1 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Anny and Samantha. 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 2: I'm welcome to Steff. I've never told you protection of iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 3: And welcome to I'm gonna call this a very special 4 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 3: happy hour mainly because it's February twenty ninth, twenty twenty four. 5 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 3: It is a leap yer, y'all on twenty twenty four. 6 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 3: I feel like all of that is very like specific 7 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 3: and something may be good luck. I'm gonna say it's 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 3: all good luck. Not that I believe in like lucky 9 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 3: numbers or anything, but all of that feels like because 10 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 3: they're all divisible A two four zero, I just that 11 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 3: is zero the end. So that's why I'm calling it 12 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 3: a happy one mainly or a special one mainly because 13 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 3: of the date. So if you're listening to this as 14 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 3: we're recording, we are recording on the day that is 15 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 3: leap Day, which, by the way, the Google uh caught. 16 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,959 Speaker 3: It's quite funny because it has that twenty eight plus 17 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 3: one and then the frog has the twenty nine on it. 18 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: Have you seen it? 19 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 4: No? 20 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 2: I have not seen that. 21 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: Okay, Anyway, it was fun to me. 22 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 3: I was like, oh, okay, that's all reach but okay, 23 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 3: but welcome and yes, this is a happy hour. So 24 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 3: if you are partaking and joining us in the partaking 25 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 3: of adult beverages or whatever whatnot, do so responsibly. We're 26 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 3: not currently sponsored by the things that we are talking 27 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 3: about necessarily. Maybe it is sponsored by my feelings. I 28 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 3: don't know, Oh, in a way, yeah, exactly. So Annie, 29 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 3: are you sleeping on anything? 30 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 2: I am? 31 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 4: If I had known as a special one, I would 32 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 4: have made a special drink because I'm trying. 33 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 2: To clear out my fridge. No, it's all right. 34 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 4: I don't have a lot of space in my refrigerator 35 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 4: right now, so I'm trying to clear it out. So 36 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 4: I'm just drinking an unnamed light. 37 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 3: Beer light beer, her favorite, And I am just keeping 38 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 3: it safe because this is actually our first recording of 39 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 3: the day and we have several more to go, and 40 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 3: I get very, very sleepy nowadays, not all the time, 41 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 3: but typically that's the reaction I have to alcohol. So 42 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 3: I'm drinking just some sparkling water with some flavoring in 43 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 3: it because I did the machine that you gave me. 44 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 3: But yeah, so I'm keeping it zero proof, as we 45 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 3: have said, except it's not a mocktail or zero proof 46 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 3: cocktail or zero proof drink. 47 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: Settle on. 48 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 2: I think we settled on zero proof, but I feel 49 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: like this the specificity of it is that it is 50 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 2: something more than what you would normally get on menus. 51 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 4: That is, like it used to just be water in 52 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 4: Coca cola, so it excuse me, an alcohol. 53 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 2: So I feel like zero proof is like specific category. 54 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, so this is I'm just not drinking alcohol right now. 55 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 3: So that's the point of that. But essentially, I just 56 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 3: wanted to do a quick check in on what's happening 57 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 3: because we have hit the second month pretty hard, y'all. 58 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 3: As where January felt like it dragged to me, February, 59 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 3: which I still hate saying, that month felt like lightning, 60 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,839 Speaker 3: like it went through so quickly, even with the extra day, 61 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 3: which a TikTok creator pointed out was an extra day 62 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 3: that we worked without getting extra pay, and I was like, oh, oh. 63 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 2: I saw something about that too. 64 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 3: Yeah. 65 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 2: Interesting, I've never thought about that. 66 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 1: Before either did this. 67 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 3: I was like, knowledge just too much. I kind of 68 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 3: wish they hadn't said that because now I feel like 69 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 3: I've been taken advantage of, which is anyways, But with that, 70 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 3: wanted to do a quick check in to see how 71 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 3: we are all doing, and yes that includes you listeners 72 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 3: and Christina. 73 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: Check in with us. 74 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 3: For myself, like I said, this month feels like it 75 00:03:58,240 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 3: just went by so quickly. 