July 14, 2025 • 5 mins
Ever feel like there’s just never anything good to watch on the streaming services? We’ll were gonna fix that today in your brand new Phone Tap!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's broken Jeffrey in the morning. And I don't know
what it is lately, but we've been getting so many
requests from spouses asking us to prank their significant others. Yes,
in this one, we've talked to the wife who said
she's been married to her husband for twenty years and
their biggest topic of conversation lately there's nothing good to
watch on the streaming channels right now.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
I mean it is a hot topic in couples.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
I'm sure. Yeah, we're going to fix that for him today.
We just got to adjust his algorithm a little bit.
In your phone tap right now. Hello, Hi, there is
this Jason.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Yes, this is Jason.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Hey Jason, I'm calling from Hulu's Viewer Experience team. My
name is Travis Etn. How's it going.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Today, Uh, yeah, it's going all right, great.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Yeah, I'm in Jacksonville this morning and the weather here
is great. Sure, hope, it's nice where you are. Yeah,
it's it's fine, awesome.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
What is this about? Oh?
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Yes, So the reason I'm calling we flag some unusual
viewing activity on your Hulu account.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Oh what do you mean.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
Well, so, in the last seventy two hours, your account
streamed a documentary series titled Goat Birth Live. Wait what, Yeah,
we noticed you're a new user from last month and
watching six uninterrupted hours of goat birthing videos seemed off. Yeah,
we weren't sure.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Yeah, that wasn't me. Well, I don't know who's watching that.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
It's okay. You don't have to be embarrassed.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Okay, I'm not embarrassed. Like, okay, maybe you're looking at
somebody else's profile, because that definitely is not me.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
All right, Well, what about last Thursday? You apparently watched
four episodes of Soup the Quiet Killer. What that is
part of our Inconvenient Liquids collection?
Speaker 2 (01:57):
I don't know what you're talking about. Killer Soup I've
never seen, well or heard.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Sorry, sir, it's Soup the Quiet Killer, whatever it is.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
I didn't watch it.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Well, so two shows directly tied to your profile, you
claim you never watched either of them.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
I don't have to claim anything. I didn't watch it.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Okay, So am I supposed to believe you when you
tell me that you didn't watch a show at two
am the other night called Lawn Whispers ASMR for Yard.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Lovers ASMR for Yards Like the Quiet I did not
watch any of that stuff. And I have a job.
I'm supposed to be working right now. I was not
up at two in the morning.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
So you're saying it's not you.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Yes, I'm saying that it's not me.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Got it.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
So, just like everything else at your company, you're getting
it wrong. Sir.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
It's okay, you can calm down. It could be us.
There is a slim chance that our tastesinc AI glitched
and merged your preferences with someone in another region.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Okay, and why am I having a conversation about this?
Speaker 1 (02:53):
So what we need to do is just a quick
profile realignment. I'm going to read a few newly curated categories.
Just say yes or no if they reflect your personal interests. Okay,
oh god? First up, mildly erotic puppet shows? Would you
engage or screaming at me?
Speaker 2 (03:11):
Like get out of here?
Speaker 1 (03:13):
So that's a yes?
Speaker 2 (03:15):
No? Oh, nothing about puppets mildly What is mildly erotic?
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Why can't I just I'll just.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
For something and have it come up. Why does it
have to be like an algorithm.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
I'm just realigning it. I'm just going to go to
the next here. What about doom Scroll the series A
show where a man checks his phone for bad news
for eight seasons. It's a two reel.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
I feel like that is my life right now. With
this conversation, you are not just giving me what I want.
I want to watch all the episodes of Jeopardy.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
That one is not on my list. But how about
British shows where everyone has an accent but no one's
actually British? Does that interest?
Speaker 2 (03:56):
There's a show like that, It's like.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Bridgerton, but no one knows it that they're not British,
you know?
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Can I just be completely honest here? This is another
example of why TV is so screwed up these days.
Like I can't find anything to watch.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Okay, that's fair, But last one the cooking shows where
the oven is a metaphor for divorce.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Can you even care about me watching anything? I am
crawling out of my skin trying to find something to watch,
and you're talking about me putting my wife in the oven, sir.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
It's not literal, it's a metaphor. What do you mean?
Speaker 2 (04:33):
No? I mean you're asking me if this is the
kind of stuff that I like to watch, and right
now I'd like to put my eyeballs in the fricking
oven so that I can overcook those because I don't
like any of what I'm seeing or hearing.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Okay, that's more of a Netflix thing. That's not what
we do.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Why are you talking about another streaming platform. I'm about
ready to go back to cable.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Oh well, you definitely don't want to do that. That
might actually save you money.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
What the hell is happening?
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Okay, you know what, Let's just do the easy thing
and tell you this is a prank call. I'll let
you off the hook.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
You serious.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Yeah, I'm from brook and Jeffrey in the morning. This
is a phone tab that we're doing on you. I'm
glad you're laughing. Yeah, your wife Lorraine told us that
you've been kind of frustrated with your experience watching streaming
stuff lately. But you did pass the puppet test though.
(05:25):
That's what matters that.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I mean, Like, yeah, either gotta go, you can't go
mildly erotic? Yeah, either go or nothing?
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Yes, you want the fully erotic puppet show streamed right
to you.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Erotic puppet show.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Okay, checking that on my list.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
The week up every morning was phone taps weekday mornings.
