Transcript of Toast Herstory: Robert Flatts (Original Airdate December 10th, 2020)

Good morning, millennials. Welcome back to the Morning Toast. Happy Thursday. Happy Taylor Swift day. Happy...

Happy. Happy Turntal Neck Day. Claude and I are both wearing turntlecks. It's inside the toaster studio. Oh, yes. Also, yesterday, we were both wearing Blazers. Yes, Blazers. I feel as though we're both so... I just have to say- Erotico, hypnotico.

I wear a turntal neck, specifically this one, almost every day. So you're like- Just catching up. That would be if I wore culottes. I would never- Hurtful.

No, that's your thing. No. And by the way, I will have you know that when I had to clean out my closets for the move, I do believe the culottes did not make the cut. Oh, my God. Original tosters- They did not make the culotte.

Original tosters will remember the culottes, what I like to call gaucio pants, that really shaped the toast in its early stages.

Mostly because I wore them on the first day of the morning toast.

And you wore them a lot, like those first two months.

Yeah, those were hard first two months. Sometimes you just can't help but put on your culottes. I feel like for other people, it's like, Oh, I'm having a hard time. Let me turn to my sweat pants.

Or listen to music.

No, but in terms of fashion choices. Your choices reflect the way that you're feeling. For me, I- Turn to the culottes. I turn to the culottes. The culottes were my sweat pants of the day, and I'm not proud of it. Why?

I think it's great. At least it shows you're interesting. I've I've really never worn a pair of pants that wasn't black leggingss or black jeans. You're not here just taking risks. Did it work? No. But you are so sure of yourself that you just took risks and put on a pair of pants very few people would ever put on. I think that makes you interesting and fabulous.

Wow, that is such a nice compliment. Thank you. No, it's true. I'll take it.

I'll take it. Like, literally, people maybe have not noticed. I've literally worn these leggingss every single day this week and last week.

We love to see it. I'm always wearing these leggingss, too. I thought, I don't know, I was going for a mule day, but the color of my ankles are scary, pink and purple.

Yeah. My skin, because I didn't get that. I usually get sun once a year, and now I didn't get my yearly sun. I'm turning green.

Yeah. It's time for some self-faked tanner. Yeah. It isn't easy being green. I reached this point last year. It ain't easy being green. Speaking of the Grinch.

That's Kermit the Frog, but sure. Speaking of green.

No, speaking of being green and not having an easy go of it.

No, speaking of fictional green characters. Yes. I actually am so glad you brought that up because I really did not want to bring my recap of the very small portion of the Grinch that I watched. I didn't want to drag it into the TV recap segment because that's a sacred place. I just wanted to get it out right now. And really just I'm like, shame on NBC, seriously. First of all, I put it on an hour late because I didn't care. And it was a scene without Matthew Morrisein, and you'd think it would be better. It was just like, besides Matthew Morrishin, it was horrible. So explain to me, you know how the Who's all have noses that are turned up?

Turned up, yeah. Yeah, they turned the fuck up.

So they not only gave all the Who's turned up noses, they also gave all the Who's big fat asses. They had curves. It was crazy. Like, literally everyone had a huge hips, and it was like everyone was shaped like Per, which was such an odd choice because Matthew Marci is running around the stage with a big, juicy ass. It was so disarming.

The Grinch He did have a big juicy ass.

But this was so overt. It was just so bizarre. He literally looked like a baby with a big diaper. It was so weird. It was just really poorly done. I'm sorry, I have to say. Then Matthew Marson came down the chimney and my life was ruined. He was being so extra. First of all, he was completely disguised, but his voice, he really didn't do a good job of nailing the grinch voice. It was Mr. Shoe. His voice It just sends a chill down my spine, and it's so distinct that it was... I don't know what the team at NBC is thinking right now, but it was a big fat failure. I was reading tweets all night, and it was so funny. I just love when we can all come together to make fun of something.

That's so funny. I caught bits and pieces. Really not a lot. I did see Matthew Morrison, and I just feel like there were so many people. There are so many people who would have been amazing at it. And even just thinking that, I didn't come prepared with a list of people, but huge Jackman.

Wow. Yeah. Would have crushed it. Zac Efron.

Yeah.

But it's a weird role. That's why Jim Carrey made the Grinch so iconic. You can't be so Hollywood. You have to just be a freak. And Matthew Morrison tried so hard to be that, but he just is so cringy.

He's just a freak.

Yeah. Honestly, I don't even know if Hugh Jackman would have been good at it. The reason why the Grinch is, in my opinion, irreplaceable is because Jim Carrey. No one can do it like him.

Also, why not Jim Carrey? Yeah. He's around.

Yeah. He doesn't sing, I don't think.

