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[dramatic music]
♪
[energetic music]
♪ Bring it on
♪
♪ Bring it on
♪ I'm ready for something, something new ♪
♪ I'm ready to show the world what I could do. ♪
[Sam] Hi, good morning.
♪ It's gonna be rocking.
Hi, good to see you.
-What's up, guys, hey. -Hey.
-Woo! -Hey, girl.
[Sam] Looking good today.
♪ Bring it on, got the wind on my back ♪
-Hi. -Hey, what's up.
♪ I'm singing this song
♪ So bring it, bring it, bring it on. ♪
-Hey. -Hey, hi.
♪ Bring it on
♪ I know deep inside this is my time. ♪
Hey, Kathy.
-What's up, Boss. -Five minutes till air.
[Sam] Thank you so much.
♪ It's all up to me
♪ I'm going for the best that I can be. ♪
[Sam] That was rock legend Mercy Lewis.
Now here's a fun fact, this song features a buzuk,
which is essentially a long-necked, fretted lute.
See if you can spot it.
[Adam] Nice touch.
[Greta] Uh, Sam, can I see you in my office please?
[rhythmic music]
-Uh. -Sound interesting.
-Yeah, I'll be right back. -Okay, see you later.
♪
[Greta] A buzuk?
[Sam] It's like a guitar but with more strings
and the sound is so much crisper--
[Greta] Sam, how do you expect to get people to listen to Music Thread
if you keep talking about obscure instruments
and the details in the liner notes?
People don't need to think about music,
they need to feel it.
[Sam] I like to think about music.
I know everything there is to know about music.
[Greta] And I know everything there is to know about Microsoft Excel,
but that doesn't mean it makes a good podcast.
You can't be afraid to let your guard down.
Maybe that's why you won't consider my suggestion.
-Ugh. -You've been here three years
and that's three years of Nacho-ordinary Thursdays
and not once have you brought a date.
[Sam] I'm not gonna find the love of my life on a blind date.
[Greta] It could spark something.
[Sam] Sparks burn houses down, Greta.
Love is built.
You don't have to worry about it, I have a plan.
[Greta] Standing in a room with your attractive co-worker
listening to buzuk solos
is not the same as building a relationship.
If I didn't know any better, I'd say that Phillip guy
-ruined you forever. -I'm sorry,
did you want to talk to me about something
other than the instruments I feature
on my thoroughly researched podcast?
[Greta] There is a board meeting in ten days.
I've run the numbers and I'm gonna be hard-pressed
to justify Music Thread.
[Sam] They want to cancel me.
♪
They can't.
Music is everything.
Songs tell the stories of our lives.
With a single playlist I can take you back
to where you were and what you were feeling
at any point in time in your life.
Like a great big, musical time machine.
[Greta] Now you're talking, do that, Sam.
-Take us on a time machine! -Yes!
Oh, ah, oh, so sorry.
Time machine ready for launch!
[uplifting music]
♪
[Becky] Yes, thank you.
[car engine revving]
[upbeat music]
♪
-Love Beats? -Guilty pleasure.
♪
[Jake] I have a weakness for Starlight Dreams.
[Becky] Me too.
[Jake] Listen, I know this might sound crazy
but I feel like there's something here.
Do you maybe wanna grab dinner sometime or coffee?
[Becky] Yeah, I'd like that.
[Jake] Here.
♪ Na-na-na na na na-na-na-na
[Becky] Becky.
[Jake] Jake.
-Call me, Jake. -Definitely.
[car motor humming]
[lively music]
♪
[Jake] No!
No, no, no, don't!
Come on!
♪
-Ready? -Yeah.
[Alex] And.
[Jake] It doesn't matter if your car has negative ground
and the other car has positive ground,
or if you're on an alternator and they are on an generator--
-No, cut, cut. -What?
[Alex] All right, uh, your car doesn't start
so you Google how to fix it
and this really boring guy in a jumpsuit
basically reads you the instruction manual.
Do you think you'll remember him the next time
-you need to fix your car? -I'm sorry, okay,
she even had this tiny toy trumpet
hanging from her rearview mirror.
You know, like in that movie Dad loved, It Happened One Night.
[Alex] You're still hung up on this girl.
You provided 15 minutes of roadside assistance
and suddenly you're Clark Gable.
[Jake] Find your feisty female, Dad would say,
like the Claudette Colbert character.
[Alex] I got you.
[Jake] I felt this spark-- No, no, more like a flash.
You know how Dad said, "You'll know the one
when you get a surge in your hard-wiring"?
[Alex] Yeah, we'll my hard-wiring is telling me
that we should be looking at that place on 7th Street.
Nobody's using it.
I'm telling you, man, franchise,
opportunity, we could meet with some architects,
build this place up, really put our foot in it.
Going big isn't what Dad wanted.
The Honest Mechanic.
[Alex] Yeah, but that's Dad's dreams.
Say you find this Becky person,
you get married, have a couple kids,
you know, buy a house.
How are you gonna pay for college?
Now where do you want to be in five years?
[Jake] Hopefully with her.
If I could just get her number out of my phone.
♪
Why'd I turn off Syncing?
[Alex] Well, can't you just take out a personal ad or something?
Handsome Mechanic seeks woman who he helped on the street.
♪
[Jake] You're a genius.
[Alex] I am?
[Sam] So, Adam, thanks for pulling all of this together.
I'm really excited about this lineup.
-Me too. -Yeah.
-So I'll speak to you later. -Sure.
-Cool, okay. -Awesome.
I wait--I was actually thinking maybe we could talk
about the revamp there at Cherub club.
[Adam] Yes, that is a good idea,
-I have so many-- -There's out and towards you,
I repeat, I've got Sam Sanders.
-What, where? -Let's go.
[Sam] Where are we going?
-Excuse me. -We're in the middle
-of a livestream. -What does that have to do
-with me? -You're our host.
-What, how? -Just follow the script,
take a few calls and play the songs on the list.
[Sam] Ugh, you want me to host Love Beats?
[Greta] Yes, until our host gets back.
[Kathy] We're back in 30, everybody.
[Sam] But I've never even listened to this show before.
-I'm not prepared. -Just do what you always do.
You said yourself, "Music is a journey."
[Kathy] And, five, four, three.
[Sam] Why would I know anything about Love--
love--Love Beats.
Welcome back to Love Beats.
The place to be
if it's love that you're in.
Is that grammatically correct, ending in a preposition?
But that matters not
when we have a song for you?
Later, we have a song for you cats later.
[lively music]
But for now, we're talking about unicorns.
Love is like a unicorn,
it's rare, so rare.
Or maybe it's like a bear,
all cuddly and warm.
Or maybe for you, love is hibernating
and it wakes you up and you just wanna grab it
and frame it and hang it on the wall.
♪
And it's time for our Reunited Segment!
And we're going to the phones,
a live call.
Hello, welcome to Love Beats.
Who do I have on the line?
Hi, yes, this is Jake.
[Sam] Well, hello, Jake, who is that special someone
I can reunite you with?
Yeah, I met this woman, Becky.
Her car broke down, she gave me her number
but I dropped my phone and it got run over.
Bad luck right?
Yeah, so I know it sounds crazy
but there are all these things about her
and I was hoping you could reunite us.
Oh.
Wait a second, does it count
if they don't really know each other?
[Jake] It counts!
Of course it counts.
I was actually hoping you could play this song--
[Sam] Hang on, really?
Don't these segments usually like reunite lost loves,
people who knew each other in summer camp,
high school sweethearts, that kind of thing?
No, no, no, no.
I really think she could be the love of my life.
