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Hi. >> Hello. >> Hi there. Hi everyone. Um, welcome. Thank you for joining us. We had a doozy of a show today. We're here to answer questions. We're here to discuss. How did you feel about the show today, Haley? >> Um, I don't know. I just keep getting angrier and angrier, I think, >> because I I feel like we make headway with mom and then it just goes to [ __ ] >> Yeah. >> Uh frustrated, pissed. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> There will come a time, I believe, when the evidence against Trump or his involvement in nefarious activities will volutrically be enough for them to not be able to look away from it. We have a question here from Louisa Goldberg. Why does your mom find it acceptable to laugh when your dad yells at you, but starts with the victim complex tears when you lose your patient patience with her? This has been her strategy since we were zero years old. >> We were born. [laughter] >> Um, it's that's how she does it. I don't know if she learned this from a lifetime of being with my father or if I don't know. I don't know why she does it, but that is her mode. That is her modality. Mhm. >> Always has been. Question from Toyota Boy Hatman. Bob thinks nobody would attack USA. Clearly never watched Leave the World Behind. That was the Barack Obama produced >> disaster movie. Someday someone will attack us without a trace. What is your take? >> Um I mean 911 happened. I would I would say that was an attack on the United States. So it has happened in our lifetime. You could throw Pearl Harbor into the mix. That was not mainland United States, but it was Hawaii. >> It's totally possible. For sure. >> Yeah, I think so. I don't know. Like, leave the world behind to me is a little wild. Like, I don't know that somebody's going to be able to hack the entire computer network of the entire country, including cars and stuff, but >> maybe I don't know. >> Something as catastrophic as 911 could happen today. Like 100% that could happen. >> All empires fall. All things end. That is the only certainty in this thing we call reality. So, who knows? Um, Benjamin Needler says, "Chad and Haley, please do an episode where you follow Mary Lou researching things from start to finish and presenting her findings." I want to start doing more of this on the Wednesday episodes because she always says that. Well, I need to look into this. Let me read these Epstein files. Like, you're never going to read these [ __ ] files. But that's when she comes up against an argument that she can't defend, that is her kind of go-to. Well, let me look into it more. And she never does. >> Yeah. The problem is I started going back um because I was like, "Let me compile some of this [ __ ] or something." I I rewatched an episode of ours from a year ago and I was like, "Let me watch it on four times speed and just go through and see if there's anything I can clip that she said like this will never happen or whatever." And and now it has happened. It was literally our episode a year ago and she said when when he pardoned all the January 6 people and she's like I don't think any of them will commit any other crimes and many of them have. >> Right. And uh I was going to present her with some of these clips and I'm just like unfortunately >> I don't have the time to do this. >> I literally cannot do it. >> Um here is Caramel Cold Brew. Haley, you're awesome. Chad, you're terrific. Thank you very much. Caramel Cold Brew. Those are the kind of questions I like to [laughter] get. Ryan's RPG room. Interesting. Do you think do you think your mom would believe video evidence of Trump and a child or would she ignore it? She seems to ignore videos you've shown her. I don't know. >> Yeah, I don't know either. It I guess it depends on the source. >> Yeah. Her natural inclination, I think, would be to say it's AI. Like there's and we talk about this on the show kind of constantly, like a big part of the the problem, I think, in America or globally even is that there are these kind of two uh media spheres wherever you get your news from. So, like if they're not saying it on Newsmax, >> it doesn't exist to our mom and dad, >> right? >> And so, it would have to be a point where like that video would have to be so irrefutable that Newsmax is playing it and saying this is real, >> right? >> I watch Newsmax now daily just because I'm like, I have to see what's going on there. >> I can't. >> It's It's beyond how bad [snorts] you think it is. >> I know. >> It's not There's no news on the channel. None. It's all propaganda. It's never talking about like the big important [ __ ] They're always like laser focused on like >> Somali fraud in Minnesota or whatever, you know, whatever the kind of like topic dour is that supports Trump or deflects from whatever the real [ __ ] is. >> Uh so I don't know. The answer is I have no idea. If that video comes to exist, obviously we will show it to her. Shannon Lee says, Shannon from Canada here. Chad, how do you think your parents would feel if Trump decided to attack Canada? We've talked about this on the show. Our dad would love it. >> Yeah, >> I don't know what my mom would think. Um, it's also like attacking a country that is connected to you geographically, like on the same land mass is what would Canada's reaction be? Are they sending troops over the northern border? Are they attacking us? Like, I don't know. You know, >> wouldn't you have to? You'd have to. >> I think so. Yeah. Like if you're [ __ ] under attack, under siege, like you're fighting back. I don't know. It's terrifying. I h I hate living here right now. I hate it. >> Sam, the one from none says, "Just my suggestion, but on Wednesdays, these video clips showed be viewed in good faith and immediate reaction should be the focus. Love the show." They are. I think we do show them in good faith. I'm I'm showing videos that I'm like, "This is a presentation of this story or this thing, whatever event from the left, and I know my mom is not watching like left presented media." That's a a big part of why I do that show is to be like, "Look, here's the like the Nick Shirley one was the last one we did." And it's like, "This is a left-wing YouTuber that I watch a lot. >> Uh, check this out. See what you think." And then she plays me her videos as well. Uh, thank you for loving the show. The one from none. Cecilia Zenin, I hope I'm pronouncing that right. Love you both. I feel like my life is not spicy enough. [laughter] That's why I watch y'all. JK. Haley, a big hug to you. I feel your anger the most. Kudos to you two. >> Yeah. Yeah. I don't know. There are definitely episodes that get to me and I want to [ __ ] yell at my parents. And I don't like to make my mom upset. I don't like to see her upset, >> so I will always apologize for that. But I also feel like I need to say my piece. They're they're pissing me off lately. They're pissing me off. >> Yes, I I totally agree. Is my computer screen in the way? Let me move my computer over here. I forgot to put it to the side. Okay. Um, where else are we going here? Here we go. CZ Aai or CZ Zakai 22. Sorry if I'm mispronouncing any of these. Um, last week Mary Lou said, "Clinton's [ __ ] was the same as Trump's essay. Could you please tell her about cognitive dissonance? Thanks. Love the show. I've tried many times." Yeah, >> that that don't stick. Any kind of logical argument to be like, "Look, this isn't the same." Just never sticks. >> Two ices, one palm says, "Love you, Haley." and Chad in parenthesis. What? But Haley, especially today because that was hard to watch. Kudos to your tenacity. You're welcome in Canada anytime. >> Yeah. Also, hey, don't appreciate you guys saying that I'm like my dad. Okay. [laughter] >> Don't appreciate. >> We are the part of that simmerd down today where I was like, what's the most prominent culture and physical characteristic? We are them. Like >> we are. >> Yeah. Yeah. I know. And I like I have to be cognizant of that because I have like that anger, you know, within me. And so I >> have absolutely done my best as a parent to like not yell at my children, not spank my children. Like I have had to be cognizant of breaking like that part of them in me. >> Me too. That's why I have no children. [laughter] No, it's No, it's it is possible, you know, but like uh >> you know, it's in there and I >> Yeah, >> you know, like I want to call them stupid and I want to call them names and I want to say all that [ __ ] >> I just cut today. I usually cut like three to five clips on Sunday and kind of get them ready as we roll out the week and then I cut more throughout the course of the week. >> I literally I just stopped cutting to do this since we recorded. I've cut like 16 or 17 clips already. And in one of them, you did call them stupid. You said you're [ __ ] stupid. >> Yeah. And I, you know, I've been to therapy, but I probably should still be in therapy. I just don't have time for that kind of [ __ ] But I am so aware of like the the things that I cannot repeat with my own children. And and they all have access to therapy as well, by the way. So, um I understand, but yeah, it's hard it's hard to kind of reconcile I think sometimes because I know it's in there. >> Yeah, >> for sure. My level of kind of um dissociation from reality, although I do think I'm on the right track. Like I I don't think it's exactly just a coping mechanism for our relationship with our parents. I do think that it's my kind of view of what this is. I think I'm getting closer to what it actually is by getting further away from what it seems like it is. Um, all that said, it does help me cope. >> Let's move on here to TG Gamer 9713. Hello, Haley and Chad. I got to say, it's [ __ ] insane how much your parents will throat Trump that criticize Biden and Dems for doing the exact same [ __ ] Yes. >> You know, the thing that's [ __ ] the craziest one to me is Sleepy Joe. How many times they called him Sleepy Joe and there's video of Donald Trump. This is back to the that other question. There's [ __ ] video of Donald Trump falling asleep in literal press conferences and [ __ ] with national media has cameras on him. >> Correct. >> And then they're like, "No, he was just blanking." >> Yeah. What? >> And like him slurring his words or whatever. And like we literally have Kofifi and he just did another one like he just said something else that was like insane. I don't know. It's it's paralleled. >> I agree. Joe the Schmo says, "Mary Lucer has opinions on Venzoa. [laughter] nuclear benzilla. >> Yes, he does. >> Yeah, it's true. [laughter and gasps] >> Zilla the god says, "Shout out to Mary Lou if you're listening. Hold your ground more when being interrupted by Bob. You put effort into your notes. Don't let him consistently roll over you with some repetitive oneliner." You know what? I will say this of my mom, of anybody else on this show. She's probably doing the second most work of anybody behind me. Do you read the topics when I send them? >> Yes, I always read the topics 100%. Okay. So, you're reading them. Mom's making notes off of him. Dad can't [ __ ] be bothered with any of that [ __ ] 100%. He ain't reading a word. >> I read everything that you prepare just like I've read every book you've ever written. I've seen your movies. Like, why would I not? Like, why would I not? Yeah. >> Yeah. Um, all right. Moving on. Hunt 966 ML needs to start having to follow up on her. I will look at I will look this I will look this at up. I will look this up. I think was that escape is making the show unwatchable. Also, Bob calling you a [ __ ] >> next to Mary. [laughter] >> Yeah, he he was on one today. And I agree. Hunt 966. We talked about this a little bit earlier in this live. I'm going to start trying to like pin her down when she's like, I'll look that up because I know she said that multiple times about the same subjects and she clearly is not looking it up. >> Yeah, >> we will get to the bottom of these things. Uh, Lana Bell says, "Canada here. How did you guys get here politically?" Surirly. Seriously. >> Seriously. >> You talking about America? I mean, >> yeah. >> This is a very story. Um, I think [snorts] I mean it's part, >> huh? >> Like all the way back to Ronald Reagan. >> I think back to the dawn of time. >> What was the first government? It was a bigger, stronger creature looking at a weaker creature who was eating some food and saying, "Give me your [ __ ] food." And then kicking the [ __ ] out of that weaker creature and taking the food. That's the first government. >> Yeah, >> we are still there. >> We just have bigger sticks. Um, Evelyn says, "Haley and Chad, were your parents ever more open-minded andor compassionate?" Um uh I think mom like dad has his own way, you know, of showing us that he loves us. And for us [clears throat] it was like um you know, he spent so many hours teaching me and coaching me how to play softball. And I think that was the love, you know, or like buying us the things we needed or, you know what I mean? Like it was shown differently. Mom was pretty nurturing. Like she was a nurturing mom. When we were sick, she'd take care of us. Uh, you know, so I mean, yeah, when we were littleer, I think we got a lot more compassion, us personally. I don't