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The Maxi Pod"The Life of A Swamp Girl"In this episode, Rachel and Maggie crawl towards the end of their Shrek summer to give takes on the mean streets of DC, the Taylor interview that broke our brains, The Challenge: Vets and New Threats, Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad, and of course the Presidential Fitness Test. It's a swampy life but someone has to have a sense of humor about it! Episode Guide: 0:00 Rachel was sick, End of summer, Maxi Club update, Life in DC, Maggie’s work vendetta 7:43 Taylor Swift on New Heights, Takeaways and New Album Hopes 17:16 The Challenge Vets and New T...
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Our True Crime Podcast296. Twisted Fascination: Rachel Barber15-year-old Rachel Barber. a bright and promising teenager from Melbourne, Australia, disappeared after leaving class in 1999.Rachel's boyfriend told the Barbers his cryptic conversation he had with Rachel earlier in the day about her having a job lined up for that evening and how now she could buy some shoes she had wanted. Another friend mentioned that Rachel had planned to “meet up” with an unnamed female friend. When the Barbers reported their daughter missing to the police, they got the speech, “Most missing teenagers show up within 48 hours alive and well”.Her family, desperate for answers...
2025-02-1253 min
The Maxi Pod"One Last Breath" (2024 Wrap Up featuring the Pitch Session Pod)Shout out the world! Specifically Andrew and Kirstin from the Pitch Session Pod for adding their expertise (or lack thereof) to our 2024 End of the Year Wrap Up Episode! Episode Guide: 0:00 - Introducing our Guests: The Pitch Session Pod! 2:00 - 2024 Music Highlights (& Maggie's Spotify Wrapped Top Songs) 7:15 - 2024 Best in TV (and re-watches) 11:10 - Movies we watched in 2024 15:30 - Biggest Pop Culture Stories of 2024 25:00 - Destiny’s Challenge (Beyonces, Kellys, Michelles of 2024) See you in 2025!
2024-12-2241 minThe Maxi PodAmerica is on her Period! Presidential Election ReactionThis special mini- episode of the Maxi Pod features everyone's favorite guest host So_Grool, as she and Rachel try to grapple with the 2024 Presidential Election results. If you hear something that offends you, it was AI. Actually nevermind, being a whiny little bitch is apparently the path to victory :-)
2024-11-0722 minThe Maxi PodS9 E11 "The Witching Hour (Thotumn IV)"Thotumn is back with a vengeance and Maggie and Rachel are feeling joyful, chaotic, and slightly evil. Gather your coven and enjoy this high quality podcast! Episode Guide: (0:00) Intro, Maggie went out in DC, Dangers of Caffeine (5:52) THOTUMN! Things to look forward to! (18:00) Christina Aguilera Sabrina Carpenter Duet, Retrospective on Christina & Katy Perry (26:36) Beyonce is still trying to find her passion (30:13) Diddy legal update, The Danity Kane of it all (33:08) The Challenge Season 40 Recap, Loves and Hates, Laurel vs. Cara Maria (39:53) Dancing With the Stars, Is it a banger or a clanger (43:53) Being Late to the Pa...
2024-10-0158 minThe Maxi PodS9 E9 "How to be a Childless Cat Lady: TYRA MAIL!"It’s not Summer without a Tyra Mail episode! Thank you to all of the Maxxinistas for submitting questions/topics! If you don't like our advice you can ROT IN HELL
2024-08-061h 02The Maxi PodS9 E8 "Hot Take Summer"The Girls have gone wild and are letting their unqualified and slightly controversial opinions fly. We are just trying to cope with the heat and the state of the union. Enjoy this summer break from responsibilities! Episode Guide: 0:00 Intro: It's Hot, Tik tok cleanse, Wedding & a best friends weekend 5:00 Can you be a "pick me" at your own wedding? (Olivia Culpo/Christian McCaffrey) 13:00 Chris Brown 11:11 Concert Experience, Better than Eras? 22:50 Janet Jackson and Nelly Concert Review that you've all been waiting for 27:50 Politics Corner!!! Trump and Biden are down bad, The future of the Democratic Party and...
2024-07-1956 minThe Maxi Pod"America's Dance Team: Reaction to the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Documentary"Enjoy the Maxi Pod's unfiltered reaction to Netflix's "America's Sweethearts" Documentary! Including an analysis of the quality of Dance Team women, praise for the Mental fortitude of a dance team girl at practice, and our thoughts on cutting a vet, getting paid as a Pro Dancer, judging/making cuts based on physical appearance, Victoria, being "Captain material", "Yes ma’am"culture, and so much more!
2024-07-1644 minThe Maxi PodS9 E7 "This is going to ruin the tour"Episode Guide: 1:00 Platonic Coffee Dates 4:55 Justin Timberlake DWI 9:03 Connecting with the youth/Inside Out 2/Women helping women in the workplace 17.45 Plus One Culture 29:03 The Challenge All Stars 4 Finale Reaction 32:24 Reading Books! ACOTAR! 33:45 The Challenge: Eras Season 40 Cast Announcement 40:50 Travis Kelce on stage at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour 43:50 Danielle leaving Summer House 44:54 Our opinions on sliding into DMs 48:30 Have a Ho Day!
2024-06-2851 minThe Maxi PodS9 E6 "Girl's Girl World Tour (Blame the Woman)"Episode Guide: 0:00 Catching up with the Girl’s Girls of all Girls: Traveling to Dewey Beach and the Hamptons, Group houses, Birthday month! 10:15 The News!!!!!!!! 11:10 Summer House Season 8 Finale and Reunion part 1 (Carl and Lindsay, West and Ciara) 26:00 Vanderpump Reunion Wrap Up (Ariana and Lala POVs) 28:40 The Valley: Faves and Least Faves 32:40 Is anyone on earth watching the Kardashians? 37:00 The Challenge All Stars 4 38:30 J Lo Tour Cancelled 46:30 Destiny’s Challenge: Being Conflict Averse, Inconsiderate DJs, Pop Girlies of Today, Road Trips, Shooting your Shot, The Upside
2024-06-081h 04The Maxi PodS9 E5 "Ick Chicks"Maggie and Rachel settled their blood feud to return for their May Episode because unlike certain pop stars and reality stars, they have work ethic! Get ready for a lot of baseless opinions on Drake vs. Kendrick, being in Happy Relationships, and Science. Episode Guide: 0: 00 Squashing our beef, Birthdays, How to be a good guest at a wedding or bachelorette, planning tips 10:30 Drake vs Kendrick Lamar, who’s the #1 guy in the group? 17:50 Justin Bieber and Hailey expecting a child! 20:00 The Eclipse 21:00 Vanderpump Rules Finale: Breaking of the 4th Wall, the Friendship Square that keeps on gi...
2024-05-121h 08The Maxi Pod"The Tortured Poets Department for Idiots" SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE!A full decoding of the lyrics and lore behind all 31 songs of Taylor Swift's new album "The Tortured Poets Department"! @So_Grool is allegedly the guest co-host or it's just Rachel talking to herself. Someone forgot to pick her up for the looney bin.
