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We'll start your day off, Swirlie. It's the toast. I sound amazing. Welcome back to The Toast and happy Monday. Hope everybody's having a par-dilicious definition kicking off to their week. Hey, Jax, how you during? During Good. Second week of the new year sitting in Koji's Corner. Welcome to Koji's Corner. I think everyone always says,

like, you guys should do another podcast, like Clubman Recap Podcast. Cojee's Corner is what the world

needs, and I think it would be nominated for a Golden Globe, just saying. And that's how

Koji sees it. Yes, I did watch the Golden Globes. I watched, it's actually amazing what I was able to accomplish this weekend, just as like a regular girl. I spent so much time with my family. I spent time outside. I watched everything on planet Earth. It's amazing, like what I was personally able to accomplish. Like in wake windows, in nap windows, I should really receive some sort of motherhood and business owner award. For all the TV that you watched, yes. People we meet on vacation, the movie. I watched all three episodes of Traders. I watched The Golden Globes. I would say I made it about 60%. I also watched Shaws of Sunset. I'm refusing to call it the Valley Persian style because that's a bad name and the show already had a name. It's called The Shaz of Sunset. one of the best names of any show ever made. I watched so much. I'm so prepared to be seated here with you today. I watched half of Shaz of Sunjet Persian style in the valley doing Persia in the valley. Yeah. Persia Valley style. I liked it in general, but it was really crazy to watch it like this weekend. Like just very, yes, that's true. They're always talking about the geopolitical climate of Iran.

The show just starts saying, like, a lot of Persians and the Iranians move to LA. During the Revolution. During the Revolution. And it's like they're unrevolutionizing right now. I actually think that they will end up covering it next season because one thing

about the Shahs, like they're not going to shy away from uncomfortable conversations about geopolitical issues,

about religion. Like they went, well, they tried to. They couldn't go to Iran, but they went to Israel

actually and then like walked up to the border and they went to Turkey too. Maybe they'll go.

If Iran becomes free, they will go. Oh my God, brand trip. Brand trip. But I feel like the old Shaz very much went there all the time every day. Yeah. Yeah. I've only watched half of this first season, but I feel like times have changed and like they're not going to do that as much. Well, I do feel like the show was ahead of its time.

The original show Shows of Sunset. Yes, I don't see them going like super deep. But one thing about like Rez, I was like he's going to do what he wants. He's kind of an amazing reality star in the sense like he actually doesn't give a fuck. Like he will talk about things that he wants to talk about. Yeah. The show like did have that valley. Edit. Like, spice, which, like, I didn't like. Which is what? I don't know. Just, like, boring valley. Do you know what I mean? That's, like, the point. I know. But the thing about the Shaz is, like, they're not like anyone else. So trying to put them in a show. Like, Shaz, I'm too close to it. Obviously, like, I was obsessed with the original show. And this new show is good. I'm glad we have Mercedes, like the OGs. But I don't know, them trying to give it like the Lala Kent edit. I don't know. It's just not working. Yeah. Well, I've only seen, I'm just getting acquainted. Oh, and to be clear, I saw one episode. Right. I'm still meeting everyone. So I'm not like calling it or anything, but I enjoyed what I did watch. Me too. And I watched Traders, all three episodes.

Same. We will do.

But I'm glad that I did because now I'm like, I care.

Yep.

I have so many thoughts about the show and the format and this season in particular, but I know I'm going to like frustrate people with what I have to say about the format.

Well, we're going to do our fifth and final story is an official traitors recap.

So in case you're not caught up, we're going to save it all for that.

Yeah. Now, can I tell you to watch people we meet on vacation? Did you read that book? I did. I didn't like the book, but I've heard that the movie is very good. So people feel one of two ways. I think if you're like really like it's your favorite book ever, then you hate the movie just because you're too close to it. And I can't, honestly, I can't take your opinion seriously because I'm judging the movie as a movie. I read the book years ago. Do I remember all the nuances? No, I just remember that they take a trip every year and they're obviously in love, but they pretend like they're not. The movie was so stupid. Of course. I hate when people like, like, I fight love. No, not only that. At your big age, like you're not able to identify a feeling. Like, you obviously like him. And you have a, you're a straight woman. You have a straight male best friend who you love, you travel with, you do everything with. Like you're married. Get married. Every time like your romantic partner or his romantic partner comes on a trip, it ends in disaster. Like, can sense the feelings between the two of you both of your partners hate the other person because you're obviously in love I just I hate that shit and you're wasting other people's time and you're literally 30 at this point at the you do have to suspend disbelief you have to like not be a smart person to just like read the book and enjoy it I thought the book was extremely mid I remember being like, oh, this is a book everyone's talking about. Like, it's fine. And that it launched Emily Henry. Like Emily Henry is like a colleague. Every time she has a book, it's like, who's going to get the rights? And it's a bit bestseller. And I happen to believe she's an industry plant. Like she writes like very, very mid, like low, like low IQ. Low IQ individuals, yeah. No, no, but like, and I read mid low IQ books sometimes because it's comforting to just like read something where I don't have to, my brain doesn't have to work hard. Yeah, yeah, but this book sort of launched. That all sounded very insulting, but like I didn't mean any of it as an insult to any. I wasn't as a low IQ individual. I was not insulted. We're like the authors who write for them.

They know what?

There's a cover for every pot. There's an audience for every writer. Not every book needs to be Da Vinci Code. Barbara Kingsolver. Not every book can be deep. Well, that's true. So having said all of that, I was just watching this movie, like as a movie.

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