Tonight, Drama and Dee are joined by a long-time friend of the pod, Eric Dlux. They break down the Will Smith bitch slap, the Oscars, and the top news stories coming out of the weekend!

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

• The slap heard around the world. Too crazy to be real? (1:34) 
• Why Group Chat believes the Oscars are cricket town. (10:09) 
• Apple’s brilliant plan. Would you subscribe? (24:54) 
• Joe Rogan, un-cancelable. (28:54) 
• Complaining or venting? Know your audience. (35:38) 
• Interesting move by Victoria’s Secret. (40:10) 
• Sometimes sh** goes on sale. (54:27) 
• It’s game time FaZe. (57:54) 
• In luxury, you are always one collaboration/creative director from exploding! (1:01:02) 
• Eric is a BIG Sesame Street guy. (1:07:20) 

Related Links/Products Mentioned 

• Why did Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the Oscars? 
• What Americans think of the Oscars in 2022: Politics, diverse nominees, and COVID-19 
• Apple may be working on a hardware subscription service 
• #1795 - Antonio Garcia Martinez - The Joe Rogan Experience 
• Victoria's Secret takes $18M stake in California swimwear brand Frankies Bikinis 
• Instacart Slashes Its Valuation by Almost 40% to $24 Billion 
• Exclusive: FaZe Clan adds media heavyweights to board ahead of IPO 
• China Offers Up Luxury Investment With Lanvin Backdoor Listing Plan 
• Sesame Street's new San Diego theme park is full of surprises — Los Angeles Times 
• Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) 
• Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) 

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