1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're thinking 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: about our second plate of food before we finished our first. 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, November twenty seventh. Happy Thanksgiving. On today's show, 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: it's time for a little Citrus, and we're not talking 5 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: about the Lemons zest and your Brussels recipe. Producer Alex 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: and I are going to run through a speed round 7 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: of holiday hot takes and share some of our Thanksgiving traditions. 8 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 1: You'll hear some holiday hot takes from your favorite NWSL 9 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: stars and some friends of the show, and we'll even 10 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: share some takes from you. Slices plus cookies, whether you're 11 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: out for a morning walk, stuck in traffic, driving to 12 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: the in laws, or in a spare bedroom hiding from 13 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: your family. We hope this special episode is something to 14 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: be thankful for today. It's coming up right after this 15 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: Welcome back Slices. It's time for the latest edition of 16 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,919 Speaker 1: Little Citrus and I'm joined now by producer Alex. What's up, 17 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: Alex Lee? 18 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 2: Happy Thanksgiving. 19 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: I can't believe it's already Thanksgiving. The beginning of the 20 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: year took forever, and then the middle was just a 21 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:02,959 Speaker 1: full sprint, and now I'm like, wait, wait, wait, wait, 22 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: wait wait, I'm not ready. I've got to find my 23 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: boxes of Christmas decorations. 24 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,479 Speaker 3: I think my family's Christmas decorations are still out, because 25 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 3: that's the way we roll. 26 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:14,639 Speaker 1: Wow, you're one of those. 27 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:16,199 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, one of those. 28 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: The house next to ours has had giant ornaments on 29 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: the trees out front year round for two straight years, 30 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: and it is rentals, so the people who live there 31 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: don't care, and the guy in charge definitely doesn't care. 32 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: So we get that gift every day when we get home. 33 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: Thank you very little. 34 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:34,279 Speaker 2: I love that you're thinking of it as a gift. 35 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: Of course. Yes, the spirit of Christmas is with us always. 36 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 1: We're gonna do a holiday hot takes speed round. But 37 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: before we get to specific holiday hot takes I came 38 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 1: up with, I wanted to ask if you had any 39 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:46,919 Speaker 1: personal holiday hot takes. 40 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 3: Okay, so this should be not surprising based on what 41 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,919 Speaker 3: I just said, but I think that people's holiday lights 42 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 3: should stay up until Daylight Savings Time begins again in March. 43 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 3: What because it's just so dark all winter that a 44 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:02,639 Speaker 3: little bit of extra light. 45 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 2: In January and February. 46 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 3: Just to me, it always feels like as soon as 47 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 3: Christmas is done and people take their lights down, I'm like, 48 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 3: it's dark at four pm in January. 49 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: Like, please just treat me to a little bit of twinkle. 50 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: It is it is dark and sad. That sounds like 51 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: a Hallmark movie. Treat me to a little bit of twinkle, 52 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,959 Speaker 1: or like a really bad Christmas carol. 53 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 2: Treat me to a little bit of twinkle. Col In 54 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 2: the Town that kept its Lights on till. 55 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: March writes itself, really put it into chat GPT and 56 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: see what happens. I fall somewhere between you and Taylor Swift. 57 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: I think we all remember that. In the song Lover, 58 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: Taylor inexplicably says we could leave the lights up till January, which, like, 59 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: who doesn't leave the lights up till January? What kind 60 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: of psychopath? The day after Christmas is like, well, I 61 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: guess that's it. Let's spend our holiday weekend taking down 62 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: Christmas lights. But also March. No, that's that's too much. 63 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: That's way too much. I think instead we need to 64 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 1: invent a holiday in February, because Valentine's Day isn't really 65 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: a holiday, and we go way too long in the dark, cold, 66 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: sadness of the early year months that if we just 67 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: invented a cool holiday where we all could get together 68 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: and celebrate and be happy. I think it would really 69 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: break up that shit. So that's my vote. 70 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 2: Sarah, you're talking about my birthday. 71 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: But okay, oh okay, sorry, my bad. 72 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 2: Mid February birthdays are great. 73 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: As soon as I get an invite, maybe I'll put 74 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: it on my calendar as a. 75 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 3: Holiday that would require me to be organized. So keep 76 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 3: on win maybe maybe. 77 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: Waiting colon the Sarah Spain story of party invites. Okay, 78 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 1: let's get to the holiday hot take speed round. We 79 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: will speed through these as that is the intention of 80 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: a speed round. So I just need a brief either 81 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: yes or no or answer to these Alex family turkey trot, 82 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: admirable or cringe admirable. I say admirable too. Is turkey 83 00:03:58,560 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: the worst part of Thanksgiving dinner? 