The Toast - S5 Ep83: Some Thoughts On Influencers: Monday, June 27th, 2022

Episode Date: June 27, 2022

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Good morning, Millennials! Welcome back to the Morning Toast. Happy Monday. I am Claudia Aschre and I am pro-choice. Hi, Claude. How you doing? I'm doing good. I'm doing good. It's been a crazy couple of days. It's been a crazy couple of days and I feel like a lot of people want to hear from us. Hear what we have to say about. Because we are just lightning rods in our industry. We really are. We're like female icons and I do feel like, you know. But moguls. Sorry, I misspoke. I feel like if we don't don't you know talk about the news of the weekend that a lot of people will come for our next yeah um like we find ourselves in a difficult position we actually had like an hour long face time this morning about how we wanted to tackle this because as you guys know our policy here at

the morning shows is like we really we do not talk about politics for a multitude of reasons but mostly because like this show is everything of the sort I think a lot of people rely on this show just to kind of escape yeah it's we're so funny I think so talented that we really make people forget about the trials and tribulations of their everyday life and a part of being just like a human being in America right now with access to social media it's like it's so overwhelming and it's so taxing like how inundated with information you are and how like even like the influencer culture of like having to post forever like it's it's extremely toxic I think yeah and it's really bizarre the influencer culture where it's like everybody posts the same infographic that really isn't

like moving the needle or or saying much they just like don't want to be marked yeah or like marked it's like I they think I think this or I didn't say anything about that and it's not really about caring about what's going on it's just about like front facing and so if someone you follow like hasn't posted it never occurs to someone like maybe they're processing maybe they're figuring out how they feel maybe they're talking to their local uh representatives like or posting on social media is not an indication of how you feel maybe they're figuring out how they feel. Maybe they're talking to their local representatives. Like posting on social media is not an indication of how you feel. Maybe they're not an expert on the matter. Right.

So like it's a very weird space we find ourselves in. And this weekend I think was really emblematic of that because I think a lot of people were internalizing the information. And like when it came out on Friday, it was very alarming. You know, it was like, oh my God, the world is ending. And when you look into what's happening, it's a lot of information to take in. Yeah, and I think there's also a lot of misinformation going around. But we are very adamant about not talking about politics on the show.

It gets harder and harder every day because politics is like worming its way into literally every aspect of life. adamant about not talking about politics on the show. It gets harder and harder every day because politics is like worming its way into literally every aspect of life, but still we try and stay the course. And I feel so strongly that there should be, and there can be people and spaces that are politics free. Agreed. One, because like we don't want like politics is messy and disgusting and this show is gorgeous, beautiful, stunning and smart. One. Two, we don't want like politics is messy and disgusting and this show is gorgeous beautiful stunning and smart one two we don't ever like want to be divisive you know and there's enough of that and I feel just also very strongly that we don't need to wade into politics even if there's like

pressure from people you need to speak about this why aren't you using your platform like if you don't like how we use our platform build your own platform you know so I I feel very certain yeah we don't need to speak about but sometimes there are things or events that aren't necessarily political that you know tug at the heartstrings that we that we do want to mention um but that's not the same that's not the same no I just did feel like given the rant I went on last week about the government coming for my jewel yeah it did feel particularly appropriate um given like the next day that the government I'm just I'm kind of feeling like the more I delve into my own political beliefs I think I'm an anarchist like fuck the like that's what I was

realizing because every time I'm like government go away like I honestly, I'm an anti-government anarchist. That's what I realized. Like, don't tell me what to jewel. Don't tell me what to do with my body. Like, that is the conclusion I've come to today. Okay. Anarchy for life. Love that for you.

So we wanted to mention it, but again, like just reinforce the values of the toast are like an inclusive space where we just really try and keep it light. And that's not for everyone. And that's totally fine. There are so many shows you can listen to that are going to scratch the itch that you're looking for. But here at The Toast, we are... And it's not because our views are unpopular. No, no. Or we care what people think. And it's not... We're not ashamed. And it's not because I don't care about politics or I don't care about these things that are happening. I've had

so many conversations over the weekend. And in my personal life, I have a lot of thoughts and feelings but there's very little room for nuance in general in internet in the digital space especially for us we get literally nothing no leeway so we don't want to have these big conversations there and we don't also don't want to just like serve up platitudes and say and be disingenuine right so I agree with you I think the lack of nuance on the internet makes it really difficult to have genuine and meaningful conversations.

Yeah. So we're just going to talk about the Kardashians. Right. In a genuine and meaningful way. 100% with lots of nuance.

Nuance. That's us. And don't forget about layers. No, it's true. It's extremely layered. Yeah. So happy Monday. I hope everyone

had a great weekend. You know, I actually had a nice weekend because I have like not permanently but like I was like I'm not drinking and it was amazing like it was I see the perks of sobriety I really do I felt like the weekend was so long when I woke up on Sunday morning I was like oh my god it's fucking Monday I'm like no bitch it's motherfucking Sunday yeah Yeah. I feel so like balanced. I spent so much time with you and Harold. I read so much and I got my fucking ass up and I saw Top Gun. Finally.

I mean, I'm so jealous, but also tell everyone you were trying to see Elvis. And then you called me and I was like, you need to see Top Gun. Me and Ben were like, let's go to the movies. And there was like so few seats because the theater by us is reserved seating which I do like. So we had like limited options and the better seats were for Elvis and I was like you know what I feel like I missed the Top Gun moment anyway. Like everyone's like yeah we saw Bitch a month ago. So now everyone's on their like fourth viewing. No now everyone's on their Elvis shit. Elvis came out this weekend. Oh. So I

was like Ben let's see Elvis and he was like so mad and I'm like just shut up I know I've been channeling motherfucking HRH energy it's the anarchist in me so I um I called Jackie and I was like by the way we're seeing Elvis not Top Gun just to like you know have someone on my side against Ben and she was like what are you doing you should see Top Gun so we switched it the theater was packed um and I I want to be really cautious about what I say because I don't know if you guys know this but Miles Teller's iconic wife Kelly is a toaster and so the the possibility of um Miles hearing my review is almost 100% you know so this is what I want to say I mean I have so many thoughts. First of all, the movie was fucking incredible.

Like, do you think I give a shit about planes? No. On that fucking, in the theater, I was like, you're fucking playing, you better get in that motherfucking canyon. Yeah, turn to the right, turn to the right. Two minutes and 30 seconds, bitch, yeah. Like, I was being so plane girly,

like literally the points girl, okay? It was so good. So many hot fucking men. But then it also made me realize it was a lot of Tom Cruise and like I get it it's like his franchise but it's like it's time to pass the baton on to Miles Teller and Glenn Powell like I literally did the weirdest thing this weekend and I slid into Glenn Powell's DMs what did you say well I like I like kind of know Glenn we've like actually been on vacation

together three times because we have a mutual friend okay um how many people were on the vacation just like 150 okay but we've never um like we've spoken a bunch like formalities we like follow each other on instagram but i love that for you yeah i took the opportunity to slide in because i thought he was incredible he was so funny like his character was hilarious he's so funny he's i've been trying to tell you hot yeah oh my god so i slid in had like a nice conversation with glenn taking our relationship to the next level you you know? Love that. But it made me think about Tom Cruise. Because Tom Cruise is like one of the biggest movie stars in the world.

Ready? Yeah. Name one movie he's been in besides Top Gun. I was like, I don't think I've ever seen this man in a movie. Mission Impossible? Jason Statham. No, he's Mission Impossible, right? No, he's Top Gun.

No, no. There was only one Top Gun. No, and like that's Tom Cruise. Like literally what the fuck has Tom Cruise been in? I think he's Mission Impossible. Yes. He says yes. Yeah?

Okay. Okay, fine. That tracks then. Okay, fine. Yeah, but yeah, you're not Tom's target audience. No, so it was like a lot of Tom. You were being introduced to Tom Cruise for the first time, an up and coming actor. I was.

