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You can almost hear the producers trying to sell this show to Hulu: It's hot Mormon moms… who are also swingers. Turns out only one of them was “swinging,” and the swinging was (in her words) “soft.” But it was enough to get Hulu — and now, millions of other viewers — on board with Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, which tracks the interlocking stories of eight Mormon influencers in Utah. Like so much of contemporary reality television, this show is glossy, melodramatic, unhinged, and addictive. It's entertainment, sure, but it's also a way for us to think through some of our own understandings of marriage, sex, friendship, religion, and feminism — which is exactly what Sara Petersen and I try to work through in this episode. That, and whether Dakota is a paid actor. Join the ranks of paid subscribers and get bonus content, access to the discussion threads, ad-free episodes, and the knowledge that you're supporting an indie pod trying to make its way in the world. If you're already a subscriber-- thank you! Join us in the discussion thread for this episode! Got a question or idea for a future episode? Let us know here. To hear more, visit culturestudypod.substack.com

In which Miranda & Sarah define the many reasons they love Evie Ebert's motherhood writing, and Evie responds to all the flattery by giving an exceptionally satisfying answer to our “where are your kids right now” question. Then we dig into resolution culture, wondering out loud if maybe (MAYBE) we're done treating resolution season as the super bowl of self-loathing. Instead, we just might be ready to mess around with stuff like earnestly-selected, loosely-defined slacker-level mind-set aspirations, the kind that help us make peace with who and how we are, as opposed to productivity culture in a “self-care” trench coat. Also: “Punch butt,” the importance of doing stuff we're bad at, and watching a lot of TV.  Yer Mates, Evie, Miranda & Sarah LINKS:  Evie's Substack: Everything Happened Really Good, Actually This Fool on Hulu (It's Great To) Suck At Something

Golden Bachelor in Paradise - Week 6 Double standards, horse girls, and new faces - this week had it all. We get a little into the Reddit muck again, but no spoilers! Sammi just keeps getting the annoying popups on her phone, and sometimes, in weak moments, she swims in the mess. Transcript - Please Forgive Typos! Sammi Hello I'm Sammi and you're listening to rose plate special the most dramatic almond mommingest Merry Goroundingest menschingist recap podcast     Steve Oh hello and I'm Steve.   Steve Ever.   Sammi Of the bachelor ever. Yeah, that was me not having any ideas again. Ah but I will tell you thank you? Um, first of all, we're well we're not that late I guess I don't have to apologize I was going to say but it was kind of interesting because we were both busy with different things. My battery.   Steve Um, good job.   Sammi Just decided to completely stop working on my computer and ah become very bulgy. So it's a good thing I replaced it the same day because I don't know what would have happened Otherwise yeah I It was weird because I saw.   Steve Um.   Steve Um, who yeah no I don't think I don't think like a lithium battery is supposed to do that. That's it's it.   Sammi Um, like I watched a video on how to replace my laptop battery cause I was like do I want to pay an extra $ to have someone else. Do it no because my whole goal is to like build a computer in  and I'm like if I can't replace a laptop battery. Do I have any business building a computer.   Steve Um.   Steve Right.   Sammi No, so I can do this and I watch like some videos and I bought like a little fix it kit and okay, are you familiar with the store micro center because I had never heard of it. Why why did I not know that this place existed until yesterday.   Steve Um, oh yeah, Microsoft is dove I mean there's.   Steve I don't know they're super cool I mean there's not  near me now. But when I used to live in ah Detroit there was there's  pretty close spy. So yeah, you go there all the time. It's awesome.   Sammi Yeah, like I had no clue but that place was bustling. It was like an hour before close and it was so busy and I did like an online order pickup and I got the battery and I got the toolkit and stuff and and the guy who behind the counter was like first of all before I could even say anything it was like I like your outfit. Was like thank you and then he and then he asked oh then he saw my last name and then he said it reminded him of someone from like the witcher and and he goes he goes have you read that I said no and then he said something like you strike me as an english person and I didn't know if he meant like I am english.   Steve Um, yeah.   Steve Um, oh ah.   Sammi I like the subject english or I like or I like english shows I had no I I mean yes to all  I guess but I was like so confused and he's and I was just like ah I'm not opposed to it and he said great and that was an okay answer.   Steve Um, like you Mary Poppins ah     Steve Me.   Sammi And then we continued and then he tried to he was like oh you know what? I would get is like the bigger toolkit because that thing has everything but I don't I didn't know how much I needed. But anyway it was It was very intense in a way I like and I'll definitely be back. Ah for some sweet sweet bundles.   Steve New.   Sammi When I build my computer but I was really proud of myself the video that I watched that demonstrated how to change the battery. It looked just like mine.   Steve Um, yeah.   Steve Said That's always nice too. It makes you feel better when you're doing it. You're like okay I could definitely do this. Oh.   Sammi Well I mean down to the like it looked bloated and so I was like what is happening but I mean this computer's almost four years old and the only thing I'd have I've had to replace is the battery so and with today's age of planned obsolescence.   Steve That's not bad.   Sammi Um, I think that's pretty good. Yeah, Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! a lot. Um, so anyway, yeah, so that's what I was doing yesterday. But now we're here today and I want to tell you that while I was watching the Golden Bachelor this last week I was.   Steve Um, yeah,  years a good run, nice work.   Sammi Flipping coupons which I think just doubles the Boomer energy. Yes I was getting really fed up because we just had a bunch of like you know mailers just stacked up in front and I was like.   Steve Um, real golden bachelor behavior there. Jesus.   Steve I.   Sammi You know what? this is the perfect time to just cut out the things I know we might actually use organize them by month and put them put them away So that's what I did while I was watching this fits up.   Steve Good act now Dear listeners I will have you know that I ah I watched intently I I did not blink I did not do anything else I didn't go to the bathroom I didn't eat I just I just watched the show because I care about what's more I got it. Um.   Sammi Oh okay, okay, all right all right? Yeah, okay I see where I was like where is this going? um.   Steve Um, what a great setup for a show too because I love how they basically lead off the show. It's hometowns. It's gonna be weird and different because it's just no, it's it's like a totally different vibe which.   Sammi Because there's no parents to please? yeah.   Steve But it starts off by basically setting Gary up for failure and I love this because he says in the beginning. He's like I do that I only want to say I love you to  other woman rest of my life bro I got to tell you it ain't going to play out that way.   Sammi Um, ah yeah.   Steve So I just as soon as he said that I'm like but.   Sammi I was kind of surprised I was like I can't believe he's getting himself into like Clayton territory over here sticky situation. Um, yeah.   Steve Yeah, yeah, it's like don't don't back yourself in that corner because it's not according you want to be and you got you got to leave as many options open as you can. Yeah.   Sammi You just get wrapped up in the moment production the vibes the family the grandkids going we'll call you pop pop and then you're like oh God I Want to be pop pop that sounds so nice. Yeah.   Steve We all want to be pop pop and masterful editing this week on golden bachelor too because the way this is set up and the emotional journey they take us on is as people just viewing the show. It's so good because as soon as he says that I'm like oh are you going to commit to that. And then you kind of watch where things go and it's it's really masterful stuff I love it. Juicy and also heartwarming.   Sammi Yeah, it was it was heartwarming. Um, so first we have Teresa and um I know we left on a cliffhanger but like I feel like Teresa's gone right.   Steve Oh she's done so well, it's it's great because if you watch just the first like  minutes of this episode. You're like oh Theresa is doing great and then you watch the other ones you're like oh no Theresa but.   Sammi So you think okay.   Sammi She lost compared to the other ones if you just heard a weird noise that was me pulling out my lipton. It could be the weirdest bubbly noise on my side anyway, um so Teresa is first. She bugs me was my note I don't know I just yeah, she's like.   Steve You.   Sammi She kind of channels the same energy that jes does like I'm just a baby you know and I just like no thanks? Um, but they're meeting so Jerry are Gary's meeting like the daughter son in law grandkids and sisters and oh this was sad.   Steve Um, you.   Sammi Okay, Teresa's grandsons kind of sold her out. They were like well she comes over a lot because she's lonely oh like damn all right and then and then okay this was like such a they have to have like at least  cornball like boomer moment in each of these episodes and the     Steve Ah, yeah.   Steve Um.   Sammi This episode was when he was talking to the grandkids and they're like she she does that thing with her lips and pictures and then they were all doing duck lips. Um, and I was like this just feels like a  joke but okay sure um and they're just like o oh like chick Chik Chicko Teresa oh     Steve Um.   Sammi So duck clips. Um, but yeah, so the reason I said alba mom do you think Teresa's an Alan Mom I just like feel like she is I don't know I'm getting Almond mom energy from her that's all I'll say um, but it was like yeah it was like a pretty benign.   Steve Um, she definitely could be I think there's there's there's potential there. Yeah.   Sammi Hometown like the grandkids were like you could be our new pop-up and you know everyone was like well she's just so sweet. She's just so sweet and you'd have a really good time with her because she's sweet.   Steve All I Love Gary's playing coy because it's just like we are you Pep pop now and you just look all I do't know maybe I will be oh who? Ah I love this. So yeah, it's It's mostly like.   Sammi And he's like I don't know maybe we can do ducklips together later. Ah yeah.   Steve Standard family time. Whatever it's going. Well it's going good and you're thinking ok like nothing bad here and and that's how it continues and then they they head to the jersey shore as you do little Jim Tan laundry they're on the Ferris wheel and she.   Sammi Ah, yeah.   Steve She drops she drops the I love you like she's she's fall in love with them and all this and he what does he say? Oh he's this is amazing. Um, because it's you got to like with the I Love used fair thrill.   Sammi Yes I said mary go round I meant I meant Ferris wheel I had to like Google real quick.   Steve So if someone says I love you on the bachelor and you're not ready to say I love you or you can't because the show has dictated that you can't you have to come up with like a way to be like that's so cool without like that like makes them feel validated but like without reciprocating.   Sammi That's amazing.   Steve And he says e wrote this down that makes me feel so special so like okay, there's this not answer because he can't say it yet and and this is me like based on the on what he says in the beginning and based on this I'm thinking ok gary is he's saving the I love you He's going to drop it that. During like the the grandpa fantasy suite or like the at the very end or we're going to get and I love you later but then but then he doesn't say it to her on the Ferris wheel. But then we cut to him just like getting the you know like the confessional style like.   Sammi Ah.   Steve Productions just interviewing him and he says that he's fallen in love again and they's in love with Teresa he says he's in love with Teresa and so my initial thought is like oh shit I do this this went pretty well. But I think go that it but that fuck it well so I guess it's done right? We're done because he said he's always saying I love you.   Sammi Well and he didn't just well and he didn't just say that. Okay, he said for someone who paid only attention to the show. Um, can't believe you miss this? Ah so he said ah I'm not just falling in love I'm.   Steve Right.   Sammi In love for the first time since  I'm in love again, that's what he said. yeah that's what he said     Steve Wow. Ah, you mean love with Theresa yeah, that's what he says? Um, so then so then we are led to believe and this is the mask for editing. We're like oh fucking done deal right? It's over. We know that he said he's only going to say I love you to one woman and it's Teresa.   Sammi Yeah, you're like time to pack it up and go we're done I Guess so.   Steve And I didn't think it was gonna be Teresa. But here we are all but here's are that little dirty dog. He yeah, he's he swerves us. He swerves us because it turns out this is a man who loves everyone and perhaps he loves tersa least of all.   Sammi He does.   Steve Right? ah.   Sammi Yes, at least yeah, that's at least that's a thing. Um, So yeah I mean it seems like it goes well and then and then he goes on the date with faith and he's like oh like ah she looks. Awesome and Wow like he's just kind of gets like stars and his eyes are on Faith. He's just like Wow and then they have like so they go on horseback and they have the most awkward horseback Kiss ever No, it looks like it hurts.   Steve Oh he loves that horse girl. Oh.   Steve It's not good and then and then she says the weirdest stuff faith is constantly doing weird stuff and I'm kind of into it but like only because I don't have to experience it directly. But at some point they're like doing their awkward like whatever ride around thing on the horses and. She's like she's like oh my my old horse is buried over there something like it's such a weird thing to say my horse is buried. There.   Sammi Um, ah yeah, she was like I can't move because my horse is buried over there and he was just like and he's like well yeah, he just goes. Well yeah, it's really tough that would be tough like.   Steve I Like think of like ominous things You don't want people to say to you and my horse is buried over. There is like top of that list for me.   Sammi I Mean yeah, it would be worse to say like my ex is buried there but you know yeah my horse is buried. There is like definitely up there. Um, yeah I mean it's interesting I Do think her family is pretty cool. Um.   Steve Um, yeah, yeah.   Steve M.   Steve Um, oh sure. Ah I don't think so I could be wrong. They do look a lot of like they could be oh know.   Sammi Question are her son's twins.   Sammi They look a lot alike. But yeah I just couldn't tell anyway. Um.   Steve Great. But I mean and and then you know other than the horse right? It's basically it's the same Teresa stuff. You know it's a lot of like you know are you are you? The new pep pep they they all have their pep pep moments pop pep pop pop papa plate. Let's play. Let's.   Sammi Pep Pep Pep Pep pop up and papa.   Steve To throw around the old Pig skin with the grandkids or maybe not grandkids. We don't know how this is gonna end up. But yeah.   