2024-04-261h 03The Maxi PodS9 E4 "Glee Hive"Is anyone else in a bad mood? You’ve come to the right place because this episode will cure your misery or your money back. Episode Guide: 0:00 Cheer me up! Updated Morning Routine, Defense of Tik Tok, Scared to put on a bathing suit 10:45 The News 11:20 Beyonce ACT II Cowboy Carter Review! Our faves and least faves, Is Miley Cyrus a good singer, Beyonce historian speculations 23:00 Summer House! Ranking the couples, Kyle as a flower boy, Jesse Solomon hot takes 34:10 Vanderpump Rules! Scheana for DWTS campaign, trying to get an invite to Sandoval's next pool party, Arian...
2024-04-071h 08The Maxi PodS9 E3 "The Friend Zone"Everything bad is good and nothing is that bad. Enjoy this friendly, nuanced, nostalgic episode from two millennials who will never give up on their dedications to seasonality. Episode Guide: 0:00 Spring! The Warm Up! Be Your Own Cookie 4:45 Friendship! The Friend Zone: How to Approach Adult Friendships THE NEWS! 20:35 Ariana Grande and Justin Timberlake New Music! 28:30 J Lo Documentary and a little J Lo & Ben history lesson 34:38 Summer House! 39:10 Vanderpump Rules! Ranking the Girls 43:15 Traitors 2 Full Season Reaction! 46:15 Destiny’s C...
2024-03-191h 07The Maxi PodS9 E2 "The Dating Debate"The Maxi Pod has returned for their flop episode to flip flop on their decision to dip their long toes back into dating. Both teams played hard and made 3 pointers. Speaking of sports, the only qualified white girls in the business provide their expert opinion on Usher's Superbowl Halftime Performance and you will not want "more." Please share this episode with a fellow icon and be brave for your ugliest self. Episode Guide: 0:00 Valentines Day recap 2:45 Dating Yourself 7:15 Dipping our toes into dating our community 31:45 The News Usher Superbowl Halftime Review Re-Ranking the Top 10 Superbowl Halftimes Ta...
2024-02-201h 24The Maxi PodS9 E1 "Make Valentine's Day Your Bitch"Season 9 Premiere Episode is a Quintessential Maxi Pod Production, despite this no longer being a Reality TV podcast. Valentine’s Day is our Superbowl, so allow us to Usher you from Hibernation to the most hopeful made up holiday of the year. Episode Notes/Guide 0:00 Transition from January Hibernation to February/Valentines Day 5:00 The End of Death Day? 11:15 Make Valentine’s Day Your Bitch! (Tips & Tricks) 28:15 The News! Taylor, Selena, Kylie, Timothee at the Golden Globes Ariana Grande… YES! AND???!?!? UDA Nationals Challenge Champs Are Embarrassing Us (Season 39) Life Lessons from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City W...
2024-01-301h 23The Maxi PodS8 E13 "2023: Ranking People, Places, & Things"Enjoy a recap of all things pop culture as 2 best friends make fun of each other’s interests and babble about how much they love each other. Episode Guide: 0:00 - Holiday Ho update 3:30 - Why we love the end of the year 4:15 - Best and Worst in Music (Top Artists, Songs, Albums) and our Destiny’s Challenge of Music 18:35 - Best and Worst in TV (Best Reality Show, Reality Star of the Year, Best Scripted Show of the Year, Favorite Re-watch of the Year) 25:50 - Best Movies of the Year 28:45 - Other Made-up Categories (Best Break-up and Best...
2023-12-121h 11The Maxi PodS8 E12 "Putting the Ho in Holidays"Tis the season to take headed of the Maxi Pod’s advice as they revamp their angelic Rules for being a Ho for the Holidays! Get your note-taking apparatus ready and listen on .5x speed to grasp every detail of this guide to stop wasting time, get wasted and have the time of your lives. 0:00 - 3:40 Rachel has 3 pages of typed notes 3:40 - 38:00 How to Be a Ho For the Holidays (All Jazzed Up!) #1 If Not You Cindy Lou Hoo, Who? #2 The “Once Upon a December Rule” #3 BYOM! ( Bring Your Own Mistletoe) #4 The Cold never Bothered You Anyway (Not all...
2023-11-201h 16The Maxi PodS8 E11 "The Thotumn Witch Trials and Other Little Comments"Episode Guide: 0:00 Boot Girl updates/Thotumn check in 6:00 We are Community Builders! 10:00 Taylor Swift inspiring us all, how she made Travis Kelce famous, dating outside of your type, Eras concert movie 18:40 The Thotumn Witch Trials 20:00 Justin Timberlake 23:15 Jada Pinkett Smith 27:30 Joe Jonas (Jonas Brothers Concert Review) 30:30 Austen Kroll/Taylor Southern Charm 35:00 Khloe Kardashian 39:00 Usher selected as Halftime Super Bowl Performer (featuring Black Eyed Peas) 43:15 Dancing with the Stars 45:25 Destiny’s Challenge (THE MOST IMPORTANT SEGMENT) Back-handed compliments FOFA! (fear of feeling awkward) Break ups Work...
2023-10-231h 08The Maxi PodS8 E10 "Thotumn's Revenge: Booted Up!" If you're in good spirits right now, you're ugly. Enjoy our September episode as we work through our trauma by judging people we have never met, yet refer to as our close friends. THIS ONE IS DEFINITELY A BANGER!!! Episode Guide: 0:00 Boot Bound Babe 10:50 Yucking People's Yums (Taylor Swift) 14:45 Transition from Summer into Thotumn 18:00 Giving feedback to couples, sunk cost of cancelling a wedding (Carl and Lindsay) 33:30 Southern Charm Episode 1 Reaction 38:20 Is It a Banger? 39:00 NSYNC reunion 40:15 Cardi B & Meg Thee Stallion: Bongos 41:00 Olivia Rodrigo GUTS Album 42:00 Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato 42:40 Selena Gomez's new single (Sing...
2023-09-181h 11The Maxi PodS8 E9 "Gossip Girls"The Maxi Pod is back to snap you out of your brainwashing and get back to what is really important: Entertainment and Pop Culture Gossip. A perfect episode to catch you up on current events and analyze our heroes and their contemporaries. Eras vs Renaissance, Lizzo and Ariana, New music, new make-ups and break-ups, and a truly unhinged yet profound Destiny's Challenge. Episode Breakdown: 5:45 Ya Heard? with Perd (Pop Culture Terdlets) 7:30 Lizzo Controversy 15:00 Ariana’s public image/career post-cheating scandal 18:30 Raquel interview, Tom Schwartz crisis platinum 22:30 The Challenge USA/the return of Paulie 25:00 Bachelorette Brea...
2023-08-211h 22The Maxi PodS8 E8 "The Sluts Who Raised Us...TYRA MAIL!"Our most popular segment "Tyra Mail" Returns as the Maxi Pod answers listeners burning questions and gives advice and poorly researched takes on the following topics: 3:00 Feeling left out/Leaving people out 8:50 Ariana Grande Divorce and Scandal 14:00 Kim vs Kourtney Dolce and Gabbana Fight 18:00 Mixing and matching social groups for big events 22:00 Jonah Hill rage texts 27:15 Dealing with end of summer anxiety 31:00 How to avoid being trapped the friend zone 37:00 Dancing with the Stars new viewer tips 38:00 Over-committing, how and when...
