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IT'S A HITCHHIKE

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IT'S A HITCHHIKE

The podcast episode blends personal storytelling, humor, and deep emotional reflection to explore themes of connection, authenticity, and self-respect. Hosts Benito and Mary Beth share candid moments, from playful banter about eating into the mic to heartfelt discussions on music, identity, and cultural history. They highlight the emotional power of songs like "Colors of the Wind," which they believe carry meaningful messages despite the controversy surrounding the movie. The episode also emphasizes the importance of personal boundaries, such as leaving uncomfortable situations, as a form of self-care. A central feature is the “hitchhike” format, where listeners submit personal stories, and the hosts decide which ones to embrace, creating a shared, evolving narrative of relatable experiences. The conversation touches on LGBTQ+ history, community, and allyship, celebrating early activism and the courage it took to be visible. Through laughter, vulnerability, and heartfelt reflections, the hosts reinforce the value of honesty, community, and the freedom to be authentically “weird” in one’s expression—whether through music, fashion, or personal choices. The tone remains warm, inclusive, and grounded in real-life experiences, making the episode both entertaining and deeply resonant.

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The following podcast is a "Dear Media Production". I'm Benito Skinner. I'm Mary Beth Roan. And this is. Right, right. Amelia! I'm going to start eating into the mic again. I'm just so worried about you stopping eating the mic. No, but then he just flipped out. He just threw a table and a TV screen. That was not a flip out. No, he was just like. Don't do this to me. He was like, can you stop eating into the microphone? Can you turn me eating into the mic? That's the same thing I hear when you sing that. Do you get that? And you know what? It's funny. I watched the video of that woman singing Amelia Press. I have no idea what was going on. At the Oscars? Did they win first? What did they win first? I think they won Best Song. Oh, and then she had to. They tried to start a sing along. She had to show off the chords. The old chords, they'll VCs. I didn't see it, but I don't want to hear it, certainly. Doing it sort of non-stop. So I welcome to make me Tudo era. We just flipped into that when we were in the parking lot. Let's make me Tudo. That was just a quick little thing I did for Mary Beth this morning. No, I don't know why hearing you eat just now. Sometimes I love hearing people eat. I watch ASMR videos of it. But I have to electively choose to hear it. I've just been in a lot of editing booths and people quietly eating chips. And I'm just like. Well, you edit? Well, yeah, there's like snacks. I mean, we're kind of like in the editing day all day. So I'm like, of course, I want you guys to have your snackies and stuff. Just like, don't fucking get that shinier me. In a way is kind of how I'm feeling. And that's fair. It's almost like I. I triggered you in a lot of ways. Well, I feel it in my bones if that makes sense. No, yeah. And I think while we're on the topic of eras, you had sort of an explosive introduction to an era last night, it gave me to say different vogue, different editions of vogue. And you did the pose that you would do for the vogue. Why should you? I've got that international smile. Right. Yeah. And on that note, thanks for your analysis. Okay, so I don't want to bring up the Reddit on every episode. But someone did pose being like, "I'm a Baroni but dot, dot, dot." Katie Perry, frown face. And I'm like, "Okay. If we quote a song, or if we talk about a person, we're not condoning their politics. We're not saying we agree with everything they've ever done. We were singing a song that was very popular. Can't stress enough. There's kind of no one except you, who I end Terry. Oh, Terry, like woman in. I don't really do that bit anymore. Yeah. Whoa. It's gone the way of the clog. Okay, I'll bring it back right now. Come on, old school. But yeah, it's like even a candidate. Like when I'm voting, I'm like, no, I don't agree with everything they believe in. Right. Like that would be insane, in fact. So we can't have a podcast. If everything we say is going to be dissected in that way, there are times when we're wrong and we'll totally own up to that. And that's what's great about the pod is we can like address concerns all the time in real time. I know you're sitting at dinner with your grandparents and I have a yet to meet a grandparent who wasn't sketchy as hell. Come on, don't give me that. I know your dad saying somewhere shit at the dinner table. And you're still posing with him for the Christmas card. So, hey. Were your parents were imperfect? You don't judge me, I don't judge you. I don't judge you. I don't judge you and we have a lot to learn. But I don't want to be scared to bring up the song "Colors of the Wind" that you played me in the car yesterday. Because people are going to say that Pocahontas, the movie from Disney, was insensitive, inaccurate, and ultimately sent a bad message. I just want to be able to talk about certain things without having to do a disclaimer. Again, certain things go without saying. Give us the benefit of the doubt. Terry, for a while, it sounds like legal jargon before you talk about something. We have no choice. Hey, Starling, but here's the thing. I do want to talk about "Colors of the Wind" and then I'm going to get into Vogue Singapore. Hey, look at that range, Jackson. Fuck. So, Disney Plus was like, do you want to watch Pocahontas? And this was like one of my favorite movies as a kid. Of course, just, I can't even get into the levels of fuck a tree it is. But what I can say is that "Colors of the Wind" play that shit in the car and have your kids sing it back to you. Oh my God. Some really big messages. You think you own whatever land you land on? Are you kidding me? My favorite line is. It is. The Bobcat Grins. You think the only people who are people are the people who look and think like you. But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger in their hookas, you'll learn things you never knew. You never knew. You never knew. Oh, hi, this is sick. Come on, grow. If you cut it down. If you cut it down. You'll never know. Stop. The library is open. The library is open. Hey John. Hey John. John Smith. Back here. Yeah, so in. It's all I want to say. I just think that song is incredible. And that's a great example of we love the song. And the song has a lot of really great messages. We're not saying that the movie is a perfect film. Yeah. As a kid, I did think it opened my eyes to quite a few things. I mean, if that song is ingrained in my brain, I feel good about that. And you ended up with a nature girl. A horse girl. So maybe it's because of that. And he's, oh, he showed me all the colors of the wind. Yeah. I love that. Wait, I'm just thinking of the Bobcat. Grants. Also, there's like otters in it too. It's like Pocahontas. They're easier ways. They're easier ways. Oh. She's a great heroine. Okay. So Vogue Singapore. There was just this thing. I knew that I had hurt you by singing Amelia. You offered me an olive branch. It's just, it's, it's hard. Here's what I'll say on that too. You get one bite every time I sing it. Every time I sing it, you get one bite into the mic. This is my coffee. And by the way, we're not saying we liked the movie. Oh, God. I didn't watch it. Hey, can I just say, of course, we're not saying we liked that movie. Can I say out of respect for the trans community as an ally? I did not watch the film. And if anybody wants to tell me that watching it makes me a better ally, I absolutely will. What I gathered online from the discourse was to not watch it. Yes. So I knew I had to make it up to you before we watched. We need to talk about Kevin. Oh, and we meant to start the episode with that. Oh, yeah. Wait. So Kevin. Yeah. That film is unbelievable to Tilda Swinton. You are said, Oh, God. And can I just say we don't agree with anything as Ramella does? Oh, God. Do you see what a fucking. How is the mind? It's a mind. It's a mind. It's a mind. It's a mind. It's a mind. If you cut it down. You know, the game Mind Sweeper. It's sort of like