Podcasts They Hate, Olympics Distractions, and Donkey Races

Joy and Claire record an early-morning episode with chat friends. The conversation shifts to popular podcasts they dislike or don’t understand the hype around.They discuss watching the Olympics as a welcome distraction.

Joy shares two personal updates: discovering a local nonprofit tied to pack burro racing REdonculous Ranch Sanctuary and Rescue (connected to Colorado mining history)—and planning to shadow a four-mile training run with a rescue donkey near her home.

04:34 True Crime Fatigue: Crime Junkie, Serial Aftershocks & Ethics

06:51 Podcast Crush: Amy Poehler’s ‘Good Hang’ + The Lip Balm Break

09:05 The ‘Open Marriage’ Spoof Story That Freaked Brandon Out

11:04 Politics & Sanity Checks: Pod Save America + Chart Oddities

12:28 Rants & Red Flags: Megyn Kelly, Mel Robbins, SmartLess & Celebrity Overload

21:33 From Podcasts to Olympics: Curling Confusion, Luge Laughs & Crash Anxiety

24:33 Olympics obsession: biathlon memes & why it’s so fun to watch

25:22 Figure skating highlight: the wild core-strength partner move explained

28:15 Ski jumping scandal: the ‘extra fabric’ suit-cheating story

30:24 Olympics side chatter: celeb sightings, Devil Wears Prada 2

31:12 New adventure unlocked: running with rescue donkeys (pack burro racing)

36:54 Perimenopause surprises: itchy ear canals, TikTok hacks & symptom rant

40:03 Testosterone update: sleep improvements, sweating side effects & stress reality check

41:50 Hair & scalp care deep dive: Act + Acre, hard water, iron/ferritin and hair loss