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The Snack: Love Island, DCC, and the Reflecting Pool Scandal

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The Snack: Love Island, DCC, and the Reflecting Pool Scandal

The episode blends personal reflections with cultural commentary, starting with a candid discussion of the speaker’s recent move to a smaller apartment, where she grapples with limited space and the emotional void left by Raina’s departure. She expresses a deep sense of loss and disorientation, noting how the absence of a close companion disrupts routines and social bonds, especially during shared experiences like birthdays and gatherings. The narrative then shifts to a critical examination of the Reflecting Pool scandal, where Donald Trump’s plan to paint the Lincoln Memorial pool blue—based on a flawed scientific assumption—is revealed as absurd, wasteful, and environmentally harmful. The episode details how this project led to algae blooms, costly repairs, and public overreactions, including false accusations of vandalism and mass arrests. In contrast, the Obama Presidential Center is praised for its pristine, well-maintained facilities, symbolizing a stark contrast in public stewardship. The discussion also touches on viral trends like ranch dressing at airports, with TSA enforcement and Craft’s introduction of TSA-friendly travel packs as humorous yet telling cultural moments. Finally, the season three release of *America’s Sweethearts* is analyzed, with praise for its celebration of cheerleader talent and social media influence, though criticism is raised for its portrayal of online toxicity and the emotional toll on young women. The speaker expresses concern over the show’s shift from personal storytelling to celebrity-driven content, lamenting the lack of depth in personal lives and the exploitative nature of the cheerleaders’ public image, while still expressing strong affection for the characters. The episode concludes with a sense of both personal and political disarray, underscoring how public spectacle often reflects deeper societal flaws.

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This week on the snack the reflecting pole scandal Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and ranch dressing you can fly with. This is a deer meter production. Enjoy! Hi guys! Hi guys! Coming from both coasts! You've moved in! You said to me, I take a look at my kitchen that is one eighth of the size of my last kitchen. I have four cabinets, so Raina, I gotta be honest, is not really selling me on the move, which I did it to see coming, just based on the size downgrade alone as I guess your main gripe and manual labor. It's an adjustment. I mean, you said, you were like, I really even heard from you in days. I was like, I know I've just been like in it, like I can't stop, I'm an animal, like I'll get, I got 181 boxes down in like three days. But I just want to adjust your expectations. I forgot what it was like to live here. We lived here for a long time. But like, you know, I just, I don't have extra space. I have four cabinets in my kitchen. I have a shower curtain for the first time in four years. That's tough. Listen, you guys, I know that makes me sound stuck up, but I like a glass shower. I don't want to touch a shower curtain. It's a breeding ground for disease. I don't want it. I haven't worked this hard for a shower curtain. So true. I mean, I don't love that. I don't have an outdoor shower right now. That's all I work towards. It's a king bed and an outdoor shower. It is raining here. So technically, I do have an outdoor shower. I can just go out of the room. Let's just go out there. Just go full. I'll do very more out there on the roof. I am happy. I'm learning that I need less space. I mean, I just, you live with another person. I lived alone in a three bedroom house. I don't need that much space. That's crazy. But, you know, there's trade-offs. We have more friends here and more stuff to do. So that's the trade-off. I just want to set your expectations. Yeah, I know. I will say. So we recorded last week. Obviously, the snack right before Raina left the snacks at this point are just like your more current takes. And we have an episode on Monday that will be the last episode that we did in the studio. So, but it was recorded before Raina moved. And so if you really are trying to stay current with our lives, that's what the snack is for. And I will say, after you left last week, I was just like so sad. I was just like, I don't know what to do with myself. I just went to Soho House. I sat there and had lunch by myself and worked on some stuff. And I was like, I just feel like something is off. Sorry. But people probably want to know how we feel. And then I was like this, we've never just not lived in the same city. And it's not this like I said, this day to day void. It feels like you're just gone or you're traveling, you're on tour or something. But I was like, she really is gone. And it just feels like something's off balance in the world. Like I could feel it immediately. Well, thanks for saying that I validated. I mean, I landed here and I had a birthday dinner with like a bunch of our friends. And like you weren't there and I moved into my place and I've moved into multiple places. And every time you come over that day and you like bring me a gift, bring me flowers, bring me candle. Like I've never had a birthday in a decade without you. Like it's just so it's so weird. And I felt like like you were like, how was last night? And I was like, I missed you guys. Like it's just it is really strange. Yeah, it really is destabilizing and like Lillian checked in our friend Lillian who's a stylist and she was like, how are you doing? Like checked in like someone died. Like and I was just in general. Or I because it was a few days after you moved and she was like, I thought that's what she was asking. But she was because of rain and moving. I'm like, okay, I thought that's where you're asking, but I wasn't sure. Like people were checking it. Like how are you doing? Well, I also thought it might be different because like I really just haven't been around this year at all anyways. So it was like just spent last time together in general. So I was like, maybe to full soon. But it's having these milestones without you is very strange to me. And like a little empty. And it was like weird to sit around with all of our friends and not have you there. And everybody wants to like talk about it and everybody's as the exact same line of questions. I'm sure you're like so sick of it too. Like people are like, are you excited to be here? How does it actually feel about it? What is actually moving here? I'm like, we can't have this conversation again. We'll die. Well, my day has been derailed by an apartment that I saw that I have to have. So anyway, guys, we're on the journey, but you know, nothing's set in stone yet. Of course. Okay, let's thank our partners and then we can think of a phantom thing I need to tell you. Okay. Thank you to FP movement. Shop their full line of active wear at FP movement.com. And thank you to Lola blankets get 40% off select products at Lola blankets.com with code girls got to eat as old as laying on the Lola blanket as we speak. I'm in a man of the L.A. HQ. I have like, I have an additional report. I do want to say the thing that I like about here is I am getting hit on more than I've ever been hit on in my life. In three days, more than three and a half years now, like people are so horny here. Like the next parade, it just unleashed. There's just calm everywhere. Seriously, that was a confetti. I mean, there's articles about it. There's articles probably on the cut of how horny people are. People more hinge matches than they've ever had. Like you said, actually getting hit on in the wild. It's a good thing. Yeah, so I'm so happy for you. Well, you'd feel like you're invisible in L.A. sometimes like men sort of look at you and they look straight at the ground. Men here are like, tell me about what you do for work. Let's talk about your life. Oh, you're comedian, your podcaster, men and L.A. are like, nope, absolutely not. Are you not a 27 year old model? I'm not interested. And by the way, I don't have a job, but I still have those standards. And 27 is a lot old for me, sis, also. Right. We just have a report for you guys to kick it off. We have a marriage and babies report. A lot going on in those areas of people's lives, starting with Dua Lipa. So we've known she got married an iconic bride, just an iconic celebrity. Do you think she's the best celebrity? She's up there. I don't know that much about. So I feel like you and I at least have enough friends