The Toast - Tom and Raquel. What Else Is There?: Monday, March 6th, 2023

Episode Date: March 6, 2023

Tom Sandoval & Ariana Madix Call It Quits, Allegations He Cheated With Costar Raquel Leviss (TMZ) (19:23) Chris Rock Shreds Will Smith With Oscar Slap Jokes: 'Everybody Called Him a B---... And Who Does He Hit? Me' (Variety) (53:27) Rebel Wilson on meeting Meghan Markle: She's not 'naturally warm' (Page Six) (1:06:07) Pete Davidson, Chase Sui Wonders crash car into Beverly Hills home (Page Six) (1:14:35) Miley Cyrus re-teams with Disney for 'Endless Summer Vacation' concert special (Page Six) (1:18:59) The Toast with Jackie (@JackieOshry) and Claudia Oshry  (@girlwithnojob)  Merch The Toast Patreon Girl With No Job by Claudia OshrySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Good morning, Millennials! Welcome back to The Toast, and happy Monday! I know it's dreadful, but there's so much that needs to be discussed. Like, don't even worry about it, okay? It takes the dread out of Monday, because I just, there's so much to say. So much has been unfolding over the weekend. Aside from all the drama, the Vanity Promenade rules drama, like, so much content this weekend.
Starting point is 00:00:21 Like, I feel like I'm all caught up on pop culture, which is not a feeling I feel very often these days. So I just have a lot to say. Yeah, there's so much to discuss. Of course, Pump Rules, major bombshell on a Friday afternoon. And you know, like the way, you know, this is a big deal because it was a Friday afternoon. Like people don't care about stuff. If you're looking to bury a piece of news,
Starting point is 00:00:43 you release it on a Friday afternoon. The way it has carried through, it is everywhere. Twitter, like people who don't know. It's kind of like, remember when like two months ago, the Try Guys had the like big drama and everyone was talking about it. And we're like, what the fuck is the Try Guys? That's happening for people who don't know
Starting point is 00:00:58 about Vanderpump Rules. Yeah, because this is one of the craziest things that could have happened in the Vanderpump Rules universe. In reality TV period, honestly. Yeah. And things keep coming out. So like even this morning, there's like new news. And there's just so many layers to this.
Starting point is 00:01:15 And everybody has an opinion. There's so many cast members. It's just you could go on and on and on. And everyone's getting involved. Nobody's staying silent except for Raquel. Yeah. We'll talk about everyone's getting involved. Nobody's staying silent except for Raquel. Yeah. We'll talk about everyone's getting involved. Nobody's staying silent. Sure. We'll talk. I'm also all just caught up on Vanderpump Rules. I figured, you know, I need to get back on track because shit's about to pop off. Apparently they were filming.
Starting point is 00:01:38 Yeah. So Zach and I watched Vanderpump Rules Friday night after the news dropped and we've been keeping up and I should have watched that episode last week but I didn't and the way I literally could not even watch the show I was so blinded by what had happened like everything Raquel did I was like how dare she like literally it was so crazy to watch it knowing what we know it's almost frustrating because everything we're seeing yeah it's like cool to like look for now what we know it's almost frustrating because everything we're seeing yeah it's like cool to like look for now that we know look for clues but it's annoying like what's going on no I need a live stream right now what's so crazy is I was looking at the dates so they said they've been having an affair for seven months which would mean it started in July 2022 the Schwartz and
Starting point is 00:02:20 Sandy's daily mail party was in July of 2022 so like the affair is starting to happen and Sandy's Daily Mail Party was in July of 2022. So like the affair is starting to happen and it's crazy to watch people lying. This whole like Schwartz kissing thing is complete decoy. And you're just like watching everyone lie. And so if it was completely irrelevant and they didn't even have started anything, like I would say, yeah, like let's catch up.
Starting point is 00:02:48 But I find this fascinating. I thought we were like a few months out honestly so that's super interesting thank you for sharing Jackie and I are going to be breaking down the entire saga um as one of the stories we're also going to be talking about Chris Rock's new special which live streamed on Netflix which was pretty cool I watched it not live um I watched it live I was a part of something no that's exciting I was a part of something we waited we turned on early Leslie Jones was doing stand I saw and then we watched live and it was there was so much to discuss it's a story we're going to talk about the biggest bombshells and our overall thoughts great um SNL was also on it was a big weekend for the Kelsey's Travis Jason and Kelsey um I have to say it was a really really really like atrocious episode like maybe one of the worst in terms
Starting point is 00:03:33 of writing I Travis there was like a few funny moments like Travis um as an American girl dad like single doll dad like that was funny and cute and he had some good lines I thought Heidi Gardner did a really actually hysterical job in the sketch where she runs into her boyfriend in the bar and then Jason Kelsey saved that sketch the show was positively dreadful and I only watch SNL when there's someone that I want to see and every single time I come away with the same thought like this is the greatest comedic minds in America. Like, aren't we embarrassed? Like I found that to be embarrassing that that's what passes for comedy. Yeah. There were a few sketches that like,
Starting point is 00:04:13 didn't make me clench my butt cheeks and cringe straight male, straight male friend. Hilarious. I don't know about hilarious, but it was, it was, it was executed well. And I have to say,
Starting point is 00:04:24 Travis Kelsey did a really good job of being like an actor and the lines and and the delivery and and not losing focus like I was very impressed by him as a host I thought he did a really good job in the sketches that were terrible same and in his opening monologue he did say this wasn't his first time hosting a show I love that he referenced Catching Kelsey and they like showed us a clip I can't believe they showed us a clip I know no and it makes sense because NBC is Peacock whatever um obsessed like obsessed beyond belief we're all thinking it and now he finally said it and it's just it's a joy to to be to be seen like that no I I just can't believe that like Catching Kelsey was referenced on SNL. Cause it's such,
Starting point is 00:05:05 even when he said like, it's owned by NBC universal. So it should be on Peacock, but they said, they said, nah, I wish they're missing out. They're missing out.
Starting point is 00:05:15 I wish they did a little bit more with his family. Like Jason and his mom were in the opening monologue. And then Jason had a one second thing in the, in the sketch. I wish they kind of leaned on them more. I don't know whose choice that was, but okay, like give us more. I feel like maybe it was because Jason
Starting point is 00:05:32 like couldn't get up to New York until maybe the last minute. So they weren't gonna like give him lines and stuff. And he was a pro. Honestly, when he went in that sketch, I was like, he's a good actor. Like I felt like I was watching, you know, a sketch. It was a real sketch.
Starting point is 00:05:45 Yeah. It was so good when that moment happened. The rest was so terrible. Yeah. I can't, like, it was really horrible television. Yeah. I was in shock. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:05:58 Me and Ben were like shocked. And I was so ready. Like I have a low bar. If I'm excited, I'm so excited about Kelsey Ballerini. I was so excited about Travis Kelsey. Like my bar was low for me to like it and so for me to me and Ben both walk away be like wow that was really not funny it was it must have been really bad no it was painful and embarrassing and we got so much behind the scenes content of Chase and Kelsey like Chase
Starting point is 00:06:19 was there the whole time and they were hanging out with Travis and it was Stokes oh I didn't see anything oh he was posting like a ton of photos where on his Instagram yeah like so proud of you my love on his stories yes damn I don't follow him and I actually just was on his Instagram in the feed checking stuff out and it probably was in the stories and I missed it stories and Kelsey posted some pics of them and she made some TikToks because he was like there the whole weekend like for rehearsals and stuff it was really cute that's insane that they're so I missed it. Stories. And Kelsey posted some pics of them. And she made some TikToks. Because he was like there the whole weekend. Like for rehearsals and stuff. It was really cute.
Starting point is 00:06:51 That's insane that they're so serious and public. No. It's crazy. Also we were wrong. She performed two songs from Rolling Up the Welcome Mat. She did Blindsided and Penthouse. She sounded really good vocally on Penthouse. Like she. Because she has been playing that song live.
Starting point is 00:07:04 That's not the first time she's played it live. On her tour in the UK this last week, she played it at every single show. So she's had like good practice and she's worked on like some new, some new runs and some new riffs and it sounded really good. And then Blindsided was the first time she had ever played it.
Starting point is 00:07:17 She added that new verse at the end, which was clearly like direct to organ. You said you would have searched the whole world over yeah right okay and that line in his song is when we talked about his song on the show like two weeks ago I said I was saying how I thought his song was sweet like I would have searched the whole world over for you and I'd be a shoulder for you and you said yeah sure okay yeah like well we just found out that you didn't know and I, but you didn't. But you didn't.
Starting point is 00:07:46 And that was the message from her verse. And I enjoyed that very much. I did too. She sounded amazing. She looked amazing. I like that she tried to do Blindsided as like a pop moment and then have her like serious piano ballad. I Stand By Those Are Not The Songs I Would Have Chosen.
Starting point is 00:08:01 I really wish she did something from Heart First. Like the world will, like, I get it. Like I get heart first. Like the world will, like I get it. Like I get the choice. Like the EP is having this moment. You're right. It's like this very grassroots Olivia Rodrigo thing. So people are tuning in for the EP, but those people who are tuning in are just bandwagoners.
