WEBVTT - A Comeback Q&A

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<v Speaker 1>This is the most traumatic podcast ever and iHeartRadio podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Harrison and Lauren Zema coming to you from the

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<v Speaker 1>home office in Austin, Texas. But last week it was

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<v Speaker 1>coming from the office our new office up at Merritt

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<v Speaker 1>Street Media that made some news and was newsworthy, and

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<v Speaker 1>so we dropped the news that Laura and I are

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<v Speaker 1>getting back to work. We're going back to TV. Our

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<v Speaker 1>new network with Doctor Phil launches April second. We talked

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<v Speaker 1>about the fact that I'll be doing some stuff with

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor Phil Primetime, which launches April second. Laurd and I

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be producing and hosting other shows as

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<v Speaker 1>well on this network, including a morning show, a relationship show,

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<v Speaker 1>reality show, and we got a lot of questions.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, first of all, I want to say a big thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>The support from you all has just been so so wonderful.

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<v Speaker 2>I said this on Instagram, But you know, you guys

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<v Speaker 2>are the most important thing to us in our career.

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<v Speaker 2>I've said this, I guess in my own head many

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<v Speaker 2>times as I asked myself, like what do I love

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<v Speaker 2>about my job? And what I love about my job

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<v Speaker 2>is if I can make people happy and make people

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<v Speaker 2>feel good and make people joyful and laugh and to

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<v Speaker 2>see the positivity and the support from you all with

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<v Speaker 2>this announcement was just made.

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<v Speaker 3>It'll be a dale remember my whole life.

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<v Speaker 2>So thank you for all of your kind words, all

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<v Speaker 2>of your support, and for congratulating and sharing us on

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<v Speaker 2>with this new announcement.

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<v Speaker 1>I think one of the things I enjoy most about

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<v Speaker 1>this business and I do love it, and this new

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<v Speaker 1>endeavor has reminded me how much I love it. I

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<v Speaker 1>think I was talking to an NFL coach this week.

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<v Speaker 1>You and I were in LA and I was talking

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<v Speaker 1>to this coach and he said, after he had been

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<v Speaker 1>kind of kicked in the gut and knocked down, it

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<v Speaker 1>reminded him when he came back how much that fire

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<v Speaker 1>was burning and how excited he was and how much

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<v Speaker 1>he really enjoyed what he was doing. And I said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I guess you're right. I have obviously been

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<v Speaker 1>knocked down and kicked in the gut, but it made

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<v Speaker 1>me realize how much I love this business and what

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<v Speaker 1>I love about it. It's always been about relationships, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's not a play on the Bachelor and all that. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>that show is about relationships and love, but my job

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<v Speaker 1>in general has always been about creating a relationship with

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<v Speaker 1>you and fostering that relationship, and that's what made it

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<v Speaker 1>fun and entertaining and exciting for me, as I always

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<v Speaker 1>got to interact with you and it felt so genuine.

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<v Speaker 1>And I love the fact that we're going to merit

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<v Speaker 1>Street Media where it's going to only be about this

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with you guys, and as Lauren just said, thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>and your excitement, your love and your passion for what

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<v Speaker 1>we're doing and coming back really just stokes those flames

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<v Speaker 1>even higher. So I'm excited because our relationship just going

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<v Speaker 1>to grow that much stronger.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes this business is like a little easy to you know.

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<v Speaker 2>When I was at entertainment tonight, it was like my

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<v Speaker 2>dream job, right the job I wanted as a kid

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<v Speaker 2>to be in entertainment news, and I loved it for

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<v Speaker 2>years and then I started to like not love it,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're you know, kind of the dream became a reality,

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<v Speaker 2>and I learned things and saw things about the job

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<v Speaker 2>that I, I don't know, I maybe got a little

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<v Speaker 2>jaded about. I realized there were parts of it I

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<v Speaker 2>weren't what I thought it was going to be. And

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<v Speaker 2>I never wanted to be ungrateful, but at the same

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<v Speaker 2>time you have to look in the mirror at some

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<v Speaker 2>point and say, wait, is the reality actually the dream?

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<v Speaker 2>Like do I actually love what I'm doing? And I

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<v Speaker 2>realized it was time for me to move on from there.

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<v Speaker 2>But one thing I have never taken for granted and

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<v Speaker 2>I have always cherished and I have always been so

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<v Speaker 2>grateful for again is.

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<v Speaker 3>You guys, So thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>And on that note, with the Merit Street media announcement,

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<v Speaker 2>we kind of wanted to answer your questions because I

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<v Speaker 2>noticed I was like, some of the comments on Instagram

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<v Speaker 2>were like, but what does this mean? Let's get into

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<v Speaker 2>the questions. We have our producer, Emma on who has

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<v Speaker 2>got them. Thank you Emma, and Emma, let's dive right in.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, first one is from Macy and it's for Chris. Yes, Chris.

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<v Speaker 4>Has anyone from the Bachelor franchise that you didn't expect

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<v Speaker 4>to reach out to say congrats about the news dropping?

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody that I guess I didn't expect. I was pleasantly

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<v Speaker 1>surprised at a lot of messages as far as I know,

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<v Speaker 1>the names, the cast members and stuff that everybody's thinking of.

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<v Speaker 1>It was you know, those probably that you saw at

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<v Speaker 1>our wedding, and I did. I got a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>very personal messages, text messages that I really adored, and

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<v Speaker 1>people were very excited and happy for us, for Lauren

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<v Speaker 1>and I because you know, Lauren, Lauren knew a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of these people even better than I did in sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>some cases before me, and so they reached out to

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<v Speaker 1>both of us, which is great. The other thing that

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<v Speaker 1>struck me was I heard from some producers, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of producers I worked with over the years that reached

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<v Speaker 1>out personally, some I had not spoken to since I

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<v Speaker 1>left the show. Really meant a lot to me because

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like, you know, we did touch each other's lives.

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<v Speaker 1>We spent so much time together. And then some crew

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<v Speaker 1>members and that really meant a lot to me, from

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<v Speaker 1>lighting to sound audio, and from our camera department, from

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<v Speaker 1>some of our photogs that reached out to me and

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<v Speaker 1>sent me very personal messages, and again some people that

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't heard of since I left the show. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it didn't surprise me, but it felt really good. And

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<v Speaker 1>I like it when there are things in people's lives

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<v Speaker 1>like a birth or a wedding, or maybe a new

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<v Speaker 1>endeavor like this that creates contact with people, because again,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a big relationship guy, and so it's nice those

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<v Speaker 1>relationships still exist.

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<v Speaker 2>You got a lot of former producers saying, hey, let's

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<v Speaker 2>work on something together. I noticed that there were a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people who really for similar reasons I've left

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<v Speaker 2>the show or you know, had said some issues there

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<v Speaker 2>being like, hey man, I love you and and there

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<v Speaker 2>are some people I think we'd be happy to work

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<v Speaker 2>with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there's some people I've talked to over the last

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<v Speaker 1>few years since we left that have been very open

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<v Speaker 1>about wanting to work together again. And it just didn't

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't have the fire and the project to get

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<v Speaker 1>going in that. But now that I do, we've reconnected

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<v Speaker 1>and I can tell you there will be some very

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<v Speaker 1>familiar names, at least for my life that will join

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<v Speaker 1>me and join us and do some of our stuff together.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm excited about that because I've worked with so

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<v Speaker 1>many talented men and women, and I want to get

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<v Speaker 1>the band back together in a lot of ways, and

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm looking forward to reconnecting with some of those people.

