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Go To Girls

Jill Vanak & Kate Connellywww.gotogirlspodcast.com
Two real life girlfriends who didn't grow up together, or meet in college. Nope, they met how every modern day female dynamic duo meets....at a Saturday morning spin class. Listen in each week as Jill Vanak and Kate Connelly, along with their guests, cover topics ranging from entrepreneurship, dating, skincare, navigating your career, and everything in between. It's your newest obsession. Welcome to the Go To Girls podcast.
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Episodes

summer book club: the 5-star weekend

The girls give their reviews on their July book club pick, the "five-star weekend" by elin hildebrand. tune in for updates on together old city's tour de shore schedule, the art of building a swag bag, dating, and latest summer obsessions. before they tell you why "5-star" wasn't E's best though, the girls do reviews of a different kind. find out why they wouldn't give elin 5 stars, but why they would nominate barbie for the oscar she deserves. the girls' last review isn't about books or movies,...

Aug 18, 202346 minSeason 2Ep. 51

summer book club: lessons in chemistry

summer book club's in session, and we're kicking off our series with a deep dive into "lessons in chemistry" by bonnie garmus (p.s. if you haven't the book yet, you're good to listen until about 45 minutes in, because you know your girls love to gossip and spill the tea before getting into our literature era. the girls are together after a month, and the giggles are epic. tune in to find out what kate thinks FWB stands for, how jill found the european men on her holiday, summer plans, together's...

Jun 30, 20231 hr 14 minSeason 2Ep. 50

pawn stars

kate + jill discuss the hard hitting questions in this episode, like..."why were all of our computers in the basement growing up?". new ice at starbucks, scandoval, MFK bravo style, the demise of jill's fake lashes, the worst facial kate's lived through, and baptisms are all on tap. kate takes us through a day in....wait for it...fishtown?!, together goes on tour this summer (shore style) and the latest online kyle who tried to catfish jill round out this episode. don't worry though fam, after 9...

Jun 02, 20231 hr 11 minSeason 2Ep. 48

goodbye kyle(s), hello swifties

the girls are back on their bullsh*t, covering everything from swifties to the all-consuming debate: to wax or to laser? catch up with kate as she fills us in on her post-cayman island bestiemoon and schools jill on which slides she needs for the summer. listen in as one half of the go to girls team was witness to a goose killing at the driving range (RIP) and one is due to hit up a baptism in a hill house nap dress. we round out the episode with dating updates, and spoiler alert....they involve...

May 19, 20231 hr 11 minSeason 2Ep. 47

power denim suit skirt series w/ Sammi Hayne

sammi hayne, concept designer, fashionista, style expert, trend forecaster, and lover of mcdonald's filet o' fish and mukbang makes her go to girls debut in this episode. join the girls as they talk all things style, including how to find it, why it evolves, and how to build on the basics in your wardrobe. the most stylish and fashion-forward of our guests, sammi talks about her time at Pratt and how she built her career in an ever-changing industry while being true to herself and her vision. on...

May 12, 20231 hr 13 minSeason 2Ep. 46

neighborhood watch

kate + jill are back with their newest idea for a reality show, a review of their weekends (which included ticks, jiujitsu, Suraya, and dress try-ons), and a hard-hitting discussion on gen z and their obsession with youtube?! Rihanna makes a guest appearance (per usual), kate reviews her latest fitness and active wear set try-ons including the latest from vuori, aritzia, and beyond yoga, and the girls tell you what your philly neighborhood says about you. hate mail expected, and if you can tell ...

Apr 28, 20231 hr 6 minSeason 2Ep. 45

love is not blind

who needs nick and vanessa lachey when you have the go to girls to weigh in on the love is blind season 4 drama? the girls segue seamlessly (if we do say so ourselves) from LIB to xzibit's pimp my ride (gen z, do a goog and park yourself in front of your computer for the weekend if you don't know what we're talking about), to coachella. spring sales, dating, and kate's run to be the eagles cheerleaders dance instructor are all covered. this one's a quickie, so put your pods in, rich mom walk it ...

Apr 21, 202339 minSeason 2Ep. 44

the howies

Jesus has risen, and so have the go to girls! back from Easter break with an episode that has it all, kate and jill dive into scandoval, holidays with family, OBX, bodysuits, vacationgate, and dating icks. Find out why kate is boycotting tommy bahamas (goodbye kyle) and stay for an update on not 1, but 2 of jill's dates. the go to girls do nothing less than the lord's work in this episode, and a hot tip.... stay until the very end (or just fast forward)....you're welcome for the giggles.

Apr 14, 20231 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 43

soggy grundles everywhere

fan favorite and esquire to the stars (well, to the go to girls at least), PJ joins the girls on the podcast! kate's bff and partner-in-crime, the two have been inseparable since their Flywheel days. giggle with the girls as PJ tells us about his instructor audition ("good morning bryn mawr"), whether you should pre-nup before saying "i do", and tells us what in the hell a tort really is! He gives us the low-down on the gwyneth skiing scandal (you know kate is a gwynnie stan), and gives us an ho...

