The podcast centers on emotional honesty, humor, and community during times of personal struggle. Members share their journeys through depression, anxiety, and identity crises, emphasizing that authenticity—like not forcing a smile—can be deeply validating. The show highlights how shared vulnerability on platforms like TikTok creates a sense of solidarity, helping people feel less alone. It critiques societal norms in areas like gender roles (e.g., cheerleading, parenting), cultural appropriation, and internet culture’s tendency to weaponize common phrases. Personal stories from travel, saunas, and reality TV illustrate how small, unexpected moments—like being in a Pride parade or a heated debate over cake pop recipes—become emotional anchors. The group promotes emotional resilience through self-awareness, particularly the idea of "processing" feelings by sitting with them without reacting. Ultimately, the conversation underscores the power of laughter, authenticity, and mutual support as tools for healing, while celebrating the individuality of each person’s journey.
(upbeat music) - Sup, Giggler. - Gary, fix your Wi-Fi. - No, it's not that short. We can't be manners. (laughing) (upbeat music) - I'm in the day just got away from me. - Hello, my grimacing gigglers. - Okay, what does that mean? - Gremis is this. - Okay. - That's me smiling. It's a grimace. - Yeah, okay. - We've started a movement. It's soft smile summer. The girls aren't smiling. To people please, we're just being ourselves. And if you don't smile, people still love you. I don't know, I just made that up. - How are you? - I haven't smiled once in Solidarity. - That's a lie, 'cause you've posted two TikToks smiling at the end, and it was giving. You don't care about your best friend. I was like, oh, okay, just attack me to my face. - I have been thinking about you a lot. - No, you know what I'm going through and you decided to smile in two out of two alpha talks. Crazy. And people noticed the other night, I faced I'm Tana, and it was actually so sad, because she goes, I haven't been able to give my real smile all day because I don't want to scare people. And now that I get to laugh with you on FaceTime, it's so freeing. - No, I'll see you guys, I'm at my job. - Yeah. - The news is, it's going well, 'cause I'm like leaning into being serious, but I can't smile, 'cause it makes me look like I'm crying, and it freaks people out, so I have to hold it in until I get back to my hotel room and I'm just like, (laughs) - You know what, I'm actually really proud of us though, because I feel like whenever we go through something, also I've been shitting my brains out here. - Yeah, I don't want to bring it up. - We make it acceptable for the girls to just beat themselves. - Well, it's so cool that we say something that's so depressing and sad, and then all the gigglers are like, I feel less alone, this happened to me, or this isn't happening to me, but I at least can laugh at you. Like the fact that some people literally, I was in the darkest depression, and then I watched the YouTube of you trying to smile, and it brought me out of it, and I'm like, it was worth it. It was worth it, stabbed me a million times. But my feed now, every nurse, doctor, practitioner, is now doing videos about what happened to me. - Trying to help you. - Which is kind of great, because I'm getting all this free advice, but all the advice is like, you fucked. - Yeah, you have a couple months. - And some of them are like, this was extremely rare. How did this happen to both Paige and Hannah within a couple months? How are ops are working overtime? - But also, I feel like nurses are nervous, 'cause they're like, hey guys, Botox isn't as horrible as Paige and Hannah are making it seem, they just have really bad luck, and I'm like, okay, well, the math isn't mathing, no. - This statistics, that me, and my best friend, in the course of three months, had a Botox mishap? - This was the third time I did masseter, so I'm one for three. You're one for three, right? - Yeah. - You're one for one. - One of two, one of two. - Okay, so that's two out of five. Two out of five. That's almost half. - You've lost. - Sorry, I've actually tapped out. - This is 40%. Wait, by the way. - 40%. - Being in Toronto, I forgot to tell you, I got to my flight early, and then I looked at when the flight was boarding, and it said, 2010, and in that moment, I was like, I'm not gonna make it. 'Cause, like, the second it's a meal, once you're in the 20s. Like, I feel like 15, I could do the math, but once you're in the 20s, that's like, you've lost me. - It's the next day, at that point, it's the next day. - And then I realized, the recent menu podcasting when you're in Italy, totally fun, totally easy, the hard part is we can't do math, so I'll be like, page, I'm free at 4 p.m. And she's like, don't know when that is. - I'm like, cool, cool. Somebody tried to schedule a Zoom with me, and Josephine was like, hey, they wanna do it, and I go, okay, if they're in California, we're fucked. (laughs) I was like, you tell them, pick a time, and I'll see if I'll be there. - If I had to carry a one to get to that time, we're not doing it, so again, now we're just like, hey, are you free in the next 20 minutes? And if we're not, then we just wait. We haven't set one time. - Also, I was running on the treadmill, I was bragging to you how fast I was running, 'cause you're fast twitch muscle. - Turns out, I wasn't running miles per hour, I was running running kilometers per hour. (laughs) - Okay, I sit on the scale here, and it's in kilograms, and I go, yeah, I like that number. (laughs) You know what, I'm not even gonna convert that, because that seems nice. (laughs) - I thought I was like an Olympian, I go, wow, I jogged once, and I'm running at nine, for seven minutes, I actually was like so, I was like, holy shit, I'm a, I was Kendall Jenner, I was like, I'm athletic, so genetically athletic. But babe, sauna life, it's been a lot. - I love a sauna, how many minutes are you going in for? - Well, this is the thing, there's a sauna at my hotel, but it's not like a full person sauna. It's like two people, I mean, it's two people. Like it's not like a big sauna. So I keep having the sauna interactions, which I didn't know was legal. The first one sit down, a man comes in, and I'm like, should I call the police, like, is that, are you, I'm in the sauna? Like, why would you call my sauna? Turns to me goes, hey, really liked your special. - Another man? - He must have