The Bobby Bones Show - SUNDAY SAMPLER - The Nashville Podcast Network (11-24-24)

Episode Date: November 24, 2024

In this weekly series, we share highlight clips from the past week of some of the podcasts on The Nashville Podcast Network- In The Vet's Office with Dr. Josie, Take This Personally with Morgan Huelsm...an, The BobbyCast, 4 Things with Amy Brown, Sore Losers, Movie Mike's Movie Podcast and Get Real with Caroline Hobby.  You can listen to new episodes weekly wherever you get your podcasts.  You can find them on Instagram: -The BobbyCast- @BobbyCast -In The Vet's Office with Dr. Josie- @DrJosieVet -Take This Personally- @TakeThisPersonally -4 Things with Amy Brown- @RadioAmy -Sore Losers- @SoreLosersPodcast -Movie Mikes Movie Podcast- @MikeDeestro -Get Real: @GetRealCarolineHobbySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:03:12 We're back with another Sunday sampler. The music panel returns on the Bobbycast, and Eddie and I were talking to Chris. Chris is way younger than us, and he did not know Millie Vanilli. We talk about that. Also, some real controversies in music. We'll start with in the vet's office with Dr. Josie. She sits down with a highly acclaimed dog trainer, Nikki Varva. To talk about training the most common behavioral issues in pets,
Starting point is 00:03:44 what she has to train the most, the kind of dog, she has to train the most. All of this is awesome. You can check out this show and many more. Just go search them up after you listen to this podcast. So let's get started. Here's a clip of In the Vets Office with Dr. Josie. You're listening to In the Vets Office with Dr. Josie Horchak. Taylor's so handsome. I was just telling Nikki we've had dogs take poops in the studio. My dog bit Bobby last season. And Taylor's sitting here like a perfect angel. So we had a long talk on the way. I was like, hey, behavior, trainer's dog. You know, don't embarrass me. The bar is very high.
Starting point is 00:04:27 It's very high. Well, we'll jump right into our case of the week. We always talk about something that I've seen in practice. A lot of times owners don't really know what's going on behind the scenes in the trenches, as we say. And so the case for this week is, a sad one, but I think it's important to talk about because we do see it from time to time. It was one of my owners called me and said, hey, you know, I left a bag of veggie straws out on the counter and he had three dogs and one of them got up on the counter, got the bag of of food, brought them down. He came home from whatever errand he was running and it was, I think, pretty gruesome. There was blood everywhere. Two of the dogs had ganged up on the smaller dog and and beat him up. pretty bad, which it's a sad story. It's not a great case of the week, but I think it's an important
Starting point is 00:05:16 one to talk about because so often we think about dogs fighting each other at the dog park or getting into altercations when they're on the leash. But I, in practice, we'll see dogs that live together and that our siblings fight and hurt each other all the time. So I'm a big proponent of when you're leaving the house, putting them in a crate. What do you think about that? 100% you know that honestly right there could just save that fight you never know I told me with this nobody can ever guarantee you what your dogs are going to do when they're by themselves whether it's a single dog or multiple dogs the safest thing that you can do is just put them in a crate right put them in a crate and you know I mean that people say that's a band-aid but honestly that could have saved
Starting point is 00:05:59 a big fight or losing a dog you know into that extent yeah and sadly we do see the the big dog little dog are altercations where we do lose these dogs I mean they can It can be a life or death situation. And I find that owners feel guilty about the crate. But it is so important. And I have found that dogs really like their crate. They do. They love it.
Starting point is 00:06:21 We put a lot of human emotion on it. You know, they call them a cage or I want my dog to just be a dog. Well, at the end of the day, they are a dog. And we can't expect them to live in a human life and be able to do the things that we expect them to do when at the end of the day they're a dog. And so the crate honestly is a great way. to put your dog in a safe spot to where they do feel comfortable. It is like their own room.
Starting point is 00:06:44 It's how we escape too. We like to go to our own rooms and kind of relax. That's a great place for your dog to go as well. Cody and I will refer to our dogs crate as their condo. They have their own little condo and they can just relax. They can take a breath. Like they don't have to be on. They don't have to be on alert.
Starting point is 00:07:02 So I think it's important for them to be able to take a break just like you and I. Absolutely. Absolutely. You know, if you think about it, when dogs are, they're active 24-7. You know, so they honestly really enjoy being able to go into their crate and take a nap and turn off. You know, so it's great. And again, it's something that can really, I tell people all the time, to prevent things from happening, your crate is your number one thing that can prevent things from happening. Yeah, absolutely.
Starting point is 00:07:25 All right. Next up, we will dive into some of our listener calls. Hello, Dr. Josie. Your nephew, Hank, is five months old. He's a Portuguese water dog. And he started humping. My question is, is this for sexual reasons or is there any other reasons why this would be happening? And how can we minimize that?
Starting point is 00:07:44 Okay, that was my brother-in-law, Tanner, who just got a puppy. And I get this question all the time. I'm sure you do too as a trainer. Oh, absolutely. Where dogs, puppies a lot of times as they're maturing a little bit. And even adult dogs will hump and whether they're neutered or in spayed or not. Or even a female dog. Even a female dog, we will see humping.
Starting point is 00:08:07 And it does not necessarily, I would say the majority of the time does not equate to them being sexually aroused. More than not, I find that it is, and I would love to hear your opinion too. I find that it's, they are excited and overstimulated and they're kind of displacing that anxiety and excitement. And it turns into humping, but it's not, hey, I want to have sex. Exactly. It is. It happens a lot when dogs. are very over-stimulated.
Starting point is 00:08:36 So it's an outlet. So it's something that they can do. Now some dogs will go into displacement. They get excited and maybe go run and pick up a ball because they're just trying to put their energy into something. And some dogs, of course, just start humping. You know, yes, at times it can be a dominant kind of thing. You know, where two dogs are sizing each other up, you know, kind of deal.
Starting point is 00:08:54 But normally, it's always just overstimulation. Yeah. So brother Tanner, no worries. Hank is good to go. He's probably just really happy to be alive. Exactly. He's not attracted to you. We're good. Yeah. All right. Next up.
