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The Taylor Swift Music Awards: Monday, September 28th, 2026

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The Taylor Swift Music Awards: Monday, September 28th, 2026

The hosts of The Toast engage in a lively, reflective conversation blending personal anecdotes with cultural commentary. They share a humorous story about a failed makeup order and a surprise car purchase that led to driving a bright red Silverado, which they describe as both exciting and oddly respectful of the road. The discussion turns to the emotional impact of the film *The Love Hypothesis*, which the hosts found deeply moving despite its flaws, highlighting how marketing and authenticity shape viewer engagement. They also explore the importance of digital boundaries, admitting they intentionally avoid responding to messages to protect their mental well-being and personal space. A central theme is their critique of Taylor Swift’s *Lifelong* album rollout, questioning its inconsistent marketing and lack of cohesion, while praising the music video for *Patient Zero* as a cinematic, fictional narrative that adds emotional depth. The hosts also advocate for meaningful product naming in beauty, celebrate inclusive representation in dance programming, and offer a lighthearted take on cultural trends. The episode balances humor, insight, and vulnerability, concluding with a list of sponsors promoting wellness, fashion, and true crime content. Overall, it reflects on personal growth, digital life, and the power of storytelling in modern culture.

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[MUSIC] ♪ Good morning, girl is it's the Tollos ♪ ♪ It's Jackson Claude and we're your hoes ♪ ♪ It's your favorite show, the fast five things you need to know ♪ ♪ We'll start your day off swirly, it's the Toast ♪ I sound amazing. Welcome back to The Toast and Happy Monday. This is Atlantic Frameside by Side Toast is no longer. We are here in FL, we are FGL. So Flah. Florida, girl. We're so Flah, so Flah. So Flah, so Flah. That's right. It's Monday. We've got a great episode of The Toast. We're back together. We're in studio together. You guys were back together. We're in studio Jackson Claude. How do you feel? Making eye contact. So weird. I know when I kind of like dropped my big news and then left for the weekend. I wasn't on Friday's episode. Like, that's so me. I'm like so mysterious. That is what people are always saying about me. We have a lot of catching up to do in terms of the news from Friday. Tellers new music and then like coupled with VMA. So I'm glad that we got like satchis tape. And then your take. And then perhaps my takes have changed a little bit over the weekend. And you know what? I'm very glad that I actually wasn't here on Friday because I had barely had a chance to listen to them before like last night. And so I would have been giving like preliminary thoughts and everything I was seeing like on TikTok and was so negative that I went into with the negative. I'm like, yeah, this sucks. And then I actually listened to it like a normal person and it's pretty good. So we'll talk about it in our first story with the music video and VMA. The first. Welcome to Florida. Thank you, yes. We are here. If I'm looking just like a little off. It's because I have no makeup. So I ordered all my makeup on Instagram. I did something really stupid. Which is like, I don't know my shades by heart. I know like in my concealer, I wear the shade beach. But my foundation, I don't really know. And I went on Instagram and I went to get my House Labs foundation. And it had already pre-selected a shade. I'm like, oh, you know, I must have ordered this before. Yeah. And they remember like what she did. They're so smart. I did that for a couple of things. And let me tell you, you can probably see the swatch. Like this is where I was blending. Oh my god. My foundation was like bright orange. I was like mixing. I was literally being like a makeup artist doing color theory. I look like kind of crazy. But whatever. Hey, let's see better than being pale. You do look good. Oh, thank you. All makeup shades should have a name. Not a number. Because I wear a NARS Camille concealer vanilla. I wear Mont Blanc. NARS foundation. You're right. Beach is the name of the-- It had a name. Rose Iver. And you know what? I know my Patrick Top Foundation is Olive. That's what it's called. Give it a name. You're so right. House Labs get on it. Even though like, I think that a hard part of owning a beauty company is like consistently coming up with names for like your shadows and your lipglosses. I think it's a dream job. Whoever does it, I like SC and OPI, the nail polish companies, they do an amazing job. And I think there are people out there who are skilled in the art of naming. Yeah, you would be good at that. I would be good at like naming colors. Name a color. Name my shirt. And be nice. I just could see you being like, big ugly blue. You would say that. I would literally never say that. It is. I would say. I don't want to be too generic. And I have to know what other names are already in our product line. We already have. You're starting a new product line. Okay, then maybe I would call it. I want to say like ocean. I want to give a specific. Pacific. Pacific. Pacific. That's pretty good. I can't lie. That's pretty good. And that's how I got on the spot. Imagine what I could do. Like add a desk. Well, what would you call the color of our car? Because Jag and I drove to work today together. Yeah, that's right. We call it. And we'll tell them about the car and then I'll tell them what I'd call it. Well, what had happened was we're obviously down here in Florida. We need a vehicle. We have a great relationship with general motors. There was at Lendus cars when they came. Like the Lyric U. The Lyric, the Cadillac Lyric. If you guys remember that Patreon video, we did. And it's great way to test new cars because I am in the market for a new mom car. And so they were lending us a GMC Denali, which is like a big family van. And I was very excited. You know, if it bends golf clubs, I love a big car. And I guess something happened like in transit. I don't know. The car like not crashed, but it's in the shop. They couldn't deliver it. And they were like, we have another car available. Like this is what we have. Enjoy. And they just like dropped it off and Ben sent me a picture. And I was like, oh. Okay. I guess we're driving a literal bright red pickup truck. Right. Silverado. So cute. It's so huge. I haven't driven red. And I drove it this morning because I was like Jackie. We're making a music video in the parking lot. I'm sunny. You know, to Silverado. Oh, we could do too. Oh, we could do too. I thought we were going to do. Now, but now I'm dodging particles. It's literally in a sunburned Silverado. Silverado. So make sure to check out my TikTok for that music video later. So what I would name our car. It's cherry red. Fireball. Do do do do do do. Did you feel like we got respect on the road? Because people definitely thought we were like working men. Well, we definitely got respect from like the fire truck that we that merge. And like we were just sort of like twin fires. I was in percent. They probably thought we were on the four men. Yeah. Four skulls. Yeah, I felt that like sometimes when I drive like my girly, like my convertible, you look at me respect. Like people are like, she's not sure. Oh, yeah. They probably thought I was like, oh, my way to a job. Yeah. To fix something. Yeah. I feel like a lot of people drive my car. My Tesla model Y in white. So it's either giving like mom. Or I don't know. Or Uber. In environmentalist. Or Uber. I feel a lot of Tesla. Really? Maybe not white though. Maybe not. But there's not like a lot of Uber. That's not like a really a thing here as much as New York. Every other car is a number. Yeah. And a lot of them are black Tesla. I think you'd either be a mom. An environmentalist. Or a free thinker. Or. Chase. From the secret lives of Mormon wives. Or you could be a mothering environmentalist to free things as well. That's what are you at? Me. Light on the environmentalist. But yeah. But yeah. I drive electric. I ate a coffee at Jackie's house today. Oh, I have it here. And of course I checked my plastic cup and my plastic straw. And I love plastic straws and like Asian and gay stuck a cock. But I've never seen a plastic straw like this. Like there were certain plastic straws to to a turtle. This straw is an AK-47. It is so hard and thick. It's amazing. And here's a glass. Positive. It looks glass. Right. Yeah. It's one of the old schools. Yeah. That's what. That's what straws were like in my day. Yeah. And now like even the plastic straws disintegrate. Like we're all trying to save the trouble. Even the plastic is like not even really plastic. But this. You thought it was glass. I'm happy for you that you found what you need. But my reusable coffee cup. Oh, and you know, I have big plans at your house to like make a reusable electrolyte. I forgot to do all that. Environmental. Forgetting to drink water. Environmental. That is very environmental of you. So, can't put a label on me. Cogey. I would never. But if I did, it would be pink cloud. Ding. Yeah. Ding. It would be ding. Oh, I wanted to share something that I watched over the weekend. I forgot to tell you this. I watched the Love Hypothesis. You know that. Yes. Smart book that Lily Ryan Hart is like doing a press tour for. Well, the press tour worked on me. I watched it. It's a movie not a show. And it was like 90 minutes. When I tell you, it was like the worst thing I ever watched. And I loved every minute of it. Oh, okay. It was so bad. But like, it was amazing. And like, I actually, I got really caught up emotionally. And it's not even, it's a really muddy book. It's barely, it's not. It's not. There's one love scene. I guess Lily Ryan Hart said, like we're not seen. Oh, thank you. That's what people are calling it because it's not a sex scene. Okay. It's not vulgar. It's not graphic. It was like beautiful lovemaking when they were the spoiler alert. The characters were finally in love. Don't spoil it because now I want to watch it. I don't know anything about it. I don't know anything about the plot. I didn't read the book. Don't spoil it. Okay. It's really, like, it was so cute. It takes place like a fictional college. And she did a great job. And I'm sure you've seen like her. Rom com wardrobe. Yes. Yes. Mark, when I discussed it. And so I feel that like the marketing really worked on me. She's taking it really seriously. But Mark, she gave her Queenie of the week for that. For the looks. For the looks. It's, it's a good Queenie. Yeah. I saw that you gave Queenie of the week to me. I saw that you didn't like comment. I didn't like comment or anything. I didn't. No, I don't even know if you liked it. I thought maybe you didn't see it. Back your finest part in. I think I at least liked it. Did I not? I didn't check the like. This was me watching it. I didn't check the likes. But I thought like eventually you'd comment like and realize that you were Queenie. Oh my god. I didn't even like it. I just leave a comment. I don't, I'm overwhelmed. I'm overwhelmed by this honor. Speak from the heart. And let me also like it. I'm disgusting. Yeah, I thought maybe like didn't know. And I kept meaning to tell you. Well, you know, there are like people and I could name them like people in your life who are so good about like always