Welcome to Good Mythical More. What? Well this is fitting. We just did a, well, before we figure out how we’re gonna do that. Before we do that. Do a winner dance. We’re gonna learn about all types of cores. Like, I don’t even know how to begin to say- Core culture. It’s like, Stevie’s gonna explain it, but she’s really sick. Okay. But first let’s boogie down now like winners. This is like a headbanging thing. Okay. Man, I- I am wired from what just happened. Lotta energy in the room. Whoa! With the Fab Five. Lotta energy. So much energy that like it’s just kind of like it’s still flowing through my veins. Stevie, are you there? I am. I’m trying to take some of that energy from earlier, but unfortunately I am still sick-core. Yeah, so- You may have noticed that Stevie’s voice was not a presence in the main episode and now she is connecting with us live via, are you at a hospital? Yeah. No. Okay. I’m in my house. You’re in a bubble, right? Are you in a bubble? Yeah, yeah. They put you in a bubble? I’m in a bubble of sorts. It consists of just like normal home construction of walls and windows, but it is technically a bubble. Are you staying hydrated? We’re making it sound like you have Covid, but go ahead and come clean. What do you have? What’s your deal? There’s all kind of fluids over here. But, yes, I’m staying very hydrated. That’s the number one thing. What’s your diagnosis? A virus of some sort, they don’t know. They just don’t know what’s gonna happen to me, but I’m holdin’ in, I’m holdin’ on. Oh, she’s playing along, I like it. I didn’t want to give it to the Fab Five. I was only thinking of them. I was like, they have a lot to do, you know. They’re on camera like Monday through Friday. What about us? Honestly, they might need a virus to slow them down a little bit. That’s true. You know what I’m sayin’? They need a little something to take- So, you’re on your road to recovery, like it’s been a tough couple of days for you is my understanding, but it’s an unknown virus that now you’re getting over. Yeah, yeah. There were some non-talking days, but this is a talking day. This is my peak talking day, so I figured I’d talk to you. What was it like? You were watching the episode from home, right? Oh yeah, yeah. What was that like? Loud. But fun, and I had a lot of- Wasn’t that chaos? It was chaos. There was a lot of screaming, but I think that in the edit, it’ll be like nice, elevated chatting, but from the feed, it was like very loud screaming, so. Oh, no, that’s how it was here, too. It wasn’t the feed; that was reality. Okay, can you explain- I love it, I loved- Can you explain, not core culture yet, can you explain how you guys knew I would be wearing some shade of green and some shade of this? I mean, look at that. I mean, look at that, look at that. I mean, look at. Look at that. Look at it. It’s like, doesn’t match, but almost does. Don’t answer that. All right, explain “core”. So, the only cores that come to mind for me are “normcore”. You remember normcore, where like people would dress like dad-ish? Yeah. Normcore. And then “cottagecore” ’cause of Taylor Swift because of course. And so like “core” is like the core of a fashion trend. So, it’s like taking goth, but like taking it up a notch. And, so, there’s a bunch of different, like sub-cores that we’re gonna go through and you’re gonna have to guess if they’re real or fake. And then, the ones that are real, you’re gonna take a little peek at a person- Let’s hear. Okay, now I understand. Core or noir. Naur? Angel-core. Angel-core. Angel-core is defined as “dreamy and hazy”. This aesthetic would be matched to the word “daydreamer”. Think gauzy, oversized scrunchies, celestial images like cherubs, and an overall color scheme of light pinks, lemons, and baby blues. Yeah, it’s kind of like unicorn-core. I’m saying yes. This feels real, but I’m trying to think of the context of, if I heard, if you were like, “Hey, man, got something I need to talk to you about. I’m really into angel-core now.” That is how I would broach the subject. Because I know your sensitivity to that. And you were like, “Can you come over? And I wanna show you my world.” And I came over like, would you be dressed as a cherub or would you have a cherub? I, it would be mostly scrunchies. I do think this is real and I do wanna see the example. It’s real. Here’s the pic. Oh. Okay, yeah yeah yeah yeah- Not into it. So