really recall like how they felt about the world though at that point in time. I don't remember. >> Yeah. I mean, I don't My first kind of political memory, I guess, of dad was during Desert Storm. >> I I must have been in junior high, maybe, >> seventh or eighth grade. And I remember him just being like >> salivating to get home and watch the news coverage because we were just like blowing the [ __ ] out of >> our enemies. >> I remember that. >> Yeah. I don't know. I I think they were a little bit more when we were kids, but this one is from F. Fjo. Have you considered doing live fact checks more frequently? Your mom deflects by rehearsing scripted lines and saying she has not heard about a topic. I have. This is my goal for this show. F GO. I would like the show to get big enough that we can be shooting it somehow in a actual studio and uh have like a person who is doing live factchecking for us as we're having the conversation, have somebody who could help me produce the show. Right now, it's literally me doing all of this [laughter] and it's a lot. So, I do my best with the live factchecking, but um I can only get to so much unfortunately, but I would love to to have that capability. Alexandra Margaret says, "My husband and I watch from Canada. Although we aren't big fans of the US right now for threatening our sovereignty as a country, we do appreciate what you do. Haley popping off is the best." >> Thank you. Yeah. I don't know. [ __ ] If I can move to Canada. Hey. Hey. I love Canada. I've only been to Toronto, but like, you know, vibe there is like so much better. Um, >> other than the 11 months of brutally cold winter per >> No, I don't mind [laughter] it. No, I like the snow. I think I could be >> happy in Canada. We've talked about it. >> The first time I ever went there was also Toronto. And I remember getting off the plane and the captain was like, it was uh early January, I think, or mid January. And the captain was like, "Welcome to Toronto on the coldest day in recorded history. It is minus 32 windchill outside." And [laughter] I was just like, "You got to be kidding me." I was wearing something like this. It was just uh it was not good. >> No, I love Canada. >> Bam Marola says, "Chad, will you follow up with your mom on Trump's cancer charity?" She said on Wednesday she would look into it. Okay, I'll ask her about that one for sure. That's a good one. Um Ross Maine says, "What do you think it would take for either of them to turn away from Trump?" We've talked about this a lot on the show. I don't know. I don't think my dad >> I it's it's their news outlet. If literally like all maja news is throwing him under the bus, then they'll believe it. Like this is very cult mentality and once like that group turns. [clears throat] >> But that's what it'll take. >> I think so too. It'll take the cult going down. But even like you watch these cult documentaries. I watched one on um this dance Tik Tok dance cult. Did you watch that one on Netflix? >> I did. >> So that one like multiple of the cult members were like this is a [ __ ] cult. we're out. But there's still some of those loyalists that are like, "No, we love it." >> Yeah. >> Or Scientologyy's that way. So, it's like, would mom and dad be the, you know, the last people who are going to go down with the ship? >> I don't think so. >> Okay. >> No. >> I really think it's Newsmax. Fox, you know, I can't believe I'm saying this, but Fox does sometimes go against Trump now, >> right? Um, I've seen I can't name a specific one off the top of my head, but I know there have been a few issues where Fox's coverage of those issues is not favorable to Trump. It's it's more covering like what's actually happening. And uh, Newsmax just ain't that ever. And that's the only thing they're watching. I think that is maybe what it would take. >> This is from Fraser Kelly. Hey guys, do you ever find it hard to separate your relationship on the pod from real life? And how do you manage it? Big love to you both from the UK. Fraser Kelly, are you Scottish? Um, how I mean, I've kind of talked about this sometimes on the show. I think I really don't, again, I don't know if this is healthy or not, but I don't think this is reality. I don't think there that time and space are real. That makes it for me much easier to like eject from this a little bit and view my entire experience here as like I'm in a TV show almost or something like I'm a character in it as are my parents. >> Well, I don't feel that way. I very [laughter] >> I very much live in this reality and I feel like it is all real. Um, it takes me like after this episode today, it'll take me two days to like simmer down >> and kind of I have to like distance myself from the episode and once I do like I'll call mom and we'll talk or whatever. But like it takes me a minute. Uh, depends on, you know, how strongly I feel about whatever we're talking about. But today really [ __ ] pissed me off. So it'll take me a minute. But I'm able to kind of take the time and separate and then, you know, call her. Yeah, for sure. And I don't mean to diminish anybody's emotional reactions to any of this stuff or how you're feeling or thinking about it. Obviously, whatever this experience is, we do feel it. Like the feelings are real, even if the [ __ ] we're looking at may not be. Um, yeah. I don't know. I What else can we do but kind of like distance yourself from it? Because I mean, part of the whole podcast was like we were not talking to our parents in any real way for a very long time because of politics. And so we've kind of make it made a decision here to be like, "Fuck it. Let's just take this head on." >> Um, and kind of force a relationship to exist where it didn't before, right? >> And and that is always in the back of my mind, too. Like no matter how bad it gets >> still, I think it's better than never talking to them again. For us, you know, for me, everybody is obviously free to >> build whatever kind of relationships you want, draw whatever kind of boundaries you want, whatever works for you in your life. For me, I want to have some relationship with my parents as they approach death. Um, rather than not, even if it's a clearly toxic one, I guess, [laughter] >> right? But I will only do this for our parents. Like any other maj that family dough here is vanilla gorilla. Do you have to not use listener questions because they go too hard at your parents? example. >> I'm not sure what this is asking. We do use listener questions. We have a question in every show. [clears throat] >> Maybe you're asking are there some listener questions that I get that go too hard so I don't use them. >> No. So far, no. How I like we are getting a lot of questions now. Many more than I can ever even open the emails of basically how I pick the listener question that we use every week. I open up that email account and I just start going from whatever the most recent one is on, you know, I I do this sometimes Saturday night, sometimes Sunday morning. Um, and I'll just look at the questions each one until I find one that I'm like, "Oh, that's that's a good one. I'm actually interested in what they'll say about this." Like today's was a talk about the immigration story of our grandparents, great-grandparents, and stuff. I thought that was interesting. I do get a lot of those questions that are like >> they don't adhere to the one minute time frame. Somebody sent me one that was like six minutes long and I'm like the show is only an hour. That's onetenth of the show is your question. We can't do that. >> Um so I tend to favor the ones that are even a little faster than one minute for what it's worth just for time sake. >> From oink oink mfer I think you asked her but I think she avoided answering. Would your mom care if there was concrete video evidence of an adult human trafficking or would she only care about kids or would she only care about kids? Um, she kind of alluded to that I think some episode last week where she's like, "Well, but those were adult women in the picture with him." And it's like, "Right, but what if he's sexually assaulting adult women? Is that okay?" And she she was a little ky about that. Um, so I don't know the answer, honestly. What do you think? I think it all revolves around Trump, you know, like obviously if this was any if this was any kind of a Democrat, a Democratic politician >> trafficking of an adult woman, she'd be [ __ ] pissed and all over it. >> So, it's the fact that it's Donald Trump. So, yes, I I'm sure she has problems with adult women being trafficked, but because it's Donald Trump, it's like less of a blow. >> Totally. I don't Were we doing the podcast when Al Franken that picture came out of him faking like he was grabbing some woman's boobs? Do you remember this? >> And he had to resign from Congress. >> No, I don't remember. >> All right, never mind. Uh Taylor taught as a Christian, I would like them to define what it means to be Christlike. Their values are not biblical. We did this exact thing. >> They're not Christians. >> They're not. THEY ARE DARKSIDED >> GARGLES and witches. [laughter] They're They are not Christian. Mom is like spiritual, you know. I'll give her that. Like I know she, >> you know, talks to Max and Kitty and like she believes in afterlife and maybe reincarnation, but like they're not Christian. >> Yeah, I know. >> They're not. >> I know. I know. But it's part of the MAGA identity. >> Yeah. They're not. >> So, they have to adopt it. >> Yeah. >> Well, Lemonello, thank you very much. Hey, Bunkers. Do y'all think the hate comments Marylu gets from the podcast primarily lefty audience is pushing her further right or making her less receptive? Also, is there a black dress code law? Um, the comments, I don't know. I I don't know how many of them she reads anymore to be honest. She used to read them all in the beginning, but now I think there are too many. And >> we've kind of told her like, don't read that [ __ ] It's not >> Yeah. >> going to be helpful. >> Um, so I'm not sure if they're affecting her at all. That's for the black dress code. I don't know how that happened. >> I just have always worn black. I don't know. It's what I prefer. And I buy about 10 of every piece that I have. >> Same. >> So, underwear, I have like 25 pair of the exact same bras, socks, pants. I have at least five of every kind of pant. >> Same. >> Yeah. I don't know. >> What kind of pants do you wear? Um, so I have like a really nice pair of hiking pants that I bought five of because we go hiking a lot, but they're like all weather, you know? So, I've got those. I have >> What's your everyday pant? >> Um, either it's like athleisure wear. >> Same. But what's the brand? I'm like, this is the pants that I'm wearing now. Can you see these? >> Yeah. >> And these are my Adidas slip-ons. But these are like kind of sweatpant. >> Yeah. I mine are yoga like stretch. >> Yeah, so are mine. They're from a company called Public Wreck. >> Yeah, comfort is key. >> Yeah, I don't I don't know. We all dress the same. Um Evelyn says team Sparrow. >> Hey, Kitty. >> Team Bradley says, "Chad and Haley, what would your parents have to do or say for you both to finally remove them from your life? Is there a limit to this BS?" >> For me, it's my kids. Yeah, for me it's the kids. >> Interesting. >> What would they have to do or say? uh like any kind of disownment or being mean to them in really any capacity about like who they are, who they choose to be. Like if you're [ __ ] with my kids, I'm gone. >> Yeah. >> Cuz I remember in the early days of your kids, there were some issues where they mom and dad had like loaded guns in their bedside nightstands and [ __ ] when your kids were little and would come stay with them. >> Um we have we've definitely [laughter] been through that era, but I for me like I don't No, I don't think so. What else could they do other than what they're doing now? Just >> Yeah, they can do whatever they want and [ __ ] >> right? They can do whatever they want to me, but like it will not affect my children. >> Yeah. [snorts] All right, fair enough. Um, Faith Ford, thank you very much. Daniel KY L, hi Chad and Haley, come to Brazil. Love y'all. Bob looks like a turtle. Lol. [laughter] >> He does. >> Turtle. to >> uh Vagaren, have you looked at the majority report for information on topics Sam Cedar and Emma Vigland do a great job. >> H >> I think I have seen their YouTube channel. Maybe that seems familiar to me, but I'm not 100% sure off the top of my head. My apologies. R Gregory Lee 1977. I cannot understand how Bob doesn't see the parallels to Nazi invasions and the US just taking Venezuela and potentially Greenland. >> Mhm. Okay. Our dad is cool with Nazis, just to let you know. So, he probably does see the parallels and is like, "Finally, I'm living in Nazi America." >> Yeah. >> Our mom though is like willfully ignorant or blind to those parallels. I think she's not a Nazi sympathizer. >> Nor does she glorify Hitler or anything like that. Not like our dad does. >> Yeah. >> So, I don't know how she doesn't see it because it is very clear. also clear with all the [ __ ] going on with ICE. >> Yeah. >> And she just doesn't see it. >> No. >> This is from Keller Olirri. Keller Liri. Thank you both for doing this. >> What? >> Nothing. Your Irish accent. >> Me Irish accent. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Thank you both for doing this. It's cathartic for me and I'm sure others in the same place as you. Haley, can you tell us more about getting Sparrow? That was my Irish accent. Thank you. >> It's a little Mrs. Doubtfire. Um [laughter] Um Yeah, Sparrow. Uh we have a 2-year-old black cat named Lydia. We thought she was maybe getting bored and it seemed like she was I wouldn't say depressed, but like something was going on. So, we knew it was either time to [ __ ] or get off the pot because by the time they're like three or four, it's less likely that, you know, a kitten coming into the house is going to get accepted. So, we um well, I found this guy. He was being fostered by a rescue. Uh and the description was perfect. He was like docile and loving. Um and really the minute we brought him home, we could tell it was going to work. So, we foster it was a foster to adopt scenario. Rescued him. >> Nice. Yeah, he's pretty cute. >> He's very cute. >> Um, this is from Hide Heidi L. Trimble. NPR posted a video. So, on TT I think this is NPR posted a video on Tik Tok showing the weapons used by writers on January 6th. It's a pretty recent post. They use digital evidence from trials. Would something like that change Mary Lou's mind? I literally played her a video showing the January 6 riers using [ __ ] weapons, breaking down doors, kicking people and [ __ ] Nothing. >> Yeah, >> just nothing. Did wasn't seeing it. >> So, no, I don't think it would. >> Creatures Origins says, "Your recent up with Just Bob was vile. Do you think your parents show more of their true selves to you when you have episodes with them solo?" I don't I'm not sure. Maybe. I mean, there is more of like a team dynamic kind of thing happening in when our whole family is in it, I guess. >> I don't know. But yeah, that episode was [ __ ] insane. Did you watch that? The one I did with just Dad this past week. >> Yeah. Uh I really think he has dementia. Like I really think something's going on. He's so angry and it's like getting worse. >> But I don't know. That's I think that. But then I'm also like I just flash back to how many times driving home from a [ __ ] baseball game with him when I was in junior high in high school and I like missed a ground ball or something >> and yelled at like >> that that same guy was in the [ __ ] car sitting next to me just screaming in my face, I wish you WERE NEVER [ __ ] BORN. You know that kind of [ __ ] So it's like I don't know. I I agree with you. I'm like that seems like a guy with dementia. >> Yeah, >> the rage. But I'm also like that rage has always been there. >> It's always been there. He's always been an [ __ ] but I definitely think something's going on. I just don't want to look back, you know? I don't want to be in my 60s and like watching dad die and he's like his worst, like even worse than he is now, and not knowing that it was something causing that. >> I feel like we need to get him like legitimately tested, not the [ __ ] clock. Do you know what I mean? >> Get dad a cognitive test. I aced it. It was a perfect cognitive test. >> No, I really think that we need to like pursue that. >> We are pursuing that. It ain't happening. >> Okay. All right. >> Anyways, we'll see. Time will tell, I guess. [laughter] Jorge Alejandro. Hi, I'm from Miami with a lot of Venezuelan friends and they're all so happy. Their mentality is take some of our oil if you must, just help us recover. Yeah, we talked about this a little bit today. It's a complicated [clears throat] situation. It's like I think everybody pretty much agrees Maduro was like a corrupt horrible piece of [ __ ] who was very bad for the country and it's good that he's out of there. But the next question is but now what? They just asked Marco Rubio, is the United States controlling Venezuela? And he goes, yeah. >> So, [laughter] okay. >> So, now we're in charge of it or Trump is like what? Nobody knows what's going on. And there's a vacuum of >> like political structure now >> in Venezuela that's going to have to be filled. And I I don't think Trump being in charge of filling it is going to be a good thing. But I don't know. Time will tell, I guess. Um, Sue LB, I'm in awe of your patience and courage. I'm with you, Haley. I don't want to live here right now either. Love from Minnesota. >> Yeah, it sucks. Last of academy evening from the UK. Hello governor. That was my British. Thank you. Love the show, but it absolutely boils my piss. That sounds like a very British. >> I live here, brother. >> Born on my pace. How you both know when an apology is warranted, but it never is reciprocated because they don't do anything wrong. >> Yeah. It's just we've lived this way. >> Academy. I'm 44 and I don't think I've received a single apology from our parents in >> and I'm 29 forever. >> And [laughter] >> MJMJ, thank you very much. >> The one from Nun says, "I meant her. She doesn't trust anything you show." Yes, exactly correct. She does not >> S and Rad comedy. Sandrad comedy. Thank you very much. >> Uh VCNA. Oh. >> Oh. >> Oh, Chad Haley. Love you both and I am proud and impressed at the work you're putting into your relationship with your mom and dad. On a side note, Chad, I caught your segment with Meredith on spiritual reality and crave more. Uh yeah, I went on a podcast, I don't know how long ago that was, months at this point, um talking about like astral projection and things of this nature. >> I'm getting closer. My 2026 resolution is to get out of this goddamn body, go flying around, talk to some entities >> in with your Irish accent. >> Yeah. Hello. Hello, shadow entity. Good to meet you here on the astral plane. [laughter] Stake music says, "Where does Bob's intolerance for humility, vulnerability come from? Was his dad constantly put him down and criticizing thoughtfulness emotion?" No, I believe it comes from him being adopted, having no real emotional connection with his adopted parents. Uh, they were not very nice to him as a kid. And I think he grew up with this attitude of it's me against the world and the world doesn't give a [ __ ] about me, so I don't give a [ __ ] about the world. I'll do whatever I can to beat everybody. >> Yeah. I mean, he has stories of like his adopted mother would tell him and his sister who was also adopted, uh, if you're not good and if you don't behave, we'll just send you back to the orphanage. >> Yeah. >> You know, so there was like some wild [ __ ] going on there. >> And they got beat with coat hangers and [ __ ] >> Yeah. Yeah. Like Yeah. >> Yeah. He went through some [ __ ] like not and I'm not trying to excuse any of his attitudes or behaviors obviously, but I think there is a reason for them that is very deep rooted in a horrible childhood. >> Yeah. I mean, he was beat like >> they were beat, verbally abused, physically abused, you know, dad, mom never went to their sports events or anything like it was very much uh keeping up with the Joneses. They adopted children because that's what everybody everybody had kids. >> Yep. Exactly. Kim Kimri Crawford, I think I'm saying that right. Hi, love y'all, Chad. I finally got around to listening to your pod with Bob the drag queen today and thought it was so ironic that you've seen the comments uh suggesting y'all try to trick them. >> Continued. Oh, I don't know where it was continued. Or was I don't know what co n t means. Um >> trying a trick. >> What's that? >> Trying a trick. What's that? >> People always will comment like, "You should read them quotes from Joe Biden and tell them it's Donald Trump." You know, that kind of thing. And I'm like, that I I just don't see any benefit in that, >> right? >> It will only anger them. And I'm not like interested in in tricking them. I'm interested in in >> making them see the light, you know? Yeah. >> NBJ777. Chad mentioned on Bob the Drag Queen show that you didn't want to trick your parents. Oh, maybe this is the continuation with gotcha type of questioning today. Your mom did that. Has your opinion changed? Oh, yeah. I just went back when I was cutting the episodes, cutting into clips today and rewatched that. >> Yeah. Where she was like, "Who do you think that was? That was George W. Bush." And it was like, so just another [ __ ] Republican president did the same nasty [ __ ] Like, you're proving our point if anything. Yeah. >> Uh, so the the trick didn't quite work. It did not change my opinion, though. >> Um, what did the Obama say? Take the high road. Lemonello says, "So it's okay to have justice for Lake and Riley, but not the Epstein victims." Exactly. >> Right. Yeah. >> Exactly. >> Yeah. >> Rebecca Jones, I think your parents would benefit from watching the Baron Coleman podcast. He's a rep, not MAGA. Republican, not MAGA. Could be a good off-ramp. Check it out. I I bet we will never get my dad to watch anything other than Newsmax, but no, >> perhaps >> mom might. Yeah. Phil Meyer, do your parents believe Epstein wasn't a PF? Was PF pedophile? >> Oh, until after Trump broke up with him and the trafficking all stopped when he died. No, they think Trump, or at least my mom does, thinks Trump was a literal FBI informant going like deep cover in a false friendship to get evidence to bring him down. She literally believes that or at least says that. >> Yeah. >> It's [ __ ] insane. I can't. It's like I expect some of these behaviors from, you know, maybe uneducated people, but I think it's because they only watch Newsmax. >> Mom and dad, mom and dad aren't stupid, but it's like they literally are just being fed all of this [ __ ] propaganda. They It is a cult. Like they have been brainwashed. For anybody out there who has never seen Newsmax, I didn't even know how to get it. I thought you had to have satellite, but it's on I have YouTube TV. It's on YouTube TV. >> I challenge you. Watch Newsmax for like 10 minutes. What? Just watch one of their morning news shows. Your mind will be [ __ ] blown. The news crawl. Just watch the news crawl for five minutes. It's the same like five things, none of which are news. It'll be like Obama was the devil, but it'll be misspelled and [ __ ] Like it's unreal how bad it is and that's all they're watching. >> Um this is from Faith Forward. Mary Lou, I applaud you for not wanting to believe everything shown to you without doing your research, but can we get updates after you do? Love the pod. Thank you. She's not here right now, but we'll tell her that. >> Uh Staceface 5000 says, "Haley, I was literally cheering you on today." Mad respect queen Chad, >> how do you choose what clips sources you use to educate Marylu in the hope she finds a source credible? I'm just showing her stuff that I'm seeing in my bubble. You know what I mean? That's kind of the point of those Wednesday episodes is to be like, "Show me something from your bubble. I'll show you something from my bubble." The people that I'm primarily following and the clips I'm using primarily are from like the big left-wing YouTube podcasters who all have at least a million followers and some of whom have interviewed huge political candidates and stuff. Mhm. >> Um, >> someone's watching from Scotland at 2:39 a.m. Somebody's watching from Scotland at 2:39 a.m. Scotland. >> Dinner. Hi, Ken. You're watching from Scotland. Thank you very much. That was my Outlander. [laughter] Doney, California says that show today. Jesus [ __ ] Christ. They have a mantra. Trump is my president. He is making America great again. He's keeping us safe. Your mom must Your mom cust repeats >> just repeats that over >> just repeats that over and over when things get sticky. I know the mantra demoney California is one of the hardest things to accept. That's the >> It's heaven's gate. It's heaven's gate. >> That's the cult. That's the cult. >> Wax on, wax off. My son >> says, "Do you feel like you live on a roller coaster? You have these small breakthrough moments with your mom and it slips away. I just could not." >> Mhm. Yeah. It's hard. It's difficult. >> It is. I mean, here's the the the like truth of the matter is this. The I mean, how do you even put this into words? My brain identifies systems. It's basically all it does. It identifies systems. It looks for ways to um make them more efficient or to augment them or manipulate them in some way that I find entertaining. It's what I do in all of my other podcasts as well. One is about reality TV where I have identified a system in the Bachelor that is like a sport. I now train people to infiltrate that show and play it like a game. And I have been doing that for four years. I love that. It's all my brain does. I see this current political system and I see where it's headed. We're coming to a point where it is going to collapse everything the Republican party is doing. And I don't know if that's going to happen with Trump or the next person that's at the apex of the Republican party, but it must collapse. And that could be after much more tumultuous [ __ ] happens and it's like part of a revolution type thing. I don't know. But we're we're approaching a time I think in the next five years that is going to be post Trump. Whether that's because he doesn't run again or that the whole Republican party has to be revamped or something. I