Closet Disco Queen Pot-Cast

Drop us a line or two . . . This week, Queenie & TT ride out literal and emotional storms—from Midwest tornado warnings to the unpredictable reality of caregiving for aging parents. Queenie shares the heartbreaking contrast between her mom’s structured weekdays and disoriented weekends, highlighting the exhausting “Jekyll & Hyde” nature of cognitive decline. Meanwhile, TT reflects on the q...

Drop us a line or two . . . In this special 420 episode of the Closet Disco Queen Podcast, Queenie and TT end Season 4 with cannabis, comedy, and a conversation that feels both timely and overdue. TT is back from Mexico, adjusting to rainy weather, a broken dryer, and the return to everyday life, while Queenie reports on spring finally arriving in the Northeast, complete with birds nesting, squirr...

Drop us a line or two . . . This week on Closet Disco Queen, Queenie and TT connect across borders as TT records from sunny Mexico (where cannabis is still surprisingly illegal) while Queenie holds down the damp, chilly Northeast. From sunscreen breakthroughs to beachside tequila compromises, the episode kicks off with vacation vibes before diving into everything from cannabis science to politics,...

Drop us a line or two . . . Riverside ate our episode. TT's in Cancun. So Queenie's flying solo with 11 original AI-generated cannabis songs from the CDQ vault. Consider this your official Humble Pond Productions playlist drop. Pour something. Spark something. Press play. FULL EPISODE DESCRIPTION Well, queens. It has been a week. Our recorded episode went up in smoke — and not the good k...

Drop us a line or two . . . This week on Closet Disco Queen, Queenie and TT kick things off with wildlife chaos (mice, rabbits, and an unexpected “buck rub” situation) before diving into a conversation that takes a sharp and meaningful turn into midlife health, hormones, and letting go. Because at this stage of life, everything is on the table. TT shares a long-awaited gynecologist visit and her d...

Drop us a line or two . . . This week on Closet Disco Queen, Queenie and TT kick things off with March Madness wins (and losses), mystery stash chocolate, and the joy of a perfectly sized “dog walker” pre-roll — because sometimes all you need is a quick buzz and a short walk. But things quickly take a turn into the kind of conversation only midlife cannabis queens can have: 👉 When exactly did we...

Drop us a line or two . . . This week on Closet Disco Queen , Queenie and TT start the morning with birthdays, kitchen renovations, and the promise of spring before diving into one of life’s most pressing questions: Why do humans have permanent boobs? A fascinating (and slightly hilarious) evolutionary theory suggests breasts may have evolved to keep newborn babies warm. Who knew the girls might a...

Drop us a line or two . . . Queenie kicks things off with a full report on “cheating” on her longtime stylist when a French salon manager steps in and delivers oddly regal, precision-level hair artistry… plus a shampoo chair massage that basically qualifies as diplomacy. The two riff on aging moments that hit like a surprise slap (hello, “65+” as the final survey category), how invisibility feels...

Drop us a line or two . . . Queenie and TT record in the morning like the agile legends they are… despite a little tech lag. They recap a quiet Stink-O-Rama roller skating day, celebrate Chef Son’s homemade feast, and spiral (comedically) into the brutal truth of aging, hormones, and the “we’re shriveling into dust balls” era. They revisit Tanya’s menopause/HRT wisdom, debate psychedelics and micr...

Drop us a line or two . . . This week is a special guest episode, and it’s spicy, honest, and wildly overdue. Queenie & TT are joined by Tanya Griffin — health educator, entrepreneur, and long-time voice in women’s wellness — for a candid conversation about the stuff we were raised to whisper about… in a brown paper bag… “down below.” They talk menopause and perimenopause without the shame, th...

Drop us a line or two . . . In this episode, Queenie & TT do what midlife women everywhere are doing right now: trying to hold it together when winter, responsibility, and the state of the world are doing the most to break us. There’s frigid weather, indoor soccer in inflatable buildings, sports stress, and the honest truth that sometimes the best mental health plan is: go outside once… and th...

Drop us a line or two . . . Episodes may include original AI-assisted music created by Queenie & TT, alongside licensed intro and outro music. In this episode, Queenie & TT reconnect after a warm-weather escape and a return to brutal winter temperatures, reflecting on travel resets, cold-weather survival, and the strange humor that comes with seasonal whiplash. From snow-covered beaches to...

