The Headgum Podcast - 183: Saige Style

Episode Date: December 15, 2023

Marketing Intern Saige makes her Headgum Podcast debut alongside Marika, Anya, and Geoff to discuss Marika's lack of social decorum surrounding Saige, singing airline passengers, and Geoff's chances with Kate Beckinsale.Advertise on The Headgum Podcast via Gumball.fmRate The Headgum Podcast 5-stars on Apple PodcastsRate The Headgum Podcast 5-stars on SpotifyJoin the Headgum DiscordSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a HeadGum Original. Previously on the HeadGum Podcast. Isn't Jeopardy where it's like you control the board, you do it, and then if you can't answer it, it goes to the other person? Yes. Yes, but someone has to buzz first, I think. Okay. Well, let's start with Lucy because Cecily just asked that question. Okay, but I buzzed. I literally made a buzz sound. But no questions were asked yet. No questions.

This is a bad story. Oh, right. Oh, I have to be like, oh, I'll take Mother Earth's sex appeal for 300. You control the board. You control the board. Okay. Okay, I'll take Mother Earth's sex appeal for 300, please.

Mother Earth's sex appeal for 300. Mother Earth's Adonis belt. Who is Orion? That's going appeal for 300. Mother Earth's Adonis belt. Who is Orion? That's going to be incorrect. Fuck. Bro? Any day now, we're going to start. Y'all ready to pro shit? don't call it a comeback are you gonna be nice to debut and that was my i'm sorry to interrupt

that's what i wanted to know about if I was going to be nice to Sage yeah probably okay thanks Sage and I don't know each other very well so I can't be mean to her that's nice don't call it a comeback I said

call it a debut welcome Sage sorry thank you sorry the one thing I won't sorry just one second why do I hear Jeff so loud but I can't hear him The one thing I won't. Sorry. Just once. Why do I hear Jeff so loud?

But I can't hear one thing. You can't hear me at all. Well, I hear you from the room. The one thing I won't accept today is any stepping on toes of Sage. Right. Thank you. Those are Sage. Yeah. Mariko would never.

I don't think Anya would. Really? So you're worried about me. I mean, I don't know Anya would really so you're worried about me I mean I don't know you that well like it's just that that was me inserting the clip

of Marika already stepping on Sage's toes so Marika's saying I would never you already did it once already we've only been recording for what 20 seconds right I would say step on your toes not Sage already. We've only been recording for what? 20 seconds?

Right? I would say stuff on your toes, not Sage's. This is why I sit behind the desk usually. So that. No, it's not. The real reason is what? That we can't afford a producer on the show? Yeah.

Yeah. Did you tell people about the little note I had to make for you? Do you want to dive into that right now? I just thought we'd start there. Well, because, I mean, I'll be honest. I'll, you know, fess up, Sage style.

Yeah. Basically, basically, I forgot to record the video a couple weeks back. And again. And then again the week after. Different videos, though,

right? The first time, I just forgot to press record on the switchboard. I just forgot. Yeah. on the switchboard I just forgot The next week Obviously there's like three different computers Logged onto a zoom

I didn't know that the zoom that needed to be recording Was the one that wasn't recording I genuinely I need to get to the bottom of this Why is Jeff so loud It's cause the mic is on here And so it's closer to me. Wait.

What? Is that true? It's not connected because when you connect it to the boom, it's because I use a soundboard basically. Oh, I didn't know he wasn't using. Yeah. I could connect the USB codec to this,

but we've already started SageStyle. It's not worth it. I just want to be clear that if I'd love you to lean in just energetically for the episode. Buy into the program. If I mishear Anya, if I accidentally

talk over her, it's not my fault. I would never blame you. Because Jeff is so loud. No, and I agree in terms of interrupting Anya. My voice doesn't carry in a way that Jeff's booms through the office. I would never blame you. Because Jeff is so loud. No, and I agree in terms of interrupting Anya. That's not your fault. My voice doesn't carry in a way that Jeff's. Yeah. It booms.

And I appreciate someone finally acknowledging that I kind of command a room anytime I walk in. Yeah. Like the room that he walked into where I was having a meeting with someone about a new show or bringing on a big show. Bigger numbers than this show will ever see. But they weren't on the call. It was Kevin Bartlett. Love the guy. That's actually not how you pronounce his last name.

Bartlett? How do you say it? Bertlett? Bartleft? How do you say Kevin's last name? I'm so sorry, Kevin. We should have Kevin on the show. Sage?

