The Toast - S3 Ep105: Gotta Get Down on Friday: Friday, June 12th, 2020
Episode Date: June 12, 2020Matt James Is The New Bachelor! (PEOPLE) Kelly Clarkson files for divorce from husband Brandon Blackstock (Page Six) Lady Antebellum Officially Shortens Name to Lady A: 'We Are Sorry for the... Hurt This Has Caused' (PEOPLE) Olivia Culpo's returns to LA with Christian McCaffrey and his mom Tinsley Mortimer Will Not Return to Real Housewives of New York: 'My Fairy Tale Ending' (PEOPLE) Real Housewives of New York Recap Hidden Figures Recap The Morning Toast with Claudia (@girlwithnojob) and Jackie Oshry (@jackieoproblems) Merch: https://shopmorningtoast.com/ The Morning Toast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themorningtoastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Good morning, millennials! Welcome back to the Morning Toast. Happy Friday. Hey, Claude.
H-Y-D.
Good morning, Jackie. It's Friday, Friday. Gotta get down on Friday. Ben literally, like,
we woke up at the same time. He, like, rolled over and he whispered in my ear. He was like,
it's Friday it's honestly crazy what like
cultural impact that idiotic song had on me and an entire generation yeah no it was a moment for
sure for sure but like it also is Friday and I'm excited that it's Friday even though we're still
in quarantine like the weekends are starting to feel more and more legitimate.
And I really just like, I'm so excited to sleep in.
I can't even tell you and just watch Potomac all day, all night.
So I have like a great weekend ahead of me and I'm ready to embark on it.
There was like a period in quarantine where we were doing our show like much later, like live at noon.
So I really wasn't waking up to like 10, 30, 11.
But now that we're prerecorded this week, especially we've tried to do earlier shows because people seem
to like it. So I'm exhausted. Yeah, no, I agree. Like this was the first week where I fell asleep,
like when I went to sleep, you know, I didn't just like lay there contemplating the earth's
biggest questions. Same. No. And I've been going to bed at like 1030. It's like, it's, I've been on a like strict regimen. It's like, there's a Bravo
usually from nine to 10 and then 1030, 10 to 1030 is watch what happens live. And then boom,
I'm asleep. Like, I cannot believe how early I feel like a grandmother.
Oh, that's really early. I've been going to sleep around midnight. Last night was 1230 because I
stayed up to finish season two of Real Housewives of Potomac. I have like a frog in
my throat. I have to watch the reunions, which I'm really excited about. And then I'll be on
season three. So hopefully, but next time you see me, I'll be on season four. Wow. That's crazy.
It's crazy what can happen in a weekend, you know? It's crazy what can happen in a weekend.
So we have a great show. I have to make a correction. Real Housewives of New York was
on last night and I'm so sorry for spreading misinformation. It's been very confusing
from Bravo. Like no real statement. It's like why they're delaying. I actually read on like
some Bravo groups that so much of their production, their future production is delayed because of
COVID. So they're kind of just like spreading out the fresh content that they still have.
I don't know if that's true or not, but it made a lot of sense. So I apologize.
There was a real episode, an episode of Real Housewives of New York,
and we will be recapping it in our TV recap segment, along with some other things.
We have fast five, some good, some bad, some very sad stuff,
but some happy stuff.
Yeah, actually, I think we have some good news.
I mean, I think there's just like one sad news story that hurts my heart,
but the rest is relatively good news, I think.
So I'm excited about that.
I actually, I like the idea of Bravo spreading out their content so that when the time comes, when the drought of coronavirus 2020 occurs, that we are prepared.
So I'm okay to wait a few weeks, even though I will miss, I will miss my shows.
I'm okay to wait a few weeks, even though I will miss my shows.
Yeah, even though I was really not looking forward to Real Housewives of New York, but I'm glad we're going to recap it because I actually have a lot of thoughts, and it wasn't
necessarily the worst episode I'd ever seen.
Did you watch last week's episode?
Yes.
We have to talk about last week's episode.
I was in shock.
I've never seen a more dysfunctional dinner, like not in a cool, interesting way, like
in a what is happening way. We'll get into it. We have so much to recap. So I think we should start.
Oh, also, if you haven't listened to the latest episode of the Redheads, it is available now. We
are recapping Code Name Helene. And if a little historical fiction is not your speed, get started
on the newest Redheads book, which i know why the cage bird sings by
maya angelou um and then speaking of books um today is friday which means we are going to be
highlighting a black business which um we spoke about last week uh why we're going to start doing
that and so in the in uh in conjunction okay with the redheads episode, we're going to be highlighting a Black-owned bookstore called Loyalty Bookstores.
They're based in D.C.
They have I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, along with tons of other books that you can read about and learn about.
Like I said, they're based in D.C.
You can shop online.
It's loyaltybookstores.com.
com um the founder hannah oliver depp is a black and queer bookseller who has spent her career working to diversify the book industry in order for it to better serve the powerful communities
of color and queerness they aim to be the mid-atlantic's neighborhood spot for one
for wonderful books and unique stationary gifts and programming um so like i said you could shop
loyaltybookstores.com they do have i know why the caged bird sings but they also have tons of other
books if you're not doing the redheads or you're just looking for books, it's a great way to spend that coin. So loyaltybookstores.com
is where we got I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, our physical copies. Because I read it on the
Kindle, but I've started ordering physical copies of all of the books that we choose so that I can
have a collection and also so I can take photos for Instagram. So I ordered this one from Loyalty Books and it's great.
If you guys have any recommendations
or any of our listeners are black business owners,
please email us.
You can reach us at hello at morningtoastshow.com.
