THEME SONG:

Everybody's got an opinion.

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Every Californian and Virginian.

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It's so hard to tell who to trust and who to ignore,

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Someone's gotta settle the score.

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Trey and Chelsey will help you choose,

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Who's views win, which ones lose.

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Online haters, their comin' for you,

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Baby, it's time to Review That Review!

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. TREY: Hello!

CHELSEY:

Hi!

TREY:

Oh my goodness.

CHELSEY:

It's Episode one!

TREY:

Here we are.

TREY:

Welcome to Review That Review!

TREY:

The podcast dedicated to reviewing...

CHELSEY:

...reviews!

CHELSEY:

We're just like Siskel and Ebert only instead of reviewing cinematic masterpieces, we

TREY:

That's true.

TREY:

That's Chelsey Donn

CHELSEY:

And that's Trey Gerrald.

TREY:

and together.

TREY:

We're

VOICEOVER:

The Review Queens!

TREY:

Here we are.

TREY:

Chelsey episode UNO.

CHELSEY:

Yay.

CHELSEY:

I cannot believe it.

TREY:

And all the listeners are here.

TREY:

Thank you for being here and listening to episode one, we, um, are so excited

TREY:

I figured that for this first episode, we can just take a brief little moment up

TREY:

and then we'll jump right in.

TREY:

So you're not just listening to a boring infomercial at the beginning

CHELSEY:

I think that's a great idea.

CHELSEY:

So who, who are we?

TREY:

well, I'm Trey Gerrald, and I am a actor writer, sometimes funny person,

TREY:

I'm from Columbia, South Carolina.

TREY:

I live in New York City and , I've been here for almost 11 years.

TREY:

Who are you?

CHELSEY:

I am Chelsey Donn.

CHELSEY:

I'm also an actor writer, comedian.

CHELSEY:

, I live in Los Angeles.

CHELSEY:

I've also been here almost 11 years, which is crazy.

CHELSEY:

Grew up on the east coast, right outside Philadelphia.

CHELSEY:

And just here to do the thing, you know

TREY:

Go pirates or Buccaneers or what's Philly?

CHELSEY:

Definitely not pirates or Buccaneers.

CHELSEY:

Phillies?

CHELSEY:

Is that what your

CHELSEY:

... TREY: I don't know.

CHELSEY:

I don't

CHELSEY:

...Phillies, Sixers, Eagles?

TREY:

Are any of those, right?

TREY:

I don't know.

TREY:

I don't follow sports.

TREY:

Oh, I'm thinking of Cinc-- wait

CHELSEY:

Pittsburgh?

TREY:

Pittsburgh is the pirates, right?

TREY:

I've been to a pirate's game.

TREY:

Oy, okay.

TREY:

Now people hate me.

TREY:

All right.

TREY:

So I was thinking we met, I think the year was 2017.

TREY:

Is that right?

TREY:

I should have gone back and looked.

CHELSEY:

As my memory serves.

CHELSEY:

Yeah, it was the summer.

CHELSEY:

I believe, of 2017

CHELSEY:

winter!

TREY:

I don't know.

TREY:

It was LA it's hard to tell.

CHELSEY:

I don't know.

CHELSEY:

It was nice out.

TREY:

yeah, we met because I was spending a little time in Los Angeles

TREY:

Hey!

CHELSEY:

Hey, shout out.

TREY:

She was like, you have to meet my friend, Chelsey Donn, you're

TREY:

And you know, that can go one of two ways...

TREY:

... now here we are...gosh.

TREY:

Now it's 2021.

CHELSEY:

Yeah, It was the same thing on my end.

CHELSEY:

Emily was like, you're going to love Trey.

CHELSEY:

You guys are just going to be quick friends.

CHELSEY:

And I was like, I trust Emily with probably my life.

CHELSEY:

So I was like, if Emily signs off on this human, they're probably pretty great.

CHELSEY:

And thank God you lived up to the hype.

TREY:

Oh, phew!

CHELSEY:

Yeah.

TREY:

Uh, so little quick notes here.

TREY:

So we have spent the last couple of months, really hashing things out, getting comfortable,

CHELSEY:

Maybe!

TREY:

And it's been maybe, maybe there'll be bonus content on our pateron.

CHELSEY:

Could be.

TREY:

And, uh, this has been like a really fun experience working with you.

TREY:

And so I hope that all of the listeners equally enjoy diving into this

TREY:

oh, wait, I do want to quickly ask, are you someone who partakes in online reviews?

TREY:

Are you a person that is in this world already?

CHELSEY:

I'm an avid reader of online reviews.

CHELSEY:

I wouldn't say I'm as much of a writer, but I read all the time.

CHELSEY:

I'm constantly dissecting reviews.

CHELSEY:

I do this for friends when they get like, they're like, oh, I'm afraid to buy this product.

CHELSEY:

And then I really will go through it and say like, is this a deal breaker?

CHELSEY:

I've been that person for a long time.

CHELSEY:

And I think I generally have a good sense.

CHELSEY:

Of people.

CHELSEY:

And when we're like, you know, just sort of kvetching because, or sorry, complaining

CHELSEY:

And I think I have a pretty general respect for both of those sides.

