A wise friend once told the Areu Sisters/Podcasters that “friendship and trust go hand in hand”! (Mariann, a mom)

Podcaster Host Cristina and Co-host/Researcher/Sister Sofia Areu listened and are listening to this true, wise friend! On this episode, celebrate Friendship Day by joining pals Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, and more while using Twitter and the Gram responsibly! Happy Friendship Day! “Meeska Mooska!” (Mickey Mouse)

There’s no way to stop the music when it’s Selena Gomez’s birthday! So the Areu sisters turn up the singer’s biggest hits, translate the real meaning of “Happy Birthday” (from Latin?!) … & declare that every day is Selena’s birthday. Then Podcasters Cristina Areu and Co-host/researcher/sister Sofia Areu thank Mariann from Brooklyn and a King … and challenge these VIPs (you!) to a new Taki Taki dance challenge they don’t know! ¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Selena Gomez! It’s a fiesta … ¡Taki Taki!

It's time to just do a dance challenge with the Areu sisters, Singer (La) ROSALÍA, CHICKEN TERIYAKI, and thousands of your BFFs! Host Cristina and Co-host/Researcher/Sister Sofia Areu talk about the elephant in the room … thanks to Singer Edith Piaf and the movie Inception … while dance challenging you! (This fun podcast is layered like an onion in Shrek!)

In this special holiday podcast episode, CATALINA Stars Host Cristina and Co-host/Researcher/Sister Sofia skip the fireworks for the traditional ("est. 1916") Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hotdog eating contest!

The Areu sisters give a play-by-play, chew-by-chew, action-packed, live-to-tape podcast with a side of major league eating knowledge. Hotdogs are devoured, champions emerge, and Baby Max steals the spotlight!

Plus, the young podcasters give special recognition to Major League Eater Miki Sudo and "The Hungry Couple" for the inspiration and celebration this holiday season.

Cristina and Co-host Sofia invite you to take The Matrix's "red pill" and go Gaga this week for part two of their girl power celebration. From the Go-Go's to Lady Gaga, from The Hunger Games to Interview With The Vampire, the Areu sisters remind us that girls rule!

The Areu sisters dedicate this week’s episode to musical girl power — from Jewel to Mariann from Brooklyn to Daya to Madonna. Cristina and Co-host/Researcher Sofia list the “Top 6 Girl Power” songs, announce three “Whoops of the Week,” and share some sisterly mega million “Boogie Woogie” girl power from 1941.

For a sweet take-me-away episode of CATALINA stars, Cristina — and researcher/co-host/sister Sofia — ask Superstar Mariann from Brooklyn to explain trust and friendship. And she does! … then this caring conversation with Mariann — a star who always seems to sparkle so bright — delves into family, music, Howard Stern, and a “bobo.” And ... pizza?

The Escapism Artists, Cristina and Sofia, are escaping reality (in a good way) with a combination of animated movies, vampire novels, Little Women, and video games. (It’s a winning combination. They promise.) … Plus: Whoops of the Week!

Cristina and Sofia, aka The Escapism Artists, are doing it again this week. They're escaping reality as we know it (responsibly) with great new finds -- from fairies to vampires. From Netflix to Anne Rice, the Areu sisters Once again share what every escapism artist wants/needs/loves.

This is the 4th episode in the bonus family-friendly podcast series, created to provide the tools needed to escape reality. In this episode, hosts/sisters Cristina and Sofia have the best in books. These two Escapism Artists have traveled -- back to the 1800s with Frankenstein all the way to today for Minecraft -- for the best books needed to escape reality. Bookworms and non-bookworms alike will have zero problems escaping reality with books in moderation. ... and a Chicago-style deep dish pizza giveaway.