WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:11.939 LEX18 presents a podcast with hot takes, hot 00:00:11.939 --> 00:00:20.859 topics, with your hosts, Megan Manering and Evelyn 00:00:20.859 --> 00:00:32.990 Schulz. This is Hot Mic. We are your co -hosts, 00:00:33.149 --> 00:00:35.210 Evelyn Schultz and Megan Manering. No guests 00:00:35.210 --> 00:00:38.170 today, just gonna be us recapping what we've 00:00:38.170 --> 00:00:41.390 been up to, some holidays that are coming up. 00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:44.399 lot of good stuff. But also we want to begin 00:00:44.399 --> 00:00:46.619 with something a little heavier today. Yeah, 00:00:46.619 --> 00:00:48.780 you know, we like to keep things typically light 00:00:48.780 --> 00:00:51.039 on hot mic. It's kind of a fun place for us. 00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:53.500 But we do want to start just by saying that we 00:00:53.500 --> 00:00:56.579 are recording this two days after that devastating 00:00:56.579 --> 00:00:59.219 UPS plane crash in Louisville. So this episode 00:00:59.219 --> 00:01:01.979 will come out about a week after that happened. 00:01:02.060 --> 00:01:03.859 And Megan, you've been in Louisville covering 00:01:03.859 --> 00:01:06.040 that the past day. We've been covering it here 00:01:06.040 --> 00:01:08.739 from Lexington as well. So our hearts just go 00:01:08.739 --> 00:01:11.280 out to everyone impacted by that. We know that 00:01:11.629 --> 00:01:14.230 Obviously people have died in that crash, which 00:01:14.230 --> 00:01:16.409 is just so terrible, but it impacts their families. 00:01:16.629 --> 00:01:19.409 It impacts UPS workers, so many people all across 00:01:19.409 --> 00:01:21.890 Kentucky. So really just thinking of everyone 00:01:21.890 --> 00:01:25.409 who has been impacted by that crash. Yeah, so 00:01:25.409 --> 00:01:28.269 devastating. And I'm just, I'm kind of proud 00:01:28.269 --> 00:01:30.510 of our team in this moment because this has been 00:01:30.510 --> 00:01:32.609 all hands on deck. And I think this is a moment 00:01:32.609 --> 00:01:34.689 when local news is really, really important to 00:01:34.689 --> 00:01:37.469 get the facts, to get them quickly, to know that 00:01:37.469 --> 00:01:41.870 they're verified. And I think our team, has approached 00:01:41.870 --> 00:01:44.969 this, um, with such sincerity and kind of been 00:01:44.969 --> 00:01:48.129 humans first, um, as well as journalists, you 00:01:48.129 --> 00:01:50.810 know, like everybody is really feeling for the 00:01:50.810 --> 00:01:52.590 people in that crash, the people of Louisville. 00:01:52.750 --> 00:01:55.469 So just proud of our team and thinking of all 00:01:55.469 --> 00:01:57.890 those victims and their families really, really 00:01:57.890 --> 00:01:59.750 hard. Yeah. Well, and also, you know, you mentioned 00:01:59.750 --> 00:02:01.810 our team. I also think of the first responders 00:02:01.810 --> 00:02:04.329 who have come from all across Kentucky who showed 00:02:04.329 --> 00:02:07.400 up. in Louisville to help fight the fire after 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:09.639 the crash. People who have come to feed first 00:02:09.639 --> 00:02:11.960 responders who are at that crash. Governor Beshear 00:02:11.960 --> 00:02:15.280 said, I think it was 200 first responders showed 00:02:15.280 --> 00:02:18.500 up. that night of the crash. How quickly people 00:02:18.500 --> 00:02:21.020 are able to mobilize to help always is incredible 00:02:21.020 --> 00:02:23.900 to me. So just wanted to begin with that note 00:02:23.900 --> 00:02:26.699 and just let everyone know that our thoughts 00:02:26.699 --> 00:02:28.719 are with everyone who's been impacted by that. 00:02:28.740 --> 00:02:31.719 And of course we will keep you updated in the 00:02:31.719 --> 00:02:34.500 weeks to come as we learn more about that crash. 00:02:34.919 --> 00:02:37.280 But again, thank you for being with us here on 00:02:37.280 --> 00:02:40.080 Hot Mic. We so appreciate you joining us every 00:02:40.080 --> 00:02:42.240 week. It has been so nice to hear feedback from 00:02:42.240 --> 00:02:44.520 people who have been listening. I heard from 00:02:44.520 --> 00:02:46.599 one person who said that Hot Mic is the first 00:02:46.599 --> 00:02:48.960 podcast he's ever listened to. No way. Which 00:02:48.960 --> 00:02:51.800 just really touched my heart. Wow. What an honor 00:02:51.800 --> 00:02:54.020 to be the first podcast that someone has ever 00:02:54.020 --> 00:02:56.479 listened to. I'm still like kind of surprised 00:02:56.479 --> 00:02:59.120 anytime someone says they listen. I shouldn't. 00:02:59.620 --> 00:03:02.919 You want to listen to us just gaping? Yes. I 00:03:02.919 --> 00:03:06.219 know. We've had some really fun guests. We do 00:03:06.219 --> 00:03:09.300 a little recap. We talked to, who did we talk 00:03:09.300 --> 00:03:12.939 to last week? Shayna Stahl. Oh, Dr. Stahl. Yes. 00:03:13.419 --> 00:03:16.180 Such an interesting conversation. The UK marching 00:03:16.180 --> 00:03:18.719 band director. Yeah, she's such a slay. We had 00:03:18.719 --> 00:03:20.860 some old vintage photos that she didn't know 00:03:20.860 --> 00:03:23.780 we were going to have. Hearing about her world 00:03:23.780 --> 00:03:27.199 and how music ties into UK athletics was so cool. 00:03:27.479 --> 00:03:30.259 And then the week prior, we talked to Tom Ackerman. 00:03:31.099 --> 00:03:34.629 Yes. Yes. The much requested Tom Ackerman episode. 00:03:34.949 --> 00:03:36.729 We're probably going to have to have him on again. 00:03:36.789 --> 00:03:39.409 I think so. I think once the eyebrows grow fully 00:03:39.409 --> 00:03:41.990 in. Our viewership really went way up. And now 00:03:41.990 --> 00:03:44.789 he's doing No Shave November. We actually have 00:03:44.789 --> 00:03:47.449 a team of people at the station doing No Shave 00:03:47.449 --> 00:03:50.750 November, raising money for the Markey Cancer 00:03:50.750 --> 00:03:54.110 Center at UK. So Michael Burke is participating, 00:03:54.629 --> 00:03:58.270 Keith Farmer, Patrick Harian, and Tom. Okay. 00:03:58.389 --> 00:04:00.030 So you can find all of that, I think, on there. 00:04:00.199 --> 00:04:04.680 social media, but No Shave November, one of several 00:04:04.680 --> 00:04:06.900 holidays that we have in this season. Like we 00:04:06.900 --> 00:04:09.259 are in the holiday season. We really are. And 00:04:09.259 --> 00:04:11.039 you know what I wrote on my notes here, because 00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:13.659 you know, we come in with notes. I wrote Halloween 00:04:13.659 --> 00:04:16.540 is over. It's done. How are you feeling about 00:04:16.540 --> 00:04:23.160 that? I feel good. A fantastic Halloween party. 00:04:23.319 --> 00:04:27.360 I mean, it was the mixer of a lifetime and people 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:29.800 really committed to the costume. You had a great 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:32.139 turnout. Yes. I actually thought my house can't 00:04:32.139 --> 00:04:34.439 fit this many people. It was getting kind of 00:04:34.439 --> 00:04:35.439 sweaty in there. I don't know that it was up 00:04:35.439 --> 00:04:38.459 to fire code. It probably was not. I think Canole 00:04:38.459 --> 00:04:40.540 was a little stressed. We had to put him upstairs. 00:04:40.759 --> 00:04:43.560 He was stressed out. He wore his costume for 00:04:43.560 --> 00:04:45.759 a little bit, his little angel wings, but then 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:47.439 I took him off and said, you can go upstairs 00:04:47.439 --> 00:04:50.560 now. Yeah. But yet you had an amazing costume. 00:04:50.740 --> 00:04:54.240 Thank you. I was, um, I think my parents were 00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:57.660 totally confused by this. I was Katy Perry going 00:04:57.660 --> 00:04:59.759 to space. So you remember earlier this year in 00:04:59.759 --> 00:05:03.100 that group of women went to space for like 10 00:05:03.100 --> 00:05:05.300 minutes. Was that the blue origin? Blue origin. 