The hosts reflect on summer travel, romance, and personal identity through a mix of humor and heartfelt anecdotes. A key story involves a family trip to Hawaii where a DNA test reveals the mother’s unexpected 60% white heritage, sparking laughter and introspection about race, family, and self-perception. They explore the joys and struggles of summer—its vibrant energy, emotional intensity, and physical demands—while sharing personal experiences with travel, from chaotic family trips to frustrating airport encounters. Topics include security screenings, cultural biases, and the quirks of international travel, like random stops at Copenhagen airport. They also discuss favorite summer movies, such as *Girls Trip* and *Lizzie McGuire*, and touch on identity, self-expression, and the emotional weight of being seen. The conversation blends travel memories, personal vulnerabilities, and pop culture, all framed around the theme of summer as both a season of freedom and a source of personal challenge. Ultimately, the episode celebrates the unpredictability of travel, the importance of community, and the enduring appeal of summer as a time of connection, adventure, and self-discovery.
clapping when the plane lands. - Absolutely not. And last, Denzel turned the plane over. And as he flipped the plane, then yeah, I'm-- - I'll do it more in the class. - Actually, these days, I'm standing up, standing ovation. Because of why planes be crashing in there. Oh, no, no, no, no. If we make it, we touch ground soft and smooth. - Roaring applause for me. - Oh my god, I like it. - I'm with it. (upbeat music) - One thing about me, I don't catch feelings. I catch flights. And this has always been true. - Yeah, 'cause you know what, season it is. - Mm, yeah. - Still there, huh? - Yeah. - Every time. - Yeah. - Yeah. - You and your driver is so funny. (laughs) - You're like, you as open, I'm planning. See, Leo's season, I'm reminding y'all. Like he is so funny. - And I've got a baggy boyfriend, Gina. - And just in case. Just in case my sexual is listening and watching. - How do you feel about summer? - You know I'm a big summer evangelist. - I know I am actually not a big summer head. I feel like sometimes I know, I know, I know, I know, I know. - Ring for seasons for me. - Oh, okay, I would say fall, spring, summer. Actually, you know, because I don't have allergies, I was trying to be an ally to people with allergies. Spring first, just April, spring baby, sorry. Spring, fall, summer, winter. And that's no shade even to winter. Because I love me some recoup, go inward energy. So. - Really? - Yeah, you do? - I need it Hunter. You see how I live. - I'm so excited. - I'm so excited. - That's crazy. I know I'm million parties, I would beg to differ. I feel like I saw you out on the green. - But summer I feel like sometimes it's like too much pressure to just be constantly outside. Like I feel like this has been one of the best in my life, but I'm also so drained by being, especially in New York this summer, outside as I have been. And I like to be in, I'm a tourist. Eventually I gotta get home. Gay guys, they don't want to go home, I'll tell you that. Gay guys will be anywhere but they bed. Okay, so are you traveling? - I don't particularly know, I have just moved. So moving really does drain the bank account. - It, I actually honestly, moving in New York would not wish it on my worst enemy. - I would. - Oh, if you're using, if you're using cool hand movers, 'cause they're great. - I had the best experience in my life with them. - So it's a cool hand movers. - Yes, thank you. Otherwise, no, unfortunately all the traveling is done for me. I was traveling all of May as you know. - Yeah, yeah. - That was rough on the body and the mind. Do you have any trouble coming up this summer? - I'm going to Toronto. Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do, me and drink and it's sick. - Yeah, that's what I, that's where I go, that's where I be. I've never been in Toronto actually, never been, oh no, I've been to Canada. I went to Montreal once with my wife, boyfriend, and then that's it actually. It was a lovely place, but I'm excited for Toronto. - I heard it's very queer friendly. - Gay guy friendly. But that's what I'm on right now. This is a summer of gay guy for me. 'Cause I'm not dating. - Yes. - So it needs to be someone who's not even on the table, not even remotely in option. And still I've ended up in some mess. - Yes, so how did that happen? - I don't know, but. - I do. - Anyway. Well, I love summer. I want to do more and more summer. I want to summer too close to the sun. This summer between the next, between the world cup, between everything I got going on. - Well, tell 'em. - I will, no, but I don't know. I think like, we were talking about this off pod where I was like, oh, I think summer is actually like a really beautiful time to fall in love. Again, am I on that train? Absolutely not, not even near the station. But I do think it says like, oh, out of everyone, I could be outside with of all the things I could be doing. And I'm still picking you to be with. Like, we're picking each other and we're spending time together. I think it's such a fun time to fall in love. I love falling in love in summer, even though it's supposed to be cuffing season winter. - And no, no, no, no, I was in summer. - Years ago, I wrote this thing for