WEBVTT - The "Useless Boyfriend" Trope Is Taking Over Hollywood & Did Phoebe Bridgers Write A Gracie Abrams Diss Track?

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<v Speaker 1>From Mamma Mia.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to the Spill, your daily pop culture fix.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm m Vernon and I'm Free Player.

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<v Speaker 2>And on the show today, we are talking about a

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<v Speaker 2>potential feud between two artists. I feel like feud is

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<v Speaker 2>a very very strong word, but we're going to get

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<v Speaker 2>into it.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think it's like I think that is thrown

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<v Speaker 1>around a lot with these two. I don't know how true.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a little dissect And we are also talking

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<v Speaker 2>about a brand new movie trope that has been on

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<v Speaker 2>the rise, especially this year. It's a character that we

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<v Speaker 2>are also going to dissect and see whether or not

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<v Speaker 2>it's good for women.

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<v Speaker 1>Much to discuss.

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<v Speaker 2>There much to discuss. But first I brought something to

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<v Speaker 2>the table. So yesterday Mirandica. You might have heard of her,

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<v Speaker 2>uh huh. She went on Christian Cavalari's podcast Let's Be Honest,

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<v Speaker 2>and she was talking about what she eats in a day.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, you really have brought something to the table.

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<v Speaker 2>You literally, I brought her food to the table on

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<v Speaker 2>a plate. When I made that intro, I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>this is not going to sound interesting to anyone, So

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<v Speaker 2>why did I find this so interesting? So I watched

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<v Speaker 2>the full video and then when it ended, I couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>stop thinking about it because the day and our plate

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<v Speaker 2>is so wild to me. I need to discuss it.

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<v Speaker 2>I was going to play the video, but I decided

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<v Speaker 2>to do a dramatic reading.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh what a traite because I've seen the video and

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<v Speaker 1>like that is out there, you can all see it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but what a treat to get a dramatic reading. But

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<v Speaker 1>I've got a.

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<v Speaker 2>Better version for you right here. Okay. It starts off

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<v Speaker 2>and like, I love the way they form this social

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<v Speaker 2>because it is a social clip from the Bigger Podcast

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<v Speaker 2>interview that's on Kristen's Instagram, and they really get us

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<v Speaker 2>in with the hook. It starts with Miranda going I

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<v Speaker 2>don't do eggs, and then Kristin's like, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>and Miranda's like, I do do protein. Forgetting that eggs

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<v Speaker 2>are in protein, she says I eat meat like venison

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<v Speaker 2>by sin and lamb thoughts on those meat, Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't Okay, can we get those meats in Australia?

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<v Speaker 1>Definitely venison, Like I've seen it on menus, I've been

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<v Speaker 1>served it at events and.

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<v Speaker 2>Like come around a curve you well, Yeah, when I

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<v Speaker 2>used to have to go to a lot of like foody.

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<v Speaker 1>Events back in my magazine days, and they would assume

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<v Speaker 1>then that you'd be adventurous with food, which I'm not.

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<v Speaker 2>So have you tried it? No?

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<v Speaker 1>No, Lamb love lamb?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, love lamb.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's so Aussie of her. To wrap the lamb bison,

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<v Speaker 1>I had to remind myself.

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<v Speaker 2>What I kind of saw your computer morning and.

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<v Speaker 1>What is adas? Because I was like, I mean, like

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<v Speaker 1>straight up principle, like no, I'm not eating by some

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<v Speaker 1>But then I was like, why what is it I

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<v Speaker 1>should know? And I was like and it was like

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<v Speaker 1>from the bovine category, but wild ox apparently, Like no,

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't eat those thass And it gave me the creeps,

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<v Speaker 1>like what is she eating?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, she said that she doesn't do any mass produced meat,

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<v Speaker 2>so I don't think she is at.

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<v Speaker 1>The moment like that. You know, she obviously doesn't want

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<v Speaker 1>the like the nasties.

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<v Speaker 2>Meats fair parasite, especially if you can afford it, like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, to eat that way it's imported, Well, she'd

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<v Speaker 2>have to.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no good lamb in America.

