Sisters Not Saints

216: Nude Dining, Reality TV Lawsuits and a Chicken-Killing Dog

Ready, set, ACTION! The lines between reality and reality TV blur in this episode, as we explore an unheard of dining experience on the Upper East Side of Manhattan called Fude. Listen in and tell us if you would dine in its unique environment. From there, we shift into the seemingly hostile work environments in reality TV. Hilarie shares the details of recent lawsuits and the Sisters weigh in with their thoughts. 
Finally, it is time for us to weigh in on your realities and offer up some real-life advice. 
A listener writes in with a serious issue concerning a coworker with a crush. Not only is there a concerning age gap but he is threatening to harm himself over their relationship. How seriously should she take him and how can she help?
When is a vice unhealthy? Our next listener asks this question and details that she has perfect grades but asks how she will know when too many illicit substances is too much?
Our final listener question of the week is bringing the neighbor drama! How would you respond if your dog continually escaped and killed the neighbors’ chickens? We have varying perspectives. 
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215: Chiropractors, Facts You Won’t Believe and Gay Penguins as Kidnappers

Do you hear it?! This week, we are on an exploratory journey into the pops, cracks, and tingles that the chiropractic industry claims to relieve. Is it real or simply placebo effect? Hilarie offers up some facts. It’s no coincidence our next segment leads into more fact debunking: listen in as we navigate a list of frequently believed concepts and turn them on their heads!
Once our exploratory debunking journey concludes, we tackle the following real-life questions:
Our listener writes in with a sensitive ask: how can she keep herself from falling into the comparison trap with other women, after forgiving her husband’s past infidelity?
Our next listener, a horror genre hater, has a teen son who she thinks is drawing very creepy images. When is creepy actually dangerous? She leans on us for our thoughts.
Our final question comes from a listener in a relatively new relationship and her dilemma is money-related. She has found out he has lied about his finances pretty significantly, and even his mom has concerns. Should she confront him or is this relationship worth allowing him to continue lying? 
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214: The Mind’s Eye, Wedding Dress Codes and our Rewardishments

Imagine a life without the ability to visualize anything — not even your closest friends or family! This week, Megan walks us through Aphantasia and we talk to someone diagnosed with the condition for more information. We also discuss the over-the-top wedding looks being sent out on invites and challenge each other to dress for certain key descriptors. In this episode, we also recap our Rewardishment challenge from Episode 212 and follow up on our AI friend experiment from Episode 213.
Questions: 
A listener writes in to ask how we would handle a situation wherein her ex-husband recently offered her two children under 10 alcohol.
A female listener in her mid-twenties reaches out to ask if it’s possible to live happily with her fiancé and his mother for life.
A listener writes in detailing her fiancé does things to “teach her lessons,” and we share our candid advice on the situation. 
 
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213: 500 Days Underground, The Green Ring and a Silent Group Chat

Grab those headlamps, folks! This week, the Sisters are going UNDERGROUND to shine a light on the recent 500+ day underground cave living experiment performed by athlete, Beatriz Flamini. Then, we shift our attention to some underground dating experiments and terminology, including what is being touted as the world’s largest social experiment: the green ring. 
Once we return to solid ground, we help answer the following listener questions:
Should our listener out her close friend's physical affairs to her long distance fiancé?
A listener writes in asking for help handling a smelly coworker. Should she confront?
Our final listener has a group chat issue with 4 girlfriends. Listen in as we help her move forward as she navigates tension in her friend group. 
 
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212: The AI Man of Your Dreams, 15 Minute Cities and an OnlyFans Christmas

THE FUTURE IS NOW! Listen in as Kristen details what may be a helpful solution to loneliness in 2023 and beyond. Hilarie then discusses a shift in city planning that may become more prevalent post-pandemic. Then, Zoey scares us all with some new information about plants. Once we conclude our round table on current world events, we take some questions from your worlds: 
Questions: 
1. A male listener is highly embarrassed by his ultra-intelligent girlfriend’s hobby and it may have ruined his chances with her.
2. Listen to us discuss and weigh the path forward as we hear about the Cousin's gift the ruined Christmas. Buckle up! 
3. A listener writes in to ask how she should handle a workplace scenario in which a promotion is being held for a coworker who she knows plans to quit. We share our different perspectives. 
 
