Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe - Jodie Sweetin: Full House & Full Circle Moments

Episode Date: December 13, 2022

It’s only Tuesday but we’re ready to say TGIF because the star of one of our favorite TV comfort shows, Full House, is on the mic today! Kaitlyn is joined by Jodie Sweetin AKA Stephanie Tanner to talk about all things Full House and beyond. Jodie describes the overlap between her personality and Stephanie’s, her former and current relationships with the cast and the crew of Full House and Fuller House, and her favorite moments from the show. Then, KB and Jodie are diving into Jodie’s life outside of the show, from her time competing on DWTS and surviving the jungles of Panama to her work in activism to raising two daughters. Plus, she has not one but two Christmas movies that came out this season, and she’s sharing the deets on her time filming for Lifetime & Hallmark. Last but definitely not least, she shares a confession from one of her first dates with her now husband that really does take it full circle.  Thank you to our sponsors! Check out these deals for the Vinos: ADVOCARE - Grab a bag of Spark for someone on your gift list or treat yourself this season when you go to AdvoCare.com/otv (“otv” in lowercase) and get 15% off your first order.  EHARMONY - Download the eharmony app and start free today. PROGRESSIVE - Quote at Progressive.com to join the over 27 million drivers who trust Progressive.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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the highlight reel for Instagram because when we're among vinos, there's no filter. It's time to unwind. Here's your host, Caitlin Bristow. Welcome to Off the Vine. I'm your host. I'm your host, Caitlin Bristow. And today's guest's IG bio describes her as a mom, actress, activist, author, podcaster, and enjoyer of this strange little ride through the universe. And I truly don't think I could say it any better myself. Actually, maybe one thing I would add. Stephanie freaking Tanner. How's it not in your bio? I am so happy I got to talk to Jody Sweden today. She was my little tap dancing idol growing up. And now she's on my podcast. And it's just a full circle moment because of full house, full circle. Fuller Circle. We talk about Christmas movies, her time filming full and Fuller House, and her lack of coordination when leads to a pretty amazing confession. So I hope you enjoy this chat with Jody Sweet. I am so excited to talk to you. I can't believe you agreed to come on my podcast. I'm like, what? I'm such a fan. I'm such a fan. Thank you. Yes. You're amazing. There's so much

to talk about. I was thinking about it. I'm like, I don't know where to start. And I'm like, I have to start where everybody starts because it's the most iconic role. Like, you were Stephanie Tanner. I have to talk about it. I'm sure everyone wants to talk to you about that role because it's where you got your start. I mean, it has been something I've been known for almost my entire life. So, I mean, at this point, like, I'm in a lot of acceptance and I love Steph. So it's fine.

At least it's not a character that, like, I hate. You know what I love Stephanie. So I'm fine with it. How could you not? She was my favorite of the whole family. I, when I told my sister, because I talked to Tamara from Tia and Tamara from sister's sister, and then I talked to you and my sister's like, how are you like getting to do this? This is our childhood. We used to sit and watch TGIF with my family every Friday and like Full House was our obviously. It's still a show that I, if I want to like get in a good mood and just go back to it, I'll put it on. It's my niece's new favorite show like everything. I love that. And so many people talk about how Full House is sort of that television comfort food. for them. It's the thing that like they just remember and it's

people, you know, my age that are like in their 40s, it's people that are in their 20s that are now at college that grew up with the reruns. It's the kids of the now, you know, 30 and 40 year olds that are watching full house and now Fuller House. Like it's just sort of this thing that people have always

turned to that feels good. And you know, I think being very aware of what that show is and what it means to people is important. You know what I mean? There's a reason we always won the people's choice and never the critic's choice. You know what I mean? We did it. We did it for our fans. And I love what we did because it's made a lot of really wonderful memories for people. Oh my gosh. So like you said,

and it's not even just a certain age group. Like it's continued on to their kids and their kids. And it really is so special. I, my girlfriend and I, one of my best friends, Bree, we went out to San Francisco just to like take a picture in front of the house and I at the age of like 30 I think it was 35 was so I was like wait this isn't the real house this is just the front of the house that was filmed and like it it was a whole set I'm like duh how did I not realize that as like a and let me tell you having been inside the actual house that is that is photograph that is pictured yeah there is no way like it is just narnia okay once we walk through the front door of the set of full house

because there is no way that all of that and all of those people could exist in the house as it's shown. Like it's- Right. I mean, including like film crews and all of that, like trying to fit in there. I just mean the people, I just mean the characters that lived in the house. It's a tiny Victorian home. You go in there and it is only as wide as it is, the front door and the window like on full house you walk in there's stairs there's space there's an

