Jose
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You think? You got lazy.
Unless he's messaging his friends like, what do I message her back? Now I'm starting to think.
What if you go on a date but you only text throughout the date?
We know you can.
Stand up for your friends, bro.
If we would have met each other when we were younger, it would have never worked.
Oh, man, don't ask me, dude.
I just wear a diaper and go on the date at the table.
Sorry, you want us to yell someone else's name? I was into it, you guys.
You're playing up the I'm a perfect guy, haha. But it's obviously all a joke.
What? Not at the table. Like a spy?
Now that you're revealing little by little, was the entire restaurant all your friends?
Girls do it, it's cool. Guys do it, it's crazy.
Yeah, that's bad. You got a small bladder. That's not a big deal.
With the headlights and the high beams on.
Yeah, he was very smiley.
They're like overselling it.
Brooke turning around, nice joke, girl.
Wait, the guy said he's cute?
If we would have met each other when we were younger, it would have never worked.
It's like a trailer.
They always started there too. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
YouTube too. Yeah.
We just foster them.
Oh, that's a cool thing.
Give them hints?
Sorry about that.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, brother.
You're curious.
I already heard about that.
Oh, that's also true. He's been talking, just not committing.
He's grown up so fast. You guys, plants and cars do not mix, okay?
I'm still confident if we bury a plant and it gets sunlight and water, it will just regrow again.
Brooke is forgetting her name for sure in one hour. We'll never forget Gertrude.
And we'll never let you forget, Brooke. This is not worth it.
Yeah, okay. If you need to call him. So text 78592. Okay. That's our show's text board. If you're lonely, you can text us. I'm on it all night long. Okay. So you're on it more.
Already she's starting out of the gate line. Just for the record, if you have any other language requests or things you want me to do, just holler at me.
You have to explain malls nowadays. It's like being on Amazon, but IRL. I mean, I would like to know all the stores there.
No, no, plant nursery. I was like, okay, sounds like a perfect date to me, but most girls are not down for that.
Wait, like after each other? Like, what'd you name them?
Babies. They're babies. Okay, not really everybody listening.
They should have rethought Gertrude after Leaf Erickson. It could have been better.
Okay, thank you. If he doesn't answer, can we do textual healing at least? Because I really want to talk to this guy.
Yes.
I'm confused. No girlfriend, but you made a mistake, but you like her, but you also don't like her yet.
Okay. Rest in peace, Gertrude. Oh, God. Oh, my God. Didn't you try to save her?
Well, because he ran it back over, guys.
Not everyone makes their grass like your husband does.
And Alexis can recommend four of them that she uses after this is done. But, Jenna, are you hearing this? Yeah, I'm hearing it.
Yeah. Wait, now you're negotiating?
Okay. That's Brooke's jealousy coming out.
You don't have to listen.
Wait a second.
Well, maybe you're open to the idea of unblocking Aaron and meeting up with him one more time, and we would pay for it so you two could discuss the terms of the future of your relationship.
Well, he's going to pay for everything else. Let us at least buy the cup of coffee that they talk over.
Oh, okay.
Sweet. Well, that saves us money, and I love that. So it's up to you, Jenna. Will you or will you not unblock Aaron?
Unblock him. Yeah, I like this.
The funny thing was at the start of the call, I mean, he had a deep voice and he just seemed like kind of a sweet, shy guy.
But once she got onto the phone, he wasn't messing around. He went right to the payment companionship negotiation talk.
It was all business. I don't even know if I want an update on this one.
What I do want is for all of our listeners to find our second date updates on our YouTube.
I want that for everybody. And wherever you get your podcasts, you can always find them at Brooke and Jeffrey.
We have a text board at 78592 where listeners can send texts into our show. Unfortunately, sometimes we do have to block people if they cross the line with us.
If you're rude to any of us, blocked. If you criticize our hero of the week because you didn't like my choice, blocked. If you compliment me and tell me that I'm cute and fancy, blocked. I'm a shy boy. I don't like compliments that much.
nice if you ask me blocked that's why one of our listeners aaron reached out to us because he's confused after he got blocked by somebody and he has no idea why fight the urge to compliment jeff or you will be blocked right now he's gonna say was it jose yeah i'll block you right away aaron what's up man welcome to the show hey guys thanks for having me don't you talk bad about the girls i'm sorry i'm on edge he called you guys oh my god i don't care what is happening aaron how are you doing
Oh.
Okay. Yeah. So tell us about this woman who blocked you. What's her name?
Oh, you invited yourself to her dog walk.
You walk the guys, too? A little leash on them?
Oh, no?
I didn't know that that was a service if it's offered out there. I've got to look it up. But how did the dog walk go with Jenna?
Yeah, I thought it was a joke. Yeah, I had so many people in my inbox that I just had to delete it.
Sure, but that doesn't seem like enough to want to block your number from ever wanting to contact you.
Is it possible that you're just a really slow walker and it pissed her off?
You gotta match her stride for stride.
Okay, let's say you got a pass on the walking. What else could it have been, Brooke?
We're all experts on different areas of dating in here. How long has it been since you got blocked? Been about a week at this point.
Very ambidextrous cheek back there.
Okay.
Or at least an explanation for why you've been blocked. We're going to call her right now. Hopefully she hasn't blocked us already. I'm sure a lot of people have. But if she picks up, we'll ask her all the important questions and try and get you your second date update right after this. Thank you. All right, man. Hold on. Second date update.
Just to recap real quick, if you missed part one, one of our listeners, Aaron, hung out with a lady and that happened within an hour of matching. They were on a dog walk together.
The crazy part is that walk only lasted a half hour. An hour later, he was already blocked. I mean, this girl works fast. Yeah. And we're trying to help Aaron get some answers about what he did wrong. Or maybe it was just a miscommunication that caused him to get blocked. We don't really know.
Aaron, could you get a read on Jenna's dog's feelings towards you?
I mean, growling and nipping on my dates, that's a good thing.
I'm dying to get nipped at.
Yeah, so I don't know. Any last words, Erin, before we dial the number? at the very least i hope she answers and i hope she tells me what i did wrong yeah okay that's a good attitude going in to learn something i like that let's set that bar super super low so here we go i'm dialing the number right now let's see if she picks up hello hey is this jenna This is, who's this?
This is actually a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.
I'm sorry, who?
We're a radio show, and we do this segment that you're on right now called A Second Date Update. We're hoping to pry a little bit into your personal life, if that's okay.
Yeah. That's where we help our listeners who've gone out with somebody and they felt like there was a connection. We try to be the investigators to figure out why a second meetup hasn't happened or if something went wrong during the date. Yeah. And one of our listeners reached out about you named Aaron.
OK.
