Transcript of Battle of the Pop Girlies: Monday, September 30th, 2024

Good morning, millennials.

Welcome back to the toast and happy Monday. Like it is what it is. Let's just get it over with, you know, just. The only way out is through rip.

Off the band aid. However, now sitting and reflecting upon the week, it's actually not a regular degular week for us swirlies.

Not for the jewish swirlies. Yes.

And for the toasters by osmosis, because Rosh Hashanah is this end of this week. So we'll be off Thursday and Friday celebrating the chag, which is very exciting. It's the start of the jewish new year. New beginnings. The hill's new beginnings.

Should old acquaintance be forgotten, they need to make that version in Hebrew for Rosh Hashanah. That song is so good.

Yeah. Even though that's, like, the official New Year's song, it has no place at the Rosh Hashanah table.

Well, if they did a hebrew transliteration, no translation, then I think we can make space for it. What do you think?

I think that would be beautiful. But we do have a lot of songs. You know, I feel like the religion, the jewish religion, is, like, all set on songs.

Yeah. And it's hard to talk about, because the way there's, like, a word to describe those types of songs, I don't know if it's, like, a Yiddish or a hebrew word. And it sounds like it has a lot of similar letters to, like, a bad word in English.

Oh, I was gonna say smear out.

Oh, smirot is good too.

I was gonna say, I know what now I know what you're gonna say. Let's stick with smear oat.

Okay.

But it's the same thing.

But it's, like, an important word in our culture. And it's just unfortunate that it sounds like, in English, like a slur, but it's literally not. It's. I don't know if it's Yiddish or Hebrew. Just, like, unfortunate things, you know, I.

Think for, you know, maybe some christians, the word, like, it's like, hymns almost.

Yes, yes.

Also. Or little diddies.

I never heard that before.

Like, a ditty is a little song.

I don't know. Well, in Yiddish Hebrew, it's niggu.

Oh, you really just want to say it.

Well, it's a beautiful word in our culture. Like, I like it. Two things can be true.

Say it.

No, I'm not saying it, but it's pronounced n I g g o o n. Like goon at the end of. So lots to talk about. I've actually made a list because I didn't want to forget. Right, right.

There is a lot to talk about.

Few things. First is just really horrible weekend for, like, a lot of states. And I want to, like, send love. Although I don't even think the people listening who live in those areas can hear this. There's no power. Like the Carolinas, Florida, Tennessee. Like, the videos, like, full towns being completely underwater. So sad.

So sad. I feel like sending love. Of course, though they're probably not hearing this, but more so, like, spreading awareness. I feel like my journey to understanding, like, what's going on in these parts of the country. Like, it hasn't been as, like, mainstream as you would think. And I've been seeing people posting. I'm like, wait, that's. Why am I just seeing it from Instagram? Writing partner.

Like, how come I'm not seeing from Lauren Lane?

Oh, okay. Also good. No, but I saw, like, Nico posted Luke's writing partner, who's, like, from a small town in North Carolina was like, my town is gone.

No. It's so sad.

I don't know why that's where I'm hearing it from. So I feel like people are, like, slowly starting to understand the devastation, but I do feel like it needs a bit more of a spotlight.

Yeah. Like, the very few videos that have come out of, like, full suburban town, it's just completely underwater. People's homes, like, literally floating. Floating down a river. Like a whole ass house. So sad. There are tons of places to donate. Like, thankfully, Instagram has been, like, the place where I'm hearing most about it, so just devastated and sending, like, you can't even hear this. But I hope everyone who lives in that part of the town, I mean, of the country, is okay.

Yeah, I think it'll be a while before we know.

Yeah. The truth.

Because it's, like, between mountains, it's impossible to get to those places. They're like one road towns. One road in, one road out. And that road is gone. So the only way to get there is, like, via helicopter. It's going to be a while before we understand, like, what's happened.

I saw whole ass bridges, like, just floating down rivers. So sad. So just wanted to talk about that quickly. I watched a lot of tv this weekend that I do want to talk about, and I'm not going to spoil it, but I do want to talk about. Nobody wants this. The new Aaron foster show that I had heard a lot about. And I'm not going to lie, I watched it, and before I shared, like, on social media, I gave it, like, four or five episodes because I wanted to have, like, a full wealth, because I'm like. So I can. I can acknowledge that I'm definitely, like, sensitive to, like, media representation and, like, very, like, of Judaism and probably more critical than the average person. And after I watched eight total episodes, and after, like, the fourth episode, I made, like, an official decree that, like, it passed my test for, you know, representation of Judaism. Now, of course, like, could I nitpick a couple of things? Yes. But overall, I thought it was so good. Like, the show itself is super cute. Like, rom.com vibes. Adam Brody is just everything in this world. And I feel like he did a really good job of, like, representing this, like, young, modern, conservative rabbi.

And it was really good. Like, I still have two more episodes. But all in all, I think the show is being really well received. And, you know, Erin Foster is a convert to Judaism. And I feel like she really respects Judaism. Like, she took her conversion really seriously. And I think that really comes through on the show, especially during times like this. Like these where, like, I. You know, you have to be extra careful. I really feel like she did a good job. And Ben and I, we were first, like, the first couple of episodes, we're like, does this pass the Bechdel test? You know? And there was a scene. I forget what. Oh, they did, like, a little Shabbat dinner at a restaurant. They took, like, a bread basket, two candles from, like, the tables. And it was just like, I think a really good representation of Jews. Like, assimilated Jews, Jews who, like, live in LA. And you might not know. Cause they're not dressed like a super religious jews. I thought it was really good. And, like, from a show perspective, entertainment perspective, like, super cutesy Jonah from Veep is in it.

He's far and away the best character. Like, he's.

He always is.

He's so fucking funny. And they cover a lot of, like, classic jewish things. There's, like, a weekend where they spend at Camp Chaverim, which is like a. Like a jewish sleepaway camp. And it's so perfect. Like, it's classic. There's also, like, the rabbis in, like, an intramural basketball league with his jewish friends. Like, literally Ben. Ben was cracking up. Like, really nailed a lot of, like, the cultural things. You know what? I really liked it. I think you would like it, too.

I'm gonna watch it because everyone's talking about it. And this is our bucket.

Oh, and the main characters are sisters who host a podcast. Like, not me thinking it was about me. Even though it's literally about the foster.

Sisters, Kristen and Sarah. Except she didn't marry a rabbi.

No. And so when I first heard the show was coming out, I liked the concept, but I almost wished they didn't make him a rabbi. They just made him, like, a devout jew, you know? And this is my biggest compliment of the show, is that I think a lot of times when you talk about Jews who are insistent about marrying and dating within their faith, there's never really an explanation for it. It just sounds like we're Jews and we don't like other people. Right. We hate everyone when it's so much deeper than that. It's integral to our existence, and it's not this non exclusive thing. It's important and it's for our survival. And I felt like it wasn't that they didn't like Kristen Bell because she wasn't jewish, because they hate non Jews. I felt like, not necessarily that it was explained, but it didn't come off as, like, for no reason, you know? Like, Jews just need to marry Jews. Cause we only like each other. Like, that's so not it. It would be nice if we could all marry whoever we wanted. Like, there wasn't this existential threat all the time. Like, it would be nice.

It would be nice.

So that's probably what I liked most about it, was that, like, there was an understanding as to why, like, his parents were disappointed. Like, his, you know, what their grandfather went through. Like, I felt like it was not necessarily explained, like, for dummies, but it didn't come off where I think it sometimes can come off as, like, jews are very insular and we, like, hate other people and we only wanna marry within each other. That's really not what it is. We marry within each other to ensure our survival.

Right? Amongst other things. But, yeah, no, it'll be interesting to see how they approach that.

I feel like Erin's respect and love for Judaism and love for her husband and her husband's family. I feel like it really came through while also being like, a cutesy, fun rom comi show.

Yeah.

With great music.

Okay, great. I'm gonna watch it. I had to do so much reading this weekend. My weekend was, like, kind of just, you know, not as much reading. We had sickness in the home, so I was just, like, making soup.

