Hey, everybody. Really sorry, but before we jump into the show, I wanted to offer an apology

and an explanation about something that happened a few weeks ago. About a month ago,

Tom used the term Twinkie bus to refer to the bus he went to school on, and I made a joke

about being afraid that it was an old-timey insult. It's not, don't worry. And then I called

back to that joke by using old-timey insult. It's not, don't worry. And then I called back to that joke by using old-timey insults

that I knew from the musical showboat

and from a key and peel sketch the following week.

The point being, we don't want to say offensive things on air.

That was the point of the joke.

But out of context, or for people who weren't listening

or listened out of order,

it seemed like I was just using slang for the sake of being 16th century edgy, I guess.

And look, even though I like to think that our audience understands where I stand on that kind of stuff, I want to say for the record that if you heard me use that slang and you thought that it meant that I value you

less as a person or harbor secret hatred in my heart for you and yours, then I am genuinely,

genuinely sorry. And that's on me. That's on me for understanding that the context was understood,

and I want to be very clear that it will not happen again. And I just want to say,

like, when I fuck up, I want to own it. And using a term that could offend and then assuming

everyone knows what I mean and my positions, like, that makes me really sad to hear I've ever

hurt someone's feelings, right? The intention of this show and all of our shows is always to make you laugh

and make you feel safe and loved. And when I fail at that, I want to be clear, there is nobody

to blame but me. So apologies to anybody who felt ostracized or uptacked or even just cringed

at that moment. It won't happen on the show again. And let's do the podcast.

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