CHELSEY:

So I can say I'm passionate about reviews and I've written a few in my day.

CHELSEY:

How about you?

TREY:

I think I have written one review in my life on delivery.com and after a horrible experience.

TREY:

And then I got so paranoid that I actually like completely changed my entire username

TREY:

So I'm not a person that frequents Yelp or all of those situations, but I do,

TREY:

So

CHELSEY:

I'm going to find that review that you wrote.

TREY:

Oh, I wonder if it's still there.

TREY:

You know,

CHELSEY:

if there's retribution to be had

TREY:

Oy-yow-yow!, all right.

TREY:

Well, I'm glad that we, um, are here.

TREY:

I'm glad that the listeners are here and I feel like we are more

TREY:

So here we are episode one of Review That Review.

CHELSEY:

I feel like before we hear other people complain, just to like even out the playing

TREY:

if I was making a podcast, I think I would come up with a really cute phrase for that.

TREY:

And it would maybe be the first segment called.

VOICEOVER:

Lodge A Complaint.

CHELSEY:

Wow.

CHELSEY:

I'm so glad you had that cued up.

TREY:

Mmm-Hmm!.

CHELSEY:

You have a complaint to lodge Trey?

TREY:

Yes.

TREY:

I absolutely have a complaint to lodge and I I'm going to be controversial.

CHELSEY:

Oh no.

CHELSEY:

Okay.

TREY:

But, with a heart of bravery, and I'm going to go after this complaint that needs to be

CHELSEY:

Oh!

CHELSEY:

Okay.

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

The Voice, can you, okay.

TREY:

Chelsey, can you name a single winner from The Voice?

CHELSEY:

Oh, no, I've watched some episodes.

CHELSEY:

Probably not to be honest, but my parents are avid Voice Watchers, so they might be able to.

TREY:

Can you name a winner of American Idol.

CHELSEY:

Kelly Clarkson,

TREY:

Okay, there you go.

CHELSEY:

Ruben Studdard.

TREY:

Okay, this is what has occurred to me.

TREY:

I was never in that reality competition watching.

TREY:

Cause I went was in a boarding school.

TREY:

We didn't have cable, but , my husband is obsessed with American Idol and always has been.

TREY:

And so I've seen it and I have seen the evolution of that program, where it was really sort of,

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

So then in that platform, we start to create a show called The Voice where it's literally

TREY:

Great idea.

TREY:

But we're on season.

TREY:

I don't know, 2,800 and I.

TREY:

, I don't know, a single person who wins it's the same as like The Bachelor.

TREY:

Like as soon as it ends, then they have one of the, of a different gender Bachelorette.

CHELSEY:

Right.

TREY:

So it's like, I feel like we need to put an end to these entertainment.

TREY:

Reality competition shows that aren't fostering.

TREY:

Like careers for people, but then is that like unfair to expect that this like competition

TREY:

Like don't you have to put, you know, I don't know the music industry is nothing.

TREY:

I know anything about it just really bugs me that this reality show there've

CHELSEY:

They also like.

CHELSEY:

I think have multiple seasons in a year.

CHELSEY:

Like it's not just one.

CHELSEY:

I think we're maybe like over-saturating the market.

CHELSEY:

But I agree.

CHELSEY:

Like, when I think about the voice, I think about like Blake and Adam bickering back

TREY:

Yeah.

TREY:

I also have a really great friend who, was like up into the live show

TREY:

And it's one of the most transcendent vocalists I know.

TREY:

So it's just, you know, it is at the end of the day, which is a reality show

TREY:

I think that's why it is about the judges.

TREY:

And so to me, it's sort of like obnoxious that it's this whole, ruse that it's about finding

TREY:

So, all right.

TREY:

So they're not trying to find America's next, superstar.

CHELSEY:

I'm sure they get some sort of a record deal and.

CHELSEY:

Similar to idol, who knows?

TREY:

I don't know, but that's my complaint.

TREY:

I'm just, it bothers me.

TREY:

And I think there could be some reflection about why it bothers me, but, maybe

CHELSEY:

I think it's a worthy lodging of a complaint, Trey.

CHELSEY:

I am thinking about this and I'm thinking about how we should be doing more to

CHELSEY:

And I'm glad that you're the one that said something about it

TREY:

Thank you for that beautiful spin.

TREY:

Chelsey, do you have any complaint you want to lodge?

CHELSEY:

I do.

CHELSEY:

I want to make first of all, a general complaint against Murphy's Law and whoever

CHELSEY:

And at the most inopportune time.

CHELSEY:

It's been like getting really hot in LA lately.

CHELSEY:

And it's great.

CHELSEY:

I love it.

CHELSEY:

Except this was the time that my air conditioner decided let's just not work anymore.

CHELSEY:

And so I don't have a working air conditioner when things are really starting

TREY:

What do you think Murphy's last name was?

CHELSEY:

I thought Murphy was the last name.

TREY:

Oh,

CHELSEY:

Newton, like Newton's law.

TREY:

Wow.

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

So what do you think Murphy's First name was?