Starting point is 00:09:10 Hi. My name is Ann, and I volunteer at a pet shelter in Delaware. And I had a question about dogs. We noticed one day all the dogs were going wild when one man approached. Now, he's worked with these dogs before, but they were very, very agitated by him this time. And he happened to be wearing a bright orange, almost a hunter orange shirt. could this have been something that would have triggered the dogs is that common for them to be triggered by certain colors? I have two thoughts when I hear this. The first of which is dogs are pack animals. I think if maybe the other dogs had interacted with this person before, but I think if one starts barking, they can all sort of trigger each other and then spiral a bit. The other thought and not to get too scientific is that dogs only have two cones in their retinas. Humans have three.
Starting point is 00:10:02 And so dogs can't really make out red or green colors. They can really only make out blues and yellows. And so I feel like orange kind of falls into that red category and it can look like a very dark color to them. So it is very possible that a big man wearing that color of shirt could be causing them to be a little bit more fearful than usual. Yeah, absolutely. And also, too, you've got to think, in a rescue is my thing would be, do you have a new dog? Has the new dog, is this the one that started the barking? because then it causes everybody to bark.
Starting point is 00:10:34 So a lot of times when somebody says a dog or dogs have done something out of the norm, it's normally not out of the norm. You got to think about what triggered it prior. You know, did the guy come through a different door? Did, you know, there's all kinds of different things you go into it. But definitely, you know, dogs, again, I've seen dogs act differently when they've actually been able to see a color. You know, whether it be, I mean, I have a chair in the yard that's blue.
Starting point is 00:10:56 And now the dogs are like, oh, my God, what is that? Yeah. It's because they never been able to see it before. Yeah. I mean, so it does. You know, dogs definitely can, you know, change to routine or something that's different in their life and act different to it. But definitely in a kennel situation, if one barks, they're all going to explode. Absolutely. And I think one thing that you just said that I think really rings true for me is routine. Dogs are such routine natured creatures
Starting point is 00:11:21 and just like you said, if anything is different from the usual, it can really throw them off. Absolutely. You know, going off the topic of what is or what? is in country. One thing I've noticed about, and I've been going through TikTok a lot lately, just because it's 11 p.m. I can't sleep. I can't help myself. I grab it and I pull it out. A lot of 90s country stuff comes up through the TikTok feed, stuff that isn't technically 90s country, but asking around with writers and family and friends, basically anything from like 1986 to 2007 is 90s country. That's funny that would go up that high. Yeah. The late 80s stuff,
Starting point is 00:12:04 for sure. Like a lot of the Randy Travis stuff gets put into that. And some of the George straight from the late 80s. Most of the Sanandoah hits, you know, are from the 80s. Wow. Didn't realize that. Yeah. Two dozen roses. That's a great point because I definitely would have considered that 90s where I guess it's the music that was wildly popular in that era since most of it was the 90s. It's just all considered 90s. And you even think like some of Tim McGraths or like some of his early 2000s feels like 90s, but it does already 2000. Faith Hill. A lot of 2000 songs. People think that Jessica,
Starting point is 00:12:37 Jessica Anders and who I am is a 90s country song. That's 2001. That's, you know, I mean, it's close. It's not 90s though. There's some people that think 2004 songs are country or 90s country.
Starting point is 00:12:47 You know, like live like you were dying. Somebody wants reference on TikTok as a 90s country song. I'm like, you're five years off. That's like not even close. Yeah. So I guess it's just people that hear old,
Starting point is 00:12:56 good, semi contemporary country music. If it's good and semi contemporary, it must be 90s. It must be 90s country. It's funny that that is all classified that. But I do feel like a lot of the 80s, even some of the late 80s,
Starting point is 00:13:08 like Garth, early Garth stuff. 89. 89, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Like that, the dance feels. 89. 90s.
Starting point is 00:13:17 Because it was just really popular in that era when it popped, which just so happened to be the 90s. Yes. Most people, too, don't think of 2000s country in the same way as 90s country. Well, I agree, except I'm married to someone that is 12 years, younger than me. And I felt the same way. I was like, I always said like 2000s sucked. 2010, like, after like 2014. I was like, man, just not a good era. And she's like, are you kidding?
Starting point is 00:13:46 Are you kidding? And she starts listing off Joe and Joe Nichols. She's like, if I did a new highwayman, I'm not kidding, that's what she said. She had to be Easton, Joe Nichols, Craig Morgan, and I figure the other one was. Heck yeah. But she, that's, that's, redneck yacht club. Her jam, that, that era is like her country. What did it be the guy that played your rehearsal dinner? It was. Josh Grayson?
Starting point is 00:14:14 Josh Grayson. That would be her, because she was in 2010, and that could have been 2008 to 2000. I mean, that's the era I grew up on. It's her, some of the Tim McGrath stuff that I don't even know is her favorite Tim McGrath stuff. Because it happened after the early and before he kind of, had this like reinvent yeah like yeah because he never retired
Starting point is 00:14:36 but like hit hard again like but I agree I always thought I was like that's the worst generation but because she was right in it and she's from Oklahoma she was like no no no this is my favorite so I agree the only person I've ever heard that from is my wife though it gets overshadowed
Starting point is 00:14:49 because 90s country is this very prestigious thing to a lot of people even people that didn't grow up in the 90s and then obviously anything post Florida Georgia line breaking out is its own entity as well So you have that 2000, the 2010 kind of era that's kind of lost in the shuffle there.
Starting point is 00:15:06 But still, there's a lot of songs that are played on the radio that were from that time period. I used to think, too, it was just the age of the people that got to make the decisions. That's funny. Meaning the people, you know, us,
Starting point is 00:15:18 executives, people that are playing, like putting songs in movies. 90s, because that was their thing. Yeah. Right? I don't think that as much anymore. The 90s, it was so commercial. massively massive.
Starting point is 00:15:33 See, I always wondered that, like, because we lived it. Or technology maybe took such advanced steps that that might have been a part of. Well, no, but it pops so hard. Like, the concerts. I mean, they... It was huge. They made, yes. 90s country was huge, but I, but I didn't know.
Starting point is 00:15:47 It crossed over into mainstream so much that people that didn't know country music started. It was like the 70s whenever, like disco or, and then even like the disco cowboy type stuff where people in New York City would start wearing cowboy hats. Yeah. Like, it got that big. where did that again in the 90s. I remember that. They did a halftime show at the Super Bowl.