She was listening to this Starlight Dreams song.
Starlight Dreams?
Not sure about that now.
Wait a second, how long did you say you've known this woman?
I don't know, like 15, 20 minutes.
And you think she's the one?
There were all these signs.
She likes my Dad's favorite movie,
she's super feisty, we like the same music,
we couldn't stop talking, just everything.
Mm, see I just--
I don't buy that.
You think it's possible to have such strong feelings
for someone after just 15 minutes.
When you know, you know.
Please, if you could just tell her I'm looking for her.
My name is Jake Hansen, I'm a mechanic,
The Honest Mechanic, I helped her.
♪
Uh, listen.
I know we've never met but talking to you as a friend here.
Just move on, these things happen.
You're gonna meet another Becky on the side of the road
or in line at a supermarket
and you're gonna have the same reaction.
What matters is what happens after that.
All those conversations,
the getting to know each other,
the being there when you need each other,
that--that is when you know.
So just get yourself home,
relax, forget about her
and be ready for the next romantic opportunity.
This is unbelievable.
Where is the regular host?
Play the Starlight Dream song,
tell her it's me,
that's all I ask.
Listen, I think you're chasing rainbows here
but I will do this.
Breakdown Becky, if you're listening,
Jumpstart Jake, here thinks you are the one.
So if you are listening call us.
888-555-0199 or message us at Love Beats
or visit our other social media pages
and, uh, oh, I'm very sorry
but we don't have any Starlight Dreams.
Yes, you do, I know you do.
Oh, but here's a little song for you both.
Good luck, Jake, I hope you find her.
He--
[dial tone]
Normally, we just play whatever's on
the Love Song list, but that's okay!
[Sam] You asked me to host, so.
♪ I'm on my way
♪ I'm afraid to see your face again ♪
♪ I'm afraid to see you waste away ♪
Ee!
♪ You're breaking down, trying to find your way out ♪
I think he's gonna find her.
Go sit.
♪ She said...
Oh, look!
[Sam] But I was terrible, I mean,
I'm probably gonna lose my own show after this.
[Kathy] But they don't care about you,
they care about him.
Can you imagine being so taken with someone
that you just need to call Love Beats?
You just know.
[Sam] Mh, does he though?
[Kathy] You don't believe in love at first sight?
[Sam] You mean true love at first sight, no.
[Kathy] Oh, but it happened.
I've heard so many stories.
[Sam] Well, I can do better than hearing about it.
I was the story and trust me, it doesn't work.
-So you do believe? -No.
Not anymore.
Anything lasting comes from working at it,
you can't just rush into something on a hunch,
you'll end up in a situation where you're with someone
you don't really know, someone who's very capable
of breaking your heart.
One bad experience doesn't mean
that that's how it has to be every time.
[Sam] Well, my heart isn't up for testing that theory.
Anyway, I'm not saying that it can't happen for this guy,
I'm just saying his chances are one in a million.
I know those aren't great odds
but what if?
[dramatic music]
[Sam] Yes.
What if?
What if I can get my ratings up.
♪
The whole thing is blowing up on social media.
Does The One Exist, Check Out This Podcast.
[Kathy] The livestream has been shared and downloaded
thousands of times.
[energetic music]
[Greta] These are really good numbers.
These are excellent.
The board would love these numbers.
[Sam] Exactly, which is why I want to do it again.
-Do what? -Host Love Beats.
♪
[Greta] Not on my watch.
[Sam] You said I have to tell a story,
this is the story!
It's him, a guy out there chasing the one.
[Greta] What is he doesn't find her?
[Sam] Well, he doesn't have to.
You said, "Focus on the journey not the destination".
All aboard the love train.
♪
[Greta] Ah, I can't believe I'm gonna say yes
but this is actually a really good idea.
-Yes. -Yes!
[Greta] And we need someone to fill in for our regular host
while she's on maternity leave, so fine, do it.
Get this Jumpstart Jake in your studio tomorrow.
[Sam] Yes!
[Greta] I want story and I want downloads.
Oh, you will have so many downloads
the board will need to invest in a new server
and in Music Thread.
[Kathy] We were thinking of taking Love Beats on the road.
It would be brilliant, okay, we'll set him up
as our topic of the day, then we'll read some dedications,
take some live calls, share some of the social media,
then back to topic of the day,
-play the Starlight Dream song-- -Whoa, whoa.
I am not playing Starlight Dreams.
[Kathy] Oh, but I love Starlight Dreams.
♪
[cars honking]
[Adam] They were just brilliant.
We need to get them on the show.
[Sam] Oh, definitely, I love their sound.
-This was the perfect date. -Yeah.
Um, wait, what do you mean date?
[Adam] You know, like when two people enjoy the same things,
go to the same place together.
[Sam] I thought we were, you know, warming up to that.
I'm sorry, I just like to take things slow.
[Adam] Uh-huh, but if you weren't taking things slow
then this would be a date?
[Sam] Well, I mean, yeah, hypothetically
I would like to, at some point, go on a date with you.
[Adam] So maybe a bit of dessert?
[Sam] I actually have a big day tomorrow,
hosting Love Beats.
Love is like a unicorn, rare, oh so rare.
Oh, you were listening.
[Adam] I may have refreshed my browser a few times
just to make sure you hadn't been hacked.
[Sam] The hazards of livestreaming.
I promise you it's gonna help Music Thread.
[Adam] Any news on Mercy Lewis letter number 34?
Mm, my three year dry spell continues.
I don't know what I do if she actually agreed
to an interview.
[Adam] Hey, you would be amazing.
[Sam] Thank you.
So, good luck for tomorrow.
And goodnight, Sam Sanders.
[Sam] Thank you, goodnight.
Oh, and remember, no listening.
I would not dream of it.
[chuckling]
[Kathy] These are the songs from Jake's playlist.
We have your country love songs,
pop love songs, R & B love songs,
and your ballads.
Ugh, I just love getting lost in a story.
You don't care who's listening and watching,
you just close your eyes
and you feel love bubbling up
from your toes.
[Jake] Oh, man, I love this song.
Hey, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
[Kathy] I thought we would have a quick strategy meeting
with Jumpstart Jake before going live.
[Sam] Oh, sure, great idea.
-Sam Sanders. -Hey.
[Sam] Okay, listen, if we're gonna be spending
the next week together hunting down this mystery woman
we're gonna need to put some thought
into your music choices.
[Jake] You don't like this song?
[Sam] I like it, just on the inside.
Aw, I love this song.
[Jake] You host a music show but you don't sing?
-Nope. -But when you really feel
-a song-- -I listen harder.
[Jake] Okay, but what about when there's no one around?
Like you know no one can hear you.
[Sam] Give the neighbors a free show?
-I don't think so. -You should try it.
You know, shower curtains are more soundproof than you think
just incase you're worried about being off key.
[Sam] It's not about my voice, I just like hearing songs
the way artists intended.
And some of those artists intended
for us to sing along.
[Sam] I'll keep that in mind next time I'm alone
in a room with lot of curtains.
I think we're going live.
Maybe we'll just skip the love songs, so.
Is this the part where we play the Starlight Dream song?
[Sam] Uh, and we're back with Jumpstart Jake
who's searching for Breakdown Becky.
Elizabeth in Woodstock is on the line.
[Elizabeth] Hi, Jake, do you remember what she was wearing?
That could help.
[Jake] I remember because we had to whack the fuel pump
with something solid, that she had these sparkly--
this sparkly shoes and she had this tiny trumpet
swinging from her rearview mirror.
