Transcript of Romeo & The Butcher: Thursday, September 10th, 2026

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Welcome back to The Toast. It's Thursday. Yeah, like latter half that we didn't really earn, but whatever. We didn't, but we're We're enjoying. I like that little, like, we're enjoying. It's giving rise and shine.

Like, we are enjoying it. Except this weekend is a bit of work. It's not the hard holiday, but like a lot of cooking, a lot of hosting. Rosh Hashanah is Friday night and Saturday night.

I'm spending the entire holiday at my in-laws. Like not a dish to be cleaned, no backbreaking work. And I'm really like looking forward to it.

That's exciting. Olivia's doing the first night and then I'm doing the second night. So I'm excited and nervous to host in my new house.

Of course. So much pressure.

We have our dining table, like our formal dining table, but we don't have a kitchen table yet. But I guess regardless, we would've been doing Rosh Hashanah at the formal dining, so it's okay. I'm like nervous. There's a rug under the table. Like, don't spill. But we'll have a kids' table. We'll have kids' table with their little, you know, play table. And then adults.

A rug underneath the dining table is so chic. And I'm not just saying that cuz I have one.

No, no, it's really party, but it's nerve-wracking.

1,000%. I hope you didn't like spend a lot of money and like you got one that's like microfiber or whatever. Knowing you, you probably got like a silk rug from Persia.

It's like Rorschach. What are they called?

That's the artist.

Rorschach.

Rorschach. I don't know, but I'm sure you probably got like a Stark rug.

Okay. No, it's very beautiful, but I'm excited. I think I'm gonna, and I have to like plan the menu, but I think I'll make a brisket. Keep it easy. J. Cole brisket, make it on Friday.

Or even short ribs.

Do the sides and everything on Saturday. And just as easy as can be. Also, status update, my stove is working. I feel like a caveman who just discovered fire. Like we can make anything we want with all of this fire.

How exciting.

And now I feel whole again.

That's great. And I can't wait to see what you cook up for me. Oh, I'm coming to visit soon.

I know. I'm very excited.

After the holidays, you know, kind of life update on my— actually have a lot to share today. First of all, major news with Romeo. And it was so crazy cuz we were just talking about Romeo. I have to tell you guys a crazy story.

You guys aren't ready for this update.

I can't believe this is the biggest update, but it kind of is. My story actually comes with a photo, and the photo is going to be on screen. So if you're watching—

We're going to add it. We're going to take the time to add it.

100%. I already sent it. I said get it up. Okay, so, so funny, we were talking yesterday about the grooming and Romeo. I said, you guys, like, because I cheaped out in the Hamptons, like, he still hasn't been groomed. He looks huge. Now I told you also that he was at my in-laws, and of course my in-laws are the best. They don't even ask, they just take care of things. They got him groomed. They've got him groomed multiple times. I never like, I'm not like that particular, just like cut his hair and make him clean. Cut to my father-in-law says, picks him up and sends me this picture. And I didn't know that he was getting groomed, so I assumed that I was getting a photo from like the day Romeo was born and we were just like taking a trip down memory lane. I'm like, oh, how sweet. No, the photo was from yesterday. He got butchered, like legit chopped.

Photo, insert photo here.

I had no idea his ears were that small. And I literally like the— it's a combination of like the photo itself. It's giving like Hamas tunnel. It's giving hostage. It's giving hostage. The cut is really bad. And I was shocked. Like I, and I didn't, first of all, like I wasn't mad or anything because like they're doing me a favor.

I mean, it's not their fault. They didn't cut his hair in any way.

And by the way, I spoke to my mother-in-law. She said, I said, keep the ears long. Just cut like the thing that you say. They just sort of like went rogue. And I imagine like it's worse in person. My sister-in-law went to her parents yesterday and like was sending me pictures. She was like, it's even worse. It's like, it's choppy. It is really bad. I was floored. I've never— the thing about Romeo, like obviously we have a complicated relationship, but like I've always found him to be like extremely beautiful. Like he's one of the most cutest, handsome cavaliers I've personally ever seen. He's cuter than Theo. Like I take— I stand on that. Stand on business. And like, let me tell you, he looks ugly. Like, I was botched.

Botched by the groomer.

Guys, this photo.

The picture is so funny. Yeah, he does look like a newborn puppy. How did they not take off ear? Like, how is that all hair?

How does he still have cartilage in his ear? Like, I was— he was unrecognizable to me. And like, you know, I thought it was literally a picture from the day he was born. Like, when they come out, they're like kind of wet and like I literally thought it was a birth photo, newborn photo shoot of Romeo. No, this was 12 hours ago.

You guys have to see the photo if you're listening as a podcast. Like, Claudia will post it to her story.

Of course. Yeah.

It's really too much. And not to, you know, rub salt in the wound, but Bruno happened to get groomed yesterday as well.

And he like looked gorgeous.

He looks amazing. However, like you said, you're coming down here soon and I think we should get the 2-for-1 special because Bruno—

So I am coming down.

Bruno, I seriously looked at Bruno this morning on my way out the door. I was like, Bruno, you look as handsome. You look like a 2-year-old. You look so young and sprightly and cute.

New house agrees with Bru.

New house. So I think chicken bone agrees with Bruno. You guys, we haven't—

I heard it's fatal for dogs.

I know people were very nervous, but you guys—

It's like eating a grape.

We're like 36 hours out from chicken gate, nothing.

Well, the thing is, I think we're up to like life 6 or 7 with Bruno, and you know he has 9 lives. So you are getting up there, but the chicken bone is not gonna take him out.

Yeah, no, it's not gonna take him out, but it's contributing to the eventual demise for sure. But like, Bruno's living the life— he's living life in the way that he wants, you know what I mean? Like, he's living a very happy, fulfilled life.

He's living out loud.

He's living out loud.

Don't you find?

He is living out loud for sure, for sure. And whenever he goes, like, hopefully, you know, 20 years, whatever, whenever he goes, like, it will be with a smile on his face.

Oh my God. Like, do you ever Like, do you think about like, like Bruno's death, like, and what that will be like?

I don't.

Okay, that's good. That's really healthy.

Yeah, I, I don't. I think he'll keep—

He also does have like immortal energy.

Yeah, no, like nothing could take him down.

He's gonna be one of those dogs, you know, like those families that have like crusty white fluffy dogs that like literally can't see, can't go to the bathroom, can't hear, but like give love.

He gives love.

Bruno.

I actually, I don't think about it. 'Cause, you know, I got a lot to think about.

Of course.

But yeah, I guess that will be— that would be sad. Like really terrible, horrible thing.

Oh my God, I'll be so upset.

Brody!

Bruno's sort of like our last connection to Theo.

I should bring him. It's funny 'cause Magnolia was around too for the Theo days, but no.

That's not real life.

I should bring Bruno to work with me.

Absolutely. Like, live— Jackie, who knows how much longer he has with chickenpox.

Oh my gosh, I'll bring him tomorrow, you guys. Little Friday date.

It's kind of like when Theo was dying of cancer and I took him to see the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center.

Yeah, I think I'm gonna bring Bruno to work tomorrow. I think that's what we all need.

I love that.

So yes.

