Some Good Grift: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026

What this episode is about

A casual, conversational recap covering personal anecdotes and light banter, including morning routines, miscommunications about injuries, and everyday challenges of staying awake and on schedule. It highlights informal storytelling and humorous, relatable moments rather than hard news.

Key takeaways

• Concussion talk hijacks daily banter; health anxieties slyly shape social narratives and pacing.
• Tiny crises (head hits) become narrative engines, turning mundane evenings into cautionary, shareable moments.
• Munchousin meta: craving control over headlines reveals our love-hate with uncertainty and concern.
• Gym-class nostalgia reveals status signals; authenticity hides behind a pretend 'concussion slay' badge.
• Fragmented anecdotes remix memory; listeners infer risk, care, and camaraderie from chaotic convo streams.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Jackson Claude (Host) · 29 min speaking
• Maddie (Guest) · 18 min speaking
• Claudia (Guest) · 11 min speaking
• Jackie (Guest) · 7 min speaking
• Bethany Frankel (Guest)

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 10:00: Concussion, Shinzo Abe, Big Ben, Jackson Claude
2. 10:00 – 20:00: Squarespace (company), Weight Watchers, Ron Paul, The Bachelorette
3. 20:00 – 30:00: The Bachelorette
4. 30:00 – 40:00: Lily Collins, Tom Hanks, Audrey Hepburn, Brendan Fraser
5. 40:00 – 50:00: Tom Hanks
6. 50:00 – 1:00:00: Lisa Rena

Notable quotes from "Some Good Grift: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026"

• >> You know what's so funny is actually Ben thought he had a concussion last night.

  about Concussion · at 0:42

• Rumors to the point where I was like he's literally not gay. Like what are you guys talking about? Cut to like 10 years later he came out as gay. But the way he…

  about Shinzo Abe · at 6:21

• >> How did you celebrate the big day?

  about Valentine's Day · at 7:49

• Phenomenal updates and they don't gatekeep. you'll be thrilled to know that they also offer GLP1 options at an affordable price. So whether you're doing…

  about Weight Watchers · at 15:01

• >> Our first story is a fun story. Season 22 cast of The Bachelorette has dropped.

  about The Bachelorette · at 19:11

• >> Our next story, some casting news. Lily Collins will play Audrey Heppern in a movie about the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's. So, Lily Collins will…

  about Audrey Hepburn · at 30:49

• >> And I personally like I'm ready for Lily Collins to move beyond Emily in Paris.

  about Lily Collins · at 33:34

• Anyways, Tom Hanks will be playing Abraham Lincoln, an upcoming biopic.

  about Tom Hanks · at 39:33

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Lily Collins — Person · Referenced actor (casting news) · 6 mentions · first at 30:49
  Announced as playing Audrey Hepburn and producing a film project; hosts debate her career image post 'Emily in Paris'.
• Tom Hanks — Person · Referenced actor (casting news) · 6 mentions · first at 38:09
  Discussed as cast to play Abraham Lincoln in an adaptation of 'Lincoln in the Bardo'; hosts debate his suitability for real-person roles.
• Ron Paul — Person · Core topic (reality TV lead) · 2 mentions · first at 19:11
  Discussed as the lead for Season 22 of 'The Bachelorette'; hosts evaluate cast and her readiness for a serious relationship.
  >> Our first story is a fun story. Season 22 cast of The Bachelorette has dropped.
• Audrey Hepburn — Person · Core referenced figure (biopic subject) · 2 mentions · first at 30:49
  Central to a casting-news segment: a film about the making of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and Hepburn's cultural significance.
• Big Ben — Person · Referenced person (host's husband) · 1 mention · first at 0:42
  A recurring off-camera character whose suspected concussion and behaviors drive the opening discussion and several later asides.
  >> You know what's so funny is actually Ben thought he had a concussion last night.
• Jackson Claude — Person · Host (named in intro) · 2 mentions · first at 0:09
  Named in the opening as part of the hosting identity of the show; appears to be one of the on-mic presenters.
  Good morning. It's the It's Jackson Claude and we're your host.
• Shinzo Abe — Person · Referenced person (host's friend) · 3 mentions · first at 5:59
  Used in a discussion about assumptions of sexuality and how rumors can be misleading; later he comes out as gay.
• Sam Wasson — Person · Referenced author (source material) · 1 mention · first at 31:00
  Named as the author of the book that the Audrey Hepburn/Breakfast at Tiffany's film project is based on.
  Playing Audrey Heppern. She will also serve as a producer for the project, which is based on the Sam Wasson book, Fifth Avenue, 5 a.m. Audrey Hepern, Breakfast Activities in…
• Quenton Smith — Person · Referenced screenwriter · 1 mention · first at 31:05
  Identified as the scriptwriter for the Audrey Hepburn project and creator of Apple TV's 'Dickinson'.
  Fifth Avenue, 5 a.m. Audrey Hepern, Breakfast Activities in the Dawn of the Modern Woman. Elena Smith, best known for creating the Apple TV series Dickinson, will write the script.
• George Saunders — Person · Referenced author · 1 mention · first at 39:37
  Named as the author of 'Lincoln in the Bardo', the novel being adapted starring Tom Hanks.
  Lincoln in the Bardo is based on George Saunders's best-selling novel of the same name. It will star Tom as Abraham Lincoln. It will be a hybrid movie combining live action film making and.
• Brendan Fraser — Person · Referenced actor (film tangent) · 2 mentions · first at 36:49
  Mentioned while discussing 'George of the Jungle' and his acting range compared to later dramatic roles.
  >> It's crazy that like the man actually this is crazy. You want to talk about range? Brendon Frasier played George of the Jungle and the whale.
• Angelina Diana — Person · Referenced person (anecdote subject) · 1 mention · first at 4:37
  Mentioned as a high-school acquaintance whose concussion story becomes a long-running memory and joke for the hosts.
  As an extremely like assertive queen-like name. Well, it is a princess-l like name. Princess Diana.
• Lisa Rena — Person · Referenced celebrity (teased story) · 2 mentions · first at 2:39
  Mentioned as a planned/available story topic connected to 'Munchausen' and 'Traitors' discussion, but not developed here.
  >> Any excuse to talk about traitor on the off days.
• Nancy Mace — Person · Referenced person (anecdote) · 1 mention · first at 2:07
  Cited as a cautionary tale about head injuries in an airplane-bin story; tied to OxiClean commercials.
  Know, the thing. And I said, not to be a fearonger, but that's how Billy Mace died.
• Ari Maddie — Person · Referenced person (unclear) · 1 mention · first at 2:27
  Name appears briefly after describing a concussion and headache; the referent is ambiguous in the transcript.
  Like she can't work out. She couldn't do all these things. She was like trying to stay off her phone. She had like a kind of a weeksl long headache. Maddie.

Books & papers

• Fifth Avenue, 5 a.m.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's and the Dawn of the Modern Woman — Book · Referenced source book (adaptation basis) · 1 mention · first at 31:00
  Serves as the underlying source material for the announced film about the making of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'.
  Playing Audrey Heppern. She will also serve as a producer for the project, which is based on the Sam Wasson book, Fifth Avenue, 5 a.m. Audrey Hepern, Breakfast Activities in…
• Lincoln in the Bardo — Book · Referenced book (adaptation basis) · 1 mention · first at 39:37
  The novel being adapted into a hybrid live-action/stop-motion film starring Tom Hanks as Abraham Lincoln.
  Lincoln in the Bardo is based on George Saunders's best-selling novel of the same name. It will star Tom as Abraham Lincoln. It will be a hybrid movie combining live action film making and.

Products & tech

• AI — Technology · Referenced technology (product feature) · 1 mention · first at 16:56
  Mentioned in the Squarespace ad as 'Blueprint AI' and 'onbrand AI content' for website creation.
  It fits perfectly into your brand or business. Start with Blueprint AI, which is their AI enhanced design partner. Or choose from a library of professionally designed and award-winning website templates. No matter where you start,.
• Oxyclean — Product · Referenced product (anecdote anchor) · 1 mention · first at 2:09
  Used to identify Billy Mays in a head-injury anecdote; functions as cultural shorthand for the pitchman.
  >> Billy Mace from the Oxyclean commercial suitcase, fell out of the thing, hit him right on the head. He went home, went to sleep, never woke up.

Concepts & topics

• Concussion — Concept · Core topic (health concern / comedic premise) · 8 mentions · first at 0:42
  Central to the cold open: Ben fears he is concussed; discussion expands to symptoms, precautions, and anecdotes about others' concussions.
• Munchousen — Concept · Referenced concept (joke/diagnostic metaphor) · 1 mention · first at 2:37
  Used humorously to describe Ben 'playing up' concussion concerns ('concussion by proxy').
  Actively going >> Munchousin. He has so he has a case of >> concussion by proxy. Speaking of Munchousen, do we have this story about Lisa Rena?

Places & events

• Valentine's Day — Event · Referenced event (recent holiday context) · 1 mention · first at 7:49
  Used as a framing device for relationship anecdotes and 'drama' stories (flowers, card mix-up, gift planning).
• Fifth Avenue — Place · Referenced location (book title element) · 1 mention · first at 31:00
  Appears as part of the source-book title for the Audrey Hepburn project, signaling NYC setting and cultural context.
  Playing Audrey Heppern. She will also serve as a producer for the project, which is based on the Sam Wasson book, Fifth Avenue, 5 a.m. Audrey Hepern, Breakfast Activities in…

Media & podcasts

• The Bachelorette — Media · Core topic (reality TV show) · 3 mentions · first at 19:11
  A major segment covers Season 22 casting and speculation about contestants and outcomes.
• Breakfast at Tiffany's — Media · Referenced film (project subject) · 6 mentions
  The Audrey Hepburn casting news centers on a movie about the making of this film and its cultural moment.
  >> Our next story, some casting news. Lily Collins will play Audrey Heppern in a movie about the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's. So, Lily Collins will…
• Love Story — Media · Referenced media (what hosts watched) · 2 mentions · first at 12:29
  Discussed as a show/series the hosts are watching, including pacing and plot points (funeral, courtship).
  >> I watched another episode of Love Story.
• Dickinson — Media · Referenced TV series (credential) · 1 mention · first at 31:09
  Cited to establish Elena Smith's credibility as the scriptwriter for the Audrey Hepburn project.
  Modern Woman. Elena Smith, best known for creating the Apple TV series Dickinson, will write the script.

