December 11, 2024 • 47 mins
We start off by discussing holiday anxiety, then we watch a classic of a runner eating her own words and asphault, how to tell if you've been abducted by alients, then (not) Alex Jones joins the show, and we learn how to grow toilet paper at home. Plus, birthdays!
LINKS:
Parents are up against the ‘mother lode’ of holiday stress. Here’s how to make it easier | CNN
Former Pentagon Official on UFOs: ‘We Are Not Alone’ - WSJ
How to tell if you've been abducted by aliens – body examination to false memories - Daily Star
Alex Jones still must pay $1.3B Sandy Hook defamation verdict: appeals court
The people growing their own toilet paper
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Parents are up against the ‘mother lode’ of holiday stress. Here’s how to make it easier | CNN
Former Pentagon Official on UFOs: ‘We Are Not Alone’ - WSJ
How to tell if you've been abducted by aliens – body examination to false memories - Daily Star
Alex Jones still must pay $1.3B Sandy Hook defamation verdict: appeals court
The people growing their own toilet paper
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Speaker 1 (00:31):
It is time to leave your worries outside and laugh
with us inside the treehouse. I'm Daniel Malley along with
Trey Trenholm and Raj Sharman on Wednesday, December eleventh, twenty
twenty four. I am smiling for two reasons today, the guys.
(00:51):
One is today marks my twenty sixth anniversary of working
in this god forsaken industry we know is radio in
a broader sense, it's media, it's broadcasting, entertaining, whatever you
(01:13):
want to call it. But I am. I am twenty
six years deep, which is not as long as some
but longer than others. So I guess can be true
in other aspects of my life, but in this case
the job. So that's one reason i'm That's one reason
I'm smiling today. Yay me twenty six years of insanity.
(01:37):
Congratulations exactly like should we get you a cake or
a frownie face a movie? But yeah, yeah, twenty six years,
twenty six years ago, on this day, I did my
I got I started on my first radio job. My
first radio job December eleventh, nineteen ninety eight.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Just months after graduating Arlington Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas,
I started I was a freshman at University of Texas
at Arlington, and I got a job working at at
the time ninety two to five KZBS, the classic rock station.
At that time. Owen Jim were on the morning show,
(02:26):
John Dylan was on the afternoon show. The midday guy
was the music director. His name was also John brain
farting I was at. Anyway, My first job was as
a promotions assistant in the promotions department, and the first
gig was an autograph signing appearance on a Friday night.
(02:48):
Because it was Friday, December eleven, nineteen ninety eight, in Addison,
Texas on Beltline. What was the name of the bar,
I'm brain farting. It was that neighborhood bar in western Addison,
(03:08):
kind of near the ihop. It used to be a Humperding.
It was Humberings at the time. It might have been
a humper Dings at the time. Anyway, it was a
WWE wrestler lady that was there doing autographs. That was
my first radio event.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Yeah me.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
The other reason I'm kind of smiling is for the
rest of us because, in the seemingly unrelated matter, we
all inside the treehouse suffer from some form of mental
health issues. Raj has an anxiety disorder. I have anxiety.
(03:49):
Trey probably has some anxiety drizzled into his depression along
with the occasional suicidal thoughts. So aren't we just a
bastion of fun in here? But the reality is we
are because one of the things we all have in
common is we all kind of lean in to our
pain with humor. And I know it's the holiday season.
(04:11):
There's lots of reasons for people to have mental health
issues and stresses, and that includes parents. So if you
are experiencing the holiday stresses, you have friends. Because the
question to start today is are you experiencing the mother
load of holiday stress? We have some tips for you, okay,
(04:34):
on how to deal with it to make the mother
load of holiday stress easier. Because balancing work, deadlines, the
needs of children, holiday stresses, it can be a lot
to handle. When it comes to gifts, people often don't
see the mental aspect, according to one expert, because some
(04:56):
people have anxiety about gift giving, saying I want to
show them I appreciate them, you don't want to just
give them junk. Then there's the shipping deadlines, making sure
that it's in your budget, blah blah blah blah blah,
holiday stress. And like this person, many parents are up
against the mother load of stress way before the holiday
season adds extra demands. So what should parents do when
(05:16):
even more is piled on for the holidays. Experts say
parents can try to make the season more manageable by
rethinking expectations, asking for help, handling family drama strategically, and
giving themselves something to look forward to in January. I
have a simple solution for the mother load of holiday stress.
(05:37):
If you're a parent, I think it would be beneficial
to introduce your children to the gift of disappointment this
holiday season. It's a gift that keeps on giving. They'll
learn for it, they'll learn from it for years down
the line. They may say they want this certain thing,
(05:59):
and they sometimes need to learn that I'll always get
that certain thing that they want. And I think that's
a beautiful gift to give your children and yourself. So
there you have it. That's my recommendation on how to
deal with the mother load of holiday stress this year,
especially if you're a parent, give your children the gift
of disappointment this year.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
Well, you don't give anybody anything. So I think that's
how you avoid it.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
You've cracked my code. See this strategy works on adults,
not just children.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
Yeah, yeah, there's no stress if you don't have to give,
if you know that you're not going to give anybody anything,
and we know we're not going to get anything, so
and then.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
We all can just enjoy each other's company and it
is what it is. And I don't have to worry
about finding you a gift, and you don't have to
worry about pretending to have liked it.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
We get the gift of Dan. That's right, the best
thing my family ever did. And I understand if you
have kids younger than probably ten years old, you can't
do this, so, but older than ten you really can
do this, which is typically most people are just getting
people getting your friends and family stuff that they don't need. Instead,
(07:14):
take all that money that you would spend on useless crap,
put it together and give it to a family, Yeah,
a needy family that actually that wouldn't have a Christmas otherwise,
so they can get, you know, young kids, gifts and
food and everything else is by far and away. When
my family started doing that, it took all the pressure
away from Christmas.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
And love it all right.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
That's better than what I thought you were gonna say.
I was really getting excited thinking you were gonna give
us all cash. But yeah, needy families, that's probably better.
Speaker 6 (07:49):
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Speaker 7 (07:51):
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Speaker 8 (08:08):
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Speaker 1 (08:15):
Speaking of what to give people for the holiday season,
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(08:36):
the stupid right here inside the Treehouse, which is where
you find yourself right now. This is the Treehouse. I'm
Dan along with Trey and Raj and if the weather
outside is frightful, don't go running. I'm a firm believer
in holiday classics. I love nostalgia. I love revisiting things
(08:57):
that make me feel good. And this time of year,
there's a video that I love that brings out the
warm and fuzzies and the holiday spirit in me. And
I know it does with Trey as well, because he
sent it to me and reminded me of it. So
bless you Trey for doing that today. If so, I'm
(09:20):
going to repeat myself. If the weather outside is frightful,
don't go running in it, which is something this young
lady learned many years ago. In the aftermath of a
blizzard in a large city, a live shot was being
done by the weather by the Metro Weather team.
Speaker 9 (09:39):
And.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
The live shot reporter saw a couple of runners running
out in the snow decided I'm going to talk to
them on live TV and see, Hey, what is it
that you're doing out here in the snow so early
in the morning, the sun is not even out and
this couple is out getting their jog in.
Speaker 10 (09:59):
What are you doing?
Speaker 11 (10:00):
And you're saying it was really good out It's the
perfect texture for running, very low impact on its dry snows,
your feet don't get wet.
Speaker 10 (10:06):
What have you seen while you've been out running? It's
been a lot of fun.
Speaker 12 (10:08):
There's a lot of other runners and more skiers than runners,
for sure. I think they've got a little bit of
the advantage with the whole stride and glide thing, But it's.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
Yeah, the when people if you're outside running and someone
on skis passes you, that should be a pretty big
hint to go inside. This couple is fascinating though, because
they've got their runners gear on, so like when you
first see them in the live shot, they're very reflective,
(10:39):
which is also ironic because ain't nobody out there driving
in that crap because it's snow and its ice and
it's terrible. All the smart people are at home. But
you know who I feel really good for besides us
in witnessing what's about to happen to these young runners
in the snow is the reporter. Because the reporter, you know,
she doesn't want to be out there. She got out
(11:00):
maybe she was on the news director's poopy list, so
she got the call to go out into the snow
and do the live shots in the cold, and so
she decided to talk to these runners. And she got
an early Christmas gift that year and one that it
has been shared many times over the years to.
Speaker 5 (11:14):
Us, I'll spare Roje. This couple is as white as
you think they are.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
Yeah, I was going to ask if you wanted to
say it super super Anglo and kind of pompous sounding,
and to be honest, this runner couple, I think we
all can agree runners can be a little upity, which
you'll see is ironic here shortly in this video where
(11:40):
the runners are talking about how great it is to
be running in the snow.
Speaker 10 (11:43):
What are you doing running? And you're saying it was
really good.
Speaker 11 (11:45):
Out it's the perfect texture for running, very low impact
on its dry snows. You if you don't get wet.
Speaker 10 (11:50):
What have you seen while you've been out running? It's
been a lot of fun.
Speaker 12 (11:52):
There's a lot of other runners and more skiers than runners,
for sure. I think they've got a little bit of
the advantage with the whole stride and glide thing.
Speaker 10 (11:59):
But it's too nice to not be out here. All right,
we'll go ahead and keep on the run.
Speaker 9 (12:02):
That sorry to have kept you, but I appreciate you
guys talking with us. All right, thanks, We've seen a
lot to go out here, like he said, running sledding,
just enjoying it.
