1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: It's Paulina here. I heart radio and we are here 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,279 Speaker 1: live in studio. We are going to talk to. 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 2: To very amazingly, I don't know, talented, gorgeous, everything you 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 2: can think of. I got. I got Tom Bive here 5 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 2: with me and Emily Baiter. How are you so good? 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 2: Thank you? That was very nice production. 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: I'm so good. You guys are making my day. You 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: walked in with the biggest smile, which made me feel 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: so happy. But I think we have so much to 10 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: talk about, especially because you guys are here in Chicago 11 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: first and foremo So whose first time is it? 12 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 2: Anybody's me? 13 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:33,840 Speaker 3: Yeah? 14 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 2: Okay, Emily, what's your favorite part so far? I just 15 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 2: have to know. Oh, I know it's winter, but what's 16 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 2: your favorite right? 17 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, apart from the fact that I'm completely underdressed and 18 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 3: don't know how to dress for this weather, but I 19 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,639 Speaker 3: eat it. It might be the most hot, like cozy 20 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 3: holiday vibe place. This is where I want to spend 21 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 3: my Christmases or my holiday what have you. Because yeah, 22 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 3: there's lights on every single tree in this entire city. 23 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 4: And I hope so it's just been a massive snowstorm. 24 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 4: So you guys have got like a foot of snow 25 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:01,319 Speaker 4: everywhere and it's like. 26 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 3: Oh, snows beautiful, like wreaths on doors. 27 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 2: I didn't think that actually existed in their life. 28 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 4: Those are the people here are so nice. We get 29 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 4: told that a lot, true for a big city because 30 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 4: I live in New York and like, you know, we're 31 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,559 Speaker 4: not known for being the most friendly like in New York, 32 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 4: like not, but in Chicago, mid warm and lovely. Yeah, 33 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 4: but it's still a major city, so. 34 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 2: You expected you know, I agree, No, people are nice. 35 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I like it. 36 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 2: I love it. Well that makes me so happy, So 37 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 2: thank you. I appreciate you both. 38 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: So we are here talking about people we meet on vacation, 39 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: and you guys were at the Chicago premiere yesterday. 40 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: It did a little surprise drop in. What was that experience? 41 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: Like I heard it was nuts. I mean they went 42 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 2: crazy for you guys. 43 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 4: Yeah they did. That's the second one we've done now. 44 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 4: And they're so supportive and so friendly, like like they 45 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 4: were just like even as we were leaving the venue, 46 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 4: even leaving the auditorium, like they were like, we're so 47 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 4: excited to watch it, you know, they kind of waving 48 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 4: at you and smiling, and it's just it's so so lovely. 49 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: And such like a supportive group all around, you know. 50 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 3: I think not everyone was necessarily able to. It was 51 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 3: a full theater, which was incredible, and there were some 52 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 3: people you know, on the outside that we got to 53 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 3: stay hi to that were just so lovely, you know, 54 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 3: standing in the cold. I think it's like, it's not 55 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 3: always the easiest thing. We've just been really fortunate with 56 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 3: both of these screenings, with the amazing people that are 57 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 3: going and hopefully they really like it. 58 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 4: I think I think it's a credit to Emily Henry's 59 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 4: writing a note book as well. She's the writer of 60 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 4: the book is based on a lot of obviously, the 61 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 4: people who were coming to be fans of the films 62 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 4: of the film were already fans of the book, and 63 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 4: I think a credit to her is just that she 64 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 4: attracts really lovely fans, like really like so kind of 65 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 4: like a big family. 66 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 2: One hundred percent agree. 67 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: And I actually was going to ask off of that 68 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: as well. So we know that the fans of the 69 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: book are intense, but they are they are like passionate 70 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: about the story, which is so incredible. Like you said, 71 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: I think that's what gives, you know, so much credit 72 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: to her, But I want to know if there was 73 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 1: a specific like line or scene that you guys fought 74 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: for or maybe just knew it had to be in 75 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: the film, just because you knew that readers would not 76 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 1: be thrilled if it didn't make the cut, you know 77 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: what I mean. Was there just a fixed scene they 78 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: could think of, or even like a line something like that. 79 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 3: I think, you know, Brett, our director, had been working 80 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 3: really closely with Emily Henry on the things that she 81 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 3: felt were sort of non negotiables, things that you know, 82 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 3: fans would be upset if they didn't make the cut. 83 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 2: So most of them were in there. 84 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 3: As far as things I fought for, I don't even 85 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 3: they actually weren't in the book. Like there's a part 86 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 3: in New Orleans where there's a wig that happens like 87 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 3: a little blue wig, and that was something that I 88 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 3: really kind of fought for. 89 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 4: Emily Henry gave us a lot of license to make 90 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 4: these characters our own as well, So moments like that 91 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 4: with your wig and like the little handshake that we do, 92 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 4: that was something that Emily and I came up with 93 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 4: and wanted to introduce. And I think Emily Henry and 94 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 4: Brett Hailey was so keen on us kind of embodying 95 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 4: these characters that we got to kind of fight for 96 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 4: stuff that we thought would be the character personalities. And 97 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 4: there's a lot of that in there, you know. 98 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 3: And I think the one thing we all did agree 99 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 3: needed to be in the movie was the balcony scene. 