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 Jo...
Jul 23, 2025•33 min•Ep. 106
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 ...
Jul 13, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 105
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 ...
Jun 22, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 104
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!
May 07, 2025•53 min•Ep. 103
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 P...
May 02, 2025•46 min•Ep. 102
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 W...
Mar 31, 2025•56 min•Ep. 101
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 Pyramid...
Mar 01, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 100
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? 40...
Jan 26, 2025•55 min
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) See y...
Dec 22, 2024•41 min•Season 9Ep. 13
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 ...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 13
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 :-)
Nov 07, 2024•22 min•Season 9Ep. 12
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 Seas...
Oct 01, 2024•59 min•Season 9Ep. 11
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) D...
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 9Ep. 10
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...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 9Ep. 9
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 th...
Jul 19, 2024•57 min•Season 9Ep. 8
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!
Jul 15, 2024•44 min•Season 9Ep. 8
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!...
Jun 28, 2024•51 min•Season 9Ep. 7
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 ...
Jun 08, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 9Ep. 6
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 Ecl...
May 12, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 9Ep. 5
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.
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 3 min
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 f...
Apr 07, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 9Ep. 4
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 43:1...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 9Ep. 3
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 in...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 9Ep. 2
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…...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 9Ep. 1
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...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 8Ep. 13
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) ...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 8Ep. 12
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 t...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 8Ep. 11
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 reu...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 8Ep. 10
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 pos...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 8Ep. 9
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 v...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 8Ep. 8
