What did you watch over the holidays!? This episode Ashley is whipping through some great TV highlights like White Lotus, Rick & Morty and your girls on Sex Lives of College Girls. She’s then joined by Rachel Lindsay, who you know as the first African American lead on the Bachelor franchise but who is now in her dream job at Extra interviewing all your fave TV people and covering entertainment news. Ashley & Rachel catch up about their mutual hometown in Texas, what questions to ask celebrities and which reality TV they love the most.

What We Watched:

Drag Race UK

White Lotus

Rick & Morty

Sex Lives of College Girls

90 Day Finales

Below Deck Mediterranean

Dead to Me

Welcome to Chippendales

The Great North

Real Housewives

Married to Madison

Joe Millionaire

Selling Sunset OC

House of Dragon

Rap Sh!t

Homework:

Gossip Girl Reboot

Sort Of

Firefly Lane

My Unorthodox Life

Housebroken

His Dark Materials

Too Hot To Handle

Southside

Doom Patrol

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Iliza deals with the stresses of listeners’ living situations, including a younger sibling feeling dismissed and a daughter whose mother’s views have regressed.

Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed, watched in awe as this simple phrase from Untamed – WE CAN DO HARD THINGS – the mantra that saved her life twenty years ago, became a worldwide rally cry. Life is freaking hard. We are all doing hard things every day – we love and lose; we forge and end friendships; battle addiction, illness, and loneliness; care for children and parents; struggle in our jobs, our marriages, our divorces; we try to set and hold boundaries – and we fight for equality, purpose, joy, and peace right in the midst of all the hard. On We Can Do Hard Things, Glennon, her wife Abby Wambach, and her sister Amanda Doyle, do the only thing that has ever made life easier: They talk honestly about the hard. They laugh and cry and help each other carry the hard so we can all live a little bit lighter and braver, free-er, less alone.

Sasheer will be returning to Hotlanta next year to play a super-secret role in the Agatha Spinoff of WandaVision! Another win in the books is Nicole finally acquiring glorious lasagna from Little Dom’s! Nicole was frightened, worried, and concerned for Sasheer’s safety when Sasheer landed in Atlanta for a few comedy shows, and quickly the scene became the movie Taken in Nicole’s mind. After a few humbling stories, Sasheer may no longer be using caster oil and Nicole might never trust eggs from crafty again! Lastly, they respond to listener questions and answer unique friendship queries.

Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:
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Iliza deals with the stresses of listeners’ living situations, including a younger sibling feeling dismissed and a daughter whose mother’s views have regressed.

Rat poison, pill overdose, and tripping over a shotgun. A young woman describes the suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths of her great grandma’s many husbands. She also opens up about overcoming a tumultuous childhood and what it’s like having 16 siblings. Later on, she reveals to Geth how she found love at IHOP and the dumbest way to get a concussion at a theme park.

Threevisiting on the Tues: Scott, Paul and Lauren discuss their concerning amount of head injury stories, odd interactions with the police and losing a finger. Then the three hosts play the game Duck, Marry, Kiss.

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, the first lady, Priscilla Davies is back to discuss Mamoru Samuragochi, one of Japan’s most beloved composers who was later revealed to be a fraud. Plus, in a longer scammer of the week, we explore the controversy surrounding Kanye West’s Christian private school, Donda Academy. Stay schemin’!
 
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Research by Kaelyn Brandt
 
Sources: 
https://www.foxla.com/news/kanye-west-scandal-family-shares-donda-west-academy-experience
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kanye-west-donda-academy-next-bishop-sycamore.html/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kanye-wests-beleaguered-donda-academy-025415640.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJR_y-zXrCjrZZrUPdgD6O_NgVpq1foqefQUpX4_6gIuyOdp5sDKvSb3VPHDwbJeLeC_hj3579TddiMMveAuCrKtbxamsSGxft4HOv-VQuhdnoI7tqchTbNHDUgQVmtj4pUlluNeizrqt9Pffnm550HiQStRRDjkiF2bHtZ-nuNX
https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/26/kanye-west-donda-academy-kicked-out-major-basketball-tournament/
https://news.yahoo.com/people-questioning-donda-academy-seeing-172028828.html
https://www.musictimes.com/articles/86910/20220916/kanye-west-s-donda-university-labeled-scam-reasons.htm

Comedian extraordinaire Max Silvestri joins Scott to talk about the doors that have opened since his legendary 10 minute stand-up set at a festival in Johnny Carson’s honor, growing up driving near a drive-in movie theater, and his new scripted Audible podcast “Past My Bedtime.” Then, celebrity podiatrist Harry Footman stops by to make a confession. Plus, truck enthusiast Kayla Dickie returns to talk about how her town celebrates Ford Rock Hard Eve.