00:05:05.680 --> 00:05:07.379 Yeah. So I was happy with the costume. I did 00:05:07.379 --> 00:05:11.319 a little DIY ironed on the letters and um, had 00:05:11.319 --> 00:05:13.879 a ratty wig that I, but I really felt like I 00:05:13.879 --> 00:05:16.319 looked like you did. No, you did. I was, I was 00:05:16.319 --> 00:05:18.759 impressed. Thank you. Could have fooled me. Well, 00:05:18.920 --> 00:05:22.620 Katie, you and Charlie, we were the Louve thieves, 00:05:23.060 --> 00:05:26.339 also sort of a, um, a timely costume, similar 00:05:26.339 --> 00:05:29.879 to yours. So, uh, we, had ski masks, sort of 00:05:29.879 --> 00:05:32.480 like how thieves might wear. And we ordered fake 00:05:32.480 --> 00:05:35.420 costume jewelry from Amazon and I wore tiara. 00:05:35.439 --> 00:05:37.459 Yeah. And I think some of the Lou thieves were 00:05:37.459 --> 00:05:41.220 wearing, um, like construction vests. So Charlie, 00:05:41.699 --> 00:05:44.459 yeah. So to blend in. So Charlie put on one of 00:05:44.459 --> 00:05:46.860 those. It was a very easy costume, a very, but 00:05:46.860 --> 00:05:49.360 effective and very comfortable. Thank you. Yes. 00:05:49.360 --> 00:05:50.920 It was, it was very comfortable. I didn't even 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:53.000 put on makeup, which was the best part. I think 00:05:53.000 --> 00:05:56.300 like the older I get, the more I am going for 00:05:56.300 --> 00:05:58.560 comfort. I mean, mine was a sweat suit. So I 00:05:58.560 --> 00:06:01.139 feel you on that. It was like a track suit. I 00:06:01.139 --> 00:06:03.939 don't need to be cold. Don't want to be cold. 00:06:03.959 --> 00:06:05.899 I don't need to be uncomfortable. You know, when 00:06:05.899 --> 00:06:08.939 I came here and I worked weekend evenings, I 00:06:08.939 --> 00:06:13.019 would drive home and I've kind of drive by campus 00:06:13.019 --> 00:06:15.300 to get home and it would be like midnight. Yeah. 00:06:15.319 --> 00:06:17.800 And I would see all of all the college girls. 00:06:17.800 --> 00:06:21.560 Yes. No coats. That was us. Yes. Yeah. We can 00:06:21.560 --> 00:06:25.680 relate, but it's miserable. It's why? Why? Actually, 00:06:25.779 --> 00:06:28.459 you know, a sad story from college for me was 00:06:28.459 --> 00:06:30.279 that my mom had got me this really gorgeous coat 00:06:30.279 --> 00:06:33.899 for Christmas. It was like a white wool. It was 00:06:33.899 --> 00:06:37.959 really pretty. And this is why I guess college 00:06:37.959 --> 00:06:39.740 girls don't wear their coats out because I wore 00:06:39.740 --> 00:06:43.500 it out and I left it out of fraternity and lost 00:06:43.500 --> 00:06:46.199 it forever. And I was very upset about it because 00:06:46.199 --> 00:06:48.980 it was a really nice coat. I don't even know 00:06:48.980 --> 00:06:51.259 if I ever told my mom. I felt really bad about 00:06:51.259 --> 00:06:53.560 it. She's going to find out now. Yeah, she'll 00:06:53.560 --> 00:06:55.199 probably listen and hear this. But yeah, I guess 00:06:55.199 --> 00:06:56.860 that's why we can't wear our coats out because 00:06:56.860 --> 00:07:00.720 we're 21 years old because you lose your nice 00:07:00.720 --> 00:07:03.060 coats. But yeah, now that we're so forgetful 00:07:03.060 --> 00:07:05.540 of that age, something like that. Now that we're 00:07:05.540 --> 00:07:09.439 adults, we want to be warm and comfortable. Also, 00:07:09.560 --> 00:07:12.439 think of just the bottomless pit that is a frat 00:07:12.439 --> 00:07:14.819 house. You're never going to find your coat if 00:07:14.819 --> 00:07:16.259 you leave it there. No, and if you do find it, 00:07:16.259 --> 00:07:18.379 you probably... You probably don't want, we don't 00:07:18.379 --> 00:07:20.959 want it. There were probably some stains on that 00:07:20.959 --> 00:07:23.420 thing. I don't know. It was probably stuffed 00:07:23.420 --> 00:07:25.819 under someone's bed somewhere. Who knows? I don't 00:07:25.819 --> 00:07:27.579 know. It's probably good. I didn't get the coat 00:07:27.579 --> 00:07:29.740 back, but I do still think that was a cute coat. 00:07:30.060 --> 00:07:32.000 So never forget. Well, are you ready for the 00:07:32.000 --> 00:07:34.319 other holidays that are coming up? So ready? 00:07:34.439 --> 00:07:37.639 I was in Hobby Lobby over the weekend and all 00:07:37.639 --> 00:07:41.019 of their Thanksgiving fall stuff was 50 % off. 00:07:41.019 --> 00:07:43.120 That's good to know. So I was stocking up on 00:07:43.120 --> 00:07:45.180 that, but they also had all their Christmas stuff 00:07:45.180 --> 00:07:48.889 out. Now I'm not ready for Christmas yet, but 00:07:48.889 --> 00:07:51.529 I'm just ready for the holiday season. I like 00:07:51.529 --> 00:07:54.769 the buzz. I kind of like the stress of it all. 00:07:54.930 --> 00:07:56.329 Like you have all these things you have to get 00:07:56.329 --> 00:07:58.889 done, but it's all fun. Yes. How are you feeling? 00:07:58.889 --> 00:08:01.430 Are you ready? I am ready. You know, it's interesting 00:08:01.430 --> 00:08:04.050 though, because I was, I said this actually on 00:08:04.050 --> 00:08:06.449 sunrise a few days ago, I was driving into work 00:08:06.449 --> 00:08:09.629 the other night and we've had a few warm days. 00:08:09.829 --> 00:08:12.069 The past few days have been kind of warm. Um, 00:08:12.370 --> 00:08:15.740 and a few people you know, in my neighborhood 00:08:15.740 --> 00:08:17.439 have already put up their Christmas decorations. 00:08:17.860 --> 00:08:21.420 And it feels odd to be driving to work when it's 00:08:21.420 --> 00:08:24.519 65 degrees with all these Christmas decorations 00:08:24.519 --> 00:08:26.819 out. So I don't know if I'm ready in that sense, 00:08:27.259 --> 00:08:28.980 seeing all the Christmas decor yet. I don't think 00:08:28.980 --> 00:08:32.940 my mind has flipped over to it's the holiday 00:08:32.940 --> 00:08:36.000 season. Maybe once it gets chillier, which I 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:38.080 know it's about to get colder. So yeah, I think 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:40.899 that will. flip the switch for me. It kind of 00:08:40.899 --> 00:08:43.519 sets the tone. Yeah. I was working with Lindsey 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:46.440 Smart, one of our favorite photographers yesterday. 00:08:46.639 --> 00:08:49.039 And when we were driving home from Louisville, 00:08:49.120 --> 00:08:50.740 we were trying to find a radio station and she 00:08:50.740 --> 00:08:53.379 was flipping through and all of a sudden we heard 00:08:53.379 --> 00:08:56.179 Silent Night and she was like, get it off, get 00:08:56.179 --> 00:09:00.570 it off. Too soon wait too soon. What do you think 00:09:00.570 --> 00:09:03.090 is too soon? Let's do a little hot take situation 00:09:03.090 --> 00:09:05.409 When is too soon for Christmas music or when 00:09:05.409 --> 00:09:07.669 is the right time to start the holiday music? 00:09:07.750 --> 00:09:10.169 The right time is the day after Thanksgiving. 00:09:10.169 --> 00:09:16.009 Okay, and I'll die on that hill I know some people 00:09:16.009 --> 00:09:18.570 who are listening to Christmas music right now 00:09:18.570 --> 00:09:22.789 and I just know now we focus on one holiday at 00:09:22.789 --> 00:09:25.070 a time We got to get to Thanksgiving and I also 00:09:25.070 --> 00:09:29.309 think that I am not the best person at living 00:09:29.309 --> 00:09:32.009 in the present, but I do think that by the time 00:09:32.009 --> 00:09:35.070 we get to Christmas, if you've started Christmas, 00:09:35.490 --> 00:09:39.509 November 1st, it feels, for me, it maybe takes 00:09:39.509 --> 00:09:43.230 away the specialness of the holiday. However, 00:09:43.370 --> 00:09:45.769 I do understand why people just jump into it 00:09:45.769 --> 00:09:48.690 because it is so fun. Like I get that totally. 00:09:48.909 --> 00:09:51.909 You know one problem that we really have here 00:09:51.909 --> 00:09:54.750 in America? There are no Thanksgiving songs. 