Starting point is 00:16:05 Like there was a 90s country. Yeah, yeah, yeah. There's a bunch of artists. Which would be pretty, I mean, you would never think that would happen nowadays, that they would pick the country. Maybe right now I would for the first time, but never up until right now.
Starting point is 00:16:16 With Morgan and. I think we have three football stadium acts right now that are under 40. Morgan, Luke, Zach Bryant. He says he's not a country artist, but that just makes it more of a country artist. They streamed so much more than anybody else in the format. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:16:31 So, but I agree. There's no country artist. Okay, Shania did it, but she also was a pop artist. Yes. So, yeah, that's, I stand by 2010's, bad era. I'm with you. Bad era. I don't know any of that stuff.
Starting point is 00:16:44 Eddie? I do, and it's actually pretty good when my wife plays in? She's like, what about this one? And I'm like, like, yeah, it's a big old flirt. Yeah. Cast a row thing. Little food for your soul, man. Life ain't always pretty, but hey, it's pretty beautiful.
Starting point is 00:17:11 It's pretty beautiful. Laugh a little more things. Tighten up in core things. Said E.K. You're kicking it with four things. With Amy Brown. So we can miss people any time of year, but the holidays, which are mostly a time for joy and togetherness,
Starting point is 00:17:32 the holidays can also just be really tough when someone you love isn't there anymore. If you're missing someone this Thanksgiving and Christmas season, just know that you're not alone. I'm right there with you. I know so many others listening are as well. And the focus for this thing right now is going to be surviving the holidays without your loved ones. And if this topic isn't something that you've had to worry about because, well, there is a time in my life that this type of encouragement wouldn't have yet resonated with me because I hadn't experienced the loss of my mom or my dad or someone's
Starting point is 00:18:12 super, super close to me, or even experienced divorce, which is the death of a relationship. So, you know, same vein-ish. But anyway, if this topic isn't for you, I get it, but maybe you could share this episode with someone that you think might find this part helpful. And since Thanksgiving is next week, we'll start with the conflicting feelings of gratitude and sadness, disappointment, maybe even anger. I just want to remind you that it is is okay to feel grateful and heartbroken at the same time. Grief is messy. And holidays magnify the messiness of it, for sure.
Starting point is 00:18:53 Like, everything's just amplified. So I want to normalize all emotions. They are all allowed. And my hope is, though, that you're able to experience moments of happiness and joy alongside your sadness. I suppose it really does depend on how fresh things are for you. I get that. But wherever you are in this stage of your life, these are some tips or some things you can do
Starting point is 00:19:22 to survive the holidays with your heart break or your heart that is aching right now. Incorporating traditions is something that can feel really special. Like if you've got your mom's pie recipe and she always made it and she's no longer with you. Well, your new tradition is going to be make that pie. Or if she had a favorite pie, she didn't make it, but it was somebody else's recipe, but she loved having it at Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Starting point is 00:19:53 Or your new tradition, even though maybe nobody else really likes that pie, but your mom always did. Make the pie. It's a simple way to feel their presence and have them a part of the day, even though they're not there, or if it's not a loved one that you lost, but the end of a relationship, you can create new traditions. Instead of trying to recreate past holidays, you know, just embrace the opportunity to start fresh. Like for me, starting some new traditions have helped shift the focus from what is different about my life that I didn't think was going to be different and what's
Starting point is 00:20:31 missing from my life. It shifts it to what's possible. Like maybe you hope. friends coming over. Like if if you're in a divorce situation, maybe you don't have your kids, then your your ex, whoever your co-parenting has them, well, what can you do to bring other people together? And plan a casual day with close family and friends. There, if you're solo indulge in something that you love, like ordering your favorite takeout, scheduling some movie marathon, like your favorite actress is Julia Roberts. Watch every movie she's ever been in. in order that they came out. Give yourself a little challenge like that.
Starting point is 00:21:10 What else could you do? You could take a long walk. We talked about being outside and the first thing and how good that is for you. But maybe go take a drive to a really pretty place where you can actually take a hike instead of just walking around your neighborhood or your neighborhood park. Like, is there a really cool place you could go to to hike? And remember that it's okay to say no to situations that feel overwhelming. I think even if you've committed.
Starting point is 00:21:35 because your family and friends, if they know if you've experienced heartache and you're grieving the loss of something, they're going to understand if you've changed your mind and you're not going to go. So if you're not up for that big family gathering, do something smaller or do something by yourself. That's up to you. I will say there's a difference, though, in locking yourself in your room and isolating yourself from everybody because you don't want to face it all. and then creating solitude for yourself because that's what you need at the time. So just try to assess where you are with that. Allow yourself to grieve what's different.
Starting point is 00:22:15 And then also look for small moments of things to be thankful for. It's that gratitude piece. Like maybe it's the piece of having a little extra time for yourself or a new chance to redefine what the holidays look like for you in your own way. I'm going to be alone for Thanksgiving without. my kids and it's still new to me. It's still weird. We haven't been divorced that long. I think maybe once I've got like maybe five years under my belt, it'll finally feel real. But Thanksgiving be in my house. I've got some friends and I have things to do, but I'm just not going to have my
Starting point is 00:22:54 kids, which is going to feel weird. So a way to look at that though is, oh, look at this time I'm going to get for myself to maybe focus on some things that I've been putting. off or I get to rest a little bit. If it's a loved one that's passed on, something else you could do before the meal is go around the table and have everyone share a favorite memory. That is a special way to turn grief into gratitude. And then it keeps that person alive in a way, a part of the family like they're still there. You could also light a candle for them or play their favorite song while you're all cooking and prepping the food. And these are just little things that can be really good for you and your family,
Starting point is 00:23:38 depending on who all is involved in the grieving process. And the main thing that I want you to let soak in is that it is okay to laugh, to feel happy, and to enjoy the holidays. Your loved one would not want you to feel guilty for continuing to live your life. So next week, whether you're surrounded by people for Thanksgiving or you're spending the day more low-key, know that it is okay to miss the people or the life you thought you'd have. It's okay to cry and to celebrate all at once. Hi, everyone. I'm Cheryl Stray, author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things. I'm excited to share that I have a new podcast called Mind Over Mountain. In each episode, I interview athletes, adventures, and adrenaline. to discuss the inner landscapes and life experiences that informed and inspired their extraordinary feats.
