The LA Fires

On this episode, we're discussing the wildfires in LA – the people affected, how we're doing/feeling, the way the city has responded, how you can help, the importance of accurate information, and – on a lighter note – exes checking in and water drop pilot porn. Stay safe, everyone <3 Follow us on Instagram @girlsgottaeatpodcast, Ashley @ashhess, and Rayna @rayna.greenberg. Visit girlsgottaeat.com for more. Organizations we mentioned: Mutual Aid LA, Pasadena Humane Society, Love + Ethos, GoFundMe Wildfire Relief. Thank you to our partners this week: Hungryroot: Get 40% off your first delivery and free item in every box for life at https://hungryroot.com/GGE with code GGE. Cymbiotika: Get 20% and free shipping at https://cymbiotika.com/girlsgottaeat. Addyi: Learn more at https://addyi.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• 0:00Ashley Hesseltine?

  Welcome to The Snack, a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This is a Dear Media production. Enjoy.

• 0:10Ashley Hesseltine?

  Hi, guys. Hi, guys. Bit of a somber tone.

• 0:15Ashley Hesseltine?

  We're coming to you from San Diego, us and Tessa, today. We are safe. Thank you for all the really wonderful messages. Ashley and I in our homes, in Tessa's homes, we are physically safe. You know, we like to keep these episodes of The Snack fun and light, but you know, we want to highlight what's happening here. This is our home. We love it. We've chosen to live here. And we just want to highlight people that are doing good, people that have lost everything and how you can help them. So we're gonna try to do this today. So I just like, this feels like something that we don't want to do, something that we feel really weird doing.

• 0:56Ashley Hesseltine?

  It feels weird to like, talk about ads today. Like, everything feels, I don't, really disjointed to talk, to podcast right now. Like, and so I just want to address that. Like, I don't know how we're gonna like, get through this, but we're gonna try, you know? I don't want to sit here and cry. Rain and I are safe. We didn't lose our homes, you know? Like, we don't want to make this about us, but we know you guys probably want to hear what is happening and what people are feeling in LA and the overall vibe of the city and the people around us. And yes, we can always just not podcast. We're not forced to do anything. But, you know, we feel an obligation to do our job.

• 1:40Ashley Hesseltine?

  And also, we do want to talk about this stuff and talk about the experience that the city has had and the good that we've seen. And again, like, honor those who are experiencing so much loss and have been so affected. So I just want to get that out of the way. Like, this might feel, it's gonna feel so different. It's gonna feel pretty like raw, but like, we've just been sitting here. It's like 4:30, like... procrastinated on doing this because it just doesn't feel right. It doesn't. And you know, I have sat at this, and we all have at this like intersection of like grief and gratitude where I'm so grateful to have my home. I mean, I, it was not on my 2025 bingo card to sleep in my house for 10 days and then evacuate.

• 2:22Ashley Hesseltine?

  But of course, I'm so grateful that people have lost unimaginable amounts of things, people with children to support and sick parents and I am so like grief stricken for so many people, but we're grateful that the three of us are here and safe. Four of us. Four of us. And we have Azul back on the couch. So, you know, we wanted to set this up three angle for you guys, just like we do. Cause you don't get him on it. He doesn't, we, we haven't had a couch. We haven't had this in years. Since the couch, since my house flooded last year.

• 2:56Ashley Hesseltine?

  Our LA run has been something else. There's two, first two years in LA, I'm here like, it never rains here. We're like, well, my house flooded. It's so wild. Like it's deranged to have experienced legitimate flood and fire like in a year. I mean, what the fuck is happening? I mean, I, you know, I, well, we'll thank our partners. And I do want to say something too. It feels so weird to be like, it feels, listen, we're gonna, it's gonna be weird. You guys are just gonna deal with it. It's gonna be weird. Yeah. But they, you know, they pay the bills. And again, like I said, if we said, we're not recording today, Dear Media would figure it out. The partners would be fine. This isn't a like, we gotta do it. We gotta make the dollars.

• 3:36Ashley Hesseltine?

  But it's like this, we're, the brands that were scheduled for today, we're doing an episode today. So here they are. And you know, thank you to them for supporting the show. Yeah. So thank you to Hungry Root. Get 40% off your first delivery and free item in every box for life at hungryroot.com slash GGE with code GGE. And thanks to Addy. Learn more at addyi.com. And thanks to Symbiotica. Get 20% off and free shipping at symbiotica.com slash girls gotta eat. And I will say, I haven't checked on every single partner, but like so many of our partners, you know, we see what they're doing. And so many have like donated so much and they're doing so much. And we'll talk some about the. Brand response today too, but yeah.

• 4:17Rayna Greenberg?

  So this is being recorded a couple of days ahead of time per usual, but we're recording this on Monday. These fires started Tuesday. I saw him driving to your house to pick you up on Tuesday morning. I sent you a video of like some smoke coming up in the Palisades and

• 4:29Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah.

• 4:29Rayna Greenberg?

  This is just an ongoing situation. So by this time this comes out, we, we don't even know what will have happened. But this has been an unbelievable amount of devastation. I'm sure you guys are all being inundated with this on Instagram and the news. But you know, as of this morning, 12,000 structures have burned, 62 square miles. I mean, it's the size of Paris. It's, I mean, it's, it's huge.

• 4:49Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah.

• 4:49Rayna Greenberg?

  People are comparing the devastation to cities. I mean, so many people have just lost so much. People with nothing to begin with have, have lost everything.

• 4:57Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah. I mean, we might be a little bit all over the place today. Like I made a lot of notes. I cannot stress it enough. Like I feel so weird to sit here and try not to cry, but essentially cry. And we are safe and have our homes. It feels very strange, but it's like everyone in LA is traumatized by this. Obviously on such different, such a, such a wide spectrum of people who are safe and have lost nothing. And people who have lost everything and this will like define us forever. This will define the city forever. Like this is one of the biggest natural disasters in, in US history. I mean, I was telling you, I think about, which I'm not comparing, but I, I just, I was thinking about a friend who was in New Orleans during Katrina.

• 5:41Ashley Hesseltine?

