The Side Chat

The Side Chat

By Kristen Walters, Tricia Olds, Caitlin KeanComedySociety & CultureRelationshipsImprovParentingKids & Family
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The Side Chat episodes

  • Social Limitations
    Here's a little math problem for all you Side Chicks out there: what does 1.5 functioning brain cells after a girls weekend in Palm Beach + 1 sensory deprivation tank + 1 unsolicited email from a work colleague with limited social skills + 1 landscape architect on the brink of being DOGEd equal? This week's episode of The Side Chat, of course! Get out your geometry books and #2 pencils (and hell, throw on your facial massager while you're at it), it's time to sneak into the teachers' lounge for a another work-related SIDE CHAT with the gals who only remember one thing about calculus: it says you + me = us.

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    59 min
  • Leave it to Bev
    Ward, don't be so hard on the Side Chicks. It's a new week which can only mean one thing: the ladies of The Side Chat are crowning a new winner of "Worst Week Ever." It's a tight race to the bottom as the gals take on stomach bugs while a husband is out of town and a freak accident involving a crib and Native deodorant (#notsponsored). But in the immortal words of Winston Churchill (or was it Desmond Kaufman?): if you're going through hell, KEEP GOING–and that's exactly what the girls do as they segue over to the SIDE CHAT about a bonafide conman that honestly should have its own Dateline episode.

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    56 min
  • Hard Pivot
    This week on The Side Chat, the ladies are giving away their home addresses, their husbands' blood types, and official licensed Side Hats to anyone who wants them (no questions asked). After talking entirely too much about producer Evan (cock in the hen house!), the girls unpack why motherhood itself is an intrusive thought–and then HARD PIVOT over to a Side Chat about a bad ex boss who just won't fade away into a distant LinkedIn memory.

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    1 hr 4 min
  • Lose My Number
    In this week's episode, the ladies of The Side Chat are kindly asking the universe and society at large to LOSE OUR NUMBERS. After a long week, the girls are bringing the Thursday energy as they grasp desperately for their words and come up with new shorthands for the sentiment "I want to go missing" (shout out to Beyonce #sponsorus). After ogling Krissy's hair transformation (what is she, single??) and unpacking Trish's Dupe of the Week (spoiler: it involves being bamboozled by a ghost kitchen), the gals unpack their very first work-related SIDE CHAT about office oversharing–and hoo boy does it set the bar high (or low depending on who you ask). So lay down your tarps and grab a slice of Detroit style pizza and have a listen!

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    51 min
  • High Low

    *Before you start the next episode, we highly encourage all registered Side Chicks to familiarize yourself with our customs: 1.) Always wear sensible shoes but most especially when violently expressing yourself on the dancefloor. 2.) Baby sprinkle registries will heretofore be known as glorified wishlists. 3.) All strong opinions are loosely held and subject to change without warning at any time.


    It's episode 2 and the ladies of The Side Chat are emotionally, spiritually, and quite literally hungover as they return from the glorious girls trip that was Trish's 40th birthday. The gals do their best to recall the whirlwind weekend of events including high/low outfits, the return of the Rot Day, and why we may or may not be welcome back at Bubba's Sulky Lounge for the indefinite future. Despite insisting she owes us NOTHING, Krissy then provides another incredible SIDE CHAT about baby sprinkle registries–and let's just say etiquette lessons are back in session and the girls are coming for Emily Post's NECK.

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    51 min
  • La Marcia
    Welcome to Season 2 of The Side Chat, side chicks! We're happy to report we've been renewed for another season (by us) and to celebrate, we're joined by a surprise (even for Krissy and Trish!) special guest for the first time ever on the pod. After a few too many flutes of prosecco and some fearless feedback (or is it Radical Candor?), our guest proves that her boots are made for walkin' all over the SIDE CHAT SEGUE STING as the ladies transition over to this week's Side Chat all about newborn etiquette–and why you should never show up to a new baby visit without food (if you want to live).

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    1 hr 8 min
  • Feeling 22

    It's the season finale, side chicks! The gals close this season with a banger of an episode: there's a low-stakes Ocean's 11 plot to infiltrate the WTC for "business reasons"; there's a requisite COCK IN THE HENHOUSE; and the ladies even experience another instance of double merch thanks to the myriad #empatheticsweaters in their lives. After deleting sosh meeds and hitting up Blue Nile YET AGAIN for Trish's 40th birthday commemorative diamond(s), the girls seamlessly segue over to their first ever country club SIDE CHAT where they tackle a love-bombing bad actor in the City of Sin.


    Thank you for all the love and support during Season 1, side chicks–and worry not, we'll be back next week with Season 2 because the idea of "seasons" is mostly a bit!

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    1 hr 4 min
  • Serious Avenue
    This week on The Side Chat, the ladies take an uncharacteristic turn down Serious Avenue to confront death and combat grief the only way they know how: absolute silliness and a disturbing amount of takeout. After an epic intermission thanks to a puking child (put it on the leaderboard!!!), the gals pick up part two with a hyperbolic SIDE CHAT deserving of at least a ZILLION star review. Trauma dump in the comments for a chance to win your very own SC merch! #griefsponcon

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Alpha Couple
    It's birthday week on The Side Chat! The ladies are celebrating Krissy inching one year closer to no longer being sufficiently under 40. In honor of the big day, the girls are examining why Millennials are aging so damn well (#humble) and sharing what their "Third Things" are. After opening bday prezzies (not one but TWO Empathetic Sweaters!) and having a quickkk identity crisis, the gals unpack a SIDE CHAT that leaves them wondering just who is the Alpha of the group???

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Dearly Beloved

    We are gathered here today

    To get through this thing called "life"

    Electric word, life

    It means forever, and that's a mighty long time

    But I'm here to tell you there's something else:

    The Side Chat.

    This week, the ladies (see also: Krissy) are two espresso martinis and a vodka sody deep and discussing the most thoughtful Secret Santa presents of all time, their New Years intention words, and why we simply aren't supposed to travel with children. After Krissy takes us to church live from Martha Stewart's former correctional facility, the gals dive into a side chat about proper newborn bubble visiting etiquette–and why you can never trust a baby named Ernie.

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    1 hr 3 min

About The Side Chat

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Everyone knows the best conversations happen in the side convos outside the group chat. Join Krissy and Caitlin as they SIDE CHAT about all the unhinged things going down in the main chat. Each week,…