THE HOTTEST OF HOT TAKES
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Concept
tornado vs hurricane
A tornado and a hurricane are both dangerous storms, but they work differently. Tornadoes are smaller and usually touch down for a short time, while hurricanes are huge storms that last longer and form over the ocean.
Concept
tornado touches down
“Touches down” means the tornado actually hits the ground. That’s the part that can cause the most damage, and it doesn’t happen everywhere.
Concept
sirens go off
They’re talking about emergency sirens used for storm alerts. The siren can warn you that conditions are dangerous, but it may not always signal the exact moment the tornado hits the ground.
Car
Lamborghini Urus
The Lamborghini Urus is a very expensive SUV made by Lamborghini. It’s known for being flashy and fast, which is why it’s used as an example of a “hot” luxury car.
Car
Nissan XTerra
The Nissan Xterra is a type of SUV meant for rougher roads and outdoor use. Here, they’re talking about Nissan trying to sell it for less money than you might expect, so more people will buy it.
Concept
sub $40,000 price
“Sub $40,000” means the car is supposed to cost less than forty thousand dollars. That kind of pricing matters because it can make the car feel affordable to more buyers.
Concept
selling at least 50,000 XTERRAs per year
They’re talking about Nissan’s goal to sell a certain number of Xterras each year. It’s basically the company’s sales target for how successful they expect the new model to be.
Term
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay lets you connect your iPhone to the car so you can use apps on the car’s screen. It’s a convenient way to get navigation, music, and calls without juggling your phone.
Term
backup camera
A backup camera is a camera that shows the area behind the car when you go in reverse. It makes backing up safer and easier, especially in tight spots.
Car
Boulder Hyundai Boulder
They’re talking about a Hyundai “Boulder” that people expected to become a real car. The point is that it might have been shown off, but it never actually got built.
Topic
New York Auto Show
The New York Auto Show is a big car event where companies show off new cars and ideas. The speaker is saying it’s surprising when something gets shown there but never becomes a real product.
Car
Hyundai Palisade
The Hyundai Palisade is a family SUV with three rows of seats. They’re saying they don’t want to focus on Palisade news anymore.
Concept
loyalists
“Loyalists” here means buyers who strongly prefer a specific brand/model and are less likely to switch. In competitive SUV markets, targeting non-loyalists can be a key strategy because loyalists are harder to convert.
Car
Ford Bronco
The Ford Bronco is a popular SUV that’s known for off-road ability. “Bronco loyalists” just means people who really like that model and brand.
Topic
industry news
They’re switching into a segment about car industry updates. That usually means sales trends, market changes, and similar news.
Topic
SUV trade-off
They’re talking about the usual choice people make between SUVs and other options. Here, the idea is that some shoppers are deciding that a van might fit their needs better than an SUV.
Car
Chrysler Pacific
They’re talking about the Chrysler Pacific, a van model from Chrysler. The point is that vans might be selling better than people expected, and this one could be a top seller.
Car
Toyota Sienna
The Toyota Sienna is a family minivan. The hosts are saying the newer hybrid Sienna is helping it sell better.
Car
Honda Odyssey
The Honda Odyssey is a popular family minivan. They’re mentioning it because its sales are also rising.
Term
sliding doors
Sliding doors are the kind of doors that open sideways along the side of the van. They’re handy in crowded parking lots because you don’t need as much space to open them.
Term
flexible cargo
“Flexible cargo” means the van’s space can be used in different ways. Minivans are designed so you can move things around to fit what you’re carrying.
Term
hybrids
“Hybrids” are cars that use both a gas engine and an electric motor. The idea is usually better efficiency and smoother driving.
Car
Kia Carnival
The Kia Carnival is another minivan option. They bring it up because its newer setup is helping it attract buyers.
Concept
minivans
Minivans are family vehicles designed to carry people and gear easily. The hosts are saying they’re selling more because they’re practical and getting better with hybrid options.
Term
clearance
Clearance is how high the car sits off the ground. If it’s higher, it’s less likely to hit the road when things get bumpy or snowy.
Term
all-wheel drive
All-wheel drive means the car can send power to all four tires. That can help it grip better on snow or ice compared with cars that only drive one axle.
Company
Motor Trend
Motor Trend is a car news and review publication. In this segment, they’re saying Motor Trend reported the Cybertruck buying statistic.
Term
Q4
Q4 is the last three months of the year. The numbers they’re quoting are for that time period.
Car
Tesla Cybertruck
The Tesla Cybertruck is Tesla’s futuristic-looking electric pickup. They’re talking about how many were sold and registered, and that a noticeable chunk went to other Musk-related companies.
Company
SpaceX
SpaceX is a company that builds rockets and spacecraft. In this discussion, it’s mentioned because it bought some Cybertrucks.
Brand
XAI
xAI is an AI-focused company associated with Elon Musk. They mention it because it bought some Cybertrucks.
Company
the boring company in New Orleans
The Boring Company is Elon Musk’s tunneling/infrastructure company. They’re just listing it as another organization that bought some Cybertrucks.
Term
Cybertruck registrations
Vehicle registrations are records of vehicles officially registered for road use, typically tracked by region and reported in quarterly statistics. The hosts use registration data to argue that Cybertruck demand may be cooling compared with earlier periods.
Car
Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle is a small car that’s known for its unique, rounded look. It became popular and recognizable over many years, so people often mention it when talking about cars you used to see a lot. In the podcast, it’s used as a comparison for how the Cybertruck is becoming a familiar sight.
Concept
launch strategy
A launch strategy is just the game plan for how a company introduces something new. It’s about where they advertise and how they get people interested.
Concept
influencer stuff
This is marketing where a popular online person promotes a product. If people don’t like that person, it can hurt the brand too.
Concept
all their eggs into one basket
It means betting everything on one thing. If that one plan goes wrong, you don’t have backups.
Concept
private jet
A private jet is a plane you fly without sharing it with the public, usually because you’re wealthy or it’s a business trip. Here, it’s being used to talk about how some people see certain lifestyles as disconnected from everyday life.
Car
Tesla My Model
The Tesla Model Y is an electric SUV, so it uses a battery instead of gasoline. It’s built for regular daily use, like commuting and road trips. The podcast mentions it because it’s a model people are interested in and there are opportunities to see or drive it.
Concept
AI is starting to enter the industry space or the auto space
They’re saying computers using AI are starting to be used in cars. The idea is that the car can “watch” what’s happening and help figure out if the driver is acting dangerously.
Term
camera into the car
They’re describing a camera inside the car that watches the driver. That camera can send information to a computer that tries to judge what the driver is doing.
Term
scan your face
They mean the car would look at your face. A computer could analyze facial cues to help decide if the driver seems impaired.
Term
read your eyes
They mean the system would look at where your eyes are and how you’re moving them. If your eyes don’t behave like normal attentive driving, it could be a warning sign.
Term
heart rate
They’re talking about measuring how fast your heart is beating. The system could use that information along with other signals to judge whether you might be impaired.
Concept
tell if a driver was drunk
They’re talking about a system that tries to figure out if a driver is drunk. It would use information from the car’s sensors to make that call.
Term
interior cameras
Interior cameras are cameras inside the car that watch you while you drive. They help the car notice things like if you look tired or distracted.
Concept
AI monitoring in cars
Some cars use cameras and sensors to watch how you’re driving and how alert you seem. The car can then warn you or take action if it thinks you’re too tired or not safe to drive.
Term
drowsiness
Here, “drowsiness” means the driver is getting sleepy. The car tries to detect it by watching your eyes and how you’re steering.
Term
distraction
Distraction means your attention isn’t fully on driving. The car can sometimes tell when you’re looking away or not steering as steadily.
Concept
technology that detects impaired drivers and potentially disable their vehicle
The proposal is that cars could detect if a driver seems impaired, like drunk or not safe. If it thinks it’s serious enough, the car might restrict or shut down so the person can’t keep driving.
Concept
federal law requires new vehicles
They’re talking about a U.S. rule that would require new cars to include specific safety tech. That means automakers would have to build these features into the cars they sell.