Sammi Yeah, so yeah, so um, but yeah, they're just kind of like are you in love and then um and then he goes Yeah I kind of think I am um so.   Steve Um, great.   Sammi And then I wrote so he says in love with Teresa and then he also says like in love with faith or whatever and then um oh my gosh faith sister almost made me cry because she's talking to gary and she's just like it's ah it's a really rare thing for faith to trust people with her heart. So like don't. Get up you know and she's like ah.   Steve Faith. It's a little kooky and she's she's like yeah I don't even I don't even believe in love and he's like whoki but this is the interesting thing and this is what turned it for me is after they have that like weird exchange. Ah.   Sammi Um.   Steve With Beth the face sister they like Beth says something like she says like oh I can tell that you're in love with faith right? and instead of brushing that off because then face like oh you see out. Ah, ah. Gary instead of like just laughing and just like playing it. Cool. He's like oh would you see that and then she said I would say that and then they say they say I love you to each other. So now we have this bizarro position right? because he says he's only going to say it to  person. He says it off camera to Teresa. But now on camera he has said I love you to faith. So this is like and my my brain is just exploding at this point because like how how how what's going on my my my world has been shattered I'm ok with it because I don't think Theresa should win. But. It's just wild right? it's.   Sammi I I suppose it's wild. It's wild I don't know if I would use the word wild but you did so I'll let you use that word.   Steve Yeah I but like what is so the other thing is to like obviously it's it's edited in a way where we're allowed to like it's it's done this way intentionally to mess with me I get that. Thank you bachelor but like. When he said that he was only going to say I love you to  person like what is the order that this is going in who actually got the first I love you that is interesting to me and then at some point like.   Sammi Um, that's a good question because he did seem kind of hesitant to say it. But then he was like well yeah I mean I guess I am you know and then he was just like yeah you know what? and then I mean he looks at faith like like oh you know? so.   Steve Yeah, yeah, and the the wild part to me is at some point despite saying that he only wanted to say those words I love you to  other woman. He was just like oh well, you he just gave up on it. Ah.   Sammi Yeah.   Sammi Yeah, well I mean I think you know maybe that's just that comes with age. You're just like whatever okay is that gonna be something you get that upset about we don't have time. Um, yeah I mean it was interesting and they're like they're like kissing and stuff and the grandkids are like E Um, at the end.   Steve Um, whatever and I got time.   Steve Who is.   Sammi And that my only note was that he's gonna get himself in an entanglement. Um, yeah I can see it I'm excited because there is gonna be a women tell all. So if it comes up. It'll come up then but I was I wasn't sure if they were gonna do a women tell all so I was like actually kind of happy that.   Steve Um, this is straight up entanglement situation.   Steve Yeah, what? What do these women have to really they they don't much to tell other than like I guess they could be mad about that but they probably won't be and they're so nice to each other so it'll just make we're all best friends we play pickle ball in Fort Lauderdale now like that's going to be the whole thing.   Sammi They're doing it.   Sammi I think it's going to be a little bit of like the cathy. Well I don't know well I okay here's the thing if Teresa ends up going home then she might be there. You know hard to say though hard to say um, but yeah, so so that's that's the only thing I think I mean regardless Kathy is going to.   Steve Um, who yeah.   Sammi Her mind about it. It just depends on if someone else is there also listening or whatever. Um, so okay, so so now Gary's basically in my city essentially next door. Um, and and he's with Leslie and.   Steve I.   Sammi And she and Leslie calls him a mensch. Um, which is sweet and I love the minnesota accents. It just feels very cozy, very much like home very much love it and um, we find out a little bit more like um that you know her brother's the one who's going to be protective because.   Steve Martin Love that.   Sammi And this sounds like yeah so hard because he like picked her up from school or whatever and and she's like where's my dad and he's like not here. Ah, he's dead. Ah so that was messed up and so her brother like.   Steve Um.   Sammi Yeah, had like a major role in her life growing up and he's very protective and it sounds like she's been with a bunch of Zeros absolute losers and tools which I believe like I mean she's really I mean I hate to be like that like she's really pretty.   Steve Um, yeah.   Sammi And she's like a dancer and stuff and I'm sure she attracted some real chodes. You know so like not not shocking, not her fault but not shocking and ah her brother just is like a bizarro version of my dad. Ah so that was strange ah and.   Steve You.   Steve Um, yeah.   Sammi Ah, yeah I mean I think it's a good conversation that they had. He seems to like Gary so that wasn't like too hard to like prove you know I don't know being trustworthy or whatever. Um the grandkids are these grandkids are the best ones? do you. Love my grandma like they asked a bunch of but like weren't they the ones who who did the the scripted stuff like are you here for the white weasens I do like where well.   Steve Um, yeah.   Steve Oh yeah, because if you get a kid that like does that voice you got he got to exploit it and I agree with you % these are the best kids as someone who is like vehemently antich childrenre like I mean you can go have some I don't care I just don't want to like be around him.   Sammi You just don't want to deal them deal with them. Yeah, yeah.   Steve No, why are they always? They're always covered in like boogers or food and they're just they're not smart I mean? yeah yeah, what do you  Oh you are yeah I could tell like you know, um baby. Yeah, ah, but no these these kids are cute.   Sammi God just grow up already. What's your problem just be smart already. Yeah, oh yeah, yeah, you you talk like you're  we like yeah I'm in third grade. Yeah, they're really key. Yeah, yeah, um.   Steve I Don't want to like be responsible for him. But I'm glad someone is.   Sammi Yeah, so then she went from saying falling love to in love and she's like I'm crazy about you and he says and he's like I love you and I will say in terms of the women into on paper Leslie makes the most sense because she's.   Steve Moon.   Steve Oh yeah, yeah.   Sammi Not that far away like they can find they could move to Chicago they could meet in the middle you know? Yeah, yeah, yeah, so I mean it's like if you're already like in the midwest you kind of know the deal and like do you want to stay in Indiana like probably not.   Steve Yeah, yeah, our Milwaukee will welcome you with open arms here I'm I'm here for you. Gary.   Sammi Like you want to move to Minnesota or Wisconsin or something like that.   Steve Um, well and and Teresa especially like comes with a lot of the ah the the big I don't know the geographical baggage because the family was even like they were like oh she's lonely and but also she spends every single day with my children. How will that change here. He's like. I don't know we'll make it work. It's like bro I don't know if you will. Ah.   Sammi Yeah, yeah, and I mean with faith I Think if he's open to like moving I I don't think that there's any other way with her. It's yeah her horse necessary. Well and she's still working in stuff and.   Steve Um, yeah I mean her horse is buried there like what it.   Sammi I mean but I could see him saying I want to total change a pace and let's do this for a while and then like once we retire let's decide what else we want to do and I could see faith also changing her mind and moving or whatever but I feel like if they moved they'd move somewhere I don't know like.   Steve Um.   Steve Yeah, why? Why would anyone live in Indiana come on.   Sammi Not indiana like if it was the  of them I don't know I did it for a few semesters and that was enough um no offense to all of our who's your listeners. Um, but yeah, like it's. Yeah, if it was them I feel like they would probably just like live other places in like California or something like that you know or like they they do like you know hippie dippy stuff in Arizona. Whatever um, so that just it's like I feel like he would change his habits to be with her. Um, whereas with Leslie it's like yeah I think I don't know just from outside observation. It just seems like it makes the most sense it would be the easiest to adjust. Um, they would no matter what no matter where they settled if it was like somewhere in between or on one side or the other they still wouldn't be.   Steve Um.   Sammi Too far away from their families. So yeah, it just seems like that makes sense and Leslie also kind of seems open. She didn't say I she didn't say anything about like I would have to stay here right? I didn't think so so.   Steve Um, yeah.   Steve No I don't think so.   Sammi That's so that's the only thing so I mean it wasn't surprising to me. Oh I also made a note that Leslie Looked awesome at the row ceremony cause she did um it wasn't surprising to me that he gave her the first rose like that made sense to me. Um.   Steve Um, yeah, um.   Steve V.   Sammi And then we're met with a cliffhanger cause he gets upset and he leaves the room duh da da.   Steve This is an extreme cliffhanger too like just absolute because the way that this is constructed is it's it's masterful stuff. He says the I love yous to everybody and then you give out the roast and then and then the other thing is is just like ok well Teresa has had. Such a I I don't know if you can say she's had the poll position but she has clearly been up there for a long time. Um, but then I don't know you know it's like faith is always just kind of buzzing around that same area and then you realize too that. Like Teresa didn't get the actual I love you on camera and does that matter and it's and it's really it's like I don't I don't know what's going to happen.   Sammi So yeah and he said in love to to faith and love to Leslie right? Just saying.   Steve Um, correct and I don't know if that makes a difference to him I'm not sure it's the bachelor. So oh batch nash for sure. Ah, but also gary if if I don't think he should be.   Sammi Makes a difference to bachelor nation.   Steve  I think you should be as open as humanly possible to moving because we mentioned the Indiana but also consider that he is currently living in what he thought would be a retirement home chosen specifically for his deceased wife and it is a constant reminder of his pain and trauma i.   Sammi Ah, yeah.   Steve Know if that's the best place for you to be gary. There's a lot of other places I I don't know.   Sammi Yeah, that's why I'm saying like if he wanted a major change I could see that with faith I think Leslie is like the most familiar thing that he could do so and and Teresa I just don't think it makes sense I think she's gone if she sticks around next week then it's.   Steve Um, yeah.   Steve Yeah, yeah.   Sammi Obviously Leslie yeah.   Steve Yeah I think Leslie has to win at this point I mean getting the first house here is huge barring some sort of incident in the next week which lord knows that could happen. Um, ah faith is intriguing to me and I I like having her around just because she's such a weirdo.   Sammi I Think she's the underdog. Yeah, she'd make a good golden bachelorette. Yep yeah, we'll see yeah I don't I'm not so.   Steve Yeah, yeah, total weirdo I would love that for her. She's got some quirks. It's good. But I yeah I don't I don't know.   Sammi Sure exactly what'll happen. But I think I think we're starting to see it take shape. Oh yeah, oh yeah, all right? So now.   Steve Um, oh yeah, so now that our minnesota gal is there. She's got her rose and you know there's  other gals. There's also a golden rose they show. Ah.   Sammi Oh do is that what the last rose is going to be. It's gonna be golden. Oh I love it. Oh hot dish. All you know what? Okay this is bad because I still live in Wisconsin right? but like base essentially minnesota.   Steve Oh yeah, just the the same same color as my tater Tat hot dish after I pull it out of the oven. Ah.   Steve Barely.   Sammi And the other day I was in like a a Zoom room and someone mentioned it was like a co-working space and somebody mentioned like duck duck goose and I was like well you know in Minnesota it's duck duck gray duck that I felt like yes yes.   Steve Ooh.   Steve Um, what is that true. That's so fucked up.   Sammi I Felt like such a traitor I felt like such a traitor I was like I don't even why am I defending because it was like a crossword clue or something it was like duck duck blank and there was one Minnesotan in the room as well and they were like gray duck and I was like I know that like there's there's actually a place. Um, in St Paul I Think where you can buy ah pint glasses that say either duck duck goose or duck duck gray duck on them to like pledge your allegiance but it makes no sense like why is it duck duck Gray Duck. It's and it doesn't.   Steve Um, a wow.   Steve Um, you know what? the fuck's a gray duck. That's not even a animal like what.   Sammi Like fool people anymore. You know what? I mean it's not like you're saying it to fake someone out. It's a great duck. There's like a lot of gray ducks too like you know like.   Steve Um, that's like what I would call a goose if I didn't know what a goose was right I Think what's that gray duck over there and they'd be like no dummy. It's a goose like what.   Sammi A lot of like lady ducks are of the gray persuasion or or graye their grayish.   Steve The great persuasion I don't know they general Earth Tones I don't know if I would call them fully grayed out though I don't know. Yeah I mean.   Sammi Okay, now I'm googling gray ducks but the problem the problem is gray duck has been co-opted by this area so you get a bunch of brands.   Steve Um, yeah, no I'm I'm looking at Gray ducks right now these are like like shades of charcoal and white and like brown. This is not a gray duck a gray dock is just a goose if you don't know what a goose is period I'm done with it.   Sammi There is a there is a Pacific black duck That's called the gray duck that duck is also brown but you know what to to tuck their gray. So just saying maybe maybe colorblind people name them. Yeah.   Steve Um, ah wow. It's so yeah, maybe I like Tuck so I'll I'll give him a pass. No one else gets a pass though.   Sammi Yeah I have no idea why? Okay someone said duck duck gray duck was scandinavian and origin I don't know Anka Anka Graanka yeah I don't know could make a great dissertation. Not for me.   Steve Whatever.   Steve And that for you.   Sammi Not for me I've got plenty to write about. Let's talk about bat I mean pay me days all right? Ah so oh God you know is I hope so I was ah I was just thinking about that the other day I was like I hope she pooped because I didn't give us an up tape.   Steve Um I would love to you think that girl's pooping yet.   Steve No, she's not like she's got like butt sesis or something at this point like she yeah they never gave us an update. The only update they gave us was that last rose ceremony where he was just like she didn't poop like you can't just say that and not give us a she pooped Update That's that's like really messed up.   Sammi Well apparently I mean the thing that's so weird to me is like why is this a book that she was going to write like why was that already in the works like what does that? What does that mean? yeah.   