Mar 31, 20231 hr 7 minSeason 2Ep. 42

by the seed of our pants

weekends are for the girls, diet coke fountain soda is superior, 1900icecream slaps, the burger at pub & kitchen is a michelin 3-star slab of beef, and the next generation will be surpassed by China because tweens want to be astronauts while American adolescents want to be influencers. cool, cool. kate compares gwyneth to tom brady, the girls discuss societal toxicity directed towards women (like why it's so f*gged up that dad bods are "in" while the moms are the ones ACTUALLY producing a hu...

Mar 24, 20231 hr 6 minSeason 2Ep. 41

mythbusters

no time for kyle talk on this episode. instead, kate + jill dive right into important business....tik tok, the Oscars, crying at train stations, Morgan Stewart, and dirty air pods. our fashion guru kate tells us why we should stop sleeping on the Gap, hits us with the hack known as "habit stacking", and dishes on spit buckets. it's the go to girls at their finest, busting period myths and trying to figure out how ozempic works all in one episode. we love to see it.

Mar 17, 20231 hr 3 minSeason 2Ep. 40

it's about tom

this episode...well...it's about tom. join the girls as they break down the scandoval of it all and give a play-by-play of what went down in the valley. the girls are definitely not team sandoval but we do have it on good authority that his cover band is actually....good!? the girls move from reality tv to pizza (obviously), bachelorette talk, dating, and life updates.....so, the usual! #teamariana

Mar 10, 202358 minSeason 2Ep. 39

bless us Father, for we have sinned

join us in the confessional as the girls atone for their sins. kate plays investigative journalist, diving into jill's weekend and getting to the bottom of the shame spiral that ensued from dialing while drinking (DWD). we learn never to commit a DWD but hey....why have a situationship if you can't blow it up and live to tell the tale on a podcast, right?! the girls' 'we tried it' segment is back and includes a live try-on of the abercrombie curvelove jeans, smoothie cups from amazon, kate's ful...

Mar 03, 20231 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 38

there's always another set

confucius is back from that island life and is giving us the 411 on her trip to costa rica (it involves monkeys, retreat planning, and surfing amongst other things). Two weeks apart means the go to girls have a sh*t ton to catch up on, including but not limited to: the superbowl, rihanna and her sperm men?!, a prada boot sighting, heather mcmahan, hinge updates, and jill's newest obsession (and everyone else's), one mr. travis kelce (sorry jason. we did you dirty this episode). safe to say the g...

Feb 24, 20231 hr 3 minSeason 2Ep. 37

south philly naked guy

Join the go to girls as they sit down with jill listak, who comes on the pod to stage an intervention! no, co-host jill isn't making a trip to promises in malibu, but she does need to make a trip to the over 40 club on hinge. jill listak talks to the girls about finding love in a hopeless place (during covid), how a break-up and makeup can result in true love, and why it just didn't work out with south philly naked guy. the giggles in this episode are legendary, but only time will tell if the in...

Feb 17, 202358 minSeason 2Ep. 36

in our dunks era

kate + jill are in their dunks era, and it's nothing short of glorious. in this episode, we talk about "guy" potentially being the worst boy name in history, what douchey things we did to our cars in high school, being pulled over by the cops, and traveling with your man (kate talks about this part, not jill. for obvious reasons). the girls talk about being hit on at 30,000 feet in the air and in an uber. we round out with girl scout cookie drama (why they gotta have 2 names for a damn tag-a-lon...

Feb 10, 202356 minSeason 2Ep. 35

pwr skrt series: web design w/ Christie Evenson

Christie Evenson is a Chicago-based web designer for fitness professionals. Naturally and intentionally niching herself into a market she occupied and loved, Christie works to create and streamline virtual/in person booking experiences online for fitness professionals around the world. Christie was the catalyst to katedegennaro.com and togetheroldcity.com and we are so excited to have her on the pod today to hear how she built her remote business from the ground up! Find her on IG @christieevens...

Feb 03, 202352 minSeason 2Ep. 34

you coulda had a bad b*tch, non-committal: the breakup episode

the episode you've all been asking for is here! kate + jill talk all things breakups in this episode. we cover how to feel your feels,, how to move on, and why a breakup is ultimately the best thing that ever happens for you, not to you. trust us when we tell you that yes, a breakup will make you feel like you've been stabbed in the chest (the pain is real), but that you'll move on and will meet a hot man who actually makes his bed and doesn't cheat on you over facebook messenger. and that's on ...

Jan 27, 202351 minSeason 2Ep. 33

in our confucius era

kate + jill are in their solo era this episode and talk everything from condoms being locked up at CVS to kate's decoupage 'arts + craps' phase. kate weighs in on her rankings of fitness tech and diet coke (fountain sodas are king), and tells us about her first trip to jill's apartment, where she was mistaken for an 85-year-old woman named betsy (true story). we meet some saints and kate discovers the da vinci code. this one's a wild ride....we've entered our adult era...it's official.