Anyone can sing if you try hard enough. There's always going to be another mountain.

So I just wanted to get that out. My TV recap with Salt Lake City and OC, Jack and I both watched OC, even though we promised that we wouldn't. We'll do that in the TV recap. I just wanted to get it out there. I'm sorry to everyone who was traumatized by that performance last night. And honestly, it's been such a hard year. I find it really... I don't know. I find it shocking that the executives over at NBC would intentionally want to hurt us.

Yeah, it's not nice. It ain't right. It ain't right. Well, at least it's behind us. I feel like there was so much all of this momentum leading up to this, and now it's behind us, and we can all look ahead to 2021.

Yeah, and we're looking ahead to tomorrow, which Taylor Swift announced this morning. She has a new album. We will go into all of that. That's why I'm wearing my cardigan.

Scaling in my cardigan. Remember what I said about anyone singing? Me. Yeah. No, we're going to be talking about that forever more. Also, last night, I had just this sublime evening, if I may. I hosted Kayler's parents, that's Olivia and Zack Shapiro at my house.

Kayla was there, too. I remember not being invited.

Yeah, no, you were not invited. I'm really just trying to spend QT with individual family members these days. That's just something that I'm feeling. Okay. Also, you won't come over. I came to you on Monday night.

I have never been invited.

That's not true.

You invited me on Monday night after we had a plan to get together at my house, to which you invited yourself over. You made the plans and then tried to flip a switch. You tried to be the Princess Switch.

I don't remember it that way. Princess, I remember. The rest, I don't.

That's exactly how it happened, okay?

The rest, I don't. That's exactly what happened. But anyways, so every time I go over to Olivia, I'm just so hungry and she makes such good food. She does. I wanted to provide that experience for her. And I cooked up a feasty vibe, and I used all of my fancy dishes, and it was so fabulous and sensational. You'll have to come sometime. I think you would have really liked the cuisine, chicken and pasta.

Yeah, my two favorite food groups. Yeah. Well, thanks for not inviting me. I really appreciate it.

You'll definitely be not invited again.

No. And that means so much to me. It's good to know where we stand.

Yes, definitely. And tonight's the first night of Hanukah. Oh, yes. If you're celebrating Hanukah toaster, make sure to light those candles and publicize the Nace. It is so important, more than ever, it always feels like to publicize the Nace and be proud to be Jewish. Drain.

Drainle, Drainle, Drainle. I made you out of clay. And when it's... We really need to read you that song because there's so many good Christmas carols.

Cabaret style.

And that's our one song, and it's just so sophomoreic. It's the same tune It's like Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star.

Yeah, no.

It's the same tune as something. It's a familiar tune.

And it just goes Round and around.

We need to honestly have someone work on it, a Jewish musician. Honestly, no, I was going to say Haim, but they're not my style. Who's a really popular Jewish? I heard somewhere, Sean Mendes is half Jewish.

Yeah, same with Harry Style.

Oh, Harry styles. Yeah, that'd be good. Just give us a revamp. I'm so over this one tune, and it's the only one that's become even remotely mainstream. I don't feel it represents us as a culture and how cool we are.

I actually love this song, and I feel like I'm always singing it because I ring up Snatchler, I'm like, Snatchler, Snatchler, Snatchler.

I made you out of Snatch, and when your Snatch is ready.

Oh Snatchler, I shall play. Maybe We could be the ones to jazz it up.

I'm going to get my guitar for a good jam session.

By the way, I kept saying publicize the Nace, and for those who don't know me, it's publicize the miracle. Nace is miracle, and the miracle of the candles lasting.

So you put your- The oil lasting.

Yeah. So you put your menorah in the window to publicize the miracle of Hanica.

Just a little fun fact. And I live in a bunker with no windows, so it's hard for me to publicize the Nace. Oh, my God.

Now that I have so many windows, I literally am going to put a menorah in each one. Just publicity.

I'm happy for you.

I'm the PR person for Hanika.

I'm happy for you in all your windows. You should come over to- Actually, in my journey to maybe moving, I looked at an apartment yesterday that I really like the building because I actually have a bunch of friends who live in the building, which sounds so fun to me. And you know when you want something to just work It worked so badly? Yeah. The apartment was just not it, except it had the biggest kitchen I'd ever seen in a New York City apartment. It had a formal dining room and then a place in the kitchen to put a table. Have breakfast. Which is insane. That's just not a thing. And I wanted it to be the right apartment. It just would have been so easy if the first one, but it wasn't. I'm sorry. It was really upsetting. I got my hopes way high up.

I just want you to know, I've gotten the boys' hopes up and the boys being the pups and our husbands. And I feel like the toaster's now, too, that we'll live in the same building soon.

I tried.

Yeah, we're going to have to try again.

