Episode 65 🎪: Super Bowl Drama, Waffle House Scandals & AITA: Impersonating the Athletic Director?!

Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~50 min
Theme: Super Bowl reactions, Facebook fights, Waffle House heartbreak, chaotic sports parenting, government waste, and a jaw-dropping AITA.

🎧 In This Episode:

It’s a full-blown circus this week as Stefanie and Meredith break down the Super Bowl halftime drama, social media meltdowns, and why Kendrick Lamar’s jeans deserve their own discussion thread. Things heat up fast with a parenting sports story that includes an imposter athletic director and a crowd that nearly turned into a riot. Add in the shocking government spending reports, a viral Pakistan-to-Dubai update, and a grandma with an OnlyFans… and you’ve got a rollercoaster episode you won’t want to miss.

💬 Topics Covered:

🏈 Super Bowl Breakdown:

• Eagles domination, Chiefs disappointment, and yes… Patrick Mahomes’ meme face.
• Facebook wars over the halftime show and Kendrick Lamar’s deep symbolism vs. casual fans wanting pure entertainment.

🥚 Waffle House Charges Extra for Eggs?!

• The girls weigh in on the 50-cent-per-egg “surge charge.” Justice for breakfast lovers!

🎤 Halftime Show Hot Takes:

• Dissecting the cultural messaging, surprise guests (hello, Serena & DJ Mustard?), and whether SZA brought the vibe down—or just shifted it.

🏀 AITA: The Fake Athletic Director Incident:

• Meredith’s encounter with a man impersonating a school official at a heated high school basketball game.
• Escalating chaos, kids flipping off players, and the adults who definitely should have known better.

💸 Government Spending Gone Wild:

• From $250 million for unused Afghan roads to $47K for a transgender opera in Colombia, the duo reacts to outrageous (alleged) foreign aid expenditures.
• Plus: Chelsea Clinton’s rumored $84 million paycheck and why the Department of USAID is under fire.

📺 True Crime & Pop Culture Quick Hits:

• Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar (based on Belle Gibson's health fraud scandal)
• Celebrity gossip: Is Blake Lively secretly a mean girl? And is Ryan Reynolds… not so nice?

📚 Book Club Mini Review – Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

• College kid. Family found dead in Mexico. Secrets, murder, and a wrongful conviction.
• High stakes, high body count, and a plot begging to be a Netflix thriller.
• Final verdict: Confusing timelines but strong storytelling. Solid 8/10.

📖 Next Week’s Read:
A Friend in Deed by Elka Ray – Murder, a cover-up, and a 30-year friendship on the edge. Let’s go.

🧠 Quote of the Week:

“There should be something done about impersonating an athletic director. That dude shouldn’t have lied... and he definitely didn’t handle it.”

