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March 12, 2025 • 16 mins

Fernando decides to tackle the next mark on his own, posing as a gym bro to get close to Clara’s ex-boyfriend, Mike. But in a newfound moment of bravery, Juan crashes the con and the two must pretend to be a couple in order for the con to work.

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Speaker 1 (00:05):
The setup, Episode five, Find your Own Worth.

Speaker 2 (00:15):
I'm said no calling, no texting. I mean, oh my god,
are we over officially?

Speaker 3 (00:19):
Or am I just supposed to sit here and I
don't know, wait for him like a lovesake puppy.

Speaker 4 (00:23):
I can't do that.

Speaker 2 (00:24):
Okay, my nerves can't take it. It's barely been twenty
four hours and I am having complete and.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
Utter Wand why didn't you sit down?

Speaker 3 (00:32):
I can't sit in It feels like my heart is
about to burst through my chest, or like I might
pew or pass out or maybe both at the same time.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Oh my god, is that even possible?

Speaker 3 (00:40):
That can't basically be possible, can it. Maybe I'm just
one of those people who's not meant to be happy one.

Speaker 1 (00:49):
In my professional opinion, it sounds like you're basing your
self worth completely on Fernando. I would encourage you to
define your self worth for no one else. Fuck you,
But how take control? And if you truly want Fernando
to listen, then you need to show him how you feel.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
But he specifically told me not to reach out.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
I well, I may have underestimated the gravity of the situation.
Last we spoke a dent in Fernando's emotional armor may
be too small of a goal. It sounds like we
need a more aggressive approach. Did he perhaps mention where
he'd be Did he leave any clues?

Speaker 5 (01:29):
No? Not really. Well he did mention joining our friend
Mike for a CrossFit class this morning, But that's about it,
sound of course. Of course, Rather.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
That sounds like an excellent place to start. Go to
him one. Show him you can stand on your own
and that you're worth fighting for. You have value.

Speaker 2 (01:53):
You're right, I am worth fighting for. Thank you.

Speaker 5 (02:00):
I gotta go.

Speaker 4 (02:01):
Best of luck, I have worst fighting buck.

Speaker 2 (02:09):
Come on, no stopping three?

Speaker 3 (02:15):
Two ye kilded bam.

Speaker 6 (02:28):
Hey dude, you got a spot for a post workout
shake nearby? Because that class put me into a caloric deficit.

Speaker 7 (02:33):
Oh show, I gotta feed man.

Speaker 4 (02:36):
Yeah, boss, I know a great spot on eighth Street.
The shakes are sick.

Speaker 6 (02:42):
Ammando, bro your mic right. I was trying to catch
up with you on a leader board.

Speaker 4 (02:46):
You're standing as hell.

Speaker 7 (02:47):
Impressive.

Speaker 4 (02:48):
Thanks dude, you always got it. Next time to catch up.
Let's it up EVAs on eighth Best movies in the City.
Let's do it.

Speaker 2 (03:02):
Damn this peanut butter power punch is hitting the spot.

Speaker 8 (03:05):
If you're looking a bulk, you should deafth be down
on minimum to a day, not to mention five day
grams of creatine fish oil and keeping your macros for sure.

Speaker 6 (03:14):
Brother, yo, listen, you got a wag protein powder you like.
I'm crushing it with this new Daily Life protein.

Speaker 4 (03:19):
Yeah, man, me too. I mean shit tastes nasty, but
it works.

Speaker 8 (03:23):
The pump the pub.

Speaker 2 (03:25):
Ah yo.

Speaker 6 (03:26):
I finally beat my one rep Max on deadlift by
a hondo this week.

Speaker 2 (03:29):
I swear to God is the power shit.

Speaker 8 (03:32):
That's impressive. I gotta get back on my game though,
not gonna lie. I've been getting distracted by.

Speaker 4 (03:37):
My side hustles.

Speaker 7 (03:38):
Whoa whoa bro? What kind of side hustles.

Speaker 8 (03:40):
I'm a self made artistic entrepreneur, creative director, photographer, our collector,
you name it, I do.

Speaker 7 (03:46):
It shit you know, art collector?

Speaker 4 (03:48):
Huh best believe.

Speaker 8 (03:49):
Old paintings and shit are worth hell of money. Oh
that's right, my crazy ex got me into it. But
my main hustle's photography mostly portraits and editorial.

Speaker 4 (03:58):
But being a creative in the city isn't easy.

Speaker 2 (04:00):
Hausult never stops, so you you.

Speaker 7 (04:04):
Work out of your apartment or something.