it’s a little bit, it’s not so much like biblical angel-core which is what I would be into. That would be a bunch of eyeballs. Wheels. And wheels. And lightning coming off, and the wrath of God. I think looking at the list, this is the most, we’re stepping in lightly here. ‘Cause this seems like, you know. Yeah. Let’s go all the way down. How about slender-core? Nothing to do with weight. This is all about the scariest characters in horror lore: Slenderman, the Babadook, Krampus, etc. People in this core wear dark eye makeup and large black hats, trench coats, and absolutely no colors whatsoever. Goes beyond the emo scene; it’s pure darkness. Oh, it goes beyond the emo scene. At what point does core become cosplay? Because this feels, when you start naming characters. They hate it when you do that. Is that like an offense? Oh yeah. That’s an offense. That brings ’em out of their cottages, you know. With picks and stakes and rakes and- I don’t believe this because I am standing by my distinction between core and cosplay. And I just think that when you started talking about specific people like the Babadook, you moved into cosplay, my friend. Uh oh. Wow. That is an extremely logical line of reasoning, which has proven to be truth, because this is fake. Yes! I feel like this is, like goth extreme, you know? Like how would you differentiate between the two, really? Yeah, yeah. I fell for it. I have started to talk about- I feel like an idiot. About dressing up like the Babadook because he’s got the hair that comes out of the top hat. Oh. Have you seen it? Out of the-? Well, you’ll just look like the guy from the band Big and Rich. No, but I’m gonna also, like I’m gonna go real, real hardcore. I’m gonna do some face paint. Why are you-? Because I wanna freak you out a lil’ bit. You remember what he looks like. I mean, you know, this is the classic. What does he say when he needs to go number two? I could be a great Babadook. Time to Babadookie. That’s right. All right, let’s hear the next one. Frog-core is an aesthetic purely based around frogs and toads. You don’t need to be an expert on frogs and toads to be a part of this aesthetic- Good, it’s inclusive. Visuals include a lot of greens, frogs in crowns or cowboy hats, toads, lily pads, rain, ponds, and frog statues. Uh. Mmm. I like fwogs. Remember that? I like fwogs. Yeah, what was that from? Way back in the day, we wrote a song called The Fear of Frogs Song, but it was part of, like a video, when we were doing the Rhett and Link Video Podcast. Like this is one of our early, early videos. There was this woman. We were asking, I think it was the daughter or granddaughter of this woman who collected frogs and she sent us a video. I like fwogs. And she said, “I like fwogs.” It was almost like, “I like turtles.” Yeah, but it was before that. But before that, and not nearly as popular. Yep. Which is how we do everything around here. Too early and not popular enough. Not as popular. I think it’s real because I’ve seen people in frog- I think it’s real, too. Now, listen, talking about the gray area between categories, at what point does frog-core become furry? It doesn’t, because frogs- There’s no fur. Are not furry. It never becomes furry. And if they were furry, then this would cross over, but the fact that frogs have skin with no hair on it. In fact, they breathe through their skin, did you know that? Amazing. I’m gonna sneeze as a result of that. Catch it with your paddle. Oh, missed opportunity. Two. Three missed. On a scale of one to ten, how pleasurable do you find sneezies? Sneezies? Yeah. Uh. Did you catch it? No, I just coughed. Oh, you coughed. It’s not like a yawn, maybe. It’s not as good as a Babadookie. No. Wow. I’m just entirely, all the energy is drained from my body from the Fab Five. Yeah, boy. I just need a nap, big time. Like, do they maintain that level of energy when they leave here? I actually don’t think that they are always together in that way, you know? Yeah. Stevie just left the chat. I didn’t. Yeah, and I think that there’s just so much energy that they get so excited to see each other in that way. They all live in different places. Yeah, it was very cool to have them. I think they’re still here eating lunch, by the way. Oh, yeah. We could be hanging out with them, but we’re hanging out with you. That’s our priority. Huh? Frog-core. Frog-core’s real. It’s real, yeah, and we