The Maxi Pod

Two toxically positive geniuses giving unsolicited advice on living life out loud. Includes ramblings on pop culture, Reality TV, millennial hogwash, and more. Become a Maxxinista and heal the world.

"BE JOLLY OR ELSE" 11/18/2024

"BE JOLLY OR ELSE" 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 Inaba 55:44 Nostalgia/Re-reading the Animorphs 57:25 Coping Mechanisms 58:00 Johnny Bananas /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/33964872

America is on her Period! Presidential Election Reaction 11/07/2024

America is on her Period! Presidential Election Reaction 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 :-) /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/33830062

S9 E11 "The Witching Hour (Thotumn IV)" 10/01/2024

S9 E11 "The Witching Hour (Thotumn IV)" 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 40 Recap, Loves and Hates, Laurel vs. Cara Maria (39:53) Dancing With the Stars, Is it a banger or a clanger (43:53) Being Late to the Party a la JLo, Justin Timberlake and JC, 50 Cent (46:13) The Enemy of Good inspired by Chappell Roan (51:00) The White Board Boys (51:52) Kendrick Lamar (55:03) Being Checked in (56:54) Little Sisters /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/33282927

S9 E10 "Back to School Guide!" 09/08/2024

S9 E10 "Back to School Guide!" 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) Dancing with the Stars Cast Announcement and Artem controversy (39:00) The Challenge 40 Reaction, Elimination Controversy (45:15) Molly Mae and Blake Lively (46:00) Being On Call (47:38) A referendum on the SLIM PICKINS of DC bars and men (53:45) Reframing Your Circumstances a la Tony Raines (54:55) The Shawn Mendes Effect aka an Explainer on Sabrina Carpenter’s new album Short N Sweet (1:00:25) Hotties Thriving in their 40s and 50s (1:01:25) Putting Yourself in Timeout /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/32961982

S9 E9 "How to be a Childless Cat Lady: TYRA MAIL!" 08/05/2024

S9 E9 "How to be a Childless Cat Lady: TYRA MAIL!" 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 summer 35:45 Dating someone with different interests, changing interests in relationships 39:45 Burnout vs. Rotting/How to make time for hobbies 45:17 ACOTAR final thoughts, our Mount Rushmore 50:14 Maggie’s Sunday Routine and Rachel’s updated Morning Routines 57:46 Sundress Season/Shout out to the perverts 1:00:00 Guilt Trip Friendships Use code MaxiPod20 at for 20% off your next purchase! /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/32450877

S9 E8 "Hot Take Summer" 07/19/2024

S9 E8 "Hot Take Summer" 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 you've all been waiting for 27:50 Politics Corner!!! Trump and Biden are down bad, The future of the Democratic Party and our suggestions, performative social media shaming 43:25 The victim mindset (Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders) 44:40 Snake Oil 47:40 Book the first flight out 49:30 Hannah Berner and Camila Cabello (Sloppy Freakshow Babies) 53:00 Keep your eyes on your own paper 53:45 Summer Break Share the Maxi Pod with a friend or a political archnemisis! /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/32207072

"America's Dance Team: Reaction to the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Documentary" 07/15/2024

"America's Dance Team: Reaction to the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Documentary" 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! /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/32152722

S9 E7 "This is going to ruin the tour" 06/28/2024

S9 E7 "This is going to ruin the tour" 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! /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/31921797

S9 E6 "Girl's Girl World Tour (Blame the Woman)" 06/08/2024

S9 E6 "Girl's Girl World Tour (Blame the Woman)" Episode Guide: 0:00 Catching up with the Girl’s Girls of all Girls: Traveling to Dewey Beach and the Hamptons, Group houses, Birthday month! 10:15 The News!!!!!!!! 11:10 Summer House Season 8 Finale and Reunion part 1 (Carl and Lindsay, West and Ciara) 26:00 Vanderpump Reunion Wrap Up (Ariana and Lala POVs) 28:40 The Valley: Faves and Least Faves 32:40 Is anyone on earth watching the Kardashians? 37:00 The Challenge All Stars 4 38:30 J Lo Tour Cancelled 46:30 Destiny’s Challenge: Being Conflict Averse, Inconsiderate DJs, Pop Girlies of Today, Road Trips, Shooting your Shot, The Upside /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/31659037

