My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark - MFM Presents…Georgia Hardstark on Adulting with Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos

Episode Date: February 28, 2024

My Favorite Murder presents Adulting with Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos on the Exactly Right network. Every Wednesday, along with a different comic, expert or celeb, they provide real life advice with a heaping portion of hilarity topped with a dollop of truth.  You’re about to hear an episode from January 31, 2024 with Georgia Hardstark! While bonding over “vintage” grandma names, Jordan chimes in with names that could only come from the Mississippi Delta. Also, Michelle’s twin toddlers test her anti-Goop parenting style and Georgia weighs in on the everlasting debate over keeping shoes on or off indoors. Jordan and Michelle are longtime best friends and comedians based in New York. You can find them doing Adulting live shows at The Bell House in Brooklyn or touring and performing standup all over the country. Past guests include Sarah Cooper, Roy Wood Jr., Joel Kim Booster, Tone Bell and more! Cue the airhorns! Follow Adulting on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. While you’re there, don’t forget to rate and review. Find them on Instagram @adultingthepod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is Exactly Right. Hello! We're here to share with you an episode of the Exactly Right podcast, Adulting with Michelle Boutot and Jordan Carlos, featuring, I guess, you know and love, Georgia Hartstark. Hey, that's me! We talked about our favorite grandma names, the ongoing debate over wearing shoes inside – gross – and we gave some incredible life-changing, adulting advice to a few listeners.

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You crossed the burning sands. I'm Jordan Carlos. I'm here as always with my co-friend, go Michelle Vito. Hello, Michelle. You look beautiful as always. Wasn't a Casey Kasem is going on. Is this Bandstand or is this adulting?

American Bandstand. Yeah, like I like to, I always wanted to be that guy. I wanted to be that guy. I wanted to be like, you know, mad cow in the morning or Casey Kasem with a top 40 countdown. And yes, and sometimes I bring a dollop and a dab of that to our show, okay? And now Michael Bolton.

Now I know why Jordan stopped drinking caffeine. I mean... Oh my god, Otis said fuck the other day. What? We're watching this movie Elemental. Okay. And the little fire girl goes, what the? And then Otis goes, fuck. And I was like, what? And then Heiko's like, he just said, fuck.

I was like, no, he didn't. And he goes, Otis, what'd you say? He goes, fuck, what the fuck? And I was like, oh, but the movie was so good. We're like, you shouldn't say it because it's a really, he's like, oh, and he was just watching the movie. I'm like, you shouldn't say it because it's a really he's like, oh, he was just watching the movie. I'm like, I don't even know how to talk to a four year old because their mind is everywhere.

Yeah, they're a little too cute to correct. Like he doesn't know what a bad word is yet. I mean, my son, he'll remind me that I'm cursing in front of him. OK. He'll be like, dad, you're using bad words. So I'm like, OK, I won't do it. Do you? Yeah, yeah, I love that. He. You're using bad words. So I'm like, okay. I won't do it. Do you yeah? Yeah I love that. He's a New York City kid He's bound to find these words out anyway, and if anything that story just tells me that the African-American

Diasporatic Caribbean in him is strong because the call and response was right there. What the fuck he joined in You know I'm saying the ancestors were speaking out look get with the rhythm the rhomb Yeah, you know the other day Hazel's teacher told me that she called him something Mean but you couldn't remember because we're all so tired. I was like okay, and I asked her later And she said a dummy head and I was like oh His feelings were her and he was like yeah, she was laughing like it was funny and when she told me I was like, oh, his feelings were hurt. And he was like, yeah, she was laughing like it was funny. And when she told me, I was like, it's kind of funny because I'm a stand-up comedian, you know?

And so how do I talk to her? You know, obviously, yes, be nice, but like... What did you tell her? What was the substance of what you told her? Sometimes we say things that hurt someone's feelings. And we don't do that. We don't hurt feelings. We lift people up.

But if someone's being mean to you, then you can tell them to fuck off. I mean, I'm trying, but I don't want to be like, like I'm not a goop mom. Right. You know what I mean? But I want to... Ooh. Do you know what I mean? How would you describe your MO, your motherhood motherhood M.O. in three words?

Three words? How fucking dare you? Those are my three words. It's four words, but like... It's hard to know. It's hard to know. You're doing the right things. They're good kids.

And you know what? It's gonna... Compassion, structure. Hey! Oh my gosh. Compassion, structure, joy, the CSJ. I love that. That's really good. Yeah. What about you? Um, four words. More fun.

Ew, why do you get four when I get three? I just asked for them. We're just making it. I can't do it. Okay. Okay, fine. Three words. Funner than mom. That's it. Those are the three words. Oh! If there was an air horn to blast and someone's little ear pods right now Michelle you have no idea on election day. Yeah, Chala took over it took over Jordan came alive Really jumped off the bench like my name was MJ

She was like Jesus take the wheels wheel. Or Tom Cruise on Oprah. Yes. So typically in New York, where I guess around the country in the US, the kids stay home because a lot of these schools are where you can go vote, right? Yep, that's what it is. They call it voting polls, is that what they're called?

Right. And so the kids are home and you decide to be father of the year. No, it's just that you could see the thousand yard stairs from mom, you know just that you could see the thousand yard stairs from mom. You know, like you could see that you could just, it wasn't the, it was the miles. You know what I'm saying? Like moms are just so tired.

And like we have a, this really great kind of web of like parents and like they call if they need like a play date, just some time off, but it was like the lines were getting jammed. You see what I'm saying? It's like, cause everybody was off at the same time. So I was like, let's just do this thing. So we went to the city, butterflies, boom, butterflies. Invisible world, boom, squid in the whale, boom.

Then we go across town, Serendipity 3, boom, hit him. Kids, you want to go on the ski lift across the Roosevelt Island? What is that? What's that get in the ski lift? I got my kids and another kid and we don't come back till they ask for us. You see what I'm saying? I love that. I love that you make core memories. Yeah.

You know, and it's really great that you step in and make a great day. We got to do it all the time as parents for each other. Yeah, it's all the time. It's like... We got to do it all the time. Yeah, man. At 5 p.m. sometimes I get, I feel a little anxious, cause I'm like there's so much more to the day. And I just wanna crawl up on the couch and just watch TV and have a glass of wine.

And you should, you should be able to do that. But I don't have time for that. I gotta make the dinner or he makes the dinner and we like hang out and then we eat the dinner and then we bathe and go to bed. And then you get this like half hour to yourself. But it really isn't to yourself, right? And then like for me, if I have an event that night or a show, I do all that

before I do this show of the event. And then I wake up in the morning and do the same thing. So like, but I also, you know, me, I'm a big planner. That's why I'm just like, Hey, y'all, what you doing this date? We go have a party because I like to also plan fun. Yeah. Yeah. You're a great host.