Vulture. We did a couple of writers to think that was like, what's the best season for romantic comedy? And mine was of course summer. - Love. - And I got into a big, not a big fight, but I was like, before sunrise movies, like before summer, like those are summer movies. Although one of the women who has been spring, she's called them a spring movie. No. But I really think that like a summer romance is so special because it comes with like an expiration date, where it's like, oh, we really wanna like savor this. - Yeah. - And I think a lot of, a lot of summer romance, summer romantic comedies are really good. - Well, if you can't tell by now, we're talking about summer on this episode. We're gonna get into all of our favorite summer plans, our favorite things to do, our favorite summer movies, summer songs, all things summer, before it's fall. - Woo! - Thank God. - Oh, boo, his name's Maya. - But we're also gonna take my travel stuff because we are different types of travelers. - Yeah, have you heard of Taipei, heard of Taipei? They're sitting in the room with us right now. But yeah, we're gonna get into that. This will be fun. I'm excited. - Are you looking for a home for your secret celebrity opinion? - Do you need someone who understands your latest internet obsession? - We are a parent-decade long best friends who connect over-fessing. - And discussing all things pop culture. - We're your first stop after that TMZ push alert from higher ground audio. I'm Payndex. - And I'm Hunter Harris. - And this is, let me say this. - I've actually been saying it. - You have actually. ♪ I'm a sadist ♪ ♪ I'm a sadist ♪ - Best vacation, worst vacation. - Some might say this story could be both. (laughs) A few episodes ago, I mentioned that I was Asian once. People said, "How is that possible?" And I said, "Well, I'll tell you now." I went on vacation, you know the story, with my family, my mom, my grandmother, my brother, some cousins, and aunts. Big family trip, which was, I never did that again, nightmare. (laughs) It's like, it has to be like the, just the adults or just a kid trip. It was too many people. So, we're in Hawaii, and my mom thought it would be a really great idea to take a 23-and-me test and open the results while we were all together, to basically like find out what part of Africa we're from. - Oh, wow. - You know how? - Yeah. - Mm-hmm. - Your life can people be. (laughs) - Yeah. - Now, why am I in it? - Just in case. - But basically my mom opens the envelope, gets the results, falls to her knees, and screams, "I'm white!" (laughs) 60%! 60% is a high percentage, that's crazy. - So she did think she, there was a man that she grew up within her life who was Chinese, who my grandmother was like, I'm gonna round up and say, I think it was him. She was a lip, she grew up, you know, Oakland. She's as huge as me, and now she's a free woman. We love her. - Yes, I love Granny. - Yeah, she's teased, fuck. But, we did think my mom was Asian. She was kind of the only light skin one of her siblings, and it kind of made sense. So I lived a lot of life thinking I was a quarter Chinese. And I apologize to my friends. - This is so insane. - I know, because you know what, give me an inch, I'll take a mile. I'm like, oh, I was like, honestly doing drag, but it was appropriate at the time. - Right. - Um, if I was, and my grandmother, when I tell you, couldn't be more unfazed. It was like, shoot. I guess so. (laughs) - No, it's okay if you don't need any of this quote. Okay, so you want to move on, you want to talk about it, what else? What else? - Because now, like, you weren't that close of him anyway. And my brother and I dabbing each other up, like, purplugely, let's go. It was just so crazy and informative and problematic and beautiful, actually. - Sorry, where were you on this trip? - Hawaii. - Oh, classic, okay. Hawaii is actually a place to go if you're from California. - Yeah, 'cause it's like a such an easy flight. - Yeah, yeah. - So, oh, Hawaii, sorry, I want to say it right. That's my mom, she does that thing. It's like, you've been to Hawaii a couple of times and anytime someone says Hawaii, she goes, Hawaii, actually. 'Cause she thinks she wants, she thinks she, she needs a problematic one. She thinks she wanted the people. - I was like, okay, queen. So that's my probably like best. And in some ways, or at least for my mother, worst travel stories. - Sorry. - What about you, best and worst? Maybe it's a safe answer. - I don't say a bad one was, oh my gosh. I was, this is like more of an airplane story. If you've ever heard of the Dallas Airport, maybe, they've seen me have a breakdown many times. - Really? - What do you mean, what do you mean, what do you mean? - Oh my gosh. 'Cause that's why I get to Tulsa. Sometimes how I get to Tulsa. But no, one time I was flying back from a wedding in Jackson Hole. - Okay. - It was beautiful. And the wedding was so wonderful. Shout out to Chris and Laura. And it was like so well-curated, whatever. But on the way back, we got stuck in Pittsburgh. - The pit. - Yeah, pre the pit. - Said no Dr. Robbie was there waiting for me. - No, no. Park the shark either. Anyway, so I had to stay in this terrible airport hotel and I was really worried about for me. I didn't have enough food for her. She was coming back with me. And it was just awful, awful, awful, awful. That's not really like an airplane horse. - The part where the airport, for some reason to me, is so exciting. - I love, I love airports. I really get-- - Do you have a favorite one? - Oh, what a good question. Thank you. Actually, you know what I do? LaGuardia, specifically the hallway from baggage claim to car pickup. 'Cause it has all these quotes from Fiorello LaGuardia. And there's one hilarious, where someone is like, it was just an army of little plump men and big hats. Like everyone's dressing like him. - And you take your notes of like, I like that. - I love it, I love it. - I'm going there tomorrow. I can't wait. - Oh my god. - Only if I had a JFK, 'cause it's like the only director,