If you look it up. I would go Bar-lay, but I've never met Kevin. I think it's Bartelt. Really? I don't think the L is after. I think the L is after the E. Fascinating. Bottom of the week.

Let's get it over with. I'm going to go Will Kahn over because he hates this segment and he skips it every time. Skips it when listening or when on the show? Which, yeah, thank you. At least he listens. But either way, he skips it. He's only been on the show twice and he's refused both times. I'm going to go Paul Giamatti in honor of Will Conover because he saw the hand, oh my

God, the holdovers twice. I heard it was good. I thought it was in honor of his stint at McDonald's. Paul Giamatti's? Yeah. I just watched Donnie Brasco and he was in that. Donnie Brasco is kind of a Donnie Brzasco. It's a disaster.

Have you guys seen the episode of the Chris Gethard show? We can let Sage go but I was ultimately you can finish Marika that's gonna end up being strike

two in terms of Marika stepping on Sage's I didn't do anything wrong you arguably interrupted me I interrupted

you for sure but that's part of the course yeah of course the episode of the Chris Gathered show where Paul Giamatti

is in a dumpster. I have a space to speak as soon as I say the word sage. And so anybody who continues speaking after I say sage is stepping on sage. No, 100%. But that was just me using it as an example. So if I was like, sage? Okay, my Bond of the Week is Walton Goggins.

Yes! I love Walton Goggins. Yes! I love Walton. I've never seen any of his shows, just Cowboys vs. Aliens, but I like how he looks like the Cynthia doll from Rugrats. It's Cowboys and

Aliens. Oh, sorry, Cowboys and Aliens. I think that's like a... You just want a counter. I think that's a Mandela side. Because I thought it was Cowboys vs. Aliens, too. Cowboys and Aliens makes sense. I think that's like a You just want a counter. I think that's a Mandela's act. Because I thought it was Cowboys versus Aliens too. Cowboys and Aliens. So she is ultimately allowed.

Marika's not stepping on my toes. I'm glad that she corrected me. Okay, Marika Defenders, join the chat. This just happened to me recently. And I appreciated it. It's called Stockholm Syndrome, Sage. Because I just learned that Marika is who you report to directly and I'm so sorry

to hear that you just learned that yeah he's going to Sage's he does not know I thought she made you know magic with the social clips

and with the you know the energy of the New York office anytime you're there social the word social to you

what does that like fall under synonymous with Sage the SG in Sage's Instagram is social girl. Yes. Because his Instagram is like social. Yeah.

I love it, Sage. Bond 3. Mr. Bean. Ooh. R.I.P. The character specifically. What's his name? Stronin. Mr. Bean. Ooh. R.I.P. The care of my hair specifically? What's his name? Ronan.

Ronan. It's always fun because there's going to be another guy. Ronan at, Rowan at Kinson. Actually, earlier, Pyle said, he said he's not coming on the show until you stop using those.

Wait, is Pyle in the New York office? He left. Yes, he left. But he said he didn't like it and you're using his voice without permission well

they just kind of signed a deal he's not he's not union I mean if you think any first of all any union would let his ass in second of all

because you know it's protections nobody wants to protect Pyle I don't I don't really have anything to say right now. I appreciate you tossing it back to me. Marika, should I tell Jeff what I discovered over the weekend? No way. I texted you.

They're open. Pyle and his wife are open. Yeah, so I didn't know this, but I Googled my own name to see what comes up. I hadn't done that in a while. Felt like it was time. Sure. And I have an IMDB page,

and 50% of my credits are Jeffrey the Dumbass. And that's what should be more. That you can thank Sage for. Yeah. Which I told her. I just meant like I only have two, I mean I only have two things listed. What's the other thing?

Off days. It's just like, it's like if you just like, if you look at, if you Google what comes up on like the Google result, it just says Anya Knobskaya and then it says Jeffrey the Dumbass right underneath. It's like a lighter font. A lighter gray.

And so when anyone Googles me, my mom, like she's going to have to explain to people what it is. She moved to LA and this is. She moved to L.A. This is what she has to show for herself. Are you crying? It's so funny to be like, what's the other one?

Off days. The fucking nonsense that you originated. I didn't think this company was going to turn into anything. I didn't think we were putting in an IMDB. I didn't think that we would have more of a staff. I shouldn't have said anything negative about the network. Marty heard and now he came over here and tipped his hat. He did do that.

The big one? The big one's on the table here. Okay. It was a big tip. Our computer's in the way. I can't see it. But you don't think Rowan Atkinson's a good choice? No, I think it's fine. Oh, I thought you meant the character Mr. Bean. I forgot his name for a second.