We figured you might not have the best reaction because we heard that after the date you blocked him and he just doesn't know why or if that was on purpose.
OK, so what we know is that you guys went on a dog walk and it didn't seem to last very long. So maybe you could tell us your version of the hangout and that would help us understand a little more clearly.
I would have blocked him for that, too. I'm with you, girl. That's not why I blocked him. Oh, okay.
We were getting to know each other. So where did the date shift for you in your mind?
He told us that there was a few jokes that he tried to make, and they didn't quite land. It did not sound like a joke.
So so is that where you felt like he crossed the line?
it's possible that it was a joke and it just didn't come across the right way and the best way to find out is to have you tell it again well to at least have you talk to him about it because you might not know this jenna but aaron's on the other line right now listening to this conversation the guy i blocked is on the phone yeah we haven't blocked him yet but you know when you say it that way it doesn't feel as fun yeah very true hopefully he has an explanation though aaron are you there
Hey, yeah.
Hey.
Or at least say something to Jenna.
And that's a lot. But he wanted to know it for honorable reasons.
That's got to change how you feel about it a little bit. Right, Jenna? No, not at all.
You have full control over what you say and don't say.
You know it.
What?
I know exactly who you're talking about.
Hold on, Brooke.
HR told you you were taken advantage of by Brooke?
Wait, so you were both on the same page about this?
Well, that's good. Yeah.
Everybody knows.
Oh, bro, you gotta be together. You have to know that you're dating.
That's not crazy. I thought it was going to be a lot worse.
We're all excited. Sorry, Jeff.
Yeah. Yeah.
It's funny how normal you read that. But yeah, someone literally quit his career.
Saying goodbye.
You tell her you haven't talked to me for months, and I hate the feeling like I'm talking to myself or I'm bugging somebody. So you just say goodbye. Thank you for the wonderful memories. I can take a hint, and I wish you the best.
Are you going to stop being thirsty now?
It's very risky.
Hey there, doll face.
Okay, I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
Oh, make things better.
You're really pretty. Bye.
No, you don't need to. You don't need to. By the way, congrats on your promotion.
I mean, I guess.
Hey, they're both the same name.
I was making fun of you. I was happy.
But it sounds really nice. Doesn't that feel great when you like immediately meet someone, you immediately click and you feel like you want to. You can't get enough of them. You eventually will.
Wait, did she reply?
We haven't heard the worst part yet?
Wait, you texted your boss?
Yeah. Because my mom would have sent like red lips or something.
No way.
You got me on your team, and I'm really good at ruining everything with women. I I'm going to get on this, brother. All right.
She'll really run away quick.
You need to tell her that when you texted her the other night, you didn't think twice about it, the fact that you work together. Hmm. Your passion took over. But if you think about the logistics, she's the manager. You love your job. So I think you tell her.
It's an easy out. Listen, they have HR probably. Yeah. No, just say, look, I think the logistics aren't going to work and we got to separate and just stay where we are.
No, because you don't want to let her down and make her feel bad. You just want to say, you know what? It's just not meant to be right now.
I love that.
She made it to the final four.
Yes, and you guys love it, I think. I know.
No, they don't. I see what you did there. That was a lie.
Yeah, it really is.
Usually you just tell your friends if you put them as a reference.
Different.
I've definitely worked in jobs where they told me that they don't call.
Okay, someone from Diego Vela 7079 who said, Hey, I've been listening to the show every day since I found the YouTube channel. I would love to get a shout out from Jose doing the Vito impression, please. It's my favorite.
I don't know why you guys are shocked. I thought everyone does this. I'm not going to lie. I think if I checked my references for this job, it was probably my friend.
Greetings from Mexico. Hey, wait a minute. What's this guy's name? Tell me what his name is again. Diego Vela. Diego Vela. What are the stupid numbers behind his name? You got a bunch of stupid numbers. Tell me the stupid numbers. Oh, 7079.
Hey, David Avila, 7079. My favorite is a 7080.
Oh. I don't get you. Let's get you some pasta. Get back into the podcast. Oh, the pasta cast.
Hopefully he thinks you were just drunk or something.
There you go.
Yeah. Which is probably your best friend.
It's a long... They should put baguettes in the kids' meals in France.
I was waiting for the funny part.
Like, how long were you dating before you were engaged to this guy?
Oh, jeez.
I can help you. No. Alexis, the best revenge is to move on, okay? Yeah. Listen.
Sports analogy.
Wish her best in life, Jeff.
Knowing Jeff, he's going to send you a wedding present. Yeah, Jeff will feel guilty.
And you only wasted six months on this relationship. I mean, that's another positive.
Wait, what? Are you talking to us or her?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All right, we polled you last week. Hey, welcome to the Second Date Podcast, by the way. It is Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. We're home with the Second Date Update. We said in a poll that we moved Awkward Tuesday from Sunday to... Tuesday!
Did you think it was brilliant or a terrible choice? Believe it or not, 71% of people said brilliant. Yay!
It makes a lot more sense. It's happening right now. Welcome to your Awkward Tuesday phone call.
Oh. Too bad it wasn't a chicken nugget. Maybe it's a good thing that happened.
So you're not saying it's just like, you caught him eating ice cream on a non-cheat day.
Oh, no. Oh, my God. I'm dying. Who, where, all of it.
I thought this was going to be about someone you saw that we had to call the friend. This is about you?
Dang, okay.
Right. You have your own lives. That's good. That's totally normal. Yeah, balance.
What, on her ring finger? Are you sure that this guy's good at left and right? Because I have made that mistake before.
She was wearing an engagement ring, Jeff. You never put a ring on that.
I mean, I will say, I will say I have some really hot friends that will wear fake engagement rings so they don't get hit on.
Why would she get upset?
Yeah, because anyone who's caught in a lie gets upset. That's how it works. It's like anybody who's accused of cheating will be like, no, you were cheating. Oh, you're spying on me?
Can I ask you, are you still hoping that she's not cheating? Like there's still a possibility for that?
What kind of question is that? In my mind, there's no possibility that she's not cheating.
I mean, like, you want to what? You want to get the truth out of her?
I mean, I was embarrassed that I was with my fiance. Yeah, with my other family.
Or her kids. They probably haven't gotten married yet. Yeah. She's close with him.
Now I get it. You didn't see a wedding band. Right.
No matter what happens, you're the winner out of this. She's the sucky one.
I feel like I need to be taking notes, Jeff.
Not good.
Man, Jacob, it's not looking good.
I just like preparing you because if all of those things are what happened for real, then it's 100% she's cheating. Like, there's no way around it, right?
Yes. Yes.
You are going to take control of this situation.