don't know. But it feels to me like that system is about to crumble in the next five years. If it I mean I don't know if you consider that like about to crumble. Nonetheless, um once that happens, we're still gonna have these two [ __ ] parents. >> Yeah. >> Now what? And and part of this whole podcast is for me about like establishing this relationship. So when that system does crumble and the kind of magic spell that is being woven over all of MAGA, our parents included, dissipates, what are we left with? And if you don't have a relationship with those people, it's going to be much harder to now form one where do they have to apologize to, you know, do they how does that even [ __ ] work? So, >> well, we know how that works because our parents have systematically kind of cut ties with everyone in their life. >> Yeah. >> Familial ties. >> Yes. >> Like we're it. We're the only ones left. >> So, I mean, if we didn't do this, um, I don't think we'd ever talk to them again. I agree. Um, now has come the time in our live show where I have to ask you to please stop putting money in the chat. Thank you so much everyone who has done this, who has donated and asked these questions. But I see we have a very big backlog of of questions here. I tried to look today on how to turn off the ability to give money in in >> I couldn't figure out how to do it. My apologies on that. We are going to try to answer the rest of the questions that are in the queue in the next 15 minutes here, but please don't put any more um money into the queue because I want to try and get through all of these in a timely fashion. Thank you very much. Um bathtub toaster. Thank you. >> Louisa Goldberg says, "Have you spoken to your mom since the show aired today? If so, how did that go?" She looked real pissed. Haha. I talked to her for about like when we record the show, we record it on this software called Streamyard that takes a couple of minutes or whatever after we finish for the files to upload so everybody has to stay online. I talked to her for like 2 minutes or something while that was uploading and she was she was over it, you know. Um so we'll see. I haven't talked to her since though. She texted us. >> I have received no communications, no comms since this morning. Let me see if I got any. No, >> but it is interesting. Like >> clean comms. >> They will berate us, call us names. We're just supposed to endure, you know, accept the blows, but the minute that I [ __ ] fire back, well, I'm just not doing this anymore. >> Yeah. They have a kind of child's defense strategy of like, well, now that you're mad at me, I'm not. Hey, [ __ ] you then. I just won't talk to [laughter] you. They do. I mean, you've seen dad has done literal silent strategy to us >> on the [ __ ] show. We're on a damn podcast where the whole premise of it is we're talking about political issues and he'll silent treatment [laughter] like a 5-year-old. >> Yeah. It's But this has been lifelong. It's been our whole lives. Like we've just kind of learned that we have always had to be the bigger people. >> Mhm. >> Or it doesn't go any like it's over. >> I literally think we would not be talking to them had we not decided to do this. [ __ ] I literally was like, "Should I do this? Should I [ __ ] do this? Might as well." Then I asked mom, "Do you want to do one episode with me and see if we can even talk for an hour?" >> Mhm. >> We did that first episode. >> Then dad got jealous that he wasn't on the podcast. I hit you up and I was like, "I'm thinking about doing this. Do you want to do one?" And then we just kept rolling from there. Um >> Yeah. It's [ __ ] wild. >> And that was after literal radio silence for like a year. Yeah. Yeah. >> A year. >> God, >> I got I got blocked on social media. I did not I knew nothing. >> I remember that >> mom blocked me on all social media and like unfollowed me and all this [ __ ] I did not speak to them for a year. >> Like the holidays came around and we just took the kids to we went to like New Orleans, we went to Colorado. We didn't see them, talk to them for a whole year. I just remember there was a time where I would get calls from mom, she got another tattoo. >> I'm just like, why are you [ __ ] calling me about this? [laughter] She just wanted to be like pissed at you without talking to you. So I would be like a weird surrogate punching bag when you would get another dog or another tattoo. >> She's got too many dogs. >> In my [ __ ] 40s >> and have like raised three kids. I own a business. Like >> Yes. Exactly. It's so [ __ ] stupid. >> Yeah. >> OS9828 says, "Hi, Chad. Venezuelan here. I wish I could speak. I have a million things to say. Venezuelans are celebrating. Things can get worse. [snorts] Uh, please teach Marylu to say Venezuela." Well, I mean, yeah, I I'm happy that Maduro is out of there. Obviously, I'm happy for anybody who is happy about that. I just am like it's hard not to question the methods by which that outcome has occurred. >> I mean because >> you're you're looking at now Donald Trump and his cabinet being the people who are going to install whoever this next person is. >> It's like you're swapping one dictator for another and it's uh I understand like you know the the celebrations because Venezuela has been under a dictatorship. I understand it, but it's like >> I I don't think there's going to be repercussions. There's going to be ramifications. Donald Trump is now in charge of this country. >> Yeah. >> And we know what he's done to our country. So, that's [ __ ] scary. >> I agree. 100% agree. >> Scary. I'm I'm happy for them that that you know the piece of [ __ ] that was in charge is gone, but like now you're stacked up against another piece of [ __ ] and he wants your [ __ ] oil. Like that's scary. >> And he's got it. He's getting it. Um, awesome. Pawsome. Thank you very much. Not nautical. Oh, nautical. Now I see. It's mindboggling to me that MAGA wanted to murder Venezuelans on the boats a week ago. Now they're like, "Liberate the Venezuelans. Save them." They don't say it's not about Venezuelans. >> No, I think it's about having a war being being like a military power. Trump has said he wants to be a dictator. Now he's just doing it. He's going to try and like gobble up his I think this is the first of a few countries that he's going to do this with. I don't know what the next one is, but I don't think he's stopping here. >> Wizard of Bruce says, "Any special guest lines up for future eps?" Yes indeed. Yes indeed. Wizard of Brew. Hopefully this Friday you might be getting a very special episode that uh will not specifically be about politics. I'm sure it will come up. I'm sure we it will be impossible to not have that in there. But >> my so somebody that I work with um she has a trans wife and they follow a lot of like trans pages on Instagram and she told me that this really well-known trans comedian wants to be on the show. I need to look into this, but I might I'll try to hit her up and see if she's >> interested. >> Yeah, I'm totally down. >> She's [ __ ] hilarious. I would want to get some more guests on. I am just like, what is that format? Is that a whole different episode where we have a guest come in to just like kind of talk to us or do we just throw a guest into the >> what do they call it? Out of the frying pan into the fire or whatever and like just come on a Sunday episode. You're part of the family now. We've done that a couple of times. I don't know if it's ever been if it's ever gone well. I I no, but I would really like to have specifically mom engage with a transgender person. Okay. >> Like period. I think that it might >> enlighten her. I think it might change her mind. >> Yeah. >> She doesn't understand, you know, like >> people are people. You know what I mean? Like she just doesn't get it. So, I think if she could interact with anyone in the trans community, it would uh benefit her. >> I agree. Shmei, do y'all honestly think there could be anything that would truly turn Maryly away from Trump? If so, what? Something she couldn't say was AR or fake? We kind of talked about this earlier. Shmei, we think maybe like hardcore irrefutable video evidence of Donald Trump committing crimes against children. >> Mhm. >> Maybe, but I don't know. Maybe not. Yara Paola says, "I'm in the military and from PR, Puerto Rico, >> and I don't want to fight against fellow Hispanics for the rich to get richer." Agreed. >> Yeah, I hope that doesn't happen. >> Same. Coup77 says, "Not sure if I missed it, but still so curious of Haley's skincare routine. Your skin is flawless. Look at that. >> Thank you. Uh, sunscreen. I drink pretty much only water. I mean, I'll put like, you know, I have probiotics and like some greens that I drink throughout the day or whatever, but lots of water, no sun, vegan, um, lots of moisturizer, and hyaluronic acid. >> Nice. Nat cara music. When they say he's my president, you should remind them I'm your child. Oh, interesting. Do you remind them that they're your parents when you're mean? It is a little it is it is interesting you know because there's nothing I wouldn't do for my kids. >> Yep. >> There is no one above my children like in the food chain. >> Um so it is interesting to see their reactions and to see like how they treat us and and how this has all transpired knowing that like I'm a parent now so I understand that relationship. There is literally nothing my kids could do to [ __ ] pit me against them. Nothing. >> Yeah. I mean, unfortunately, we are on the other side of the adversarial psychological line for each of them. I believe mom maybe a little less so. >> Mhm. >> But I think dad really does see us as the enemy at this point. >> Chatzar, I was surprised at how upset Marylu got. I didn't think Haley was that much more pissed than usual. [laughter] >> Say they were dumb as [ __ ] or something. >> But it's not just that, too. Dad exacerbates it. He escalates it by when you're like, "Fuck you. You're a stupid piece of shit." And then he's like, "No, YOU'RE A STUPID PIECE OF SHIT." AND THEN you're both going back and forth and mom's sitting right next to him as he's screaming. I think >> it kind of compounds the issue. But yeah, she was affected today. We'll see. >> I don't know. I mean, this podcast has always been at will. Any of us are free to do this or not do this at any time. Yeah. >> Nobody is is chained to this, you know. >> I did say I was sorry. So, >> yeah. Yeah, hopefully that will >> in the end. >> Yeah, >> the apology. We'll see if that landed with mom. >> Yeah, >> from Ry. I wish Mary Lou would look more into January 6th and see why cops and security were quote letting them in. >> Much much love from Canada, eh? >> She's never going to look at that stuff. >> Is that Attack on Titan? Is that Levi? Is that a Levi drawing? >> Uh, that looks like >> from Berserker. >> Oh. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Okay. >> I'm not sure. Um, Kevin stout22, Glad Blob, and Mary Boo. Got it today. [laughter] They need to see hate. They need to see hate. They spew comes back sometimes from your own family. Those are the consequences of their views. Wow. Kevin STO. >> Yeah, I got pissed. >> I got pissed. Kevin MCL80 show members only Palm Beach. It's like the Real Housewives of Mara Lago. I love Marylu's reaction as well. You really see how these MAGA rich live? >> What is members only Palm Beach? Do you know what that is? >> I have no idea. >> I don't know what that is either. Interesting though. From Doo123. Does Bob understand how many people are witnessing his behavior? Huya Navy. Haley. [laughter] >> Hya Navy. >> And what is that? A little boat. >> Hya Navy. Yeah. Um, >> no, he doesn't understand because he never he doesn't >> understand how to use a computer. >> Yeah. >> Or even his cell phone for that matter. He's he's looking at no comments ever. >> Our mom does read some of the comments sometimes. I think maybe she reads them to him, but I don't even think so. >> And again, back to that adversarial worldview. He loves it. If you [ __ ] talk him in a comment and he's aware of it, it it fuels his fire. He would love it. Um, sand rad comedy. Let your mom and dad know that we are concerned about how Trumpism will impact us here in Australia. What stops him Australia? What stops him invading resourcerich Australia? >> At this point, nothing. I don't know. >> I [ __ ] I don't know. I feel like they would back anything he did. I feel like they wouldn't give a [ __ ] They would somehow >> Huh? They would somehow justify it. >> Of course they would. >> Australia. >> Of course they would. >> Down under. >> By the way, I think I'm going I think I'm going to Australia next year. That's going to be our big trip. >> Oh, nice. Watch out for the spiders. >> I want to swim >> snakes. >> I want to swim with sharks and I want to surf. >> Great white. >> Yeah. Down. >> Swim with a great white. [laughter] Now it smell [snorts] >> watch your fingers when a great whites about uh Sean I don't know why I'm doing all these accents today. Sha or Sean Akile I don't know how to pronounce this. I'm so sorry. Shaun as maybe. Can you ask Mary Lou about why Trump bought Epstein's plane and was flying it to rallies? Why would he do that if he was so against Epste and his crimes? I didn't know