WEBVTT - One on One: Rona Benson

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<v Speaker 1>I am all in, bless you. I am all in

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<v Speaker 1>with Scott Patterson an iHeartRadio podcast. Hey everybody, Scott Patterson

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<v Speaker 1>one eleven productions. iHeart Radio, iHeart Podcasts, iHeartMedia. We're going

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<v Speaker 1>to speak with Rona Benson. Let me read off here.

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<v Speaker 1>She played Joni, a Yale Daily News student for eight episodes.

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<v Speaker 1>She's an actor and producer from New York. She graduated

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<v Speaker 1>UC Berkeley with a degree in cognitive science. She's known

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<v Speaker 1>for playing Yale Daily News student Jony on Gilmore Girls

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<v Speaker 1>eight episodes. She also appeared in Bones, Madmen, Jurassic Park three.

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<v Speaker 1>Roona has more recently appeared in the resident Matt Superese

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<v Speaker 1>Old show I'm Dying up here in a short film

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<v Speaker 1>called Seat twenty three. B Ladies and Gentlemen, I give

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<v Speaker 1>you Rona Benson. Rona, Hey, how you doing. Let's let's

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<v Speaker 1>just let's just let's just start. How'd you get your

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<v Speaker 1>role on Gilmore I got.

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<v Speaker 2>The role well, I did one of those casting director

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<v Speaker 2>like showcases where actors, you know, you got to pay,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you perform a scene and you hope that

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<v Speaker 2>casting directors are there to see you. And one of

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<v Speaker 2>the Gilmore Girls casting directors was there and based on that,

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<v Speaker 2>she called me in and then I booked it.

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<v Speaker 1>So, oh that's great. You must have been thrilled because

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of of a long shot. I mean it's

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<v Speaker 1>a long shot anyway, Yeah, but especially doing it that way,

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<v Speaker 1>that's fantastic. You must have been thrilled.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I was really thrilled and surprised, and that was

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<v Speaker 2>very cool.

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<v Speaker 1>And it turned into a pretty good stint. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you did eight episode, so that's man.

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<v Speaker 2>It did I know? And it wasn't It was originally

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<v Speaker 2>just a co star for one episode and then it

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<v Speaker 2>turned into four. So that was cool.

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<v Speaker 1>You were doing something right. That's a fun story. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you watch the show before you landed the role? You

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<v Speaker 1>were aware of the show.

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<v Speaker 2>I had never seen Gilmore Girls, so you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>get the audition the night before and I'm like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know anything about the show. What the heck?

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<v Speaker 2>You know? And I had to scramble. And this was

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<v Speaker 2>before and everything was streaming, so I had to somehow

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<v Speaker 2>try to find a snippet of it to watch and

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<v Speaker 2>find out about it. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably not so easy to watch it, Yeah, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>So you played a student for the Yale Daily News.

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<v Speaker 1>How was it being in the newsroom in Paris? Was

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<v Speaker 1>going through a breakdown as the editor of the paper?

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<v Speaker 1>What was that like?

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<v Speaker 2>It was really fun. I mean it was kind of chaotic.

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<v Speaker 2>She was kind of crazy. She went nuts, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it really did. But you know, as an actor, I

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<v Speaker 2>was just so excited to be there and it was

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<v Speaker 2>very energetic, you know, lots of extras and lots of

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<v Speaker 2>people around. It was really and everyone was really nice.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it was fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are fun scenes. I love those those newsroom scenes.

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<v Speaker 1>They're all fraught with so much going on. So Paris

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<v Speaker 1>made everybody in the newsroom where numbered caps?

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<v Speaker 2>He did?

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<v Speaker 1>I remember? And so was it? You think it was

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<v Speaker 1>more funny or more cruel? Well we'll get to that.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have a So what's your favorite moment on

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<v Speaker 1>the set? As you on that set?

