The Toast - S4 Ep52: Happy Hoppy News: Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021

Episode Date: March 23, 2021

Kylie Jenner Slams 'False Narrative' Surrounding Makeup Artist's GoFundMe: 'I Do Things from the Heart' (PEOPLE) David Dobrick releases second apology video: "I'v let a lot of people down" (Dexerto) Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy finalize divorce 8 years after split (Page Six) Prince Harry takes on new job as tech startup executive at BetterUp Inc. (Page Six) Stay-at-Home Orders Linked to Weight Gain (MedPage) The Morning Toast with Claudia (@girlwithnojob) and Jackie Oshry (@jackieoshry) Merch: https://shopmorningtoast.com/ The Morning Toast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themorningtoast Girl With No Job by Claudia Oshry: https://www.girlwithnojob.com/bookSee 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. Happy Tuesday. Hey, Claude. Hiya, nerd. Hello, Jacqueline. I miss you very much. I'm doing good. Thank you so much for asking. I'm feeling, you know, yesterday I really felt like I really listened to the podcast because I wanted Ben to hear our Bobby Flay saga because I thought it was hysterical. I wanted Ben to hear our Bobby Flay saga because I thought it was hysterical. And Ben was watching Bobby Flay with me. And I really had like nothing to give on the podcast yesterday. Like I told you, I went on a bender on the weekend and I felt like I just gave nothing to yesterday's episode emotionally and physically. And this morning I woke up with, you know, a purpose. You know, it's so important to wake up with a purpose. And my purpose today was to give it all that I've got to this particular episode. Like the people, they fucking need us and we are fucking here. We are here. I'm so excited to see what you give to us today. Speaking of Bobby Flay, I also re-listened to it while I was sitting on the beach yesterday

and I was cracking up, like looked so crazy, laughing so hard. And also Bobby Flay was in my dream last night. Like it was such a realistic dream. It was like i was at an event and bobby was there and he was being like so nice of course he was friendly like best friends forever and i like had a pit because i was like i literally was talking about you on the podcast today the episode is called exposing bobby flay and then some little shit starter at the party went up to the both of us always a former toaster who's going to come and beat your ass. So Bobby and I are chilling. Some shit starter comes up and is like, did you hear what she... Bobby and I are chilling.

We were chilling so hard. Shit starter comes up, said, did you hear her podcast today? It's called Exposing Bobby Flay. And I was like, Bobby. And he was like, I did hear it. I'm like, I hope you can take a joke. Like, it's just funny. It is.

And by the way... And I was like, you have to admit, like, your style hear it. I'm like, I hope you can take a joke. Like, it's just funny. It is. And by the way, it's, and it was like, you have to admit like your style of shows is extremely competitive and the statistics in which you lose beating Bobby flight and win Bobby beating Bobby flight are just against, you know, statistics. Like they make no fucking sense. Yeah. Well that's like your gripe. I personally haven't experienced that. Okay. Well you should watch it and you will be shocked. I haven't experienced corruption at Beat Bobby Flay. And the cool thing about this platform is that when you bring something up on the podcast, more often than not, you're going to get a DM with more information. Because I only know what I know.

I've never been to the set of Beating Bobby Flay. I've never been on the show. I don't know much about it. I'm not a part of the production team. But I got a DM from someone. And, of course, I don't know how credible this was. It literally could have been a fake, you know, a fake registered nurse. Jackie, that's literally what I was going to fucking say, but I didn't know if I could. And then I know sometimes it's like a real person.

And sometimes it's somebody who made a fake account, pretending to be a nurse, trying to expose you for being like COVID not friendly, even though you literally did nothing wrong. Like sometimes it's that. But those things happen. Those things they do. I know it sounds highly unbelievable, but it's actually, it happens more than you think. Well, she had basically said that for beating Bobby Flay for each episode, they record both scenarios.

Bobby wins and Bobby loses. And I guess they pick and choose like in the editing process, like how often he can win and how often he can lose. Again, I don't know if that's true. Unverified, you know, AshleyJacobsRN.com. But it's possible. Oh my God. That is so...

That's a bombshell allegation, if true. Like, that could bust this thing wide open. I know. Oh my God. Like, is it is nothing like sacred anymore no jackie did you not know that the art of the crab cake can't there just be a better crab cake no because it's all at the end of the day it's all about ego bobby's in particular okay well after my dream i feel the need to stick up for him. Yeah, no, no, no. Also— Because we were chilling so hard. It did come to our attention that Bobby Flay's daughter is a toaster. So, Sophia, if you're hearing this, we're just fucking around.

