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This week, Cait + Em tackle the important questions: Does your toothbrush need a camera? Why are men crashing women-only races? And how many beers does it take before stealing a flamingo seems like a good idea? They're talking French protests, AI surveillance creeping into absolutely everything, Bumble's latest identity crisis, and a 78-year-old woman taking on the robot overlords. Plus, Sally Rooney's publishing controversy, some excellent book recommendations, Canada's maple syrup emergency, and the enduring mystery of why bras cost so damn much. It's corporate greed, cultural chaos, and a healthy dose of female rage. Just another week of being silly and occasionally smart. All episode shownotes via patreon.  In this episode: Canadian man steals a flamingo from a Las Vegas casinoVictoria’s Secret Fashion Show controversyFrench student protests and political unrest78-year-old professor protests delivery robotsAI toothbrushes and smart bathroom surveillanceCanadian election results and Israeli politicsAnthropic's proposed AI regulationsMen participating in Nike's women-focused night raceBumble's acquisition and AI-driven datingMeta's AI surveillance and data privacy concernsSally Rooney's UK publishing controversyBook recommendations and recent readsCanada's maple syrup shortage *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

Cait and Em are asking the important questions: why are AI dudes trying to convince religious figures that your chatbot has a soul? Why are men gambling on human misery? WTF is goblintimacy? The girls take on the boys' club of comedy, Silicon Valley's latest existential crisis, and the baffling world of biohacking before turning our attention to more pressing matters: the Real Housewives divorce epidemic, the rise of goblintimacy, and whether your ex-husband should officiate your next wedding. Plus, some excellent books, a little parenting wisdom, spooky season, and a man who'll happily tell your enemies to f*ck off at your funeral. It's silly, occasionally smart, and proof that reality remains stranger than anything we could make up.  Get all links and shownotes by signing up for our patreon! In This Week's Episode: Shane Gillis's controversial SNL monologuePolymarket + betting on sexual assault casesHockey Canada's SA case + NHL reinstatementsAnthropic's exploration of AI consciousnessBryan Johnson's gf's research into female sexual healthBook recommendations and the dangers of hustle cultureReal Housewives divorces and Bravo updatesModern dating trends: pheromone maxxing and goblintimacyTobey Maguire officiating his ex-wife's wedding *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

The girls are back, baby! And somehow, the world got even weirder while Cait + Em were out of studio. Oh, btw, all shownotes and links to the recommendations are now available by signing up for their newly launched Patreon.  This week, Cait + Em tackle Ivy League frat boy scandals, Donald's inexplicable beef with Canada, and the very important question of whether Mark Carney is a political heartthrob or a well-tailored red flag. To get the full picture, the girls called political correspondent Jill Clark to fill them in. Also: Ed Sheeran finds himself in a geopolitical pickle, an 82-year-old Burnaby politician is preparing for the apocalypse, and apparently your salt grinder is trying to kill you. Plus, we're talking pirate queens, Nancy Meyers season, nipple hairs, and why The Real Housewives might actually be the most emotionally intelligent women on television. It's politics, pop culture, female rage, and a healthy dose of existential dread. Season three is off to a perfectly unhinged start. Shownotes available by signing up for the patreon! In this episode: Cornell University Fraternity ScandalTrump vs. Canada (Again)Mark Carney: Political Heartthrob?Macklemore, Ed Sheeran & PalestineBurnaby's Apocalypse-Ready PoliticianReal Housewives, Pirate Queens & Fall TV *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

