WEBVTT - A Very Special Mini-Mailbag

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<v Speaker 1>This is an iHeart original.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Very Special Episodes. My name is Jason English.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm joined by Danish Schwartz. He's Aaron Burnette. This week

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<v Speaker 2>we promised a mailbag. We asked for questions and you

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<v Speaker 2>guys came through. So we feel obligated to read some

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<v Speaker 2>of these and these are some good questions. So why

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<v Speaker 2>don't we jump right into it? Derek in Brooklyn. We're

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<v Speaker 2>going to start with Derek and he asks, let's say

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<v Speaker 2>you are putting on a Very Special Episodes festival. What

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<v Speaker 2>events or activities would be part of it? I look

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<v Speaker 2>forward to the show every Wednesday and it's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the few things I can talk about with my father

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<v Speaker 2>in law without things getting awkward. I'd love to get

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<v Speaker 2>into that part, but we could just focus on the

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<v Speaker 2>festival question for now. Did you guys have any thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>on what a festival might entail?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? I came up with some events and activities and performances.

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<v Speaker 2>Love it, let's hear it all right?

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<v Speaker 1>So for events, I thought we could have classic TV

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<v Speaker 1>theme song karaoke. I thought we could also have a

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<v Speaker 1>PCP potluck surprise, and then kind of a challenge one.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought we could do stump the judges musical theater

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<v Speaker 1>competition where YouTube pit your musical theater knowledge against the audience.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I would love that. I have the idea

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<v Speaker 3>of hide and Seek for oscars. Ooh, it's like an

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<v Speaker 3>egg hunt, but we hi stolen oscars somewhere around and

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<v Speaker 3>people have to try to find them.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that. I think we could do a costume portion.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I would come as Andy the sneaker wearing

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<v Speaker 2>goose and try to fashion.

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<v Speaker 1>That m very good.

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<v Speaker 3>I would come as a moon rock yoh smart.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, I thought we could do a bobbing for et

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<v Speaker 1>game card in a pile of garbage, and maybe a

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<v Speaker 1>giant pizza pie eating contest. And then of course obviously

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<v Speaker 1>you need a best Richard Nixon impression.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh god.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I wanted to bring in Josh Fisher, our

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<v Speaker 1>producer on this once. I thought we could do guest

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<v Speaker 1>that song with Josh Fisher on Kazoo.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it. I want to go to that now, Dana.

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<v Speaker 2>I think both of you guys we've talked about this

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<v Speaker 2>for other projects, that the podcast Cruise Industrial Complex is

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<v Speaker 2>a real thing, yeah, and there are real opportunities if

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<v Speaker 2>we could just like do this at sea. I think

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<v Speaker 2>we might be able to get this funded.

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<v Speaker 1>It's true, I'm down. I'll risk the neurovirus for it,

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<v Speaker 1>all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Two part question from Lydia who's from Minneapolis, Hi. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a big fan of the podcast. I've listened to every

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<v Speaker 2>episode to date. I have a two part question. Do

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<v Speaker 2>you three have any control over which ads run in

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<v Speaker 2>the show? Second part? Are there any products that you

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<v Speaker 2>love so much that you would endorse for free? So

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tackle the ad one. You know, The short answer

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<v Speaker 2>is not really. I mean, there are some categories that

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<v Speaker 2>we have blocked or tried to block that don't really

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<v Speaker 2>align with what we're trying to do here. Occasionally we'll

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<v Speaker 2>read the ad, so obviously we have to agree to those.

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<v Speaker 2>But a lot of it that comes through It's different

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<v Speaker 2>for everybody based on where you live and your past

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<v Speaker 2>listening history. So we're not sitting here, you know, going

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<v Speaker 2>through one by one and saying yes or no to

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<v Speaker 2>all the ads. But I appreciate the question. I like

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<v Speaker 2>the second part of the question a lot. You want

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<v Speaker 2>to start. I have a couple answers.

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<v Speaker 3>Honestly, that's a very very tricky question for me because

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<v Speaker 3>there's a lot of stuff that I use a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>I am a big Adida sneaker.

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<v Speaker 1>Loyalist, Yes, proper, I wear a.

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<v Speaker 3>Lot of Adida. I like gap genes. I like I'm

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<v Speaker 3>someone who just rebuys things if I like them, because

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<v Speaker 3>I don't like to think too much about it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm right there with your sister.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know what this is gonna sound nuts, Hailey

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<v Speaker 3>Bieber's road peptide lip bomb. That's what amusing. Thank you, Haley.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it so specific mm hm, Well, like you,

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<v Speaker 1>I also have a certain brands and products that I

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<v Speaker 1>go back to because I'm like, I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>think about this, so like I will start with. My

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<v Speaker 1>list is not terribly long, but it has a few entries.

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<v Speaker 1>So I would say Swiss army knives just in general.