But he was already in Johnny English so you can kind of... He's kind of building on his... And he was in my favorite movie, Scooby-Doo, the live action, the 2002. And he's kind of like a Bond villain in that one. Okay, Sage.

Supporting me. Oh, Sage. He's supporting me. He's supporting me. That was horrible. Sorry. You up? It doesn't matter. I'm trying to hear them. Marika?

That was so loud. Sage, I'm so sorry that you had to hear that. What? Travis and Taylor. Yes. Let's talk about it. This is going to come out.

I'm already tired of it. Yeah, I'm over it. I'm a Joe Allen stan ultimately and I feel like he's been done wrong. Doesn't that track for Marinka? It tracks for Marinka. Yeah, he's a little British boy. A little British boy.

I think I Attracts Mariko. Yeah. He's a little British boy. A little British boy. I think, I, I mean, ultimately she is a friend of the network, so I don't know if we can say anything. Taylor Swift is a friend of HeadGum? Yeah.

How? She went to a Jake and Amir show. And she had a head, true. What? True. And she has, she had HeadGum. No, this is bullshit.

She had HeadGum hosts open up her... Like the biggest tour of all time. Eras? Yeah. Oh, you mean Muna? HeadGum hosts opened up for her there. She doesn't know what HeadGum is. She doesn't listen to podcasts.

She's been to a Jake and Amir show. No, she hasn't. That's true. No, Marika, bullshit. First of all, I know you're lying. She's... No, I'm not. Marty... No, I'm not lying. Ask Amir.

I don't trust you, Marty, or Anya. Marty met Calvin Harris there. Calvin Harris, I buy. But she was with Calvin Harris. Okay, so she was dating Calvin. Calvin was the fan. Calvin dragged her to a date. She's...

Listen. Sage? I will say, if I'm, like, scrolling through the HeadGum TikToks For You page, it is a lot of TikToks about Taylor Swift. Okay, interesting. So I'm thinking there's sort of a connection. That's strike four, bud. She was supporting me.

That's true. Three and a half. And ultimately, that's my job. Yeah. Well, now the whole conversation shifted to you isn't it that's exactly what you want so i have a question have we actually introduced sage sage let's get your plugs up top because it's again don't call it a comeback it's a debut what do you do at the network and let's say your full street address. Okay, thank you.

Yeah, I'm a marketing intern. And I'm not going to tell you my street address. But I did just recently moved. I live in B****. Okay. That's so too much information. Can you just say Upper West Side and then I'll insert it where you say you lived? No. Or lived and loved, ideally. Why do you want her to live on the Upper West Side and then I'll insert it where you say you lived? No.

Well, lived and loved, ideally. Why do you want her to live on the Upper West Side? Yeah, I don't live on the Upper West Side. Marika, that's strike four and a half. It's literally not. And a half? Yeah, he gave you a half earlier, so now we're going to be going in half increments. I just love this idea of Sage sort of living out this sex in the city dream.

Wait, I have a great story about Sage on this topic. Oh, goodness. Something I think about really every time I get on a meeting with Sage is that we all went out. I know it's going to be. We all went out for dinner after, was that after a show? I think it was after a show, yeah. Yeah. You weren't there.

after I had gum happy hour we went to a diner and everyone ordered like food that a 30 year old would eat right before bed and Sage ordered a black coffee and french fries yeah I was like what will really put me in a good night's sleep and Sage was like I drink black coffee

all day and all night it was a very cool flex also the polyunsaturated fats fatty acids rather it's like that'll keep me up all night I can was a very cool flex. Also, the polyunsaturated fats, fatty acids rather. It's like that'll keep me up all night. I can't eat fries like I used to. We are 25. You guys are actually very close in age. I know.

That's an order that I would like is black coffee. Decaf. We're not crazy. With the fucking sodium. No decaf. See? It was regular strength. I mean, it was good.

I will say, I bet Anya remembers this. Some of the fries were, like, flaccid. Like, they were not crisp. Yeah, they were bad. You, Anya, poured water on her fries to stop from eating them. Which I've never experienced before. Who did that? You.

Oh. Wait, what? Yeah, you said, I used to have a boss who would do this. And then you dumped your fries in water. That's strike five. I have my own counter going. That's only strike one for me. That's four strikes.

That is true. I did do that. Remember we were like, the diner people did. We were kind of discriminated against in that diner. Yeah, they hated us. They sat us, like, by the bathroom. What do you think it was? Also, I will say, I think Casey ordered an egg cream.

