this podcast is a dream smoke circle ( yes even mike) LOL

"You don't know what Slimfast is" is giving "A Mamossa Mike!"

Every episode I come to love Carly more and more. She definitely brings the light heartedness and humor when it is needed

I really loved mikes music & musician takes this episode. I never understood why I don’t like so much of this newer pop but his explanation really made it click.

Fullyyyy agree with mike and Matt on the people just making music because they are so famous it’s the next step but it feels random and it’s not authentic

i feel unobservant for not noticing the different chair sizes lol

Matt just howling at JLo's dancing made me giggle

I understand what Mike was saying. I feel like they were a bit dismissive towards him.

Matt, your recollection of movie plots never ceases to amaze me 😂

I’m watching this while at the doctors office and my doctor walked in and said “Good influences?” 😂

Matt chill out! I personally love when they talk about little things like skims robes 😂 I’m not kidding. I enjoy these side convos even if you think it’s not interesting to us lol

Carly’s “I think Jen Shah punched her in the face” was exquisite art

I think Mike's take on TikTok musicians was spot on and not an attack on nepotism or individuals who are actually passionate about music and use their platform to create a career. A good example of this is someone like Nessa Barret, who has always wanted to be a singer, got TikTok famous, and used her fame to launch a music career. She now releases albums, tours, and writes and plays her own music. Mike is clearly not talking about people like her. He is talking about people who get TikTok fame and randomly are like wait should I make music? and its extremely mediocre because it's not their passion and it made for the sole purpose of virality.

Y’all crack me up 😂 Mike is obviously uncomfortable and instead of y’all changing the chairs and just editing it out of the video y’all are making him sit one more episode in it 😂😂😂😂 poor Mike! I got your back. #givemikethebigchair #carlyisdainty ❤😂

I understand Mike completely. People online who get their following because they are singing and then release original songs is different than people who are just popular personalities online and then are deciding to release music.

conan’s hot ones episode is the best episode ever

Mikes take on music is spot ON. It’s not true music just like poppy sell fast stuff

I feel the same way as Mike about Jennifer Lawrence!!

Not to split hairs but Kim passed the baby bar, not the bar.

hot take: everything Mike said on this ep is 100% spot on. Rare, so I'm excited 😆

Erin’s take on music was a hard watch , sometimes it seems she says things she doesn’t even agree with for the sake of creating conflict 😭 big fan regardless but some podcasts the snark is alott so I love when Carly snaps back lmao

Of course y’all would agree with the political take….its not hard to become informed in the year 2024. It’s not just about what they have to say, it’s the fact that celebrities and influencers have the platform to bring awareness to certain causes. Unless you’re actively ignoring a genocide or stripping people of their basic human rights….you shouldn’t have anything to be ashamed of! ❤

Totally agree w mike on the music take

favorite day of the week!!! p.s you guys should have a patreon!!!

I loved thisssss

Matt Kim K didn’t pass the bar she had to take the California baby bar like 3+ times to finally pass that. which is a test to make sure law “students” in California who aren’t enrolled into a law school are adequately learning the law on pace. but passing the real California bar is notoriously hard even for smart law students. I can’t see her passing that

Agree with Matt completely about Katy Perry. And Anne Hathaway.

I wish they would’ve talked about how Conan used all their money frivolously during the last weeks of the tonight show. It was awesome. He bought a Bugatti and just left it on stage!😂 I also went to his tour in Chicago, met Conan, he bought pizza for everyone in line. Barack Obama was a guest. It was amazing! What a time

I think something just passed making noncompete agreements illegal for employers to enforce

45:56 Erin’s reaction to Matt say Timothy is like Johnny depp is fucking hilarious 😂😂

There’s at least 12 episodes where you start and it’s all about teeth and the dentist…

I think Olivia Rodrigo is trying to pull the classic Taylor Swift/Miley Cyrus move. She is going to start with young girls who can relate to teenybopper songs and then slowly transition into more womanly songs that are still about her love and life journey. it seems like the industries becoming very aware that there’s a really strong correlation between the artist people listen to his kids and when their adults. Everybody knows the kid market is always booming but now they’re learning to translate those kids into adult consumers. Basically creating lifelong fans on purpose. it’s like the industry has realized that if the artist just grows with their audience, they can keep them forever. Which seems obvious, but previously the industry was ruled by one hit wonders and the next big thing but it seems lots of musical artist are being very considerate of their longevity. The only artist to have previously done that or people like Dolly Parton, Madonna, etc. It seemed alot less doable for a female entertainer to stay around for a lifetime compared to any male singers like Michael Jackson, Prince Johnny Cash, any rapper over the last 20 years, ect. The music labels have definitely figured out the equation and are starting to push it for many new artists. It seems like an artist can make it past being popular for about two years, theyre likely to be here for the long-haul. Where as many artist can’t be viral or famous for more than a couple months, 6-12mo at best.

how awful! insurance can be such a scam for some people. my dental insurance is free from my employer and I hardly pay anything for the services I get. my deep cleaning is $35 per visit and I had a root canal not too long ago which was $150 for the molar.