Starting point is 00:08:16 Like they don't even know the magic. Those people who are tuning in for Kelsey love Kelsey. Like I love Kelsey. I'll listen to any song she performs and I'm going to love it. But I just feel like. No, I disagree. Like all the hoopla, people who didn't know who she was like they're here for the EP like the EP is connecting with so many people they don't even know yeah like they don't even know the great hits
Starting point is 00:08:34 prior to this has the EP really won her that many new fans musically I think so I think so especially then with call her daddy yeah yeah no I understand like publicly like in the like as a personality that with the Call Her Daddy and the drama and the divorce like people now are talking more about her but musically I think so I really do especially like from what I've seen on TikTok like people who have never really ventured into country and certainly people who might not have known who she was but who resonate with you know either divorce or breaking up or whatever it's speaking to a lot of people so I get the decision it was a good strategy no and I would have been happy with two songs off of rolling up the welcome mat that were a different two like even well uh what's the
Starting point is 00:09:13 first one mountain with a view mountain with a view and the last one lose me again yeah no penthouse oh oh okay yeah I just like I am so I'm still so in my subject to change era. Like I feel it's so good. Like it's, and for people to have really heard that, like I feel like that's so Kelsey and that's really her general genre. This EP is, it's not really always what she, the type of stuff she puts out. So I would have loved to have seen like Heart First, Little Things, If You Go Down, something.
Starting point is 00:09:43 Just like a bigger song. I wanted a bigger song. Yeah, I yeah I agree like and a really Kelsey song but she she sounded amazing you could tell she was singing live like she hit like every note she has a beautiful voice I loved her look that's what you get when you dive into country like you're not going to get some flop who doesn't know how to sing and is going to like have background vocals that you can't even hear their voice because like they're not as good live you're never going to get that with country and that's why I stand country music like they never they never disappoint and turdy Lou it's not surface lyrics certainly not surface lyrics and I think Ben would say the same I think he would
Starting point is 00:10:18 say the same I think he has said the same I can tell you for a fact that he has. So it was just like a big content weekend. Yeah. Other than that, how was your weekend on a personal, social level? It was great. I read a lot. I did. What are you reading? I finished yesterday in just a matter of hours that thriller that's all over my Goodreads,
Starting point is 00:10:40 The Perfect Marriage. You've probably seen the cover. Two rings and a lot of blood. Excellent. Really, I tore through it. Gave it four the cover, Two Rings and A Lot of Blood. Excellent. Really, I tore through it, gave it four out of five stars. I'll add it to my list. Kept me on the edge of my seat. They did not tell you what you wanted to know
Starting point is 00:10:52 to literally the bitter end. That's annoying. I would have given it five stars, but the ending, I don't know. I wouldn't have chosen that person to be the murderer, you know? Ooh. It felt like a little me little um but it was a great book and it really it held my attention all day I couldn't put it down so that was great I also read Mile High which is like a series of books that everyone said I would really like and I
Starting point is 00:11:16 didn't really like it so I'm not going to read the second series but then that always happens people are like the second is so much better so then you're like all right then you get sucked in but I I read it it wasn't my favorite and I'm moving on when is the second so much better so then you're like all right then you get sucked in but I I read it it wasn't my favorite and I'm moving on when is the second so much better that's a good question Ted 2 is a real contender not oh no no no but it's but Ted 2 is just as good no not just as good it's good it's really really really good Ted 1 is masterful masterpiece yeah no the next on my list Descendants 2 is really good I would say hmm wait I got one High School Musical 3 3 always 1 and 3 are good except in Descendants
Starting point is 00:11:55 it's 1 and 2 and 3 is horrible Twilight New Moon second is probably my least favorite Hangover 1 and 3 are good it's the curse of the second film but there was something perfect there was something recently where like the second was kind of better than the first that we were just talking about I don't know if we'll be able to grasp it was it pitch perfect no I don't even know oh my god two was so bad they were like at camp and like it was horrible at camp yeah I think they were at like acapella camp i just remember like rebel wilson on a lake make it stop oh and then they went to the international three we bring it back that was three oh okay okay because that one was excellent with the
Starting point is 00:12:34 hailey steinfeld um just saying if anyone can remember a two that was almost better than the one we were just saying yeah well no your theory stands correct even with bring it on bring it on sequel what was the second one because the third one was Solange and Hayden Panettiere which is no that wasn't I don't think that was the third one I think there were a lot but the second one was with it was in college it was some girl named like Winifred. It's always a Winifred. Okay, so you're saying Solange is not the second. No.
Starting point is 00:13:11 Because that one's so good. But those aren't sequels. Those are just like remakes. Spin-offs. You're right. Bring It On is kind of its own caliber of film trilogy. Yeah, you can't compare. All right.
Starting point is 00:13:21 Well, I guess we'll never know. My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Yes. Yes, the second is excellent you know what the second is really it's not just as good but it's excellent yeah yeah okay well that's also like they didn't run into a sequel there was this like this grassroots organic movement begging for 10 years give give us a sequel. So it really, I feel like sometimes they give a sequel and it's like, well, nobody really asked. Yeah. But not with Greek Wedding. Yeah. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:13:53 Okay. Well, I feel like we have so much business to handle today that we should really dive. Oh, sorry. I'm sorry. How was your weekend? Thank you, Turdy Lou. It was great. It was low key.
Starting point is 00:14:02 Lots of family time. I sliced my fingers open, trying to cut up some cheese. And it was really nice other than the slicing. Just great times with Harry, Liz. And Harry was like what? Saying what about me? Like, don't hold back. Just tell me everything.
Starting point is 00:14:17 Oh, he was just saying like, Antiquaia would love this. Antiquaia should be here. Where's Antiquaia? And I just kind of had to redirect him because I didn't want him to focus on what's not here you know right he was probably like wow I could really use a song right now yeah he he needed he needs a lot of songs to get through the day and what about Preggio how you feeling I'm feeling good thank you so much better like in this trimester in this season like still fatigued but way like night and day so just trying to do everything I can in the hours where I have energy and um what was my follow-up question it was kind of a good
Starting point is 00:14:54 one oh does it also just feel so much better like now that people know like like you can like wear a shirt that's like whatever you know yeah yeah not so much for wear a shirt but um just so that like I can just be honest about like how I'm feeling like if I were to say if you were saying how were you this weekend I was just like good and tired it's like okay lazy bitch anything else now it's like I'm pregnant what do you got I'm creating life I'm creating like what are you doing what did you do this weekend wench yeah? Yeah, because I created a life. Creating. It's a long process.
Starting point is 00:15:28 Yeah, maybe I created a life too. Bomb chicka wah wah. I would love that. Join maternity leave. I didn't. But I did. Okay, let's dive in. Okay, to the Fast Five stories
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Starting point is 00:19:35 Show sources told TMZ Ariana found out about the alleged cheating in the last couple of days to last week and ended things with Tom shortly thereafter. They're told producers got word of what went down and made the decision to fire up the cameras with the entire cast to document the fallout in the coming days and the hope is they'll be able to get it into the season currently airing yes so they weren't filming anymore because the season's airing but they got cameras in there so I'm sure the season will end and then it will be like four months later everyone's doing interviews they're filming people's conversations what's interesting TMZ says is that Ariana was with Tom as recently as Wednesday to celebrate the release of his new single and perform with
Starting point is 00:20:14 his band however sources close to Tom tell TMZ the two of them have been on the outs for some time now so I think there was rockiness in their relationship but to have a seven month affair with someone's best friend is you know beyond rockiness yeah uh so the way it went down from what I understand and like literally I feel like because there are so many cast members who actually know what happened like they're just telling every anyone who will listen so after Tom's show Wednesday night he had a Tom than the most extra show which I have to talk about yeah uh Raquel saw a text pop up I mean Ariana saw a text pop up from Raquel on Tom's phone and it was a video of Raquel very sexual in nature and then she started scrolling through text and saw more inappropriate things and confronted Tom and found out they've been having a seven month affair um Raquel had just done
Starting point is 00:21:07 watch what happens live with Sheena Sheena found out about it and apparently slapped Raquel in the face and is no longer speaking with Raquel well I have to say one of my initial thoughts when catching up on the season was like my god did Sheena plant her flag in the wrong friend yeah like she's really writing like making enemies out of everyone just to like support Raquel Sheena is horrible this season but this episode like that's a separate conversation this episode is not about Sheena um but she's horrible so I feel like for me this would have blown up anyway but the second the TMZ article came out James Kennedy posted a screenshot of the article which made it on his because when I first saw this I was like there's no way that's true like or no way no but when James posted it it said this is true and then everyone else started getting in
Starting point is 00:21:55 so for me like James really blew it up um and I I felt so many emotions I mean first like I not to make everything about me like I felt so vindicated because I mean, first, like, not to make everything about me, like, I felt so vindicated because I feel like for years, like, there have been, like, you know, a decent amount of people who are obsessed with Tom Sandoval. And, like, I've just known from, like, I just know, like, I can fucking read people. Like, I knew this man was fucking horrendous. And to watch his, like, midlife crisis with his stupid band like sorry you can't sing to watch this and just watch how over the last years he has really been horrible to Katie to Tom to Stassi
Starting point is 00:22:34 to Jax and I know like nobody feels bad for Stassi and Jax but it's important in the context of like the history here um I hate this man I know this man is evil and I now have motherfucking proven everybody sees what I've been seeing for years. I mean, we've been saying this and I think a lot of people feel vindicated. Like I know a lot of people feel vindicated like, cause they have said like not trusted Tom over the years. You know, Lala feels very vindicated that she never really liked Raquel. Um, I always thought Tom was like extremely cringe and self-centered and narcissistic and.