He did, yeah. He did, so... And Sage just answered the question, because I said, what did you think it was of why your entire table was discriminated against? And then she inserted that Casey was there. Now I get it. Did you guys ever go to

Serendipity 3? No. What is that? Have you never? I recently watched the movie Serendipity. I obviously know what he's talking about.

That's Jeff's favorite movie. I actually just recently learned that that's an important movie in the Jeff canon. Yeah. In the Jeff canon it's just my life.

Sage? Yeah, I recently watched movie in the Jeff Canon. Yeah. In the Jeff Canon is just my life. Yeah. Sage? Yeah I recently watched Serendipity not for the first time just like again a rewatch and I don't think I like

it that much anymore. What is this? The first time I really enjoyed it but the second watch I was like I don't know about this. Okay.

I was just thinking that I should rewatch it but I guess I shouldn't. I watch it every year. I watch it once a year on the holidays. Sorry, that's trying to get at me. Yeah. I was doing my holiday watch, and I thought... Is it because of Kate Beckinsale? Maybe not. Strike six for Anya. Is it because you think you have a chance

with Kate Beckinsale? Oh, me? Yeah. She dates younger... She does date younger guys. He knows that. I think I could charm her, yeah. Sage? Yeah, I don't really know what I didn't like about it this time. I think just like they were never together throughout the whole movie.

I don't think I like that. It's an anti-comedy romance. Sorry, it's an anti-romance romantic comedy. Yeah. In this new digi-era of... Digi. Discord instead of discourse, right? Reddit instead of...

I read that. X instead of XOXO in real life, IRL, instead of Fanny. Right? What? Nobody makes whoopee anymore. There's a bunch of articles about how it's like if you don't think you're, if you think you're the only one in the world not having as much sex as other people, you're actually not.

So. There is a whole thing about like, are you Gen Z? I'm a zillennial, they say. What about you, Sage? I'm Gen Z. I was born in 2001. Wow. What month?

I'm 22. So I don't know. But are you feeling it? You don't know what month? I'm feeling 22, I think. Okay. Marika, I appreciate the restraint you've shown since you got the four and a half strike. What month, Sage?

May. Okay. Taurus or? Gemini. Got it. But well before 9-11, Sage? May. Okay. Taurus or... Gemini. Got it. But well before 9-11, so she remembers. Well, I don't remember. I was like a couple months old.

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Taylor Swift has the Swifties. What do I have? Right? Should we invent one? That's a good question. Did you say medical leave? I said, should we invent one now? Medical leave.

What do I have as medical leave? That is a great question. I do think we should come up with this. Is it the dummies? Do you have any ideas? The dumbassers? The dummies. Jephthys.

I like the Jephthys. The gummies. Sage, can you say Jephthys with an Indian accent? I'll give you $1,000. Oh, no, thank you. I'm okay. That was a test the jameses she doesn't even have the protection of being a full-time employee neither do i what about the fucking yeah i don't know what about what's your middle name

aaron nothing there i know What about just the Jeffries? That's... Sorry. Can we... I'm going to strike five and a half. He's opening a safe. That was me... Well, I should have done it like this. That was me turning off the shutoff valve of Marika's bullshit.

Shooting you? What? No. I said shutting off the valve of you. just as rude if not ruder by the way but not violent it would be funny if your travis fan was kate base was you're just your full name instead of the swifties it's the jeffrey jameses jeffrey um who's my Travis? Is it Kate Beckinsale? No. Maybe one of the other Beckinsale.

What would you define as the Travis? Like the guy that was like thirsty on Maine. I think it's the woman who came into my world, not only rocked it, but added security. Right? It's like no more Joe Alwyn types. No more of me lollygagging by dating someone like the 1975. And I don't mean the lead singer.

I mean the entire band. Okay. Paige. I'm kind of hoping for you it's Miley Cyrus. Do you think she's milling about or miling about? In terms of waiting For you I think she's just being Miley Loosely exactly Cyrus

I don't get it I don't think I would get along with Miley at all Really? You don't really know her I don't know her personally but I know her brand And if my brand is anything like my actual personal life She's very different I guess ultimately

None of us really know anything about you Or Miley Who do you think you know more Miley Cyrus or me Probably Miley Amir I don't really know you at all And I've known Miley As a celebrity for like my whole life. So.

Okay. Wow. Yeah. Since May of 2001. Yeah. Were you a Hannah Montana fan? Love Hannah Montana. Still watch it even.

Wow. Really? Yeah. Like with my friends, it's like a good pre going out show. Going out. Now, where are we going?

