1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: This is the most traumatic podcast ever and iHeartRadio podcast. 2 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,079 Speaker 1: Chris Harrison and Lauren Zema coming to you from the 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: home office in Austin, Texas. But last week it was 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: coming from the office our new office up at Merritt 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: Street Media that made some news and was newsworthy, and 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: so we dropped the news that Laura and I are 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: getting back to work. We're going back to TV. Our 8 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: new network with Doctor Phil launches April second. We talked 9 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: about the fact that I'll be doing some stuff with 10 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: Doctor Phil Primetime, which launches April second. Laurd and I 11 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: are going to be producing and hosting other shows as 12 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: well on this network, including a morning show, a relationship show, 13 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:47,639 Speaker 1: reality show, and we got a lot of questions. 14 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 2: Well, first of all, I want to say a big thanks. 15 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 2: The support from you all has just been so so wonderful. 16 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 2: I said this on Instagram, But you know, you guys 17 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 2: are the most important thing to us in our career. 18 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 2: I've said this, I guess in my own head many 19 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 2: times as I asked myself, like what do I love 20 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 2: about my job? And what I love about my job 21 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 2: is if I can make people happy and make people 22 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: feel good and make people joyful and laugh and to 23 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: see the positivity and the support from you all with 24 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 2: this announcement was just made. 25 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 3: It'll be a dale remember my whole life. 26 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: So thank you for all of your kind words, all 27 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 2: of your support, and for congratulating and sharing us on 28 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 2: with this new announcement. 29 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: I think one of the things I enjoy most about 30 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: this business and I do love it, and this new 31 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: endeavor has reminded me how much I love it. I 32 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: think I was talking to an NFL coach this week. 33 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: You and I were in LA and I was talking 34 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: to this coach and he said, after he had been 35 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: kind of kicked in the gut and knocked down, it 36 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: reminded him when he came back how much that fire 37 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: was burning and how excited he was and how much 38 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,559 Speaker 1: he really enjoyed what he was doing. And I said, 39 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: you know, I guess you're right. I have obviously been 40 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: knocked down and kicked in the gut, but it made 41 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: me realize how much I love this business and what 42 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: I love about it. It's always been about relationships, and 43 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: that's not a play on the Bachelor and all that. Yes, 44 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: that show is about relationships and love, but my job 45 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: in general has always been about creating a relationship with 46 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: you and fostering that relationship, and that's what made it 47 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: fun and entertaining and exciting for me, as I always 48 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: got to interact with you and it felt so genuine. 49 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: And I love the fact that we're going to merit 50 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: Street Media where it's going to only be about this 51 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: relationship with you guys, and as Lauren just said, thank you, 52 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: and your excitement, your love and your passion for what 53 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: we're doing and coming back really just stokes those flames 54 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: even higher. So I'm excited because our relationship just going 55 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: to grow that much stronger. 56 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 2: Sometimes this business is like a little easy to you know. 57 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 2: When I was at entertainment tonight, it was like my 58 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 2: dream job, right the job I wanted as a kid 59 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 2: to be in entertainment news, and I loved it for 60 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 2: years and then I started to like not love it, 61 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: and they're you know, kind of the dream became a reality, 62 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 2: and I learned things and saw things about the job 63 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 2: that I, I don't know, I maybe got a little 64 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 2: jaded about. I realized there were parts of it I 65 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 2: weren't what I thought it was going to be. And 66 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 2: I never wanted to be ungrateful, but at the same 67 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: time you have to look in the mirror at some 68 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: point and say, wait, is the reality actually the dream? 69 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 2: Like do I actually love what I'm doing? And I 70 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 2: realized it was time for me to move on from there. 71 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 2: But one thing I have never taken for granted and 72 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 2: I have always cherished and I have always been so 73 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 2: grateful for again is. 74 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 3: You guys, So thank you. 75 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 2: And on that note, with the Merit Street media announcement, 76 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 2: we kind of wanted to answer your questions because I 77 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 2: noticed I was like, some of the comments on Instagram 78 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 2: were like, but what does this mean? Let's get into 79 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 2: the questions. We have our producer, Emma on who has 80 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 2: got them. Thank you Emma, and Emma, let's dive right in. 81 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 4: Okay, first one is from Macy and it's for Chris. Yes, Chris. 82 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 4: Has anyone from the Bachelor franchise that you didn't expect 83 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 4: to reach out to say congrats about the news dropping? 84 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: Nobody that I guess I didn't expect. I was pleasantly 85 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: surprised at a lot of messages as far as I know, 86 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: the names, the cast members and stuff that everybody's thinking of. 87 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: It was you know, those probably that you saw at 88 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,359 Speaker 1: our wedding, and I did. I got a lot of 89 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: very personal messages, text messages that I really adored, and 90 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: people were very excited and happy for us, for Lauren 91 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: and I because you know, Lauren, Lauren knew a lot 92 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,799 Speaker 1: of these people even better than I did in sometimes 93 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: some cases before me, and so they reached out to 94 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: both of us, which is great. The other thing that 95 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: struck me was I heard from some producers, a lot 96 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: of producers I worked with over the years that reached 97 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: out personally, some I had not spoken to since I 98 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: left the show. Really meant a lot to me because 99 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: I felt like, you know, we did touch each other's lives. 