Another year of this world famous podcast! Hear us yap and yap about all our faves of 2024 and some of what we're looking forward to in 2025 (with a very brief moment at the top for good ol' December)
DECEMBER
HIGH:
* AA: Christmas Family time + a white christmas! Grateful for the luv in my life + murder mystery new years
* MM: New Goodwill in DC lol
LOW:
* AA: what am I doing with my life <3
* MM: parking ticket fest
BEST OF 2024
MOVIE:
* AA: Wicked / Blink Twice (worst: Love Lies Bleeding holy shit)
* MM: My Old Ass
TV SHOW:
* AA: Shrinking (duh) + Bad Sisters + Traitors (recency bias tho?)
* MM: Boring but honestly same!!! Minus traitors plus Hacks season 3
BOOK:
* AA: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors + All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
* MM: All Fours by Miranda July + Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenjah (other five star reads: Martyr, The Round House, The Friend, The Night Watchman, Small Things Like These, Concentrate, Clear, Sandwich, There Are Reason for This)
WORST BOOK:
* AA: Men Have Called Her Crazy by Anna Marie Tendler
* MM: I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki by Baek Se-hee
ALBUM:
* AA: Weird Faith by Madi Diaz + The Secret of Us by Gracie Abrams (Cowboy Carter)
* MM: Brat by Charli XCX (my preference is for the remix album) (honorable mentions: Stick Season (Forever), Noah Kahan, Cowboy Carter, Beyonce; Tiger’s Blood, Waxahatchee; What A Relief, Katie Gavin; The Secret of Us, Gracie Abrams)
SONG:
* AA: Starting Over At the End by JOSEPH
* MM: Right Back to It by Waxahatchee / The Baton by Katie Gavin
CONCERT:
* AA: Madi Diaz + All Things Go MUNA / Hozier / Japanese Breakfast / Holly Humberstone + JOSEPH @ Sixth and I
* MM: Joseph @ Sixth and I / Brandi @ The Anthem / Betty Who @ Lincoln Theater (wait I forgot about all of these and same)
MEAL:
* AA: Mr Tuna <3
* MM: Burrito from Uptown 66
BREAKFAST:
* AA: beyond boringbut Siggi’s in the summer with peaches, raspberries, and Nantucket Bake Shop cranberry granola - sometimes honey
* MM: only counts as breakfast on a technicality but Paul’s Pel’meni in Madison, WI
LUNCH:
* AA: Yume Ga Arukara cold noodles
* MM: Eggplant sandwich from Ideals & lobster roll from Sesuit Harbor Cafe (<3)
DINNER:
* AA: Dame in NYC
* MM: Entrenos in Miami
DESSERT:
* AA: hawaiian roll ice cream sandwich w/ vanilla bean gelato, caramel, butter, and salt from Mr. Tuna
* MM: Passionfruit pie from Doubting Thomas
PURCHASE:
* AA: Vintage Inspired Persian Runner for the Kitchen or Airpods Max
* MM: CarKit for our old dumb car
DISCOVERY:
* AA: yin yoga / sound baths / restore yoga in general
* MM: builder gel nails
TRIP:
* AA: Maine
* MM: Canada
#1 RECOMMENDATION:
* AA: Cupping
* MM: Buy a kitchen timer and put it on your desk (I have this one but I covet this one)
What completely ordinary thing are you most grateful for right now in your life?
* MM: The cup known in our home as Cup™
* AA: pockets of community
Tune in to the next episode for our culture speed round! ily<3