Starting point is 00:24:43 I also bring a bit of advice into the mix so we too can better understand how to face our own seemingly insurmountable challenges. Do you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to pull out what you already have inside. We're coming into this world fighting for our lives. All I'm going to do is pull out what you already got inside. We're there to support and celebrate each other.
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Starting point is 00:25:52 If you're going to look at stats and numbers, he has no shot at making this World Cup team. And the truth about the U.S. national team. It wouldn't be a huge surprise if our team ends up in the quarterfinals or potentially a great run into the semifinals. The World Cup is almost here. Experience it all with us. Listen to Inside American Soccer with Tom Bogart and Tab Ramos On the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, wherever you get your podcast. Hello, gorgeous, it's Lala Kent, host of Untraditionally Lala.
Starting point is 00:26:26 My days of filling up cups at Sir may be over, but I'm still loving life in the valley. Live on the other side of the hill is giving grown-up vibes, but over here on my podcast, Untraditionally Lala, I'm still that Lala you either love or love to hate. I've been full on over-sharing with fans, family, and former frenemies like Tom Shepard. Schwartz. I had a little bone to pick with Schwartzie when he came on the pod. You don't feel bad that you told me I was a bootleg housewife. I almost flipped a pizza in your lap. I was so pissed. I literally forgot about that until just now. Sorry, I don't want to blame alcohol. That I got to blame that one on the alcohol. This is about laughing and learning when life just keeps on life in. Because I make
Starting point is 00:27:04 mistakes so that you guys don't have to. We're growing, we're thriving. And yes, sometimes we're barely surviving. But we do it all with love. It's unruly. It's unruly. It's unafraid. It's Untraditionally Lala. Listen to Untraditionally Lala on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Iris Palmer and my new podcast is called Against All Od, and that's exactly what the show is about, doing whatever it takes to be thoughts. Get ready to hear from some of your favorite entrepreneurs and entertainers as they share stories about defying expectations, overcoming barriers and breaking generational patterns. I'm talking to people like award-winning actress, producer, and director, Eva Langoria.
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Starting point is 00:29:25 We are the one, two, three, so are losers. What up, everybody? I am Lunchbox. I know the most about sports. I'll give you the sports facts. My sports opinions because I'm pretty much a sports genius. Y'all, it's Sisson. I'm from the north. I'm an alpha male. I live on the north side of Nashville with Beezer, my wife. We do have a farm. It's beautiful.
Starting point is 00:29:46 A lot of acreage. No animals. A lot of crops, hopefully soon. Corn, pumpkins. Rye, I believe. Maybe a little fescue. To be determined. Over to you, Coach.
Starting point is 00:30:00 And here's a clip from this week's episode of the sore losers. The fight heard round the world. Dude, what an absolute damn joke. I watched that girl fight. That girl kicked the other girl's ass and somehow she lost. I believe the other one was the incumbent. She was a bigger girl. She was from Ireland.
Starting point is 00:30:22 Don't fact check us on any of this stuff. But I think that she just, it was that blow to the eye, even those are braids that slashed her. It's illegal. You're not allowed to leave with your head. I mean, as a ref. That's how the judge has scored it. I mean, that cut over her eye was so nasty. So gross.
Starting point is 00:30:43 Poor thing, though. She had to battle through it. And God bless the surgeon they had on the side. He was putting gel. He was putting, what's that stuff you put on your kids, man? Super glue. No, it's called something else, but it's like. Tiger bomb?
Starting point is 00:30:57 Yeah, cup, cup bomb or something. Man, they were putting that all over it. And at some points, it almost looked like you were seeing portions of her eye you've never really seen before. Okay. Now let's get to the main fight. First of all, out to the first, that fight, They take 35 minutes of nothing to get ready for the main fight.
Starting point is 00:31:15 Absolutely wasting my damn time, having Jerry Jones and Cedric the entertainer interviewed by some lady that I don't know who she is. This is big for the Cowboys. This is a big game. Chairleaders look great. Ah, yeah, we're here, Cowboys, damn. We're just trying to host this thing. And then Michael Irvin's on there.
Starting point is 00:31:31 Like, what are we doing? I missed all that. I was frozen. Oh, you were frozen. Yeah. I was in a, I was battling. It was me versus Netflix was actually the prelims. And then right before they're about to walk out, my Netflix goes frozen again.
Starting point is 00:31:47 And then it says, you might want to check your internet. Seems like you're having internet problems. I'm like, no, Netflix. I promise you I'm not having internet problems. It's a Netflix problem. They're like, here are three steps to check your internet. And it's like, one, go to the router. Two is the router color.
Starting point is 00:32:03 And I'm like, no, no, no, I don't need to go to the router. It's your damn stream that ain't working. The question is this. Were you battling this fight? Was it you versus Netflix or was your wife in on it too? The kids are helping you because Beezer wouldn't help me. I was on my own. I was on a damn island fighting this thing.
Starting point is 00:32:21 And then I, she said some, actually she did help me with that. She told me on Twitter it says if you go two minutes delayed, it'll be good. It was actually golden. And that's when you told Scoob and I that this was what we need to do. But I was battling it with my wife. She wasn't really doing anything. She was just sitting on the couch. Then she went and took a shower and then she came back and she was like,
Starting point is 00:32:41 Well, that sucks. This sucks. I feel bad for you. This sucks. Like, how is Netflix this bad when this big of an event is coming? I'm like, I agree. So bad. But then it finally, I don't know what happened.
Starting point is 00:32:53 It started working. And we do the walkouts. Started cooking, Ray. And Jake Paul comes out in a fucking car. And I'm like, what the hell am I watching? Love the showmanship. I'm not a Jenzier. I don't give up about his car.
Starting point is 00:33:10 Who wins this fight? And I immediately think this is the dumbest thing I have ever watched. I was like, this is WWE. The dude is coming out in a car. And it is going so slow. My wife went, I don't know what she went to do. If she went to go change laundry, do laundry, brush her teeth, get something to drink. I have no idea what she did.
