1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Hey, the folks. You all sent in your questions. We 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: have been asking them in part one of the Q 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: and A. If you already heard that. If you haven't, 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: please check it out. But we're going to start this 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: one with the number one question we are told that 6 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: has been asked by you all. And with that, everybody, 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. That it's 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: not a stress. It's not that difficult. Wonder what the 9 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: question would be? Right? 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, what would be the question that most people want 11 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 2: to know the answer to? 12 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: You know, it might be too that might be to one, 13 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: the other might be professional. 14 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 2: That's true. But on a personal personal note, if you 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 2: can think of what the question would be, I think 16 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 2: we can all come up with it before Andy actually 17 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: asks it. 18 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 1: But we're gonna let him do his thing. So Andy 19 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: is a super producer. Andy has been guiding us through 20 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: the questions in part one of the Q and AH. 21 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: He's going to do it for us again in this one. 22 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: So Andy, you go right ahead, all right. 23 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,319 Speaker 3: Number one most asked question, when are you guys going 24 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 3: to get married? 25 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: It's not if it's when. I like that, wow, you know, 26 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 2: instead of if it's when. And I actually appreciate that. TJ. 27 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 2: You told me that I should never propose to you. 28 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: So propose to me. 29 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, Remember we were talking about women proposing to men. 30 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: But I'm just saying, if I answer this, I feel 31 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,639 Speaker 2: like that'd be kind of in part what me saying 32 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 2: when I would like to get married. 33 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: Then answer after this set up, Now we all waiting 34 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: to hear this. 35 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 2: Well, we don't have a date obviously, and we haven't 36 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 2: even decided what we're going to do. 37 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: But how's that sigh into you proposing to me? 38 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 2: Because if I said I want to and and I'd 39 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: like to in the fall, that would be like akin 40 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 2: to me proposing to you. 41 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: So you think the next fall, Why don't you answer 42 00:01:55,040 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: the question? Yes, let me answer the question win sooner 43 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: rather than later. And I say that based on my 44 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: exclusive conversations with the bride. I say that because it's 45 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: we're we are not trying to figure things out. We 46 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: are not trying to see if we want to be together. 47 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: We're not trying to to kind of, I don't know, 48 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: do a trial run of some kind to see if 49 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,839 Speaker 1: this thing can work. That's not where we are. So 50 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: the decision has been made to spend the life together. 51 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 1: So I mean the marriage, the wedding. When are you 52 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: guys getting married? That's going to be a byproduct of 53 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: what's happening, and it's just it's coming. 54 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I I hey. 55 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: Hey, you told me the answer because you were over 56 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:57,679 Speaker 1: there on some babble about don't try to chime back 57 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: in that. 58 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 2: Okay, well done. I'm going to leave it with Jay's 59 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 2: last word. There, we get it. I'll stop talking. 60 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 3: I feel like, well, this one, I guess is asking 61 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 3: about the wedding. 62 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 2: Okay, okay, well good. Maybe I can say something now, if. 63 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 3: You decided to get married, would you guys be open 64 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 3: to doing a podcast from the party? 65 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 2: No? I mean I think we would do a podcast afterwards, possibly, 66 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 2: But no, I think we've talked about marriage. We haven't 67 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 2: talked about a wedding, and there's a difference between the two. 68 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: But you know what, we can start the planning now 69 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: and we will take that off the list. That will 70 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: be one mic and the wedding singer will be using it. 71 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: That's it. No podcast mics, no recorders, no nothing. 72 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 3: This one is what is the hardest lesson that you 73 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 3: had to learn. 74 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: To learn in life? In life or recently oh, let's see, 75 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: how would you put that? The hardest lesson that's ti 76 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: we keep learning this lesson, but the idea that this 77 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: too shall pass. I've learned that repeatedly, but for some 78 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: reason I can't get that through my head sometimes to 79 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 1: help me when I'm going through a new mess, because 80 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: every single mess did pass. We all know this. That's 81 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: a difficult one to learn over and over lessons I'm 82 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 1: thinking about mistakes, I ain't thinking about mistakes, and I've 83 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: gotten to a place now where I guess I don't 84 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: qualify so many things as mistakes anymore. I qualify them 85 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: as experiences that I had. So I don't know. 86 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: I mean, it's hard. It's hard to pick just one 87 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 2: because I have learned so many lessons through my life, 88 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 2: but especially over these past couple of years. I think 89 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 2: one of the most important lessons I've learned is if 90 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 2: you have something to say, say it, or someone else 91 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 2: will speak for you. And that has and was a 92 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 2: big mistake that I made in this whole situation. I 93 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 2: want to feel confident enough to say what I believe 94 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 2: and what my truth is versus letting someone else tell 95 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 2: everyone else. Because I've learned the perception becomes reality, and 96 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 2: that's unfortunate because it isn't reality, and yet it's hard 97 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 2: to undo it once it's been accepted as such. 98 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: That was really good advice, actually, I like that. 99 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 3: Uh sorry, going back to marriage on this one, would 100 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 3: you all want to elope? 