Speaker 8 (04:06):
Nah, bro, I find this little rundown studio just over
the bridge in Bushwick loft style exposed, big walls.

Speaker 4 (04:12):
It's nothing crazy.

Speaker 8 (04:13):
But it's got a character.

Speaker 3 (04:16):
You know.

Speaker 4 (04:16):
You should come by sometime, of course.

Speaker 7 (04:18):
Dude, I've been meeting to snack some new headshots.

Speaker 4 (04:20):
You know, yo, I totally got you.

Speaker 2 (04:23):
You got time right now, right now, like right now,
right now.

Speaker 4 (04:26):
Hell freaking yeah, I do. Sweet slam back your shake
and let's head out, bro.

Speaker 2 (04:30):
That's what's up.

Speaker 7 (04:31):
Let's freaking go.

Speaker 4 (04:34):
What is up my bros?

Speaker 8 (04:36):
Guys?

Speaker 4 (04:37):
Uh hey, dude, yo, Nando.

Speaker 8 (04:40):
You know this guy, name's Johnny Sup cool sub Johnny
Boy shop suck suck.

Speaker 2 (04:48):
Yo, Johnny? What the hell are you doing here?

Speaker 3 (04:51):
Man?

Speaker 7 (04:51):
I thought we were meeting up later.

Speaker 2 (04:53):
I was gonna text.

Speaker 9 (04:54):
You, you know, just pumping some irons and getting my
sweat on here.

Speaker 2 (05:00):
You guys know how it is. Jim Dan Laundry. Am
I right?

Speaker 4 (05:05):
Boy? Right, all right, dude, I see you.

Speaker 5 (05:10):
Yeah, yeah, that's right one outside right, Yeah.

Speaker 4 (05:13):
No, I'm here to help.

Speaker 2 (05:15):
I told you to let me.

Speaker 4 (05:16):
Uh you two need a minute, man, Shit's tight.

Speaker 2 (05:21):
Johnny Boy here was just leaving. Johnny Boy is not leaving.
Oh yeah, Johnny boy is no Johnny is it?

Speaker 7 (05:28):
Okay?

Speaker 4 (05:29):
Yo?

Speaker 8 (05:29):
Maybe I should just head out totally sick to meet you.
Nando hit me up and we'll meet some.

Speaker 4 (05:34):
Other day for those headshots or whatever.

Speaker 2 (05:36):
No, what I had this? I'm trying to well, don't
we're partners.

Speaker 4 (05:43):
Can't I have value?

Speaker 2 (05:43):
I can help?

Speaker 4 (05:44):
Uh? Dudes, Yeah, I'm still here. And also it's a
small shot.

Speaker 2 (05:49):
I told you I needed to do this alone.

Speaker 8 (05:51):
Oh shit, okay, guys, I see what's going on. Let
me save you the trouble. Y'all are good looking dudes,
but I am not into threesome.

Speaker 4 (06:01):
Yo, chill, don't sweat it. I'm totally an ally yo.
Hold up, I just got a killer idea.

Speaker 8 (06:08):
How about you both rolled through the studio two Jim
bros mad in love.

Speaker 4 (06:12):
It's totally subversive.

Speaker 8 (06:14):
Just well my portfolio needs Yeah that's a sick idea, bro,
So word, come on, love birds, let's blows ship up.

Speaker 4 (06:45):
And this is my bros. Is where the magic happens.

Speaker 6 (06:48):
Wow, I love I thought you said this was a
little rundown studio.

Speaker 7 (06:53):
Bro.

Speaker 4 (06:54):
It is.

Speaker 8 (06:55):
It's only like seven K a month, but you know,
making no word blessing photography. It's the equipment that really matters.
Max out like three credit cards.

Speaker 5 (07:05):
Is this guy really?

Speaker 4 (07:07):
Yeah?

Speaker 6 (07:07):
So so Mike, you mentioned you're like an art collector, right, bro,
I'm al curious check out your pieces like art pieces.

Speaker 4 (07:15):
Oh, they're in the back office. I'm still organizing everything,
so it's not ready.

Speaker 8 (07:19):
For the public, but I'll deaf invite you when to
have my first gallery opening.

Speaker 4 (07:25):
All right, let's have you both stand over here on
the backdrop. Don't be shy. This is a safe space.

Speaker 7 (07:30):
Yo.

Speaker 4 (07:31):
Oh dang, hold on, I'm gonna get you some levels.

Speaker 8 (07:36):
Johnny Boy, I'm gonna have you having just over the
stool while Nando sits down on it, legs spread out
and nice.