That's where you, that's where you shine and you love it. Yeah. Yeah. You're a great host. That's where you, that's where you shine and you love it. Yeah. But I wonder, could you ever, and I know you do take naps for yourself, but do you make a routine or a habit of just like being like these 30 minutes, no matter what rain or shine or mine? I mean, when they're not home or like on the weekend. Yeah. Right. But like when they're back from school, no, it's hard. Yeah, I feel you it's blood sport. Yeah, it is you have the three or four hours before Yeah, no, what do you even mean? Are they at least bringing their dish to the sink at the end of dinner? No, no, I try I try It's very hard. It's very hard at this point It's more work for me to ask them to take their dish to the sink.

Right. What a time to be alive. What a boring fucking podcast. It's not boring. Michelle is tired. Michelle, this is real. This is like what people want to know. They want the B to S. Oh please. They want the buttoe behind the scenes. Oh my god. Well, I'm living.

Well, here's what I will say. Get it out. Get it out. Right. here's what I will say get it out get it out right here's what I will say at the end of the day When I sit in my bed or I lay down on my bed and I run it all back I'm just like I wouldn't have done it differently like I'd rather be tired and present Then like rested and missing stuff like I take my spa days with my friends I have my little boozy brunches and I have a really fun fucking job. Yeah, but yeah, man I I'm gonna be tired either way

So it's just like I must be tired doing something I love and be with someone I love you know what I mean Yeah, yeah, but ooh, baby. It's the price. Yeah, and I don't want to be like I don't want to I don't want to be that Bitch that's always out in public. I mean just like I'm tired. You know what I mean? Like, well, what did you do? There's always a competition. I'm always just like winning cause I'm better and I'm more tired. You know, I don't want to be that bitch. Right, right, right, right.

I haven't slept in days. Yeah, like, I know that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But I also don't know how to be high with my kids. Like I see some parents like, and they figured it out. I'm like, how are you such a good mood? They're like shrooms. And they have like a little twinkle in their eye. I'm like, how are you such a good move? They're like shrooms and they have like a little twinkle

in their eye. I'm like, do you just hug a tree with your kid? How did you do that? Oh my God. Like I'm just trying to fucking get a straight line down my kid's head for pigtails. But you become more like kidlike when you get high. You're fun already, but you get even more like childlike

and fun. You do. No, you you get even more like childlike and fun. You do. No, you do. Oh, I do. Like one does or I do. Yo, you do Michelle Buttoe when you get nice, you seem to like, wait, like tipsy or high? It's hard because they feel the same with you. Yeah. And so I feel, no, when I'm a high is giving, are we okay? I'm like am I talking too much? Last time I got high with you was in Maine and we were at your friend's house

That was on the side of a mountain We're all gonna roll down and they had a really sweet huge German shepherd. Yes, whose face was just up in my children's face I'm like I'm cool. It was a sweet dog shout out to Bliss. All right, so I understand. I would suggest 2.5 milligrams THC. That's like taking an excedrin. And then you're just like, you're chill. And you can read one more Dr. Seuss book or not

because he's been canceled. It's up to you, you know what I'm saying? I've done it. It's not my bag. I want it to be like, is not like I'm fighting it. Yeah. Like I've tried it. Yeah, like I've tried it Are you like timetables? Do you like get them in bed by a certain time every night? Like dinners on the table this time baths at this time. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, okay. Yes. Yeah, I got you

Give her take 15 minutes. Please please do you know come on that's life. Yeah, but I understand dinners usually around six Bath around 730 bed 8. Hmm. It used to be dinner at 5. That's a. Yeah, but I understand. Dinner's usually around six, bath around 7.30, bed eight. It used to be dinner at five. That's a lot of pressure. It is a lot of pressure because your day's shorter, but I'm just like, how do people do this? Oh, yeah, they did do it because they didn't do anything all day. Just like, clean your Tupperware.

And have like a fucking like Mary Kay meeting. You know what I mean? They weren't doing like five different projects on a big fucking platform, you know? That's what they call the second shift. Like you're doing another job, you know? And you're already doing, like the job that you already have is like two jobs.

It is, I'll tell you what, man. When I do these shows and I see these people from all walks of life, they are young twenties up to like late 70s, enjoying the words that come out of my mouth. It's so weird to actually be this thing that brings people together. But it's always been that way anyways, right?

Like whether it's a meatball party or comedy show or TV show, and I'm just like, God damn, this is really, really nice. Sometimes I think about you loving to fall asleep at a party. I do. And I love the way you described it. You're just like, I just hear like the little ambient sounds of people having great conversations.

And that's often how I feel when I'm awake. Like I'm taking a moment for me, but I'm also just like, look at all these people like still having fun. It's giving like an emotional weekend at Bernie's, whatever you think that is. I understand all of that. You know, I love the fact that it's sold out to see Mishie B speak.

I'm here for that. You know, like you seem to get up and do it all every day. You're like maximum poor. Yeah, don't you? I think I'm probably at 80% battery power every day. Okay. But I feel like I do a lot. I do a lot.

I have my little list of wins and everything like that on my phone. I do a lot. I am always impressed by you, friend. You know that. Oh, thank you. I just want you to know that if it ever too much, you know, always call. You know what I'm saying? Thank you, baby face.

Because you make it look easy, but there's this old picture of like a ballet dancer. You see the shoe on point, you see the shoe on point, right? Then they take the shoe off and you see all the, you see what I'm saying? Yeah. Oh my God, am I a ballerina's foot? I'm not, it's like I try to have these sweet moments.

I know, I'm just kidding. I do, I do feel, Yes. I do feel like a plus size ballerina though sometimes. It's tiptoeing around in a two-two, trying to make it all happen. Being busy is wild, being successful is different than being busy,

cause you don't have to be busy to be successful, if that makes sense? But you also can be. Like it really is like one of those weird things. My dad always said work smart, not hard. And that's what I do love about our guest for this episode. I mean, she's a motherfucking powerhouse. Yes.

And so sweet. Truly. I mean, she gave us a job. She gave us a job when no one else would. And we're just too, too lowly interns. Yes. She is. She's the co-host of my favorite murder. Yes. And she's also the co-owner of Exactly Right Media, Exactly Right Podcast Network. I'm so sorry. Don't at me. We'll fix it in post. And I'm so happy that she is available to sit down and talk to us because Georgia

and Karen are really fucking cool and they're really fucking smart and they're also really fucking busy. And so speaking about how busy and tired, well, at least I am all the time, cause I'm at a hundred% and you're at 80. I'm really glad that she has just like found the time to fucking hang with us. So you guys, please enjoy this episode of... It's adulting.

I was like, what's the name of the show? It's adulting. Please enjoy this episode. With our guests, George the Hardstark. Oh my God, put her on the charging guests. George A. Hardtstark. George A. Hardtstark. Oh my God. Put her on the charging station. Good Lord. Ahoy!

