Smartless Presents - Peerless: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026

Good morning, girlies, it's the toast. It's Jackson, Claude, and we're your hosts. It's your favorite show, the fast-fired things you need to know. We'll start your day off swirly, it's the toast. They sound amazing. Welcome back to The Toast and happy Tuesday. Hope everybody's having a day that is both par-jelicious and definition. And speaking of par-jeliciousness and definition, I am honored, humbled to introduce today's guest, Jacqueline Follet. Hello, Jacqueline. Welcome to the show. Hey, Turdy Lou. Happy to be here. Okay, Cable Knit. Okay, Stripes. Oh, I'm so glad you brought up my shirt. And I didn't bring up your shirt just to talk about my shirt. Don't you feel like everybody's talking about my shirt today? We're definitely all noticing that you're wearing a new shirt. What seems to be a new shirt. I'm not going to presume. Now, I'm sorry to the cardboard cadets. This is not from Nordstrom Rack. But my cardboard cadets will be pleased to know the shirt is also under $50. I went to Mango. Mango's so like having a moment. Was it at the mall? At the mall. I went to Mango. And I just like tried on a couple of things. Now, I want to shout out Mango for having reasonably priced clothing that is not ugly. I think that's important. But I do want to just sort of like tell Mango, like, small being large. Like, that's crazy. That's crazy. Small, medium, large. You know, like what about other sizes outside of that? So yeah, the shirt's a little tight, but like I just needed shirts. And so I went to Mango. Sometimes when you go too big, you get that bulk here. That's what I'm dealing with. Like I want bigger sizes, but I don't want extra bulk here. There's nothing better than a big shirt. Do you know what I mean? A shirt, yes. But that, if it were too big, would not be good. I think it looks nice on you. Thank you. So I do feel like everyone's kind of talking about my new shirt. Well, we're excited that you have a new shirt and that you're feeling Koji self. Yeah. And I went to the mall and it's just malls are amazing. They are. Oh my goodness. It's really sad what's happened to them. So you like they're a thing of the past, right? Like they're sort of phasing out. Yeah. Especially like traditional malls now. Like your mall has to be like a ratata, like a theme park. Yeah. Yeah. Like the American Dream mall. Like it has a water slide and Legoland and it's also a mall. And even American Dream, I think, suffers. I think American Dream is like in financial ruin. I think they suffer in silence. I think they put on a strong face. I feel like it's quite loud. I feel like we're always hearing about how the New Jersey, whatever it's called, American Dream Mall is like in financial despair The people who built it are living in poverty There always stories about that mall I feel like they put on a brave face They always sending out emails about what SpongeBob is doing Mr Beast recorded like a huge video there They act like nothing's wrong, but I think they're suffering. Yeah, I mean, I, for one, am glad I didn't, like, ever get into the mall business. But as a mall patron, I went to the mall, like, over the weekend, and I just had such an amazing time. And Ben was sort of striking out. Like, every store we went to, he just didn't want it that badly, you know? Like, I was, sometimes you have to go to the mall, like, with a mission. and I went to the mall with a mission. I'm like, I'm not trying things on. Like if it looks like it fits, it will fit. I went to Mango. I went to Aloe. Like I went to a couple of stores just to get like toast clothing and I crushed it like every store. I got close to Tommy Bahama. Okay. I was crushing it. And Ben was just like, they like don't know my size. I just, I was like, I feel like you don't want it bad enough. Like he was being such like a sourpuss. He didn't want it. He had mall brands. My sweater today, Aerie. Okay. I walked into, I feel like people would be shocked that. I walked into an Aerie. Aerie. And? I think it was gifted like a year ago and I wore it like all last winter. You know what they call that sweater? Cable knit? Well, technically, yes. But you know what other people call it? What? The Rory Gilmore sweater. Oh, cute. And then I forgot that I had it, but it's been so chilly down here that I'm excited to be wearing it today. It's a great sweater. It's, you look beautiful. Thank you. As do you. Dazzling. You know what I did last night? I did something crazy. Crack? Crazier. Death? Crazier. Crazier. I took a bath. Oh my God, that is really crazy of you. Because I also took a bath, but that's sort of like a nightly occurrence. I haven't taken a bath. You guys, Jackie has this amazing bath. It's in the corner. It's by a window. There's art over it. It has multiple faucets. She never uses it. I've probably used your bath just as many times as you have. Probably. I haven't taken a bath certainly in over a year because I didn't take one while I was pregnant. and I didn't take one since I've given birth because I only went to my six week, 10 week appointment last week. But last, like my body is just like hurting, like aching, almost like body aches, but I don't have the rest of a sickness. I feel like I'm fighting something off, but it's taking a toll on my joints. So you had to take it to the bath. So I was like, oh my God, I need a soak. So I took a bath. Did you wet your hair or no? No, no, no. Wetting your, washing your hair is for the shower. That's an Olympic sport, washing your hair in the tub. especially I take a really hot bath so when I get up you get like dizzy when you get out of the bath I need to then lay down quite literally a Victorian woman You are not built for this time Yeah so Whereas Jackie she couldn make it to dinner She had taken a warm bath My bath was too hot. Like that's literally like what happens in those shows, like The Empress. Yes, exactly. She gets like woozy or like, you know, when like a woman's like outside, they're like, are you okay? Yeah. That's you. But I enjoyed my bath, my yearly bath. That's great. I'm going to get next year a bath. I can't even picture you in the bath. and it's like what do you really do and every time I'm in the bath I need one of those pillows that I see get Instagram ads for yeah that like prop up my back because what I'm gonna lay with my neck on the ledge like I'm washing my hair at the salon so when you do take a bath and you commit to not wetting your hair it's definitely less relaxing because just being able to lean back and get your hair wet is very relaxing I got one actually Taylor Strecker got me one of those pillows for my birthday because she had one in her house and I was like wait that's amazing she got me one um I have to tell you and shout out to Taylor was an amazing gift for like two months it became such a chore first of all it became smelly and once it became smelly I got rid of it but like you really in order to properly take care of it like need to take it out of the bath every time you use it and air dry it and I was like but when it was in the bath did it do what you needed it to do no because the pillow itself like does get a little wet so if you really lean back on it fully like your hair gets wet oh but take that out like was it cozy yes so maybe I should get one for my yearly bath it has a year to to dry yeah but you're gonna put it outside and like it's this big heavy soaking wet thing oh yeah it's not all it's cracked up to be sorry taylor strecker and i know it's expensive too well that was it's the thought that counts a very good gift yeah she spoke to the streckers this morning how are they doing amazing strecker they're doing amazing like they're loving every minute taylor strecker keeps calling herself dad which is cracking me up um and they actually said i don't want to spoil because they're probably gonna talk on their podcast with the birth certificate they have to get it like there's an error on it that says because because there are two women it says parent one and parent two and then when they printed it it said mom and dad it actually says dad on there which it can't be like it has to like legally be correct so she's calling herself dad and it's so funny because she was dad and she has taken on this sort of fatherly role and she spoke a lot um when i was on her podcast and just in her podcast in general i don't know she was struggling with that identity but she's like she She is dad. Like she's dad, she's literally