84 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 2: As a vegetarian? 85 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 3: I feel like I need to preface all of these 86 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 3: by saying I am a vegetarian and you, Sarah, are 87 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 3: also a vegetarian. So take that with a grain of 88 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 3: salt or a little bit of gravy. But yes, turkey 89 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 3: is the worst part of Thanksgiving. 90 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go no, I actually enjoyed turkey when I 91 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: ate meat, and there are far worse things which we 92 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: will get to. Now, what is the worst side dish 93 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: of Thanksgiving? 94 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 3: Okay, I'm gonna say cranberry sauce. And I have to 95 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 3: say I'm going out on a limb here because I 96 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 3: feel like I want to come across as somebody that 97 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 3: like seems to like cranberry sauce. It's usually the healthy 98 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 3: Thanksgiving side, but I just I never enjoy it. 99 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 2: I never enjoy it. 100 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: It's really not very healthy. It's like full of sugar 101 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: and it's no. The worst side is by far one 102 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: of those green bean castroles that uses cream of mushroom 103 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: soup in it and then as faked onion strings on top, 104 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: speaking of unhealthy, and like why and then also where 105 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: and then who? And then what? And I just think 106 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: any castrole where you dump a can of soup in 107 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 1: is not cooking. Sorry, get the hell out of here. Okay, Alex, 108 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: should sweet potato dishes be sweet or savory. 109 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 3: Somewhere in between, somewhere in between for sure, or maybe 110 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 3: offer both. I love sweet potatoes, so I would eat 111 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 3: both of them. 112 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: Okay, I think that might be one of my holiday 113 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: hot takes is I have no judgment. Actually that's not true. 114 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: I'm about to be very judgy. Most sweet potato dishes 115 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: are amazing, whether sweet or savory. I prefer savory, but 116 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: there are sometimes that sweet sweet potato dishes are also delicious, 117 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,479 Speaker 1: which brings me to the next question. Should marshmallows be 118 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 1: on vegetables? 119 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 2: Absolutely not? 120 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 3: And I say that again as a vegetarian. Marshmallows are 121 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 3: not usually vegetarian. And so you take one of the 122 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 3: only things I can eat at Thanksgiving dinner and you 123 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 3: add something I can eat. 124 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: So no, Yeah, most people don't know that marshmallows have 125 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: gelatin in them. But even if you use vegan marshmallows, 126 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: they still shouldn't be on vegetables. And this is coming 127 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: from someone who loves us more. But I do not 128 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: want you to put your shitty ass marshmallows on top 129 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: of my sweet potatoes and then a bunch of like 130 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: brown sugar and shit. They taste delicious on their own. 131 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: Do not ruin them like that? Okay, Alex? What time 132 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: should the Thanksgiving meal be served? 133 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 2: I don't know if I have a hot take on this. 134 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 3: It just needs to be after I have finished cleaning 135 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 3: in the morning, because that is how I spend Thanksgiving morning. 136 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 2: No, my house just does not clean in general, and 137 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 2: so like. 138 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 3: We have to stuff stuff in the closet, sweep the floors, 139 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 3: make it look presentable. So as long as people like 140 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 3: RSVP with when they're coming and come after that time, 141 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 3: I don't care. 142 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: I have getting a real picture of your house. It 143 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 1: is a hoarder's delight, full of Christmas lights year round, 144 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: deeply chaotic. My take on when the Thanksgiving meal should 145 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,799 Speaker 1: be served is somewhere between two and four PM. Okay, 146 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: it should not be lunch, and it should not be dinner. 147 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 1: It should be that sort of middle time. You should 148 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: have a couple of little light bites and stuff throughout 149 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: the day as you're getting organized in cooking and hanging out, 150 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 1: and then you should eat it and then sit for 151 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: a couple hours, get hungry and have suport. Okay, Alex. 152 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: Should dressing up or expecting people to look nice at 153 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving be allowed? 154 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 3: No, I think people should come as they are. I 155 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:00,040 Speaker 3: just in general don't love dress codes, especially when I 156 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 3: try to enforce like really specific things like a wedding 157 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 3: dress code. I think is fine because you're kind of 158 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 3: telling people like what to expect to make sure that 159 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 3: they feel prepared. 160 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 2: But no, I don't want. 161 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 3: Anyone getting judged at Thanksgiving dinner based on their clothes. 162 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 3: They're allowed to get judged on their political beliefs and 163 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 3: other things. 