Well, I'm looking forward to seeing Bruno. I keep trying to say my big news.

Oh, right, right, right. Beyond Romeo's bad haircut.

So in a couple of— which was genuinely like the biggest news ever. Earth-shattering. Um, we're coming down obviously 'cause I miss you after the holidays. I have like a lot I need to catch up from like Hampton summer, you know, get my life in order. And then we're gonna come down because I never even tell you guys, but like it's kind of big news for me 'cause you guys know I'm like a renter till I die. Um, but when we were in Florida, The last time, like at the end.

During your sabbatical.

During my sabbatical. That was December 2025, right?

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, I purchased, I made a purchase.

What did you purchase?

Homeowner. Okay. Like small place owner, um, by the beach. I obviously, like, I couldn't really stay with you even though now in your new house, like maybe I could have, but I felt like my time was running out in like coming to you guys for weeks at a time. And like, now we need multiple bedrooms. Like we're just taking up a lot of space. We're gonna be sleeping in the studio. Like it's not, we're gonna be sleeping in the studio. Like, you're literally recording in Ruby's room.

Yeah.

Not cool. And I just figured, like, if I'm gonna buy a place, like, I should do it, like, at the beach, water signs, be with my family. I spend so much time there. So we bought in December, and, like, we've been doing work. So I am gonna come down and just sort of, like, be in your place, check the place out.

It's giving your place.

Yeah, I'm a place owner.

I love that. I mean, I've loved it. I'm very excited. This means so much to me to be closer to my sister.

And if it has felt like I've been extra cardboard in recent months, like now I can finally share, like I'm going through a lot. Like I am going through a lot. It's been, I live a very sort of like laissez-faire life. Like I'm a renter, you know what I mean? And now I feel so tethered. I have like bills and like, payments, and it's been really crazy. It's been a growing experience for us.

Yeah, yeah. And you just— and I'm in a similar stage, like having moved into a new house and everything that comes along with it and decorating, whatever. I'm just looking forward to like turning the spigot off, you know? Like I'll do what I have to do, you know, things have to be paid for, everything. We need a stove.

Of course.

But I just need to get to the place where we can turn the spigot off.

I've been feeling that way for a while. And I just feel like maybe like adulthood is like knowing that the spigot never turns off.

You don't think so? I feel like I'm like, like a month away from turning the spigot off.

Like parenthood, like things just happen.

Like, bills. Okay, but I'm— okay, maybe there's different spigots. So I'm a month away from turning off the home spigot.

Okay, and that's a big one.

That will be a big one. And then I might have to turn off some other spigots, like Birkin spigot, like because the home spigot drained.

Of course, other spigots shall suffer.

They drain the well.

Yeah. And then I wanted to tell you guys something else.

Oh, what else could there be?

I actually wrote like a list. Oh, I'm so glad I wrote down. Sometimes like I have so many things to share and I forgot to tell you this. I yesterday— remember we were saying on the toast like we were so excited for Dancing with the Stars, we love Tyler Cameron, but we just get the vibe that he's like a horrendous dancer. So I get this voice memo from Tyler Cameron. Yep. And I believe Sharna was like in the background because I heard like a girly voice. Oh, it disappeared.

Ugh. Oh, I was excited to have a little Tyler C cameo.

He was like, horrendous? Who you calling horrendous? And, uh, he was like, I can't wait to prove you wrong. He said if you— if we want to come and be like his friends and family, he would love to have us. Um, and then people also did remind me that he had like a whole— I didn't watch his season of The Bachelor, weirdly.

People reminded me as well. He had like a dance sequence.

He was like the dancer. I think he actually has like amazing rhythm, and I think he has potential to win because The younger generation doesn't know Tyler Cee yet, and when they do, they're— he's like Garrett Graham. Like, they're gonna love him.

Everyone who knows him loves him.

And if he has the skills, which I'm now sensing, like, he has a lot of rhythm, I think that he— so my top 2 are Julia Stiles and Tyler Cameron.

You think Julia Stiles could win?

I do.

Okay, I have to go back and sit down and think.

She has like the whole millennial audience behind her. Like, Dancing with the Stars is newly very Gen Z, very TikTok, but its OG fan base is like millennial, like boomer. And they love Julia Stiles.

Yes. Also, Tyler C was on that show, like, dancing. What's that movie?

Oh my God, Dirty Dancing!

Dirty Dancing.

I forgot about that. Yeah, he's like low-key a dancer.

Yeah.

Wait, that's cute. I forgot about that. No, I'm telling you, I think he has potential.

Great. Well, I'm excited. I think that like premieres when?

Next week.

Okay.

Oh, I tried to like be with the people and watch the trending show last night. Ben was out of town. I didn't wanna watch the—

What's the trending show?

I'll tell you. I didn't wanna watch the alleged woman beater on the US Open, so like I tried to watch something else. Um, everyone's talking about the show Furious with his, uh, on Hulu with Emmy Rossum. Now I sat down with my dinner and I watched. What'd you get for dinner? Like I ordered 'cause Ben was gone, so I ordered. What'd you order? He left me alone. He left me hungry. I ordered, um, Like, I don't know why I like— I'm like embarrassed.

Why are you embarrassed?

I don't know. I literally ordered sushi sake. Like, there's nothing weird about that.

Okay.

I just like order it a lot. One time I got like an Uber Eats notification that I'm in like the top 0.01% of orderers.

But that's— I used to get those like when I lived in the city for my spots, and it's just 'cause I'm loyal. It's not 'cause I order so much. It's just 'cause most people order from a different place all the time. I have 2 places I like. So yeah, I'm the number one customer.

And I watched like the first 5 minutes of Furious. It was so spooky. I didn't know what it was about. And it was like this guy was kidnapped and I turned it off immediately. Like, I cannot watch shit like that by myself.

Yeah, that's crazy. Like, there's always a buzzy show that we don't watch, you know, like drama.

I know, but I felt like I wanted to be with the people and share my thoughts.

I don't watch fiction anymore.

Well, the show is so Olivia Ashray coded. She like loves drama, kidnap, FBI. Like, I gotta tell her she has to watch it.

No, the only fiction I'll watch is Chad Powers.

1,000%.

But really, like, if you look at my history, I really only watch reality TV.

I couldn't watch Chad Powers. It's like a husband and wife show.

I know, I had the same experience last night. Like, Zach like never came upstairs. And so I was like, I guess I'm not watching Chad Powers. Then I met him downstairs.

Right, I haven't started to watch it yet.

He was watching sports. Oh yeah, that's why. There was some like concocted NFL game on in Australia.

Yeah, the 49ers.

Yeah, and the—

Yeah, yeah.

I saw some people were just talking about it. Who was it?

I do respect the NFL's attempt to like go worldwide and compete with soccer. It feels like unfair to the players who have to travel to Australia just for like the NFL's image issue.

Yeah, that's really crazy and really far.

It's so far.

Yeah, I don't know who played. I think like the Rams or something like that.

Oh, a California head-to-head.

Or a team of that nature.

And that does mean like chili season, Loungewear season, football Sunday season is upon us.

You have been like wanting to make a chili now, and now that I have my stovetop, I can. But now I have to make a brisket for Rosh. Next week I'll make a chili.

