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Sidetracked

Get ready to be Sidetracked with Heather MacFadyen and Cynthia Yanof. Each week these two tackle the most “urgent” issues surrounding friendship, aging (un)gracefully, marriage, parenting mishaps, and faith. There’s enough laughs to make you snort and enough relatability to make you wonder if they’re reading your mind. Come for the humor, come for the camaraderie . . . heck, come for the spectacle. You tracking? Become a Super Tracker and get twice the laughs, twice the snorts, and twice the

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53:01

Chips for Breakfast, Vibration Plates for Christmas

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2026/01/02

Christmas included a full house and a whole lot of stinky armpits for Cynthia, while Heather returns from Mexico after eating chips for breakfast for a week. The two swap gift stories—Heather accidentally opens Lulu underwear in front of her extended family and Cynthia’s vibration plate brings far more laughter than fitness. There’s also a robust discussion around family game fails (including elderly Empire confusion and duplicate Elon Musks), Heather’s dog’s unfortunate post-boarding situation, and

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55:17

Repos, Rockettes, and Shapewear “Situations”

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2025/12/19

This episode is officially Sidetracked by Brett—according to Riverside stats and real life. Cynthia outsources a half marathon, still beats Mike, and proves once again that efficiency is a spiritual gift. Meanwhile, Heather’s car gets repossessed, tracked down via Life360, and narrowly saved from auction, which feels extremely on-brand for this show.From there, it’s New York chaos (13.5 miles walked, Bergdorf snobbery, fake purses, secondhand smoke highs, and Rockettes with an obstructed view),

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48:22

Mounting Dogs and Menopausal Bras

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2025/12/05

Heather and Cynthia are back after Thanksgiving and fully committed to the chaos that is early December—menopausal bras, mounting dogs, viral Walmart sweaters, and all that kinda stuff. Heather recaps her Floribama trip and attending church in a bar. Cynthia counters with peak Christmas in Dallas energy with a decked–out Advent service where the trees were glowing, Silent Night was soaring, and JB chose to bring in …a Rubik’s Cube. During church. Naturally.They talk about college kids coming home

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51:27

Prairie Drama, Porch Pirates, and Tangled-Up Teens

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2025/11/21

Another week, another Sidetracked stacked with unfiltered life chaos. Cynthia breaks down her girls’ trip—which included a hotel Little House on the Prairie binge and a heated debate over why Almanzo is clearly a 40-year-old courting a child—followed by her now-infamous “did you poop your pants?” bench incident, and the fence-straddle injury that officially shut down her reproductive department. Heather brings the world’s worst “wife” hat—so atrocious even a porch pirate said “absolutely not”—plus

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48:31

Pancreatitis, Pre-Check, and Pronouncing Gayla

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2025/11/07

Heather and Cynthia come in hot today talking about the “not a birthday party” Heather planned for Cynthia — featuring Bridgerton gowns, Boy Scout uniforms, and Heather wearing her mom’s silk ball gown that allegedly ties 11 different ways (some of which should probably never see daylight).Vegas also makes an appearance — where Mike booked a 6:30 a.m. flight “because it was cheaper,” entered Cynthia’s birthday wrong, and waltzed through TSA PreCheck while she stood with the masses questioning her

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49:21

A Bomb Yeti, Butter Sculpture, and 10 Pizzas later

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2025/10/24

Heather and Cynthia kick things off with a “poop—sorry, chocolate—brown” homecoming dress and TSA confusing a sentimental Yeti stuffed with a toothbrush charger for a small explosive. In related headlines, Heather shares her Oprah dream (because Cynthia really loves hearing people talk about dreams), and there’s talk of a garage door, a mysterious Snapchat troll, and ten unsolicited Papa John’s pizzas.Today is fully on brand for Sidetracked: mom drama, mean girls, rollercoasters with strangers,

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45:40

Low-Cost Vet, High-Cost Water

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2025/10/10

On today’s episode, we get gloriously sidetracked by life’s adventures—like forgetting to pay the water bill, paying stadium prices for bottled water, and mourning the very first ding on a brand-new car. We also chat about when a low-cost vet clinic is worth it and why asking your husband if you need Botox is… not the question you want answered. It’s funny, relatable, and a little bit practical—come get sidetracked with us!Become a Supertracker: sign up here Connect with Us: Website:

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55:58

Introducing the Leanne Morgan of Dallas and Mesh Shoes

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2025/09/26

In this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by multiple car buying experiences including what happens when two lawyers walk into a used car dealership (spoiler: it gets intense). The saga of Cynthia’s mace incident continues, and this time, poor Dorthy is the next unexpected victim. Cynthia’s family is trying to keep her humble, reminding her she is not a comedian, all while Heather gives the mail lady a lift to Highland Park Village and Bruce goes all in celebrating her half

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41:51

Mace Mishaps, College Tours, and Aspartame Withdrawal

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2025/09/12

In this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by Heather’s trip to all of the South East United States for a fun college tour. Cynthia shares what happens when JB has an entire floor of the house to himself and finds the mace (does this count as a free chemical peel?). All of this unfolds while Cynthia is trying to quit Coke Zero (again) and walks us through her strategy to finally kick the habit. Plus, Heather is made aware of how she for sure has too many kids at too many schools with an

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52:53

4-H Muffin Consultant and Mutter Flutters

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2025/08/29

In this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by Heather’s many recent adventures at Chick-fil-A where she forgets her credit card and then ends up charging $0.37. Cynthia shares the double college drop-off drama (yes, twice!) and how she accidentally discovered her Baptist soul sisters at Brett’s new church. They also compare today’s college kids living in luxury apartments to their own humble dorm days, and Heather fills Cynthia in on the world of 4-H.Become a Supertracker: sign up

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52:29

Who Lit a Fire Under His Gyat?

