1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,800 Aaron and Danny to life. Want best friends? 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,000 Take turns, pick in topics, then they see where it ends. 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,440 So wild. It's weird and sometimes 4 00:00:09,040 --> 00:00:11,480 specific. Whatever it is, you know it will 5 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,680 be terrific. It's hyperfixation time. 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,880 Hi everyone, welcome to hyperfixation time. 7 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:20,640 I'm Danny. And I'm Aaron. 8 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,800 And we've been best friends since the second day of 9 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,360 kindergarten. Quick note. 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:31,200 So we became friends when I turned 5, it was my 5th birthday 11 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,320 and my little baby turns 5 tomorrow. 12 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,080 Can you believe it? Isn't that crazy? 13 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,080 Full circle, but also like crazy. 14 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,880 I, like, literally had no plans to say that, but as I was 15 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,320 reading our intro, I was just like, Oh my gosh, wait, that's 16 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,720 so crazy. Yeah. 17 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,360 Can you imagine if he's like, still friends with one of his 18 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:52,400 little buds right now? I don't know. 19 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,120 That's crazy. How lucky are we? 20 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,880 I know, very blessed. It's very rare. 21 00:00:58,440 --> 00:00:59,480 Very. Rare, yeah. 22 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,160 Anyways, on our podcast, every week we go over a different 23 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,200 topic and it's a surprise to the other person. 24 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,600 So it was Aaron's turn to choose today and I have no idea what 25 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,680 it's going to be. So it's going to be a surprise 26 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,880 for me and I can't wait to hear what it is. 27 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:18,280 But before we get into that, we just chat a little bit and we'll 28 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,240 go over a little microfixation. So just something that we're 29 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,720 interested in this particular week. 30 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:27,520 And that's the show. Yeah, ready to get into? 31 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,640 It Yeah, I'm ready. I'm ready. 32 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,720 If you are, do. You have anything you wanted to 33 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,320 say today? Yeah, we got together with like 34 00:01:35,320 --> 00:01:38,200 a bunch of our girlfriends. Shout out girlies. 35 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,680 Hopefully you can see my hedgehog. 36 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,600 What about you? I mean, no news really just it's 37 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:49,680 birthday Eve tonight and was doing a lot of baking today, 38 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,680 making his cake and Leon decorated it with me for the 39 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,000 first time. So that was fun. 40 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:59,000 And then we also, so it was like just Valentine's Day and I was 41 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:03,200 planning on making Valentine's Day cookies, like the Christmas 42 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,080 kind of cookies, you know, like cutouts. 43 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,720 And I like hyped Leon up for this. 44 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,880 And then just Valentine's Day came and went and there's like a 45 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,720 lot of stuff going on and we didn't get to it. 46 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,880 And he was like very adamant that we do that still. 47 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,360 So I'm sure cake. We also now have a lot of 48 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:22,600 Valentine's Day cookies. What kind of like cutouts do you 49 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,480 do for that I guess? Well I wish I was trying to find 50 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,040 a heart cuz like sure. Leon actually has some cookie 51 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,320 cutters for his play DoH toys. Yeah. 52 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,560 And I know there he has a heart, but I couldn't find it anywhere. 53 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:42,080 So we used a circle and a snowflake and I made like hearts 54 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,120 on the circles and stuff. So I don't know. 55 00:02:44,640 --> 00:02:46,040 There you go. They still look cute. 56 00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:48,040 Exactly. Yeah. 57 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,000 Like you made it work. It's all good. 58 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:51,160 I love that. I know. 59 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,680 I can't believe he's gonna be 5. I know that's. 60 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,240 Crazy. This time five years ago, I was 61 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,440 in the hospital. IE. 62 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,440 IE. IE that's a lot. 63 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,080 Do you have one for this week that you wanted to talk about? 64 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:13,600 I just got actually a customized paint by Number of Boris. 65 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:21,160 Oh, that's such a good idea. Yeah, I love just a paint by 66 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,320 number in general. And so I submitted like a photo 67 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,880 and they were able to make it into a canvas and. 68 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,880 You know, it's so cool. And yeah, it's, it's like 69 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,760 emotional to even just freaking paint, you know what I mean? 70 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,800 Yeah, I bet, but I hope it's like therapeutic for you. 71 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,720 Yeah. And I hope that like we're 72 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,400 planning to like, you know, frame it and put it somewhere 73 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,800 once I get to that point. But like, I just, I wish I 74 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,280 didn't have to work and I could just like, just do that right 75 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,160 now. Yeah, but but it's going to be 76 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:56,320 beautiful, definitely. Send me a picture of that one, I 77 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,560 want to see it. Yeah, I will. 78 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:03,040 I will. So what is your hyperfixation of 79 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:07,280 the week? OK so a few episodes ago 80 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:12,160 obviously my main topic was AJR and since that episode came out 81 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,640 I just feel like it was like bam bam bam all these things 82 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,800 happened to the point that I have to get out my notes here. 83 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:19,000 OK. Yep. 84 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,279 OK. First in the episode, I talked 85 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,920 about how Adam met one of the brothers was on the Ologies 86 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,560 podcast, listened to the episode. 87 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:31,680 It was amazing and great. And I also listened to to the 88 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,720 book that he wrote called Amplify. 89 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,520 And so both of those are about the same thing, which is 90 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,160 basically just like his work as a climate activist. 91 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:44,800 And if you either are interested in activism, and not even just 92 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,440 climate activism, just any type of activism, like if you're 93 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:53,120 interested in that or you're interested in AJR, they are both 94 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,520 worth the listen for sure. They're very inspirational and I 95 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:01,880 could go on and on, but I won't. And then the other thing that 96 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:05,720 happened was on our Instagram post about the episode, somebody 97 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:09,800 commented and I think her page is like literally a Jr. fan 98 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:11,560 page. Wait. 99 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,800 Yeah, and so her account was Jackie Long Nose shout out. 100 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:20,800 She let me know that AJR is currently working on writing. 101 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:22,880 I don't know if they're doing the whole play or just the 102 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:27,160 music, but it's for a Broadway production of Harold and the 103 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,200 Purple Crayon, which I guess is a book. 104 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,760 Super excited for that. I don't feel like their music 105 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,440 writing is so perfect for Broadway, so I'm super. 