having a podcast. No, it is. It's just you can't walk without stepping in shit. It's so hard. It's like playing lava at the mall and the tiles run out. Literally. So yeah, we could tell that. Tilda, we love you. Oh, my God. That movie. I never, I had never seen it. Which is so weird because I really like fucked up movies. And I, I think I just like heard so much about it that I, I don't know. I felt like I'll watch it one day. And then last night was the day that I watched it. I think it's brilliant. I think any movie like that that shows you a different side in a different story of the human condition. And Motherhood. And Motherhood. The, the biggest trigger warning ever. I would definitely read what it's about before you watch. But holy shit. Yeah. So we were about to watch that. And I just thought, I got to cheer my girl up. So I did this thing kind of inspired by, is it Coco Rocha? The model. Yeah. I can't, sure. Flair was definitely there because boy does she do it with chair. Oh my God. And she doesn't give a damn what people think. Shapes. New shapes. So I just said Vogue Singapore. And then I just went boom. And I gave you this pose. And you immediately knew it was exactly how I'd pose in the pages. You jumped up and you just, you kicked your legs out a little bit. And I turned to you hands on hips. Yeah. Boom. That's the shot. One, two, three, boom. Yeah. Then I hit you with Hong Kong. Mm-hmm. And then Australia. Australia was so good. It was covering the nuts and jumping up in Canada. Oh, Canada was really good. My arm and it's more sensitive. Give me another. Oh, I can't even remember what I threw out last night. France, maybe. We never did France. I haven't shown you France. Korea was, I got up on the fireplace and turned back. So it would be kind of an action shot. Very in motion. And you know that they would kind of do that thing where it's like almost a little blurry with my movement. Totally. Yeah. Oh, Spain. It had a flamenco-ness. Totally. I mean, every country I threw out, you totally nailed the pose. And I was just like, well, when do we get to see it? Because I do need to see it. And you're gonna see it. I need to see it. France kind of like sends me. I think that would just be portrait me down the barrel at you, the viewer. I'm serious. I look forward to flipping the pages of those things. I did like. That was Hong Kong. Oh, Hong Kong. Yes. No, that was Singapore. Hong Kong actually was the kick up. Oh, that's right. Singapore was you sort of doing like both your life events. I just thought about Vogue. China. I went full like. Oh, yeah. Oh, my God. I went elbows forward. Elbows leading with elbows and like down really scolding. And I probably have big eyebrows for it. And making your back into a C shape. Of course. Of course. Well, it was a powerful exercise. Oh, wait. And British Vogue. Full smile. British Vogue. Full smile. Full smile turned. Hand on chest. Yeah. Wow. Wow. I do have the video. I feel like you're not gonna let me post it. Well, I had a sulfur mask on. And I have to say. But people want to see that. Well, I'm fine with that. Yeah. So here's the thing. Sulfur. Shout out, Sophie Pavitch. She was like, I've been trying to get my skin back. Obviously, I had dermatitis for about 10 years. You want to tell them what happened though? What? That it wasn't dermatitis. So here's the thing. And I hate to say this because health care. I know it's a bitch. And you'll call. a dermatologist office and be like, "Hey, can you get me in?" And they're like, "Yeah, we have an opening." - Oh, just kidding. - We're totally fucked for the next 10 years. I guess you'll have the skin next decade. - Neenadrama's running it. - She's the receptionist. - Hang up, good luck. - Yeah. - I did get in to see a dermatologist and I had, I believe it's called. - Severin. - Severin, oh my gosh. - Rosatia. - Rosatia. - And so that kind of, that shook me to my core. The library was open. He was like boom, boom, this is what it is. This is what you've been doing, this is wrong. But I will say, you guys, it's been doing less. It's been simplifying and you can't tell by my bathroom, but I'm only using a couple products. - Oh, that's why there's so many in there 'cause they're not getting used. - Yeah, I'm gonna put them all in a box and give them to my loved ones. Hey, here's some used face products. I love you guys. - And they didn't work for me, but maybe they'll work for you. - Sorry, I've been so distant. But here's the thing. I have been using this sulfur mask. It's De La Cruz sulfur mask. You can literally get it for like $8. And I use it 10 minutes a night. Are you seeing the results? - I'm seeing. I mean, I've never seen your skin like this. Truth be told. - It's been a while. - It's fabulous. - I would have loved this a while ago, but you know what? Sometimes you find it and it's working. So I'm gonna go with this for a while. If I change anything, I'll let you know. - Keep us posted. - Oh, and I had something to say that was really, it's just one of those things that I heard and I thought to myself, I can't believe I even said this on right or started an episode with this. I don't got a single problem with provocative. Gracie Abrams said that. And maybe that's right season two. - I think it's right. Definitely right season two. - Very close to a child. - Yeah, I don't either. - What I would do. - See, it comes to my standup. - Should we be a clip that? - It comes to my standup. You know what I mean? - Speaking of songstresses. - Amelia. - No. - Sorry. I wanna say so before we get into the hitchhike. So this is the hitchhike episode. Welcome to the finale of Ride Heritage Month. We didn't have a guest. We just said you know what? We're gonna keep it paired down. We're gonna keep it mom and dad. - It's family. - It's family. - We have some really fun guests coming next season. That's what we're thinking. Maybe more of like a kickoff. Heritage feels like for us. Hey, this one's for us. - Yeah. - First take was for you. Second take, this for us. - We didn't wanna just get a guest that felt random 'cause we honestly, the big feedback that we got was don't get guests that felt random. So we're not gonna do that. - Or just don't you fucking dare get guests in that room. But we're like, okay, it's just might be fun to have like a couple. - Yeah. - But yeah, we've never, it's never been a guest-based pod. Imagine I have so much respect for people who do a guest every week. The research. - And then just like thinking like, what if they're a bad guest? And then the people who listen are gonna hate them forever. - How do you stand that many people? It's like what I was saying about, I got asked on the red carpet at Vanity Fair who I was excited to meet inside. First thing that came into my mind. Estetitions. I'm like, I wonder if there are any estetitions in there. And what would you say Peter Thomas Rawl? - He said his Peter Thomas Rawl. - And he was Dr. Dennis growth in there. - Is Dr. Jart here? (laughing) Hold on. - Yeah. - 'Cause I love to just shake their hands. - 'Cause, whoa, I'm getting sweaty thinking about that, meeting my heroes. - Your heroes. So right now, as we record this, we have not finished ride core values, but we will post on a day that this comes out. - Yes. - Just to give you a hint of what we're thinking. So number one, do what you love as long as it's not hurting anyone. Obviously. - That's so good. - Then love is the most powerful thing in the universe. Then we believe in science. - Vaccines. - And then shortly thereafter, we believe in ghosts. (laughing) So that's just a little bit what we're working on. - Yeah, but it's so fun. - Please. - Women and queer people on carpets. Just absolutely kills me. Straight men get asked, hey handsome. Hey Stead, you got any parts for us? And then for us, they're like, what do you think of the political landscape right now? And I'm like, just to be clear, I'm at a lip gloss event. But hey, let's get into it. - For straight guys, it's like they'll go viral for making eye contact with the interviewer. Like Andrew Garfield serves up smoldering eye contact with red carpet interviewer. And then it's like Benny drama. Benny drama has misstep, discussing the repeal of Oberfeld on the red carpet. What? - Wait, that's not what it's for. - It's for fun. We're having fun. - I'm like, time in place, you're hitting me. I just got, I got asked this question that was so deep. And I was like, I can't stress enough that the color of my shirt is choking me. - It's getting tighter. - Yeah, and I'm like, the lights are making me physically sick. And I really want some beef jerky right now or just a diet coke. So I don't know if I can answer this in the way that I'd like to because I would like to, if this is my statement on that, I'd love to have that and have it be like one shot. - You get one shot. - Literally, they're like, what's it like to have a best on? - Yeah. - You know what I mean? They're like, hey handsome, did you brush your hair? - I do want to say something to the Barones though. It's really scary to be posted on places where it's not your hometown. - It's an away game. - It's an away game. And I see the comments sometimes and I try not to because obviously as I read last week, they can sometimes be really scary. Sometimes Terry points them out to me and they're like, Tyka and it's all of you guys. And it really does mean a lot. 