Starting point is 00:33:32 She comes back five minutes later. And she goes, he's still in that damn car? Ha! Ha! She goes, he's really going to ride that all the way to the ring? I was like, it appears so. Did you not see the other shit? No.
Starting point is 00:33:48 He was spraying his own cologne on him, his brother, Logan. Yeah, he had his spray guy. The Logan was spraying the cologne on him, and I'm like, this is so stupid. We were in an ad, bro. We were in a 100% commercial. We are in an advertisement. People say we're in a simulation. We're in a lifelong advertisement.
Starting point is 00:34:07 Why weren't they just drinking prime the whole time? You kidding? That stuff sells itself. Oh. He's got to work on the ax spray. Okay. Well, anyway, and then they have 52 bodyguards walking down the thing with him around the car. And the car gets to like where it turns and it's like, oh, the car doesn't know how to turn.
Starting point is 00:34:25 So you have to get out of the damn car and walk the rest of the way. And I'm like, this is so stupid. This is so dumb. Get to Tyson because this is where it got sad. Bro, when he started waddling into the ring. Hold on. Then they're like, and now the introduction for what is his name, Logan Paul? Jake Paul.
Starting point is 00:34:51 Jake Paul. Where are the damn? I can't remember his damn name. Logan Paul. Jake Paul. He's an entrepreneur. He's a YouTube host. Influencer.
Starting point is 00:35:00 He's a boxer. He's an influencer. He's this. He's of that. Ladies and gentlemen, Jake Paul. And I'm like, did we have to say he's a YouTuber? Like, who gives a shit? Like, that doesn't need to be in the announcement.
Starting point is 00:35:15 Like, what are we doing? Like, what is going on? Anyway. So then they... I didn't know you're going to have hot takes on the intro. I would have paid more attention. Dude, I was puckered. I had every parlay.
Starting point is 00:35:28 What was there to be puckered about? Once they said Mike Tyson's name and he comes out and here's the... I needed that bitch to go eight rounds. There is nobody with Mike Tyson. He walked in soul. Bro, he said, Damn it, I'm going alone, man. He didn't, dude, that was kind of sad.
Starting point is 00:35:49 He didn't have one person in his entourage. Not a single person. That's going to be us. He was with Mike Tyson. That's going to be us, dude. We're going to be so alone. When these cameras and Mike's fade, oh my gosh, dude, we're going to be so alone.
Starting point is 00:36:03 Even more lonelier than if these things had never been there in the first place. And they show him. And the first thing I see is a. damn knee brace and I'm like oh my god this is a really special episode for me and one that has been an idea of mine for so many years now I am joined by mrs manning who was one of my high school teachers and as I like to say my angel in high school that really helped save my life in a lot of ways how are you mrs manning I'm doing fabulous I am so happy to get to sit here and chat with you today and you are too kind. I just happen to be somebody who was able to be in the right place
Starting point is 00:37:06 at the right time. So I'm glad that you think of me that way, but you might be a little too generous. Mrs. Manning was a safe space for me when I was going through a really horrible bullying situation in high school. These were girls who I had once upon a time thought were my friends and that quickly changed. And I didn't like being at school. It was a really dark time for me. So we're going to pull on some past memories here, though. Mrs. Manny, we're going to see if you recall things in kind of a similar way for me. But from your experience as a teacher, we're going to kind of walk this back a little bit. At this time, you were a math teacher, which was ironic because it was my most horrible
Starting point is 00:37:43 subject and I still, to this day, I'm not good at math. Stop that. Stop that. I want to know, can you still remember the distance formula song? No. Okay, now my heart's broken. And it was never a reflection of you as a teacher. I just was never good at math.
Starting point is 00:37:58 and you know this. You know this because not only did I spend a lot of time post all of this happening, but free, I was in there getting tutored often because I was so bad at math. You have to quit this. You have straight A's in every class you ever took, ever. Like truly a real straight A, all four years of high school. So you may not have liked it, but you were definitely better than you think. Okay. Well, I'll try and start changing my narrative on that, but it was rough for me. But from your experience at this time, and we'll get to like the career change that happened later, but when you were a math teacher and you had your student who you know was going through something and became this like safe haven classroom for you, what was that experience like for
Starting point is 00:38:39 you? You know, being in the classroom is so unique because you've got 25 different stories that are sitting right there in front of you. And if you take the time to really get to know each one of them, like what a privilege to get to be a part of that small piece of that story and hopefully get to be a bright spot in somebody's day. You, girlfriend, you have a lot going on. And a lot of people may not see that on the outside. You obviously are beautiful and always have been, but you had these leadership positions and you were involved and you were athletic and you were smart. But all of those things are great. They don't necessarily shield us or protect us from some of the ugliness that's in the world. And so If you take the time to see what's really going on underneath the surface, it's pretty special if you can try to do something to help make that a better experience for somebody. Yeah, and you not only were this safe space in the school, when the bullying situation was happening
Starting point is 00:39:37 for me, there was often being rumors spread about me on multiple levels. And the reason I would often find a safe haven in your classroom was because I didn't want to be around people as the classes were changing and getting looked at. As a kid who's 16, 17 years old, I didn't want to be around 300 people who seemed to think that there was all these horrible things happening in my life. And none of them were true, but I couldn't do anything about it. And so being able to come to your classroom just between pretty much every, I guess I don't know what they're called anymore, but every single break in between classes, I was just like running. I would even be across the other entire end of the
Starting point is 00:40:17 school and come there for a few minutes and then run back to the other side because it was just that safe place for me. How did you manage that where you're like, do I need to do something about this? Or do I just need to let her keep doing this until? Because I don't know that you knew a lot of the stuff that was happening until it kind of progressed further. What was that for you where you were like, how do I navigate this situation and still make her feel safe? You're right. I kind of came into it late. So I don't know if you remember, but shocker to the people who know me, I don't have a on a background and cheerleading. It was absolutely not my wheelhouse, but I kind of got to step in and kind of help finish out a season. And that is one of the ways I got to learn a little bit more
Starting point is 00:41:00 about what was going on kind of with you. And just wow, just wow. Truly, I can attribute that one experience to why I went back to school and I decided to get a degree in counseling instead of administration because I looked at what was happening within this group of girls and the power struggle and the bullying. That's not what a lot of people think of as bullying, but that true relational aggression that happened. And I went, I'm not prepared to deal with this. I need to, if there's some where I can make a difference and try to do better by my students, this is something I need to learn more about. So, yeah, coaching cheer for me was a real catalyst that shot me into this new career path. And I'm great.
