Sibling Revelry with Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson - The Last Episode of 2020

Episode Date: December 23, 2020

Are you ready for 2020 to be over? On this final episode of the year, Kate and Oliver try to get in the holiday spirit, sing some songs, reflect on the past few months, and more.Executive Producers: Kate Hudson and Oliver HudsonProduced by Allison BresnickMusic by Mark HudsonThis show is powered by Simplecast.This episode is sponsored by Article, Helix, and Public Goods.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listen to Wisecrack on the IHeart Radio app. Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, I'm Kate Hudson. And my name is Oliver Hudson. We wanted to do something that highlighted our relationship. And what it's like to be siblings. We are a sibling rivalry. No, no.

Sibling rivalry. Don't do that with your mouth. Sibling Revellerie. That's good. Oliver, we have two days to Christmas. Different Christmas. A very different kind of Christmas for many. We had some people write in to our sibling revelry.

email talking about a lot talking about Christmas Chronicles with Mom and Pa, which has been kind of fun because even just as a joke when people say, you know, gosh, your parents, I mean, what was it like finding out they were Santa and Mrs. Claus, which I love. And I think, you know, I think they're just really enjoying that. And it's had such success, you know, the Christmas Chronicles. and now Christmas Chronicles, too, even more than the first one. So it's so exciting for them. And it kind of is and has been for our family really fun and has brought more spirit, I think, to the Christmas, just them and that movie and them kind of being in that spirit. But it is so different.

It's so different. You know, it's fun. You know, it's fun is watching the kids react to mom and pa. and I got to have the experience of sitting at dinner with them and having two kids be in awe of what they were seeing. They couldn't believe it. It was fucking Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. And it was like, oh, my God.

They're like looking down at the floor. They couldn't even believe what was going on. It's so funny. I let Ronnie watch it for a second. I wanted to see her reaction and, you know, didn't realize that it takes, you know, about 15 minutes until you see them. So fast forwarded to pause entrance. And I thought, Ronnie, I thought I was going to have to take her to the hospital. I was like, I need to turn this off immediately.

She was so confused. You know, because we don't let her watch television. Like the only thing she's watched, the only thing that she's really watched as a movie is Frozen. and then we have to fast forward like I said through the monsters like she just sees bits so she knows santa we've santa's all around the house we've read books about santa and everything yada yada and um she sees paw and the sleigh and the reindeer and she and it's so like it's a lot of energy right that first scene when you see pa her eyes didn't blink she was was like holding her blanket like as if it was like she was on a roller coaster you know it was like she was holding it so tight and you could tell in her face she's like I don't understand she's like is that howie right so I kind of was like I think this is a bad idea and then I tried to fast forward a little bit I was like well let's get to mom you know and and and then I fast forward

we're in Santa's village mom's entrance Mrs. Claus and the first thing out of Ronnie's mouth was, go, go! And it was like she was going to start crying. I was like, okay, we're turning this off. We're turning this off. She's just like so overwhelmed.

Oh, it was so funny. And so she still hasn't seen it. No. It's too much. It'll be four more years until Ronnie can see this. She just doesn't, it's too freaky. She's like, what the fuck is happening? It's like Goggi is Santa And she felt a little more comfort with Gogo

But then it just freaked her out with the elves And Oh, I can imagine I mean Oh yeah You know It was Pa's entrance is

Like chasing some yule cat Like yeah She's probably like what the hell But it's been fun It has given us some Some Ugh Just

Get rid of your dog. Like, give him to your neighbor or something. You could, like, visit him. I have to have a haircut, an outside haircut, but I have to have a haircut because I'm very famous on a television show. And I have to look good. But, hey, Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas.

Two days left until our favorite holiday by far. For so many different reasons. So excited. It's different for us this year. for a lot of people, I mean, for everybody, really. Our location's different. We're home. We're in L.A., which, I mean, we haven't even done.

My kids have never experienced Christmas outside of Colorado. I do every once in a while. I do like every other year in L.A. Just Christmas, the actual Christmas, just because I've got 100 dads and things. There's a lot of extended family, if you know what I mean. Yeah, good name for your book for you. 100 dads and things.

Dads and... Dads and things. Yeah, so... So, yeah, so we spend some Christmases in L.A. It's actually really nice because the kids can just take their stuff to their room and there's no shipping. There's no, you know, there's no... I mean, I'm happy. I'm happy just to be alive.

Yeah, that's, I think that... You know, I'm happy to be a lot. But I will say that I miss, I'm going to miss fucking Colorado. There's just no doubt about it. I'm going to miss it. Yeah. I feel like I'm having this weird thing. I don't know.