76 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: I feel like in our. 77 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 3: Work right now that we are doing Knock on Wood 78 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 3: really well, and that we've been kind of ahead and 79 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 3: doing things, you know, like on top. We've been on 80 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 3: top of things. We've gotten some good guests, We're getting 81 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 3: more good guests, a return of a friend of the show. 82 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 3: I'm so excited. There's a lot happening this year. I 83 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 3: am bombarded with texts and emails and phone calls for 84 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 3: election year stuff which drives me crazy. And just so 85 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 3: y'all know, if you try to call me, I will 86 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 3: not answer an unknown number ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, 87 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 3: which is probably a good thing because you get scammed 88 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 3: that way. But yeah, it's been interesting. I have decided 89 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 3: also this month that I have to be very specific 90 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 3: when I want to hang out with people, and in 91 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 3: that the amount of people. 92 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: During a period. 93 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 3: And I think I've narrowed it down that I will 94 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 3: see two to three people every two weeks, and like, 95 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 3: if you make that cut, wonderful, But outside of that, 96 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 3: and like if it means I'm going outside of my house. 97 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 3: Even that's an added like, oh no, that might be 98 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 3: another three days of RUSS that I have to have. 99 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 3: But I think I'm getting to the point that I 100 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 3: have become so specific about when I schedule hanging out 101 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 3: with people or when I want to hang it out 102 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 3: with people that it comes to I'm like, yeah, I 103 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 3: can't do that. 104 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: I already saw another person. I can't see you type 105 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: of thing, And I don't know if that's healthy or unhealthy. 106 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 2: That's a good question. I think it can be healthy. 107 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 4: But I also think like, sometimes sometimes you might feel, oh, okay, 108 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 4: I can handle like you don't want to get too 109 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 4: trapped in your rules. 110 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 2: And I say that as someone who does that all 111 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 2: the time. 112 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,479 Speaker 4: So I think that there has to be space for 113 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 4: recognizing this is a good role. I put it in 114 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 4: place for a reason, but sometimes it might change, and 115 00:05:59,600 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 4: that's our. 116 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 3: Of course, I will always be very like decided the 117 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 3: day of, But that also means that if I have 118 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 3: decided this, and even if I've scheduled two weeks in 119 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 3: advance and it's coming up on it and I'm like 120 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 3: I don't want to do it, I will quickly cancel. 121 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's funny because you and I have such like opposite. 122 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 4: I used to have a rule that I couldn't This 123 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 4: is how much I've changed though. I used to have 124 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 4: a rule that I couldn't hang out with three people 125 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 4: in one day because the third person always got screwed 126 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 4: because I would get delayed a little bit because I'd 127 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 4: hang out longer than I thought, be late to the 128 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 4: second person, and then get delayed more, and then by 129 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 4: the time I got to the third first, I just 130 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 4: felt bad. I'm like, this seems I should respect your 131 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 4: time more than this. 132 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: Yeah. 133 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 3: With that usual respecting time, I have gotten to the 134 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 3: point that I have become the person that comes early 135 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 3: to things too early, like ten minutes too early. And 136 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 3: I'm like, I never was that person because because I 137 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 3: am so literal that I'm like, oh, we're meeting at one, 138 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 3: I will pull up at one like and I'm like, 139 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 3: that's not really that's not really respectful because I'm going 140 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 3: to see you at one oh five because parking is 141 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 3: going to take five to ten minutes, but I plan 142 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 3: it specific to when I arrive. But now it's changed 143 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 3: so much in my head that I've become the person 144 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 3: that has I don't know if it's the anxiety. And 145 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 3: now I do think, Okay, there's parking, that could be traffic, 146 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 3: I might have to pay anything, I have to go 147 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 3: find you where if I get lost here that I 148 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 3: have actually like become the person that is ten minutes early, 149 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 3: And I. 150 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: Don't know how I feel about that. 151 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 3: Is that like being responsible or is that just me 152 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 3: being like I'm tired, I want to get this over with. 153 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 4: I think you're being I think you know you acknowledge 154 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 4: that parking. 155 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 2: Look, you don't want to get me starting on parking. 