[Sam] Okay, Fiona in Manchester, England
says, "Is she the one or isn't she, get her on the show."
Yeah, we hope so, Fiona.
[Jake] Oh, that reminds me on one of the songs on my playlist--
Oh, oh, I think we're taking a caller.
No, no?
It's actually time for a song from Jake's Playlist.
Great, okay.
I picked this song because I know Becky is a fan
and if you listen to the lyrics
it's something my Dad taught me about following your heart
and doing what feels right to you in that moment.
-It's Star-- -Starting From Scratch,
oh, excellent choice.
This one's for you, Becky, if you're out there.
This is a way better song.
[guitar music]
♪
Just so you know, I would never in a million years
give up my show to anyone but you.
This show is my life.
And so in order to save my life
I will be spending the next week playing power ballads.
[Adam] Ah, wishful thinking?
[Sam] You never know, one day.
[Adam] The infamous Mercy Lewis File.
Oh, okay.
Oh, uh, those are just some silly notes I keep.
I--I once performed a Mercy Lewis cover
with a ukulele at my middle school talent show.
It's been my fantasy to bring it up
during an interview one day.
I mean, I would never do it, I gotta keep it professional, but.
[Adam] Of course.
[Sam] Yeah, to meet someone who's had such a big impact
on your life, just, ah.
[Greta] Remember to give us a sense of where you are.
First, we'll paint our picture of Mr. Right
incase this Breakdown Becky is afraid to come forward.
Then, you can send through some packages,
do some live road shows,
uh, a few sassy debates to get the younger generation fired up.
I think this could be a great opportunity
for you to prove yourself to the board.
And of course you get to spend lots of time with him.
Don't tell me that you didn't notice
that jaw and those eyes.
[Sam] Greta, he likes Starlight Dreams.
[Greta] I'm just saying, it wouldn't be the worst thing
if you didn't find her.
[Sam] Oh, well, even if he does it will be a disaster.
[Greta] Just because you didn't find the one
or it didn't work out for you doesn't mean
it won't work out for someone else.
You may not believe in the one--
It feels a bit fast, okay?
Real love is a slow burn.
When you know someone's soul,
when you each take the time to know it.
You start gathering this little collection of moments
and then one day suddenly they add up to something.
Whether you're making each other laugh
or making each other dinner,
you are a team playing life.
For me, the one is really the two.
[somber music]
♪
[Greta] Hm.
♪
[Kathy] Okay, yay.
♪
[Adam] Hey, hey, I made you a little road trip mix.
♪
[Sam] Thank you.
♪
-Have a good trip. -Thanks.
♪
Stop.
♪
-Drive. -Okay.
♪
[Sam] Okay, so it looks like we have to wait 48 hours
for the security footage from the parking lot
-where they met. -Okay, great.
[Jake] Cool.
So you gonna play that playlist from your boyfriend?
-He's not my boyfriend. -Oh, I'm sorry,
-I thought you guys were like-- -I mean, yeah,
-we're kind of dating but-- -He's not the one.
[Sam] I don't really feel like talking about my personal life,
-if you don't mind. -'Cause he's not the one.
-I did not say that. -I'm just trying to figure out
why you're so cynical.
[Sam] I'm not cynical, I'm practical, okay, love is work.
I just don't think the one just magically appears.
[Jake] So you don't believe in just a little bit of magic?
[Sam] On it's on, no.
I mean, sure, it might start out that way.
[Jake] So he could be the one?
[Sam] I don't know, I mean, yeah maybe
if I believed in the one--
[Jake] You're just working on it.
[Sam] Okay, I think we better get to these questions.
-Are you ready? -Mhm.
[Sam] Okay, so, tell me, Jumpstart Jake,
where are you from?
[lively music]
[Jake] Yo.
[Alex] Just what we need, a celebrity on our hands, huh.
-This is Kathy and Sam. -Hi.
-Kathy. -Hi.
[Alex] Hey.
-You guys ready? -Yeah, so um,
so that right there in Mr. Romantic.
My Dad loved this old film,
Jake and my Dad would watch it over and over.
[Sam] You hear that, Breakdown Becky,
total romantic.
What else can you tell us about Jake?
[Alex] You know, this was Jake's idea.
You know, fixing it yourself.
You've got your tool rental here,
this little manmade instructions and so on
or we can do it for you, we're hoping to expand.
[Jake] Alex was hoping to expand.
[Alex] You know, one thing I can say about my little brother
is sometimes he can be short-sighted.
[Jake] I just know my limits, man.
[Sam] Okay.
[piano music]
I think we've got everything we need here
so we're gonna go pack up.
♪
[Jake] That's my dad.
He uh...
...he died five years ago.
This was his business,
the family business.
♪
[Sam] I'm sorry.
♪
[Jake] You know, he built this place from the ground up.
I mean, he loved using his hands.
If he wasn't here, he was out back making us stuff
like go-carts and rocket ships.
♪
You know, I don't want to ruin what he's built, you know?
Like this is his legacy, I feel like if I could keep things
the way he left them it's like he's still here in a way.
That's a nice thought.
Yeah.
♪
[Sam] Have you tried turning it off and turning it on again?
[chuckling]
And you're sure you can't remember anything else,
just the make of the car, no license plate?
[Jake] I know she had a bumper sticker.
[Sam] Well, can you remember what it said?
[Jake] You got me, you know, I can almost see it
and then I lose it.
Wait, wait, I Rock.
[Alex] You sure do.
[Jake] No, no, she rocks.
Her bumper sticker said, I Rock.
[Sam] Okay, uh, maybe she's a metal head?
[Kathy] Or she can just like old fashion rock and roll?
-No, it was like a nature thing. -Oh.
What about rock climbing?
I used to date this girl up in Hardy.
Everyone up there has that bumper sticker,
lots of rock climbers up that way.
-Yes! -Yay.
[Sam] Well, that's amazing news.
We can contact some adventure stores,
see if she's a regular, or see if some outdoor clubs
have a cute Becky among the members.
[Kathy] Rock on, how far's Hardy?
[Alex] Uh, a couple of hours right?
-Yeah. -Let's go.
[Kathy] I'll book us a place to stay.
[Jake] All right.
[Alex] Be safe.
♪ Who's gonna be the, who's gonna be the last one standing ♪
♪ Who's gonna be the, who's gonna be the, ♪
♪ Who's gonna be the last one standing. ♪
[Alex] Sorry, I'm really nervous.
Do you mind if we just listen to some music.
[Kathy] Sure, I have your CD.
[Sam] Oh, yeah.
[Kathy] Here.
[Jake] Hm.
[electronic music]
♪
[Sam] Yeah.
[Jake] Oh.
[laughter]
♪
I can't believe I let you talk me into these.
My Docs would've totally seen me through.
[Jake] The trails can get pretty rugged, you need ankle support.
[Sam] So at some point I might be dangling like 50 feet
off the ground, I don't think so.
[Jake] We're only hiking, don't sweat it.
But trust me, the view from the top
is worth every ounce of the work.
[hiker] Taking on Jagged Rock, the view is a rush
when you get to the top.
Thank you, a rush.
[Sam] Actually, we're looking for someone.
[hiker] Well, anyone who's serious would be going to Jagged Rock.
-Good luck. -Thanks.
[hiker] I'll keep my eyes open.
[Kathy] I'm gonna go back and set up at the B and B.
-Here, I'll take your stuff. -Thank you.
-Oh.
[Sam] I'm gonna hang these up over here.
♪
Well, maybe she's only out there on the weekends,
just because we haven't found her.
[Jake] And what if she doesn't even live here?
[Sam] Well, we have to try right?