I also want to know. Never been to the box. Don't even know. I don't know what that is, but just like around town. Carmelo's? No. Fucking the Johnson's.

I don't. Are you naming real places? The Johnson's. These are all places in the upper west side. That place, that's not the full name of that place. I only just moved to that place recently, a few months ago. Welcome to the Johnson's and there's the Johnson's and I? The Johnson's. These are all places in... Sorry, Upper West Side. That place, that's not the full name of that place. I only just moved to...

Recently, a few months ago. No, there's Welcome to the Johnson's, and then there's the Johnson's. And I like the Johnson's better. Are you kidding? No. There's two places? Yeah.

That's crazy. It sucks. It doesn't suck as much as the box. I'd love to see Sage at Dumbo House just railing lines of coke in the bathroom, walking out and then doing work, editing a social clip for fucking factually.

When do you think they're going to offer you a full-time position? Sage? I don't... Who can say? Yeah, you can ask that, obviously. Really? But what, I can say how much Pyle's house sold for? No, you can't.

Got it. Marika, when do you think they're going to demote you to intern? Give Sage your data. They've done that. Any time, I think. I kind of think Marika runs the whole company. She does. It's all on Marika's back.

Here we go. Well, first of all, did we nail down who my Travis is? You think it's Miley Cyrus? I think it should be an athlete. So maybe someone on the What about like Simone Biles?

I don't know what it is with Marie. I mean, I'm not going to be as defensive with you, but like, because you've been on the show and you can come up yourself. That's strike one against Anya. Why?

The counters at the bottom of the screen are going crazy. It's so hard to keep up with she pointed like she agreed with me I do agree with you and I didn't think you were interrupting no and I don't want your tone of voice to go higher because then people think that I'm attacking you Simone Biles would

if you dated Simone Biles all of our lives would get better you would reply to emails you would reply to texts that spreadsheet that I send you would be all filled out every week because you think that her discipline couldn't help but imbue itself onto me? Absolutely. Yeah, of course. She wouldn't put up with anything else.

What I was about to say is that she's so short that I could carry her around, but she's stronger than me. She could carry you around. Exactly right. Which is kind of all anyone wants. To carry you around. I don't want to carry you around. Not me specifically.

Everyone wants to be carried Carry me my girlfriend Fuck you guys Sage doesn't even know She's never heard of What is that? I know carry on my wayward son Yeah

Supernatural Alright here we go I haven't done this in a while. I've gotten to the next status, so. Are you going to be quiet? But they're enjoying it. So while we're sitting here, could I please? I'm not enjoying it.

So I'm asking you, can you be quiet? Okay, well, I find that a. That's a yes or no answer, please. Am I going to go to jail if I don't? Can you please answer my question? Are you willing and able to be quiet right now? I'm doing what the Lord is telling me to do. I'm asking you a question, yes or no. I'm your flight leader. I need you to follow my question? Are you willing and able to be quiet right now? I'm doing what the Lord is telling me to do. I'm asking you a question, yes or no.

I'm your flight leader. I need you to follow my instruction. Okay. My instruction for you to answer my question. Are you able to be quiet right now? What do you guys think? I'm asking you, man. Nobody comes to her defense.

This is you emailing me. Yeah. I'm which one? You're the flight leader. Okay. You're like, can you record on Tuesday, yes or no? And I'm like, I'm doing what the Lord is telling me to do. And you're like, right. Can you do what the Lord is telling you to do on Tuesday?

And I'm like, what do you guys think? And I turn around to nobody. A community of zero. As I was saying, I think it's more that you're the woman and we're saying, can you be quiet? Yeah. And I'm looking out to the audience.

And the audience isn't even vouching for me. Yeah, you ask, do you guys want me to be quiet? And all the comments are like, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Yeah. I can't tell if people really actually just like playfully love the show and they like to play along or if they truly want me dead. I think they do genuinely like the show. Definitely don't want me dead. I think they do genuinely like this show. Definitely don't want you dead.

No, there are some people who hate the show with a passion. But they still listen to it. There are some people that don't listen to it and never liked it. There are some people that say that they hate it but ultimately listen every week. We don't care. As long as we get the impression.

Maybe I should be more controversial. No. ultimately listen every week. We don't care. As long as we get the numbers. The impressions, yeah. Maybe I should be more controversial. No. No, I think you're controversial enough. How so? Name one controversial thing I've said on this episode. You asked Sage to do an Indian accent. For a thousand dollars. That wasn't me.

