Water Bottle Obsessions, Ronnie’s Metro Era & Everyone’s Snack Kryptonite

0:00 From Hollywood to you.

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0:07 2.7, it's Kiss FM. Good morning. How'd everybody sleep? Are you resting, ready to go?

0:16 Yes.

0:18 Well, I'm going to take a look at my aura ring reports. See how I slept. Could be good news or bad news for everybody right now.

0:26 Are you ready?

0:27 I feel like you're in the high 60s.

0:28 Oh!

0:33 I got a record-breaking 77.

0:34 Whoa!

0:35 That is record-breaking for you.

0:38 You clocked 7 hours and 44 minutes of sleep last night.

0:41 Wow, that's amazing for you.

0:43 You prioritized your rest. And you are ready.

0:46 That's cute.

0:48 I'm happy for you. Yeah, my sleep debt's only 9 hours and 30 minutes. Very high. That's my sleep debt. Wow, that is... See, you know, when you check this stuff... I don't know. I've started checking it. When you check this stuff and it's bad news, it takes you down. But when it's good news, it really... Raises you up.

1:04 But without your aura ring, can't you just tell when you wake up and you had a good night's sleep.

1:07 Or a bad night's sleep?

1:08 Yeah, because I don't have a ring and I feel great because I had a good night's sleep.

1:11 But I don't get good night's sleep, so I want to know when I got a good night's sleep. So I don't know. I toss, I toss, I toss. Matter of fact, I almost killed myself. Put a pillow between me and the door to go to the bathroom the other night. I almost fell down. Now imagine that. I got a friend that fell down and broke her teeth because she tripped over a pillow on the way to pee.

1:26 My gosh.

1:26 Could have happened to me last night.

1:29 Look, I'm here.

1:29 Why'd you put a pillow?

1:30 Yeah.

1:31 Well, because I throw my pillow. I only use the, I have four pillows on the bed and I use the two purple pillows that are like cooling pillows.

1:36 Yeah.

1:37 Squeegee pillows.

1:37 Yeah.

1:38 And I throw the other pillows that just fill up the space on the floor to go to bed. And I almost tripped and fell. Anyway, good morning. Rain later today. Highs in the mid-70s. We're paying your bills. About to do that next. Ariana Grande, 102.7. Kiss FM. Sisney has an emotional attachment to water bottles. I understand this in a way because I have an emotional attachment to utensils that come with to-go food. They're all wrapped up in a napkin and all packaged together.

2:09 And you save them in like a drawer or something? I can't let them go.

2:12 I got a drawer of them. I can't let them go. I feel very guilty tossing them.

2:16 Right.

2:17 And they're all prepackaged, so if I have a picnic or anything coming up, they're ready to go. The napkin's in there. The spork is in there.

2:23 You know you can option to not get those, right?

2:26 Didn't know that.

2:27 Yes.

2:27 I only thought I could option for feta cheese.

2:29 No, sometimes they still throw them in, though.

2:31 Oh.

2:31 You really like just... Can't predict.

2:33 What is it with you and the water bottles?

2:35 I have too many of them. And it's gotten to the point where they take up an entire cabinet. I actually use an old wine rack to like put the water bottles in.

2:43 So they're like somewhat organized, but I don't use any of them.

2:46 I use this same exact water bottle every single day. And I have water bottles, and they're from, like, my bachelorette party in, like, 2013. That's crazy.

2:55 Like, crazy. But I have an emotional connection to it because it was from my bachelorette party. And it says, Sissany's Batch. And, like, you know, I don't know. But why do I keep these?

3:05 Like, why do I have, like, a Tate McRae water bottle in there that I'm never using?

3:09 Yeah, you need to get past that.

3:11 You gotta donate all of it.

3:12 That just sounds like a bunch of clutter. I think the clutter is worse over time than all those connections. Mikayla, how many you got? How many water bottles do you have roaming around?

3:19 I have at least 10. And I'm like, Sissy, I have some from bachelorette parties.

3:23 You see?

3:24 Why is this just a popular bachelorette gift? Hydration?

3:27 I literally, the weekend I got back from my bachelorette party, I donated my water bottle from mine. Like, I have zero attachment to, I don't have attachment to things. Like, I don't know what it is.

3:38 I don't like who made the watch.

3:39 Somebody took time to like get that made on Etsy or they made it.

