Lily

Ooh!

Hmm.

Yeah.

Did you see this Jamaican mom yank her son off the line? That was wild.

You only have those little energy pouches that you can, they're like go-gurt, but Gatorade or something. So I'm like, get him some first world shit. The guy's on the side like, give me a banana, a banana. I'm like, you want me to go to the grocery store? I have a banana right now. But yeah, I'm like trying to hand him water so they're just ignoring me. I'm like, okay.

No way.

Go check out the new special and all the other specials.

Yes, that's all I wanted.

Sounds good. Bye, guys.

All right. So, David, I've technically DM'd you about this before and we've chatted about it. So I'm sorry that this is a little repetitive.

I would like to transport you guys to the lovely dairy land of the USA, Wisconsin.

Specifically known as the land of cheese.

Madison, Wisconsin. So the capital.

And as quick background, I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, which yeah, Rob, you get it. Did not realize that it's a whole different world coming to Wisconsin in terms of like agriculture, cheese mostly. So I, a lot of this, I did come in with a fresh perspective, the cheese industry, which was really cool.

One of my first like full time professional jobs was in the Wisconsin cheese industry, specifically marketing and communication and a little bit of like lobbying law.

I'm the big cheese. Yes.

Okay. Well, like first thing I have to say is like the amount of puns that you've already maybe unintentionally said, but like, that's probably the worst part of the job was that everyone thought they were super unique and they'd be like, have a good time. And I'm like,

But so my expertise, quote unquote, to be very clear to anyone else from Wisconsin listening, I'm not saying I'm the ultimate cheese expert, but my viewpoint being in communications and kind of that being how the industry actually plays out. I'm glad that there's other people there who think that it's so interesting. I think one of the most compelling parts about it is that

Yes, it's like a stereotype. Rob, I'm sure you know this. David, do you know about the cheesehead hats that people wear?

A wedge.

Oh, absolutely.

I love making the visuals. Thank you. And that's actually a whole company that produces those in Wisconsin. That could be its own thing. Okay. But like, so those stereotypes are real though. There's a whole debate over cheese curds. Should they be squeaky or should they be deep fried?

I agree. And you have to try both. When I went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison here as an undergrad, I didn't know that cheese soup is a thing. Oftentimes it's beer cheese soup. So in the dining halls they have, it's essentially nacho cheese with some broth thrown in.

And listen, I'm lactose intolerant, so I'm biased, but yeah.

No, actually, if you had more, your body would probably get used to it, but I will say, quick disclaimer, if you have any of your aged cheeses, you're good. Throwing that out there. That's my PSA.

It's not that it was too much cheese, it's that seeing the backside of anything can be a little rough behind the curtain. how the sausage is made, but cheese, I went into it. Yeah. Not knowing that much. There are some incredible things about it. Like Wisconsin produces 3.5 billion pounds of cheese a year.

And If Wisconsin was a country, it'd be the fourth largest producer of cheese.

I'm just going to make a checkmark every time there's a pun. So yeah, it produces like 25% of the nation's cheese. And you need a special license to make it. You could argue that cheesemaking requires more safety than purchasing a gun in this state, some might say. Um, there's an Alice in Dairyland competition, which is like a Wisconsin beauty pageant, but specifically for dairy.

Oh, I've met her. There's a new one every year.

Yeah. Miss Dairyland. Yeah. Yep. I know. And again, this was all shocking to me and then it gets normalized.

Um, So the biggest event, my job was specifically for like the internal trade organization. So I think it was in the egg episode. I was like, so relating to you. You're like, yeah, they didn't really get back. Didn't explain. Yeah. Cause they're not used to having to market externally. Right.

So the biggest event that we put on every year, they either host the U S cheese competition or the world's championship cheese contest. And right here in Madison, Wisconsin, capital city, um, And it has over, let me think, 2000 submissions. And it's not just cheese. You can also submit your dry dairy products, your yogurts, really anything you could think of.

I learned that you can make cheese from camel's milk.

Didn't try it. So you'll have like dozens and dozens of countries. Like when I worked there, it was the national, no, the.

My understanding, and I don't want to bad mouth because I could be wrong, but I believe a lot of it has to do with like it's a scholarship program that, you know, you are either going to work in the dairy industry or maybe you grew up on a dairy farm with a cheese maker. And then you're essentially like the PR for, you know, Wisconsin Dairy and Cheese.

You show up to different events in like a full on sash.

My sister is a GI doctor in the Twin Cities, and they have a specific term for all the GI illnesses that families get, and it's called DAGE, D-A-G-E, for Dell's Associated Gastroenteritis.

I know, and they started this first, listen.

Can I add one more thing that I think is even cooler?

So you know how in those like 80s and 90s cartoons, like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, any animated pizza looks so appetizing.

The cheese pulls, which is, by the way, something they do measure in these cheese contests. And you have judges in white coats. Like it is so serious. There's competitions of who can pull a cheese plug out, which is when you have those wheels of cheese that are like bigger than I can make with my arms.

You have a special instrument. It's big. Anyway, so there's attached to the University of Wisconsin-Madison something called the Center for Dairy Research. And they are essentially credited with making all of your favorite cheeses and dairy products. So they will make a recipe for Kerrygold cheese, that very big Irish brand, and then sell them the recipe. But it actually started here.

So when it comes to that cartoon pizza pull... Other countries were so mesmerized by those cartoons that they contacted the research center and were like, how can we make cheese like that? And had the food scientists specifically make cheese that would pull and be as beautiful as that. And it's credited with kicking off pizza in Japanese culture.

I was also a French miner, and if you did say that to the French, they would guillotine you, but yes.

I would say the negatives are the more lobbying politics side of it. that we don't have to go and do, but that's where maybe it wasn't the best fit for me.

You're amazing.

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Snowflakes are falling more quickly now, and there's already a thick blanket of white on the ground. The first time she saw the windows of the bakery, there were no fairy lights. She had only just arrived in town and was walking down the main street on a typically rainy day. Sie konnte Leute sehen, ihre neuen Nachbarn, zusammen auf dem Block zu fahren und in und aus den Shoppen zu gehen.

Ein Zeichen für einen Buchstaben schickte ihr Auge, also machte sie ihren Weg innen. Eine kleine Glocke klingelte, als sie die Tür öffnete. Beachtlich von der Regen, hat Lilly ihre Schuhe auf dem Schuhmatt gewaschen. Ein freundlicher, älterer Mann kam herüber und hat sich als Richard, den Verbraucher, eingeladen. Es ist nicht oft, dass man in der Stadt ein neues Gesicht sieht, hat er ihr gesagt.

Sie erklärte, dass sie gerade von einem langen Weg entfernt war und ihr neues Zuhause kennenlernen musste. Was für ein besserer Ort als der lokalen Buchstabe zu beginnen. Seine Augen kringelten an den Ecken und er lachte breit, als sie das sagte. You can always spot a fellow book lover, Richard used to say. They spent nearly an hour chatting about their favorite books.

