Much to Discuss

Episode 12: Ayo Season and Why We Should Talk More About Women's Health

In our first episode of 2024, we discuss the Emmy Awards and why Ayo Edebiri rocks (...style, talent, and her/her dad’s Letterboxd reviews).We talk about recent research that could improve women’s health and longevity and how shamefully little we know, learn, and talk about fertility and menopause as women. We also chat on population decline in China and how and why Sweden, in contrast, has a growing population.We wrap up with a movie force-ranking from Kelly that no one asked for: Mean Girls vs. Oppenheimer vs. Saltburn; and Steph provides some stellar audiobook recos from Brené Brown.Pop Culture:‘That show deserved to be encased in gold!’ The biggest shocks from the Emmy awards by Stuart Heritage for The GuardianIt’s Ayo Season by Emily Leibert for The CutLetterboxd, AppOpinion: Nudity isn’t the same as objectification by Jill Filipovic for CNNKirk Douglas Award - Steve Carrell Speech for Ryan Gosling Santa Barbara Film Festival on YoutubeNews:The Secret to Living Longer Starts With Menopause by Kristen V. Brown for the BBCDemographics and Foreign Trade: What Are the Effects of an Aging Population on the Current Account Balance of an Economy? by Thieß Petersen, Lizarazo López for GEDCan China Reverse Its Population Decline? Just Ask Sweden. by Andrew Jacobs and Francesca Paris for the NYTContent: Saltburn, Movie on PrimeMean Girls (2024), MovieOppenheimer, Movie on PrimeFool Me Once, Series on Netflix‘People judge me all the time’: Corrie’s Michelle Keegan on swapping soaps for hard-hitting dramas by Eva Wiseman for The GuardianGuy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen Will Bring the Swagger This Spring by Ariana Romero for NetflixBrooklyn 99, Series on PeacockDaring Greatly & Dare to Lead, Books by Brene Brown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 11: A Jolly Close to 2023

Happy Holidays Friends! What a year! We hope you’re already horizontal on your couch shoveling holiday treats and binging your favorite seasonal content. In our final episode of the year, we reflect on 2023 and present our very best, unhinged predictions for 2024 (ie. Will Taylor Swift release a video game? Will the “bump” come back into hairstyle trends? *cue internal screams*). We have a sweeping talk about Ozempic and the obesity crisis more broadly, following Oprah’s announcement that she uses weight loss drugs, and chat on the role of purpose in feeling happier, according to science. Plus! We present a potpourri of topics: An Aussie woman stealing a truckload of donuts, George Santos’s bizarre and questionable transition to Cameo, finding your perfect brow shape, and a prankster of a seal, aptly named Neil.Bits:Neil the seal goes viral on TikTok after disturbing residents in Tasmanian town of Dunalley by Taylor Renouf for Perth NowNeil the Seal, TikTokPop Culture:Australian woman charged with stealing van carrying 10,000 doughnuts by Kelly Ng for BBC News, SingaporeA Guide to George Santos’s Pivot From Politics to Celebrity by Matt Stieb for IntelligencerGoogle Year in Search, 2023News:How Ozempic could affect the health of the global economy in more ways than one by Ian Verrender for ABC AUOzempic Can’t Fix America’s Obesity Crisis by Fatima Cody Stanford and Simar Bajaj for TimeGen Z and millennials powered a massive live-events comeback that will carry into more concerts and travel next year by Juliana Kaplan and Noah Sheidlower for Business InsiderContent: Perfect Brows Filter, TikTokOzark, Series on NetflixAmerican Symphony, Documentary on NetflixThe Happiness Lab, Podcast by Dr. Laurie Santos for Pushkin IndustriesStories by Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 10: Why the Millennial Price of Happiness is High, Healing Heartbreak, and Loads of Lovable Celebs