flight to LA. Are you connecting? Nope. Well, I'm going to Toronto. So it does. It's easier. You know, the difference between JFK and LaGuardia is that one got her body done. JFK can't go west of Denver. No. The other way. LaGuardia can't go west of Denver. Oh. I wonder if that's the whole LA search. But I mean, LaGuardia, body's tea, the water works. I love it. Reminds me of the grove. You know I like that shit at the grove. I love the grove. I love the grove. I love the water works. I love the lounge girl. Do you go into a lounge? Well, I said I had a cleaner once and someone tried to kill me because I thought it was a class war. I'm middle class, by the way. Okay. God forbid. I don't even know. I think I'm body's body's body's body. So your parents are middle class. So someone was trying to call me a nipple baby because my aunt/grandmother were black panthers. I was like, so do you remember how the black panthers lived by the way? I was like, I just needed to sit with that for a minute. But culturally. Yes. I love over a nexagon woke in that specific way. That's hilarious. To be like that bitch. I am. You know how I feel. Yes. Everyone. He's from LA is an nipple baby. That I hear that. Just the privilege of going up on the white's coast. You're so stupid. I am a lounge girl now, but I actually have to hold space real quick for Hunter making me the most important woman I've been traveling, which is a TSA pre-check girl because I was out here for a long time. Let's tell the full story, though, because we were going to trip somewhere. We show up. Oh, we're going to home heights and the grand came in. We show up together to go on this trip and we get to the front door all of a sudden. She's like poof. She's painted. It's gone. I'm like, well, Mia, my bag are going to the pre-check line. She disappeared. I was like, where did you just go? She's like, I, I, I, I, I, I, I see a, I'll just see you on the other side, and it was the way that you did it, though. That's hilarious. So like, oh, you don't want to discuss it. Oh my God. Yeah. It was so funny. It was so funny. It was so funny. With anyone else, they go and let us lie to Hunter. She's going to be sitting there waiting on this at the gate. Yeah. Where's your, where's your pre-check, girl? I knew it. I knew it. I said, I can't travel on right now. You too much to not have pre-checked. I literally, you're so correct. That's why I was like, what am I thinking? Also, it is just simply so easy to do a pre-check and still people don't do it. So now I've become. But no, let people, let people not do it. That's true. These lines are going too long. But, but TSA pre-check and clear. Let's talk about it. Yeah. I'm running with the big dogs. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'm doing both. You know, the real T, though. What? Global entry. She, her. This is a thing. I got global entry. Yeah. And remember, I had to take that. You had to have an interview. I think London. And I was like, OK, well, I'm at the airport. You can book, like, on your return trip, a global entry interview. And this man, I was like nervous, of course, because I'm always nervous. And he said, so what do you do for a living? And I said, oh, I'm like, I kind of like a film critic. And he was like, do you tell the truth about movies? I said, excuse me. Hunter, that's your man. What are you doing here right now? I need you to love actually this shit and go run to the airport right now. He said, dude, I'm telling you, I was afraid. I was like, oh, this can only go bad. It's all I'm going to go bad. I said, yeah, I was like, my match of fucking lines that I love, man. What could possibly happen? That's a lot more believable, like, oh, my God. I was like, yeah, I do. He's like, did you see that Jonah Hill movie with Eddie Murphy on Netflix? What? I said, yes, I did. He said, well, what do you think? I said, not good. He said great. I believe totally. What? What? So long story short. Hunter. Jonah Hill, a random Jonah Hill movie. No need for members anymore. I couldn't tell you. Might have been the only thing stopping me from getting global entry. Imagine being like declined. No, truly. Okay. I said, I liked it. Unfortunately, or fortunately, the perfect pivot to the time that we went to, uh, we stopped in the Copenhagen airport and we got, yes, and I got, we got pulled over. Where's that known thing? Okay. But the thing about the Copenhagen airport is that it doesn't make sense, really, because it's like two sides, two wings of the airport. There's like a kind of food court, whatever, in the middle. And to go to either side, you have to, like, go through security again. Yeah. We'll just raise it because it's all