Benifer is back. Brad and Jen are friends again and Paris Hilton is somehow still

making headlines. 20 years later we're living in the world that the 2000s

tabloids created. On this series I'm going to tell you the story of a decade of

American life through the trash we love to consume. From Spotify and the

Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Claire Malone and this is just like us, the tabloids that changed America.

Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. All right, ladies and gentlemen,

welcome back to the Death Taxes and Banana's podcast.

Now, I like to pride myself on this podcast for doing a lot of firsts, okay? And in the history of, you know, this world that we live in,

there's been a lot of first. There was the first flight that flew around the world that circumnavigated the globe.

There was the first time I think like liquid water was found not sure when that was

but that was probably a pretty monumental occurrence.

There was the first time a bulldog in a shih tzu was

successfully made it and they made it a bullshit which I actually think was also

was also a pretty impressive you you know, point in history.

But I think what's happening today on the Death Taxes and Bananas podcast

is right up at the top of the list with just all-time monumental firsts.

And that is the first time I am doing an in-person recording for my podcast and what better two guests to have on and my best friend

Leroy his beautiful lovely what we call baby mama?

Uh-uh.

Hell no, bro,

baby mama.

His lovely and beautiful girlfriend and

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