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Transcript

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I'm Stephanie. I'm Meredith. And welcome to This is My Circus. What's up? Oh God. Um, not a whole lot that I haven't already told you. Well, I'm so frustrated right now. I was just looking at my Facebook. Uh huh. So freaking over the halftime show drama. Hold on. Eagles won. Okay. KILT the chief. Yes. I mean, it was like a, it was sad, but like the best part, my entire favorite part of the entire Patrick Mahomes lip out. Cause I have a picture of Dylan when he was like nine months old. Uh, exactly. As soon as that happened, we were like, that's going to be a meme. That is gonna be, I meme, best part of the whole school. Mm-hmm That was good. And then the whole chief's bench, they were all just sitting there, all defeated and did check and grand. Yes. Like some of them had like tears and I had it, but like he just won two years in a row, like come. Right, right. Absolutely. I love the dude, what was his name? Does something that had to pick Deon. Yes. He had the pick. That was awesome. Mm-hmm Um, Hooper. That's his first name. Yeah, it was his birthday. Yes, at 22 years old, I think. So it was his and Saquon's. And so forget this. So you add up their jerseys, it equals 59 and it was the 59th Super Bowl. I mean, the Lord himself ordained that. Yes. Um, Saquon didn't do a lot. No, but they, they were, they, they had, they planned that, which is okay. And in that situation, I'm glad the others stepped up and did the thing. AJ Brown had a, oh my gosh, did you know, so I was watching little clips of interviews today. Did you know that this time last year, he was thinking about, and in his life, Oh, I did not know that. I didn't either until I saw this, um, snippet of an interview and I want to go back and dig more into it. But, I think that's amazing that he, you know, he, I mean, and okay, so last year he was in the Super Bowl. He's still a big time dude, whatever. And that just goes to show that. It doesn't matter who you are, what you have. We all have these inner demons, right? But he powered through and he did the things and he, I don't know what kind of, you know, treatment or therapy or spiritual guidance or whatever, but he's still here with us today. And he had a great game last night. And so did Smitty. He had a great game last night. so stick it out people. I don't know. I guess that's what I was going to say, but, well, So I've been an Eagles fan for a very, very, very long time. Are you from Philly? I'm from, I'm from the Poconos, which is like an hour and a half away. but, I have been an Eagles fan for a very, very, very long time. so Jeremiah Trotter was on the Eagles like 20 years ago. Okay. And there's a picture of him at, I think it was like the NFC championship or whatever. Holding his son and his son's now an eagle. Yes. Oh, yes, that picture. And I was like, oh, yeah, you know where my heart Yeah, it was right years later on the field at his own. It's the same thing. It was just like full circle moment Yeah, um, have you seen snips of the coach at the club? Uh huh With the big cigar. I mean, do you dude you just won the friggin Super Bowl? Oh my god. How about it? It was it was really cool. So congrats Thank you. Yep. Absolutely. As if I was on the field. But you know, no, you did it. They wouldn't be where they are without you. Um, but it was good. I wanted them to win, so I'm glad they did. And, uh, Taylor got booed. Yes, she did. Yes she did. And she was like, what is going on? And I get it, like, she's not her fault, like she doesn't play the game, but at the same time, if they were winning, it would've been all her and she would've been, no, I don't think so. I think people are over her. Well that too, but in football. Yeah, well, she shouldn't even be on. Like, I don't want to see her. I'm watching the game. Yeah, but the Eagles just couldn't do anything wrong, and the Chiefs couldn't do anything right. Yeah, so it's a lot of fun. So, and I noticed that there wasn't a lot of penalties against the Eagles. I mean, I think there was, it was pretty even, but I do think that Maybe that was because of all the attention. Uh huh. Um, the, the drama surrounding the, the refs. The refs probably. Probably. So Superbowl, the, pregame songs, they did the national anthem and the black national anthem and America, the beautiful, all that was nice. All that had a New Orleans spin. That was really nice. don't remember who any of them were. Doesn't matter. I liked it. Nobody's Whitney Houston. Do you remember her singing it? but yeah, halftime show where the real drama is. Yes. okay. Not everybody likes the same thing. Right. And that's okay. Yeah. Um, my Facebook feed is so split. Oh, I'm over it. I'm over it too. And I'm, I'm like, just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it's not good. I'm just like, can we get back to like regular drama? Well, there was, there was so much symbolism and there was so much going on in this show that if you don't know the beef or the history or the links, Serena Williams, if you don't know all that stuff, I can understand why people were like, what in the world? But educate yourself. Or at least Google it. Yeah, I don't disagree. Yeah. But I also don't agree with people's, blatantly disrespect to people that don't understand what's going on. True. Agreed. It could be as, Simple as, Hey, there's a lot going on, like Google it, right? Not like this message isn't for you. Right. No, a hundred percent sit down and shut up. It's very much the vibe I'm getting all over everywhere. Well, I've been seeing, Oh, I'm sorry. And I know, and I, and I understand where they're coming from, but. Having that message, the way it's being presented isn't doing anything right. Other than like, making people like, well, yeah, like, well, that was that's I mean, that's the hugest platform for him to have promoted and, you know. Pushed change and agenda and the things. And when you don't back that coming from a good place, the message kind of gets lost. Is that what you're saying? Yeah. And, I think, and for me anyway, and like I get that it's a huge moment and it's the huge platform and like, you can do what you want with it. You were hired to do this. Yes. I just want to be entertained. Like I, there's too much real life going on, And I know that I don't have the same background and the same, you know, whatever history. but I just want to be entertained. Like I miss the days of Britney Spears and like Aerosmith, Janet Jackson. Yeah. And just like a good show. I agree. I agree. So, but I think, so I don't know a lot of Kendrick Lamar songs. of course I know. The one that everybody knows, and