I heard. I heard somebody was going around farting on your pillows.

Nobody was going around farting on my pillows. I heard it was me that perhaps maybe when I was at your house.

Oh, my God, totally.

So it was just a home. Like, we were just home the entire weekend, which was, honestly really nice. A lot of playing, but no tv, and I had to read for the redheads. We're recording today. It was my book. Have you been reading it? Husbands and lovers?

Yeah. I literally read, like, the first five pages. I told you I'm in a place in my life I cannot read.

I'm really excited for the episode. I feel like people are not gonna expect my thoughts.

You hated it.

I didn't hate it. I just, like, I thought it was weak sauce chilling, and it was my pick, so usually, you know, you're very lied, but I I'm not attached to that. Like, the other girls are. Like, I can be real, everyone, so, like, protective over their choices.

In my book club, it's the same. Like, even if your book is the worst, like, you will die on the hill. But being, like, it wasn't that bad.

What's even crazier is everybody loves this book. The red, the people, the readers, like, the host. It has great reviews. So for me to be the one who chose it, who should like it the most, and everybody likes it. So if I said I liked it, like, I just. I sound like everybody else. For me to probably be the one who's gonna be the most critical, it's gonna be a shock to the system.

Wow. Another scandal hitting the redheads community yet again.

The redheads are quite scandalous, and also, we haven't recorded since Dayna gave birth, so we're gonna get her birth story.

Oh, my God, you guys. The craziest thing, I keep saying this. The craziest thing happened in Dana's delivery room that you have to hear from her mouth to believe.

Yeah. So all that's going down today. The episode will be up on Thursday. Check out the redheads. It's great. It's the only thing keeping me reading, so thank you, redheads.

Honestly, that's amazing, because I read the first two, three chapters, and I actually really was enjoying it, and I put it down, and I never picked it back up. I'm very much in my tv watching era, which, you know what? It's probably better for my job, so I just need to lean into the tv era. I feel like there was literally a whole ass year where I didn't watch tv. I'm back.

Everything comes in waves.

It's so true.

You've got to follow the current.

Not only am I in my tv watching binge era, I am also very much in my Sabrina Carpenter era, which I was before last night. But I absolutely. Have to take a minute to just sing the praises of this queen like Jackie. And I just was looking up.

You have the floor. Take all the time you need, Jackie.

I was just looking it up because I'm like, you have to go. But she's only playing Orlando and Tampa.

I know the furthest south she's coming is Orlando. She's not coming further south to South Florida. Margo said that maybe she'll add more tour dates. Cause I think her tour selling well.

Yeah.

And I looked at it, the dates, but, like, to not even come to Miami.

Like, girl, is she going to, like, dallas?

Not when I'm gonna be there. I looked for that, too.

Okay, because let me tell you how fucking amazing it was. And you know me, like, I like things, but I am always critical. Like, I don't have. Actually. I don't like her shoes, but, like, I, like, they were made in shoes. They actually were. I was. I saw them on TikTok, like, leading up to the shows because people were posting, like, the opening nights. This is only the fifth show of the tour. I'm like, oh, that's interesting. Like, choice of shoes. Besides for, like, you know, she wears her big boots that I love, like, platform shirt girly. There's, like a whole. There's three acts and there's a whole act where she wear these, like, tap jazz shoes. I'm like, what the hell are these? Whatever. It's so not important. The show. Let me tell you, like, disney, they know how to churn out stars, from the vocals to the dancing to the lights to the set. Like, I. The whole thing. And what are we always saying? She has the most unique point of view. Right? Her esthetics are always matching her clothes, her graphics. Like, there is this very fluid, feminine, and that was so clear in the show.

Like, the sets, the graphics, they were hysterical. She's very, like, funny, but it was all like a fifties very, like, I love Lucy. The screens, it was like a short and sweet tv. So cute. The. The feathers, the lingerie. Like, it was so feminine and so beautiful and sexy. And Margo and I were talking afterwards because, you know, she. I feel like she does target, like, a younger demographic. And there were, like, td boppers around me, but it was actually an older crowd than I had anticipated. I thought it was literally gonna be like, you know, when I was at Olivia Rodrigo, these girls, like, screaming, crying into their Snapchat. Like, crying, like, not even watching the show, watching themselves cry on Snapchat. And I would say it's a little bit older which I think is good. I think she very intentionally wants, like, an older audience. Cause a lot of her music is very innuendos and mature.

It's a bit mature.

The show was so incredible. Like, her voice is next level. Like, she can belt, she can high voice, she can do it. All the songs. I only did it, and I'm not even, like, a die hard.

Actually.

I listened to her whole. I will say, like, I'm a really big fan, but I didn't know about two or three songs. Like, older ones. The joy, like, everything. She's so cute. She's so happy. Everything was colorful and positive. Like, she was having the time of her life on that stage, like, literally. And she was so proud to have sold out Madison Square Garden. And, like, she just kept thanking everyone. Like, really genuinely. She put on such a show and, you know, the tickets were so hard to get. Shout out to Remy bader for giving me her extra ticket. Like, literally, so nice.

What were you gonna do if not? I didn't realize you were going with remitria.

I was going with remitria. Well, I was planning on either buying or I was gonna see the landscape. And she was like, oh, I have a ticket. Do you wanna go? And I was like, fuck, yes. So I didn't even have to do any work.

I saw amazing at home cooking. I was like, damn. Didn't get the invite.

Ben literally sent me a text, send videos. I like her, too.

Claudia, the whole night after the concert, I'm hearing the concert, the concert from my husband's phone, watching you and Margot Morris. Like, yeah, he's obsessed.

It was really hard to get tickets. Like, Margo and I had to separate. Margot went. Like, we. It was kind of every man for themselves. I saw somebody. It was literally Eris tour vibes. Like someone was selling a ticket, like, a decent ticket for, like, $150,000. Like, really crazy. She only did one show in New York. She's so mega. And, like, it was just so exciting to see someone, like, at that level. Like, who a was truly grateful for it, right? Like, she couldn't believe everything that was happening to her. And she kept saying that, like, this year has been just a dream come true to do it. Like, really. I think. I don't think she. I think she gets to make all the decisions in her career. Like, everything she puts out is something she wrote and that she feels passionate about. And just. It's also joyful and it's also positive and fun and dancey. Like, it was just. It was like, I left feeling so happy. That's how you should leave a concert.

Like, I love that. Bring back joy. As we've said, this is what I've been. Well, I've been trying to tell everyone about Sabrina, and I feel good that you guys are getting it, but it's important to have, like, positive role models who are cheery, who are happy, who are inspiring people to feel that same way and not just, like, soaking up each other's misery.

Now, there is one thing that happened at the show that I, like, I really did not like. And I think, like, you really won't like it either. It was weird.

Well, I don't. As of right now, I'm not going. So tell me.

Okay, so, like, the whole show is, like, very sexy, but, like, in a really tasteful way. Cause Margot was, like, wow, it was so sexy. And, like. Yeah, she was, like, on a bed.

Like, I'm trying to tell you guys, Sabrina is raunchy. Yeah.

But it wasn't, like. I feel, like, a lot of sexiness. Like, in music, it's like, grabbing your crotch. Right? Like, she wasn't doing that. She was, like, very, like, the way. Yes. Sensual and not so overt. Like, yeah, she was laying in a bed, but, like, it wasn't disgusting. I can't explain it. Like, it was really sweet and. But then, like, before Juno, she does this thing where you don't wanna try out my fuzzy pink handcuffs. So she gives, like, pink handcuffs away to someone in the audience and, like, they put them on the screen. She was making, like, sexual, like, innuendos. Like, baby. Like Juno. Baby making type of things. And, like, the person that she chose was, like, 312 year old boys. And they had, like, fake. They had, like, fake beards drawn on their face to, like, look older.

Like, it was like they were from the crowd.

Yeah.

So she picked them out before, like, you know, 22 style?

Well, no, they were, like, in the pit. They were in the pit. I feel like she just chose them, like, at a. Like, on a whimde. Yeah. And Margo and I were, like, chatting about it later.