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<v Speaker 1>What else you got, Emma?

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<v Speaker 4>Okay from Joe, what will you two cover on your

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<v Speaker 4>morning news show?

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<v Speaker 2>Great question, I think that we want the show to

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<v Speaker 2>be like a lot of fun. I want it to

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<v Speaker 2>be a place where you all, like I would even

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<v Speaker 2>say for me anyway, I want to lean into even

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<v Speaker 2>a little more comedy like I used to do with

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<v Speaker 2>Roses and Rose. So it won't be as news focused

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<v Speaker 2>on Merit Street Media. There will be an hour or

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<v Speaker 2>actually I think two hours of morning news leading into

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<v Speaker 2>our morning show, which is going to be excellent coverage.

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<v Speaker 2>They've hired an incredible team and pair of amazing female

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<v Speaker 2>anchors there for the morning news show. There will also

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<v Speaker 2>be hours of evening news on Merritt Street Media.

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<v Speaker 3>So you will get that. You will get Doctor Phil.

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<v Speaker 2>Primetime, his new primetime show, which Chris will be on.

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<v Speaker 2>Nancy Grace is going to be on the network. Bear

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<v Speaker 2>Grills is going to be doing some stuff on the network.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's more names to be announced and a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more programming to be announced. But I feel really amazing

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<v Speaker 2>about the team, the Merit Street Media team that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be together. It's a lot of people with a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of experience. But yeah, I think the morning show

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<v Speaker 2>will be for me leaning comedy. We will definitely get

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<v Speaker 2>into some relationships stuff will continue that from this podcast

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<v Speaker 2>and anything you want to add to.

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<v Speaker 1>That, Babe, No, I think that you know, the idea

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<v Speaker 1>of the new work, and I think I mentioned this

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<v Speaker 1>in the initial podcast, is that there is this great

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<v Speaker 1>synergy that's going to work throughout the day, and so

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<v Speaker 1>you will, you know, we'll be talking about what's on

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<v Speaker 1>Merritt Street, what's coming up, because there's some fascinating stuff

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<v Speaker 1>going on. If there's a great subject on Doctor Phil primetime,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll kind of dip our toe into that, and if

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<v Speaker 1>there is something, as you said, you know, we're not

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<v Speaker 1>going to go deep into the news, but if there's

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<v Speaker 1>something interesting in the news, you know, maybe we will

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<v Speaker 1>bring in one of the anchors or whatever and kind

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<v Speaker 1>of explain it better and maybe in layman's terms, and

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<v Speaker 1>if we have kind of more general questions about what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on in the world. But just that synergy that

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're going to have throughout the network. But

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<v Speaker 1>I agree, it's going to be fun. If you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to start your day with us, which we hope you will,

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<v Speaker 1>we want it to be entertaining, we want it to

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<v Speaker 1>be fun. We want you to feel connected to us.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Lauren and I are excitedly building our team

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<v Speaker 1>right now. We are putting together the people that we

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<v Speaker 1>want to work with that'll have that vibe and that

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<v Speaker 1>energy and that creativity to put together the type of

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<v Speaker 1>MOE show that you're going to love to be a

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<v Speaker 1>part of each and every day. And it won't be

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<v Speaker 1>the same every day. Yes, it'll be kind of formulaic

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<v Speaker 1>and that we want you to kind of understand what

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<v Speaker 1>you're getting every day. But I think who knows what

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<v Speaker 1>you know? We'll we'll throw at you every day.

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<v Speaker 4>Amy asks, well, you have to move to Dallas or

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<v Speaker 4>get a place there.

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<v Speaker 1>Good question, because we live in Austin, Texas, which is

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<v Speaker 1>where we're doing this one today, we're doing another podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Austin's going to be our home. That's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>where we're gonna, you know, drop anchor. We love it

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<v Speaker 1>down here. This place has welcomed us with open arms.

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<v Speaker 3>Now we don't want to leave. We love Austin.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you don't know, Austin is about two hours

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<v Speaker 2>and forty five minutes from Dallas.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and really so where this studio is is right

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<v Speaker 1>between Dallas and Fort Worth almost If you see where

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<v Speaker 1>DFW Airport is, that's kind of where the studio is

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<v Speaker 1>that Doctor Phil has built. It's this, guys, It's this

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<v Speaker 1>five acre, beautiful, state of the art facility that has

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<v Speaker 1>sound stages, his talk show stage, has the news set.

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<v Speaker 1>It is beautiful and so it's amazing when you all

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard to not be energized when you walk in

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<v Speaker 1>there because I've just never seen anything like it. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's a very special place to work. So it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of between Dallas and Fort Worth and look to get

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<v Speaker 1>in the weeds. Maybe eventually we have to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>get a place up in Fort Worth or Dallas, but

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<v Speaker 1>our kids are in Fort Worth. So honestly, this has

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<v Speaker 1>been such a blessing.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if we could have picked a better place,

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<v Speaker 2>especially since it is closer to Fort Worth, which is

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<v Speaker 2>where TCU, where both our kids go to school.

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<v Speaker 3>Is like every time, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Chris has filmed a couple of things with Doctor Phil

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<v Speaker 2>before the announcement was made. He's been doing some shows

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<v Speaker 2>that you will see on air. And when we've driven

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<v Speaker 2>up for him to film this stuff, it's like we

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<v Speaker 2>get to grab dinner with you know, your daughter Taylor.

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<v Speaker 2>We get to go see josh as lacrosse games. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's a two and a half hour drive. We don't

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<v Speaker 2>mind doing it. We get to get up there, get

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<v Speaker 2>some work done, see the kids for a couple of days.

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<v Speaker 2>And we also have a lot of great friends in Dallas,

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<v Speaker 2>so we will not be moving there. We are happy

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<v Speaker 2>to spend time there.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay from Kathy, does this mean that you won't record

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<v Speaker 4>for the podcast as much?

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<v Speaker 1>We may have to dial it back a little bit. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, but for now, the podcast continues. Obviously you're

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<v Speaker 1>listening to it right now, but maybe it also changes

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit depending on what we're doing and what

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<v Speaker 1>we're covering. Which is fine because this I think this

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<v Speaker 1>podcast and a good podcast like our Lives, will ebb

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<v Speaker 1>and flow and change with what we're talking about and

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on in our lives. But we are relationship people,

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<v Speaker 1>and so you know, we'll continue to have the great

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<v Speaker 1>guests and talk about relationships and love. But we're also

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<v Speaker 1>maybe going to delve into some of the things we're

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<v Speaker 1>doing there at Merritt Street Media and will there be

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<v Speaker 1>less Maybe maybe we have to. There's only so many

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<v Speaker 1>hours in the day where we can pull this off.

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<v Speaker 1>But for now, the most dramatic podcast Lives on.

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<v Speaker 4>From Julie, when is your morning show starting?

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<v Speaker 2>Great question right now we are, I will say, we

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<v Speaker 2>are excitedly hoping to lock in an executive producer pretty soon.

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<v Speaker 3>We're looking at some names.