Everything from fantasy to science fiction to Richards' fascination with old illustrated fairy tales and mid-century biographies. Lily left the bookshop that day with a bag full of novels and a new friend. Stop by anytime, Richard reminded her with a grin as she slipped out the door.

This time, Lily is packing up mince pies to give to her friends for the holidays, when she finds herself reminiscing about first opening the bakery years ago. As always, it was beautifully written by Shady Grove, our head writer, and I have the pleasure of reading it for you. First though, I want to remind you that you can listen completely ad-free on Get Sleepy Premium.

Sie ging auf den Berg nach ihrem neuen Zuhause und verschloss sich für die Nacht mit einer der Recommendationen von Richard. Sie redete, bis sie aufs Schlafen fliegte, den Geräusch des Regens, der auf dem unbekannten Boden leuchtete. When she awoke the following day, she went back into town. Idly, she thought of paying Richard another visit.

They got to talking straight away, and after a while, he paused and gave her a thoughtful look. What are you hoping to do with your new life here? It's quite a small town after all, he said. Lily mentioned that she'd always dreamed of opening her own bakery, being her own boss for a change. She knew it would be incredibly hard work.

But she'd saved up and had inherited a little money from a relative. You know, there's a space next door, he said, gesturing to his right. It used to be a coffee shop, but I like the sound of a bakery even better. After all, bookshops and bakeries just seem to go together, don't they? He said with a smile. It sounded like a wonderful plan. But how often do wonderful plans really work out?

Lily remembers thinking that to herself at the time. It didn't seem possible. But as she was leaving to walk back home later that morning, she paused at the darkened windows of the storefront next to the bookshop. She cupped her hands around her face and peered in through the gloom. There were a handful of mismatched tables and chairs. Eine Kante mit einem alten Register.

Einige Display-Käse mit gebrochenem Glas. Diese müssten natürlich verwendet werden. Sie konnte ein Paar Ofen in der Rückseite sehen. Wurden sie noch funktionieren, fragte sie. Und ein gechippter Mug wurde hauptsächlich in der Kante verlassen. As she walked home, she found herself going over what she would change.

If she moved a table here, some chairs over there, get a nice string of fairy lights perhaps. The twinkling of the lights against the purple evening through the glass brings Lily back from her reverie. She smiles, remembering the uncertainty of those days. She was younger, less experienced and somehow had less hope than she did these days.

Sie war mehr vorsichtig und fürchtete, dass die Dinge nicht funktionieren würden. Dass ihre Ideen, um neu zu beginnen, vollartig waren. Aber mit jedem Tag, der passierte, und jedem neuen Freund, den sie gemacht hat, begann der Welt ein bisschen mehr zu versichern. Lily nimmt das Kleid und wascht den letzten Tisch, bevor sie hinter den Kante nach der Küche fährt.

Ein Pile von Kochutensilien, Pfannen, Brötchen und großen Mixing-Böllen muss gewaschen werden. Lily schließt den Schlauch an und macht sicher, dass das Wasser die richtige Temperatur ist. Zuerst füllt sie einen Teil des Schlauchs mit kühlem Wasser und ein bisschen Blech. Der andere Teil ist dort, wo sie waschen und die Geräte waschen wird.

As the warm water runs over her hands, a sense of comfort spreads through her. She's done this simple act of washing up so many times before, and yet there's always something meditative about it. etwas Zufälliges über die Arbeit zu tun, um ihren Raum sauber und bereit für den nächsten Tag zu machen.

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Lilly nimmt einen Mixerboden und legt einen sauberen Spongebäck über ihn, fühlt den leichten Metall unter ihren Fingernippen. Sie bewegt den Spiegel in Kreisen, lässt ihren Geist wandern. Sie sprach mit den Leuten, die das Gebäude managieren, sie zu sagen, dass sie interessiert war, einen Bakery auf der Seite zu öffnen. Sie haben sie eingeladen, den Raum in Person zu sehen.

A woman met her at the back door and unlocked it when she arrived. Lily walked inside, noticing the musty smell of a place left empty for a while. Sie ging durch den Raum, rückte ihre Hände über den Unterkopf und die Türen, pausierte, um durch die großen, schmutzigen Fenster über die Hauptstraße zu schauen. Es war perfekt, dachte sie.

Aber der Preis, den sie gefragt haben, war nur aus ihrer Reichweite. Sie war nicht überrascht. Es war ein langer Schuss zu Beginn. Lilly bedankte die Frau, dass sie sie umgebracht hat. Bevor sie weg war, hat sie einen letzten Blick in den leeren Raum genommen. Eine kleine Stimme innerhalb von ihr, fragt, ob es eine Chance gab.

Lily rinsiert den Mixer und legt ihn in den Blechwasser für eine Minute oder zwei. Als sie das tut, bemerkt sie, wie ihre Fingertippe scharf sind. The bleach and the heat from the steaming cups on the coffee machine have put her hands through a lot. But it's all been worth it, Lily muses. Her rough hands are the mark of a good life. And one with so many good people in it.

Sie nimmt einen von den Muffintinten und beginnt, ihn in das saubere Wasser zu waschen.

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Unfortunately, it wasn't going to work out. The bakery just wasn't meant to be. Richard nodded his head. He understood, he said. But there was someone he wanted her to meet, before she gave up the prospect entirely. Lily raised an eyebrow. What was Richard up to, she wondered. This is Seamus, Richard said, introducing her to a man around his own age.

We've been friends since, since dinosaurs walked the earth, Seamus offered up, finishing Richards sentence. Turning to Lily, Seamus extended his hand. I hear you're interested in that little place next door that used to be a coffee shop. Lily nodded and then explained that it was unfortunately out of her price range. Seamus nodded knowingly.

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I've always thought small towns like this one need a beating heart. A place for people to come together, share stories and have a cup of coffee. We used to have that here, but since the coffee shop closed, it just hasn't been the same. Lily agreed. There was just something so comforting about a space like that. I have a proposal for you, Seamus said. Richard smiled. Lily was all ears.

She finishes washing the muffin tin and puts it into the other side of the sink. She recalls how Seamus told her that when he was younger, someone helped him get back on his feet and he'd always wanted to pay it forward. Er hat ihr mit einem Lohn geholfen, genug, um sie zu starten. So lange sie ihr Leben zurück in den Ort gebracht hat, würde er es als Geld, das gut gespart wurde, betrachten.

Die Tränen pricken die Körner ihrer Augen, und sie fühlt ein Schmerzen in ihrem Körper, als sie diese Gespräche erinnert. Wie könnte es sein, dass ein perfekter Auferstandener so geniesslich wäre? She didn't understand this town back in those days. The way everyone pulls together in times of need. She didn't know how to accept his offer, but with a little encouragement from Richard, it was done.

The bakery was hers. Sie wascht die letzten Muggen, Plätzchen und Kühlschrank, setzte sie in den Basin, um sie zu saugen. Wenn sie fertig ist, geht sie in die Espresso-Maschine. Sie entdeckt die Teile, die sie saugen muss. Der Geruch von Espresso-Beeren, der sich in ihr in die Haut bringt, wie sie es macht.