And we still want to be— It's all love. We still want to be your friend and get free meals at Bobby's Grill or whatever the restaurant's called. It's all love, Sophia. It's all love. But also, a little bit of news that came out this morning that's not enough to make it as a major story, but I just thought we should talk about is the Real Housewives of New York season 75 trailer came out. Yes, I just watched it, and it looks really good, and I know that you are so hard on the Real Housewives of New York.

There's no harsher critic. No, and I feel like I've earned the right. I've literally watched from episode one, season one. I've watched all the extras, all the reunions. I literally like, I'm the Real Housewives of New York historian. And to go from being like, what was like Beverly Hills is perceived as like the crown jewel of the franchise. Like Real Housewives of New York was that at one point. And now it's literally the opposite. I have every right to be hard on it. Okay. And what were your thoughts on the trailer? I mean, trailers always look good.

They take, it's 22 episodes into two minutes. Of course, in 22 episodes, there's two minutes worthy of like footage that's funny. Yeah. So it looks good. I thought that it looked good. There were some like storylines that looked interesting. But again, it seems like they're going to start to lean on, you know, whatever happens that night with the broken glass and security and the banging on the door. And it's like heavily, like a lot of drinking

content, which I think, I think they've maxed out on. Um, but I think Ebony looks great. I think her friendship with Leah and I really feel like from the trailer, you can even see like the two generations, like this sort of, um, dis disconnect between like the older and the younger. Yes. So I'm optimistic. No. And like remember last season when everyone kind of took umbrage with Ramona walking into the house in Mexico and being like, oh, servants. Oh, yes.

I was going to, that was, that comes up in the trailer and I was going to say, I think you're going to be happy because Ebony is calling out Ramona for calling the people who work for her to help. Which is so fucking derogatory and I'm so glad like it sometimes it takes like a fresh person who's never hung out with someone to realize how some of their behaviors are so fucked up and I love that she's going to call her out on it and also Ramona looks like she gives us a couple really iconic moments like when she's walking up the stairs in her Audrey Hepburn like get up and she's like whatever happened to

elegance like I think it's actually going to be a good season. I say that, obviously, I'm cautiously optimistic, but we'll see where it takes us. Whatever happened to elegance, The Real Housewives of New York premiered. No, Jackie, whatever happened to elegance, that's literally the meta... No, no, no. What's the word? At the end of a... Moral, the moral of the story. That's the moral of Real Housewives of New York. What started as we had a full-blown countess, we had women with homes all over the country, and now it's like the saddest place on earth.

Yeah. So I'm hopeful. It was exciting to get that, though. Yes. You know, sometimes I feel like I get into a fatigue with Housewives. Right now, I'm not like crazy about any of the shows that are on currently. Like we just came off of such a good season of Potomac. And then we had the excitement of Salt Lake City.

And now we're just like with Atlanta and New Jersey that are always consistently fine. But so I'm ready for like something fresh. Yeah. I don't know that I would call New York fresh. Until New York becomes like torturous. I'm ready for Beverly Hills, honestly. That's what I'm ready for. And I'm also ready for another season of Potomac. They just literally hit it out of the park so fucking

hard. I know, but without Monique, I'm going to have a hard time. And if Candace is there, I'm going to have a really hard time. I do believe that she is there. Then I'm going to have a hard time. Oh, also Dallas is on right now, but it's so forgettable. Yeah. Wow. Well, Dallas is on tonight, so I think I'm going to, I'm going to try and watch so that we can recap tomorrow. Um, also I just want to give a little reading update because I finished my Queen Victoria book and I know like I was saying that the percentages weren't moving. It turns out the whole back half of the book is like bibliographies and like research notes. Oh my God. The word bibliography literally gives me PTSD. Triggering. Trauma. So

it actually like is, like if you read the book, it's about the length of a 400 page book, like it said. So it was so good and it just, it has sent me on the spray. I just started The Other Boleyn Girl.

Did you ever see the movie? No, but like I've heard of it. Yeah, I've heard of it. I never saw the movie. I'm reading the book. I'm excited, but apparently it is historical fiction and even though Anne Boleyn and like King Henry were real people, it's not a true story.

So that's always kind of annoying, annoying, but I'm sure it's an amazing, like, I think it's a great story and a great book. So I think I'll enjoy my time with it. And I'm really excited about that. Okay, good. I'm so happy for you. I mean, I thought I was going to read a lot this week, but you know, sometimes you just do it and sometimes you don't.