S9 E5 "Ick Chicks" 05/12/2024

S9 E5 "Ick Chicks" Maggie and Rachel settled their blood feud to return for their May Episode because unlike certain pop stars and reality stars, they have work ethic! Get ready for a lot of baseless opinions on Drake vs. Kendrick, being in Happy Relationships, and Science. Episode Guide: 0: 00 Squashing our beef, Birthdays, How to be a good guest at a wedding or bachelorette, planning tips 10:30 Drake vs Kendrick Lamar, who’s the #1 guy in the group? 17:50 Justin Bieber and Hailey expecting a child! 20:00 The Eclipse 21:00 Vanderpump Rules Finale: Breaking of the 4th Wall, the Friendship Square that keeps on giving, Villains are always in 26:30 The Valley is the funniest show on TV 27:10 Summer House: Carl & Lindsay highlight their cringe-worthy communication; Kyle & Amanda warn against working for a spouse; West and Ciara highlight what sucks about dating, Gabby as the Single Girl Charity Case 42:10 The Challenge All Stars 4 44:00 Destiny’s Challenge! Favor-less Friendships, Receipts, Rascal Flatts, WWE & ending ick culture, Message Delivery, No Spoilers/Ready for summer /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/31251487

"The Tortured Poets Department for Idiots" SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE! 04/26/2024

"The Tortured Poets Department for Idiots" SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE! A full decoding of the lyrics and lore behind all 31 songs of Taylor Swift's new album "The Tortured Poets Department"! @So_Grool is allegedly the guest co-host or it's just Rachel talking to herself. Someone forgot to pick her up for the looney bin. /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/30994343

S9 E4 "Glee Hive" 04/07/2024

S9 E4 "Glee Hive" Is anyone else in a bad mood? You’ve come to the right place because this episode will cure your misery or your money back. Episode Guide: 0:00 Cheer me up! Updated Morning Routine, Defense of Tik Tok, Scared to put on a bathing suit 10:45 The News 11:20 Beyonce ACT II Cowboy Carter Review! Our faves and least faves, Is Miley Cyrus a good singer, Beyonce historian speculations 23:00 Summer House! Ranking the couples, Kyle as a flower boy, Jesse Solomon hot takes 34:10 Vanderpump Rules! Scheana for DWTS campaign, trying to get an invite to Sandoval's next pool party, Ariana opinions, Jax/The Valley 44:30 Diddy Ruins Everything 50:00 Destiny’s Challenge, Treating Maggie as a Google Search Engine, Comparison to the Almighty, 4th Wing/Iron Flame, Direct Eye Contact, Honorable Men, Beyonce! Glee! /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/30720378

S9 E3 "The Friend Zone" 03/19/2024

S9 E3 "The Friend Zone" Everything bad is good and nothing is that bad. Enjoy this friendly, nuanced, nostalgic episode from two millennials who will never give up on their dedications to seasonality. Episode Guide: 0:00 Spring! The Warm Up! Be Your Own Cookie 4:45 Friendship! The Friend Zone: How to Approach Adult Friendships THE NEWS! 20:35 Ariana Grande and Justin Timberlake New Music! 28:30 J Lo Documentary and a little J Lo & Ben history lesson 34:38 Summer House! 39:10 Vanderpump Rules! Ranking the Girls 43:15 Traitors 2 Full Season Reaction! 46:15 Destiny’s Challenge Group Projects Marrying a Stranger Taking an Emotional Lap Being the Villain in your own story Life has Nuance The Wanderer /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/30448078

S9 E2 "The Dating Debate" 02/20/2024

S9 E2 "The Dating Debate" The Maxi Pod has returned for their flop episode to flip flop on their decision to dip their long toes back into dating. Both teams played hard and made 3 pointers. Speaking of sports, the only qualified white girls in the business provide their expert opinion on Usher's Superbowl Halftime Performance and you will not want "more." Please share this episode with a fellow icon and be brave for your ugliest self. Episode Guide: 0:00 Valentines Day recap 2:45 Dating Yourself 7:15 Dipping our toes into dating our community 31:45 The News Usher Superbowl Halftime Review Re-Ranking the Top 10 Superbowl Halftimes Taylor and Travis New Music News! Beyonce and Taylor 55:00 What we are Consuming Vanderpump Rules The Challenge JLo Movie “This is me then” 62:03 Destiny’s Challenge When Delusion Goes too Far, Corporate Laughter, Justin Bieber, Non Wedding-Related Events, Icons, Being Ugly /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/30027303

