THIS IS NOT A DRILL: NEIL CRIES ON THIS EPISODE!

It's therapy time with Rio and Neil. Sit in with them as they share how they're coping with heartbreaks. Neil gets candid about dangerous defense mechanisms and how he learned the importance of not invalidating feelings. Meanwhile, Rio googles love languages and drops a truth bomb about tolerance. By the end, they drive home a simple truth that can hopefully comfort any wounded heart.

TRIGGER WARNING: There will be mention of self-harm and other sensitive topics. Please keep in mind that Rio and Neil are not mental health professionals (nor relationship experts), just two friends sharing personal experiences.

Special shout out to Jom Ouano who blessed the Sugarhouse with their new and amazing theme song. You can vibe out to his latest beat tape "myuzi - songs for a girl who won't hear them" on Youtube: https://youtu.be/kB3lRpn-SEM.

On this emotional rollercoaster of an episode, Rio and Neil have a drunk heart-to-heart talk about family. They get vulnerable about how they experienced childhood, family traumas, and how it affected their adult lives and relationships.

Later, the conversation takes a hilarious turn when Rio and Neil go on a no-holds-barred tag team rant about Foodpanda. To anyone who disagrees, we dare you to hit up our social media. Neil will send you an (unnecessarily) impressive PowerPoint presentation on why you're wrong.

We would love to give a huge shout-out to everyone who's been listening to our chika sesh so far. From the bottom of our hearts, we are beyond grateful for all your support and we hope you keep hanging out with us every week. We're only getting started, homies!

Chika na pud ta?

In this very special episode, we're hanging out with our favorite person, Kyla (@dloveclub). Kyla just launched The Local Creative so naturally, we have a fun, cake-fueled chat with her about creativity!

We ask Kyla about her admiration for Lady Gaga, spreading goodness and being present, cliché and circles, being in a relationship, language and conveying abstract ideas into words, voice dialogue therapy, hormones, etc.

If you support Neil and Rio, show your love to Kyla by supporting The Love Club and The Local Creatives. The Love Club (TLC), a kindness campaign where we support homegrown businesses, artists, and other talents.

Our purpose is to serve as the fun, creative extension of TLC, celebrating dreamers and doers, and most importantly sharing their stories. The Local Creatives is an online platform made by creative human beans for other creative human beans.

On the premiere, Rio and Neil go full gonzo. No topics, no clue, no shame. Just two homies having a real conversation. This is a sneak peek into the magic of the Sugarhouse...

For this episode, we discuss the badass that is David Goggins, the Attitude of Gratitude, crush fantasies, violence against Asians, callouses (kubal), tarot readings, Neil’s newfound appreciation for his family, Rio's elaborate heist with a friend, and much more!

Also, SPOILER ALERT: we discussed Paddington and The Shawshank Redemption around 8 minutes in. So, if you haven't seen those films, please skip to 12:40.