The Good Gals of Turtlandia: Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

What this episode is about

The discussion centers around a light-hearted morning show that highlights key topics and features an Olympic athlete from the small nation of Turtlandia. The hosts engage in humorous banter about cultural references, sporting achievements, and personal insights, showcasing a blend of entertainment and relatable experiences while emphasizing the importance of representation for young people in their country.

Key takeaways

• Tertlandia: small nation, big dreams—proving even underdogs can shine on the Olympic stage.
• Mariachi or Salsa? In life, creativity may cause a hiccup, but at least it keeps things flavorful!
• Hard-boiled eggs: farm fresh or supermarket? The age-old dilemma of egg supremacy—one wrong boil and it's chaos.
• Bad Bunny’s boldness reminds us: self-belief may spark controversy, but it can also ignite artistry.
• Fresh eggs may look gorgeous, but sometimes it's the slightly aged ones that bring home the hard-boiled trophy.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Jackson Claude (Host) · 39 min speaking
• Ty Lou (Guest) · 26 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 10:00: Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Tertlandia, Olivia
2. 10:00 – 20:00: The Container Store, SmartMouth
3. 20:00 – 30:00: Jill Xarin, Rowback, Ali, Bad Bunny
4. 30:00 – 40:00: Bad Bunny, Britney Spears, Nancy, Savannah Guthrie
5. 40:00 – 50:00: Britney Spears, Unreal, Nancy, Savannah Guthrie
6. 50:00 – 1:00:00: Ian Brady, Ansel Elgort, Kelsea Ballerini, Olivia
7. 1:00:00 – 1:04:12: Lady Gaga

Notable quotes from "The Good Gals of Turtlandia: Wednesday, February 11th, 2026"

• So when Bad Bunny, like before Lady Gaga performed, he was talking to the camera about how he's here because he never stopped believing in himself. you got to believe in yourself. And then.

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  about Rowback · at 20:47

• Yeah. So, during the Super Bowl, she was like real time posting her thoughts on the halftime show and she posted a video saying it was the worst halftime show ever. She really didn't like it.

  about Jill Xarin · at 23:16

• Currently unknown is how much they spent on the rights, though TMZ, which first reported news of the sale, suggested it was comparable to Justin Bieber's $200 million sale in 2023.

  about Britney Spears · at 43:09

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Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Jill Xarin — Person · Referenced reality TV personality; subject of main news story · 3 mentions · first at 22:57
  Central to the episode’s lead story: discussed as being dropped from E!’s 'The Golden Life' after her negative social posts about the Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga.
• Bad Bunny — Person · Referenced performer; focal point of halftime-show debate · 7 mentions · first at 1:55
  Appears as the halftime-show performer whose set sparked controversy and the Jill Zarin firing story; also referenced for motivational remarks to camera before Lady Gaga performed.
• Britney Spears — Person · Referenced pop star; subject of a business/music news segment · 6 mentions · first at 39:02
  Discussed for selling a stake in her music catalog to Primary Wave; hosts frame it as financially beneficial and culturally enabling broader licensing of her music.
• Lady Gaga — Person · Referenced performer; part of halftime-show discussion · 3 mentions · first at 1:55
  Mentioned as appearing in/around the halftime performance with Bad Bunny; also referenced in Jill Zarin’s criticized comments (e.g., appearance/facelift remark).
  You got to believe in yourself. And then he said, Is this what you wanted? And he gives Lady Gaga almost like a rebuttal to some of the backlash.
• Ian Brady — Person · Referenced celebrity athlete; subject of gossip segment · 2 mentions · first at 54:47
  Discussed for a viral clip at a Super Bowl-related party where he appears to touch/caress a woman’s butt; hosts interpret it as evidence of a real relationship and debate optics.
  The word is a caress. Like cuz it was Tom Brady caress the licks. It's Super Bowl licks.
• Nancy — Person · Referenced missing person / ongoing news subject (as discussed by hosts) · 2 mentions · first at 39:05
  Discussed as a troubling, unresolved situation with law enforcement involvement; hosts express concern and frustration about lack of updates and unclear investigation progress.
  Where the hell is Nancy? It's not funny anymore.
• Savannah Guthrie — Person · Referenced journalist; part of missing-person/investigation discussion · 2 mentions · first at 39:32
  Discussed in connection with a developing news story involving 'Nancy' and speculation about investigative journalism and high-profile reporting; hosts mention her prior interview work.
  So, Savannah Guthrie was the person to interview Virginia I want to say her name is Virginia Wolf, but that's the that's the old timey author.
• Ansel Elgort — Person · Referenced actor; subject of entertainment news item · 2 mentions · first at 52:02
  Mentioned as becoming a father and posting about fatherhood; hosts also reference past allegations and how public response affected his career visibility.
  Institutional Hollywood. It was the internet like the like it was the audience cuz he was still in Westside Story but then no one went to see it and then it was like oh maybe…
• Olivia — Person · Referenced off-mic colleague/friend; contributor to hosts’ anecdotes · 3 mentions · first at 3:03
  Appears as someone who taught an egg-boiling method and is referenced in multiple discussions (including Tom Brady optics and show planning). Identity is unclear from transcript alone.
  They broke up and clearly because they broke up like it was news Monday, but Olivia was here and I wasn't going to do that to her.
• Kelsea Ballerini — Person · Referenced musician; used in prediction/relationship-news discussion · 2 mentions · first at 58:22
  Mentioned in a segment about hosts’ predictions and then corrected due to her reported breakup; used as an example of how quickly celebrity relationship news changes.
  Although I did predict what you're predicting Kelsey Ballerini is going to have a baby this year.
• Ty Lou — Person · Comedic/fictional in-episode character (Olympic athlete bit) · 1 mention · first at 0:39
  Used in the cold open as a humorous persona representing a fictional country ('Turlandia/Tertlandia'); not a real-world public figure in this context.
  No, it's not. But it is giving Olympic gold athlete from Tlandia. We have Ty Lou.

Places & events

• Tertlandia — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at 0:36
  Mentioned as the home country of an Olympic gold athlete featured in the episode.
  No, it's not. But it is giving Olympic gold athlete from Tlandia. We have Ty Lou.

Sponsors

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• Nanit — Product · Sponsor · 1 mention · first at 51:45
  Promoted as a smart baby monitor system helping parents with sleep tracking.

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. I sound amazing. Welcome back to the toast and happy Wednesday. It should be further in the week. I think we all agree.

0:30 Yeah, it really is. And I didn't even work on Monday. Like true. It's a short week for you.

0:34 Uh it's not giving short week at all. No, it's not. But it is giving Olympic gold athlete from Tlandia. We have Ty Lou.

0:42 It's been amazing to represent my country, Tertlandia. We're a small but strong nation.

0:48 Yeah. And you do excel at winter sports. Mhm. And being on a global stage has just been so like amazing for like really the young kids in my country. They look up to me um as

1:01 and they see turd self. Yeah. In Turlandia, you know. Yeah. I Yeah. Like got something caught in my throat. So that was as far as my that was as far as my sentence could go.

1:12 We've all been there. Without like stumbling over myself. Well, while you continue to choke, let me just say I hear you. I'm listening. I'm learning. I'm sorry I called it mariachi. It's Salsa. I knew I was saying the wrong word, but I wanted to say a word. You know, it's kind of like how the show continues to go on.