106 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,560 Excited for that. I have so many thoughts because 107 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,120 it relates to today's topic. Honestly. 108 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:43,520 Cool. Yeah, yeah. 109 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,560 Before we get to that, then let me just also say that they 110 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,120 released a new song. Isn't that really a new song? 111 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,160 Because I'd listen to it. So the song title is called a 112 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,240 bunch of songs We haven't played in a long Time. 113 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:58,680 And that's essentially what it is. 114 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:02,720 It's like a mash up of like a lot of their like classic songs 115 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,000 and then it's the single that's being released before they're 116 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,400 releasing a whole live album called the Hollywood Bowl. 117 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,360 How do you feel about live albums by the way? 118 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,120 I was just curious. I that's OK, because you said 119 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,960 that they had just released that, so I was trying to listen 120 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,440 before this. OK. 121 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:23,640 And then I was like, wait, is it like a whole new album? 122 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:27,720 Or is it like, yeah, I, I guess I couldn't figure out if it was 123 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:33,440 like a new album or like, just like the live production of some 124 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:34,560 of their songs. Is. 125 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,600 It OK, yeah, but it sounded really good. 126 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:40,720 But it's not my favorite I think. 127 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:42,400 Yeah, I'm not. I don't know. 128 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,720 I just usually like to listen to the original version. 129 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,440 Yeah, I mean if you. Were there. 130 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,400 Remix or cover but. Yeah, yeah. 131 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,360 But if you were there in person, like, that's a different story, 132 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,440 to be honest, you know? I was just curious how you feel 133 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,320 because I've definitely heard of people that really like hearing, 134 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,240 like listening to live productions. 135 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:02,640 But yeah, it's just not really my thing. 136 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,320 Yeah. Unless you're there for me. 137 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:06,960 Like unless I'm that. Makes sense? 138 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,000 And then it's like, you can replay it if you were there, but 139 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,880 how often are you actually there for when they record those 140 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:14,960 things? So yeah, I'd agree. 141 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:20,240 Then lastly is that they're going to be performing at the 142 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:24,960 Wisconsin State Fair in August and I'm super hyped and tickets 143 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:29,400 go on sale on Friday the 20th February 20th, so. 144 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:30,920 OK, Yeah. So we're going. 145 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:32,280 You're set. You want to come with. 146 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,600 It OK, OK. Does. 147 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,440 Yeah, OK. I just I just have to I'm going 148 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,120 to listen to more of their music. 149 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,720 OK for then, but I think Pija would go too. 150 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,160 OK, bet you said. Wait, where is it? 151 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:48,160 It's in Milwaukee at the Wisconsin State Fair in August 152 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:52,480 so and then tickets go on sale on Friday so I'm super excited. 153 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,000 Thank you Travis for letting me know cuz he messaged me about 154 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:55,880 it. That's my friend. 155 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:56,680 Nice. Yeah. 156 00:07:58,320 --> 00:07:59,840 Travis has your back. I love it. 157 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,080 Yeah. Let me know cuz Pete and I love 158 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:08,000 going to concerts and whatnot and then like, until then, I 159 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,800 can. Definitely, you know, keep 160 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:14,280 listening more than I have before, you know, like keep keep 161 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:15,960 it up basically. Cool. 162 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:20,280 I'm excited. Is it main topic time? 163 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,640 I think it might be main topic time. 164 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:30,040 So, so funny that you brought up Broadway and that they're making 165 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,240 a Broadway show. It was the purple crayon, 166 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,280 Harold. And the purple crayon. 167 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,559 It sounds familiar, but I don't really remember it, no. 168 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:43,000 I'm gonna look it up. Oh, oh, Zooey Deschanel's in it. 169 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,600 In the play. There was a movie. 170 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,520 Oh, OK. In 2024. 171 00:08:48,560 --> 00:08:57,520 So anyway, Broadway, it's a huge part of me and my life, not just 172 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:01,920 like like physically being in Broadway like in New York, like 173 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,920 seeing plays or musicals or whatever it is. 174 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:09,280 I guess the best way I can describe it is that like I 175 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:15,400 definitely had a time of like hyper fixating on Broadway 176 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:18,960 musicals at the time. It's like 2017 ish. 177 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:24,600 You know, it was like Hamilton. Later on it was Hades Town is a 178 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:28,280 big one that I really love. Book of Mormon is interesting, 179 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:33,760 but there's one particular person from this era that I 180 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:38,840 wanted to sort of look into. And I also am like trying to go 181 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:43,960 as much off script as I can because I I got to the point of. 182 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:48,080 Like you just knew so much about this person that like, you can 183 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,360 just tell me. Okay, I love it yeah yeah, I had 184 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,760 to look up like the, you know, like early stuff and whatever, 185 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,240 but. It's good to have like kind of 186 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,480 notes to just follow through, but. 187 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:06,520 Yeah, so have you ever heard of the musician artist, actor Ben 188 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:11,560 Platt? Oh, it sounds very familiar. 189 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,960 Yeah, like you can't see it. Very well popping up her shirt 190 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:18,840 and like, I do not know what I'm looking at because I was trying 191 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:20,680 to guess. Oh, I can see it. 192 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,000 It's weird because, like, it looks like a glitch on the 193 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,840 webcam, The words on Eric's shirt. 194 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:28,520 Yeah. And then all of a sudden, you 195 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:29,560 were just, like, holding it still. 196 00:10:29,560 --> 00:10:31,960 It felt like one of those books where you're, like, waiting for 197 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,320 the image to show up. Oh, does that make sense what 198 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:35,880 I'm saying? Yeah, I know what you mean. 199 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:37,160 Yeah. 'Cause like all of a sudden I 200 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,960 can see the name. But it's very like, blurry, 201 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,240 yeah. Anyway, check it out on YouTube. 202 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,440 Plat. I'm like so tempted to just 203 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,520 Google this really quick because I wanna know but I will. 204 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,120 I'm gonna wait. Well, look up just to see what 205 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:53,120 he looks like at least. I mean, I'll tell you obviously 206 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:57,640 about him, but like, once you see him, I think that you'll be 207 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,960 like, oh, him. Maybe. 208 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:04,640 Maybe. Oh, from Pitch Perfect. 