Your Weekly Breakdown

The silly and smart podcast for busy women.

Have a think, have a laugh.

Everyone’s invited.

Every week, join comedian Caitlin Howden and washed-up tech exec Emily Key to catch up on cultural conversations and news, make fun of the latest pop culture happenings, and judge each other’s life choices.

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~conspiracy theories~ come true, $$ cuts to the humanities, using AI makes you dumber, Tariffs and the border Czars, how to deal with info overwhelm, a calm podcast, Elizabeth Holmes interview.

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An erotic masseur for women, where ppl fantasize about having s3x, Bryan Johnson talks a lot about boners, can marriage be equal?! fun new words, Kendrick at Super Bowl, great music and books, and the best in pharmacy beauty

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Luigi, Trudeau, Jon Stewart and Mark Carney, LA Fires, Rauhnachte, Noah Wiley and other hot men, prestige TV, new music, and books.

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Cait was on Las Culturistas?! AG1 deep dive on Delve pod, daydreams and goals for 2025, Ballerina Farm in Ev!e mag, Em's fav newsletter, the makeup free trend, and Dame Judy Dench's potty-mouthed bird

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Vision boards and 2025 goal setting, a deep dive on goal setting, Cormac McCarthy's secret muse, Don West's new album, Zoe Ligon and the s3x ed you didn't get in school, voice AI hacks, and toast snacks

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Real Housewives life lessons, Holiday movies, the business of breakups, hiker found alive after 50 days, traveling without a plan, why are the tech titans so weird? 50 Cent's Diddy documentary.

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Holiday overwhelm, new music, Em goes viral, Canadian Rage Index, sleep needs, snow in Hawaii, PWHL in BC, Christmas movies, spy novels, tech tips, and Gisele Pelicot's daughter.

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Guest co-host Briana Buckmaster talks astrology, the labia puff, work and burnout, Hawk Tuah, building community, TV and the realities of being a working actor, and AI impacting the arts.

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US vs Canada snacks, Alpha vs Beta and leadership, Cait's time at Second City, raising kids, gut health, female friendships, Wicked vs Gladiator, Martha's documentary, and the ultimate skin care drop.

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Victoria Secret's quasi-rebrand, the New York Liberty and Clara Wu Tsai, AI in publishing, climate updates, a new book, and music worth listening to.

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Separating your identify from work, aging, banned books, YOLO energy, good books, advice for creatives.

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Chin hairs, how to break up with a friend, gender parity, backpack bans and periods, Kamala on Call her Daddy, Kendrick at the Superbowl.

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Parent influencers and child privacy, good health news, skin care for winter, watching SATC then vs. now, stalkers and Anna Kendrick's new movie, Tim Burton draws Monica Belluci.

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Guest Briana Buckmaster, dopamine menus, data brokers, relationship advice, good apologies, and parenting.

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The end of remote work? festival films, books to read, fissures, fall fashion, and femicide.

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Paris Olympics firsts, Katy Perry and Dr. Luke, "rawdogging", metal in tampons, conspiracy theories, anti-sunscreen movement, and we're all going to die!

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Celine Dion's docu and Celeb biopics, is Taylor Swift a bad role model? A great reason not to swallow, Greece's 6 day work week, can we talk about salaries? smegma, bee colonies, and books books books.

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Listener feedback, Being delulu, Reality TV, Junior High traumas, Why we all need birdsong, Packing in a carry-on, Books, and what's offensive in comedy?!

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The bush is back!, Mexico’s presidential election, Women striking in the US, More internet and AI things, Healing, and Gen Z job interviews

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Accepting compliments, Summer dress guide, How to spend your downtime, Billionaire submarines, Books + music recos, and...Are we undersexed?

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