1:26 Yeah. You took a leap of faith because I actually So, let's make fun of the girl who put herself out there creatively.

1:31 I actually didn't take that leap on Monday. Like, I wanted to say what kind of music it was, but I wasn't certain. So, I just said music

1:39 musica, right? I'm really sorry. I will never do it again. It was salsa, though. But thank and thank you for that because yes, now I know die with a smile does not pair nicely with salsa. Maybe try mariachi.

1:50 And honestly, the more I learn, I think it was intentional. Explain. So when Bad Bunny, like before Lady Gaga performed, he was talking to the camera about how he's here because he never stopped believing in himself. You know, you got to believe in yourself. And then he said, "Is this what you wanted?" And he gives Lady Gaga almost like a rebuttal to some of the backlash.

2:12 Oh, but I don't think he would set her up like that. I think she was in on it. I don't know. People are like, you know, interpreting the performance how they see to interpret it and so that was just one interpretation.

2:21 I think they intended for it to be good. You think they tried to make Die with a Smile Salisa version good.

2:27 Yes. And I think it's a great idea and the execution just didn't execute and that was unfortunate for the little monsters.

2:34 And just know I will never ever in my life say the word mariachi even if it applies. Like I'll never say the word again. I I hear you guys.

2:40 Salsa. I actually had salsa last night. I had tacos. Oh yeah. I had hamburgers. Oh, I did an egg retrieval last night. I had 12 eggs in the hard boil and I got three. So, we have three We had three hard-boiled embryos after my

2:54 How come none of them made it to the Well, that's what I want to talk about cuz I know you guys talked about on Monday that we went to the farmers market.

3:00 Okay. And so, I've sort of nailed down the perfect hard-boiled egg recipe. Olivia taught me you have to doif you boil the water on high once it comes to a boil put it on medium 15 minutes in immediately 5 minutes in an ice bath and then peel immediately after 5 minutes it works perfectly so I hard boiled some of the eggs from the farmers market but also some of my OG you know supermarket eggs

3:22 the supermarket eggs I had like three left those came out perfectly yeah the farm ones were too fresh you are first of all like when you make hard-boiled eggs you shouldn't use eggs from the store that day are better if they are a little bit older And supermarket eggs are already older. They come from wherever the heck they came from. Your farm fresh eggs are so fresh. They're actually like too fresh to be hard-boiled eggs.

3:46 Great. I'm feeling like I prefer old eggs. Like the trouble of having farm fresh eggs for breakfast is too much.

3:54 Well, it I was getting so [ __ ] frustrated like banging the eggs against the counter just like

3:59 if the intention was to hard boil them. Yes. So, you can't hard boil farm fresh eggs or it's just a different recipe?

4:04 No. No. wait more days till they're less fresh. Like the eggs don't run me, I run the eggs. Like when I want eggs, I want to have hard-boiled eggs.

4:13 Well, then you should also have supermarket eggs on hand. Don't worry, I bought

4:17 Yeah. And also, I guess hard boiling like farm fresh eggs is like a kind of a travesty, you know?

4:23 And I know cuz you don't even eat the yolk and like the yolk is where the freshness is.

4:27 And I know that like the beauty of farm fresh eggs is that they're like all different sizes, colors, and shapes. But it was giving me the ick. I'm like, why are you blue? It was just that

4:34 blue blue greater than blue eggs greater than. Heritage Eggs greater than. Vital Farms like I know they have a big scandal about like greenwashing or whatever it's called. I don't give a [ __ ] I like Vital Arms Proteins, whatever they're called.

4:45 Happy eggs are the best eggs. That's true. Cuz they are supermarket and they're happy hens and they're literally

4:52 wait I will make a batch of like eggs for myself using five eggs only one with yolk. rest egg whites.

4:58 Mhm. And they are still yellow because of that one yolk being so vibrant. Yeah. And this is the kind of like stimulating conversation that you can come to find here at the toast. Like the difference between farm fresh. Do you see ballerina farm scandal?

5:11 There's no scandal. I know. So I She shut that [ __ ] down. So I wish she like spoke a little bit sooner because I just like saw so many things. I'm like, "Oh, she had a raw milk something. I don't know. It was killing people or whatever." And then she came on yesterday and made a video. I was like, "No, it didn't. We haven't sold raw milk in like eight months. No, no, more. August 2025. What's that? Over a year. What month is it?

5:32 It's It's February 2026. Thank you. So, like seven months. Um, so I don't know where that like drama came from, but I wish you kind of spoke on it sooner.

5:39 Well, I just don't think you need to take time out of your day to talk about lies.

5:44 Well, the lies like even got to me and I was like, "Oh, I saw that people were trashing her. I didn't give it a second thought."

5:50 She didn't have anything to say about her face on the cover of New York Magazine, though. But you know who did I hear I did hear from yesterday? Ra Ra Parcel.

5:56 What' she say? She was like, I have no idea why they chose that photo, but like thank you for pointing it out. Like it was very hurtful.

6:01 Yeah. And it's like, were they trying to be hurtful? I felt like they were just being negligent. That's what I felt like.

6:06 I don't know. With the cover, I feel like you can't be negligent. Like maybe you can be negligent on page like 35, but the cover

6:12 they just don't know the real RA because if they did, they wouldn't have chosen that photo.

6:16 Yeah. So negligent because if you don't know the real RA, why are you talking about her? She thought maybe that they chose it like because like that's what they perceive as the height of her career. But she's like that wasn't even the height. Like that was before.

6:26 Yeah. So she didn't know. She didn't have any answers and she was just feeling, you know, like grateful for us speaking out against on these important issues.

6:33 I am grateful to us as well. And no, I wouldn't even give the ballerina far. I wouldn't even give it any air.

6:38 I'm sorry for even giving it air. Fake news. It was fake news. It was fake news. Keep on

6:44 farming, Ballerina. Keep on milking. Yeah. Last night was a big night for TV um for people that aren't us because Jackie did not watch anything. She went to bed at 8 o'clock in

6:55 I went to bed which I never do. I literally like got Max sleeping, gave him to Zach like to transfer him and I just

7:02 drifted slept on myself. I never ever do that. And let me tell you, I feel the exact same like [ __ ]

7:09 like how I always do. Oh, okay. So, you might as well go to bed. I didn't even get to watch my programs. Didn't get to have my sweet treats. Didn't get to have a little me time.

7:16 You are looking extra skin skinny today. So maybe you should keep going to bed at 8:00.

7:19 Well, actually I did have a cup of tea, so like maybe I'm just so skinny. Um, well, I watched Tell Me Lies and it wasn't like a episode that we have to recap.

7:28 Okay. Um, and I did not watch Summer House. I'm feeling like the first episode wasn't compelling enough. I'm not going to lie, I didn't even watch the last 10 minutes.

7:34 Last night as I was going to sleep, I'm like, I know we have two shows on Tuesday. I know that Tell Me Lies airs and I remember last week like I watched two things on Tuesday. What is the other show? And I couldn't for the life of me remember.

7:46 Yeah. I'm just feeling like I think maybe it'll get to a place where everyone's talking about it and then I'll catch back up. But it's not feeling like it's something I need must watch TV this season.