Yeah. So just take your time. You know, it's always there if you need it. Always there. Plus I have it. I don't have any new book recommendations for you unless you want to read Queen Victoria. No, I definitely don't. But speaking of always being there when you need them, should we? Yes. Let's dive right in. But before we do, I just wanted to take a moment because this morning news came out of Boulder, Colorado, that there was a mass shooting at a grocery store. And we are just we are so upset by this news. It's so terrible.

The victims and their families. And we're thinking of our Colorado toasters, Boulder toasters and just people in general. We it's heartbreaking. Yeah. 10 people died, including a police officer, which is just so upsetting. Like, I don't know. Every time one of these, and it's so sad that it feels like, like it's, there's so many of these stories. Like every,

I was about to say like every time I hear one of these stories, like it happens all the time and it does. And it's just, it never gets less upsetting. And I'm just, it's a type of story that like really makes you so sad all day. And I'm just, I'm, I'm really sad me too but we have a job to do here and hopefully if your hearts are heavy as well we can help lighten your mood with

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talk about it, but then Kylie posted about it. I guess like the backlash had reached a deafening level for her. No, but like this is where it gets so frustrating like the backlash had reached a deafening level for her. No, but like this is where it gets so frustrating to be like a pop culture fan. Like there's so much misinformation being spewed about. And I feel like Kylie had to speak on it because what was being said before Kylie spoke on it, I saw this was her personal makeup artist who she's worked with for years and he needed $60,000. She donated five and then and then asked her fans and then asked her fans to do the rest so when i saw that i'm

like that's weird because kylie's actually very philanthropic and people are always giving her shit for not doing enough but like she donated a million dollars in pp uh in covid masks and stuff like she's not ppp she's not always like the most vocal about it. And she did like, people are really hard on her because they know that she's worth a billion dollars, but I feel like she does like a decent amount of charity, both publicly and privately. Yes, I agree. I saw this story and I mean, it's kind of annoying because I've heard of, um, makeup by Sam and he's the makeup artist in question here. Okay. I have seen him on Instagram and he works with a lot of celebrities.

But we follow Kylie and we know who does her makeup like every single time she gets her makeup done. It's mostly Ariel. But like if it ever is another artist, she usually tags them. So like I think I knew that she had worked with Sam before, but he's not her daily makeup artist. No. And this narrative that was going around about like her personal makeup artist like that she doesn't pay him enough to to be able to cover this surgery it's just if you follow Kylie

you know that that's not true and then so she posted I guess because all these people were like you you wouldn't like cover the cost you're only donating five thousand dollars so she posted to say that when she clicked on the GoFundMe, the goal was at 10,000 and they were already had like 6,000. So she donated 5,000, but that's the thing about GoFundMe. Every time you reach the goal, it changes. Yeah. Right. And, and I think that can be really confusing. Like what does a surgery actually cost? It costs whatever the initial goal was set at. So if that's true, you could choose how much you're raising okay if that's true then when she contributed it was complete yeah she finished it like that's that's the thing there's literally no story here yeah no there's no story here so and it's so

stupid that kylie even has to like address dumb drama like this but it's so sad because first of all at the end of the day, this young guy was in a car accident and needs like a very important surgery. And instead of like focusing on that, everyone's like, Kylie only did this. She did. And her explanation was perfectly fine to me. Like when I first read what was being sent around, like the type of information that was being written up in all these websites, I'm that just didn't add up to me like kylie's really and when we don't know a lot about kylie because she's super private but when you watch like life of kylie or the small bits that we get we know she really takes care of the people around her so this just made no sense to me and it's just so stupid

this is like the type of drama it's like if people just like did their research we wouldn't have drama like this and like isn't that what journalists are supposed to do instead of like causing misunderstandings they instead of fanning the flames yeah like it makes no sense yeah well this is what she said from her mouth sam isn't my makeup artist and unfortunately we don't have a personal relationship anymore but i have worked with him a few years ago and think he's the sweetest i saw my current makeup artist and friend ariel post about sam's accident and his family's gofundundMe, and I called Ariel immediately to see what happened to Sam. After learning more in detail about the accident, it compelled me to visit his GoFundMe, which was set at $10K. They had already raised $6K, so I put in $5K to reach their original goal and thought I'd post on my stories to gain more awareness if anyone else felt compelled to share or donate. I don't know how all of this got so twisted, but his family has reached out through Ariel

and are very appreciative of all the donations, prayers, and love towards Sam. Yeah, like, this is a nothing burger. Nothing burger with whatever sauce. Yes, and let's focus on the real, you know, story here, which is Sam getting better. Yeah. Silliness. Absolute silliness. Like, the people on the here, which is Sam getting better. Yeah. Silliness. Absolute silliness.