2021 is going to be interesting. I'm moving into this like, you know when you've had it of being like, it's like being a good girl for a really long time. And then you just are like, fuck it. I'm going to be a bad girl. You know? And you're like, I've been so good. I've been so like done everything.

I've done the right thing. And it's just relentless of like, it's just not going away, this coronavirus and this thing. And having to, you know, you're in the house. You're out. Maybe you go to a restaurant. You feel a little normal. And then you're like, oh, sorry, we're closing all the restaurants again.

And then you sit outside and have a drink with a friend. You're like, oh, my God, this feels somewhat normal. And then they're like, nope, too bad. Everybody has the virus. Bye. I'm so fucking over it. I just want to like, be in denial.

I think this is going to be my year of denial. The year of denial. I like it. You know, no matter what, like people are going to say like, you can't do this and be like, you know what?

I'm living in denial. Leave me alone. Right. I'm happier here. Mm-hmm. I don't want to be responsible anymore. I just want to be irresponsible. Yeah.

Oh, I know. I know. I know. And it's becoming the norm. I mean, you know, we adapt as humans and looking at masks now and being in this way it's just it feels normal there's a normalcy that's happening it hasn't even been a year yet but we're getting we're coming

out of the woods we really are i think that i think that we're hold on hold on i'm going to cue that with a song um hasn't out of the woods song hold on i'm gonna get my dog yeah i think that's important Looking at it now It all seems so simple We were lying on your car Is it swift? Yeah, it is. I remember.

Here we go. You took a polaroid of eyes. Here we go, Ollie. This is the theme. songs. I'm just going to blast that in my recording studio. Just hear it really loud and cry. No, but for real, there's a lot of people who are not able to be with their families,

who are, have lost family members. I mean, it's, it's a lot, there's a lot going on. I have someone really close to me. They just lost their brother a week ago. Oh, no. To COVID, yeah. Really, really, really sad. And, um, he was.

older he had some underlying conditions you know he fit that the the sort of profile of someone who we have to be really careful for and and he lost his fight is so sad and and they're bittersweet christmas for sure yeah and i just you know i think that it sort of reminds me of the amanda kloots episode which is that we have to try to find some, you know, joy. And even when things are so challenging and terrible and tragic, we do have to figure out how to heal and move forward. And I guess it also just brings other things to light, which is that Christmas, these holidays are really supposed to be about your family.

and like what you're creating together and and that just honestly like they say like here's to you you know when you cheers and you celebrate it's like to a happy and healthy 2021 and like that means more this year than ever it really does it's a good point I mean once this year turns I mean it's arbitrary we've created these dates but it's symbolic and hopefully Jesus was born on Christmas oh yeah remember we had this conference say she's a while ago you said it was about daylight savings and it was like Jesus's fault or something I forgot no it's the crops oh it's the crops it was the crops you're like it's arbitrary I'm like no Oliver Jesus was a real person and he actually was born on December 25th he wasn't born on December 20th yes he was he was he was born on December 25th it was the Jesus Alice, look up when was Jesus' real birthday Oliver

Here's the thing Like a Chris Christopherson song It goes like this Jesus was a capricorn He ate organic foods You know that song? Mm-hmm Do you need to hear that one?

You don't know that song I know what I want to say I do Because I sound cooler You do sound cooler if you know Chris Christopherson's song Yeah You want to hear it? Yeah, I do

give me some I gave me some This is my kind of New Brie This is my kind of Christmas I like this Jesus was a Capricorn He ate organic foods

He believed in love and bees And never wore no shoes Long hair beard And sandals And a funky bunch of friends I like that's nail him up The feet come down again

Because everybody's got to have somebody to look down on Who can't feel better than I like that The only problem I have is Jesus had no choice But to eat organic foods I mean that's all they have I know he's not saying it Like that's what he chose

He's just saying that that's who he was He was a Capricorn and he ate organic foods, and he walked around with those shoes. But everyone ate organic foods. Yeah, I mean, you know, it's not special. Yeah, Oliver, but was it certified organic? Hey, hey, hey, what's your favorite planet? Liz.