Like, truly twelve. Truly twelve. We say everyone's twelve.

That's a good point. But I actually think they were truly twelve. Like, actually. I don't know how old kids are. They were twelve. They were under 15.

Okay.

It was just weird. And then she goes into Juno, which is probably, like, her most sexual song, you know?

Yeah, yeah. Okay.

I looked past it because. Yeah, I looked past it because whatever, you know, like, I. I can't be critical of that.

And it's like, and she didn't do anything. Like, I don't love the message. There are so many, like, actual doers.

Yeah.

So many maps out there in the.

Age of P. Diddy. Like, we have to be prudent.

We have to focus on the doers before. Like, we.

The seers.

Yeah. It's just, like, it's not right. Especially, I'm sure many of the people we talk about on this show, like, are probably pedophiles. And we talk about them.

Yeah.

And we're like, oh, my God, they're so amazing. So, like, I don't think Sabrina is a pedophile, but I don't like, I don't like the messaging.

It was just, like, a little inappropriate. Like, me and Remy were like, oh, my. It was really, it was unique. Like, it was really crazy.

Okay. Yeah. Let's reign it in, Sabrina.

But other than that, I don't want to harp. Like, it was amazing. It's nice to see someone so joyful, so proud of herself, but also so worthy. Like, her talent, like, was next level. Between the choreography, her voice, her outfits, like, we knew she was gonna slay the house down with the visuals, with the esthetic, but it was even better. And she is so gorgeous. Like, really, really. Her hair, I could stop staring at her. Like, it was really amazing.

I also think as a shorty, it's hard to take up the whole stage.

Yeah.

I remember I saw re perform at Madison Square Garden. She just felt so little.

Yeah, super.

You were.

Yeah.

We all went together a different time. I saw her. I went with my friends, little friends. She's neighbors dream, but. And I was kind of far back with my friends. Of course, with turdy got prime seat. So and so. I just, like at MSU, it kind of didn't feel like she, like, filled up the whole stage. She's like little. Walking around in her sweatshirt, like, singing softly.

She's like, feel. She feels small.

She feels small. And Sabrina is also a shorty. And I do think, like, the short girls have to work twice as hard to be seen as so big.

1000% so she had the big hair, the scre. Like, she really, she just crushed it. I don't have one complaint. Like, it was really super well done.

Except for the twelve year olds in the shoes.

Yeah, of course, of course, of course.

I don't have three complaints.

Barring all that. A perfect show.

I'm so glad to hear it because Sabrina has done something that not really anyone has done before, which is like, when I love someone or something, it really typically goes nowhere, doesn't go where it should go. And so for her to overcome the Jackie O standard for people and shows that she loves.

Right.

Is amazing. And then when you see it succeed, then you see why I was loving in the first place, you know?

Oh, I didn't think that's what you were gonna say. I think Sabrina has also done something.

Of course, the Olivia Rodriguez.

Right. And what's so funny is, I think it was maybe more than a year ago that I was at Madison Square Garden for jingle ball, and Olivia Rodrigo was the headliner. And it was definitely, like, awkward for Sabrina because, like, you know, Olivia did what she did, and Sabrina was, like, four acts maybe, like, an hour before Olivia Rodrigo. And then this, like, girl who, like, in your eyes, ruined your life gets to, like, stomp all over you and become a huge star. And it was like. And Sabrina was amazing, but she only had, like, two hits back then. It was before, like, the real espresso. It was, like, nonsense and feather. And to see her sell out Madison Square garden. And she did play all because I like du Bois, which is, like, really the only song she ever wrote in response to her saga. Except skin, of course.

No, no, don't forget.

And it was real. Like, everyone was screaming, and she even looked like she had made peace with the situation. She let everyone else sing the part when everything went down. We already broken up. Like, it wasn't angry. It was just like, look what I did. And so she really did also come out of that trope on top. Like, just as big. She's well on her way.

No. And it's, like, in that situation of Sabrina, Joshua, and Olivier, Olivia had this viral success. Like, lightning struck, and it wasn't gonna. Like, the odds that it would strike twice into this group of people. Like, nobody was even, like, betting on it because that just doesn't happen. Like, what Olivia accomplished was, like, far and beyond what most pop stars accomplished, period, let alone given the, like, high school musical, the musical, the series of film. So then for, like, Sabrina to do it also, like, it defies all odds. Odds weren't even betting on the odds because, like, there was not even a chance in hell.

And, you know, Joshua Bassett is on his knees. Please, please, please do it a third time. God.

Yeah.

That he's touring. He's releasing music.

Yeah. Well, sorry, even though it's so crazy. We were just talking about this when we were talking about the try guys recently, privately. Like, what happened between Olivia, Joshua, and Serena? Why was everyone in a tizzy again.

No, like, why did everyone care about people who you never even heard of up until this moment? It just was this weird saga that gripped people even though we had never heard of.

They broke up, and then he started dating someone else.

Right. That's. That is Sabrina's side of the story.

No, analyze. Like, says in one of her songs, like, that they didn't cheat. Like, okay, it was never about cheating. It was like, they broke up, and he dated, like, the older blonde girl, and, like, everyone had their panties in a twist. Like, people break up and start dating someone new all the time. I didn't know why, like, ever. And that Sabrina became, like, the villain of the story when, like, literally all because she liked a boy. Like, I don't. In hindsight, I don't get it.

Yeah, no, it was really crazy.

And same with the try guys. Like, that guy, I don't even know his. I don't even know his name. And what he did was because he had an affair.

Yeah. Like, crazy when a scandal becomes national and we don't even know the parties.

Involved, even know what the try guys were. I did not know this person. I did not know his wife. I do not know his mistress. Like, why should. Why am I caring about what he's doing in his personal life so that he has to quit his podcast? Like, I just hope the next time something like that, we can all just, like, pause to be, like, we don't. I didn't even know. When it's someone that you, like, look up to and they air. Of course you have a right to feel something, but I didn't even know him.

I think that that was a lot of people's experience as well, not ours. But with scandal, like, they got all caught up in this show.

I maintain that scandal was so crazy because it was the best.

Of course their skin develops different.

If Tom had been cheating on Ariana with someone that we didn't know, it would have been so much.

Right, of course. But she was a player.

Biblical.

Okay. By the way, I believe that in the try guys, the girl he was having an affair with was also, like, a part of the. The crow. She was, like, a producer or something.

Then that would make it make sense.

Yeah.

As to why they had to, like, kick him out of their podcast.

Right?

So crazy. At least they gave us the strike eyes.

So true.

Without him cheating on his wife, there would be no shy guys.

And so we have to thank Ned for that. Ned Schneebly, that was the other crazy part about the try guys. Like, scandal was, like, we were talking about a guy named Ned.

You know, we were talking about the try guys. Like, that's what's crazy.

All in all, I know nobody needs to hear this because, like, good luck getting a ticket. But if Sabrina is going to your town, like, it's worth the fight for tickets. Wait outside. Do like it was.

Bring a magnifique, bring an umbrella, map out your route and make a plan to see Sabrina.

Oh, by the way, the make a plan season is upon us. Like, the election is like two months, less than two months away. Your favorite influencers or celebrities are gonna start talking to you like you're actually brain dead about how to vote. If you're mailing in, don't forget a stamp. Like, they're really going to.

You don't think it's pre stamped?

I do, actually. Don't forget to lick the envelope. Like, something. Like, they are really. Like, I remember it happening last election season and it wasn't a presidential election the last time I noticed this, this was, like two years ago. So now that, like, stakes are higher.

No. And now with, like, mail in ballot, bring a stack. Election season, like, starts even sooner. I saw an influencer, like, saying she got. Just got in her mail in ballot. It's like, it's September. I thought she had time.

The season is upon you. Don't have time. The season is upon us. Don't forget to pack a snack. Bring an umbrella, bring a friend. Map your route and pick up an elderly on your way.

She's a young, able bodied woman. So, like, why would somebody. Someone like that mail in vote? That's a genuine question.

I don't know. One time I mailed in vote in college because was it Hurricane Sandy? No, it was Hurricane Sandy.