00:09:55.350 --> 00:09:58.210 No, you know, if we had Thanksgiving music, I 00:09:58.210 --> 00:10:00.269 don't think that this would be a debate. Maybe 00:10:00.269 --> 00:10:02.669 we should start that. I like that. That's a good 00:10:02.669 --> 00:10:05.029 hot. Are there any musicians listening to this 00:10:05.029 --> 00:10:08.490 podcast? Are you out there? Are there any Thanksgiving 00:10:08.490 --> 00:10:12.809 songs? And I'm like, I'm blanking on the artist, 00:10:13.289 --> 00:10:16.509 Ben, Ben, who's like a famous Ben Roberts, Ben 00:10:16.509 --> 00:10:21.740 Platt. No, Ben, not the It's not going to come 00:10:21.740 --> 00:10:25.120 to me, but I do listen to one guy, one artist 00:10:25.120 --> 00:10:28.039 who has a Thanksgiving song and it's mid. It's 00:10:28.039 --> 00:10:31.279 not even, sorry, Ben, whoever you are, 11. He's 00:10:31.279 --> 00:10:32.799 got a great book. I'll look it up before the 00:10:32.799 --> 00:10:36.120 end of the podcast, but maybe we should write 00:10:36.120 --> 00:10:40.179 a Thanksgiving song. Tune in to a future hot 00:10:40.179 --> 00:10:44.139 mic episode for our special Thanksgiving song. 00:10:44.279 --> 00:10:46.919 We are defrosting. That was another note I wrote 00:10:46.919 --> 00:10:49.200 down here. We are defrosting just like Mariah 00:10:49.200 --> 00:10:52.080 Carey. And I want to ask you, all I want for 00:10:52.080 --> 00:10:58.379 Christmas is you. Overrated or underrated? I 00:10:58.379 --> 00:11:01.779 think it's rated just right. I think it's rated 00:11:01.779 --> 00:11:05.720 just right. Perfectly rated. That is the song. 00:11:06.159 --> 00:11:09.769 You hear it. And the holidays are here. It's 00:11:09.769 --> 00:11:11.529 one of those you can't help. Even if you don't 00:11:11.529 --> 00:11:16.850 like it, you can't help but tap that flow. You 00:11:16.850 --> 00:11:20.029 know, like, it's just a happy tune. Yes, totally. 00:11:20.490 --> 00:11:23.049 So I don't think it's underrated. I don't think 00:11:23.049 --> 00:11:25.830 it's overrated. It gets a lot of hype. It gets 00:11:25.830 --> 00:11:28.370 a lot of hype. But I also kind of like the thought 00:11:28.370 --> 00:11:31.289 of having like an official start to Christmas 00:11:31.289 --> 00:11:35.730 and that it's a song. What do you think? I would 00:11:35.730 --> 00:11:41.240 probably say. middle -rated. Ben Rector. Oh, 00:11:41.259 --> 00:11:44.100 there we go. That's our Ben. Ben Rector. He has 00:11:44.100 --> 00:11:47.559 a Thanksgiving song? Yeah. Okay. Thank you, Robert. 00:11:48.700 --> 00:11:51.220 Robert, our researcher and director. Yes. We 00:11:51.220 --> 00:11:53.259 appreciate you. Fact -checking in real time. 00:11:53.320 --> 00:11:56.789 Yes, I love that. We have a fact checker now. 00:11:56.830 --> 00:11:59.629 I think that's a good update for hot mine. Um, 00:11:59.970 --> 00:12:02.690 I think it's like you said, kind of in the middle, 00:12:03.029 --> 00:12:05.309 it's perfectly rated leading. If I had to pick 00:12:05.309 --> 00:12:07.409 maybe overrated, but that's just because like 00:12:07.409 --> 00:12:10.750 you said, it gets so much play this time of year. 00:12:10.970 --> 00:12:15.570 Um, but she's capitalized on that and as she 00:12:15.570 --> 00:12:19.149 should go girl. Yeah. I think as a musician, 00:12:19.289 --> 00:12:22.669 would that be the ultimate goal? Like to have 00:12:22.669 --> 00:12:26.519 one. Christmas or holiday songs so successful 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:30.980 that you're just set for life probably Wouldn't 00:12:30.980 --> 00:12:33.639 have to release any more music. No, I don't know 00:12:33.639 --> 00:12:37.399 if she To be fair. I haven't really kept up with 00:12:37.399 --> 00:12:39.340 Mariah Carey's music in a long time. She the 00:12:39.340 --> 00:12:42.179 one that does touch my body. Yeah That is a good 00:12:42.179 --> 00:12:44.240 song. I do really like that song and she's had 00:12:44.240 --> 00:12:48.019 so many other hits also, but This is I think 00:12:48.019 --> 00:12:51.519 her her bread and butter right? That's a good 00:12:51.519 --> 00:12:52.679 way to put it. I don't know how much money she's 00:12:52.679 --> 00:12:56.159 made off that song. We could probably look that 00:12:56.159 --> 00:12:58.659 up too. We'll get back to you. Speaking of bread 00:12:58.659 --> 00:13:03.259 and butter, Thanksgiving food. Let's go there. 00:13:03.299 --> 00:13:05.320 Give me your hot take. I've got some hot takes 00:13:05.320 --> 00:13:08.580 and I want to see how you align these takes. 00:13:08.879 --> 00:13:12.240 Number one, turkey is the worst part of Thanksgiving 00:13:12.240 --> 00:13:15.480 dinner. I wouldn't say it's the worst, but it's 00:13:15.480 --> 00:13:17.759 not my favorite by any means. It's not my favorite 00:13:17.759 --> 00:13:23.360 part. What what is the worst part for you like 00:13:23.360 --> 00:13:28.019 a green bean casserole? Oh really? Robert's giving 00:13:28.019 --> 00:13:30.559 me eyes like what the heck no, I hate green bean 00:13:30.559 --> 00:13:33.100 casserole even with the French onion things I 00:13:33.100 --> 00:13:34.679 don't like those those don't do anything for 00:13:34.679 --> 00:13:36.480 me Well, I like those on other things, but they 00:13:36.480 --> 00:13:38.440 don't add anything to green bean casserole for 00:13:38.440 --> 00:13:41.480 me And I like green beans, but I would just want 00:13:41.480 --> 00:13:45.320 a plain Green bean. What is the worst part for 00:13:45.320 --> 00:13:51.659 you? Probably the stuffing. I've got no time 00:13:51.659 --> 00:13:54.940 for the stuffing. You know, really, I don't I 00:13:54.940 --> 00:13:56.820 don't really know what's in there. I don't really 00:13:56.820 --> 00:13:58.960 trust it. You don't want to know. I want to know 00:13:58.960 --> 00:14:01.659 and I just think why focus on the stuffing when 00:14:01.659 --> 00:14:05.500 you can focus on the potatoes or anything else 00:14:05.500 --> 00:14:07.620 for that. And I do think potatoes are the best 00:14:07.620 --> 00:14:10.220 part. Mashed potatoes? Yeah. Now are you going 00:14:10.220 --> 00:14:12.360 like traditional mashed potatoes or are we doing 00:14:12.360 --> 00:14:14.299 sweet potatoes? Because we sometimes do a sweet 00:14:14.299 --> 00:14:17.480 potato casserole. I do like a sweet potato casserole, 00:14:17.480 --> 00:14:19.620 but if I had to choose, I would go with traditional 00:14:19.620 --> 00:14:21.860 mashed potatoes and gravy. I think that would 00:14:21.860 --> 00:14:25.460 be my ultimate. So good. It makes me warm and 00:14:25.460 --> 00:14:27.820 cozy just thinking about it. Something really 00:14:27.820 --> 00:14:30.919 gross that I had to stop doing when I became 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:34.679 an adult. I'm a big ketchup person. What were 00:14:34.679 --> 00:14:37.779 you putting it on? What wasn't I putting it on 00:14:37.779 --> 00:14:41.000 everything but especially the mashed potatoes 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:44.080 and it got to a point where like my aunt Would 00:14:44.080 --> 00:14:47.080 bring out a little saucer of ketchup just so 00:14:47.080 --> 00:14:49.740 that it didn't look bad Didn't want the tacky 00:14:49.740 --> 00:14:52.559 to have like a big bottle of high take away from 00:14:52.559 --> 00:14:55.799 the aesthetic Totally, but I just remember I'm 00:14:55.799 --> 00:14:58.600 the youngest of my siblings and all of my cousins 00:14:58.600 --> 00:15:02.419 all of my older cousins and my my older brothers 00:15:02.419 --> 00:15:06.210 just not wanting to sit by me because I was grossing 00:15:06.210 --> 00:15:08.149 them out. Covered in ketchup. Everything had 00:15:08.149 --> 00:15:11.210 ketchup on it. I do sort of understand the mashed 00:15:11.210 --> 00:15:12.950 potatoes with ketchup thing because I'm thinking 00:15:12.950 --> 00:15:14.809 of maybe a meal that my mom used to make a lot 00:15:14.809 --> 00:15:18.490 when we were kids. Meatloaf and meatloaf has 00:15:18.490 --> 00:15:20.769 ketchup on top, right? Some versions of it, you 00:15:20.769 --> 00:15:23.070 know, you bake it with the ketchup on top. You 00:15:23.070 --> 00:15:25.129 might eat that with the side of mashed potatoes. 00:15:25.210 --> 00:15:28.909 That's a very classic combo. So I can see I'm 00:15:28.909 --> 00:15:31.669 making a connection there. Well, and also like 00:15:31.929 --> 00:15:35.330 French fries and ketchup. Yes, and that's just 00:15:35.330 --> 00:15:37.190 a different very very about hash browns You might 00:15:37.190 --> 00:15:39.250 put ketchup on hash browns definitely very valid. 