We Should Unpack This

Have you seen ice in your neighborhood? Report it here: http://www.stopice.net This week we're talking about some of our favorite nostalgia from out childhoods because a slushi from a gas station low key kinda changed our lives. We get lost along the way to talk about the rise of fascism, the way that corporations are brain washing us and also give y'all some BIG updates about our move to Florida!...

This week we're talking about the male loneliness epidemic, the manosphere, and the pervasive misogynistic media that literal children are somehow watching?? Is the male loneliness epidemic real or are men to blame for folks not wanting to date them and be partnered with them? And why are teenagers talking to each other about Andrew Tate?? Our little ADHD doo doo brains also take us down a couple...

This week we're unpacking our attachment styles! In my infinite wisdom I scheduled this pod for a few days before the main video about it goes up so stay tuned for that on Saturday buuuut in the meantime we're taking a silly little quiz to find out what our attachment styles are, talking about our issues with hyper-independence, and comparing our traumas! Fun! We get lost along the way telling you...

This week on the pod we're talking about Katy Perry! We're talking a little bit about her Blue Origin space flight, how much we hate billionaires, and talking a LOT about how sad we are about white mediocrity in music production! We get lost along the way to talk about how much we love hot sauce, the origin of Pride, and the rise of harmful body ideals, AGAIN. We hope you enjoy the episode!

This week we're unpacking an apparently very deep admiration for kitchen gadgets! In a continuation of our PowerPoint presentation parties, Mickey got catfished into listening to a presentation that started about kitchen gadgets and turned into something entirely different. We take only a few detours this week to briefly touch on Mickey's obsession with Doechii's new album, how much we love Discor...

This week Mickey is sharing their love of soup with y'all in the form of a PowerPoint presentation party! But virtually! Soup is perfect and soup is everything so we get into why that's irrefutably true and also make the case for lots of food items actually being soup. We also take some brief detours to talk about the sanitizing of pop music, Mickey's health updates, and some public speaking tips...

This week we're talking about D&D because it's Mickey's hyperfixation and because Reddit has a looooot to say! We're sharing some of our hottest takes about the game and the ttrpg hobby in general so don't leave us out here alone! Share your own controversial takes and feelings about D&D in the comments! Obviously we get lost along the way and take some tangents to talk about The Secret Li...

This week we're delving into the world of potatoes! Not just because Mickey has some weirdly apt info to dump but also because we have strong opinions about the spud as two neurodivergent weirdos that we want to share with y'all! We get into the history of potatoes, including a tangent into the Irish potato "famine", rank our favorite ways to prepare the veg and get into some heated debate that Mi...

These week we're permitting Paul a few minutes out of timeout merely to discuss his latest glaring example of what terrible communication, failing as a partner, and coercive behavior could look like. In theory. This latest Paul and Morgan vlog is really concerning so we're unpacking the issues with it and setting the record straight about how to handle these hypothetical situations in a way that p...

This week we're unpacking the topic of radical unschooling because @SAVYWRITESBOOKS made a video about the topic that absolutely blew my mind. We spend some time talking about what a terrible trend this is and the potential impact of it on things like politics and culture but of course we take some tangents too. We get lost talking about Mickey's hatred of the DFW airport, our obsession with DanDa...

This week we're unpacking Mickey's undying hatred for the way that corporations are gamifying everything to try and co-opt our attention spans! What an uplifting topic, I know. Don't worry though because while we're going to complain a lot about microtransactions, our lowered threshold for understimulation and dopamine we're also going to paradoxically play a silly little guess the object game lik...

Welcome back to the pod everyone! After taking a break fro the holidays and/or new year we're back! This week we're talking about Meta's decision add fake AI profiles to their platforms because (wtf is that), the fact that kids don't even understand how to intelligently cheat anymore, and then Mickey quizzes Aaron on baby products because why not?! We obviously get distracted and talk about the Ti...