101 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: We want to make it as difficult on our family 102 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: and friends as possible. They're going to send invitations to 103 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: like an island in Italy off the coast somewhere, just 104 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 1: some tiny, tiny little place that you have take a puddle, 105 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: jump over to one island and then you have to 106 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: get on the ferry to go to the next one. 107 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: And that is where the wedding is going to be. 108 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: And we're only going to invite people that have to 109 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: show up, right, they have to. That's what we're gonna do. 110 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 2: Oh wow, okay, this is all news to me. I 111 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 2: thought they were gonna ask if we wanted a beach wedding, 112 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: a destination wedding. Oh, okay, we'll wait for that. 113 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 3: Well, I guess why not just do announce? Okay, would 114 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 3: you rather do a beach wedding or something else? 115 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: I saw some people. I saw a gay couple on 116 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: the steps of the city hall, not too long ago, 117 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: and it looked great. Yep, it looks kind of awesome. 118 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 2: Yes, And I think you know, anyone who's been married 119 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 2: more than once, you know, the whole big white dress, 120 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 2: you know, it's you know. And I don't fault anyone 121 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,799 Speaker 2: for this, but my younger self was in this headspace. 122 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 2: A lot of people want the wedding right. They want 123 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 2: the pomp and circumstance that's so exciting, the dress and 124 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 2: the boutineer and the bouquet and the flowers and the 125 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 2: I think, once you've been there and done that, and 126 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 2: we've talked about this before, I want the marriage. I 127 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 2: want the partnership. I want the relationship, and that's what 128 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 2: I want more than anything. So this may sound hokey 129 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 2: and maybe maybe not even believable, but I really don't care. 130 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 2: I honestly don't care about where we get married, how 131 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 2: we get married. I might care when we get married eventually, 132 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 2: but if we get married, and I definitely care if 133 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 2: but I the details, I really it doesn't it. It 134 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 2: doesn't even cross my mind. Interesting whatever he wants. 135 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, Part one was a little easier. Yeah, what is 136 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 3: your most prized possession? 137 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 2: And why? 138 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: Oh, prize possession? I don't know. I think if if 139 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: the house was on fire, what would I make sure 140 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: I grab and get out of there? I don't have it. 141 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 2: You know, you used to say photographs, but now everything's 142 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 2: in the cloud. You can always buy a new phone, 143 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: and I you know, I think, interestingly, having covered so 144 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 2: many tragedies in our careers, fires included, I learned, honestly 145 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 2: through that coverage that everything can turn to dust. And 146 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 2: the only valued possession I have is and it's is 147 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 2: my relationships. 148 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: This is crazy. I cannot think of a prize possession. 149 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: I mean, that's stuff that's valuable that I like, that 150 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,559 Speaker 1: I love that I'd hate to see gone. But man, 151 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,199 Speaker 1: if that house was on fire we had to run out, 152 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: what would I grab? My passport and my phone that 153 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 1: might be it. 154 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 2: And your chapstick, your cherry chapsick. No, I'm teasing no, 155 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 2: And I actually your past, my passport and my crazy 156 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 2: because it's a pain in the butt to have to 157 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 2: re you know, get all of that reissued. 158 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: But yeah, I actually don't family heirlooms. 159 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 3: Like jewelry or dazzled roach that you had. 160 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 1: No we can replace it. Yeah, I mean it is. 161 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 2: Nice man brooch, but yeah, and I actually think having 162 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 2: gone through divorce, having had to sell everything, it just 163 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 2: you realize you get so upset if there's a scratch 164 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 2: on the table or if your car gets a ding, 165 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 2: and when you go through enough of life and you've 166 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 2: had to sell it or get rid of it for 167 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:29,079 Speaker 2: whatever reason, you realize they're just things. And so the 168 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 2: only I mean, I genuinely can tell you I don't 169 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 2: have something I can't live without. 170 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 3: I don't, all right? Would you rather someone be honest 171 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 3: and hurt your feelings or lie to protect them? 172 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: This can go both ways, it depends. 173 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 2: I don't think I can give you a resolute answer 174 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 2: to that, because it would depend in some instances. Yes, 175 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 2: I don't want to be the last person to know. 176 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 2: And if I can do something about it, if I 177 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,319 Speaker 2: can fix it, if I can, if I can make 178 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 2: it better than I'd want to know. But if it's 179 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 2: just something that would hurt my feelings, I don't mind 180 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 2: if you tell a little white lie, because if there's 181 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 2: nothing that can be gained from telling me this, then yeah, 182 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 2: maybe ignorance is bliss. 