WEBVTT - Minisode: Big Softball Energy with Chelsea & Catherine

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everybody. Hi, Hi Catherine, Hi Chelsea, how are you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm good.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just todays Critics Choice Awards, so I will be.

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<v Speaker 2>I will be returning to my birth network of E

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<v Speaker 2>to host they thirtieth Wow thirtieth Critics. It's their thirtieth

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<v Speaker 2>anniversary of the Critics Choice Awards, and this is my

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<v Speaker 2>third hosting gig.

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<v Speaker 3>Fantastic, I mean, it all worked out.

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<v Speaker 1>It all worked out.

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<v Speaker 2>I got shoulder surgery about ten days ago, just in

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<v Speaker 2>time to wear a strapless gown fighting an infection. I

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<v Speaker 2>am getting intravenus drugs every twenty four hours. I haven't

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<v Speaker 2>had a drink in about ten days, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think I'll be able to have one for another six weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>So who knows. This could be the beginning of my

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<v Speaker 1>sober life. I know the parties and be like, who

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<v Speaker 1>needed alcohol anyway?

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<v Speaker 4>Who even needed it? He just like goes over to

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<v Speaker 4>all these parties. Grades Yeah, exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, Actually, what my schedule is is last night they

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<v Speaker 2>took out my pick line, which is what they used

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<v Speaker 2>to give me intravenous drugs for this infection that I got,

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<v Speaker 2>And tonight afterward show in a very glorious fashion. I

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<v Speaker 2>come straight home so they can reinstall the pick line.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh fantastic, that's my after party. Everybody so sexy, so exciting, Chelsea.

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<v Speaker 4>I have to tell you about something that happened to

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<v Speaker 4>me recently, and I have been waiting to tell you

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<v Speaker 4>about this.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay. I was at the gym working with my trainer

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<v Speaker 3>last week.

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully sons hard boiled eggs.

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<v Speaker 4>I'd brought no hard boiled eggs, and I didn't even

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<v Speaker 4>let my shoes smell like hardboil eggs there.

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<v Speaker 2>But the story, the story is already better just by

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<v Speaker 2>not having hard boiled eggs in it.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me tell you.

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<v Speaker 4>I was like laying on my back doing some like

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<v Speaker 4>you know, ad work, that sort of thing, and I

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<v Speaker 4>see walk up about three feet from my face, bare feet,

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<v Speaker 4>beargar at the gym, bear men's feet, just walking around,

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<v Speaker 4>and my trainer turns the guy and goes, wear your shoes. Man.

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<v Speaker 4>I just want to tell you this man. He's a boomer,

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<v Speaker 4>white gentleman. He's the only white boomer that goes to

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<v Speaker 4>my entire gym. He also happens to be the only

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<v Speaker 4>person and I've ever seen there wearing a Trump hat.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm not saying that, like, the two of those

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<v Speaker 4>things are related.

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<v Speaker 2>But well, it's the attitude. Be the attitude is related.

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<v Speaker 2>They disregard for others is humilated. Wearing bare feet in

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<v Speaker 2>public spaces has is just you have no regard for others. No,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're wearing a Trump hat means you have no

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<v Speaker 2>regard for brothers.

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<v Speaker 4>Also bringing that into other people's faces, I just like

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<v Speaker 4>I could not believe it. It was like right next

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<v Speaker 4>to my face because I was laying on the ground.

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<v Speaker 4>I was like, what is happening? Why are there old

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<v Speaker 4>man feet next to me? It was truly horrifying.

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<v Speaker 2>It reminds me of the dedication to my new book,

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<v Speaker 2>my new book. If you guys haven't ordered it, ordered it,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll have what she's having. It's not out until February

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<v Speaker 2>twenty fifth, but there's a dedication in that book to

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<v Speaker 2>a very special group of people that have to deal

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<v Speaker 2>with people like that all the time. And I'll let

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<v Speaker 2>you read it in the book and you'll know what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking.