What do you want me to do?

Build a new unit? No, just be patient for something to come on the market.

See, I'm so glad you brought that up. The one thing I don't have right now or ever, is patience. It's probably one of my worst qualities about how impatient I am. Yeah. It impacts every facet of my life, work, personal. I just am so motherfucking impatient. I can't wait for anything.

Okay, fine. I'll tell them to speed it up.

Maybe if you could just be a terrible neighbor and encourage some of your other people in the building to move out. I know. Only people, though, in a two bedroom.

Okay, fine. I'm going to work on it. We're going to make this happen for you.

I found a great apartment in Olivia's building. No pets. I'm just like, that is just so unbelievably disgusting. Oh my God. I would never even want to support a building like that.

He shouldn't even hear those words.

No, I know. Oh my God. Vile behavior.

So sick. Okay, well, we need to get into things because we have a jam-pack fast Five stories today that even one had to get cut.

Wow. Was it one of the ones I sent? No. Okay, good.

But without further ado, it is time for the Fast Five stories that you need to know before you wake up and take a bite out of your morning toast. Surprise, more new Taylor Swift music is on its way. Today, just over four months after she released her album Folklor, the Grammy winner announced that another album, her ninth studio album, is on the way. Titled Evermore, the so-called Sister Album to Folklor, drops later tonight at midnight Eastern Time. Taylor posted on her Instagram that Evermore is coming. She said, To put it plainly, we just couldn't stop writing songs. To try and put it more poetically, it feels like we were standing on the edge of the folklorian wards and had a choice to turn and go back or to travel further into the forest of this music. We chose to wander deeper in.

Let me just try and explain how I'm feeling.

Please, please.

Of course, on the surface, I'm so excited. All I ever want is Taylor Swift music. I feel like so many fandoms get so much music from their favorite artist, and it's like, I waited two years for Reputation, and then two years. It's so exciting. I feel like an Ariana Grande fan. We just get so much music. And so on the surface, I'm so, so excited, especially Because folklore is really, in terms of genre, one of my favorites, especially given the year that we've had. And I'm just looking forward to getting another 15 songs similar to folklore. Also, I looked at the track titles, and a lot of them definitely seem like things I would be interested in. I love We have a song just named after a woman. So we have Dorothy. What is that about? Who knows? We also have Marjorie. Who knows? We also have a song called The Last Cowboy, which I just know it's going to be Betty vibes. That's what I'm getting for sure. We're also getting a music video tonight for the song Willow, which I just love the name Willow. So there's a lot to be excited about.

There is. And I personally just want to say I'm excited about the title of this album because for those of you who are familiar with The Ghost of Sneatch's Past.

She haunts the Halls of the House We Rented in Utah.

Forevermore. I just love it. It's so spooky. It's such a great word, and I'm glad that it will be like...

It also reminds me of that Josh Groban song from Beauty and the Beast.

A stunning song, if you don't know it. So yes, I'm here for all those things. How else are you feeling?

Now, I think if I unpack my feelings a little bit more, I woke up and I was just feeling very overwhelmed.

That's what I thought you were going to say.

I don't know what time she posted, 8:00, and I woke up. I was on my phone by 8:45, and I was just getting inundated with DMs. Like, Wake up, wake up. I just felt very anxious, and now I'm just feeling overwhelmed because- You've worked to this weekend in digesting a whole new album. No, it's like, I wasn't even going to stay up till midnight tonight, but now I have to. It's like my sleep is so important to me these days. I don't know. I think if I really think about how I feel, I'm feeling very overwhelmed. I don't even know if I've had enough time to sit with folklore, and I've listened to folklore so much, but Still, it's like, especially after the new Disney Plus thing, I'm learning more about other songs, and I'm listening to This is Me Trying so much more. That was a song I used to skip. I'm feeling overwhelmed. That's the only word I can use. I'm overwhelmed.

Well, I I feel like... I understand why you were overwhelmed, but I feel like because this is a sister album, you'll spend the weekend listening to this, you'll be introduced to these songs, and then eventually, you'll listen to Folklor and Evermore together because they should be the same vibe. Their sister albums. She also... Sister's just like us, and we love sisters, and we're sisters who support other sisters. Therefore, we have to support Folklor and Evermore. That's true.

Very true.

Also, there are some collabs on the album. Yes. Bonnie Vare shows up again.

Love. They obviously work great together again. Haim shows up again.

How are you feeling?

I'm not a big Haim fan, but Taylor can make me like anyone. So whatever. I'm obviously the biggest national fan now. And the National is also doing a collab, which is exciting because Aaron Desner, who was in the folklore for people who aren't really insular in the Taylor's world. Let me explain it to you. In the Disney Plus documentary, that guy, Aaron Desner, who created a lot of the songs with Taylor and Jack, is a part of a band called The National. So now I guess he was working on folklore more as a producer, and now he's a full on collaborator, him and his band. I don't know if other people are in the National, but I think there's probably a few guys.