183 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm okay with that. And it just depends on 184 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: the situation. Nobody a little we all do it, but 185 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: a little white lie to protect somebody's feelings. We do 186 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: it all the time. Do I want to I don't know. 187 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: You hate the idea of being lied too. 188 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:25,719 Speaker 2: Or manipulated. 189 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: I think I would always want to know. I don't 190 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 1: know if what would hurt smoke, what would it be? 191 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: I got DJ that's an ugly sweater that you have on. 192 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: I mean I would rather hear that opinion, go look 193 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: in the mirror a couple more times and deal with 194 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: it instead of walking out, possibly looking like an idiot. 195 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I always appreciate if there's food in my teeth 196 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 2: or that kind of thing. I'd like to say, a 197 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 2: bat in the cave, like, I'd always rather know. 198 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 3: What are your biggest turn on and turn offs? 199 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: Smoking is the off yours? 200 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 2: The biggest turn off would just be like basic, like 201 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 2: someone who isn't as hygienic as I'd like them to be, 202 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 2: Like if they didn't like, yeah, showering and deodorant and 203 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 2: all those things. I mean, you laugh, but it's an issue. 204 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 2: So that would be a huge turn off just to me, 205 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,679 Speaker 2: if someone didn't have the same hygiene practices that I do. 206 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: Wow, okay, and turn on. So there I assume they're 207 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: talking about in a relationship or whatnot. Okay, that turn 208 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 1: on I it's a weird way to This is the 209 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: only way to put it. It's not a matter of 210 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: a feature. But if a woman cannot put on jeans 211 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: and a T shirt, belly up to a bar, order 212 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: a draft beer, and watch an SEC football game, probably 213 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: we're probably not gonna get along. 214 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 2: Well that's a turn on for you, then its turn on, yes, 215 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 2: turn yeah, Well wow, we've been doing that for a 216 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 2: long time together, so it's making sense now. And I'm 217 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:53,599 Speaker 2: usually in a jeans, jeans and a T shirt. The 218 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 2: biggest turn on to me is someone who can make 219 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 2: me laugh. If I can laugh with someone, that is 220 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 2: a huge turn on. If you're because I think you 221 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 2: have to be very clever, he's tickling me. You have 222 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 2: to be very clever, and very intelligent and very you 223 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 2: have to be observant to be funny. And so when 224 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 2: you find someone who's truly funny and can make you laugh, 225 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:16,199 Speaker 2: they have all those other qualities. 226 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:22,079 Speaker 3: Okay, this one asks what do you wish someone taught 227 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 3: you a long time. 228 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: Ago that they actually do print lies in newspapers. I 229 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: didn't know that until very recently. I didn't know it 230 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 1: was a thing. I thought it I had to be 231 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: based on something or a mistake was made or I 232 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: didn't know. And I'm not talking about may I say, newspapers. 233 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: I'm talking about a lot of online public online publications. 234 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: I should say I didn't know that it was. It 235 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: just is done like a flaut one hundred percent nothing 236 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: based on just lie can be made up. I didn't 237 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: know that. I wish i'd have been taught that very 238 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: early on. And I'm somebody who spent that long in media, 239 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: has been continuous in media that I didn't get that 240 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: about the industry. 241 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was shocking going through it because you don't 242 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 2: know it and you don't realize it until the lies 243 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 2: are about you, and then you're like, oh wait, I 244 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 2: actually know for a fact that is not true, and 245 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 2: yet here it is in print. And we would actually 246 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 2: end up laughing at some of them because they were 247 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 2: so like bold face lies with zero, zero attribution or 248 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 2: anything other than sources. 249 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 1: So it's weird now, Andy, how we I can read 250 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: something now like it'd like to be the worst thing 251 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: about whoever they're saying is the worst guy, the worst 252 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: woman doing the worst thing that I'll wait on this one. 253 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:58,679 Speaker 1: Like everything I'm waiting to I just don't believe anything 254 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: almost that I read in these online publications anymore. So 255 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: that's that was a shocker for me, to be honest 256 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: with you. 257 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,959 Speaker 2: Something that I wished I had it's learned or can 258 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 2: you tell me what the question is? Again? 259 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 3: What do you wish someone taught you a long time ago? 260 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 2: Someone taught me a long time ago. Yeah, this is 261 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 2: a tough one. 262 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: For me, But I think your mom's going to take 263 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: this personal. 264 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 2: My mom's sitting right next to me, right because my 265 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 2: I think to trust that I know best about what 266 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 2: I need. I think I was much more, especially when 267 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 2: I was younger, willing to take what someone else said 268 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 2: I should do, or what you know, some religious doctrines 269 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 2: said I should do, or I was always looking for 270 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 2: outside validation, and so I wish that I could have 271 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 2: been taught in a way that it resonated and I 272 00:14:55,360 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 2: believed that I actually know what's best for me. You 273 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 2: seem confused. 