This week, we’re talking about memory, trust, and why so many adults feel like reality keeps shifting beneath them. From the Mandela Effect debate to side relationships and misplaced sympathy, we unpack how gaslighting shows up in culture, relationships, and even online spaces.

We also dive into bullying consequences, AI loneliness, trust recession culture, nostalgia battles like Jagged Edge vs 112, and the pressure of figuring adulthood out in real time.

If you’ve ever questioned your memory, your boundaries, or your instincts — this episode will remind you that you’re not crazy… and you’re definitely not alone.

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Chapters

00:00 Sinbad ‘Shazam’ & Mandela Effect Rant (Cold Open)

00:27 Weekly Reddit Kickoff: Reading the Post

00:45 ‘The Other Woman’ Confession — No Sympathy

04:07 Side Piece Logic, Karma, and Accountability

08:19 Plot Twist: The Wife Who Knows (and Doesn’t Care)

11:08 Behind the Scenes: ‘Interesting Finds’ Category & No Pre-Reading

12:03 South Korea Denies Bullies Admission — Proof vs Allegations

15:06 Consequences, Ivy League Standards & ‘Character Matters’

17:07 Bullying Culture, Social Media Bans & Touch Grass

24:26 VHS Nostalgia, Disney Edits & Losing the Originals

26:26 Mandela Effect Round 2: Forrest Gump Quote & Sinbad Again

29:00 Trust Recession: AI, Fake Authenticity & Parasocial ChatGPT

34:42 Instagram Debate: 112 vs Jagged Edge

38:31 Relationship Bar: ‘If the Boy Don’t Change, Change the Boy’

39:37 Mature… Until the Petty Comes Out

39:59 Post-Barbecue Banter & Trying a New Game

40:21 Costume Party Rules: No Regular Clothes Allowed

42:54 Unboxing 'Unfiltered Girls Night' + Cards We Refuse to Answer

47:49 Game Time: One-Night Stands, Karaoke, and Internet Stalking

53:01 Threesomes, Devil’s Three-Ways & Freaky Confessions

56:10 Cockblocking, Bad Hookups & Running to the Clinic

01:00:38 Flirting With Therapists (and Married Men) Debate

01:05:06 Meeting Parents Too Soon + How to Get Guests to Leave

01:08:26 Garage Door Chaos, Safety Fears & Wrapping Up

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Question of the Week: What would you wish on your worst enemy?

We kick off with Weekly Reddit and the answers range from petty inconvenience to “okay… you didn’t have to go THAT far.” It turns into a surprisingly real conversation about what people actually mean when they say they want karma, and why self-awareness might be one of the harshest things you could ever wish on somebody.

From there we spiral into everything else we actually talked about: immortality as punishment (movie talk included), random life observations, and a whole tangent about texting men you shouldn’t, reopening old situations, and how boredom will have you acting reckless if you don’t stay offline. There’s also a throwback story involving moonshine, bad nights out, and learning your limits the hard way.

Then we pivot into music nostalgia, birthday expectations (and responding to messages), and a rant about streaming commercials, Amazon/Prime, and the ridiculousness of prescription drug ads, plus how targeted ads decide what your life looks like based on one purchase. And yes, the cat gets her moment too.

It’s funny, petty, uncomfortable in spots, and very “friends yapping” the whole way through.

Two lives. Two perspectives. One unfiltered conversation.

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This week, Jocelyn and Jade talk about how adulthood changes the way we communicate, interact, and tolerate social expectations.

Starting with a Question of the Week, the conversation expands into texting etiquette, social availability, overstimulation, workplace behavior, impulse control, silence, burnout, and how aging shifts what feels necessary versus exhausting.

If you’ve noticed yourself pulling back, leaving earlier, responding less, or questioning social norms that once felt automatic, this episode puts words to that shift.

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