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<v Speaker 2>There was one day where you know, we just had

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<v Speaker 2>some downtime and so that the Yale Daily News crew

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<v Speaker 2>we kind of snuck off and were wandering around, like

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<v Speaker 2>we went to Luke Steiner, he went to all the

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<v Speaker 2>other sets and took pictures. That was fun.

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<v Speaker 1>You were Taurus correct?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? Did you? First of all, did you watch the

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<v Speaker 1>episode before he came on, and if you did, what

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<v Speaker 1>was it like watching it back after all these years.

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<v Speaker 2>I watched my scenes last night because I thought I

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<v Speaker 2>better refresh my memory, and it was it was so weird.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know It's because it's like, has it been

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<v Speaker 2>like fifteen years? Been a long time. And I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>oh my god, you know I was skinnier than I thought,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you know all that stuff. I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't look as bad as you know thought I did.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, I think as a young actor, I was

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<v Speaker 2>always really hard on myself. So watching it back, I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, you did a good job, you did a

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<v Speaker 2>solid job.

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<v Speaker 1>It was okay, right, right? Right? Do you get recognized rarely?

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<v Speaker 2>I could maybe count on my hands, maybe even one hand,

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<v Speaker 2>but a couple of times I have, but people don't

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<v Speaker 2>really know. They're like really familiar, and I you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and then then they might ask go or you an

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<v Speaker 2>actress and then it comes out. But sometimes I know

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<v Speaker 2>that's where they know me from, but I just pretend.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, oh, I don't know, maybe it's right, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, and I just pretend because I don't want to.

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<v Speaker 1>Know when they when they do recognize you, what's the reaction?

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<v Speaker 1>And when you inform them that, yeah, I was on

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<v Speaker 1>gil More Girls for an episodes, they do they what's

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<v Speaker 1>the reaction with oh yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Then they say oh yeah, yeah, of course now I remember,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they couldn't place it before, but then they

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<v Speaker 2>once I say it, then they remember and then they

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<v Speaker 2>get excited, you know, because they're like, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>it's my favorite job, and they get all excited.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, So let's talk about how you got started in acting.

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<v Speaker 1>You have a degree from UC Berkeley and cognitive science.

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<v Speaker 1>How'd you go from science cognitive science to acting.

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<v Speaker 2>Well? I always wanted to act all like, since I

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<v Speaker 2>was a little kid, but my family was very academic

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<v Speaker 2>and not really you know, entertainment. They didn't know about

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<v Speaker 2>that world at all, and so they kind of discouraged me.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I went to school and did my school thing,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought, wait a second, now I'm done with college.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to go to grad school. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to go to med school. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>go to law school. You know, screw it. I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to do what I want to do. And then I

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<v Speaker 2>moved down to LA and took acting classes and.

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<v Speaker 1>Really, yeah, really, And how did the family react.

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<v Speaker 2>To that rebelled against my family? They I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>they liked it, but I I kind of didn't care.

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<v Speaker 2>I kind of said, this is what I'm doing and

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<v Speaker 2>just I didn't like ask their permission or anything, because

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<v Speaker 2>that's what I'm doing. And then once I started to

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<v Speaker 2>book things, you know, like big plays or something, then

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<v Speaker 2>they'd want to come see it and tell everyone. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, wait a second, you weren't so into it

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<v Speaker 2>before and now you want to know. But they're nice,

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<v Speaker 2>they're nice, but right, yeah, but they before that, they

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<v Speaker 2>were probably very apprehensive and scared, you know, they wanted

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<v Speaker 2>me to do something academic, professional, you know, not.

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<v Speaker 1>What did your what did your parents do?

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<v Speaker 2>What were they My mother was a mathematician and my

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<v Speaker 2>father was an engineer. And then when he was forty

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<v Speaker 2>he went to medical school. So I was like in

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<v Speaker 2>elementary school when he went to medical school, which was

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<v Speaker 2>weird back then. I mean maybe now people go back

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<v Speaker 2>to school later, but I mean I didn't think. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know that it was weird when I was a kid.

