Lightning Round | $200K White Lotus Resort Tours, Irish Pub Inheritances & Ranking Sandler Movies
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Infios and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss the week's most intriguing entertainment stories in this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, brought to you by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital and Infios! We explore Heineken's unique campaign to find a successor for a fourth-generation Irish pub, debate dream vacations, and rank our favorite Adam Sandler films.
KEY MOMENTS:
0:02 - Heineken's search for someone with a specific Irish surname to take over an Irish pub
0:27 - Would our hosts change their name and move to Ireland to inherit a bar?
1:03 - Discussing Mariah Carey's viral unimpressed reaction at the iHeart Radio Music Awards
1:25 - Personal story about an unexpected reaction to a surprise birthday party
2:17 - The incredible $200,000 Four Seasons vacation package to all White Lotus filming locations
2:51 - Speculation about where White Lotus Season 4 might be filmed
3:24 - Happy Gilmore 2 trailer discussion and ranking our favorite Adam Sandler movies
3:45 - Debating Sandler's best work from classics like Billy Madison to critically acclaimed Uncut Gems
Tune in for laughs, hot takes, and our candid thoughts on whether we'd spend $200K to visit White Lotus resorts!
For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/K-LainhQQyY
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Heineken is helping fourth generation Irish pub owner Joseph Josie McLaughlin, who owns McLaughlin's Bar, to find his next successor.
Speaker AThe only requirement that Josie has here is that you must have the last name McLaughlin.
Speaker AChris, I'm wondering, would you consider changing your last name From Walton to McLaughlin to save this man's family bar and move to Western Ireland for a new career as a barkeeper?
Speaker BToo right, I would add.
Speaker BToo right I would add.
Speaker BAnd as Irish would say, I might as well be hung for a sheep as I am hung for a lamb.
Speaker BBecause I mean, my question would be, how long, how long does, how long does it take to do the name change?
Speaker BI don't know if they'd want me running a bar.
Speaker BI don't know if I actually want to at the end of the day.
Speaker BBut, yeah, sign me up.
Speaker BOh, my God, man.
Speaker BYeah, yeah.
Speaker AWhy don't you.
Speaker AI don't get that.
Speaker AI don't get that expression.
Speaker BYeah.
Speaker BIt just means like, I don't know, let's look it up later.
Speaker BI can't explain it either, but I.
Speaker BI know I become Seamus of Walton for an Irish bar.
Speaker BYes.
Speaker B100.
Speaker BAll right.
Speaker AGod.
Speaker BNext one.
Speaker BUnimpressed.
Speaker BMariah Carey went viral this week for her reaction to iHeart Music to iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025 tribute.
Speaker BWhat is one time you remember not reacting to something the way those around you expected that you should?
Speaker AI'm wondering if you had something in mind when you.
Speaker BOh, I did it.
Speaker AIf there's something.
Speaker AOkay.
Speaker AI was like, I'm trying to think if I've done that.
Speaker ALike when we've been working together, the only thing I could think of was my 30th birthday.
Speaker ABut that is a long story.
Speaker AI had a.
Speaker AMy husband at the time had a surprise birthday party for me and it was like, there's a lot of things.
Speaker AHe held it on my dad's birthday, which.
Speaker AAnd yeah, I, I don't.
Speaker AWe'll have a drink and talk about this for a much longer time because there's a lot of things that, that did not go right at that party.
Speaker BWe'll just say that you're not stoked by the attempt.
Speaker AYeah, no, I was not surprised.
Speaker AI was concerned.
Speaker AWe'll put it that way.
Speaker ASo anyway, that was the first thing that came to mind.
Speaker BSo ask me about that at Chop Talk.
Speaker BI didn't have anything in my history about this.
Speaker BNo, I, I honestly.
Speaker BI know.
Speaker BI can't even think of one now, so.
Speaker BYeah.
Speaker BAll right.
Speaker AAll right, Chris.
Speaker AThe Four Seasons resorts are offering a 20 or.
Speaker ASorry, a $200,000 excursion.
Speaker ANot 20,000.
Speaker ANo, no.
Speaker AThat takes you via private jet to all three of their locations where White Lotus seasons one through three have been filmed.
Speaker AIf you had $200,000 to spend on a vacation, is this a trip that you would consider.
Speaker BMy God, yes.
Speaker B100.
Speaker BAnd, yeah, if I had $200,000 to spend frivolously on stuff like this.
Speaker BYes, 100.
Speaker BI mean, white Lotus is the best vacation porn that there is.
Speaker BMy question is, where is season four and where do you think they go?
Speaker BI mean, I kind of want them to do, like, the mountain or skiing version, but I don't know if you can make that sexy enough.
Speaker BI don't know.
Speaker BYou know, like, I.
Speaker BI don't know, but I'm curious.
Speaker BWe.
Speaker BYou know, my wife and I debate that all the time.
Speaker BLike, where is the next one going to be?
Speaker BYou know, we were like, yeah, Maldives.
Speaker BTo the Maldives.
Speaker BLike, what do you do?
Speaker BYou know?
Speaker BOr.
Speaker BOr South America.
Speaker ASouth America, probably.
Speaker AYeah.
Speaker BWhere's it going next?
Speaker BYou know?
Speaker BBut.
Speaker BBut, yeah, that.
Speaker BSo, yes, 100%.
Speaker BYeah, I'm all about it.
Speaker BAll right, last one.
Speaker BThe Happy Gilmore 2 trailer is out.
Speaker BAnd ran your three favorite Adam Sandler movies.
Speaker ABilly Madison.
Speaker AThat's where I remember when you were saying Carl.
Speaker ADo you remember that reference where he's like, carl.
Speaker AYeah, Carl's trying to tell him he can't spend his money.
Speaker ABilly Madison, Happy Gilmore, and then Uncut Gems.
Speaker AI loved that movie.
Speaker BI love uncut gems.
Speaker BThat was in my.
Speaker BMy three, too.
Speaker BYeah.
Speaker AWhat are yours?
Speaker BYeah, mine are Happy Gilmore, probably Happy Gilmore number one, Uncut Gems number two, and then Big Daddy number three.
Speaker BI like.
Speaker AOh, that was cute, too.
Speaker AI forgot about that one.
Speaker ABut no, Billy, Basketball all the way, too.
Speaker BI don't remember what that's called, but he did that basketball movie, too, which I can't for the life of me remember the name of it, but, yeah, no, he's got a.
Speaker BHe's got a.
Speaker BQuite the encyclopedia of good films.
Speaker AAnd you're.
Speaker AYou're not coming to my bar mitzvah was actually very good, too.
Speaker AYou're.
Speaker AYou're absolutely not invited to my bar mitzvah.
Speaker AIt's like his whole family's in that movie.
Speaker AIt was very, very well done.
Speaker AYeah, I thought it was.
Speaker BWedding Singer is good, too.
Speaker BAnd that's another good one.
Speaker BYou know, Remember the Wedding Singer?
Speaker BThat almost.
Speaker AOr what was the Bobby Buet one, too?
Speaker BThe Water Boy.
Speaker AThe Water Boy, yeah, that one was funny.
Speaker AThat was a good one, too, I've never seen.
Speaker AThey're all.
Speaker BThe water boy.
Speaker BThey're all good.
Speaker BYeah, he's.
Speaker BHe's a unique tout.
Speaker BThey're.
Speaker BThey're all.
Speaker BThey're all marginally good.
Speaker BSome are marginally better than others.