I probably know more if Jackson would tell me, but I don't. So I was really into it because I was appreciating the drama, uh, the behind the stage drama. But there's just been so many people. That I've seen post that are just saying it was terrible. They couldn't understand what he was saying. It was trash. And I just kept copying and pasting the same response to people like 20 years. I saw your, it was like 20 years ago. We didn't like Paul McCartney. I mean, I really still don't to be quite honest with you, but I wouldn't like it if Metallica took the stage. That's not my jam. Right. But I can appreciate that they're great and people saying that they couldn't understand them. You're in a freaking stadium with so many people. It's very understandable. I thought so too, but like the acoustics in there aren't made for what that is. So, I mean, everybody's going to not sound great. Right. I, I totally 100 percent agree with everything you're saying. I really and truly just miss, Yeah, the performance, the actual show. Like when Prince, yeah. Remember when Prince played the guitar like amazingly and stuff like when they bring out like, like seven different Yes. Big artists and they all like, and all different genres. Like yes. That's what I loved. It always felt like it was kind of a mashup. Yeah. With like a rock and a rap and like all kinds of things. I loved that too. Yeah. I really loved that too. Um. Scissors. Okay. I'm not a huge fan, but that's not the vibe. I want for the halftime show. It brought it down. Right, right. Like five. Right. Not that it was bad. I think she's she. Yeah. It was great. Yeah, but it just was so right. Oh, yeah. I won't like keep me hype. Yeah. And then the dude with the football, his, his name's like DJ Mustard or something, because I was like, who is he? So I tried to Google it. And let me just tell you, if you try to Google halftime show guy with the football, it's very difficult to find, because there's apparently a lot of guys with the footballs at the Super Bowl halftime show. but I'm pretty sure his name is DJ Mustard. Yeah. Yeah. Um, but then Serena Williams, you know, dancing. and then Samuel L. Jackson. Yeah. So, and I don't know a lot of the whole like beef, like I, like, this is not my, my generation. I don't really think. Yeah. A lot of us in our 40s are very invested in the beef. I just know what Jackson's shared with me pretty much. Right. Didn't Drake and Serena like date in 2007? Yes. I mean it was like a long time ago. Right. So I don't understand what the correlation is 14 years later. Yeah, I don't like that much like still tension. I guess so. I guess so. I think he had a harness song or something. Okay. I, I, I almost feel like though it was every little piece. Of the show was everything that Kendrick Lamar's people could think of to dis Drake, like the PlayStation set when he walked by and he said, Drake like, oh my God, smiled. And he like, he was walking like, so, and people are commenting too, like, I just wanna know where he got his jeans from. Like bell bottoms. He didn't have bell bottoms on. He didn't have bell bottoms on I would trip. Oh, 100%. I am not coordinated. You know I'd fall. There's video proof of that. I've showed you. But, I Appreciated it. Yeah. I liked it. Yeah. I, it wasn't my favorite. That's right. And again, like it wasn't meant, it will never be Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg and 50, like it'll never be that again. Like that was my favorite I think ever. Yes. Let's take a moment of silence to remember Snoop Dogg told he can't wear, gang colors. So he wears the whole outfit. He's like a bandana. but I just, I just be open minded people. Yeah. Not everything's about you. And like, even if you don't understand all the symbols, let's just appreciate it for what it is. I mean, like he is a, yes. And he's won so many awards, including a Pulitzer prize. Like, yeah, that's more than you've done. Karen. Stephanie And kevin kevin's my my male version of karen my brother oh No, not danny. Do we know danny? No, how about like a troy or brad brad? Oh, I actually had a conversation with the brown about it. Maybe not brad. I like troy though. Troy. Troy Sounds like a douche. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Troy sounds like a yeah. Yeah. I don't are karen and troy married Sure I have 2. 5 kids. Okay. We went off the rails again. Yes. As always. As always. Congratulations. Superbowl champions, the Eagles. Yes. So proud of them. well, what else has been going on in your world? a lot in a nothing, you know? Right. Yeah. Oh, I did hear a new story that really affected me. And um, I'm gonna need your support through this. Okay. I got you girl. What'd you get? I'm trying to find the words because it's a lot. Oh, you're scaring me. Don't be scared. We're gonna make it. Waffle House is adding a surcharge to eggs because of the price of freaking eggs right now. So it's undetermined, and I don't know why they're calling it a surcharge because it's not really like a service charge. I don't know, but probably because The surge and yeah, so maybe it's a surge charge and not a surcharge But anyway, it's 50 cents per egg on get every time that on every egg you order on whatever it or every order You know, I'm trying to say I get it too, but um, it'll make me happy, but I get it I love Waffle House. Dylan does too. I have not been there. Wait, that's not good for me and Dylan to have the same favorite restaurant. I have not been to a Waffle House. I think the last time I went it was like at 2am, like on the way home from a bar. Of course it was. 15 years ago. It's not changed. It's the same. Same. Probably had the same mop water. I saw the person cooking the food and I was like, I don't know if I'm this drunk. No, you don't look, you don't make eye contact. You don't look, you don't look at the, the grade. But like every time I've ever been in a Waffle House, it's never been like the fun, like there is some, either somebody singing or somebody fighting. Like I want that experience. You do? I do. Okay. I want to be there when it's all going on. Okay, so meet me. Cash me outside. Meet me at the Lake Wiley Waffle House. 