Concept
potentially disable the vehicle
This means the car might stop you from driving if it thinks you’re impaired. People worry it could be wrong and leave you stuck.
Term
vital signs
Vital signs are things like your heart rate and breathing. The idea here is that the car can estimate them using sensors and AI without you wearing anything.
Term
blow into something before you can drive your car
It sounds like a breath-test device in the car. You have to blow into it before the car will let you start and drive.
Term
DUI
DUI means driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Some people have to use a breath-test device in their car, so the car won’t start unless they pass the test.
Term
crash tested
“Crash tested” refers to controlled vehicle-impact tests used to evaluate safety performance. Test results can include how well occupants are protected and how the car’s structure and restraints behave in a crash.
Company
IHS
IHS is a company involved in automotive and mobility research, data, and testing services. In this context, it sounds like the hosts are visiting an event or facility related to vehicle safety testing.
Concept
leftovers
They’re saying: don’t waste food—use what’s already cooked and make it into something else. It’s like finding a second use instead of starting over.
LIVE
Welcome to the carpool podcast with Kelly.
Whenever I see them, Fred goes, you done workin' mom?
He said, not done workin', he goes, okay.
This is like, and then it's over.
We're basically coworkers.
We just pass each other in the hall.
And Liz.
We'll go with the mole.
I have a new mole.
Well, it's because you're pregnant.
Then when I'm not pregnant and I get a new mole,
I'm like, well, the answer can't just be because I'm pregnant.
Now it's like cancer.
Your mom time off starts now.
Welcome back to the carpool podcast with Kelly and Liz.
Hi everybody.
How's it going?
It's gonna be my, it's May.
Oh my gosh.
That's cray.
Thank goodness this, like I need to be one month closer to having a baby.
I feel so like separated from this pregnancy because like I'm just not experiencing it
with you.
Like it feels like it, it just like doesn't exist in my world like the other ones have
in the past.
It's a very, it's a very weird feeling.
I understand that.
No, this one has been a challenge for sure.
And I'm already experiencing like third trimester pains.
And I don't know if that is because it's just my third.
So my body's like, let's just move forward.
Even though the baby can't come until, you know, 39 weeks.
Or if it's the fact that I have literally no time to relax because I have two toddlers.
Or what?
It's giving combination of the two.
Or the fact that I haven't worked out at all this entire pregnancy.
My other two I worked out regularly.
I don't know.
Oh, I never worked out.
I only worked out during my first pregnancy.
I know, but you weren't a, you're not a workout person.
Like you're just before I got pregnant.
I was, I was in the gym.
I was a workout person.
That is kind of rude of you to say though, because I have worked out twice this week.
No, you're the first time in your life that you're.
That's not true.
That's not true.
This is the metal moves tighter together challenge spring challenge.
Um, I kind of paid her like I take a love hate.
Anyway, back to you for a second.
I always hate when people were like, Oh, you're, it's like your third one.
Your body just knows what it has to do.
And I'm like, well, my body should know that it doesn't have to do anything for about 20 more weeks.
That's what I'm saying.
Like I'm, I'm trying to like figure out what the heck is going on with me with chat.
You bet he's like, yeah, well you're 25 weeks, but your body's like already thinks you're 32.
And I'm like, okay, well then my body is dumb.
Right.
He's an idiot.
Um, no, the problem is there's just like, no, um, we need to, we need more studies on
non-maternal health because the way that like, no matter what you say at the doctor, there's
a, oh, you're pregnant.
It's kind of crazy.
And like, oh, so can we not do anything to make our pregnant women more comfortable?
Yeah.
And it's insane.
It's, it's, it's anything.
It's like literally my shoulder got dislocated.
I think I don't know why.
Well, sometimes the relaxing.
Yeah.
It's the door.
Yeah.
Sure.
That's just going to happen during pregnancy.
Like I decided to go to the dermatologist.
I found a new mole and I'm like, what is this more?
I want to get it checked out.
And they were like, just pregnancy.
Okay.
I'll take your word for it.
That has nothing to do with this.
No.
And of course, like right.
It might be like does do a lot of things on your body, but it does just feel like that,
that can't just be the diagnosis for everything you have for the next nine months.
Well, and it's funny because like all, I don't know, we'll say I have like, okay, we'll go
with the mole.
I have a new mole.
Well, it's because you're pregnant.
Then when I'm not pregnant and I get a new mole, I'm like, well, the answer can't just
be because I'm pregnant.
Now it's like cancer.
Like I don't know.
It's like, it's funny when you go from, I've been pregnant so much over the last four years
that it's always like you're pregnant.
And then when I'm not pregnant, I'm like, well, what's, what's the diagnosis?
They're like, well, you just had a baby.
Right.
Exactly your postpartum.
Yeah.
Oh, are your breastfeeding still?
Well, that would make a lot of sense.
That's it.
Never mind.
We don't care.
No.
Yeah.
Kind of kind of insane, but I am, you are really starting to show, which is like so fun.
And I am excited for BB St. John.
I can't believe Elizabeth, first of all, she's being super annoying about the name.
She told me the other day, she literally looked at me in the eyes, her sister, her best friend,
her business partner.
We've been through everything together.
She looked at me in the eyes and she goes, I'm not going to tell you the name before
the baby's born.
I don't know that I will have a name before the baby's born and we do not have one.
I know, but it feels like a group decision between me, you and Maddie to talk about.
And unfortunately it's, unfortunately it's not.
But I don't know, I don't like talking about it because I'm not confident in anything.
And I don't want outside of pain.
Like I don't, I don't like talking about it.
It's a very stressful thing trying to pick a name for this baby.
We don't know.
You'll like, I don't know.
I'll find out with, hey guys, I'll find out with the rest of you.
She'll probably just post it on Instagram and not even tell me first.
Yeah, probably.
So, Kelly, there's not a name like you're mad at me for a name that is not out there.
That doesn't exist.
I'm mad that I'm not included in the conversations.
Kelly, you, you, here's what me and Maddie are doing.
We have like, I don't know, a few names.
Sometimes we'll throw out another one and we'll think about it.
But we're like this week, let's call the baby this.
And then we say, instead of being baby number three, we call her a name and just like, I
don't know.
We don't, we don't feel connected to anything.
So I don't know.
I'm shocked.
And of course I'm just kidding.
Like this is your, this is your journey.
At least I'm saying that for the podcast.
Yeah, you're definitely not kidding.
Definitely not kidding.
I'm trying to stay safe face right now.
I am shocked.
I'm not, I, I, I mean this generally, I'm not judging you, but I am shocked.
You guys are having such a hard time because I feel like you're, you have so many good
names that you've thrown out.
Like any of that.
Like I love all the names you've thrown out.
They're all so good.
Is that the problem?
Or I don't know.
I did none of them feel, none of them feel right.
Like James felt really right, Sloan felt really right.
We have a boy name that like feels really right.
And I just, I haven't felt that, that feeling towards any, any names.
Okay.
I've kind of felt it towards maybe one or two names, but then maybe Maddie doesn't
like it or whatever.
You know.
Yeah.
Okay.
So, and he does have to be involved.
So who do you think is the pickier of the two?
You're Maddie.
Um, well probably here's the thing is I know, I know immediately which names Maddie won't
like.
So I don't even like enter this, this realm of like trendy, well, I don't know, trendy,
but like he likes tradition.
Like he likes names that are names like he, I don't know.
He's like, I don't know.
Like Sutton, like he would never go for Sutton because it's just like, it's not, it's not
a name.
It's like maybe, maybe it's a surname or something.
Like he wouldn't like.
Sure.
Like Miller.
Like that's a surname.
Got it.
He likes, you know, he would like Elizabeth, Margaret, Catherine, like he likes names.
I don't know.
So there's, there's certain ones that I would not even bring up to him.
But then I think like, why can't I settle on Elizabeth, Catherine, Margaret?
Like those are fine names.
And I'm just like, I don't know.
Yeah.
Anyway, it's, this is not a good conversation because there's no, there's, there's no death.
Okay.
