Long Story Short with Megan and Wendy: The Podcast

Megan and Wendy are on a short hiatus for the holidays but didn't want to leave listeners hanging. Check out this timely fan favorite encore episode which asks: Are you a new year, new me type?

If you heard this episode the first time around or are new to the podcast, this episode explores the messaging that suggests women aren’t good enough as they are.

Tell us your thoughts on the new year. Email the show at [email protected].

Encore presentation: Are You a "New Year New Me" type of person?

Related:

January meal plan - done for you!

How to turn your new year around

Eight simple things to do right now to get your shit together

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Approved! Over 200+ items, tried and true!

Related: Are these things still Approved?

What made Megan and Wendy's 2022 Supersized Approved List?

Megan and Wendy are on a short hiatus for the holidays but didn't want to leave listeners hanging. Check out this timely fan favorite encore episode which asks: what do you do for fun?

If you heard this episode the first time around or are new to the podcast, this episode explores hobbies for women and why it's important to make time for them in our lives.

Tell us your favorite hobby or way to spend free time. Email the show at [email protected].

Fan Favorite Encore Episode: What do you do for fun? Listen to this podcast episode which explores hobbies for women and why it's important to make time for them in your life.

Related:

Fun hobbies for women: a list of things to do

A hobby update from Megan and Wendy

Wendy needs to get a life

Shop Our Amazon Store

Visit our updated Amazon store front for mostly everything we talk about on the podcast and more.

See Megan and Wendy's Amazon Store

Megan and Wendy Approved!

See our complete library of Megan and Wendy Approved items.

Approved! Over 200+ items, tried and true!

Related: Are these things still Approved?

What made Megan and Wendy's 2022 Supersized Approved List?

Megan and Wendy have shared their favorites all year long and now it's time for the annual Supersized Megan and Wendy Approved 2022 episode! A few new categories were added and a few deleted. But as always, tried and true.

Email the show at [email protected].

Megan and Wendy share their favorites in this year-end wrap up episode: Supersized Megan and Wendy Approved 2022

New Episode Schedule for 2023

As announced at the top of today's show, new episodes of Long Story Short with Megan and Wendy will be available on Thursdays starting in January.

This is to make room for two new Hallmark episodes from our sister podcast: Girls Gone Hallmark. Tuesday and Wednesdays will feature reviews of new Hallmark movies and the original series "The Way Home."

Megan and Wendy Approved 2022

Favorite Show

Megan

Love is Blind(Netflix), Abbott Elementary (ABC/Hulu), The Rehearsal (AppleTV), Julia (HBO Max)

Wendy:

Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max)

Favorite Instagram/TikTok Accounts

Megan:

Things I Bought and Liked

Darcy McQueeny on TikTok

Wendy:

Cass Makes Home

Favorite Podcast/Radio Show

Megan and Wendy:

Jeff Lewis Live (SiriusXM)

Favorite Live Show of the Year

Megan:

Garth Brooks at Rice Eccles Stadium

Wendy

Billie Eilish at Kia Forum

Favorite Movie

Megan:

Top Gun Maverick

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Wendy

Don't Worry Darling

Favorite Book Fiction and Non Fiction

Megan:

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

All of This by Rebecca Wolfe

Wendy

The Idea of You by Robin Lee

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Beauty Product of the Year

Megan:

Skincare - Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer

Makeup - L'Oreal Paris True Match Hyaluronic Tinted Serum Makeup Skincare Hybrid

Hair - Ouai Hair Oil and Head and Shoulders scalp scrub

Wendy

Skin: Mighty Patch Micropoint for Blemishes

Makeup: Tartelette Tubing Mascara

Hair: Loreal Paris Magic Root Cover Up

Can’t Live without it Product 

Megan

OxyClean Odor Blasters 

Wendy

Colgate Max Fresh Wisp Disposable Mini Toothbrushes

New to Me

Megan

Walking Desk

Wendy

Red Bull

Travel - Best Trip or Destination

Megan

Hayden Lake, Idaho

Arch Cape, OR

Stowe, Vermont

Wendy

Birmingham, Michigan

What do you want next year that you didn’t have this year? Inspired by @definitelyra

Megan: SUCCESS. SCALE THIS BITCH!