And I think this movie did a really good job of telling you what happened in the first. There was like a couple flashbacks, but they explained because there were characters from the old movie in the new one. I don't think you need to see the first one. If you want to, you can, but it wasn't required viewing. It was just incredible. Miles was so good. It was so amazing. And I had heard the song on TikTok a couple times, but I didn't really put together that Lady Gaga had written a song for the movie.

Is that what the song is? So bright. I love that song. Tonight. It's so good. So don't you let go of my hand. You can cry every last tear. Tell them.

I've been listening to it over and over again. I'm like, why is no one talking about Lady Gaga's new song out? But I guess because it was for a movie and not like a single on an album. So we're not like in album mode. But they play it at the end and it's like it's literally like I had tears it was so good. No I literally love that song. Now the movie had one thing that I didn't like and I know this is gonna make me sound like a woman who doesn't support other women because there was literally one woman in the movie but she happens to be one of my least favorite actresses of all time

Jennifer Connelly. Okay. And I think it's because she's constantly being cast in roles that have her as the most annoying fucking bitch on the planet. When I think of Jennifer Connelly, I think of her as the nagging wife, and he's just not that into you. It's a girl. Get some scruples. Have a spine.

Your husband's being a dick. So that was just my personal. She's just not my favorite, but she was the only woman in the movie, so I hate to be that girl. Only saying the woman. She was good. Was it her or her character or both? A little a little combo both but I will say she is but then that's

on them for making the female character unlikable she wasn't unlikable she just wasn't like everything lovable yeah but I will say like I people talk about like actresses who are aging beautifully like Gwyneth Paltrow Jennifer Connelly's up there like she looked amazing okay also the movie was set, I think in San Diego. It was just like stunning. San Diego is like, has it going on? LaGioia, like you will find me in LaGioia. Okay. Okay. And at Legoland and at Bell. I'm literally Kris Jenner, like obsessed with San Diego. I went once and I thought it was like the most beautiful place on the planet. No, the more I see of San Diego, the more I'm like, that's where it's at. I'm interested. I'm very interested in San Diego. So I really recommend the movie, even if you think

it's not your genre type. Like, obviously, I've never seen an action movie in my life, and I couldn't get enough of the action. It was so well done. And you know, that's like Tom Cruise's thing. He is the stuntman. He does his own stunts. And all the other guys who are in the film, like, were doing their own stunts, too. He raised the bar. He raised the bar. I do feel like a little icky about Tom Cruise just in general. Yeah. Especially because I follow Leah Remini on TikTok and she's like always coming for him and she's totally right.

So like that was like kind of the one er about the movie. But I do hope they make more Top Guns and like, you know, Miles is the new, oh wait, I'm sorry. Maverick. Maverick. Is his name Maverick? That's, okay, so. No, it's too much. So Tom Cruise's name. It's too much. Tom Maverick? Maverick. Is his name Maverick? That's, okay, so. No, no, it's too much.

So Tom Cruise's name. It's too much. Tom Cruise's name is Maverick. They all have like first and last names, but in this special unit that they're in, the Top Gun unit, they all have nicknames. So there's Rooster, which is Miles Teller. Oh, I'm sorry.

I thought Miles Teller was Maverick. No, Tom Cruise is Maverick. And that would just put me over the edge. Glenn Powell was like Hangman or something. And they all have like cool, quirky names. That's so cute. It was Put me over the edge. Glenn Powell was like Hangman or something. And they all have like cool quirky names. That's so cute. It was cute and quirky and cute. Okay.

Well, I'm so jealous. I really want to see it. If anyone has a screener or is a member of like the SAG and can just get me a screener, please. Oh my God. By the way, like why didn't we just like ask Kelly? I know. Well.

I hate to like ask for favors, but like if you or someone you know. Gets screeners. Or has a plane. I would like both. Yeah. I think that's fair to ask yeah I really do want to see Elvis though I the reviews are coming in we could ask for a screener yeah yeah buzz buzz if you're listening I just like cannot get my ass out of my house because like honestly even

at the theaters well first of all I was sitting next to a guy who was so weird he was just watch what you say that's not what i'm saying okay he came um he came by himself which i was like okay but he was the biggest top gun fan in fucking history first of all he was talking to himself the whole time which actually did not bother me um because he was having so much fun he's like oh yeah that fucking plane is sick it was like cursing too he's like oh this is fucking awesome swear jar did you give him a swear jar and by the way what's the Top Gun song highway to the danger zone he was singing it like he was this was like the best night of his life so I wasn't gonna be like annoying like Karen like can you quiet down but the theater was packed in the first row there was like 16 year olds who had like obviously gotten high and like went to the movies and were cracking up and running out of the theater every five seconds and like I guess I really am

officially grown up because I was in the part of the section of the theater with everyone who was like so fucking annoyed like yeah some guy actually said something to them and like if that was me when I was 16 I would be like oh these fucking loser old people but it's like no bitch shut up and sit down or leave yeah like I was actually about to go get the manager like that's how Karen I was feeling wow they were being so being so annoying. It was a group of, like, ten teenage boys. Hysterically laughing, whispering, getting up every five seconds. Up, down, up, down, up, down. And they were in the first row, so everyone could see them.

What were they doing when they were getting up? Like, getting snacks? I think they were, like, getting snacks, and they were also, like, excusing themselves because they couldn't stop laughing. Because they were high, and, like, normally I think things like that, like, make me feel nostalgic for my youth, but it just made me feel like I'm so glad I'm not a fucking teenager anymore we're annoying and smelly and ugly okay teenagers are ugly she said what she said and she meant it good you have to see I know I'm I really really want to yeah and I need to see all this like yeah I was like even when I was

really enjoying the movie I was like I wonder what's going on in the theater they were playing at the same time like I wonder what the people in Elvis are doing you know yeah maybe they're Elvis is like a little bit more elevated perhaps there wouldn't have been teenagers no there wouldn't have and you know me like if the movie's over 40 minutes like I can't watch it it was two hours and 20 minutes flew by look at you so good like I know I'm the last person on the planet but like right you got to see Top Gun people didn't need to be convinced but I do think people come here for your critical takes and the thing is you are pretty critical like you walked out of Dear Arvin Hansen the movie like okay that's by the way no no that's

not critical no but you like you don't just like or love anything no I walked out of the Revenant if you're loving something yeah it's worth taking note I walked out of Boss Baby I think this Top Gun movie is gonna be huge huge I walked out of Boss baby too i like oh i didn't see two but i liked one me too enough to see two in theaters i walked out of the revenant i walked out of dear evan hansen i've walked out of like probably like 19 out of 20 of the last movies i've seen damn but that's always not like a testament to the movie more so to like my frame of mind and also my circumstance like if the chair is not comfortable the theater i went to doesn my frame of mind and also my circumstance like if the chair is not comfortable the theater i went to doesn't have fountain soda they offer bottled i'm like what

is this 1972 love bottled no and they have a fucking one of those big ass vending machines with the touch screen it's been broken like since before covid i'm like curly get it together the movie industry's back baby like let's go yeah thanks to top gun literally it was so good and like miles teller's just everything and I ran to the bathroom for like 10 seconds and it was like one of those P's, like you don't even wash your hands, you just go so fast. And it made me think about,

that's a thing. Nobody washes their hands when they go to the theaters and go pee. That's a thing. Wait. Like, I can't think of a place where you need to wash your hands more. Of course, but you're missing the movie.

And then you're going to go back to your, like the snacks that you eat with your hands. I didn't eat. I had dinner before. had dinner before oh look at you went to patsy's yum so good so i didn't eat first of all but i thought that was like a thing we were all doing like not washing our hands at the theater because like we want to run back to the movie like i when i wake up in the middle of the night to pee i wash my hands like so if i'm not washing my hands at the movie theater that's fucking unhinged no like now because i don't wake up in the middle of the night a lot to be, maybe by the end of my pregnancy when I was like peeing twice in the night,

I wasn't washing my hands, but still like, my hands feel weird if I don't wash them. It's just like a mental thing. Agreed. At the movie theater, it's a physical thing.