164 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: Okay, I agree with the last bit for sure. I 165 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: actually love a dress code. I think it's very helpful 166 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: and informative, and I really enjoy things like costume parties 167 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: or even things that have sort of a theme where 168 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: everybody can get out the clothes that they've been wanting 169 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: to wear that are specific to that thing. So I 170 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: love a dress code. But I think when you have 171 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: a holiday that is mostly about eating, Like we could 172 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: say it's about being thankful and family and whatever, but 173 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: like it's really mostly about eating a lot, you should 174 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: not expect people to wear anything with buttons or zippers. 175 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: So if you want them to dress up, but you 176 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: allow them to wear stretch pants, I'm fine with that. 177 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 2: Okay, I'll sign on to that. I'm good with that too, all. 178 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: Right, Alex, Is it okay to leave the table early 179 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: to watch football or another live sporting event. 180 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 3: It depends on what you're leaving, and it depends on 181 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 3: if it's a women's sporting event, and I don't think 182 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 3: there are any women's sporting events on Thanksgiving, so the 183 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 3: answer is probably no. Like, if you want to watch 184 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 3: a replay of the NWSL championship, maybe wait till the 185 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 3: dinner's done. 186 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: I said live specifically because replays will not be allowed. 187 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: You definitely can't leave the table to watch your replay. 188 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: But also I feel like sometimes there might be women's 189 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: basketball on Thanksgiving. Okay, all right, good point, But my 190 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: answer remains the same, which is that we are now 191 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: able to record and watch things later, and so no, 192 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: I don't think you should leave the table early to 193 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: watch sports. This is a once a year event with 194 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: your family and friends, and you can avoid spoilers by 195 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: staying off your phone for a little bit and watching 196 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,599 Speaker 1: the game once the dinner is over. Maybe that's a 197 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: hot take for a sports reporter. But that's my take. Also, 198 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: my sister and I thankfully our NFL teams are playing 199 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: against each other on Friday, so we don't have to 200 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: leave the table. We can just wait till the next 201 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: day to fight each other. Alex are the turkey sandwiches 202 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: out the same night or the next. 203 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 3: Day, definitely next day. I mean, my family doesn't use 204 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 3: do turkey sandwiches. Actually, we don't do turkeys. Maybe this 205 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 3: is getting into more hot take territory, but I always 206 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 3: feel like I'm way too full after Thanksgiving dinner, which 207 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 3: may be served anywhere between twelve pm and three pm 208 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 3: to your earlier point to actually then eat dinner. 209 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:15,959 Speaker 1: Now we have an answer, Okay, I know. 210 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 3: I guess so, but like Sarah, to give you a 211 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 3: sense of my family, like we kind of tell people 212 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 3: like anytime after one and then like we don't know 213 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 3: when they're going to show up, like it's a real 214 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:24,959 Speaker 3: chaotic mess. 215 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: Good lord, Alex, Yeah, not great. The picture you're presenting 216 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: for me is giving me anxiety, and I'm not an 217 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: anxious person. 218 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 2: I will say. 219 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 3: Another holiday hut take is that I did take off 220 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 3: the last two Thanksgiving and did not spend it with 221 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 3: my immediate family, and that was kind of great too. 222 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 3: This year wasn't able to make it happen. I love them, 223 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 3: but sometimes taken off is better option. 224 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: I have a friend who does a solo trip to 225 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: somewhere in the world every Thanksgiving instead of going home, 226 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: which I kind of love. I think it's amazing. I say, 227 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: I'm not a turkey sandwich person anymore, but I say 228 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: turkey sandwich is our next day. The night of you're 229 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: just eating straight up whatever was served as is, and 230 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: the next day is when you can and recreate and 231 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: remix it. In my opinion, all right, better holiday to 232 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: bring a significant other home for the first time Thanksgiving 233 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: or Christmas? 234 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 3: I have so much personal experience on this topic. I 235 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 3: feel like Thanksgiving, the whole family's there. You might as 236 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:14,679 Speaker 3: well just get it out of the way, get all 237 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 3: the uncomfortable stuff, and then that way you can actually 238 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 3: enjoy Christmas with them and like they're all in on 239 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 3: the end jokes. 240 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: I think Thanksgiving is better one because it's like a 241 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 1: one day event, usually maybe two if you have to 242 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: go somewhere far away and you're staying an extra day 243 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: before or after. But also it's just like a meal. 244 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: There's things to do, and you're not expecting your family 245 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: then to buy a present or somehow figure out what 246 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: level of present they might be getting for your significant other. 