Season 2 is going out exactly as nature intended: an awards-show hangover, a deeply unnecessary amount of TSwift and Travis Kelce's wedding discourse, and the horrifying discovery that endometriosis can apparently travel. Em + Cait wrap up their biggest season yet by plotting their summer transformations—de-Googling, finishing long-abandoned books, and touching grass. There are always enough books + music to carry you through August, and the girls investigate nano bubbles, ancient axolotls, and the majestic Viking energy of Erling Haaland. Per usual, they cover wellness and wacky news that will have you chuckling. Touch some grass. See you for Season 3! Shownotes: de-google your liferead: A Good Person, Julius JuliusAnn Patchett’s book recommendationsVancouver is apparently a top 10 most livable city?US booze sales are way down aka the Canadian effectMercury in Retrograde lolamazing science of nanobubbles!new species of ancient (cutest!) axolotlmadonna’s new albumsienna spiro’s albumThoracic endometriosisCooper’s Hill cheese rolling *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

Your fav unhinged hosts Em and Cait talk World Cup, Broadway nostalgia, podcast empire drama, AI surveillance, Meta glasses, zombie filler, mosquito feminism, HPV self-screenings, climate dread, and why women are apparently never allowed to be unlikable in peace. It’s silly, smart, slightly chaotic, and somehow covers Rent, Ray-Bans, corpse fat, Ottawa police, Olivia Wilde, and the emotional support of yelling “get the Flock off our streets.” Come for the chitty chatty, stay for the oddly comforting reminder that you are not, in fact, losing touch with reality. Shownotes: Variety's top albums of 2026Rent 30th anniversaryalex cooper's unwell issuesnba rumours lebron and stephA24 (lol AI24?) and google's AI investmentalex cooper and olivia wilde interviewbook: yesteryearOttawa police s3xual harassment issuesum surveillance state? flock, engineer who sawed flock cams, buspatrol, meta's lame new glasses, google AI disablingCarney disabled COREZombie filler!Ooh la la Dr. Brenda Lau's tool kitsDr. Ellen Langer on 1+1 perspectiveIt's the female mosquito's fault!Europe is hot and the ocean is boiling *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

Em and Cait tackle everything from immigration detention protests and Toronto airport expansion plans to the latest wellness industry grift promising to cure women's stress with supplements (lol). They also discuss Bumble's new AI dating assistant, FDA-recalled "sexual enhancement" chocolates, women's hockey victories, comfort food nostalgia, and why sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is absolutely nothing at all.  It's your usual mix of humour, skepticism, and side quests. Pull up a chair.  Shownotes: book: foster by clare keeganwtf is happening at delaney halldocumentary: the alabama solutionjeff bezos rocket explodeddoug ford billy bishop airportThe cure for structural oppression is apparently a supplement lolAnother bumble fumble?Sexy chocolate and undisclosed viagraBallsmaxxingMontreal Victoire's win!in n out's bible versesBeijing bikini *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

This week on Your Weekly Breakdown, Em and Cait celebrate accidental virality (hello new listeners!!), magical period blood, Skims-adjacent cocaine logistics, Hooters’ baffling family-friendly era, AI deepfake horror, Alberta’s “should we vote about voting?” breakup drama, and the miracle of a 63-year-old techno grandma. It’s science, shapewear, separatism, and boobs. So, honestly? Business as usual. Shownotes: Music: Cate CanningPeriod blood/menstrual fluid research Spain uterus preservation ("Mother") study Quebec menstrual products initiative Scotland free period products law Skims cocaine seizureSSENSE dramaHooters family-friendly rebrandBoy Martinis / Manhattan404 Media deepfake high school investigation (paywalled)Alberta separation referendum Tune Girl / Awakenings Festival performance *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

Equal parts rage, laughs, and “are we actually living in a dystopian group project?” Em and Cait tackle everything from Dr. Oz declaring America “under-babied” and the unsettling rise of pregnancy surveillance to AI panic, wellness culture’s latest injectable obsession, and the world's increasingly smoky, thirsty future. They also champion women’s sports after Cycling Canada benches female athletes while keeping the men’s team rolling, celebrate the enduring magic of David Attenborough turning 100, and somehow end up discussing Diet Coke shortages, fake celebrity beef, and why yelling at men occasionally feels like community service. Come for the pop culture chaos, stay for the existential spiral with a side of feminism and fridge cigarettes. Shownotes: Dr. Oz thinks you're “under-babied”Moms.gov + pregnancy surveillanceCycling Canada controversyVancouver water restrictionsAI data centers etcAI backlash / commencement speechDavid Attenborough 100 yearsLove for Colbertwtf don't use PeptidesDiet Coke shortageAI “Nudify” appsVancouver nightlife + ABC controversy *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

