We Never Learn Podcast

Julie and Dipa share Halloween memories, myths, and favorite candies, swap spooky stories from their childhoods, and talk about their latest movie and book picks. Plus: birdwatching, costume adventures, and why you should always check your Halloween candy!

News:

• Holy Handbag Thief, Batman - https://shepherdexpress.com/puzzles/news-of-the-weird/news-of-the-weird-week-of-october-8-2026/
• Cup Noodles Vampire Noodles - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cup-noodles-raises-the-stakes-this-halloween-with-vampire-noodles-302886901.html

Movies referenced:

Ghostbusters

Great British Baking Show

The Ballad of Wallis Island - on Peacock

Books:

• Verity by Colleen Hoover
• Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman

Julie and Dipa play a game called One, Two, Three, Word, which might prove to be the ultimate test of their friendship. They also cover trash at Yellowstone, grave diggers in Hungary, and bee stings.

Bookclub for Coconut Creek and Deerfield Beach: New Friends Who Read. Find them on Facebook.

Movies referenced:

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Blue Jay

Together

Love Hypothesis

Breadwinner

The Best You Can

Books:

Weyward by Emilia Hart

September House by Carissa Orlando

The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin

Julie and Dipa read a scene from Pride and Prejudice and then ad-lib their own updated version of it. They also discuss giant pumpkins, AI (of course), and whether marriage is worth it in today's world.

AI topic:

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/12/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-seeks-immediate-slowdown-artificial-intelligence-01073519

• If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky & Nate Soares

Movies and Shows:

• Ted Lasso
• Mayday (Ryan Renyolds and Kenneth Branagh) on Apple TV

***Correction***

When we talked about the new Sense and Sensibility, we began referring to the cast of the new Pride and Prejudice instead. We still don't know who has been cast for Sense and Sensibility. We might never know.

Julie and Dipa each rewatch 80s movie, Weird Science, and discuss how it has aged. They also talk about current topics of pheromone maxxing and teenage pregnancy.

Articles discussed:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/08/31/gen-z-men-pheromone-maxxing-skipping-showers-women/91464620007/

https://people.com/fox-news-its-a-problem-that-teens-are-not-having-babies-11949524

Book referenced:

The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett

Shows referenced:

New Girl

Talamasca: The Secret Order

Music referenced:

Judah & The Lion - I AM A PRISM album

Betcha - "You Better Learn to Say Goodbye" single

Josie Edwards - "Chemical Light"

Julie and Dipa talk about how life has been for the past 4 years, including being parents to college students, feeling pressured to eat protein, and being a band parent. Julie may have a trick up her sleeve. Dipa talks about her breast reduction.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/01/employers-who-laid-off-workers-for-ai-are-reversing-their-decisions.html

The City of Infinite Life by J.M. Mulligan

https://sarahjmaas.com/a-court-of-thorns-roses-series/

Julie and Dipa talk about their recent visit to a local psychic. Find out what lies in store for them!

Media Moments
Shows
Bridgerton on Netflix
The Witcher on Netflix
Inventing Anna on Netflix
Ozark on Netflix
Movies
The Adam Project with Ryan Reynolds on Netflix
Books
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
This is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race by Nicole Perlroth
Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun

Julie and Dipa talk about stories from their Christmas past and challenge each other with some Christmas trivia.

In this episode, Julie and Dipa talk about what exactly is a soul mate and try to test to see if they could be soul mates from previous lives.

Articles Referenced:
o   https://people.com/style/gen-z-tiktokers-slam-millennials-side-parts-and-skinny-jeans/
o   https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-and-fashion-agree-that-side-part-makes-you-look-old-11633178336

Media Referenced:
The City of Infinite Life by J. M. Mulligan - Julie's new book that's available on Amazon!
Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy that Changed Both Their Lives by Brian Weiss
Circe by Madeline Miller
From Blood and Ash Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Saturday Night Live (SNL)
Lock and Key (Netflix)

Julie and Dipa talk about what they did over the past year since their last episode.

Article referenced:
https://news.yahoo.com/wife-shopping-list-incompetent-husband-133020802.html

Movies/Shows referenced:
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed on Netflix
Bridgerton on Netflix
White Lotus on HBO
Ted Lasso on Apple TV+
Marvel shows (Loki, The Falcon and the Winter Solder) on Disney+

Julie and Dipa talk about their first season of podcast.