  And I, I will never forget that she was there then. I will never forget how she had to leave and she came to Atlanta. And that's how I met her. She went to Tulane. They had to send students to other schools. She was at Tulane at the time. These things that you live through and you watch your city be underwater or burn in this case, in such an unprecedented way, is so hard to watch and like to not know how bad it's going to get. It was like a feeling, it's hard to explain. I mean, there's, it's, there's parts of it that feel. Retraumatizing from COVID because like I was joking, you know, remember when I left my building in in March 2020 and I told the doorman like, see you in two weeks, you know, like, we had no idea. You just never know how bad it's going to get. And so we

• 6:24Ashley Hesseltine?

  sit here today, not even knowing what could happen this week. And like, I just am praying that the winds don't pick up again. But like, this is supposed to come out. We'll put it out as soon as it's ready. But it's just like, it's Monday, you know, what's going to happen tomorrow or Wednesday or Thursday? Like, I, we're not in the clear yet. And that's like, really hard to stomach.

• 6:45Rayna Greenberg?

  Yeah, I lived through Hurricane Sandy and COVID in New York City. I was there the entire time during COVID. This just, it feels different. There's an extreme terror of the unknown.

• 6:56Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah.

• 6:57Rayna Greenberg?

  Hurricane Sandy happened and we rebuilt in New York City. COVID happened and it was this collective, this whole, the whole country is in on it together. And it feels different here because like, I go on Instagram and people have been amazing. But you know, you see other people's lives going on in other cities. And I have, every day, I feel like, I have to have self-talk because I feel like genuinely really angry when I see people like, their lives are going on and they're opening up their own businesses and they're having fun and being silly and taking selfies. And God forbid, somebody texts me anything about anything besides this. But I also have to like, remember that like, other people's lives go on. And that's like, okay, too, even though this is like my central focus. But it feels very different than COVID did.

• 7:38Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yes, it's all, you know, again, this isn't like compare, contrast, what's worse, what's, you know, who's got it the worst, which tragedy is the worst. But I understand that people that aren't living in LA and experiencing this firsthand are going, are moving on with their lives. I get it. I mean, I remember when Maui was burning and it really took me out, you know, for like, the weekend. I was like donating as much as I could. I was just like, in a dark hole. Like, I just felt for these people. And I'd never even been to Hawaii at that point. And like, you know, I probably Did what I felt like I could do and I moved on with my life and those people didn't, you know, and it will feel different, obviously, for people in LA. And, you know, I can't even

• 8:18Ashley Hesseltine?

  begin to think what people who grew up in LA are feeling. You know, I, I told you, I was like, if this was Delaware, if this was Dewey Beach, I'd never recover, you know, so you and I can't even feel what people are feeling that have watched their real communities. Yes, we built a community in LA, but we've been there two years. You know, the people have really grown up there and had so many more memories and families and their schools and their churches and their, you know, local restaurants just like be decimated. I mean, it's so overwhelmingly devastating. And of course, we feel like this because we live there even more than if this was happening somewhere else. Of course, we would have empathy and compassion, but to be

• 9:02Ashley Hesseltine?

  in it like this, it's, I, I haven't really experienced something like this in terms of like this natural disaster happening where you live, you know?

• 9:09Rayna Greenberg?

  Yeah, it feels really like uncertain. And I've been really interested in everybody's responses to this. You know, the city of LA, I've, I've personally loved their response. I feel like they are staying on top of letting people know they have like a ready, set, go system, like when to pack, when to evacuate. They've been really on top of it. I think that people have really shown up in a big way. So many people, you know, ran towards these fires. I mean, so many firefighters and we saw videos of doctors and nurses evacuating people from nursing homes and hospitals and so many people just getting pets out of these shelters and news crews and like so many people just jumped to action and have continued to. I mean, it's been amazing to see how many people have shown up for the people of

• 9:50Rayna Greenberg?

  Los Angeles. And I think the beginning of this, I kept hearing on the news, like the affluent communities of Malibu and the Palisades. And that was really a part of the news cycle and all these celebrities, whose homes have burned down. And I'm glad that the tone has sort of changed and we've like allowed people to understand that these are just normal people with normal businesses. And also, by the way, just because you're a celebrity or you make a lot of money does not mean that you deserve to lose your memories and your home and everything that you have. You know, nobody Deserves this. Of course, it will be harder for some people than others. And of course, I understand that.

• 10:25Ashley Hesseltine?

  I mean, yeah, whatever you think about it and whatever you think about rich, famous people is your prerogative. But like, I just want the facts to be correct, you know? Like, it's just, again, I have been watching a lot more local news than national news and I have to take breaks, of course. But yes, a lot of the people in the Palisades were rich and/or rich and famous. But people also just had apartments there. And there was also just, you know, restaurants where people worked that now lost their jobs or retail stores or whatever. And then Pasadena and Altadena are not rich, famous neighborhoods like Palisades and Malibu. I mean, Altadena is a historically black neighborhood. It is still extremely diverse today. It has this long, rich history.

• 11:10Ashley Hesseltine?

  You know, Pasadena is really diverse. I mean, there's just people from all walks of life. There are people with money, there are people without money. I mean, there's people right now that have nowhere to go and not enough resources that they're in a shelter. You know, so it's like, I want to debunk this whole, like, let Hollywood burn. All these rich, famous people that lost their houses, who cares? You know, and if that's what you're seeing on the news, like, I mean, I don't know what to say. It's not the truth. It's not the full picture, you know? So I just want to say that. And again, just the people that have, like, lost their jobs, that work in retail or in restaurants. And I think that people have various opinions about LA.

• 11:53Ashley Hesseltine?

  In terms of what we have seen, it's been so moving. I mean, the city has just come together in a way that I've never seen. And again, this is my algorithm. This is my city where I live. Like, you know, I'm not going to see the way that the community came together in Asheville like I would because of the city I live in and the people that I follow, you know? It's like, I'm in the thick of it. But I mean, it's just completely above and beyond in terms of the amount of donations, people supporting, people really like boots on the ground, like, not just posting on social media. Like, they're Out shopping for people, they're going to the shelters. I mean, people are getting turned away left and right because there's too many donations, too many volunteers. You know,

• 12:36Ashley Hesseltine?

  people are like, I want to help a family, but I can't get matched with one, you know? And it's like, then there's all the people that set up those systems and those spreadsheets and like, they're overwhelmed. Like, it's just been overwhelming in like, the best way. I mean, I feel like the main animal organization we've seen has been the Pasadena Humane Society, and I was on top of them early on. I was like, take all my money, you know? And I'm watching on the news, I'm like, they have more food, dog bowls, dog beds, cat, whatever the fuck cats need, like, forever. Like, people went so hard, like, it just was crazy to see, like, everyone is, like, all hands on deck in these support efforts.

• 13:17Ashley Hesseltine?