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<v Speaker 2>Interesting, Yeah, Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Whenever you go to a restaurant America and you order

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<v Speaker 1>lamb off the menu. It always says, like Australian and

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<v Speaker 1>then they jack the price up.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow. Interesting, Okay, sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>Can she's getting get imported. I don't know where the

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<v Speaker 1>bisons come from she has by far. Yeah, maybe maybe

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<v Speaker 1>there's money and that ends up.

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<v Speaker 2>Being mass produced.

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<v Speaker 1>True, that's sustainable. That's a that's a discussion for a

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<v Speaker 1>different day. Okay. One thing I will say is when

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<v Speaker 1>she said I don't eat eggs and then was like,

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<v Speaker 1>I do eat protein. My first reading it, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to be like, to be fair to Miranda, my

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<v Speaker 1>first reading was like, girl, eggs are protein. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think on reflection, what she was saying was like I

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<v Speaker 1>don't need eggs. But then she's like, oh but wait,

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<v Speaker 1>like I do eat I do eat protein.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a generous read on it.

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<v Speaker 1>I like, maybe it is. It might be a bit generous,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think you, like, she's always been very interested

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<v Speaker 1>in health, so we.

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<v Speaker 2>All know that we need to be eating more protein.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we get flogged.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything's protein.

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<v Speaker 1>I've banned it. I'm going to like make that a

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<v Speaker 1>bandword on my social media because it's just it drives

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<v Speaker 1>me nuts.

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<v Speaker 2>I was sorry, this is so unrelated, but I was

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<v Speaker 2>at the store the other day because I really wanted

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<v Speaker 2>a chocolate moose. All protein mooses. I don't want protein

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<v Speaker 2>in my moose. I just want chocolate.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the thing. I find the word like on packaging

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<v Speaker 1>when it says like added protein, I find it really

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<v Speaker 1>off putting.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's gross. Yeah, it sounds like it's something that

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't be there.

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<v Speaker 1>I think too. But anyway, I do think Miranda's always

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<v Speaker 1>been very health conscious and very into like wellness and

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of thing. Remember her whole nony Juice saga? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>who could forget? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I still do you think she's still on that?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it was kind of her brand for a while. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>she didn't mention nony Juice in this No, she didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Should I continue? Yeah, Pa, Kristin asked a very important questions.

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<v Speaker 2>She says, so you're not doing sushi, and Miranda says, oh, never,

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<v Speaker 2>parasites and chrius. It's like, yeah, parasites, I know, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. And then Miranda goes, I do like Cavia,

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<v Speaker 2>and Kristen goes me too, I like Cavia. And then

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<v Speaker 2>Miranda says, but that's fine because there's no parasites in Cavia.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're good on Cavia, We're good on Cavea. So

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<v Speaker 2>she want eat chicken, eggs, ch leatfish ecks, yes, exactly,

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<v Speaker 2>which she likes. And she says there's no parasites in that,

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<v Speaker 2>and I feel like we should believe her. She says, personally,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't do dairy or meat, and then Kristin, oh wait,

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<v Speaker 2>I personally, I don't do dairy or wheat.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh wheat?

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry, are we established? And then Kristen says, but will

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<v Speaker 2>you eat sour dough? And then Miranda's like, no, I

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<v Speaker 2>won't do sour dough, and christ It's like, do you

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<v Speaker 2>do rice? Do you do any carbs? And the Miranda says,

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<v Speaker 2>I eat a lot of squash and carrots and parsnips,

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm like, are those carbs? I didn't know that.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, yeah, squash and wait, squashed carrot, Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there are there is a carb content. Okay, you know

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<v Speaker 2>the vegetables, because potatoes are vegetab. I don't think she

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<v Speaker 2>would do potatoes.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh no, I don't think she touched a potato since

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<v Speaker 1>like year six.

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<v Speaker 2>And then she says, I don't eat kale, which is

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<v Speaker 2>what I thought all the Hollywood ela eat is like

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<v Speaker 2>kale salad. Does she explain why she doesn't eat kale? Well, no,

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<v Speaker 2>I assused, and shock. I assumed it's also about the parasites.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Kristen was shocked, but she didn't want to

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<v Speaker 2>come across a shop. That's where she asked, do you

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<v Speaker 2>eat spinach? And Miranda was like mm mmmm. And then

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<v Speaker 2>Kristin's like, oh, you're super healthy, and Miranda's like mm hmm.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's how it ends. So a little day on

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<v Speaker 2>the plate. I feel like we should try this diet.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, where are you going to get bison from?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I'll have to call her people and

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<v Speaker 2>go to your like, go to your local butcher and.

