The Toast - S3 Ep91: GIPHYJIFFY: Monday, May 18th, 2020

Episode Date: May 18, 2020

Bachelorette Hannah Brown Apologizes After Saying N-Word on Instagram: 'There Is No Excuse' (PEOPLE) Call Her Daddy podcast hosts have 'turned on each other,' insider says (NY Post) Megan Fox Seen with Machine Gun Kelly as Husband Brian Austin Green Shares Cryptic Post on Her Birthday (PEOPLE) Fred Willard, 'Best in Show' comic actor, dead at 86 (Page Six) Facebook's Giphy acquisition might have big implications for iMessage and Twitter (The Verge) Dead To Me Recap Hollywood Recap RuPaul's Drag Race 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.

Good morning, Millennials! Welcome back to the Morning Toast. It is a beautiful Monday here in New York City following a beautiful weekend here in New York City. And I'm here with Claude. How you doing? Hey, Jax. I'm doing good. Feeling all right for this Monday morning. I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. I am just, you know, chugging along, trying to stay mentally stable, which is proving to be really hard. Yeah, it was definitely a challenge this weekend because it was so beautiful. Friday was one of my worst days mentally in quarantine. I just, I don't know what to call it other than a complete and utter mental breakdown. But I had a decent weekend.

Saturday, I got up and out. Zach and I went all the way down to the West Village. We walked so much. Like my pedometer on my phone was like tweaking out. Like what is she doing? So that was good. My legs were broken. And yesterday, I was able to lay out for a while while I read.

I got a sunburn. Can you see? Wow. I got a sunburn. Damn. So I got that vitamin D, which I've been reading is so important right now. It is. I've been taking vitamin D pills actually because I have no access to the sun. Like I'm sure that that's good, but direct sunshine is always great. And so I was glad that I was able to get some sun, made it through another weekend in the queue. But as we get into spring, summer, like it's just going to get harder and harder to not be outside. Yeah. And I'm actually curious if everyone at home is struggling so much seriously, like with their mental health. Like I never really thought I was one of those people who like was prone to such like anxiety and mood swings. And like last night

was a real, I was just like feeling so low, like all day. And then before I went to bed, I like switched onto this high that was like so unnatural. And I was like dancing and singing around my room. And it really just made me think like that I'm going, I'm going crazy. Like I feel like after quarantine or I should probably start during quarantine. Like I'm definitely going to see like a licensed therapist because I'm having such bad anxiety, such crazy mood swings. Like I don't know if that's normal just because I'm stuck inside my house because I don't remember feeling this way when life was back to normal, but like, I'm really like not okay. No, I completely

agree. Um, and then I also start to get anxiety about the show because I'm like, am I being too not okay on the show? And then I start to have anxiety at everything that I said and like that I just need to like pull my mask on tighter, you know? Totally. Like shut the fuck up. Yeah. Yeah. Like, no, I'm good. It's great. I love quarantine. No, totally. Like, and I feel like, I don't know. I know we're supposed to be like positive and stuff. And I feel like for the most part, like the show is like a nice hour a day where we're like funny and whatever. But sometimes like I just wake up and I feel so down. Yeah. I think that that's normal because nothing about this is normal. And you're not expected to be great all the time. I will say the beginning of the weeks in terms of the show are always more

upbeat for me. By the end of the week, like I am just in a dark place. So today I feel light and sprite and okay. And we actually have a lot to talk about today. I watched so much TV this weekend. I watched everything that I had said that I would. I watched Dead to Me. I finished Dead to Me. I watched Hollywood. I started Money Heist season four. I read the book for the Redheads and that's about it but that's a lot oh I read a book too this weekend I'm really on to like a reading kick that's always how it happens for me like it's in spurts and it's really only books by celebrities because that's my genre of choice but I read Gary Gennetti's book um and it is just so funny and I mean he's a writer like at heart so I don't like I expected I had high expectations and they really met them it was so funny and like it was more short essays and it was really like snackable which is you know

what I love to do snack and I really enjoyed it like I was hysterically laughing at so many things like him taking the QE2 home from his program in London like thinking that was cool but it's actually a really weird thing to do when they would sing happy birthday at the restaurant like you don't understand how that spoke to my soul. Like I don't, I think I couldn't be a waiter or waitress because I could not galvanize people to sing happy birthday for my table. No, totally. It was just, it was really well done and I enjoyed it a lot. So Jessica Simpsons is still, you know, on the back burner, but if I find something shorter before that, I will start it. But if not, I'll just do Jessica Simpson's next.

I just know that like everything you're describing to me, your symptoms, like if I were a doctor, I would tell you to read Jessica Simpson's book. Like that's what I would prescribe. Well, I'm actually quite busy today. So I don't think I'll start reading today because we are recording a Patreon episode and then I'm recording another Patreon episode with Margo,

which is like a Taylor Swift themed episode, which I'm really excited about. And then I have, um, I have to catch up. I'm finally all caught up to the new season of drag race, the one that's airing right now. And there's so much drama. Like I'll tell you all about it in the TV recap segment. So, um, I'm excited about that. Also, I'm also excited. Um, because yesterday, um, Ben and I drove down to time square, which is somewhere I normally wouldn't go. But there was this Spotify campaign that they asked me to be a part of and basically just like submit a picture and like a quote. And it was my impression that it was like an Instagram campaign.

Like I didn't really think much of it. And then they sent me like this picture. You're on the billboard in Times Square. And I'm like, excuse me. So me and Ben took Ben. I got so many questions. They're like, you have a car. You rented a car.

Like so many questions. We use Ben's parents car. But like, I don't get it it what's the problem regardless either they were just like people weren't like trying to cancel me they were just genuinely like shook they're like you have a car it's like when you share so much about your life and then people find out something but they didn't they feel betrayed you know i feel like we've talked about ben's car before though i mean it's ben's parents car um they let us use it whenever they want and they haven't used it in months because they're quarantined in the city as well. But we just went and picked it up and drove down to Times Square.

