Ep. 211: “Don’t Hate the Game”

We’ve come to the dreaded “fiesta” episode. Kristin walks us through her brief interaction with Jessica’s new crush and what she did off-camera to fix it. And Stephen recalls his first kiss with Lauren Conrad.
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  • @l7weenie273
    @l7weenie273 Жыл бұрын

    I'm going to be so sad when this podcast ends 😔 I listen to it every Tuesday on my run lol Stephen and Kristen, please continue doing some sort of podcast together 🙂

  • @carolinecarmack6497

    @carolinecarmack6497

    Жыл бұрын

    Same 😢

  • @lindseywalker4730

    @lindseywalker4730

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you think maybe they'd do season 3? Even though they aren't in it I'd still love for them to do it! Jessica's in it and some of their friends 😊

  • @jossrod

    @jossrod

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here 😢

  • @auntp2112
    @auntp2112 Жыл бұрын

    Honestly, I would listen to a podcast of the two of you talking about anything. Such great chemistry you need to do something else together.

  • @madisonshirley8231
    @madisonshirley8231 Жыл бұрын

    I really think you guys should watch season three purely for fun!! That way, Kristin gets to enjoy the experience of watching the show truly just from a third-party perspective and we get more random behind the scenes along the way!!

  • @ct6852

    @ct6852

    Жыл бұрын

    Whitney said it took her a long time to be able to detach and just enjoy The Hills and The City from a spectator's perspective. It's probably hard to do that when it's your own life onscreen.

  • @madisonshirley8231

    @madisonshirley8231

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ct6852 yeah but she’s not in season three. No one is- that’s why she could enjoy watching from a third party perspective 😅

  • @ct6852

    @ct6852

    Жыл бұрын

    @@madisonshirley8231 Oh you were talking about season 3. Gotcha. Yeah that one was messy.

  • @jaye5055

    @jaye5055

    Жыл бұрын

    Season 3 sucked tho lol no one watched. I tried for a bit back then and gave up. Not the same chemistry of people

  • @steevenhyde3505
    @steevenhyde3505 Жыл бұрын

    I like how you guys do this without making it mean spirited. Great show.

  • @thehapagirl92

    @thehapagirl92

    Жыл бұрын

    I don’t think they were angry at anyone in real life so there was no need to be mean

  • @2010hassi

    @2010hassi

    Жыл бұрын

    Unlike a certain four-some elsewhere..

  • @steevenhyde3505

    @steevenhyde3505

    Жыл бұрын

    @@2010hassi You go it!

  • @SammyCamilleKyle
    @SammyCamilleKyle Жыл бұрын

    To quote Jason: "Poor Jessica."

  • @JeNn0mic0n
    @JeNn0mic0n Жыл бұрын

    This was released on my birthday and the day after my father passed. I definitely needed this as a distraction from the emotional chaos I’ve been experiencing, so thank you Kristin and Stephen for making my day and taking me away for a bit Back to the Beach 🏝️ 🫂

  • @carolinecarmack6497
    @carolinecarmack6497 Жыл бұрын

    One thing is true, Y’all need to go over to The Hills podcast and please guide those idiots. Get Heidi out of there. Make them hold people accountable and help them lighten up and laugh more over dumb drama 20 years ago.. This podcast kicks their ass any day

  • @leratosiwela9251
    @leratosiwela9251 Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤ you guys are fun to listen too every week! Thank you 🙌🏾 please do something else together!

  • @Bbpayet
    @Bbpayet Жыл бұрын

    Honestly, you are the best duo! Love this poddy. No matter what the drama, you two are so mature about it. That's the difference between this and The Hills Re-watch.

  • @carolinecarmack6497
    @carolinecarmack6497 Жыл бұрын

    Well at least Kristin finally admits that Alex did steal Jessica’s boyfriend. It stinks it’s only bc Alex called Kristin out for hitting on Jessica’s crush though. Would’ve loved to hear it earlier. Also I remember seeing the dinner with Stephen and Lauren and thinking “the producers just forced that entire conversation” .. guess that was true!

  • @nhouse7962

    @nhouse7962

    Жыл бұрын

    My teenager came in during the dinner scene and said "That was super awkward", and I told her it was probably forced by the producers. LOL

  • @JeNn0mic0n

    @JeNn0mic0n

    Жыл бұрын

    How can Alex steal someone’s bf when Jason didn’t get along with his gf to begin with? On top of Jessica’s total knack for being passive aggressive, emotionally AND physically abusive towards Jason? Lol All Jason and Alex did was talk! Jason and Jessica BROKE UP. And after that, THEN Jason and Alex dated. If LC had been the object of Jason’s attention while dating Jessica, most of you wouldn’t blame LC for “stealing” Jason at ALL.

