1 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: Hey, hey, hey, be a fan. What's up? It's Mandy Money. 2 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: I am so excited to be with you guys on 3 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: the whatever birthday this is for our country, whatever birthday 4 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,639 Speaker 1: it is, I just know that there will be There's 5 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: gonna be a party, but we are gonna have I 6 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: feel like there hasn't been a clean Fourth of July 7 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: where like we have been able to just party and 8 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: appreciate this beautiful country. I don't know if it's the 9 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: times or just my age, but like in a good decade, 10 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: like can we like not have anything just truly embarrassing 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: happened to us before our birthday? Like one year? Y'all, 12 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get into the debate. I know whether you 13 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: watched it or you have just caught up on the 14 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: memes online, I am going to talk about the debate. 15 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 1: I got some markets news for y'all. We're gonna find 16 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: out is Chipotle actually shrinking their bowls? Because when I 17 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: tell you, I'm so glad that the not all heroes 18 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: were capes somewhere took it upon themselves to analyze the data, yeah, 19 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: being seventy five burrito bowls to find out if Chipotle 20 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: is actually shrinking its portions, and this is silly but 21 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: also serious because shrink flation is the biggest beef that 22 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: I have with the economy and with retailers in general. 23 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: Then I got to talk about Amazon day, y'all, because 24 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 1: this July and in the ass crack of summer, Amazon 25 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: every year loves to bring out its bargain bin and 26 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: make people gamify shopping so that we just buy more 27 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: stuff that we don't need. We just talked about this 28 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: on last week's episodes. I'm eager to tap into that, 29 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: and I got some pop culture tidbits. Did y'all hear 30 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: that Jonathan Majors is like lowercase B back And I'm 31 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: figuring out how I feel about it, and it's a 32 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: pretty easy no for me. But you know, we're going 33 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: to talk about that. Somehow. He won an award, an 34 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: award that means nothing but also means something, the BET Awards. 35 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: We're just on this past weekend, so I'm going to 36 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: talk about that, And full disclosure, did I watch it? No, 37 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: not me. Never. I catch up with the clips afterward, 38 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 1: like a good hard working, you know mom of two 39 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: has to do. But I did watch Willsmith's performance. I 40 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,839 Speaker 1: did watch Dorogi p Henson kind of hit on Keith 41 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: Lee in front of his own wife. Oh there was 42 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: so much to cover, and we have not had a 43 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: chance to chat about the whole Ken Dot you know who, 44 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: Kendrick Lamar taking Drake and basically I don't know, just 45 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: digging a grave for him, a very comfortable grave and 46 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: lining it with like satin pillow cases and just saying, Drake, 47 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: here you go. You can lie here because this is 48 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: your career and I have buried it. So we are 49 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: going to talk about Drake's epic concert on the West 50 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,399 Speaker 1: Coast a little bit because I don't want to embarrass 51 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: myself because I am not listen. I am not one 52 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: of those people who's on the internet talking about NonStop 53 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: Kendrick this and here's what Drake what in the dishtrack? This? Like? 54 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: I just am here for the music, okay. And what 55 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: I know is that that distrack not like Us, which 56 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: is probably gonna sweep the Grammys for all of its 57 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: categories and be the nail, like the literal nail in 58 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: Drake's literal career. Coffin is a bop. It's a bop. 59 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: I listened to it NonStop. Now you cannot escape it. 60 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: On the internet. All right, let's get into it. So 61 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: first in markets news quick shout out to the robin 62 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: Hood Snacks team. If you guys, I know robin Hood 63 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: as it should, got so much crap during the pandemic 64 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: for basically gamifying stock investing and getting a bunch of 65 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: young somethings or people who were not that you know, 66 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: well versed in investing to pour a lot of their 67 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: money into the market without knowing what they were doing. 