Morning Brew Daily - Special MBD Trivia Show w/ Morning Brew Crew

Episode Date: December 25, 2025

Episode 743: Neal and Toby host a holiday trivia show with a few of their favorite coworkers: Annie Bennett (@realannieb_) from Morning Brew Social, Jack Stebbins (@jackstebb.ins) from Good Work, and Macy Gilliam (@macyagilliam) from Out There. Feel free to play along and test your knowledge! And yes, the game eventually goes completely off-the-rails.  Check out https://www.public.com/morningbrew for more Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠  Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ Paid endorsement. Brokerage services provided by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Investing involves risk. Not investment advice. Generated Assets is an interactive analysis tool by Public Advisors. Output is for informational purposes only and is not an investment recommendation or advice. See disclosures at public.com/disclosures/ga. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and investment values may rise or fall. See terms of match program at https://public.com/disclosures/matchprogram. Matched funds must remain in your account for at least 5 years. Match rate and other terms are subject to change at any time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm so excited. I know. We never hang out. We never get to create content together. We never hang out like this, just the five of us. Oh, yeah. Can you turn them off or do we have to listen? I don't know if they're listening to us.

Can you hear us? Yeah. Yeah. Oh, they have the in-year headphones. They can't hear us. Yeah, we can hear us. We can talk shit about them. Wow, I look so pale.

Wait, Neil, let's talk shit about Toby. Good morning brew daily show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, a Morning Brew Daily game show. We'll quiz some coworkers and you on the year that was. It's Thursday, December 25th, Merry Christmas, and let's ride. Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating.

Hope Santa got you the five-piece La Crosay set you were looking for. Today's episode is so different and so fun. It's a game show. We ask three of our very funny friends from around the morning brew office to come on the podcast and answer questions about the news of 2020. We laughed, we reminisced, and we learned no one knows the Pope's actual name. Also, this is the type of game you can play with your friends and family. So if you want, round up some egg-nog-filled loved ones.

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Year End game show. Let's meet our contestants. First, we have Macy Gilliam, the host of Out There on YouTube where Macy goes to far-flung places to tell fascinating stories. Macy, what's the meanest comment someone has left on one of your videos?

That's a crazy thing that asked me. One time I wore this sweater tank top thing into work and I didn't like the way it fit but I was running late and the very first comment on the video that day was that sweater fits weird.

They will always notice the thing you don't want them to. Next up is Jack Stebbins. He's a producer for Good Work, an investigative business show that asks questions like, So what does Oracle actually do? Jack. So what does Oracle actually do? Man, you got to watch the video.

A lot. AI and other things. Make Larry Ellison money. All right. Thank you, Jack. And finally, let's meet Annie Bennett, who creates hilarious videos for Morning Brews's social media. Annie, what is the meaning of Stonehenge? The meaning of Stonehenge?

I believe Stonehenge was an ancient way to tell time. And each stone is an hour and it adds up to a day. And I went there one time and you're not allowed to touch the stones or even get close to the stones. If that's true, she should get a bonus. We'll check that. All right. That wasn't actually the game. Here's how the game is going to work.

But thank you all for introducing yourselves. We're very pumped. We're going to go through five rounds of questions about the news in 2024. award points for correct answers and declare a winner at the end of the show. Toby, what is our prize for the winner? It's a hundred bucks. Seriously, I will just Venmo the winner after this.

So play hard, everyone. Wow. Just fucking stunned. God damn it. All right, let's start with some straight to the point questions about major news events of 2025. If you get the question correctly, you'll get one point.

If you get the question wrong, the next player in line can steal your question by answering it correctly. And if none of you get the question right, we will call your parents and read them your hinge messages. Okay, here we go. Question one is to Annie. Annie, where did Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos get married? Oh, Italy.

We need a little more specifics. Is it Lake Como? Not Lake Como. He ran the action for mayor. Is it? Oh, Lake Cuomo. Wait, really? No.

No. All right. I think we have to go to the next person. Macy, do you want to steal this? Venice. Venice. Venice is correct. Yeah, because...

Venice is correct. One point for Macy. She knew there was water. I knew there was water. We forget to mention, I am keeping score for everyone listening. There is an official scorekeeper, so we're taking this very seriously. Can I get half a point for getting her to Italy? No.