Well, I think everyone appreciates the update.
I think everyone's just like happy to kind of be along the journey with you.
Just know we're all thinking about you.
Um, okay.
So guys, today's episode where it's been kind of fun.
First of all, we're just going to like do some general banter and I have some good industry
news.
Like the industry has been newsing, which is refreshing.
And then we decided to ask the carpoolers to give us like some hot takes.
Um, I'm just kind of feeling a little spicy these days.
There was honestly a post that went kind of viral on the Carpool Facebook page and everyone
was like overall, like just sharing their opinion.
But I realized like something I had said was such a hot take and I didn't realize.
Oh, what was it?
So I made that video about family season.
Oh, yeah.
And then this post when it was like, is anyone doing this in the comments were kind of, um,
I don't want to say they weren't passing the vibe check because they were fine.
Like no one was like personally attacking me, but just like seriously disagreeing with
me and I didn't realize like what I had said was such a hot take.
Um, yeah, and I do think that some family, like someone was like sports is our family
season, which like power to you.
Like I totally get that.
Like I totally get that.
Um, and I think also there's just some people who like love baseball and like, I
don't know what to tell you.
Like I just don't like the sport baseball.
I mean, I don't want to be a T ball mom.
Now, if my sons came to me and were like, this is my dream, I'm not a monster.
Yeah.
Like, of course, but most of the time parents signed their kids up for sports.
Like just because like that's what their friends are doing or because like that's
the sport that they like.
Like I'm sorry, I liked basketball and I liked footballs when I signed George
up for, well, you know, sports aren't very important for kids too.
No, I totally agree.
But also like in our case, Maddie and I are talking about like the things we want
to get our kids involved in.
And this is something that I kind of like don't think mom and dad did a very
good job on is because like they did not really mandate any extra curts.
Yeah.
And like we could quit.
You know, and so now I'm like an adult and I just feel like I don't have like I
was in piano lessons and voice lessons and like how amazing would it be if I
could just like go on a piano or like sing a song and like have this angelic
voice and I'm and I'm bummed that I they let me they let me out of it or like we
don't know how to golf and like our parents golf and like, why didn't you
guys put us in golf?
Like, why didn't you so what so we did basketball?
Like what is basketball going to do for me in my life?
What is cross country?
Well, they throw like these all these girls are six feet tall.
Maybe we'll take off.
Yeah.
Sure.
Maybe but I'm just like, I'm trying to think about like when my kids are
adults, like what transferable what transferable skills can they have outside
of, you know, just so we want them, you know, like we would love for them if
they're interested to like play a musical instrument or like gymnastics or some
sort of like fighting, boxing.
I don't know.
Maddie Corra, like, I don't know.
Rush Lane, I don't know.
Maddie knows the fighting stuff.
I don't.
So like, when are we supposed to do these other things that we want to do outside
of baseball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, hockey, like all of the sports?
No, it's exhausting.
So there will have to be a time where we have to like say no to traditional
sports.
So that way they have time to do these other things that we want them to do.
So that way they'll be, they'll have these skills and their future.
Like so much to say about this topic.
Um, and first of all, I agree.
I think, I think our font will look different than your font because something
that's really important to Tyler and what Tyler grew up doing was something
called 4-H, which 4-H is it's when you, it's like a rural farming club, I guess
you could call it, but they do a lot of other things too.
I think 4-H programs are amazing from my friends who have kids in it and from
hearing how Tyler grew up.
I think they should be, I think there should be adaptations for it for kids who
live in the suburbs in the cities because they're amazing life skills.
So my kids are going to do 4-H because Tyler thinks that's very important.
And I agree.
So our kids starting at age eight will raise an animal all summer.
They will show that animal and they will sell that animal.
And like it will, they will be completely responsible for it.
And then they'll also do things like, um, like the 4-H program that they do has
like an achievement day where like all the kids have to give a presentation.
So like my kids are also going to be involved in that.
They're going to go to the clubs, they're going to go to the summer camps.
So again, like, and what I like about 4-H is those are things that we can do as
a family, like the whole family can be doing it together.
Sometimes I think like with individual sports, like the siblings are just dragged
around to the other siblings games and they're not getting like as much
quality family time together.
And again, there's nothing wrong with it.
And we might, let me be clear, we might, Fred might want to play baseball.
And if he does, guess what?
We'll play baseball, but I'm just saying we're prioritizing as a family having
available weekends in the spring and the summer to go fishing, go to the lake,
do 4-H, go on vacations and just spend time together as a family.
Like it's not like someone was like, someone commented,
calling it family season.
I just think you're like being a lazy parent.
Like, yeah, no, I know.
I was like, OK, did you not hear the other crap we're going to do?
Also, like it's I think it also depends.
Obviously your priorities are different.
So your priorities are 4-H.
My priorities are going to be like freaking fighting like my kids are going
to know how to fight other things too.
But like, I'm going to use that as my thing, yours is going to be that thing.
Someone else's thing is baseball.
And also you have four kids.
So for you to spend like one afternoon at a tournament for one child, it does not pencil.
So if you have one or two kids and like you guys can go do all of the things.
But like you can't do that when you have so many.
I just don't really like that during the spring and the summer
because there's just other things I would rather I would rather my family do.
Also, I feel like with kids sports, which like, again, if this is a hot take,
like, I don't know, put on some gloves or something, because like,
this should not be that have a take.
But the problem with kids sports now is they are overly competitive out of control.
Like you used to be able, like even when we were in high school,
you could have like played like two years in grade school and like walked
onto your high school tryouts and like maybe made the team.
Now it's like if you're not doing select from the age eight and above,
you're not making the high school team.
Like it's out of control.
I mean, is that true?
Like I don't know that like I do know that a lot of people are putting
their kids in like select and everything.
But are the kids who are in select, are they that much better
than just like the naturally gifted kids who are they are?
I have no idea. I'm not in that one.
I think it depends on the school too.
But I just have some friends who have older kids who are like, no,
like, you know, they want to play in high school and like this is what it takes.
So I also I also understood and I don't have an answer to that question.
But I'm just really going to prioritize like my kids
being as well rounded as possible and ultimately like I just think time.
It's not so much time not playing sports, but like what I think our parents
did a really good job of prioritizing was it was time together as siblings
and as a family, which I thought was really important.
Like we hung out like people always ask like, why do you think you're so close?
I'm like, you know, I think we all had to spend a lot of time together.
Yeah. So everyone has different experiences like we don't like whatever.
This is just by the way, that was like also not sorry, Kelly and I aren't
aren't athletic, so maybe it's like we don't really feel the need to.
Do that.
Oh.
All right. So that's one of you.
That's one of our, I guess, our hot takes.
We asked the car pool.
Well, I have another one. I'm sorry.
I have a separate one. I was going to take.
OK, sorry.
Do you have any hot takes you wanted to share?
No, I mean, I feel like I have a lot of hot takes over like the
how outrageous, like inexpensive baby stuff is.
You're a spicy one.
I'm kind of like when you register for stuff.
And I think that there's some things you need to invest money on.
And I do think you do need a lot of stuff, but like some variations of things
like just are so outrageously more expensive than they need to be.
Mm hmm.
Because it's a baby thing.
Like like a baby carrier, for example,
you can get a $50 baby carrier, you can get a $800 baby carrier.
And at the end of the day, they're going to accomplish the same thing.
And also you're not using it past maybe 10 months.
It's cloth.
And yeah, and I'm just like,
like I use the Ergo baby carrier and it was I think it was like $70.
And there are popular ones that are $400, $500 dollars.
And I'm like, OK, things to spend $400, $500 on stroller.
You're going to use that throughout their toddler hood.
Car seat, sure, keeps, you know, you don't have to spend that much.
But like I could, I could just, like I just can't justify the baby carrier
to be that expensive.
Mm hmm.
Um, mine's like really hot, like a really hot take also kind of like
stemmed from like a recent like social media thing that I saw.
And I am going to really trigger some people with this.
Oh, gosh, OK.
But I want you to, I'm going to say it and then I'm going to explain it.