outgo no there's none of that none of that like the actual house is this it's it's like a little doll house it's like a little doll house and there's no way that like nine people or 11 or however many eventually lived in that house could have lived in there in real life well and it's funny too because all the like like family matters full house step by step boy you meets world like all these shows i remember from that time they all had the staircase on the one side and the swinging door in the middle and the staircase that came down into the kitchen what's that what is that just for staging purposes yeah that's for staging purposes it gives you um it's usually in a living room which is your most often used set yeah um it gives you four entrance and exit points so you can always have someone coming or going from a different direction so it's never just sort of the same thing. My gosh, that's so fascinating. It's always more interesting, the more ways that someone can, you know, I mean, not in every way, but in sitcoms in particular, it's usually like that. Yeah. Do you guys have a live audience or was it like the laugh track? We had a live

audience and then with all shows, they do what's called sweetening, which is where they enhance sound and whatever make it sound great. And they always fill out laughter in shows because It just, it always sounds better. Yeah. I always wish I could go back and be a part of an audience for that kind of show. Like I just, oh, just like you said comfort food for TV. I was like, yes. Do you enjoy sitting for like four to five hours straight and not being able to get up and go to the bathroom?

Are you okay with that? I'm okay with that. Okay, good. Then you're fine. Because that is what sitting. That is what a sitcom taping is. It is people always come and they're like, that was so much longer than I thought it was going to be. And you're like, oh, yeah, yeah.

No, this isn't a play. We don't do this like one time through. Like, we will beat some things to death and you're going to sit there and watch it. And you're going to sit there watch it. Every time. Right. So, yeah. Yeah.

The experience of it is always very different for people. Is there anywhere on the internet, I just thought of this now, where you can find full house bloopers? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Every year we did, we did a gag girl. But I don't know.

Those were, those are only released to like cast and, crew and not all cast and crew i don't think so i don't know if they exist on youtube but they they do exist and i do have them and as a child i will tell you which this is going to tie into a later story that i have okay i have always been very clumsy um i just am like three steps ahead of my own body anyway there would be like five to ten minutes segments of me just falling down at the end of each season. And it was, and it was everyone else going, what did you?

What, what? And I was like, I don't know. Like, I was like, Bambi, I would trip over myself. I was always falling down, still to the state. Constant cluts, always falling. Like, that's just, I mean, I have random bruises on myself. I burn myself on Thanksgiving. Like, I just am, yeah.

That's so, was any part of Stephanie Tanner who you actually were as a child? Yes, for sure. the dancing. I mean, I was a dancer and they really sort of took who I was as a person and filtered that into Steph. And then it was like Stephanie had storylines that were really only applicable to her being a middle child or this or that. But other than that, like so much of her personality was me. Right. You know, truly through the years, I've always thought like there's sort of this blurred line of, you know, where Stephanie ends and I began or vice versa. Right. Right. And it's because as a kid, you know, they really, they paid attention to what was going on with me and what my strengths were and my interests and really made Stephanie, you know, shine because of that. So it was fun. And it was always fun when I got to dance on the show because all my like my dance studio friends and my, you know, people that I would dance with when I wasn't working, like they would come in and we'd get to choreograph something and I get to hang out with them.

That was why I grew up dancing too. So that was always a part of. of why Stepp was my favorite, and I always loved watching because I loved watching you do your jazz dancing. And again, because I grew dancing, and I was like, yes, I loved it. Like, even when I remember some of my favorite episodes, it was the ones. Well, actually, my favorite episode was all the time when you guys did that, like, Marathon. And you guys did that. That was one of my favorite episodes. I'm not sure why. The Marathon, where I do the, is it not Love Shack, but it's, um, it's Love Shack, isn't it? Well, oh, wait, Love Shack is the one with the sparkly baseball hat right is this the one we're talking about okay no not that one but

i love that one too there's that one there's because i feel like i don't know that was somehow told no this is the one with the sweater i'm a little kid with the blue leggings i look like a muppet like dancing weird little skinny stick yes and then that is one that we recreated in fuller house yes with um adam hagenbue who plays jimmy gibler he recreated that entire dance i mean when i tell you Like, I was on the floor dying, laughing, and it was the week I directed. I directed that episode. I directed that episode. And so I knew that he was going to be in the costume, but they wouldn't let us see them beforehand.