international terminal. And basically, you're going through customs twice. It's so random. Yeah. The second one. And we didn't know and told us that. Yeah. And we, like, I don't know, we had our, we looked so normal. I had a Starbucks. I thought that would get me a double. You looked so normal. That doesn't stop braces. Yeah. I found that out a few times. If you're black or Asian, by the way, um, but also listen, okay, I had a Starbucks opening, but I mean, get ahead of the press real quick, which is it was international waters. Okay. And it was the only coffee shop I knew and I had to get a Starbucks government. Okay. That's the thing. I don't know. We're not the same. Right. Anyway. So we're going through, they're going through security. And they're like, uh, you can't have that in here. Fine. Sure. Throw it away. It was like, okay. Then what happens? But then three of us, me Hunter and this big, oh, weird looking white dude get pulled, get stopped and pulled to the side. And so we have to go through a separate security screening on top of an already, like, pretty random security screening. Yeah. So we're randomly selected. Yeah. The white man with his full chest puffs up and is like, it's always us, like it's always us. Are people getting pulled up? We're like, oh, truly? He was like, it always always happens to me. Every airport I go to, I've been in Germany, I've been to London, I've been at Croatia, everywhere. I'm always stopped. He is up in arms in a way that I was kind of like, I don't know if he realizes he's talking in two black women, which is somehow like noble and brave, but actually it turns out he did realize it, because mind you every DSA or every like airport security person was 17 years old. But they were all so young and like from a CW TV show, which was kind of cool. They were flirting and it was like, I was like, you guys go ahead, like we don't need to be doing this. Anyway, he says, it's always me. And the guy working was like, okay, well, you want to know what it's always you? Like, come on, calm down, which is like weird already in our man says, listen, it's two black girls and a funny looking white guy, it's always us. I said, I'm a stick beside him. I said, you know what? Let's calm down. Let's just take it down a couple of hours. No, I'm just like, uh, okay. I'm like, just actually get me out of here. I think I just, I think we just walked off. At that point, there is like, oh, we actually, we're doing sponsor condent for a lonely planet. And we got to go, so we have a brand contract to fulfill. We got to get up out of here. It was hilarious. Crazy. I really was like, we see each other. He was so emboldened. I loved him. I think about him all the time. That was hilarious. Unfortunately. Okay. Wait, I want to kind of like rapid fire ask you a few little things. Totally. Okay, I'm ready. Like, lever hater, like, yes, no, whatever you want to do. Shoes off on a plane, socks, yes, barefoot, no. Okay. Correct. Clopping on the plane lands. Absolutely not. And as he flipped the plane, then, yeah. I'll do it. I'll do it. Actually, these days, I'm standing up, standing. I'm going to be a little bit nervous. in the city that you are from where your family lives. I'm like, how do you need to bring that much stuff with you to LA? - 'Cause I don't trust my family, Hunter, and you know that. - Right. - They thought they were Asian for half a billion lives, no. (laughing) - Yeah, I didn't realize people were so serious that the people that are like, I don't check a bag are just like, "stiricked with it." I do be watching those TikTok videos where they like throw a little bag down, like a napsack looking bag down in all of a sudden. It's like, perfectly packed. It's impressive. - I don't like that because in all those videos, it's always some woman who puts white, obviously, who puts her toothbrush next to her shoe. - But that's just baiting for engagement, obviously. - She knows that. - That obvious to me? - Oh, what else am I gonna learn today? - That's how the cookie crumbles will tell you that. (laughing) - I'm behind the scenes on these things. - Two questions. - Eating on the plane, yes or no? - When I'm in first. - Say again, sorry, I didn't hear you. (laughing) - When I'm in first. - Keep that in mind. Keep that in mind. You know, listen. Just I'm just saying, keep it in mind. - I just have a lot of points from working. I'm working a very corporate job. - So you're rich and balanced. - It's great, okay, interesting. Delta or what's your alien choice? - Yeah, of course Delta. - What's JetBlue for a while though? - People sleep on JetBlue, but I think JetBlue is gonna be the gen Z airport of choice and like Delta is more millennial. That's my hot tape. - And Delta is where people know better. - Because the first class in JetBlue is actually so nice. - I've never seen the first class of JetBlue. That's why I wouldn't know. - Me neither. That's why I've read on the news. (laughing) - You are so ignorant. - You are so ignorant. - What if my family was poor? Okay, I could be before I went to pee. - Oh my god. - Oh my god. - Oh my god. - Okay, now drinking on the plane, drinking some liquor. Well, it always like hits a little different. I try to honestly, when I fly, I leave either first thing in the morning or I do like a red eye. I don't like flying in the middle of the day. It's so disruptive to me and