156 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 2: It's one of the reasons I hate driving, and I don't. 157 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 4: Do it anymore, But you acknowledge, like there can be 158 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 4: those things that come up, and I think it's fair that, like, 159 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 4: sometimes things are just out of your control. But sometimes 160 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 4: I do get annoyed when a friend will like every 161 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 4: time be like, oh there was traffic. 162 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 2: Yeah right, So. 163 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 4: I don't think I don't think that's bad. I will 164 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 4: say that ten minutes is good. But I have some 165 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 4: friends who show up like way too early, and that 166 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 4: annoys me because I was planning on using that time 167 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 4: to clean or whatever. 168 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I think there is a balance. 169 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 3: It's a balance I know, like I have friends who 170 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 3: set up a time and they're uh, and the Latino 171 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 3: and they're like, no, I'm meant for you to do 172 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 3: this on Puerto Rican time, which is thirty minutes later, 173 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 3: if not two hours. 174 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, I get that. I get that. 175 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 3: But so people who were on time are super early essential. Right, 176 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 3: all that to say, but what about you? What's going 177 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 3: on with you? How is the end of this month? 178 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 3: So far this year? You have been super busy this month. 179 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 4: I have been really busy, and I'm actually working really 180 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 4: hard on fixing it because it got out of control. 181 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 4: It really got out of hand, and like I felt 182 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 4: like I was drowning working all the time, and I 183 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 4: had all this like fun stuff that I was doing, 184 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 4: but it was like way too much. So I'm trying 185 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 4: to get better about that and about managing I might 186 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 4: come back and do like a mini or a happy 187 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 4: hour on this, but it's kind of the dark side 188 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 4: of not being able to procrastinate. I'm trying to get 189 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 4: better about like, you don't have to do this right 190 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 4: now right. 191 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: Now, get me to teach you. 192 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 4: Maybe we should, we should have a session. But yeah, 193 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 4: I have tried to be just because I realized, like 194 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 4: I was getting so stressed out and I was just 195 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 4: like randomly crying just out of nowhere. I was like, 196 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 4: You've got to do something. This is this is not sustainable, 197 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 4: this is not good. So that's why I mentioned I've 198 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 4: been trying to go on like more walks, and I've 199 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 4: been trying to like stretch and just take back some. 200 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 2: Of that time. And I feel like it's been good. 201 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 4: I feel I haven't there hasn't been like any noticeable 202 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 4: shift yet, but I feel like I'm on the precipice 203 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,479 Speaker 4: of it, you know what I mean, Like, Okay, yeah, 204 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,559 Speaker 4: it hasn't happened yet, but I'm taking these steps and 205 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 4: I feel good about them. 206 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 3: I feel like this month again, you've got cram full 207 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 3: of like special requests, although we are coming upon women's 208 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 3: history months, so I'm not sure. And because we are 209 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 3: a feminist show, we do get asked something. 210 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: But last year we got asked for nothing, so that 211 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: was odd. 212 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 4: It's one of those things sometimes this happens where I'm 213 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 4: like both relieved in a little. 214 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: Why. 215 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,079 Speaker 3: I do find all of that funny because I'm like, well, 216 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 3: I do want to do more things so we can 217 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 3: get our names out there and just remind people we 218 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 3: were still here. But at the same time, I don't 219 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 3: want the extra work. It's extra anxiety of working. 220 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly, exactly, just why. 221 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 3: But yeah, we've been told we haven't been asked to 222 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 3: do anything. I don't even think we have like special sponsorships. 223 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: Even we got like. 224 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 4: A random message that we might be asked and then 225 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 4: that was the end of that. 226 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 2: So far, I love. 227 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 3: That is the entirety of our job, just to peak 228 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 3: behind the curtains. We don't know what's happening until write 229 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 3: when it happens, and then you're like, oh, yeah. 230 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 2: Okay, And that is part of the problem. 231 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 4: It's like, again, it's beautiful and wonderful that we get 232 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 4: to work from home and we have these flexible schedules, 233 00:11:56,200 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 4: but it does mean it can be very difficult to 234 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 4: plan your schedule in a way where you don't feel 235 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 4: like you're drowning suddenly, right, So I think that that 236 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 4: is one of the things that play here. I'm also 237 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 4: in the midst of renegotiating my contract, so that's been 238 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 4: a whole thing. 