  And that's what I want people to see about our city. It's just, it's been really moving, and I think any city would do that. You know, I don't think we're special, but it's just like, if you think LA people are like, shallow and self-centered and they don't care, I mean, that is just not what we have seen.

• 13:34Rayna Greenberg?

  Yeah, I mean, I think that the reason why it's extra moving is that LA gets this bad rap for everybody being shallow and vapid and, you know, fame hungry, but so many of the influencers and people that I follow, all the chefs and people in the food world have shown up to cook free meals, deliver them to the firefighters. I have seen so many people volunteering at food kitchens that have huge followings. There's a girl who invited me to her birthday party recently, and she said, instead of that, please donate to this GoFundMe. She raised $12,000. She went to Costco. She did a huge drive for people and delivered them. I mean, people are like, not stopping at anything to make sure that these people are supported. Brands are just sending so much stuff. If you want anything, Sweetgreen is like, come get food. All the restaurants, Sweetgreen is a huge national

• 14:17Rayna Greenberg?

  corporation, but small restaurants, there's a restaurant in my neighborhood in Venice that is just cooking hundreds of pizzas all day long, and they have volunteers coming to drive those pizzas to the firefighters. I mean, people have just all hands on deck.

• 14:30Ashley Hesseltine?

  Even Soho House, stop being assholes for a minute.

• 14:35Rayna Greenberg?

  Can you believe it?

• 14:36Ashley Hesseltine?

  They weren't like, come in if you're not a member.

• 14:40Ashley Hesseltine?

  They didn't say the doors are open to everybody, but they were like, you can come in regardless of your membership status. I mean, they sent an email. It was nice. It was really like-

• 14:52Rayna Greenberg?

  It was the first time I've ever seen him do anything nice for anybody.

• 14:56Ashley Hesseltine?

  But you know what? Cause you're still gonna go there and they'll be like, oh, you still can't use your laptop.

• 15:02Rayna Greenberg?

  You could take a shower, but you can't use your laptop in zones one through three.

• 15:06Ashley Hesseltine?

  I'm dying thinking that they're like, oh, no, no, you still can't have your laptop at that table afternoon.

• 15:10Rayna Greenberg?

  Think of Soho House as evacuation zones and you can't use your lap, you have to evacuate if you try to bring your laptop in here.

• 15:18Ashley Hesseltine?

  They moved me around like three different places last week. I was like, you know what? I'm not gonna quit my membership.

• 15:25Rayna Greenberg?

  I know. I'm always like, you know what I'm gonna do is keep paying you.

• 15:31Ashley Hesseltine?

  It has been so heartwarming to see and I hope it continues. And you know, it's gonna be a long road. And so, you know, being away from LA this week has felt like I feel guilty. You know, I'm like, I want to be there. I want to be doing stuff, but I'm like, everyone is doing stuff right now. Like it, there will be stuff to do and ways to support for a long time. And like, I feel like I'm gonna jump in when maybe it's died down a little bit, you know? And if you're feeling that way as well, I think some people might be feeling that way. Like tons of people have left. People are, you know, wherever they are, they're away from the city, they're on the east coast. I mean, and it's just like, if you're feeling that way of like, I want to be there, you know, I'm seeing all these people volunteering their time and doing deliveries and doing this and that, it's

• 16:15Ashley Hesseltine?

  gonna be needed for a while. So, you know, give yourself some grace and know that like, you'll do it. And, you know, you'll do it maybe when it's needed a little bit more.

• 16:24Rayna Greenberg?

  Yeah. I mean, it's, it's hard to know like when to show up and how. And Ashley and I have of course donated and we're gonna give you guys resources. We've put our-

• 16:30Ashley Hesseltine?

  Way too much.

• 16:31Rayna Greenberg?

  We've put our money towards helping.

• 16:32Ashley Hesseltine?

  How my credit card company's like, girl.

• 16:33Rayna Greenberg?

  But like, I- Bitch, what's happening? I've been back and forth so much. I mean, Tuesday night, when this started, I stayed at home and then my power went out for 24 hours and I didn't have power or hot water. And then Wednesday I thought, okay, I'll go to West Hollywood. I'll try to get a hotel. So that I have power and I have internet access and two hours into being at that hotel, we'd evacuate the hotel, you know, we went back to our own homes and then it got scary again near me and this all picked up and then you and I went to San Diego. I mean, it's just, you're up and down, you're up and down and you do want to like take care of yourself so you're in a good place to take care of others.

• 17:10Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah, and you know, I did kind of want to talk about like our experience, like if anyone's curious, like kind of how this went down and how it how it felt and the people that were there for us, you know, and it just, what I felt Tuesday night was like unlike anything I've ever experienced. I mean, I obviously was watching the news and feeling like things were fine, but then it really just started to feel really scary. And I was at my house, the winds are, I mean, shaking the walls, sirens nonstop. I mean, that is just so unsettling to feel that way. And I was like, do I need to leave my house? And then the second they put a Santa Monica evacuation warning out, I was like, I'm out. Like, I didn't even see

• 17:55Ashley Hesseltine?

  if I was in the limits, but I was like, it's in my neighborhood now and I am so scared. And my, my mom was like, I really want you to go. And you were in a, we were in the group chat with all of our LA girlfriends and Kate Steinberg sent me a separate chat and was like, come here if you need, here's the address, bring Azul. And like, it just, that's not like my best friend, you know, like it's a friend, she's in our group here, but it was just like really so kind to say that and be like, bring your dog, we got you. And I just started to feel really scared by just the sheer amount of like hearing those winds, hearing the sirens and like, it's just the panic and like the evacuation warnings moving closer. And so I did leave and it was like such a weird feeling to gather things that were important to me. Like, I've never had to do that. And so like, you're, when your mind works in that

• 18:39Ashley Hesseltine?

  way, it's so weird. You're like, what's important? What can't I replace? And like, I'm worried about Azul. And so. I just, you know, got some things and, and went in the car and went over there and they were so wonderful and I felt really like safe there in West Hollywood. And then the next day you came up to West Hollywood as well and you were going to stay in hotel because you started to feel unsafe in your neighborhood and they were cooking dinner. I mean, Kate and Chad, her fiance are just the most wonderful people you could imagine. They've since fostered a dog on top of their other dog and their two cats, you know, they're really like walking the walk. But, you know, we were going to have dinner and John and I were just chatting and like the group chat starts to blow up. There's a fire in Runyon Canyon and this sunset fire is like spreading so fast and like you should get out. And in

