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Post... Traumatic Stress - The Catch-Up Episode! Oct 27, 2023

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I hope you guys are ready to buckle in and get down to the nitty gritty of where in the hell Jess and Rach have been for the last 7 months. The girls start off with some light banter, but pretty quickly get into the heaviest meat we've ever served... Jess's telling of what she went through last year, and the journey of grief that she's been navigating since March 2023.
This episode is full of potential triggers, so please take care of yourself when listening. Cancer, parent loss, pregnancy loss, abortion, and grief are all discussed in detail. It's been a hell of a year for our friend Jess, and we are just so grateful for this community who we know have been holding her close in our absence.
Stay tuned for next week when we get into some more Q&A from our listeners, and hear a little more from Rach on her motherhood journey, Jess with her new pregnancy, and how their relationship has grown in this stage of life. We love you all so much and can't thank you enough for sticking with us through this incredibly hard time. See you NEXT WEEK!
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He McQueens Me - Elsie's Birth Story! Mar 10, 2023

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Rach, Josh, and Elsie are live in their living room to tell the tale of Elsie's birth and the 3 weeks that have followed. Keep your ears out for sweet baby coos throughout the episode, they are quite the treat! Rach starts off with a top TOTD, Josh gives his theory on breastmilk science, and they get into the ins and outs of the black hole they've been in for the past 3 weeks. Josh shocks Rachel with an update on his prepper supplies, and if y'all need some dry beans in the apocalypse you know who to contact. Before we get into the meat, Rach announces that the girls are needing to take a break while both of them navigate the huge life changes ahead of them. We hope to be back sooner rather than later, and we promise to keep you updated.
The meat this week is Elsie's birth story! Rach and Josh relive the 28-hour marathon experience of welcoming their daughter into the world. Spoiler: absolutely nothing went to plan. The induction was truly tested Rach's sanity, but it was absolutely all worth it in the end. There was no part of her birth plan that actually happened, so shout out to her doula Christy for keeping the ship afloat. Toward the end of the episode we get into some questions you submitted about parenthood and the past 3 weeks that have been a total whirlwind. We get into our mental health, bodily functions, how we've navigated parenthood as partners, and much more.
Jess and I will miss you guys SO MUCH. Thank you for your continued love and support. This podcast and community has meant the world to us, and we can't thank you enough for sticking with us through the hardest of seasons.
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Pasta De La Crotch- Catch Up with Jess + Joe Feb 17, 2023

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YO YO YO we are back with Jess and Joe! It's been a minute since we've heard from Dr. Rubenski and his client, but they are back and answering your questions. They start us off with a mental health check and talk about their transition into suburbia life. Joe had an interesting run in with the neighbors and the McAleese's made their mark on the neighborhood.
The meat of today's episode is answering the questions you submitted. As always the FB+W commun show up with the best questions. They start us off with their icks and Jess is completely surprised with what Joe comes up with and we get down and dirty with some of Jess's icks for Joe.
A great check in with Jess and Joe and we get a glimpse into how things are going for them despite the hard times they are being faced with.
LOVE YALL!
Please keep listening, sharing, and being the best damn podcast fam two girls can ask for!
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It Will Be What It Is - Birth and Motherhood with Meredith! Feb 10, 2023

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Hello hello podcast fam! Rach starts off with a quick update for all of you before we get into the pre-recorded part 2 episode with Meredith. All is well, but Elsie has not made her appearance yet, so just ignore all the references in this episode to Rachel having given birth. Okay? We are hoping our girl makes her way into this world within the next few days, so send out allll the positive vibes our way! This episode is Part 2 to her adult friendships/journey into motherhood episode with Rach's best friend Meredith. In this episode Meredith will tell the positive birth stories of both of her children, and the girls get into their thoughts on birth, parenthood, and all the adjustments that come with navigating this new stage of life. The girls have plenty of laughs, semi-solicited advice, and hopes for Rach on this new motherhood journey. We can't wait to share all the ups and downs with you guys (but we gotta get Elsie out of her uterus first!)
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Ghost Grandma - OUR 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Feb 03, 2023

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The gals start off strong with morning fart talks and a run-in with the paranormal. Rach tells the tale of Josh's most recent anxiety meltdown due to a creepy clay figurine she was gifted by her dad. (Shout out PuebloDirect.com) Rach has a couple of close labor calls but alas - Elsie is still firmly planted in her uterus (39 weeks and counting baby).
The Anniversary Meat is the reflection and retellings of some of your favorite moments, funny stories, and advice we've given over the past TWO years. Jess's pee pants, Pickle's obsession with Joe, Rach's pregnancy WAP, blue balls, and so many more funny memories get revisited. Rach and Jess retell a funny Josh story from last week, and get into a little disordered eating talk before we get back to reflecting on the past 2 years. We end the episode out looking back on the beginning of our friendship, and man oh man how far we've come. We hope you enjoy walking down memory lane with us. These past 2 years have been so joy-filled and filled with so much growth (and bullshit... iykyk) and we couldn't ask for a better community of listeners.
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Guns, Mayo, and Anxiety - A Big Catch Up! Jan 27, 2023

