The girlies dive back into the mailbox trenches to read a plethora of your gagworthy moments and the aftermath of shaking up ya life! Digressions include the tragic Shakespearean figure of Hawk Tuah, exes who can’t stop shitting their pants and Julia accepting her crown as the #1 anti-situationship warrior.

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The girlies explore one of the most destructive addictions gripping boyfriends everywhere — gambling. They dive into the history of games of “luck,” its lack of legislation and the unchecked rise of sports betting that is plaguing men today. Digressions include the flop of a film that is Emilia Perez, Hilaria Baldwin’s upcoming book and Julia’s Mohegan Sun journey.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.

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​​Gambling Cultures 

Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling Casino Edition

CHANGING PUBLIC POLICY AND THE EVOLUTION OF ROMAN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAW ON GAMBLING 

The Numbers vs. the Lottery 

Social media copies gambling methods 'to create psychological cravings' 

Addicted to love: how dating apps ‘exploit’ their users 

Gambling addiction can cause psychological, physiological health challenges 

How the Brain Gets Addicted to Gambling 

What is Considered Gambling? 

Gambling Global Market Report 2025 

AGA Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker

State of Play 2024 - American Gaming Association

Gambling, Smartphones, and the Hijacking of Our Brains 

Why gamblers get high even when they lose 

Why are most problem gamblers men? 

Research reveals huge volume of sports gambling advertising on social media in the US 

Sports betting ads are everywhere. Some worry gamblers will pay a steep price 

How gambling affects the brain and who is most vulnerable to addiction 

Examining Gender Differences for Gambling Engagement and Gambling Problems Among Emerging Adults - PMC. 

Casino Psychology 101: What Makes Casinos Addictive 

Royal Flush | The New Yorker 

How Las Vegas went from mobbed-up town to the center of the entertainment universe - Yahoo Sports 

Internet Gambling: Past, Present and Future 

Sports betting timeline: From Las Vegas to the Supreme Court 

Sports betting ads are everywhere. Some worry gamblers will pay a steep price 

Bill would ban sports betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes 

Online gambling drew record numbers of players during the pandemic, new study finds 

Sociocultural Influences on Gambling and Alcohol Use Among Native Americans in the United States 

Lions’ David Montgomery Opens Up About Overcoming ‘Suicidal Thought’ in Rookie Year

The Financial Consequences of Legalized Sports Gambling

The history of problem gambling: Temperance, substance abuse, medicine, and metaphors.

How Las Vegas Became a Gambling Mecca | HISTORY

How Sports Betting Upended the Economies of Native American Tribes

The Social and Economic Impact of Native American Casinos | NBER

The Man Who Brought Casinos to the Indians : NPR

How a Native American tribe changed the gambling industry by standing up to the FBI

DeSantis gave the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to run online sports bettings in Florida | Fortune

The girlies dive into some of Hollywood’s most infamous celebrity feuds — Joan Didion vs Eve Babitz, Joan Crawford vs Bette Devis, Kim Cattrall vs Sarah Jessica Parker, and the recent lawsuits between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively. Digressions include Kim Cattrall’s scatting, Ryan Murphy being a constant threat to society, and the age-old pattern of women fighting over the worst man you’ve ever heard of.

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In the first episode of the new year, the girlies explore the world of celebrity public relations — from the emergence of the modern celebrity to the intricacies of managing a public image. They discuss the storied history and secret theory of PR to answer the important questions: How do you destroy a celebrity’s image? Can it ever be rebuilt and if so, how? Is the key to image rehabilitation simply being a man? Plus, the girlies debut a fun new game, Can You Remember Why We Hated These Women? Digressions include revisiting the phenomenon of being woman’d, holding space for the name Tree Paine, and urging Khloe Kardashian to get a new publicist.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.

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SOURCES

Ivy Lee: "Father of Modern Public Relations"

The History of Modern Public Relations 

The Drama of Celebrity

Press Agents of Change: Early Hollywood and the "New Publicity".

Media and the Rise of Celebrity Culture 

About Public Relations 

Public Relations Through the Ages: A Timeline of Social Movements, Technology Milestones and the Rise of the Profession.* 

The Evolution Of PR As We Know It 

What's the Difference Between PR and Marketing?. 

The Long and Strange History of Celebrity 

Image repair discourse and crisis communication 

Apologies of the Rich and Famous: Cultural, Cognitive, and Social Explanations of Why W Explanations of Why We Care and Why We and Why We Forgive. 