I'm sure. I think. Well, that's Because he said that's how they write songs in his band.

Because I just found out that Panic at the Disco is just one guy. Really? Yeah, there's no band. It's just Brandon Yuri. That's his stage name.

That doesn't sound like what I thought.

No, same. It was shocking when I found out. Cinch told me.

Also, I'm pretty sure that Boni Bear is a band and Justin's lead singer. No. I think so. I was doing some investigative work. Just wait. I'm googling it. I wasn't even investigating. I just stumbled on it.

That just doesn't sound I'm familiar.

It's an American indie folk band founded by Justin Vernon.

I'm just going to choose to...

It's a band. They said it was a band. The thing is- And it's categorized as a band.

That very well may be true. I just will not continue on. I don't want to change what I already think. That doesn't work for you. It doesn't work for me. Bony Bear is a guy, and it's like, I'll know that that's wrong, but I'm just really not interested in resetting how I see Bony Bear.

Do you know what I mean? Yeah. No, I understand. It's too much for one day.

It's so much. I'm so overwhelmed. I'm just Just don't even say it. That's too much for me.

Okay.

That was when I found out that the lead singer of Rascal Flatts' name was not Rascal. It was Gary. That was a huge shakeup.

Yeah. You're just finishing processing that.

I'm still not over it. What's the point in naming your band That's what's confusing. Bony Vare. That does sound like a name, but Rascal Flatts is literally naming your band Claudia Ostry. That makes so fucking sense.

That's not a whole name.

Rascal Flatts?

That's not someone's real name. Why not? It could be, but it's not like, oh, that's not like John Smith.

No, it's literally John Smith. Rascal is such a common name. Flats is a last name. Rascal. Rascal is not a name.

It's not a common name.

Wait. What? Wait. What? Wait.

I can't even get into your mindset that Rascal could be someone's name. What? Wait, it could be like tree could be someone's name.

Wait, like rascal's like a name. Like, Robert. No. Wait.

Like rascal is like little rascals. You're right. Like, oh, my God. Wait. It's a mischivist or cheeky person, especially a child or a man. So no one's going to name their kid Rascal.

You're so right. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Yeah. Then I'm saying the word so much.

I see how you thought it was a name.

No. I can't even explain what I'm feeling right now. I'm so upset. Oh, my God. This whole time, I don't know. I saw the word Rascal with a capital R, and I'm like, Oh, it's like a name. Like Robert.

Like Robert Flatz.

Oh, my God. I sound so stupid.

And you have said this so many times. I've never really dug deeper. I don't know. I'm like, you should have. You should have. I'm so confused. Rascal's the name. Rascals is just a word. I guess. Yeah. Yeah.

And it's not- I thought it was a common name. It's not like the most- Little Rascals. I guess that's not a name.

A bunch of kids who are being mischivist.

Oh, God. Oh, my God. I'm just learning so much today that's really shaking up my psyche.

And so now are you feeling overwhelmed?

I'm feeling so uneasy.

Everything you Everything you thought.

I'm so upset.

Everything you thought you knew is being brought into question.

No, it's like the way that I saw the world is completely different now than it was 10 minutes ago.

Yeah. Sometimes that can happen. That happened to me with Dakhshund. I'm telling you. That was crazy. Did you see there was a Dakhshund in Salt Lake City last night? In one of the B-rolls, there was a Dakhshund running across the- Oh, no.

I don't watch B-roll. I'm always scrolling on my phone. Oh, that's funny. Oh, my God. I'm shook up by that.

We're just going to give you a minute to process that.

No, I'm okay.

You know Rascal is a similar word, too, I feel like. What? Snitch.

It's also like scoundrel.

So I guess if there was a band called Snitches Ain't, I would think that that was a weird person. That's a full name. That's a person to me. First name Snitches, last name Ain't. I know her.

Yeah, of course. Oh, my God. Okay. So ever More more comes out tonight. Everyone stream it. I'm actually curious just from the business side of things. Will she be able to sell over a million copies, which is her thing most of her albums have, but because she releases an album once every two years. Will she be able to do that twice in a year? Yes. That'll be crazy.

Yes. Because... Folklor was so successful. Folklor was so successful. People are saying, This is Folklor part 2. Okay, everyone who subscribed to part 1 is going to be interested in part 2. And if the music is good, the music speaks for itself. It speaks for itself. You're right. You can't get people to It's so crazy how that happens. Actually, on the one hand, I feel like sometimes people put out bad music and it becomes popular even if you shouldn't. But sometimes you put out a bad album and the people respond, art pop.