I'm always late for my flight that way. Like it has to be the first thing in the morning. And if it is, mind you, I'm mostly flying to LA, but like if it is, I try to just get worked on the plane which almost I will say never happens in the way that I'm always hyper concerned that someone is reading or looking over my shoulder which they are. I was watching a screener. I was doing this project for HBO and I was watching screeners for, and just like that. When I told you the guy next to me, I was like straight guy, it seemed like it couldn't be less interested. I finished some, leans over, it's like, that was crazy. - Like, I was like, what? He was like, yeah, I was watching it. And I had the subtitles on too, so we knew exactly what was going on. - Oh, a lot of trouble. - So no privacy screen for you. - No, I don't believe in privacy screens. No, I don't either. I don't, I think it's weird because I'm like, look at what do you have to hide. - Well, it's never anything good. I'll tell you that. - No, I know for a fact, as one time I saw this girl's privacy screen, she was working on a deck for outdoor voices. I was like, now what in the world? - This was like last year. - Oh, yeah, that's too recent. The last five, last five, yeah, no, I'm not doing that. - It was like, girl, that's not a secret. Like, this is actually viral marketing. You're doing gorilla campaign. - I'm trying to get people to look at your screen. - But yeah, so I feel like most of the time, I'm not really, I sometimes will pack a little snack if anything. But I hate this, like, you know I feel about theaters and people eating in theaters. I hate this, like, intense smell of someone's food. So when that happens on planes, it's like even worse to me because it's so tight. - I don't like eating on a plane because I bloat really bad. - Oh, that's true, that's true, yeah. - And not eating on the plane helps with that. Drinking water helps with that. But drinking, I would never drink, like, one most, or like, champagne or something. 'Cause it's just like, hello. - Yeah. - I feel like bad. Like, my stomach feels bad. (upbeat music) - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. So we've definitely talked about BetterHelp on this podcast before, but we haven't gotten into why so many people love it. - No, I know, right? I mean, the real proof is in the feedback. BetterHelp has a live therapy session rating of 4.9 out of five. That's based on over 1.7 million client reviews. That's not just us talking, that's real people. And more than six million people have used it globally. The consistent feedback is what makes people keep choosing it. Their therapists aren't just anyone either. They have at least three years and a thousand hours of hands-on experience. 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That's kind of amazing. So if you're ready to wake up feeling the comedian character, log in right now. Our listeners get 20% off site-wide at helix-sleep.com/limmy. - That's helix-sleep.com/limmy for 20% off site-wide. Go ahead and give your sleep the globe it deserves. (upbeat music) - Now, what about this? - What about what? - Window shade open or closed. - During the day, I think based on the time that you are in. So like during the day, I open that shit. During, at night, I close it. Yeah, I open it all the way to people. People hate to see me coming. - Are you serious? - I'm gonna pull out a book and I stretch and I say. - You literally just said you only work out. You try to work on planes. - Well, it doesn't get done, so I end up reading. - Oh, I never open a nose shade. I'll close it if I can. - Can. - You reach over someone. - Yes, I hate it. - I want it. - What if it's during daytime? - That doesn't matter to me. 'Cause what are we doing on a plane? We're either sleeping or watching a movie where we're on our computers. The glare is always so bad. From someone's window, I've been on more early morning flight. You said you always fly early in the morning. - Yeah, and I like to wake up. - No, that's just extra nap time for me. I love sleeping on a plane. I can fall asleep on any plane. - Oh, really? - I don't have a problem. - Okay, how early to get to the airport? - I want to pretend that I get there two hours early. I always get there at least an hour early because I have to check my bag. 'Cause I'm always taking a bag. They cut you off, and they strict with it. - That's crazy, that's so embarrassing. - I have ones like had to fake cry. We were really good up by the way. In order to get my bag checked, 'cause I would take 45 minutes instead of an hour. And at JFK, it's an hour by the way. And it worked. But yeah, I get there, I would say an hour and a half as usually on my sweet spot. And I'm gonna say something, 'cause I'm a woman of the people. I take the train to JFK. - Really? - Yes, it is so much, well, let me be clear. I don't live near a train, so I do take a quick Uber to a train stop that has an elevator. - Okay. - A quickie, like two-minute drive, you know? I'm not gonna say what's stop, 'cause I don't know how people live. I don't want them up in my business trying to find me. But, like I'm that important. Like I'm the fucking queen of England. - Girl, they can find you a basement. They know where you are. - They know where you are. (laughing) - Bitch, not too much. I mean, it's hard, I told you that. So, I can't wait