Hilarious Student Stories We Just Can't Make Up!
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- čas přidán 7. 05. 2022
- Another round of the most hilarious, ridiculous, and hard-to-believe-if-you're-not-a-teacher stories. We just can't make this stuff up!
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I'm a custodian at a high school, and those tiny plastic babies take over the school at least twice a year. They turn up in the strangest places!
Top 5 weirdest places?
Also thank you for what you do!! That can't be an easy job.
For our band’s senior prank, they stuck those tiny babies in all of the lockers, cubbies, stands and chairs. Our director had to tell all of the classes to not throw them on the floor so the custodians vacuum didn’t break
my schools senior prank two years ago was putting plastic babies in every place imaginable
@@gdoesband2789 band kids unite
usually the weird kids but undeniably epic
We stuck them to the paint on the walls
That period pants story 100% keeps Mr. Smith up at night just staring at the ceiling. Dudes like "how could I be so dumb... I work with high schoolers... I should have common sense."
I’m obsessed with this podcast 😭 not a teacher but it’s so great to hear the behind the scenes of being a teacher
I love them 💗
Same! I am even a student and think this is great!
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I agree
this podcast was so funny! also for everyone wondering, mr. williams is actually in a musical so he probably has been busy.
A MUSICAL YES I LOVE THAT GOR HIM PLZ
OMG GOOD FOR HIM
I was wondering about it.
Thank you, was just wondering
Thanks! And how exciting for him! I hope he has a lot of fun!
I think it is so hilarious the different levels these ladies teach, I swear Rebecca belongs in Elementary, Lauran belongs in Middle and Bri NEEDS to be in High 😂
Just because Lauran doesn't have a bubbly personality doesn't mean she belongs in middle. I have a bubbly personality with my 1st graders but outside of school, I'm calm and collected.
@@animecookies8784 Bruh she belongs in middle🤣 8th graders and freshman are basically the same thing
@@babycoco9489 I'm talking about Lauran, the 5th grade teacher, not Rebecca
Bree couldn't be in high school them kids have too much mouth and she slip up and hurt one of their feelings lol
@@cheyennejackson512 nah middle schoolers are so much worse💀
When I worked in Kindergarten I had two colleagues. One was this mid 40's very jolly cuddly bigger woman with large breasts. The other one quite lean, skinny and, well, not really cuddly at all. We had this one student who was a little clingey and needed to sit on your lap for a while after lunch because that's usually when he got overwhelmed. That's fine, we can do that.
One time my jolly coworker was off sick so the small lady took him to cuddle.
This boy, hardly 3, dead-ass asked this woman "so, tell me, xyz: do you have breasts too?"
She said yes.
Then he asked "Cann you bring them tomorrow?" 😂
Oh my gosh 😂 that's hilarious
🙈🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
This is way too funny!!! Thanks for sharing.
I'm speechless 🙊
“Ain’t nobody touchin’ his teeth.” She makes me holler out loud. I love her. 🤣🤣🤣🤣😍
I was a parenting counselor for 3 years and once had a client that thought the DSM 5 was a specific type of ADHD. I couldn’t stop them from talking to correct them. I still cringe thinking about it.
Oof
HAHAHAHA
I always love the podcast and always rewatch the other ones. One thing is missing, where is Mr. Williams??? Is he doing ok???????? And also, happy mother's day to Bri and those who have pet(s)!!!!
He was sick and had that musical he was a part of that could have probably made him miss this recording. I believe they try to film a few episodes at a time.
@@taylorlittle8398 ohh that's sad. Hopefully he gets better and can come back!!!!
He’s on duty
@@adriwatergirl2474 You are right!!!
I'm not sure, he's not linked on their Instagram, just the 3 ladies
“We gonna be burnt chicken nuggets” this had me rolling on the floor 🤣
My mom would let me have sleepovers with my friends, either their house or mine, BUT we all went to the same school and with some the same bus so we really just got up and went to school together. Starting at like 7. 19 years later I'm still friends with some of them.
I know the last story Becca was referring to. If I remember correctly, she was a substitute teacher, not the normal classroom teacher who would normally allow the students to help each other. If that helps!
