Like It Or Not: November 09, 2026

Welcome to the show. Monday night, we're live here on Like It or Not. Our panel tonight, Britt Alexandra's back. Hey. Hi. Good to see you. Good to see you, too. Elizabeth from Hot 99.5. Welcome back, my friend. Thank you. I guess I'm off the blacklist. That's good. No, no, no. You were in this. No, hold on. Before we welcome political and cultural commentator Kaivon Schropp back, good to see you, my friend. Good to see you. You decided to have a baby first. First of all, I didn't have one. I acquired one. I love it. Okay. Legally. You were traveling everywhere. Whatever. I was going to say, different energy here than our usual. It's pile on gym night. Baby boy is so cute, though. He is. And he's not been a good luck charm for the commanders. Well, he was. Until he wasn't. That's right. I love it. All right, we've got a lot to get to, so let's fire it up. Let's talk about Bug Hall, shall we? The former child star claims he's taken a vow of poverty and now wants fans to help him raise money before the birth of his sixth child. He played Alfalfa in the Little Rascals movie, launched a GoFundMe with a $2,000 goal. Hall says he self-canceled himself back in 2020, left Hollywood and donated most of his material possessions to live a simple life. And if he needed the money, he would pick up gigs to cover it. But after unexpected bills left him short on money and, you know, six kids. The funds will go towards finishing his new home, according to the GoFundMe. Supporters have donated over $27,000 to Kyvon. I'm going to start with you. Should he have turned to the public to do the work, or should he have figured it out himself? I was going to say, I feel like it's not a vow of poverty if every time you need money, you just crowdfund it from other people who need money. Like, that is just, like, top-tier celebrity privilege. Yeah. Yeah. This guy, I remember the Little Rascals movie, which, I mean, I don't think— Of course. It was one of my favorites. Yeah, it was a cute movie. But in this case... The responses were like, you know, hey, how about, where do I donate the condoms? That's how I feel about it. Like, you're over here talking about, I'll figure it out, get back to work if you lose the money. Next thing you know, you're having a sixth child. Like, you know what you're doing when you're doing what you're doing. You feel what I'm saying? I mean, it's like the, he did a whole vow of, like, extreme Catholicism or something is what he said. So, honestly, only he can make us hate him. Like, all the child stars, they all got into drugs and stuff. And they're all like, Killing themselves in other ways, and then he's like, you know what, I'm going to go the straight and narrow path, and then I'll make you hate me by asking for money. And I feel like people are donating because they just feel bad because it's alpha, alpha. Like, you know what I mean? You just, how are you supposed to hate him? And then he does this. Thank you. I saw that he said he's just going to keep impregnating his wife, so not in the market for condoms, sounds like. I mean, I get it. I don't believe in him. Isn't there a push to have more babies in this world? This is true. I mean, I guess, but by some acquiring them, literally, I would think it's one thing. It was like for like a baby shower, like for the baby, whatever, to finish the home instead where the baby's. Yeah, it's a mess. I'm not here for it. I hope the kids like the bottom line is. There are kids like caught up in all of this here. So you want to make sure that they are taken care of. I think that's the most important thing. I think that the decisions of the parents are one thing. But if you make the decision to have children, you need to provide for those children. And I hope I would imagine in this case, they are. I think, well, I think, you know, the kids don't take the vow of poverty is the point, but it's also sort of, this is the whole thing about poverty. There is always an unexpected expense. Like nobody's thinking, oh, I have my budget for the year and nothing's going to come up. Like that is the struggle of this entire economy for everybody. Exactly. It's like, welcome to the real world. No longer. You're doing some math here. Hot take. I'm just thinking, you know, he took a vow of poverty. How is that any different than Martha Stewart's homeless? Okay. Wow. Wow. He just wants to live like the people in poverty, and now he's going to complain about it? Too much. She's raising his hand. And that photo does not give him poverty at all. You have to play the Martha card when we've got to move on. You waited all this time to play the Martha card. It just hit me. Okay. Hey, satirical newspaper and website The Onion is back and it wants to sponsor a college football game on ESPN. The plans are pretty wild. The CEO of The Onion, Ben Collins, says the game would feature the two worst teams in the country. It would be nine quarters long, and there would be a penalty for running into the kicker. I love this. As for