In this episode, Lauren, Amy, & Holly tackle the chaos head-on — from Taco’s extensively missed social-cues on his trip through Asia to the looming fallout of the government shutdown and the quiet cruelty of ending SNAP benefits. The trio doesn’t hold back as they discuss the openly ethical-bankruptcy of billionaires and explore the surreal cultural twist of the moment: Swift’s alleged leap onto the ‘trad-wife’ bandwagon. Is it a shrewd business pivot, a billionaire appeasement tactic, or the soft launch of a mass redpilling campaign aimed at her devoted Swifties?
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