I'm in 6th grade and I got my math teacher to test out boddle and we did it in class and it was actually pretty fun
“What kind of teacher are you?” “I know what kinda student YOU finna be, up out of HERE” 🤣🤣🤣 When I tell you I CACKLED, that’s how I talk to my niece! She’s 6 and has the most outrageous amount of sass because everybody thought it was cute when she was little, but it’s not so cute when they get older 🤣 She gets mad, but she knows if she’s gonna give Auntie an attitude she is about to get that same exact energy RIGHT back, I don’t play like that lol
PLEASE MAKE THESE LONGER!!! I LOVE THEM ALL AND I WOULD BE SO EXCITED IF THEY COULD BE LONGER!!
I agree with Bri and Rebecca’s husband on the last bit of the podcast. I graduated from high school in 2019 and I had some classes where the kids were definitely living to antagonize the teachers. There were multiple times I saw the sweetest teachers either lose their shit completely or be on the verge of tears because of the harassment of those three or four kids that were always disrespectful and disobedient. I was really close with one of those teachers and there were so many times she would cry during her planning period while I was in there with her saying how she didn’t want to do this anymore.
Last year, when I was in math class, there were 2-3 students that would not SHUT UP. And they were so rude and so disrespectful. For example, the teacher (who always had a smile on his face and was super quiet and is pretty short. A lot of students were taller than him) had taken away one of the kid's phone, and he walked up to the teacher, grabbed a granola bar off of the teacher's desk and asked the teacher, "How do you like it now?". There was only one time that the teacher completely lost it with our class. The class would never be quiet, and so he lost his cool. He said, like, "Be quiet. You Have to know this!" and they still wouldn't shut up. It was rediculous
literally
The world war 2 story reminds me of the time a student in my history class (I was a student too) claimed that the civil war was the same as world war 2. Legit was getting very angry and went as far as calling our teacher a racist because he kept arguing with the student. It was awful. He ended up talking to her at the end of class so I don't know what/how it got resolved but for months people talked about it
I’m my high school social studies class when we did WWI, we had a quiz that everyone bombed so badly on our teacher was absolutely disgusted some of the highlight answers were:
Who was assassinated starting WWI? Hitler.
What reparations were a part of the Treaty of Versaillais? Cupcakes.
When she started this I was very concerned because I was sure I had written correct or at least good answers on my quiz and she hilariously looked over saw my panicked expression and said “except for you Ana, you did fine.” Which at the time didn’t make me much less panicked but now I find absolutely hilarious.
it sorta was.
the union being the Nazis
Celebrity culture has done such a thorough job convincing people that it's uncool to know anything that kids think it's cute to be ignorant. I can assure you that the rest of the world, undeveloped as well as developed, do not have anything approaching this attitude. We look the fools in front of the rest of the world, and rightfully so. And for all the cool dudes and dudettes who exclaim, "Who cares what the rest of the world thinks!", the U.S.'s economic power is about to collapse. Our society is about to collapse. We have to import foreign students for advanced science studies bc we can't find enough Americans up to the task. Every last aspect of life has been commodified in the U.S. People are dying bc they can't afford their insulin, and America seems a-okay with that.
So interesting watching the end of empire, the collapse of empire. And all that those who are aware can do is try to stay out of the way.
I work at a private daycare and I was feeling fancy one day and put on a wig and one of them looked at me and said "ms Nikki you look like you showered 🤦🏾♀️
Give the little sun apocalypse guy credit for his never say die attitude. 😃🌞💥
Play date !?!? Oh my god she is so dorky I love it. Lmao
I teach about space often with a science group- I constantly get asked “is the sun going to explode and we all DIE?”
I respond with “our sun won’t explode for a while but if it did you won’t notice don’t worry”🤣 and so much so my friend got me a shirt that has an explosion with a happy face that says “don’t worry. One day the sun is going to explode”🤣
I work at a men’s wear store. My coworkers always make me go help customers that are 6’8”+. I’m 5’2”. I feel Rogers on the tall teacher 😂
This podcast is the best, I'm currently in middle school and would love to be a teacher when I'm older.
Same here.
Same!
Same here!
You would also be a Miss Rogers!
Keep it up kiddo! You can be a teacher one day!!
