Mention It All - Lenny’s New Low Ft. Sarah Galli (RHONY)

Episode Date: July 31, 2023

Dylan is back for another week, joined by Andy’s Girls host Sarah Galli. After a brief update from Jill Zarin’s big event, they break down Lenny Hochstein’s nauseating engagement to his mistress, and his predictably poor choice of diamond. Then, they get into the latest RHONY episode, talking Hamptons geography, Sai’s vulnerability, and how the good bones of the franchise are still visible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Betches Media presents Ha ha, laugh, funny Mention It All, a Bravo by Betches podcast. We don't say that, but now we said it. With me, Dylan Hafer. We're going to check me, boo. Hey, everyone. Welcome back to the Mention It All podcast.

It's Monday. I'm Dylan Hafer, and I am happy to be joined again by a good friend of mine. And, of course, the host of the Andy's Girls podcast. She has been on Mention It All many a time, and I can't wait to mention it all once again today with Sarah Galley. Hey, Sarah. Oh my God, such a pleasure for this delightful satellite interview. This is like a different kind of recording than what we've normally had, and I'm extremely into it.

Satellite interview makes it sound like one of us is on the space station. It just... Aren't we? Isn't that what we now call Manhattan? I do feel like I am coming back down to Earth after a few days of some interesting Bravo events. You spent your Saturday at a certain event in the Hamptons in South Hampton, at least the good one, at the Jill's Aaron luxury lunch, which I think you'll be sharing more about in a written medium, perhaps. But just how was your Saturday, Sarah?

I am a survivor of a 100 plus degree temperature heat that really came over the event and I guess the universe of New York City and the East Coast. And let me tell you, running after just a crew of housewives and other reality TV folk, like I was herding cattle with really me truly as the Wrangler, I mean, in absolute direct open heat, with the only real thirst coming, not from any of those personalities, but truly me trying to stay alive and hydrated was, that was an event. It is funny to contrast. You were, you know, dying of heat, whatever in the Hamptons over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Rony ladies on TV are about to freeze to death in their beds at Aaron's house.

We are going to get into this week's episode of Rony in a few minutes. I'm excited to get more of your thoughts. But on Saturday, I was at a friend's house at a pool in Long Island, not in Southampton. But I was enjoying myself. I was having a few cocktails. And then what do I do? But open Instagram, and I see this post that is a collab post between Lenny Hockstein and Katarina Mazepa and Katarina's caption, on top of an ancient pirate cave, overlooking

the sunset, over breathtaking Esvedra. He asked to steal me away forever. Pirate flag emoji, infinity emoji, geotag, abetag. Spain, Lenny Hoxstein and the mistress are engaged. I mean, truly, okay, this is the kind of thing where is it actually surprising that Lenny Hoxstein has proposed to the mistress with a gumball machine ass ring while he is still legally married to our beloved Lisa Hoxstein? No, it's not truly surprising. But it is still just shocking, the gall, the nerve. I don't even have words.

Well, I feel like, thank God, Lisa came up with a couple because I thought her response on stories was quite wonderful, just essentially congratulating her current husband and his mistress on their engagement. I was like, yep, that's how it's done. Word for word, the Instagram stories in create mode with the gradient purple background and the white all caps text just. congrats to my current husband and his mistress on their engagement. And I highly recommend if your listeners, whom I literally almost called viewers, but viewers, listeners, you know, people of the world haven't seen the actual proposal video. I highly encourage it. It gives me a little, one of Paris Hilton's engagements, I don't think it's to her husband.