that. Did you know that? I've seen his part. Let's check that out. I will look into that. >> Better than98 says, "It's only rational peeps tonight. So rather than preaching to the choir, you guys should watch the anime 86, an emotional roller coaster, and then Hina Matsuri when you need a break." I've watched 86. I have not watched Hina Matsuri. I loved 86. Do you have you watched this one? >> No. What's it about? It's about uh a alternate present or near future or something where basically human beings are split into two populations. One are the grunt soldiers that are out fighting this um enemy force and they drive these weird like bug like tank things and then the other half of them are living in like this beautiful walled city and they are the controllers of the people um >> in the tanks basically. >> I watch that. That sounds interesting. I just watched a flux twist in it. >> I just went and watched all the episodes of Aon Flux not that long ago again. I That's one of my favorites. I love it. >> Yeah, some great Peter Chung, I think, animated. >> It's weird as [ __ ] >> Uh, thank you, Travis Newman. A Bunker says, "Would y'all have Bob the Drag Queen on a weekly episode? It would be so funny." I'm talking to him potentially about coming on my other show, Game of Roses, as Traitors is about to start season four and so we may have him come on and talk to us about how he thinks that season's going on. >> See, he's in LA, right? >> Uh he's all over. I think he's in Broadway right now, actually. >> What What Broadway play? >> I want to say Mulan Rouge. >> Oh, nice. >> Yeah, >> I saw that. >> Oh, nice. Ryan R. 7441. Curious. Bob is a veteran. Does he collect veteran retirement benefits? Yes, he does. VA health care? No, he doesn't. Veteran disability. >> Maybe. >> Does he? Maybe. He has some hearing loss. Social Security? Yes. Isn't that socialism? Oh, wait. Let me guess. Iron. >> You guessed right. Ryan, >> you got it. >> That's exactly correct. Um, Fraser Cal. I'm English with Irish grandparents. Well, not Scottish. Anywhere with a name like Fraser. Fraser >> Kelly is more Irish. Um, horse ketchup says, "Haley, how did you end up living in Texas? Chad and Haley, will your significant others ever come on the show?" >> Um, how did I end up here? So, Chad and I grew up in a suburb of Dallas. Uh, I went away for college, met my spouse while I was there and we both when we were looking for jobs, uh, you know, senior year of college, we both landed jobs back in DFW. Um, so we came here with the jobs and stayed for a little while. I think we had two kids here and then I was like, we got to get the [ __ ] out. So he found a job in Colorado. We transferred there. We lived in Colorado, I think, for about six years. Um, and we moved back here again with his job and we kind of moved back to the same area cuz I'm familiar with the school systems and [ __ ] So, we rooted here with the kids. We have one more in school in public school. She'll be done in one year. >> That is insane. >> She'll be done in a year and then >> God, I feel so old. >> 29 of course, but >> yeah. Yeah. an old 29. >> Yeah. Isn't that [ __ ] insane? So, like I've got one >> I remember when they were all babies like it was yesterday. >> I know. I Well, tell me about it. I have one who will be a senior in college next school year. I have one. We're literally driving in a week to college in another state in the Northeast. And then I've got the baby who graduates in one year. I'm having mental breakdowns like crying in the middle of the night and can't breathe. Um [laughter] cuz we're taking her. I didn't realize that it was going to hit me this hard. Like >> yeah, >> taking Roman ended my life. Like there was a good two months where I just could not breathe. But he called me every day. We still talk every day. >> Um he calls me too. I don't even have to call him. So that's nice. But this one is [ __ ] up because we've been going to concerts together, going to movies together like the last three or four years. She's been my little bestie. Mhm. >> I don't I can't handle this. Like, I literally don't know how I'm going to do this. >> You know, I've seen dad cry maybe three times, I think, total. >> One of those times was him dropping me off at USC. >> Yeah. So, if our [ __ ] dad gets emotional dropping off his imagine like [laughter] I >> I'm literally crying every day. I can't And I'm not a crier. Like, I cannot >> just think of like what great adults they're going to be. I know. And I know I like I pushed them >> their whole lives to like attain what you want to attain. Like dream big and [ __ ] go for it. So I've always told them like no, you got to get out of here to go to school. You got to get away from the house because I believe that there's like a tremendous growth that happens in those four years. >> And so like I know that that's what's best for them, but it's not what's best for me. [laughter] I don't want them gone. I'm like, "Hey, you guys think you might move like wherever I am in four years after college?" You know, and they, you know, I got to make my own way. I don't know that yet, you know. I don't know. I don't want them gone. I don't want them gone. >> Yeah. >> I hate it. >> Interesting. Um, bathtub toaster. Thank you very much. Sebs 209. Love you all. My intro to the pod was Seal Team Six Mall execution. >> [snorts] >> Do you remember that when dad said that Donald Trump could march into a mall and kill me basically? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I love the Kansas State memorabilia man cave. Moments like that show how shared interests can be uh real entry points for reconnecting. Thank you very much. >> Yeah, >> Sebs Janette Galloway says, "Great show. Can you show Marylu information about pre-election Trump being a Democrat, university fraud, failed businesses, previous eps seem like she doesn't know?" We have talked about that stuff. Maybe I'll I'll try to put together something like that for a Wednesday episode. Just go through all of his [ __ ] The Trump University, the fraud case, the charity, all that stuff. >> That might be interesting. Um, Evie and Eva, Evie and Eva, I don't know how to say this. I'm politically with Chad and Haley and I love animals. Grew up having horses in California, so I requested Mary Lou on Insta. She's not accepted. Is it because I'm Mexican? >> [laughter] >> Oh my god. Maybe because she doesn't even know how to accept friend requests. I think that's probably more likely. We'll see if we can get her on there. >> LBTH9087, you mentioned keeping politics to the podcast, but I imagine their racism use of casual slurs isn't limited to just the show. That's correct. It's a correct assumption. >> Yeah, it's that's not a fun time. >> Yeah. Not I mean the doing the podcast has not solved all of the problems, but I think it has made our relationship better generally speaking and specifically by putting almost all of that [ __ ] in the podcast. Again, not all of it, not 100%. >> Most of it. >> Um KD Lee says, "Do you think Trump will attempt to invade Canada?" >> Maybe. I mean, if they got [ __ ] he wants. I think no. I I think Canada and Mexico will not happen because they're connected. That's a different thing. You know what I mean? I don't know. I could be wrong. I don't know. God, I [ __ ] hope not. >> We're the big bad. So, I mean, anything is possible. We are the big bad. >> Yes. And is he trying to take over like the Western Hemisphere and then let what? Like Putin and China figure out the other half. >> I don't know either. That's why we I sit around like so where could we move? What other country? I don't [ __ ] know. >> Is it Is there any country that's safe? >> I don't even [ __ ] know anymore. >> I don't either. >> I don't either. We are We are staring down the barrel of another kind of like access of evil type thing. Only we're part of it, which is not good because I feel like whoever has the US military is winning, >> right? >> I just it feels yucky. It's like >> I agree. Do I stay here because I know that like, you know, we probably aren't going to get bombed and all that [ __ ] but like I don't want to be a part of that. I don't want to be associated with that. >> When we go to other countries and like a lot of times we'll do activities where like there's other people in the group with us from like other countries, whatever. You have to go around like introduce yourself and say where you're from. I am so [ __ ] reluctant to tell them that I'm from the United States. And when I have to say it, I apologize. Yeah, >> I apologize. Of course. >> I'm like I I didn't vote for him. >> Totally. Yeah, >> it [ __ ] sucks. Like I [ __ ] I don't want to be an American in another country. >> I can understand that. Um I am also now seeing our little starred chat numbers going up. So I must once again ask please everyone to refrain from any more donations. Thank you. We appreciate them sincerely, but we want to get through all of them and if the number keeps going up, we will not be able to do that. So, please refrain. Uh, and we're gonna try and get through the rest of them right here. Awesome. Pawsome says, "How did two seriously conservative parents produce two super liberal progressive children? What steered you both toward the left?" Marijuana. [laughter] No, I don't know if that's true. Uh, like I said, I don't it's hard for me to like really plug into any of this [ __ ] because I just don't think it's real. So, it's like, you know, at that point, all I'm really concerned about in terms of like the human experience is that I think everybody should have as close an experience as they can to pure happiness and love and being understood and doing what makes you happy and all that kind of thing. And that's just like antithetical to the conservative movement in America. >> [laughter] >> I think I've always just had like a an internal like moral compass, you know? Like even when I was in high school, my friends were drinking, like doing drugs and [ __ ] Like I didn't do it. >> I like I've just never I'm not a follower. I don't cave into peer pressure. I question everything. I've always been that person. And so I think, >> you know, I don't know if it was mom and dad inadvertently, you know, you can do anything. You can be anyone you want to be. Like did they >> make me that way? Am I inherently this way? I've just always questioned everything. I don't I don't know. It's just kind of who I am. >> I don't know. >> Well, to Josh Minecraft, Haley Chad, what are your thoughts on immigration? I'm the son of a hardworking migrant and I've been scared due to MAGA wanting them gone. >> I think anyone should be able to go anywhere they want. >> Me, too. I I disagree with the concept of countries as a whole and borders specifically of course I think are they're just it's all made up. None of this [ __ ] is real. Even I'm talking about like time and space not being real on a fundamental level. But even like the constructs that we have built to describe this human experience, >> countries, citizenship, money, laws, none of that is real. >> Yeah. It's all just weird [ __ ] we made up and we all agree to live by these these madeup abstract ideas, one of which is a country or that there is any kind of boundary or that that needs to be enforced by in quotes laws which require people that say I believe these laws are real and I will [ __ ] kill you if you go against it. It's bizarre to me. I I don't know how we got here as a a species to be honest. >> It's just a Yeah. And and I think again, mom and dad don't leave like their living room, but as you travel, you you really start to understand that like the entire world is just multiculturalism. >> Yeah. >> You know, and and I'm for that. >> Me, too. It's one big city. >> The globe is one big city. >> Yeah. I'm I just Yeah. It's I don't know. So, I'm all for immigration. Go where you want, do what you want. >> Same. Sunny to 1990. I think the reason they excuse Trump is because they see all the corruption and sleepiness out in the open and assume the Democrats are doing 10 times worse behind the scenes. Love the pod, by the way. Yeah, it could be. But I mean, they see his open corruption and sleepiness and they It's not even that they excuse it. They deny it's happening. >> Or at least mom does. Dad sometimes accepts it. Um and and likes it. Jibes, Maul, and Haley, they tend to talk down to you in a misogynistic way that they don't to Chad. I grew up with the same dynamic. You're a badass. Both of you are. Do you feel that way? >> Yeah. Well, I mean, there's a prime example. I, you know, I went to college, got a degree, got a job, you know, uh, and then we decided to have kids, and I stayed home to raise them. My dad told me I was wasting my degree, >> um, ruining my life. And then as my kids got older, I started a business. And now all of a sudden, I'm neglecting my children. And I'm a terrible mother. >> I remember that [ __ ] >> So, I have never been able to win when [clears throat] it comes to really both our mom and dad. Uh because I'm a woman and even in like like high school, you know, you could do whatever in the [ __ ] you wanted >> to come again. I had a [ __ ] curfew of like 1000 p.m. which I had to break every night secretly. Yes. >> 1000 p.m. in high school. >> Yes. >> As