Namesake with Ben Soffer: Friday, May 29th, 2026

Episode of The Toast · May 29, 2026 · 1 h 19 min

Jackie Oshry and guest co-host Ben Soffer discuss Love Island USA's new cast, Summer House drama, Tristan Thompson's vasectomy, Scooter Braun on Taylor Swift, and the Knicks.

Summary

With Claudia Oshry out sick, Jackie Oshry hosted The Toast alongside her brother-in-law Ben Soffer. They celebrated the birth of a new nephew to Olivia, reminisced about the short-lived podcast The Breath, and discussed the New York Knicks' playoff run, which Soffer described as historically dominant; he also criticized Spike Lee over a pin worn at the All-Star Game and praised celebrity fans Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner.

Oshry introduced the Love Island USA season 8 cast and her mock podcast concept 'Namesake', leading to a discussion of Ben Platt, whom Soffer argued had abandoned his Zionist upbringing for career reasons. On Summer House, Soffer called Amanda Batula a victim of both Kyle Cooke and West Wilson, described Wilson as a love bomber, and recounted his own business dispute with Cooke involving Spritz Society and Loverboy; Oshry argued Batula's betrayal of her friendship with Ciara was the core issue. They also noted breakup rumors between KJ Dillard and Dara Levitan.

On Tristan Thompson's vasectomy, disclosed on Khloé Kardashian's podcast, Oshry called the embryo arrangement fair to Kardashian. Discussing Scooter Braun's interview on Suzy Weiss's Second Thought, Soffer argued that Taylor Swift should blame the seller rather than the buyer of her catalog and that TikTok has changed the music industry. The episode closed with music preferences, Soffer's criticism of the Remarkably Bright Creatures film adaptation, Oshry's early impressions of the novel Yesteryear, and a Skinny Spritz update.

Chapters

  1. Linked moment · 0:03Skip to 0:03 using a listen link in the info box.

    0:03

    Guest co-host and a new nephew

    Jackie Oshry introduces Ben Soffer as fill-in co-host and they celebrate Olivia's new baby boy.

  2. 7:04

    Launch parties and The Breath

    Soffer mocks podcast launch parties and the pair reflect on their earlier short-lived podcast The Breath.

  3. 12:58

    Knicks playoff run and celebrity fans

    Soffer discusses the Knicks' dominant playoff streak, his Finals travel plans, Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner, and his anger at Spike Lee.

  4. 17:17

    Movie recommendations

    The two compare film tastes including Interstellar, The Italian Job and The Dark Knight trilogy.

  5. 23:47

    Love Island USA season 8 and Namesake

    Oshry covers the new Love Island cast and her Namesake podcast idea, sparking discussion of Ben Platt and Israel.

  6. 34:16

    Summer House fallout

    Soffer and Oshry debate Amanda Batula, Kyle Cooke and West Wilson, and Soffer recounts his business dispute with Cooke.

  7. 46:50

    KJ and Dara breakup rumors

    Oshry reports KJ Dillard and Dara Levitan unfollowed each other and they discuss other cast members.

  8. 54:12

    Tristan Thompson's vasectomy

    They review Thompson's history with Khloé Kardashian and his vasectomy and embryo arrangement.

  9. 1:04:24

    Scooter Braun on Taylor Swift

    They discuss Braun's Second Thought interview, music catalog sales, masters rights and label contracts.

  10. 1:09:39

    Music tastes and concerts

    The hosts share favorite artists and upcoming concert plans.

  11. 1:14:41

    Queenie and Weenie and closing

    Olivia is named Queenie, Soffer names the Remarkably Bright Creatures film his Weenie, Oshry discusses Yesteryear, and Soffer promotes Skinny Spritz.

Key points

What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer notes the Knicks had won 11 straight playoff games and swept their last two series.

    “We've won 11 straight games. We've swept the last two series 4-0, 4-0”

    Listen from 14:43 · 2026 NBA playoffs

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer claims the Knicks are the best team, beating opponents by an average of 22 points per game.

    “The Knicks are the best team. They're beating teams by 22 points a game on average”

    Listen from 15:04 · New York Knicks

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer argues that Ben Platt chose his Hollywood career over his once-strong support for Israel.

    “I think that he has chosen his career over something that at one point was very important to him”

    Listen from 28:08 · Ben Platt

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer argues reality TV leads participants to act for fame against family values, contributing to divorces.

    “you end up doing things for fame that don't align with family values”

    Listen from 34:58 · Summer House (TV series)

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer views Amanda Batula as a victim of both West Wilson and Kyle Cooke, calling Wilson a love bomber.