Original release date: February 8, 2021. Musician Hayley Kiyoko sits down with Cameron to discuss speaking her truth through her music, living and breathing women, and her new perfume Hue by Hayley Kiyoko.

Heather, Nick and Matt talk about what they’re playing (Pokémon Scarlet, Pentiment, and Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection), Marvel Snap and deck building games and answer listener questions in the Question Block!

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This week, we are re-releasing a favorite episode. Body positivity activist Megan Jayne Crabbe joins Jameela this week to discuss her journey from people pleasing on the internet to fighting against toxic internet culture, how online culture can be cultish, why inter-community rejection can be so painful, and how to find your own voice in all the noise.

You can follow Megan Jayne Crabbe on Instagram @meganjaynecrabbe and Twitter @meganjcrabbe

Check out her book – Body Positive Power – wherever books are sold!

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Sheldon (Carl Tart), a self proclaimed “Scrabble boi”, joins Burnt and Joan on this week’s “neighborsode” to talk about loving words, his grandmother Sheldra and the heroin business. Plus, asking for help with a murphy bed and Burnt dreams he’s drowning in a pool of his own blood!

Join Burnt Millipede (Paul F. Tompkins) and Joan Pedestrian (Nicole Parker) as they explore their hometown of Dignity Falls via posts from a certain neighborhood social networking app and interview the town’s most intriguing residents! You can hear new The Neighborhood Listen episodes on Stitcher Premium!

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Happy holidays everyone! Enjoy this re-release from the Bitch Sesh archive with incredible guest Michelle Collins!

Also, this holiday season we are thrilled to be partnering with The Deep Dive podcast to raise money for an incredible non-profit, Baby2Baby. Sadly, one out of three families struggles to buy diapers. Baby2Baby provides basic essentials to children in need across the country. Please join us in donating to this amazing cause and helping them put necessities and holiday gifts under the tree for these struggling families. No child should have to wake up without a present on Christmas morning and Baby2Baby buys specific presents for children off their own personal wish lists. Plus winter coats and snacks and toiletries. Any amount you can give is so appreciated and our podcasts will be matching up to seven thousand dollars.

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Everybody loves yams for Thanksgiving. So this week, we’re re-releasing a fan favorite, our interview with Yamaneika Saunders.

Conan chats with Edom from Ethiopia about crafting scented candles and perfumes and what Conan would choose as his signature scent.

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Mary Holland, Bob Dassie, and Kimia Behpoornia join Matt Besser for improvised scenes about being shut down at a party, the worst house on Halloween, a Santa Claus that wants to clean your teeth, and more!

Paul and Amy get waylaid by John Hughes’ 1987 road trip comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles!

Scott, Paul and Lauren talk about what they’re doing for Thanksgiving, Paul tells a story that takes us all around the world, Scott briefly touches on some Topics, and they play “Hey Fred Schneider, What Are Ya Doing?”

This holiday season, we’re inviting Getting Curious listeners to reflect on what it means to be in community. In that spirit, we’re re-releasing a conversation about mutual aid with the writer and activist Dean Spade. Mutual aid is all about meeting people’s survival needs at a local level, and building sustained, decentralized, compassionate support networks. We encourage you to take a listen to Dean and Jonathan’s conversation, then take some time to learn about—and get involved in—mutual aid initiatives in your community.

Dean Spade has been working to build queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He’s the author of Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law, the director of the documentary “Pinkwashing Exposed: Seattle Fights Back!,”and the creator of the mutual aid toolkit at BigDoorBrigade.com. His latest book, Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next), was published by Verso Press in October 2020.