That was Sage, almost. Almost. Do it. So I guess my question is like, what are your guys' notes for this woman? What should she have done or what should the flight leader have done differently? What would you have done

if you were in either of their shoes? I think she said, are you going to send me to jail? So would she have stopped if he said yes? Because I think if she's going to do it, she needs to commit so hard that she would go to jail for it. Yeah, I agree.

That is a good point. That's a good point. I will say that those are you know it's almost an intrusive hypothetical because it all starts with what if yeah and he didn't answer right so we have to go based on what she did and what you would have done if you were her if i was really committed to singing i think i would keep singing this is interesting because now i feel like Sage is questioning gospel singer Bobby Storm's

dedication to the craft I love the idea that Sage specifically given what I know of her personality would go to jail

would be singing would be singing loudly on a plane I mean I would never sing on a plane I never even open my mouth to speak but

that's all I figured you're sitting in an exit row yeah are you willing and able to help in the kids even open my mouth to speak. You're sitting in an exit row. Are you willing and able to help in the case of an emergency? You're just like... Silent. But if I was this woman and I really wanted to sing and the Lord was telling me to, I think I would risk it all. I guess if you're her,

who do you care about more, the Lord or this flight leader? A term I've never heard of, by the way. Right, right. I ultimately, I often feel like people who have a strong belief in God have it easier because they have like kind of a rule book to follow. But in this case, her belief in God is making it a lot harder for her to live on this plane. I would say that the checklist you made for me to make sure that I record everything was sort of its own gospel. And

it's a little star striking slash also divine to be here with the creator of my word of God. I thought your gospel was be joy, get wise, embellish faith and whatever the last

one we came up with was. That's kind of like Old Testament, New Testament. Exactly right. So both are important, but what I'm not going to have is someone like, especially like Marika and not Sage, putting me in a box. The show isn't just about be joy. It's not just about getting wise. It's not just about embellishing faith. It's not just about conquering fear. It can expand from there,

can contract from there. Today, it's all about this. Here's what I will say. That doesn't mean it's not your gospel. I often feel like being on this show is like, you're just like

forming different alliances based on who else is in the room. Sure. But it's really hard for me. Like, I don't see Sage and Marika right now because you made

their screen so small. Yeah. And so, I can feel my alliance. I can feel my alliance like going you don't have to share this window anymore joe did you just call me joe oh those are your those are your followers the joes the joe schmoes if you're not able to follow my instruction you will not be taking this flight are you able to be quiet? I like that she says, ah. Yeah, ah, okay.

I didn't realize what was going on here. If that's the case, then that's fine. If you are the person in charge, I'm your flight attendant. If you are the person in charge of it all, then that's fine. Thank you. This is the moment of pure embarrassment.

What was that safe sound? Like the Lord is telling me To tell you to stop Yeah Then what would she say? Nobody wants it No one else has ever had an issue but it's No one else

has ever had an issue. She's about to sing. Are we all ready? Yeah. Sorry. Thank you for each day of my life. I realize

I don't need anything. I live My life is beautiful No she's incredible Yeah Yeah it's great Also I just want to say

Point out that the The angle That this is filmed at There was a moment where The entire like Angle shifted And it looked like The plane was going down

I don't know why anybody has a problem with this the plane is already going down i might as well sing us all to sleep well she should reach out to god right in that moment yeah that's true jesus took the reins i i did i did immediately switch sides i i was on her side after she acted so shocked that it wasn't okay that she was singing. She was like, oh, you want me to stop? Oh, if that's what you're, oh. Okay, then I guess I will. And then she doesn't.

And I'm on her team and I think she's right. I would be so pissed. I hate people on flights. I'm a misanthrope on flights sage style and i'm like here's the thing what delta started doing i don't know if you guys have been on a flight recently what just the other day on delta they've been playing songs yeah they do play songs at like 5 45 yeah i'm like before the plane starts up. It's insane. Oh, my. Who wanted that? I have no idea, but I am like, shut the fuck up.

Yeah. It's crazy, like, 2023 elevator music. Yeah. So in that situation, I would prefer that Bobby Storm was on my flight singing to me instead. That's true. Virgin was doing just, like, songs, just normal radio songs at full volume. And that was a lot too. I'm staying in a Virgin hotel next week.

What do you guys think about that? Where are you going? Where are you going? I'm going to Las Vegas with my whole family for Thanksgiving. And I'm meeting Erica there and she's going to take my family clubbing. That's crazy. You played that right over the important part of our list. I didn't mean to. It auto played because I actually only had to. She's my family clubbing. That's crazy. You played that right over the important part of what I was going to say. I didn't mean to.