that will ask around. People say like, this is the nastiest celebrity or the nicest. I've never heard one thing about her actually. She seems like really private. Her relationship with it count turners and like, it's just it's see. I think she's one of the hottest celebrities. If I could take a thought. I don't think it's a private. Like, we know how they met. They're reading the same book. We see them like on a yacht. Like, all last summer, it was like, I'm trying to have a summer like Dua Lipa. But like, I feel like we actually have the perfect amount of information about them. Like Kennedy's smartest person in the world, the best with words. Of course, posted on Instagram. I wish I would have screen shot it. And she's in France right now. I'm not going to bother her. But she just said like, she's mastered the right level of fame where she's giving people enough. People are crazy. They're not the crazy pair of social with her. She is a superstar. She has all these bangers. She does tour. She does arena tours, not stadium tours. So she's not a like Taylor Swift Beyonce. Like, she is really I feel like found the balance of celebrity. And people are obsessed with her. But it doesn't feel unhealthy. She gives you just enough. So anyway, she's just posting her wedding photos like a carousel, right? Like, there's no Vogue exclusive. Like, she's just posting carousel. Here's my wedding photos. Like stars are just like us. I'm obsessed. I really did not expect to see it. Like, when I saw the photos, I was like, oh, she's like feeding us in a way that like, you don't see a listers really do. And I was like, how do we get like a window into this? Like, I feel so lucky there. They're so sexy together. The outfits have just been banger after banger after banger. Like, you just don't see people just like release their own photos like this. Like, she's like, no, I'm just going to put them on my own Instagram when I feel ready. So she we saw her wedding dress for the first time, which I didn't fully realize that we hadn't seen it. We'd seen her in like the suit. We'd seen her in the other like night before after party dress. Maybe I'm not sure. But we hadn't seen the wedding dress itself. So she revealed that as well. And it was Chanel. It's unbelievable. And I this article we found in the New York Times about the dress reveal. It says for a while it was unclear who designed it or whether anyone actually was going to get to see it. There were paparazzi pictures. The couple with friends posted their own images. And like you saw her in the scaper rally suit with the hat. There was photos of the pre-wedding party in Sicily where that dress was like that fringe leather, botega venetta, halter dress. And then the post wedding brunch with her in the lace Chloe. And then we'd never seen the dress for weeks. Like, they kept that dress under wraps. Like, and then she just hard-launched on her own Instagram. Like, here's my Chanel wedding dress. Like, it's just been so iconic. And like, fascinating that we hadn't seen a glimpse. You just don't see celebs roll it out like this. Like, I feel like we've gotten a glimpse into every single outfit you just don't see it. Oh, kind of clever, so much. You can feel it. Like, they, when I see them, I'm like, I hope I'm putting that out there with my husband. Like, I hope that you know, you heat touches or butt and like they're set or just in love really enjoy each other's company. Like, they are goals to me. You can feel it come through when you see images of them. And so I just hope I'm putting that out there. You're manifesting it for your relationship. No, I just hope it's a shock and I'm putting the vibes out. Like, people say the vibes. I'm just gonna like, I'm positive right there. What you did put out, you put out the perfect amount of wedding content and I just want to, you know, I'm not trying to shade anybody else. for the volume of wedding content they did or didn't put out. And I just wanna say that I didn't know that you were an iconic friend, I didn't know. I didn't know that it was just, I thought you were just like good at being just like normal, treating people well, feeding people enough content, not too much content. I just, I don't know. I don't know, it was hard to walk that line. - Yeah, there's a real spectrum. There's a real spectrum of what people put out when they do it at so many different things. We have so many different thoughts and opinions on weddings. But yeah, I know, I realize every day how much of an iconic bride I was. I'm sorry, I didn't know. I didn't, I didn't set out. I didn't set out to be. No, you did not say I'm gonna be the heavyweight champ of brides, I just, I didn't know. You weren't like, I'm gonna be the greatest to ever do it. Like, Muhammad will be the shit. Like, I just, you didn't. I didn't know. Well, find someone else whose vahals have reached 40 million across Instagram and TikTok. - We haven't talked about that on the show. - Could do a leaf of vals hit 40 million on Instagram and TikTok. - Actually, I don't know. I really don't know. Look, what is happening with your vals is honestly so crazy. And the fact that you're an odd, I'm good morning America about this is kind of rude. - Thank you. I hope they're listening. - I just, I know your special was like great, but like 40 million people didn't see your special. 40 million people saw your vals and I think you should be able to. - You don't know the random. You don't know the final number. A lot of people are watching on prime in the numbers. - 40, 40 million. (laughing) - Okay, one last thing about my special. I do have a quick announcement. So if you guys are here around here, I have a special. It's called, here comes the bride and you could watch on YouTube, but you could watch it on prime video. And it was only available on prime in the US. It is now available on prime in Canada and Australia and the UK. So the English-speaking countries, they wanted it. I was like, you can have it. So you can have the prime watching experience after you watch off campus or whatever you guys are doing. Rewatching off campus, sorry. Or for the third or fourth time, you can head over and watch my special. And that is where people are more choosing to watch it. I didn't know what experience people were going to want to have. I think they're like, I want to watch it on a big streamer. And so I made sure that it's available in Australia, Canada and the UK. And you guys can watch it there. Here comes the bride on prime. Links are in my bio and Instagram, that's us. - After you take me to France tomorrow, I'm going to go to the UK. So maybe I'll watch it with my brother. Can you please watch it there to get the numbers up? Get it to 41 million. Okay, and halfway is pregnant with baby number three at age 43? I have a serious question. Did you, I don't know anything about her. I couldn't tell you who her husband is and I had no idea she had two other kids. I just, I don't spend much time on it in a half a way. It's not no shade. I mean, I love her as an actress. - I think that's brave of you to admit and I didn't know either. (laughs) Are people knowing this? - No, it's like, I certainly knew she wasn't a first time mom, but did I? Did you know? - Did I? - I don't know. I don't know, I was gunned in my head. When people, my whole feed was just like, and half the way baby number three. I was like, where was this fanfare for one and two? I've never seen this much. I've never seen this much attention for a third baby. No one cares when you have a third baby. I think at 43 go off. I love that. I love for women of a certain age. Like, you can still clock is, I mean, the clock's always ticking, but you can still do it in your 40s. I just, I love that about it. I don't know if that's the reason. Was there a big gap in Halfway Kids? - I really don't know, 'cause it was the amount of content that I saw about Anne Halfway having her third baby was as though Taylor Swift was having her first baby. I was just like, how much do we need about this? So 10 and 6, that's a big gap. - Yeah. - Is this why she has been doing every movie? Like, is she just like, I got to get it in before I have three kids? Like, she's in everything, like, is this why? Like does this answer the question of like, why she needed to be in everything? 