And it was so, oh my gosh, it was everything. It was everything. And he, we actually, I think Chris Judd came in because he would do a lot of our choreography stuff. and he came in and had watched that video over and over again and then learned the steps and taught it to Adam who, like, rehearsed and practiced. He was so proud of himself for getting it. And it was so, it was. Adam, I love him.

He was so much fun to work with, but he is giant. Okay, when I tell you, like, Adam is like 6-2 or 6-3, works. Like, he's huge. So to see him in this little. sweater and this side pony tail and this and he you know he has all the grace of someone that's six three and like giant you know so it was like the running man but the whole like the stage shook when he was like ah ah that's amazing it was yeah i thought he was gonna like drag drag grooves through the floor it was amazing so yes so that is also one of my all-time favorite

and like kind of fuller house you know full circle moments full circle fuller house moment of your favorite parts that's amazing obviously you have your life probably revolved around being in that house and on that stage and with these people did you were you able because you said you had your friends come in and do choreography when you were dancing and you had dance friends so were you able to like have a not normal but like a separate life outside of your like family of full house for sure for sure i you know the first couple seasons it was kind of getting into the swing of things and so I was schooled completely on set and would be there early in the morning and all stuff. But in later seasons around, I want to stay like second or third

grade, we worked it out where, because I lived in Orange County, which was like an hour south of L.A. for people that don't know. That's where I grew up. And at that time, 20, 30 years ago, you could make it from Orange County to L.A. in like an hour. So my mom would actually pick me up from school. I'd go to school in the morning. She'd pick me up from school at, you know, around 11, 45, 12 o'clock. I'd work on my script in the car on the way to set and then do rehearsal in the afternoon so that I was able to keep like one foot in normal life. I went to public school. I just sort of had some like normalcy. Yeah, it's a normalcy. Like none of my friends. Most of my friends weren't in the business, I mean, outside of, you know, my work friends, but like the people that

I, you know, birthday parties I went to and stuff like that on weekends and things and people in my class, they were just, it was normal kids. So I had, I got to have that experience and I'm always really, really grateful for that because I think to this day, it, like, it reminded me that the world is really big, you know what I mean? And like, all this is fun. Right. But that it's not forever and like that there's a whole world outside of just what this is. Yeah, that's so true. I always wonder that with like childhood actors that have to do school and all that. And like, because sometimes people say their parents made it like really easy for them to like create some normalcy. So I always like to hear when somebody gets to have that because you never

want to like lose out on some of your childhood or the normalcy. And again, it's kind of nice because was the family of Full House like, I'm assuming you guys all got along during filming And, like, it was like your other family. It was, it was, yeah, I mean, they were the people I spent the most time with growing up, you know, even outside of like my family. I mean, my mom was, you know, on set with me every day, but that was it. And I come, I had a relatively small family. I mean, it's gotten smaller over the years as people have gotten older. But, you know, I was an only child, didn't have a ton of cousins.

My mom's side of the family didn't have, like, so it wasn't. a huge family. So getting welcomed into this kind of gigantic extended family that was not only the cast of Full House, but the crew too that worked with us season after season and that we all knew so well. Like they all became a really big part of my family. And I've had a really wonderful experience in this business. It, of course, brought challenges. But of course, I'm really fortunate that I think it was a really great environment for me and how my brain works. Like it just kept me constantly stimulated and entertained and like I thrived. Yes. And especially being surrounded by like good humans because I feel like in that business,

there could be, you know, I mean, every business. It's not just showbiz, but every business has, you know, like there are people that aren't, you know, good people to surround yourself with. So it's nice that you had that relationship with everybody. Yeah. It was, it just, it really came from, you know, the cast, from the crew. We all really genuinely love. loved each other and took care of each other and the kids were important on the set and their well-being was always thought of and, you know, our moms always knew that they had a voice if we needed something. And we knew it too. Like, you know, that our teachers, our studio teachers were always there. Like, there was never a moment when it felt like it was a job,

you know what I mean? I mean, there were times, of course, you're tired or you have to work sick or whatever, but, like, I had a really wonderful experience of being very supported. Hey there. So I really could use all the extra energy I can get this holiday season. And that is why I drink Spark. It's Abacare's best-selling energy drink mix and my go-to right now for extra energy and focus this time of year. Well, in all times of the year, really. Spark has just the right amount of caffeine I need for busy days. It's got B vitamins to support my body's natural ability to make and sustain its own energy and neuroactive ingredients to keep me, focused and alert. This holiday season, I already feel like I'm going anywhere and everywhere and it can really just pick a toll. But Spark helps me get back on track. I can focus and not crash when I'm in the middle of a travel day or a work day, which is the important to me. Spark is a great gift for the givers and receivers this holiday. My favorite flavor right