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<v Speaker 1>Someone who will be we need a third musketeer. Lauren

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<v Speaker 1>and I are obviously creators executive producers, but we kind

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<v Speaker 1>of need that third person who will be off air

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<v Speaker 1>that can kind of help run the ship.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we were, so you know, this is launching a network,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, so it's a big undertaking. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you all missed, like kind of any of the details

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<v Speaker 2>of this or if it's confusing, Merit Street Media will

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<v Speaker 2>be a channel. You will be able to get it

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<v Speaker 2>as a channel. Think of it like when Doctor phils

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<v Speaker 2>mentor Oprah launched own. So Merit Street Media will be

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<v Speaker 2>a new channel. As we get literally the info on

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<v Speaker 2>like what number it is, we will send it out

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<v Speaker 2>to you guys, because if you have direct TV, you

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<v Speaker 2>know it'll be a channel number and we'll make sure

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<v Speaker 2>to share that. So in launching Merritt Street Media, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of work that goes into launching a network,

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<v Speaker 2>and they are having to you know, completely higher staff

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<v Speaker 2>and for every hour of television.

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<v Speaker 3>And so it's a lot going on.

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<v Speaker 2>Honestly, I think Chris and I we were happy to

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<v Speaker 2>take a bit of a back seat, like to get

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<v Speaker 2>the network off the air.

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<v Speaker 1>Well. Number one, it's Doctor Phil's network. So the main

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<v Speaker 1>two main things that we wanted to launch this network

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<v Speaker 1>with and we I say all of us because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the great thing about Doctor Phil is very collaborative. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean we're doing everything in the room together. And when

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<v Speaker 1>you're sitting there with four or five people and Lauren

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<v Speaker 1>and I are sitting there together, we talk all this

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<v Speaker 1>out and Doctor Phil's very open about this. We got

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<v Speaker 1>the news network going the new so when you watch

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<v Speaker 1>April second and we will be on Dish, we will

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<v Speaker 1>be on Direct Tv, we will be on Charter, We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be on all the cable networks. We'll get

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<v Speaker 1>you all the lineups and where you can find us

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<v Speaker 1>soon and will post it on social. But you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be able to watch this. There will also be a

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<v Speaker 1>digital component, so if you're up in Canada people have

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<v Speaker 1>asked or whatever, digitally, we're going to have a place

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<v Speaker 1>for you to go watch it as well. But the

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<v Speaker 1>launch is primarily Doctor Phil Primetime he built a new studio, studio, audience, producers, direct,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody has moved or been hired in Dallas, and so

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<v Speaker 1>they're there the new as Lauren said, the the news

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<v Speaker 1>department is up and running. They've been going through run throughs.

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<v Speaker 1>We watched that the other day. So I think the

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<v Speaker 1>great thing about this is baby steps. Doctor Phil does

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<v Speaker 1>not want to be drinking from a fire hydrant. The

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<v Speaker 1>idea is, let's build things well, do it right, and

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<v Speaker 1>then let's move on to the next. And so the

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<v Speaker 1>long answer to this is our show probably late summer,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe even early fall before we get going on air.

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<v Speaker 1>But more thing's definitive.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, I think, I mean the morning show is

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<v Speaker 2>probably closer to it is summer, and then you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we have a reality relationship dating show in the works.

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<v Speaker 2>But when I say we were just happy to take

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<v Speaker 2>a back seat, like we just wanted to support this

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<v Speaker 2>network getting off the ground, We're really happy to have

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<v Speaker 2>found this home that feels so right for us with

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<v Speaker 2>Like the basic combination is doctor Phil has the right

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<v Speaker 2>mentality that we wanted. He pivots like it's a startup,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's got the experience and the backing of a

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<v Speaker 2>very seasoned network. And then he's creative, he's innovative, he

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<v Speaker 2>wants to think outside the box. And then that third component,

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<v Speaker 2>it was right here in Texas. So for all these reasons,

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<v Speaker 2>we're like, this is the place for us. So we

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to support getting Merritt Street off the ground, and

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<v Speaker 2>then we'll bug them about our morning show getting on

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<v Speaker 2>the air.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you asked me, and I don't think I

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<v Speaker 1>was eloquent enough in the last podcast why Merritt Street,

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<v Speaker 1>and someone asked, why do this? It's because it checked

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<v Speaker 1>every box, and even boxes I didn't understand that we had,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when people were pitching as shows, or when

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<v Speaker 1>you and I were talking about different shows and when,

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<v Speaker 1>when and how we would come back, nothing felt right,

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<v Speaker 1>nothing really lit that fire. And what I realized was

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<v Speaker 1>nothing was big enough, nothing was broad enough that it

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<v Speaker 1>really excited us to do something that meant a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>and that we are not just going to host a show.

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<v Speaker 1>We're helping build a network. We are helping kind of

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<v Speaker 1>create a vision with Doctor Phil and in turn fulfilling

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<v Speaker 1>our own vision and our own excitement to produce, to host,

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<v Speaker 1>to do a lot of different things and wear a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of different hats. This is really a beautiful thing

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<v Speaker 1>that I don't even know that we knew we were

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<v Speaker 1>waiting for, and then when that opportunity presented itself. Patience

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<v Speaker 1>is a virtue, man, did it pay off? Because this

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<v Speaker 1>is the grand scale. I can't imagine anything bigger.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you know, I feel really grateful and I I

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<v Speaker 2>honestly feel like this is only really sunk in for me.

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<v Speaker 2>Since the announcement was made, I've been like so happy

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<v Speaker 2>the last couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>You very mum, you have.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I was carrying a lot of like tension,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, nervousness about announcing it and just wanting it

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<v Speaker 2>to go well, and and now I've kind of allowed

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<v Speaker 2>myself to be like, wait, I'm just really like and again,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you guys for embracing it so much. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>really excited and really feeling that like creative fire lit

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<v Speaker 2>in me again for the first time in a while.

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<v Speaker 2>So that, really, as you're saying, is probably why it

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<v Speaker 2>was the best fit and and to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>do it right and the way that we want to

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<v Speaker 2>do it, whether it works out or not, I guess

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<v Speaker 2>is really wonderful.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Emma.

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<v Speaker 4>From Suzanne, what is the format of your new dating show,

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<v Speaker 4>a reality matchmaking show or a relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>Advice format, wouldn't you like to know? No, dramatic.

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<v Speaker 2>It is not a relationship advice show. We are we

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<v Speaker 2>we can confirm we have in the works a reality dating.

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<v Speaker 1>Show, a dramatic reality dating show. Now it really it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a new concept. It is something different and

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<v Speaker 1>it's something that we have. We're excited with that that

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<v Speaker 1>I think is actually more formulated and that cake is

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<v Speaker 1>baked probably more than our morning show.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely More's I suppose I'm saying the morning show is

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<v Speaker 2>going to happen sooner because like a morning show is

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<v Speaker 2>just a technically a little bit of an easier lift.