No, you can get half a point for Stonehens, though, which we'll add at the end. I don't think that was right, but I'll accept the point. Okay, never mind. It's taken away. No, question number two for Jack now. No, for Macy. Oh, for Macy. Oh, for Macy.

For Macy is what is the birth name of Pope Leo? Not his chosen name, his birth name. I think that his name is Jeremy. Oh, he's giving up Jeremy. That is... Jeremy Allen Strong. Not even close. So that goes to Jack now, to steal.

Oh, I don't know either, but if Jeremy's not even close, I feel like that's a clue. So I'm going to go to the opposite of Jeremy. Which is? Which is Peter. That's actually kind of like a Pope's name, but also incorrect. Annie. Annie. Paul?

It is not Paul. What is his name? It's Robert Prevost. Robert Prevost. Guys, first American popes. Bobby P. That's my love. All right.

Question three, this one's to Jack. Lunar New Year happened in February. What year in the Chinese zodiac did it welcome? It's the year of the rat. Close. No. I mean, it's an animal, but it's not the year of the rat, Annie? They're all.

You're the of the rabbit. Not the rabbit. Nacy. I was at the Lunar New Year Parade. Why did you bring us in for trivia? It was the year of the... It wasn't dragon again, was it? Nope.

Are you asking us or are you telling us? Dragon, finally answer. All right, none of you got it right. Wait, can I guess? No. Well, you had your chance. Snake is correct. Can I get a point?

Can I get a point? You know a lot about time. Between Stonehenge and the year, it's really impressive. Come on. I'll give it to her. I'll give it to her. Yes. I don't know what she did.

Eventually get it right. All right. Question number four. Who are we at now? Annie. Okay. On Liberation Day, President Trump announced tariffs on dozens of countries in the world, including these remote Arctic territories, home to zero humans, but lots of penguins and seals.

What were they called? You don't know it? No, I'm going to. I'm going to try. I'm telling you, I'm going to try. Okay, I feel like it's giving English colony vibes, and it's not the Faroe Islands, but it might be, or maybe it is the Pharaoh Islands. Don't look at her, look at me. I'm just looking at no. I'm looking at it.

Okay, I don't think it's, no, it's not the Farrow Islands, because that's farther down. I think it's like the, uh, uh, macy. That's a pass. Did I keep an interesting? Oh. It's not the Falkland Islands. You're kidding. Jack?

I don't know either. My first thought because of the Penguins was Christmas Island, but I think it's, I'm going to say it is the Faroe Islands. Well, no, we already said that was the incorrect. Interesting to go back to an incorrect answer. It was the past. It is the herd and McDonald's Islands. For sure. Heard.

Yeah, Hurd. That's what I was about to say, actually. That was tough. Macy, this one's to you. Trump putting tariffs on McDonald's? I don't think so. He loves that place. So true.

Macy, did you watch March Madness? No. Okay. Well, here we go. A question about March Madness. Who won the men's NCAA basketball championship this year? Well, that's not how it works. It is not how it works.

Duke did not win. Jack? University of Florida. Florida won. Go Gators. Okay, but then we have a bonus question that will go to Annie, what about the women? Who won the women? Oh.

Annie, he's the opponent of women's points. I'm going to guess Connecticut, but I don't... Connecticut is correct. But it's always Connecticut. Connecticut... Okay, somehow Annie's in the lead right now. With fake points. With a lot of fake points.

I'm just going to steal $100 from her purse after it. Mickey Mouse championship. Next question. At a cold play concert, Astronomer CEO, Andy Byronin, and HR executive, Kristen Cabot. We're seen canoodling on the kiss cam, leading the company to put out a PR video featuring which actress? Gwyneth Paltrow. Yes. Are you a goop fan?

Of course I'm a goop fan. You're a goop head. Wow. I think that was our first just question that was asked and then answered. So congratulations, Macy. Thank you. All right. Let's keep up the momentum.

I think we can. Jack, this one's to you. What is the Chinese company that makes Laboooooooooooo? I know this one again. From a parade standpoint. Is it... I can give a hit. Pop something?

Yes, you're on the right track. You got the first three sevens. That doesn't sound right. Three... Okay, so it's pop. Pop Mart. Bang. I was thinking pop bass for a while.