Of course, my luck would be, you know, getting on a billboard when people aren't allowed to leave the house. So that's just like my life. That's my career kind of in a metaphor, you know? Yeah. Well, at least you're on a billboard in Times Square. And you know what? You probably got fabulous pictures because you didn't have like so many people swarming about yeah no I got to double park in a bus lane and nobody said a thing about it wow that's beat Claudia that's beautiful so that was awesome thanks Spotify for uh hooking it up also um just a reminder I have a comedy special coming out June 30th it's available available for pre-order on iTunes you can tap the link in my bio on Instagram.

It's called Disgrace Queen. And thank you all for ordering it. The numbers are in, the early numbers, and they're looking good. Oh, that's so exciting. I see that there's a Fichemin behind you. He looks beautiful as ever. How is he doing?

He's doing good. He's reached the point in quarantine where his hair is just out of control. And I've trimmed in areas that I can like not to be gross but the hair around his penis grows really fast and when he pees if the hair is really long like it just gets dirty it's a place you want it's like pubes like you want to keep it clean um but I'm so nervous to like put scissors near his penis so I've been doing very small like ear trims belly trims but it's gotten to a place that I can no longer handle. And of course his weekly bi-weekly groomer is not doing appointments. So I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm ready

to like shave him with a razor. Like the one that Ben uses like a buzz cut. Okay. Well just let it grow. Like this is the, like, this is the longest his hair will ever be at least, you know, let him see how, how long he can grow it. know yes I mean I don't know where my mental health would be if I wasn't like quarantined with Theo and I was thinking a lot over the weekend like of course I'm so excited to get back to normal life but I'm obviously gonna have to leave Theo at home alone like he hasn't been alone in three months and I'm like I'm having a lot of separation anxiety even though like for New Yorkers the quarantine doesn't even like seem to be really even close to being over but I'm thinking about that moment when I have to leave him at home.

Yeah. It'll be okay. I think by then, like he's going to need some alone time. He has some things like he hasn't been alone at all. Like he can't go into the bathroom and lock the door and just like have a moment for himself. And so I think he's very much looking forward to that. Like solid. I guess. I mean, that hurts my heart to think that he's like trying to get away from me, but it's okay. He's, he's feeling, he's feeling good. His spirits are high. And he's like, I think he's feeling this like weight and this burden on his shoulders because so much of my sanity, Ben's sanity, your sanity, like relies on the wellbeing of Theo. So he just wants. He's soaking up all of our emotions and it's a lot for him to carry.

He needs to be the best version of himself, which is not always easy. Totally. I'm just like loving this sunburn because even though I'm so anti-sunburn and like if I had usually had a sunburn, like I would never be showing you guys, but it's just a reminder that I, Jackie Asher, was in the sun.

No, it's a battle scar. No, it's like I'm just wearing it with pride. Like I'm so excited that i have a sunburn it's a new sensation it's a badge of honor it's a yeah no truly i'm just loving it even though it's like patchy and not no it's beautiful it's beautiful jackie that's beautiful a lot of stuff happened over the weekend actually so we do have a decent amount of stories along with a great tv recap segment oh my god i've got so much for you guys in the tv recap segment like i finally sat down with my television oh and i just want to say i read the redheads book um it took me all of

yesterday but so i was still able to read it in a day even though i really didn't plan on it we're not recording till wednesday so like now i have to just try and keep it in my head but i saw a lot of mixed reviews because there's a lot of different characters. It's confusing, which is why I chose it. Like I just needed us to all level up in terms of level of book. Yes, exactly. And I've really liked it. I obviously have a lot of thoughts, but overall it kept me so interested. And it's an interesting story with lots of twists and twists and turns and a lot of different characters. I know people found that part confusing. I didn't. But sometimes when you're confused, you just need to keep reading. And then eventually that part that you didn't get before will make sense afterwards. So it's like,

I would a hundred percent recommend that people read it. It's called the glass hotel and the new episode of the redheads is dropping on Thursday. Very exciting. Also just a quick update in my life. Like this is what my life has come to. I recently made the transition, as in recently on Friday, from the Amazon Fire Stick to the Apple TV. And I was an early adapter to the Apple Fire Stick. I mean, the Amazon Fire Stick. I have like three in my house. day stopped working. Like it is the slowest piece of shit ever, but at the end of the day, it gets the job done, even though you'll be watching Hulu and then it'll be like, sorry, we decided to stop working. And like, you want to open Hulu? Cool. Do you have 30 minutes to spare? It's just like not a good thing. Um, but it's like so cheap and it just, I don't know, I got comfortable with it, but I finally made the splurge on an Apple TV in my bedroom. And wow, what if, what a superior platform, like the way it integrates with your phone,

when you want to type something, all of a sudden this app comes out that you didn't even know. And it's like, hey, want to type instead of use this remote? And it's just fabulous. The remote is really small and keeps getting lost in my blanket. And the fact that you have to charge it is annoying,

but I'm so much happier with the box. One, you're preaching to the choir. Two, get a cover for your remote that's like a grip. That way it doesn't start like slide everywhere. It's a game changer. Three, you need to charge it once a year like oh really never it never needs charging every once in a while my thing's not working I'm like maybe it needs to be charged I don't even know if that's

the problem but so I charge it oh also I gave myself a manicure this weekend I think it's been my most favorite manicure in the queue so far check it out it's all different so I feel like my hands are just like skittles like I'm loving it and it's really improving. Like look at these hands. Don't look at mine. So I'm feeling really great about that. I'm so happy for you. Okay.

So I think it's time to just jump right in, you know, no time like the present, right? Oh, sis, you're preaching to the choir. There's no time like the present to get into the fast-track stories that you need to know before you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast. And that's true, Jax, but if you would just allow me one minute to let the toasters know that today's episode is brought to you by Mejuri. Mejuri makes fine jewelry for every day.