• 19:23Ashley Hesseltine?

  that moment, I was, I've never felt before like that level of like, oh, no one's safe and like we're outrunning a fire now. And again, like, I really want to, I want to tread lightly because I am somebody who was not affected in that way. But that feeling is a feeling so many people have felt when these natural disasters come in your city and like to leave your home, go somewhere else, then leave there. I mean, I called you, we were like, where are we supposed to go? Like, I still didn't feel safe going home. I went home and then I felt like, okay, it feels okay. And then I still wanted to go to a friend that was farther south and I stayed there for the night. I also didn't really want to be alone. I mean, and then our friend Taylor took me in. She has a dog allergy. She was like, I took Azurtec, come over, girl. You know, like, people were

• 20:05Ashley Hesseltine?

  just like, come over, you know, I called her on the phone. She was like, come over, you know, bring Azul. It just, everyone was willing to help and you were with Jeremy. So like, I felt like I wanted to be with, I would have been with you if you weren't with Jeremy and you were making your own decisions and, you know, the next day I went back home for a little bit of time and then I just felt like the air quality and it was literally like raining ash at my place. My, all my outdoor spaces, I mean, it looked like it snowed. And I was like, this is so bad for Azul. I can't just stay in my home and mask up when I go outside. Like, I have to walk a dog, you know, three plus times a day. Like, I feel unsafe, like mainly for him. I can take care of myself, but like, he's, we took one walk, he has ash all over him. Like, I just feel like I want to get

• 20:48Ashley Hesseltine?

  out. And then you and I made the decision to come here. And, you know, that was my experience with, with this. And it's nothing compared to so many others. But it was just like, it was the first time I felt like that. Like, we're, we're outrunning nature.

• 21:02Rayna Greenberg?

  Yeah, it felt really, I, it was, it was, that's when it really hit me, how unpredictable this is. I mean, Like I said, Tuesday night Jeremy was staying with me. We lost power, but I was like, it's okay. Like I have him here with me. I feel safe. There's like a big man in my house. And Wednesday, because we had no power or internet or hot water, I was like, I'll just get this hotel. And my experience at this hotel, you guys, was so crazy. So, I mean, this had only been going on for less than 24 hours. So I was like, it's fine. I'll get a hotel. They'll get this under control. People will be okay. And I went to this hotel. I couldn't check in yet for two hours. And so this guy at the bar started buying me drinks. It was 2:30 in the afternoon and I had almost three Manhattan's.

• 21:38Ashley Hesseltine?

  Oh my god.

• 21:39Rayna Greenberg?

  I was just so drunk. And then this other cute guy at the bar was like, oh, we can't check in. And I was like, yeah, they won't let us check in. They're understaffed to like trying to like figure this out. And he was like, well, we should just go to the spa. And I was like, okay. And he was so cute. So I was like, me and this hot guy are gonna go to the spa.

• 21:52Ashley Hesseltine?

  Oh my god.

• 21:52Rayna Greenberg?

  And I signed up for like an hour long massage. And I'm like, it's gonna like, by the time I got out of this massage, we will have had this under control. I've never heard of like a fire hurricane. Like I didn't know. And so I go down there for an hour and I'm drunk and so fucked up. My lashes are all mashed up on my face. And we get this thing that says, you must evacuate West Hollywood. There's a run in Canyon Fire.

• 22:12Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah.

• 22:12Rayna Greenberg?

  And I had to call Jeremy. He was at another hotel down the street. And I was like, I need you to come here and drive the car.

• 22:17Ashley Hesseltine?

  Cause I'm drunk.

• 22:18Rayna Greenberg?

  Yeah, literally. And he's like, you dropped me off with like three suitcases and a double bag. I can't walk down there.

• 22:24Ashley Hesseltine?

  Oh my god.

• 22:24Rayna Greenberg?

  And I was like, well, I can't drive. So you better get down here. And then we like went back to my place. It made you feel like nothing's safe. I have to outrun this. And of course, I'm trying to add a light story to a obviously horrible situation. That could have turned out so much worse than did for so many other people. But it's been a lot of just back and forth, up and down. I mean, my resolution for this year was enjoy my shit. And I did not expect this to happen.

• 22:47Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah, yeah.

• 22:48Rayna Greenberg?

  Seven days into the year.

• 22:50Ashley Hesseltine?

  Two days. Yeah, I mean, and I think that Californians and people in any place that's have experienced anything like this will feel this trauma for a long time, if maybe forever. Like that feeling of like, okay, I made it through this one, but what about the next one? And I don't know. It's like you see reports of like arsonists and. I don't, who's to say if like the main one, how it started, obviously the winds alone, like waking up Tuesday morning, those winds, it was like something bad's gonna happen. It felt really ominous, like already reports of like, this could be like life threatening, you know, so I wanna like, yes, climate change, the winds, everything. This was like the quite literal perfect storm of like the worst possible case scenario.

• 23:33Ashley Hesseltine?

  But then you see people just lighting fires all over the city. And I'm like, to think like, okay, if we get through this one, when's the next one? You know, I mean, this is how people feel who live in like hurricane zones as well, and just different things. It's like, it's, I think, I'm not sitting here saying, I'm so traumatized. I'm telling people, like, we are all collectively feeling trauma from this, no matter what. You know, when you start to feel a lack of like, security where you live.

• 24:01Rayna Greenberg?

  I just, I found myself driving around thinking like, is this safe? Is this safe? How do you ever know that this isn't gonna happen again? And it gets really windy like that in Venice. I'm pretty used to these like, pretty violent winds, but this was like, extreme. They were saying it's a category one hurricane level winds.

• 24:16Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yes, like 100 mile an hour winds.

• 24:17Rayna Greenberg?

  And then, you know, you think about like, all these perfect conditions. I mean, what they were saying was basically California got so much rain for two years. It was an unprecedented amount of rain, so there was extra greenery and extra foliage, and then no rain for eight or nine months, so it was extra dry.

• 24:31Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah.

• 24:32Rayna Greenberg?

  Then you get these winds, and it is just primed for these, these situations, which is quite possibly how this happened, and they're investigating all kinds of arson.

• 24:39Ashley Hesseltine?

