Love and the Radio Star

Good morning, Maria.

He's going to win.

Man On TV: It's been such a wild ride.

I don't know what kind of Fairy Godmother magic you did

to make him into a mayoral contender,

but it's gonna open doors for us.

I quit.

Pardon me?

Nothing to do with you or this place.

My time here has been a dream.

Okay, so why are you quitting?

I want more.

Oh, like, more like a raise. Cool.

- More out of life. - Okay, I don't understand.

I swore to myself I'd never go back to corporate PR,

but, look, here I am.

This is crazy, okay?

You are about to be the hottest image consultant in Manhattan!

You're just going to walk away from that?

I'm going to focus on my wellness vlog.

Become an influencer?

- A life coach. - Life coach...

I already have a few thousand followers,

I just need to build momentum.

We can ease up on the workload.

Easy. Let's do it.

Clara. Thank you, but no.

Is there anything I can say to keep you?

There isn't.

So, now that that's settled, I want to talk about you guys.

Steve, you need to give yourself more "me" time.

So, I booked you Taiko drum lessons.

I mean, you've been talking about it for years,

so get after it, okay?

Clara.

I got you a National Parks passport.

So you can go on some mother-daughter trips with Kim

and collect stamps together.

And I realize that HR isn't fully utilizing

their wellness budget, so I got an automated

massage chair for the staff on this floor

since they've been working overtime.

It's in my old office which is now a Zen room.

Image is important, that's what we do here,

but finding real balance in life is what's crucial to thrive.

Oh! Oh! He won!

Morris won the primary! Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Goodbye.

Hey. Take care.

I mean it literally.

Why are we having ice cream on a weekday?

'Cause we're celebrating. You wanna guess?

The blender is on sale?

Grandma found a silver fox?

Who told you that term?

Grandma.

I wish, but no.

You're taking me to Disneyland?

Nice try!

I quit my job to focus on the vlog!

You have nothing to worry about, Ellie.

This is a good thing.

I'm helping, right?

Of course!

I mean, who's the best camera operator

east of the Mississippi?

You did what?!

Mom, I have money saved up.

I'm concerned. I'm very concerned.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

No, that was a good job. A secure job.

That was a shallow PR job.

What if you need to find a job and you can't

because you've been out of the game so long?

I'll still going to be doing image consulting on the side.

I'm just going to pivot it into life coach with the vlog.

What if the economy crashes, what if you need to move,

What if there's an earthquake in Manhattan?

What? Can that even happen?

I have an image consulting gig interview tomorrow.

Can you watch Ellie?

Well, I'm volunteering at the clothing donation store.

I'll get a baby-sitter.

I can cancel.

Mom, it's fine.

Why now?

If not now then when?

I looked over my journals over the last couple of years

and I realized that I wasn't happy.

I was pouring all of my energy into a job that I didn't

care about out of some misguided pride in work ethic.

Self-care and wellness helped me to find balance in my life

and I just want to help other people.

Like, I have to help other people.

And the vlog will do that?

Yeah.

I don't know.

I mean, I've been freelance my whole life.

Self-employment is stressful.

I have a plan.

You know me, I triple checked the risks,

it's a sound strategy, okay?

I love you. I just...

You don't have to worry.

That's what mom's do.

They do.

You ready, director?

Mom, you need to up your game.

I need to up my game?

Yeah, our equipment is like old.

It's fine, we can upgrade as we go.

What?

All the influencers use these big cameras with lenses now!

Not their phones.

How do you know all of this?

I watch vlogs.

The phone camera can make your face look wide.

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Hi, everyone! Welcome back to

Finding the Me Between the Beauty and the Mess.

I'm Savannah Joy and in this video

I'm reviewing skin care masks.

Now, I have everything from cleansing masks

to hydration masks.

I've tried gel, sheet, mud, clay.

Everything so that you don't have to!

Now, this mask, which is a rosemary and honey mask,

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My favorite, too!

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Hi! Welcome back to

Finding the Me Between the Beauty and the Mess.

I'm Savannah Joy and in this video...

Woman: Is that Ellie?!

Sorry, I couldn't get a sitter.

No worries!

I'm a big fan of your vlog

so she's kind of like a celebrity to me.

I'd be honored to hang out with you

while your mom has her job interview.

I'm Alisha.

Thank you so much for the opportunity.

Well, you've been posting about your consulting work nonstop,

so I made a few calls

and everyone has raved about you.

Hey, do you have any, uh,

sleep wellness advice?

You know, actually, I have a post coming up about that!

The trick is ritual and treating yourself a little.

Alisha: Hm.

Anyway, Patrick is wrapping up, so can I get you anything?

No.

You guys want a tour?

Come on.

This is so cool!

Mm-hm.

So, as you probably know, we are the number five

interview talk radio show in New York.

We used to be number one until a few years ago.

Man: I mean, you are New York's hottest club right now!

I mean, from the models in the glass cubes

just lounging around and reading books

to the wall of furry bath mats,

it's edgy by being nonsensical!

Patrick likes to use both booths to record.

- It's almost saying that... - (phone pinging)

- Being immature is in. - (sighing)

I'm sorry. Why don't you wait right here?

Patrick: That absurd is the new normal.

Can you hear me?

Yes.

So, Ellie, can you tell me where Grandma took you the other day?

Museum of Teddy Bears.

Grandma liked it.

She was nice to take me, but...

I heard that the club's DJ wears a five gallon bucket

on his head.

So cool.

What did you think of it, Ellie?

I mean, I'm a little old for that stuff.

It was kinda immature.

I heard it was popular?

I guess, but I'm not four.

Who's talking?

Hey, Vince. How's it going in there?

Ellie: We had to wait in a long line outside on the sidewalk