Steve Um I.   Steve I I have no idea no clue.   Sammi Oh apparently she went on Jimmy Kimmel and did like a breaking news I pooped thing.   Steve Um, oh good. Ok good for her but like why should I have to watch like a late night talk show that I'm not interested in to learn about the poop like this should have been front page headline like we should have got an update.   Sammi So this was interesting. Somebody said I think the storyline was all made up to promote the book. You're writing at least that's what I heard and she said you're entitled.   Steve Ah.   Sammi To think whatever you want. But I'm a pediatric ot and a lot of my kiddos struggle with issues related to poop fear of going in public fear of losing a body part sensory seeking behaviors etc. The book was an idea six months prior to paradise to normalize pooping and educate in a funny way. However, my experience on paradise helped guide my manuscript.   Steve Um, whoa.   Steve Hashtag Normalized pooping.   Sammi Um, yeah, yeah, normalizing Bowel movements not all Heroes wear capes.   Steve Um, didn't we I thought like didn't didn't the book. Everybody poops published probably like forty years ago didn't that kind of normalize the old dump a roof for everyone is that.   Sammi Well I guess maybe she thought she wanted it to just be human and not like animals or something. Maybe that's what she wanted I have no idea. Yeah, um, yeah.   Steve Um I don't know that's good. Yeah Hashtag normalized pooping for sure.   Sammi Apparently she's still friends with a and s that's another update. Yeah yeah, um huh.   Steve Ok, that's good. So. But she's still she's still looking for a poop father for her future Poop babies. That's good.   Sammi Yeah, but she said something like oh different. Oh god this is interesting. She said different views on faith took Aaron and I on separate paths but the twist were still the best of friends. We may not be soulmates but we're bullmates for life. My relationship with Jesus will always be my number one priority and I'm so.   Steve Um, you he's just that that into you faith like come on like.   Sammi Beyond grateful for I'm just free to get to you. She is really into Jesus but he did not want to help her poop. Um, so yeah I think he's not as into her because he was like I'm not going to let you poop but she's hanging out with.   Steve Button. Yeah, sorry Sam.   Sammi Ah, Jen so all is good genevive. So yeah, um, okay so that's our update on on on those things. Um so cat's pissy. Oh I this was terrible too I like turned on hulu and they were like.   Steve Um, moon.   Sammi For some reason even though I know I watched it on Hulu It was like here's the episode from the week prior and so I was like why is this so deja vu and then I was like wait a minute This is the same episode I got to go to the next and I was like oh God Um, but yeah cats like pissy because like her birthday is over and then.   Steve Ah.   Sammi Sleeping Beauty gets ah goes is awake and he's gonna chat with cat real quick and I'm sure that that's gonna be fine. Um I'm sure that that's gonna go really great and then I made a note because like so now I like looked at one subreddit about bachelor in Paradise and now my phone's like bachelor on Paradise especially in Paradise especially in Paradise and I'm like oh my god.   Steve Martin.   Sammi I don't want to see this because I'm trying not to see spoilers or whatever. Um, but some people ask questions on that subreddit about the bathing suit choices. For some reason though I feel like the whole ah theme of this week was like bathing suits like.   Steve Um, oh.   Steve So.   Sammi You'd get clips of people being like I Really like your bathing suit. It's very cute. Yes, thank you I am trying to attract someone with it. Um.   Steve I am interested in the bathing suit stuff too but only from like an editing standpoint so because sometimes they blur the bits in the bobs right? So like how much butt is too much butt. Yeah.   Sammi Um, yeah.   Sammi I Feel like they're really I feel like they're testing the limits of blurring technology.   Steve How much bulge just too much bulge.   Steve And then like when when Rachel and Braden went on that like let's paint each other date or whatever because Rachel's butt was covered in paint. It was like fine for all the butt which is interesting.   Sammi Um, yeah.   Sammi Yeah, well, it's like they're fin times remember when they've like painted their whole bodies and stuff. Yep and then they're like well now we can show it because we live in a puritanical country that makes no sense.   Steve Um, yeah, and then what I know that's the answer I Just want to know like who who sets the line who's the decider and then it gets even weirder when you get into the cleavage.   Sammi Ah, who decides.   Steve Because like standard cleave fine under boob. Umm no no no side boob. Ah, ah, not gonna work.   Sammi Sometimes it's sometimes it's fine though because whose suit was it that I was like you're not even I mean and it's fine. You can you could wear nothing I don't care but I was just like I don't even know how that stays in place. It was like it was like a structural like.   Steve Um, yeah, who was that there was somebody.   Steve Thank you.   Sammi Anomaly you know I was just like this defies physics in my mind. So I'm assuming there's a lot of tape happening. There's a lot of tape happening and I was just and I was also like but that's also not like and this is me being old I'm like that's not practical. You can you can go.   Steve Um, yeah, yeah.   Steve Um, I Forget who is wearing it it Maybe it was was it was it cat or was it it Maybe it was someone who got knocked out early like rear or something.   Sammi Go out into the water with that and it's like that's not the point.   Sammi It wasn't cat because cat really likes cat really likes to no this was this week but cat really likes doing like the cutout stuff. You know it's like oh I'm going to have this thing that like she she likes she likes one shouldered stuff in swimsuit form and she likes cutouts and she likes all that kind of stuff. Um.   Steve Um, oh yeah.   Steve Yeah, who what? no it was. It was somebody early on in the season but I had the same thing where I'm like I don't understand the physics like what do those hold on to so.   Sammi Yeah I can I.   Sammi There was another one this week. But anyway it kind of reminds. Well this is like slightly different but ah, kind of reminds you of this an old Archie Comic I used to read. Um yes I think we even established that.   Steve Ah, because you're  years old     Sammi I was clipping coupons crocheting a blanket and reading archie comics listen Archie is good. You don't have to like it but I do um okay, okay, good I'm I'm a weirdo just kidding. That's not a good junkhead. Um, so.   Steve And I thought about my favorite Archie comic. ah I'm ah I'm a jug head guy for life. Don't worry.   Sammi So okay, so Betty and Veronica are like at the beach or whatever or maybe it was just Veronica and Archie I don't know but Veronica's at the beach and she's like getting buying swimsuit after swimsuit and these are like expensive ass swimsuits and it's like  of them. She like. Couldn't get it wet like it couldn't go in the water and then she ended up getting like mustard on it or something like that and then she had to like go change and then like another one she couldn't get like sunscreen on it or something like that or like it wouldn't like maybe didn't fit quite right? I can't remember but she ah.   Steve Um.   Sammi Buying like  or  really expensive swimsuits in the course of like one beach day and for some reason all these interactions with the women where it's like they are trying to find the best swimsuit they could possibly wear to attract these men on the beach. Ah, and it's not working.   Steve Um, ah.   Steve The.   Sammi Ah, just made me think of that I'm just like I don't know maybe maybe we don't have to take it so seriously. But I think he did compliment cat's swimsuit when he talked to her this first time I I can't remember if he did or if or if John Henry did um but this was so weird. So so.   Steve M. Oh John Henry the simple man.   Sammi Tanner's talking to yeah tanner' talking to Catt and he's just like he's like giving her a corporate breakup and he's like I I it's been awesome getting to meet you and there's like all this like weird music going on like a lot of percussion. Whatever and then he's just like so I love you as a. Person and I was like this is the best and then and then she's like you know what? Ah don't that was let the record show that I also wanted to break up with him so it was mutual and ah he didn't break up with me first. Okay, we broke up at the exact same time and I didn't like him.   Steve Um.   Sammi And I was going to say the same thing but I just let him say it first because I'm really nice. Okay, so it's fine. Ah, and I was like sure Jan sure Jan this was mutual. Okay, yeah.   Steve I Love cat so much right now it was so good and then and then like like you right? It was a total like corporate breakup. It was just like your position as Beach Girlfriend has been eliminated and then fortunately we're going to have to let you go up.   Sammi Yeah, it's become redundant.   Steve But then she immediately goes into Pr mode. Um, and then my favorite part like I I know that like the only Jest that I've been that I've seen on the beach has been like like you like you say like that I'm just a baby but she says something.   Sammi Um, jazz.   Sammi Yeah.   Steve Really funny and I actually like rewound hulu to to catch this because it's like she actually just like do that but Catt is just like she you know she she runs over to all the other women. She's just like oh my gosh and yeah I we break up save time you know, but but but bu but but but spin mode. And then just just throw away lines. She's like I'm glad we clarified that but is like clearly like clearly like does dad believe her at all I'm just like ah I didn't know just had that in her so you know she's she might have a little something in there. But but even if she does have it.   Sammi Yes I remember that I did think that was funny.   Steve I Bet it's just easier for her to say I'm just the baby and not deal with stuff right? So fine.   Sammi I Just a baby? Yeah, um, yeah, that was so my God I Also ah did not surprise me that cat's the kind of person who like obsessively does her hair when she's upset I could not I was like get your confis out of your here just so annoying. So.   Steve Um, yeah, stop touching it.   Sammi Yeah I just like hate it. Um someone someone asked the question is cat a plant like the producers are are telling her to be extra.   Steve No, no, no, no, she is.   Sammi And people said I've read in multiple other posts of people who went to college and heard that she's  times worse in person and actually acts like this in real life.   Steve Yeah, and you can't you can't coach someone. That's the beauty of cat like there's there's coachable stuff and there's things that the bachelor does to try and heighten things. This is just the pure uncut good stuff. This is like you know. I feel like it's like  I'm watching like Elizabeth Taylor fight with like Richard Burton or something. It's just absolute meltdown mode. Amazing I don't know if she's actually going to kill someone It's so cool I'm very into it. Love this cat.   Sammi I Mean you know she is a nurse ah which I think is interesting because a lot of nurses were like former mean girls right? and they're like mlmmers up.   Steve Um, that's very interesting I don't.   Steve Um, I do find it very interesting.   Sammi There are amazing. Nurses nurses are the only reason I'm like existing in this body in the state. It's in today. But there's a lot of like nurses out there that are like that. It's like a very toxic weird industry.   Steve Um.   Steve It's so weird because yeah like I like some of the people that I know that are nurses are some of the most just like wonderful caring loving incredible human beings. Yes, yeah, also I know I've I've met a lot of traveling nurses just like bartending.   Sammi Yes I love nurses but not cat, not nurses like cat.   Steve And they're always the coolest super generous people like very very nice. So a lot of good nurses out there. But at the same time she travel I hope she doesn't travel to Milwaukee um, but every once in a while like I just don't get it because it doesn't make sense with what you do and I know a person who ah not.   Sammi Except for cat. She's also a travel nurse.   Steve Not like cat because cat's special but it's a person who I would describe like if so was like describe this person in  word I'd be like selfish or if I had more words I'd be like selfish dumb baby weird selfish person adult who acts like an  year old like she is just garbage and she only cares about herself and I'm like.   Sammi A nurse.   Steve How can you be the most selfish human being I have ever met and your job is to like give yourself fully to helping and caring about others like that's crazy right? Like what is that.   Sammi Yeah, sometimes sometimes I wonder if it's like compartmentalization and like compassion fatigue or something you know what I mean like um, it's like I you're like well I'm not bringing my work home with me So I'm gonna be a dick to you.   Steve Um, yeah.   Steve Ah, yeah, there you go are just it's just balance. Yeah, it's balance I Well I I'm such a giving person in real life that as soon as I'm outside of my scrubs I'm going to be a little goblin. Sure.   Sammi You know what? I'm saying like that it could be that. Yeah.   Sammi I'm just saying there is I mean there's a lot of memes about like about like nurses being the the girls who are mean to you in high school and now they're trying to sell you essential oils while they're nursing I'm not saying that. That's true of all their nurses by any means but there is like a subsection of them that other nurses also hate.   Steve Um I Love that? yeah.   Sammi Um, and yeah, yeah, so I hope you all understand our loyal nurse listeners that we are not talking about you but you know just like when I say men are trash I'm not talking about you Lovely men listeners I'm talking about you specifically? Um, but it is.   Steve They'll try to sell you a cut co knife and if you don't buy  They'll stab you in the back with it. Okay.   Steve Um, yeah.   Steve She's talking about me specifically.   Sammi Interesting I mean I want to think that there's something redeeming in cat because she says that she and Olivia are best friends but we'll get early not hurt Olivia her and charity are best friends but we'll get to that later I was looking at the the little talking heads of her and Olivia talk or her and Eliza talking. Oh my god I'm getting everybody's name messed up today. She does not talk to Olivia that would be funny if she did.   Steve Um.   Steve Ah, that would be funny. Yeah.   Sammi Ah, they don't like each other. Ah okay I'm getting tired. Okay I love you as a person. So yeah, so she's like we broke up first. It was mutual whatever and then she's like um, you know what he doesn't even get open mouth make out with me so I hate him which.   Steve Um, yeah, what was that I don't even know what that is what.   Sammi But she was just saying that he doesn't like use tongue. So like they're not even like kissing it sounds like yeah, that's true. That's true. Um, and then I was trying to figure out what she was saying on the bleeps. It took me like a while to figure it out until they like made it very obvious later that they're like oh she's saying fuck Boy she's calling him a.   Steve Yeah I wouldn't kiss her either though like consider that like ah.   Sammi Fuck Boy um, and and then she's like I walked away from him. He didn't walk away from me and then no I don't think he's a fuck boy at all. He's just like doing the game but Braidden getting upset about her calling someone a fuck boy is the ultimate hypocrisy I think that is.   