Okay, well, I guess that's where we differ. Keep that to yourself. For sure. But it really made me think about Whiplash. Yeah. No, I can't,

I honestly like, I love Miles Tyler so much, like I just can't go back down this road. Why? Because we always talk about Whiplash. no i can't i honestly like i love miles teller so much like i just can't go back down this road why because we always talk about whiplash because you know what he was really snubbed for an oscar it's the most amazing movie like i was just thinking about that while i was taking my top gun piss and i was like justice for miles teller oh 100 but it also makes me think about footloose but i do see that footloose is getting a shine now because people are looking for more miles teller content content and there's literally like hours of it in Footloose is getting a shine now? Because people are looking for more Miles Teller dancing content.

And there's literally like hours of it in Footloose. That movement started on TikTok. They were like, girlies, you're just waking up on Miles Teller now. Let me show you something. Let me show you when he learned how to dance. Let me show you that two little girls. That movie montage of him. It's the best movie montage ever.

It's up there. It's up there with, you know what else is really good movie montage? The sweetest thing when they like lose their clothes and they're trying on like stuff oh yeah and she's like 27 28 with her boobs yeah that's a good one there's so many so many did they have one in Top Gun I feel like the whole movie was a montage honestly like it was just like hot men being hot oh yeah the movie montage that everyone's obsessed with is them playing football on the beach right and it's, it lived up to the hype. I can assure you that.

And save me one about Tom Cruise. Like the man's body is unique. In a good way. Sorry. Tom Cruise is another one. He's aging quite beautifully. Yeah. What do you mean?

I saw recent pictures of him and he looks the same. Yeah, I know he is. I know you can't say a nice thing about him. I can't. Because you're very embroiled in Scientology and I'm not. Because I have scruples. Damn. Are you accusing me of having those scruples?

I'm not accusing you of being scrupulous. Damn. Are you accusing me of having those scruples? I'm not accusing you of being scrupulous. I'm just saying that's why I really can't. No, the difference is you've watched all the Scientology shows and Leah Remini

and you follow everything and I really haven't. So I'm sure if I got into it, I'd be singing a different tune. And there are also a lot of celebrities who are Scientologists who I don't feel like boycotting.

But Tom Cruise is like the number one. And he's like a recruiter and he's the face of it. And he's the biggest donor. Honestly, it's like him and John Travolta. But like, I don't... I feel like you don't feel like boycotting, but Tom Cruise is like the number one. And he's like a recruiter and he's the face of it. And he's the biggest donor. Honestly, it's like him and John Travolta. But like, I don't... I feel like you don't feel this way

about John Travolta. Well, because he was in Hairspray and that will absolve you of all your sins. It's just because you're not a Tom Cruise girly in his body of work. Yeah, that's for sure. The truth. But it's also because he is the numero uno.

Yeah. He's like number one donor. He's literally like the president. He's like the founder. He's like that Ron Hubbell guy. Like where it started. I'm the president of the company. Yeah. He's like number one donor. He's literally like the president. He's like the founder. He's like that Ron Hubbell guy. Like where it started. I'm the president of the company. Literally.

So that's my, that's Sandy Kenyon with the Eyewitness News Movie Minute. Yeah. You should go on Sandy Kenyon. Oh, he wouldn't be ready for me. No, he wouldn't. I'd be like, shut up, Sandy. Also, you read a lot this weekend. We both read the same book, which was the book for the Redheads Girls with bright futures i did episode drops first thursday of july but we are recording

this week so email your questions to the redheads book club at gmail.com i'm so excited that you read it because i was reading and i was like claudia would like this book it has all of the makings of a claudia's choice i have a couple thoughts share the first thought is that if you've read the book and have you ever seen dance moms that annoying ass mom kelly is literally kelly from dance moms Like I couldn't see it in your Hollywood review. Mention that on the podcast please. Okay. Two I did really like it. I've never read a redhead book when it was the month. I'm always like a year late because that's me like being so stubborn. I thought it was great. A little too long for my liking but still really

really good. I liked a lot of the characters. I liked the story. I liked the beat. Thank you. And also I thought it was really appropriate reading this weekend because it was like not like a lot but like abortion like it was like a part of it. So it just felt like relevant. Yes I thought the same. So I thought it was a great weekend read and I really enjoyed it. I also read something else I just cannot remember. Oh I read Mrs. Arisco's Paris.

And? Because when I went to see Top Gun there was a trailer for this super cute little like French film. Not really but like cute little like French film, not really, but like cute little film. And it said based on the book. And I was like, you know what, I should tell Jackie to read this book because the movie is so her, like you would love it. And then I was like, you know what, let me read it. And it was like 150 pages. Why not me? Why not me? It was 150 pages.

That's why you read it. Yeah, of course. But then literally the second I bought it on the first page, it said like the copyright, it was literally written in 1976. I was like fuck book like I just feel like English is different now like I wouldn't be able to understand it it was it was understandable but it was so British like they kept calling her a charwoman and what does that mean literally I learned 50 I literally I use the dictionary gorgeous after they used it 50 times it means housekeeper which I kind of assumed because the whole premise of the book is like it's this housekeeper who like cleans for really like fancy ladies and she sees one of the ladies has a Dior dress and she's obsessed and she makes

it her life's mission to save enough money go to Paris and get herself a Dior dress and then like when she gets to Paris it's this whole wonderful adventure and everyone is so like obsessed with Mrs. Harris when they meet her she's like a special woman I that sounds amazing I know and then there was a sequel Mrs. Harris goes to Paris and then Mrs. Harris goes to New York and that one didn't rhyme so I was like wait what's the sequel how is it different from the first she goes to New York no oh okay sorry I thought you said the sequel was Mrs. Harris goes to Paris no no Mrs. Harris goes to New York and then I was like I've delved into like and yeah, and I've delved into like enough, you know, foreign literature for one day.

Okay. Okay. Well, thank you for that recap. Gorgeous. A lot of content from you this weekend. Yeah, no. And that's what you get when you don't drink. Oh, and speaking of drinking, Jackie came into the studio.

If you're wondering why she's talking a mile a minute faster than ever. I think this ratio of words spoken is 80-20. 20's calm down. No, so far no no you're doing great okay um so Jacqueline walked into the studio today with not one but two travel mugs mug uh cough travel cups and she made me her signature coffee that she started making at home like only a couple weeks ago because she thinks I would like it and I did have a sip of it over the weekend and it was good and she made me one and it's really good you guys know I'm like very picky about coffee so I'll just tell you what's in it in case you guys are

trying to recreate at home drink along with your girls it's really good this is Starbucks iced coffee from the bottle with coffee mate hazelnut zero sugar and stevia in the raw so good in the raw I don't like regular stevia you're a raw girl you like it you like it raw so it's really good thank you jackie that was very kind of you yeah i just thought you know why not her why not why this coffee yeah i know that you liked it and i had i was running late anyway so might as well make two i was running late today too you know what i did last night i took melatonin why because i'm just fucking done with not being able to sleep, I don't think there's more hell on earth than being up with your thoughts while your fucking husband is snoring. Like, it's not only are you, like, tortured by not being able to sleep, you're being taunted

by the sound of his snoring and how good he's sleeping. I hate being left alone with my thoughts. I can never turn my brain off. At night is when I, like, turn into, like, worst case scenario. Everyone I love dying. My career ending. Like, it's so painful to be alone with myself you know what they call those I just learned this word intrusive thoughts have you heard that yeah girly welcome to the planet we know what intrusive thoughts are but like that's a new term yes it is but intrusive thoughts are

also like crazy thoughts you have in your head like and sometimes I do like I'll pick up Michaela and I'm like I'm like should I throw her out the window but like you never would you never would but it's like you think your mind goes to the craziest place okay yeah I'm never gonna throw her but it's like what if I just literally throw her in the pool you know like yeah yeah that's what an intrusive thought is it's like a fucking psychotic thing that comes in your brain that you would never act on but you're like why am I thinking this I learned that on TikTok and I're like, why am I thinking this? I learned that on TikTok, and I'm like, oh, man, sometimes I do. Yeah, yeah, me too. I'm on the plane.

I'm like, should I just run and scream bomb? Because I don't know what the cause is. Intrusion. Intrusion, but it's like these crazy outlandish things in your brain. Although you would never agree with them or act on them, they pop up and you can't control it. Okay, that makes a lot of sense. Yeah.