And don't you dare come for me before you hear my explanation.
I think that chiropractors get a little too much credit.
OK, and let me be clear.
I go to a chiropractor when went to a chiropractor, my whole pregnancy.
I might Fred sees a chiropractor for some of some issues that he has.
Tyler sees one.
Like I do think there's a time and place, but I feel like any time
you say you have any ailment, it's like, well, have you gone to the chiropractor?
I'm not saying chiropractors are giving themselves too much credit.
I'm saying people, some people think that chiropractors can solve any ailment.
And I don't think that's true.
I do think you feel that hot take because your husband believes
a chiropractor can solve it.
Your husband developed a mole.
He would say, I'll go take it to the chiropractor.
OK, I like I like what I'm not.
I'm not anti again.
I see one, but just sometimes in the past or like I was with.
I don't want to get into the details of this person medical history,
but like this person was going through like kind of like an intense
medical condition and I was with them when they were explaining to somebody
and the person had the audacity to be like, well, get to the chiropractor.
And it's like, we are so past chiropractor.
Yeah.
Like you have no idea what you're talking about.
OK, that's my that's my hottest take.
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Okay, let's see what people are saying.
Okay, get a spicy list.
No, I'm trying to.
Bottle feeding is more work.
Oh, actually, I don't want to go there.
I don't want to talk about it.
No, you go there. You already went there.
Well, I was going to say bottle feeding is more work slash more exhausting than breastfeeding.
I don't want to say that because I don't want to make people who can't breastfeed
feel bad. That's why I don't want to bring that one up.
Well, I think that they want I think they would feel validated that they think it's
I would say I would agree.
I do think that bottle feeding there.
There's a part where if you are breastfeeding and you can just like
give them the breast and then when you transition away from that and you're like,
oh, I have to like go downstairs or have to get up and go make a bottle.
Yes, this is more work.
No, I think it's a time or place at night.
It's definitely harder if you want to like leave for an evening.
Yeah, it's definitely easier.
If you want to go like have an outing and then you don't have to like pump.
Yeah, pump. Yeah, no, it's time or it's time or place.
It's time or place. That's very true.
This is a hot one.
So this is like a married couple.
Okay. So the girls family, the wife family will always and should get first priority.
I disagree with that.
In what scenario?
I don't know.
That's I mean, these are small question boxes.
I think it's and she said coming from someone with a boy and a girl.
So she's like prepared for when her son gets married that she will not be
like that his family will not or they won't be the priority.
I don't think that's right.
I think it's very, I think it very much depends.
And I think that depending on the season that you're in and what's going on,
different families should be a priority.
I agree. I mean, I think it's fine to have different relationships
with your daughter than your daughter-in-law.
Like for example, I had mom with for all my births,
but I didn't have my mother-in-law for my births.
Right. Yeah.
Yeah.
And I would not expect to be at George's wife's birth,
but I would expect to be at Hattie's if she I'm going to her mom.
I did see someone post on Instagram.
They're like, my sister just had a baby.
So this is my first like nephew.
I do have a niece.
My brother has a daughter, but that is my sister-in-law's baby.
My sister's baby is my baby too.
And I do kind of see that.
Right or wrong.
I understand that feeling, but I would say
the child is not going to understand that feeling like to both children.
So you need to do your little things.
No, it's not like she like doesn't treat the one right.
But she's like, she's a little bit, you know, she can, I don't know.
I understand it.
I understand it though.
Like your kids, I don't know.
I just feel like if your kids did something,
I would feel like I could parent them.
And I don't know if when Craig and Charlotte will have kids,
if I will feel as comfortable inserting myself into like parent
and parenting them or correcting them or something.
And I would have literally no problem doing that with your children.
See, I have no problem doing that to my sister-in-law's kids.
Okay. So maybe I just don't know.
If I, yeah, that's fine, but we're close.
Let's see.
Mama jewelry, mama everything.
Mama, mama is the new girl boss.
Yeah.
Guilty.
Guilty, but yeah.
No, and it is interesting.
Like when do you outgrow being able to wear things that say mama and outgrow?
Because like I was online shopping the other day
and I saw the cutest picture that said mama,
but I'm like, Oh, I think like my, I think that's like a first time mom thing.
Like I think no one cares about me.
And like, I don't think I'm a mama shirt wearing kind of gal anymore.
Um, no, I think mama stuff is probably on its way out.
Like I think it's very when Gen Z start having kids,
like that's going to be like the Chuggy millennial thing
that we did is we wore mama stuff.
Things that they will do, here's my predictions,
things that they will do where we have a necklace that says mama,
they will have like a necklace that has like their kids initials on it.
You know, like they will have like a cool version of it.
Not even their kids initials.
They'll have like a stupid nickname that they call their kid like Bubsy.
And it's like, Oh, it's for my son, Thomas.
Sorry, that's millennial too.
No, to do a nickname.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
You don't need a bunch of fancy baby gear.
Agreed.
Agreed.
Morning people are lying.
No, that's wrong.
No mama, mama.
No, as two more as two morning people.
I am so fresh in the morning, like see me at night.
I am a ghost.
I am not a go, I am a zombie.
Our family vacations, like when we're all together
as a family, I'm telling you, people are asleep by 830.
But then we're up at 630 for coffee talk.
We're crazy.
And we like, we're so crazy.
It's the best time of our day where some, yeah,
where some people might stay up late to like talk
and like go into a late night talk, like we're all up at the crack
to have our morning talks.
We just love that.
Pizza cutters are pointless kitchen gadgets.
Use a knife, a hundred percent.
I use scissors.
Oh, yeah.
Scissors.
Sorry.
Yes.
Good kitchen scissors.
Pizza cutters.
I'm sorry.
They don't even work that well.
Sunburns are not better than sunscreen.
I can't with these crunchy moms.
That's what someone said.
Now, this is an interesting part of the internet
that I've come across where I think like on the crunchy thing,
like I think we can all generally agree that like,
yeah, red dye 40 probably not great for my kids.
Like, well, are they going to have a Gatorade at some point in their life?
Yes.
But like, if I could avoid it, I would like to.
Sunscreen, though, is like, really?
It's like one half of the internet is like,
if you don't wear sunscreen, you are going to get skin cancer and dye.
And the other side says, if you wear sunscreen
and you put these chemicals on you,
you are going to get cancer and dye.
And I'm just kind of here like,
kind of feels like we're all going to die.
So, so I can't before going here, but I'm happy we are.
I'm going here because I don't have a dog in the fight.
But there's your sunscreen or do you wear sunscreen or not?
Okay.
So I like do put on sunscreen on my face,
but I'm not like a religious sunscreen wearer.
Like I'm so in the middle that like, if I forget sunscreen, it's fine.
I'm also like, yeah, if we're going to the pool, I'll pack sunscreen.
But like, if we're going to the park,
I'm not applying sunscreen on my kids.
No, I'm the same way.
I do think a little sunshine is good.
And I think a little not like a burn, but like, yeah,
I mean, a little burn is fine every once in a while.
I'm not applying sunscreen for daily life.
Like, I would literally never apply sunscreen to go to the park.
Like you're kidding.
Who is the time?
But of course, like if we're going to be at the pool all day for one of the
lake or the beach, like, yeah, I'm applying sunscreen.
Same.
So I think we're like, I hear some most,
I would imagine that's what most people are doing.
It's just, it's just interesting because I do feel like I am seeing two totally
different opinions and they're both like detrimental things will happen to you if
you wear it or you don't.
And I'm like, what if I just have 50 50 yet?
Well, am I going to meet in the middle?
I hate, I don't hate, but I struggle with parents who like don't let their kids get dirty at all.
That was a hot take that was on here that, uh, oh, kids slash parents are struggling
today because they need more time to be feral.
And then someone else said calling your kid feral is cringe.
I could see, I, I, I see that.
I see feral.
I see feral two different meanings in that way.
I, I agree.
I think like letting kids, uh, like get dirty and roll around in the mud is like fine.
Well, and just like then like just wash them off after like,
I literally hose my kids off in the barn at most nights and then send them in for a bath.
