Your Weekly Breakdown

It’s 2026, we’re ten days in, and already debating whether being called a “podcaster” is a slur. Em + Cait unpack New Year identity crises, MILF discourse, and why softness might be the most terrifying resolution of all. From hockey romance TV debates and the rise of pegging (yes, really), to AI logos that all look like buttholes, tech gone feral, vaccine chaos, and genuinely hopeful science breakthroughs, this episode pinballs between horny, horrified, and cautiously optimistic. Plus: why you shouldn’t sit on the toilet too long, how to meet people IRL without apps, and proof that this podcast is officially no longer “just a hobby.”The girls also address the sweetest mailbag question about building a community.Shownotes:the boys want to get peggedlogos look like buttsElon's grok is undressing girlstv smoothingbigandmini.orgvenezuela huntington's updatelecanemab alzheimerman paralyzed on the pottypipeline updatesmovies ideas: long shot, game night, bugonia, one battle after another, wake up dead man, sinnerstv to watch: the assemblybooks:you exist too muchmy friends fredrik bachmaneveryone in my family has killed someonewild dark shorehouse on the cerulean sea*** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdown Your Weekly Breakdown on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourweeklybreakdownpod Caitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowden Emily on instagram: www.instagram.com/emilykeyistyping Interested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click hereEmail anytime with questions: [email protected] to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

This week on Your Weekly Breakdown, Em + Caitlin spiral (gently) from burnout and big-fat book stacks into airport empathy, 2-star Apple reviews, + the shocking discovery that Nantucket is absolutely ripping cocaine. Along the way: strippers save Xmas, a German Shepherd eats $100 underwear, and AI content is officially declared SLOP. There’s joy, grief, French girl crushes, rogue Turning Point USA Google Forms, accidental witchcraft, and a surprisingly moving reminder that most people are still trying to be decent. Cozy chaos, but make it smart.Books:the correspondentmy friends fredrik bachmanemperor of gladness ocean vuongShownotesbadass women of portland strip club communityknix is greatword of the year is sloptimes person of the year is the architects of AIjane austen's 250th birthdayaryna's tennis storyrob reiner latestturning point USA halftime show formrauhnacht goal setting for 2026New york fashion week no more fur, vegan leather is just plastic u guyslady crash test dummieslouvre books ruined*** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdown Your Weekly Breakdown on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourweeklybreakdownpod Caitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowden Emily on instagram: www.instagram.com/emilykeyistyping Interested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click hereEmail anytime with questions: [email protected] to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

Running on fumes, rage, and one ridiculously embarrassing story, this episode of Your Weekly Breakdown ricochets from feral morning energy to a surprisingly sharp cultural autopsy: Diddy documentaries, horny hockey romances, collapsing math skills, news from TikTok, AI deepfakes, banned words, trad-wife hypocrisy, digital detoxes, hockey canada, data centres, pipeline politics, and—mercifully—a horny left-coiled snail who finally found love. It’s chaotic, funny, occasionally furious, and weirdly tender, with Em + Cait asking the big questions (wait what's your most embarrassing moment?!) while swearing slightly less than usual, and proving, once again, that the world is on fire but at least the conversation is good!Shownotes:Diddy's docuheated rivalrykids can't do math anymore :( where college kids get their news (tiktok dear god)australia's social media banPENN american's banned wordslet's kill our personal brandshockey canada case stoney creekecole polytechnique expands scholarshipsjameela jamil on tradwivesluigi mangione updatesrolling stone expose on amazon data centres and cancerjeremy the left curling snailpipelinesmotherhood spending*** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdown Your Weekly Breakdown on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourweeklybreakdownpod Caitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowden Emily on instagram: www.instagram.com/emilykeyistyping Interested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click hereEmail anytime with questions: [email protected] to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

In this week's episode, Em and Cait spiral (lovingly) through everything from Rosalía’s divine-chaotic new album to the absolute fever dream of being named one of Apple Podcasts’ Best of 2025. Between norovirus accusations, kids listening to Eminem, chaotic holiday invites, U.S. political nonsense, Meta being Meta, cult documentaries, loneliness, wandering culture, and whether bars should ban solo drinkers, the girls deliver their signature blend of silly, smart, and mildly unhinged. It’s conversational comfort content for busy women everywhere.Shownotes:rosalia's new albumRfk jr on cover of AtlanticTrump wants Rush Hour rebootYouth safety features meta also lolMiss Mexico won!Allison Mack is backWhy is hanging out so hard?Bar bans solo patronsBackstreet's BackChildish Gambino strokeCarney says Canada drops ‘feminist foreign policy’ but upholds valuesList of Degrees not longer classed "Professional" by Trump AdminBirch Babe*** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdown Your Weekly Breakdown on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourweeklybreakdownpod Caitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowden Emily on instagram: www.instagram.com/emilykeyistyping Interested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click hereEmail anytime with questions: [email protected] to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

Welcome back to Your Weekly Breakdown, the weekly catch up session with your hosts Emily + Cait, who don't shy away from dumb questions and interesting topics. This week, they cover iron infusions, norovirus, perioral dermititis, face mites, Robbie Hoffman, Miss Mexico and President Sheinbaum, Trump hosting controversial Saudi folks, Billie Eilish + billionaires, Bezos moon plans + funding the met gala, Savvy Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, + job search tips post layoffs. Cait also celebrates 20 years of her improv show, and Emily spills the beans on her latest travel dilemma. Shownotes:billie eilish on elonthe arrival fallacy and managing disappointmentpresident sheinbaummiss mexico miss universebezos and sanchez funding the met galajeff wants to put facotires on the moon, no plan b for earththe dark triadrobyn's new song dopamineemily's new fav companysarah seager comes home exoplanet researchernew visitor in space?? 31 atlasthe manor documentarycait defends the artsallison mack and the Nxivm cult*** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdown Your Weekly Breakdown on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourweeklybreakdownpod Caitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowden Emily on instagram: www.instagram.com/emilykeyistyping Interested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click hereEmail anytime with questions: [email protected] to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up