I think it was to her. No, I'm not even trying to be sassy. I know what you mean. One of her proposals, I think it happened on like, a ski slope. And the way she sort of did her own slow mo in real time of like feigning surprise of this thing she couldn't believe was happening at that point. This engagement gave me that same kind of air of like them waiting for the camera, looking at the camera and then in their heads being like an action. And then she's pretending to be shocked and amazed and is wearing 19 inch like fucking

Asper drills or some shit. Like it's just, it's a lot. That is a great comparison to, it was her engagement. I think his name was Chris Zilka and her actual husband is now Carter Room. But the proposal category where it's like you are wearing, first of all, a white outfit, glam done to whatever nth degree in truly the most picturesque setting imaginable on planet Earth. and performing, you know, the surprise of proposal. And there's something almost AI-ish about it where it's like, if I asked chat GPT to like draw me the most picturesque perfect, like,

storybook engagement, it would be like, your hair will be freshly curled. You will have blowout. You will be wearing freely white dress and heels. Beautiful sunset, pirate cave. Ibitha Spain. The ring will be the largest rectangle of diamond anyone has ever seen.

And it's funny because I feel like big solitaire rings are having a moment lately of getting dragged because Bethany was recently showing off her ring on TikTok and people were drag. It's a similar design, shape, whatever size ring. And people were dragging her because

they're like, when a diamond is that big, it just kind of looks like a hunk of glass almost. Like it kind of loses its like specialness, even though it is objectively, I'm sure, more expensive than I have, you know, made money in my entire life. But it's like, wow, Lenny and Katarina,

best of luck, but they really just went for exactly what I would have pegged them for. Yeah, and you know, there's a little thing that, again, people can Google, called the four Cs of diamonds cut clarity to other Cs. Carrot and other C. And color. And it does make me think a little bit about Sonia Tremont Morgan of the upstate

Morgans of the upstate Tremonts, really, too. What Sonia said about Luann's ring to Tom Dagestino, when she talked about the fact that like, sure, what you're showing me is big, but it doesn't mean that's good. And that the real classic, the sort of like upscale choice is, spoiler alert, what Sonia actually had with her ex-husband, which was however many carrots, like a nice number of carrots, but a beautiful, beautiful diamond versus what Bethany wears, which, as you said, well, I'm sure it was worth a fucking pretty penny. It just is so awful looking and so heavy. It just feels like there needs to be a new word for kind of like the Nouveau-Riche proposal because those stones are not only typically ghastly in actual, like, color, but they're just not good.

Like, actually, you know who had a decent X-L-sized diamond? Because this is what the show is going to be. You've stumbled into a trap of your own making. We've stumbled into Gemology Corner with Sarah Galley. I know myself a vintage diamond. and also credit card debt. And J-Lo, her diamond ring from A-Rod was a large diamond that looked to be fantastic in color and clarity and, you know, L-O-L monetary value.

And I think some of these people are just like, oh, yeah, and more big, please. But that's, you know. You know who similarly has a ring that makes me think of that is Serena Williams. She has like a big fucking oval diamond that looks gorgeous. And I think, you know, there's a difference between like Bethany's man money and Lenny Hawkestein money and like A Rod J.Lo money. And I mean, Bethany's a lot closer to it than Lenny Hawstein is. God bless.

I guess you're right. We can't go on without mentioning that of course Lenny's mother, Marina, had her comment to make on this post, which was, I will be very. happy that this time you are getting a woman who love and respect to you. You certainly did not have that in your previous marriage. Good luck. Congratulations. It's funny because not only is this like super nasty to Lisa of course and just unnecessary and she's, you know, like the grandmother of Lisa's children. So like why are you out here doing this? It's not even, it doesn't even feel that like loving to Lenny either. Good luck. Congratulations. It's like, okay. No, it's it's much more about.

trying to drag and humiliate the mother of his kids and her grandkids. And it is about saying, like, wow, your love is so pure and strong, which tells you a lot about the Hawksteens. I mean, that kind of disrespect and kind of like tragic behavior had to start from somewhere. And while I really enjoyed seeing Lisa's mother-in-law on the show and seeing at least initially a sense of compassion and understanding, maybe not in saying, like, I raised a monster. but in saying like, I'm sorry that you're in this position. The fact that she can't even pretend that basic respect should come first, that you can congratulate your son and your soon-to-be new daughter-in-law or whatever,

you can do that without being a shit. So I kind of expected more from his mom, to be honest. I really did. You know what I expected is like either say nothing or just saying, I love you, I'm so happy. Congratulations. the specific dig to Lisa in a public manner like that, it's like Lisa has already, she's already like the losing party in this proceeding.

