This week sisters Tess and Hannah chat about their favorite romance tropes and read a Reddit story about a man who left his sister’s wedding because she dead-named her son. 

The wonderful Julia joins us this week! Her mother Mary is a Southern Catholic woman, mother of 4, and all around icon. Julia shares about her mom giving her the sex talk with a clipboard, growing up as the youngest girl with all brothers, and going on a hunger strike in second grade because of her fear of choking. 

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Instagram: instagram.com/bemyladybug/

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Music by Marianne Vergult (our mom)
Listen to her music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21uRgCdZDPT0hymMHolT95?go=1&sp_cid=517e9c1733059e241d8e8ebb18aa8339&nd=1&dlsi=6aa3a2e90af84f43

Sisters Tess and Hannah talk about their mom's unhinged etiquette during business calls. 

Comedian and co-owner of The Den Comedy Club Janan joins us this week! Janan is a Palestinian redneck comedian and yoga teacher from Texas. She shares about watching her wife give birth during a hurricane, having a mental breakdown before her daughter was born, getting a hardship licence at age 14, and wearing a hijab during 9/11.  

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myfriendjanan/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myfriendjanan

Check out The Den Comedy Club: https://www.thedencomedyclub.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedencomedyclub/

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Music by Marianne Vergult (our mom)
Listen to her music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21uRgCdZDPT0hymMHolT95?go=1&sp_cid=517e9c1733059e241d8e8ebb18aa8339&nd=1&dlsi=6aa3a2e90af84f43

Hey Daughters! This week we discuss two mom-related Reddit stories— a son accidentally flashing your mom and a daughter getting upset when her mom gets her a kid-sized meal. 

Our friend Alex Gustin joins the pod this week! Her mom was a girlboss from Cuba who always had music on in the house. Alex shares about her mom wanting to fight her daycare bully and coping with grief after losing her mom to breast cancer at age 10. She also talks about what inspired her to pursue social work and signs she gets from her mom from the afterlife. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexandriajessi/

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Music by Marianne Vergult (our mom)
Listen to her music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21uRgCdZDPT0hymMHolT95?go=1&sp_cid=517e9c1733059e241d8e8ebb18aa8339&nd=1&dlsi=6aa3a2e90af84f43

Sisters Tess and Hannah discuss men who want to be the "leader" in a relationship, their mom being the alpha in their parent's marriage, and their dad being in his Chinese baddie era. This week's reddit story: did I overreact by snapping at my boyfriend's mom?

Friend of the pod and social worker Lexi Gorman joins us! Her mom is a virgo queen, ran a daycare business out of her home, and loves to bowl. Lexi shares about finding out how she was conceived, helping out with the daycare, and asking her mom if she had sex before marriage. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexigorman/

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Hannah's Instagram: instagram.com/hannahnora/
Music by Marianne Vergult (our mom)
Listen to her music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21uRgCdZDPT0hymMHolT95?go=1&sp_cid=517e9c1733059e241d8e8ebb18aa8339&nd=1&dlsi=6aa3a2e90af84f43

Reddit story: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmIOverreacting/comments/1q5r2sz/aio_for_snapping_at_my_boyfriends_mom_after_she/?solution=b97835c3111ea5eab97835c3111ea5ea&js_challenge=1&token=bbbe4bf1c9a2b5160829c4be34da5861e0785572a490cf3dae18ff1258eb1cb7

Sisters Tess and Hannah chat about their mom crashing out over technology and what video games pissed them off as children. This week's Reddit story: am I the asshole for sending a girl home from my daughter's sleepover?

