We don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the vibes are… off. Somewhere between the rise of the manosphere and every influencer suddenly becoming a “free speech advocate,” it feels like the cultural conversation has taken a hard right turn.
And if you’re like us, two chronically online, deeply caffeinated, millennial liberals, you might’ve also noticed that keeping up with the news has started to feel like a slow emotional breakdown in real time.
Hi. We’re Jordan and Lauren, and this is a weekly comedy podcast about politics, culture, and whatever fresh nightmare comes next.
Thinness hasn't always meant beauty, for most of Western history, it meant poverty, illness, or holy self-denial.
So how did "skinny" become the most aspirational body type on the planet?
In this episode, we trace the surprising, recent history of the thin ideal: from 18th-century class anxieties that mocked both fatness and thinness as aristocratic excess, through the romanticized "consumptive chic" of the tuberculosis era, into the flapper-driven body revolution of the 1920s, and on to the actuarial-table sleight of hand that gave the world BMI.
Along the way: Twiggy, Wallis Simpson, heroin chic, the diet pill crazes of the 20th century, the rise of bariatric surgery, and the deeply flawed science behind a hundred years of body shame.
This episode tells the real story of how the modern West learned to fear its own bodies.
17 Jun 2026
Ariana + Ethan's Silent Breakup
We leave the news behind for this episode, the news has been terrible!
Come with Lauren and Jordan as the gossip about cheating and break ups and why men are delulu.
22 May 2026
Who the hell is Usha Vance?
Lauren and Jordan talk the Iran war, who the hell Usha Vance is and why people should listen all the way to the end of their episode.
Surprise bonus at the end!
12 May 2026
A New Virus in Town
We talk the Hantavirus, and no that's not Lena Dunham's character from Girls.
Come freak out over PTSD and calm down over why Hantavirus could never be COVID.
7 May 2026
DoorDash Grandma is the American Dream
Have you heard of DoorDash Grandma? She came to visit the White House to drop off some McDonald's for our boy Donny.
We talk about the shooting at the White House Corespondent Dinner and how horrible it is to live through gun violence.
Then we end with Jordan, who has watched Dance Moms for the first time, and it's ruined her life.
2 Apr 2026
John Fetterman Must Go
John Fetterman endorsed Bernie Sanders, called ICE an "American Gestapo," and rode a progressive wave into the Senate. Now he's a Fox News regular defending ICE, calling his own party mentally ill, and may not run again in 2028 because Democrats are too mean to him. We're talking about the rise and fall of John Fetterman, how the hoodie became a costume, and what it means when the authenticity was always the performance.
But here's the twist: the women saw it coming. Liz Cheney lost her seat calling Trump the most dangerous man to ever hold the presidency. Marjorie Taylor Greene, yes, that Marjorie Taylor Greene, resigned from Congress and gave up her entire career to stand with Jeffrey Epstein's survivors against the explicit wishes of the President of the United States. Meanwhile, Fetterman is on Hannity.
We talk about political betrayal, who pays the price for telling the truth, and why the women keep being the ones willing to lose everything while the men calculate the vibes.
Smart and Unserious — two normal millennials making sense of a completely unserious news cycle.
30 Mar 2026
Men Keep Lying: Iran and the Manosphere
Let's dive into two stories about men lying:
First: the White House and how it talks about Iran.
Then: Louis Theroux's new documentary on the manosphere. We watched it so we could talk about the red pill pipeline.
Finally: Ask the men in your life to stop lying.
13 Mar 2026
WTF is this War with Iran
Lauren and Jordan are the comedy news duo you didn't know you needed. Two unhinged women breaking down the week's wildest headlines, Iran war updates, political chaos, and everything else the world is throwing at us, with the humor it honestly deserves.
If the news makes you want to scream, come scream-laugh with us instead.
10 Feb 2026
Kanye West Said "Sorry" and Other Things We Don't Believe
Lauren and Jordan take a deep breath and then absolutely do not keep it together.
This week, we unpack:
🧊 ICE victims testifying in Congress
🎤 The artist formerly known as Kanye West issuing an apology
📂 And a dive into the Epstein files because it's important
19 Jan 2026
Can I Kidnap a President too?
In our very first episode of the new year, we’re breaking down how U.S. foreign policy, starting with Venezuela, and why our president is on a power trip.
We also talk about Renée Nicole Good and what her story reveals about the immigration system, accountability, and the way power operates quietly and cruelly.
16 Dec 2025
The 12 Days of Trump (Fa la la)
What a year to have eyes. As 2025 wraps up, Lauren and Jordan revisit the first 11 months of the Trump administration, picking their least favorite moments from the White House and celebrating in shared political horror.
A comedic recap of Trump-era chaos, political scandals, and the moments that defined U.S. politics in 2025.
31 Oct 2025
Trump's Suing Himself + He's Bombing Boats
Jordan and Lauren talk about how Trump is suing himself, making a ballroom in the First Lady's wing, and how he's bombing boats in Venezula.
Plus, Lauren gets a minute of hate towards her least favorite Republican.
24 Oct 2025
Conversion Therapy + (Peacock's) The Traitors
Jordan and Lauren talking about the stupid conversion therapy case that was seen before the Supreme Court.
Then Jordan and Lauren talk about their favorite show, The Traitors and why reality TV is good for you.
16 Oct 2025
The Government Shutdown + Taylor Swift
This is Trump's 4th shut down, we have thoughts.
This is Taylor's 12th album, we have thoughts.
14 Sept 2025
Two Liberal Women Talk about Charlie Kirk's Death
Two Liberal Women Talk about Charlie Kirk's Death
9 Sept 2025
RFK Getting Grilled by the Senate
Lauren and Jordan talk about RFK and applaud all the senators asking him real questions that weren't "how are you making America healthy again?"
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