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even in the time between full and Fuller House yeah never stopped being together you know stop spending time together Bob and John and Dave were like best best and Lori we're all best friends and Candice and Andrew and I were closed and like you know like it was Ashley Mary Kate would spend weekends at my house when we were shooting full house I'd spend weekends with Bob's kids like you know we really um we all were very connected and it wasn't only when the cameras were on or only when the show was being shot that lasted until we got to come back and do it again with Fuller House so like I know people are acting but at the same time like you feel you could feel that dynamic through the screen you know what i mean i've always said

that i think that was what made full house and fuller house really popular and really resonated with people was that yes it was super sweet and you know sappy and family whatever at times but the love that you saw between all of us and the hugs and all of that were real and genuine and warm yeah and was like watching and you knew you were watching people that really genuinely loved each other so it didn't feel like oh here they get you know i think that was what made people really love the show and have it connect with so many people across so many you know audiences all over the world it's you know it's been an incredible thing to be a part of yeah no kidding i always that was like my childhood dream i was like i want to be a part of full house you guys made like a joke on fuller

house about mary kate and ashley all said not being there do you guys still talk to them Or is it like just, it's been so long. Oh, nice. Well, it had been, it had been a really long time. Yeah. Since I had talked to them and since some of other people had talked to them, Bob always stayed in touch because that's who Bob was. Bob was just like the glue.

Yeah. And the first time that we actually all saw each other and got together was at Bob's passing. Wow, really. At his house before the funeral. Yeah. And that we were all there and we, all of us, Marigate Ashley, everybody. So that was, that was a big moment that, um, I was. I know Bob would have loved to have been there for, and I'm sure he was in his own way.

But I'm grateful for it. And I, you know, it was yet again, Bob bringing everybody together. So it wasn't like anything bad ever happened. It was just. No, just. They were eight years old when the show stopped. So like, what do you know? That's so true.

Like their whole life existed after that, like all of their memories aren't, you know what I mean? They're pre eight years old. How much of your life do you remember before you were eight years old? Like nothing. Not much. Exactly. Yeah. That's so true. You know what I mean? So I always think people like, why didn't they want? And you're like, because they were so little like for me, I was five to 13. That was like my formative years, my middle school, my elementary school. Like that was it. That was my growing up. Yes. For them, like, they barely were in like, you know, first grade and they were like done. So, you know, it's a different, I think it's just a different experience. And it wasn't like anything bad ever happened. They went off and they've done. And they've done. been wildly successful fashion designers. They were like, we don't want to act anymore.

They're like icons in their own way now. Right. They're like, yeah, no, we've moved on. We don't want to do that anymore. And I think it was interesting how like hung up on that people were that like somehow. You were like, you almost had to make a joke about it. It had to be a bad thing or it had to be an experience. And it was like, no, dude, they quit doing this when they were young and they don't want to do it anymore. Yeah.

Like, that's okay. But it was so wonderful to see them and, you know, to get to give them a big hug despite the awful circumstances. Yeah, of course. That makes sense. Yeah, I saw photos and I was like, that must have been such a special moment. And when you say that like Bob was the glue and like, of course, he would bring people together and obviously unfortunate circumstances, it's still, you can find a little silver lining there. So I was looking through your list of roles that you have done. And it's great. You've done so much throughout your acting career from like TV to film to hosting. And I have to talk to you about Dancing with the Stars because I too was on Dancing with the Stars.

and your partner was Kiyo, who I used to hang out with. Yes. Yes. When I was on dance at the service. Yeah, he's a hoot. And yeah, what was your experience like on that show? Because it was one of the most challenging things I've ever done. It was definitely one of the most challenging things I've ever done.

And, you know, I have lived in the jungles of Panama for two weeks. So it was, you know, it's still up there. Panama was a whole other thing. But dancing with the stars was like all of a sudden being, thrown into becoming, you know, a professional dancer, even for someone, like, unless you are dancing all the time and like, that's what you do. Right. To go from like, oh, I can dance to I am going to be a professional dancer in a matter of weeks. Ballroom, right, is a whole other ball game. And, you know, I was really determined and I love dance. So I worked really hard. You know, seven days a week.