CHELSEY:

I think Murphy's fIrst name is probably something like very old and

CHELSEY:

Cause that's taken by Freud.

CHELSEY:

But I think like something that's like, oh wow.

CHELSEY:

Like haven't heard that name in a long time would be my guess.

TREY:

Edwin.

CHELSEY:

Edwin!

CHELSEY:

Yeah.

CHELSEY:

Edwin with like a middle name, you know, Murphy the fifth,

TREY:

Oh yeah.

TREY:

There's definitely a lineage.

CHELSEY:

but why, why such a pessimist?

CHELSEY:

Why can't it be like everything that can go right.

CHELSEY:

Will go right.

TREY:

You know, I feel like that's very Buddhist of you.

CHELSEY:

Thank you.

CHELSEY:

I mean,

TREY:

"Ommmmmm."

CHELSEY:

Anyway, lodging a complaint against Murphy and like the bad, I dunno, ju-ju that

TREY:

It's a good complaint.

TREY:

I'm going to be really thinking about Edwin Murphy for awhile now.

CHELSEY:

as you should.

CHELSEY:

But flip that shit around.

CHELSEY:

All right.

CHELSEY:

I feel like I've heard enough about us and our complaints.

CHELSEY:

Maybe we should hear some other people's complaints.

CHELSEY:

What do you think?

TREY:

I love that let's do it.

CHELSEY:

Okay.

CHELSEY:

As your trusty Review Queens, Trey, and I will each bring in a new review from the

TREY:

We will read the review

CHELSEY:

we will break it down.

TREY:

and then we rate the impact of the review on a scale from one to five

CHELSEY:

it's true.

CHELSEY:

It's a very Regal process that we've created with leading scientists and

VOICEOVER:

Assess That Kvetch!

TREY:

But Chelsey, my dear, for those of us who don't speak Yiddish, what does that word mean?

CHELSEY:

Kvetch, it means complaint like, "Ugh, you're kvetching, stop

TREY:

Oh, like what we were just doing.

CHELSEY:

Correct.

TREY:

Oh, great.

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

Awesome.

CHELSEY:

Alright.

CHELSEY:

Well, which one of us is going first today?

CHELSEY:

I don't...

TREY:

Me!

CHELSEY:

...know.

TREY:

I'm first.

CHELSEY:

Oh, you're first.

CHELSEY:

Okay.

CHELSEY:

Well, take it away.

CHELSEY:

Review Queen.

CHELSEY:

Let's hear it.

TREY:

Alright.

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

So here we go.

TREY:

This, I found this review a while ago and I've been sitting on it it's a little bit long,

TREY:

So here we go.

TREY:

The very first review on Review That Review.

VOICEOVER:

Review That Review.

TREY:

all right.

TREY:

So today this review I have found from the website Good Reads, which is, reviewing books

TREY:

I don't know if you are aware of it.

TREY:

this review was written by.

TREY:

Shaniece.

TREY:

She has a very cute photograph.

TREY:

this is a one star for the book, 50 Shades of Grey.

CHELSEY:

Okay.

TREY:

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

TREY:

No, you're serious?

TREY:

This is a New York Times number one best seller?

TREY:

Why?

TREY:

Why are people still claiming how quote unquote good it is.

TREY:

How much they quote unquote loved it.

TREY:

Have you never read a decent piece of literature in your life?

TREY:

Not to say this is literature, but come on.

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

I'm abusing italics.

TREY:

I was excited to read this book because I like a little romance and erotica every

TREY:

This wasn't erotic nor was it romantic.

TREY:

When Ana first meets Christian, it's more than obvious that this is a fanfic of Twilight.

TREY:

Ana's clumsy, continuously bites her lip, doesn't understand why a guy, any guy, would be attracted

TREY:

There was a moment in the book where I put it down and laughed.

TREY:

A good hearty laugh.

TREY:

I'm not exactly sure where it was.

TREY:

The whole thing is purely comedic.

TREY:

I wasn't going to continue reading it, but I kind of wanted to know how it ended.

TREY:

So I basically skimmed through, I mainly read their emails, though idiotic, were still cute.

TREY:

The actual writing in this book was poor at best, the repeating of sentences, phrases,

TREY:

I believe she mentioned her subconscious about 80 times parentheses.

TREY:

This is not an exaggeration, but fact, and I wanted nothing more than for her quote

TREY:

And her inner goddess parentheses mentioned about 60 times question mark.

TREY:

Ha!

TREY:

Haha.

TREY:

What a slut.

TREY:

BDSM.

TREY:

I'm not one who is a fan of this.

TREY:

I don't want to be quote unquote controlled and I don't want to quote unquote control someone.

TREY:

So that whole aspect was bad enough in and of itself.

TREY:

And the fact that she was actually scared that if she did something wrong,

TREY:

There's a difference between love and obsession.

TREY:

For anyone who wants to read a romance or even erotica, you can buy a $3 or $4 book

TREY:

Why the fuck would you want to pay anything more than a penny for this book?

TREY:

Seriously.

All caps:

why do people like this?

All caps:

Christian was no where neeeeeeeaaaaar sexy to me, no matter who I tried to picture

All caps:

And now they're making a movie that's completely unfair and how will they even do it?