S9 E1 "Make Valentine's Day Your Bitch" 01/30/2024

S9 E1 "Make Valentine's Day Your Bitch" Season 9 Premiere Episode is a Quintessential Maxi Pod Production, despite this no longer being a Reality TV podcast. Valentine’s Day is our Superbowl, so allow us to Usher you from Hibernation to the most hopeful made up holiday of the year. Episode Notes/Guide 0:00 Transition from January Hibernation to February/Valentines Day 5:00 The End of Death Day? 11:15 Make Valentine’s Day Your Bitch! (Tips & Tricks) 28:15 The News! Taylor, Selena, Kylie, Timothee at the Golden Globes Ariana Grande… YES! AND???!?!? UDA Nationals Challenge Champs Are Embarrassing Us (Season 39) Life Lessons from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Winter House’s Sam and Kory Breakup: A cautionary tale for pick me’s Yet Another Justin Timberlake Rant (Rating his comeback) Nicki Minaj Playing Chess while y’all are playing checkers 1:02 Destiny’s Challenge: So casually cruel in the name of being honest, Half Hearted Haters, The Kellys of the World, Men Written by Women, 2024 Happiness Intentions, YOU. CAN. LEAVE. If you have been waiting for the perfect time to share this podcast with a friend, NOW IS THAT TIME. Spread the love this Valentine's Day through long-form conversation. /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/29717778

S8 E13 "2023: Ranking People, Places, & Things" 12/12/2023

S8 E13 "2023: Ranking People, Places, & Things" Enjoy a recap of all things pop culture as 2 best friends make fun of each other’s interests and babble about how much they love each other. Episode Guide: 0:00 - Holiday Ho update 3:30 - Why we love the end of the year 4:15 - Best and Worst in Music (Top Artists, Songs, Albums) and our Destiny’s Challenge of Music 18:35 - Best and Worst in TV (Best Reality Show, Reality Star of the Year, Best Scripted Show of the Year, Favorite Re-watch of the Year) 25:50 - Best Movies of the Year 28:45 - Other Made-up Categories (Best Break-up and Best New Couple, Best and Worst Trends, Kardashian/Jenner of the Year, Favorite Trip, Favorite Night Out, Best Wedding Ideas) 37:40 - 2023 Destiny’s Challenge of the Year!!!! 1:08:40- Maxi Pod Season 8 Highlights and Sign off Hot Popular Girls, hold your space. Can’t wait to pop everything together in 2024. /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/29046663

S8 E12 "Putting the Ho in Holidays" 11/20/2023

S8 E12 "Putting the Ho in Holidays" Tis the season to take headed of the Maxi Pod’s advice as they revamp their angelic Rules for being a Ho for the Holidays! Get your note-taking apparatus ready and listen on .5x speed to grasp every detail of this guide to stop wasting time, get wasted and have the time of your lives. 0:00 - 3:40 Rachel has 3 pages of typed notes 3:40 - 38:00 How to Be a Ho For the Holidays (All Jazzed Up!) #1 If Not You Cindy Lou Hoo, Who? #2 The “Once Upon a December Rule” #3 BYOM! ( Bring Your Own Mistletoe) #4 The Cold never Bothered You Anyway (Not all ice needs to be broken) #5 Put Your Devices Away in a Manger 38:00 Destiny’s Challenge Fashion at BravoCon Letting life live you (and trusting men) Low impact workouts The New Class (The Challenge, Winter House, Loki) & Death to Southern Charm Gratitude (anti-Jacob Elordi) Building a house out of the stones they threw (House of Villains) Our time has come Maxxinistas! Pop off in the name of Christmas. You will want to listen to the entire episode... Peace be with you! /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/28713103

S8 E11 "The Thotumn Witch Trials and Other Little Comments" 10/23/2023

S8 E11 "The Thotumn Witch Trials and Other Little Comments" Episode Guide: 0:00 Boot Girl updates/Thotumn check in 6:00 We are Community Builders! 10:00 Taylor Swift inspiring us all, how she made Travis Kelce famous, dating outside of your type, Eras concert movie 18:40 The Thotumn Witch Trials 20:00 Justin Timberlake 23:15 Jada Pinkett Smith 27:30 Joe Jonas (Jonas Brothers Concert Review) 30:30 Austen Kroll/Taylor Southern Charm 35:00 Khloe Kardashian 39:00 Usher selected as Halftime Super Bowl Performer (featuring Black Eyed Peas) 43:15 Dancing with the Stars 45:25 Destiny’s Challenge (THE MOST IMPORTANT SEGMENT) Back-handed compliments FOFA! (fear of feeling awkward) Break ups Working and networking as a bit Refueling/ protecting your social battery Being your own star player /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/28400273

