This week, Sarah and Maggie are joined by possible replacement besties, Marie & Kate from Napping Through Happy Hour!

A little bit about our guests: Marie & Kate are performers, friends, and hilarious. Their podcast Napping Through Happy Hour interviews interesting people about a variety of topics. We had the best time on their show, and were honored to have them stop by and chat with us! Could they nap through a baseball game? What would be their go-to cocktail? How do they feel about caterpillar eyebrows? Listen to find out!

Other unstable topics include: dreaming about not knowing the name of the movie YOU wrote, fighting with your friend in your sleep, and how some letters are picking up all the mental load. Specifically, vowels. Can we all agree vowels are the hardworking women of the alphabet?

And, did you know:  the letter ‘J’ was the last letter to be added to the english alphabet. It dates back to 1524.  Before it became a letter, the letter “i” was used for both “i” and “j” sounds!

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If you’ve been listening since day one and the days of 5-minute JAMS, you will recognize a fact in this episode.

And, yet, Sarah and Maggie are still surprising each other! Here are the facts, but tune in for the reacts!

Fact: Scotland's national animal is  the unicorn. In Celtic mythology, the fictional creature is connected with both chivalry and dominance as well as purity and innocence. 

React: what fictional creature do you wish was real?

Fact: We already learned this fact over on our JAM minisodes, but in case you missed it… If you’ve ever felt like you think better in a warm shower, you’re probably right! The warm water increases the flow of dopamine and makes us more creative.

React: Have you ever repeated the same fact to someone?

Plus Sarah and Maggie put Destiny’s Child in Friend/Enemy Block Territory. If you would do anything but FRIEND Beyonce, you need to explain yourself.

AND, they talk about THE BEAR and the merits of watching tv shows with your spouse vs. watching them by yourself.

What do you think? Have you seen Harry Potter? Would you watch it all the way through without your spouse even if you started the series together?

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Enjoy this bite sized episode where we discuss the origins of the word "lunch" and our ideal mid-day beverage.

Maggie confesses to not sending “thank you” notes in a timely fashion and Sarah forgives her… mostly.

Their fictional patreon Beatrice, on the other hand, might be getting a little irritated by her lack of mail.

Plus they spill facts like Romans spilled wine, like these two doozies:

Fact: Buckets have been around since the 6th century BC, carrying and holding liquids of all kinds. But it wasn't until the Romans needed an easy way to move their wine that handles were added to make the bucket more transportable.

React: Romans added handles to buckets to make moving wine easier... What's something that makes your life easier?

And…

Fact: Though popular in Italian restaurants, the Caesar salad was not created in Italy! It was first made in Tijuana, Mexico in the 1920s! The creator, Alex Cardini, served it at his brother Caesar's restaurant - hence the name of this delicious appetizer.

React: Caesar salads were invented in Mexico and are now a popular Italian restaurant appetizer. What's a meal from another culture you make so regularly your family would think you invented it?

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Happy Independence Day from this non-holiday themed episode!

Sarah and Maggie find the perfect replacement besties with the hosts of the very funny, fact-slinging, Bravo-loving podcast, Right Answers Mostly.

A little bit about Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo: These two besties are full of mostly correct information and are a wealth of Bravo knowledge. Their podcast RIGHT ANSWERS MOSTLY showcases their friendship in the most hilarious and wonderful way, while also teaching you all the things you wish you learned in history class. Their answers for our WOULD YOU RATHER questions were, in fact, mostly right.

But first! They discuss the merits of Leap Year, and also, why the heck don’t we just even out these days of the month, people?? (for real tho, why don’t we just have more months that are 30 days and make February more days? What’s the deal? DM us or comment below, please)

And also, we learn MIT Has Computers that can detect fake smiles These computers can tell between genuine smiles and frustrated smiles.

React: What do you want to make a robot do?

Something to think about… you probably don’t want robots to have arms, right??

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Sarah and Maggie learn sometimes the best lines, and characters, are improvised. 

But first, a nightmare about having friends surprise you with an inground pool!

Then come the facts!

Fact: JAWS most iconic lines “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” was improvised. As screenwriter Carl Gottlieb told The Hollywood Reporter, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” had become a running joke on the film’s set, meant to signal small mishaps. “It became a catchphrase for any time anything went wrong –the line was ad-libbed at various times in the movie, and this is the one that made it into the final cut.

React: What’s your catchphrase?

And…

Fact: Barcode scanners read the white space between the black lines rather than the black lines themselves.

React: do you do self check out or old school 

We also meet Ms. Patricia for the first time, talk about the fever dream of Arby’s oven mitt mascot, and avoid pronouncing Carl Gottlieb’s last name because it seems real tricky.

