Bonus Benson: Guy and Cookie's Excellent California Adventures

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SPEAKER_4 (1:24)

This is bonus Benson.

Christine Cook (1:26)

I don't want to sound stupid, but-

Guy Benson (1:28)

Well, we can take that risk. Go ahead.

SPEAKER_4 (1:29)

Stuff we wish never aired.

Christine Cook (1:32)

So sometimes, yes, my head is in the clouds.

Guy Benson (1:35)

Gosh, you never know where these home stretches are going, but they usually lead to Cookie and booze.

Christine Cook (1:40)

Thank you. I don't know what just happened.

SPEAKER_4 (1:42)

The Guy Benson Show. And now it's time for your favorite segment of the day, Home Stretch.

Christine Cook (1:54)

It's basically the only segment I'm on. So I've declared it. The audience's favorite segment.

SPEAKER_4 (1:58)

The Guy Benson Show.

Guy Benson (2:01)

Home Stretch here on the Guy Benson Show on this Monday. We're in Palo Alto, California at Stanford University, the campus here, the Hoover Institution. guybensonshow.com, the website always podcast free, always on demand. When the show's over, just minutes from now. So this is an annual tradition. We're always very eager to come back here, honored to be invited.

But Cooks, this is probably your swan song, Farewell to Hoover, because you will be moving on from this show to a new world, a whole new world in the coming weeks and months. And so we're trying to savor the experience, because you've been out here, what, like half a dozen times now?

Christine Cook (2:43)

Yeah, this is my sixth year being out here, and it's one of the best weeks. We always have such a great time, such great guests, and I'm going to miss it.

Guy Benson (2:51)

And dinner. So last night, you made reservations at one of the spots that we always go, and we have certain dishes that we always order.

Christine Cook (2:58)

Yep.

Guy Benson (2:58)

And I did not have any alcohol, and you did.

Christine Cook (3:01)

Yeah, what's going on with that?

Guy Benson (3:02)

I just, it was a Sunday night. Like, you know, we've got...

Christine Cook (3:04)

And?

Guy Benson (3:05)

Working, we're different people, Christine. We're a little different.

Christine Cook (3:07)

Oh, are we?

Guy Benson (3:08)

Different habits, I would say. And I did not notice if you then, like, sauntered back into the hotel lobby and over to the bar to make some new friends.

Christine Cook (3:16)

I did not. I had two glasses of wine at dinner, and that was it. I didn't even have a cocktail.

Guy Benson (3:20)

You went to bed very early.

Christine Cook (3:21)

Yes, which was probably a mistake, because I was up at the crack of dawn, literally this morning.

Guy Benson (3:25)

Probably before dawn, right?

Christine Cook (3:26)

Yeah. Yeah. I think it was 4:50 a.m. I woke up.

Guy Benson (3:29)

You really struggle with time zones.

It's just your brain doesn't really work that way. And I know you're talking about maybe taking your family overseas Yes. for a holiday or a vacation.

Christine Cook (3:41)

Hello.

Guy Benson (3:42)

Oh, I wonder where you might be going.

And that's something we'll have to talk about, but you're going to have to think very hard about the time zones, because with international travel, Yes, that's a thing. So we can return to that at some point. I do want to briefly mention that you had your big charity event over the weekend before you came out here. You and Bobby were emceeing this charity fundraiser again.