100 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: We spent so much time together. And then some crew 101 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: members and that really meant a lot to me, from 102 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: lighting to sound audio, and from our camera department, from 103 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: some of our photogs that reached out to me and 104 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 1: sent me very personal messages, and again some people that 105 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: I haven't heard of since I left the show. So yeah, 106 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: it didn't surprise me, but it felt really good. And 107 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: I like it when there are things in people's lives 108 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: like a birth or a wedding, or maybe a new 109 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: endeavor like this that creates contact with people, because again, 110 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: I'm a big relationship guy, and so it's nice those 111 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: relationships still exist. 112 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 2: You got a lot of former producers saying, hey, let's 113 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 2: work on something together. I noticed that there were a 114 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 2: lot of people who really for similar reasons I've left 115 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 2: the show or you know, had said some issues there 116 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 2: being like, hey man, I love you and and there 117 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 2: are some people I think we'd be happy to work 118 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 2: with you. 119 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's some people I've talked to over the last 120 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: few years since we left that have been very open 121 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: about wanting to work together again. And it just didn't 122 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 1: I didn't have the fire and the project to get 123 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: going in that. But now that I do, we've reconnected 124 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: and I can tell you there will be some very 125 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: familiar names, at least for my life that will join 126 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: me and join us and do some of our stuff together. 127 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: So I'm excited about that because I've worked with so 128 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: many talented men and women, and I want to get 129 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: the band back together in a lot of ways, and 130 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: so I'm looking forward to reconnecting with some of those people. 131 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: What else you got, Emma? 132 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 4: Okay from Joe, what will you two cover on your 133 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 4: morning news show? 134 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 2: Great question, I think that we want the show to 135 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 2: be like a lot of fun. I want it to 136 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 2: be a place where you all, like I would even 137 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 2: say for me anyway, I want to lean into even 138 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 2: a little more comedy like I used to do with 139 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 2: Roses and Rose. So it won't be as news focused 140 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 2: on Merit Street Media. There will be an hour or 141 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 2: actually I think two hours of morning news leading into 142 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 2: our morning show, which is going to be excellent coverage. 143 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 2: They've hired an incredible team and pair of amazing female 144 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,119 Speaker 2: anchors there for the morning news show. There will also 145 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 2: be hours of evening news on Merritt Street Media. 146 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 3: So you will get that. You will get Doctor Phil. 147 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 2: Primetime, his new primetime show, which Chris will be on. 148 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 2: Nancy Grace is going to be on the network. Bear 149 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 2: Grills is going to be doing some stuff on the network. 150 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: And there's more names to be announced and a lot 151 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 2: more programming to be announced. But I feel really amazing 152 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 2: about the team, the Merit Street Media team that's going 153 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 2: to be together. It's a lot of people with a 154 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 2: ton of experience. But yeah, I think the morning show 155 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 2: will be for me leaning comedy. We will definitely get 156 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 2: into some relationships stuff will continue that from this podcast 157 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 2: and anything you want to add to. 158 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,679 Speaker 1: That, Babe, No, I think that you know, the idea 159 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: of the new work, and I think I mentioned this 160 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: in the initial podcast, is that there is this great 161 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: synergy that's going to work throughout the day, and so 162 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: you will, you know, we'll be talking about what's on 163 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: Merritt Street, what's coming up, because there's some fascinating stuff 164 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: going on. If there's a great subject on Doctor Phil primetime, 165 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: we'll kind of dip our toe into that, and if 166 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: there is something, as you said, you know, we're not 167 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: going to go deep into the news, but if there's 168 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: something interesting in the news, you know, maybe we will 169 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: bring in one of the anchors or whatever and kind 170 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: of explain it better and maybe in layman's terms, and 171 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: if we have kind of more general questions about what's 172 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: going on in the world. But just that synergy that 173 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: I think we're going to have throughout the network. But 174 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: I agree, it's going to be fun. If you're going 175 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: to start your day with us, which we hope you will, 176 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: we want it to be entertaining, we want it to 177 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: be fun. We want you to feel connected to us. 178 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: You know, Lauren and I are excitedly building our team 179 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: right now. We are putting together the people that we 180 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: want to work with that'll have that vibe and that 181 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: energy and that creativity to put together the type of 182 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: MOE show that you're going to love to be a 183 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: part of each and every day. And it won't be 184 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: the same every day. Yes, it'll be kind of formulaic 185 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: and that we want you to kind of understand what 186 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 1: you're getting every day. But I think who knows what 187 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: you know? We'll we'll throw at you every day. 188 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 4: Amy asks, well, you have to move to Dallas or 189 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 4: get a place there. 190 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: Good question, because we live in Austin, Texas, which is 191 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: where we're doing this one today, we're doing another podcast. 192 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: Austin's going to be our home. That's going to be 193 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 1: where we're gonna, you know, drop anchor. We love it 194 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: down here. This place has welcomed us with open arms. 195 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 3: Now we don't want to leave. We love Austin. 196 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 2: And if you don't know, Austin is about two hours 197 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 2: and forty five minutes from Dallas. 