the fans who don't care about football, they play the entirety of the movie on the Jumbotron. So the Indians tried to land sponsorship deals with the Frisco Bowl and the New Orleans Bowl, but neither worked out. Now they're talking about the inaugural Puerto Rico Bowl as another possibility. They're trying to get... They say they have the money. They say they want to do this. EB, like it or not... Oh, my God, I love this so much. And this is actually before I saw that they wanted the two worst teams. I just saw all the things that they wanted to do within the stadium. The bowl games are so pointless now. Why are we doing... I actually, not now, even before when I was in college, I was like, what, the Sugar Bowl, which was a big one, but there's how many big ones? Yeah, exactly. This is fun. Give me more of this. How many crappy bowls did WVU make when you were there? How dare you? I was there for the four best years in history, okay? Shout out to Pat McAfee and Pat White and Steve Blaine. I was there for all four. We were, I'm going to say I was the good luck charm. Okay. Well, what I appreciate is you bring the humbleness. The humility to like it or not tonight. Should I also drop that I was like best friends with all of them? Thank you for having me. Could you call them right now? Like, no. Okay, okay. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I think this is hilarious. Like, I love everything about it, for sure. Two worst teams, and then the fact that, like, there's, like, kind of no rules in this game, too. I just think it's funny. If they got the money for it, why not? People will probably watch it. Well, exactly. I think, honestly, it's clever. It's getting attention. And they are doing such an interesting thing, bringing back the onion like they've done, and this is for their, I think, their print magazine to get more attention. And what a time that we need something like The Onion to remind us how absurd politics is today. Literally. Literally. It's almost like... Trump-Dana White thing, like, is it a joke? Is it not? Like, is it an Onion headline? Is it not? That is the reality that we are in today. You're exactly right. So very important to have that reminder. And I think also it kind of pokes at all the corporate sort of takeover of everything, right? Like, just as it does the news. So the Onion, I mentioned Ben Collins, used to be a serious journalist for NBC News. Yeah. And he decided he was going to be bought the... Got some investors on board. They bought The Onion. They brought back the print edition. I subscribed to it because it's just funny. And the best part about it is all the ads in The Onion are completely fake. Completely fake. I think there was one for 60 minutes. It goes, is NBC hiring? Leslie Stahl investigates. I'm crying. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hilarious. But sometimes I do fall for it. Yep. And I think that it's real. Yeah. It's true. Yeah. I see The Onion, and I'm like, well, maybe this is a true story. I think this could be hilarious. I could see Drew Keating being the host or something. Did you see Jeff Bezos with the hair transplants? I've got to say, I fell for that one. See? See? Like, maybe today's the day that they went to Real News. I don't know. You never know. Only one way to find out. Keep buying it. A new trend report shows some parents are taking a different approach when it comes to teen drinking. A feature in the Wall Street Journal says instead of saying, don't drink. They're focusing on how to keep their teens safe. Some parents are choosing to host supervised parties with drinking in their homes. Some are even driving teens to parties where they know alcohol will be served, picking them up later, and making sure they have water and other basics when they get home. Other parents are having honest conversations about alcohol before the kids head off to college, including knowing their limits, staying hydrated, eating before drinking, and never getting into a car with somebody who's been drinking. So, Britt. Your parents are medical professionals here. Right. Should they take a hands-on approach to alcohol with you? I mean, it was the opposite for me, for sure, obviously. And for that reason, I was the type of teen, sorry, parents, that were sneaking out of the house and doing exactly what these teenagers are doing. And I always said I was going to be not a regular mom, Jim, but a cool mom. But as you're talking about this, I'm like, this is just not responsible. Like, first of all, you're supposed to wait until you're obviously 21 to be drinking. I do get... I don't believe that. I mean, I do get that kick. Honestly, myself, we're drinking in high school. I didn't have my first drink until 21. Yeah, right. You got me? I do, actually. I don't know if this is The Onion. I'm in college. I'm in college. I almost don't. I believe you. I don't think 21. I didn't in college. Wow. This could be the onion or not. I don't know. Exactly. It's a nice thing. They all doubt me. I'm sorry, but there's