'Cause she was like, after three, I'm gonna hang it up. No, she'll still stay. - Well, she's slated for like 19 more book remakes. So I don't know, that's true. So she did this little reveal, and listen, Anne is gonna add, I'm gonna let her cook. That pregnancy reveal was like, what I would do if I was like doing a parody. Like, but it's just not my style. Like, I'm still chasing a Lindsay Hubbard brand deal. Pregnancy reveal, of course. - Aren't we all? - She comes in in this prairie fucking tradwife dress, and then she's holding her belly, and then she reveals it, and she like, scampers off. And the song that's playing, like, I was like, you know what, let her cook, but I couldn't. I couldn't do it. Like, some people are able to do stuff that like, I physically, if I was doing, I would be, it would be a joke. A couple of things. Listen, you have to let Anne be Anne, like you have to let Taylor Swift dress the way Taylor Swift dresses. It's just, it is what it is. You have friends that would make fun of you too badly, and I think about this all the time. You and I just can't get away with that kind of stuff. I mean, I can't get away with anything. My friends make fun of me until I am just in the ground, and I couldn't, and also, isn't she starring in yesterday or was that a rumor? Right, that was the vibe it was giving. It was giving yesterday or something. What's that called? Method acting. Method acting. So we talk about this all the time. You can't do stuff as a comedian with comedian friends like that. Like, and you, there's just a total different personality type of like a serious actor and a comedian, and actors can be funny, and comedians can be great actors. You don't be one of the other, but like, yeah, there's a vibe. Like, you couldn't post that. Like, Melanie would be like, are you fucking kidding? Like, one time you said, yeah, I can't get away with anything because of Melanie. And me too, but Melanie was really going to hold you more countable. You really can't do anything cringe. You have a cringe police. She makes fun of me a lot. And sometimes I'm like, I want to post. I want to post the photo, but like that. And you're honest. My friends are like, if Raina doesn't be really cringe, like, she would have an army of her best friends being like, girl, are you good? Like, no one would even be like, yes, queen, pop off. They'd be like, no, but, and that's why I need our audience. I need, I need you guys because my real day-to-day friends, you guys are my friends too, but the ones that like, know me day-to-day, they have my phone number. They don't let me get away with anything. [LAUGHTER] Oh, my gosh. So congrats to Ann. And lastly, we have Taylor and Travis. I'll kick it to you. But Bachelorette, Bachelorette, rumors? Allegedly, people-- you know what I love the headlines? It's like, stepped out amid, a mid-wedding rumors. It's just like, they just went outside. But Taylor Swift allegedly had a Bachelorette party at her mansion in Rhode Island. But no one was seen, like, coming in out of the house. And no confirmation's other than SUV is coming in out of the property. And then Travis was in LA at like a concert, blown bubbles on stage, and getting a bunch of attention. But I don't know. I mean, I don't know where else they could go. It's odd to me to have a Bachelorette party at your house and a Bachelorette party in LA. I mean, I love LA. But like, they have a house in LA. They live in LA. I thought they would have like taken a yacht somewhere. But maybe not. Maybe they're just like, I can't be bothered with the publicity. I would die to see Taylor Swift get stripped on. I would die to see her with a chip in the house. Because you know, she's so, like, so, but it's worth theatrical. Like, oh, yes. Like, at her place, she'd be doing so many facial expressions. Like, first of all, it's weird for tall girls to get stripped on. You know how it is. They try to pick you up. Your legs don't even come off the floor. Like, you're taller than them half the time. But some big fucking slippers, like our chip and nails that did our LA show. Like, I would love to see them strip all over Taylor Swift and like her, just for her, like, reactions. I would live to see it. And how many beers is Travis Kelsey going to chug on his Bachelorette party? And then smash on his forehead. Oh, it's smash on his forehead. [LAUGHTER] So anyway, that would be my dream. And you know, if they do stuff like normal couples, we say this all the time. They're out to dinner in the West Village every night. Like, why not go to the chip and nails? Taylor? It should be in her house. But I just-- I can't. That's true. Maybe they did. Like, if she was staying at home, I would hope she would fly the chip and nails to her house. It's just-- I mean, Taylor Swift can't go to Vegas. Like, Travis can't go to Vegas, I guess. You're right, that she's at the end home. Yeah, we have some recs. I would note four guys I would choose for her and her Bachelorette party that would go to the Rhode Island house and get it done. They're so hot. All right, well, good luck to them. We'll see what happens. I will say, you know, you brought Lindsay Hubbard earlier, and I worried we wouldn't get to talk about summer house at all, so that was my little hit. Yes, this is-- It feels good to be done with it. I mean, more stuff could come up. But I feel like when I was working in the outline of my notes, I was like, I'm glad it's not on the list this week. I've said all that I can say. Yeah, we're done. We're done. We did it, you guys. I just-- We did it. I was-- And it was great. What lasted? There hasn't been anything that hit like that in a couple months, though. Like, I think I'm just waiting for my next scandal. Well, I am pretty into the Reflecting Pool. So the Reflecting Pool, which is DC, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, has just been dominating the headlines for the last couple of weeks. And I'm sure you guys have seen it. But a couple of weeks ago, I was seeing headlines, and I wasn't totally sure what was going on. I was just-- other stuff was going on. I was kind of ignoring it. So this was Donald Trump wanting to paint the bottom of it blue. What a fucking idiot who thinks the only way water can be blue is if the bottom is painted blue. Is that what the whole-- That was the impetus-- He's like, it's going to be like a mayor. USA, American flag, dark blue. That was why? Yes, that was like it's gonna be bluer than ever. No, the reason, well I'll get to the real reason why, but you know that the bluest oceans in the world don't have blue sand. You know that the pool's not blue 'cause the bottom of the pool's blue. Like it's the way it reflects that, I don't know, is it guy? Yeah, it's not 'cause it's the bottom's blue. Of course, I just wanna start by saying, you didn't have to paint that fucking blue, but what he wanted to do was hire his friend, a donor, a fellow criminal, John Jay Kaffaro, who looks like a cartoon villain. You've seen this guy, Reina. Have you seen the picture? I think I'm thinking of the guy, okay. This is the picture, that fucking guy. This, that looks like a joke. It looks like a Halloween costume. It literally does. So hired him in a no bid government contract, just another way to spend our tax dollars and give it to his friends, no bid government contract. His company is called Greenwater Services, Greenwater. The irony, like four seasons total landscaping would have done a better job. Like that's what everybody say. Like this is the new four seasons total landscaping scandal. No, actually they probably would have botched it on purpose. So again, like I just want everybody to realize that he's using our tax dollars to give no bid government contracts to his incompetent friends, like brazenly. So they paint the pool blue. They go in there, they don't know what they're doing. There's videos, they put some paint down, they squeegee did. Then they have to pay more money to seal it. The final tab is $14 million in tax payer dollars to paint the fucking reflecting pool blue. Just unnecessarily. Was there like a problem with the pool prior? And no, it's just like, let me do a thing. There's nothing else going on. Let me build a ballroom, let me paint the pool. Let me not go to my son's wedding though. Right. So first the algae comes in. Because now the reflecting pool has heated up because it's darker on the bottom. So pools that are white and pools that are blue on the bottom of a totally different temperature. So painting it, heated it up. So now the algae, it's a breeding ground for algae. So the algae starts coming in. So that's when we saw workers dumping bottles, jugs of hydrogen peroxide in the pool. In the whatever, how many million gallon pool dumping jugs, like it's going to make a difference. Like the size of these jugs is you guys understand, like you could pick them up at the grocery store. These are not industrial size. Like I could just go get it downstairs at the grocery store right now. Like to watch these men open these jugs up with some of the funniest theater I've ever watched. - I think the reflecting pool