Starting point is 00:23:06 Like obsessed with the show and the fame, like to an end to a point of delusion, like starting a band. This cheating on your girlfriend of 10 years with one of her best friends and have not just like we were drunk and we hooked up. A seven month affair is fucking diabolical. It is. But when you really look into it it's really not Tom Sandoval was with Kristen for eight years and I know they claim that everything they did was like you know kosher but like I think we all know it wasn't I'm not convinced it wasn't I kind of am I think like everyone is like just kind of come to terms with it and it was like okay whatever but
Starting point is 00:23:42 they're together and in love now and they're like not married but they're in this partnership they have a house like you know what we all move on like even Kristen yeah I don't but even if there were some moments of like impropriety I Kristen and Ariana were not friends like this is I think the same group there were a couple moments of like maybe kissing or something but not no I mean this is next level like Ariana and Raquel being best best friends and it being a full-on affair yeah I honestly it's so crazy but I do think like how you get them is how you lose them sort of thing and I'm not in any way like blaming Ariana by any means but I wasn't like once I sat down and thought about it like I wasn't that shocked honestly the real shocking part is the Raquel of it all. Not only would Tom choose a girl who's so close with his girlfriend, but how Raquel could go the last seven months,
Starting point is 00:24:32 being so up Ariana's ass, going to all these things with Tom and Ariana. We thought she was going for Ariana, but she was going for Tom. That's a diabolical level, especially because what we've seen over the last few years with Raquel on the show is like she's kind of this like spineless mute. Like she doesn't really defend herself. She's kind of quiet. She remember she cried last year because she couldn't even make a toast in front of a bunch of people.
Starting point is 00:24:54 Like it's just she's not the type of girl you would expect this behavior from. No, I don't know who she is. Like one, the Raquel we're seeing this season is different from Raquel's of the past, but we just you know attributed it to her like coming out of her shell maybe making some mistakes along the way she's obviously drinking a lot so maybe having you know a rough night here or there but like a seven month affair is beyond you know getting a little too drunk I don't understand this person I don't know this person how could you't know this person. How could you do something like this?
Starting point is 00:25:26 How could anyone do something like this to a friend, let alone someone who's like brand, for lack of a better word, is like being nice and shy and sweet. Yeah, it's so crazy. All the castmates have spoken out. I said this to you like two weeks ago, like Raquel is going to save the show.
Starting point is 00:25:42 And when I said it, I didn't even know what she was up to. But she has become the to save the show. And when I said it, I didn't even know what she was up to. But she has become the center of the show. And now in a huge way. And I know that these are people's lives. But in terms of the show, like this is, people said the show would never be the same without like Jax and Stassi. All the drama from season one, the smacking, Kristen and Jax.
Starting point is 00:26:03 This is pump 2.0 like I never expected it for me the show was on its way out like it would even though the season is good and their stuff the show was slowly dying this has breathed a new life into the franchise like everyone really should be thanking Tom and Raquel because so many people have started watching Vanderpump Rules this weekend like we've never even watched a single episode. And people who watched for years but took time off know who Raquel and Tom Sandville and Ariana are they're back in and they're watching this season now and the people who have been watching like me who I I've I've just associated like I don't need all the drama
Starting point is 00:26:38 in order for me to like it I just like some of the people but now I'm like oh my god it's top of mind so in that from an entertainment value perspective like they have saved the show 100% and also like for all the cast members who are so mad at Tom and Raquel like they can't stop talking about it and they're you know going on Instagram stories and they're popping off and everyone it's so weird how everyone feels the need to post team Ariana it's like there's no other team to be on no literally and I feel like I actually have had like a unique relationship with Ariana in terms of my I really have never fully like loved her just because she's with Tom Sandoval like I have a deep hatred and I don't
Starting point is 00:27:16 really understand how anyone could like him but now that not only is she not with him she probably fucking hates him I feel like I'm about to build this ship so big for just Ariana like I feel I feel ready to stand like I've never stand before I think that's how everyone feels both in the cast and outside of the cast and she's always been like a really great level-headed character within the show always weird to us that she was with Tom and could be with Tom but and defend Tom that's always like her fatal flaw yeah but she also then in private is like Tom yeah yeah which I always respect she's not like up his butt so yes so true I think this people are like those sorts of like feelings of loyalty towards someone
Starting point is 00:27:58 and just like riding for them that's what engenders no but like a really good show to have such strong like feelings of you want to see this person succeed. So now everyone's like buying up her ready to make cocktails and everyone's trying to like, you know, throw their money in support of Ariana boycotting Tom Tom and Schwartz and Sandy's. Well, so that brings me to Tom Sandoval. I have it right here. Oh, Tom Sandoval was silent on the matter for, you know, 24, 48 hours. And then he put out a note that he wrote saying,
Starting point is 00:28:31 hey, I fully understand and deserve your anger and disappointment towards me, but please leave Schwartz, my friends and family out of this situation. Schwartz specifically only found out about this very recently and most definitely did not condone my actions. This was a very personal thing.
Starting point is 00:28:44 Also Schwartz and Sandy's might have my name on it but also there are three other partners and 20 employees who especially rely on the restaurant for income from them and their families. Just like Tom Tom I'm a small part of a much bigger thing. Please direct your anger towards me and not them. They did nothing wrong. I'm so sorry that my partners Greg, Brett and Schwartz and our employees have to suffer for my actions. I will be taking a step back in a hiatus out of respect for my employees and partners. I need some time to address everything else. Sorry for everything. Okay. So like, tell me all you care about his money without telling me all you care about his money. Like he didn't apologize to Ariana, to his friends. Like he just apologized and was like, but please like, don't take it out on my stupid fucking restaurant with the terrible
Starting point is 00:29:19 name. Yeah. It's weird that this statement's not going to change anything for the people who are insistent on boycotting his businesses. But it's like when you're a public figure, you get the success of your business because of your public persona. Like and they're all there for you when times are good. Like if they're in your boat, they're in your boat when it sinks too. Yeah, no, it's kind of delusional. I do feel bad for that guy, Greg, who's clearly like an actual businessman with experience and knowledge because he was on the Schwartz and Sandy's Instagram responding to comments fighting for his life. Like, I feel bad for him because he put, you know, so much of his time, money and
Starting point is 00:29:53 energy into two fucking morons. And this, you know, when the pendulum swings high, it swings high. You know, Daily Mail Party, everyone wants to be at our thing. We don't need to run any ads and people will be lining out the door. But when the pendulum swings the other way, you know, when your whole brand is, like you said, build off your public persona, you have to be able to withstand that too, because that's the business you're in. Right. And when you make decisions in your personal life, like you have to know that they can affect your business because when your business is your personal life. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The statement was trash. And like, trust me, I get it. Like, I'm a business person too.
Starting point is 00:30:26 Like, one of my major concerns at this time would be this business I just launched. But for, you know, public perception, like, my God, at least pretend to give a shit about Ariana or like the people you just stompled over in your affair. dumb fucking restaurant is he's so he's so calculated and so kind of um what's the word I'm looking for uh he's like he just his intentions are so obvious and the fact that he didn't even try and cover it up and be subtle in his statement really just proves what kind of like low life he is. Well, there's nothing he could say right now, especially right now. So then don't say anything. About Ariana, there's no apology that like anybody wants to hear.
Starting point is 00:31:14 Like this is going to be like a long road to rehabilitation for his image. And, you know, an apology on Instagram is not is not gonna nobody wants to hear it right now but I think he thought that reminding people that there are people who work for the business that have families like would touch people's hearts yeah but again that's really not the responsibility of Bravo fans yeah it's not so that's all we have from this Raquel is Lala quiet Raquel like there have been rumors about Raquel and her crisis PR team on Dumois and what sort of route they're taking they say that she's actually going to break up with Tom Sandoval which I think she should not do the only way out of this is to be together forever. Yep.