been on the background of his girlfriend. Is it like living room? How are they finding us? - Okay, that's not right or cool. Then the next day, I'm in the sauna, watching Wimbledon, and these two are gossiping, gossiping. They turn to me, they go, sorry, what time is it? I look up, I'm like, I can't read military time, I don't know. And 37, 42, who the fuck knows? And the guy was a gay glare. He turns to me, goes, oh, Hannah Brenner. Oh my God. So I'm two for two, starts asking me about all the tea going on. And I said, look, what happens in the sauna stays in the sauna. So I'm gossiping. - Yeah. - They get out, sauna yesterday. There was a girl in like, it's by the pool, wearing a full thong in the sauna. Like, I guess bathing suits you like that now. I go in, there's a huge, like, but mark for sitting in the sauna. - Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. That's disgusting. No, I was like, I'm kind of sauna culture. I don't understand yet. It's freaking me out. I got into a fight in the sauna one time. What happened? Okay, I go into this, I'm in a building. I'm in like an apartment building. It's a communal sauna. It's, but girl, it's in like a girl's locker room. So it's just women. But it's like a pretty big sauna. Like, it's two rows. If you really wanted to pack 10 people in there, you could. I work out in the gym and then I go into the locker room and I go in the sauna. And I'm in my workout clothes and I kept my sneakers on. Okay, and I'm sitting there. My feet are on the ground. And this woman comes in and she's wearing, she's also in like regular clothes, but no shoes. And she says to me, you know, it's really rude to come in with your sneakers on. People lay their heads down, like lay on these benches. And I turn to her and I go, well, that's disgusting because this is a communal sauna. And why would someone be laying their sweaty body down? So I kept my sneakers on and was like, that's where me and you are different. I would have been like, I am so sorry. This is your culture. I don't understand your culture. I'm taking off my shoes. I love it. And then you sat there and looked at her the whole time. I was this close to being like, and who the fuck are you to tell me what I'm going to do in the goddamn sauna. I go, well, that's disgusting. You shouldn't lay down on it. The sauna is full of people sweat. She was trying to tell me I was in like a health code violation. I was like, no, no, lady, I think you with your bare ass feet, I also said I go, well, I would be nervous to not have socks and shoes on because that's how foot fungus spreads. So how off my dick, lady, I love all the women around you being like valid points are being made. And I suddenly don't want to be here anymore. No, I feel like that's where COVID started. I took this relaxing experience and just, well, being in a small, hot space with strangers is my nightmare. My nightmare. I've had three bad experiences. No, no, no, the second one was fun because we gossiped, but like I was, I just want to watch Wimbledon. You're in a different place than you typically are. And I would say that like when people, when you're in a random situation and someone does want to talk to you, you're very happy and jolly and you do want to engage, but you're going through a time right now. No, I know because you can't talk. That's your favorite thing to do is talk. No, I know. And I do have to say the one thing that's getting me through this and if we're being so real with each other. Yeah.
Let's I'm getting so much attention Like if I wasn't getting attention you guys I would be like in a really really bad place But I go to sleep at night and I go at least people are talking about me At least people care enough and it's actually crazy because when it first started happening I was on tiktok And I found like two or three girls that it happened to and all these gurlis are now posting being like Hey, you guys remember when this happened to me. It's happening. I had a burner and the girl was so funny She's like Hannah burner. We got another diva down. She didn't look at my so we're kind of all bonding even merideth Which bonkitchen she said it happened to her making trainers said it happened to her and It's it even our people just not saying when it happens because they're embarrassed because when it happened to me I literally was so mean. No, I I would tell everyone that would listen I'd be like I know you don't know me So you don't know what my actual smile looks like but look at this because the saying it like I wanted to tell everyone So I don't get it like I read the girls. It don't be embarrassed But the gigglers. Yeah, they're getting me through it by laughing and like people are telling me like Just that it's it made them happy and that makes like it really like For a month of sadness is cured for sure where I would have been really sad So yesterday we were trying to record you you were going through it. Are you okay? You know this is my karma for laughing in my tic-tac so all my friend can't move her face because we truly have switched positions. I was And you know, this is my own fault because I came onto the trip and I said I'm gonna eat a fuck ton on this trip You were determined. I was determined and it takes me a couple days to like acclimate to anywhere like I can't and sometimes People will have this problem where like they can't go to the bathroom on vacation. I get the opposite where I'm like It's running through me to the point that last night we were at dinner and I said I looked at the table and I go Guys, I've had a lovely time But if I don't run back to the room, I will in fact Shit myself here at the table. So it's been lovely, but I must I must jet So I literally use record after dinner so I'm like, hey, they haven't heard from you And she's like I literally physically can't get off the toilet right now Here's the worst part. I run back to my room my room and my brother's room. We have like a joining door Adorable in Europe you take you have to put your car your key card in like the slot from like right when you walk in the door for like the Electricity, okay, yeah, I run back to the room. They're doing turn-down service in my room. Oh, no, I'm like I'm like, it's okay like and they're like oh, well, like I'm like no one speaks English I'm like I then like I I go into my brother's room pitch black. I don't have his key card. Obviously So I'm sitting on the toilet Pure black Just pitch black and honestly, let me tell you and were you sure you found the toilet? I