We're gonna search here and if we need to
we'll go to the next town and then the next.
Oh, Jakey, I'm so glad you found me.
[laughing]
[uplifting music]
♪
Okay, so we're building up enough energy around the show
to see if that entices her to come forward.
[Kathy] Like a big festival of love.
[Jake] Okay.
[Sam] Just one second.
[Kathy] Uh, let me see.
♪
[Sam] And we are finding that Becky
if that is the last thing I do.
♪
Okay.
Hello, Love Beat listeners.
Love is in the air.
We're broadcasting live on the trail of Breakdown Becky.
And once again I'm here with Jumpstart Jake.
We have a message from Cynthia in Waterford,
who just wanted to tell Jake, "Never give up".
[Jake] Thank you, Cynthia.
[Sam] She's right, Jake, never give up.
And we have another message from someone named Becky
who says, "I don't think I'm the Becky you met in the parking lot
but I'm available and I love hiking".
Ha-ha, Jake, you got a back up.
[Jake] Thanks, Becky, I'll keep that in mind.
[Sam] Oh, okay, and we have another message coming in right now
from at LoveBeatsJunkie who says
she may have spotted our Becky on the Main Street in Hardy.
Okay, now we're talking.
[lively music]
[Kathy] You played one from the list.
I know we're gonna find her,
I can feel it in my bones.
♪
[Jake] No one said anything about music.
-No, no, you are not choosing. -Trust me.
-It'll be good trust me. -I'm pulling over.
[Jake] Trust me.
[Sam] I will trust you with anything but music.
♪ Let's go, get up, control
-You like Mercy Lewis? -Of course, she's amazing.
But you like Starlight Dreams.
I'm a man of many tastes and styles.
[Sam] Well, this style is a keeper.
[Jake] All right.
♪ You be the boy I'll be the girl ♪
You've never done anything in your life
without thinking it through, have you?
Of course I have.
[Jake] Like what?
[Sam] Some mornings I wake up and just throw on
-the first clothes that I see. -Mm.
Sometimes a recipe will call for a certain ingredient
and I'll switch it out at the last minute.
Like instead of chives I'll use dill
or parsley instead of basil.
You rebel.
I mean, having no plan.
You haven't had a day where you didn't have a plan, have you?
[Sam] What?
What a waste of time, having no plan.
[Jake] Well, one man's waste of time
is another man's opportunity.
Look, I challenge you today to do one thing
without having a plan, let's ditch the maps,
just see where the road takes us.
[Sam] How are we gonna find her if we don't travel
to precise locations?
[Jake] By trusting out guts it will lead us to her.
-It's ridiculous. -Just try it, okay?
If my way doesn't lead us anywhere
we can go back to GPS-living tomorrow.
We'll get lost.
That's the fun part.
-Yeah. -Am I going be okay
-if we see a mountain lion? -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
All you have to do-- So lift yourself,
like in that way you make yourself taller
and I'll make myself, like wider
-and we'll be like "Roar." -Make a lot of noise, right?
-Yes, yup. -Okay.
[Jake] And then that's supposed to work,
it's supposed to intimidate them.
But if it doesn't, you know, I brought my mountain lion spray.
-It's pretty lethal. -That's not a thing.
[Jake] It's not, I was trying to make you comfortable.
♪
I was in--I was in first grade
and it was my first time in a basketball league,
the game was on the line, I had this free throw
that I needed to make and you know, the pressure it got to me.
I was so upset with myself because I missed
and we would've won, and after the game,
my dad, he just told me to close your eyes,
don't ask where we're going and he took me to this trail.
And he told me to breath and he said,
"Whenever you need to slow down
this is your place".
[Sam] That's really nice.
♪
But we're still no closer to finding Becky.
[Jake] That's okay, I just found Moby Dick.
[Sam] Oh, yeah.
It is deceivably whale-like.
Oh, there's George Washington.
-George Washington, where? -Right there.
Between that pink rock and the gray bolder.
No, left.
Other left.
♪
Yeah, oh, there's creepy crawlers everywhere.
[Jake] Oh, they won't bite you unless you bite them.
What are the chances that that giant bolder
between Frankenstein and George Washington
is a popular climb?
That's gotta be Becky's rock, come on.
[Sam] Okay.
♪
This is what I get for daring to ditch my Doc Martins.
Ugh, blisters.
[Jake] I told you that wasn't a trail.
[Sam] Yeah, after we were walking on it for like 20 minutes.
The least you could've done was let me bring my headphones.
[Jake] Yeah, what's the deal with those?
They're really special to you, huh?
[Sam] The world wouldn't sound right without them.
[Jake] You do have ears.
[Sam] I'm hearing songs the way someone envisioned them.
To write a song, someone had to have this magic moment,
you know, a connection to something bigger than all of us.
I don't know, I guess I've been looking for that all my life.
You know, I didn't think that magic
was the kind of thing you look for,
I thought it just sort of finds you.
[dramatic music]
♪
[Sam] I'm gonna go clean up my scrapes.
[Jake] Yeah, and maybe take this out too.
-Thank you. -Next time we ascend
-I'm gonna get the car. -All right, I'm gonna wash up
and meet you over there.
[energetic music]
♪
[Sam] 6IYL4DQ.
6IYL4DQ, 6IYL4DQ.
♪
[Jake] Hey, it's been a while-- You okay?
You look like you've seen a ghost.
[Sam] Yeah, I'm good I'm just exhausted.
-Let's get out of here. -Yeah.
[dramatic music]
♪
Let me know if I can help you find anything.
♪
You know what, I think I might have found it.
Becky?
I beg your pardon, do I know you?
No, but I know somebody who's in love with you.
You drive a Mini Cooper right?
-Yes. -License plate 6IYL4DQ?
-Yes. -Then why haven't you called in?
[Becky] I have a security system.
[Sam] Love Beats.
You met this guy Jake on the side of the road
when your car broke down two weeks ago.
[Becky] The Honest Mechanic?
[Sam] Yes, yes, he's been going crazy looking for you.
[Jake] It was like I've been struck by lightning.
When you know, you know.
[Sam] He knows it's a pretty wild idea
but he thinks you might be the one.
[Becky] I mean, we clicked but I never heard from him
-so I just moved on. -Oh, but don't, he hasn't.
He lost your number and he's been trying to find you.
The whole world has been trying to find you.
Haven't you been listening to the show?
[Becky] Wow, no, I've been away.
I'm really flattered and he was for sure cute
but I don't think it was anything more than that.
[Sam] Just spend more than 15 minutes with him.
He's a great guy.
He's just this big kid, you know?
He's kind and he's warm
and he's nurturing
and he talks a lot, like way too much
but he's--he's funny
and he's special.
He's a really special guy.
Would you consider one date?
That's a lot of pressure after just 15 minutes, you know.
I think it would be better if he'd just forget about me.
Forget about you?
He hiked all across George Washington in search of you.
Just--just meet him again.
I'm so sorry, I just don't think it's gonna work out.
Did you wanna buy something?
No.
Okay.
[somber music]
♪
It's over, we're calling it a day on Becky.
[Kathy] And give up on love?
[Sam] It's just that I miss my show,
you know, Music Thread.
Greta asked me to revamp it and I've got a lot of prep to do
so I'm heading back.
[Kathy] But we are so close.
[Sam] How do we know that, right?
[Kathy] Because we still believe.
I believe and Jake believes, Love Beats believes
and you believe.
[Sam] We just have to accept the fact that maybe
she just doesn't wanna come forward.
[Jake] She's right.
I'm not crazy about all the spotlight.