is, let me confirm. - Yeah, six million gallons. And this is like the size of a ballad reino that I see. 6.75 million gallons of water. It is over 2,000 feet long. It covers a surface area of about 338,000 square feet and they're dumping jugs of hydrogen peroxide in there. Unbelievable. So then the paint starts peeling. So now the pool is algae and blue paint floating up to the surface. Trump starts losing his mind. He's accusing people of putting algae in the pool. This duck dies. Everyone goes crazy when the duck dies. And then people start trying to get the paint out of the pool. Like this is a piece of history. This is a piece of this garbage administration. Then he starts making arrests. He's calling for mass arrests. And if you've seen the latest, so what he has done now is he has made an accusation that vandals have caused the paint to chip, that someone went into the pool and sliced it across the bottom to have the paint chip. That is what the-- - He's sentenced. - Most dementia-ridden idiot in this country who happens to be the president is sane. This psychopath, someone went in and cut it with a box cutter. They dove to the bottom. - He's really sundowning. Did you see on Father's Day he posted a photo? Did you see this? No one knows who it is. Did you see this? Oh my God, the Father's Day photo. Yeah, he just posted this random woman. - A random woman, it said, "Greatest daughter, what an honor." It looks like Courtney loved. No one knows who this woman is. And people are just like, "He's sundowning." Yes, but he's also always been a fucking pathological line psychopath idiot. So no one took a knife to the reflecting pool. No one knifeed up the reflecting pool. You guys hire someone to squeegee paint over it. So then they put the national guard around the pool, right? That's our tax dollars again. People are getting arrested. So Donald Trump, who pardoned criminals, who pardoned literal child molesters who stormed the Capitol, who is a criminal himself. The country is run by criminals and pedophiles, but you're arresting people. One of who was a former Olympian, U.S. Olympian, for touching the pool. People are literally getting arrested for like dipping their hands in the pool, trying to get a piece of paint out of the pool. - Love that pool. - I just love that the reflecting pool is a reflection of this administration. Just a cesspool of bottom feeders. Just paint, peel, and off of it. Just an embarrassing spectacle to the country. Like that is the reflecting pool. The writers of this season have outdone themselves. What a fucking mess. This is so embarrassing during the World Cup. All these people are here. We're gonna see this. So embarrassing for us. And meanwhile, the Barack Obama Presidential Center is pristine. So last week, they opened this museum library education project in Chicago to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama and the country, and it's really beautiful. And all the heavy hitters were there. And with this speech, Michelle made a speech for him then went viral, and it was just really special to see. So is that where all the former presidents were at? Like building with there and Joe Biden and George Bush. And those photos were so sweet and special. And to look at all these former presidents together and just like how far we've fallen. - I really wanna go. It looks incredible. - It looks incredible. - Yeah, it looks really incredible. But their water feature is, the paint isn't peeling on it. So that's what's going on with the reflecting pool. And I just, this is Aaron Parnas reporting on this daily. Just we have a reflecting pool update. Like this is the state of the country. This is where our tax dollars are going, but you know. And then we have one more government update and then we'll move on to TV stuff. But people have been coming here, obviously, for the World Cup. And ranch has had a huge influence on people visiting us. People just like finding out what ranch is. Yes, people are losing their mind of a ranch dressing. Raina, last week, I saw TSA on Threads. I saw their posts and I thought it was a parody account. - I did too. - I just really passed it. So, this is real life TSA was last week. Yeah, so your carry on wasn't actually made for checks notes, four bottles of ranch and a taser. And then days since the last airport ranch incident zero. And then if you're visiting for a very large sporting event and you happen to discover ranch while you're here, please pack it in your checked bag, all caps on the way home. Thank you. And then, okay, please avoid chugging your ranch outside security. The airlines will check it for you. I was like, this is a joke. I didn't even think too deeply about it. I thought it was a parody account. I thought it was AI, I thought it was a joke. And then also, what I would give to be in the TSA line and look in that trash can, you know like you look in the trash can, there's always like bottles like to see all that ranch in there. - See all that ranch. - Or a branch. You're like, oh, I'm kind of hungry. So then the craft entered the chat. And so craft has introduced TSA friendly travel packs of ranch. - Which is so hilarious. - It's so hilarious. - Mini bottles. - Mini bottles. - Like travel size ranch. Okay, can I ask you, when you were growing up, did your mom ever pack her own salad dressing? Like you would like spray it. Like we would go to Applebee's for the Weight Watchers menu. My mom would bring like stars purse dressing. Stop that spray Weight Watchers dressing. (laughing) No, I don't think my mom was like a dieter, you know what I mean? Like I wish, which was really healthy for me as a kid, you know? But I know exactly what you're talking about. Salad spritzers, I believe, they were called purse dressing. Yeah, my mom, my mom, (laughing) hot sauce in your bag, but it's a five calorie salad dressing. - Yeah. - So this is not the first time craft has stepped up because all this talk about ranch and then Taylor Swift reminded me of seemingly ranch from 2023. And that's when Hines made their limited edition condiment created into the viral seemingly ranch and catch up. Taylor Swift eating the chicken tenders with catch up and seemingly ranch. - Oh, now I remember, okay. - Yeah, so that's the same coming, Hines and Craft. So they are just on it with these viral moments and I love to see it. I would say I am more of a hidden valley ranch, girly. - I am too, that's what we grew up on. - I was in the house, we were a hidden valley family. And hidden valley also made two different recipes. 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We had a day drink, a little bit on Saturday and we caught home. I just put it on and then it just stayed on. Like, Shasha was getting it out, but seven hours straight. Yeah. We love these girls so much and I just have so many nice wonderful things to say about them. But okay, here, tell me what you think about this. There was three overall themes of this season. Okay. So this is three years where you basically watch Tryouts for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders all the way through the whole season and you really get to know these girls. And so there's three themes. Obviously, social media played a huge role in this season, which we will talk about and these girls getting just so much feedback online. And spoilers ahead, obviously. Yes. Fates, ponytail, slash hairography, a word that I had never heard in my life. And Kelly learning what feedback is. Yeah. Kelly just mansplaining what feedback and positive feedback is. Like, she had never heard of feedback before. So Kelly and Judy are the coaches, essentially, Kelly's the head coach. And yes, they have been, I guess, I guess taking surveys and feedback for the fast few seasons and realize that the girls do like when they provide them with positive feedback. They were a lot nicer at this season. They didn't you feel like that? Like, they weren't as rough to these girls and they gave them a lot more positive feedback. I mean, they've been taking notes and also they probably watched themselves on TV now for two seasons. And we're like, I need to soften up. Yeah. I think they got a lot of negative feedback about themselves online and interviews. And I mean, from us obviously, I mean, I just, I understand that the nature of what they do is tough. I mean, they are gifting and taking away people's dreams all the time and it does sort of callous you over. I mean, the amount of women that they just make cry and that they have to give all this negative feedback from it. And like, they are in charge of these women's greatest dreams and to tell somebody you can't have it. Like, you do become a little hardened. So I understand that. But I