Starting point is 00:41:42 grateful that I was there, and I'm glad that I could help you. I would never do it again. No chance. American soccer is about to explode. The World Cup is coming. Ramos sending on the early store at the chip. I'm Tab Ramos. I'm Tom Boe.
Starting point is 00:42:10 On our podcast, Inside American Soccer, you'll get the real storylines. I'm not worried about Policic. I'm not worried about Balagan. I'm not worried about McKinney. My only concern is what happens in the back. The biggest decision. If you're going to look at stats and numbers, he has no shot at making this World Cup team. And the truth about the U.S. national team.
Starting point is 00:42:33 It wouldn't be a huge surprise if our team ends up in the quarterfinals or potentially a great run into the semifinals. The World Cup is almost here. Experience it all with us. Listen, Inside American Soccer with Tom Bogart and Tabramos on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, wherever you get your podcast. Hi, everyone. I'm Cheryl Stray, author of Wild and Time. many beautiful things, I'm excited to share that I have a new podcast called Mind Over Mountain. In each episode, I interview athletes, adventurers, and adrenaline seekers to discuss the inner landscapes and life experiences that informed and inspired their extraordinary feats. I also bring a bit of advice into the mix so we too can better understand how to face our own
Starting point is 00:43:22 seemingly insurmountable challenges. Do you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to pull out what you already have inside. We're coming into this world, fighting for our lives. All I'm going to do is pull out what you already got inside. We're there to support and celebrate each other. And that's not like your story versus my story. You're going to walk up and over that dang mountain. You're not just going to put your mind over it. Yep. Yep, exactly. And if I can't walk up and over it, I'm going to go through it. Listen to Mind Over Mountain every Thursday on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Iris Palmer and my new podcast is called Against All Odds
Starting point is 00:43:58 and that's exactly what the show is about doing whatever it takes to be the odds. Get ready to hear from some of your favorite entrepreneurs and entertainers as they share stories about defying expectations, overcoming barriers and breaking generational patterns. I'm talking to people like award-winning actress, producer, and director, Eva Langoria. I think I had like $200 in my savings account and my mom goes, what are you going to do? And I was like, I'll figure it out.
Starting point is 00:44:23 We got a one-bedroom apartment for like $400 a month, and we all could not afford. Like, I was like, how am I going to make $100 a month? I'm opening up like I've never before. For those of you who think you know me from what you've seen on social media, get ready to see a whole new side of me. Listen to Against All Odds with Iris Palmer as part of the My Cultura podcast network, available on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Hello, gorgeous, it's Lala Kent, host of Untraditionally Lala.
Starting point is 00:44:53 My days of filling up cups at sir may be over, but I'm still loving life in the valley. Life on the other side of the hill is giving grown-up vibes. But over here, on my podcast, Untraditionally Lala, I'm still that Lala you either love or love to hate. I've been full on over sharing with fans, family, and former frenemies like Tom Schwartz. I had a little bone to pick with Shortsy when he came on the pod. You don't feel bad that you told me I was a bootleg housewife? I almost flipped a pizza in your lap. Oh my God, I literally forgot about that until just now.
Starting point is 00:45:23 Sorry, I don't want to blame alcohol. I got to blame that one on the alcohol. This is about laughing and learning when life just keeps on life in. Because I make mistakes so that you guys don't have to. We're growing, we're thriving, and yes, sometimes we're barely surviving. But we do it all with love. It's unruly, it's unafraid, it's untraditionally la la. Listen to Untraditionally Lala on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
Starting point is 00:45:49 If you are a founder or a freelancer or the friend who always says, you know what, what if I started that? This is for you. I'm telling you I had nothing to my name. I didn't know a single person in New York. And somehow I'm dressed by Oscar de Laurenta walking down that red carpet. This month, we sit down with entrepreneurs and creators
Starting point is 00:46:06 who actually did it, who turned the scary leap into a business, a paycheck, and a life they are proud of. Direct center of our happiness or our regrets is whether or not we're taking action on the things that matter to us. They're not selfish. They're so important.
Starting point is 00:46:22 They actually lead to our greatest contribution. because when we're living fulfilled, we actually show up better everywhere. We lead better. We're better friends. We're better relationships and collaborators and all those things because we have passion about the things we're doing. If you're trying to build something of your own this year, join us in these conversations that will make you braver and smarter with your money. Listen to Dos Amigos as part of the My Cultura podcast network available on the IHartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And the only set of rules for me now is like, do I actually, does this feel honest to me? Does it feel real to me? Is it going to have an impact on my listeners?
Starting point is 00:47:32 Is it going to help other people? Because for me, you know, I also, I changed what my idea of success was, like what success looks like for me. Okay, what was it? Well, before it was, you know, it was radio hits. It was awards, you know, it was the kind of industry accolates. And I did, I got a lot of those when I was. was in Canada. And I'm very grateful for them. And it was really fun winning those awards and going to the
Starting point is 00:47:58 after party and, you know, everybody's praising you and everything. But then you see how quickly those same people don't give a shit about you when you're not winning anymore. And you realize how fleeting and how actually kind of invaluable, like how not valuable those things really are. And I also, you know, recognized how much I had fixated on those things in my life thinking that they were the only things that made me valuable. It all stems back. And it all stems back to that. Yeah. And it's like, you know, I always, in anything I'm doing in any endeavor, I always am thinking big picture, big, big, big picture, zoom all the way out to like when I'm like old and like it's about to be my time to go.
Starting point is 00:48:38 What are the things that I'm going to think about? What will I look back on? What is going to, you know, what will my legacy comprise of? What are the things that people are going to remember about me and say about me when I'm gone? and what I created. I'm not going to think about the money I made or the awards on the shelf or, you know, and people aren't going to say, oh, that Megan Patrick, she sure made a lot of money. Like, why would I care about that?