I love y'all sooooo much!! 💗 I am also a Head Start Pre-K Teacher and as much as I love my babies, this podcast is truly therapeutic for me. I swear I have with experienced or know a teacher who has experiences as you speak on. Y'all are funny as heck. 😉 I feel as though I am amongst my people.🙏🏾😊 Thank you all so much for what you do. It is greatly appreciated.👍🏾😁💓
I LOVE listening to Bre talk. I think it’s because I’ve been watching a lot of tv shows with very terrible, fake southern accents recently. The real thing is so refreshing to hear!
the story that Bri told about the rubber bands I kind of related to. I have rubber bands on my braces (And yes, you have to take them off each time you eat. don't ask me why idk) but anyways, i wear them to school and i keep a pack with me always. a TEACHER having to put the rubber bands on is just a no
Hilarious!
To the mom that said IUD instead of IEP. I have one that compares! I worked at Bath and Body Works and a lady came in asking for Spearmint Rhino Shower Gel! Well, her in Southern California we have a “Gentlemen’s a club” called Spearmint Rhino. What she meant to ask for was Eucalyptus Spearmint Shower Gel.
With a straight face, not batting an eye, I led her to the correctly named shower gel.
I work at Bath and Body Works, and people can’t seem to understand how to pronounce eucalyptus or even know what it is. I was showing this lady wallflowers, and she asked me if we still had the “elliptical mint” scent. I said, “Oh, Eucalyptus Spearmint? We do!” But she insisted it was “elliptical mint”. I just directed her to where they were and let her be satisfied with finding the smell she wanted. 😂🤦♀️
😭😭😭😭🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Hey happy Mother’s Day! I love your guys podcast. I wait for it every week. Also where is Mr. Williams?
I saw he has covid
@@emilystanphill I think I saw that too but still I feel like he should be back right now it’s been like 3 weeks
@@RoganBuresh21 they pre-record for the whole month I’m pretty sure and they just change shirts
It’s because they all live in different states and traveling is $$$ lol
@@Savryavri it is lol 😂 I didn’t know that. That’s super cool that that’s how they do it.
a bit graphic but the story with the 6'6" teacher who misheard his student would've made me bleed through my pants even more from laughing so hard
They’re talking about 5th graders being weird by obsessing over those little plastic babies. Homie, my sophomore year this one kid had a pencil pouch full of worms-on-a-string that he sold for $1 a piece. 😆
Out where I live we call the them sworms, it's pretty funny how much people are obsessed.
Where is Tell?
Busy, sick or dead
He was the lead in Suessical and also got COVID so he may have missed filming.
@@amandac9845 Thanks for letting me know. I was worried that he left the group
As an active teacher for the last 10 years, I LOVE this podcast. So relatable
Where is tell at
There’s so many neglectful parents that didn’t make sure their kids did school or even have a crap about covid and it’s so upsetting. I was a student during distance learning and my mom didnt care if we did school because it was “the schools fault for closing it” and a lot of my friends had neglectful parents, and school was the only consistency they had it was horrible to see them run wild during that distance time
… let’s see keep a roof over one’s food in belly and maybe even pay for medication or be on top to child 24/7. Choices have to be made. Now remember there are crappy parents out there but there are also many who are struggling make sure you know which is which.
I taught 8th grade during covid and in one day was a teacher for about 125 students.
About half of my students did zero work the entire school year.
For context, the students attended school every other day. Alternate days were virtual. I was in school every day.
Absenteeism was out of control.
They rarely showed up on their virtual days despite the school providing them with laptops AND WIFI CONNECTIONS for them at home.
Despite failing, the students were permitted to go to high school because of a policy called "social promotion".
It was so sad. I tried over and over and over to contact parents by phone, email, text, letters home, and I rarely was successful.
Fantastic show y'all..I wish it ran an hour!!! Felt like 5 min!
I once had 4th grade boys ask me if their arm hair would be as long as mine when they were old
In 3rd grade I went to a new school and I went to an after school classes waiting for my parents to get off work . One day we were with a different teacher because the normal one was sick. The teacher at the time I hadn’t known. He was outside yelling at a student in the hallway, sticks his head into the class room and starts yelling. Screaming at a student but none of us knew who he was screaming at. Turns out it was me. I had no clue, I was looking around very confused. He walks over to my friends desk leans over it and starts yelling at me?!? A full grown man yelling at me for apparently “talking”. I was in tears. Then 3 years later I was in his math class. After the incident my mom informed me that if he ever did that again to get up leave and call her… he never said anything about it but I will never forget.