3 a. m. Oh, I don't know. I'm old. Can we do it? The drunk people are there. Yeah, but I thought that maybe we could start singing. Oh, okay. Or, or would you rather fight? I want my butt kicked. It's the day. And I would say let's meet at 3 a. m. like you suggested, but you know, I'm an early bed girl. That would be like my early rise morning. I have to get up at like 8 o'clock. Fully rested. But I mean, I'm, I'm good at like 6. So, yeah, that's the story that's impacted my life lately. you know, you and I have talked before about, we get, You and I get kind of heated in sports events. Yeah. We've had some issues in the past. Yes. We had another issue last week. Oh, what happened? Got heated. Well, the student section, so JV basketball game, the student section for Indian land was sitting underneath the goal. Okay. And right beside that was our players bench. Okay. So bad setup. Yeah. That should be spread apart. Yep. It was a close game back then. Like they were winning the whole time and we kept trying to come back and we would, but we just never, we never, we ended up losing. We never closed out, but every time something would happen on that end of the court, that student section were yelling and cussing and flipping the kids off, et cetera. So I was like not on my watch. Yep. Amen. So I went and tried to do the good adult thing, which was find the athletic director. Okay. So I was leaving the gym and I asked this guy that was standing there. I was like, I'm looking for an athletic director. He had on like the, the logo pullover hoodie. And he's standing by the door. It looked official. Right. He was like, that's me. And I was like, oh, okay, cool. I said, can you say something to them down there? Like, he was like, I handled it. It's like, well, you didn't, I was like the language and mind you, he was underneath the other goal. I was like the language and the gestures. And he was like, I handled it, ma'am. And gave me the look. And I was like, Okay, that, no, but I mean, I'm thinking, okay, he's the AD, he's stressed out, he's handled it. So I go back to our little section and I told all the peeps I was sitting with, I was like, he's the AD, he's handled it, he's, he did not indeed handle it. Things continue to escalate with the gestures and the cussing and the, and I'm not talking about, During free throws, somebody beat the bleachers. I'm talking about whatever. See, my crazy butt would have stood up and be like, whose children are these? Because they're a holes. Right. Well, so we then, our whole parent group gets heated and we're like yelling at the guy, the AD guy, like, can you get thrown out? No, no. And we're like, say something. And he's like, what? They're just like clapping. They're not doing, we're like, Brian. You know, Pretty Chill Brian has, by this point, walked halfway down the bleachers telling this guy, like, he's gonna, and I'm like, oh, no, but he's like, go tell your kids. He's like, just, he said, walk your butt down there and tell them to come to find out. Because after the game, I was like, I need to talk to, I'm going to find somebody else. So I go outside and I find Anthony's mom talking to an official lady. I'm like, hey, are you okay? And she was like, yeah She said I was just talking to her about the whatever because that guy same guy I talked to just cussed me out No, I'm like Oh, it's like, okay. And she was like, and he's not the athletic director. Who was he? Just a dad? No. Can you get in trouble for like posing? Yeah. So we talked to the AD who was not super helpful, which, um, come to find out their their basketball team right now is like ranked number two in the state They're probably gonna do really well, but they don't want to make waves probably for their team because of that So I'd be gone one of the moms came over and I was like I saw you go down there and talk what happened and I was like Those kids from the other team. Okay. They were like, what happened? And I told her like, they were making gestures. They were cussing at our kids. It was escalating. I went to get somebody who told me that he was the AD. He was not, she was like, Oh no, he's yeah, whatever. And, so by this point she was like, you know, sorry, that happened. That's not representative of all of us or whatever. This dude walks by and I'm like, and he was dressed. Polo. It's the principal. It's like, let me tell you what just happened, sir. So we had a nice conversation and I, and you know, he made me feel so much better because he just, he listened. And he was like, well, we can pull video. I was like, I, I'm not worried about that. I'd be like, pull it now. I don't want to get fired. I was like, but just, I just wanted somebody to verify that they were acting out of pocket and that dude shouldn't have done that and that it should have just like address it. Yeah. And then now, anyway, so am I the a hole for finding the athletic director? Listen, I would have kept you for that. I would be like, no. Would the school be named after you right now? I would be going to like the school board and then like if that didn't work, I'd be going to the state of the board of education for South Carolina. Email her. I thought about just email on the phone. I think that that is totally valid and I think that the Imposter. Yeah! That, I mean, can you believe that? There should be something done. Should be something on record of that he was imitating the athletic director. And, why would you even lie to me? Why don't he be like, I'm not, but this is what I do. I'll handle it. But he didn't. Anyway. Didn't! Yeah. No. you are not. you actually were very nice because you know me. Decent. You know. Yeah. Yeah, that six foot one personality will come out. Once it pops off, it's popping off. And no, no, because I would have been kicked out because nobody did anything to the kids and I would have looked over there and I would have started running my mouth. So in the, what made it even that much. I can hear everything's going off. Yeah. What made it even so much more? More worse is between our kids bench and where they were sitting was the walkway to go to the locker room and to come out of the locker room. So when they left, those kids are like hanging over and still yelling insults, like control your kids. Would have like, if they did that at school, they would be disciplined your own school property. You should be disciplined, but I'm not asking for that. Just, just get them to stop cussing and flipping everybody off. So here's the other thing though. And like, and I, I feel like if I saw Dylan or his friends doing that as a parent, right. I would have stepped in. Yeah. So I have a lot of issues all around. I have a lot of issues that no parents stepped in when it was ongoing. I have a lot of issues with Jude impersonating the athletic director. I have a lot of issues with a lot of it. And I would have been kicked out. Because I would have. Validating my. Went over and started running my mouth. And he cussed at Anthony's mom. It would be like when I told the kid, in Myrtle Beach to go find his mom. Yeah. Because if he's not gonna shut up, I'll have his mom shut up. Well, and no school wants the reputation of having that school, right? Right. So, I mean, you would think that they would want to control that and nip that in the bud, but the way that the, Imposter was acting. He was almost egging it on. Yeah, because we were, you know, reacting to what they were doing and he was like, so then they were going more. It was just, it was, I would have been kicked out. I would have been fighting somebody. Yeah. Like I would have started a riot. Okay. So that was, you are not the a hole. I am Um, well, we had talked about some of these, department of cuts and yeah, there's been a lot in the news in the last couple of days. It's been a busy news. So I saw today that, don't just. Found 59, 000, 000 dollars that was supposed to be sent last week through FEMA to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal immigrants for the month. 