about to get a tool belt. Like she's dad. It's hilarious. And she's like doing night feedings cause she's the dad, you know? Oh, that's funny. She's on diaper duty. Dad. Dad stuff. Hysterical stuff. I also have a newborn who eats every three hours again Oh yeah but you actually like do have a newborn He only like 11 weeks old Yeah he is Well how old is he Let me guess Let me guess 14 weeks No less I think he 12 weeks And, you know, it's confusing because I feel like my whole life I've been told that there's four weeks in a month. And then you have a four week old, but you don't have a one month old. Well, it's funny you bring that up because I don't know if you've seen the stats on this February. Oh, is it a historic February? Look at the calendar. Oh, is it full four weeks? It's blocks. Oh, I like that. And, you know, because it's 28 days, that's how the month should look. I completely agree. Now that's a month. That's a month. You know what it's giving? Month. Yeah. It's like every week is Monday to Sunday, Monday to Sunday, Monday to Sunday. First is a Sunday. And then the last day of the month is the Saturday. I love that. It's a beautiful month. Enjoy it, everyone. I didn't even, much like Cynthia Erivo, I did not know that was happening. for those of us who are into months it's major news I feel like this is big news for people with planners it is and then March 1st will start on a Sunday so that looks nice up until the three straggler days that's nice I like that yeah so if you're I actually want to get out my big calendar we've been making so many plans you saw just what I showed you my phone it looks very busy I feel like you should talk about how your life is so enriched since I like decided not to leave why you talk about that oh my life is so enriched I'm so busy Zach is like is this gonna be like an every oh like is this your new schedule now we were just talking about maybe we were gonna go shopping today and I was like well while Claudia is here yeah we just have like so many things to do so much fun to be had I just wanna make sure I'm not overwhelming you because you do still have like you know a newborn no like I'm definitely overwhelmed but I think that it's good for me me too um I did say like my bones feel weary you've run me down so much I had to take a bath to take calcium but um I think overall it's really good I'm having a really good time and you just let me know if you need us to scale it back we can also do like more low-key activities like you can just also like lay around your house but like going to the mall with the babies like is a good activity for me because like I'm with my babies and we are doing something for us I love that yeah no I'm definitely overwhelmed but I think like busy is good yeah and it's just like crazy how I literally convalesced for three months after I had Howie like I did not leave the house the my big outing was your show at MSG and that was in May. Oh wow, I don't know if I realized that my big night was also like a big night for you. It was a big, I remember I was like, I took my pumps out. Now I would be like, I'm going out for a few hours. I'll skip a pump. Yeah, of course. I had Harry in February and that was a big i remember i was like i took my pumps out now i would be like like a big night for you it was a big i remember i was like i took my pumps out now i would be like i'm going out for a few hours i'll skip a pump yeah of course i had harry in february and that was my big was may and like then i remember with charlie like that was when i started using the baby carrier more because like you have a child you have to get you can't i'll just be home and now it's like i like really the bubble is bursting i feel like it makes it go by a little faster like the hard part it does but you also want to soak it up i know it's it's the eternal conflict age old dilemma. I try and soak up as much as I can. And I'm like, ratata, mama's got to go. And he's coming with. Yeah, of course. He's coming with, we got a carrier in every color. Okay, good. Matchy outfit. I'm glad that like, we're having fun. We are having fun. I will go home when we stop having fun. I think that's like a good, but we'll never stop having fun. But then you'll never come back. No, but we also, we never stop having fun. That's true. So I guess I'll never go home. But also, if you wait till like you hate me, then you'll never come back. You have to leave on a high. Well, that is what I do. But that also happened when I was staying at your house. Like now that we're in our own little place, like it's better. When I was staying at your house, I would stay until like I actually could not stand you or your family. And then I wouldn't come back for months because I was like, I can't stand these people still. Right. So maybe leave on a high. Should I go home today? No, we have fun. No, you hear they're not taking out the trash in New York. I was just talking to your friend. Who was I talking to? I talked to a lot of people this morning. I was like rolling. It sounded like it. Yeah. Shout out to Alicia. I had to check in on my bestie who just had a baby. Had to check in on those truckers. it's important to check in on people you know and I heard about the garbage pick up garbage has to be picked up in New York in like 10 days so the streets are covered in ice and garbage I ain't running home I ain't running home we've got plans I mean look at me I'm kind of like a social chair of South Florida I'm like constantly should we go to dinner I was actually thinking we should go out to dinner this week girls or couples so I'm actually glad you brought that up because I was thinking we should do couples. Because, like, I'm, like, every day I'm, like, Ben, I'm going here, I'm going there. I'm, like, doing a lot of things. And he's kind of, like, being, like, a house frow. So I want to get Ben out of the house. We have reverse roles. You want to get Ben out of the house. Yeah, I want to get Ben out of the house. So it's, like, okay, maybe we go with husbands. And then it's just, like, a reservation for, like, eight people. It's, like, so many people. No, and then you also have to get a sitter. Like, I like girls because. I'm just going to drop my kids at your house. Oh, yeah. But, like, then my husband's home. when like I feel I can really enjoy myself. I feel like that's what we always suggest on Dear Toasters. And it like I don I sorry Zach but like this is how I can like have more fun I totally agree And it not because I need to be just with the girls but it like I I don want to deal like the deal with all that Yes No the best feeling is like going and having fun while your husband is home I know that mean but like with the baby like no one, the only, the best thing after me is him. Yeah. Yeah. No, I totally agree. So like you really have peace of mind. Okay. So I'll go to a girl's dinner. Sounds good. But then every time I got, I went out at night twice last week and I was like, this is not for me. I actually agree. Catch me during the day. I don't love going out at night. Me neither. But I do want to go out to dinner maybe when it's almost daylight savings like in a month and then it will start to be lighter later and maybe then going out to dinner will feel better won't be like pitch black if i'm still here well oh true yeah you're making big plans like slow down no no but claudia's safer daylight savings it's true it really is so impactful here like when we get more daylight because we can really use it because the weather is good you know what it sounds like you've been doing? Making big, big plans. You are so close. Praying for daylight. You were so close. Yeah. Yeah. Praying for daylight in Rascal Flatts. Oh my God. Yes. So we are going to the Rascal Flatts concert and that is technically why I am still here because I was not coming back. So we'll reevaluate after Rascal Flatts. They better put on a heck of a show. Oh my God. We have to talk about that too. We have to talk about this. Okay. So I'm not worried. rascal flats gary lavox is going viral the lead singer of rascal for one of his performances someone like filmed him and posted it and they said he was like hooting and hollering anybody into rascal flats concert recently because he's just up there hooting and hollering and he was like off key and all over the place and it was a mess um i watched the videos and i can confirm it was messy however like i give him grace there's no question there's no doubt that he is the most talented vocalist if something happened