This week, we accidentally turned into a book club… and then immediately spiraled into chaos.

Joe and Emily catch up after a short break, talk birthdays, and realize they both set the same goal to read 12 books this year—leading to a surprisingly deep (and hilarious) conversation about books, audiobooks, and getting tricked into reading something VERY unexpected.

Then things take a turn.

We break down three wild stories of “crazy women,” including:

• A woman who trapped her ex in an escape room designed for “emotional accountability”
• A girl who plastered her ex all over town as “emotionally unavailable”
• And a true crime story that will make you question everything

Plus:

• Why “closure” might be a myth
• What emotional unavailability actually means
• And why people choose chaos instead of just… breaking up

This one goes from thoughtful to completely unhinged real fast.

This episode starts with a ridiculous “scream with no air” challenge and somehow turns into a deep dive on anxiety, panic attacks, creativity, spirituality, and whether we actually create our thoughts — or just receive them.

Joe and Emily talk about:
• Being anxious about getting anxious
• Déjà vu and intuition
• Panic attacks on stage
• Addiction, self-awareness, and emotional growth
• Bombing vs crushing in comedy
• The quietest room in the world
• And whether feelings are facts

It’s chaotic. It’s thoughtful.

This week on If You Would’ve Told Me, we dive into the Super Bowl halftime show that had everyone talking — Bad Bunny! 🐰 From the viral memes, internet outrage, and political hot takes to flags, cultural pride, and representation for Puerto Rican and Latinx communities, we break down why this performance was so impactful.

But we don’t stop there — we also share our Super Bowl stories: Patriots vs. Giants debates, our chaotic box office bets, and sports takes you didn’t know you needed. Plus, personal comedy gig highlights, funny audience experiences, and reflections on language, culture, and why people just can’t chill online.

It’s a full episode of sports, culture, comedy, and internet chaos — don’t miss it!

Listen in for:

• Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance and its cultural impact

• Internet outrage, memes, and virtue signaling

• Flags, unity, and representation in music

• Super Bowl betting chaos and sports stories

• Comedy gig tales and behind-the-scenes fun

This episode starts with cantaloupe hate and somehow ends with a woman marrying AI — and honestly, it all makes sense by the end.

Joe and Emily riff on edible arrangements, candy nostalgia, and disastrous movie-theater first dates (including a near-death Milk Duds incident). Things take a turn into pure chaos with stories from Joe’s days working at a mom-and-pop video store — complete with a porn room, unhinged customers, and the night two masked men ran in to steal a Spawnmovie poster while Joe froze mid-sandwich.

Along the way, they talk dating in your 20s vs 30s, growing up too fast, skateboarding mishaps, getting “almost” mugged, and how time quietly sneaks up on you.

Then the episode swerves hard into the future: a real story about a woman who married an AI chatbot, what that means for human relationships, and whether we’re already more married to our phones than we realize.

Funny, nostalgic, slightly unsettling — this one has everything.

This week, Joe and Emily do what they do best: start recording before they realize they’re recording and let the conversation go wherever it wants.

They debate coffee vs tea, spiral over why drip coffee is disappearing, and assign themselves questionable caffeine homework. Things take a turn into absurdity with invisible art selling for $18,000, silent comedy shows, naked stand-up, and why comedy doesn’t need gimmicks to work.

Joe shares a painfully memorable roast story involving powerful politicians, bombing in front of friends, and why sensitive comics never forget. Along the way, they get into Knives Out, White Lotus, reality TV conspiracies, Chris Hansen nostalgia, and the ethics of “To Catch a Predator.”

And somehow, it all ends with a heated argument over what to call the place where you buy food — because apparently “food store” is controversial.

Loose, funny, observational, and exactly the kind of episode you didn’t know you needed.

Happy 2026! We’re back for the first episode of the year, and we’re getting intentional. We dive deep into the fine line between Anxiety vs. Intuition—discussing therapy breakthroughs, why journaling streaks are overrated, and how to actually feel "content" in the new year.

But it’s not all deep talk. We’re also breaking down the hilarious reality of "wellness culture," from Staten Island-style meditation to the high cost of Disney magic.

What we cover in this episode:

• 2026 Intentions: Why we’re ditching vision boards for "bucket lists" and intentional living.

• The "Gabagool" Meditation: Joes's pitch for a new kind of guided meditation and why Insight Timer's free recordings are a mess.

• Travel Debates: Disney Cruise vs. the adult-only Virgin Atlantic to Bermuda (and that $80 pizza).

• Reminiscing: A reunion at Tiger’s Tale in Skillman and looking back at classmates we haven’t seen in 20 years.

• Rare News: Reacting to "Foreign Accent Syndrome" and the woman who woke up speaking with a Chinese accent.

• Atomic Habits: Using the Babbel app and the gym to keep the mental health in check.

Are you leaning into your intuition this year, or is it just anxiety? Let’s talk about it.

We’re back from a short break and things get weird fast. We talk weird food (including deer heart and peanut butter crimes), anxiety coping habits, trusting your gut, and why “that’s just who I am” isn’t an excuse for bad behavior. Along the way, we spiral into flying rituals, shopping anxiety, mental health accountability, holiday hot takes, and somehow uncover whatever Goober Nutter is.
Funny, honest, slightly unhinged — exactly how we like it.

This week, Joe and Emily dive into the wild world of modern slang — from Gen Alpha kids shouting “6–7” for no reason to grown adults still saying “dope,” “fire,” and every phrase that instantly makes us feel forty years older.

They break down the slang they grew up with, the slang kids use now, and the words nobody our age should be saying anymore.

Along the way, things spiral into mall nostalgia, weird hometown expressions, some truly strange news stories (yes, including a butt-sniffing bandit), spider season in Australia, and even an AI-generated criminal sketch that resembles Joe.

It’s chaos, it’s comfort, and it’s proof we may officially be too old for slang.