The day she got the keys to the bakery, she set down a mop and bucket at the bottom of the stairs and then sat down on the floor in the middle of the room. There was so much work to do to get it ready for opening. She took a deep breath, put her hands on her lap and made a promise to herself. She would do whatever it took. Lily was going to breathe life back into this place.

So, to find out more about becoming a Get Sleepy Premium member, visit getsleepy.com slash support or just follow the link in the show notes. Thanks so much, my friends. Before we begin, let's take some time to get nice and settled. Make sure you're in a comfortable position Where your body can relax. Now, close your eyes. I'd like you to try and think of a happy memory.

She washed and scrubbed and cleaned every corner. Sie hat die Türen verabschiedet und die Ofen schön und glatt gemacht. Kein Spot wurde unbeobachtet. Nach Wochen Arbeit und Vorbereitung ist der Tag endlich gekommen. Es war Zeit, den Bakery zu öffnen. With the dishes done, Lily unties her apron and sets it in the laundry basket she keeps at the back.

She'll wash it with the others at the end of the week. Then she finds a pen and takes out a set of cards from her bag. Sie antwortet jedem zu einem Freund und schreibt sie alle mit Liebe und Wärme diesen Winter, Lilly. Sie verbindet die Karten zu den Boxen voller Minze-Pie.

Her work for the day complete, Lily puts on her coat and hat, pulls on her gloves and collects her bag and the boxes of pies. She walks over to the strand of fairy lights and unplugs it. The bakery and its windows grow dim. The day she opened the bakery, the first thing she did was plug in that very strand of fairy lights. She remembers standing where she is now, reaching down.

And the moment they flickered to life, she knew she was exactly where she was supposed to be. Soon it would be filled with all the familiar scents of baking. Yeast and blueberries, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and of course, coffee. All the smells that let her know this place is home, even today. Lilly lacht zu sich selbst.

Sie fliegt den Haupt-Light-Switch und die Bakery ist in der Dunkelheit, als sie ihre Weg zur Tür macht. Sie balanciert die Boxen von Minz-Pie in einer Hand. Sie holt ihre Schlüssel aus und lockt die Bakery auf mit einem Schluck und einem Klick. In the evening light, the brightly painted door seems more muted. Lily's boots crunch as she walks through the newly fallen snow.

She's the first one to walk this precise path, so she leaves a trail of footprints all on their own behind her. Sie fährt über den Berg, über alle berühmten Häuser, wo die Leute Abendessen vorbereiten. Warmes Licht rührt aus den Wänden, spült auf den schienenden Schnee. Es ist eine leckere Szene, denkt sie, begeistert von der Art, wie die Schneefelder lecker auf den Boxen von Minzenkuchen landen.

Sie übernimmt das Haus mit den zwei Katzen, die sich durch das Glas ausmachen. They look more than content to be curled up in the warmth of their home. Up ahead, she sees the outline of her house in the growing darkness. Her heart swells with happiness at the thought of a quiet meal and an evening of reading her book with a cup of tea.

Seine Fußstücke kratzen in der Frost, als sie die letzten wenigen Schritte zu ihrer Tür geht. Am Tag, als die Bakery geöffnet wurde, war es mit Regen, natürlich. Sie erinnert sich, die Tür zu öffnen, bevor sie die Ferienlichter verbindet.

Sie erinnert sich an den Geruch des ersten Brötens, den sie im Ofen gebacken hat, und an die Art und Weise, wie die Espresso-Maschine für das erste Mal eine Steine aus der Flamme ausgelöst hat. Sie kann immer noch ein Zeichen der Butterflyer in ihrem Stomach fühlen, als die Uhr klingelte, um zu öffnen. Right on the hour, the door creaked and two familiar faces appeared.

It was Richard and Seamus, her very first customers. She served them up some coffee and cinnamon buns. And as they sat together, peering out at the rain falling on Main Street, Richard turned to her. I always had a feeling you'd be here to stay, he said, giving her a pat on the hand. Welcome home. Lily steht außerhalb ihrer vorderen Tür, dankbar für so viel.

It could be a recent memory or one from long ago. So long as it brings you joy to think about it. Dein Körper und Dein Gehirn reagieren auf deine Erinnerungen. Wenn du über glückliche Erinnerungen denkst, sind die Vergnügungszentren deines Gehirns aktiviert, die die Erhöhung von Serotonin stimulieren können. Reviewing pleasant memories can also help you feel less stressed or anxious.

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So, think of that happy memory now. Play through it in your mind, noticing the way it makes you feel. Perhaps you feel a familiar warmth in your chest, or maybe your limbs feel lighter than usual. Maybe it brings a little smile to your lips or makes the corner of your eyes crinkle. Keep that feeling of connectedness, warmth, acceptance or joy in your mind as we make our way to Lily's Bakery.

Es ist eine schnelle späte Nacht im Winter. Lilly steht in der Wärme des Backofens, die Abendmacht durch die Fenster zu sehen. Hier beginnt unsere Geschichte. Snowflakes fall softly outside the bakery window. Lily watches them drift down and gently land on the layer of glistening white snow already covering the street. Die Sonne hat sich den ganzen Tag hinter dünnen Blüten versteckt.

Und jetzt fällt die Lichter schnell, als die Abendbrille kommt. Der Himmel ist ein dunkelweißer Violett und die ersten Straßenlampen haben bereits geflickert, die Wolken von goldenem Licht auf die Schnee senden. Lily arrangiert kleine Minze-Pie in Kartoffelboxen, sechs in einer Box, um sie ihren Freunden als Token der Begeisterung zu geben. Es ist ein wundervolles Jahr hier am Bakery.

Und sie will, dass die Menschen, die sie nahe haben, wissen, wie viel sie ihre Präsenz in ihrer Leben wert ist. Jeder kleine Teig passt perfekt in die Palme ihres Handes. Die Hauptkrust, die wie eine Sterne geformt ist, ist mit schmutzigem Zucker zerstört.

The crust is delicate, so she's careful to grasp each one with just her thumb and forefinger and carefully slip it into the box, ensuring it doesn't crumble. Making mince pies is a labor of love. Lilly musste vor Wochen anfangen, den kandierten Teig zu machen, der in das Minzmehl geht.

It's a simple yet time-consuming process that involves repeatedly soaking and simmering finely chopped orange and lemon peel in sugar water over a period of several days and finally leaving it to dry. Once the mixed peel was done, she made the rest of the mincemeat.

Hey Freunde, willkommen bei Get Sleepy, wo wir hören, wir relaxieren und wir schlafen. Wie immer bin ich euer Host Thomas. Thank you for listening once again. And a big Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate it. It feels very special to be here with you. Whether you're listening after a long day of indulgence, merriment and goodwill.

Sie hat den Teig mit Reis, Körnern, Apfel, Butter, wie auch Nuss, Brandy, Limon und braunem Zucker kombiniert und für ein paar Wochen gesetzt, damit die Gerichte sich melden und sich lösen können. Und dieses Morgen war alles bereit, um die Minzpiele selbst zu machen. Zuerst hat sie alle Ingredienzen aus dem Pantry und dem Refrigerator bekommen.

