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holidays-5
Brookstone Menorah Lighting

The owner of the Brookstone franchise hosts the mall’s menorah lighting ceremony.

0:01:25
spk_1
 

two of the weeks before Christmas and all across the city, People flock to the malls for gifts that are pretty. From food courts dispensers to kioskalore. The malls where kind shoppers find their favorite store. When shopping for clothes and church keys and deals, some shoppers come linger and kick off their heels. Massage chairs alarm clocks at Brookstone and Amora. Let's check-in and watch them. Light, the menorah.

0:01:52
spk_2
 

Hi, everybody. My name is Rob Brownman. And I am the owner of the franchise of Brookstone here at the mall. Thank you. And I am here to it what would the word be? Initiate. M c, the lighting of the menorah for the fourth day of Hanukkah. So thank you everyone together around.

0:02:21
spk_3
 

And do you have any of those massaging chairs back in stock?

0:02:27
spk_2
 

Great question. Great question. I did wanna get into the story of Hanukkah, but I do think it is important that everybody have what they're here for. So the massage which massaging chair were you looking for? The one that does your back and the back of your legs?

0:02:43
spk_3
 

Yes. Yes.

0:02:44
spk_2
 

Okay.

0:02:44
spk_4
 

Oh, no. But also the hand must the hand one, don't you do use those?

0:02:48
spk_3
 

Yeah. That I use those too.

0:02:51
spk_2
 

Okay. Well, which do you want? Both. Fantastic. Well, for Hanukkah, we're doing a little deal. The eight Knights of Hanukkah. And so there's a different deal every day. You And I I see one of them all managers kind of looking up here. I wanna reiterate this isn't an ad for Brookstone. We are lighting the menorah up here. But I wanna say that that what you did miss the hand massager, but the fifth night of Hanukkah, which tomorrow, we will be doing the massaging chairs.

0:03:24
spk_4
 

So you'll have it in tomorrow night.

0:03:26
spk_2
 

Percent off. Yes. But make sure to get

0:03:28
spk_4
 

there early. For night five of the Hanukkah ceremon.

0:03:31
spk_2
 

Oh, dude. Well, you don't have to leave

0:03:32
spk_3
 

it here.

0:03:34
spk_2
 

Okay. Wow. Well, that's Were

0:03:36
spk_1
 

we allowed to ride our scooters right up in here?

0:03:39
spk_2
 

Excuse me.

0:03:40
spk_1
 

Was I was would I have been allowed to bring my scooter inside the mall?

0:03:43
spk_2
 

You can bring your scooters in the mall now. Wow.

0:03:45
spk_3
 

Wow. They really just took off those two.

0:03:48
spk_2
 

Yeah. I get the impression they were here for one thing. Oh.

0:03:52
spk_3
 

They're pissed. They really want those chairs.

0:03:55
spk_2
 

Never pissed? Well, that's okay. You know, the candles will stay lit for tonight and to tomorrow. And we'll just say the prayer of the candles as we light them for the fourth day.

0:04:10
spk_4
 

You're doing great, honey. You're doing so good. I'm so proud of you.

0:04:14
spk_2
 

Thank you. My lovely daughter, Rachel, in the audience. Hi, Rachel. Hi.

0:04:24
spk_4
 

You're doing great, honey. I look up to you every day.

0:04:29
spk_2
 

My daughter's so proud of me. Okay. There she goes.

0:04:40
spk_3
 

She just really wanted to tell you she was proud of you.

0:04:43
spk_2
 

I'm glad you put in some FaceTime Well, she's very busy. She's captain of the the cheerleading squad.

0:04:53
spk_3
 

Oh my. Oh, they have practiced today.

0:04:55
spk_2
 

Hang on. That's a couple A couple of knots there that were couple of knots like she shouldn't be capped and she's a very good cheerleader.

0:05:05
spk_3
 

She's great.

0:05:06
spk_2
 

Thank you. Sure. She forgets the cheers -- Very good.

0:05:08
spk_0
 

--

0:05:08
spk_2
 

forgets the cheers. She does. She gets nervous. She clamps up. But she's very, very entertaining. They have thrown her

0:05:15
spk_3
 

a few times, but not up. They throw her out of the routine.

0:05:19
spk_2
 

Yes. They threw her into the wings. They threw in

0:05:23
spk_4
 

so now you're just talking to a coworker?