(He also use to work at the prison and would almost brag about it to us)
I love these podcasts 😭💖💞 I always put them on before I sleep and I swear I’ve been trained like a pavlov dog, because everytime I put one on, I close my eyes and then boom, I’m awake the next morning and it says I’ve watched the whole thing. This isnt negative either btw I think I just find y’alls voices so soothing it really helps me sleep 😭 Though, it’s still a bit of a curse because I DO want to hear whats said in the episode lmao
Not even a teacher either lol, I’m a freshman in college but I love this podcast sm.
This podcast is so informative for young parents. Great tips. Glad y'all care about the kids.
I first saw this on a short that is basically a teaser. I'm so thankful for the whole video cause this is gold. Makes me wish I was back in the school days. Hated it. Don't even know why. Thanks you teachers!
Happy Happy Mother's Day. As a parent I love listening to your podcasts, I am obsessed with and love hearing your student stories,😀😀 it makes my day. Keep up the good work guys!! ❤️😊
The perfume story reminds me of a cartoon I saw many years ago, where a student was telling his teacher that he liked her perfume because she smelled like peanut butter.
No trampoline needed.....you at his groin lady! Lol!
Ya'll make me miss teaching sooo much! I taught 6-12 English & Social Studies. Got some great stories!
Ya'll are awesome, keep it up!!
I had a teacher that would NOT let anyone leave the classroom. First of all she would force every kid to go to their locker, no backpacks were allowed. Then she would watch and do roll as every kid went to the bathroom before class, but there were multiple instances where one of us needed to go to the bathroom for feminine purposes and she said no I saw you go before class.
After that story about the pants, I can’t get the image of Ms. Rogers jumping up to slap someone like she’s getting her vert measured at a track meet.
I have a question about giving feedback to a high school teacher. Student is my kid. He tells me he is experiencing stress in teacher’s class because teacher suddenly yells at kids who are miss behaving. The sudden sound startles my kid who is busy concentrating. What is the best way for me to approach this teacher? My kid generally likes the class and the subject.
I have the same issue where I cant handle yelling because of some personal things that have happened to me. I would just genuinely say that yelling bothers my kid. Or you could work something out where they could have a stress ball at their desk or the teacher could come over to the students who are being disrespectful and just talk instead of yelling.
I wonder if the teacher you all were talking about (at the end) makes me wonder if possibly the teacher already asked the student to leave the room several times previously. I know my son would get teachers worked up and then play the good communicator when the teacher was beyond dealing with him. I fully supported the teachers because I know how my son can push people to the edge of just blowing up and then act all innocent. I always tried to back the good teachers he had and be supportive of them. Thankfully he has graduated and he is now realizing all the issues he caused can be done to him by others! He might be 20 but I still feel like he is a 14 year old trying to figure out this big bad world and I help guide him but it is on him to make the decisions and deal with the outcomes.
I’ve seen that video and this girl was like the smart girl that doesn’t get into any trouble and has straight A’s
@@savanahswafford9027 is there any chance you can link the video I can’t seem to find it and I really want to see exactly what happened
@@savanahswafford9027 yeah can you please link it?
@@chickenmax9953 I’d have to look for it I’m sure you can find it on youtube
@@Xirzeum czcams.com/video/EN4nknNk3Vk/video.html
This is such a good episode everyone needs to watch this podcast seriously. How could this not make ya just giggle a little ?
Any idea how I can find the video? Not on tiktok
Any idea how I can find the video? I'm not on tiktok
When you were telling these stories and these students saying different things that seem funny, as someone who wants to be a future teacher I think there is a chance some days I might have to step out of the classroom just to laugh lol
I saw the same video as ms Rodgers, and as a student I was on the teacher's side! The tone of the student’s voice made me feel as though she had been messing around with the teacher for a while and was just trying to get a rise out of her. She had one of those smiles that looked like she knew she was being disrespectful. Interesting how differently we read those vibes!
do you know where i could find it?? i’m so curious to watch it
@@audreyisinjured just look up like "teacher stares at student helping friend" and it should come up
I just watch the short so it my first time seeing a full video
Miss Rogers is just too pure, lol I just love this chick.