59, 000, 000 dollars, that was supposed to be sent last week through FEMA. So FEMA is meant for American disaster relief. I thought you were going to say to the North Carolina flood victims. No. so they didn't stop that. Payment from going through. Can we stop that check? That's a 75 charge. It's okay. Um, and then the USA department is being shut down, which I never knew that this even existed. Like I'm not a government, right? Like not my jam. I think that's pretty obvious that you and I are not really government people. Not my jam, but, they did go through with this USA does. Okay. And I'm like, I'd love to know because so what's is the Department of what? Um, it's us aid and it's supposed to be like, I guess like for whatever. I don't know what they do really what like the actual purposes of it's supposed to be. I would think it would be like, they worked with FEMA to kind of help with disasters. This is okay. Okay. That would be what I would think. So give me the real deal. 1. 5 million to DEI in Serbia workplaces. Okay. In Serbia? In Serbia. So not in America, in Serbia. 70, 000 went to a production of a DEI musical in Ireland. Shut up. Hold on. Did the river dance? 47, 000 for a transgender opera in Columbia, not the city Columbia, the country Columbia. Not Columbia, but Columbia. Um, yeah, so 47, 000 for a transgender opera. In the country of Columbia, 32, 000 for a transgender comic book in Peru, 20 million for an Iraq Sesame street. Oh my gosh. Do you remember when I learned that the count counts? Cause I sent it to my customer. Yes. 2 million for a Moroccan pottery class. Oh, 11 million to tell Vietnam to stop burning trash. I'd have done it for 10 million. I'd have done it for one. Who are we kidding? 27 million to give gift bags to all the illegal immigrants that came into the country. I want to know what's in those gift bags. Me too. 250 million. Bilal doesn't say, he doesn't have that info. No. 250 million used on unused Afghanistan roads. No clue what that even means. Have you seen IROADS? Yeah. That are used? Yeah. 520 million for consultant driven ESG investments in Africa. And ESG is Environment and Socially Conscious Investments in Africa. Yeah. 44. 8 million for food and economic assistance for Venezuelan migrants in Colombia. I swear this stuff doesn't sound real. So then like, I don't know how true it is. It was like whatever on Tik Tok, but they said that Chelsea Clinton, I guess is the head of this or she's like very involved in all this and got like 84 million from This, this, and 4 million went to supplying food for wherever. And I guess you get to 80 million for the, for the headache. I don't know. I don't know if it's true or not, but Chelsea Clinton, you got some explaining to do, and I hope that she gets audited. If you want to come on our show and defend yourself. I don't want you on my show. I'd like to hear it. I don't. You don't even want to hear what she has to say? I'll be absent that day. You're going to call in sick. For the podcast we do in your office. Can we get Bill on instead of Chelsea? Yeah. I want to interview Bill. Okay. Give me Bill. Alright, Bill. That's the only Clinton I want to interview. Bring it, Bill. I have so many questions for that man. I think he'd be fun to party with, too. I do, too. We could play, Never Have I Ever with Bill Clinton. Oh, my goodness! Yes! Presidential Never Have I Ever. Ever have I ever had sexual relations with that woman. That would be So freaking trademark, trademark that we trademark that game. Yeah. I do think that she needs to be audited. I think they all need to be audited. Yeah. so it's almost tax season for us. Yes. Piddly little people that we are. And if you make 600 or more, you are required to get a 10 99 and report that income. Yes. So the treasury department has 50 billion with a B, 50 billion that is unaccounted for 50 billion. Have you ever gone on those websites where you look to see if there you have any unclaimed property? Is it real? Like, or is it, yes, I've got money. Shut up. I have got money. Not a lot. Yes, I've gotten money like a hundred bucks or something from where I had overpaid a cable bill or something and I lived in Monroe, long story, didn't really afford my mail. Look it up. I'm gonna look it up. I'm gonna look up your name. I probably owe money. They'll be like, you have so much money that you're owed, you need to contact us. Be like, no, I know better than that. yeah. So there's 50 billion that is unaccounted for that. They just write checks without putting who it's for. There's nothing in the memo, no memo, nothing. It's not in a category of like, you know, like electric bills. Right? No, it's just like no category, nothing. There's no budget. There's no 50 billion that was like sent out. So who knows where it went? Yeah. That's what, that's what they're trying to find out. It was that one blank check I said. So, oh, and now social security is now being looked at because they're finding a lot of fraud in social security. Well, duh, we've known that was a thing. There's being checks sent to people who are dead. Date of birth would make them 150 years old. Now. 150 years old. I've heard that all the supplements that I take will get me there. That's crazy. Yes. Anybody that's over 90 should probably really be. Looked at like, and let's have a, you have a pulse Yeah. Let's, what if they weakened and Bernie's it, and they have mama just sitting there with their sunglasses on I'm sorry, but weekend And Bernie's is not like physically possible. He would go stiff Uhhuh. He wouldn't be so floppy. No. Yeah. Yeah. I've never used, you want people to wait. Right. I've never used, um, weekend at Bernie's as a verb but here we are. It's a podcast that people want to listen to. well, we got a New York lady in Pakistan update. Oh, and I followed our friend Bilal. Is he not the best? He is great. He is the best. He is, he's pretty cool, dude. He is. Bilal, do you want to be on