take this down. That is very funny. I didn't think I was making a joke. You thought the curly cues. You thought they had the hat on. Those are Orthodox Jews.

I know that. But for me, like, it was the closest I'd seen. They are. I mean, let's not act like they're that far apart. But I wasn't doing a bit. I was like, oh my God, the Amish are flying. Amish can fly. Sound the alarm

The homage are flying As she was like they could do that What are you going to stop churning your own butter next What's next? Go to the grocery store Oh my god I just didn't know so Okay well this has been such a delight

Thank you guys Can I just say I think you guys are tremendous I think everything you guys have done has been Very very admirable and inspirational You guys are really killing it Thank you too It's been a long time coming We've been really good for a long time

You look great guys are thriving. I hope you're happy because on the outside it looks like you are. We really are. We're both really happy. It's so rare these days, but we are. Congrats on getting married. That's a big one. Okay, so anything you want to plug?

Follow me at KFC Barstool on Instagram. I think, I don't even know my TikTok name. I think it's, I can't, I can't. When TikTok was getting canceled, whatever, I was like I was like, this is my time to thrive. Everyone has to come to Instagram where I'm the king of Instagram. So I think it's like Kevin. Dot Clancy on TikTok.

But KFC Barstool is the main thing. And we're wrapping up KVC Radio, but I'll probably be doing something new on that same feed. So right now if you subscribe to YouTube, KFC Radio, you'll see whatever I have in store for the future. Maybe we'll be there. Thank you.

Yes. We can't wait to see what you do. Okay. Well, thank you. This was so wonderful. We just love your tastes. Anytime. Your career has been, you know, inspirational.

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On the pre-sale. On pre-sale. Okay. But, you know, tune into this space and maybe I'll be launching second stops. And each city. You know, we'll find out. Congrats though. That's awesome. Thank you very much.

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