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2025/08/15

In this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by teaching grandma (and Cynthia) what a “gyat” is. Heather gives an update on her newly driving teen and how she is no longer bothered by the smells of a house full of boys. Cynthia debuts a new segment, Sentimental Moments with Cynthia, reflecting on the things she’ll never regret doing as a parent. They also dive into how to train your algorithm and what they’d happily never see in their feed again. Come track with us on this fun

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47:24

#MacfadyenEverAfter, #YanofTheMarket

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2025/08/01

#MacfadyenEverAfter, #YanofTheMarketIn this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by fondue with teen boys and learning to parallel park at 9 pm the night before the driving test. Cynthia’s on the wedding circuit and has lots of nuptial thoughts and potential hashtags. Heather tries to stay away from controversial topics after causing quite a stir in the DM’s. I mean, who even saw it coming that it was Heather (not Cynthia) who ruffled feathers? Become a Supertracker: sign up

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45:11

Dairy Queen, Vacations, and Podcasting in Lingerie

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2025/07/18

Dairy Queen, Vacations, and Podcasting in Lingerie In this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by Heather’s trip to Colorado with four teen boys and a check engine light. Cynthia shares Mike’s philosophy on Dairy Queen blizzards (this time, we might get cancelled). We also get a marathon training update: the plan has been selected, workout clothes are on, and tickets have been purchased, but has Cynthia started training? Tune in to find out. Become a Supertracker: sign up

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44:37

Short Order Cooks and Funeral Objections

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2025/07/04

Short Order Cooks and Funeral Objections In this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by Heather’s summer update of being a short-order cook for the revolving door of teen boys in her house; she cooked eight meals in one day! Cynthia updates us on her summer where her littlest may need some help with social graces. Cynthia also shares her plan for a half marathon in Vegas and has all the details planned out but has yet to take a walk outside (who is going to join us?). Stick around to

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47:02

Don’t Say Spatchcock and Other Summer Situations

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2025/06/20

Don’t Say Spatchcock and Other Summer Situations In this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by a recap of Cynthia’s once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy, where Mike has to drink a whole table of wine, and JB finds McDonald's. Heather opens up about the highs and lows of summer with four teenage boys, plus we dive into all our grocery order mishaps. Stick around until the end for an exciting announcement! Become a Supertracker: sign up here Connect with Us: Website: Sidetracked

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42:36

Burn the Bras and Mourning Stolen Queso

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2025/06/06

Burn the Bras and Mourning Stolen QuesoIn this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by reviews of local businesses, Heather rewrites a review while sitting in a gelato shop and Cynthia finds out her local boutique (mentioned a few weeks ago) has a lot of bad reviews. Heather gets into trouble with Meta, and JB gets stuck in a fence at a friend's house while trying to chase down a coyote. They discuss crazy parties from the same height party to Mahjong and Mumu’s, to the hot girl summer

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35:17

This Feels Like an Intervention: Sidetracked by Brain...

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2025/05/30

This Feels Like an Intervention: Sidetracked by Brain Health with Dr. Spencer MillerIn this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by Dr. Miller a neurologist here to talk about brain health, ADHD, and executive functioning. He tells his own fascinating story and path from architecture to neurology. Through getting his degree he discovered brain trauma that he had no recollection of and had to call his mom to get the full story. Now Dr. Miller helps kids and adults train their brains to

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43:04

A ChatGPT’ed graduation speech and Amish Shorts

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2025/05/16

A ChatGPT’ed graduation speech and Amish ShortsIn this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by Cynthia’s upcoming trip to Italy (must be nice!). Another outfit change, they are becoming a regular segment, where Heather shows off her shorts that are large and in charge. And Cynthia recaps graduation weekend when she could not be in all the places at once and the tears were flowing. Become a Supertracker: sign up here Connect with Us: Website: Sidetracked Instagram:

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45:39

Saditude, Turks Trip, and a Ginormous Carbon Footprint

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2025/05/02

Saditude, Turks Trip, and a Ginormous Carbon Footprint In this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by the many truck issues in the Yanof house (one stuck in the mud and one stolen!). Heather recaps her Turks and Caicos trip and shares her observations from traveling with 60 and 70-year-olds who are active and still love their spouses. The end of the school year comes with all the graduation feelings that Cynthia has difficulty naming, we need the feelings pillow. Stick around to the end

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52:01

Surprise Guest, Orange Thursday, and Chicken-Fried Women

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2025/04/18

Surprise Guest, Orange Thursday, and Chicken-Fried Women In this episode, Cynthia and Heather get sidetracked by another excellent surprise guest here to talk about her garage sale bras, the women who have impacted her, and she and Cynthia become best friends by the end of the episode. No topic is off limits today including spray tans (if you can’t tone it, tan it), sugaring, getting friendly with TSA, and Cynthia bans the word “lovers”. Did we just get an R rating? Connect with Us: Website:

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