a difference between, like, I want to be the parent that my kid calls if they're in a difficult situation. Which I want to be that parent. Tell her you're giving. One woman gave her kids money to buy a fake ID. It's like, on what end of the parenting spectrum is that productive? That's what I'm saying. Like, you don't want to, like, encourage it. You know? You know, I need to know what Kim did. Oh, Kim, I was not allowed to do anything. And I would ask her, I'd be like, mom, do you want me to lie to you or do you want me to tell you I'm going to the party? She's like, well, you're not allowed to go to the party. Yeah, but that's like, I don't know, maybe a fake ID once you're 18 to be 21. I would support that. But guys. We help everyone practice everything else in life. Why not practice drinking? But I think if you're going to try to get a fake ID, you need to be cool enough and smart enough and shrewd enough to get away with it. Like, it's not like, I'm sorry, like, if you're going to be a hustler, like, if you're, like, it's like if you get a ticket. I remember one time I got caught texting and driving very bad, don't do it. And my dad was like, that was a dumb thing to do. And getting caught doing it was even dumber. Yeah, exactly. It's kind of the same concept. Like, if you want to live that life, you got to be a bad person. I'll drink with my kids, but not. Your kids too, you know what I'm saying? Your hypothetical kids, we should point out. Let's go to Deja in the control room. Deja, so my sister, my mom let it slip that she had a fake ID, so my sister thought automatically, well, it's okay if I get one. Okay, well, I'm not divulging that much, but I was like, I also was not allowed to drink or do anything ever, like in high school or something like that, but... Um, I don't even think I started, like, drinking in front of my parents until maybe a couple years ago. Like, I feel that was, like, not a thing that you did. Like, it's, like, for me, it was, like, you're still a kid? I'm, like, I'm a grown adult. Like, I own a home. Like, what? But it's, like, it was still, like, weird for me to drink in front of them. I feel like we always had that, like, that clear, like, boundary. It was weird. My mom did. Catch me. She's never brought it up, but I knew she knew in high school. I got really drunk, and I got dropped off, and she made me go to the 8 a.m. service for church the next day. 8 a.m. service. I love it. And was like, get up. And I was like, she knows, and I'm dying. That's the best kind of punishment. So maybe fostering that, but my mom also doesn't drink, so I don't know. I don't know what type of parent I'm going to be, but I... Wait, hold on. Wait. No, not the Lord. I mean, the Lord's going to punish you, I think, is what I've been told. I was just saying, you know, if you know they're going to be hung over, make them get up and do something. I mean, that was the worst punishment. I never drank again in high school. I drank again in college. That was it. When I don't have mom to make me wake up at 8. Oh, youth. Exactly. Youth, youth, youth. That's our question for you tonight, our Fox 5 Live InstaPoll question. Parents helping teens navigate drinking. 72% of you like it. 28% of you don't. Are you a regular mom or a cool mom? Go to fox5dc.com slash line or cast your votes. We'll talk about that and so much more when we come right back. We already know what's ahead. All right, back down to the question, what's one expensive purchase that could make your everyday life better? A Reddit thread asked people to name a luxury item between $1,000 and $10,000 that changed their lives for the better. The picks weren't just designer bags or fancy cars. We're talking about tankless water heaters, high-end mattresses, dishwashers, sturdy treadmills, and even espresso machines. Others said quality stainless steel cookware and Bose earbuds were worth the splurge because they're things you can use again and again. And it makes daily life feel a little easier or more enjoyable. So, Britt, what's one luxury item you'd spend the big bucks on? I mean, they already took it. I mean, definitely a designer bag. But, but. How would that make your life better, though? But listen, I mean, any Chanel will make my life better. I'm just throwing it out there. I'm not even going to hold you. But I was thinking about wellness. As you started talking more, like the little at-home saunas, I feel like that would make my life so much better to have one of those. I do. I like the lady that said divorce was the luxury item. She said, I mean, you can't put a price on freedom, I guess. Exactly. Probably very luxurious. And then take the money and go get a bargain. Why not? I don't think I believe in luxury. I think it's against my religion. Luxury is. What if I was going to... Let's not get into a religious talk right now, although we were very close in the last segment. No, but you are like me. We like deals. You're always looking for the biggest bang for the buck. I mean, but... Oh, my