274 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: I'm trying to follow. Yeah, but the question that what 275 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: do you wish you were taught what to. 276 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 2: Basically that you are the best, you know more about 277 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 2: yourself than anyone else. It's about about relying on yourself 278 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 2: and trusting yourself. And maybe people say trust your gut, right, 279 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 2: But I think I was always very willing to trust 280 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 2: what someone else said instead of trusting what I thought 281 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 2: or believed, and I doubted myself. And when I think 282 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 2: about most of the mistakes I've made in my life, 283 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 2: it has been because I trusted what someone else said, 284 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 2: or I put more stock into what someone else said, 285 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 2: or what something else. You know, something else I read 286 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 2: said versus what I knew in my gut. And what's 287 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 2: right for me isn't necessarily right for someone else. So 288 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 2: and and I don't think I thought that I thought 289 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 2: there was right wrong, black, white, good, bad. And I 290 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 2: just I wish that I had learned earlier to truly 291 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 2: listen to my gut. 292 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 3: I think this one goes into what you were saying before. 293 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 3: Do you see the news business differently now, with the 294 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 3: rise of fake news and Greek distrust and journalism. Has 295 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 3: that rubbed off on you guys at all? 296 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: Rubbed off? Oh my god? This goes both ways right there. 297 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: In some ways we're glad we're out of it, and 298 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: in other ways we wish we could be right in 299 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: the middle of it to actually have more of an 300 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: impact or say or sway over places that have such 301 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: big as big a reach as they do. And I 302 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: don't know, it's been difficult for me to watch for 303 00:16:56,520 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: us Rose, we turn, we do not watch news. We 304 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: don't watch news at all. In the morning. We have 305 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: it on it first when we up at three four 306 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 1: am and make sure we don't miss headlines, but we 307 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: don't watch news at all. We read our news. So 308 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: but I hate they'd taken some deans and they probably 309 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: will continue to take some deans. And I don't think 310 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: this election cycle helped, and I don't know if the 311 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: next administration is going to help necessarily. 312 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 2: For media, yeah, yeah, we don't watch morning news. But 313 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 2: when we do watch news, it's usually following a debate, 314 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 2: leading up to a debate around the election. So we 315 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 2: have watched news reacting to the political cycle, for sure. 316 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 1: And that's almost for sport. 317 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:42,439 Speaker 2: It is, and that's what it's become because we'll have Fox, 318 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 2: we'll have CNN, we'll have MSNBC, will have all of 319 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 2: the the major cable outlets. And it is astounding because 320 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 2: usually we were in the thick of it, we were 321 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:56,400 Speaker 2: covering it, we were there on the floor of these 322 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 2: different arenas covering so to actually be sitting on the 323 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 2: couch and watching it has been a very unique experience 324 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:07,439 Speaker 2: for me, and it's been disheartening because you just see 325 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 2: what's actually going on. We know what happens in newsrooms, 326 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 2: we know what happens behind the scenes, and it's just 327 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 2: it's frightening to now see it from a different perspective 328 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 2: on the couch, but with the knowledge we have about 329 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:26,120 Speaker 2: how things work. So I have absolutely been disheartened by 330 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 2: what I've seen, and I think we've actually felt empowered 331 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 2: in our podcast to be able to try and do 332 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 2: things in a non partisan way. We can still add perspective, 333 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 2: we can still have our thoughts, we can still bring 334 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 2: what we've learned with thirty years in the business without 335 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 2: having something feel mean spirited. I think I've sometimes we 336 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 2: have the volume down when we watch this, and seeing 337 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 2: some broadcasters' facial expressions, the snarkiness, the almost like laughing 338 00:18:55,000 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 2: at what's happening. It's been kind of disgusting a lot 339 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 2: of moments and hard to watch. 340 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: So that's that's where we are. But look, we enjoyed 341 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: what we did, we would have been still a part 342 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: of this whole cycle and a part of this and 343 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: hopefully we could have contributed in a certain way. But 344 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: it's stuff to watch sometimes. 345 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:18,679 Speaker 3: This is just a question that I have. I've been 346 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 3: asking you, guys, but did you notice in the changing of, 347 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 3: like the way the news is reported since twenty sixteen? Like, 348 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 3: did you see that firsthand when all like election reporting 349 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,919 Speaker 3: was going on. Obviously I've covered several elections, but did 350 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 3: you see that as being as big as it now 351 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 3: seems it was in how we report politics? 352 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 2: I think in twenty sixteen The only thing I can 353 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 2: speak to specifically is that the news organizations we were 354 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 2: working news organization we were working with, didn't take it 355 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 2: very seriously, and they thought it was sport. They thought 356 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 2: it was more entertainment. And then and they were out 357 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 2: of touch with how a lot of America means were 358 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 2: actually really feeling and what they were really thinking and 359 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 2: how they were actually going to vote. And that was 360 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 2: called considered a wake up call. And yet it's happened again. 