Jan 20, 20231 hr 15 minSeason 2Ep. 32

pwr skrt series: creator of the philasophy, Jenna Stern

Listen in as we sit down with Jenna Stern, a Philadelphia fitness professional, nutritional guide, and creator of The Philasophy, a space in which she helps women ditch the toxic dieting cycle and empower themselves through delicious food and fitness. We chat leggings, restaurants, female friendships, the Grey Area 8-week group coaching program that Jenna developed (the next round is launching SOON), and her career trajectory. Follow Jenna on IG @thephilasophy_ and sign up for virtual and in-per...

Jan 13, 202359 minSeason 2Ep. 31

dating 101: his side: an interview w/ our go to single guy Conor

get them notepads out because you don't want to miss a word of our conversation with conor (we keep last names private around these parts because we know you ladies will be stalking this precious gem of a man and trying to slide into his dm's after this episode). conor is our go to single man, and in this episode he answers all of our burning questions from "can men really be intimidated by a woman" to "what's the definitive way you know he's into you" to "how do men really feel about women maki...

Jan 06, 202345 minSeason 2Ep. 30

merry xmas ya filthy animal

The holiday episode that everyone needs (if we do say so ourselves). from last minute stocking stuffer ideas, to the most delicious holiday cookies to the worst, to a full list of who you need to tip during the holiday season, to our rankings of men in pro jerseys (we're doing the lord's work), we're giving you what you need to survive the holiday season. from our go to girls family to yours, wishing you the merriest of holidays. we'll see you bishes in 2023!

Dec 24, 202248 minSeason 2Ep. 29

pwr skrt series: 6ABC Action News Anchor Christie Ileto

So, do we win an emmy if we have an emmy-award winning journalist on our podcast (not asking for a friend)?! Fam, we have an AP and Emmy winning journalist (and a TV personality) up on this pod! Trust us when we say, you do NOT want to miss this interview with Christie Ileto, journalist and reporter for 6abc Action News. One of the most poignant and transparent interviews we've done, Christie talks about her role in the media, her career ambitions, and gets raw about mental health, her life as a...

Dec 16, 202251 minSeason 2Ep. 28

croissants, celine, + a target run

fam, have we got an episode for you! listen in as jill recounts her night at JG skyhigh where she has a front row seat to a brawl between a mobster and a canadian, and stay for her latest "dating" update. kate recaps her paris trip in full detail and we talk croissants, VAT taxes, celine, and aisle seats near the bathroom. in between, we talk mini tacos, the fact that there's no better feeling than a clean house, and the truth that hookups are easy...but a trip to target....now, that's some fair...

Dec 09, 202241 minSeason 2Ep. 27

post-turkey day we hope you survived your family vibes

Happy Turkey Day to our GTG fam. Need a pick-me-up post green bean casserole and a little too much time with Aunt Carol who keeps asking if you're dating? Yup, us too. Listen in as we talk all things Europe, recap Jill's trip to Barcelona, and answer the question we all want to know.....did she buy the Prada boots? Kate heads off to gay ole Paris on Thanksgiving, but before she does we talk about the Thanksgiving dishes we can't live without and those we wish found a permanent place in the garba...

Nov 25, 20221 hr 8 minSeason 2Ep. 26

zombie sh*t

Kate + Jill are back from the crypt and the shop of horrors known as the Eastern State Penitentiary during Halloween. They recap the night, rate how each other screams, and talk zombie sh*t. Post penitentiary, take a deep dive into thoughts on daylight savings, J. Crew (we love a cashmere moment, but ain't either of us 6'2"), holiday gift giving, and what each of the girls is going to give up in...February?!

Nov 18, 202253 minSeason 2Ep. 25

hives, surprise engagements, + a wedding weekend recap

It's halloween around these parts, but we don't talk ghosts, we talk about some real scary sh*t, like kate being covered in hives. we recap a surprise engagement, a wedding weekend, and bullsh*t about everything in between. p.s. if you take away one thing from this episode, get yourself a primary care doc. xoxo, your go to girls

Nov 11, 202248 minSeason 2Ep. 24

dating, dunkaroos, + robot voices

We cover everything, and we mean EVERYTHING in this episode. From an update on the athletic greens saga, to finding love in a penitentiary, 30oz stanleys, online dating, and dunkaroos, we rapid fire on topic after topic. the go to girls dive into why women settle for men, not the other way around and jill updates the group on her most recent situationship (spoiler alert she's single, but is it because of her hookup robot voice?!). only one way to find out.......xoxo, the go to girls

Nov 04, 202239 minSeason 2Ep. 23

greens you don't need + a visit to KOP

The go to girls are back, dropping a new episode, f-bombs, and the tea you need. Listen in as we talk about what wellness fads are the real deal and which just leave you with sediment at the bottom of your glass (we're looking at you Athletic Greens)! Wellness turns into retail as we review our most recent trip to the KOP mall, and it includes everlane, bar taco, platform uggs, and someone losing their lunch. This is the catch-up episode we all need. Trust us.

Oct 28, 202254 minSeason 2Ep. 22
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