It auto-played because I actually only had to. She's taking me clubbing. She's getting us a table and bottle service. The only thing I know about Erica is that she loves Vegas, and she loves the clubs of Vegas. And I get to experience that with her. We should have her on to talk about it after. Thank you.

Me too. That would be a great episode. I don't think, I think if Erica ever invited me to go clubbing with her in vegas i think we both would have an awful time i think i would ruin her night i don't like why oh and i would be a wet blanket i'd be like why can't we just go back to the buffet because there was a boston cream thing that i wasn't ready for because i ate too much of the salty shit and then now i want the dessert and i just want to go back because i don't want to come and they'd be like what'd you

say i can't hear you because we're in a club and I'd be like that's why I don't like clubs and they'd be like me too because they misheard me because of the music. Right and they thought that you were trying to be fun and you weren't. Yeah and then they'd go dancing away and then I'm like wait where'd you guys go because I barely know her friends. I met them that day. Right.

And I already decided that I don't like two of them. One of them we might be friends and then one of them I'm like this guy's awesome and then by the end of the weekend I'm like actually he's a little problematic. Sure. Sage can I ask you this yeah you've never heard the show before I've listened to the show before how many times once or twice

or like consistently once more than a handful of times okay okay what I was worried about was that it was going to be a half episode that you turned off no I think it's never bad to like things. Liking things is good. What about not liking things?

That's less good because then you don't get to like something. I agree, but I don't like clubbing in Vegas. I'm not going to apologize for it. Anti-hater culture. You shouldn't. Sage is right. Sage is right. I'll send you photos from the club.

I don't want it. I know what it is. I know what it has. I've been inside photos from the club. I don't want it. I know what it is. I know what it has. I've been inside of clubs and others. Subsequently. It gets boring after a while. And others. Sage, you've listened to a handful of episodes.

More than a handful, I'd say. Love that. But I don't know the exact amount, yeah. Having listened to more than a handful, those are your words, not mine. Yeah. And having been on one episode. What's wrong with it? I don't think there's anything wrong with it.

It's just not for many people. I wouldn't say it's like flawless, but I don't think you should change your direction to fit what people want. Wow. Brave. I would disagree. No, but I appreciate. Sorry. I would. Strike one.

I don't disagree with that, but I think you should change your behavior to fit specifically what Anya and I want from you. Workflows. Workflows is what you're doing. Communication is good. But your on-the-show persona, it's fine. It's not non-grata. Fine.

Is the persona non-grata or is the persona au gratin? Non-grata. Cheese? No, I appreciate the honest feedback. It really did feel true to me slash others this is so fucked up i appreciate content wise that you guys can appreciate content wise what i put out i appreciate the word choice the diction of direction it is creative direction, isn't it? It's not just

an outline. It's not just what I bring to the show every week, the energy. It's like, it's a specific creative direction that's leading us down a path. Is it the right path? Who can say? But it is leading us down a path, and that is direction, and that is leadership. Do you feel satisfied about it? Yeah. Are you proud of the work you've done?

Great question, Sage. Well, part of the issue, I have a little bit of Hamilton in me. Alexander? Meaning? I will never be satisfied. I'll never be satisfied. I've never seen that.

He doesn't sing that one. No, the only episode that I've ever been truly satisfied by was the live show at Gramercy. And then also the all-women episode. And then the all... The one you barely participated in. The post-nuptial episode.

That one just came out. We've had other good ones. Yeah, this is also an all-women episode. That's true. Yeah, true. All the audits were good. And I like the writing advice things. But everything else, I have notes.

And it's not always on me so we should start retaking some of those redoing those episodes yeah Jeff's version the audit Jeff's version is really funny I think Sage might have just given us our first series thing

of next year which is the audit Jeff's version and it's me auditing your guys' ass yeah something you need to audit us audit yourself of next year, which is the Audit Chefs version. That's really good. And it's me auditing your guys' ass. Yeah. Yeah. Oh. Something you need to audit us. Audit yourself.

Yeah, audit your performance on those episodes. But you have to do the audit. I don't know. Maybe say Janelle Deeper. Well, offline. Which is sort of a... But it would be good

for you to get the rights to those episodes, finally. And ultimately, you should check in with both of your producers, me and Anya, before you really sign off on any specific thing like that. Marika stands

up for us in a way that I never could and it's really brave. To get the rights to the audit episodes, the writing advice episodes, the post-nuptial episode, and the producers episode, I would make still pennies on the dollar because it would just be... How many episodes have there been?

