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The Maxi Pod

Just two (or more) girls who are good at tolerating pain and okay at math. Inconsistent ramblings of lunatics, mostly about reality TV and celebrities with an occasional life lesson sprinkled throughout. Leave a review and subscribe!

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01:04:07

"Thotumn Forever (Taylor's Version)

The Maxi Pod ·

2025/10/13

For two tipsy girls podcasting outdoors this turned out pretty magical. Enjoy Thotumn and share with an enemy. Episode Guide: 0:00 Seasons Never Get Old- Thotumn is here! 2:00 Chris Brown Breezy Bowl Concert Review 11:02 Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl Album Review 37:39 Selena Gomez got married 38:29 Nicki Minaj and Cardi B beef 39:39 Dancing with the Stars Check -in (Week 3 & 4) 43:20 The Challenge 41 -Stake your claim twist 44:58 NFL Season Thots! SPORTS! BORTLES! 47:01 Bad Bunny is

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01:01:22

"Mrs. Brightside"

The Maxi Pod ·

2025/09/27

This episode will cure your depression. Something is in the air and everything's coming up Maxi Pod! We’re kicking things off with the brand-new season of Dancing with the Stars before diving into The Challenge: Vets and New Threats for a mid-season check-in. Maggie did some due diligence and was ready for our Real Housewives of Miami ranking and with a side of Salt Lake Mid Level Marketing. We also finally remarked on the Taylor and Travis engagement with a sprinkle of sports talk, issue a very

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01:02:24

"The Life of A Swamp Girl"

The Maxi Pod ·

2025/08/17

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

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33:18

The Challenge “War of the Worlds 2” (Season 34 in 34...

The Maxi Pod ·

2025/07/23

The Challenge Recap episode 6 years after the fact that you didn’t know you needed! When we found out that War of the Worlds 2 had been removed from streaming due to the erasure of a problematic castmate, we knew it was our duty to memorialize this amazing piece of Challenge lore. This iconic season gave us Cara Maria in her Vampire era, losing her soul while her little Troll boyfriend Paulie milly rocked all over our faves. We discuss their spectacular fall from grace, as well as the peak of

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01:06:28

"Cowboy State of Mind"

The Maxi Pod ·

2025/07/13

Pony up Maxxinistas it’s a real live hoedown and we have the Big 3 of the Summer all in one episode: This episode kicks off with a full breakdown of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour. **Disclaimer: If you are not a Beyoncé fan, you are not permitted to listen to Cowboy Carter Critiques. Please skip. Otherwise, enjoy our song-by-song, honest, possibly controversial reactions. Then we do a deep dive into Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (Season 2). We’re talking coaches, auditions, Dayton & her

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01:03:20

Dear Summer, Count Us In

The Maxi Pod ·

2025/06/22

What a thrill to be absolutely terrified! In this Summer Kickoff episode, we celebrate Maggie living out her pop-punk dreams on the Warped Tour, double down on age fluidity and the importance of birthdays, and remind the Maxxinistas of the merits of risking it for the biscuit. We also dive into celebrity updates (Bieber, Diddy, Taylor, and Trump vs Elon), and wrap up Summer House Season 9 and Paige’s glorious run. Plus: a Glee rewatch, workplace gossip, and an encore for Jon Stewart (who was on

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52:52

Mother's Day Episode! (Featuring our Moms)

The Maxi Pod ·

2025/05/07

In this special Mother’s Day episode, we turn the mic over to the women who raised us and interview our moms! We dive into conversations about motherhood, what it was like raising daughters, their careers in teaching, and the kind of guys they want for us. We also found out if they’re stressed that we’re still single. From lifelong friendships to their unfiltered advice, this episode is full of wisdom, warmth, and a few tears. <3 Happy Mother's Day!

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46:11

"Maxi Pod Explains it All!"

The Maxi Pod ·

2025/05/02

In this jam-packed episode, the Maxi Pod breaks down Kitty Purry’s Blue Origin stunt and the messy tour backlash, dissect our princeling Justin Bieber’s current floundering, and side-eye Justin Timberlake and Chris Brown because something is definitely afoot... We also dive into Tate McRae and Morgan Wallen chatter, the Cowboy Carter Tour buzz, Bravo drama from Summer House, The Valley, and The Challenge All Stars: Rivals Final, plus Secretary Pete's patriotic appearance on Flagrant and Amy