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Everyone's favorite is back from her battical- pt. 2! And the girls are LIVE from Jess's NEW house! Rach is 38 weeks pregnant and FEELING IT and has been sipping a little bit of the hippy-dippy Kool-aid. Jess gets real with the pod and shares some of where she's at and where she's been for the past several months. We truly couldn't be happier to have this community, and hope you will continue to support us as we navigate the upcoming murky waters for both of us. Rach reads some Josh hate comments from a recent TikTok that went semi-viral, and the girls have a good laugh about the unhinged behavior that comes from the internet. Jess shares a CLASSIC Joe breakdown from move-in day, which is full of twists, turns, and quality Cartellone-MacAleese antics all around.
The meat this week is digging into some questions from the app Holsom. We start off light and get deep toward the end, and we thoroughly enjoyed recording this episode for you guys. Thanks for bearing with us - we absolutely love and value the shit out of all of you.
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Some Type of Webbing - Q&A With The Newlyweds Jan 20, 2023

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The soon-to-be parents take over the mic this week to go over all your burning questions before baby Elsie gets here! Josh fills everyone in on some recent test results and health anxieties. Rach tells an embarrassing story from a run-in with a past teacher. Josh celebrates his 30th birthday and Rachel gives her two cents on curing climate change.
On this episode Rach and Josh answer a bunch of questions from our listeners and go over some newlywed advice, hopes for parenting, our current (lack of) sex life, and the future with our daughter. We loved having this opportunity to connect and look forward to the next stage of our lives. We get into the division of finances and household labor, how "ready"we feel for this next step, and our hopes for life with Elsie Jean. We are so thrilled that we get to use this podcast as a time capsule for this time in our life, and we love the thought that one day our daughter could listen and hear how loved and wanted she is.
Thank you for your support as Jess and I navigate such a new and difficult season. We absolutely love you guys! Please keep listening, sharing, and being the best damn podcast fam two girls could ask for.
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The Tales of Frank and Dave - Adult Friendships with Meredith! Jan 13, 2023

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Jess is moving (and slowly losing her mind) so longtime listener, first time guest, MEREDITH, graces the pod with her presence this week! Meredith is Rach's best friend of the past 15 years, and the girls take everyone down memory lane from their church camp days to present. The episode hits the ground running because we've got a LOT to catch you guys up on before we start getting into the adult part of our friendship. The episode is really driven by one very important question raised by one of our listeners: "Have you ever had a partner the other didn't like?" Rach and Meredith's relationship has been challenged throughout the years revolving around that exact question because spoiler: Meredith's type happens to be Rachel's worst nightmare. The girls reflect on their 2014 NYE from Hell, introduce Rach's former nemesis, "Frank", and have a lot of laughs before they get into talking about the growth their relationship has taken within the last year after a real 5 year STRUGGLE. If you have a friend that you are in a season of struggle with, we hope our story can give you a little hope that there is always a better version of your friendship around the corner if you put in the honesty and effort.
This is only part 1 of 2 of this lengthy conversation between these longterm besties. Stay tuned for Part 2 once Rach goes on maternity leave in a few weeks!
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2 Girls, 1 Mic - The New Years Episode! Jan 06, 2023

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The girls huddle up realllll close this episode in order to work around yet another technical difficulty! 2023 is the year of CHANGE. Jess got the keys to her new house, Rach has a run-in with "free-will", and the girls bond over their individual neighborhoods character. What is life without a few gunshots and SWAT team raids?? Jess jumps into a reflection on 2022 - not for her personally, because we all know that was a shit show, but for the world in general. Inflation... egg costs are on the RISE, and Rach goes on quite a long egg-rant #egggirlsriseup?? Abortion bans, War in Ukraine, and a bunch of other bullshit really helps solidify that 2022 was not all it was cracked up to be. Rach gives her pop culture predictions for 2023 (is she becoming more relevant??) Some of them *might* be manifesting... we ALL need a new Olivia Rodrigo album in 2023, okay?! Jess brings us home with some of her hopes for this year, and positive changes she wants to make. Rach... well she's just hoping to survive in her first year of motherhood. Overall this is a pretty lighthearted episode that will hopefully put you in the right mood to make 2023 a wonderful year for CHANGE.
We love you all and can't wait to grow with you this year!
Please keep listening, sharing, and being the best damn podcast fam two girls could ask for.
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Full Bush Out - The Christmas Episode! Dec 30, 2022

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Happy Honda Days and Merry Toyotathon to all! We hope all our pod friends had a better holidays than we did. Also heads up for some slight mic malfunctions throughout this episode... 2022 Year Of Bullshit is really putting us through the ringer. Rach tells the (very long) story of her adventure of getting her car totaled on Christmas Eve and being monitored at the hospital for 24 hours. (Everyone is okay!) Ya girl is now 34 weeks pregnant and its clear that Elsie will be making her way into the world soon!
We decided to keep the Christmas meat a little lighter, and are reading some Reddit AITA - Holiday Edition! We hope you enjoy listening to other people's drama as much as we do! We've come to the realization that sometimes you ARE the asshole, and thats okay. Own that shit! Jess ends out the episode with some Greatest Hacks in the World and the girls are excited to announce they will be back NEXT WEEK! Hopefully without all the technical difficulties - thanks for sticking with us friends! See you in the new year!
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