Well, that was like, we've been sitting on that for a while.

You know what I You can't just put out an album and expect it to soar unless it's really good.

Yeah, but then even still people put out really good albums that just flop, which is so crazy to me. I agree with that. But that's because we live in a generation of people who have no taste.

Lotus, Christina Aguilara, justice for it.

I feel like in a lot of ways, Joanne wasn't successful.

But it was stunning. It was stellar.

But it was stunning, beautiful, stunning, and smart. There's just a few of those that... Honestly, I think one of the greatest albums of all time is Native by One Republic, and nobody's ever heard of it.

Yeah, but they know the songs from the commercials on ABC. Yes. I got my mind made up and I can let go.

I'm feeling so uneasy.

You know what? I was already feeling uneasy when we started the show because I'm having such cramps. I've tried to hide it from you guys, but I couldn't. I'm the American cramper. All of the laughter, it's shaking up my cramps. It's truly what they say. Lafter is the best medicine. It's not like my cramps have gone away, but now they're a little disoriented. They're like, What's this other pain in the belly?

No, I think that cramps feed off of your depression. So honestly, your endorphins are now They're kicking in.

Yeah, and they're just combating cramps. Right next to my Midal.

Midal? Midal.

My God, remember in the beginning of quarantine when I thought that you couldn't take mital because of the acetamiphian? You weren't taking it? I didn't take it for my first quarantine period, and then I realized I got my things mixed up. That's crazy.

I don't take Midal.

Midal is everything. You need to give it. You need to be patient with it 30, 40 minutes. Solves all your problems. Really? Solves all of your...

I'm just like an Advil queen, but I need to stop taking Advil for everything in my life.

Also, you're It's not supposed to take Advil when you're on your period. It's a blood thinner. Because it's a blood thinner, so it affects your- Flow.

Flow. I can't help it if I have a heavy flow and a wide-set vagina.

And flow is also another prestigious end. Yes. Yeah.

She gets a bad rap.

Maybe that's why she comes hard for me because she's like, You're too good of an end. I'm the number one aunt in this group.

No, that's not what she does. She's trying to toughen you up because being an auntie is a lot of work.

It's true.

It's true.

Okay, ready for our next story? Yes. Tiffany Tiffany Hadish turned down Hosting the Grammys pre-Telecast, and here's why. Tiffany Hadish was asked to host the Grammys pre-telecast premiere ceremony, but the Comedy Superstar she turned down the offer when the Recording Academy told her that she had to pay her own way.

Yeah, not get a salary.

And then also- Not only did they ask her to host the three-hour live stream event without any compensation, but she tells Variety that they wouldn't cover hair, makeup, or wardrobe for the three-hour event.

Three hours? Oh, my God.

That sounds like torture. She said, All that I would have had to come out of my pocket. I don't know if this might mean I might not ever get nominated again, but I think it's disrespectful.

I totally agree.

Yes. For context, the pre-show, it's not organized by CBS. It's done by The Academy, which is a not-for-profit organization. So all hosts, presenters, and performers have traditionally performed gratis, including this year.

Okay. Does that mean the person who hosts the Grammys' real show doesn't get paid? I guess so. Or does CBS pay them?

Oh, I don't know. That's a good question. But obviously, presenters, performers don't get paid. I guess that would translate over to red carpet hosts, even though I feel like they're the hardest working people there.

I guess the Recording Academy, technically, yes, is a nonprofit. It doesn't give off nonprofit vibes by any means with their big fancy telecast.

It gives off very profitable vibes.

It gives off very private equity vibes. I don't know. I think asking people to work for free is a big thing in Hollywood, but it's more so when you're up and coming. So it's like, honestly, Tiffany Hadish would be doing the Grammys a favor by lending her name and likeness to this pre-show telecast that I never even heard of. You know what I mean? Yeah. So it's like, okay, if someone, a digital star, a rising host, got this opportunity, they would do it for free because it's worth their time for the opportunity. Tiffany Hadish doesn't need this. She's one of the biggest comedians in the world. So they should really just be... It is disrespectful.

I understand that they're not going to pay people to do their red carpet, but then you got to... Lower your standards.

You have to dream smaller. I understand you're not going to pay people, so don't ask the biggest comedian in the world. Maybe I'll do it. You know what I mean? It is disrespectful. Just to offer someone a job for no money, it seems fucked up.

Yeah. Especially someone who doesn't need to do this. It's like...

They don't need it. Tiffany Hadish will be just as relevant and famous, whether or not she hosts this telecast or not.

Yeah. That is really interesting, though. I feel like a lot of times there are these question marks. It's either with these big opportunities, they're either getting paid so much money or they're not getting paid at all.

