It's kind of a sad day here at new day.
Today is our producer.
Derek has his last day with the team
and before we say goodbye to him,
we're having a good round of hot topics.
Here are producers Derrick,
Susie and Joseph. Susie
just made us gluten free Mac and cheese,
which I didn't even know existed,
and Joseph and I we have a hard time,
you know, digesting gluten,
so I'm not happy about this.
A new thing, but the real new
thing that everyone's been talking
about Mac and cheese ice cream.
It's a collab between Kraft Mac and
Cheese and Van Lewin ice cream,
and it was limited time and
it's sold out. But we got some.
I don't have any ice cream,
but I did make myself a bowl
of Kraft Mac and cheese.
I ended up using vanilla oat milk,
'cause that's all we had.
So maybe it will be
like, you know, ice cream
color is the weirdest part.
It is very much the color
of macaroni and cheese,
so it's a little weird frank screen.
But it doesn't taste
bad. The little like not like Mac and
cheese from a box. I like this weird.
I actually like this more than I anticipate,
like this is actually really good.
Yeah, really sorry that you have
to eat regular Mac and cheese
there and you're not feeling
special right now. I don't recommend
the the old milk. No man, I
have to put this down. I really would
eat really that good.
Not really good.
I mean it doesn't taste like
macaroni and cheese to me
at all. What does it taste like
to you all caramel caramel yeah caramel,
yeah smell a little bit of that
cheese, but it's it's delicious.
All the cheese. It nicely looks
like Lemon Sherbert and I just think
that you're all lying to me and you're
just eating lemon sherbert right now.
I promise, I promise, but what I don't
understand is SOSUS that you said this had
like sold out. Yeah, sold
out within hours and even broke
the website. It broke the Internet
Mac and cheese ice cream.
Amazing, that is amazing.
What does it say about
us? I don't know, but it's delicious.
People love their macaroni
and cheese. That's what it
says. TV people will eat anything,
even if it's like 3 days old,
especially if it's three day
old pizza. Election room pizza.
There is a woman here in
Washington who is super fond of it.
So fan in fact that she's visiting
every Dairy Queen in Washington state.
So wow, if you had to go to 1 fast
food restaurant that you have an
obsession for, what would it be?
Well, I'm only a pretty healthy eater,
so let me just put down my macaroni
and cheese that I've been shoveling
into my face to tell you my number.
One place I would like to visit every
location would have to be Arby's really.
Well, it's like the pyramid of deliciousness.
You got the sauce,
the sandwich, and the fries.
It's so delicious. Arby's is so
underrated. I love
Arby's. Their tagline is, it's the meats. We
have the meat.
Not the best meat, just the meat.
We have some meat.
I love any cheeseburger place,
but Smashburger has a special
place in my heart.
It's there's.
There's not a ton of
locations unfortunately,
but that way you can do a road
trip 'cause they're spread out.
Yes, I would say for me I would
eat at Cafe Rio every day and
that's a Mexican food restaurant.
There's only a few locations here
or Del Taco and I think there's
only one Del Taco in the state
of Washington and it's in Federal
Way and I would eat there almost
every day. Oh my gosh, I love Del Taco.
They put ranch dressing
in their chicken tacos.
They're they're like crack genius.
No, there was a Del Taco here.
As a matter of fact,
I do love Jack in the box like I do
love their two tacos for a dollar.
If they still have that I don't know.
So now that we have eaten all
the fast food and the ice cream,
how are we going to work it off?
I mean, I gotta tell you during
the pandemic I have not been
on the top of my workout game.
Have any of you?
Not at all, no. And I
think it's come to a head
in my household because I am
not one known to exercise.
I think you know this about me.
We did finally succumb to
buying one of those fancy
stationary bicycles. Oh, you did?
I'm hoping that it was worth
the money. Will find out you
also don't ride a bike
right? And I also don't know how
to write a real bicycle in real life,
so it's a really weird combination of
things happening right now. But now we know
what to buy. You like all the
accessories that you need for this?
Well, I can't lie to you all.
I bought a couple of subscriptions
on my phone 'cause I was like I'm
gonna do it at home and at home.
I have done 00 classes.
I have an app that helps me track.
I won't say that company either
but helps me track what I eat.
No, even use it. Don't even try literally.
Just giving money away at this point.
I did the app too and they were so perky,
but I almost threw the
phone across the street.
I did an outdoor walking app
and they were so incredibly up.
I just was so mad by the end of it,
but I guess I got my workout in so it worked.
So just annoyed.
Grumpy workout partner is
what you're saying? Yeah I got the
app to track the food and everything
and then I went through the free
trial and they're like oh you
can buy a lifetime membership.