This week we're bringing y'all an accidental variety show because our brains did the ADHD thing this episode! Oops. We've got musings about the concept of "having it all", car dealership strategies, and how much we hate having to participate in capitalism, plus some MRI updates, and our hopes to start a call in segment of the pod so we can answer y'alls questions! We get lost along the way to talk...

This week we're unpacking the docuseries Glitter and Greed about Lisa Frank because it's a hyperfixation of Mickey's and we recently watched it and really enjoyed it! We're covering the story of how Lisa Frank came to be and the the infighting in the company between Lisa and her now ex husband James and all the drama in between! Of course we take some tangents to talk about the recent UHC incident...

This week we're unpacking our grief because like we mentioned in the last episode we've got a looooot going on! Mickey's got weird health and chronic pain stuff, Aaron's getting laid off and we might have to move so we're getting into how we're coping, whether it helped or not, and how we plan to move forward. We're also airing out our secrets in the "We Listen and Don't Judge" trend from TikTok w...

This week we're unpacking the obvious- the presidential election! Mostly because it sucked and was/is awful so we have thoughts about that, voter turnout, Gen Z men being Republicans, and where we go from here. We've also got some life updates for y'all because in what feels like the most US thing ever, our personal lives devolved into disaster alongside the terrible election news! We've got famil...

This week we're unpacking mostly the first two episodes of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives because it's been a long time since either of us have been so transfixed by a TV show. There's lots to tease out not just because Dakota doesn't deserve Taylor and Whitney is being really mean but because a group of Mormon wives who were part of a swinger group that went viral is kind of a lot. Because it's us...

This week we're unpacking some new information about Ethan Plath and his archaic views on marriage after his interview in the most recent episode of Welcome to Plathville because WOW is there a lot to unpack there! From there we talk about the 4B movement and the ways that people of all kinds are de-centering men from their lives and ways that our relationship has improved since we've distanced ou...

This week we're talking about the recent drama surrounding Chappell Roan cancelling shows to perform at the VMA's because people are mad, mad and rightfully so in our opinion! The big question is is this the beginning of the end? Will Chappell Roan fall off our radar as fast as she showed up or are we being dramatic? Olivia Plath also gives us the tea about the Plath family (namely Kim) that we've...

This week we're unpacking Plathville drama! The rumor is that the supposed "non-negotiables" Ethan Plath wrote in a list for Olivia on last season of Welcome to Plathville have been revealed so we're talking about those today plus our thoughts on the very boring events of S6 so far! We take quite a few rabbit trails today starting with Colleen Hoover's terrible writing because I started the It End...

This week we're unpacking some updates on the MrBeast situation, the rumors about Blake Lively being awful, and laughing at our own trauma because we have a twisted sense of humor! The "making candy salad while talking about trauma" trend isn't exactly the most conventional podcast content but we we have plenty of tangents including Aaron's love for overalls, our poor pup's broken knee, and a spoi...

Happy 50th episode!! For this special episode we're unpacking all the things we missed while Aaron and I were on vacation! We're starting with a very abridged version of the fundie scandal that is Ballerina Farm and we move right along to talk about the Paris Olympics because I need someone to match my freak about Katie Ledecky and Ilona Maher. We wrap up our episode with some OPINION based discus...

This week we're unpacking Inside Out 2 and The Boys even though it seems like those two have nothing to do with each other, and some updates on the Matt & Abby drama that we missed last time! We've also got some news for you all that's kind of a good news bad news situation so we hope y'all can stick with us through this episode of the pod!

This week on the pod we're unpacking our friendship (horror) stories and advice, our friendship advice, and some AITA stories! Of course we take some detours to talk about The Secret Life of the American Teenager and shitty Christian media and our new sensory toys so we hope you enjoy this week's episode of the pod!

This week we're talking about Matt and Abby from the Unplanned Podcast and there are actually SO many red flags here we didn't have time to unpack them all! We're diving into the topic of divorce, birthdays, and sharing the mental load among other things. Because it's us, of course we take a few tangents to talk about Queen Charlotte and Bridgerton season 3 so we hope you enjoy the episode!