Right. Because it's like, okay, there's someone hosting the Oscars. When Kevin Hart was... My water bottle just popped. When Kevin Hart was supposed to host it. In a lot of ways, He's always said that was his biggest dream. He would do it for free. But it's also the biggest job in the world. So who has more money than the Oscars? Yeah. So I don't know. I always think that, too. When you go on Jimmy Fallon or Ellen- The Super Bowl, for example, it's so much work, and you're giving the performance of a lifetime.

So on the one hand, you should be paid millions of dollars, but on the other hand, it's a stage like no other. You're going to hit the top of the iTunes charts. So they don't get paid.

Are you sure? Yes. But it's sponsored by Pepsi, so I would feel like Pepsi would pay people to use their name and likeness in association with Pepsi I understand.

The Super Bowl performers do not get paid like last time I thought about this, but let me just double check.

I feel like that's actually one they would get paid for only because it's sponsored.

Super Bowl performers paid.

I feel like they do.

They're not paid to perform according to CNBC. Okay.

Yeah, I just have things. Do people get paid to go on Ellen or Jimmy Fallon? I don't know.

I don't think so.

Right.

I think in general, getting paid to do press is not done.

A thing. I agree. Or do you get paid to be on the cover of a magazine? Yes.

So that's where it gets confusing. But that's because it's- You tell your story.

Right. And you have day rates for the photoshoot.

Yeah, it's confusing. The line is super blurry.

We need a true A-lister to come on this show and just spill. What do you get paid for? What do you get paid for? What do you pay for yourself?

What could you get paid for?

If you wanted to. If you have a music label and do they pay for your Suburban? I just have questions.

Yeah. The Suburban.

Where do they all come from? People are always rolling around in Suburban, and I'm just curious who's footing the bill. And is it UberXL? Right. That's a great question because when I'm in the suburban, it's always UberXL.

I also feel like a lot of times these days it is UberXL. It used to not be. It used to be like suburban. Com. Yeah. But now it's UberXL.

Yeah, I agree. I find celebrity culture to be so interesting, but I really find the logistics to be even more interesting. How do you get from place to place? When celebrities hang out, do you guys text each other or do the managers text each other? I think it's a combination, but I'm just curious.

No, and Chrissy Tegan does a really good job of letting people into the logistics of being a celebrity.

Remember when she used to do those Q&A, so she needs to do another one. Yeah.

Okay, this next story. Anyway, so bottom line, if you want Tiffany Hadish to do your red carpet, you got to pay her because- You got to pay her.

If you don't have a budget, that's totally understandable as a nonprofit.

Maybe reach out to some hosts who could use the exposure.

Yeah, dream smaller.

Yeah. Okay, next story is really amazing news for Jessica Simpson. I know. Amazon is prepping Jessica Simpson docuseries and scripted series based on her memoir as part of a multi Multimedia Rights deal. So Jessica Simpson is just having a great week.

She literally sold the rights to her book, which every author tries to do, and she sold it to Amazon Studios. That is just... What's better?

No. And after her book had the most amazing year. So Amazon is opening the book on Jessica Simpson after striking a broad multimedia rights deal with a pop and reality TV star. The streamer is working on an unscripted docuseries based on Simpson's memoir, Open Book. So does that mean a reality show?

That's what I was confused about because it's a piece of content based on her life, her previous life that she already wrote about. But then it's also unscripted. But then it's also unscripted. A reality show based on what already happened?

Yeah. That's not reality. No. I feel like it's a reality show of her now. Just like they're using buying the book rights to justify.

I don't know. And then also a scripted- A Coming of Age scripted series inspired by the book, which sounds amazing. Her early 20s, like Rising to Fame. That sounds so good.

So, so good.

Yeah. I'm really excited about this. Open Book was truly one of the best books I read all year, except for mine, which I don't know if I've spoken about today. I'm writing a book. It's very exciting. You wrote it already.

Oh, shit.

It's all in here.

The ink is dry.

It's called Girl with No Job: The Crazy Beautiful Life of an Instagram Thirst Monster. It is available for pre-order anywhere you can get books, ebooks, audiobooks, and hardcover books. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Audible, all the places. If you go to the link, girlwithnojob. Com/book, you'll get all the links. And I would really appreciate you supporting the book. I'm a first-time author. I'm very excited about it. Jackie has read the book. She actually has a blurb on the back. Theo is also on the back, so it's just truly a family affair. Check it out, girlwithnojob. Com/book. Yes, Jessica Simpson's book was one of the best things I read all year, and now it's just going to be the gift that keeps on giving because we're getting more content from it.