3:43 And it's just like, you just wasted it.

3:45 Thank you.

3:45 Oh my God.

3:46 Thank them in person and move on. Ronnie, you have a lot of water bottles.

3:49 I have tons. I'm like Sisney too.

3:51 And they're all stored in my dishwasher. I can't even use my dishwasher because I have no storage for.

3:56 These water bottles. I have the same, like that's rep parties.

3:59 I have birthday parties. I store things in my oven. And if I ever need to do anything in my oven, I have to take all my things, my bread out.

4:07 Oh my God. My parents used to do that.

4:09 And it's so annoying because you always have to check the oven before you start it.

4:12 And I would forget. My mom did it and I'd do it. Yeah.

4:15 Putting pans in there is actually really smart.

4:17 No. As a frifty college student at USC, our intern, do you have a bunch of water bottles you attach to yours?

4:23 I have five, but each one has a purpose. One is on my bedside table, one stays in my car, and one I take with me everywhere.

4:30 Look at that. The youth of America practical.

4:33 How often do you wash in these water bottles?

4:36 Not often. They don't need to be washed.

4:38 They need to be washed every day.

4:46 All right, good morning. Ryan Seacrest on air with you at Kiss FM, streaming on the iHeartRadio app. So Tanya was telling me that she asked Robbie to hide ice cream from her because she has no self-discipline. I am the same. You get a good flavor and you know it's there. It's the problem with having it there in your freezer.

5:03 I don't think you understand. He brought home these four quarts of this ice cream that have just amazing chunks in them.

5:10 That's the thing. When you go chunk diving, you discover chunks.

5:14 Big chunks of carrot cake.

5:15 Big chunks of German chocolate cake. No, I'm telling you.

5:20 Cookie dough, maybe, but carrot cake?

5:22 So we had it. And so throughout the weekend, I kept going back with like my spoon. I would just like take a spoonful.

5:27 I know.

5:28 And you put it away. No.

5:29 And so I said, I go, babe, I need you to hide the ice cream from me. And when I really want it, I'll ask you if I asked three times, like, give it to me. So he, so he goes in and he hides it.

5:40 Okay.

5:40 We only have one freezer.

5:42 And then we're going to hide it. You have to hide in a cool place.

5:44 We have one freezer inside. And then we have one freezer in our garage.

5:47 Okay.

5:47 So I'm like, I don't, it's only been one day. I can't ask him for the ice cream. So I went looking for it.

5:52 Okay. I went digging through the outside freezer.

5:57 It's nowhere to be found. I think he took it to his parents' house to hide it in there.

6:01 No, I swear. Because you only have two locations of which you searched. He knows you.

6:06 Yes.

6:06 He's being a good partner by keeping it away from you.

6:08 Yes.

6:09 I do get it, though. Here, let me send you a picture of my freezer currently.

6:13 Okay, let me see.

6:14 Take a look at this. This is my freezer right now. And I have these flavors in my freezer.

6:20 This is such a dude freezer. Why is it a dude freezer? It's like meat and ice cream.

6:24 And jasmine white rice.

6:25 Yes.

6:26 And popsicles.

6:27 Why is the rice in the freezer?

6:28 Because you need rice every.

6:30 Once in a while.

6:31 Yeah, it's easy.

6:31 Just put it in the microwave.

6:33 So it's all make your own rice. Come on. No, it's quicker. It's all ice cream and frozen fish and frozen chicken.

6:39 Yeah.

6:40 Meat and protein and ice cream.

6:41 That's a lot of ice cream. It's a lot of ice cream. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13 small pints of ice cream.

6:50 Well, I didn't know which flavor I was going to love. So I got cookie dough. I got candy bar. I got coffee. I got cappuccino. I got peanut butter, chocolate.

6:57 Yeah.

6:57 You have nothing in your drawers, nothing on your door.

7:00 No, just that.

7:03 It's impressive.

7:04 Brown butter almond brittle. I mean, they sell me with the title.

7:08 But how do you not go in there all the time with a spoon?

7:10 It's a problem. I get a smaller spoon. So what I do is I start with a large spoon. And then when I go back for the second time, I get a tiny spoon.

7:17 I think it's cute. You have the Johnny Pops popsicles. Is that for your niece?

7:20 Yeah.

7:21 She comes over.

7:22 Yeah. You got to have the popsicles.

7:24 Those are not for him.