had to use my flashlight on my phone In darkness just relieving yourself Imagine if your brother walked in Then he came in later and he was like, are you fucking kidding? and actually when we first got to the hotel I went in and went into a hotel room and I like really had to go to the bathroom So I go into the hotel room. I go to the bathroom and then I come out and I'm like I actually want the other room Like I don't want this room. I want the one my brother said So I go let's switch oh Regina joy. I go let's switch rooms and he's like, okay, and so we switch rooms and then he goes And I was just like, yeah, I didn't What are you gonna do about it? Tell mom It was yeah, I'm literally going on vacation with your siblings is like reverting back to Childhood like everyone reverts back to their position in the family I feel like the only person that finds my mouth funnier than you is your dad my brother No, my parents are like being actually really like are you okay my brother? He can't even look at me without crying hysterically. He thinks it's the funniest thing, but my dad By the way, I always have a nervous stomach too, and I'm known. I like to when I get to a restaurant I go to the bathroom not just to go to the bathroom, but to like see the ambiance like yeah It's I need to know the full restaurant and the bathroom is a huge experience So whenever I'm at a restaurant, I go I have to go to the bathroom. I like to I'd take Between appetizer and main. I like to just clean it out Go over leave yourself. Yeah, and my dad always goes you go to go to the bathroom. That's a surprise Have you ever tried to go non-dairy for like longer than three minutes? Yeah, I've done it for like a meal And then the next meal I forgot that's my thing too whenever I'm like I'm on a diet. I literally forget You have to remember and they go. Yeah. I'm also like is there dairy and scallion cream cheese like yeah, I'm like okay We're like okay. Well, I planned on having a bagel. So One thing I do want to point out that's very different from European hotels to American hotels Why is there already a fork-and-knife in my hotel room when I have not ordered Amazing in case I happen upon a meal. They're like don't worry. We got you or like you don't have to We're like if you're I don't have any hotel in America. You can't find a fork Yeah, I'm like hey, could you send up a fork and they're like Eight years later. They're like we got to turn this place upside down We're in Italy. They're like what if you come home and you have a little snack What would you do? And there's also little butter knives these little butter knives Which is what happened last night when I came back to the room to go to the bathroom then my family came back And they brought me my leftover ravioli and something I ate it then What I love about us and our families too is we're so many character energy Like whether it's bad or good. It's gonna be about us Like it is the page and Hannah show non-stop. My dad literally goes. Why are you so tired? I go because I have to perform every night at 8 p.m What would we do at dinner if I wasn't performing like I'm exhausted. I'm doing two weeks. 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I go to the pool. I have my day I come back up on my clothes hanging Amazing lovely do yourself a favor ask for that next time you're at a problem. I don't like calling people Second of all so there's laundry bag. It says laundry. So I'm like, okay, I could do this But then it has a slip. I've already done two loads here. I have a huge thing of laundry I have to go through and tell them how many of each thing well you waited too long you got to do it You got to do it like once a week. I'll do it after the pod. Okay. Yeah, but it's gonna feel so good No, that's like one of the only slips I like filling out Like I wasn't anticipating being in the sauna every day, so I only brought four t-shirts. No, you're a bidspie I want to say something about love Island. Let it out. I'm fully caught up on you I said I wasn't gonna do this, but here we are and I'm fully caught up because I can't be out of the loop of anything And you know what? I'm like you guys aren't even love real love Island fans. So like if anyone's gonna be in the combo I'm gonna be
in the god is this a kidding oh my that's the ruining my life I've ever seen the bugs here are big like they're meaty like they eat a fly fly I was watching like one of the most recent episodes and it's so interesting watching like obviously watching reality TV and especially like a game show type reality TV where they're in like this incubus where it's only what they're dealing with so there's this girl her name is Anaya she was coupled up with this guy his name is Casey they go to Casa more blah blah blah whatever she comes she's like I'm gonna stay single hopefully he stayed single he doesn't he comes back with a girl they get in this like whole big thing whatever but there is a moment where she starts crying because he's come back with a girl and I have never watched a reality television show and cried because I yeah that's just not something I would ever do I literally started tearing up because I knew I knew in my gut not only was she dealing with like this guy just being like the biggest asshole like honestly a lot of the men on Love Island this year because their Gen Z are very red-pilled and it's very scary and I don't think people are realizing it to the full potential like the way they talk about the girls doing sexual things is very very back in time like it's actually like concerning anyway that's a whole separate situation I digress but I could tell that I started tearing up because I could tell that she was crying because she wanted to be like and I'm being filmed right now like she was so frustrated and she was like and I'm on her shut like and everyone is watching this like you could tell it wasn't just about the guy it was about like and I feel like I'm in jail because I can't fucking like I want to leave I have to leave you and she's like this is fucking embarrassing and it didn't sign up to be embarrassed I signed up to like fine love fun and like yes and so there was I just felt so horrible for I literally started like I had a full-tier rundown my face because I was like I know exactly what you're feeling like I was almost like yeah go go go home like if you want to go home like I'm a very big proponent of like and I'll leave fuck you and I'm going home there are so many times I tried such should have left and I didn't