We're doing short ribs.

For Rosh?

Mm-hmm.

Your in-laws are doing short ribs.

Yeah, well, they asked me what I wanted and I said short ribs.

Oh, you're like sort of in your short rib era.

It's so good. It's like an alternative to brisket, but it's like the same thing. It's the same flavors. It's like, but it's much softer meat, I find.

It's very fatty.

My father-in-law makes like the best recipe, and Ben's recipe that's on his Instagram is like an interpretation of that. It's so good.

The meat is a little fatty. There's not—

So am I.

There's not as much like meat. I think I'm gonna go like first cut brisket, whatever the fuck that means.

Yeah, I have no idea.

Shoulder. Shoulder.

Oh, so glad you brought up first cut brisket. Huge news yesterday.

What?

Like, the Upper East Side Jewish community was shaking. Guess who was spotted at the kosher grocer? Like, so random.

A Jew?

No, actually, no.

Oh, but it was a maybe. That's a clue.

No, no, no, no, it's not.

Hailey Bieber?

No, like, first of all, like, total opposite. Like, you're never gonna guess, but like, it was so random, but like, everyone was talking about it. Big from Sex and the City.

Oh, that's cool.

He got pizza and he was like sitting outside like eating lunch. I feel like maybe he didn't know it was a kosher grocer and just like wanted pizza.

Yeah.

But he seemed to be enjoying it according to my sources, boots on the ground.

Oh, good.

Yeah, it's great for the community.

Yeah, that's exciting.

It was, it was really exciting.

We've got some things to discuss today. We do. So I think we can get into it.

Oh, do we?

Yeah, like Not, not drek. I would say not drek.

And I just wanna say, like, nothing was dreky about yesterday's episode.

It's true, it's true. Um, but just file under not drek.

So what's this from? FYI, you did.

What's that from?

It's from Bring It On, like, 7 with Hayden Panettiere.

So good.

And one of, like, Solange's friends is like, FYI, you did. I love that.

I know that girl. What's her name? I love her.

Actually, she's posted a TikTok. Um, that's why she is like back in my consciousness. She posted a TikTok when Hayden Panettiere passed away. She like couldn't believe it.

Ugh.

Yeah.

Such a good movie.

And she's like a classic character from all of our shows growing up.

Yeah. If you haven't seen that particular Bring It On, you should watch it.

Actually, like, I think that if you were to watch it as a fully formed, like frontal lobe developed adult, you would say, what the fuck is this movie? Like, first of all, it's not okay. Like, half the shit they say is insane. The crumping, like, is not okay. The whole movie is actually, like, deeply troublesome. But because it's, like, a core part of our childhood, we're like, oh yeah, that movie. But if you were to watch it now, you'd be like, what the fuck is this?

No, I think it would— I think it still hits.

It doesn't. Like, it doesn't. If you ever— right, right. If you've ever seen like clips out of context, you're like, wait, that movie was weird.

Out of context, it's out of pocket. In context—

And Rihanna's in it.

In context, it all adds up.

Yes, it all comes out in the context.

Okay, well, let's get into the Fast Five stories that you need to know.

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Our first story, in no particular order I would say, are the stories, but this is an exciting, fun one. SNL has set their season 52 hosts and musical guests, and Jalen Brunson, star of the New York Knicks, will be hosting the first episode of the season with music from Cat's Eye.

That's huge, first of all. Like, I don't like tune in every week to SNL, but I will be sat for this. I didn't even think, I didn't realize like that they were coming back and it was the first one since they won the championship. But this is a, like a genuine perfect casting.

Mm-hmm.

I also think, um, like I don't, I don't really know like Jalen's personality. Like I'm looking forward to like getting, like, obviously he's an amazing basketball player and I feel like he really just stands like behind his talent. We don't really, he doesn't lead personality first. He leads like skill first. So who is Jalen Brunson?

Who is Jalen Brunson? I think he's probably, He's just like you. Like, I feel like he's a regular guy. Yeah, and he's like a young dad and a husband, and he's working hard, and he loves basketball. He loves Gakuba.

Do you think he's a big Cat's Eye fan?

No.

Yeah, I feel like they could have like paired up a better musical artist with Jalen, someone like more New York. It could have been like such a New York night.

Yeah, so here are the people they announced in this run. First we have Jalen and Cat's Eye.

They should have had Billy Joel.

Yes. Then they have—

Well, like Harry Styles, he's doing his New York residency at the Garden.

Well, we're gonna get to Harry Styles.

Oh, what are you doing?

He's got a story. You haven't seen this?

I saw the short shorts. Is that what you're talking about?

Oh, then you haven't seen what the story is. I'll make you look at a picture when we talk about the story, 'cause it's really crazy.

Oh my God, I'm so excited.

Yeah. So maybe not Harry Styles. Dakota Johnson is then hosting with hardcore rock band Turnstile.

Sad. Okay, like, I don't know.

And then Shane Gillis will host for the 3rd time on October 10th with Rosalía as the musical guest.

Don't you think it's so crazy that Shane Gillis, like, given his whole arc— like, I do think that he's like, he doesn't need SNL. Like, I— if I'm him, like, I'm holding a grudge, but he obviously doesn't. And it's also weird that like SNL has sort of like debased— not debased themselves, but like they fired him and now he's the host. Like 3 times.

I don't think it's crazy. It's like they're desperate to have him on the show, and I'm sure now they are— they would love to have him on the show, but he's so far surpassed going on SNL.

No, no, as a cast member.

As a cast member, yeah. So I— at least they can like admit when they're wrong.

Yeah, it's, I guess, impressive. Who's the musical artist with him?

Rosalía.

Oh, right. Yeah, I feel like this lineup does genuinely nothing for me except for Jalen Brunson.

And then, uh, the other person they announced was Indya Navarrete. She's gonna be the Halloween episode with Gracie Abrams.

Yeah, Indya Navarrete. I'm not sure if that's the correct pronunciation, but like, she's like the it girl, Gen Z.

From Obsession?

Yeah, I didn't, I didn't watch it, but like, her and the girl from, um, Sterling Point, I think her name is Ella Rubin, they're like the girls of the moment. Like, I don't know them. They're both so pretty. I didn't know there was girls. Yeah, there are girls.

Stella Rubin, I'm going to her.

Now, when does the Jalen Brunson episode air?

Soon. September 26th.

Got it, okay. I was just watching a clip from Reese Witherspoon on Armchair Expert, and he was saying, like, I didn't realize you were the first SNL host after 9/11 in 2001. Like, what was that like? I didn't even think about, like, all the things. You know, you see, like, the Mets game where Mike Piazza scored the home run after 9/11 and Bush threw out the Like kind of the core American memories, but you don't think about SNL, which is like so New York. And she said like she had such a pit and she like had a 1-year-old. She was like a new mom. She obviously like was not gonna say no. And it was like probably like the most nervous she's ever been in her whole career.

Yeah, that's really crazy.

And they had someone come, I think they had like Giuliani on the episode. Like it was like this whole thing.

Oh, I'm sure.

And if you were to ask me like who was the host of the first SNL after 9/11, like I would never have guessed it was Reese Witherspoon. But she was like America, she still is, but like America's sweetheart, this like darling girl.