Homemade minced meat, tangerines, apple, lemon, plus flour, sugar, butter, egg and powdered sugar. Then she began on the pastry crust. She cut together the flour and butter until it was crumbly like sand. Dann hat sie das Ei geworfen und es und den Zucker in die Blumen- und Buttermischung gelegt. Das wäre das Dough.

Lilly hat ein wenig Blumen auf ihrer Arbeitsfläche gelegt, um das Dough nicht zu stecken, und dann hat sie es alle zusammengefüllt. Wenn es die richtige Konsistenz war, schlug sie es in eine Plastikmaschine und setzte es in den Fridge, um zu kühlen. Während es kühlt, schlug sie die Tangerinen und Apfel. Sie zestierte dann den Limon und gab ihn in die Fruchtmischung.

Sobald das Pastel vollständig gechillt war, hat sie es von der Frisur entfernt und es mit ihrem großen Rollstuhl herausgerollt. Dann hat sie die Basen für die Pies ausgeschnitten und sie in die Böden der Muffintins gesetzt, die die perfekte Größe für die kleinen Triebe sind. Lily schnappte das Minzenmehl auf die Basen. Dann schnappte sie die Lids aus und drückte sie über das Minzenmehl.

Sternen sind ihr Lieblingspattern für den Topf. Perfekt fest, denkt sie. Sie brachte jeden Teig mit einem Eierwasch. While they were baking, she began to put together the decorative boxes. A few customers came in for coffee and an afternoon snack, while she assembled them.

Sie wusste, dass die Pies fast fertig waren, als der leckere Geruch der warmen Früchte und Päckchen aus dem Ofen rückte und den Bakery füllte. Sie setzte ihre Ofenmütze auf und entfernte die Pies, setzte sie auf einen Metall-Wire-Rack, um sie zu kühlen. As the final customers of the day were making their way out of the door, she popped the cooled pies out of the muffin tin.

They were ready to be packed into the boxes. Lily nimmt einen tiefen Atem, inhaling the warm, comforting scent of the pies. It's an aroma she always associates with the festive season. With a smile, she places the sixth pie into the last spot in her current box. Whenever a box is full, she tucks the edges of the lid into the base.

Then she unspools a length of silver ribbon, cuts just the right amount and fits it around the box. She secures it with an elegant bow that she ties herself. Sie hat von einem Freund vor Jahren gelernt, wie man diese Art von Kugel anzieht. Und sie hat es seitdem als ein kleines Geschenk verwendet. Es ist ein extra Touch, das ein Geschenk immer mehr speziell macht, denkt sie.

Or perhaps you've pressed play a day or two after the dust has settled on the celebrations. Which I quite understand if so. But we wanted to mark the occasion with a very special treat for all of you. We're taking our ninth visit to one of the coziest places we know, Lily's Rainy Day Bakery.

She considers all the people she'll give boxes to this year. There's Rose, Quincy and Maima, Elisa and her twins, and Seamus, of course. Simon at the bookshop will receive one for the first time. She hopes he likes mince pies too. Sie legt sie alle in eine Stacke am weitesten Ende des Kantees. Es ist Zeit, sich zu sauber zu machen.

Sie nimmt eine Kleidung von unter dem großen Sink und wascht die Kante-Töne. One by one, she makes her way around each of the tables in the bakery and wipes them clean. She pauses by the window, admiring how the fairy lights reflect on the glass and make it look like hundreds of bright stars are shining in the snow outside.

Too bad. Too sad. By that sugar egg roll over there. My little sugar egg roll.

Possibly. I don't know. Who knows?

It looked pretty cool, though.

It is... It'll be in the bio.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, super good.

Is that here? Could you see that in Florida or what? This was in Turks and Caicos. Oh, wow. Turks and Caicos.

What? Nothing. I was just making a joke. Oh. What? I don't know. I was just looking at you.

Yeah. How big was this thing? 20 feet. Because it did not look like that.

Yeah.

And you know that's not China. It's like, yeah, it's like their embassy. Who else does it? Wendy's does that too. They take in people.

No, they're talking about the cup sizes. Yeah.

Thou shalt not move that with your brain. Never again. Just mountains with faith. That's the only reason I haven't done it.

Texburg. Kecksburg. Kecksburg.

She's like, Hey, let's ask more questions. That's the lesson today.

Scary and brutal.

You don't want to do it? No. You have to do it.

Forever, dude. Oh, did you see this? It's Question Corner, Question Corner, Question Corner with Lily, where the questions are fresh on her mind.

I had to give her the questions. No, it was a really good question. Forget it. Men in black.

Yeah. Security risk.

Luck, lady, lady luck. Lady luck.

Thank you.

That's what, that's, that's what I'm going to be.

It's like, thanks. Okay. Your family. The shower must be a nightmare, dude. Oh, my gosh.

For me. We'll make it quick. I'll be like a band-aid.

That's crazy, bro.

I don't know how we're ever going to recover from this.

That is so good.

Parts of it.

So good, though. What a great story. Unless you're Mormon, then you probably won't like that show. The Mormons have been going through it with documentaries and movies this year. It's kind of crazy. Give us a break! Pick on someone else, please!

No, I did.

What do I do with my hands? Just keep them normal. Just keep them down. I don't even understand what's happening anymore, Lil. Who are you?

What do you mean what am I talking about? What are you talking about?

Oh, well, we all don't like it! You think we like having these hard conversations? Do you think we like asking hard questions?

It doesn't whistle. The LDS church? Uh-huh. Weird. That's crazy. I mean, good for them, I guess. Speaking of Mormons, Mothman. Yeah.

Yeah. You said 250 years ago almost.

But apparently multiple people encountered this injured cold guy. Oh, and so they're saying, other people are saying they saw this guy.

Anyways. We're going to ask the questions anyway.

It's literally making me sick. It's a good segue into the question. Bizzle?

Ginormous. Like, come on.

Do you hear the echo too? That was cool!

They're not human.

How do you explain your strange behavior then?

You absolutely nailed it right over the pole play.

Bye-bye, mister. We don't care about you. Also, good news. You don't have a house anymore. We're closed on.

And you think that's okay? No. She fully supports it, sounds like.

I thought this... This next... This next... This year was going to be... Good.

You do not have the right to laugh. No, she thinks this is hilarious.

This is a shame. This is really a big fat bummer.

Don't yell at my wife. I was just doing what you were doing. I can yell at her. Okay, can you just tell her things for a minute? Can I tell you things that you can yell at her? Yeah. Okay, just tell her. You got to do better in general, Lil.

He yelled at her. I was just kidding. He was just kidding.

He was just kidding. He was just kidding. Chill out. No, I didn't say that.

That took you a lot of courage to say that.

What's the fortune cookie voice?

Oh.

I'll take a picture.

Das ist wahr. Nein, die Gefängnisse würden leer sein, wenn wir nur Quilten gelernt hätten.

Hello? Hello, who is this?

Hold on.

There's a full gate of bells.

Oh, no!

Ja, das ist ziemlich cool.

Wir müssen den Terror stoppen.

Bis zum nächsten Mal.

Nice.

What the heck?