Starting point is 00:32:07 If she breaks up with Tom. It really reminds me of Ariana. No, it doesn't remind me at all, honestly. Like it does. It was so like, and then remember Vegas Girl? Like Kristen just really wanted to prove to everyone that like, yes, she's crazy, but like Tom made her crazy. Like she thinks he cheated with Ariana. He's also cheated with this Vegas Girl like he is a cheater and I feel as though she's been
Starting point is 00:32:28 enormously vindicated oh she has been but I feel like she was for a while and also in the fact that Tom and Kristen had a horrible relationship and we saw that in every episode every single day and by the time they broke up it was it was like hallelujah and the fact that there was someone there for that Tom could move on with, it was like, please go. We would love to see two people that shouldn't be together not be together. But even though there are rumors that they were going through a hard time, which I do believe, you know, after 10 years,
Starting point is 00:32:58 he also has these two restaurants. He's put all of his money into it. He's also annoying as fuck. I do believe that relationship wasn't peaking, but didn't have that like toxic quality like Tom and Kristen no no it's something that you work through not like you go and have an affair with the girl's best friend I cannot get over this honestly like and you know what everyone was like oh what's wrong with Ariana she didn't want to get married bitch she better she's probably so fucking happy yeah that she could just walk out yeah they share a house together so it'll be like a little you know paperwork they don't have to go through a divorce like she's a queen she's so
Starting point is 00:33:32 smart yeah and I feel like Tom's Annabelle if he's smart but he's not and he's so egotistical like you would think he would just like whatever Ariana wants to do is like what we'll do because any pushback she gets from him she just all she needs to do is put on social media Tom's taking the house no totally and and Ariana has been on the show for a really long time she I'm assuming does really well financially because she didn't do anything crazy you know she didn't start her and Katie are being so smart about this sandwich shop like looking for investors not doing anything too hasty they don't want it to be this huge space like they're taking it on slowly I feel like she's been really responsible financially and Tom when he was talking about Venmo-ing his bandmates and renting studio space I didn't realize like he had to pay
Starting point is 00:34:13 all the thousand dollars a day to play to pay for Schwartz and Sandy's right so I feel like he's in a hole like he flew his family out and and he couldn't cancel the flights like he I feel like he's actually really not doing well financially and the fact that they're not married is a huge blessing for Ariana who I feel like has been really smart with her Vanderpump money and she's been on for a long time so at this rate she can't be making less than $30,000 an episode like she's doing really well she's definitely making way more than that yeah and she's not she's more flashy no she started this little side hustle. Nothing crazy. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:34:46 And even if she just cashed her Vanderpump checks, like she's doing really well. And it doesn't seem like she has spending problems that we know about. So I believe she has a podcast. Does she? I think. Oh my God.
Starting point is 00:35:01 I could just, all I see right now is like Sheena. I know. We need to talk about Sheena's podcast. Trying to ariana on her podcast let me just look up ariana maddox no she doesn't sorry oh earth to ariana but it hasn't been updated since november okay so like she doesn't do it anymore yeah um sheena's trying to get the exclusive for shenanigans please i was i was obsessed with that whole saga on the most recent episodes. Like Sheena's so obvious. Like, my God, walking over.
Starting point is 00:35:32 By the way, I forget that they keep saying Sheena lives far. Sheena like doesn't live in LA. She lives by like the marina, like literally 45 minutes away. So the fact that literally in the span of a week, she made like three trips to Tom Schwartz's apartment. One for the pregame, one to hang out with Sandoval, and then one to record the podcast. loser loser like I cannot get over it I thought like honestly I know we all treat Tom Schwartz like this village idiot but like the way
Starting point is 00:35:54 he's so easily manipulated by people like you didn't know what Sheena was doing and you didn't tell her hey Sheena cut that part out like he's so like dumb yeah he's so dumb he just like doesn't have a spine enough to say sheena cut that out um but i did actually have some respect for him when he turned raquel down at the same and he knew he didn't even think he was filming he turned her down before yeah he's like wait are we still filming of course eventually they do kiss at sheena's wedding but that is nothing like whenever they will kiss i'm just gonna be you know what I'm gonna feel worse for Schwartz because I'm gonna be like Raquel was playing him this whole time as a cover for her affair with Sandoval when she kisses Schwartz she's having an affair with
Starting point is 00:36:35 Sandoval already so it's like yeah she's manipulating him and it's like we are supposed to be mad at Schwartz but I'm actually gonna feel sorry for him the whole Schwartz and Raquel thing started because some rumor got released that at Coachella, Tom was kissing Raquel. Now, a lot of people say like, maybe the rumor got twisted and like Tom Sandoval was kissing Raquel. And like Schwartz just like went with it.
Starting point is 00:36:55 Like, oh, there's a silly rumor about me. Maybe, but the timeline like doesn't really add up. I know. I know because Coachella's in April. Yeah. Yeah. But my God, Sheena like has actually, and this is saying a lot, because I feel like she's looked really bad for many seasons.
Starting point is 00:37:10 This might be the worst she's ever looked. And now knowing what we know, knowing that she's really isolating herself from everyone just to support Raquel, and now Raquel is this, like, radioactive villain, she looks really stupid. She still has Ariana. Like, Ariana is her first friend on the show. Yeah. And so for her to now throw her support behind Ariana, like that is a life raft she can cling to.
Starting point is 00:37:34 But it's like when they're all hanging out at Ariana's house, like Katie's not talking to her. Lala. Lala. No, Lala and her are like best friends. Sorry. Their kids, their daughters are together every single day. Oh. They're so, so close. Well, she just looks stupid. So it's just Katie, really. Yeah, by the way, I'm obsessed with Katie. Like, she's been so funny, and I love her friendship
Starting point is 00:37:55 with Lala. Like, I know they're like the last two of that group who are still on the show. Like, Brittany's out, and Stassi's out, and Kristen's out. So they like really only have each other, but I feel like their friendship is really genuine, they're like really they're in like a similar place but they're also in really different places in their lives like sobriety and motherhood but I feel like they have a really good friendship and Katie's just being so funny and honestly I do agree with pretty much everything Katie has said thus far like yeah we had this agreement fine you want to fuck Raquel I'll run train through your restaurant like that was so funny um and I feel like she's justified I know a lot of people are like you're divorced but like asking just not
Starting point is 00:38:29 to dip in the friends group like it's really not asking a lot unless it's the love of your life it's not asking a lot and especially it's definitely not the like even if it is the love of your life you don't go around to love if you're like hey want to make out let's make out I feel like no it's high school it's high school it's so disrespectful the fact that a friend of hers would be the one to come up with the idea and sort of force them together and do all these like nefarious behind the scenes things and act like no I just want to have a pregame so she didn't have to go alone like shut up yeah no shut up and like I guess Katie did say that thing in Vegas because Katie didn't deny it she just said like I said it but like I don't feel that way anymore.
Starting point is 00:39:05 Like, honestly, respect. That's like the most relatable fucking thing. Like, yeah, I said that and I don't mean it because I was like pretending to be mature or whatever, but like, I'm not. Yeah. When I was watching this most recent episode and like Katie eventually like brings Christina Kelly along, I was thinking like how miserable filming the show must be for Katie. She doesn't have any of her friends that she started with.
Starting point is 00:39:23 It's now all about these new people and the new people are just like now going after Schwartz like what the fuck what am I doing here because if she just didn't have to hang out with this group of people anymore like she wouldn't have if Schwartz goes and makes out with Raquel it's not her problem but she's one of three original cast members on the show still she's making more money than all those other people. That's not a check you just walk away from. So she has to keep showing up and keep being miserable and keep watching Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras and keep hearing DJ James Kennedy spinning on the ones and twos. No, but you know what? Say what you want about DJ James Kennedy.
Starting point is 00:39:59 I love him. Yeah. Like, first of all, he's so unapologetically himself that like you actually have to respect it. He's an amazing reality star. Like he really is. And he's done and said some horrible, unforgivable things. But there's something about him like you just keep coming back to. And with his DJ career, like everyone made fun of him when he first started. But you know what?
Starting point is 00:40:21 Like he turned that see you next Tuesday thing into a legitimate affair at Sur he does like a really good job and you know what when Tom Sandoval was like we're so lucky to have DJ James Kennedy opening for us like he was right like your band is a fucking joke you can't fucking sing and you know what I've actually seen DJ James Kennedy DJ and he's pretty fucking great no and it's a great time it's a great idea like I feel like a few people from the show have made like uh IRL things happen for themselves like Stassi and her and her podcast and her book and like she had so much success and like James did that with his DJ career not only does he DJ within the restaurants beautiful but he could go DJ at a club and like all these Vanderpump fans are going to come to
Starting point is 00:40:57 want to see him like it's so smart everybody keeps trying to do stuff like that even the restaurants like Tom Tom like that was a success but it's not a shoo-in and i was just saying to zach because zach just started watching banner pump again like this season i don't know why and we were talking about james and i was like yeah but i love him he was like what i was like there's just something so funny about him like so real even when when he's wrong he's so wrong and it's annoying but when he's right he's so right and he doesn't back down it's like yes thank you go off no and he's like funny like he's like funny and just like he's himself now I would never want to date him in my whole life could never be his girlfriend I don't think he should be drinking but there's like a lovable affable side to him that I appreciate and he's a great person on a reality show who has more than you would expect right moments yeah yeah no he just gets like we're so blinded by his like
Starting point is 00:41:55 dumb shit like when he just says things about with like Katie's body like you were just blinded by that but every now and then like he does he does have uh he has his moments yeah and he's just funny he's like i don't want to say the s word or the d word but it's stupid and dumb he's so funny um and now this james and katie are an alliance and i'm sorry i ship it's an un it's an unstoppable force i don't think they should be together. But like the two of them, I would not want them as my enemies. No. I am obsessed. Like this stuff that has been coming out, like the memes, like it's so,
Starting point is 00:42:36 it has actually reinvigorated my love for this show. Yeah. I was feeling so fatigued by these characters and these storylines and these plots but now i'm actually i thought i thought raquel and schwartz just making out was fucking crazy right and that was okay we have a season right they're gonna kiss right this we have a franchise we have a decade it's too much i mean you could have said the same thing about jen shaw so let's not oh that's true but these kids before these kids before the horse, these kids are pros. These kids are pros.