Speaker 10 (12:13):
That can happen. Unfortunately, it looks like okay.
Speaker 5 (12:16):
Okay, you can you can't even see that that's an
ice patch and she's not paying attention.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
I know you can see it through a uh screen,
through a camera lens, through other screens, multiple screens, and
you can still see that ice patch that she couldn't
see in front of her own damn face.
Speaker 4 (12:41):
I can't even blame that on black eyes, even the
ice was white.
Speaker 1 (12:52):
White on white crime. It really isn't. Because I'm going
to go back and from the beginning, not just the
tone of the lady's face who slips on the ice
and falls on her ass hard, by the way hard,
but listen to the arrogance and see the arrogance on
(13:12):
her face about how I'm outside running and I'm better
than you. That's sort of the inner monologue that she
has in her head that I'm imagining.
Speaker 10 (13:21):
But let's take from the top, what are you doing running?
And you're saying it was really good out.
Speaker 11 (13:24):
It's the perfect texture for running, very low impact on extress,
knows your feet don't get wet.
Speaker 10 (13:29):
What have you seen while you've been out running? It's
been a lot of fun.
Speaker 12 (13:32):
There's a lot of other runners and more skiers than runners,
for sure. I think they've got a little bit of
the advantage with the whole stride and glide thing.
Speaker 10 (13:38):
But it's too nice to not be out here.
Speaker 9 (13:40):
All right, well, go ahead and keep on the run.
That's sorry to have kept you, but I appreciate you
guys talking with us.
Speaker 10 (13:44):
All right, thanks.
Speaker 9 (13:45):
We've seen a lot of people out here, like you said,
running sledding.
Speaker 10 (13:49):
I'm just enjoying it. One thing that can happen.
Speaker 9 (13:53):
Unfortunately, Chelsea's okay, okay, yes, okay.
Speaker 1 (13:59):
Yeah, see Chelse. He gives a thumbs up, and then
she's immediately like walking over towards the sidewalk and she
you know, she ain't okay, yeah, because not just her ass,
not just her back, not just her head that's bruised,
but also a severe, severe bruise to the ego, which
she needed.
Speaker 4 (14:18):
Yes, it's fantastic, Thank you for making my day.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
I live to please Roger. As my therapist says, it's
a gift and a curse. But let's enjoy it one
more time. The young runners. And only the only thing
that would have made this clip better is if when
(14:45):
he tries to help her up, had he slipped also,
that's the only thing missing from this. But it's still
it's still a beautiful moment in the snow.
Speaker 10 (14:53):
What are you doing running and you're saying it was
really good out.
Speaker 11 (14:55):
It's the perfect texture for running very low impact on it.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
It's the perfect texture for FI.
Speaker 11 (15:02):
It's the perfect texture for running very low impact on its.
Dress nows your feet don't get wet.
Speaker 10 (15:07):
What have you seen while you've been out running? It's
been a lot of fun.
Speaker 12 (15:09):
There's a lot of other runners and more skiers than runners,
for sure. I think they've got a little bit of
the advantage with the whole stride and glide thing. But
it's too nice to not be out here.
Speaker 9 (15:17):
All right, We'll go ahead and keep on the run.
That's sorry to have kept you, but I appreciate you
guys talking with us.
Speaker 10 (15:22):
All right, thanks.
Speaker 9 (15:23):
We've seen a lot of people out here, like you said,
running sledding, just enjoying it.
Speaker 10 (15:27):
One thing, oops, that can happen.
Speaker 9 (15:30):
Unfortunately it looks like Chelsea's Okay, okay, yes, okay.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
Oh. It's one of the great all time uses of
one of my favorite phrases, when something really bad or
painful happens to someone. Okay. It's one of the great
rhetorical questions because whenever you ask it, you know they're not.
Speaker 13 (15:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (15:58):
I got to give credit to that. She is a pro,
because I would not have held it together that well,
I would have I would still be laughing this this
moment in time. This Winter Classic is at least nine
years old, and if I was this reporter, I'd still
(16:18):
beyond that live shot, laughing my ass.
Speaker 13 (16:21):
Off, Oh you crazy whites.
Speaker 1 (16:29):
The thing is, though, like I know that there are
certain stereotypes, but this is not an all white people thing, Raj,
because you're not going to see me out there doing
that's nonsense.
Speaker 4 (16:40):
Yeah, but it's running in the snow is an all
white people activity. You have to admit that, maybe from
from a brown perspective. I can tell you. That's why
(17:02):
I wait for trade to say it.
Speaker 5 (17:03):
Now.
Speaker 13 (17:04):
I don't even have to do it. It's just like, yeah,
they're white.
Speaker 5 (17:06):
I'm like, yeah, I thought about the you know, it's like, yeah,
you're probably not going to see a Kenyan marathon are
running in the snow.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
That's the new litmus test. If if you want to
go outside for a run, look out the window. If
you see at least one Kenyon, you're fine. If it's
no Kenyons, you get your fuzzy bunny slippers on and
you stay inside where it's warm and it's safe.
Speaker 13 (17:39):
Jesus, if you haven't run one.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
Yeah, the one rule that you you have your running buddy, like, Hey,
you've seen Kenyons out there?
Speaker 13 (17:53):
No, I'm staying.
Speaker 6 (17:57):
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Speaker 1 (18:03):
But if you see a ken you'd run by. Give
you the thumbs up from the street.
Speaker 13 (18:09):
You good to go.
Speaker 6 (18:18):
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(18:50):
Daniel Malley, still thinking about the one Kenyon rule before
going outside for a run. It's gonna stay with me
for a long time. There is something important also that
we need to cover inside the Treehouse. This is a
story we've been following for I'd say a fairly long time,
(19:13):
and it's a story that while a lot of us
know about it, it's really not covered as in depthly
as I think it should. And the latest example of
this was just a few weeks ago at a congressional hearing,
an ex government and military official, multiples of them, testified
(19:35):
on mysterious UFOs, saying we are not alone and these
situations have of course long fascinated the public. But again,
this is a recent congressional hearing where ex government and
military officials are testifying to the existence of aliens, saying
UFOs are real and Americans deserve to know the truth.
(19:56):
That's according to former government and military officials to a
congressional panel in November. They go on to say, we
should not turn a blind eye, but boldly face this
new reality and learn from it. That's according to you.
That's according to retired United States Navy Rear Admiral Tim Galadet,
who said he saw a video of the Wall Street Journal.
(20:21):
To continue reading your article, please subscribe to the Wall
Street Journal Black Friday, Cyber Week point five cents per week.
Subscribe now. So they put that story behind a paywall,
Thank you, Wall Street Journal. This is where I'd like
to introduce the Daily Star. While not as credible as
the Wall Street Journal, the Daily Star cares about our safety,
(20:44):
and the Daily Star has put together a list for
us to tell how to know if you've been abducted
by aliens. So we've got at military and government officials
telling us aliens are real, and then the Wall Street
Journal puts all that important information behind a paywall. Leave
(21:06):
it up to the Daily Star how to tell if
you've been abducted by aliens, from body examination to false memories.
Are you guys ready for this?
Speaker 13 (21:16):
M hm?
Speaker 1 (21:18):
The thought of being abducted by aliens is something that
would send shivers down anyone's back. But have you ever
thought about what you would do if it really happened?
Speaker 2 (21:28):
Would you know it?
Speaker 1 (21:30):
Would you know what to do if it were to happen.
While there's no concrete evidence that alien abductions have actually occurred,
there are still a number of people out there who
claim it has happened to them. Annoyingly, none of them
had a camera handy during the event, and so we
only have to take their word for it. Skepticism Just
push that aside. There is advice available about what to
do and even how to prevent it. Okay, yes, all right.
(21:54):
The tips the Daily Star has gathered come during a
flurry of UFO activity. If you're concerned you might have
been abducted by aliens, some things to consider. Firstly, document
your experience. Keep a journal by your bed and immediately
record the date, time, and any memories you have. Another
thing to do is examine your body. Get that hand
(22:17):
mirror and check every nook and cranny. Look for any
unusual marks, scratches, bruises, bumps, because no one wants alien bumps.
You can also use a UV light to inspect your
body in the dark room. I'd recommend making sure an
no one else is home at the time, because they're
gonna walk in. They also say to check your clothing
(22:39):
and see if it's in the same condition as it
was before the event. If it's different, you need to
put it in a brown paper bag and store it
in a dark closet for at least a month.
Speaker 4 (22:51):
I don't know why that doesn't make any sense with it.
Speaker 1 (22:56):
They also say people can develop false memories of being
abducted by aliens, saying this can happen if someone is
predisposed to believe that certain experiences are signs of an abduction,
or if they seek out a therapist who is receptive
to that explanation. Other tricks of the mind can occur
during sleep paralysies, which is a common condition that causes
people to be awake but unable to move for a
short time. People experiencing sleep paralysis often have hallucinations, which
(23:20):
can include seeing things like lights, animals, or strange figures.