probably, I think that public feedback was probably kind of negative. And I think that the show in general empowered these women to say like, I'd like to hear that I'm doing a good job. I'd like to hear that I'm appreciated and that you love us and, you know, I think that made them feel comfortable saying that. Yeah. The season was different. I mean, this season really now is about them as celebrities and about the show. It's more about the America's Sweethearts as a show on Netflix and these celebrity cheerleaders as it is being Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. I mean, of course, it is both. But the show has changed and it's third season for sure because it has to. I'm not even saying that as a critique. It felt different. I feel like we saw way less about their personal lives. Like, I was like, where are these rookies? Like, friends, families, boyfriends and training camp was so fucking long. I was like, are we really, are we still in training camp? Like, I was like, this is every night we have to do the ranking and the power ranking. Like, did we see all that before? Like, it felt like so much less about their personal lives. Like, I wanted to get to know these women better. They got so much air time where I was like, I know she's going to make it just because a sheer amount of air time they're giving her, they let her do the ponytail. The first time in history, they've let a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader do a ponytail. They suggested it to her and they let her keep it and it really worked for her. So again, that was like a huge storyline. But she got a ton of air time, but other people like, not as much and it just was wondering about them. And I don't think that they have jobs anymore. I think that they are Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and they do social media. So a lot of times you would see like their day-to-day, they're like a nurse or they work in a paralegal or one of them was a dentist. Like, they had these day jobs and you realize how grueling it was that they were going from a day job to cheer practice and full glam. And so I don't think that's happening as much anymore. So we just saw less about their personal lives and I was kind of bummed out. I didn't need to see so much of training camp. So I didn't realize this. The second season started filming before the first season came out and these girls did not become these huge celebrities and stars on Netflix until probably halfway through the second season filming, if not the end of the second season. So it was a very different season this time because they weren't influencers and getting brand deals and do all these interviews. Nobody knew who these people were and to your point, yeah, they just had like regular nine to five. And now these girls are getting like $50,000 brand deals and they're gigantic celebrities. Yeah. And again, like we always would say it's ridiculous what they were getting paid. They've gotten a raise. Obviously really advocated for that last season. They're working full day and then they have to practice at night in full glam. It was absolutely insane. And so it's like how many other NFL cheerleaders are still doing that. You know, they are the ones that get to be on this Netflix show. So I mean, whatever. That's a personal choice whether that's a path you want to go down. But yes, the social media stuff was like a huge part of this season. And it's like necessary, I guess I need to highlight it and like the damage it can do. But they had them read these mean tweets about themselves and I was disgusted. I felt like it was so unnecessary. They could have shown those on the screen, which they did with some, but they did not need each girl to read the nastiest shit. Someone's read about them and cry on this TV show. Like get the fuck out of here. I felt so abusive. You can show the storyline without having them do that. It really did not sit well with me at all. I thought that was like a pretty gross choice. It was a dark watch for me. Yeah. Yeah. I felt really sad for these girls. I mean, you and I have been influencers over a decade. We've had this podcast almost nine years. We've been influencers longer than that. And even at my big old age, it's hard for me to stomach people saying that kind of stuff about me. And I've had over a decade of, you know, becoming hardened to it and understanding that these people that write this stuff are sick, terrible people and disgusting, bottom feeders. But like, these are girls that are 22 and they're so sweet and they work so hard and they're so talented. I feel like, I don't know any of these girls. I feel so protective over them. I just feel like one of them said this thing and she said, you know, I got on the field and all I can think about is that there are tens of thousands of people there filming me and then putting it on the internet and using this as fodder to say terrible things about me and it makes me not want to go out there and like, do this thing that you train for your entire life. And it just, it broke my heart for these girls. I just, I love them. They're so sweet and to feel like I don't want to do this anymore because people are attacking me. And honestly, making them read this stuff made it worse. Like they should have been going through some kind of coaching. I'm so mad about it, Raina, like that should get to your brain. You couldn't pay me to read the nastiest shit people are saying about me. That's not fucking true. By the way, off of Reddit or wherever, you couldn't pay me to read that on this show, on this Netflix show. How dare you? How dare they do that? They could have had the storyline without it. Like, there's this scene where they get there they're on the bus and they're all in their phones and they just had this great game and they thought they did so great it was the first game of the season and they get on the bus and like it alludes to them all reading the internet of what people are saying about them and like my heart just broke and they were saying like this used to live on Reddit like this used to live in like this dark corner of the internet that you really can't avoid and now it's coming to the forefront and they're scrolling TikTok and seeing videos about themselves like these people are fucking disgusting I get so mad I get so mad at just these like despicable self-loathing trolls on the internet that could never dream to do with these women have done I mean these people are so jealous you look at these girls they are the top of the top of the top in terms of talent and beauty and these people are just so jealous of their age their looks their bodies their talent their abilities the fact that they did something and accomplished something that no one else can the 36 people a year can so I don't I get fired up because I just think these are like young women that just deserve more and listen if you put yourself out on television or the internet or anywhere else you're gonna get that type of feedback but it just doesn't matter these people are training themselves to say something terrible to you to ruin your day and that's the only reason they're doing it I'll never accept it I'll never accept it comes with a territory you know and it's just like I get that it does but it just it will never not really in rage me and like you can have these thoughts and not post them that's like mentally ill to I have I don't like all these girls I have stuff to say you know and but it's like I'm not gonna make go on TikTok and like make a video about it okay so I do want to talk about some of these girls okay I because I want to hear your opinion too like Dayton was a tough watch that was was brutal and so Dayton is the daughter of one of the coaches or one of the car offers yeah and they let her come back for a third trial and dismissed her again so that was like a heavy storyline at the beginning because she went to training camp last year and then she got cut after training camp and I they didn't want to send her this year and I think they made the the right decision like I think she is not right for the team and I think she needed to stop breaking her own heart but I will say like when her mom burst into tears I like felt that I just was like oh my god something about it just made me so sad like her mom seen her daughter's dreams get crushed like it really affected me and like I just felt for them and like if you feel like you're meant for something you should stop at nothing but it's just like once she started audition I was like oh my gosh she is not gonna make it again and like I knew that was a decision they were gonna make and it was just so sad to watch these um scenes there were so many scenes