0:05:27
spk_2
 

You're right. Unlike Unlike the first three nights of lighting the candle, this one should not be all about me and my family life and my deals at the Brooklyn.

0:05:37
spk_1
 

So Hey, boss, boss. Boss. I'm so sorry to interrupt. Yes. Some people just showed up to the store it looks like they're camping out

0:05:46
spk_4
 

outside.

0:05:46
spk_2
 

No sitting. No sitting unless they look like they're gonna buy.

0:05:49
spk_1
 

Well, that's that's they're they're camping out for the deal for tomorrow. Great. Fantastic.

0:05:57
spk_2
 

Liz, is that someone coming and going on the scooter there?

0:06:00
spk_4
 

Oh, hey, just arrived. I camping out for the massager that I heard a shirt about.

0:06:03
spk_2
 

Fantastic. Yes. And while you're waiting, for the fourth night of Hanuk, I should say because it is pertinent. This isn't just like being self I just wanted to know. For the fourth night, we do have a sale on those little alarm clocks that that electronically have words on them too kind of super fun. Like this. Yeah. Fifty percent off.

0:06:23
spk_3
 

What night is the foot soaker?

0:06:26
spk_2
 

Footsoaker. That's a hot ticket item. That's night seven.

0:06:30
spk_4
 

It's gonna be a Brookstone Hanukkah, baby.

0:06:33
spk_2
 

It wasn't me that said it. Hey, boss. It wasn't me that said

0:06:36
spk_1
 

i'm sorry to interrupt. What? What? It looks like the

0:06:39
spk_2
 

because I'm killing up here.

0:06:41
spk_1
 

Okay. It looks like the

0:06:42
spk_2
 

drug messing with my rhythm.

0:06:43
spk_1
 

I know. I'm sorry, but you need to know this. It looks because

0:06:45
spk_2
 

i killing up here.

0:06:46
spk_1
 

It I I know. I know. We're all really proud of you, honey. But listen. It looks

0:06:51
spk_2
 

like grandpa.

0:06:52
spk_1
 

It looks like the the alarm clocks shipment of the alarm class I was supposed to come in this morning looks like

0:06:58
spk_4
 

i'm sorry.

0:06:59
spk_1
 

Straight up.

0:07:00
spk_4
 

Your grandpa works for you?

0:07:02
spk_2
 

With me. Mhmm. Says boss out of respect,

0:07:06
spk_3
 

where did you Scott?

0:07:08
spk_2
 

He didn't wanna hear the answer. Well, Freightwood, it does wanna hear the answer. My grandfather was rejected from Medicare. So he works for me for insurance.

0:07:20
spk_1
 

No. Don't clap for that.

0:07:22
spk_3
 

Oh, he's still here.

0:07:23
spk_1
 

It's yeah. I mean, I'm back.

0:07:24
spk_2
 

Grandpos here, the guy that asked the questions and It's a failure

0:07:27
spk_1
 

it's a failure of the public support system.

0:07:30
spk_2
 

That's right.

0:07:31
spk_1
 

Okay. I'm old. I don't want you guys think I wanna be working here?

0:07:35
spk_2
 

No. And that's why you gotta vote for me for mayor.

0:07:39
spk_3
 

This mayoral race is really heating up.

0:07:43
spk_2
 

So we just pointed to their watch as if it's time to I guess we do have to light the candle before. We also

0:07:48
spk_1
 

we don't have the we don't have the product deal today. So you gotta do it

0:07:52
spk_2
 

for me. Okay. We don't have the alarm clocks. So the special last minute sale, ten percent off. The golf clubs that tell you speed of your swing.

0:08:08
spk_3
 

Okay. Three quick buzz offs.

0:08:10
spk_2
 

All in little golf carts.

0:08:11
spk_3
 

I'm telling you. Nobody cares about this other than the deal.

0:08:19
spk_2
 

I didn't say it. I didn't say it. I'm not here to promote my deals. I'm not here to promote my deals. I'm here for the Hanukkah candle edit ceremony.

0:08:29
spk_3
 

Come one,

0:08:30
spk_2
 

come all. To Brookstone presents the menorah. Every night of Monica, by the way, you can get Brookstone menorah, where it Sorry.

0:08:39
spk_4
 

I was just walking by. What is this?