that night to throw him off whether it was the drink whether it was the audio alex warren style like that's not gary so it's annoying that like gary's bad night gets so much pr when like gary has night after night margo just went like he crushes it every single time now we are going true that's such a negative society we like i know They get no positive accolades. Yeah. For what he does night after night and he slays. And the one time he's, I can't even say what was happening. Yeah, he was just like, the thing is he's been singing these songs for 30 years. Like, sorry he tried something different. Like don make fun of the girl who took a chance you know Like he always riffs and he like and it part of the relationship he was challenging himself creatively he was just off i think he couldn hear or he was drunk let just say you know what like you would do it too if you touring with the same band singing the same song for like 50 years if my life was listening to rascal flats like all day every day i don't know if you would feel that way if you were rascal flats though that must be how people feel maybe about the toast no no no don't make rascals problem our problem No, no, if people like, I am to Rascal Flatts what the toasters are to the toast. Yeah, it's called a fan. I feel like you didn't understand what I was saying. I just do. While we're on the topic, I have two requests for Rascal Flatts. And I do know that people in the Rascal Flatts orbit like listens to this show. So we are coming to the show and I need you to do two things for me. We're coming to the show. We don't even have tickets yet. Oh, yeah. Oh, sorry. I need you to do three things for me. I need tickets. And we want front row tickets. We're having a hard time finding them. And we're a big group. That's the problem. Yeah, we need 10 front row tickets. And like there's not 10 empty seats right now. It's kind of like the age old question. Like we should leave the husbands at home except that it's Valentine's Day. Yeah. So, yeah. No, and I turn Zach into the biggest Rascal Flatts fan. He's not staying home. Ben could stay home, honestly. He's like, I'll go like for you. But okay, so I need three things. I need 10 front row tickets. I need you to add one song to your set list just like a special one night only. How They Remember You. That is my favorite Rascal Flatts song. So if you guys could do that, that'd be great. And then third, this is just like a general overall thing that Gary does. I really need him to stop doing it. I watch every video. Every time I get Rascal Flatts live performance comes up on my TikTok, like I'm sad. And he does this thing that a lot of performers do. And it is my biggest pet peeve. Like when you get to the best part of the song, like don't give us the microphone. Keep it to yourself. Like life is a stop. It's so annoying. Like the best parts of the song you don't hear because like the crowd is singing it. Please. I really don't like that, Gary. Please stop doing that. and I will just take whatever show that you have to give me even if it is a bunch of hooting and hollering even if it is I wouldn't even realize you're in the presence of greatness like that fucking ingrate who exposed him oh yeah well she's not a real flutista oh yeah what's her name I don't know the little rascals the little rascals the rascalitas I like rascalitas me too okay rascalitas flutistas flutistas well that's gonna be fun oh we're called I know we're called sorry We're flat earthers. Okay. The flats. What if they rebranded The flats I like it That is a cute name I mean their name is everything Yeah So they can But it like how Lady Antebellum became Lady A Yeah. Prasco Flats become The Flats. No, the Dixie Chicks became The Chicks. That's really more so. Oh, yeah, yeah. Thanks. Conquerous. Yeah, thanks. Yeah. Once again, like, just during all my calls. No. But I also remembered another call that I made. Not the one that we remember. Because that was two people, like, from our personal life that you guys wouldn't even care. But I was thinking of another call. it wasn't hannibal justin rose i was watching shark tank last night robert herjavec is the judge equivalent to derrick huff for you it's you liked it when i made it you said that to me already yeah no you didn't that's the first time i'm dancing when we were recapping dancing with the stars and i was like i liked her and you're like yeah and i was like i feel like for you he's like the robert herjavec of dancing with the oh okay then did i like it then? Yeah, you love it. Okay, so good call, good call. I ate with that. Things you did? That. Let's get into the stories. There's a lot of stories today for a Tuesday. Yes, and we have dear toasters, so we have lots to do. Yeah, so without further ado-da-do-da-do, it is time for the Fast Five Stories that you-da-do need to know. And the Fast Five Stories that you need to know are brought to you by Wildgrain. 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Today's episode, period. Today's episode is very wonderful. Good. Our first story is some really crazy news. Yes. The search for Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, is a race against time, says the sheriff. So Savannah Guthrie's mother has been missing for 48 hours. She was last seen Saturday night, right? Yeah, she was last seen Saturday night. She was reported missing Sunday morning when she didn't show up to church. And now it is a missing persons investigation. The investigators have said that they believe that she was abducted from her home, that there was a fight. She did not leave. There was blood. The house is now a crime scene. The house is a crime scene. they believe she did not leave willingly right i think a lot of times when an elderly person disappears they'll like chalk it up to you know cognitive issues you know people who are elderly are often found like wandering um but it was very clear from the beginning like no she was like snatched yeah and like i i was talking about this with somebody yesterday i was like so was she like kidnapped and you don't ever really use the word kidnap for an old right um because this just like doesn't happen it's so evil yeah it's a really crazy upsetting story um and she also has health issues so she takes a daily medication that if she doesn't take could be fatal for her right so it's like very high stakes yeah savannah guthrie posted on instagram this morning like um please send prayers i think she was supposed to head to the olympics the olympics in milan she's obviously not going what a weird spooky story yeah and a nightmare a nightmare yeah so So more, like, there's not a lot of details that have come out, but I think also, like, the police department don't want to share. If they have a suspect in mind, they don't want to let them know, like, what we know. Like what sort of enemies does an old lady who goes to church have She was on Saturday night with her kids Sunday morning church She was playing Mahjong Saturday night You kidding I just saw that in the Daily Mail Like couldn have been more wholesome Who is targeting this woman I don know Like seriously it the craziest story She lived in a very affluent community where there should be like security cameras. We've not seen any security footage. I mean, I heard that her home did not have a lot of security, except there were a couple of cameras outside that they're working on getting access to. Yeah. It wasn't a hot, you know, hotwired, secure. Like the front door was unlocked, but there was like signs of fourth century all the common areas lights were left on so it's like it's a confusing situation no one knows what happened so sad yeah like i think like every like person's worst nightmare yeah i hope that they get some answers soon i know i hope she's okay yeah what the fuck i don't know so what like a crazy crazy story yeah praying for yeah praying for her um our next story some talk show news oh my god clarkson confirms that her talk show will end after seven years she seven seasons she said this is not an easy decision so kelly posted yesterday i have been extremely fortunate to work with such an outstanding group of people at tkcs the kelly clarkson show both in la and new york there have been so many amazing moments and shows over these seven seasons i am forever grateful and honored to have worked alongside the greatest band and crew you could hope for all the talent and inspiring people who have shared their time and lives with us all the fans because of all of that this was