Um, the 25th anniversary of 9/11 is tomorrow.

I've been— tomorrow.

I do— are you also just seeing so many videos and like stories every year?

Every year.

I feel like this year and the lead-up, maybe because it's also the 25th anniversary, there's just like a lot of content. I think like—

And like all the networks are doing like specials.

Yeah, but I don't know, on X and, uh, Instagram, like just— I'm just getting like so many stories.

Did you see the drone show last night?

I saw the drone show last night.

Ben saw it in person. Like, why didn't they tell us that was happening? Like, I would have went to go see it, you know what I mean?

Yeah, I didn't know that was happening, and I do feel like I'm consuming a lot of 9/11 content and still like no one told me.

Yeah, right, same. Like, I would have loved to have seen that. Um, yeah, tomorrow. Ugh, so eerie. I, I— yeah, we'll talk about it tomorrow.

I really—

yeah, it's so heavy.

So that's the SNL lineup. Like, I'm sure it's gonna all be bad, but it's exciting. The announcements are always exciting, I'll say that.

Yeah, although this was like, besides for Jalen Brunson, I feel like this really falls flat.

I agree. And I don't know who's their musical booker, but like— and maybe I'm just out of touch because I don't know Terrence Scott.

It is a combination of like you being a little like— you have your own sort of genre-specific, demographic-specific— but I feel like they don't know who they are at SNL. Like they're trying to be like Gen Z, but like Gen Z doesn't really watch SNL. And like they're always trying to cater to an audience that's like not there. And I don't even know who watches SNL. I don't think they know who watches SNL. Yeah, but like, Tim Dillon hosting SNL when?

Totally.

I was watching another Tim Dillon. He's kind of empowering me. Like, I don't think I say enough crazy offensive things. Like, I was— what was I watching today? He was talking about— it was cracking me up.

Where'd you see it, on Reels?

I'm obviously on Dillon Talk.

Oh, so it's other people clipping his stuff?

Yeah, and they send me like 6-minute clips and it's the perfect thing to watch while I'm getting ready. I like, listen, I don't even watch Fuck, I was laughing so hard today. It was not Lindsey Clancy. He did do a hilarious segment on, it's crazy to say it's even hilarious, on the woman who was knife-wielding in Times Square. Did you see that video? And the police killed her. But he's not reacting to these tragedies, he's reacting to people's reactions, 'cause like Lindsey Clancy, the rhetoric has been so shocking.

Right.

So his commentary is really on the commentary, which makes it so much funnier. And he's just kind of empowered me. He said something so offensive, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I was laughing so hard.

About the Times Square knifer?

No, no, no, no, no. It was— what was I watching today? What's like recent drama that he's been talking about?

US Open?

No, I can't remember. It'll come back to me. But I realized like I am not radical enough in my commentary on the toast.

I agree. Kick it up a notch.

If you hear me saying like some crazy things, just if you— and are looking for someone to blame, it's Tim Dillon.

Well—

Like, I'll say something and be like, oh, was that like the wrong thing to say? And it's like, no, I need to be bringing more Tim Dillon energy.

Well, our next story, maybe, maybe you'll find something to say. So Harry Styles has fans outraged over his insane New York City concert ticket image.

Oh my God, I saw it.

Yes. So a social—

I saw the plane and the tower.

Yeah. A social media user has shared an image of Harry Styles ticket artwork for his Together Together tour that is going to be in New York this week.

It's a residency. It's like 30 shows. I think it's like, like months long.

Yes. So the ticket in question is for the Wednesday, September 9th, the 7th night of his tour stop. And on the front it looks like a ticket stub, and on the back there's like the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building, like the skyline.

It's like a cartoon drawing.

And a car flying through the air.

A car? I thought it was a plane.

Oh, is it, is it a plane or a car?

Why would there be a car in the sky?

No, look, pull it up.

Pull it up. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Because I saw this.

It looks like there's no— it looks like a convertible. A plane is even crazier, but yeah, it also looks like a plane.

Oh, uh, it's a plane. Uh, it really—

it's a car-plane.

It's a car— it's an ambiguous vehicle.

Oh, Page Six said seemingly with Styles in a vehicle. Very good, it's a vehicle.

Yeah, I saw this. I think obviously we're all like hypersensitive this week, but I don't think you could ever be hypersensitive enough to 9/11 imagery. And it's crazy, this is just one of those things where it's like, how many people before it's got printed?

It's the skyline, but there's really only 2 towers. You know?

Well, no, I don't agree with that because like one is like, they're far away from each other and one's like much shorter than the other. I just think like when you're putting planes in the sky near the New York skyline, it's uber important to be like very sensitive, you know?

Yeah.

No, I think, and obviously this week even more so. I, would this have stopped traffic in January? I don't know.

People might not have been on as high alert and wouldn't have been as top of mind. But yeah, after ever all the content I've seen this week, of course this is the first thing that I would think of. But no, like it's not like there's the Statue of Liberty here, like They— there's only 2 towers. There's only 2 iconic towers, just saying.

No, it's 1,000% bad. Like, it's bad. Um, I just think that this is yet another demerit for Mr.

Styles.

No, well, no, I think this is just like another more proof that like Harry Styles is very much in his flop era, and I know people don't want to hear that. But he is.

So another demerit.

Sure.

It's really crazy. It's crazy, I'm reading like the comments.

Because I think any human being, before you read that there's backlash, I saw it and my first thought was like, oh my God, a plane? Like it's sort of obvious.

Yeah.

So the fact that like all the editors and printers and animators, like all the—

Well, the thing, I feel like sometimes Sometimes it's obvious, like, once it's out there to a person who's not involved, but like sometimes when you are in it, it's not obvious. I do feel like that sometimes for people, and I can give grace, but this feels like very intentional.

Okay, I don't think it's intentional. I don't think he was trying to—

Feels like a threat.

Oh my God, Tim Dillon! Very Tim Dillon of you. I don't think it was a threat. I don't. I don't think Harry would do that because I think Harry loves New York. I just think— oh, and mind you, Harry has no idea that he's even giving out like commemorative—

Oh yeah, like he doesn't work on the artwork at all.

This has nothing to do with Harry self.

Harry team.

Harry team.

Harry artist.

Yeah.

Who is Harry's artist?

Yes, let's meet the designer behind this offensive artwork.

Yeah, let's do that, because it wasn't Harry, so someone drew this.

Let's talk to them, see what's going on in their life, see what they're about. What would a therapist say?

Yeah, I think that's where we should place blame. And I do think, like, when you're just like— even though he's a huge star, sometimes, like, there's a lot of materials that just, like, go out, you know?

Jackie, he has no idea that these things even exist.

No, but it's like, how many people approved this? How many people do you actually think Like, 2.

Of course it leads back to Tate McRae.

I think a million people approve Tate McRae though. Like, I think a number of people— I don't think a number of people saw this, honestly. I think it was just like some bonus artwork. The artist made it, they sent it to the— and then they sent it out to Kinko's.

Yeah, totally.

Really crazy.

Do better. Literally, do better on the, on the eve of the 25th anniversary. Not cool.