Like you don't need to do anything to make her feel it. Like she feels it. She clearly has been going through it. I hope she's doing well. I hope the kids are, you know, out of the, you know, center of all of this mess. But it's like, it's enough.

Come on. Well, I mean, speaking of being the losing party, it does also show you what it, the reaction of understanding that you're not winning online. You're not winning in the greater Bravo universe and also probably some level of frustration about whatever will be discussed of your character and being on the upcoming season of Miami. I mean, I think this was potentially while an obvious dig and I guess attack against Lisa also

absolutely is connected to the allegiance that many fans feel not only to, support her but drag him. And maybe in that sense, Marina was just kind of using this as a vessel and opportunity to fight back. But also, what is that telling you about how weird this whole situation is? Right. Like Lenny and Marina and this, you know,

this chick, Catarina are not going to get an opportunity on Real Housewives of Miami to tell their side of the story. Like, it's over for them in that arena. So I guess petty Instagram comments. it is. So good, so good.

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Work your magic. Speaking of things that maybe seem a little petty, I want to talk quickly about the reunion seating chart for this season's Atlanta reunion, which was also released the other day on social media. And we chatted about it a little bit via DM because it's surprising. So on one side of Andy, closest to Andy, we have Chiray, then Marlowe, then Sonia. That to me seems pretty correct, makes sense. Fine.

The other side of the couch, how? however, on this closest to Andy, Drew Sedora, followed by Kenya, followed by Candy Burris Tucker on the fucking end of the couch. And to me, the idea of having a Real House size of Atlanta reunion with this current cast where neither Candy nor Kenya are seated in a chair closest to Andy, it's a little shocking. Yeah, it feels like an attack, honestly. I feel like. I feel like we've been through enough as a community with the season of Atlanta. And I mean, just from my perspective, just like hoping every week will be better than I know it will. And while I would say that the last couple weeks have been interesting last night's episode, definitely, I mean, Drew,

if the future of Miami, if one is to take any kind of inspiration from the seating chart is to be arranged more fully around Drew, then this truly is a crisis. The thing is I actually enjoy Drew on the show. And over the last few seasons, I feel like I've been on the ride with Drew. Like I have, there have been moments where I think she's really funny. There have been moments where I felt for her. Overall, I kind of enjoy a delusional housewife. And certainly there's been some of that with her career stuff and whatever.

But like, I've never thought of her as somebody who is a like central pole around which the show is, is or should be. arranged. And so definitely I think this season has been lacking, but thinking about moving forward, it's like, I don't know if Drew is the answer to any question. Well, and it's also not even just about Drew, although it's absolutely about Drew. It's, it being Drew and Shiree flanking Andy. So it's like, typically the people closest to Andy are the two people engaged in the most conflict. And the idea that that two people engaged in the most conflict are Drew and Sherey is just like sort of a nothing burger to me. And I just, I don't, I don't understand it. I mean, if I'm like thinking of other conflicts, I just don't think that Drew and Drew v. Shiree comes to mind. And while, you know,

I love Shiree being close to Andy and I love Shiree being back, I just can't understand this. It really does not make sense. It makes me honestly a little confused about what it is that we're going to watch, which is probably not a surprise to anybody who's been actually watching this season. I think, yeah, I think it's representative of kind of how this season has felt as a whole, because when I'm thinking about, oh, which conflicts am I most interested to hear about or to see at the reunion, there's a lot of kind of like random pairings that pop in. to my mind, but there's no kind of, it doesn't feel like there's a central narrative at all. And I think

maybe that's why the seating chart feels so random because there isn't really an obvious through line that it's like, okay, if, if let's say Kenya and Marlow were continuing to have this massive feud over the course of the season, it would make sense for them to be the first chairs and then it would kind of work around that. But like, all of the conflicts this season seem either sort of petty and one-off or just kind of not that interesting. That it's like, okay, yeah, I guess, like, I guess Drew and Choray have beef, but it's not something that it's keeping me up at night thinking about, you know, who's going to smack down who at the reunion. It's like, okay, I guess I'll watch.