Wendy: An Assistant

What are you most proud of this year?

Megan - Our commitment to long story short as a whole - encompassed by GGH

Wendy - The feedback we get for Girls Gone Hallmark, the excitement when have from listeners, and the traction we’re building over there feels really exciting.

Megan and Wendy are back with their monthly round up of everything they are watching, reading, and listening to in today's Pop Culture Club episode. How is there time for anything else besides Hallmark holiday movies? Somehow they manage to squeeze a few in.

Have you watched anything on December's Pop Culture Club list? Email the show at [email protected].

Mentioned in this Episode

Saltine Coffee Cookie recipe via All Recipes

Origin of "white elephant" term and gift exchange

Essex College isn't a real university - "The Sex Lives of College Girls"

Season one was filmed primarily at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York and at Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank, CA.

Season two was filmed at UCLA and at the University of Washington.

Essex College crewneck sweatshirt (via Etsy, $37)

Warner Brothers Studio Tour - Holidays Made Here

Gilmore Girls Holiday Tour

Pop Culture Club December

What Megan and Wendy are Watching

Below Deck (Bravo) and Below Deck Adventure (Peacock)

Casey Anthony Where the Truth Lies (Peacock)

Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max)

Wednesday (Netflix)

Inside Man (Netflix)

Don't Worry Darling (HBO Max)

Mythic Quest (Apple TV)

What We're Reading

Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane

The End of Normal: A Wife's Anguish, A Widow's New Life by Stephanie Madoff Mack

The Mother I Never Had by Gary Goldstein

Listening To

Jeff Lewis Live (SiriusXM)

The Mel Robbins Podcast

Why Is Adult Friendship So Hard

How to Have More Fun: A Guide to Enjoying the Holidays

Top Hallmark Movies for 2022 for the Casual Hallmark Movie Watcher

Three Wise Men and a Baby

Lights, Camera, Christmas

A Holiday Spectacular

Haul Out the Holly

Ghosts of Christmas Always

Never miss a Hallmark movie review by subscribing to Girls Gone Hallmark!

Megan and Wendy Approved!

Pet-Pourri Pet Odor Air and Fabric Spray (16 fl.oz $14.99)

Milani Make It Last Setting Spray ($9.99 via Target)

Megan and Wendy welcome back Jennie Canzoneri to the podcast in this special Conversation with Friends episode. Jennie appeared on the podcast last year where she talked candidly about choosing a life of sobriety (it's a great episode, one of our most-listened to, fan-favorites!). In today's episode, Jennie talks about her family's recent move from Texas to Colorado and how she finds a community in her new home.

Plus, a holiday check in and a fun Amazon purchase that might be a solution to a problem you didn't realize. Got questions? Have a comment? Email the show at [email protected].

Related: Jennie Canzoneri talks about sober living

Mentioned in this Episode

LCR Left Center Right Dice Game ($9)

4-pair Wrist Scrunchies for Face Washing ($16)

Peter Thomas Roth Masking Minis ($19)

Bliss Spa Masks Set ($15)

University of Colorado weighs in: It's Coloradan

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Connect with Jennie Canzoneri

Follow Jennie on Instagram!

Visit Jennie's Etsy Shop - Nice Handwriting

Megan and Wendy Approved!

Wondering if these Approved! items still hold value to us? We let you know in episode 80: Still Approved?

Click here for the entire library of Approved items.

Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer ($13.99 via Amazon)

Vanicream Ointment ($9.99)

COSRX Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence ($20 at Ulta)

Pura Smart Fragrance Diffuser ($45)

Holiday scent by NEST New York ($13.29)

Fraiser Fir by Thymes ($13.30)

Volcano Capri Blue ($12.60)

Related: Kathleen Donahoe recommends Thymes fragrance and its cheaper alternative

Megan and Wendy look back through over 100 episodes to see if the items that have appeared in Megan and Wendy Approved are still approved. Plus, a "Love is Blind" final update, a misunderstanding about the walking desk, and Megan wonders if her husband has been married before.