7:24 The popsicles are not for me. They're for when she visits.

7:26 Yeah, that's cute.

7:28 I'm with you. There are two things. There's Quinn's pretzels. I like the pretzel with the almond butter and honey inside or maple syrup inside. I can't stop.

7:34 And the ice cream.

7:35 I somehow is my as new dairy in it. So I somehow think it's good for me. Sure.

7:41 You should try this passion fruit ice cream.

7:42 I don't like fruit ice cream.

7:45 No, I thought the same.

7:46 I'm not going to change it. At my age, I do not change flavor.

7:50 Profiles. Yeah.

7:51 Also, if you have a palette for carrot cake ice cream, which I don't know that we would love.

7:55 If you tried it, I promise you would love it.

7:57 I'm not going to waste my calories on a carrot cake ice cream.

8:00 Thank you.

8:01 It's like saying, are we on asparagus sorbet?

8:03 No.

8:03 No.

8:04 Asparagus sorbet.

8:06 No. People love it. All right, coming up, speaking of these foods, a condiment that will help you with cold and flu season in a quote of the day next. Let's kiss FM. Now, cold and flu season here. So UCLA is reporting this study they did in Westwood that if you eat some of this every day, it's going to increase your viral immunity in about a week. And that is mustard because it contains turmeric. Turmeric.

8:29 I was like, who's Eric?

8:31 He's giving epitome.

8:33 Epitome.

8:34 Turmeric?

8:35 Yeah.

8:35 People say turmeric.

8:36 Turmeric.

8:37 It's got that in it. And mustard, I love it. I feel like it's a better option than ketchup. So mustard can help. And here's your quote of the day. If you look at life through a lens of a quote, it's a good way to do it. When you get there, don't be so busy looking for the next thing that you forget how you got there.

8:58 It's true.

9:00 Beautiful.

9:02 It's weird.

9:02 Why is it weird? Sometimes they can put things into perspective in a way that. Things can't yeah and there you go 102.7 kiss of them mars kiss after seven o'clock caught on the line upset that her friend shared her halloween costume in a group chat she wants to know if she's right to be upset we are fine to take that call and be the judge of that First, CISNI, the headlines. KISS FM headlines with CISNI.

9:32 Well, a flood watch will be in effect from this afternoon through tomorrow afternoon for parts of Malibu, Pacific Palisades, and the Santa Monica Mountains as a Pacific storm is heading our way. Mayor Karen Bass announced that utility shutoffs for LADWP customers struggling with high bills will be paused through the end of the year. Small businesses in L.A.

9:54 County can apply to become official L.A. 28 Olympic partners, allowing them to use the game's emblem on products that they make locally. And nearly $ 1 million in rare trading cards, including highly valued Pokemon cards, were stolen from a FedEx truck in Orange County.

10:12 L.A. 's number one hits music station. This is KISS. All right, before we get into the bill we're going to pay this hour, at KissFM.com, keyword bills to get your bills paid. Brenda is on the line. Halloween is coming up. It's time to start honing in on the candy you're going to give out, what you're going to dress your kids as, or what you're going to be if you're doing something. Brenda, good morning. How are you?

10:40 Good morning, good morning. Well, we're glad to have you here. Halloween is on our doorstep. What did your friend share in the group chat about your costume and why are you upset?

10:52 Okay.

10:52 So I bought a Halloween costume.

10:54 I'm like super excited about it. I sent a picture to.

10:57 My best friend and I asked her like, you know, she thought it was cute and everything.

11:00 And she was like, yeah, it looks great.

11:02 I love it.

11:04 And then all of a sudden she posted in our group chat, like with all her friends joking about how revealing it was and everyone started commenting on it.

11:12 And then like the whole group has seen the costume and like I confronted my friend and she's like, uh, that I was overreacting. She was like, oh, it's.

11:23 But I just sent it to you.

11:24 So, I mean, I don't know if I'm making a big deal out of this, you know, with my friends out of line to show my pictures out.

11:29 What was everybody's opinion of it?

11:30 I mean, some of them were saying it was revealing and some of them were liking it. Like, it was like, but it was like, they were like, oh yeah, it is a little revealing.

11:38 But I mean, it's Halloween.

11:39 You get to dress up, you know?

11:41 When did that rule start? That Halloween became nudity? When did it just become the most provocative of all the holidays?