I'm a simple guy, really,
and maybe I wanna fall in love a little more quietly.
You, quiet?
[Kathy] Everyone loves Jake,
and we'll be lost without you.
[Sam] Yeah, well, maybe we could have a send off show
to say you're not giving up.
Just laying low and of course thank everybody
-for their support. -And leave the door open
for when the time is right.
Yeah, when the time is right.
[chuckling]
[Sam] Does anyone else feel like a night out?
I should prep for tomorrow.
-But you go, enjoy. -You sure?
-Mhm. -Okay.
-Yeah? -Yeah.
How has this old place stayed open?
[Sam] It's not old, it's vintage.
[Jake] You know, it figures your idea of a fun activity
requires skill and concentration!
[Sam] Okay, I dread to think of what a challenge
this is gonna be for you, sir talks a lot.
[Jake] Oh!
[Sam] I thought you were a mechanic, you should be able to see
-the physics going on here. -Well, you don't need physics
-to do an oil change. -Mm.
I'm sorry.
[Jake] Someone is feisty.
-I like that. -Good game.
[Jake] Oh, come on, I love these.
-All right, squeeze it. -Okay, wait hold on
where's the view finder, you're doing this blindly, okay.
-Great, one more for good luck? -Okay.
-Closer. -I am.
[Jake] I think I maybe got that one-- I was talking!
[Sam] Sorry, the camera doesn't lie.
Okay, bring them over here.
Hold on, let me sign it.
[Jake] Thank you.
We were here.
-On the road to the one. -Buh-dah-dah.
[Sam] A public network television documentary.
Series premier, The Case of the Sticker Picture.
He left a breadcrumb for her to find
but would she notice
and would he ever recognize her
and who is that extremely enthusiastic woman
in all his photos?
Let's get out of here.
[female singer] ♪ My lover
[Jake] I just know that, if it's meant to be,
it'll happen.
[Sam] You know, I'm really starting to admire the way you just
surrender to things.
-It's nice. -Well, I am a mechanic,
so I know if you push too hard,
you break things.
[Sam] Yeah, maybe you do.
I was engaged once.
Three years ago, yep.
To Philip.
We met at a music festival
in Saint-Malo in France.
[Jake] France? Wow, I don't--
I don't even have a passport.
[Sam] Okay, well you would get one for this.
Get this, three days of amazing sunsets,
campfires on the beach--ugh.
A whirlwind romance doesn't even
come close to describing it.
It was like a--
a love cyclone.
I--I honestly thought
he was
the one.
[mellow jazz music]
And then, by the end of the week, we--
we were so afraid that we would never see each other again,
so he proposed.
And when we got back, we started booking everything,
you know, the venue, the dress, the cake, the food,
and we could not
agree on anything.
[Jake] But come on, I mean, there's more to a relationship
than chicken or fish, you know.
[Sam] No, it was like,
away from the magic of the festival,
there was nothing to tie us together.
It's funny, because in my favorite movie,
two people fall in love in just one night,
and when they find each other again,
the magic,
it's still there.
[Jake] It Happened One Night?
-Yeah! -Wait, your favorite movie
is It Happened One Night? Clark Cable, Claudette Colbert?
[Sam] Yeah! Why?
That was my dad's favorite movie.
-No way! -Yeah.
[Sam] I knew I liked your dad.
Well, and that doesn't happen in real life,
but it--it's my favorite movie.
I love it anyway.
-But, it can happen. -No,
not for me.
After Philip, I know better, I do my research.
For me, when things are easy,
chances are it's not real,
and that's why I'm taking it slow with Adam,
and it's paying off.
♪
[Jake] I don't know--look, if you can fall in love in one night,
you can fall in love in 15 minutes.
[Sam] I like that you still believe.
♪
[Kathy] Big show tomorrow!
I'm turning in.
I has been an honor to work with you, Jake.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
♪
[Sam] I better get some sleep too.
[Jake] Okay.
-Goodnight. -Goodnight.
♪
[pensive music]
♪
[Sam] And I gotta tell you, this is the guy you want with you
-when danger is nigh. -I just don't seem to mind
the creepy crawlies, that's all.
But seriously, I wanna thank everyone for the support.
It has been absolutely amazing.
I'm glad I'm not alone in believing in love.
[birds chirping]
And I want to be clear, I'm not giving up,
I'm just doing it a little more quietly.
[Sam] Uh, we have a few tweets.
[alternative rock music]
♪
[male singer] ♪ She only calls when she's feeling down ♪
♪ Trying to find her way out
[Sam] Heidi in Ohio says, "Jake, I think what you're doing
-is really brave." -Thank you, Heidi.
I just think that whether you love loud or love quietly,
it's still love.
[Sam] Oh, uh, we have a caller.
Cyrus in Dover.
[Cyrus] When you gonna give up, buddy?
[chuckling]
-Next caller. -Hi.
Hi.
Are--are you there, caller?
[Becky] Hi, my name is Becky Holland.
-Becky? -I think you're looking for me.
I just installed a new fuel pump relay in my car.
-Becky. -It's me.
Wow.
[Becky] I just texted you guys my contact info,
and I'm looking forward to meeting you.
[Sam] Um, okay,
it's time for some music.
[Jake] Yo, I can't believe it.
[Sam] Wow!
-We found her. -I knew it!
Aa-aa-aah!
-Believe! -Oh yes.
-Believe! -Yes!
[uplifting music]
[Jake] What do you think?
[Kathy] You look like a man about to meet the one.
[Jake] Do you--do you think this place is--is right?
No, yes, of course it is, you know, it's beautiful,
it's serene, just like Becky.
[Kathy] Hey, I have a confession to make.
In all these years of doing Reunited,
I think we've actually only maybe had ten people
find their dream person.
You beat the odds.
[Jake] Wow, um.
Actually, can--
can I--can I talk to you for just a second?
[Sam] Well, now? We're about almost ready to roll.
[Jake] I know, I'm sorry, just a minute.
[Sam] Sure, yeah.
[birds chirping]
[Sam] Hey, it's just nerves.
[Jake] You think?
It's just, you know, right as I'm about to meet her,
-I can't, I-- -Listen,
for the past week, you've built this woman up in your mind.
It's totally understandable that you would question it
just as you're about to meet her.
[Jake] I can call this whole thing off.
Throw it to a learning experience.
[sighing]
Hey, at least I've made a friend
out of this, right?
[Sam] Yeah, and as your friend,
I am telling you:
don't miss out on this incredible moment
just because you're feeling a little nervous.
Everyone's waiting for their happy ending.
[Jake] Yeah but, whose happy ending?
[birds chirping]
[Sam] Sam Sanders here--would you believe it, the search is over!
we have found our Becky.
We are bringing them together for you live!
[gentle piano music]
♪
You changed your mind.
[Becky] I don't know what I was thinking.
Like, you said the whole world was listening, so,
I think I just got freaked out.
But then I started thinking, "What if I'm running away
from true love?"
[Sam] It is intimidating.
[Becky] Mhm, I just thought--
Wait, where are the cameras?
[Sam] Uh, it's a podcast, remember?
-It's just sound. -Right, right, of course.
Great, doesn't matter what I look like--
well, except to Jake.
[chuckling]
[Sam] Okay, we're back in about 30 seconds.
♪
You ready to meet Jumpstart Jake?
[Becky] Mhm.
-Kay, you good? -Mhm.
[breathing deeply]
[Sam] Just days ago, all he had to go on was a bumper sticker
that read, "I rock."
[inspiriting music]
-Hey! -Hi!
♪
-Ah! -Ha, look at that happy couple.
