He's Just Not That Into You
7/31/20251 hr
How one comedian's offhand advice launched a decent TV episode, a mediocre book and a terrible movie.Where to find us: Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources:Susan Faludi's "Backlash"For Women Who Count on Men to Be JerksBridget Jones’s LegacySingle Women in Popular CultureA Decade of Advice for Women and Men in the Best-Selling Self-Help LiteratureThe gendered nature of self-helpSingle Women in Popular Culture Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!
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First 90 secondsPeter Shamshiri· Host0:00
... I just ordered a, uh, a beverage center, which is what they're calling mini fridges, fancy mini fridges.
Michael Hobbes· Host0:06
They're called beverage centers?
Peter Shamshiri· Host0:08
I feel like maybe what's happening is that they realize that if you say mini fridge that people will be like, "Well, then why is it $2,000?"
Michael Hobbes· Host0:15
(laughs) Is it, like, wifi enabled or some shit, and it, like, reports to you when you need, like, White Claw?
Peter Shamshiri· Host0:20
S- so first of all, some of them are.
Michael Hobbes· Host0:22
(laughs) Why would you want that on anything?
Peter Shamshiri· Host0:24
I get a fucking Pushnote notification when my dehumidifier fills up. (laughs) But anyway, you're like... but I... I will say they are, in and of them... in a vacuum, cool. Like, it's got different temperature controls for the different levels. (laughs) The bottom level is a wine rack, and so, like, there's a little- What? (laughs) ... wine rack, and then there's stuff for your- This is getting- ... sodas and beers.
Michael Hobbes· Host0:42
Are you talking yourself into getting this?
Peter Shamshiri· Host0:44
Oh, no, I already got it.
Michael Hobbes· Host0:45
(laughs) (laughs) Really? You spent $1,500 on a fucking mini fridge?
Peter Shamshiri· Host0:51
It's not just the mini fridge.
Michael Hobbes· Host0:53
Oh, my God.
Peter Shamshiri· Host0:54
You can put something that's, like, out of place, garbage looking- Mm-hmm. ... or you can get something decent, and it's really expensive. That's basically the choice they put in front of you.
Michael Hobbes· Host1:02
I have been recording this whole time. I'm putting this segment in the show unedited.
Peter Shamshiri· Host1:05
(laughs) Feel free. (laughs) People should know that I'm bougie, you know? (laughs) They... by now... if you don't know by now- He moves to New Jersey, look what happens to him. The brands and shit they had... like, by the way, we have- Oh, my God. ... when we moved in, there's a, a drawer microwave, you know, the kind that, like, you... it's, like, in the lower part of the cabinet, and you, like, press a button and it comes out like a drawer.
Michael Hobbes· Host1:25
What? I didn't even know this existed.
Peter Shamshiri· Host1:27
This is big in our area. Um- Okay.
Unknown speaker1:29
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