The Mandcave with Mandy Kaplan & Mandy Fabian

The Mandys are all birthdays and smiles this week as they join Awkwafina and Sandra Oh for a road trip to stardom in "Quiz Lady," the new Sandra Oh/Awkwafina comedy jam. Surprises abound. 

Along the way, we get a Golden Bachelor update, a debate on the merits of American Vandal, and a signature game of "I'm Trying Out for Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me" involving a ketchup chip run. 

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The Mandys remind us once again that, even as actors, they do know how to read as they explore the comic scribblings of classical funny lady Rachel Bloom in her book, "I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are: Essays and Other Stuff."

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The Mandys finally decide to stop toying around with the word “narcissist” this week because they get to go inside the mind of a real one and learn that the real one ain’t f#*king around. Things get real as they check out the hit new podcast “How to Destroy Everything” and talk to the show’s creators, Danny Jacobs and Darren Grodsky.

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So, the Mandy’s saw the Taylor Swift movie. I’m sitting here writing these notes, and I have not seen the Taylor Swift movie. In fact, until I was sitting down to edit this podcast, I hadn’t even watched the trailer for this movie. And I’m kind of a movie guy.

Listen... It’s not that I don’t like Taylor. Who doesn’t like Taylor, for God’s sake? But another concert film? Prince had the final word on concert films with Sign o’ the Times, amIright? Do I look like a guy who saw Glee: The 3D Concert Movie? Don’t answer that. 

So, here we find ourselves, dear reader, saddled with the responsibility of listening to the Mandy’s gush about a film that has come out within weeks of TayTay becoming a billionaire. Wonder how that old manager of hers is feeling now? Whatever. Old news. We’re all Taylor’s Version people now. 

I guess I spoiled it. Yeah, the Mandys liked the movie. I’ll spoil it again: THEY ARE ALREADY PLANNING ON SEEING IT AGAIN TOGETHER. So let’s just call these show notes a review of the Mandys review of Eras. It’s funny! And charming. These two white ladies really know how to celebrate their emo-pop. And, for someone who hasn’t seen the movie, I’ll go ahead and put it out there: I thought the podcast nailed Taylor’s vibe. I give it four mandjobs.

Here’s an interesting test... do you think the Mandys will even read these show notes? Stay Tuned, dear reader!

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Welcome to another steamy episode of Mandcave starring your two favorite twin flame pals, Mandy and Mandy! This week the Mandys dive into the tantalizing world of cults like they're diving into a hot tub full of soulmates. Hold onto your singing bowls, listeners; things are about to get spicy.

Mandy is shocked — shocked, I tell you — to learn that Mandy still owns her unsent psychotic stalker letters to her college ex-boyfriend. But that does make for a nice segue into today's show. The Mandys take us on a wild ride through the outrageous documentary "Desperately Seeking Soulmates." Jeff and Shaleia Divine are the cult leader equivalents of Ross and Rachel, if Ross was a deranged narcissist and Rachel pathological enabler.

The Mandys are dying to see Jeff and Shaleia's actual classes. Maybe Mandy will get Mandy a class for Christmas! Nothing says holiday spirit like joining a cult. Mandy coins the perfect title for Mandy's autobiographies. Plural. There will be several.

In the new segment "Cult or Not," Mandy quizzes Mandy on real and fake cults. They all sound plausible when you're talking about the Mandys' wild Friday nights. Let's all join the Universal Medicine cult together! According to Mandy, whatever happens happens, especially when it comes to breast massages. She's a healer, after all.

The Mandcave is clearly the cult for us. Come for the disagreements, stay for the sashes and robes at the mountain retreat.

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The Mandys check out Chelsea Handler's live show and along the way get a lesson in note-taking from the pros.

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The Mandys are diving back into what has become a classic Mandcave oeuvre: The Reality Show. And this week, it's time to play the classics with the heat just oozing out of The Golden Bachelor.

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The Mandys dive into the arcane world of curses and hexes as they listen along to this episode of the podcast, "Heavyweight." Plus, a report from the Department of Corrections, Mandy's Travelogue, and a curse you can use at home!

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It's all Life Coaching this week as the Mandys follow the trail of season three of The Dream podcast. What's real? What's a scam? What's it look like when Mandy completely kneecaps one of Mandy's jokes? All that and more this week in The Mandcave!

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The Mandys try their best to get into the Two Bears, One Cave podcast. But things happen, moods change, and pivots are revealed. The result: an epic week of favorites that includes best music to get it on to... or at the very least FIRST music to get it on to.

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