♪
[crickets chirping]
[mellow guitar music]
♪
[Becky] Mm, freshly foraged.
Only a fool would pay for this stuff at a supermarket.
♪
-Can I talk to you? -Yeah.
[male singer] ♪ The rain is at the window
-♪ The wind is at the door -Hey, thanks.
You know, for convincing me, you were right, it was--
you know, it was just nerves.
She's amazing, right?
♪
[Sam] She's great.
[Becky] Where's my sous-chef?
There is a mushroom brush over here with your name on it.
♪
[Jake] Oh, she is running wild without a recipe.
Sam, you'd be horrified.
Oh, yeah.
[Becky] I'm gonna dump these into the risotto
for about five minutes, and then I'm gonna plate up everyone.
Hey, sous-chef, how about you get started on those plates?
♪
[Kathy] Let's eat al fresco.
-Great idea. -You know what, I already ate.
♪
[Becky] You're gonna miss my risotto?
-Mm. -What a shame--Sam, what?
[Kathy] Maybe I'll take mine to-go, and um, we'll leave you
-two love birds to it. -No, no, look,
-you don't need to do that. -Well, maybe
we could use the time to get to know each other better.
♪
Okay, yeah.
Sure, you don't--you don't mind?
-Not at all. -Right, I have some
phone calls to make--enjoy it!
It looks delicious.
♪
"Freshly foraged."
[rock music]
♪
Well, Becky seems great.
[Jake] Yeah, she is great.
[Sam] I'm really happy for you-- I guess you were right.
-You wanna check this out? -Yeah.
[Sam] Now, this is the type of place I like to go to
slow down and clear my head.
-Ready? -Mhm.
[male singer] ♪ That's the way it feels when I'm home ♪
♪ And maybe I'm just sick of these long drives ♪
♪ 'Cause the road signs are passing too slow ♪
♪ And I don't think that I can do this alone ♪
♪
♪ Do you ever drive to pass the time ♪
[Sam] All right, you--you need help.
[Jake] Hey, my dad loved these guys actually.
You know, I remember watching Back to the Future together.
He was so, so excited for weeks, he let me try to build
this time machine out of a DeLorean in his shop.
He even helped, I think that's why the go-karts began.
Your dad sounds really cool.
Yeah, he was the best.
He ran that shop for 30 years, and there wasn't a person around
that didn't trust him.
Oh, that one is super rare.
[Jake] Uh, it better be for 35 bucks.
[Sam] Oh, it's worth every cent, trust me, you have to--
you know, there must be a record player
around here somewhere.
You know, Bowie actually co-wrote the original album
with Brian Eno.
[Jake] Wow, you are like an encyclopedia of music.
Who is Brian Eno?
It's--it's just music.
Oh.
[uplifting music]
-After you. -Thank you.
♪
Nope.
[Jake] Hey, I--I got you a little something.
♪
Wow, thank you.
[Jake] Yeah.
Oops, I am late to meet Becky.
Better not forget her gift, right?
[Sam] Ugh, I can't look.
♪
-Bing. -Yeah, made for each other,
for sure.
Go.
♪
[Becky] But, you would not believe how many freebies I get.
[birds chirping]
[Jake] Whoa!
Well, maybe I should let Porsche that I might mention them
in my show.
-Right? -That's funny.
[mellow piano music]
Hm, I don't have as many followers as I used to.
♪
[Jake] Do you wanna go for a walk or something?
♪
[Becky] Mhm.
♪
[distant female voice] Aah! Ohh!
♪
[chuckling]
-Ohh, ha. -Yeah!
-What happened? -She proposed!
[Becky] And he said, "Yes"!
[gasping]
[Sam] Ah, well, wow.
That was fast.
[Jake] Well, when you know, you know.
And you know.
[melancholic music]
Uhh--when's the big day?
[Becky] We're gonna do it Saturday actually.
[Sam] This Saturday? That's only three days away.
[Becky] I know!
You spend a whole lifetime looking for each other...
-Mhm. -..and we just take three days
to get married.
[Jake] You'll be there...right?
♪
I wouldn't miss it for the world.
♪
It's pretty, but, eh--you know.
[Becky] Mm, doesn't make the most of your neck.
-You have gorgeous collar bones. -Thank you, thanks.
[Becky] Try this.
[Sam] Okay.
-Come, come, come. -Yeah.
[indistinct chatter]
[Kathy] Those are beautiful.
-I was thinking of you. -That's so sweet.
Did you see that, the line to get into my store?
Orders are flying in, and I've got 2 million views
on my social media channel.
2 million, look.
[cheerful music]
[Jake] Oh.
Wow.
That is a lot of views.
[Becky] I know, right?
That's great on you.
♪
Thanks...double whammy.
Wedding and rehearsal-- I didn't pack anything.
I wasn't expecting a wedding.
[Jake] Me neither.
[Becky] That's the one.
♪
It sure is.
♪
[Becky] Get a shot of me with my designs in the foreground,
and the mob out front in the background.
But make sure to get the shoes.
♪
[camera snapping]
♪
[Sam] Greta!
The biggest episode to ever
hit Pod-Play International
just landed in your lap.
So, I am here to oversee production.
[Sam] What do you mean?
[Greta] The wedding show.
-Jake's wedding show. -You certainly scored
-with this one. -It just--it feels--
like personal all of a sudden, like we're intruding.
This is their lives, Greta, this is forever,
and they're rushing into things because of our podcast.
I mean, who knows what would've happened without us meddling,
whether or not they would even be speaking right now,
let alone planning their wedding.
[sighing heavily]
-You've fallen for him. -What?
-No--no, no! -Of course, I--
just makes total sense.
You've been spending so much time together,
and you've got the slow burn.
-The two. -Him? No.
No, he's never left the country,
his favorite band is Starlight Dreams.
He does not tick any of the boxes.
[Greta] The heart wants what it wants.
[Sam] "The heart wants what it wants," this is not a time
for Emily Dickinson poems, okay?
Beyond that, I am a professional.
I am just doing my job, exactly what you asked of me,
going on this journey.
[Greta] And you ended up on it too.
[Kathy] You look beautiful.
[woman] Luckily you're the perfect size for buying off the rack.
Let's try it on with the shoes.
[Becky] Oh, if you don't mind, I was hoping to wear
one of my designs.
[whimsical music]
See, they match the ring!
These look like sequence,
but they're actually teeny, tiny oyster shells
imported from Malaysia.
[woman] Oh.
Well, maybe we should try on the the tea length dress then.
-Ooh! -Mm.
♪
What in the world are you doing out there, Sam Sanders?
You just got a Yes.
Hm, sorry, a what?
Haven't you seen your numbers? The show is going wild.
You are a household name.
Apparently Mercy Lewis is releasing a secret single,
and she thinks an interview with you
would be great for publicity.
[gasping]
Yes! Yes, yes, yes!
-Oh! -So I take it I'll see you
Sunday afternoon?
Uh, wait, uh, Sunday?
Uh, but I--I-- I need time to get back,
and I need time to prep, I--
No, no, deep breaths.
You've been prepping for this one your whole life.
Ah, okay.
Yeah, this is--
this is seriously the best day of my life.
Wait until Sunday.
[cheerful music]
♪
[chuckling]
[indistinct chatter]
♪
You pulled together a rehearsal dinner
within less than a day-- thank you.
[Kathy] Well, I'm a producer, I make stuff happen.
[soft rock music]
-I'm so sorry I'm late. -Sam.
Hey.
Hi.
♪
-About the wedding. -Yep.
So, Alex and I were talking.