00:15:39.509 --> 00:15:43.590 Okay, you're you're convincing me Try it. Okay 00:15:43.590 --> 00:15:47.210 Maybe I will maybe well but get ready for the 00:15:47.210 --> 00:15:49.669 stares and the judgment from your relative if 00:15:49.669 --> 00:15:52.460 you're doing that Yeah. One thing about Thanksgiving 00:15:52.460 --> 00:15:55.220 is that I like my plate to be beige. I like it 00:15:55.220 --> 00:15:58.460 to be very neutral colors, all carbohydrates 00:15:58.460 --> 00:16:01.980 for the most part. So I do like stuffing. Okay. 00:16:02.179 --> 00:16:04.000 Then mashed potatoes. Obviously those are sort 00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:08.840 of a neutral tone. Macaroni and cheese also kind 00:16:08.840 --> 00:16:12.039 of in that yellow beige color family. I just 00:16:12.039 --> 00:16:16.240 like it to be all carbs. That's my main. Now, 00:16:16.279 --> 00:16:19.259 are we napping after Thanksgiving dinner in your 00:16:19.259 --> 00:16:21.740 house? Well, normally I work sunrise and then 00:16:21.740 --> 00:16:25.519 go home and eat. So yes, because it's been a 00:16:25.519 --> 00:16:27.820 long day at that point. Big time. But this year 00:16:27.820 --> 00:16:30.519 I have sunrise off. Nice. So I'm kind of excited 00:16:30.519 --> 00:16:33.080 about that. Are you going to do Thanksgiving 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:34.679 just with Charlie? Are you going to go with your 00:16:34.679 --> 00:16:37.080 family or his family? Thanksgiving Day, we're 00:16:37.080 --> 00:16:39.580 here, just us two. And then for the weekend, 00:16:39.720 --> 00:16:42.100 we're going to my grandparents in Indiana. So 00:16:42.100 --> 00:16:43.960 that'll be fun. They pushed it back for us so 00:16:43.960 --> 00:16:45.600 that we could celebrate with them. What are you 00:16:45.600 --> 00:16:49.480 doing? I'm also off work. The night before Thanksgiving, 00:16:49.480 --> 00:16:53.220 I have my 10 -year high school reunion that I'm 00:16:53.220 --> 00:16:55.600 hosting. That sounds like trouble. Yeah, I'm 00:16:55.600 --> 00:16:58.519 really stressed about it. Isn't that also a big 00:16:58.519 --> 00:17:00.460 night when people go back to their hometowns 00:17:00.460 --> 00:17:02.399 and kind of do it big out on the town? So I hope 00:17:02.399 --> 00:17:05.299 that helps because right now only like 10 people 00:17:05.299 --> 00:17:07.980 have RSVP. More people will come for sure. Yeah. 00:17:07.980 --> 00:17:09.880 Maybe they'll listen to Hot Mic and get inspired 00:17:09.880 --> 00:17:14.440 to come. Class of 2015, Lewis Cass High School. 00:17:14.660 --> 00:17:17.539 If you're out there, please join the Facebook 00:17:17.539 --> 00:17:20.440 group and RSVP. Make Megan's life easier. Yeah. 00:17:20.519 --> 00:17:22.140 So I have that. And then we'll do Thanksgiving. 00:17:22.440 --> 00:17:24.559 Well, I don't know when we're doing it because 00:17:24.559 --> 00:17:28.140 one of my brother's, his football, he's a coach. 00:17:28.200 --> 00:17:30.980 His season is still going on at that point. So 00:17:30.980 --> 00:17:33.559 he won't be able to come and bring his family. 00:17:34.099 --> 00:17:36.140 I don't know. I'm like the last person to know 00:17:36.140 --> 00:17:39.440 anything. I will be in Walton, Indiana, whoever 00:17:39.440 --> 00:17:45.019 else is there. Sign up to see her. I missed my 00:17:45.019 --> 00:17:47.619 10 year high school reunion a few years ago. 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:50.220 Initially I was on the planning committee, but 00:17:50.220 --> 00:17:52.000 then it happened on a weekend that I couldn't 00:17:52.000 --> 00:17:54.839 make it back to Indiana. And I was so sad because 00:17:54.839 --> 00:17:57.839 there was a Facebook group for the reunion. And 00:17:57.839 --> 00:18:02.039 the day after people were making posts, basically 00:18:02.039 --> 00:18:04.960 saying things like, love our inside jokes from 00:18:04.960 --> 00:18:08.710 last night. Like I had so much fun. Best night 00:18:08.710 --> 00:18:13.470 in a while. Wow. So great. Making new memories 00:18:13.470 --> 00:18:17.089 with each other. And I was so sad because I had 00:18:17.089 --> 00:18:21.490 your memories are stuck in 2012 and I had severe 00:18:21.490 --> 00:18:24.109 FOMO. I was like, wow, I didn't make it. And 00:18:24.109 --> 00:18:27.950 now I know you have to wait another 10 years. 00:18:27.950 --> 00:18:30.190 I missed out on the inside jokes of a lifetime. 00:18:30.190 --> 00:18:32.069 It feels like. So I'm glad you're going to get 00:18:32.069 --> 00:18:35.990 to go. It'll be fun. I hope so. It'll be good 00:18:35.990 --> 00:18:37.609 to see some people I haven't seen in a while, 00:18:37.849 --> 00:18:40.769 but it's a lot. It's a lot to plan. So back to 00:18:40.769 --> 00:18:46.089 the food and our hot takes. Yes. That was a tangent. 00:18:46.950 --> 00:18:50.289 Okay. Leftovers are better than the actual meal. 00:18:50.690 --> 00:18:56.299 I would say yes. That's a very hot take. I just, 00:18:56.720 --> 00:18:59.099 I typically like leftovers better. Like this 00:18:59.099 --> 00:19:00.759 is going to sound gross and I don't like this 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:03.099 word at all, but kind of when things congeal. 00:19:03.619 --> 00:19:06.880 Is that really gross sounding? Yeah. I'm sorry. 00:19:07.000 --> 00:19:08.980 Maybe that's not, maybe I'm not using the correct 00:19:08.980 --> 00:19:10.920 word, but I think I like when things get a little 00:19:10.920 --> 00:19:14.519 more time to settle. The food gets a little more 00:19:14.519 --> 00:19:16.279 time to settle. I'm a big leftovers person. I 00:19:16.279 --> 00:19:18.200 will eat the same thing for five days in a row. 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:20.599 That's good. Like as long as it's still good. 00:19:21.799 --> 00:19:24.579 Definitely. So you don't like Thanksgiving leftovers 00:19:24.579 --> 00:19:28.140 as much as these hot takes were taken from chat 00:19:28.140 --> 00:19:33.000 GPT. So these are not my own beliefs. I might 00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:35.539 agree with you on that. I do love a leftover. 00:19:35.859 --> 00:19:38.519 And how often are your leftovers like a full 00:19:38.519 --> 00:19:41.119 meat and potato meal and like really good stuff. 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:44.039 Really? Yeah. Stuff that you don't get to eat 00:19:44.039 --> 00:19:47.640 very often. Generally. Yeah, I'm pro leftover. 00:19:48.019 --> 00:19:51.819 Okay, pumpkin pie. is overrated. Yes, I agree. 00:19:51.900 --> 00:19:53.839 Is that bad? I think it's underrated. You think 00:19:53.839 --> 00:19:56.079 it's underrated? Yeah. Okay, here's what I will 00:19:56.079 --> 00:19:57.960 say. I don't need the crust on the pumpkin pie. 00:19:57.980 --> 00:19:59.599 I don't want the crust. I just want the filling. 00:19:59.819 --> 00:20:01.960 I would eat the filling plain. Really? But the 00:20:01.960 --> 00:20:03.940 crust takes it down a few notches for me because 00:20:03.940 --> 00:20:06.099 for whatever reason, I just don't love the crust. 00:20:06.779 --> 00:20:09.440 High crust I think I can do without. Even on 00:20:09.440 --> 00:20:12.440 the bottom? Bottom is okay, I think. I think 00:20:12.440 --> 00:20:14.079 it's on the edge where it starts to become a 00:20:14.079 --> 00:20:15.859 little too much. It's just like way too hard 00:20:15.859 --> 00:20:19.089 and crusty. Which doesn't really match my previous 00:20:19.089 --> 00:20:22.210 statement of all carbs, because I do love all 00:20:22.210 --> 00:20:24.990 carbs except for the pie crust maybe. You are 00:20:24.990 --> 00:20:27.769 contradicting yourself here. There's just something 00:20:27.769 --> 00:20:31.650 about too much pie crust. I don't know. Maybe 00:20:31.650 --> 00:20:33.509 at that point, I'm just so full from all the 00:20:33.509 --> 00:20:36.210 mashed potatoes I've eaten. I'll tell you what 00:20:36.210 --> 00:20:39.930 I love about a slice of pumpkin pie at the end 00:20:39.930 --> 00:20:42.470 of the meal. when somebody makes a pot of coffee. 00:20:43.069 --> 00:20:46.450 Ooh, you're taking me there. The kids have left 00:20:46.450 --> 00:20:49.130 the table. They're now like playing or taking 00:20:49.130 --> 00:20:51.789 naps or whatever. And it's like, you see, I only 00:20:51.789 --> 00:20:56.170 recently graduated to the adult table. You made 00:20:56.170 --> 00:20:58.829 it. I've made it. And it's pretty exclusive. 