100 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 2: Though that's like it's the crux steamy. Yeah, we'll see. 101 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: I love it, and I'm sure the fans appreciate it too. 102 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: The book fans, you know what I mean, They're like, Okay, 103 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: it's got to make the cut because I know, like 104 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: growing up, a lot of times I would read a 105 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: certain book, right, and then it'd be turned into a movie, 106 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: and then you know, you gotta go home and think 107 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: about what. 108 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 2: Made this the actual movie? What's it end? 109 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: And I think that's really important to them. Like I said, 110 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: fans of this book in particular, are they're invested. So 111 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: I love it, so we know the story kind of 112 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: really like emphasizes and really focuses on like Poppy and 113 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 1: Alex's like chemistry. 114 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 2: Right. 115 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: So I'm curious with the two of you when you 116 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: first kind of met each other, when did you think, like, Okay, 117 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: this is gonna work because you can't fake the funk. 118 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: I work in a morning show and like, we can't 119 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: fake the funk in there, you know what I mean? 120 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: So how do you guys kind of like, how did 121 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: you come to that chemistry? 122 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 4: Right? 123 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 2: How did that sort of happen for you? Guys? Can't 124 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 2: fake the funk, can't take the man. I love that. 125 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 4: I think I think our funk was was found the 126 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 4: minute we did Zoom chemistry test. Right, we did it. 127 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 4: We met on Zoom for the first time and literally 128 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 4: I got off the Zoom and like was about to 129 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 4: call Brett, the director, and he called me the minute 130 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 4: I was I picked up my phone and he was like, 131 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 4: she's amazing, right, And I was like, she's amazing. And 132 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 4: it was just it was so evident from the get 133 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 4: go that that Emily was poppy and was going to 134 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 4: bring this amazing like unique energy to it. And h 135 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 4: and we watched a little bit last night and with 136 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 4: the audience, and and I came away I was just 137 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 4: like even more sure that Emily crushed it. 138 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 2: Oh, I love that. 139 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 3: I mean, he's always way too nice to me, truly, 140 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 3: but I think it was you know, if you can 141 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 3: very quickly feel the connection and kind of think, oh, 142 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 3: this is going to work on. 143 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: A zoom where there's some. 144 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 3: Lag, some blurry right delay, and that's usually a pretty 145 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 3: good sign that in person things are going to be 146 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:53,479 Speaker 3: even better. 147 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 2: And I think that's exactly how I felt. 148 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 3: You know, Tom was right out the gate just not 149 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 3: only you know, such like just perfectly embodying Alex the character, 150 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 3: but super supportive of me. 151 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 4: Yeah. 152 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 3: I just felt that from moment one, you know, the 153 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 3: first time. We hadn't ever met before, So I think 154 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 3: that was a really good feeling that we were doing 155 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 3: the right thing. 156 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 1: Oh yes, I love it and one hundred percent agree 157 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: with that too. My last question before I let you 158 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: go is, you know, for a lot of a lot 159 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 1: of the viewers, I think it's more than just a 160 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: love story, right, We're talking about friendship timing all of 161 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: that as well, And I kind of just want to 162 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: know what you hope people kind of walk away with 163 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: when they're thinking about their own friendships right from watching 164 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: Poppy and Alex. 165 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 2: What do you hope that you're you're like. 166 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: Listeners who are listening to us right now and our 167 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: viewers who are watching the movie, what do you want 168 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 1: them to kind of walk away with or think about 169 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: m I think I think. 170 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 4: A lot of people can wait like kind of inspired 171 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 4: by Alex and Poppies, the depth of their friendship, the 172 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 4: fact that they their kind of soulmates, and the reason 173 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 4: why they can you know, no spoilers, but go to 174 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 4: the place they go to and kind of love each 175 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,559 Speaker 4: other the way they do is because they they really 176 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 4: careful each other. So I think in a time when 177 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 4: the world can feel a little bit short on empathy, 178 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 4: sometimes I'm a bit inspires people to feel empathetic. 179 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 3: Wow. That was very well. 180 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 2: Thank you so very well. So how do I follow 181 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 2: that up? It's impossible. You can tell us when we 182 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 2: can watch it on Netflix. 183 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 3: Or you can watch it January ninth on Netflix on Netflix. 184 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 2: I appreciate you both, Tom Emily, thank you so much. 185 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: And once again, people we meet on vacation January nine, ninth, Netflix, 186 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, guy, and thank you. 187 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 4: Thank you