All right. And you are going to tell her, you need to tell me the truth now. You need to rip it off like a band-aid. Rip it off like a band-aid because if she waits any longer, it's only going to get worse. Like, you deserve the truth. And if she has ever respected you ever in the time that she's known you, now is the time to show that.
What?
That's a TikTok trend.
She would have just said the logical thing if it was logical, Jeff. She wouldn't have run out of the room upset. I don't want to look stupid, so I'll listen and then judge. Okay, yes.
We've heard everything, Shannon.
Do not put them on a boat together.
You're like the one in the crowd. I love that, though, for your man.
No, we're really happy.
Car fighting leads to love.
People will ask us just a little tidbit of information. They'll go, what's up with these couple? We don't know until they hit us up. They'll be like, by the way, update, guys. Yes, totally.
Yes, so this is not a replay. You may think so, but it's on purpose.
Oh, yeah. Well, I'm not a woman, so I think it's funny.
Okay.
They're fighting in a car, doors closed. Oh, my God, they're in the back seat now.
Cool. You know, slap boxing is huge in all these other countries right now, and people think it's hilarious in America, but it's, like, literally generating millions of dollars.
Yeah.
You roll into the back seat with another girl. Especially if you don't know jiu-jitsu. You don't know what's happening. Yeah, you're just rolling around fighting in a car.
As long as it makes sense to you. That's all that matters.
You are mad. I know.
I'm going to be if you keep saying that.
And the fact that she was like, look at my man.
No, I hope you're not mad. He drives to the station. He's like, get in.
Buckle up, everyone.
Yes.
I think an artist, like MMA, it's like a car artist.
A little too proud, Jeff.
Mike, are you mad at us? What? Oh, I get it.
I get it. I mean, if we don't get him a date.
I got too drunk. Oh, that's fine. We've all been there.
You're going to drown in the water. What do you mean that's more safe?
He already did.
It's funny, maybe, once, maybe. No, that's not funny.
I still don't know the ending of that, actually.
It's the movies that triggered her.
You know who'd like this? Roy. He would love this. What were we talking about? Oh, yeah.
If you're listening.
An old roommate that just disappeared once.
He tries to suppress it, I swear. He has to. He works with us.
Look, I don't think he's an alcoholic. But if he's got one beer in front of him and some good food, he's a happy guy.
Yeah. Like, who is this person?
Got it. You know, I moved into a house where I literally found it on Craigslist, didn't know anyone, and then we became best friends.
He's like, I just heard help, help, help from down the street. And that was it.
Oh, man.
Yeah, you went to Hawaii and he's like, oh, I'm going to live here now.
Oh, you were that guy.
Oh, man. Thank God you got your own house.
Yeah, it's not that dramatic.
This is, I mean, I want to know too.
When you ask him that, do you say this doesn't count as one of the questions? Because I was like, is it three or four then?
Oh, okay.
risky, but no, I think you got to be a scenario for that. Really literal with this guy. Yeah. Oh, wait, wait. There's dot, dot, dot.
I like the way she did it.
What? Wait! No! I am so embarrassed for you.
She took all your playing cards away from you. What are you going to write back?
Yeah, she's grounded for life, and you and I have a date.
It really is.
Ava.
Are you free Friday? Yay! He's still on the radio. Is he going to be mad?
Maybe that's not a big deal. Well, no, they could mess with your mail. I know, but they have nice calves.
I was going to say, I don't care how rich he is, Alexis. Would he be able keep up.
Yeah. Chemistry hit as well, Brooke? What are you confessing?
Let's hang out, not around the other parents.
Dude. You feel like there was a little bit of flirting. You want us to craft a text to push it into flirt mode or like, hey, I'm throwing the vibe out?
You may be right.
My instinct would be to compliment him about how well he taught her daughter. I don't think you mentioned the kid.
Any emojis?
We could just send the grandma emoji.
I don't want to bring the vibes down, but remember, we're still talking to a guy. It is hard for us to know when girls are hitting on us.
So we're going to have to spell this out and be creative.
Maybe. He can't assume he's a teacher. He can't go like, hey, sexy. Yeah. He's got to let her lead.
They're like a celebration emoji, like where they're blowing a peep.
There's no going back after that. Yeah.
Well, it's not like full purple devil, but it's flirty.
The smirk makes up for the hat comment. Yes. It makes it sexier.
Yeah. That's what it says.
We're stepping away from room mom into just regular mom.
She didn't say the word. Are you guys going to do it?
Ava's your daughter? You have a top secret mission or the teacher has a top secret mission?
Would you rather just pay the 10% and stop flirting? No, absolutely not.
Hey, how you doing? It's an attempt to be flirty. I don't know.
My stylist has roots bigger than mine.
Well, I mean, it's a hairstylist. They're friendly. I mean, they know each other.
You were confused.
Hello?
Hey, babe.
Okay. That's why, Melissa.
That's a lot of money. Yeah, it is.
Hey, it'll be a cute story when you're a grandma one day, you're telling your grandkids, like, your grandpa bought me for $250. Stop it. You think he should have paid more?
Hey, wedding's on.
But it's always awkward.
And tricky.
Now that's good defense.
When I owe you money, Brooke, if I pay you back for lunch, I don't write it down somewhere. I just give you back the $50 or $20.
That's true. That's very true.
Oh, my gosh.
Yeah, we all got that. For newly engaged guys.
First, I've got to charge you $100. Get it?
It's not funny. She finds, like, three scrolls.
brooke i don't know the answers to everything but one person who does is jose so let's hear his advice first well can we just give him the benefit of the doubt real quick okay don't go into it hot like this look it looks bad he's paying multiple women to do stuff to him we get it don't say that but no matter how bad it looks you gotta keep an open mind he could be embarrassed to tell you for another reason like you don't know just let him say it
Oh, is that what's happening?
Brooke just snort laughed. See? That's like really good Shrek impression.
I heard it break I was missing one of the tines and I was looking I could never find it in my side.
What? No way! Yeah, so these forks are cheap. Wow. Good. Management. We demand silver forks. That's right.
Yeah. Okay.
Anytime there can be impressions, I'm a happy guy.
Am I right, Jose? It's true, you just can't tell everyone on social.
Wait, what time is it?
Yeah.
don't be dating his first love from second grade schoolyard don't be mad never break up with him they're facts you can't be mad at truth so most people i mean i think everybody else can we have a lot of empathy for you we've been in this place before it's hard it takes longer than six months yeah that's why i think we're shocked that it's been six months because usually it's like six years and you're like now i have clarity or something yeah well tell us more about lisa and your guys's relationship uh well you know how long relationships are um
Oh, God.
That's a tough one. Yeah, I always rely on autocorrect for that.