00:20:59.549 --> 00:21:03.049 And when the pot of coffee is made and the pie 00:21:03.049 --> 00:21:06.789 is going around, I feel like, you know, one of 00:21:06.789 --> 00:21:08.809 the big kids. That's what the holidays are all 00:21:08.809 --> 00:21:13.019 about. Right? Just kind of being together. We're 00:21:13.019 --> 00:21:15.880 being together. Yes, I love that. Yeah. Not to 00:21:15.880 --> 00:21:19.660 get all sappy. We can get sappy here. But you're 00:21:19.660 --> 00:21:21.700 what you're describing for me like is bringing 00:21:21.700 --> 00:21:24.940 back memories, maybe not as a child, but seeing 00:21:24.940 --> 00:21:28.339 my parents and family do that. So I love that. 00:21:28.359 --> 00:21:32.299 Are you when you guys do holidays? Is it extended 00:21:32.299 --> 00:21:35.569 relatives? everybody's there, or do you kind 00:21:35.569 --> 00:21:39.109 of keep it to your nuclear family? Well, so growing 00:21:39.109 --> 00:21:41.589 up, we always did Thanksgiving with my mom's 00:21:41.589 --> 00:21:44.950 side of the family. So she's one of four. And 00:21:44.950 --> 00:21:47.549 they it's not a massive family actually for having 00:21:47.549 --> 00:21:50.190 for being one of four. It's it wasn't a huge 00:21:50.190 --> 00:21:53.250 get together. But we would do it with that side 00:21:53.250 --> 00:21:54.970 of the family. And then we would normally do 00:21:54.970 --> 00:21:57.349 Christmas with my dad's side of the family, which 00:21:57.349 --> 00:22:01.460 is also not crazy. big, but his siblings and 00:22:01.460 --> 00:22:04.299 their kids. And then growing up, we used to do 00:22:04.299 --> 00:22:07.000 a big family reunion after Christmas with my 00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:10.539 dad's side of the family. So my grandma's siblings 00:22:10.539 --> 00:22:13.319 and all of their families. And we haven't actually 00:22:13.319 --> 00:22:15.819 done that recently, which I would like to get 00:22:15.819 --> 00:22:17.799 back to doing that because it's fun to see people. 00:22:18.420 --> 00:22:20.420 But yes, so that's kind of what we always did. 00:22:21.059 --> 00:22:24.859 Nothing really big, but never really just our. 00:22:25.130 --> 00:22:27.890 You know, never just me, my sisters and my parents, 00:22:28.089 --> 00:22:31.650 typically. What about you guys? Almost always 00:22:31.650 --> 00:22:35.130 with my mom's side of the family. She has a sister 00:22:35.130 --> 00:22:39.430 and her sister has three girls, but we haven't 00:22:39.430 --> 00:22:42.849 had a big holiday with the cousins and the aunts 00:22:42.849 --> 00:22:44.630 and uncles in a while because now we're kind 00:22:44.630 --> 00:22:47.150 of in this new era where everybody has kids. 00:22:47.890 --> 00:22:49.430 And people probably live apart, right? People 00:22:49.430 --> 00:22:51.650 live apart. And then like my, I have two older 00:22:51.650 --> 00:22:54.670 brothers and they, you know, one of have their 00:22:54.670 --> 00:22:56.910 own family traditions, which I think is really 00:22:56.910 --> 00:22:58.970 sweet. So like Christmas morning, they want to 00:22:58.970 --> 00:23:01.109 be in their own homes, doing their own things. 00:23:01.630 --> 00:23:05.250 So I think we're kind of figuring out how we're 00:23:05.250 --> 00:23:07.589 approaching holidays now that, you know, the 00:23:07.589 --> 00:23:10.910 family is growing and has all these little families. 00:23:11.769 --> 00:23:13.769 So it's a weird feeling when you're the adult 00:23:13.769 --> 00:23:16.799 now. It totally is. You have to kind of play 00:23:16.799 --> 00:23:20.220 a role in figuring out the holiday dynamic. Sure. 00:23:20.599 --> 00:23:23.460 Do you remember, I assume you did this at one 00:23:23.460 --> 00:23:26.380 point in Montana, starting out in TV, like a 00:23:26.380 --> 00:23:28.779 holiday you spent not with your family. Yes. 00:23:29.419 --> 00:23:32.200 I actually remember it like so vividly and it 00:23:32.200 --> 00:23:35.339 was really fun. Okay, so you had a good experience. 00:23:35.579 --> 00:23:37.839 I had a great experience. Well, I think I worked 00:23:37.839 --> 00:23:40.240 every holiday when I was in Montana, and I'm 00:23:40.240 --> 00:23:42.759 sure not every experience was great. But I do 00:23:42.759 --> 00:23:45.380 remember, I think my first year there, maybe 00:23:45.380 --> 00:23:49.960 my second year, I was working Christmas and I 00:23:49.960 --> 00:23:53.240 had a fella at the time, no longer in the picture. 00:23:54.089 --> 00:23:56.029 I think we both had to work because we both worked 00:23:56.029 --> 00:23:59.109 at the station, but we like went on a really 00:23:59.109 --> 00:24:04.029 amazing hike into a national forest and just 00:24:04.029 --> 00:24:06.670 had like a very, like there was a bunch of snow 00:24:06.670 --> 00:24:09.329 on the ground. It felt like Christmas. And then 00:24:09.329 --> 00:24:11.690 like we went to a random church service in town. 00:24:12.109 --> 00:24:14.250 Um, it was completely different than what I was 00:24:14.250 --> 00:24:16.950 used to, but that was just, it was cool to be 00:24:16.950 --> 00:24:19.890 in Montana because of all the snow. And that 00:24:19.890 --> 00:24:22.609 actually makes me think. I had two great roommates 00:24:22.609 --> 00:24:25.950 and the following year, the roommates and I went 00:24:25.950 --> 00:24:28.690 into a national forest and cut down our own Christmas 00:24:28.690 --> 00:24:30.329 tree, which you can do in Montana for like a 00:24:30.329 --> 00:24:33.150 couple bucks. And that was a great Christmas 00:24:33.150 --> 00:24:36.410 memory. I love that. Did you do holidays in Montana? 00:24:37.410 --> 00:24:42.430 Yes. And you know, I spent, I don't think from 00:24:42.430 --> 00:24:44.529 when I got there in 2016. Okay. The first year 00:24:44.529 --> 00:24:48.369 I was there, 2016, my family came to me. Oh, 00:24:48.410 --> 00:24:50.789 fun. Which was really nice. And I think we went 00:24:50.789 --> 00:24:53.250 to Bozeman, Big Sky. We spent Christmas there. 00:24:53.450 --> 00:24:57.190 Boz Angeles. Yes. It's very fancy. I think we 00:24:57.190 --> 00:24:58.910 didn't really do it very fancy, but I think I 00:24:58.910 --> 00:25:01.289 was able to get like two days off of work. So 00:25:01.289 --> 00:25:04.130 we did Christmas and I was so grateful that they 00:25:04.130 --> 00:25:06.829 came to me because I was homesick, right? You're 00:25:06.829 --> 00:25:08.529 homesick when you first move away from home. 00:25:08.769 --> 00:25:11.089 And then the next few years, I spent Christmas 00:25:11.089 --> 00:25:13.910 in Montana away from my family, which was okay. 00:25:13.990 --> 00:25:15.849 And, you know, I think that was a great learning 00:25:15.849 --> 00:25:18.119 experience and also just kind of gives you a 00:25:18.119 --> 00:25:21.619 new perspective on the holidays and like a compassion 00:25:21.619 --> 00:25:23.539 for people who maybe aren't always able to be 00:25:23.539 --> 00:25:25.880 with their families on the holiday. And one thing 00:25:25.880 --> 00:25:29.359 that I took away too is like, again, being sappy, 00:25:29.500 --> 00:25:31.539 but the holidays don't have to be one specific 00:25:31.539 --> 00:25:34.420 day, right? Christmas is December 25th, but if 00:25:34.420 --> 00:25:37.500 you celebrate it at a different time. That doesn't 00:25:37.500 --> 00:25:40.299 make it any less special. Yeah, you're still 00:25:40.299 --> 00:25:42.380 celebrating when you get to celebrate it with 00:25:42.380 --> 00:25:45.380 whoever you want to be with so There was one 00:25:45.380 --> 00:25:48.400 funny Christmas Christmas Eve and Helena. I won't 00:25:48.400 --> 00:25:50.619 name any of these people. They won't listen name 00:25:50.619 --> 00:25:54.599 them They're nice people, you know who you are 00:25:54.599 --> 00:25:58.759 and if you hear this There was no one working 00:25:58.759 --> 00:26:01.099 this Christmas Eve because it was Christmas Eve 00:26:01.099 --> 00:26:05.579 and I was producing at the time and These particular 00:26:05.579 --> 00:26:08.160 people, I believe, were roommates and also coworkers. 00:26:08.460 --> 00:26:10.519 So I think they had a lot of togetherness. It 00:26:10.519 --> 00:26:13.079 was Christmas Eve. Oh, I know this story. I know. 00:26:13.240 --> 00:26:15.819 Okay. So I'm producing. So I'm like sitting. 