Today we’re talking about June’s book club pick, Open Book by Jessica Simpson.  Melissa and Whitney weren’t fans back in the early 2000s, but this book gave them a new found respect for her. It is a great summer read, love, betrayal, family drama, emotional affairs and glitter cups. Whitney might go down the Botox road (for migraines, not vanity) and Melissa has some exciting developments in her business.  They also chat about the current status of masks in this country, and boy oh boy is that a cluster f*ck.

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Taste The Nation on Hulu

Legal Eagle on Youtube

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Music: Yes She Can  by Tiny Music

This week we’re bringing an episode that we didn't get to air in late May. We’re talking about diet culture and how that has shaped us as ladies in our mid-30’s.  We grew up in the 90’s, fat was the devil guys!!!  Whitney talks about how she talks to her kids about food, and physical appearance at their young ages.Melissa talks about her experience with Keto and fasting and its effect on her mental health. We go down a rabbit hole about Jenny Craig’s origin (we just had to know). We talk about fat shaming, Instagram’s shitty algorithm to body shame you, society’s obsessions with judging people’s body’s, office weight loss challenges and society valuing people more if they are skinny. 

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Never Have I Ever on Netflix

Dead To Me on Netflix

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Hi Everyone. We’re back with an episode we recorded on June 2, just a few days after the murder of George Floyd and 3 days in to the national protests. We talk about protests, police, Black Lives Matter and our role in systemic racism. We also talk about imposter syndrome, we’re all over on this episode.  We know a lot has changed in the past 2 weeks since this episode was recorded but we wanted to release this as a way to continue the dialogue.

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This week school is finally over and we’re not teachers anymore!!!!  Melissa has been going commando and Whitney is already over the outdoors. We play a lovely little game you might have heard of (F@$! Marry Kill) and address a very important question; is the marriage celibate? Whitney’s deep love of Conan O’Brian comes out and Melissa’s love for gingers is reaffirmed. Then we dive deep into this month’s book club pick If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane. And of course, our tiny joys of the week. 

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If I Never Met you by Mhairi McFarlane

The Great on Hulu

She’s full of lit

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Music: Yes She Can  by Tiny Music

Hello again friends. This week we’re talking about Bumble and the weird shit people do on dating apps. Melissa’s shares some interesting observations over the past week, they’re interesting. We’ve also decided your 30’s is a weird time vortex for aging and it doesn’t treat everyone equal.  Melissa also tests Whitney’s knowledge of Urban Dictionary slang, why are there so many terms for vagina? Are you a Whitney or Melissa according to Urban Dictionary? 

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Happy May!  This week we’re talking about April’s book club pick, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. We both enjoyed this psychological thriller. Nothing distracts from a global pandemic like reading about a mysterious murder, a woman who doesn’t speak for 6 years after murdering her husband and a stalker who no one believes exists.  It was also the first work of fiction written by a man that Whitney has read in years, so that’s saying something. We also talk about boycotting masks, boycotting ladies and our tiny joys of the week. 

Mentioned In The Episode

If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane (May’s Book Club Pick)

Verity by Colleen Hoover

You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Mrs. America on Hulu on FX 

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We’re back to finish off April (forever known as the shittiest month of 2020) with a little talk of self care. We talk about the 6 types of self care and how we’re trying our best to hit all 6 in these pandemic times.  Melissa finds success in therapy, journaling and chalking (listen to find out what that is). Whitney does sporadic yoga, runs out of her house away from her family, and cries in the bathtub. Whitney gets a little woo woo about mediation and Melissa makes an argument form an excellent burger being the best self care. Do what works for you. 

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Wool And The Gang

We Are Knitters

Calm App

Headspace App

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This week we’re wrapping up week 3 from the inside. The inside of our houses that is. It’s officially the third week of our stay at home mandate and everyone is getting a little squirrely. So this week we’re bringing you all the ways we recommend filling your time. The best things to binge watch, to binge read and to binge listen (binge listening is a thing).  You only thought you reached the end of Netflix, don’t worry we’ve got lots of things to keep you occupied. We’ve had a lot of time on our hands and have a lot of thoughts this week. And a screaming baby might make a little cameo appearance, this is how you podcast during a pandemic.

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Music: Yes She Can  by Tiny Music