Jenn & Carrie headed to their Golden Girls retreat last week and binged Netflix’s new documentary, “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.” And so of course we had to share our thoughts with you as we reckon with popular standards of beauty in the 2000s, shifting boundaries of acceptable behavior, perceptions of race and sexuality, and, ultimately, does Tyra owe anyone an apology? We broke our 30 minutes or less promise on this episode, and yet we still managed to run out of time to weigh in on SMiZE Ice Cream or ModelLand! 

This was also our first time chatting together in the same room with a new mic setup, so if things feel a bit more “organic,” well…they are. 

Recorded 2.21.2026

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