209 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:06,800 Yes. That's where I immediately 210 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:08,440 recognize him from. Yep, Yep. 211 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,320 He was like the. The roommate the. 212 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:12,760 Roommate. Yeah, I wanted to say like 213 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,960 weird, but he was just. Yeah, he was. 214 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:17,640 He was weird. Yeah, but he. 215 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,640 Was then you like? He wasn't like weird in like a 216 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,360 bad way, you know? Yeah, yeah. 217 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:25,440 And they were roommates. Sorry. 218 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,520 That that's for Brynn. That's like a Vine. 219 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,280 Do you remember Vine? Yeah, of course. 220 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:33,360 There was like a whole thing about like and they and they 221 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:37,480 were roommates. So anyway, sorry, that's just 222 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:41,160 what it made me think of. But yes, most people recognize 223 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:47,080 Ben from Pitch Perfect, the roommate of the main character 224 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:51,120 who was played by Skyler. Aston is his name. 225 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,160 I can't remember what his name was actually in the movie 226 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:56,320 though. Me either. 227 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,160 Yeah, Either way, you might picture him there. 228 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,640 He was like the. Yeah, like the weird one that 229 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:05,840 was like playing him or like he loved magic and like, he was 230 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,760 like a magician. And so you felt like very, like, 231 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,640 what's it like, where like, how does he fit into this? 232 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:16,800 And then like towards the end, you find out how he fits into it 233 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,400 with his singing. I think it's what, What's the 234 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,160 song? I've got the magic. 235 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:25,720 Kill me. And he likes things kind of 236 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,760 slower. Yes, I'm gonna. 237 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:33,480 Have to go watch that movie now. OK, so that was my first 238 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:38,400 introduction to him as well, but he has a very extensive history 239 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,720 to be honest, so. Interesting. 240 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:45,160 And I will get into why I'm obsessed with him, but let's 241 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:51,520 start at the beginning. So he was born in LA, so Los 242 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:55,440 Angeles, CA in September of 1993. 243 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,160 So you're just barely older than him. 244 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:03,560 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Anyway, 1993. 245 00:13:03,560 --> 00:13:09,440 So he's he's like around our age and yeah, LA and he is the son 246 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,080 of Mark Platt. Have you ever heard of Mark 247 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:12,840 Platt? Before. 248 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:16,600 No, ma'am. OK, so he's a huge Hollywood 249 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,480 producer. He's done like. 250 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,680 Eppo Baby. That's the whole thing about 251 00:13:22,680 --> 00:13:23,320 this. That's the. 252 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,720 Whole thing into Ben Platt's history, we'll talk about that 253 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:31,240 but he so Mark Platt has produced films like A La Land, 254 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:32,840 Legally Blonde, I. Love. 255 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:34,240 I love both of those. OK. 256 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,640 And then the film adaptation of Wicked. 257 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,800 Actually it is like he also did Snow White. 258 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,640 I don't know if you ever saw. Is that the one? 259 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:47,840 The live action of Snow White. Yeah, the one with that girl 260 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,200 that everyone was mad about. Rachel. 261 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:51,920 Yeah, yeah. Rachel Ziegler. 262 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:52,840 Yep, Yep. There you go. 263 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:58,040 So he grew up around, you know, this industry and there's a 264 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:03,040 nepotism about it that people kind of debate, I guess, in 265 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:06,320 general with Ben Platt. But it's not like he can decide 266 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,120 where he was born. Yeah. 267 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:13,160 So he's one of five, five kids. His mom is Julie. 268 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:17,480 She's a philanthropist. And then is he one of five, 269 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:21,800 Yeah, fourth of five children, OK, of Julie and Mark. 270 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:23,520 Oh, he did Into the woods as well. 271 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:27,120 His dad did as well. Mary Poppins Returns. 272 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,400 Yeah, there's a lot. They're also Jewish, so that's a 273 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,920 big part of, like, their family life. 274 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:42,360 And so I found him. I knew like I knew of him from 275 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:47,400 Pitch Perfect, like kind of recognized, but he was in the 276 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:51,320 musical Dear Evan Hansen. Have you ever heard of that Dear 277 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:52,920 Evan Hansen? I don't think so. 278 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,800 I mean, I think I might have heard of it, but I haven't seen 279 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:57,640 it. I'm not very familiar with it at 280 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,320 all. Sure, that's okay, they made a 281 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:05,400 movie about it, but he starred in as the main character of this 282 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:09,040 musical on Broadway. I mean, before this he obviously 283 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,480 did some studying and all of that in musical theater, but the 284 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:17,280 big thing like his breakthrough moment was Dear Evan Hansen. 285 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,760 So this. Was pre pitch perfect? 286 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:21,440 This was. After. 287 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:22,480 After. OK. 288 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,720 Yeah, Yep. I'm trying to think. 289 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:27,440 Yeah, He had like a minor role that was like a little bit of a 290 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:29,680 spark. And then now and then he became 291 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,400 this main character in this huge musical. 292 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:37,520 This is like a big deal. But his dad also, I think, 293 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:41,120 produced it or directed or, you know, like, so there's a bit of, 294 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:45,440 you know, controversy there. But it premiered on Broadway in 295 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:50,160 2016. He originated the role of Evan 296 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,760 Hansen. So the story is that he is a 297 00:15:54,280 --> 00:16:00,960 socially, socially anxious high school student and without him 298 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:06,120 necessarily like purposely doing this, he ends up being entangled 299 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:10,680 in a lie that spirals out of control after one of his 300 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,480 classmates dies. Trigger warning suicide. 301 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,320 Yeah, there's a, there's a movie now you can watch it and 302 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,240 whatever to see the whole thing. But it's a very interesting 303 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:25,520 story, a very important story as well of intention versus then 304 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,040 being so anxious to like, you have to like keep up with the 305 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:31,760 lie kind of thing. So it's like you feel bad for 306 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,160 him, but also it's like, well, you did this to yourself and you 307 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,320 just go back and forth in that whole situation because 308 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:39,840 basically he like ties himself to the to one of the classmates 309 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:46,280 that ends up committing suicide. But he never was that close to 310 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:47,520 Gotcha. Yeah. 311 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:49,320 And then he gets close to his sister. 312 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,760 Yeah. It sounds really interesting and 313 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:57,200 like I enjoy, you know, anything that is like a good human study. 