198 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, and really so where this studio is is right 199 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,719 Speaker 1: between Dallas and Fort Worth almost If you see where 200 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: DFW Airport is, that's kind of where the studio is 201 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: that Doctor Phil has built. It's this, guys, It's this 202 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: five acre, beautiful, state of the art facility that has 203 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: sound stages, his talk show stage, has the news set. 204 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: It is beautiful and so it's amazing when you all 205 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: it's hard to not be energized when you walk in 206 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: there because I've just never seen anything like it. So 207 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: it's a very special place to work. So it's kind 208 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:12,439 Speaker 1: of between Dallas and Fort Worth and look to get 209 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: in the weeds. Maybe eventually we have to, you know, 210 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 1: get a place up in Fort Worth or Dallas, but 211 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: our kids are in Fort Worth. So honestly, this has 212 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: been such a blessing. 213 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 2: I don't know if we could have picked a better place, 214 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 2: especially since it is closer to Fort Worth, which is 215 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 2: where TCU, where both our kids go to school. 216 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 3: Is like every time, you know. 217 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 2: Chris has filmed a couple of things with Doctor Phil 218 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 2: before the announcement was made. He's been doing some shows 219 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 2: that you will see on air. And when we've driven 220 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 2: up for him to film this stuff, it's like we 221 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 2: get to grab dinner with you know, your daughter Taylor. 222 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 2: We get to go see josh as lacrosse games. So 223 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 2: it's a two and a half hour drive. We don't 224 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 2: mind doing it. We get to get up there, get 225 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 2: some work done, see the kids for a couple of days. 226 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 2: And we also have a lot of great friends in Dallas, 227 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 2: so we will not be moving there. We are happy 228 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 2: to spend time there. 229 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 4: Okay from Kathy, does this mean that you won't record 230 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 4: for the podcast as much? 231 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: We may have to dial it back a little bit. Yeah, 232 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 1: I mean, but for now, the podcast continues. Obviously you're 233 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 1: listening to it right now, but maybe it also changes 234 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: a little bit depending on what we're doing and what 235 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 1: we're covering. Which is fine because this I think this 236 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 1: podcast and a good podcast like our Lives, will ebb 237 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: and flow and change with what we're talking about and 238 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: what's going on in our lives. But we are relationship people, 239 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,199 Speaker 1: and so you know, we'll continue to have the great 240 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: guests and talk about relationships and love. But we're also 241 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: maybe going to delve into some of the things we're 242 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: doing there at Merritt Street Media and will there be 243 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: less Maybe maybe we have to. There's only so many 244 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: hours in the day where we can pull this off. 245 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:53,439 Speaker 1: But for now, the most dramatic podcast Lives on. 246 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 4: From Julie, when is your morning show starting? 247 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 2: Great question right now we are, I will say, we 248 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 2: are excitedly hoping to lock in an executive producer pretty soon. 249 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 3: We're looking at some names. 250 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: Someone who will be we need a third musketeer. Lauren 251 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: and I are obviously creators executive producers, but we kind 252 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 1: of need that third person who will be off air 253 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: that can kind of help run the ship. 254 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 2: Yes, we were, so you know, this is launching a network, 255 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 2: by the way, so it's a big undertaking. And if 256 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 2: you all missed, like kind of any of the details 257 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 2: of this or if it's confusing, Merit Street Media will 258 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 2: be a channel. You will be able to get it 259 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 2: as a channel. Think of it like when Doctor phils 260 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 2: mentor Oprah launched own. So Merit Street Media will be 261 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 2: a new channel. As we get literally the info on 262 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 2: like what number it is, we will send it out 263 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 2: to you guys, because if you have direct TV, you 264 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 2: know it'll be a channel number and we'll make sure 265 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 2: to share that. So in launching Merritt Street Media, there's 266 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 2: a lot of work that goes into launching a network, 267 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 2: and they are having to you know, completely higher staff 268 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: and for every hour of television. 269 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 3: And so it's a lot going on. 270 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 2: Honestly, I think Chris and I we were happy to 271 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 2: take a bit of a back seat, like to get 272 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 2: the network off the air. 273 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: Well. Number one, it's Doctor Phil's network. So the main 274 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 1: two main things that we wanted to launch this network 275 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: with and we I say all of us because you know, 276 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 1: the great thing about Doctor Phil is very collaborative. I 277 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: mean we're doing everything in the room together. And when 278 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: you're sitting there with four or five people and Lauren 279 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: and I are sitting there together, we talk all this 280 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 1: out and Doctor Phil's very open about this. We got 281 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: the news network going the new so when you watch 282 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: April second and we will be on Dish, we will 283 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,319 Speaker 1: be on Direct Tv, we will be on Charter, We're 284 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: going to be on all the cable networks. We'll get 285 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: you all the lineups and where you can find us 286 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 1: soon and will post it on social. But you're gonna 287 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 1: be able to watch this. There will also be a 288 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 1: digital component, so if you're up in Canada people have 289 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: asked or whatever, digitally, we're going to have a place 290 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: for you to go watch it as well. But the 291 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 1: launch is primarily Doctor Phil Primetime he built a new studio, studio, audience, producers, direct, 292 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: everybody has moved or been hired in Dallas, and so 293 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: they're there the new as Lauren said, the the news 294 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: department is up and running. They've been going through run throughs. 