Chapter 1: What is the yearly exchange between Bryan and Mark Cuban about?
Don't say, I want to poo. I want to poo is impolite and informal. Here are five polite, formal and sophisticated ways to say, I want to poo. Number one. Nature is calling. Number two, a brief visit to the restroom is in order. Number three, excuse me, personal affairs to attend to. Number four, pardon me, biological urgency. And number five, may I step away for a private matter?
Don't say I want to poo.
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I liked him. I hope that he liked me. I mean, I don't know. But anyway, this starts kind of this back and forth. The next day, Mark and Fallon. So let me stop here for a minute and explain that at the dinner, Mark is talking about Fireside and his investment in Fireside. And he is asking me, what makes Fireside different? How can we be better? What can we do?
And I go on a typical Brian rant for like 20 minutes. Throwing magical words and weird sentences out there.
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Chapter 2: How does Bryan describe his relationship with billionaire Mark Cuban?
Ram Dass. Ram Dass. That somehow gets Mark's eyes spinning like a Cheshire cat. He's really into whatever it is I'm saying, and I'm not even sure what I'm saying because I can't believe I'm standing there talking to Mark Cuban having a beer.
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Oh, yeah, cats and kittens, welcome back to the commercial break. I'm Brian Green. This is my dear friend and the co-host of this show, Kristen Joy Hoadley. Best to you, Kristen.
Best to you, Brian.
Best to you out there in the podcast universe. How the hell are you? Thanks for joining us. Well, I had my yearly exchange with Mark Cuban yesterday. You did? On email, yes.
Nice.
I love y'all's little friendly connection.
I know. We have a little friendly banter, which mainly includes me emailing him and then him yelling back at me. But that's okay. I like you, Mark, regardless of your absolute irritation with me. It's like a lot of the celebrity relationships here on the show. I bother them too much, they get irritated at me. He does respond, and he responds lickety-split, too.
That's what you said.
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Chapter 3: What lessons can we learn from LaBUBU's rise and fall?
He probably is, but it doesn't take him but five minutes to respond every time I email him. Let's roll it back to 2021, kids. God. When this show is just a baby show, probably on episode number 482. Yeah. Early on in our evolution. And Chrissy and I get invited to do... I am on Clubhouse doing a lot of rooms for podcasting on Clubhouse, as well as having the show, The Commercial Break.
And we get a phone call or an invitation to do something called Fireside, which is supposed to be Clubhouse 2.0, where they... But they curate the content. Rather than letting anybody and everybody open up a room and be an idiot, they're going to just pick certain idiots.
It definitely was a cool concept.
It was a cool concept. And how it was pitched was, imagine we are the HBO of audio-video social. So we are going to curate the people we put on the platform online. And then we're going to give them resources to develop their talent and their shows. And the commercial break was one that was invited early on by Fallon Fatemi.
Fallon Fatemi was the CEO and founder of Fireside, and she was bankrolled by Mark Cuban. Now, for those of you who don't know, Mark Cuban has really been at the forefront of streaming since day one. He actually owned one of the original streaming platforms, one of the platforms that would allow you to press live and other people on the Internet to hear you almost instantaneously.
So Mark has been doing this for a long time. I think if I'm not mistaken, he started Ustream or what became Ustream, which unbelievably was the platform that Scam Cole FM would go on to stream on.
Oh, right. That's right.
Anyway.
So we get invited to be on this platform. We take the dive. We do a few intro shows on Fireside. There's no one there. It's empty as it could be. And just because the platform is just getting started.
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Chapter 4: Who is Mark Mathis and why is he considered a wild weatherman?
However, days before the podcast movement, Fallon Fatemi's assistant reaches out to me and she says, you are cordially invited to a private dinner with Fallon and Mark Cuban in Nashville on this particular night, the night before the podcast.
Because we had decided we weren't going. But then you got the last minute invite. And I said, please go.
I got the last minute invite and I went really... Again, Alison Harris steps in and says, you're a fucking moron if you don't go. Yeah, you gotta do this. Yeah, so I book my room the morning of and I'm on the road later on that afternoon. I get in, I go to dinner and... No shit.
