The Maxi Pod

Thotumn is back with a vengeance and Maggie and Rachel are feeling joyful, chaotic, and slightly evil. Gather your coven and enjoy this high quality podcast! 

Episode Guide: 

• (0:00) Intro, Maggie went out in DC, Dangers of Caffeine
• (5:52) THOTUMN! Things to look forward to!
• (18:00) Christina Aguilera Sabrina Carpenter Duet, Retrospective on Christina & Katy Perry
• (26:36) Beyonce is still trying to find her passion
• (30:13) Diddy legal update, The Danity Kane of it all
• (33:08) The Challenge Season 40 Recap, Loves and Hates, Laurel vs. Cara Maria
• (39:53) Dancing With the Stars, Is it a banger or a clanger
• (43:53) Being Late to the Party a la JLo, Justin Timberlake and JC, 50 Cent
• (46:13) The Enemy of Good inspired by Chappell Roan
• (51:00) The White Board Boys
• (51:52) Kendrick Lamar
• (55:03) Being Checked in
• (56:54) Little Sisters

The Maxi Pod has created a Back to School Guide for the Maxxinistas to find joy in this time of transition and to give us all some options on how to spend the next few weeks between Summer and Thotumn! Enjoy! 

(00:00) Back to School Guide! First Day of School Rebrand, Not a Girl Not Yet a Woman, Class Period Syncing, Learn Something From This! She's Cheer Captain, It's a School Night, Eat Dessert Alone Like Steven Glansberg 

(25:00) Divorce of J Lo and Ben and what this means for romance

(33:10) Dancing with the Stars Cast Announcement and Artem controversy

(39:00) The Challenge 40 Reaction, Elimination Controversy

(45:15) Molly Mae and Blake Lively 

(46:00) Being On Call

(47:38) A referendum on the SLIM PICKINS of DC bars and men 

(53:45) Reframing Your Circumstances a la Tony Raines

(54:55) The Shawn Mendes Effect aka an Explainer on Sabrina Carpenter’s new album Short N Sweet

(1:00:25) Hotties Thriving in their 40s and 50s

(1:01:25) Putting Yourself in Timeout

It’s not Summer without a Tyra Mail episode! Thank you to all of the Maxxinistas for submitting questions/topics! If you don't like our advice you can ROT IN HELL <3 

Episode Guide:

• 1:30 Our stake in America as Childless Cat Ladies
• 5:38 Olympics! And Patriotism
• 12:23 Mixing friend groups
• 15:40 Strippers for hire
• 20:08 Ryan Reynolds is annoying?/Deadpool/Blake Lively
• 23:47 Inside out 2 analysis/Using our imagination against ourselves
• 27:50 People pleasing at work/tips for work motivation during summer
• 35:45 Dating someone with different interests, changing interests in relationships
• 39:45 Burnout vs. Rotting/How to make time for hobbies
• 45:17 ACOTAR final thoughts, our Mount Rushmore
• 50:14 Maggie’s Sunday Routine and Rachel’s updated Morning Routines
• 57:46 Sundress Season/Shout out to the perverts
• 1:00:00 Guilt Trip Friendships

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The Girls have gone wild and are letting their unqualified and slightly controversial opinions fly. We are just trying to cope with the heat and the state of the union. Enjoy this summer break from responsibilities! 

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Intro: It's Hot, Tik tok cleanse, Wedding & a best friends weekend
• 5:00 Can you be a "pick me" at your own wedding? (Olivia Culpo/Christian McCaffrey)
• 13:00 Chris Brown 11:11 Concert Experience, Better than Eras? 
• 22:50 Janet Jackson and Nelly Concert Review that you've all been waiting for  
• 27:50 Politics Corner!!! Trump and Biden are down bad, The future of the Democratic Party and our suggestions, performative social media shaming
• 43:25 The victim mindset (Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders)
• 44:40 Snake Oil 
• 47:40 Book the first flight out
• 49:30 Hannah Berner and Camila Cabello (Sloppy Freakshow Babies)
• 53:00 Keep your eyes on your own paper
• 53:45 Summer Break

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Enjoy the Maxi Pod's unfiltered reaction to Netflix's "America's Sweethearts" Documentary! Including an analysis of the quality of Dance Team women, praise for the Mental fortitude of a dance team girl at practice, and our thoughts on cutting a vet, getting paid as a Pro Dancer, judging/making cuts based on physical appearance, Victoria, being "Captain material", "Yes ma’am"culture, and so much more! 