What do you think? Should splash pads be renamed “pee puddles?” Would you be sad if the most famous line from a movie you wrote was actually improvised? Do you remember the oven mitt mascot from Arby’s in the early 2000s??

Let us know!

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Global warming is coming for Sarah and Maggie and summer activities are melting away. But that doesn’t stop them from recording a jam-packed episode about the Eiffel Tower, Betty Boop, and some entertaining Jacks from the past.

Wanna know the facts? You’re in luck! Check ‘em out below:

Fact: Thanks to the summer heat and thermal expansion, the Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller in the summer months!

React: the Eiffel Tower can grow in the summer. If you could be 15 cm taller or shorter, which would you pick?

Fact: In 1932, singer Helen Kane sued the production company responsible for  “Betty Boop” saying the character ripped off her unique singing style. Unfortunately for Helen Kane, the lawsuit revealed she herself was the crook, and had ripped off the style from the Black child singer, Baby Esther. 

React: Helen Kane is a big ol talent thief. What's a piece of someone else's personality  you've stolen and claimed as your own?

Plus a Jack Off game pitting Jack Lemmon and Jack Benny against themselves to be chosen as the date for a boss’s daughter’s wedding. 

Who are these Jacks? Glad you asked!

Jack Lemmon's career spanned over five decades, earning him two Academy Awards and numerous other accolades. With memorable roles in films like Some Like It Hot and The Apartment, Lemmon's ability to excel in both comedic and dramatic roles made him a beloved figure in the entertainment industry.

Jack Benny was a pioneer in the world of comedy. His career spanned radio, television, and film, making him one of the most recognizable entertainers of his time. Known for his impeccable comedic timing and self-deprecating humor, Benny's influence can still be felt in the work of modern comedians.

The question: if you were attending your boss’s daughter’s wedding, which Jack would you take as your plus one 

What do you think? Would you rather be taller or shorter? Do you know how much 15 centimeters is? Do you know anything about Betty Boop? Which Jack would you choose?!

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Sarah and Maggie chat with guestie bestie Jasmine Ellis and decide she would def be in their top 8 on MySpace.

A little bit about our guestie bestie: Jasmine Ellis has Dallas roots, but can be seen touring across the country and now calls Los Angeles home. Her comedy special “Nobody’s Queen” is available on Amazon Prime, and was named one of the best end of year comedy specials of 2021 by NPR. Her comedy special “Trash Baby” is also available for streaming and you can deep dive into all her comedy and happenings by following her @ JasmineEllisComedy

Wanna know what else we learned? Well, you’re in luck!

Fact: Sea cucumbers shoot out their poisonous digestive organs when threatened.

React: What do you do when you feel threatened?

Plus postpartum hobbies like watercoloring, poetry, casually taking the LSAT, and starting a podcast.

What do you think? What hobbies did you pick up after having a baby? Have you listened to Jasmine Ellis’ comedy special and fallen in love yet? Do you try to avoid people by pretending to talk on the phone?

Sarah and Maggie get into the zen headspace of someone who truly savors a banana, and possibly spends $500,000+ on a bottle of really old wine.

Specifically, the fact that: A bottle of 1945 Romanee-Conti sold at auction for $558,000 in 2018. Can you imagine spending that kind of money and never drinking the bottle of wine? Just keeping it in a tiny room off one of your wine cellars to entertain dinner party guests with? Sarah and Maggie cannot imagine this.

React: If money was no object, what's the dumbest purchase you would make? Besides a pool of money bc, duh

And, this lil fact: Blood comes in all different letters and symbols and combinations. A, B, O - positive, negative…  but the rarest of all the blood types is AB negative.

React: What’s your blood type?

Whatever they learned about blood types, they know one thing is for sure: They’ve got the blood mosquitoes would pay $500,000 to drink. They also learned that they’re SO MUCH CLOSER to being psychically connected in this game of “What Word Am I Thinking”

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Sarah 100% knows who Jack Harlow is, and definitely did not read off his Wikipedia page in this game of “You Don’t Know Jack.”

And, more facts like:

Fact: What do Miss Piggy and Yoda have in common? They were both voiced by the same person, puppeteer Frank Oz

React: If you were a puppet, who would you want to do your voice? 

Fact: Psycho was the first movie to show a toilet flushing.

React: What was the first movie you remember seeing in a theater?

Plus, mosquitos are the worst and they are COMING for us this summer. What works to keep them away? We got nothin’. What do you think? Do you know who Frank Oz is? Can you name all the Star Wars? Are you mad we spoiled PSYCHO? Let us know!

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