68 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: But they have a killer newsletter, so can we forgive 69 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: them just a tiny bit? Check out Snacks if you 70 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: guys want some great not doing advertisement for snacks anyway, 71 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: they're good. Check out robin Hood's necks. All right, So 72 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: top of the news for today Chipotle. So you guys, 73 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: did you invest in Chipotle during the pandemic? Listen tell 74 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 1: us I will not judge you. I won't judge you 75 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: maybe just a little bit. I personally, I don't invest 76 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: in many single stocks, many individual stocks, point being that 77 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: when I do, they usually tend to tank right after that. 78 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: So I am a classic ETF index fun kind of girl. 79 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: But Chipotle is in the news. They were one of 80 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: those stocks I think during the pandemic that got a 81 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: little bit of a lift. They survived the great e 82 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: Coli drama of two thousand and what was that like 83 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: seventeen or something, where like half of a basketball team 84 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: dropped from e Coli. But they are back in the 85 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 1: news because again TikTok's favorite food credit Keith Lee is 86 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: out here setting these companies straight, y'all and trying to 87 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: get us the best bang our book. And what y'all 88 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: have been reporting, yes, Keith Lee and also all of 89 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: y'all on the Internet who have been sharing photos and 90 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 1: videos of your Chipotle orders. The intensity around this debate 91 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: of whether or not Chipotle is cracking down on portion 92 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: sizes has reached this new level of hotness. Right, there's 93 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: actually surveillance of burritos, like literally, there's memes of people 94 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: like strapping on cameras steady cams to walk into a 95 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: Chipotle and watch so you can see the people making 96 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: the bowls. But what I thought was hilarious is there 97 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 1: was actually an analyst, Yes I'm going to open this up, 98 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: an analyst who bought seventy five burritos from eight different 99 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: Chipotles to prove that the portion size problem is real. 100 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: And guess what it's not just us Chipotle. Burrito bowls 101 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: can vary widely wildly in size, all right, so what 102 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: did they find? The smallest bowl that they found was 103 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: thirteen point eight ounces, y'all, do you really need to 104 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: pound a burrito bowl? Like? That's wild? But the largest 105 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: bowl that they found at a seventy five was twenty 106 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: six point eight ounces. My gosh, my goodness, I want 107 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: to interview the person who gave someone a pound and 108 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: a half of burrito. Can that little little cardboard bowl 109 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: that is basically disintegrating as you take it to your 110 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: seat from all the salsas and all the liquids, Like, 111 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: can anyone fit a pound and a half of burrito 112 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: into that bowl? Like? Come on? And after they just 113 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: had their fifty for one stock split go into effect, 114 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: they have been reporting increasing sales. So even though they're 115 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 1: playing us in some cases with giving us smaller portions, 116 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: the fact that they are only getting more sales bodes 117 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: well for the stock. But I don't want y'all to 118 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: be play to fool by another retailer the way that 119 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: Chipotle and many others has been with their shrink inflation practices, 120 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: giving us the same product but in a different size. 121 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: I'm talking to you, Trader Joe's. I feel like Trader Joe's. 122 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 1: I'm waiting for the Trader Joe's study because I know, 123 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: like one of the things that I can't get over 124 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: is how much more I get these chicken dog treats 125 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: for my dog, because you know, she's a sensitive girly, 126 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: so she can't have a bunch of fillers in her treats. 127 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: And so they have these, like one kind of dog 128 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: treat that has it's like dried chicken or something like that, 129 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: and it's not cheap in the first place, but the 130 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:32,239 Speaker 1: package keeps getting smaller. I'm like, I'm not spending six 131 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: dollars on two little crusty chicken strips for my dog. 132 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: Like it's not happening, but no big announcement. The products 133 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: are just getting smaller. There's less in there. Look at 134 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: a cereal box, Look at a bag of chips. Look 135 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: how much air is in there? Look at the My 136 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: favorite thing at the grocery store is to see how 137 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: much per unit the price is. So like, if you're 138 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: buying a box of cereal and you're like, should I 139 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: get the family size or the regular size? What's the 140 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: price difference. Don't just look at the difference in price, 141 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: look at the unit price, which is going to tell you, 142 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: like per ounce, how much you're paying for that cereal. 143 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: And that's how I make a lot of my choices 144 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: at the grocery stoes just looking at the per ounce cost. 145 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: But many, many retailers are getting away with making us 146 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: feel like not much has changed, and yet we are 147 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: getting less for our money. And that is why me 148 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: and if you're a parent or whatever, you just have 149 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: do a lot of grocery shopping. It feels like I've 150 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: never done shopping, Like I always need more stuff and 151 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: it's always it's always running out, and the bills are 152 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: always getting run up. So what the hell? Okay, state 153 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: farm agents are small business owners too, so they know 154 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: how to help you choose personalized policies that fit your needs, 155 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: like a good neighbor. State farm is there. Talk to 156 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: your local agent today. Everyone's favorite stock, Amazon is in 157 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: the news too, y'all coming up in another couple of 158 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: weeks Amazon tenth. They're tenth. I've really been ten years? 