Steve Um, is he a fuck boy if he I don't think he's fucked any. But.   Steve Um, right? yeah why yeah yeah I was like yeah, let's talk about double standards bro and then what does he? What does he say because he she calls him a fuck boy and then Braden accuses her of.   Sammi Hilarious. Yeah, he's like oh oh my God I can't believe she would call but a double standard and I'm like I can see the future to braden. Um.   Steve Um, what is it homie hopping. That's it right.   Sammi Home me happy. Yeah Homeie happy. Ah, okay, yeah, and this is when there's more bathing suit talk because je has that like cool bathing suit on and I don't remember who she was talking to I don't have that note but I just remember their like cute bathing suit. She's like yeah I'm just trying to like I'm hoping that and this says me like oh so cute because like that.   Steve Um, yeah.   Sammi That like you know beige part like matches your skin so kind of looks like you're like not wearing anything like very is cool and she's like well I'm hoping he notices but he wants me to give him space today and I just don't know what's gonna happen and and and Blake's like well one of us has to be tested at some point I guess um. By the way Blake is playing the game perfectly. He is so strategic he is so good at pretending that it's kind of scary I have to say but I see through it.   Steve Eaten Wonderfully masterly.   Steve He has he has grown and by grown I mean I don't know as a person but he has grown as someone who understands how the bachelor works like that is too. Yeah, he is. He's got a Ph D in like dumb Bachelor Tv crap like he is so good at it.   Sammi He understands game theory.   Sammi Um, he is so good. He is so good. Um, so he's just like you know I guess one of us will have to be tested but I didn't want to see it go down this way, but it is what it is I'm kind of hurt I'm kind of hurt by what she did um but you know.   Steve What are you going to do.   Sammi We're just gonna have to figure it out and who comes on the steps but genevie and she's like this is my time to shine and she's real excited and she's like and I don't really remember what happened ah with her before.   Steve Um.   Steve With Genevieve.   Sammi Because my memory is so bad. Yeah, because she was saying like she got in her head and got anxious did that like play out on the show or am I forgetting something am am I forgetting something.   Steve Um I I am a hundred percent forgetting something because I I have no idea what happened to her.   Sammi Because when she when she alluded to that I was like there must have been something that happened right? like where she got like stressed out or something.   Steve Yeah, and in a show where people are on a weekly basis being very stressed out and just kind of melting down um hers doesn't stick out to me. So oh yeah, yeah, yeah.   Sammi Oh yeah, she had a slang remember that I forgot about that She had an injury. Yeah um.   Steve During a ah probably a a power powder puff football game of some sort I would imagine that's typically how the injuries are.   Sammi Yeah I think it was yeah it was. It was the bachelor bowl I think and then yeah and then her team didn't even win and they didn't even cover that she was like in the sling. She just like we just saw her at the Rose ceremony with the sling getting a rose Thank goodness.   Steve There you go.   Sammi Um, yeah, okay I didn't remember anything I'm not seeing anything like quickly and if you're yelling at me because I don't remember I'm so sorry I just I don't remember because I was like I don't remember anything controversial with her anything like that or anything that I don't know nothing really stood out to me in terms of like oh yeah.   Steve You.   Sammi That would be weird or whatever. So but she's she's maybe that was part of it. It's like we didn't really see her a lot so she's like you're gonna see me now. Okay, it's happening and so it's her time she talks to Tyler and to blake and.   Steve Button.   Sammi Um, oh and then and and it's obvious that she's like angling towards blake and then um, he's like okay well I got to talk to Jess or whatever and I felt like it the whole time he was just like what can I say to get out of this situation. You know and he's like ah maybe a shakeup. Is a good thing. Do you ever think of that I bet you didn't.   Steve Um, is this so good. He's just like I'm going to make you think that my idea is your idea and then you're going to think it's a good idea. It's really good, but.   Sammi Yeah, you like shakeups right? and she's like remember those salads for Mcdonald's that you could shake you liked those right? Maybe we can maybe we could do that again. Um I'll get you a free pedometer and everything and you know.   Steve I Love those? um.   Sammi Yeah, like I think Jes is treating Blake not well honestly and and she's like but I don't know why you would say yes because I'm just a jqe baby and and he's like listen I just got to go explore other options. That's what I got to do um.   Steve So no, no.   Sammi That's all I have on that because they don't go on their date for a little bit. Ah John Henry okay so let's talk about John Henry so first of all, ah he's like he's like talking about golf and like he did not. He did not strike me as a golf guy but he was like.   Steve Ah.   Steve No, he's a simple man. He strikes me as a I'm going to sit on the porch and whittle. What does he do.   Sammi But I am bad at it.   Sammi He's like well I do I I do like playing golf but I am bad at it and then olivia' is like oh my god because she thinks everything he does is the best because she just thinks he's really cute and so she's just like John Henry you golf I got.   Steve Um, he is like.   Sammi Um, and he's like yeah I mean I'm not good. She's like can we all calling together and he's like sure I don't Why could we golf together. Yeah absolutely, she's like yay. Um.   Steve It's it's so great like I don't John Henry is wonderful. He is beautiful and pure and and lovely but it he is so far out of his element here. He's just getting tossed around. He's just like an empty husk of a band getting chucked between these women.   Sammi Yeah, he's just like sure sure and then yeah, so cats just like oh I'm gonna go for him because you know what I want to I want to what's his what that tongue do to to call back to to many bachelor and paradises ago.   Steve Well, he's an easy man to get the attention of all, you got to do is like stand over there in a bikini and squeak a little ball or something it'll come running over. It's oh the problem is I don't think like he doesn't realize that he's being flirted with at any point with anyone ever.   Sammi Yeah, and he's like oh hi. How's it going? Yeah, we can. Yeah I'd like to talk to you. You seem nice.   Steve Like he's just like happy to be there like he has no idea that Catt is trying to flirt with him and she's just like oha it that you do a dangerous job for a living that's crazy. Ah, that's so cool you you go on know lot' wonderful stuff.   Sammi Yeah, he's like oh this is nice.   Sammi Yeah, and like this is when Braden's like oh she told me hopping and then he does like a really bad rap every time every time I go maybe I'll like braided he does something that makes me hate him so that's good. Thank you for doing that keep doing that brain and keep that energy up I love it.   Steve Um, ah we love that.   Steve Ah, is good. Listen there's there's nothing wrong with Braden he's just on the beach looking for someone that he can call my wife that's he loves his poor at ah.   Sammi Ah I hate him so much I really do hate him. Um, he's just soul cringe anyway. So so then so cat's like ah all right I'm going to cause more trouble and she's like hey Eliza. Um, so.   Steve Ah, is trash.   Steve Um.   Sammi Charity and I are basically bf fs. Okay, she's my best friend and so yeah, that's why I'm like some of some part of me wants to think that she has some redeeming qualities because I don't know why charity would be best friends with her but I also think she's probably exaggerating the best friendship between um, but she's like. All I saw so charity and I talked before I came up paradise and I was like who should I be worried about and he she was like stay away from an b and I was like oh my good what and she was like there's a cheating skinball and I was like us scandal just know that okay, just know that. There is a cheating scandal doll. Um, yeah, well we'll find out. Um, but yeah, and then there's oh by the way I made a note that Olivia and Eliza's cat impersonations are spot on much better than mine.   Steve Um, and I just made it up just now. Yeah, we'll see.   Sammi Ah, they both like impersonated a cat and didt like huge. Ah um, but yeah, ah so it's kind of like well why is she bringing that up now why out of the blue. Why at this what you know she's just bored. She's just trying to like take the heat off herself like don't know. Um, probably because she's awful. Um, and then I think this is something that Kat says she's like he's not actually country. He's a deepseed diaper. Okay, so he's like not country can't be country under the sea did you know that and also he's got a vibrating tongue ring. Okay.   Steve Um, ah you can't be a cowboy if there's no cows under a water.   Sammi And need I say more and I will say.   Sammi Ah I do love like Avan's always kind of like in the mix gossiping with the ladies and I really enjoy it. He's just kind of off to the side and he goes oh like gasps every once a while like you didn't no oh my god like.   Steve Um I like that too.   Sammi He's just like who I love this like this hot gas. You know, give it to me so he's just kind of doing his thing doing that stuff. Um, and it's very cute. Ah Becca comes down and I was like I have no idea who this is and she's like I only made it one night I was like that's why I have no idea who you are. And um, so she's here to add some more trouble to the beach and I just have a quote that says everyone thinks she's hot because she is ah and her day is choose someone and create a recipe for love? Yes, um, and so okay. There's some drama there and we're going like back and forth between like the like the cat and John Henry stuff and like these new dates that are coming in I don't remember was this cat who asked him what do you look for in a woman John Henry and he goes adventure. You know, doing stuff.   Steve Ah, you so precious.   Sammi And then he was like and then he was like sense of humor and then and then who said this was a cat my brother fishes so I totally get it and it's like that is not deep sea diving my brother fishes. So I totally get you.   Steve Um I love all of this. It's so good John Henry and John Henry what kind of food. Do you like I like pasta from the box. You know I heard you could put it in water and heat it up, but it gets soft. It's so good like John Henry     Sammi Deep sea diving.   Steve Did he say that no could he say that Absolutely you know.   Sammi Sure that's on my John Henry Soundboard already um and I think my other note is for Braden. Maybe I don't know I just said. They have  brain cells to rub together between the two of them. This seems like the perfect pairing must have been Brayden Becca and and the it was like could you see us vibing I think we're gonna vibe I think it's time for us to vibe together and then Braden's like     Steve Um, it's going to be good.   Steve We're gonna vibe.   Sammi Go on the state and then he's like I should probably talk to Rachel and she's like um I just got like naked and turned into a pinata with you and now you're leaving with some other check on the beast like what the hell. Yeah.   Steve Um, yeah, it's time to go to the horny kitchen with with Braden who are just previously accused a woman of homie hopping. Yeah and he yeah.   Sammi Yes, exactly that's why I'm saying he's such a hypocrite. Also we already know that this is something he does because one of his exes on Tiktok very kindly I will add called him out. Yeah, we know.   Steve And yeah, so and and with Rachel he was bor adding like big time and he's just like with such a magical day. So much born me lu more and then immediately. Yes, so excite.   Sammi So excite? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's like yeah your homie hopping because that's what you do? um so we go then we go to like the blake and Genevee date and he's like genevie makes me feel calm.   Steve Button.   Sammi And it's like really nice and I'm like oh you  you  are cute like whatever um and then Tyler starts talking to Jess while they' while Blake and jevi are on their date and I just wrote picking Jess over Mercedes is a wild joyce wild.   Steve Now up and energy. That's good.   Sammi Absolutely wild. Why would you do that? What are you doing tyler you can't in the real world. You cannot get a woman like Mercedes I can guarantee you that what do you do? What do you do when you throw on it away anyway. So he think very highly yourself, but he's just like you're so mut know and I just love your glitter and she's like oh what? So you do think i'm.   Steve Um, interesting, very interesting.   Sammi Cute me is like duh.   Steve But I love your glitter they they've like every wo but on this beach has been slathered and glitter for the past three weeks is there all that I just want to know if like.   Sammi I mean he didn't say I love your glitter but Jess is known for glitter. Obviously so it's implied.   Steve Just Jess is wearing the glitter and then it's rubbing off on everyone else if they're all just getting into the glitter game.   Sammi I think they were like we're gonna wear glitter like Jess. Um, yeah, there's a lot of eye contact that's happening in this part. It's also interesting because Blake and Jess both have very intense eyes and now they're like on dates with other people.   Steve I.   Sammi And they're just like looking at each other's eyes and there's a lot of smooching and and then there's like  of the most like like on brand songs ever played in bachelor history where it's like is it me or you or you and me I was like what is this? ah.   Sammi Play The background I was like damn. Okay, yeah, it's there was ah there were some tictoks I saw where it was like the extremely literal music of love is blind. It's so on the nose. It's like it's like someone in their you know department their media department.   Steve Um, really good stuff.   Steve Um.   Sammi Is just searching for song titles. You know where it's like you know it's like I'm indecisive and then the song's like I then decisive I can't decide I Just don't know which way to go of indecisive and you're like oh yeah, that's it put that in.   Steve Um.   Steve That's that's the mood.   Sammi Insert. Yeah, so it's very but which I mean listen when I'm just like I don't know which stock photo thing to do how many times can I put a scale on something or someone climbing the stairs or someone walking a trail I Just can't do it anymore I can't do it anymore. So I get it. It's fine. Yes.   Steve You make sense.   Sammi Sometimes you just have to pick pick the easy Rod but I was like is it me or you or you and me if you didn't hear that song I would encourage you to go back to that point in the episode and really listen to it because it cracked me up. Um.   Steve Loop it.   Sammi And then Braden just gets to go on like every sexy date and like is this what tntra is like not really whatever. Ah, but they're in this kitchen and they're like doing sexy stuff and he's like very excited um and that's all I want to say about that date. He had fun. Yeah I don't know if you have anything to say about that date. But I don't.   Steve No, it's I mean it's just like this is classic Braden right? Like yeah you go he goes out the sex kitchen date and he everything that had previously happened with Rachel out of his head but he's worried about what women are doing and if they're dating other people. he's he's trashed     Sammi And okay, yeah.   