Tell us: Have you purchased any of the items Megan and Wendy have recommended, and if so, do you still approve? Email the show at [email protected].

New Podcast Episode: Megan and Wendy review over 100 Approved items from their library of episodes. Do they still recommend the items they've suggested to listeners?

Megan and Wendy Approved Revisited

Full library of Megan and Wendy Approved

Megan's Revisited

Dawn Power-wash 

9 Elements Spray Lemon Starter

Conair Curling Iron Rose Gold

Beachwaver Curling Iron

Nerds Candy Gummy Clusters

UGG Ansley Slipper

CosRx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence

WeeWooDay Kitchen Cube Timer

OxiClean Odor Blasters

Get the Funk Out - Tips and tools on getting odors out of your home

Sephora Eye Love Bloom in Peony

Brach’s Holiday Peppermint Nougats

Harry’s FIG body wash

Wendy's Revisited

Wendy is wearing these chest wrinkle sheet masks($23)

Reduce 40oz Tumbler

L’Oreal Magic Root Coverup

Gourmia Digital Air Fryer

Maintenance Phase podcast

Grow Fragrance air and fabric freshener in (LIMITED EDITION) seal salt neroli. 

Sarah Chapman Skinesis The Facialift via Amazon $46

Dash 7-Egg Everyday Egg Cooker

Project 62 Reed Diffuser “Daydream”

O-Cedar Easy Wring Spin Mop and Bucket System 

Today's Approved!

UEU Women's Wide Leg Yoga Pants

Target's Favorite Day Jingle Blend

We've Moved Girls Gone Hallmark

Megan and Wendy are thrilled to welcome back Kathleen Donahoe to the podcast. Kathleen talks about her recent viral success, how she makes her own rules when it comes to the holidays, and shares a money saving hack for an expensive cult favorite candle.

You'll also hear from Megan and Wendy at the top of the episode with a "Love is Blind" update, a holiday girls trip, a Home Goods discovery, and where Megan's at with the walking desk.

Questions about today's episode? Email the show at [email protected].

Megan and Wendy interview Kathleen Donahoe, writer of the viral poem "In Twenty Years My Daughter Invites Me to Dinner"

Mentioned in this Episode

"Love is Blind" season 1 contestant Kelly is talking behind the scenes on TikTok.

Denver recommendations are welcome! Send us an email at [email protected]

Gingerbread sweater from Loft. So cute but a size large is all we get.

What should Megan do with her walking desk? Email us at [email protected].

Kathleen Donahoe Viral Writer Interview

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Kathleen is selling a gorgeous print of this poem - click here for details on how to get one.

"Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris" podcast interview with George Saunders

The Lazy Genius podcast

Thymes 3-wick Frasier Fir Candle ($58)

Fraiser Fir Diffuser Oil ($16)

Oil Diffuser ($19)

Target's Threshold Forest Fir candle (dupe for Thymes)

4" Bottle Brush Christmas Trees from Target ($5)

Costco Garland

Advent Calendar Book Collection ($32)

Find Kathleen on Romper, Twitter, and Instagram

Megan and Wendy Approved

Williams Sonoma Mulling Spices ($16.95)

IGK Good Behavior Smoothing Spray ($32)

This episode could have easily been all about Love is Blind Season 3! But, October also brought a tons of new shows to watch and books to read. Listen to this brand new episode of Pop Culture Club November to hear what Megan and Wendy are recommending for you.

What do you think of the guys on Love is Blind this season? Email the show at [email protected].

Megan and Wendy talk about the new season of Love is Blind, Tell Me Lies, The Reboot, The Resident and so much more! Listen in for more recommendations.