  • @carolinecarmack6497

    @carolinecarmack6497

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JeNn0mic0n Alex and Jessica were supposedly friends. It’s the hypocrisy of her getting mad when Jessica goes back to Jason while Alex is dating him.. they weren’t over yet when Alex took him to her dance either. Did you even watch? And did you listen to the episode? 🥴

  • @nickih1307

    @nickih1307

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JeNn0mic0n Alex stayed flirting with Jason and giving obvious signs to him that she was down to get with him. The dinner with him/Cedric/Casey asking “soooo you and Jessica..”. Her choosing to not opt out of being his date when getting a girlfriend. She even had her friends dropping hints to Jason that Alex wanted him. It looked desperate. She had the look of joy in the face when he and Jessica were fighting at formal just to swoop in and tease Jason about them fighting. She played it well, had friends get in his ear to downplay Jessica and uplift her name, made sure to stay close to him so she could be the nice contrast after a fight with annoying Jessica. Jason fell for it until he got with her and realized he never actually liked her like that

  • @lindseywalker4730
    @lindseywalker4730 Жыл бұрын

    You guys should do Laguna beach season 3 and just keep it going even though you aren't in it. People will still watch and you can give us info on the cast members, the spots their in in Laguna, fun stories. Plus isn't Jessica in season 3? Just keep going! I watch Laguna beach every single year at least 2 times. All the music brings me back to my childhood and watching you guys when I had no friends in my room on my big box tv. I would record the show on VHS. I'm sure my parents still have it. 😂 I just will always watch the show my entire life. It brings me back to who I am.

  • @reaganshay699
    @reaganshay699 Жыл бұрын

    It's really cool to hear you guys having these conversations many years and life lessons later!

  • @crystalobaseki
    @crystalobaseki Жыл бұрын

    I love how Kristen just takes accountability. She said I f***** up. No excuses. Stephen, take notes.

  • @carolinecarmack6497

    @carolinecarmack6497

    Жыл бұрын

    The Hills podcast and Heidi need to take note of this too.

  • @JeNn0mic0n

    @JeNn0mic0n

    Жыл бұрын

    Seriously. Stephen is always casting blame on MTV and the producers. I get the show was manufactured, but the events come from some space of truth and reality, which includes Stephen playing with the emotions of 2 women. Well, at least when it comes to LC. Kristin IMO pulled the heartstrings from the start, which is why she’s my favorite and the best. At least she owns her sh*t and her questionable decisions.

  • @brittanyriddle8257
    @brittanyriddle8257 Жыл бұрын

    They didn't talk about the beach scene though at the end of the episode. The one where jessica, taylor, alex, and jeff were in. Jessica was mad at Kristin in that scene. I wonder why they didn't talk about it?

  • @jennifervergara029
    @jennifervergara029 Жыл бұрын

    I’m excited for the cookbook! It’s my first time ever buying one & i can’t wait !!

  • @jennifervergara029
    @jennifervergara029 Жыл бұрын

    When Stephen compares Lauren to working that weekend & Kristin going the same old thing, duhhh she’s still in highschool 🤣

  • @JeNn0mic0n

    @JeNn0mic0n

    Жыл бұрын

    Right?!?! Like Kristin had a choice between working a career vs going to high school. Wow lol Technically, she WAS doing both at the same time because performing in reality TV was a “career” 😆

  • @irisj.2601
    @irisj.2601 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this great episode

  • @marianaangelicamejiasolori2880
    @marianaangelicamejiasolori2880 Жыл бұрын

    HOLAAAAAAAA! :) I'm from Mexico and I hadn't seen Laguna Beach for years, until just a couple of weeks ago when I found the two seasons on Netflix and I started to investigate if there was anything else that I could find out from the cast and I found the podcast, and I haven't stopped listening the podcast and i´m watching the videos of back to the beach, you still feel that magic between you guys, it's like a spark that doesn't go out with anything and that makes my heart feel very good in some way haha ​​I would like to ask you a few questions for the podcast but I don't know how leave the voice message, I'll be sad when it's over too, it makes me feel nostalgic to know that the chapters of the season 2 will end soon, I love you guys so much greetings from Puerto Escondido, Mexico.