I feel terrible.

Finger spelling.

Because he could read the dad's mind.

It was like Texas, right?

Like what?

I thought about the hills with... Have eyes? No, that show from the early 2000s.

Why is he there?

Yeah, like he could read the thing if he was reading his mom's mind.

So it has nothing to do with physical proximity. It has everything to do with this mental space.

That's insane.

I would be curious.

Think. I'm thinking. About.

Stop it. I can't think of it. Forget it.

That was like Ada when she ate that whole bag of M&M's. She said, look what came out of my mouth. That was really funny.

my telepathy from being able to fully work it makes you wonder if like these silent monks in the hills yeah so it's literally just thinking if they ever get that ability i remember what i was gonna say does she ever in her episodes i would be curious if they did a brain scan on one of those kids okay yeah while they're using it to see what parts of the brain illuminate

yeah dude imagine the i love you like that oh my gosh like healed oh yeah for real complete 180 that's crazy yeah but she felt a lot of regret though too right because he was he had been trapped basically and yeah not able to communicate at all which he could have been the whole time if she knew like the resources we're living in a time of transition you know because even where we're at right now is leagues away from where we were

30 years ago with children with autism you know and so i think in our lifetimes and then in our children's lifetimes we're going to see such a expanse of resources for for people like that

Yeah.

And not only will these people, like these people, that's a gift. Yeah. That's the thing.

No, I get what you're saying, but like, I mean, 30 years ago, that's exactly what, you know, but now they're going to be, consider when this stuff is more acknowledged.

Like, what kind of jobs these people could have? Look, and now I'm exploiting them.

They could be in positions of authority. They're experts on something that we have nothing about.

Wow. You already know because you and Pico speak.

Yeah, Hispanic.

Let me take it.

Mom influencer. Like the original mom influencer.

Family vlogger. Ruby Frankie. mom of six her channel was called eight passengers and uh every nightmare you can imagine taking place mom of six mom of six eight passengers so husband and wife are the other two well the driver wouldn't be a passenger right it's not very clever she's not super clever okay um hung up already and they yeah it gets super good they're part of the Mormon church.

I know. And, yeah, I mean, basically, like, exploitation of children in the way that they were, like, you know, she was using them to proper channel up, and they were not willing participants. And, Josh, you take it over now. Okay.

Like the uncut.

Jodi Hildebrandt.

She's a psychologist, but then you find out later she actually is not educated.

She would do a lot of like marriage counseling style stuff. And it was like Connections was the name of it. But really, she was just like a really burnt, hurt woman, divorced.

Actually, exactly.

Like literally hates men.

And then the mom of six is her support person.

He has to go find a place to live. To nowhere. And she says, you can never contact me again. You can never reach out to me again. The mom says that to him.

And she starts verbally abusing the husband who goes to these weekly seminars.

Like his neighbors, his friends.

She called Kevin and she's like, hey, there are these lies coming out. The police have our kids. And I just can't even imagine what they're lying to them about right now. And she's like, they are demon possessed. But she, they were so part of this story.

crazy radical sect of whatever Mormonism whatever it was plus this psychology thing that they were like that demon possession became a very real and like like it was happening a lot in their life threat yeah yeah yeah and so he was like bought in he's like no way they're demon possessed or whatever immediately but he also you could tell that she had been she had been mentally and emotionally abusing him probably from the beginning because

I mean, even now after this, he's like, I love her.

No, but I do think that she was influenced by something terrible. Because, I mean, to begin with, she had horrible behaviors.

I remember the other day that I've always had big reactions to vitamins. Because as a kid, my mom gave me a vitamin one time, like a Flintstone or something. And I remember being like...

No, no, I agree. That's what I'm saying.

No, I think you should.

That's fair.

Yeah. And that's when her deep end really started was she was making a video and the sun piped in and they had discovered, the channel discovered that she had taken away his bed and his room for seven months. He was sleeping in the basement on a beanbag for seven months for something he acted out about.

And immediately they're like, red flag, child abuse. And she basically gets canceled and like loses all of her sponsorships and stuff like that. So she takes this deep dive of like, I'm this rock solid mom that believes in whatever. And-

I love vegetables. I'm very pro-vegetable.

Did you see it? Everyone saw it. I think I do that all the time. Slow-mo. Because I didn't even process that I did that. I think I'm procrastinating myself. First, look at this.

A fan named Aubrey sent it to me. No way. And she crocheted me a bandana thing.

How sick is that? It literally has the hand part where he's like.

Yeah, that's a winner. No, this is the best thing ever. That is pretty cool. And I will say, if you guys ever want to be. You get everything, Josh. Yeah.

You get the most portraits done.

Oh, my gosh. Wow. It's Magic Mind. Magic Mind.

She was laughing at me. At my fear.

Okay. I want to know, if you were in the zombie apocalypse, what would your weapon of choice be? And recall that resources are finite. And this question is in honor of The Last of Us coming out this month, season two.

Next month?

You're a liar.

You said it was coming out like two weekends ago. The Last of Us.

I want like a spear.

No. A tank. A tank. What were you going to say?

That doesn't count. It's going to be real.

You said it was limitless. I said resources are finite.

Yeah, realistic.

That seems inconvenient, Andy. How are you going to carry that in your backpack?

And you said flamethrower, but gas is a precious resource, too.

But remember, you also have to be able to decapitate. Zombies can only die from decapitation.

Maybe a samurai sword. That changes everything.

It just doesn't... It's not plausible, Joshua.

Generally, you have to have hand-to-hand combat with these zombies.

I'll tell you, I've probably got a lot of time on my hands in the zombie apocalypse so I can train.

Oh, true.

And you'll look like Gimli. Oh, you already do. That would be cool, Dad. And my hatchet.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh my gosh. That can't be real.

That's a demon.

My cousin had a tapeworm one time.

I don't think so.

Whoa!

Whoa!

Oh my gosh! Wait a second.

Dude! Stop!

He's so aggressive.

Yes.

I actually, though, I know the song, not from sound, but because my mom talks about it all the time.

Yeah. I know.

It's like short people have no reason to live, right?

She's short, right?

How tall are you? 5'3".

She's 5'4".

Hey, watch it.

Speaking of pediatricians, Jane has something on her toe.

Little Rascals as a whole is nuts.

Like there's a lot of bad stuff in there.

We have been torturing her. Torturing her. Trying to get this toenail fixed.

Thanks for the heads up, by the way.

I said thanks for the heads up. He knew about it.

That was perfect.

He's gatekeeping these time changes. Bet you eat raw food too, huh?

Nineveh? No.

Was Jonah supposed to go to Nineveh or Tarshish?

When you draw the line and just say this needs to be surgically done.

Oh my gosh. Wow.

Okay.

If you're trying to kill somebody.

Which we always do.

Wow. Because Sumerian is so difficult, isn't it?

Yeah. All we should do is put the folks from the telepathy tapes on it.

Do you see what I did there? Yes, I saw what you did there. Did you see what I did there? Speaking of poops, barfing, and grown toenails. Do you want a song that doesn't have to do with any of those? Or it could be related to all. Those things. Okay. Let's begin. Right now. Let's begin. Let's begin. All right.