361 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 2: And actually I feel like, in a weird way, I've 362 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 2: seen broadcasters double down almost on knowing more than you 363 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 2: know about yourself. Or thinking they know better than you, 364 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 2: or thinking that they just have a better idea because 365 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 2: of their intellect and their perspective and their research. But 366 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 2: in truth, I don't feel like I feel like sorry 367 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:39,199 Speaker 2: that broadcasters that I've seen are even further disconnected from 368 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 2: a lot of Americans than they were in twenty sixteen. 369 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,360 Speaker 1: Look, Trump got people paid. I mean there were news 370 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: organizations beefing up their staff in DC once that dude 371 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:52,719 Speaker 1: got there, right, And so now I don't know if 372 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: we're getting ready for our whole cycle of this again, 373 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: because people do view it as a circus and you 374 00:20:57,920 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: go there and you cover and so what are we 375 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:03,880 Speaker 1: just going to see a constant circus again? I don't know. 376 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: But it's to your point you're saying about what we 377 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: saw twenty six It's gotten much worse, I think since 378 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen, because people have made careers out of Trump's presidency, 379 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: and there are people who have anchorchairs now and have 380 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 1: podcast shows, not all kinds of they do because this 381 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: du got to the White House. So it's not gonna 382 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: slow down, unfortunately. So it's and is disheartening. 383 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 2: It's something to remember and we know this, but news 384 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 2: is a business. And ratings are how you get paid. 385 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 2: So consider that when you're looking at your news source, 386 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 2: it has to be considered. It has to be in 387 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 2: your mind that it isn't some altruistic thing that I 388 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 2: think a lot of us got into the business to 389 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 2: do and to be a part of. And yes, I 390 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 2: think that's in the hearts of a lot of journalists, 391 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 2: but the reality is it is a business. 392 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 3: This person wants to know how much prep do you 393 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 3: need for the morning run and how early do you 394 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 3: guys wake up to record it? And what does the 395 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:12,639 Speaker 3: daily workday prep look like. 396 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 2: I appreciate that question, thank you whoever wrote that, because 397 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 2: I think, yeah, it's like fifteen twenty minutes that we're 398 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 2: putting out there. But it is not that. By the scenes. 399 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 2: We start around noon the day before, collecting headlines. We're 400 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 2: constantly checking to see what's happening, what's going on. We 401 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:33,679 Speaker 2: make a list of what our potential stories might be 402 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 2: throughout the day, and around three or four o'clock we 403 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 2: start writing stories that we know are almost certainly going 404 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 2: to make the cut the next morning, and by the 405 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 2: time we go to bed, we have a pretty significant 406 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 2: rundown ready to go. And then what time do you 407 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 2: wake up, babe? Usually by three and my alarm is 408 00:22:55,800 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 2: set at four, and we then work for another work 409 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 2: for another two hours. You work for another three hours 410 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 2: at making sure we have the right stories and making 411 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 2: sure that we're writing them the way we'd like to. 412 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 2: So yeah, we for the first time are the assignment editor, 413 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 2: the executive producer, the writer, and the talent all in one. 414 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 2: So there is hours and hours go into the prep. 415 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 3: All right, what do you love most about working together? 416 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,719 Speaker 3: And what's the hardest thing about working together? 417 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 2: Knowing who's going to talk first? Now, the thing I 418 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 2: love most about working with this guy is that. 419 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: What's what is this guy thing you've been doing to 420 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: this guy? This guy with DJ this guy. 421 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 2: I've always loved communicating. While we're talking, I just feel 422 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 2: like we're on the same page. We can read each 423 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 2: other very well, and that's a fun thing to be 424 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 2: able to have in a partner that I know where 425 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:59,399 Speaker 2: we're going and what we're doing, so it feels like 426 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 2: we're kind of yeah, we're teammates. So that's my favorite 427 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 2: part about working with you is I feel this camaraderie 428 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 2: and and I trust you, and hopefully you trust me. 429 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 2: And that creates this I don't want to speak for you, 430 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:19,360 Speaker 2: but that creates and a really positive, a really positive 431 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 2: work environment, and that makes it fun to go to vironments. 432 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 2: It is though, Like honestly, it's funny even if we're 433 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 2: having issues, when we sit down in front of the 434 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 2: mic and are looking at each other, it's all gone, 435 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 2: like it. We're in work mode and we're in like 436 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 2: partnership mode, and it's I like that good. That's my 437 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 2: favorite part about working with you. 438 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: Did he say favorite or best and worst part? 439 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 3: Best and worst? 440 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 2: Well? I went with the best, So why don't you 441 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 2: do the best? And I'll be thinking of the worst. 