Am I the Jerk for Being Naked at Home… and Keeping Someone Else’s Cat?!

Today’s episode of The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends is a JUICY Am I the Jerk Court Wednesday 😏

We’re putting TWO wild cases on trial—and you get to be the judge:

👉 Is someone a jerk for being naked in their own home… even if the neighbors can see?
 👉 And what about keeping a cat you rescued after the original owner suddenly wants it back? 🐱

Plus, our best friend Ryan McKee calls in with a BIG announcement about an upcoming show in Payson… and let’s just say, going back to your hometown isn’t always easy 😅

We’re joined by special guest Jineane Ford from Majik 1017 and Italk 1067 to help rule on one of the cases… and we bring in a listener judge from Show Low for a bonus round (and yes—there are prizes on the line 👀).

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Transcript

Cold Open And Court Setup

SPEAKER_01 0:00

Am I the jerk for being naked in my own home?

SPEAKER_04 0:03

If she can do it and she's not being a jerk, then you know, guys can be pantsless and hello, best friends.

Topless Neighbor Complaint Case

SPEAKER_01 0:11

It's me, Chris Bennett, and we've got some juicy Am I the Jerk court cases for you today. Plus, our best friend Ryan McKee is checking in with a big announcement. And uh he also has uh an update on his 22-year-old roommate Joey, and you're not gonna want to miss this, but first, let's get the show started. It's Am I the Jerk Court Wednesday, and you get to be the judge. Chris Bennett and the morning brew. It is now time for Am I the Jerk Court, and today we have two judges, the Honorable Janine Ford and Steve Carbajal joining us today. Welcome aboard, judges. Ah, thank you. Welcome, Chris. Hi, Chris. All right. Today's case is a juicy one. I'll read it when we come back. I'm excited to get your ruling. Here's the deal. I am a 21-year-old female and live in an apartment complex where one side of my living room faces the living room of my neighbor. The windows are relatively far apart at the point where you need to squint to see what's going on inside. I've been living on my own for the past year, and after I'm home from work, I almost always spend my evenings topless. It's more comfortable. The other day, my neighbor approached me and asked if I could take, uh, put a top on on the evenings or if I could close my curtains when I'm feeling adventurous, as he puts it. I told him I told him, I'll do what I can, or I'll do what I want in my own home, and he should stop looking in my living room, or he should be the one closing his curtains instead if he has such an issue with me living my life. He's now involved building management and is looking to escalate the issue. I genuinely see no problem with what I'm doing, but maybe I'm being a bit inconsiderate. So, am I the jerk?

SPEAKER_00 2:09

Well, I gotta say this. I mean, I as much as I love a woman's body, I think that if you're flawning it like that and your neighbors are seeing you, even if they they may have kids, as we discussed, and I I think it's the wrong thing to do. She is definitely being a jerk.

SPEAKER_04 2:27

Yeah, because because let's take it a step further. If she can do it, she's not being a jerk, then you know, guys can be pantsless, and you know, you got little kids out in your front yard, they're getting home from work and they're looking in the front window, mommy, look at that. You know what I mean? Yes, she's the jerk. Yeah, she needs to be considerate of her neighbors. And uh, I know that, like, you know, we have a lot of people up here in the White Mountains that say, I can do whatever I want on my own land, given the given the wind turbines and being bad neighbors and all that stuff. But this situation, you know, if you have little kids, yeah, she's she's being the jerk. Yeah, and she could close the clerk. The wind turbines are being jerking. That's right.

SPEAKER_00 3:03

They are. And there are community standards that we have to adhere to. You know, part of being in a society is that you do, you know, part of being the word liberty is there's a difference between freedom and liberty. Freedom is you do whatever you want. Liberty is you do whatever you want as long as you're not impinging on anybody else. And this would be impinging on somebody else. So she's violating their liberty, right?

SPEAKER_04 3:26

Yeah, nakedness and wind turbines.

SPEAKER_01 3:28

There we go.

SPEAKER_00 3:29

Get rid of them all.