Yeah. Are you ready for our next story, which is shocking and it's meant to be so? Sydney Sweeney puts on a show as she strips down in cheeky Novig ad. So Sydney Sweeney is embracing sports and sports betting in a bold way. The actress stripped down for sports prediction market Novig. So Novig is a new uh, prediction market app platform, and it's strictly sports. It's just for betting on sports. And she is in their first national brand campaign, and it says, no vig is just sports. And in spirit— in the spirit of that, she's not wearing any clothes, just—

And she's like sitting on a basketball hoop with her coochie out.

No, there's literally 10 different ways that she's naked with sports covering paraphernalia, her privates. And so yes, It is just sports.

Now, I have got to know how much she was paid for this.

She— oh, by the way, she is an investor in the company. Oh, are you kidding me? She's a strategic partner and equity holder.

She has even more incentive to— because the thing is, this commercial makes no sense, like, messaging-wise. Like, what does a naked Sydney Sweeney have to do with predicting sports? But we are all talking about Novig, something I had never heard of prior to yesterday. Like, this is effective marketing in the sense that, like, we're being introduced to a brand and now I know I know the name of the brand and what they do.

I will say, even though this is like so crazy, and at first when I saw it, I'm like, what's she getting naked for? But now, like when we talk through the creative, like I will never forget that Novig is just sports.

No, I'm telling you, it was brilliant.

It is not underwear. She looks great.

It's not socks. I saw a comment and it's so true. Like she is literally Cassie from Euphoria. Like this is so something Cassie would do. And I do, you know, you know what's funny is that And I think people are gonna think this is like a crazy statement. I feel that like how she thinks about like her body and her image and like people sexualizing her is like really what Emily Ratajkowski thought she was doing, right? Like being this like intellectual with her titties out. Like Sydney Sweeney is laughing her ass to the bank. Like she's in on the joke and like she's not just being sexualized for the sake of being sexualized. Like she's— this is not even a commercial for a brand that she's getting paid. she's an investor in. Like, I think that she's letting people sort of like comment and sexualize her, and they think that she doesn't know, but she does.

Yeah.

Whereas like Emily Ratajkowski was like, I'm intellectual, stop looking at my tits, here's my nipple. Like, okay, we're confused.

For free.

Yeah, like, we're confused. So actually, I think in its own way, this is a very, very feminist twist.

You find this to be empowering?

No, um, but I get it. Like, I feel like she thinks— like, I feel like everyone thinks that she doesn't get it, but she does. Like—

Oh, for sure she does. I feel like every time I'm like, okay, she's gonna be serious, like, or buttoned up now, and she did that role of the boxer and she's like gonna— right, right, she's trying to be, you know, taken serious. No, she's gonna do all of the things.

Yes, and I respect her clear financial motivations in life. I think she like grew up poor.

I think she has a lot of spigots. No, I think she like wants multiple homes.

Lives an expensive life.

Yeah, I think that she like likes to live, have fun, and like spend money and live free. Take a jet.

Live well.

Yeah, it helps that she's dating a billionaire.

Of course, and I think a lot of times when you do date a billionaire, like you do have to sacrifice like on their looks and their age. There's not like so many like hot, I mean, look at Mark Zuckerberg. Have you ever seen somebody uglier in your whole life? Like, there are so few—

Why you gotta bring Mark Zuckerberg into this?

Well, I just think it's an example. Like, show me like a— an actually conventionally handsome billionaire.

Yeah.

And it's like Scooter Braun stands alone. Whatever you think of him, like, you cannot deny he's like a good-looking guy.

Yeah.

Fit, young-ish. So she's getting the best of both, you know?

Yeah. Also, the pictures are amazing. Like, seriously. How can he really pose in that many different ways without showing privates? And the use of different athletic equipment is really crafty, I would say.

Oh yeah, I'm just looking at Bezos. I'm looking at billionaires like, sorry, Bezos, I would need like 1,000 drinks. Larry Page, I mean, maybe he at one point, but like Warren Buffett, like, you know what I mean? Like, Um, I don't know a lot of these people, like what they look like. I'm just looking at the— oh, Bill Gates. Yuck. Like seriously, yuck.

And also sometimes like to be a billionaire you have to be much older because it's, you know, compounds over time.

Of course. Um, I feel like Ken Griffin is like not that bad looking.

I have to look up a picture. What do you think about Elon?

Um, no.

Like—

oh, he's not on the list. That's weird.

He's a trillionaire. That's why.

Oh, sorry. He's not on the list. He's just number one.

He's not on the list because he's a trillionaire, not a billionaire.

Yeah, I think that, um, like, of course, with all due respect, like, I think he's ugly. Like, just— and I'm only talking about, like, looks.

I'm gonna pull up a photo of him and, like, just try and evaluate based on looks.

Yeah, I'm just looking at, like, these— oh, um, maybe, like, in his heyday, like, Mike Bloomberg could have gotten it, but today, no.

He could get it.

That's what I'm saying. For girls like Sydney Sweeney, like, Scooter Braun is a one-in-a-million type of guy.

Yeah, yeah. But it's not going to stop her from working hard, Claudia.

No, of course.

Do you think she should work less hard?

I mean, if it were me, but that's why she's where I'm at. And like, I'm a slob, you know?

It's true, it's true.

Okay, you agreed a little too quickly.

I'm— I was agreeing with the first half. If you guys like see our— I started saying it's true before you said slob, when you said that's why she's where she's at. It's true, it's true.

Okay, fine.

Nothing to do with you.

I didn't—

that was before you brought yourself into it.

But you should have known I was going to. Historically, it's what I always do.

Historically, it's true.

This was a crazy advertisement. I will say, loved her with like the Kardashian, um, beachy waves, like with her long extensions. I never see her looking like that.

Yeah, no, she looks really beautiful.

And, um, she also like stepped her pussy up style-wise. I feel like for so long she was like the hottest girl in the world and she like showed up to all these red carpets like actually looking like the mother of the bride. So And I feel like it— maybe it's Scooter Braun. Like a year ago, she started like dressing well.

Yeah, I— she dresses really well now that you forget that there was a period where—

Yeah, but she was like so bad.

Like she was either the bat mitzvah girl or the mother of the bride.

And you actually have to go out of your way to dress someone so young and like perfect and make them look bad. It's harder to make them look bad than it is to make them look good.

Right, right. Well, I now know that Novik is just sports.

Yeah, that is— Do we need another one of these platforms? I don't know.

Seared into my mind.

Consider it seared.

Consider it seared. Job well done.

Marketing effective.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

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Our 4th story, some tech news. Major Major tech news. Apple's introducing the iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone.

Oh my God. Okay, so it's that time of year, I guess. Yeah, it's September where they're like doing their big presentation, all the new products, all the new features, and they're coming out with a flip phone.

So the new iPhone Duo is a foldable smartphone. It has an internal dual display panel that provides the largest, most immersive screen size ever at 7.6 inches. 6.6 inches diagonally. So I've heard that when you close it, it's about the size of a passport. And then when you open it, it's giving more like iPad.