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Okay, cool. Okay, our first story is the big story of the day. Bachelorette Hannah Brown apologizes after saying the N-word on Instagram. Quote, there is no excuse. So here's the story. Hannah Brown has issued an apology for saying a racial slur on social media during a since-expired Instagram Live video. She wrote, I owe you all a major apology. There is no excuse and I will not justify what I said. I have read your messages and seen the hurt I caused.

I own it all. I am terribly sorry and know that whether in public or private, this language is unacceptable. I promise to do better. She found herself in hot water on Saturday night when she repeated the N-word while singing the lyrics to DaBaby's hit single, Rockstar. Fans watching along caught the moment, immediately confronting her in the comments. And she said, I did seemingly surprised according to the clips from the live.

She said, I'm so sorry. No, I was singing. I'm so sorry. I really don't think I said that word. I don't think I said that word. But I'm like, oh God, she continued. I'd never used that word. I'd never call anybody that.

We don't say that word. So if you've seen the video, which you probably have by now, she realizes it in the video and she's like giggling and blaming it on her brother. Is her brother Patrick? Yeah, and then her poor friend Brooke. Like to me, what's so egregious about this whole thing is her reaction in the video and then her apology, like both of which were not sufficient.

And it's not on me to demand an apology from her because I'm not black. But like, I just see this as a person who comments on cancel culture and this is just not the way to do it. Yeah, there's been a lot of conversation about this. And I think actually something, I'm going to say positive, that's come out of this is Rachel Lindsay went on Instagram live yesterday, really just doing an explainer 101 as to why white people can't use this word, say this word, or even sing this word. And I feel like some people, some people know that you can't sing the word, but they don't get why. And she did a fabulous job of explaining it like so articulate um to people who just like don't understand why white people can't sing that word if it's in a song then don't put it in the song

and like right word that word has so much history weight and cruelty and racism behind it and it's like the least we can do is just not sing it is just not and like honestly if you don't know that by now like what is you doing? Like you cannot say that. And honestly, I felt really bad for Rachel Lindsay that it's like incumbent on her to like explain to all these people. It's like, leave her alone, leave her out of this. But at the same time, she's so well-spoken and she's so wise. And honestly, I feel like her video, which was very, very well-spoken, like might've explained to a lot of people who don't get it. Like it's just a song might've explained to them why they can't say it. So like, as much as I hate that,

like she bears this responsibility, she did a really good job. She did a really good job. And I feel like the conversation has turned in, it's turned away from Hannah Brown and more into like, can she sing it? Can she not? And so Rachel was really speaking on that. And I feel like she did such a great job. She also went on her Instagram stories and told everyone to watch a video and also said at the end of the day, why are you fighting so hard to be able to say this word? Yeah. And that's that on that. Yeah.

And also to me, what was so interesting about the Rachel Lindsay of it all was Rachel came on and she was like, there was a million things Rachel could have done when speaking about this. But she said she took the route of like, of calling someone out giving them an opportunity to learn DMing Hannah and she didn't say that exactly but I got the vibe that she DMed Hannah and maybe wanted them to go live together and just talk about it explain Hannah could be like I thought this and then Rachel was like actually no it's this um and it's the vibe that I got she didn't say in specifically but I got the vibe that she turned down the opportunity to um go live with Rachel or do something with Rachel which I just thought

was such a mistake I mean Rachel there's to be honest like there's really no way out of a situation like this from a PR perspective like it is bad all around but to me Rachel Lindsay really offered her this like wonderful teachable moment um how you it's to be honest like when it comes to cancel culture it's not always about what you do it's also about how you react and to me like Hannah failed on all fronts like what she did was terrible and how she handled it was also terrible like an Instagram story apology that disappears in 24 hours without really I don't know I just I always think like how would I want someone who offended me to handle it? And that's not how I would want them to handle it. That story goes away in 24 hours. And that's just not, to me, that doesn't seem like she really cares. Yeah. Or she just

didn't think it was as big of a deal as it's becoming. You know, she thought that it would, like, just like the news cycle, it would be gone gone in 24 hours she doesn't need to put this on her feed forever you know and have that be there forever um no I totally I totally agree I didn't get the vibe necessarily that Rachel was going to go live with her but I think Rachel's point was like whatever platform you used to convey your offensive message you must use the same one to apologize and make it right. And doing an Instagram story is not the same as doing an Instagram live. And she said, if you're brave enough to go on Instagram live and use that word, you should be brave enough to apologize for it on Instagram live. And I think that's a very fair point.

Rachel Lindsay for president. I totally agree. I like, and it's so funny how people in the bachelor community, and I didn't even realize I did too. Like they just turned to Rachel Lindsay for president. I totally agree. I like, and it's so funny how people in the bachelor community, and I didn't even realize I did too. Like they just turned to Rachel Lindsay in most situations. Cause she's so wise. Like what does Rachel have to say? Like I'll think what Rachel thinks because she's so smart and I'm glad that she used it as an opportunity not to be like catty and call someone out, but like for genuine, um, like knowledge and just teaching people because the amount of people who are defending Hannah is like disappointing to Rachel and to everyone. And I think there were so many ways she could have went about speaking on this and the way that she did was just sheskus.

I totally agree. I wonder if we'll hear from Hannah again. We'll keep you posted on that. I hope we do. That was was like that is just not sufficient yeah i would agree so i feel like that's always kind of how it happens like you get like a first apology and then you get like backlash for the apology so then you do like another bigger apology you know yeah i mean this is just bad yeah no way no it's bad especially for a girl who like aside from you know having a called off engagement which is just like she was you know america's sweetheart victim like for a girl who's squeaky clean like right universally beloved from the second she stepped on the scene like you get used to that kind of praise. And of course, canceling someone is bad, but like to go from such a high high to

a very low low, like that just, it's not good. No, it's not. Okay. This next story I'm so interested by, it was all the talk of the toasters last night. The Call Her Daddy podcast. Yes. Call Her Daddy podcast. Yes. Call Her Daddy podcast hosts have, quote, turned on each other, an insider says, to page six. Okay. So this past weekend, page six, they've been kind of following this story. They're really the only ones I think, like, someone's giving them information.