159 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: God dang, why am I? This old tenth? Prime Day 160 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: is coming up this July July sixteenth through seventeenth. Now 161 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: for some people, this is like the summer event. This 162 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: is the Black Friday of the summer months. And shout 163 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 1: out to whoever at Amazon came up with this brilliant 164 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: marketing concept. But you really did it, and you made 165 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: people excited to shop for on a random day in July, 166 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: just because the thing is that people love Amazon Day. Okay. 167 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: Analysts estimated last year people spent thirteen billion thirteen with 168 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:39,719 Speaker 1: a b billion dollars. This year, the marketing budget has 169 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: been rammed up even more. They teamed up with Megan 170 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: the Stallion to showcase there must have picks and they 171 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: even dropped a music video. I haven't watched it. Have 172 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: y'all watched it? Like? Was it good? I mean, I 173 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: love Megan, I really do. I really want to see 174 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 1: her on tour, but I missed out. She's almost she's 175 00:09:55,840 --> 00:10:00,040 Speaker 1: wrapping it up. They also got Millie, Bobby Brown, and 176 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: and other influencers to do promos ahead of the event. 177 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: Sixty five percent. So even if you try to be 178 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: cool and I'm like, you're not going to shop on 179 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: Amazon Prime Day, basically you are and we know you, 180 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: we know you are. Sixty five percent of Americans said 181 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: they plan to do more bargain hunting this year because, 182 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: like I said, inflation is straining our wallets. So we 183 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: are looking for a deal. But this is where we 184 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: have to give a shout out to competition. Okay, and 185 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: this is why I stand for the FTC. And you 186 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: guys don't know what the FTC is. That is an 187 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: organization that stops companies from buying each other up and 188 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: basically monopolizing the market. Okay, we like competition. We like 189 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: these big retailers Amazon versus Walmart versus Target versus Best 190 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 1: Buy to be competing. Why because it's going to drive 191 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: down prices for us? Right. We like deals, so ten 192 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: years in other retailers competitors are really understanding, like we 193 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 1: cannot play around when you li rules around. We need 194 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: some deals. And y'all I've already seen this happen. Have 195 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 1: y'all been to Target recently? I was in Target a 196 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: couple of days ago with my kid and he had 197 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: a twenty dollar bill and I was like, twenty dollars. 198 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: You know. He was very excited to spend it, and 199 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 1: I was like, sure, you're probably gonna get like one 200 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: monster truck for twenty bucks. Now, because of how inflation 201 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: has just made everything so much less for so much 202 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: more money. But he walked out of that store with 203 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: three toys because everything in the toy section was either 204 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: like thirty percent or fifty percent off, like to the 205 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,080 Speaker 1: point where you would go to check out, and we 206 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: thought his toy was seventeen dollars, it was actually eleven. 207 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 1: And when I tell you, nothing makes a four year 208 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: old learn math on the spot like finding out he's 209 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: got an extra nine dollars instead of three. So he 210 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: bought it was really sweet though. He bought a birthday 211 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 1: card for his dad and then a rocket ship craft, 212 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: which he ended up giving to his dad. I love 213 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: my kid. But see what I'm saying, You can tell 214 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 1: that not only are retailers competing with Amazon, but they're 215 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: getting in the game earlier. So we love to see that. 216 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: So if you are looking for deals, I'm just gonna 217 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: go ahead and say try to find things that you 218 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: were gonna buy anyway, but check out Walmart. Walmart has 219 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: their Walmart Deals. Target has Circle Week where if you 220 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: sign up for their loyalty program you can get deals, 221 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 1: and they're going to have another one in July. Best 222 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: Buy is also bringing back literally Black Friday in July. Wait, 223 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,079 Speaker 1: should my husband have waited to buy He just bought 224 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: a brand new TV, y'all? Sixty five inches that's a 225 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: lot of inches. And sometimes you just got to like 226 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: black out a little bit when things happen in the 227 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: house and I'm just like, yeah, sure that's the TV. 228 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: Now it's as big as the wall on. Huh, this 229 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 1: is great? But damn, should he have waited until Black 230 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: Friday in July? I