All caps:

I say Jack Black plays Christian and Busy Phillips plays Ana.

All caps:

Heh.

All caps:

Now that would be interesting, please, italics: please, bold: please, please

All caps:

Just stop!

All caps:

Read books that deserve this attention.

CHELSEY:

Oh, wow.

TREY:

All right.

TREY:

That was a little lengthy.

TREY:

I know it was a little lengthy.

CHELSEY:

Shaniece came to play and she had a lot to say,

TREY:

But like that is the review on a website.

TREY:

Like she, like, that's an essay like that.

TREY:

If I was a third grade teacher, minus the F words, that's an essay.

CHELSEY:

Oh!

CHELSEY:

For sure.

CHELSEY:

I mean, I think that it's like could even be collegiate level.

CHELSEY:

I mean, she,

TREY:

They could turn that into a pilot.

CHELSEY:

We could, I mean, she, like, I just heard you reciting that.

CHELSEY:

And I just want to point out that not only did she use italics and bold and things

CHELSEY:

She's like I overuse the italics.

CHELSEY:

I'm aware.

CHELSEY:

It was a choice.

TREY:

It literally was like very small on the website and it's kind of long.

TREY:

So I had to like copy paste it and put it into a word document so that I could see it better.

TREY:

And I like erased all of the font formatting.

TREY:

And then I had to go back and undo that because so much of what she's writing.

TREY:

Is in the way in which she chose to put it on the page.

TREY:

Maybe Shenice is like an English teacher.

CHELSEY:

Yeah.

CHELSEY:

I mean, like say what you will about Shenice and we'll get into her personal bias, but

CHELSEY:

There is no mistaking her opinion about this book where I sort of lose

CHELSEY:

the fact that she's, you know, really speaking for all of us when really she

CHELSEY:

Like personally, I think of Shenice.

CHELSEY:

Was talking more about her personal preference and less about the absolutes.

CHELSEY:

Like this doesn't have a right to be made into a movie.

CHELSEY:

This doesn't have a right to take place anywhere within literature.

CHELSEY:

Not to mention within this genre.

CHELSEY:

I feel like Shenice, could have been a Review Queen, but the bias really pushed

TREY:

that's actually a really great point.

TREY:

I didn't read this book.

TREY:

It D it was a cultural phenomenon and it's about BDSM.

TREY:

So it's just interesting to bring up, like, why is this about BDS?

TREY:

Like, if you aren't interested then, like,

TREY:

Pick a

CHELSEY:

different book,

TREY:

Yeah.

TREY:

Like, or just like, you

CHELSEY:

go to Walmart.

TREY:

there's no point in putting that into the review.

TREY:

Like if you're reading it, because it's, everyone's talking about it, that aside,

TREY:

Is a wordsmith.

TREY:

And so there's a lot of, attention to detail and it is like a full arc, , this, this review.

TREY:

And so I imagine that they have a high level of taste when it comes to other people's writing.

TREY:

I kind of feel like, yes, I agree.

TREY:

She's speaking in absolutes rather than personal opinions.

TREY:

but that little shift aside, I, feel warned maybe like spend your time somewhere else, unless , you

CHELSEY:

Okay.

CHELSEY:

Like, we got to talk about the laughing because the laughing really did have me rolling.

CHELSEY:

Like she started this entire review.

CHELSEY:

How many, like hahahahahaha's were there?

CHELSEY:

Like,

TREY:

Girl, I knew you were going to ask me that.

TREY:

It's um, I can't even count.

CHELSEY:

oh my God, that's a long ha ha ha.

TREY:

it's probably 16.

CHELSEY:

I feel like Shaniece is the type of person that just laughs all the time, say

CHELSEY:

But when you're around, Shenice you're going to be laughing too, because she just brought

CHELSEY:

I sort of found it endearing.

CHELSEY:

Like I.

CHELSEY:

Let's see, like I'm going to stand by.

CHELSEY:

I think Shenice took this one step too far in speaking for everybody.

CHELSEY:

But I think Shenice is the kind of person where like, if we were all hanging out and she was

CHELSEY:

And we would be laughing too.

CHELSEY:

So I do feel like I got some, some character from the repeated laughter.

TREY:

Yeah.

TREY:

I, I find that this, um, point of view, especially on good reads, there's tons and tons, and people

TREY:

and I picked Shenice because I felt like it wasn't just trying to like go

TREY:

So I do, kind of think this was a common experience.

TREY:

I mean, I think everyone knew that it was like based on fan fiction for another

TREY:

Right.

TREY:

I think this is probably a common experience, right?

CHELSEY:

I do, but I wonder like, if this would be a deal breaker, like if I was somebody that was

CHELSEY:

Would anything in this review keep me from buying the book?

CHELSEY:

I don't think so.

CHELSEY:

Especially if I was like onboard for a BDSM moment, you know, she doesn't like that.

CHELSEY:

She's not into that but what do they say?

CHELSEY:

You don't go to, you don't get milk at the hardware store.

CHELSEY:

I mean, like, you know what you're getting when you're going in for 50 Shades of Grey,

TREY:

Agreed.