Sponsors

• Weight Watchers — Company · Sponsor · 4 mentions · first at 14:46
  Presented as an advertiser; hosts describe app overhaul and GLP-1 companion program benefits.
• Squarespace (company) — Company · Sponsor · 4 mentions · first at 16:13
  Advertised as an all-in-one website platform; includes mention of Blueprint AI design partner.
  That's weightatchers.com/toast for a special offer. Today's episode is also brought to you by Squarespace, the all-in-one website platform designed to help the…
• Ali — Company · Sponsor · 1 mention · first at 17:42
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  Today's episode is also brought to you by Ali. No matter what type of dog parent you are, no matter what your level of obsession is, Ali understands that the best way to treat your dog is.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:04 Good morning. It's the It's Jackson Claude and we're your host. It's your favorite show, the best five things you need to know. We'll start your day off swirly. It's the toast. They sound amazing. >> Welcome back to the toast and happy Tuesday. Of course, you just said your Toasters today. >> It's Deer Toasters today. So, apologies to the DTQ for, you know, >> not for not being not having my my finger on the trigger. >> Like having a stroke.

0:41 >> That's okay. >> You know what's so funny is actually Ben thought he had a concussion last night. He was keeping me up all night about how like he needs to stay awake. >> Why did he think that? >> Cuz he hit his head like pretty hard not to laugh. Um and it was just like such annoying time cuz it was like right before bed and like we should have waited. >> That's always the worst time to hit your head. chat said two hours and I'm like that would mean we're going to bed at midnight and that's just not going to work for me and I was kind of like it was so inconvenient and I was like you should stay up >> he's just like tall and like hit his head on like a thing on the ceiling. I don't know like >> I wasn't even paying attention.

1:11 >> It's not like >> I don't know where he was. He came into the bedroom and was like I hit my head and I honestly wasn't listening >> like a toddler. >> Yeah. And I was like well I'm sorry but I need to go to sleep. Um good luck staying up for 2 hours and you also shouldn't be on your phone or watch TV. So I don't know what you're supposed to do. Just lay in the dark for 2 hours >> but not fall asleep. but not fall asleep. Um, and he woke up this morning, so like we're good.

1:29 >> Okay, that doesn't mean that he's not concussed, >> but he's not dead. And that's really what I care about. That would be so terrible. Like >> threats of concussion are always looming. You know what I mean? >> Well, actually, you know, Ben's sister just got a concussion and it's been like very damaging for the community. Yeah. She's like, I have like a two week long headache. She went to the doctor like she hit her head in the middle of the day. So, >> I mean, she hit her head.

1:52 >> You got to get the details. >> I feel like she told me. We need to know what we need to be looking out for. >> Oh, actually she did tell me. >> I was thinking >> she was on an airplane and she got up like fast and hit her head on like, you know, the thing. And I said, you know, not to be a fearonger, but that's how Billy Mace died. >> You know, Billy Mace from the Oxyclean commercial suitcase, fell out of the thing, hit him right on the head. He went home, went to sleep, never woke up.

2:15 A lot of people don't know that story. >> Oh my god, I can't believe she actually got a concussion. >> So yeah, she went to like City MD or whatever and they were like, "No, you legit have a concussion." So she was like she can't work out. She couldn't do all these things. She was like trying to stay off her phone. She had like a kind of a weeksl long headache. Maddie. >> Wow. >> So concussion was like on our mind because this is something like Ben's actively going >> Munchousin. He has so he has a case of >> concussion by proxy. Speaking of Munchousen, do we have this story about Lisa Rena?

2:41 >> Yes, of course. >> Any excuse to talk about traitor on the off days. >> All that to say, Ben's fine. I forgot how we got here. Oh, cuz I was talking at the beginning of the episode >> as if you had a concussion. Maybe you also have munchousing. >> Cuz then Ben was in bed being like chat said like if I'm feeling dizzy or slurring my words. I'm like well you're fine. He's like yeah but I feel like I'm might have a concussion. He was like I said might.

3:04 >> It was like the first time that you didn't like call him out for saying a word funny cuz you're like go to sleep >> Jackie. I was so half asleep. >> Go to sleep. >> The inconvenient concussion. Like the timing was just not >> Well, so is he out of the woods or >> I mean he woke up, >> but >> he might still have a concussion, but like Okay, so you have a concussion. >> Yeah. Okay.

3:24 >> I remember in like high school this girl in my grade, shout out, like she was acquaint, she had a concussion and like it got her out of gym class and I just remember being like and she like obviously like played it up because like who doesn't want to like get out of gym class? Um, and she would like sit on the steps and just being like, and it was like the biggest deal, like this concussion that she had. And I like it affected me. Look, I'm still talking about it 10 years later. 20. Um, yeah.

3:48 And I never had a concussion. I just felt like it was kind of a slay to have one. >> Oh. And so you feel like you missed out. >> Yeah. And like she didn't have to do like a lot of like things besides gym class, you know, cuz like you couldn't look at computer screens and like she got like time off from her homework, >> learn to like lay in bed all day, >> right? >> Yeah. >> That's Yeah. Well, shout out Diana. And I hope you're feeling better.

4:09 >> Shout out Diana. I hope you're doing well. >> I hope it got better. >> It gets better. Diana felt like she was the way she saw it like left out of everything. Can't play sports with her friend. Everyone's talking about her concussion. They're going to talk about it on a podcast years later. >> Um, don't you feel like tell me lies has changed how you see the name Diana? >> Oh, for sure. The minute powerful name.

4:27 >> The minute you said Diana, I said that's my queen right there. What did my queen do? >> And I don't know what I thought of the name Diana before, but now I think of it as an extremely like assertive queen-like name. Well, it is a princess-l like name. Princess Diana. >> Oh, so funny. I never even put it together. >> Me neither. Honestly, we have a like this generation's Diana is Diana >> Crowder. >> Did she have a last name?

4:49 >> Diana Queen. Wait, >> Diana. That's my queen right there. >> Diana, not falling for Steven's [ __ ] >> Yeah, >> I don't know her last name, but it almost doesn't matter. She's >> No, but everybody else had last names. >> She's like Princess D. Excuse me. She's like Madonna. Just just Diana. >> Mhm. M >> Diana greater than Madonna. >> Well, yeah, for some people.

5:10 >> We have a great show today. It's toasters, which means the DTQ is being fed. And we're kind of answering the age-old question in today's Dear Toasters. >> Is your husband gay? >> Correct. >> Another one. Another one. >> And this one, like I don't feel like we have to jump through a lot of hoops, you know. >> Okay. I can't wait to hear. >> Yeah. >> You must be excited.

5:27 >> I am chosen myself. >> I feel like for you, he will be gay. I think for you as well, but you know, I don't want to I don't want to sway anyone. >> For me, it could be, but like for you confirmed like because if for you it's like if you're asking the question, it's a yes. >> I don't know. I like to have like gay suspicions when no one is suspecting. But like when it's so obvious straight, you know? >> Yeah. Cuz it's like you would just be gay, right? No, you would just be gay.

5:53 >> Yeah. >> If that's like if you're already seemingly so, >> right? Except except you know my best friend Abe. >> Mhm. >> So you know when we were in high school people were like mean like he loves to sing and he's like very um he's my best friend so like we have similar interests. He loves like theater. He used to like sing a lot and he just has like girly interest and everyone was like gay. And he took those rumors so [ __ ] head on. He was like okay you think I'm gay? Whatever. I like to sing.

6:18 Like he slayed the house down with those rumors to the point where I was like he's literally not gay. Like what are you guys talking about? Cut to like 10 years later he came out as gay. But the way he addressed those rumors in such a I want to say straight way it was a sleigh. He really threw me off. >> Yeah. >> So you never know. It's not a perfect role. >> So yeah, it does like I think that your experience with that has like colored your experience in Dear.

6:46 >> It has. And then I actually like I talked to Abe about it all the time and he was like he was like no because like literally someone he remembers he has like a core memory of someone in his middle school being like you know if you like protest thou doth in middle school they weren't saying that but thou doth protest too much like that makes you gay. And he said like there was a girl in his middle school who said if you look at your nails like if you have something that you need to see on your hands and you look at your nails like this you're straight but if you look at them like this you're gay. Oh, I would think it's the opposite.

7:17 >> Okay, maybe I'm messing up. What's more, >> no, this is Sorry, this is more gay. Like when you check your Yeah, checking your nails is a girly thing. >> If you check your nails when someone says it, >> right? But she was like straight gay. So he obviously like has like a lot of trauma like from that conversation, but he's healing. We're all healing together. >> Yeah. And dear Toasters, we're healing the community.

7:39 >> We are healing the community one submission at a time. So let this be your sign. We've got a lot of Valentine's Day cuz we're just coming off Valentine's Day drama. Did you have any Valentine's Day drama? Any game tunes drama? >> How did you celebrate the big day? >> I um went through Ben's phone like very accidentally, like a week or two before, and I saw that he was like making plans to get me a purse, like a really nice purse. And I'm very much in like a money saving error right now. Some days I some like months I feel really like we should be indulging, treat yourself. But, you know, I've just been like, you know, tightening the purse strings a little bit. Um and so I told Ben, I'm like, I didn't mean I wasn't snooping. I actually really wasn't. He asked me while he was

8:16 driving to text his friend something for him and I was like, "Yeah, sure." And I saw he was like texting me with the sales associate. So I was like, "I don't know if you were really planning on doing this for Valentine's Day." Like, "Please don't." Um I like I have everything I could possibly want. We have a beautiful life. Not good. Like I don't need anything right now. I will let you know when I do. It's Valentine's Day. It's not like my birthday or something.