I'm also deeply concerned that this is going to be like a three-part reunion or even two-part reunion and one of the parts is going to be fully devoted to Courtney. I'm really concerned. I hope she's in Paris. the place that she constantly tells us she goes to at least once. Like, I don't, I really hope she's abroad. I really, the last episode I was like, no more of this. I'm okay. We cannot allow, we cannot allow ourselves to have a part of the reunion that it's just

Courtney trying to convince Candy and Kenya that they should pay attention to her. She's like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I know you. No, no, no, no. I want, I, I did. And Kenya's like, I don't know who you are. we're not friends we don't have a relationship I have no problem with you because I literally don't acknowledge your existence I'm good like I'm all set I think I'm okay I mean at least they're

sitting in chairs I guess so that's nice you know I don't I don't know what to say about it's just like it's a lot those couches are maybe not going to give us what we have come to honestly expect from Atlanta show that and a franchise that's consistently been you know pretty great. Yeah, I think it's tough too because Atlanta has always done reunions better than average. Like even, you know, Beverly Hills or New York are franchises that tended to have maybe some kind of skippable reunions. And Atlanta just, it wasn't that way for a long time. And yeah, I don't, I don't see great things happening. But I want to talk about New York. New York is more fun, honestly, at this point. And I still am continuing to really enjoy this season.

I'm curious your thoughts through the first three episodes. I'm really into it. Last night was actually kind of interesting because there were moments where, you know, Aaron, for example, has become one of the lights for me because I just think she's such a specific personality and person that regardless of whether or not you agree with some of her behaviors, she's just great casting. And so I find her extremely watchable and really interesting. And there were some moments at the beginning of the episode where I was like, I don't know that

I'm viving with some of these choices. But by the end of the episode, and actually, honestly, throughout, I was like, I'm here for it. Whatever happens, maybe I agree with what you're doing. Maybe I don't. But I am enjoying the watch. It's so funny because I think Aaron is obviously in a tricky position hosting the group this early into their experience together as a group. But there are some, just some hosting decisions that are just on paper a little bit puzzling.

Like, she allegedly had this plan to make Shaksuka for everyone in the morning. And then Jenna made one comment about not wanting to eat before they worked out. So then there was just no food available until they went to lunch, assuming that was at noon or later. It's like, wait, is there, there's just, there's no alternative. There's no food in the house? What's happening? Yeah. Instead of it being like, hey, maybe I should take some.

responsibility for not, you know, stocking the shelves. She's like, well, this is obviously on Jenna. I was going to feed you. But Jenna said she might feel a little sick with like her tom or whatever after doing cardio. So that's the reason that none of you guys have eaten for like seven hours. I mean, it just and then everyone co-signs it. Everyone's like, yeah, this is 100% Jenna's fault. The fact that like you don't have like nary a slice of trigger warning cheese or other dairy in the fridge or an apple, maybe one of the ones that you guys just got for joining the show are like some cereal, a cheerio. We could have done like some individual serving yogurt, maybe some granola, a little fruit basket. Like there are, there are a lot of levels of feeding the group

between Shaksuka and like absolute zero. Like you're eating air for breakfast. I do think the, The Jenna stuff and Jenna leaving the house that first night is a really interesting thing for the episode to sort of pivot around in terms of how these women are starting to process and express their feelings about other people's behavior in the group. And seeing in particular, Uba kind of have that as a sticking point for her, I thought was interesting because we're only three episodes in. it's not like there have been massive feuds within the group thus far. It's kind of these one-on-one situations. And so I'm still having a really good time watching them kind of like figure out how to dip their toes in to the to the drama pool. Totally. And it's also that great and really difficult balancing act of like responding as you might IRL and responding as you are inside the bubble of filming, sort of pretending that nothing else matters aside from what's actually.