It's me, 20, 22, 23 other people in this private room in this restaurant in Nashville with Fallon, other creators and notable podcasters, of which I'm not at the time, but there's other notable podcasters in the room, and Mark Cuban. And Mark Cuban and I get to spend some time together. And I liked him. I...
hope that he liked me I mean I don't know but anyway this starts kind of this back and forth the next day Mark and Fallon so let me let me stop here for a minute and explain that at the dinner Mark is talking about Fireside and his investment in Fireside and he is asking me what makes Fireside different how can we be better what can we do and I go on a typical Brian rant for like 20 minutes and
Throwing magical words and weird sentences out there. Ram Dass. Ram Dass. That somehow gets Mark's eyes spinning like a Cheshire cat. He's really into whatever it is I'm saying. And I'm not even sure what I'm saying because I can't believe I'm standing there talking to Mark Cuban having a beer. But, okay, so then we all go out for drinks and stuff afterwards and...
The next morning at 8.30 a.m., he is giving the keynote address at Podcast Movement. And there's hundreds of people in the room. And I managed to pull myself out of bed. This is like one of the last times I actually can remember myself being intoxicated with alcohol. And I wasn't that intoxicated, but I just had a hard time getting out of bed.
And I go because I figure I want to be at this keynote and see what they say. There, Mark drops my name at least four or five times up on stage. He drops my name, Brian Green. He actually asked me to stand up at one point. Where's Brian? Is Brian in the crowd? Where's Brian Green? He had some good things to say last night. And I couldn't believe what was going on.
It was kind of a weird, surreal moment that Mark Cuban is up on stage dropping my name, but he does. Okay, so let's fast forward. I have his email address, and I started an email exchange with him over a couple of different things over the next couple of years. It seems like once every six months to a year, I email Mark about something.
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Chapter 5: What is the 'Princess Treatment' trend and how does it impact relationships?
is no doubt that Elon Musk is really good at what he does and what he is good at is getting hyped getting people hyped raising funds and then putting those funds to use I think some of the things that he is doing is noble I think a lot of the things that he is doing is clickbait and he does I don't know why he's doing it I don't know why the whole doge I don't know who knows you can't get inside someone's head
But he bought this fucking Twitter, turned it into X, and now it's a total shit show over there. He's got this grok running crazy, you know, believing that it's like Hitler himself.
Yeah, spouting crazy stuff.
Just weird. All of it is just like strange and surreal. But it's 2025 and nothing surprises me anymore. But one thing that Elon Musk did a couple of days ago that I might, might get behind is is he decided to start a third party here, the American Party, the America Party, whatever he's calling it. He filed the paperwork. He put some money down. He got a lot of people all excited about this.
And he's starting a third party because he doesn't like what's going on with Trump. He doesn't like what's going on with the Democrats. And I can agree with him on this one point, is that both of these fucking parties are way out of touch with anybody.
Yeah. I mean, it's like we even talked to, gosh, his name is escaping me, but that one guy who was saying that independents are going to really be who kind of rise up out of all of this.
That was the Channel 5 guy, right? Now his name is eluding me too, and I watch him almost every day. Anyway, the Channel 5 guy, who also, by the way, little announcement on the Channel 5 guy, he bought back the original All Gas No Brakes name, which was taken from him by Vice Media. So I don't know what they're going to do with that, but I did read a little blurb about that. Okay.
So all of this, so he says, so Elon makes this announcement. A lot of people get excited about this. Some people still think he's an idiot. I agree with, I have no loyalty to any party. If you're an idiot, you're an idiot, and I'm going to call it out. If you're doing something I like, you're doing something I like, and I'm going to say that.
Mm-hmm.
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Chapter 6: How does the concept of 'trad wife' culture relate to modern society?
He says that. So I get excited that Mark Cuban gets excited because I like Mark Cuban and I agree with a lot of what Mark Cuban has said in the past about politics. And I think he's for a strong middle class. I think he's mostly for a strong democracy. And I think he's mostly for humanity in general.
Yeah, he seems to be.
