Chapter 1: What themes of friendship and support are introduced?
They're so good here. They're awesome. Literally, I had three drinks yesterday and she's noticing my cup. And I just like, more. Yeah, you don't have enough drinks. They're very attentive. They're genuinely good people. The best, best family. I really like them. Like, we hire people that are just like genuinely good souls. You. Me? Well, thank you.
You have made me becoming a part of the Spotify family so fun, so easy. Thank you. You have, from the first time I met you at some random little event, you're such a bright, warm, comforting soul. That means a lot to me. And you're just so friendly. I'm so shy, though. Is that right? Yeah. But you know what? You've never been that way with me. Because you are you. Thank you. That means a lot.
Like I instantly considered you a friend. I appreciate that. Like we were talking, we were like maybe five minutes in and I'm like, we're friends. I know. And we like exchanged info and we were just like, okay, we're cool. It's so cool. I'm just so, so, so excited to have you today. People listening are going to be like, wait, Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I know this voice. I know this voice.
That's my DJ. That's my DJ. Your DJ. My DJ, too, because I listen to it, too. You listen to your own voice? It's DJ X. Oh, absolutely. I'm in the top 1% of AI DJ listeners. Oh my gosh. Yes. If you have not had the pleasure of hearing this voice before, I'm joined today by Xavier Jernigan. Yes. A.K.A. DJ X. In the building. I'm a real person.
If you didn't know where you've been, where you've been, but they can get to know me a little better now. You know, people connect with me because they feel like I know them. It's an interesting type of celebrity. Ooh. Because unlike other types of celebrity, you feel like you know that person for that thing they do. Yeah. She's a basketball player. She's in a movie.
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Chapter 2: How does the discussion shift to personal experiences?
He's your host of two hot takes. They feel like they know you from your takes and being a part of this family. Yeah. But the difference is with DJX, AIDJ, is people feel like I know them. And it's such an intimate experience because every time you press that button, I'm a part of your life. You're inviting me into your life and I'm always there.
Well, you have to think about how much time people are spending listening to music. That's right. Listening to podcasts, driving. Some people have two-hour commutes, one way to work. Yo, Morgan, we put out the number the other day for the first time. We never released it publicly, but we did. 90 million people have engaged with AIDJ driving four billion hours of listening. Four billion.
How many years is that? Did they give you that math? I should have broke it down. I was thinking about that too. That blows my mind. Four billion? It's insane the amount of people that use it, listen to me, hear my voice. I'm in a restaurant and I'm eating. Do you notice people's head kind of turn? I do. I know that voice. And at some point, this is what happens. A server will come by.
And it's not always my server. A server will come by and this is when I know what's going down. They'll just say, I don't wanna be weird. But are you DJ X? And then they're like, yeah, everybody in the back. We were all like Googling and we were like, yeah, that's him. It's so endearing. People turn into little kids. Like, you know, it's little kids that love it.
You know, grandmas and mothers and everybody in between. And everybody turns into a little kid when they meet me. Other celebrities. It's crazy. It's been a crazy ride. I love it. It really has been because you started out as like head of cultural partnerships. Look at you doing your research. Oh, no, I know. And you listen.
So I started out as the head of North America for our music editorial team. So our human curators that make the human editorial playlists, right? So I headed up that team and then I created the cultural partnerships team and that team did all what we call cultural curation. So the playlists like partnerships with Netflix and Disney and playlists around gaming and sporting events and holidays.
So I created that entire workflow and then I became the head of cultural partnerships. And then I started getting asked to host things. Now I did hosting outside of Spotify. You know, when something's meant for you and you know this, from your show and what's happening with your show. Absolutely blowing up, by the way. Number 35. It's having a moment thanks to these guys.
Number 35, the last time I looked.
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Chapter 3: What insights are shared about relationship dynamics?
Hey. Yeah, like you're telling you. Let's go, baby. We're going to push that up. But when something's meant for you and you're meant to do something, it will find you. And we started getting into podcasting, podcasts here at Spotify. And I got asked to host one because they liked the way that I spoke about music and culture and TV and film and all of that.
And I hosted season two of this podcast called Showstopper about the memorable music moments and TV shows and film. And it got a lot of good reviews. It was like a slow burn type thing. Like we did episodes around Insecure and Baby Driver. And I had a Spike Lee episode and it was really cool. That's cool. And then it went from there to another show. So can you host this?