Yeah, and Babylon is there, too. Arabian Nights.

Arabian Day. The Lost Library of Nineveh. Up in flames is under a McDonald's now.

You know what's interesting that we didn't talk about from the Ruby Frankie thing?

Is that when Jodi Hildebrandt went back to her house before she moved in with Ruby, they went to go try to figure out what's going on with these evil spirits. And she said, there's a handprint at the top of my window. Oh, yeah. And mind you, these people are in the desert of Utah, remote.

Do you think? How did that handbrake get over there?

Well, she was like an instrument for evil because she was really breaking up a lot of people's marriages and stuff like that.

I don't think so.

Like what CERN is doing or something?

So you're telling me we can't use hairspray, but they can shoot bombs off?

Could you imagine being like, guys, it wasn't us. It was aliens.

It's not a bad idea to create a weapon against all that spooky stuff, but that doesn't make sense to me.

Yeah, but I just think that's because they're nosy.

was like by this fire weapon from the sky and it's like yeah i don't know fast sudden really hot heat yeah i think they're just bearing witness to our super fledgling society and the anabomb might just be like one next step into propelling us into a new technological era

That's the reason why we're Mongolian chanting.

That was great.

I don't know that light is affected by gravity.

Everything's affected by gravity.

In the freezer?

I'm not going to make fun of you because I thought the same thing.

I would like a Gregorian chant.

That's really strange.

Yeah, so it was actually frozen.

Let's go get a buried slush, please.

I know, and she is a legal justice person?

A consultant.

She is. She has more experience than any of us.

I feel like there would be a bias, like an immediate bias.

My friend from high school, her dad handcuffed her. What? Isn't that crazy? That's pretty dope. I know.

This is a citizen's arrest.

Weird.

I actually don't know enough about it. So I do. I want you to tell me.

Wow, his pace has really picked up.

That's a movie you guys can go see in the movie theater.

Zombie weapon.

I am Halo. Halo. Am I a robot or an alien? I don't know.

What are you saying? Wow. I loved it.

Wow. Very good, guys.

Are you sick?

Oh, no.

I heard you throwed up.

I have to say yes. What?

That's Trinity.

No.

No.

Are you sick?

Have you ever been witnessing to somebody and they're like, wait a minute, Jesus is God? You're like, oh boy. Yes.

Sit down for a minute.

You ever been witnessing to somebody and you're presenting the gospel and you're like, you are a sinner. Jesus sacrificed himself. And as long as you believe in him, you're covered. And then you're like, yeah, God sent himself in the form of his son to save you. And they go, wait, wait a minute. You're like, wow. Yeah. Big one.

I have this thing where if somebody around me gets a stomach bug, I immediately start showing symptoms.

It's really good.

Christmas time is here. Christmas time, I fear. Who's that man staring back at me? That's not Santa Claus, I fear. I'm paralyzed in fear. From Nectar.

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Oh, yeah.

Homeless man.

Yeah. Guys want chicken fingers? There's no way you were barefoot. I was definitely barefoot. That's what I'm saying.

Instead of paying $160, you'll pay $144. And you'll get to hug Mickey. Yay!

I don't know. Is there a genie in here? Well, there's got to be a better way. The one wish I ask for, genie, is to have the mental performance to make it through the rest of this podcast. Where'd that come from?

Ew. Yeah.

And here's what I beat. Ahem. Ahem. Oh my. Is it really time? I think it is. Oh, and you're hazard real.

Yeah. Ah, that sounded cool, right? She was right. Yeah, she was right.

Yeah.

They are aliens. Wow. They disturb you. If any of you know what these are. Multi-decade UAP. Dolphins are aliens. You're going to have a heart attack when you see your eyes broken. Bottlenose.

Oh, the dolphin thing.

Dolphin silence. Ah!

What did we do tomorrow?

Nope, but they can.

Well, yeah. Well, it's just like for us. Counties can't be trusted. Like, welcome to County Fair. This is where you get your tickets. Come on in. How much is it? Oh, two. Okay, it's $20. Go on in. Yep.

more scrooge mcpoison yeah for real yeah say that again i couldn't say that scrooge mcpoison thank you well guys i guess you heard it here first lily wants to das gift you welcome to the show

Mogadishu.

Actually, it's a spectrum.

It's spectrum!

And that one I saw, I was like, yeah, El Cocorocho? No, thank you. That's pretty crazy. I wonder what the lore was in how they established a holiday like that. They're like, for sure this will help. Right?

And jump over your baby.

In the street. And if you don't do it, you don't care about your infant.

If it sounds crazy, Andrew will yell at you.

And since you believe in, like, the flattery of three minutes.

I am old. Where were you during 9-11?

Yeah, it's more common.

I suppose my question would be, though, too, if they are drones, what are you guys doing? Are you surveilling us now?

We're here. Let's go.

Well, I mean, obviously.

I don't know where I think you were going to say that. I was thinking Shambhala.

Or it sounds like that place, you know, where we talked about how the lake could have been like an energy conductor.

Correct. I can't stop laughing.

No way.

Oh, my gosh. So, wait, that means, hold on a second. He was underground that whole time?

Oh, really? Yeah. The highest up in elevation?

Wow.

Watch it.

Yeah.

Like what is in Antarctica? No, seriously.

Josh, you would be so sick. You would get like... You could fly in. Irreparably sick.

Isn't that weird? Yeah, it's true.

they made a movie out of it yeah really yeah there's world war three and it was russians and americans and they literally fought each other on the international space station they fight each other yeah but they're scientists they're not warriors hey no when countries die for the country that's crazy that's quite the assertion right there there's no space and no rules in space that's right there's no rules in space who commandeered the international space station who wins

Don't spoil it.

Or it was A24 and Russia wins.

Is it Le Macaron?

Okay. Which I don't understand that.

Oh, wow.

Yeah. But...

Yeah, it's true.

I'm fearful that this last election, we don't usually talk politics on this show.

Yeah, I'm being careful. I think that this last election was shockingly in one direction to where it makes me suspicious. Does that make sense?

Yeah.

No, I know. That's exactly what I was going to say. That's I guess what I'm fearful of is like there was this great plan in his first term. And then COVID was manufactured, they're now saying. Yeah. Openly. Which is crazy. In media. Yeah. Which is so crazy. And so I'm just anxious, like, what's next? You know, like, is he even going to get started? Because what's going to follow through?

Whoa, Lily's here. Lily's here. What happened?

I'm back.

She's better. How old is the kid?

Yeah, she's better. She was very sick. It was terrible.

I'm back.

Nice.

I don't know, man.

Duck Tape.

Okay, back to the deep state comment that you made about Trump's and also Trump's appointees. Did you guys see that Kash Patel was appointed to run the FBI? And did you see his interview about it? He goes, the first thing I'm doing when I'm getting in there is I'm dismantling the deep state and I'm sending all those guys. It's like a thousand people that work in the FBI office.

It's like I'm sending them out to go be cops and go arrest all these murderers and stuff. Why are we paying a thousand people to do all this crazy stuff? He called it the deep state, literally.

