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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we’re talking about:

Russell Brand sentencing

Goodbye Cybertrucks!

Hopecore 2026

Dana White for press secretary

Druski and James Talarico on SNL

The Love is Blind Reunion trainwreck

Headlines: Jen Affleck’s divorce, Whitney Leavitt’s spinoff, Met Gala theme, Skims advent calendar, and JordOn sues

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Should you issue your partner demands and deadlines? We’re discussing everything about ultimatums – what people give them for (engagements, moving in together, having children), if they work, and if you’re going to give them, how to do it. We also talk about the two main reasons men don’t want to commit, if you can be happy with an outcome that feels “forced," and our listeners’ experience with ultimatums. Before we get into our topic, Ashley shares her thoughts about being married for a year as well as a recent travel nightmare, and Rayna recaps a controversial moment from the Harry Styles concert. Enjoy!

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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we’re talking about:

VOTING IN THE MIDTERMS!

Halloween costume backlash: Paris Hilton, Martha Stewart, McCall DaPron

Who did Dumb and Dumber better?

Did Heidi Klum go too far?

Amanda Batula and Kyle Cooke getting messy in the comments

Debating the latest Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard controversy

Love is Blind finale recap (and thoughts on Rob’s meltdown)

Headlines: NYC Marathon, Brewers win the World Series, Bill Belichick and JordOn break up, TJ Holmes and Amy Robach’s exes get married

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Should you date for the resume, not the ring? We are discussing the case for the "entry level boyfriend" ie. dating people for the relationship experience, rather than discarding every person who isn’t marriage material. We’re chatting about the things you can only learn about yourself in relationships, whether “dating with intention” has made people too picky, the myth that breakups are failures, what the legal age of marriage should be, and our own experiences with entry level boyfriends. Before we get into the topic, we’re catching up on Rayna finally selling her house and Ashley’s moving nightmare. Enjoy!

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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we’re talking about:

Best (and most toxic) celeb costumes so far

Top 10 pop culture costumes of the year

Best Gay Halloween tweets

Our review of Nobody Wants This S3

Love is Blind latest opinions

Wicker is out (and does it show full frontal?)

You Can See Everything cock-spiracy

Midterm campaign trail: Obama’s swag and Cheesecake Factory stray, Tr*mp and Nicki Minaj

Headlines: Sexiest Man Alive, Tom Brady love triangle, Chrishell and G Flip split, Amy Robach and TJ Holmes’s exes get engaged

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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we’re talking about:

Katie Zacharia’s record-breaking press secretary stint

White House walking back execution live stream

Val Chmerkovskiy suspended from Dancing With the Stars

TV news and reviews: Girls reboot (!!!), Love is Blind Boston (with doppelgangers), Nobody Wants This

Rayna reviews the You Can See Everything documentary

Headlines: Jalen Hurts out for the season, NYC horse carriages are over, Plaza Hotel closing, Jay-Z at the Super Bowl, and Giggly Squad at MSG

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The midterms are approaching, so we brought in one of our favorite political podcasters/voices of reason, Jon Favreau of Pod Save America, to chat with Ashley. They chat about what’s at stake in this election, which party votes more and why, races to watch/donate to, actual change we could see in the country based on the outcome, and Jon’s hopeful outlook. They also discuss staying sane in the current political climate, from how to digest the news without raging, to social media boundaries, to having friends and family members with different values and how/when to talk to them. Also in the discussion – the unexpected commonality between Obama and Tr*mp, who Jon is excited about for a 2028 presidential run, what the left needs to correct, and lastly, Jon’s Dating Hack and Dating Wack. Before the interview, we chat about our favorite/scariest Halloween decorations we’ve seen this year (with visuals), and Ashley shares a chaotic Walmart shopping experience. Enjoy!

Follow Jon on Instagram @jfavs, listen to Pod Save America and Offline with Jon Favreau, and learn more about Crooked Con at https://crooked.com/events/.

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Welcome back to The Snack (a day early!) This week, we’re talking about:

Sexually transmitted diarrhea on the rise

Alexander Skarsgård's see-through shoes

Susan Dell not beating the robot allegations

Kelly Clarkson vs. Art of Play store in Brooklyn

Show/movie reviews: East of Eden, Carrie, Below, Animals

Coming soon: Love is Blind Boston, You Can See Everything, The Golden Life

Headlines: Ukraine taking out Russian bot farms, Tobey Maguire officiating his ex wife’s wedding, Instagram apologizing for too much Creed, Ohio HOA vs. Taylor and Travis

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We have our friend/food influencer/culinary goddess Emily Fedner back, and she is six months sober! She shares the journey of getting here – her history of drinking and if it was always a problem, her rock bottom moment when she decided to get sober, and how her life has changed since. We discuss how romantic relationships played a part in her alcohol use, not being able to relate to sober people until she did, the first few weeks of sobriety (“the pink cloud”) vs. now, and the biggest struggle she is currently facing. She also shares her Dating Hack and Dating Wack and what it’s like to be a recent redhead. Before Emily joins us, Rayna has a body update and Ashley shares a mind-blowing encounter she had while home searching. Enjoy!

Follow Emily on Instagram @foodloversdiary and check out Petite Pasta Joint.

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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we’re talking about:

Music rumors about the Super Bowl and Coachella

Our review on Verity and the manuscript vs. letter debate

Alix Earle doesn’t read

Pete Davidson vs. influencers

Rayna reviews The Social Reckoning (and drinking at the premiere)

Headlines: Christa Pike vs. lethal injection, The Bachelor vs. Chris Harrison, Gypsy Rose’s fiancé dies, Letitia James takes on Cornell case

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