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Oh my gosh, David Yantif, it is so amazing to be here with you and all of your fabulous ropers.

I mean, what's going on? Listen, we have a lot of Bravo to talk about. But before we get there,

let's talk about you have written a book. I have. It's so exciting. It is, honestly, it's

taking my breath away because it's kind of a testament to how I live life. So David,

it's called, you've been validated. Yes, yeah, of course. So it's called You've Been Validated, a playbook for confidence and connection. And for all of your listeners, you and I actually met in the Hamptons like six years ago. And we just approached each other. And I think I might have even made you get dropped off in a car after I got dropped off.

I don't know if I rubbed you the wrong way right out the gate.

But basically with this book, I'm leaning into my superpower as a connector and an extrovert

and helping other people really channel their superpowers and being open to making meaningful

connections and relationships in all different social settings.

I do remember meeting you in the Hampton six years ago. I do not remember you being dropped

off before me, but that's fair. That's very fair. You were with a March senior and Joey and Cindy,

who are the publishers now of Hampton Storyboard that I have a column for. And at the time I was on Inside Edition, and you were getting dropped off, I think, by them. But they dropped me off first at, um, there in Scope. And I was like, oh, no, I hope I didn't screw up his day. But it was just the beginning of a budding friendship because I was like, anyone with a little sass and heart, which is you and hotness, I'm all about. Well, first of all, you, I don't even really drink that much anymore. You have a very good memory. I mean, when you say this, it comes back to me. But yeah, the details are all of life are all fuzzy to me. Isn't that horrible? I think if you just do, like, a lot of things in life,

like, I swear, I used to have a good memory and I don't know what happened. It's scary. Well, the bottom line is you remembered enough to have me on your podcast, and so that's what matters, right? I did. And so, like, this book is like, right, it's a self-help book, but it's also pop culture, there's pop culture references and you have pop culture appearances are very

in low and lewins and with seven. self-help book, but it's also pop culture. There's pop culture references and you have pop

culture appearances are very in low. Luans and Lus Saps is in there. Yeah, she is. So a lot of our

mutual friends, but that's exactly it. I'm a television host and a pop culture lifestyle expert. And

essentially, you've been validated is all about literally earning the only stamp of approval

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