Okay.

So it was like, drama. I forget what happened that they, like. And I was an NYU student, so they literally made it so easy. Like, if you picked one up at your dorm, and then I remember, like, six months later, I got a letter in the mail being, like, your ballot, like, never made it to us until it was too late. Like, return to sender. So I'm just more of an in person voter because I. The mail system failed me.

I'm an in person voter.

There's something exciting about getting the sticker, being a part of the process, of course.

And, you know, I'm also, like, an in person state farm agent sort of girl. So, like, you know, of course I'm taking my arse to the ballot box.

We are also, like, knockwood. Knockwood. Bite my tongue. Bite my tongue. Like, able bodied, like, we can and we should.

Of course. Of course. That's why I was asking about this influencer, like, young, able bodied woman going to vote.

Where I vote is like a school. And I love the annual reminder that, like, I'm no longer in school. When I see. And it's always like, it's always like a yemenite. Like a. Like an active school. Like, it's. They get the day off, but, like.

Shit poster board on the wall. Yeah.

Besides fair, let me tell you. I'm, like, actually having traumatic, like, flashbacks walking through these halls. It's such a classic high school. I'm like, get me the fuck out of here. And I think we, like, vote in the cafeteria. Like, the whole thing gives me flashbacks.

Gymnasium.

Yeah. Auditorium. Energy.

This is my first year voting down here.

What kind of facility is it? Like a church? What is it? You know?

It's like a DMV. I have to check, though. I have to, like, check where. That's just, like, where I registered. So I don't know why I assume. Oh, there's just, like, a big, like, government infrastructure. You know?

It's. I don't think you can vote at the DMV.

Like, no, like, in the building where the DMV is. Sorry. It's like a big complex.

It's a complex.

It's a complex, and it's quite a complex situation.

Speaking of complex situations, how are the stories today?

The stories are good. It's. It's very female focused. Like, it's a woman's world, and we.

Are truly lucky to be living in it. Also, we need to talk about Katy Perry. Do you know what's going on?

No. No.

Because, like, no one's talking about it. Like, she released this album, floppity flop flop flop. Everyone in America.

I've started to. I like two songs from the album wonder and all my love or whatever.

Me too.

And I've actually started to, like, remove them from my liked playlist because I'm sick of hearing them. And by the way, claudia, I never do that. It's just like, when I follow someone, like, you are followed.

So let me just say. So she had this, like, absolutely atrocious launch. Like, kind of became a joke, a meme. She left the country. She went global. She performed at rock in Rio, and she's now in Australia doing these, like, in AFl. I don't know what it is. I think it's like a super bowl type of show. She is having insane success. Like, people are dying over her performances. Apparently. She's getting paid, like, millions and millions of dollars. She's crushing it. Like, and the reception has been so positive. Like, literally the opposite of what happened in America. She's, like, the number one artist in Australia right now.

Great.

Yeah. I'm happy for her.

Me too. Okay. That's good news.

Mm hmm.

Good, good.

Because it's so annual.

Yeah. Who runs the world? Woman.

Singular.

Ready to get into the fast five stories that you need to know?

I really am.

Without further ado, here are the fast life stories that you need to know.

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Our first story, Ariana Grande is on the COVID of Vanity Fair along with her wicked co star, Cynthia Erivo. There are like a couple of covers joint solo. And she's talking about her mansion, SpongeBob, Ethan Slater. I mean, she's talking about a lot of things. The movie, yada yada women, of course. But for the purposes of today's episode, she's talking about her man, Ethan Slater. And this is what she had to say about their relationship amid headlines about their respective divorces. So she clapped back at the criticism by saying, quote, the most disappointing part was to see so many people believe the worst version of our relationship. There couldn't be a less accurate depiction of a human being than the one that the tabloids spread about him. No one on him.

What, him?

No one on this? Yeah, that he left his baby for the big pop star who?

Yeah, but he's, like, a nobody. I think, like, the bigger, like, headline was her.

No, she was the bigger headline. But in terms of, like, what things? Crime. Wrong. Him leaving his wife and baby was worse than her leaving that irrelevant.

Yeah, yeah, but I think it was more like her stealing the man and father, for sure.

But we do have to put the onus on the man that, like, has self determination and can't steal him, though I do think she has some womanly wiles, but that's neither here nor there for sure. Like, in a good way.

Like, yeah.

She said, no one on this earth tries harder or spreads themselves thinner to be there for the people that he loves and cares about. There is no one on this earth with a bigger heart, and that is something that no bullshit tabloid can rewrite in real life. She went on to clarify that. That she is not the evil, evil deal diva. Evil diva that people have portrayed her to be. She said, the back and forth throughout the course of my career has been really hard to navigate, mentally claiming that the media has been trying to destroy her since her teens. Okay, I want to talk about a bunch of different things. First, I want to talk about SpongeBob, and I want to operate under what she's saying, which is, like, he is the best person. The picture that has been painted of him that he, like, left his wife and child is not who he is. She will never talk about and clarify what happened.

That's the thing.

But, okay, maybe she doesn't want to because out of respect for the baby or the mother, whatever. What could it be? How could this have gone down in.

A way like that?

Was the wife have enough? Did the mother have the affair? So the baby, not his, she has.

Maintained in her own way, like, whether it's speaking directly to media in a very subtle way, like she just did or Bowen Yang has oddly been, like, a spokesperson for her being, like, everything you're hearing is completely untrue. So they have really maintained this line of, like, this did not happen the way that you think it did, but they have not offered an alternative as to what did happen. And I just. I find it frustrating, because I want to know what the. I'll make a decision when I know what happened, but for right now, I'm only being given one version of events, and then the other thing I'm being told is, that's not true. Okay. But I need more than that, you know? Or just don't talk about it.

Yes. I'm gonna believe her, though. Like, I believe that it did not happen in the way that we think because, like, so how did it happen? So adamant? So what do I think happened? I don't know. Like, my imagination isn't that big, but, like, maybe the ex wife, like, had an affair. The baby's not his. He got in a paternity to test, like, a few months after the baby was born. Baby didn't look like him. Like, I don't fucking know.

That is fair.

Something bigger could have happened here. And. And she wouldn't say that because that's, you know, putting these. She's not gonna throw that in front of her, like, to save her own arts, but she can, like, reiterate to her fans, like, it's not what you think. If you trust me and, like, you know me, know me and I'm a good person, then you should believe me. And, like, I'm believing her. I don't know what it is, but, like, I'm whole. I'm leaving space for the alternative, that it didn't go down in this way.

Okay. Sure. What way did it go down?

Paternity incident.

By the way, I like that. Like, that, to me, makes sense. Her, like, having an affair and leaving him, that seems less likely. But the paternity, because that's. That's something you leave your. Your wife and mother of child for. Because at that stage, like, you try to make it work right there. Really? What. What could be so bad? But, yeah, I guess if the kid's not his. But look at us now. We're coming up with terrible theories about this victim. Like, I'm telling you, this story is so messy, they have to just tell us.

But if it was something like this, they couldn't tell us. What, are they going to air this little baby's dirty laundry before the baby's even one?

Yeah. Yeah. Well, I guess we would need to know. Like, it would be easy for us to surmise if this potentially, like, conspiracy theory was true. Like, is he still seeing the baby? Like, does he have visitation? Because if it's not his kid, like, bye.

But maybe he's committed to being a father to this baby, and that's why he's looking out for the baby and won't throw the baby under the bus.

And the baby's mother.

And the baby's mother.

I don't know.

Just saying anything could happen. The book I was reading was about a couple paternity incidents, so it's kind of top of mind.

Well, no, it's a good theory. I like it. It obviously needs to be worked through a little bit, but this very subtle way of, like, addressing directly but not saying anything, it's frustrating, for sure.

Yes. But now as Ariana's fans, and I don't know if you're among them, but, like, Ari stands, I am need to. And, like, you know, her stands even, like, the Arianators, like, really need to, like, look within and be like, do I believe art? Like, do I believe my girl? Some people won't and some people will. I think that's all she's asking for is, like, the benefit of the doubt. And I'm giving it to her because also I like her and I want to listen to her music.