11:49 It's not. I don't know, probably college.

11:52 I don't feel like I remember that as a kid.

11:55 Not in Atlanta.

11:56 Yeah, like end of high school, college.

11:59 I don't think so. We were dressing up in like Disneyland characters, full body suits.

12:04 You are not doing that.

12:06 It's the only holiday where you dress up. Like you don't dress up for Christmas.

12:09 I do.

12:09 No, you don't. A dress up. Nice.

12:12 Right.

12:13 So, Brenda, I don't think you care. Who cares? You like it. You've got it. They also might just be trying to sabotage it because they don't know what they want to be. If you like it, you own it. You wear it. Don't care about that. Don't be so upset. Let it not bother you. There are things in life to battle. This is not one.

12:31 It's true.

12:32 Okay. Okay. All right.

12:34 And I appreciate you.

12:35 Bye. Yes, of course.

12:37 I love your show.

12:38 All right. Happy Halloween.

12:39 Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween.

12:41 Bye.

12:43 Bye.

12:44 Who cares?

12:47 Halloween costume. You like it?

12:49 Wear it.

12:50 Own it. Be proud of it.

12:51 Do it.

12:52 You're on Kiss Black Eyed Peas. Meet me halfway. All right, you're sold out Jingle Ball tickets. That's the next thing we're going to do. Tanya, SZA's become a shero because she stepped in on a hater. What'd she do?

13:03 Best lesson in how to shut down a troll because she posted a colorful balloon animal sculpture that she bought from an artist named Adam Nassi. So she was scrolling. She saw this guy, Adam. Somebody was commenting on Adam's things, trashing his artwork, basically saying that the art is terrible. And if anybody actually buys it, he will match it.

13:24 So SZA saw this. She jumps in on the comments, tags the guy and asks the artist Adam for the most expensive piece he's got.

13:34 Okay. Yes.

13:36 She ends up getting it. And we don't know if that troll ever matched the purchase like he promised. But she did a comment saying, being a hater gets expensive, ain't it? And so I just love the story because SZA did not need to get involved in this at all. It was just like this innocent... artist and then somebody was just like bashing him and then says it came in and said.

13:57 For the kill.

13:58 She did.

13:59 She did.

14:00 But look, I love it too. I get why she's the Shiro. I think it's a good move. The thing is just the whole hater thing. I don't, I can't read them. I can't engage. I can't look at the comments because I don't want to see the hate. I just don't.

14:15 It makes me want to jump in on any hate that you guys get. People are commenting on you and hating on you. I want to respond to them. And if anybody's getting on your Instagram and hating on you, I want to get in on that.

14:26 You know what we want at the end of the day? At the end of this day, at the end of this week, when we go to sleep at night, put our heads on our pillows, we want a shero in our life, and you, Tanya, can be our shero. Yes.

14:36 Yeah.

14:37 You could be a shero for Halloween. I can. It's a great Halloween costume. What are you? I'm a shero.

14:42 That's actually very easy. You just wear a cape and a cute outfit.

14:45 Yeah.

14:45 It's kind of a brilliant idea.

14:47 Yeah.

14:48 And then you put she and then row.

14:50 Row, yeah.

14:52 Yeah, that's how you spell it.

14:53 Anybody else need help today? Justin Bieber's on Kiss FM. If you want sold-out Jingle Ball tickets, call me now, 1-800-520-1027. I'm going to jump onto the phones here, just grab a line, and we're going to play for sold-out Jingle Ball tickets for Semi Capital One, the game Halloween Candy Calories, Higher or Lower.

15:13 Are you ready?

15:14 Calories!

15:14 Halloween Candy Calories!

15:16 Higher!

15:18 Good morning, Renee Seacrest with you. How are you in Long Beach?

15:23 I'm great.

15:25 Good.

15:25 Are you ready?

15:26 We're going to get you some of these sold out Jingle Ball tickets. If you can get three right before you get three wrong, I'll give you a certain number of Halloween candies. You tell me if it's more or less than 100 calories per, okay?

15:39 Oh, okay.

15:40 Cool. First one. Three right before you get three wrong. The first one. Two fun-sized Butterfingers. Higher or lower than 100 calories?

15:49 Two.

15:49 Fun size.

15:51 More.

15:53 Yeah, you're right.

15:53 Higher.

15:53 166, so more than 100. Six Milk Duds. Six Milk Duds. Higher or lower than 100 calories?