247 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 1: And again I think Christmas is like a drawn out 248 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: sequence of events and also probably to your point, involves 249 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:48,680 Speaker 1: a lot more inside jokes and traditions and family things 250 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:52,160 Speaker 1: that you're immediately thrusting someone into. So I think Thanksgivings 251 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: a better just like hit it and quit it, go eat, 252 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: and then leave kind of situation for that very first meeting. 253 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: But this is important. The better holiday to come out 254 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:02,959 Speaker 1: to your family Thanksgiving for Christmas. 255 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 3: I'm gonna say Thanksgiving so that for Christmas they can 256 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,079 Speaker 3: give you a bunch of good gay shit presents. 257 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think the same answer applies. It's like, you know, 258 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 1: when in doubt, if things get awkward, let me go 259 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: reheat the cranberry, or like, oh, I think I just 260 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: saw something that needed to be cleaned up in the kitchen, 261 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: and you get the hell out of there. Instead of Christmas, 262 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: where they're giving you really strange gifts relating to the 263 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: significant other you do not have of the other sex 264 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: or something like that, that just makes things even more awkward. Also, 265 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: if you're going to kill your grandma, I feel like 266 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving is a less painful holiday to have that memory 267 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 1: than Christmas. 268 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 2: But there's a Christmas song devoted to it, you know 269 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 2: that is true? 270 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: Grandma got run over by my gay news all right, 271 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: who we actually like? Did speed round the speed round. 272 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 1: I'm very proud of us. We rarely do that too, 273 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: before we take break any like memorable, quirky or sweet 274 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: family Thanksgiving traditions other than I guess, cleaning the house 275 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 1: and rearranging the Christmas lights that have been up all year. 276 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,439 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, okay, so mine is going to be 277 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 3: a little bit of a PSA. But my most memorable 278 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 3: family Thanksgiving was just a couple of years ago when 279 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 3: a fire started and I put it out. I was 280 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 3: the hero of the day with the fire extinguisher. Everyone 281 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 3: else was frozen in time, just staring, and I made 282 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 3: sure that the house didn't catch on fire. And so 283 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 3: that's my PSA is one make sure that you have 284 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 3: a fire extinguisher, like everyone should have one in their house, 285 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 3: in their kitchen. You never know when you're gonna need it. 286 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 3: And it's a lot better than having to call the 287 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 3: fire department to put out a huge ass fire. 288 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 1: So that's more of a memorable Thanksgiving moment that you 289 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:37,719 Speaker 1: knew not to turn into a tradition. 290 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 3: Exactly exactly one hundred percent, how about you. 291 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 1: We used to have a tradition where the whole family 292 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: went to the gym together because we didn't turkey trot 293 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: because it's cold, and also because some of us are 294 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: not allowed to run for many, many, many many times 295 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: mentioned injuries on the show that I've told you about before. 296 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 1: But we don't do that any more now that there's 297 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: like kids and a whole lot more going on. But 298 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: it used to just be my parents, my sister, and 299 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: I and we would all haul ask to the gym 300 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: and get a good workout in. So we are that 301 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: annoying family. 302 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:13,439 Speaker 3: The family Gym Day is like maybe the least relatable 303 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 3: thing I've ever heard. 304 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: Ah, well, don't worry, we don't do it anymore. What 305 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:22,479 Speaker 1: about something sports related that you're thankful for this Thanksgiving? 306 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 3: Well, I think just being at the NWSL Championship this 307 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 3: past weekend and meeting a lot of slices and hearing 308 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 3: from folks that listen to the show, I was just 309 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 3: really thankful that we still get to create this thing 310 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 3: every day, even when it makes me very tired and 311 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 3: a little bit cranky. I'm proud to be here, I'm 312 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 3: proud of what you've built, and I'm grateful for all 313 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 3: of our slices. 314 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: Ah, I love that mine is actually very related to that. 315 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: I am thankful for you, Alex, and especially so with 316 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: meiche being gone and us looking for the rest of 317 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:01,839 Speaker 1: our big citrus grove to regrow an orange will, because yeah, 318 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: it was just so nice to get so much incredible 319 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: feedback from so many different people at NWSL Championships. And 320 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: that's because I think this show is something that people 321 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: really care about and that is a lot and thanks 322 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: to you and all the work that you do. So 323 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: I am thankful for our show and for you, and 324 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: I'm thankful that hopefully the interviews will be done soon 325 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: and we will get a third person to help us, 326 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: because this is a lot of work. Okay, we got 327 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: to take a quick break when we come back. Is 328 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: turkey actually trash? We're two non meat eaters, so we 329 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: certainly think so. But we asked the meat eating experts 330 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: just in case that's coming up after this Welcome back slices. 