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<v Speaker 2>It might not sound like it, but like, once we

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<v Speaker 2>have the staff in place on a morning show, that's

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you have one set and you have just

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<v Speaker 2>it's just the two of us. Yeah, we're the only

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<v Speaker 2>cast members to worry about. So it's a smaller workshop

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<v Speaker 2>and it can you you can get that on the

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<v Speaker 2>air quicker. The reality dating show is a more ironed

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<v Speaker 2>out concept. We know what we're going to do with

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<v Speaker 2>that more. I think for you that's just home more

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<v Speaker 2>really for both of us, probably we're both more familiar

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<v Speaker 2>with that format. But that's a bigger lift. You got

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<v Speaker 2>to have more staff and casting and where are you

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<v Speaker 2>going to film it? And that's just a bigger lift

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<v Speaker 2>to get off the ground.

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<v Speaker 4>From Liz, did marriage inspire you too to partner up

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<v Speaker 4>in business?

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<v Speaker 1>No? That the great part, great question.

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<v Speaker 3>What a great question have we ever asked ourselves that question?

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<v Speaker 1>From Liz's that's a phenomenal question and a very deep question.

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<v Speaker 1>Lauren and I partnered in life but also in business before.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the first things we did when we moved

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<v Speaker 1>to Austin, and this was I'm going to say more

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<v Speaker 1>on me because it's something I really wanted. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if you thought about this getting into our relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>but one of my dreams was to not only fall

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<v Speaker 1>in love with Lauren, but to work with her. I

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<v Speaker 1>think she's brilliant. She inspires me. I am in awe

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<v Speaker 1>of her her creativity and what she does good and

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<v Speaker 1>what she is so powerful at is not exactly what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm great at. I think we have different strengths and

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<v Speaker 1>different powers, and I admire that and I really relish that.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we created our production company, Next Chapter Productions,

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<v Speaker 1>when we moved to Austin. It's based out of Austin

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<v Speaker 1>at set in Texas, so it was another way to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of set roots here. And that's what this podcast

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<v Speaker 1>is actually produced out of is Next Chapter Productions. That

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<v Speaker 1>was our first production that we created with iHeartRadio, and

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<v Speaker 1>we've done other endeavors as well and have done other things.

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<v Speaker 1>This is by far our biggest, most vocal, and most visual,

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<v Speaker 1>and so this has been a long time coming for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Why I say long time, you know, we've been here

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<v Speaker 1>for a few years. But for me it was always

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<v Speaker 1>a dream and I don't know if it was always

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<v Speaker 1>the case for you, but this is a dream realized.

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<v Speaker 1>And so when I go into Merritt Street and I

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<v Speaker 1>sit with Lauren and she's at the table and she's

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<v Speaker 1>commanding the audience and she's kicking ass, man, I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>And I like she's been She said, she's been so

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<v Speaker 1>happy since the announcement because we've been sitting on this

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<v Speaker 1>for a minute. It has been this. I have relief

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just been fun to watch her in this light.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's so nice. I feel like crying. That's so nice.

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<v Speaker 2>I have a hard time hearing compl I have a

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<v Speaker 2>hard time even talking about myself sometimes that is truly

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<v Speaker 2>or really all the time. That's a little bit why,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I don't know, being interviewed is really hard for me.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I'm gonna say, guys, this has been a fascinating

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<v Speaker 1>side of Lauren. I didn't know because she's interviewed me

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<v Speaker 1>so many times, and I've watched her when Emmy after Emmy,

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<v Speaker 1>including the one that's behind my head, our fourth one

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<v Speaker 1>that we just put up on the wall thanks to

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<v Speaker 1>Lauren's ema. She's not used to being interviewed.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not I'm okay to like share my opinion on things,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm not used to being asked questions Like.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess I'm just used to doing it the other way.

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<v Speaker 2>And and I definitely I'm always in awe of you,

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<v Speaker 2>like when we did press for the Merit Street announcement.

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<v Speaker 2>You're just so good at being interviewed. I mean, your

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<v Speaker 2>your bites are concise, and you're you're so good at

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<v Speaker 2>being interned, which is why I always used to love

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<v Speaker 2>interviewing you. I don't think I had as much that

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<v Speaker 2>You're right, I didn't have as much of a conscious

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<v Speaker 2>let's work together, but I tend to like go with

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<v Speaker 2>the flow. I think a little more than you. You're

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<v Speaker 2>a bit more of a planner than I am, sure,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it just happens so naturally in our relationship,

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<v Speaker 2>and it never it never raised red flags or caused

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<v Speaker 2>alarm for me, like we because we'd even been quote

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<v Speaker 2>unquote working together by me interviewing you before we were

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<v Speaker 2>ever even dating. It just always felt like a part

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<v Speaker 2>of things, Like it's really probably one of the reasons

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<v Speaker 2>I fell in love with you is because I always

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<v Speaker 2>loved getting your opinion on things, like I would love

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<v Speaker 2>you watching Roses and Rose and telling me what you

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<v Speaker 2>thought of it. I really respect your opinion on like

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<v Speaker 2>my work or our work, because you know, I just

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<v Speaker 2>think you're so seasoned at this and you so know

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<v Speaker 2>what you're doing.

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<v Speaker 3>Down to our wedding, like I was like, babe, what

0:22:57.560 --> 0:22:58.000
<v Speaker 3>do you think?

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<v Speaker 2>Like I loved watching him work on what the lighting

0:23:01.520 --> 0:23:03.800
<v Speaker 2>would be at the ceremony because you're so good at

0:23:03.840 --> 0:23:08.479
<v Speaker 2>that stuff, and I trust you implicitly, So it's just

0:23:08.560 --> 0:23:10.680
<v Speaker 2>always felt natural and good to me, and I never

0:23:10.760 --> 0:23:13.000
<v Speaker 2>questioned it, and I never paused and said should we

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<v Speaker 2>do this?

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<v Speaker 1>Great question by the way, Liz, thank you.

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<v Speaker 4>Sarah's wondering where she can watch Merritt Street.

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<v Speaker 1>So again, this is worth kind of repeating. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a network. It is a television network. It's not a streamer.

0:23:28.840 --> 0:23:31.840
<v Speaker 1>This is not Paramount, this is not Peacock whatever. It

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<v Speaker 1>will have a digital component to it as well. Where

0:23:35.640 --> 0:23:37.840
<v Speaker 1>that is or what it's called Meritstreet, dot com or whatever.

0:23:37.880 --> 0:23:40.119
<v Speaker 1>We'll figure we're gonna well, we will announce that, but

0:23:40.200 --> 0:23:42.200
<v Speaker 1>this is going to be a television network. You will

0:23:42.200 --> 0:23:45.200
<v Speaker 1>go to your TV and watch this and you can

0:23:45.240 --> 0:23:49.280
<v Speaker 1>watch it all day. Morning news, you know, a morning news,

0:23:49.640 --> 0:23:51.760
<v Speaker 1>a morning show that Laurena and I are going to

0:23:51.760 --> 0:23:54.879
<v Speaker 1>be hosting. There will be other talk shows, Doctor Phil Primetime.

0:23:55.200 --> 0:23:57.159
<v Speaker 1>There's going to be a lot of entertaining things that

0:23:57.200 --> 0:23:59.840
<v Speaker 1>will be created for this network, including our relationship show

0:24:00.080 --> 0:24:04.879
<v Speaker 1>reality show. But this will be, for example, on DirecTV.