a senior in high school. >> Yes. >> Okay. My my mistake. I didn't even have a curfew as a senior in high school. >> Exactly. They gave you a lot more leeway socially in high school than they did me for sure. >> Okay. >> Um >> but yeah, that sucks. I mean, I you know, it's a shitty thing. >> Yeah. I don't know. Yeah, I I definitely have felt that um you know, probably my whole life from mom and dad, but I think it just made me I rebel. Okay, if you tell me I can't, I'm doing it five times. And I don't know if it's something that they did to me that made me this way, but uh I certainly, you know, it doesn't bother me because it doesn't affect me. >> Yeah, >> it doesn't affect me. >> It's a good way to be. Cindy Rowan, thank you very much. Cole Boy92, so happy to see Haley. Clap back at your parents. They are actually bad, evil, revoling humans. Oh [ __ ] [laughter] Uh Kathle nice 650. Today's episode was tough and major raising Kane. >> She's asking who is Major Raising Kane. >> What is that guy's real name? >> I don't know. >> I don't either. It's some military guy that my mom quotes all the time. Melanie Howard 952. Maryl's behavior today was wild. She can give it, but she sure can't take it. She can call people's name people names, but don't say anything about dear leader. Exactly. Correct. And that's what we were talking about earlier. That is the dynamic we have grown up with our entire lives. >> Yeah. >> It's uh they can yell at you all they want and then if you come back at them, why are you yelling at me? >> Yeah. >> Alexandra Margaret 6722. I died when you called him Smoky Joe Tobacco. [laughter] >> I only know News Match exists because of your parents. It's Newsm Max, first of all. >> And it's not Smokeoky Joe Tobacco. >> I didn't remember tobacco. >> Yeah, whatever. Smokey Joe, whatever. It's all the same. Who gives a [ __ ] >> Kathleen Knight says, "Do you still feel we are making progress with mom?" I still do. >> Yeah, I do. >> I still do. It's It's subtle, but it's there. >> You know, it's one of those things where sometimes it's, you know, one step forward, two steps back, but we're going to get we're going to get back. >> We will get there. Bathtub toaster. Do either of you feel like you have to validate your parents' feelings when they don't validate yours? Love the pod and listen every Sunday. Yes. >> Yes. That's our entire lives as as children and now as adults. >> Yeah. I've learn >> that part hasn't changed. Probably never will. >> I think I've learned so much patience through it that like it's made me a better parent >> kind of because you know like when you have kids and they've always like h this sucks, everything's hard and you're an adult so like you have adult problems and you want to you want to shove down the [ __ ] that your kids are telling you. But >> I think >> having to listen and like absorb, I've just become way more patient because of mom and dad. Yeah. >> I think it's made me a better parent. >> Mhm. You know what it has has done for me, I think, is kind of a weird opposite thing. I always see in like movies and TV shows and [ __ ] where some like young adult kid is asking their parent for advice in some life situation. >> I've never done that. [laughter] And I don't think obviously at this point I never will, but I think it's because of that in some way, you know. I don't know. We'll see. Tune in Friday. We may be having a kind of therapeutic episode to say the least. >> Yeah. >> Corone day Melone 69. Heart of Melon. Can you ask how US intervention regime change has benefited the average US citizen in the past? Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Vietnam, etc. I'll try to get to that maybe next week. Shme, where do you think your parents will go politically once Trump is out of office? Fingers crossed. >> Just Republican. >> Whoever the Republican is. >> Yeah. >> Uh, bathtub toaster. Do either of you feel you have to validate your parents' feelings when they don't validate yours? Didn't we Did I just do this one already? >> Yeah, you already did that one. >> Oh [ __ ] Sorry. Um, god damn it. Where am I? There we are. This is Tammy Stanzel 406. I got a different vibe today. Maybe the parents can sense the BS is starting to pile up around Trump. The Honduran press that was pardoned. president that was pardoned versus Maduro. Your mom does not know how to make sense of it. Exactly. There are a few of these things that are starting to mount up where she's like, I don't know. I can't make sense of it. There is no party line that they're saying on Newsmax about that. They're just ignoring it. Right. >> Those are the things like once we get enough of those. I think the cracks will break. I think >> we'll see. >> Hoping. >> MJ MJ Maryl is obviously an animal lover. What does she think? Inc. >> What does she think of Christine Gnome? >> Loves her. >> They completely ignored the shooting the dog thing. Completely ignored it. We did that in an episode. That was an that was one of our topics. Yeah. >> When her book came out and she was promoting it by like touting that she killed a dog and uh they were just like, "Well, that's farm life. >> It's just more proof, you know, to that they're in a [ __ ] coal." >> Yeah. Jessica Kerr, do you think Mary Lou may have trauma related to women? It seems like whenever topics around women's rights, treatment come up, she ignores or deflects them. I don't know. >> Yeah, I don't know. >> Not that we've ever heard or discussed or know about. Maybe um Yazzy 1221997 Chad having huge arms with such I don't we have thick limbs. We talked about that today. >> [laughter] >> I wouldn't say it's huge arms. It's just like a thickness to the limbs. >> Can that be our sibling podcast? >> Thick limbs. >> Thick limbs. >> Sure. >> It's true though. We all have like >> stuff. But >> my >> I feel like forms are about as big as my biceps. My calves are like I remember one time one of my good friends, you know him? I've known him since junior high. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Told me that I had fat kid calves. Oh >> yeah, this is when we were children. >> I think that's the same. Was it you that called me the hundred pounder or was it him? >> It was a different It was not me. It was another one of my friends. >> Oh, a different friend. Okay. Yeah. Well, apparently we both had fat kid calves. >> Yeah. [laughter] >> Um Yeah. >> Jinup the bass. What is this? Ganup the base. I I don't know if I'm pronouncing any of these right. Bob and Mary Lou sit pissed off in the welfare welfare state of Oklahoma on social security as their welfare state of Oklahoma keeps sucking teeth off of states like California. >> Exactly correct. They don't understand how any of that [ __ ] works. Right. >> Eweapon says, "I'd love to see you feature Mr. Global's latest video on the reasons US companies won't move into Venezuela. Hope you had a chilled dudes evening." Chill's evening to you, EW. I'm not familiar with Mr. Global. I'll have to check that out. Jonath Oh, sorry. Jonathan Postier 943 says, "Haley, I'm a baker in Seattle. Let me know when you're ready to move to Washington and we can work on starting up hive location." >> Oh, >> #8647. I don't know what that means. >> Huh. Well, I mean, I our plan is literally to move to the Pacific Northwest >> at some point. That's where we want to end up, unless it's a different [ __ ] country altogether. But Pacific Northwest is my vibe. Bri 0402 says, "I genuinely would love a podcast episode where you guys uh research the topics with Mary Lou. Hold her accountable for the I'll research that comments." Um maybe that's possible. I like to do the research ahead of time so that it's not an entire episode of just us clicking on a computer, which I think would be boring as [ __ ] But yes, I agree with you. The researching thing, we will start to hold her more accountable. L. Cotton 8788. Do Mary Lou and Bob have or have they ever had any black friends? I have to know. Isn't there a story about why he hates blacks? >> There is a story. >> Yeah. >> Do they have any? >> I mean, I don't think they have any friends at this point. They're super old. My dad doesn't leave the house. Like, uh, my mom, the only people she knows are the people at her horse barn. But the story as he told it was that it was some and I don't even know the full details. It was something about in the Air Force there was a guy in his squadron platoon whatever whatever the air force grouping is called. >> Mhm. >> Who didn't make his bed right or was off out getting drunk when they were supposed to be doing calisthenics or something. >> So they all had to do >> they all for it or something. >> And so that's why he's racist now. Makes no sense to me, but makes sense to them, >> right? >> Manado Jabroni says, "I love that it seems like the quiet piggy thing is slowly getting to Bob and Mary [laughter] Lou. They were getting upset today. I'm never not going to use that because they dismissed it so [ __ ] quickly, but it also kind of makes dad laugh. Have you noticed that?" >> Yeah, >> he finds it funny. So, I don't know. >> He does. I don't know. >> Aubrey Key says, "Love the show. wondering if y'all's opinion on generative AI's effect on the environment and art. I noticed Chad and Mary Lou bring up using Chad GBD sometimes. I love AI. I use it for a wide variety of things. I've made multiple albums. I wrote a couple of standup specials a few years back and then used AI to make them in Tom Brady and George Carlin's voices. I absolutely love it. I think it democratizes the artistic process. So, if you want to make a movie and you can't get a studio to buy it or you can't get somebody to give you $50 million to make it, you can make it with AI. I love it. I know that's a controversial take. Say what you will, but anyone right now who is using a Google product, an Apple product, if you're using Meta, if you're using any social media platform, you are also using AI whether you know it or not. >> I for me it's like a lovehate, you know. I you [clears throat] have to get on board with all of the technological advances or you're going to get left behind. So for that reason like I have to know about AI. I have to understand chat GPT. >> Um the way that that I operate like what we do is artisal, right? So everything we do at the bakery is artistry. Um so I have like a profound respect for art. every time we produce any kind of merchandise, I hire an actual artist to do that for me. Um, so I use real artists for lots of projects and I think I maybe use AI to generate art like twice a year. I do not use AI for the purpose of creating art. Um, but I'm not in movies. I don't make movies. So that's something different I know nothing about. But for my personal >> use, I I tend to use real artists for what I need. >> I think a lot of people don't understand how complicated it is also to do something good with it. >> I think most people think if you make a piece of AI art, whatever it is, an image, a video, a song that you're just like, make me this song, enter. And that ain't it. like the music that I'm making with it. I'm writing all of the lyrics. I am then singing the songs and the melodies and then uploading what I've made, which is my singing voice is not great. Let's be real. I then upload that and then tweak it incessantly over the course of three or four days to make one song how I want it. >> Okay, so all that [ __ ] yeah, whatever. But like what about its effects on the environment? Like it's literally they're bulldozing. >> What kind of car do you drive? What kind of car do you drive? What kind of computer do you use? it is everything has a bad effect on the environment. >> Okay. >> And it's not stopping. >> So you're saying like all these giant data centers that are being built like that's just going to keep >> happening. Don't if you care about the environment and what technology is doing to it. I would say right now never use Amazon again. Never use any Meta product again, any Apple product again, any Google product again. Certainly don't drive a car again. Certainly don't eat beef again. We're all doing all of it. pick your poison, right? >> We're all doing all of it. >> So, this >> that argument to me is just like it's a I get it and I'm not for destroying the environment obviously, >> but it's like that ship has long since sailed before AI was ever even a twinkle in somebody's eye. >> Yeah. Well, I mean, I said that to somebody like, "You want to come at me for generating a [ __ ] Krampus image once a year while you're eating [ __ ] steak every day of your life? Get fucked." >> Yeah. >> Okay. It's the same [ __ ] Don't come at me if you're not >> you're partaking in all this other [ __ ] >> AI has become [clears throat] like a big boogeyman. But it really, >> at least from my research, it's very similar to public perception of what a camera was when cameras first came out. All painters were like, "This isn't art. This is [ __ ] It's taking our jobs." Blah blah blah blah blah. Now everybody's a [ __ ] photographer. And photography is a very widely accepted real art form. I think AI is what is being made with it now is like kind of novelty type [ __ ] It's back in the early days of movies like a Nickelodeon or a kettocope. We don't have the Avengers yet, but