to change. I'm gonna be different. I take a quick Uber, and then the train is a straight shot off the A, it's amazing. - Oh, that's really nice. - It's super fast. Yeah, and then you honestly save 'cause it's like $100 to get to JFK. - Girl, don't I know it? Oh my God. - It's crazy. - Oh my God. - Anyway, it takes literally longer to be in a car. - Yeah. - Especially when it's so easy it was. - If it's like a late-in-the-day flight, the traffic is so bad. - Around like five o'clock to get there, you know? - What about you? Are you big like get to the airport for four days in a barrel? - I cut it close. - Really? - I love the adrenaline rush. - That seems so unlucky. - I know. I'm telling you, I've gotten there, it's crazy. - I've gotten there. - It's crazy. - I get there, people are getting a little flaky. - Well that's the good thing about the Dota. - The saddest is that I can get in the right line. - Yeah. - Which is nice. But I don't know. I'm like, why would I want to be in the airport longer? I don't get that. I would rather just like go home, like be at home until the very last minute, be stressed the entire car, right? - Yeah. - You know, it feels like gambling. It's like the rush of gambling that, you know? It is to some people. My verbalizing is shrinking right now. Is there any, I don't know if this is a corny question, but like, where do you want to go next? Like, is there any like big destination on your, in your wish list? - Ooh. I really want to go and trip with my mom. - Oh. - Yeah, ever since my grandma died, we like go on a trip together every year. - And it's nice. - Yeah, we went to Napa, and then we went to New Orleans together. - Okay. - And then, yeah, I don't know where we want to go this year. I was thinking, maybe Barcelona. - Barcelona? - I love Barcelona. You know what I said? - Yeah. - I love Barcelona. - Yeah. - That was a crazy time. - Bro, let me tell you this question. - That one from your arm. It's at the club. - Do you remember that one? - Let me tell you a story. This is what I used to be. I'm not like this anymore. I was standing broad, I was young. So mind you, I was out of the club. This was before like the plan. - I was like, "I need to live life, okay?" - I'm shocked, you're so alive. - Oh, you think my parents do. - You are not like a Nancy Grace horror story. - I'm like meant to be a life lesson for young girls, and still, and still I rise, okay? - But still you rise, I guess. - That's God looking at me live my life. - A per whatever day, back in the day. - I meet this random guy, British guy on the beach, I'm like, "Listen."
Uh, can I use your phone to try and figure out like where my roommates are? I can't find them. I need to get home. Um, he lets me borrow his phone. But he's like, listen, I need someone to sleep tonight. So can I crash at your apartment if you can borrow my phone? I say done deal. Lightwork. Sure. Um, lucky we ended off. I'm pretty gay, but that's okay. He comes over. Niceest man ever stays the night, sleeps on the couch. I find my way into the apartment somehow because I didn't have my key either. It was really wild. What did you have vibes? Good vibes. Okay. Good, good. A god for your woman always has good vibes. Mind you that same night, I tried to get into a club by saying I was Malia and Sasha. Either one of them, which doesn't make any, just, nothing made sense. No, but people, when you're setting a broad or when you're like a broad and you're black, they always think you're someone. Come on. Yeah. Yeah. So it didn't work though. Uh, going for like the president's daughter first and second technically is crazy. But I get home and before he leaves the next morning, totally polite, totally nice. Nothing happened. Didn't take anything. Was just like, just so you know, like racism in the UK is so much like better. So like you should consider moving to the UK. That's what he said. Do you? He was like, before so racist. We said, you know what? You need some help. And if I don't mind that, man, we we song open. I was crazy. Anyway, I'm a survivor. Just know that. I have never had an experience like that. Left me tell you 14. That's my that's my little easy one by the way. That is unreal. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'm really trying to think. Have I ever had a moment like that where I was? Did you study abroad? No, I didn't. Oh, because he was working. Yeah, I was because I was working. Yeah, well, I was working Zara all summer so that I could study abroad. Life happens at Zara. Let me tell you that. Do you have any good celebrity sightings at airports? Oh, one time I saw Phil Clinton. I'm pretty sure on a flight. Oh, yeah. A regular flight. Yeah, his first class. I mean, I did I had to pass his secret service on the way back to where I was sitting. No, because I wasn't I wasn't completely sure if it was him. It could have been him. I think it was. But they also like swept the plane before he got on. So I was like, that kind of seems like something that they would do for him. Yeah. But I'd never really seen, oh, actually, one time I saw Maggie Jill in home at the United Airline International Terminal Arrivals. Oh, yeah. She did not look happy. I'm like, what year was it? I don't know. She's going through. I don't know. No, I don't know. I in my head, she was like, you know, waiting for someone. Yeah. But I don't think I've really