But that's a relatively new term. I hadn't heard it until like a few months ago because it's very intrusive thoughts are very big in the postpartum world oh are you having intrusive thoughts well I I feel like I've always had intrusive thoughts and then I've saw other people being like postpartum you know there's a lot of anxiety having intrusive thoughts and I saw it enough times to realize like bad thoughts that don't need to be there yeah right but like you can't control things that pop into your brain they just do it yeah yeah yeah no intrusive thoughts is a thing and I definitely have them.

Okay. Like wild ones. And I'm sure now if you didn't have them, you'll have them now because... That's what you get at the morning toast. Intrusive thoughts. You're welcome. We also have dear, no, not dear. Unburden.

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the audience. Oh, he doesn't like when he's called the rapper, remember? Oh, what does he like to be called? Genius? Yeah, or like rapper, designer, architect. Artist. Yeah, artist. Stunned the thinker, stunned the audience when he walked on stage, his face completely covered by a hat, sunglasses, and a mask. After calling the bad boys record creator a king he described going to Diddy for advice over the years he said quote he inspires so many of my choices so many of my life choices my wife's choices thanks for that Puff uh I guess technically it's still a hiatus of like nobody saw his face you know oh I guess so yeah he said went on to address his little hiatus saying I said I just want to declare myself legally dead for a year. I just want to

be off the grid. Puff is pretty persistent, but I had to think, bro, it's like people get amnesia. So you know what? I actually like have a lot of respect for the fact that he's like going to take a whole year off. I think it would be really good for him, but he's like still, you know, a good friend and like shows up for, for Diddy. I think he was getting like some big lifetime achievement award. Yes. The BET awards were last last night there was like a lot of news coming out Jack Harlow was like wearing an outfit like in support of Lil Nas X who has been like snubbed for awards which is really weird oh I didn't realize he was snubbed I did see his outfit and uh Jussie Smollier was in attendance at the BET awards which is so weird yeah and like

confusing so people were weirded out and confused by that and I think whoever the host was was making like comments about I mean it's literally like an elephant in the room how could you not address that he was there right weirdness but um nice to see Kanye out and about I really hope he's doing well like I totally we were inundated with like Kanye content for so long it always goes that way and then we got like fatigued by it and then I like kind of forgot about him. So I honestly, I'm just really wishing him well. Like take a minute, relax, be with your family, focus on work.

And I really do love that for him. And I'm just always, always wanting the best for him. But also like support your friends. Of course. You know, make sure to take time from your hiatus to support your friends. A hundred percent. Which is what he's doing. So that's what he should be doing.

Yeah. Taking time. And like, I do, I honestly. Because things honestly got really crazy and I think people are like what's with the mask but I kind of get it like well I like what you said you know because he's still on if he we don't see him is he still on his hiatus but even before he went on hiatus like that was his thing fashion statement so I think it's a fashion statement yeah I don't think it has anything to do with what I said but I I like the artistic angle that you took. Well I'm an artisan. I like to make. I'm constantly making. That's you. I'm making in my bed. I'm making in my pants. I'm making in my

toilet. No. No. No. I make wherever I go. You make on that couch all day long. All the time. All the time. that couch all day long all the time damn i make on stage you do gotta come see me okay ready for our next story yeah because jesse james decker is opening up about struggling with a cycle of obsessive weight loss and also just a mental health struggle in general so jesse james decker posted on her instagram on thursday talking about her cycle of obsessive weight fluctuation she said quote i've been battling some body image issues. And when I really think about it, I probably always have. I go from one extreme to being obsessed with working out and being muscular to thin and just giving up and gaining because the food makes me feel better. She also talked about how her mental health has been suffering and sometimes all she can do is break down and cry.

She also talked about a Reddit thread about herself and her family that has really hurt her. It's not even so much a thread as like a sub-community that like literally has a thousand posts like all the time going about. Because she has like family drama. I mean, who doesn't? But like, you know, they're all like mini influencers. So, and I think her brother like talks about it publicly a lot, which is I think feeding the beast. Because she doesn't really address it. Her and her mom do not talk

to her brother and his wife yeah but they are also influencers so people see like all the things that they're not doing together no and like I think I definitely think like reddit culture has gotten so out of control like but that's like the point of reddit like a free forum where everyone can talk like great no but then why are only the mean people there right like where are the nice Reddit forums right maybe they're they're there but I've just never um been spoken about on them so I saw her post I follow her and I was really really surprised to see this because I always just thought you know it's so crazy how Instagram is so not the truth and to me like her life looks so charmed I know especially on her reality show like yeah and everybody loves her so much.

And she's someone who, like, got famous from her show and became an influencer and, like, just stayed famous forever. And, like, now she has Kittenish. And, like, she even did, like, another show. And she has, like, a wonderful family and a wonderful husband. And you only see that. But, like, you don't see someone's internal struggles. And it's so easy to think, like, oh, she doesn't care about the haters. Like, look at all the good.

But that's how much hate she receives that like not only does it affect her in her daily life but she's gotten to a point where she actually is now having to talk about it because it's affecting her so much you know she's like a rare breed of influencer fused with celebrity like she's really a traditional celebrity but like I think she would make she makes her money as an influencer so she has like all the eyes of a celebrity with like the think she would make she makes her money as an influencer so she has like all the eyes of a celebrity with like the toxic fandom of an influencer and I think it's like and I don't think I think she's probably one of the most talked about people on the internet for that reason alone it's not even about followers or level of fame she's just in this unique place

that like lends her to have like one of the worst audiences you know yeah and I always just thought people loved her so much because no I know them no from the show but it's been years that like she her red it has a lot to do with her family drama like it got people hooked and obsessed and she has been like one of the most talked about reddit thread like influencer deep dive that people are obsessed with like for years I know yeah yeah yeah also she talked about how her career in country music is you know another source of her anxiety anxiety because she's not where she wants to be and she feels like she'll never be respected by the industry because she's an influencer and like why isn't her music taken seriously okay I will say I don't necessarily agree with that because I think country music especially recently has like really embraced

like the especially on TikTok like Priscilla Block is literally a TikToker who hosted like the CMA red carpet I know you don't know her yet but like I follow her and like she gets so many opportunities all these new country artists have been discovered on TikTok I watch all their TikToks they went to CMA fest and played at the Spotify lounge I don't think country music is anti-digital all these new country artists have been discovered on TikTok. I watch all their TikToks. They went to CMA Fest and played at the Spotify Lounge. I don't think country music is anti-digital. I think they're anti-Jesse James Decker. Well, I think like a couple of years ago, she made a stink that like the CMT or CMA Awards

did women in country with like Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris, Kelsey Ballerini. And she made a whole stink on social media about how she was excluded from it. And it's like, you can't be excluded for something you weren't eligible for. Yeah. So like, I think there's been like a sense of entitlement when it comes to her music

career. And I don't think she releases that much music. She does have a new song out that's like extremely good. She doesn't release that much music, but like her music is very good. And she's a good singer. She's very talented. So I really don't. And she's very famous and people want to go to her shows.

And she like does her tours and whatever, like, but just sort of like operates in a vacuum. And like, why hasn't she been embraced by country music? Like, it's not because she's not, not talented. It kind of gives the vibe when I watch like her music videos and whatever, like that she doesn't have a label. Like, yeah. Like she's doing it all independently.

And that's what being an independent artist is. And I don't know for a fact if she has a label or not, but like she gives the vibe of an independent artist who has like a following, know for a fact if she has a label or not. But like she gives the vibe of an independent artist. Yes. Who has like a following. But doesn't get embraced by mainstream country. Or mainstream pop. Or whatever the genre is. Yeah.

So I don't know if what like the machine behind her is. But it feels like she has no machine. Right. She's the machine. But I'm sure like the machine gets tired. And that's where she's coming to with this post. So it's like she's opening up about her mental health issues. Her body image issues.