I don't know.

We'll make some crooked.

I get what you're saying.

No.

No, thank you.

Oh, yeah. You know the blue stuff? What do they call it? I forget.

I know. Okay, I've really been working hard on my list. Sam's like, what? Okay, if you had to wash, take your brain out of your skull. This better be real good, Lil. If you had to take your brain out of your skull to wash it, it's dirty. Are you using hot or cold water?

I've never asked this question before.

Then you get a brain freeze, literally.

I think you can feel the temperature because your stem is still attached.

No, but bacteria or hot water is also disinfecting.

Yeah.

Someone did say that they would wash it with 7-Up. Ew. This is gross.

Hey.

Anyway, that's my point.

I have a lot of questions. If that wasn't very good, I have more.

Oh, gosh.

Okay, what is it?

I bet.

It was scary.

Beat them up? Yes. What? Why? This is horrible.

Oh, they just spank them?

Oh, okay.

Man, that is silly.

Yeah.

That's the craziest thing I've ever heard.

Why?

Scary nightmare.

No.

Come on. Kelsey will do it. I'm not interested. Scary.

Right now? Right now? Right now. Right now.

Did you send it to Sam?

I believe you.

Dude. Crazy. You see this?

What do they use that for? Is that, like, to resuscitate fainters or something? No, dead people. Dead people! Resurrect dead people. This sounds about right.

It was the bullet I saw.

Yeah, seriously.

No, seriously.

Yeah. In my throat.

What?

No, that's so interesting. They do say that. Really? I've never heard that.

Crazy. I believe that. Crazy.

Did you see, though, that the CEO of McDonald's came out and said that they're bringing back the snack wrap? And it was like, he's trying to save his life right now. The what? The CEO of McDonald's said they're bringing back the snack wrap.

Yeah, there's like a cult following for it. It's like an older menu item. It's like the McRib kind of. But everybody's like, they're after CEOs in this. You want the snack wrap?

McRib all year long.

Wasn't the early stages of Planned Parenthood, weren't they practicing eugenics on Puerto Rico?

Okay.

Oh, less methane gas, right? Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

So good.

You cut me off on one line.

I did, yeah. It was a roller coaster. I didn't know where you were going. I love that you commented on Notre Dame. Did you see what they finished?

Oh, did they?

A billion dollars. Crazy.

Notre Dame. Very good.

All right.

That never gets easier.

I know.

I think you guys are really enjoying it.

What the heck, man? Oh, come on, man. Man. That was too pretty.

Anybody got a cigarette?

Oh, yeah. How does it feel? To go down a hole, to complete unknown. No. Like a rolling stone.

We got an ad. We got an ad. Don't go anywhere.

How many UFOs fly in the sky before they call them a drone? I get you. You used to talk about many other things. Bang it out. What? There are two words in there. People say we mumble. All those people, like old people, they're like, mumble rap. It's like, did you hear Bob Dylan?

Oh, because you're dead.

And it's like, but the chorus.

Andrew. Andrew. It's got a reel. He's going to show us right now. Right now. Right now. Right now. Okay. It's not the reel. Yeah, you. Yeah, you. That was good. Oh, my gosh. See? All right. Man.

Are you stressed, pal?

I'll tell you something though.

Yeah.

That's so funny. That is funny. I'm like... Daddy peaches.

Yes.

Wow. Generation Beta.

That is incredible.

We all... That was the best.

Too bad.

The part that the fans love?

This is your chance.

Mm-hmm.

We do.

I never said that.

No, because you made this up and it seems like you want that.

Because you don't care. I loved her so much I became one.

That's why?

I just saw your girls. Everyone's so tamed.

Yes.

Yeah.

Are we going to get into that a little bit on this show?

Let's talk about it.

Oh, boy.

I'm too excited.

I know.

I would have become a mermaid. You would have found me as a mermaid. Did you guys speak in your sailboats? Stop it. That's not what it would look like.

Well, dude, remember when we were on the airplane? Yeah.

Coming back from England.

And they were reading our faces, and it's like, when have you ever even read my face?

She can't swim. Shut up.

That's great. Oh, yeah, you walk into a store, right?

Yeah, for sure.

Not good.

What do you mean?

Oh, so we already have it.

Mine still says Andrew's address on it.

Okay, listen.

I did. I did not know. I saw the weird dancing video.

Hello, Josh.

Dude, he's in the water.

Yeah. Oh, my gosh.

Listen, I feel like I'm going to throw up. I had too much caffeine and vitamins. John, listen, did you guys ever see that guy? It was like a year ago. This is really inspiring. It's like a Hope Corps story.

Dude, the alligators. I feel like the alligators are just like, I mean, they're in mass right now.

Mutant gators.

I was like, I think I'd be rad. It's like Moby Dick, but Floridian.

His name is Taylor with Phoenix. I just looked up his handle. Like a year ago, he posted, he's like, I work at like Denny's or something.

yeah my dad will be like you know like he's like so that way and he's like there's no such thing as like global war he's like it's called climate change our earth has changed a million times or whatever that's right i'm on board with that i'm on board with that too but we have to have some kind of impact our the way that we live has had an impact well i think just environmentally oh yeah i don't think we are affecting weather patterns though we are though with

Tire shop. And he's like, I literally hate my life.

What did they take out?

Why?

And he's like, I'm so miserable. This sucks. It's not what life is supposed to be about.

And I saw that.

We're getting so played, you guys.

A year late, he's like, I'm going to save up and I'm going to buy a sailboat and I'm going to sail the world.

Exactly.

So quoting the prophet Isaiah in relation to Christ is anti-Semitic?

No, but anti-Semitic, that's the thing about the direction we're going in. I know this is going to get canceled, but anti-Semitic is a really strong word.

Oh, I see.

Exactly.

And then a year later, he posts, he did it.

Stop it.

He did.

In the passion, when he steps on the snake's head too. And the fulfillment of what was said in Genesis.

Such a good movie.

Right now.

Beginning. Hopefully he makes it. Let's follow him. Make sure he makes it. What is his name? Sailing with Phoenix. Sailing with Phoenix. You should show the video down. Do you want it? I have it right here. That's wild. I'll show you guys. I have it.

Accent, yeah.

Doesn't this sound nice?

Good donut. You didn't need to get me one. I'm over here choking on my vitamins. You didn't need to get me a donut.

Dude, they're tasty, but it's giving me acid reflux because I got puke right here.

But a donut will help.

I know. We're just so eager.

Do you want to skip my segment? Because my question's not that good.

It was just having fun in Atlanta with all your boyfriends and just hanging out. It was great.

That's so sweet. You know, Ruth is a really good girl's name.

Oh, sick. Me too.

Lily with the questions on the first row of the mic. Okay, I have like two questions I'm going to start with. The first less good question, and then we'll move on to the other one. Just because I was driving around today and I thought about this and I wanted to know from you guys, what is your most favorite car you've ever owned?

I don't know what that means. It was blue?

Oh, cool.

And that was freedom.

Dude, and with your wooden truck bed.