it? Can Bilal be on our pod? Yes. We want you on our message. Um, so I think her name is a Naja is the woman's name. Okay. she's now in Dubai. She has made it. Wait, this is the woman who was who all the stuff was about. Okay. She's in Dubai in Dubai. She made it there. Yes. She got off the plane and like. She's got like this, like, flock of men following her on Dubai Now. To harm her? Or protect her? No, like, it's a celebrity, like a celebrity, like, meet and greet type of vibe. It's kind of like when you and I are somewhere. Yeah, you know. Really? Yeah, so she had, a group of men following her on the street, and they're like, Ma'am, Ma'am! Has anybody stateside commented on her family or anything? Well, had gotten a hold of her family initially, and they said, I guess, she has some kind of, mental stuff going on. So just let her run it. Well, that's what they tried to get her to, committed to the, and she escaped. Yeah. McDonald's and the whole thing. You're right. I forgot about the McDonald's trip. It'll get to it. So Bilal says that Dubai don't play and, They're really hoping she comes back to Pakistan because of how she acted in Pakistan and Dubai. It's not going to go good for her. It's not going to be the same. They're not going to give her the same kindness. it's going to be like lights out for her. Okay. so he did say though that in Pakistan, because they love her so much that they have made chips. And they put her face on the bag and, hold on, and him laughing was like, and then this just gets better because the name of it is American Popper and that translates to American Cracker. You can't tell me that wasn't planned. That marketing department is genius. I was laughing. That's funny. So hard. I'm like, she's not an American cracker. She's not an American cracker, but that's hilarious. Yes. And now I know I will not forget the name of her chips. You is giggling. I want a food named after me. Well, what would it be? A Waffle House sandwich. Nothing fancy. What would it be on it? Um, okay. So it would be on toast. Okay. White toast. Okay. Forget that option. It would be a bacon, egg and cheese, American cheese, extra cheese and mayo. Okay. That would be the Merida special. I would be like a hash brown special. Oh, I like their hash browns too with the cheese. Apparently I like cheese a lot. Me too. So mine would be the cheddar, like I'm a cheddar girl. Yeah. So it would be like hash browns, egg, bacon, and cheddar. Oh, that sounds good. And then either like a salsa on it. Oh yeah. Or ketchup. Yeah. You know, salsa on something like that. Like salsa on an omelet. Sounds exotic. Ketchup sounds like redneck. Isn't that funny? I like pico de gallo. Oh, now you fancy, fancy. So, yeah. So we got the Steph special and the Meredith masterpiece. There you go. Go to Waffle House, ask for those. They'll know exactly what you're talking about. Um, there is a new show on Netflix. Okay. And I don't know if it's new. I just. So new to you, new to me. but it is based on a true story in Australia. So far, all the things I like. Yeah. So it's called apple cider vinegar. I don't like it. Yes. It's terrible. Oh my gosh. so it is based off of a true crime story in Australia. Um, the woman's name is Belle Gibson. Um, she was an assault. Not mail. Bell. Bell. Bell. Okay. I didn't even get that. It just clicked. Bell Gibson, an Australian wellness blogger, rose to fame by claiming that she had cured her terminal brain cancer through natural remedies, diet, and alternative therapies. She built a successful brand, The Whole Pantry, which included a popular app and cookbook and gained massive following by promoting her story of survival. However, in 2015, investigations revealed that her cancer diagnosis was fabricated, And she had lied about donating proceeds from her business to charity. The scandal led to widespread outrage, legal action, and the collapse of her empire. Gibson was fined for deceptive conduct and her case became a cautionary tale of misinformation and the dangers of exploiting trust in the wellness industry. So this is loosely based on that. Okay. But I just thought interesting. we had watched that other one. the lady that wrote all the bad checks. Oh yeah. Do you know what I'm talking about? I do. I can't remember what that's called. Me either. But, so that was like loosely based on a real true crime or whatever. Did you watch the one, with Jessica Biel where she was like this curly, I think it was called candy. Yes. She looks so different. I think she's really pretty. I do too. Um, she's got like that sporty. Yeah, spice vibe Like an athletic. Yeah natural, Speaking of, and I know we don't want to go too deep in it because I don't know all the deeps, but the Blake Lively thing is still going on and things are coming out. I think I was wrong in my assessment of her. Uh, she uh, and then Ryan Reynolds is apparently a horrible human being. So it makes me so sad. Me too. Like, I just don't want to know these things. I feel like I don't want to, I mean, I need to, but I don't want to. Ignorance is bliss. Yeah. A hundred percent. So now we, we have to. I don't like, right. Cause now we're accountable for what we know. I know. I still want to watch. So, another simple favor. Yeah. What's that? Did you watch the first Simple Favorites? Like Simple Favorites with Anna Kendrick and, um, and Blake Lively? No! It's on Netflix. Okay. but it's Wait! Wait! Wait! Yeah, okay. Uh, well, it's like a kind of I mean rom com. Yeah. No, not really It's like a little bit like a suspense Oh, okay drama ish. Yeah. Okay. it's based off of a book. I think okay It was originally a book but they made like a second movie for it And apparently anna kendrick didn't want to do it because she doesn't like like lively What and there was like some like tension, but it went it was like a straight to like cable type of thing Like in the movies. Yeah, they didn't have to promote it together. Okay, but yeah, so Apparently Blake Lively is not very well liked. She's not this like super fun, bubbly Serena. She's not what she Yeah. Yeah. She's not Could be Serena. I know. Could always be Serena in my head. Twice. Yeah. Oh well. So, she wasn't my favorite on that show anyway. Blair was. I never watched it. Shut up. I don't know why. I've had a lot of people, it's Gossip Girl, right? Uh huh. Yeah, I've had a lot of people tell me. Should I watch it? It's so good. Is it? I watched it, like, when it was on real TV, though, like, so it was a long time ago. I am looking for a new show. Oh my gosh. I've been watching a little bit of How to Get Away with Murder. Did you ever watch that? I did, yeah. That's pretty good. It was. I get lost in it because like I'll start scrolling and