Reported a story that Alex and Sophia from Call Her Daddy, as we all know, they stopped doing their podcast about five weeks ago, leaving a trail, like, free theathers. Also, I'm obsessed with them. So I've just been like following this. I'm also obsessed with like podcast news and like a female duo. They're so funny. I love their friendship. I just like feel personally invested in this story. So then this weekend, it came out that Alex and Sophia are like butting heads. And that was a twist that I did not see coming. Then last night, Dave Portnoy dropped an episode on the Call Her Daddy podcast feed explaining what's been going on from his point of view. And while, like he said, no one's ever called him a liar,

like he's definitely a lot of things, but he's not untruthful. So I believe what he's saying. I also think there's a lot of like perspective and context from the other side that we're probably not getting yeah I also think quickly that that's New York Post article was probably filled with a lot of misinformation because page six isn't exactly known for their truth telling and the woman who wrote this article has like a vendetta I remember there was like this whole drama about a photo shoot last year like this woman

hates to call her daddy girls so I just think it's important to keep that in mind. And I'm obviously taking the side, no matter what, of the female podcast duo, just because that's me. But I just feel like there's definitely some truth in this article, but I definitely feel like a lot of it is fake. That's what I'll say. Okay. Well, they had a lot of like, what seems, what Dave said was like truthful information

about, you know, Sophia's boyfriend kind of shopping around the show wondering offering them a deal apparently a lot of that was true um but I'm sure it's I'm sure it's filled with things that aren't true right so then Dave started just giving spitting numbers and he basically said well first of all what I found interesting is that Alex and Sophia were not paid the same up until now Sophia was paid a little bit less but Dave explained that like he found the podcast through Alex. Alex did all of like, you know, the communication, bringing it to Barstool. As far as he knew, Alex was doing all the editing. And this was where it started to get sad for me because like, I just feel like as a podcast duo, like you and I, there are some podcasts where it's like the host and then the sounding board.

But I feel like if you listen to their show where you watch their YouTube videos or their Instagram stories, like even though one of them might do a little bit more work sometime, like they are really a duo. And even like an Alex show on her own would be good. A Sophia show on her own would be good.

Like the two of them together, like something magical happens. Like I feel like it's the same thing with you and I. Like there's something about our dynamic that people just enjoy. And they have that same thing going on. So to hear that they, one, weren't being compensated the same, like made me understand why maybe later now Sophia like didn't come back to the table. And two, made me realize like that, that was never a good thing for a partnership. You have to be 50,

50, or it's just like a host and then the producer who chimes in. Yeah. And, and so when their contract with Barstool was up, when their podcast stopped. Was not up. Was not up. Their, so that's what I had thought too, that they were like, their contract was up. They were about to renegotiate. That's what I assumed. That's why I thought they stopped recording episodes. Their initial contract was three years and they just decided that they wanted to renegotiate because obviously the show was so big and they wanted more money they wanted the ip for the show they wanted more and you know what so dave actually lets he said that in every episode that they're not doing they are losing a hundred thousand dollars per episode so i did a little quick math. In just ad revenue alone, the show makes over $5 million

a year. Yeah. He told us that the final offer that he offered Alex and Sophia, which was, honestly, when you listen to it from Dave's perspective, is very generous. They very much came to the table, was half a million dollar guarantee each, which is a lot of money. But for a show that makes over $5 million a year and it's all on their backs, they don't even go into the office. They probably just send in their episode. What's a little quick math? They're making a fifth together. So they're making a 10th separately. You want to have like more skin in the thing that you own. I mean, of course. And as two people who run a podcast network, have a successful podcast and

know a lot of the numbers behind it, their show is much bigger than ours. If they were on their own, got a, Oh, not a part of like a company, just got a regular podcast deal and we're selling ads and doing merch and maybe going on tour. They could each easily be raking in $5 million each. So I understand like being upset, like being on salary and just like having to be and to be honest like I Barstool totally gave them their start um but I don't even really feel like their audience is like that type of people anymore it's like college girls and they're like I mean I'm on TikTok all the time and they're always doing like call her daddy stuff like it's really reached this new group of people in this new audience beyond the Barstool huge audience and i don't know if they could have gotten there without it but i understand

the frustration of being like we are sitting on a diamond yeah no and like they exceeded all expectations barstool has a ton of podcasts um i think call her daddy is either number two and probably sometimes number one when it's when it's a crazy titled episode you know yeah um and so you have to know your value and I feel like so many people are calling them greedy and like they should have you know you don't bite the hand that feeds you and it like it just makes me feel defensive like would we be saying this if they weren't like just two women yeah oh my god they're entrepreneurs those two men they give them the respect they deserve oh my god totally and so well I also thought that it was the end of the contract that does change things a little bit but for me it's like honestly I can't say that I wouldn't do the same

yeah I just feel like um shit what do I feel like I don't even remember anymore. So no, I don't know. I heard where Dave was coming from. And I think ultimately the deal that he offered them in the end, they probably should have taken. But now it has turned into like Alex wants that deal. Sophia didn't. So Alex took that deal. The deal that Dave initially offered them was each half a million dollars,

50-50 in everything. At the end of one year they can walk away with their show um which is a great deal yeah Alex wanted it Sophia didn't Alex went to Dave and said like I want this deal so she wound up with 75 percent of it and now if Sophia comes back she would only get 25 percent and that's that's not gonna work no that's not gonna work now Dave was like we're gonna maybe give Alex her own show. And if Sophia wants her own show, we'll give her one too. But like, I just wish that I just want, I need to need them to talk to each other.