314 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,840 I would say fair. And I feel like that gives off 315 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:01,000 that vibe for sure. Yes. 316 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:05,040 Is the movie a musical version or did they cut that out? 317 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:06,960 OK, so it's. Musical as well. 318 00:17:07,319 --> 00:17:09,359 Yep, Yep, I definitely. Want to watch that? 319 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:11,640 Yeah, you should. That's also part of the 320 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:15,599 controversy, though, is because Ben ends up playing Evan Hansen 321 00:17:15,599 --> 00:17:17,920 again in. Oh, he's in the movie, OK. 322 00:17:18,079 --> 00:17:25,319 In the movie and he's like 30 and people are like, he's too 323 00:17:25,319 --> 00:17:28,359 old to be a high school student or whatever. 324 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:32,400 But at the same time, like, how old were the people in Greece? 325 00:17:33,120 --> 00:17:35,000 Oh my. God, yeah, no, like, literally, 326 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,480 that's been a thing that's been going on forever, is that 30 327 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,440 year olds play high schoolers. Like, think about Glee as well. 328 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:42,120 They were. All so old. 329 00:17:42,120 --> 00:17:43,640 Yeah. That's a good one too. 330 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,680 Like, yeah. That's pretty he. 331 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:50,160 Got a lot of Flack for that. He got a lot of. 332 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:54,400 People be mad all the time. Mad, I know, can't please 333 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,160 everyone, but anyway, That musical premiered on Broadway in 334 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,640 2016. He is the main character. 335 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:07,040 His performance was widely sort of recognized for his emotional 336 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:10,440 intensity, which you have to have in this like storyline. 337 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:13,840 You'll like I said, you'll you'll see when you when you if 338 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,960 you do watch it. But he also just has, like, such 339 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:22,880 a good voice, his voice, like him and Cynthia Revo, I would 340 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,640 never like. Those are all I need, honestly. 341 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:29,960 They happen together, too. But in 2017, he did win the Tony 342 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:33,720 Award for the best actor in a musical for this, for this. 343 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:38,600 He's one of the youngest actually to ever win a Tony in 344 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,240 this category. So that was a big deal. 345 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:44,600 So if people know the musical songs like Waving Through a 346 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:49,320 Window and You Will Be Found are huge parts of the plot, but also 347 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:52,840 just like you can you get his like energy? 348 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:59,000 His yes, it's like nepotism, but he has talent, like insane 349 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:04,280 talent, you know what I mean? It really is just like you can 350 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,800 see it in those songs or you can hear it in those songs. 351 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,320 I guess Waving Through a Window and You Will Be Found are huge 352 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:13,400 ones from the musical. He's just incredible, I feel 353 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:14,640 like. I'm sorry. 354 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,360 No, go ahead. I was just going to say that I 355 00:19:18,360 --> 00:19:25,560 feel like nepotism is and can be a problem, like especially if 356 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:29,720 somebody is undeserving of the role or, you know, whatever it 357 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:34,920 may be, like they it purely was just because they had the right 358 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:36,560 connection and you know, whatever. 359 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:40,280 But I feel like, and sometimes people are too harshly 360 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,400 criticized for being a nipple baby. 361 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,440 And I feel like this sounds like an instance of that. 362 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:48,160 And it's just like, if you think about it, if you grew up 363 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:53,240 surrounded by like his because his dad, you know, did such. 364 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:55,760 It was in Hollywood, yeah. Yeah, yeah. 365 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,320 And like he was probably surrounded by music all the time 366 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,000 and like that's, you know, it was just like a passion that was 367 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,960 passed down in the generations. And so like, yeah, it makes 368 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:08,000 sense that he. Has a knack for that, you know. 369 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:13,960 Yes, yes, totally, cuz he can like back up his talent like 370 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,600 he's Got Talent, he's got insane talent. 371 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:20,680 His his voice is one, yeah, one to be studied. 372 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:24,960 And yes, he grew up with this around him, but also like he 373 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:28,360 also put in the work for it all. Yeah, I think at least. 374 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:31,040 Yeah, and I'm not saying that he didn't do the work. 375 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,480 It's just more of like he was surrounded by it. 376 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,280 And so he wanted to put in that work and like he. 377 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,800 Yeah, I just shared that passion with his family, it sounds like. 378 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:43,200 And possibly some genetics too if his dad was a good singer 379 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,280 too. I don't know if he was, but. 380 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,360 I don't know if he was either, but either way, like, yeah, he 381 00:20:48,360 --> 00:20:50,560 grew up around it. What, Like he can't control 382 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:51,680 that, you know? Yeah. 383 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:53,360 And then he, like, latched onto it. 384 00:20:53,360 --> 00:20:57,560 And but he's proven himself. I think is like, the part that 385 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,960 people have a hard time with is the nepotism and whatever. 386 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,680 But it's like, yeah. But he's like put in the work. 387 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:09,480 And yes, he's very privileged, like, to have this musical that 388 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:12,200 he started and whatnot. But like, he didn't get it just 389 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,080 because of his name. He got it because of his talent. 390 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,360 Yeah. Because that's a very, like, 391 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,440 touchy subject. Touchy subject. 392 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:21,840 But they'll also pick. They will. 393 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,320 It doesn't matter who you are in Broadway a lot of the time. 394 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,600 That's actually like, there's like a caveat there. 395 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:34,800 But I just mean, like he proved that he was the best actor for 396 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:40,600 this particular role. And I just, I can't even picture 397 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,200 anyone else in this role. So then later on when they do 398 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:48,960 the movie, which is I think it was like 2022, so or 2021. 399 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:52,560 So that's what, five years later, he's even older. 400 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,520 And so there's more backlash about him playing a high school 401 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,600 student. But again, it is what it is 402 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:05,320 like, you know, I mean, I feel like 25 year old plus are 403 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,720 playing high school students all the time in media. 404 00:22:09,120 --> 00:22:14,760 So anyway, but everything really changed during his Dear Evan 405 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,040 Hansen time. Like I mentioned, he got like 406 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:20,400 the Tony Award. There's like these very just 407 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,880 like iconic songs. For me, it was like he defined a 408 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:27,480 generation of theater fans and like during that time was 409 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,280 similar to when Hamilton came out. 410 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,920 And that was like, I always loved musicals. 411 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:37,400 All my favorite movies are musicals, but I had like an 412 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:44,400 intense focus, some would say a hyper fixation about Hamilton 413 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:48,920 and deer, Evan Hansen and actually in terms of like 414 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:54,480 crossover, Lin Manuel Miranda, who is do you know who? 415 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,040 He is, yes, I do. But OK, you can actually play it 416 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:58,360 for anybody. Yeah. 417 00:22:58,360 --> 00:23:02,200 I just want to make sure he is a well, my favorite musical of all 418 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:06,200 time is In the Heights, which he was his first one that he wrote 419 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,000 and produced and was starring in. 420 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:12,000 And then he went to Hamilton, which is widely, you know, 421 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,120 known. And Moana. 