A new open-letter has been released in support of Amber Heard and Tawny is thrilled. She highlights the common misconceptions still circling the media and talks about how her experience as a survivor impacts her opinions. Maria recalls a time she felt betrayed by her father which leads to a moment of honest reflection for both women. Elon Musk has been determined to be deemed a Cool Kid, but his efforts aren’t going as planned. Tawny and Maria laugh at the Twitter chaos and explore why verification badges are so important. Chris Evan’s fandom is melting down over him being in a relationship and it just has us more confused about people’s shameless behaviors. A woman wonders if she’ll be the asshole if she names her baby the same thing as her cousin: the horror! A simple, yet ridiculous situation we can all relate to.

Trigger Warning:

We discuss Domestic Violence multiple times in this episode surrounding Amber Heard support & our own personal stories.

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Celebrities provided a lot to gossip about this week and Tawny is all over it, but her opinions seem to differ from people online. Are you Team Selena or Francia? How about Team Zanab or Cole? There’s so many sides to choose! Tawny and Maria discuss the popular beefs of the week and see if they can pick a side. Could there be more than we ever imagined to Nick Cannon’s ever growing family? Maria is dying to dig into the science while Tawny needs to know if Nick’s coworkers bust his balls at all for all the headlines.

The Phillies have been keeping Tawny up late at night, which is how last week got by without a new episode. Social media has introduced Maria to a lot of new terms she wasn’t familiar with & she has questions; re-homing, body count & Incels are just a few of the things in the mix. Tawny and Maria talk about the pros & cons of transparency and how unfair it is that women are pressured into motherhood & then pressured into silence about how hard motherhood actually is. God Forbid is a Hulu documentary about the downfall of Jerry Falwell who is a huuuuge hypocrite, so naturally Tawny is dishing some of the juice & urging people to watch. The women finish up with some relationship do’s and dont’s inspired by the latest season of Love Is Blind.

This week starts off with a check-in on Maria and we find out how she is feeling now that she is back on Tamoxifen. She opens up about the possibility of a hysterectomy and why she thinks other women in her position may have stopped taking their meds. The women discuss the value of being able to be transparent with your boss and what happens when you genuinely become good friends with them. Tawny asks Maria how she would feel if her partner (and young children) had been able to give her yearly performance reviews. They then wonder if we should start all relationships with an in-depth interview. Children have lots of opinions and a whole lot to say; how often are we listening? The women discuss the importance of letting children express themselves and how to assure them they’re being heard. Tawny relates to an Am I The Asshole involving mental health and a disappointed girlfriend reminds us all the that communication can change everything.

Thanks to a shared Instagram post Tawny has found the Feminist Queen! Ladies, listen closely because the baby making game has changed forever! Next Tawny and Maria dive into some “Am I The Asshole?” posts from Reddit that have them judging some pretty interesting scenarios. Should anyone else get to dictate your birthday meal? How about what food is served at your wedding? A jerkoff woman tries to ruin cake for her cousin and a chocolate allergy has the principal making house calls. Maria talks about how you handle a gassy coworker and Tawny spits a little food allergy knowledge just in time for Halloween.

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Halloween season is the perfect time to talk about ghosting, scary uncles and some real life superheroes. Tawny and Maria dive into it all, as well as discuss the drama surrounding Angelina Jolie and the unfair articles already being published about her. Maria realizes an old go-to method for processing her feelings actually halted her communication with others. Tawny talks about what it feels like when a relationship seems to end abruptly for no reason and Maria weighs the pros and cons of being able to text all of our thoughts. Have you ever been around a person who could not read your very clear signs? The women discuss the importance of physical boundaries before talking about what shows they’re keeping up with this fall.

For Tawny and Maria: Mercury retrograde is going out like a lion and the chaos has come in the form of shutdown iPhones & digestive issues. A conversation about limited bathing piqued the ladies interest and they discuss their feelings on skipping showers. Is it possible to have a wedding without any drama? Tawny and Maria explore the pressure of weddings today and wonder how many people did not have the best day of their life. They also discuss grandparents overstepping boundaries & what happened when an Uber drive exposed a cheater. Maria shares some of her scariest moments as a parent and the women explore that devastating feeling of seeing your child get hurt.

After Maria shares an awesome story about some exceptional kids, the women break down the Adam Levine cheating scandal and discuss why people tend to blame the uncommitted party when cheating occurs. Both women share their personal experiences being cheated on and how they’ve recovered (if they have)! Does monogamy put too much pressure on us as humans or do we just behave badly? Tawny and Maria explore what it means to be monogamous and how the foundation of relationships seems to be changing. They follow this up by exploring some outrageous Tinder profiles that Tawny has come across and oof, men think a lot of themselves. Oversharing is fired up over Brittany Aldean’s idiotic comments about Trans kids; which opens up a discussion about acceptance and getting educated in things you may not understand. Tawny overshares about her hate for the terms “boy” or “girl” parent and why she thinks these labels, along with the idea of gender disappointment are dangerous. Have you ever had a man think him and his dick were so special that it changed your makeup as a woman? Yeah, Tawny too. This inspires a chat about entitlement and the way men talk & think about women’s bodies and their power as men.

Back and fresh off of another surgery Maria talks about recently getting her gallbladder out and explains her least favorite part of anesthesia. Mercury is retrograding and no one is safe! Tawny talks a little about what to expect and how to keep yourself sane while the universe is working its shit out. People are pissed that The Little Mermaid is Black, that Prince Andrew sucks and that the Royal Family is being mocked, but Tawny and Maria are not those people. They catch up on the recent hot topics and chime in with thoughts of their own.

Shout out to the class of 2006: TWENTY years ago right now you were prepping up for your freshman year of high school! Maria and Tawny recount their high school memories and it’s safe to say they had very different paths. Next, Maria outlines the Kendrick Johnson documentary (Finding Kendrick Johnson; Starz) and breaks down all the horrific details that prove this case was mishandled. Have you ever lost track of your child for a second and felt the whole world stop?! Same. Tawny and Maria talk about how to better spot your kids and what to keep an eye on in an emergency. The education system expecting all children to be the same is forever frustrating; the women talk about some of the things they wish they would’ve learned & what’s still missing from the classroom. They finish up with some discussion about splitting the bill, paying as much as your coupled friends and how awkward gift giving can be.

TRIGGER WARNING

The Kendrick Johnson documentary is very graphic and this podcast episode goes into detail about the forensic photos.