Your Weekly Breakdown

The girls are back with all things culture, work, and women, and have their fav recos for you, per usual. But also...could you live in the 1800s? Have you thought about the SCENT? 

Cait and Em are back this week to chat about everything from Doug Ford's tariffs ads to the bot farm heist, to "trad sons" (gtfo) and education strikes. Also did you hear about the woman who ended her marriage after 25 years because her husband ate her slice of cake? Not mad about it, but the girls also address the backlash over the e-reader remote comments.

PS who was your first crush?! Cait and Em realize they have the SAME first crush: Devon Sawa. Also maybe Kate Winslet? And sorry, wait, when did you realize your parents didn't know EVERYTHING? Just curious. The girls consider how much is too much to tolerate in a relationship, and study the etymology of the word DUDE.

Is there a wellness gender gap? Rhetorical question, but they dive in anyway. Cait finally makes Em speechless with her news about 'dead heart transplants'. They apologize to all of the doctors listening. 

Shownotes:

• "Hubsons"
• sim bot farm heist
• doug ford's tariffs ads
• gavin newsom skit w/ doug
• tariff talks are over
• teachers strike and education system
• lila schroth atlantic moon article
• SNL cast shakeup
• dead heart transplant
• movie: rose bryne's if I had legs I'd kick you
• book: Nymph by stephanie lacava

music

• lily allen's album
• ace by madison cunningham
• the bpm by sudan archives

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Armed with “shit tickets” and a head cold, Emily and Caitlin tackle West Coast baseball allegiances, why LinkedIn can take a hike, and whether your protein shake comes with a side of heavy metals. They unpack Canada’s stalled coercive-control bill, the Louvre’s scooter heist, MTV’s (real) goodbye, and Earth’s new “backup moon". Plus the girls' latest segment: Ding-Dong of the Week! Wait, there's actual good climate news, happy whales, great books, books, and petty tech (hi, Kobo remote). Call the girls with your chaos: +1-604-937-6058.

Shownotes:

• Mail bag: what's up with bill C332?
• Louvre Heist
• No kings protests + donald's AI poop vid
• ding dong of the week: man who appealed Pelicot case sentencing
• The end of MTV 
• kobo e readers now come with a remote
• lead in protein powder
• earth now has two moons
• Repairing the Ozone Layer
• Humpback wales no longer face extinction

Watch:

• The Wild Ones
• Diplomat S3

Read: 

• The Good Daughter
• Nobody's Girl
• The Wayfinder

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Cait + Em are smart, soft, slightly over it, and extremely anti-jeans-on-a-yacht.

This week on the pod they spiral (politely) from social anxiety to hosting dinners, to hobbies and gorpcore fashion. Guys, how do we really feel about Justin Trudeau's nautical denim?

They cover the BC liquor strikes, Alberta teacher strikes, and wow who knew Canada Post owns 91% of Puralator?! Cait + Em also get their first listener call and dive into the best skincare for those not yet hopping on the botox bus. And, because they are so awesome, they also talk sports, space, insane ex behaviour, books, and film.

Grab that second cup of coffee, cuddle up with the girls, and try on some lucky b*tch syndrome.

Shownotes:

gorpcore trend and old man fashion

liquor store strikes in bc

canada post strike and ownership in puralator

emily's magical skin care post

Nafisa Collier vs wnba commissioner

canada nuclear power on the moon

books: 

• a manual for cleaning women
• flat earth
• the living god
• grand rapids

TV/film:

• victoria beckham documentary
• Steve
• bugonia

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Curl up with Cait + Em and catch up on all things culture, work, and women for the week. The girls chat strapless bras and hair loss, how women could spend full time hours and a full time salary just trying to maintain 'youth', Thanksgiving and appropriate timelines for decorating, and how the US media influences global culture. They answer a listener question about whether or not you really need a digital janitor, aka a data privacy app. 

Also! You can now leave the girls a voicemail! They are excited to hear your questions.

TW: this episode does content conversation around sexual assault and abuse. 

Shownotes:

• Liver problems linked to supplement use
• The Onion's Epstein docu
• Judge Diane Goodstein's house fire
• Jane Goodall's Famous Last Words
• Geese album, Atlantic and GQ articles
• OpenAI's Sora AI slop
• 404 Flags violent AI Youtube channel 
• OpenAI's electricity use
• Bill Burr's Riyadh comments
• Rules for being a gentleman (or just good societal etiquette!)
• Saturn's ice moon and organic matter!
• Diddy's sentencing
• Donald's spiritual advisor is a convicted child sex offender
• Why are women leaving the workforce? and the Dept of Labor posters

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Cait & Em are back and carrying a little vacation glow into real life. 

The girls dive into Sarkozy’s jail time, Saudi Arabia’s latest mega-buy, Trump’s head-scratching executive order, and the Anthropic lawsuit, plus books, Taylor Swift's new album, PTA's new latest film, and why James Norton + Joel Kinnaman are making Em feral. Add in Cait’s love for comforting "struggle meals", and you’ve got your weekly dose of smart, silly chaos.