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<v Speaker 1>Say I have I'm making Speti bolognas Germany bison mints.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah I can't. I can't with them eating the bison

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<v Speaker 2>but not eating spinach or kale.

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<v Speaker 1>It sounds like super restrictive as well, because like I

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<v Speaker 1>could if I had to do that down a plate, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd have to eliminate the stuff I would refuse to eat,

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<v Speaker 1>so then I'd be left with lamb and the vegetables.

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<v Speaker 1>She mentioned.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and if I.

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<v Speaker 1>Hate that every day forever.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like this is such a weird thing to

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<v Speaker 2>put out there.

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<v Speaker 1>I do too.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's feels it feels very elitist, like I

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<v Speaker 2>thought when I was watching it it was satire and.

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<v Speaker 1>Not with Miranda.

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<v Speaker 2>I think she's been very serious, but you have very

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<v Speaker 2>serious little looks into like billionaire's life, like you're just

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<v Speaker 2>living in like a totally different universe to the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the house.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know what my read on it ultimately was

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<v Speaker 1>Kristin love sushi.

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<v Speaker 2>Krystal love sushi and sour dough and.

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<v Speaker 1>Like, girl, eat your sushi. Eat.

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<v Speaker 2>I wonder if she had like a loaf of soado

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<v Speaker 2>to gift her and then she's like, oh god.

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<v Speaker 1>That means if Miranda was gifted Taylor sourdo she wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>eat it.

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<v Speaker 2>Surely she would.

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<v Speaker 1>You'd have to, You have to, you gotta eat. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So you mentioned a potential like music feud. There are

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of music feuds, supposedly, and the good thing

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<v Speaker 1>about a music feud is you get lyrics that can

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<v Speaker 1>swipe back and forth. You know, we had like Olivia

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<v Speaker 1>Rodrigo and Sabrina carp and you know, then there was

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<v Speaker 1>Like one of my favorites was when Camilla Bell dated

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Jonas and Taylor got upset about it and wrote

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<v Speaker 1>better than Revenge.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, and then she had to change the lips

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<v Speaker 2>because they were too me.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but the fans like the ot.

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<v Speaker 2>I love the Oden.

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<v Speaker 1>It works much better.

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<v Speaker 2>This is why rap is actually my favorite genre of music. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>because like you just get the best music over disc

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<v Speaker 2>tracks like Kendrick Lemian Drake, Oh my god, the best

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<v Speaker 2>music ever.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's a new one brewing and The Guardian who

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<v Speaker 1>got an early listen of Febe Bridges. Now, are you

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with Phoebe Bridges.

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<v Speaker 2>I love Phoebe Bridges. I've seen her live at a

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<v Speaker 2>music festival and she was very very talented.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, incredibly talented. So she's part of boy Genius but

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<v Speaker 1>also a successful solo artist, full time Grammy winner by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, guys, so like, yeah, incredible artist. So she

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<v Speaker 1>has her new album coming out called Last Weekend that

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<v Speaker 1>drops on August fourteen. But Guardian and like other music

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<v Speaker 1>journalists around the world, get an early listen.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like kind of like how we get screen as

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<v Speaker 2>for movies.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly, and I often get like I do a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of music writing, so I forget early haven't this one yet,

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<v Speaker 1>but now I'm like chomping at the bit to hear it.

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<v Speaker 1>So Guardian did a review on it, gave it a

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<v Speaker 1>great review, and they printed some lyrics that seemingly take

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<v Speaker 1>a swipe at Gracie Abrams.

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<v Speaker 2>Crazy Abram, who I also love yeah, and also saw

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<v Speaker 2>Life also love also saw Live exactly, So do you

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<v Speaker 2>know the connection there? I do, And I am obsessed

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<v Speaker 2>with Paul Mescal. We talk about him in great length

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<v Speaker 2>on this podcast, but I'm not like fully across the

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<v Speaker 2>intricacies of his relationships because he's always been quite private.

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<v Speaker 2>But I knew around the normal people time he was

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<v Speaker 2>dating Phoebe Bridges, Yeah, and then that photo at the

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<v Speaker 2>met Gala went viral where he's posing with her, but

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<v Speaker 2>like a zoomed out version of the photo shows he's staring

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<v Speaker 2>at Daisy Edgar Jones. They were engaged, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>they broke up, and then he started dating Grazy Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and Daisy's always just in the realm of the.