422 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,880 And Moana, yes. And a lot of other stuff, but I 423 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:20,640 just feel like that's another really big one, you know? 424 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:21,720 That's a big one. Yeah. 425 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:23,760 The first movie, yeah. He wrote all the music there. 426 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:27,560 If you watched His Dark Materials, did you ever watch 427 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:30,600 that? I'm just going to. 428 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,240 Have to start a list here of I know I need to watch. 429 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:36,240 I never heard of this is crazy. I could talk about each of. 430 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:39,760 These, I know I could talk about each of these for hours, but Lin 431 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:44,640 Manuel Miranda, he played Lee Scoresby in His Dark Materials, 432 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,720 which is like a kind of a minor role, but like, I just love what 433 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,720 he brought to it. And it was very like, seeing him 434 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,320 act again was a big deal. Anyway, I could go on. 435 00:23:54,520 --> 00:24:00,640 And so him and Ben did a crossover song of Dear Evan 436 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:04,520 Hansen, and I think it was something from Hamilton. 437 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,600 They like merge songs and like sang each other's parts. 438 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:10,000 That sounds fun. It was great. 439 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:13,600 And I actually have a playlist on my film that's called Dear 440 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:20,320 Evan Hamilton because it's a mix of Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen 441 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,720 and because it's just like, oh, this, this was just like a time 442 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:28,080 of I just was very, very in love. 443 00:24:28,120 --> 00:24:30,080 And I still am. But like, you know, at the time 444 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,720 I was very like intense about it. 445 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:34,480 I guess this is the best way I can say it. 446 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:36,480 Big deal. Broadway. 447 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,600 Ben Platt was in the musical for a long time. 448 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,880 After that he went into TVA little bit more. 449 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:47,680 So he was in the show called The Politician, which had one of 450 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:52,520 Paltrow as well. It was created by Ryan Murphy. 451 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,560 Who's Gosh Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story. 452 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:58,400 Yeah, no. Is he an American? 453 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:00,560 Horror Story. He's like a director. 454 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,080 Like a producer. Yeah, writer, director and 455 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:05,360 producer for a lot of these shows. 456 00:25:05,360 --> 00:25:09,040 So like American Horror Story, Glee also. 457 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,200 Two very different vibes. I know, right? 458 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:17,040 And monster, if you if you watch that, which is a part of the Ed 459 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:22,480 Gein story, like, and Jeffrey Dahmer, never heard of them. 460 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:28,600 And but he's like one that makes these stories as well. 461 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:30,440 And yeah, like American Horror stories, big one. 462 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:34,760 Anyway, the big thing was just like Ben got this role, like a 463 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:39,080 main role in the show called The Politician that was directed by 464 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:43,400 him, created by Ryan Murphy. It didn't last very long though, 465 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:48,200 unfortunately. So 2019-2020, I loved it and 466 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:51,000 even aside from like my obsession with Ben Platt, it was 467 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:54,040 just an interesting story. So it's on Netflix, I'm pretty 468 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:55,000 sure. So if you are. 469 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,520 Again, I gotta write down on my little list. 470 00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:01,840 Over here, Yeah, Yeah. And then in 2021 is when the 471 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:06,160 movie Dear Evan Hansen came out, and it's like a representation 472 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:10,840 of the musical, essentially, and he reprises the role of Evan 473 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:12,400 Hansen. And that's where some 474 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:16,440 controversy comes out about his age and all that, being a high 475 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:20,120 school student and whether it worked essentially. 476 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:20,600 Yeah. So. 477 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:25,920 Did you like the movie Just. A good question. 478 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,400 I liked the musical more than the movie. 479 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:30,880 OK, I will say that because I saw the musical. 480 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:32,200 That's what I was also going to ask him. 481 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,400 Not with him, but. Where did you see it? 482 00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:38,000 In Chicago. OK. 483 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:41,680 I think the story speaks for itself for a lot of it. 484 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:48,000 But have I watched bootlegged versions of Ben Platt playing 485 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,240 the main character on YouTube? Yeah, I have. 486 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:51,800 Nice. Yeah. 487 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:54,960 And I think that he does an insane job. 488 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:59,480 And the movie was good. You know, when you see or you 489 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:02,080 read a book and then they make it into a show or a movie and 490 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,520 it's just didn't quite hit right. 491 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:06,440 But it was decent. Yeah. 492 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:09,960 That's what I feel about, you know, like, that's what I feel 493 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:11,840 about this. But I think it's worth a watch 494 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:13,840 for sure. He would have to almost shut 495 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:18,760 down before each performance for three hours before because it's 496 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:22,600 a very emotional part. It's a very again, it it it 497 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:26,720 revolves around like, lies and suicide and all of that. 498 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:32,040 And he couldn't talk to people for hours before because he put 499 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:36,440 so much into that character and to play that and whatnot, it's a 500 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,160 heavy burden really. Let me know if you watch it 501 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:41,040 because I do recommend it. I. 502 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:43,480 Like genuinely, I'm going to watch that. 503 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:47,280 Good OK for sure yes it's a really interesting story in 504 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:53,720 general but anyway after that he went into the solo music career 505 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:58,600 essentially from there his debut album was Sing to me instead, 506 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:02,640 which was released in 2019. So I think that he was doing the 507 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,360 album. Yes, exactly. 508 00:28:04,360 --> 00:28:06,880 I think he was doing the album at the same time that the movie 509 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,560 was being the film adaptation was being done. 510 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:14,520 But he really leans into very personal introspective, you 511 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:17,280 know, sort of pop, but it's a variety. 