LOVINGGG this podcast! Thank you all for the great stories
Mrs Woolleeey, I have a question? Impression made me giggle.
I recently just came across you guys and I love y'all! I am a new assistant teacher at an elementary school and would love to watch a video from y'all on your schooling (college) and how you figured out which grade you wanted to teach! I want to go to school for teaching, but not really sure which grade or subject and all of that. I would also have to do online school. Please keep the videos coming! 💗💗
My sister is a teacher and I tell her all the time how I could not do what she does. You are all fantastic people. I throughoughly enjoy this podcast.
The way bri just dropped her phone 🤣 19:12
If you have so many more stories then please make more of these stories series! ❤️ 😊 These are my favorite
Happy Mother's day Ms. Bri! I love this podcast!
In regards to the teacher who was silent, I saw it completely differently. We never saw the beginning of the interaction. It’s very possible that the teacher had already given the student instruction/direction and the student ignored it. I saw a child ‘performing’ for the camera, speaking disrespectfully to a teacher, and barely hiding the smirk. Interesting how points of view can differ when people see the same thing.
Yes! Thank you! We have no idea how many times this teacher spoke to the child and directions were not followed. To me, that was a disrespectful child performing for her instagram and TikTok
I completely agree. I graduated from high school in 2020 and I had some classes where the kids were definitely living to antagonize the teachers. There were multiple times I saw the sweetest teachers either lose their shit completely or be on the verge of tears because of the harassment or those three or four kids that were always disrespectful and disobedient. I was really close with one of those teachers and there were so many times she would cry during her planning period while I was in there with her talking about how she didn’t want to do this anymore.
So I have a "fun" bus story. My bus driver turned the bus around and just kicked off 4 kids because someone was cursing and he didn't like that so he picked 4 random boys and kicked them off and said if they want to get back on and go home, they had tell him who on the bus was cursing and when they said They didn't know who it was he said ok then, bye. And left. Those poor kids. Ik they didn't do anything and tbh I didn't even hear any cursing.. but the driver has stomped at a girl and cursed at us and called a boy stupid or an idiot (one of those 2) so I was scared to say something. But the only reason he is sending the kids back is because the super intended is on the bus so he is acting like he is a good bus driver. Don't get me wrong, I have mad respect for bus drivers bur mine speed and almost hit 2 people this year with the bus and curses at us. I wish I was making this up, but should I report him? Sry this is so long.
Edit: I found out that one of the kids kicked off was the one cursing but honestly I don't think it was right for him to kick off kids for something that they didn't do
Yes absolutely! Tell your mom! That is dangerous and so irresponsible
Tell your family and ask them to help you make a formal report
This is the first epsiode I'm catching and I'm hooked. It feels good to hear people echo things I felt while being an art/substitute teacher
The teachers: so today were gonna tell funny student stories
Ms.Rogers: its my time to shine✨
This is my favorite podcast I absolutely love your perspectives and how y'alls approach I am currently in college to teach highschool history
The plastic baby story!! 😅, in 5th grade for me I was the senate chairman in our classroom government naming laws. We were sophisticated enough to not be like that. Mrs. Woolley I don’t know about your class but🧐
3:00-3:30 THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! YES!! Covid messed up my math knowledge and I was clueless in algebra and was clueless in Geometry. Thank you!! Finally someone who sees the struggle. Thank you!! Your videos are always great!!!
Another great episode!!! Listen no one would believe some of the things that happen unless they see it. Crazy and funny stuff happens all the time 😂😂
When I was a freshman in highschool, a girl in my class argued with the teacher about how many states the United States of America has. 🤣 She didn't believe Alaska and Hawaii were part of the USA and thought our whole class and teacher were pranking her. 😅
Happy Mother’s day! ❤️ i love your guys podcasts! you guys are amazing! and i wish one day my kids have Teachers as amazing as you guys (:
The best 13 years of my life was being a Teaching Assistant at an elementary school. I miss those little toots! Lol
I have multiple friends in college obsessed with small plastic babies, some 5th graders never grow up
The teacher who was on the video mentioned- you have to think what happened BEFORE recording started. Now - kid knows she's being recorded. Of course she is on her best behavior.
