Well, we just had a little incident here in the studio that you want to call it an incident. It was an incident, and you're gonna if you go. Probably I'm going to guess right now it should be on Dave Ryan's show on Instagram. But I will give you a little preview. Ah, gotta hesitate too. I feel like you shouldn't. I'm not going to tell you able to go. Look, yeah, I'm upset with Dave. Yeah, well rightfully so. And we just played a little prank on Jenny
and you need to go see it on Dave Ryan Show on Instagram. And I will leave the rest up to you. So let's dive into the emails. Did I miss anything powerful? Interesting? Good last week on the Minnesota Goodbye? And he really like hardcore topics come up? Honestly? Probably not. Okay, we got to know Drake a little bit better because Drake's not always on the Minnesota Goodbye and someone email then ask some questions about him. So that was fun, but I was side of that. Nothing like groundbreaking.
Okay, let's see what we got this week. Here we go, hello, lovely people, and this is really not Minnesota Goodbye stuff, so it might be good to put on the show too, but I'll love read it. Say. A lot has been going on in the news about scams, particularly one called pig butchering. It means a victim is fattened up by
creating a relationship with them before the slaughter of taking all their money. Because anybody can be duped by a scam artist or crime syndicate, I thought it was great to use your platform to give everyone some tips on avoiding scams. Hopefully it'll start some conversations and protect the people in this area. Here are some things I came up with and you can add your own. I don't know what her qualifications are, but possibly she works in an industry where she
knows about this. Number one, If you think you cannot be scammed, you are wrong. Smart people fall for scams all the time. I saw something on Netflix a few months ago where it was like all these like you know, normal, wonderful, intelligent, educated women would fall for these guys that would basically let them think that they were in a loving relationship, and then they would ask for money. How much did you send him? While I send him two hundred thousand dollars over a year. So it does happen.
Next one, do not give out your phone number. Tell the person you only communicate via the app you are on example, selling something on Facebook, Marketplace via Messenger. So in other words, don't give me your phone. Yeah, that's like a huge thing because people will say, oh, can you get can I get your phone number and I'll send you a code to verify your real or something. You send them the code, they have your information on your phone number and they clearly just signed you up for something,
but you needed the code that was sent to your phone. So that's a huge scam on Facebook. Wow, isn't that crazy? Like, Yeah, I've never thought about that. I worry about Susan because I am skeptical about everything and she is not. So she'll look at something and even if it seems real, like if Wells Fargo writes and says, hey, you're overdrawn this month, go ahead and log in and we can fix that,
I'm like, fuck you, I'm not going to do that. If I'm really overdrawn, I'm probably going to get a phone call or something, but Susan will be much more so I do worry about that. Do not respond to any request for a code sent to you, like Jenny just said. Example, a person on Facebook Marketplace asks you to reply with a code that is sent to your phone. They can use that as a way to verify
your identity when they're trying to hack into an account. Number four, the police, court's government will never communicate with you via text message, or phone call or email. They will ninety nine percent of the time send you a letter in the mail. If you did not receive a phone call, email, text, do not ask them for a number to verify. So if you okay here this is. If you do receive a phone call, email, or text, do not ask them for a number to verify. Look
up your own local precinct to contact. Example, they say they have a failed to show up for jury duty and unless you immediately pay a fine over the phone, you will be arrested. So what you do is you call your own jurisdiction. You don't say, hey, give me your phone number
to call, because they'll give you a fake phone number. Next one, If a person you're communicating with exclusively online tells you in less than a month they love you, or mentions cryptocurrency or investing, you should probably assume it's a scam or a character flaw. Yeah, my friend Nate, his mother got totally hooked into a online fake romance. Yeah, and it was almost comical because it was with the actor James Spader, and she actually believed that
she was engaged and was going to marry James Spader. And there was no convincing her that what are the odds of famous actor younger than you, twenty years younger than you, James Spader is going to find a random woman that lives in you know, I don't know, Saint Anthony, Minnesota, and is going to fall in love and want to marry you even though you've never met. But she did not want to believe it, and she sent thousands
of dollars till they finally figured it out. Six. If your love what has been kidnapped or otherwise threatened or needs bail money, do not give them money. Contact authorities. So if you get a phone call from like, you know, Andrew, and he's saying I've been kidnapped, I need bail money or whatever, call the police because sometimes they can clone your voice with AI. Yeah, so Andrew would then be able to call you and say, Jenny, it's me, I need money, right right. No one
legitimate will ever accept payment in the form of gift cards. If you're ever directed to purchase a gift card, it is definitely a scam that happened here at iHeart remember, yeah, there was people were getting texts from like Tom Pullman or waitman, yeah, Bob Pittman, and it was like, hey, Jessica, is Bob I need you to like buy these gift cards real quick and send them to me and whatever. And Bob Pittman's like the head
of the company. So you think, like for a second, like oh god, I should probably help Bob Pittman out, but then you realize the scam. Last one, do not be afraid to run the message or scenario through with someone else in your life to see if it makes sense, or Google to see if this is a common scam. Thought this might help. Thank you for all you do. Thank you, Rachelle. That was very interesting And I think one of the easiest ways is number one, suspect everything.