7:53 I'm going to endeavor to keep up last night. You know, I I took a little me time. Um but that doesn't mean I'm not going to watch Summer House. I'm going to give it a shot.

8:01 So I heard that the Traers videos drop on Wednesday mornings. You sent a traitor video of Colton.

8:07 Oh, he was on a podcast talking about he was on to Rob when Rob told everybody about the double dagger and all the comments were like, "Okay." And he's like really overexlaining himself on the podcast clip being like, you know, it was a real tell that was like gamified. Like he was really trying to trying to sell. It's not up yet. So [ __ ] annoying.

8:24 Making us wait a week is actually annoying. I understand that they need to give space for people to catch up. But in this day and age, like if you're not watching the show in the first 48 hours, I feel like you have to be

8:31 You're not serious about it. You're not serious about spoilers. Yeah. And it's like if you haven't watched Game of Thrones yet, let me just tell you.

8:38 Yeah. I don't Bran takes the phone if you and if you like are watching right now you probably joking or Yeah. Or a joke

8:47 or you're catching up right now. Yeah. Sorry. Yeah. I just feel like the statute of limitations on spoilers. Like the internet cannot be a spoiler-free zone. And if you're currently watching a show, it's on you to protect yourself. Like when I was watching something for the first time, I forget. Like I do not go on Twitter. I do not look at the people's Instagrams. I do not search anything until that final episode airs. I mean, I avoided spoilers about Monica on Salt Lake City for the last 3 years

9:12 because you really care. If I can do that as a person who works in pop culture, like you can do anything you set your mind to.

9:19 You sound like Bad Bunny. Like, you never stop believing in yourself and that's why you are where you are.

9:23 And that's why I was able to enjoy the season spoiler-free. Correct. Much like Bad Bunny.

9:27 Correct. Now, we've got lots of stories today. Um, anything else you want to chitchat about? Like, what's what's going on with you? Let's do a new mama check-in. Like,

9:35 oh my goodness, how was baby sleeping? Um, still we're still at like waking up often to eat throughout the night, but it's brief, you know, it's like eating then right back to sleep, which is good. Yeah. It's not like, oh, an hour of like rocking. It's just right back to sleep. So, that's okay. And, you know, I think we're going through a a spurt, I believe, a long spurt. Um,

9:55 so that's okay. The other night though, it was the morning when you weren't here, I was telling I was telling the studio we got like a really big stretch. Yeah. So, everyone was really excited for me.

10:04 That's huge. Yeah. Like the first wake up was like 4:00 a.m. All in the crib. Huge. Huge.

10:08 All in the crib. Huge. Yeah. That's great. Oh, and new mama check in. Like I believe such I hope that my hair is falling out right now because I'm losing a lot of hair. So I hope like this is it. Yeah.

10:20 You know, not like a more to come, not something unrelated. Um so yeah, I believe my hair is beginning to fall out and I'm doing everything in my power to keep it at bay. I don't expect to not have any hair loss, hair shedding. Um, but I'm just gonna try and keep as strong as possible. So, I'm doing all the things

10:38 and I'll see you guys on the other side. Yeah. The thing is like when I blew out my hair this morning

10:42 on the floor, it was all over my legs. I know it's like the worst feeling, but you know what? Like, you should let's just try and be positive, right? Like, thank God you have a lot of hair. Like people who don't who get, you know, postpartum hair loss and don't have a ton of hair to start with, like I think it's a little bit more obvious. Thankfully, you have luscious locks. I don't It doesn't look like you're losing your hair.

10:59 No. And the hair loss isn't even the worst part. It's the regrowth when it comes back in and it's just like little like spikies that don't fit anywhere.

11:08 Um, so I'm not like really looking forward to that journey, but that's a whole part of the process, you know? And I feel like the first time around it like it hit me like a ton of bricks cuz I also felt like, okay, you lose your hair, I'm going to lose my hair. Whatever it is what it is, I'm not going to do anything to try and prevent it. That will make it more sad if I'm working actively against it and failing. Then the second time I was like, you know what, we could do the serums. We could do I I could take a couple supplements like, you know, just nourish mama. And I feel like it was much more manageable. Okay. And so I'm doing the same things this time around. Like I'm not I don't expect that it's not gonna happen at all, but like to have it be a bit measured, tempered, that would be great.

11:43 Okay. Well, we're rooting for you. Thank you so much. And you know, of course, Co-Tastutrfall.com, the women's and the postpartum formula.

11:51 Um, Neutrifold, Divvy, Vegaore serum is very good. Like Oh, I love the serums. I love a hair oil. I got a rosemary hair oil from Thrive Market. Parallel. Have you heard of Parallel? Heard like nourishment for the postpartum mamas. We're doing all the things, you guys.

12:07 Okay. Yeah. What's going on with me? What's going on with you? Let me kick it back to you. New mama update.

12:15 Not much, you know. Not much. How solids? I actually don't want to talk about it. I don't want to talk about

12:24 What's your You're not a baby leaner, are you? Oh, [ __ ] that. Okay. And I really need to stop like watching Tik Toks and stuff because like what works for someone doesn't work for me. And sorry, all these [ __ ] are dumb. Like I every time I try something that I saw on the internet, I'm like, "What the [ __ ] am I doing?" Like this is a real life human. Like not like some pet. Okay, so I need to stop watching TikTok.

12:43 What did you see? Just like people who are like doing like three full meals a day. And then I actually had a pediatrician appointment like a teleahalth with our pediatrician yesterday and she was like, "Milk. We're sell milk. I was just doing so many solids. Like calm down. And I'm so not doing baby led weaning. I don't have the stomach for it except like when we do um to try, you know, you have to introduce allergens and you know Jewish mamas no bomba. And I do like the bomba. That's the only baby le weaning we do. But it's purees until we don't have teeth. Okay.

13:15 Puree all day. Yeah. Well, think about me. Like we don't have teeth. Yeah. And then like I do see a tiny bit of tooth coming in and I'm like so excited about it and I was like all excited until I saw Tik Tok last night being like you know my baby's tooth coming in. I'm excited but then I realize you know this is the last I'll see his gummy smile and it's like oh now I'm upset. Like it's just I [ __ ] hate Tik Tok. That's what it is.

13:40 Well I agree with that. Yeah. Less time on Tik Tok is I'll endorse 1000% 1000%. But that's on me. Like I need to

13:49 and also like you need to trick your phone into like serving you other content like have other interests. Like I get a lot of ma jang stuff now.

13:57 I you know what I get like maong game of ma jang. My favorite game is ma jang. The national ma jang league. Oh my ma jang. Bam. Crack dragon.

14:10 Charleston flower charleston. Roller. Roller. We love roller. Roller. greater than Taylor

14:18 sometimes. No, I'm kidding. I love it's not coming to me. No, no, no. She definitely loves Maong and if she doesn't, she's about to.

14:24 She actually doesn't because I think that we should we would know like she shares her hobbies with us. We know she's really song like I love that bam crack.

14:33 No, I got it. Your love was crack like the crack me wide open. Yeah, you love to dick me down like those green green dragons. Yeah, she's always like she's like sexy now.

14:48 And so crack like I'm thinking of the tile, you know, but she's obviously thinking

14:52 like her crack. His love was the key that opened my thighs. Cracked her wide open.