don't know, But y'all, do not 231 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: sleep on these other deals, especially if you're shopping for 232 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: back to school? Why not start a little bit early 233 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: if you get some be interested to see if there's 234 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: some back to school deals and if you can actually 235 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: I mean, I got Creola Kranz at Target that were 236 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 1: ninety nine cent for a full box. I never thought 237 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,439 Speaker 1: in my life I would be so excited about a 238 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: sale on Creola crayons. But here I am, and here 239 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 1: it is who I am. Do y'all you're still listening, right, 240 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: I haven't lost half the audience. Have I very excited 241 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: about that. I'm really curious to hear if you guys 242 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: are going to be shopping these deals in the middle 243 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: of the summer. But I gotta stay away because the 244 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 1: last thing I need is more stuff in this house. 245 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: Stuck and a signed Stuck in a Starter Home. Okay, 246 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: that's gonna be the name of my memoir, Stuck in 247 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: a Starter Home. Since it is July fourth, I do 248 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: want to talk about this little tidbit that I read 249 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: the American I love these random associations. Of course we 250 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: need an American Pyrotechnics Association. They are predicting that we're 251 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: going to drop two point four billion dollars twice as 252 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: much as we spent before the pandemic in fireworks. So 253 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: if you are one of those people like we were 254 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:55,319 Speaker 1: back in the day, you have to drive to the 255 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 1: border of Alabama to get your fireworks. Listen, do what 256 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: you gotta do. Please be safe. I'm not purchasing fireworks. 257 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 1: It seems like a lot of liability. I'm going to 258 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: go to a big fireworks show and just watch them. 259 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: You know the way that I like to staying my 260 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: ass in side the other five days of the week, 261 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 1: because if you live in a black or Hispanic neighborhood, 262 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 1: you know that the entire week of the fourth of 263 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: July it's going to be until like three in the morning. 264 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: Oh my god, I do not miss living in the 265 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: heights on Dykeman. I do not. The Dominicans love a party. 266 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: They love they love popping off fireworks on the roof 267 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 1: at all hours of the night. No think you, mam. 268 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: I am a patriot, but I also need to sleep. 269 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: M hmm. Okay, all right, So that's a little bit 270 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: of business and markets. Let's move to a little bit 271 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: of politics. I just want to say a prayer. I 272 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,359 Speaker 1: want to say a prayer for America and for democracy, 273 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: because it ain't looking good, y'all. It ain't looking good 274 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: to the point where Joe Biden. And if you have 275 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: been sleeping under a rock or just you know, on 276 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: a social media news kind of cleanse, you know, more 277 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: power to you. It's not nice over here. Just stay 278 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: off the internet, Joseph R. Biden. I just want to 279 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: give the man an electric blanket and a mug of 280 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: hot piping hot Earl Gray tea, the little squeeze of lemon, 281 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: and like a little drizzle of honey. And I want 282 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: to give him a crossword puzzle. And I want to 283 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: give him the big lazy boy chairs, you know what 284 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: I mean, Like the kind that your grandparents probably had 285 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: if you grew up between the you know, the nineties 286 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: to like the early two thousands. He needs one of 287 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 1: those lazy boy chairs. He needs some cute cozy socks. 288 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: He needs Jill by his side, although she's a young 289 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: little thing, so she's probably like, you know, on her phone, 290 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: grading papers whatever. But I need him in front of 291 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: a fireplace. I need him to take a nap. I 292 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: need him to be eighty one years old. It is 293 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: sad to me, this is my take. I wish I 294 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: could come here and give you, like all these different 295 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: angles of policies and like whatever was spoken about, you 296 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: know the truth. I don't know what the f they 297 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: talked about. I know that I was in a literal 298 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: like I was in Thank God I was watching in 299 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: bed because I could just curl up in a tight 300 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: little ball of anxiety, because it was so deeply uncomfortable 301 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: to watch this old man flub question after question, flub, 302 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: response after response. Do you want to know why? Because 303 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: he's an old man, we should let this man age 304 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: with dignity, and we are in such dire straits that 305 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: we have to like prop him up with whatever he took, 306 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: Probably nothing, by the sights of it. Whatever he needed 307 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: to stand up on that stage and try to string 308 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: words together way after his bedtime. The man is eighty one. 309 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: My grandparents, God rest their souls. They each passed away 310 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: in their early eighties. And like, that's already a little 311 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 1: bit above I think the lifespan for the average American. 