I practiced every day. I danced, you know, like four to eight hours a day. Like as long as I could, I was like, I will do the max amount. I did the most amount of rehearsal they would let me. And I loved it, though. Kio and I were still friends to this day. He and I became very close friends.

I just had a blast. I used to go watch ballroom dancing competitions when I was, like, young in my late teens, early 20s. I've always loved it. So for me, like, that was why I wanted to do that show. I was like, I don't even care about winning. I don't care about that, like, whatever. Like I have always wanted to ballroom dance

And I want to challenge myself to this So I was really glad I got to do it Yeah me too It was such a fun challenge I forgot you did that reality show The Who was your partner? Artem Oh yeah Artem

Okay yeah yeah yeah We actually won I'm like I stare at my mirror ball Like every day and be like I can't believe I did that Oh my God congratulations Wait I have something to show you So some of my very dear friends Yes

And it was our people that worked on our show. It was a couple of people that worked in our production office. And they made me my own mirror bowl. Oh, that's adorable. They made me my own mirrorball. It says you're a mirrorball champion to us. And it's from your DWTS meeting group. Like as soon as I would perform, I would get texts from this group of friends, like

from the production office that were like, okay, we watch this and this is what happened. But when I got eliminated, they made me my own little mirror ball. That's really cute. That's really cute. At the end of the day, it's just a trophy. But you can have that in the support of your friends. You know what? Yeah.

Actually, I like my little foil one. I'm okay with that. Yeah, it's cute. I was saying earlier about you did that, the Beyond the Edge it's called, right? Yes. You were with Colton, who is from the Bachelor World, of course, that I know. Yes. What was that experience like?

That was the hardest thing. I've ever done in my life. Yeah, I can only imagine. And even though it's two weeks, that sounds like easy, but it's, I cannot imagine it being easy. Well, you know, people are like, oh, you guys will probably went to hotels and I was like, no, no, no, no. Like camp crews, everybody was like, bye, see you on the morning.

No way. You know, base camp was whatever. We had an emergency radio in the middle of the night. And then it was us and the pitch black and the monkeys and the things, monkeys would steal our shit in the middle of the night, like, you'd wake there's snakes, all, I mean, what, nope, rain like you've never experienced in your life. Wow. And you just had to live through it all. Soaking wet, no sleep, and then you go run like a tough mutter every single day. Like, it was, uh, yeah, talk about going from zero to athlete, like, and on no food and no sleep and

out in the jungle and... Gosh. Yeah. That sounds like my personal hell. You know what? It was really funny when I, when they approached me about doing it, I immediately was really excited because I like doing weird challenging stuff where I'm like, ooh, let's like, let's push the limits of something.

Yeah. And so I call my mom and I'm like, oh my gosh, mom, I got to tell you about this thing. Like, blah, blah, no, I tell her I'm going to go live in the jungle and it's going to be this and they're going to make us do, you know, my mom was like, something is wrong with you. why are you signing up for this that is why would you do that why why why would you ever want that is that sounds like my worst nightmare i'm like it sounds really fun she's like we have very different ideas of fun uh i agree yeah my and and let me tell you i now like i can eat boiled sea snails i i can sleep outside in the dirt i'm a survivor side of a hut in the middle of the night i

Yeah, it's bring it. Let's do this. Wow. If they ever do like a celebrity survivor, I feel like you would crush it because that just sounds like it's now it's up your alley. I mean, this basically was, it was very similar. It was the same producers from like Survivor and Naked and Afraid and all of that. So it was the same types of challenges, the same except what they told us was, you know, like to get the same amount of content for Survivor,

each episode takes like three days to shoot. They have a day of like putzing around camp and foraging and doing this and doing whatever, a day of, you know, doing the, and whatever. And ours was like one day of, you know, crazy. So it was. Wow. That's got to be, I mean, physically, mentally, all of the ways challenging. But you probably come out of it being like, I can literally do anything.

Yeah. I mean, every single. And I, you know, we were out there, Colton, Ray Lewis, like these guys, Craig Morgan, And they were outdoorsmen and or professional athletes. And, you know, Craig was a Army Ranger. It was every morning you woke up and you were like, okay, let me do this. Another day. And you knew, and I think something about knowing you were the only one that could note yourself off.

Like, it was that inner battle of like, oh, my gosh, I'm so much pain. Like, I haven't slept in days. I'm wet. I'm cold. I'm like damp. It's just everything's awful, but I'm going to keep doing it. So, it's pretty cool. That's true. I would, I'm so competitive that I think that sounds like my personal hell, but I'd still get there and try and make it to the end because I'm like so competitive, especially with myself. Let me tell you, I am not an outdoor camping girl. I do not do the outdoors. I don't like bugs. I don't like snakes. I don't, none of that was who I was before.