Well, the shocking part of this whole saga, like, isn't really what went down. It's the fact that, like, ariana Grande, the one of the biggest pop stars in the world, one of the most beautiful women, successful, talented, that this is who she chose. That is definitely surprising, though.

Yeah, yeah.

But she doesn't have a track record of amazing taste in men. Like, even Dalton, who.

And it seems as though she doesn't have a type physically.

She go, like, no, I feel like she does. Really skinny, nerdy, like, looking. No, no, I will say, like, for me, her OTP is big. Sean, like it.

Skinny, nerdy looking.

No, he's also, like, so happy. And he's been in, like, the most long term relationship since Ariana Grande. Like, they're never getting back together. Yeah, but that was a good time for all of us.

I just really hope that these two stay together at this point.

Like, they have to.

They have to.

Even though. What has it been like? It's been over a year.

Yeah, it's been over a year. It was, like last summer. I think everything went down.

So it's a real relationship.

Yeah. So anyways, wicked comes out soon. I got a prep pr box. I got admitted to Shiz University. There's been some confusion overruling here at Shiz.

Wait, that's premium as hell.

I know.

I got a sweatshirt.

Shizak was wearing it all weekend. It was cracking me up.

Sick. That's literally sick. I'm so jealous. Yeah. I am so excited for this movie. Like, it looks so good. I think Cynthia Rivo is, like, the most talented person on the planet. Like, I cannot wait to see what she does with Glinda. The soundtrack. I can't. Like, I literally can't wait. I mean, we've been talking about it for so long and it's literally here.

Like, I know the pr box came and I was like what? Oh, I guess for next year, I guess, you know, if people are mail and voting, we can start promoting the wicked movie.

Thousand percent.

They're on the same track. But of course I'll care for Nessa. But of course I'll rise above it.

I can't wait. Like, seriously can't wait.

I'm sat. Bring your pillows to the theater.

1000. Well, it's actually two separate movies.

That's how long.

That's, like, really crazy. And they're gonna make us wait, like, a whole year in between.

And it's actually perfect for me because probably by the time I see the movie, the second one will be out. That's, like, where I'm at. I saw Barbie a year later. I could hold on.

She's on her own schedule.

I can hold off. I still don't know what happened on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City that everyone's quaking over.

That's so crazy.

I know.

She's also never seen, like, a single video from the Iris toy.

Not seen Arrows Disney plus, it's insane. It can be done. And I'm a very online person, too. I feel like there are people who have those things about them, but they don't have social media. Like, I am online most of the day. I look for stories, like, and I have my blinders on.

That's so crazy.

Yeah. So just something about me. Are you ready for our next story? Another couple that I really needed to stay together that didn't. Who Kristin Cavallari and her influencer boyfriend Mark Estes have split after seven months. Let me tell you.

I kind of was riding for them.

I'm shocked.

I know. Because he was also, like, very recently on her podcast talking about, like, how it's the greatest sex he's ever had.

I feel like every time I was reading about them, like, it was so amazing and positive as recently as a few weeks ago. So how do you go from, like, amazing and positive to broken up in the span of a few weeks and.

Obviously, like, zoomed out? It's not shocking that, like, her rebound 15 year old boyfriend, like, that, it didn't work out. But. But if you take a closer look and you've been watching them as we have, you all started to think these two were the real deal.

Let me tell you what it reminds me of.

Pete and Kim.

Pete and Kim. Where it's like, at first, it's like, what? These two are dating. What the woo? And then I actually think they were.

What the woo?

I think they were together for about seven months. And by then I was like, oh, you know, an odd couple, but it works perfectly.

It works.

And then they broke up, and I was genuinely shocked because I had fully come around on them and because of everything they had put out. But maybe it's a. Maybe they are similar in the sense of, like, this sort of relationship has a seven month shelf life based on whatever issues come with the age difference, the difference in lifestyles, difference in where you live, difference in careers. Maybe it's seven months.

No. And I think when it's a relationship with, like, a much older woman, at some point the relationship does reach a dead end solely due to, like, having kids. Right. I don't think Kristen Cavallari wants to be out here having babies. Like, she's done that already. Same with Kim. And then this is, like, a young, sprightly man who obviously always pictured himself as a father. And that reality setting in, that, like, maybe that's not what's gonna happen. I think that's part of the seven month itch.

Yes. Perhaps, though, I could have seen her having his babies. And same for Kim. Cause Kim always said she wants more kids. They did that vanity Fair interview where they said Kim was probably the one to most likely to have sex. She would have a surrogate. She has her eggs frozen.

I don't see Kim having more kids.

But literally, when she was dating Pete, the sisters did that interview, and some. The interviewer asked, like, who's most likely to have six kids, like Chris? And they said, kim.

Okay. But I. But I still. I don't see it.

I'm just saying. And I could see Kristen having more kids. Cause she also kind of reminds me of Kourtney Kardashian.

Yes. Because she's, like, earthy and, like, doesn't vaccinate her kids.

So it's, like, woo woo and very, like, natural. And it's just. It's natural to be in love and have a baby.

Of course, of course, of course. But I also think Kristen's, like, a girly. Like, a fun girly. And I think, like, there was a time in her life where, like, that was what she was doing, and now.

She'S, like, business owner, famous girl, Cabo Mykonos. Yes.

And that part of her life is over, and that's fine. Like, it's okay. She has three beautiful children.

I mean, of course it's okay. I'm just. I'm just speculating.

Yeah, no, I don't see her or Kim having more kids at this point.

I guess not. Cause this says no.

Right. I'm devastated. I really am. I saw potential in these two for sure. Although, like, if you zoom out. No, no.

But they had me believing like that, and they became so, like, serious. They were doing red carpets together. Podcasts together. Like.

Yeah. When he was on her podcast, like, just talking very openly about the relationship that, for me, I was like, oh, wow, okay. This is more real than I had thought. Yeah.

I think she had posted pictures of him with her kids.

Damn. Yeah.

So.

Same with Pete Davidson. Like, he was hanging with the kids. He got stepdad tattoo. Remember he got the tattoo.

Yeah. Yeah.

That was a crazy time.

It was. So I will genuinely miss these two as a couple. I wish them both well and endless happiness.

And if the Montana boys have no fans, rip to me because I passed away. They are so cute. I like what they've got going on.

Yeah. Well, now we could put her back on the list.

And she's a good one to have on the list.

Yes, she is. She's kind of a core tenant of the list.

Yeah. And she's, like, flexible. Like, she can date an influencer, but you can also date, like, an older businessman. Beau.

Yeah. And she's, like, divides her time. Nashville, La, New York. Like, I feel like we could put her with someone different transatlantic.

Yeah. Love that.

Yeah. Okay. Well, wishing everyone the best, truly. Are you ready for our next story number three?

Yeah.

A couple that did make it all the way, thankfully. And now they have bought a new house. Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey bought George Clooney's La mansion for $14.5 million.

Not only did they buy a house, they bought, like, the house.

Olivier and Christian are reportedly the new owners of George Clooney's former La mansion. They purchased the Fryman Canyon estate from George for $14.5 million, TMZ reported on Sunday. The 7000 square foot, six bedroom home offers lots of privacy since it's secluded and surrounded by dense trees. The property also features a 3.81 acre plot with a separate guest house, pool and tennis court.

Like, this is a palace fit for a queen. And I have long felt that Olivia, I was gonna say Rodrigo. Olivia Culpo, like, deserves to live in George Clooney's former home. Now she's at that level, and I'm really, really excited for her.

I'm really excited for her. You know what else I love about Olivia culpo, and this is why everyone should watch the Culpo sisters, is like, she lived in this gorgeous house in LA that was in architectural dry just that looks like a classic, beautiful home. And it was so well lived in. Her family was always there. Every room was filled with people, filled with love. She's always cooking. She really lives. She will enjoy this house. And I feel like, not to say like, anything about LA homes, but I feel like, you know, people travel this, that, like, all. They probably have all these rooms that they don't even go into. Like, this house will be lived in that guest house.

