Ponytails & Paperbacks

Three friends catch up after a missed week, joking about being “camp counselors” during summer break, kids’ half-day camps, and the challenges of potty-training a 3–4 month pit-lab puppy. They recap recent trips to the mountains, beach, and a water park, complaining about sunburns and discussing sunscreen expiration. They talk about swimming skills and fears in their kids, Father’s Day plans and g...

Two hosts return from a couple-week hiatus to recap attending the Premier Hair Show in Orlando, discussing people-watching, spotting hairstylists like Emily Chen and Jacob Khan, and frustrations with overcrowded, back-to-back classes, including a misleading “Nail Your Social Media” session and a pixie class interrupted by a fire alarm; they also note the show’s chaos, costs, and a hotel’s $45/day...

On this “Ponytails and Paperbacks” episode with only two hosts (Ashley is at a dealership; Brooke has kids’ dentist appointments), they recap busy weekends: one host surprised her son Gray with WWE SmackDown at Colonial Life Arena, where he initially cried from anxiety but ended up loving it; she later went to urgent care for congestion and was advised fluids and allergy medicine. The other host a...

The hosts of “Ponytails and Paperbacks” return after a two-week break, joke about recording candid office audio, and recap their weekends: one rested, got seafood and visited a bookstore; another attended a rainy Houndmouth concert, stayed in a sketchy North Charleston VRBO, and finished a frustrating youth baseball season marked by poor sportsmanship from parents; they also praise a new restauran...

Ponytails & Paperbacks: Hiatus Catch-Up, UFO Rabbit Holes, and Book Club Updates The hosts of “Ponytails and Paperbacks” return after an unplanned two-week hiatus due to spring break and life events, including emotional losses and attending a funeral for a friend’s mother who died from a rare, undetected metastatic breast cancer, plus supporting another family after a parent’s death. They shar...

The hosts of “Ponytails and Paperbacks” chat about their weekends, including seeing Abigail perform downtown and concerns about a nearby shooting, extensive yard work and mulch spreading, baseball in Lexington, errands at Target and Walmart, and buying books. They discuss finishing Rebecca Yarros’s The Last Letter, describing it as extremely sad but still recommendable, and share current reads inc...

The hosts of Ponytails and Paperbacks catch up on their weekends, introduce their first “special guest” Maggie May (Ashley’s Frenchie), and chat about shopping for Easter dresses and bathing suits, busy sports schedules, and a mahjong open-play tournament.

Conversations about price, life, and learning.

Weekend recap, sourdough bread, Ugly Love, and hair consultations.

This week we introduce Brooke, talk about Valentine's Day, book genres, right of way etiquette, and activities with family.

We kick off our first podcast covering hot topics like introductions, the Super Bowl, saggy balls, A Court Of Thorn And Roses series, and other random things.