leaving comments and like liking and hyping you up. And I feel bad. That's not, and it's not that I don't, I see everything and I'm watching it with a smile. The double tap and the going to comment like it just is not in my nature. Yeah. I can't do it. I can't be that friend. And sometimes I comment. I'm like, who do I think I am commenting? I sometimes open up the comment thing. I mean like the fuck do I write? No, I'm, that too. Also, I don't know, I feel like someone's when you comment. It's just like, you just like are making it about you, you know? And we would never do that. Right. But I'm trying to like comment and stuff. Me too. I need to be better. Although I did sort of come to the realization that I kind of want to become one of those people who like can't be reached. I'm so available. Like a few texts. It happens to be twice. I told you guys. I just think in your line of work, it's not believable. No, no, it just doesn't work. Like we're digital. Like the week I gave birth. My rabbi. Well, not my rabbi or high school rabbi. I wrote my rabbi and his wife texted me, like, oh, my mom's gonna tell me. And I was like breastfeeding. So I was like, oh, my God, thanks so much. And he was like, wow, for a new mom, you answered quick. And I was like, oh, okay. Right. And that happened to me the other day. People being like, someone texted me. Oh, I think when I announced my pregnancy, I was like, thanks. Like, yeah. They were like, wow, record timing. Excuse me. And then I was like, you know what? I'm too available. Like that happens. So when I get like an inundation of texts like that, like I leave them all unread until I can respond. Right. Like in my own time. So that's never happened to me. You know, it's happened a couple of times when I feel like people are calling me out. But that's I think they just the small. inside of you being so hasty, which, for the most part, is really good for you. - Yeah. - Like, you get stuff done. - But just know, like, if I don't answer you, it's because I'm intentionally becoming unavailable. And it's like all about curating a new image for myself. So don't take it personally. It's not really about you, it's more about me. - Well, I hope that I'll stay on, like, the list of people that you respond to. - Well, you don't actually, like, don't text. We are on, like, a 24/7 FaceTime. - We are, and right now, you're living with me. - Yeah. - So, we're roommates. - Room is. - We're commuter buddies. Do we text? I'm trying to go look at our texts. - We don't text. 'Cause if we do, we'll, like, communicate in the family chat or the sisters chat. - Yeah. - And if we really need to talk, like, I'm never gonna talk. - Oh, yeah. When I searched Claudia, like, first comes up, like, our group chats. - Yeah. - I sent you a link. - It's a FaceTime relationship, you know? - Oh, you know what we send to each other? Like, comments that we see. - Funny comments, yeah. - Funny or, like, crazy comments. - Oh, yeah, I saw. - The less comment I sent to Jackie was last week, we were talking about our Phantom cancellation with Elon Musk. And the comments were like, you guys are lying. You did that. - They say, I, I'm the number one fan, but I absolutely remember you talking about this, then taking it out, then the episode came down. We waited 30 minutes, and then re-uploaded it. - Never happened. - You guys, why would we bring, if we did that again, why would we bring it up? - So not only that, you're trying to tell me, literally every tweet I've made since middle school is on the internet, but this big clip of me talking about this controversial thing doesn't exist. I actually do believe that that day or that week, we had renamed the episode, so Spotify took it down and then, so it did disappear for a second, but the same exact length. I think that's the number number number number number. - So you were always sending each other. - I feel like we're being ghastled into continuing to talk about it, but it's like, I was there. - That's our show. - I remember it all too well. - If you want us to talk about it, we can. - If my voice sounds like a little horse, well, first of all, I forgot to share it. When people were sharing, like, oh, I knew you were pregnant when you ate the breakfast potatoes or when you didn't talk about the fast. I'm surprised that nobody's really commented on my singing voice deteriorating 'cause a fun fact about me in pregnancy is like, I can't sing anymore. - Well, when we were in the Hamptons, I think you were singing. I think I said something like, your voice sounds bad. And I felt like that was the telling I was reminded of when you were pregnant and you're singing when I was the window. - Yeah, that's not bad 'cause this morning I did give a Lion King performance for all the kids. - She did a live action. - That made me so good. - All of that in which one? - No, but the one. - Circle of life? - Yeah. - Yeah. - Listen, I can't sing, right? - Something to make it work. - ♪ On a path unwinding ♪ Not bad. ♪ It's the circle ♪ ♪ The circle of life ♪ And, like, obviously, I'm better than the traditional singer, but I'm much better than that. You guys saw me on the mass singer. - Yeah, that is a giveaway. - Yeah, and then I get my cackly laugh, which I'm starting to, it's not here 100%, but this morning you made a funny joke in the car. And I, yes, I did my, like, high-pitched cackle. I turned into my sister Olivia when I get pregnant. She has, like, this booming cackle. And I love it. It was like my favorite part of being pregnant. So hopefully you guys can make me laugh today. - Oh, a laugh. - Challenge accepted. What else do we need to discuss? But Twix, the two of us, I didn't watch. I'm reading for the redheads. We're reading into the unknown. I think that's what it's called. I don't even know. - You're reading what? - Into the unknown. My Kindle doesn't show me the cover of what I'm reading anymore. So I don't know what I'm reading. - A little bit difficult. - Horror, no, it's Kindle color. - Yeah, but you can, like, upgrade, like, for some, I don't know, maybe I could, but I need to do that. I'd like to know what I'm reading. I'd like to see the cover. - Except sometimes I like to know what I'm reading, but it's nobody else's business. Like, on the airplane, what I'm reading, of course. - Yeah. - Redheads or Quartz tomorrow. So read with us. It's a spooky book for, like, we're getting into spooky season. - We all are verities coming out. People think the patient zero is like a verity. - Well, if it was a verity, then it'd be a verity, right? - Well, it's on the verity soundtrack. - No, but also, like, she did, I knew it. I knew you for Toy Story. Like, why wouldn't she have a verity moment for patient zero? Like, what? - The music video's so verity. - What's the big idea? - Yeah, I thought, like, that was a good theory. - Why wouldn't it lead to the credits roll? - Maybe, okay. Like, I'm so glad you brought that up. - But that's not a theory, you guys. - Oh, okay, she's policing our language now. - I am policing your language, 'cause, like, okay, if it was gonna be, like, a song for the movie, they would just say, like, verity. - I think that stuff is, like, soundtracks. Like, the soundtrack is public ready, like. - Yeah, and if it's gonna play in the movie, like, okay, cool. Why is that a big idea? - So, speaking of Colleen Hoover books turned into movies, you know what movie I'm watching in parts on TikTok? The house made, which kind of works for me, 'cause, like, I did wanna see it. - You know, that's not co-ho. - It's freedom. - Oh, it's free to say, literally same thing. Free to with a wig on, okay? I mean, Colleen with a wig on. I'm watching it, like, in vertical. - Colleen with a wig off. - Who knows? - I'm watching it in parts. 'Cause I heard, like, the movie wasn't that good, but I liked the book, and I kinda wanted to, like, see how it came to life. - I feel like the movie's good. - I'm getting, like, I'm really enjoying what I'm seeing vertically. They're making the sequel. Margot reminded me that off-campus boy is in it. - I can't Dean DeLaRenton. - So I kinda wanna, like, watch you and Dean. - You love Dean, right? - I love Dean. - You should read their book, I just read it. It's so cute. - But I don't wanna stop liking the show. - Why would you? - Because any time I read the book for something, I don't like the adaptation. - For sure, except that these books are so un-serious. - No, but I just know I'm gonna connect with something in the book that's not gonna be handled the way I want in the show. And I just wanna enjoy my show. So I agree with you. Like, I love Dean, I should read his book, but, like, no, I like my show. - Okay, but, to be honest, like, I liked Dean and Alley, but they didn't mean anything to me, like, Bella, what's the same, Ella? - Hannah and Gary. - Thank you. Like, they were my everything to me. And then I was like, all right, well, you know, we're gonna get their season. So, and now I, like, love them so much. So, listen, I'm not gonna tell you what to do, but if you're looking at what you're reading-- - I just know I've never, I've never liked-- - In adaptation. - In adaptation. - I think off-campus is probably the first adaptation like I've really liked it, because I wasn't so close to it. I couldn't even remember if I read the book or not. There's so many smuppooks that it's like, "Hockey College." Like, I don't know which one I read, which one I didn't-- - Yeah. So, I'm gonna, I'm gonna, like, just have my special thing of my show. - Okay, special. - My show that I love. - Yeah, me too. - Speaking of off-campus, they were like at the BMAs. It was the BMAs weekend. - See that paragraph was asked about Tyler Cameron's dance. - And he approved. - And he approved, he loved it. - And then he also spoke about Guillermo, which for me-- - We know where he stands. - Is, like, my iconic duo. And it's important to me that, like, my celebrity boyfriends vote the same way I do. - Yeah. - And he's texting Guillermo to 2-1-5-2-3. And for that, I'm thrilled. - Whitney Carson posted like a really cute TikTok of Guillermo, like, about how every time that she needs to sit down, like, he keeps practicing. And so I feel like she doesn't wanna go home, 'cause I feel like if she did want to be voted home, she wouldn't post that. - And there obviously, like, is a time, right? Like, she's probably given production. Like, maybe they knew this was gonna happen, like, 'cause of Andy. Like, I have to leave by week six or something. So, maybe until then, she's into it. - Yeah. - And I'm probably just projecting. 