And also like that is something that people are always talking about, like how she looks and her size. Which is so stupid because like literally name someone more stunning. No, but like even if she wasn't, like it's so twisted the way that people talk about her. I know. And it really like affects, it affects her behavior. Yeah.

So she's just like coming clean with all of this and saying like she. Good for her. She said, quote, I feel like I only, I try to only post the good sometimes, but I think being open and honest will help me heal through this I know I'm not alone and I wanted you to know you're not alone too I'm working through it and navigating daily on how to heal because I'm sure also the pressure to only post the good just makes it worse you know more obvious to her like all the things that she's hiding so if she can just be honest now and be

like yes there's so much good but also this is what I'm actually going through I think will take a lot of pressure off of her. Yeah, I mean, this has been going on with her for years. Like, I remember, like, back in the breath days, like, people were, like, sharing, like, her Reddit thread. Like, it's exhausting, and it's also so weird. And I guess this is just, like, a product of being a public persona, but it's one that I don't fucking subscribe to.

Like, people talking about your family. Like, it's literally disgusting. Yeah. And I just, I think, like reddit culture has gotten so out of control and like these sub communities where people talk about influencers is particularly damaging because like first of all there's not sub communities where people talk about like celebrities that deeply because celebrities have afforded themselves a level of privacy because they have so much money and they don't have to go out and work and make content every day they can live off of their success for a year and not post and not even be forward facing yeah so it's like influencers have all like the negatives of celebrity and really not as much of the positives like you don't make nearly as much

money as an influencer as an influencer you can't afford round the clock security but your fucking address is being posted on reddit threads like it's actually really fucked up yeah like so like being a celebrity is like awesome and being an influencer is like a thankless fucking torturous job it really is but also another element is like people think it's the easiest job in the world and like oh people think that you make more money than you do no and it's like they think like oh i can do that and you know sit around in my house all day and like just post an ad and that's the job. Yeah. They think you don't do anything.

No, you literally have to open up yourself to so much. To so much scrutiny and like it's such a battle. And if there's like one or two things in your life that you want to keep private, no. No. No, bitch. We're going to write an article about it. Like it's low key one of the worst fucking jobs. But I think people would say like when you ask kids these days what they want to be they want to be an influencer no girl it's so taxing and like you

have to be active on social media and like know what people are saying about you in order to like efficiently do your job where it's like if you're disliked as a celebrity like you don't even have a phone like if people do that for you like you can disassociate from the audience whereas an influencer you cannot like yeah in order to effectively keep doing your job and paying your bills like you have to be in it and it's so fucking bad for your mental health and you don't just you're not afforded the same liberties and like respect and privacy that traditional celebrities are and traditional celebrities don't care that like there's a page six oh look her house and it has her address on it because they literally live in like gated communities with round-the-clock surveillance and security guards for their kids

and celebrity influencers don't have that yeah but like their addresses are constantly being posted in like facebook groups it's so fucked up yeah and like if you find yourself in a position like sharing an influencer's address i mean like this is public information it's you need help like you need to seriously get the fuck off the internet like if you want to find a way to justify putting up someone's address on a public forum especially if that person has kids like you're sick you're literally twisted and not okay and like you need to seriously seek help yeah I can't believe this is the way the conversation is going but justice for influencers justice for no I'm by the way and there's like a huge anti-influencer movement on TikTok specifically it's just, I don't agree with it at all.

What are their points? And by the way, there's like horrible influencers for sure, but there's horrible people in every fucking field. There's horrible accountants, okay? So when did that become like accountants are the worst, you know? Right. Down with accountants. Yeah.

And like this overall just like hatred of influencers I think is deeply rooted in jealousy for sure because like to be an influencer, you have to be a successful influencer. you have to be a successful influencer you have to be like charismatic you have to have something you have to be funny you have to be interesting you have to be beautiful like you have to be something and as we've stated like you show the highlight reel of your life so like you a lay person just looks at that and it's like their life is perfect and that inspires jealousy but they also don't see all the negative things because that's not the job no and then if you do open yourself up to the hard parts of the job you're ungrateful you're complaining it's like oh okay I'll go back to being miserable and only showing the highlights and being accused of glorifying my life right it's literally the worst job like and I feel like you

and I have definitely like had private conversations about how like we've definitely tried to like be influencer-y less yeah more of like pod like podcaster, comedian, book club, mom. Like because the typical influencer like swipe up, swipe up, and that's like your whole life is so toxic. And it's so draining. And like in order to be a successful like content creator and like your whole job is content on Instagram, TikTok, like you have to be extremely strong.

Which most people are not because they're so young too. Right. They're getting younger and younger. Right. And, like, you're just forced to, like, read these horrible things about you and, like, people you love and care about. Like, it's really fucked up. Yeah. Damn. And you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. Like, I saw, I'm not gonna name because I like her. She, like, was just people, someone was like, why haven't you posted anything Roe v. Wade? And she's like, first of all, shut up. Second of all, like I literally have. That's the other thing.

Like even with me, like I posted a couple things. Like the second they expired, so disappointed. Oh yeah. Shut up. Like, sorry, you're not active on social media. Like I've literally posted throughout the weekend. They literally just expired. Give me a fucking break. Yeah.

Give me one fucking second. No, but like, it's so, it's so like crazy that people absolutely need every single influencer to post the same thing that like. Is meaningless. Is meaningless. It's not indicative of like real action or real change. And it's like, I would feel better knowing an influencer I follow did nothing but called their local representative and I didn't know about it. Right. Than posting some fake ass Canva Pro graphic.

Like it's so disingenuous. But as a culture, we become obsessed with keeping tally. Okay, this person must care more than this person. Because they posted three times, but they only posted once. Canva Pro graphic. Like it's so disingenuous but as a culture we become obsessed with keeping tally. Yeah. Okay this person must care more than this person because they posted three times

but they only posted once. It's also weird how the mob only cares about select things and ignores 99% of like other egregious things

that happen every single day but if you didn't talk about these five things at the day You're labeled X. Yeah.

The day we decided you needed to talk about them. It's like what that's not how the world works. That's also just not how like discourse and human beings work. And I feel like when you're in it you're like well of course I have to post about it otherwise people will think I think this. Yeah. But I feel like in the last year I've kind of like taken a step back from Instagram culture. You definitely have. And now I see it and I'm like this is. You see it from the Big Bang. I see it from the Big Bang it and I'm like this you see it from the big bang I see it from the big bang theory and I'm like this is so crazy the way that everybody feels this pressure

and this need to like post about just certain things not it's not even about like injustice necessarily because there are so many injustices all the time and like they can have like hold this one I don't want to like get specific but like selective outrage select thank you yes I agree and, thank you. Yes. I agree. And like, if only the internet, like whatever, I'm not even going to go down that road. All I was going to say was the lesson here is like, just like chill the fuck out on your local influencer. Like they're probably not doing okay. And it's probably because of you. So like, just chill out this whole, like, like it's, it's like a joke now, like influencer. It's like, shut up. First of all, it doesn't surprise me. Like influencer is like a 95% female dominated business. So it's like, we're obviously all it doesn't surprise me like influencers like a 95 female dominated business so it's like we're obviously just hating women because like they're smart and successful in building businesses for themselves and putting their kids through school

by your stupid motherfucking affiliate links so shut up and like just shut up period like shut up if you find like yourself constantly engaging in anti-influencer sentiment like you're jealous and you're a loser yeah and this is not me defending, like, there's bad influencers, for sure, but there's bad people everywhere, so, like, let's just not even do that. Totally. I don't know how we got here, but the lesson is justice

for Jessie James. Like, she's never hurt anyone. Like, leave her alone. Seriously. She's just a girl trying to be a singer, and as a fellow girl trying to be a singer,

like, I relate. Yeah, like, you didn't get mainstream support for your songs. It's disgusting. And imagine if you were putting out songs all the time and, like, you really couldn't get... Arrested. It's disgusting. And imagine if you were putting out songs all the time and like you really couldn't get. Arrested. It's number one on iTunes but like why doesn't anyone care?