Like girls, you all, you have like in this business, like you have each other. Like what you have is so special. I don't know much about the history of their relationship, but like, I can just, their friendship is so sweet. So many people just like look at them and love the friendship that they have. They're so funny. The show is, is magic because of the two of them together. And I understand maybe sometimes it feels like Alex does more work, um, or like Sophia,

you know, it's just, and also the Sophia boyfriend thing was like a lot of drama. Um, I'm sure, I'm sure there's contentious things, but in order for it to like work the way it has, it needs to be 50, 50. You guys need to have that respect for each other and just talk to each other. Stop going through page six. Stop going through Sophia's boyfriend. Stop going through Dave. Please talk to one another because if it's you two against the world, your podcast will be fine. No, they are so strong together and them being on different pages, which they're entitled to, but they have to represent a strong front because they're literally sitting like on a gold mine.

Like they don't even know because they've been a part of our school. But if they put that year in, make more money than they were making before, and then are able in a year to walk away with their entire show and shop it around to podcast networks, like, oh my God, they will be so rich. Like, I just, I don't know what their focus is. Like, are they focused on money? Are they focused on fame? Because if you're focused on money,

you got to put in the year and then get the fuck out. But if they're focused on like fame, I'm sure there's a lot of benefits about being a part of like stoolie nation. Like there's tons of benefits. Like I totally get that. I need to know what their goals are. What's their focus?

Yeah. And now that I think about it, like I think the answer for them, hoping that they like what they do and they like each other like would be to make the show work but I don't know maybe it's Alex like going off and doing her own thing and maybe she becomes like major I don't know I don't know either I also just want to know if like maybe it's not even true that they're on according to Dave like they they they're coming to the table with different things and i think a

lot of the dissension at least what dave said and you have to take it with a grain of salt is from sofia's boyfriend who's been acting like a manager shopping around the show telling sofia what to do getting lawyers involved um and also i think dave just like has a gripe against him because he works for hbo sports and they did a documentary that was unflattering. I can't keep up. I mean, the thing is, is that while their contract wasn't up and Dave still offered to slightly renegotiate, like to me, that's a win. They stood up for themselves. They knew their worth. They got more. And then they got the opportunity at the end of the year to take their show. So to me, it's like they stood up for themselves and they got what they wanted. Dave didn't have to give them more

money. Legally, they have to keep doing the show wanted. Dave didn't have to give them more money. Legally, they have to keep doing the show. Like he didn't have to even communicate with them. But you know what? Dave Portnoy respects female entrepreneurs. Honestly, that's not really what it was. Dave Portnoy needs cash now to pay his employees during coronavirus.

And due to the pandemic, it actually worked in their favor where it's like he wanted them to just start doing episodes again so they could get that hundred thousand dollars per episode and he could pay his employees so the like i don't know if they would have ever gotten this opportunity if there wasn't a global crisis right now so you just got to take the moment you got to take the win sometimes oh no i wonder what's gonna i just like i don't know if anyone here is like close personal friends with that the girls or if they will ever catch this but all i just want to say to them is please talk to each other and get on the same page and you will be okay as long as

you guys are together our united force is the most important thing here because home girls you are sitting on a gold mine put in a year put in a year but also in order for the show to work like it has been you guys have to be 50 50 completely and if and if one of you needs to be doing more work give her more work or delegate delegate delegate they live together like what they're gonna live together again after this no they're gonna have to move like it's just they're quarantined separately for now. Well, first they were together and then they both went home,

I guess. This is too much tea. I mean, my, my opinion on this has changed because this whole time I thought that the contract was up and they, if the contract was up, they should 100% just like take their show somewhere else.

They could be making four or five times the amount. And even though they might not be able to take the name, call her daddy, they'll start a new show. Call me. It doesn't matter. It was going to be called The Fathers at Wondery. Whatever. Like it really doesn't matter. I'm sure to them, it seemed like a big deal to like lose the name of their show that they spent a year building, but it's, it's The Morning Breath 2.0. Like it seems like a big deal. And then a year in retrospect, you're like, nobody cares. Like you have the audience and that's all that matters. So if the contract was over, I would have said run, but now I'm, this is the first time hearing that it wasn't over. They just demanded more money and they ended up using the global

pandemic to their advantage. And they should have just taken that deal 50, 50 and ran. But now that Alex is on board with Barstool, Sophia is not, I'm not entirely sure what's going on. I know. I think they might have overplayed their hand a little bit. And I think in order for it to work, Alex needs to now give Sophia back that 25% that she gained in going alone. Yeah. Or they'll just have two separate shows, and it'll really just, the cream will rise. But it's so hard to do a podcast by yourself.

And when you have that partnership, it's impossible, period. But like when you have a partner that like makes you better, makes you funnier, you know, and knows your whole life story. And like, it just, they're magic together. You got to bring back the girls. I just can't believe that like this podcast story became like such worldwide news.

It's so exciting. It's like a podcast host, a podcast network. Like I'm just excited that people are excited about this, you know? Me too. But like, it makes so much sense. Like this should be an even bigger story. Only page six is writing about it. But like this podcast is like, has broken so many records of podcasting.