S8 E10 "Thotumn's Revenge: Booted Up!" 09/18/2023

S8 E10 "Thotumn's Revenge: Booted Up!" If you're in good spirits right now, you're ugly. Enjoy our September episode as we work through our trauma by judging people we have never met, yet refer to as our close friends. THIS ONE IS DEFINITELY A BANGER!!! Episode Guide: 0:00 Boot Bound Babe 10:50 Yucking People's Yums (Taylor Swift) 14:45 Transition from Summer into Thotumn 18:00 Giving feedback to couples, sunk cost of cancelling a wedding (Carl and Lindsay) 33:30 Southern Charm Episode 1 Reaction 38:20 Is It a Banger? 39:00 NSYNC reunion 40:15 Cardi B & Meg Thee Stallion: Bongos 41:00 Olivia Rodrigo GUTS Album 42:00 Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato 42:40 Selena Gomez's new single (Single Soon) 43:30 DWTS Season 32 Cast 46:00 Couples! Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, Kylie and Timothy Chalamet, Nelly and Ashanti, Justin and Hailey, Nany and Kaycee, Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor 47:45 Mila and Ashton apology 49:00 Fake freckles and ballet flats 51:30 Destiny’s Challenge (Awards show reactions, Being here for the wrong reasons, Late summer drops of the musical variety, Restoring Reputations, Kathy Griffin, Nickelback, Chris Brown, Comedy its harder than drama (RHONY), THOTUMN /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/28060473

S8 E9 "Gossip Girls" 08/21/2023

S8 E9 "Gossip Girls" The Maxi Pod is back to snap you out of your brainwashing and get back to what is really important: Entertainment and Pop Culture Gossip. A perfect episode to catch you up on current events and analyze our heroes and their contemporaries. Eras vs Renaissance, Lizzo and Ariana, New music, new make-ups and break-ups, and a truly unhinged yet profound Destiny's Challenge. Episode Breakdown: 5:45 Ya Heard? with Perd (Pop Culture Terdlets) 7:30 Lizzo Controversy 15:00 Ariana’s public image/career post-cheating scandal 18:30 Raquel interview, Tom Schwartz crisis platinum 22:30 The Challenge USA/the return of Paulie 25:00 Bachelorette Breakup (Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason) 26:00 Britney Spears divorce 28:40 Rumblings of an Nsync reunion/Humbling Justin Timberlake 31:10 Bad Idea Right- Olivia Rodrigo 32:00 Kendall Jenner/Bad Bunny PDA 33:30 Claudia on Ozempic/self confidence/jealousy 40:00 Chris Brown/Ciara 41:15 Usher/Keke Palmer 43:00 Snow White Source Material 45:30 Concert Corner (Reviews and Takeaways) 46:00 Taylor Swift "Eras" Tour 50:00 Drake “It’s All a Blur” Tour 53:05 Beyonce "Renaissance" Tour 60:00 Taylor vs. Beyonce- which concert was better? 64:00 Destiny’s Challenge! Medium-Height Guys, Brainwashed Barbies/Barbie Movie Review, The unbothered love triangle escapee, Kissing is a handshake, Beyonce?!?!, Taking action /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/27812643

S8 E8 "The Sluts Who Raised Us...TYRA MAIL!" 07/24/2023

S8 E8 "The Sluts Who Raised Us...TYRA MAIL!" Our most popular segment "Tyra Mail" Returns as the Maxi Pod answers listeners burning questions and gives advice and poorly researched takes on the following topics: 3:00 Feeling left out/Leaving people out 8:50 Ariana Grande Divorce and Scandal 14:00 Kim vs Kourtney Dolce and Gabbana Fight 18:00 Mixing and matching social groups for big events 22:00 Jonah Hill rage texts 27:15 Dealing with end of summer anxiety 31:00 How to avoid being trapped the friend zone 37:00 Dancing with the Stars new viewer tips 38:00 Over-committing, how and when to say yes or no to invites 42:40 Rachel’s morning wellness routine 53:30 How to not take negative feedback personally 57:00 How to stay engaged in a group setting when you’re not feeling it 60:00 How to stop being friends with someone 60:04 Barbie/Oppenheimer Takes And this week's Destiny’s Challenge features beautiful soliloquies on Snap Decisions, Returning to the Office Culture, Zayn, John Mayer, the PussyCat Dolls and the benefits of being delusional. This episode was too long to properly edit so don't blame us if our first reactions were on the devilish side!! (Still will die if we are unlikeable but working on that). Enjoy and keep spreading the good Maxxinista word :-) /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/27544317