seen anyone. One time I was fully having a full breakdown in the airport and this girl was like, I love your podcast. I was like, I'm so sorry. I cannot take that. I was weeping. Thank you. It was exactly that. I was like, oh, I'm like having a panic attack right now. But try not to hurt. Do you have like a favorite like summer movie, summer scene? Oh, yes. Do I ever? Okay. Well, a bigger splash. The look of what an in your movie. Yes. Another film, 120 to watch. And I said, thank you right after that. That's great. And then last piscine to the original version of that. High noon. The talismans for Ripley adaptation. Oh, yeah. The French one. That's incredible movie about summer. Oh, my god. I'm just like being sexy. It's yeah. I mean, also the talismans for Ripley too. That's a great event summer. Oh, we've got being sexy. Oh, my gosh. It's one movie with Nicole Kidman. Oh, fuck. I cannot think of the name of it with that guy that just died. It's Sam Neal. Yeah. But it's like, they're on a boat. And oh, my god. What's his name in it? Isn't it too? Billy Zane. Oh, he looks so fine in that movie too. So I'm watching movies for summer movies for sexy. And if I'm not getting both and I'm getting nothing, a hunter motto. Put into your mouth. And what else do you have? Oh, girls trip. That's like kind of not super summer. Wait, the like movie with Queen and Tifa. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's as fast as as it was is July. Yeah. So yeah, that's a summer movie. I'm going to call it that. I love that movie. Oh, fuck that movie was funny. That was like kind of my intro to Tiffany Haddish, I think. Oh, he's everyone's I think. Right? Yeah. Look at that. I don't know. I guess it was just a comic, but not derogatory just in general. Um, I feel like it's impossible for you not to think about like specifically as we talk about maybe all the time in this podcast. The girls scene. Um, we should go up to yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So good. Uh, that's what it means to julienne something. I need to learn that dance. I feel like that's a mean repertoire. Yeah. Which what it what it, what did she say? This duct tape is like a huge condom. That's a great line from that. And also, um, oh my gosh. Just L of it. It's so good. It's so sorry. I know Marney and the water and those like that rocky, awful beach. Yeah. Yeah. Still trying to have a good time is very more. Any summer movies that move you that I that I stand. Honestly, the hits. Mama Mia. Here we go again. Note, um, honestly, just really traveling. I was about to say that. Oh my God. Yes. Wait. I was running in the sports. I was like, wait, that's so cool. I was like, that's really hot to me. I'm gay. I wanted to be her. And I was like, Oh, I hate running me up. And that's where you do. I was like, I want to be her, but I'm not that good at being a home. I like, she was, she was good at being kind of like sledding flirty. I was like, I was still, I was still in my like father's face then. It was a different time. But yeah, um, love that love America. Ferreira. The only America ice loop. Ferreira. I love her. Um, yeah. That movie just like felt so and book aspirational to me of like what I thought my later teens would be. Yeah. And it turns out that's what my kind of mid 20s were. Which is aspirational. That's on way. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, Lizzie McGuire movie. That's a summer movie. Oh my God. Yes. I sing to me. Paolo. Got a desk. A glue dress. I was like, that's that was crazy. Okay. Wait, wait, quick. Marifa Kel. Lizzie McGuire movie edition. Gordo. Ethan or Paolo. A real Sophie's choice. Shouldn't bring that reference into this space, but Mary. Gordo. He's responsible. He's going to be a good father. Okay. I would probably be planning Ethan. He's just too dumb to talk to you for too long. It's like, I love a dumb joke, but my goodness. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I didn't kill Paolo because I've been lied to too many times. I don't need another one. What about you? I'm fucking Paolo. Really? Yeah. I like his hair. Yeah. And you know, the Europeans got a little sweetness to him. Yes. So we can have fun together. We both going to be fun. He has a lot of sweetness. Not a job. I know that. And he can't sing. Can't sing. Can't dance. He didn't have a job. And they robbed him of it. Oh, they robbed him. He is like the Ashley Simpson of Italy. No, they tried to kill him and they tried to kill her. No. I'm with you. Ashley Simpson. I'm with her pieces of me. I am sorry killing Gordo. And I'm marrying Ethan. I love me a big dummy. And he was tall. So I want my kids to play basketball or something. Okay. That's good to know. I don't know Gordo. I'm like, you know, he could be, he's a little bit of a wet blanket though. I know, which is why I don't, I killed him, right? Yeah. Yeah. That's right. I do want to, you going, you going to marry Gordo, but then Ethan going to spend the block and you're going to be like fine. Maybe we think something out together. Yeah. How do we get on this topic? It's so crazy. You put us in. You literally drove us to this destination and dropped us off. Oh, you know, I find a way. Last question. Okay. When you're packing, what do you pack first? What do you pack last? I pack underwear first. I think I pack shoes last. Because I wear the same shoes a