  • @RollsRoyce09
    @RollsRoyce099 ай бұрын

    I am SOO glad y’all addressed the “ Don’t hate the game, hate the player” because that has literally bothered me since that episode aired lol

  • @campcutie
    @campcutie Жыл бұрын

    Isn't Jeff the same guy Alex H. kissed at Winter Formal?

  • @ChloRuiz0720

    @ChloRuiz0720

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes!

  • @DKIkard
    @DKIkard Жыл бұрын

    Can't wait to get Kristin's new cookbook!! I've got the first two cookbooks and they are awesome! I love her recipes and simplistic, healthy lifestyle. GOALS

  • @lovelettersandlace
    @lovelettersandlace Жыл бұрын

    Love you Kristin BUT I remember several scenes in this episode where Jessica was clearly upset about the Jeff kiss. Both scenes Kristin was absent from, but from just watching the episode I think she would have seen them lol. Kristin does a lot of "I did a bad thing buuuut it wasn't bad because Jessica said it was fine" in this episode and though it was years ago, the regret doesn't seem genuine in this episode. I always felt like after this incident Jessica seemed a little guarded around Kristin the rest of the season. Am I the only one?!

  • @ebonywagner4221

    @ebonywagner4221

    Жыл бұрын

    I definitely get the vibe that Kristin is actually a mean girl. I didn’t use to think it so much during the show but her commentary and the way she was so judgmental and critical of Jessica and Jason but the way she tried to still make it okay she kissed Jeff… speaks volumes 😩

  • @JeNn0mic0n

    @JeNn0mic0n

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ebonywagner4221 I really didn’t get the vibe she was making it ok. She’s apologized about what she did, which she’s totally owned her bad on. So what more do you want?

  • @lovelettersandlace

    @lovelettersandlace

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JeNn0mic0n She could have left it at that, but she had to CONTINUOUSLY say "it wasn't that bad, I don't think Jessica liked Jeff THAT much". A "I was a sucky friend in this episode and shouldn't have kissed Jeff" would have sufficed. It's not owning it when it's followed by "BUT it wasn't that bad guys!"

  • @lovelettersandlace

    @lovelettersandlace

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ebonywagner4221 See I got major mean girl vibes from Kristin on LB, could not stand her back then, I was Team Lauren. I love her now though, but did get Mean Girl vibes this episode. She sure rags on Jessica a lot.

  • @JeNn0mic0n

    @JeNn0mic0n

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lovelettersandlace Just going to copy/paste some of what I said earlier to someone: Pretty sure Kristin mentioned here that she confessed to Jessica what happened and Jessica said that she didn’t care. If Jessica told Kristin that she didn’t care that she and Jeff were kissing, then how is Kristin at fault anymore? She had THE open opportunity to give Kristin a piece of her mind, end the friendship, etc if she was upset about her friend hooking up with her crush, so if she didn’t (whether she was mad, afraid to tell Kristin or not), then that’s on HER - not on Kristin.

  • @snb_angels
    @snb_angels Жыл бұрын

    Stephen and Kristin are hilarious on this podcast 😁 I wanted to see more of Jessica and Jeff dating. They seemed like a cute couple. 🥰 You all seemed to be a bit zoinked at that party 😂 Still no defending Kristin hooking up with Jeff- like she said. Though not completely sober, they did know what they were doing. This was f’ed up on both Kristin and Jeff’s part. I love Lauren and Stephen scenes! Especially in a great city like San Francisco with those views. Friends Forever 💖💖 So the main reason Kristin started back up with Stephen while he was seeing Lauren was because she couldn’t have him anymore? Hmmm… It is obvious that Kristin and Taylor did not get along. Kristin always said she didn’t care for Taylor. And Taylor said Kristin was the type of person who just got her kicks off of disliking/hating people. Fake ID or not, did Kristin and Taylor ever become friends? Anyways… it is just fun listening to your podcast 🥰 And thank goodness for the producers because they made you guys more interesting 😂😂 At the same time a lot of fun stuff seemed to happen off camera…of course.

  • @robertbarnett617
    @robertbarnett617 Жыл бұрын

    I love your podcast!

  • @Drivenaway89
    @Drivenaway89 Жыл бұрын

    Lolol I totally thought you guys were rolling on X!!!