If you want us to include your business,
all you gotta do is email us hello at morningtoastshow.com
or you have a recommendation.
We would greatly appreciate it.
So let's do it.
Okay, without further ado, let's get into the fast five stories that you need to know before
you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast. First story of the day, the big news of
the day, Matt James is the new bachelor. Get ready, ladies. Matt James is looking for love.
The bachelor announced Matt James, who is 28, as its next leading man, making him the franchise's first ever Black male lead. Rachel Lindsay made history as the first
Black female lead of the ABC franchise for season 13. On Friday morning, Good Morning America
announced James's new history-making role with a statement from ABC saying they're, quote,
privileged to have Matt as the first Black Bachelor. Quote, we know we have a responsibility
to make sure the love stories we're seeing on screen are representative of the world we live in, Okay, I have three points
go one um it's important to note that they're not skipping claire's season it's going to be
claire's season and then no one from claire's season is getting chosen it's just automatically
matt in january so for those wondering i thought the same thing because like claire is just like
so unlucky that that like that just would happen to her I was what I actually I was wondering and I
thought that she was just going to be skipped over but I'm glad that you clarified that thank you
two is important like of course this is fabulous but it only is going to be fabulous if like
everyone watches it because ABC of course they claim to be diverse but at the end of the day
they're just after the bottom line you know so? So if something doesn't perform well, they're not going to do it again. So it's
important that everyone watch this season because it's one thing for them to like make a step in
the right direction. But if this is like, look, when they gave it to Rachel and then they never
had another diverse lead, it's like, you're not really moving forward. So it's important that
everyone watches it. We will be recapping it. I think the Snatcher will be too. It's just important that everyone watches it.
So that's what the second thing is.
Yes, we'll be watching it and recapping it.
The third thing I wanted to say is like,
what did Mike Johnson do wrong?
Like, I think it's crazy that they're having a lead
who's never been on the show before.
And of course, these are unprecedented times,
but it's like they went so far out of their way, once but twice to not give it to mike johnson who the people seem to really like like
i see a lot of comments people rallying around him and i know that there's been like rumors that
he's like weird but peter was weird too like everyone is a little weird so it's like why are
they going so far out of their way not to choose mike johnson they're literally choosing technically
like a stranger to the franchise even though he's's Tyler C's best friend. He's never been on
the franchise before. I just feel like what's going on? Why aren't they choosing Mike Johnson?
Yes, I feel the same way. And even though I think Mike Johnson would have been a great choice,
we did discuss how in Paradise, like there was obviously something weird with him when he stepped
onto the beach. Like he was so many people's like first choice. And then
he didn't really romantically link with anyone, which made me think like, he's just kind of weird,
but there's, but there's a lid for every pot. And just because he might be a little socially
awkward doesn't mean that he can't be the bachelor. But I do, I do like that the bachelor,
they always say that they're going to do this where they're just going to pick someone who's
not related to the franchise yet. They're like like they used to say they're getting Khloe
Kardashian to be the bachelorette or like Amy Schumer and so I actually like that they're just
starting clean slate Matt James like I think a lot of us have gotten to know his personality from
Tyler C's content and he seems like a great guy and so I'm completely here for this choice, but I agree. They, they are purposely
have not chosen Mike Johnson yet again. Um, but I think this is a fabulous choice. So I'm not going
to harp on, on that. Well, I'm going to harp just like for one more minute because it's just
confusing. And I understand like he walked on the beach in paradise and was like a little socially
awkward, but in my mind, I think that he thought he had a real chance of being the bachelor and didn't want to get into a relationship
and then like maybe have to break up with someone like Nick did like I thought I think that he
thought it was still a possibility and didn't want to ruin his chances and I just can't stress
enough it's like anyone who's on tv and looking for love is gonna come off weird like I can't
stress enough like okay so they thought Mike was too. So they gave it to Peter who is the definition of weird. Like, have you ever seen his TikTok? No. Like here's
the thing. He didn't, Mike didn't even do anything weird. It was just, just putting things together.
Like the fact that when he came down to the beach, like so many girls were floored when it came down
to it. Like nobody actually had a connection with him the same way i felt about ben z when he went to
paradise i was like oh my god i was like oh my god game over no there was something weird about
him because no one i disagree yes no there's so much that goes on like behind the scenes like you
have no idea why nobody clicked with mike johnson i just think he's and you know what it's like they
said they're they're catering to their audience.
Like the audience is...
Not that I'm at all unhappy with Matt James.
We've actually met him.
He's so nice and so handsome.
But I'm just curious like why they're going so far out of their way
to like not give it to the obvious choice.
I think that they're just starting fresh.
Like Matt James is like kind of this person, personality within Bachelor Nation
now without ever having been on the show. I think a lot of people are interested in him and, you
know, obviously love Tyler C. And so I think, I actually think that this is a choice that really
we're moving forward with the Bachelor franchise, not just moving backwards, picking the person who
didn't get picked the last time. And apparently there was a reason he didn't get picked. Okay. I mean, I would have been happy with Mike Johnson
as well. And like, there was just all that stuff. Remember like the Demi Lovato comment and like,
Oh my God. Yeah. He was doing like weird stuff, but he was, I don't know, like he was famous,
like, and he was excited, you know, even though him asking Kiki Palmer out on TV was like not
acceptable. But still, I'm just, I'm I'm curious what's really going on behind the scenes as it pertains to Mike Johnson.
Because he really, not only now, but also when they were choosing for Peter's season,
he seemed like the obvious choice both times.
Yeah.
But I guess they're just trying to shake it up.
And I'm here for that.
Me too.