442 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: That's easy. You're my favorite partner I've ever had to 443 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 1: work with, So I'm working with my favorite person I've 444 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 1: ever been a co host, co anchor. That's It's that simple. 445 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, you said it better than me, just more succinctly. 446 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 2: That's not shocking. Worst part, I think the hardest part 447 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 2: has been we do operate differently. We were actually just 448 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 2: talking about this this morning. TJ is very. 449 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 1: Hard worker, thorough. 450 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 2: I am task oriented and like to get things done, 451 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 2: and TJ likes to take his time and really understand detail. Yes, 452 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 2: so but I think actually it's a good combination, but 453 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 2: it can be sometimes a little frustrating, probably for you. 454 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: Oh, I didn't know you were frustrated. I just thought 455 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: we were exchanging ideas at work. No, I the workplace, 456 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,120 Speaker 1: which earlier was a wonderful workplace. 457 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 2: Do you know what it is? I feel like you 458 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 2: get frustrated with me. 459 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:57,440 Speaker 1: I do, of course I do. What what do you mean? 460 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 1: Of course I do. I'm frustrating with you now, I. 461 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 2: Mean, okay, So what's the worst part about working with 462 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:06,199 Speaker 2: me or podcasting with me? 463 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 1: It is, Yes, it's our our difference in working styles, 464 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,399 Speaker 1: which were easily masked when we worked together at a 465 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: network because we could be in our separate lanes and 466 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 1: you didn't have to see how I was prepping. I 467 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 1: didn't see how you were prepping. But we got out 468 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: there to the desk, and we were prepared together in 469 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 1: different ways. Well, you had to to have to always 470 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 1: carry you. The way I've been doing has been, it's been. 471 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 1: It gets tough. I told you I'm not sleeping already. 472 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:42,440 Speaker 1: I'm not doing great. I was sick recently after the holiday, 473 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:44,919 Speaker 1: and you know it's Christmas is stressful for me, so 474 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: it's just it gets tough andie and it's lonely in 475 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: the morning, you know, almost hours by myself. 476 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 2: So my mom is sitting next to me, and she's 477 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 2: actually concerned that you're being serious. She looked you mild 478 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 2: to me. Is he joking? 479 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: So it was serious. The majority of it was serious. No, 480 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 1: that's that's that's my answer. 481 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 3: Would you rather be able to see ten minutes into 482 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,679 Speaker 3: your future or ten minutes into your past? 483 00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 2: Oh? Into my future? 484 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: What can I bake the ten minutes? 485 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:40,399 Speaker 2: Ten minutes tick along my last day or something. 486 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:42,679 Speaker 1: I don't want to see it. Ten minutes in my future? 487 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: You don't know what if the you get hit by bus? 488 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 2: Do you want to see ten minutes in your past though? 489 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 1: Why? I asked, and I picked the ten minutes sure, 490 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,879 Speaker 1: because I've had some great ten minutes in my life before. 491 00:27:55,480 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 1: I wouldn't mind viewing. Why would you want to see 492 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: anything in your future? 493 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 2: You're the one who reads the last page in the book. 494 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 2: I'm surprised you didn't see not my future. 495 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,919 Speaker 1: It's a piece of fiction. How are you comparing that? 496 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 2: Because you want to see what happens to the No, no, no. 497 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 1: No, I don't inten no, No, I want my future 498 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: to be unpredictable. Yeah, that's why I would definitely go 499 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,119 Speaker 1: with ten minutes in the past, whatever it maybe. 500 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 2: Okay, so here's the deal. I actually heard it wrong. 501 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 2: I thought it was like I could see ten minutes 502 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 2: from now or I could see ten minutes ago. And 503 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:33,680 Speaker 2: I was like, why would I want to see ten 504 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:37,199 Speaker 2: minutes ago? I just lived it. If you're saying I 505 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 2: could pick any ten minute period, is that what it is? 506 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: You know? 507 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,520 Speaker 3: It's would you rather be able to see ten minutes 508 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 3: into your future or ten minutes into your past? I 509 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 3: mean I'm guessing that you could choose the past. 510 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 2: Oh. I was just thinking it was like ten minutes 511 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 2: from now or ten minutes ago. 512 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: I did you know? Okay, I brought that question up 513 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: so very I definitely don't want to relive this. 514 00:28:56,520 --> 00:29:00,120 Speaker 2: Fricking So you're gonna go with future that ten minutes. 515 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: If it ten minutes ago, I'm not doing this again. 516 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 2: Okay, all right? 517 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 3: This next question is what personality trait do you value 518 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 3: in each other and dislike the most? 519 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 1: No? No, I'm not gonna put my head myself in 520 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 1: a mindset of trying to find something I don't like 521 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:23,959 Speaker 1: about you. That's just I just don't want to do that. 522 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 1: If you want to find something, I think that's fine, 523 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: But I have to look at you and go, what 524 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 1: do I not like about you? No, I'm not gonna 525 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 1: do that, all right? 