Em is BACK! The Hunger Games starts feeling less like dystopian fiction and more like a live news feed as Em and Cait unpack the increasingly surreal overlap between billionaires, propaganda, AI grifters, collapsing institutions, and the Met Gala. From Bezos sponsoring fashion’s biggest night to self-help influencers trying to convince women they’ll be “left behind” if they don’t hand their financial data over to AI chatbots, the girls spiral delightfully through the chaos of modern life, where every app is an ad, every guru has a subscription model, and even tectonic plates seem to be giving up. Also: a beekeeper weaponizes bees against police during an eviction, teens “speedrun” Scientology churches, Alberta separatists allegedly get their hands on voter data, and Em returns from Europe emotionally wrecked by jet lag, historical fiction, and the looming possibility that summer travel may soon become a luxury sport. Somehow, despite all this, there’s still time for book recommendations, skincare panic, Kacey Musgraves praise, and one unexpectedly moving story about a lost grandmother’s letter finding its way home. Silly, smart, mildly existential. Shownotes: Mel Robbins just copied Nietche and other AI grifters? MV Hondius, cruise from hell Alberta Electoral List Scandal Doug Ford trying to prioritze water lol Scientology Speed Running Pulizters! Hannah Natason So the earth is splitting open? Long Lost Love Letters Trump admin fires entire national science board Canadian Research Lab Identified US/MAGA Funded Network of 20 YouTube Accounts, 4,500 Videos, And 40 Million Views Pushing U.S. Annexation on Alberta. Fav headline TICKS Music: Kacey Musgraves album Book: Lázár *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

A smart, slightly unhinged tour through media, memory, power, and the slow erosion of both environmental regulations and social niceties, with just enough jokes to keep you from spiralling. Cait and guest co-host Jill Clark chat lost media, unreliable memory, and the unsettling realization that some things might actually be gone forever (including, tragically, a niche aquarium puppet show). Also: political theatre, a deeply skeptical unpacking of the alleged active sh00ter situation at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. From elephant justice (a big game hunter meets a very poetic end) to Canada’s new “we should probably start saving money?” sovereignty fund, the episode toggles between global chaos and domestic policy with just enough irreverence to make it palatable. “AI is going to boil the planet but sure, let’s skip the environmental review” rage, plus a brief but important detour into why Helena Bonham Carter walking off The White Lotus is both devastating and, somehow, fine now that Laura Dern has entered the chat. *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

Two women, one podcast, and absolutely no respect for the social contract of air travel. This week, Cait and guest co-host Jill cover the elite art of using Tinder as Yelp abroad, the chaos of surprise Ashley Madison accounts, why a 12-year engagement might just be a relationship hostage situation, and the new  fruit wash that could save your berries and your bank account. Plus: tradwife thrillers, Anne Hathaway’s long-overdue cultural redemption, Doug Ford’s private jet disaster, and a deeply passionate takedown of airplane deplaning etiquette. Come for the pop culture, stay for the grape storage discourse. Shownotes: UBC Scientists discover a new way to keep produce fresh longerHaylie Duff calls of 12-year engagementRead: Strangers by Belle BurdenRead: Yesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeDoug Ford bought a $30 million dollar private jetFlyers play "Man I Need" as victory song *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

