Welcome to the Whatever Dating Talk Podcast where we try to make sense of the modern dating hellscape.

I'm your host, Brian Atlas.

We are coming to you live from Santa Barbara, California.

A few quick announcements.

This podcast is viewer-supported, heavy YouTube demonetization.

So please consider donating through Stream Labs instead of soup chatting as YouTube takes a brutal 30% cut.

That's Streamlabs.com slash whatever link is in the description.

We do prioritize messages that are made via StreamLabs.

To read a message is $100 and up.

We will read those in batches typically every 30 to 60 minutes, but if you want to interact

nearly instantly with us and weigh in on the conversation at hand, consider sending a TTS

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TTS is via stream labs only.

We do have a slight stream and moderation delay on the TTS, but you can also mute a microphone.

We got request.

We have some octopus in the studio, so we might do like an octopus eating segment.

Pickle jar challenge, pop a ball of champagne, and then if you're a real baller, real G, we have

some crypto options, so you can pop real baller, real G, we have some crypto options.

So you can pop a ball of crystal.

Or instead of that, you can do a 15-minute voice call in.

There's some other options.

So here's the, we popped a crystal bottle on our last stream.

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