Why Actress Sarah Bernhardt Was the First Modern Celebrity 

Understanding Authenticity and The Lawrence-Hathaway Carnival Ride of Attraction/Revulsion 

Taylor Swift does not exist  

Understanding Celebrity Is Celebrity Culture on its Way Out? 

The Godfathers of Star PR 

Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni: A timeline of the feud and lawsuit between It Ends With Us co-stars 

PR expert reads between the lines of the Baldoni-Lively publicity saga 

What does it mean to get ‘woman’d’? 

The PR astroturfing strategy explained 

Fred Inglis, A Short History of Celebrity

Sharon Marcus on The Drama of Celebrity

Why Actress Sarah Bernhardt Was the First Modern Celebrity  

Stars by Richard Dyer

Richard Dyer Star Theory

Image repair discourse and crisis communication

Saint Francis the Influencer

Medieval Saints and Modern Screens  

As a special 2025 treat, bestie of the pod, Nick Garros, returns for a truly unique episode recorded on Yom Kippur. Join Julia and Nick in starvation mode as they judge YOU on judgment day. Topics include the time Julia got gagged by a James Charles fan, Nick’s tiny home journey, advice for how to date a LOLer, a listener who really needs to get a restraining order, and so much more!

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In the final episode of the year, the girlies celebrate 4 years of Binchtopia (!!!!!) and give their long-awaited pop culture recap of 2024’s most absurd moments. Digressions include the wool-less sweater epidemic, the Bible’s copyright laws, retractions on former Wicked slander and, of course, JoJo Siwa.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.

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The girlies bring you a seasonal episode to discuss some terrifying Christmas lore — the Germanic tale of Krampus and the panopticon horror of the Elf on the Shelf. Digressions include our thoughts on the United Healthcare CEO shooter, why we should be shaming people more, and a quick digest of our recent nightmares. 

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The girlies explore the concept of Doomsday, revisiting the countless times we’ve thought the world was coming to an end. From luxury arks and poisonous comets to God’s wrath and alien invasions, they consider the fact that the world has never ended…yet. Digressions include cozy season in the studio, being Twitter clean, and Eliza’s mom’s podcast debut.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.

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SOURCES

Halley’s Comet, Covid-19, and the history of ‘miracle’ anti-comet remedies

People Have Always Been Obsessed with the End of the World 

How it Ends: The Ancient Roots of Doomsday Prophecies and End of the World Beliefs 

ESOTERICA Volume IX (2007) 

Storming The Ark 

End of World in 2012? Maya "Doomsday" Calendar Explained 

2012: The End of the World as We Know It?  

Maya Expert: The 'End Of Times' Is Our Idea, Not The Ancients' 

Y2K bug

Apocalypse Then: When Y2K Didn’t Lead To The End Of Civilization 

The lessons of Y2K, 20 years later 

What Drives Doomsday Preppers 

Heaven’s Gate cult members found dead 

Doomsday Prepping Poised to Become $2.46 Billion Industry. 

In uncertain times, the prepper supply business is booming 

We Should All Be Preppers

Is There a Future in the Doomsday Economy?.

Here's a look inside a 15-story underground doomsday shelter for the 1% that has luxury homes, guns, and armored trucks

‘End of the world vibes’: why culture can’t stop thinking about apocalypse 

Psychology Reveals the Comforts of the Apocalypse 

Creation Story of the Maya 

Our Fascination With The End Of The World 

Our never ending obsession with the apocalypse 

Doomsday Psychology: The Appeal of Armageddon 

The Resiliency of Apocalyptic Belief 

The Christmas the Aliens Didn’t Come  

Survivalists and Preppers 

Comet Hale-Bopp: Facts about the bright and tragic comet 

Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake

The girlies sit down for a chatty episode about their current ailments. Namely, the various hip and back problems that for some reason plague us in our 20s, the spiritual enlightenment/terrorism of the Adrianne Lenker concert, the Wicked press tour, and more.

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The girlies are joined by literary it-girl Emmeline Clein to discuss her new book, Dead Weight, and the evergreen topic of eating disorders. They dive into the over-maligned Tumblr pro-ana communities, why eating disorder treatment is often counterintuitive to healing, how the intersection of big tech and diet culture has muddied the waters between health and sickness, and more! Digressions include why boyfriends should never go grocery shopping and how to support a friend in recovery.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan.

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