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55:56

Dipping a Toenail into Spring

The Maxi Pod ·

2025/03/31

Episode 101: The most relatable & charming episode about Springtime roses and thorns Episode Guide: [00:00:00] Intro: Welcome to Spring, Rewatching the Challenge, Work troubles, Cleaning bathrooms, Shaving legs [00:07:35] Bachelor Nation Wellness Check; Matt James break up/Sean Lowe attacked by dog! [00:16:09] SUMMER HOUSE IS A METAPHOR! Kyle vs Craig, Hannah Berner returns, Friendship issues via Paige, Hannah, Amanda, Aspirational expectations for men, Southern charm vs Summer House Civil War

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01:11:55

100 EPISODES LATER, still talking shit

The Maxi Pod ·

2025/03/01

Good Googly Moogly it's our 100th episode! Shout out to ourselves and all of the loyal Maxxinistas! Episode Guide: 0:00 100th Episode of the Maxi Pod!! 4:26 Maggie went on a date 7:40 Kendrick Lamar Superbowl Halftime Review 22:12 Updated Superbowl Halftime Rankings 22:33 Beyonce Bowl Review 28:28 Grammys Winners and Losers 36:00 Paige and Craig Breakup/Summer House/Southern Charm 50:07 The Traitors Season 3 Cast: Banger or Clanger? 52:33 Justin Baldoni vs. Blake Lively- vibes only 58:00

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55:22

Deep Dive into The Challenge Season 40: Battle of the...

The Maxi Pod ·

2025/01/26

A Deep Dive into The Challenge Season 40: Battle of the Eras featuring Tammi and Owen! Episode Guide: 0:00 Winners and Losers of our Challenge Fantasy League 2:20 The Final, Swimming, Karma Votes, Winners 8:40 Who is the GOAT of the challenge? 14:10 Bananas Angels vs Vacation Alliance, Jordan and Tori 24:22 Referee Controversies/Production Interference, Horacio vs Derrick, Jenny, Conspiracy Theories 30:22 Laurel vs. Cara, Tammi Do You Care? 36:30 How does Season 40 stack up to recent seasons?

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41:12

"One Last Breath" (2024 Wrap Up featuring the Pitch...

The Maxi Pod ·

2024/12/22

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)

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01:00:40

"BE JOLLY OR ELSE"

The Maxi Pod ·

2024/11/18

0:00 Intro 2:35 How to be a Ho for the Holidays!!!!! 16:55 Maggie, Do You Care? 17:25 Brianna Chickenfry vs. Zach Bryan 21:30 Grammy Nominations/ Was Ariana Grande snubbed? 26:03 The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and The Worst Husband Contest 28:50 Love is Blind DC 31:12 Our Sexiest Man Alive 32:37 Wicked Press Tour Ariana/Ariana and SpongeBob 34:15 The Challenge: ERAS Season 40 Analysis 39:50 Dancing With the Stars (Glee Cast Version) 49:16 Over-Apologizing 50:50 Pick Me’s 53:30 Carrie Ann

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22:20

America is on her Period! Presidential Election Reaction

The Maxi Pod ·

2024/11/07

This 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 :-)

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58:56

S9 E11 "The Witching Hour (Thotumn IV)"

The Maxi Pod ·

2024/10/01

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

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01:06:35

S9 E10 "Back to School Guide!"

The Maxi Pod ·

2024/09/08

The Maxi Pod has created a Back to School Guide for the Maxxinistas to find joy in this time of transition and to give us all some options on how to spend the next few weeks between Summer and Thotumn! Enjoy! (00:00) Back to School Guide! First Day of School Rebrand, Not a Girl Not Yet a Woman, Class Period Syncing, Learn Something From This! She's Cheer Captain, It's a School Night, Eat Dessert Alone Like Steven Glansberg (25:00) Divorce of J Lo and Ben and what this means for romance (33:10)

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01:02:00

S9 E9 "How to be a Childless Cat Lady: TYRA MAIL!"

The Maxi Pod ·

2024/08/05

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 <3 Episode Guide: 1:30 Our stake in America as Childless Cat Ladies 5:38 Olympics! And Patriotism 12:23 Mixing friend groups 15:40 Strippers for hire 20:08 Ryan Reynolds is annoying?/Deadpool/Blake Lively 23:47 Inside out 2 analysis/Using our imagination against ourselves 27:50 People pleasing at work/tips for work motivation during

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56:42

S9 E8 "Hot Take Summer"

The Maxi Pod ·

2024/07/19

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

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44:13

"America's Dance Team: Reaction to the Dallas Cowboys...

The Maxi Pod ·

2024/07/15

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!

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51:00

S9 E7 "This is going to ruin the tour"

The Maxi Pod ·

2024/06/28

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!

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