not an easy decision but this season will be my last stepping away from the daily schedule will allow me to prioritize my kids which feels necessary and right for this next chapter of our lives this isn't goodbye I'll still be making music playing shows here and there that sounds like I didn't think that you wouldn't be oh I thought that the here and there was like don't get too excited and you may catch me on The Voice from time to time. You never know where I might show up next. It's giving, I just think like she didn't have to do this forever. So if she's closing this chapter, like, of course you go back to music, you go back to everything else you were doing. But like the fact that she's reassuring us that she'll be making music and performing here and there. Right. So I think given everything that Kelly has been through, like it's not shocking at all that her show is coming to an end. She should prioritize what she wants to prioritize. However, I feel like this is just based off of a feeling like no proof that she's kind of been over it for some time and like she's ending it more so because of that. Like if she really loved it and wanted to keep going, like, you know, you can find a way to balance family and everything. I just feel like it was time for her in addition to all the things that she's been through. Yeah I don know that she over it but I think a job like that you have to give so much of yourself and it very like depleting on like your battery And I think she wants to give all of that at home and not have to show up every day. Like when you're not feeling that way every day. It's also an amazing way to go out. Like I think you even she's, you know, the biggest and baddest in daytime, but like that might not have been the case forever. And there's nothing worse than like ending your show because like the ratings stink. Like, yeah, to go out on top after seven very successful seasons. And we are getting one more season, which means we'll probably get like a fabulous final season with lots of like Kelly content. It's good. I'm not displeased. And I do feel like while I love the Kelly Clarkson show and I love what it's done for her, I feel like Kelly Yogi was huge for her Q score rating amongst a new generation of listeners. I wasn't like watching it a lot. Like I do. I'd rather her go on tour. I'd rather get music from her. I agree. Yeah, I do feel like it hindered her other projects. And so there was a time and space for it. But I'm kind of thrilled that we're going to go back to the OG Kelly. But I don't know why she said it like that, playing shows here and there, unless that was like meant to like be an Easter egg for something. No, I feel like she's really not going to be doing a lot after this. Like, it's easy to release music. It's easy to go on The Voice. Like, you know, you stay in one place. But to tour, especially if she's like really is prioritizing family, like being like, yeah, I'll release new music, but don't expect me to go on like a 50 city tour. That's fine by me. Just New York. Or like Vegas. will come destination yeah we'll travel we'll travel for kelly she's on the short list of people i'll travel for oh who's on the list brasko flats of course kelly clarkson i would travel for luke luke um would you travel for taylor uh no bruno mars but like i i think that's it you said it was a short list yeah four four that's a good list yeah what about you i would travel for i mean i have traveled for luke i have traveled for taylor i have traveled for rascal i'm aligned like once in life like shows that like i would travel for one republic oh did we see them we did we traveled to we traveled to new That's not really travel. And I would also travel for the Goo Goo Dolls. I've seen them. Me too. Beautiful. Like genuinely amazing performers. Ecstasy is all you else. I've seen them. Me too. Beautiful. Like genuinely amazing performers. Ecstasy is all you need. Living in the big machine now. I don't know what the hell they're saying in any of their songs. Now your world is way too fast and nothing's real and nothing lasts. We're all alive. Like I don't even know what the hell he's saying. You know, Charlie Puth was on this Rolling Stone podcast, And I don't know why I saw so many clips of it. Maybe because the person asking questions was actually asking good questions. And Charlie was actually giving insightful answers. And he is really widely regarded. I didn't realize Charlie Puth is a Charlie. I didn't realize Charlie Puth was a Charlie either. You know, I love a Charlie. I do know that. I love a Charlie too. I've actually been loving Charlie Puth more. You know. Good namesake for your son. Yeah. I love that. And I'm excited for his national anthem coming up. Yes. well Charlie Puth was asked because he is widely regarded as one of like the greatest songwriters that too actually no he doesn't even compare to our Charlie one of the greatest songwriters of our generation and he was like what do you think are like five of the best written most perfect songs and he said a couple I don't remember but I was struck that he said Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls like that's someone who knows real music yeah yeah yeah I want to know the other ones I'll find He really does know real music. Yes, and he knows what a song is written well. He should do a master class on songwriting. He should. I don't know that he's always the best celebrity. People like to clown on him. Maybe Taylor was really being earnest when she said he was underrated. I do think she was being earnest. His musical capabilities are so impressive, but he's not the biggest star. Yeah, he's not meant for stardom. M&M's Real Slim Shady Notorious It was very all over Notorious B.I.G. Juicy Okay They're making me watch the clip Like I seriously can't I guess we're watching the clip Oh okay Chardley Chardley Puth I forget a song ever written and recorded you see by Notorious B Don want to miss a thing by aerosmith written by diane warren i think raindrops keep falling on my head by burt baccarat wow i just taking a second because i know the internet lives forever i think uh when i heard the real slim shady is by Dr. Dre. The snare drum blew me away on that. And probably Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls. Wow. It's so subjective. Can I see him? I'm sure. I didn't even mention a James Taylor song. So if I were to do an honorary mention, I'd say something in the way she moves. Okay. Okay, Charlie. Yeah, no. Like, Taylor Swift was on to something. You know? I agree. Yeah. He's a cutie. Yeah, he is. Oh, are we talking about the Charlie XCX Smart List thing? We are. Okay. Do you want to do that next? I do because I have thoughts and I think it's funny. So Smart List is getting canceled. Smart List is over partying. And it's shockingly not by us. And I'm actually kind of going to defend Smart List really quickly. No, they're getting a little bit of backlash. Jason Bateman specifically after pressing Charlie XCX on why she doesn't want to have children. So I heard like a transcription of the, you know, I've read some comments. People being like Claudia never lets Jackie finish the story. And you know what? Like, sorry. Let me just give the other people the information if they're not as online as us. And this is me taking constructive criticism. I agree with you guys. But don't get ahead of yourselves. That's all the constructive criticism I'll take for the year. Charli XCX went on SmartList, as one does. And at one point, they're talking about Charli growing up as an only child. And Jason then asks her if that influences how many kids she wants to have, wondering if she wants to have more than one kid or maybe one who has the same sort of experience that she did. In response, she said, I actually don't want to have kids. Sean chimed in immediately to ask her, you don't? Wait, why? Though a few seconds later, he followed up with, it's none of my business. It's OPC. Then Charlie responded thoughtfully saying she likes the quote fantasy of having a child, like naming it. It sounds so fun. But like that is exactly a sign to me why I should not have one. The fact that that feels like the coolest part about it. And like, maybe I'm not ready, you know? However, from there, things got awkward as Jason started telling a story about his own wife, Amanda, supposedly. So turdicoded by telling his own story. He didn't want children before she met him, and now they have two daughters. He suggests that she might find somebody who will change