And like these, just these two girls with their like, welcome to slut camp, like are just taking over the charts. And as a female podcast host, like I'm just so proud of them. And I only want the best for them. I want the, I truly want the best for them. Yes. Interesant. Okay, we'll keep you guys posted on that story. I hope we reach a resolution soon. Because I think Daddy Gang could really use some new episodes in the queue. Totally. soon um because i think daddy game could really use some new episodes in the queue totally you know um even though this is really not the best time for podcasts no it's a great time to be a

web show it is okay ready for our next story yes ma'am megan fox was seen with machine gun kelly as her husband brian austin green shares a cryptic post on her birthday. Living. Living for this. Megan Fox was spotted driving around and picking up food in Calabasas with rapper Machine Gun Kelly on Friday. Both Fox and the rapper have been cast in Midnight in the Switchgrass,

although production on the film has been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic deadline previously reported. This is just an editor's note from me. I think this might be the same movie that Randall Emmett was working on because he was working on a movie with Machine Gun Kelly when it had to go and be paused. So like that would just be an exciting reality TV tie-in. A rep for Machine Gun Kelly did not immediately respond to People's request for comment. One day

after the outing, her husband, I guess, if he's still that, shared a cryptic message on social media, which coincided with Megan's birthday. He said, eventually butterflies get bored sitting on a flower for too long. They start feeling smothered. It's a great big world and they want to experience it. Listen, Brian- That's true about brother.

Brian Austin Green. Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox are the messiest fucking couple in Hollywood. Like it's always something with them. I've always thought that they were mismatched and i never really understood it but i think that they have kids and for the sake of the kids like they tried to make it work even though that in turn made them the messiest couple in hollywood i am a machine gun kelly stan i think that he's one of the most eligible guys in hollywood right now and i'm living for this pair

like they look alike they're perfect perfect vibes. They're tattoos. They're both good looking. Like she's a little bit of a cougar. I'm living for this. No, I am so here for this as well. I hope that like Brian Austin Green just like get out. Goes away. Gets out the way

so that we can properly ship these two. Yes, I love like an on-set romance. That always enhances a franchise. It enhances a film. It enhances completely. And I am just so excited about this potential. Hopefully there is definitely something there. If they're spotted during quarantine,

that means they're definitely more than just friends, I have to assume. And then I could just see like Megan Fox hanging out with Pete Davidson. I just see so much potential friends, I have to assume. And then I could just see like Megan Fox hanging out with Pete Davidson. Like I just see so much potential here. I see it all. I see it all.

And I'm so excited about it. Yeah, me too. I just thought that was like a fun, a fun new couple. It's really crazy how like celebrities and their coupledom are just chugging along better than ever in quarantine. You know, like Anna de Armas and Ben Affleck like really got their start in the queue. They just did not let like the pandemic stop them from stepping out and about. And like a lot of couples now

are just like deciding now's the time. And I'm honestly grateful for it because it gives us stuff to talk about. And we get new couples to ship. Yes, this is, my ship is truly coming in. I'm at the yacht house, whatever they call it, the dock. The port, the pier. The pier, and it's, the ship's coming in, and that's, that makes me really grateful. Yeah, I love to watch the ships come in. It's one of my favorite activities.

Next story's a little sad news. Fred Willard, best in show comic actor, has died at the age of 86. Fred Willard, the comic actor who delighted audiences in beloved films like This Is Spinal Tap and Best in Show over his more than 50-year career, died Friday at age 86. He died of natural causes, his family confirmed. Okay, well, this is like a Jerry Stiller. You know, it's very sad, but at the same time, someone had a long, happy, successful life and died of natural causes. Like it's a celebration of life. It's all you can hope for.

Yeah. But you know, they always say like celebrities die in threes and it's so true because Jerry Stiller. And then yesterday, did you hear a terrible story? Mark Maron's director died because she just recently got ill and now fred yeah that was a terrible story terrible but it's they say it happens in threes i guess i hope this is the third and final then yeah very sad um but fred willard one of my favorite characters from modern family phil's dad and it was honestly such a perfect casting. They look exactly like Mike. Yeah, they do.

That's so funny. Yeah, he was so funny. Yeah. That's great. We're wishing his family well. Rest in peace. A comedy legend. Rest in peace.

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The pronunciation is just still unclear, so I'm going to say it both ways. No, I mean, according to many scholars, it is GIF. Yeah. But according to normal people, it's JIF. Right, and according to me, it's GIF. Right. And according to me, it's GIF GIF. The service claims that more than 700 million people see Giphy Giphy content every day. And many of those views come from some of the internet's most popular apps from Apple's iMessage to TikTok and Twitter, most of which rely on Giphy Giphy's API and archives to let users share and post GIFs. It's likely that at least

some of these services won't want to have a Facebook-owned platform integrated with their products moving forward. So this could mean big changes for any non-Facebook-owned platform that currently had a Giphy-Giphy integration. Right. That's like when Facebook bought Instagram and you could no longer send your Instagrams to Twitter. They would populate as a post, but now they populate as a link and it's the most annoying thing ever. It was like one of the like woe-diest game changes of all time. It was a cultural reset. Yeah, no, it was. And that was really the end of Twitter. Yeah. I mean, to me, I use Gipy Gipy on Twitter a lot, but I really use it on Instagram stickers because that's how you can upload stickers. So if you're looking for some fabulous stickers, go to Instagram and search in the Gipy Gipy, TMT, Toast, Ashera. You can search a million things. The Morning Toast. We have some fabulous

new Jiffs that we just made. So check them out. Check them out. Yeah. I mostly use Jiffy Jiffy on Instagram stories as well. And so that probably will only get more integrated now that Facebook has purchased them. Yeah. Facebook is making good moves. Honestly, I think that Jiffy Jiffy is a fabulous company. They've been around for a really long time. Like, when I was interning at, like, Huffington Post, it was such a big part of your job. And it's really become this, like, huge database and made, like, GIF culture a thing.

