Listen to full episode here: Episode 64 Audio

Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~60 min
Theme: Ozempic confessions, emotional parenting moments, federal waste breakdowns, a wedding dress AITA, and a viral TikTok love triangle… in Pakistan.

🎧 In This Episode:

Stefanie and Meredith get real about body image, weight struggles, and trying compounded Ozempic (with a side of food noise freedom and stomach pain). Then they dive into parenting bittersweetness, from college scheduling to mature teen decisions. But don’t worry—it’s not all feelings. They bring the fire with viral TikTok recaps, insane government spending exposés, and an unforgettable AITA wedding guest scandal. Oh—and apparently, Pakistan just adopted a New Yorker who refused to leave the country after being catfished. It’s a circus.

💬 Topics Covered:

💉 Ozempic, Food Noise & Real Talk
– Meredith opens up about her weight loss journey and trying a more affordable compounded version of Ozempic.
– Food noise, self-worth, body image, and breaking the cycle of emotional eating.

👖 Emotional Parenting Moments:
– Stefanie helps Dylan plan college-level senior year classes and Meredith shares Jackson’s unexpectedly mature football decision.
– The moms aren’t crying… you are.

📦 Wasted Government Spending – You Can’t Make This Up:
– $2.3M to teach clowns balloon animals.
– $36M hotline to teach people how to turn on headlights (only 40 people called in 2023).
– $1.4M to pop bubble wrap for stress relief?!
– Plus: kazoo orchestras, puddle water depth research, and uniform Gatorade colors at football games. Yes, really.

🌍 USPS Drama, TikTok Serums & Overseas Shopping Bans:
– Are we losing USPS altogether? And will your Temu package still arrive?
– Plus, product recaps and skincare finds you’ll want to check out (hydrating serums, caffeine eye cream, and face workouts).

🧠 AITA – Wedding Dress Guest:
– A woman wears her own never-worn wedding dress to her brother’s dramatic, themed wedding.
– The bride approved it beforehand… but did she secretly hate it?
– The hosts are deeply divided on this one.

🌐 Viral TikTok Love Story – Pakistan Edition:
– A New Yorker catfishes an 18-year-old online, flies to Pakistan, camps in his apartment complex, and becomes an accidental local celebrity.
– Media frenzy, McDonald’s feasts, and a guy named Bilal narrating it all like a telenovela.
– Trust us, you’ll be invested.

📚 Book Club – The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding
– Dual POV thriller with betrayal, staged death, and survival.
– Final Verdict: 9/10 – dark, smart, and emotionally gripping.

📖 Next Week’s Read:
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay – Family found dead in Mexico, a viral true crime doc, and a college student with secrets that could unravel everything.

🧠 Quote of the Week:

“You're listening here for entertainment, not to learn anything—so go with me.” – Meredith 😂

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🎪 Until next time, keep the serums cold, the socks paired, and the kids only mildly feral.

This is our circus—and these are definitely our monkeys. 🐒