Artist and comedian Emily Peacock joins us this week! Her mom was a teacher from Port Arthur, Texas who was supportive through Emily's struggles with being bipolar and getting arrested in high school. Emily shares about having her mom pose nude for her art, becoming a terror after jaw surgery, starting comedy after her mom passed away, and becoming a mom herself. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epeacock/

Check out her art exhibit at Seven Sisters in Houston through May 16: https://sevensisters.gallery/artists/54-emily-peacock/

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Music by Marianne Vergult (our mom)
Listen to her music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21uRgCdZDPT0hymMHolT95?go=1&sp_cid=517e9c1733059e241d8e8ebb18aa8339&nd=1&dlsi=6aa3a2e90af84f43

Sisters Tess and Hannah talk about if they want to be moms one day. They also read a Reddit story about a woman who's wondering if she should tell her mom about a shocking discovery after an ancestry DNA test. 

Comedian Adam Radliff joins us this week! His mom has the loudest laugh in a room, is a devout Christian woman, and homeschooled her five kids. Adam shares about his mom helping him through his first heartbreak, the only time his mom ever slapped him, having an easy life, and being a new dad. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamjr1985/

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Listen to her music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21uRgCdZDPT0hymMHolT95?go=1&sp_cid=517e9c1733059e241d8e8ebb18aa8339&nd=1&dlsi=6aa3a2e90af84f43

Our mom joins us on the podcast! Sisters Tess and Hannah share a reddit story with their mom about growing up with intense house rules. 

Marianne Vergult is a singer/songwriter, life coach and our very own mom. She shares about her earliest childhood memories, her sociable mother, why some boys grow up hating women, and how she raised us. 

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Website: https://wildinnerbliss.com/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wild.inner.bliss
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21uRgCdZDPT0hymMHolT95?go=1&sp_cid=517e9c1733059e241d8e8ebb18aa8339&nd=1&dlsi=6aa3a2e90af84f43

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Sisters Tess and Hannah talk about having their mom as a teacher, from Hannah getting grounded in class to Tess watching their mom draw a phallic cannon on the whiteboard. The girls give their take on a reddit story titled "AITA for kinkshaming my mom?" Spoiler: we think kink shaming your mom is okay. 

This week the girls are joined by comedian Collin Sledge! His mom was an intense, type A school principal who couldn't stop working. Collin shares about the "peanut butter incident," dealing with the grief of losing his mom to cancer, getting diagnosed with autism, and wanting a vasectomy.

Go follow Collin! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collinrsledge/ 

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Sisters Tess and Hannah talk about their 9/11 memories, growing up with a politically active mom, and voting in the primaries! And also God. The girls discuss a reddit story about sibling favoritism.

Comedian Yehee graces the podcast this week! She shares about moving from Korea to Houston at six years old and being underestimated because of her cerebral palsy. Yehee's mom is a proud Christian woman (amen), classically trained singer, fashion lover, and recently remarried her ex-husband. Yehee also shares about a chaotic childhood with abuse in the home and healing from those traumas— all while having a white rice intolerance.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyms.yehee/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heyms.yehee

Yehee's Soft White Underbelly interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt5tjkG3CQk

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Did anyone else’s mom think you were going to end up dead in a ditch? This week sisters Tess and Hannah talk about their mom’s anxiety and how their childhood dog passed away (RIP Precious). 

Comedian Ku Egenti joins the pod this week! He shares about his bad ass mom, who climbed the corporate ladder and came to the U.S. from Nigeria with just a purse. Ku opens up about grief and taking care of his mom at the end of her life. 

Go follow Ku Egenti! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kuegenticomedy?igsh=NWw3dDg5ZTBzcHkx

Check out Ku’s specials:

Your Favorite African:  https://open.spotify.com/album/1eo35AZTwtytaRNHlxaGTd?si=blwZjbJGTkeGIh2iVNXXOw

Kutastrophe: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gu0xKYWdoTFqg79S1VrX2?si=MQcZVwgZTByPuyQHxO8-fg

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Music by Marianne Vergult (our mom)
Listen to her music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21uRgCdZDPT0hymMHolT95?go=1&sp_cid=517e9c1733059e241d8e8ebb18aa8339&nd=1&dlsi=6aa3a2e90af84f43