  Well, and like, yes, people commit arson. It's absolutely fucking insane, but I'm just like, without any of that in the mix, just like, the way that these things can work. I mean, I think we've all been learning more about like, weather and fire in the last week. You know, like, an ember can travel like, two fucking miles or something, you know, and it just kind of like, drops down. I mean, we were watching the news, and that was when there was a fire in Studio City, and like, we were watching other fires pop up, just from like, embers flying, and like, whoosh, you know, like, those weren't arsonists up in the hills, you know? It was just like, watching this happen, and I was like, the world is ending. Like, we're watching this in real time, I mean, and then people are watching their homes burn down in real time, like, it's, it's just unfathomable. And I'm so grateful for like, the friends that we have around us that were so willing to be like, come over, sleep on the couch, you know?

• 25:23Ashley Hesseltine?

  I like, brought my pillow and blanket over to Taylor's. I'm like, what are we doing here? You know? There's the people that have checked in on us. I mean, it's been, I felt really emotional about it. We both have. It's just everybody we've ever known.

• 25:36Rayna Greenberg?

  I mean, people that we haven't talked to in so long. And I mean, it made me reach out to so many people that I know in LA that I know have families that I've just said, like, my door is open. If you need to come over, if you need if you need clothing or dinner. But you know who really took this as a call to check in is every man that every woman in LA has ever dated.

• 25:55Ashley Hesseltine?

  Oh, my God.

• 25:56Rayna Greenberg?

  This is like men's Christmas or Thanksgiving when they're just like, now's my chance to check in.

• 26:01Ashley Hesseltine?

  Wait, do you think that was

• 26:03Rayna Greenberg?

  Yes.

• 26:03Ashley Hesseltine?

  Oh, my God.

• 26:04Rayna Greenberg?

  I have heard from multiple men who I told to never speak to me again. And they were like, now's my moment to check in.

• 26:10Ashley Hesseltine?

  And what did you do?

• 26:11Rayna Greenberg?

  Pick up the call. I answered the call. Actually, we're under emergency. What else am I doing?

• 26:16Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yesterday, when I, when I walked out yesterday and you were on the phone, I literally thought you were talking to your dad. I was about to walk out there and be like, hey.

• 26:24Rayna Greenberg?

  I had no shirt on and I was giggling up a storm. If that was my dad.

• 26:27Ashley Hesseltine?

  I was like, who are you talking to? Because then I was like, wait a minute, that, yeah, that giggle was not for Bill. And I was like, who are you talking to? And you told me, not on my bingo card, I, he's dead to me. I don't think of him as a person that's in our orbit anymore. Like, you really dug into the archives.

• 26:44Rayna Greenberg?

  Can I just tell you what was so funny about that is that I'm on the phone with him, he can hear you and you go, are you on the phone? And you suggest another man. And I have to go, no, I'm on the phone. And then he goes, tell Ashley I say hi. Like, he had to listen to you suggest a different toxic ex.

• 26:59Ashley Hesseltine?

  No, literally.

• 27:00Rayna Greenberg?

  Who also called me.

• 27:01Ashley Hesseltine?

  Of course, of course. No, like, I went out there. It's like, I was like, are you talking to Jason? And then you're on the phone. You had to go, no, it's Spencer. Like, literally, that's what happened. And I didn't care.

• 27:10Rayna Greenberg?

  Into the phone. I didn't care. It was hilarious. And the one that you were suggesting, I mean, he slid in immediately, Tuesday night, buzz buzz, let's talk about fire.

• 27:19Ashley Hesseltine?

  But also, by the way, while I did that, I was FaceTiming with my fiance and he's going, wait, who's that? So like, he was like, wait, who's Spencer again? These are my fake names. Like, it was a whole thing. And then, yes, meanwhile, he's like.

• 27:33Rayna Greenberg?

  I hear Ashley walking away going, she's this toxic ex of hers. I don't know. She's still in earshot of him on the phone.

• 27:45Rayna Greenberg?

  And you asked me no follow up questions and I was impressed. I was like, I'm gonna hear about this when I go inside. Nope. Oh, like

• 27:54Ashley Hesseltine?

  Ranald's gonna Ranald. 2025 Ranald's still here.

• 27:58Rayna Greenberg?

  I mean, men have really taken, this one waited a little bit. He waited until Thursday. The other one, Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Buzz buzz, what's going on? Haven't heard from him since.

• 28:06Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah.

• 28:06Rayna Greenberg?

  He just, he's like, ah, my work here is done.

• 28:09Ashley Hesseltine?

  Well, we, obviously it, it feels weird to even sit here and like laugh like this, but it's just like, you need to do it. You know, we have to, we have to like, you know, always whatever, you always gotta laugh and, you know, smile and have joy in your life, even in like the worst of times. But it's been kind of funny to talk about like who's checked in and who hasn't. And like, I started making a petty list in my head. And I was like, if you haven't checked in, you're not coming to my wedding.

• 28:32Rayna Greenberg?

  I love that you said that. And like, I started, I started my list on Wednesday and I started like telling you like, I, can you believe that we haven't heard from so and so? Can you believe it? And like, really just running list of like, isn't this so shocking?

• 28:43Ashley Hesseltine?

  Even in a natural disaster, we're still petty. But it's, you know, I will say, like, it took a minute, I feel like to catch on to everybody just how terrible this was. And it was like, Wednesday morning, I was hearing from some people, I'm like, that's interesting, you know? And then by Thursday, I feel like it was like, holy shit, like, are you okay? And then it was just like, pretty much by Friday, we'd heard from everybody we've ever known, except for a few, and you're not coming to my wedding. And I just feel like it's one of those things where you couldn't like not, you know, like, if you know, we live in LA, and then there's just, it really shows you a lot about people and how you're on their mind. I mean, there's people that are checking in with me every day. And just because I'm like, on their mind and, and you and our friends and our city, you know, I think people are checking in and like, they

• 29:28Ashley Hesseltine?

  know I'm fine and safe, but they're like, how's LA? You know, like, what, how does it feel? Like, I just, people are concerned and, you know, where are their thoughts? And collectively, as the people in the city that have been affected and, you know, it has, uh, that has felt nice, you know?

• 29:46Rayna Greenberg?

  Yeah. I mean, it- People, a couple of people have said to me, like, it just feels like life is going on in some of these neighborhoods. And I'm like, oh, I don't think it's really like that. But like, I have to like, hold space for the fact, like, the news, the news reaching people in New York is not the same as living in LA. And I'm trying to not, I don't get irritated with people that say kind of stuff like that to us.

• 30:07Ashley Hesseltine?