2023-07-241h 31The Maxi PodS8 E7 "Summertime Sadness!!!"It's officially the metaphorical MID-GAME of the year and your Favorite Girls who are Mean are back with some Summertime Soup for the Single Girl Soul. Re-read that sentence after you listen and all will become CLEAR because clear is kind. Episode Breakdown: 00:00 - 29:00 Girl Talk/Catching each other up on our lives (MDW, Single Girl Summer, Rachel’s Bday Recap, Maggie got Dumped, Riding Solo at a wedding, and more) 29:00 - 40:00 Gossiping about other people’s lives (VPR Reunions, Summer House Reunion, Vlady, Guardians 3) 40:00 - 1:02:00 Destiny’s Challenge (Snuck a Kardashians Season 3 recap in there) ENJOY a...
2023-06-281h 02The Maxi PodS8 E6 "SUMMER PEP TALK (That Time of the Month)"Our attempt to re-brand as anything but Summer Girls has failed once again. Memorial Day and Mother Nature are telling us that SUMMER IS HERE so it's time for our annual pep talk so that we can raise our small glasses high without losing any extremities. Episode Breakdown: 8:00 Summer Pep Talk 31:00 Vanderpump Rules Finales (Pre and Post Scandoval) 40:00 Summer House (Danielle, Lindsay, Carl Engagement Feud) 48:45 Maggie Do you Care? (Taylor Swift, James Corden, Met Gala) 51:00 Destiny’s Challenge Listen to this a thousand times to get in the right headspace. A thousand times yes. Say yes to...
2023-05-211h 07The Maxi PodS8 E5 "The Maxxinista's Guide to Maxximizing a Girls Trip"Join us on the good ole Bridesmaid to Raincoat road to victory as the Maxi Pod imparts wisdom on how to make the most out of a (girls) trip. We really put the toxic in toxic positivity this episode so feel free to send us critques on annoying we were on a scale from Frank Ocean to Finance Bros. Episode Guide: 9:00 The Maxxinistas Guide to Maxximizing a Girls Trip 34:30 Pop Culture Terdlets (Coachella, Sports Decorum, etc) 43:30 Bravo TV Recap (Vanderpump Rules and Summer House) 55:00 Destiny’s Challenge!! (Beyonce, Kelly, Michell...
2023-04-231h 16The Maxi PodS8 E4 "FRIENDS AND TORTURE"The Maxi Pod is in officially in their Cherry Blossom Era!!! Winter is finally over and Rachel and Maggie are out here planting seeds of wisdom for all of their starving fans. In Season 8, Episode 4, your favorite hosts pretend like they created a brand new segment called "Stars! They're Just Like Us", but it's just them relating celebrities and reality TV to their lives like they do in every other episode. SPRING IS NOT ABOUT INEFFICIENCY SO SEE DETAILED OUTLINE BELOW ON WHAT YOU CAN ENJOY THIS EPISODE: 6:45: Cheaters, Mistresses, Friendship Ruiners, and Homie Hoppin (Sca...
2023-04-021h 05The Maxi PodS8 E3 "Breaking News: Keep an Eye Out for Selener"THE DEVIL WINDS OF MARCH HAVE BLOWN IN A PERFECT NEW EPISODE OF THE MAXI POD, featuring the following: Selena/Hailey saga explained and opined Rihanna Super Bowl Halftime performance review The Challenge 38: Ride or Dies Historical Analysis Vanderpump Rules Breaking News and Recap Summer House Recap We will be the first to admit our Beyonce of the Episode made no sense and that we may possibly be problematic bullies. We do it all for a laugh. And that’s what you missed on Glee!
2023-03-041h 16The Maxi PodS8 E2 "Girls Have Never Been Sad about Valentine's Day"Episode 2 Flops so the rest of the season can flourish. WELCOME TO THE MONTH OF LOVE AND SUGAR. The Maxi Pod talks nonsense about some urban legends surrounding Valentine's Day and reviews the actual best romantic comedy movies just in time for the full embrace of this season of made up Holidays for women. HOT TOPICS ARE BACK and Rachel and Maggie are making a huge deal out of most things per usual, particularly giving up Beyonce tickets to those who deserve them most. A lot of scuttlebutt on Hailey Bieber's bob, Kylie Jenner, the Navarro Cheer drama, the...
2023-02-061h 04The Maxi PodS8 E1 "POSITIVELY DREADFUL"In a completely unexpected and not ever been done before twist of fate, the Maxi Pod is making a rare off-season return to pull your favorite ugly girls out of their own January dread. Start your Joe Burrow count for 2023, and get your pale ears ready for an inspiring and heroic hour of talking us all of the ledge. This episodes includes but is not limited to: hot topics that Maggie may or may not care about, acting 101, unsolicited advice on how to toxic-ly positively will yourself through this god forsaken month, a deep dive into The Challenge: Ride...
2023-01-171h 13The Maxi PodS7 Bonus Episode "2022 End of the Year Rat Party"The Maxi Pod has returned for a special Season 7 Bonus Episode to run amuk with their top picks in this year of music, TV, movies, books, tik tok and of course the World Cup. Find out if Maggie's Spotify Wrapped was as unhinged as 2021 and if she is still into Vampirism. Also listen to find out if Rachel declared it the year of Midnights or Renaissance. In a twist that no one saw coming, these two already best friends were completely *nsync on their top TV show of the year and the rats are absolutely going to hate this...
2022-12-161h 08The Maxi PodS7 E10 "LOCK HER UP"Although everyone counted us out and NO ONE believed in us, The Maxi Pod is successfully closing out Summer 2022 and Season 7 as we transition into Cuffing Season aka Jail. For anyone who is trying to wed us, listen closely to the Maxi Pod's Official Guide to LOCK HER UP for all of the men who have received way too much grace this entire season. This episode also features a bonus segment entitled "Is it a Banger?" as your two favorite reality show pundits review the couples competiting in the upcoming seasons of Dancing with the Stars and The Challenge...
2022-09-251h 16The Maxi PodS7 E9 "The Ultimate Penultimate"After an unforeseen hangover thwarted last week's recording session, the Maxi Pod returns for its PENULTIMATE episode of Season 7 to get rid of their summer FUNK and to mix Glee/the Office metaphors and motifs. The episode starts off with a Renaissance Redaction and a pitch perfect harmonizing of the Zodiac signs (in order). NINE is MALIGN, so that means it's time to rank!!! Rachel and Maggie spend most of the episode ranking current and evergreen pop culture moments such as JLo's Wedding Serenade, Kanye being the WOAT, Dark Brandon, Summer House, Southern Charm, The Bachelorette, K Fed, Addison R...
2022-09-041h 03The Maxi PodS7 E8 "LIVING OUT LOUD"The Maxi Pod is back in their freakshow element as they react to the news of Kim and Pete's breakup and also to Beyonce's Renaissance Part I Album. And TYRA MAIL RETURNS so enjoy some unqualified dating advice. You will absolutely love this episode's stupid & uncultured takes, a Flavor of Love corner, thirst for Beto O'Rouke, Kevin Richardson worship, and much much more. SEASON 7 IS COMING TO A CLOSE SO CATCH UP ON ALL NEW EPISODES BEFORE OUR GRAND FINALE!
2022-08-0750 min
Cafecito & CrimeEpisode 12. The Tragic Murder of Rachel BarberRachel Barber was a star that shined bright and would've definitely achieved success in dance had she not been murdered. In this episode, we go through the search for Rachel, whose parents searched for her day and night with little to no help from the police initially. When Rachel is finally found, it comes as a major surprise to her family that her murderer was someone they knew. So grab your cafecito or drink of choice, and join us for this episode.Book: Perfect Victim by Elizabeth Southall and Megan Norris https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0...