God. Sorry. Wait, who's calling? No, it's my alarm. Post something on Instagram. Okay. I love it. It's a live TV. Anyway, I did spend a lot of money on my baby, like to acquire it. That's a good one. So I feel like. I don't know if he's luxurious. And I think it was more than $10,000. I was like, yeah. Just wait. Just wait. Just wait. Again, just to be clear, it was a legal process. She didn't just spend the money on buying him. I just feel like I'm just trying to save you on this one here. That's a good PSA. What about you? You know, I feel like every summer my friends go on all these fancy trips, and I'm like, I'm just going to resign to not do that and Uber anywhere that I need to. Because otherwise, you know, you don't want to go to, like, Brooklyn or back. And if you just, in your head, you're like, okay, this would be my trip to Paris. You're like, okay, I'll do it. If it's in a black. I mean, I would say that. A black, as well. I like that. That's luxurious. I feel like, yeah, it's so convenient. Just being okay with spending your money. You guys are way too humble and chill. I mean, I'm just telling you, just go to Chanel one day and then the rest is history. That will make my life worse because I will be so anxious carrying that around. I'll tell you the one thing that I've been, I've really been on the fence about and my better angels. Tell me no, yeah, but it's when I go to Costco and I stand there in the TV section and I see that super thin 85-inch TV and I'm like, I have a big wall. It could work. That would make my life better. I'm like, do I need this right now? We also move every year, so you might not have a big wall. That's true. We'll take them off the wall, you know. But you might not have a big wall next year. Or maybe I just buy it when I move into the next one. Just keep moving the same building. That's the key. I'll make it easy. Yeah. Easy enough. Hey, you mentioned the sauna. Sauna culture is booming right now. If a trip to the spa seems too much work, we have some good news for you. The Guardian says hot baths can do the trick and could be even better for you than a sauna. Like these people who are completely chill and not at all posing for the camera. Studies show a hot bath is better at lowering blood pressure and boosting your immune system. On top of that, some studies show the benefits of a hot bath could be comparable to aerobic exercise. So, Kaivan, are you a fan of saunas and baths? I'm a fan of baths. I think it's amazing it took them this time to discover that a hot bath can be relaxing next to, let's cover it, napping. But, honestly, the sauna is so much, especially in cities. I feel like it's, like, such an event. First of all, everyone looks too good. It's, like, super annoying. It's not relaxing at all. Then I feel like people are on, like, awkward first or second dates there. In a sauna? Yeah. Okay. If you go in New York City to these saunas, it's, like, people interviewing each other. The number of times, because you're just sitting quietly and the people talking, it's like, so, where'd you grow up? And it's like, do you not know each other? And you came here. Like, what? You don't talk. That is so uncomfortable. I'm comfortable. Are people going on dates to spa? I think they are. Sauna dates? No, I'm thinking, like, spa world, you know? Yeah. Actually, yes. King Spa and stuff like that. You'd be surprised. I love a good spa day. I can't lie. I am a fan of both. Love a good hot bath, though. There's nothing like a great hot bath with a bottle of wine. Bottle. Yeah, it's not a bath. Bottle. You know what I mean? And some candles and good music. No, you have a child now. Well, when you do that, right? No, like I just don't like the idea of sitting in this hotness like naked with like just like stewing there floating up around you. Well, that's why you take a shower first before you do the bath. But you know, that's crazy, too. I don't know if everybody does the same thing. Like I'll sit on it, but please do not speak to me. Okay. I, who, uh, Angie's into the, the, what, the, the sound showers. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'm into that too. And I love a good sit down shower. We were talking about that earlier. You ever sit down in the shower? I'm just going to put the water right on you. If you're, like, really good at it, I'm going to have a choice. It's so relaxing. You should try it. Rethinking your life decisions in that moment. Okay, don't Gemini me out, but, yes, I usually go into my mode. I remember when I was in high school and, like, I would get up. I had no sleep the night before, and I was taking a shower. I was like, I would get, like, five minutes of sleep laying on the floor of the bathtub. And it was so relaxing. It's relaxing. Your dad started, like, get the hell up. Literally. Literally. Okay. Hey, if you ever find yourself holding a menu a little farther away just to read it, you're not alone. More people in their 40s are starting to notice they're struggling with small prints. One woman realizing she