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So we have a bunch of voice notes. We're going to play the voice note. We're going to respond and say if we ride or not for each individual thing. And then at the end, we'll pick which one we like the most, which one we ride for the hardest and we would add to the ride sort of lore of it all. Yeah. So here's the deal. I get this call and it's from my manager who we share our manager in many ways. I keep it all in the family. Yeah. Literally, I go to my gym and who do I see you? So I get this call and they're like, Lady Gaga is doing a press conference for her fans in New York. Would you want to be the moderator? They want you to moderate it. And I was like, so here's the deal. If Stephanie Germano called me to do anything, I'm going to be there. Like you just don't even like, of course, that's mother monster and she means the absolute world to me. This is my number one. Like I already was nervous, but I was like, I have to be there. So I went to New York for the day and I got to be with my, my girly pop and I got to meet Gaga at this, this mayhem press event. Also the album. Oh my God. It's so good. It's just like, it's dance pop electro funk. I just went absolutely feral to it. It was fucking fabulous, but I did get to meet her and she's perfect. Can I just say she is so goddamn tiny. And I held her in my arms and we connected and she met my wife, which was good. I'm really glad the girls get to meet. But I just kind of got to like sit down and shoot the shit with, with Ms. Gaga and my God, do I love this woman even more than I did before, which I didn't think was possible? Me too. You completely tore. You blew the roof off the place as the moderator. Thank you, sweetie. I was so like moved and touched by Lady Gaga's fans who were there, her, her top spot by us. She was such great fans. And they were asking questions and they were such thoughtful questions and her answers were so, she's brilliant. She's brilliant. Not through. Like, she was funny. She was witty. She was so fucking charming. She looked iconic. She looked incredible. Yeah. And I just thought, you know what? I really feel that if we put Barones in a room and they were asking us questions like that, it would have been the same sort of energy, room full of love. And we met some Barones. We met some Barones. And I knew that because I was like, there's got the band diagram. It's almost a perfect circle. Yeah. I just had so much fun. My, my fear with those things is I never want to get in the way of fans because I know if I was in the crowd, I'd be like, you're getting in the way. So I tried to be a little bit more demure. You were so demure. And my full. And my full. I wanted to be mindful, but I had my little glasses on and she just made me feel so amazing. She's a true star, but also just like such a lovely person. She said something. And when you were, when you guys were chatting and you were like, God, like, I'm such a fan. It is so amazing to meet you. And she's like, it's amazing for me to meet you. Like, my fans are why I do all of it. And I just like, I'm getting chills. No, I know. But like her saying that was just like, oh my God, like, I don't know. The community she's created and what she's given to queer people and women is just like, it's unbelievable. It's unmatched. I'm nervous to play the album for my fans. Like, this is a little scary for me, but it's also like, I'm so excited. Like, I'm buzzing. And I could see how passionate she was about it. Also, she went out and listened to the album, the entire album with the fans. She could have just said hi. And then. And you know what? She has never turned her back on the queer community. And she was riding for the LGBTQ+ before it was like a chic thing to do. Yeah. And I just feel like she's such an artist. I went away from that event thinking that's a true artist. Absolutely. I always thought that about her. Sometimes it's just so apparent to you. And I just was like totally blown away by it. Absolutely. I think one of my favorite things is that she recognized a lot of fans that were there. Because it was, I think it was like Spotify did top listeners. And I thought that was so cute. She was like, I know who you are. She was like, yeah, she was like you. I see you all the time. And she knew their names and like, I just, yeah, I, I really, oh, there was this one moment where she turned and she's like, I want you to pick of like the people in that moment. I was like, I'm attracted to women. Do you know what I mean? Totally. But in a totally respectful way. Yeah. I love this woman more than anyone on earth. And then I turned a little bit to the left and I saw you front row. Hey, I was just there smiling, watching two icons interact. It made me so happy. It was so fun. It was so fun. She's such a part of the lore of this pod. And I don't speak German, but I can if you like, and pause up. And pause up. Hey, hey, pause up, pause up. I got to say, pause up to all her fans. And I got to do pause up with her. Yeah. Oh my god. I've like, I've lived a thousand lives. It's been a good year. It's been a good, it's just like, I feel like through this. It's like the misery of what's going on. We're going to find communities and that room felt like a community of people. It did feel like ride live in a way. It's local politics in a lot of ways. It's just like gathering around art with your besties. I think is what we have right now and going to protest globally act locally. Exactly. Let's do it. All right. Let's pick up our kids. Jackson. Hit it. Wait, where are we going? Who cares? Ride. My name is Morgan and I'll be riding through meeting it at horse because there is something so nostalgic about just getting together with your girlfriends and bringing up a situation won't potentially happen five years ago. Oh. Oh. How much do we sell? You're in it. You're back. It's live. It's happening in front of you. I'm feeling all these feelings from years ago and I want to talk about the outcome. What could have happened and what didn't happen then? Totally. I was running circles about it and I feel like I haven't gotten it off my chest. In this moment, we are Delilah. We get that. Oh, she's still going to eat that happened like sick out. I am the call to bring it to. I will be that horse with you. Yeah. But it's so funny that you say this and hey, I'm not calling you out, but I think this is okay for me to say I'll text. But she had to do a presentation and it was for PETA and she learned that all these things, all these slang things that we say are actually so offensive. And just like we're not supposed to say two birds with one stone beating a dead horse, like why are we always beating the shit out of animals? Animals are taking out. What the fucking shit? Absolutely. Terry and I have this girl across the way. We will start from the top pages and pages of texts about things that happened. I love it. You know what? Yeah. We never forget. We were sub-tweeted after a show at the Bellhouse in 2019 and I will never forget the person that did it. I'll never forget the tweet verbatim. And I will always bring it up when I feel so inclined. Absolutely. If I even get a tickle of it, it's the wind blows a certain way, I go, whoa, I just remembered that that person did that. So I don't forget this one person acted insane at a Thanksgiving dinner. And sometimes if I'm