00:26:16.259 --> 00:26:17.980 There was a control room, right? And I'm sitting 00:26:17.980 --> 00:26:20.319 at the back and they were directing the show. 00:26:20.380 --> 00:26:21.900 There was a technical director and a director. 00:26:22.680 --> 00:26:25.299 And they start fighting in the middle of a show. 00:26:26.640 --> 00:26:29.220 And neither one of them will press any buttons. 00:26:29.809 --> 00:26:33.509 This is a live broadcast production and it is 00:26:33.509 --> 00:26:35.589 Christmas Eve and they are like fighting with 00:26:35.589 --> 00:26:37.849 each other. They're yelling at each other on 00:26:37.849 --> 00:26:39.849 Christmas Eve. And I finally was like, guys, 00:26:40.089 --> 00:26:44.230 it's Christmas Eve. Oh my gosh. Somebody has 00:26:44.230 --> 00:26:46.630 to press something. And honestly, it probably 00:26:46.630 --> 00:26:50.390 didn't go on as long as it felt, you know, but 00:26:50.390 --> 00:26:54.730 it felt like an eternity of this Christmas Eve. 00:26:55.819 --> 00:26:59.240 fight in the control room. So and that has lived 00:26:59.240 --> 00:27:01.099 with you. Yes, that has stuck with me because 00:27:01.099 --> 00:27:03.039 that was a Christmas Eve memory. And that night 00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:05.480 after work, I did get to go my friend Anna in 00:27:05.480 --> 00:27:08.960 Montana, her family very graciously invited me 00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:11.160 to spend Christmas Eve with them. So that was 00:27:11.160 --> 00:27:14.599 really nice. I think also it's so nice when, 00:27:14.599 --> 00:27:18.079 you know, maybe acquaintances or friends invite 00:27:18.079 --> 00:27:20.839 people into their homes for the holidays who 00:27:20.839 --> 00:27:23.000 might not otherwise get to spend it with someone 00:27:23.000 --> 00:27:26.339 that just like is to me is the ultimate So heartwarming. 00:27:26.579 --> 00:27:28.960 Yes, it's the kindest thing you can do at the 00:27:28.960 --> 00:27:31.779 holidays. So yeah. And it's kind of fun to see 00:27:31.779 --> 00:27:35.039 how other families operate on the holidays, because 00:27:35.039 --> 00:27:39.140 everybody has different traditions and, you know, 00:27:39.319 --> 00:27:41.859 different aspects of the holidays or different, 00:27:41.859 --> 00:27:44.420 you know, levels of importance. And I think that's 00:27:44.420 --> 00:27:46.329 been a fun thing. I don't know. I'm sure you've 00:27:46.329 --> 00:27:48.910 experienced this with Charlie, but with my boyfriend, 00:27:48.930 --> 00:27:52.289 like him coming, you know, onto my turf and doing 00:27:52.289 --> 00:27:54.869 holidays with my family, very different than 00:27:54.869 --> 00:27:57.170 how his family does stuff. But it's kind of fun. 00:27:57.349 --> 00:27:59.849 Do you all have any traditions that stick out? 00:28:00.390 --> 00:28:06.980 My family? Yes. We always get a live tree. That's 00:28:06.980 --> 00:28:09.319 so that really sets the tone and I think it's 00:28:09.319 --> 00:28:12.140 really cool because even since my brothers and 00:28:12.140 --> 00:28:14.140 I have grown up and moved out my parents still 00:28:14.140 --> 00:28:17.039 do it and now sometimes they will take like my 00:28:17.039 --> 00:28:19.059 niece and nephew to go get a Christmas tree. 00:28:19.819 --> 00:28:23.430 Yeah. I feel like we have a lot. My oldest brother's 00:28:23.430 --> 00:28:25.650 birthday is Christmas Eve. Oh, that's interesting. 00:28:25.789 --> 00:28:30.710 And this is very like small town USA. For some 00:28:30.710 --> 00:28:33.130 reason, I think it's because Bdubs is like one 00:28:33.130 --> 00:28:35.549 of the very few restaurants that's open on Christmas 00:28:35.549 --> 00:28:37.329 Eve. Is that the place you all go? We go to Bdubs 00:28:37.329 --> 00:28:41.089 like every Christmas Eve. But all of our friends 00:28:41.089 --> 00:28:43.670 show up, like all of our family friends. And 00:28:43.670 --> 00:28:47.609 then my mom is a pianist at a church. And so 00:28:47.609 --> 00:28:49.789 she has to play every Christmas Eve. And I always 00:28:49.789 --> 00:28:52.309 sing. at the Christmas Eve service do a little, 00:28:52.309 --> 00:28:56.990 a little solo. Can we play that on hot mic after 00:28:56.990 --> 00:28:59.589 you do it? Maybe. Can you record that? Maybe 00:28:59.589 --> 00:29:03.529 we will. So I feel like we do a lot of traditions, 00:29:03.529 --> 00:29:07.329 but we always prioritize getting together at 00:29:07.329 --> 00:29:09.470 some point. Like you said, it can't always be 00:29:09.470 --> 00:29:12.250 on the day, but yeah. What are your traditions? 00:29:13.029 --> 00:29:15.549 Well, this is a funny, we don't really do this 00:29:15.549 --> 00:29:17.289 anymore now that I'm married, but it kind of 00:29:17.289 --> 00:29:19.490 makes me sad growing up. I have three younger 00:29:19.490 --> 00:29:25.079 sisters. And up until college, every Christmas 00:29:25.079 --> 00:29:27.380 Eve, we would all sleep in one bed because we 00:29:27.380 --> 00:29:30.940 were, you know, sometimes like a full bed, maybe 00:29:30.940 --> 00:29:32.720 we know what, none of us had a queen bed probably. 00:29:32.759 --> 00:29:35.380 So we would literally all squish. That's really 00:29:35.380 --> 00:29:37.539 snuggly. Literally it'd be like one person's 00:29:37.539 --> 00:29:41.980 head here at the top, feet, head, feet. So that 00:29:41.980 --> 00:29:43.539 was one that we had growing up where we all had 00:29:43.539 --> 00:29:45.859 to sleep in the same bed. And it's the reasoning 00:29:45.859 --> 00:29:49.190 like. you want to make sure nobody sneaks downstairs 00:29:49.190 --> 00:29:51.630 to look at presents? We're all going together. 00:29:51.930 --> 00:29:55.470 This is a team effort. So that was one growing 00:29:55.470 --> 00:29:58.369 up that we had that I think is fun. And now we 00:29:58.369 --> 00:30:01.309 don't do it because I'm married. So Charlie doesn't 00:30:01.309 --> 00:30:05.009 want to be involved in that. No one really wants 00:30:05.009 --> 00:30:06.970 to partake in that anymore. And also you want 00:30:06.970 --> 00:30:08.410 to get a good night's sleep before Christmas. 00:30:08.509 --> 00:30:10.809 We're not waking up at five in the morning anymore 00:30:10.809 --> 00:30:14.539 to see our presents. I'm trying to think of any 00:30:14.539 --> 00:30:18.140 other major traditions. Sometimes we watch a 00:30:18.140 --> 00:30:21.680 Christmas movie, no one specifically, but we 00:30:21.680 --> 00:30:24.400 might try to do that. We do watch It's a Wonderful 00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:27.579 Life. That's such a good one. Do you have a favorite 00:30:27.579 --> 00:30:31.460 holiday movie? I love Love Actually. Really? 00:30:31.680 --> 00:30:34.279 Yes. I feel like that's not one that you hear 00:30:34.279 --> 00:30:41.740 a lot. I love The Brits. All -star cast. You 00:30:41.740 --> 00:30:44.220 know, I like a movie also that has eight different 00:30:44.220 --> 00:30:46.880 plot lines. And that movie has it. So you're 00:30:46.880 --> 00:30:49.140 never bored. It's like, we're always we're all 00:30:49.140 --> 00:30:51.700 over the place. Watching TikTok. Exactly. Thank 00:30:51.700 --> 00:30:54.200 you. Exactly. So I like Love Actually a lot. 00:30:54.559 --> 00:30:57.859 For the first time last year, I watched The Holiday 00:30:57.859 --> 00:31:02.839 with Jack Black. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. And Jude 00:31:02.839 --> 00:31:07.859 Law. Yeah. And who are the women? Cameron Diaz 00:31:07.859 --> 00:31:12.079 and the woman from Titanic. Kate Winslow. Yes. 00:31:12.240 --> 00:31:16.559 Winslow. Winslet. Winslet. Winslet. Fact check. 00:31:16.859 --> 00:31:19.680 Her. All great. Another great cast. Yeah. Again, 00:31:19.880 --> 00:31:24.160 I love the Brits. Anything set in the Cotswolds. 