SPEAKER_01 3:30

But but she could still do what she wants. Just be considerate and close your curtains. Yes, close your curtains. No one's telling you what you can do inside. Just be a little considerate of your neighbors. Our juror, uh, one of our jurors on my Facebook Live says, uh, nope, she is the jerk. Close the curtains.

SPEAKER_04 3:46

So yeah, just close the curtains. I mean, she's wanting to cause trouble. If she all she has to do is call close her curtains.

SPEAKER_01 3:52

Yep, yep. And she's uh 21, she needs to learn to be a good neighbor. That's right. Exactly. All right.

SPEAKER_00 3:58

You were pole dancing in another room.

Ryan’s Payson Comedy Announcement

SPEAKER_01 4:02

All right. Uh, Judge Steve and Janine rule, you are the jerk for being naked in your own home. Go ahead and close those curtains, you weirdo. Exactly. Good morning. It's the morning brew with Chris. Who's this? It's Ryan McKee. Heck yeah, our best friend producer Ryan McKee, originally from Payson, Arizona. Now coming to us live from Wilmington, North Carolina. Always calling in with some juice. What you got for us today?

SPEAKER_03 4:34

Big news. August 15th, headlining the movie theater in Payson, Arizona. Heck yes! Nice special guest, Chris Bennett. Woo! Cameron Kong.

SPEAKER_01 4:48

Yes, Cameron and you were up here at our show at uh uh Rockies back in December, and now we're all gonna be down in Payson in August for some hot August nights.

SPEAKER_03 5:00

Show in Payson, Arizona.

SPEAKER_01 5:03

Yeah, that's where you went to high school. You got bullied a little bit uh growing up. So are you nervous about returning to your hometown and uh doing comedy there?

SPEAKER_03 5:15

Terrified. Terrified, really terrified. I'm worried all my bullies are gonna be in the audience. And if I don't kill, they're gonna beat me up after the show and make fun of me. Call me fat like they used to. Really? Were you fat growing up? I was a chunky, I was a chunk.

SPEAKER_01 5:36

I was a chunky kid. Chunky kid. Well, I'm sure they've grown up and matured, and you know.

SPEAKER_03 5:42

One time one of my bullies was actually my friend too, but he said, you don't even have to carry a bag to school because you can just put all your pencils in your roll. Oh. That's actually a pretty good burn. That was, yeah, that was great for a fourth grade.

SPEAKER_01 6:03

Oh, he was in fourth grade? Yeah. Oh my gosh. That is hard. Well, as a man, I'm excited, and I'm excited to be on the show too. If anyone tries to bully you, I'll just call my wife and have her come protect us.

SPEAKER_03 6:18

Thank God. Andrea knows how to do that. He's tough.

Joey Roommate Chaos Update

SPEAKER_01 6:25

You might know or you might not know that Ryan is 47 and uh has a uh is he 21 still or is he 22? He's 22 years old, 22-year-old roommate. Go ahead and tell us what's new with uh your 22-year-old roommate Joey.

SPEAKER_03 6:40

So, first thing, his girlfriend is moving in for a couple of months. Oh my gosh. So I'm gonna be living with a 22-year-old couple.

SPEAKER_01 6:51

Oh no. That's gonna be spicy. That does not sound spicy to me. Oh my gosh. Does she have to pay rent or is uh she helping Joey split the rent?

SPEAKER_03 7:05

She's gonna pay some rent, and they're going to stay in Joey's room, and he doesn't even have a bed frame or dressers. So I don't know where they're gonna put everything. His clothes are just strewn about his floor.

SPEAKER_01 7:25

Oh my gosh. Oh wow. So that's uh does uh his uh girlfriend know this? Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_03 7:33

I mean, she stays over, so she's aware of the situation. All right, and it hasn't scared her off at all. She's still choosing, yeah, she's still choosing this.

SPEAKER_01 7:42

Oh my gosh, a lot of exciting stuff happening at Casa de Ryan. And uh instead of one story about a 22-year-old living with you, we're gonna have two stories uh coming up very soon. Well, Ryan, thanks so much for checking in, give us giving us a Joey update, and uh I'm excited uh to be on your show. What day is it again in Payson? August 15th. August 15th.

