Feb. 17, 2025

Dating Disaster: He's Stealing His Neighbor's Wifi

This episode of True Home Confessions features a call from Abbey, who recently went on a date with a guy who spilled his secret: He’s been blatantly stealing his neighbor’s wifi ever since his elderly neighbor asked him for help with her connectivity – and he’s proud of it. How is this even possible, and should she be sketched out or inspired by this guy’s morally flexible internet idea?

In each episode, we bring on a ‘Friend of the Show’ – to offer our caller some friendly advice. Comedian, traveler, actor and host Joel Bryant joins us in the studio to sound off on Abbey’s dating dilemma: he takes a serious stand on this issue and it wasn’t what I expected. Also, we discover that our Friend Joel ‘lives in the wind’ and has a seriously hot take on this confession – and Abbey’s future.

Next: we bring on Digital Lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch, who we’ve all seen on the Today Show, explaining everything in our home with a plug to us. We figure out how confessor Abbey’s date is even doing the internet stealing in the first place, and discover if it’s a true crime. Carley and host Laurie talk about the safety of public wifi, tech support challenges for older family members, and explore if you can really steal something that’s ‘unlimited.’

FRIEND OF THE SHOW: Joel Bryant

www.JoelBryant.net
@theJoelBryant
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Born and raised in Albuquerque, NM, Joel can currently be seen literally all around the world either performing standup comedy, hosting a live event, on a theatre stage, or a screen. He's always on the road performing in one vein or another. He has an upcoming headlining European standup comedy tour, was the mainstage emcee at this year's Super Bowl (his 9th time) and is the lead in the horror film "Candlewood" premiering regionally in the Northeast before wide distribution.

EXPERT: Carley Knobloch

https://warrenroad.co
@carleyknobloch

Carley is the founder of Warren Road, a mom of two digital natives, a TV personality, and your best friend in personal and home technology. When she's not talking tech on the Today Show, KTLA Los Angeles or HGTV, she's sharing ways we can stay well in our wired world on her blog, CarleyK.com. Carley is an in-demand smart home consultant, and has worked with the National Kitchen and Bath Association, the International Housewares Show, and CEDIA, the association for smart home professionals. Carley has been featured in Real Simple, Redbook, Allure, and Bloomberg Businessweek. Recently her “Pretty Smart Home” was featured in the pages of Good Housekeeping.

HOST: Laurie March
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