Starting point is 00:49:03 No, I want to write songs. You know, it's why I wrote songs like Blood from a Stone and Boy Who Cryed Drunk and whether you love me or not because I have a, I have a platform and I have a voice and I believe that God gave me these gifts for something more than just making a career out of it. I believe that he gave me these gifts to help others because I think that I have a talent outside of just singing to motivate and inspire people and make them want to be their best selves and just leading by example of like, hey, you know, if I can do this for myself, if I can, you know, rise above all these things that have happened to me, then you can too. and opening up the conversation, especially, you know, like with Blood from a Stone, it's a very kind of like, there's a lot of like stigma around, especially I think daughters that, that no longer have relationships with their mothers.
Starting point is 00:49:58 You know, it's like, I feel like the daughters are expected to sort of become the caretaker of like their parents as they get older. And like you're always the one that's the oldest daughter, right? You're supposed to take care of everybody else. And, you know, I, there's a lot of judgment that comes from people. who haven't grown up in like an abusive situation and they're just, but it's your mother. Like how could you just like do that? Like you're a bad person. Like how could you just do that to your own mother? And it's it comes down to this this simple question of like, okay, well, have you ever met like an
Starting point is 00:50:32 asshole? Like someone who is not a good person who abuses other people? And the answer is like, of course, yes for most people. It's like, okay, well that could be someone's mother, father, brother, sister. you know, whatever. Like being blood related is not, is not, doesn't give the excuse to abuse the people closest to you. And at the end of the day, like, if that's the person who is hurting you the most, like, why should, why should you feel bad about setting those boundaries? And that conversation needs to be had about how damaging it is.
Starting point is 00:51:03 And I feel like there are a lot of people in my generation, because therapy and mental health has become a bigger conversation, you know, they are going to therapy and going, oh, actually the most damaging thing in my life is a parent. And, you know, I think it just needs to be normalized that it's okay for you to set those boundaries and not have that relationship with a family member if it's damaging to you. So I just hope it opens up that conversation and I hope it gives permission to a lot of other people who have been through what I've been through or where I'm at. I hope it gives them permission to move on.
Starting point is 00:51:43 And I'm not saying that it's not still painful for me. Like, of course it is. Like, she still exists, you know, she still is my, the person who gave birth to me. And there are moments where, you know, something big happens or, you know, moments where you're like, I'm going to call all the people I love and tell them about this moment. And I have that fleeting moment of, oh, I'm going to call her. And then I remember, like, that doesn't exist for me. but also the person I wish I could call doesn't exist either.
Starting point is 00:52:13 I have to remember that like that's heavy. The person I, the conversation and the moment I'm wishing to have doesn't exist for me. It's not in the carts for me. But that doesn't mean that I, you know, that God hasn't provided me with so many other people that feel, that help to fill that whole. My amazing mother-in-law, you know, my stepmom, like I am I am incredibly blessed with so many people that love. me for just who I am, regardless of the money I make or the success that I have. I have, you know, surrounded myself with good people that love me for all the right reasons. And so I just, I keep my focus on that and not what I don't have.
Starting point is 00:52:53 I mean, some people don't even get like one good parent. I have an awesome dad, you know, and we're very close. Did your parents divorce young? Mm-mm. So your dad was in there in the, how was that? Because you wrote a song called Iron Man, which could not portray your dad more oppositely than your mom. Yeah. So they were married. Mm-hmm. Like 35 years.
Starting point is 00:53:13 So how did that separation happen where your dad was so awesome and your mom was so toxic? Um, well, I think he, I think he took the brunt of a lot of it. He tried to shelter us and shield us from a lot of things, you know, and he stayed as long as he did for us, you know, for me and my sister. You didn't want to leave you. Mm-hmm. Um, you know, and also. So, like, he was also in an abusive relationship, you know. So, yeah, and we've all had to do a lot of healing. My dad, my sister, me. But thankfully, you know, we've been able to do that together. We've had a lot of long talks and conversations, and, you know, I can always call them
Starting point is 00:53:59 when I'm going through something, you know, that pertains to her. I mean, obviously putting out this song, you know, I didn't really know how that would be received. if something was going to happen. You know, I still, she still hasn't spoken to me or reached out. She does other things, though, like, you know, before the song came out, yeah, she would, like, comment on stuff, like, on social media. Like, when I got, yeah, like, when I got my first gold record, you know, she left a comment,
Starting point is 00:54:27 like, oh, just so proud of you, honey, like, love you. And it's like, you haven't spoken in a year. Even after that email? Yes. And it's like, and that's when I realized, oh, she doesn't. she doesn't really care about being my mom, but she still wants to be Megan Patrick's mom. And that just further, you know, just further spoke to the whole, the golden child thing. She was still trying to hang on.
Starting point is 00:54:51 She thought that she could just kind of hang on to the pieces of me that, that, you know, reflected well, I'm successful, so by proxy, so is she. You know, and, but without actually having a relationship with me. And that was really, that was really hurtful, you know, that was, that was a step beyond. It was like worse than the silence because it just goes to show like just how much she really doesn't care, you know, how any of that affects me. And she will do whatever she wants to do for herself. And, you know, there's been a lot of things that she's done where she has sort of peripherally tried to be around me or attach herself to me without ever actually acknowledging the letter or acknowledging the issue, you know, at the root of everything.
Starting point is 00:55:39 And so for me, and I'm sure there's some people that would say, oh, that's, you know, she's just trying to reach out in her own way. No. Bull shit. That's, no. If she wants a relationship with me, she can start with I'm sorry. And let's talk about all the ways that I've hurt you and how we fix that and how I can do better. Hey, it's Mike D. And this week on Movie Mike's Movie Podcast, I got a little vulnerable talking about a new movie called A Real Pain, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Keri and Col.
Starting point is 00:56:09 who you may know from succession. This movie hit me in such a way that I wasn't expecting, and I talked about things I've never talked about before. They played two cousins who are the complete opposites, and I think I saw a lot of myself and Jesse Eisenberg's character. I talked about it here in this review. Had a lot of nice messages of people reaching out, saying they appreciated me being so open about it,
Starting point is 00:56:31 so I wanted to share this with you now. Here's a little bit of my spoiler-free review of a real pain. Be sure to check out the full review on my podcast, Movie Mike's movie podcast. Let's get into it now. A spoiler-free movie review of a real pain starring Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg, also written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. You have two very opposite people here.