Those hallucinations can sometimes lead to people to believe they've
been abducted by aliens, So don't get tricked, okay. Some
people who have claimed to have been abducted by aliens
to describe experiences that include feeling a strong desire to
be somewhere at a specific time, waking up suddenly and
(23:43):
feeling paralyzed or terrified, seeing shadowy figures in the room,
being subjected to medical procedures, being returned to the same place,
and circumstances they were in before being taken okay. Someone
even wrote a book called How to Defend Yourself Against
Alien Abduction. The author of this book is Anne Druffel,
(24:08):
based on her forty year research in UFOs, including two
hundred and fifty k studies, seventy of which involve people
who allegedly successfully resisted abduction. So I was always fascinated
by the stories of people who said they were abducted
by aliens. But now I'm equally as fascinated by the
people who resisted the abduction, because they're going to raise
(24:30):
their hand and be like, hey, hey, I was not
abducted by aliens. Congratulations. That's the majority of people.
Speaker 2 (24:38):
I just.
Speaker 5 (24:40):
You could take out how to tell you're abducted from
a you've been abducted by aliens and put in how
to tell if you've been on a bender.
Speaker 1 (24:52):
Well, that's the case that I've been abducted many times.
Speaker 2 (24:58):
Again later, that's probably gonna happen again.
Speaker 4 (25:11):
I like how two of the tips were punctuality and
you're still in the same spot.
Speaker 1 (25:17):
Yeah, yeah, that's very true.
Speaker 4 (25:21):
Being on time and being in the same place, that's
a great tip.
Speaker 1 (25:26):
So you're telling me the homeless people have also been
abducted by.
Speaker 5 (25:30):
You return to where you started. Now, you just passed
that at the bar and you woke up.
Speaker 1 (25:40):
But when you tell everyone around you at the bar
that you were just abducted by aliens, they're all going
to smile and nod and say, yes, you were, we
all saw it. You were abducted by the Jaeger aliens.
Speaker 13 (25:58):
Those whiskey marshes.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
Yeah, the other thing.
Speaker 5 (26:03):
You can also title that how to tell if You've
been at a Diddy party, very similar criteria.
Speaker 1 (26:11):
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Speaker 1 (26:16):
Have you woken up wet and a little confused.
Speaker 6 (26:33):
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Speaker 1 (26:40):
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dot com. To advertise right here inside the treehouse. This
is the treehouse. You are welcome. I'm Dan, along with
Trey and Raj. And while we're having a good day
(27:01):
here inside the treehouse, it's another bad day for Alex
Jones from info Wars because a Connecticut appeals court last
Friday largely upheld a nearly one point three billion dollar
defamation verdict against him, the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in
(27:21):
a case accusing the info Wars founder of spreading lies
about the twenty twelve Sandy Hook mass shooting. The three
judge panel of the Connecticut Appellate Court found that a
jury's October twenty twenty two decision to award nine hundred
and sixty five million damages plus attorney's fees and cost
of families of the shooting victims was not unreasonable given
(27:41):
the mental anguish they suffered due to the lies by
Jones about Sandy Hook. So there you have it, another
bad day for Alex Jones, who must still pay one
point three billion dollars in the Sandy Hook defamation case.
That's according to the appeals court.
Speaker 5 (28:01):
And what is just just one of the greatest twists
is the fact the onion button.
Speaker 2 (28:08):
Is his company.
Speaker 1 (28:11):
That's right, his company filed for bankruptcy the sea where
did it go? His company, Free Speech Systems. Jones's company,
Free Speech Systems, filed for Chapter eleven bankruptcy protection in
twenty twenty two after the verdict in Connecticut, and another
(28:33):
right here in Texas, where a jury in a similar
case awarded other Sandy Hook parents forty nine million dollars.
So to say that it's a bad day for Alex
Jones is a bit of an understatement, And we figured
the best way to find out how he feels about
this would probably be just that ask him directly wouldn't
(28:53):
you agree?
Speaker 2 (28:54):
Yeah?
Speaker 13 (28:55):
Yeah, all right, let's do that.
Speaker 1 (28:57):
Let's bring in Alex Jones.
Speaker 13 (28:58):
Wow, Hello, Hi, Alan, how you doing, buddy?
Speaker 2 (29:07):
Welcome to the treehouse. Terrible.
Speaker 3 (29:12):
Can you believe everything that's going on? Can you believe
they're gonna make me pay one point three billion dollars
to those families?
Speaker 2 (29:20):
Yeah? Yeah, sure can sure no one asked you.
Speaker 3 (29:25):
I mean, come on, one point three billion for a few
wet lies.
Speaker 2 (29:30):
That's absurd.
Speaker 3 (29:31):
Since when you have to be held accountable for the
things you say in this country?
Speaker 2 (29:36):
Uh? Since seventeen ninety one?
Speaker 3 (29:38):
Shut up, Trey know at all? All right, Look, I'm
gonna be honest with you. Okay, I'm Alex Jones, and
I can't afford that. So I'm gonna have to find
some creative ways to make some money. And I got
who I'd like to run past you, fellas right here
(29:59):
in the treehouse.
Speaker 4 (30:00):
All right, shoot shoot, shoot your ideas over. Let's see
so uh.
Speaker 3 (30:05):
I heard OnlyFans is a good place to make some money.
The way I see it is, if that Sophie rain
girl can make forty three million a year, I can too.
How much did you pay to watch me get pegged
by short services.
Speaker 2 (30:17):
The robots.
Speaker 13 (30:21):
That's priceless.
Speaker 3 (30:24):
You remember them monkeys that escaped the testing lab in
South Carolina.
Speaker 1 (30:28):
I think I got to charge people.
Speaker 2 (30:29):
To watch me live among them.
Speaker 3 (30:31):
And maybe I could tell them monkeys some stories I
made up and see how many of them are stupid
enough to believe me.
Speaker 13 (30:38):
Yeah, the monkeys, mm hmm, okay, you're cruelty okay.
Speaker 3 (30:47):
Or maybe I could start a church, become a TV preacher.
They may kill her money, Yeah, make killer money, don't
pay a lock of taxes, don't have to do anything
they say, and when they get caught line or cheating
or whatever, they just pretend to repent and people give
them even more money.
Speaker 1 (31:02):
It's genius.
Speaker 13 (31:04):
That would be the best way to go.
Speaker 3 (31:06):
What do y'all think about door to door hand jobs?
Speaker 2 (31:11):
Depends on the neighborhood.
Speaker 13 (31:14):
I don't even have to come in.
Speaker 2 (31:16):
I could just do it through the mail slot, so
a postal glory hall?
Speaker 3 (31:25):
Or how about this, As I'm thinking at the top
of my head, the libtards. They can pay me to
become one of them. Yeah, that's it. I can spout
all sorts of Democrat nonsense. I don't believe anything I
say anyway, So that'll be easy.
Speaker 13 (31:41):
That would work too. That'd be a great way to
raise some funds.
Speaker 3 (31:45):
How much do you think I can get for stealing
candy from babies? I hear that's easy and lucrative, or
maybe some bumper stickers they can.
Speaker 2 (31:55):
Say, have you ever.
Speaker 3 (31:55):
Been tongue kissed by Alex Jones?
Speaker 13 (32:03):
I think you'll sell too.
Speaker 3 (32:07):
So I got desperate and asked President Trump for a loan.
He said, sure, it didn't make the Secret Service give
me a swirling and his golden toilet. That's collateral. He
hadn't sent the money yet, but I think it's good
for it, right.
Speaker 13 (32:20):
Right, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (32:25):
A good I was worried.
Speaker 3 (32:28):
Oh hey, one last idea, because I'm scaring my dog.
This goes against everything I stand for, but I'm willing
to try anything. I could become a border coyote, you know,
one of them illegal immigrant traffickers.
Speaker 2 (32:44):
I mean, he makes money off the hopes and dreams of.
Speaker 3 (32:46):
Poor people, So it's not like a huge stretch for
me philosophically.
Speaker 2 (32:53):
Alex, have you ever thought about just telling the truth?
There's no money in that?
Speaker 13 (33:00):
Fair enough, solid point.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
Thank you for the visit. Alex Jones from in full words.
Speaker 6 (33:12):
You're in the tree house.
Speaker 8 (33:17):
Listen us online a Treehouse on air dot com.
Speaker 1 (33:20):
Anybody, anybody's got me t.
Speaker 2 (33:26):
I didn't realize how much Alex Jones and Luke Bryant
sound like.
Speaker 8 (33:47):
Listen us online Treehouse on air dot com.
Speaker 1 (33:52):
You can talk back to us right here inside the treehouse.
Just go to Treehouse on air dot com. Click on
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at Treehouse on air dot com. That's Treehouse on air
dot com. This is the treehouse. I'm Dan along with
(34:12):
Trey and RAJ Trey, what was it you were saying
going into that last break.
Speaker 5 (34:17):
It's amazing how much Alex Jones and Luke Bryant sound alike.
Speaker 2 (34:21):
Sure is.
Speaker 1 (34:24):
Very amazing, uncanny, amazing. The main thing is that it's
not that it's perfect. It's just believable enough, just enough. Also,
I can only do do that. I can only do
his voice for a few minutes. Man, that's tough. That's
tough on your vocal cords. Luke bryand a lot easier
(34:50):
all right today, is Wednesday, December eleventh, twenty twenty four.
Let's celebrate with some birthdays. What do you said?
Speaker 5 (35:05):
All right?
Speaker 1 (35:06):
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe, among a bunch of other things.
Hailey Steinfeld is twenty eight today. She's Kate Bishop on Hawkeye.
She's also going to be taking a larger role or
a yeah, character is still in the MCU. It's gonna
(35:26):
play a larger role in upcoming roles. Seeing how many
times I can say the word role apparently in thirty seconds.