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and it would be so frustrating to me because I'd be talking to mom and I'd say something and all of a sudden she'd be singing a song that was spurned by me you know what I mean like you do that all the time

and I do that too with my kids and they're like dad Jesus yeah except Ryder does it now so like Ryder doesn't even say yeah he just hears his word and now he starts singing oh I know that drove me crazy

you know what happened to me this year And during the holidays, this is sort of, as this is a holiday episode of just catching up about the year and what, you know, what these next couple weeks is going to look like before the new year, I've realized I haven't listened to as much music as I usually listen to this year. I think it has something to do with being busy and Zoom schooling and always something happening and being on the phone. I haven't. And then I went to this place of like the only place. that I listen to music right now is either in my bed with my earphones on or in my music studio where I'm writing and then I listen to things and sometimes I play it really loud just to like get an idea, you know, and hearing production sounds and stuff like that. But I'm only doing that

when I'm really kind of in that zone. I don't have a room where I listen to music. And so a big thing that I asked for this Christmas, I told Danny, was I want a real record player because I used to collect records until Chris and I divorced and he took all of them. It's like the only thing he took. He got them in the divorce. I was like, listen, I think it's time

you take your stuff out of the house. He just went and like, he just took the records. Like he loved his clothes. He loved everything but all of our records. But I don't have that anymore. I don't have a room where I can listen to my records. And I've been collecting them now again.

and they're just sitting in crates. So I asked for a good record player. No, no, no. I got one two years ago. I asked for the same thing, why it gave me a technique. Do you ever use it? Yeah, but I don't have a room.

No, you don't use it. I do, it's right here. What is that? You hear a beeping? No. Is that me? What's going on? Maybe it's going away.

This is weird. Maybe it's like serious tinnitus. What? I just had a loud ring in my right ear to the point where it was like, oh, that's an ambient, that's an ambient sound that's not inside, but I guess it's inside my head. You heard it here, folks, on Sibling Revelry. I'm going insane.

Right, no, well, I think we have already realized this, but the ringing is what's concerning. I'm sorry, go ahead. And then I want real speakers attached to it. Yeah. Because there's nothing really, there's nothing better than a loud vinyl. Mm-hmm. Yeah, I love this.

Yeah, so that's kind of, I'm going to set it up in my office so I can just put a record on and, like, listen to the whole record. Mm-hmm. Like, I want to put on Bob Dylan side A, side B, you know? With weed or not weed? I mean, either way is good for me. I don't need weed to enjoy Bob. No, but it definitely, you can hear things you don't hear. Speak for yourself, Oliver.

I'm tapped in. No, you're not. I'm tapped in. I'm clear and tapped in, okay? Clear. Clear. Clear. I'm clear.

I'm clear. Okay. What did you ask for for Christmas? Well, I want a new garage. Oh, my God. I don't even know if I got you anything yet. I know. I feel like I didn't.

I mean, it's two days before Christmas. Yeah. Should we just say that it's not two days before Christmas and we're pretending? Because we actually did this seven days before. Let's just be honest. It's seven days before Christmas, but we're releasing. It's not. It's like two weeks before Christmas.

It's two weeks before Christmas. Let's just, let's keep this in because we need to tell the truth. No, but transparency. I have not gotten you anything yet. You're so hard. But I always find. I am so easy. You're not.

You're not because I always want to do sentiment. gifts with you. I like getting you jewelry and things that I think of. I don't think of anything. I'm not, I'm not doing it anymore. I'm getting you like a spatula. Oh, that like is sentimental. Well, I'll engrave it. By the way, great present, greatest person ever is that. An engraved spatula. No, it's a great gift because if you think about it, I mean, I do think about these things. Sometimes it's kind of weird, maybe a little bit dark. But, you know, when I die, which I will one day.

The spatula that you give me that is engraved will still be there. And it will be one of those things that kids will see and they'll look and they go, oh, remember Christmas 2020 when Uncle Ollie gave this to mom or, you know, Ollie gave this to Aunt Kate, Dad, you know, whatever, like however, whenever that happens, which is really sad, actually. Actually, now that I'm talking about it, I don't know why I'm saying it. It's too sad. Oh, hey.

That's not dark. It's normal to think about that stuff. I know. I don't like it. I don't like it. I feel like I think about death all the time now. I'm like, okay, so we're all going to die. And I guess it makes...

Kate, Kate, this is a Christmas episode. Oh, sorry. Jesus, Christ. Oh, God. I'm going to cry all Christmas. Oh, my God. I know. No, I...

It doesn't mean anything. And it doesn't. Honestly, like, all the presents are fun. but it's not abnormal to even be thinking and feeling that right now, given the circumstances that we're all in. Death permeates right now. But, yes, but like, it's two days before Christmas, so people are like, oh, Jesus.

Two days before Christmas. But what does it mean if it's not fun? 14 days. What does it all mean if it's not fun? What does it all mean if it's not fun? Nothing. I mean, I don't know what you mean. You know what I mean?

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purchase of $100 or more. Can I be honest? I'm going to be fucking honest. I haven't been in the Christmas spirit. Oh, I said it. No, I know. That's what I'm trying to say. I just said it. I haven't been in the Christmas spirit.

Like we're shopping for each other? I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I love going into stores too and being inspired. You know what I did yesterday? I went on and this is a great thing. But of course it's too late now because the episodes airing two days before Christmas.