literally just sitting across from Terry to dinner, when you've been with someone for like almost nine years, you are just kind of like, all right, let's take it back to the books. Of course. Let's see what we have. I mean, we're talking about, we play this game called the West toe game where you, everyone has to say someone that we went to high school with and you start to run out of people. Totally. Because there's 10 of us and we just, you start with the ones that are really top of mind and then you start going to deep cuts. Terry, one time two someone's face goes, oh, can we talk about your flop era? And we had the funniest conversation with like getting to rehash it when someone was acting fucking so out of pocket for a while. We were like, God, it's so good and some of the weird things that have happened at weddings. I could talk about it. Oh my God. When someone makes a fool of himself at a wedding, it's fodder for the whole family for decades to come. Of course. Of course. So he beat a dead horse as a family quite, quite frequently, I would say and his friends and I ride for beating a dead horse whenever they come up with a new word for it, I'll certainly work that in. Rehancing. I don't know. Is it that we're normalizing violence against horses because I'm not, I'm not doing that. And I say that. I think they're just kind of like, can't we think of anything else? And also pointing out, why are all these things about us beating animals? And I have to agree. I assume this all came from the pilgrims. Oh, Sam. Freaks. Yeah. Nice. Hey, I saw the witch. Morgan, you're amazing. We're still driving. Get out of the car. Okay. Who's next? Hop on in. Hi. Hi. I'm Stephanie. I am a longtime listener. First time caller. And I will be writing four songs. I break your heart. And that doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing because there can be songs that are just so good that make you cry, like songs that no matter what you hear or when you hear it, they make you cry. It could be a sobbing. It could just be in theory. Just songs that make you emotional. For instance, mine is Kashmir Pulaski Day by Sufyan Stevens. No matter. Sufyan. I hear a lot. It's just absolutely beautiful song and it makes me cry every time I hear it and it's just, yeah. Thank you so much. sweet thank you. Thank you for being in the car. Can I just say wow and oh my god do I love this because sometimes you just need to have that nasty cry. You need to get it out. Deion by the Japanese house. Don't bring up Deion. Paid into you by Massey star. Keep going. And then there's a song called "I'm God" by Clamps Casino which samples image and heap. I mean what's there to say? Songs to break your heart. Hey don't say it cry. I ride for this till the end of time because I so it's self-harm that I've been doing since high school. Exactly. Listening to songs that make me cry. Skeletons. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It kills me. Absolutely wrecks me. Everything by the Japanese house I would say. I know. It still gets me in a way that I'm like. And oh my god. There's this one remix of Charlie's. I need your love. It's a Japanese breakfast remix of I need your love. They slow it down. Oh my god it literally my whole body chills. And can I just say some of the scores of overcompensating? Yeah. I don't know if I've said this but overcompensating the scores by Alex Summers who's he's a genius. He did nickel boys. He's like so. He's incredible. But it was also produced by George Daniel with the 1975 Amper Bane, Japanese house and Charlie XCX and my god girl. We got some hits. See the Japanese house. You have Japanese breakfast and then you have Vogue Japan. And those are all things you talked about today. Do you understand that? He's got that international smile. Shall we move on? It's all a circle. Oh wait, I think there are more songs. Oh, oh, fix you. Oh, my god. Sorry. How could you not be? I'm in a huge cold pair. And when did it stop? When they never did. But when things are really bad, like nationally on a federal level, I just really get back into cold plate. The scientists by cold play. Yellow. And it was all yellow. Linger. And and the Royal Otis Linger cover for that matter. Jesus Christ. There are so many others. All like Frank Ocean songs. Oh, my god. Oh, god. You didn't. Uh, Ivy. I thought that I was dreaming. When you said you love me, no, stop because I will just start to have nothing. I know a chance to mill. Yeah. Okay. That kind of that was the miscarriage of justice. Yeah. Don't do that again. Yeah. Stephanie, you really tore that. And at the end, we're going to choose one that's like a really standout. You really, you came to play with that one. You're you're both set the bar pretty high. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Let's do this. My name is Julia. And I ride for tiny little tops. Oh, this is it. We can stop it there. Let's stop it there. You said we'll all you need to say and you ate that. Okay. Julia, tiny little tops. Could you be speaking to a more to a warmer realm? She about tiny little tops. Honey, it's hot in here. It's a sauna. I a tiny little top, I just got one at a vintage shirt. I thought, is this too tight? And then I laughed to myself. I chuckled. Do you know how many shirts I can bring on a trip with me? Because they're so small. 50. 50 plus. I fold them up into little squares. Sometimes I see them and I go jam. You say, that's a shirt. Well, no, I don't. I say, perfect. She's got her hanker chips for the fricking week. Anything can be a top for you. And I think the tinier, the better, I love you in your little ride. Robbie to do. God today. You know what's heritage, what's girly heritage is going in your mom's closet and getting a designer scarf. And you fold it into a triangle and you make it a tube top. As I said, you can make anything a top. I've seen you get. But that's something it's hard to know what to pair it with, I would say. Well, of course, but that's the challenge. That's the style challenge. Exactly. That's the challenge. Category is make a scarf into a top. Do you know what you say when you say it's something is gay? What? It's so wearing a skirt as a top. The library was so fucking open. Well, she ended home of phobia. She really fucking like I talk about someone who was on the side of the LGBTQ+ community before it was chic. She knew. People said gay all the time in the early 2000s. And she said, you know what? I'm going to do a PSA about this. Grave, especially as a Disney kid, they were very non-controversial. You know, my one thing with that is I don't know if I saw a lot of women's things were gay. I love that we targeted like two rancid bitches at Kitson. I'm like, really? I don't know if that was, yeah, it's just totally gay. When she says totally gay, I'm like, I just, that seems so girl wearing a skirt as a top. That's a really good point. I'm like, I, but I guess Hillary, like what she pops into the locker room. The dressing room. You know, when you say so gay, it's kind of like, but it's kind of like saying something's bad. You know, it's amazing about that. It's very what's happening right now, which now liberals are being mean. It's the Regina Georgification of liberals. And she kind of did that. It was fresh off of being a Bush's inauguration. She said, wait, I fucked up. She said, hang on, hang on. You're so funny to me today. I wonder if our kids are laughing in the back. I hope they are. We love that cute little tops forever. Home Chef Alert. That's what I call Terry. Meal Kits often market themselves as an easy meal prep solution, but often disappoint with complicated overlong recipes that aren't worth the effort. Fortunately, don't laugh. I'm not laughing. Fortunately, Home Chef knows that struggle and delivers fresh delicious meal kits that respect your time. I love that you read that as if Home Chef knows that struggle. Like, Home Chef knows that struggle. Yeah, they do. 