And now it's still not who I am on a daily basis, but I know that I can do it. You know what I mean? Like, I know I can make it through. I know I can do it. Like, it'll be okay. Yeah. And you can always do glamping. There's always glamping if you would like to, like, take your family.

Well, my husband and I recently went to Zion and we went to a little, we rented a tiny home, totally off the grid for like three nights. It was amazing. I love that. That I can do. That's fine. I love that. I feel like you've done, you've done so much in your life. And it was crazy to me that after being on TV, you know, a lot of people would be like, well, I've made it and I have money and whatever. But you went back to college. And what did that time look like for you? Because you probably were so known as Stephanie Tanner at that time. And then you're going to college. I mean, we finished doing full house when I started my freshman year of high school. Yeah. So I had time in high school. I mean, college was just sort of always something I planned on doing. It was, you know, I just. was assuming I would go. That was what I wanted to do.

I mean, by that time, it had been a few years that the show was on. I mean, yeah, people would, like, still, you know, play the full house theme song in the dorm room or whatever. But for the most part, like, it was fine. Yeah. And, you know, it was a small school, so I knew a lot of people. And, yeah, I loved it. I went back to school. You know, I'm always, like, going back to school is always the thing that I'm like, should I go back to school again?

Really? Like, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, what did you study? I got my undergrad degree in elementary education with an emphasis in our liberal studies with an emphasis in elementary education. I was going to be a teacher. I worked in some school programs doing like after school work and stuff like that. And then I had a minor in history. Wow.

Okay. That's cool. And of course, we're in the thick of the holidays. I was supposed to be in front of my Christmas tree. But I wanted to talk about you have a couple Christmas movies that came out this year, too. I do. I do. Like, I, you know, it was funny when I was shooting these, I was like, have these both going to come out this year? Yeah. And they did. And it was awesome on Hallmark on October 28th. A cozy Christmas Inn came out. And that was with me and David O'Donnell. And really fun. We shot in Utah last December and it was. Oh, it's gorgeous. funningly gorgeous.

Yeah. Beautiful. Oh, that's amazing. And then the other one is Mary Swissmas, which was on Lifetime, and I believe you can stream it now on the Lifetime app, but that aired originally on November 5th.

And that is with my co-star Tim Rosen, who people might recognize from Schitts Creek. He was Mutt in Shitschewis. Yes. But Tim and I, you know, the movie takes place in Switzerland, Montreal, but Switzerland.

And, yeah, I had so much much. I love doing these holiday movies. I meet some of the greatest people working with them. And I mean, these things, you know, you're shooting them in like three weeks. You know, it's madness. Oh, yeah. I love it.

It's fun. But it's always in like the most happiest, like little wonderland. And it's, oh, yeah, I feel like it's good people. That's, it's funny that you filmed in Montreal because I went there one time and I was like, this just looks like so European here that you could totally get away with it looking like that's where it was. Well, we actually did it. So we were, we didn't shoot in Montreal, in the sea, we were actually like an hour and a half north of there in the Laurentian mountains, but it looked with like Swiss chalets and a very similar thing.

Yes. But I loved Montreal and it was like being in French immersion school because I was the only American on set. So I was like constantly just trying to absorb all the French I could. It was fun. I mean, I'm Canadian and I know the word bonjour. Like, I'm like not, I'm like a terrible Canadian. That was the one I would just make the makeup and a hair department laugh because I'd be like, Pubelle.

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I love what she stands for. And June, I think, of this year, you were actually shoved to the ground by L.A. police while protesting for abortion rights. And I just like so many people, you know, people go to hold a sign or not even do that. But to go like as far as you did, I just thought that was incredible. And I just wanted to hear more kind of of your journey with activism. what you believe in because your influence is so powerful and I'm just aligned with everything that you stand for. Thank you. Thank you. You know, I have always been pretty loud about who I am and

what I believe and, you know, I've never been one to shy away from exactly what that looks like. And so, you know, particularly over the past few years, I have been able, you know, with the pandemic and stuff, it was, I was able to devote a lot more time to the things that I really am passionate about that I love to do and that I see as being important change that needs to happen. And so, you know, I've gotten really involved. I mean, I've been out in the street protesting for, you know, a couple of years. But, you know, I always say I have seen so many people who this is, this is all they do. This is what they do. They are constantly out there fighting for change, whether it's for the unhoused population, whether, you know, it's for reproductive rights,

whether it's for LGBTQ family, all of these things. I know so many people out there who devote their entire lives to this. And, you know, I, the video came out and, you know, I, I almost didn't share it, but Sean King asked if he could share it that my friend Mike had posted.