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<v Speaker 1>I always have one in my pocket. Werner brand ladders

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<v Speaker 1>because I could always count on those when I was

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<v Speaker 1>a house painter and I had other ladder issues. But

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say Florida gas station flip flops, like the cim

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<v Speaker 1>At the Rainbow stripe. They buy for like a very

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<v Speaker 1>cheap price, the whole Costco company, just in general Costco,

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<v Speaker 1>and then obviously do Chobani lime yogurt, which I eat

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much every day. And then Dicky's brand Painter's pants,

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<v Speaker 1>because oh my goodness, those things are just amazing. And apples,

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<v Speaker 1>just the fruit apples. Anyone who's involved in the apple industry,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll back your play. And yeo, legal pads. I'm reading

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<v Speaker 1>off one right now, but I use them all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>And then two other things I use all the time,

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor Bronner's Castile soap and Ace bandages.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, all those companies can also advertise for money. If

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<v Speaker 2>they're interested, shoot us a note and we'll see what

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<v Speaker 2>we can do. I have two products. Ollipop, which is

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<v Speaker 2>this slag alternative soda. Hopefully they don't find out years

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<v Speaker 2>from now this is terrible, But for now I'll have

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<v Speaker 2>an Ollipop each night and I look forward to it

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<v Speaker 2>and it makes me sound like I'm eighty five years old.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Cherry Vanilla, which doesn't seem to be one

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<v Speaker 2>of their more popular flavors, they always have plenty of

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<v Speaker 2>it in stock, which is good for me. The others.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to start a sneaker war here, but

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<v Speaker 2>I got these Brooks running shoes, not because I'm some

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<v Speaker 2>prolific runner, but because I have significant heel pain, and

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<v Speaker 2>my doctor basically said, like, you can either stay off

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<v Speaker 2>your feet for eight weeks, maybe we could find a boot,

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<v Speaker 2>or you can just kind of learn to live with it.

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<v Speaker 2>And I've been doing the learn to live with it.

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<v Speaker 2>And then someone recommended these Brooks shoes and it's like

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<v Speaker 2>a cheat code where I just put them on. It

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<v Speaker 2>just I don't know. I'm not obviously not a pediatrist,

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<v Speaker 2>not trying to play one in the podcast, but it

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<v Speaker 2>just rebalances the way that I walk and I can

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<v Speaker 2>do it without pain. And Wow, they deserve some pre

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<v Speaker 2>advertising for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Okay, Yeah, I always take shoe recommendations from nurses, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>anytime the nurse tells me they like the shoe, I'm like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So I got turned onto on clouds. And also, Adidas

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<v Speaker 1>has this thing. In my family, we call it the

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<v Speaker 1>slow shoe because it looks like you're not intending to

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<v Speaker 1>move fast. But it's a runner shoe with a really

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<v Speaker 1>thick cushion and it goes out of the back. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot like that, but it's Adidas's version. That

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<v Speaker 1>thing is incredible. It's like walking around on pillows.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, here's one came in the other day from

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<v Speaker 2>Jill in Delaware. Apologies if I have this wrong, but

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<v Speaker 2>I believe I've heard all three of you mentioned that

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<v Speaker 2>you're married. I've heard this question asked at a dinner

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<v Speaker 2>party before, so I'll put it to you. Guys. Can

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<v Speaker 2>I ask what your partner's secret superpowers are?

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<v Speaker 1>That's good fun question.

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<v Speaker 3>Ooh, that is good. My husband is a stand up

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<v Speaker 3>comedian mostly so a lot of his superpowers are not secret,

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<v Speaker 3>but he does do an amazing impression of Tom Hanks

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<v Speaker 3>in a league of their own. He can just do

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<v Speaker 3>a great there's no crying in baseball like it's unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like he channels Tom Hanks.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that you don't hear enough comedians to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Then I would say, my wife has always had this

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<v Speaker 2>thing as long as I've known her. Where when someone's

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with let's say some kind of health issue or

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<v Speaker 2>just some kind of uncertainty that people don't really know

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<v Speaker 2>much about the time from her knowing nothing about it

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<v Speaker 2>to being the foremost civilian expert on it is very short.

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<v Speaker 2>And the way that people blaye like well AI is amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>It just tells you all this stuff like, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>impressed by that because I have that in my house

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<v Speaker 2>and my life. Can you know, probably a lot more

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<v Speaker 2>credibly get up to speed on something, be able to

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<v Speaker 2>talk to doctors or nurses, healthcare workers, and help digest

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<v Speaker 2>things in a way that my brain doesn't work like that.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm very appreciative to have her on my team.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh heck yeah, I mean that. It is an incredible superpower.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say with my wife, she has a handful like,

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<v Speaker 1>for instance, convincing you it was your idea. She's very

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<v Speaker 1>good at that. Also, she's always ready to go, like

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<v Speaker 1>when do you want to? Oh, you already have your person,

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<v Speaker 1>your keys, Okay, we're ready. That's great, right, And she's

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<v Speaker 1>impervious to my bolts, so that's really important. And she

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<v Speaker 1>overcomes her fears at what dump should I do to

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<v Speaker 1>go fast? Like in life, like I always want to,

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<v Speaker 1>like ride down hills or do whatever. I may drive fast,

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<v Speaker 1>and she's able to get past it. I don't drive

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<v Speaker 1>fast when she's in the car, but she knows when

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<v Speaker 1>she's not I'm going to. So she's managed to wrangle that,

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<v Speaker 1>which I would say, is you know important. And lastly,

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<v Speaker 1>she would say she occasionally has spiraling thoughts. I would

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<v Speaker 1>say she has graceful compassion. So there's another.