16:06 Lower. Yes.

16:07 I am not a milk dud dude. Is anybody a milk dud person? I mean.

16:12 I love milk duds.

16:13 Yeah.

16:14 I don't reach for them, but I don't have them. They get stuck in your teeth and you can have them for longer.

16:18 Is that the malt?

16:19 Cavities.

16:21 I go for peanuts. I go for chocolate. Oh, speaking of peanuts. Okay, fine.

16:24 Here, listen.

16:25 10 peanut M & Ms higher or lower than 116 calories for the win? Uh.

16:37 I'm going to say higher.

16:42 You're right. You got it.

16:44 Wow.

16:45 You did it. Yes, higher. 116 calories for 10 M & Ms that are peanuts. We will see you at our sold-out Jingle Ball.

16:52 Nice.

16:54 Thank you so much.

16:56 Thank you for listening.

16:57 Always. I love you guys.

16:59 Love you.

17:00 Love you.

17:00 I don't even dabble in the regular M & Ms anymore. If I'm going to go M & M, I want the peanut inside the M & M with the shell and the chocolate.

17:07 For sure.

17:08 So good. That yellow bag screams so good. That's the one I would go to. So you're probably asking, what's the one you would go to in a hotel mini bar if you could? That one. The peanut M & Ms yellow bag.

17:22 Either that or gummy bears.

17:23 I do love a gummy bear.

17:24 Oh my gosh. I am not a fruity candy guy. I like it all.

17:29 No.

17:30 We could definitely be roommates. I'm not touching the candy gum.

17:33 Perfect.

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17:41 Kendrick Cesar, all the stars. Okay. Let me grab Darren. Now we got this email at random. Sometimes you just get different stories and when we read them and it strikes us and touches us and moves us, I want to share it on the air. This one did Darren on the phone. Good morning, Darren. Thanks for reaching out and Hawthorne. How are you?

18:01 I'm good.

18:01 How are you? Great. I'm going to read the email, which is just so wonderful. You know, we do Ryan's Roses, so it's nice to hear about good relationships as well. Let me read this, everybody. Darren writes into our email and says, I'm reaching out because I would love the opportunity to do something special for my partner, a woman who has been working so hard to keep us going through a difficult time. Her name is Heidi. Recently, I was laid off from my job, and then a few days later, my work truck got broken into. Since then, we've been struggling to make ends meet. And through it all, my partner has continued to work hard, carrying the weight of our financial responsibilities while doing everything she can to

18:38 keep us afloat. I, Darren here, may not have the financial means to give her the special moment she deserves, but I'd love to find a way to make her feel appreciated, to make her feel loved. I'm hoping you might be able to help me surprise her with something, whether it's a shout-out on the radio, an experience, or any little gesture to brighten her day. With gratitude and hope, someone who just wants to make their partner smile. Darren, I love you. This is so nice.

19:07 Thank you.

19:08 How'd you meet her? Give me a quick story.

19:13 Online, actually.

19:15 See, it can happen.

19:16 Been together how long?

19:18 Twelve.

19:19 Okay. All right, I'm going to call her right now. Here we go. Heidi, are you with us?

19:27 Uh, yeah, this is Chief.

19:29 This is Ryan.

19:30 Yes, it is. How are you, Heidi?

19:32 Ryan Seacrest?

19:33 No way.

19:34 I'm good. How are you?

19:36 Good. I got your partner on the line, Darren. Let me tell you why I'm calling, Heidi. He wrote the sweetest letter that he will read to you later about, you know, what he's going through the job and the work trucking and broken into and now you have been carrying the weight and just how amazing and devoted and wonderful you have been. And he wants to do something special for you just to show his gratitude. What a good guy. And what a great relationship. We love you both.

20:01 Oh my God.

20:04 Are you serious?

20:07 You did that?

20:08 Oh, yeah.

20:09 Okay.

20:10 Well, thank you.

20:11 I mean.

20:12 You're very welcome.

20:14 I know we're going through a hard time right now. I mean, I know.

20:19 It's... You.

20:21 Know, we just have to... Like, I always remind you... I'm emotional right now. I wasn't expecting this call, so... I always remind you, you know, don't lose hope and faith, right? Like, as long as we have each other, our kids, our families. And I know money plays.

20:39 A big factor on that, but we will get through it together.