Run and roll. Keep this up, Toby. Keep it going. All right. Next question for Annie. Turns out no one wants an ambient AI device pinned to your chest. Which failed AI gadget startup

was acquired by HP this year? They were? Yeah. That's crazy. Friend? No. Not friend. That was like, a good ambient AI guess.

I guess it's on to Macy who clearly knows the answer here. Well, that's who I thought. Yeah, I was, I was, like, that's crazy. Good for HP. I'm moving out of printer. Well, it's the one who I remember the, I can picture the people who run it. And so I'm beaming you that image, and if that's correct. You are correct.

Okay, Jack. For Macy. It's got the little camera on it. I remember this one. Guys are all described. I know, it's still fine. Humane. Oh, yeah.

Yeah, I was making. Good job. That's one point for Annie because she was blessed. Yay. It's one point for me. Jack, this one's to you. What song led to the birth of the six, seven meme? Oh, um, it's something parentheses.

He's shaking. Six, seven. It's like, is it skitty? It's something like that. Annie, DeNeil? Oh, obviously. Scrody. Scrit.

It's something. It's, I think she's on the right try. Okay. Look at me and let's see if it's right. Scri-L. No. Scri-L-O? No.

Scrill-le. That's the artist name that you're saying. The artist's name is Scrilla. Macy, do you know the song name? Scr. No. We can do adlips for you guys. That's better.

Toby, read off the answer. It's doot-dued by Scrilla. Right. Okay. Well, I think I should get. have a point for getting scrylora right. Do you know who would know that is Meg? I know.

It's clear that they wanted her on this. We asked other of our coworkers and they did know it. So I was I was hopeful. Which ones? But here's another bonus question in addendum to that. For who? For the field. Everyone.

Name the NBA player that helped popular. Trevor Brunson. Okay. It was weird jeopardy rules, but Jack did it get it right. It is lamello ball. Who is in fact, six out. I'm only going to get basketball questions. Correct.

Bonus question. This is for everyone. One last bonus. When is Neil's birthday? August 24th. Nope. But I'm close. He is a Leo. August 18th. Nope. August 5th. Nope. You guys are not my real friends. But we got you a good. But we have to find out when it is.

It's August 21st. I was so close. You got to be belated, by the way. I did need to say something. It's almost your half birthday. Toby, what's the score at the end of the first round? Okay, it's actually very close. Tide for first place. are Jack and Macy with three points, and then Annie right on their tail with two points. Nice.

Nice. This is a thrilling match. Like soccer scores. It's great. All right, we're going to move on to the next category. It is a who said it where we will be testing how closely you listen to the podcast and asking who said it, Neil or Toby. Easy.

Just kidding. We will give you notable quotes that were said throughout the year from actual famous people and your job is to tell us which is the famous person behind the quote. All right, question number one for Macy. I cannot imagine having gone through figuring out how to raise a newborn without chat GPT. I fear Sam Altman. That is correct. Sam Malman said that.

Recently on late night with Jimmy Fallon. Awesome. Yeah. And I tuned in. Of course. All right, Jack, this one's to you who said this. I think the time has arrived where Greg should become the chief executive officer of the company at your end?

Warren Buffett. Wow. Now, explain your thought process for it. How did you figure that one out? I mean, what is Greg going to run, if not Berkshire Hathaway? That's just the name of somebody who should run Berkshire Hathaway. It is the opposite of Jeremy. It's the exact opposite of Jeremy. Greg Abel is taking over for Warren Buffett.

All right, Annie, I think this experience has shown me you never know how much love is inside you, how much love you have to give and how loved you are. Until the day of launch, we've broken Annie. Perhaps you have broken me. Can you give me a hint? I would focus on that last part of the question. Until the day of launch. Maybe Jeff Bezos?

Blue space. Oh, Elon Musk, SpaceX. Further away, actually. Believe it or not. All right, now focus on the first part of the quote. There's love. Katie Perry. Yes.

Katie Perry when she kissed the Mother Earth after she came. And then she kissed Justin Trudeau later in the year. Yeah. And that's beautiful. Okay, Macy, this one's to you. This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this. I believe in you.

No, right. I believe in you. You've got this. Yeah. We kind of already gave a hint to this. I will say it again. This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.