8:33 >> Yeah. >> So I said, "Don't." And he didn't. And I >> You don't have to do the big one on Valentine's Day. >> Yeah. No, I think it like worked out with the sales associate, you know, and it was just it wasn't the right time. I don't need a purse right now. Okay. So, that was your drama. >> Big drama. What was yours? >> Uh, no drama on Valentine's Day as I've shared like that week is just like a week of love in my house.

8:54 >> Birthdays, anniversaries. >> Oh, I I guess the drama was like I got flowers whenever I was at my house. >> Okay. >> And then like >> Oh, did I not tell you >> what? >> Okay, so Jackie got flowers and we spent we spent all Valentine's Day at Jackie's house. So, Jackie got flowers and they were so beautiful and I was like, "Wait, where the [ __ ] are my flowers? They were there when I got home." Oh, why? He's acting like he didn't get you.

9:14 >> Well, I guess he didn't want to ruin the surprise. And I was like, I was like so mad. I'm like, like you literally couldn't even get me FL. Like I told you not to get me. Why is it Birkin or nothing, >> right? >> And I'm like, not even [ __ ] flowers. I'm like, this is disgusting. Like literally, I got home the biggest flowers ever. And I was like, I apologize deeply. That's on me. >> I actually had another little Valentine's drama.

9:34 >> Oh my god. What? >> It was so funny. I meant to send you a picture, but Zach was like really upset about it. >> What? because they sent the beautiful bouquet like the card and all day he was like did you read the card yet? And I'm like no I want to wait like I >> till everyone leaves. >> Yeah. And till I can just like >> you know focus on the card and like be invalid. So >> I opened the card and it said someone else's card.

9:56 >> It said sender will text message like to the >> you're [ __ ] lying. He was so mad cuz I think he like wrote his baby to the and the like he said I'll text it and then he text her text message. >> I I feel so bad. So did he call the police or just like let it go? >> Uh I don't remember what he wound up doing but he wound up just like sharing the message. Um so that was the drama. Very dramatic. Honestly, I was laughing so hard it >> was better than any card.

10:28 >> It cracked me up. >> That's hilarious. >> Plus I got it was like my game tunes cuz all day it was like you're going to read the card. Send her will text message. >> That's so beautiful. >> Yeah. >> Send her will text message. Happy game Tuesday. >> Love that. >> Find you a love like that. >> Yeah. Big time. That is so sweet. Honestly, your husband really does like have a a real beautiful way with words.

10:51 So, I'm not surprised to hear that he wrote such a beautiful card. >> Yeah. My husband and I are actually doing something really fun today. Um, and I think we're going to take everyone along. We're going on vlogging. >> We're vlogging. We're going on a field trip is what I'm call like this. We did a lunch and learn last week >> which was people were obsessed with. >> We got lunch, we learned, we sat in the car, we ate, >> we went to like a viral spot that Bethany Frankle told us to go eat at. So we got like Quuffy's I drank matcha.

11:13 >> Yeah. >> And then we just like ate in Jackie's car and talked about like you know all things life kind of got deep there. >> We did. I think like a tear was shed almost like an eye was >> moist. >> I don't think so. But >> moisten. >> I mean my my eyes are always moistened. Your eyes do like have a >> have a >> a glisten. >> A glisten. Do my eyes have Maybe it's the lights. Do my eyes have a glisten.

11:36 >> Um, it is the reflection of the key lights here, but yes, you do. >> I glisten as well. >> You glisten. You glimmer and glisten. >> That's so beautiful. >> What else can I tell you? >> We're kind of matching and not at all. >> No, we have the same like color like brownie. Okay. Like a light brown. >> What color are your pants? >> Creamy white. But like the color of your stripes is the color of >> the same palette.

11:59 >> Yeah, >> sure. >> So it was just like an espresso moment for the girls. >> That's that me espresso. >> Oh, we also in my car we did karaoke. Do >> you know that Jackie's car like the Tesla has like the big iPad that you can do karaoke on it where like they literally play karaoke and show you the words. >> It was really fun. >> We did espresso. We did um >> Gracie Abrams. >> Grace Abrams. Yeah, we're very hip like that.

12:20 >> Yes. Very young. Very cool. Very fresh. >> Very cool. Very fresh. So, anyways, it's an espresso moment here, I would say. >> Yes. Um, it's Tuesday, so there was no TV on last night. >> I watched another episode of Love Story. >> And what happened? >> Jackie Jack's rip >> rip jacks. Yeah. >> It's really surprising how they're really drawing out like the >> the courtship.

12:40 >> No, the Oh, that but also Jackie's death. It must have been like this watershed moment in his life, but like the funeral, the coffin, the like every I thought she died at the end of last episode when she fell on the floor. >> So did I. Yeah, the show was slow moving too. >> Yeah, there. And maybe they just want us to feel the way that he felt like, you know, having to take care of his sick mother, having to arrange >> right place, right time for Carolyn.

13:03 Like he did a lot of girls, but he was ready cuz, you know, his mother died and he's sort of the next generation and that's why he was ready to like do it. I don't know. >> But it's a shame that she never met her. >> I know. I don't know if I like ever knew that. >> That's really sad. >> Mhm. >> Um, so that's what last episode was and it was nice. I'm still enjoying and I'm ready to get the show on the road. You know, like the love story that we're titling it like where's the love story?

13:26 >> So, I will say that the love story it appears like it officially begins next episode cuz like >> in years it doesn't begin. >> No, they they are like secretly seeing one another but then like it's on the cover of the post at the very end of this episode. So, got it. Oh, and Kevin Klein is gay. >> Yeah. So, that's why they're like alluding like he is with his wife Kelly, but they're like still saying stuff about him like hitting on people.

13:48 >> Yeah. And I guess like an undertone of the show that like completely went over my head is that like he's going to become very jealous of Carolyn because like he's also like into JFK and you know that should be me. >> Oh, I could see him becoming jealous of Caroline because she's like so successful. But in the beginning it seems like you know he's having the right of reaction which is like this is great for me >> lifting her up >> and Caroline dating JK would also be great for Calvin Klein. Um but if he has a crush on him. Are you sure?

14:14 >> That's just what like I saw people saying and I was like oh I didn't think that. I also think like maybe homophobic. Agree 100%. >> Like he can't like just see a man >> he can't just like hate a woman for any other reason. >> Yeah. Homophobic. Check yourselves. >> I agree that actually is giving homophobia. >> Disgusting. Um, I guess >> let's dive in. >> What are the stories?

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19:26 22 men competing for season 22 for Taylor Frankie Paul's Heart. So, we have a nice mix of guys. >> I'm like having PTSD. I haven't watched a bathroom in forever and like I literally hate that show. >> No, it's going to be so good. Claude, it's going to be so good. >> I don't know. I I I really tried like and I know I say this like every time I say something negative, but like I really try to be a positive person. >> What What part about this like doesn't do >> not about this? It's just like everything so far and just like I I was actually saw a Tik Tok of Taylor Frankie Paul today talking about how she said something so wild on camera like everybody guessed and it's like I don't know. It's just not giving ready for a stable relationship. The trailer that

19:57 like >> Okay, fine. That part I can agree with. So, I could see us all getting on board, getting really invested, and like this is just a big waste of time. Like a good opportunity for her, but like nothing's going to come from it. >> Yeah. So, you really want love? Like, what about true love is what you're saying. >> I don't even need them to like really end up together. I just want people who are serious. Do you know what I mean? And I just don't >> I need them to end up together, honestly.

20:15 >> No. Sometimes things don't work out, but that doesn't mean your heart wasn't in the right place and you weren't really ready for a relationship. I really don't feel like she's going on the Bachelorette like to find her partner. I don't feel like she really wants like a endgame right now. She's like having so much fun. She's so successful. She's young. Like, it's great. >> I think she I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt and say that that's what she wants because like I think it's probably lonely at the top and she wants to like be with someone. All of her friends have like husbands and like when she's home in Utah and like that's where she films her show. She's not always traveling the world. Like she would like to be doing it with someone.

20:47 >> We were talking about Whitney from um Salamo and how maybe she like might leave the show and she then like two days later posted on Instagram like a bunch of moving boxes like that they're officially New York residents. Now, I'm not sure if that was just because she extended her run as Roxy Hart and they got like an apartment and she had to tag the movers, right? >> Or if like she's doesn't have a home in Utah anymore. >> It was giving tagging the movers.

21:07 >> Okay, that's fine. Listen, we all have a hustle to play. >> And like don't forget when Jen Affleck said she was moving to New York for her husband's medical school and and she's still on the show. So, >> these women, they're women of the world, you know? >> They're they're transient in terms of where they live. And Whitney, as of the last season, wasn't even living in Utah, right? She was living in like St.

21:25 George. She like came back for the show. >> Yeah. Or she was but she was living like 3 hours away. >> And so I It's Secret Lives of Mormon wives. They can still be following Whitney and she can like come back for a couple events. >> Secret Lives of Utah wives, >> right? So I think that she will stay on the show in some capacity. >> I really hope so. >> Now I want to play a fun game. I want you to look at these guys just based on like looks and vibes. I want you to pick like not the top three, but three people who you think might win. I saw like two that I feel good about, but I I want to go through it again. So, it's usual like crop of bachelor guys. We don't get a lot.