2022-07-281h 20The Maxi PodS7 E7 "Jesus Take the Mic #FreeSpeechGirlies"The Pod Goddesses are back after taking many weeks off poisoning their bodies to cover blazing HOT topics such as: The Challenge: All Stars Season 3, Vanderpump Rules & the life lessons that comes with binging 6 seasons of it, the abuse of Gabby and Rachel (Bachelorette), Stranger Things, Marvel Gurl Summer, and Lea Michele. Destiny's Challenge took many unhinged twists and turns and turns out Rachel and Maggie are free speech girlies who will not stand for flappers and their kind. Not even God can judge us. ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF THIS MASTERPIECE AND TELL A FRIEND
2022-07-251h 14The Maxi PodS7 E6 "HAVE AN ORIGINAL THOT"The epitome of a classic Maggie and Rachel messaround, Season 7 Episode 6 provides a (Glee) Mashup of Utter Nonsense & Astute Observations. Reflecting the ups and downs of life lately, this episode tackles a wild range of topics including "Beat Your Feet" Gate, The Kardashians Season Finale, JLo's Netflix Documentary, Vanderpump Rules, Roe vs. Wade being overturned, Stranger Things, and new music from Beyonce, Chris Brown, and Drake. These two brunette tricksters are positively bedeviled... Enjoy and share!
2022-06-271h 10The Maxi PodS7 E5 "Act My Age"We love spectacles and we can't be stopped! Another birthday and another reason to give unsolicited advice. Enjoy "The ABCs of Getting Older," some spicy Liam Payne/Harry Styles takes, and just straight up Glee from your two favorite dumb bitches. SHARE IF YOU CARE!
2022-06-1353 minThe Maxi PodS7 E4 "The Audacity of Men (Live from Dewey Beach)"Maxxinistas, you asked and we delivered. After 6 seasons, we are finally giving men the podcast platform they deserve. In this episode, the Maxi Pod is featuring not 1, but 3 straight men to discuss a wide ranging list of topics, from war to birth control, from ghosting to graphs, from disney princesses to rap music. Open your third eye and educate yourselves through the male gaze. After kicking out the men to talk about them behind their backs, Maggie and Rachel discuss the first 4 episodes of the The Challenge: All Stars, and give their shakiest Destiny's Challenge in History. Th...
2022-06-0252 minThe Maxi PodS7 E3 "A Well-Balanced Break from Reality"The Maxi Pod has returned after another unexpected hiatus to finally recap the latest season of Summer House, the Ultimatem on Netflix and the new season of the Kardashians. Kris Jenner is cheaper than a therapist so follow along as we use reality television themes to project our own insecurities onto people we will never meet. And a brief update on the Kenny Powers type from our fever dreams. Enjoy, subscribe, share!
2022-05-171h 06The Maxi PodS7 E2 "Girl Talk! SHE (not her) IS RISEN"Enjoy some nonsense to fold your clothes to as Maggie and Rachel talk like nobody is listening. Episode 2 aka our "spicious flop era but in a fun way" covers a healthy range of topics, including but not limited to: going solo/third wheeling at a wedding, local restaurant name dropping, justice for Nick Lachey, American Idol flops, Miley Cyrus, combining friend groups, Selena Gomez, revenge, period talk, the truth about being single, and of course Justin Timberlake. We also answer some timeless Tyra Mail! Don't take us to jail. Enjoy, subscribe, share and if anything of...
2022-04-1748 minThe Maxi PodS7 E1 "The Warm Up"The mean girls have bees in their bonnets and are back for Season 7 to warm up and rebuke this cold weather. Your suspicious hosts are gatekeeping and making a case for Spiderman and Beychella at the Oscars while wondering, have you ever chosen violence at a work event? A lot happened over the last couple of months, so come for the 50 cent fandom and stay for the recaps of Clayton’s Bachelor season, Euphoria and the Super Bowl Halftime performance. Don’t forget to get your ass up and work by reading books to understand the origin and logistics of De...
2022-04-0455 minThe Maxi PodS6 E10 "2021 WRAP UP: There Was Nowhere to Go but Up"The Maxi Pod's Annual End of the Year Pop Culture Round Up Maggie and Rachel reveal their Spotify Top Artists and absolutely UNHINGED top 5 songs and unfortunately Maggie has to go straight to jail. Top TV Shows of 2021 and The Maxi Pod's favorite binges of the year although if you are a fan of this show you already know Tik Tok Trends that had us in a chokehold AND THE MOMENT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ALL YEAR: THE BEYONCE, KELLY, AND MICHELLE OF 2021 Life would suck without the Maxxinistas!! Thank you for listening and Happy New Y...
2021-12-2453 minThe Maxi PodS6 E9 "Thot Leadership: The Challenge 37 Spies Lies & Allies Full Season/Finale Analysis featuring OmarionPRESENTING: A Virtual Roundtable Discussion featuring the Greatest Challenge Minds of this Millennium!!! AKA Maxxinistas Patricia, CJ, Erica & Sheron GET YOUR EARS READY FOR: - Deep, knowledgeable analysis of the Challenge Season 37 - Ranking of people, places, things and concepts from this entire season and a deep dive into the Final. And answers to your burning questions such as: - Shapes? Can we change our narrow definitions of them? - Is Devin good? - Can we start calling it the Amanda backpack? - CT...
2021-12-191h 21The Maxi PodS6 E8 "A Ho for the Holidays"The Maxi Pod is putting the Ho back in Holiday so tis the season for some more friendly reminders on how to enjoy the most wonderful time of the year!! In addition, the Ugly Girls are Talking about a lot Reality TV this episode here is the lineup: - Full Winter House Season Reaction - DWTS Finale Thots - Bachelorette Hometowns & Clayton - The Challenge Spies Lies and Allies Deep Dive And finally, a Destiny's Challenge filled with the most useless words ever spoken on a podcast but...
2021-12-0553 minThe Maxi PodS6 E7 "Break Up with your BF, He's Boring"In the wake of Thotumn's annoying stepsister, Sad Girl Autumn, the Maxi Pod is coming at you with a BREAK UP motif and it's giving Cher. @So_Grool joins Rachel & Maggie as they discuss the many ups and downs of getting dumped and how they summoned the Maxxinista spirit to climb out of utter despair. IF YOU CAME HERE FOR TEARS YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. HARSH TRANSITION INTO LIGHT-HEARTED REALITY TV FODDER as we discuss the Semi-Final of Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelorette's bratty breakdown, and how the world was not wide e...
2021-11-2151 minThe Maxi PodS6 E6 "The Devil Works Hard but Taylor Swift Works Harder"Idk about you, but we're feeling devilish!! The Maxi Pod's awkward phase is upon us and Maggie and Rachel are back with some rapid fire topics, Reality TV wrap up and an ode to Taylor Swift's Red re-release roll out. Aforementioned reality TV: - DWTS: Janet Jackson Week and Double Elimination - The Challenge Spies Lies and Allies finally has a storyline we can get behind The common theme is: To hate is human, to critique divine. We hit a lot of shit so hang in there! ...
2021-11-1548 minThe Maxi PodS6 E5 "The Pete Davidson of it all"THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL MAXI POD EPISODE YET! Feel free to call our character into question as we explore the concept of "Dating Down" and how the Pete Davidsons of the world are confusing us. Also who pays on a date and who buys the shots? Did we ever arrive at the point? REALITY TV GOSS of the Week features a subpar "Queen Night" on Dancing with the Stars, Michelle's Bachelorette Week 3 drama, and a depressing Challenge season that is getting less hot by the week. Enjoy the off the wall opinions and leave Le...