we're going to um we're in this kind of like interim phase where the things you're getting are like very early, very experimentational, and you're going to start to see new kind of like art forms emerge with the use of AI. And at that point it'll be kind of undeniable. But right now it's like basically mimicry, but there's going to be whole new [ __ ] that comes out of this that we can't even anticipate yet. >> That's my two cents. You got me started. Sorry. >> Well, I don't know. I still I don't like AI. I still don't like AI. I'm very much like uh like I'm a a [ __ ] crusader. Like environmentalism is important to me, you know? Like I'm a vegan for a reason and like I love walkable cities and [ __ ] like that. So like seeing all these stories about these data centers popping up and like polluting water and running people out of their neighborhoods like that's terrible. >> But that is happening with or without AI. That's just the nature of computing and the internet. You know it's like and it's not going the other way. That's another thing. It's like you can say that it's bad and it is even. It doesn't matter. The train has left the station. It is getting faster and going further and that's it. So, you can either get on board, learn how to use this [ __ ] for whatever you do in your life, or you can completely ignore it. But the the bottom line is you're still contributing money to it. Period. We all are. If you're using an Apple product, if you're using a Google product, if you're using a Meta product, you are contributing money to the development and use of artificial intelligence. >> Um, all right, we have to move on. That one really, that took [laughter] way too long. >> Michael Pearson, my wife is a neuroscientist who studies it. We watched we watched together. She says he is exhibiting signs of dementia. My mother went through similar stuff. We talked about this earlier tonight. Michael Pearson, we're going to try and get him to see um some kind of doctor hopefully soon. Wolf Wolf, >> my trans furry liberal friend would love to meet your parents in their fursuit. Well, how do you think mom and dad would [ __ ] handle that? >> No. >> They would not handle it. >> Yeah, >> they would not. >> The fursuit may be one step too far. I don't think mom knows what furries are, so maybe it would be okay. Maybe >> if they came in a horseshoot, maybe she'd like it. >> Might be cute. Yeah. >> Brenda Aralano 8776. Which one of you gets dad if mom passes first? Haley. Haley does. That's an easy one. Thank you very much for that question. JBL, thank you very much. Oink oink, [ __ ] [laughter] >> No. >> Dad said that today. Did you know that? I did. Yeah, >> I was calling him Piggy. Um, oh [ __ ] ambulance going by. Oink oink [ __ ] says, "My name today is from my favorite Bob quote from today's episode. I don't know how you don't just tell him to shut the [ __ ] up." I just cut that clip of him saying oink oink [ __ ] Jorge Alejandro 672 says, "Chad, a few weeks ago, I asked about Bob being Archie Archie Bunker, I think, and you being meatthead on this live. Later that night, we found out that Rob Reiner died. Coincidence? No, you killed him, Jorge. Good job. Jaybell 325, what do you think it would take for Bob to give up his guns? Love the show. I got all my friends to listen. Thank you, Jay Bell. >> I don't think he ever does. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> That's like a piece of their identity. Got to have my guns. Adam Sladeex says, "Is there anything your parents could say that would make you cut them off?" We already we answered this question earlier. For me, it's a no. >> For me, it's about my children. Auggie Z65 says, "Does Maryl Sherlock know that Facebook is not a research tool?" >> I like that. I What was the other one? >> Holy [ __ ] >> Mary Boo and Bl >> Blob or something? >> Blob. [laughter] >> No, she doesn't. Facebook and Newsmax are her research tools. Magical thing 7780 says, "Did you two always get along? If not, when did that change?" Yeah, we kind of always did. I shot you in the arm with a BB gun or something weird. We had a few like >> kid fights and [ __ ] You split my lip once. You stabbed me once. >> Yeah. >> Hit me with a baseball bat a couple of times. >> Yeah. A few like fisticuffs, but I think we got along for the most part. Yeah. >> Yeah. It was just kind of like standard sibling [ __ ] >> Right. Right. >> Um Lisa Lurma 282, I love you all so much. I want to hear more about the astro projection. >> No, Dad. >> 2026. I'm getting the [ __ ] out of this body. I've seen things already entities. >> What does Laura think about it? >> She's asked me to not bring entities into the bedroom anymore. [laughter] [laughter] Thank you very much. Uh Ra KP, my Bill, what's >> brother-in-law? >> Oh, my brother-in-law. Thank you for this. You're invaluable at these. My brother-in-law is just like Bob at 53. Collapsed narcissism. >> Sorry to hear it. >> Yeah. >> Ken Moore 674. I would love to see your mom's reaction to Galatians 5:22, fruits of the spirit. And ask her to explain how they relate to Trump. Love the pod. I you know I brought up I forget what it was. I I read a Bible quote >> at the beginning of some episode that was about um immigrants basically like treat the stranger as you would treat yourself type thing. And she was like, "Whatever." No, no, no. And I was like, "That's from the Bible." And then she had some reaction to >> They don't They don't [ __ ] They're not Christian. >> Yeah, >> they're not. >> It's like when they asked Trump, "What's your favorite Bible verse?" I like them all. It's very personal. I like them all. >> They're not. >> Lannabel one Lannabel 1069 says, "Who would be your dream presidential candidate for 2028, assuming fair elections happen?" L Timothy Shalomé you >> AOC AOC >> God I don't even know like I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know >> AOC like >> yeah in the current political cycle I think it probably is AOC for me as well [snorts] I just don't there's nobody else that I like more or like >> trust more or think >> understands the system in the in a good way you know and has like the best intent for people Um, yeah, I I think it's AOC for me, too. >> Um, Alan Alana Herrickson, Hierrickson 7594. Hi, Lib Sibs. Love watching the show every week. I'm hunting for a good show to watch after finishing Stranger Things. Any recommendations? Outlander. Sassanak. You must watch Outlander. Dash. >> I haven't watched Outlander. Uh, >> Outlander. It's on Netflix. It's also on Stars. >> What the [ __ ] did I just watch? I don't know. I'm not on a TV show right now. We just wrapped up Stranger Things, so I'm uh Did you watch Stranger Things? >> I bailed in season two somewhere. I was just like, I don't care about the show. >> I did, too. But one of the kids was is like obsessed with it. So, we all went back and rewatched like every season leading up to the finale. >> Oh, you know what show you want to watch? It's a show. I think it's on Netflix. I think they're going to do another season. It's called The Last Kingdom. It is fictional or historical fiction, I guess, about this guy who was a uh split between kind of like Saxons and Vikings, and he's he's [ __ ] good. >> I've had somebody else tell me to watch this. >> The Last Kingdom. Highly recommend. >> Okay. >> I Zimbra, today Bob's language is harmful and racist on many levels. How do you assess your responsibility as a host in deciding what a conversation when a conversation is necessary versus when it risks amplifying harm? I assume this question is is pointed to me since I'm the one making the show. >> I personally believe all attitudes should be represented and it is up to the person viewing the attitude if they want to view it or not. But I think hiding [ __ ] like this um in the shadows makes it worse. And I also don't advocate like, you know, supporting these ideas or anything, which our show does not do. Our dad presents his ideas, we present ours, we combat him, we talk against those ideas. >> So, it's not like it's a a one-sided thing. >> Um, and I think presenting the conversation between those different viewpoints is important. That's why we I called the show the necessary conversation. I think literally having him heir his viewpoints and having us say this is why they're wrong is necessary in contemporary America. I hope that has answered your question. Um life's design NCR. So grateful for this pod. I think you guys do a great job of keeping them uh from deflecting, but I would love to see more. Okay. What we can discuss Biden or whoever you want, but this conversation is a >> Donald Trump. >> Donald Trump. We do that sometimes. >> Mhm. Whenever they try to deflect, we're like, "Hey, no, no, no. That's not what we're talking about." Um, Taylor Henman, y'all remind me so much my own family. It's crazy. My question is mainly for Haley. Has your relationship with your dad always been this way, too? >> Our dad was never like warm and cozy. [laughter] uh you know like like I mean at this listen there are a lot of people out in the world who have like parents that like hug them and say I love you every day. That was not us. >> I've seen it with some of my friends and I'm always like what's that? >> What's that? Yeah. It's um so like and it's why me and you have problems like accepting compliments and you know like even physical affection is is difficult for me. Like I don't know how to receive some of these things, but uh like when we were little, like dad would take me to Toys R Us literally every other Sunday or some [ __ ] to like pick out a Barbie, >> you know, if I got good grades or whatever. Yeah. >> Um and then when I reached middle school, we would go to like a music store and we'd go look for CDs together. Um, and then as I got older, it became like playing ball, but he spent quality time with us. >> It was just kind of cold, I think. >> Of course. >> So, he's always been like kind of cold, but he did spend the time with us. Like, we had Yeah. >> He was never taught how to do that [ __ ] because his parents were cold to him. He his parents didn't give a [ __ ] about him, >> right? >> So, it's like how he he never learned it. I don't like look >> say what you will about our parents on any level. >> Yeah. >> I understand why he is the way he is and I don't begrudge him >> anything for being like that cuz I know he [ __ ] came from a hard ass situation in terms of how he treated us. You know what I mean? The racism, political ideologies and all that [ __ ] that I I don't [ __ ] get. And in some ways, I'm kind of like, >> if you had a hard childhood where you weren't really loved or shown love, shouldn't that make you want to be the opposite? Shouldn't it have turned the corner for him? Instead, it just perpetuated. >> The psychology is like you either break the cycle or perpetuate it. So, you know, um I think they did the best they could. And I'm sure we got beat less than he got beat, you know, like it probably wasn't as severe. Yeah, I don't know about that one. >> So, >> have to see the records. >> I [laughter] mean, I don't know. But we had a present father. >> He was present. >> Overly present in many ways. >> And yeah, overbearing in a lot of ways. Uh, but you know, >> the numbers are continuing to climb. Please, thank you for the donations. Please no more. Please no more. We are almost at the end of this. I think we're about to get through this, but I just saw the number climb up again. Please no more. We are trying to get through these, but thank you again. nautical. Have you explained to Mary Lou and Bob what a credible source actually is? I.e. peer-reviewed sources.gov websites, Associated Press, etc. We have the.gov websites, though. I don't know if those are credible anymore at this point. >> Uh, Joy Division is cool. I agree. Says, "I was adopted and abused by my biological mom. It has led me to get into behavior studies and trauma-informed education. I do get the rage from your dad." All right. So, there you have it. Uh, some people do understand these things. Dan C8388. Haley, I was listening to an old episode and your mom accused you of brainwashing your kids. Does she say stuff like that often? Also, you're a smoke show. >> Hey, >> what about me, Dan? >> You have your big arms were the surprise of the show. [laughter] >> Um, I don't remember the brainwashing episode. Uh she hasn't said anything like that recently. Um I don't know. I mean, you know, obviously they have all of these expectations uh for my children. >> Um but I have, you know, from the day that they were born, I almost had no expectation. I want to know who you're going to become. I will help you achieve whatever you want to achieve. And I think I went the opposite way that mom and dad did for us. Like to put all these expectations upon someone. Um it stunts your growth. You can't reach full [ __ ] clarity, maturity. Like you can't have boundaries. And so uh whatever confines that they wanted to put on me or my children, I I made sure that that my kids knew that they didn't have to, you know, be within those boundaries. I I always kind of looked at that as like at least for me, dad was like, "You will be a professional baseball player." And I was like a pretty good baseball player, but even like in