with mothers and daughters and mothers be really excited for their daughters that they accomplished this and saying all these really beautiful wonderful things about their daughters and calling their daughters every day and all these girls calling their moms and I didn't really I didn't mean to have an emotional reaction to it but I don't really have that in my life and I I felt really emotional about like how lucky these girls are to have moms that love them so much and root for them so much and are so proud of them and I just I liked seeing all those mother daughter relationships it was like a bit of a tough watch for me I didn't expect it to be but um it was just it was beautiful to see that other people have that but like if you made the Del scow was cheerleading squad your dad would be right there and I didn't hate it on the other cheerleader I didn't on Kelly your dad would hit on Kelly for sure Judy Judy back in the day was such a fucking bombshell have you ever seen like crazy this TikTok of her hair the smaller his hair yes unbelievable but no I'm I feel bad that you had that experience watching I can understand it it is a lot of that like mom daughter storyline but you know happy that other people get it but you'd have so many people like supporting you being in your car your mom would be sure and then Reese Reese is the one that gets the most airtime outside of faith's ponytail and and climb and climb I look line um she will sassy I love mine yeah and last season I wanted her to get more airtime because she is the littlest I think she's like five four and I was just like a lover yeah she's great so Reese who is like such a fan favorite she decided not to come back for for her fourth season and people have mixed feelings I mean that she is not loved all the fame I think she's had some trouble handling all the the fame for one um her husband I think plays a part which we have said for this the third year running like no one has outkicked as coverage more than that fucking guy I still can't even believe it but you know good for them if they're in love and he supports her but people were saying she they feel like he was the reason and he influenced her not to go back I mean it's hard for me to understand it you don't hear a lot of young women at like 23 24 say like I don't like the fame at all like she really did not seem to really enjoy acclimating to this level of fame I mean I think of the entire show she's probably the most famous person that's come out of that show yeah people are so obsessed with her and it might just be like an avalanche of fame she doesn't want I mean she's really committed to her faith more so than pretty much anybody I've seen on television in my entire life she got married to their her first boyfriend like right out of college like I don't know I mean she is really committed to Jesus and like maybe she's just like I they want to move back to Alabama and have babies and they don't want to be in a big city and it's like it's all things I don't really relate to but that seems to be like the paramount like focus for her I don't get it yeah it was interesting because when she gets hurt she seems devastated that she can't be out there I know the last game and it didn't seem like she was ready to quit so that's kind of what people are saying that he got in there and you know he doesn't want her to be on it I mean I guess he he doesn't work there's that so I don't know what they got going on well I thought she was going to change her mind about I want to come back because it reminded me of like me a little bit where I say like when like you and I are just like go go go go go I'm like all I want is a break I need a break so badly if you're like when a mental breakdown and then I get the break and I'm like nope I miss it I need it I want to perform I want to be with our audience I want to be busy I want to just go go go like you remember for a moment like just how much you've loved it and crave it and I thought she was going to be like not doing this is going to be worse than doing it and feeling a little tired or pulled in different directions and that's not what happened again it's like at people are built different like we've talked people who have toured and like really did not like it never toured again you know like people that just did not have the same experience that we had obviously we toured all over the world we've done 200 plus shows we fucking live for that shit but it's just like everybody every once that kind of attention I thought she loved what she did and the dance and the camaraderie of it all but that was just like a bummer to see but I I don't know this was not my favorite season it was probably my least favorite season it just felt kind of different and that's just kind of what happens the show is a little different now because of who the franchise has become yeah but it's just it's crazy when I watch the show I just think of like all the hypocrisy like you can't really post bikini photos but you can wear this like stripper uniform to work basically I mean the uniform is iconic but it's still good you know like hyper sexualized they don't want you really be too much on social media but they're recruiting on social media they found faith on social media but don't be too much on social media but we can still find you on social media like we want you to be famous enough to come across our feed but then don't be and then they would have this yes they want you to have this star quality and be bold and showmanship ever there were showmanship showmanship showmanship but don't be too much don't have too strong of a personality like be like stand out but also decline keep your mouth shut like yes man this yes man that like it just kind of makes me crazy sometimes I totally agree they're in this self they're in this hyper sexualized environment where they are doing these dances that are really sexy for grown men and they're wearing the smallest outfits you've ever seen but if you go through their Instagrams I was going through their Instagrams just right and like I just want to see like what these girls were up to they don't post a lot they almost don't post at all they might post more on TikTok but like I want to see like what that girl Savannah was up to the cut cut and Klein and these people just they don't post as much and you're right it's like be sexual and be out there but only on our terms yeah and that's I'm just trade-offs to everything but it is it's hypocritical and I agree the show it wasn't what it used to be it's just it can't be it's like when any of these shows like Vanderpump rules like when that show started well we do have a great episode of Stasi for you guys next month but we are talking to Stasi Sherrod about the first couple seasons of Vanderpump and she's like we weren't famous nobody knew who we were and then you become so famous and the nature of a show just changes because you are a legitimate celebrity nobody's buying that no one knows who you are yeah and that's not even my main gripe I guess I knew that was going to change and happen and I still love the show I just am like I need I want more of their personal lives and I will say the most heartbreaking cut to me was Emily Emo Emily Emoly Emineminescence they called her like her and faith were a bonded pair I was like they better keep them together they better cut them both or put them on the team and I was just so upset so I just want her to make it next year and I'm sure she will be like a Kelly from Wehawk in situation where she comes back and she makes it and they'll be reunited I think that was obvious but so I think we'll why I think we'll see the season the photo of this the new season in like a month or two so I'll be like oh my god I always forget like it's kind of this spoiler thing but like if you really care you can see who makes the team oh my god you're so right so we'll see the 2026 DCC's and see if Emoly is reunited with faith I think they are they posted something - I'm really really sure. - So sure. - And I also like it. - I love Savannah, I just love these girls. All right, we can be blind for a minute, but I love the show. - The battle. - Right, the Strawberry Blonde, Kelly was fucking pissed. I did think the Strawberry Blonde would be cute, and then they didn't even show Kelly reacting to it. They have her in the salon chair and she's like, is Kelly coming? And then they just cut, they never showed it. Kelly hated it, it was, you know what it was? I feel like what she probably saw, if she did see the reveal of the hair, was Miranda Prasley and Devworth Prada, the original when she sees that first collection from the designer, and he has to redo his whole collection. Yeah, just go, that's all I felt it probably was. - I just feel really sad when they make these girls change, the audacity to make somebody change their hair, and then Emily needed it. - Well Emily needed it. - Die your blonde hair black, sis. Emily needed it and she looked a lot better. - She's a little Savannah. - They made it kind of pink. - No, I didn't, I looked like a helmet. And she's so cute. - I thought she had a great idea. I was like, oh my God, she is going to slay in a strawberry blonde and then it just did it. - It wasn't for me. - Okay, well, we are going to talk about love Island a little bit, but I just want to say really quick. Last night I watched Voice Males for Isabel. This is like the top movie on Netflix. 