  Well, I did want to talk about the vibe, if people are curious. I mean, it's so crazy. I mean, I'm sure this has been like, in any place where something like this has happened, where like, the neighborhoods that are still standing, just like they were before, are like, I think a lot of restaurants are closed, obviously comedy clubs closed. And they're starting to open back up, but you know, like, the grocery stores are there, people are out. I mean, there are people are wearing masks and the vibe is totally different, but like, things are, life is going on. But it definitely feels different. And then it's like, everybody you encounter, you know, like, I went to my coffee shop, honestly, just to check on those people. I see them every day, you know, and like, the woman that was working there that I see, she was just like, how are you? And then we both just kind of started like tearing up.

• 30:52Ashley Hesseltine?

  It's just like, everybody's checking on each other. I saw some memes that, just like, even the vibe in Ralph's, it's just, everybody's talking, everybody's like, supporting each other. And I didn't make it to Ralph's, but it's just like, I like to see.

• 31:04Rayna Greenberg?

  I was like, I've never heard you go to Ralph's ever.

• 31:05Ashley Hesseltine?

  Well, any grocery store, I just kind of saw that people, I didn't go to any grocery store. I'm just, people were like, we were all in this together, energy.

• 31:13Rayna Greenberg?

  It's been nice. I went to Aran, it's nice to see people are still putting together a little fit to go grocery shopping, whether they have an N95 mask on or not.

• 31:20Ashley Hesseltine?

  People are like, oh, I gotta bring out my COVID fashion.

• 31:22Rayna Greenberg?

  But, you know, I'm glad that people are supporting businesses, people still have to work and make money. And of course, like, waiters want to make money, people that cut hair want to make money. And it is sort of like an eerie vibe. I went to Abbott Kenny on Thursday night, I think, with Jeremy to just get a pizza to go. And it was like, so eerie and quiet. And I think people just want to be respectful.

• 31:40Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah, of course, like, people have been like, I don't want to be insensitive and is this okay? You know, and it's just, Brandon and I have a lot of thoughts and feelings on everything, you know? We're, we're in it, you know, on, on the mayor, on the governor, on the, on the president-elect. I mean, all this stuff, and I just, I guess. I don't know if I have the energy right now to tackle all of it, but I think the thing that I have found that's just been, that bothers me the most, I guess, is just the misinformation that is so rampant in our world today, in our country today, but with something like this, I mean, I get it, people want to direct their anger and their emotions somewhere,

• 32:25Ashley Hesseltine?

  people want someone to blame, but I mean, there's just obviously been so much about the fire department funding and the hydrants and the water supply and this and that, and it's just like, I just think it's more important than ever to receive and disperse accurate information. We need accurate information from experts and science, you know, and facts. It's just like imperative to our wellbeing and our safety. Like, you know, the way that we were reliant on this watch duty app, which was the app that was like tracking all of the different zones, I mean, and I've donated to them, they're a nonprofit, they're amazing, I didn't know they existed until now, and they've just been our whole life, or, you know, just even watching the news, it's like, we are like furiously checking these things to see if like, we need to leave our homes, you know, to see of our friends and family

• 33:10Ashley Hesseltine?

  in different neighborhoods, what they're dealing with. I mean, we need that accurate information, and we need our leaders and our media and our government to be making absolutely sure we have that. And so, it's just like, I'm just saying, you know, be careful with what you share and what you put out there, when you get so worked up about making sure that it's accurate, and then maybe like, it's the right time to be posting certain things, you know, you feel a certain type of way about like adding to the noise in general, but like, that's the main point I wanted to make today, and like, the misinformation, and like, more than ever, when you see these things, how important it is, and we're living in a time where people don't like the truth, so they make up their own, and you know, we have a president-elect that's spouting off about things that are completely just

• 33:52Ashley Hesseltine?

  non-existent, delusional, not true in this time. It's like, so sickening, but not surprising, and like, I can't believe that this is the current state of what we're entering into when he's about to be inaugurated, and again, like, I just like, I don't have the strength today, but it's just like, I guess my point is just like, it's bothered me to see that. And the importance of accurate information is it's important to our survival.

• 34:14Rayna Greenberg?

  Yeah, I think that people want to make sense of a tragedy through understanding how did this happen? How can we prevent it from happening? And what policies led this to happening? Like you brought up the fire department? We've heard about the fire department budgets and the reservoirs and insurance companies. And there's so much information flying around and a lot of it is really nuanced and there's contacts and it's hard to know who to take information from and it's really inflammatory and I, you know, my feeling is that we should take care of what's happening now and there'll be time for this to figure this all out. And I want to know how this happened too. And I want to know what we're going to do to prevent it in the future, if that's even possible. And I just, I really take care with what I repost in terms of theories and things like that.

• 34:54Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah. And I mean, again, like I've been doing my research. I'm trying to find really obviously factual, unbiased articles and information. And, you know, I think there's nowhere in the country that's as prepared for fires, California. But you could never be adequately prepared for this situation.

• 35:14Rayna Greenberg?

  I mean, I'm devastated and I'm angry and I would love to know how this happened and what we're going to do to hopefully try to put some things in place to make sure that this would never happen again, or the, the risk will be mitigated at least. I mean, I, I bought a home here. I want to live here. This is where I've set my roots down and I've really banked on it.

• 35:35Ashley Hesseltine?

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• 41:04Ashley Hesseltine?

  That is A-D-D-Y-I dot com. Okay, well, we are back. Should we share a couple of resources that we like? Yeah, I mean, I've seen so many people list so much, it's like really hard to narrow it down. And like, day one, so many places like Vanity Fair and The Cut, I mean, every publication was like, here's the list of huge organizations to donate to. And I think it can be hard to know, like, how can I make an impact? It can be overwhelming, you know, and like, what do I do? And I really like Mutual Aid LA, and we'll put this all up on the screen. If you're in LA, especially where it's like, here's the donation centers that still need donations, here's the ones that aren't taking them anymore, and here's what we need drivers and people to sort through everything and things like that. And it's just like, they

• 41:47Ashley Hesseltine?

  put together the, like, the OG spreadsheet of like, everywhere in terms of even like, where you can bring your animals, or, you know, places like shelters, but also donation centers and how you can help. And so Mutual Aid LA is like, this huge resource, every day on Instagram, they're posting. And, you know, I mentioned the Pasadena Humane Society earlier, pretty much right now, they just need monetary donations. I mean, they have, a lot of these animals need veterinary care. I think they're all set on like, things, but you can donate to them monetarily. And then, we really like this site we just learned about, this company called Love and Ethos. And I think Heather McMahon posted them, and they are a nonprofit organization serving women in greater Los Angeles. And so, they're actively

• 42:30Ashley Hesseltine?

  seeking ways to aid the community and focusing on assisting single mothers and families with young children. And so, you can just go to loveandethos.org, and you can click either I need relief, if you're a family or a person in need, or I can support. And then, when you click I can support, you note the amount you're able to financially contribute, and then other things you may want to do if you have services, you can Volunteer like what you're able to offer if you have any resources like medical supplies or equipment, space for evacuation, um, you know, a truck or a vehicle, non-perishable food items, but they also you can do your monetary donation too. So I just learned about that one. I mean, there's so much.