00:31:24.420 --> 00:31:27.559 I'm all about at Christmas time. So yeah, those 00:31:27.559 --> 00:31:29.380 might be some of my favorite. Elf is another 00:31:29.380 --> 00:31:32.079 good one. Yeah. What's your favorite? It's a 00:31:32.079 --> 00:31:34.400 Wonderful Life because we watch it every Christmas 00:31:34.400 --> 00:31:38.000 Eve and only Christmas Eve. And it like makes 00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:41.519 me Tear up like the message is just so good. 00:31:41.519 --> 00:31:45.819 I love it's wonderful life also love elf I was 00:31:45.819 --> 00:31:48.059 so cute elf is so cute and I watched a really 00:31:48.059 --> 00:31:51.480 cool show about how elf was made I think this 00:31:51.480 --> 00:31:53.259 series might still be on Netflix. It's called 00:31:53.259 --> 00:31:56.799 the movies that made us this is such a plug I 00:31:56.799 --> 00:31:58.240 feel like I've told a lot of people about it, 00:31:58.240 --> 00:32:02.480 but they Go back and revisit some of the iconic 00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:05.859 movies. I think they do dirty dancing and home 00:32:05.859 --> 00:32:08.910 alone and And elf and some others, and they talk 00:32:08.910 --> 00:32:12.109 about how they cast it and how it came about. 00:32:12.369 --> 00:32:16.069 And elf actually ran into a ton of issues when 00:32:16.069 --> 00:32:19.769 they were creating it because Will Ferrell starred 00:32:19.769 --> 00:32:22.809 in old school, which is a very different vibe. 00:32:23.410 --> 00:32:26.369 Right around the same time. And so a lot of people 00:32:26.369 --> 00:32:28.690 were like, this isn't going to work because people 00:32:28.690 --> 00:32:31.609 aren't going to see him as an innocent elf. They're 00:32:31.609 --> 00:32:34.579 going to see him as a frat guy. And then they 00:32:34.579 --> 00:32:37.140 had issues. They had a lot of copyright issues 00:32:37.140 --> 00:32:39.839 with their costumes because it was kind of modeled 00:32:39.839 --> 00:32:43.539 after, um, I'm like, I can't think of any words 00:32:43.539 --> 00:32:46.440 today, but you know, like those old books, the 00:32:46.440 --> 00:32:53.319 rank and rank and. Oh my gosh. Anyway, we'll 00:32:53.319 --> 00:32:56.559 think of it anyway. That sounds so interesting. 00:32:56.859 --> 00:32:59.440 I copied the costumes and so at the last minute 00:32:59.440 --> 00:33:01.400 they thought they were going to have to change 00:33:01.400 --> 00:33:03.819 all the costumes. I don't know. It's just look 00:33:03.819 --> 00:33:05.880 this show up on Netflix. It's called The Movies 00:33:05.880 --> 00:33:09.720 That Made Us and watch the episode about Elf. 00:33:09.720 --> 00:33:11.279 It's fascinating. It's so interesting too that 00:33:11.279 --> 00:33:14.019 they say we wouldn't have thought of Will Ferrell 00:33:14.019 --> 00:33:16.319 as Elf because I feel like that's sort of the 00:33:16.319 --> 00:33:18.920 role that everyone does think of him. Totally. 00:33:18.940 --> 00:33:20.460 I mean, obviously he's had a lot of roles, but 00:33:20.460 --> 00:33:23.680 that's kind of him. Funny. I'm going to have 00:33:23.680 --> 00:33:26.180 to watch that. Yeah. And the other episodes are 00:33:26.180 --> 00:33:29.470 really good too. about the other movies that 00:33:29.470 --> 00:33:30.869 they follow. That will get me in the Christmas 00:33:30.869 --> 00:33:35.230 spirit. I also love Home Alone, and my five -year 00:33:35.230 --> 00:33:39.250 -old nephew, I think, looks exactly like Macaulay 00:33:39.250 --> 00:33:41.769 Culkin in Home Alone. He does, if I'm thinking 00:33:41.769 --> 00:33:44.690 of the right one. Yeah, he's like little blonde, 00:33:44.890 --> 00:33:48.609 and he can do, we've trained him to do this, 00:33:48.650 --> 00:33:51.490 you know, when he does the face. Have they ever 00:33:51.490 --> 00:33:53.190 done a Christmas card like that? That would be 00:33:53.190 --> 00:33:55.359 so cute. That would be cute. Maybe they should. 00:33:55.519 --> 00:33:56.819 I mean, I know he has siblings, right? So they 00:33:56.819 --> 00:33:58.539 have to. It's not all about him. They'd have 00:33:58.539 --> 00:34:01.200 to fit them in somehow. They could be maybe the 00:34:01.200 --> 00:34:05.019 burglars. That could be a good Halloween costume. 00:34:05.019 --> 00:34:08.099 That would be really cute crossover. I love that. 00:34:08.599 --> 00:34:11.659 How do we feel about Hallmark movies? Oh, gosh, 00:34:11.719 --> 00:34:14.420 I haven't watched a Hallmark movie in a long 00:34:14.420 --> 00:34:17.800 time, but I was just talking to my hairdresser. 00:34:18.119 --> 00:34:22.639 Shout out Angela. She is a big Hallmark. movie 00:34:22.639 --> 00:34:24.619 watcher. And so this is her time this year. Like 00:34:24.619 --> 00:34:27.039 she's, she's been watching and she was telling 00:34:27.039 --> 00:34:28.460 me about them. You know, they have all sorts 00:34:28.460 --> 00:34:31.500 of types of Hallmark movies, but they're all 00:34:31.500 --> 00:34:34.500 kind of the same, the same vibe, right? A lot 00:34:34.500 --> 00:34:36.599 of different plots, but kind of, you can kind 00:34:36.599 --> 00:34:38.519 of figure out what's going to happen in a lot 00:34:38.519 --> 00:34:40.559 of them. So maybe, maybe I'll try them out. What 00:34:40.559 --> 00:34:43.980 about you? I don't want to say I'm anti Hallmark 00:34:43.980 --> 00:34:47.820 movie, but I'm not sitting down to watch a full 00:34:47.820 --> 00:34:51.389 Hallmark movie. My mom, she doesn't Want you 00:34:51.389 --> 00:34:53.269 to think she's obsessed with them, but I think 00:34:53.269 --> 00:34:55.989 she's obsessed with homework movies. I do like 00:34:55.989 --> 00:34:59.510 her reasoning. She says, well, my argument is 00:34:59.510 --> 00:35:01.650 like, you know how it's going to end. There is 00:35:01.650 --> 00:35:03.849 no element of surprise in these movies. It's 00:35:03.849 --> 00:35:06.989 always the same plot. And she says, well, that's 00:35:06.989 --> 00:35:10.090 the point. There's so much negativity and all 00:35:10.090 --> 00:35:12.389 this awful stuff going on. And you know that 00:35:12.389 --> 00:35:14.309 if you sit down to watch a Hallmark movie, it's 00:35:14.309 --> 00:35:16.090 going to have a happy ending. It's all going 00:35:16.090 --> 00:35:19.769 to be fine. I can appreciate that. Therapy, in 00:35:19.769 --> 00:35:23.190 a way. I can see that. Sometimes you don't want 00:35:23.190 --> 00:35:27.269 a sad movie, a scary movie, a movie that feels 00:35:27.269 --> 00:35:31.510 too real. Yes. Because we deal with that all 00:35:31.510 --> 00:35:33.789 in our everyday life. So I understand where she's 00:35:33.789 --> 00:35:36.889 coming from. Yeah. Now, could Hallmark movies 00:35:36.889 --> 00:35:41.489 get a little variation? Like, you know that actress 00:35:41.489 --> 00:35:43.550 who... Is in all of them? Is in all of them. 00:35:43.829 --> 00:35:47.250 She's the girl in Mean Girls. Yes. Gretchen Wieners 00:35:47.250 --> 00:35:50.309 has like really carved out a lane for herself. 00:35:50.789 --> 00:35:52.969 She has. I think her name is Lacey something. 00:35:53.190 --> 00:35:55.190 I'm not going to try with any more names this 00:35:55.190 --> 00:35:56.929 episode because I'm really struggling. But my 00:35:56.929 --> 00:35:59.449 mom always gets me because every time a Hallmark 00:35:59.449 --> 00:36:01.429 movie comes up with that girl, my mom says, well, 00:36:01.429 --> 00:36:05.190 she really gets around. Well, your mom knows 00:36:05.190 --> 00:36:07.489 because she's watching all of them. She does 00:36:07.489 --> 00:36:10.090 star in every movie and has like a different 00:36:10.090 --> 00:36:14.630 guy. That's a good point. Well, okay. So that 00:36:14.630 --> 00:36:16.650 kind of brings me back to the elf thing callback 00:36:16.650 --> 00:36:20.090 because are we just supposed to suspend our disbelief 00:36:20.090 --> 00:36:24.469 that she's not the same person in every single 00:36:24.469 --> 00:36:26.550 movie right like we recognize this woman from 00:36:26.550 --> 00:36:28.769 every single movie so she's just a different 00:36:28.769 --> 00:36:33.570 person every time right yeah i guess you have 00:36:33.570 --> 00:36:35.469 to i struggle with that you have to start fresh 00:36:35.469 --> 00:36:38.269 with her every time yeah forget all the other 00:36:38.269 --> 00:36:41.940 times you've seen her very interesting Yeah. 00:36:42.179 --> 00:36:44.579 Maybe I'll watch one this year. I'm pretty sure 00:36:44.579 --> 00:36:47.719 that they do like, like the 25 days of Christmas 00:36:47.719 --> 00:36:49.719 Hallmark movie countdown or something where they 00:36:49.719 --> 00:36:53.260 have one every night. And you know, Lisa Mandarin 00:36:53.260 --> 00:36:57.300 is sat for that. I love that. Hey, we all have 00:36:57.300 --> 00:37:01.760 our last year I did like a 25 day countdown every 00:37:01.760 --> 00:37:03.900 day doing kind of something festive. I think 00:37:03.900 --> 00:37:06.739 I made it maybe six days, but it did get me in 00:37:06.739 --> 00:37:08.900 the right headspace. I maybe bake some cookies. 