526 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 2: What do you like best about me? 527 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 1: Oh? They said? Personality trait? Is that? Right? There is 528 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: a a Is this a personality trait? There is a 529 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: youthfulness to you and a pep and an enjoyment in 530 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: almost every little small thing that goes on. I think 531 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 1: that's you know what. We talk about kids all the time. 532 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: We see little girls in there at a certain age 533 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: when you see them bouncing through the airport or doing 534 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: whatever the thing. Then they get to a certain age 535 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 1: and now they're too cool and not as confident. You're 536 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: that little girl that still has her confidence is bouncing around. 537 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 1: So I love that about you. 538 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 2: Oh that's very sweet. My favorite personality trade about you is, 539 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:13,479 Speaker 2: I mean, it's your quick wit. You just have the 540 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 2: most amazing things, like just you're so quick on your 541 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 2: feet and I love it. It makes me laugh, it keeps 542 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 2: me on my toes. It it just brings the energy 543 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 2: of the room up. I I love your quick wit. 544 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 2: You are just You've got some really amazing responses to 545 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 2: a lot, and and your timing is right. It's like 546 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 2: spot on. 547 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: She's the one with the quick wit. She is deadly 548 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:43,959 Speaker 1: with hers. I mean you could be too, really, yeah, 549 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: I'm not usually smiling. 550 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 2: Well, but that's the wit I prefer. 551 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 1: But yes, yeah, my mom will cut you down and 552 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,840 Speaker 1: you have no idea. You just got cut down. She's awesome. 553 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 1: All right, go ahead, we got a time of a 554 00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: few more. 555 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 3: I think I've got more questions that works. This one is, 556 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 3: are you guys still in therapy? 557 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 2: No? 558 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: Is the next question? Should we be? 559 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 2: I mean we never actually went to therapy just guardier Guardier, Yes, 560 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 2: so he was literally we did it on the air. 561 00:31:18,120 --> 00:31:22,040 Speaker 2: We've actually not gone to a therapist or and not 562 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 2: saying we won't or we shouldn't, but we have not 563 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 2: and so we currently are not okay? 564 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 3: And this one the final question, how has life changed 565 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 3: from December third, twenty twenty three until now? Are you 566 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:37,479 Speaker 3: glad you took a year to be silent? 567 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:39,720 Speaker 1: No? 568 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:41,480 Speaker 2: I am not glad we took a year to be silent. 569 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 1: I wouldn't have mind. I wouldn't mind the year being 570 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 1: silent after we initially spoke correct, right, that's I think 571 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: that's the mistake. I think things have played out now 572 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: and we've learned and here we are, And that year 573 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: of the Year of Silence was a year of folks, 574 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 1: that was work for us. We were working on family 575 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 1: and kids and not even that much career, to be honest, 576 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 1: and getting situated. That was so much going on behind 577 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,640 Speaker 1: the scenes that we couldn't have handled a public life 578 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: at that time. 579 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 2: Probably that would have been really tough to deal with. 580 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:26,920 Speaker 2: But yes, I wish that we had spoken. And it 581 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 2: goes back to the answer to another one of the 582 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 2: previous questions that I really one of the things I've 583 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 2: learned is that if you don't speak, someone else will 584 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,240 Speaker 2: speak for you. And so I wish we had released 585 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 2: our prepared comments or responses to the pictures that were taken. 586 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 2: I wish that we had said our truths. I wish 587 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 2: that we had talked about what folks were actually seeing 588 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,880 Speaker 2: versus what they were told they were looking at. And so, yes, 589 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:54,959 Speaker 2: I wish we had spoken. But I also to think it, 590 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 2: I don't mind the fact that we went away and 591 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:00,800 Speaker 2: we took the time to work on our personal lives 592 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 2: that actually was important and probably necessary, but I wish 593 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 2: we had spoken first, so we. 594 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 1: Will be silent any more. We're to the point out 595 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 1: where again lessons learned. I've always wondered and waited. I 596 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,320 Speaker 1: think it's what's going to be the next thing. And 597 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:20,640 Speaker 1: to be able now, to be comfortable now, to be 598 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:24,520 Speaker 1: able to speak and respond to anything, and again, lessons 599 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,719 Speaker 1: learned through it all. But here we are a year later, babe, 600 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 1: and we are going better than ever actually, and things 601 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 1: are getting better every day, and the podcast is getting 602 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 1: better every day, and everything is just going great. So 603 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: this is usually when the rug comes right from Ndy. 604 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 2: You no, but you know that's part of it. When 605 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 2: things are good, to worry about them going bad takes 606 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 2: away from the joy of just actually enjoying, celebrating and 607 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,920 Speaker 2: celebrating this year that we've had, and celebrating the work 608 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 2: that we've done, and celebrating all of you who are listening. 