That's why Annie knows the answer. It's Colbert. The answer is not. Kimmel? It's directionally correct. I mean, Jack with the steal. We'll give it to him. He said, Jimmy Kimmel.

Yes, that was Jimmy Kimmel talking about how a show was taken off of the air by ABC for a few days. Can you guys do impressions of the people that you're doing the quotes from? Yeah, it would be a lot easier. Toby, try this one. Next one. Oh, no. We'll do it for the last one. I'm not going to do this.

Okay, next question. Back to Annie, right? No, Jack, it's another one? When you steal, you get the next question. I don't know how the rules work on our own show. Neil was on Jeopardy, he knows. Jack, this is also for you. I don't support the views some people chose to connect to the campaign.

Many have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren't true. Kamala Harris? I can see how campaign. Different kind of campaign. Different type of campaign. Bannie? Can you say a quote again? Yes.

I don't support the views. Some people chose to connect to the campaign. Many have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren't true. I know it. Oh, no. I know it too now. Except for Annie. Give me a head.

No. No, I'm going to steal it. What if you gave me a head, though? I'm not going to. Please, can you give me a hand? Oh, oh, ooh, Sidney Sweeney. Yes, yes. I got that on myself with no help.

I'm doing my best Sydney Sweeney. That was good. That was really good, Toby. Thank you. Okay, the final question in this round is going to Annie. Annie, this quote is, chicken jockey. I know it. I know it, too.

You guys are so mean to Annie. You don't even say that. deserves it. No. Is this the issue just on Jeopardy? You'd be like, yeah. Yeah, yeah, I got it. I'm pausing your me. Jockey. And we all know, but let's say it together. Because we all know it.

Macy. Jack Black. Jack Black. Jack Black. Jack Black. Hotest character in the holiday. Or Steve. It is Jack Black or Steve in the Minecraft movie. This was a big thing that a lot of kids and maybe some adults went out to see this movie. Just for the time when Jack Black says Chicken,

And then they go absolutely nuts and they call the police. It's crazy because Annie has an eight-year-old son. This is that I do have an eight-year-old son. This movie grows. And I did not let him see that. Well over a billion dollars, Annie. And I think chicken jockey was responsible for like half of that. It was all my tickets.

Is this an online thing that I missed? No. No, it was in theaters. That was a big part of it. No, but did it get big online? Let's keep this running. Sorry. Sorry.

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That's OLLL-L-Y.com. It's literally still a dead heat. Jack and Macy are tied for first again with five points. Annie somehow has four points. I don't understand how this. It feels like she knows no answers. And yet she's one behind. All right.

Let's move on to the next round. This next round is guess the number. A little bit of different format than what we've been doing. We'll give you a clue to a key number from the year's news. And you'll use your estimation skills to guess it. The closest to the actual number wins, but prices right rules. You can't go over. And maybe take out your notes app or something.

something just to write these down because I don't want you influenced by each other. If not, it's not the biggest deal in the world because clearly you all think you're smarter than each other. All right. Let's go. Let's go with number one. The question is, how many likes did Taylor Swift get on her engagement post with Travis Kelsey? I'm going to guess, is 60 million crazy?

Is that crazy hot? We're not going to weigh in. No, that's my answer. Okay, my answer is 170 million. That's Macy's answer and Jack. I was going to say, and I would have written this down,

190 million. Oh my lord. All right. The answer is 37 million. Yes. Whoa, you can't go over. They all lost. But I was close to it.

Half of America loves her. I was so close to. I would say the closest. The most liked Instagram ever is Messi winning the most. World Cup and that was 90 million likes. So maybe we should give me. These are rookie numbers.

I don't know. People got to be engaged. I thought that Taylor Swift would would break the record, but then it slowed down massively and did not end up breaking the record, obviously. That is true. All right. Next question. How many likes did my engagement post on Instagram?

Macy, we'll start with you. 1,000. Okay. Was it was it a collab? It was a collab. Okay, that changes everything. But I will say, my fiance... Don't tell him, I, because I know that, and that's information that I know.

Okay, fine, I won't say anything. I won't say anything. I'm going to give you a little more. I think you got 1,200, 200 likes on that one. Congratulations, by the way. Thank you. And Neil, happy belated birthday. Thank you.