because I sit told myself I'm not a quarter sometimes you should quit persevere I think with reality TV too like page and I aren't cryors and we've cried on TV many times because when there's a camera there everything feels so much more intense and serious serious and that's why when someone does something mean on camera it's so much meaner because you're like you know the whole world is gonna see you say that about me so like you want you want the whole world to think that about me there are so many times where you're like on camera are you on camera kidding me I came out of your mouth on camera and there are times I think too that you realize that not everyone is built like you because there would be situations where I like in my head I'd be like I would never fucking do that too on camera look there's been horrible men on love islands since 2015 it's not like it's like a nuanced thing but never once in my years of watching love Island have I ever heard a man say or complain that the girl he is coupled up with is not doing enough sexual things with him and also the way the way the men disguise like well I'm just very affectionate well my love languages affection yeah no shit you want your dick sucked like we're not idiots yeah but the way they're talking about like the sexual acts that the girls are doing or not doing it's like hey they're on national television like I think it's a pretty plausible thing to not want a fuck on a television show I'm confused though are the guys wanting the girls to be more sexual or judging them for being sexual or both both so they want them to be more sexual with them but like if a girl explores more than one they're like really do you need to explore more than one person yet fucking love Island that's the whole god damn point of the show you all they're they're talking to everyone wait what's with the it's called the clamshell drop or something it's the split where she's it's called slamming the clam she's slamming her clam is that what they're calling it yeah that's what's coming up in my algorithm this the clam slam slam okay I actually don't hate that but yeah she does a lot of splits I'm so fucking jealous I'm so fucking jealous if I could slam my clam oh and if you could do splits I'd actually have to reevaluate our friendship we do know that's why I started watching Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders yesterday and your thoughts honey I have I watched the whole for season honey I'm so glad you didn't do it the way you did Mormon wives where you literally went backwards because that was diabolical yeah that confused me your one season in okay my thoughts are these women literally bring these cheerleaders out back and leave them for dead they're like oh did you gain three pounds fuck out of here they're like hey legally we can't tell you to lose weight but if we could we'd say look on the scale minus it by 40 I think it's because I watch the whole season in a day but yeah everyone's really sad like it's too depressing for me to watch because they're whether it's whether they're doing well they're like this is really sad and then if they're not doing well they're like this is really sad okay they're all if they're all so stressed and scared of missing like one pom-pom routine and they're all overqualified they're all overqualified for what this gig is paying them obviously I kind of want someone to say to the you know how it's the two coaches and then the head woman have you met the head woman yeah blue eyes yes yes she's like in charge of Judy and the other lady she's Jerry Jones's daughter she's scary as fuck okay there's something really really terrifying about her and I don't know what it is it's rich people shit and it I think it's her blue eyes like that's another realm that I've never been to she's such a billionaire that she doesn't understand like anything where the head the other head lady was like how do we tell this girl who's good enough that she can't make the team for no reason and she goes we have 36 girls yeah tell her 36 it's easy she's literally like you're ugly you're not making the team you're hideous and okay look I love a makeover like I truly I love a makeover scene I love I'd love to give someone a makeover like I watch even like watching love Island like the girls are gorgeous but I'm like what if we like took your eyelashes off cut your hair and like like I'm always thinking like what are random things because that's my hobby I and not in like a judgmental me what aesthetics are your path yeah I'm just like what if you wear a brunette the way they do the makeovers I'm sorry but if you put me in that room in Dallas Texas I don't know if it's because it's like East Coast but in 10 minutes I'm lighting those bitches up like I'm like who the fuck do you think you are like and I don't know if it's because the girls are like young 20s and they feel like these women are like authority and they have to respect them but like fuck there are so many times where I'm watching the show where I'd be like and fuck you to this day I'll sit down in a and make a bar so do my makeup and just do some crazy shit and I'll say thank you and leave like I get it I get it I bleached my own hair I was like no that was me yeah but okay but if you wanted to do something like that's autonomy yeah do whatever you want but if I do it before they let them in yeah that girl dire her brown and then told her she's not on the team yeah like what the fuck is that I think that is so rude the girls from the 70s are so iconic because the team was actually the best in the 70s so like they made them famous so it is cool to see those women but then I hate when people say and they do this along the show it's very cultish they go this these are the best years of your life and they purposely tell that to them over and over again so that these girls feel lucky and these girls are gonna look back and be like oh that was my most insecure scariest time and by the way stop saying these are the best colleges not the best years of your life your 20s are not the best years of your life anyone who says that to you is lying I hated college you know the best years of your life are this moment right now yeah whatever you can choose to live in literally um but yeah those women are scary as fuck also super scary I do watch a lot of things and get inspired like I'll watch a music documentary of like a rock star and I'll be like I want to be a rock star or I'll watch like in a documentary of like a softball picture and I'll be like I want to be a softball picture one day not one ounce of me wanted to be a cheerleader watching that me watching it I'm like I love the outfits I love like I but I love really girly stuff like that but what I do