239 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: Yeah. 240 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, just these things that you can't necessarily anticipate or 241 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 4: plan around. 242 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 2: And I'm trying to manage those things better. 243 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,079 Speaker 3: Well, Like our show is so different when it's because 244 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,200 Speaker 3: we are of like five days, six days a week, 245 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 3: constant new episodes except for one show. And then on 246 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 3: top of that, like we get when we get asked 247 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 3: to do things here or there, we it feels like 248 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 3: we have to either drop everything or push everything around 249 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 3: in order to get that done for us to have 250 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,319 Speaker 3: enough episodes to make sure we get it on timed 251 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 3: enough content. So you know, we've talked about this before, 252 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 3: like the amount of research and the fact that we 253 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 3: do fun things, but it's still a job. 254 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: When it becomes a. 255 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 3: Job, becomes a job we talk about when we watch movies, 256 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 3: it seems so easy and again we are very privileged, 257 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 3: and I feel like this is an amazing step up 258 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 3: in less stress than when I was in social work, 259 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 3: but knowing that we constantly have to be on the 260 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 3: lookout for subjects or topics or any of the such, 261 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 3: constantly watch the news. I remember Caroline former hosts recently 262 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 3: when we talked about like when she stopped podcasting, and 263 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 3: she was like, you know, I love the one part 264 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 3: I love is that I don't have to keep up 265 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 3: with what's going on and why the world is burning anymore? 266 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 3: And I don't have to look at it and pay 267 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,199 Speaker 3: attention to me as much. Of course, she pays attention 268 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 3: and is very aware of things. But the fact that 269 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,599 Speaker 3: we have to be in the middle of it, constantly 270 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 3: looking at it, constantly writing about it, constantly researching it. 271 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 3: It's stressful, especially when we again feel like the world 272 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 3: is burning, especially when we live in the South, the 273 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:59,559 Speaker 3: Southeast specifically, and see things happening that seems so out 274 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 3: of our can control because of the powers that are 275 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 3: currently in place. So so many of those things, you know, 276 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 3: And it's interesting because again, we love our jobs. This 277 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 3: is amazing, This is being able to work from home, 278 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,959 Speaker 3: Like right now, I'm definitely my pajamas, don't worry about it. 279 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 3: Do I have any makeup on? No? 280 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: I do not. 281 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 3: Is my desk surrounded by a little kitchen things that 282 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 3: both Annie and my partner have given me. 283 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: Yes, And I love this. 284 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 3: But there's so much to this where we are trying 285 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 3: to produce enough content and relevant content, but it does 286 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 3: become a little tiring, and then on top of that, 287 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 3: trying to publicize that we exist. 288 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I had this conversation with somebody the other day where. 289 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 2: It's hard to describe. 290 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 4: Sometimes if you haven't done it, but there is an 291 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 4: energy dream just from like oh I should post on 292 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 4: social media, or oh I should do this, which we 293 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 4: stop doing on social media by the way, but somebody 294 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 4: had said, like, you should post on social media more, 295 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 4: and I was like, I do not have the brandwidth 296 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 4: to do that right now, Like I know that I 297 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 4: should if I as part of our I personally am 298 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 4: not on social media, so I don't care, but as 299 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 4: part of our brand, like it would be good, yeah 300 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 4: thing to do we do like connecting with you listeners, 301 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 4: but I just can't do it. That's just something I 302 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 4: had to come to terms with. And sometimes I'm sad 303 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 4: about that because sometimes I'm like, oh, that would have 304 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 4: been a really fun post. 305 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: Well, I take that all. 306 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 3: The time, and honestly, we have an amazing team that 307 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 3: does take up a chunk of that, but they're also 308 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 3: very busy and stretched pretty thin, mainly because of the 309 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 3: fact that again, we are a business. We are a corporation, 310 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 3: a multi million dollar corporation that wants to save money 311 00:15:56,040 