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<v Speaker 4>And you can pre order her book actually in the

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<v Speaker 4>link right in the description here, So go.

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<v Speaker 1>Ahead and click order please please.

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<v Speaker 3>You can even buy signed copies.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, and I'm doing a book tour. I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to all these different cities.

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<v Speaker 3>Are they on your website?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, They're all on my website. So we've got to

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<v Speaker 2>the website. I'm going to do like six cities for

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<v Speaker 2>my book tour.

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<v Speaker 3>Awesome, that's super fun.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, we do have a few updates from folks who

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<v Speaker 4>have called in in the past, so I wanted to.

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<v Speaker 3>Read a few of those.

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<v Speaker 4>We always ask people to update us, so if you've

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<v Speaker 4>called in recently, shoot us an update. We want to

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<v Speaker 4>know what's going on with you. So our first one

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<v Speaker 4>comes from Ev. Ev was from like way back in

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<v Speaker 4>our Oliver Hudson episode and he had the situation where

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<v Speaker 4>his parents were like psychiatrists and had medicated him from

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<v Speaker 4>like five years old. I don't know if you remember this,

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<v Speaker 4>but he was like, how do I talk to my parents?

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<v Speaker 4>I want to come off these medications, like see what

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<v Speaker 4>life feels like as an adult unmedicated. And he says, Hi,

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<v Speaker 4>Katherine and Chelsea, I hope you're having a great day.

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<v Speaker 4>It was so much fun being on the podcast. I

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<v Speaker 4>want to thank you all so much for the advice

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<v Speaker 4>from our discussion. I got the courage to tell my

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<v Speaker 4>parents about the medication. I owe it to you. They

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<v Speaker 4>took it very well. Something Chelsea said inspired me to

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<v Speaker 4>just be honest and not beat herund the bush.

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<v Speaker 3>Going forward, I'm going to proceed.

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<v Speaker 4>With courage and always trust my gut. Thank you again, sincerelyev.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, well, that's nice, considering I have no recollection of

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<v Speaker 2>that phone call whatsoever.

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<v Speaker 3>A while ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm I don't really remember that at all.

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<v Speaker 2>So look, look, look what a difference you can make

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<v Speaker 2>in people's lives when you don't remember people exactly.

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<v Speaker 4>So this one is part question, part update. Emily had

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<v Speaker 4>called in way early on and she wanted to get

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<v Speaker 4>a boop job, and we told her, like, go for it.

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<v Speaker 3>If you want to a job, go for it. Dear Chelsea,

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<v Speaker 3>I hope you're doing well.

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<v Speaker 4>Hard to believe I was on season one of the podcast.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm still an avid listener weekly. Well, I still haven't

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<v Speaker 4>gotten the boop job. I was never confident in my body.

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<v Speaker 4>I just always thought bigger breasts would be a bonus.

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<v Speaker 4>But if I wanted to, I would have pulled the

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<v Speaker 4>trigger by now. I am, however, looking forward to seeing

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<v Speaker 4>Chelsea's in her annual skiing post and Whistler in a

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<v Speaker 4>few short weeks, I had a new question for her.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm planning to travel to Africa this year with my

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<v Speaker 4>mom to celebrate my thirtieth birthday. Chelsea, what are your

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<v Speaker 4>favorite countries to visit in Africa? There's so many Safari

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<v Speaker 4>options and destinations, so I could use your guidance on

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<v Speaker 4>your favorite locations. Bonus points if you remember the month

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<v Speaker 4>you travel to them too, Cheers Emily.

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<v Speaker 1>I usually do my traveling to the times I've been

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<v Speaker 1>to Safari.

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<v Speaker 2>I have been in the summer, like July, because it's

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<v Speaker 2>their winter, so you want to go in July August.

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<v Speaker 2>You can kind of get away with June two. But

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<v Speaker 2>the big crossing on the Maara River crossing is I

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<v Speaker 2>think very specific to July. It's like a month or

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<v Speaker 2>two weeks long, I think.

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<v Speaker 1>So you can catch that.