Drop us a line or two . . . 📝 EPISODE SUMMARY  In this episode, Queenie & TT laugh their way through the disorienting reality of midlife, where plans shift, routines unravel, and certainty feels increasingly optional. From household disruption and tech hiccups to travel prep, lingering colds, and the low-grade exhaustion that sneaks in when everything feels slightly off, this conversation cap...

Drop us a line or two . . . In this episode, Queenie & TT lean into the growing midlife realization that the old way of doing things may no longer apply — and that turning it upside down might be exactly what’s required. They talk candidly about exhaustion, disruption, and the low-grade burnout that comes from being the default person for everything. From home projects and daily chaos to the e...

Drop us a line or two . . . This week, Queenie and TT start with a real-life reset—respiratory crud, low energy, and the glamorous pre-beach ritual of “thinning the forest”—before pivoting into bigger stuff: protests, ICE fear and outrage, and the emotional fatigue of watching people normalize what should never be normal. They share a surprising bright spot (major progress on the kitchen pack-up),...

Drop us a line or two . . . In this episode, Queenie and TT ring in the new year with their signature blend of humor, candor, and side-eye, starting with global political shockwaves and landing squarely in the realities of midlife bodies, boundaries, and burnout. They talk cannabis consumption, Massachusetts moving forward with social-consumption licenses, the rapid saturation of dispensaries, and...

Drop us a line or two . . . In this post-holiday episode, Queenie and TT ease their way out of Christmas and toward the New Year with warmth, humor, and perspective. They reflect on family gatherings, traditions, grief, nostalgia, and the strange emotional whiplash that follows the holidays—when the house empties, the cookies remain, and memories linger. The Queens check in on what they’ve consume...

Drop us a line or two . . . It’s the final episode of the year, and Queenie and TT are doing what they do best—making sense of the madness with humor, cannabis, and zero patience for nonsense. This week, the Queens revisit the surprisingly powerful science of humming (yes, humming) as a stress reliever and sinus saver, reflect on collective trauma and gaslighting fatigue, and unpack the latest can...

Drop us a line or two . . . In this episode, Queenie & TT settle in from the cold and let the conversation wander where midlife brains naturally go: time, exhaustion, politics, cannabis confusion, words we love (and loathe), and finally… letting shit go. They talk about winter resentment, being trapped indoors, and the creeping sense that everything feels heavier lately — especially as the pol...

Drop us a line or two . . . Queenie & TT jump on the mic to talk through the announcement that President Donald J. Trump has signed an executive order initiating the move to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I drug to Schedule III — meaning marijuana would no longer be federally categorized alongside heroin and fentanyl.   They unpack what this does and does not mean right now, including the...

Drop us a line or two . . . In this festive, snarky, holly-jolly episode, Queenie & TT recap Queenie’s whirlwind NYC adventure with 11 family members—complete with wooden escalators at Macy’s , Midtown crowds, a surprisingly safe and clean Rockefeller Center, LED pedicabs dressed like disco elves, and a Greek diner miracle where eight people were seated together during the holidays.   The conv...

Drop us a line or two . . . Time is speeding up, brains are rebooting at 66, and the exit ramp is visible — but nobody’s ready to put their blinker on just yet. This week, Queenie & TT cover: A fascinating new theory about brain development shifting again in your mid-60s Why it suddenly feels illegal to waste time after a certain age The Supreme Court possibly stepping into cannabis reform The...

Drop us a line or two . . . In this raw, hilarious, and brutally honest episode, Queenie & TT tackle the emotional whiplash of midlife caregiving , the chaos of aging parents , and the rage-inducing reality that patience doesn’t age like fine wine. Queenie shares what it’s really like managing her mom’s late-night panic calls, behavioral struggles at her adult day program, and the impossible t...

Drop us a line or two . . . Queenie and TT log into another remote session and immediately spiral into the most relatable midlife chaos imaginable — fuzzy backgrounds, weird camera angles, pillow-height politics, and the kind of brain fog that makes you wonder why you opened your laptop in the first place. A sharp, funny episode about navigating tech, memory, and midlife womanhood with zero shame...

Drop us a line or two . . . Snow in November, live rosin gummies, and midlife meltdowns—Queenie and TT are back with another hilarious, heartfelt ride through the weirdness of womanhood. In this episode, they explore the surprising science of humming as a stress-buster (yes, really—it’s vagus nerve magic), share dinner-table family confessions, and tackle the hemp “loophole” myth. TT’s gummy kicks...