April 18, 2026

Lightning Round: DoorDash Confessions, Little House Reboot & Team Alex Debate | Fast Five Shorts

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This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Lightning Round segment closes out the show with rapid-fire questions on pop culture, personal stories, and unexpected hot takes.

Chris Walton, Jennifer Meyers, and John Benson debate Team Alex Cooper vs. Team Alex Earle, share strange DoorDash experiences, discuss the Little House on the Prairie reboot, and weigh in on the Boston Marathon.

⏩ Tune in for the full episode here.

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00:00 - Untitled

00:01 - Unexpected Deliveries: A Look at Fast Food in Politics

00:56 - Nostalgia and New Beginnings: Little House on the Prairie Reboot

02:19 - The Excitement of Upcoming Events

02:51 - The Feud Between Alex Cooper and Alex Earl

04:05 - Debating Perspectives

04:39 - The Dynamics of Influencer Culture

Speaker A

Question to you, Jen.

Speaker A

President Trump reportedly received a DoorDash delivery of McDonald's outside the Oval Office recently.

Speaker A

What is the strangest thing you have ever doordashed?

Speaker B

Well, it definitely isn't the two venti coffees that I got this morning, plus whatever else is in this mystery bag.

Speaker B

I would say I'm known for.

Speaker B

I'm known for over ordering, and I sometimes fast.

Speaker B

And so one day after fasting, typically, I don't know if you guys are like this, but in the last, like, hour or so fasting, all I do is look at menus, particularly online menus, and figure out what I'm going to order.

Speaker B

And I placed an order from three different places, and I had so much extra food that I had sent the guy I was dating, who is now my partner at the time, home with a bag like this one.

Speaker B

And that's how she discovered our relationship, is because she saw the bag in his fridge and said, who's Jennifer?

Speaker A

Oh, wow.

Speaker A

Oh, my God.

Speaker A

That's a great story.

Speaker A

That's a great story.

Speaker A

Oh, my God.

Speaker A

All right, John, next one.

Speaker A

Little House on the Prairie is getting rebooted by Netflix.

Speaker A

One, did you ever watch the original?

Speaker A

This is kind of an age question.

Speaker A

And two, will you be tuning in to see the new exploits of Ma and Pa and Mary and Laura?

Speaker C

Great question.

Speaker C

So growing up in the Benson household, I had a lot of older siblings.

Speaker C

It was what I remember of Little House on the Prairie.

Speaker C

It was always on.

Speaker C

It felt like if I go back into my memory bank, it was like it was on in the background.

Speaker C

But I don't know that I actually sat down and, like, actually watched those episodes, you know, beginning to end.

Speaker C

I have visions and kind of memories of Michael Landon, and I remember when, you know, he unfortunately passed away at an early age and things like that.

Speaker C

But it was not a show that I'm, like, really closely connected to.

Speaker C

That said, I now have three young children, my oldest, who is 10.

Speaker C

My daughter is a big Little House on the Prairie fan.

Speaker C

She has all the books, and she's kind of read them all and all that.

Speaker C

So we.

Speaker C

We will be tuning in to watch.

Speaker C

You know, she's read all the books, so now we can watch the TV show.

Speaker C

We'll definitely be tuning in to check it out and show her some old classics.

Speaker A

You're all in for some wholesome family fun.

Speaker A

Jen, do you have a relationship with Little House on the Prairie?

Speaker B

I've never seen an episode other than this outfit.

Speaker B

I would say no.

Speaker A

Okay.

Speaker A

All right.

Speaker A

All right.

Speaker A

I'll Take that for what you will.

Speaker A

Take that for what you will, folks.

Speaker A

All right, Jen.

Speaker A

Next one.

Speaker A

The Boston Marathon takes place.

Speaker A

Place next Monday.

Speaker A

Always a fun time in Boston, having lived there and experienced it.

Speaker A

Have you ever run a marathon?

Speaker B

I mean, I appreciate that you would ask me that question.

