On this bonus Saturday episode, Sydni entertains us for a brief 10 minutes with some of the Daddest Jokes she could find. Never mind the fact that she thought that 20 jokes would somehow take her 30 minutes to tell. So we present to you this, our shortest ever episode, for a little extra entertainment to ring in the new year.

In this episode, Brittany hosts and once again uses the podcast as an excuse to talk at length about the greatest actor to ever live: Nicolas Cage. This is the second episode dedicated to him, and frankly, it won’t be the last.

Brittany gives Sydni iconic movies and characters — including Titanic, Harry Potter, Twilight, The Wizard of Oz, Cast Away, Forrest Gump, and characters like Voldemort, Bella Swan, and Poison Ivy — and together they break down exactly how Nicolas Cage would method act to prepare for each role. The answer is always unhinged, deeply committed, and somehow involves physical transformation, emotional suffering, and at least one questionable life choice.

This episode is half character analysis, half Nicolas Cage appreciation hour, and fully committed to the belief that he could play literally anyone if given enough prep time and artistic freedom. If you love Nicolas Cage even a fraction as much as Brittany does — or if you’re ready to understand why you should — this episode is for you.

In this episode, Sydni hosts and puts some of the world’s biggest brands on trial by asking one simple question: what if companies were actually honest? Brittany and Sydni take turns creating much more realistic slogans for places like AirBNB, KFC, Dunkin’, Burger King, and more — and shockingly, none of them are flattering.

Things take a personal turn when Brittany shares a truly cursed AirBNB experience involving friends, false expectations, and the kind of stay that makes you reconsider hotels forever. Between fake marketing, real-life disappointments, and way too much laughing, this episode is basically a warning label for modern convenience.

If you’ve ever felt personally betrayed by a brand, this one’s for you.

In this episode, Brittany hosts and puts Sydni through a rapid-fire series of deeply unnecessary questions that were never meant to be answered out loud. What starts as innocent “Would You Rather” prompts quickly spirals into full-blown chaos — including a scenario where Sydni somehow flushes her pants down an airplane toilet and crashes the plane, and another where she’s forced to choose which Harry Potter character she’d sacrifice in order to get into Hogwarts.

There are no rules, no safe answers, and absolutely no attempt to rein things in. Just unhinged hypotheticals, aggressive overthinking, and the kind of logic that only exists when you commit fully to the bit. If you like episodes where things escalate for no reason and somehow get worse every five minutes, this one’s for you.

In this episode, Sydni hosts a completely unhinged breakdown of Lord of the Rings characters by answering the question Tolkien never wanted asked: what would each of them smoke, and what would they drink? Brittany and Sydni go back and forth assigning everything from pipeweed to cigarettes to wildly questionable substances and drinks to the Fellowship, villains, and fan favorites alike.

With absolutely no respect for canon and full commitment to chaos, the sisters spiral through Middle-earth using nothing but vibes, character energy, and very strong opinions. High fantasy meets high fantasy in an episode that proves not even Tolkien’s world is safe from Hot-Mess logic.

In this episode, Sydni unleashes a collection of Reddit’s finest “Kevin” stories on Brittany — the legendary tales of people who genuinely mean well but somehow manage to create disasters simply by existing. From the dude who crashed his entire workplace by opening 1,200 tabs at once, to the guy who dug a perfectly measured rectangular hole only to buy a round pool… it’s a full parade of chaos, confusion, and unintentional comedy.

As Brittany tries to process each new Kevin incident, the sisters spiral into laughter, secondhand embarrassment, and the universal truth: everyone knows a Kevin… and if you don’t, you might be the Kevin.

In this episode, Brittany drags Sydni into the world of unhinged auction items and makes her guess how much people actually paid for some of the wildest pieces of history. We’re talking the violin that literally went down with the Titanic, John Lennon’s actual toilet (yes… the one he SAT on), William Shatner’s kidney stone that someone bought ON PURPOSE, and Freddie Mercury’s mustache comb — which feels like it should be priceless, honestly.

Sydni guesses completely unhinged numbers, we cackle at how wrong she is, and together we slowly lose faith in humanity’s spending habits. If you’ve ever wanted to feel better about your own impulse purchases, this episode is basically financial therapy.

In this week’s episode, we plan what we’d do if we died and got stuck haunting random places. Not spooky places — absolutely unhinged ones. We’re talking Starbucks drive-thrus, some creek, and yes… John Stamos.

We basically spend an episode deciding the dumbest, pettiest, most chaotic ways we’d torment people as ghosts. Jump scares? Maybe. Petty hauntings? Absolutely. Stamos trying to live his life while we whisper nonsense from the void? 100%.

If you’ve ever wondered what kind of ghosts we’d be (answer: terrible ones), High Haunts is the episode for you.

Grab a pint and maybe a life vest, because this week Brittany and Sydni are diving headfirst into two of history’s stickiest, booziest disasters: the Great London Beer Flood of 1814 and the Boston Molasses Explosion of 1919. That’s right — people were literally swept away by beer and syrup. From vats bursting like alcoholic volcanoes to streets turned into a sugary death trap, the sisters try (and fail) to wrap their heads around how an entire city can drown in dessert toppings and brews. Expect chaotic theories, questionable science, and a whole lot of “wait… WHAT?!” moments in this dangerously delicious episode of Hot-Mess Highpothesis.

From the BerenSTEIN Bears to FEBREZE, Sydni leads Brittany down a rabbit hole of things that may not be what they seem. Each one gets stranger than the last and they may or may not argue about the Cheez-It. Do you remember the past correctly? Or have things changed right before our eyes?? Tune in and find out!