331 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: With NWSL Championship weekend falling just days before Thanksgiving, we 332 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: decided to ask some of the league's top stars for 333 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: their biggest holiday related hot take, and we've compiled some 334 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: of their answers for you to hear. The Washington Spirits 335 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: Trinity Rodman says the bird is not the word. We 336 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: need a holiday hot take. It could be like Christmas 337 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: decorations don't go up till December, Cranberry sauces trash, Turkey sucks, 338 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: Turkey is horrible. 339 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 4: Sorry, that's that's I don't think that should be a 340 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 4: hot take. Turkey, I don't care how you cook. It 341 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 4: is so dry. I don't care. I don't care. It 342 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 4: should be something else. I would prefer steak over turkey 343 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 4: on Thanksgiving. There's my hot take. I'm passionate about. 344 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 1: Very hot spirit teammate Aubrey Kingsbury might have the hottest 345 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: holiday take I've ever heard. I actually hate turkey. Like 346 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: the Thanksgiving meal itself kind of sucks, so all of 347 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: it or just the turkey. Yeah, Like it's kind of 348 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: just like gross vegetables that no one feels it want 349 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: to eat. That is definitely the hottest holiday hot take 350 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: I've ever heard. Gross The text shirts you don't like 351 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: mashed potatoes, No, you like sweet potatoes. I like sweeo potatoes. 352 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: It's like the only thing I'll eat, but I'll usually 353 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: eat ham and like stooptatoes and like dinner rolls. Oh 354 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: my god, I'm gonna put someone on the job. Of 355 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: photoshopping you a whole thing, just a ham and rolls. 356 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: But that's about it. And it turns out Aubury should 357 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: hang out with Gotham's Lily Real because she feels the 358 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: same Thanksgiving. 359 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 5: For me, I'm just not a huge fan of the 360 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 5: foods my family does a lot of. Like I mean, 361 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 5: we'll have the traditional foods like turkey and you know, 362 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 5: obviously potatoes, gravy, all of that. I'm just not a 363 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 5: fan of gravy. Therefore, the turkey taste a little dry. 364 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 5: So for me, I like to get like some steaks. 365 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 5: My dad will whip up some steaks on the grill, 366 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 5: and that's definitely something that I eat on Thanksgiving and 367 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 5: honestly every day, but like, yeah, definitely on Thanksgiving for 368 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 5: me replacing those foods. 369 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: You're not alone. Yeah, I've had a lot of folks 370 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: come in and just really the old Thanksgiving me. Oh no, 371 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: it makes me wonder if you just have that taste 372 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: palette or maybe your family. I think my mom absolutely 373 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: crushes a Thanksgiving spread, so I need to go do 374 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: a proper one. I think my family is not. Yeah, well, 375 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 1: the hot take turned into you throwing your family. 376 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,439 Speaker 5: Yeah, the bus and honestly, that's not even at my 377 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 5: family because I don't even help. So it's like you 378 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 5: got to bring something to the table before you can 379 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 5: trash it. 380 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: Meantime, not a real hot take from Gotham's Jaden Shaw 381 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 1: because it sounds like her family's doing it right. 382 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,439 Speaker 6: I do love Thanksgiving food, However, I am in a 383 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 6: Blazian household, so I get a little bit of Asian 384 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:28,439 Speaker 6: food within the American tradition of Thanksgiving, so I can't complain. 385 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 6: I can't complain about the Thanksgiving food unfortunately for you guys. 386 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: And finally, the Spirits Kroi Bathun will have to make 387 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: do with whatever US Soccer has. 388 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 7: To offer albeit camp for Thanksgiving, so I'm missing out. 389 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I'm sure they'll put together something real nice. 390 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 2: They probably will, I hope. 391 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: So we also asked a few friends at the show 392 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,920 Speaker 1: to share their holiday hot takes, and front office sports 393 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: reporter Anti Costable got right to it. 394 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 7: Really isn't much of a hot take, But yeah, I 395 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 7: think Turkey's disgusting, as I think many people do, but 396 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 7: we're all maybe just too you know, embarrassed to admit it. 397 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 7: So I want to empower everyone to admit that turkey 398 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 7: is not it, and if your plate isn't filled with sides, 399 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 7: you're doing it wrong. 400 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: The Athletics Lindsay Schnell sent us two hot takes. One 401 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 1: is that if you make the full meal and you 402 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: get to the end and you still want to order 403 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 1: a pizza, there's no shame in that, which is an 404 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: incredibly hot Thanksgiving take. But in her second holiday hot take, 405 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 1: she doesn't just highlight problems, she doles out solutions. 406 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 8: Okay, not only is turkey trash, turkey is not worth making, 407 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 8: save your taste buds and roasted chicken using Molly Baz's 408 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 8: chicken pastrami recipe from her cookbook. And then if you 409 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:58,879 Speaker 8: are fortunate enough to have leftovers, go into Bona Petit's website, 410 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 8: look up their turkey a trasini recipe and sub roasted chicken. 