Matt James is going to do a good job like he's super
cute he was supposed to be on Claire's season but then decided he was not gonna be on Claire's
season there was like drama between them she like tweeted something shady towards him because he was
doing cameos before the seasons premiered and she was like if you're doing cameos and stuff before
like you even go on the show you're not here for the right reasons boy is she sorry yeah oh my god
I can't believe like I can't believe she's still
having a season. Wow. Where'd you see that? No, you know what? Like, um, a Facebook comment.
Okay. But it felt like it was real. Okay. I mean. I mean, they still need to cast. It takes time.
So I think it makes sense that Claire would go first. They wouldn't disrupt the order of like
bachelor, bachelorette, bachelor, bachelorette. And I think what I read was fair. Okay. I think it makes sense that Claire would go first. They wouldn't disrupt the order of like bachelor, bachelorette, bachelor, bachelorette.
And I think what I read was fair.
Okay.
I think that that sounds fair as well.
I'm very much looking forward to math season.
Um,
and can't wait.
Can't wait till.
And my,
and my heart is with Mike Johnson.
Like I'm sure when that,
you know,
when people were starting to have these conversations,
he probably thought like it's going to happen.
Yeah.
And it didn't.
Maybe he didn't want it.
Maybe he didn't want it.
Oh, see, I like how we don't even consider that.
Like, no one wouldn't want it.
But that's possible.
Sometimes people don't want it.
Maybe he's, like, done with the franchise, you know?
He's.
Yeah.
He's in Paradise.
He did The Bachelorette.
And maybe now he's out. Maybe he's in paradise he did the bachelorette and maybe it's exhausting maybe he's
in a relationship oh that's a good call you know there's always like there's probably a lot of
things we don't know okay speaking of relationships no no story don't say it some heartbreaking news
this is my heartbreak song kelly cl Clarkson files for divorce from her husband,
Brandon Blackstock. Kelly Clarkson really is Miss Independent now. Oh, that is so mean,
throwing her lyrics in her face. The singer has filed for divorce from her husband of nearly seven
years. Talent manager Brandon Blackstock, The Blast reported on Thursday, she filed to end her
marriage on June 4th. Clarkson and Blackstock are the parents of
two children. Surprisingly, the songstress revealed on her talk show in May that she wanted to have
more children, but said her husband did not feel the same way. He also has two kids with his ex.
They wed in 2013. They recently put their California mansion on the market, and she
previously listed her Tennessee home. Reps did not get back for
comment. I'm going to go ahead. I'm blaming it on the queue. I'm blaming it on the queue. They
were quarantined in Montana in like a house with one bathroom. And I, I, for some reason,
this news didn't surprise me, but like when you filed for divorce in June of 2020, quarantine brought you there.
No, see, I think that quarantine is going to take down a lot of couples, but I don't think it's going to take down as many marriages with kids.
They were so much more to lose, and I don't think you throw something like that away.
A family, I don't think you do
that over quarantine. I mean, there are blinds. And if you want to know what the blinds say,
it's that he was cheating on her. And that's why when I read the news, like the blinds have
always been in the back of my head, but I just, you know, the song, the lyrics to piece by piece,
like that was about him. You can't write a song about someone that's like Piece by Piece
and then not be with them forever.
And then get divorced.
I will never leave her like you left me
And she will never have to wonder her worth
Because unlike you, I'm gonna put her first
And you know, he'll never walk away.
He'll never break her heart.
He'll take care of things.
He'll love her.
Honestly, if you've never seen Kelly Clarkson on the American Idol season finale,
like five years ago, singing piece by piece when she's nine months pregnant
and getting so emotional, like, go pause this show, type into YouTube,
Kelly Clarkson piece by piece,
and watch how Keith Urban is sobbing.
Like, it's the best performance ever.
And I'm really, I'm devastated.
I mean, hopefully this breakup will, like,
have her tap into that piece of her heart
that wrote piece by piece,
because she's, like, so devastated.
And hopefully we'll get,
that'll be, like, the only silver lining here.
But I'm just curious, if he's a talent manager,
is he her manager? They didn't say curious, if he's a talent manager, is he her manager?
They didn't say her manager.
He said a talent manager.
Yeah, but honestly, if he's her manager, he's doing a phenomenal job.
She is everywhere these days.
I feel like she's tapping into all of her strengths,
like just within her personality, being a voice judge, being a talk show host.
I feel like she's found her place in Hollywood I
completely agree which is why as much as this story makes me sad I feel like Kelly is the best
Kelly we've ever seen and if that means that she's getting divorced and I think that and she filed
for divorce like this is what's best for her now I'm sure Brandon Blackstock is a nice man but like
my heart is with Kelly and whatever Kelly needs is what I support. So if Kelly needs a divorce, I'm here for it. No, we are totally siding with
Kelly. Yeah. We're siding with Kelly on this one. She gets us in the divorce. Yeah. Um,
I just like, couldn't believe it, but I also, I feel like Kelly Clarkson is doing great.
Yeah, no, she'll be fine. This is like a symptom. This is a symptom of her doing great yeah no she'll be fine this is like a symptom this is a symptom of her doing
great you know yeah but I was genuinely surprised because I haven't really read the blinds in a
while and I had never read anything about them and there are just some people where you don't
really like think of their marriages they're just like solid and that's a fact of life
and for her for me she was one of those people where it's like her marriage was solid and that's
a fact of life.
And then when it just like was so publicly like in front of my face, like they're broken up.
I was, I was first, like my, my, my first emotion was just like sheer shock.
Yeah.
Same.
Blame it on the cue.
Okay.
Like I have the itchiest back.