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<v Speaker 1>Daisy's just there as friends.

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<v Speaker 2>Yea.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that the like the true love of his

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<v Speaker 1>life or just like the fans really wanted or maybe

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<v Speaker 1>he really wanted a date. Look, that's that's neither here

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<v Speaker 1>nor there.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's only obsessed with her.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm going to read you these lyrics, okkay. So

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<v Speaker 1>this is on the song called the Governor's Waltz, and

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<v Speaker 1>on the track, Phoebe sings, she can pretend to be

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<v Speaker 1>me since she took my place in my bed on

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<v Speaker 1>that stage.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh wow.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is, like I would say, pretty pointedly for

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<v Speaker 1>people who understand all the law behind this about Gracie.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think that there's like much room for error

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<v Speaker 1>here that it could be about someone else.

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<v Speaker 2>Until she took my place on that bed on that stage.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm going to go through a bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>timeline here for you. Yeah, as you know, Paul and

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<v Speaker 1>Phoebe were together quite a long time, engaged all that business.

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<v Speaker 1>They broke up apparently in December twenty twenty two, but

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<v Speaker 1>there was an overlap there with like Phoebe's now with

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<v Speaker 1>Bo Burnham has been apparently since December twenty twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>Whether or not one ended before the other one started,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. And also, as we know, with a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of celebrity relationships, they can often break up before

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<v Speaker 1>we find out about.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't weren't they outed by? It was a Keith Urban.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is amazing. Yes, so there was just no

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<v Speaker 1>no at Taylor's. Everything always comes back to Taylor Swift,

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<v Speaker 1>and it does in this case too. I'll explain why.

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<v Speaker 2>So.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Keith Urban filmed in the Era's tent at the

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<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia show. He was there with Nicole.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like the Celebrity Test, the celebrity t people that

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<v Speaker 2>Taylor Swift invites to come watch her exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>So Nicole and Keith longtime friends of Taylor's. Taylor has

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<v Speaker 1>had Keith on a song. They are partying, having the

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<v Speaker 1>night of their lives and Eras He's like, whoo host

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<v Speaker 1>this story being like best time ever, thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>having as Taylor having the best time. And of course

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<v Speaker 1>in the back fans all noticed straightaway Phoebe and Bo

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<v Speaker 1>Burnham snogging.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and it.

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<v Speaker 1>Just went everywhere. Keith has been asked about it, I

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<v Speaker 1>think on Entertainment Tonight and was like, yikes, Like sorry, sorry, Phoebe,

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<v Speaker 1>I did expose you. I didn't realize sos so like

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<v Speaker 1>that's the thing. What happened in the Eras tent is

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<v Speaker 1>meant to stay in the eras tent, but it didn't

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<v Speaker 1>that night.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, it got the key grand shots with Travis exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>So whether or not there was crossover, who knows. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>What there was definitely no crossover with was Gracie and Paul. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>So Gracie and Paul were first seen together in June

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so that's quiel.

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<v Speaker 1>After quite a bit later they were out having dinner

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<v Speaker 1>in London and that sparked dating rumors. There's probably every

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<v Speaker 1>chance again, everything comes back to Taylor that Gracie met

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<v Speaker 1>Paul through Taylor. Yes, because Gracie is a good friend

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<v Speaker 1>of Taylor's. Phoebe is a good friend of Taylor's.

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<v Speaker 2>And they both were like supporting acts for her ears.

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<v Speaker 1>So both were supporting acts on her Ears tour and

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<v Speaker 1>both have also featured on songs with Taylor as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And they are all still friends with Taylor and were

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<v Speaker 1>all at her wedding. Yeah, so they're like, this is

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<v Speaker 1>all still happening. Now. There's this weird thing about bed sheets, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>have you like? The bed sheets thing is super weird

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<v Speaker 1>And I wasn't leaving like i'd kind of vaguely seen

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<v Speaker 1>something about it and was like, who cares about that?