0:24:05.920 --> 0:24:08.159
<v Speaker 1>I believe we're going to be and I will confirm

0:24:08.200 --> 0:24:11.040
<v Speaker 1>this on channel two fifty right between Comedy Central and

0:24:11.080 --> 0:24:15.119
<v Speaker 1>Oxygen Network. I'll confirm that because those are the big negotiations.

0:24:15.480 --> 0:24:18.439
<v Speaker 1>We know that this will be and I know this

0:24:18.480 --> 0:24:21.000
<v Speaker 1>is coming out in my bachelor voice. This will be

0:24:21.760 --> 0:24:26.400
<v Speaker 1>the biggest network launch ever, and I'm not overstating that

0:24:26.840 --> 0:24:32.160
<v Speaker 1>this will have seventy five to eighty million subscribers day one,

0:24:32.760 --> 0:24:36.479
<v Speaker 1>that's before they go deeper. That is never been done before.

0:24:36.920 --> 0:24:40.320
<v Speaker 1>Kudos to doctor Phil, Kudos to everybody who behind the

0:24:40.320 --> 0:24:43.040
<v Speaker 1>scenes has been negotiating these deals. So this is no

0:24:43.240 --> 0:24:46.600
<v Speaker 1>small startup, This is no joke. When they launch April second,

0:24:46.680 --> 0:24:52.040
<v Speaker 1>day one, seventy five to eighty million subscribers. To put

0:24:52.040 --> 0:24:54.600
<v Speaker 1>this in perspective, usually you're lucky if you can launch

0:24:54.680 --> 0:24:59.600
<v Speaker 1>with fifteen to twenty. So this is a massive, massive

0:24:59.680 --> 0:25:03.480
<v Speaker 1>launch and is already a great success. And they're not

0:25:03.520 --> 0:25:06.480
<v Speaker 1>even on the area yet. So we will check our

0:25:06.880 --> 0:25:10.439
<v Speaker 1>Instagram and our social media, all that stuff on Merit

0:25:10.440 --> 0:25:13.400
<v Speaker 1>Street Media and just watch Lauren and I. We will

0:25:13.480 --> 0:25:16.199
<v Speaker 1>and come back to the most traumatic podcast ever. We

0:25:16.240 --> 0:25:20.040
<v Speaker 1>will methodically tell you where to find Merit Street Media

0:25:20.119 --> 0:25:21.800
<v Speaker 1>and of course anything we are doing with it.

0:25:33.560 --> 0:25:36.680
<v Speaker 4>Kathy asks will this be available in other countries?

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<v Speaker 1>I hope That's the only thing. I don't know, you know,

0:25:39.320 --> 0:25:42.200
<v Speaker 1>I know things are wonky when you're you know, trying

0:25:42.240 --> 0:25:44.320
<v Speaker 1>to watch The Bachelor and people in England are like,

0:25:44.359 --> 0:25:46.040
<v Speaker 1>we can't watch it, you know, And I don't know.

0:25:46.040 --> 0:25:48.880
<v Speaker 1>If you've ever traveled abroad and you're like, oh good,

0:25:48.880 --> 0:25:50.760
<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna sit down and watch Netflix, and you're like,

0:25:50.760 --> 0:25:53.959
<v Speaker 1>oh crap, I can't watch Netflix or Peacock because I'm

0:25:54.000 --> 0:25:57.440
<v Speaker 1>out of the country. There are so many different limitations

0:25:57.440 --> 0:26:00.159
<v Speaker 1>and rules and where that applies to streamers and all

0:26:00.160 --> 0:26:04.280
<v Speaker 1>that stuff. So long answer here, I don't know. I

0:26:04.280 --> 0:26:06.600
<v Speaker 1>guess the short answer here is I don't know because

0:26:06.640 --> 0:26:09.119
<v Speaker 1>that is over our pay grade and it has to

0:26:09.160 --> 0:26:11.640
<v Speaker 1>do with the legality of the FCC and all those

0:26:11.640 --> 0:26:14.520
<v Speaker 1>liabilities and legalities and all that good stuff. So unfortunately,

0:26:14.560 --> 0:26:14.919
<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

0:26:15.080 --> 0:26:16.920
<v Speaker 3>I love it, like liabilities and legalities and all that

0:26:17.000 --> 0:26:17.520
<v Speaker 3>kind of stuff.

0:26:17.720 --> 0:26:18.040
<v Speaker 4>I don't know.

0:26:18.440 --> 0:26:20.119
<v Speaker 2>Like we all have these phrases. We kind of go

0:26:20.200 --> 0:26:22.520
<v Speaker 2>to one of Chris's is all that good stuff? And

0:26:22.560 --> 0:26:24.800
<v Speaker 2>sometimes I'm like, I don't know, they have legalities and liabilities.

0:26:24.800 --> 0:26:25.240
<v Speaker 3>That's not good.

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<v Speaker 1>I know. Look, I would love to tell you because

0:26:28.800 --> 0:26:31.240
<v Speaker 1>because the folks up in Canada, I've had so many

0:26:31.240 --> 0:26:33.720
<v Speaker 1>people reach out because Canada has always been so good

0:26:33.720 --> 0:26:36.200
<v Speaker 1>to me. The Bachelor was huge. It was the number

0:26:36.200 --> 0:26:38.480
<v Speaker 1>one show up in Canada for such a long time,

0:26:38.520 --> 0:26:40.480
<v Speaker 1>and God bless you and thank you guys so much,

0:26:40.480 --> 0:26:42.440
<v Speaker 1>our neighbors to the north. And I went and did

0:26:42.480 --> 0:26:44.480
<v Speaker 1>press up there and spent some time up there with you,

0:26:44.960 --> 0:26:47.400
<v Speaker 1>and I loved it, and y'all have been so supportive.

0:26:47.400 --> 0:26:50.240
<v Speaker 1>So you know, my dream is that, yes, I can

0:26:50.280 --> 0:26:52.600
<v Speaker 1>tell you we're up in Canada, but I don't know

0:26:52.680 --> 0:26:54.480
<v Speaker 1>yet and I don't know where that will be if

0:26:54.480 --> 0:26:56.000
<v Speaker 1>that is the case, Like do you have to do

0:26:56.040 --> 0:26:59.359
<v Speaker 1>it digitally? We'll merit street just be up there, but

0:26:59.640 --> 0:27:01.120
<v Speaker 1>imise I will find.

0:27:00.920 --> 0:27:04.639
<v Speaker 4>Out from Laney. Well I have to pay for a

0:27:04.680 --> 0:27:06.280
<v Speaker 4>subscription in order to watch.

0:27:07.880 --> 0:27:10.760
<v Speaker 1>My hope is no, And my thinking is no short

0:27:10.800 --> 0:27:12.800
<v Speaker 1>answer on that. I think our You know, when I

0:27:12.800 --> 0:27:15.800
<v Speaker 1>say digital platform, it's not going to be like in Netflix,

0:27:15.840 --> 0:27:17.840
<v Speaker 1>where we're charging you ten dollars you know, a month

0:27:17.920 --> 0:27:20.800
<v Speaker 1>or whatever. This is a free television network. First of all,

0:27:20.880 --> 0:27:22.720
<v Speaker 1>you're just well free, you know, if you pay for

0:27:22.760 --> 0:27:25.600
<v Speaker 1>your cable subscription, Direct TV, Dish, it is a part

0:27:25.600 --> 0:27:28.320
<v Speaker 1>of that package. It is a must carry is what

0:27:28.359 --> 0:27:31.800
<v Speaker 1>they call this network on everything. So you will get

0:27:31.840 --> 0:27:34.280
<v Speaker 1>it a party as a part of your subscription and

0:27:34.320 --> 0:27:36.480
<v Speaker 1>it'll be on your channel lineup and then as far

0:27:36.520 --> 0:27:39.200
<v Speaker 1>as digitally, we will tell you where you can find

0:27:39.200 --> 0:27:42.000
<v Speaker 1>that online from Jeff.