I'm just saying. That's not what I meant. But seriously, if a girl gets it in her head, they'll be on edge. Like they'll be hyper focused. I don't think it's called anybody.
Okay. Reminds you of her? It's just a bedroom thing between you guys. That's fine.
So can I fast forward? Are we going to call her, try to get her back? What makes you think six months has passed and now she's ready? She misses Shrek. She saw the trailer for the new one and she's like, I miss him.
No, but seriously, what makes you think you're ready?
That's actually true.
She's like, it's his donkey I couldn't stand.
But do you think someone else is going to be the reason for your happiness?
Yeah, that's different.
Probably don't do one, Jeff.
Yes. These are like kind of, I wouldn't say tense, but there's something going on. I know. I'm a little worried. Yeah. Maybe it is tense.
They say some people make you a better person, right? They compliment you.
So it could be her. She thinks it's her favorite artist. Taylor Swift wants to talk to her and she's going to end up talking to her ex. Maybe. I mean, it's kind of a high high, right?
Oh, that's right. She literally said she didn't like it.
Yeah. Does she have to say it?
A flood of memories.
Because I don't know how reliable it is. If we need a quick laugh, keep that in your pocket, brother, because that's going to crack the room up, okay?
It could be a newer dating thing.
Yeah. Love still prevails. The psychic picks big families so that this can happen. She's asking, how many siblings do you have?
Why do I feel like they stalk your social media and then draw your ex? That would be so perfect.
Is it bad? My first reaction is I have a stalker. Yeah.
Oh yeah.
Yeah, you said that, but you didn't say you matched with her family members.
Also, why has your mom got that young of a dating pool? You should check her account.
It's inspirational.
I mean, it's I don't know. She doesn't know.
I don't think Zoe wants to sit at dinner with either of them.
That's what I'm saying. You need to set boundaries with your mom if you've got the same age range. There's got to be a div system.
I don't know. My best friend worked in a hospital for a long time. I think it's real.
Well, I think, if anything, Vaughn has definitely learned his lesson to not help you or look after you in any way. He can say watch out. No, he can't say watch out. He has to be like, excuse me, but perhaps take a look at your surroundings.
Vaughn, you're capable of doing that, right? I'm just really confused right now. Perfect. That's exactly where she wants you to be. So with that said, we would like to offer to send you guys out on another date. I don't want to be too aggressive in offering to pay for it or anything. So we just want to facilitate a meetup of some sort, Tess, if you're open to that.
I think anything that he says is condescending.
What do you want to say?
Sounds like Vaughn just got hit in the head by a falling bird.
Better luck next time. We should have warned him, Jeff.
Second date update. just doing this segment we hear from couples who meet in all sorts of strange new ways yeah for sure but this one is going to be particularly terrifying for one person in this room jose always thinks he's the one that's going to be scared jose's fears are right today because apparently according to this email they met while doing one of jose's absolute worst fears
Physical exercise.
Jose, let's try to keep the whimpers and begging for mommies to a minimum here as we talk to a guy named Vaughn about his first date. Vaughn, welcome to Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. How are you doing? Doing good. How about you?
Is this like an exercising club or a dating type of club?
Brooke, what does your husband wear to his run club?
Yeah. I don't know what that means.
People who exercise can be good looking?
Jose's still not going to join a run club. No. How did it go?
Well, the fact that you didn't get maced right there is a win in my book, so.
You were able to, like, get to know Tess a little bit there? I did, and I got to seal the deal. I got her number. Oh.
You also have a different definition of sealing the deal with a girl. Yeah. So a lot of differences here, but good. I'm glad you got her phone number.
No?
I don't think that's... I think he's just trying to be, like, fun and creative and playful with her.
Not be like, we need to count calories together.
How did Tess react to the note card move? She loved it, but... Whoa!
I think that counts as a win. So you guys ordered a bunch of food together, right? Yes. And then she guiltily ate it all.
Was she grateful, or was she upset by that?
Yeah.
You must be thinking, I'm getting a kiss for sure.
Well, that's the kiss that my mom gave me when I graduated fifth grade. My statement still stays true, Jeff. Romantically, I don't want to look too much into it. So how long has it been since your bar date happened?
Oh, man. That was like two weeks ago.
That's my problem. Is it possible that she didn't want to burn off all those calories that you gained together that night?
Yeah, she wanted to hold on to them as a memory of your guys' time together.
Anyway, let's come back. We're going to give Tess a call for you and try and get you your second date update right after this. Second date update. It is rare on a first date where you get an opportunity to look like a real superhero.
But our listener Vaughn swooped in to save the day when a falling beer mug was careening straight towards the head of his date.
Tess. And before it struck her, Vaughn reached out with his powerful arms and pulled her to safety as the mug shattered in the exact spot where she was standing. Wow. Mean that should automatically earn him five more dates That's the superhero fee He saves Lois Lane constantly he's expecting something to return this whole time But he
It's true, but Vaughn hasn't even been able to score one more date with Tess, which is why he's reached out to us for help. But Vaughn, how did it feel to know that you had your Superman moment?
Next, you just have to work on your laser eye vision, and you're going to be set, dude. So let's call Tess for you right here and try and get you your second date update. You ready? Yeah. I'm dialing it right now. Hello? Hey, is this Tess?
We're a radio show. We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. And we're really, really excited to talk to you about a date that you went on not too long ago. Yeah. It's with a guy named Vaughn that you met at Run Club. Oh, yeah. Okay.
But here's the cool thing. We know that you got to spend some one-on-one time with him at a fun bar that had cool shelves in it, we've heard. Yeah, yeah.
We know. We heard the story from Vaughn. We talked to him about it because he had a great time.
And he's been wanting to see you again. And the reason he reached out to us is to try and figure out if there's a reason why you haven't met up again.
Yeah. Yeah. That was a pretty cool moment for him.
Wait. He was stopping it from hitting you on the head.
Okay, so you were saying you would have preferred that he stood back and just let you figure out if a mug was about to hit you or not and deal with it on your own.
Well, he's on a date with you, so he is probably paying attention. I don't know if it's obsessive.
I don't want you to get the feeling that he's, like, obsessed with you, always watching and trying to protect you or anything. This is it. At a certain point I have to let you know that he is actually listening in on the conversation Like a weird way he just wanted to hear the reasoning unless he was smart enough to hang up already Are you there Vaughn Yeah, I'm there.
Let's let them talk and maybe they can work something out. Go ahead, you two.
Okay. So if you two were like walking across the street together and there was a car coming at you, Tess, you want him to step back and just let nature take its course? Yes.
Okay. How's it feel?
I just went for it.
Oh.
I'm actually thinking that's a pretty genius move. Little brother answers the phone, there's no children here.
Really?
Will you please give her her earrings, bro?
