This week, the sisters spiral efficiently: Leora goes full plastic-plant because gardening is harder than raising five kids, and Eliana survives a fleapocalypse so biblical it makes the Ten Plagues look like a soft launch—powered by DEET and a 4 a.m. vampire schedule.

They debate whether physical therapy works or is just sanctioned floor-napping, why airplane tray tables feel like a deliberate impalement choice, and whether dying reclined is more dignified or just lazy. Also: news addiction vs. the 1010 WINS rule, unsolicited ChatGPT hotness ratings, midlife sciatica, and why ranting may be the last true cure for migraines—and modern life in general. Plus, Leora once again pries open the many drawers of Eliana’s trauma-filled mind, proving nothing heals like your sister forcing you to relive things you carefully labeled “DO NOT OPEN.”

Fleas, judgment, and existential dread: at least your sister’s consistent.

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Eliana draws a hard line at marrying the housekeeper, declares all husbands guilty by association, and rebrands a two-month sex drought as “vaginal freedom.” Leora’s basement has become a dungeon, the sump pump is screaming, and “flushable” wipes are exposed as the scam of the century.

We cover HRT patches, Ozempic envy, elevator button rage, keyless cars no one understands, and why Eliana is now a born-again virgin saving herself for her next-life husband. Nothing is sacred, and no one is safe. By the end of this episode, you’ll question your life choices—and maybe your housekeeper.

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Eliana’s New Year’s resolution to be more “fun” lasts exactly one catamaran jump before she pulls an ass muscle so catastrophic it sparks a full-blown family debate about her Do Not Resuscitate order. Leora is thrilled at the idea of finally pulling the plug, while Eliana is fairly certain her brothers already have a pillow fluffed and ready.

Meanwhile, we expose the filthiest relationship in your life—your phone—declare sharing soap officially skanky, and watch “purchase paralysis” turn an Amazon cart into a meltdown of epic proportions. We also explain why cousins are better than friends (they already know you’re insane), and why Leora is hopelessly obsessed with Nate the Hoof Guy videos. If you can still blink a “fuck you” in Morse code, congrats—you’re alive… but your phone is absolutely trying to kill you.

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Eliana returns from a Royal Caribbean cruise having achieved full Lambert Vacation Energy on a Costco budget—through cliff diving, smuggled salad dressing, and becoming the oldest woman ever cleared to ride a FlowRider without medical supervision. Meanwhile, Leora’s “staycation” descends into a Lord of the Flies–style mall scavenger hunt, ending with her five children disappearing and Leora alone in a food court, eating Burger King in a paper crown like a dethroned queen.

We debate “lady friend” vs. “girlfriend,” compare parenting styles that somehow both fail, and confront the universal truth of motherhood: whether you’re stranded at sea or abandoned at the mall, no matter how you raise them, all roads lead to ungrateful brats who will leave you without remorse.

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Eliana’s racing against time with her ADHD brain while planning New Year’s resolutions she’ll probably definitely break. Meanwhile, Leora is pre-planning a garage sale for when Eliana kicks the bucket and recovering from a tooth extraction, accepting tips from the Tooth Fairy via Venmo. Assisted living? Junior high with more backstabbing and fewer men. Aging is glamorous…until your phone’s in the freezer, your husband’s watching soft porn, and life feels like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Lost words, rogue elbow hairs, bedpans, and carpool chaos—two women, zero shame, maximum midlife meltdown. Cheers to surviving the sinking ship. 🥂

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Happy Holidays! This year’s gift is forgiveness—because rage ages you faster than Botox can fix. Emmy-winning filmmaker, author, and forgiveness coach Gayle Kirschenbaum joins us to explain how she went from fleeing home at 16 to making peace with the mother who bullied her for decades.

We crack open the “secret generation,” expose the wounded toddlers inside our most difficult parents, and explain why waiting for an apology is the most delusional holiday tradition of all. Whether your mom is turning 103 or just live-blogging her medical complaints, this episode shows how forgiveness isn’t about letting her off the hook—it’s about finally unhooking yourself.

Consider this your MenOpod holiday survival guide for your soul, your sanity, and your inner child.

For more about Gayle visit her website, check out her book tour, buy her book on Amazon or purchase singed copies on her website of BULLIED TO BESTIES: A DAUGHTER'S JOURNEY TO FORGIVENESS and MILDRED'S MINDSET: WISDOM FROM A WOMAN CENTENARIAN.

Gayle is also offering an exclusive discount to our listeners for her Full day virtual forgiveness intensive workshop on Sunday March 22, 2026 - use code MENOPOD

And you can follow her on Instagram, Tiktok and Facebook.

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Two sisters reunite for an entire week for the first time in decades and immediately unravel. On this episode of Menopod, we spiral over dog strollers, inside vs. outside shoes, clutter shame, emotional-support storage units, and the unforgivable discontinuation of a beloved face soap. There’s sibling rivalry math, Scrabble humiliation, surprise HRT bleeding, a Thanksgiving UTI, and the creeping realization that all our favorite things—soap, sanity, and cursive—are disappearing.

Plus, we debut our new weekly segment, “What Hurts This Week?”—a medically unnecessary but spiritually essential inventory of everything that aches. Nothing requires medication. Everything requires discontinued Clinique soap from eBay. Possibly a storage unit. This is not a breakdown. It’s a system.

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Menopause hits like a freight train, and Menopod is your weekly ride.

This episode the over-50 brain has officially left the chat. Eliana loses her lip gloss, her patience, and maybe her mind in a urogynecology waiting room run by bitchy baby bouncers guarding old-lady vaginas like VIP passes to Coachella. Leora discovers freckles are now “sunspots,” adult teeth demand Tooth Fairy payouts, and husbands cling to hole-y underwear held together by hope.

Twin-urn drama sparks existential panic, parking lots nearly become true-crime scenes, and Leora plots to abandon her minivan alongside her youth.

Plus: Cluttercore is now trendy, which means Eliana’s piles of crap are officially fashionable. And breaking news: hormones might finally get the green light instead of a black box. Hope! Maybe! Tune in!

It’s insane. It’s menopausal. And it’s exactly what you need.

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Welcome to the gloriously chaotic MenOpod Simcha Special, where weddings, bar mitzvahs, and low-budget hotel toilet paper collide. This week, Eliana and Leora recap a weekend of joy, dancing, eating, schlepping, and the kind of physical pain that only comes from wearing sparkly heels after age 50.

Eliana’s ass is on fire (thank you, Angel Soft a.k.a. Devil’s Sandpaper), Leora’s pearls get murdered in the dryer, everyone gets wedding tattoos, someone asks for the secret to a long marriage (spoiler- it’s being too lazy to get divorced), and a listener wonders if calling your mom “Mommy” is weird (it’s not—step off).

Plus: Barzinkans, bad water pressure, family-style food rage, penis-shaped pillows, and wedding vows so sweet they could induce actual nausea.

It’s a simcha, a schlep, and a shit show—just how we like it.

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Welcome to Menopod’s Thanksgiving Spectacular - the only holiday guide that actively recommends skipping out.

Eliana has officially aged out of fucks, and Leora is hanging on by a therapist’s disclaimer. Together they cover everything from peanut-oil “oopsie” homicides to the annual “you look healthy” hate crime. Expect Ozempic interrogations, bathroom ball-checks (professionally! we swear!), emergency Chinese food, Date Deck discussions, and of course, Brown Friday: the Super Bowl of clogged toilets.

If your expectations aren’t in hell yet, lower them. Your dysfunctional Thanksgiving starts here. 🦃🍗

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