0:27:42.400 --> 0:27:45.280
<v Speaker 4>Are you afraid of being in the spotlight and getting

0:27:45.320 --> 0:27:46.000
<v Speaker 4>canceled again?

0:27:47.400 --> 0:27:51.240
<v Speaker 1>A good question, It's a really good question. The answer

0:27:51.440 --> 0:27:55.119
<v Speaker 1>is no, I'm not. You know, and I don't know

0:27:55.160 --> 0:27:57.200
<v Speaker 1>if it's you know, like when you're pregnant you can't

0:27:57.200 --> 0:28:02.000
<v Speaker 1>get pregnant, or but I have been down that road

0:28:02.440 --> 0:28:06.400
<v Speaker 1>and learn the lessons, felt the pain, and it was painful.

0:28:06.440 --> 0:28:08.960
<v Speaker 1>I'll admit it was not easy. I don't wish that

0:28:09.040 --> 0:28:12.240
<v Speaker 1>on anybody. It was a very difficult time for both

0:28:12.240 --> 0:28:16.280
<v Speaker 1>of us, for Lauren and I. But with that said,

0:28:17.400 --> 0:28:19.720
<v Speaker 1>I know who I am. I know the person I am.

0:28:20.320 --> 0:28:22.960
<v Speaker 1>I know the man that I am, and I believe

0:28:22.960 --> 0:28:24.719
<v Speaker 1>in that person and I know that I am a

0:28:24.760 --> 0:28:27.480
<v Speaker 1>good human being, and so I'm ready to spread that love.

0:28:27.560 --> 0:28:31.159
<v Speaker 1>And what I have felt from you the viewer, is

0:28:31.200 --> 0:28:35.320
<v Speaker 1>that you are ready to reconnect and to have us

0:28:35.359 --> 0:28:39.800
<v Speaker 1>back on TV. And so no, I guess the short

0:28:39.800 --> 0:28:42.600
<v Speaker 1>answer is no, I'm really really excited.

0:28:42.920 --> 0:28:46.800
<v Speaker 2>Really, Doctor Phil has been a really lovely comfort because

0:28:46.840 --> 0:28:49.560
<v Speaker 2>we've had some of these conversations with him and his

0:28:49.840 --> 0:28:54.680
<v Speaker 2>confidence in us and his confidence like his zero hesitation

0:28:54.880 --> 0:28:57.720
<v Speaker 2>and his full embracing of us and being like, you

0:28:57.720 --> 0:29:00.800
<v Speaker 2>guys are smart, you're awesome, you're talent, please come beyond.

0:29:00.840 --> 0:29:05.880
<v Speaker 2>This network was so wonderful and also like just like

0:29:05.920 --> 0:29:07.920
<v Speaker 2>we've kind of talked about some of this stuff with him,

0:29:07.920 --> 0:29:10.200
<v Speaker 2>and he's like, look, you guys, I've I've had my

0:29:10.320 --> 0:29:12.800
<v Speaker 2>own show for twenty years, and let me tell you

0:29:12.840 --> 0:29:14.760
<v Speaker 2>some somebody's always going to say something bad about you.

0:29:14.800 --> 0:29:15.760
<v Speaker 3>And that's true.

0:29:15.800 --> 0:29:17.440
<v Speaker 2>Like, do I think it's gotten worse than it was

0:29:17.480 --> 0:29:21.640
<v Speaker 2>twenty years ago? Yes, because of social media and and

0:29:21.760 --> 0:29:25.360
<v Speaker 2>kind of the fear that can be they can prove

0:29:25.480 --> 0:29:31.120
<v Speaker 2>very quickly. But I also know that like we've been

0:29:31.160 --> 0:29:34.920
<v Speaker 2>through it and we've come out the other side, and

0:29:35.000 --> 0:29:40.440
<v Speaker 2>so I just I think I've just accepted that. Like today,

0:29:41.280 --> 0:29:44.080
<v Speaker 2>Kate Blanchett said about her last movie that she's like,

0:29:44.160 --> 0:29:46.600
<v Speaker 2>you know, there's just always going to be critics of

0:29:46.640 --> 0:29:49.840
<v Speaker 2>anything you do today, any art, And I feel that way,

0:29:49.880 --> 0:29:52.360
<v Speaker 2>like there's always going to be some bad comments and

0:29:52.400 --> 0:29:55.000
<v Speaker 2>we're just going to have to roll through it. And

0:29:55.120 --> 0:29:59.640
<v Speaker 2>so I'm more than I'm ninety nine percent just excited

0:29:59.640 --> 0:30:02.400
<v Speaker 2>to be doing this, feeling great about it, and feeling like,

0:30:03.000 --> 0:30:05.800
<v Speaker 2>most importantly, we have to be true to who we

0:30:05.840 --> 0:30:08.120
<v Speaker 2>are like. That's the biggest comfort and joy for me

0:30:08.280 --> 0:30:12.000
<v Speaker 2>is I now feel that confidence, especially because we're doing

0:30:12.000 --> 0:30:14.720
<v Speaker 2>this on our own terms. It's a little harder to,

0:30:15.440 --> 0:30:18.560
<v Speaker 2>like people say, be yourself. It's harder to be yourself

0:30:18.680 --> 0:30:25.120
<v Speaker 2>when you have bosses at a job where like you

0:30:25.200 --> 0:30:28.360
<v Speaker 2>are yourself on TV, it is your name, You're kind

0:30:28.360 --> 0:30:30.200
<v Speaker 2>of supposed to be being yourself, but you have to

0:30:30.240 --> 0:30:34.600
<v Speaker 2>do it through their lens. It's kind of tough. Now

0:30:34.640 --> 0:30:37.840
<v Speaker 2>I feel a little bit more ease in our ability

0:30:37.880 --> 0:30:40.120
<v Speaker 2>to do what we want to do, do the content

0:30:40.160 --> 0:30:42.400
<v Speaker 2>we want to do, and so if people like that

0:30:42.440 --> 0:30:44.640
<v Speaker 2>are not at least it's like, this is what I

0:30:45.400 --> 0:30:46.880
<v Speaker 2>feel good about the choices we made.

0:30:46.920 --> 0:30:49.280
<v Speaker 1>I only know one way to be, and I am

0:30:49.320 --> 0:30:51.840
<v Speaker 1>an eternal optimist and I've been knocked down before and

0:30:51.880 --> 0:30:55.440
<v Speaker 1>I've failed before. I only know one way to be,

0:30:55.480 --> 0:30:58.360
<v Speaker 1>and that's move forward. And that is move forward unabashedly

0:30:58.520 --> 0:31:01.280
<v Speaker 1>with everything I got. And if I do something, I

0:31:01.360 --> 0:31:03.360
<v Speaker 1>do it with everything. And I'm going to give this

0:31:03.400 --> 0:31:07.000
<v Speaker 1>one hundred percent. And so I'm not afraid to fail.