'Cause, like, I literally can even walk up the stairs in your house without having to take a break. So, she's dancing seven days a week, and I'm not. So, I'm obviously just projecting, like, when I'm going through. - No, I think it's a lot. But she could always just be, like, doing less and less. You know, like-- - Yeah. - Maybe the dances will become-- - Bring in the troupe. Bring in the troupe. Bring in the stand-in. - This is what the troupe is, like, kind of their favorite. - I feel like she could also, like, be his teacher, show him everything, and then, like, someone could stand and do the dance for her at a certain point. - Oh, you mean, in rehearsals and stuff, you know? - Yeah. - And on the show, like-- - No, no, she can literally do it once a week, and every other opportunity, like, rehearsals, and in the studio, like, all the packages, just bringing the troupe, remember, bring in Adele. She's free. - Yeah. I think that's great. And that's, like, really inclusive and mama-friendly. - The show is inclusive. And I feel like the word inclusive, like, is eye rolling. - Yes. - Because it's always, like, so fake and, like, performance. But I feel like, dancing with the stars is like a testament to, like, inclusivity, like, being real. And, like, not affecting the quality of anything. Like, it's literally the best show, and it's the best, like, because of who they include it, you know? - Yeah. - Yeah. - Take a note. - Everyone. (laughs) - Yeah. - So you have inclusivity, what were your thoughts on the Hanukkah Barbie? - Okay, here's what I was thinking. I loved your guys' take, and I watched it. I watched. My thoughts are that I didn't notice the nose. And, once I did notice the nose, I'm just like, we have bigger fish to fry. And I feel like there was more outrage about the non-existent Barbie nose, and there was about, like, Bradley Cooper's Leonard Bernstein nose. And then when you were like, well, Barbie is Jewish. Thank you for reminding me. Her name is, like, Barbara Goldberg. So Barbie is, like, fashioned, Barbie is Jewish. - Right. - So why you gotta make, you should make a Christian Barbie. - Yeah. - Because, if Jewish Barbie is Barbie. - You should make a Barbie with a smaller nose then. - Yeah. - Right. I loved your take, so now that's my take. - Like, that they're erasing the Jewish history of Barbie. - Yeah, if anybody, like, ask me what I think, I'll talk about the erasure of Jewish Barbie Sansa's story. - Disgusting. - That's the story. What else for the story is on Friday? I could give, like, all my takes. - Oh, that's so fun. - Well, the music will do in the first one. - The first one was Taylor, which we will do in the first with, like, B.M.A.'s recap. - It was Barbie. What was that, like, number four? - That was so fun. - Yeah, yeah. - Okay, number two was, oh, a lot of you days. - Oh, my dear. - God, that video was so upsetting. Like, and, you know, I'm really soft on tree these days because I'm watching Ultimate Girl strip and she's coming off really well. That video was very upsetting. Like, when Teresa's just like, I love you, I love you, I love you. Like, I know Mollani has, like, gone through a lot recently like her best friend passed away. And, like, I think that their whole childhood is, like, so fucking traumatic. Like, it's surprising, like, one of her daughters didn't have some sort of behavioral issue with the deportation and both their parents want to present. So, I give a lot of grace, and I hate that it's being handled in the public eye. And I'm just seeing that, like, soft side of tree. You know, she was being filmed. [BLANK_AUDIO] I really wish them the best. It broke my heart, really did. And Melania's sort of like America's sweetheart, like out of all the girls. Obviously, Gia is like Gia, but she kind of like stole the show. - Yeah, she did when she was young. - Yeah. She really had a wild side that everyone should get to know. - 1,000%. - And now it's just got a little too wild, I would say. - I feel that like Melania can look to someone like me. Like I had an extreme wild side. - You were a Melania. - I was like a very troubled kid. And I'm probably like the most favorite in our whole family now. Like the most normal and well adjusted. And so there is hope for you Melania. - Yeah. - 3 is a story that I chose because Margot was here. And I don't know if it was you but Dove Cameron got married to the lead singer of Maine Skin. And now her wedding's going viral, but I just want everyone to know I chose the story before. It was going viral before it was picked up in Vogue Weddings. - Yeah. - For a lot of reasons I chose the story. You know Margot and I loved Dove Cameron and Dove descendants. - I know. - 2, Maine Skin, they won Eurovision. And then 3, the-- - Fun fact, I was actually at Eurovision Tel Aviv. I was there. - So you can tell us-- - Where I was a victim of an antisemitic attack. - You can tell us what happened. - Oh, your thoughts on-- - And sorry, now that I'm thinking about it, they didn't win that year. It was that guy, you know that song. I think it's called Arcade. It's like-- - Oh yeah. - So big. Yeah, sorry, I was making stuff up. - Damiano David is the lead singer. Who's like someone who's music that I actually know? And I didn't know who's from Maine Skin. I didn't know who's dating Dev. So we just put it all together. - Oh, I knew the lore. I don't really care about their wedding. So I would hope that you wouldn't have chosen that when I was here. But happy for all the descendants. - And like, they were both wearing suits. - But then it shouldn't be matched yet in real wedding dress, valentino, Vogue like, covered her in the house. - She like can't get arrested. You know what I mean? And like, career wise. - Yeah. - She sort of like never flew the Disney flock. And all of her peers kind of did. She's like in the era of Olivia Rodrigo, almost. "Lib and Maddie," right? That's her, Dev. And I like this like international rock star thing for her. - Yeah. - I just don't see how it like benefits Dev's self. - Yeah, I think the issue for her in her career is that she never will be who everyone wants her to be. - Which is like Disney princess. She's like kind of all- - Like Mal from Descendants. Yeah, she's like very like- - Not, she's like a girl. - They should do a high school musical. Like, well, oh, they did. - And you know she was Amber Von Tussle in the hairspray live. Which was well cast before they executed. - I don't necessarily connect with hairspray live in the way that I connect. Obviously with the original hairspray and how it was the perfect casting. Although, I think they cast it really well for the live. - They cast it in a Grande as Penny. - Mm-hmm. - Bless you. - Who else, who played Tracy, like Arrondo? - Yeah, it's always a- - Yeah, 'cause they don't make fat people famous. - No, but also it's always on the hairspray Discovery. - Of course. - I think Kristen Chenoweth. - Oh, yeah, for Amber Von Tussle's mom. - Yeah. Who else? It was really well cast. And then that guy from Disney was Link. - Yeah. - Who looks like a Black Panther talk. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, then we talked about Belmont Kamele is joining Sydney Sweeney in like this new movie. - Oh, yeah. - Called Palo. - Yeah, and then Margot and I were chatting, just like as two best friends and sisters do, about like, you know, he is a girlfriend, but she's like not famous. So like, you're always playing like who should she date? And obviously, Sydney Sweeney, they say she's gonna convert. Did you see that report? - I did. - She's in a serious relationship, but like, you know, when you're in a movie, yeah, yeah. And like Belmont Kamele and Sydney Sweeney, it's like a little too much. - No, it actually wouldn't work. - That's what Margot and I were saying. Like, we actually don't ship at all. - No, I don't. - And I don't ship either of them with anyone, 'cause they're both in relationships. But if I did have to pair Belmont Kamele up with like a famous person, it would be Brooks Nader. - Really? You think he could handle her? You think he's man enough? - Yes, I do. I've seen his thighs on the show. - And is he tall enough? - I think he is like huge. - Let me get his height. - And you know, is he old enough? - If you guys are like, Brooks is like actually a close personal friend of mine, she faced Tommy the other day. And I felt that, you know, her energy, like she is this sort of like crazy girl who can't be contained. And Garrett seems like a real Garrett. - I'm cracking up, what's the same? - Belmont. - Actually, his name is Philip for those who don't know. This is real name. - He seems like so like normal and centered. That's kind of like the anchor she needs. - Don't you feel that? - I think it's again like a Sweeney. - A Sweeney. - A Sweeney see this. - Sweeney Sweeney. Like just like no, I think it would be like this. But he is six one and he is 28 and she is 29. - No, I'm telling you guys. I don't want him to break up with his girlfriend. I love that he's like not getting famous and leaving the girl very like Robert Herger back of him. - They were separated. (laughing) - They were separated. - You know, and I love that he's not doing that. 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We got four new songs, the lead single, Being Patient Zero. Yes. What are your thoughts? So, like I said, I was not up at midnight on Thursday. I go to bed at eight o'clock. Friday morning, I listened to it, but not before getting inundated with hate for it, and I can't lie. I'm so gullible. You see, I almost got taken by the Lindsay Clancy thing. Like, I just like, yeah, I'm like with everyone. I'm like, yeah. So, I listened to it like a negative heart, and I was like, oh, yeah, like this is cringe and corny. And then yesterday, I was so busy all weekend. We were coming down to Florida. Yesterday, I was like, you know what, let me actually listen to it, like not in a toxic headspace. And I was like, what is everyone getting so pressed about? I had also been watching TikToks of people using Cleveland specifically. And I was like, listen to the chorus. I was like, baby, like sweaty. And I was like, wait, and Cleveland is the one that everybody's like hating on. And I do have to like plug my ears a little bit during the bridge, but other than that, like it's a pussy pop in song. Now, I also want to just get a little bit ahead of the negativity, because I feel that, and I've had this sort of realization about Taylor, because even in Cleveland, which is like an anthem about the guy that she loves, she's like obsessed with what people think about her. And it's like, you've actually never been more beloved. Nobody hates you in Travis, like at all. Nobody's questioning my Travis' with you. We literally think you're perfect. You are our royalty. But of course, like people still say things. And it's crazy that she like really lets it get to her. And I think that I'm not going to fault her for that, because like, I'm the same way, like when people, when I see like a mean comment about me, like it ruins my fucking day. Like, and even though she probably gets so much positivity, like the internet is still going to do its thing. And I feel like I'm sort of starting to understand now. Why her music about Travis is like a little shallow. And why we didn't get her wedding pictures. Like, and why she continues to write about Maddie Healy or whoever we think these songs are about. It's like, it's kind of like the one thing she won't go there with us on. And I kind of respect that because even though she is adored, she has had bouts of like major hate. And it's like the public right now is like with her, but like seriously, I could see her just be like, fuck the public. Yeah. And that's kind of like you do this and that's so precious. Yeah. And that's kind of like what, but daddy, I love him is about. It's like, you can't come to the wedding. It's like, even her fans, like with their public statement, right, open letter about Maddie Healy. It's like, she loves her fans and they've done so much for her. But like, I do think there's been like a personal cost. And so now I'm kind of like, I don't think it's at her relationship with Travis isn't deep. It's like, it's actually no one's business. Like, if you really, really care about something like more than anything in this world, like, you're not telling people about it. Yeah. And so, yeah, sure, let everyone think that like where I'm just talking about Travis's big hands and we have sex in the car, we'll give them crumbs and everything else like the wedding. Like, I don't think we'll ever see a picture of the wedding. And now I'm like, you know what? Yeah. Like, fuck the public. Even though she's currently having like an amazing run with the public. Yes. Okay. I complicated relationship. I think that's fair. What I said on Friday was like, first of all, I thought patient zero being like the lead single was so insane. Like for that to be like the first thing we hear from her after this like huge momentous occasion, we've all been following her life. I love life for 15 years. Like so many boyfriend so many relationships. And like, she's found the one and we are talking about an ex again. 