her mind, too, to which she replied, well, I'm married. He then joked that he needed to read a newspaper and then he followed up with another joke saying that maybe she want a kid with her next husband Yeah okay So I read like a transcription or like someone paraphrasing it and I was like yikes I listened to it and it actually wasn that bad I feel like she not easily offended and it was like a very honest conversation like I actually really liked her take being like the thing that excites me most about having a baby is being able to name it like I feel like that's a good indicator that maybe I'm not like like I shouldn't have kids and like I I thought the whole conversation like sounded worse than it was and yes like uh at a glance It's like three men pestering a woman why she doesn't want to have kids. Sure. But like, I don't know. I thought it was a funny thing. I did not think it was weird. And I didn't think she was offended either. Yeah. And isn't the whole concept of smart lists? I've quite literally never heard an episode that one of them chooses a guest and surprises the other. So like Jason, it's like, well, Jason should have done his research. Isn't that the whole thing? The whole point. Yeah. Right. Do they still do that? I think so. That's what they did in the documentary. And that's as far as my smart list knowledge goes. But also like this is just conversation, you know, and it's and it's meant to be like deep. And those are big questions to ask. And if she certainly because she wasn't offended, I don't think anybody should be offended. And if she was, I do think they would have probably cut it out. Although there is a part where I feel like they edited it. You can hear like a little cut. Oh, interesting. But I don't know. I just you can't like walk on eggshells like and it's a fair like if you're talking about how you grew up. Oh, and those are normal. If you're too scared to ask a question like seriously, don't have a podcast. I completely agree and I think the context of what they were talking about before was also left out when this thing went viral because it is important she was talking about being an only child yeah and I feel like a good question to ask an only child is like is that what you want for your kids or do you want like that experience like people ask us that coming from a big family all the time like I was talking about that with Josh making fucking conversation with Josh Peck he was an only child and now he has this huge family like we talked about on the podcast so I don't think it's a weird question I don't think she was offended by it at all I think like keyboard warriors are and like don't ever put me in a position where i have to defend smartless again okay yeah and charlie xdx because there are like things that canceled uh smartless should be canceled for and this ain't it yeah like being on top of the charts above us all the time like that's a cancel it's disgusting they're keeping women down silencing women they're silencing women and i'm defending charlie xdx too you see how i did that i see how you did that so don't say that I didn't. Nobody said that. Nobody would ever say that. This is like such a silly story and people are really reaching. I agree. Although I am excited. Like, I don't know what, I don know that these three know what it like to like have the internet at their arse But I don really think this is going reach a level that will even reach them in any meaningful way like this is not serious no even though just Jared wrote it up but I do think that like men podcasters have this a lot less than female podcasters like the accountability police is just a it's definitely a women's issue so nobody really cares like when a man says something on his podcast but I also feel like and I've not listened to an episode. So this is just me taking a shot in the dark. I feel like SmartList doesn't really go there. Like, I don't feel like they're having like interesting, controversial conversations. Yeah, no, it's like armchair expert is always going there. Yeah, armchair expert goes there. He gets a lot of- They're the elk of podcasters. Yeah. I don't know what SmartList is doing over there, but like, I just feel like- People seem to really like it. Yeah. Yeah, no, they do. They're doing something right. Not every podcast has to be, sorry, say it again, rat-a-tat, controversial. Like I'm saying, hottest take. Yeah, or like so thought provoking Sometimes people just want to commute home And like get a little chuckle The toast We go there We are so dynamic Oh no, we're going at a glance Oh no Everyone, zoom out But we do go there We're actually extremely substantial when we want to be I feel like I go through eras where I'm so serious About stuff and then some eras where I'm like You guys It's not that serious We're just living yeah um that's why like the toast is without peer i would say we are because we do a little bit of all of it they're smartless we're peerless a spinoff show peerless if we ever got acquired by smartless it would be a start list presents peerless the eternity for maternity collection obsessed are you ready for our fourth story yeah it's some really beautiful news eddie murphy's son eric and martin lawrence's daughter jasmine are expecting their first baby together less than a year after tying the knot so in case you didn't know eddie murphy's son and martin lawrence's daughter are married i had no idea now they're like that should have been in his documentary because i like fun fact about me is that i know a lot of stuff about eddie murphy ever since i I watched his documentary and made it my whole personality. And I feel like that's, when he was doing like that 20 minute bit at the end about his dumb ass puppets, I feel like that would have been a good time to let us know this. Yeah, I feel like I forgot this, but maybe at one point I knew it. Okay. Cause it didn't seem like totally random. And now they're having a baby. That's really nice. Lot of pressure for them. I forgot this, but maybe at one point I knew it. I forgot this, but maybe at one point I knew it. Okay. Because it didn't seem like totally random. And now they're having a baby. That's really nice. A lot of pressure for the baby to be like. To be so funny. Yeah. My baby's like so serious. Yeah. But it's really cute. It is really cute. I can only imagine what like the bris or whatever baby shower is going to be like. Yeah. Funny. Funny, funny, funny. Yeah. I love Eddie Murphy. I know. Because I watch his documentary. I don't know if I mentioned that, you guys. And you liked it. I never watched it yet. I didn't watch it last night. I watched American Idol. Oh, we almost watched American Idol, but then there was Shark Tank. And you know Zach loves Shark Tank. Well, I was watching Jeopardy. In case anyone's wondering, I beat Ben. And then it was on after. I was like, sure, why not? And it's the auditions, which is my favorite part. After the auditions, I don't really feel like I need to watch. I feel the same way about The Voice. It's just such a good show. like I do how is Carrie I feel like they need a shake up wait I think this is her first season it's not her first season it's like her second or third and I wasn't just referring to her like in general it feels a little stale I think it's because you know Lionel and Luke Bryan have been there for many years and then it's like a new pop star it was Katy Perry and so it's just kind of formulaic at this point and I am like a little bit over it as somebody who tuned in once They should bring back Simon, Paula, Randy. They should bring back Simon. What's old is new again. I don't feel like as a country we've ever been in a better place than we were when those three were running that table like a factory. Yeah. They each knew their roles. Paula was like the fun pop star. Randy was like just sort of the very affable, relatable one. And then Simon was the one who could really speak the truth. The truth teller. Hey, baby, you got to remember. I'm forever your girl. So I've actually never heard a Paula Abdul song. Have you? Like, I know that she is this prolific pop star whose music has quite literally never once touched me in any meaningful way. Was that Paula Abdul? So if you were to say to me before, like two weeks ago, name a Paula Abdul song, I couldn't. Then I watched People We Meet on Vacation. And there's like a whole scene. And it's become like, if you talk about the movie on TikTok, like you have to use that song. I'm forever your girl. It's Paula Abdul. It