Like, and he's the same way with his family. Like, super close. No. Okay. But I was actually thinking about her actually yesterday because I was watching the 49 ers game. They won and I was thinking about him and. And how does, like, you obviously have to have a place in San Francisco if you're on the San Francisco 49 ers. Like, and then you have. Because I think, like, the use checks. Like, they have a house, obviously, that they live in, like, in San Francisco for the season, and then they live, like, their home home is in New York.

Yes.

So I guess their home home would be LA for her work.

Yes. So he had sold his properties in North Carolina when he moved to the Niners. He got a place there, and then in the off season, he was living at Olivia's house in LA.

Oh, and so now they have, like.

A marital home and now they have a marital home. Unclear what her, like, they'll probably list the former home, but there's not details on that.

Right. And that was, like, her former home that she, like, bought and paid for herself. Like, love to see it, but now she's in a dual income home. He does very well. He has, like, one of the biggest contracts in the NFL. Like, yeah, they need a $15 million house that was, you know, former. Formerly lived in by a mall. Like, it's perfect.

It is perfect. And they do need a $15 million house. Like, they really have that much, like, family and friends who are constantly staying with them. She has her, like, nieces and nephews. Like, it's just. It's a house, like, brimming with love, and I'm so glad to see, like, every room will get used now.

I watched a 49 ers game last night. Brock had an, like, they played amazing, but also, like, the Patriots, like, stinkaroony. Like, it's not hard to, like, be good. So let me just say that. But Brock was really having a great night, but something kind of crazy happened twice. So they scored. The Niners scored, but, like, a flag got thrown because George Kittle, like, allegedly was holding. He wasn't. He really wasn't. So they took the. The touchdown away, but they still had another chance. They go. They make a touchdown. Kyle, you shuck and your Kyle, you check job isn't to make touchdowns. It was, like, just, like, kind of an amazing day for him. He made this, like, great catch flag. George Kittle. They took it away, literally. They lost two touchdowns in a row. Then they scored again. George Kittle, the most amazing catch you've ever seen in your life. He's like, damn, I fucked up two touchdowns. I got to make this one. There were three guys guarding him. He jumped up in there, and he caught it. It was very heroic. But I know he felt a lot of pressure in that moment for, like, losing two touchdowns for the team that he was like, listen, I got this.

Don't worry. Kind of an amazing game. So proud of my guys because I'm not like other girls, you know, in.

The sense of I watch football like, a.

For fun.

Oh, of course. Of course. No, I'm happy that they won. Given this purchase. We do need season two of the Colpo sisters.

Totally.

And if you haven't watched the Copo sisters yet, like, you should.

What happened to the show?

So it was on, like, TLC, discovery plus. Then it got moved over to Max, which I think was, like, good.

It's a good thing. Yeah.

And then I think they were probably waiting to see, like, how many, like, post show streams it got, and it would get picked up for a season two, but it hasn't yet.

Well, that's kind of your fault.

I did everything I could.

You liked it too much.

I know, but it's also, like, maybe because it was, like, so good and positive and sisterly and loving that the world couldn't handle that.

Yeah, that sort of joy.

It's so true.

I'm sorry. I know. I know how much you liked it and how kind of often you reference it.

It was a really great window into a great group of gals. Braxton's there. Wait, Braxton is there? In a major way, like, so much so that you actually, when you're watching this show, you think that Sophia and Braxton are going to get engaged before Olivia and Christian?

No. By the way, people forget Sofia was with him for years.

No, but they were also so serious. Like, they're both dating these football players, and, like, it was kind of awkward for a second because it's like, Olivia's older, they've been together longer, but, like, Braxton and Sofia, like, seem more serious, like, ready to go.

That's really crazy.

That's not what happened. Yeah. Really crazy.

Damn. Well, Olivia. No, no. What's her name? Sophia has a boyfriend now, so everyone's sort of settled. Like, braxton and Alex seem to be going well. Danny and Xandra seem to be going really well. That whole. It's a very incestual circle. Like the TikTokers from Miami and the culpos, like, they can't escape one another. Danny and Xandra, braxton and Alex. Braxton and Sophia, like, they can't untangle.

I know. Danny and Xandra are germane to this story.

1000%.

Yeah. Anyways, mazel tov to the culpa. McCaffrey's. I keep wanting to call her trout culpo.

Oh, that's funny. You should.

I know.

Trout McCaffrey. Trout McCaffrey.

Trout McCaffrey. I know. I just need to, like, let everyone know that if I do accidentally call her trout, like, I'm. I've been slipping.

Well, feel free to explain to anyone.

Because I called my sister Olivia Trout, and this is another Olivia. So when I see Olivia, I'm like, oh, it's trout culpa. What she's up to.

When you think of trout, what do you think of, like, not Olivia trout. Like the fish. What movie are they eating? Trout. Oh. Oh, parent trout.

No. And confessions when they go camping. Confessions of a shopaholic. When she's like, I'll have the trout. And then when she's writing down, she's like, you were a trout.

No, I think of. They catch trout on the fishing trip with, I mean, on the camping trip with Meredith, and they're, like, cutting it open, and she's, like, really disgusted by it.

She was a trout.

So she takes a Klonopin and goes to bed.

Queen. Classic.

Yeah.

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Our next story, the Sunday Times finds themselves in another little muckraking scandal again because Sophie Turner, oh, my God.

I didn't realize that this was the same publication as ballerini licious.

Same publication as ballerini licious. Cause there's all these headlines today about Sophie Turner admitting that it's a struggle being a single mother and finding strength amid her divorce from Joe Jonas. So all of this comes from an interview that Sophie Turner did with the Sunday Times in promotion of her new show, Joan, where she is not playing Joan Rivers, but she is.

My mistake.

Mom is playing Joan Hannington, a real life diamond thief known as the Godmother who took dressing up as seriously as her criminal career.

So she's obviously, like, on this, you know, pr swirl for her new show in the UK.

Her new show, Joan period piece, like serious, you know, classic Sophie stuff. In the interview, she talks about Joan being a single mother. And this is what she. These are the quotes she said, the show. The author says the show's beating heart is Joan's fight to get her young daughter back home. Sophie said, quote, if I hadn't been a mother, I don't know if I would have been able to bring the same energy that I did into it, Turner says, adding that she hopes single mothers watch the series. Quote, it's such a struggle being a single mother. Joan doesn't go about it in the best way, but it is amazing to see her really fighting for her daughter. It's also really important for kids to see just how hard parents work for them. End quote. Now, the headline of the Sunday Times article is Sophie Turner, quote, being a single mother is a struggle.

Now that is so duplicitous, right?

People magazine Sophie Turner admits it's a struggle being a single mother. Page six. Sophie Turner discusses being a single mother. So, so much so that Sophie Turner put out a statement this morning saying, I have been widely misquoted today in publications where I have quoted, stated that, quote, it's such a struggle being a single mother. I'd like to clarify that I was talking about the character of Joan that I play and was not referring to myself, which is obvious from the original interview in the Sunday Times culture section. I am very fortunate, personally to have a lot of help around me, which is not the case for a lot of people. I applaud all single mothers doing it alone.

Okay. Like, if you just read literally what she said, I feel like people say that all the time. People who aren't single mothers, they say, oh, single mothers are heroes. That's how you putting yourself in the role of a single mother. And Sophie Turner, think, would describe herself as a single mother. She has an active father.

Yeah.

In her. Like, yes, she's divorced, but that doesn't make you a single mom.

No, not necessarily.

So I didn't think she was saying that. She wasn't saying that. And, like, this is so low and really disgraceful. And I feel like this probably gave her a lot of anxiety because, like, her as a parent and then, like, her whole divorce, like, was subject for media fodder for, like, a couple of months. And I feel like it's really slowed down. And. And they have gotten to a place of peace. Their divorce was finalized. They obviously came to an agreement of some sort. So for this to, like, come back up, it looks like. Yeah, like, Joe doesn't do anything. I'm a single mom.

Right, right.

So annoying.

