Strippers Save Xmas, What to read, End of near burnout + 2026 Goal Setting

This week on Your Weekly Breakdown, Em + Caitlin spiral (gently) from burnout and big-fat book stacks into airport empathy, 2-star Apple reviews, + the shocking discovery that Nantucket is absolutely ripping cocaine. Along the way: strippers save Xmas, a German Shepherd eats $100 underwear, and AI content is officially declared SLOP. There’s joy, grief, French girl crushes, rogue Turning Point USA Google Forms, accidental witchcraft, and a surprisingly moving reminder that most people are still trying to be decent. Cozy chaos, but make it smart.

Books:

• the correspondent
• my friends fredrik bachman
• emperor of gladness ocean vuong

Shownotes

• badass women of portland strip club community
• knix is great
• word of the year is slop
• times person of the year is the architects of AI
• jane austen's 250th birthday
• aryna's tennis story
• rob reiner latest
• turning point USA halftime show form
• rauhnacht 
• goal setting for 2026
• New york fashion week no more fur, vegan leather is just plastic u guys
• lady crash test dummies
• louvre books ruined

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