100% crazy work. I feel a little differently about the song patient zero now with the music video, which we'll get into in VMAs. But then with Cleveland, I was like, you are not this relationship is 99% like only positive only obsession. Everybody's obsessed like write a song about like what it's like to be on the top of the world with your man's like something like long live. Like she could write something like that about their status of, you know, when they won the Super Bowl. Like what was that feeling? Like and that's not even giving us like so much about the intimate details of their relationship. But to focus on like the 1% of people who say that like he could do better, but nobody's really saying. I know. I know. And it just is so negative. Like and and it erases all the positive when you only respond to the negative. You have to really go out of your way to find people saying like negative things about them. Like for the most part, everyone is obsessed like even like football people. And it's just like it's all good. So you can't help how you feel. And it's like maybe at that level, like no one can know what it's like. And maybe I'm just like coming up with like a fococked like. No, I like what I like that you said about why the songs don't go deeper and and why she's still like we're like she's like extrapolating off of TTV to patients here. Why she's keeping all this to herself. I can accept that. But for the songs that are about Travis to be about the couple nasty things that people have said are just like so far from the reality that we're living in when they are the king and queen of the country. But I like that song. The the bridge where she does this like Sam hunt thing where she like talks instead of sings. I've been like saying for years like when Sam that's part of the reason I could never get over Sam hunts to you. I like I hate when people talk saying and Sam hunt like and I'm not talking about mainstream. Sam hunt invented that. I was like it's like oh my god, I hate when people do that. And she does it in the bridge of Cleveland. And it just like to me, it's like a cringey way of performing no matter who's doing it. And so I just sort of like plug my ears during that bridge. But other than that, like I'm shaking my ass to Cleveland to exclamation point. We got like one video of her in Travis, you know, because they did like a lyric video where it was just like a montage of like pictures of Cleveland. And there's like one video of them like driving to Cleveland. And then pink clouding, which sounds like something that could be on any of her albums. Like it's just like another piece of. It's a good Taylor Swift song. I don't really know what the message is. And I'm not really. No, mean either. That's like I'm not looking for a message in pink clouding. Babylon is really good. It's like it's like a Taylor Swift, like kind of folk lorry, what really well written song. And then patient zero, which like now I've listened to now like now let's get back to. Yeah. So patient zero, I dislike the least. And I just hated that. That's what like we led with. And so I would say the four songs as a whole, I am liking more and more. Me too. Sonically, which always happens with her. But I have like two things that I just can't get over in terms of like why the way that it was marketed is just so weird. Because first of all, it's like by the I agree with you. This is a lot worth it. No, one, we're these written with Max and shell back on the second trip to Sweden. On the second trip to Sweden to celebrate the success of the album. We wrote patients here, even though then on a radio interview, Margot said she called into the radio on Friday morning and said, you know, I was just like sitting around talking with my friends and they were like saying how their ex is ex reach out to them and isn't that like a common theme. I'm like, yes, sure, on a random other album. But for the first song, you're going to sing someone else's story. Yeah. So that's where I feel like. And you're saying that is that what happened in Sweden with shell back? Well, she does, you know, notoriously right about other things and other people a lot. And I think she will be doing that more because she doesn't want to pull from her personal life, which like I would love to hear about like her and Travis having a baby. But I actually like the more I think about it, I I do want her to keep that to herself. Like I would like to see it because I'm normal. But like most people can't be normal about her. Yeah. Sorry, you continue. The number two, I have like a flashback this morning to when she went on new heights and said like to us is coming out like 12 fingers. That's it. That's it. There will be no deluxe. There will be no bonus. She has literally the last five albums release the album and then at midnight been like, never mind. It's a double album. Sorry, you all just bought from $15 album. Now you have to buy this one. Yeah. Or like a week later, the target version comes out or you know, months later, bonus tracks. But a lot of it out people do bonus tracks, but she said to us 12 tracks. That's it. So I don't understand telling like the Sydney than Sydney, the Sweden story being like celebrating. Yeah. And you're allowed to like, you know, change your mind, but it's it really felt like this showgirl was a moment in time, even if they went and celebrated a year later, like that's outside of the moment of showgirl. Of when she was a showgirl. I also think like the showgirl era has to end. So I'm just like really like hung up on the branding and the marketing and the incongruity of it. No, and like the award show appearance, but just such a big deal for all the GMA sneak peeks for like deluxe songs. Like I just think it's a lot of drama. This is what you do when you're launching a new album. And like why these four random songs that don't relate to each other at all. Yeah. That don't relate to showgirls. They don't sound the same. Are now bonus tracks on showgirl. Like why don't we start the new album and you could put these in. Yeah. So that's what I don't get. The songs themselves are fine, but like she's such a story teller. Yeah. Everything is so well for eggs and like, you know, chapter page by page. And this makes no sense to me. So anyways, let's get to the VMAs in the music video because patients here, music video came out. She brought like Dakota Johnson as her date and her twin. Yeah, and her twin, her twins in the music video. I didn't know they were twins, but they are twins. In real life, like what are you saying? Yeah, like at certain points in the music video, I was like which is which? I actually don't think that they look alike. I think they both like wore the same Alphard's had long hair in bed. Yeah. And. - That they could be twins. - Yeah, right. - But she has a lot of twins. Like, are the class was her twin? - That girl from TikTok who dresses Ashley. - You're not talking about the impersonator. - They're impersonator, that's not true. - No, I wonder why she didn't hire her. - No, no, I feel like she could, I guess it's like, you know, they were doing art, but she morphed herself to look really look like Dakota, and the first scene of it is, I tell her, is that Dakota? - Yes, yes, I never thought of them as two people look alike. - No, it's not like everyone's always saying that. - She looked amazing last night, and what's so funny is like, I couldn't tell 'cause not to be one of the haters in Cleveland, but her style is like sort of the weakest part of her brand. And every award show, it's just like, it's such a mess. She's like this literal, perfect looking model. It should not be hard, with endless money, resources, connections, and so when she showed up last night, I was like, wait, this is a serve. And I was like, I'm like, is it though? 'Cause I feel like if anybody else wears this dress like somebody who consistently, like Zendai, I think it was fine. For me, it was like the best thing ever, Taylor's ever worn. She looked amazing. I loved the one ear, she did one tuck. It was tucked the whole night. - Oh, interesting. - Yeah. - It's like a sign that's like one half of the album. - Oh God, there's gonna be another disc. I'm also the other disc. - The new haircut is really working. - Yeah. - It's a perfect haircut. - Yeah. - She looked great. - She looks amazing. She got her award for. - Did you say the executive producer of the VMA is like putting, like kind of. - I didn't see anything, so you're gonna have to tell me what happened. - What's between the interview or something about this, like new random award they came up with, which is called the. - The Taylor Swift Awards. - The. - In a director. - Yeah, in a girl's artist director honors. It's the artist director honors. - And they said that like the idea for this award, you know, came from an external source. Taylor. - Yeah, and then she. - She can't just go to an award show, and she can't even just win, like, best song. - Best pop. - Like, she needs to be special. She's not on the same level as Sienna Spearow. Do you know what I mean? - She's special. - I gotta bring Sienna in. - I was just trying to think. - No, I agree. - Whoever was there. - The pop girl, the favorite moment. - She's going somewhere, it has to be for like a great honor. And I think maybe she's already got the video Vanguard award, so it's like, well, we gotta come up with a new award. So they definitely came up with this. This was like a tree-pain-incorporated idea, but like, not them, like, telling on her. - Yeah. - And I was like, oh. - Oh, and that's like not a shock at all. - Of course not. - And I understand like why these things happen. Like, I don't know, I just feel like Taylor's like kind of. She just seriously like used this event, like, as her bot mitzvah. - She uses these like low-brow award shows, 'cause they'll do whatever she wants. And she can give herself the time and place to announce a video or stream the video they did, or put it on, you know, have her special performance. - So what did she say in her speech? - She dedicated it to Dolly, the ultimate show girl. She feel like she was doing a lot, like checking out a lot of boxes. She dedicated it to the fans. Like, you know, like, she had no announcement, no Easter egg, no tea. - There might have been an Easter egg. - No tea, no shade. - There might have been an Easter egg, but you know me, I have retired from the Easter egg life. It's too much. - Okay, but so, like, nothing, we didn't get the new album announcement or anything. - No. - Okay, so she just went up there and spoke and then debuted Patient Zero. - And like, this is the announcement, like. - The music video. - The whole thing. - Yeah, like, this is it. - Okay, let's talk about the music video. - Oh yeah, I watched it this morning, 