needed reading glasses after trying a pair on a TJ Maxx and discovering they made everything clearer. She says her friends are experiencing the same thing, borrowing each other's readers to check their phones and read menus. Some are even taking pictures and zooming in to read it. So, EB, are you seeing your vision declining yet? No, I'm not. But I really love this advertisement for TJ Maxx. It's brilliant. It's really brilliant. Yeah. I feel like my husband on a whim got LASIK. So, like, that was so scary. I got LASIK. It changed my life. Really? There's your luxury. So, my question is, did it work for JB? Yes. Okay. And he didn't even have glasses before that. He went in to get it checked. What? And they were like, let's just laser your eyes. So, wait a second. So, if he didn't have the glasses. That don't make sense. Well, I think he's these people. Okay. I think he's the TJ Maxx goer. The reason I ask that is because I know, not to put his business out there, I know your brother had it. Yeah, well, because JB had it. Right, right. But I feel like your brother didn't have the same experience that JB is having. We'll have to re-ask him. Okay, okay. Yeah. JB, EB. Yeah, correct. Okay. JB and EB. That's where it ends. Yeah. Okay. The whole thing about LASIK. Yeah, that's weird. I definitely have contacts, too. Can't see without one or the other. I'm scared of LASIK. I can't lie to you. Yeah, I'm going to feel old when it gets to that point where I can't see and I have to use a reader. I feel like there's like an irony in all these millennials that were going around with like the fake personality glasses and now they won't wear the actual glasses that they need. It's hilarious. Literally. I also think it's like looking at our phones so closely, the fact that we're starting that early, I mean, we're doomed. You can turn on like this feature that it like buzzes you every time you hold it too close and it's like you're supposed to hold your iPhone here. It's impossible to do. Like you cannot get through the day without turning it off. It's so annoying. It's amazing what it should be. All right. Interesting. Still to come, the future of the Cybertruck. Yes. I love the Cybertruck. Wait, what? I do. I can't lie. All right, well, you're going to defend that when we come back. Oh, yeah. Good to know, thanks. Not like your mic's just going on. Hey, welcome back. Hey, do you know soon there will be no new Tesla Cybertrucks? Rats. I'm sorry. Years of weak sales and the fact the car is ugly as sin has the company winding down and ending production in the middle of next year. Elon Musk says Tesla's Texas factory outside of Austin will make more Cybercab robotaxis. I've actually seen some of them tested on the streets here in Bethesda. The only facility equipped to make the needed parts. There's an estimated 20,000 Cybertrucks sold last year, down from about half the year before. I find that number hard to believe. I'm not bashing electric vehicles. I think they're great. I think the Cybertruck Kaivans just, just... It's a rough hit for divorced dads everywhere, I think. But, you know, I think what's so interesting about it is you remember the launch. In so many ways, it's like a metaphor for Elon Musk. It's like all this bluster, but you remember when they displayed it and they threw the metal pellet at the window and the whole thing crashed from its launch. It's been doomed from the launch. So I think this was the inevitable end of the Cybertruck. I was driving back from Pennsylvania yesterday and I saw a car on I-70. It was a Cybertruck. That was wrapped in a business for a bouncy house, a bouncy house supplier in Virginia, which I'm like, it's a good it was a good ad for it. That's the one thing I think businesses have used the Cybertruck. They've covered it in the wraps. I'm like, hey, it's going to get eyeballs. That's for sure. Yeah, I definitely agree for sure. Defend it. Defend it. Go ahead. The wraps is the thing. I like the Cybertruck. I love the little supersonic speed. Like, I like the dress. Don't, you know, just ask questions later. Me and my friends definitely enjoy having a good old time in that Cybertruck. You've been in Cybertruck. Do you know someone who owns it? I was going to say, they always look kind of the same, though, the people that own it. You can imagine exactly who's going to be in that car. Brittany does not have cheap friends, I'm just saying. Yes, I have a few friends that have Cybertrucks. I'm here for it. I'm sad that they're going to be extinct, but now we just go the flying car. I just think we should take those friends with us. I need to really quickly do my mom's impression every time she sees a Cybertruck. Camera six, real quick. It's like, jeez. Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Oh, my God. Okay, coming up, our poll question for you tonight. Parents helping teens navigate drinking. 60% of you like it, 40% of you don't. Come back. We'll talk a little bit more after the break. 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