captured here because, I mean, again, Aaron, God bless, but the house was frigid. It was potentially themed according to the fridge that couldn't open. It was like frigid air. It just the fact that she had such a disinterest in acknowledging the fact that like maybe, you know, tozies were cold. Like the fact that people were uncomfortable didn't matter to Aaron. they should still be there. It was like, it was kind of wild to watch everyone attempt to express some level of

genuine literal discomfort with being in a house in the fall times without working heat, but also being like, Jenna, you do have working heat somewhere. You've also never been on a girl's trip and you do also seem to be expressing some level of interest in sleeping before a professional obligation a few hours later. how dare you leave for a couple hours in which we've already told you we were probably asleep, and uncomfortably so, uncomfortably sleeping in whatever mink we can find nearby. Study and play. Come together on a Windows 11 PC. And for a limited time, college students get the best of both worlds. Get the unreal college deal, everything you need to study and play with

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And it's like, wait, literally that's not what this was about. I promise. Also, there seems to be like a recognition that this cast is going to treat her as Jenna lions. Yeah. Noting that there are moments that they treat her as Jenna. out. Like maybe the tail end when Erin's saying, like, I know you weren't trying to be disrespectful. And maybe you really did need to sleep because you told me that repeatedly and I disregarded it. But now that we're in a group dynamic and I'm staring at you, maybe I can kind of like see your

perspective. And I think the balancing act of judging this woman according to the idea that she's going to treat everyone else as beneath her, not to say that's something she does or would do, but just the expectation of that, that like, her celebrity is a mark. against her is to me really interesting because as the episodes go on, you would think they would maybe be focusing more on Jenna than Jenna Lyons, but that's not to say that that will happen. Yeah, I think that is something that's been really interesting over the first few episodes and I'm excited to see over the course of the season. I think Jenna has been doing a good job of existing in the group as just a normal person. It doesn't feel like she's bringing any kind of air.

of, you know, I am, Jenna, hear me roar, whatever, to this dynamic, but it's like the other women are sort of projecting that onto her in varying degrees. And so letting them kind of simmer down and just like get to know the person that she actually is presenting, I think is going to be fun over the course of the season. And I do think we're already seeing them kind of become more comfortable just talking about themselves, sharing things. I really liked in this episode hearing from both Bryn and especially Sy about growing up, you know, with less money and like with less, you know, access to things.

And the way Sai navigated that conversation between Aaron and Jenna about the dollar store being so fun because you can go and just, you know, like pick out whatever. And so I's like, no, like the dollar store isn't fun to me because this is how I grew up. And that was like all you can have. And Aaron's like, no, no, no, it's fun. And she's like, no, like, no, like, four. For me, it's not fun. And I think that was an important moment for Sye in the group to kind of establish.

Like, you see me as like badass fashion bitch. I have designer clothes. I live in a nice house, whatever. Like that's my life currently that I've built. But that that's not the full story. And that as they're getting to know each other, it's like this is an important part of her. Yeah. And it's also understanding the cost of, as Sai explained, you know, being a chameleon,

that the idea of being able to successfully and quickly or smoothly adapt to any number of situations or circumstances is an admirable quality to have, but it was not created without enormous cost. I mean, there was a reason and a trauma behind that, the fact that she was experiencing homelessness. I mean, the fact that she was, you know, struggling to be in college and not afforded and trying to figure out, can I crash in this dorm room and pretend I'm a friend visiting somebody or being in a summer class or whatever reasoning she had used as an excuse in order to stay and be somewhere safe. I mean, it's just a very different experience and also not one that a person and moving into an apartment when she was still a child and talking about

how her mom couldn't afford to parent her, that her mom herself was, getting by and surviving, you know, paying whatever rent to be in a bedroom of someone else's apartment or home. I mean, she has experienced a lot. And I think maybe the pivot that I think it was like Aaron made, somebody made it as soon as she was finished talking where it was like, we're having this moment, Bryn's having a moment. And then there's like a complete stare into more of an artificial direction, which was classic housewives in a way at someone sharing vulnerability. with a measure of trauma and people being like, so about this other thing,

because I feel like that's what I'm supposed to be doing at this point, is like a part of the energy here. And the trailer for next week, for whatever it is that Bryn shares, looks very intense and very emotional. And I was incredibly appreciative for size vulnerability. And I'm really curious for what it is that we are going to hear from Bryn.