312 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: But he's the president, so we'll give him an extra 313 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: ten twenty years. Look at Jimmy Carter, I feel like 314 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: they really get the good medicine, the secret stuff that 315 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 1: the rest of us probably don't know yet. But uh, 316 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: it made me so deeply uncomfortable. And what was so 317 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: depressing for me too, is just like I feel so 318 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 1: bad for him because he no one, no one, and 319 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: you compare him to Trump. No one I don't think 320 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 1: has given over as much of their life to public 321 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: service as this man. He has been through so much. 322 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: We all know what happened to his first wife and 323 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 1: his children who passed away, and the other son who 324 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: had a brain tumor in the other son who's just 325 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: like convicted of a felony. He can't catch a break, 326 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: and yet we are. He's still showing up for us. 327 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 1: He still cares about this country so much, and I 328 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: don't really have you know, of course, I'm not going 329 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: to vote for you know who, for Voldemort, but I 330 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 1: feel so much compassion and sympathy for this man that 331 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: he cannot just age with dignity and with grace. And 332 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: I feel so much gratitude. And this may not be 333 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: the popular response, but I feel a ton of gratitude 334 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: for him for putting himself up there and out there 335 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: in that way. Because y'all know that that man walked 336 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: out on that stage. He shuffled out there and his 337 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 1: Lemon pepper stoppers, and I wish he had a nice 338 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: comfy pair of Costco slippers to wear, but he shuffled 339 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 1: out on that stage and he probably knew like, this 340 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: is not going to be it. And I have read 341 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: that since the debate, not only has Obama had to 342 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: come out and issue a statement basically saying like, oh shucks, 343 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 1: can't win them all. I've had a couple of bad 344 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: debates myself, but the Biden campaign has been in damage 345 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 1: control mode since before Biden even left the stage, they 346 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: were contacting donors. So for voters, what does this mean? 347 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: They have basically taken the approach of yeah, it was 348 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 1: a bad night, but he's still the best beat versus Trump, 349 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: and that is honestly the truth. I don't have a 350 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:08,159 Speaker 1: ton of patients for conversations around well, we're just not 351 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: going to vote. We have two bad candidates. I get 352 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: really pissed off when I see people call Trump and 353 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: Biden like, for example, two mediocre white men, Like, look 354 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: what they can do. They're two mediocre white men. We 355 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: should be doing this. Ah. I don't think that's fair 356 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: at all to Biden and his public service legacy. And 357 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 1: you can pick apart his policy and there's so much 358 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: going wrong. I know that the fact that we continue 359 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: to funnel weapons into a war zone that is killing, 360 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 1: that is performing genocide on an entire people. Yes, I'm 361 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: talking about Gaza and Palestine. It is not okay that 362 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: the Americans that we have anything to do with that, 363 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: and that it's our weapons who are killing children's lives 364 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: like that is unacceptable to me. And Biden has complete 365 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 1: control over whether that continues or stops. However, the man's record, 366 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: the man's decades of public service, Like I just think 367 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 1: that we need to give people some respect, give them 368 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 1: some space. Unfortunately, he is the candidate that we got 369 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: so yes, I'm showing up to the polls in November 370 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: and we have to vote. Please don't stay home, you 371 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: must vote. This is also a really good reminder of 372 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 1: the fact that the presidential election is not the election 373 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 1: to really worry about. You need to be involved in 374 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: your state politics. We just had a really progressive representative 375 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:29,719 Speaker 1: in my district, Jamal Bowman, got ousted by a moderate 376 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: dude who's the executive the town, the county executive for 377 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: the county. I live in Westchester, George Latimer oust in 378 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: him because he's more moderate, because he wasn't as tough 379 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: on the whole Israel, the Israel genocide of Gaza right now. 380 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: And this is what can happen if we take our 381 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: eyes off of these smaller I would say they're not smaller, 382 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:57,360 Speaker 1: but like less publicized, less known about races like we can't. 383 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:04,679 Speaker 1: We can't, We cannot afford to put our country on 384 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 1: the line in this way by just taking the easy 385 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: way out and saying like Biden is not fit for office, 386 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: so we're just not going to give a fuck mmmmmmm. 