20:42 We're always a team.

20:44 And I always tell you that when one door closes, another one door opens. I'm a firm believer of that for better opportunity.

20:54 Today's a great example of that, right?

20:55 I don't know if he found you guys, but last week he was offered a job recently and today's his first day of work. So that's why I thought he was calling like something happened. Like, oh my goodness, what is it now?

21:07 So.

21:08 Um, but again, thank you. Um, I don't know what that email is about, but you can tell me later, but I wasn't expecting this one. He knows I'm not, you know, I'm a big fan. I just listened to Ryan's roses. I was going to tell him about it when he gets home.

21:22 This is the opposite of Ryan's roses. If we had more of you in the world, there'd be no Ryan's roses.

21:28 Yeah.

21:29 So, um, yeah, thank you. We were always in this team. I mean, together, you're welcome.

21:34 And, um, We'll get by slowly but surely. I mean, I know we went from two incomes to one, now back to two. But I love you. And, again, I wasn't expecting this call.

21:47 Well, Heidi, we want to just listen in forever on your lives because I love how sweet this whole thing is. Let me tell you what we're going to do. Congratulations, Darren, on day one of the job. To celebrate, we're going to send you to our sold-out Jingle Ball. We'll give you tickets to that for a little experience outing.

22:05 No way. No way.

22:07 Yeah, we'll take care of that. And I'm going to give you $ 1, 000 in cash to go nuts, whatever you want to do.

22:16 Oh, wow.

22:16 Oh, my God.

22:18 Are you serious right now? Thank you.

22:20 Enjoy.

22:21 I deeply appreciate it.

22:23 It's our pleasure to do it.

22:24 I was not expecting that. Oh, my God. Thank you.

22:26 I mean, we have, like, car expenses right now, so that will help.

22:30 Out a lot.

22:31 Well, let's get it done. We'll get it to you right away. $ 1, 000 cash tickets to our Jingle Ball. And we will see you at our Jingle Ball. So, Heidi and Darren, I hope to meet you soon.

22:38 Absolutely.

22:40 Thank you so much.

22:42 I appreciate it. Hi, sister.

22:44 Hi.

22:45 Hi.

22:46 Hi.

22:47 Congratulations.

22:48 Thank you so much.

22:51 I appreciate you guys. Thank you for listening. And thank you for the amazing example you are for couples because I now want to get married.

22:59 Oh, wow, that's big.

23:00 Oh, thank you.

23:01 Thank you. All right.

23:02 Thank you.

23:05 Hang on one second. You too.

23:07 You too.

23:08 You just know when good people are good people, and she and they are good people, and that's done.

23:12 100.

23:14 Don't hesitate to send me any good stories via email like Darren did. That could happen. She's going to be in our sold-out jingle ball presented by Capital One. Olivia Rodrigo and your tickets next to win. Let's talk about the power bills. LADWP, the bill is out of control across L.A., not just homeowners feeling it. Restaurants, too. Have you seen the– I mean, obviously, you've seen your statement, your bill. People are posting their bills on social media because of some of the amounts that Susan, you have some details about these posts.

23:44 So it's going viral at this point because the bills are crazy. Like we were charged double for this round of bills from like the summer, the same time last year.

23:54 Like how do you go from double? Nothing has changed in our household.

23:57 We're saying we use more electricity in those hotter temperatures. And that's why they have an equation and an approval process to do this. But look at some of these bills.

24:06 Yeah, one homeowner posted that his bill was more than.

24:10 $ 3, 000.

24:11 Cantor's Deli was hit with a $ 35, 000 bill. Now, these are for two months because that's how LADWP works. It's every other month you get charged.

24:20 But it's insane. And I'm not alone here. I've talked to all of my friends.

24:23 All of their bills have doubled as well. We just don't understand where all these hidden charges are coming from. coming in with LADWP, a petition is now going around social media. It started with like, oh, let's try to get like a thousand signatures and it's already close to 30,000. They're trying to get it to 50,000 people signing this petition because they want an audit.

24:43 Like we all want an audit.

24:44 You want to be looked into. I mean, we've seen some of the careless spending, right? You've seen that around the city. So now what and why? And like I said, there is... a governing body, there is a process, there are approvals, but the LA city controller is now going to look into it, which is good news because yeah, when you compare it to a year ago and if it's going to be hotter and hotter, is it going to increase every summer?

