Notes from my listen, not watch because I decided to listen while folding laundry.
First up, it's listed as being a "health podcast", health like "Yes Please". So playing fast and loose with the meaning of that word then. The episode promises to be a deep dive into the "dynamic duo", and they say they will show us who they really are.
Yep, started off laughing at themselves. They truly think they are hysterical. This podcast is "good vibes" "radio chat".
2 minutes in and Mitch tells her to introduce the name of the podcast. Apparently the name is because Leah is strict on the use of manners, but much like they have exceptions to not drinking, prolific use of swearing isn't classed as a lack of manners.
They go through their highs and lows. Apparently they do this before every dinner. They dynamic duo advise they have no lows. All high all the time. No context given to their highs, we are expected to be mind readers.
WAIT MITCH IS LOW BECAUSE HE IS ABOUT TO BE 28.
Now Leah is sad because she is also 28. They are samesies. #twinning.
There is now a story about a rolling bench that is not nearly as funny or awkward as they seem to think it is. It involves Leah, her bad back and the failure to navigate a ramp, and a bench losing a wheel. Terrible. This story alone is why influencers shouldn't be allowed podcasts.
Will add that Mitch laughs like one of my dog's squeaker toys. I'd try to be serious constantly if I laughed like I had an internal squeaker.
They claim to not have words for this story and yet, here we are. If this is the calibre of story for a podcast, then sign me up and pass me a microphone.
Oh wait, here's a story they have started but nope, that is for next week. They promise it will be funny, but look. I truly have my doubts. More laughter and now it is questions time. Mitch will ask questions first then audience questions. Mitch wants to get tissues ready for Leah.
Mitch asks what Leah does for work. She says she lies about what she does when people ask her that. I feel like that is an honest answer that should give her pause. Then she says that she settles on "I write cookbooks" as an answer.
Mitch says he doesn't know how to answer that question and also, no one asks him. Again, that should give you pause. Sometimes he lies about being a student so no one asks him more questions.
Leah wants to know what are misconceptions about Mitch. Mitch says that people thinks he does nothing. Not true. He does stuff

like this podcast. See. See.
Mitch said that Leah is a good cook as a misconception. Completely unaware of how that sounds. She said no because she is a great cook. It was awkward guys.
Leah has no idea how she got started doing what she's doing now. Apparently it's almost as if it happened overnight. No mention of the Itsines name, however.
She literally is just going through the timeline of Bare releases. It all started from giving people what they wanted.
They got "PTSD" from their first grocery line, because it was, to quote, "disgusting". It made them scared to start Yes Please. Rehashing the other failed brands. Basically admitting they are capitalising on her fan base.
They got a leg up with fresh produce for Taste Budd because her uncle worked the markets. Again, so much privilege! Most people can't create all these businesses on a whim. At the end of the day Taste Bud failed because it was hard work.
Soli was created on a whim because they were bored during lockdown. Again. So much unacknowledged privilege. Soli had to close because it was hard work running multiple brands. They don't like that. Did you know marketing for a business is hard?! And they had to do it for multiple.
Going to call it, Bare will get absorbed into Yes Please.
Now a game of who knows who better. Loser has to eat something. Just pointless. Really a ridiculous segment that added nothing to the podcast and was an unbearable listen. There was copious amounts of swearing, dry retching, and poor grammar. But as we know, swearing isn't bad manners.
Leah explains she has trouble coherently expressing her thoughts and ideas. She's correct.
And it's over.
If I wanted to listen to someone ask silly questions, laugh at their own jokes, and talk themselves up with very little self awareness or coherence, I'd phone my 10 year old nephew.
Can tell you I won't be returning. 1/10. A 1 because it had talking which is the bare minimum for a podcast.