Starting point is 00:43:08 They won't fumble. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City are all rookies. They don't know. Like they were ill-equipped. These kids are not. They know. They've seen what the power of this show can do. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:43:18 And honestly, a lot of it, a lot of them are in so deep with their restaurants and their businesses. They are not about to let this ship go down without a fight no and now they have they literally got a life raft literally yeah they're not gonna fuck this up I have literally the utmost faith in them but to be honest I would love in this very moment to hear from some of our former disgraced cast members Jax Kristen of course and you know people are saying like some of our former disgraced cast members, Jax, Kristen, Stassi. Of course, and people are saying, out of everyone on the cast, Jax turned out to be the upstanding guy, the good husband.
Starting point is 00:43:52 The father. The father. Who to thunk. Who to thunk. He would have really kind of nestled into his life after Pump Rules in such a respectable way. He doesn't thirst out live tweeting the episodes like he's totally out of it him and Brittany look so happy they both look really good I would love to hear
Starting point is 00:44:11 from them yep Stassi too how dare you because she hated him the most yeah and you know what she was right she was right and of course Kristen of course I mean and Kristen being the bigger person you know going over to Ariana's and being there for her posting team Ariana like a lot of girls wouldn't do that like a lot of girls would still be holding on to a lot of the anger and resentment they have for their their ex's new girl but they've been friends for a while I think Kristen you know moved on especially season now like dodged a bullet. Thanks, Ariana. I mean, how anyone, not to be mean, but like how anyone could even be remotely attracted to Tom Sandoval.
Starting point is 00:44:51 And I don't mean that in a physical sense. I mean, his personality, his midlife crisis, his band. Like, I don't know how you could see someone on stage and then be like, yeah, I want to have sex with that. Like, he's so cringe. Like the Schwartz's mom. He's so like the Schwartz's mom he's so like the Schwartz's mom you know who he reminds me of with like the Bravo fans like these older women who like love him it reminds me of
Starting point is 00:45:12 Hugh Grant in um music and lyrics like before he blows back up again he like plays county fairs and there's like five like 50 year old women who were obsessed with his band back in the 80s like it's it's really it's it's pathetic yeah but people like that's the show and people really do like did like him and like go to his shows and like oh my god he's singing about Schwartz's mom that's so funny it's it's not though and so we need to as a society discuss why we ever thought that was funny because I didn't no no I didn't no but like people did like there was an audience for that and that's actually the real problem here. I want to interview the audience members.
Starting point is 00:45:47 I know. Were you genuinely laughing? Were you laughing because you felt bad? Because that I understand. Were you an extra for the show? Did you buy a ticket? No, and the way he named his band, Tom Sandoval's in the most extra because somebody called him extra
Starting point is 00:46:01 two seasons ago when he's trying to make a moment out of it. There are ways to take things people have said about you on the show and like turn it into your own brand. And I think people have done it really successfully. But when you try and it like doesn't catch on and like it's like a flop and you're trying so hard, there's honestly nothing more embarrassing.
Starting point is 00:46:15 And just like Ariana was so good to him. Even if they weren't, you know, physically like together anymore. But like when she's trying on all those outfits I know I thought the same thing she's taking him seriously being like no well he's good but like what else and then be like yes that's it like could never be me no I would literally sit there and be like I'm gonna be real with you you look like a fucking clown like no but she was blindly supportive and he so did not deserve that and I really feel bad for Ariana but I also am excited we're gonna get like this genesis this rebirth of Ariana where like the fans are 100%
Starting point is 00:46:52 behind her she's single she looks great like I'm ready yeah this is so crazy and honestly I feel like she's gonna keep the house I feel like she can I feel like she can too but does she want to does she want a big house she doesn't seem like the type I feel like she's going to keep the house. I feel like she can. I feel like she can too. But does she want to? Does she want a big house? She doesn't seem like the type. I feel like she's kind of like. A penthouse girl. Yeah. Like a downtown condo.
Starting point is 00:47:12 She doesn't want to be in the suburbs alone. We're literally reverting to like the Vanderpump of yore. Like they were all in these apartments that had like, you know, no furniture. And they were just like these young kids with no money. And then they all got like a little too rich they bought houses whatever but then they all started going through divorce and restaurants and honestly a lot of them have no money no they have money but you don't need a house when you don't have a like a family have a home right right but like a something to come home to Tom Schwartz is in an apartment now. I think Sheena lives in an apartment. I think Lala does. I think Katie does. Because it's not a financial thing. Katie yeah
Starting point is 00:47:49 now maybe Ariana but it's not a financial thing. It's like you don't need a a home when you're a single person like that who wants that. Right no it's also just like way easier not to have to be in like a residential family neighborhood when like now you want to go out all the time. You want to be closer to bars and restaurants. Right. Want to be able to Uber like you don't need to go all the like 30 minutes. Yeah. No, honestly, like when they all moved into houses and like Brittany and Jax were talking about how it's like it's not as great as it looks like Jax was mowing the yard. Like that was funny. Yeah. But Brittany and Jax are still there. Well, and they should be like they have a kid and they're settled like they're not going out. They're just like keeping their heads down and like growing their family.
Starting point is 00:48:27 Yeah. So they need a house. Right. No, but we're reverting to the Vanderpump of your, yeah. Everyone in these apartments that are like gross. They don't have to be gross.
Starting point is 00:48:37 No, but like, that's what it was. That's what it was, but they're not going to be gross. Like Katie doesn't live in a gross apartment. not Katie. No,
Starting point is 00:48:43 no, no. Not Ariana. No, not Ariana. I wonder if she no. Not Ariana. No, not Ariana. I wonder if she'll keep the house. We'll have to wait and see. Yeah. It's just been, it's been a time.
Starting point is 00:48:52 Yeah, they're going to have to speed up these episodes. And also if I'm the editors, I'm combing through this footage to see if there's moments that I missed. Yep, yep. And that's what everyone's doing now. Like they're going through Sheena's vlogs and people's old stories like just to see, you know, if there was something we missed.
Starting point is 00:49:08 I feel like the editors could maybe find something that they didn't care about and just maybe shift the focus a little bit of the rest of the season. Otherwise it's going to be dreadful to watch until we get to this part, but it will be worth it because cameras are up. Yep.
Starting point is 00:49:22 And then there's a reunion. Yep. And everyone will be answering it because cameras are up yep and then there's a reunion yep and everyone will be answering yeah the reunion is like my my next super bowl yeah but I think it's also important to remember like this is a television show and yet you don't know these people and we can talk about it for entertainment value and but then like I don't need to go and leave mean comments on anyone's page like I like I don't know you. You didn't betray me. Like, we are just fans and spectators.
Starting point is 00:49:48 Like, calm the fuck down. Yeah, I agree. You know? Yep. Because it's like, people are not meant to. Deal with it. Yeah. Receive and see and deal with this much criticism about themselves.
Starting point is 00:50:00 No matter what their crime is. Agreed. Unless it's murder and you're Alex Murdoch. Yeah. So, just keep that in mind. and you're Alex Murdoch. Yeah. So just keep that in mind. Keep a level head, you guys. Yeah. Are you ready for our next story?
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Starting point is 00:53:33 Selective Outrage, and he's mentioning it all. He shredded Will Smith with Oscar slap jokes, said, quote, everyone calls him a bitch, and who does he hit? Me. Almost a year after the infamous Oscar slap, comedian Chris Rock finally addressed what happened in his live Netflix special. After an hour of new material that only alluded to Slapgate,
Starting point is 00:53:50 he said in the beginning, he said, quote, they say words hurt. Anybody who says words hurt has never been punched in the face. So that was at the top of the show. He didn't get back into the slap or anything. I thought that was kind of gonna be it.
Starting point is 00:54:03 But no, he did like a whole five to ten minutes going in on what happened he said quote you all know what happened to me getting smacked by Suge Smith everybody knows everybody fucking knows I got smacked like a year ago and people are like did it hurt it still hurts I got summertime ringing in my ears despite the pressure from the press to open up about what happened he's adamant that he won't be dissecting it on a talk show he said quote I'm not a victim baby you will never see me on Oprah or Gayle crying you will never see it it's never going to happen fuck that shit I took that shit like Pacquiao you know I thought that was a really good response one because
Starting point is 00:54:42 it harked back to like a big segment he did in his special about how everyone is a victim these days. We're always saying that, like searching for victimhood. Everyone wants to be a victim. But also it was a nice little dig at Will Smith because like Will Smith got up there and slapped fucking Chris Rock. And then Will Smith went on TED Table Talk 400 times and cried, like making himself the victim.
