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. Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to the death taxes and bananas podcast for yet another

fantastic episode. I don't know how I'm going to continue to top what I've been doing every week as far as the guests go.

Okay, because I feel like we've been on this upward trajectory similar to kind of like what the stock mark has been on.

We've been on this run where it's like every day is a new record.

And I feel like we've kind of almost hit this pinnacle, we've hit this point where I have a feeling that there's only down from after this episode because that is how much I and that is how much I love and care about the next guest I'm gonna have on and just what high regard I hold him in.

You know him as a BMX legend.

You may not know he's an entrepreneur.

Three-time X Games gold medalist,

rapper, philanthropist, the King of the Dirt, hosted the challenge, Mr. T.J.

suck my ass.

Lavin, welcome to the podcast, brother.

That is the most incredible introduction I've ever had.

I'm 45 years old, never had an introduction that great.

Can you believe it?

Probium X writer 15 years,

never had an introduction that great.

Listen, that, this entire, taking notes for days

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