• 43:04Rayna Greenberg?

  You know, I, I encourage people to donate wherever you feel inspired. So many people need so much ranches burned down and there's horses that need to be taken in. I mean, so many animal shelters need help, need you to foster animals. So many people are just donating, just need money for food. I've donated to the World Central Kitchen, which is just doing food for people who are affected by this and of course, LA Fire Department and GoFundMe is just doing an incredible job. So if you go to just GoFundMe, at the very top, there's a banner, it says, "Support LA Wildfires" and you can see hundreds upon hundreds of GoFundMes and a lot of families have just posted a photo of, you know, a woman and her two children, a husband and wife, and people tell their stories. And if you feel inspired, give them money directly. And so I've been really just, I like reading people's personal

• 43:49Rayna Greenberg?

  stories, as do you, and just feeling like I know and you know that the money went directly to somebody. And it's like, how do you choose? I don't know. The, the LA Times has done an incredible job of just compiling spreadsheets and where you can send your money. But whatever you feel inspired to do, even if it's $5, even if it's a, you buy a package of underwear for somebody and you donate it, like it's, it's meaningful and it's important and people will need things for so, so long. Like you said, this, this isn't just going to end next week.

• 44:16Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah. And you know, if you don't have any money to spare, that's fine too. You know, it's just like, just don't feel pressure or feel guilty. And I mean, I think a lot of people are like, I would rather just donate my time. And again, if you're in LA, so many different places to do that as well. But you know, every little bit helps. And Rain and I on our Instagram last week posted a list of organizations, which I still obviously, you know, want to tell you guys, you can support all of them. And that's going to be the Los Angeles Fire Department, the Wildlife Recovery Fund, Habitat for Humanity, Pasadena Humane was on there, Baby to Baby, I want to add the Red Cross into the mix. You know, we had that list as well and we tagged them, their Instagrams. But it is overwhelming and, um, you know, to Raina's point, like, pick a person, pick a family. I mean, that's kind of where I feel like you can make the most impact at this point is like, get that in there.

• 45:00Ashley Hesseltine?

  GoFundMe, get that in their hands. I mean, people are gonna need to find places to live and they're gonna need to start from scratch and get back on their feet. And that's what I did with Maui. I was just like, I'm just gonna pick some families that speak to me in their story and just like give them my, my money. And so again, like every, every little bit helps and it's just, it's a beautiful thing to see everybody like come together. And I did a fundraiser for California Fire Foundation like via Instagram and just like, I watched all those roll in and I raised, you know, like upwards of $6,000 in like 24 hours. And it was everything from $5 to 50 to 150, you know, and it just all adds up and it compounds. And so keep that in mind and pick a GoFundMe and then send it to your group chat and be like, let's do this one.

• 45:41Ashley Hesseltine?

  You know, whatever it really, again, you know, speaks to you and it's all helpful.

• 45:46Rayna Greenberg?

  Yeah.

• 45:47Ashley Hesseltine?

  So we wanted to talk about a little bit of like the lighter side of things with all this, like there hasn't been much. This isn't something that when the people aren't doing jokes on this, but I think like some of the things I have found is like the way we're treating these like water drop videos. Like, and these pilots doing these like drops or like the fire retardant. And it's just like, people are watching this like an extreme sport, like yes, nice drop. Like some of them are so satisfying, like you're, I'm jumping up clapping.

• 46:13Rayna Greenberg?

  I love the amount of captions that say, wait for it. Oh, the satisfaction when you just watch them just like go over it. Listen, LA is a crazy place. People are fucking weird. It's full of celebrities. Like, of course there's gonna be like crazy weird stuff that's happening here.

• 46:27Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah.

• 46:27Rayna Greenberg?

  So I was watching the news and they were like interviewing people in the Palisades that were like helping. And this like news crew like came up against this guy who was like, or came up to this guy who was like helping fight these fires and it was Steve Guttenberg.

• 46:39Ashley Hesseltine?

  Steve was like boots on the ground first celebrity.

• 46:41Rayna Greenberg?

  I mean, immediately for a celebrity, they were just like, hey, sir, how are you? And they're like, oh, Steve Guttenberg. He looks exactly like my dad.

• 46:47Ashley Hesseltine?

  A lot of people don't know, even know that, like the younger, the Gen Z's are like, who?

• 46:50Rayna Greenberg?

  He was one of the three dads in Three Men and a Little Baby.

• 46:53Ashley Hesseltine?

  Was he in Ghostbusters too? No.

• 46:55Rayna Greenberg?

  Maybe. I just, he looks like my, Tessa, do you know who Steve, Tessa's Googling, I know she doesn't know who that is, Steve Guttenberg? I mean, Tess, he's like in his, he's like 70. I don't know who he is. He's an actor, you guys. I think he's just like the cutest. He looks exactly like my dad. That's, that's my information about him. He's 66.

• 47:11Ashley Hesseltine?

  Well, yeah, I feel like my main porn category is these pilots right now, these like heroic pilots just like flying into the fire, which again, like back to the whole like, why did this happen? Why couldn't we do this? It's like they couldn't fly when the winds were so high. And like, that's when reason why it spread so much. And it's like, it's maddening to be like, we could have stopped the spread. It's giving COVID.

• 47:31Rayna Greenberg?

  I wouldn't even take a walk. I would, I do that. When it gets going like that in Venice, not that Venice is a Palisades, but like it's, I wouldn't go outside for a second.

• 47:39Ashley Hesseltine?

  So it's like, that would have helped, but we couldn't, you know, they couldn't do it because of the wind. And so once they started, I feel like people were like, let's fucking go. Like, let's watch them do these drops. I have been, I guess, invested in this Spencer and Heidi thing. I mean, they, they lost their home.

• 47:55Rayna Greenberg?

  So he was the first celebrity I saw posting at all, like, because people don't like watching celebrities talk about losing things. They're like, oh, you're so red.