He seems to be anyway. I don't know. He's a billionaire. So, you know, maybe he's out of touch in some ways. So I say to Mark, hey, listen, Mark. If you decide to get behind this third party, you got an open door to come have a conversation about it here on the commercial break. And that's basically what I say to Mark.
And I remind him that I actually am the guy on the commercial break because he probably doesn't know who the fuck I am, right? To which Mark responds, Jesus, Brian, it's just a social media post. And I go, I realize you're not announcing a candidacy for presidency, Mark. I'm just saying if you should decide to support it, you have an open door.
You have a platform that you can come on and talk about it. We reach over three people in two different states, and I think we could be of service to you.
We'll really blast out your message.
We got you, Mark. Don't worry. You need to reach people. We've got two of them.
You need the heavy?
Yeah, one of them is my mom, and she's not exactly sure how to get the podcast. I think everything's going to be just fine. I just wanted Mark to know that he had an open door to come debate policy, to come talk about the platform.
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Chapter 7: What are the consequences of being a stay-at-home mom versus a working mom?
We don't talk about politics on the show. We talk about things that affect our own personal lives and the things that we think. And if you don't care for it, that's okay. We can respectfully agree to disagree. But... You know, I largely stay out of politics because everybody else talks about it and everybody else has the same fucking talking points. They all have the same opinion.
It's just a big echo chamber and I don't want to be part of it. However, if there's something different that comes along and they know what they're talking about, I welcome them on the show.
Mm hmm.
We've had a few people that are political experts. Mike Peska from The Gist, who I consider a true independent, has been on this show. And I like what he has to say. That guy from Channel 5 News that we can't remember his name. I like him. I think he's, yeah, please do. We sound like real fucking morons.
People are screaming at us while they're listening.
And if Mark Cuban decides for any reason that he wants to support a third party or he just wants to talk, I'll have him on here. Please. Yeah. So Mark and I currently bickering at each other. Jesus, Brian, it's just a social media post. But Mark, it sounded like you were supporting the idea. That's why I reached out.
Andrew Callahan.
Andrew Callahan. Thank you. I like Andrew. Me too. And there's a he's got a lot of followers. I mean, he is like blown up even more, even a lot more. Andrew did all gas, no brakes. Then he went to Channel 5 News once Vice Media kind of crashed and burned. They took the rights away from him. And he had a big blowout. And he talked about that on the show. Then he did the HBO documentary.
Then Andrew had an issue. A couple of young ladies came out and said that he didn't assault them, but that he was awful pressure-y after having had some drinks and kind of crashing out on their couch. One specific incident I can remember. I don't want to talk out of turn here. And this may not be exact details, but here's the gist of it.
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Chapter 8: How does the episode conclude regarding the dynamics of traditional roles?
It has jumped the shark. You do realize, Labubu fans, and I'm not mad at you for loving Labubu. Love Labubu. You like a LaBooBoo and you want to spend $1,000 on a LaBooBoo, spend $1,000 on a LaBooBoo.
I can't quit laughing at the name.
LaFooFoo, LaCooCoo. We're going to start selling LaCooCoo's here. Because now it's so crazy that people don't even care if they're getting LaFooFoo's. They just want it.
Exactly.
They want something that looks like a LaBooBoo.
That was that whole article that I read.
Yeah, they want little devils in their house biting their neck and bringing demon seed into their home. They don't care. They want to get the devil in their house any way they can, according to our friend that we listened to the other day, who people despised, by the way. That guy, the former Satanist, people despised him. He's terrible. Yeah, I got a lot of comments. People were not happy.
They were like, that guy's an asshole. He was an asshole. But I'm watching... I watched a pop-up... I guess you would call it a fashion show with La Boo Boo's that a famous online fashion influencer put together. And there was like four people that showed up for this fashion show in Central Park. But then it drew a crowd. But guess what the winner got? A $10,000 Chanel Coco bag.
A Coco Chanel bag. Okay. Can you believe it? That's fucking insane. We're taking it just too far, guys. It's like Beanie Babies went the same route. Garbage Pails went the same route. Tigamachis or whatever the fuck you call them, they went the same. Everything goes the same. Brat Dolls, they all went the same route of the Dodo Bird, as is La Boo Boo. It's going to go.
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