'cause I did fall asleep. - I thought it was amazing. Like, I felt like it's too, I was like, she just music video is really good, 'cause they are like these mini movies. I felt like this one, I really felt like I was watching a movie. It was very much a twist at the end, and this is the movie that I would like to see. And it made me like the song Patient Zero even more, 'cause it's less about, like, oh, he was my egg. - Like, you have to help me. - No, and like, oh, he did, he's toxic. He's toxic. He's like, no, he's poisoning you and he killed his ex-wife. - Yeah. - It's like, it's more serious and much more fictional that way. - It's dirty. - It feels less like, you know, oh, this is about Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas. - Well, 'cause people are, you know, speculating his capacity about, and one of the exes that she reconnected with is Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas. - Yeah. - No, I think they're all good. I don't know, I don't know. - Which would just be like a crazy first song back. - I don't know, yeah. - But this makes it feel just like deeper and more serious. Obviously, she doesn't have an ex-husband who has murdered her, who's now poisoning other women. So it just feels less about the people in her life, which she does, if she doesn't want to talk about everything that's going on in her life anymore, like, she does need to remove herself from her own personal history a little bit. - And you know what, she wasn't the star of the music video. She was just sort of this ghost in the corner. - She's a storyteller. We said it's like Carrie Underwood Storyteller album. - Perfect doll American girl. - It's not from Storyteller album, but. - She is like telling a story in that song, but yeah, the song you're thinking about is, ♪ y'all is not like a never-save Gen A ♪ - Yeah, but the whole album is songs like that, about other people. - Like folklore is also, and that's what it's called folklore, like it's just made up shit. - For sure, but then we went back to being like, this song is about magic. - She might as well have said, "Joe Allwyn is depressed." - Maddie Healey is a fuggly bitch. - I don't think based on my limited like listening chip, I don't think this is about a particular person. - No, no, and the music video gave me like more distance and the song felt like less like I'm reading into every lyric, and just like, we're telling a story and it's better. - Yeah. - Um, and shelling stuff. So I thought it was a great music video. - And we were talking last week about how Taylor's like approach to releasing music is so, um, old school. She does, like Margaret said, she called into the radio. Like I just listened to people call into the radio when I was in some grade. Like she's so old school. And I think that her commitment to music videos is part of that like old school mentality. But I love it. Like it's cinema. Members, she like released the all-too-well music video like in theaters. - Yeah. - Like I like that not Colin Farrow, like one of the world's leaning actors. He was chilling. - Yeah. And I don't know if I've ever seen Colin Farrow when anything went on. - No, this is my favorite movie he's ever done. - Same. When he started talking, I was like, any side rush. - And then not to bring it back to like my hangups, but then to go from like, oh hey, so patient zero is like, this very much like twisted tail she wrote a book. Essentially, to Cleveland. How were those two next to each other? - Cleveland should be. - On the life of a show girl. - Cleveland should have been on the original album. First of all, it's a very good song. - Yeah. - It's so the show girl. - It's so wishless to that's in my era. - Yeah. - Yeah. - Honey. - Yeah. - It should have been on the original album. - Yeah. - Maybe he hadn't taken her to Cleveland yet. - Maybe they hadn't gotten to Sweden yet to celebrate. - Right. - There's just a lot. - Me when I'm lying. I went to Sweden to celebrate. - And I ended up writing five songs randomly. - Four. - Is there a fifth? - Yeah. - Oh, yeah. He's writing that I can't count. (laughing) - Are you sure there's that five? - That's it. - Like, to me, it's just like. All this for four songs, it's like it's even less. - No, it's confounding. - And I will say, like, as literally Taylor says, "Begas Apologist," I feel like I understand her deeper than anyone does. I unfortunately can't really like jive with her at an award show. I feel that, this thing where she brings random girls like Lana Del Rey, Marin Marsh, just like sit next to her and to hug when she wins. Like, I just cringe. And so Dakota Johnson, like, was that girl? I don't love watching Taylor at award shows. And not for the reasons that other people did. They're like, "She dances too much." It's like, well, sorry, she's having fun. I don't think she gets to go to a lot of parties. So that doesn't bother me. It's just like the performance of being like, "It's a girl you invented the award. You know you're gonna win." It was your idea. - Right, I just, like, I can't watch, so I, yeah. - Yeah, maybe it's not meant for you, but it's like how she presents herself to the world. - To the world, yeah. - No, I get it. And it all serves a purpose in the Taylor Swift ecosystem. - Yeah. Okay, so that's your VMAs recap. Oh, and Madonna, sorry. - You guys know that one time I gave that like whole speech about Madonna. You know how I feel and it was mean when I said it and I'm not saying it again. - Yeah, but now everyone is saying it. - Well, once again, like us saying things at the time that were extremely unpopular. Meanwhile, five years later, we watched a performance of her coercing Sabrina Carpenterns singing and like, we said that five years ago. - Yeah, and like, it's okay to just retire. It is. - Mm-hmm. Yeah. - Okay. - Next story, it was some exciting casting news. Margaret Qualie and Sabrina Carpenter are joining Tom Holland in the Fred Astaire biopic as Adele Astaire and Ginger Rogers. I'm gonna guess that Sabrina's playing Ginger Rogers. - She's so ginger. - And Margaret Qualie's playing Adele Astaire while Tom Holland is playing Fred Astaire. This sounds great. - And what is Fred Astaire's sing? - So he's like a singing dancer. - They were Broadway and West End stars before. He went on to become one of cinema's greatest stars. - You know what it's giving? - With his co-star and dance partner Ginger Rogers. - Oh, and it's probably like, well, they won't they? - Yeah. - It's giving it girl by Elsa Pataki. It's giving show girl. - It is. - No, it's just gonna write a song for it. - Oh, for sure, but like Sabrina's perfect for it. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. - I'm happy for Sabrina. I love Sabrina getting back into acting. A lot of people don't realize. - This is a perfect part for Sabrina. Like the way that Ariana went after Glinda. I'm sure Sabrina had her team on the Ginger Rogers biopic. - Yeah, she is like classically trained at the Disney Channel Academy of Arts. - She can do it all. - She can do it all. And that's why those Disney girls are so powerful. All of you are on regals or if you're kicked off or torn off to keep bringing up a living room, you're on regal every time you talk about Sabrina Carpenter. But I think I'm gonna go. - You should. - Like whenever it comes to my nearest venue. - You should. - Like she's so good. I have my thoughts about how she handled the whole thing. But that doesn't mean like good music doesn't work out. - Yeah, the music is really good. - And I wonder if Taylor is gonna go to the Grammys. First of all, have Grammy nominations come out now? - No. It's not Taylor's year. - People also think that she's done this to like really shoehorn, T Lois into like a Grammy nomination. - Well, maybe she'll be nominated 'cause like when you are the most talked about album of the year and the most stream, like you deserve a nomination. That does not mean you deserve the win. And then I don't think she will win the major categories this year in Norshed. She's like sometimes it's just so obvious that it's her year, folklore, midnight. So we know. This is not that and that's okay. You can't like dance in every wedding. I kind of feel like it's Olivia Rodrigo's year. So like I am curious if Taylor will even go. - Yeah. - Because Taylor has to know going in like whether she's poised to. I think the Grammys are the one award show where she like can't you know come up with her own award. - No, no. - So you go. - It's not all put on for her. - You go not knowing if you're gonna win or not. But some years like you can feel it. Like she was obviously winning folklore. You know, and you know midnight, so it was she had a pretty good chance this year. I don't Think she would think I don't know what she thinks, but um, it would just be awkward if she showed up And then I'll be already go on all of them. It's like kind of her worst nightmare. This Yeah, the plot of the song nothing new Yeah Um, and also Adele stairs Fred Astaire's sister. So it's not like a long time ago. His big sis Um, maybe they should just take some creative liberties in the movie because it's much more interesting if it's his wife I guess marker quality will be great. This is great. Yeah, I will watch a little girl marker quality put me down for watching this I wonder who marker quality is gonna date next I'm probably be fun for it to be like somebody like um, conventionally handsome. Yeah Not like artsy and like like a bass loser. Yeah, I'm really looking forward to like her doing someone like hot Yeah, I don't like fresh fresh fresh fresh out the slam. I don't think hot is her type fresh out the slammer Belmont Kamehli is who my first call will be to um, are you ready for our next story? A major update in the Jay-Z rape Accusations his accusers recanting all allegations and claiming that she never met the rapper Right, right. So the woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her in 2000 has recanted her claim the accuser said in a declaration filed on Thursday in New York That she never met the Grammy winner. She had originally claimed in 2024 that Jay-Z raped her when she was 13 years old um His former accuser who was referred to as Jane Doe said her allegations against the artist were false adding that she never met Mr. Carter Mr. Carter never engaged in any inappropriate conduct toward her whatsoever There's no truth to any of her claims against Mr. Carter She doesn't also went on to say like I'm not being paid to say this. I haven't communicated with him privately She understands that her false accusations have caused Mr. Carter immense pain suffering and damage that can never fully be undone I seriously and unconditionally apologize to Mr. Carter for the devastating harm. I have caused him his family and his reputation and so Like are we supposed to believe that that she lied or like I'm not sure what we supposed to do. I don't know Because also it's either way it's awful either a 13 year old girl was raped Or you made that shit about someone that you never even met and if that's the case and he should sue her 1000% 1000% he should that even for money, but like for his reputation To clear his name because of course like this is all very murky. Oh my god. Of course, and it's like well, we're sweet like our I don't know what to say and there's a lot of like murkiness at surroundings like even if he's cleared of this There's you know just always rumors and stuff like if he were able to since like P. Diddy and like Epstein everybody's just like everyone's