I don't like, well, I don't like being managed. You can't tell me what to God damn do. So I don't know if I could actually be like on an organized sports team as an adult. - My biggest thing, and I don't know what this is about me, but I hate being part of like a stream of salmon. Does that make sense? - You hate going with the crowd? - Yeah, like I hate being like, you've made it to be a non-descript, beautiful girl in the crowd of beautiful girls, and you all just are like one beautiful girl now. Like I love individuality and being myself and expressing myself, and I feel like they're trying to make you be something that none of them actually are. Like all these girls are different in beautiful in their own ways, and they're all trying to be these caricatures. I just love being my own person. So that was driving me crazy, that it's like you have to fit in with what everyone's doing, where the same thing looked the same, be the same. - You know what I'd love? I'd love this exact show for the Rockettes, because I'd love to know. I would say it's very, I'd say it's probably same ages. Same, I think they have to try out every single year. I'd love to know also professional dancers. I'd love to know how they get treated at being in New York City versus Dallas, Texas. - Well, some of the Dallas Texas girls were talking about how they could try to be a Rockette 'cause they have the skills. What do you think of Victoria? - Oh, sweet girl. I feel really bad for her. - So for people who don't know Victoria, basically her whole life was about becoming a Dallas cheerleader. She's like sitting in her room with like all these Dallas cheerleader merchandise and stuff, her mom. - I think the coaches were disgusting to her. I think they were so mean to her. - Well, she also was like, I feel like I don't fit in. None of the coaches like want me to do well. And in her, this is a kind of reminds me of tennis a little where I was like, this has been my dream my whole life, but I got to a point where I was like, every sign is telling me to stop and I have to stop blindly chasing this dream. So I really empathized with her. - Yeah. - Where I was like, you're gonna learn from this fucked up experience, but like, she's not where she's meant to be and that's why everything was just like going wrong for her. - I think she goes and becomes a racquet. - Fuck yeah. - You know how they say that like men don't respect women that they don't find attractive? - Yes. - Neither do older women in Texas. - Oh. Over 40, they actually feel the same way. - So Reese, who's adorable? They were like, are we met your boyfriend? He's not what we thought he would be. And she's like, what do you mean? And they go, we thought you'd be with like a football player or something. She's like, no, he doesn't play football. And they're like, okay. - And if someone ever fucking said that to my face. - You're so jacked up right now. - I've been hanging with my dad for too long really. - I can tell. - It's been like five days and I'm like, would you say? (laughing) - You go and I think it was disgusting. - No, it was despicable is what it is because like, I'm not in like an authority. I'm not like the authority of anyone, like I'm not, I mean, I guess I am people's boss, but I don't ever see it like that. So like, I don't know how you can be in charge of a group of people, regardless of what your job is. But especially being in charge of a group of women who are significant, that would be like me, running a fourth grade team, no, this is exactly what it is. - Sofia, can I talk to you for a second? - I am the coach of a fifth grade cheerleading team and I'm gonna be mean to those bitches? - No. - No, because I could have birthed them. - Well no. - So with age comes wiseness. Like there were so many moments where I feel like she could have given like wise advice. - No, they're mean. - And she was just like, get out of here. Maybe next year. - Maybe next year girl. God bless, bless her heart. - And the girls are always in the room. Like the coaches are being so mean to them and the girls are always in the room like, thank you so much, man. - One of the rules is you have to say yes, ma'am. And if they don't, they go, and she goes, yes, ma'am. - But also what's crazy is these girls, like on game day, they're working from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. - Yeah, right, they're getting up at like five. - Crazy, like longer than the football players, these girls are working. - And they were like, why don't you want $2 an hour? They're like, that's not enough for you? - Well at the end they had, the girls had to say like, if they want to come back and I'm like, can they afford to? - The one girl's like, I need a hip-hop replacement. Also like, I feel like they can cut the splits. Like if every girl is like, hey, my femur bone is hurt. Like it's, it's on its last leg. - They have this dance called Thunderstruck, which is like what they're known for. - Yeah, no, it's a phenomenal dance. - It's a phenomenal dance, but it turns out that's like the hardest dance to do. And I'm like, wait, no one would notice if we cut 30 seconds. - Why isn't anyone bringing up the fact that they do the same dance every single year? - You guys don't want to switch it up ever? Like I don't, like the same thing. Like, you know, wonder some people are so good at it. They've been doing it for 20 years. - And also when they kept saying that the splits are like ruining their body, even though I was jealous, I couldn't do it. I was like, I couldn't watch it. I was like, these girls are losing, I can't watch them split there. 