Starting point is 00:55:02 So I like how Chris Rock not only like harked back to previous material, but he was also like, I'm not a victim. Even though technically like in this saga, like he was the victim of a slap. Like you're going to go and cry. Okay, bitch. Like I'm going to stand up here and make jokes about it. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:55:13 I love Ted table talk, but. By the way, he really went hard. I honestly thought he like wouldn't want to be associated with this anymore. And like, he was kind of using it for clickbait for his special. Like I honestly didn't know if he was still like angry or if he was ever really angry, but he's fucking mad. And you know what? He called Will Smith a bitch. He called Jada Pinkett Smith a predator, which honestly it's pretty decent call because I didn't really put
Starting point is 00:55:38 together that that dumb entanglement thing was with one of her son's friends. Like that's fucking weird. And I also didn't know that like beyond the slap like beyond the surface there's actually history with Jada Will and Chris as it pertains to the Oscars like Jada was really upset when Chris Rock agreed to host it all those years ago because Will wasn't nominated and so I didn't realize that it was layered beyond that so he was like he was digging yeah at Jada like he was you know he was starting stuff with that joke G.I. Jane but because there was history there yeah and and now but no but he was slapped hosts and presenters like make lots of little jokes at people like yeah a slap for a joke it doesn't even matter like Chris could
Starting point is 00:56:27 have said the most disgusting joke of all time and it still wouldn't have warranted a slap like you don't fucking slap people right and so now he's going in on them and what happened and how I guess Chris even called him when everything like went down with the entanglement like and to like be there for him and instead he slaps him and it's like everybody was talking shit about Will Smith and like clowning on him and he slaps and Chris wasn't and but that's who he slaps and also he talks about how Will Smith is so much bigger than him like they're not the same size they're it's not a fair fight like he's a big guy and his slap fucking hurts yeah honestly like I I was almost prepared to be disappointed because I feel like Chris I just thought Chris Rock would have been like moved on from it and
Starting point is 00:57:11 like he's like we're just like above it yeah and I'm so glad he wasn't because you know what you got fucking slapped and sometimes you just need to go for the jugular yeah I don't know why I thought he would like not be as mad as he is yeah no me too like i don't know why i kind of i just perceive him maybe it's because he's like this comedy legend as someone who's just like above shit like this but you know what like will smith dragged him down to the trenches and chris rock is joining him and i respect that like i hate that shit like rise above no couldn't be me but especially if somebody slaps me is above it because he's not getting physical. He's using his words. Right, right, right. Like a grown up.
Starting point is 00:57:45 I was actually really pleased with the response. Like he's mad. And you know what? That's a human response. Yeah. And like he took a year to figure out what he wanted to say, when he wanted to say it, how he wanted to say it. And like there's nothing rash about this.
Starting point is 00:58:00 And I also appreciate that he's saying it all. He's mentioning it all. And he's mentioning ent all and he's mentioning entanglement and all the things I could have said about Will Smith but I didn't but I will now no it's true like him and Jada really like for many years like dragged their relationship in the public sphere it's not like they were being dragged they put themselves there they kind of like embarrass themselves and their families over and over so when you think of the birth of not birth is it breadth breadth breadth of material that you could write about these two really G.I. Jane is is harmless and I know like she has alopecia so I
Starting point is 00:58:40 get why it's layered but to be honest the rationale for why the joke might have been insensitive is irrelevant now because you got up and slapped someone like to me I don't give a shit what you have to say I don't care about your victimhood you are wrong in perpetuity because you slap someone yeah and I feel like for the last year like Will Smith has been dipping his toe in his PR cycle you know and now Will uh Chris Rock it's just like back down again start again because start from the beginning honestly I had forgotten and whatever I thought like Chris was over it so I'm over it right now we're reliving it like Chris is like such a cutie you know he came that special. He's like this family man talking about his kids. He's so cute.
Starting point is 00:59:27 He was so funny. He made some really good points. I was enjoying the special. And I'm like, you know what? Now I'm feeling protective again of Chris Rock. And he's mad. So I'm mad. It's like it's all it's starting all over again, which must be really infuriating for
Starting point is 00:59:38 Will Smith. Anything he did in the last year to try and overcome it. Totally. We're back at square one. A hundred percent. And you know what I love that Chris like didn't give an interview and he saved this moment for himself I'm sure he sold the shit out of this special not only because it was you know the first time he was talking about
Starting point is 00:59:53 Will Smith but it was also this technological marvel of live streaming on Netflix I love that he kept it for himself it's like you know us doing it on the Patreon hundred percent plus he's Chris I love that and they invest in comedy on Netflix. Like he probably got paid so much. I can't imagine he got paid less than $20 million. For one special, one live? Yeah. It's possible that this was a part of like a three special deal.
Starting point is 01:00:17 Yeah, they like to do that. Like Jerry Seinfeld did three specials for 60. So, but this is different. You know, it's live. Live television people. Chris Rock. It's Chris Rock live show. It's Chris Rock live do do do do do do chrissy rock would be better because it's 30 rock chrissy rock chrissy no too many syllables somehow no 30 chrissy i know but it's they don't say 30 rock they say live show it's 30 rock it's 30 rock live show it's chrissy rock live it's chr Live show. It's Crazy Rock Live. It's Crazy Rock Live show.
Starting point is 01:00:46 Yeah, it's totally perfect. It felt just as good the way I was singing it. The special otherwise, the special, the special otherwise was good. It wasn't like amazing, but it was really good and funny. Oh, I thought it was really strong. I thought he made some really good points,
Starting point is 01:01:00 some really good jokes. Oh my God, I was telling you how I was, I can't remember the last time i laughed so hard at a joke from a comedy special is when he was talking about the difference between dating financially the difference financially between dating older women and younger women and when he said really funny for an older woman you have to pay to fix for a younger woman it's like shoes she'll be like I want shoes give me one pair of shoes shoes shoes shoes and then for an older woman she's like can you fix my roof it was really funny oh my god honestly I couldn't even hear the next five minutes because I literally if I was further
Starting point is 01:01:34 along my pregnancy I think I would have given birth Zach and I were tears tears laughing I thought it was funny I didn't think it was like tears funny. I don't know why. It was funny. I was just waiting to see what he was going to say. Like what does an older woman want a house? Like I didn't know. Right.
Starting point is 01:01:50 And she wants you to fix her roof. Like it was so funny. He's also making headlines for his bit about Meghan Markle which I thought was really interesting. So let's talk about that
Starting point is 01:01:58 and then that's actually going to lead into our next story. So he had a bit about the ways that people It was the same it was the same bit we were talking about earlier like just victimhood yes everyone wants to be a victim of something that america we're addicted to attention there's four ways to get attention you know uh you could
Starting point is 01:02:15 put your ass on instagram out you could be infamous you could be excellent or you could be a victim. Right. And he said, and speaking of, you know, Meghan Markle and her journey to victimhood and everything that she shared. And he's talked about, you know, how she, like the things that she said on Oprah and how, you know, you didn't know the royal family was racist. Like they invented racism.
Starting point is 01:02:41 And then he started talking about a few of the things that she said to, you know, exhibit how they were racist and he was like that's not racism that's like in-law shit right right so it was just really funny and she doesn't get a really any negative negative press in the U.S. aside from that South Park thing that was a few weeks ago which we heard that they didn't like and that they were upset about, but then we heard the, no, they didn't care.
Starting point is 01:03:09 So I feel like to go from like being, you know, so celebrated and not, and no one will say a bad word to that South Park episode. And then this, which is like the, one of the biggest comedy moments this year. And he's like really going in on them.
Starting point is 01:03:23 There must not be happy. To be honest, it was, it it was refreshing because I feel like what comedy is really supposed to do is be the thing you think but don't say and we exist in a culture in the and I think it's it's out of a protectiveness for Megan which I appreciate I think it started from a good place. But you really can't criticize Harry and Meghan without being, you know, labeled as something. And so for Chris Rock to get on here and just kind of say the thing we were all thinking, like, I don't know, some of the stuff they described, like, is it evil? No. Is it like, do I deal with the same shit with my in-laws?
Starting point is 01:04:00 Kind of. Like, it was refreshing to hear. And that's really what comedy is supposed to be and so to hear someone who probably has a lot to lose by saying that I'm sure he could hobnob with Harry and Meghan at Ellen's house whenever he wants I don't know that that's a lot to lose though not getting the invite no but I'm saying like he could run into Harry and Meghan tomorrow like honestly like him saying that is brave it's not like some nobody comic on a podcast saying it. I don't think he there's a lot to lose by not being able to run into them and it being awkward you know what I mean like I think it's worth it. No I think he puts himself in a bad position
Starting point is 01:04:35 like he's he's on the same level of fame. Yeah. So he puts himself kind of perhaps as a target or or putting himself in a bad spot and for him to say it means he really believes it and I think a lot of people in the audience agreed with it and I think people watching at home it's like well yeah like I mean we all think that but yeah no one's gonna say it yeah and that's what comedy that's the purpose of comedy yeah but I feel like the more time that they spend in Hollywood I'm constantly shocked by how few friends it seems that they have. Well, Rebel Wilson. Rebel Wilson is our next story.