• 48:05Ashley Hesseltine?

  Oh, your third home. Yeah.

• 48:06Rayna Greenberg?

  Which they aren't one of those. They aren't one of those.

• 48:08Ashley Hesseltine?

  They're not, you know, they're not billionaires.

• 48:09Rayna Greenberg?

  And so they were the first celebrities I saw posting crying to their Instagram story that they lost their home. Of course, they have two small children, but their, their character arc through this has been amazing to watch.

• 48:21Ashley Hesseltine?

  Wait, so what? So what? He told people to stream her music?

• 48:25Rayna Greenberg?

  Yes. So basically.

• 48:26Ashley Hesseltine?

  I forget. She's like a singer.

• 48:27Rayna Greenberg?

  Yes. So he was like, how you can help us financially is go download Heidi's song on iTunes. And she's the number one song on iTunes.

• 48:35Speaker 03

  Heidi Montag, number one in iTunes America. Thank you, everyone.

• 48:45Rayna Greenberg?

  He like reinvigorated her career overnight.

• 48:48Ashley Hesseltine?

  It's crazy.

• 48:49Rayna Greenberg?

  And he has like these Instagram stories. He's like rolling down around on the beach. She's like, I love being famous. Like, he's just like, I have a platform. I'm going to use it.

• 48:56Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah, yeah. I saw this comedian named Pete Lee on Jimmy Fallon. It was the day after he lost his home in the Palisades and, you know, he was being funny. I mean, it was, it was, his story was tragic, you know, and he shared it, but he was able to like make jokes and it was hysterical. I saw a ton of comedians posting that. We'll put it up on YouTube.

• 49:15Speaker 03

  I really appreciate you coming here, you know.

• 49:18Speaker 04

  Thank you. Yeah. I, um, uh, my, uh, I don't mean to be a bummer. This is a comedy show. I'm a comedian. Um, but, uh, my house burned down yesterday.

• 49:27Speaker 04

  That was the most studio audience response I've ever heard.

• 49:29Speaker 03

  Yeah, that's exactly what they, yeah.

• 49:31Speaker 04

  That was like a game show where it went to zero to bankrupt.

• 49:34Ashley Hesseltine?

  I did a show on Friday and I had shows all weekend. I had a bunch of shows scheduled that all got canceled, but they still did a show. I still did a Don't Tell show in Torrance. And I was like, I don't have to do this, obviously. You know, like, everybody would have understood. I got asked to do it from a booker because the other ones got canceled. And I was like, I'll, I'll go do it. You know, I need a mental break. And I was like, driving there, like, I don't know how I'm gonna do this. I, I am not in the headspace to tell jokes and like, make people laugh. But like, I guess, like, um, just being in that room with all those people that have like, experienced the same thing. And again, Torrance was farther. These were people that were always in a safe zone, but they're still seeing their city burn.

• 50:19Ashley Hesseltine?

  It felt like a really, like, collective therapeutic thing to, to be in a room. And people are there and like, you know, everybody's had such a hard week, obviously, and people want to laugh. And so, you know, I'm, I'm seen in the comedy community. I think the Comedy Store and the Improv are both reopening. And then there's free shows and they're just really like, being sensitive about it. I know I saw Trevor Wallace do something at Laugh Factory, but it was like a benefit. And so, it's just like, you know, as a comedian, you're like, what, should I go do shows? Is that insensitive? But it's like, people want the, you know, comedic relief. And, you know, if you can, I, I don't know.

• 51:00Ashley Hesseltine?

  I, I've appreciated seeing, I guess, the LA scene response with, with that, you know?

• 51:07Rayna Greenberg?

  I, I think you're like, what am I allowed to feel some joy? What am I allowed to enjoy this? But I think that as, I'm not a comedian, but you are. I mean, I, I think that you're like, spreading joy and I think that that's what you can give to people. You know, like, you didn't go out for like, a fun night to whip it up and put it on Instagram. You were like, I, what I can contribute is joy to other people and I'm gonna do that. And I think that that's like a great service.

• 51:27Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah, I kind of felt like that too, you know?

• 51:29Rayna Greenberg?

  It's just like, if this is what people need and I can be a part of it, you know? So, um, yeah, there's, there's that too.

• 51:37Ashley Hesseltine?

  Well, we don't know what.

• 51:39Rayna Greenberg?

  Tomorrow we'll bring, and these will be some kind of crazy days ahead for us. So hopefully by the time this comes out, this will be a little more under control. But I don't know, our thoughts are with everybody. We're going to do everything that we can to, to make sure that people are okay. And we make a positive impact. And I'm glad that Azul and Tessa and you are safe and our homes are safe. And so many people aren't. So, you know, we'll continue to use this platform to encourage you guys to just keep your eyes on it. And we love LA and the city of LA. And we really thank everybody that has done so much to keep people safe.

• 52:10Ashley Hesseltine?

  Yeah. Um, and I echo what Raina said, and you know, we know it can be overwhelming and how you can help. But if you just even really wanting to, and even, you know, messaging us, how can I help? Is it means a lot. And to that point, like if you're somebody, you have friends in LA and you haven't reached out. I mean, I'm sure they'd love to hear from you, you know, if they're in your thoughts and it just, it means a lot. But, you know, first and foremost is just our thoughts and our hearts are with everybody who has been impacted by this, experienced any sort of loss. And it's going to be a long road to recovery and we recognize that. And, you know, we're, no plans to leave LA. So we're going to be there, boots on the ground, like seeing how we can help for the long haul. And, uh, that's on that.

• 52:53Rayna Greenberg?

  You guys have enjoyed this.

• 52:55Ashley Hesseltine?

  I don't know. Really emotional roller coaster.

• 52:58Rayna Greenberg?

  Okay, bye.

• 53:00Ashley Hesseltine?

  Well, we mentioned our Instagram earlier, so you can still check that. That's going to be girlsgottoeepodcast.com. Girls Got to E Podcast also on Tik Tok. I'm Ash Hess, Raina is Raina J. Greenberg. We've both been posting a bunch of resources. You can check those out. I made a highlight with everything I posted related to these. So if you missed something, you want to find a link, I do have a highlight, SCA fires. It's like my first one on, on my Instagram, Ash Hess. And we will, you know, keep on keeping on.

• 53:24Rayna Greenberg?

  Yeah. Have a good weekend, guys. Be safe. Bye.

• 53:27Ashley Hesseltine?

  Bye.