CHELSEY:

There's no gray area in what you are receiving with this book.

TREY:

Zero gray in 50 Shades of Grey.

CHELSEY:

Zero gray!

TREY:

I mean, I think we've been talking about this the whole time, but I,

TREY:

I think it's a very entertaining

CHELSEY:

Definitely points for entertainment from me,

TREY:

And then, like you were saying the impact, the deal breaker, I don't know.

TREY:

I mean, I don't feel persuaded either way.

CHELSEY:

Right.

TREY:

So that is interesting.

TREY:

Cause I really liked this review.

TREY:

I enjoy it, but I, don't really know that there's any impact, honestly, other

CHELSEY:

I agree, I don't think I'm necessarily gonna take her, advice, run the other way,

TREY:

Right.

CHELSEY:

but I think what she wants us to do.

CHELSEY:

All right.

CHELSEY:

I feel like we have enough information.

TREY:

Yeah, I think we do too, are you ready crown it?

CHELSEY:

Yeah, I'm ready.

CHELSEY:

Let's crown it.

TREY:

All right.

TREY:

So Chelsey and I each have our own set of one to five crown cards and in an effort to

VOICEOVER:

The Queens are Tabulating!

TREY:

You ready to show

CHELSEY:

Yeah.

CHELSEY:

I mean, can I say it was like really tempted to break a crown in half for this?

TREY:

Oh, we should discuss that.

TREY:

Should we be able to do that?

TREY:

Should we have a half crown card

CHELSEY:

I mean maybe.

TREY:

Maybe in the future.

TREY:

Listeners, if you have an opinion about that share.

VOICEOVER:

Total Score!

CHELSEY:

Unanimous!

TREY:

A Tie, we both have three crowns.

TREY:

Chelsey, you want to, um, explain why you voted for three.

CHELSEY:

Yes, I voted for three, cause I gave Shaniece high points on personality,

CHELSEY:

So that was why I took away two points, but I kind of want to like, go get a

CHELSEY:

How about you?

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

Wait, like, Actual like verbatim ditto, because I feel like I want to be friends with Shenice.

CHELSEY:

Yeah.

TREY:

um, but Yeah.

TREY:

I mean, I would need to read a couple of more reviews to sort of get a deeper feel.

TREY:

I found this to be incredibly entertaining, um, which is why I was

TREY:

It was a pleasant read and I appreciate her attention to bold and italics and line spacing,

TREY:

Maybe I would break a crown too, if we were doing that, but, um,

CHELSEY:

wow.

CHELSEY:

That was such a good first entry, Trey, way to really have the first review of Review

CHELSEY:

I'm impressed.

CHELSEY:

But I think we do need like a little bit of a pallet cleanse before we

CHELSEY:

What do you think.

TREY:

I love that idea.

TREY:

So let's do a quick little break.

TREY:

And then when we come back, we are going to introduce you all to

CHELSEY:

Love it BRB.

VOICEOVER:

Hold your crown, we'll be right back.

TREY:

Hey, Review Queens, it's Chelsey and Trey here.

TREY:

We're doing this really exciting thing for the launch of our new

TREY:

If you write a review for this podcast.

CHELSEY:

Yeah, it's super exciting.

CHELSEY:

And the best part is you could win a very glamorous Review That

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It's perfect for a hot date, you know, and you're totally rad pimped out denim vest.

CHELSEY:

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TREY:

But wait, there's more.

TREY:

We are also throwing into the prize package of very deluxe Review

CHELSEY:

Oh my god, stop it.

CHELSEY:

It's perfect for writing those first drafts of your five star reviews.

TREY:

all right, so here's how you enter.

TREY:

Leave us a five star review on apple podcasts, take a quick screenshot, email

CHELSEY:

And we made it super easy with a super cute link lovethepodcast.com/thereviewqueens.

TREY:

There's also a one-click link in the show description below.

TREY:

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CHELSEY:

Yes, I can't wait personally to experience how easy it is.

TREY:

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TREY:

This will also enter you, listener, into the mix for possibly being selected

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TREY:

Where we read listener reviews of our show.

CHELSEY:

Yes.

CHELSEY:

Happy reviewing.

TREY:

Now back to the show,

TREY:

Chelsey it's game time.

TREY:

It's time for you and I to take a quick spin on the Meryl-Go-Round.

VOICEOVER:

"I don't feel like an icon.

VOICEOVER:

Most days I feel like, 'I can't....that's with an A!"

CHELSEY:

Meryl.

CHELSEY:

Love you.

CHELSEY:

All right.

CHELSEY:

Here's the deal.

CHELSEY:

Trey and I are each going to pick a rotten, scathing, pithy one-star zinger.

CHELSEY:

And with 30 seconds on the clock, not a second more.

CHELSEY:

We'll take turns, trying to recite the zinger in as many genres as possible

TREY:

Just like queen Meryl, who does it all.

CHELSEY:

before the clock runs out.

TREY:

All right, Chelsey, you go first for this one.

CHELSEY:

Oh my God, Okay.

CHELSEY:

This one star zinger is from Rate My Professor and it is from a UCLA professor who I will not

CHELSEY:

That's fine.