You can follow Dean on Instagram @spade.dean and Twitter @deanspade.

Want to take action but not sure where to start? Here are some resources Dean recommends:

Shit’s Totally FUCKED! What Can We Do?: A Mutual Aid Explainer

What is Mutual Aid? (Classroom Version)

Workshop Series: Building Capacity for Mutual Aid Groups

Truthout’s Movement Memos: Dean Spade Is Asking Activists, “How Much Bolder Could You Be?”

And if you’re curious about Dean’s work beyond mutual aid, check out how he approaches the romance myth from a feminist, radical perspective:

New Romance Webinar: Dismantling the Cycle of Romance

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It’s the start of holiday season and Ashley calls in her XOXO Gossip King friends Carl Tart and Lamar Woods to get into the plumpest holiday watchlist EVER. We’ll fill you up with lots of new TV recommendations, plus all the Thanksgiving memories from the shows you loved growing up.

What we’re watching:

Big Brother

Inside Job

Money Heist

Attack on Titan

The Crown

Mo

Ramy

White Lotus

Killer Sally

A Friend of the Family

Angelyne

My 600-lb Life

Love is Blind

Blockbuster

Sex Lives of College Girls

Never Have I Ever

The Dropout

Grand Crew

Fave Thanksgiving Episodes:

New Girl

Martin

WKRP in Cincinnati

The Simpsons

Family Guy

Bob’s Burgers

Gossip Girl

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We are re-releasing a classic episode from behind the paywall! Nicole and Sasheer welcome best friends Liza Treyger and Kara Klenk for another round of Besting Each Other! Hear all about how Liza and Kara met, tiki bar fishbowl drinks, eating until it hurts, Kara’s kind spirit, being Virgos, being too organized, tomatoes that make Nicole weep, match-making green rooms, ordering well, standing up for your friends, and who would be better at Survivor.

Check out Liza & Kara’s podcast – That’s Messed Up: An SVU Podcast – wherever you listen!

Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at: nicoleandsasheer@gmail.com (424) 645-7003

Iliza gives advice to a duck protector and a wine sipper.

It’s Thanksgiving break and what better way to spend it than reminiscing on another great Michael and Holly episode? Take a look back when all the branches of Dunder Mifflin gathered for a company-wide picnic. Michael reconnects with Holly and the Scranton branch come together to slay at volleyball until Pam and Jim discover some very surprising news. The ladies break down why this episode needed “special business performers,” Angela reveals some epic volleyball moves and Jenna shares how the big season finale news was kept under wraps. So grab your soup snake and enjoy this very special episode! Happy Thanksgiving!

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This week, Jessica is rolling solo and has on Choice Grade A mom and Circadian Health expert, Meredith Oke. Meredith explains why getting enough exposure to sunlight is vital to our mental and physical health, how to avoid blue light as much as possible, and shares why French women are doing it right. Deep Divers, light some candles and let’s get some “French situations” happening ASAP.​

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NYTimes article – https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/magazine/circadian-medicine.html

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Harvard Health Article: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/blue-light-has-a-dark-side

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They were planning their life together, but a traumatic brain injury changed everything. A woman shares what happened when her boyfriend woke up from brain surgery with a different personality and no memory of their relationship. She opens up about moving to a big city, becoming a DJ, and how in a way, they both became different people. Later on, she and Geth discuss getting sober, sexual compatibility post brain surgery, biking to Mexico, and the beauty of life now.

What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, Cristen Conger joins the show to discuss David Bloom, a 23-year-old Wall Street “Whiz Kid” who was caught stealing millions from his friends to invest in the stock market in the late 1980’s. Plus, Professional Cornhole has been rocked by controversy after illegal bean bags used in a championship game. Stay Schemin’!

Research done by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://nypost.com/2022/11/02/professional-cornhole-world-rocked-by-baggate-cheating-scandal/

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-28/con-artist-scam-manhattan-elite-la-dive-bar-frolic-room

https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/13/nyregion/lush-life-investor-23-named-in-huge-fraud.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-10-fi-1381-story.html

https://nypost.com/2022/09/28/con-artist-david-bloom-arrested-for-fraud-in-los-angeles/