Episode Guide:

• 1:00 Platonic Coffee Dates
• 4:55 Justin Timberlake DWI 
• 9:03 Connecting with the youth/Inside Out 2/Women helping women in the workplace 
• 17.45 Plus One Culture 
• 29:03 The Challenge All Stars 4 Finale Reaction
• 32:24 Reading Books!  ACOTAR! 
• 33:45 The Challenge: Eras Season 40 Cast Announcement
• 40:50 Travis Kelce on stage at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
• 43:50 Danielle leaving Summer House 
• 44:54 Our opinions on sliding into DMs 
• 48:30 Have a Ho Day!

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Catching up with the Girl’s Girls of all Girls: Traveling to Dewey Beach and the Hamptons, Group houses, Birthday month!
• 10:15 The News!!!!!!!! 
• 11:10 Summer House Season 8 Finale and Reunion part 1 (Carl and Lindsay, West and Ciara)
• 26:00  Vanderpump Reunion Wrap Up (Ariana and Lala POVs)
• 28:40 The Valley: Faves and Least Faves
• 32:40 Is anyone on earth watching the Kardashians?
• 37:00 The Challenge All Stars 4
• 38:30 J Lo Tour Cancelled
• 46:30 Destiny’s Challenge: Being Conflict Averse, Inconsiderate DJs, Pop Girlies of Today, Road Trips, Shooting your Shot, The Upside

Maggie and Rachel settled their blood feud to return for their May Episode because unlike certain pop stars and reality stars, they have work ethic! Get ready for a lot of baseless opinions on Drake vs. Kendrick, being in Happy Relationships, and Science.

Episode Guide:

• 0: 00 Squashing our beef, Birthdays, How to be a good guest at a wedding or bachelorette, planning tips
• 10:30 Drake vs Kendrick Lamar, who’s the #1 guy in the group?
• 17:50 Justin Bieber and Hailey expecting a child!
• 20:00 The Eclipse
• 21:00 Vanderpump Rules Finale: Breaking of the 4th Wall, the Friendship Square that keeps on giving, Villains are always in
• 26:30 The Valley is the funniest show on TV
• 27:10 Summer House: Carl & Lindsay highlight their cringe-worthy communication; Kyle & Amanda warn against working for a spouse;  West and Ciara highlight what sucks about dating, Gabby as the Single Girl Charity Case
• 42:10 The Challenge All Stars 4
• 44:00 Destiny’s Challenge! Favor-less Friendships, Receipts, Rascal Flatts, WWE & ending ick culture, Message Delivery, No Spoilers/Ready for summer

A full decoding of the lyrics and lore behind all 31 songs of Taylor Swift's new album "The Tortured Poets Department"! 

@So_Grool is allegedly the guest co-host or it's just Rachel talking to herself. Someone forgot to pick her up for the looney bin. 

Is anyone else in a bad mood? You’ve come to the right place because this episode will cure your misery or your money back. 

Episode Guide: 

• 0:00 Cheer me up! Updated Morning Routine, Defense of Tik Tok, Scared to put on a bathing suit
• 10:45 The News
• 11:20 Beyonce ACT II Cowboy Carter Review! Our faves and least faves,  Is Miley Cyrus a good singer, Beyonce historian speculations
• 23:00 Summer House! Ranking the couples, Kyle as a flower boy, Jesse Solomon hot takes
• 34:10 Vanderpump Rules! Scheana for DWTS campaign, trying to get an invite to Sandoval's next pool party, Ariana opinions, Jax/The Valley
• 44:30 Diddy Ruins Everything
• 50:00 Destiny’s Challenge, Treating Maggie as a Google Search Engine, Comparison to the Almighty, 4th Wing/Iron Flame, Direct Eye Contact, Honorable Men, Beyonce! Glee!