Sammi Um, yeah, he's shot.   Steve They tried they tried to rehab him and some of us I'm not going to name name some of us were we We were starting to you know, get weak knees here and and just and he's give in just give in I know he's He's the trash God and he will remain as such.   Sammi Not me, not me not me fool me once. Yeah, never again. Um I keep calling everyone Olivia but now I'm actually talking about Olivia um, so like I loved that what she's talking about cat. They put. Ah, her kron not a cat fan and then she just was like I'll vomit about cat I'm just gonna vomit about her and I can't believe she's talking to John Henry he is like or whatever and she's like yeah motorross m ya love that That's so great.   Steve Um, yeah.   Sammi You know and Sam is like she's the voice of the audience. The reason sam's here. She's voice of the audience and she's like John Henry just has a little hamster wheel in his head. Ah and and then there's like more gossiping with Cat Kylie and aven and they're just kind of like what. Talking about with Olivia what's going on over there and whatever. It's like this is like the whole John Henry has to choose who who he likes and what he's doing and but he doesn't know that yet and he's talking to Olivia and my favorite part was he was like is that limp lip plumper which means she's been wearing lip plumper on the beach and it burned his lips.   Steve Um.   Sammi Because I don't are are you? You're familiar with Lip Plumper I can't say that word.   Steve Oh yeah, that yeah, ah, only from the the standpoint of if you smooch someone and they got it on then you're like why does my my face hurt and that's why.   Sammi Yeah, yeah, yeah, can't relate because my lips are perfect. Ah no, Ah, someone did give me it once like because they're like oh you try it and I was like I don't really understand the point because now it just looks like I got stung because you know. So I'm just like I don't think that's cute, but that's just me but I have tried it before and yeah, like it feels kind of tingly and stingy and whatever and so he's I Just like that he looked at her lips and he's like is that lip plumper because I don't want my face to burn and I and I was like I thought that that was actually very successful of the smartest things he said.   Steve Ah, it's a good question. Ask.   Sammi Um, but then they're making out knees like it was lip plumper and it kind of went by fast but it was very funny. Um and then okay and then this was like the wildest thing. Okay, so so first of all cat and Olivia are not friends. We have established this um and cat goes. Why is my. Friend doing that like why is she? Why is she kissing the person that she's been dating hello are you delusional like what is going on. Ah yeah, so strange and so there's like this whole yeah love triangle thing going on of the beach. We'll see how that resolv

It's October and Halloween is approaching fast, which means it's also the season for scary programming. But not everything has to be scary and for adult audiences like "Saw X" and "The Exorcist: Believer," both of which are currently in theaters. "Goosebumps," a new series based on the R. L. Stine series of books, debuts on Disney+ and Hulu on Friday, Oct. 13. Executive producers Pavun Shetty and Conor Welch spoke with co-host Bruce Miller recently to discuss the program and the love for books. Miller and co-host Terry Lipshetz also discuss some great family-friendly options to watch this fall, including "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," "Ghostbusters,"  "Beetlejuice," "The Addams Family," "Casper" and more. Where to watch "Goosebumps" on Disney+ and Hulu "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" on AppleTV+ "Beetljuice" on Max "The Nightmare Before Christmas" on Disney+ "Gremlins" on Amazon Prime Video "Ghostbusters" on Amazon Prime Video "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" on Amazon Prime Video "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" on Amazon Prime Video "Coco" on Disney+ "The Addams Family" (1991) on Amazon Prime Video "Casper" on Netflix Contact us! We want to hear from you! Email questions to podcasts@lee.net and we'll answer your question on a future episode! About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. Episode transcript Note: The following transcript was created by Adobe Premiere and may contain misspellings and other inaccuracies as it was generated automatically: Welcome everyone to another episode of Streamed and Screened, an entertainment podcast about movies and TV from Lee Enterprises. I'm Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer at Lee and co-host of the program with the ghoulishly mischievous Bruce Miller, editor of the Sioux City Journal and a long time entertainment reporter. It's Halloween is in the air. I love it. I love doing Halloween or whatever that song is from Nightmare Before Christmas. That's right. Yeah. Danny Elfman, this this Halloween, that kind of stuff. Yeah. You know, are you a fan of Halloween movies? Do you really like all those scary kind of movies? Not scary. Scary. We don't. So the key with movies is they can't scare me where I can't fall asleep for a week. So what would be one that would scare you? What would be a bad one? Anything gory? Like I'm not going to watch a saw movie. Like, saw whatever. They're on the 35th installment of that. I've never seen any of them, and I never will. And I like the Halloween movies. The Freddy Krueger ones, the Jason, the Slash. I just won't watch any. So those are just not for. They're not for me. Yeah, well, I get it. I get it. I think when they get violent, it's not really fun, right? But it's a mystery. And you hear things, but you don't necessarily see anything. Yeah, that it's fun to watch those kind. But if it's the kind like I'm sitting in the house and it could happen to me in a minute if somebody jumped out and had a night or something. No, not right. Yeah, I don't need any. And some of them are just. What was that movie? The Human Centipede. You know, the concept is somebody sewing people together internally. This is just ridiculous. Now, I don't mind a movie that's going to make me jump in my seat a little bit. You know, that's where I get like. Like movies, you know, like Jurassic Park where a dinosaur jumps out at you from the jungle. That's cool. I'm into that. I'll watch that kind of thing. Ghostbusters. And we'll talk about some of these movies soon. But like a movie. Like a Ghostbusters, where goes, it's a little bit scary. There's some make up involved and some things that'll, you know, maybe give you a little trouble falling asleep. But it's not it's not gory, it's not gross. And those are the ones that I just don't want to watch at all. I have no interest. They're not grabbing you in a bear trap in your own house. Right, right, exactly. I love psycho. I can watch Psycho all the time. It's real. It's like, okay. And especially after, you know, the secrets to Psycho. Then you go, Oh, it's even more interesting. And then you start, you know, the bathtub for the 44th time that you're looking at this thing. You see that? Wait a minute. That's. That's somebody in the background that I recognize from a TV show, you know, So there are different things you see each time. And I think that the editing on that is impeccable. It's just incredible how they were able to make you think that it was scary when actually it probably wasn't. Yeah, and even a film like Silence of the Lambs, which has moments that are pretty disturbing. Yeah, a little a little bit gross. But but that it's a psychological thriller about a serial killer. And that's the type of film that I can watch. But they're more realistic. It is realistic, right? Exactly. What about all those scary things like vampires and Frankenstein monsters and werewolves? Do those get you like would Twilight be something you'd say yes to Twilight? I've seen bits of it. It's not really my cup of tea in terms of just, you know, it's like more of a team thing. So it's it's not really, but that is the type of film I would watch, like Interview with a Vampire with Tom Cruise. I love that movie. I thought that was that was good. And those those types of films I'll watch. I like I like the Alien franchise, you know, with Sigourney Weaver and those are scary. Those are scary, but it's it's sci fi. It's a little bit more on the sci fi things. So what's the rule at your house with the kids? Do Are they are they hot to see some of these films? Do they say, Oh, we've got to see this, we've got to see this, we got to see this, And then you say no, or what do you do? Some of them now I've got twin daughters. One of them is a little bit more adventurous, the one that I've spoken about who loves Star Wars. She's a little bit more adventurous. My other daughter, who they're twins, but they're not identical. So one of them looks a little bit actually more like my wife, and that's the one that loves Star Wars. And then there's another daughter that has more of my characteristics and features. Is it bigger? What's that? She has to be here. Yes. She has a very long beard. No, she has a lot of she has long hair. But it's on her head, not on her face, but she's very similar to me where she will get petrified by anything remotely like we watched Jurassic Park as a family and she will not watch the other ones. Like she tapped out after Jurassic Park one and she's 12. Though I would think that The Exorcist is off the table. Off the table? That's not happened. Yeah. And they have a sequel out now. You could see that. Yeah. I'm trying to think if I would see The Exorcist. I mean, I've seen bits and pieces of like, I watched a bit of Poltergeist. I mean, I kind of watch that one. I find if you go in the daytime, it's better when you come out. It's light though, at like seven or 8:00 at night and you come out and it's dark. They are everywhere. All the monsters that you can think of are out there. They're waiting. Yeah, yeah. I'll go during the daytime. You'll be able to enjoy those Doors was a horror film. Sure. But that's. That's different. Like, that's the kind I would watch. That's kind of. I love Jaws. I think that's. It's a great movie. I don't the sequels, not so much but that's that's other reasons altogether. So if we limit it to the the kind of crazed, killer slash eternal scary films. Yeah, they're off the table. Yes. Those I won't watch at all. Did you ever see the ones with Vincent Price and Peter Laurie and Boris Karloff back in the day in the sixties? They did a lot of American international pictures that were creepy, maybe scary, probably, and black and white. And we went to them like they were like soup. You know, We were just we were slurping them up. But many of you watch them now because they'll show them on Turner Classic Movies or TCM. They're not that scary. No. And I think there is a bit of a difference also, because I think the movies of the last 25, 30 years or so as technology has improved and computer graphics and special effects and all that stuff, you can fall back into that level of filmmaking, I think, and increase the Gore level. Whereas some of those earlier movies from the fifties, sixties, even into the seventies, those movies were a little bit more reliant on psychological thrillers and is sometimes the unknown is scarier than the known, right? You know, what you don't see can be scarier, like what's happening just off to the side of the screen that I can't see. You know, that Halloween is one of the biggest holidays of the year. Right. And as a result, they're trying to be as family friendly as they possibly can because there's money. There's money on the table that needs to be made. And so they're kind of, if you will, softening the the horror films, but they're still out there like your Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters is a good example of one that they've tried to reboot. Now, how many times? Well, there's another one due out March eight, as long as it's still on target with with the Strikes Go, the sequel. We don't have a name for it yet, but it's it's Ghostbusters, Afterlife Sequel. It's set to be released March 29 for 2024 or later or later. Right. But those are those work like hocus pocus, which is another one. And they've been hugely successful now in in rerun you know, on streaming services and they are making new ones they're it's it's a franchise in Disney is making big money off that so I don't think that will end but I do think there is room for new kind of thrilling family films right. Yeah well and even even if you look at one of the biggest shows on streaming in the last year, Wednesday and Sunday. Right. And that's that's a spinoff of The Addams Family. Right. And my kids love it. Both my daughters love that show. Yeah. Why? Because it's clever. And I think if you go for just the stupidity of some of these things that are just, how can I shock you? That's not that good. Right? And I think the I would talk a kid out of seeing some of those because I don't think that it would be really worth your time. Yeah, I can. I can scare you. Just give me a minute. But am I scaring you and then maybe teaching you something in the process? That's where it gets a little more interesting. Yeah. So what are some of your favorites? What are your favorite acceptable films for family or family? So I think the first one that is my go to and as a fan of music, one I love and it's it's is a staple of television for years and years and years. It's a great pumpkin. Charlie Brown with the soundtrack by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. And I think yeah. And you know, for somebody, I'll tell you this, I'm not a huge, huge jazz fan. Like I have some jazz albums in my collection. But if you're looking for a gateway into jazz, sure, there's like Miles Davis and John Coltrane, all those. But if you if you dig the Peanuts TV shows and you can get into the Vince Guaraldi Trio, that's a good entry point to jazz music. But I digress. You know, I love Very Pumpkin. Charlie Brown is just one of my favorite. You got that one and you've got the Christmas one. They've just have a handful of these programs, you know, themed at holidays, which I think you know, are just staples every year. You got to watch them. You mentioned the music in that I am sure if you were around back in the day, you would not have said, Oh, let's put some jazz with this. It it doesn't fit with peanuts. It doesn't seem like something that you would have with it. And yet we can't think of it now without that kind of music. Right, Exactly. Yeah. And you know the song Linus and Lucy, which is pretty much in every Peanuts television show I've heard the Dave Matthews Band cover it. It's a such a key piece of music there that we all listen to. Absolutely. Yeah. So if we ever go ice skating, we'll know that we have to have the music with us exactly as it just wouldn't be the same. Okay, what else can we watch? So I love and this one that I would like to show to my kids because I think they're old enough and I don't think it's that scary. But I always loved it as a kid was Beetlejuice, and that one is another one that has a sequel, a sequel that's due out later next year with most of the original cast. I love that movie. And again, you're dealing with Tim Burton here, so there's a little bit of a weird genius in play. And then, of course, the music by Danny Elfman is tremendous as well. You mention Tim Burton. He's kind of the king of the family friendly Halloween ask, you know, Yes, you look at all these ones that he has had. Corpse Bride? No. Edward Scissorhands. Yep. A number of those ones fit that that niche where you would go. Yeah. Okay. And he knows how to do it where it's not so scary that you won't sleep for a night or two. But they are creepy and ParaNorman is another one like that. You just throw them all on the heap and it's like. And then Nightmare before Christmas. Come on. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's made a career. I mean, he's. He's a, he's a bit of a weird dude, but a weird dude in a good way. Yeah. And technically doesn't even do all of these films, but his name is on them. Other people are the directors, so you have to be very careful when you look at them to make sure that you're you're, you know, checking the right one. But yeah, it's is and print is on them very significantly and it's fun to watch, I think. Yes, absolutely It would is a classic but not necessarily scary but it does talk about those people who made those kind of films back when. Yeah. You know, it's movie kind of going back and it scared me a bit as a kid, but I still enjoyed it and love it to this date is Gremlins, and I think that's one of the values that didn't that one kind of lead that and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom among the early films that were they weren't rated R because they definitely weren't R rated level films but they listed them as PG and you kind of needed something in between. And I feel like, wasn't it Gremlins and Indiana Jones that kind of leads that PG 13 rating? There's a little there's a little more risk involved, if you will. And then it became everybody wanted a PG 13 rating. And so then they had to kind of parse it so that how many words are PG 13 ask? And they arrived at the theory that one certain four letter word we come up with it in your own mind once in a film was still PG 13. Yeah. And there was a little bit of like you can allow, you know, some backsides, bare backside would be okay for PG 13, but not right. Not anything about that. Yeah, but then get into the R and then by then you're on the slippery slope to an X, so that's who knows what happens. Yeah. And it became a thing that kids didn't want to go to PG They wouldn't go to G movies because G movies were for babies. That right. The way they'd look at that. Yeah, but a PG movie was one that parents would send you and you didn't have to have the parents sitting with you. PG 13 They might take a dimmer view about, Well, let me see here. Let's see what this is all about. Yeah. And now, you know, I think the kids want to see R-rated all the time. I always look at when you get into movies with sequels, the ones that start out as rated R movies in the first movie, but then get knocked down to PG 13, like National Lampoon's Vacation. I think that was an R-rated film when it came out. But by the time they got to, I think European Vacation was even maybe PG 13. Bigger audience, You're going to get more money. And that's exactly bottom line is the bottom line. Yeah, yeah. The gremlins is no good. No hire. I like a good R-rated movie when it's just for language because it's like, What the heck, I hear this at work, so I don't have to worry about what we're getting on the screen. But sometimes they end up, you know, overdoing it just because they want to shock you with that end of things. But for the most part, PG 13, you're going to get enough thrills there. You're going to get enough of something, and mom and dad aren't going to be mad. Yeah, I agree. Another one that I really loved as a kid, but it did scare me a bit as a kid, but I kind of outgrew that a little bit. Was Ghostbusters I love. I went to see Ghostbusters when it came out. I had a little trouble sleeping that night because you've got that early scene, really, you know? Yeah, well, you know, you go down into the into that basement at the New York Public Library and the ghost that was, you know, sifting through the card catalog. But yeah, you had a kind of scared scared me to death. And I was I'm trying to think how old I was when at that time, you know, I was under ten years old. Eight, nine years old. So it was still a little bit scary to me. But to me, that that is a classic film, that one Ghostbusters two is just okay, I didn't mind the reboot, the Melissa McCarthy reboot from a few years ago. I thought that was fine, but I really actually loved the Ghostbusters afterlife that came out a couple of years ago. I thought it was a nice tribute, some good callbacks to the original film, and I thought there was some some nice tributes to it. I thought they did a nice job with, like, let's say, Harold Ramis bringing him back into the film even though he had passed away. I thought that was nice. It was a good tribute. So I am looking forward to the sequel that's due out next year. Or not? Or not? Maybe not. We allegedly Hey, I'm ready. I'm ready for it because I do like when they make you laugh. In fact, that's kind of the real surprise is that you can see a scary movie, but you still have a reason to laugh. And I think too many of them get very, very serious where you're like, Oh, man, this could happen to me right here in this theater. This is not good. Yeah, exactly. When I was a child, we had movies where you could you were interactive, if you will. They even add some movies where they would wire the seats and they'd have what was called The Tingler. And then it would shock you during the course of the film and you get a jolt from all of that. But one of the things I remember most, because it was my scariest movie ever, was one where you got to vote before you got into the theater. Should the guy, you know, thumbs up or thumbs down and you had to vote. And then at the end of the film, they would show the real door that you had voted for. Now, did anybody ever vote? You know, I don't even know if they made a second real because everybody wants to see a certain ending. Man, you know, they can tell you, oh, you're voting and this is going to count. But this sounds like, you know, politics today. You got a chance to do thumbs up and then you'd put it into this. I remember this vividly in a light and the light would show what you had voted thumbs up or thumbs down. Did the movie scare was called Mr. Sardonic Tests? Mr. Sardo I've heard about that. I never saw it, though. And it was just this man with this frozen face where he had this. It was like, You look like the Phantom of the Opera if you want to have a point of reference. Mr. Sardonic would give you that e scary ride, and that creeped me out as a kid so much that every night I had to go and check to make sure that the basement door was locked so that Mr. Iconoclast wouldn't come up and get me in the middle of the night. Oh, wow. Wow. That's crazy. My parents were letting me go to all his crap. Now I turned out this is great back that it was probably rated G, So yeah, I that it was and you know, I probably was with people that you don't even hear about. You don't even know their names anymore because they were done very cheaply and they were sent all around the country at different times. So you weren't necessarily going to all see the same movie on the same weekend. It was like a special thing. But the idea that it was interactive was, you know, as fun as a little thing. But we were always scared. We were scared, you know. Did you like Young Frankenstein? Mel Brooks, his movie. I try to think if I've ever even seen it, it's black and white. Right? The story of Frankenstein's grandson, I believe it is. Or a and so he inherits the place in in Germany. And he goes over there or Bavaria or wherever it is. It's, you know, some place over in Europe that's Transylvania, like. And the people are all like, you know, well, you're his his grandson, right? And no, no, no, I pronounce it Frankenstein. And there are all the you know, Marty Feldman's in there with the as Igor or Igor, whichever is in it, and Madeline Kahn was in it. And Cloris Leachman, I mean, it was a clever, clever film and a good way of kind of approaching all this. And it did have scary moments. But, you know, is it is is it one you show your kids? I think without the point of reference. Yeah. Having seen Frankenstein, I don't know that you'd get the humor now. I don't know if this would be appropriate for the kids. They still might be a little young for it, but it's along the lines of Frankenstein. But would you consider this to almost be a Halloween ish type of movie? Weird science, the John Hughes film? Yeah, that's clever. Yeah, it's kind of it is like a it is sort of like a Frankenstein. It's just writing teenage boys with the hormones raging. They don't create a monster. They create a hot woman. Right? Right. Well, what about Teen Wolf? Oh, yeah, that's a great fox. Yeah. I mean, you know, it's it's in that genre, all those universal pictures that were classics and they're still mining them now, but then they give him a little twist. And here we've got something that maybe works for a younger audience. Yeah, Teen Wolf, too, right? That was the sequel. But it didn't have Michael J. Fox. Probably not. No. Is Teen Big Thing. It was like Teen Wolf, like not the number two, but it was like, oh, yeah, I think by the time he did, that was one of those ones that they kind of kicked off. And then he got all that success from Family Ties and then he was in the back to the Future trilogy. So he was really. Did he need to do one? No, probably not. No. I think he probably didn't get paid much either. No, no, no. But that was a classic of my youth. I remember that one vividly. And yet it was a cheap movie. Exactly. You know, another one which I don't know if I would consider this. I saw it on some lists for Halloween films, and I don't necessarily know if it's Halloween, but it took place during Halloween and it's E.T. The extra terrestrial. That's a classic false movie. I don't think that counts. I don't think yeah, I don't know if it's a I see it on the list and I get it. And, you know, they dressed up E.T. and and it made it look like a costume in all that. But it's more I think the time of the year, Halloween time than necessarily being a Halloween movie. If we're ditching Jaws as a legitimate movie for this time of year, we're ditching E.T.. It can't be it. I'm fine with that. I'm fine with that. All right. Any more on the list? The girls did watch this one at a pretty young age, and I think it's a good kind of ghost movie. And it appeals both to, I think, parents and Kids is Casper the 1995 film. And that one was kind of fun because it is Casper. Casper, of course, is the Friendly Ghost, but it had fun little callbacks because wasn't Dan Aykroyd as the Ghostbuster made an appearance in it, and you had Father Guido Sarducci from Saturday Night Live. Amen to exercise the house and all that. And I thought that was always a fun film to watch and it's one that's appropriate to the kids. It's not going to scare them. You're you're alright with that and they're not going to go, Wait a minute Dad. What did you do to us? The one that's a spoof of horror films, Scary movie. Would that be one you'd consider? I don't know. I, I think I hate the genre so much. I mean, I've seen Scary Movie. I've seen all know. It's almost like I just don't even I hate I hate that aspect of the genre so much that the the spoof of it just doesn't appeal to me. I never I mean, I know it's not scary scary, but I just like, I can't I don't enjoy the references to begin with, so I'm not going to watch it. How about arachnophobia? Oh, boy, that's been a long time since I saw that one. There was this kind of creepy spiders. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. And then what about this is one maybe you did see with your kids the house with the clock in its walls. Have you seen that one? I don't think so. But it on the list. Put it out. It's. I think it's pretty good and creepy. Okay. And it has people that you you you know, I'm not going to tell you all this because I think you want to go in blind, but it has actors that you recognize in their playing, kind of heightened versions of maybe what we know them for. Okay. But yeah yeah it's Ruby House now. The Haunted Mansions. I have never really liked anything that they've done with Haunted Mansion. The current one that's out in theaters are heading to DVD. I don't like it. I think it is too much plot for what it's trying to unpack. And there, you know, it's like we got to try and tie in with the theme park somehow. We got to make sure that we have these things that we're imagining and we're going to add the music. And then we got to have the hot hatbox ghost because that's going to be at the parks at some point. I hate that. And the Eddie Murphy one that came before was no good either. But I did like when the Muppets did a Haunted Mansion. Oh, yeah. You can't go wrong with the Muppets. Yeah, the Muppets. They. You know, the Muppets were everywhere. The Muppets had done everything. Even though you think where they been, they don't really do too much, do they? Did they did a lot, but they had their own Haunted Mansion movie. And of the three, I think that's probably the best one as a second one out. I don't I don't know if I ever saw that one. That would be fun. Yeah. It's it's cute to see Coco. Oh, yeah. What maybe be classified in this is in this genre because he goes to the dead you know where he's and it scare. I thought it was scary in parts. Yeah but I'm yeah I then it's an animated film and I think it's it's a beauty full film it was visual It's really because that was a Pixar movie. Right. Right, right. Yeah. I'm trying to think of that. And then maybe my favorite recent Pixar film, I'm not sure if there's been a whole lot after that, but I really loved it. It was a really well done. Yeah, very well done. I saw that on some lists for Halloween movies and I was on the fence as to whether or not I would consider it, but they knew the characters out and I wish I could think of the name of the guy. He was the singer who sings Remember Me? Yeah. Yeah, he looks like a skeleton. And they have that character at the theme parks now, singing and talking and interacting with the audience. And I think, Well, that's kind of interesting, but it's not so scary that you would, like, run away from it. You know, you get yeah, it's this could be good. And then the original Addams Family films, those were good. Oh, sure. Yeah. Did you like the you're talking about the ones with like Raul, Julia and Anjelica Huston, right? Yeah, those were fine. I enjoyed them. The reboots that they did, CGI, not so much. Not on your list? No. Now the kids don't mind a may I? They've watched them a number of times. And I think they're they're at least family friendly enough. I don't mind them. I got I think I got dragged to the movie theater to see one of them and it was okay. Yeah. You know who we do? Well, Scooby Doo is awesome. Well, now the live action Scooby Doo. No, I'm not going to watch A lot of Freddie Prinze Jr was in it commercial. No, and I watched that. Yeah. What about monsters Inc? That's a fun one I love. But, I mean, that gets back to the early Pixar movies that I think almost everyone hit it out of the park. Yeah, my one daughter who doesn't like scary things. I think we tried showing that to them when they were little, like four or five years old and she's like, Come back to it since. Yeah, Coraline, that's not so bad. I'm trying to think when I've seen it, but it's been a really. Yeah, well, that's the one with the button eyes and all that. Yeah. Mm. Yeah. So there we are. Cruella. I'm throwing that one at you. That's scary. The live action one for a couple years. Yeah. No, that was fun. I never know if I would. I consider that to be Halloween ish. I don't know. Maybe. Maybe not. But he dresses up. That's a really good soundtrack. Yeah. Costumes, I think. Was it? It was nominated for best costume? I think so. Yeah. I didn't even want it. My. No, I remember because one of my daughters went as cruel a few years ago for Halloween. And so she absolutely wants to see that in the theater. And I, I enjoyed it. And I thought the music kind of kept me going on it. It was well-done from that end. Yeah. No, it's a you know, again, Disney knows how to lean into these things because they know