lot. So then I end up being like, okay, it's the last thing I put in. It takes me three days to pack, three days to a week. Yeah. I pack, I take, like I've been packing for Toronto since last week. What? I know. It takes me a week to unpack too. When I get home, it's like, I'm not touching that. When I get home, we got to open the suitcase immediately. Really? So I have to go straight into the wash. Oh, I'm so jealous of that. Because the more, longer you wait, the harder it becomes. And also, I have this like trauma about divorce parents not knowing where my clothes are. I hate like not knowing where something is. So I'm like, let me just put it on the wash. So I have it all back in the closet, back in the drawers. I like that about. Do you use cubes? Yeah, for underwear and then for like swimsuits, if I'm wearing it like for different things, but not for everything. How many swimsuits do you pack? I actually have not like you because you know me. I'd be, I like to borrow. I like to see what's on someone else's plate. That's true. You have borrowed a lot of swimsuits from me. I mean, don't pan in, but the difference between under and eyes body types in some places. I was a little, a little thing. That's cool. Since I heard of the traveling. Yeah. Right now, she's doing the traveling brewery bikini. And I was like, oh, this is like, this is so tiny. Just for everyone to be like, your tents are good. I was like, I'm just baiting people to like my boobs. Um, but Hunter, I know she would be doing the work. She packed 42 swimsuits. I really do. I pack, it doesn't matter where I'm going. I could be going home. I'll pack a swimsuit for every day. Just a just to be safe. You never - No. - 'Cause you know, and you just hate having to. Yeah.
I just, if the mood's straight 'cause I need to be able to lay. - I don't know, let's open up about Tom, girls. - It's a summer season. - I know what we do in after this episode. - Yeah, we use it. - It's some points, okay? (laughing) ♪ I'm a sadist ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm a sadist ♪
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
The hosts share personal travel stories, including a chaotic family trip to Hawaii where their mother’s DNA test revealed she is 60% white, leading to humorous and emotional reflections on identity and family.
They discuss their favorite summer experiences, contrasting summer as a time of romance and outdoor joy with its challenges, like being overwhelmed by heat or social pressure, and highlight summer as a season for falling in love and cinematic moments.
A major focus is on airport experiences—both positive (like LaGuardia’s quirky hallways) and frustrating (like random security stops, TSA pre-check confusion, and inefficient airport layouts)—with deep dives into cultural observations and personal biases in travel and security.
Summary:
The hosts reflect on summer travel, romance, and personal identity through a mix of humor and heartfelt anecdotes. A key story involves a family trip to Hawaii where a DNA test reveals the mother’s unexpected 60% white heritage, sparking laughter and introspection about race, family, and self-perception. They explore the joys and struggles of summer—its vibrant energy, emotional intensity, and physical demands—while sharing personal experiences with travel, from chaotic family trips to frustrating airport encounters.
Topics include security screenings, cultural biases, and the quirks of international travel, like random stops at Copenhagen airport. They also discuss favorite summer movies, such as *Girls Trip* and *Lizzie McGuire*, and touch on identity, self-expression, and the emotional weight of being seen. The conversation blends travel memories, personal vulnerabilities, and pop culture, all framed around the theme of summer as both a season of freedom and a source of personal challenge.
Ultimately, the episode celebrates the unpredictability of travel, the importance of community, and the enduring appeal of summer as a time of connection, adventure, and self-discovery.
FAQs
The guests mention several favorite summer movies, including 'Girls Trip,' 'Mama Mia,' 'The Talismans for Ripley,' 'Lizzie McGuire,' and 'High Noon,' with one person specifically noting the romantic comedy with Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane.
Yes, one guest expresses a strong desire to travel to Barcelona, while another wants to go on a trip with their mom, having done so annually since their grandmother's passing.
Both hosts have had negative airport experiences, such as being stuck in Pittsburgh on a long flight or being pulled over at Copenhagen Airport for no clear reason, highlighting the unpredictability of travel.
One host packs underwear first and shoes last, taking three days to pack and three days to unpack, while another emphasizes the importance of immediately washing clothes upon returning home due to childhood trauma with missing belongings.
A guest recounts a family trip to Hawaii where their mother opened a 23andMe test result and discovered she is 60% white, causing a dramatic reaction and leading to a lifelong identity experience.
Drinking on planes is generally avoided, especially liquor, due to discomfort and stomach issues. Eating is disliked due to strong smells and bloating, though snacks are occasionally packed.
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