Like, the people in the end. It's just, like, I don't know how the Kardashians deal with it. Like, because it's, if this were anyone else, it would be like, oh, my God. You know, like, Brie Larson donated $5,000. You know what I mean? Like, and it's just, there's this thing with the Kardashians. Like, they cannot do anything right. And I think that was really highlighted in the 818, you know, debacle where it was like

people really came for Kendall saying like she shouldn't start a tequila company, especially naming it 818 when tequila is, you know, a Mexican drink and, you know, it's all made in Mexico. And there is a real conversation to be had there. But like, where were those conversations with Villa One by Nick Jonas or Casamigos by George Clooney? It's like the Kardashians light up inside people. Like it just, they bother people so much. Yeah, they really do. And I will say, but this feels just like on another level of petty, stupid. Yeah. Like she's trying to do a nice thing and it's literally no good deed goes unpunished. Yeah. Also, um,

Kris Jenner, there's a big spread on her on the cover of Wall Street Journal magazine today that I'm definitely going to go pick up and read because we live for her. And the headline is, from momager to mogul. Ooh. That's the respect I like to see being put on the Kardashian-Jenner name. Yeah. No, I just can't relate to people, places, or things who have no respect for their Kardashians. Like, you just, you're missing out. And I just can't relate. No, no, I can't relate to people, places, or things who have no respect for their Kardashians. Like, you just, you're missing out, and I just can't relate.

No, no, I can't relate to people who don't have respect, people, places, or things. Like, it's so frustrating. And also, like, it's just so silly, because if you can't look at the, like, I could literally write a whole essay, but if you can't look at the Kardashians and be wildly impressed with what they've done, whether or not it's what you would do, whether you, like, if you can't look at it Kardashians and be wildly impressed with what they've done whether or not it's what you would do whether you like if you can't look at it and be like wow literally this team of six women all them turning themselves into like make what is it like three billionaires in the family like if you can't be impressed with that like you need to look inside because that's some misogynistic bullshit because if it was a family of men, you'd be like, look how great they are. The Wahlberg brothers.

Oh, my God. That's a really good comparison. Mm-hmm. Anyways, I'm moving on from this nothing burger, shall I? Yeah. Some exciting news. Oh, Margot Oshry just sent me a story. We're going to talk about David Dobrik's new vlog, right?

Yes, it's a story. Will're going to talk about David Dobrik's new vlog, right? Yes. It's a story. Will you move it up? Because Margo just sent me, um, Natalie, David's assistant put something up on her story. So I believe she just put it up. So let's just, let's breaking news, breaking news. Okay. You're just going to move things. You're just going to, this is the second day in a row that the fast five have been compromised. I'm sorry. Okay. But David Dobrik has released a second apology video saying i've let a lot of people

down youtube star david doberg has released a second apology video addressing the ongoing sexual abuse allegations against vlog squad member dirty dom and apologizing for his cowardly original response released late last week he posted a new video um titled march 22nd new video um titled march 22nd 2021 where he talks more in depth about um the controversy the video is seven minutes it's on his main channel and he left the comments on finally he said i fully believe the woman that came out against dom and said she was sexually assaulted by him i got consent to post the video but even though i got consent i should have never posted it what i understand now is she sent that text because she felt like she had to. And that's fucked up.

It was cowardly of me to say in my last video that I missed the mark about some other jokes because it's fucking gross and I'm sorry. So in this video, if you watch it, he's taking much more ownership over all of the things that have happened over the past few years and taking ownership over the fact that he hasn't addressed those things. And his neglect of those things has been even more detrimental yeah but what i feel like the video also like i feel like i'm pretty well versed in this whole drama i feel oh i thought you were gonna say you're well versed in apology videos and i felt like he really went out of his way for it to not be like your typical apology video the thing is it's like it can't be an apology video. He doesn't owe anyone an apology except for literally the women who were like, it's not on anyone to accept this or think it's a good video because at the end of the day, like, like we said before, like this is a full blown crime

and it's not on anyone to judge this video. But what I was going to say is like what I didn't know, which David brought up in the video, was that Dom was actually. There were allegations against him, I think, in like 2017, and I don't know whatever happened with them, but David made a bunch of jokes about it in his vlogs moving forward that like, you know, we're gonna go to jail for sexual assault you know like so it was like this recurring joke because it had already happened and like i didn't even know that part and that's even more fucked up and then and then i saw the clip so like all these pieces are starting to make sense in my head um so i didn't even know that part yeah and i think those are the jokes he's referring to where he previously said he missed the mark and now he's like they're fucking gross right it's not missing the mark the thing is it's like i'm just like over these people you know i'm not in the mood to like decipher their apology