Best place to listen.
I bet you same time every day. Yeah, maybe that's it. If he's a guy like me, it's a system.
It's a system.
I imagine you were like hiding somewhere in his house. Like, I need your help. I think I smell the peanut butter.
Yeah, let's go. But good for you. You went out of your comfort zone for a whole hour, hour and a half. And it sounds like you had fun. Yeah, and you had a good time.
It's so funny how your escape is like, let's just get out of here and, like, go get drunk at your house. Usually that's, like, the plan.
He made, I've honestly told his friends, like, guys, she purposely left her stuff here. Red flag. They're all probably telling him, dude, that's not a good sign.
Oh, yeah, absolutely. Oh, they got more than we do. No, it's more like, dude, she took my hoodie. This is working.
I think we all assume it's the wrong house, right? I don't know.
It's weird that guys, like, I have no idea what you're talking about, too. Like, there's no, like, oh, I've seen that guy. That's a thing for me.
Hey, Marcus. Welcome to the show. We're so jolly.
I apologize. It's early.
Oh, that's a good point.
Well, it's happened to all of us dudes, but imagine if it really is an accident, bro.
This is your house.
And said you didn't live there. No. Didn't even know you.
Sure, that was fun.
But it might make you blush.
Do you say, Hey, how are you?
I was going to say, cause then that's the reason.
Have you heard about rogue people playing rock, paper, scissors in parks? Harassing women.
Oh, this is your chance. That's fun.
That's so funny.
You hear that, Channel 7? I'm waiting.
She knows how to get people back to her place.
The hug was after.
All right. She just like walked away in the middle. My God.
Did you get good local radio interviews?
Oh, wow.
I think it was a mix of me and heck. It was just a ugh.
And there's all kinds of personalities. Some people are like, oh my God, my moment. And some people are like, this sounds terrifying.
He already ditched the purses in the alley.
You guys are going on a walk in the park, and now it's like in the hunt for crimes.
It is embellishing on his part.
That's not a real bomb you think it is. I'm pretty sure.
We're scamming people. You are the weirdo. The Internet weirdo is you.
And if you have a third, you can triple it. You can split it by three.
Oh, gosh. Oh, no. Oh, jeez. Why? You're a psycho. Oh, no. Hey, hold on. Before you say anything, I love moms. If a girl showed up with her mom on a date, I'd be so happy. No, you would not.
Mama, give me a hug. I'll get your approval first.
You mean she's just like a random person at the bar. Do you introduce her to your dates?
Okay, that's better. It's better?
Hold on, hold on. Let me just cut all their steak really quickly, and then you guys continue.
How does a mom date end? Like, does she watch you guys? I'm being serious.
Oh, because you kissed him like you initiated it?
Yeah, you're assertive. That's rare. In front of your mom. Was it in front of your mom? Did she see?
Oh, no.
Hey!
What up?
What?
Did you say scam? Like you scammed her? Yeah.
Oh, so she. That's her favorite sushi place.
If you want, you can join.
It's sushi. It's gotta be a hundred or so.
Yeah.
She's got a good point here.
That's exactly how I feel.
I easily am tricked.
That's different.
You need a small army of men back to back to back to feed you.
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
Remember, she used to tell us how good of a liar she was.
One at a time, fuck. There's no lie told there. It's so boring.
That's so unattractive.
You both were, right? Yeah. Good then. That's okay.
Coffee meets bangle? Yeah. I like that one.
No way.
Can I borrow your dog, Brooke?
They're going to know after date one, Jeff. Or put a little neck brace on it.
Not a sick dog. Your dog's sick, Jose. I just want the trick, guys.
I could relate to that. If you're like, I have my favorites, let me pick the spot.
That's rude. Yeah, it sounds like it's a popular restaurant.
He's giving you money. I was still offended at the first part.
Oh, buddy. Sit up straight, honey. Sit up. Pull your shoulders back.
Jeff, you'd be doing that on the date. Excuse me, you're slouching a little.
Those are the best. I know.
Yeah.
Had to call us. We're a last resort for people. That being said, with Jeff being in a weird mood, do you want to call back tomorrow? This may not be a good call.
You tell us, Jeff.
Okay. Do you remember her?
Yeah.
It doesn't mean she's doing anything wrong, but it does rub you the wrong way. It doesn't seem like she likes you a lot.
Jennifer, if you're on the other line with another morning show too right now, stacking shows, I'm going to be mad. That's just right after us. Oh, that's true. She's good at timing.
But you missed stacking.
I can pick up a napkin so fast.
Oh, God. It's a lot, man. So it's one or the other for you, Bobby. You're either fully thinking, strategizing, or you're doing nothing. He's not a multitasker. Yeah.
That's what he's trying to avoid.
Weird. Also, sometimes information doesn't register.
I'm just happy to be here.
Yeah, it's a thing.
Yeah.
I don't know. I don't really. Yeah. I just kind of randomly get action. It's a blessing to me.
What? At the museum, someone needed directions back to the restaurant, coincidentally.
Okay. You are investing though, because you know, she's going to think about little things like that.
Hopefully she's a crier, too.
Maybe she may not even pick up for us. How odd is she?
That's nice.
No, because you were gone. Oh, I could see that happening, actually.
Oh, interesting. That's important. You're like the focus of the whole night.
You look so beautiful. Could you also relay that to her?
Oh. He's almost like, it's going to sound funny, he's almost like too nice of a guy.
Which is a thing that's so funny.
But if you want to clear your chest, man, then go for it.
Plus, we don't know how many lives it has left. It could have all nine left. But we are really stuck on this. I know.
Fine. It's a romantic fine. Rhett, are you down? She just said fine.
Everyone's got different priorities.
Yeah, okay. If you need to call him. So text 78592. Okay. That's our show's text board. If you're lonely, you can text us. I'm on it all night long. Okay.
Like a garbage dump?
Oh, that's even worse than the garbage dump I was saying.
Oh, gosh.
You like cashews too? You want this raisin? Yeah.
It's like a scene to a funny movie.
She was the wrong finger. She was trying to go for the ring finger. I also love that she didn't Uber. She still took the ride and then flipped it off.
Guys, at least this will be a great story, right?
It wasn't a proposal with the wedding ring. It wasn't the index finger.
We don't know what started the fight.
What if she flips us off as she answers the phone?
Yeah, he wants a date.
Imagine that, Rhett. You shut your mouth, you liar.
Okay.
All right. I'm worried we ruined his plan.
I am, because it's just like... He could have been so much better.
She's a hot girl with substance. That's nice of you. That's true. The room's silent, but I'm glad you think so, bro.
No, I've had this happen to my friends. They're like, I'll give a guy a chance. I'll try something different. And then he stops talking to her and it's like, what's wrong in the world? Something is off.