Mentioned in this Episode

Megan's new favorite store

Episode 77: Get a Life, Wendy! An Update

What We're Watching:

Love is Blind (Netflix)

A Friend of the Family (Peacock)

Tell Me Lies (Hulu)

The Watcher (Netflix)

Dancing with the Stars (Disney+)

Hallmark Countdown to Christmas movies

Check out the latest review episodes

Hasan Minhaj's The King's Jester (Netflix)

The Reboot (Hulu)

The Resident (Hulu)

On Megan's radar: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry (Amazon) and People We Hate at the Wedding (Amazon)

What We're Reading

Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Verity by Colleen Hoover

It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover

What We're Listening To

Midnights by Taylor Swift

What is the 3am edition of Midnights?

The Lazy Genius Podcast

Episode 283: How to Be a Neighbor

Episode 282: How to Have People Over to Eat

Megan and Wendy Approved!

Light Flight Backpack ($39.99)

Crocs Lined ($49.95)

Girls Gone Hallmark has a new home! Find us in our brand new podcast feed. We would love it if you would subscribe and leave a review!

Where to find Girls Gone Hallmark

* Girls Gone Hallmark on Apple Podcasts* Girls Gone Hallmark on Spotify

With gift-giving season right around the corner, consider this episode Megan and Wendy's wish list. Listen in to hear what they are currently coveting. Everything from shoes to telephoto lenses. Plus, buyers remorse has already set it for Megan, the return of FOMO, and so many emails with style suggestions!

What should a $1000 vacuum come with? Email us at [email protected].

New Podcast Episode: Megan and Wendy talk about things they are currently coveting. Plus, tons of updates on a previous episode about what not to wear over 40.

Big Announcement! Girls Gone Hallmark Gets Its Own Podcast Home

We just announced that Girls Gone Hallmark finally has a podcast home of its own. All of our previous episodes and every new Hallmark podcast episode is and will be available in a BRAND NEW PODCAST FEED.

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While we would love for you to stick around for our regular Tuesday Long Story Short with Megan and Wendy podcast, we are asking if you would click SUBSCRIBE for the brand new Girls Gone Hallmark Podcast.

Girls Gone Hallmark can be found on your favorite podcast platform (as of 10/20 it is still populating in some places outside of Apple Podcasts and Spotify).

Please subscribe today and we would be thrilled if you left a 5-STAR rating and review - even if you've left one before. Maybe we'll read your review in a future episode!

Mentioned in this Episode

Tons of great emails in response to episode 76: What Not to Wear Over 40?The Lazy Genius PodcastEpisode 281: How to Get Dressed Without Losing Your MindEpisode 280: How to Find Your Personal StyleFrump Fighters website plus a Free Wardrobe GuideFrump Fighters on InstagramStores our listeners like to shopAYRMadewell (also frequently available via Stitch Fix and at Nordstrom Rack)J Crew and JCrew FactoryEvereve and Instagram @Trendsend By EvereveEverlane and Instagram @Everlane On YouWendy is officially hoarding Tree Hut Candy Cane body scrub ($10.49 only at Ulta)BravoCon 2022

What Megan & Wendy are Coveting Right Now

Megan's wants and wishes:Rothy's: The Driver - tons of colors and patterns available ($189)Dr. Scholl's Non Stop Chelsea Boot ($59.99) Ugg Ansley Slippers ($100)PomPom London bag (starting at $100)A suitcase with 4 wheelsDyson Outsize+ Cordless Vacuum ($949.00)Wendy's wants and wishes:Telephoto lens for Canon DSLR cameraCast Iron Dutch OvenTarget Hearth & Hand 5qt ($49.99)Le Creuset 5qt ($420)Megan's Staub Cast Iron Pumpkin Dutch Oven ($330) Home decor and artNew backyard patio furniture and someone to design the outdoor living space High-end beauty toolsNuFace Trinity Starter Kit ($159)

Megan & Wendy Approved!

e.l.f. Power Grip Primer - a supposed dupe for Milk makeup HydroGrip ($10)BISSELL Myair Blue Purifier ($59)