This is disgusting.
I need to take my comb.
Ooh.
Ooh. Honestly, having a scratch on your back is
one of the most annoying things ever. Oh my God. Oh my God. Why don't you have Ben scratch it?
He's scratching it for you. He scratched. I have like a little bit of like a sunburn on my back.
If you scratch your back, you need to scratch mine. You need to get yours. I need to scratch mine you need to get yours i need to get mine so scratch dj dj come on bring
it just scratch dude we were just talking about that um do you guys remember that itchy back
oh do you guys remember that season of kardashians when kim i mean chris like pretend she's gonna
start managing like other clients and she manages this girl group called bg5 and she's going to start managing like other clients. And she manages this girl group called BG5. And she's like in the studio listening to them sing that song.
Scratch.
DJ Pina, don't mean that, just scratch.
Oh, by the way, that was like iconic.
I wonder whatever happened to the Beach Girls 5.
I wonder what happened.
I don't know.
But speaking of bands,
Lady Antebellum officially shortens their name to Lady A.
Quote, we are sorry for the hurt this has caused.
Lady A put out a statement yesterday
revealing that they have officially changed
the name of their band,
which evoked a painful time in US history.
They said, as a band, we have strived for our music
to be a refuge inclusive of all.
We've watched and listened more than ever
these last few weeks
and our hearts have been stirred with conviction.
Our eyes open wide to the injustices,
inequality and biases black women and men have always faced and continue to face
every day. Now, blind spots we didn't even know existed have been revealed. After much personal
reflection, band discussion, prayer, and many honest conversations with some of our closest
Black friends and colleagues, we have decided to drop the word antebellum from our name and move forward as Lady A,
the nickname our fans gave us almost from the start.
Well, this is obviously the right choice because who wants like a name that reminds people of like a racist time in history? But also, I just think that Lady A is a better name.
Yeah. I mean, it's time. Honestly, I didn't realize until recently that antebellum meant before the
war i thought antebellum was more of a geographical location like south of the mason dixon line
and i thought that it was um like someone's last name yeah lady lady ashrae i feel like right now
everyone is kind of going through some of the things that are in our society
right now that have these connotations from slavery the civil war like the nascar just banned
all confederate flags from their racetrack which i think was an amazing decision um and so i think
this is a logical step for them i think lady a is a cute name of course i think some fans are still
like but the a stands for antebellum.
I guess that's a good point.
Maybe it could stand for something else.
Lady Awesome.
Yeah.
And that's what we call them.
We've called them Lady A forever.
Things are changing.
Did you see?
And we just spoke about it,
but I guess this is conversations that have been had
for a really long time around Band-Aids.
Yes.
Band-Aids announced yesterday, Band-Aid brand announced yesterday that they're going to have like four or five shades of
skin tones for their band-aids, which is long overdue, but a step in the right direction.
Yeah. So I'm proud of Lady A and I think that's great news. Yeah. And I don't think it's really
going to change like their fandom or their vibe. Like they've always been Lady A. Yeah, and I don't think it's really going to change, like, their fandom or their vibe.
Like, they've always been Lady A.
No, but it's just going to change, like, the way some people might have felt about hearing that word antebellum, like, celebrated.
Of course.
And, like, that gave them a pit in their stomach.
Totally.
So I think it's a great move.
Next story, a little quarantine update from the Culpo McCaffrey house.
little quarantine update from the Culpo McCaffrey house. This week, after 93 days living with her in-laws, Olivia Culpo returned to LA with her sister, her in-laws, and with Christian's mom.
Did Christian's dad go? No. I told you Christian's dad was definitely over having these people.
Christian's dad was not here for the quarantine crew. And this whole development in the story really gives air to that theory.
I think like Lisa McCaffrey just like loves Liv and they're going to LA. They're going to be some
LA scenes. And Christian's dad is like, I need some space. I feel like the mom like lives for
the celebrity life. And she like definitely loves Olivia. And they want to go to Craig's and get paparazzi, which I'm living for, for Lisa.
But Lisa also lost her suitcase on the flight.
Did you see?
And she's going through Olivia's closet wearing her stuff because Delta lost her suitcase.
Wait, they took a commercial flight?
That's really the big shocker here.
I would have 100% assumed they flew private.
Tough times in the McCaffrey-Colpo household. Christian McCaffrey just signed a $64 million
contract. Jealous. And they flew commercial and his mom's bags got lost. You know, really,
stars, they're just like us. Yeah, no, it's like some things are the great equalizer. That was
like coronavirus. Like no matter how famous you are, like you could still get it.
And you know what?
Losing commercial airline like baggage is the great equalizer of our time.
It happens to everyone.
It happens to everyone.
But like that's actually really crazy that happened.
Like I'm sure that there was nobody on the flight.
There was nobody on the plane.
They probably flew like sky priority at the very least either like delta comfort or first class
and you usually get that like get yellow ticket on your bag and there's no one on the plane like
where did her bag go that's unacceptable crazy honestly it's a little fishy yeah like that's
really crazy things aren't adding up but she also came home i'm like obsessed with their
just family and um she came home and she had done all these renovations on her house
because she had just moved in.
And so she was like giving us all a house tour.
Can I say something controversial?
Sure.
Like I love Olivia Colpo.
When she was doing her Instagram stories,
like before and after of the renovation that she did,
like let's say she did 10 Instagram stories,
like nine out of 10 of them, I liked what was there before better.
She replaced like chandeliers and plants and I'm like,
the other ones are better.
It's like super modern. I don't know what that style of house is.
I don't know anything.
I think it's like modern farmhouse.