Totally. I'm happy for the people at Gipy Jipy who are, you know, getting a buyout. And it's very exciting for everyone. I think this is a great move. My, like, goal is just to get bought out. I just love an easy payday, you know? No, I know. It's just like-

I keep trying to invent stuff. I'm like, look, it's a scrunchie wrapped around Aquaphor. Can I have $700 million, please? Or you got to go public, one or the other. IPO, Susan. Or you got to get bought, go public, go private again like Tesla. Get bought again, do it all again. IPO, Susan. Mm-hmm. You gotta get bought, go public, go private again like Tesla. Get bought again,

do it all again. Get fined. Totally. Okay, so those are the five stories. Now it's time for TV recap. I have so much to recap today. Most of it you've already seen, so you can let me know your thoughts now,

all the stuff that I missed. Dead to Me Season 2 to Me season two ultimately so good I love the way it's set at the end it's just like the first season I love Ben and um Christina Applegate like I ship them so hard but she murdered his brother what's a girl gonna do I don't know that's the biggest problem it's like they really mess with you because you're so like you're their number one champion like you just think they both really need each other but she did kill his brother like in cold blood so that's cold blood it's not even like judy who accidentally killed her husband so he she can still be christina's best friend um i will say like every time i was watching the show

i just had like an unidentified pit in my stomach it just is very anxiety inducing like to put yourself in the shoes of these women whose like lives are about to come crashing down around them and all I'm thinking is like don't be suspicious don't be suspicious and so it's it's pretty anxiety inducing but it's a very well done show um I cannot stand Judy like she is a riptide and ultimately like everything works out because she's a good person but like she's a moron yeah when she kept the letter from christina applegate and hid it under her bed so the kid could find it and the kid reads i forgive you for killing my husband the kid didn't know that judy was the one who killed his dad like how dumb are you Judy burn the evidence she's so so dumb it's honestly frustrating to watch um but you know Christina shut her mouth Christina's smart

enough for the both of them so it's not like I'm just watching like dumb people who aren't going to the cops I think ultimately the way it all turned out was really great I'm just watching like dumb people who aren't going to the cops. I think ultimately the way it all turned out was really great. I'm glad that Christina got away with it. And for now it was enjoyable. I it's a great show. Yeah. And honestly, James Marsden, like really looked so different. He definitely gained like 15 pounds, but he grew out his hair and he,

like, they looked like twins obviously, but they didn't look like the same person. No, like I thinking oh this is Steve no for a second I was I'm like thank god he's not dead oh yeah of course but the whole time I wasn't reminded of Steve I was just like oh it's James Marsden being the lovable James Marsden that I love yeah also I like loved the weird flashback to when she went to City Hall and the guy who tried to assault her in his garage was like weirdly on the board yeah Yeah, that was weird. But everything was just coming full circle. Also, Judy's new girlfriend,

I don't know the name of the actress, but I just like- Piper Parabo. She looks like the girl from Coyote. That's not what I was gonna say. Oh my gosh, she was reminding me so much of Nora from Cheaper by the Dozen. Oh no, she was in 90210

and she was so, she was reminding me so much of Nora from Cheaper by the Dozen. Oh, no. She was in 90210, and she was so – she was such a villain. Like, she was so deceitful. She, like, conned Liam. I forget exactly what she did, but whenever I see her face, I'm like, oh, my God, shit's going down. Like, do not trust her. But she was trustworthy. I don't even remember her from that.

She was trustworthy. I don't even remember what she did. I just remember, like, do not trust her. You just remember feeling betrayed by her. I did. I did. And, like did. I just remember, like, do not trust her. You just remember feeling betrayed by her. I did. I did. And, like, Liam, just justice for him, you know? I'm so glad you watched it.

I started the new season of Drag Race, so I'm finally all caught up with where we are now. The finale is on Friday, so I really want to get all caught up. It's so exciting. I know. Like, it's just great timing, but there's so much tea this season.

Like, they now have a disclaimer before every episode. It's like a little black and white statement saying one of the contestants, Sherry pie has been disqualified according to, you know, a statement she released. But out of respect to the Queens and all the work put into it, we're still going to air the season as planned. It's crazy because Sherry pie is before I knew what she did.

Like one of my favorite drag, one of my favorite Queens, like she's so talented. She has this very witty, smart, like they all did like a sports theme where like they all came out looking like basketball players, but she came out looking like Ms. Trunchable with her javelin throw. Like she's just like, she's on my, she's my vibe,

but turns out she's insane and we can't stand her. But so then I looked into it cause I'm like so delayed on all the drama. And basically when she got announced as a Cats member, there was a ton of backlash, like five or six people spoke out saying uh we know this person um they like pretended to be a casting director and made us all like skype with him and send him weird videos get naked like master me on camera and once that all came to light mama rue was like absolutely not and he had to release his statement he's been disqualified but he's still a part of the season like it's so weird like he's getting judged but statement. He's been disqualified, but he's still a part of the season. Like, it's so weird. Like he's getting judged, but I think he makes it

really far. Um, but he's just irrelevant, but he's on so much airtime. It's like so frustrating to like give your time and attention to this person who's no longer a part of the competition. Yeah. I remember when that happened, but I didn't realize it was a character who really had so much potential. Oh, like he was top five. I mean, I don't know how far he gets because I'm only like four episodes in, but he definitely had the potential to win. Damn. I mean, is the finale like later than the rest of the show? Yeah, they do a live finale usually at the Ace Theater in LA

and it's like so fabulous. They have like a reunion. They bring everyone back. It's live TV, but it's my understanding they're doing a virtual live according to Michelle Visage's Twitter. That makes sense. Well, cool. That's exciting for you that you'll be all caught up in time for the finale. Yeah. Like I just really want to be a part of the dialogue, you know, and it's annoying because it airs on Fridays. So I'm gonna have to wait till Mondays to like recap. Oh, that is annoying.