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<v Speaker 3>One that's beautiful.

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<v Speaker 2>Love it. We are lucky people, very We might have

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<v Speaker 2>answered a version of this question previously, but it's an old,

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<v Speaker 2>reliable one from Tamara in Bakersfield. Is there an upcoming

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<v Speaker 2>episode you're particularly excited about that you're willing to tease?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, I will tease the one that I was the

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<v Speaker 3>most excited about recently. It's the one about all I'll

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<v Speaker 3>say is James Bond.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yes, I like it.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a great one.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been working on a Marilyn Monroe specific episode, pigging

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<v Speaker 1>backing off of Dana's excellent coverage of Maryland. So I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, oh yeah, let's do some more Marilyn. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's about her and the appraisal of her genius that

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think gets proper credit. And so I talked

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<v Speaker 1>to a professor about it, and who's like basically singing

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<v Speaker 1>the same song but in a better note and better key,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I wanted to listen to her talk about it,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a really fun episode.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'm gonna say this one is probably coming

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<v Speaker 2>out very soon. Doc Ellis, the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher who

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<v Speaker 2>pitched a dough hitter under interesting circumstances and then lived

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<v Speaker 2>a very interesting life after that. Yeah, all right. JT

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<v Speaker 2>in Orlando said that his daughter is a senior in

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<v Speaker 2>high school. She's working on a yearbook quote. Do we

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<v Speaker 2>have any ideas now this? Fortunately apologies to JT and

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<v Speaker 2>his daughter. This came in like four months ago, and

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<v Speaker 2>we may have missed the window where's daughter owed this

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<v Speaker 2>quote to the yearbook committee?

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<v Speaker 1>But maybe for next year.

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<v Speaker 2>If anyone else is in this similar predicament, can you

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<v Speaker 2>help anyone out with a good quote that you enjoy?

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<v Speaker 3>Too much pressure? I can't do it.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got a too, because there's one that I always memorized,

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<v Speaker 1>which is Sigourney Weaver's actual yearbook quote where she said,

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<v Speaker 1>Please God, please don't let me be normal. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>that was always fun. And then there was this show

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<v Speaker 1>I've been watching with my wife. We love this one

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<v Speaker 1>line that keeps popping up, and so I thought that

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<v Speaker 1>would make a fun quote for a year book or

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<v Speaker 1>just in general, which is no one's normal. It just

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<v Speaker 1>looks that way from across the street.

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<v Speaker 3>Huh, that is a great quote.

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<v Speaker 2>That's good. I'm not even going to try to top that.

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<v Speaker 2>I have a page open Bob Ross quotes and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>looking for something probably not going to resonate with a

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<v Speaker 2>seventeen eighteen year old in twenty twenty six. So I

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<v Speaker 2>think you now that well, I want to read you

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<v Speaker 2>just one more email which came in not really a question,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was a response to our episode about the

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<v Speaker 2>ten Minutes to Live in Hawaii and the text message

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<v Speaker 2>SNAFU got a lot of great feedback on that episode.

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<v Speaker 2>Go back and listen if you haven't caught that one yet.

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<v Speaker 2>This is from John Aloha. I can't believe I'm emailing

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<v Speaker 2>the show about this, but here we are. My parents,

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<v Speaker 2>Ron and Jean were in Honolulu in twenty eighteen during

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<v Speaker 2>the false alarm. They were at their weight watchers meeting

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<v Speaker 2>that day. All the missile launches alerts people's phone. Somehow,

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<v Speaker 2>anyone have any chocolate. My girlfriend at the time had

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<v Speaker 2>just left Oahu and flown to Seattle. We were in

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<v Speaker 2>the Seattle Airport lounge when we saw the news. Couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>figure out what's going on. My parents have both passed

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<v Speaker 2>away since, but this was one of our favorite stories

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<v Speaker 2>about them. So I love that John shared that, and

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<v Speaker 2>I love that John has the coolest job title I've

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<v Speaker 2>ever heard. He is a Professor of Death Studies and

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<v Speaker 2>a Death Studies Scholar at Large and Overlord of Death.

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<v Speaker 2>So he had a real university in the UK, and

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<v Speaker 2>so we might need to be emailing John Moore. Get

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<v Speaker 2>him to weigh in. I mean, he'd have some good

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<v Speaker 2>yearbook quotes for JT's daughter.