We take a trip down memory lane and discuss Chris Evan's BOMBSHELL 2011 GQ profile, our weekly Heated Rivalry discussion including most embarrassing HR screensavers to be seen at a job interview and HR fandom discovering Dylan Walsh in Nip/Tuck. Kristin gives us an EXCLUSIVE Dylan Walsh story when she worked as PA working on the set of Nip/Tuck. Jesse shares her craziest hear me out and doubles down with an even worse take. As a result, Kristin demands Jesse call her mother to set her straight and settle the debate. We end on advice questions about how to navigate dealing with an ex in your workplace/work field, best soups, and best bidet practices.

We talk Hudson William’s hard launching his gf and attends a party with his mom. Jesse’s stress tests a bit (fail), Kristin asks people to stop telling her to read Song of Achilles. Jesse goes on a looks for a sugar situation and goes on a date with a 52-year-old. Kristin and Jesse talk about Bad Bunny’s half time show, and the absolute train wreck that was “the all American halftime show” *eye roll*. We break down why the right will never win the culture war (spoiler: they have no culture, and suck at making art). Kristin presents her theory on why men should need to be required to put down a security deposit before entering into a relationship, and much more. We end on discussion on the state of the world and the DOJ release of the files (EVERYONE IN CHARGE? J.A.I.L) .

This episode, Kristin and I talk how thinness is back and its relationship to the rise of f@scism and the impact of GLP-1s. We talk about Kristin’s terrifying encounter with a certain extremely problematic twitter subculture, a celebrity that’s always lowkey in Kristin’s story likes 👀 and  how people need to stop taking photos at protests. Jesse shares her review of Avatar Fire and Ash, her theory on James Cameron’s “love of the ocean” and her theory on how good standup  comedy has a lot more to do with love than hate. We end on advice questions about navigating a potential throuple, and how diversifying your Instagram feed is a low lift way to change the way you consume media. 

We built this group chat on trauma and bonding. This week, special guest and one of our OG comedy girlies, Anastasia Jacques, joins us! Anastasia is an actress, standup comedian and may or may not have facial blindness when it comes to male YouTubers (relatable). We talk trauma bonding as female standups, wuthering heights press tour, Alex Honnold’s insane free solo of a building in Taipei, Brooklyn Beckham family drama, and end with a game of guess who. Tickets for Anastasia's tour: https://beacons.ai/anastasiacomedyTickets for Kristin's Standup Tour: www.kristinchirico.comFollow Anastasia Jacques @AnastasiaComedy Follow Jesse Zand ⁠@jessezand⁠Follow Kristin Chirico @itskristinchirico

Episode was filmed in December. Our hearts are with the community members in Minnesota and all across the country who are being kidnapped and targeted by ICE. Below are organizations and mutual aid projects directly supporting vulnerable Minnesota community members. This week we talk about how Kristin is the friend who’s always regulating/protector friend and how much that means to Jesse because that’s usually her role. We talk about how Kristin loves women’s tennis and Jesse reminisces on her times as a competitive tennis player. Kristin and Jesse discuss how the olympics should be held in the same city every year and end on a discussion around the ethics of using ChatGPT. Support Minnesota

• Keep Minnesotans fed. As many Minnesotans, particularly immigrants, are unable or afraid to leave their homes to go to work, local food banks need more resources to keep communities fed.
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• MIRAC has been organizing for years to protect and empower immigrants in the state, and the local chapter of the National Lawyers Guild provides significant legal aid to anti-ICE organizations in Minnesota.
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This week on Night School, Jesse and Kristin talk about how we love to see hot girls being messy and using their nepo privileges for good. Kristin had a fun night after the Chicago Bears beat the Packers, she shares a fantasy football update (spoiler: she got sassy and roasted a member lol), and we reveal our (not so) toxic traits. Kristin has a theory about whose hand was really touching the glass in the Titanic car scene (IYKYK), and we debate which are worse conditions for spicy time? Car or Beach? We also discuss Kristin’s brand advice that doubles as life advice about how important it is to have women on your side - personally and professionally.

This week on Night School, Jesse and Kristin pick up their deep dive into the hockey romance that has evolved from a beloved adaptation into a full-blown cultural phenomenon. We unpack why Heated Rivalry has captured so much collective attention, from Hudson Williams’ breakout moment on late night, AMAZING fits during this press run, and how fandom functions in the TikTok era. We expand into a broader conversation about the psychology of fandom itself,  how it creates connection during bleak cultural moments, and how joy, escapism, and sadness intersect within fandom. 

The episode goes deeper into the Heated Rivalry universe, including a thoughtful discussion of second book on Hudson and Ilya's romance, The Long Game.  SPOILERS FOR LONG GAME IN THIS EPISODE!

We also explore identity, productivity, and self-worth, and the emotional cost of tying your value to what you produce. 

Equal parts media analysis, fandom anthropology, and deeply personal conversation examining why connection, creativity, and shared stories still matter. Maybe more now, more than ever.

This week on Night School, Kristin Chirico returns and we discuss what it’s like when your life is objectively kind of a mess, but you keep showing up anyway. We talk about having a strong year professionally while everything else feels unstable, how exhausting it is to hold it together, and what it actually means to ask for what you need instead of pretending to be chill. The conversation moves through dating, emotional vulnerability, ADHD and neurodivergence, and why admitting you like someone can feel more humiliating than getting rejected.

This week on Night School, Kristin Chirico returns for a full episode dedicated to Heated Rivalry, the hit hockey romance that accidentally turned into a full-scale internet fixation. We break down our theories as to why the show has taken over the internet by storm — from Hudson Williams’ quietly elite press tour and Gen Z’s built-in media fluency around queerness, to the rare on- and off-screen chemistry that feels impossible to fake and even harder to sustain once the spotlight hits.

We also get into the real risks of overnight fame, unpack the Heated Rivalry online discourse from women around desire and whether our partners are actually meeting our emotional needs, and make the case for taking more pictures of yourself while you’re still young. Equal parts media analysis and Heated Rivalry fangirling, the episode wraps with a listener advice question that brings it all back to real life.

This week on Night School, Josh Potter and Kristin Chirico join the pod, and what starts as a conversation about baseball as a deeply spiritual, failure-based art form quickly turns into a full generational autopsy. We unpack why hitting a baseball is the hardest thing in sports, how Dodgers fandom regulates the nervous system, and how 9/11 accidentally became core personality lore for an entire age group — including a fifth birthday spent getting scolded for “reporting the news” to other preschoolers. From there, the episode spirals through post-9/11 cringe culture, Linkin Park as a national trauma soundtrack, and why everyone alive at the time seems permanently cooked in a very specific way. We then get into sports nepo babies, dynastic team ownership, and the increasingly bizarre public unraveling of Bill Belichick. The back half devolves into elite sports gossip, quarterback vibes, Taylor Swift discourse, and a deeply unserious but highly opinionated round of F, Marry, Punt — proving once again that sports are astrology for men, trauma is the great equalizer, and no one should ever pretend to be normal about any of this.