21:59 >> Shane is like so cute. Let me see. Shane, >> private wealth planner. Like, okay. Dream man. So, very handsome. >> Um, okay. I just want to say Trenton. I I don't want to just choose the first one. >> Trenton, >> just based on looks and the fact that he's a professional athlete, like it's giving winner. >> Okay. >> I don't think she would choose Shane. I would. And that's how I know like we're not >> aligned.

22:19 >> I don't think she would choose Ron. He's like very nerdy looking account executive. She can't be with like a corporate baddy. um entrepreneur, served in the military for 17 years and then started his own own business supporting kids in the foster care system. That's Rod. >> Um he's cute. I don't think she would choose him. Oh, Richard. You don't meet anyone named Richard these days. >> We were just talking about the name Richard.

22:39 >> It's a great name. He's from Charleston and he's a photographer >> for an influencer. It's kind of a perfect husband. >> But I also I feel like she's like just like you said, she's not going to end up with an account manager or even like the private wealth manager. Photographer is like kind of like a a flexible gig. I could see her with a creative like that. >> I agree. So, um, his name was Richard. We should Can you write down people who I like who I pick >> who you think, but you have to go with three picks for number one. Doesn't mean they're top three.

23:05 >> No, of course. But I just want to see if at the end of the season if I'm right. So, I think that write these names down. Richard and Trenton so far. >> Now, Mike from New Jersey, who's a brand protection manager. I don't know what that means. Like, you work in security? No. Um, like protect your brand. Do you know what I mean? >> That's not a job. >> No, I think it is. Like I think I think it is. >> Um, he's a reformed bad boy and an Aquafor addict.

23:35 >> Oh, that's for Let me see. No, I don't think Let me see. I'm not It's not giving soulmate. >> Okay. But sometimes these pictures are like not fair. >> Yes. Oh, Michael's cute. He's from San Diego. He's a chiropractic healer. >> Oh, I thought that he was a good one. Let me see him. >> A healer. Like they're so >> I'm sorry. He has the bachelor winning look. You know, >> this is not your grandma's bachelor, though. Like, we have to rethink everything we thought we knew. Matt, I'm sorry. No.

23:56 >> So, you're saying Richard Trenton so far? >> Richard. What was the name of the healer? >> The healer's name was Michael B. >> Michael B. I'm putting him down for now. >> Marcus, who's from Elmont, New York, a creative director. I don't think that she would choose him. I don't think she would choose someone from New York. Malik, who's from Brooklyn, New York, a tech executive. No, sorry. Like, too stable.

24:18 Lou l. By the way, how do you think you spell Lou? >> L O U. >> L E W. >> Trevor Lewis. >> Oh, duh. Um, he's from Salt Lake and he's an insurance tech founder. He's 68. >> Oh my gosh. Zoom in. >> But lookswise, it's not giving match. Even though like she was with Dakota, so like what the hell do we know? >> But Dakota like looks like a guy on the back. He looked like the first guy, the sports guy.

24:38 >> I'm sorry, Lou. It's going to be a no. Kevin, who's from Miami and is a physical therapist. No. Josh is a sales manager from Utah, a Disney adult. >> That's what it says, right? >> But like I don't think she would like his looks. >> Oh, Johnny. He's cute. He's from Masipua. Sounds like a magical >> Show me Johnny. >> Um he's got like long hair. He's 30 years old. Um he's a former professional baseball player. Um >> that's good.

25:07 >> I think write down Johnny. I don't think he's a front runner. Oh, Doug. >> He's a one to watch. Doug was another one of my >> Doug is the one to watch. He's from San Diego. He's a lifeguard and he can ride a unicycle. >> Yeah. >> Conrad silly goofy. You know >> Conrad is a startup founder. Goodbye. >> Clayton um is a singer songwriter and loves flower bouquets. Bye. Um Christopher is from California. He's a business owner and an Air Force vet and devoted single dad.

25:34 >> Show me. >> Okay. Wait. What do you think about like a fellow single parent blended? I don't know if that's what she >> I don't think she can spread herself like to now start caring about someone else's kids. >> And I think like I imagine she wants to have more kids like then there's just a lot of kids. >> A mechanical engineer. >> I don't think she would be say no to someone because of that. I don't think so.

25:54 >> A mechanical engineer from Nashville. No. >> Wow. You could do that anywhere. They have mechanics in Utah. >> A loan officer from South Dakota who's also a single dad. >> Dakota. Cute. It's not giving like the one for me. My god, this guy, this guy Brad is like he everyone's sitting on a stool and they just like sat on the stool in different poses. He got up and touched the stool for his stool. >> Newport um beach entrepreneur. No. Aaron um from Utah product manager. No. Oh, that's it. Okay. Um so, >> you gave me three.

26:29 >> Yeah, I'm staying with my picks. >> Okay. >> Cannot wait. >> This will be so fun. >> Is Reality Steve still a thing? Like, can we just spoil it? I'm dying to know. >> Oh, yeah. I feel like it's probably already out there who won cuz I feel like she's been out with him. Remember that? So, she went to like a game with someone, >> but that was on a date, like a televised date. Yeah, >> we used to get that all the time where like the dates weren't public and we would see.

26:48 >> Yeah. >> Honestly, like Dumo better get her big girl panties on. Like this. She's the new reality Steve or like this generation of reality TV. So, I hope she's putting in the work. Boots on the ground. >> Yeah. Yeah. I also want to say I'm surprised that there aren't any familiar faces here like either past contestants or like >> someone's brother from Utah >> who was like I've always loved Taylor.

27:08 >> Yeah. Like when Becca Tilly showed up on Ben Higgins season. >> Yeah. Or you know some from the reality TV world like Harry Jy. >> Totally. >> Like I feel like that >> they would have thrown in someone. >> This is missing a little bit. Or a former Bachelor contestant. That always happens. >> Yeah. Like, >> and I guess one of these guys is our next Bachelor. Even though like the model's out the window, right?

27:30 >> The model is out the window. >> Good. It was holding them back, these Brandos. >> But I don't know. I feel like Shane could be the the next Bachelor. There's a lot of Next Bachelors here. >> Great. >> So, that will be fun to watch. And I think they like all the Bachelorets, the former Bachelorets, they got together last month. >> I saw that. >> And they were like making content. I think for the premiere of the show, they always like to kick it off with a bang, probably passing the baton to Taylor.

27:52 >> Yes. I think it was like the first time they'd all been in the same room. >> Yeah. >> And I don't believe there was anybody who didn't show up. Even though I didn't see Claire Crawley in that picture, I just want to say. >> Interesting. >> Let me triple check. I remember looking for her cuz she's like one of the craziest. >> It's crazy that she was the Bachelor. >> Like half, right?

28:08 >> She was half. It was her and Tata >> and then they switch because like she's like >> right with Dale. >> She ran off with Wait, that's insane that she did that. >> She was so [ __ ] crazy. But you know what? She's so like happy now. Yeah. Caitlyn Bristo had posted a bunch of pictures like Katie Thirstston is there. Hannah Brown, what's her name? Ally Fettowski. Andy Dorfman. The OG. What's her name? Trish.

28:33 >> Trisha. Not Trisha Pis. >> Jojo Fletcher. >> Trish and Ryan. >> Becca Kufren. Oh, my former camp counselor Ashley Arabar. >> Yeah. Wait, I don't see Claire. I just want to confirm. >> I saw Jojo was there. >> Emily Maynard. Tasa. >> Emily Maynard. Did you see she just became a grandma? >> Cuz Riley had a baby. Yeah. >> Uh Ricky, >> same thing. Um >> where is Claire? I just want to confirm that. I don't believe Claire was there.

29:02 >> That's a good point. >> I know cuz I was looking to see I'm like looking to see if anyone in the comments is like, "Where's Claire?" Oh, Michelle. Gabby Wendy. >> And she split the season with a girl named Michelle. >> No, with the pilot. With Rachel. >> Rachel. Sure. >> Rachel the pilot. >> Yeah, Gabby Wendy is not there. >> They love a pilot. Gabby Wendy's is not there.

29:33 >> Yeah, I forgot about her. I didn't watch that season. And I don't No one's like pointing Oh, Jen Tran. >> She's like the most recent one. >> And Michelle Young. >> They're not there >> according to the comments. I feel like sometimes when you come off of the show like it might end badly and it's not until like years later where you're able No. No. You're able to make peace with it and be like this was a nice thing that got me to where I am now. But when you're so fresh off of it, it's like [ __ ] this toxic [ __ ] >> Yeah. Okay. [ __ ] this toxic [ __ ] >> You know what I mean?

30:03 >> Yeah. Of course. I also forgot that there's like also beef between a lot of the ladies like Caitlyn Bristo and Tesa because remember Caitlyn was dating Zack Clark. I forgot about that. >> That's crazy. >> Yeah, >> that's crazy. Okay. So, the >> Thank you Bristol for like posting all the pictures. >> The premiere is going to be good. >> The premiere is going to be good. >> Are you ready for our next story? A little casting news.

30:25 >> Yes. Sorry. Like Ben calling me. Like I literally like do the same thing every morning right? >> What are you calling me about? >> But it makes you think like >> there's an emergency. So let me just >> He has a concussion. >> Well, he must be concussed if he's calling me during the hours of 9 to 11:00 a.m. >> It's true. But do you want to just check that everything is okay before we move forward? We don't want your mind elsewhere.

30:46 >> Oh, he's just being drama. We're fine. Yeah, we're good. >> Our next story, some casting news. Lily Collins will play Audrey Heppern in a movie about the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's. So, Lily Collins will be playing Audrey Heppern. She will also serve as a producer for the project, which is based on the Sam Wasson book, Fifth Avenue, 5 a.m. Audrey Hepern, Breakfast Activities in the Dawn of the Modern Woman. Elena Smith, best known for creating the Apple TV series Dickinson, will write the script.

