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  • April SOTU: "Podcasting is a Recession Indicator"
    Apr 30 2025

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    Elkiss and Spike, now going by their incredible legal names Elise and Lucy discuss all of the hot topic ins and outs in this April State of the Union episode: They predict who will become pope, Conclave, co-working spaces. They chat new TV shows - Handmaid's Tale last season, Black Mirror, Last of Us. They bash RFK's eugenicist ways and how it ties to the amazing people on Love on the Spectrum. Canadian nationalism is explored as Elise witnesses the tariff trade war from Canada. It's a juicy episode and a return to form! Vocally Friend 5 ever!

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    1 h
  • "I used to go to an alt-right naturopath" ft. Lizard
    Apr 21 2025

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    Lucy and Elise are back with another MAHA episode of My Problematic Past — this time featuring Lizard, a former patient of an alt-right naturopath, Dr. Monster.

    In this episode, your hosts talk naturopathy, the wellness-to-alt-right pipeline, Nazi doctors, Rob and Jill Monster, Epik, far-right websites, free speech, and much more.

    Got a problematic past of your own? DM us on Instagram to share your story!

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    1 h y 8 m
  • "I used to be a raw milk farmer"
    Mar 7 2025

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    Lucy & Elise tackle raw milk in the first episode of My Problematic Past. They dive into Lucy’s past as a raw milk farmer and their time selling raw milk together at the Seattle Farmers Market. The episode unpacks RFK and MAHA (Make America Healthy Again), having crunchy 90s moms, the growing popularity of raw milk, the Trump administration’s firing of USDA bird flu experts, and the connections between bird flu and raw milk.

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    1 h y 17 m
  • A BIG Announcement
    Feb 19 2025

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    Hello Friars,

    It’s Spike & Elkiss—aka Lucy and Elise—here to announce our new series, My Problematic Past, a Vocally Fried production.

    In this series My Problematic Past, we dive into the most questionable things that we were involved in and now look back on and cringe. Were you ever involved in something or believed in something you’re extremely embarrassed about now?

    Stay tuned!

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    4 m
  • "It Ends With Justin Baldoni" ft. Ari Marshank
    Jan 10 2025

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    Spike and Elkiss welcome Ari—a fellow podcaster, domestic violence expert, insurance connoisseur, and Facebook friend of Sharon Baldoni—to the pod! Together, they dive into the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawsuits, It Ends With Us book and movie, Colleen Hoover's, smear campaigns, celebrity press tours, awards season, and Emilia Perez.

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    1 h y 27 m
  • 2024 in Review: "Brain Rot is the word of the year"
    Dec 27 2024

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    Spike & Elkiss talk 2024 slang, pop divas, Luigi Mangione, Hauk Tuah Girl, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, RFK, Trump and every other big news story of 2024. They discuss their ins and outs for the year and what they predict will be 2025 big news.

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    1 h y 23 m
  • Wicked-sode: "Popularity is in the eye of the greenholder" ft. Tatganj
    Dec 12 2024

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    Pod Fave, Tatganj, joins Spike & Elkiss to discuss the new Wicked movie. They hold space for the lyrics of defying gravity. They discuss being theater girls, becoming green, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's weepy press tour, Ariana & Ethan Slater's relationship, Elkiss' connection to Gregory Maguire, and Wicked vs. The Wizard of Oz. They also talk Sabrina Carpenter concert bits, Domingo from SNL, Jonathan Bailey, The Substance, and more!

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    1 h y 19 m
  • Post-Election SOTU: "I Miss Drinking The Kool-Aid"
    Nov 20 2024

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    Spike and Elkiss discuss election woes, where Kamala went wrong and what the deal is with RFK and rotten meat. They wonder what life will be like in a second Trump presidency and if it will include pussy hats and women’s marches. They talk about Joe Rogan, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk and every bro that is going to be running the US government. Stay tuned for the only political podcast you ever need to listen to!

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    1 h y 9 m
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