Starting point is 00:56:52 Jesse Eisenberg plays a character named David. Kieran Kulkin plays a character named Benji. They are cousins. They are at this point, and they're like mid to late 30s where they're kind of had a falling out, and you learn more and more details about their relationship as the movie unfolds. But the movie starts with them going on a trip because their grandmother just died.
Starting point is 00:57:11 They're going to Poland, and it's the first time they've seen each other in a very long time. And what I loved about the start of this movie is within five minutes, you know all the details about these characters that you need to know. And that was a really strong opening because it starts out with Jesse Eisenberg's character driving to the airport. He's in an Uber. And he calls his cousin like five times because he is so anxious and just telling him, hey, there's traffic here. If you haven't left yet,
Starting point is 00:57:37 I hope you've left by now. Hey, calling you again. Don't want to leave another message. And that tells you everything you need to know about that character, being very high stress, just very tightly wound, worrying about every single detail on this trip. And then you have Kiri and Kolkin's character who hasn't replied to any of his phone calls,
Starting point is 00:57:56 hasn't listened to any of his messages. And he's just hanging out at the airport. He's like, yeah, I've been here for like a couple hours, a few hours, because I like to come here and people watch it. So that really tells you the complete opposite nature of both of these characters. And the more and more you learn about each of them, the more I realize how much I am like Jesse Eisenberg's character.
Starting point is 00:58:17 And I have to say, didn't make me feel that good because that's something I've been struggling with recently because being so anxious and worried about just the little parts of life and having things in order, worrying about your job. In this movie, he is married, also has a very young son. so not at that phase of my life yet. But all of the characteristics of Jesse Eisenberg I saw myself in,
Starting point is 00:58:43 and all the characteristics of Benji played by Kiri and Colkin, I saw what I've been trying to achieve my entire adult life. And there's some moments in this movie where they butt heads so much because they're so different. And you could say they're like a odd couple, but I feel like that's such an old reference to an old movie of like, one's really clean and one's really messy. How will they get together?
Starting point is 00:59:05 not really like that. It's more that Jesse Eisenberg has changed over the course of his life to be more adult because he is in his mid to late 30s. And Kyrian Colkin is very much just still carefree and has a much different approach to life, doesn't give a crap about anything. And that is something that I have strived to be a little bit more. I would love to me more carefree. And not just because I feel like I would have less stress. I think I would always carry the stress with me because that is something I've had since a very young age. But I think there are moments in this movie that I thought, I want to be more charismatic and be able to light a room up when I walk into it.
Starting point is 00:59:48 And I feel that that is something that I've just tried to do, but because over the course of my life, I've always been known as the quiet guy, which I hate. I mean, I come on here and I talk 45 minutes to an hour a week about movies, and I could do that every single day, and I would still be the quiet guy. And there was something about this movie bringing out Benji's character of him being able to connect with people.
Starting point is 01:00:13 That is something I've been just trying to do in my entire life of, if I ever go hang out with a new group of people, oh, I feel very tense. That is hard for me to make new friends in a small group. Big groups, I go on stage and tell jokes. That's no problem to me. I'm connecting that way because to me that doesn't feel real. you give me 500 people, 1,000 people. It doesn't matter.
Starting point is 01:00:35 I've done that before. That is easy to me. But connecting with just a small group of people, I can't do it. And if I went to hang out with people like for a weekend and like, hey, here's Mike. And you hang out for the entire weekend. I don't feel like I would bond with those people. And I feel that that is something I've tried to do because I have met people that I enjoy after just an hour of meeting with them. and I want to be around them or I want to know what they have thoughts about.
Starting point is 01:01:06 And there are people I like so instantly that I always wish that I could be that type of person. Some of my friends are those type of people who can just talk to anybody, strike up a conversation and get all these details out of people because they are so warm and friendly and inviting. And there's a moment in this movie where Kieran Kolkin learned something about the other members of this tour group that they go on because they go on this trip to Poland, but they are joining this tour guide who has a very interesting cast of people with him.
Starting point is 01:01:37 And you have Kirian Kolkin's character who is learning all these things about other people because he's genuinely curious. He likes talking to people, and they all start to like him. Some of them don't like him for that same reason, but some of them form like a really strong relationship with him just because he has that warm nature,
Starting point is 01:01:55 that charismatic nature, who he is somebody who just comes into a room, says what he says and people connect with that. And I've always wanted to do that because I feel over the course of my life that sometimes I feel that people just don't like me. Not just that they don't like me. It's that I don't do enough things for people to have an opinion on me where I don't say a whole lot.
Starting point is 01:02:20 I don't put a lot out there. So it's not that people don't like me because I don't like that guy. It's just because I feel that I kind of blend into the background sometimes that people don't like me, but they also don't, like, they don't hate me. And I think that's almost worse. That is something I've just been fighting because, like I said, going back to that example, if you met people spend a weekend with them, I feel like I'm so forgettable for that reason. And I think people genuinely think I'm a nice person, I'm a nice guy.
Starting point is 01:02:52 But there's just something about not being able to connect with people in that way that I've just been striving to do. my entire adult life, maybe even since I was a teenager. Like, I didn't have friends then, but I feel like even growing up now, like, I just want to have that. And there are moments in this movie where it really was like, did they make this movie just for me? Jesse Eisenberg, did you, like, hack into my computer and find all my journals and all my notes and listen to this podcast of all these things I've struggled with? And I haven't watched a movie that just nailed that aspect of my life because this is. is probably something I should talk about in therapy, but it just really struck a chord with me and unnerved something in me. So for a real pain, I give it 4.5 out of five. I would say that point five
Starting point is 01:03:42 is more of the emotional impact that had on me. So for any other person who doesn't struggle with that, it's probably still a four out of five. A really great movie, though. Definitely check it out if you want to get in early on some of the movies. They're going to be nominated for Best Picture. Thanks for listening to this week's Sunday sampler. New episodes from all the shows are out. So go check them out. The Bobbycast, Four Things with Amy Brown, sore losers, movie Mike's movie podcast,
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