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<v Speaker 2>It just that's just how it was, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, right, right, So who'd you study with when you

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<v Speaker 1>got to LA who are your teachers?

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<v Speaker 2>I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts a

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of teachers there. There was one teacher his name

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<v Speaker 2>was He doesn't have his own studio or anything, so

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<v Speaker 2>his name was Howard chang Raw. You know. He was

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<v Speaker 2>a really good teacher. And then I more recently, I

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<v Speaker 2>studied with someone named Richard Side s E y D. Fantastic,

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<v Speaker 2>we plugged people. I highly recommend if anyone wants to

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<v Speaker 2>take classes. He's great.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, great, So let's get back to the set of Gilmore.

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<v Speaker 1>What was it like working with with with Matt Zugreg

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<v Speaker 1>Do you remember, Yeah, you know, we were He's a

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<v Speaker 1>big favorite of ours open here, so.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, I didn't inter It was those were

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<v Speaker 2>big group scenes and I didn't really have like just private,

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<v Speaker 2>one on one scene time with him, So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I remember he was nice and we were all just

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<v Speaker 2>hanging around and joking around, but uh, I don't really know.

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<v Speaker 2>It was it was more of a group thing than

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<v Speaker 2>just him one on one.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you did you have any dialogue with with Matt

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<v Speaker 1>or Alexis or or or Eliza?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh? Yeah, more with Liza and Alexis gotcha.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, tell us about your experience working with Alexis.

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<v Speaker 2>She was really sweet. I think she's a shy person,

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<v Speaker 2>so but she was very nice to work with, very professional,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, would chit chat with us, but actually sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>she would, you know, I think she was shy, so

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<v Speaker 2>she stayed to the to the side, you know, but

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<v Speaker 2>she was really nice. I remember one time I there

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<v Speaker 2>was a cast photo, like I got invited to be

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<v Speaker 2>part of the yearly cast photo. And this was after

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<v Speaker 2>it was in between the two seasons. I was season

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<v Speaker 2>six and seven, and I remember, you know, we took

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<v Speaker 2>the photo and then I was leaving and she was leaving.

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<v Speaker 2>She goes, bye, I have a nice hiatus, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>like thinking, my whole life is a hiatus, Like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you love hiatus. I'm like, everything's a hiatus. This is

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<v Speaker 2>the exciting time for me, Like I'd rather come here

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<v Speaker 2>every day, you know, right. But yeah, I was just

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<v Speaker 2>really sweet. I remember thinking, oh, it's sweet that she's

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<v Speaker 2>thinks my work life is similar to what hers is,

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<v Speaker 2>you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, yeah, right, Yeah, they had busy schedules. They were

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<v Speaker 1>there all the time, yes, all of us, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>were I mean but not like those two. They were

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<v Speaker 1>there every day all day. Yeah, it was daunting.

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<v Speaker 2>And Liza was really she was sweet. She was really

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<v Speaker 2>nice and fun. We would chit chat on the sidelines,

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<v Speaker 2>you like she was. I liked working with her good too.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Any other stories you want to share from your

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<v Speaker 1>memories of the set? What did you do you remember

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<v Speaker 1>going through wardrobe? Do you remember the wardrobe experience Brenda

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<v Speaker 1>Maven and her team?

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<v Speaker 2>I think we had We had to bring some of

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<v Speaker 2>our own clothes too.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh really, Yeah, it's just an interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>Because I don't know. Yeah, So it's funny because when

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<v Speaker 2>I watched the scenes yesterday, some of them, I'm like, oh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that was those were my jeans or that was fine?

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<v Speaker 1>Right?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you told do you remember the day you

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<v Speaker 1>told your friend? Was your family aware of Gilmore Girls?