Hi! Hi! Oh my God, it's so good to see you guys. It's been so long. I know. Yeah. I don't even know when in person, especially with the COVID and such. Seriously.

We were kids. I know. Children. We're different people. I really was. I believed in the elders that they would take care of us. See. And then I realized I had to take care of myself.

Woo! Yeah. Was that the journey? Look, not to get into it, but here's the fuck we are, everyone. I know. Yeah. How many friends and or family members do you think you have, like, stopped talking to

aka Laws since Trump and COVID? Unfortunately, mine is, like, my mom and dad. Oh. So I'm not there yet to, like, totally cut off, but I have worked very hard with boundaries. Yes. How to turn myself into a gray rock and not engage. Wow. Oh my God. A gray rock. Gray rock. Yeah. Wow.

Do we call that the great shedding? Is that what it is, people? I don't know. The great shedding. That's wild. Yeah. I think it's like you almost quietly quit the people. I mean, I'm such a like little Aquarius nice guy that I'm like, I'm going to quietly quit you. And that's been it.

And I'm just kind of burrowing a tunnel like Tim Robbins and Shawshank Redemption to get away from certain family members and things like that. But here we are, you know? Yeah. I remember Jordan said something like years ago, because like one of the questions we got for adulting Years ago Was how do you like get rid of a friend or how do you stop being friends with someone?

And Jordan was like friends are like garbage cans like you never really get rid of them They just roll around and roll back or so you said and every time I take my trash out. I'm like, yeah, which friend is this? Right some have maggots in them and some need to be hosed down every once in a while. And yeah. Summer Rubbermaid. Honestly, you have to talk to the trash guy and be like, and slip him a fucking 20 to take it for a while. Right, or something like your neighbor was steal,

so like you don't have to deal with it anymore. Oh, truly. Please. Oh my goodness. That's a good analogy. I mean, come on. It's happening again with the whole discussion about trans and non-binary people. And I'm like, I don't, I just, how many waves of people in my life are I really going to cut off?

Yeah. Ending Facebook has helped. Ending Facebook has, I don't need to know everyone's birthday. What is this? Like, what do I need to do your birthday? Yeah. Ending Facebook has helped. Ending Facebook has. I don't need to know everyone's birthday. What is this? Like, what do I need to do your birthday? Yeah. I honestly thought you were saying Facebook had ended. I was like, what? I know. Yay! Why am I celebrating? I was like, what? Ding dong, the witch is dead. Like, why are the munchkins not dancing?

I see what you're saying. Getting off social media because it's only a divisive thing. Yeah. I wish it was just my family that I could, because I can yell at my family and tell them what they're doing wrong. Yeah, but I can't do that like on social media to strangers. Yeah. So it's hard, like almost like wish I could keep Facebook, not really, but that style

and not deal with the strangers on like Instagram, you know? Yeah. How do you maintain a healthy relationship with social media because it's going to be in our lives forever and all of time? I don't. I try. I don't know. I, you know, everyone's like, don't read the comments. And it's just so hard for me because I do get that hit of dopamine when it's like good. Yeah. But I also get it when it's bad because I get all fired up. Yeah.

Wow. And then someone will defend me because I can't say anything. And then I get fired up from that person. It's just like, I don't post really anymore on Instagram because I just like, I don't know, like I got sick of sharing. It just felt like content after a while

instead of my actual life. Yeah. And every time I'd go out somewhere, I'd be like, I got to get content. It's like, why don't you just fucking enjoy yourself? Yeah. Well, because, I mean, we all work for Instagram. I got my W2 last year.

Really excited about it. But like, do you ever feel like I sometimes think, like, I'm going to go on a limb and just say, like, Michelle, Georgia, you're both like straight A students? Me? Yeah, I was in rehab. You were not? No.

Okay. What would this double chin get out of you? No, it's just that- I barely graduated high school and I dropped out of college. Oh, that part. Okay, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool. So fuck me, my theory. Yeah, Julie.

I am a perfectionist though. You're right about that. That's what I mean. That's what I mean. It's like- Yeah, what you're getting is instinct and truth. That am a perfectionist though. You're right about that. That's what I mean. That's what I mean. Yeah, what you're getting is instinct and truth. That's what you're getting. And sometimes that's all you fucking need to really survive.

I mean, Tignataro dropped out of high school too and she's one of the smartest people I fucking know. Right. She did? She dropped out? Yeah. Wow. Yeah.

So that's why when people are like, where are your kids going to school? I'm like, wherever they feel like it or they don't have to. Right. Wherever they thrive is fine. Exactly. Yeah. I love that word. Yeah. I feel the same way as long as my kids either go to Smith or Brown. Go ahead. Yes. But I am a perfectionist and I want to do everything right.

Like I saw me recently that was like, when I get to the TSA, like line, I have to be the best at it. And I want the security guards to be like, that girl is a legend. She's so good at going. Like I want to do it all correctly and the best driving everything. So there is a part of me that goes to social media, like this has to be the best post every time.

And it's exhausting. I'm just so hung up on TSA, but like, do you ever get a high five from a TSA officer that's like, you did that the best I should. I really should. Oh my gosh. You know, that thing of like, I'm doing it all right. So I can complain about other people. Well, you hope that people like will watch you and be like,

that's how it's done. Right. You guys, like I raise my arms up and do that little, like whatever the diamond side to do the Jay-Z sign above my head. Perfect diamond and a smile and There's still like we're gonna have to patch you down I'm like, but I do the diamond with a smile, you know Yeah, and it just hurts my heart and I feel as though but don't you have metal in your body? Don't you have like something? Oh, yeah, he's had like a back surgery. Oh

Yeah, okay metal in my body. Yeah. When I wear a bra with a wire, they're like, calling back up. I'm like, it's just double Ds, bitch. The right one's bigger if you must know. You know what I mean? Like, it's fucked up. Yeah. The other day, they had to check my daughter's hair, and I'm like, how fucking dare you?

What? I would put drugs in my booty hole before I put it in my little daughter's hair. Fuck that noise. Yeah. She can't stay still anyways when little daughter's hair. Fuck that noise. Yeah. She can't stay still anyways when I do her hair. That's wild. Sometimes there's like a family in front of me and if I'm flying solo, then I'll just switch lines and then like they'll look at me like,

oh, you know, the disrespect, you know, but I'm like, you've got a three year old, you got a toddler and like leave me alone. Like I have to do this. Or when you're behind like old people, like that's, leave me alone. Like, I have to do this. Or when you're behind like, old people. Like, that's oh my gosh. Am I an angel? Because I sit and I watch and I wait for when they need help. And I'm like, I got you.

What meds are you on? Because I need those. Yeah. I'm looking for some now. I'm not on any. Oh, mine aren't working. I mean, I straight up chew my jaw off. And I've definitely have made my ass clench so hard I don't have an ass anymore I

should get a Brazilian butt lift at some point for quanta. But you know I'm gonna ride it out LOL and see if tired mom working booties are gonna come back just like adrenaline. So you know or bell bottoms everything finds its way back. Crinoline I love. Yeah, I mean, I try to be as patient as possible with people in the airport because I do realize this is like a big undertaking for them. Oh, I know. They booked the trip, they left their house.