Like this is proof. No it's true. I will say I went through like a stage in my life that I often forget about where I was obsessed with Jesse and Eric Decker was during their show. Like their wedding photo was my Facebook cover photo. No and like when she sang to him at their wedding like I thought that was stunning. Now like people make fun of it. Oh, that's so mean. People are so fucking mean.

I thought that was, like, the most beautiful. Like, it used to make me cry, I think. What is her, like, song? Like, the one that, like, when she was... Because she was a reality show star, but before that she was, like, an up-and-coming... Okay, I Look So Good Without You. I look so good without you. No, that's not it.

Got me a new hairdo. Is it? Oh, that's not it. Got me a new hairdo. Is it? Oh, that's good. Yeah. Fresh and brand new. Since you said that we've been through. You know that one. And also, I wear in my blue jeans.

Say in my blue jeans. Is it rap? No. I thought she was a country artist. It's called Blue Jeans, and it's also in the Confessions of a Shopaholic movie. No, but what's like the one? Like, hold on. Just give me a second. I know like nobody cares, but just give me one second because it's also in the confessions of a shopaholic movie no but what's like the one like hold on just give me a second i know like nobody cares but just give me one second because the one is i look so good without you i really is it i really believe but oh the

new one that she just came out with i see on tiktok is really good should have known better than a break my heart actually you know what came out with that i think to get more into jesse james i could not get it out of my head should i know better than wanted oh yeah only one be wanted by you yeah it was getting like it was giving jessica simpson like yeah no they're very similar oh my she also has an old town road version yeah i just saw that okay we'll have to get into her catalog later um but yeah like just back off of it back off of everyone like everyone is just doing their best. Like back off. Yeah.

And if you ever, like I just can't stress this enough. If you ever find yourself on like a Reddit or like forum, like bashing people, like you're not okay. Put the phone down. Put the phone down. Go for a run. I feel like I should. No, don't go for a run.

Sorry, like go have a snack. I should say again, like if you don't like how people are using their platform, build your own. It's so simple. Or just like quietly disengage. No, no, if you don't like how people are using their platform, build your own. It's so simple. Or just, like, quietly disengage. No, no, but you can't. Some people can't. No, it's not an airport.

Like, your departure does not need to be announced. Like, just go. Damn. I didn't make that up. That's, like, a common phrase. I never heard it. So, to me, it's like Claudia spitting facts. I thought it was so poignant.

It's like, this isn't an airport. You don't have to announce your departure. Like, we don't care. Leave. Go. Go to sleep sleep you're crazy this coffee's so good i'm gonna bring you a coffee every day now yeah or we could just like get it here oh and actually we could because we have a fridge and we don't need any we don't have an ice machine we should get a crushed ice machine we should prime day's coming up okay and it's like it's expensive we should wait for it to go on sale okay great idea great idea i would love that are you ready

for our next story which is some amazing news that i think just you and i care about which story is it number number three oh wow okay yeah sorry jesse james like took up all this time yeah um just some positive news that i think you and i care about hopefully some other people do but lillian harrison is pregnant expecting her first baby with Peter Facinelli. Right. We didn't care till the end. Obsessed. Like obsessed. Obsessed. The fact that there's a woman out there who is married to and carrying the child of Peter Facinelli fills me with rage, jealousy, but also joy that he has found love in his life and he's gonna be a dad. And we're gonna have like little

Facinellis running around. It's too much. Lil Fotch. Lil Fotch. If you don't know who Peter Facinelli is, what are you doing? Educate yourself. Educate yourself. Do better. He is the actor who plays Carlisle. Cullen. Cullen.

Oh my God, thank you. Dr. Carlisle. Dr. Cullen from Twilight. And he's literally the hottest man alive. And like, you wouldn't know it from his like, you know, prosthetics and like hair and makeup in Twilight, but he's so fucking hot. And I was listening on the Twilight podcast, like literally talking. Did the episode come out?

It did. We never needed to listen to it because you told us everything that happened on the show. Obviously you didn't watch it. Yeah, the Twilight effect it's called. And they were telling me like, we love Peter. And they were like, Pete. And I was like, what I would do to like be on a nickname basis with Peter Facinelli. I mean, technically we are on a nickname basis with Peter Facinelli because we call him Lil

Fudge. But it's and also I think our obsession with him is just his last name because like Dr. Fuchemin, Dr. Facinelli. Yeah. Also, our obsession with him was like finding out that Dr. Carlisle Cullen is like the number one richest fictional character, according to Forbes. And then he did like this stripped down shoot in the middle of COVID talking about his COVID weight loss. And I think for most-

It was the hottest thing I'd ever seen. For most people, like COVID didn't go that way. No. It went the other way. And it was really gorgeous. And it just reinvigorated. Plus we had been like re-watching Twilight and Dr. Carlisle and like that scene in the last one

when Edward is like- Don't spoil it in case- And I also don't want to make this episode too emotional. Yeah, totally. It is the biggest twist. Oh, no. That's not what I was going to say. Sorry.

Not that. Thank you for this life you've given us. Yeah. I know. Thank you for this extraordinary life. Oh, my God. Stop. I'm actually going to cry.

I can't. That's like up there with Paddington thanking the queen. It's also up there with literally my favorite line in Twilight history, his vows. Right. No amount of time will ever be enough with you. But let's start with forever. Gorgeous. Because they're literally vampires who live forever.

But everyone else is like, oh, forever. Forever. So cute. Also, we're just obsessed with Twilight. So, like, that's where the obsession with it. We don't have to justify why we want to talk about. No, but we do have, like, hundreds of thousands of new listeners here from TikTok. I don't know if they didn't make it through the first part of this episode.

Maybe they're still not here. But I just feel like I feel the need to explain myself. Yeah. And also I think like Peter Facinelli and Dr. Cullen is a character that the older you get, the more you appreciate. Like I don't even think I really registered him when I first saw Twilight at the age of like 18. Of course.

But now as like a grown woman woman I recognize and respect the businessman beau that's the part of growing up is realizing you know the older characters in your favorite things actually were where it was at 100 and then like even like I'm sure if I went back and watched like sleepover when I was a kid I'm like I was just Jane Lynch is so annoying and I'm like actually no she's fucking right you guys are literally 12 years old stay the fuck in your room stay home and yes she needs a night out at the club with her girl yeah no and it's like oh you're gonna go to a club and drive around you guys are literally 14 right why do you why should you be in the club but she shouldn't right and it's like when i was a kid i'm like oh my god ew her mom's in a club and now i'm like yeah mom get it a hundred

percent that's growing up and like get you a man who spends all night fixing the water filtration system and installing some fresh water that's some of his best work. Yeah. That is so good. Perspective. Evan Peters. It's all about perspective. Yeah. Life is about perspective, I would say. Yeah, and if you just look at everything from the lens of the Big Bang Theory,

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The Lakers have signed Scottie Pippen and Shaq's sons, Scottie Pippen Jr. and Sharif O'Neal. Obsessed. Obsessed. The LA Lakers have signed Sharif O'Neal and Scottie Pippen Jr. to two-way contracts with the team. Sharif is the son of Shaq, whose jersey was retired by the LA organization in 2013. He will play for the Purple and Gold during next month's Summer League. And Larsa Pippen's son, also known as Scottie Pippen's son, will also play

for the Lakers as well. Larsa posted to Instagram about the exciting news for Scottie Pippen Jr. Kim Kardashian commented. Huge. Huge. Huge. Let me say how obsessed with this I am because like I love like a father-son, like I do love a nepotistic moment, but also like in the NBA, like you can't just really get on a team for being someone's son. Like you have to also be extremely talented. Right. And so I like that they're starting in the summer league, starting at the bottom.

So it's like they're really going to earn their spots while also being like legacy players. I just I love everything about this story, especially the Kim of it all. Yeah. And that they're playing together and they're playing for like their dad's teams and that like Larsa. No, Scottie Pippen. Oh, wait, he was Chicago. Yeah.

And then I think Miami. No. Or he just lived there. No, he's so Chicago. Yeah, Scottie Pippen's like a Michael Jordan. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So he's not a Laker girly. No, okay, cool.