Fish sperm facials, clitoral cartography, collapsing dictatorships, fake moon conspiracies, and a bird in a homemade submarine. This week, Em and Cait unpack the absurdity of modern life, from anti-aging hysteria and Gen Z’s fear of cringe, to why competency is the new porn, and democracy might still have a pulse!! Weird, funny, and somehow deeply hopeful?! Shownotes: nine inch nails new albumtrump and pope leonew hungarian PMtrump at UFC fight while his war on iran continuesiran and haitisalmon sperm facialreverse cellular aging testingmapping the clitoris!!men should m********e more, apparentlyBeat Cancer Off campaignGenZ is afraid to be cringeomg people are still denying the moon lolwhat is competency porn?underwater parakeetmessage in a bottle from 2002a dino world recordzach galifianakis new garden showMelinda French Gates reacts yo yo yoCait & Em support BC Women’s Health Foundation + will be at the April 30th fundraiser in Vancouver. Get your tickets here! *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

This episode is a chaotic, funny mix of pop culture, space wonder, and “are we okay as a society?” moments. Study the bizarre pH fact (beer and vaginas!) and dive into Bravo drama and Coachella chatter, before landing on the genuine awe of the Artemis II mission. Also: a string of missing scientists sparks uneasy curiosity, and a deep dive into prediction betting markets reveals people are literally gambling on human lives: grim, dystopian, and very real. The girls wrap with candid reflections on aging, beauty, and the quiet freedom of caring a little less. Artemis II product placements8 scientists dead or missing?! WtfWho would you see at Coachella?Is the NDP broke? Is that why Avi Lewis won? Polymarket bets on wounded soldierVirginty? B*tch ain’t realMore amazing snailsCaroline vee is 73 and also an escort?!Amanda Peet is anoyed with her younger selfTrump Kennedy Centre domains bought by Toby MortonLadies of London showDuggars getting arrested *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

This week, Cait and Em cover everything from $1,000 theatre outings and elite family vacation strategy (built-in kids club, obviously) to the deeply unserious state of Canadian politics—yes, including Fart Gate. Caitlin wins a CBC comedy panel (as she should), Emily pitches a documentary on Anne Hathaway’s press tour (greenlit in our minds), and together we unpack why women are now… quietly managing their husbands’ job searches. Also on the docket: billionaires buying forests (a win? a warning?), gambling apps turning your phone into a casino, AI morphing into a Stepford wife, and a caterpillar that wears dead bugs as an outfit (nature is healing, sort of). We end, as always, with friendship drama, emotional labor, and the radical act of saying: I can do this. It’s silly, it’s smart, it’s slightly unhinged—and yes, the girls are still dressed the same. Shownotes: SNL UKwomen are doing their husband's job searchesnoami klein interview w/ ezra kleinavi lewis new head of NDPa good billionaire? Tim Sweeney is buying forestsfartgate in canadian parliamenthonestly the gambling ads (+helplines!!) are out of controlwait AI just a digital stepford wifethe bone collector catapillarAir Canada CEO under fireBooks Brawler by Lauren GroffThe Power of Real Optimism by Deepika Chopra *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]

This week, Cait and guest co-host Jill Clark enter our political curiosity era (against our will) as Pierre Poilievre goes on Joe Rogan and… behaves? They unpack the surprisingly competent PR glow-up no one asked for, plus what it says about Canadian politics getting just a little too interesting. Then, because Emily is away, enjoy some Reality TV chat!! Chaos, crime, and soft-swinging collide as The Bachelorette implodes in real time—because nothing says “ready for love” like a pending assault charge and a perfectly timed TMZ leak. The girls spiral (productively) into the death of the Metaverse, the rise of AI slop, why Broadway is now stunt-casting influencers, and how weddings quietly became financial ruin disguised as love. Finally, a palate cleanser: women’s sports are (finally) getting paid, yogurt might fix your mental health, and the radical act of being nice to strangers could save us all. Light, unhinged, and occasionally profound—just the way we like it. Shownotes: PP on joe rogandeath of the metaversewnba salary increases *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: [email protected]