SPEAKER_03 8:07

August 15th.

SPEAKER_01 8:08

At the Sawmill Movie Theaters in Payson. All of Ryan's bullies can stay away.

SPEAKER_03 8:14

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Watch out, because Chris's rice is gonna be there to be my bouncer. That's my personal bodyguard.

Rescued Cat Ownership Dispute

SPEAKER_01 8:25

Awesome. Well, buddy, we love you so much. Thanks for calling in. Thank you. All right, it is now time for a bonus. Am I the jerk court case? Today's bonus, am I the jerk judge, is Dakota from Sholo. Say hi, Judge. How's it going? Heck yeah. All right. Uh, did you hear the first Am I the Jerk court case? Yes. What was your ruling on that one?

SPEAKER_02 8:51

Definitely a jerk. You need to be, you know, curious of others.

SPEAKER_01 8:55

Yeah, yeah. Be a little considerate of others. They're not telling you how to live your life, but just be considerate of others, that's all. All right, here is uh your court case, Judge. When we come back, we'll get your ruling. Okay. I'm uh 31 and I live in a quiet neighborhood. About four months ago, I found the super skinny, scared cat in my backyard. No collar, no microchip. Clearly, hadn't eaten in a while. So I started feeding him and eventually took him to the vet. I paid for everything: shots, neutering, deworming, flea treatment, about$480 total. Now he's healthy, happy, and honestly, he's become my cat. He sleeps next to me every night, and I named him Bean. Well, last week my neighbor sees him in the window and freaks out. She says it's her cat, Mittens, that ran away over a year ago. But she admitted she never looked for him. No flyers, no shelters, nothing. Just assumed he was gone. Now she wants him back because her grandkids miss him. I feel bad, but I also feel like I saved him. Am I the jerk for not giving him back? Woo-hoo hoo! What say you?

SPEAKER_02 10:10

I don't think so. If he's put in uh the time, the effort and the money, especially with the vets and everything. Then um, you know, and it's been so long, then no, keep the cat.

SPEAKER_01 10:21

Yeah, and you know, uh kind of some red flags. The person didn't put up any signs or anything, didn't you know, go looking for it. And now, you know, who's to say that really is her cat? Yeah, exactly.

SPEAKER_02 10:34

If the grandkids want to play with the cat, come over.

Prizes And Closing Message

SPEAKER_01 10:36

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And by hey, you know, the kids can come over and say hi, but you know, I've I've had it. I put some money into this cat, I'm keeping it. So, in the case of Am I the Jerk for refusing to give back the cat I rescued to my neighbor who suddenly claims it's hers, Dakota says No, not at all. Not the jerk. All right, Dakota, congratulations, thanks so much for helping us out with this court case. And to reward you, you just won two tickets to Sholo High School's The Prince of Egypt production. Opening night is tomorrow at 7 p.m. And uh they have a show Friday at 7 p.m., a matinee on Saturday at 2, and then May 1st, May 2nd. You can see it at 7 p.m. with the matinee on 2 p.m. at May 2nd. And you also won four tickets to the WME Movie Theaters expiring April 30th. What station hooked you up?

SPEAKER_02 11:28

Uh Q Country 925.

SPEAKER_01 11:30

You know it, buddy! All right, we're on the phone with Ryan. Facebook Live has been asking the question. We had an Am I the Jerk court case today, Ryan, where this 21-year-old girl lives in this apartment and she likes to come home and walk around her apartment uh with her top off. Uh she she leaves the uh the windows are open, and neighbors complain, said, Hey, can you either close the curtains or put a top on? And she's like, I'm just living my life. Right. Uh so one, do you think she's the jerk? No, I want that neighbor. All right, best friends. That's gonna do it for a juicy Am I the Jerk Court Wednesday on the morning brew with Chris Bennett and best friends. If you enjoyed the show, do me a favor and share it with a friend who could use a laugh. And don't forget to sign up for our big anniversary bash cornhole tournament on May 16th. Head to Chris Bennett Comedy.com to register now for the morning brew. I'm Chris Bennett, reminding you to be nice to yourself, be nice to others, and don't be jerk.