14:55 Opened her crack. His love was the key that opened my crack. That's the next song. When Taylor gets into Maang, that's wrong.

15:10 Yeah, I'm excited for that. We're majing today. And then like she's going to have like majong games. The way like all the girls keep leaving restaurants or whatever with her sourdough. Yeah. There's only going to be three people because it's a four person game. So it's like who's in the in the crew? That's how we'll know who's keeping up with Taylor.

15:28 Yeah, that is so funny. We've got great stories. I'm kind of ready to dive in. I don't have much to share on the personal front.

15:34 Um, agreed. I think we've shared a lot on the personal front. I think we've dillydally for 15 minutes, which is pretty much like the extent of dillying and dallying. Fun fact about us filming in Florida is we have a clock and we don't have a clock um when we film remote. And how do you feel about the clock?

15:48 I feel good. I It's like great to know. Wow, we spoke for 50 minutes. I would have thought it was like seven.

15:53 Yeah. So, we're actually like overdue for the fast five right now, right? And maybe if we were at home, we would have thought it was short and we would go back. What color?

16:02 That was dark. That was dark. No, I think it's good for people like we're just two girls like sharing breakfast. Yeah.

16:08 And like that's how your morning went. like you hard-boiled some eggs and it didn't work out for you. Like we want to know what's going on with yourself.

16:14 Yeah. Don't censor yourself. You don't know who out there needed to learn. Don't boil the eggs from the farmers market.

16:19 Don't you don't know who needed to know that. Don't do it. Don't do it. Without further ado, here are the fast five stories that you do need to know.

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23:13 I She must be devastated. Yeah. So, during the Super Bowl, she was like real time posting her thoughts on the halftime show and she posted a video saying it was the worst halftime show ever. She really didn't like it.

23:27 Why wasn't it in English? He's grabbing his crotch. Like, all the elements. It was like inappropriate. It was in Spanish. Lady Gaga looks like she had a facelift. Who even is that? And it was just like, you know, ranting against she didn't like the halftime show. A lot of people like found it to be offensive and like the day after she wound up deleting it and then the new e show the Golden Life dropped her from the show which I think is so absurd.

23:50 I think it's so first of all like I can only I'm seeing this from Jill's perspective like Jill has been really wanting to be back on TV and I don't think she would just have taken like any opportunity. So I do think she was actually a big part in getting the group together not necessarily as like a producer but just a big catalyst for the show

24:06 like making things happen. You know, Morgan's not producing television. No, Jill's very organized. She's friends with a lot of the girls. She's friends with Kelly. So, I do feel like the show getting sold was like a big feat for Jill. And the fact that she's not going to be on it. Like, I imagine she's sitting in a dark room pitch black completely devastated, like mourning. I think she's devastated.

24:24 I think she is, too. I think she has every right to be. I think this is such an overreaction. I think that people are not are allowed to not like the halftime show. Like, I happen to like it, but I I think it's okay if people didn't like it, too. That's like with any halftime show. like you're allowed to not like it. It doesn't have to be like this big crazy thing. And then people can discuss and write hate in her comments and be like you're this and that. But like the fact that they dropped her from the show

24:47 is really crazy. Especially when this show is supposed to be like celebrating the women for who they are. They got taken off of TV 10 years 5 years ago because it was like we're done with this kind of woman and we're bringing in a different kind of woman. And now it's like people still want them back. Just let them be who they are. And I feel like if this show is already like already trying to like stifle them, censor them. Oh, you can't be this way. Like it's not the show that I thought it was. Well, also the show is about women in their 50s and 60s who moved to Florida from New York. And that woman doesn't like the halftime show. Like that's just I don't know what people expected. So I agree. It's shocking that so swiftly. I didn't I didn't I was following it. I didn't know that it had gotten to like this big of a point. But like Darren, it did like It got like people were talking about it, but I

25:34 think to be like drop from a show that hasn't even started yet. This would have blown over in days. It's really not a big deal that Jill Xarin did not like the halftime show. Like that's not big news.

25:43 It's so crazy how far it's gone. Like the Xarin Fabrics website like at the top of their website put up a banner. We are not associated with Jill Xarin. We have not been associated with Jill Xarin in like you know 17 years or whenever they sold the website since oh since Bobby's death. They literally wrote that on the website. Um,

25:59 that's an insane thing for a company to post and like I'm glad to know that because like I would have went to Zaron Fabrics because like I

26:05 I happen to know I knew that. Uh, now I don't want a Xarn fabrics rug. Who are you then? It's not part of Jill.

26:10 Don't you feel like the halftime show has kind of become like April Fools? Now follow me.

26:15 Okay. in recent years like it became a thing where like female celebrities would say that they were pregnant on April Fools and very swiftly there was backlash and it became a thing like you just knew not to do it anymore because like every year there's someone who's going to do it and they're going to get cancelled for it and it's become almost like a trope now we wait every year to see which female celebrity and now in recent years it's like if you don't like the halftime show and you post about it on social media it's like a a hole you fall in last year who who did it do you remember

26:43 Tyler Cameron he was at and he was like worst halftime time show ever with Kendrick Lamar cancelled racist. It's like a It's almost like a right of passage now. It's becoming It's reminding me a lot of

26:56 So if you don't like the halftime show, you just can't you can't say that. Like that's what it's becoming.

27:01 I don't like that. Me neither. You're allowed to not like things. You're not allowed to not like things. It's really like not that big of a deal. It's it's a 12minute entertainment show. It's like people that's the point of it is to spark conversation. Like

27:13 I think it's so overblown. And if this is what the new show is about, I thought the show was like, "Let's pick up these women who we love, who they are, who they've been, and like let them do their thing." They're already like censoring them and trying to like fit them into some like woke up. I'm not watching the show. And if the women were smart, they would rally around Jill and say, "Well, then none of us are doing the show." And not even because they care so much what Jill said. All of them are like marking themselves safe. I loved it. I loved

27:37 Okay. Well, we have to talk about the social media activity of all the women. If they were smart, they would say, "We're not doing this without Jill." cuz then the network can't do that to any of them. It's just like drop them because they did something wrong. Trust me, they're going to do something wrong. Lan in her costume, they're going to even when they're well-intentioned, they're going to mess up cuz that's just who they are and that's why we love them. And it would be smart of them to say, "Well, then there's no show without Jill because that will protect them all in the long run." If they start doing this, every time you mess up, you get knocked out, there will be no show if like if the show does move forward without Jill, I'm not watching it. I thought this was going to be like, let's let these women let it rip. For better, for worse. You know, you might not like everything they

28:17 say, but it will be interesting and they'll be themselves. If it's like this watered down like bravo, no thank you.