high school, I was like, "There's [ __ ] guys that are going to get drafted into the major leagues that I'm playing against." There there were like dudes in high school that could throw 90 miles an hour, right? >> Hit [ __ ] two home runs a game. I was not that guy. I was like pretty good a starting middle infielder who had a decent batting average. And I'm I knew like that's not going to get me [ __ ] anywhere. Yeah. >> And I loved art and comic books and movies and all that [ __ ] >> And I knew from a a pretty young age, like I had no chance at this life that he was laying out for me, but this other [ __ ] is like totally subjective. >> Terrible movies get made all the time. I'm like, I can write a bad movie. Maybe someone will make it. And so I always thought that was going to be my [ __ ] path. Um, but in some ways him kind of being adamant like you will be a pro baseball player, it made me evaluate that like pretty logically, objectively and be like, is that even possible? >> No. And so I was like, what's what am I going to do? And it made me kind of like, at least in my own mind, pivot pretty quickly when I was maybe seventh or eighth grade to be like, I think I need to be a writer or something like artist of some kind. >> It happened for me like junior year of high school because I'm not a man. So, I can't play in the major leagues. >> Yeah. >> But he had me routed to go play softball in the Olympics. >> Totally. >> So, that was my >> You actually could have though, by the way. >> I actually could have. Yeah. >> Um, >> you had the the gift. >> I was really [ __ ] good. But >> the only reason I played was because I was great and he made me. I [ __ ] hated it. >> Yeah. >> I hated playing softball. it like I felt cursed that I could go out there and hit a home run every time. Like it was a [ __ ] curse [laughter] because I couldn't not do it. I was like so good at it. >> Yeah. >> Um so junior year I was like if I don't cut and run right [ __ ] now, this is my life. >> I remember I remember when you quit it was that was a whole like there was a cloud over the cult and household prolonged time. >> Yeah. Well, because they were banking on me like going to UCLA [laughter] and then going to play in the Olympics and dad had spent his whole life like >> pushing me into this. >> And I had like a very real like mental breakdown my junior year of high school and thought >> I literally have to do this right now. It's the choice right now. Yeah. >> And I went into my coach's office and I said, I [ __ ] hate you. I [ __ ] hate softball. And I threw my uniform at him and I quit. >> Damn. and I came home and my parents had already been notified and holy [ __ ] um walked on to the tennis team and made it. So I played [laughter] tennis. I played tennis my senior year of high school and the parents didn't talk to me for quite some time. Um ended up going to a college that did not have softball. That was my prerequisite. >> Kansas State didn't have softball. >> No, >> I didn't know that. I absolutely refused to go to any school because I knew dad would make me walk on. >> So, um, yeah, I changed the course of my life. >> Wow. >> You know, at like 16 years old, >> I actually really liked playing baseball and still did it into adulthood in like an adult league. >> Hated I [ __ ] hated it. >> I just was never I never had the juice like you did. Um, oink oink, [ __ ] ML cussed today after just last week chastising the video you showed her because of the cussing. I know. I clock that too. Big double standard there. Anita Bonita says, "What would your folks think about um it think about it? The monks and Aloca." >> What's that? >> I'm not sure what that means. Anita Bonita, my apologies. Adriana Cassali 7687 says, "Haley's tattoos on her hands are so pretty." >> Thanks. >> I can't show you my tattoo, but rest assured I have one. Amongst close circles of friends, I'm known as the guy with the dragon tattoo. [laughter] But Paul, but Paul 1523 says, "Aloha from Hawaii. Mahalo for your pod and for all you do coming from a similar family and being Oops. about your age. I get the frustration." Thank you very much. >> Brian Animatron. Greetings from Texas. Love the show, but it breaks my heart sometimes. Mary Lou reminds me of my own mom. Hope y'all are able to help her. Bob is evil though. >> [laughter] >> trying. >> We are trying. Alejandro Castillo251 says, "As a Colombian, I'm scared and sad. It hit too close to home. You think your mom ever would be able to see Venezuela is not what she's been feed up on. Is not what she's been feed up on." Um, I think you mean is she able to see what Venezuela is and not what the news is telling her? No. As she is a slave to Newsmax, as is my dad, >> unfortunately. >> Yeah. Ger95 says, "No question here. Just love for y'all. Keep it up." Thank you very much, Ger 95. Uh, Eva Garcia Mezo 110 says, "Shut up, piggy. Had become a popular saying in our home to highlight blatant stupidity. My son said it right before Chad said it tonight. Glad you're getting some value out of that as well." Southpaw MB, thank you. Um, Ella Alexander M6y, thank you. Southpaw MB says, "It's mind-boggling that Maryl gets mad at you two when you lose your tempers, but Bob can say the most vile garbage, and she just justifies and giggles." Agreed. Jish >> Jakawa >> Jishikawa 29. Thank you. Um, Jos L1345. Not what I planned to comment on, but you look so young, Haley. >> Ah, >> what about me? [laughter] Garcia 4854. Hey Haley, I went to school in I went to school Byron Nelson High School in TC. Where's TC? >> As a librarian libertarian, I hate our government, especially when tax dollars kill kids. Do you believe after mid midterms Oh, midterms and Dems win, your parents will quit the PC impeached. I'm not sure, Tyler, what all that means, but thank you nonetheless. Um, Nari asks, "Jobby is great Scottish word to learn. It equals Trump." >> Joby. >> Joby. >> Dafas. Donald Trump is Joby. Is that how you say? Is that proper? I don't know. >> Sarah Rose, hey from Australia. You guys are both legends. Every time we think they're nearly there, they deny and deflect. Do you think you'll ever break through? Or maybe do you need to try another angle? Thoughts? I think we will. I think we will. If we keep pushing what we're doing, I think it will work. I mean, it takes time. They're in a cult. You can't get somebody out of a cult. >> It it years is how long this takes. You know, >> takes a while. >> Red run. Red run. Do you feel that the internet has an inaccur do you feel that the internet has an inaccurate of your parents? I think probably view of your parents knowing they can cause stir online. Also, I'm a therapist. If you're still looking for one to help with an episode, let me know. I mean, >> they get the angriest version of our dad, but I mean, that's who they are. >> And also, I I just think like I study reality TV very um closely and parasocial relationships, the nature of social media and all that kind of stuff. Any person you're ever watching on a screen, you don't fully know them. You can't because you're not seeing their whole life. you're not seeing all the interactions they have with other people, what their relationships are like, how they treat other people, all that kind of stuff. So, it's like, no, the the view that you get of our family is not complete. It's literally just that conversation or whatever conversations we're having. Even this one with me and Haley, we're just answering questions, you know. >> Yeah. >> Um, so >> no, I don't I don't have veneers, guys. No, not veneers. [laughter] >> Congrats. You're just getting [ __ ] compliments all night long. I guess my teeth look like [ __ ] [laughter] JJ Diamond says, "Hi, Chad and Haley. If Trump asked his supporters to report people who oppose him, do you believe your parents would report you?" >> No. No, they would not. >> I [snorts] don't know. I'm 50/50 on that one. >> No, they would not. >> Northern Spike says, "Definitely check out Mr. Global. Will do." Um G Miller 863 says, "Quick observation. If your Mary Lou thinks Trump was an informant, isn't that a distinction reserved for criminals who are seeking leniency or other bennies? I don't think she thinks he's an informant. I think she thinks he is a literal FBI agent who went undercover. >> Undercover >> to befriend this guy Jeffrey Epstein to to expose the pedophile ring. That's what I literally think. She thinks um Cecilia Zenchen says, "The Last Kingdom is done." But yeah, it's great. I think they're making another season this year, which is if you watch the movie, you're like, "Well, wait a minute, though." You know, something happens at the end of that movie that you're like, "How can there be another season?" But that's what I've heard. >> Um Game Brett says, "Do you believe that your parents will eventually regret their political position? Do you think they uh think they will turn you to Trump?" I don't think they think they'll turn us to Trump. I I think my mom's greatest goal for me anyways to leave California. And I think she does have some hope there. Will they regret their political position or anything? Absolutely not. They make no mistakes. They are perfect people. Bort says, "I highly recommend the channel's second thought for socialist talking points." All right, I'll check that out. >> Scran Diggy says, "Chad, are you mad? Do you feel? [laughter] Wow, that's a deep cut reference to 10-minute podcast when my good friend Will Sasso and Tommy Blotcha used to quote Charles Manson to me. Are you mad? Do you feel blame Spanish? Uh Sarah Rose says, "Last super chat, I promise, but only to boost Chad Zigger." Chad, you fine even with half. >> [ __ ] Thank you, Sarah. Can you explain to everyone right now though who's watching why you have a half of a mustache? >> I can. And we have only one more comment. It's in the same vein. This is it. Mad Zen says, "Chad, you look great." Zatty. He he. Thank you. [laughter] [gasps] The half mustache is because of a little thing called cancer. You see? Well, Jesus, seven years ago now, I had a little what I thought was a zit above this lip right here. And I was like, "That's weird." And it just kept getting bigger and bigger and I was like, "Something's [ __ ] up." I go to my dermatologist. They're like, "It's cystic acne." And I was like, I'm 40 at the time, two years old, I think I was uh sorry, I mean 22. And um they injected it with cortisone, sent me on my merry way. 3 days later, it had like tripled in size. I went back. I'm like, "This is not [ __ ] cystic acne. What's going on?" They biopsy it. Oh, cancer. Oops. Our bad. I am then under the knife. Uh less than a day later. doing this process called MO microraphic surgery where they essentially scoop out the [ __ ] in wherever your cancer is. They scoop it out. Then they look at that under a microscope to make sure it's like a clear area all around it. They did that for a whole day. The doctor is like, I'm pretty sure I got it all. Stitches me back up. Comes back. Well, we did look at it under the microscope. There's a little cancer left in there, but no big deal. Your body will clear it. And I was like, what? I had just gone through a full day of like having my face carved. So, I was like, I guess I'll trust what you're saying, doctor. I leave. Three days later, there's three more spots emerged. Back to the doctor. Three days now of surgery all day long. Cutting, cutting, cutting. There was a day where they cut through the lip, blood fountaining everywhere. I'm laughing like in a weird kind of absurd estate. As I have told you, I don't think any of this shit's real anyway. And I was just like, this is the human experience, right? I'm like the Joker. just blood [ __ ] all over my face. The doctor's like, "Are you okay? Why are you laughing?" Um, so they carved out a chunk on my face that was basically like this. Looked like a Walking Dead zombie, just teeth exposed. And then they yanked it back together, stitched it up, and I had to go have radiation for six weeks. And as a result of all of that, the the missing chunk of the face as well as the radiation, hair does not grow here anymore. >> What kind of cancer was it? >> Squamas cell carcinoma. My um oncologist said it was the most aggressive type he'd ever seen, including his time spent in Australia. >> Oh, perfect. >> Where they have the highest rate of skin cancer of any country in the planet. >> That's why I wear sunscreen every day. >> That's why my sunscreen is this building that I'm in called my home. I never leave it. [laughter] Thank you everyone for joining us. That wraps this up. Wow. Hour and 50 minutes. Thank you so much to everybody uh for all the super chats. We did get through them all. Thank you to everybody for watching this show, for going on this weird ride with us, with our parents. Uh wherever it may wind up taking us hopefully to somewhere good. Hopefully the end of this podcast, whenever that will be, is going to be something very good. I think it will be with our mom. I don't know. But >> thanks for joining us. We'll be back on what is today? Sunday, Wednesday, with another episode. It may be me and my mom. I don't know if you're going to join us. Who the hell knows? And uh to all the Traers fans out there, this Thursday, season 4 premieres. Bye.