  • @jennifervergara029

    @jennifervergara029

    Жыл бұрын

    Right haha just like that episode of the prom night in season 1😂

  • @ke2588

    @ke2588

    Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if they would actually admit to hard drug use in this podcast though.

  • @TheCassandraFisher
    @TheCassandraFisher Жыл бұрын

    I wish this had video! 😢

  • @maybe4003
    @maybe4003 Жыл бұрын

    If Kristin had a theme song it’d be “Oops I did it again” by Britney Spears.

  • @thehapagirl92
    @thehapagirl92 Жыл бұрын

    I hope Jessica has gotten more confident as she has gotten older. She has kids and a hot husband and should be very happy in life

  • @pineappleice100

    @pineappleice100

    Жыл бұрын

    I don’t think those things particularly give you self confidence

  • @ashleyg.76

    @ashleyg.76

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't think those things guarantee happiness either.

  • @chanelbags435
    @chanelbags435 Жыл бұрын

    For some reason I was thinking Jessica was going to be on this episode

  • @Kristin2885

    @Kristin2885

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking she'll be on the later fashion show episode with the Jason/Lauren blow-up. Definitely looking forward to the real tea on that one.

  • @sashamuniz0521

    @sashamuniz0521

    Жыл бұрын

    At the beginning of the season I thought so too tbh.

  • @jaye5055
    @jaye5055 Жыл бұрын

    I love the long nails, and "you know?"😂 I use the gif of that a lot😂

  • @omgwren
    @omgwren5 ай бұрын

    I’ve been trying to figure out what you call Jessica at the fiesta FOR YEARS it sounds like “Jessica Smithereen Ducks” great nickname hahaha

  • @thehapagirl92
    @thehapagirl92 Жыл бұрын

    9:11 I think Kristin knows how to date without getting hurt. I aspire to be that way lol. I’m going to be 31 in two weeks and I’m still looking for a man lol

  • @Marlo_xo
    @Marlo_xo Жыл бұрын

    If I were Lauren I’d have been so pissed off. They made her look so desperate when it came to Stephen. Even on The Hills after she bought her own home! They still had her play up the “Ill always want Stephen.” Which I could tell was fake on The Hills, but I totally bought it on Laguna Beach. Thankfully she started making bank, and had her own life, so who cares lol. But after LB I’d have been annoyed if I were her.

  • @KylieVitelli-jf8cy

    @KylieVitelli-jf8cy

    Жыл бұрын

    Small price to pay for being worth $40 million these days 😂 But I agree with you, they made her look needy

  • @sarahwashington1461
    @sarahwashington1461 Жыл бұрын

    Is Jessica coming on the podcast?!?

  • @sashamuniz0521

    @sashamuniz0521

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes but not sure when. So is Jason.

  • @JeNn0mic0n

    @JeNn0mic0n

    Жыл бұрын

    She is but I wish she wasn’t lol least favorite character.

  • @Andrea01544
    @Andrea01544 Жыл бұрын

    Kristin definitely is choosey when it comes to girls theres certain girls she just likes. Such as more down to earth she seems to not like prissy girly girls at all lol

  • @Andrea01544
    @Andrea01544 Жыл бұрын

    Oh stephen😄 having a close friendship and being flirty with lauren is emotional cheating but they were young. Kristin aint buyin it😅

  • @shyannaBay
    @shyannaBay Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @jisson57
    @jisson57 Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤

  • @Shannon_Moore
    @Shannon_Moore Жыл бұрын

    Kristin sounding like alex cooper w all the cussing lately 😫

  • @xtinamarie_333

    @xtinamarie_333

    Жыл бұрын

    Don't focus on it 😊 focus on what a great mom she is ✌️

  • @Shannon_Moore

    @Shannon_Moore

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xtinamarie_333 I definitely do and have but it's just an opinion and observation since it's distracting and hard not to focus on when recently it just doesn't really sound like her previous podcasts ..my opinion about her language doesn't cancel out the fact that I respect her a ton

  • @MarleeCM

    @MarleeCM

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xtinamarie_333this is a dumb take lol. This podcast has nothing to do with Kristen being a mom. And just because someone isn’t a fan of hearing a lot of swearing, doesn’t mean they think that person is a bad mom.

  • @Shannon_Moore

    @Shannon_Moore

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MarleeCM thank you.❤🙏. I didn't understand the logic there either lol ☺

  • @lovelettersandlace

    @lovelettersandlace

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree... it's weird IMO. I feel like she didn't used to swear so much!