28:23 Well, you're 100% right about the women really not being a smart decision. I'm sure they were like, "Okay, as long as it's not me." And while that might serve them in the next 6 months, it sets a really bad tone for the show because these are all women. Of course, you know, thank you for reminding me about the costume, Lann's costume. Um, Ramona has a sorted history. So, um, it's just a matter of time before one of them, one other one of the other women is where Jill is at. And so, it's really not smart, but it was very interesting and I saw it all happening in real time. The social media activity of all the women, I don't think any of them were going to say anything about the halftime show. I doubt any of them watched it. Like, I don't think they go to Super Bowl parties. Like, they're not, you know, keeping up on current events. I don't think they gave a [ __ ] Um, and then they started to see the backlash to Jill

29:08 and you know now it's like well how do you feel about this? Before anyone even asked, Sonia was out there posting pictures with her Latino friends saying I love my Latino family. Um, Kelly Color and Ben Simone posted like a lot of quote

29:19 about like inclusion and love just sort of like leave me alone. This is, you know what I mean? Like a shield. And while maybe that worked for them today, it sets a really like dangerous precedent. And if they all did say, you know, this just leave Jill alone, it would have protected themselves from future um cancellations. So, it does feel like that maybe wasn't a smart move.

29:42 No, it's it's not a smart move. I I think this was so this was so crazy. I was shocked and I just know she's crushed.

29:52 Yeah. Because beyond her being excited to be back on TV, this like backend wise was a lot of her doing. I also thought like we were past this as a as a culture. Like this is like classic cancel culture.

30:04 Quilted is on TV. You can't hold an opinion that like differs from the group think or else you will lose your spot on the television show that hasn't even already aired. Like and you're getting it because of who you are. It's not like you're a nobody and oh you [ __ ] up before you even like but everyone knows who you are, what you're about and like you can't be yourself.

30:22 Yeah. I really I was so shocked by this that we're still in this like vicious cycle. It's so stupid. It serves nobody. You're allowed to not like the halftime show. You don't have to lose your job.

30:35 And Colton's on traders. And Colton's on traders. Like that's You know what? That's where I'm like actually for cancel culture. Like yeah, the man who's stalked his ex-girlfriend and put a tracker on his car. Like you could I could sunset you, you know? Like Yeah.

30:46 But it's really crazy. And plenty of people say like hateful, stupid things. Nothing.

30:54 Yeah, she didn't like the the halftime. It's It's insane. Yeah, it's really crazy.

30:59 And I know that when she posted that, she had no idea it was like this. I think she thought it was probably a hot cake. But I think that she thought like that's what they want from us. That's why we're back on TV. That's why people missed us because everybody else is so like watered down and scared and we're going to be like the brazen OGs. And I think I think she thought she was giving people what they want, even if it's not what they like themselves. But it's just like it's a hot take. It's very hot. Too hot.

31:22 Did you also see the Rooney uh new women like also marking themselves like their social media?

31:28 Oh my god. Yeah, it was really being like, I can't believe how much hate I'm getting from liking the Bad Bunny show.

31:33 Oh, that's what the influencers are doing. They like said something nice about Bad Bunny. Then they like find one comment of someone being like, I can't believe you liked it. And they're like,

31:41 "The hate I'm getting is not okay, you guys. It's so crazy." But I'm telling you, like the halftime show is now like a thing.

31:51 Well, I just want you guys to know like when I see a halftime show, if I like it, I'm going to tell you, and if I don't like it, I'm going to tell you.

31:56 Yeah. And it it really has no bearing on the um like on anything else other than like I'm here sat looking for entertained.

32:04 What? like and something else that she said about the halftime show which I felt a little bit but I just feel like that's just everything now is like the inappropriateness like of the grinding and stuff.

32:14 Yeah, we didn't watch it with the kids. It's not familyfriendly but I would I think everything is like that now.

32:19 Yes, that's not a bad bunny thing. That's like an entertainment that No. And I think like the bar for what's considered family friendly has sufficiently been lowered. Um

32:26 let's bring it back up. Yes, I agree because that's why I didn't watch it until Monday morning because it wasn't even on YouTube until Monday morning. All Sunday night I was looking to watch it but because we forgot to record it as I explained on our episode like yeah maybe a little more family friendliness I would appreciate that would just be convenient for me but I guess nobody else cares. And there's also like a standard

32:47 but also like so far gone like you know Chapel Rome showing up with her nipple that that actually Bad Bunny's performance was PG.

32:55 No, right. Right. So that's like I didn't see a nipple, right? And that's what I'm saying. Like our consideration is considerably lower, but that doesn't mean that like I would let my kid watch it,

33:04 right? So yeah, we waited. Um, so yeah, let's see what h I mean, I don't I don't think they're going to undo it. I think for the most part, but because the halftime show has been such a polarizing topic of conversation for the most part, people are glad that Jill there isn't like this, nobody is saying that this is crazy. They're like, "Yeah, serves her well." Well, cuz everybody's scared.

33:26 Yeah, maybe I should be more scared. I am scared. I don't I think it's so clear that this is so wrong.

33:34 And I feel like we always talk about how like sometimes when people are getting cancelled, you do sort of want to be like

33:38 nobody wants to defend the person getting jump on the sinking ship. Like you just are like, "Okay, it has nothing to do with me. Like I this is not my problem." But I don't know consc if we're going to talk about this story like

33:50 as a person with a conscience like I feel that this is wrong and she's allowed to not like a halftime show and I think this bodess ill for this next show that I no longer am interested in watching. Not even because of I love Jill so much and I don't like the other women. I just think then this is not the show I thought.

34:04 This is not the show I thought it was. Yeah. I thought it was like our crazy gals. You guys, they're literally six-year-old women who used to live in New York and they moved to Florida. Like what did you expect?

34:13 Right. So I thought that Yes. When they picked up the show, it was like, "We're leaning in 100%." And then the first sign of struggle, you're out. It's Yeah, it's very um lame weak

34:28 lame. Mhm. Are you ready for our next story? A little Olympics news. Olympian Sterome Leide holds back tears as he admits to an affair in live television interview after his medal win. So a Norwegian bathlete won the bronze medal at the Winter Olympics, but he admitted to fumbling a gold medal woman during an emotional interview after his victory.

34:51 He also fumbled a gold medal because bronze is not gold. Right. Right. So during his post game interview, he became mournful and tearfully admitted to cheating on his romantic partner. He said, "There is someone I wanted to share this with who might not be watching today. He said he met the love of his life six months prior and then three months ago made the biggest mistake of his life and was unfaithful. All of this in an interview. Um

35:15 he's getting choked up. Yeah. He said that he came out about his infidelity about a week ago. So it's like sort of dicey where things stand with his lady love.

35:23 Yeah. They're very much in like the figuring it out phase. And he thought like this grand gesture might help.

35:27 I think it would help. Well, she said um like no, please excuse me from this narrative I one in which I never asked to be a part of. Like I don't think she's enjoying like seriously being embarrassed on a world stage.

35:36 Yeah. But I think this is him taking accountability on the world stage. Now like

35:40 No, but now everyone knows like if they end up together that like he cheated on her.

35:43 Okay. But like people have been through that. Look at Jelly Roll and his wife. Did he cheat on her?

35:49 Yeah. How do you know that? That's a part of their story. Oh, okay. I think we were reported on it like mere weeks ago.

35:54 And it clearly stuck with you and not with you. No, not at all. Um, the part of their story that stuck with me is that

36:00 what I'll say though them. Yeah. Like I don't want to get into it. Okay. What I'll say about this though is like they were dating for 3 months before he cheated on her. Like you could like that's really really bad.

36:11 Is it? Isn't it worse to cheat on someone you've been with for 3 years? No. I feel like by then you could be like we were roommates. Like when you're in 3 months it's like the honey. Like what?