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Home Chef.com/ride must be an active subscriber to receive the free dessert. Thank you, Home Chef. Oh, chef! That tastes delicious. Zock docalina. It's Zock doc time. So here's the thing. What was the last time you needed to go to a doctor but you pushed it off? Made the excuse. I'm too busy. It'll heal on its own. It doesn't smell that bad. I think we've all been there. Booking a doctor appointment can just feel so daunting, but thanks to Zock doc, there's no reason to delay. They make it so easy to find and book a doctor who's right for you, and I truly use this all the time. Me too. Consistently. Like, when I need Alexa Pro Reup, I'm calling Zock doc. I need to talk to a doctor and get my scripts. I, as I said last week in the ad, I had a cavity one time and I was in LA and I didn't have my dentist, my dentist lives in Connecticut. I remember this. I had to go to a dentist in Hollywood and you know what? They didn't try to upsell me. They didn't try to like tell me more work needed to be done than actually needed to be done. And they got my cavity filled and it was so easy and I found them on Zock doc and thank God I had that option. Zock doc is a free app and website where you can search and compare high quality in network doctors and click to instantly book an appointment. And it really is instant. I will say like you get it within the day. It's really fabulous. We're talking in network appointments with more than 100,000 doctors across every specialty, from mental health to dental health, primary care to urgent care and more. So okay, here's the thing. Stop putting off those doctor appointments you guys and go to Zock doc.com/ride to find an instantly book-a-top rated doctor today. Hello doctor. That's zoc doc.com/ride. Zock doc.com/ride. Next. Hi, my name is Haley and I am writing for leaving. Simply just leaving. I think what do I have to do? Any situations that are negative could be avoided if we simply just left like you go to someone's house and it smells super weird. We've that's so you at the Marjaro store and someone's making you uncomfortable. You just left you. I don't like to smell in here. You go to a restaurant and it's just like gross. You did that. Leave. Yeah, you did that. And I just got off. I said I'm at the wrong place. Just trying to paint. Like I just feel like we waste so much of our time. Yeah. Not leaving. Same place is because we feel like it's polite and we have to be polite when really it's like just leave. Who cares? Leave. Yeah, bye. I have to go. Oh, this is so good. Okay. What a powerful message to send to the girls. If you are able to extricate yourself from a situation you don't want to be in, you should leave. I unfortunately, I don't know where Irish exit came from and God knows it's probably not good. I already have chills. I'm thinking oh God. Well, there it goes. There goes the podcast. Yeah. Oh, damn it. We're done. Saying vaccines cause autism. Fine. Yeah. Using the phrase Irish exit. Not fine. Not fine. Good luck. You're done. Bye. Give me the microphone. The contract has been cheering me. Yeah. So I do this at every party, especially if I'm there without Terry. I just don't think you need to say goodbye to 50 people. And it's like go home and go to bed. Nurse your soul. Go to bed. I do realize sometimes how probably difficult it is to be friends with me in certain situations because I will just like leave. Like I'll just be like I have to leave like I just can't be here. I can't be sure I do think I push you though. You do. But I did leave your birthday party because someone's perfume was too strong, but I also had a parasite. And you told me. It was, I did. But you looked like a bond girl at it and we already got our photo and we had a whole dinner together. We had a dinner. You're forgetting that you fully had a full night. I had a dinner. I ate steak with a parasite because I go, I can't sit at this dinner table with Benny's love familiar and not eat anything. So I did, I did do that, but I had to leave because I don't want to have a headache. Of course. Yeah, like if I, I am a huge component of leaving and honestly, not even going, I'm a huge component. I'm just not even going in the first place. Yeah. Can we say this? Don't go. Stay home. I'm learning how to do this. So thank you for inspiring me. I'm learning how to just leave. I can't do it. What I found is that sometimes if my, like, if my body sore, like my low back sore and I, like, haven't had my coffee bean, like, sometimes I just need to leave and, like, take a sec. But you don't have to always be available. And I want to be for people, but sometimes it's about leaving. And also if somebody makes you feel really terrible, you don't have to be there. Get out. I want to shout someone out in season three who I don't think should be famous. That's all I'm going to say. I can't wait for that. I can not fucking wait. We're going to open season three with it. I go, I don't know why this person's famous. They've never said one funny thing. They're kind of disgusting. And I think we need to move on from them. Cool. Sh*t. No. Shocking me? Not the one I was thinking of. I can't wait. All right, let's go to the next one. Hi, Ride. It's Emily. And I'm riding for pet stains because somebody needs to. Thanks. Okay. She has got it. Wait. She has star quality. Sorry. Sometimes a star hits you in a way that you just, it takes your breath away. She just ate that. I mean, pet stains talk about a human experience. You know what? I should have died for it. I don't know if I die as much for this as I do for Teslas, but sweatshaming. I am so sick of people being like, oh, is it really hot in here? It's like, yes, it isn't. And I think you know that. And thank God my body is regulating me because I know yours isn't regulating you. You should be wondering why you're not sweating. I agree. I'm burning bright and I'm burning hot. And you know what? Yeah, I got pet stains. And I have this thing where sometimes like if Terry, I smells be though, I'm like, that's fucking hot. I agree. Fuck yeah, man. I think some people's bio, what did I say to you in the gym yesterday? I said, my bio has crossed over it and where it smells like food almost, like it smells like food. And I think if your bio can be contained, like if I can only smell your bio when my face is in your armpit, great. There's something very like, my brain almost said prehistoric, but it's really prehistoric. It's hormones. It's chemical. It's like biological. But all my white teas, I love when they have a pit stain and like I don't try to wash it out too much. I earned these. It's like, hi, I'm out here living also showing them to people. Oh, shit. I guess I have the right to bear a bear armpits. I don't get pet stains because as you know, I don't sweat, but I have never once shamed someone for them. And I think it's a totally human experience. You're probably jealous. I'm a little jealous because it's sometimes just cute. Like you have like a little cutie patch of it as you puke all over the deer meaty. It's a wheel and I don't give a fuck. Next. Hi, my name is Tigi and I ride for dinner drunk. And now dinner drunk is the concept of, I mean, in the name getting drunk at dinner, but here is why it's amazing. Like yes, a dance and a night out like in the club or at a bar and dancing, dancing always and might be my favorite thing. But on the contrary, and potentially in complement to dinner drunk, when you go somewhere in a nice restaurant or a bar where there's food or somewhere with the intention to sit down for a meal and drink or sit down for a snack and drink, mostly a meal. And you get drunk and you're with a group of people and everyone's having a good time and everyone starts getting drunk and everyone's got food and there's that, that is the pinnacle. That is a pinnacle of a social evening out with girls with the guys or with your guy. Dinner drunk is everything, dancing always and probably about dinner drunk first, dancing always and forever, but dinner drunk, but first dinner, so that whole thing could be on a t-shirt. I just want to say that right now. Put that on a t-shirt. Can we get that? Tigi, can we have you? Tigi, can we just quick, quick little signature and that's straight to story. Straight to story. So wow. I mean, I'm going to let you go first on this one. I mean, of course, and I haven't done this in a while and you've just inspired me, Tigi. I guess that's where we're driving right now because to me, there's something I'm hearing also in this. It feels like a long meal, which I love a long dinner. It's like, let's sit in. No bullshit little thing we're going to after. I want to be here for four fucking hours. And you know, we're going to do at the center. We're going to beat a dead horse on a couple of topics. A couple of