I'm going to say, uh, 900. Now, here's the information that I knew. Celia didn't accept the collab at first because her account is on private, which lowered the number of likes a little bit, which is why I went a thousand. Tell me how many likes did you get? The answer is 1800. Wow. Whoa.

It had a little second wind. Okay. I think we went viral on... The answer is 90 million. 90 million likes. Okay, wait. Who got that right, Jack? I think so.

Yeah, who was 1,000. Jack, you've entered the next column. Congratulations. Okay. The third guess the number question. This year saw the demise of the penny. how many pennies are currently in circulation? This is like a consulting job interview.

This is a consulting job interview question. I'm a jagged at the closest of us to a consultant. Hope a little more fun to listen to. That's rude. That's really mean. All right, Jack, how many pennies are in circulation by your best estimate? By my best estimate, there's a billion dollars worth of, there's a, no, that's too many. There's no way. There's 600 million pennies in circulation.

Okay. Annie? I'm going to guess 200 million. consultant macy 201 million guys is it 50 million you guys aren't even within a factor of a hundred

you're not even close how many is it billions i love i love knowing the answer and getting mad at them it's 250 billion what the heck well i said 200 million which if you say it is somewhat close to 250 billion jack did get it right i i anchored it i anchored it he didn't get it right he got it less wrong i thought there was going to be a billion was of pennies, which would have been pretty close. But that seems like too many pennies.

That's so many pennies. Your first instinct was far more correct than whatever happened after that. But who got the point, though, Tocke? You got the point. Wow. And that's why he works at Deloitte. That's right. You price anchored them. I'm going to quit.

Not just the game, my whole job. Question number four, before Macy quits. Trump's most prolific posting day on truth social was December 1st, 2025. How many times did he post in one 24-hour people? period. I think it was around a hundred million. You got to say a number Annie. One hundred. Okay. Thank you. Actually, can I change that? No, she can't. I want to change it. I'm changing it to 65.

Okay. Okay. Um, my answer is in a 24 hour period, 700. Oh my God. I think that he's, he's popping off 24 hour period. Obviously, he's got other stuff to do. So he's doing maybe. be like two an hour on average he's got other stuff to do he's supposed to do he's supposed to other stuff um he posted 48 times i like your thinking process somehow annie did win that one 158 times can you read them all no i don't even know what they were really about annie you just always get points there you go it's him and azalea banks there Last question. Prolific posters. This is to Macy?

Neil. Yeah. Okay. He shrugs. He doesn't know. The Jeopardy Dar has faded. How many votes did Zoran Mamdani get in New York City's mayoral election? One million.

One point two million. Can I also say one point two? That might not be so strategic. One point one. Annie, you got it. Correct. It is just split the middle. Split the middle. One point one one four million votes. And so who's in the lead now? That is the end of round three. Toby, who is in the lead? The lead is Jack actually with seven points. Annie in second now with six points and Macy in third with four points.

We're getting to the last two rounds, which each have a higher point value too. So there could be some separation here. All right, this next round is called Survivor. But instead of starving you on a remote island, we're going to ask you about the biggest movies of the year. Here is how it's going to work. I'm telling you how it's going to work. We want each of you to name a movie that's one of the 30 highest grossing movies

in the year in the United States until you can't anymore. We're going to go down the line. You say a movie that's in the top 30. You stay in. If you can't name one, you are voted off slash eliminated. And the winner of this,

Last One Standing gets three points. Whoa. All right, we are going to start with Jack. Zootopia 2. Correct. It took mine. Number nine. Number nine, Annie?

Um, uh, Minecraft. Smart. Number one. There you go. Look at this. Look at that growth. Annie went from not knowing what chicken jockey was to be naming Minecraft movie. Exactly.

Use the test to take the test. Thank you. I'm stalling for you, Macy. Thank you. I appreciate that. I actually don't know what movies came out this year. Oh, the F1 movie. F1 movie is correct.

That's a snipe. Yeah, from back in the summer. I had to watch that. Number 13. Jack? I don't know if it made the top 30. One battle after another. Correct.

Wow. 29. 29. That's huge. Close. Yeah. Avatar. We are going to give that to you because there's no question it is.

We are taping this, full disclosure, the day before Avatar comes out. There's no way that counts. Absolutely. No. Avatar is, okay, here's the deal. If I get this and then it's wrong, I will Venmo you each $10 out of the $100. That is crazy.