being Everyone's being like powerful men as they should be. Oh my god. Are you following the Cornell? Yes, I actually pulled that up like right during the break because this story reminded me of it Yeah, I feel sick and what's crazy that it happened in 2024? Uh-huh Feel like coming to like now because the girl is suing everyone like literally everyone involved and the DA is like considering The opening the case and and filing the criminal charges as they should and of course now everyone's bringing up the movie promising young woman Have you ever seen it? No. Oh my god. It's literally about this. Uh-huh. It's so good. The movie is about like Carrie Mulligan like this happens to her friend in college and her friend ended up like taking her own life because it was like so And so she literally spends the next 10 years of her life ruining the lives of the men who did it I love it, but it was it's an amazing movie. It's like kind of in glorious bastards how like you wish that happened Like that's not how history went down, but if it's called historical fantasy. Oh, I didn't know that um In October, 2024 this college student at Cornell was like gang raped by seven fraternity brothers One of them was her friend. She was like out at night. She went to go meet up with him. Yeah, he and his friend like date raped her She is unconscious laying there. He writes in their fraternity group chat with like on snapchat And there's a screenshot of it with names. Yep free pussy room. Whatever yeah alumni room seven and five other guys showed up They spent seven hours the seven of them literally just raping her and she reported she did all the things she's supposed to do She reported to school and you know, I think the two who drugged her did get expelled the other five got to stay in school And just had to like write an essay about why it was wrong and she ended up of course leaving the school So it's like her life gets ruined. They go on with their lives And this never would have gotten out of she didn't file these lawsuits. Yeah, she's suing Cornell Obviously she's suing like the national chapter of Chai Omega, which is the Chai Phi whatever the national sorority association Like literally the bar that serves her. She's serving she is suing everyone. I love this girl. She's Jane Doe, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah But the other the guys names are out there all seven of them and I am like my favorite thing is when people is say the names Should I read them like just like like more people know their names? Yeah And I love that like if you google these guys now this will come up. No my favorite thing is justice My favorite thing is justice. I but I like a lot of people talk about their abuse and they talk about it like you know Sort of anonymously for whatever reasons here. Um, oh, you have the names. You know right there. I'm just like a dramatic reading Matthew Ingalls and he was the guy like That's her friend who she called to hang out with and ended up orchestrating this whole thing. He's a real piece of shit Jonathan Newell. That's N-E-W-E-L-L Winston Lee Gileo or Gileo Lopez? I'm not sure so it's either Gileo Lopez or Gileo Lopez Diego Sirabia Diego Sirabia Scott Norris and Scott Cretchmar at the Chai Phi Chi Phi Chi Phi Chi Phi Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell in 2024 Sick sick, but also what sick is like that was a snapchat group of however many young and no literally not one of them saw that I mean it happened in the wee hours. So let's say a lot of them were asleep like there are people though that saw that Horse that didn't do anything to help no, and I think that like whoever one like somebody knew it was bad enough to take a picture of it Because it's not a screenshot. It's a picture of a phone because you know if you screenshot in snapchat Yeah, they get a notification So like maybe one person thought like maybe I should hang on to this but like literally yikes like on on behalf of everyone On behalf of everyone, especially Cornell like It's so like just do the right thing expel all of these kids seven losers for like you know Me people want to go to Cornell like why do you why are you still protecting animals? No, it's so it is so lame An essay. What are we in third grade? We have to write on the chalkboard. I will not throw sticks on the ground like hello It's saying it's such a crazy story. I love that everyone's talking about yeah. No, everyone is talking about it I hope she is gets judges every dollar Not that that even matters. No, but I just I it's a shocking terrible story. 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I know he's like amazing, and he did win the World Series, and it got married like three days later, but he's Kate Upton's husband and father of Kate Upton's children, which like a lot of guys want a bit, you know, so he's obviously special. He was joined by his seven-year-old daughter during his final game on Saturday, and then Kate came out as well, which they were all stopping. When you grab that daughter, start a cry, I love her, I wanted to cry. No, okay. And all the like MLB and everyone's like making edits of it with like music over it, and it's just too much. It is too much. And then he did a press conference, and one of the questions was like, literally just made to make him cry. And he was like, you know, there is a price to pay, like to be great at something. So it's like, I left so many times, like, well, she's at school, and like I missed so much, and he started crying, he was like, I'm just excited now. He, I feel like he was about to say I'm like excited that it's over, but he was like, I'm excited now. And then he stopped to get more time back, and sort of like undo some of the time that he missed. It was very sweet, and I love them. Yeah, just a reminder that they are happily married. It's so good to know. So good to know, like, have a beautiful family. I really feel like they have a lot of peace in their life, considering like how successful and famous they both are. Yeah, and I think that like, when they got married, they both decided, well, not him so much, but like, hurriedly, it's like, she was sort of like taking a step back, living more privately, having her kids, and like, obviously he's still continued to play, but he's not like one of those baseball players, who's like, like, he's not like out in party. Yeah, he's just like, does his job and goes home. Yeah, I love that. They also, so they have a seven year old daughter, and their son is 15 months old. So cute. It was so cute. Also, wait, Kate, after the son is 15 months old, yeah, we should've played it. Yeah. Um, Jalen Brunson, also, I want to talk about Did SNL. Yes. Um, obviously I could not say up till 11, 25. That's insane. But I watched pretty much everything after, and it was also the first SNL. They have two new castmates. One people are really excited about. You know her. So she's the voice behind, like, uh, you know, bring back a dead relative or skinny, and she's like skinny. Like, and it's like, she's the skinny girl. Um, she's really funny. She's like a tick tockarm. Surprise. Like, somebody had the foresight to cast her on SNL. Like, she's hilarious. And we've probably, like, seen or heard, like, peripherally, a lot of her, like viral stuff. Um, so it was her first episode, and then someone else, I don't know who they cast, but they're not a tick tock. So it was Jalen. Jalen's, but Jalen is so serious, you know, so it was like kind of crazy to see him in, like, a new environment. The monologue was hysterical. Um, he had the whole starting five come because, of course, they're like a team. And oh, my God, I was cracking up from a couple of the team. Yeah, like, they support one another. Jordan Woods was there with Katzai. Like, it was a family affair. I was cracking up. I was cracking up. They call him Katzai. What do they call him? Karla Anthony Downs. No, Jack. Katzai was the musical performer. Oh, I thought it was because he's K-A-T. No, Katzai. They're the band, the girl band. Do you know that? I do know Katzai, but I thought you were calling him like Katz, because that's his name K-A-T. And then you're like Katzai. The band. She was there with Katzai. What did she do with that? She did a picture. She's obviously a really big family. Oh, she was like anything. She was anything except like a picture with Katzai. But she was also there with Katz, right? Her husband. Yeah, she did say how to her. You can see how that's convincing. Sure. If you don't know who Katzai is. No, I do know who Katzai is. Sure. I just didn't even think about a musical performer. I just was expecting you to end that sentence with her husband. So I thought they're calling him Katzai now. Yeah. Well, she was there with her husband. And Katzai. She's a major with Katzai. Okay. Um, and there were a couple of funny sketches. They did like a high school musical thing. We're like Jaylen Brunson's just trying to play ball. And like everybody's like dancing and singing. And he's like, can you head in the game? But like a paper. That's just good clean fun. Yeah, it was a lot of good clean fun. Jaylen Brunson sort of is just like family man. You know, he's a role model for a lot of young kids. So like it wasn't inappropriate. It was really funny. He did a good job. And then the NBA season like starts today, which is so crazy. Yeah. And they had my boyfriend, like who I love more than anything in this world, OGN and OB. And so they had, he did like a Q&A with people in the audience and the five people in the audience for the five starting next his team. And so they all asked like funny questions. But OG was like, do you remember that three point shot? You took in the final quarter of the fourth NBA game. And Jaylen was like, yeah, do you remember what happened after it? He was like, yeah, because he missed it. And OG tipped it in. Like it was hilarious. Wasn't that cool? Like it was great. It was really great. And he's like so monotone and like serious. It was excellent. Everybody, you know, they all perform a good, like a little, little actors. Oh, cute. Our fifth and final story. I just like, I'm not in the middle of it. It was like, it was more of like a thing piece. And I don't know. Not the main thing. And like, all that. Was there anything that you wanted to talk about me? Anything like specifically? Oh, I've never been asked that before. Like, I have a story for you. It's documentary news. Do you know who's getting a documentary about his life and career? Share them in this. No, he's already came away and you slammed it. The toast gave it two thumbs down. Rob Lowe. I've chosen a different story. Okay. You know what? I could give you a bunch of going to choose. Like it was that New York Times list about the best greatest shows on television. I don't know. I don't know. I just feel like it's going to look like it's just that's not how I wanted to end the show. I know. But it's like very, a lot of people are talking about it. And I don't think it was so bad. It just insane that Gilmore Girls was on their literary piece of shit. Sorry. Gilmore Girls was number 99. Yeah. So like, I think that's okay. There was a hundred. So it's, what was the metric of the 21st century? Like, was it the 21st century? So it was wondering why the nanny wasn't on there. But it's like, maybe it predates. Oh, let's see. The nanny is the greatest show on television. It's 30 back on there. 