But the Lakers are a very cool team. Totally premium. Very, honestly, like kind of the most premium. Yeah, I mean, I don't think everyone, like not from a basketball

perspective, but more from like a branding perspective. And now they play at the Crypto Stadium. It's less cool. It was much cooler when it was a Staples Center.

Yeah, no, but like what would you say is the coolest basketball team? If you could go anywhere as a player? Yeah, like Lakers. Yeah. But I think it's different for everyone. Like, I think, like, as a player, the dream would be, like, to play forever in your hometown,

like, where your family is. Like, not have to pick up and move every year, you know? Yeah. No, but for some players, like, they want to go to L.A., they want to go to Miami, they want to come to New York. No, they don't want to come to New York. They can't get on the Knicks. Oh, my God.

Me and Ben were walking to the movies and this guy walked past us like kind of cutie and Ben was like looking at me I'm like yeah he was hot right and Ben's like no that's I had no idea but like a new player on the Knicks and like Ben Ben was like shook I'm like come let's go like let me just I'm sure he gets it all the time like let's just he was literally right behind us I'm like let's just go take a picture he was like no and he just stood there and stood stared at him for 15 minutes. Oh my God, what if Ben had spoken to him, he would have used his charms and Ben would be on the starting five of the Knicks.

Literally, or at least like courtside seats. Like Ben would have shown him that three pointer he scored at the charity tournament. Ben never gets like shook, shook or like starstruck. And he's always the one being like, Claudia, just go, like go talk to this person. And I was so surprised to see him like actually like quaking. I'm like, just go. Like, like first of all he's in New York he was literally standing outside Bloomingdale's like he probably gets it 55 times a day like who cares go then you would have gotten a picture for life that was like no no no like such a weenie Ben would have had a friend for life if he just went

and said hi the benefit the benefit anyways this is very cute and sweet it is and kim's commenting on larsa's things this is good news for kim larsa relations what do we think this means and it actually kind of validates what larsa was saying like we're not not friends but we're just like not as close as we were and like this is what you do for someone who you're not super close with like who maybe like had a milestone on instagram and you like shit and you like write mazel or like right right but you don't do that for your sworn enemy no and but for your best best friend you're like oh my god I knew this day would come I've been holding this in forever and we know they're not best best friends anymore but they're not sworn enemies they're not not speaking and as Larsa

like always said like our kids are friends and like this just proves that like they are in decent terms and Larsa wasn't lying on Real Housewives of Miami. Larsa doesn't lie. No, I agree. And I'm really happy for her. Like, you could tell her kids are like her greatest joy in life. Yeah. I mean, I think everyone's, but like, you know what I mean.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Very, very cool news. Cool athletic news. Our fifth and final story is something so crazy and I absolutely need to get your thoughts on it. Okay.

Amazon has revealed that Alexa could soon imitate voices of people's dead loved ones. Amazon is experimenting with a new feature that will allow its Alexa voice assistant to mimic the voice of other people, including the voices of people who have died. The vice, Rohit Prasad, the vice president and head scientist for Alexa artificial intelligence spoke about the relationship between consumers and their virtual assistants during Amazon's

Mars conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Quote, one thing that surprised me the most about Alexa is the companionship relationship we have with it. In this companionship role, human attributes of empathy and effect are key to building trust. These attributes have become even more important during these times of the ongoing pandemic when so many of us have lost somebody we love.

Then they showed a video of a boy asking Alexa to read a bedtime story using his grandmother's voice. In the example, Alexa registered the request and switched to the grandmother's voice before reading the story. As you saw in this experience, instead of Alexa's voice reading the book, it's the kid's grandma's voice. While AI can't eliminate that pain of loss, it can definitely make their memories last.

I don't have like a visceral reaction yet. I think we need to like talk it through a little bit before I decide where I land because part of me is like oh that's cool like when it's grandma reading a bedtime story like how could you you know hate it hate that and it makes me think of like the hologram Kanye did and like how overwhelmed the girls were um so part of me is like yeah but then part of me is like this fucking weird fucking weird. And like, you know, certain things in life are guaranteed. Death and grief is one of those things. And so to circumvent, well, here's the thing. I think the idea that, you know, if someone had like a recording of grandma reading their favorite book and they could play it to their grandkid, like that's really nice. But I think

the idea that the artificial intelligence is mimicking human beings and then also like talking about AI being like empathetic like I'm good like Alexa just tell me the fucking weather no I agree like I'm leaning towards like this being weird just because it's like AI doesn't need to be so up in our business yeah and like I don't know there's something weird about manufactured like emotion you know and it's not gonna stop at bedtime stories no and like the example they gave is like the perfect example but like that's not what I would be using it for like I don't know it just kind of fucking weirds me out and I can't really explain why it weirds me out I don't have a rhyme or a reason I just think it's fucking weird yeah I just think AI like doesn't need to be your grandmother yeah and like I don't know like

missing your grandmother is part of the human condition, you know? And do you have Gran's consent to use her voice and likeness? A hundred percent. Gran's going to sue you from the grave. Yeah.

It's just like twisted. Like let Gran rest. Yeah. I don't know. She's read enough bedtime stories. It's true. She's exhausted. It just weirds me out.

And like, I don't really see the benefit aside from this little one example. Right. They must have thought for hours about the perfect example. About the best perfect example. Because I can't argue with that. Right, of course.

He misses his grandmother. But I still think the concept is fucking weird. She still is here in spirit. It's creepy. Yeah. And honestly, like, obviously I lost my dad at a young age. I haven't heard his voice in literally 14 years. I don't think I want Alexa to show it to me.

Right. And it's like, grief is very, you know, finite. Yeah. And to add these layers of grief where it's like, okay, you're not here and I miss you, but I can still hear your voice. And like, you're speaking to me, but Alexa's writing it,

but she is going based on your personality because she's AI and she has empathy now. It's like, this is too confusing. Just let the man rest. Yeah. I do see why they thought this was a good idea because I know a lot of people like will call the voicemail of a loved one to hear their voice.

And you know, actually, this is so weird. The other day, I have this app that's literally the best app ever. And I'm not telling you the name because I don't want people to know my secret that you can plug in a phone number and they'll literally tell you who it belongs to. So I plugged in our dad's cell phone number and like it's been reassigned. Oh, isn't that sad? Yeah, but it's a good number. So I know like I was thinking of calling it like i'm just feeling like what's up that would be but then i checked first and like wasn't registered to my galosh right damn yeah so that

was sad but um i don't think i'll be using the service and i'm okay thank you amazon's like already like a little too literally my doorbell rang do you use alexa do you have one yeah i have um the one with the screen. I think it's not an Echo. It's Edge. But that one doesn't talk, right? Yeah, of course she does. Oh, she does. You can play games with her.

It's in my bathroom and it plays music when I shower. But it also tracks my Amazon. So literally, my doorbell rang. And I could tell based on the doorbell ring if I need to get up for it or if I don't. Do you know what I mean? Right, because also also did you order something that was supposed to be imminent like no like I can hear the service door open and close so like when the doorbell rings and the service door closed I know they just dropped off a package and I don't have to get up but if I don't hear that door I know they're waiting and of course I'm gonna go get up but literally they

drop the package doorbell rings and then's like, your Amazon delivery has been delivered. Damn. It was fucking creepy. But that also shows very good building efficiency. Yeah, so I just feel like Amazon's really up my ass. I don't think I need them in my grief, you know? Yeah. I think I'm going to draw the line.

I don't need them in the grave. Yeah, and you know me. I will sell my soul to Amazon just to get something slightly more conveniently. This, I'm not into. Yeah. No. Hair too far. So those were the past five stories, and I definitely feel as though you needed to know every single'm not into. Yeah. No. A hair too far. So those were the past five stories,

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i believe he's like not designer not interested i believe this is a toaster owned brand because at my chicago meet and greet they gave me like a lifetime supply of pu-e-viton bags love that all right ready to unburden yes hey jackson. All right. Ready to unburden? Yes. Hey, Jackson Claude. Hi. I need to unburden myself big time. I'm a nurse practitioner and work with some really sweet older adults I see on a weekly basis. I recently had a baby. And of course, when I came back to work after maternity leave, all my patients wanted me to show them pictures of my precious new baby. I was showing a sweet older man some recent photos. Oh God, what'd you do? And was swiping through and accidentally swiped to an up close breastfeeding photo. Oh, forgive yourself. you do? And was swiping through and accidentally swiped to an up-close breastfeeding photo. Oh.