In today’s episode, Steph treats us with a riveting story of a gaslighting platypus and Kelly basks in Taylor Swift’s Person of the Year title. We gush over Margot Robbie and Angelina Jolie, ponder what Cillian Murphy eats for dinner, discuss an ace tip from Dolly Alderton on how to recover from heartbreak, and go from a crime drama > top holiday films in content recs.We also talk about how normal it is to think “what am I doing wrong” when it comes to money and why we feel hopeful paying attention to the UN Climate Conference happening this week.Bits:Penelope the PlatypusPop Culture:2023 Person of the Year: Taylor Swift by Sam Lansky for TimeSlang Term ‘Rizz’ Is the Oxford University Press Word of the Year by Armani Syed for Time Cillian Murphy & Margot Robbie | Actors on Actors by VarietyAngelina Jolie on Being a Punk and Styling Advice From Her Kids | by WSJ MagazineAngelina Jolie Is Rebuilding Her Life by Elisa Lipsky-Karasz for WSJ MagazineNews:Why millennials say they need $525,000 a year to be happy by Ayelet Sheffey for Business InsiderFossil Fuels and Frustration at COP28 by David Gelles for the NYTThis Is What Has Been Agreed at COP28 So Far. What Happens Next? by BCG Content: Interview with Dolly Alderton, Changes with Annie MacManus, PodcastThe Sinner, Series on NetflixFoile, SkincareThe Holiday, Love Actually, The Santa Clause, National Treasure, Little Women, Holiday-ish Movies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 9: Pardoned Turkeys and Treating the Causes of Issues vs. the Symptoms

Today, we’re talking presidential turkey pardons (Congratulations, Birds), birth order, and who on earth is signing up for Fyre Festival II.We also discuss celebrity tax evasion, failures in New York’s social safety net, kids striking for climate change, tracking what’s going on at OpenAI through Kara Swisher on the Pivot Podcast, the timely docu on Maya Powalski, and BookTok's favorite smut: ACOTAR.(sentimental close) You’ll hear us mention gratitude as we near the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. We’ve absolutely loved getting MTD started, and couldn’t be more grateful for the support and input of our family, friends, and new friends. Wishing everyone a happy holiday and sending you SO much love.@muchtodiscusspodcastBits:Biden grants turkey justice as Liberty and Bell ride the gravy train to the White House by Betsy Klein for CNNHabit Tracker appPop Culture:‘Fyre Festival 2’ kicks off with zero-gravity flights, no catastrophes by Adam Glyn for Page SixTaylor Swift Postponed Eras Tour Concert Following Death of Fan by Ava Gilchrist for GraziaShakira strikes last-minute deal in Spanish tax fraud case by Anne Branigin for the Washington PostSuki Waterhouse is Pregnant! By Angela Andaloro for PeopleNews:Behind 94 Acts of Shocking Violence, Years of Glaring Mistakes by Amy Julia Harris and Jan Ransom for the NYTSchool Strike 4 Climate Gives Kids Permission to Take a Sick Day for a Sick Planet by Ricki Green for Campaign BriefDitching school to save the planet by Michael Slezak and Jess Davis for ABC AUContent: Pivot Podcast, By Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway for New York MagazineTaking Care of Maya, Documentary on NetflixA Court of Thorns and Roses, Book by Sarah J. MaasRemarkably Bright Creatures, Book by Shelby Van Pelt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 8: Being Direct, Changing Lyrics, Replacing iPhones, and if the CIA Writes Songs

Buckle up for another mixed bag of content! Today, we chat about being direct in dating, if Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, why Google’s antitrust case is a big deal, the technology that could take over the iPhone, and some MINT content binges for your upcoming travel and time off - including a Taken-esque miniseries, a documentary on incarcerated Aboriginal artists, and a highly recommended podcast exploring if the CIA had a hand in writing the song that was the soundtrack to the end to the Cold War. This episode is full of lols to carry us through the weekend.Pop Culture:Swifties Agree: You ‘Can’t Help but Root’ for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce by Tomás Mier for Rolling Stone What Kim Kardashian Learned from Her Father by Sean Manning for GQ The Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2024 Grammy Nominations by Moises Mendez II for Time Magazine News:What Google Argued to Defend Itself in Landmark Antitrust Trial by Nico Grant and David McCabe for the NYT In Its First Monopoly Trial of Modern Internet Era, U.S. Sets Sights on Google by David McCabe and Cecilia Kang for the NYT What Google’s trial means for the company — and your web browsing by Sara Morrison for Vox How Google’s Antitrust Trial Could Change Internet Search by Solcyre Burga for Time Humane Website Silicon Valley’s Big, Bold Sci-Fi Bet on the Device That Comes After the Smartphone by Erin Griffith, Tripp Mickle, Kelsey McClellan Content: Safe, Netflix SeriesArt of incarceration, Netflix DocumentaryWind of Change, Podcast by Pineapple Street Studios, Crooked Media, and Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.