We have heated water in the barn.
We have heated water.
Oh, yeah.
Like he wore in the barn, but I just don't mind
them getting a little dirty sometimes.
I don't know.
Okay.
Give us like, well, like three more, two, three more.
Sure.
Kids activities should actually be fun for parents too.
Sorry, it's my life too.
And while I don't disagree with that, I'm just not really sure how we
put that into practice.
Well, I think you should, um, have a family season where you guys do think this is a family.
Oh, where you do things that you want to do and just take your kids along with you as a family.
In the name of, in the name of family, in the name of family.
Um, okay.
We've got some people saying like two, two specific artists are overrated.
Taylor Swift, which I think she's probably, I mean, I'm not a Taylor Swift person,
but like if you're a Taylor Swift person, like you're, she's just as rated as you make her out
to be, I guess.
I think she's right.
I think Taylor Swift was rated appropriately.
Yeah.
I mean, I'm, I don't, I'm not, I'm not a Swift.
Yeah.
I don't listen to any of your music, but like people like love her.
So I'm fine with it.
The other person they say is overrated is Beyonce.
And can't say I like listen to Beyonce rig.
I don't know if I can say like overrated for, I think they, I think both those girls have
a really loyal fan base.
So I don't think that's a fair.
Yeah.
What do you think about this one?
Gender reveal parties are the biggest cringe.
Here's the thing.
You're inviting, if you're going to invite me to a baby shower and a gender reveal party,
I'm sorry, like stop having so many parties.
If you are going to like do your gender reveal at your baby shower, or if you are going to do like
a little one with like your family and you want to post it, like that's fine.
But I, yeah, I don't love like the separate invite to the same group of people who like
attend all of your things for also a gender reveal party.
I think if I'm giving my hottest take, which is what we're doing, not coming for you.
I think gender reveal parties, I think are a little cringe.
I think a gender reveal is not.
So I think like if you want to do a gender reveal and you want to film it and you want
to have that moment, I think that's fine.
But like to invite everyone over for a backyard bar, but then you know what, what do I know?
I like any reason to gather.
So you know what?
I take it back.
I take it back.
I like when people get together.
I don't think you have to bring a gift.
You can't bring a gift to a gender reveal.
You don't even know the gender.
The whole point is like, what is it?
Any excuse to gather?
I take it back.
I take it back.
I just like, I don't want to be in.
Okay, sure.
Now I feel bad.
Well, I think it's just who's is it?
Um, like it's my, it's like a friend.
It's not.
I mean, sure.
But like if you don't have nothing to do on a Sunday afternoon and you haven't seen that
friend in a while, you pop over.
You have a hot dog.
All right.
Sure.
You know, sure.
I guess Instagram is causing everyone to go overboard on everything from teacher
appreciation to kids parties.
Facts.
100 percent.
Um, I think that'll be our last one.
We kind of just did a lot.
And then we kind of like came on every direction.
Yeah.
I saw a good reel and it was like, um, do you think your house is ugly?
Get off Instagram.
Do you think you have nothing to wear?
Get off Instagram.
Do you think are your kids driving you crazy?
Get off Instagram.
It's like, yeah, get off Instagram.
Moral of the story.
Moral.
That looks so good.
I just had to pause to go grab my coffee.
Okay.
What did you order?
Just a iced latte.
Is it so good?
Yeah.
It's really good.
Rocket Money has like so rudely showed me how much I spent on Door Dash
a month.
And, um, I looked at that this morning and I'm like, I need to cut back.
And then I went downstairs to make coffee and I was out of coffee
and we had to record at nine.
And so I'm like, okay, well, sorry.
I guess this will be like my parting, my parting order before,
because like I need it to function right now.
Isn't it so crazy that like you live in a world where you have a Door Dash problem
and I live in a world where Door Dash doesn't even come to my house?
Yeah.
Yeah.
So interesting.
It is crazy.
It's like we're living in two realities.
No, it's so good.
But I just had to go sneak downstairs.
My kids are like such Velcro babies that we, since we have a nanny's,
like they're home a lot.
So it's like so hot.
I am a princess locked in a tower in my, they are the dragon.
Like I had to sneak downstairs.
I'm like making sure no one's coming around the corner.
So I could get to my friend door to grab my Door Dash.
Yeah.
That's so crazy.
My kids, because my kids are here too.
But whenever I see them, Fred goes, you're not working mom.
I said, not don't work.
And he goes, okay, this is like, and then it's over.
Like we're basically coworkers.
And we just pass each other in the hall.
I know.
I literally, if I see my kids in the hall, it's like, I'm now I,
it's like give me an hour and I'll be able to get a chance to sneak away again.
That's so crazy.
Okay.
Well, that was fun.
Hopefully we, people are still sticking around.
It's just hot takes guys.
And it's so fine to have your own hot takes, you know?
Yeah.
Totally.
That coffee is literally making me like Salve.
It looks so good.
Sorry.
It is so good.
It's okay.
I'm also just like trying to cut back.
Yeah.
Like I am most things in this life.
Yeah.
That's how sad.
Well, the storms didn't do anything.
Literally.
Like, so Tyler was right.
It's the bluffs.
So the bluffs yet again.
No, a tornado.
Did tornadoes touch down anywhere?
I have not heard.
People were like texting me like, like all my like out of state,
like influencer friends, everyone was texting me, are you okay?
And I'm like, okay, let me tell you something.
I actually never been in a tornado.
Like talk about like tornadoes are, they're so different than like a hurricane.
Yeah.
Because like if it touches down so rare, not impossible, but so rare to touch down.
And like would have to, like it's not in a very big area if it does touch down.
It would, there's just like the likelihood that it touches down.
And then like a tornado that's like on the ground for a long time.
It's like, if it's on the ground for four minutes, that's a long time.
It may be made a mile and a half of like, love the damage.
And not to say that it didn't, it couldn't kill you or it couldn't.
No, of course.
Of course, but it's just, it's really, it's really rare that it would happen.
It is one of those things like, I don't want to say we have a lot of false alarms,
because you know, there's no, the sirens will go off for a warning,
but then there's not another siren to go off letting you know that one touched the ground.
So like you do have to go, we go to the basement a lot.
But I mean, like I said, it's never down there, but you're not down there for hours.
You're down there for like, you know, three minutes and the siren goes off and you go
back upstairs and everything's fine.
It's not that deep, but anyway, we're fine.
Thank goodness.
We didn't even get that much rain.
But yes, it is much different than like a hurricane.
Like hurricanes would, hurricanes are spooky to me.
Hurricanes are way scarier to me.
Oh, for sure.
For sure.
I think some people think like, I mean, they're, they're all just scary.
It's natural disasters, you know, they're naturally a disaster.
They're naturally a disaster.
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Next story.
This is from Car and Driver.
This headline caught my attention.
Nissan wants the new XTERRA to be affordable
and it targets a sub $40,000 price.
Okay.
Wow.
The approachable price point is key to Nissan's goal
for selling at least 50,000 XTERRAs per year.
This is so interesting to me because the way
they so could have easily made this like a 50, $60,000 car.
Yeah.
And they're coming in sub 40.
Yeah.
You curious to see what they aren't including to.
I think it'll be a capable rugged XTERRA with,
I think a pretty bare bones interior,
but I think I'm okay with that for the price point of this car.
I think actually people are craving a little bit more bare bones.
Yeah.
I think if you can have some Apple CarPlay,
which like how hard can that be.
You can totally have that.
And then like a backup camera, you know.
Yeah.
I'm excited for the XTERRA that, you know,
they had some more like two totals come out.
It's just like what a bad day to be a Hyundai Boulder.
Do you know what I mean?
Yeah.
I'm still so interested.
Some people are saying like that car is never going to come to fruition,
which I think is like might not.
And then see, I didn't know that.
I didn't know they would just like
put something out at the New York Auto Show
and then like never actually make it.
Like that's crazy.
Do you think they were trying to like make new headlines?
Oh, that's all Hyundai does.
All Hyundai and Kia do.
I mean like to move away from the Palisade headlines.