This isn't something they do often. Yeah. And so I just wait, watch and see because even my parents are really good travelers. They always like make jokes to my mom and my dad. And I'm just like, if you would have believed in me the way Matthew Knowles Believed in Beyonce and Salon right we could have been flying private bitch that part No, take your little orthopedic shoe off and put it in a fucking tray I don't think I could travel with children or my parents like I would help people

Mm-hmm. Yeah, I don't want to seem like a total asshole, but no that's okay It is like an episode of the amazing race with no fucking prize So that's why I'm just like I can't read a map my brain goes cuckoo But I can travel with these dummies and also one time I travel with my friend's cat because she has so many pets She went from New York to LA and her cat Olivia Newton John Like gain weight didn't fit in the bag. bag i was like i don't want to catch shame but bitch you gain weight and we had a stuff from the bag i was like what in the southwest is going on this is not okay and i've never traveled with a cat before they make you take it out right yeah how are there not more cats running around the airport that have got you going to private room

and then the cat runs under like a fucking piece of equipment. Meow. Yeah, that was the cat. I like the one where like the cat is like stuck in a ball. Like it's like this space ball that they can look out of. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. Have you ever traveled that way with your kitty? No, I don't do, I thankfully don't do that,

travel with animals. But I can't imagine the cat wants to see the outside world that much, right? Yeah. Right. Like the confusion of it seems a little intense. Right, right. I have two questions, you guys. Okay. Have you guys met and or worked with a person who is not necessarily at the top of their game, but very talented, like really talented, but just still so fucking miserable.

Oh my God, yes. Okay, why are you looking at me like that? Okay, what? No. No. But I'm just like, wait a second, wait a second. But seriously, like I am starting to run into people where I'm just like, is it trauma?

Yeah. What the fuck is it? I can understand someone who hasn't figured it out. And they're like, I know everything because they don't. And you figured them out or like, you know, I don't know anything and I'm miserable because people have found me at whatever it is. But like someone who's actually good,

that brings the bad energy, I'm like, what, where is this coming from? That's childhood trauma. I think perfectionism is like a great way to be miserable, no matter what you achieve, you know? I think that is a hard one to like get past. Yeah. I mean, sometimes it's kind of like,

I understand it's like, it's so cautionary, but it's like I recently went to this like, big old celeb's apartment, Yeah, a flex, a flex. And it was pinout Spartan and they were just like, yeah, man, I don't know. I don't know about stuff. And I'm just like, oh, wow, you know, like, that's really cool. We're never going to hang out, but this is really cool. And to see this is like dope. You look, you remind me of Batman and I got to go, you know, like it was like,

who was name names? Give us the vision. No, can't do that. Can't do that. But they're not happy with what they had. they had they were they were just they were not happy with what they had and they wanted more But this person is like so successful so powerful in the game and they just still yeah It's still not good enough like I think my wildest dreams are their lowest expectations and I'm just like Like I guess I don't totally understand what's the word when you try really hard for things,

you know, ambition. I don't get ambition at all. I'm like, when people are super ambitious and I'm like, don't you like taking a nap? Like, have you heard of naps? Oh, I love naps. You guys, I don't, I don't nap. I nap.

I have to. What is so great about naps. You guys know I don't I don't nap. I know I have to what is so great about naps You feel refreshed don't you it's a reset on your entire day. Yes You feel refreshed you have the whole rest of the day to like it's like having two days in one It is and it's like it's the same thing as like the way your first cup of coffee works for you. You're just like let's go It just feels like a like cold eye patches. You're just like, yeah. That's so true. Right. Okay. The napping order in my house is like tied between my dog and my wife. And so like, like who naps the longest, and she just wakes up pissed. Oh, no. She's like, I'm taking 20 minutes. I'm going to go for a nap.

Go ahead. Comes down. What the fuck is all this shit? Is it two hours later? Does she like? No, she comes down 20 minutes later. Maybe she needs two hours. Yeah.

She can have them. I'm just like, let it go into a deep rim sleep. Just like, let mama go. You ever had those naps? Or just like, I'm a go all the way all night. Yeah. When you don't have to set an alarm nap, that's amazing. Yeah.

Oh, wow. To me, that's my ambition is success to me means I'm able to take a nap in the middle of the day. Like there was a long time in my life that I couldn't. You know, I worked day jobs, so I could never do that. Yeah. I didn't think that would ever end. And so back then I'd be like,

if I can take a nap every day, I'm successful. Yeah. You can full on take naps at the job. I've done that. I've done it. The naps and also having a car pick me up and go to like an event or to a show or the airport. Okay, that's a good nap.

That's a good nap, but that's also like a sign of success for me where I'm just like, I can take a nap in this car. Yeah. That's somebody else booked me. Totally. A booked car for you or a, uh, I'm getting picked up. There'll be no time in my life where seeing my name or my husband's name when we walk off the airplane and someone's holding up a sign to be like, Here's your car, ma'am. Oh. Yeah. Yeah. The best. Uh, I almost want to take a picture every time, but I'm like,

I'm not going to. Me too. Like pretend you belong. And they're like, what in the first rodeo is going on? And I'm way too friendly to the drivers. I'm like, how is your weight? Me too. Do you have to carry my bag?

I can carry my bag. I know. Stop being a hero. Here you go. Did you wash your hands? Yuck. Yuck. I know. I do that all the time. I'm like, no, no, I'm from Brooklyn. So I take my. Did you wash your hands? Yuck. Yuck. I know.

I do that all the time. I'm like, no, no, no. I'm from Brooklyn, so I take my own bags. You know, they're like, okay. All right. Oh no, you give him a dad joke. Okay. Yeah.

Okay. Oh my goodness. Who saved who, ladies and gentlemen? And non-binary royalty. Who saved who? Hmm. Oh, dad jokes with the drivers. I have an uncle that's a driver and he little love dad jokes.

He was driving me years ago. Somebody jumped in front of like, try to make the light in New York. Yeah, baby. And it was a green light. And he, and he said, just like very gently out the window, he's like, you never see a car in a hospital bed. It was like, okay, okay, okay. I like that.

Yeah, but he also said like, when I ordered a drinks, a sex on the beach, he's like, you know what happens when you have sex on the beach? I was like, what uncle? Ooh. Yeah, like I don't want to know. He's like, you get sand in your ass.

I was like, I am leaving now, not just the restaurant, the family, just the family. The Facebook, the family Facebook. Yeah, I'll see you on 23 and me. Bye bye. What was your grandma's name? I love grandma names. I do too. And this one's a good one, Thelma. Yeah. I'm gonna black grandma names. I know. And Molly good one. Thelma. Yeah! I'm gonna play Grandma now! I know. And Molly. Grandma Thelma and Molly, like, classic. Wish I wanted kids, because that would be their names, but... Yeah.