31:12 character has not been set. >> I think people like wouldn't normally care about this as much as they do if it hadn't been for like the last two years. Ariana Grande like cosplaying as Audrey Heppern clearly like vying for the role, trying a little hard in my opinion. Um, and she didn't get it. Now, I want to say I don't feel like that's a reflection on Ari cuz I from the whole Wicked thing. What my takeaway was that she's actually an insanely talented actress. I thought like she outed a lot of her fellow professional actors. Um, I think she might be like too big of a personality pop star Ari to play someone else who's just as big of a And I think Lily Collins is like just an actress, you know? She becomes she becomes who she is. Like we don't know Lily and that's like how it's supposed to be.

31:55 >> We know Emily, >> right? We know Emily. We know um Rosie was her name in that terrible movie. Remember we watched her chest movie of the week. >> Yeah. >> Um so she just becomes and that's really what like a talented actress is supposed to do. So Ari's just kind of like cursed by her own stardom. >> Yeah. And I don't think she would have been good. So, I think it's meant to be. But I know she's crushed.

32:14 >> Yeah, I'm sure she's crushed. But, you know, this is that's like that's show business, baby. But I also feel like years ago we reported that Lily Collins was going to play Audrey Her. But now that we're talking about it, I'm having like a sense of dating. >> I kind of am, too. >> And is there only one Audrey movie being made right now? Because I also could see like this is just a very siloed Audrey movie about the biopic, right? So like there might be other roles out there for Ari. And you know Hollywood likes to focus on one thing and make three different versions of it.

32:40 >> So Aries >> might have been vying for a different Audrey Hepard movie, >> but I just want to say I don't think it's right for Ariel self. Like she was able to step into Glenda because Glenda is actually like a pop star. You know, it's like it aligns this Audrey thing. It's it's not the right role for her. And I'm like I'm sorry. I don't know. She needs to hear that hard truth. >> I think she could do it.

33:01 >> Yeah, she could do it, but I don't think it would be right. Like she transformed herself physically to look like somewhat like Audrey Hepern by the end of the press tour of Wicked >> and Lily Collins just is Audrey Heppern, you know? She just like wakes up and she doesn't have to like >> dye her hair and shave her eyebrows and >> Yeah. >> She just is her. >> No, Arie's next big role is coming. I don't know what it is and like how you follow up a franchise like Wicked, but it's coming.

33:28 >> Yeah, there's a lot. I'm not worried about like her options. >> Does that look worried? No, there's a lot she could do. >> And I personally like I'm ready for Lily Collins to move beyond Emily in Paris. Like because >> I'm ready for society to move beyond Emily in Paris >> because I'm ahead of the curve. Like I've been over it for years and I and I watched it. I gave it a chance and like I know it was camp and stupid and like I got it after two seasons. Like it's so I feel like it's actually been overall bad for Lily Collins cuz I now think of her as like a joke actress when up until that point like did you ever see that movie about when she was like anorexic?

34:00 >> Bones. >> Bones something. Oh my god, that [ __ ] movie haunts my nightmares. Like chilling performance. I do think she's like an underrated actress of our time, Nepo Queen. But like this whole like show I feel like is actually like doing a lot of damage to her image. >> Well, and just in the track that she was on cuz now she's just like >> she was like serious actress and now she's just like Netflix >> goon. >> But like we're always like telling more people to be Netflix goons. Like are people who are serious? We're like stop being so serious. Like do movies that people like. And people do like Emily and Paris. You know, we just contradictory. We just happened to not like Emily in Paris, which is so off brand for us.

34:36 >> No, it's not. I mean, it's off brand for you to never have even like watched the first. >> I watched the first season, maybe the second one. I really didn't like it. I felt like stupider for having watched it. >> Yeah. And it's crazy like the same person who created that created Sex in the City. >> Yeah. >> And younger. >> Younger younger. >> And I'm also ready for like Darren Star to do something new because I feel like whenever it's like a new Darren Star show, it's like everyone has to watch it. And he was batting a thousand up until this show.

35:02 >> But he like the critics will say he's still batting a thousand. Like we are >> the critics won't. >> We are the out. We are the outliers. >> No, we're not. No, we're not. I think a lot of people feel the way we feel about Emily and Paris. Like they watch it cuz it's stupid. >> Have you seen the Tik Toks of that girl who walks like um what's the name of the French boss? >> Yes. Um starts with an S. No. No. It's like French.

35:27 >> She walks like Sylvie. >> Sylvie. She does Tik Toks of her walking like Sylvie. Let me tell you, I've only seen like one season of the show and I knew exactly what she was doing. >> Do you know that in France like Suzie is like Madonna? Not like pop star >> Sylvie. She is like like a Kate Moss type. Like she's like the most sick chic fashionista woman like before Emily in Paris. Like them getting her was the casting of a century. >> It's so funny.

35:51 >> It's so funny. >> Well, congrats Lily Collins. >> Yeah. >> Are you ready for our next one? >> The dream a million. It's the job a million girls, specifically one pop star, dreamed of. >> Yeah, but like the one you were born to do. >> Yeah. >> Our next story is more casting news. >> Just really quick, do you know like one of the best songs of all time is written about Lily Collins, which is so crazy.

36:11 >> Bill Collins. >> Who once you seem so strong? My arms will hold you till you're safe and warm. Hey, don't you cry cuz you'll be in my heart. Yeah, that's like about Audrey Hurn. Isn't that so crazy? >> Yeah. And Tarzan, >> but like the inspiration. >> Let's talk about Tarzan. >> Do we have to >> What was that? >> No, I actually >> What was Tarzan?

36:43 >> I prefer like I much prefer the adaptation like George of the Jungle. >> That Brendan Frasier movie was so [ __ ] good. >> Yeah. And I feel like it was like a liveaction Tarzan, right? >> I guess so. But it or it's just like the same concept of like the jungle. >> It was kind of like Elf, like grew up raised by elves, grew up raised by wolves, and then like had to like go be normal. >> Yeah. >> I love that movie.

37:06 >> It's a classic tale. >> Yeah. >> You love it. >> It's crazy that like the man actually this is crazy. You want to talk about range? Brendon Frasier played George of the Jungle and the whale. >> Yeah. >> Get you an actor who could do both. >> Yeah. That's our boy. That's our boy. >> And if you haven't seen what's that movie Embezzled. >> Bedazzled.

37:27 >> Thank you. So good. >> Who knows? We'll choose it and make everyone watch. >> Toast Movie of the Week. >> Invention of Lying. I just want to say >> Invention of Lying. >> If you've been listening to this show since Toast Movie of the Week and you are still listening after I assigned Little Children the Movie, you're a real one. And I see you. >> You guys, it was tough times. It's like >> it was like >> it was co we were just like trying to get we were trying to get it done.

37:50 >> We were trying to like do a daily show in one of the most tense disgusting >> everybody has to stay home. No news >> and like they were canceling [ __ ] on the internet right left and center. >> We were just trying to watch movies and talk about them >> and like have dinner on the roof. >> Are you ready for our next story which is some more casting news? >> Oh yeah. Tom Hanks will be playing his distant relative Abraham Lincoln in an upcoming movie.

38:16 >> I just feel like everyone who plays Abraham Lincoln is [ __ ] insufferable >> because they have to go like full Lincoln >> like Log Cabin. >> I personally feel like I'm ready for an Abraham Lincoln movie. >> Yeah, cuz what's funny is we actually saw the Daniel D. Lewis one and I remember falling asleep in the Why did we see that movie? Like at the time >> it was the biggest movie. It was like, you know, when you the big the Oscar movies used to be like the most popular movies and like when they came out, you saw the theater endeavored to see them.

38:40 I think came out around like Thanksgiving, Christmas. We saw it as a family. Lincoln. >> I passed out. Like one of the better naps I've ever taken. >> Yeah, me too. I remember I was so hung over. >> Oh, I wasn't hung over. I was just bored. Like >> deadly hung over. So, and I don't forget what part of Abee's life the film, you know, zeroed in on because I forget because I was a >> and it's like God forbid they give us a biopic instead. It's like here's the 10 days where he wrote the Dettysburg address, >> right? It's like Jackie, right?

39:09 >> The 10 days after >> it's like Mar weekend with Marilyn. >> You're making a movie about Marilyn Row. It's about a weekend. >> That's why I like those like Bohemian Rap City type of movie musicals to nuts. >> Birth to death. Like I don't want to have to see multiple movies or like multiple films. Just tell me everything I need to know about this person. Elvis, >> that's why Audrey, what's coming is just like the >> zeroed in onies.

39:33 Anyways, Tom Hanks will be playing Abraham Lincoln, an upcoming biopic. Lincoln in the Bardo is based on George Saunders's best-selling novel of the same name. It will star Tom as Abraham Lincoln. It will be a hybrid movie combining live action film making and stop motion animation. How frightening. >> So, I want to say one thing. I've seen a lot of Tom Hanks movies and like I agree. He's amazing. Big Toy Story. Forest Gump. I like how the first one I said was big. That movie is so good. Um, and I actually recently saw >> Sully.

40:05 >> Captain Phillips. >> Captain Phillips. I recently saw Elvis >> like a a film of his that where he played like a real life historical person. I forget what the name of the movie was. It they were trading spies. It was something like Russia. We captured someone. >> I'll Google it. >> And he was like a US like hostage division. >> And you're sure it's a true story? >> Yeah, it was called >> a man called Otto.

40:27 >> No, I definitely didn't see that. It was called like in the final scene they're like on a bridge and they trade >> private Ryan. >> No, they trade the two like prisoners of war. >> Yeah, I think it's like Mr. Gorbachev era. >> Okay, I'm looking. >> It wasn't called like Spotlight. It was called >> Bridge of Spies. >> Yes. Oh, yeah. Because the movie ends on a bridge and they're training spies.