topics. Oh my God. I'm going to get an insanely named cocktail. Yep. I'm going to get the pig in the slut. Drink her down, sip, sip, sip and go another and then actually there was another mess. Cal one on there. I wanted to try. I'm going to get that too. And then I'm going to get an espresso martini and then you go home and you just crawl into bed because you're fucked up. Well, you stand up from the table and the being drunk hits you. Well, here's what happens. Here's how the night progresses. You sit down. You get one drink. The food hasn't arrived yet. You get another drink. So then you're feeling pretty buzz because you haven't eaten yet. And then it's up to everyone at the table to decide how many drinks you're going to have because you can't leave the other person hanging. So you're getting over four, five drinks, try getting dinner with an agent. Honey, it unless can be a last alive time lunch, ever heard of lunch drunk. Oh my God. You start saying stuff that's a little naughty. You start releasing your hottest takes and then when you stand up from this dinner, which costs way more than you thought it was going to when you sat down. Well, the cocktails are $17 each. Because the cocktails are $17 each. You stand up and you're drunk. You don't realize how drunk you are until you stand up. You're drunk. And then you stumble outside. You get in your uber. You maybe fall asleep a little bit. And the fresh air feels kind of good. And you're like, what if Eddie don't even take your makeup off? No, but you do. I know what you do. Hey, hey, sometimes you don't. Hey, you too. I do. I must mean one thing. I do, of course I do. Of course. I told you the night I found out that, you know, that big question of if something terrible happened to you, would you do your skincare? Which was posed by a Brooklyn comedian and many people have co-opped in the message. But Steven, we see you and we acknowledge the work. We acknowledge the work. And I think about it all the time and I have my answer. Yes. Yes. Yeah. When Terry bolted. Yeah. Speaking of Irish exit. Terry just, it's like once every couple years, somebody gives him some liquor and he completely is around. He goes from dinner drunk to being possessed by an alien being like, it's, he's not recognizable. No, he gets, get embodied. It's crazy. And I just kind of say, bye and he found his way back home, but I was kind of like, he's missing. He found his way back home in the morning to be fair. Well, of course. Yeah. I hope he was missing person. And at this point, I'm kind of like, Terry, I'm not even going to ask if it's okay to say. It's just like, it is him and it's, it's a part of him. I love all of them. And he hasn't done it since. This was like three years ago. Four years ago. Yeah. But I did get a call middle of the night. You got a call. I just, I just ubered from your place. Yeah. And then I get a call and Terry's gone. Terry bolted. He made a run for it. I can't find Terry, but I am washing my face right now. You go, I have a paid ads record. Yeah. Yeah. I was like, targets here in the morning. It's coming over to me. Jean Jackets. Yeah. And I was like, Oh, God. And I'm putting my toner on. He showed up. I think you got a present out of it, too, if I'm not mistaken. No, that was the day he took the microphone for a photo shoot and we were trying to record it up. I can't believe it. And the kids are in the car. I can tell them stories about their Papa. He needed it as a property. He just didn't know we were recording that day. No. And I didn't care. I was furious at us. But when we were doing upsets, we would literally take any reasons to not record the podcast. Yeah. I would be like, Oh, I have a hang nail. So we actually can't. I'm so sorry. So I was something caught in my molars. This is just not going to work for me today. We had a free day. We had a free day because he did that. I know. And then I was like, you have to give me a present. You embarrassed me in front of 50 people as a joke. In front of a podcast. Yeah. Literally. I said, do you know how I just looked in front of a podcast young man? I literally am medially. He did get me a top that I still love. And you know what? It's a tiny little top. I have a picture of you in it. Thank you. It says eat me from rehearsals of our compensating. So we do have to wrap up the episode here. And you know what I was just thinking because we have so many more that I pulled, we should just do a part two next week. Another hitchhike. What do you say? That sounds bad. Crazy. I don't think that's amazing. I just really think we have more of our kids to hear from. I agree. And I think that could be so fun. I agree. I mean, I'm having the time of my life and also like, it's kind of giving me new inspirations of rides. And as we've said so many times, it is so hard to ride for this many things. It is. And not get yourself in hot water, which we've already done count it five to six times on this episode alone. I literally was so, I was like, damn, I almost wrote down Terry's (bleep) recently because I was like, I don't know what to ride for anymore. Jackson laughs. You haven't written for sex yet. And maybe that's a season three sort of situation, but I think so too. I think so too. I know. I love sex. I know. And I think people are going to watch over compensating and that's really kind of kind of fun. I love sex too. Sometimes women love sex. No, not much. Not much. I'm kidding. So here's something that I ride for, always and forever, and it's going to be leaving. And I think that that's not going to surprise anyone. I could have literally, it's a, it might as well be a bull's eye. It is. Well, the second she said, leaving, leaving, I went, oh, come on. I mean, done. I mean, I could have written it myself. Mine. I'm going to have to ride for sad songs. Songs that break your heart. Oh, yeah, exactly. Let Sabrina Carpenter here at that title. I see a new album. I bet that you make me. Duro. I'm a let's show make me Duro, Duro, Duro, Duro, Duro. That's bad. Back something where I go, God, we are giving girls permission to be fucking weird. And we aren't we? And like can we just do this? We're in the car. No one can hear us. What? Remember when you used to just make weird sounds with your friends, like we should be allowed to do that in our 30s or however old we are. I could hear that in the work. Like they show. But it sounded like everyone recorded it in a closet in their house. So can we ask, can you guys record our ads for us? Yeah. Because we're doing it from a submersible. I just think this is amazing. It's how it got me through college being in love with the straight man, sad songs. Sometimes you just need a good cry at and you know what I will say? I also use them during overcompensating when I was doing sad scenes. It really, it's just, it's really evocative. It's really evocative. It's like a scent in a way. Music is so transported evocative and you have those songs where you go, if that comes on anywhere, I am immediately transported. I'm a wreck. Can I tell you something really cool about a breakup? Yeah. Any song that they love that you hated, you never have to hear again. Isn't that so cool? That's amazing. It's about looking on the bright side. That must be cool too, to be like, oh, I didn't like that one friend. I never have to see them again. It's so freeing. And you can unfollow them in a lot of ways and even block them. So cool. My new thing is, oh, my, all my girlfriends always want me to follow their boyfriends. But I think they have to be husbands for me to do that because I have had to unfollow people and I'm just kind of like, I'm sorry, you're not with them anymore. I can't see this. I'm not saying that about Edward. I will follow him for the rest of my life. I love them. And as well. You gave me permission. If you ever told me not to, hey, Edward knows this. I've said this to him. If Mama wants me gone, I'm gone. Trust. And I would tell you. Yes. So thank you so much for all the hitchhikes. We have so many more to get through. It's so fun. You guys, you just killed it and you get us in. You get right. Hey, and we get you. So much. Thank you so much for hopping in the car. I might let you make me do. Plug your ears. Amelia. I take the headphones off. [LAUGHS] Oh, my accent. Anything, but I's in the road. There you go. Rye, rye. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.