30:49 The way Matt feels about Katy Perry is how I feel about Beyoncé

Twin Peaks is a such an amazing show. You must get coffee, a box of donuts, then sit down and binge it. The imagery, acting, and weirdness. I would say a “cult classic”. Mike says Erin wouldn’t like it because of the music. It may be dated but I think it’s adds to the obscurity and dreaminess.

Happy Tuesday at 3pm EST 🎉

Kim k did not pass the bar. She passed the baby bar. She needed to take it twice(passed once, failed once) to be able to take the actual bar test which she has not taken.

42:39 okay Erin I giggled a little too hard at this one

Erin judging TimothyChalamet’s looks like her husband doesn’t look like an emo lesbian

I just watched an old carly & erin video from February 25, 2022 and Matt told them how the phrase “bucket list” came to be!! isn’t that funny from the last pod lmao happy posting day😝🫶🏼

MIKE!!!! We have the same birthday! We're both turning 21 this year ;) Also! The Good Influences logo will be on my 21st sign bc y'all are my favorite podcast and I will DM a pic!!!!!

so um fan culture episode next?🧐

lol was not expecting that word to drop at 28:45

What about uncut gems?!?!?!? Loved that movie

Completely agree with Erin about John Mayer

I came here to leave a comment that The Holiday is the best movie ever

Here for the Laufey mention

jason lee (my name is earl) named his kid pilot inspektor

Jennifer Love Hewitt is one of my favs she seems so sweet and genuine

Frank Zappas children are named Moon Unit and Dweezil

Matt, Katy Perry has been kind of cancelled a few times for some things she’s done on idol. Good job picking up on it, I’ve always loved her and thought she has been different recently and I think the queen vibe nailed it on the head.

Sometimes Mike just comes off as a hater @ 39 min lol Love the pod 😂👍🏼

I can’t believe no one brought up Blanket during bad celebrity baby names

Olivia Rodrigo slander will not be tolerated

I guess misogyny is the Hot Take for Matt and Mike.... 🐸☕️

fun fact novacane doesn’t exist anymore. we use other types of local anesthesia!!

Please read Nara smith and lucky blue’s children’s names on the next podcast, I am interested in seeing your reactions.

To people who think Sydney Sweeney is a bad actor: HAVE YOU SEEN THE MIDDLE-END OF IMMACULATE??? SHE DESERVES AN OSCAR FOR THAT PERFORMANCE

The only reason why Miley did Dolly's song is because Dolly is Miley's godmother

35:00 first Taylor, now Olivia 🙄 Mike, the fact you think Olivia’s music is for 6th graders means you’ve never listened to a single song by her. Not only does she curse in like every song, but her songs also have adult themes, and she’s very edgy. So, no, her music is not geared toward middle schoolers lol. Stop talking about artists whose work you know nothing about.

My sisters birthday is June 4th and she is turning 19 🤯

I like Taylors music but didn't think I would like a whole concert. I am a 45 year old guy. I have watched it at least 10 times. I would compare the concert with all the dances and theatrics to The Celine Dion concert DVD A new day. My favorite number in Taylors concert is willow and the orange ball dance.

i think jennifer lawrence is a genuinely cool person

Regarding crazy celeb kids names......I feel like the Zappa family kind of started that whole thing. Moon, Ahmed, Dweezil Zappa. Those are the first celeb names I remember as non-mainstream.

mike saying the people who don’t think will ferrell & adam sandler aren’t funny just arent funny people . .noo hun we just ain’t millennials and think that that outdated humour be it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This episode just solidify my suspicion about Erin. The Midwestern White Feminism personality she had. Her tolerance to white mediocre pop “musicians” who were conjured by capitalism is nonexistent. HOWEVER when it comes to a true talented Black Woman like Beyoncé, she can’t stand or witness Black excellence & deems her “overrated.” She rather side with a cosplay born in Pennsylvania country Taylor Swift than a true southern Texas rooted country artist Beyoncé in expression of her musical culture. What a racist.