40:47 Thank you. Um, and I just want to say like it was kind of distracting. I I don't think he was good at it and I feel like he's a really talented actor, especially in like fictional characters. Like he really made Forest Gump. And I don't know, I don't feel like his strong suit is like playing people who already exist >> like Sully and Captain Phillips. >> Yeah. Okay. He was really good at Sully. So that >> was he is just a remarkable man. >> I agree. The story itself is remarkable.

41:13 I actually like don't think I liked the movie that much when I think about it. They made >> they had to add they had to add drama when it was actually just like a beautiful tale of her heroism, >> right? And they had to add that like he was fighting the like board of transportation >> when the board of transportation was like, "Thanks for saving all those lives, Sully. Here's a Medal of Honor." >> Right. But in the movie, they're like, "You went about it the wrong way." >> Right. Yeah.

41:32 >> As if. >> So, >> Dainci Code. >> Yeah. I guess like he is a good actor. I'm just like always like finding reasons. You know what? I need to start being more positive. So, this is amazing. I personally can't wait. I'm excited for some Lincoln up here. >> But I want to know who's playing Mary Todd, you know, >> Mary Todd Lincoln. >> Yeah, >> I'm not seeing. >> And I guess since it's Abe Lincoln played by Tom Hanks, it's going to be like an older Abe. Maybe it's like around the assassination. So we need like an older woman. Maybe Rita.

41:59 >> Also >> Rita. >> Tom Hanks is a distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln's mother. >> Oh, so it's a Nepo casting. Okay, cool. >> Well, no, that's cool. That's like, you know, Michael Jackson's nephew playing him. nephew is like different than like you had to check ancestry.com to make sure you shared like one cousin. That's like Julia Roberts is actually related to Martin Luther King. >> That's beautiful.

42:22 >> Something like that. >> And Emma Roberts, >> of course. >> And the other one. >> Emma's dad. >> I don't know. >> He's someone. >> I believe it. Um. >> Okay. So, congrats Tom. I didn't know he was like still actively like acting. >> Yeah. No, he is. >> Feel like he's more of like a behind the scenes producer. No, I feel like he puts himself in everything.

42:43 >> I just want to say I was like half expecting to have find his name in the Epstein files, but he um as far as I know is not in there. >> Oh, he's clear >> cuz he like gets his name gets thrown in anytime they talk about like the ring of Hollywood like pedophilia. It's always like Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Um >> but it's not it's like >> you're saying it's like a it's a it's a different ring. It's not the ring.

43:03 >> I'm saying like I actually feel like that's like empty, you know? >> Yeah. Like the blinds are always saying it's Tom Hanks. But so I'm saying if he was this sort of like leader, he would have been in the Epstein pile. So I do feel like >> he also might have just like run in a different circle fabulous circle of friends. >> I know. But like if you are in a circle like your circle was going to like ven diagram with Epstein's. So I feel like the Epstein files have actually been really good for Tom Hanks. So maybe that's why he's acting now.

43:26 >> Yeah. And he like feels ready to get back out there, get out there. >> Yeah. Because I like read those blinds and I was like, "Oh, he probably like I just like I always thought in the back of my mind like yeah, Tom Hanks, you know." >> But now you don't. >> No, I really don't. >> That's good. Yeah. Oh my god. Remember when Tom Hanks like invented CO in America >> cuz he got it in Austral?

43:42 >> He was like the first person to get it. That was such a crazy time. I forgot about that. >> It was such a crazy time. >> And then I was just reminded of during co do you remember when John Krinski started his like Instagram show Some Good News and sold it to CBS for $100 million and never made another episode ever again. >> Yeah. So like when that happens he gets $100 million, they get the name. Sometimes those buyouts are like earnings based. Like you'll get 100 million when the show generates XYZ. So maybe he didn't get it or maybe it was just an outright purchase.

44:11 >> No, but like even if their earnings base, you get a base like you don't just come in with zero. So like he definitely got a lump sum at some point, >> you know, he got a huge >> of millions of dollars and then CBS was just like, well actually we don't want to do anything with some Good News. >> So Some Good News is an Instagram account with over Yeah. and it has the same logo as So it's the same one. It's an Instagram account that like shares, you know, positive good news, you know, like Tanks good news, those um it has over a million followers. It last posted four days ago and they kind of just like re >> It's like a Buzzfeed. They like >> Wow, there hasn't been good news in 4 days.

44:46 >> I mean, ain't that true? >> It's been What do you mean USA? >> They aggregate content from other people. Um they don't have a website or anything. I can't imagine it's generating $100 million a year. I like >> what a griff. I just saw Yeah, I just saw somebody do like a Twitter thread about like the grift that was some good news and it reminded me like Yeah, he was going live on Instagram and then like I was like he he got acquired for $100 million like a month later.

45:12 >> I can't Wow, good for him. You know, >> John Krinski, >> don't hate the player, hate the game. >> Some good news was a popular YouTube web series created and hosted by John Krinski during the co9 pandemic featuring uplifting stories and celebrity guests to provide a break from negative news. It launched in 2020, gained massive popularity for its feel-good content, including virtual reunions, tributes to healthcare workers before he sold the rights to Viacom CBS in May 2020. So, he started in March and in two months, May March, April, April, May, made $100 million and it's now on CBS All Access, Paramount Plus, and Comedy Central.

45:44 >> And what is it when you go there? So on the YouTube channel which I assume he sold the last video was 5 years ago him and Dwayne Johnson just like you know but you know they like it was getting 10 million views per episode like on YouTube 20 million 5 million 13 million 6 million so like but how is that like somebody maybe I don't understand business okay maybe the next businessman of the week could be the person who explains to me like how that was a good investment >> but we should also have like the worst businessman of the week.

46:13 >> Oh my god I love that >> where like so whoever people who flop. So, I would also say like the person at HBO who keeps keeps going back and forth. Yep. Yep. >> Um, I would put him in, but also like the person who acquired some good news and then never did anything with it. But, >> you know what I could do with $100 million? >> You know who should be businessman of the week in that scenario? >> John Krinski. >> John Krinski.

46:34 >> Don't hate the player. I hate the game. >> That's what I said. >> Of course, >> that's what I said. >> Yeah. >> Like, don't hate us cuz you ain't us. >> No. Like, Emily Blunt needs more money. Like, I'm like I fully endorse that. Yeah. She's a mother. They like fund their own projects. Quiet place. Like I feel good about the 100 mil. >> Yeah. >> But as a business owner myself, I'm like, what am I missing?

46:54 >> And like No, but also for the Krinski stands. Like don't you feel a little stupid? Like >> you got played like it was like, yeah, I want to put out good news, but I more so want $100 million. >> Yeah. Like it seemed like it was it seemed like it was an earnest project, but in reality it was just like corporate capitalism at its worst. I don't want to share good news more than I want $100 million. >> Yeah. >> Because he stopped sharing good news after that.

47:19 >> Right. So it's like it's good news at what cost? >> Good news has a price. >> So like don't forget about the SGN rabbit hole. Okay. And thank you to the person on Twitter who reminded me of that. >> Thank you for sharing with the class. Our next story, Harry Styles is set as the SNL hosted musical guest in March after his new album release. So >> let's talk about aperture. >> Aperture. That was his big mistake releasing a song that starts with AP because there's only one song that can start with a >> I just want to say on Aperture Day I endeavored to listen we discussed it. I never s saw heard thought or talked about it again. I don't even see it like in content on reals and stories.

47:58 >> Yeah. So often like when a song gets released by like a major artist, even if I don't like it, I end up hearing it on TikTok, in grocery stores, on the radio, like I'll end up knowing the whole song and probably liking it just for sheer, you know, exposure. I agree. After I listen to it a couple of times, like on my own, I never even on TikTok, which is crazy. What? Like it's a flop. Yeah. Or am I just like not operating in the right circles? Like >> ask Margot.

48:25 >> Oh yeah. >> Ask is Aperture a flop? Should I FaceTime her? >> Oh, sure. Let's see if she wants to be on the show. Tell her we're recording. >> She doesn't like >> say her. >> Hi, we're recording. So, don't like, you know, say your ATM pin. But as our resident like music person, >> young person, >> young person, would you consider Aperture by Harry Styles like to be a flop or a success? And I'm going to turn you around so everyone can see you. So, like, fix your angle.

48:50 >> Oh, sorry. Hold on. >> Hey, Sie. Hi. >> I love you. >> You know, it's so funny. I was just thinking about that. I think it was a banger maybe when it came out, but I think it has now kind of become a flop. It's from my POV. >> And can you sing it for us? Like I don't even recognize it. >> Sounds good when Margot sings it. >> No, it sounds like a lets the light in. >> No, I just feel like I feel like it's not on the radio waves. I'm not hearing it in every Target that I go to. Like it's >> Wait, is it like on TikTok? like it was when it came out because everyone was excited about it, but I don't know that it has staying power.

49:26 >> Doesn't have legs. >> It doesn't have legs. Okay. So, we just wanted to make sure we weren't like missing anything. >> No, no, no. You guys seem to be on point. >> Thanks so much. Um, and I sent you I made a Tik Tok. I sent it to you. >> Is it mean? >> You didn't watch it. >> No, I haven't seen it yet. >> It's about you. Go watch it. >> Oh, I'm so scared. All right. Bye.

49:43 >> Um, so still funny. Margaret left a comment on my Tik Tok yesterday being like, "Let me read it to you." Exactly. >> Sorry. Yeah. Once you don't have a Tik Tok, you're like missing out on like sister stuff. >> That's okay. I haven't. >> She said it said that's a nice lip color. And it's like, oh, that's nice. My sister's complimenting me, but I knew there was more there. There. And I explained in the Tik Tok why, Margo, >> show me this.