I made my character, my grandma's name, which is Mavis. Yes, I love it. She was my person. Yeah. But Thelma... Ooh, baby. Thelma. My grandma's name is Eunice. Beautiful. Look. I mean, that is That one was. My grandma's name was Eunice. Beautiful. Look. I mean, that is of a time.

That is vintage. That is a vintage blend. It is. And my great-grandmother's name was Elbetha. What? Her sister, her favorite sister's name was Elretha. And my auntie's name is Sabetha. So you better write it.

What in the girl group that will never happen is going on? Oh my goodness. That is the SWV of the 1800s. What do you believe in me then? The Mississippi Delta was pumping out some names. Truly. Where is my tambourine, bitch? I didn't know we were going to church.

Where is Viola Davis for the reboot? Have you ever met anyone in the wild, people with those names? Hell no. That was a tie. They've made them up. That was like, color purple, era names. Look, not unless I ran into somebody on Rumspringer. Yeah.

That's a no. No. And no one's copied him since. Oh my God. Yeah. What does Beyonce say? I am one of one. Yes, I am the only one. Love it. Those are those names and they are forever. We love them etched in time. It's beautiful. Oh wow. What in the smuggers happy birthday is going on? Oh, Roco, we need it. Did I never tell you that? I never told you that. I'm sorry, Michelle. You never told me. And this is the thing. I learned something new every day. I was eight years old when truths are coming out. My dad's mom was a twin. Wow. And they were named Clio and Cleo-Nor.

And I'm like, huh, how come no one took the time? I love the name Clio. Same. But what is the other one? Clio-Nor. I've never heard that. It's the same name. Yeah. It's the same name. Yeah.

It's the longer version of the version. Yeah, it's the actual version of the other thing. People were wild back then. They were. It's like naming your twins, Mish and Michelle. It's like, did we not? Yeah. I know it's probably really hard back in the day

to be like, oh my God, I didn't even know I was pregnant with two. Right. Just quick think of another one. So you didn't even like plan on a name right away. No. I get it, but still. Claire.

Claire and all. And you didn't up as a boy or a girl. But I did, I do love pet names because those are like real fun. And I named my lab master, Lola Felana, because she's a big beautiful black bitch. I named my most recent cat, Moses. So that's where I'm going with that. Wow. What in the first testament? Genesis, Exodus.

Come on, Gwen and the Patrol, let's go. I'm not religious, I just like the name. And his name is now Moe. So it's like not even that beautiful anymore. Oh, it's great. Who doesn't love a Moses? Yeah. Come on give it up for Yahweh, we doing it. 40 days, 40 nights. Yeah and if you have another cat you can name them like Ramgillie ad or like Nebuchadnezzar or something really deeply biblical. He could not wait to fucking say this. Someone finished say that someone finished college unlike me.

I adopted a boy and girl lab pit mix in names of Bobby Whitney. Oh. That's all. That's sweet. So this is the part of the show. Is this the show? It's a podcast, but it's the podcast show, right? Did we start?

Did we start it? Oh my God, are we recording? The plane's going down. Don't worry, I got you. Thank you. Some days I do wake up and I do feel like Denzel Washington at the end of every movie. I'm like, can I bring the train back on the tracks? I gotta do it for my boy.

Because he needs a new heart. You know what I mean? He needs a new heart. Is that John Q? I don't know. Why were you watching John Q of all the Denzel movies? He's gotta land the plane and go back to Rosario Dawson, who's his wife. Now's the time to get brave and do the thing.

Yeah, get brave, do the thing. Yeah. And then when I get really tired, I turn to like Sam Jackson, I'm like, what? What a thing, what? I'm not gonna do it, cause that's like too, well, no one needs it.

Okay. Let's go. So we have fans, audience members. They ask us questions about adult singing. We try to answer them because we're experts. Experts? Question mark. Adults? Adults?

In some circles. Oh, adultish. In Terabang. It's 5pm. Okay, we're done. Um, do you want me to go first? Yeah, you have the first question. Okay, so here it goes. So I am 28 and my mom got remarried. Happy for her double exclamation point, but she is asking me to remove all of my belongings

from her house. I don't have space in my current living situation, but I don't want to get rid of all my childhood memories. Oh. How do I talk to my mom about this? I understand she needs to make room for the new, but I am hoping she can help me keep a little bit of the old until I figure out my next steps. 28, huh? Wow. I wonder how much it really is. Is it like hoarding situation or is it just like, it's like a box of my drawings, mom? Is it like hoarding situation or is it just like, it's like a box of my drawings, mom. Yeah, I mean, you want a little bit,

little flavor of your children around. And 28 is, that's really riding the line because it's getting. Yeah, it is. It depends on what kind of 28 year old. I heard the question, but what I'm really feeling is, you're uncomfortable with the next phase of your mom's life and being cut out.

And I don't know how old your mom is, but it also was time for her to live her life. You know, I've always wanted to be a mom and now that I'm a mom, I'm like, holy shit. A lot of people should not be parent. Like no one should be pressured into being a parent because it is so much it's so much work yeah like all the time and like you just fight to have your own thoughts and peace sometimes hence the naps and so like it has been all about you for a long time let this be all about her right and don't put some more shit on your mom you're almost almost 30. Figure your shit out. Get like a storage unit. Right.

Sell some of your shit. Mm hmm. Have your mom have her space back to make a new life. Because you know what? She ain't gonna be wet forever. And she needs to sit and spin on something while she still can, boo boo. That is a very good point. It does feel like that this person's maybe a little afraid that their mom is replacing them.

Yes. Yes. Yeah. So maybe the conversation is about that and not about your things because your things don't matter. Like your pottery made in high school. Like you can, it's not that good. Oh, my throat out. Take a picture. Throw it out. Take a picture and throw it out. Yeah. Yeah. And now you can start a new tradition. Like your lunch can be your thing or, yeah, you know, the gifts you give each other But it doesn't have to be about replacing you

It can't be exactly what you said about moving on with her life But for me the question that's not being answered is how evil is this new husband, right? And are you stopping him? You know from pulling off his evil plan. Okay, black ira glass. Let's go I just know I just I just feel, I just, no one has asked the question. Yeah. And I just feel like, you know,

maybe this is a good thing. Maybe you want to keep a recording device in the house. Sure. Oh, shit. Ask her, has he broached the topic of life insurance one too many times with her? Mm-hmm. Oh, shit.

Is this a lifetime movie with Judith Light, Indry Shepard? Is she like Piki Palmer? Does she need a camera in the living room to see what's going on? OK, like the thing is, too, I hate to say it. It's your mom's business.