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Key Points:

  1. The podcast explores personal and shared experiences, including moments of connection, conflict, and humor, such as the playful "eating into the mic" and the emotional impact of singing "Colors of the Wind."
  2. Hosts discuss the importance of vulnerability, acknowledging flaws and differing opinions without judgment, especially when addressing controversial topics like media representation and cultural sensitivity.
  3. A central theme is the value of community and authenticity, with recurring moments of bonding, such as at a Lady Gaga press event or through shared memories of family dinners and awkward social situations.
  4. The hosts highlight the power of music—particularly songs that evoke deep emotions—as a tool for self-expression, healing, and connection, especially during times of personal struggle.
  5. They emphasize the importance of personal boundaries, including the decision to leave uncomfortable situations, as a form of self-respect and emotional well-being.
  6. The episode features a creative "hitchhike" format where listeners submit short stories or experiences, and the hosts decide which ones to "ride for," creating a shared narrative of relatability and humor.
  7. Themes of cultural evolution, identity, and allyship are explored, including the history of LGBTQ+ visibility and the significance of early LGBTQ+ activism in media.
  8. The podcast concludes with a strong sense of camaraderie, celebrating both personal growth and the joy of shared, imperfect human experiences.

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The podcast episode blends personal storytelling, humor, and deep emotional reflection to explore themes of connection, authenticity, and self-respect. Hosts Benito and Mary Beth share candid moments, from playful banter about eating into the mic to heartfelt discussions on music, identity, and cultural history. They highlight the emotional power of songs like "Colors of the Wind," which they believe carry meaningful messages despite the controversy surrounding the movie.