We have this event over here and we're going to do this thing in Amsterdam. X, can you host it? And internally, Morgan, people would say, like my fellow co-workers would say, you know, you're really the voice of Spotify. And then AIDJ comes along and like, look at me now. Look at you now. Oh, so crazy. I just, I love, love, love you, your voice. Thank you, Morgan.
I am just blown away because, like, you hear all this, you guys, and you're just like, what hasn't this guy done? You've lived so many lives. I have. And, like, I met your friend at dinner a couple weeks ago. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I was like, you worked at that record label? You worked with her and so on. Yes, yeah. I was just, like, blown away. Yeah. But valedictorian. Yes. Of college.
Valedictorian NYU. Yeah. Which, insane. You're also a deacon. I'm an ordained deacon. Do you marry people? I can. I can marry people. Okay. I do, like I come in and speak in different parts of service, whether it be the congregational prayer or, you know, if it's the offertory time, I'll talk about giving and the point of giving and why we're giving and what that's really about.
And, you know, you being blessed and you're blessed to be a blessing to somebody else. So I've shared those kinds of things, but I pray for people and lead different parts of service. I'm gone a lot physically because I'm always somewhere else. You know, usually when we're hanging out, we're in a different city, different city, different part of the world, which is pretty awesome.
I wake up and I pinch myself every day. It's never lost on me, ever. And I remind myself, no matter how busy it gets, just make sure I'm balanced. Make sure I take care of self. So sometimes that means I can't physically be in church the way I used to be. But I do believe that all of this other stuff is happening around my career so I can be a light outside of church service.
That's what we need anyway. You're so balanced. I just feel like you just give guru energy. I like that.
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Chapter 4: How do the hosts address the importance of empathy in relationships?
You really do. And I'm like, I got to pick your brain about how to deal with burnout. No, we should talk about that. So the last show that I hosted was a daily podcast. Some of you may remember called The Get Up. It was Monday through Friday. It was Spotify's morning show. It was our official morning show. Wow. And I was the lead host on that. And I had a couple co-hosts with me.
And that was two years. We did 400 episodes, two years. It was Monday through Friday. And even if there was a holiday, we would pre-record. So we wanted our listeners to never go without an episode. So I was never off. And my call time was 4.30 a.m. Eastern. I'm just sick over that. I'm nauseous. I'm going to tell you the truth. Before I am, no. I'm going to tell you the truth, Morgan.
It took me two years, about a year and a half, to not be sleep deprived after I left the show, after we wrapped the show up. Oh, my God. It took a year and a half for my body to regulate. So now I'm extra serious about balance and self-care. Because it'll age you if you're not careful. I know. It's just stress. Stress kills. Stress kills. That's real. It's not good for you. Not at all. Okay.
Well, you've been through some stuff. Yeah. You're a well-rounded person. I try to be. I think you're going to have some good takes on today's stories. I'm excited. I found just a wide variety of chaos and just weird dilemmas people are having. And you always approach things from a very empathetic just kind of take. So I think you're going to be really good. I think we're going to have some fun.
We're going to get loose. We're going to get loose. Let's do it. I'm always telling you the truth. That's the thing. I'm always telling you the truth. I know. So we're going to get into it. Let's dive in. I'm excited. And I listen to the show, by the way. I know you know this, but I want the listeners to know you're with a fellow listener. He's not bullshitting you guys. Peep the socks.
Oh my gosh, yes. Who does this remind you of, you guys? Come on. Sharing the sock game. Sharing the sock game. Our dad. Father knows. Father knows. So I got the socks on. I'm comfy. DJ Socks, if you can't see the details for DJ X. Let's get it. It's you. It's you. It's so me. Thank you. Thank you. This episode is presented by Duluth Trading Company, number one in garden.
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Yeah, I messaged her back. It was so awesome. Like, we need to make a connection happen. So I sent her a nice message saying, like, you know, wish I was there and looking forward to meeting you IRL. So keep dressing up in case we meet in real life because I do want to meet you IRL. You know what I mean? We keep it fly, so keep dressing up. We keep it fly at all times, Morgan.
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Chapter 5: What happened when the host helped a friend in need?