It ain't yours. Right. Yeah. Like how many times have we told our mom to butt out? Do you know what I mean? So like, but we're right. We're right, though. You know what I mean? That's true. Like you had to figure it out. We had to figure it out. Do you know what I mean? So like, but we're right. We're right though. You know what I mean? That's true. Like you had to figure it out. We had to figure it out. She got to figure it out.

Yeah, truly. That's all I'm saying. Yeah. I mean, that sucks, especially if you're like super, super close, but like bigger picture. It's tough. Okay. Wow. We really answered that. You guys, welcome to the view. All the levels. Next question. Oh my God. We answered it. Next question. Oh my God, this is like a mom quest. This is like a very mom heavy. Go for it.

Okay. My single mom flirts with my guy friends. How do I get her to stop? It's so embarrassing. Oh. Oh, wow. Yes. Oh my God, I'm just thinking about Amy Poehler

and oh my God, what's that movie? Oh, and Mean Girls. Mean Girls, yeah. Yes. She's like, I'm cool. I Amy Poehler in, oh my God, what's that movie? Oh, and Mean Girls? Mean Girls, yeah. Yes! She's like, I'm cool! Yeah, I have the cool mom. I mean, maybe she is. Maybe she's the hot mom and the friends are like,

cool, great, we love it. You know what I mean? Yeah, that can be embarrassing so many ways. I mean, I didn't suffer from that, but I do remember the really, the hot mom. And it was just like, hi, Mrs. Turkelson. Like, you're just like, you know, you're just one of these feelings in my body. Like that is how there he is.

You know what I'll never be the hot mom. I'll be the mom that teaches you how to use the tampon or a cup or whatever the fuck we're using. Yeah. But yeah, it was Texas in the early 80s. Like of the hair. Oh yeah. Like Dallas. Yeah. I was like, oh God, Yeah, like Dallas. Yeah, I was like You know like every pool party was like nails and iced tea and cigarettes big curls and plastic surgery and you're like

Oh my god That it up and tanning beds probably tanning beds before tanning beds. Oh god. Wait a minute Can I ask Georgia? was there a hot dad? No. Hot brother. Yes. Yes. Yes. You know, the older brother, the older brother of a friend would be that and they would just want us to leave them alone.

Yeah. But I would say that my mom does like, can only talk to dudes in a way. That's like flirtatious Yeah, the waiter the fuck it, you know, whatever it is. There's a flirtation. Is your dad okay? No, they're divorced No, they are divorced. So no, it didn't that didn't go over well Um, and it's creepy when you're young, but again, you can't do anything about it. She's her own woman, right? That's true. Just don't bring your friends around her, I guess. I think telling her after she does it, like if she does it and you're like, mom, when you do that, it makes me uncomfortable.

Totally. It really makes me uncomfortable. And I'd like it if you didn't do it, at least in my presence. That is the creating of a boundary, right? It's like, when I'm around, this is what it's gonna be. And I've let you do it, and now you've hit a point and that's it. I feel like you're within your rights to do that. And bringing up specific things too is important.

Like when you said this, that was flirtation. Like sometimes people don't know that they're being flirty. You know what I mean? Yeah. Like this thing that you said, or you touched his arm and that was creepy. Oh. Yeah, the arm touch, the unnecessary arm touch. Yeah.

Unnecessary arm touch. I don't know a lot of rich people, but I went to like a comedian's wedding in South Pasadena, California. It was giving eyes wide shut, but like at a barbecue and I had never been around with any rich white people before. Everyone was named Taylor. And just like bang, but bangs. I've never seen so many people with face responsibility. And my husband and I were like just married.

And this is like the first time I saw like really rich people just all kiss each other on the mouth. Oh, ew. No. Did they do that? What are you talking about? Do you know like Jane Seymour in wedding crashers? Like the mom who's like, oh my God, I love this tie.

It's like what? And so none of that was to me, but like I remember I brought my husband, we were married for like six months, we still paid for the wedding. And yeah, women were like kissing him hello on his lips and like, we're like on his cheek, like in the corner, like right near his lips.

And I was like, what the fuck is this? And my friend was like, this is how rich people do. And I'm like, what? Holy shit. Yeah. Oh, that would creep me out on so much. Like even when a dude friend kisses me on the cheek, it's so, I'm not okay with it.

It's so inappropriate to me. Like do an air kiss, but I don't want your fucking mouth on the cheek. It's so, I'm not okay with it. It's so inappropriate to me. Like do an air kiss, but I don't want your fucking mouth on my face. Ew. You know what I mean? When you put it that way, absolutely. Get your mouth off my face. Yeah.

The title of this episode. Can I tell you, in Holland, where my husband's from, they kiss on the cheek three times. Wow. Oh my God. Yeah, so like when you walk into a party, like it's just never ending. And I'm like, can we end some,

and the first time I didn't know and I was pulling away and they were like, and I was like, this is too much. By family, we do close cheek air kiss. So you get them in your ear, essentially, but your faces don't touch. It's very like hygienic, but loving, but also withholding. You know what I mean?

It's that perfect amount of weirdness with comfort. Yeah. I didn't mind before, but now I really mind because now I don't really know what people are doing with their mouths. Yeah, post COVID, that's over. It's disgusting. Yeah. The first time I smelled bad breath out of COVID,

I was like, no, this is how I get COVID and I don't miss this at all. That's gone, blowing out candles on a cake, that should be gone completely. Yeah. Is it been bad? Like a green flame shoots out of somebody's mouth? No, I just mean like you're blowing your germs out.

Look, I have a little bit of OCD. Okay, okay. It might be me a little bit. Got you. No, I just mean like you're blowing your germs. Look, I have a little bit of OCD. Okay, okay. It might be me a little bit. Got you. No, I love this. It might be me and not COVID. Let's talk about it because there's a lot of people that don't take their shoes off when they come in my house and I'm just like, do you mind?

And then like one person was like, I don't really do it. I'm like, okay. And then they got dog shit that wasn't from my dog on my carpet. And I was like, this is why you take your fucking shoes off. My God, like that's how plagues start. Literally. That's like, so I have such an issue with that. That's how the bubonic plague started.

Yes. People didn't take off their clogs. Is that what it was? You come into this house, you take off your clogs. I feel like, yes. Okay. Totally take into this house you take off your clogs. I feel like okay totally take your shoes off totally take your shoes off sometimes though people people's feet smells like that kind of like tang and it's like that's what they're scared that they're putting into the atmosphere I'm just putting it out there I have to say I will gladly take my shoes off I have great smelling feet good night. I don't mind.

I don't mind other people leaving their shoes on when they come over. Like, I'm just not going to be able to do that. But if you're going to, then like have a pair of socks for people available, because I don't do bare feet on the floor that grosses me out. Yeah. Right. And I don't want people staring at my gross feet, you know. Yeah. Actually, I really cute feet, but they're not. They don't need to stare at it. Ooh, prove it.