'Cause they do a jump split. It was like a drag queen move. They do like death drops. - In this season though, there's one girl that's like, no, my doctor said if I do another shit, that's enough. And the coaches are like, well, what are you gonna do? And she's like, I'm gonna ice it, ma'am. Don't worry, I'm gonna ice it. I'm like, you need to go to Alaska. You need more ice than what's in your refrigerator in Texas. - She's like someone get cansy from love Island. She'll do the splits. - It's just such a freaking weird stuff. - Are season two and three better or different? - Season three was real weird. Season three was not as good as season one and two. - There is just a sadness to it all though. Like it was really starting. Also I am sad, so that could have been it. - There's a certain dark energy that I can't put my finger on. - It's real dark. - Wait, can I get you mad about something? - Fuck yeah. - So apparently they're putting tons of money into like trying to secure male baldness. And it's like millions of dollars more than any research they've done for endometriosis. The like discrepancy between the money going towards male baldness versus endometriosis studies is like insane. - You're balding because God believes in karma. So either deal with it or go pay 30 grand to get a hair transplant. - I knew I was gonna get you going. - Do you know it takes 10 years to even get diagnosed with endometriosis? - 'Cause no one cares about it. - And we don't need to diagnose you mother fuckers with male pattern baldness. We know when you're ugly, put a hat on. - Also I would argue that whoever's voting for where the money goes in the Senate or the state or whatever, I bet those men don't know what endometriosis is. - I have so many X's that are balding and let me tell you the joy that it fucking brings me is there's no greater joy. I have at least four. And I will. - I just got notified that one of my X's got a hair replacement or whatever. - Yes. (laughing) - And you guys karma's real karma works. That's one thing we know for sure on this pod. Did I talk about how you got stuck in a gay pride? (laughing) - Like you walked in the middle of it. Like I had to agree. - Let me set the scene. So I'm in Toronto and they told me where to get my spray tan and I'd physically go somewhere. And I was like, I'm picking the best place 'cause I'm scared of what's recently happened to me as it also research this is the place to go. So it's like a 50 minute walk but like a six minute Uber. And of course I was like fucking around the bathroom when I was running late. So I was like, fuck it, I'll Uber. 10 minutes in. I realized this Uber were still in traffic and it's one of those were like, if you're late by 10 minutes, they cancel the call. So I start freaking out. - Okay, not very Canadian of them. - No, I know. So I called them and I'm like, hey, just stuck in traffic. But it says soon, the guys like all the roads are closed. All the Toronto roads are closed. I'm like, okay, why is this happening? He's like, I don't know. And I'm like, I'll just get out and figure this out. So I get out and I start going on the street and I'm supposed to be on that was closed. Next thing you know, middle of the Pride parade. I'm literally dancing to Ariana Grande. Rain on me, rain, rain, rain on me. Rain on me. - What's the call when you're like, you're the head of the parade? - What is that called? Like the grand, what's that called? - No, I'm Googling it. That's some, that's called something. - I was like, let's keep going. Faster, faster, money like to my tan appointment, which I feel like was like a people understood. But I'm literally getting through the Pride parade. Well, there was a drag queen at one point. I was like, yes, queen, yes, queen. And I had the best time on Toronto Pride. - A grand marshal. - I knew something. - I was a grand marshal. - Here were the grand marshal. - Toronto game. (laughs) - Also, let's be honest, completely lesbian passing. Everyone was like, finally.
(laughing) I was wearing what I'm wearing right now, big t-shirt, and just loving life. And when I got out, I was like, "Sorry, I was in the Pride parade, sorry I'm late." And she was like, "That's okay." Are you interested in anything world-cop related? Like, have you watched any games or you don't care? 'Cause sometimes, 'cause you're a sports girly, really at heart, so sometimes you will dabble in other genres, and where I, like, I'm not like, I'm not like turning on a soccer game, you know? - You know, it's funny 'cause does this European? - Yeah. - So he likes soccer? So I'm thinking about it, I haven't wrapped my head around it. - Yeah, you can't get into it. - I can't get into it, 'cause yeah, I haven't, no. I've also been like going through it, so I haven't been able to, but also soccer, I have trouble watching. - One thing I think about a lot with soccer players is, because the field is big, and they're running the whole time. How do they not shit themselves? - You know, it is, how are marathon runners not shitting themselves? - I think they are. - Are they? - They are. - Because, like, if you go dog sledding, the dog shit themselves, because they're running so much. - As a marathon runner now, yeah. I do have to say, you won't have to shit, and the second you go on that treadmill, you're like, okay, after I put my purse down, set up my iphone, put my gatorade down. Now I suddenly have to shit myself, 'cause my body's like, I have to run. But no, when you're in the adrenaline, it's like, when you're on stage, you get, - Got it. - It holds in, unless you're going through a real stomach situation, but with soccer with me, I don't know what they're trying to do, so I can't tell when someone's doing something good or bad, 'cause no one's getting it in the goal, so it just looks like people are kicking it to each other, but again, I know I'm being a stupid American when I say that. - I just like, anytime I watch a sport, I think of like, okay, in what way would I get hurt? And I'm like, someone would kick my shin, and that's it, I'm done. - Well, apparently it has as many, okay, that's a made-up stat, but like, there's a lot of concussions, because they all jump and try to head the ball, so everyone's jumping and then like, headbutting each other and just cracking each other's skulls. - Oh wow. - No, that's not good. - Which leads us to women in STEM of the week? - Hell yeah. - There's a girl who, I don't know what happened, but she lost her license. - Okay, okay, and it could have been a lot of things. - Could have been the many things we don't judge, but she's in college and like, had to get to class. - So she's driving around. - Okay, so she lost it within four years of having it, essentially, not great. - Not great, not great. - But to get to class now, she's driving around in a Barbie Jeep, and like, dead serious, like. - On campus? And that's innovation, and that's just like smart. - Why, there's no different than taking like, a scooter or a bike. - It's just so funny, 'cause she looks like miserable going to class in her Barbie shoes. - Wait, can you send me that video, 'cause I love that. - Yeah, yeah. - It's very you-coded. - Yeah, I love that so much. I'm almost