Yeah. But personality can add to looks once you meet someone.
Some people aren't looking for just love. Or you gave off like I'm better than you vibes.
Then why are we calling him?
Well, we have to hear his side.
Someone prettier.
Oof. How do we shift a little bit here?
Ooh, sexy.
You can't do that, actually, Mandy. Nope. As long as you're with him, though. You get the benefits off of it? You're getting an early bird special, baby.
Yeah, she hangs out with us all the time. I swear to God.
But he did not.
Hear himself and be like, wait, I am getting old. What's going on right now?
Oh no, I'm too handsome.
Oh, yeah, pay us more money.
And I've heard from experience that people get a little spicy when you talk about age, Jeff.
After all of that, you still like us. And you even sound younger off-speak. Shocking.
Wait, what's on the app? Will you tell us? Don't do this. Just tell us about it. It's too funny.
Eventually we become kind.
I'm sorry you downloaded it. Dude, my dad sends me dog videos from TikTok all day long. That's all he watches.
Yeah.
Lighters in the air, baby. Yeah, real ones. That's right.
Are we worried she is hitting him up and it's on TikTok and he just doesn't know how to work it?
I like it. That was a little spicy.
Oh, that's good.
Because if it's not about the age, then why even bring it up?
Which I keep forgetting. It's not like you bombarded her or surprised her.
Okay, good.
Oh, no, K-N-O-W, like, I know.
So it's like he's like 40 or 50 in the picture, and then you showed up, and he wouldn't tell us his age, so we really don't know.
How old would you guess he is? Can I ask that? How old would you guess? Don't you think his age was a lie on the app, too?
Really? Yeah. Oh, remember Brock?
He's on TikTok now.
He was chipper.
What? From who? Oh, my gosh. That's such an old guy move. From the waiter? Or a child. Yeah, because they were kids.
That's not a good response. Well, at least you know he always has a comb in his back pocket. What? Old guys, we keep a comb.
Hey, that's important no matter what age you are.
You did. Just to help the guy out.
I love when the listeners know the show that well that they can have, you know what I mean, such specific personality requests. It's ridiculous, dude.
Thank you so much for being here. We love reading them. Oh, Skylar said, I don't know if you saw this one, I stay up until 1 to 2 a.m. to listen to this podcast slash radio station. I'm obsessed.
You could listen any time. But I love that. I'll do forget people normally do stay up pretty late. Like later than us. Yeah.
Mm-hmm. Any other good ones? Okay, so the username isn't a name, but a number. Okay, let's not read it. Okay, I'm not going to read it.
But a bunch of numbers. It says, listening from Puerto Rico every day, my girl can't speak English, and I take time to translate in Spanish. That's how good we love it. Mad love.
Oh, that's so cool. That's so cute. You translate it for your girlfriend, though.
I'm taking Spanish lessons. If you want me to broken translate for you, like, yo como manzanas.
Oh, wait a minute.
I didn't know that. I know, that's what I'm saying. But now you say it, I've seen it happen, but I didn't know it's a good thing people look forward to.
This is a weird lacrosse game.
By simply just not saying that he likes her. He's going to regret he didn't ask you to stop saying other things besides that. Alexis, I don't need anyone to pile on right now.
Brooke, that sounds desperate.
Yeah, I have heard that from a lot.
I feel like she's not used to having to say this.
Donna.
I think she should tell him before he hangs up.
Well, fine, but at least before we go, I have to ask, Eric, would you like to go out with shy, innocent Donna one more time and we would pay for the date?
No, I'm sorry.
All right, he's gone. Sorry, Donna. We had to hang up on that guy. I'm glad. I'm glad you did.
It's probably the day that he listens to this podcast and is like, oh, my God, the mistakes that I've made.
We're getting a lot of texts in 78592 on this one. One says, I hope Eric's listening right now and realizes he missed out on the chance of a lifetime.
Really? Don't judge a book by its cover sort of thing.
Another text says, I've been trying to date an OnlyFans girl for years. That guy's an idiot. Oh. There's a lot of other people on the text board, though, going crazy because we didn't tell him and didn't say it. She never revealed what she does to him.
Donna did email the show after we recorded that, though, and said, I thought I'd just send him a screenshot as a parting gift.
I think he knows now.
On YouTube, you can find us or anywhere where you get your podcasts at Brooke and Jeffrey. And make sure if you need help with your dating life, email the show. We'll call that person who's not calling you back.
It's more and more popular nowadays to go to restaurants and food spots that do shared tables.
Yeah, Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. The upside to that is you might meet somebody interesting sitting at your table. The downside is you're sharing napkins.
Swipe and pass.
At least that's my experience. And I'm just hoping I'm not fourth in line for the community napkins.
It's all about conservation, okay? That's the way forward. But the only reason that I even bring it up is because one of our listeners says she met a guy while sitting at a shared table. Her name is Donna.
Donna, did you have to share napkins at the table like I do? No, I didn't share any napkins. Oh, okay, just sharing a straw, sip and pass.
Well, yeah, I definitely need to know where this place is that had your community tables because I'm going to the wrong spots.
Yeah, where did you go?
And who was this guy that you met?
Can I get that napkin when you're done, by the way? No, Jeff. No, how did you meet him?
Oh, even better. Okay. That's a little bit easier to meet somebody there. How did you do it?
So what did you and Eric do when you met up after the event?
So looking back now at the whole thing, what do you think the reason is that he might not be calling you back? Do you have any idea? Okay.
Okay. Well, you know how this segment works. Like, you should probably be honest with us now because if we call him and he says it and we're not prepared for that.
It could be embarrassing for you. So if it's going to come out anyway, you might as well tell us now.
Well, what is it? Can we know what it is? We won't bring it up to him unless he says it.
Kidding. You a triple murder suspect or what's going on?
Yeah.
And we really appreciate you being vulnerable and coming clean about that to us. We will definitely get your information during the break for Jose's sake.
we're very thorough in our research whenever we do this thing but just i'm now i'm curious how successful are you with your only fans are you somebody who might be more well known or well yeah yeah i'm somewhat popular like i i i have a pretty big following okay wow well now i guess that has me curious if you've got all these followers and all the success then why eric
I think I know which category we fell into. Sorry. But we will not bring this up again unless Eric says it first, because we're going to come back and call him and ask him, why wouldn't he call you back after such a great, unique, genuine hangout?
Unless the rating is even worse than ours. So we're going to find out when we call Eric and get you your second date update right after this. Hold on.
Brooke said it earlier, and I think we all agree, it is refreshing to have a listener actually be honest and vulnerable with us up front for real.