411 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 8: For that, your life will never be the same. 412 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: Former Round the Horn producer Josh Bard also came with solutions. 413 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 9: Let me tell you about the Thanksgiving thing I'm least 414 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 9: thankful for. It's white, lumpy, and is it merely my 415 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 9: socially inept uncle? It's mashed potatoes. Why am I picking 416 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 9: on something so uninsulting as mashed potatoes. Point blank, they 417 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 9: are the worst way to prepare a potato. Here's a 418 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:28,919 Speaker 9: list of a better ways to eat a potato, fried Comma, french, 419 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 9: fried comma chips, roasted baked, double baked, hasselback, scalloped, fried comma, 420 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 9: hash browns, fried Comma tots, fried kama, lockys, fried comma, roasty, nioki, 421 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 9: potato skins, smashed, a grotten boiled, and even vod gooded. 422 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 9: If you want a vehicle for butter or gravy, you 423 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 9: can do better with a biscuit, a dinner roll, or 424 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 9: a slurp of the plate. 425 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: USA Today's dancy armor does not have time for one 426 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: particular dish that makes its way to most Thanksgiving tables. 427 00:19:54,440 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 10: Pumpkin pie is trash. You heard me, trash, complete cash. 428 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 10: I don't care if you smother it in whooped cream, 429 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 10: ice cream or both. It tastes disgusting and the texture 430 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 10: is gross. Give me apple pie any day, but particularly 431 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 10: on Thanksgiving. 432 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: Friend of the show, Ultra Marathon or clean Knnikan wants 433 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: you to show some respect for an oft criticized condiment. 434 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 11: So I know we're all trying to eat fewer processed foods, 435 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 11: But can we stop being so disrespectful to cranberry from 436 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 11: a can? Okay, that gel is top notch. I don't 437 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 11: really want whatever you've been concocting on your kitchen stove with, 438 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 11: you know, orange zest, and I don't need ginger, and 439 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 11: I just want something with lines in the side that 440 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 11: spreads like a jelly, because at the end of the day, 441 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 11: I need something to help choke down this turkey. 442 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: ESPN's Ari Chamber submitted a questionable side dish suggestion. 443 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 2: Okay, y'all are going to think I'm absolutely nuts. Macaroni 444 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 2: and cheese great, right, but you know what makes it better? 445 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: Catch up on macaroni and cheese. I love it. Give 446 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: it a shot, Give it a shot. I guess we 447 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: did ask for hot takes, Ari, but you know, Wnba 448 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: Legend and esp had broadcaster Rebecca Lobo and her family 449 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 1: tried to create a new tradition for Thanksgiving. 450 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 12: So this isn't really a hot take and it's not 451 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 12: really about food. But a few years ago our family 452 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:19,479 Speaker 12: tried to start sort of a new tradition when we 453 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 12: had our kids were younger, maybe like middle school and 454 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 12: elementary school, and we had all the family over, their 455 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 12: cousins and everybody, and we had everybody gave them a 456 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 12: piece of paper write down what they were thankful for. 457 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 12: And then we took those pieces of paper and we 458 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 12: put them in a mason jar that my husband affectionately 459 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 12: termed jar jar. 460 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:36,880 Speaker 1: Thanks. 461 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 12: Star Wars fans will appreciate that. And then after dinner, 462 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:42,679 Speaker 12: we were going to take each one of these slips 463 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,040 Speaker 12: of paper out and read what everybody was thankful for. 464 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 2: It seemed like a sweet thing to do. 465 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 12: Anyway, the first one that got pulled out and read 466 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 12: turned into everyone else in the family roasting what that 467 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,959 Speaker 12: person had written. And if you're from a big fan 468 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 12: family with a lot of kids, you totally get that. 469 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 2: That's how you show love. 470 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 12: Anyway, it turned into a roast fest of everyone making 471 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 12: fun of what they were thankful for on Thanksgiving. So 472 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 12: we had to retire jar Jar. 473 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: Thanks Rebecca, you got to get the jar out of 474 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: retirement for no other reason than the name. It's too 475 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: good to die. That's hilarious. It sounds like something that 476 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: would absolutely happen at my family's house. Speaking of traditions, Yeah, 477 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 1: who sports. Maggie Hendrix thinks the hottest take is to 478 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: throw tradition out the window and do what you want 479 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: as long as it involves watching sports. 480 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 13: My Thanksgiving take is that the only tradition you should 481 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 13: be beholden to is watching football and watching women's basketball. 482 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 13: Other than that, if you want to eat meatballs, you 483 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 13: should eat meatballs. 484 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:47,959 Speaker 14: If you want to sit on your couch all day 485 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 14: and not talk. 486 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 2: To anybody, you should do that. 487 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 13: Don't stick with any traditions that don't work for you, 488 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 13: and happy Thanksgiving. 