295 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: We watched that the other day. So I think the 296 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: great thing about this is baby steps. Doctor Phil does 297 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: not want to be drinking from a fire hydrant. The 298 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: idea is, let's build things well, do it right, and 299 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: then let's move on to the next. And so the 300 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: long answer to this is our show probably late summer, 301 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: maybe even early fall before we get going on air. 302 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: But more thing's definitive. 303 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I think, I mean the morning show is 304 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 2: probably closer to it is summer, and then you know, 305 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 2: we have a reality relationship dating show in the works. 306 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 2: But when I say we were just happy to take 307 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 2: a back seat, like we just wanted to support this 308 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 2: network getting off the ground, We're really happy to have 309 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 2: found this home that feels so right for us with 310 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 2: Like the basic combination is doctor Phil has the right 311 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 2: mentality that we wanted. He pivots like it's a startup, 312 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 2: but he's got the experience and the backing of a 313 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 2: very seasoned network. And then he's creative, he's innovative, he 314 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 2: wants to think outside the box. And then that third component, 315 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 2: it was right here in Texas. So for all these reasons, 316 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 2: we're like, this is the place for us. So we 317 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 2: wanted to support getting Merritt Street off the ground, and 318 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 2: then we'll bug them about our morning show getting on 319 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 2: the air. 320 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: And when you asked me, and I don't think I 321 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: was eloquent enough in the last podcast why Merritt Street, 322 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: and someone asked, why do this? It's because it checked 323 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: every box, and even boxes I didn't understand that we had, 324 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: you know, when people were pitching as shows, or when 325 00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: you and I were talking about different shows and when, 326 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: when and how we would come back, nothing felt right, 327 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: nothing really lit that fire. And what I realized was 328 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: nothing was big enough, nothing was broad enough that it 329 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: really excited us to do something that meant a lot, 330 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: and that we are not just going to host a show. 331 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: We're helping build a network. We are helping kind of 332 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: create a vision with Doctor Phil and in turn fulfilling 333 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: our own vision and our own excitement to produce, to host, 334 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: to do a lot of different things and wear a 335 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: lot of different hats. This is really a beautiful thing 336 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: that I don't even know that we knew we were 337 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: waiting for, and then when that opportunity presented itself. Patience 338 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: is a virtue, man, did it pay off? Because this 339 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: is the grand scale. I can't imagine anything bigger. 340 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 2: No, you know, I feel really grateful and I I 341 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 2: honestly feel like this is only really sunk in for me. 342 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 2: Since the announcement was made, I've been like so happy 343 00:16:58,480 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 2: the last couple of days. 344 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: You very mum, you have. 345 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 2: I think I was carrying a lot of like tension, 346 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 2: you know, nervousness about announcing it and just wanting it 347 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 2: to go well, and and now I've kind of allowed 348 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 2: myself to be like, wait, I'm just really like and again, 349 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 2: thank you guys for embracing it so much. But I'm 350 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 2: really excited and really feeling that like creative fire lit 351 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,639 Speaker 2: in me again for the first time in a while. 352 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 2: So that, really, as you're saying, is probably why it 353 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 2: was the best fit and and to be able to 354 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,479 Speaker 2: do it right and the way that we want to 355 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 2: do it, whether it works out or not, I guess 356 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 2: is really wonderful. 357 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, Emma. 358 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:42,640 Speaker 4: From Suzanne, what is the format of your new dating show, 359 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 4: a reality matchmaking show or a relationship. 360 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: Advice format, wouldn't you like to know? No, dramatic. 361 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 2: It is not a relationship advice show. We are we 362 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 2: we can confirm we have in the works a reality dating. 363 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:06,360 Speaker 1: Show, a dramatic reality dating show. Now it really it is. 364 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 1: It is a new concept. It is something different and 365 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: it's something that we have. We're excited with that that 366 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:18,919 Speaker 1: I think is actually more formulated and that cake is 367 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: baked probably more than our morning show. 368 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 2: Definitely More's I suppose I'm saying the morning show is 369 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 2: going to happen sooner because like a morning show is 370 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 2: just a technically a little bit of an easier lift. 371 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 2: It might not sound like it, but like, once we 372 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 2: have the staff in place on a morning show, that's 373 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 2: you know, you have one set and you have just 374 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 2: it's just the two of us. Yeah, we're the only 375 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:45,719 Speaker 2: cast members to worry about. So it's a smaller workshop 376 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,399 Speaker 2: and it can you you can get that on the 377 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:51,719 Speaker 2: air quicker. The reality dating show is a more ironed 378 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 2: out concept. We know what we're going to do with 379 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 2: that more. I think for you that's just home more 380 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 2: really for both of us, probably we're both more familiar 381 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 2: with that format. But that's a bigger lift. You got 382 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 2: to have more staff and casting and where are you 383 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 2: going to film it? And that's just a bigger lift 384 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 2: to get off the ground. 385 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 4: From Liz, did marriage inspire you too to partner up 386 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 4: in business? 387 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 1: No? That the great part, great question. 388 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 3: What a great question have we ever asked ourselves that question? 389 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: From Liz's that's a phenomenal question and a very deep question. 390 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 1: Lauren and I partnered in life but also in business before. 