I have kids of my own. One is 21. A few years ago she would try to "set off" adults and then would start recording. Suddenly 😇 she's the voice of reason. And her stories about adults... "I was minding my own business when suddenly... for no reason... the neighbor started yelling at me. "Really- you were just strolling down the street and got screamed at for no reason? No reason at all?" Now she's more mature.
So the student was being an angel and suddenly for no reason the teacher starts pointing to the door and glaring?
I just saw a few of these reels.. and I already I had to subscribe!. I can see this channel growing keep it up ladies !!! TEACHERS ROCK !!
Would absolutely love if you guys had merch! I hope to see some in the future, I really love those shirts.
Where’s tell?
I'm not a teacher but I'm loving the podcast and learning so much ❤️
Happy Mother's Day as educators you have no idea the impact you make on children.......thank you
Reminds me when one of my children (I work in a nursery) talks about burning the nursery and “baby shark doesn’t like fire” he’s a lush talker and I love talking to him but he don’t half come out with some weird topics
well whether or not that teacher was burnt out or frustrated, she still owes it to her students to be the best authority figure she can be, no?
Here, here!
I agree. However we don't know the entire situation and maybe she should stop teaching and find a job she is passionate about (if she is burnt out) or maybe she isn't burnt out and she was just having a day and to make it worse kids were not listening.
You need to be a teacher to understand what it's like. That is why I keep an open mind when it comes to student-teacher videos.
@@animecookies8784 i mean. i am? i'm just offering my perspective
Happy Mother’s Day also where is mr williams
I love your stories, but also I have anxiety and trouble sleeping and your voices are so comforting I slept like a baby, thank you! I have to listen to it again though because I can't miss this stories 😅
Y’all! Why am I screaming lmao I love this podcast!!
Hi happy Mother’s Day bri and to the pet owners ❤🎉😍 I love y’all so much and y’all are so amazing and positive
i love this podcast so much!!!
During covid in my junior/senior year I had friends over and we'd both do our zooms for class together and in between would hang out. It was a kinda mutual respect for doing work when we needed and then hanging out after so we could de-stress a little.
Yes, sleepy... I've used that excuse before too lol, higher than a kite
Online classes were insane. The first week of sophomore year we were on zoom and kids were hacking into the accounts under our name and typing slurs into the chat. I was one of the people they did it to and almost got in HUGE trouble with my English teacher. She didn't know me yet and was extremely upset with me and I spent an hour bawling my eyes out because she genuinely thought I was saying such vulgar things in chat and she contacted my principal. Probably the worst experience of my life. I was the reason our whole district switched to Google meet and I am so glad lol. (Especially glad we went back to all day, in person though. Virtual school was stressful)
I'm literally crying rn because of stress and anxiety, I think this is going to help me ❤
I really wanna be an art teacher so this podcast really helps me understand what being a teacher is like 🥰
Oh my god I have tiny plastic babies and I hide them around the house 😂😂😂
I wish I was kidding- we had a plastic baby sale for 25 cents in leadership. We made WAY too much money on those things. Someone literally spent 20 bucks. Each dollar got 4 babies… I’m realizing the genius of my leadership teacher…
i literally love this podcast sm:)
LOL- I can’t do “public math” either 🥴
Love this podcast…as a teacher I can definitely identify with the stories 😂
Why's the podcast so short.😭😭😭
I could listen to this podcast for hours
I have Braces so the thing with the rubber bands. It depends on how a child has them on. I have mine going from my K9 tooth to the last tooth in the right side of my mouth and the same with the left side. Some people have them all over their mouth so you have to take them out to eat. It is physically impossible to eat with them on. Plus the orthodontist should tell the child how to use them and put them in and out.
When I had braces and tried to eat with them on they literally always tore, also my orthodontist told me to take them off before eating, exactly for that reason.
However, you are 100%tly right that the student should be able to do it themselves. It's really not that hard
I was teaching a grade 3/4 class and we were talking about how a plane flies. I mentioned something about lift and ‘that’ child looked at me and said, “I knew you were going to day that. I must be psychotic.’ It took all of my energy not to burst into laughter.
I have a whole family of teachers- my mom and i watch your podcast all the time its so funny
That last conversation about the tiktok was super interesting!! Love the show