2021-11-0845 minThe Maxi PodS6 E4 "The Birthday Episode"The Maxi Pod is here to coach you on how to celebrate a Birthday like the Millennial Spawn we know you can be. & every day is your Birthday when the Fall Reality TV Lineup gives your week purpose: 18:00- Spooked and Sandra Dee'd by Dancing with the Stars Grease and Horror Nights 26:00 -Surprised by how much we are enjoying Michelle's Bachelorette Season 31:00 -Underwhelmed by the Challenge Spies Lies & Allies AND A TIMELESS DESTINY'S CHALLENGE FOR ALL YOU SCATTERS HBD Maxxinistas
2021-10-3150 minThe Maxi PodS6 E3 "The Villains in your Herstory"The Maxi Pod's 3rd Episode of Season 6 asks the important question on everyone's minds: Am I the drama? With this week's DWTS theme of Disney Heroes and Villains plus the iconic STONE ERA of The Challenge 37: Spies, Lies and Allies, Rachel and Maggie had VILLAINS on the brain. If those dots don't connect then you must be right. Listen for an okay analysis of the week in reality TV, including various Bachelor Nation tie ins and some messy Tik Tok rumors about Val and his partner Olivia Jade. If you can hang in there until th...
2021-10-1841 minThe Maxi PodS6 E2 "WarTime Romance (Glee Cast Version)"Sup Brats, The Maxi Pod Season 6 Episode 2 is here, trying to fight the flop era demons. We really had Sue Sylvester on the brain: 0:00- 8:45 Intro 8:45 - 17:00 Tyra Mail 17:00 - 25:00 Bachelor in Paradise Final Reaction 25:00 - 35:00 The Challenge Spies Lies Allies Episode 9 35:00 - End Destiny's Challenge Listen multiple times to heed our advice on love, getting engaged, war, being nice to your parents, self- regulating your social media addiction, how to curate a party, and more. Subscribe, etc!
2021-10-1153 minThe Maxi PodS6 E1 "Thotumn's Up"The Maxi Pod is back from Summer Hiatus to usher in a new season of life, and speaking of Fall... Trey Songz. In this episode, Rachel and Maggie discuss the summer ending, inspiration behind Thotumn, and the je ne sais quoi of wearing pants in the club. Ze Ugly Girls are also Talking about Reality TV, specifically the entire Bachelor in Paradise season, and the Challenge Spies Lies and Allies. Over here leading anti-bullying crusades also we do not trust a woman who views Nelly T as a romantic lead. And it’s been a minute so this episode’s Destiny’...
2021-10-0451 minThe Maxi PodS5 Bonus Ep. "What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Summer Warning"Surprise! The Maxi Pod has made an unexpected return for one night only to provide a timely list of warnings as an addendum to their acclaimed "8 Simple Rules for Having a Savage Girl Summer." Although we have no regrets, we felt it was our duty to get in front of any looming PR nightmares by providing the Maxxinistas with some safety and security tips and tricks to make the rest of the summer a huge success. We just want to bring ppl together with our antics, not split them apart. ANDDDD of course the return of...
2021-07-0149 minThe Maxi PodS5 E10 “8 SIMPLE RULES FOR HAVING A SAVAGE GRL SMMR”Take out your pen and paper, because in the last episode of season 5, Rachel and Maggie provide their 8 Simple Rules for having a Savage Girl Summer, not to be mistaken with a Hot Girl Summer, which is exactly the same thing. Also a full recap and reaction to the Challenge Double Agents finale and winners. Someone grab us a tissue and TJ an Emmy. All ze way from Death Day in February to Savage Girl Summer, we hope that season 5 gave you life, liberty for Britney Spears, and the pursuit of an igloo party. Thank you...
2021-04-2648 minThe Maxi PodS5 E9 "Safety First"Productivity is at an all-time low, but nevertheless, they persisted with episode #9 to be ugly and to talk about one and only one reality TV show! The rest of the world is really not giving what she was supposed to gave, so it’s coming up CHALLENGE baby as the Maxi Pod reacts to Episodes 16 and 17 of The Challenge Double Agents and the premiere and Trivia episode of The Challenge: All Stars. The answer is never Carly and it is always Bananas. The past two weeks have really made us wonder if Nany has ever been out of...
2021-04-1247 minThe Maxi PodS5 E8 "U Remind Me (of a LinkedIn Connection I Once Knew)"As the wackest/brunchiest holiday is upon us, your Maxi Pod hosts try to normalize LinkedIn as a dating app whilst calculating the square root of how many limits do not exist in a person’s Hinge swipes. We are being open yet suspicious and will not yield our time to your social construct of “meetings.” But anyway, some Challenge Double Agents reactions to this week's episode as the skydiving seemed like a piece of cake compared to the running for 5 straight minutes. An 80’s party in the igloo was ruined by MEN per usual and Aneesa was caugh...
2021-03-2944 minThe Maxi PodS5 E7 “Who is Justice Beaver”Hello and welcome to another episode of Generalizing about Men by two nonsensical witches agreeing with each other about everything. In this week’s Ugly Girls Talking about Reality TV Segment, The Maxi Pod recaps and reviews the Bachelor Season Finale and After the Final Rose where "Shell of a Man Matt James" dragged his corpse to carry out the duties of his contract. This whole season was a fever dream ending in the lukewarm outcome we saw coming since week 1. #VanessaBayerforBachelorette As for the Challenge, it was another strong episode and we are just wait...
2021-03-2145 minThe Maxi PodS5 E6 "Tots, Torture, & Dirty Rotten Water Trash"Season 5 of the Maxi Pod is halfway done and we are just counting down the days until we don’t have to pretend to care about this season of the Bachelor. This week’s episode was all about torture: from the nonsensical and non-competitive daily challenge in The Challenge Double Agents, to being forced to watch Cory throw up vertically, to Matt James having an awkward 1 on 1 with his dad, to seeing two bumps on a log (Michelle and Rachael) beat out the Pawnee Goddess Bri to make it to the Bach finale, twas a tough one. In conclusion, Fessy was...
2021-03-1543 minThe Maxi PodS5 E5 "It's a Sob Story Baby Just Say Less"Happy Maxi Pod Monday! Episode 5 is a classsssic Rachel and Maggie messaround and all the body needs to get through another week in quarantine. In our Ugly Girls Talking about Reality TV segment (are we ugly or are we just poor?), your Challenge Double Agents experts take a deep-dive into this week’s "Tinker Tailor Bunny Spy” episode to go over the thrilling double elimination, why we are PUZZLED by Devin, and the return of the proverbial double cross. We LOVE tangerines and a tall man doing a pounce and reach. This week's Bachelor portion of the program lacks joy once ag...
2021-03-0846 minThe Maxi PodS5 E4 "Gimme Gimme (the Goof) More" featuring Matty CHappy Maxi Pod March Maxxinistas! In Episode 4 we landed an exclusive interview with our Britney Spears correspondent Matty, who weighed in on everything from the #FreeBritney movement, Jamie Spears, Justin Timberlake, Wade Robeson, and literally everything you need to know about Britney Jean. (both a person and an album made by a sleeping beauty.) In this week's Ugly Girls Talking about Reality TV segment we recap the Challenge Double Agents "An Inconvenient Goof" and also Bachelor "hometowns." We may be feeling ho hum about both episodes this week but Maggie is $5 richer and we had s...