Yeah. What'd you think about Hollywood about Hollywood okay I ultimately loved it I just I watched half before I went to sleep and then I just like woke up thinking about it and just like invested in the characters and what was going to happen and so I I loved like from overall I loved it of course I had issues with it most of it being like and I realized that we said on this show when we were reporting that the show was coming out we said that it was you know sort of um I don't know there's a word for it like fantastical like like uh that guy does Quint in Tarantino uh like in Glorious Bastards yeah yes where everything goes the way that you want it to go but there's a difference between um saying that like Hitler was

killed during the war, which everybody knows that he wasn't, versus this movie that comes out and Hollywood's doing the right thing and everyone's winning awards. And I'm like, the whole time I'm like, was Maggie a real movie? Are these real actors? But I know that Rock Hudson is a real person. So they're using real historical things and coupling them with, you know, obviously elements, utopian elements that they want to be true. But I think it's like historically misleading because here I am, if I didn't do research afterwards, I would be like, wow, 1950s Hollywood, so progressive, but that's just not the case. And so while I love this show, I really do think that when you're

going to use some real people and then make it not true, there needs to be a disclaimer at the end that explains what actually happened. Like, that Rock Hudson lived in the closet his entire career. I assumed that he was out the whole time until I looked into it. Right, so, like, unless you do your own research, and by the way, you have to, like, it's incumbent on some publication to write up the truth.

People Magazine is where I read it. Right, so if they don't even do that writing, like, how are we expected to know what actually happened happened and I don't want to remember history in a way that it wasn't you know I want to enjoy this show but like I don't want to think something was better than it was you know right and then it totally like delegitimizes the experience of like black Asian female actors in Hollywood who worked tirelessly for equality and still don't have it. Yeah. It just, I mean, so I don't want to say like, I think the show overall is so good.

And like, if you understand the history of Hollywood in and out, and you know that a movie named Meg was never made with a, a black writer starring a black actress and they all won every single director. Right. So if you understand the whole history and then you watch that you're like wow it's it's you know it's just like understanding world war two and then watching in glorious bastards it's like oh i wish but when you don't know that much about it and you're watching it and it's just you're you know that some of the elements are true so you don't know which ones aren't true it's just not i just can't i don't just don't

think it's good to remember things not as they were. Yeah, no, and it's okay to, like, make a utopian scenario, but to not give context at the end or, I agree, it was very misleading. I didn't realize that it was quite possibly true until they changed Roy's name to Rock Hudson. I'm like, oh, wait, is this real? Yeah, and I know that some of it was based on the book about the gas station. The gas station was real. I don't think Ace Pictures is a real thing.

A lot, like I've never heard of Jack Costello. I don't think he's not a real guy, but you had to like do all this research and which is fine. I just, some people don't do the research and there they are thinking like 1950s America, we're just giving out all these Academy awards to people of every different background. And that's just not true. Like we, the country wasn't that great.

No, totally. It still isn't. Yeah. So, um, I agree. That's a very, very poignant explanation. But ultimately I absolutely loved the show. Um, I love Laura Harrier. I think she's so absolutely stunning. She was so beautiful as Camille Washington. The casting was just- When she won the Oscar. I just, the casting was so on point.

I really, once it got good and it took a few episodes to get into it, I never wanted it to end. And, you know, I love that it was all happy ending, happy ending, happy ending, because that's all we ever really want. But not at the expense of like the history yeah so but I ultimately I loved it I'm so excited for obviously season two or what's gonna what did they get greenlit is it season two like it felt like at the end it opened it up for season two because they had

oh well they like they're just making the movie oh no no they were on set for the movie about the gas station because because Archie's writing what he knows so which which would be like his story yeah yeah yeah it was just and it really they tied it up at the end like everyone had a partner like it was great yeah it was It was so, so cute. Claire Wood and Jack Costello were like so cute and they actually loved each other, even though like he fucked her mom. And you know what? I had honestly forgotten that he fucked her mom.

Yeah. And I think it was okay. Yeah. She said it was okay. I loved Avis Amberg. Oh, Patti LuPone. Rob Reiner came around. I get so confused between Patti LuPone. Rob Reiner came around. I get so confused between Patti LuPone and Patti LaBelle.

It was Patti LuPone, I think. Okay, yeah. No, she was iconic. Iconic. Everything about it was so good, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Then I watched, started season four of Money Heist, and I have to say, maybe it's because I accidentally skipped through the previously on, so I was a little lost.

That's the worst. And they don't let you go back? No, there was no way. I was like, reset. I couldn't go back. But it's just not as good as the other seasons for some reason. I don't know why. Yeah.

It's good still. And, you know, it's like an interesting story of like how they're just going to off Fox one another. And every time the professor comes up with something or the, the FBI comes up with something, it's always like, they're so smart. Um, but it's just not as good. Oh, you know what else I watched? There's this documentary on Netflix. Um, I forget what it's called. It's all about psychedelics and they get, um, like a ton of celebrities sharing their experience doing like mushrooms, acid, like LSD. And it's very funny. And they have crazy celebrities. Like they got Ben Stiller, Sting, um, Anthony Bourdain. Um, and it was really funny. And it was like a, a new wave PSA about like drugs. It's like, they were kept flashing back to like, this is your

brain. This is your brain on drugs. But actually like psychedelics are used in a lot of like clinical trials for mental health. And like, there's just all this new information on it. And there's people like sharing their experiences and then also giving tips. Like do not ever drive after taking LSD. Like you will forget how to drive. Try and stay out of the city. Don't ever look in a mirror. Like it was very, very funny and very well done.

And I imagine if you're watching it while on psychedelics, like the colors were crazy. Like it was like all these like kaleidoscope vibes and it was made for someone like on drugs and it was actually really funny. Oh, that's so cool. Yeah. So if you want to do drugs, check it out. Nice. Well, okay. I feel thoroughly recapped. Hopefully I'll have a chance to finish Money Heist season four this week. But now that I'm like back in the reading swing of things, we'll see. I also have so much to do today. Like you could see, I took the sheets off my bed. I got to wash my sheets. Also for those who have been following, Olivia is going to be on New York One today talking about her petition. If you haven't signed it yet, it's in the Morning Toast Instagram bio. Just fighting for the rights of antepartum women. So if you live in New York, check it out. Yes. Love it.

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