50:02 >> Funny about having a sister. Now, this is my sister. Okay. She's giving me a compliment. Isn't that so nice? And I know this [ __ ] so well. I gave her a compliment on Saturday and she like always makes it a big deal. She says I'm like her biggest hater. I'm always saying like, "Fix your hair. Fix your face." >> You literally said that in the video. >> She looked so pretty cuz she went out on Saturday night and she was like, "Wow, thanks." And I was like, "You're welcome. Like, maybe if you slay more, you would get more compliments. I'm such a bitch." And it's clear that like she needs to pay me back so that we're even.

50:27 And so she says, "That's a nice lip color." And I just know it like pained her. So, thank you, Sachi. This is a nice nice lip color. Let me >> let me tell you how I got it. >> So, um, yeah, that's what's going on on Tik Tok. >> Oh, wow. Like I said, I have inner peace. Um, and calm, >> just not closeness with your sisters. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> I would say I'm the glue.

50:46 >> Oh, okay. Well, somebody who's not the glue would say that. I am so the glue. >> I uh you are rubber and I am glue. >> I am so the glue. >> Okay, >> so how do we get to Harry Styles? >> Uh he's performing SNL, the works, etc. Aperture. >> I think he needs like some more. Maybe he thought he was at a place where he could like release music and not have to like work so hard. You know, he did that whole press tour from his couch. He didn't even like show up to a studio to do radio. So, I think maybe he like thought he was at the level and maybe at one point he was, but he took a big break and like now you have to put your big point big pants big boy pants on and go to work.

51:19 >> No. And like everybody is out there, you know, even if they just like drop an album in the middle middle of the night, they then like get after it, you know, >> Adele, Beyonce, like everyone does it. >> So, I don't know why like he would think that he doesn't have to. >> Yeah. He's not exempt. >> No, he's not. And also as like a man excelling in a woman's field, you have to constantly be doing more. Like he is one of the only male pop stars as it should be. Like sorry pop stardom is for girls >> unless like the music is going to stand alone. But it doesn't >> much like the cheese.

51:52 >> Much like like Bruno Mars, he doesn't have to do press. Give us a song and it's a hit and that's it. Bruno, >> go back to the casino. So like if you are going to try and keep up with like your fellow pop girlies like they are they do the most like you were saying even the big ones even Taylor. So like you just sort of releasing a mid song and doing press from your couch using wired headphones. It's not going to cut it in the age of you know Adele Beyonce Taylor Swift.

52:18 >> Do you use wired headphones? >> I do >> because of the electrons. Um, not so much like electrons, more so um, I can't like keep up with having another device. Do you know what I mean? The connecting to Bluetooth, the charging, the having to put them back in the case. Like I just had a baby. Like I don't have >> like a baby >> the spiritual bandwidth to also have like another device. >> So it's not about like the radio waves going through your brain.

52:46 >> No, it's really not. Like it's hard for me to like believe things that I can't see. Do you know what I mean? >> Mhm. But when you just think about it, >> Sure. >> Like it seems like a Yeah, that's probably happening. >> Sure. >> Radio waves in the brain. >> Sure. >> Yeah. I'm a wired girl. >> I'm a wired girl, too. Which is an imperfect solution, mind you. I'm always untangling them.

53:08 >> Yeah. >> Um but again, they never die on me. Like what's worse than having a pair of AirPods that you can't [ __ ] use because they're dead. Like that's insane. >> No. But they're like connected to someone over there. >> Oh, and that's the other thing. Like Ben, all the headphones in my house, like if you ask Ben, like they're communal. So like I'll plug them in and all of a sudden I'm on a spritz call.

53:25 Like it's crazy. >> Oh damn. >> Yeah. It's bad cuz they like go to Ben's computer. He just picks up whatever headphones he finds. >> Yeah. Ben once left a pair of AirPods at my house and then he put them in lost mode >> because he started he couldn't find them and they would just like ring all the time. >> I've said this before and I'll say it again. My husband is the craziest person. >> He is.

53:44 >> And I don't know how he got that way. Like he's so crazy. >> He's so crazy. Sometimes he'll do stuff. Even the way he like just cuts a tomato. >> He took Advil. Like he needed to wash it down with something and he opened a jar of pickles and like drank the pickle juice. Only a genuinely [ __ ] crazy person would do that. And he didn't think it was weird at all. >> Yeah. Like that's not like that's not option 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 or 10.

54:12 >> I would sooner like if I had nothing else except pickle juice. It wouldn't even occur to me to drink it. Just dry swallow. We're like sink. >> The sink. Yeah. >> Is there a sink? >> Are you ready for our fifth and final story? Little traitor's news. >> Traitor. This is actually really crazy. And like Colton never meeting the stalker allegations. >> Well, oh, you think so? Lisa Rena fears that she was drugged at a traitor's premiere party.

54:33 >> Lisa Ren is on a press store for her book. So, she's she's drumming up a lot of press. Plus, she's talking about traders and >> I don't know if it's Lisa herself or somebody who works for her who like tells her all the internet lore cuz she gives the people exactly what they want. Traders like it would have been nice if it was the person who said he was going to ask. So Lisa reportedly suspects that she was drugged at the season 4 premiere party of traders on January 8th. Her Traitors castmate Colton Underwood first became concerned when he noticed she was completely inebriated at the party even though she hadn't had that much to drink. Sources told TMZ he then notified her team who took her out of the party.

55:10 Um the outlet reports it's unclear if police were called or if Rena went to the hospital. Um they reached out to reps for comment. So I Lisa said that her and Colton weren't beefing until the reunion >> which is after the premiere party. >> Right. So at the premiere party like they were good. So I I actually read this as like Colton being a hero. >> Oh, I completely agree. By the way, I wasn't saying that I thought he drugged her, but like it's so unfortunate that like a woman was drugged and Colton was there. Do you know what I mean? like and he was the one who ended up helping her, which like if I'm the person who drugged, I'd also be like the one to help. I'm not saying that it's him. I'm just saying. Um it's just unfortunate for Colton. Like it's just another

55:47 headline that he's attached to where like it's unfortunate. >> But I think in this one he comes off looking good, but maybe that's >> it. Depends on your your like like your outlook >> and your like serious suspicion of Colton. Like >> Yeah. And I don't think Colton is like a serial stalker. I don't think he like gets off. >> No. I think like he had a really really bad moment or like a bad, you know, couple of maybe a year. Um, and he did really bad things, but I believe now like he knows that those things were bad and wrong. I don't think that like I'm ever going to move past those bad and wrong things. But I don't think like when he said the hostage thing, like I don't think he's like, you know, take like taking women for hostage as hobby.

56:25 >> No. And if anyone else said it like we wouldn't even >> think twice. >> Think twice. I also I don't think he's like drugging women at party. Like I >> He's not his best [ __ ] behavior. Yeah. So, um this is just really crazy. Who done it then? >> I don't know. Like, are we really still drugging people? Like, >> did you see also that sto that Tik Tok from Wishbone Kitchen a couple weeks ago?

56:47 >> I did. >> That was so horrible. >> Insane story. >> Insane story. And insane the way that she like shared it cuz she had been shared at the time. >> No, she never shared it. And then she was just like posting a video that she's traveling. She has anxiety about traveling and people were like, "You're so >> This is so dramatic. >> Like, you're spoiled." Yeah. You travel. so hard >> first class and she's like, "Well, I actually have anxiety." >> She went on to explain why she has anxiety when she travels because she one time went to LA and she was like drugged >> at like a Hollywood party and kidnapped.

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1:01:28 Hello, Swirlies. I need some outside perspective on a little Valentine's Day drama with my husband. Every year, all I ask for is chocolate-covered strawberries and flowers. It's our little tradition. So cute. I should add chocolate covered strawberries to the mix. >> Well, last year I found out that he's also been buying the same exact thing from the exact same place for all of his female employees every Valentine's Day. Apparently, he's been doing this the entire 5 years we've been together, and I just did not know. I'm not threatened by the employees at all. That's not the issue. What bothered me was finding out on Valentine's Day that the gift that I thought was special to our relationship was also the same gift he gives to the staff. It made me feel less special and honestly kind of ruined the day for me.

1:02:05 Am I wrong for feeling hurt by that? Or should I just appreciate that he got me something and he's generous and kind to others? >> No, I'm sorry. That's really like disgusting. >> No, I mean that's [ __ ] crazy. >> And it's just crazy. And like it's Valentine's Day. You don't need to get something for your employees. So like it doesn't and and if you want to >> I just want to say the fact that he's like a male employer who like gets like a little something for the females in his office. I I'm I'm thinking >> but it's a little something and it's the same level of something as his lady loves.

1:02:30 >> I'm thinking he's a doctor and like all the nurses. That's the vibe that I'm getting. And it's like sweet if he had put like, you know, chocolate heartshaped something. >> A little Russell Stovers would do the trick. >> But the fact that like you have this cute little thing and he's sharing it with others. Eh, the fact that like your gift is the same as his employees gift and he doesn't see that as weird. Eh, like I hate this. You're so justified.

1:02:53 Like, and we need to riot. >> But it's not a deal breakaker. It's just like not totally right. I think his heart's in the right place, but >> he's lazy. He could step it up for you. But if this is your thing and you like how it is and I think that that's really nice, like Yeah. a couple chocolate kisses is enough for the ladies at work. >> Yeah. >> And they have their own Val and Gallentine, you know? >> Everyone does. And so it's like sweet.

1:03:17 >> No, but I'm not looking to my work to celebrate Valentine's Day. >> Well, Valentine's Day is like now like a corporate holiday in the sense that like it's just an excuse for people to eat and like put up decorations. Like actually, where was I? Was I at like an urgent care or something? and it was Valentine's Day and they have like little decorations up like how you do Halloween. It's like a HomeGoods holiday, you know. >> Yeah, sure.