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<v Speaker 1>But I got into it today.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously the only thing that I can think about the

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<v Speaker 2>bed on the stage. And I might be reading into this,

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<v Speaker 2>but because I went to Gracie Abram's concert in Sydney,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a whole part of her performance. I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>like halfway through a concert where the set design changes

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<v Speaker 2>and she's back in her bedroom and she brings out

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<v Speaker 2>a bed on stage and she's like on this little

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<v Speaker 2>piano in front of her bed, and it's set up

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<v Speaker 2>in like her old bedroom because she wants to take

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<v Speaker 2>the audience back to COVID days where she was performing

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<v Speaker 2>in her bedroom on her bed on zoom calls and

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<v Speaker 2>she was just like singing to fans on zoom calls,

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<v Speaker 2>and she like has that part of her performance where

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<v Speaker 2>she's literally on a bed on a stage.

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<v Speaker 1>So Phoebe had these bed sheets that featured on her

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram a lot that were like glow in the dark,

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<v Speaker 1>like space themed bed sheets. Yeah, then Gracie also had

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<v Speaker 1>them and they were the same exact same, like niche

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<v Speaker 1>glow in the Dark bed sheets.

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<v Speaker 2>That wait, did Paul take the bed sheets in the

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<v Speaker 2>relationship You.

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<v Speaker 1>Know because it was all before, like it was all

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<v Speaker 1>in COVID years. But Gracie has always like maintained right

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<v Speaker 1>from the start pre Paul, before she probably even ever

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<v Speaker 1>met him, that she loved Phoebe Bridges was a huge fan.

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<v Speaker 1>So whether she saw the bed sheets on Phoebe's Instagram,

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<v Speaker 1>was like, I need these bed sheets. They they look cool,

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<v Speaker 1>like they are glowing the dark space theme. Sure, what's

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<v Speaker 1>not to love, especially when you're all trapped at home.

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<v Speaker 1>So she got the bed sheets as well and then

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<v Speaker 1>like posted herself on her Instagram wrapped in the bed sheets,

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<v Speaker 1>and then there was like the whole bed thing on

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<v Speaker 1>the stage. So this line, all of a sudden sounds

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<v Speaker 1>pretty pointed because it was, as I said before, she

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<v Speaker 1>can pretend to be me since she took my place

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<v Speaker 1>in my bed on that stage. Yeah, so there's like

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<v Speaker 1>the bed sheets, there's the X, and we also know

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<v Speaker 1>we're on the stage.

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<v Speaker 2>Gracie's new album, it was quite highly criticized because of

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<v Speaker 2>the whole can great artists write great songs after they're

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<v Speaker 2>in a happy relationship? And there were I know one

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<v Speaker 2>song for you, I'm not sure there was more that

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<v Speaker 2>she co wrote with Paul Mescal. Yeah, so he's also

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<v Speaker 2>been like really involved in her like music process, which

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<v Speaker 2>I think adds on to like the harshness of those

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<v Speaker 2>harsh critiques of being like, I don't like a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people said that it wasn't a good album, it

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't a normal Gracie Abrams album.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I did actually feel like I don't love it

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<v Speaker 1>as much as her earlier album. I also I love

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<v Speaker 1>a heartbreak album. Yeah, I too, absolutely love it. And

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<v Speaker 1>so Phoebe's like obviously mind through this kind of content

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<v Speaker 1>for this new album, And I think what's really interesting

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<v Speaker 1>here is that it's going to spark like so much

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<v Speaker 1>conversation about whether or not there is a feud between

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<v Speaker 1>these two. My take on that is like probably not right,

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<v Speaker 1>but that it would obviously have been something that was

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<v Speaker 1>interesting to Phoebe to happen. She moved on before he did,

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<v Speaker 1>and she moved on with Bo long before Paul and

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<v Speaker 1>Gracie got together. Yeah, so it's not like Gracie stole

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<v Speaker 1>her guy, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think like sometimes when you're like trying to

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<v Speaker 1>write these songs and you're sitting there in the writer's

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<v Speaker 1>room and you're thinking about like you know, all the

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<v Speaker 1>different kind of things in your past that you're pulling

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<v Speaker 1>stuff from that this is just something that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like come to her. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>It was like one of her sliding door moments. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and I feel like that is always the best place

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<v Speaker 2>to write from from an artist. So I think exactly

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<v Speaker 2>what you said. I don't think it's a feud, but

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<v Speaker 2>I also think Phoebe Bridges knows how to write a

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<v Speaker 2>good song and knows what will get her good reviews.