36:18 Well, in 3 months it's like well I didn't know if we were like still Oh, I guess I guess

36:23 I just feel like this relationship is a wash and we should just start over. It's only 3 months of your life.

36:27 I just want to say like looking on the bright side, even though I think cheating after 3 months like you you stand no chance of being lying for half of it cuz it was a six-month relationship. You cheated 3 months in and it just came to a head.

36:39 Yeah. No, it's still your toasters. This is also kind of like lovebombing to then make this grand gesture. On the other hand, like I do feel like he's taking accountability in the biggest way he possibly can, like by owning out his mistakes on the world's largest stage. I just know that interviewer felt so weird. Like so awkward. I didn't know where the conversation was going. Yeah. And it's not like they're this famous couple. Like nobody knows her, nobody knows him.

37:05 It's just really awkward. I feel awkward for everyone, but like mostly the girl who was or I don't know who it was, a man or a woman like interviewing the athlete.

37:14 I feel bad for like the person who got cheated on, of course, then embarrassed.

37:18 Embarrassed. Maybe had to tell her family, but not all her friends. She was just like, "It didn't work out." And then they're like, "Oh,

37:25 Slava leg." Oh, he cheated on her. Sterlom. Crazy. What a weirdo. I did not I think there are people who might have found this like grand gesture romantic ick for me like yucky.

37:43 I don't know. You know what I need to know about Sterless past like and I just want to say it might have given me less of an ick if he won gold

37:50 for sure. And we don't talk enough about how I think he could have won gold with all of this on his mind though.

37:54 I don't think we talk enough about and this is someone you know coming from someone who's quite literally never won any sort of athletic challenge in her entire life. It is really weird that the Olympics like you get an award for losing because in any other sport like you come in second it's you it's called being a loser. Um whereas you know you're coming in third and you get a medal. It's really crazy.

38:13 Yeah. No, I mean third best in the world. Yeah. pretty good for all we know. Like I could be eighth best, you know?

38:22 I just need Stera. Like I need to know more about Stera. Does he have like what's his dating history, cheating history? Like maybe he

38:29 is this a pattern? Did he make like did he seriously make a mistake and like this lady is the love of his life and like he's going to do everything to win her back,

38:37 right? Like you need all this information. I need no more. Like I want no part of this. I feel deeply uncomfortable. I'm sorry that that happened and wishing you all the best. I'm team Stera.

38:48 Um I'm team USA, you know. I'm team Utah. I'm team um Ilia. Ilia. Yeah, I'm team UT Jake.

38:57 I'm team Jake. Are you ready for our next story? Some exciting biz music news for Britney Spears. She is going

39:05 really quickly. Do we not have Nancy got three updates? Oh, you know. Oh, sorry. I meant to choose the um the ring the nest doorbell.

39:12 And then they also took someone into custody. They took someone into custody. Yes. The guy this morning did an interview being like, I have no idea who these people are. They brought me in. They didn't even ask me questions and then let me go. It's giving like performance.

39:23 Well, apparently he was in some way tied to the Bitcoin address that was in the ransom not.

39:28 So, he's a delivery driver. Um, he seemed like a really nice guy. I actually felt really bad.

39:32 No, he didn't even know who Savannah got was. He said he wasn't watching news and he's like out here giving interviews. Like, I don't believe he's involved. Um, okay.

39:41 It seems like this investigation is like up and I feel or it's being purposely derailed because I did fall down a rabbit hole.

39:48 Oh, please share anything remotely hopeful. So, you know, Savannah Guthrie was the person to interview um Virginia I want to say her name is Virginia Wolf, but that's the

40:00 that's the old timey author. Yeah. But um the Epstein victim who really blew the case.

40:05 Sorry. Guffrey Guffrey Virginia. Virginia. Okay, the Epstein victim who like really blew the case wide open. Now, if you're on Epstein talk, which I unfortunately am, um it was kind of this breakthrough interview. I think Savannah maybe continued um her correspondences with Virginia. Virginia has since passed, of course. Very suspicious. Um and perhaps this has something to do with that. Now, if you're in on the Epstein files, like of course this has Epstein written all over it. If you're not in the Epstein files, you sound like a crazy conspiracy theorist. Like everything is Epste. Everything is Epste.

40:42 Everything is Epstein. What they were doing was worse than you even could have possibly imagined. You like And when you hear things about what's in the Epstein files, you're like, "Well, you're obviously all crazy conspiracy theorists." It's not.

40:52 No, it's not. So, this could be Epstein coded. And I just want to say if I go missing, anything happens to me. I have no plans to take my own life. I'm happy. I'm healthy. And I'm not suffering from any sort of mental illnesses.

41:02 So, they just think her association to Virginia like makes she knows something. Maybe she was actively working on a report. You know, she is like an investigative journalist.

41:09 Yeah. So that's what the Epstein talk people think. Back to Epstein. Well, because this is giving just like gross incompetence. You're arresting some rando.

41:18 Yeah. But also with nothing and the thing you released to the public is two men or a man in a ski mask.

41:22 Yeah. And they so they did re release surveillance footage which I was saying like since they had and I was like, "Oh, maybe they know something and they don't want to share how much they know." But now they're like pleading to the public if you know anything about this.

41:32 This masked individual. Like we literally have eyebrows to go off of. Yeah. And

41:35 and the delivery driver had totally different eyebrows. Yeah. Yeah. It's giving they have nothing.

41:40 It's not a lot. I know. And Savannah's Instagram just like keeps like I thought there was like So the FBI is involved like the local police. So you would think that like there's a lot going on. Now I'm of the mind that like they know nothing.

41:53 I thought there was a moment where it was like on the press the video that she made like we would like to celebrate her. It felt like

42:00 they knew something. Nothing. No, I I don't know. And Joey Kamasa said it best. Where the hell is Nancy?

42:07 Yeah. Where the hell is Nancy? It's not funny anymore. It was never funny. It was never funny.

42:13 But like Vanish without a trace. So freaky. Yeah. And every major law enforcement is on this. The whole country.

42:20 I was watching the Olympics and they stopped the Olympics broadcast with an NBC breaking news alert.

42:25 And what was the alert? And I was like, "Oh my god, they found Nancy." Cuz it said Nancy got through. So I knew they were about to say something. man has been taken into custody and we have the ring footage. Like it was like that was it and it was

42:39 and it was nothing. Nothing. That's That's not good. Mhm. Um Britney Spears. Yeah. Sorry. Back

42:48 back. Yeah. She No, no. I'm glad that you brought it up though because I meant to discuss it because yesterday was the most news we've had in a few days.

42:54 Um Britney Spears has sold her music rights to Primary Wave. So Britney Spears has sold off some of her rights tied to her catalog of music to company Primary Wave. sources confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter. With the deal, she sells off a stake in one of the most iconic cataloges in modern pop music. Currently unknown is how much they spent on the rights, though TMZ, which first reported news of the sale, suggested it was comparable to Justin Bieber's $200 million sale in 2023.

