Calista is a twenty-something year old who REALLY loves reflecting on life, and talking about it. She's vented to friends, her husband, her therapist, and now she's moved onto her next medium, a podcast! Growing, Learning, Changing is about society, pop culture, and navigating life in your 20’s. Life can be tough, but you are always growing, learning and changing with it, so why not embrace it?
“Adult friendships are hard.” Sure, but are they really as hard as everyone makes it sound? Today I discuss how I’ve evolved as a friend, what I’ve learn about how to be a good friend, and how I’ve been making the most friends I’ve ever had in adulthood. 🪩✨
Let me know if you have any tips on making and maintaining adult friendships!
4 Jan 2026
12. Streaming, Critiquing, Watching Movies (ft. Jacob Weis)
Welcome to the first episode of 2026, and the first featuring my husband, Jacob! You think I’m a movie guy? Well this is the movie guy of all movie guys. Together we talk about our favorite and least favorite movies of 2025, movies we’re looking forward to in the new year, our opinions on streaming vs going to the movies, and I hit Jacob with some rapid fire hypotheticals. 🎥
Follow Jacob on Letterboxd (https://boxd.it/zdtr)🍿
30 Dec 2025
11. Anticipating, Manifesting, Ringing in 2026
2025: the year of crafts, podcasts and way too many tattoos. I reflect on the highs and lows of my year, how I feel about New Years Resolutions, and finish the episode with a tarot card reading. Thank you for all of you who listened this year, and I can’t wait to continue with the pod in 2026! 🎉🍾
Follow me on Letterboxd (https://boxd.it/7Uc7T%20) 🍿
Ethereal Visions Tarot Deck (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ethereal-visions-tarot-matt-hughes/1142638682) 💫
14 Dec 2025
10. Sleighing, Gifting, Spiraling for the Holidays
Alexa, play “Is It New Years Yet?” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Returning from a short hiatus, I’m here today to talk about all of my weird holiday feelings. How my quarter life crisis has affected decorating for the holidays, feeling holly jolly, and of course gifts. 🎄🎁 😵💫
5 Oct 2025
9. Debating, Parenting, Raising Children
Hi besties, it’s been a minute! After taking a little break from the pod, I’m back discussing alllll my feelings on having kids. I list my pros, my cons and ponder on those big questions that everyone in their mid twenties asks themselves. I would love to know your thoughts on the subject, and if you’ve made that decision, how did you come to it? 👶🏻🍼
8 Sept 2025
8. Decorating, Frolicking, PSL Sipping
IT’S TIIIIME 🍁🍂🎃 It’s officially fall (well, kind of). Today we’re talking about how autumn nostalgia is sold to us through pumpkin spice products, 90’s TV shows, and trendy decor. We also touch on Summerween and how it is a FAKE holiday made by ✨capitalism✨ (it all comes back to that, doesn’t it?) Let me know your favorite ways to celebrate the season!
31 Aug 2025
7. Counting, Weighing, Dieting
CW: Body image and eating disorders
Today’s topic is one I’ve been wanting to make an episode on since I first started the podcast. This week we’re discussing early 2000’s diet culture vs present diet trends, celebrity “glow ups”, and how capitalism profits off of us hating ourselves!
❤️ Some of my favorite body positive influencers:
Maddie Dragsbaek (https://www.instagram.com/maddiedragsbaek?igsh=M2o0aTBhbDkxeXNt)
Meg Ruocco
Cowboychels
❤️ Resources
National Alliance for Eating Disorders hotline: 1-866-662-1235
NEDA Website (https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/screening-tool/)
Open Path Collective Therapy (https://openpathcollective.org/)
24 Aug 2025
6. Celebrating, Reflecting, Turning 26
Virgos rise, it’s (almost) my birthday!!! 🎂 And to celebrate I’m reflecting on 26 things I’ve learned before turning 26. I talk about how I’ve learned to love being dramatic, people pleasing is a form of self harm, and that being in your mid 20’s actually just feels like puberty all over again. If you’d like to give me a free birthday gift, please share the pod with a friend! Comment and let me know what the biggest thing you’ve learned in your 20’s is. 🤔
Two girls, one mic, so many hot takes. My real life bestie Kaitlyn and I discuss all of our hot takes any why they’re right. We share our opinions on La La Land, micro-bangs, Arianna Grande hate, having kids in your 20’s and so much more. Thanks so much to Kaitlyn for being the first guest on the pod! ❤️🔥
10 Aug 2025
4. Searching, Scrolling, ChatGPTing
On today’s episode I talk about all of the horrors of AI 🙃 I also talk about little bit about a psychic reading I recently got, how a Lowe’s employee tried to convince me there are kids using litter boxes in school, and what we can do about the impending doom that is ChatGPT.
Katie Surbeck: Psychic Reader (https://www.katiesurbeck.com) 🔮
Follow my coffee account! (https://www.instagram.com/weisandshinecoffee/profilecard/?igsh=bTRyMXNxZXJwazdt) ☕️
3 Aug 2025
3. Loving, Cherishing, Hyperfixating
Of course to counter balance the last episode, this week is all about the things I love! I talk about why I love lattes in jars, realize that I am a spa microdoser, and bring a somewhat chaotic energy to this episode. And who knows, maybe Beans will finally have the courage to speak up this time. 🤔
27 Jul 2025
2. Loathing, Despising, Hating
Welcome back besties! This week I’m talking about all of the things I HATE. These are silly pet peeves, things that creep me out, or just annoy me. If you have anything you’d you agree/disagree with, please let me know in the comments because I’d love to know what you think! 💖
☕️ Follow my coffee IG if you wanna:
https://www.instagram.com/weisandshinecoffee/profilecard/?igsh=bTRyMXNxZXJwazdt (https://www.instagram.com/weisandshinecoffee/profilecard/?igsh=bTRyMXNxZXJwazdt)
20 Jul 2025
1. Shopping, Spending, Over Consuming
Welcome to the very first episode of Growing, Learning, Changing! On this episode I reflect on overconsumption, fast fashion, and trinket culture. How are Labubus, Lush bath bombs and SHEIN all related? Have a little listen if you’d like to find out!!! If you have anything you’d like to hear me yap about, please let me know in the comments. Thank you so much for listening besties! ✨
1 Dec 2021
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