But very talented actress. Actually I like her character a
lot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She's also Emily in
the Pitch Perfect movies. She was Gwynn Stacy Spider Gwyn
in Spider Man Into the Spider Verse, and Charlie in
(35:46):
the Transformers movie Bumblebee, which is one of the few
movies I have not wasted time on. Ryder Strong, who
played Sean on Boy meads World and Girl meads World
is forty four. Based on the name, you'd think you
know male porn actor, but no, just regular actor.
Speaker 2 (36:05):
Wait, I'm sorry, we got to back up a second.
Speaker 5 (36:09):
Of all the movies you said you didn't waste your
time on Bumblebee and what part of the Transformer series. Yeah,
it just it was over fifty percent on Rotten Tomatoes,
and that just rules it out.
Speaker 1 (36:25):
Here's the thing, snob, I don't just see bad movies.
I don't just like bad movies. I see a lot
of movies. I'm just sometimes i'll watch a bad movie
because when you see a lot, it's like it's like broadcasting.
Speaker 2 (36:41):
Sometimes you turn on to radio.
Speaker 1 (36:43):
Sometimes you're you're gonna hear some not from us, but
sometimes you're telling to radio. There's lots of stations you're
gonna hear some same thing with movies. I watched a
lot of movies. Sometimes I'm gonna watch some. You're the
Midday Show of Movies. Wow, look, I have no retort.
(37:15):
Other birthdays today from the w W E Ray, Mysterio
Junior is forty nine. I'm sorry, he's fifty today. Fifty today.
I'm confused by this birthday. Courtney Hengler is forty six today.
Plays Amanda LaRusso on Cobra Kai. Oh, now I get it. Okay,
(37:41):
that's Daniel Larusso's wife on Cobra Kai. She is forty
six today. She also plays Missy Cooper who is Sheldon's
sister on The Big Bang Theory, which Trey and I
like in Roch Hates.
Speaker 13 (37:54):
Yes, And I also think seventy five years old now
could be?
Speaker 1 (37:58):
Could be? And it's weird because at first this this
freaked me out because when this said the Courtney Hengler
is forty six, and it says Amanda LaRusso on the
Cobra Kai Show, I thought, Okay, I know the girl
that plays the little LaRusso girl is older than her character,
but I don't think she's my age.
Speaker 13 (38:21):
She's like twenty.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
Plays the mom.
Speaker 4 (38:22):
Yeah yeah, she's like twenty eight to the girl that
plays the kid.
Speaker 1 (38:26):
Yeah yeah yeah. The girl that plays the daughters in
her twenties. Yeah, we do know that other birthdays today
most Death is fifty one, Monique is fifty seven. Nikki
six from Raj's favorite band of all time, Motley Cruez
sixty six today. Does that still hold true? Raj, Motley
Crue the best of all time in your eyes.
Speaker 13 (38:47):
One hundred percent, always will be.
Speaker 6 (38:49):
No.
Speaker 4 (38:49):
You just have to understand that Vince can't sing, and
you'll love the band. If you see him live, just go.
If you go to a live show, just go, he's
not going to be able to sing a word. It's fantastic.
Speaker 1 (39:01):
He can kick sound guys. However, I'm pretty sure that's
the show. It's one of the lawsuits he was the
subject of after doing that at Gillies and Dallas. Other birthdays. Today,
Jermaine Jackson is seventy.
Speaker 2 (39:20):
I know.
Speaker 1 (39:21):
It's the holiday season, which a lot of people now
make fun of as being Mariah season, as in Mariah
Carey because she's got the mega Christmas song that's all
you know, all I want for Christmas is you, And
that's true. It kind of is Mariah Carey season, and
she's completely leaned into it. And I remember the story
real quick. The reason, the reason I'm saying this is
(39:42):
that it's another singer's favorite time of year. That's Brenda Lee.
She is eighty this year. She's probably, you know, the
Mariah Carey of Christmas before Mariah Carey was because her
smash hit is still a smash hit rocking around the
Christmas tree.
Speaker 13 (39:58):
Oh wow, okay, so she is, she.
Speaker 1 (40:01):
Is eighty today, But what Mariah Carey. I remember this
story from a couple of years ago. It's so much
is Mariah season because just off her Christmas hit, the
one hit All I Want for Christmas is You. She
makes north of six hundred thousand dollars in the span
of a couple of months.
Speaker 5 (40:17):
Three million. They just updated it. She makes three million
a year off All I Want for Christmas.
Speaker 13 (40:24):
Yeah, neither one of you can figure out how to sing.
Speaker 3 (40:31):
Not like that.
Speaker 1 (40:33):
If I'm gonna make three million dollars, I'm gonna have
to not only sing, but I'll also have to sell
some photos of my feet. It's gonna be weird. Maybe
I can collab with Alex Jones.
Speaker 6 (41:02):
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(41:49):
along with Trey and raj One last little thing to
get to here inside the treehouse today before we close
up for to day, and that is I went shopping
the other day because it was time for a new
toilet paper, and I was slightly aghast at the price
of toilet paper. I know I'm not the only one.
Speaker 13 (42:07):
I know.
Speaker 1 (42:07):
This happens to a lot of people. When you go
and buy something that you need, you don't like the cost,
you don't like the price of it. The good news is,
if you, like me, think the price of toilet paper
is too damn high, there's something you can do about it.
You can grow your own. It's true, okay, because one
(42:28):
million trees worldwide are cut down each year to make
toilet paper, So it has some people thinking is it
more sustainable to grow your own toilet paper. There is
a town in eastern Kenya. Hey, how about that. That's
two Kenya references in one show. That's a new record
for us. There is a town in eastern Kenya called Meru.
(42:49):
It's a lush leafy There is a lush leafy plant
that sways over the landscape. A man, a Maru resident
named Benjamin Mtumbe, is growing a plant. I don't know
how to say in Latin. Not for food, but to
use for toilet paper. I'm going to try it. It
is Plectranthus barbatis. It's a leafy plant that can grow
(43:14):
up to two meters tall that's six point six feet
in English or American terms. The leaves are roughly the
size of an industrial toilet paper square and emit a menty,
lemony fragrance covered in tiny hairs. The leaves have a
soft texture. The plant thrives in warm tropical temperatures and
partial sunlight, and it's widely grown across Africa, where it's
(43:36):
sometimes used to demarcate property boundaries. He actually says, this
man who lives there and grows this plant a lot.
He says, this has been an African tissue for a
long time, and everyone in my household uses the plant.
I only buy modern toilet rolls when the leaves have
all been plucked. This plant has provided him with a
(43:57):
cost effective alternative to purchasing toilet pa in Kenya, and
like a lot of commodities, the price of toilet paper
has risen across Africa and in other places. So there
you have it. There is something you can do. You
can grow your own toilet paper. If you can get
your hands on the plectrentus barbaratus plant, roughly the same
(44:17):
size as modern toilet paper, with the tiny hairs and
a minty lemony fragrance and a soft texture.
Speaker 2 (44:28):
Aren't we about due? Time wise? For the three sea seashells.
Speaker 1 (44:31):
Method from Sylvester Stallone's Demolition Man.
Speaker 13 (44:37):
Uh huh?
Speaker 1 (44:39):
I think yeah. I think it's well pastime because I
mean that seems pretty sustainable to me, because I think
you used the three seashells and you just put them
back in there, right, I think so?
Speaker 13 (44:51):
Yeah. I don't think they ever explained how that's used.
Speaker 1 (44:55):
No, that's that's that's the whole gag of the three
seashells in the movie is you never find out as
the audience member. And I like to point out, Demolition
Man is considered to be probably considered to be a
bad movie. Yet Trey, you've seen it, Raj, you've seen
it too, right, m Okay.
Speaker 5 (45:17):
Cult classic is different. You know A Roadhouse was considered
a bad movie. We've all seen it.
Speaker 2 (45:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (45:24):
I just don't like you guys being all snotty and
snobby about looking You're looking down your noses at me
just because I've seen more movies than you.
Speaker 2 (45:32):
You're the one who got Snotty Bumblebee one of the
bad movies. I haven't seen.
Speaker 5 (45:36):
The Transformer movies highly a lot better than some of
the crap you know. American Ninja five.
Speaker 1 (45:43):
Yeah, oh, you shut your mouth. I'll put the American
Ninja franchise up against the Transformers franchise any god day.
Speaker 4 (45:58):
That's a terrible idea.
Speaker 2 (46:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (46:03):
I don't even believe that either.
Speaker 2 (46:04):
I just.
Speaker 1 (46:08):
Like, somewhere someplace, Michael Dudakov is going, like, no, Michael
bays better.
Speaker 13 (46:15):
You're the only person that knows his name.
Speaker 1 (46:19):
I know, because like most people have like a wall
where they've got, you know, pictures of people that they've met,
famous people. Uh, Michael Dudakov has a photo of me.
That's how grateful he is that I keep the American
Ninja franchise in the zeitgeist. So anyway, if you think
(46:45):
the toilet paper prices are too damn high, you can
just grow your own and shut up about it for
all things. Treehouse got a treehouse on air dot com.
Maybe we should start selling our head shots so we
can have some of the people in these movies buy.
Speaker 2 (47:00):
Them from us.
Speaker 7 (47:04):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (47:05):
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We'll see you tomorrow, right here inside the tree
It is time to leave your worries outside and laugh
with us inside the treehouse. I'm Daniel Malley along with
Trey Trenholm and Raj Sharman on Wednesday, December eleventh, twenty
twenty four. I am smiling for two reasons today, the guys.