489 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 1: I vote Maggie for Mayor of Thanksgiving. And softball legend 490 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: and ESPN broadcaster Mendoza said, throw tradition out the window 491 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 1: when it comes to the meal too. 492 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:07,959 Speaker 15: Screw the turkey and do some homemide. Tomali's what I 493 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 15: love about breaking out the corn husky. 494 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, your massa who does the. 495 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 15: Wats of Larna Thanksgiving me come on all the all 496 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 15: the good stuff and you basically fill it with whatever 497 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 15: you want. So you get the corn husky, You get 498 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 15: your massa, lay it down and shoot I mean forg 499 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,439 Speaker 15: the turkey and take all the yummy sides, whether you 500 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 15: want your stuffing, your cranberries, whatever, Throw it inside the Tamali, 501 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,160 Speaker 15: wrap it up, throw it in the steamer, and within 502 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 15: minutes you have a homemade, yummy, Mexican style Thanksgiving dinner. 503 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:42,159 Speaker 1: I can already hear everyone inviting themselves over to Jess's 504 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:45,160 Speaker 1: house right now. Also, a friend at the show, Jane McManus, 505 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: messaged and said, we are spatchcocking the turkey, and not 506 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 1: just because we like to say spatchcock. 507 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 14: I think because we're really too lazy to have to 508 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,120 Speaker 14: deal with an entire turkey. Is that my younger daughter 509 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 14: decided she wants to dispatchcock it and what that basically 510 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 14: means is that you just pound it flat. I'm intrigued 511 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,360 Speaker 14: by this. I'm excited that we're going to be doing it. 512 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 14: I hope we have a pan large enough to put 513 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 14: this spatchcocked turkey into the oven. But you know what, 514 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 14: if not, it's going to be a fun story for 515 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,639 Speaker 14: next Thanksgiving and maybe everyone will be thankful that we 516 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 14: haven't spatchcocked another turkey. 517 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,360 Speaker 1: You know what they say, Jane, it's either a good 518 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: day or a good story. I think you're going to 519 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: have at least one of those. We also asked you 520 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: slices for some holiday hot takes and some quirky Thanksgiving traditions. 521 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 1: And we got some real winners. You Drew nineteen seventy 522 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: seven thinks turkey gets a bad rap. He said, turkey 523 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 1: is better than most people think. The major problem is 524 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 1: they overcook it. Sam Fell's aka Fellsgate on Blue Sky disagrees. 525 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: He said we've had ribs instead of turkey since I 526 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 1: was fifteen. Put it on my tab ninety two said 527 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: our tradition is not doing the turkey and Thanksgiving food. 528 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: Two pounds of carneidas, beans, rice, and tortillas. Call it 529 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: a day, avoids the whole stress of buying all the 530 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving supplies, supports local business, whole day for ourselves. Boom 531 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: Lgpens eighty seven on Blue Sky said, my father in 532 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: law and I toast the holiday with a cup of gravy. 533 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: It's the only day every year we get to eat 534 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,159 Speaker 1: as much as possible and not feel bad about it. 535 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: Rough drinking a cup of gravy is wild. Get after 536 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: it though, to you. Garry Kramer on Blue Sky said, 537 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 1: I drink too much and pick a fight with my 538 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 1: sister in law about politics and current events. Sounds about right. Slice. 539 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: Michelle Dee writes, quote, this is one of my favorite holidays, 540 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: not only because it means getting the family together. But 541 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 1: my birthday is the twenty sixth. This means there's birthday 542 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: cake on Turkey Day, allowing me a better dessert option 543 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,199 Speaker 1: besides pumpkin pie. The highlight of the meal is my 544 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: mom's stuffing. She'll cook up a small stuffing patty for 545 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: me while the turkey is cooking and come left over time. 546 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,399 Speaker 1: The best item is cold stuffing, which grosses out my 547 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: partner but is something I look forward to all year 548 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 1: end quote. I would agree with the stuffing thing. My 549 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,360 Speaker 1: mom's stuffing is a highlight of the meal, and ever 550 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,200 Speaker 1: since my husband and I went vegetarian, she goes to 551 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 1: the trouble of making two versions, one for us and 552 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: one for everyone else, which is very sweet. You can't 553 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: do Thanksgiving without stuffing, in my opinion. Super slice Aaron 554 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:09,679 Speaker 1: Raw writes, quote, I don't know if this is a 555 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:12,200 Speaker 1: new tradition or not, but Lord help me. My middle 556 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: daughter decided she wanted to run a five k that 557 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: helps people. FYI, she hates running, but she's a softball 558 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: pitcher and wants to improve her endurance. So she and 559 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: I are working a program to run a five k 560 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 1: on Thanksgiving. The money goes to a nonprofit animal rescue. 561 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 1: Now I'm a person who runs a five k on Thanksgiving. 