like, why didn't I think of that? - I feel like 'cause you've been in Italy, I've had to, and I'm just like scrolling my phone, I have so many random news stories for us. Have you heard of the cake pop, pop drama? - Cake pop? - Cake pop. - Cake pop. - Cake? - Okay. - Cake. - Cake, sorry. Sorry, I can't really speak right now. - It's great, I'm sorry, it's a cake, cake situation. - True, cake pop drama. - Okay. - Basically, a girl makes cake pops. - Okay. - And it's a real art form, like people really follow these like cake pop makers. - Like a starbucks cake pop. - Yeah, so they make it at home, and they basically make the cake with the cake batter, like that you buy like Betty Crocker, and then it's kind of fun to watch them dip it into different things, and it's like different colors, they do tie-dye, whatever. I actually got kind of into it for a second. - Yeah, women and so. - One of the women is like, "Hey, I'm really annoyed. This woman stole my recipe for Fruity Pebbles cake pops." The girl posts crying, and she's like, "I didn't steal your recipe. I don't know your recipe. You don't post your recipe." She's like, "It's Fruity Pebbles and Betty Crocker." Like, what recipe are you talking about? Everyone gets mad at the first girl, and the first girl has to quit cake popping because her business is now canceled. 'Cause she accused the other girl of stealing your cake pop recipe, and that made that girl cry. - We've really lost the plots. - This is why the patriarchy's winning, you guys. - Because we're getting caught up in cake pop situation. Wait, I saw that the girl, there's a girl that tried to trademark hot girl walk. - Everyone's talking about it now. Like, girls need to stop claiming general things. - I just feel like with the internet, everyone thinks they're like a lawyer and a doctor, and I think like the first, one of the biggest things about being mature and self-aware is admitting when you don't know something, and you're not an authority on it, and being honest, being like, "I don't know that," or like, "How would I know?" But the internet, everyone is like an authority. - Well, that's the problem. Some of them are getting bad advice. Like, this one girl said a lawyer told her, like, "It was your recipe, your law to fight for this, "but these lawyers don't understand like nuance and like culture, "that like, okay, maybe. " - You can't trademark a common phrase, just, and also, if anything, Megan the Stallion started hot girl, whatever, so how would you even. - Well, it's like us trying to trademark giggle. That's like, we didn't invent giggling. - Giggling, right, like. - Well. (laughing) It's just like, I guess, people having people in their ear trying to make money and using the legal system, and back then, I think all this stuff used to happen, like back then, everyone's doing everyone, but nowadays, you can kind of, it can go viral online. - Actually, I think Paris Hilton trademarked that hot. - Yeah, I think it's a common thing that people make money off of. I mean, do you remember websites? People are just like, "I own peanuts.com." And you're like, "Okay, you got it first. "You got to go there." - Somebody own pagedesorbod.com for a really long time, and I used to try and figure out who it was, because I genuinely thought it was someone I knew just trying to like, fuck with me. Because then, wait, remember when someone own giggly squad.com, and they wanted us to pay like thousands and thousands of dollars, and we were like, "Fuck you, we'll do a hyphen." - Yeah, that's why we have a hyphen. We were like, "Okay, we literally. " That's crazy that you think we care about our brand. - I'm like, lashing him doing is giving some random ass man money for my name. - Keep it, babe. - Also, apparently someone, yeah, did at giggly squad on Twitter, and they were like, "You have to buy it from us." And we're like, "That's hilarious. "You think we use Twitter." - Yeah, I'm like, "I haven't gone on Twitter since 2006. "Have a great time." - You can keep our Twitter. - You can keep it, babe. - There's someone on Facebook pretending to be me, and so many people have DMed me about it. Like, "Hey, I just want to let you know." And I'm like, "Who the fuck is on Facebook?" I'm like, "I don't give a shit." Like, meant a health moment of the week. I did see a TikTok that was really helpful, 'cause as you guys know, I'm not very good at processing my emotions. Sometimes I just turn it into jokes, and then I cry about it alone that after. And I still, to this day, I'm like, "What does it fucking mean to process an emotion?" Like, I don't understand. Especially as an athlete where it's like, "How do you feel?" And you're like, "Good." I'm fine, I'm strong. - So this woman said, "Processing an emotion is when you feel an emotion. Before you immediately try to fix it, call your mom, try to make it feel better, eat something to soften the blow, before you do anything." She basically was like, "Sit in the emotion. Just like don't do, basically don't do anything." 'Cause I was like, "What is processing mean?" She's like, "Just let it just feel it." And it's uncomfortable, whether it's hatred, anger, shame, envy, sadness, sit in it. And give it like a couple minutes and then do something 'cause it trains your body to learn that it's safe for you to feel. So the next time that emotion comes up, you don't panic as much 'cause your body has sat with it before and it didn't do anything crazy. - Okay, well, I've never processed an emotion before. So that was enlightening now that I realized that. - The second you feel about emotion, what do you do? You grab your gwasha and you start your skincare routine. - Yeah, okay, I guess I actually immediately start yelling but yeah, I should do that. - So I guess sitting with it makes your body less impulsive to be scared of feeling. And then once you can handle your feelings, you're kind of fucking unstoppable. - You know that book, it's called like, I forget what it's called but it basically tells you if you're like every girl I feel like has read it, I haven't read it, but I feel like we should 'cause I wanna know what each of us are. - Maybe that could be the second book you read. - Wait, wait, wait. - Where it's like you're either like anxious attachment. - Oh yeah. - And then like well, I don't know what the other ones are but I really wanna know what I am because I know that whatever I am, it's something anxious. - Did not need a doctor to tell you? - Don't need to read the whole book, darling. Tell you that!