Yes, it's good to know that information before we dial this guy. And our listener Donna, who Jose's already searched that name 14 times during the break, she told us about... There's so many Donnas on OF, by the way. I know. It's hard to nail down which one she is. But she told us about her meeting with a guy named Eric. It happened organically when they were both at a food festival.
And they ended up bonding, walking around the city together, sharing desserts. Now he's not calling her back.
And the whole reason I bring up the honesty part is because she admitted to us that Eric may have found out that she is a successful model on OnlyFans.
Here's the thing is we all understand that that information can tend to freak some people out. And maybe that could be the reason that Eric is avoiding her.
I mean. You can always keep a secret life for 20, 30 years before you have to complain about it.
Yeah, so you don't have to know all the details, but... That's good advice, Jeff. It's really up to you, Donna. This is your decision. We're just going to call Eric. We'll see if he answers the phone, and then from that point on, we're just going to roll with it, okay?
I'm going to dial his number right now. Let's do this. Hello? Hey, we're looking to talk with Eric. Yeah, this is Eric. Who's this?
Hey, this is a show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.
I'm Jeffrey. Hi, Jeffrey. You guys want to go around the room and introduce yourselves? Is that our names? I will say.
Let's sound off, room.
Brooke, she's the fun one.
We're trying to help out one of our listeners that you actually went on a date with recently. Her name's Donna.
Well, it's not much more than that. According to her, it was the beer garden. You went out afterwards walking around the city.
But you were saying that you got a different impression from her from when you met and during the date. Can you explain what you meant?
Choose your own adventure at this point.
There is a very adventurous woman on the other line listening in on this phone call. And I'm not sure if you could guess that girl would be Donna.
Really, Donna, are you there? Hi, Eric. Oh, my God.
Oh, but a lovable idiot.
which one do you like best oh tough answer here he's like jessica 18 well to be honest look to be honest jessica you're the only jessica i had a real connection with all the other jessicas i never even hung out with look at that you're the og you're the only one that would talk to me at least he's too honest did that answer your question jessica
If you're listening, change the other Jessicas to do not text. Just for now.
No, you never know.
My sister has a weird foot where her middle toe looks like she's flipping you off.
But I like toe talk.
Okay. To what extent do you do this?
Maybe a full face tattoo that wasn't there before?
Okay.
There's no eyes.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
That is accurate. They're not halftimes. They're after halftime stretch in the second inning, Jeff. Okay.
Oh, you gotta scan or nothing.
Well, that's always the ultimatum.
Yeah.
You appreciate that she compliments you?
Here we go.
Most of our listeners are like, who is this?
A year and a half? Wait.
That's the other girl. Oh, no.
You have him as Dustin Bumble. He probably has multiple Jessica Bumbles. That makes so much sense.
Can I also say you're both in the same spot? Because he's like, I don't know where to go from here. And she just said, I don't know where to go from here. They're both in limbo. This is kind of perfect.
Oh, okay. Not for what I do or say.
Here we go.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Huh.
That is true.
No way. He said that?
Pretend this never happened.
No, the honest truth works, Jeff. Your real feelings work. I like how we feel accomplished when literally nothing changed. Yeah. We did it.
We did.
This is what happens when us non-cool guys try and play cool.
Right? Or so we need to talk to all the girls and find out what's the real reason, what he's really doing.
Or he keeps up the act and he shows up an hour late to the date, trying to be cool.
Sure, but you're supposed to, like, date a little bit, and then when one stands out, then you kind of focus on them, right?
Is that a compliment, Alexis? Yeah. Oh, it is. I mean, I'm going to be all contender. I want to be the top one.
All right.
Sorry, he says it defensively.
What?
That's kind of weird, guys.
Okay.
You're good at the first couple dates, which is weird. No, just the first one, it sounds like.
Oh, I forgot I was in the middle of a phone call.
Yes, this one made me laugh. Julianne Stanford said, I was seriously considering divorce until I heard the dating nightmares on this show. Now I'm clinging to my relationship like it's a lifeboat. I'm like, am I happy for Julianne or not? You're here.
Obviously, this is the only problem, Brooke. It's why people aren't liking the dates with him.
So how cool do we play it, Jeff? I'm worried. Like, do we get her name wrong at first on purpose? No.
Oh, sorry.
Okay. I like that. Sounds like a good plan. Yeah.
I'm nervous. I thought we already knew the plan.
Yeah. Yeah.
Mm hmm.
I mean, he's raising.
Hey, glad you're on the date. I like you so far.
Or she thinks they're nice, but they turn out not to be. I think that's more.
Oh, no.
Mm-hmm.
You got it, brother. What's up? Uh, so I was calling cause, uh, the question I have is how can I support my wife and help her find rest between being a full-time nurse and then raising kids?
She is. She is.
What do you do, ma'am? Uh, I work for a FinTech company. I work from home.
Uh, well, I don't know. Like she, you know, my wife, she works long hours and, uh, she's just really tired a lot. You know, she's, she's, I feel like she's running on fumes most of the time and I feel bad because I, you know, I, I try to help and sometimes, you know, I don't, I sometimes I don't know how she wants to be helped or how to help her in general.
Yeah, no, I don't, I don't know. I'm not sure. I mean, yeah, I guess I just haven't asked it like that. We've had conversations about like how I can help more, but I guess there's times where I feel, I mean, there's times where I offer,
No, I think it is for sure. Okay. Yeah, absolutely. I think it's been, you know, I mean, we seem always so busy and we don't really... get a ton of time together to have those type of conversations. And so, you know, everything happened so fast. Yes. You know, like we, we weren't expecting our first daughter. It wasn't planned or anything.
So, you know, part of you misses having, you know, that time with your significant other that you didn't really have. Jose. All of me.
No, it's, it's, yeah. So it's hard to get, you know, it's a, it's a process to get, you know, all in on, the new season.
That is for sure.
The Democrats forgot that they had people who needed work here too. They let in other people who took jobs from Americans. What we still need is lowering the cost of living. Like, we're struggling. We're struggling even for milk. I have a grandson.
Us, we were betrayed. We voted for Trump. And Trump betrayed us. Because the truth is, people voted for one thing. The economy. A good economy. And these tariffs are hiking everything up. Up my ass. I'm struggling in big letters. And whites, too. They're struggling. Plain and simple.
The only thing coming down are the planes. The prices, they just keep rising. Oh, man.
The hard workers, he's kicking them out. The ones that don't work, he's letting them be. How does that make sense? It's all right that he picks up the delinquents. I'm all for that. But those that aren't doing anything wrong, leave them alone. That's all I have to say.