(00:51):
One is today marks my twenty sixth anniversary of working
in this god forsaken industry we know is radio in
a broader sense, it's media, it's broadcasting, entertaining, whatever you
(01:13):
want to call it. But I am. I am twenty
six years deep, which is not as long as some
but longer than others. So I guess can be true
in other aspects of my life, but in this case
the job. So that's one reason i'm That's one reason
I'm smiling today. Yay me twenty six years of insanity.
(01:37):
Congratulations exactly like should we get you a cake or
a frownie face a movie? But yeah, yeah, twenty six years,
twenty six years ago, on this day, I did my
I got I started on my first radio job. My
first radio job December eleventh, nineteen ninety eight.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Just months after graduating Arlington Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas,
I started I was a freshman at University of Texas
at Arlington, and I got a job working at at
the time ninety two to five KZBS, the classic rock station.
At that time. Owen Jim were on the morning show,
(02:26):
John Dylan was on the afternoon show. The midday guy
was the music director. His name was also John brain
farting I was at. Anyway, My first job was as
a promotions assistant in the promotions department, and the first
gig was an autograph signing appearance on a Friday night.
(02:48):
Because it was Friday, December eleven, nineteen ninety eight, in Addison,
Texas on Beltline. What was the name of the bar,
I'm brain farting. It was that neighborhood bar in western Addison,
(03:08):
kind of near the ihop. It used to be a Humperding.
It was Humberings at the time. It might have been
a humper Dings at the time. Anyway, it was a
WWE wrestler lady that was there doing autographs. That was
my first radio event.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Yeah me.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
The other reason I'm kind of smiling is for the
rest of us because, in the seemingly unrelated matter, we
all inside the treehouse suffer from some form of mental
health issues. Raj has an anxiety disorder. I have anxiety.
(03:49):
Trey probably has some anxiety drizzled into his depression along
with the occasional suicidal thoughts. So aren't we just a
bastion of fun in here? But the reality is we
are because one of the things we all have in
common is we all kind of lean in to our
pain with humor. And I know it's the holiday season.
(04:11):
There's lots of reasons for people to have mental health
issues and stresses, and that includes parents. So if you
are experiencing the holiday stresses, you have friends. Because the
question to start today is are you experiencing the mother
load of holiday stress? We have some tips for you, okay,
(04:34):
on how to deal with it to make the mother
load of holiday stress easier. Because balancing work, deadlines, the
needs of children, holiday stresses, it can be a lot
to handle. When it comes to gifts, people often don't
see the mental aspect, according to one expert, because some
(04:56):
people have anxiety about gift giving, saying I want to
show them I appreciate them, you don't want to just
give them junk. Then there's the shipping deadlines, making sure
that it's in your budget, blah blah blah blah blah,
holiday stress. And like this person, many parents are up
against the mother load of stress way before the holiday
season adds extra demands. So what should parents do when
(05:16):
even more is piled on for the holidays. Experts say
parents can try to make the season more manageable by
rethinking expectations, asking for help, handling family drama strategically, and
giving themselves something to look forward to in January. I
have a simple solution for the mother load of holiday stress.
(05:37):
If you're a parent, I think it would be beneficial
to introduce your children to the gift of disappointment this
holiday season. It's a gift that keeps on giving. They'll
learn for it, they'll learn from it for years down
the line. They may say they want this certain thing,
(05:59):
and they sometimes need to learn that I'll always get
that certain thing that they want. And I think that's
a beautiful gift to give your children and yourself. So
there you have it. That's my recommendation on how to
deal with the mother load of holiday stress this year,
especially if you're a parent, give your children the gift
of disappointment this year.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
Well, you don't give anybody anything. So I think that's
how you avoid it.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
You've cracked my code. See this strategy works on adults,
not just children.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
Yeah, yeah, there's no stress if you don't have to give,
if you know that you're not going to give anybody anything,
and we know we're not going to get anything, so
and then.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
We all can just enjoy each other's company and it
is what it is. And I don't have to worry
about finding you a gift, and you don't have to
worry about pretending to have liked it.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
We get the gift of Dan. That's right, the best
thing my family ever did. And I understand if you
have kids younger than probably ten years old, you can't
do this, so, but older than ten you really can
do this, which is typically most people are just getting
people getting your friends and family stuff that they don't need. Instead,
(07:14):
take all that money that you would spend on useless crap,
put it together and give it to a family, Yeah,
a needy family that actually that wouldn't have a Christmas otherwise,
so they can get, you know, young kids, gifts and
food and everything else is by far and away. When
my family started doing that, it took all the pressure
away from Christmas.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
And love it all right.
Speaker 1 (07:35):
That's better than what I thought you were gonna say.
I was really getting excited thinking you were gonna give
us all cash. But yeah, needy families, that's probably better.
Speaker 6 (07:49):
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Speaker 8 (08:08):
You're in the Treehouse. Visit us online at treehouseonair dot com.
Speaker 1 (08:15):
Speaking of what to give people for the holiday season,
give yourself something nice. Subscribe to even more Treehouse at
patreon dot com slash Treehouse on Air three levels of
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It is patreon dot com slash Treehouse on Air for
Treehouse Plus, Super Plus and Ultimate Treehouse to get all
(08:36):
the stupid right here inside the Treehouse, which is where
you find yourself right now. This is the Treehouse. I'm
Dan along with Trey and Raj and if the weather
outside is frightful, don't go running. I'm a firm believer
in holiday classics. I love nostalgia. I love revisiting things
(08:57):
that make me feel good. And this time of year,
there's a video that I love that brings out the
warm and fuzzies and the holiday spirit in me. And
I know it does with Trey as well, because he
sent it to me and reminded me of it. So
bless you Trey for doing that today. If so, I'm
(09:20):
going to repeat myself. If the weather outside is frightful,
don't go running in it, which is something this young
lady learned many years ago. In the aftermath of a
blizzard in a large city, a live shot was being
done by the weather by the Metro Weather team.
Speaker 9 (09:39):
And.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
The live shot reporter saw a couple of runners running
out in the snow decided I'm going to talk to
them on live TV and see, Hey, what is it
that you're doing out here in the snow so early
in the morning, the sun is not even out and
this couple is out getting their jog in.
Speaker 10 (09:59):
What are you doing?
Speaker 11 (10:00):
And you're saying it was really good out It's the
perfect texture for running, very low impact on its dry snows,
your feet don't get wet.
Speaker 10 (10:06):
What have you seen while you've been out running? It's
been a lot of fun.
Speaker 12 (10:08):
There's a lot of other runners and more skiers than runners,
for sure. I think they've got a little bit of
the advantage with the whole stride and glide thing, But it's.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
Yeah, the when people if you're outside running and someone
on skis passes you, that should be a pretty big
hint to go inside. This couple is fascinating though, because
they've got their runners gear on, so like when you
first see them in the live shot, they're very reflective,
(10:39):
which is also ironic because ain't nobody out there driving
in that crap because it's snow and its ice and
it's terrible. All the smart people are at home. But
you know who I feel really good for besides us
in witnessing what's about to happen to these young runners
in the snow is the reporter. Because the reporter, you know,
she doesn't want to be out there. She got out
(11:00):
maybe she was on the news director's poopy list, so
she got the call to go out into the snow
and do the live shots in the cold, and so
she decided to talk to these runners. And she got
an early Christmas gift that year and one that it
has been shared many times over the years to.
Speaker 5 (11:14):
Us, I'll spare Roje. This couple is as white as
you think they are.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
Yeah, I was going to ask if you wanted to
say it super super Anglo and kind of pompous sounding,
and to be honest, this runner couple, I think we
all can agree runners can be a little upity, which
you'll see is ironic here shortly in this video where
(11:40):
the runners are talking about how great it is to
be running in the snow.
Speaker 10 (11:43):
What are you doing running? And you're saying it was
really good.
Speaker 11 (11:45):
Out it's the perfect texture for running, very low impact
on its dry snows. You if you don't get wet.
Speaker 10 (11:50):
What have you seen while you've been out running? It's
been a lot of fun.
Speaker 12 (11:52):
There's a lot of other runners and more skiers than runners,
for sure. I think they've got a little bit of
the advantage with the whole stride and glide thing.
Speaker 10 (11:59):
But it's too nice to not be out here. All right,
we'll go ahead and keep on the run.
Speaker 9 (12:02):
That sorry to have kept you, but I appreciate you
guys talking with us. All right, thanks, We've seen a
lot to go out here, like he said, running sledding,
just enjoying it.
Speaker 10 (12:13):
That can happen. Unfortunately, it looks like okay.
Speaker 5 (12:16):
Okay, you can you can't even see that that's an
ice patch and she's not paying attention.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
I know you can see it through a uh screen,
through a camera lens, through other screens, multiple screens, and
you can still see that ice patch that she couldn't
see in front of her own damn face.
Speaker 4 (12:41):
I can't even blame that on black eyes, even the
ice was white.
Speaker 1 (12:52):
White on white crime. It really isn't. Because I'm going
to go back and from the beginning, not just the
tone of the lady's face who slips on the ice
and falls on her ass hard, by the way hard,
but listen to the arrogance and see the arrogance on
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her face about how I'm outside running and I'm better
than you. That's sort of the inner monologue that she
has in her head that I'm imagining.