[utensils clinking]
We want to do it on our property.
The family business-- Dad would've been so proud.
[Becky] Oh, um, we have everything here at the house.
[Jake] I know, but this just feels a little more personal.
But, that's like two hours away.
[Jake] Yeah, so we were thinking that
we'd go set it up on Saturday,
and then we would have the wedding on Sunday instead.
Uh, Sunday, this Sunday?
-Yeah. -Well, I got
the Mercy Lewis interview, and she wants to
-do it on Sunday. -You got it?
-Yeah. -That is great news!
[Sam] It is, thank you.
[Greta] Sam will be at the wedding on Sunday.
-We'll work it out. -Thank you.
[Sam] It's the biggest interview of my life,
-I can't just work it out. -Sam.
[Becky] We can't do it without Sam.
-We'll do it on Saturday. -Oh, she just said
she would work it out.
I'm not giving up the Mercy Lewis interview
that I have waited my whole life for
just to cover some sentimental story.
[Becky] If she can't make it, it's not happening.
Without Sam, this whole thing wouldn't even be happening.
I wouldn't--I wouldn't go that far.
[Becky] I mean, to think I nearly didn't meet you,
but Sam was so convincing.
♪
[Jake] What do you mean "con"--
♪
You met Becky before she called in?
[Becky] She told me you were looking for me,
and what an amazing guy you are.
I was intimidated by the hoopla,
so at first I said, "No."
♪
[Alex] Hey.
[Sam] No, Jake, no, listen, it's not what you think, I--
♪
Excuse me, would you mind taking a quick photo?
-Shouldn't we wait for Jake? -Oh, it's just a quick one
of my ring for my blog.
♪
[camera snapping]
[Sam] Please.
-Jake. -So, were you ever gonna
-say anything? -It wasn't like that.
[Jake] It's a pretty important piece of information.
[Sam] Why does it matter now?
You're getting married, it all worked out.
Is it just how you imagined it?
-What, meeting Becky? -All of it.
The wedding, Becky, the--
-this suit. -What is your problem?
What, you don't like this suit?
Or do you not like sentimental stories?
[Sam] That--that's not what I meant.
What did you mean?
I am a music journalist, but I've had to leave it behind,
and in order to get it back, I had to play songs
that aren't me, and--and go on a wild goose chase
with some guy I barely know, because he swears
he's met the love of his life.
And when she refused to meet him,
I did what any good journalist would do,
I gave her a nudge.
So, that's what I am?
I'm just a story to you?
I--that's not what I meant--
[Jake] You probably didn't even care whether I found her at all,
-right? -I mean,
it started out that way, but,
when I got to know you better, I wanted you
to find her--I really-- I really, really wanted you
to find her, and I wanted her to be
amazing.
I just don't think that you've thought this through.
"Thought this through"?
Of course I did.
But, what would you even know? I'm just some project
you took on so you could get your job back.
But, you know what?
She isn't Philip.
She isn't Philip, Sam, so just because you got burned
that doesn't mean that no one else
-is allowed to be happy. -No, no, I didn't say
you couldn't be happy-- I just wonder
if you're gonna be happy with her.
What do you mean?
She's wonderful.
[Sam] You keep saying, "When you know, you know,"
and then, "I'm all about trusting my gut,"
but isn't it telling you anything about her?
I mean, what are her intentions?
Wait a second.
Are you jealous?
-Ugh. -That's why you
didn't say anything, that's why you didn't tell me,
because you didn't want this to happen.
[Sam] You wanna know what I think?
I think you're worried that, to use your mechanic's lingo,
one day you're gonna pop open the hood
and find that there's nothing there.
[contemplative music]
[Jake] Okay.
[Sam] I wish you the very best, but I can't--
I can't stick around to watch this car crash.
[Jake] You know, I always knew that you would take that interview
over my story.
What is it, is it too much magic for you?
Nope, not a trace of it.
♪
[Kathy] You're going?
Don't you wanna see the end of the fairy tale.
[Sam] Fairy tales don't exist, Kathy, it all just leads
to the same outcome.
Togetherness,
and that is not always what it's cracked up to be.
Who's gonna host the wedding show?
This is the biggest event that Love Beats has ever done.
[Sam] It's just a radio show, Kathy,
I'm sure you will figure it out.
All these years that I've put into Love Beats,
I've never had the fairy tale myself.
And maybe there's a part of me that's afraid
that it isn't going to happen for me.
But, if it isn't,
then, at the very least, I could help someone else
have their fairy tale,
and when that happens, I wanna be there for it
with my silly radio show.
Don't you?
[Sam] There are no happy endings, Kathy.
Just endings.
♪
[sobbing]
♪
[Jake] The problem with these modern cars
is that sometimes they prevent us from doing
old-fashion things.
It used to be you could hang stuff from the little gap
between the bumper and the rear,
or just use a really good adhesive.
But, that's a risk with a leased car.
So, my simple solution:
you take your tension bar and your clamp,
and you secure it,
and the tension bar is your new bumper.
Voila!
Awesome.
[female singer] ♪ Hidden secrets now revealed
♪ Now there's nothing to take back ♪
♪ This train is heading off the track ♪
-I'm gonna go set up. -Okay.
-Hi. -Sorry.
[whistling]
[Alex] Boom.
Check it, man--we could rent the space out for events,
even photoshoots-- charge a 5K location fee.
Minimum.
Yeah, and then get stuck cleaning it up.
You can't give anything a chance, can you?
-What's that supposed to mean? -Well, why can't you just say,
"That's actually not a bad idea."
Oh, it's so great being Mr. Romantic,
the heart guy, the good old-fashion love,
but what's good about not moving
with the times?
No, you know, and I see, you wanna do everything
like Pops did, and you close the door
to everything else.
Maybe your girlfriend is right, maybe you're in love
with an idea.
She's not my girlfriend.
Maybe she should be.
And maybe you missed that one too.
[melancholic music]
♪
[Sam] Ugh, I just wish I had more time to prep.
[Adam] Sam Sanders, you have got this.
Okay?
To make sure you got to meet your idol.
-She's your idol too. -But, "idol"
is quite a strong word, wouldn't you say?
[Mercy] Nice to meet you too, sugarplum.
[Sam] Hi, hello.
-Hi...Sam Sanders. -Hi.
-Yeah. -It's a--thank you so--
-I mean, you knew that. -Yes.
[Sam] Thank you so much for being here.
-Yeah. -Oh, sorry.
Oh, this is Adam, one of our show's co-producers.
-How you doing? -Great, you're like my idol.
[Mercy] I'll take your word for it.
[chuckling]
-Please. -Uh, yes, have a seat.
-You'll be right here. -Thank you.
[clearing throat]
-Wow...those are cute. -Those are yours.
[Becky] Okay.
[Jake] Sound the trumpet.
[Becky] Why, because of my shoes?
I know, I've been getting a lot of compliments.
People have been sharing pictures on social media
like crazy!
It Happened One Night-- they divide the room
with the blanket, he promises he has no trumpet
to blow it down like the walls of Jericho.
Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert?
In the end, they get married and blow the trumpet,
and you had one hanging in your car when we met.
[Becky] Oh, that? I played the-- I played in the marching band
when I was in high school.
It reminds me to stay young.
Then they say that brass holds
your own personal energy signature.
[Jake] I was thinking, what if we got married
in our hiking boots? Maybe even have the ceremony
by the hiking trail where we reunited.
We could--we could bus everyone here later for the reception.
[Becky] A hiking bride?
[Jake] That's pretty romantic, right?
Come on, I'll wear mine too.