Yeah. It's like Dorit Kemsley's house that was described as modern farmhouse.
So now everything's a modern farmhouse. And yeah, I mean, it's,
I don't know that that's what I would have done,
but she probably would hate what I would have done but she probably would hate what
I would have done so yeah no it's you know interior design is very specific I was just
saying like it wasn't my favorite okay I love judging people's like million dollar homes from
like my rented apartment you know yeah are you using a comb to go through your eyebrows
yeah no I'm just like the same part of juice used to scratch your back my back is so itchy
it's really not fair you got to get the chemins little paws in there i know
i actually wish theo could scratch my back like finally make himself useful
totally okay are you ready for our fifth and final story that will be a great segue fast
i know we just breezed through um it'll be a great segue. Oh, so fast. I know. We just breezed through.
It'll be a great segue into our TV recap segment because Tinsley Mortimer will not return to the Real Houses of New York.
This is her fairy tale ending.
So after a lot of questions surrounding her engagement, her move to Chicago, what is she
going to do for Real Houses of New York?
They have made it clear that she is bidding farewell to the Big Apple and to Verhoni.
Tinsley will not return to Rony.
The reality star bid farewell to New York with an Instagram post on Thursday night.
Additionally, the show wrapped up her storyline.
She was on Watch What Happens Live.
Andy said it's her last time on Watch What Happens Live.
So her journey as a Bravo-lebrity is over.
And I just have to say,
like, I really respect the hell out of the fact that she chose love over fame and celebrity.
Yeah. I feel many different ways about this. First, I feel confused that they didn't make it more of a storyline. Like, even though she left amicably, whenever, like, when a housewife
leaves mid-season, like, it's always a big deal. Like, I don't know why it wasn't really treated like that.
It seems like she left within a matter of days.
There was no time to make it a big deal.
Yeah.
I mean, it did happen really fast, but now we're living in the future.
We know that, like, they do actually get engaged and she fully moves to Chicago.
So, like, it's all good and fun.
So, while I'm, like, happy for her and, like, sad that she's leaving the show,
I'm so grateful we're
never gonna have to talk about her relationship again like Dorinda's gonna have to find someone
else to bully like of course they were losing a cast made it sad but like what Tinsley brought
to the table was really nothing and honestly her vibe elevated the show but her storylines like
really brought it down like for the last two seasons so I'm I'm glad we're never gonna have
to hear about it again okay Okay. I agree with you for
the most part, but there were a few things that I thought that I really liked about her. First of
all, the last conversation that they had about Scott, and I think it was really Leah who turned
the tide when they were at the tea party. And she was like, I saw Scott and honestly it was great,
but like, I don't want to talk about it because I know it's not going to end well. And they were
like, if you love him and it's great, like go be with him, like go get your man. Like, and I think
that was the first time her friends have ever encouraged her to be with Scott.
And I think that that, like that just one moment of encouragement changed her mentality. That was
like, oh, I don't have to punish myself every time I like feel something for Scott. Like maybe I
could just embrace it and see where it goes. Cause clearly he feels something for her too.
And they have a nice relationship. I also will say last night on Watch What Happens Live,
Andy asked her, what do you think like you'll be remembered for from Real
Housewives and her answer kind of stunk like because she didn't get it out right but what
she was trying to say is like she never bullied anyone like she was never mean to anyone for no
reason like she never got caught saying something that like she had to apologize for because she
like she wasn't mean and I think in the realm of Real Housewives like that's an accomplishment well you could call it an accomplishment or you could call it boring
no but like I think it's that's really the lowest hanging fruit is just to like be like Dorinda and
dismiss people and say mean things that are funny but Tinsley like was never mean to anyone and I
like she just I think that that's kind of cool.
Yeah, no, it's very cool.
But I actually think it will result
in her not necessarily being remembered, period.
And I honestly think that Tinsley will be remembered,
like, the worst phase of her life was-
Big Apple Circus.
No, no, no, like, these four years or three years,
like, were probably the lowest points in her life between moving to Palm Beach and getting engaged to Scott. And, like, no. Like these four years or three years, like were probably the lowest points in her life
between moving to Palm Beach and getting engaged to Scott.
And like, that's all we know of her.
Yeah.
But what she was saying on the show before she left is like all,
and she didn't say it like this,
but like the shitty time I've had, you know,
low-balling it on this reality show got me to where I am now.
So like, I'm grateful for it.
It's like, you can't have, you know,
any success in life without some adversity.
Yes, I agree. And ultimately like she now. So like, I'm grateful for it. It's like, you can't have any success in life without some adversity. Yes, I agree. And ultimately like, she could have been like,
oh, I'm going to Chicago, but my life in New York. And she could have gone back and forth on the decision for months and been even more annoying, but she, she made a decision and I
respect decision makers, you know? Say no. And it was the right decision.
It was the right decision. I really am happy for her.
I'm happy that she got her fairy tale happy ending.
And I liked the way that her story wrapped up,
even though she is annoying.
No, she's not even annoying.
She's just boring.
So I'm grateful.
And that's how I have felt like a lot of the season so far
is just boring.
And I have to assume it has something to do
with the most boring castmate, her.
So I just am looking forward to maybe a more fruitful season without her like
we're just not going to be sidetracked by these dumb conversations between her and Dorinda I don't
know because now they showed the previews for the next few weeks and um I now I think Tinsley like
her role had become like being like kind of a sidekick to Leah and like them just having like a really good strong friendship and so the two of them can kind of
like bring the other women to sort of I don't know stay is on her own Leah's on her own and
for that I will miss Tinsley yes um but let's dive into New York Housewives because it was
actually a very good episode and it's become like a trend on Housewives to like have the women on Halloween get scared
and like film each one of their reactions.