decode like work fix yourself i mean i i feel the same way because i i've never watched a vlog in my life but like you were a really big fan no I know you spent a lot of time on the show like talking about them so obsessed so as a fan like I feel like it's also not on me to accept or reject because I don't know him before I don't know him after like I I really have oh okay I don't so as a fan I'm sorry to this man I don't know this man but as a fan like when the person that you really look up to makes a lot of mistakes, like where do you go from there? The thing is, is like, I'm, I'm fucking done with these people, like a hundred percent done.

Um, and I can't stress enough, like, and David had actually addressed it in the video. He was like, you know, people have been saying like cancel culture sucks, man. Like defend yourself. Like this isn't cancel culture. I can't stress that enough like I feel like I actually have a very high bar when it comes to quote-unquote cancel culture people you know saying the wrong things because first of all I don't get offended by a lot be I actually like gravitate more towards that like offensive type of humor and see like I really

do believe like just because you said something once like that does not make you a bad person at all this is not cancel culture like this is literally sexual assault trigger warning this is rape like this is such another level and i really need people to stop saying like cancel culture because like this is okay the energy that we have for people who have tweets that were exposed that we're so mad at like let's have where's that energy here like this is what we should be reserving that type of energy for. Like, so for me as a fan, like, I'm just fucking done with these people. Like, I'm annoyed that I even, like, spent time on them, and I will not be spending any more time on their content ever.

Good to know. And Natalie's story, Natalie is David's assistant, who has reaped enormous benefits from being his assistant. I think we just reported she was in Sports Illustrated. She's not a model, but she has a huge platform. So there are a ton of people who are linked to David who I think feel compelled to speak out. And Natalie said this in a story, which will disappear.

I've spent a lot of time thinking about the recent allegations, and because of the severity, it's taken me time to process. Like many of you, I'm upset and angry and do not condone the behavior detailed in the article or any sexual misconduct slash abuse for that matter. I want to make it clear that I acknowledge, hear, and support those who came forward, and I stand by the victims. Okay. Yeah, like, this whole thing is just so disappointing and just for the record like i'm done okay you're done also he so in the video he says that he's taking time away from youtube um and that and then i also said that i saw that he's like stepping down from dispo yeah so he said

he's taking time away from youtube uh even though he's literally been off of YouTube for a year. He hasn't posted a blog since quarantine started. So that's first. Second of all, yeah. So all, of course, you know, all the brands he was working with, HelloFresh, EA Sports, SeatGeek is a very famous sponsor of his. All these brands have cut ties with him. But Dispo is the app he was working on launching which is a disposable camera app where you take a picture on a disposable camera aka on your phone it posts 24 hours later it's in beta a lot of people have um like even a lot of toasters like have invitations to join um it's a private thing right now and they raised 20 million dollars and the the vc that i think like raised the round i don't know how it works but that was like in charge of the round you're sounding right so like you're making sense yeah like the vc that

was in charge of the round oh that led the round that's what they say nice um they said like we are stepping back like we're gonna find a way to get out of this deal like we do not want to profit and then david stepped down from his board seat of the company which um yeah so i just like i like i'm like so over these people yeah well that's the latest and he already regrets his first apology video which we had said at the time was just completely insufficient. It was terrible. Yeah. So this video is more in line with what should have been posted first, but it does seem like the whole squad needs to...

Speak up. Speak up, but like, if this is like how they were, what their videos were about, like these sort of pranks that, you know, blurred the lines of sexual misconduct in some cases. And in other cases, it's a very clear line that they've crossed. If that's like what your schtick is, like you need to rethink what you're doing completely. Yeah. And so it's just really interesting because there's like so many members of the vlog squad

who, you know, David really gave him a platform and then they've really just become their own thing like zane and heath have their own podcast which is huge it has nothing to do with david but they're so linked to david like and they're they're completely silent you know yeah well i mean i don't know because i don't know the squad, but yeah. I'm sure there are a lot of people who need to speak out as well. And then there's members like Jeff who think that they're so in the right, and he's just being insane on Twitter. He went on Trisha Paytas' podcast, and he really embarrassed himself. It's this type of influencer that thinks, because they were so popular for so long,

and they literally couldn't do anything wrong, they think that they're untouchable yeah so what he's he's going around saying what well he's just trying to defend himself because in the article it states that him and todd todd is natalie's boyfriend another member of the squad um it states that him and todd were the ones who bought the alcohol for the underage girls. And he's just kind of like going off on not saying that that's not true, but like how does the reporter know that? And the reporter knows that because Tricia said she was there. Tricia said it was Jeff and Todd buying alcohol. And the girls, the students who spoke to the reporter from Insider also said it was Jeff and Todd. So it's like it was Jeff and Todd. Sounds said it was Jeff and Todd. So it's like, it was Jeff and Todd.