391 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: One of the first things we did when we moved 392 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 1: to Austin, and this was I'm going to say more 393 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: on me because it's something I really wanted. I don't 394 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 1: know if you thought about this getting into our relationship, 395 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: but one of my dreams was to not only fall 396 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,199 Speaker 1: in love with Lauren, but to work with her. I 397 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: think she's brilliant. She inspires me. I am in awe 398 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: of her her creativity and what she does good and 399 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: what she is so powerful at is not exactly what 400 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 1: I'm great at. I think we have different strengths and 401 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,199 Speaker 1: different powers, and I admire that and I really relish that. 402 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: And so we created our production company, Next Chapter Productions, 403 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: when we moved to Austin. It's based out of Austin 404 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: at set in Texas, so it was another way to 405 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 1: kind of set roots here. And that's what this podcast 406 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 1: is actually produced out of is Next Chapter Productions. That 407 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: was our first production that we created with iHeartRadio, and 408 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: we've done other endeavors as well and have done other things. 409 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 1: This is by far our biggest, most vocal, and most visual, 410 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:37,199 Speaker 1: and so this has been a long time coming for us. 411 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: Why I say long time, you know, we've been here 412 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: for a few years. But for me it was always 413 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 1: a dream and I don't know if it was always 414 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: the case for you, but this is a dream realized. 415 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 1: And so when I go into Merritt Street and I 416 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: sit with Lauren and she's at the table and she's 417 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:53,479 Speaker 1: commanding the audience and she's kicking ass, man, I love it. 418 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: And I like she's been She said, she's been so 419 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: happy since the announcement because we've been sitting on this 420 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: for a minute. It has been this. I have relief 421 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 1: and it's just been fun to watch her in this light. 422 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's so nice. I feel like crying. That's so nice. 423 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 2: I have a hard time hearing compl I have a 424 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 2: hard time even talking about myself sometimes that is truly 425 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 2: or really all the time. That's a little bit why, 426 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 2: Like I don't know, being interviewed is really hard for me. 427 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: Like I'm gonna say, guys, this has been a fascinating 428 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: side of Lauren. I didn't know because she's interviewed me 429 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: so many times, and I've watched her when Emmy after Emmy, 430 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 1: including the one that's behind my head, our fourth one 431 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 1: that we just put up on the wall thanks to 432 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: Lauren's ema. She's not used to being interviewed. 433 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 2: I'm not I'm okay to like share my opinion on things, 434 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 2: but I'm not used to being asked questions Like. 435 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 3: I don't know. 436 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 2: I guess I'm just used to doing it the other way. 437 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 2: And and I definitely I'm always in awe of you, 438 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 2: like when we did press for the Merit Street announcement. 439 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 2: You're just so good at being interviewed. I mean, your 440 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 2: your bites are concise, and you're you're so good at 441 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 2: being interned, which is why I always used to love 442 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 2: interviewing you. I don't think I had as much that 443 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 2: You're right, I didn't have as much of a conscious 444 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 2: let's work together, but I tend to like go with 445 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 2: the flow. I think a little more than you. You're 446 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 2: a bit more of a planner than I am, sure, 447 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 2: and I think it just happens so naturally in our relationship, 448 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 2: and it never it never raised red flags or caused 449 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 2: alarm for me, like we because we'd even been quote 450 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 2: unquote working together by me interviewing you before we were 451 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 2: ever even dating. It just always felt like a part 452 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 2: of things, Like it's really probably one of the reasons 453 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 2: I fell in love with you is because I always 454 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 2: loved getting your opinion on things, like I would love 455 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 2: you watching Roses and Rose and telling me what you 456 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:49,159 Speaker 2: thought of it. I really respect your opinion on like 457 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 2: my work or our work, because you know, I just 458 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 2: think you're so seasoned at this and you so know 459 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 2: what you're doing. 460 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 3: Down to our wedding, like I was like, babe, what 461 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 3: do you think? 462 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 2: Like I loved watching him work on what the lighting 463 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 2: would be at the ceremony because you're so good at 464 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:08,479 Speaker 2: that stuff, and I trust you implicitly, So it's just 465 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 2: always felt natural and good to me, and I never 466 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 2: questioned it, and I never paused and said should we 467 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 2: do this? 468 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: Great question by the way, Liz, thank you. 469 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 4: Sarah's wondering where she can watch Merritt Street. 470 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: So again, this is worth kind of repeating. This is 471 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: a network. It is a television network. It's not a streamer. 472 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: This is not Paramount, this is not Peacock whatever. It 473 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: will have a digital component to it as well. Where 474 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: that is or what it's called Meritstreet, dot com or whatever. 475 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,119 Speaker 1: We'll figure we're gonna well, we will announce that, but 476 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 1: this is going to be a television network. You will 477 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: go to your TV and watch this and you can 478 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 1: watch it all day. Morning news, you know, a morning news, 479 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: a morning show that Laurena and I are going to 480 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 1: be hosting. There will be other talk shows, Doctor Phil Primetime. 481 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 1: There's going to be a lot of entertaining things that 482 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: will be created for this network, including our relationship show 483 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: reality show. But this will be, for example, on DirecTV. 484 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,159 Speaker 1: I believe we're going to be and I will confirm 485 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: this on channel two fifty right between Comedy Central and 486 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 1: Oxygen Network. I'll confirm that because those are the big negotiations. 