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After a short hiatus, Kelli and Ali are back at it again! In this episode, they discuss the short-term and long-term effects of crying on your emotional state and the existence of stupid questions. Does crying make you feel better? Does it matter why you are crying? Does it matter how often you cry? Is that a stupid question? Do stupid questions exist? I don’t know. Let me Google that for you.

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Zotero Citations: https://www.zotero.org/groups/2215301/bswithkanda/items

Let Me Google That For You: https://lmgtfy.com/

Are girls prettier when they smile? Do people expect girls to smile? What about boys? Certainly Kelli and Ali don’t have any preconceptions... Do they? Also, who knew there was so much bullshit behind presumptions about redheads? Well now you will! Also the ladies are real drunk this time around in honor of These Drunk Bitches, the podcast inspiration behind the BS in this episode!

Kelli and Ali delve into published research to find out: Are girls actually meaner than boys? Are they more passive-aggressive? Do they feel more? Cut to Mean Girls scene where Regina George compliments Cady’s bracelet. Actually, cut to any Mean Girls scene. Actually, cut to any scene in any movie ever featuring female friends. Kelli and Ali also discuss mosquitoes. Tune in to find out if they are more attracted to you than other people... Mosquitoes that is. Not Kelli and Ali.

Kelli and Ali discuss money and happiness and scheme to become kept women. Just kidding. That would suck. They also discuss an old hangover “cure”. Can drinking alcohol lessen the effects of a hangover? Tune in to find out!

Kelli and Ali discuss stereotypes about people from different regions in the U.S. and delve into some research to see if those stereotypes hold any weight. Are people from the Midwest really that nice? Are Californians beach bums? Are people on the East Coast mean? (Who the heck really knows what's going in/on the East Coast anyways!). Kelli and Ali also dissect a quote from "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World"; is Ramona right, does bread make you fat?

Is confidence sexy? What is confidence anyways? Is confidence the same thing as dominance or something else entirely? Kelli and Ali have so many questions, and scientific research has some interesting answers! Well… more like half answers, because research is like that. Kelli and Ali also have questions about small hands, Trump, and that old adage about what a guy’s hands say about his… member.

Inspired by Moonstruck, a film featuring the versatile acting talents of Nicolas Cage and Cher, Kelli and Ali discuss gender and death anxiety. Are men more afraid of death? Are women? Who really ever even thinks about this anyways? Ali. That’s who. Well, she better “Snap out of it!” *insert Italian hand gesture here*, because it’s a lot more nuanced than that according to the research. Kelli and Ali also discuss gender and driving habits. Who’s a better driver? ... Really? ... How much are you paying on your auto insurance?

In this week’s episode, Kelli and Ali have a special guest! Their amazing friend, Dan. The three discuss what happens to you at age 40. Does death begin at 40? Does life begin at 40? Mammograms certainly do, but so does increased sexual satisfaction. They also discuss different kinds of alcohol and if they impact you in different ways. In short, just be glad Kelli and Ali drink wine while podcasting and not tequila.

Is timing everything? What about location? Are time and space the same thing? Kelli and Ali don’t know. Physics is hard. In this episode, Kelli and Ali avoid Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity and delve into research about internal clocks instead. Are you an early bird or a night owl? What in the world does that have to do with the time of day you should have surgery? They also holler about receiving unsolicited nudes. Are you sending unsolicited photos of your privates? Not cool, yo. Also, those privates are no longer private.

Toddlers behave like drunks. Or do drunks behave like toddlers? What does Benjamin Button have to do with any of this? How much wine have Josh, Ali, and Kelli had anyway? I’m gonna go rage shake my crib… (This is part two of the previous episode)