then I forget to pay attention and all those things, you know. I've been having a hard time staying in a show. Mm hmm. The first season. I really liked the second season I'm getting kind of lost. So whatever Yeah, I just need to focus more. I think it's, it's not, it's not them. It's me. Well, I I'm all about a, based off of a true story. Cause for some reason it makes my head want to stay in it more. but yeah, Gossip Girl was my jam. Okay. I'll have to look back. I'll have to, I'll have to watch it. But I'm like so into those. Like, did you watch, um, shows vampire diaries? Can we talk about this? Okay. When we read the book, we talked about that. Okay. yeah. I want, yeah, I watched a lot of those. Oh, you know what's that? Well, I mean, it's like kind of like a girl show on Netflix. Sweet Magnolias I feel like I watched some of that. Yeah That where I saw it and I meant to watch it there's four seasons out. Okay, the new season just came out Okay, so I just watched and richardson's coming out soon. Did you see all the bridges and stuff at walmart? And like the Valentine day. Yes. Olivia got me, some sweethearts that were bridger. Little candies. Yeah. Did you watch the summer I turned pretty mm-hmm. Good Outer banks ish, but more teen Romancey and not actiony. Okay. I loved it. It's books. Uhhuh I didn't read the books, but it is. You'll like it. Yeah. And also there was one my life with the Walter boys. Okay. And same thing. Pretty cute though. Yeah. Apparently I like team stuff too. Yeah. You know, I, it's like not having to think. I think so. I appreciate the, the heavier stuff too. Like I don't mind like the fighting and the killing and stuff, yeah. But yeah, it's like, I like to have that brain numb stuff a little bit. Yeah. I did not find a, am I the A-hole? Yeah. So I'm gonna look real quick. I heard one on, on Facebook, which is really funny the husband and the wife were joking around about and only fans and said that once they retire that they would have like a elderly only fans. And so they did a quick Google search to see if that was even a thing. And she found out that her grandmother had an OnlyFans. Oh my gosh, no. No. And it was like, would I be the a hole if I told my family? Yeah, just let it go. Don't tell, don't smooch on grandma. That's how she's playing the bingo. So she gets the money from her OF page. And then she goes and she, she plays bingo and wins that. Oh my goodness. Um, anyway. Okay. So we have an, am I the a hole? I think so. Would you like to read? Oh, sure. Okay. Am I the a hole for kicking people out of my house when they were being disrespectful to my dog? No. Did you have another one? Hey there. I know the title sounds stupid and I made this account just to ask, but here it goes. The name is Hamilton Boy. Yesterday I invited four of my friends to watch the Super Bowl at my house. I made food and drink arrangements and everything was going great. I have an elderly dog with three legs and he drools a lot. My guest kept commenting on how it was not hygienic for the dog to be in the room and how he's drooling all over the floor and he's ugly. The comments didn't stop so I told everyone to leave. Now my friends are not talking to me because I ruined their game experience. So Reddit, am I the A Hulk? No! What? You need new friends. And just get another dog. No, don't get rid of him, but get rid of the friends and add a dog to take up this, the, the bad friend space. I can't imagine. But have you seen those signs? And I think they're like welcome mats too. We probably both need some. Let's say like the dog lives here. You don't. Yeah. Deal with it. You're visiting. Yeah. Up here. Yeah. Sweet baby. Oh, man. No, that was unanimous decision with that one. Immediately. Yeah, leave my dog alone. Don't even put dog in a story because we're not going to take anybody's side other than the dogs. All right. So if you are not our bookies. Please leave. Oh, go on bookies. All right, so bye uneducated people. We still love you, but you may not be our favorite. But you can be our favorite if you leave a review. Yes. Okay, do that. Yep. All right. My slobs. so this week we read Every Last Fear by Alex Finley. Yes. And I did ask chat JBT to give me a little blurb. Okay. A little mini blurb. Mini blurb. It's already a blurb and now we need it even smaller. Yeah, ask for like three sentences or less. Perfect. Let's go. Every Last Fear by Alex Finley follows NYU student Matt Pine as he uncovers the dark truths surrounding his family's tragic history. After his family is found dead in Mexico under suspicious circumstances, Matt delves into the investigation revealing secrets tied to his older brother Danny's wrongful conviction for murder. The story weaves between past and present, exploring themes of loyalty, justice, and devastating consequences of hidden truths. So this is going to be full of spoilers. You have to heads up if you haven't read it and you don't want spoilers. So I told you when we were reading the blurb last week that I was going to get lost. Yes. I got lost. Did you? I did. Okay. Did you? I did not. Cause you're so smart. Yeah, I did. I did. Somewhere in the middle towards the end. There was a lot going on because there was different, like many different points of view. There was many timeline switches. Yes. and there was so many characters. Yes. So we went from, Matt's current point of view of him being in college, finding out about his family. Then we went to the timeline of when the brother got arrested and when his girlfriend got murdered. And then, we went on the point of view of the family. and for an after right before they got murdered. Yeah, not after they got murdered, but, but before and after, um, the conviction of the son, right? So there was a lot of different timelines. Yes. So I understand where you got confused. So in the family, there was all the mom, dad and the sister. It really didn't do much with the other brothers point of view. But then you also had the friends, the agent's point of view, and then like the, the past and current friends, it was just, it was a lot. Yeah did you like it? Did you like the story? Like the premise of the story? I did. Okay. I did. I liked it a lot. It has so much potential. I just. did not have that brain potential. I think this would make a really cool tv show. Oh yeah. Like a Netflix series. There was so much going on and I didn't get lost with the story but I got lost with the people. Okay. Like I would forget who Olivia was and had to be like okay what's her last name like and I know I think reading it is different because you know you retain different when you read so I think if I would actually read it. Yeah. It would have felt better, but I thought