there's money on the back end with that. So if they can find a way to monetize some kind of property, they've got somewhere Maleficent, you know, in there, they'll do it, they'll do it. But I think they're your safest bet when you're looking for something that you can show the kids without corrupting the kids, right? Absolutely. Yeah. One of the things that I have in my back pocket that actually is premiering this week is Goosebumps. Oh, Amber Goosebumps. Did you read any of the books they were before? Well, after my time, I should say. Right. I was not a Goosebumps person. Yeah, I didn't read the books. That kind of I'm not sure when the books came out, but I just either either I'm a little too old for them or it's just not something that I ever got into. The kids loved them and I met R.L. Stine, and R.L. Stine does not seem like the type of guy who would write those kinds of books, but there were more than 60 of them. And then there were spin offs and all these kinds of things. And there were TV series, there was a TV series that would take each book and then, you know, make an individual show about that. But now they've come up with a new series that kind of mash them all up. It's also called Goosebumps. It's it'll be on Hulu and Disney Plus. And what it is, is they've taken five books. The premise of five books, and then created this kind of overlay where it's a high school and the kids are realizing that something is amiss in their school and a ghost possesses one of their favorite teachers and they're worried about this. They don't know what's going on. They're trying to get to the bottom of it. But what they've taken is those five individual stories of these five kids and turned them into they're kind of subplots. So they become social issue ones. Maybe I have a diety when I'm at school. Maybe there is something about the kids don't like me. I mean, those kinds of subplots that play into this. And I was able to talk with the producers of the film or the series or whatever you want to call it. And they were able to explain, you know, how did why do they do this? How do they do this? What's going on there? Connor Welch and Pavan Shetty and they are both former executives at networks. One was at ABC, one was at NBC. And so they kind of knew from the background what would work, what they could do. And they realized that, you know, wait a minute, what you need is a great idea, and then you figure out what to do with that great idea. And so we do have an interview, if you'd like to hear it. Absolutely. Producers, are you two were you big Goosebumps fans as kids? Is that what this is all about? Is this why it happens? That's where it all began. Yes. Voracious Goosebumps reader. The first book series that made reading feel fun as opposed to a task or ad sure that my parents or teachers made me do so. Yeah, I said little seminal series. And now my my oldest daughter is reading them as well, which is really fun. Same with you. Yeah. Yeah. Garner and I are the same age, so we kind of grew up on these books and, and, and, you know, we're looking back on them with a sense of nostalgia. Now. But like kids, like Connor's kids getting scared for the first time. So it's a lot of different perspectives on the same material. And so it was really important to us that we sort of put those things together and made a show that felt appealing to both kids and adults at the same time. It does seem a little more adult than past series. Was that intentional? You you plan that? Yeah, absolutely. We wanted to just sort of, you know, elevated a bit. And also, you know, the book series when I was reading them and now when my daughter reading them was always a little scarier and a little funnier than you expected. And so that was certainly the intention with this series that we would surprise an audience with with more scares and more humor, hopefully, than they thought we would bring. And, you know, in in the landscape with premium television, it was important to us that it that it felt really sophisticated and cinematic and and yeah, it would play well for audiences of all ages. So where do you get the idea to mash things up? Well, you know, we were lucky enough to have access to all of the Goosebumps books because R.L. Stine gave us access and our partners at Scholastic did too. And you know, there's a lot to choose from. So our creators, Rob Letterman and Nick Stoller, had a great idea where they came up with the structure, where for each of the first five, we're following a different character who's dealing with one of the issues from the books. And mid-season they come together and realize what's going on and decided to take matters into their own hands. So we harnessed five of the books for the first five, and then we're pulling from a lot of them throughout the entire series. There's Easter eggs for a Goosebumps fans throughout the entire first season of the show. So if you go a second season and then will these same characters travel with that or does it become a whole new thing? Yeah, the intention would be that these characters would would continue. And yeah, we were just so excited by these new actors, a lot of who will be brand new faces for for, for the audience. And they really just sort of hit their stride and found a really fun chemistry pretty early on in the season. So we'd love to see those dynamics play out for many more episodes to come. Where do you find somebody to be Harold Biddle, for God's sakes, And how do you advertise for that? Well, we were lucky that that, you know, Justin Long, who ends up being possessed by Harold Biddle, comes along. And obviously Justin is so good at both comedy and horror, you know, from even Jeepers Creepers. And he just did Barbarian before we cast him. And some of us were lucky enough to work with him before this. And, and I think Justin is someone that's perfect to do. Both those really comedic physical comedy set pieces, but also is able to be super scary and most importantly, be scared on camera in a really good way. And I think you know, our our he plays Mr. Brad is possessed by Harold Biddle but I think it was important that all of our cast be really good both comedically and dramatically because I think we switch back and forth between comedy and and thrilling stuff pretty seamlessly in the show. Did you worry about him getting hurt because he does bring himself up Quite. I mean, what is this? You know? No, he is just an incredible physical comedian. And to watch him struggle with being possessed by a teenage boy and, you know, not all of it that entails was really, really hysterical. And Justin is just someone who is surprising at every turn. Like every single take is a little bit different. And so we got some really, really fun, compelling performance out of him. And you said, we can't match anything. So doing all over again, right? That's good. Did you talk with R.L. Stine during the course of all of this? And what does he say? We did, yeah. Which was of the most thrilling parts of the entire process. You having his name, you know, in bright green across most of the books in my library, in my child childhood bedroom. But yeah, he was involved in reading scripts and watching cuts. And yeah, one of the most exciting parts was when he first watched the pilot and reported back that that he loved it. And yeah, that was just a thrilling cherry on top. I think, you know, for us we, we didn't take lightly how beloved the books are. I mean, they are massive, massive book series, over 400 million copies, 32 languages, I mean, and we genuinely love them. So we wouldn't have done this without his sort of blessing and support to go forward with this version. Well, your concept of, you know, the mash up does seem like something that, you know, is original. It's not just we're taking another book and we're doing the same thing. It is a different a different take on it. What is it about horror, though, that people love? I think it's the surprise. I think I think actually there's something very similar about horror and comedy in the cadence and the rhythms of it. It's a lot of set up in surprise. The surprise for a horror being a scare or a jump, the surprise or a a joke being the punchline. So Rob Letterman and Nick Stoller, the creators, and Hilary Winston, our showrunner, I think did a really great job of sort of harmonizing between those two genres throughout. So sometimes when you would expect a scare, you would get a laugh. Another other times when when you were thinking, you know, there was a laugh coming, hopefully we we jump scared yet and this is you know there's lot of stuff like that. But we also talked a lot about how just being a high school kid today is super scary. Also, you know, we're dealing with a lot of personal issues these kids are dealing with. So their teacher, he might be possessed by a ghost, but that's not even anywhere near as scary as being rejected by someone you like when you ask them out on a date. And so we're really sort of taking that. And those are universal issues, right? So that's pretty scary growing up right now. Those old media is scary. That's the the real threat that I never had to deal with. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Two were both executives at networks. What did that inform you about what people want? I'm just surprised that this is the direction you're going. You know what I mean? Where you you could control what we put on the air, but now you're creating the content for that. Yeah, well, I mean, you know. Go ahead, go, go for it. Okay. I would say that being on the network side was helpful in perhaps selling and convincing to the powers that be, how to get your original idea through. And so with this, we were lucky enough to have a giant piece of intellectual property, as Bob and said, this is a book series that has sold over 400 million copies around the world. Many different languages. So that is, is that from a network point of view is a great selling point. Okay, you check the big box that handles a lot of marketing, a lot of awareness, and then I think it was helpful in being able to articulate to the the buyers why this was going to be thrilling in different This was going to be something that's funny and scary great. This is going to be something for adults and their kids. Grade This is also going to be something for adults who don't have kids, who grew up watching the book, or maybe adults who don't have kids who aren't a fan of the series. So, yeah, I think having been on the other side just sort of helps speak the language a little bit to get our very original idea through. And I think, you know, we were both I was at NBC, Connor was at Fox, and then we both started producing and we've gone back and forth between comedy and drama. But I think when you're at a network and you're trying to program to a broad audience, you do try to chuck a lot of boxes. You have a medical show, you have a workplace comedy. And I think at the end of the day, what we both learned is that you just have to have a good show. If you have a really good show that's authentic and takes risks and is just, you know, is fun to watch, then people are going to find it. You know, the audience will find the show. And I think at the end of the day, that's what was important to us here, is that we really just make a good show and and then the rest will happen. Now, how is it this time, though, breaking through? Because there are so many shows out there and you do have the built in name recognition, but how do you make sure that you get see? Yeah, well, I think it just has to feel real and relatable. So, you know, as pub and said, all of these issues, all of these hauntings start from a hopefully very relatable place of insecurity, of the burden of finances, of does the boy I like, like me back and vice versa. And then we get to elevate it with these big scary set pieces and monsters and and hauntings. So I think as long as it starts with a relatable nugget, you can kind of explode it to be a big spectacle. And and hopefully some combination of those things will break through the noise. And it's fortuitous that the show revolves around a Halloween party, and that's where the kids find all these items. And we're premiering on October the 13th, Friday the 13th, right before Halloween. So the timing kind of works out to where we're doing a really scary show that comes out in the scariest month of the year, obviously. So what scares you guys? Everything. I think it strikes tomorrow. Yeah, right. That leaves this possibility of never being able to make movies and television again. Yeah. You got everything done though. You have all ten in in. Yes. Very good. Like this. This was all pretty before before the strikes went down and we've been able to. Yeah. Unfortunately our our talent and creators and actors can't do the press. So that's why you see Puppet and I go to outside of that we're very grateful to have gotten it all in the can before this all turned upside down on us and have an are you related to the dean of a certain college or university? Oh, that's funny. Yeah. I also produce the boys and the spin off Gen V and that's coming out this month. And they did name one of the characters after me. So I guess that's that's quite a bit. Yeah. But I think you know that hopefully my character is in, in real life isn't represented by the character in that show. But, but it's that's another fun one that'll be coming out soon too. When you do have those kinds of series that are all on, how do you know which child gets what you know like with this for example, how do I know I should have this in that show and not in that show? You know, I do, Yeah. Luckily, there's not a lot of crossover between the boys universe and Goosebumps. They're they're pretty different audiences. And I think if we did have some of the same tonal touchpoints, we'd have a little bit of a problem. I think it all comes from the creators, Rob and him in here with a really specific point of view and worked with this material and and that in the very beginning they knew exactly what this show was going to be. And with Sony and Scholastic and Disney plus really shape this. And so it sort of took on a life of its own once these guys started and and they just really embraced, you know, their comedy background and the horror here. That's very different than other shows that I work on. And it's it's super exciting. Hey, you guys, thank you so much. I'm dying to see the whole thing. I've only seen a couple of episodes, so don't spoil it. I don't want to know what happens, but I'm glad it's back. I'm really glad it's back. And the idea that it's a lot of stories where you can go, Aha, I get that. Oh, that's from that one. This is a really cool concept. So thanks so much. Hey, if you need to teach at the university, just call me. Oh, this is very appreciated, man. All right, Bruce, thank you for those interviews. Did you catch in there? That one is also a producer of the boys and Gen V, which is a spinoff of that, and they've named a character after him, Dean Shetty. And they said, you said they just did that. But, you know, it's like, hmm, what do we do with our producers here? Let's give them let's give them some kind of a profile. And maybe it's related to reality. Yeah, Yeah, I thought that was pretty funny. It's a good way to to, you know, kind of brown nose a little bit, I guess. Right. We all take after people, too. Let's. Let's make the producers happy. Right? Right. Can't go wrong there. So this show, it debuts on Friday night. It's yeah. Scary. And then it runs for ten weeks and they're looking for a second season. So let's see if it happens. Well, on that note, we will wrap things up. Go get candy. I think we should. That's always a good thing. After a Halloween film, Eat more candy. That's the trick. And visit your dentist and yeah, there you go. All right. Thanks again. And join us again next week for another episode of Streamed and Screened.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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When we say the Teen Life topics of the August 1988 issue run the gamut, that is precisely what we mean. We're going to start with the story of the youngest person ever sentenced to Death Row; then review the results of a survey conducted on 300 boys in malls, on topics ranging from when they want to get married to which outfit they'd most like to see you wear on a date. Crushing on a teacher? Christina has advice on that, some of which has not aged so well. And Barbara Bondrack's short story takes us backstage at a rock show...sort of. On The Road takes us to Boston; Body Talk covers exercise bands and constipation; Help has some advice about confusing sex dreams and bed-wetting (unrelated). Two extremely important departments make their début: Stuff You Wrote and It Happened To Me! And the first IHTM is about...getting an abortion! After that heavy topic, we need to wind down with What He Said about the upcoming presidential election. Tone down your eyeliner -- that's how dudes like it, apparently -- and join us! Visual Aids