0:08:41
spk_2
 

Wonderful question. We're lighting the menorah.

0:08:44
spk_3
 

You could use the wax from the candles to wax your body.

0:08:48
spk_2
 

That's right. You could wax your body and the The middle candle is also a massager. It's a big massager. Oh, wow. Yes. Thank you. Alright. So

0:09:05
spk_3
 

somebody just idling? There better be some good news

0:09:08
spk_0
 

or something.

0:09:09
spk_2
 

It's something to listen to.

0:09:10
spk_3
 

They're gonna head off. And now it's something big.

0:09:14
spk_2
 

Okay. Ellie yarm because. Oh, you really wanted one. He scratched to the front window.

0:09:21
spk_3
 

What is it? Me? Well, fine.

0:09:23
spk_2
 

You broke some glass. That's good luck. Yes, Chris. Thank you.

0:09:30
spk_3
 

What does that mean, LED Yarmulke?

0:09:32
spk_2
 

It's in a Yarmulke that'll light up with the name of your favorite baseball team. So custom light it up. So it says your favorite baseball team's name. Alright. I was the fastest one yet. It went perpendicular. Okay. I'm being told that we are running out of time. Yes. Because after this, we do have the Mariah Carey impersonator coming out.

0:10:02
spk_3
 

That's who that is.

0:10:11
spk_4
 

So she just stands here in the wind?

0:10:14
spk_2
 

Well, it's not my preference. Cheers. I gotta

0:10:19
spk_3
 

see this.

0:10:21
spk_2
 

Wait. Hang on God,

0:10:25
spk_3
 

everybody's got a flag.

0:10:33
spk_2
 

Okay. Okay. Now we got well, it looks like we've missed time for the prayer for the candles, so we'll skip right on past that. Into an announcement for day eight of the Brookstone Monica sale. Okay. For day eight of the Brickstone Hanukkah, we have This is very exciting. Limited edition. Imagine Dragon's guitar from their haircut tour. Fuck. Guitar in the shape of Barber's Shears. Damn. From your favorite Jewish band, Imagine dragons. Oh, so. Get those for ninety five percent off. They were not moving for some reason. You know,

0:11:15
spk_4
 

can I say something?

0:11:16
spk_2
 

Yes.

0:11:17
spk_4
 

Sorry. I'm I I'm just here. I'm a spectator.

0:11:20
spk_2
 

Mhmm.

0:11:20
spk_4
 

I've I've loved hearing about all the deals, and I didn't really know what Hanukkah was about. I'll be honest. Okay. I kind of want to see you light the candle.

0:11:28
spk_2
 

Well then here we go. Thank you very much. Just off mic, I'm fucking killing up here, can you really mess with my flow?

0:11:37
spk_4
 

Oh, okay. I'm sorry.

0:11:37
spk_2
 

No. It's okay.

0:11:38
spk_4
 

Just so

0:11:38
spk_2
 

you know I

0:11:39
spk_4
 

thought that's what you want.

0:11:40
spk_2
 

All the other questions were about Brookstein deals.

0:11:42
spk_1
 

Oh.

0:11:42
spk_2
 

You understand? Or else is something about my grandpa? But

0:11:46
spk_3
 

i I

0:11:47
spk_2
 

appreciate the question.

0:11:47
spk_4
 

I didn't are they all plants? I was just walking through.

0:11:51
spk_2
 

No. Everyone's curious. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. My mic cord just got caught. I'm coming back up on stage, folks. I'm just taking the long way. No one go anywhere. Oh, god damn it.

0:12:03
spk_3
 

Well, I'm

0:12:03
spk_2
 

coming back on stage. Oh my god. They're circling the stage. Hey.

0:12:19
spk_3
 

And I

0:12:27
spk_0
 

is this good? Cheers my kids?

0:12:29
spk_2
 

No, Bryant. You're not I get both of you on my own. Oh, no. The riot carrier prisoner has fallen.

0:12:47
spk_3
 

It sounded like a a nuclear bomb.

0:12:53
spk_2
 

There's a tiny mushroom cloud right outside the arrow post all. People, everyone. Hey, it's

0:13:02
spk_3
 

be clear. Y'all better go on. The mushroom cloud coming. Let's go.

0:13:11
spk_2
 

Clarence has the most energy I've ever seen.

0:13:14
spk_3
 

Hold up. A radio.

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