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<v Speaker 1>And also what people will talk about.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's so true, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And you wonder how much has done because it does

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<v Speaker 1>generate conversation as well. And of course it's like the

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<v Speaker 1>first thing Guardian pulled out when they were writing about

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<v Speaker 1>this album.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my god. I wonder if Paul's right now in

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<v Speaker 2>his group chat with Joe Alwin in the Tortured Man's

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<v Speaker 2>group chat, going oh my god, guys, it's happening again.

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<v Speaker 1>It's happening again. Well, that Tortured Man's group chat is him,

0:18:50.760 --> 0:18:54.800
<v Speaker 1>and Andrew Scott Joe. But then paulan Andrew were like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>we never write in it. I actually think that Joe's

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<v Speaker 1>left out in the cold in that chat.

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<v Speaker 2>Joe's just writing by himself in that chat and no

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<v Speaker 2>one's replying to him.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know what I most want to know? Does

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<v Speaker 1>Gracie still have the bed sheets? And has Paul experienced

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<v Speaker 1>both sets of shirt? Yeah? Because that would be so weird.

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<v Speaker 1>That's such a nache thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like the minute she would have started dating Paul,

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<v Speaker 2>she would have been like, this is too weird and

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<v Speaker 2>it's too much. It's already in my show, Like I've

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<v Speaker 2>already made a big thing about beds. I can't be

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<v Speaker 2>doing this.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Gracie back in the day actually opened for

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<v Speaker 1>Phoebe as well. Really, so they've like kind of had

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<v Speaker 1>this Like.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that how she would have met Paul?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh okay, Oh my god, did we just uncover something?

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe?

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<v Speaker 2>No, Maybe I just remember those first paparazzi shots of

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<v Speaker 2>Paul and Gracie at dinner and he's like holding her

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<v Speaker 2>face and he's like they're just like having this really

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<v Speaker 2>intense conversation. And then when that big profile Invanity Fair

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<v Speaker 2>came out about him, you can tell he's just such

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<v Speaker 2>an emotionally intense person that like I can only see

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<v Speaker 2>him dating artists.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and like quite torture.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that like to have long, in depth conversations actually

0:20:11.080 --> 0:20:13.840
<v Speaker 2>sounds a bit exhausting. Oh my god, so exhausting. But

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad they're not feuding. I'm glad they're just both.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think they are really good writers.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see, we'll see. I'm excited to hear the whole album.

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<v Speaker 1>When we hear the whole album, which again August fourteen,

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<v Speaker 1>Lost Weekend, we will be able to uncover more and

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<v Speaker 1>see if there's anything else in there.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be studying it.

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<v Speaker 1>I love this and Paul, for that matter, Paul.

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<v Speaker 2>Cosmopolitan did a piece that was titled the Useless Movie

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<v Speaker 2>Boyfriend Era is upon us. So it's a realization that

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<v Speaker 2>this year we've had so many films come out with

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<v Speaker 2>the male character that is kind of just there and

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<v Speaker 2>is essentially useless. So there's kind of two iterations of this, right,

0:20:53.800 --> 0:20:58.280
<v Speaker 2>there's the character that really doesn't provide anything for the

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<v Speaker 2>storyline at all, so he's like, the whole point of

0:21:01.200 --> 0:21:03.360
<v Speaker 2>his purpose is quite useless. He was just there.

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<v Speaker 1>He's just like a prop man.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly. And then there's this male trope where he is

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<v Speaker 2>kind of valuable to the storyline. And the whole overarching

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<v Speaker 2>theme of the movie. But his character, in its full

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<v Speaker 2>essence is just a useless boyfriend.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>So some of the examples this article listed is there

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<v Speaker 2>were Worst Proud of Too, Obsession and the drama. So

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<v Speaker 2>I also wanted to add one to this, which they

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<v Speaker 2>didn't really mention because I think it came out before

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<v Speaker 2>the movie came out. But have you watched the Invite? Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>Edward Norton's character, I feel like he would be labeled

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<v Speaker 2>as a useless boyfriend. So the article asked the question,

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<v Speaker 2>has the useless movie boyfriend replaced the wet blanket wife?