But I went on. W.WF the World Wildlife Fund and they have these plush animals and animal adoptions. They give you really cute stuffed animals.

Yeah. In buckets and you pay an exorbitant amount of money for them because that money is actually going towards donating.

That's the kind of stuff that's making me happy this year. I didn't do any gifts. What I wanted to do is donate. Yeah, mom did a cool thing too. I'm sure you know.

where she's asking the kids, or I have to ask the kids, like, what are they passionate about? You know, what are the charities that they would want to do? They don't need to know the names, but it's like, oh, I want to, you know, I want the ocean to be clean. I want, you know, I want climate change or whatever it is. And then mom is going to sort of find an organization and then donate sort of $500 on their behalf. I think that's a fun. That's cute. Gift for the kids.

I love that. That's fun. Yeah, that's great. That's like when I did party favors that were for kids, but it was a charity. So I gave every kid $10 and we had this wall of different organizations that they could see what they want. It was like, save the ocean and then it was feeding children and all that. Well, I just wish and I hope that we could all be together. I'm not sure that that's going to happen, but we'll see.

I hope so. This was an odd Christmas talk. I mean, it was not very uplifting. I guess that's okay. Let's just, we don't need to be. This is just us. No one's listening. I think that it's probably what a lot of people are feeling.

There's so many people that are just feeling a little bit. It just feels a little not fun. You know what though? I just, I like the connect. Christmas is about having a Christmas cocktail with your friends and having a secret Santa. And you know what I mean? It's a fun time and people get a two week break. a lot of with their kids and you know usually people are traveling and experience having an

experience and instead we're going to be in our houses doing the same things that we've been doing for almost an entire year and and so it just feels a little bit like you know the hope was that by now everyone we'd all be having a more normal Christmas that's just not where we're at and and I'm going to say something though I think there's a lot of people who lost their bonus for Christmas yeah I know they It is. My boner went like inside. I will say this.

This has been a great podcast for me personally because even just talking about it and getting this out there, which I've never even said yet. Makes you feel better. I'm sort of bah humbuggy. I feel good. Like, I'm ready to go. I kind of want to put Christmas music on and start drinking right now. Yeah, I think that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to do that.

I kind of feel a little bit better. No bullshit. But I, no, I feel good. I swear to God, I'm not even just saying this. It feels like I'm good now. I want to participate and get it going. I want to get on online shop today. This is good.

That's what I've been doing. I've been online shopping. I know. I'm going to do it. Hold on. We really should attempt one Christmas Carol. Okay. Just one.

What is it going to be? What do I know? What do you know most of the lyrics? Well, I have my phone right here so I can, I'll know the lyrics. Silent Night's kind of a downer. Well, maybe that's appropriate for this episode. Is it? Maybe you're right.

Or we could do like, you know, I would cry with Let It Snow. I can't handle Let It Snow. No, no, let's do Silent Night. Okay. I'm going to get a... I haven't pulled up. Do you have a karaoke version? No, I have the lyrics.

But if you put the music on it, I think I can. I'll do karaoke. Hold on. Silent Night. Karaoke. This is going to be good. Silent. Night.

La la la la la la la. Phr. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Key of g might work. I don't really know, but or key of a. Yeah, I'm more of an A guy. I don't know. Let's try it.

A is higher than G, I believe. I don't know. Okay, I'm going for it. I like E minor. this is better where do we come in hold on allie wait for it go and silent night holy night holy night all is calm and all is bright bright round yon Virgin, Mother and child. That's depressing.

I don't like the key. Holy infant's so tender. Let me show you how it's done. Sleep in heavenly peace. Kind of like that. Do you want to try the second verse? Silent night. Silent night.

Holy night. Holy Shepherds quake at the side. At the side. Glory stream. Go ahead no far Hey Okay, now we're going to bring it down. Oh my God.

Oh, my God. Christ the Savior is born. Now, I would like to remind you, Oliver, December 25th was when Christ, the same is born. Good night, everybody. And Merry Christmas from Sibling Revelry. Merry Christmas. That's awesome. That's so good.

We need to do a whole record like that, which is horrible. I mean... Oh, my God. I love you. Go get your haircut. Merry Christmas. Bye-bye. Sibling Revelry is executive produced by Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson.

Producer is Alison Bresnick. Music by Mark. I'm J. Mark Hudson, a.k.a. Uncle Mark. I'm Jorge Ramos. And I'm Paola Ramos. Together we're launching The Moment, a new podcast about what it means to live through a time, as uncertain as this one. We sit down with politicians, artists, and activists to bring you death and analysis from a unique Latino perspective. The moment is a space for the conversation.

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