The good news is – Rachel got her visa in Brazil! The bad news is she also got food poisoning sooo it's Mari and Bridgette holding it down this week! (Sandra was also out so we had some reeeeeal DIY lighting going on.) We have some 4/20 and Easter convo, Mari shares her thoughts on Ty Dolla $ign's Coachella set, we introduce our Yay You Guys! segment – which comes with some amazing news from both, Mari goes into her brother's breakup and how it's bringing up a lot of triggers around family dynamic for her, soul families vs. real families and of course, Aur Naurrr!

New month, new Monday, new MEIA! This week, Mari shares some of her origin lore with an unhinged story about her dad reading her diary – which brings us to another unhinged story of Bridgette's dad dealing with her hangover one night in college. Dads and Dad Theater: a tale as old as time. We also discuss friendship breakups and how they hit harder than romantic splits a lot of times, and we reminisce on a niche late 80s/early 90s classic series, Wee-Sing.

Major news - Mari FINALLY hit the studio with Ty Dolla $ign. This week we have an update on his new album as well as A$AP Rocky's new album, plus the girls discuss what defines a 'bad bitch,' finding your way to being truly unapologetic – especially when being misperceived, doing pilates with Renee Rapp and more!

In this episode, we dive deep into the hidden ways childhood experiences shape adult relationships. The girlz unpack the complexities of emotional neglect, self-awareness and personal growth – questioning why seemingly "small" childhood experiences can have such a lasting impact. Like Bridgette said, just because it doesn't look like a "Big T" trauma doesn't mean it doesn't have a profound effect. Of course we also discuss extremely important topics like what words we all failed in a spelling bee with and how Rachel can name all 176 (?) countries...lol. Tune in!

Happy St. Patty's Day! The girls are celebrating the holiday by reflecting on traditions and who is actually Irish – which leads into some of Rachel's lore about her former monk grandfather and Mari's great grandfather who had mad kids named Phil. We also learn of Mari's run-in with our show's fave guy Jadakiss, how her DAP went, what drugs we've all taken and the safety of sex with someone you really know!

Do you know what your friends actually do for work? Mari, Bridgette and Rachel attempt to explain each other’s jobs, which leads into a deeper convo about what their passions are and how to manifest your dream life. We also reminisce about the days of business casual wear in the club, Mari shares her latest scheme (dubbed a ‘DAP’ - Dumb Ass Plan, lol) and our weekly Oh Naur! segment ends in a hilarious plumbing fail.

This week on MEIA, we successfully teach Bridgette how to use ‘pause,’ so we have that going for us. We also talk about how vulnerable it feels to be podcasting and what a lesson in self reflection it is, our thoughts on the new season of Love Is Blind, dating people with trauma and falling into the act of people pleasing. Lots of gems being dropped!

Wow, we’re really back back! On this new episode of MEIA, Bridgette and Rachel’s rap knowledge gets put to the test – which leads to quite an interesting confession from the latter. The girls also discuss how Dipset launched Mari’s career, why living in Los Angeles has been amazing for self-discovery, your 30s being SO much better than your 20s, navigating late-diagnosed neurodivergence and more. And of course - the juicy story about the hookup of Mari’s actual dreams.

After almost five years, Marisa Explains It All is back! Our season premiere is more of a serious one and it’s really for the day ones. Joined by co-hosts Bridgette Well and Rachel, Marisa recaps what the hell happened these last few years and why doing the podcast was not even a thought for most of them. We also hear from our boo Joyce, who now [very smartly] lives in Mexico. Next week we’ll get into some much-needed shenanigans – including a juicy story about a wild night with a 90s superstar.

It has been a while, but Marisa and Joyce are back with another update episode. The dynamic duo discuss autism, MariLand, Marisa's "love life" among other things you may have missed, if you haven't been keeping up with the Mendezes.