CHELSEY:

it is by Archeolog.

CHELSEY:

And the review states, I would rather pass a gallstone during a Yanni concert.

TREY:

Alright.

TREY:

That's all right.

CHELSEY:

So,that's what I got to work with.

CHELSEY:

It's a little long, but I got it.

TREY:

I think you're going to do great

CHELSEY:

okay.

VOICEOVER:

3 2 1,

VOICEOVER:

Go!

CHELSEY:

I would rather pass a

CHELSEY:

Yanni concert

TREY:

Disaster!

CHELSEY:

I would rather pass a gallstone during a Yanni concert.

TREY:

Televangelist.

CHELSEY:

I would rather pass a gallstone during a Yanni concert.

CHELSEY:

I would rather pass a gallstone a Yanni concert.

TREY:

Mime!

TREY:

Pop star,

VOICEOVER:

That's all.

TREY:

Chelsey!

CHELSEY:

I am like exhausted.

CHELSEY:

How many was that?

TREY:

six.

CHELSEY:

Wow.

TREY:

Wow.

TREY:

Uh,

CHELSEY:

I can't even believe it.

CHELSEY:

I hope Meryl would be proud.

TREY:

I, oh, of course.

TREY:

I hate going second.

TREY:

Cause you're really good at this game, but

CHELSEY:

No, Trey.

CHELSEY:

You're good.

TREY:

Who cares?

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

My one-star zinger is, um, also from Rate My Professors randomly.

CHELSEY:

Oh.

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

So this is actually from Brown University for a history professor, for context, this has four

TREY:

All Right.

TREY:

Hmm.

CHELSEY:

Alright.

CHELSEY:

Are you ready?

TREY:

I am ready?

CHELSEY:

Mine would to start

TREY:

He didn't laugh.

TREY:

When I said that his mom was the Capitol

CHELSEY:

musical theater.

TREY:

when I said to his mom, I was like,

CHELSEY:

Disney.

TREY:

Oh,

TREY:

he didn't have, when I said that his mom was capital of Japan,

CHELSEY:

Oh,

VOICEOVER:

That's all.

TREY:

that was like four something.

TREY:

How many did I

CHELSEY:

no, it wasn't.

CHELSEY:

It was 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

TREY:

All right.

TREY:

Well, that's good.

CHELSEY:

Good job.

TREY:

I'm really proud of you.

TREY:

You, you really are good at this.

TREY:

And so you deserve this round of applause.

TREY:

. Okay

CHELSEY:

Wow, thank you.

CHELSEY:

I'm honored.

CHELSEY:

I never really won anything growing up, so I will take the win for today and

CHELSEY:

I will say, thank you, Trey, and better luck next time.

TREY:

I'm really glad that you're implementing your new year's resolution in July, June.

CHELSEY:

Listen, it's never, she late where we're almost at the halfway mark

CHELSEY:

So that's sort of like, you know, a year.

TREY:

oh my gosh.

TREY:

Yeah, that was uh, the Meryl-Go-Round.

CHELSEY:

Yes.

VOICEOVER:

Review That Review.

TREY:

All right.

TREY:

So we're back from our game break.

TREY:

And now it is Chelsey's turn!

TREY:

Chelsey Donn, where is your review from this week?

CHELSEY:

Okay.

CHELSEY:

Um, my review is from Yelp.

CHELSEY:

It is written by David S uh, it is David S's one-star review of the Central Park Zoo.

CHELSEY:

Just for a little bit of context David S.

CHELSEY:

has written 38 other reviews and included nine photos.

CHELSEY:

He did include two photos in his review of the Central Park Zoo.

CHELSEY:

so without further ado, David S.

CHELSEY:

This is a zoo?

CHELSEY:

Good luck seeing any animals.

CHELSEY:

Unless you consider thousands of other tourists, crammed elbow to elbow in this tiny space as

CHELSEY:

Is there no capacity limit?

CHELSEY:

We saw part of a bear's leg, I think, maybe an arm?

CHELSEY:

We saw some beautiful, but dirty swans eating from a grain dish, but they were pretty quickly

CHELSEY:

That was barely entertaining as here's what would happen if you took a beautiful

CHELSEY:

It would get covered in a layer of New York scum and some rats would eat its lunch.

CHELSEY:

I suppose this place is a zoo in the pejorative sense.

CHELSEY:

Wait, is that what it's supposed to be?

CHELSEY:

Is this some kind of a sarcastic art installation?

TREY:

Wow that, that really took a turn there for me at the end.

CHELSEY:

David S has thoughts.

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

Well, first of all, great pick.

TREY:

Um,

TREY:

I just have a question.

CHELSEY:

Yeah.

TREY:

Why would you choose the Central Park Zoo when you could go to the Bronx Zoo?

CHELSEY:

I'm with you.

TREY:

I mean, I've been to both zoos and.

TREY:

Okay, here we go.

TREY:

David S.

TREY:

I don't think is very far off.

TREY:

When I went to the Central Park Zoo, I actually don't know.

TREY:

if I did see animals.

TREY:

Like, I've never actually thought about that, but a lot of the, like things were closed,

CHELSEY:

I know.