Wiki feet come through. Do it. Wiki feet. I have a Wiki feet. You do. You must have a Wiki feet. I didn't start it, but there is a Wiki feet. Um, yeah, socks.

I have guest socks and I have guest slippers. Wow. And, um, here's something that skis me out too. And then I have to get to the next question, but this really skis me out. Okay. And let me know if I'm alone. Eating in an airport restaurant and using the fork. Cause I'm like, have they really cleaned this?

How many people have gone through this fork? Absolutely not. That's why I'm not mad at like a plastic fork. Sorry, I want to save the earth too, but I also want to save my face. You know what I won't do? I won't drink out of a cup or like a glass in a hotel room. Never.

They wipe it with the same towel that they use on the counters. I've seen 2020. Yeah, never. Don't put your mouth on anything in a hotel. Truly. Okay. Don't do it. Worse to live by.

Look, that's the name of this episode, guys. Okay, next question. Okay. Yes. Oh, that's the name of this episode, guys. Okay, next question. Okay. Yes. Oh, this is the saucy Santana question. Oh my God. I don't even know how to, here we go. Okay. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha No, I don't want to say together and I don't want to do it together. Let me just do it. Okay, do it.

Okay, ass play. I want to get into it, but I don't know where to start. How do I begin? Like, first of all, the fact that Jordan wanted to do that question with me troubles me. Together is friends to support you as your friend in this journey of ass play. That's what I do as a middle child. I am solving everything and I'm here for you. Oh my God.

And now the party can begin because I'm here. So supportive. Yay! Oh my God. I just got so thirsty. I just got so thirsty. Where's my Yeti? I need my water.

I am a little parched. Listen, I say, nobody asked, but I'll start. I would go to a store and ask somebody that you sort of trust there, like what are the good things to start with? If you don't know, because if you don't know, you don't wanna start at like a very difficult course if you need something a little bit more intermediate.

Do you know what I mean? Yeah, you don't wanna go on hot, essentially. You want to go in warm. I'm blushing right now. I'm the wrong person to ask this because I just pretend that that part of my body doesn't exist and his doesn't either in love. I love that we were just like, I don't like my feet to touch the floor. But let's get into ass play because I'm sweeping the floor with my ass.

Listen, there's something for everyone. 100%. But I would say do that. Go to Aspley. Yes. Once Jordan comes down. I'd say go to a store. Also, watch some porn. Do some research. See what you might be into. Talk about it with your partner first. Yeah. Because that's not always on the menu. That's something you should talk about before ordering. For sure. I think being curious together is a good one.

Yes. For this person, it's like, I want to bring out all my stuff. And it's like, no, I'm curious about it. And it's kind of a fun relationship thing to do is, like, yeah, the porn thing is a great idea. Like, let's watch and see what happens when people do that. Yes. Right. And I think exploring like to what degree do you want to be penetrated to what degree do you want to penetrate somebody else?

Like in that kind of thing and what their comfort levels are. I love that he goes, somebody else. You don't want to be surprised by that. I had no idea. I didn't know. Oh my God. I feel and hear the roller coaster of emotion. It's going on between those two moving blanket. I love it.

Surprise penetration is not good for anyone. Look, no. Not even if you yell like Happy Kwanzaa. It's never fun in any way. How dare you disrespect December 26th like that? Kooch Chocolia! All right. Oh my God.

I feel like it's a conversation. OK. I'm just saying like. It's a conversation that, yeah, of course, like you should know those things about each other, right? Yeah. 100%. And if anything, start small with beads. There you go.

Absolutely. Next question, Jordan. Call her what's your name? Were you calling from? Okay. My husband say, let's, excuse me. Are you okay? Let's take a breath.

Should we put our arms up? Let's just. The way, the way this is written is very conversational. Are you okay? Let's take a breath. Should we put our arms up? Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr How do I approach this topic? You've gotten this far in your life and relationship with them and they don't know that. Like they're not like my new boyfriend, they're my husband. Yeah. You gotta open up lines of communication. Truly. Yeah, you gotta talk about it.

Cause you know what? I bet your husband would have no problem telling you. Right? You know what I mean? So I'm just like, what is it? Does he need to use a different soap, eat something different? Is this pH balance law?

Like, well, the typical answer would be, why don't you try showering or taking a bath together? But really, it's like, you don't need a tiptoe. No. This is your husband. This is your life partner. Like getting married, like your partner's crotch is like your roommate. Like, I see that thing more than like my parents. Like for sure. You could pick it out of a lineup.

Yeah. So it matters. It matters. Yeah. Come on. Don't be a fucking hero. Don't do that to yourself. Totally.

Save yourself. I'm going to ask another question because we cannot end on someone's crotch. Can't end on someone's end and you can't end on someone's crotch. You know what I mean? Yeah. Okay. Here's the last question. And Georgia,? Yeah, I do. Okay. Here's the last question and Georgia you're walking angel. Okay How do I go about investing I've been living paycheck to paycheck for most of my adulthood and now that I'm at a new company with a decent salary

I'm looking to maintain some financial security. It's an intimidating hurdle and I don't know where to start. I love that. Yeah, that is so important. It is. And I totally understand that one. I'll say high yield savings accounts are a really good place to start. Yeah, right now. What's that? High yield savings accounts. So there's savings accounts like at your bank or whatever, and those give you like a teeny tiny percentage. You'll not make any money off of that. While you're waiting to figure it out and learning, go Google a high-yield savings account at a safe banking institution and put your money in there while you wait and listen to a bunch of podcasts about finances, right?

Yeah. Yeah. The compounded interest right now, some of the highest right now are hovering at about 4% to 5%. Now, back in the day, I used to do that with my own money and it was like, when I first started in comedy, and then interest rates, of course, went down with the recession and COVID and all that. But now it's a good time to do it. Now is the saving time. And banks are begging for people's money. And they're saving savings account, not the commercial banks, but banks like Ally and things like that. So you were so on the money, amen to that, Georgia. Like do that shit. And there's so many pot, that's how I learned,

I don't know, time, but I know some basics and it's all from podcasts, like financial podcasts out there. Oh, that's such a good piece of advice. Find the people you like, find the topics you like and learn, but go slow. Yeah, that's what I was just gonna say. The emotional part of it is like, it is huge.

It's like waking up one day and just saying, I have to lose weight, right? And it feels overwhelming and daunting because you think you're just supposed to like drop this weight and be super healthy within like weeks, but it takes time. And so if you're overwhelmed by this, they use the word hurdle just one day at a time truly you got this

Yeah, you got this. Yeah. Oh my goodness. Well, I'm so glad we ended on our adult Question not about someone stinky dick funky spunk. We asked all our guests. What is What is the most adult thing you want to do for yourself that you haven't had a chance to do yet? And it could be big or small or medium. Medium. Let me think. I have completely lost the plot when it comes to being in shape in a way that like makes me feel old. You know what I mean?