it was a really cool story. Yeah. so Matt is in like his first year of college or something 19. Yeah. And so I'm thinking like Dylan's 17. He's 18. I'm thinking of him going to Mexico by himself. with nobody else to this, like, random place that you have to take. Not like Cancun with the hotels everywhere, but like middle of nowhere. Yeah. and almost getting kidnapped or, you know, whatever. and then having to deal with the, the mean, awful police that are crooked there. Yeah. And well, and just the fact of how he got there and him taking the cash out, like having that forethought. Yeah. Yeah. Jackson's not far from that age. And I am like, first of all, that's on the FBI or whoever was like, why was there not an agent with him? Right. Well, and that was part of probably his naivety. Right? Like, he was like, well, but the, I think that the FBI should have been like, no, this is like a FBI issue going there with you. Right. Here is your room. Here is your right. There is no reason to send a kid. No. To mexico like that. Yeah, I was right. I was too because I was expecting them to Accompany him and to have everything organized and be there with him not and then he gets there and there's nobody there And there's nobody there. He had to figure all that out. but even with all of that I liked young matt I thought he was a nice kid. Um Like, he was like, do you want me, you know, talking to Hank, do you want me to walk you to your car? Do you want me to, you know, I thought he was a respectful kid. Yeah. He came across that way to me. She's a bum. Oh, okay. Yeah. So, I thought that the big twist at the end, finding out who actually, who done it, who did it, So, all right. Obviously spoilers, right? So the mom had the affair Yeah. With the mayor or the governor, whomever, whatever the his Yeah. Political thing was. Yes. And, he was involved in the coverup. Yep. because his son was the killer. Yeah. Accidental killer. It was whatever. We don't actually know. I don't think we ever actually figured out, like if it was an accident or if it was on purpose or whatever. Right. but it was a coverup and. So he hires somebody to kill a family because they're getting too close to finding out what's going on, but not realizing he kills his own son. Cause the baby, the baby, but like the five year old, right. mom had the affair with him and it was actually his baby daddy. Yep. And so he killed his own kid. Yeah. or his other kid. Yeah. And I. And the dad knew all along. I know. I know. And it was so casual, kind of the way that he was like, uh. I mean, it wasn't like a big. No, he had accepted it a while ago. He went through it. Yeah, he just wanted his family. And he loved the kid. So that was, I wanted more story on Danny. Yeah. I wanted some more of his point of view. It just would make such a good show. Like you would have like the, the jail aspect, I mean, no, I love prison stuff. Yeah. And cause when, when Matt went to jail to tell Danny about the family and the guard was like, you better get it together. You can't go weakness. Right. So like there has to be such a good story. Storyline yeah out of that especially too because um, danny Gets beat or something and he almost doesn't make it. And so you have that aspect too. Well he was hired, the dude that beat him by the governor guy or Yes. His position is. But also, yeah, but that folded into it too. Yeah, I think you're right. I think he'd be a great show. He would make an amazing show. Yeah. Netflix. Do it you won't Um, I really liked it though, even though I did, you know get lost a little got lost a little bit I think that was on me. But what would you rate it? I'd still give it like a How I'd give it a I thought the storyline was really cool. It was different. Yeah How about you? I go like eight eight and a half maybe yeah, but again I want to see it as a show like I want more like more background on everybody, right? I'd like for it to be a show series right like not just them like you said not a movie but a show Yeah, give me all I want Dig deep cuz then you've got like the past like the high school drama. Oh, yeah, cuz apparently the girlfriend was kind of like a hoochie Yep, like mm hmm and lots of guys and you could also dig into the like the agent's life and all her stuff She had going on. Oh my god. Let's just we'll do it. We can write it. Mm hmm. We'll make it Netflix We'll write for you. We got it. I'll actually record. I have a phone that's perfectly capable. Um, but good book. I liked it. Yeah, me too. so next week is, F. Yes. And that is A Friend Indeed by Elka Ray. Have you started it? I have. Are we going to continue with it? Yes. Okay. I think I'm like 20 percent in. Okay, usually we know by the first like couple chapters. Yeah, it's gonna. No, it starts off with a bang. Good. Like first chapter. Okay. Okay, cool. when single mom Joe. Dykstra was at her lowest, jobless and penniless. Her childhood friend Dana McFarland helped her out big time by securing her a teaching job and thus an opportunity for a new life in the affluent Pacific Northwest town of Gloves Bay. So when Joe gets a frantic late night call from Dana, sobbing and desperate for help, it's like I do to you. Stop. It feels like a chance to help her friend in return. The last thing Jo expects to see when she arrives at Dana's oceanfront mansion, her friend's handsome and wealthy husband Stan, dead, sprawled face down on the floor. Dana admits to killing her husband following years of secret abuse. and begs Joe not to call the police. For nearly two decades, Dana's marriage and family had looked picture perfect. Who'd ever believe that the pillar of the community, Stan, was a monster? Determined to cover up her husband's killing and shield her kids from scandal, Dana convinces Joe to help her dispose of the body. But the cover up starts to crumble when a blackmailer threatens to expose their crime. Hounded by gossipy neighbors, Ill fated lovers and zealous cops. Truth and lies are laid bare between Joe and Dana, putting their families in danger and threatening to shatter a 30 year friendship. Shocking and fast paced, A Friend in Deed is a riveting tale about the power of friendship and the deadly weight of lies. Okay, I just downloaded it. So I can't wait to I can't wait to read it. Yeah. I mean first chapter is like a girl. I like it when they grab you from the beginning is dead. Like do you remember a Verity? And the very first is like she's one. Yeah. Yeah. I like books like that. Yeah. So this is like a right into it. Perfect. Perfect. Yeah. Well, that's that's it. That's it. That's it for today. I think folks like subscribe do other things. Leave the review, please We love you. Yes. Thank you. We love you. Bye.