#65 Meredith
12/11/202539 min
Meredith unknowingly ate a bag of her teenage son’s weed gummies. She wants him to apologize. He wants her to apologize. At a stand-off, they call Jonathan for help.
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First 90 secondsJonathan Goldstein· Host0:00
[intro music] Pushkin. We have quite a story for you today, but before we begin, a warning. This episode contains themes of drug use. Listener discretion is advised.
Meredith· Guest0:20
[phone ringing] Yeah?
Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:27
Oh, finally.
Meredith· Guest0:29
Mm-hmm.
Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:29
I wanted to tell you about my, um, billboard in Times Square.
Meredith· Guest0:33
Oh, wow.
Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:34
You're jelly. You want a billboard, too.
Meredith· Guest0:37
I, I, I, I would die. I feel like you like it.
Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:40
What gives you that impression?
Meredith· Guest0:42
Your, your relationship with being, you know, famous I'm sure is, is something as an artist that you- Wait, hang on a second. No?
Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:48
Did you just say that I was famous?
Meredith· Guest0:49
No.
Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:51
It sounds like you did, and something of an artist.
Meredith· Guest0:54
I said you, I said you wanting to be famous and your relationship to wanting to be famous.
Jonathan Goldstein· Host0:58
Do you remember, do you remember- Do you remember, are you recording? 'Cause I said, "Do you remember?"
Meredith· Guest1:03
I'm asking.
Jonathan Goldstein· Host1:03
I'm recording you in my memory.
Meredith· Guest1:05
Am I gonna hear this on the radio?
Jonathan Goldstein· Host1:08
You're definitely not gonna hear this on the radio.
Meredith· Guest1:10
Oh, I s- oh, yeah, 'cause it's not a radio, 'cause it's a podcast, right?
Jonathan Goldstein· Host1:14
You know that I do a podcast.
Meredith· Guest1:16
Oh. I love the news. Yeah.
Jonathan Goldstein· Host1:17
Am I on speakerphone?
Meredith· Guest1:19
No.
Jonathan Goldstein· Host1:20
Because, you know, when you put someone on speakerphone, you're supposed to tell them.
Unknown speaker1:24
[laughs]