crazy that she got that job I think if you knew Paula Abdul and her work you wouldn think that it was crazy Really Yeah She was a very meaningful She was Did you see the trailer for the Michael Jackson documentary? I did. So they're doing the Bohemian Rhapsody Elton John treatment to Michael Jackson. I'm wondering if they'll talk about the molestation. I'm wondering if they will touch on it. The molestation was not in the trailer. No, it wasn't, but that's okay. A lot of like family drama. And it's, I think, considered like people are really excited about it because, well who could play michael the greatest you know singer dancer of our time well one of his descendants actually jafar will be playing michael um i don't know if i'm gonna watch it because like one thing about me i actually do think he molested those kids that's just like a crazy thing about me so too and that documentary was very compelling oh my god that hbo max documentary was insane um i just believe it and even if like i didn't watch a documentary like the whole thing of him And like, you know, having the ranch where kids would come, like, it's just weird. So just like not a fan of like the erasure of the molestation personally. And I feel like there have been like the MJ hologram and the Broadway show. They're always doing things about his life where they're just very conveniently leaving out the whole, you know, child molestation. I think what people say and they sort of try to make sense of it, like by saying that he was like stunted as a child and like as a child star. and probably like psychologically abused and like never. And so are you going to show us that in the documentary or is it all going to be like ba-da-ba-ba-ba ba-da-ba-ba-ba What song are you singing? Oh, Jackson 5. That is the best song. What else do I need to sing Jackson 5? Yeah, I thought you were going to sing like a Michael Jackson song. Oh no, I was going to sing a Jackson 5 song because the documentary seemed very Jackson 5 heavy. I wonder if the documentary and by documentary of course it means biopic. Movie musical. if the biopic will cover the influence 13 going on 30 had on michael jackson's career i don't know that he did he live to see that i actually think he did thank god that he lived to see that honestly i'm glad i live to see that so i feel like the biopic will be very surface i just want to quickly go back if i were to ever do a rolling stone interview and they would say what are the five greatest songs ever written i really have to think about it but i do think that jackson five song is up there it's like the best song And that's why I like wood by, I don't even know what song you're singing when you sing that. Da da da da da. Oh, no wood. I like the Cimarelli version. Na na na I a four E except after C Na two plus two makes four Na na na I gonna teach teach you how to get a name You supposed to be like back to by background I going to teach you teach you teach you all about love dear Sit yourself down and take a seat. All you got to do is repeat. Like that is, Charlie Puth should have said that. Easy as one. And we're learning. I'll tell you a story. Me, A, B, C. One, two, three. Baby, you and me. All you got to do is sing it out. Come on, come on, come on. Let me show you what it's all about. Read it. I literally know all the words to that song because of Cimarelli. Do you know what I'm talking about? You know, it's a good kid song too. Of course. Like when Ruby starts going to school, you know I'm going to be popping that thang. A lot of good like Jackson 5. Like Rockin' Robin. Oh yeah. They kind of like made music for kids. Yeah. I guess because they were kids. That's a good call. So yeah, Curious at the Willow Station, of course. I feel like they won't even go there. I know. Is it really a biopic? No. And do you want to see that in a movie musical? So like, that's why I think I'll skip the movie. Yeah. But Miles Teller's in it. Oh my God. I was shocked when Miles Teller showed up in the documentary in a wig. Like I was shook. Anybody else? Yeah. Except then I remembered the funny story that when it was rumored who they were casting for the movie, there was a rumor that Miles Teller was playing Michael Jackson and he had to like come out and be like, you guys, I'm not. Oh, that's so funny. Because there was like backlash rightfully so. Like, why would Miles tell it? Even though he really can dance. Yeah. He's a great actor. Da-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na. Da-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na. What do you feel now? I ain't so bad. You know? Yeah. This is why it feels so good. You know what song I really like actually But I prefer the Glee version of course I'm starting with the man in the mirror Oh yeah And he really should have started with the man in the mirror That Michael Change starts from within Okay Yeah No mess Oh no that's George Michael That song I like that other one Oh you know what I love Sometimes the clothes do not make the man and all we have. I love that song. Me too. Michael Jack, bring it back. Yeah. Black and white Say again It don matter if you black or white Do do do do do You know what I met my baby on a set maybe we should watch i was gonna say i think i have to see the movie no like because i can hold space for two things like that music is really good it's really good he's really good it's excellent i think we have to see the movie it's been a while since we've gotten like a a swirly biopic you know not something like that's like not fun like Bohemian Rhapsody and Elton like they were like about the music very showman like yeah okay let's do it yeah are you ready for our fifth and final story and a miracle has happened tonight you know what we can also watch the Glee episode of Michael Jackson they did like a themed episode and is he fat bottom girls no that's queen I like that song I love that song and the way like I only know it from Glee Glee doesn't get enough respect for like introducing my generation I know so much older music exclusively because of Glee. 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But all of it led her to this, even not winning. I feel like maybe if she won, maybe it would have been different. Who knows if she would have gotten this role. She wouldn't, she'd be on the tour or something. Like this was what was meant for her. It crazy how much like she changed in the last year and how much like my perception of her has changed Like when I watch her on the show it feels like I watching a completely different person now also Mark Ballas I feel that way about well Treaters has not been good for Mark Ballas I believe not been kind Jackie sent me a funny text she was like what did you say like about how he's I didn't know anything about him like when I watched Dancing with the Stars and when I saw him on Dancing with the Stars like I I was a little intimidated by him like I just felt like he's like very cool and very serious and he's one of like the most you know decorated champions and he's like one of the most popular ones and he's so a part of Dancing with the Stars lore and history in a positive way. Yeah. And I felt like maybe, I don't know, all the drama that surrounded them. Like, I don't know. I just like, I felt he was like very intimidating. Oh, it was like ethereal. Yeah. And then like Traitor's. Like I said, has not been good. Right. I was like, oh. He's not that. No. And he's just like one of Colton's cronies. Yeah. It's giving follower on Traitor's, which is never a good thing. Yeah. But back to Whitney, very excited for her. Yeah. I feel like the next season of Secret Lives that comes out will be like when the girls are doing Dancing with the Stars. Yeah, it'll be a little delayed. And we'll see how supportive they are of her in that moment. If they were there for her then, then it's okay that they're here for her now. Oh, I didn't see Jen. I saw Mikaela. I saw Jessie. I think I saw Macy. Taylor. Taylor. I did not see. Demi. What? Demi. No, I didn't see her. But like, I don't think that means anything. Yeah, I think they are friends. Yeah. No, I didn't see Jen. so we'll see how they treat her on this previous season but yeah now she's like larger than life I wonder like not to like you know put pressure on her but like what do you do after this do you go back to Utah yes I really hope she does not leave the show I think it's like I think that happens a lot where is Jean Paul like don't leave the thing because it's still a huge show yeah do not leave I don't think it would be good for her like if if I I would actually think that's a huge mistake yeah if Taylor Frankie Paul is not leaving nobody should be yeah even though do you feel like Whitney Who do you think is the most famous From the show I feel like it's Whitney now Today it's Whitney When Taylor's season of The Bachelorette comes out It will be Taylor Yeah Yeah Because it's always just sort of in this undisputed thing Like Taylor is the leader of MomTalk Because she started it But also because She is the most famous I think she's had the most followers Yeah How many followers does Whitney have now Are we talking exclusively on TikTok I want to do TikTok I'll go to Instagram You go to TikTok Okay Taylor Frankie Paul has 6 million followers that's a ton Whitney Layavit has oh 3 it like not even a question Taylor has 2 on Instagram And Whitney Lay has 1 So she's creeping up. And I do feel like their Instagram followers. How many does Taylor have on Instagram? 