Speaker 10 (13:21):
But let's take from the top, what are you doing running?
And you're saying it was really good out.
Speaker 11 (13:24):
It's the perfect texture for running, very low impact on extress,
knows your feet don't get wet.
Speaker 10 (13:29):
What have you seen while you've been out running? It's
been a lot of fun.
Speaker 12 (13:32):
There's a lot of other runners and more skiers than runners,
for sure. I think they've got a little bit of
the advantage with the whole stride and glide thing.
Speaker 10 (13:38):
But it's too nice to not be out here.
Speaker 9 (13:40):
All right, well, go ahead and keep on the run.
That's sorry to have kept you, but I appreciate you
guys talking with us.
Speaker 10 (13:44):
All right, thanks.
Speaker 9 (13:45):
We've seen a lot of people out here, like you said,
running sledding.
Speaker 10 (13:49):
I'm just enjoying it. One thing that can happen.
Speaker 9 (13:53):
Unfortunately, Chelsea's okay, okay, yes, okay.
Speaker 1 (13:59):
Yeah, see Chelse. He gives a thumbs up, and then
she's immediately like walking over towards the sidewalk and she
you know, she ain't okay, yeah, because not just her ass,
not just her back, not just her head that's bruised,
but also a severe, severe bruise to the ego, which
she needed.
Speaker 4 (14:18):
Yes, it's fantastic, Thank you for making my day.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
I live to please Roger. As my therapist says, it's
a gift and a curse. But let's enjoy it one
more time. The young runners. And only the only thing
that would have made this clip better is if when
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he tries to help her up, had he slipped also,
that's the only thing missing from this. But it's still
it's still a beautiful moment in the snow.
Speaker 10 (14:53):
What are you doing running and you're saying it was
really good out.
Speaker 11 (14:55):
It's the perfect texture for running very low impact on it.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
It's the perfect texture for FI.
Speaker 11 (15:02):
It's the perfect texture for running very low impact on its.
Dress nows your feet don't get wet.
Speaker 10 (15:07):
What have you seen while you've been out running? It's
been a lot of fun.
Speaker 12 (15:09):
There's a lot of other runners and more skiers than runners,
for sure. I think they've got a little bit of
the advantage with the whole stride and glide thing. But
it's too nice to not be out here.
Speaker 9 (15:17):
All right, We'll go ahead and keep on the run.
That's sorry to have kept you, but I appreciate you
guys talking with us.
Speaker 10 (15:22):
All right, thanks.
Speaker 9 (15:23):
We've seen a lot of people out here, like you said,
running sledding, just enjoying it.
Speaker 10 (15:27):
One thing, oops, that can happen.
Speaker 9 (15:30):
Unfortunately it looks like Chelsea's Okay, okay, yes, okay.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
Oh. It's one of the great all time uses of
one of my favorite phrases, when something really bad or
painful happens to someone. Okay. It's one of the great
rhetorical questions because whenever you ask it, you know they're not.
Speaker 13 (15:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (15:58):
I got to give credit to that. She is a pro,
because I would not have held it together that well,
I would have I would still be laughing this this
moment in time. This Winter Classic is at least nine
years old, and if I was this reporter, I'd still
(16:18):
beyond that live shot, laughing my ass.
Speaker 13 (16:21):
Off, Oh you crazy whites.
Speaker 1 (16:29):
The thing is, though, like I know that there are
certain stereotypes, but this is not an all white people thing, Raj,
because you're not going to see me out there doing
that's nonsense.
Speaker 4 (16:40):
Yeah, but it's running in the snow is an all
white people activity. You have to admit that, maybe from
from a brown perspective. I can tell you. That's why
(17:02):
I wait for trade to say it.
Speaker 5 (17:03):
Now.
Speaker 13 (17:04):
I don't even have to do it. It's just like, yeah,
they're white.
Speaker 5 (17:06):
I'm like, yeah, I thought about the you know, it's like, yeah,
you're probably not going to see a Kenyan marathon are
running in the snow.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
That's the new litmus test. If if you want to
go outside for a run, look out the window. If
you see at least one Kenyon, you're fine. If it's
no Kenyons, you get your fuzzy bunny slippers on and
you stay inside where it's warm and it's safe.
Speaker 13 (17:39):
Jesus, if you haven't run one.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
Yeah, the one rule that you you have your running buddy, like, Hey,
you've seen Kenyons out there?
Speaker 13 (17:53):
No, I'm staying.
Speaker 6 (17:57):
You're listening to the Treehouse.
Speaker 7 (18:00):
Visit us online at Treehouse on Air dot com.
Speaker 1 (18:03):
But if you see a ken you'd run by. Give
you the thumbs up from the street.
Speaker 13 (18:09):
You good to go.
Speaker 6 (18:18):
You're listening to the Treehouse.
Speaker 7 (18:20):
Visit us online at Treehouse on Air dot com.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
Be sure to check out all things Treehouse at Treehouse
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for us on there the Treehouse Podcast. You are inside
the Treehouse along with Trey Trenholm and Raj Sharma. I'm
(18:50):
Daniel Malley, still thinking about the one Kenyon rule before
going outside for a run. It's gonna stay with me
for a long time. There is something important also that
we need to cover inside the Treehouse. This is a
story we've been following for I'd say a fairly long time,
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and it's a story that while a lot of us
know about it, it's really not covered as in depthly
as I think it should. And the latest example of
this was just a few weeks ago at a congressional hearing,
an ex government and military official, multiples of them, testified
(19:35):
on mysterious UFOs, saying we are not alone and these
situations have of course long fascinated the public. But again,
this is a recent congressional hearing where ex government and
military officials are testifying to the existence of aliens, saying
UFOs are real and Americans deserve to know the truth.
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That's according to former government and military officials to a
congressional panel in November. They go on to say, we
should not turn a blind eye, but boldly face this
new reality and learn from it. That's according to you.
That's according to retired United States Navy Rear Admiral Tim Galadet,
who said he saw a video of the Wall Street Journal.
(20:21):
To continue reading your article, please subscribe to the Wall
Street Journal Black Friday, Cyber Week point five cents per week.
Subscribe now. So they put that story behind a paywall,
Thank you, Wall Street Journal. This is where I'd like
to introduce the Daily Star. While not as credible as
the Wall Street Journal, the Daily Star cares about our safety,
(20:44):
and the Daily Star has put together a list for
us to tell how to know if you've been abducted
by aliens. So we've got at military and government officials
telling us aliens are real, and then the Wall Street
Journal puts all that important information behind a paywall. Leave
(21:06):
it up to the Daily Star how to tell if
you've been abducted by aliens, from body examination to false memories.
Are you guys ready for this?
Speaker 13 (21:16):
M hm?
Speaker 1 (21:18):
The thought of being abducted by aliens is something that
would send shivers down anyone's back. But have you ever
thought about what you would do if it really happened?
Speaker 2 (21:28):
Would you know it?
Speaker 1 (21:30):
Would you know what to do if it were to happen.
While there's no concrete evidence that alien abductions have actually occurred,
there are still a number of people out there who
claim it has happened to them. Annoyingly, none of them
had a camera handy during the event, and so we
only have to take their word for it. Skepticism Just
push that aside. There is advice available about what to
do and even how to prevent it. Okay, yes, all right.
(21:54):
The tips the Daily Star has gathered come during a
flurry of UFO activity. If you're concerned you might have
been abducted by aliens, some things to consider. Firstly, document
your experience. Keep a journal by your bed and immediately
record the date, time, and any memories you have. Another
thing to do is examine your body. Get that hand
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mirror and check every nook and cranny. Look for any
unusual marks, scratches, bruises, bumps, because no one wants alien bumps.
You can also use a UV light to inspect your
body in the dark room. I'd recommend making sure an
no one else is home at the time, because they're
gonna walk in. They also say to check your clothing
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and see if it's in the same condition as it
was before the event. If it's different, you need to
put it in a brown paper bag and store it
in a dark closet for at least a month.
Speaker 4 (22:51):
I don't know why that doesn't make any sense with it.
Speaker 1 (22:56):
They also say people can develop false memories of being
abducted by aliens, saying this can happen if someone is
predisposed to believe that certain experiences are signs of an abduction,
or if they seek out a therapist who is receptive
to that explanation. Other tricks of the mind can occur
during sleep paralysies, which is a common condition that causes
people to be awake but unable to move for a
short time. People experiencing sleep paralysis often have hallucinations, which
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can include seeing things like lights, animals, or strange figures.
Those hallucinations can sometimes lead to people to believe they've
been abducted by aliens, So don't get tricked, okay. Some
people who have claimed to have been abducted by aliens
to describe experiences that include feeling a strong desire to
be somewhere at a specific time, waking up suddenly and
(23:43):
feeling paralyzed or terrified, seeing shadowy figures in the room,
being subjected to medical procedures, being returned to the same place,
and circumstances they were in before being taken okay. Someone
even wrote a book called How to Defend Yourself Against
Alien Abduction. The author of this book is Anne Druffel,
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based on her forty year research in UFOs, including two
hundred and fifty k studies, seventy of which involve people
who allegedly successfully resisted abduction. So I was always fascinated
by the stories of people who said they were abducted
by aliens. But now I'm equally as fascinated by the
people who resisted the abduction, because they're going to raise
(24:30):
their hand and be like, hey, hey, I was not
abducted by aliens. Congratulations. That's the majority of people.