S8 E7 "Summertime Sadness!!!" 06/28/2023

S8 E7 "Summertime Sadness!!!" It's officially the metaphorical MID-GAME of the year and your Favorite Girls who are Mean are back with some Summertime Soup for the Single Girl Soul. Re-read that sentence after you listen and all will become CLEAR because clear is kind. Episode Breakdown: 00:00 - 29:00 Girl Talk/Catching each other up on our lives (MDW, Single Girl Summer, Rachel’s Bday Recap, Maggie got Dumped, Riding Solo at a wedding, and more) 29:00 - 40:00 Gossiping about other people’s lives (VPR Reunions, Summer House Reunion, Vlady, Guardians 3) 40:00 - 1:02:00 Destiny’s Challenge (Snuck a Kardashians Season 3 recap in there) ENJOY and if you are a boy that we made follow the Pod in the bar, welcome!!! You will not make a good guest so don't even ask. /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/27307131

S8 E6 "SUMMER PEP TALK (That Time of the Month)" 05/21/2023

S8 E6 "SUMMER PEP TALK (That Time of the Month)" Our attempt to re-brand as anything but Summer Girls has failed once again. Memorial Day and Mother Nature are telling us that SUMMER IS HERE so it's time for our annual pep talk so that we can raise our small glasses high without losing any extremities. Episode Breakdown: 8:00 Summer Pep Talk 31:00 Vanderpump Rules Finales (Pre and Post Scandoval) 40:00 Summer House (Danielle, Lindsay, Carl Engagement Feud) 48:45 Maggie Do you Care? (Taylor Swift, James Corden, Met Gala) 51:00 Destiny’s Challenge Listen to this a thousand times to get in the right headspace. A thousand times yes. Say yes to Jesus! Subscribe, share, avoid your mid-life crisis and Happy Summer! /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/26904231

S8 E5 "The Maxxinista's Guide to Maxximizing a Girls Trip" 04/23/2023

S8 E5 "The Maxxinista's Guide to Maxximizing a Girls Trip" Join us on the good ole Bridesmaid to Raincoat road to victory as the Maxi Pod imparts wisdom on how to make the most out of a (girls) trip. We really put the toxic in toxic positivity this episode so feel free to send us critques on annoying we were on a scale from Frank Ocean to Finance Bros. Episode Guide: 9:00 The Maxxinistas Guide to Maxximizing a Girls Trip 34:30 Pop Culture Terdlets (Coachella, Sports Decorum, etc) 43:30 Bravo TV Recap (Vanderpump Rules and Summer House) 55:00 Destiny’s Challenge!! (Beyonce, Kelly, Michelle of the Episode) /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/26624757

S8 E4 "FRIENDS AND TORTURE" 04/02/2023

S8 E4 "FRIENDS AND TORTURE" The Maxi Pod is in officially in their Cherry Blossom Era!!! Winter is finally over and Rachel and Maggie are out here planting seeds of wisdom for all of their starving fans. In Season 8, Episode 4, your favorite hosts pretend like they created a brand new segment called "Stars! They're Just Like Us", but it's just them relating celebrities and reality TV to their lives like they do in every other episode. SPRING IS NOT ABOUT INEFFICIENCY SO SEE DETAILED OUTLINE BELOW ON WHAT YOU CAN ENJOY THIS EPISODE: 6:45: Cheaters, Mistresses, Friendship Ruiners, and Homie Hoppin (Scandoval/Vanderpump Rules) 23:00: Cringe Couple Behavior, Adjusting to your best friend getting a boyfriend, Justice for Single People (Summer House) 37:00: Green card marriages, Being the rebound, choosing yourself (Justin/Hailey/Selena) 44:00: One Minute of Praise for a Relatable Queen (Gwyneth) 45:00: Ground-breaking commentary covering a multitude of topics (Destiny's Challenge) HAVE A GREAT Q2 MAXXINISTAS!!! /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/26417712