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<v Speaker 2>But as far as countries in Africa, I've been to Kenya, Botswana,

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<v Speaker 2>South Africa, Tanzania, and then maybe one other one that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not oh, Zimbabwe, but that was not for Safari.

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<v Speaker 1>That was kind of like a water Safari. I would

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<v Speaker 1>go to Kenya for sure, if you can Botswan.

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<v Speaker 2>Any of these places are going to yield amazing Safari results.

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<v Speaker 2>The first Safari I ever went to was a camp

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<v Speaker 2>called Camp Londolozi in South Africa, and that was incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>And then there are all.

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<v Speaker 2>The Singidas, which are really great too. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 2>really can't go wrong when you go on Safari. I

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<v Speaker 2>would just say, like whatever money you can spend on that,

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<v Speaker 2>spend on that, like however high you can go, because

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<v Speaker 2>it's it can be so luxurious, worth it, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>worth it because you're like in the middle of all

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<v Speaker 2>this beauty and the landscapes are so magnificent, like everything

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<v Speaker 2>they can they can turn everything into like a five

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<v Speaker 2>star experience, and I mean I'm down with that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>So whatever you can afford, go for it.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the trip to go.

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<v Speaker 4>For it awesome and that's so fun to like go

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<v Speaker 4>with her mom. I think that's oh yeah, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Mean you never this.

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<v Speaker 2>I have been on vacation my entire life and I

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<v Speaker 2>will you can never beat a safari.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah yeah. Well.

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<v Speaker 4>Our next follow up comes from Alex She called in

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<v Speaker 4>on our Yah Yah. Episode was about a year ago

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<v Speaker 4>and she had been married to a man at the time.

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<v Speaker 3>She wasn't sure if she was gay. She was sort of.

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<v Speaker 4>Questioning and she says, thought i'd send you a quick

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<v Speaker 4>update on my situation. It's been a little over a

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<v Speaker 4>years since I first wrote in, and things have definitely changed.

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<v Speaker 4>The advice I received from your podcast gave me the

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<v Speaker 4>permission I needed to start taking action on how I

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<v Speaker 4>was feeling. I told my husband that I was attracted

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<v Speaker 4>to women, and we tried working through it for a bit,

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<v Speaker 4>but I think I knew on some level that the

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<v Speaker 4>marriage was no longer for me. Well, we were not

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<v Speaker 4>good together for a few reasons. The cherry on top

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<v Speaker 4>is I've realized I'm gay. We separated a few months ago,

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<v Speaker 4>and I've come out to a few family members and

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<v Speaker 4>close friends. Although it was a difficult decision to live

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<v Speaker 4>as my authentic self, I have no regrets. I am

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<v Speaker 4>so much happier and feel much more at home with myself.

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<v Speaker 4>I've been dating a beautiful woman, and I'm looking forward

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<v Speaker 4>to what the future has in store for me. Thanks again,

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<v Speaker 4>feel free to share on the podcast and pas. She says,

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<v Speaker 4>thanks Catherine for saying I had big softball energy. Whenever

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<v Speaker 4>someone affirms my queerness, I get all giddy.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that's cute.

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<v Speaker 4>I was so glad that was good because after I

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<v Speaker 4>said that, I was like, oh, I hope she's not

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<v Speaker 4>embarrassed by that.

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<v Speaker 1>But maybe it's call I vaguely remember. It's call is triggering.

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<v Speaker 1>Some are not triggering.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a bringing up a memory, yes, yes.

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<v Speaker 2>But I still yeah, usually when you bring up old callers,

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<v Speaker 2>I know exact yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well these are all like a little bit older.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we have been doing this podcast for like

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen years.

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<v Speaker 3>There's been a while. It's been a while. We're in

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<v Speaker 3>year four or five something, I don't know. It's a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for listening everyone.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you well Chelsea. Good luck tonight or should I

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<v Speaker 3>say break a leg, break a lake tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh thank you, Thank you guys, and tune in to

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<v Speaker 2>critically see you tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>Bye mhm.