Speaker 2 (24:38):
I just.
Speaker 5 (24:40):
You could take out how to tell you're abducted from
a you've been abducted by aliens and put in how
to tell if you've been on a bender.
Speaker 1 (24:52):
Well, that's the case that I've been abducted many times.
Speaker 2 (24:58):
Again later, that's probably gonna happen again.
Speaker 4 (25:11):
I like how two of the tips were punctuality and
you're still in the same spot.
Speaker 1 (25:17):
Yeah, yeah, that's very true.
Speaker 4 (25:21):
Being on time and being in the same place, that's
a great tip.
Speaker 1 (25:26):
So you're telling me the homeless people have also been
abducted by.
Speaker 5 (25:30):
You return to where you started. Now, you just passed
that at the bar and you woke up.
Speaker 1 (25:40):
But when you tell everyone around you at the bar
that you were just abducted by aliens, they're all going
to smile and nod and say, yes, you were, we
all saw it. You were abducted by the Jaeger aliens.
Speaker 13 (25:58):
Those whiskey marshes.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
Yeah, the other thing.
Speaker 5 (26:03):
You can also title that how to tell if You've
been at a Diddy party, very similar criteria.
Speaker 1 (26:11):
You're in the tree house.
Speaker 8 (26:13):
Visit us online at treehouseonair dot com.
Speaker 1 (26:16):
Have you woken up wet and a little confused.
Speaker 6 (26:33):
You're listening to the Treehouse.
Speaker 7 (26:35):
Visit us online at Treehouse on air dot com.
Speaker 1 (26:40):
You can advertise right here inside the treehouse. Sponsorship opportunities
are available. Just shoot us an email Treehouse on Air
at gmail dot com. That's Treehouse on Air at gmail
dot com. To advertise right here inside the treehouse. This
is the treehouse. You are welcome. I'm Dan, along with
Trey and Raj. And while we're having a good day
(27:01):
here inside the treehouse, it's another bad day for Alex
Jones from info Wars because a Connecticut appeals court last
Friday largely upheld a nearly one point three billion dollar
defamation verdict against him, the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in
(27:21):
a case accusing the info Wars founder of spreading lies
about the twenty twelve Sandy Hook mass shooting. The three
judge panel of the Connecticut Appellate Court found that a
jury's October twenty twenty two decision to award nine hundred
and sixty five million damages plus attorney's fees and cost
of families of the shooting victims was not unreasonable given
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the mental anguish they suffered due to the lies by
Jones about Sandy Hook. So there you have it, another
bad day for Alex Jones, who must still pay one
point three billion dollars in the Sandy Hook defamation case.
That's according to the appeals court.
Speaker 5 (28:01):
And what is just just one of the greatest twists
is the fact the onion button.
Speaker 2 (28:08):
Is his company.
Speaker 1 (28:11):
That's right, his company filed for bankruptcy the sea where
did it go? His company, Free Speech Systems. Jones's company,
Free Speech Systems, filed for Chapter eleven bankruptcy protection in
twenty twenty two after the verdict in Connecticut, and another
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right here in Texas, where a jury in a similar
case awarded other Sandy Hook parents forty nine million dollars.
So to say that it's a bad day for Alex
Jones is a bit of an understatement, And we figured
the best way to find out how he feels about
this would probably be just that ask him directly wouldn't
(28:53):
you agree?
Speaker 2 (28:54):
Yeah?
Speaker 13 (28:55):
Yeah, all right, let's do that.
Speaker 1 (28:57):
Let's bring in Alex Jones.
Speaker 13 (28:58):
Wow, Hello, Hi, Alan, how you doing, buddy?
Speaker 2 (29:07):
Welcome to the treehouse. Terrible.
Speaker 3 (29:12):
Can you believe everything that's going on? Can you believe
they're gonna make me pay one point three billion dollars
to those families?
Speaker 2 (29:20):
Yeah? Yeah, sure can sure no one asked you.
Speaker 3 (29:25):
I mean, come on, one point three billion for a few
wet lies.
Speaker 2 (29:30):
That's absurd.
Speaker 3 (29:31):
Since when you have to be held accountable for the
things you say in this country?
Speaker 2 (29:36):
Uh? Since seventeen ninety one?
Speaker 3 (29:38):
Shut up, Trey know at all? All right, Look, I'm
gonna be honest with you. Okay, I'm Alex Jones, and
I can't afford that. So I'm gonna have to find
some creative ways to make some money. And I got
who I'd like to run past you, fellas right here
(29:59):
in the treehouse.
Speaker 4 (30:00):
All right, shoot shoot, shoot your ideas over. Let's see
so uh.
Speaker 3 (30:05):
I heard OnlyFans is a good place to make some money.
The way I see it is, if that Sophie rain
girl can make forty three million a year, I can too.
How much did you pay to watch me get pegged
by short services.
Speaker 2 (30:17):
The robots.
Speaker 13 (30:21):
That's priceless.
Speaker 3 (30:24):
You remember them monkeys that escaped the testing lab in
South Carolina.
Speaker 1 (30:28):
I think I got to charge people.
Speaker 2 (30:29):
To watch me live among them.
Speaker 3 (30:31):
And maybe I could tell them monkeys some stories I
made up and see how many of them are stupid
enough to believe me.
Speaker 13 (30:38):
Yeah, the monkeys, mm hmm, okay, you're cruelty okay.
Speaker 3 (30:47):
Or maybe I could start a church, become a TV preacher.
They may kill her money, Yeah, make killer money, don't
pay a lock of taxes, don't have to do anything
they say, and when they get caught line or cheating
or whatever, they just pretend to repent and people give
them even more money.
Speaker 1 (31:02):
It's genius.
Speaker 13 (31:04):
That would be the best way to go.
Speaker 3 (31:06):
What do y'all think about door to door hand jobs?
Speaker 2 (31:11):
Depends on the neighborhood.
Speaker 13 (31:14):
I don't even have to come in.
Speaker 2 (31:16):
I could just do it through the mail slot, so
a postal glory hall?
Speaker 3 (31:25):
Or how about this, As I'm thinking at the top
of my head, the libtards. They can pay me to
become one of them. Yeah, that's it. I can spout
all sorts of Democrat nonsense. I don't believe anything I
say anyway, So that'll be easy.
Speaker 13 (31:41):
That would work too. That'd be a great way to
raise some funds.
Speaker 3 (31:45):
How much do you think I can get for stealing
candy from babies? I hear that's easy and lucrative, or
maybe some bumper stickers they can.
Speaker 2 (31:55):
Say, have you ever.
Speaker 3 (31:55):
Been tongue kissed by Alex Jones?
Speaker 13 (32:03):
I think you'll sell too.
Speaker 3 (32:07):
So I got desperate and asked President Trump for a loan.
He said, sure, it didn't make the Secret Service give
me a swirling and his golden toilet. That's collateral. He
hadn't sent the money yet, but I think it's good
for it, right.
Speaker 13 (32:20):
Right, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (32:25):
A good I was worried.
Speaker 3 (32:28):
Oh hey, one last idea, because I'm scaring my dog.
This goes against everything I stand for, but I'm willing
to try anything. I could become a border coyote, you know,
one of them illegal immigrant traffickers.
Speaker 2 (32:44):
I mean, he makes money off the hopes and dreams of.
Speaker 3 (32:46):
Poor people, So it's not like a huge stretch for
me philosophically.
Speaker 2 (32:53):
Alex, have you ever thought about just telling the truth?
There's no money in that?
Speaker 13 (33:00):
Fair enough, solid point.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
Thank you for the visit. Alex Jones from in full words.
Speaker 6 (33:12):
You're in the tree house.
Speaker 8 (33:17):
Listen us online a Treehouse on air dot com.
Speaker 1 (33:20):
Anybody, anybody's got me t.
Speaker 2 (33:26):
I didn't realize how much Alex Jones and Luke Bryant
sound like.
Speaker 8 (33:47):
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Speaker 1 (33:52):
You can talk back to us right here inside the treehouse.
Just go to Treehouse on air dot com. Click on
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dot com. This is the treehouse. I'm Dan along with
(34:12):
Trey and RAJ Trey, what was it you were saying
going into that last break.
Speaker 5 (34:17):
It's amazing how much Alex Jones and Luke Bryant sound alike.
Speaker 2 (34:21):
Sure is.
Speaker 1 (34:24):
Very amazing, uncanny, amazing. The main thing is that it's
not that it's perfect. It's just believable enough, just enough. Also,
I can only do do that. I can only do
his voice for a few minutes. Man, that's tough. That's
tough on your vocal cords. Luke bryand a lot easier
(34:50):
all right today, is Wednesday, December eleventh, twenty twenty four.
Let's celebrate with some birthdays. What do you said?
Speaker 5 (35:05):
All right?
Speaker 1 (35:06):
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe, among a bunch of other things.
Hailey Steinfeld is twenty eight today. She's Kate Bishop on Hawkeye.
She's also going to be taking a larger role or
a yeah, character is still in the MCU. It's gonna
(35:26):
play a larger role in upcoming roles. Seeing how many
times I can say the word role apparently in thirty seconds.
But very talented actress. Actually I like her character a
lot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She's also Emily in
the Pitch Perfect movies. She was Gwynn Stacy Spider Gwyn
in Spider Man Into the Spider Verse, and Charlie in
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the Transformers movie Bumblebee, which is one of the few
movies I have not wasted time on. Ryder Strong, who
played Sean on Boy meads World and Girl meads World
is forty four. Based on the name, you'd think you
know male porn actor, but no, just regular actor.