We're counting Avatar because Avatar is going to be number three, two, or one by the time this airs. Neil's going to look like a fool. There you go. Okay, Macy. Macy, what movies did you see this year? Truly, I only saw the F1 movie Did you see something With perhaps a witch?

No, I didn't, but thank you. Wicked. Wicked for good is number five. When I gave Neil a wicked ticket for the Broadway shows. Yes, we saw a liquid together. We did. Jack.

Do I get a hint like that too, or no? No. Yeah, Toby's going to give me one. Let me, maybe direct you towards superheroes. Oh, all right. Well, this isn't a sequel, I don't think, technically, but the Superman.

Superman movie. number three. Oh, yeah. I think what the, we're not doing hints anymore. Well, okay, well, you can't stop hints for me. You get a final hint and then we're not doing hints. Thank you. Thank you. Do you want a hint or do you know? Oh, I need a hint. Come on. Come on. Let's be real. Um, think Disney. Real film buffs over here. This is the number two movie. Oh, number two movie Disney. Okay, did it toy story come out? Toy Story one actually came out this year. She hasn't consumed media recently. Just in the world.

She went to Stonehead. Can I tell you why? I live outside of the world of media. The... Give her a hint. Give me a... I guess you gave her a Disney. I wasn't trying to give a great hint.

That's the point. She's got to work for it. It was a live action remake of a beloved anime... I saw this one. There was a remake of an anime... Oh, God. Do you see this? I did see this.

Annie, I think you're voted off. Yeah. tribe. You are eliminated. Snow white. Snow white is on the list that was not the number two movie though. That is crazy. All right now we're just between Jack and Macy. Uh, live action Moana I believe was the one that you guys were uh no no does that come out yet? It hasn't come out yet. But it will. Jack's out. I'm out. I'm out. I'm out. I'm out. I'm out. I'm back in the lead.

Back in the lead. Wait, what was the movie you are representing? No, the Moana live action is coming out July 10th, 2026. Perfect. So, Was Rapunzel out? Yeah, what was the Disney one you're talking? I think the winner of this with all three points is Macy. Yeah, it is Macy. Okay, but I need the answer to what you were trying to hint at.

He's a blue alien. Oh, Lilo and Stitch. Lilo and Stitch. Let's just run through the top 10 for everybody, so who's thinking and listening to this. Lilo and Stitch, and then it's Jurassic World Rebirth. Oh, yeah. Oh, say it's in order. Just go top 10 in order, I think.

Okay, a Minecraft movie, Lilo and Stitch, Superman, Jurassic World Rebirth, Wicked, Four Good. Sinners, the Fantastic Four, How to Train Your Dragon, Zootopia 2, and Captain America, Brave New World. Some other movies you might have heard about, but weren't able to recollect them in this particular setting, was Final Destinations, Mission Impossible, Mufasa, the Lion King, Demon Slayer, and Tron. Demon Slayer, K-pop Demon Hunters. No, Demon Slayer. It's an anime movie. No, no. Did any of you guys see Dogman? That made the list.

19th highest grossing movie in America this year. It's about a man who's half man, half man, half dog. Is that a horror movie? Which half? Horror film or a kids movie. Like a Censaur? No, it's a kids movie. Dogman can either be a horror film or a kid.

Dogman is either a human centipede or it's a fun family movie. It is a fun family movie, believe it or not. All right. Our final round, actually I'll give the scores. Macy is in the lead now. Nice. Against all odds. She has eight points.

Jack is still in second with seven points and Annie always won behind with six points. How does it feel idiots? Our final round, our final round is in open notes response. Before the show we asked you to come up with an under the radar trend that will blow up in 2026.

Neil and I will be grading you on creativity and the likelihood of your trend happening. We will award five points to our favorite. Wow. Can Annie win? Yeah, Annie can win. I could win. Okay.

I could win. But should she is the question. She's down two points. We got a tight ritz. People love an underdog, just like dogman. Let's start. He's underdog. He's the upper person.

He's actually upper dog. Yes, that is correct. Let's start with our third place contestant, which is Annie. Tell us what trend you expect to be big next year. The trend that I think is going to be big next year is, or continue, is stars dating, former heads of state. Oh. I'm talking.