On the twenties, Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning,
It's broken Jeffrey in the morning. And I don't know
what it is lately, but we've been getting so many
requests from spouses asking us to prank their significant others. Yes,
in this one, we've talked to the wife who said
she's been married to her husband for twenty years and
their biggest topic of conversation lately there's nothing good to
watch on the streaming channels right now.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
I mean it is a hot topic in couples.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
I'm sure. Yeah, we're going to fix that for him today.
We just got to adjust his algorithm a little bit.
In your phone tap right now. Hello, Hi, there is
this Jason.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
Yes, this is Jason.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Hey Jason, I'm calling from Hulu's Viewer Experience team. My
name is Travis Etn. How's it going.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Today, Uh, yeah, it's going all right, great.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
Yeah, I'm in Jacksonville this morning and the weather here
is great. Sure, hope, it's nice where you are. Yeah,
it's it's fine, awesome.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
What is this about? Oh?
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Yes, So the reason I'm calling we flag some unusual
viewing activity on your Hulu account.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
Oh what do you mean.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
Well, so, in the last seventy two hours, your account
streamed a documentary series titled Goat Birth Live. Wait what, Yeah,
we noticed you're a new user from last month and
watching six uninterrupted hours of goat birthing videos seemed off. Yeah,
we weren't sure.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
Yeah, that wasn't me. Well, I don't know who's watching that.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
It's okay. You don't have to be embarrassed.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Okay, I'm not embarrassed. Like, okay, maybe you're looking at
somebody else's profile, because that definitely is not me.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
All right, Well, what about last Thursday? You apparently watched
four episodes of Soup the Quiet Killer. What that is
part of our Inconvenient Liquids collection?
Speaker 2 (01:57):
I don't know what you're talking about. Killer Soup I've
never seen, well or heard.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Sorry, sir, it's Soup the Quiet Killer, whatever it is.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
I didn't watch it.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Well, so two shows directly tied to your profile, you
claim you never watched either of them.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
I don't have to claim anything. I didn't watch it.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Okay, So am I supposed to believe you when you
tell me that you didn't watch a show at two
am the other night called Lawn Whispers ASMR for Yard.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Lovers ASMR for Yards Like the Quiet I did not
watch any of that stuff. And I have a job.
I'm supposed to be working right now. I was not
up at two in the morning.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
So you're saying it's not you.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Yes, I'm saying that it's not me.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Got it.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
So, just like everything else at your company, you're getting
it wrong. Sir.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
It's okay, you can calm down. It could be us.
There is a slim chance that our tastesinc AI glitched
and merged your preferences with someone in another region.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Okay, and why am I having a conversation about this?
Speaker 1 (02:53):
So what we need to do is just a quick
profile realignment. I'm going to read a few newly curated categories.
Just say yes or no if they reflect your personal interests. Okay,
oh god? First up, mildly erotic puppet shows? Would you
engage or screaming at me?
Speaker 2 (03:11):
Like get out of here?
Speaker 1 (03:13):
So that's a yes?
Speaker 2 (03:15):
No? Oh, nothing about puppets mildly What is mildly erotic?
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Why can't I just I'll just.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
For something and have it come up. Why does it
have to be like an algorithm.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
I'm just realigning it. I'm just going to go to
the next here. What about doom Scroll the series A
show where a man checks his phone for bad news
for eight seasons. It's a two reel.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
I feel like that is my life right now. With
this conversation, you are not just giving me what I want.
I want to watch all the episodes of Jeopardy.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
That one is not on my list. But how about
British shows where everyone has an accent but no one's
actually British? Does that interest?
Speaker 2 (03:56):
There's a show like that, It's like.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Bridgerton, but no one knows it that they're not British,
you know?
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Can I just be completely honest here? This is another
example of why TV is so screwed up these days.
Like I can't find anything to watch.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Okay, that's fair, But last one the cooking shows where
the oven is a metaphor for divorce.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Can you even care about me watching anything? I am
crawling out of my skin trying to find something to watch,
and you're talking about me putting my wife in the oven, sir.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
It's not literal, it's a metaphor. What do you mean?
Speaker 2 (04:33):
No? I mean you're asking me if this is the
kind of stuff that I like to watch, and right
now I'd like to put my eyeballs in the fricking
oven so that I can overcook those because I don't
like any of what I'm seeing or hearing.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Okay, that's more of a Netflix thing. That's not what
we do.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Why are you talking about another streaming platform. I'm about
ready to go back to cable.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Oh well, you definitely don't want to do that. That
might actually save you money.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
What the hell is happening?
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Okay, you know what, Let's just do the easy thing
and tell you this is a prank call. I'll let
you off the hook.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
You serious.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Yeah, I'm from brook and Jeffrey in the morning. This
is a phone tab that we're doing on you. I'm
glad you're laughing. Yeah, your wife Lorraine told us that
you've been kind of frustrated with your experience watching streaming
stuff lately. But you did pass the puppet test though.
(05:25):
That's what matters that.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I mean, Like, yeah, either gotta go, you can't go
mildly erotic? Yeah, either go or nothing?
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Yes, you want the fully erotic puppet show streamed right
to you.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Erotic puppet show.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Okay, checking that on my list.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
The week up every morning was phone taps weekday mornings.
On the twenties, Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning,
Hosts And Creators
Alexis Fuller
Brooke Fox
Jeffrey "Young Jeffrey" Dubow
Jose Bolanos
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