have pictures. Oh, ohhh. That’s wild, yo. Hold on, so, oh my goodness. Look at those green Doc Martens. So you get to dress like someone who’s not a frog, but really likes frogs? Yes, see, this is why it doesn’t get called cosplay. Look, why is there a piece of toast with three slices of banana on there? Is that like a lily pad sandwich? Frogs love it. Frogs love it. Frogs love toast, everybody knows that. I like- Go back and watch our Fear of Frogs, if it still exists. I like green. I like wearing green. What if I started doing a little frog-core? What about in the lower left-hand corner, the big, like Bible? That’s the frog bible. It’s like a portfolio. What is that? Well, frogs, all frogs, not toads, but frogs specifically love to journal. It’s well-known. Have you ever seen a frog journal? It’s well-known. That’s insulting to me because I didn’t know it. Yeah, well, I don’t know. Frogs, they do that thing where, like if they haven’t written in their journal before they go to bed, they’re like, “I gotta do it. I gotta do it and I gotta make it a habit,” Very disciplined. “I gotta make it a habit and I can never stop this streak.” Because frogs don’t live that long, you know? They might live a year, you know? Oh yeah, they don’t live that long. And so that’s 365 days. ‘Cause their skin is so permeable, that’s really the reason. Actually, I have no idea how long frogs live. Are there a lot more frogs than there are toads? ‘Cause wouldn’t toad-core be a cooler name for this look than frog-core? I think they’re a little warty. They’re warty and brown and just a little more bland. How long do frogs live? Oh, you’re toad-haters! Ten years! That’s so much journaling! Yes, we are toad-haters. Another thing that everybody knows about frogs is that the reason why, and you’ll see it right there on the left side, you’ve got that frog with his mouth open and you put the kitchen sponge in it. The reason why that exists is because they love sponges. You can feed frogs sponges all you want. Just go down to the swamp, they love it. That sounds like a horrible idea that would kill the frog. All right. We do not endorse- Barbie-core. Sorry, there’s a delay. Barbie! Barbie-core. We’re clearly, we’re into cosplay, but- Tan French tucked my shirt. Oh my goodness. But then you straight tucked it. No, I didn’t. It’s not tucked in in the back. Oh oh oh oh oh. Tan, I got French-tucked by Tan, y’all. Wow! I mean that’s like a- Do you wanna talk about it? That’s up there for me. He just came over and he just like started shoving his hand down the front of my pants. Just like he does on the show to, like middle-aged, clueless men who don’t know how to dress themselves. Yep. It was a fashion moment. So, I was like, I felt honored, yet I felt inadequate. I thought I was better than that. I thought he would’ve been like, “I love what you’ve done with your shirt,” but instead, he was like, “Let me fix you.” Oh. What was it like previously? Untucked. It was just out. And I told him, I was like, you know, I did think about this a lot. And I made the wrong choice. You did think about this a lot. Thank you. Barbie-core. Barbie-core is- It’s real. It’s gotta be real. More of a mainstream aesthetic rooted in the lifestyle and wardrobe of a Barbie doll from the 90s to early 2000s. Think blonde, plastic, form-fitting, glamorous, fake, and unsettlingly perfect. Oh, you know what? You know what? I could be completely wrong, but I’m gonna follow an instinct here. And that is the instinct that if you want to look like Barbie or Ken or any of the other ones, that doesn’t strike me as someone who would adopt like a core. You’re thinking too literal. Just think of like that specific hot pink and plastic. Yeah, but I don’t think of that as something to be embraced by a core culture. Core culture is- Kinda counter? Is a type of person that- It’s too mainstream, is that what you’re saying? Yes. Yep. It’s too, yes, all right. It cancels itself out. You’re swayed, Link? I’m swayed. It’s real. Aah. Dangit, Rhett! I got ya! Okay, and then we’ve got- Okay, and you’ve got them. Yeah. Well, hold on, she’s a friend of the show. Yeah, but then she was with- Megan. Yeah. Is she? You know what? And she was great. She was a great guest and I really enjoyed my time with her. And she- Jellicle-core She was pulling it off. Oh, sorry, you want to stay on-? No, we don’t. You wanna keep going? We