2021-03-0152 minThe Maxi PodS5 E3 "Would You Rather Hall Brawl or Date a Drummer?Episode 3 Disclaimer: The Maxi Pod purchased a new mic to enhance the listener experience and Rachel underestimated its power. why are you yelling... That being said this is our personal fave type of episode, with a heavy emphasis on the reality tv of the week with a harrowing tale of sexism in Middle school band mixed in. Buckle up Maxxinista$ because we hit it all in under an hour: ANTM, The Challenge, Fessy is hot now???Amber vs. Amber Hall Brawl, The Clare and Dale maskless reunion, the likelihood that Matt James is about to make a...
2021-02-2247 minThe Maxi PodS5 E2 "Throw Him in Pop Culture Jail"We would like to be given an award and a stipend for managing to record/edit/post an entire episode during Death Day weekend. With that being said, this episode was all over the place but it still out-performed its career development goals. Topics covered this week: The Weeknd's Superbowl Halftime Performance and how it stacked up against Justin's and Bruno's, the ultimate back-handed compliment to Maroon 5, commentary on the latest Justin Timberlake scandal and also #FreeBritney, low-rise jeans and middle parts, and of course everyone's fave segment, Ugly Girls Talking about Reality TV (aka the Bachelor...
2021-02-1546 minThe Maxi PodS5 E1 "A Devilish Smirk on Every Bitch's Face: Death Day Explained"It's finally Death Month, and The Maxi Pod is back for Season 5 with the the reason for the season: Death Day!!1 (our version of Valentine's Day) In the Season 5 premiere episode, Rachel and Maggie finally get on the record to explain the origin and spirit of the best holiday of the year and also to meticulous outline rules for this year's Kings game. Have your pen and paper ready. You will be motivated, inspired and terrified. But wait there's more! There has been A LOT OF SCUTTLEBUTT around the Maxi Pod's illustrious 10 SuperBowl Halftimes of the las De...
2021-02-0756 minThe Maxi PodS4 E12 "I Spent 5 Percent of My Year Watching People do the WAP Dance"The Season 4 Finale is here! In the last episode of this illustrious season, Maggie and Rachel recap and rank the year of 2020 in pop culture, music and TV binges. This episode shall be placed in the Smithsonian as a final take on everything non-serious in 2020, although many would argue that there is nothing more serious than Maggie's argument about Jason Derulo being a poet. This episodes touches on everything from JLo/Shakira, to whether Cheer on Netflix did justice to Cheerleading/Dance, to eating in bed, to another Miley Cyrus debate, to old Degrassi plot lines. You are so...
2020-12-1859 minThe Maxi PodS4 E11 "Stony Lakes & Serving Face: The Challenge Premiere Recap"In the penultimate episode of Season 4, The Maxi Pod breaks down the epic 90 minute premiere of The Challenge: Season 36!! #back2basics #xtinakindofchristmas. This season's inexplicable theme is DOUBLE AGENTS and Maggie and Rachel are here for the Kim Possible vibes as well as the Wes's Brace Face vibe when he gets his teeth fixed as a result of the Shoe-Toss heard Round the Cradle. This is a full on Challenge Recap but somehow we managed to fit in rants about America's Next Top Model, the Bachelorette, Lil Bow Wow, a Woman's right to rock a full face of makeup...
2020-12-1050 minThe Maxi PodS4 E10 "I have nothing to offer, here are my abs"Maggie and Rachel are back from a Thanksgiving hiatus and are full of pie and ideas. SO MUCH TO CATCH UP ON like the Dancing with the Stars Finale and the latest Bachelorette Episode. Your two fave co-hosts also start of RANKING SEASON just right with an extensive ranking of Dancing with the Stars professional dancers and also try to guess each other's top Spotify artists of the year. #MarkBallasisthemaleCaraMaria We don't know where to land on Scooter Braun but we do know so much about sports and being one of the guys. we just l...
2020-12-0458 minThe Maxi PodS4 E9 "Ugly Girls Talking about Reality TV"The witches are back in their wheelhouse with the big news of the week: THE CHALLENGE IS RETURNING and it's going to save 2020 for the second time in one calendar year. If you have never seen the Challenge or want to relive the greatest viewing moments of your life, Rachel, Maggie and so_grool give their opinions on the best seasons to watch to getcha head in the game before the new season premieres on Dec 9. We also gave our updated performance review on Tayshia's role as the Bachelorette so far and our predictions on who will w...
2020-11-1844 minThe Maxi PodS4 E8 "Probability is from Satan”Despite the Ricky Martin scare of 2020 and our lack of understanding of statistics, there is a 30% chance that it is already raining Bidens. We did it!!! And she also did it if you know what we mean... Clare’s stint as the bachelorette is #gonetoosoon and Maggie and Rachel make a wager on how long Clare and Dale will last. Everyone chip in a dollar for Neil Lane’s Christmas bonus. Listen to the end for "Kate’s Korner" where we discuss the rare “reverse ghost” aka how to spook your ghost into coming back from the dead. We wrap up with a lil’...
2020-11-1245 minThe Maxi PodS4 E7 "Steal Desserts not Elections"This episode is brought to you by 2 Nervous Nellies trying to keep it light when it's pitch black by 5pm and dogs are endlessly shrieking in the background trying to tell us something. #theresacolonialwomanonthewingoftheplane Featuring honored guest Shrittany aka Becky T, the Maxi Pod covers the upcoming election, Clare's recent Queen vs. Sorry People rant on the Bachelorette and a thorough review/interpretation of Ariana's new album: Positions. Tip of the week: Desserts in your pocket. Prayers up. Hopefully see you in the future.
2020-11-0344 minThe Maxi PodS4 E6 “I Could Talk about Pas De Bourrees All Night”The full moons have aligned/cycles have synced up and this episode has no moral compass or one direction except a lot of hype about Maggie’s non-Halloween-affiliated Bday! This week, Maggie and Rachel are jabbering about all things Halloween and Birthday, as they reminisce about the good old days of going out to celebrate and being panicked at the disco. This is like a haunted coffee house thing? Then so_grool joins the pod to issue a public apology to none other than Justin Timberlake (OOPS WE DID IT AGAIN) and to spur thot-less discourse on Jeff Bezos, project manag...
2020-10-2939 minThe Maxi PodS4 E5 "Britney Spears believes in QAnon but in a nice way"We were told our episodes were too long so we decided to drop another 1 hour special just to stick it to the patriarchy! Rachel and Maggie are back for their 5th episode in a row and going through growth spurts! (or maybe shrinking if you compare against their dating profile data). Special guest alert! Mahalo to Jade for making a trip all the way to our undisclosed city to record an informational and inspiring interview for the pod. Topics covered: How to get abs, thirst traps, DM sliding, archetypes of men that we have come across lately, and how much we a...
2020-10-231h 00The Maxi PodS4 E4 "Cupid Shuffle + Intense Torture"The gang’s all here for episode 4 as so_grool & Shrittany join Maggie and Rachel for another wild ride through their imagination. Lucky for you all we only touched on BSB for 2-3 minutes this week but sadly Rachel is PMSing so there seems to be a lot of hate directed towards dogs, line dances and men for no apparent reason. But seriously, why doesn’t stranger danger apply to strange dogs? Still looking for an AJ Mclean type but in the mean time we are re-hashing old beefs between our co-hosts and hopefully we will not go the way of Ale...