Okay, ship one for us. Ship, give us a relationship. My, I, and I truly believe this could happen, Angola Merkel and Martin Short. I think Martin Short is going to go to Angola and say, it's time, baby. Let's run away together. Do an impression of him saying that.

Then I'll be Angola. I can't do it, but I can do Angola. Thank you. Thank you, Martin. Thank you, Martin. Annie thinks celebrities dating former heads of state continuing the trend from this year with Justin Trudeau, former Canadian Prime Minister and Katie Perry. That is good. Really good.

All right. That's awesome. That was really good. I will go to second place now with Jack. Okay. This is another one that started this year when SpaceX and Elon Musk, they made Starbase. I think company towns are coming back. I think this is something that we had in industries of old, you know, but we're going to be back to having entire towns where everyone works at the same company.

And it's going to start with morning brew buying a piece of Staten Island and all of us living together. I don't want to go to Staten Island. We're going to Staten Island. It's like Snapchat house. It's like it's sort of like the creator house. All right. So Jack thinks that company towns are coming back, like Starbase in middle of nowhere, Texas, and SpaceX. And he thinks the first one that is going to happen is a morning brew campus in Staten Island.

That's how I'm going to spend my $100 if I win it is going to be a deposit on the on the house. That'll get you the whole thing. Famously, Neal and I did live together for one year. Frog and Toad. We were trying to start. Trying to make it happen. Would this be a positive or a negative development in your mind? Negative.

Oh, negative for sure. Wait, I love hanging out with you guys. We can do this every night. We're all family here. We are all family. Yes, I love my family. Okay, Macy. Our leader can finish strong.

They didn't tell me that they were doing funny ones. You didn't think they were funny. We all had this conversation like yesterday. I didn't hear that. Anyway, mine is crafts, but not in a fun way out of necessity. I think that everybody's going to get poor folks and we're going to have to learn how to make stuff for ourselves. Get ready to learn to mend. You know the hottest Christmas decoration this year?

Paper chains. People are just cutting up pieces of paper, taping them together. I can't even cross-stitch. I'm screwed. If you had to list three to five skills that people should learn ASAP, what would they be? I think, yeah, mending with sewing a patch on super easy. Like Shoshiko mending is fun and cute. Knitting, super helpful.

using a sewing machine. Yeah, that's most of it. Great. I know how to change a car tire. Oh. Is that crafty? No. That's handy. That's handy. Okay. Oh, different between handy and hafrey. Okay, Toby, thank you all for those great responses.

We had Annie with celebrity couples and political figures. We had Jack with Company Towns. We had Macy with crafting for necessity and not because we want to. Toby, what are you feeling with for the winner of this particular? Well, Toby's resolution aligns with mine, so. I know. Here's the thing. We said we'd be grading you on creativity and likelihood of your trend happening. So there are two factors here.

My initial gut is Lean and Annie. Just because... Martin and Angola. Here's the thing. I'm crazy. Here's the thing. Mongola. If even one more of those relationships happen, the trend will have come true.

So she has a decently low bar to clear. And I was just giggling the most about that one. I agree. I'm a single head. on this one. Name a head of state who is single. Yeah, Annie, we will 100% give it to you if you can name one more couple that may emerge besides Martin Short and Angela Merkel. Okay, this, it's a little out there, but I think it could happen.

I'm thinking... Obama and Jennifer Aniston. No. No, no, no, no. Sabrina Carpenter and Xi Jinping. I know. We said, Annie. I'm thinking Jennifer Lopez, Kim Jong-un.

I think it could work. That's Kay-Jing. All right. Lock it in for Annie. So Annie, you get five points from that round. Neil's just mad at us. Toby, what is the final score? Wait, but no one else gets any points?

I know. Nope. This is so funny. I think I lost. Yeah, you did lose. You guys were all within one point of each other. Annie finished with 11 points, which is crazy. She got double digits.

Macy got second with eight points, and Jack in third place was. Wow. With seven points, not. Who arguably knew the most out of that you want? Apparently not. It was a low bar for most of you guys. I'm not going to lie. Well, thank you all for playing.

This is actually airing on Christmas Day, so I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. And hey, we'll see you at the company town later today. We'll see you, Staten Island. And for everyone listening, we will be back tomorrow with another special holiday episode. Maybe a few less giggles than this one. Hey, honey, it's mom.

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