00:37:10.110 --> 00:37:11.849 That's cute. I can't think of anything else that 00:37:11.849 --> 00:37:14.090 I did at this point. I kind of remember this. 00:37:14.170 --> 00:37:16.329 I feel like maybe you did some crafting. Yes, 00:37:16.389 --> 00:37:20.570 I did. I hot glued. This was really cute. But 00:37:20.570 --> 00:37:24.929 then they all fell off. I hot glued like mini 00:37:24.929 --> 00:37:27.829 ornaments, like mini glass or plasticky ornaments 00:37:27.829 --> 00:37:31.909 to a frame. It looked adorable. But one by one, 00:37:31.909 --> 00:37:34.309 they were popping off. Yeah. So by the time I 00:37:34.309 --> 00:37:36.389 got to Christmas, it was kind of just a hot glue 00:37:36.389 --> 00:37:39.599 frame. Yeah. So I tried. Gave it my best effort, 00:37:39.920 --> 00:37:41.679 sure. I'm excited to decorate though this year. 00:37:42.420 --> 00:37:45.179 That is exciting, especially because you have 00:37:45.179 --> 00:37:48.880 a house. That is a fun part. Yeah. And you can 00:37:48.880 --> 00:37:51.679 like, kind of start new traditions with your 00:37:51.679 --> 00:37:54.940 husband. Exactly. I am trying though, probably 00:37:54.940 --> 00:37:56.860 like a lot of people, I'm sure many people feel 00:37:56.860 --> 00:37:59.380 this sentiment, trying to spend less money and 00:37:59.380 --> 00:38:02.099 not go out and buy a bunch of new Christmas decorations. 00:38:02.119 --> 00:38:04.239 Yeah. Because I think we all feel that temptation 00:38:04.239 --> 00:38:07.019 every year. Yes. On social media. Totally. Like 00:38:07.019 --> 00:38:10.289 what does home goods have this year? Well, I'm 00:38:10.289 --> 00:38:13.289 kind of proud of myself. I never do this and 00:38:13.289 --> 00:38:15.510 I have done this for nothing else. But last year 00:38:15.510 --> 00:38:18.550 I actually went into home goods and paper source 00:38:18.550 --> 00:38:21.250 after Christmas. And I bought a bunch of stuff 00:38:21.250 --> 00:38:23.250 and it was marked way down. That's the way to 00:38:23.250 --> 00:38:25.550 do it. I didn't even take it out of like the 00:38:25.550 --> 00:38:28.090 packaging. So I am excited to get my Christmas 00:38:28.090 --> 00:38:29.710 decorations out because I'm going to have some 00:38:29.710 --> 00:38:31.889 new stuff. It's like you're getting to shop. 00:38:32.030 --> 00:38:34.769 Right. Again. Right. You've already spent the 00:38:34.769 --> 00:38:37.449 money. Yeah, it is tempting and I'm someone who 00:38:37.449 --> 00:38:39.909 really goes overboard with my holiday spending. 00:38:40.429 --> 00:38:42.929 It's hard. It is hard. We're setting a budget 00:38:42.929 --> 00:38:47.090 this year for sure. How's that going? It's okay. 00:38:47.289 --> 00:38:50.610 How did the Halloween budget go? Because I did 00:38:50.610 --> 00:38:53.489 set a budget and you know, honestly, I did pretty 00:38:53.489 --> 00:38:58.440 good. I think I did okay. I just bought a lot 00:38:58.440 --> 00:39:00.159 of candy and I had to bring in all the extra 00:39:00.159 --> 00:39:02.159 candy to work. Yeah. And that stuff was gone 00:39:02.159 --> 00:39:05.039 in six hours here. Sure. We love our candy here 00:39:05.039 --> 00:39:07.940 at LAX 18. But yeah, everything costs so much 00:39:07.940 --> 00:39:09.739 nowadays. I think we've all seen that at the 00:39:09.739 --> 00:39:12.239 grocery store. Just the prices keep going up. 00:39:12.719 --> 00:39:17.179 So yeah, trying to cut back and experience holiday 00:39:17.179 --> 00:39:19.739 joy in other ways. Totally, totally. And I think 00:39:19.739 --> 00:39:22.659 probably closer to Christmas, maybe we'll talk 00:39:22.659 --> 00:39:26.039 about some gift ideas that don't require a lot 00:39:26.039 --> 00:39:28.699 of spending. Yeah, I'm going to start thinking 00:39:28.699 --> 00:39:33.199 and brainstorming. And we each have a practical 00:39:33.199 --> 00:39:36.780 gift. So maybe we'll think of some good ones, 00:39:36.920 --> 00:39:39.500 like the battery daddy. I don't know if I'm allowed 00:39:39.500 --> 00:39:43.559 to like promo specific brands on here, but. We've 00:39:43.559 --> 00:39:46.460 been tossing out a lot of shows and musicians. 00:39:46.460 --> 00:39:49.440 We are not paid for any of that stuff. Unless 00:39:49.440 --> 00:39:52.659 you want to. I just happen to like the battery 00:39:52.659 --> 00:39:56.099 daddy, so anyways. Well, if you were not in the 00:39:56.099 --> 00:39:58.940 holiday spirit yet, I hope this episode helped 00:39:58.940 --> 00:40:02.679 you feel a little more spirited. I feel spirited. 00:40:03.579 --> 00:40:05.840 I'm getting kind of excited. Me too. I transferred 00:40:05.840 --> 00:40:11.280 over my wardrobe from summer to fall. Have a 00:40:11.280 --> 00:40:14.360 lot of nice jewel tones in there now, which today. 00:40:14.480 --> 00:40:17.719 Yep. I love that. Exciting. Yeah. It's all a 00:40:17.719 --> 00:40:21.559 part of it. Yeah. So fun. Well, I'm so glad that 00:40:21.559 --> 00:40:23.039 we got to be here on hot mic. I've been looking 00:40:23.039 --> 00:40:25.480 forward to this. I think we needed it. Our girl 00:40:25.480 --> 00:40:27.980 talk. Yeah. Well, we did have girls talk on Sunday. 00:40:28.039 --> 00:40:30.219 We did get a coffee. That was a meeting. That 00:40:30.219 --> 00:40:32.440 was a hot mic meeting. And we were saying that 00:40:32.440 --> 00:40:35.869 we should have had. Mikes there because we were 00:40:35.869 --> 00:40:39.409 really covering a lot filling that tea. Yeah 00:40:39.409 --> 00:40:41.769 Yeah, that's okay. There was a lot of tea It 00:40:41.769 --> 00:40:44.449 would be fun one day to take the show out and 00:40:44.449 --> 00:40:46.929 about on that would be I'm sure Roberts like, 00:40:47.230 --> 00:40:50.150 please No, we're not we are not doing that taking 00:40:50.150 --> 00:40:51.750 this equipment somewhere else. That would be 00:40:51.750 --> 00:40:54.269 difficult. But yeah, this was fun It was and 00:40:54.269 --> 00:40:57.230 we have an exciting guest coming up next week. 00:40:57.230 --> 00:41:00.610 We do we want a plug? Yes. I mean, I hope he 00:41:01.139 --> 00:41:03.219 Oh my gosh, what if he cancels? This means he 00:41:03.219 --> 00:41:05.800 has to show up. You can say it. Divine Karama. 00:41:06.039 --> 00:41:08.619 Yes. We're really excited. He's the director 00:41:08.619 --> 00:41:13.579 of One Lexington and he's a hip hop artist. He's 00:41:13.579 --> 00:41:16.940 also working tirelessly to end gun violence, 00:41:16.940 --> 00:41:20.360 working with youth in the city. He does an awesome 00:41:20.360 --> 00:41:22.500 job. Andy has a big fundraiser every year where 00:41:22.500 --> 00:41:26.130 he... tries to gather donations of coats for 00:41:26.130 --> 00:41:28.110 a big coat drive. And that's getting underway. 00:41:28.250 --> 00:41:30.190 So we're going to have him on to talk about that 00:41:30.190 --> 00:41:33.010 all the other work he does and just him in general. 00:41:33.309 --> 00:41:37.190 He's a really nice, cool guy. So divine. This 00:41:37.190 --> 00:41:39.849 is we're locking you in. Now you have to show 00:41:39.849 --> 00:41:41.869 up. We're locking you into hot mic. We're excited 00:41:41.869 --> 00:41:43.670 to have you. Yeah. Yeah. And lots of other guests 00:41:43.670 --> 00:41:46.050 coming up too. So tune in each week. Awesome. 00:41:46.170 --> 00:41:49.510 Well, thank you so much for tagging along, listening 00:41:49.510 --> 00:41:53.170 to our just nonsense and our banter about the 00:41:53.170 --> 00:41:55.230 holidays. This has been like, I don't know, such 00:41:55.230 --> 00:41:58.750 a blessing, I think, news to have this time each 00:41:58.750 --> 00:42:00.690 week where we can just be silly and fun. Totally. 00:42:01.030 --> 00:42:04.150 Thank you for joining us. Make sure you Tune 00:42:04.150 --> 00:42:07.090 in, listen, watch wherever you get your podcast, 00:42:07.210 --> 00:42:09.809 and we will see you next week for a new episode 00:42:09.809 --> 00:42:10.730 of Hot Mic.