Speaker 2 (36:05):
Wait, I'm sorry, we got to back up a second.
Speaker 5 (36:09):
Of all the movies you said you didn't waste your
time on Bumblebee and what part of the Transformer series. Yeah,
it just it was over fifty percent on Rotten Tomatoes,
and that just rules it out.
Speaker 1 (36:25):
Here's the thing, snob, I don't just see bad movies.
I don't just like bad movies. I see a lot
of movies. I'm just sometimes i'll watch a bad movie
because when you see a lot, it's like it's like broadcasting.
Speaker 2 (36:41):
Sometimes you turn on to radio.
Speaker 1 (36:43):
Sometimes you're you're gonna hear some not from us, but
sometimes you're telling to radio. There's lots of stations you're
gonna hear some same thing with movies. I watched a
lot of movies. Sometimes I'm gonna watch some. You're the
Midday Show of Movies. Wow, look, I have no retort.
(37:15):
Other birthdays today from the w W E Ray, Mysterio
Junior is forty nine. I'm sorry, he's fifty today. Fifty today.
I'm confused by this birthday. Courtney Hengler is forty six today.
Plays Amanda LaRusso on Cobra Kai. Oh, now I get it. Okay,
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that's Daniel Larusso's wife on Cobra Kai. She is forty
six today. She also plays Missy Cooper who is Sheldon's
sister on The Big Bang Theory, which Trey and I
like in Roch Hates.
Speaker 13 (37:54):
Yes, And I also think seventy five years old now
could be?
Speaker 1 (37:58):
Could be? And it's weird because at first this this
freaked me out because when this said the Courtney Hengler
is forty six, and it says Amanda LaRusso on the
Cobra Kai Show, I thought, Okay, I know the girl
that plays the little LaRusso girl is older than her character,
but I don't think she's my age.
Speaker 13 (38:21):
She's like twenty.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
Plays the mom.
Speaker 4 (38:22):
Yeah yeah, she's like twenty eight to the girl that
plays the kid.
Speaker 1 (38:26):
Yeah yeah yeah. The girl that plays the daughters in
her twenties. Yeah, we do know that other birthdays today
most Death is fifty one, Monique is fifty seven. Nikki
six from Raj's favorite band of all time, Motley Cruez
sixty six today. Does that still hold true? Raj, Motley
Crue the best of all time in your eyes.
Speaker 13 (38:47):
One hundred percent, always will be.
Speaker 6 (38:49):
No.
Speaker 4 (38:49):
You just have to understand that Vince can't sing, and
you'll love the band. If you see him live, just go.
If you go to a live show, just go, he's
not going to be able to sing a word. It's fantastic.
Speaker 1 (39:01):
He can kick sound guys. However, I'm pretty sure that's
the show. It's one of the lawsuits he was the
subject of after doing that at Gillies and Dallas. Other birthdays. Today,
Jermaine Jackson is seventy.
Speaker 2 (39:20):
I know.
Speaker 1 (39:21):
It's the holiday season, which a lot of people now
make fun of as being Mariah season, as in Mariah
Carey because she's got the mega Christmas song that's all
you know, all I want for Christmas is you, And
that's true. It kind of is Mariah Carey season, and
she's completely leaned into it. And I remember the story
real quick. The reason, the reason I'm saying this is
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that it's another singer's favorite time of year. That's Brenda Lee.
She is eighty this year. She's probably, you know, the
Mariah Carey of Christmas before Mariah Carey was because her
smash hit is still a smash hit rocking around the
Christmas tree.
Speaker 13 (39:58):
Oh wow, okay, so she is, she.
Speaker 1 (40:01):
Is eighty today, But what Mariah Carey. I remember this
story from a couple of years ago. It's so much
is Mariah season because just off her Christmas hit, the
one hit All I Want for Christmas is You. She
makes north of six hundred thousand dollars in the span
of a couple of months.
Speaker 5 (40:17):
Three million. They just updated it. She makes three million
a year off All I Want for Christmas.
Speaker 13 (40:24):
Yeah, neither one of you can figure out how to sing.
Speaker 3 (40:31):
Not like that.
Speaker 1 (40:33):
If I'm gonna make three million dollars, I'm gonna have
to not only sing, but I'll also have to sell
some photos of my feet. It's gonna be weird. Maybe
I can collab with Alex Jones.
Speaker 6 (41:02):
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Speaker 8 (41:18):
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Speaker 1 (41:26):
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All the ways to donate Treehouse on Air dot com.
Click on Listeners Foundation or at the top where it
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dot com. You are back in the Treehouse. I'm Dan
(41:49):
along with Trey and raj One last little thing to
get to here inside the treehouse today before we close
up for to day, and that is I went shopping
the other day because it was time for a new
toilet paper, and I was slightly aghast at the price
of toilet paper. I know I'm not the only one.
Speaker 13 (42:07):
I know.
Speaker 1 (42:07):
This happens to a lot of people. When you go
and buy something that you need, you don't like the cost,
you don't like the price of it. The good news is,
if you, like me, think the price of toilet paper
is too damn high, there's something you can do about it.
You can grow your own. It's true, okay, because one
(42:28):
million trees worldwide are cut down each year to make
toilet paper, So it has some people thinking is it
more sustainable to grow your own toilet paper. There is
a town in eastern Kenya. Hey, how about that. That's
two Kenya references in one show. That's a new record
for us. There is a town in eastern Kenya called Meru.
(42:49):
It's a lush leafy There is a lush leafy plant
that sways over the landscape. A man, a Maru resident
named Benjamin Mtumbe, is growing a plant. I don't know
how to say in Latin. Not for food, but to
use for toilet paper. I'm going to try it. It
is Plectranthus barbatis. It's a leafy plant that can grow
(43:14):
up to two meters tall that's six point six feet
in English or American terms. The leaves are roughly the
size of an industrial toilet paper square and emit a menty,
lemony fragrance covered in tiny hairs. The leaves have a
soft texture. The plant thrives in warm tropical temperatures and
partial sunlight, and it's widely grown across Africa, where it's
(43:36):
sometimes used to demarcate property boundaries. He actually says, this
man who lives there and grows this plant a lot.
He says, this has been an African tissue for a
long time, and everyone in my household uses the plant.
I only buy modern toilet rolls when the leaves have
all been plucked. This plant has provided him with a
(43:57):
cost effective alternative to purchasing toilet pa in Kenya, and
like a lot of commodities, the price of toilet paper
has risen across Africa and in other places. So there
you have it. There is something you can do. You
can grow your own toilet paper. If you can get
your hands on the plectrentus barbaratus plant, roughly the same
(44:17):
size as modern toilet paper, with the tiny hairs and
a minty lemony fragrance and a soft texture.
Speaker 2 (44:28):
Aren't we about due? Time wise? For the three sea seashells.
Speaker 1 (44:31):
Method from Sylvester Stallone's Demolition Man.
Speaker 13 (44:37):
Uh huh?
Speaker 1 (44:39):
I think yeah. I think it's well pastime because I
mean that seems pretty sustainable to me, because I think
you used the three seashells and you just put them
back in there, right, I think so?
Speaker 13 (44:51):
Yeah. I don't think they ever explained how that's used.
Speaker 1 (44:55):
No, that's that's that's the whole gag of the three
seashells in the movie is you never find out as
the audience member. And I like to point out, Demolition
Man is considered to be probably considered to be a
bad movie. Yet Trey, you've seen it, Raj, you've seen
it too, right, m Okay.
Speaker 5 (45:17):
Cult classic is different. You know A Roadhouse was considered
a bad movie. We've all seen it.
Speaker 2 (45:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (45:24):
I just don't like you guys being all snotty and
snobby about looking You're looking down your noses at me
just because I've seen more movies than you.
Speaker 2 (45:32):
You're the one who got Snotty Bumblebee one of the
bad movies. I haven't seen.
Speaker 5 (45:36):
The Transformer movies highly a lot better than some of
the crap you know. American Ninja five.
Speaker 1 (45:43):
Yeah, oh, you shut your mouth. I'll put the American
Ninja franchise up against the Transformers franchise any god day.
Speaker 4 (45:58):
That's a terrible idea.
Speaker 2 (46:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (46:03):
I don't even believe that either.
Speaker 2 (46:04):
I just.
Speaker 1 (46:08):
Like, somewhere someplace, Michael Dudakov is going, like, no, Michael
bays better.
Speaker 13 (46:15):
You're the only person that knows his name.
Speaker 1 (46:19):
I know, because like most people have like a wall
where they've got, you know, pictures of people that they've met,
famous people. Uh, Michael Dudakov has a photo of me.
That's how grateful he is that I keep the American
Ninja franchise in the zeitgeist. So anyway, if you think
(46:45):
the toilet paper prices are too damn high, you can
just grow your own and shut up about it for
all things. Treehouse got a treehouse on air dot com.
Maybe we should start selling our head shots so we
can have some of the people in these movies buy.
Speaker 2 (47:00):
Them from us.
Speaker 7 (47:04):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (47:05):
Treehouse on air dot com. You can also find and
follow us on social media. I highly recommend that at
Treehouse on air. For me it's at the Daniel Maley.
For Trey at Trey Turnholme one, and Forrage it's at Comedian.
We'll see you tomorrow, right here inside the tree
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