Forgive yourself. My entire boob was out and I immediately snatched my phone away, but I know he saw. I turned bright red and just stuttered and left the room. I'm mortified. How can I ever face this man again? Sincerely, a girl who never is going to show a picture of herself at work again. Okay. Like, you need to forgive yourself because if you're a breastfeeding mama, like, you realize that a tit isn't

even, like, a sexual organ. It's just a thing that makes milk and there's, like, nothing. Nothing weird about it. Yeah. Like, you're just showing, mama like you realize that a tit isn't even like a sexual organ it's just a thing that makes milk and there's like nothing weird about it yeah like you're just showing like your stove literally like you showed a picture of your microwave the fridge it's literally a fridge no and the benefit I guess of you working with older people is like they're not immature like boobie like if they're old they maybe had kids like they saw their wife breastfeed like they're more mature I don't think this is a big deal at all yeah like as you have so much more on your plate like and you're a nurse like you know bodies like it's really not a big deal just free of yourself move on I'm sure this man old man is understanding I thought it was gonna be you know like a penis

but like no you probably like had to send a picture to your doctor like you can't worry about this no and nor should you also another benefit of working with the senile is that they're so forgetful so tomorrow won't be an issue so you can officially let it go yeah next up hey claudia and jackie thanks for always keeping me laughing now let me on my burden i have two adorable dogs one is large furry breed and the other is a small terrier mix the big dog was at the groomer and i was going to pick him up i always bring the small dog along with me i'm standing in the lobby with my small dog waiting for them to bring the bigger dog out and for context i work as a veterinarian and i'm in my scrubs i just came

from work so i'm used to dog stuff and i'm used to like gross stuff i'm the only one in the lobby is the only girl at the desk went to go get my dog i look down at my small dog and there's a poop nugget next to him my small dog had pooped in the lobby and i'm immediately embarrassed i don't even think i bend down to grab the nugget barehanded and I put it in my pocket. I look around for a trash can and there's none in sight. What? I'm standing there with poop in my pocket. The lady comes back out with my bigger dog and I leave. I get to my car, reach in my pocket and pull out the poop and throw it in the grass. How disgusting. I hope that place doesn't have cameras. Sincerely, a dedicated and embarrassed dog mom. i mean that's so dedicated of you and so

unnecessary like if this is a dog grooming place they clearly have the mechanisms to pick up dog your dog is not the only dog who took a massive dump in this lobby and you should be grateful it wasn't your big dog it was a tiny little cute little it was a small rocks poo it was a small rocks it was clearly rocks because you it was still intact after being in your pocket like some of rice's poops like they turned to mush i just feel like you went out of your way to be like overly gracious and embarrassed when honestly it's a dog grooming place like I'm sure that place worse they express anal glands yeah like you really didn't need to do that and that it makes you look like a really nice you know I would want you as a customer in my

business like you're extremely gracious but you really didn't have to be yeah or like there literally wasn't a tissue anywhere but a poop bag like it's a dog place yeah I understand if you were in you know the Metropolitan Museum of Art or like a target you know it's not nice to like same thing no like if you're a target like and your dog takes a shit like you can't just leave like you have to know but like you could get like a tissue or something but like and I feel like a target they have mechanisms where you could clean up a mess. Yeah. Clean up some make.

But maybe at the Met they didn't. And like you're, you know, had to pick it up with your hand. Sure. I just think like you went above and beyond when you really didn't need to. I agree. And you shouldn't be embarrassed at all because like. But do forgive yourself because like the only person you hurt was yourself. Yeah.

Which is amazing when it comes to unburdening yourselves. Because you can forgive yourself. You're not in control of other comes to unburdening yourselves because you can forgive yourself. You're not in control of other people. Yeah. This third and final one is so funny, okay? To my two favorite sisters and King Charles Cavalier dog moms. Brassens Strassen! I absolutely love your show.

I look forward to it every day and you bring me such joy. Aww. Last week, I was in a busy Starbucks in downtown Boston getting a midday pick-me-up. I saw this adorable King Charles Cavalier and beeline to him. Of course. Brassens, Brassens. Relatable.

I started talking to the owner and knelt down and the dog jumped on my knees in the vicinity of my crotch. I immediately said, I bet he smells my kitty cat. She kind of looked at me weird, but I didn't think anything of it. I walked away and realized this woman doesn't know I have a real life cat that I'm obsessed with and she might have thought I was referring to my vagina yeah I couldn't stop laughing and now I can't stop thinking about it it would have been better if I just said cat of course but I said kitty cat like a lunatic if she knew how obsessed I was with my cat it would have made more sense

of course anyway xoxo your loyal fan and fellow pet mom enthusiast that's just really unfortunate and the good thing about it being an interaction with a stranger is like you literally will never see this person again there's no need to be embarrassed and at least you learn this lesson like with a stranger not you know someone when you work with or anything where you need to clear things up but that is so hysterical and no because you basically were you basically were like oh I bet he smells my pussy because that's also a word for cat right and I think we live in a culture that's really sick and twisted like you can't say kitty cat without thinking of vagina and we need to all like understand the world we live in a culture that's really sick and twisted. Like you can't say kitty cat without thinking of vagina. And we need to all like understand the world we live in.

But also the dog was like going for her vagina. Right. If the dog was like smelling her arm, like licking her arm. No, but if the dog was going for her vagina and she said, oh, we must smell my cat. Like no one would have thought anything of it. Like this is the lesson here. You have to take a lesson away from every situation where you have to unburden yourself. And the lesson is you will never refer to your cat as a kitty cat ever again yeah do you think if she said oh I may he probably smells my kitty oh no no because

kitty's also vagina what's with the parallel between cats and vaginas how every word for cat can be also used for vagina what's the connection I don't know kitty kitty cat pussy pussy cat you gotta say my feline so there's no confusion yeah my domesticated pet named laurel or whatever your dog's name sounds like your vagina yeah that sounds like your vagina i would though like love an explanation on the parallels between names for your vagina and names for your cat. I don't know if I'm missing it, but, like, drop it in the comments. Yeah.

Like, why is that? Maybe it's just because, like, of the puss of it all. Like, there's just, like, crossover. So then everything else crosses over? I don't know.

No, I really don't know. But I never really thought long and hard about it. But now that I am, I'm perplexed. Hmm. Positively perplexed. Thank you to everyone who was vulnerable with us um we hope this was a safe space for you thank you to Brass and Strassen

for being amazing members of the community and thank you to you Jackie for being my sister oh my god and my biggest confidant and supporter and thank you for you for always supporting me as well. You know, it means a lot to be seen and heard by you. 100%. And I just love you very much. Oh, I love you too. That's a great way to end the show tomorrow. Oh, let's talk about the week for a little bit. Yeah.

Do we even have our week ironed out yet? So we are going to be here today, obviously, tomorrow and Wednesday. Thursday's 50-50. It's unclear. We're still working on our plans. We're still working on working on it's either going to be podcast only or in studio we will have an episode Thursday okay do you not agree I don't know there's one case scenario where we might not no no there's literally no case scenario where we not we literally have ads booked homie like we have to okay we'll talk about it offline but sure there's no show Friday and

there's no show Monday for July 4th weekend so I just want you to like go into your week knowing what you have coming but the good news is is that there is breaking bread this week and there's patreon episodes as always we're actually recording such a fun one next right after this so if you are feeling rdh about our absence this weekend like there's so much content for you and we will let you know where it is and where you can get it so don't even worry don't sweat it and tomorrow we're interviewing jill zarin yes talking real housewives ultimate girls trip so you can watch that over the weekend there's going to be tons and there's two new patrons coming out there's going to be tons of stuff for you to watch tons and redheads like of course it's going to be a lot and all of our tnn shows and breaking bread oh yeah that's wednesday breaking bread with

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