609 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 2: We've said this before, but I really I don't think 610 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 2: a day goes by where we don't have someone come 611 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 2: up to us on the street and say something kind, 612 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 2: say they're loving Morning Run, saying they love the podcast, 613 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 2: saying they love us, saying they wish we were back 614 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:17,359 Speaker 2: on TV and that has been so wonderful and it 615 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 2: has absolutely filled our hearts and just having all of 616 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 2: you who submitted questions, thank you, thank you for caring 617 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 2: enough to ask a question, Thank you for listening and 618 00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 2: being on this ride with us, and we appreciate more 619 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 2: of your feedback. We want to hear what you'd like 620 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 2: to hear from us in this next year and this 621 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 2: second year of our podcast. You know, what do you 622 00:34:41,600 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 2: want to hear? What would you like us to be 623 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:48,480 Speaker 2: doing differently? And I think that's what's so fun because 624 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 2: we get to make some of those changes or add 625 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:55,320 Speaker 2: some things to what we're already doing. And I'm very 626 00:34:55,360 --> 00:35:00,800 Speaker 2: excited about this lap and what we're going to be 627 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:02,399 Speaker 2: able to do in this second year. 628 00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: Well we should think, I mean, there are too many 629 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 1: folks to think, but we mentioned your mom and your 630 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 1: dad happened to be in town. Your mom is hanging 631 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:10,839 Speaker 1: out in the studio with us. But we we do, 632 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:14,720 Speaker 1: I mean you more so certainly initially, but with your parents. 633 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: Your mom and dad have been great and supportive the 634 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:20,239 Speaker 1: whole way, and they've been great to me and my 635 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 1: parents as well have been great along the way. 636 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:25,120 Speaker 2: They have been so kind and so sweet. 637 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 1: So Ava and Ali Sabine have been a part of it. 638 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:31,680 Speaker 1: And our friends are too many to actually name who've 639 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:33,440 Speaker 1: been a part of the journey. And Emma and Andy 640 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,920 Speaker 1: who have been here with us or every step of 641 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:37,920 Speaker 1: the way, our producers here in the room with us. 642 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:42,320 Speaker 1: And Amy Sugarman, good Lord, that crazy lady who was 643 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 1: crazy enough to say, Hey, you guys need to come 644 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:48,040 Speaker 1: over here and get off your butts and do this 645 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:50,479 Speaker 1: podcast with us. And that was at the time. We 646 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 1: weren't necessarily ready when we first talked to her. And 647 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:55,359 Speaker 1: now here we are we all this time. 648 00:35:55,440 --> 00:36:00,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, we appreciate iHeart and Amy Sugarman jumped with us, 649 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:05,080 Speaker 2: And yeah, she's crazy energy, but it's positive and it's. 650 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:06,760 Speaker 1: Supportive, positive energy. 651 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:11,400 Speaker 2: It's so positive. More please that she is an amazing 652 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:13,840 Speaker 2: force to be around. And when you think you can't 653 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:16,279 Speaker 2: or you think you shouldn't, she shows you how you can. 654 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,640 Speaker 2: And I've appreciated that because you get a lot of 655 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:22,680 Speaker 2: no's in the entertainment industry, but when you get a yes, 656 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:25,200 Speaker 2: and not just a yes, but a hell yes. And 657 00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:27,560 Speaker 2: that's what Amy Sugarman gave us. That's what iHeart gave us, 658 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 2: and we are so grateful because this has been the 659 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:34,840 Speaker 2: perfect platform for us to start over and now we 660 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:36,720 Speaker 2: get to build on that and that's exciting. 661 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:45,040 Speaker 1: Nicky, Morgan and Annie, we appreciate you all always. My sister, Tish, 662 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:48,400 Speaker 1: Charles Chuck wantel without me. I don't know how to 663 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:51,239 Speaker 1: go through all these folks and the thank yous we have, 664 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:53,640 Speaker 1: so I want to leave on this note, and Robes, 665 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:55,359 Speaker 1: you'll know where this came from. I just pulled it up. 666 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:57,719 Speaker 1: But we were somewhere and I was having a bad morning. 667 00:36:57,719 --> 00:36:59,120 Speaker 1: I think we're about to go on a plane. I said, 668 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:01,560 Speaker 1: you're not gonna believe this message I just got and 669 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 1: I didn't ask his permission to use it, so I'm 670 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:04,880 Speaker 1: not going to say his name, but he's one of 671 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:09,280 Speaker 1: my NBA guys and hadn't heard from him in a while. 672 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:12,080 Speaker 1: This came out of the blue, and I think we 673 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:14,319 Speaker 1: were having a bad morning. I was someone going right 674 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 1: yes that morning, yes, And this message came out of 675 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:19,799 Speaker 1: the blue. And this is perfect timing given the one 676 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:23,319 Speaker 1: year anniversary, and it simply said you made it through 677 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: the storm. Life dealt you a crushing blow and you 678 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:31,239 Speaker 1: persevered through the really dark times today when you look 679 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:34,440 Speaker 1: in the mirror, see the champion that you are, have 680 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:37,080 Speaker 1: a great day and know you are highly thought of 681 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:43,399 Speaker 1: and respected. That was it that he just almost put 682 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:48,160 Speaker 1: a button for the past two years for us on 683 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: that day and messages like that. We appreciate it. So 684 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:55,960 Speaker 1: thank you all so much always for listening. We will 685 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,480 Speaker 1: continue to update you on all that's going on. We 686 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:00,400 Speaker 1: got plenty to talk about between now at the end 687 00:38:00,440 --> 00:38:01,960 Speaker 1: of the year before we get to twenty twenty five. 688 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 1: So maybe I was going to say for Amy Robot, 689 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:07,880 Speaker 1: but please no, I'm not going to do that because 690 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,799 Speaker 1: that's we talked about. It sounds rude, So you can. 691 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:13,120 Speaker 2: I don't mind it when you say it. I can 692 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,279 Speaker 2: say for TJ. Holmes, but you can't say for Amy Robot. 693 00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:17,319 Speaker 1: No. Somebody was saying he's trying to speak for her. 694 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: He's taking the whole thing. You know, you gotta be careful. 695 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,680 Speaker 1: Everybody's you should canceled over where everything. 696 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:26,440 Speaker 2: Days all right? Well? For TJ. Holmes, I'm Amy Robot. 697 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:28,440 Speaker 2: Thank you for listen.