WEBVTT - Florence & Jacob - Ghost Writer - 08-19-26

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<v Speaker 1>This morning, we're talking with Florence, who recently went out

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<v Speaker 1>on a date with Jacob.

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<v Speaker 2>Florence, Hi, good morning, Hi.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you for taking my call. Sure, I'm hoping you

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<v Speaker 3>can help me. I went on a date with this guy, Jacob,

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<v Speaker 3>and I really felt like I had met my intellectual

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<v Speaker 3>match and he just disappeared on.

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<v Speaker 4>Me an intellectual match. Okay, so tell us how did

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<v Speaker 4>you guys meet?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, we met at a book club. Actually, yeah, my

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<v Speaker 3>friend invited me. We really hit it off talking about

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<v Speaker 3>these historical biographies, and you know, we decided that we

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<v Speaker 3>should get together for a proper date.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, I love a book club romance, Like, I'm already

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<v Speaker 5>one hundred percent. And where did you guys go for

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<v Speaker 5>the date?

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<v Speaker 3>We went to a quiet little wine bar post in

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<v Speaker 3>the Hype.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh the little bread things are so good. I love

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<v Speaker 2>that place.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was perfect and the conversation was absolutely brilliant,

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<v Speaker 3>and we talked for hours about history and art and

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<v Speaker 3>our passions.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, what is it that y'all are passionate about? Did

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<v Speaker 1>those match up?

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<v Speaker 6>Well?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm an author and I actually spent the last

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<v Speaker 3>five years writing a historical fiction novel that was set

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<v Speaker 3>in Tudor, England.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh oh, are we best friends?

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<v Speaker 6>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I'm like, are we the same person?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's exciting. I was published last spring, and so

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<v Speaker 3>we spent a good portion of the time, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>talking about the book. He had a lot of questions

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<v Speaker 3>and he seemed fascinated and he was completely engaged.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, so it sounds like a good connection. How

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<v Speaker 4>did the date end. What happened at the end of

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<v Speaker 4>the night.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it ended with a lovely side hug, and he

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<v Speaker 3>said he couldn't wait to read my book, and he

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<v Speaker 3>made me write down the title for him so he

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<v Speaker 3>could go looking for it. But the next day I

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<v Speaker 3>heard nothing. It's been three days now. I don't get it.

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<v Speaker 3>Was he intimidated by my success? Did? I mean? Why

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<v Speaker 3>did he talk about my book so much? I thought

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<v Speaker 3>he was genuinely interested. I don't understand.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it's I mean, it's hard to say. And if

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<v Speaker 5>he you guys, met at a book club, so you

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<v Speaker 5>would think that, you know, he'd be interested in it.

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<v Speaker 5>So we're gonna get to the bottom of it and

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<v Speaker 5>we'll call Jacob when we come back.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, yes, please doo.

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<v Speaker 3>I felt something real.

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<v Speaker 4>There, all right? Well, did that coming up next with Riggs,

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<v Speaker 4>Caitlyn and Erica and Second Date Update. So we talked

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<v Speaker 4>to Florence this morning. She met Jacob at a book club.

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<v Speaker 4>Caitlyn and Erica are over the moon because she is

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<v Speaker 4>a history buff. Yes, she's an author, and they were

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<v Speaker 4>talking about the historical novel that she wrote. But Jacob

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<v Speaker 4>has completely ghosted her. We're gonna get him on the

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<v Speaker 4>phone and find out what's happening this morning for ninety

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<v Speaker 4>three Q Second Date Update.

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<v Speaker 6>Hello, Hi, may.

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<v Speaker 2>Please speak with Jacob. Yeah, Jacob, Hi Jacob, good morning.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Riggs, Caitlyn and Erica on ninety three Q.

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<v Speaker 4>What's up, dude, Hola, Hi, him just coming in hot

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<v Speaker 4>this morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>We were actually calling you about a friend of ours, Florence,

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<v Speaker 1>who you recently went on a date with, and she's

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<v Speaker 1>concerned that maybe her success kind of scared you all.