2.2. Oh, she's creeping up. Yeah. Like I feel like Taylor got a lot of followers on TikTok. From MomTalk. But now they're all sort of like settled. Yeah. Yeah. Instagram is, I feel, a more realistic. Yeah. It's like more like from the show. Yeah. So yeah, definitely neck and neck. But I do still think Taylor's leader of mom talk, no matter how big Whitney is. Because Whitney's doing things outside of mom talk. Outside of Utah. Taylor's always been doing everything in service of mom talk. Mom talk. Yeah. Yeah, very exciting for Miss Leovitt. Oh, girl. Let's dive into Dear Toasters, our weekly advice segment every Tuesday. Jackie and I host a segment called Dear Toasters, where our toasters can write in if they're in need. Whether they're going through issues at work, at home, in their relationship, with a friend, in a wedding party. Email us, deartoasters at gmail.com or head over to our website. thetoastpodcast.com. Scroll down. There's a little box that says Dear Toasters. Both methods of submission are equal opportunity and they are both completely anonymous. So you never have to worry about that. Are you ready? Okay. Dear Toasters, after my husband's mom died three years ago, we had to take in her cat or she was going to be put in a shelter. I love animals, but this cat is the worst. She attacks my other cat. She pees in places out of spite. She scratches like ruins my doors and walls. I have a black lab, a dog who's terrified of her. I'm seven months pregnant with my first child. Is it wrong of me to want to get rid of my husband's dead mother's cat? No. And I would have said this even before you said you were pregnant, but now that you're pregnant, it's sort of like what you say goes. And I'm sorry to your husband, but his mom's cat has to go. No. And like, you can't have like a wild feral animal around when you have a baby. I've also heard that like cats can be unsafe during pregnancy because they carry some germs. that are like not safe for the pregnant. Yeah, but she has another cat that she loves, so she shouldn't bring that up. Okay, okay. Because then it's like, all right, well, we'll have to get rid of both cats. Yeah, yeah. I would definitely seek out a family member on your husband's side. Like worst case, like you don't want to give him in a shelter. So like I would really work to find, and of course this is your husband's problem, not yours, finding a safe home for him. Rehoming and during pregnancy and early childhood years happens a lot. You're not a bad person because of it. Jennifer Lawrence did it. And this isn't even your cat. So definitely, definitely get rid of that cat. Yeah, you can't have a wild animal around with a baby. Yeah, and I also feel like its spirit feels current. So definitely, definitely get rid of that cat. So definitely, definitely get rid of that cat. Yeah. You can't have a wild animal around with a baby. Yeah. And I also feel like its spirit feels cursed, you know, and you want to, you're in your nesting phase. Yeah. You want to sage the home, positive, clean energy. And it doesn't sound like this cat is providing that. No. And so you, when it comes to bringing it up, like just say it, like you don't even have to cushion it. Like you're not even being remotely unreasonable. No. And like, you're not, this isn't like a democracy, you know? This is happening. It's a pregocracy. This is happening. Yeah, right. Get on board. Get on board. Yeah. Start making arrangements. Yeah. All right, next up. That was easy. Hey, Swirlies. I went to the dentist recently and I was seen by a new dentist. I couldn't help but notice this man was extremely attractive and he seemed to be around my age. I am typically shy. I do not like going out of my way to express things like this or make the first move. So how do I go about seeing if he's interested in me? Should I follow him on Instagram? Is it weird if I have my roommate DM him for me in case it goes poorly? Because I still want to go to the dentist. He's also private on Instagram, so I don't know if he has a girlfriend. Sincerely, Shy Toaster. I feel like you've written into the wrong show. Like, I don't know. We are two married ladies. No, no, like, I don't know how to help you. Because I'm always about putting yourself out there. You know, there is a time and a place. But, like, I don't know why this feels like a hard one. Well, it is a little radical, just in terms of, like, you know nothing about him. Like we do before you make any sort of contact, you absolutely have to find out if he's married because don't waste your time then. And I think there are ways to just Google it. Google his name and registry and see if there's like a registry come up. Like there's a million ways. Find a mutual friend. Check Facebook. Like there are ways you have to do that first. But I do love your approach to like you can't just sit around and wait for life to happen for you, especially in this day and age. I feel like, you know, I'm always quoting Scott Galloway. He talks about how men as a gender are deteriorating. they're less and less viable. And they're certainly not asking women out. It's just not happening. I don't know how people are meeting people, but it's not in the way that they once were. And I think a lot of women are kind of forced to take matters into their own hands. And I do think that's what's happening to you here. And so I want to support you. So I'm trying to give sort of tactical advice. You have to find out. You have to find out. I think also he, even if he thought you were cute, like I don't think he could make the first move because that's like probably a violation. I think DMing with a friend, no. No, agreed, no. I think you kind of have to put your cards on the table and be willing to change dentists Of course If it doesn work out Dentists are like it not like he a neurosurgeon Like dentists are there one on every block You could find another dentist Not to say that dentists aren smart That's not what I was saying. But I do think you need to be more specific when looking for a neurosurgeon versus a dentist. I'm thinking of what I'm going to say next. And I think you've like stepped in some shit. Because that's not what I was saying. Like, obviously you go to dental school, like you're really smart. Oh, I hear you. But it doesn't sound like you're crazy. I came back to the conversation and you have to apologize. I'm fighting for my life over here. I just didn't want to insult dentists. Like, I think it doesn't sound like you have any complicated dental history. So if you need to find a new dentist, it's not a big deal. Okay. Okay. It's not a big deal. So like, you need to be willing to lose your dentist. Yes, you do. And instead of a new dentist, what, you've known him for five minutes and you're married to him as a dentist? Like, it's fine. Yeah, it is fine. And so I think you do have to just like sort of disassociate. And you said you're shy, like put on the out, like a confident person outerwear and like go up to me. like at the next appointment at the next appointment be like at your final appointment are you seeing anyone and see what he says yeah like i would love to grab a drink sometime and like even though that's like not me and it's not you either because that was really good though not right i just like i'm in a costume of confidence wait for the appointment to be borderline over like his wrapping up um but is there like a hygienist in the room they're always ruining the vibes like not to say that dental hygienist you're not eyeing him of course the girl get in line everyone wants