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211: Sober Curious, Maritime Laws and a Terminal New Relationship

BOATS, BOOZE AND REWARDISHMENTS! This week, Kristen does a deep dive into the unintended consequences of an old maritime law called The Jones Act, which impacts our commute times, exposure to harmful pollutants, traffic congestion and increased road accidents. We then deep dive into why Gen Z and Millennials are embracing a “sober curious” or sober serious lifestyle and highlight all the research proving alcohol use may not be in anyone’s best interest. As we move toward bettering ourselves, Hilarie challenges us to a “rewardishment” challenge.
Advice:
A new mom reaches out for support navigating what’s appropriate for her husband’s golf habit, as they adjust to life with a one-week-old.
A listener in her mid-twenties reached out for opinions on a very new relationship with a man who revealed he is navigating a terminal illness. Should she stay or part ways?
How can our listener politely decline an invite to church from a friend?
 
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210: Four Sleeping Chronotypes, Rich Auntie Movement and Is My Child a Stalker?

Rich Aunties, unite! This week’s episode explores the growing trend of 21st century women intentionally choosing aunthood over motherhood. By all measures, data shows intentionally child-free women to be richer, happier and, according to the moms on the podcast, much more likely to get a good night’s sleep. 
Speaking of sleep, listen in and rank your own sleep style, as Hilarie highlights four sleeping chronotypes. Tell us: are you a bear, wolf, lion or dolphin when the sun goes down? 
Stick around for solid advice the Sisters did not sleep on:
A listener reaches out for support after recently leaving her husband after her biological daughter is bullied by her stepsisters. 
A local mom is grappling with how to navigate her tech-savvy tween beginning to show stalker tendencies.
Finally, a listener needs help with the age-old squabbles between in-laws.
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209: Booty Plumping, The No-Pants Trend and Boram

Step into our rumpus room this week as it’s all derrieres and no cares – the Sisters are lifting spirits by lifting butts! We kick things off by listening in as Zoey highlights her latest endeavor: a Non-Invasive Brazilian Butt Lift. From there, Hilarie shares the latest trend to hit both the runways and middle America: the No-Pants trend. Finally, Megan kicks off a discussion on appropriate postpartum care in America and an all-hands-on-deck facility named Boram. 
After butts and babies, we take the following questions from listeners:
How can a server of legal age shut down sexual rumors in the workplace by a minor coworker?
How can our listener break the news to her family that she does not want a Catholic wedding?
How can one of our male listeners plan an under-the-radar proposal in our hometown of Nashville, TN?
 
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Episode Transcript: https://rb.gy/u0evb2

208: Lucky Girl Syndrome, Red Flag Hobbies and the 97 Chapter Novel

Jump in, friends — this week is all about healing and feeling! We kick things off by discussing the results of our previous 30-day somatic healing hip exercises, then move into the latest manifestation technique called Lucky Girl Syndrome. Does believing and reciting that you are the luckiest girl in the world allow the universe to conspire in your favor? We offer two very different belief systems on the theory. Finally, we discuss hobbies or ways of being we think are red flags for potential relationships. 
Once we wrap up our own healing and feeling session, we help you guys with the following: 
Should a wife support her husband by reading his 97 chapter book, despite hating his writing style? 
A couple’s mutual friends just informed the girlfriend that her boyfriend was physically violent in a past relationship but she has seen no evidence. Dealbreaker? 
A listener has one very difficult general education class remaining until graduation and found a way to cheat on the final. Acceptable or not? 
 
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Episode Transcript: https://rb.gy/du7j0q

207: Doomsday Bunkers, Oreo Vaults and a Third Strike

Batten down the hatches this week, everyone!
This podcast episode is going UNDERGROUND to discuss doomsday bunkers, Y2K, Albanian Bunker Fest and survival in a post-apocalyptic environment. Tune in for a lively game of “Which Bunker is Bogus?” as we highlight three bunkers — each more fanciful than the last — from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (popularized by Cecilia Blomdahl), an Oreo Vault and an unbelievable story about a West Virginia man named Dale Trusdale.
After exploring life below the surface, we shift our sights up to the Greek Orthodox monastery of Mount Athos to introduce you to a monk named Michael Tolotos who, legend has it, died in 1938 without ever having seen a woman. Imagine his surprise to hear four women discussing that possibility on a podcast in 2023!
After we explore the underground realms and mountaintop Greek monasteries, we come back to the surface to take questions from listeners on the following: 
A two year relationship ends after a woman was caught aimlessly doodling her ex’s last name with her name. 
How many times is too many to get your teen out of trouble? Does a third strike change the approach? 
How would you handle a situation where you knew a co-worker and good friend fabricated data about you to earn a better bonus?
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Episode Transcript: shorturl.at/avAHL