Yeah. Like I'm 43. I think that's not old at all. No. But somehow I'm like, well, that time's over for me. Oh. Taking care of myself in that way. Oh, I know.

And I need, yeah, I need to remember like people run marathons in their 60s and, yeah, you know, and I just need to get that in my head because I'm such a like, I'm such a napper that I'm like, well, I'm going to go take a nap. No, I need to like discipline myself. And I talk about this in therapy all the time where it's like, if you didn't have a lot of discipline as a child, you don't know how to do it to yourself as an adult. Yeah. But you have to be, you have to parent yourself and be like, okay, Georgia, I know you want to nap right now,

but a 30 minute walk is going to make you feel better in so many ways. Yeah. You know what really worked for me, and I don't know if it will work for you, but making plans with my friends to go for a walk or a jog or like a dance class or like whatever kind of, cause I was like, I'm not gonna let my friend down. Right. I'll cancel all day long.

I have a peloton at home. Are you kidding me? It's just. Oh my God, yes. Like I'm hanging shit on it at this point. Of course. But if I had a friend meet me at my bike every day, I'd be like, I'm coming cause I don't wanna

let those motherfuckers down. Totally. Right. So I don't know, maybe that motherfuckers down. Totally. Right. So I don't know, maybe that would work. And then also I bought like new workout clothes at Target. That's a good one. Right.

Because I'm just like, this shit looks like I'm mad at myself. And so I just got like a new black one. You know what I mean? No, that's a really great point because the pants, the stretch pants I have, I love them, but the elastic is gone. Yep. Yep. They fall off while I, you know, work out. To like have a cute new outfit to like work out in is everything for sure.

Yeah. Especially like in California, everyone loves to hike. Yes. Oh my god, bring some juices, go on a hike, do the little hot goss. That's a good one. Spill the tea. I haven't done that in years. It's a great idea.

If I was there, I would do it with you. I would love that. What's one kind of exercise routine you've never really done before but like wanted to try? Ooh. There is an aerial gymnastic place by my house, but I think it's only for children. Wow. I know. That is so cool.

But I'm determined. That's a leap. Oh my gosh. That's cool. It's giving Steve Corral real'm determined. That's a leap. Oh my gosh. That's cool. It's giving Steve Corral realness. I want it. Yeah. There is a pole dancing studio that I've never done that.

I can't imagine. I could barely do a push-up. I can't imagine I can do that, but. Oh, it's a no for me. I'm just too top heavy. That's like one of my heroes. That's insane. The fact that I can tie my own shoelace on camera and not always go, uh, like give me an Oscar.

Michelle, what's up? I could see you like with Tanning Chatham, whatever his name is. Yes. His name is Channing, but that's hilarious. Tanning, Tanning Chatham. Tanning Chatham. I don't really watch a lot of his films, but I could see you doing a little something in the NZ. Yeah.

Yeah. What are we talking about? I could see it for her in a film. I could see that for you. On a pole, for sure. Something. I'm just saying, I'm just saying, if that is what you wish her want.

I think you should try it. Nobody said that. Nobody, like literally you said it, and no one said it. I was talking about hiking. I can see it. Well, stop seeing it, that's on you. What about pole hiking? Is pole hiking the new trend in LA? Pole hiking. I can see it. Well, stop seeing it. That's on you. What about pole hiking? Is pole hiking the new trend in LA?

Pole hiking. That's what old people do. Oh, you're right. That's just a walker. It's a walking stick. Oh, I thought you guys were talking about like strip pole, like the strip pole and hiking at the same time. I was. She was, she was, but then there's like an actual pole that you take hiking. Right. Oh my goodness, this has been amazing. It was so fun hanging out with you. Thank you so much for doing this silly little show.

Thank you guys so much. I adore you both. I love the show. Oh. Thank you so much. Thank you, Georgia. Thanks you guys. Wow, we learned a lot about each other. About people's holes, their wishes, their wants, questions, answers.

More questions than answers. More questions than answers? Yeah, more questions than answers is what people have. I think the world would be a better place if we asked more questions. Hmm, like what? I mean, whether it comes to like federal funding or like who's running for what? Or like, you know, civil rights, like fucking anything. Like even like your body and like expectations,

what your mom is doing or not, like fucking anything to be honest. Yeah. Thank you. Oh my goodness. My lovely assistant Abby just gave me a seltzer. Oh Yeah, that's refreshing Did you just wish for that and she brought it or did you text her like what happened I texted her because I am

I'm not lying. I got really thirsty when I I read the ask play question. I understand. Do you? I get it. Do you? What's this? Some, some I'm trying to imagine. No, come on now. Michelle, stay with us, Michelle. Michelle has been locked in a battle with this microphone

for the entirety of the podcast recording. No, Michelle, no. This microphone is like that white kid in Lord of the Flies. Shut the fuck up and sit down. Oh my God. For the record, all the kids in Lord of the Flies were white, but that's... And try to enter my mouth. No microphone. No.

Maybe get a sandbag? I don't know. I'm just trying to help. A sandbag? A sandbag. What did you call me? I don't know. I'm just trying to help. A sandbag? A sandbag. What did you call me? I just want one normal interaction between me. What do you mean?

This is so us. Forget it. Forget it. That was so fun. Yeah. Georgia was so cool. So cool. I love anybody that can conduct an interview whilst also like with a pet.

Love it. Because I can't do it with my dog. I can't do that. I can. Yeah. You have cool dogs. You have very cool dogs. My dog is a little more high energy, you know?

Is he? He always hides. I wouldn't know. Well, he's scared. I mean, they say that the owner's energy vibrates through the dog. So that's probably, he gets it from me, unfortunately. But, you know, it is what it is. It is what it is. Okay. I don't know how this got sad. Thank you so much for listening. Holy shit. God, like, can you just, is this, is this,

this is really you, right? I mean, I've known you for so long. I'm like, this really isn't how you possibly think of yourself. is it? I think. Thank you so much. What are you getting now? I got a roll of toilet paper because I can't find my tissues and I have to blow my nose. Abby's just going on a worldwide scavenger hunt. Can you buy cherry seltzer? And give me a whole second toilet paper, girl. Sorry, everyone.

I love it. All right, listen. It's about that time too. You gotta get your kids soon. It is. Yeah, you know. Great, good talk, man. See you later, okay?

Bye. What the? That's not that. Like I love the show, but I think I'm done. I think I'm done with that episode. Bye-bye. This has been an Exactly Right production. Our senior producer is Ji Ha Lee. Art's associate producer is Christina Chamberlain.

This episode was mixed by John Bradley. Our guestbooker is Patrick Cottoner. Additional production support from Hannah Kyle-Cryton. Theme song and live show DJing is by DJ Don Will. Artwork by Jamie Bechtel. Photography by Christ VanderMost. Executive produced by Karen Kilgera, Georgia Hardstar, and Danielle Cramer.

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