Nearly two months in advance, I booked a band to appear on my show. The day we were supposed to film, they cancelled in an unprofessional manner. So now, I have BEEF!

After seeing a viral video of the Iowa State Fair's 2017 Husband Calling Contest, I had to know more. For this episode, I spoke to Jeremy Parsons, the Iowa State Fair CEO! I also interviewed Cammie Pohl, the Husband Calling Contest 2021 first place and 2023 third place winner/owner of the world's largest souvenir spoon collection!

After going down another article rabbit hole, I am back to talk about how being more extraverted or introverted can impact your music taste! I also share the dumb things I did this week that, coincidentally, both have to do with cups!

For our 15th episode, I discuss Jia Jiang's Ted Talk, 'What I learned from 100 days of rejection'! This steers me into telling a story from when I was in 8th grade and asked a boy to our school dance and got...rejected!

I'm baaack! And in today's episode, I discuss studies that show when our music taste is most influenced. I also talk about seeing the Pixies in concert and my love for them, The Cure, and Nirvana!

My obsession with Armchair Expert, Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies personality framework, and my Uber driver on the way to doing stand up comedy! A jam-packed episode of Talya Full Tilt!

Episode 12 brings us talk about The Real Housewives of New York City, looking through my archive of dating app interactions, and obtaining a strong boyfriend!

My friend, Megan, and I spill all the juicy tea-and-coffee from our times as baristas!

How exercise has positively impacted my mental health and odd stories from the gym locker room!

Using Freudian subconscious meaning, using a celebrity lookalike generator, twirling, and more tips and tricks for being a fantastic first date!