43:18 Um, I'm really relieved. I because I do I know people worry about Britney in like a lot of different aspects. I worry about her financially. Like this is a person who was really like run dry by the people in her life like lawyers, her father, her family, like everyone. the conservatorship was just like a scam for people to take her money. And it's my belief that while she was freed from her conservatorship, she had like very little money. Um, and I think the book that her book deal was like a huge thing like helped her live for a little bit, but I think she lives like a big lifestyle. Um, so I worry about her financially amongst other things. So I do think 200 million like is desperately needed and I'm glad for that. Although I hope this isn't a decision that she would come to regret because I don't believe she's in like a very sound state of mind. I don't think she would come to Reddit as long as they paid top dollar

44:00 and if she got around 200 million. I just hope that she has some sort of like adviser, business manager so she's not just like spending it on crystals or whatever like

44:09 Hollywood people earn their money on. Um, and that it will be like spent wisely

44:15 on rent. Um, and I think this is also great for the culture because I don't think she'll be doing much in the way of like

44:21 new music, putting out anything like using her old music, but now like we could get a Britney Spears movie. We could like it could be in commercials. Like it will just be back in the ze. So I think it's like a win for everyone and hopefully like they use her music well and she uses the money well. She need money. We need music. Good for me.

44:39 This might be like a crazy question. Do you think her music is worth more or less than Justin Bieber? I think more.

44:48 Yeah, actually. Yeah, but she didn't sell her whole steak. So, what? She sold like a portion of it or like just some of the music?

44:57 Yeah. Like a couple songs or like 50% of each song? Right. Right. I feel like it's 50% of each song.

45:03 Great. So that hopefully they can like Yeah. put it in commercials and movies and she can continue to have passive income. Like I think she doesn't have a lot of revenue streams. No. So, if there's someone out here owning half of her music and putting it on random commercials in China and she gets a mailbox money, I think that's great.

45:18 Yeah. In addition to 200 mil. Oh. In addition to a lump sum. Mhm. Always take the lump sum.

45:23 But there needs to be advi an adviser. Yeah. There needs to be systems in place so that she doesn't end up where she was last time. Cuz when you are like in a vulnerable mental state like people in Hollywood like they circle like vultures.

45:34 Yeah. Plus she likes to, you know, go on vacation. She lives well. That Britney Spears that Britney S. Pierce.

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52:02 Ancel Elgort is a new papa. I forgot about Ancel Elgort, right? But he's been, as we should, you know,

52:10 becoming a father. So, Anel with the ballerina. No, no, the ballerina came across my TikTok quite recently. She like tours all over the world with like this fancy Russian troop. She's Russian. Um, and she's like a serious ballerina. Like the type of ballerina they made center stage about. You know,

52:28 Vetta, right? Sorry. What did I call her? No. No. I was just trying to recall. Yeah. Bleta. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. She's gorgeous. Gorgeous girl. Yeah.

52:33 Um I don't believe that they're still together. Can we just double check that? She sort of left with a whisper.

52:38 Wouldn't you? Wouldn't you? If your long-term boyfriend was accused of what he was accused though for sure, but it was with a whisper, not with a bang.

52:47 Well, let's see. Who's the mother of this child? Oh, I guess we don't know. But he took to

52:51 It's not Vetta. It's not disclosed that they're But I'm fairly certain that they're not.

52:55 Okay. So, he posted like a a beautiful shot of him with a baby um saying, "Fatherhood is exhilarating, exhausting. It's everything and more."

53:02 Can I say the present feels more present and the future feels brighter. He wakes up all night and yet I've never felt stronger during the day.

53:13 He goes from crying such a dad thing to say. Totally. It's like I'm up all night but I'm so tough during the day. Meanwhile, sleeps through the night. You know,

53:20 he goes from crying to laughing expressing everything he feels and it's freed me to do the same. I wanted to keep it sacred just for us, but now I want to share the story with you as it's the brightest, happiest thing I've ever experienced. I hope it brings you happiness, too. So much love, Anel.

53:34 Well, that's great. Um, just don't rape, you know, like that. All that's great.

53:41 That's great. Don't rape. That's sort of my advice and that's all good and well. Congrats. Um, and I like what we've done as a society. Like I feel the Me Too movement was a grossly performative movement where no real change in Hollywood was enacted. It was just a way for celebrities to feel good about themselves. I mean there are still like so many predators in place and it's really not a safe place for young women. Um but the Me Too movement ate down with Ancel Elgort although I don't feel like that was like the institutional Hollywood. It was the internet like the like

54:14 it was the audience cuz he was still in Westside Story but then no one went to see it and then it was like oh maybe we can't keep putting Ancel in our movies because no one will see them.

54:22 Yeah. Rapists don't make good actors. Actually, the audience has spoken. Yeah, loved that. Like, yeah, the the community ate down with that. I literally forgot about him.

54:32 No, same. But people were so shocked that he reappeared yesterday as a father. Masletove.

54:38 Simmontove and Masletove. Moving on. Moving on to our fifth and final story. Oh, it actually shouldn't have been fifth and final. Obviously, didn't or the stories this morning. Tom Brady grabbed a fist full of licks.

54:50 Does she? at Super Bowl licks. I just want to say it wasn't a fistful. Like there are ways to grab asses.

54:55 Tom Brady graze the licks. I want to say Super Bowl licks. The word is a caress. Like cuz it was

55:01 Tom Brady caress the licks. It's Super Bowl licks. Love that. It was a bit of a caress. It was like it was honestly so middle school. Like when it's like

55:10 really middle schoolers are not that smooth. I thought it was very smooth. Put my hand on your waist. Oops. I touch your booty.

55:16 Yeah. So tired. He did the yawn. Yeah. know he um and shout out to the person who was standing within 6 in of them and didn't give a [ __ ] right?

55:24 Like literally phone up, not even trying to be sly. Um so these two are obviously like this isn't the second time they've seen each other. They've definitely hung out between

55:34 in between New Year's and Super Bowl. Yeah. Um I just I really I was so It's so shocking. It's so great for Alexer. I can't I couldn't think higher of her if I wanted to, you know, like every time I set a goal for her, she just outgo me. The way this makes me think so like gross of Tom Brady, like he has kids close in age to Alex Earl. Um, it's just so funny how the mind works, you know?

56:02 Yeah. Yeah. Well, you had told me about the tush grab and then you saw it and what were sort of feelings came to mind?

56:09 Um, it was definitely intimate and it's it's definitely real. Yes. you know. Um, now

56:14 this was also at like an unofficial Super Bowl party. Like it was a private event. It wasn't a branded event. So, they were just like really kind of behind closed doors like feeling safe. They didn't know there was like a paparazzo right behind them.

56:23 I just can't believe like he's going forward with this despite like the reaction

56:27 which yeah was overwhelmingly negative for him. Which was why I said to Olivia like maybe he really likes her so much that he doesn't care what people think because like it's not going to stop him from following his heart.

56:38 I feel like that could definitely be the case because what's not to like? She's amazing. I love her. I have a crush on her. Like she's so everything.

56:48 And as Olivia said, like they're both goats in their field, right? They have a lot in common

56:51 with just being the greatest. The greatest athletes of Turlandia. Yeah. Gold winning um Olympic athletes representing the land of Turlandia. I honestly just couldn't believe what I was seeing when I saw the ters. Like

57:04 Yeah. He's so little. He's so big. It's really a dream. It's what a smut novel is made of, you know?