[pensive music]
[sighing heavily]
Was it--was it me, or,
was it just the opportunity?
[Becky] It wasn't just about the business.
♪
I saw that everybody loved you and I thought--
I mean, I honestly thought I could love you too.
♪
I'm sorry, it was never my intention to hurt you.
[Jake] It's okay.
♪
You know, I should probably take some of the responsibility too,
I--I built you up.
[Becky] And I let you.
I guess I got a little carried away.
[Jake] It was a great story.
♪
"Mr. Romantic."
♪
[Becky] You're a terrific guy.
[Jake] Just not the one?
♪
[Sam] Let--let's talk about your process.
I--I read somewhere that you start with a seed--
[Mercy] Well, if you read it somewhere,
then why do you really need to ask me about it?
[Sam] Oh, uh, well,
I just thought that maybe the audience might wanna
-hear it from you. -No, no, they can read about it
in any one of a hundred publications.
All they need to do is type my name
into their little electronic thingy,
and the search engine does the rest.
[Sam] So, you
grew up listening to some of the all-time greats.
[Mercy] Did I die?
Because this sounds an awful lot
like an obituary to me.
Oh, well, that's just how this show works.
We talk about your life, and how it influenced your music.
I thought this was the music thread,
not music yesterday.
[Adam] You know, it's funny how
much of a part of our lives you are.
I remember now--bear with me, you'll think me a total geek--
but our year six talent show, I played one of your songs
on the ukulele to win the heart of one Molly Taylor.
-The ukulele? -The ukulele.
-That's a great choice. -Ha, yeah.
You know what, let's hear from some of our listeners.
What was your Mercy Lewis moment?
[Sam] Um, actually, Mercy, I wanna know
how you do it.
You know, how--how do you
capture the magic?
[Mercy] How do I "capture the magic"?
Uh-huh.
[Mercy] Well, um--
Well, I've always thought that
that's something that's in-- in your hands.
[Adam] Sam, have you got anything over there?
[Sam] Oh, just someone who wanted to ask Mercy
about her song "Black Thorn."
[whimsical music]
Since it's a kind of firewood, she was just wondering
if maybe you thought a certain love
felt like a slow burn, when the truth is
there was never any spark.
Excuse me, I'll just.
Okay, well, Sam has left the building.
I guess she was a little overwhelmed with our talk
-about the real world. -I guess so.
-Just me and you, Mercy. -Just you and me.
[wistful music]
♪
[Sam] You were listening.
♪
[Greta] I'm afraid the news isn't good.
♪
But, it wasn't just the Mercy interview.
[Sam] Well, that probably was the nail in the coffin.
[sighing heavily]
[Greta] There's nowhere for the show to go.
♪
[Sam] But, I did everything you asked.
I got my numbers up.
People know who I am--I--
Ugh, what a waste all of this time.
♪
[Jake] Some of you might have come here today expecting
a certain union, and I sincerely apologize
because that isn't going to happen today.
[indistinct chatter]
It's all good, it's all good,
because I want to announce a different union.
All this time I've been chasing the one.
I never gave credit to one of the most important
partnerships in my life.
That's with my brother Alex.
And I want to tell him
that I'm sorry.
And I want you all to know that we are going to grow this place
into something really special.
To J. Hanson Motors.
[applauding]
[cheerful music]
♪
-Hey. -Hey.
So...not the wedding I was dreaming of,
but still a really nice night.
[Alex] No, not a wedding at all.
Seems like it'd be a shame
if nobody danced to the DJ.
[upbeat rock music]
[Kathy] Total waste.
♪
-Ha. -After you.
[male singer] ♪ Told the odd white lie but tried not to get caught ♪
♪ Ooh, I could love you still
♪ Because tonight my love aligns ♪
♪ Where the lights beam into the sky ♪
♪ Like the masked lover in her eyes ♪
♪ Her life's a mess now the boys know the love she gives ♪
♪ Oh yes
♪ Nose was bleeding, your cat-eyes pupils wide ♪
I know.
That's what I'm gonna do.
♪
♪ Ooh, it's just a Tuesday night ♪
♪
[dance music]
♪
-Hello. -Kathy.
♪
Hi.
Kathy, I am so sorry.
It's okay.
I'm--I'm glad you called.
I wanted to tell you: the wedding,
it's off.
Kathy, can you
do me a favor?
It has to do with
feeling a love song.
You got it.
♪
Hi.
[exhaling deeply]
[chuckling]
[Sam] Sound the trumpet.
It's an unannounced Love Beats special live stream,
and a very special Reunited,
and yes, this one
does feel good.
It isn't a caller, or a letter,
or an e-mail--it's just
a speech, I guess.
A wedding speech.
The kind of speech you give when you've just lost someone
very special to you.
Someone who I will call,
for all intents and purposes...
[dramatic music]
..."The One."
There wasn't a thunderbolt,
or a sudden glow,
or a strange gust of wind
blowing in my ear, telling me how wonderful he was.
[breathing deeply]
But,
there was something,
and I dismissed it,
believing that you can control you feelings,
and instead do the sensible thing.
That there is-- there's a right way
to find Mr. Right.
That he's even someone to be found,
rather than noticed.
But,
he was always there,
and all I needed to do
to see him was open my heart.
♪
And that's it, really,
I just--
I just wanted to
acknowledge that it was real.
♪
And that I'm sorry.
♪
And thank you.
Thank you for reminding me that I have a gut,
and that I should trust it.
♪
[breathing deeply]
Okay, enough of that
schmaltzy confession.
But, here's some music.
[dance music]
This one's for you, Jake.
[female singer] ♪ Like there's no tomorrow
♪ Hands up if you wanna be free ♪
♪ Live it up like there's no tomorrow ♪
♪ We're all alone
[chuckling]
♪
♪ It's too much regulation
[ambient piano music]
Thank you, listeners, for being with us this past week.
You know, it's the journey, not the destination.
We're taking your calls, we've got your dedications,
we've got Reunited, and,
thank you to our extremely savvy and supportive
executive producer, we've got a brand new segment:
Behind the Love Songs.
All coming up on this hour of Love Beats,
hosted by yours truly, Sam Sanders.
But, until our regular host returns.
We've got um-- Sophie in Smithtown says,
"About your heartfelt message the other day..."
♪
"...the thing people forget is
love is never easy, right?"
Mm, wise words.
Thank you, Sophie.
And Deklyn in Delaware says,
"Sam, I like how you presented the reality of love.
Sometimes it doesn't work out,
at least not in the way you thought it would."
Exactly, Deklyn.
But, that's love for ya.
Oop, and I think we have a caller.
Hello, you're on Love Beats.
Hi, yeah,
I have a question.
What if you didn't realize that from the very first moment
you met this woman, that you were working on something
really special?
Well, what do you mean "working"?
Well, she was feisty.
Taking you on,
making you see things differently,
-including yourself. -Feisty, indeed.
♪
Probably because her gut was telling her she had
some pretty big feelings for him.
[Jake] Oh yeah?
So, what happens then?
What happens when?
[Jake] When you realize...
♪
she's the one.
♪
What do you do then?
[Sam] I don't know, maybe you call her.
[Jake] Yeah, yeah, got it.
[Sam] And tell her.
[Jake] Uh-huh, check.
[Sam] And I don't know.
Maybe you kiss her.
♪
-Because when you-- -When you know you know.
♪
[giggling]
♪
I can't believe you like Starlight Dreams.
[chuckling]
♪
[alternative rock music]
♪
[propeller buzzing]
[whimsical music]
♪
[film reel clicking]
[intense music]
♪