And it's literally my favorite thing in the world.
Like they did it at Kyle's Halloween party last year.
Now they did it outside Blood Manor.
By the way, I've never heard of that place.
Me neither.
Dorinda said it was an institution.
Sometimes I watch the show and I'm like, I don't even live in New York City.
Totally.
But I kind of want to go to Blood Manor.
I just want to feel something.
So that night when they go out to Blood Manor and then they go out to the tequila bar, Anejo,
which like was just killing me.
Like I wanted to be there so fucking badly, like fighting with my friends and having drinks.
Dorinda really, she exceeded my expectations,
you know? And I find her doing that every episode. Like just when you think she can't say anything
more fucked up than the last episode, she asks Tinsley if she needs her turkey baster, you're
going to try and have a baby. Like my jaw hit the floor. Like just when I thought she couldn't go
any lower, she says probably the most fucked. And most fucked and I've said this now three times about her this season but that is the most fucked
up thing I've ever heard on housewives yeah also like they were cool and finally Dorinda was getting
what she wanted which was for Tinsley to admit Tinsley to admit that she's with Scott and like
the fact and Tinsley said it a million times but it's so true it's like you only want to hear about
it when you know that I'm miserable and when I It's like, you only want to hear about it when you know that I'm miserable. And when I'm actually happy, you don't want to hear about it because you don't care about
me.
Yeah.
And I'm on this struggle bus with Dorinda this whole season between like literally thinking
she's the most evil person in the world.
Like some of the shit that comes out of her mouth, like I can't even fathom how someone
could think something so evil about their friend.
But then also she has these like really endearing moments.
Like when she got up from that horrible dinner at Tinsley's friend's restaurant and just like
went home and I was like, yes, during that, like, that's what I would do too. Like sometimes like
she really like speaks to me. And then sometimes she's just so, so mean. I agree. I like that she
got up and left dinner, but those moments are few and far between now compared to how mean she is and how much she takes out her stuff on other people yeah and by the way and i'm all for understanding that
like she's definitely going through something like with the house and john but her behavior
and like taking it out on her friends is so far beyond like the the line like she can't even see
the line it's just it honestly like it's horrible. Like, I couldn't believe
what she said about the turkey baster. Like, it was the most, I don't even have a word other than
mean. It was cruel. It was evil. Like, who thinks like that? Yeah, she's so mean. And also, all of
these women are, like, perpetually going through stuff, you know? Like, they're all not where they
thought they would be at this stage in their lives yeah it's no longer
an excuse no it's no longer an excuse and like open up share like taking out like your personal
shit on other people that it's just like so 10 years ago um probably uh my favorite part of the
episode was when they went to the party planner's house and long warehouse in long island and how do we know that person did he do um he did melissa gorga's party yeah he's becoming like the um
residential uh housewife party planner when they were just chowing down on all of that candy i was
like this is incredible no when they were taking a picture at the end and jared was like oh i know
why we're here we drove an hour to be in a promo pic like for sure like for their Instagram story like you know he's giving
Morona a discount like that is just so funny and I loved that whole moment like of them in that
terribly awkward uncomfortable photo yeah no that was really funny I agree um that candy looks so
good like those tins of chocolate like chocolate covered pretzels, like the chocolate squares.
And by the way, they weren't letting remote Sonia and Dorinda even talk.
So like, what else are they going to do besides eat?
And they were like commenting on how much they were eating.
It was like really bothering me.
It was so funny.
There was so much candy.
What else are you going to do?
No, it looked delicious.
It really did.
Two things I wanted to note.
When Sonia went into Century 21 for the meeting and she was like so giddy and so excited.
Like I actually felt really happy for her because like Sonia Morgan brand like is having a hard time like getting off the ground and Century 21 is like just what she needed and
so when the guy was like talking to her and she was like literally trying not to like jump for
joy it was so cute yes I I'm loving I'm loving Sonia yeah she's like flip-flopping a lot like
sometimes she's so right and then she just takes the wrong side because she like wants to be on like dorinda's side i don't understand her
sometimes yeah um the last thing i wanted to say is like ramona it's like obviously listening to
all the call her daddy drama because she's in the car like with this guy on the phone with some guy
that she's dating and she's calling him boatman and she like obviously wants to have like a
mysterious suit man type of fella and it's
like boatman's just like not it and then was that guy who showed up at t-bar boatman oh i don't know
but oh my god the t-bar scene was making me like salivate with wanting to go for drinks and the
pizza the pizza i was literally salivating also when she was talking to boatman i thought she was
just like on like a logistical call about like a guy for a boat so i didn't even know that was meant to be romantic oh no she was
trying to be like carrie bradshaw big you know like it was just not working no i didn't even
register it that's how little it was working um okay yeah agree oh i want to talk about luann
and her show and sonia because Luann like really
leans on Sonia for like some comic relief in her show.
And at first I was like, okay, cool. Like people love Sonia. You get it.
Like you're going to incorporate her into the show,
but like she's not paying Sonia. I thought that Luann said she was.
And then Dorinda said, I mean, uh, Sonia said she wasn't.
So I don't know who to believe.
I feel like I'm going to believe the person who is or isn't getting paid.
Like, and that's well, Sonia.
Well, so I's Sonia.
Well, so I think Sonia, Sonia said she pays for half of my glam.
So I feel like the paycheck that she gets is like, let's say Dorinda's,
let's say Sonia's glam is $500.
Luann pays her a paycheck of $250.
So technically like she's getting paid,
but it doesn't even cover her cost of like showing up to the place.