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<v Speaker 1>Wear blanket? Okay, useless movie boyfriend already sounds sexier than

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<v Speaker 1>wet blanket wife. I don't like that phrase.

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<v Speaker 2>We blanket is a bad It is bad.

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<v Speaker 1>Why can't it be wet blanket boyfriend?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, it should be wet blanket boy don't you think? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>But I also feel like with the wet blanket wife.

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<v Speaker 2>Whenever I think of the wet blanket wife trope.

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<v Speaker 1>Who do you think of with that? Like, who's a

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<v Speaker 1>good example, because I'm trying to think of.

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<v Speaker 2>Some I think of, like action movies that have a

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<v Speaker 2>leading man and then you just like meet their girlfriend

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<v Speaker 2>or meet their wife, or is like I have to

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<v Speaker 2>get back to the like wife and kids, and you

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<v Speaker 2>like like him even more because he's a family man

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<v Speaker 2>and he has some other purpose rather than like killing

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<v Speaker 2>the villain. Right, So it's like I don't really see

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<v Speaker 2>them as like a person or a character, but they're

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<v Speaker 2>just there, yeah, in the storyline. So I do find

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<v Speaker 2>the wet blanket wife, even though I hate that term

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a trope that I don't think should exist.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like they do provide new ones to the

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<v Speaker 2>male character, whereas the useless movie boyfriend I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>is absolutely not needed. And this article argues whether it's

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<v Speaker 2>good that we have the useless boyfriend because it is

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<v Speaker 2>replacing the wet blanket But I also think we just

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<v Speaker 2>don't need him at all.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't think we need the useless way at all.

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean, like with the examples I gave, like

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<v Speaker 2>I love Patrick Brammle, we all do here at Malai,

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<v Speaker 2>We're obsessed with him. His character was not needed the

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<v Speaker 2>devil as prior.

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<v Speaker 1>To to I agree, and I have a couple of things

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<v Speaker 1>to say about that. Okay, Firstly, like we know that

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<v Speaker 1>scenes were cut. We saw scenes that were filmed in

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<v Speaker 1>those pop shots that were great, and we had him

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<v Speaker 1>on no filter at the time when the movie came out,

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<v Speaker 1>and Kate did pointedly say to him, like where was

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<v Speaker 1>the sex? Patrick, like why was there no romance? Like

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<v Speaker 1>you like you didn't even get to have that side

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<v Speaker 1>of the relationship, And he said, all those scenes were cut.

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<v Speaker 1>They did film it, and then I guess for time

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever gone.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, what we were left with was like absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>such a useless boyfriend. But I also felt like the

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<v Speaker 2>movie was totally unnecessary. So sure, sure, it's like they

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<v Speaker 2>were trying to fit so many like little good things

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<v Speaker 2>about Andy's character her into one and they should have

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<v Speaker 2>just leaned really into the career or leaned really into

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<v Speaker 2>the lifestyle, and they tried to like chop and do

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<v Speaker 2>both of them they Frank and Stein exactly. They also

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<v Speaker 2>gave the example of a lot of romance films that

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<v Speaker 2>have come out this year, like You, Me and Tuscany

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<v Speaker 2>and the people would meet on vacations, And this is

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<v Speaker 2>a trope that has always existed, but I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>has come more into the light this year because we've

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<v Speaker 2>had a lot of leading female movies this year, and

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<v Speaker 2>there's the idea where to find your love in these

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<v Speaker 2>romantic comedies is that they the woman always has to

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<v Speaker 2>already have an existing boyfriend. That is kind of a

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<v Speaker 2>wet blanket. So it's kind of like, why can't she

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<v Speaker 2>just be single? Like why does she always need to

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<v Speaker 2>realize that she's in such a bad relationship to find

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<v Speaker 2>a better relationship? And I was thinking about that, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's because we still aren't in a place where we

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<v Speaker 2>can have single female characters without that being the main

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<v Speaker 2>topic of conversation. We're told it always leaves audiences satisfied

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<v Speaker 2>when that isn't explained, like why that woman is single?