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's incredible. It is so, so good. And it's this young woman, her sister passes, that's in the description, I'm not giving you a spoiler. And then she's still setting her voice males and they're going to this guy. And then it goes from there. She's trying to become a chef, a baker. The guy is played by Nick Robinson, who if you remember him, he was in a teacher, the Hulu show about the teacher and the student. Yeah, and he's like, you know, he's all grown up, super hot. It's like this modern day, you've got male, but of course there's this sadder twist with the sister, but they really do like honor the sister. It's like, it's feel good, but you will fucking cry. I don't know anybody that has not like sobbed over this, this movie and like even early on. I was crying early. I was crying before the title came on the screen. And I just love it. It's funny. The acting is great. The music is great. There's this dating podcaster fuckboy storyline. I think you're really going to like, played by the super hot actor that plays the main basketball player and running point, like the star player, of the team. It's a key super sexy. I just love it. I think it's like a perfect movie, no notes. Like Robbins dancing on my own is like a central theme in the movie. I just so much about it. I everybody's loving it. So I just wanted to recommend it. It's great. No. OK. Well, something that people do seem to have some notes on this season, or honestly, really no notes at all. I take it back is the current season of Love Island. And you know, I made a new-- USA to be here. USA. I had a New Year's resolution to see that I was going to get into it. And I really was. And you and I went to the premiere with Peacock. And I have not seen a single thing on the internet about it. And it's not like this just doesn't come across my feed because I don't watch it. I mean, last summer, there was nothing on my feed, but this. And I just don't think it's getting picked up as much. And I don't want to like shit on these people that give up their lives to go there. And I love our animatics and see our Miller and all these people that are involved in the show now. And it's just not hitting this year for people. And we asked you guys what you think. And we got a lot of feedback. So I've seen more than you. Maybe it's who I follow. I've seen like Evan Ross Katz post memes. And the reason why we wanted to do this is because I feel like I've seen people criticizing the season for a number of reasons. And I was like, Rayna, I just think like people are not into it for like a number of reasons. And so we basically asked you guys to give us your Love Island takes in a sentence. And do you deliver it? There was a lot of themes that emerged, you guys. So homoerodica and lying. I mean, I like homoerodica, but I know what you guys mean. Can't wait for all the girls to leave the guys for new guys, relationship island. A lot of you just said like everybody pair it up immediately. And like obviously none of these relationships are going to last. But like it's just like immediate pairing off. These men need to be in prison. Every single one of them free the women from these trash men. It's horny, but not in a good way. And then we get into that. So horny not in a good way. Too much Mac and not enough bombshells. We need to get comfy watching a lot of making out. The noises from the make out sessions are repulsive. And it's so much making out. I mean, people are just like, it's too much. And like, OK, you do watch the show because it's horny. But people really feel overwhelmingly like just dial the make out back. We saw that from the-- we saw the first episode. We really get-- I'm inside someone's mouth, this whole episode. OK, so then we have people say skip straight to the cost of more episode, slow burn, but cost of more is setting in a blaze in the right way. Cost of might be the only saving grace. Cost of more woke these girlies up finally. Cost of more is the producer's Hail Mary. Cost of more is save to show that was about to collapse. OK, and then we transition into can we just let the boys hook up already. These men should just date each other. Zach and Bryce are in love. Zach and Bryce are without a doubt by sex won't have a crush on each other. Zach and Bryce got to have a secret phone or something and know we ship them. Why are Zach and Bryce the strongest couple low-key? Zach and Bryce forever. I'm worried about Gen Z. I mean, I want to watch Zach and Bryce jerk each other off more than I've ever wanted to watch anything. They're so hot. These are just the beams I was seeing that I sent to you. I was like, Rayna, we have to cover this, even though we are not in the culture. I was seeing-- they're checking each other's dicks. Like, one of them's like a girth check and he's like, you got it rock hard down there, my boy. Like, what is happening? So people-- this is the only couple that people are shipping. They're like, you guys just be honest. You're into each other. And just like, I watched that make out. God, I don't watch that make out. OK, yeah. I mean, I like homoarotica. That would bring it back. I mean, this is season eight of USA, which I didn't realize. Oh. That's a ton, a minute. Yeah. I feel like there's never a shortage of young people that want to be on television that are hot and will just do anything on TV. But I don't know. Like, is it running its course? I can't speak on it. I don't want to speak on a turn on Love Island as I'm not in the culture. But I don't know. It felt like maybe the season really had a week start. And now it's coming around. And they could pull it out in the final stretch. So that is your Love Island report. How does that feel? Thank you. It's like, how does that put it in? We appreciate you guys for your feedback. And if you really enjoyed this, let us know. Like, we'll keep doing it not every week. But I just love hearing it from you guys. It's kind of fun. It's kind of fun to not watch it then read these. I wasn't sure. When you suggested it, I was like, maybe. And then you were like, the feedback's going to be funny. And you were right. I mean, our audience is so funny. OK, let's leave you guys with a few headlines. Raina hit us with one. You just threw in last minute, which is interesting. So Brooklyn Beckham did a door-dash commercial, where he kind of alludes to his family and the World Cup and not having tickets to go to the World Cup. And people are alleging that he got a $1 million for this commercial. And I don't know. It made me cringe a little bit. I don't want to be like, he's never done anything in his life. But he's kind of never done anything in his life. And he's this NEPO baby to two very successful parents that have worked really hard in their lives and created huge businesses. And he publicly distanced himself from them and put out a lot of statements about what it was like to be part of the Beckham Family Business. And so to then capitalize on the Beckham Family Business, I thought it was a little cringe. It wasn't for me. It didn't land for me, the way that I think that he thought it would land. I think he thought it would land like, oh, I just did that shit. I'm making fun of myself. But he is the one who started the public outcry about what is happening privately in their family. And I'm not saying that's not happening. I have no idea we're not there. But to then capitalize on the fact that his father is a soccer star and make jokes about it, your father worked for this. And now you're going to make $1 million off this commercial. And he's married to a billionaire. So he doesn't need to get his bag. I know. I mean, if it was all in good fun, you'd be like, this was smart, and this was well done, you know? Like, oh, this is edgy. Because again, he's just like basically looting this family drama, and then he gives his tickets away. And he's like, I'm not the world cup. You guys know why? He he. And I don't know. Yeah, it's like you're