Are you joking? That's insane. Luann already has hair and makeup there that she's paying for Sonia's hair and
makeup should be free and then Sonia gets paid on top of that to like strip and make a fool out of
herself for Luann's show and like do all of this heavy lifting that is and I would understand if
it was just like one show in New York Sonia's gonna be a special guest like you don't pay people
no but it's the tour but to go like that is truly the craziest thing
ever oh and she still has to pay for half of her makeup right i mean i don't know this tour i guess
should have been going on right now we're like coming up it's obviously getting delayed and i
don't know if it ended up working out between sonia and luann but i'd be very interested to see
also them auditioning those um comics was funny like like to to audition for stand-up is
like so brave but to do it on a tv show was like even braver because you never know how they're
gonna edit i thought me too good yeah but you never know how they're gonna edit you like at
luann's past event like they gave the comics a rough edit like they might have been funny but
in the edits they surely weren't so i thought they were very gracious to these comedians
yeah i really liked it i just
hope that like sonia gets paid fairly because that bothered me and also when luanne went to um
lunch with that guy who's like directing the show um they were just talking so like disparagingly
about sonia and it's about it's like you're about to like put your show on her back not pay her and
like talk shit about her fuck that that guy is like living for the moment, you know?
No, I know. Like this is everything for him. I know. So we have to give him a little grace.
Yeah. We didn't talk about Leah, but once again, Leah is just like everything I need
in a housewife, in a human being. She needs no explanation.
No. And whenever it's her verse, anyone else, like I am on Leah's side.
No.
And whenever it's her versus anyone else, like, I am on Leah's side.
Me too.
She's just like, it's weird when she gets so out of control because when she's herself, like, she is the most, like, to the point, well-spoken, articulate.
And I get why she feels the need to release.
And it's just so hypocritical, these women, like, acting so ghastly at her baby girl.
When, like, them in Newport in the middle of a restaurant with the
fruit, and the hitting on the random guys, like, that was so abhorrent. The fact that anyone could
think that that was even close to what Leah was doing in a field with her friends, with no one
else around, like, they're just, they're the hunchbacks who can't see their own hunches.
No, that was so crazy, and, like, I get it, Leah's behavior is extreme. Sure. And maybe if she was like in a different situation, like you could call her out on it.
But like for Ramona to be like, we're embarrassed by you when it's like you're the most embarrassing
person ever.
Horrifying.
Horrifying.
And I think that's why Leah's so upset.
I remember a few weeks ago, there was all that Instagram drama.
I feel like Ramona has tried to perpetuate like this stigma of Leah from filming to after
that she's quote unquote embarrassing.
Like Avery was posting that on her Instagram.
Like, mom, you're associated with this.
So embarrassing.
When it's like, Leah is not embarrassing.
And I'm sure she's getting annoyed that everyone keeps calling her that.
Ramona is embarrassing.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
I'm glad we're on the same page.
Great.
Hidden figures.
Oh, yes. Oh, I totally forgot. And I also
have one more thing before we dive into hidden figures. Did you see that today Netflix released
a 25 minute Dave Chappelle special? I saw that briefly, but I haven't seen, like, I haven't
watched it obviously. So I don't know if it's on like Netflix app. I'm sure it is, but I watched
the whole thing on IGTV. And it's so funny because like a few days ago,
me and Ben were just like talking about the current state of the world
and like the Black Lives Matter movement.
And I'm like, you know what?
Like I really would be curious to hear what Dave Chappelle has to say
because he's like such a powerful voice in the Black community.
And he's always like making just like fire points
in like these funny roundabout ways.
And I'm like, too bad we'll never hear from him
because he just like doesn't, he doesn't have social media.
He like does a special once a year and then he goes back to his house in Ohio but I
guess he felt compelled to release something and I won't spoil it for anyone I'll just say like it
wasn't funny like it was serious like I don't even know if you could call it a comedy special
because I laughed like three times it was just like he's very impassioned and he's angry and
it was very very well done but it's really not like funny okay i'm gonna watch it
but that's i would have assumed it was like a comedy special but it's yeah but so they like
filmed it outdoors with um they showed you in the beginning like how they got everyone ready
everyone had to wear masks all the chairs were six feet apart they took everyone's temperature
when they arrived it was really like a crazy what he was talking about was like so crazy and like
the show itself like the circumstances were so crazy.
I think everyone should watch it.
It was really, really good.
Okay, cool.
Will do.
We can recap it on Monday.
But now for Hidden Figures, which I watched last night.
So did you.
It was your first time seeing it.
What did you think?
I mean, this was my face the whole movie.
Ready?
Like everything was just so fabulous. i don't even know where to start
i thought like the the vibe of the movie was like so everything you know like the music and their
outfits like the music they're and their outfits literally just like the way it's a historical
movie based on a real book and so you think like a history movie, you don't associate with like,
just being so fabulous. Yeah. I just loved the three women. Like I couldn't decide who was my
favorite. Like, was it Dorothy or was it Mary? Like everyone, I was just like living for all of
them. Um, and you know what it's, I was thinking, I'm like, why is this movie so good? And it's like
that genre of movie where it's like, this really happened, but like nobody talks about it. And it's so unbelievable,
A, that it happened and B, that nobody talks about it, that the movie is so good. It kind of
reminded me similar to like Argo, like this is so unbelievable. It actually happened, but nobody
knows about it. So it's like that type of genre. I haven't seen Argo.'s very upsetting honestly like it's just pit the whole time yeah okay but
yeah that type of genre genre I agree um it's so amazing to like watch a story that it's amazing
and then you find out it's a true story that's how we felt about our redheads book this month
um but I want to talk about something because I had seen some comments on our Instagram and then
I looked into it that there's um some controversy with the movie because it has a white savior in it so the character that Kevin Costner plays did not exist in real life I think
it might have been a composite character or just someone that the studio added and there are two
like key moments where he's you know the white savior and they didn't happen the first moment
is the bathroom and it turns out that Katherine Johnson just used whatever bathroom
that she wanted so like that whole bathroom storyline um wasn't real and wasn't necessary
and I think I guess they put it in to like make white people like look good and feel better about
themselves which is just like so unnecessary and also just as a history person I hate when there's
a true story and they add elements that are untrue for absolutely no reason that nothing that like moves just for no reason. Like I just think that
it's historically irresponsible. Um, and then the second thing, oh, when, um, when she comes back
to watch Glenn Powell go to the moon, um, John Glenn, John Glenn Powell to circle the earth.