S8 E3 "Breaking News: Keep an Eye Out for Selener" 03/04/2023

S8 E3 "Breaking News: Keep an Eye Out for Selener" THE DEVIL WINDS OF MARCH HAVE BLOWN IN A PERFECT NEW EPISODE OF THE MAXI POD, featuring the following: Selena/Hailey saga explained and opined Rihanna Super Bowl Halftime performance review The Challenge 38: Ride or Dies Historical Analysis Vanderpump Rules Breaking News and Recap Summer House Recap We will be the first to admit our Beyonce of the Episode made no sense and that we may possibly be problematic bullies. We do it all for a laugh. And that’s what you missed on Glee! /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/26123955

S8 E2 "Girls Have Never Been Sad about Valentine's Day" 02/06/2023

S8 E2 "Girls Have Never Been Sad about Valentine's Day" Episode 2 Flops so the rest of the season can flourish. WELCOME TO THE MONTH OF LOVE AND SUGAR. The Maxi Pod talks nonsense about some urban legends surrounding Valentine's Day and reviews the actual best romantic comedy movies just in time for the full embrace of this season of made up Holidays for women. HOT TOPICS ARE BACK and Rachel and Maggie are making a huge deal out of most things per usual, particularly giving up Beyonce tickets to those who deserve them most. A lot of scuttlebutt on Hailey Bieber's bob, Kylie Jenner, the Navarro Cheer drama, the Grammys, Rihanna and more. Don't assassinate our character it's just Girl Talk! /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/25838796

S8 E1 "POSITIVELY DREADFUL" 01/16/2023

S8 E1 "POSITIVELY DREADFUL" In a completely unexpected and not ever been done before twist of fate, the Maxi Pod is making a rare off-season return to pull your favorite ugly girls out of their own January dread. Start your Joe Burrow count for 2023, and get your pale ears ready for an inspiring and heroic hour of talking us all of the ledge. This episodes includes but is not limited to: hot topics that Maggie may or may not care about, acting 101, unsolicited advice on how to toxic-ly positively will yourself through this god forsaken month, a deep dive into The Challenge: Ride or Dies, and the first Destiny's Challenge of 2023 (The year of FloRida) and Season 8. Trust us, this is just the thwack you needed. Share with a friend we are open for business. /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/25627002

S7 Bonus Episode "2022 End of the Year Rat Party" 12/16/2022

S7 Bonus Episode "2022 End of the Year Rat Party" The Maxi Pod has returned for a special Season 7 Bonus Episode to run amuk with their top picks in this year of music, TV, movies, books, tik tok and of course the World Cup. Find out if Maggie's Spotify Wrapped was as unhinged as 2021 and if she is still into Vampirism. Also listen to find out if Rachel declared it the year of Midnights or Renaissance. In a twist that no one saw coming, these two already best friends were completely *nsync on their top TV show of the year and the rats are absolutely going to hate this announcement. They also selected the "Run Joey Run" of 2022 which will be an ongoing tradition henceforth. Surprising to no one, Justin Timberlake was mentioned for the 100th consecutive episode but surprising to everyone the name Ne-Yo was uttered for the first time in podcast history. Of course we couldn't leave 2022 behind without the most intelligent and idiotic Destiny's Challenge of Year! Although Maggie is no longer butthurt, she had a lot to get off her chest and all we want for Christmas is for the uneducated to stop gassing up JC Chasez. Thanks for an amazing 2022, we wanna go all year longer. /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/25354083

S7 E10 "LOCK HER UP" 09/25/2022

S7 E10 "LOCK HER UP" Although everyone counted us out and NO ONE believed in us, The Maxi Pod is successfully closing out Summer 2022 and Season 7 as we transition into Cuffing Season aka Jail. For anyone who is trying to wed us, listen closely to the Maxi Pod's Official Guide to LOCK HER UP for all of the men who have received way too much grace this entire season. This episode also features a bonus segment entitled "Is it a Banger?" as your two favorite reality show pundits review the couples competiting in the upcoming seasons of Dancing with the Stars and The Challenge: Ride or Dies. In addition to the aforementioned creative and thoughtful segments, Rachel and Maggie couldn't end the season without some top notch discourse on recent pop culture topics including Harry Styles being possessed by the Dark Hold, Adam Levine being worthless, confusion about the Monarchy, and our educated critique of the Kardashians' recent condition. That's a rat on Season 7! We are verklempt, but the Maxi Pod will return. Thanks for listening thots, <3 That Dumb Bitch 1 and 2 /episode/index/show/maxipod/id/24484587