512 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:20,120 There are some really slow songs that are like wonderful and 513 00:28:20,120 --> 00:28:23,360 there's some really fast songs, you know, like a dancy songs 514 00:28:23,360 --> 00:28:28,320 Peach and I as part of our wedding, I picked out this song 515 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:32,880 called Imagine by Ben Platt, which it's on his next album, 516 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,760 which is called Reverie, but there's really good songs on 517 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:38,960 sing to me instead. His his solo album like bad 518 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:42,880 Habit is great Grow as we Go, which is very like, yeah, it's 519 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,760 very personal for people that I feel like have been in very 520 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:50,640 solid relationship of just being like, we're going to keep going 521 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:54,320 and whatever that means for you is I'm going to be there for 522 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:56,600 you. It's a very We're gonna grow as 523 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:58,080 we go. Oh, I see. 524 00:28:58,600 --> 00:28:59,840 Yeah, Like, yeah. Yeah. 525 00:28:59,880 --> 00:29:02,000 Very cute. And there's some, like, fun ones 526 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,800 like Share Your Dress is a good one. 527 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:07,000 And this is like when he started dating his now husband, Noah 528 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:12,440 Galvin, who also was, I think, like the second or third Evan 529 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:17,040 Hansen in the Broadway musical. Yeah, I know. 530 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:22,160 So, yeah, Ben originated the role, but Noah Galvin is also an 531 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:26,600 incredible singer, musician, actor and all of that. 532 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:30,120 That him and then one other person that played Evan Hansen. 533 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:34,480 They did the joint music video and it was so good. 534 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,440 I have to like, send you all of these, I swear. 535 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:41,680 But anyway, in my head it's like, oh, they met on set and 536 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,320 then but now they're married. You know, like they both. 537 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:48,320 Played Evan Hansen. They started dating after he got 538 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:49,960 the role, not before. Because I know it would be 539 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:53,720 another like situation. Well, right where he got. 540 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:55,720 The job because it's like, well, my husband. 541 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:58,440 No, it was, Yeah, It was after because. 542 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,280 Yeah. Because Ben originated it. 543 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:06,520 And then I think Noah came a few years after that, basically 544 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:08,160 playing Evan Hansen. Yeah. 545 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:11,160 But they both, like, had this shared, you know? 546 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:12,440 Yeah. Experience. 547 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:17,360 This this collaboration video that you're talking about 548 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:24,760 reminds me of when Steve and Joe and Josh from All the Blues 549 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:28,960 Clues get together. Exactly. 550 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,240 That's such a good way to put it like that. 551 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:35,400 I love it. My nerdy ass getting so excited. 552 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,880 No, that's 100% exactly what it felt like. 553 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:42,080 It was like, yeah, they just went like dancing in the street. 554 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:46,160 Steve and Josh got married. You know, yeah, so cute. 555 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,560 Yeah. Oh, gosh, I love that. 556 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:53,960 That's 100% what it is. I can feel like I can just like 557 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,240 put the two next to each other and be like, it's the same 558 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,680 thing. It's the same picture, you know. 559 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:05,320 Anyway, so his first album was Sing to Me instead, 2019. 560 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:09,880 It debuted into the top 20 on the Billboard 200. 561 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:14,640 His second album, the one that me and huge well, again, I 562 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:20,520 selected it for us for our wedding was called Reverie and a 563 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:23,400 little bit more expansive. And that was 2021. 564 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:28,960 And then God, like I can't describe like there's no way to 565 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:34,160 describe his voice, his like vocal control, his depth, his 566 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:38,360 like variety of it all is impossible to describe. 567 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:41,640 It's insane. He's so talented is that's why 568 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:45,000 like I'm so obsessed with him is like he's very talented, but 569 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:47,800 also just like a good person too. 570 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:50,280 And yeah, so he did this other album, Reverie. 571 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:54,160 I was fangirling for a moment there, but imagine is is I 572 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:56,720 actually was just watching before we recorded because I 573 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,800 recorded our wedding ceremony like our elopement. 574 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:03,360 And it was the song that we came like after we were married. 575 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:07,400 It wasn't like there was like a lot of people, but that I have 576 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:08,840 just. Like, yeah, we did too. 577 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,320 Exactly. Yeah, yeah, exactly. 578 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:14,240 And it's just like, I can't imagine My life without You is 579 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:17,680 like the main part of the song. And yeah, listen to that as 580 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:21,160 well. And 2022 is when I saw him with 581 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:24,120 my sisters. I think it was in Chicago. 582 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:29,000 He was doing the Reverie tour, which is where I got my shirt 583 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:33,920 from that shirt. And I have a poster framed and 584 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:37,800 hung up in my eyes this as well of him, because he's he's gay. 585 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:44,000 But yeah, surprise. Didn't mean to throw that at 586 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,720 you. No, he's he's gay, but like God, 587 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:49,400 he's attractive. I feel like I need to see him in 588 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:52,840 like a different role than the roommate from Pitch Perfect 589 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:54,920 because. No, he's nerdy and he's just 590 00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:57,560 connect and. Then it's like I I married a 591 00:32:57,560 --> 00:32:59,680 nerd. I'm not against nerds, but it's 592 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:02,280 more of like it. It just wasn't like an 593 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,760 attractive. Yes, I hear you. 594 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:06,360 I will. Say so I need to like. 595 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:08,680 Yeah, can I grab my poster? Oh yeah, yeah. 596 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:10,720 Please do it OK. Picture me. 597 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:15,840 Picture me dancing with this freaking poster. 598 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:19,280 Like being trying to like wrinkle it and whatever the. 599 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:20,640 Oh, cuz you were like holding at. 600 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:22,480 It like right away and I was holding it. 601 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:24,720 Oh my gosh. See. 602 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,960 Yeah, OK, I get it. That's better. 603 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:31,320 It's a it's a nice picture of him. 604 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:35,360 It's a nice picture of him. Yeah, 2022. 605 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:40,000 So are your sisters fans as well or did they just kind of go like 606 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,000 for you? I think so. 607 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:45,360 Katie definitely is a fan because we are the two big 608 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:49,960 musical nerds and the others I think kind of came along for the 609 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:53,600 ride OK, but are now fans because gotcha. 610 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:59,320 There's also Oh my God, he does like a cover of Lady Gaga's You 611 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:03,720 and I. Oh I love that song and I love a 612 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,080 good cover. Gonna add that to my list of 613 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:07,120 things I need to. Check out. 614 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:09,920 I did like, like I literally need like, that is my. 615 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,040 That's like. I just listened to that song 616 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:15,960 today too because Leon always tells Alexa to play Lady Gaga 617 00:34:16,199 --> 00:34:18,880 and so we were just listening to a ton of Lady Gaga today. 618 00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:20,560 Oh my God. And he's like wearing like 619 00:34:20,679 --> 00:34:23,159 eyeliner in this. And again, he's gay like he's 620 00:34:23,159 --> 00:34:25,280 never gonna marry me, and that's fine. 621 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:26,800 And. That's why. 622 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:30,080 Yeah. Yeah, exactly. 