#179 - Bonnie McFarlane
5/4/20261 hr 58 min
Bonnie McFarlane returns to the pod to discuss growing up poor in rural Canada, the importance of having a prize-winning pig at the county fair, how she went from farm girl to vegan, her daughter finding her name in the Epstein files, social media journalists, the beauty and importance of live shows, the camaraderie of comments, and much more. Bonnie and Stav help callers including a woman who's concerned that her 10-year-old brother is becoming a mean, YouTube-addicted brat, and a woman who's wondering if she should return the laptop and iPhone that were gifted to her by the man she's been dating for two months.
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First 90 secondsStavros Halkias· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Opa. Welcome, everybody, to Stavis World, 904-800-STOP. Call in. We'll solve all your problems. On the couch, returning, is Bonnie McFarlane, uh, beloved, uh, friend, I think, yeah, right there. [laughs] [laughs] Beloved friend of the pod. You did, like, maybe the fourth... You did such an early episode, I'm realizing. Like- Of this? ... in Astoria, yeah, yeah. I mean, you did- I didn't even saw a clip.
Bonnie McFarlane· Guest0:24
I thought you didn't post it.
Stavros Halkias· Host0:25
I think it was just we didn't know what we were doing- Oh ... when we started. But don't worry, you're gonna get- Well, I did get a sandwich. That's right, no sand- And- Oh, fuck ...
Bonnie McFarlane· Guest0:32
and I said, "No, eat before you go." You can't rely on that.
Stavros Halkias· Host0:35
Mm-hmm.
Bonnie McFarlane· Guest0:36
But I fully expected.
Stavros Halkias· Host0:37
Fuck, I feel so bad now.
Bonnie McFarlane· Guest0:38
Yeah. I saw you with a coffee. I was like... And then you drank out of it.
Stavros Halkias· Host0:41
Damn. [laughs] You know what? You know, you know, and this is tough because this is just prejudice. I think being vegan is what killed you here.
Bonnie McFarlane· Guest0:48
Oh.
Stavros Halkias· Host0:48
[laughs] 'Cause I considered just picking up some- You bought me a vegan sandwich last time ... I considered... I know, I'm a piece of shit.
Bonnie McFarlane· Guest0:54
You were, like, so thoughtful.
Speaker 20:54
Boo.
Stavros Halkias· Host0:55
I know, that's when we- And I was so hungry ... Eldest, don't fucking boo me, you piece of shit.
Bonnie McFarlane· Guest0:58
No- [laughs] ... the last time I did it, I was so hungry and you let me eat half of it- Mm ... before we started the pod- M- I was like, "This is a dream."
Stavros Halkias· Host1:05
Are you hungry now? Eldest, can you get on, uh- No, I ate ... Uber Eats?
Bonnie McFarlane· Guest1:07
I, I ate on the way here. I said- Okay, good. I've learned to not...
Stavros Halkias· Host1:10
Uh, that breaks my heart.
Bonnie McFarlane· Guest1:11
Bro, I've been married a long time. You don't rely on others.
Stavros Halkias· Host1:13
[laughs] Of course. On kindness, even from your friends who are asking you to do a favor. Because, because they have to bank a bunch of podcasts before- But he- ... before shooting a special.
Bonnie McFarlane· Guest1:23
[laughs] But he, you know, I don't know if this is because of who my husband is- Mm-hmm ... or just 'cause I'm, like,