1:03:36 >> It's sweet. >> Yeah. But it's like if if the ladies in the office are suffering because their boss didn't celebrate Valentine's Day thoroughly enough, it's okay. >> We don't need to get rid of the presents for the ladies, too. Like it's a nice thing if you go to work and you get the chocolate. >> Yeah. Like get a like a box of donuts from, you know, they have the heart-shaped brownie batter donuts from Duncan. Like get that for the whole office.

1:03:57 >> Yeah. You should tell him that. It hurts your feelings. And have you been holding on to this secret for a year? Like you found out last year and now another Valentine's Day has come to pass. >> No, I feel like she found out this year. >> No, she said I found out last year. >> Oh. >> And maybe she hasn't said anything cuz she doesn't know if it's like a reaction. I'm just letting you know you're underreacting.

1:04:12 >> Yeah. Yeah. It's not like Yeah. At the end of the day, it's just it's not that like anything wrong is happening, but it's just you want to feel special. >> He needs to be told. >> Yeah. >> Hey, Jackson Ty. My husband and I are high school sweethearts. We've been together since we were 15. We were each other's first and only partners. We have three kids. We very much exist in the roommate phase of life right now. I was cleaning recently and I stumbled across something hidden clearly. I took it out and it was a very large anatomically correct dildo. I called my husband in and asked what it was. He said it's his. He said he's had it for a few years. He was too embarrassed to tell me, but he uses it on himself. I'm very weirded out and also feel very betrayed and insecure. I feel very insecure in my

1:04:49 postpartum body right now. Our sex life is not the most active. I flat out asked if he's attracted to men. He said no, but that he just likes us. I could tell that he was very embarrassed. I don't want him to be ashamed, but I also don't know how to get past it, especially because he's been hiding it for the last two years. I don't know what to do or how to move on. Please help. I >> just want to say like your postpartum body like is irrelevant. >> I appreciate you like maybe trying to take like some onus here, but like this is not on you.

1:05:12 >> Like it doesn't give or take away a penis for you, >> right? So, the age-old question, do you feel like this is just like a gay thing? I just want to say being into that stuff does not automatically make you like have gay afflictions. The hiding of it for like your high school sweetheart like this is the great love of your life. Like you should be able to share any the hiding of it is the only thing that gives me like a little bit of pause. >> Yeah. And like it could be something that you do together if like if if you're just like being open and sharing with your partner which couples like married couples should go there.

1:05:47 >> They can get down >> and you should in like a fun safe way. >> But yes, the hiding of it gives like I have a big secret. >> I wouldn't let this go. I would like talk more. >> Yeah. >> Unless like you think he's gay and you're just not interested in getting divorced right now and like you're okay with like living. That's I just want to say like some people do that and like you know what >> maybe you don't want to know more.

1:06:08 >> Yeah. Like your kids are little like you'll figure this out in 10 years. >> Yeah. >> You can't push someone out of the closet. I just don't I don't think like >> you don't want to rock the boat. >> I don't I don't think having this specific kink like is an automatic gay. I just want to say that. I don't. >> Me neither. But that's surprising to hear you say it because you know someone could breathe the wrong way and they're gay.

1:06:28 >> Well breathing is like a very personal thing. >> Yeah. Um, I don't think that that means he's gay, but the hiding in secret and let's see if he wants to continue if he's like open to continue talking about it, then I think like you're in the clear, but if he's very defensive, um, if he doesn't want to do it together, >> if he doesn't want to do it together, >> I can understand hiding like a kink that like you think maybe your wife will think >> and she has a lot going on and it's like, you know, if you're breastfeeding, you just had a baby and you're like, "Hey, >> can you put this on my butt? Like, get out of here. Not right now. Like, not right now. Not right now. I'm busy." Right. So, that's actually really

1:07:03 thoughtful. >> That's beautiful. I like the positive spin you're putting on this. So, my advice would be to talk about it more. Get like a read and open. Like, you need to be down to clown. And if he just wants to continue putting this thing up his butt like by himself, you might have a problem. >> By himself. But like if he >> if he's not interested in bringing this like sexual fantasy to the bedroom. >> Agreed. But like if he were to stay doing it by himself like that would be >> flexible king >> that would be better than like the next step which is like >> finding >> finding a real life >> that's the way you should feel your whole life >> you know like so yes hopefully you guys can bond over this >> period

1:07:53 period it. I don't know. >> I would I would definitely try to like make it a group activity and see how that goes. Oh, I chose Okay, let me see which one I want to do next. >> What? >> I'm going to do both. >> Oh, wow. Okay, guys. This one's easy. Hey, swirlies. I'm a GLP1. >> This one's actually very easy. I'm a GLP1 toaster and I've lost 70 pounds. I'm studying abroad in Europe this summer and the apartment that I'm staying at I just found out has no refrigerator >> in college. Are you going to be okay? Is she studying abroad?

1:08:29 >> Why? >> Because we have a young listener. >> Oh no. Why? We have so many young listeners. It's not a big deal. I just found out that the the apartment I'm saying has no refrigerator, meaning I can't bring my OMIC. I'm sick thinking about the weight I'm going to gain back. Should I cancel my whole semester abroad? Girl, get a mini fridge. Even like the ones that they make for skin care. Don't keep anything else in it. You just need an outlet. I'm sure like Europeans don't have mini fridges. Oh, I was going to say like everyone says you lose weight in Europe. Like maybe try >> That's true.

1:08:55 >> Like maybe you can be fit, live the European lifestyle and you don't need a GLP1. >> Oh, you need the GLP1. Get a mini fridge. >> You can always get a mini fridge, but like that's not the worst place to have to be off of OMIC. >> And this way I don't mess around with Europe. I just want to say I know they don't believe in air conditioning and like they don't put ice in their water and now they also don't have refrigerators. I just love America. I ju I want I want that to be just my final piece here. Yeah, >> you should absolutely go and you should bring your OMIC with you and like seriously get a hotel room.

1:09:21 >> Well, I feel like if she could bring her OMIC and like this were a quick solve that she would. I feel like she's asking >> I I really don't think she's thought beyond like either there's no fridge and I can't bring it. >> But what if like the fridge that you would plug in, you know, shortcircuits the breaker? Like what if the European electric >> No, she can't bring one. She has to buy one. But they don't have mini fridges in Europe.

1:09:40 >> They don't have fridges. >> They definitely have mini fridges in Europe. Perhaps. But what if she's saying like in a little village? >> Like >> do they have mini fridges in >> you know how you can't like use a blow dryer? >> Maybe they can't use the refrigerator. I'm just saying like maybe just try living the European lifestyle. Like it's a very healthy lifestyle. It's not >> You'll find them in hotels, student housing, and small apartments.

1:10:01 >> Okay, >> girl. Get them in the fridge. >> Okay, great. >> That wasn't like a real You just needed I I saw a fellow GP sister and >> we needed like an bouch. >> Hey girlies. I love the podcast and I need some advice. A friend of mine got married about a year and a half ago. We are not super close, but I went to the wedding and I wrote them a check as a gift. A few months went by and I noticed that the check was never cashed. After texting my friend and learning that they didn't ever see my card or the check, I Venmoed them for the amount. Skip forward.

1:10:25 >> She cash. >> Over a year later, I noticed that they cashed the original check. My bank even shows me a photo of the cash check. So, it was definitely that check. Now, I've gifted them double the original amount. It's not the biggest deal in the world, but I'm saving for a house and the whole thing has just really rubbed me the wrong way. What are the chances that this was an honest mistake on their part? Do I say something or just let it go? I imagine that I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt that this was an honest mistake. Like there's a lot of checks flying. Oh, imagine you open a desk drawer, you find a check that you didn't cash, >> but like if you write someone a check and they don't cash it, that is on them.

1:10:56 >> I agree. But they said something to her, >> right? If you're worried that they didn't see it, you could flag it and be like, "Hey, I just I got you the check. I just want to make sure you got my gift." But like sometimes people like I actually I have a check in my wallet that was a gift that I have not cashed yet. And that person should not Venmo me the money because it's now on to me to go cash my check. >> I agree. The fact that this person had the actual goal to like reach out to you a year after and being like, "Hey, we never got your wedding gift." >> Oh, is that what happened? No, she reached out and said, "Hey, did you get my check?" >> Oh, that's your fault. Not >> to follow up on the check. You did your part. You're being like way too extra.

1:11:27 Now this is the price you pay, >> right? For being like generous and dotting your tees and checking your eyes. >> Yeah. It's like too much, you know? Like some like you don't have to be like that much. Like you did you sent a gift. >> So that's the lesson here. Like when you give a check, the check is the gift and what happens after that is like seriously not your problem. >> And if the person loses the check, they don't get to come and ask you, "Hey, can I get another check?" >> This is the expensive way you had to learn the lesson. Drop it.

1:11:50 >> Yeah. >> I'm sorry that you're saving for a house. Hopefully, you weren't generous. >> For everyone else out there, you don't need to like follow up on your check and your gift. Like, you did your part. >> Agreed. The envelope is the gift. >> It's the same way if you bought someone a sweater and they lost a sweater. Are you going to replace it? This is an American Express. Like >> you bought someone a sweater and they never wore a sweater, so you bought them a different sweater and then turned out they like the sweater. Now they're wearing two sweaters >> and like Yeah. No. Crazy.

1:12:10 >> Not your problem. >> You had to learn this lesson. I'm sure you >> you're overly generous. Like that's really >> You're going to go to a lot of weddings in your life and you know what? You learned the hard way. >> Yeah. >> Sorry that happened. Wishing you the best. >> Yeah. They didn't do anything wrong other than just like being like not you know having perfect Yeah. organization.

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