hot dentist but will everyone do it i not everyone has what it takes in that hot dentist you have to be prepared you have to have your next dentist on lined up yeah and you have instead of asking your friend to dm him ask your friend who her dentist is yeah you have to just pretend you're someone else yeah and say like hey you need to be kind of crazy yeah and the crazy bird gets the word we're at an inflection point and you have nothing to lose except a good dentist in culture we're at an inflection point like in hetero normative hetero relationships where like men are not asking women out like men are not leaving the house like they are these sort of like crazy creatures out galloway on the podcast i actually would love to right um and i didn't know you taught at nyu kind of how we did like that episode with chelsea handler and like we were like people the ones we chose were like very specific to chelsea we need to write it about like men who who are suffering like and how the wives can help them. And maybe we can get it sponsored by State Farm and it can be called Deer Farmer with Scott Galloway Okay Or we just have our loyal sponsors and not yearn for the ones who left us pine for state farm yeah i don no i don i mean state farm is great come back anytime i pine for deer farmer yeah i know you do um but i just feel like there are what about farmer's insurance farmer's insurance are they not owned by state farm don't you feel like that's a weird coincidence like yeah they kind of like appropriating the farm yeah it's like a cheater brand no but like farmer's insurance is insurance for farmers no it's not it's just insurance are you sure i'm not and like that wouldn't make sense but i'm almost a hundred percent and then it's like what does state farm know about farm do you even know ball as the children say is farmer's insurance only insurance for farmers question mark or not only but like mostly no despite the name it's a large insurance company that sells policies to all kinds of customers auto insurance home insurance renters life business insurance umbrella liability and motor motorcycle rv okay so they can do dear farmer yeah how did we get here oh so yeah you have to be prepared to find another dentist and you have to the next time the appointment like find the right time wait for the appointment to be over because if he says oh and you also have to find out if he's married or has a girlfriend because then seriously don't wait yeah and i just feel like he does do you know what i mean i feel like dentists are usually spoken for well also like dentists like would be wearing rings right i don't know why they're gonna bring their ring into your mouth yeah and a ring is really dirty i actually hope my dentist is not wearing a ring no and you wear a glove oh yeah love yeah no love no love i think yeah you know what someone's gonna get this dentist and why not you no i i love your brazen approach especially you sound like somebody who doesn't know she became unbrazen when she started talking about instagram dms oh that's by the way that's when i was like you're not cut out for this of all the things you wrote in that is definitely the worst idea like Do not do that. Don't bring any part of Instagram into this. Agreed. Unless it's like stalking. Yeah. Unless you make a fence. I don't even think your friend should follow him. Go to his website. Like when they say like about us, he'll have a picture. If he has a wife and kids, the picture will be there. Yeah. And if your friend like follows him to find out, he might think the friend's cute. Oh yeah. Only your ugly friends. Yeah. Okay. Are you ready for your third and final? Hey, Jackson Turd. How you doing? Do I have to tell my boyfriend that I'm on Ozempic? I've always been an athlete. Ooh fridge we been dating for almost two years and the only person i told is my best friend am i okay to keep this huge secret and not tell him that i on a medication or is it okay to live my girly squirrely skinny life in private oh i like i got angel and devil on my shoulder me too because my initial reaction is like live your life don't tell your life he's just the boyfriend do what you want i hate to be so extreme like break up with your boyfriend he's gay but if you can't tell your boyfriend like this thing that means like like that you want to do for your own reasons it doesn't affect him at all like I don't know it kind of sounds like he's like not a supportive boyfriend well no but he might be like holistic and like you just have a different you guys just disagree about and that's fine and that should still support that doesn't mean that you should break up but you also might not even want to go there and like have the talk about it and you're entitled to like your privacy your medical privacy you don't have to like tell someone everything however on the other side I'm like I want to know what medications my partner is on I feel like that's a fair thing to know. Oh, that's an interesting thing to say. I think I agree. I've never thought about it before because, like, Ben and I, like, you know, we pee with the door open. We're very, like, there's nothing. And that's your, like, you would never not. He's your husband. I would want to know medications that my partner's on. I feel like that's a fair thing to know. But I also feel like, you know, your body, your choice. I'm fine with her doing it, but I don't, I feel like then not sharing it. That's a bad precedent. And also what? you're going to hide the thing in your fridge every time. And then what if he finds it? And it's not that you're taking it. And then you act like you're doing something wrong. You hid it from him. When you hide and lie, it's because you're doing something bad and you're not. Yeah. I actually think it might be a good test for your relationship. Like this is something you know he fundamentally disagrees with. Can he be supportive of something you want to do for yourself? And can you just like handle disagreement? I do think you should tell him for those reasons. I think so too. You don't want to have secrets between you. No, it's never good. And if it is a deal breaker for him for whatever reason, then the deal is broken. Yeah. And if he can't be supportive of something that he just doesn't agree with, but that's like, it's not like you're doing meth, right? Like it's just, it's a medicine, a doctor would prescribe it. So if he can't be supportive of something that he might, you know, have a different value on and like, that's not a good sign. Yeah. Not everything you're going to want to do, he's going to agree with, but he should support it. Yeah. And I think, I think if he is like a good guy and you guys are meant to be like, I think you might be underestimating his capacity for change and open-mindedness. Or not even change, just like being understanding. Yeah. You don't have to agree with everything your partner does and says, but you do have to respect it and support it. Yeah, but if he is so set in his ways to the point that like he could not support or be with you, don't have to agree with everything your partner does and says but you do have to respect it and don't have to agree with everything your partner does and says but you do have to respect it and support it yeah but if he is so set in his ways to the point that like he could not support or be with you if you're on ozempic then that's something you should know agreed it's kind of like a good test for your relationship two years in like yeah like that's a big disagreement to have it's not i don't think a deal breaker but you're allowed to have different philosophies on it yeah and i don't think you should keep secrets yeah like that because then it's like you're doing something wrong and you're not yeah and you don't want to feel like you're doing something wrong you don't want to feel like you're hiding something from him and on his end like i think he has a right to know medications that his partner's on i agree at two years yeah yeah yeah two years you don't have to like lead with it on the first date no of course not yeah well that's our show a great tuesday i've had a blast being with you singing you know michael jackson's greatest hits yeah and i've had a blast with you guys the toasters always showing up we really showing out we appreciate it um cancel smartless thanks so much for listening to the toast and monday morning show we cancel smartless stream peerless wherever you get your podcasts i'll leave you with that have a great day guys love you bye