This week Amanda is back to bring us her latest life updates. We discuss the challenges of living in a historical landmark apartment in NYC and her recent wellness retreat experience in Costa Rica. Listen to learn how a cost-saving initiative brought Amanda deep friendship and vulnerability in fragile moments (cue Panic attack). We get deep and have deep laughter (I'm trying so hard to not use AI for these descriptions guys, so you're gonna have to grin and bear (with) it when it comes to these puns. Sorry, love you bye!

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'From the Core' are solo episodes where I peel back the layers to reflect candidly on the state of my friendships and creative pursuits, as well as the lessons learned along the way.

This week I explore: braving sub-zero temperatures for chosen family, the power of tiktok to forge new relationships, and being disillusioned with communities centered on exclusivity.

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I am joined again by Core Friend baddie, Ashleigh this week where we cover everything under the (bleak midwinter) sun. We catch up on her career journey and what's next following Teen Vogue's mass layoffs, and dive into my experiences being 'laid off' of birthday invites. We bond over our shared astrological placements with Zohran Mamdani (should we start a band?), and try to decipher if it's in our highest good when we get hit in the face by a pigeon (unfortunately based on real events). And lots more!

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Note- This episode was originally recorded in November 2025. I am joined virtually by my college roommate Dory to reveal my experience going through rush at a large SEC school and being cut/dropped by nearly every sorority. Listen to hear what the process was like for both of us, and how it shaped our respective college experiences. We also giggle and have many side anecdotes, like that time we held a funeral for Dory's beta fish with our Golden Retriever in attendance.

Skip to 17:00 to get straight to the sorority talk.

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(Scrapping the third person until I teach Linus, my dog, to type these for me). This week I am joined again by Yena, to recap the shared fundraiser for Womankind last fall. We also discuss our 10-year age gap, and the accompanying excitement as we both prepare to head into new decades in 2026. We bring back the topic of fate surfing and dive into our experience attending OG Core Friend, Ashleigh C's birthday.

Note this episode was filmed in November, but we are getting closer to the present day!

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Carly (who am I kidding, I write these) is solo this week and recounts a recent friendship that bloomed on a Christmas Day train ride. She (I) also recalls a surprise update letter received from her Friar friend/penpal featuring a table read of fun descriptions of the various Friars he lives with, Holy Moly! (that actually isn't even blamable on AI, my mind works in mysterious and unfortunate ways)

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Carly is joined this week Ash Gerleman, met through Core Friend Amanda Jewell. The two explore Ash's journey of transitioning from a corporate career to pursuing a passion for photography. They discuss the importance of friendship and community in creative pursuits, and the exciting experiences Ash had during her travels, including New York Fashion Week.

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Carly is joined by core friend OG Amanda to take a deep dive into Amanda's experience joining a co-ed Volleyball team when seeking out new friends as a baby New Yorker. Listen to have all your questions answered or for the giggles.

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Podcast Intro- 'if tears could dance (i'll be alright) by STELLA. & pedram

Cover photo- Meghan Marshall