Oh, that's an interesting thought.
I think this is a really good move for Nissan.
I think that they're entering like a very competitive market
that has like a lot of loyalists in it,
as we've been talking a lot about loyalists lately.
But the people who want like the Bronco,
like your Ford loyalist, your Bronco loyalist.
So they all, it is somewhat,
they're targeting someone who isn't a loyalist somewhere.
And who wants an affordable car.
And I think that's a really good market.
People were XTERRA loyalists.
Like the XTERRA loyalist for sure.
The XTERRA was a really good car.
I'm kind of wondering like what their decision was.
And so our dad owns a Nissan store
and dad's just always said,
like Nissan is always struggling
to figure out who they are and who they want to be.
Like they're just always on the next trend.
Speaking of trends, let me 180 to fashion trends.
Did you see what like a major fashion trend is coming back?
Mmm, no.
Chunky necklaces.
No, really?
Oh, I'm, Liz, I'm obsessed.
I'm obsessed.
I've already ordered two.
Okay.
I need to see in what way they are doing it
because I can only get your phone right now.
Get your phone right now.
And go to Merrick's recent post.
They are so darling.
Okay.
Let me just do this.
They're not, they're more like a chunky,
like beaded moment.
And she's pairing them so cute.
Everyone go to Merrick's Instagram.
If Merrick's doing it like Merrick,
Merrick is not flash in the pan trend.
Oh, okay.
Yep.
Statement necklaces are back.
Are they darling?
Just like so fun to accessorize.
They are very cute.
And she has so many too.
Okay.
I know.
These look like grapes.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
Merrick does not do just like any,
like she does it a very classy way.
She's very simple.
This would be good for me because all the outfits
she's pairing them with are very simple.
And I'm a simple outfit person.
But then you put on a chunky necklace
and now it's a lurk.
No, that's what I'm saying.
I'm like really sad for them.
Okay.
One trend that I just don't like though that people
have been doing not just Merrick, but everybody
is a trend that will not be participating in
is when they're just tying a scarf on their waist.
Have you seen this?
Yeah.
I don't love that.
It looks like a scarf tied around your waist.
I don't love that one.
I saw someone post you as if your jeans aren't fitting,
just put a cut, use a scarf to cover up the zipper.
And then no one will know that they're not fitting them.
Like so you're just going to walk around with your pants,
your jeans zipper exposed.
Like that's so uncomfortable.
Who wants like the metal?
And then they have this like
scarf and it like didn't look good at all.
No, I literally when we looked at the date
to make sure it wasn't an April Fool's joke.
When we went out to dinner the other night,
I was like not loving my outfit.
Like it just felt a little boring.
I probably could have used the statement necklace,
but I started by trying to tie a scarf around my waist.
Like they've been doing it.
And I'm like, this looks stupid.
It doesn't look stupid.
It just looks, it's like it's not functional at all.
It's impractical too.
It's impractical and it just looks
like that's not what it's intended for.
Like it's a scarf.
Like so tie it on a bag or wear it around your neck.
It's not supposed to go around your waist.
I don't know.
I know it's kind of a file that under hot takes.
You mean waist or your hips?
Sorry, your hips.
Okay.
Like have you seen that?
Yeah, no I have, but and that's what I thought.
You were saying, but then you kept saying waist.
So I just wanted to clarify.
But I'm excited for chunky necklaces to come back.
Like I'm really going to be wearing them a lot.
Okay.
That's just something I can easily lean into.
And the good thing is all my clothes are blue,
so I don't need to get a lot of different ones.
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Many vans are having a moment as buyers rethink the SUV trade-off.
Now, this is a story from Cardiola Ship Guy.
I reported on this a couple of weeks or months ago,
but just like worth bringing up again.
Okay, it says sales numbers for many vans,
which face stiff competition in a market dominated by SUVs
and crossovers rose sharply last year.
In 2025, many vans sales rose 21% in the U.S. to 393,000 units.
And then, I want to talk about why this matters.
See for some interesting stats.
The Chrysler Pacific could top sales charts in 2025
with 110,000 units sold.
Sienna sales climbed 35% with 101 units sold.
Behind the Odyssey was up 10% by 88,000 sold.
They didn't list the Cardiola here, which is crazy.
Maybe because...
The share of buyers trading in mid-size SUVs from a minivan rose to 28.1%
up from 16.9% in 2020.
And then, they said like reading between the lines here.
So, two of the main reasons for this is one,
they've got, of course, the utility.
So like the sliding doors, the stowing goes, the flexible cargo,
the big trunk space.
They also have good powertrains now that they're doing all these hybrids.
Like the Carnival and the Sienna hybrid is exciting people.
And pricing is one of the segment's biggest draws.
With well-equipped SUV models around $60,000,
still undercutting large SUVs with comparable features.
So basically, to get a full-size, even some mid-size SUVs
with all the bells and whistles, you're going to be spending so much more money.
And getting less space.
So minivans just continue to be on the rise.
They are saying a lot of men are buying minivans now, which I'm good with.
Yeah.
I'm good with anyone buying minivans.
I would like to see more brands get into this space.
We've always talked about this.
That's where Hyundai should be focusing their efforts on.
I think they could make a better minivan
that they could make an off-roading vehicle, in my opinion.
Yeah. Obviously, I totally agree.
It doesn't unless the biggest drawback for minivans, I think, for people
is the all-wheel drive and the clearance.
So if you do live where you're driving in snow often, regularly, a minivan is tough.
If you live in Missouri where it snows, and then you can just avoid it on those days,
that's like it totally works.
If you live in Colorado, I get it.
That's like the biggest drawback.
But other than that, and people don't like the looks of it,
but I really think the trope of I would never drive a minivan is kind of dying.
Yeah, I think that trope is kind of dying too.
Like never.
I'm not saying, I'm not crediting myself, but it is interesting that I got a minivan in 2025,
and then all of the sales have raised in 2025.
That's just if we're just trying to compare things that happened in the same year.
It is interesting.
I'm so 100% for it, obviously.
Okay, next story by Motor Trend.
One in five Tesla Cybertrucks were bought by Musk's other companies.
This has a report.
This is kind of like juicy gossip.
One in what?
One in five.
One in five, okay.
Okay, as the story goes into some detail,
among 7,000 Tesla Cybertrucks sold in Q4, and it says 1,200 of those were sold to SpaceX,
XAI, the boring company in New Orleans, with a vast majority going to Musk's aerospace company.
That's a bit over 18% of the sales.
Tesla has faced declining sales in the past year due to increased quality competition in
key markets such as the US and China.
Hold on, let me find the other quote statistic I wanted to read.
What the heck?
Okay, do you want to react to that while I try to find my last statistic?
So what, 19% of the sales were, I don't understand, like they were company cars?
So yeah, so they're reporting that all these Cybertrucks have sold,
but then almost 20% were just sold to other Tesla companies,
and it says Cybertruck registrations in the fourth quarter fell to 51%.
Would have fallen from 51%.
So Cybertrucks are over, party.
Yeah, they were cool for a second.
Yeah, and it was fun to see them on there.
They were like one of those first cars you saw on the road,
you're like, oh, there's a Cybertruck.
I'm still, I'll be honest though, like I'm still kind of like that.
Yeah, like if you see like the new punch buggy,
like it's like when you used to see a Volkswagen Beetle, like now it's a Cybertruck.
I like businesses who bought Cybertrucks and like through their logo on the side of it.
Yeah, like I like that.
You know, we only went into Cybertruck that one time.
I would like to get back into a Cybertruck.
We only looked at one for like a little bit.
We had it for like five minutes.
Yeah, I'm curious.
Yeah, I don't know.
I'm just kind of, I'm so net about them.
I'm pretty neutral about them as a, I mean, I would never buy one.
No, I would never buy one.
But I do love a truck as a family car.
But it is, I do agree, like a business to buy it and like slap their logo,
like it's kind of genius marketing.
It's a good idea.
Speaking of genius marketing, have you been following acquired Bachelorette?
No.
Do you have anything with this is?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Oh, okay.