30 back is on here. Yes. Okay. So let's go in order. Here are 21st century. So anything after 2000. Okay. That's why the nanny's done on there. Here we go. First, the number one show of all time according to the New York Times is breaking bad, which I'm fine with. I feel like there are a couple of shows that could have, it could have been madmen. Yeah. It could have been Game of Thrones. Now they all follow shortly after. They do. They do. But that's a big honor for a great, a great to hear. Thank you. And I've never seen it. So that's exciting for me. You know this. Yeah, I did know that. You know that. So that's exciting for me that like the greatest show of all time is waiting for me. You should watch it. Yeah. Before it becomes like outdated, you know. Yeah. I should. The number two is the wire. Do you watch it? Oh, no. I watch a newsroom. I watch the newsroom. I liked that show. What's the wire? It's also about journalists. Yeah. I don't know. Okay. So random. I thought I guess it's about you. I don't know. I thought it was about like the West Wing, but I guess that's West Wing. That would be the West Wing. Number three madmen. Yeah. Could have been. Should have been one. Could have been. But you know, it's like, it's getting, it gets it's credit. And you know, I feel like it doesn't have to be one. It could be three. Number four succession disagree. I disagree too. It had the culture in a chokehold. And it maybe it should have been on this list because it was. It should have been on this. Like it was a really, really like amazing show. But that's crazy work to say. It's a. Oh, so I just feel like a show game in the last like five years. It needs time to aid. And here's the thing. Succession is as because I've seen both so I could say the session is not better than Game of Thrones. Agreed is Yellowstone on this list. Oh, I don't know. Let me know if it's on the list. Number five is Fleabag. You know what? I get vertical. I get vertical clips of it all the time. And it's funny. And I think maybe, you know, maybe a postpartum show. Number six is Game of Thrones. That's incredible. That's pregnant. I forgot. Six. Like that's insane. That's too low down. It should. - It should be two. - Top three. - It should be top three. It's really one of the greatest shows ever created. - Agreed. - I need to find a version of this that's more succinct. - You need a screenshot of that. - Of one to 100 because they're really dragging it out. - Well, I'll read number seven. Oh, Veepe. Oh, I'd love to see Veepe getting the credit it deserves. And I agree. It's crazy how many of these shows are HBO? Like, you know? - Mm-hmm. - Oh, eight, 30 Rock. Oh, I feel good to have watched almost all of these shows except Bleabag and The Wire. - Yeah. - Vee Rock is the best show ever made. And it gets better with time. Curb your enthusiasm. Also number nine, that's really good. - That's very high. - That's a high honor, 10 Atlanta. - I don't think I've seen it. - 11, the office. - Oh, obviously I've seen it. I've heard of it. - I love it. - Yeah, for everyone else, that's fine. - It's like, okay. - 12 arrested development. - Oh, hard to agree, actually. - But then I would put Schitt's Creek up much higher than it is. - It should scream on this list. - 34. - That's really impressive for them. - I know, but it should be higher than 13 girls. - Okay. - I think Schitt's Creek is as good as girls. - It's better than girls, but Schitt's Creek, I feel is newer. Like when things have more time to age, we look back on it like prolifically. Now I did rewatch girls while I was postpartum and it is one of the best shows. Like it really is. And I think it also captures like a generation and a place and a time really well. - 14 Friday night lights. - Oh my god, I watch a lot of TV. Like obviously it's my job, I'm like surprised at how many. I thought a lot of them would be like intellectual that I didn't want. - Yeah, but then I'm surprised like why is Friday night lights 14 like the OC isn't here? - It's got some girl. - No, and it should be, especially if Friday night lights, if like we're doing that sort of genre. - No, Friday night lights is in that genre, but it's a little bit more elevated than got the girl in. - 15, six feet under. - Never heard of it. - 16, the office UK, that just seems unfair. - Oh, I feel like we should stick to this being like an American list. - 17, the Americans, I've heard good things. I've seen the ending on Reels though. - Yeah. - Yeah, I didn't fully understand what it meant though, so I think I could. - I've seen the end of the sopranos. - Oh, I haven't. - Even though it's like open for interpretation. - 18, I may destroy you one season in 2020, but I guess you could have a many series because 19 is Chernobyl and hard to agree. - Agreed. - 20, the crown, it'd be higher for me. - Agreed. - The crown is perfection. - Agreed. - 21, the white lotus, you know, I disagree. - There, but no. - No, but 21, we're haven't even gotten to some of the great shows. - I should have just said the white lotus season one. - We just, it should be lower. - Yeah, I agree. - But people are obsessed, like they have an inch of the culture of Michokold. I can't fight with the white lotus. - Okay, you should have. - Number 22 lost, like yeah. - Yeah, I didn't see it, but yeah. - You didn't? - No. - Oh my god, it's so good. - 23, the comeback. - Oh, Valerie Cherish, of course. - 24 Deadwood, 25, the left over, 26 Black Mirror. Black Mirror was great. - Yeah, and sort of one of one. - And not like, shouldn't be any higher. - Yeah. - 27 Better Call Saul. - Never watched, but I feel that it probably deserves that. - 28, band of brothers, 29, key and peel, 30, severance, 31, survivor, good for reality TV. - Is severance so far, the only show that's still on air? - White lotus is still on air. - That's pretty impressive though. - Survivor's still on air, then andor, then enlightened, then shits Creek, then true detective season one, funny that they had to - So they only were a season one? - Yeah. - That's interesting. - Then the pit, which is still on? - Yep. - Battle Star Galactica, Homeland, Watchmen, Adolescence, Louis, Hacks, should say Hacks, season one. - Agreed. - Peaky Blinders, Bojack Horsemen, Happy Valley, Broad City, Twin Peaks, House of Cards, 48 House of Cards was good. - 40 minutes on. - Oh. - I know. - It's good, but I don't know if you would like it. - What's crazy is that at the time Netflix had just come out and it was like a place to watch movies. And then they're like, we wrote our own show. And they gave us House of Cards, and for awhile people were like, okay, and now it's like everything is in Netflix original, but the first ever really was House of Cards. - And it was amazing. - Yeah. - 49 normal people, you know how I feel. - Oh, I love that fucking show. - 50 Parks and Rec. - Yeah. - 51 the good place, 52 Downton Abbey, that's a crime. - That is so low. - That is so low. - That's top right. - You're saying broad city's better than Downton Abbey. - Oh, I'm gonna throw up, it's not. - Yeah, the White Lotus is not better than Downton Abbey. - It's not. - 53 Stranger Things. I don't watch, but I feel offended for Stranger Things fan. - Yeah. - Then the Bureau, then Insecure, then Nathan for you. Oh, he's the guy who's doing the illicit home stuff. - Yeah, he's a freed lander. - I think you should leave. Then Chappelle Show, then Penn 15, then Peep Show, then RuPaul's Drag Race, then Slow Horses, then the Thicc of it, then Anthony Bourdain parts unknown, then Mare of East Town, then the rehearsal, then the Handmaid's Tale, I feel like that would be higher. - The Handmaid's Tale, yeah. - Then Ozark, feel like that would be higher, then Anthony Bourdain, no veneer reservations. - Oh, two times. - Then the Shield, then Beef Season One, then Squid Game, Barry, the Bear, Ted Lasso. - Ted Lasso, yeah. Season One, then somebody somewhere, modern. - Oh my God, somebody somewhere in my show. - That's your show? - Yeah, it's like this show, nobody watched on HBO, Bridget Everett, I told you, when it came out, I was so upset. Oh, you know what, not me being with the critics. - Modern Family, it's always Sunny and Philadelphia. - It's not like it comes so far. - No, but modern Family is a good one, and it created like a template that like a lot of good sitcoms fall under, but it covers the gamut. Queen's Gambit is not here, so it's obviously a flawed list. - Yeah, but they did include mini series, because it's Chernobyl. - Oh no, it's here, I'm sorry, 81. I always Sunny and Philadelphia, good wife, how to win with John Wilson? - How to, with John Wilson? - Okay. - It's all about how you like-- - But there's not a colon. The Queen's Gambit, better things, justified. Planet Earth, great British baking show. - Earth, my favorite show. - Show gun, reservation dogs, Dexter, baby reindeer. - Not a greatest show of the 21st century, be so fucking frugal. - Eastbound and down, catastrophe, the night of, station 11, the diplomat, house. Oh yeah. - Classic. - Halt and catch, community agreed. - The OA, Gilmore Girls scandal. - Like what was number 101? Like what did it make the list, you know? - Yeah. - Any glaring omissions? - Any snubs, Yellowstone would be a snub. - Yellowstone. - It's Yellowstone Ranger. It's just like every other-- - It's up there with succession, like-- - Agreed. - Yeah, hmm, that's weird. Like, and they show ending like so poorly, like effect. - No, look at 10 left. - Oh, the show and badly, yeah. - All the shows and badly. - Nobody knows how to end a TV show, except for Drake. - No, that's an intentional leaving off of Yellowstone. - Yellowstone or Razure? - Yeah. - That the rip would never. - Yeah, but all of the Tyler Sheridan shows aren't there. - Yeah, but the only, only-- - No, you could have-- - Just be on it. - Lioness is on right now, people are loving that. - Not a great show at the 21st century, like Yellowstone. - Yeah, I mean, it should be Yellowstone. - Yeah, that's insane. - But they won't give Yellowstone their flowers. - That's true. - Well, those are the best 100 shows of the 21st century. 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Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The hosts reflect on their personal experiences, including a makeup mishap and a humorous car shopping adventure that led to driving a bright red Silverado.
  2. They discuss the marketing success of *The Love Hypothesis* film, noting its emotional impact despite being critically panned, and highlight the importance of genuine engagement over online validation.
  3. A key insight is shared about digital presence and intentional unavailability—emphasizing that not responding to messages is a deliberate choice to curate self-image and mental boundaries.
  4. The hosts critique Taylor Swift’s *Lifelong* album rollout, including the inconsistent marketing, lack of bonus content, and the confusing decision to release standalone songs unrelated to the album’s theme.
  5. They praise the music video for *Patient Zero*, calling it a cinematic, emotionally layered narrative that shifts focus from personal reality to fictional storytelling, adding depth to the song.
  6. A playful debate arises over the naming of beauty products, with the hosts advocating for meaningful, descriptive names over arbitrary numbers.
  7. They express admiration for inclusive representation in *Dancing with the Stars*, viewing it as authentic and real rather than performative.
  8. The episode concludes with a mix of humor and reflection on culture, branding, and personal boundaries, while promoting wellness, fashion, and true crime content as sponsors.