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 3: and oftentimes does that by stching their workers. Then again, 312 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 3: but with that, like we we think. We are so 313 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 3: grateful to have that as our solid ground who keeps 314 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 3: us going make sure that we have enough content. And 315 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 3: the age differences I noticed this in our staff meeting 316 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 3: is quite a delight because you do have different perspectives 317 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 3: of what is relevant and what you should talk about this. 318 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 3: And I was like, huh, okay. 319 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah. 320 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 4: I love when we like pitch a topic and everybody 321 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 4: has a completely different point that they're coming from about it. 322 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 2: I'm like, oh, I didn't mean that. 323 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 3: So we definitely had moments that were like, oh, that's oh, okay, yeah, cool, cool, cool. 324 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 3: But yeah, we do find that fascinating, uh, and also 325 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 3: amazing that we have such an amazing team. Uh. We've 326 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 3: got Joey and Christina and Maya who really just keeps 327 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 3: us in check as well as sounding professional. 328 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: Thank you desperately. 329 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 3: But yeah, I think this month it's been interesting, and 330 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 3: now that we've got an extra day, I'm like, okay, 331 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 3: which this is the last day of Black History Month, obviously, 332 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 3: so at the end of this I'm gonna take a 333 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 3: couple of SIPs of the Uncle Nearest Whiskeys, which still 334 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 3: is my favorite to celebrate this month. Again, I could 335 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 3: if I were drinking, that would be what I would have, 336 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 3: some type of cocktail, but not work. I have now 337 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:32,159 Speaker 3: found my boundaries. If this was the end episode, I 338 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 3: would I would be but it's not. But with that 339 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 3: happy end of February, everyone, Happy Leap Day apparently according 340 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 3: to thirty where you're supposed to be wearing blue and 341 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 3: yellow or you get a wedgie. 342 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 1: Have you ever seen that episode? 343 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 2: You've never seen so sure I have, but I don't 344 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 2: believe all. 345 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 3: That day episode Leap Day Williams and they give away 346 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 3: candy to all the kids that are crying or something. 347 00:17:56,840 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 3: It's very odd and they say nothing thing counts on 348 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 3: the day. 349 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: Okay, like because it's not a real. 350 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 3: Day, so you can do whatever you want. But yeah, 351 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 3: this is that's the Leap Day. So happy Leap Day 352 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 3: to everyone listening day on the twenty ninth of February 353 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 3: twenty twenty four. Thank you for listening and sticking around 354 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 3: and loving us. 355 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 4: I hope, yes, yes, yeah, we appreciate you so much. 356 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 4: So I hope every time we do these episodes that 357 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 4: it doesn't sound like we're just complaining, because we do 358 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 4: would enjoy what we do. But also everything comes with 359 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 4: your pros and your crowns. Yeah, and this has been 360 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 4: a very very busy month, but yeah, hopefully it's going 361 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:47,880 Speaker 4: well for you listeners. If you have any Leap Day traditions. 362 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: Yes, I need to know. 363 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 2: Isn't there there's a romantic one? 364 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, there is is Amy? Uh yeah, what's her name? 365 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 2: Adams? 366 00:18:56,080 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 3: Amy Adams of say Amy Fisher is wrong with me? 367 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 2: It's a Leap Day America Live. 368 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 3: I am like not doing well in like association name 369 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,120 Speaker 3: association game anyway. 370 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, Well, if you have any traditions like that or 371 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 4: not like that, listeners, please write in and let us know. 372 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 4: You can contact us at Stuff Media, mom Stuff at 373 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 4: iHeartMedia dot com. You can find us on Twitter at 374 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,400 Speaker 4: mom Stuff podcast, or on Instagram and TikTok at stuff 375 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 4: whenever told you. 376 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 2: We do check it. I promise, we just don't post 377 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 2: that much. 378 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 4: We have a tea public store and we have a 379 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 4: book that you can get wherever you get your books. Thanks, 380 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 4: as always, Yes to our super producer Christina, executive ducer Maya, 381 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 4: and our contributor Joey. 382 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: Y'all are the best. 383 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 4: We love you, we do yes, and thanks to you 384 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 4: for listening stuff I never told yous production of iHeartRadio. 385 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:47,719 Speaker 4: For more podcasts on my heart Radio, you can check 386 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 4: out the art Radio app, Apple podcast, or wherever you 387 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 4: listen to your favorite shows.