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<v Speaker 2>Where's in the other direction, we have a Brad Pitt

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<v Speaker 2>or a Matt Damon or a George Clooney, and we

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<v Speaker 2>don't care whether they're in a relationship or not. Like

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<v Speaker 2>their characters can just exist for the purpose of the storyline.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't need to know their backstory. Yes, so I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like the useless movie boyfriend is there because we

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<v Speaker 2>need an explanation for why these women are either single

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<v Speaker 2>or in a relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>What about like in the situation where like with Patrick

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<v Speaker 1>brammle like she was single. Yeah, and then he comes

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<v Speaker 1>in and he is just the useless movie boyfriend. So

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, Okay, he's kind of the Ken, right,

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<v Speaker 1>He's just can't He's just ken. And that's what we

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<v Speaker 1>got from Barbie was the idea of like, these guys

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<v Speaker 1>are kind of useless, the girls don't need them. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think, Okay, when I read this article on Cosmo,

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, is this a new thing? Because I

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<v Speaker 1>thought I'm going to look back and see some of

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite movies from the past, Yes, and favorite rom

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<v Speaker 1>coms from back in the day.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you find some more useless boyfriends? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of was like, you know who was really useless?

0:26:05.200 --> 0:26:06.760
<v Speaker 1>William Thacker in notting Hill.

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<v Speaker 2>He was really useful.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, wasn't he so so useless? Lovely, but just like

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<v Speaker 1>like you didn't need, Like he didn't do anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we don't need He ran that travel bookshop that

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<v Speaker 2>sold no books.

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<v Speaker 1>He lived with his no hoper flat mate who was hilarious,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he got to date the world's biggest, biggest

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<v Speaker 1>movie star and have her fall in love with him

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<v Speaker 1>and it was just because he was nice, right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And she'd had a dickhead boyfriend before that with Alec Baldwin. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I was like, wait, Hugh Grant was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of useless in Four Weddings and a Funeral too.

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<v Speaker 2>Hugh Grant not coming across that, because all he ever.

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<v Speaker 1>Did was just like be late to weddings. And then

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, wait, is is Hugh Grant the og

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<v Speaker 1>useless boyfriend?

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<v Speaker 2>Grant is the og? Oh my god, Brigard Jones Diaries.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he was a bit of a villain in that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>So like they twit that and like, I guess a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit two weeks notice they kind of gave him

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more spark that you're writing was uselesses

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<v Speaker 1>Mo than too.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe he was the one who found it first, and

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<v Speaker 2>now we've all found out his secret. Oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>he's like, leave me alone. I love playing the original

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<v Speaker 2>even in Love Actually his prime Mini, he is so

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<v Speaker 2>useless and he's pretty damn useless. Yeah, I mean, great

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<v Speaker 2>dance moves.

0:27:24.359 --> 0:27:26.800
<v Speaker 1>Great dance moves, and he does make that one great

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<v Speaker 1>speech when he stands up to Billy Bob Thornton, who's

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<v Speaker 1>the US President, But for the rest of the movie,

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<v Speaker 1>he's pretty damn useless.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh no, Hugh, Oh my God, I love that you

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<v Speaker 2>in front of this.

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<v Speaker 1>Might be the original prototype of the useless boyfriend.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that. I'm so sorry, Hugh Grant, but this trope,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, Yes, they can be funny to just have

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<v Speaker 2>there in the background, but I feel like they shouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be used as a reason to like make the perfect

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<v Speaker 2>leading woman.

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<v Speaker 1>She doesn't need.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree, boyfriend.

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<v Speaker 1>I also don't want to see that in my rom

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<v Speaker 1>coms or in any kind of film anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>Could have been the first one that did it. She

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<v Speaker 2>could have just stayed single and everyone would have been like,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't need No one's going to be like, but

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<v Speaker 2>is she happy because she doesn't have.

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<v Speaker 1>A boy No one's going to be like that. I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like for me as well, like seeing a useless boyfriend,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, I've I've lived that.

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<v Speaker 2>We all know first hand experience of what when I

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<v Speaker 2>watch a.

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<v Speaker 1>Rom call or I go to the cinema and I

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<v Speaker 1>want to escape. But I don't want to see another

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<v Speaker 1>useless boyfriend.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to be on a screen. We don't

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<v Speaker 2>need to be doing that.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to dream, I want to escape.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't believe there's something give us a single woman.

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<v Speaker 1>Or give us a useful boyfriend, give us a capable boyfriend.

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<v Speaker 1>Someone can do taxes, maybe, oh the dream, I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>done mine for two years.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all we want. Play Seople creatures.

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