CHELSEY:

This was written, like it says over two years ago.

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

I don't know something.

TREY:

This is like, this is just occurring to me as I'm sharing it, but something about

TREY:

I don't know.

CHELSEY:

Yeah, there are a lot of things that were a turn off about this.

CHELSEY:

Let's just be clear that David S obviously has impeccable grammar.

CHELSEY:

Um, he, he used elipses properly and he also used words like pejorative.

CHELSEY:

So I think maybe David S is like an S.A.T.

CHELSEY:

tutor on the side.

CHELSEY:

Maybe S.A.T.

CHELSEY:

2.

CHELSEY:

in writing.

CHELSEY:

So he definitely has a way with the pen, but that being said, there was a sense of

TREY:

There was a sense.

TREY:

I think I I'm nodding in agreement.

TREY:

Yeah.

TREY:

Do you think that there's like value in this review?

CHELSEY:

I think maybe in the sense of, like you said, it's not the best zoo, go to the Bronx Zoo.

CHELSEY:

If you're going to be in the area, if you want a real zoo experience, this is like a zoo-lite.

CHELSEY:

It's in the middle of Central Park, which has so many things to offer.

CHELSEY:

So it's just like, oh, you're here, pass through sort of thing.

CHELSEY:

It's not.

CHELSEY:

It's not like a full blown zoo.

CHELSEY:

So in that sense, I don't think he's misleading the reader.

CHELSEY:

I think it's right to keep expectations low.

CHELSEY:

If you're going to go to the Central Park Zoo,

TREY:

Yes, but you do, have to pay that admission fee.

TREY:

So it is a zoo.

CHELSEY:

I want say go, I mean, I think it goes to some sort of restoration of the park, or

TREY:

that's yeah, you're probably right about that.

TREY:

David S, has a point to be a little upset about paying to go to a zoo and like maybe seeing

CHELSEY:

But also it's like pizza rat, you know what I mean?

CHELSEY:

Like rats are part of the experience,

TREY:

They're just there.

TREY:

Yeah.

CHELSEY:

They're just there.

CHELSEY:

If you're going to be in the City, you're going to see rats.

TREY:

I think like this is probably somewhat typical.

TREY:

I hope we don't get hate mail from the Central Park Zoo What's the entertainment value here?

TREY:

I don't know.

CHELSEY:

I dunno, I feel like David was giving me a little bit of Karen

CHELSEY:

I think I was somewhat entertained.

CHELSEY:

I wasn't knocked off my socks.

CHELSEY:

He wasn't giving me laughter or anything like that.

CHELSEY:

You know, like Shenice.

TREY:

I think that's what turned me off about the, um, the turn at the end about

TREY:

Like, it just felt a little like.

TREY:

Heavy handed.

TREY:

I don't know, like he, David, I thought they were being really clever, but I don't know.

CHELSEY:

mean, and also is this some kind of sarcastic art installation?

CHELSEY:

I like unnecessary.

TREY:

Althought, that would be a really interesting, like, performance art,

CHELSEY:

That's it.

CHELSEY:

Yeah,

TREY:

But if we'd never had the Central Park Zoo, we would never

CHELSEY:

that's a good point.

TREY:

What do you think the impact of this review is?

TREY:

If If you were David S's grandmother, would you hang this on the fridge?

CHELSEY:

No, I wouldn't.

CHELSEY:

I would be like chill.

CHELSEY:

You know what I mean?

CHELSEY:

Don't go.

CHELSEY:

Don't don't go David S.

CHELSEY:

Don't go to the Central Park Zoo also, like not judging cause my mom loves the zoo,

CHELSEY:

Like I brought like my niece and nephew and they liked it.

CHELSEY:

Their expectations were very low.

CHELSEY:

We were just at Central Park.

CHELSEY:

Let's do this thing.

CHELSEY:

And David S I don't know that he's the right audience for this Central Park Zoo.

TREY:

That's fair, but I I do think there is value here because it's sort of like, okay, so

CHELSEY:

Love a good bunny sculpture.

CHELSEY:

I can stick my face in.

TREY:

I feel like I'm ready.

TREY:

Like I can crown this.

TREY:

Right?

CHELSEY:

I think I'm ready.

CHELSEY:

Let's crown it.

VOICEOVER:

The Queens are Tabulating!

TREY:

You ready?

CHELSEY:

Ugh.

CHELSEY:

I guess I'm ready.

CHELSEY:

Okay.

CHELSEY:

Let's do it.

VOICEOVER:

Total score!.

TREY:

A Tie again!

CHELSEY:

We're the same!

CHELSEY:

Two crowns.

CHELSEY:

We both gave two crowns.

CHELSEY:

This was another example, which I kind of wish I could have break your crown in half.

CHELSEY:

I gave two

TREY:

One and a 1.5.

CHELSEY:

I would have gone maybe 2.5, because I think that in terms of literacy.

CHELSEY:

And being able to understand what was written that was clear.

CHELSEY:

Sometimes you read reviews.

CHELSEY:

They're just like, they're the, spelling's all over the place.

CHELSEY:

The grammar is all over the place.