487 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 1: We know that this will be and I know this 488 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: is coming out in my bachelor voice. This will be 489 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 1: the biggest network launch ever, and I'm not overstating that 490 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:32,160 Speaker 1: this will have seventy five to eighty million subscribers day one, 491 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:36,479 Speaker 1: that's before they go deeper. That is never been done before. 492 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: Kudos to doctor Phil, Kudos to everybody who behind the 493 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: scenes has been negotiating these deals. So this is no 494 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: small startup, This is no joke. When they launch April second, 495 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 1: day one, seventy five to eighty million subscribers. To put 496 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: this in perspective, usually you're lucky if you can launch 497 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: with fifteen to twenty. So this is a massive, massive 498 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: launch and is already a great success. And they're not 499 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: even on the area yet. So we will check our 500 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:10,439 Speaker 1: Instagram and our social media, all that stuff on Merit 501 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 1: Street Media and just watch Lauren and I. We will 502 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,199 Speaker 1: and come back to the most traumatic podcast ever. We 503 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 1: will methodically tell you where to find Merit Street Media 504 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: and of course anything we are doing with it. 505 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 4: Kathy asks will this be available in other countries? 506 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: I hope That's the only thing. I don't know, you know, 507 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: I know things are wonky when you're you know, trying 508 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: to watch The Bachelor and people in England are like, 509 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 1: we can't watch it, you know, And I don't know. 510 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 1: If you've ever traveled abroad and you're like, oh good, 511 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna sit down and watch Netflix, and you're like, 512 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,959 Speaker 1: oh crap, I can't watch Netflix or Peacock because I'm 513 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,440 Speaker 1: out of the country. There are so many different limitations 514 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 1: and rules and where that applies to streamers and all 515 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: that stuff. So long answer here, I don't know. I 516 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: guess the short answer here is I don't know because 517 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 1: that is over our pay grade and it has to 518 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:11,640 Speaker 1: do with the legality of the FCC and all those 519 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 1: liabilities and legalities and all that good stuff. So unfortunately, 520 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:14,919 Speaker 1: I don't know. 521 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 3: I love it, like liabilities and legalities and all that 522 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 3: kind of stuff. 523 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 4: I don't know. 524 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 2: Like we all have these phrases. We kind of go 525 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 2: to one of Chris's is all that good stuff? And 526 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 2: sometimes I'm like, I don't know, they have legalities and liabilities. 527 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 3: That's not good. 528 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:27,879 Speaker 1: I know. Look, I would love to tell you because 529 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 1: because the folks up in Canada, I've had so many 530 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 1: people reach out because Canada has always been so good 531 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:36,200 Speaker 1: to me. The Bachelor was huge. It was the number 532 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: one show up in Canada for such a long time, 533 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: and God bless you and thank you guys so much, 534 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:42,440 Speaker 1: our neighbors to the north. And I went and did 535 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: press up there and spent some time up there with you, 536 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 1: and I loved it, and y'all have been so supportive. 537 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: So you know, my dream is that, yes, I can 538 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: tell you we're up in Canada, but I don't know 539 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: yet and I don't know where that will be if 540 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: that is the case, Like do you have to do 541 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 1: it digitally? We'll merit street just be up there, but 542 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:01,120 Speaker 1: imise I will find. 543 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 4: Out from Laney. Well I have to pay for a 544 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 4: subscription in order to watch. 545 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: My hope is no, And my thinking is no short 546 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: answer on that. I think our You know, when I 547 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 1: say digital platform, it's not going to be like in Netflix, 548 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: where we're charging you ten dollars you know, a month 549 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: or whatever. This is a free television network. First of all, 550 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: you're just well free, you know, if you pay for 551 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: your cable subscription, Direct TV, Dish, it is a part 552 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: of that package. It is a must carry is what 553 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: they call this network on everything. So you will get 554 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: it a party as a part of your subscription and 555 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 1: it'll be on your channel lineup and then as far 556 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 1: as digitally, we will tell you where you can find 557 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: that online from Jeff. 558 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,280 Speaker 4: Are you afraid of being in the spotlight and getting 559 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 4: canceled again? 560 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: A good question, It's a really good question. The answer 561 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 1: is no, I'm not. You know, and I don't know 562 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 1: if it's you know, like when you're pregnant you can't 563 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: get pregnant, or but I have been down that road 564 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:06,400 Speaker 1: and learn the lessons, felt the pain, and it was painful. 565 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 1: I'll admit it was not easy. I don't wish that 566 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: on anybody. It was a very difficult time for both 567 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 1: of us, for Lauren and I. But with that said, 568 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: I know who I am. I know the person I am. 569 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: I know the man that I am, and I believe 570 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,719 Speaker 1: in that person and I know that I am a 571 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: good human being, and so I'm ready to spread that love. 572 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 1: And what I have felt from you the viewer, is 573 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: that you are ready to reconnect and to have us 574 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 1: back on TV. And so no, I guess the short 575 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 1: answer is no, I'm really really excited. 576 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 2: Really, Doctor Phil has been a really lovely comfort because 577 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 2: we've had some of these conversations with him and his 578 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 2: confidence in us and his confidence like his zero hesitation 579 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 2: and his full embracing of us and being like, you 580 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 2: guys are smart, you're awesome, you're talent, please come beyond. 