I am starting to realize I am much more chronically online than you.
You haven't heard of acquired styled Bachelorette party?
Acquired style Bachelorette party?
No.
Is this something nice to search?
You're like so off the grid.
Wow.
Okay, I'm going to do some reflection.
Okay, sure.
Okay.
So acquired style is an influencer.
She just had her Bachelorette and it was an insane Bachelorette.
Welcome to Aircam.
And it was all sponsored by this company called Swan Beauty.
And everyone's like, who the F is Swan Beauty?
Like they're on the Swan Beauty Jet, the Swan Beauty Villa, the Swan Beauty Yacht.
Like who is Swan Beauty?
It turns out Swan Beauty is this like new AI beauty company.
And I'm sorry if I'm butchering the story, but I'm just going to kind of get lives up to speed.
Listen, like look at me.
Get this information from me.
I'm sorry.
I'm looking at her Bachelorette party.
You get it.
It's a beautiful Bachelorette party.
So Swan Beauty is this AI mirror that like can track how your skin's looking and give you
tutorials that can like read your skin every day and like give you recommendations.
Like it's kind of a good idea, but it's a new company.
So from what I'm gathering, and I think the woman who started it, I think she,
her husband's like really rich, not that it matters because like she's whatever.
So it's still a good idea, I think.
And instead of like spending all this money on like a launch strategy or like
she just sponsored this girl's Bachelorette party.
And like everyone's talking about acquired styles Bachelorette brought to you by Swan Beauty.
And now I know Swan Beauty and I don't know if I would have known otherwise.
So it just kind of felt like a good marketing strategy to launch a brand.
Like you launched a brand on this influencer's Bachelorette party.
Yeah, it's kind of, it was kind of a risky move, I feel like,
because sometimes when brands like tie so closely with influencer stuff,
like remember when Poppy had that, all that controversy about their like,
people have been, no, they have gotten their fair share of hate, but.
Oh, Swan has?
Well, yeah, but
you know, it's just, I don't know.
I don't think it's people are going to be sassy, people are going to be sassy.
Like I don't know what you have to do.
I guess all PR, yeah, that's, I think that's a good idea.
I think that's a smart idea though.
I think it's a smart idea too.
They put like all their eggs into one basket.
Yeah, and like you can't hate everyone who has a private jet.
Like you're just gonna, you're just gonna live an unhappy life.
Mm.
But I mean, if some people are saying it's out of touch, it's, you know,
it's all these things, like watching from district 12, like, I don't know.
No, sure.
Yeah.
Sure.
Yeah, sure.
Sure, but like.
To be honest, I'm over those, I'm just kind of over it.
They're beautiful girls on a beautiful match of that trip.
I enjoyed watching the content.
It's not a life I'll ever live.
It's not a life that I want to like, want to live.
No, sure.
It's just, it's a peek inside like a different,
literally a different world.
By the way, the outfits were sick.
The girls are beautiful.
Like, and the Swarm Beauty Mirror seems like a good idea.
No, that's a cool idea.
How much is a Swarm Beauty Mirror?
Probably so expensive.
That's such a good idea.
Swarm Beauty, if you're listening, like I would love a mirror.
You can, if you're hosting Bachelorette trips, there's always openings at the
for my model show.
I'll brush you back out on it later.
Guess the price of the Swarm Beauty Smart Mirror.
Okay, I'm going to say a thousand dollars.
Seven ninety five.
Okay, it's expensive.
Yeah, it's a smart beauty mirror that blends modern design with advanced
technology to transform your daily routine with AI skin analysis, face mapping and AR
trial and features.
It delivers personalized skincare insights and makeup guidance tailored to you.
Sleek and elegant, the Swarm Mirror elevates both your vanity and your confidence,
bringing professional expertise and innovation into every reflection.
Okay.
Oh, of course.
You got to get it.
Here's what here's what gets me, though.
You got to get it.
And then you have to get the monthly membership to go with it.
Right.
That, right.
Right.
Right.
There's like another camera in your house.
You know what, now that kills me.
And then the next thing you know, the mirror is going to ask for a tip.
But anyway, I think it's a good idea.
It's an interesting idea.
It's a different idea.
I never heard it before.
Okay.
Speaking of AI, I have one more industry news story for you.
Okay.
So this is kind of crazy when you think about it.
I don't have the full...
I'm going to do more of a topic on this and I'm probably going to bring somebody on
to talk about it, but AI is starting to enter the industry space or the auto space.
And they are entering it as...
Let me back up.
So a lot of manufacturers and the industry have a lot of goals to lower vehicle deaths,
which is something we should all be championed behind.
For sure.
Like I think that's very important.
And it comes down...
This is a good discussion to have.
This is a great thing to bring up at like your summer barbecue.
Like when Moria is coming up, put this one in your back pocket so you can talk to your
husband's friend, your friend's husband, Tim.
Sounds like something Tim would care about.
So they have the time to talk about it.
So what is the technology to basically tell if a driver is impaired or not?
So like they could put a camera into the car and then they could do things like,
you know, read your eyes, your heart rate, scan your face.
And then they say that they could basically tell if a driver was drunk.
Oh, wow.
Yeah.
That's kind of like the high level.
But it says, AI monitoring in cars will use interior cameras and sensors to track driver
behavior, drowsiness, and health in real time.
Aiming to reduce accidents caused by distraction or impairment.
So by 2027, U.S. federal law requires new vehicles to include technology that would
detect impaired drivers and potentially disable their vehicle.
Wait, so read that line again.
By 2027, U.S. federal law requires new vehicles to include technology that detects impaired...
Wires all new vehicles.
And can potentially disable the vehicle.
Advanced AI can monitor vital signs including heart rate and breathing without physical contact.
See, I don't like requiring it in all new vehicles.
I think it's good tech for someone who maybe has gotten an arrest before or who has a problem.
I don't like technology that could shut my car off and I can't overpower it.
Yeah.
I think that's a fair group.
I think that's fair.
Because what if it gets it wrong and then you're stranded?
Because my carnival will tell me like, hey, consider taking a break.
Like if I've been driving for too long and I notice it, if I like look off like I'm
reading a billboard or something and it like, I don't know, maybe I like slightly move the
steering wheel.
If I've been driving, it will say consider taking a break.
And I'm like, no, really, trust me, I'm fine.
And I'm like, I don't know why it just gave me that alert.
Like everything is okay.
And I don't like a car being able to shut off.
And like, I mean, people have to like, some people who, you know, if you've had like a DUI
or whatever, you have to sometimes like blow into something before you can drive your car.
Like I think that's okay.
Like I think this technology is good if it's required because you have a past experience
with it, but I do not like it for everyone.
Yeah, I don't know.
I hear the train are coming.
Can't really stop it.
Here it comes.
I'm just letting you guys, I'm just reporting the hottest tea going around the auto industry.
So more to come on, more to come on that.
And ya girl is headed to the IHS at the end of the month because I don't know if I can
tell what car, but I was invited to go see a car get crash tested.
And me and Sam for moments car seats are going on girls trip.
I know, look, this is something that I've always wanted to do.
And I do believe I will get to go do this at some point at the IHS because like the IHS is
we're like friends now.
But that will be so fun.
And like you and Sam are going to have so much fun.
And it's on Sam's birthday.
It's literally a birthday present for Sam.
I know.
And it's only two hours from our house.
So I'm actually going to Sam's house.
Oh, amazing.
I know.
So we're going to have fun.
But anyway, I think I'm going to learn more about this topic there.
So I'm just saying stay tuned more to come on that topic.
But I just wanted to keep you guys abreast of the situation.
That's tea.
Okay.
Now it's time for just the third hour.
We give you an easy dinner recipe to mix it up to get to your dinner.
Yes, it is.
I got nothing.
I'll be honest.
What do you got?
Let's see.
Let me go to the email.
Here's an area where I need to do better.
I made a roast the other day.
Obviously it turned out great.
But I only had my one meal prepared, which is like to serve it over sliders.
And then I had it the next morning with my breakfast.
I did not have the ingredients to like create other variations of my roast.