And I was like, you know, I'm okay, sure. Because I was like, it's good, whatever, it's going to get out of the anyway. Right. And, you know, it was, I got a lot of opinions. from both sides. Of course. Right.

And, you know, and I'm not sure people have figured this out yet, but I really don't care about most people's opinion. Yeah. Yeah. Take a scroll through my page. But anyway, I, you know, and I, for me, it was a matter of, like, if people are going to pay attention now because the little white girl that they watched every Friday night growing up got shoved at the ground by police,

fighting for reproductive rights then if you think that's bad let me tell you you know what I mean like A that's not the first time that that's happened to be but B like that is you know the outrage that

people felt over that was something that we should feel all the time but it's only when it somehow directly relates or correlates so my most important message throughout all of that was basically like this is not about me like if this makes you uncomfortable then go out and do something about it then take that discomfort

and go like I don't I I didn't I don't want attention for it or sympathy other than to focus refocus on what the issues actually were yeah yeah yeah that's I love scrolling through your page for that reason like I mean occasionally like I have time to be petty and snap back to occasionally I'll just be like oh you know what and like I don't like it doesn't bother me it's I usually am just like why are you here they'll be like I am new yeah now and you and I'm like and yet you're here like and commenting so you got some time obviously yeah it's so I always I always kind of get a chuckle out of those kinds of things too because it used to bug me and I've talked about this on so many podcasts where now I like actually find it

a little bit like like I actually find that a part of me feel sorry for them now instead of being like I'll be I'll either be petty or feel sorry for them or laugh instead of being like like oh yeah no no there is yeah sometimes when people are just really extra shitty like the air of just condescension like i don't care i really don't like you can keep going but i don't it's this is funny and sad yeah exactly like yeah thanks for the chuffle i agree with you it's like oh my god i don't have like block block yeah that's usually what i don't have the time you know yeah bless them and block them with everything else that you have going on you also have your Yes. Never thought I'd say that, which it's about parenting because obviously you're a mom of two daughters, you're married, your co-host is your friend who is also a therapist. I love that. So for people listening, tell them what they can expect if they're tuning into your pod.

Well, we just finished, we finished season five this past year and we are going into season six. We're going to be doing a little bit of a revamp. It's going to turn into more of a monthly longer show, et cetera. But we are also talking about branching off and doing some other things. But never thought I'd say this really started. like six years ago between my best friend Celia Behar and I when we would call and text each other about the ridiculous shit that goes on when you're parenting and the conversations you have to have particularly with like little ones and older ones and you know

of things that you're like I never thought I'd have to string those words together and that it would like make sense or that I'd have to explain to someone that you can't lick the toilet or that like no you can't eat the Cheerios that you're using for potty training oh no you know what I mean like

things that you're just like oh that's right as a parent like I have to tell you these things because you don't know anything so you know it started as that and it really turned into Celia and I one we are wildly inappropriate

and irreverent as my mom always says if you don't if you're not bothered by the F word you should have a listen so I love that yeah yeah and my mom listens so either she's not bothered or she's just

hassiless she's just proud I don't well but you know there was some episode she was like I cannot believe you talked about that I was like I totally forgot I did till it came out

my mom does that to me too but you know it really we wanted it to be a place for moms and we call it our never nation for people to come and feel

totally 100% accepted for who they are for how they parent what choices they make with their kid like you know it we just we are inappropriate we're like flying by the seat of our pants and we admit to it and also we have really really terrible senses of humor so uh yeah it's then i would like it's a lot of like oh get this shit you know what i mean and like telling really really wild stories um but it's fun and i love it And it's something that I have really enjoyed doing over the past few years.

