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! Let us know what your favorite bit of childhood nostalgia is in the comments!

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 tangents including some (at this point very late) Katy Perry updates, the peeing on jellyfish stings myth, and some reaaallly gross Reddit AITA relationship stories! We hope y'all enjoy the ep and we'll see you in two weeks!

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 guys the very much not abridged version of our drama with our neighbor (and their aggressive dog), how much we hate weaponized incompetence, and Mickey's exercise goals! We hope you enjoy the pod! Let us know what your attachment style quiz results were in the comments!

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 Discord (shameless plug for the link below), and our distress about getting old! We hope you enjoy this week's episode!

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 for some reason. We hope y'all enjoy the episode!

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 Life of the American Teenager AGAIN, Mickey's conspiracy theories about Meta platform ads and how AI and social media are fueling propaganda! What a fun and totally cohesive episode! See ya next week!

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 Mickey is absolutely and totally right in! Share your potato lists with us below so we can all fight about it!

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 promotes the safety and empowerment of everyone! Because it's us we also get sidetracked talking about our misadventures at the used book store, the time our cat pooped in the car, and our latest reality tv obsession. It's all related I swear! We hope you all enjoy the episode and don't forget to like it and leave us reviews! See ya in two weeks!

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 DanDaDan (and the intro music) and our hope for the future and our ability to connect with one another! We hope you enjoy the episode!

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 like last week! We, of course, get distracted and take some tangents to talk about the latest trends in Mormon hanky panky, a rant about high control religions, and our pitch for not starting the new year until Spring! We hope y'all enjoy the episode!

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 TikTok ban, how Aaron would carry me around if I was a worm, and what being punk ACTUALLY is thank you very much. We hope y'all enjoy the episode!

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 about middle school chain texts, our car's fender getting ripped off, and Mickey's inability to be punk. We hope y'all enjoy the episode!

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, Aaron having a bad day, and why Mickey and Aaron both identify so strongly with crows. We hope you're having a good day and that you enjoy the episode!

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 with some tangents into our Christmas decor, how much Aaron loves Costco egg bites, and how we both got read to filth by our therapists! We hope y'all enjoy the episode!

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 family drama, chronic illness updates, job drama, heartbreak, and birthday let downs and we take some brief side tangents about shopping for jumpsuits, PMDD, and our inane idea to host a re-do prom so I think we covered all our bases! We hope you love the episode!

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 we also get lost in some Le Tigre lyrics, our beef with TikTok that is actually just our own projection of our insecurities, and how much we love Rings of Power. Enjoy the episode!

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 ourselves from patriarchal expectations! Bants this week include Aaron's unhinged food choices, Mickey's surprise appearance on another YouTuber's video, and our theories about what's propaganda and what's not! We hope you enjoy the episode!

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 all been waiting for and of course we derail to discuss Mickey's beef with Tom's of Maine, Aaron's secret desire to be Batman, and how much we hate capitalism. We hope you enjoy the episode! See you next week!

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 Ends With Us audiobook and updates on Savannah's healing and my never ending quest for a doctor! We hope you enjoy the episode!