Starting point is 01:05:10 But how few things that they should be at that they're not at. When you zoom out, it's like, why aren't they spotted at dinner with this and that and them and them? Like we never hear that. The only really things that we see one the Ellen party which we reference every single time we say where you could see them and in the documentary the people who called her after the opening Beyonce called her yeah does she text with Beyonce today right no they it's almost like well why do they even live
Starting point is 01:05:40 in LA yeah but like they're not at the Met Gala they are not at like the some of these big birthday parties for some of the really big stars like I don't know if Hollywood's going how they thought it was gonna go that's a good point and a good segue to our next rate because I would say I found really interesting I don't know why they wouldn't be embraced by Hollywood um because it seems like right after they left the family they were they Oprah went well and everything but Rebel Wilson was on Watch What Happens Live talking about meeting Harry and Megan and while she said really sweet things about Harry she said Megan was not naturally warm so that's so funny because that's what Megan said about Kate oh that is funny that is and I feel like Megan's brand that she posts forth is just like this warm person the warm American hugger you know right right right Rebel Wilson says she did
Starting point is 01:06:34 not get a warm reception from Megan when she first met the Duchess of Sussex she said Megan was not as cool she wasn't as naturally warm however she noted that Marco could have been standoffish due to her mom her Australian mom asking slightly rude questions like where are your kids rebel said mom that is fucking rude don't ask her that they said they met because they had a mutual friend um and Harry was really warm and sweet and that Megan was not the way that Harry was and she didn't mince words no I was surprised for her I was surprised for her to be like so direct and like shady and I feel like actually like Rebel has more to lose saying just this about Megan and Harry because she's not on the same level as Chris Rock where it's like Chris Rock is a legend period doesn't matter who he offends
Starting point is 01:07:22 yeah I was really surprised yes me too but I also feel like we're always saying here like okay one referencing one time meeting someone like isn't a fair assessment of their character like maybe she had a long day maybe she was in a bad mood maybe she felt awkward maybe she doesn't like Rebel Wilson like maybe she heard Rebel Wilson say something about her you know what I mean like I don't feel like it's actually an accurate but I'm adding it just it's it's noted but I'm not gonna make a general uh observe not observation general I'm having a hard time with the words today general like judgment statement judgment sure on one person's one time it's not like Megan said I can't talk rebel said oh every time I've met Megan she's been a bitch like it was one time and you know what um it's noted but I'm not making any big any big
Starting point is 01:08:12 statements yeah I'll say two things about that one we say this all the time I hate when people on TikTok are like so-and-so was rude and they like have these anecdotal reasons as to why they're rude and they don't even tell you who it is but I feel like the fact that she said this and it seemed like she said in the commercial break and then repeated it yes because she said we were just talking about this in the break so she repeated it again on television the fact that she would say it was her not just like oh I hobnob with someone who you would think was so warm but really wasn't it wasn't anonymous she would say it was her she would not be like but maybe well actually did she did say maybe she was put off she did my mom asking rude questions
Starting point is 01:08:49 I don't think it's so rude to say where are your kids if I'm out and some like someone said where's Harry I would just think that not rude just dumb like he's home what do you think no it depends like who you are like if you're easily offended and you're like are you judging my motherhood depends on what the um context where we are like if we're in the and you're like are you judging my motherhood depends on what the um context where we are like if we're in the park having a picnic like where are your kids like they could they be here but if we're are we at a cocktail party dinner party where are my kids like they're asleep when she lou right they're with they're with the setter so yeah like so it depends on the context i don't think it's like like overall the rudest question um the fact that she like just didn't
Starting point is 01:09:28 mince words I I'm no I find it I I found the whole thing extremely interesting yeah especially since that's like Harry's supposed to be like the British stiff upper lip and she's like right warm warm American and we got the opposite So I thought that was interesting. No, I just also appreciate when people share their anecdotes. Like I'm always wondering what's going on behind closed doors. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:09:51 No one, no one's like shared stuff like this. So about anyone. No, I know. Like very, very just direct and honest how you felt in the moment. I feel like Rebel must have had
Starting point is 01:10:00 like a really nasty experience with her to then just say. It must have been worse. To then just say not naturally warm. It wasn't just like a really nasty experience with her to then just say worse to then just say not naturally warm it wasn't just like a natural warmth that she felt the need to share it must have been worse yeah it's not a good month for harry and megan i feel like actually it's been a good few months i don't think the reception to the book and the documentary was really what they thought the book reception was better but the documentary reception was not great. But the book sales were great. So they have like a lot of money,
Starting point is 01:10:28 but he already got paid the 20 million for three books. So they already cashed those checks, I think. I think they care just about public perception and image as they do about money. Yes, but they have to care about both. Yeah. Like you can't have, long-term you can't have one without the other
Starting point is 01:10:42 and they need both. It's not like they're part of the family anymore the family just gets to worry about public perception so true but they have to worry in its own way about those things while also trying to make money yeah and like parallel to the money yeah and people like you know when you do stuff for money they judge you as like what did you sell for that you sold your family right I'm gonna fucking judge you as like, what did you sell for that? You sold your family. Right, right. I'm going to fucking judge you.
Starting point is 01:11:07 Yeah, yeah. No, it hasn't been a great like six months, honestly. Yeah. They need to lay low. Nobody ever regretted. They've been laying low. Except they went to dinner the other night. No, dinner doesn't count.
Starting point is 01:11:17 I mean, Harry just did another sit down interview, mental health. Oh my God, the trauma expert. Like that was a disaster. They need to stop opening up their legs for us like it's enough they need nobody ever regretted laying low agreed aside from that interview which he I feel like he does all these interviews and like does anybody fucking watch them because I only like see them the excerpts yeah but anyways they went to dinner of course they're allowed to go to dinner but it was like you know yeah paparazzi were there. They were all dressed.
Starting point is 01:11:45 That doesn't bother me. Honestly, I feel like those moments actually are in the plus column for me because they look really happy. She always looks stunning. I actually love seeing paparazzi photos of them. Why? No, you're allowed to go to dinner. I'm talking about months and months.
Starting point is 01:11:57 No, there's a difference between going to dinner to eat a meal and going to dinner. We're going to Sam, the Chente bungalalows and the paparazzi have been called. That stuff doesn't bother me. For me, it was like the weeks and months of promo for the documentary, promo for the book, sit down interviews, 60 minutes, BBC, everything. Now this trauma expert. Like that for people who really left for their mental health and for privacy.
Starting point is 01:12:23 Stop. Close your legs to married men. Like, stop. That shit bothers me. Actually, the paparazzi sandwich and a Bunkalo. It's like, that's what I expected. That's what I was like, oh, yes, they're coming to Hollywood. Let's see the glamour.
Starting point is 01:12:34 Get out of the car. What are you wearing? She loves a good coat. Like, that is exciting. Yeah. That is what I want to see. And they don't do a lot of that. Not even, they could go to dinner and call the paparazzi whenever they want.
Starting point is 01:12:44 But like, they're not at these a lot parties they're not at these big events they could be at the Oscars presenting they're not and and by the way that type of thirst would actually be good for them because that's an elevated thirst glamour that's Hollywood what I'm saying is like what's surprising about their role in Hollywood is it's not the role I would have thought that they would have leaving the royal family and being like the A-listers that they are. Right and it appears as though it's not a choice because if they were choosing not to be Hollywood glamour then they wouldn't be doing all these sit-down interviews so it's not that they don't want to be in the spotlight because they do but they're choosing the most bizarre spotlights. No and the ones that are the big spotlights are seemingly not available to them like i don't know you know yeah i don't know because they would do
Starting point is 01:13:31 it like why aren't they going to they should be going to the vanity fair oscar party this year yeah they should be going to the oscars they could be presenting at the oscars and it could be like a you know a charitable award something even the sure yes same for the grammys and all the other crap we just watch and the right where they bring like elected officials yeah in the same way that like they're just like humanitarians okay you know what they've been like out and about like very public i would be very interested if they do anything at the oscars okay maybe not presenting but showing up at that vanity fair party for a photo that would be interesting but then to me the idea that they couldn't get invited to the vanity fair oscar party it sounds absurd of course they could right so is it a choice i don't know but there's like i don't know i don't
Starting point is 01:14:15 know we'll see so are you ready for our next story what number is this? Four? Four. All right. Pete Davidson and his girlfriend Chase Sui Wonders crashed their car into Beverly Hills home. I saw this is a very nefarious smell and story. Pete Davidson and his girlfriend Chase Sui Wonders crashed their car into a Beverly Hills home Saturday night. Please confirm to the post. The SNL alum had been driving a Mercedes Benz at a high rate of speed around 11 p.m. when he jumped a curb in the flats neighborhood he reportedly
Starting point is 01:14:49 also hit a fire hydrant and skidded across the front lawn before slamming into the corner of the house the siding on one corner of the home was broken and pushed inward according to photos of the damage obtained by TMZ Beverly Hills police confirmed to the post that the car crash had occurred and damaged city property. The fire hydrant. And that it was in fact Pete behind the wheel. A police spokesperson refused to provide further details. As the department's investigation is ongoing.