0:31:07.240 --> 0:31:10.520
<v Speaker 1>I've failed, you know, whether being canceled, failing or whatever.

0:31:10.560 --> 0:31:13.640
<v Speaker 1>But leaving the Bachelor before then I have not gotten

0:31:13.680 --> 0:31:16.040
<v Speaker 1>jobs or I've been fired from jobs, and I just

0:31:16.240 --> 0:31:20.800
<v Speaker 1>always move forward, and so, you know, getting knocked down

0:31:21.200 --> 0:31:24.960
<v Speaker 1>is inevitable. What I always judge people by is a

0:31:25.080 --> 0:31:26.720
<v Speaker 1>do you get back up? And then what do you

0:31:26.760 --> 0:31:28.920
<v Speaker 1>do after you get back up? Do you keep moving forward?

0:31:28.920 --> 0:31:31.600
<v Speaker 1>And so I'm excited. I am so fired up to

0:31:31.640 --> 0:31:34.720
<v Speaker 1>get back out there, and I don't have one bit

0:31:34.760 --> 0:31:38.680
<v Speaker 1>of apprehension in me at all. All right, Emma, this

0:31:38.800 --> 0:31:40.240
<v Speaker 1>is the final question tonight.

0:31:40.760 --> 0:31:44.200
<v Speaker 4>Lisa is wondering what is your relationship like with doctor Phil?

0:31:45.440 --> 0:31:49.160
<v Speaker 1>A friendship? And thank you for asking that, because if

0:31:49.200 --> 0:31:51.760
<v Speaker 1>we're getting to the end of this podcast, I want

0:31:51.800 --> 0:31:55.479
<v Speaker 1>to give credit where credit is due. Doctor Phil has

0:31:55.480 --> 0:31:59.160
<v Speaker 1>become a very good friend of ours. I have confided

0:31:59.200 --> 0:32:02.040
<v Speaker 1>in him. He has given me and Lauren given us

0:32:02.120 --> 0:32:06.480
<v Speaker 1>great advice, life advice, business advice. I have learned so

0:32:06.680 --> 0:32:11.640
<v Speaker 1>much from him. I was always had great admiration for

0:32:11.760 --> 0:32:14.720
<v Speaker 1>him because he's a legend at what he did. He's

0:32:14.720 --> 0:32:16.560
<v Speaker 1>also very humble. You know, he was the number one

0:32:16.560 --> 0:32:18.440
<v Speaker 1>talk show, but he'll tell you how do you get

0:32:18.480 --> 0:32:22.240
<v Speaker 1>to be number one? Well, number one had to retire

0:32:22.520 --> 0:32:24.800
<v Speaker 1>and that was Oprah. He was number two for forever,

0:32:25.000 --> 0:32:27.320
<v Speaker 1>and when number one stepped aside, he became number one.

0:32:27.560 --> 0:32:30.400
<v Speaker 1>But he still, you know, writes Oprah Winfrey every year

0:32:30.440 --> 0:32:33.120
<v Speaker 1>on their anniversary of working together, to say thank you,

0:32:33.200 --> 0:32:35.440
<v Speaker 1>and so he knows where to give credit. And he

0:32:35.560 --> 0:32:40.160
<v Speaker 1>is a very bright man who takes in all the

0:32:40.200 --> 0:32:44.920
<v Speaker 1>information in the room, thinks and then speaks. And he's

0:32:45.040 --> 0:32:49.800
<v Speaker 1>very thoughtful and very caring, incredibly loyal, just a big

0:32:50.240 --> 0:32:52.560
<v Speaker 1>he'll hate to hear this, because he's very imposing, and

0:32:52.600 --> 0:32:56.440
<v Speaker 1>he is intimidating. He's a big teddy bear. But he

0:32:56.480 --> 0:32:59.120
<v Speaker 1>is very fair. And that's not to say he's a

0:32:59.120 --> 0:33:01.320
<v Speaker 1>pushover by any means, because my god, he is not.

0:33:02.040 --> 0:33:03.720
<v Speaker 1>But man, if I had to sum it up in

0:33:03.720 --> 0:33:05.520
<v Speaker 1>one thing, I would call him a friend.

0:33:06.480 --> 0:33:10.600
<v Speaker 2>I have such as you just said, admiration. And also

0:33:10.680 --> 0:33:16.840
<v Speaker 2>I've been so truly inspired by him because I look

0:33:16.880 --> 0:33:21.080
<v Speaker 2>at this man who's obviously older than me and doing

0:33:21.120 --> 0:33:23.040
<v Speaker 2>the press for his new book. He did something like

0:33:23.160 --> 0:33:27.640
<v Speaker 2>seventy interviews in two weeks. His energy, his passion for

0:33:27.680 --> 0:33:31.240
<v Speaker 2>what he does. He's launching a network. He's launching a

0:33:31.280 --> 0:33:36.320
<v Speaker 2>network because he realized he wanted to feel good about

0:33:36.320 --> 0:33:39.280
<v Speaker 2>his work again, and he wanted to have this network

0:33:39.320 --> 0:33:42.840
<v Speaker 2>be a place where people could look at the facts,

0:33:43.000 --> 0:33:46.920
<v Speaker 2>make decisions for themselves, and not be inundated with just

0:33:47.040 --> 0:33:50.480
<v Speaker 2>talking heads screaming at each other all the time. He

0:33:50.560 --> 0:33:53.800
<v Speaker 2>wants to analyze issues and give people good takeaways and

0:33:53.880 --> 0:33:57.680
<v Speaker 2>approach with a fact based assessment of things.

0:33:57.680 --> 0:33:59.720
<v Speaker 3>He's very like, what are the facts?

0:34:00.080 --> 0:34:04.360
<v Speaker 2>Before he does any show, he researches the topic with

0:34:04.480 --> 0:34:07.880
<v Speaker 2>a team, and he researches it from all sides. It's

0:34:07.880 --> 0:34:09.680
<v Speaker 2>not about what I agree with or not. It's about

0:34:09.719 --> 0:34:13.000
<v Speaker 2>what's the truth here. And so for all those reasons,

0:34:13.040 --> 0:34:16.560
<v Speaker 2>I'm incredibly inspired by him. I feel like he's kind

0:34:16.560 --> 0:34:18.400
<v Speaker 2>of getting back to what I first got.

0:34:18.239 --> 0:34:19.160
<v Speaker 3>Into journalism for.

0:34:19.840 --> 0:34:23.600
<v Speaker 2>And again it's just like his zest for life, his

0:34:23.680 --> 0:34:27.040
<v Speaker 2>love for his family, His wife Robin has been incredibly

0:34:27.080 --> 0:34:30.520
<v Speaker 2>supportive and welcoming to us and excited for us to

0:34:30.600 --> 0:34:33.279
<v Speaker 2>join the team. So we've just felt nothing but love.

0:34:33.320 --> 0:34:36.680
<v Speaker 2>I kind of feel like we've found two kindred spirits

0:34:36.680 --> 0:34:39.640
<v Speaker 2>in them, like a kindred couple who also works together

0:34:39.719 --> 0:34:41.359
<v Speaker 2>and supports each other.