Speaker 5 (07:41):
And wik Okay, yeah, Johnny Boy, Johnny Oh right, Johnny Boy.
That's me.

Speaker 4 (07:46):
Yeah yeah, baller. Now really lean on one another, dude.
Don't be afraid to touch. Just breathe and relax.

Speaker 7 (07:56):
Just wow.

Speaker 4 (07:57):
Yeah, that's your elbows you too? All right, I'm great, bro,
that's great.

Speaker 3 (08:03):
Yeah. Superman, yeah, not like Superman, like just super.

Speaker 5 (08:08):
And then and I added the Man.

Speaker 4 (08:13):
You both seem kind of tense.

Speaker 8 (08:15):
Oh ship, let me throw on some tunes them this
them the lights sit the mood we're going for like
classy editorial ballso like strong and saxiate for ship.

Speaker 4 (08:31):
Now just act like I'm not even here. Go up
the flow and be in the moment. Lose yourself in
the right.

Speaker 8 (08:40):
This.

Speaker 5 (08:41):
Uh my, tub I was.

Speaker 7 (08:43):
Like YouTube close to me.

Speaker 2 (08:45):
She was like really close.

Speaker 7 (08:47):
No, No, it's fine.

Speaker 5 (09:10):
How much longer do we have to do this? I
feel like I'm hovering over the toilet.

Speaker 7 (09:13):
You wanted to help.

Speaker 5 (09:14):
This isn't exactly getting us anywhere.

Speaker 2 (09:16):
We're gaining Mike's trump so we can confirm the Delano
is here?

Speaker 5 (09:19):
What if it's not here it is? How do you know?

Speaker 4 (09:21):
I just do yo? Stop stop, stop, stop stopping, dude.
I'm just not feeling this. Something's wrong. Where's that fire
I saw in the smoothie spot, Bros? That passion? I
want to feel that big gay love relaxing.

Speaker 7 (09:40):
I'm relaxing.

Speaker 5 (09:41):
Yeah, me too, I'm hondo percent relaxed.

Speaker 8 (09:44):
Dude, Johnny boy, why don't you sit on Nando's left?

Speaker 4 (09:48):
What come on, dude, it's not that scandalous. You're dating.
Sit on your man's left.

Speaker 5 (09:54):
Okay, yeah, okay, I can totally do that.

Speaker 9 (10:00):
Okay, here go, oh wrap my eyes over you and
now going down on my man's lap.

Speaker 5 (10:12):
Right, that's and we're fine.

Speaker 7 (10:15):
This is this is fine. Hi, Hey, so.

Speaker 5 (10:22):
How did your lunch go? I made it seemed like
it was my first death situation.

Speaker 7 (10:27):
You know. I managed okay in the end, and my
father was he was my father. It got kind of
heated towards the end.

Speaker 5 (10:36):
Mm hmm. I'm sorry, but it's not over until the
pain's in the client's hands, right, I mean, you said
it yourself.

Speaker 7 (10:47):
I just want to get the job done so we can.

Speaker 5 (10:49):
We can do this without all of the without all
of this, you.

Speaker 7 (10:53):
Know, do what is that whatever you have in mine?

Speaker 6 (10:57):
Oh my god, what is that? No shit, that's my
next camel arms, my paintings.

Speaker 8 (11:11):
No no, no, no, no, fuck no fuck fuck no.

Speaker 3 (11:17):
So I'm guessing you don't normally organize all your poorcrats
by throwing them across the floor.

Speaker 4 (11:22):
No freaking way, dude. Somebody broke in.

Speaker 10 (11:26):
Oh damn uh no offense, Mike, But doesn't look like
they took much.

Speaker 4 (11:31):
Yeah, because my portraits aren't worth shit.

Speaker 8 (11:33):
If I just scored this crazy old painting off my
axe and I was gonna sell it for hell of money.

Speaker 4 (11:38):
Wait?

Speaker 2 (11:39):
Wait, what kind of crazy old painting?

Speaker 8 (11:42):
The painting man I don't know the name had like
waves in the beach and shit, I can believe somebody
fucking robbed me and Bushwick uh.

Speaker 5 (11:52):
And his wings out here?

Speaker 4 (11:54):
Now about wait.

Speaker 2 (11:55):
Wait your next camp bro. The video. We have to
watch the video.

Speaker 7 (11:59):
Yeah, the video?

Speaker 6 (12:07):
Scroll back again, Mike, Ah Yo, dude, We've watched this
tape like ten times now.

Speaker 8 (12:13):
One second the room's on point, and then the next
it's like a fucking hurricane.

Speaker 4 (12:17):
Rolled through there. What you scroll back two more seconds?