387 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: We must show up, show up to the poles. Okayba fam. 388 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: A little bit of brown buzz some pop culture moments. 389 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: Be ET Awards aired this weekend. I watched the Will 390 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 1: Smith performance because I couldn't believe he was performing. My 391 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: husband and I just saw Bad Boys. What was the tagline? 392 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: I don't know the fifth or fourth Bad Boys movie 393 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: that he and Martin Lawrence put out. All I can 394 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 1: say is, I don't know if the movie has changed. 395 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: It just you know, it is what it is. It 396 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 1: was a popcorn movie. It was entertaining, and maybe it 397 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 1: would have been funny if the Margarita had not already 398 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: worn off by the time I sat down in my seat. However, 399 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: when I heard he's performing, I was like, Wow, talk 400 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: about a comeback kid. So I want to talk about 401 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:00,679 Speaker 1: two combat kids. Will Smith on one end and then 402 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 1: Jonathan Major's on the other, completely different offenses. Right, Will 403 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 1: Smith the smack her around the world. It's been a 404 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: few years since that hasn't really been a few years, 405 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:12,439 Speaker 1: at least two years since that happened. And I'm actually 406 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: pleased to see Will still making art, still making movies. 407 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: He's obviously still a huge brand. He was defending his 408 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: wife no or you know whatever she is at this point, 409 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: defending her against someone else, but like of course, using 410 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: violence is never the answer. But I do think that, 411 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: you know, he wrote, he had that memoir that came out, 412 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: He's had this movie, he's got the Bad Boys franchise, 413 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 1: which is still you know, bringing in tons of money. 414 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: But music, like music is not where I expected for 415 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: him to go next. But he couldn't let Willow have 416 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: all the fun right Like He's like, oh no, baby girl, 417 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: Like he just can't let Willow have it because she 418 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 1: is flag right now and he could just be like 419 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: he could just be a proud papa, but no, he 420 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 1: had to put on a silver suit and get on 421 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 1: stage the BET Awards and basically do like a like 422 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: a Christian gospel kind of rap moment. It was giving 423 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:09,879 Speaker 1: like I think he was wanting to do like a 424 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 1: Jesus Walks Kanye moment, but I didn't get that. It 425 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: was actually reading a lot of the comments on TikTok, 426 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 1: and I was expecting them to be giving him so 427 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: much shit, but a lot of people were like, wow, 428 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 1: I needed that message from Will Smith right now. And 429 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: the song it's called you Can Make It, So it 430 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 1: was very like, I think it's true to will and 431 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: how he's always been. I wasn't keeping track of a 432 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: TV cursed or not. I know that's his like big thing. 433 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: He never cussed, but this was like inspirational rap and 434 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: there's a lane for everybody, so like, more power to him. 435 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,399 Speaker 1: I think he deserves to be here. I think he 436 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 1: deserves to be on a stage if he cares to 437 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: grace one. He is and forever will be my fresh prince. 438 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: And I cannot untangle my love for that character, for 439 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: Will Smith, like he just is that guy. People were 440 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: giving a lot of did not have so great things 441 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: to say about the Usher tribute because they had It 442 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: was all women who did the tribute, which I think 443 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 1: was pretty like bad ass. Why not? Some people didn't 444 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: like it, but it is what it is. I thought. 445 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,439 Speaker 1: The funniest moment for me that I've seen on Twitter 446 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: is one Taraji p Henson accidentally hit on Keith Lee 447 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: like in front of his life, but also shout out 448 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,439 Speaker 1: to Keith Lee, who literally just used to sit in 449 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,679 Speaker 1: a Paw Patrol children's foldable chair and talk about his 450 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: food that he got from the drive through and now 451 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 1: he is this huge Internet star at the BET Awards, 452 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: Like that's incredibly dope and has remained so humble and 453 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: does just incredible things for the community that communities that 454 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: he blesses with his presence. Keith Lee, I am excited 455 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: for you to return to Atlanta and give us another try. Yes, 456 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: I will say us, even though I do not live 457 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 1: there currently, but always in my heart, I think Atlanta 458 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:52,199 Speaker 1: deserves another try, and I'm glad that he is doing that. 459 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: So that's BET Awards. But the two, the second comeback kid, 460 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: Jonathan Major is now this one I feel very different 461 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:03,160 Speaker 1: about and what I had heard. I didn't watch the 462 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: like I didn't want to give clicks to the actual 463 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 1: award ceremony because I think Brezen just kind of like 464 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 1: reinforcing why they did this as a PR stunt. They knew, like, 465 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: this is a random ass award show I've never heard. 