    “I think that Amanda is the victim of both West and Kyle”

    Listen from 37:07 · West Wilson and Amanda Batula relationship

  • Jackie Oshry

    Oshry argues the problem is less Batula's new relationship than her betrayal of her friend Ciara.

    “it's not even that she embarked on another relationship with someone who like was love bombing her. it's like that she would do that to her friend”

    Listen from 38:35 · West Wilson and Amanda Batula relationship

  • Jackie Oshry

    Oshry argues Kyle Cooke never changed, so Batula always knew who she was marrying.

    “From the moment she entered the relationship to when she said yes to a proposal to when she got married to him, she was always marrying the same person”

    Listen from 42:17 · Summer House (TV series)

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer recounts proposing joint parties with Kyle Cooke's Loverboy, which he says Cooke never answered before accusing him of stealing ideas.

    “Loverboy and Spritz Society side by side because I think they're completely different brands with different adjacent audiences”

    Listen from 43:57 · Spritz Society

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer says Lamar Odom's addiction is not his crime, faulting instead his behavior toward Khloé Kardashian.

    “There's no crime to being a drug addict. He's a drug addict. That's not his crime, in my opinion”

    Listen from 58:27 · Tristan Thompson vasectomy

  • Jackie Oshry

    Oshry considers Thompson's vasectomy and embryo arrangement a fair and lovely outcome for Kardashian.

    “I think it's actually very lovely that he's given her the opportunity for more children if that's what she wants”

    Listen from 1:03:45 · Tristan Thompson vasectomy

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer argues Taylor Swift should blame the seller of her catalog rather than buyer Scooter Braun.

    “She should take issue with the seller, not the buyer. What'd the buyer do? They took a deal from a seller, a legitimate real seller”

    Listen from 1:07:10 · Taylor Swift masters dispute

  • Jackie Oshry

    Oshry relays Braun's view that the industry may shift toward labels not owning masters, which could reduce risk-taking on artists.

    “And he said like it might start to change where like labels don't own masters”

    Listen from 1:07:42 · Taylor Swift masters dispute

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer argues TikTok has fundamentally changed the music industry by removing the need for labels and radio.

    “Previously, the only way that you got somebody to listen to your song was you signed with a label who had the relationships with a radio station”

    Listen from 1:08:29 · Taylor Swift masters dispute

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer recommends that artists who cannot afford a lawyer run contracts through ChatGPT.

    “throw a contract into ChatGPT and say, tell me the nuts and bolts of this and what to look out for”

    Listen from 1:08:47

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer calls the Remarkably Bright Creatures film adaptation badly acted, except for Sally Field, and unfaithful to the book.

    “The movie was so fucking bad. It was such bad acting by everybody but Sally Field”

    Listen from 1:15:30 · Remarkably Bright Creatures (film)

  • Jackie Oshry

    Oshry suspects she will dislike Yesteryear because it appears to satirize Ballerina Farm, though she liked the opening.

    “So I'm like, I'm not going to like enjoy something that's clowning on my girl”

    Listen from 1:17:18 · Yesteryear (novel)

  • Ben Soffer

    Soffer reports that Skinny Spritz had sold out in half of Target stores nationwide.

    “Jackie, but we are sold out in 50% of targets nationwide”

    Listen from 1:17:51 · Spritz Society

People

In the conversation

  • Jackie OshryAmerican podcaster and co-host of The Toast, Claudia Oshry's sister
  • Ben SofferEntrepreneur behind Spritz Society, co-host of the Good Guys podcast and husband of Claudia Oshry

Discussed

Topics

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From the publisher

1. ‘Love Island USA’ Sets Season 8 Cast Including the Brother of Season 7 Islander Charlie and a Paralympic Athlete (Variety) (24:40) 2. Summer House Stars KJ Dillard and Dara Levitan Fuel Breakup Rumors After Social Media Move (Reality Tea) (34:23) 3. Tristan Thompson Got a Vasectomy After Khloé Kardashian’s Ultimatum: ‘No More Kids Unless It’s Coming from Khloé’s Embryos’ (PEOPLE) (54:15) 4. Scooter Braun Opens Up About Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Spencer Pratt and (Briefly) Sydney Sweeney in New 90-Minute ‘Second Thought’ Interview (Variety) (1:04:25) - Queenie and Weenie of The Week (1:14:40) The Toast with Jackie (@JackieOshry) and Claudia Oshry (@girlwithnojob) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Toast Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Toast Merch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Girl With No Job by Claudia Oshry ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Camper & The Counselor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lean In⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on September 28, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.

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