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Thursday, 11/2:S.W.A.T. (s1, 1, total?, 10p, CBS)Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson, a Los Angeles S.W.A.T. lieutenant, is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds. Hondo encourages his team to rely on communication and respect over force and aggression, but when a crisis erupts, these unflinching men and women are prepared to put their tactical training to the test. Tuesday, 11/7:Damnation (Aden Young dropped out due to creative differences and was replaced by Killian Scott; s1, 1, total?, 10p, USA)Seth Davenport is a man masquerading as a small-town Iowa preacher in hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo. Focused on his mission, he is unaware that an industrialist tycoon has hired a professional strikebreaker named Creeley Turner to stop the uprising by any means necessary. But unbeknownst to those around them, these two men already share a secret, bloody past. This epic saga about the secret history of the 1930s American heartland centers on the mythic conflict and bloody struggle between big money and the downtrodden, God and greed, charlatans and prophets. Sunday, 11/5:SMILF (s1, 2, total, 10p, Showtime)Bridgette Bird is a smart, young single mom living in South Boston who is trying to navigate life with a very unconventional family. As she struggles to make ends meet, she strives to create a better life for her son, Larry, and often finds herself making impulsive and immature decisions. The program is a fresh, raw, and honest comedic look at co-parenting, motherhood and female sexuality. "SMILF" is adapted from Frankie Shaw's Sundance Film Festival Jury award-winning short film. Sunday, 11/12:No Activity (s1, 1, total, CBS All Access; from the Funny or Die team)No Activity is an Australian comedy television series which screens on Stan. The series is about two detectives on a stakeout. The Australian series was the first commission produced for the Australian streaming service. Monday, 11/13:Ill Behavior (s1, 1, 6 total, Showtime)Typical family man Charlie is young, healthy, and in the prime of his life. That is, until he's diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Although the cancer is still in the early stages and the prognosis looks good, Charlie chooses to forego medical treatment in favor of natural remedies instead, much to the dismay of his friends, Joel, Tess and Nadia. Rather than allow their friend's suspicion of modern medicine to sign his death certificate for him, Joel, Tess and Nadia opt to rent an old mansion, kidnap Charlie, and treat him with regular chemotherapy drugs against his will. Tuesday, 11/14:Future Man (s1, 1, all 13 total, Hulu)Janitor Josh Futturman leads a pretty boring life, spending much of his time playing video games when he's not working. 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The unlikely crew of teens bands together -- led by de facto leader and primary strategist Alex Wilder -- to stop their parents before it is too late. The Marvel series is from executive producer Josh Schwartz, whose resume of young-adult fare includes "The O.C." and "Gossip Girl." Wednesday, 11/22:Godless (miniseries from Steven Soderbergh; 1, 7 total, Netflix) Thursday, 11/23:She's Gotta Have It (s1, 1, 10 total, Netflix)A notorious outlaw and his gang track his traitorous partner to an isolated mining town governed mainly by women. Wednesday, 11/29:The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (s1, 1, total, Amazon; from creator of Gilmore Girls, already renewed for 2nd season)A housewife living comfortably in the 1950s changes everything to pursue a newly discovered talent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this weeks Cool Picks, James, Jessica, and Nelson bring us some of the top technology from the AT world. Cool Picks Alexa Dungeon Adventure Skill Jessica goes old-school gaming with the latest tech. Listen as she demos a Dungeon and Dragons style game on an Amazon Echo device. MXL 770 Condenser Microphone As a veteran podcaster, Nelson has always sounded great on the air. Just ask him. He will tell you it is true. But even he can’t believe how good he sounds with this new microphone. Hulu It doesn’t have audio-description yet, but James just can’t stop binge watching all of the greatest shows on Hulu. How else will he be able to keep up with the Kardashians?

In this weeks Cool Picks, James, Jessica, and Nelson bring us some of the top technology from the AT world. Cool Picks Alexa Dungeon Adventure Skill Jessica goes old-school gaming with the latest tech. Listen as she demos a Dungeon and Dragons style game on an Amazon Echo device. MXL 770 Condenser Microphone As a veteran podcaster, Nelson has always sounded great on the air. Just ask him. He will tell you it is true. But even he can’t believe how good he sounds with this new microphone. Hulu It doesn’t have audio-description yet, but James just can’t stop binge watching all of the greatest shows on Hulu. How else will he be able to keep up with the Kardashians?

In this weeks Cool Picks, James, Jessica, and Nelson bring us some of the top technology from the AT world. Cool Picks Alexa Dungeon Adventure Skill Jessica goes old-school gaming with the latest tech. Listen as she demos a Dungeon and Dragons style game on an Amazon Echo device. MXL 770 Condenser Microphone As a veteran podcaster, Nelson has always sounded great on the air. Just ask him. He will tell you it is true. But even he can’t believe how good he sounds with this new microphone. Hulu It doesn’t have audio-description yet, but James just can’t stop binge watching all of the greatest shows on Hulu. How else will he be able to keep up with the Kardashians?

In this informative VIP, James, Jessica, and Nelson bring us some of the top stories from the CBT website. They also give us their Cool Picks for the week, and answer some fan feedback. Top Stories Portable Speaker is the First Speaker That Turns Your iPhone Into a Conference System Rayz Rally is a pocket-sized speaker, together with the Rayz App it makes calling easier & clearer anytime, anywhere. The clarity of a conference system, in a palm sized portable speaker that’s powered by your iPhone or computer. Plug it in and it works. One smart button handles everything you need. It’s that simple. The only portable speaker on the market that offers conference call quality sound. New VR Headset to Help Visually Impaired See With a swipe of your finger this new technology, called Iris Vision, uses Samsung VR headset combined with software uploaded to a Samsung Galaxy phone. People with low vision are able to get up close and personal to the world around them. Users see a bubble appear that they can make bigger or smaller. Then within the bubble, a person can zoom in or zoom back out. The image looks like a giant wide screen TV right in front of the eyes, so it works for so many people with different eye conditions like macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and diabetes related eye diseases. Complete list of Braille Commands for iOS 11: and How to Customize Them. If you have a braille display with a Perkins style keyboard, you can control your iOS device by entering certain key combinations. I will include a list of these braille keyboard commands. While some of them will work with iOS 10 as well, iOS 11 will allow you to assign keyboard commands where none currently exist, and also change existing keyboard commands. How To Find Which Apps Are Not Compatible On IPhone And IPad In IOS 11 The CBT team have told you about some of the exciting new features coming to your iPhone or iPad in iOS 11, but there’s one “feature” that many users are going to be upset about: Some of your apps, possibly including apps you use every day, will stop working. What does this mean for you? It could mean nothing. You may not use any apps that are still 32-bit, meaning the developers have updated their apps to 64-bit, which is Apple’s newest specs. If you’re concerned that an app you love or use often may be affected and you want to make sure you know what you’re getting into before downloading iOS 11, you can check if the apps on your phone are 32-bit. Cool Picks MXL 770 Condenser Microphone As a veteran podcaster, Nelson has always sounded great on the air. Just ask him. He will tell you it is true. But even he can’t believe how good he sounds with this new microphone. Alexa Dungeon Adventure Skill Jessica goes old-school gaming with the latest tech. Listen as she demos a Dungeon and Dragons style game on an Amazon Echo device. Hulu It doesn’t have audio-description yet, but James just can’t stop binge watching all of the greatest shows on Hulu. How else will he be able to keep up with the Kardashians?

In this informative VIP, James, Jessica, and Nelson bring us some of the top stories from the CBT website. They also give us their Cool Picks for the week, and answer some fan feedback. Top Stories Portable Speaker is the First Speaker That Turns Your iPhone Into a Conference System Rayz Rally is a pocket-sized speaker, together with the Rayz App it makes calling easier & clearer anytime, anywhere. The clarity of a conference system, in a palm sized portable speaker that’s powered by your iPhone or computer. Plug it in and it works. One smart button handles everything you need. It’s that simple. The only portable speaker on the market that offers conference call quality sound. New VR Headset to Help Visually Impaired See With a swipe of your finger this new technology, called Iris Vision, uses Samsung VR headset combined with software uploaded to a Samsung Galaxy phone. People with low vision are able to get up close and personal to the world around them. Users see a bubble appear that they can make bigger or smaller. Then within the bubble, a person can zoom in or zoom back out. The image looks like a giant wide screen TV right in front of the eyes, so it works for so many people with different eye conditions like macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and diabetes related eye diseases. Complete list of Braille Commands for iOS 11: and How to Customize Them. If you have a braille display with a Perkins style keyboard, you can control your iOS device by entering certain key combinations. I will include a list of these braille keyboard commands. While some of them will work with iOS 10 as well, iOS 11 will allow you to assign keyboard commands where none currently exist, and also change existing keyboard commands. How To Find Which Apps Are Not Compatible On IPhone And IPad In IOS 11 The CBT team have told you about some of the exciting new features coming to your iPhone or iPad in iOS 11, but there’s one “feature” that many users are going to be upset about: Some of your apps, possibly including apps you use every day, will stop working. What does this mean for you? It could mean nothing. You may not use any apps that are still 32-bit, meaning the developers have updated their apps to 64-bit, which is Apple’s newest specs. If you’re concerned that an app you love or use often may be affected and you want to make sure you know what you’re getting into before downloading iOS 11, you can check if the apps on your phone are 32-bit. Cool Picks MXL 770 Condenser Microphone As a veteran podcaster, Nelson has always sounded great on the air. Just ask him. He will tell you it is true. But even he can’t believe how good he sounds with this new microphone. Alexa Dungeon Adventure Skill Jessica goes old-school gaming with the latest tech. Listen as she demos a Dungeon and Dragons style game on an Amazon Echo device. Hulu It doesn’t have audio-description yet, but James just can’t stop binge watching all of the greatest shows on Hulu. How else will he be able to keep up with the Kardashians?

In this informative VIP, James, Jessica, and Nelson bring us some of the top stories from the CBT website. They also give us their Cool Picks for the week, and answer some fan feedback. Top Stories Portable Speaker is the First Speaker That Turns Your iPhone Into a Conference System Rayz Rally is a pocket-sized speaker, together with the Rayz App it makes calling easier & clearer anytime, anywhere. The clarity of a conference system, in a palm sized portable speaker that’s powered by your iPhone or computer. Plug it in and it works. One smart button handles everything you need. It’s that simple. The only portable speaker on the market that offers conference call quality sound. New VR Headset to Help Visually Impaired See With a swipe of your finger this new technology, called Iris Vision, uses Samsung VR headset combined with software uploaded to a Samsung Galaxy phone. People with low vision are able to get up close and personal to the world around them. Users see a bubble appear that they can make bigger or smaller. Then within the bubble, a person can zoom in or zoom back out. The image looks like a giant wide screen TV right in front of the eyes, so it works for so many people with different eye conditions like macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and diabetes related eye diseases. Complete list of Braille Commands for iOS 11: and How to Customize Them. If you have a braille display with a Perkins style keyboard, you can control your iOS device by entering certain key combinations. I will include a list of these braille keyboard commands. While some of them will work with iOS 10 as well, iOS 11 will allow you to assign keyboard commands where none currently exist, and also change existing keyboard commands. How To Find Which Apps Are Not Compatible On IPhone And IPad In IOS 11 The CBT team have told you about some of the exciting new features coming to your iPhone or iPad in iOS 11, but there’s one “feature” that many users are going to be upset about: Some of your apps, possibly including apps you use every day, will stop working. What does this mean for you? It could mean nothing. You may not use any apps that are still 32-bit, meaning the developers have updated their apps to 64-bit, which is Apple’s newest specs. If you’re concerned that an app you love or use often may be affected and you want to make sure you know what you’re getting into before downloading iOS 11, you can check if the apps on your phone are 32-bit. Cool Picks MXL 770 Condenser Microphone As a veteran podcaster, Nelson has always sounded great on the air. Just ask him. He will tell you it is true. But even he can’t believe how good he sounds with this new microphone. Alexa Dungeon Adventure Skill Jessica goes old-school gaming with the latest tech. Listen as she demos a Dungeon and Dragons style game on an Amazon Echo device. Hulu It doesn’t have audio-description yet, but James just can’t stop binge watching all of the greatest shows on Hulu. How else will he be able to keep up with the Kardashians?