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<v Speaker 1>And when you told them, what did they How did

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<v Speaker 1>they react? I did they feel like, hey, maybe she's

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<v Speaker 1>made it, and like we were wrong and she made

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<v Speaker 1>the right choice and she's on Gilmore Girl. She has

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<v Speaker 1>eight episodes. It's a lot of episodes for Gilmore Girls.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that's that's a pretty good, pretty good number.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was kind of cool. Thank you. I. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know, they probably were not aware of the show

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<v Speaker 2>because I don't think you know, they were older. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think they're into that kind of.

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<v Speaker 1>Stuff TV watchers.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, or if so not not Gilmore girl, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not that you know, I don't know what they were watching,

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<v Speaker 2>but probably not that. I'm sure once I was on it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they watched the episodes I was on, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and they were excited and all that stuff. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know that they ever were excited like finally

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<v Speaker 2>like oh, you know, they they were proud, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they said, oh, we're proud of you and all that stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>But really, if I even to this day, if I said,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, I want to go to medical school,

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<v Speaker 2>they'd be so excited, so exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, you gotta do what you gotta do. You

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<v Speaker 1>got to you gotta go where your heart leads you. Yeah. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I got a lot of resistance too. My father was

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<v Speaker 1>not happy.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you were because I looked you up a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit too. You were a professional baseball player, right I was. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh and I was before the acting obviously.

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<v Speaker 1>Right right, yeah, And then and then I went to

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<v Speaker 1>Europe for a time and try to figure it out

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of my life. Instead just had a brilliant time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thought this should be the rest of my life, but

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<v Speaker 1>I knew I couldn't sustain it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I came back and dove into the acting scene

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<v Speaker 1>in New York. Yeah. Uh yeah. My dad was not happy.

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<v Speaker 1>He just said, go back to college. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>get your degrees and let's go here. And I just

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I just said, nah, I love this and

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<v Speaker 1>I really want to explore this, and I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>something that I can do.

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<v Speaker 2>Good for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. No, I really held I mean, and he was

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<v Speaker 1>he was a tough character. You know. He was like,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to do this thing and you're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to do that, and I'm like, nah, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>do this. I had to really fight for it, and

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<v Speaker 1>he just was not happy, just man. And then and

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<v Speaker 1>then when I started having success, he you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>really didn't come around. And then Gilmore Girls happened, then

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<v Speaker 1>he was like what could he say?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you're shut him up to the lead of a

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<v Speaker 2>show for years. You know, that's quite successful at that point.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. But you know, now that I'm a father, I

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<v Speaker 1>understand where he was coming from. They just you just

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<v Speaker 1>want the best for your kid. You want him to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, have the best chance at success and going

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<v Speaker 1>in at your mid twenties into something where you should

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<v Speaker 1>already be established in a profession at twenty five. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're going to have a career, you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be already established and have a pretty good resume. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I understand now his concerns. I don't blame him for it.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess when you're young, you think the best thing

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<v Speaker 2>for you is your heart and your passion and all.

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<v Speaker 2>And when someone's older and they're thinking about their kids,

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<v Speaker 2>they're thinking, oh, well, the best thing for my kid

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<v Speaker 2>is security and stability.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, all right, we're gonna play a little game

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<v Speaker 1>called rapid fire. Doesn't mean it's going to be quick.

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<v Speaker 1>You can take your time with the answers. Okay, no pressure, Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you like your coffee?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't. I don't like coffee. I wish I did,

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<v Speaker 2>because it's such a social drink. Everyone goes and gets coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>I just never like the taste of it.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't like it.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish I did.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Yeah, and you should try my own coffee brand.

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<v Speaker 1>It's called Scottie Pea's Big Mug coffee. You should try it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna love coffee after that.

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<v Speaker 2>I guarantee the whole category. Though. If I were gonna

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<v Speaker 2>love a coffee, it wouldn't be your coffee.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's supposed to be supposed to be good for you too.

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<v Speaker 2>Coffee.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Are your Team Logan, Team Jess or Team Dean?