Shownotes:

• blue jays success 
• bad bunny at the superbowl
• WNBA finals - referee drama, cheryl fined and out a game
• colonel sanders secret recipe KFC
• queen victoria and john browne 
• nicholas sarkozy jail
• brigette macron and candace owens
• doge chaos
• Riyadh comedy festival and David Cross
• trumps' EO on domestic terrorists, anti-christianity
• Andrea Baertz and authors win case vs Anthropic
• Taylor Swift's new album
• housemaid book
• katabasis book
• paul thomas anderson movie - one battle after another
• house of guinness (hello james norton)
• chicken sisters season 2 is out in the US
• struggle meals, comfort foods

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Caitlin and Emily are back for season 2 of Your Weekly Breakdown, recently selected by Apple Podcasts as one of their Best So Far for 2025!

They catch up about Cait's trip to Portugal, and how to integrate some vacation habits into your day to day. Emily is working on getting closure and walks us through how she's approaching it.

Then, the girls cover the latest global, US, and Canadian headlines you may have missed, and take a deep dive into some that really stand out. 

As always, Caitlin and Emily chat through their favourite books, music, and shows, and argue about the minutia, keeping you chuckling while they get you up to date.

Shownotes:

• degrassi documentary at tiff
• FCC and jimmy kimmel
• Oracle and TikTok in the US
• Chan Zuckerberg Initiative drama
• Tech overlords at king charles dinner with Trump
• Lilith Fair documentary
• American Sweatshop

Books:

• Catherine McKenna's new book
• Taylor Jenkins Reid's Atmosphere
• Lady Tan's Circle of Women
• Confessions by Catherine Airey

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Cait and Em are back this week with a special guest! Tune in to hear the girls catch up with actor Genevieve Angelson (Handmaid's Tale, New Amsterdam, The Afterparty, and The Chicken Sister!) as they riff on banned books, body science, midwives, body hair, being a working actor, somatic therapy, and (lol) rim jobs. 

As usual, they hit a few news highlights, books they're loving, and skin care recommendations. 

Shownotes:

• Genevieve's ASMR + IG
• Trump era: Normalization of Chaos
• Norma Swenson Obit
• Ina May's guide to childbirth
• Summer MacIntosh wins gold at swimming worlds
• Book: Dry Season, Melissa Febos
• 25 books we're looking forward to reading this year
• Sunscreens: color science, Zo skin, skinceuticals

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They're baaaack! The girls fangirl the woman in charge of MI6 and chat about the breast cancer vaccine, and cover the Diddy verdict and the ins and outs of the Hockey Canada SA trial.

Caitlin and Emily lament about tennis elbow and construction season, and laugh about men freeing the nipple and Netanyahu nominating Donald for a Nobel Peace Prize. GTFO. Also, someone tell Marjorie to stop with her problematic weather conspiracies. 

Of course, Emily yammers on about tech, including the companies who spent a ton on AI to 'save money' that now have to hire humans to fix AI's problems. Also, Denmark introduced a new copyright act that might help with the wave of AI bots stealing content creators' work.

Pull up a chair and let's catch up.

Shownotes:

• blaise metreweli mi6
• breast cancer vaccine
• diddy verdict
• DARVO
• hockey canada trial
• globe and mail talks to teens about hockey canada trial
• Khaman Maluach - south sudanese nba
• marjorie tailor greene's weather conspiracy theories
• david suzuki's climate change note
• AI bots stealing other creator's photos and videos
• denmark has pioneered a copyright likeness law
• companies hiring humans to fix the mistakes AI is making
• syringe attacks
• chris hayes book and interview with hasan minaj and the book attention economy
• the history of why expensive areas of cities are the west side
• wealth transfer stats since 1975
• Stop Podcasting Yourself

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Cait and Em are back to catch you up on news (without the dread), what's shifting within the culture, and recommendations for what to watch, listen to, and read. You'll feel like you're curled up on the couch chatting with your friends. 

The girls chat summer plans, and Cait has a very relatable breakdown over burnout. They chat about the Ick, Gen Z's seggs habits, THAT Venice wedding, and happy hormones we could all use more of.

Tune in and let's catch up!

Shownotes:

• Trump ceasefire between iran and isreal
• joyce vance substack
• Canada's nationalism is nothing new via mcleans
• big bounce canada
• mahmoud khalil freed, back to protesting
• the 4 happy hormones
• new yorker gen z not having enough sex
• strength training takes biological years off your life
• NYT article re The Ick

Music:

• lauren duffus can's gone warm
• lyra pramuk hymnal 

TV:

• titan OceanGate documentary
• dallas cowboys docu
• next gen NYC reality show

Books:

• Mikaela Ruben cookbook 
• The Möbius Book by Catherine Lacey
• The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
• The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley

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This week, join Em & Cait as they chit chat about the concept of "likability labour," media CEO's outrageous pay, semi-glutides, and the biggest fail of the Cannes Film Festival. 

Would you go to a sober sauna rave? What about to learn Mahjong? The girls catch up on King Charles' visit to Canada, Adriana Smith, Trump's hassling of Harvard, and our favourite books and music this week.

You'll feel like you're curled up on the couch with your friends chatting about life and current events. 

Shownotes:

• mahjong
• toast summit
• othership cut article 
• media CEO pay 
• mountainhead movie
• james gray speech at cannes
• cannes fashion rules and bad men
• likeability labour article
• king charles in canada
• trump v harvard
• adriana smith
• nasal spray Alzheimer's
• Books + Music
  • one golden summer by carley fortune
  • great big beautiful life by emily henry
  • miley cyrus new album
  • mamalarky new album

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