623 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,719 If he was straight, he becomes right to you. 624 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:36,840 Yeah, exactly. But when me and my sisters get 625 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:41,000 together, this is like our right before we go out to like if 626 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,120 we're going to like the bars or dinner or something like that. 627 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:44,760 Like this is our song that we play. 628 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:48,120 I'm going to send it to you just so you can watch it. 629 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:50,360 Like this is like out of everything that I've said so 630 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:52,440 far, this is it. Like this? 631 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:54,280 Is and this is the you and I cover or this is the you? 632 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:56,719 And I cover, yeah, the you and I cover, OK. 633 00:34:57,600 --> 00:34:58,800 I'm. Excited and I think it really 634 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:03,600 shows his vocal performance, but also just his creativity and 635 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:07,520 it's just a hype up song is with Lady Gaga as well. 636 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:09,960 But like, yeah, he does it really good. 637 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:12,160 Yeah. So his solo career he had the 638 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:15,720 two albums. He's also done a concert 639 00:35:15,720 --> 00:35:19,960 residence. Like he's the main performer for 640 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:23,120 multiple days in a row at Radio City Music Hall. 641 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:28,200 He brought out like some big people as well with him to like 642 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:32,120 sing and like just sing together really. 643 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:34,200 So it's, oh gosh, it's just like such a is. 644 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:36,680 That when him and Cynthia got together. 645 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:41,640 Yes, him and Cynthia, Jeff Goldblum, who else are I think I 646 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:42,720 already Jeff. Goldblum. 647 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:49,600 Yeah, wait, Jeff Goldblum from Wicked, he plays the Wizard and 648 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:52,320 also he's in. Well, OK, I haven't seen the 649 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:55,720 movie yet. The first one or both? 650 00:35:56,240 --> 00:35:57,800 Both of them I haven't seen the movies. 651 00:35:58,080 --> 00:35:59,600 I think you did tell me that time. 652 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:02,080 About this. On the I know, but I'm just, I'm 653 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:03,720 just getting more upset about it. 654 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:07,480 Well, hey, I'm just waiting so we can have a momentous occasion 655 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:10,120 to watch them together. Ariel OK, OK. 656 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:11,440 It's OK. It's up to me. 657 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:16,200 Kind of kidding, but also anyways I don't think I really 658 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:20,640 realized that he like sang in the movie and now I'm like 659 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:23,040 trying to even remember the whole play because I can't 660 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:25,040 remember the wizard singing. But it makes sense that the 661 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,760 wizard sings. He's got like 1 main song. 662 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:29,800 But also Jeff anyway is not a singer. 663 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:31,840 Yeah. OK, that's, that's what I'm 664 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:33,560 getting at here. Yeah, I'm like, wait, Jeff 665 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:36,600 Goldblum Sings the guy from Jurassic Park. 666 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:41,280 Yes, exactly. I yeah, I have thoughts about 667 00:36:41,280 --> 00:36:43,920 his casting in Wicked, but I will. 668 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:48,080 I feel like character wise it makes sense. 669 00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:51,360 Personality and all that. Yeah, personality matches. 670 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:55,640 But yeah, if it's a Broadway production, you should have a 671 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:58,480 good singer there, so. Yes, yes, agreed. 672 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:02,280 And there's no lack of those so. Yeah, yeah. 673 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:08,800 I I have thoughts. I think Cynthia, I think Ariana 674 00:37:09,240 --> 00:37:13,520 surprisingly was incredible. Like, not surprisingly, but I 675 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:15,240 kind of had like low expectations. 676 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:17,640 Yeah. You know, like to also play like 677 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:20,120 I knew she was a good singer, but also like to play the part 678 00:37:20,120 --> 00:37:21,880 was an interesting thing. Yeah, that's great. 679 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:24,880 But Jeff Goldblum plays the wizard in the movie. 680 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:29,480 And so, yeah, Ben did the series of each night was a different 681 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:33,640 collaborator. Essentially, he's like the main 682 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:36,640 1 singing and it's his music, but it's also Broadway music. 683 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:41,280 Rachel Zeigler, who played Snow White in the Snow White live 684 00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:43,680 action, she came out on stage with him. 685 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:49,600 And now Ben and Rachel are playing in the musical the Last 686 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:53,560 Five Years, which is a decent. I like the musical, I like the 687 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:55,880 music from it. The story's kind of sad, but I 688 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:59,280 think it's in the London Broadway space. 689 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:01,880 What's it called? The West End? 690 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:04,680 Sorry God, I feel like such a bad fan because I'm like 691 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:06,360 blanking on all these things. That's how I. 692 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:09,600 Felt during the AJR episode too. I was just like, I'm a poser 693 00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:10,880 right now. It's like. 694 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:13,680 But I swear, I know it. I know it's different. 695 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:16,680 Levels and you can't know everything and then you're then 696 00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:18,800 you're like a groupie at that point. 697 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:21,920 I don't know, no. No, I feel the same way as like, 698 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:26,640 God, I know this stuff like on my normal day today, every day. 699 00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:32,040 So yeah, Rachel Zegler, she has her own controversy, but she's 700 00:38:32,040 --> 00:38:34,520 an incredible singer and incredible actor as well. 701 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:37,640 They both have this like, I don't want to say the bad 702 00:38:37,640 --> 00:38:40,760 breath, but in the Broadway space, like there's there's 703 00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:43,760 controversy around them. And at the same time, like 704 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,520 they're both incredible. Oh, so they're going to be 705 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:49,600 playing actually at the London Palladium that's coming out. 706 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:55,840 So March 24th through the 29th so far is it's the 25th 707 00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:58,680 anniversary of this musical called The Last five years. 708 00:38:58,680 --> 00:39:03,640 Like I mentioned, if you saw the new movie of West Side Story, 709 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:10,760 West Side Story, so Rachel, who is going to star opposite Ben in 710 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:15,320 this play coming up in the next month is, like I said, also from 711 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:19,200 Evita. She's from the Snow White film 712 00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:21,360 adaptation, which I never saw actually. 713 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:23,480 But then also she's been in so much. 714 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:25,400 She's been in Les Miserables and all that. 715 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:28,400 Anyway, they're playing these characters opposite each other 716 00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:32,600 than Rachel. And Rachel also played a huge 717 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:36,080 part in West Side Story when they redid that a couple years 718 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:38,800 ago too. But I think like he's just 719 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:43,280 continuing to do these things that he loves, which is also 720 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:48,160 where like that nepotism is for me harder to equate. 721 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:51,080 Like he's got the talent to back it up essentially. 722 00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:52,400 So he's. Keeps got. 723 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:53,880 Magic. Exactly. 724 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:55,440 He's got him. Magic in him. 725 00:39:57,720 --> 00:39:59,440 Exactly. Exactly. 