So I just think it's a really good reminder that before I make a roast,
I need to know what the first meal is going to be.
And then like no one wants them on sliders the next day.
So what is the next variation of them?
What is the next two variations that I'm going to use with this meat going to be?
And a lot of the time I like to do it like an apostle or you just like can always turn any meat
into like a Mexican variety.
Hmm.
And I just kind of, I didn't do this roast.
I didn't do this roast justice and I didn't do it right.
So it's just a reminder to always be thinking about how you can reuse your leftovers.
Okay, I knew that's a really helpful way.
Okay. Well, I am going to share a listener's submission with you.
Okay.
Because I brought nothing and you brought roast for the second week in a row.
No, but you know what?
I'm telling you, I feel like I'm in my third trimester.
Like it's going to be a paper plate season for me or paper plate summer for me.
Like it is going to be a, oh, someone wants to invite us out.
Okay, great.
We like, if I don't have to dirty my kitchen or clean my kitchen, I'm avoiding it like the plague.
So sorry.
Door dash, you're going to stay in business for at least throughout the rest of my pregnancy.
And then probably you're early and probably my early postpartum.
But come like November, they are going to notice they're going to feel the pain.
Q4 is going to be tough for door dash with me not ordering as much.
You know, I, we've been really into, um, even outside.
So over freaking Libby, Libby's just in her like throw a plate on the ground phase
because like some days she's like really good with a plate.
And then other days she throws a plate off the, it's just like, which one is it?
And you have to like let her practice.
Oh, right.
Okay.
This comes from Chloe DTD, honey, garlic, barbecue tacos.
Hi girls.
I wanted to share a DTD because I think you might like these honey, garlic barbecue tacos,
one pound of ground beef or beef strips, two tablespoons of butter, two garlic cloves,
one fourth of a cup of honey, one third of a cup of barbecue sauce,
paprika, salt and pepper.
And then for the sauce, she does mayonnaise, honey, barbecue sauce and smoked paprika.
This sounds like something that should be done with chicken.
Yeah, I agree.
Ground your beef and add the butter, saute the garlic then drain, add honey, barbecue
sauce and seasonings and mix until warm.
Combine the sauce ingredients for a topping and then heat up your sides.
I usually serve with a bag of TJ's Olote salad, corn tortillas and a bag of rice or frozen corn.
You could do cheese cilantro, whatever you like.
That sounds really good.
It does feel like I would have it with shredded chicken though.
I literally read honey, garlic, barbecue tacos and I said it was supposed to be a chicken dash.
And then she threw the beef.
But you know, why wouldn't that work?
Because here's what's so interesting about barbecue sauce.
Like I would never put barbecue sauce on some things.
I don't know why I put barbecue sauce on beef actually.
Now that I'm thinking about it, I would do it on a burger maybe.
But that's another thing.
It feels like one of those things like your ground beef or your ground chicken pizzas
that like I don't know.
I'm curious and I just kind of need to, I just need to try it.
Yeah, kind of interesting.
I can't make a decision beforehand on if I would like it or not.
But I like the idea of honey barbecue a lot.
And the mayonnaise in that combination is true too.
I love mayonnaise.
Then she threw mayonnaise in the mix.
Let's read that part again because I just want to like make sure I got that right.
So she does a sauce with it.
Which like, I can't imagine why you need the sauce after you just put
a third of a barbecue and a fourth of a honey into this beef.
Half a cup of mayonnaise.
Okay.
Paprika, barbecue.
I love it.
The smoked paprika kind of brings it all together.
Paprika is a very underrated seasoning.
Well, you know what?
I made the other day with some deviled eggs.
Let me tell you something.
And then I know, I'm going to shut up.
But we were going over to my sister-in-law's house for my mother-in-law's birthday.
And she was like, just bring aside.
And I was like, what am I going to bring?
Like, and we had like a dozen eggs.
And I was like, I think I'm going to make deviled eggs.
I never made them before in my life.
Labor of love.
No, I will never take a deviled egg at a party for granted again.
Like that person, because you don't think they did that much because they just did eggs.
That person actually worked harder than anybody there.
Wow.
Boiled them, peeled them.
Lot of work just in there.
Then you have to cut them in half.
Then you have to scoop out the yolks.
Then you have to make the mixture.
Then you have to pipe it back in.
Like, oh my gosh.
All while making sure the like eggs look presentable.
Because it's a presentable dish.
Like you make a dip, it doesn't matter what it looks like.
Elizabeth, I had every intention with going where there were 24,
because it's like I had 12 eggs cutting them in half.
I think I walked out there with 18.
Like it was, we had casualty after casualty.
Yeah.
And then I was like trying to have Hattie help me.
And like she did pretty good, but then like she wasn't doing that good.
And then I had to like have.
I was like, okay, at this point, like I have to salvage this.
You can't help me anymore.
Sorry.
Oh my gosh.
Okay.
Yeah.
No, she did pretty good.
But then once we had lost three eggs, I realized, you know.
It's time.
Yeah.
Back up.
It was time to take over.
Anyway, kind of like in my devil egg era.
Pretty good.
Yeah.
I like deviled eggs.
So all I was to say is I topped it with peppery.
Oh yeah.
No, peppery goes so good.
Like I love peppery.
Well, it gives a good color to thing.
Like if I'm ever air frying chicken, like I don't even know peppery good taste.
Like I don't actually know if it has a taste.
Oh no, it has a very distinct taste.
This is how I blew mom's mind the other night.
When I was, when I was seasoning my vegetables and my chicken,
because I season them the same, which is salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika.
And she was like, I always forget about garlic powder and paprika.
And I'm like, they're literally always top of mind for me.
So I don't know how that's possible.
So good.
Something else that I realized about seasonings.
That has really like blown my mind a little bit.
I have a spice drawer, right?
Right.
Why do I keep my salt and pepper out?
I keep, I get why I keep my salt out on my counter.
I don't use pepper more than any other seasoning.
I don't use pepper more than garlic powder, more than paprika.
I put my pepper on my spice drawer.
And it does not sit on my counter.
Does your pepper sit on your counter?
None of my spices sit on my counter.
And your salt doesn't?
Oh, okay.
It's just a thing right next to my stove.
Anyway, it's just like the moment that I realized that like pepper,
that I don't use pepper more than any other seasoning.
So it like doesn't need to sit out.
Well, I think that's going to be our episode.
We haven't literally stopped.
We think we're like over an hour of talking.
Okay, I'm sorry.
Yeah, when I started talking about my seasoning drawer, it's time to stop.
I'm sorry.
We went on so many tangents.
I sometimes just can't shut up though.
Like some days it's like, what are we going to talk about?
Other days it's like, yap, yap, yap, yap, yap.
Yeah, and I know there's going to be comments about like they talked about
this specific specific topic for way too long and I just whatever.
I don't know.
Well, that's why I wanted to buffer with all the hot takes we gave
to do because they would have more pressing things to say about us.
Totally.
So thank you so much for listening to The Carpool Podcast.
Have a great weekend and we'll talk to you next time.
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About this episode
The hosts bounce from pregnancy complaints and baby-name uncertainty into a string of hot takes about family priorities, youth sports, 4-H, and overpriced baby gear. They also weigh in on bottle feeding, sunscreen, gender reveal parties, and social-media-fueled overconsumption before shifting into auto-industry news about Nissan’s affordable XTERRA plans, minivan growth, Cybertruck sales, and new AI driver-monitoring tech. The back half winds down with food talk, including deviled eggs and a listener taco recipe.
Original notes
You have hot takes, Kelly and Lizz have hot takes, we all have hot takes! Today on the podcast the Carpool moms are revealing their hottest of takes. Some you may agree with, others not so much. Plus, the hot takes from the Carpool Facebook group. Things will be getting spicy!
There's a ton of hot tea in the auto industry this week with Industry News. First, the Nissan Xterra may be released at a lower price which could be really good news for Nissan. AI is entering the auto space - is that a good thing or bad thing? Plus, the real story behind who is ACTUALLY buying most of the Cyber Trucks!
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