capitalizing off this family drama. That's probably pretty sad for everybody involved. There's that too. It's just like, I don't-- I'm all about the jokes, but it doesn't seem like-- it seems like nobody else would find this funny. And I'm seeing different headlines of like, that his parents are all upset about it. But I don't know if they've actually made a public statement. I don't think so. So anyways, I found it a little cringe. I mean, it's just like, this is the hand that fed you. But I guess do whatever you want. Yeah. OK. So next up, Olivia Rodrigo unveils her own music festival with all women line up. Welcome back, Lilith Fair. The Daisy Chain Fields is going to be an all-female lineup, Chapel Rhone, Katzai Docky, garbage. This is such an amazing lineup. I'm just going to be so excited about this. When is it happening? Is going to be in Irvine, California in August 29. I just fucking love this. Can you imagine the vibes are going to be immaculate? All women-- I mean, I never got to go to Lilith Fair back in the day. I always wanted to go. I feel like it would have felt like such a fun safe space. I think Lilith Fair is one of my first concerts when I was a special guest. Really little. You went? I'm pretty sure I went with my mom. And I was really-- has Lilith Fair been around like 30 years? Yeah. It was in the middle. Yeah, probably in the middle. Yeah, it was in my mom. Yeah, what? That's iconic. Special guests, Sarah McLaughlin. And Stevie Nicks. Stevie Nicks and Karen O. Is this serious? Do I know who Karen O is? from "I'm with it." I knew you were a singer song, and I didn't understand the tune too. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you know, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Heads bowl roll. Heads bowl roll. That's not the only party. That's what people know. I love cats. I so much. An Olivia Rodrigo and just don't she? Stevie X. I'm going to this. Can we go? Is Irvine an LA? Irvine, isn't it? Yeah. Well, no, it's just, it's not too too far. We'll make it happen. All right. Okay. Kiki Palmer is hanging out with Sean Evans. I just saw she is at Cannes Lions right now, and Jay Shetty interviewed her on stage, and she was like, we're hanging out. Like, we're getting to know each other. Just chill, but they've been spotted. So they asked her this on this panel, like the Duma photo of you guys, like, they are actually hanging out. She just confirmed it. And she was very cute about it, but they're getting to know each other. I mean, I ship them harder than anybody that that relationship could heal the world. Same. Same, same, same. He's so cute. She's so cute. All right. And finally, Ben Stiller, who is such a next superfan. He was court side for the entire finals, and you could see him filming a lot of stuff with his phone. And so he is making a documentary about the next with A24. Yeah. So a few things went viral that he was like filming from the court, and people were like, hey, you all forget that he's like, makes movies, and he's doing this for a reason not that they're using his iPhone footage in the documentary, but I just love that. There's been so much Nick's hype, and so that will be iconic, I'm sure. And those are your headlines. That's your snack for today, guys. All right, guys, that's it. We are heading to France tomorrow, so you can follow along on social media, and we will see, of course, for an episode on Monday. Yes. We'll be in episode on Monday, and you guys can find us at girlsgottaeat.com. Girls got a podcast on Instagram and TikTok. I am Ash Hess. On Instagram and TikTok, rena is rena.greenberg and rena greenberg.com for her fall tour tickets. You can watch full video on Spotify and YouTube. So check it out. Subscribe. Leave a comment. Share this episode with a friend, and we will see you Monday. How are we going, guys? Bye. 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Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The speaker reflects on a significant life transition, moving to a smaller apartment with less space, which has led to a reevaluation of her expectations and lifestyle.
  2. The emotional impact of Raina’s departure is deeply felt, with the speaker describing a sense of disconnection, absence, and instability in daily interactions and social routines.
  3. The Reflecting Pool scandal in Washington, D.C., is highlighted as a symbol of political absurdity, involving unnecessary and costly painting, algae growth, and public overreactions, reflecting broader mismanagement and hypocrisy in governance.

Summary:

The episode blends personal reflections with cultural commentary, starting with a candid discussion of the speaker’s recent move to a smaller apartment, where she grapples with limited space and the emotional void left by Raina’s departure. She expresses a deep sense of loss and disorientation, noting how the absence of a close companion disrupts routines and social bonds, especially during shared experiences like birthdays and gatherings. The narrative then shifts to a critical examination of the Reflecting Pool scandal, where Donald Trump’s plan to paint the Lincoln Memorial pool blue—based on a flawed scientific assumption—is revealed as absurd, wasteful, and environmentally harmful.

The episode details how this project led to algae blooms, costly repairs, and public overreactions, including false accusations of vandalism and mass arrests. In contrast, the Obama Presidential Center is praised for its pristine, well-maintained facilities, symbolizing a stark contrast in public stewardship. The discussion also touches on viral trends like ranch dressing at airports, with TSA enforcement and Craft’s introduction of TSA-friendly travel packs as humorous yet telling cultural moments.

Finally, the season three release of *America’s Sweethearts* is analyzed, with praise for its celebration of cheerleader talent and social media influence, though criticism is raised for its portrayal of online toxicity and the emotional toll on young women. The speaker expresses concern over the show’s shift from personal storytelling to celebrity-driven content, lamenting the lack of depth in personal lives and the exploitative nature of the cheerleaders’ public image, while still expressing strong affection for the characters. The episode concludes with a sense of both personal and political disarray, underscoring how public spectacle often reflects deeper societal flaws.

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The Reflecting Pool scandal involves Donald Trump wanting to paint the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool blue, a move criticized as scientifically incorrect and environmentally damaging. The project was carried out by a company with questionable qualifications, costing $14 million in taxpayer dollars, and led to algae growth, paint peeling, and public outrage. It also sparked accusations of vandalism and resulted in arrests, drawing sharp criticism for its waste and absurdity.

The painted pool heated up due to its darker color, creating ideal conditions for algae to grow. The paint also began peeling, leading to a mix of algae and blue paint floating in the water. This situation was widely seen as a symbol of mismanagement and a misuse of public funds, highlighting the environmental and logistical flaws of the project.

TSA officials were jokingly reported to have allowed four bottles of ranch dressing and a taser in carry-on luggage, leading to public amusement. As a result, travelers are now advised to pack ranch dressing in checked bags and avoid chugging it near security. Craft now offers TSA-friendly travel-sized ranch dressing in response to the trend.

Hidden Valley Ranch is a nostalgic favorite, with two distinct recipes—diner-style and grocery-store versions. Other popular variations include Chipotle ranch and avocado ranch. The diversity of ranch dressings highlights how the condiment has evolved into a customizable, widely enjoyed flavor across different cuisines and cultures.

The show highlights the journey of Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders through tryouts, training, and social media feedback. It touches on themes of personal growth, fame, and mental health, while also showing how the cheerleaders navigate public scrutiny and pressure, especially regarding online negativity and self-esteem.

Social media played a major role, with the show featuring girls reading negative online comments, which many viewers found emotionally abusive and unnecessary. This storyline emphasized the mental toll of being a public figure and the intense online scrutiny faced by the cheerleaders, sparking strong reactions from fans.

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