Sidetrack Society

Remember when trick-or-treating meant risking mild frostbite and bad candy for the thrill of it? Now it’s all sanitized “community” events with glow sticks and curfews. We discuss the decline of door-to-door sugar hunting, defend the right to go all-out with decorations, and try not to sound too old while doing it.

Are manners outdated? Are elbows on the table a felony? Can one survive a dinner party without passive-aggressively judging everyone else? Join us as we explore the wild world of politeness, and remind you — if you leave water rings on our furniture, you’re off the guest list

Is hitting the road overrated? Is staying home boring? We get into the nitty-gritty of travel preferences, introvert energy, and what it really takes to feel recharged. Spoiler: for some of us, it’s just silence and snacks.

Are we losing our ability to talk like normal people? We think so. This episode, we explore the tragic decline of real-life convo skills, the magnetic pull of your phone screen, and somehow end up fear-spiraling about parenting in the digital age. We didn’t mean to get deep, but hey, here we are.

We watched Unknown Number so you don’t have to (but you should). Then we unpack childhood bullying, movies that shaped us, and the toys that probably violated several safety codes. Millennials, this one's for you — trauma and YO-YOs included.

Aaron, husband of last week’s guest, spills on OC life, gourmet cravings, and his growing Pickleball obsession. We also try to pry out whether he’s heading for a singing competition stage near you. Stay tuned — and bring snacks.

Michelle’s school routine? Take several buses, stay all day, and repeat. But that was just Act One. In this episode, she tells us how her passion for singing turned hallways into runways for her big dreams, leading to auditions for The Voice and American Idol—because who doesn't apply to Idol mid-lunch?

Forget the Eiffel Tower’s twinkle. Yessy’s here to put some respect on the unsung heroes of air travel. In this episode, she recounts her European escapades, and starts a movement: clapping for plane landings is not cringe, it’s justice.

We laughed, we sold things successfully, we went to a line-dancing event, and did not line-dance. And somewhere in the middle of it all, Yessy may have started a feud with a fictional character.

PSA: Don’t listen with kids—we definitely say Santa isn’t real. Oops. In this episode, we ask the big question: Are we terrible people for lying to our kids about magical gift-givers? We also explore white lies and personal regrets that still haunt us.