Yeah. So that's the thing. It's like, I am intrigued even though I wanna hate it. Like I'm open to it, except that when you open it, it's like, that's not a phone. It looks like the iPad mini. And I just feel like I already have such a toxic relationship with my phone. If it's even bigger and more immersive, like I'm scared.

Yeah. I'm scared too. I'm, I'm trying to spend like less time on my phone. I mean, this is actually good for like content. and content creators because like the way people consume there now, you're gonna wanna watch more things on your phone. It's gonna be like a more premium viewing experience. Um, so that's sort of interesting.

Sounds like a beautiful place to watch a new episode of The Toast.

Right. Oh, it's gonna be great for video podcasts with Pargi Queens and amazing frames.

1,000%.

And amazing frames. It'll also be good, I think, for like TV and movies because people will really be able to watch that stuff on their phones now. You wouldn't watch like a movie on your phone, but like you would on your iPad. So yeah.

Also like the closed version of the phone, like not the flipped open part, it's giving like PalmPilot. Like you need to have like your whole hand. It's like wide.

Yeah, like a passport they said. And what does this mean for phone cases?

Such a good question.

And OctoBuddies.

I wanna say, I happened, I didn't know consciously that the event was happening and that they were announcing a new iPhone, but I should have known because like my phone has been on the fritz these last couple of days. And you know, whenever they announce a new iPhone, like the one that came before starts to like break down. So they make you get it. And I do wanna say like for research purposes, I will be getting this phone.

I think I'm gonna get it because I missed the last update. Like, I think I have a 15. Um, no, or 16. You have a 17.

You might have a 6. I have a 17.

I think I have 15 because I'm always ordering phone cases and it's 15.

You know what makes me feel sick? Like, seriously sick? Like, I remember when they launched the iPhone, period. Like, it didn't even have a number. Like, it was just iPhone.

This is 15 Pro Max.

Oh my God.

Yeah. And it's like the battery—

And you consider yourself a content creator?

The battery, like, doesn't last the whole day. I'm always like, do I really have a charger? Um, so I am ready for a new phone, so I think I have to get this phone. That's the next one.

I'm just afraid because sometimes Apple launches stuff and like if you can get it, you're the coolest person alive. Sometimes Apple launches stuff and you get it— like I remember the goggles, what were those called? Like the virtual reality, like Apple, uh, do you know what I'm talking about?

I don't know the Apple ones, no.

Remember when Apple came out with like— what the fuck is it called?

I only know Google Glass.

No, no, no, no.

Sorry.

It's, it's not a pair of glasses.

It's not a pair of glasses?

The goggles. The goggles. Vision Pro. I think that was what it was called. Like, and everyone was talking about it. And I feel that like if you bought one, it was like a mark on you that you are a loser. You know what I mean?

Mm-hmm.

And I'm afraid that like this flip phone, I don't know if you buy it, it makes you cool or if it makes you a loser. 'Cause sometimes you just look like a sheep who will spend $2,000 on anything.

It just depends. Like, is this the next thing? the next frontier, and then all phones will eventually be DUOs. And I think also like Samsung has been doing this, you know.

Yes, there is, uh, there is, I think, a Google phone that flips, or a Motorola. Of course, Apple is never the first to do something, but for some reason people only care when Apple does it. Yeah, so it's starting at, uh, almost $2,000, and that's like with no space, you know.

That's like 256 gigabytes, ranging up to $3,200 for a model with 2 terabytes.

Ugh, now like, do we wait or do we just do it? You know?

I think I'm gonna get it. And also it's like, is there an actual like technological purpose to having a flip phone or are you doing it because like we all sort of like miss having flip phones and like the vibe?

Nostalgic.

And like, is that— and like the vibe of like clicking down.

Like I saw like a lot of tech commentators commenting on the fact that when you open up the new iPhone flip phone, there's a crease where you It's like not a completely smooth—

I would expect there to be. You're folding a screen.

I would expect there not to be actually.

Very—

Not for these prices.

Yeah, I guess this is what's next for technology, but it does—

What else did they announce?

It does feel like a big leap, a big technological leap though, of course.

Sometimes they announce—

Other brands have done it.

Many times. Sometimes they announce like other features coming to the phones or like you can get your AirPods to go like up your ass, you know?

Oh, new AI features for new iPhones. AI Siri is more expressive.

Oh God, just what we need.

I'm crying. I'm sure there's other stuff, but this article is focused on the Duo.

On just the phone. Yeah, no, that was the big, the big news of the day.

They should have us like be the spokespeople because we're like the Duo. Oh, I love that.

And you know what, I totally forgot, like, you know you've made it— I got Apple PR last time they did their announce. I got like the new, um, computer.

The fuck?

What was it called? The Neo that everyone was talking about. It's like pink. It's so cute. I love it. Um, and they were like, do you want it? I was like, yeah, so can I get the phone too? I would love to not pay for it.

I didn't know that was an option.

Yeah, I got Apple PR. I feel like it's like an elite PR list to be on.

That's seriously cool.

Yeah, sometimes I forget about like cool things that I do or have done, you know?

Yeah, like what? Masked Singer?

No, I was gonna say a similar vein before he obviously became like a crazy Nazi. No, closed on Sunday.

Oh, Kanye. Yeah, no, but what about Steve? We like— whenever we talk about like cool things that you've done that we forget, like we say Kanye and now we say Masked Singer. Steve Harvey.

Twice. If you read my book, like, you guys don't even know like the mentor that Steve Harvey was to me and like the kind of sort of tumultuous relationship we had after my first appearance on the show. It's not that tumultuous, but you should read my book.

But you did it twice, the show?

Yeah.

Oh, I forgot about the second time.

Like, I was so— like, they were obsessed with him.

They were.

He had like a real— me and Steve had a real connection. He like couldn't get over me. I'm being dead serious. He told me I was a star and I was really going places.

I remember that. He was right.

You went 1,000%. Look at me, I'm— I have my own podcast. Okay. Um, yeah, and they invited me back like a year or two later and we just like reconnected and he was asking me like about social media. Like, he's like literally— when I consider my mentors, sorry, I have to add Hilary Hoffman and Steve Harvey.

Yeah, or like people who were like integral to— in my growth, in your journey, major stops along the way on your journey.

The shoulders on which I stand.

Yeah. Stephen Harvey.

Let's make a graphic. It's like a picture of me standing on Steve Harvey's shoulders, Steve Harvey standing on like Gwyneth Paltrow's shoulders, all my mentors, and Hilary Hoffman.

And Brooke Snader.

Of course.

Are you ready for our 5th and final story?

Oh my God.

I know. I think, I think we'll take some time with it though because CMA Award nominations are out. Oh yeah, they just came out.

I didn't even know that.

Um, so let's go through it, shall we? We have Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, and Kacey Musgraves leading the nominations.

Wow, go Kacey Musgraves! Because I feel like her album like really came and went. Um, but I think that it's obviously Ella's year.

So Entertainer of the Year, we're gonna start from the bigs. Here are the nominees: Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Ella Langley, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson.

Um, they always just like make shit up, so I'm gonna say like who I predict, and my predictions are based on like statistics and facts, and theirs are just based on vibes. It does feel like Ella Langley's year, even though it's so crazy that you can be nominated for— she was on like the biggest tour of the year this year opening for Morgan Wallen, and it's like Morgan Wallen's not even nominated for Entertainer of the Year.