The episode also emphasizes the importance of personal boundaries, such as leaving uncomfortable situations, as a form of self-care. A central feature is the “hitchhike” format, where listeners submit personal stories, and the hosts decide which ones to embrace, creating a shared, evolving narrative of relatable experiences. The conversation touches on LGBTQ+ history, community, and allyship, celebrating early activism and the courage it took to be visible.

Through laughter, vulnerability, and heartfelt reflections, the hosts reinforce the value of honesty, community, and the freedom to be authentically “weird” in one’s expression—whether through music, fashion, or personal choices. The tone remains warm, inclusive, and grounded in real-life experiences, making the episode both entertaining and deeply resonant.

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The podcast highlights that it's okay and sometimes necessary to leave situations that make you feel uncomfortable, such as strong perfumes, unpleasant smells, or toxic environments. The hosts emphasize that not being available or walking away is a form of self-care and respect for one's boundaries.

The term 'beating a dead horse' is used to describe repeating conversations or topics that have already been addressed, often in a frustrating or pointless way. The hosts use it to highlight how people sometimes keep going over old issues, like wedding mishaps or past arguments, when it's clear the topic is closed.

The song 'Colors of the Wind' is referenced for its powerful message about cultural respect, personal growth, and the idea that everyone has a unique path. The hosts appreciate the song’s themes of learning from others and embracing diversity, even though they acknowledge the movie’s criticism of historical accuracy.

The podcast acknowledges the complexity of media representation and doesn't aim to condone or condemn all viewpoints. They emphasize that discussing such topics openly is important and that they welcome conversations without needing disclaimers, especially when the content has meaningful, positive messages.

The 'Vogue Singapore' pose is a playful, stylized movement the hosts perform, inspired by fashion magazine shoots. When the host sings 'Amelia' or makes a gesture, the co-host responds with a specific pose, showing how they recognize and connect with the energy of the moment, symbolizing a shared cultural experience.

The hosts stress that setting boundaries — such as leaving a party due to discomfort or refusing to engage in conversations that feel harmful — is a form of self-respect. They believe it's empowering to know when to walk away and protect one’s emotional well-being.

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