Is Producer Kristen Going To Space?

Did you know you can apply to go up on the Blue Origin?

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning, It's Cubby Christine, producer Christin. Thank you for
checking us out. Hey Christine, we have breaking news here
on the show. It looks like producer Kristen is going
on the next Blue Origin space trip. Yeah, she's going
to space.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
We inspired by the ladies who were just in space.

Speaker 3 (00:16):
I was just curious.

Speaker 4 (00:17):
I want to know, can anybody do this? And guess
what we all can if we wanted to. So I
went on the Blue Origin website blue orgin dot com
and sure, you can reserve a seat, no problem.

Speaker 3 (00:28):
So I'm filling out the form as we speak.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
She's deep into the form.

Speaker 2 (00:31):
What type of questions do they ask you?

Speaker 3 (00:33):
Uh? Not many?

Speaker 4 (00:35):
Your full name, your email, phone number, address, date of birth,
and in a few words, tell us about yourself.

Speaker 3 (00:42):
And you only get five hundred characters? Is that right?
So far?

Speaker 4 (00:46):
And I'm probably going to leave it here, I said.
I'm an almost middle aged mom of two toddlers and
I work in the media industry. I need a break
from the real world and a trip to space. Okay, answer,
I'm just being real.

Speaker 1 (00:57):
Now, what's holding you back from hitting submit?

Speaker 4 (01:00):
So? Uh? I filled everything out and the very very
last box I have to check before I hit some
of it. It says I acknowledge Blue Origin will collect
a one hundred and fifty thousand dollars fully refundable deposit.

Speaker 3 (01:12):
To begin the order process.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
It submit.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
That's not that much money, right, it's fully refundable.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
Well, if they don't have any right, they don't have
any information right now, right now with credit cards, no check,
no bank, no routing number.

Speaker 3 (01:24):
No, they haven't asked for submit. What happened?

Speaker 1 (01:27):
I mean, what They're going to track you down and
try to shake you down if you get up, if
you get on the plane, if one.

Speaker 4 (01:32):
Ship they accept me and I get like an email
back or a phone call, like what what do I do?

Speaker 1 (01:37):
Like, they're gonna call you back and go, let's do this.

Speaker 3 (01:39):
You never know? I mean, this is pretty compelling.

Speaker 2 (01:42):
You know that I one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
as a deposit. Right, it's just a little we'd have
to hold a fundraiser.

Speaker 3 (01:50):
Well that is just the deposit, Like how much?

Speaker 2 (01:53):
Right?

Speaker 3 (01:53):
Exactly?

Speaker 1 (01:54):
Right?

Speaker 3 (01:54):
Would you really do it?

Speaker 1 (01:55):
Though? What if they did call you and you had
the money, would you do it? I mean, yeah, you
lovely kids at home?

Speaker 3 (02:02):
Probably not? Yeah, I do want to see how far
I can get. Though, I'm not gonna lie. I think
I might hit submit.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
Really you're gonna hit submit?

Speaker 3 (02:09):
No, let's just do it.

Speaker 4 (02:10):
Do it for the show's happen. Ready, once you're submit,
they don't have your routing number. In a second loading
hold on, Oh oh, there is more to this. I
have to sign up. Let me give them my email.

Speaker 2 (02:22):
If they go right to your bank account, I'm really
worried about her finances.

Speaker 3 (02:25):
You think, so, I don't get hacked.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
Don't get hacked.

Speaker 3 (02:29):
You really think I'm kidding.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
You're on the actual website.

Speaker 4 (02:31):
Please confirm your consent to receive email update me email updates.

Speaker 3 (02:35):
Why not?

Speaker 1 (02:36):
Look, we'll totally start a whole goofund me thing if
you wanted to do it. If you've got so far,
when they need one hundred and fifty grand deposit, I
mean we'll never probably raise that money here.

Speaker 4 (02:44):
Yeah, me, So it looks like I'm in. Guys, you're in,
you're in. Well, it's I submitted.

Speaker 1 (02:52):
It, okay, So then you might get an email later
on saying where's that one hundred and fifty thousand, and then.

Speaker 4 (02:58):
We'll answer the next question. It says thank you for
your submission. All right, let's see what happened.

Speaker 1 (03:02):
When they ask you money hit unsubscribed

Speaker 2 (03:06):
Very quickly,