CHELSEY:

I don't understand what you're saying.

CHELSEY:

I feel like it is probably a fair assessment.

CHELSEY:

There's lots of tourists.

CHELSEY:

I'm sure.

CHELSEY:

You know, people walking around the city all day walking around the park.

CHELSEY:

I'm sure they do smell.

CHELSEY:

I'm sure I can expect to probably only see a leg or an arm.

CHELSEY:

Um, the top of a head of an animal in that environment.

CHELSEY:

So I did feel like he was being truthful in his experience, I took a few crowns

CHELSEY:

So that was why I ultimately came to two crowns.

CHELSEY:

How about you?

TREY:

Yeah, I gave it two crowns because I felt like, you know, generally I think there's

TREY:

Like it's probably accurate saying that they're never going to be wearing deodorant.

TREY:

All the hordes of people is sort of like, is that for real?

TREY:

And I wasn't very entertained.

TREY:

And, um, so for that reason, I just, I gave it two.

TREY:

Two crowns.

CHELSEY:

I think that's valid.

TREY:

Yeah.

CHELSEY:

Wow, we did it.

TREY:

Yay!

TREY:

As we reach the end of today's episode.

TREY:

Chelsey, have you got any personal reviews for someone in your life that you think

TREY:

Who are you inducting for?

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My Royal Highness!

CHELSEY:

wow.

CHELSEY:

Yes, there's so many people always.

CHELSEY:

Right.

CHELSEY:

but I'm gonna go a little bit unusual with my inductee and I'm going to induct whoever

CHELSEY:

It's an affirmations app and it's just really nice.

CHELSEY:

It's a great part of my day.

CHELSEY:

Whenever I'm feeling down, I just get a little alert on my phone.

CHELSEY:

Like I am worth it.

CHELSEY:

I am.

CHELSEY:

Able to accomplish what I want to, and I have a problem with affirmations.

CHELSEY:

Like I always want to do them, but I feel like it's too much homework.

CHELSEY:

Like, oh, I have to come up with the affirmations.

CHELSEY:

And then I have to remember to say them.

CHELSEY:

And so if you're someone who is interested in doing affirmations, but not quite sure

CHELSEY:

"I Am" because they do all the heavy lifting for you and you get all the

CHELSEY:

So thank you to the inventor.

CHELSEY:

I should figure out who it is of the, "I Am" app.

CHELSEY:

I'm always grateful when there's somebody that uses this platform for good.

CHELSEY:

And thank you.

CHELSEY:

I Am.

TREY:

I love that.

TREY:

Okay.

TREY:

So we all have to download the "I Am" app,

CHELSEY:

Yes, not an ad though.

TREY:

Not an ad!

CHELSEY:

I'm not getting paid for this.

TREY:

We're not sponsored.

TREY:

okay.

TREY:

So my Royal Highness, I went shopping, uh, cause there was a Home Goods and

TREY:

Her name was Carol.

TREY:

And if I had to guess her age, she was pro like, to be honest, she was

TREY:

She was tasked with wiping down all of the shopping carts when you walk in.

TREY:

So she was like the greeter and she was really lovely and sweet.

TREY:

And I came in and she asked me how I was doing.

TREY:

And she called me sugar and she gave me the, her cleanly wiped down cart.

TREY:

And then on my way out, I, um, had too much stuff.

TREY:

So I had to get a larger cart.

TREY:

And so I went up to Carol and she said, "oh, you underestimated!"

TREY:

so then I had to get the other cart and put everything in the car, you know, it was whatever.

TREY:

And, um, so I was like, can I take this out, like to the parking structure?

TREY:

And she was like, you can do whatever you want, sweetie.

TREY:

anyway, my whole point here is in this time of sort of, recognizing

TREY:

Carol really made my day.

TREY:

And I ended up overspending at Home Goods and I bet Carol is responsible.

TREY:

So she should get, you know, a stock in the company Carol, whoever

TREY:

And so for that, you are my Royal Highness inductee for this week.

CHELSEY:

Congratulations, Carol.

CHELSEY:

It seems like well deserved and I hope you do get some stock in Home Goods.

TREY:

She better.

TREY:

She was really working hard.

TREY:

All right.

CHELSEY:

Okay.

CHELSEY:

We did it.

TREY:

We did it, Queen that's episode one in the books.

CHELSEY:

Oh, my goodness.

CHELSEY:

Thank you so much for joining us today.

CHELSEY:

If you like what you heard, tell a friend.

TREY:

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TREY:

Leave us a voicemail.

TREY:

We have a voicemail box at 850-REVIEW-zero.

CHELSEY:

Yes.

CHELSEY:

And you can also follow us on all the socials @TheReviewQueens and I'm @ChelseyBD.

TREY:

And I'm @TreyGerrald.

TREY:

That's two R's.

TREY:

You can also watch live clips from our recording sessions on YouTube.

CHELSEY:

And remember, ignore the haters.

CHELSEY:

You're a queen!

TREY:

Gender non-specific Queen.

CHELSEY:

Bye!

TREY:

Bye!

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VOICEOVER:

Certain names have been redacted or changed to protect the guilty.

VOICEOVER:

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