Speaker B

It's obviously because of my physique, but I haven't run a marathon.

Speaker B

I do feel like I've done a few in airports and client meetings, but not a true marathon.

Speaker A

Got it.

Speaker A

Got it.

Speaker A

Yeah.

Speaker A

No, I think that.

Speaker A

Fair play to you.

Speaker A

I've never done one myself.

Speaker A

All right, John, last one.

Speaker A

Alex Cooper, Broker.

Speaker A

This is big, John.

Speaker A

This is big.

Speaker A

I hope everyone's sitting down listening to this or driving their car.

Speaker A

Make sure you focus on this one, everyone.

Speaker A

Alex Cooper broke her silence on her feud with Alex Earl this week, calling her out for starting quote, fake drama in air quotes.

Speaker A

So are you Team Alex with an E or Team Alex with an I?

Speaker C

So I gotta say, I spend most of my free time when I'm not at work, you know, listening to these podcasts, so I'm very familiar with all the intricate details of this feud.

Speaker C

Being facetious here, but, of course, you know, it's a really tough call, but I sort of look at this as, you know, as far as I can gather.

Speaker C

From what I understand, I think, you know, Alex Cooper is a bit of more of the, you know, original kind of, you know, the og, if you will, in terms of the.

Speaker C

These podcasts and Call Me Daddy podcast.

Speaker C

So I actually am sort of on Team Alex Cooper, but I would encourage Alex Cooper to take it easy on Alix Earl.

Speaker C

You know, she's.

Speaker C

She's.

Speaker C

You know, she's your protege.

Speaker C

You know, give her a little bit of mentoring and give her a little bit of grace.

Speaker C

You know, you guys are friends.

Speaker C

You know, kiss and makeup and.

Speaker C

And both do awesome things on your.

Speaker C

You know, on your podcast.

Speaker C

That.

Speaker C

That's my.

Speaker C

That's my unsolicited advice to Alice Cooper, but I'm on your side, Alex.

Speaker A

All right, all right, Jed, you have a horse in this race?

Speaker B

No, I mean, I. I feel like John said it.

Speaker B

Well, it would be almost like if John and I had feuded, you know, like, we.

Speaker B

You can't hide.

Speaker B

You have to be neutral.

Speaker D

I feel.

Speaker A

Yeah, right.

Speaker A

You just got to work it out.

Speaker A

You got to work it out.

Speaker A

Producer Ella.

Speaker A

Fabulous.

Speaker A

Producer Ella.

Speaker A

Fpe.

Speaker A

Do you have a.

Speaker A

Do you have a take here?

Speaker A

I'm pretty much Alex Cooper.

Speaker A

I think I'm with John on this one.

Speaker A

Are you two or.

Speaker A

Oh, no, you're going the other way.

Speaker D

On me because I'm chronically online, so I. I'm, like, fully in this debate.

Speaker D

I'm going to pick Alix Earl.

Speaker D

I hate to pick sides.

Speaker D

She's a girl's girl.

Speaker A

That's why you just think she's got something.

Speaker A

She's got something to her arguments here.

Speaker A

You just kind of just believe in her.

Speaker D

For people who don't know the difference, Alex Cooper is the call her daddy host, and she's very, like, CEO energy.

Speaker D

So she does a lot of interviews with, like, the people that you'd want to scout interviews for the people who have those big stories.

Speaker D

Right.

Speaker D

Alex, Earl with an eye.

Speaker D

She is more the tiktoker influencer that just, like, takes you along her day.

Speaker D

And, like, you feel like you trust her and your best friends, right?

Speaker D

Yeah, I just feel like I trust her and I'm her best friend.

Speaker A

Wow.

Speaker D

Part of me.

Speaker D

They're both marketing geniuses, so, yeah, deep, deep down, I'm like, what if they're doing this for a stunt and they're just going to be on each other's shows?

Speaker A

To that point, I learned yesterday I both have the same PR agent, too, which is fascinating as well, so.