25:10 Well, and this is actually kind of interesting because just yesterday, Karen Bass announced that utility shutoffs for LADWP customers struggling with these high bills will be paused through the end of the year. So that's a little bit of good news, I guess.

25:25 At least the heat's gone for the moment.

25:27 For the moment.

25:28 The rain's here. Young Ronnie in the back room who's out filling up your tank with free gas on a regular. He's been eyeing you. Ronnie is eyeing new cars. What happened to your car car?

25:40 So I had this car for a long time, but then the engine basically gave out and exploded on me. I have no idea how it happened. And I'm not a car person, clearly. So I did not want to get a new car because... I don't really know about them. What did you drive? How did it explode? What happened?

26:00 It's a funny story.

26:01 Basically, the gas light was on. Not the gas light, the engine light, sorry. And I never checked it. Because sometimes, you know, lights come on and I'm like, okay, whatever, I'll deal with it. And then, yeah, my car dealt with me before I could.

26:13 Deal with it.

26:14 Check engine is one you've got to pay attention to.

26:17 Yeah, usually it means you should go take it in to get checked.

26:20 How are you narrowing down what you're going to get? You need safety and value in my mind. Yeah, well, I don't really look at that stuff. I kind of just am like, oh, I like the color of this car.

26:29 Right, it has to be cute.

26:30 Yeah.

26:30 Let me give you a list of things you should do when you have an auto. Check engine, consider safety, consider value. Color, least important. And some colors cost more than other colors, Ronnie.

26:40 That's true.

26:41 Might I suggest a Ford Bronco Sport? Very cute and reliable.

26:44 Yeah, your car is cute.

26:46 You can see your local Ford dealer today. We can connect you. We both have Broncos. Yes, please connect me.

26:52 But in the meantime, I've been taking the Metro for literally the past year since I haven't had a car. And I don't know if I want to buy a car now because I've just been saving up all this money, not doing a car payment, not paying for insurance.

27:06 Or gas.

27:07 Or gas, yeah.

27:08 Like, I'm filling up people's gas tanks and seeing how expensive it is.

27:12 And I don't know that I want that anymore. And the Metro is so cheap.

27:15 Well, look, if you have budgeted for a car and you're finding that you can do everything you want to do on the Metro... then great. There's all this found cash that you can use for lifestyle. I think if it's working, don't waste it on a vehicle if you don't need it.

27:32 I agree.

27:32 I think he needs it, though.

27:35 Not if he's getting to work on time. Plus, you can borrow that Kiss van every once in a while.

27:40 Well, you know, I tried to, but they didn't let me.

27:42 Well, they will. Tell them you're going to do an appearance on a date or something. LA Metro, $ 175 per trip, no matter how far you go. Honestly, if you can do it, do it. And when you're ready to think about cars, I think the Prius is safe.

27:54 Yeah.

27:55 Get Toyota.

27:56 I think a Honda Civic is safe.

27:58 Oh, a Honda Civic could be cute.

28:00 Yeah. You look very cute in it.

28:03 On air with Ryan Seacrest.

28:08 Well, it's going to rain today. Kiss FM. El Nino is coming and umbrellas are going to be something we need to pack. Keep with you at all times. How do you feel about using an umbrella? It's a necessity. Now, what's the issue at USC, Bella, our intern? You don't like carrying an umbrella? It doesn't look cool?

28:26 Right.

28:26 So it's going to rain today, but everyone on campus, it's not just me, like they think it's embarrassing to use an umbrella and they show up to class soaking wet.

28:35 I don't know why.

28:35 Why is it embarrassing to carry an umbrella? I think it looks prepared. I think it's practical. And then you aren't soaking wet in class. What's the downside?

28:45 I don't know.

28:45 I think they just don't want to carry it with them or they're in a rush.

28:48 Yeah, then where do you put it?

28:50 Well, they make them so compact now. Even like your Wheel of Fortune umbrella that we got.

28:54 It's literally like this big and then it opens up huge.

28:58 Bella, actually, why don't I give you a Wheel of Fortune umbrella? It's a wheel. It's the actual wheel with all the wedges on it, the dollar amounts. You should roll around in that, walk around in that.

29:06 So I can't use.

29:07 An umbrella because I ride a bike around campus. I like don't have enough time between classes to just walk. So I have to use a bike and it's hard to steer.