Sounds like it was Jeff and Todd. Yeah, right. So he's just like all up in arms that like he's being accused of buying the alcohol when there's multiple people who were there. So I don't know what his goal is because he's a weird, like he's just, he's not remaining silent. He's just like trying to defend himself as best as he can. And he's making himself look so stupid.

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making investments left and right, like honey is making you a better investor. So did you have some happy news you wanted to share? I had some happy news that could also be considered happy news because Bethany Frankel and Jason Hoppy have finally finalized their divorce eight years after they split. I'm telling you, Bethany's in her home right now. And that song by Kanye West is playing. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Like this is literally miraculous. Yep. More than eight years after initially calling it quits, Bethany and Jason have at last finalized their divorce. News that comes as rumors swirl that she's engaged to her current beau, Paul Vernon. So there was a photo from yesterday.

She's on the beach wearing a huge engagement ring. Huge. It literally looks like a gumball machine ring. Yeah. So I don't know. For some reason, I just don't take that to mean that they're engaged. No, I don't think that they are engaged. I feel like rich people wear expensive jewelry all the time. I don't know. But while they're on the beach, also, is it confirmed that it's not the

ring that Dennis gave her? Yes. It's looks way different. Okay. Well then maybe they are engaged now that she's divorced. I can't imagine Bethany wants to get married again. Like I feel like she's literally traumatized. Like of all the marriages in all the I can't imagine Bethany wants to get married again. Like, I feel like she's literally traumatized. Like, of all the marriages in all the world, I think Bethany and Jason had to be, like, one of the worst. The worst, like, during and after. One of the worst splits of all time. But, I mean, I think now with all of her learnings from this divorce,

maybe there's a way for her to enter into a marriage with an ironclad prenup that makes divorcing very simple. And, you know, when she met Jason, he was like a nothing nobody. Like he just was a regular guy, had a job. Like he wasn't anything special. Paul, I believe, is very, very successful. So it's like they both actually probably want to go into the marriage completely protected. So it probably...

It's possible, I think. It's possible. It would probably be's possible it's possible it'll probably be easier it's possible for a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage it's possible um so i'm really happy for bethany like onwards and upwards from here i can't even imagine how light she feels no how liberating this must be he's a fucking torturer. Remember he was showing up at Brynn's school and picking her up when it wasn't his day? Yeah. Torture chamber. That's where the term came from.

No, he's crazy. And I had a feeling this was coming because I was on TikTok and I saw one of Bethany's TikToks. And not only... Here's what happened That was so crazy. It was her and Brynn like doing a dance, Brynn's whole face, which we never see Brynn's face on social. And wait, she tagged Brynn's account, which is private, but still like it was a huge step. That is a huge step.

But we had been seeing a little more of Brynn on social media. Yeah. But for me, like this was the most exposed I've ever seen Brynn ever. Because remember it was like her birthday. I think she turned a certain age and like we could see Brynn. Oh, is that what it was? I think that's what happened. Cause remember there was like, I remember there was a weekend where we saw Brynn's face on Bethany's Instagram stories and we're like, she just celebrated her birthday. Maybe that means that she has new rights. You know, I know that was probably Jason's doing, but I feel like at the end of the day, that was probably best for Brynn. A hundred percent. And I actually find it

really impressive that a lot of the women of New York have been able to keep their children hidden. Like Sonia Morgan's daughter, nobody knows what she looks like. There's one photo of her on the internet. Her and Sonia went to like a Hulu premiere. Yeah. That's it. Yeah. No, they do a really good job. Yeah. So super happy for Bethany. Like literally, I know she's in Miami with Paul Bunyan, so I'm really happy for them. So like go celebrate, like live your life, live your best life. Yes. Okay.

Next story is interesting. No, now it's just like kind of crazy when you think about like her relationship with Dennis, she was still married like there's been so much that has happened yeah that's crazy I just realized that sorry yeah um so next we have some interesting former royal news IFRN IFRN Harry is taking on a new job as a tech startup executive at Better Up Inc. The former Prince Harry has reportedly taken on a new job as an executive of a Silicon Valley startup. The recently outspoken royal confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that he will become chief impact officer of Better Up Inc., an online coaching and mental health firm. He said, I intend to help create impact in people's lives.