Yeah, I think with Housewives, obviously everybody comes into a show like this with a different personal experience and background. But to be honest, like, we don't hear a lot of stories of people who have really, like, struggled in that sense, you know, growing up poor, going through things like that financially. Like, a lot of these women arrive on housewives kind of as this like, you know, allegedly perfect package of whatever. And I think some people would not be as, you know, comfortable sharing stuff like that about themselves. And I think with this reboot of Roney, it feels like an opportunity to kind of bring in more experiences and stories. And that

was kind of the whole point. And I feel like it feels like it's delivering on that in a way that I am really enjoying. Yeah. And it gets into the idea of what do you consider diverse when you're talking about ensuring that the reboot of New York includes a diverse cast. An element of that is socioeconomic. And seeing and hearing like the glitz and glamour that we can see from side, the fact that we're getting a window into her personal life by seeing her husband, which is something that she's discussed or her followers have discussed that he wasn't ever a part of her success as a creator on Instagram. She's really opening a door and allowing us in in a way that she hasn't prior to signing on to Housewives. And a part of that is talking about the ways that finances and ensuring

that she's not only financially stable but successful with a focus on that stability. is incredibly interesting and important and different than what we have heard on New York Housewives, certainly up until this point. What was your take last week? The reaction, Jessel's reaction to the lingerie. And then this week, it seems like she sort of was like, I don't know if in denial or had kind of in her mind minimized the way she responded to it. I thought that was super interesting because Jessel seems like somebody who is intentional about keeping up appearances maybe and has kind of like, I don't know, I think she's maybe the hardest person to get a read on so far in the group.

Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, I was really appreciative honestly for Uba and for her reactions and her confessional in saying, you know, it's essentially it seems like Jessel is actually working through trauma and people aren't really being as sympathetic to that, that everybody's just thinking of this in the most superficial. of ways not really taking into account what she has shared with them prior to that. The experience of being pregnant, the experience of having two very young kids trying to work through questions that she has and fears and possible shame that she has about how her body has changed as a reaction to childbirth. And I have not experienced childbirth before. Many of these women in the cast have. And it's just interesting that there is either a selective unawareness of Jessel's experience,

potentially being different to their own or just a lack of curiosity of like that we're only focusing on her saying she looks like a Christmas tree and not focusing on what to Uba is very clear, which is that this is someone who's struggling. And to kind of like, not shame her, but to just kind of like criticize her. her reaction, I get. Like, I get the fact that that was not gracious and respectful. And also, Jenna saying, like, L.O.L, like, this is a friend of mine who's a designer and you're talking shit on camera. Like, that does make a lot of sense. I agree with it. But also, there's other stuff going on here. And to shame her only for her reaction and not provide any empathy for the reason for it was a

little bit of a miss, which again is why I was like, thank God for Uber because she gets it. I think Uber is just like so hilarious and so it seems like she really is, she's like a good listener. Like she gets people, she kind of picks up on what people are putting down in a way that she's good at like getting the subtext in a situation, I think. And also, you know, she's, she's eating a banana and her confessional. She doesn't give a fuck. It's funny because multiple.