Number two, there's almost always bad english or an unnecessary comma or run on sentences or letters that aren't capitalized that show you that this is not the person's not legit. Because kemps is going to send you an email. Kemps is going to have somebody who knows how to write in good English, but a scammer would not. So okay, next one, I'm going to delete that one. Here we go. Jenny was talking about Madeline Island on Friday.
I'm wondering if someone's emailing to correct me, but go ahead, you were correct. Madeline Island is a part of the Apostle Islands. Madeline is off Bayfield, Michigan, and you can drive cars around that island. I believe you met Mackinaw Island in Lake Michigan. Yes. If you haven't been to Madeline, I highly recommend it. I went last year in camp to the state park and we explored Bayfield and the island. We had a lot of fun. Actually going back again this summer and camping at the city park.
Bayfield is only four hours from the Twin Cities, so it's definitely a doable weekend trip, and if camping isn't your thing, there of course cabins and arapean bees. We actually stayed one night on a sail boat in the marina and it was a really unique experience and fun. We also did a kayak tour of the caves and a boat tour of the islands with the National Park Service. Loved all the shops and restaurants off and the beach off of
Vandeland Island was so beautiful. And yes we swam in August. It's cold, but so worth it. I'm a dull Luthian, never heard that word before. So lake superior in Michigan water is no joke, but so clean and refreshing. I will say I've been to Madeline Island two or three or four times. I fly there. They have an airstrip there, and it's
really cool because you fly. I don't think we made a fluent flowing over Bayfield, but I know we stopped in Ashland, got fuel, then went on to Madeline Island, packed a little pick and nick lunch and hung out of the airport for a little while, which was scenic. And I think we saw bears off in the distance. Oh cool, huh. And I think one time we took a shuttle into town because it's too far to walk. But I didn't find the town to be terribly interesting. Oh yeah,
yeah, I think there's probably a restaurant in a little gift shop. Secondly, but it is a really cool place. Secondly, you ask when people listen to the show. I work weekend, so Sunday mornings, I'll typically catch up on either Friday show if I missed it, or Minnesota goodbyes as I get ready in the morning. Hope you had a good weekend. Look forward to hearing day back tomorrow. Unofficial staff writer from Sonya, thank you
Sonya. Andrew regular staff writer says, trying to figure out how you guys actually do it. I'm listening to your show on Friday and lo and behold you play a clip of Lil YACHTI and Dram Broccoli. It was for Mixtap Game. It was a song choice for Mixtape Game. Oh okay, not twenty four hours before that, I heard a song on a different podcast for
the first time in several years. So be honest, guys, what's your superpower for connecting with your listeners' lives all at the same time, Because I know I'm not the only one who listens to you and here's connections to other parts of their life all the time. Because I've noticed it happens more and more when I'm listening to your show and podcasts that I hear some sort of reference to something that I'm watching, reading, or sometimes even thinking, and
he goes right. Jenny and Drake did late a great last week. That is Andrew in Ohio. Andrew, I have a simple explanation. There's no superpower at all. It's because you pay attention to what you're looking for. So it's the old analogy of when you buy a yellow car, now, all of a sudden, you see a ton of yellow cars. When you buy a black Assuv, all of a sudden, now you see a ton of black SUVs. And that's really all it is. And I'll give you
one more thing. We talk about so many many common things on this show. That's our job. I don't talk that much about my magic hobby or my ukulele because it doesn't interest that many people. But we'll talk about Taylor Swift, or we'll talk about Saltburn, or we'll talk about American Nightmare because
so many people watch and engage in those. So if you hear us talking about something you engage in, it's only because we talk about all kinds of shit, and we try to talk about the most common things for sure. Okay, next one. This one just came in. Let's see what it says. And Jenny in the Morning Zoo. What was the quote that you said this morning that I said next time we played the Jenny in the Morning Zoo. You're like, I'm gonna take my boobs and spin them around or
something like that. No, it was about, yeah, I go home and play with my jugs or something like that. Okay, good, Yes, I would like to shout out my best friend, Whitney. Many of our conversations are did you hear what Dave said? We basically feel like you are our friends. That is amazing and wonderful and I love that because I think that we should feel like your friends, because we should feel like we have things in common. And I love that. Second catching up on the
podcast, it was the day you had Bailey's mother on the show. Correct me if I'm wrong, But didn't Bailey tell us a while back that her mom used to put her feet in hotel toilets? Yes, she did. We talked about how Bailey's mother would soak her feet in hotel room toilets because it was cool after a long day of standing up on the convention floor. When listening to that day show, is waiting for Dave to ask her about
that. If she comes back, will you ask her to clarify? Ha ha, I guess I forgot, but yeah, we had Bailey's mom on a month or so ago last time she was here, and I forgot to ask her about that. So anyway, thank you for the amazing shows and for keeping us entertained. That is from Militia, and I will send you a staff writer sticker next one. Okay, this is long, but it's interesting. Don't say a name. My husband and I got married in twenty