Proactive coaching provides endless possibilities for personal development, increased awareness, and an all-around better life. The prince has previously revealed his plans to work with mental health issues. Is Oprah a part of this company? Not that I've seen. He said he's been personally using BetterUp's app and a coach for a couple months. Oh, my God. Are we really supposed to believe that?

Are you kidding me? He said, I was matched with the coach. I need to get my accent right. Take your time. Brother, I was matched with the coach who, quite frankly, is truly awesome and has always given me sound advice and a fresh perspective, which is so valuable. Okay, listen. I'm all for mental health. Like, I feel like those apps that make it more accessible, it's everything. I'm glad there's a new app coming.

Like, that's great. More access to mental health professionals. But, like, how dumb do they think we are? That, like, literally the most famous man in the world right now, like the most talked about, is confiding online to a counselor about his mental health struggles. No, and it's like this is where I get frustrated with Harry. Like seriously, like this story is a fucking insult to my intelligence. Yeah. The CEO refused to reveal details of his employment agreement or how he was getting compensated, but the CEO said it's a meaningful and meaty role. He will be joining the company's leadership team as an officer of the corporation.

He's synonymous with- Are they trying to say that this is a job he's doing for free? No, no, I don't think so. Okay, because he's obviously like a, he owns a part of this company. You think so yeah but or is he just really he's like a brand advocate but like there's no way that he's not doing this for money yeah no i think he's getting paid but like is he going into the office nine to five no no that's what the article that's what they're doing megan is gonna pack harry lunch

harry's going to the office he's gonna eat his tuna sandwich at his desk and then come home at five o'clock to play with Archie and Megan. Like how dumb do these people think we are? No, no. He's just like a face for the app. And he's a fechemin. He's a face man. And by the way, like a lot of celebrities do this where they're like the face of an

app and they own equity in the company. Like there's no way that Harry doesn't own at least like 10% of this company. And it's apps like this become huge talk space. Like he'll, it's, you know, they're, they're amazing. They're amazing platforms. And I understand him being the face man of the company, but unless he's going in from nine to five every day, like them, it's not a job. They're yeah.

They're making it seem like it's a job. Like he applied on LinkedIn and he got the job. Congratulations. Right. But I think he's really just a spokesperson with equity. It ain't a job. No, I mean, or maybe it is. But, like, I want to see, you know, his commute and everything.

Yeah, no, will he be taking the subway? Well, it's in California, but also they live in... Santa Barbara? Montecito. They do? Yeah. I don't think that's right. I think it is.

Where do you... And this is in Silicon Valley. I think they live in Santa Barbara. They live in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara. I think Montecito's around those parts. No, no. Montecito is Big Little Lies.

They live in Santa Barbara. Oh. After moving into their new home in July 2020, Meghan and Harry have given a glimpse to the stunning decor in the Santa Barbara property. Here's everything you need to know. Let me click this. Are there pictures of the home?

No, but they keep saying Meghan Markle and Harry's Montecito home. So is Montecito Santa Barbara? Is Montecito? People who live in California. We need to Google Maps and then also see how far that is from Silicon Valley. Santa Barbara. Okay. So, okay. Montecito is in santa

barbara we're both right montecito is an unincorporated community and census designated place in santa barbara california so now we want to look montecito to silicon valley that's like really far yeah how many hours in the car? Four and a half hours, 300 miles. So you think he's going to commute every day or maybe once a week? Maybe he'll get a little place up north. Well, it's actually south. Oh no, it's north. Sorry. And actually Jackie, we, um, he's probably working remotely cause we're living in a pandemic. So it's actually perfect for him. True. Works out. Okay. So happy hear it. So happy for him. Mm-hmm. Are you ready for our fifth and final story?

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1.5, one and a half pounds per month of quarantine. That's totaling like about 20 pounds on average for Americans. And I mean, this makes me feel like I'm below average. I think I'm at like 13. I'm below average too, but then you have to factor in like our height. Um, we're above average. And because we're also below average height like you know how when you work out on a treadmill like if you don't input your weight the calories are wrong right so like i actually think if you do the ratios of like what the um the step the sample of people in their average weight versus like our height and weight um we're probably right on track which makes me feel like kind of seen and like better, but also makes me feel really sad for the country at large.