581 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 2: This network was so wonderful and also like just like 582 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 2: we've kind of talked about some of this stuff with him, 583 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 2: and he's like, look, you guys, I've I've had my 584 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 2: own show for twenty years, and let me tell you 585 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 2: some somebody's always going to say something bad about you. 586 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 3: And that's true. 587 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 2: Like, do I think it's gotten worse than it was 588 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 2: twenty years ago? Yes, because of social media and and 589 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 2: kind of the fear that can be they can prove 590 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 2: very quickly. But I also know that like we've been 591 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 2: through it and we've come out the other side, and 592 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 2: so I just I think I've just accepted that. Like today, 593 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 2: Kate Blanchett said about her last movie that she's like, 594 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 2: you know, there's just always going to be critics of 595 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 2: anything you do today, any art, And I feel that way, 596 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 2: like there's always going to be some bad comments and 597 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 2: we're just going to have to roll through it. And 598 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 2: so I'm more than I'm ninety nine percent just excited 599 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 2: to be doing this, feeling great about it, and feeling like, 600 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 2: most importantly, we have to be true to who we 601 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 2: are like. That's the biggest comfort and joy for me 602 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 2: is I now feel that confidence, especially because we're doing 603 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 2: this on our own terms. It's a little harder to, 604 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 2: like people say, be yourself. It's harder to be yourself 605 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 2: when you have bosses at a job where like you 606 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 2: are yourself on TV, it is your name, You're kind 607 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 2: of supposed to be being yourself, but you have to 608 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 2: do it through their lens. It's kind of tough. Now 609 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 2: I feel a little bit more ease in our ability 610 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 2: to do what we want to do, do the content 611 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 2: we want to do, and so if people like that 612 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 2: are not at least it's like, this is what I 613 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 2: feel good about the choices we made. 614 00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: I only know one way to be, and I am 615 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 1: an eternal optimist and I've been knocked down before and 616 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 1: I've failed before. I only know one way to be, 617 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: and that's move forward. And that is move forward unabashedly 618 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: with everything I got. And if I do something, I 619 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: do it with everything. And I'm going to give this 620 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: one hundred percent. And so I'm not afraid to fail. 621 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: I've failed, you know, whether being canceled, failing or whatever. 622 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: But leaving the Bachelor before then I have not gotten 623 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 1: jobs or I've been fired from jobs, and I just 624 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: always move forward, and so, you know, getting knocked down 625 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 1: is inevitable. What I always judge people by is a 626 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: do you get back up? And then what do you 627 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 1: do after you get back up? Do you keep moving forward? 628 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: And so I'm excited. I am so fired up to 629 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:34,720 Speaker 1: get back out there, and I don't have one bit 630 00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 1: of apprehension in me at all. All right, Emma, this 631 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: is the final question tonight. 632 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 4: Lisa is wondering what is your relationship like with doctor Phil? 633 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 1: A friendship? And thank you for asking that, because if 634 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 1: we're getting to the end of this podcast, I want 635 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:55,479 Speaker 1: to give credit where credit is due. Doctor Phil has 636 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 1: become a very good friend of ours. I have confided 637 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: in him. He has given me and Lauren given us 638 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:06,480 Speaker 1: great advice, life advice, business advice. I have learned so 639 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: much from him. I was always had great admiration for 640 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 1: him because he's a legend at what he did. He's 641 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,560 Speaker 1: also very humble. You know, he was the number one 642 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 1: talk show, but he'll tell you how do you get 643 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:22,240 Speaker 1: to be number one? Well, number one had to retire 644 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 1: and that was Oprah. He was number two for forever, 645 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 1: and when number one stepped aside, he became number one. 646 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 1: But he still, you know, writes Oprah Winfrey every year 647 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 1: on their anniversary of working together, to say thank you, 648 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 1: and so he knows where to give credit. And he 649 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 1: is a very bright man who takes in all the 650 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:44,920 Speaker 1: information in the room, thinks and then speaks. And he's 651 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:49,800 Speaker 1: very thoughtful and very caring, incredibly loyal, just a big 652 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 1: he'll hate to hear this, because he's very imposing, and 653 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: he is intimidating. He's a big teddy bear. But he 654 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 1: is very fair. And that's not to say he's a 655 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 1: pushover by any means, because my god, he is not. 656 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 1: But man, if I had to sum it up in 657 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: one thing, I would call him a friend. 658 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 2: I have such as you just said, admiration. And also 659 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 2: I've been so truly inspired by him because I look 660 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 2: at this man who's obviously older than me and doing 661 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 2: the press for his new book. He did something like 662 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 2: seventy interviews in two weeks. His energy, his passion for 663 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 2: what he does. He's launching a network. He's launching a 664 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 2: network because he realized he wanted to feel good about 665 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:39,280 Speaker 2: his work again, and he wanted to have this network 666 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 2: be a place where people could look at the facts, 667 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 2: make decisions for themselves, and not be inundated with just 668 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 2: talking heads screaming at each other all the time. He 669 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 2: wants to analyze issues and give people good takeaways and 670 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:57,680 Speaker 2: approach with a fact based assessment of things. 671 00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 3: He's very like, what are the facts? 672 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 2: Before he does any show, he researches the topic with 673 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:07,880 Speaker 2: a team, and he researches it from all sides. It's 674 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 2: not about what I agree with or not. It's about 675 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 2: what's the truth here. And so for all those reasons, 676 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 2: I'm incredibly inspired by him. I feel like he's kind 677 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:18,400 Speaker 2: of getting back to what I first got. 678 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 3: Into journalism for. 679 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:23,600 Speaker 2: And again it's just like his zest for life, his 680 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:27,040 Speaker 2: love for his family, His wife Robin has been incredibly 681 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 2: supportive and welcoming to us and excited for us to 682 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:33,279 Speaker 2: join the team. So we've just felt nothing but love. 683 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 2: I kind of feel like we've found two kindred spirits 684 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:39,640 Speaker 2: in them, like a kindred couple who also works together 685 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:41,359 Speaker 2: and supports each other. 