And I was going to be out same day. And a close friend of mine, who I, like, bought groceries for before when she couldn't afford groceries for herself, paid for her to have, like, a month-long MetroCard in between jobs that she couldn't afford. And I'm talking about, I did this and said in the front, like, you don't owe me anything. Oh, my gosh, yeah. This is just, you know, she was in need.
She was vulnerable. And I said, yep, here, take my card, go to the store, bring my card back, and get you a 30-day MetroCard. This same person. wouldn't stop by to see me when I got home. One, they didn't go and wait in the waiting room. Another wonderful friend did.
Chapter 6: How did the host feel about a friend's lack of support?
I walked home from the hospital. It's walking distance. Yeah, but still. The person literally did not stop by. They said they went and had dinner with another friend a few blocks away from where I lived at the time. We can't be friends. Yeah. Not even to stop by before or after the dinner? Dude. Yo, Morgan, they didn't stop by to see me that day. When people show you who they are.
You got to listen. You got to listen. Toni Morrison. You got to listen. You got to listen, man. Yeah. Yeah. That's insane. Listen to what she's telling you through her actions and lack thereof. Yeah. Listen. Absolutely. That's crazy. I know. Top comment. Well, lucky you found out now before you got married. That's what I'm saying. That's what you're saying. You want it now before.
Chapter 7: What are the implications of family initiation traditions?
Really, that's what's supposed to happen during the engagement, right? Yeah. I mean, I've never been engaged. You've been engaged successfully, I might add. Yeah. You're still, we're not testing. We're evaluating though. Yeah. Right. It's just like another serious step.
And it's like even more so like, you know, when you're in that engaged period, depending on what you're doing for your wedding, like a lot of stressful things pop up.
Chapter 8: What humorous encounter did the host have with Dolly Parton?
Right. Hard conversations. Yes. Establishing boundaries. Yes. It really is this like evolution of your relationship and like, can we make it at this next level? Yes. Because then once you're married, it's another level up. It's like Donkey Kong or Mario. It's just like you're going up through the levels. It keeps getting harder. And it gets harder. Right. And can you make it?
And if you're not with the right person... It's going to fall apart. You're going to fall apart, yeah. That's right. So you got to make sure you got a good one next to you. I like that. I like the video game analogy. Yeah, I mean, yeah, it's hard. You don't restart as easily. I love these situations you found. I'm loving these. I know. I've got some more good ones. Let's go.
This next one, I'm really torn between what one I give you. Okay. So I'm going to let you pick. Okay. Because they're somewhat similar, okay? Option number one, my husband frequently jokes about my family. His attitude is rubbing off on our son, and I want it to stop. Wait, family in general or her side of the family? Her side. Oh. Okay. Let's hear the next one, the other option.
Or option two, which is also coming from our Too Hot Takes subreddit. I just heard what my partner's family really thought about me. And I don't think I can be with my partner anymore. I want to start with that one. Okay. The other one I want to talk about too. The other one's good too. You want to get in that one too? Okay, we'll do both. I want to start with this one though.
Okay, so this is, again, from our very own Too Hot Takes subreddit. So this is, there's a good chance it's one of our listeners. Okay. And it's eight hours old. Okay, so we want to deal with this. Okay. And get in the comments too. Yeah. And let us know what you think about what we got to say.
I just heard what my partner's family really thought about me, and I don't think I can be with my partner anymore. Okay. My female 31 partner, female 32, has access to her work. It's a family business. CCTV cameras, which also have audio. It is toxic for her to listen to them, but she does.
I've never once heard my name, but this time I did while she was sitting in my car listening to segments of this specific day. I, of course, got curious and said I wanted to hear what was said. My partner instantly got defensive and said that it's rude to listen and tried to jump out of the car. Right. Right. Finally, she gave in but was crying and basically begging me not to listen.
What I heard was not unexpected but was eye-opening, to say the least. Oof. They said that I am ungrateful for not helping them redo a house that they bought for my partner to live in. But in the past, when I did offer input or to help, it wasn't appreciated or wanted. They think I'm an over-opinionated bitch who doesn't know when to shut up. I'm just laughing at the boldness when you hear it.
Oh, the audacity. The audacity. Because when they're making disparaging statements towards minority groups or things that are ignorant or along those lines, I don't stay silent. Hear, hear. Shout out to you. They also stated that they were the reason my son even has a halfway decent life. Damn. Which I don't understand because I live by myself, pay for everything myself. Right.
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