I’m with mike on the musician hot take. Like freaking Kate Hudson came out with a song this year, why did she need to?!?

mike would like chappell roan

Mike listens to boy genius ? The Conan gray song ? ⁉️⁉️⁉️

i get compared to timmy chalamet a lot so it was a tough listen to hear he is unattractive 💀

the Sydney Sweeney thing ppl are bringing up after that comment was made is really bugging me. 1. She’s very pretty…that’s undeniable. Everyone has their own idea of what someone who’s ‘drop dead gorgeous’ is & maybe she’s not everyone’s exact perfect model type…but she’s definitely pretty, by any standards. 2. I have no real background to comment on someone’s acting ability…🫢… But I do know as a huge film & series consumer that I think she’s a great Young actress, that seems to only get better & better. And Euphoria is not her breakout role. Euphoria is just a blown up show that a lot of ppl who normally wouldn’t have saw her previous work discovered her. Sydney came into an awesome role, much earlier on a Huge show-- The Handmaid’s Tale. Anyone heard of that? 😎😭🤣😂 …and she did an awesome job with her character. The lady that said the comment sounds like an old jealous bitty, and anyone else harping on it without some fact behind their opinion, in my opinion, does too. 🙄

Don't feel to sorry for conan... he got 45 million to leave nbc. 🤑

Matt!! I feel the same way about Katy Perry! She always rubbed me the wrong way. She just seems mean.

I've moved 24 times & I'm 26 years old

Am I tripping or do they change the thumbnail the day after every week ??

I completely understand where Matt is coming from with Katy Perry. She very much plays the role of "regal, mean" American Idol judge. I do like her, but there's something about how she looks at the singers and speaks to them that's a bit condescending. Yes, Simon Cowell was the "mean" judge, but he judged them based on whether or not they had star quality and could actually make it, and he was brutally honest when he didn't think they could. Katy Perry is a singer, so she's judging based on singing - not "Am I signing this person to my record deal," as Simon had to. It makes more sense for him to be more critical.

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one of the first comments WOOTWOOT

chocolate muscle milk > slimfast

Yes, the quick, or copy you tube or Tik tok music has cheapened the feel, the vibe the richness and authentic of musicians such as Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Alanis Morsette, Fiona Apple. Music just doesn’t have the same quality, feel as it used to. Creativity.

@ Mike ur wrong but you probably like lorde too @ Erin Olivia makes amazing music you couldn’t be wrong @ Carly you’re wrong @matt listen to Olivia Rodrigo

Carly not liking OR was a perfect product of performative Taylor Swift brainwashing activities. 😂

Great take matt! Hopefully katty can eat some grass

1:12:32 mike people are allowed to change their minds science changes & if someone is convinced to think differently than their original opion why is that bad?? Every episode you make me so annoyed lol

Mike, I disagree that people have to write music to be worthy. The instrument they bring to the table is their voice. I don't care if the singer has millions of followers, if they sound like shit then the song and or video won't do well. On the other hand, they should get the best songwriters they can afford if they actually have the voice to pull it off. . A short list of artists that wrote few, if any, of their songs include Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion, Diana Ross, Rihanna and Whitney Houston. . P.S. I am an old, angry boomer.

Hot Take... Carly and Erin should go on the Just Trish podcast 💯❤

"Put her in a scene with leonardo dicaprio" sir - Sydney Sweeney was in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Granted, very small part but she has acted with him! 😂

“No one wrote Taylor swifts album except Taylor swift” yeah that has never been more apparent lmao I can’t believe anyone is defending this recent album especially Erin!! It’s SO BAD

im glad erin stood up for artists who dont necessarily write their own music. of course i criticize nepo babies when they deserve it, but theres a ton of great songs that weren't written by the singer. those songs are still written by songwriters, so i dont get the vitriol against them. it just feels like diminishing the work done by the songwriters and producers just bc someone can't play an instrument.

I hate when Mike acts like normal human shit that he doesn’t do is weird like erin’s hungry in the morning like everyone fucking else breakfast is a fucking thing for a reason. god he pisses me off so bad

Seriously the vaccine thing is very embarrassing. We all know it’s overreach to force anything on anyone. My entire friend group is vaxxed im not…some of them really wish they didn’t get it and the others wish they would have known more info but are largely ok with getting it. ALL respect me. I respect them…Im very confused if this is how most interactions about this go and if it’s only actually polarizing on the internet. Idk man. Idk.

Mike has too many opinions for everything, he talks the most out of them all

The lack of a political stance on global issues is telling enough lol a friend to all is a friend to none

oh here we go. men assuming the worse on women. one is why cant they act nice theyre actors thats their job and the other is why is she acting relatable its all an act

Carly is unbearable

episode 95 omg, we was just at 1🥲

Mike is talking about lil Huddy… am I right?

I’ll tell you right now, the biggest celebrity hot take for me…. ADAM SANDLER… just not for me. I’m sure he does something for most, but NOPE.