Also nicht gĂĽnstig, gĂĽnstig, gĂĽnstig, aber definitiv mehr verfĂĽgbar fĂĽr die Massen. Wenn Sie also ein paar Dinge machen, wollen Sie mehr Outdoor-Aire einbringen, Ihre Filtration verbessern und das Wasser messen.
Well, thanks for having me. It's nice to be back on.
dass die Mehrheit der Outdoor Air Pollution, die Sie atmen, indoors passiert. Ich denke, die meisten Leute denken, das ist wild und vielleicht unklar, aber es ist nicht. Und die Grund ist, dass wir 90 Prozent unserer Zeit indoors verbringen. Outdoor Air Pollution, wie Pollen und andere Allergien, kommt drinnen und Sie atmen die meisten Ihrer Atemzüge täglich indoors.
Das erste, was wir denken müssen, ist Outdoor Air Pollution, das drinnen kommt. Und dann haben wir Indoor-Ressourcen von Luftverschmutzung. Wenn man kocht, löst das Partikel in die Luft. Wenn man Flüssigkehren benutzt, löst das Chemikalien in die Luft. Und Indoor-Ressourcen können 5, 10 oder sogar 100-mal höher sein als Outdoor-Ressourcen.
Also es gibt eine ganze Menge, worĂĽber wir uns interessieren, wenn wir ĂĽber Indoor-Ressourcen denken.
Well, you have a bunch. So you have everything from outdoors that can trigger allergies, including things like outdoor air pollution or allergens that come inside. Indoors you can have allergens like from pets, so cat allergen, dog allergen. You can also have it from unwanted pests like cockroach allergen, mice allergen, rat allergen.
Und dann gibt es auch andere Dinge, die allergische Reaktionen oder Sensitivitäten in Menschen triggeren. Dinge wie diese volatilen organischen Chemikalien oder was wir VOCs nennen. Oder ich habe schon erwähnt, wenn man draußen kocht, dann löst man Partikel in die Luft und das kann auch für einige Menschen einen triggerenden Effekt haben.
Manche sind wirklich sehr toxisch, manche sind mehr benign, aber viele von ihnen können Irritanten sein. In anderen Worten, sie können auf niedrigeren Ebenen okay sein, aber auf höheren Ebenen können sie deine Augen schmerzen und so weiter. Oder sie können Respirationsprobleme verursachen, insbesondere in Kindern.
There are studies showing high rates of asthma, attacks and exacerbations and other allergy-related issues related to all of this in the indoor environment, related to whether it be pests or pets or some of the chemicals we use indoors.
A lot of what we know about allergens and things like potluck, we spend a lot of time thinking about outdoor air pollution, not so much thinking about what's going on inside of our homes that can trigger some of this.
Okay, ich liebe es. Die Geschichte der Luftqualität, durch die Lens der öffentlichen Gesundheit erzählt. Also ja, etwa 150 Jahre her, gab es Florence Nightingale, die uns sagte, die einzige Befreiung, die eine echte Ärztin entweder fragt oder braucht, ist Kleidung und frische Luft aus offenen Fenstern. Sie spricht von frischem Luft aus offenen Fenstern.
Um diese Zeit, begannen wir, diese gesundheitsbasierten Standards in den späten 1800ern, in den frühen 1900ern, zu setzen, weil die Prävalenz von Dingen wie Tuberkulose und anderen respiratorischen Pathogenen. So this was the basis for building codes and standards for like a hundred years. Then come the 1970s, what happens?
Well, in response to the global energy crisis, we start to choke off the air supply in our buildings. So we turned our homes and offices and schools into these little hot boxes of all this garbage indoors, and we stopped letting them breathe. And we started using filters that are worse, that don't capture a lot of the airborne particles.
Und dann hat das wirklich die Ära angefangen, in der wir jetzt sind, nämlich die Ära der Sick-Building-Ära. Aber durch Covid fangen die Leute an zu denken, oh, okay, wir brauchen bessere Ventilation, mehr Luft kommt rein, bessere Filter, um diese Partikel zu erzeugen, die den Virus erzeugen. And so I'm hopeful now that we're kind of seeing the folly of the past 40 years.
We go back to Florence Nightingale, back to our roots and say, you know what, it doesn't take that much to have a healthy building. It's a little more fresh air, some better filters, a couple other things, of course. I'm simplifying it a bit, but it doesn't take all that much really to have a healthy school, a healthy home, a healthy office, a healthy hospital.
We talked about impacts on mental health, brain health. When we think about kids in schools, we also know better air quality is associated with better math scores, better tests of reading comprehension. So it's not just this amorphous thing. Oh, it's a little worse air quality. No, no, no, no. This is having a major impact on kids' ability to function in the classroom.
Wir sehen das in den Kindergärten, wir sehen das in den Älteren, dass Luftqualität unsere Gehirnhälfte beeinflusst. Und dann sehen wir diese Unterschiede in der Gesellschaft, wenn es um unsere Gebäude geht. Also in Schulen, die v.a. schwarz sind und oder v.a. Kinder auf freiem oder reduziertem Frühstück haben, sehen wir sogar niedrigere Ventilationsrate.
Ja, gute, gute Frage. Ich denke, es gibt ein paar Dinge, die ich tue und die Menschen tun sollten, die ich in ihrem Haus empfehlen würde. Das erste ist, ich denke, du willst maximieren, wie viel Outdoor-Aero du bringst. Das kann ein offenes Fenster sein. Das Zweite ist, dass man den Niveau der Filtration erhöhen möchte.
Wenn du in einem Gebäude mit einem zentralen System bist, ist das ein MERV 13 Filter, ein höherer Grad Filter. Es kostet nicht viel. Auch in meinem Haus benutze ich portable Luftdämpfer mit HEPA-Filtern. Ich meine, denk an dein Bett. Du spielst ein Drittel deines Lebens in einer kleinen Box auf diesem Planeten. Du musst sicher sein, dass die Luftqualität gut da ist.
Wenn du also wissen wolltest, wo du einen Luftpumpen hinstellen solltest, würde ich einen in der Wohnung hinstellen. Das ist, wo ich ihn habe. Das dritte, was du tun kannst, ist, dass du einen dieser niedrigeren Luftqualitätsmonitore bekommst, die jetzt öffentlich vorhanden sind. Du kannst die Partikelleveln messen. Sie können CO2-Karbon-Dioxid messen, das ist eine Proxy für Ventilation.
Sie können die VOCs messen, über die wir gesprochen haben, die volatilen organischen Gemüse. Sie können Dinge wie Radon messen, das ist das zweitgrößte Grund für Lungenkrankheiten, ein großes Problem in Häusern. Aber diese Sensoren, die früher mehrere Tausende Dollar waren, die nur Wissenschaftler hatten, jetzt sind es vielleicht 100, 200, vielleicht 300.