Speaker 3 (12:21):
Right?

Speaker 5 (12:22):
Do you guys see that?

Speaker 4 (12:24):
What the fuck is that? It's like the entire frame
just turned red?

Speaker 1 (12:29):
Tip tip.

Speaker 7 (12:37):
Gee?

Speaker 3 (12:37):
Gee?

Speaker 2 (12:45):
Wait wait, wait hey right on the wait, where are.

Speaker 7 (12:47):
You going to?

Speaker 4 (12:48):
What for?

Speaker 2 (12:49):
To stop stop talking?

Speaker 5 (12:50):
Just talk to me.

Speaker 2 (12:51):
I said, it's over us, No, the con it's it's over.

Speaker 7 (12:58):
She must have been tailing us, that's the only way.

Speaker 2 (13:01):
Who's telling us, my cousin, she must have been. She
must have been following us. She's been trying to throw
me off. She's been trying to throw me off my.

Speaker 7 (13:11):
Game all week.

Speaker 2 (13:13):
God, I can't believe I didn't put it together. I'm confused.

Speaker 3 (13:16):
Okay, why would your own cousin want to get in
the way of your deal.

Speaker 6 (13:19):
Gig's wanted to take the family business from me for
years now.

Speaker 2 (13:23):
She's finally done it.

Speaker 7 (13:24):
Good, she won one.

Speaker 5 (13:29):
I think, I just I think I just need to
be alone for a seconing.

Speaker 2 (13:32):
You know what, screw what are you talking about?

Speaker 4 (13:35):
And screw your dad? Nando, you said it.

Speaker 5 (13:38):
This job isn't over until the Delano is in the
client's hands, so let's get it back.

Speaker 2 (13:44):
But we have no idea where Gigi is. She she
could be anywhere, so we'll find her. I don't know one, I.

Speaker 10 (13:50):
Don't I don't think I know anything anymore.

Speaker 5 (13:54):
Well, then it's a good thing you have me now,
and I'm not going anywhere.

Speaker 7 (14:02):
On my family is it's complicated.

Speaker 4 (14:07):
Whose isn't.

Speaker 5 (14:08):
But this thing between us doesn't have to be. But
don though I care about you, and there is nothing
complicated about that. You know what You're right on?

Speaker 2 (14:28):
Forget Gigi, forget the con my dad.

Speaker 7 (14:31):
I just I just beat you. What's wrong? Are those
are those rose petals? Oh? My champagne price? You did?
You made me dinner?

Speaker 5 (14:47):
It's too much, as I said, Oh god, this is
so embarrassing.

Speaker 2 (14:49):
Oh you hate it. You hate it, don't you.

Speaker 3 (14:51):
Oh?

Speaker 4 (14:51):
I know the roads were too much.

Speaker 2 (14:53):
No, no, it us aren't even sexy. They're not even sexy.

Speaker 1 (14:55):
Food.

Speaker 2 (14:55):
Oh my god, Oh my god. There are too many cantos.

Speaker 1 (14:57):
Yeah.

Speaker 5 (14:58):
Maybe maybe it's just turned the sto Well, this is.

Speaker 2 (15:03):
This is the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me.

Speaker 10 (15:07):
Wait, please blow those candles actually talk finishing this con
isn't the only thing that's a long overdue Okay.

Speaker 3 (15:26):
The Setup was produced by SO in partnership with Iheart's
Michael Tura podcast Network.

Speaker 1 (15:32):
Created and written by Ivy Marie and Philippe Baujan, directed
by Bettina Lopez, Produced by Luis Luardo Castillo, developed by
Bettina Lopez, story editing by Nick Milanz. Executive produced by
Harvey Gian and Christian Navarro.

Speaker 3 (15:51):
Connel Byrne and Giselle Banss for iHeart and Camilla Victoriano
and Joshua Weinstein for Soro.

Speaker 1 (15:59):
Performances in this episode by Harpigigin, Christian Navarro, Daniela Alonso,
Natalie Law, and Kareem Galeb. Our production and supervising managers
are gustav Woa, Rila and Get in Sachadis.

Speaker 9 (16:17):
Recording engineering and sound designed by Edwin Irigoying, Juan Dias
and Andres Bayena.

Speaker 1 (16:24):
Casting and coordination by Ansley Martinez and Alex Gonzialez.

Speaker 2 (16:29):
Voices recorded at the Invisible Studios in Los Angeles, The
Relic Room in New York, and Cabby Sound Studios in.

Speaker 1 (16:35):
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and Colin Hunkerlier.

Speaker 3 (16:44):
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