2020-10-1650 minThe Maxi PodS4 E3 "The World was Wide Enough for both NSYNC & BSB"With no ongoing Challenge season, just like Justin Timberlake's choreography, this podcast has no polish. The topics have again run amuck. In Episode 3, Maggie and Rachel take a stroll down memory lane and reminisce on the simpler times of ANTM and Making the Band, and then all hell breaks loose as Justin Timberlake’s Superbowl performance resurfaces yet again. Dear listener, if this is your 3rd or 4th time hearing Rachel and Maggie debate about BSB vs NSYNC and the walking slap-in-the-face that is Justin Timberlake please accept our apology ahead of time and just buckle up for a truly unhing...
2020-10-0951 minThe Maxi PodS4 E2 "That's So Torho"Standing ovation for consistency! Rachel and Maggie are back for the second week in a row. #professionalism. This week, the Maxi Pod welcomes its first ever guest: local influencer, businesswoman and reality show fiend, Sher Bear! This episode begins with a way too long rambling intro from your bored af co-hosts, featuring a debate on Miley Cyrus, true mascot confessions, an analysis of the Colton/Cassie drama, and more. & it wouldn’t be a Maxi pod episode without us demeaning something that men care deeply about #eSportsaredumb. Please do not be deterred by the 20 second dance break, it’...
2020-10-0159 minThe Maxi PodS4 E1 "So To Recap the Last 2 Years"After a long-suffering hiatus, the Maxi Pod has returned only to get canceled immediately for slandering red states wooooops #dontcanceluswearejustcomedians Maggie and Rachel return for Season 4 to discuss the highlights of what we missed out on podcasting about for the last 2 years which to no one's surprise, revolves around Dancing with the Stars, the Challenge, the Bachelorette and Justin Bieber. We covered it all, including the improvement of the Challenge seasons since we were snapped out by Thanos, the rise and fall and rise again of Hannah Brown, Nelly T's best moments, the Bananas and Wes saga, and very much l...
2020-09-2544 minThe Maxi Pod"A Lump of (Hot) Coal(s)" The Challenge 32 Final Reckoning Finale RecapSpecial Holiday Pod! One night only, (Disco Version) Rachel and Maggie are back to muddle through the Challenge Final Reckoning season/finale and asking the tough questions like, did Russia steal the DWTS election? When is it slut-shaming and when is it just true? How much fettuccine alfredo is too much? Listen to find out who would win in an elimination where you have to hold up your arms for 5 hours and also for a Chris Brown discography deep dive and some Harry Potter trivia. (Emma Watson fans will not be pleased) Also, Maggie has a bad feeling about C...
2018-12-1956 minThe Maxi Pod"Lets Generalize about Men #JUSTICE4JENNA" The Challenge 32 The Final Reckoning Episode 4 RecapIn this week's episode Maggie and Rachel recap The Challenge: The Final Reckoning; Episode 4, where the Redemption House elimination was BUNGLED by MTV once again and we were proven right in our assumptions that Paulie is a bit of a trash person and competitor. (Dear MTV, don't invest in Paulie.) We also took a deep dive into some thought-provoking male behavior in the form of Zach, Brad, Paulie, Jay-Z, Tony and A-Rod. Speaking of Jay-Z, Maggie and Rachel give their review of the On The Run II tour and pick their favorite moments. Alsoooo some Bachelor theories, Men Tell...
2018-08-0145 minThe Maxi Pod"SOS MARK LONG" The Challenge Season 32 Final Reckoning Episode 3 RecapAnother week, another lazy showing by MTV. But luckily Maggie and Rachel can always turn nothing into even more nothing so hear their hot takes on the new “gender neutral” Challenge trend, secret voting, and this week’s house drama and seemingly rigged elimination. We also rebuke all of the hair washing shame put on Cara Maria but we have a few other reasons to shame her, most of all this suspiciously orchestrated love interest in the form of a newsboy. Speaking of theatrical performances, we give 3 movie recommendations including our long overdue defense of Amy Schumer’s "I Feel Pre...
2018-07-2546 minThe Maxi Pod"Be Confident in your Jon Gosselin Skin" The Challenge 32 Final Reckoning Episode 2 RecapThe season is "underway" and we already need a new plague. This podcast episode is full of RANTS about everything from Bananas's new partner, Shane's rejection of the right side of history, the botched execution of the entire "Invasion of the Champions" season and TJ's failed attempt to make fetch happen in so many ways this episode. Maggie and Rachel also included some "hip tips" on tanning, opinions on the Tia/Colton Bachelorette drama and their ideal cast for an OG vs. Newcomers Challenge. WHO WAS THE BEYONCE/KELLY/MICHELLE OF THE EPISODE? Listen to find out. M...
2018-07-1844 minThe Maxi Pod"Your Date Never Stays Buried for Long" The Challenge Final Reckoning Premiere RecapIn this episode, Maggie and Rachel (last names redacted) recap the Premiere of the Challenge: The Final Reckoning and ponder life's burning questions... Who is Bananas's partner? How many hours of sleep did Rachel lose over Jenna's performance? Who is the John Wall of the Challenge? They also share their thoughts on the worst Challenge characters ever, Cara's skater/pirate vibe, the Paulie/Cara/Jordan/Tori cheating scandals, Justin Bieber's engagement, the rules of feminism and ideas for future seasons of the Challenge. Feast your ears on the credible nonsense that is the Maxi Pod.
2018-07-1147 minThe Maxi Pod"He Looks Like My Right Toenail" The Maxi Pod Season 3 Episode 1Maggie and Rachel are back for Season 3 and are speculating wildly about the Challenge: The Final Reckoning premiering in one week! Find out who they would pick as the partner that Johnny Bananas deserves, who they think is going to the Final, who needs to retire from the challenge and who looks like Maggie’s right toenail. Enjoy another Justin Timberlake rant and some slut-shaming of Manny Sanchez of Degrassi fame. Justice for Jay of Exes 2. Enjoy!
2018-07-0453 minThe Maxi Pod"Case Closed: Mose in Socks" The Challenge Vendettas Recap Season 2 Episode 3WE ARE BACK!!! After a 3 week hiatus, Maggie and Rachel return to recap the last couple of the MTV's the Challenge Vendettas. We solve (not crack) the case of #whowrotethenote and also delve into the emergence of Big Haircut Tony. Annnnnd continuing with the trend we still are the biggest Bananas apologists of all time. This podcast episode is equal parts Challenge Recap and equal parts Justin Timberlake Superbowl halftime performance analysis so brace yourselves.Maggie is picking up some bad JC Chasez vibes. #yoursilenceisdeafeningJC Also brace yourselves for Rachel blowing her nose LOUDLY into the microphone at one p...
2018-02-1450 minThe Maxi Pod"The Athleticism Tonight has Evaded you" The Challenge Vendettas RecapSince this season of the Challenge hasn't given us much noteworthy material yet, Maggie and Rachel quickly recap the episode, pick their Destiny's Challenge winners and move on to more important topics: best Challenge intros, From Justin to Kelly, Gymnastics injuries, and the classic Office vs. Parks and Rec debate. They also talk about the craziest Challenge the cast has ever had to complete and pitch a new brilliant format for a future Challenge season. And what would a Maxi Pod episode be without a Sports Talk segment. Enjoy!