Summary:

The hosts of The Toast engage in a lively, reflective conversation blending personal anecdotes with cultural commentary. They share a humorous story about a failed makeup order and a surprise car purchase that led to driving a bright red Silverado, which they describe as both exciting and oddly respectful of the road. The discussion turns to the emotional impact of the film *The Love Hypothesis*, which the hosts found deeply moving despite its flaws, highlighting how marketing and authenticity shape viewer engagement.

They also explore the importance of digital boundaries, admitting they intentionally avoid responding to messages to protect their mental well-being and personal space. A central theme is their critique of Taylor Swift’s *Lifelong* album rollout, questioning its inconsistent marketing and lack of cohesion, while praising the music video for *Patient Zero* as a cinematic, fictional narrative that adds emotional depth. The hosts also advocate for meaningful product naming in beauty, celebrate inclusive representation in dance programming, and offer a lighthearted take on cultural trends.

The episode balances humor, insight, and vulnerability, concluding with a list of sponsors promoting wellness, fashion, and true crime content. Overall, it reflects on personal growth, digital life, and the power of storytelling in modern culture.

FAQs

Initially perceived negatively by some, the song and music video are now seen as more nuanced and serious. The music video, featuring Dakota Johnson and twins, uses a fictional narrative about toxic relationships, adding depth beyond personal real-life stories and allowing Taylor to explore darker themes without directly revealing her own experiences.

The reviewer initially dismissed 'Cleveland' as overly negative and shallow, focusing on criticism of Travis Scott rather than the positive aspects of their relationship. They felt it lacked intimate detail and was overly reactive to public negativity, missing the celebratory tone of a relationship milestone.

The marketing felt inconsistent and confusing, with songs released as standalone bonus tracks instead of being part of a cohesive album. The sudden shift from a single album to a double album release and the lack of clear messaging or Easter eggs disappointed fans expecting a more traditional rollout.

Unlike previous videos that leaned into personal or romantic storytelling, 'Patient Zero' uses a fictional, dramatic narrative about a toxic relationship and a poisoned ex-husband, adding a layer of mystery and fiction that allows Taylor to explore deeper emotional themes without directly referencing her own life.

The reviewer doesn't interpret 'Pink Clouding' as having a clear message, noting that it doesn't convey a strong narrative or emotional depth, and is simply described as another piece of music that doesn’t aim to deliver a specific message.

The reviewer believes Taylor uses award shows like the VMAs as a strategic platform to debut new music, perform, and announce major moments—such as the release of new songs—without needing traditional media coverage, giving her full creative control over the timing and presentation.

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