466 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: I mean, no offense to the other honorees. I hope 467 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:26,159 Speaker 1: that you deserved it. But he was awarded at the 468 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:32,120 Speaker 1: Hollywood Impact Awards. So Jonathan, if you guys again are 469 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: not want me just remind you he was convicted of assault. 470 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: He never served any time apparently, but the fact that 471 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:43,160 Speaker 1: he is now winning a Perseverance Award on any stage 472 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: and he was there with his girlfriend Megan, Why do 473 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: I want to say, Megan Fox, Meghan Good, Sorry about that, 474 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: and to be on a stage like that. Soon after it, 475 00:25:54,960 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 1: he even addressed the supposed incident his conviction. I think 476 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,360 Speaker 1: it ended up being I don't think it was a felony. 477 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: It was like a misdemeanor. But he likened himself to 478 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 1: any other black man navigating through the justice system, and hey, 479 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: it's his story, he should own it. He can say 480 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 1: whatever he wants to say. But I just feel some 481 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: type of way about him getting an award and being 482 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 1: introduced by a woman who was saying how after being 483 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: in a nine year marriage where she was assaulted, she 484 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 1: was proud and humble, like those words came out of 485 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: her mouth to introduce Jonathan Major. So I do think 486 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 1: that it's very fair for us to talk about the 487 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 1: ridiculousness of cancel culture and how people don't have room 488 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,879 Speaker 1: for redemption, But at the same time, it sort of 489 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: has to require some sort of reckoning and humility. And 490 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: I do think when you're a public figure, when you 491 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 1: are trying to seek redemption after doing something so heinous 492 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: as putting your hands on another human being, especially a 493 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: woman in a relationship, and from all reports that I've read, 494 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 1: not just one. It maybe was convicted for one, but 495 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:04,679 Speaker 1: that was kind of his mo for years now, right allegedly, 496 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:08,119 Speaker 1: I will say allegedly, allegedly, do not sue me. We 497 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: ain't got money like that anyway, But I do think 498 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 1: there's there's room for a redemption redemption arc. But awards 499 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: after a situation like that, it just it's giving pr 500 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: publicity stunt to me. And this little known award show 501 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: is now of course being written about and talked about, 502 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: so hey, it's all marketing at the end of the day. 503 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:32,959 Speaker 1: All right, Okay, I'm gonna wrap up the buzzworthy And 504 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 1: by the way, Tiffany's not here. It's just me today. 505 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 1: I hope you guys are enjoying. Feel free to always 506 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: send us an email, send it a question for the show, 507 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: give us feedback, but please don't forget to leave us 508 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:51,439 Speaker 1: a review. Go to Apple podcast wherever you listen to 509 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: your show, it's got to be Apple podcast, though. Leave 510 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: us a five star review and write a few little 511 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: gentle words for us, like why not we love it 512 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 1: and we will yes, I will read your review live 513 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: on the show. Let me grab one right now. Actually, oh, 514 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: there's some really oh, there's some good ones. Okay, we 515 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: got two. Ooh, someone looks a big juicy one. Casey 516 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 1: Bunny twenty three says a show is inspiring and funny. 517 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 1: I can't read this whole thing, but you are amazing, Casey. 518 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 1: Mandy and Tiffany are so vibrant in their energy and friendship. 519 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: I love how they flow through conversations that are relatable, 520 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: saying what we think but don't say sometimes. Mandy has 521 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: amazing advice on negotiating and reminding yourself of your work, 522 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: of your worth. Thank you so much, Bandy. I've been 523 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 1: going through it in my career and it's so inspiring 524 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: to hear your voice telling the hard truths. Tiffany aka 525 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: the Budgeanista is so insightful on looking at your money 526 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 1: as more than just a monetary item that we all 527 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:47,959 Speaker 1: work so hard for, but to see it as an 528 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 1: opportunity you can create for yourself with it. I love 529 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 1: how transparent Tiffany is and the work it takes to 530 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: make yourself whole. Aw Casey, that is just incredible. There 531 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: is so much more read, but thank you so much. 532 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: That is so generous to take the time to write 533 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 1: that much for us, Thank you, and then Travel by 534 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 1: Faith says, I love, love love listening to you ladies. 