And so I said, sure.
And then since then I have.
I used to at all,
so you know that is just money well spent.
I used to walk, you know,
to work and so got a little
bit exercise there.
But now I'm lucky if I
get out and walk the dog.
I'm about to be unemployed so
I can focus all my attention.
And you know that Dedmon shape.
There were not. Firing him OK were
not yes or
no to be clear. OK, we're gonna have
more with our producers later in this
show as we bid our farewell to Derek Mom.
The time has come where we have to say
goodbye to one of our beloved producers,
Derek. Cost now fun fact about him.
He's been working remotely for us
from Michigan for the past 16 months.
In fact, I've never even met him in person.
Are hot topics panel producers?
Is Derek Susie and Joseph. Here we go,
so I've actually never met you in person.
I've never shaking your hand.
No, but you have been such a sweet and
strong support for me this whole time.
Anytime I had a question, you were there.
If I was nervous about something,
I could always ask you,
so I'm grateful for you so much my
friend and I'm gonna miss you even
though I've never even seen you. I know
it's it's like you know,
having a this virtual relationship
it's it's not enough for me,
I I will come out and visit and we can,
you know officially you know meet
in person which is so strange.
Like you said, we've been
working together so long and.
Never met in person,
which is crazy, but I like from
here up like I don't know
if you're talking and that's
what I was thinking I like.
Are you sure like?
She's very tired 'cause
I'm like, you know,
I'm a little taller than that.
Yeah, see, I
never knew it's hard
to tell when
it's just you know this much.
I very much feel the same way and it's
been such a pleasure to work with you.
And we've gotten to reinvent the show,
and I think that's something
that we've talked about.
A lot is not only you know with the
pandemic and going virtual reinventing it,
you know, welcoming you to the team,
and, you know,
kicking things off and making it our own.
I think that's then a lot of fun.
Oh yeah, and Derek has been working
remotely for us for more than a year,
so like the biggest hats off to Derek
for literally being a full time employee
of this show when the pandemic started
and knew they had to transition from
in studio guests to all over zoom.
I literally did not think it was
going to be physically possible.
We had so many technical challenges and I
was so thankful to have Derek on our team.
He was very savvy with all the video editing,
helping us navigate through all that stuff.
I'm like Derek.
I don't know how to do this and he was like.
I don't either, but I'm gonna YouTube
and figure out and then show you.
So let's roll.
That stuff was just
like priceless. Seriously, yeah,
I have to say 2 quick memories.
I don't wanna get emotional so I won't
be his first day here in our studio.
I think we were moving
Christmas trees or something.
I just said move that tree hearing
just like grabs history and goes
and then he saved my life at one
time not to be too dramatic 'cause
it wasn't really my life but I was
throwing a 60th birthday party.
For a girlfriend and I had made
this whole video and we were
starting to share the video.
It was all virtual and something went
wrong technically and I think it was
midnight when I called him up frantically
screaming at the party is ruined.
What is happening?
We can't hear the video and he just
is so patient with me and just told me
what buttons to click and he saved the
whole party. So we should also
point out that you are you are in
Michigan right? Eastern Time
Zone Eastern Eastern Time zone.
So it was I. I got midnight and
I don't know why I was even up.
I just knew that you were gonna
need me but I just I kind of soul
I've not met but I don't wanna get
I'm not going to get emotional but
yeah I'll save that for later but I
am sad that you will no longer be
with this but I will say you've had a
lasting effect on this show and on me.
Thank you no, and I feel the same way
about each and everyone of you and
I just we've had so much fun too.
Along the way, you know.
Along with reinventing everything
and figuring everything out,
I think some of my best memories
are just sitting on a zoom call
that I'm not in the interview fully
cracking up at you guys playing games.
The speak out with Susie TV does not
get better than that and I really
couldn't have asked for better coworkers,
especially to get through what
we've been through.
You really have to come back on the
show and play a little speak out.
Yeah, I know that mouthpiece
I will send you that mathies.
You can have nice and extras though I
don't want to do that.
Wow, we wish Derek the
best of luck and I haven't.
I think he'll probably be
back on the show sometime.
Don't you think, Susie?
I think so. I hope so.
I you need to meet him.
I need to meet him in person definitely
and we need to have a new day party in.
Isn't it amazing that you can make
that connection and you've never met him?
Literally.
I actually showed me that sometimes
these online connections can be real.
'cause I was way too old for the online
dating thing which thank goodness.
Thank goodness.
I have waited that debackle
'cause you know what I I would
love to see your profile girl.
I know cat I like cats rocks
long walks on the beach.