686 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 3: And it just feels like a really good fit. 687 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:47,280 Speaker 1: And by the way, just on a professional front, he's good. 688 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:50,600 Speaker 1: As I said last week, as of the taping of 689 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:54,319 Speaker 1: this podcast. I've shot several shows with him. I've been 690 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:55,919 Speaker 1: on stage. I'm not going to be on every show, 691 00:34:55,920 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 1: by the way, I will be in to certain topics 692 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:02,160 Speaker 1: that he's covering. Tomorrow, I'm flying back up and hosting 693 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 1: another show with him and a host to host. When 694 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:10,400 Speaker 1: they say talent recognizes talent or game recognizes game, dude's 695 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:13,880 Speaker 1: got game. He is very good. I love being on 696 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:17,720 Speaker 1: stage with him. He raises the level of my game 697 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:20,799 Speaker 1: of hosting, which is exciting for me. I've been doing 698 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:24,040 Speaker 1: this for going on thirty years now, and he fires 699 00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:25,920 Speaker 1: me up when I'm on stage. I got to be 700 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:28,160 Speaker 1: on my toes because I want to be at his 701 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: level and I want to impress the guy, you know. 702 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:31,920 Speaker 1: I want to show him that I'm good and I 703 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 1: got what it takes to be on that stage with him. 704 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 1: The guy is unbelievably impressive. As Lauren said, he'll shoot 705 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:39,880 Speaker 1: two shows and then he'll go work the rest of 706 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 1: the day and to that point. By the way, if 707 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:46,200 Speaker 1: any of you are ever in the DFW area or 708 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 1: make a point to get to the area, come see 709 00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 1: Doctor phill Primetime live studio audience. He has created this 710 00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:56,640 Speaker 1: whole immersive experience. When you get to Merritt Street Media, 711 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:00,200 Speaker 1: you will have a show. You kind of walk through 712 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,919 Speaker 1: this experience. Then you come to a taping or two. 713 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 1: He does two a day Monday through Wednesdays. So get 714 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 1: your tickets, go go to Merritt Street, get your tickets, 715 00:36:09,080 --> 00:36:11,520 Speaker 1: and come visit us, and hopefully I'll be on stage 716 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:14,759 Speaker 1: that particular day as well. It is a wonderful experience 717 00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:17,040 Speaker 1: and I love that's just doctor Phil though. He's like, 718 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:18,800 Speaker 1: I'm not just going to have a studio audience like 719 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: I did back in La I'm going to do it differently. 720 00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:24,360 Speaker 1: I want these people to have a day, have a show. 721 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:28,120 Speaker 1: You arrive on a red carpet and you can have 722 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:31,760 Speaker 1: your phones out, you're taking pictures. There's a gift shop, 723 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,799 Speaker 1: there's all this great stuff, and that just go. That 724 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:37,279 Speaker 1: just shows the kind of showman and the kind of 725 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:40,400 Speaker 1: professional that Doctor Phil is. He thought bigger and broader. 726 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:42,360 Speaker 2: Definitely a fun thing to do if here in Dallas. 727 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:44,319 Speaker 2: And thank you if you are listening and you have 728 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 2: been to a couple of the tapings where Chris has filmed, 729 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 2: thank you for not spoiling our announcement because there were 730 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:52,840 Speaker 2: we were a little nervous because Chris has dipped a 731 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:56,520 Speaker 2: few shows now before the announcement, and some of you 732 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:59,440 Speaker 2: were in the audience and had great reactions to him 733 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:01,759 Speaker 2: being there. And there were a couple of times when 734 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:05,439 Speaker 2: truly we sort of got lost backstage and we accidentally 735 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 2: walked through where the audience was being held. And then 736 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:11,400 Speaker 2: I and like we like pulled back a curtain and 737 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:13,719 Speaker 2: saw this a couple two hundred people in front of 738 00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:15,840 Speaker 2: us and heard Chris Harrison, and I was. 739 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:18,480 Speaker 3: Like, oh, gosh, I appreciate Yeah, thank you all. 740 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:22,080 Speaker 2: If you're listening, thank you, We really deeply appreciate you 741 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 2: not going online being like I saw Chris Harrison at 742 00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:24,880 Speaker 2: Dark Like. 743 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 3: Thank you for that. Thank you for letting us have 744 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 3: the announcement. We appreciate it. 745 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 1: Thank you all so much for your questions. Hopefully that 746 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 1: that answered some of them. I know when we announced, 747 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,400 Speaker 1: we were talking about a lot of personal stuff, and 748 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 1: Lauren and I were so excited. We tried to get 749 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:40,120 Speaker 1: as much information out as we could, but really we 750 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:42,840 Speaker 1: were just giddy to finally just release this to the world. 751 00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:46,360 Speaker 1: And so there I know, there's more details about Channel 752 00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:49,120 Speaker 1: lineup where you can see us when our shows will drop. 753 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:52,520 Speaker 1: Trust me, we will keep you posted and thank. 754 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:55,279 Speaker 2: You for your patience with that, and not just I 755 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:57,919 Speaker 2: guess patients with this, but you know, the past couple 756 00:37:58,080 --> 00:38:02,080 Speaker 2: years we have I can't even count how many people 757 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:05,160 Speaker 2: or messages have come up to us have dmd us 758 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:07,520 Speaker 2: and said, like, you know, when are we going to 759 00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:10,680 Speaker 2: see you on TV next? And we are so excited 760 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:14,319 Speaker 2: to now finally be making that happen. So thank you. 761 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:17,759 Speaker 2: You are always the most important thing to us. We 762 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,200 Speaker 2: value you and love you. 763 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:23,920 Speaker 3: So much and we are excited to have fun with 764 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:24,359 Speaker 3: you again. 765 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:27,200 Speaker 1: Love you all. Nothing I could add to that. That 766 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: was perfect. We will do it again next time because 767 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:33,200 Speaker 1: we have a lot more to talk about. Thanks for listening. 768 00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:36,000 Speaker 1: Follow us on Instagram at the most Dramatic pod ever 769 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:38,200 Speaker 1: and make sure to write us a review and leave 770 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:40,640 Speaker 1: us five stars. I'll talk to you next time.