57:10 Yeah. It's been a while since we've had like such a shocking couple. Yeah. Who comes to mind as

57:16 like Hiller and Travis when you see it it's like no like like Pete and Kim. Yeah. Like you hear about it but then you see it

57:22 and I'm like that can't be. But it is. And I'm still in that phase of that can't be.

57:28 Yeah. No, I've sort of settled a little bit. Like I'm I understand what Alex is doing better than Alex does. You know, like this is obviously not the great love of her life. They will not be having children together. He's merely a stepping stone for her.

57:39 Well, now that you've said that, they will. Yeah, because I I'm like low-key a terrible predictor.

57:43 Same. Yeah, but that's because I'm just a girl, you know? Yeah. People who are obsessed with like I predicted that. Like, okay. Like, okay, good for you. I The internet is obsessed with like predictability culture being like I predicted that like this was going to happen. It's like, well, yeah, obviously. Like, it's also like so obvious what they predicted.

58:00 Yeah. But yeah, they'll be like, I called it that so and so was pregnant. They've been married for like a number of years and have expressed a desire to have children.

58:09 Okay. Yeah. And what did you get for that? I'm just like obsessed. Okay, look. I'm I feel like I'm I'm the antidote to predictable culture. Like I got it wrong.

58:18 Your predictions? Yeah. Yeah. Although I did predict what you're predicting Kelsey Ballerini is going to have a baby this year.

58:25 Oh, it's not going. Did I say that? You did. We didn't talk about how they um broke up.

58:30 They broke up and clearly because they broke up like it was news Monday, but Olivia was here and I wasn't going to do that to her.

58:34 And also um they broke up like in a matter of 12 hours. Sunday she was at the Grammys on the red carpet like talking about her renaissance with Chase and being like, you know, I just believe in love and whatever. Like I know this is messy. We're keeping it off the internet. Like I'm sorry. And I was like, okay. That night she's with Maline Klein. They're posting pictures. Her and Maline Klein both unfollow him that night. And then that Monday morning it's reported like it literally happened.

59:00 What do you think happened? I have no [ __ ] idea. Maybe her and Meline like compared notes of an overlap. Maybe like Meline had some information that Kelsey didn't know about. Or maybe he reached out to Meline in like a sexy type of way. And of course, Maline being the girls girl that she is.

59:12 No. Or like Meline saw him with another girl on set and was like, "Oh, I thought you guys were broken up and it was this day." And she was like, "Wait, no, we were together that day. He was telling me this, that, and this." I like that. Yeah, 100%. It's that.

59:21 So, I take back my prediction that Kelsey Valerie is going to have a baby this year. My bad. Um, no, but I did correctly. Remember we just made that video of things I predicted?

59:28 Oh, Tom and Alex Earl. Oh, so I am right when it counts. Okay. Yeah, the big ones. Yeah, but also it's only February. maybe still could have a or I not have a baby. Sorry. Pregnant.

59:39 Okay. I'm taking that one back. Yeah, that's that was sort of contingent on her and Chase working it out

59:45 and like I don't want to like speculate for her. Like it's an annoying thing to say. I'm sorry. I take it back.

59:52 Yeah, that's weird that we said that in 2026. Like I would think we're so evolved.

59:56 I'm not like Okay. I'm not I am not evolved past like certain things, you know?

1:00:02 No, but you are like I wish Yeah. I'm toxic. Like I want Taylor and Travis to have a baby. Taylor I think like that's something she wants for her life. I'm not putting pressure on her. I just think it's something she wants.

1:00:11 Yeah. Yeah. But I think we put a little pressure on Kelsey. And I don't even know why I said that. Like I sometimes I just say stuff you guys like mariachi, you know. And I said I would never say that word again. So starting now.

1:00:23 You can say mariachi all you want. Just don't say that Lady Gaga did mariachi. Yeah.

1:00:28 But you could do mariachi. And I just want to say like I know that mariachi like is exclusively Mexican and I was like in it was like a Latin performance and people think only like Mexican people are Latin. Like no I'm not [ __ ] stupid. Like I just said the wrong word. It happens all the time.

1:00:41 But it's not that deep. Like it's not that deep. I've been saying the word precarious like a lot. And

1:00:46 you've been saying precocious when you mean precarious. Yes. Thank you. See again. You did it again.

1:00:50 And you know but it is quite precocious. You know precarious but it's also precocious.

1:00:55 Well it depends what we're talking about. And I feel as though when we're speaking of it, it's in an extremely precocious nature.

1:01:02 Well, that means we're like being very uh arudite in the manner in which we're speaking.

1:01:09 We're being arudite. I couldn't have said it better myself. Title. What does arudite mean? And

1:01:16 precocious. And let me say this is how we spell arerodite. This is how I think you spell ariodite.

1:01:24 Having or showing great knowledge or learning. Show me what it starts with. E or A?

1:01:29 E. Okay. E U. No. Oh, [ __ ] E R. Mhm. I No. Y. No. E. No. O. No. R. Arudite. U.

1:01:46 U. Okay. E. R. U. D. T. Yeah. Oh. Arudite. And precocious. Oh, I know how to spell precocious. P R E.

1:01:57 No, I was going to give you the meaning. Cautious. C A U T I O U S. Was that right?

1:02:03 Sorry, I wasn't listening. P R E. C A U T I O U S. No, precautious. No, that's precautious.

1:02:09 Is that a different word? If it's a word P R E C O C I O U S. Precocious. Wait.

1:02:16 And it's a child. C O C I O U S. That's wrong. It's having to do with a child like being uh indicative of early development, certain abilities earlier age than usual, advanced.

1:02:31 I really actually feel like I don't need to know what precocious means cuz to me it means precocious, you know.

1:02:36 Yeah. I love Did you ever um have a spelling bee? I don't think so. Just in like my dreams, you know?

1:02:42 Yeah, I had a spelling bee once and the way I remember what word I got out on waranti.

1:02:47 No, I hate the word so much because of it. Like don't ever use it. Um, benevolent.

1:02:55 You don't feel benevolence towards the word. Ve n v o l e n t. Benevolent. Yeah, I

1:03:03 think I did like volent va. You know, I was so [ __ ] It's fine. That wasn't your destiny was to be a spelling be champion.

1:03:09 Certainly not. But I did watch a lot of Achila and the be growing up. Um, so I like I understood the importance of knowing how to spell.

1:03:15 Yeah. I'm not an amazing speller. You don't need to be. Not in this day and age with technology and all,

1:03:22 right? Like the same way that you don't need to be like amazing at math because everyone has a calculator.

1:03:26 Yeah. You don't need to be a good speller. There's auto check. What's Yeah, you just have to be like still a good talker.

1:03:32 You be a good person. A good thinker. Not even. You just have to be a good person.

1:03:36 That's so hard for these [ __ ] [ __ ] telling me. Not us. No, we're the good girls.

1:03:43 I love that. Thanks so much, you guys. What a great show. I've had an amazing time being here with you all today. Thank you so much. Really talented we are. Love you. Bye. Leave a message about make it nice.

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Jackson Claude (Host), Ty Lou (Guest).

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The discussion centers around a light-hearted morning show that highlights key topics and features an Olympic athlete from the small nation of Turtlandia. The hosts engage in humorous banter about cultural references, sporting achievements, and personal insights, showcasing a blend of entertainment and relatable experiences while emphasizing the importance of representation for young people in…

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