twenty two, two years ago. We did all this stuff combined in our accounts, purchasing our first home, and all that fun and expensive stuff couples do. I realized since I've been married, my husband has grown to be so paranoid about money and spending, which I completely understand. We've had open conversations about money and spending, but he works himself up so much. We've been doing well with having the same threshold. We've been doing well with having
the same threshold every time right before payday. All bills are paid on time with some elbow room and cushion. But he gets very worked up when we do spend a larger amount of money due to going out to dinner with friends or going to the store to buy necessities. He will give me crap for buying things like clothes at Target or some shoes that I actually need for going
to nice events. For example, I got three dressy outfits for a few weddings we have this summer on Amazon, and yes, in total, it was a bit expensive, maybe one forty five for three dressy outfits, but it was a treat and I could definitely wear them more than once. However, I use my credit card because I didn't want to answer questions to my husband's of what and how much I spent since he doesn't have access to my credit card, only our joint account. Do any of you do this with
your significant other? No, I don't. I don't hide money spending from Susan, and I hope she doesn't hide any from me. Yeah, I mean, Andrew and I don't have anything combined yet, so that's not anything that happens in our relationship. I think if we got married married and did start combining things, it would be a little bit different. But I'll be honest, if I was in a combined account with my partner, I would
probably be like monitoring it a lot too. Only because I didn't grow up with money, and if I'm now responsible for someone else's money spending and my own, like, I would be monitoring it a lot, just because I'm very weird with money, having not grown up with any. Andrew also grew up very similar in means as I did, but he just like doesn't get stressed about money the way I do. But I grew up in a very
stressful environment that. Yeah, my parents fought constantly about money, and it has scarred me, like in terms of how I look at money, Like absolutely is a huge thing for me. Oh, I'm sure, because you were kind of traumatized in a way by even thinking about money or worrying about money. My mom and dad thought about money because my mom loved to spend kind of recklessly and my dad was such a tight wad. I mean, I made a joke when we were in Hawaii because you're gonna laugh at me,
go ahead. You know the little hotel bars of soap. Yeah, it was a nice bar of soap, and we only used a little bit of it, so you barely could notice. I wrapped it up in Kleenex and put it in my carry on and brought it home and my wife, Susan said, oh my god, that's something your dad would have done. And I said, no, it's totally something my dad would have done because he was so frugal. Huh. And I didn't do it because we can't afford soap. I was like, it's just be a toss thrown out.
It's a whole bar of hotel room soap, you know, which is not a regular sized bar. But I didn't want to throw it away because you could still use it, you know, it was a good one. I feel like most hotel soaps are not of quality, so I would not take that home. But I've definitely taken shampoo and condition our little bottles that they give you. I have definitely taken those before home with me because I don't like to waste it, and it's an opportunity for me. I just pay
to use this hotel. Yeah, Like, why would I not take it. I've got dozens of bars of soap from hotels. Usually they're still in the wrapper. But I'm like, shoot, I paid for it's mine, it's free, let's go h Okay. She goes on to say he is very frugal. I've come to find out he would prefer not spend any money, which is great, but I like to enjoy my hard work money and not just work to live. I'm not out here dropping one hundred dollars dollars
on the time an unneeded crap. I'm not trying to give my wonder of her husband a bad rap. He is amazing, He is not controlling. I think he just gets paranoid because how expensive everything is. He thinks the worst, like he's going to get hacked and it gets into his He's also like this when it comes to being hacked, and he gets in his mind about updating your password and how a certain safe website can be blah blah blah. So my questions are, how do you handle money convo topics like this
with your significant other. I think it's one of the most important things you have to agree on before you get married. If not, then it is going to be a constant battle, especially if one is one extreme and the other is another extreme. And you're not an extreme, but it sounds like he definitely is. Yeah, what do you consider a treat splurge in your life? And how often for us it was the vacation for sure. We don't really go on expensive vacations, but this one we kind of went all
out and just because we hadn't been on a vacation a long time. And I agree with you the writer who says I want to enjoy my hard work money and not just work to live. So what is your splurge, Jenny, mineus trips to I don't spend my money on literally anything besides what I need in life. And then vacations, so definitely vacations. Not sure if you've read these next two, but they are dated from earlier, so I think we actually filled our time on the Minnesota Goodbye, and not that we
stop. It's not like we go, God, thank God, it's over, let's stop. We just try to be respectful and send an expectation of like, okay, it's fifteen minutes probably minimum and average, but if it goes over it, that's fine. Sometimes we'll go thirty minutes, not very often. But one thing that makes our podcast much better no matter how long it is, is your emails. So send those in to Ryan's show at
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