180? You've relinquished a lot of rights every time you used copyrighted music in an episode. Which so many times we've asked you not to do. Don't just chuckle. But that's kind of like the vibe of the show. You're a rule breaker. Yeah.

But at some point you gotta learn to win. Sorry, Danny DeVito Zucco. Danny DeZucco, yeah. Danny DeVito a little bit in mixed name. Yeah, so... I'm the bad boy of head gum. Let's go ahead and say it. And by the way, that's why Beckinsale is gonna beckon me.

I think that's like Hayes. And I'm not for sale. Hayes. Oh, ahead and say it and by the way that's why Beck and Sale is gonna beckon me I think that's like Hayes and I'm not for sale Hayes oh yeah I was like he does not work I know who you're talking about now I was gonna say it's Sage

but because of the black coffee and fries black coffee and fries we got there callbacks we gotta end the episode there

and also Uncle Jeffrey has acupuncture how does he afford this stuff it was a gift card do you have a niece or nephew Jeffrey has acupuncture. How does he afford this stuff? Do you have a niece or nephew? I have acupuncture today, too. I don't have acupuncture. I just want to get the fuck out of here. That was embarrassing

for me. That was embarrassing for me because I lied and got caught in a lie. All the time. What do you guys do for your mental health? I'm kind of depressed. I go to therapy. I see a psychiatrist. I go on a lot of walks. Pedometrist.

I don't go on enough walks. I do do acupuncture. I do physical therapy. Marieke and I both have treadmill desks at home though. I want to get a treadmill. Every time you send us a frustrating text or email, we have to fire that thing up.

You described it like it is powered like a lawnmower. You're pouring gasoline in it. It does come with an oil thing. You have to oil it. I don't mind oil. I've never done that. Have you done that? I never mind oil.

Your son come with oil? I don't really know where to put it. You'll have to come over. Yeah, I don't know. You and your boyfriend should come over. Plugs, what do you guys have going on?

Let's start with Sage and I swear to God, Marika. Yeah. Strike 11 or whatever. Sage? Thank you. Yeah, I don't have a whole lot going on.

I'd say follow me on Instagram, sage.sg. Social girl. And then Letterboxd, but I don't know my at. So go on Marika's and then scroll to find me and her following. You're asking them to do a lot. Well, they don't have to do it. But if they want to, that's how to find me.

And is number one the Scooby-Doo movie? Live action? Sorry. Then isn't your favorite movie on there? Will they see? That's how they'll know it's you because Scooby-Doo will be number one. Scooby-Doo live action, the first one, not the second one. Okay. Yeah. What about

a screening of the live action Scooby-Doo in Portland, Oregon? So it's Damien and Matt, the two Lillards, opening the fucking screening, right? Right. That would be amazing. I wouldn't travel to Portland to see it. Damien Lillard is related to the actor? He's not.

He also doesn't live in Portland anymore. Marika, what do you got? Follow me at Marika Elan on all social media and if you go to my letterbox and go into my followers you can find sage's letterbox and follow her too and mine and not yes i never review though yeah so don't plug it i have good i have good like ratings okay i don't write anything. I don't know if you're interested. Follow Anya if you want her blanket ratings of movies and TV.

Yeah, Donnie Brasco's got to go up there. What did you do? What are you going to rate it? What did you do? What did you do? What are you going to rate Donnie Brasco? Was it a fiasco or was it a disaster? A fiasco? Fiasca.

That's unappreciating. Have you not seen the video of Sofia Coppola's daughter? I thought that's what we were talking about. What's her name? I don't know. Oh yeah, where she's chartered a helicopter. She's like make make penne alla vodka

with me yeah is this an onion she's holding up a shallot she's like I think so but it doesn't look like one he's yawning there's no way

that babysitter's like a like professor ass looking guy yeah he's like a 45 year old man he's actually her babysitter's boyfriend but

oh yeah thank you for I've watched that a lot. Yeah. Yeah. Did you guys see Priscilla? Not yet. I was going to see it

this weekend and then I didn't. That one's getting five stars from me on Letterboxd. Oh nice. You've seen it? Or just like

No I saw it. Okay. Okay good. At Jeffrey James on Instagram. We're skipping over my plugs. That was your plug plug you just said that

you're good follow you so that you can people can find out what you rate donnie out of my pocket because i was gonna plug my venmo again what is it at ken of skaia anya is my first name cash of skaia wow should i change it i might change my cash of skaia i'm still taking um submissions for my new name because i want to i want to change my last on your zero stuck people call you that on the discord there's a discord right then ends That was a Hidgum Original.