people, so when I had a few of the women on the podcast, I asked them this like rapid fire list of questions and one of them was who would you want, who would be the best to be on a deserted island with? And a few of them said, ooh, but, and I think it was Aaron maybe who was like, oh, yeah, she would like find a like bunch of bananas on the island. The way she was snapping. Oh my God. She's perfect. she is perfect and also just like the interactions during that workout scene i mean when the trainer walked in the door i gasped and i was very distracted and like i was like sort of in a tizzy because it's so beautiful and the way that she was reacting i was just like uba like we see each other like i am extremely here for this and the vibes and the energy and then reacting to brin involving herself in that dynamic i mean i'm i'm all hands on deck brin's arrival in the floor-length fur coat in the middle of the group workout really was, I felt like it could not have

been timed better because she, you know, there was no one to greet her at the door, which obviously was not to her liking. And then, you know, she immediately went to go flirt with the workout instructor. Uba said that her fur coat was very Mississippi vibes, which I don't know that, I don't know that Uba really has a handle on how people are dressing in Mississippi these days. But I, I enjoyed the commentary nonetheless. I mean, it was truly, I was like literally laughing. It was just so funny. It was honestly, this is the thing. I mean, really truly, Bravo in production. This was genuinely a gamble of like, can we reboot this? Is this the thing? I had more than a certain measure of concern for what was actually going to happen. And I think we are only three episodes in, but I'm just really appreciative,

because it does feel like a lot of the weight that was at the core of what original New York had become is no longer there and is being replaced by other tensions, which are interesting to explore. Yeah, I think a lot of the stuff that we've talked about of like the specific things that are happening in the cast and issues that are coming up are things that original Roney maybe wouldn't have been able to tackle or it wouldn't have made sense for them to tackle. but at the same time we still have you know brin making a comment about how it's really better to be more in southampton but this area is cool too like there are certain there are certain parts of like core identity that are still there and i think honestly that really helps bridge the gap where it feels like okay these women still they still exist in the same world they just have a different relationship to it for the most part. And that it's like, you know, people like Bryn and Sai and Uba, like, they, they didn't grow up, you know, coming to the Hamptons and, you know, riding their

families, horses and whatever. But like, they still have their own viewpoints on this whole world. And it's kind of, it's kind of fun to get a fresh perspective on the same New York social scene, the same Hampton's geography. Like, we're getting kind of just a fresh pair of eyes. Totally. And I'm. I'm really genuinely so thankful for it. And I think if you asked me, like, what was the true light of my life when it comes to what I'm watching on Bravo? Definitely Orange County right now has my attention. But New York really, really is, has a level of enjoyment attached to it.

And it does how many franchises after more than a decade can say they feel like a breath of fresh air. I mean, it's cold air. It's not heated air. but it is fresh air. There's a slight whiff of propane in the air from that fireplace, I think. Well, here's the bath. It's like, I know people are going to watch that and be like, oh, my God, how could they not know X, Y, Z?

I don't have basic life skills. So I would be that person being like, can someone please explain? Because I then didn't Brin also call it electric? Like, I'm very confused about how gas works. I just know I'm not supposed to be near it. I think what it was, I think it is a gas fireplace that probably has an electric ignition thing. Right, but she referenced it as electric, which I was like, that's not right. I know, which I don't think was right.

But then literally at the same backyard that I was out when I found out about Lenny Hawstein's engagement, my friends and I tried, my friends that I tried to turn on the grill, we couldn't get it to work. So we made our burgers and hot dogs inside on the stove. So I'm in no place to judge. And certainly, you know, if I were to have a house in Watermill, New York, which I would love, but I, you know, my house is somewhere else in the Hamptons. You know, I don't, I wouldn't be able to get the heat to work there either. So, Aaron, you're doing okay. Yeah, the fact that I think many New Yorkers don't possess basic survival skills, because all of our focus is on how to survive like the Q train or whatever on a Saturday night. It's just we don't know how to light fires and stuff. So it's like, it's not that we're dumb.

We just have a different kind of survival that's not based on like fun times and optional things to cook with or get warm by. Our best skill is to instead of cooking for you to gaslight you into thinking that you didn't want breakfast. Totally. Like you could talk to me about gas electric or whatever or I could talk to you about how to walk on a New York City sidewalk and not get fucked up. Like one of these is really going to help you more consistently than the other. And it's not going to be how do you light a fire and sit with a pillow and have like a smore or whatever. It's like, how do you get from X to Y most quickly? Well, maybe next time you're back on this podcast, you can do your research and let us all know how the difference between the gas and electric fireplace.

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