29:15 What do people do that ride bikes? You got to put on a wetsuit.

29:17 Yeah, not a wetsuit, a raincoat.

29:19 My dad wants to get me like the umbrella hat.

29:22 Yeah, that's cute.

29:23 Or like a face shield. It's brave and bold.

29:29 I don't know.

29:30 My mother, be careful if there's rain and you're out with my mother because she gets her hair did once every 10 days. And once that hair is done, by her hair person, she cannot let one drop of rain. It's a panic. I don't know how she sleeps and she keeps it perfect for like a week. Sleeps in the hair, comes back the same day. It looks the same.

29:50 Well, she probably, like, fixes it up in the morning.

29:52 I don't know, but we cannot encounter rain. Like, Mom, can you make it two steps? No. I need an umbrella. Now, then I carry the umbrella over her head while I get wet. I don't care. Like, I don't even bother me.

30:06 That's cute.

30:07 But you do not want to mess with her. When your mother gets their hair done, it's big, and it's serious, and it was an outing. I think the rain hat, whatever your dad's idea is, is great.

30:17 I don't, I don't hate that.

30:18 You're going to love it. Bold and kiss FM. So what is, this is interesting. What is your snack or dessert or food or pantry kryptonite? Tanya ice cream for me.

30:30 Yeah.

30:30 I love cookies, cookie dough, cookies, cookie dough, ice cream for me. Disney, what's yours? What's your candy kryptonite?

30:37 Mine is very specific. It's Haribo gummy bears.

30:41 I would not get near it or care. You can get as many as you want in the pantry.

30:45 Oh my gosh. Once that bag opens, I can't stop.

30:48 I can't figure out like how, I can just eat like five and then put it away.

30:51 There's no way.

30:52 Penny, you also like goldfish, don't you?

30:54 I love goldfish.

30:55 I actually just saw, I think Michaela sent me a video. You can make them at home so they're healthier for you.

31:00 Oh, I saw that video too.

31:01 It's going around our algorithm.

31:03 I would prefer ice cream over the goldfish. Ruby, what's your kryptonite?

31:08 Mine is hot Cheetos.

31:09 Wow.

31:10 That is my guilty pleasure.

31:11 Those are guilty. Yeah. Ronnie, you have a kryptonite snack?

31:15 So mine is white cheddar Cheez-Its.

31:18 They are so good. And I love when the powder gets on my fingers so I can lick it off. Even though that's bad, it's so good.

31:23 As a child, as a kid, my mom will tell you, I would go into the Cheez-Its. I loved a box. I would eat a box full of Cheez-Its after school. So good. Now, Jordan, your snack kryptonite is dino nuggets?

31:36 Yes, it is.

31:37 It's like my favorite thing to make when I get home from work.

31:40 How do you make them? Don't you just heat them up?

31:42 Uh, I sometimes depends.

31:44 I'll use the air fryer or the oven and just like, that's a big snack.

31:48 I mean, that's the equivalent of me making my cookie sheet pan nachos. When I used to get home from school as a kid, watch Oprah every day.

31:54 Yo, I don't know.

31:55 I just like post up on the couch pre the oven.

31:57 I got a pre snack before the dino nuggets and then boom, I'll just eat like a good 10 to 12.

32:02 And that's before dinner. 10 to 12.

32:07 Here comes a dozen, not a hay dozen, dozen.

32:10 Cool.

32:12 All right.

32:12 Well, I want you all to go home tonight and indulge. Enjoy your dinos, your haribos, your goldfish, your hot cheez-its, or whatever they were.

32:19 Cheetos.

32:20 Cheetos and your white cheddar cheese. Tomorrow on the show, we are paying your bills. $ 1, 000 every hour for you to win. I want your jack-o'-lantern to look good on Halloween. Don't carve it too early. I'll tell you the sweet spot of when to do it. Also, tomorrow, Ryan's Rose is 740. There's a trail of bedbugs between she, her husband, and her best friend. What does that mean? 7.40 in the morning and sold out Jingle Ball tickets all morning long. Sisney, what you got next?

32:49 I'm going to get you into Dancing with the Stars live.

32:52 What?

32:53 Yes.

32:54 You can't win, Tanya.

32:55 No. See you early in the morning. I kiss. Thanks for listening to On Air with Ryan Seacrest. Make sure to subscribe and we'll talk to you again tomorrow.