Yes, and more content from her. Also, just want to say, Redhead's episode just dropped. I dropped it yesterday because it was early, but also still six days late. Invisible Life of Addi LaRue was the book we read this month. We're recapping it. The book was so good, and I think it was one of my favorite episodes that we've done this year. One, because of the great recap, but two, we shared all of our other favorite books of the year. I don't want to spoil anything, but Open Book by Jessica Simpson was one of my top three books of the year that I read, non-Redheads.

Did you add my book, even though it's not published yet?

No, because we tried to do like, 20, 20, titles.

It's so hurtful.

But your 2021 title, why would you want to be looped into this year? I don't know.

Just any air time for my book is genuinely appreciated.

We did talk about the fact that next month is going to be super exciting because one, we're doing a Redheads episode, first Thursday of January, as always. Snitch's Choice for the Book. I said Snitch's Book Choice was It, and someone commented, So the Book Choice is IT? With the balloon? Red Balloon? No, it's Layla by Colleen Hoover, which is a book that I've been seeing everywhere. It's Snitch's Favorite author. We haven't read a Colleen Hoover book yet. It's supposed to be very similar to Verdi, which everybody loved. So I'm just really excited about that. But then we also got a bonus episode in January because we are sitting down our first ever author series. We're sitting down- Inside the Redhead Studio.

I'll wear my turntal neck.

Inside the Redhead Studio, we're sitting down with first-time author Claudia Ashray, and we're going to be asking her the hard questions about her book. So you're going to want to be there for that. And it's never too late to become a redhead. Also, I feel like this episode that we just did is the perfect episode that you can listen to, even if you didn't read the book. I always give a summary of the book at the beginning of the episode. Oh, that's smart. And usually it's three minutes. The summary was 10 minutes, so you'll know the entire book, and then you can follow along with the recap.

Yeah, you should start doing that for popular books that are read in high schools. So a lot of high schoolers who don't want to read the books will literally tune into your podcast.

We should do podcast episodes, but it's not just a recap.

It's like you got to do the Invisible, the case of the dog in the middle of the night, Portrait of Dorian gray.

Oh, yeah. I actually love a picture of Dorian gray, but The Odyssey, Iliad. But also it's like, we'll give you the recap, but we'll also answer DBQs as we always do.

It's like the pencil on the table was a phallic symbol.

So that we have opinions to give you. So you can raise your hand in class and be like, sir.

Inquisitive. Hamlet was in love with his mother.

Yeah, but we'll have Dana really do all that. You Sound Really Smart. That's actually a great idea for a podcast.

Yeah, just like, Shit, you need to know in high school.

No, like, Impress your Professor. Yeah. Yeah. Okay, well, are you ready for our next story that I chose? I don't know if you've seen it, and I'm hoping that I'm about to give you some life-changing news. Okay. There is an iCarly revival.

Of course, I've heard of it. Sorry, you see everything. Web show hosts keep up with other web show hosts.

Set at Paramount Plus with original cast members returning.

I can't get too excited about these reboots because one, we announced them, and I never see the actual content.

And two- And if we do, it's like, Saved by the bell and they're just being cringy and writing that joke.

And then it's the things that I actually want to get. The reboots that I'm actually excited about, Hilary Duff, Lizzie McGuire, never get made. G-c-b? Yeah. The whole reboot industry is something that our generation, millennials, love, and I just couldn't give less of a shit about.

Can I tell you what I do love about the reboot industry? I love when it's like, iCarly, reboot, and we get to talk about it in the show, and we get so excited, the cast is coming back, and then I never want to pick it up ever again. Ever. I do like just the announcing part of what shows are coming back. But I just know what this is going to be. It's going to be the cast sitting around on Zoom laughing about old jokes. I'm not interested. I'm not.

Now, here's what I actually am interested in as it pertains to the iCarly Reunion, the involvement Involvement of One Dan Schneider.

Yeah. I'm not seeing his name in this article, but I'm very curious about that as well. They're saying that the original series stars Miranda Cosgrove, Jerry Treanor, and Nathan Cress are all set to appear in the new version of the series. Wait, what about Jeanette McCurdy? They didn't say Jeanette McCurdy.

Okay, because Jeanette McCurdy is very vocal online about the traumatizing experiences she had as a child actor and as it pertains to certain producers within the network. So that's actually crazy that she's not going to be there because, honestly, after Miranda Cosgrove, she's the most important and relevant main character.

For sure. I also feel like iCarly was so ahead of its time, like Girl with a Web show. And now it's like, if there's an iCarly in 2020, there's a million iCarlies. She's an influencer.

We are all iCarly.

Yeah. She's a YouTuber. She might have a podcast, and it's like, are they really going to delve into the... It would actually be an interesting show if it was a show about an influencer. Yeah.