0:34:41.480 --> 0:34:44.040
<v Speaker 3>And it just feels like a really good fit.

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, just on a professional front, he's good.

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<v Speaker 1>As I said last week, as of the taping of

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast. I've shot several shows with him. I've been

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<v Speaker 1>on stage. I'm not going to be on every show,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, I will be in to certain topics

0:34:59.040 --> 0:35:02.160
<v Speaker 1>that he's covering. Tomorrow, I'm flying back up and hosting

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<v Speaker 1>another show with him and a host to host. When

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<v Speaker 1>they say talent recognizes talent or game recognizes game, dude's

0:35:10.440 --> 0:35:13.880
<v Speaker 1>got game. He is very good. I love being on

0:35:13.920 --> 0:35:17.720
<v Speaker 1>stage with him. He raises the level of my game

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<v Speaker 1>of hosting, which is exciting for me. I've been doing

0:35:20.880 --> 0:35:24.040
<v Speaker 1>this for going on thirty years now, and he fires

0:35:24.040 --> 0:35:25.920
<v Speaker 1>me up when I'm on stage. I got to be

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<v Speaker 1>on my toes because I want to be at his

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<v Speaker 1>level and I want to impress the guy, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to show him that I'm good and I

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<v Speaker 1>got what it takes to be on that stage with him.

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<v Speaker 1>The guy is unbelievably impressive. As Lauren said, he'll shoot

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<v Speaker 1>two shows and then he'll go work the rest of

0:35:39.880 --> 0:35:43.040
<v Speaker 1>the day and to that point. By the way, if

0:35:43.080 --> 0:35:46.200
<v Speaker 1>any of you are ever in the DFW area or

0:35:46.280 --> 0:35:49.640
<v Speaker 1>make a point to get to the area, come see

0:35:49.960 --> 0:35:53.480
<v Speaker 1>Doctor phill Primetime live studio audience. He has created this

0:35:53.520 --> 0:35:56.640
<v Speaker 1>whole immersive experience. When you get to Merritt Street Media,

0:35:57.440 --> 0:36:00.200
<v Speaker 1>you will have a show. You kind of walk through

0:36:00.200 --> 0:36:02.919
<v Speaker 1>this experience. Then you come to a taping or two.

0:36:03.000 --> 0:36:06.640
<v Speaker 1>He does two a day Monday through Wednesdays. So get

0:36:06.680 --> 0:36:09.040
<v Speaker 1>your tickets, go go to Merritt Street, get your tickets,

0:36:09.080 --> 0:36:11.520
<v Speaker 1>and come visit us, and hopefully I'll be on stage

0:36:11.520 --> 0:36:14.759
<v Speaker 1>that particular day as well. It is a wonderful experience

0:36:14.760 --> 0:36:17.040
<v Speaker 1>and I love that's just doctor Phil though. He's like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not just going to have a studio audience like

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<v Speaker 1>I did back in La I'm going to do it differently.

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<v Speaker 1>I want these people to have a day, have a show.

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<v Speaker 1>You arrive on a red carpet and you can have

0:36:28.160 --> 0:36:31.760
<v Speaker 1>your phones out, you're taking pictures. There's a gift shop,

0:36:31.800 --> 0:36:34.799
<v Speaker 1>there's all this great stuff, and that just go. That

0:36:34.920 --> 0:36:37.279
<v Speaker 1>just shows the kind of showman and the kind of

0:36:37.320 --> 0:36:40.400
<v Speaker 1>professional that Doctor Phil is. He thought bigger and broader.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely a fun thing to do if here in Dallas.

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<v Speaker 2>And thank you if you are listening and you have

0:36:44.440 --> 0:36:46.680
<v Speaker 2>been to a couple of the tapings where Chris has filmed,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for not spoiling our announcement because there were

0:36:50.880 --> 0:36:52.840
<v Speaker 2>we were a little nervous because Chris has dipped a

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<v Speaker 2>few shows now before the announcement, and some of you

0:36:56.600 --> 0:36:59.440
<v Speaker 2>were in the audience and had great reactions to him

0:36:59.440 --> 0:37:01.759
<v Speaker 2>being there. And there were a couple of times when

0:37:02.080 --> 0:37:05.439
<v Speaker 2>truly we sort of got lost backstage and we accidentally

0:37:05.480 --> 0:37:09.440
<v Speaker 2>walked through where the audience was being held. And then

0:37:09.480 --> 0:37:11.400
<v Speaker 2>I and like we like pulled back a curtain and

0:37:11.440 --> 0:37:13.719
<v Speaker 2>saw this a couple two hundred people in front of

0:37:13.800 --> 0:37:15.840
<v Speaker 2>us and heard Chris Harrison, and I was.

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<v Speaker 3>Like, oh, gosh, I appreciate Yeah, thank you all.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're listening, thank you, We really deeply appreciate you

0:37:22.160 --> 0:37:24.480
<v Speaker 2>not going online being like I saw Chris Harrison at

0:37:24.520 --> 0:37:24.880
<v Speaker 2>Dark Like.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you for that. Thank you for letting us have

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<v Speaker 3>the announcement. We appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you all so much for your questions. Hopefully that

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<v Speaker 1>that answered some of them. I know when we announced,

0:37:33.000 --> 0:37:35.400
<v Speaker 1>we were talking about a lot of personal stuff, and

0:37:35.440 --> 0:37:37.480
<v Speaker 1>Lauren and I were so excited. We tried to get

0:37:37.520 --> 0:37:40.120
<v Speaker 1>as much information out as we could, but really we

0:37:40.120 --> 0:37:42.840
<v Speaker 1>were just giddy to finally just release this to the world.

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<v Speaker 1>And so there I know, there's more details about Channel

0:37:46.360 --> 0:37:49.120
<v Speaker 1>lineup where you can see us when our shows will drop.

0:37:49.520 --> 0:37:52.520
<v Speaker 1>Trust me, we will keep you posted and thank.

0:37:52.320 --> 0:37:55.279
<v Speaker 2>You for your patience with that, and not just I

0:37:55.320 --> 0:37:57.919
<v Speaker 2>guess patients with this, but you know, the past couple

0:37:58.080 --> 0:38:02.080
<v Speaker 2>years we have I can't even count how many people

0:38:02.200 --> 0:38:05.160
<v Speaker 2>or messages have come up to us have dmd us

0:38:05.160 --> 0:38:07.520
<v Speaker 2>and said, like, you know, when are we going to

0:38:07.520 --> 0:38:10.680
<v Speaker 2>see you on TV next? And we are so excited

0:38:10.719 --> 0:38:14.319
<v Speaker 2>to now finally be making that happen. So thank you.

0:38:14.320 --> 0:38:17.759
<v Speaker 2>You are always the most important thing to us. We

0:38:18.000 --> 0:38:20.200
<v Speaker 2>value you and love you.

0:38:20.200 --> 0:38:23.920
<v Speaker 3>So much and we are excited to have fun with

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<v Speaker 3>you again.

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<v Speaker 1>Love you all. Nothing I could add to that. That

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<v Speaker 1>was perfect. We will do it again next time because

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<v Speaker 1>we have a lot more to talk about. Thanks for listening.

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