digress & confess

JANE'S FONDA.

We're back - we heard you "wandered" more. Join us as we digress about the Real Housewives of Rhode Island. We discuss episodes four and five of the current, ongoing first season. Petah, the podcastas are here.

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DRUGS ARE ENOUGH.

Holly, Nick, and Melissa chat about prescription medications, medicated queens, and bell jars being lifts. Nick reveals his favorite emotion is nostalgia (objectively insane), Holly gives us more about Coachella, and Melissa's locking in on mental health. 

Are you that lizard person at a concert? And how do you know? Yeah, consider. 

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BUT HE IS, MA.

Welcome to our first minisode! Join us as we digress about the Real Housewives of Rhode Island. We discuss the first three episodes of the current, ongoing first season. 

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POD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS.

Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa in this week's thrilling debates on which ginger soda is best, why all the housewives of Rhode Island look the same, and the divisive Coachella performance by Justin Bieber. Includes an intimate reading of Babbitt, a special attack on words (e.g., escritoire), and a strong argument for avoiding the new Harry Potter series. 

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STOP SCROLLING; read Plath. 

Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa this week for poetry readings, classical conditioning, and trying to figure out why there will never be a crossover of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. From Sylvia Plath to Taylor Frankie Paul, we digress on women just doing their best. 

TW: abuse

A quick note: Holly and Melissa speak during this episode to their own lived experience.

Read The Colossus: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89119/the-colossus

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AT THE THEATER, some people need shushing. 

Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa as they meet virtually for the first time! Why is it that every documentary deserves the Oscar win? Why is everyone talking about Misty Copeland? Why does no one see an Opera or Ballet anymore? And why don't more people sob at live performances? All this and more in this week's episode!

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FOR EPISODE 10, our friend returns.

Join Holly, Nick, & Melissa as they catch up after Holly's Mother-God adjacent vacation. Melissa has an exciting announcement for her life and the pod. Why is everything so expensive? Are you a meal prepper? What does it mean to live and die well? Questions will be answered, and yet so many remain. Keep smilin', keep shinin'.

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TO SPEAK IS HUMAN, to curse is divine. 

Join Melissa and Nick delving deep into topics that matter. Navigating life's twists and turns is so much easier when you ask your friends the real questions: Can you name five football teams? Do you know what "merkin" means? What about Jonah? Do you remember him? Get yourself ready to just graze the surface of the myelin sheath, oligodendrocytes, and other neuronal jargon not suitable for young viewers. 

And remember, some words aren't meant for us to use. 

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***SPOILERS for every season of The Traitors—listeners beware***

FROM THE TRENCHES they will pod. 

Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa as they venture into fully body chills. We've got Winter Carnaval Puzzle Competition, Heated Rivalry, being Dark Woke, the Bravoverse, lots of Traitor-talk, and of course a Minnesota goodbye. Between Bose QC45 noise cancelling headphones and "Wuthering Heights," you'll get a full explanation about the origin of carrot.

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Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa as they try to bring a little bit of joy to their lives. Digressions include: reality TV (RHONY, The Traitors, Bravoverse, Andy Cohen), TV shows landing the ending (spoiler alert for Lost!), old media, new media, reading habits, book genres, and more! Ultimately, we're consuming media and just trying to get by.

Full Body Chills: Breaking Bad

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IN THE NEW YEAR... we all try to improve ourselves.

Join Melissa, Holly, and Nick as they digress about Family Guy (per usual), Kate Bush, "no treat January," and resolutions. Due to popular (~3 people) demand, we share our ins and outs for the year! Themes include community, less reliance on technology, and reflecting on yourself and the world. Wake up sheeple!

Resources (this is not an exhaustive list, just meant to be a starting point):

Call your representatives and demand justice: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

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AND THE FRIENDS will gather. 

Holly, Nick, and Melissa digress with friend-of-the-pod "Rawdawg" Ralyn about the real things. Through BTS and American Idol, digressions surround One Direction: the influential Take Me Home Tour and cardboard cutouts, fan fiction and tumblr, and what does your favorite 1D member say about you. The important. 

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THROUGH GIFTS, all things are possible. 

Friend of the pod, Ralyn, joins Holly, Nick, and Melissa to talk holidays, 2025 celebrations, and 2026 predictions. Digressions include: gift giving, syllabi, ARTIFICIAL intelligence, and (in some ways) gratitude for 2025. We're also predicting deaths of celebrities and popular events, all while keeping our hopes on community. Love and light

IN OZ WE TRUST. 

Holly, Nick, and Melissa stray from their digressions this week and deep dive into Wicked and what went wrong in the floppiest sequel of the year. Were the actors allowed to eat on set? Was Michelle Yeoh the right choice? And what happened to Wonderful? Lyrics, costume, and sets, oh my! or something. 

Chills: No Good Deed. 

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IN THE MIDWEST, dragons are dinosaurs. 

Join Melissa, Holly, and Nick as they digress about parasocials, global concert etiquette, and childhood occupational dreams. Being accosted by the first fan, dragging the French for no reason, and building a brave space for the pod—ultimately, it's a couple of White millennial podcasters. 

Full body chills: mere mention of Rosalía.  

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IN THE BEGINNING, they were called to pod. 

In this inaugural episode, Holly, Melissa, and Nick sit down and digress the "why" of the pod; ultimately, why are we here? Jumping from shared interests to fears, past lives to pets, join us for our introductory episode for many such full-body chills. 

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