don’t. Okay, jellicle-core. I think that’s right. Spell it. Gel hole? No. Jellicle. Like Jellicle Cat, like from Cats. Like evangelical? We used to be those. No, J-E-L-L-I-C-L-E. Yeah, that’s right. I know we give off that youth pastor energy. Yeah yeah yeah yeah. But we’re not evangeli-core. Uh, not quite furries. That’s the fakest laugh I’ve ever heard Stevie use. She’s like giving us the benefit of the doubt because of the delay. Or is that your sickness? No, seriously, my throat, let me tell you: like, two days ago, I’ve never in my life had a throat-ache, a sore throat this bad, and like I’m worlds better, but certain things aren’t workin’ right, you know? And I’ll leave it at the throat. What did you try? Like, I know how bad a sore throat can get because I’ve read about it. I tried three different brands of lozenges. And I’ll say the ones that worked the best had menthol in them, but then you can’t have one, you’re supposed to only have one every two hours and that seemed ridiculous to me, but there’s a reason you’re not supposed to have more than one every two hours and I think I found out that reason, as well. Ohh yeah. Is it a G.I. reason? Well, I don’t know, everything kind of happened at once, to be honest. It all blends together, but too much menthol- It sounds like you should be making a cough drop taste test at home. We need content. Stevie Cough Drop Taste Test. Yeah, I do have strong opinions there now. Jellicle. Jellicle-core. Not quite furries, this aesthetic is based off of the Broadway musical Cats. Adapters tend to wear leotards with cat fur patterns as well as whisker-based makeup and fur accents. Cat-eye contact lenses are very common. Not real. Real. It’s not real. Aww. Yeah, it’s encroaching on furries. All right, keep going, keep going. I love this. Soft-core. Softcore?! Softcore?! What? I wouldn’t know anything about that. Softcore what? It’s not real, is it? It’s an aesthetic where everything is soft, warm, comfy, and safe. You’re gonna see the trendy, I like that copy. You’re gonna see the trendy, full-on fuzzy matching sets, going out looking like you’re wearing your pajamas, anything that’s soft to the touch and makes you essentially look like a teddy bear in human form. Holla! But why-? This is me. I am really into soft-core. Link’s so soft-core. I have a weakness for it. Every night when I get home, I’m like gettin’ straight into my soft-core. This feels real. Say hi to the family, I’m going straight to the bedroom, gettin’ my soft-core. What’s dad doing? Ah, he’s gettin’ into his soft-core. I’ll be back down for dinner, though. It’s real, it’s real. Let’s see some pics. Yes! Oh, he’s got those shoes we were talking about. Caribbean Papi. Is there another poto, photo. Poto? Po-to. That’s the correct pronunciation. I don’t know. All right. I’m gonna go with no is my best guess. Give us one more so we can go out with a bang. Do you wanna go with apple-core or stank-core? Stank. Apple-core’s a good joke, though. Whichever one is real so we can see an image. Yeah, yeah. Well, that’s not playing the game. Yeah, yeah, we’ll pretend, though. We’ll pretend. Okay, apple-core, not just for apple lovers, this aesthetic is when everything you wear has some sort of brightly-colored fruit incorporated into it. The main source for this core is bright and sunny colors. No way. I really appreciate the fact that you guys came up with this joke. It’s cute, “apple-core”, I get it. I’ve seen stuff of fruit, but like, it’s just- You can’t fool us. This is such a writerly thing to come up with. It’s wishful thinking on your part. Such a writerly thing to come up with. You know, what if we say apple-core and we don’t limit it to apples, maybe it’ll catch on. Ah, that’d be fruity. Wow, guys. You played the game well, but you were wrong. It is real! What?! Aw, shucks! Look at Snow White! So, she does have actual apples, but it doesn’t have to be. I don’t know what I would do if somebody I cared about got into this. The thing I don’t like about this is the composition of the photo where the one tree is right behind her head. Yeah. It’s like she’s got a tree tail. That was a mistake. An erect tree tail. That was wrong. Right That was a bad idea. Yeah, other than that, everything’s great. Get better, Stevie. Thanks. Check out the latest additions to our year-round Always Proud collection, benefiting our friends at OutRight International. mythical.com.