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<v Speaker 2>I have to confess I am like you are when

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<v Speaker 2>you started this podcast. I have not seen Gilmore Girls

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<v Speaker 2>except the little snippets I was in, so I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, I know, mind scrambling, I know. Well, I'll just

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<v Speaker 1>answer for your team Logan.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, because he helped us get the paper.

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<v Speaker 1>Outs, right, because all the better people are.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, okay, done done.

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<v Speaker 1>Who is your Well, you haven't seen the show, You

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<v Speaker 1>can't answer any of these questions. Who's your Who's your

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<v Speaker 1>favorite Gilmore Girls couple? Luke and laurele I or Emily

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<v Speaker 1>and Richard.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I know like a little bit who they are,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm definitely gonna go Luke and laurele.

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<v Speaker 1>I for sure. Would you rather work with Michelle or Kirk?

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<v Speaker 2>Michelle was in the inn right that?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, and Curtsey.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know them well enough to give you a

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<v Speaker 2>good answer.

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<v Speaker 1>I think either one is fraught with peril. Oh God,

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<v Speaker 1>So it's a tough one.

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<v Speaker 2>So can I be above? You can stay unemployed and

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<v Speaker 2>not work?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, there you go. What would you order at Luke's Diner?

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<v Speaker 2>Probably French fries and a diet poke. Maybe also a

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<v Speaker 2>cheeseburger if I'm nice?

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<v Speaker 1>Who would you rather hang out with? Paris or Lane? Kim?

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<v Speaker 2>Lane?

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<v Speaker 1>Would rather hang out with Lane?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, because Paris was mean and scary.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, you want to hang out with the same person. Yeah, yeah, right,

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<v Speaker 1>he's in a band.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's so cool.

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<v Speaker 1>That's very cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, And she was on Felicity. I love that show.

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<v Speaker 2>Although that is you with her character, I know, but

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<v Speaker 2>that actress. I think she was on a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>episodes of Felicity.

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<v Speaker 1>And this question has taken on a whole new meaning.

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<v Speaker 1>Give and what's going been going on in the IVY

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<v Speaker 1>League Harvard or Yale? Or drop out and live in

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<v Speaker 1>a poolhouse?

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<v Speaker 2>I would not drop out and live in the pool house. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>it is kind of what Harvard is kind of there's

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<v Speaker 2>a hot mess there right now, for right now, I'll say, Yale,

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<v Speaker 2>there you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Would you rather attend a DAR event with Emily or

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<v Speaker 1>a town hall meeting with Taylor?

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<v Speaker 2>Town hall meeting? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>Really?

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<v Speaker 2>Well? DR is Daughters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, right,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's kind of an elitist, kind of stuffy group.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'll go to the town hall meeting for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>But in the town hall meeting it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>actually very stuffy at one hundred and twenty degrees and you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be there all day and half the night.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if I could handle the DAR meeting

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<v Speaker 2>for a T shirt and shorts and go to that.

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<v Speaker 1>You would rather suffer inside that hot tent? Okay? Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I would very noble? Yeah, Gilmore's Gilmore Girl's character that

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<v Speaker 1>you would want as a roommate.

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<v Speaker 2>Gilmore Girl's character that I want as a roommate.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll say, Rory, something in your life you are all.

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<v Speaker 2>In on I am all okay, this might sound a

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<v Speaker 2>little wou. I am all in on the truth, Like

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<v Speaker 2>I just want I want to know what the truth

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<v Speaker 2>is and like doing all our filters and conditioning and

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<v Speaker 2>all that stuff for moving all us and seeing reality

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<v Speaker 2>and truth for whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>Living in the wrong times for truth. Nobody wants to

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<v Speaker 1>speak the truth I.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, but I do all the more because of that.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, me too, Rona. It was a pleasure. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for coming on, appreciate your time all the best

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<v Speaker 1>and we really enjoyed it. And thanks so much, Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Good luck with the podcast.

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