Podcast Episodes

392 | Bring Back Bookstores, Book Fairs & Boredom

Welcome back, WIFs.

This week, Lauren and Michelle are tackling a question that feels surprisingly relevant in today's world:

Is reading becoming a lux…

4 months, 1 week ago

391 | The Great Chicago Pizza Debate & the Foods That Built This City

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This week, Lauren and Michelle are diving fork-first into a cozy conversation about Chicago food, summer nostalgia, and the iconic…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

390 | AI Is Everywhere…But Should We Trust It?

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This week, Lauren and Michelle are diving into the topic that feels impossible to escape right now:
AI.

From Mel Robbins to Reese Wi…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

389 | Stop Optimizing Your Life

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This week, the sisters are talking about something wildly underrated:
whimsy.

Not optimizing your life.
Not fixing yourself.
Not becom…

5 months ago

388 | The Chicago Way to Talk About Mental Health with Ben Shabad

Welcome back, WIFs.

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’re talking about it in a way that actually feels… doable.

We’re joined by licensed thera…

5 months, 1 week ago

387 | Our “Dead Mom Era”: The Memories, The Goodbye & The Grief

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It’s been seven years since Lauren and Michelle lost their mom—and today, they’re talking about it.
Their “dead mom era.”

Not overly…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

386 | Stress Is Running the Show (And We’re Calling It a “Busy Week”)

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April is Stress Awareness Month, and we’re talking about the kind of stress most of us live with… and call a “busy week.”

The low-l…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

385 | The Moon, The Mission & A Massive Perspective Shift

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Middle children are going extinct… so basically, one of us is endangered.

So naturally, the next logical step?
We’re heading to the …

6 months ago

384 | Do We Miss Quarantine… or Just the Slow Life?

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Are we the only ones who… kind of miss quarantine?

Stay with us on this one.

Because while that time was undeniably heavy, uncertain…

6 months ago

383 | I Put My Phone Down… and This Happened

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What if the reset your brain has been craving… isn’t a new routine, but simply less time on your phone?

This week, we’re diving int…

6 months, 1 week ago