Well, it's always so nice when moms are, like, more refreshing and raw and honest about motherhood and parenting. I was like, I don't have any, like, Etsy tips for you. I don't have. I couldn't. No, like, we are hanging on by a thread most days and probably running late. So, you know what I mean? Like that's, yeah. It's so interesting, too, because I feel like.

like people who, you know, I like when people who like are celebrities or people we've looked up to can be so real about these moments too because we get so lost in the aesthetic of Instagram and the picture perfect things. Yeah, I make it a point on my Instagram. I don't use filters. I don't edit my photos. I mean, I have a good shit right here. You know, look, that's just like I will name them on my Instagram lives sometimes because why not? We all get them. Who cares? I think it's so important. for people, not just young women who, especially it's important to, but, but all, all women and all people to see that, like, that shit is so not real. Like it does, I promise you it doesn't exist. I promise

you, Kylie Jenner's thighs actually touch in the middle. Like, you, you could not drive, you know, a truck through them. Like, it's not fair. So let's just own it. Like, why are we all pretending that we don't get zits and we don't look like hell sometimes and we don't like you know it's nice to dress up it's fun to dress up but also be be able to like say like but that's not my life and don't think that it is because I think people watch and young girls especially watch this life and think like these women they're always done like this and you're like no honey they did two days and did 60 Instagram looks and they're home in their sweatpants right now and they're not doing shit, but they look super glamorous to hear

whatever, you know what I mean? Like, trust me. And they have a full team of people helping them look like that with filters, with everything. Yeah, no, no, no. None of it's not, it's not real. And, you know, look, we all have different privileges

and abilities to be able to, like, support that, you know, I, like, I try and eat really healthy and, you know, when my kids are here sometimes, that's really hard because it's soccer and this. And I know mom struggle with that. Like, don't beat yourself up. You're doing fine. Doing fine. You know what I mean? Like just going to be okay. None of this is going to end the world. I love that. I feel like I have a lot of moms who listen to this podcast. So I'm excited

to send them over to yours if they don't listen already because that sounds like exactly what every mom needs to listen to. And here, even if you're not a mom, I'm like I still feel like it sounds entertaining. You could probably learn a lot. Oh yeah. I mean, we have like teenagers that listen to our show, like young adults. Like I said, it's mostly just us being stupid-ass best friends and like inappropriate jokes and things like that with a sprinkle of parenting or like at least a common thread of like, that's what we're trying to talk about. But yeah, it goes off the rails.

I understand that. That's what people want to hear. And I feel like that's what people enjoy hearing. And that's what makes it relatable. So I love that you do that. And I think kind of to end it and tie it into at the beginning when you're like, I have a story about this later. Yes. It's the time of the podcast where I ask you to confess. I confess that I am a klutz, like I'm just not aware of my own face. Surroundings.

So one of the first dates I ever went on with my husband, I was looking really cute. I had like heels on and we were, you know, whatever. ever going to movies and we park and we're walking down and when I tell you it's a little hill it's not even a hill okay it's a slight incline of grass yes like there's a sidewalk it goes up a little bit and then there's the parking okay okay but I was wearing really like tall shoes yeah and I tried to demurely like you know take a couple little steps down I go, ass up a tea kettle, like, just rolling down this thing, hit the sidewalk, splayed out on the, like, completely slayed out. Hurt my knee.

I'm done. Like, my knee is bleeding. I'm done. I'm like, oh, my God. But I get up and I'm like, ha, ha, ha. And we, so he and I actually had dated and then sort of went our separate ways and then came back together years later. And when we first got together, that was one of the...

I was like, do you remember that time that I fell down and I, like, my knee was bloody? I was like, I couldn't walk for two days after that. I was like, I was limping. Oh, no. But not during the date. During the date, I was like, I'm fine in these heels. Everything's great. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You're like, what blood? Yeah, and he was like, I didn't remember that until you brought it up now. I do. And I was like, oh, my God. I was like, the moment that's been haunted. me like I look like a complete goon like that's it I'm just I just this it's an idiot fall down whatever and he didn't even remember and he was like yeah I had no idea until you brought it up so I'm glad you ran and I'm like and now he's like baby remember that time you felt I'm like I yeah

I know I know now he uses it because he's like I know that how he's got so many other times of me tripping falling he's like now it's like part of your charm he's probably like oh that's so you. And I don't, I'd like, God, I don't mean to do it to look like some quirky, you know, pixie girl. No, no, no. Like, that's who you are. Girl, I'm just, I'm an idiot and a klutz and I am, I have ADHD. And so my brain is five steps ahead and my body is behind. That's fair enough. That's fair enough. I love that. That's so cute. Well, I appreciate your time so much and, and everything that you stand for and who you are. And I love the movies and your podcasts and everyone is going to just really enjoy this podcast and conversation.

So I appreciate your time. And thank you so much. Absolutely. My pleasure. It was so much fun, Caitlin. I'm Caitlin Bristow. I'll see you next Tuesday. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Off the Vine.

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