You know what? Maybe I do need just the DCC cat or coaches to tell me what the fuck is wrong with me? Maybe they're maybe actually they have it right. Maybe they're just the bluntness is what the truth is all I want is Judy to think I'm Amazing like all I want is Judy to love me After watching and I was like put me in front of Judy and And I will say how I said the same thing for very different reasons. I said you know what put me in that real right now This is my impression of Judy watching me walk into the audition room Wait your screen is frozen so I actually can't see you so it's like really annoying me. Is it how long it's been frozen like five minutes Okay, well, this is how we're ending the episode is my impression of me walking into audition room and Judy And the other one are there. Oh, she's pear shape Oh, she's pear shaped Oh, that's not a pretty smile. I don't know she Oh, is she a redhead? I don't think a natural one. Oh, no, why does it look like she's crying every time she smiles? Okay, oh, I think her fingers are just as stubby as her legs and I don't think They also say the meanest things in the nicest tone. I'm like, wait, that's really mean Her mom never taught her how to use a razor on her thigh I will say some of the meanest people I've ever met in my whole life. I'm really sorry, but have been Southern like they just have been where I'm like, oh my god I've dealt with like I've had a girl yell in my face before and she wasn't even This mean this is scary. Yeah, Southern ladies will speak like this and just rip you a new one Yeah, because there's something very demonic about that they don't change their tone and it's like a nice tone And it's like that's the most evil thing I've ever heard and I think that's something that like they're very vocal about being religious, but I'm like Okay, um I don't think he'd approve of that Okay, that's okay Anyway Anyway, you guys have the best weekend ever. We love you so much Thank you for giggling with us and we'll talk to y'all later. Bye
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
The group has launched "Soft Smile Summer," challenging the idea that smiling is necessary to be liked, and sharing stories of emotional struggles where authenticity and laughter provide comfort.
Several members have experienced depression or anxiety, with emotional difficulty in expressing emotions, especially through facial expressions, and finding relief in shared vulnerability and humor.
The podcast highlights how online communities, like TikTok, foster connection by normalizing mental health struggles, giving people a sense of solidarity and reducing feelings of isolation.
A major theme is the critique of societal norms—especially around body image, gender roles, and authority—such as the treatment of women in cheerleading, the over-commercialization of cultural phrases, and the disproportionate funding of male baldness research.
The show emphasizes personal empowerment through self-awareness, including the idea that emotional processing involves sitting with feelings without immediately fixing them, which helps build resilience.
Travel experiences, from saunas to Pride parades, become emotional touchpoints where personal boundaries, cultural clashes, and unexpected moments of connection are explored with humor and honesty.
The group critiques internet culture’s tendency to claim ownership over common phrases and ideas, highlighting how this leads to unnecessary conflict and a loss of shared, authentic experiences.
Despite challenges, the group finds strength in mutual support, individuality, and the power of laughter to heal, even in the face of deeply personal or painful experiences.
Summary:
The podcast centers on emotional honesty, humor, and community during times of personal struggle. Members share their journeys through depression, anxiety, and identity crises, emphasizing that authenticity—like not forcing a smile—can be deeply validating. The show highlights how shared vulnerability on platforms like TikTok creates a sense of solidarity, helping people feel less alone.
, cheerleading, parenting), cultural appropriation, and internet culture’s tendency to weaponize common phrases. Personal stories from travel, saunas, and reality TV illustrate how small, unexpected moments—like being in a Pride parade or a heated debate over cake pop recipes—become emotional anchors. The group promotes emotional resilience through self-awareness, particularly the idea of "processing" feelings by sitting with them without reacting.
Ultimately, the conversation underscores the power of laughter, authenticity, and mutual support as tools for healing, while celebrating the individuality of each person’s journey.
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Soft Smile Summer is a movement encouraging people to be authentic and not force a smile, especially during tough times. It emphasizes that people can still be loved and accepted even if they don't smile, helping to reduce pressure and judgment.
People may find it hard to smile because it can look like crying or make them feel vulnerable. For some, it's linked to mental health struggles or past trauma, making it difficult to express joy or emotion.
When people openly share their struggles—like depression or anxiety—it creates a sense of community and reduces feelings of isolation. Others often relate, feel less alone, and find comfort in knowing their experiences are shared.
The sauna stories highlight how uncomfortable or triggering certain social situations can be, especially with strangers. They reveal how cultural norms around behavior and boundaries can feel alienating or even hostile.
Many people feel embarrassed because they fear being judged or seen as weak. However, the conversation shows that being open about mental health can actually be empowering and helps foster empathy and understanding.
Processing an emotion means sitting with it without reacting, like crying or fixing it immediately. It helps the body learn that emotions are safe and manageable, reducing panic and fear when they come up again.
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