Well, they don't nominate him for anything.

No, they've started to like reincorporate him back. They don't let him win, but they throw him in there every now and then. Can you read me the nominees again?

I will, but I will— I don't think Morgan Wallen isn't even nominated for male vocalist. He is not nominated for anything.

Was his album this year?

Uh, yeah. And—

Oh, that's crazy.

Yeah, so you can't even think about that. Uh, entertainer was Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Ella Langley, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson. Even though like Ella Langley was the face of country music, this year. Like, the way that this category works, like, I don't think she'll win.

No, I think it's just about like who toured the most.

It's gonna be Chris Stapleton or Waynie Wilson, per usual.

Waynie Wilson. Um, yeah, I wouldn't be mad if it was Chris Stapleton, and I wouldn't be mad if it was Waynie Wilson. Like, I know, and I would not be mad if it— for a 3rd year in a row, give my speech about how I actually love Waynie Wilson but she's not deserving of any of her accolades. Like, seriously, don't make me do it.

I wouldn't be mad if it's Cody Johnson. And of course I would be thrilled if it's Luke Combs.

I had to turn that song off yesterday. Like, I was listening to music while I got ready and I was like doing my makeup. Take that phone call from your mom. Like, when the bridge comes on, like, seriously, I have to go die. Like, I can't, I can't hear it.

Yeah, like, it's, it's Luke's time, you know? I've sort of like—

They do love to snub him.

They love to snub him. And that's why I didn't even mention him when I was talking about like who, how I'll react when people win, because like, I'm just used to the fact that he's not gonna win. I don't know why, but obviously not.

No, it's like, why would he win? He just like took country music to Australia and the UK and broke records over there and is introducing the genre to an entirely new group of people. But why would that make him Entertainer of the Year when Lainey Wilson was on Yellowstone? Like, please.

He's my number 1 for this if I were in the voting block.

Yeah.

Next we have Single of the Year. We have Be Heard.

It's choosing Texas.

Be Heard by Ella Langley. Choosing Texas by Ella Langley. I Knew It, I Knew You by Taylor Swift.

Oh.

Somewhere Over Laredo by Lainey Wilson. And The Fall. Oh, Cody Johnson. Well, oh, you know who it's for me.

It's The Fall for me. I also can't listen to The Painter 'cause obviously that song's about his wife, but it's actually about Ruby.

Oh, it's about me actually.

Oh, you are the painter?

I'm the painter.

Oh no, Ruby's a painter. I don't remember life before he came into the picture. Showed me beauty I was missing with him.

That's sweet, but I feel like—

Showed me colors I ain't never seen. I literally sang it last night when I was putting him down.

I feel like it's Cody giving me my flowers for being like the painter of our life in my family.

Oh my God, I'm cracking up. That's hilarious. And like, you are the painter, but the fact that you're like nominating yourself makes it like less sweet. Zach should be like, Jax, you're the painter.

Of course, of course. But like, he doesn't know the song. And when I heard it, I was just like, And he's singing about his wife and it just like made me feel seen as a wife, you know?

That's beautiful.

Oh, I don't know if I've ever listened to it. Like if only someone sang it to Lindsay Clancy, like maybe things would've turned out different.

That's such a good point. There are a couple of songs, if I were curating a playlist for Lindsay Clancy, just in an effort to have perhaps changed her mind.

And like, and boost morale.

Around the house, yeah. Did she try putting on music? It's not funny.

It's not funny.

Um, whatever Choosing Texas is nominated for should, and maybe won't because they just like make shit up over there, like they refused to give it to Shaboozy with Bar Song, but like that was the song of the year, not even just in country, in the world.

It was the song of the year, I agree.

But slay to be nominated in the same category twice.

Seriously. Album of the Year, um, Ain't In It for My Health by Zach Topp, Dandelion by Ella Langley, Middle of Nowhere by Kacey Musgraves, Parker McCollum, Parker McCollum, and The Way I Am by Luke Combs. Honestly, I would be good with any of these.

Oh really? I feel it's not a really competitive category, and it's like, to me, only 2 of these nominations even deserve to be nominated, and that's Luke and Ella, and I'll be happy if either of them win.

No, remember we listened to Parker McCollum's album because we had heard good things, and it was nice.

I remember I heard it like once and never listened to it again. Yeah, Middle of Nowhere.

I didn't know her album was called that. You know I love that.

I know that's your favorite Luke Combs song. Middle of Somewhere.

What?

It's Middle of Somewhere.

It's Middle of Somewhere because like the middle of nowhere to you is the middle of somewhere to me.

Somewhere to me. Oh, it's so beautiful.

It's so beautiful.

Yeah.

Song of the Year, we have Be Her, Ella Langley. Beautiful Things, Megan Moroney. Choosing Texas, Texas, Ella Langley, and Miranda Lambert is on that. Dry Spell, Kacey Musgraves and Gary, Steven Wilson Jr.

Why does it feel like this like wasn't a big year for country music? I like— there are none of these songs are even remotely eligible except for— and yes, Miranda Lambert wrote Choosing Texas with Ella Langley. She's getting rich off that song.

I think one, because of the erasure of Morgan Wallen.

Yeah, and he had a 30-song album.

And like so many of the number one hits in country music this year were Morgan Wallen. And so when you take him out—

I'm a little crazy, but the world's insane.

When you take him out, then it's like, well, where are the hits?

Morgan Wallen was the hits. It's true, it's true.

Um, but also Choosing Texas is the Song of the Year.

It's Ella's year. Like, every award she's nominated for, she is the clear winner. Is she gonna go home with 11 awards or zero? We'll find out.

Female Vocalist of the Year: Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Megan Maroney, Kacey Musgraves, Lainey I really like the friendship between Miranda Lambert and Ella Langley.

It's like very me and Steve Harvey, like mentor and mentee.

Yeah, Miranda's like sort of in her friendship era.

1,000%. She made up with Kacey Musgraves, they did a collab together, and I think she's really taken on this like mentorship level like role with Ella Langley, who's kind of the Miranda Lambert of her generation.

Like, the big badass. But I feel like she's also friendly towards Lainey Wilson, you know, like that hasn't shut her out. she's just sort of like in her girl's girl era.

And I never saw that for Miranda when we were like reporting on all of her like divorce drama with the cop and the married guy. Um, I love that she settled into this like girl boss era.

Mentor.

I follow her on social media. It's one of my— she's one of my favorite follows. She like really walks the walk of the country lifestyle and talks the talk. I think a lot of— I think this is like a thing in country music, like people who like sing about riding horses and like, like live in a High-rise condo. Yeah. Um, no, she, she like lives in the middle of somewhere.

Male Vocalist of the Year: Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Zach Topp, Stephen Wilson Jr.

Any of the 3 first 3 I'm cool with.

For me, it's Luke or Cody, you know, like I like sort of don't fuck with Chris Stapleton.

That's so crazy.

No hate, no shade, no nothing. It's just like, I don't know why we haven't clicked. We haven't clicked.

And I think you need to work on the click.

I know, because one day I'll watch this back and be like, that's so crazy. And like, the thing is, I know that he's amazing. Everybody loves him. Like, right?