Oh my gosh, you drive by town. Hey, boys.

Yeah.

I feel like I'm going to hurl.

11 years. It's amazing.

Mine was most assuredly my green convertible bug.

I know. I drove it forever. It was my favorite car. And I even loved it so much that when we, I had to get rid of it when we had kids because they wouldn't fit in there. And I'm like, maybe we should keep it and they could turn it into a jungle gym.

Five million dollars is a lot of money. I don't want to know anything about my future because I'm going to overthink. I'm going to ruminate. What if my future is bad?

Five seconds from right this second?

Yeah.

That makes sense.

We're just greedy. Greedy. Greedy.

Josh and I were just talking about it the other day. It's like it is so weird that our skeleton is all covered up except for our teeth are just our skeleton poking out.

I hate just the fact that I'm a big bag of organs.

Yeah.

Yeah, flare ups.

It's like the knowing thing.

The apocalypse is happening.

What's going on?

Why would they want to attack Portugal?

So there's nothing politically happening with Portugal right now that they would want to attack it.

Did you see all the dumb critiques I saved when it was like... So this is really... It's really all because of the phones. That's why we're... And they were like, they didn't go to work all day. They weren't at work. Work's the problem.

Wait, that's so smart. You just wind it up and it generates electricity?

Josh, we're starving. The kids haven't ate. Hold on. Please power the oven.

Cool.

Pardon?

All this money is disappearing. They can't account for it.

Right.

Yeah. Who's getting selected? Is this why they're starting this whole?

I see.

Yeah.

I know. Yeah, seriously. I'll take the hard way. It's literally ruled by Bill Gates. Yeah. He's the king.

It's confirmed.

Needs to be 500 million. Yeah, it's crazy.

You lived in like a mountain house by yourself, secluded.

Yeah, I guess I would do it if I were president, only because it's like we have to ensure the survival of the human race.

But then here's the question. Who's surviving?

Who's on these lists? And that's the thing.

I know. And like knowing that the rest of your family isn't going to survive it. Like that's painful.

That's true.

Did he just out the president's escape route?

I don't know.

They're probably using those frequencies to move the rock and stuff like that. The melting of the rock? Yeah, we melt that rock.

So it was like, no problem. They did it on a Tuesday.

It was an impossible choice no matter what you were doing, I thought.

I loved it. We were newlyweds.

How...

With this whole data thing, I just have a question, though, too. Everybody's like, I'm so mad at Mark Zuckerberg. He's stealing all my data. Why do we care?

Because they're going to sell me stuff? That's what I'm worried about?

I literally can't go 24 hours inside my house.

So no.

Yeah.

This is him.

It's gone. It does say in Revelation, if they say I come from the desert, it's not me.

He is an Egyptian American. Yeah.

So not the desert.

Yeah.

I said, use your wisdom.

We are the least wise people.

I can get on board with that, though. Okay.

Dude, what would happen if I just booted right now on this couch?

I took my vitamins. I ate like a little muffin.

It's amazing. It's kind of crazy. We just watched Ben-Hur, the original Ben-Hur. It's awesome.

No.

It's about a guy named Judah Ben-Hur, and he's a Jewish man that is oppressed by the Romans. Okay. Living in, where were they? Judea?

It's like a four-hour movie. We took us like three days to get through it. But what's so interesting about the movie is that it's his epic. Like he's just like this epic dude. Yeah. But it's while all that is happening, the ministry of Christ is taking place.

Yeah.

I'm eating this thing. It's not helping because it tastes terrible. Yeah, it's probably expired as well. Oh, really? It's probably expired. Oh, come on.

You should try staying awake one time and watching it. Do people do that?

Oh, my gosh. When was this? Let this happen to me. And basically...

Don't tell anybody. Don't tell anyone. Keep your mouth shut.

It's got like 3,000% of her vitamin B. You know what else is making me really sick? Josh and I started our... Yeah, tell me about this cleanse that you're doing.

Yeah, just delete the reel. I'm not going to show it.

This is Korean.

Dude, Jane Goodall believes in Sasquatch.

Yeah. Yeah, dude. Good.

She's almost there. She's almost on the cryptid team. Exactly.

Yeah.

What is going on?

That's how you guys get away with so much in here. Like, yeah, yeah. Because it's your dad's sense of humor. Yeah.

Yeah, we're doing a parasite, heavy metal, and candida cleanse.

Yeah. Do you know about him? Like a super famous psychiatrist.

Yeah, it's strange.

We're literally thinking like worms over here.

What would you be doing if your dad was like, you know, he said, Josh, come move back here and help me start this business. And you would have said, no, I'm not interested. What would you be doing right now?

Oh, it's my friend. I made a park friend. Her name is Raquel. She's super cool. Her and her husband own a nursery. I made her friend. Kelsey was there. Plant nursery. Plant nursery. And she was like, I have so many worms. She constantly has worms. So do her children and stuff. But I think it's because they grow things. They were like always outside in the dirt.

They can prescribe medicine.

You have to go to more schooling to become a psychiatrist. So you're more learned.

Yeah. No, you're right.

And plagued by weird circumstances. Yeah.

Thinking about it is making me want to throw up anymore. Anyway, they do, like, detoxes all the time. Yeah. And she was doing a really hardcore one, not the one we're doing. Like, one that's just, like, blasts these worms. And one of them crawled up her throat. Bro.

It's unreal. Yeah.

You talk about the outcast, but to me, what is more sinister and spooky is what was kept. You know, what we implement now in some of these therapies and counselings. And we had seen a video the other day and it was criticizing, was it Freud against Jung? Or who was Jung?

It was Freud against somebody else. It was another person that was another psychiatrist that was big at the time. And basically his ideas were kind of thrown out the window and Freud's ideas took place in a lot of like the modern day therapies and stuff like that. And they were complete inverses. Freud's being dark, ugly, explore this trauma, explore this trauma.

And the other one saying, liberate yourself from this trauma. This trauma doesn't define you. Yeah.

and grow from it and instead i mean you think about therapies and stuff like that and when you find a therapist and you go through counseling i mean you're there and you feel better for a little bit but where where are the real tools i mean and people find relief obviously but like where it's it's so hard to find tools to get you from this place to that place you know it's just like an ongoing keeping you there over discussing over amplifying your trauma

I don't. She saw it coming. But apparently.

Laying it at the feet of the cross and saying goodbye.

Yeah, exactly. Let's explore how you got here. How did you become a prostitute?

They just do it. It's a common practice. Like, when you see a pediatrician, they'll just give your kid a detox. Yeah. Then you just take a supplement or something like what you do with your dog.

That's so weird. It was all mom-related. It was so weird.

Mental health still is everything. Okay. I have to be so bad. I'm leaving you guys.

I mean, we're animals.

Oh, no.

Well, you do that.

So what we're starting with, so the kit we got is like a pretty gentle kit. And you start with something called the gutty. It's called gutty. And you put it in a glass of water.

It's an ordeal every morning trying to get that thing down.

Yeah.

You said you were going to go build sailboats in Boston.

Was that the thing he does? Yeah. Are you crying?

That's beautiful.