2018-01-1742 minThe Maxi PodFear the Beard: Best Comeback since Trouty Mouth aka Troica MouthThe Maxi Pod is back for Season 2! It’s Season 31 of the Challenge and MTV is running out of ideas. Join Rachel and Maggie at the Marbella as we educate ourselves on all of the new terms #troica and the new contestants. Just a couple of #swampdonkeys here to give you a brief history of Brad. #fearthebeard. A lot of cutthroat references and Filthy song review. Enjoy!
2018-01-1037 minThe Maxi Pod"Bye Bye Bye" The Challenge Dirty Thirty Episode 18 Reunion and Season FinaleThe final podcast!!! Even though we may need to hire a private investigator to figure out the winners of this season, we ended this season of the Maxi Pod with a reunion/season/3rd place recap and you really don’t want to miss the bomb Maggie dropped on Rachel. We also pick our last Destiny Challenge winners for the whole season and the winner of this season’s Beyonces might be controversial. And can’t go wrong with a little Becky Buckwild. #Nelsonwasreallypoppinonscreen
2017-11-1536 minThe Maxi Pod"HOGWASH" The Challenge Dirty Thirty Episode 16 and 17 RecapRachel and Maggie apologize for their absence last week and catch up on the Final Challenge that ending in a ball of fiery rage. They try to figure out who wins so listen to game the system. MTV WE HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU HOW DARE YOU
2017-11-0948 minThe Maxi Pod"Would you Run Fast for a Million Dollars" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Episode 15 RecapRachel and Maggie discuss the Redemption Challenge and the sequence of events that led 4 players straight to the Final and one player reaping the Karma she deserves! Some real heart-warming moments in this episode and some analysis of this so-called curse against Bananas. Shout out to Landon and Carlie for their tangram practice. A little teeny Dancing With the Stars Movie Night talk.
2017-10-2639 minThe Maxi Pod"You Became a Victim of your Own Demise" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Episode 14 Recap14TH WEEK THIS IS MADNESS. Rachel and Maggie are piping mad at one of their faves. The rest of the season can go one of two ways and it's terrifying. We have a ludicrous challenge, Redemption Home dragging of Cara Maria, deliberation and epic elimination all in 1 hour. And a 3-4 minute DWTS recap of Disney week stay tuned to this week's ending song it is a true treasure.
2017-10-1937 minThe Maxi Pod"It's Like That Burn When You Don't Properly Burn a Vote" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Episode 12 RecapFirst 20 min - Challenge Episode 12 Recap of the most unjust nomination ceremony since Veronica flipped the script years ago and got the whole squad to change their minds last minute. GETTING DOWN TO THE WIRE! Second Half- Dancing with the Stars "Most Memorable Year" Episode. Some years were more memorable than others if you catch my drift wink wink Frankie Muniz. ENJOY!!!
2017-10-1242 minThe Maxi Pod"Threat Level Blackout" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Episode 12 RecapThe Challenge Episode 12 Recap! A lot of strategery and speculation and thoughts on a THIRD (terd) redemption house!! Skip to 12:30 for a Britney Spears album conversation. We start our Dancing With the Stars indulgence around 28:30!!! You're welcome.
2017-10-0543 minThe Maxi Pod"Hunter Started the Fire" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Episode 11 RecapWaiting patiently for our 5 star reviews.... The Challenge Episode 11, Dancing with the Stars week 2, Kardashian pregnancy reports and a One Direction appreciation segment. Top notch podcasting for your listening pleasure.
2017-09-2841 minThe Maxi Pod"I Take My Eyebrows Very Seriously" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Episode 10 RecapIt's our 10th Episode Anniversary!!! Send money!!! Recapping the Redemption of the least redeeming players ever cast and then A WHOLE LOT OF DANCING WITH THE STARS PREMIERE TALK! Don't forget to subscribe and hit us with that 5 Star Review!
2017-09-2140 minThe Maxi Pod"Trapped in the Zoid" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Episode 9 RecapRachel's prediction of Camila becoming unhinged came true. Someone didn't actually watch the episode. A surprising non-surprise of an elimination. The redemption house is still alive. Bachelor in Paradise Finale. Give us 5 Stars.
2017-09-1437 minThe Maxi Pod"Jetison-ing of Bodies: Trivia Edition" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Episode 8 RecapTRIVIA EPISODE that could have gone over better but nevertheless that's a big power. Give us a 5 star review or we quit. CHALLENGE CHALLENGE CHALLENGE
2017-09-0740 minThe Maxi PodLook What You Made Me Fall Thru A Rabbit Hole The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Episode 7 RecapThe Challenge now airs at 10pm so what's a girl to do except recap it a whole 24 hours later. The one where they ordered the seasons of the Challenge and Aneesa fell down a rabbit hole. A Taylor Swift Rant is included.
2017-08-3144 minThe Maxi Pod"S Club Cat Burglars" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Recap Episode 6Welcome to the Maxi Pod: The Unofficial MTV's the Challenge Think Tank! Almost a full episode of action we can't even contain our excitement! A little bit of this a lot of bit of Beyonce, ANTM, Tobias Fukke and Michael Scarn. Please rate us!
2017-08-2339 min
The Maxi PodChicken Fight RedemptionWelcome to the Maxi Pod: The Unofficial MTV's The Challenge Think Tank. In this episode, Maggie and Rachel dissect the Redemption Challenge until there are no more words to be spoken and give it up to a true Challenge star for an incredible performance. 6 total contestants go home and maybe we can finally get on with our lives and win some moneyyy!!!! Be sure to subscribe and comment!
2017-08-1644 minThe Maxi Pod"It's Just A Fallacy" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Recap: Episode 4"It's Just A Fallacy" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Recap: Episode 4 Bachelorette Finale Recap + The Challenge Episode 4
2017-08-0938 min
The Maxi Pod"I'm not Lisnin to your Snores" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Recap: Episode 3Welcome to the Maxi Pod: The Unofficial MTV's The Challenge Think Tank. In this episode, Rachel and Maggie struggle to cope with a location change and some heavy background breathing. Also there's a double-cross, elimination and physical challenge so things are looking up!
2017-08-0233 min
The Maxi Pod"He Could Sit on a Bench" The Challenge XXX Dirty Thirty Recap: Episode 2Welcome to the Maxi Pod: The Unofficial MTV's The Challenge Think Tank. Tune in every week for the most honest, brilliant, and period-centric analysis of quite possibly the greatest show (don't need the Reality qualifier) of all time. In this episode, Maggie and Rachel get way off topic because MTV really underachieved in their creative thinking this week. As always there is a Mitch reference, and a great new segment called "Destiny's Challenge" that Sir, Rumi and Blue may or may not laugh about later. Please subscribe!
2017-07-2640 min
The Maxi PodMaxi Pod MTV's The Challenge Premiere Recap DiveRoll4FlairWelcome to The Maxi Pod: the Official MTV's Challenge Think Tank. Tune in every week for the most honest, brilliant, idiotic and period-centric analysis of quite possibly the greatest show (don't even need the Reality qualifier) of all time. In this episode, Maggie and Rachel recap the CRAZIEST season premiere of all time! July 18, 2017. Dirty Thirty Premiere Recap.
2017-07-1932 min