No, because we already have like an obesity problem and it's definitely getting worse. But at the end of the day, like we are merely victims of circumstance. So I don't know. Like, first of all, I know a lot of people struggled with worse things in the pandemic, like especially addiction. So I feel like depression. So, OK, I gained a little weight. I'll survive

yeah but also there's concern that now with like people continuing to work from home that these numbers aren't gonna start trending any better and that this could be an ongoing issue so it already was like we are literally aren't we the fattest country in the world? 2020. Oh. The island country of Nauru is the most obese in the world, with obesity affecting 61% of the adult population. But here, let me go to this.org.

Global obesity levels. I thought we were for sure number one. Mm-mm. Oh, we're number 12. Oh. And we are oh kuwait is ahead of us but the top 10 are all small islands which i find really interesting that is really interesting but kuwait and then usa jordan saudi arabia qatar libya yeah we're one of like the first big ass countries literally with percentage of population got it okay so in america 36 of the population is obese honestly that's like not crazy but on naru the number one

61 yeah that's what that's that is really crazy and it seems like the number is going up and so wow do you want to know the the the least obese so i guess like the thinnest country what guess like it's so random i i don't know okay i'll give you a clue okay i believe don't you know don't quote me on this i believe we had a war with them recently recently like in the last in the last like 50 years i well no it's actually? In the last 50 years. Well, no, it's actually 2020. In the last 70 years, I think. I'm really not smart. Vietnam? Yes! Oh, yay! 2%. That's actually crazy. Damn.

That's interesting. It's also definitely regional because the second to last is Bangladesh. So very interesting. You truly learned something new about the global obesity rates every day here on the Morning Toast. You do. And you also learn that the national obesity rate is going up. On the one hand, like one and a half pounds per month, like doesn't sound that crazy,

you know? No, but it's just so many months. I know. I could do it in the afternoon. You know, one and a half, like over the course of a month. That actually is quite impressive. Yeah, that's like maintaining. But that's because it's an average.

Yeah. So I found that to be really interesting. I feel very seen and not alone, but still like I need to get back on track. And that's why Noom was the perfect sponsor. And that's what I was trying to say. Well, thank you so much for bringing that up. Thank you for bringing up the happy, happy news. And thank you so much for, you know, supplying the toasters with amazing, robust global news.

Yeah, no, I find sometimes like when I'm struggling for conversation, whatever situation that I'm in, and that's often for me because I'm just getting more socially awkward as I grow up. You and everyone else. COVID has set us all back. Sometimes I'll like go and think of like random fast five stories that aren't, that aren't the celeb ones that are like the random news. And I'm like, did you know that like Amazon is making a nest for sleeping? That's going to

track your breathing patterns. Well, now that like I read so much more than I used to, that's also a great conversation piece because you know, a lot of people read low key. I know. No. Like when I'm with my friends, we love to, like I literally, when we start talking about reading,

like that's when I just light up, but it's hard when you're with non readers and like you, and you used to be that person that's like, shut up. No, I know. I'm so sorry. I'm so negative.

No, but once you get, once you get into it, like talking about books is, is so fabulous. Cause also like you get to know a lot about people by what their favorite book is and what they're reading and enjoying. I believe that's all she wrote. Anything you want to add?

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one programming update because tomorrow you are recording tomorrow's episode. So, um, Jax is on vacation. I wanted to give her a day off. And it just so happens that Taylor Strecker had been needing to come on the show. So tomorrow, I totally forgot. Thank you.

Tomorrow, I'm going to sit down with Taylor. She's going to host with me. Jackie's going to get a day off. And I'm excited because Taylor's gotten engaged since she last has been on the show. There's been so many life updates. And she's just fucking hysterical. So don't miss out on tomorrow's episode. Again, podcast only. But me and Taylor Strecker. and we will miss you, Jackie, but enjoy sleeping in,

go to the beach, stay up late, have a glass of wine, live your life. I'll miss you too. Are you going to do deer toasters with her? I feel like she would give amazing advice. No, she actually would. She's really like a worldly, like cosmopolitan woman who has really interesting like perceptions and like you and I feel the same about everything but she's like has lived a totally different life yeah no I agree that's gonna be so good I can't wait to listen that'll be such a treat and I look forward to my full day off yes enjoy live your life Carl I'll see you on Thursday and then by the time I see you next it'll be like the weekend already yeah and it's Passover and so it's just like, Mani shana halayla hazeh.

Mikol halaylo. Mikol ha-motherfucking-may-lay-lay-loat. It's crazy to think about. Love you guys. Have an amazing day, and we'll see you tomorrow for a hump day with Taylor Strugger. Bye. Bye.