Tv has many a time tried to, Emily and Paris, tried to capture the life of a social media star, and it's never not cringy. I would actually be really interested to see it one time, not at Carly, but just one time it be done correctly, because it actually is, especially people who are really successful at their jobs and get amazing opportunities because of their Instagram, it's a super interesting life. If they're one time, they were able to capture it correctly, even with Tana's series on MTV, which I didn't watch, but I don't think was very good, she has such an interesting life, and it became so overproduced. I I just one time want to see a piece of content, whether it's unscripted or scripted, the life of a social media star done right.

Yeah, I totally agree.

But it's always cringy. Be by, hashtag, be kind. It's just so lame. Yeah.

We'll keep you probably not posted on this news, but just always exciting. Yes. Fifth and final story. Claude sent to me some major tech news. Major biz news. Major tech biz legal news.

Time for a little major tech This is legal news.

Facebook has been hit with two massive antitrust lawsuits from the FTC, and 46 states are seeking to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp.

Basically, just saying Facebook owning Instagram and WhatsApp is somehow a monopoly, right?

Yeah, that it's too big. So these are antitrust lawsuits, one from the Federal Trade Commission and the other one from 48 State Attorneys General. Both lawsuits revolve around the company's acquisitions of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in in 2014, which at the time got regulatory approval, but have recently come under heavy scrutiny, as people are saying Facebook is too big. I guess one way to just make it smaller is to take off away those things.

Okay, so here are my thoughts as a consumer and just someone who operates in the digital space. Facebook owning WhatsApp is so irrelevant. I just have to say that is not a monopoly. Not my problem. Not my problem. Whatsapp is a messaging app, but it's not a social media platform. It's an internet. It's so irrelevant to this conversation. The real conversation is, is Facebook owning Instagram a monopoly? I just feel like at the time of the sale, someone should have objected. And the fact that they didn't, it's like, I don't know. I feel like I believe in the rules. They got approved. They should just be able to stay. You know what I mean? Yeah. That's annoying for someone to let you do a certain thing and then take it, change your mind. And take backsies. Yeah. No backsies. No backsies, Facebook.

No, no. No, no. No, no. No, no. No, no. No, no. What's actually crazy is that I think if you look into it, the WhatsApp acquisition is actually a much bigger deal than Instagram. Really? Then Instagram, yeah. But just in our world, we're like, what?

Irrelevant. I love that.

Instagram feels so big to us, whereas Instagram compared to Facebook is actually small. I think it's really interesting. I think we're at an interesting place in the technology/ technology/ technology/ technology/ technology environment landscape. And what happens here will really determine how things go forever. Forever more.

Wait, also, though, now that I think about it, Facebook owning Instagram Okay, is definitely a conglomerate. But I don't think I would consider it a monopoly, given the fact that there are a few other big social media players, like TikTok, Twitter. It's not like there's the only two apps that are popular.

Google YouTube.

Google YouTube. Right. So why is Google owning YouTube okay, but Facebook owning Instagram is not?

Great fucking comparison. This is what I'm saying. This could be something. If it's taken away from them, then maybe Google and YouTube could be next.

Yeah, that's interesting. It'll be interesting to watch this It will be interesting to watch it.

I got to go home and turn on SMBC. Then also, it's like, so if Instagram is no longer part of Facebook, will it go back to just being a photo sharing app and they'll stop trying to sell us everything and they'll remove shops from the bottom? They just got so crazy, and that's the Facebook effect.

No, you're 100% right. Non-chronological Timeline.

I don't know her. Algorithm, Facebook.

Instagram Shop, even though I love using the feature on our Morning Toast shop. If you're looking for Morning Toast merch, head over to shopmorningtoast. Com. Hate the feature.

Every fourth post ad, that's a Facebook feature. But I also feel like Instagram It became a major platform because of Facebook's influence. And so all the things that annoy us, I guess, also contributed to its massive success.

Every time they change shit up, it's so annoying for us. But always in the long run, it sounds like really big brother, like knows what they're doing.

But also we just probably become accustomed to whatever change it is, even if it's not most beneficial because we're addicted to these platforms.

That's like Apple with all their new products. It's so annoying, but in the end, it's such a good product.

I know, but that actually feels like technology advancement. You know I mean?

Yes. Okay, well, those were the fast five, and I feel like they were quite robust, and you definitely needed to know them. You needed to know them.

I'm not going to lie. Some days you really don't need to know them, but today you did.

Okay, well, that's all we got for you. Anything you want to say before we wrap up?

No. Redheads episode is out now. So if you are RDH that this episode is ending, head over to the Redheads Book Club. We have a great episode, and you never know. It might inspire you to read. I've been getting so many messages about people who've read so much this year due to the Redheads, and we love to see it.

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