So annoying. I can't believe, like, that's what they took away from this and that they would make that the headline. It's not even just other publications. Like, grab. Holding on to that quote. It's like that. The Sunday Times. She gave them her time, and this is what they chose to pluck from it. And.

No, and this is how it works. Like, the Sunday Times puts out a headline, and then it's called, like, the wire. It gets put out on the wire, and all these different publications just pick it up because it's already been written by the Sunday Times.

But sometimes it could be the secondary source that goes in and finds that quote and blows it up. The fact that it was the actual interview that she sat for and that that is what they chose to focus on and sort of lead people to believe she meant is really low and dishonest. And I. And. And it's so obvious what she meant. I. Like, I. I don't even need to believe, like, believe her, because it's so clear that's not what she meant. She's talking about Joan. The whole interview was talking about this lady Joan, and she wasn't trying to say that she's a single mom.

Okay. Totally separately. But you know what this just reminded me of? That I did want to get your take on Taylor. Not going to no chapel Row, not going to her performance. Did you see? She was supposed to perform at this festival, and she released a statement saying that she's not going and giving her reasoning for it. And I think this was, like, kind of like the final nail in the coffin for people. Like, kind of like, yeah, your music's really good, but, like, you kind of, like, are the worst. And her statement was so, like, non, it didn't explain, I'm gonna read it to you and you. She said, I all things go is the name of the festival. And it was like, I think she canceled a couple of days before, so people were already en route to see her and she was one of the biggest names there and people were really excited. I apologize to people who have been waiting to see me in NYC and DC this weekend at all things go, but I am unable to perform. Things have gotten overwhelming over the past few weeks, and I am really feeling it.

I feel pressures to prioritize a lot of things right now, and I need a few days to prioritize my health. I want to be present when I perform and give the best shows possible. Thank you for understanding. So it's. It's clear that the thing that's stopping her from performing is like, she's gotten really famous and she's having a hard time dealing with it. Not like an, like an actual, you know, health issue.

Right. I just want to say proudly, chapel Roan is not my problem. I did not platform Chapel Roan. I didn't even listen to her music. I feel like she's been constantly foist upon me. And so much of what I've seen from her before even hearing her music, which is a shame, because maybe if I heard her music first, I would have been able to enjoy it because it's, like, girly, swirly pop music, and it's. And it's very good on a technical level, but so much of what I've seen and heard from her proceeding, listening to this good music has actually absolutely made me dislike her. So I never really had a fair shot at participating in her. Like, she's constantly, like, making, like, awful statements about a myriad of things, of course, like Israel. But beyond that, she's.

She's not, like, miserable.

Like, she's. She's everything that I'm saying that I don't like in a singer or a personality. And so whenever she's doing all these things, like, I feel so proud to say, like, I did not contribute to, like, bringing her into this fold. So, like, she's seriously not my problem. Every time she, like, does something or says something, people are like, you have to talk about chapel run. Like, I don't even listen to Chapel Rune, why do I have to talk about her?

Well, I actually listened to her, and it is such a shame that she, like, is the way that she is, because, yes, two things can be true. I think in order to, at least for me, in order to enjoy her music, like, you really have to separate the art from the artist. Like, two things can be true. Her music is very good. She, as a person, like, seems miserable. And I actually think that maybe she's not cut out for this line of work, because I think there are a lot of people who would kill to be in the position that she's in and. And do things completely differently, not, you know, isolate her fans and come off entitled. And I think that there's a conversation being had right now where it's, like, for so long, we've said that, like, we treat the women in pop, like, so poorly. Like, let them live, let them. You know, there are unfair standards being put on them and unfair pressures. And. But then it's also. So you can apply that here to chapel Rome, but you can also see it from a much more, like, I think, real point of view, where it's like, just be grateful.

And also, there's so much.

Grow up. Things are hard. Sometimes. Work is hard. Sometimes there's pressures. We all experience different pressures in whatever job you have, from a coal miner to a stay at home mom. Like, there's pressure, and you have to sometimes push through it, like, right.

So other artists are chiming in, and I actually saw John Summit, who's, like, on tour, made a video. Okay. He is, like, one of the. He's, like, one of the biggest dj's right now, and he's, like, having a moment because dating Ashton Earl, Alex Earl's younger sister, who's actually on the. She's on the up. She's so gorgeous. She's, like, a college student, so she's on the up. And, like, her dating him, like, it was revealed over the summer, and it was just, like, really good for him. Really good for her. Just exciting things happen. Yeah, really cute. And he was like, I want to. He made a TikTok, like, checking in, like, hey, I'm on tour. Like, hope everyone's doing well. I, you know, I see a lot of people talking about, you know, artists canceling shows, and I want to put my two cent in. And he was basically like, we are so lucky to get to do what we do. Like, there are people who are working, like, 18 hours retail shifts. Like, that's hard. And, yeah, there's pressures on our job that other people don't have. But at the end of the day, like, we are so lucky and just kind of, like, get over it, essentially.

And I thought that was, like, a really good take because I think that, you know, the younger generation is, like.

Very coddling, by the way, because who would even want to step in this? I mean, I'll do it. Because I'll do it. Yeah, we know, like, what other up and coming artists. Like, she really is, like, the next big thing. And I feel like people give her so much, like, sense of sensitivity and leeway. And if she's saying she's struggling, like, oh, you can't touch that. But now knowing, like, these struggles are a lot to do with, like, fame or, like, you know, the pressure. Not concrete. Hard things. Hard things. People deal with really hard things on a daily basis. And, like, this is. It's. It's so soft.

Well, so now, like, viral moments are coming back around. Like, Katy Perry in Rio finding out via text that her husband's divorcing her and then going on and performing one of the biggest shows of her career. Like, that was hard. And then, of course, like, I can do it with a broken heart. Like, we didn't know at the time because she just, you know, went to work and she has a very, you know, commendable work ethic. But, like, Taylor Swift, like, going through, like, a huge heartbreak after a six year relationship and still showing up for work every day with a smile on her face. So, like, you know, there are examples and maybe. We don't know, maybe there's something monumental going on in chapel's life that we don't know about. But the way it seems is, like she said, like, I'm getting really famous. I feel overwhelmed. Like, I need a minute.

And it's like she seems like the type that if she were going to through something, like, she would share, slap it on everything, you know?

Yeah. So she's kind of, like, getting in her own way. And I think even people who are really big fans of her are being like, come on.

However, I think people who are really big fans of her. It's kind of what I'm saying about Ari. It's like, if you love this person and you believe them and you give them the benefit of the doubt, and, like, this is how she needs to operate in order to do her job. She can only operate at this level. If she books a show, it might not work out because she can't handle it. Like, you need to love all of her and just be like, chat, chap, take your time. Okay, chap. I know that if you're a chapel roan fanning, you buy tickets to her show. Like, that show might not happen, and, like, that has to be okay with you. So I think it's also, like knowing your faves and accepting them 360 for who they are, not just, like, the pieces that you like. You can't just take her music and then, like, not want to. And she's singing about these things, too, right? Her big feelings. Like, and I don't mean that in a condescending way. Like, she has big feelings and she's singing about that. You can't just, like, her feelings can't only work for you when it.

When it serves you and you can pop your pussy to it. Like, you also need to, like, listen to her when she says that she can't handle it.

Facts. Oh, my God. I agree with you. Like, I think her fans and I wonder if, like, people who are before this, like, huge fans of her, like, holistically, like, everything, that if this is disappointing for them or it's just, like, a part of the fandom.

Yeah.

But really, interestingly enough is that I. They made fun of her on SNL this week. It was like the premiere episode of SNL. And Bowen Yang was, like, talking about how the pressures are too much while he was, like, in character, like, and she's set to perform on SNL in a couple of weeks. Like, I wonder if she'll cancel that, too.

Like, I'm holding space for her to cancel, and I feel like I would love it like, that. Just accepting chap for who she is. And early on, she really helped the mindset like it is. And don't get too attached to those tickets you might have.

Right? Don't book a flight yet. Like, wait till.