562 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:31,400 Speaker 1: What Yeah, I'll do just about anything for my kids, 563 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,440 Speaker 1: including getting up and training with them at five am 564 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 1: because that's when she has time. So you know, I'm 565 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,439 Speaker 1: listening to you on my five am training walks. She runs, 566 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: I walk end quote. We do love a tradition that 567 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: allows for more good game listing time, Aaron, So props 568 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,639 Speaker 1: to your daughter super Slice. Megan Flood has quite the 569 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: tradition many years in the running. She writes, quote, My 570 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: favorite Thanksgiving tradition is going to the NYC Macy's Thanksgiving 571 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 1: Day Parade in person. I grew up going to the 572 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 1: parade every year with my family and then listening to 573 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,639 Speaker 1: Alice's Restaurant Massacre on the drive home. I think in 574 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: my lifetime I have been to probably twenty four to 575 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 1: twenty six parades. I'm thirty two. I haven't been since 576 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one because of work and other reasons, so 577 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 1: I'm excited to be able to go back this year. 578 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:13,480 Speaker 1: My hot take is that once it's twelve thirty pm 579 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,440 Speaker 1: Eastern on Thanksgiving, I'm good for the holiday. Moving right along, 580 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: to the Christmas season end quote. Enjoy the parade, Megan, 581 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: and here's hoping for more floats and gayshit this year. 582 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: If y'all don't remember Spider Man making a meal out 583 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,159 Speaker 1: of Uncle Sam's caboose, we'll link to that in the 584 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: show notes. And finally, super Slice, Amanda Valo takes us 585 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 1: home with a little Thanksgiving theme GGFU quote, good game, 586 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 1: turkey trotters, good game backyard football games. F you being 587 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:40,520 Speaker 1: stuck at the kids table because you're single and don't 588 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 1: have a spouse, preach, Amanda, we got to take another 589 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: break when we come back. Cookies, Welcome back, Slaces. We 590 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,239 Speaker 1: love that you're listening, but we want you to get 591 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 1: in the game every day too. So here's our good 592 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 1: game play of the day. Make cookies. You remember our 593 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: episode with Maggie Hendrix's Queen of Cookies, and we asked 594 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:09,360 Speaker 1: y'all for your favorite recipes. While Panda with Cookie appropriately 595 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: came through. You may remember her from the famous Tater 596 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 1: Pigs of starch Madness bracket fame. Well turns out Tater 597 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: Pigs isn't all Panda makes, she writes, quote, you threw 598 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: up the cookie signal in this morning's episode, and I've 599 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: never written an email to a podcast so fast in 600 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: my life. It's Panda with cookie, not Panda with muffin. 601 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,919 Speaker 1: I bake a metric ton of cookies. But these are 602 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: my usual holiday slash end of the year slash. It's 603 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: skink cold recipes. They are all vegan or veganized and 604 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: most come from the cookbook duo of Isamaskowitz and Terry 605 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: Hope Romero. All can be used as the perfect dessert 606 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 1: after a classic winter tater pig end quote. We'll put 607 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 1: the links to all three cookie recipes in the show notes. 608 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: They look amazing, Sparkled Ginger rumnog Pecan and Taylor Swift 609 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: Chai Yum. Also, Lindsay Schnell came back this time with 610 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: cookie solutions. We'll link to the chocolate mint Marvel's recipe 611 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: that she swears by and fun fact, she got the 612 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: recipe from a source while on a reporting trip. And 613 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: of course, once Maggie Hendrick's heard we were looking for recipes, 614 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 1: she had to chime into so she sent a pumpkin 615 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 1: blondies recipe that she's going to be making for her 616 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,960 Speaker 1: family this Thanksgiving week. We'll throw that in the show 617 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: notes as well, make them, eat them, send us a pick, enjoy. 618 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 1: We always love to hear from you, so hit us 619 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: up on email, good game at wondermedianetwork dot com, or 620 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 1: leave us a voicemail at eight seven two two oh 621 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 1: four fifty seventy, and don't forget to subscribe, Rate and review. 622 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: It's easy. Watch the old Demi Levado favorite dish clip 623 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: rating ten out of ten. Never gets old review back. 624 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: In twenty fifteen, a reporter asked pop star Demi Levado 625 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: a seemingly innocuous question and got an answer that lives 626 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 1: on Take a listen. 627 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 2: Uh, your favorite dish? 628 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 16: My favorite dish. I like mugs because they're very comfortable 629 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 16: in your hand, and they hold the hot things that 630 00:29:56,960 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 16: you don't have to touch, so you know, coffee or 631 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 16: hot tea. 632 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 1: It's giving miscongeniality. Describe you're a perfect dig it. That's 633 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 1: a tough one. 634 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 13: I'd have to say, April twenty fifth, because it's not. 635 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 1: Too hot, not too cold. All you need is a 636 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: light jacket. Whatever your favorite dish, stuffing, mashed potatoes, a ramakin, 637 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: a salad plate. I hope you get to enjoy it today. 638 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: Now it's your turn slices, rate and review. Go on 639 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: click five stars. Tell us why you're thankful for us. 640 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:39,760 Speaker 1: It really helps the show. Thanks for listening and Happy Thanksgiving, 641 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 1: good game gathering with loved ones, good game trip to 642 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 1: fan induced post meal nap in your favorite recliner. 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