Um, she actually, and then like kevin costner
opens the door and lets her in that didn't happen so it's just like another white savior moment she
watched it from like her desk she didn't watch it from inside the room so it's just like these
moments that i guess i was reading about an article about it they're intended to like
make white audiences just feel better about the story um which is disappointing because it's just
unnecessary like the story's not about him whatsoever like we are here to like watch these
these three women make history no what's frustrating about it is like the story was
obviously unbelievable enough for it to be made into a movie like why do you have to add all these
narratives and you know i knew going in that kevin costner character wasn't real. So I didn't really connect with him.
I was just like thinking, I'm like, I wonder what actually happened.
Like, why was this necessary?
And honestly, her using whatever bathroom she wanted is such a better, more powerful
storyline.
Like, I'm so upset.
And I, it's just, it's so unnecessary.
Like, if a movie is good enough, if the story itself is good enough to make it to a Hollywood
studio, like, leave it alone.
Right.
And I do think that when you're saying something is based on a book, like you should stick
to that as much as possible.
Because you, like, I don't like when historical, and we talked about this, I don't know if
we talked about this privately or on the show with Hunters and the controversy with that
show.
We spoke about it on the show with hunters and the controversy with that show about like adding
things to a historical show or film that didn't actually happen. And it, it takes away. I think
that it takes away and it leaves the audience wrong about what actually happened. And it like
leaves the whole narrative up for interpretation when certain elements aren't true. And it like devalues the,
the message and the storyline.
And it's just,
it's so unnecessary.
Like her,
like not only was them adding that bathroom narrative.
So unnecessary.
The truth is actually more interesting.
Yes.
I completely agree.
So that would be very disappointing.
Yeah.
That that's like,
um,
Something from the movie that I didn't like but overall I absolutely love the
movie and I to me it's it's about the three women like whether Kevin Costner opened the door didn't
open the door like these women were so incredible when honestly I've seen this movie before it's one
of my favorite movies um but when when it ended and they were showing like and I also got my
period yesterday but when they were showing like the true stories and the pictures, I was crying and I had full body chills. And like, it was
such an amazing story. There were two moments that real actually three moments that really,
really struck me. First of all, when she came home from such a long day at NASA and Mahershala Ali
was there and cooked her dinner with her family and asked her to marry him. Like I just about died.
Like it was, I wish when we had gotten, it seemed like they had just met.
So like, I wish we got like a little bit more of like their time together because it seemed
like they met at that, at the church lunch and then got engaged.
But I'm sure that there was more to it than that.
The second thing that like really like shook me completely was when Janelle Monae fought
in court to be able to take classes at
the all-white school and she gets it and she like walks out of the courtroom and she's just like
jumping for joy screaming it was just everything of the sort like I was literally like I was Ben
was like are you okay I was in my tab I'm like yes I'm like get it yes like I was just living for it
and then also the third moment was the
credits um i just that's my favorite part of like most historical movies it's like seeing the
pictures in real life and like what they accomplished after the movie quote unquote ends um and it was
just really really powerful stuff and it's just so crazy how it's like these three women like
are responsible for like the greatest accomplishment in american history and up until
this movie came out like nobody knew that and nobody was talking to me about it they were hidden figures duh yeah
um also Jim Parsons has become this like token actor for like the terrible person like he was
that person in the poll in Hollywood on Netflix and I just fucking hated Paul his character like
I just wanted to punch him he wasn't that smart Catherine was smarter than him and I just fucking hated Paul his character like I just wanted to punch
him he wasn't that smart Catherine was smarter than him and he just like thought he was so great
because he was a white man and he he was just like the symbol I don't know was his character real
oh I don't know I don't think so he but he was the symbol of you know the like he represented
all that was wrong in the country at the time and specifically in NASA.
Yes.
And Octavia Spencer was just like the mother of the girls.
And she was like, when everyone was getting their assignments,
I'm like, she couldn't get that fucking supervisor role because Kirsten Dunst was being a bitch.
Like, I was just like feeling for her so hard.
But she said something so powerful in the car.
She's like, I'm happy that you guys got your permanent positions because, a step forward for you guys is a step forward for all of us.
And, like, she was just really, like, she was a team player, but she got it at the end.
Like, she got that supervisor role for the IBM machine, and I was just, like, living for her.
No, living for her.
It's amazing.
Yeah, I can't believe I've never seen it.
I fucking love that movie.
It's such a good movie.
It's such a good movie.
I don't know if we're doing, like, Toast Movie of the Week ratings, but that gets a five out of five.
Yeah, no, it's as good as it gets.
Actually, it gets a 4.8
for the white savior bullshit.
Like, come on.
Yeah, that's true.
Okay, cool.
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