726 00:39:59,720 --> 00:40:01,760 Yeah. So he's openly gay. 727 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:04,320 He's outspoken about his identity. 728 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:08,240 He's married, continues to just keep like, I guess, Yeah. 729 00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:11,880 Growing in terms of not just Broadway, but film and music. 730 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:16,520 And television and all of that, I'm just excited to see where he 731 00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:21,160 continues to go. So whether you see him as like a 732 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:25,280 generational talent, theatre talent, OR if you are trying to 733 00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:28,640 be like putting him in like where you see him the most, like 734 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:31,640 polarizing his casting choice or like where he's going to be cast 735 00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:34,520 and whatever. Or if it's like a crossover of 736 00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:40,160 all that, it's no matter what he does, he's just like undeniably 737 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:45,720 talented. And he has such a huge impact on 738 00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:51,040 modern musical theater. And his dad has a huge impact on 739 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:53,400 the industry as well with movies and everything. 740 00:40:53,840 --> 00:40:57,360 There's so much to to him and, and his siblings, there's a few 741 00:40:57,360 --> 00:41:02,640 of them that are also musical. But yeah, it's just, Oh yeah, 742 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:05,760 look him up. He's he's, I don't know, he's a 743 00:41:05,800 --> 00:41:06,480 great. Guy. 744 00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:10,800 He's a great guy if I know him. Yeah, he's just like a, it's 745 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:13,040 like Cynthia Revo. Like we're not going to have 746 00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:18,400 somebody else like her for a bit because she's insane and he's 747 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:20,800 insane. He's almost he's almost an EGOT 748 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:23,320 as well, which is a. Do you know what that is? 749 00:41:23,720 --> 00:41:27,800 I do not, You've informed me. OK, so an EGOT is somebody who 750 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:30,520 has an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. 751 00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:34,000 So all four. So like that's a big deal. 752 00:41:34,360 --> 00:41:37,760 He has like 3 of the four. So he won a Tony, a Grammy and 753 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:39,560 an Emmy so far. So he's just. 754 00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:40,360 Waiting. He's an egg. 755 00:41:41,240 --> 00:41:45,840 Yes, exactly, exactly. He's waiting for an Oscar. 756 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:49,480 And so part of when the movie came out, they thought maybe he 757 00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:54,120 would be nominated for an Oscar, and he wasn't. 758 00:41:54,120 --> 00:41:57,600 Which is like, yes, but he's one away from being an EGOT, which 759 00:41:57,600 --> 00:41:59,040 is like a huge deal. Like who? 760 00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:01,000 Like, how many people are actually Egots? 761 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:02,880 It's like, not that many. Yeah. 762 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:04,880 Can you Google that for us? Yep. 763 00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:10,520 I'm Googling it as well. John Legend I think is yeah, 764 00:42:10,520 --> 00:42:14,280 there's like a handful. Whoopi Goldberg is John. 765 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:16,240 Yeah. John Legend, Alan Menken, who 766 00:42:16,240 --> 00:42:20,360 did a lot of Disney stuff like Little Mermaid, Beauty and Beast 767 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:23,960 and Aladdin and Pocahontas. He's an E got. 768 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:30,520 The composers and producers of Dear Evan Hansen are Benj Pasek 769 00:42:30,600 --> 00:42:33,040 and Justin Paul. They go by Pasek and Paul. 770 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:35,920 They're like a duo. They are the ones that came up 771 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:38,600 with like the storyline and just wrote it all for Dear Evan 772 00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:40,800 Hansen. And they are both egots as well. 773 00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:42,400 Yeah. Steven Spielberg as well. 774 00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:44,600 Anyway, I could, I could keep going. 775 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:46,800 I just wanted like, like I wanted something that I was 776 00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:48,120 like, excited about. Yeah. 777 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:50,720 It's fun for me. It's yeah. 778 00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:53,840 Like I literally can't believe that, but after all this 779 00:42:53,840 --> 00:42:57,200 reconnecting I don't think you mentioned this man once. 780 00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:00,320 Yeah. It's like it's just one of those 781 00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:02,920 things where it's just like, there's still so much to 782 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:06,240 uncover, I guess, but it's just like, yeah. 783 00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:09,960 Yeah, yeah. But yeah, I mean, I believe you. 784 00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:14,400 It's clear that that this is a hyper fixation. 785 00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:16,000 It is. It is. 786 00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:18,080 Sorry, Elton John. As well as a meeting. 787 00:43:18,080 --> 00:43:23,040 OK, anyway, look him up whether you're looking for a TV show 788 00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:26,480 like The Politician or. I'm gonna start with Dear Evan 789 00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:28,880 Hansen. Like, to the point that I might 790 00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:30,320 watch it tonight. I don't know. 791 00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:30,960 Do it. We'll see. 792 00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:33,160 Let me know. Let me know if you do. 793 00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:35,520 Yeah. It's such an interesting story. 794 00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:36,840 So, yeah. OK, that's all. 795 00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:38,800 I just had to. And that's all. 796 00:43:39,280 --> 00:43:40,480 And that's it. The end. 797 00:43:41,400 --> 00:43:45,480 Well, that was fine. Thank you for informing us about 798 00:43:45,480 --> 00:43:47,960 Ben Platt. I'm excited to check out his 799 00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:50,240 work for sure. And I hope that all you 800 00:43:50,240 --> 00:43:55,320 listeners check it out as well. And let us know if you, I don't 801 00:43:55,320 --> 00:43:58,280 know if you're familiar with any of his work or I don't know 802 00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:00,400 what's like another good question they could answer. 803 00:44:01,160 --> 00:44:05,120 I guess like if you know him from musicals versus his solo 804 00:44:05,120 --> 00:44:08,600 versus his TV stuff would be sure you know or if you know him 805 00:44:08,600 --> 00:44:10,680 at all, like is it one of those three, I guess? 806 00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:14,720 And then tell us also what you're hyper fixated on. 807 00:44:14,800 --> 00:44:17,120 Drop it in the comments, TMS or e-mail. 808 00:44:17,400 --> 00:44:21,120 We have all the socials, so TikTok, Instagram, we're on 809 00:44:21,120 --> 00:44:24,280 YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, all the 810 00:44:24,280 --> 00:44:25,520 things. Facebook. 811 00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:27,520 Yep. Yeah, we have Facebook too. 812 00:44:27,560 --> 00:44:31,760 And Erin, something that I was thinking might be fun is if we 813 00:44:31,760 --> 00:44:35,960 started to read a comment during the show. 814 00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:38,640 Let's do it. Because we've been receiving 815 00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:40,600 some funny comments. Yeah, some. 816 00:44:41,160 --> 00:44:44,840 Funny comments on like Tik Toks and Instagrams. 817 00:44:44,840 --> 00:44:47,240 Yeah, someone told Erin she's allowed to say poop. 818 00:44:47,760 --> 00:44:50,720 From the Binturong episode, which is fair, right? 819 00:44:50,720 --> 00:44:52,200 I don't know why I'm like, weird about it. 820 00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:55,520 Yes, let's read some comments. Yeah, and that was also why I 821 00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:57,720 kind of brought up the comment earlier when I was talking about 822 00:44:57,720 --> 00:45:00,720 AJR cuz it's, I don't know, we are getting some comments here 823 00:45:00,720 --> 00:45:03,120 and there and I think it would be fun to read them. 824 00:45:03,120 --> 00:45:05,600 So maybe you can start that next week. 825 00:45:05,960 --> 00:45:08,440 I love it. OK do you have a hint for your 826 00:45:08,440 --> 00:45:10,480 topic cuz I'm or do you guess what? 827 00:45:11,120 --> 00:45:16,160 I don't know at all. OK, that makes me feel a lot 828 00:45:16,200 --> 00:45:17,000 better. Yeah. 829 00:45:18,360 --> 00:45:20,760 I was like, oh, I was like thinking about it today cuz I 830 00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:23,680 was like, oh wait, I have to look at what I'm gonna talk 831 00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:25,760 about. I have to research this week. 832 00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:26,920 Oh God. Yeah. 833 00:45:27,680 --> 00:45:30,880 I've just been, like, very busy and yeah, yeah. 834 00:45:31,360 --> 00:45:32,400 So that's it. So I don't know. 835 00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:35,200 So we'll find out next week what the topic's gonna be. 836 00:45:35,600 --> 00:45:38,920 But until then, everybody, embrace the spiral, stay 837 00:45:38,920 --> 00:45:40,960 curious, and we'll see you next time. 838 00:45:41,320 --> 00:45:44,680 Bye. Aaron and Danny, 2, lifelong 839 00:45:44,680 --> 00:45:45,080 best friend.