I think a lot of times, like, he has transcended genres. Like, everyone in the industry respects the fuck out of him, and it's so rare that there's someone like that who's actually deserving of all that. And he is. Like, his voice is insane. He does everything with his wife. And I actually heard— I only read this recently— that, you know, he sings on stage every song with his wife right next to him and they just like stare at each other and he like gets really nervous on stage. That's why she like is a part of it because like it helps with his nerves.

It's so cute. No, everything about him is amazing. I have no faults except I don't know why like Spotify like never pushed him onto me.

Oh really? I find that he's like an industry plant. I'm always like, I know all of his music. Meanwhile, I've never sought it out.

Like, I have the opposite experience. I never sought it out and it never found me.

Joy of My Life.

Like, there are so many songs. I know Joy of My Life. I know Joy.

Joy of my life.

Vocal Group of the Year: Lady A, Little Big Town, Midland, Old Dominion, Red Clay Strays.

Oh, I didn't know Midland was like still out there doing their thing. You know, they had like a hot couple of years.

Where's Rascal Flatts?

They're busy putting the industry on their back.

Literally. And they released duets, like they're still working. Like, it's disgusting. No wonder why they want to quit.

The CMA is so fucking problematic. Every time Every time we recap the nominations or the actual awards, like, they literally never cease to get it wrong.

It's so true. Okay, those are like the big—

And their most egregious act was the Shaboozy erasure of 2003. Like, the way they went out of their way to give him no awards.

Yeah, the other category would be New Artist of the Year.

Oh.

Avery Anna, Carter Faith, Emily Anne Roberts, Tucker Wetmore, Stephen Wilson Jr. Well, it obviously will go to Stephen Wilson Jr. considering he's nominated in all the big categories.

But I just wanna say shout out to Emily Ann Roberts. I love— we ain't got a whole lot, but we got a lot of little, and a little suits me just fine. We go together like a bow and a fiddle, and we live a little simple life. She's like hardcore country, and she, um, I discovered her on TikTok, and she's like crushing it. She like opens— oh, she opened for Cody Johnson. She's like the sweet little darling, like true, like a farmer girl who's like you know, uh, mowing the lawn in the morning or whatever and like going to the Opry at night. And like, she's so glam. I love her.

That's beautiful.

Yeah. I'm so— can't wait to see all my favorite artists lose. And when will that be streaming on ABC?

When will that be happening? On Wednesday, November 18th.

Oh, I have so much left to live.

Like, I'm gonna have a birthday.

Oh my God, your birthday's coming up!

I know. I've been like giving it a little thought, like, what do I want to do?

34?

34.

34 with 3 kids, like nothing to be ashamed of. That is a good life, my friend.

Thank you very much.

I would love to be there one day, like for real. I gotta get to work.

Thank you very much. Um, yeah, I wonder, I don't know, I've got some irons in the fire. I have to think about like, what do I like, you know?

Do I need to plan to be down there for your b-day? Like, are we doing stuff?

Uh, you don't have to be, but like I should do a little something, like, and maybe something—

A dinner party with your new wall.

In my new house and my new rug. And like, I think the spigot will be off by then, which means like the house is done like decorating and everything. So like—

So now we have to open the other spigot for like events and hosting.

It's so true. But like—

Oh, we should do hibachi. That's like something we do for my birthday. You literally hate hibachi.

It could be like a cute housewarming, like birthday dinner. I don't know, enough cheese and crackers for 8 people.

I'll get the cake. Just leave the cake to me.

Okay. Uh, yeah, just something to think about. But anyways, I'm not even thinking about it. That's just to say like how far away the CMA is.

Yeah, we have so much life to live. We have like brands, we have secret projects to launch, honestly.

Oh my gosh, we have a lot of work to do between now and then.

Yeah, I, yeah, I know Jackie doesn't let me like, like tease our secret projects because it is so annoying, but I will say this before she cuts me off, like you guys have no idea what's coming. 2 of like the most sickening drops you'll ever see in your life. And it's not—

It's not drops though.

No, sorry, well, I, I was being vague because I didn't want you to yell at me.

So you were incorrect.

2 of the most sickening launches. Launch.

Launch. That's beautiful. That's a good word.

Speaking of launch, what are you gonna have for lunch?

Speaking of lunch, you mean— I'm actually, um, grabbing lunch with a couple friends.

It's insane that you would say that like directly to my face.

You asked because I would have never said it if you didn't ask.

I was more so talking about food. I didn't need to know the company.

Oh, we're gonna go to our favorite restaurant. Like, it gets so stressful.

And what do you think you're gonna eat? What do you think you're gonna eat? Like a salad or like a wrap?

Not a wrap, maybe like a bowl. Oh, make it worse, a warm bowl.

A warm bowl. Wow, she's having a warm bowl. You guys know Turdi's Warm Bowls. And to be clear, that is not one of the secret projects we're launching, a chain of warm bowl facilities. A QSR restaurant.

And we're not launching Strandberries either, unfortunately.

No, no, unfortunately, like, our quick serve restaurant era is not— is still loading. But it will happen. Turdi's Warm Bowls featuring Strandberries Bread.

Yeah, they'll be like connecting, sort of like Baskin-Robbins and—

Yes, Dunkin' Donuts. It'll be a Turdy's Warm Bowls and a Stranberries, but you could pay like at one register.

Yeah.

But 2 separate menus.

Yeah, for 2 separate eaters.

There is one remain— maybe 2 remaining Baskin-Robbins ex-Dunkin' Donuts in New York City. I have to go.

You do.

I don't eat Baskin-Robbins like ever, and I love ice cream, and I'm always talking about how like the options for ice cream in New York City are— and I just want to say, and this is no disrespect, but But like the fact that like there are no frozen yogurt places anymore, like 16 Handles gone, Red Mango gone, Off the Wall gone, Tasty Delight, don't even ask. Like the last one on the Upper East Side just closed. But like everybody's opening these like alt, like Greek yogurt or like plant-based.

Stop.

Like seriously stop.

This is serious.

This is my life, you guys. Like stop. Stop. It's not, and it's not the same. And like, it's not funny.

We actually have some good places. places here for froyo, but I don't take advantage enough.

No, you don't.

You know, only when you're here. Only when you're here.

We did a whole vlog of the frozen yogurt options near Jackie.

The scene.

Yeah, if you're looking for it, it's on Patreon.

It's hysterical. We drove in the car that sings. Oh, the Lyriq.

Lyriq.

Claudia and Ben rented this car from GMC.

Uh, Cadillac.

Cadillac. It's called the Lyriq. It was light blue.

It was an electric vehicle.

Very gorgeous. And I think like it played music as it drove.

No, it hummed. And now I can literally— I'm triggered whenever I see a Cadillac Lyriq. I know it's coming 'cause I'm like, there's a Lyriq behind me.

And I hear it.

It's like, hum. It drives with like a soundtrack.

I really enjoyed the vehicle.

It was very spacious.

And we got fur. What else to say?

That's our show. Thank you guys so much for listening to the show. See you Monday morning.

We will see you tomorrow and we love you dearly. Goodbye.

Goodbye.