And I would love to see an artist because I really can imagine the tour life and the performing life, like, it being not for everyone hard. I would love to see an artist who just makes music. Like, they love making music. People love their music. You shouldn't stop doing that. But you don't need to tour every album. You don't need to go to these shows and go to the ends of the earth to, like, pick up fans as opposed to, like, people can listen to your music and support you in that way. Yeah, you won't make as much money, but, like, you will have peace of mind. That's what Louis Capaldi is doing now because his health has really suffered. And as a Louis Capaldi, Miley fans, as a Lewis capable. That really works for me. Like, I want Louis to be well, and I also want to listen to his music. So, like, put out whatever you want, whenever you want. I expect that I won't see you live. That's fine by me.

No, I think that's a really good way of looking at it. And I think a lot of artists need come to that conclusion, unfortunately, in a really hard way, because I think Justin Bieber had a similar experience wherever I like. It was a couple of tours where they got off, you know, starting good, and then it was just too much for his health, for his mental health. And I don't think he's ever plans on touring again. Like, I think he plans on, like, popping up and doing some live shows. Like, sure, but, like, being on the road four months at a time away from your family, like, it's not for everyone, and I think that's so normal.

And, like, it's not a normal way to live.

Right. So to be against it, that's. And, like, to not have it work for you, that's fine. And to not want to, like, push down whatever you're feeling just for the sake of the show, that's fine, too. Prioritize yourself. But you need to know that. And you need to, like, not book shows, because at the end of the day, like, people, you know, they hire.

There'S money spending plane tickets.

It's wrong. It's wrong.

However, at this point, with chapel, since she's a canceler, just get the refundable, buy the insurance on the plane.

Yeah, it's a thousand percent, so, yeah.

And probably if you don't tour your songs, you're not gonna have as much success as you would have if you played them at rock and rio and whatnot. Be okay with that. And I think that's fine. You'll still have success.

But you know what? Then there are artists who don't tour in the traditional way, but they play huge festivals. Like Lana Del Rey. Right? She's always playing these, like, hundred thousand person festivals, but she doesn't have, like, tours, you know, every year and drops an album, then does a tour. She does her own kind of thing. And that's a way to do it too. Like, and I think Chapel runs an amazing live performer, but maybe she can't handle that life. So she should follow, like, the Lana Del Rey. I think she performs, like, once or twice a year.

I think she should write her own ticket. Maybe she does a concerte special. Maybe she, like, does a video tapes up concert. Could be live with audience or not. Where she just like, does a direct to dvd sort of thing. Love that catch chap at your.

You can drop it.

Yeah, like, I'm into that.

Yeah.

And she seems like she's like talented enough to be able to do something different like that. I feel like some people have to follow the machine because the machine is there. Industry plans like, the machine is what's getting them where they're going.

They need it.

She does not. She is the machine for her.

It's true.

Those are my thoughts on Miss chat.

Those are good thoughts. Very healthy.

Our fifth and final story, some not so healthy news. Kim Richards has had a confrontation with Kyle after her psych hold. Her family is worried about her sobriety. So Kim Richards has been shut out by her entire family, TMZ has learned. But it's a case of tough love because we're told she's fallen off the wagon and was placed on a psychiatric hold earlier this month. But that hasn't ended the drama. Law enforcement sources told TMZ they showed up at a home Kyle owns in the LA area Wednesday night after a neighbor called him in hopes of getting Kim removed from the house. Apparently the neighbors were concerned about Kim's behavior. In the past, TMZ has told Kyle had let Kim live in the house, but she moved out a while back. But Wednesday, Kim showed up again. Law enforcement says Kyle told them she did not want Kim in the house because the family had cut all contact off in hopes that it would shake Kim and get her sober again. We're told cops explained to Kyle it was a civil matter and she'd have to file an eviction action. So Kim remains in the house.

It gets even worse, law enforcement told TMZ. Back in early September, Kim was at a Hilton hotel in the LA area, was incoherent. Kyle was there. The cops were called, and when they arrived, they asked Kim to leave, but she refused. Law enforcement told TMZ Kim was placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold and taken by ambulance to a hospital.

Oh, this is really sad. I don't know if I like, knew that, that she had struggled with her sobriety in this way, and I feel like she was on a really good path. I feel like we haven't like, heard about her and her sobriety in a couple of years. Like she was really doing well.

Yeah, she was on and I think the sisters, the last season, just like seeing the sisters being sisterly. And now that Kathy is in the fold too, you actually really see how the three of them are sisters. I feel like when it's just Kyle and Kim, like, they're missing that.

You don't get it.

Yeah, they don't look alike. Like, but altogether, it was really sweet. So for this to be the next update is really sad, and I think.

That, like, this is probably one of the hardest things about dealing with someone who has addiction. Like, when the family gets together to be like, listen, this person's gonna come to us for help, and, like, we can't give them money. We can't give them a place to stay, because you need them to, like, hit rock bottom to have that realization that it's time to get sober. And that must be really hard to, like, turn them away. But Kim can't be. Can't be deterred because she's staying in the house.

And then also to make it matters even worse is that, like, there's celebrities. This is public news. Like, we're hearing that Kyle's trying to kick Kim out of her house to have her hit rock bottom. Like, it's very unfortunate.

It doesn't sound.

It's not a. It's not a good situation. And it's just. I think that just compounds the issue, because they have to do what they have to do. Right. But then, like, you read it, and it's. It's harsh, but that's what. Yeah, people do.

That's the. I think that's, like, the right. That's, like, the only way sometimes to get someone to see the light. So sad. Like, Kim is a queen, and I feel like she struggled so hard for so many years to get to a good place, and I thought she really did. I kind of forgot that she even struggled. I'm like, she looked so, like, she had it together, and you'd love to see her back on the show. It felt like this real full circle moment. Like, she really healed, and she could come back and just have fun with the girls and her sisters. And, like, this is really sad. And the Richard sisters, when they have, like. And they have a lot of issues, like, whenever they do, it makes me so sad as a sister myself.

Yeah.

And I'm just. I'm. I'm really thinking of them and Kim. And I hope she gets the help that she needs. And I'm sure her daughters are just, like, struggling majorly, too, with this, and you hate to see it. You really do.

It's very sad.

Well, that's, like, a great way to end the show. Thanks so much for putting that at the fish.

Should I put it the fourth? I guess. Yeah. We could have ended on our dissertation about Chap and we would have ended with a little more spunk.

Maybe, but.

But would we have gotten to that level of spunk with that lull in between? I don't know.

Maybe not. Maybe we would have just been like depressed and ready to wrap up the show.

Yeah, and like, you maybe not. Actually, Chap wasn't even a story. You brought her up.

Yeah, you know, I. Cuz I wanted. I didn't know if you knew about what was going on with the Chronicle online, and I was curious if you had like a take on it. And you know what? You had a great take. I'm so glad I brought it up.

I'm glad you brought it up, too. I'm glad that I got to flesh out my take because every time I see it, people send it to me. I'm like, this is not. This girl's not my problem. But in talking it through, I think we've ended in a really good place for chap and her future career and.

Her fans and how to, like, hold space for her if you're a fan.

Yeah, I really think so. I do, I do. But anyways, this wasn't gonna be a story cuz it's like no news. But what do you think about Taylor not being at the games?

It's definitely weird. Like two in a row. Although, like, she has tour coming up and like, one thing about. One thing about. No, no.

Oh, we're going next week.

Like two weeks.

Sorry, I thought I was back up in December, even though I'm going back up shortly.

And one thing about them is, like, they play hard, but they work hard. And like, she prior, she's never gonna let, like, a man get in the way of she's got to work. So the timing is unfortunate given like, you know, the losses and then everyone talking about Travis's future. But I don't think she's, like, not there for any reason other than the fact that she has to rehearse.

I think that if it were a better time in his career and whatnot, like, she would have made it to a game, but it's better for her to not go, to, like, avoid blame, to take blame, but also then people would say, like, he's focused on Taylor. Like, I think it's actually better if she's not there right now and she has a really good excuse. However, I think if she wanted to be there and like, if it was the Super bowl, she could have been there, she could have made it work. But I think right now, like, the focus is on Travis, on the field.

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