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<v Speaker 4>And what happened?

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<v Speaker 6>Is that what she said?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, gosh, okay, Yeah, I guess I could talk about it.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, the date was fine. She's really intelligent. I'll

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<v Speaker 6>definitely give her that. I thought it was cool that

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<v Speaker 6>she was an author, But she talked about her book

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<v Speaker 6>the entire night on stop. It was Honestly, it was

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<v Speaker 6>a bit much, but I was still impressed. I mean,

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<v Speaker 6>writing a novel is a huge accomplishment.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, so you were interested in her work?

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<v Speaker 6>Oh yeah, I was so much. So when I got

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<v Speaker 6>home from the date, the first thing I did was

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<v Speaker 6>go on Amazon to buy her book. She had even

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<v Speaker 6>written the title down for me. I think it was

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<v Speaker 6>the Last Bolin And she told me all about the plot.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, so you're supportive like that. Did you you know,

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<v Speaker 4>did you find the book? Did you order it?

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<v Speaker 6>Oh? Yeah, I found it. It was exactly she described it.

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<v Speaker 6>The title, the cover art was the same. She talked

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<v Speaker 6>about the plot points, about anim Blynn, the little known cousin.

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<v Speaker 6>It was all there. And then the biggest problem I

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<v Speaker 6>would say is that the author wasn't Florence. This book

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<v Speaker 6>was written by a woman named Karen Arthur. What.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, is it possible? Wait, hold on, is it possible

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<v Speaker 2>it's not the right book?

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<v Speaker 6>Oh no, I mean everything she said about this book

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<v Speaker 6>was exact. Mean, I know there are a lot of

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<v Speaker 6>books out there about the Bullin's, believe me, but everything

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<v Speaker 6>she said was exactly in this book. I don't think

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<v Speaker 6>she wrote a single word of it. I think she

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<v Speaker 6>took credit for someone else's novel, and it was probably

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<v Speaker 6>the most bizarre and elaborate lie I've ever encountered. So

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<v Speaker 6>I didn't know what else to do. I just read

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<v Speaker 6>flags all over the place, so I just walked her number.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, Okay, Lawrence, you there, can you explain?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I'm here. You know, he obviously found the wrong book.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it's it's a very common title for a book,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know my book is also called the Last

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<v Speaker 3>bullon it and it also features a cousin. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>but it's completely different. I mean, he didn't look hard

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<v Speaker 3>en us.

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<v Speaker 6>Are you being serious right now, Florence. It had the

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<v Speaker 6>exact same plot you described for two hours. You even

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<v Speaker 6>told me the main character's name was Isabelle and that

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<v Speaker 6>she escapes to France. It's the same story.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a similar story, but it's not the same story.

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<v Speaker 3>You probably misspelled my last name in the search bar.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you actually use the hardcover search filter? I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>my book has a blue cover, not the green one.

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<v Speaker 3>You're totally slandering me right now.

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<v Speaker 6>This is this insane. You are literally digging yourself into

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<v Speaker 6>a deeper hole. Just tell me, admit it. Say it. Hey,

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<v Speaker 6>you lied.

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<v Speaker 3>I am a published author. I will not be spoken

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<v Speaker 3>to like this, Jacob. You're just a lazy researcher and

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<v Speaker 3>clearly not the intellectual I thought you were. So whatever, goodbye.

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<v Speaker 2>She hung up.

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<v Speaker 6>That was fast.

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<v Speaker 4>That sounded like she knew that she was lying.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, I'm looking up the book over here. She mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>something about a green cover. I don't even see the

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<v Speaker 1>book that you're talking about having a green cover.

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<v Speaker 4>That sucks, though, because you would think meeting someone at

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<v Speaker 4>a brook club would be good. Damn it.

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<v Speaker 6>No. Second day yeah, I mean it would be too.

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<v Speaker 6>I don't want to meet the person who actually wrote

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<v Speaker 6>the book.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, you know everything about it now? Well, thank you

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<v Speaker 4>for your time this morning, Jacob.

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<v Speaker 2>We appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you, guys,