535 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: It's just a good girl chat that makes my mornings. 536 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: Definitely keep the at times chaotic conversations as it is, 537 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 1: it makes it more fun to listen to all right, 538 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 1: Travel by Faith. Yes, I was a little self conscious 539 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 1: of how much I talk over Tiffany because I get 540 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: excited and I can't stop myself. But we love you, 541 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: ba Fam. It really means the world to us, So 542 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: please join us, leave us a review, tell a friend, 543 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: and tell a friend about the show, and I will 544 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: be right back with my brown boost or brown break. 545 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: Which one will I choose? I don't know. You'll have 546 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: to wait and see. Hey, hey, ba Fam, I'm back 547 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: and I'm solo for this week, so I'm gonna do 548 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 1: my brown boost this week. I am choosing something positive. 549 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 1: So by the time you hear this, it's going to 550 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 1: be the fourth of July roundabout there. But you still 551 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: have time to sign up for the FINCN Women and 552 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 1: in Money Mastermind event that's happening in July fifteenth and 553 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: sixteenth in Manhattan at the Nasdaq. I will be there, 554 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: hitting the stage with some of my favorite financially free 555 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 1: and financially fabulous influencers and authors and experts like Jamila 556 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: Sufran from Journey to Launch. Friend of the show, We've 557 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: got Bernadette. Wait, what is Bernadette's last name? I said, 558 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: Bernadette Peters, But that is actually a Broadway actor and 559 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:36,160 Speaker 1: not at all I think Bernadette. I only know her 560 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:40,720 Speaker 1: has Bernadette, Bernadette, Do you have a last Bernadette like debt? 561 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: Because it's so clever, Joy, Bernadette Joy, there we go. 562 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: Not the curly redhead from the Brandy Whitney Houston version 563 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 1: of Cinderella. Also going to be on the stage with 564 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 1: my podcast network sister Paula Pant, Jamila Sufron, Bernadette Joy 565 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 1: and me. I am sharing four keys to negotiate your 566 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: business contracts without selling yourself shorts. And if you're not 567 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: familiar with the Money Women in Money event, it's new 568 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: to the Fincong community, but basically it's a networking event. 569 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 1: They have a mastermind where you can go all day 570 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: and just kind of get poured into by your peers. 571 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: If you have a business or you want to start 572 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 1: a business, and you know what, I have three free 573 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 1: passes to this Women in Money event. I don't know 574 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 1: how much it costs, probably a few hundred dollars, but 575 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: I have one left. I've given two of the passes 576 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:34,600 Speaker 1: to business owners in my Mandy Money coaching community, and 577 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:37,479 Speaker 1: I have one left. So how about the first person 578 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 1: who can send me a DM on IG yes me 579 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 1: at Mandy Money, not the brand ambition one. Just directly 580 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: to me and say that you want the pass and 581 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:49,640 Speaker 1: you can be in New York because I don't want 582 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:50,720 Speaker 1: to just give it to you if you're not going 583 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 1: to use it. It is Monday, July fifteenth, between four 584 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 1: and seven pm. That's the first event. That's where I'm 585 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 1: going to be at the Nasdaq, which is in Midtown Manhattan. Okay, 586 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 1: so it's in New York, not virtual in person. After 587 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: the event, there's going to be a networking dinner, so 588 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 1: you can share a meal in small groups and you'll 589 00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 1: get the opportunity to create content in Nasdaq's studio Sweet. 590 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 1: And then on Tuesday there is actually a mastermind. Like 591 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: I said, nine to five pm. The entire day you 592 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:22,600 Speaker 1: can focus on your creator business with other like minded creators. 593 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:26,040 Speaker 1: You'll be grouped on you'll be grouped up based on 594 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: similar levels of experience, and you'll have a mastermind facilitator 595 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 1: to make sure the conversation flows. And the whole purpose 596 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: is just to connect you with other creators and to yeah, 597 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 1: just enrich the work that you're doing. So yeah, I 598 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: love this. I have one pass left. You just have 599 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: a code. You can use my special code to get 600 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:46,920 Speaker 1: a free pass and you can come hang out with 601 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 1: us at NASDAK in New York City. That sounds like 602 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 1: an amazing way to spend a Monday in a Tuesday, right, 603 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 1: okaybi fam, that is it for me. Thank you so 604 00:32:55,560 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: much for listening. Happy fourth of July. Go vote in November. 605 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 1: We'll keep on y'all about that, all right. If there's 606 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 1: anything you want to hear us talk about in the show, 607 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:07,480 Speaker 1: Don't be a Stranger, hit us up Brand Ambition Podcast 608 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 1: on Instagram. You can also email us Brondambition Podcast at 609 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 1: gmail dot com. Bye