Starting point is 01:15:15 Both of them walked away unharmed. And what about the people in the house? People in the house are fine. No injuries or anything. Late night. Driving fast. Residential neighborhood. This doesn't smell good to me. people in the house are fine no no no injuries or anything late night driving fast residential neighborhood this doesn't smell good to me no this is no bueno and you know what bad decision making and it bad the preliminary view according to tmc is that drugs and alcohol were not involved here but an investigation is currently underway i mean a perfect preliminary view like they can do a blood alcohol test on him when they
Starting point is 01:15:49 show arrive um as far as weed how do you test for that you test like a drug test like normal okay so maybe i don't know but by the way like he's gonna have weed in his system can't be can you you can't be high and drive. That's a really good question. I feel like you can. No way. I mean, I feel that people do, but like, I don't know what the levels of fucked upness are. Right.
Starting point is 01:16:15 But like weed stays in your system, I think for 30 days. You take a drug test. It's like, yeah, well, I smoked weed a week ago. No, but it's like, if you take it on site, there's got to be a way. Like literally we're sending people to the Mars. Like you can find out how high someone is. How do you though seriously like jump a curb, hit a fire hydrant, and drive into someone's house if you're not even the slightest bit impaired?
Starting point is 01:16:35 Yeah. Unless you have like a medical, unless you have a heart stroke. Right, but they were fine at the scene. Right. Or like the car, you know, tweaked out wrong this is fishy for sure nefarious behavior and I don't want to make any judgments until it's judgment day but this is terrible yeah I'm glad they're both okay I'm glad everyone in the house is okay but now we need to get down to the bottom of it because it sounds like sounds like Pete is making some bad decisions yeah and that worries me because he's a good boy
Starting point is 01:17:07 maybe spending too much time in la he's got to go back to staten island you know those hedonistic los angelinos yeah los angelinos los angelinos so we'll keep you posted on that because i do want to know what happened here because it's very concerning. 100%. Are you ready for our next story? Is it the last story that's brought to you by Canva? It is. Creating visual content is an essential part of what we do here but the creative process hasn't always been so easy. All you have to do is scroll down to our Instagrams of yore and see some of the turnt graphics we used to churn out before we started using Canva for all of our needs. Whenever we have guest cards or graphics, everything we make for social, we make on Canva. And we found Canva for Teams. It has been so easy
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Starting point is 01:19:15 The former Hannah Montana star will perform her number one single, Flowers, plus seven other songs from her upcoming album, Endless Summer Vacation, for the latest installment of her Backyard Sessions. Additionally, the set list will include one of her chart-topping classics, The Climb, as well as a collaboration with Rufus Wainwright, according to a press release obtained by Page Six. The special, which is interspersed
Starting point is 01:19:41 with new interview footage, premieres March 10th at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Disney+, the same day that her LP drops. Okay, like Miley giving us backyard sessions. If you remember the OG backyard sessions, like it was kind of this like transitional period for Miley. It was like before her solo career really took off, after she like left Hannah Montana forever,
Starting point is 01:20:02 she was just like this, you know, down home country, all American girl. And she like was just posting these YouTube videos of her singing in her backyard with like an accompaniment, maybe like a drummer and a guitarist. And it was like these really high quality videos. Her, I think most popular one is Jolene. She, that was like her iconic long brown hair era and like boho outfits. Bun. She wore a bun on that one. It was so, like we were so obsessed with Miley at that point
Starting point is 01:20:26 and Hannah Montana ended and like we really didn't know what the future held I believe maybe she had released Party in the USA but we were like we were literally desperate for anything Miley could give us and what she gave us was the backyard sessions and they became so iconic and she didn't even do that many because then her solo career really took off And she didn't have to slum it in her backyard for YouTube anymore. And her sound changed a little bit. Then she was with bangers. And like that's not like an acoustic backyard vibe. Because she's constantly changing.
Starting point is 01:20:54 Evolving. But the way that she knows how much those meant to us. And she's bringing. Like I'm deeply moved. This is so thoughtful. It is. They were a cultural reset for sure. And they continue to have impact.
Starting point is 01:21:09 Like people are still watching them. People are still talking about them. You know, I'm sure they're on TikTok clipped all the time. And she's bringing it back. And the fact that she's bringing it back with Disney Plus just shows like all's well. And that's good. It's really full circle, you know, because she could have gone to any any streamer and if she had such negative feelings about Disney it would not be Disney yeah but this like just goes to show like we're okay everything was okay Hannah was good I'm okay
Starting point is 01:21:36 with everything here's the backyard sessions no you're right I'm actually getting like choked up this is really beautiful yeah she's going back to her roots and she's singing the climb 2023 edition I'm so excited she sings the climb quite frequently and she never does a bad job and she always adds like something new a little twang a new note a new pitch she really always does that song justice and the way she like protects that song for us is actually really sweet does that song justice. And the way she protects that song for us is actually really sweet. That song means so much to so many of her fans. And I think a lot of people were always talking about how they kind of shy away from the thing. And no matter how big Miley gets, people will always want to go to her concerts and hear
Starting point is 01:22:21 the climb. She always leaves that opportunity, that potential possibility for climb. And she always leaves that opportunity, like that potential possibility for us. And she always does the song justice. And like, I really want to thank her for that because she loves the song and she knows that we love it. And like the fact that she loves it makes us love it more. No, and I think that we love the song so much, but there are so many things from like, you know,
Starting point is 01:22:39 back in the day that you would love just because of the nostalgia. But I think coincidentally, like the climb is an absolutely beautiful song and the lyrics and the message are eternal. And so she's not like embarrassed by it. It's not like the Jonas Brothers going and singing year 3000,
Starting point is 01:22:54 which is just a gimmick. Like this is a song. Peace to girl. Yeah, this is a song that like means something. It's a beautiful song. It's something that could be released today. And it's just like a gorgeous song. It's not just because we're not asking her to perform best of both worlds you know right no it's a song that feels like a real song the fact that she can even see through
Starting point is 01:23:14 all the hannah stuff to be like oh that is a real beautiful song that just happened to fall into my lap as hannah just it shows a maturity on her part not to shun everything from Hannah as like corny bad Disney nonsense no you're right the message is really evergreen evergreen life's a climb there's always gonna be another mountain that's not even the lyrics no I know but that's like the message of the song I was what's inspired the message is there's always gonna to be another mountain. Period. I'm always going to want to make it move.
Starting point is 01:23:50 Always going to be an uphill battle. Sometimes I'm going to have to lose. Ain't about how fast I get there. Damn straight. Ain't about what's waiting on the other side. Facts. It's the climb. Facts.
Starting point is 01:24:03 Straight facts. No lies were told. Zero. Straight facts. No lies were told. Zero. Absolutely none. And that's a message we could all use every day in every way. Jackie, that's beautiful. Thank you, Dirty Lou. It's the climb. So good. I won't spiral, but like i could you could when those violins come in
Starting point is 01:24:32 she better have a full string orchestra orchestra in the backyard session or else we're gonna have problems sometimes you're gonna have problems. Sometimes you're gonna have to lose. And about how fast, such a good song. And about what's waiting on the other side. It's the climb. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Keep on moving.
Starting point is 01:25:08 Keep climbing. Keep the faith, baby. Doon, doon, doon, doon, doon, doon, doon. It's all about, it's all about the climb. This would be like me singing Don't Rain on my parade like it's just hurtful oh oh i can't sing the climb like not on this show no jesus that's where i'll that's where i'll put my stake in the ground i'm so glad you brought that up sing don't rain on my parade no i would never do that to you turn no by the way oh and the fact that like we know you're a better singer than me take my one
Starting point is 01:25:43 song took my one song i've been practicing my whole life i won't sing it but like genuinely i would like to hear you sing don't worry like you're missing the point i don't want to no but like i like i'm asking i'm not trying to make a point make fun of me so you can make fun no it'll be good come on it will not be good please five seconds like five bars there's literally like no part of me that's like drumming up to sing the song like it's not happening come on give the people what they want that's not what they want turdy loo they want me singing the climb i don't think so they love when i sing the climb yeah okay fine wow jackie backing down from a challenge noted yeah note it note it that's our show that was a long one we had so much to discuss i feel
Starting point is 01:26:27 better like i took a big dump of words yummy reminder that this is our first of three episodes this week i'm not here thursday friday i'm heading out of the country just like global cosmopolitan jet setting girl so monday tuesday wednesday this week is a short week so we got we gave you a long episode maybe split this one in two no well our plan is assuming that like oh yeah we're able to be uh you know nothing arises that thursday and friday we will drop patreon episodes so that you have content if you're a patreon member and you can always become a patreon member if you're not one yet so if you are a fully immersed toaster you actually will have episodes all days this week
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Starting point is 01:27:32 It's so sweet, Turtie Lou. I hope you have a really great day, too. We'll see you tomorrow. Bye. We will. See you tomorrow. Love ya. Bye.

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