Caffeine Hangover

Cassidy and Ayla start this episode discussing the TikTok Ratatouille Musical and the upcoming runoff election in Georgia, then they get into FRENEMIES. Cassidy tells her most Mean Girls frenemy story, and Ayla compares high school frenemies to girls who are in multi-level marketing schemes now. They talk about what to do in a frenemy situation, frenemy breakups, and famous frenemies from TV. They then get into the Noah vs. Bennett saga on The Bachelorette and another round of Will You Accept This Post. Shop our stickers here: www.etsy.com/shop/CaffeineHango…sting_id=855290130 Please rate review and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod, @cdangles, @aylaoden Twitter: @cafhangoverpod

The Caffeine Queens talk all things Thanksgiving this week and hope you are eating all the cranberry sauce your heart desires while listening to this episode. They talk grandpas getting too deep into the pre-meal prayer, southern vs. northern Thanksgiving things, being away from family, facetime Thanksgivings, friendsgivings, favorite Thanksgiving foods, which Thanksgiving foods they would be, and more. Cassidy also goes on a rant about having a car in the winter. They share opinions on the last two episodes of The Bachelorette and get into a heated discussion over the word “smokeshow.” Then, another riveting round of Will You Accept This Post.

Cassidy and Ayla talk about the joyous and monumental day that was Nov 7th, 2020 when Biden-Harris was elected, and how many times they cried happy tears each. Then they get into Bachelorette Parties - COVID style. Ayla shares her thoughts and experiences with attending a (small Bachelorette weekend) and Cassidy shares her horror at some of the pictures/videos she’s seen. They talk potential activities for a COVID Bachelorette and whether or not they would do it, possible itineraries for a virtual Bachelorette party, lingerie showers, and more. Then, of course, they divulge alll of the craziness that has been the past 2 episodes of The Bachelorette and introduce their new game “Will You Accept This Post?” Between Joe/Kamala getting elected and Tayshia becoming our new Bachelorette in one week, we are shocked we have not passed away from sheer happiness. Shop our stickers here: www.etsy.com/shop/CaffeineHango…sting_id=855290130 Please rate review and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod @cdangles Twitter: @cafhangoverpod

The gals start with an update on Trump saying he ended the pandemic and watching Emily in Paris. Then they get into a discussion on voting as best as two amateurs who are just doing their best to help out can. What is the electoral college and why does it matter, swing states, how it feels being in rural vs. urban areas, taking government in school, what party cats and dogs are, and resources such as @brianderrick_ on instagram and https://www.rockthevote.org. They give a few tips for if you’re voting in person or voting by mail, and what Tuesday might look like. Please mask up and vote blue! It is the FINALS of Ghoul’s Night and we announce the winner, thank you for voting on our insta story! And then, the absolute craziest episode of the Bachelorette we’ve maybe ever seen?? Tune in for our thoughts. Don’t forget to make a voting plan and shop our stickers here: www.etsy.com/shop/CaffeineHango…sting_id=855290130 Please rate review and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Twitter: @cafhangoverpod

Getting us into the spooky spirit Ayla and Cassidy talk all things Halloween! They play Would You Rather and Most Likely To with a Halloween twist, and talk about everything they hate and love about Halloween! They chat best costumes, worst costumes, dream costumes, candies, movies, mythical creatures, trick-or-treating, haunted houses, and more! We also find out which movies make it into the FINAL round of Ghoul’s Night - the finals are next week! Of course, it wouldn’t be an episode of Caffeine Hangover without a little Bachelorette talk. Tune in to get into the mood for Halloween week! Don’t forget to make a voting plan and shop our stickers here: www.etsy.com/shop/CaffeineHango…sting_id=855290130 Please rate review and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Twitter: @cafhangoverpod

Cassidy and Ayla are so excited to bring on Amanda aka @trainwithamandajane - a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer, and Mindset Coach. Amanda specializes in Strength and Conditioning for Actors, Singers, and Dancers AND has been vegan for 4 years. We chat with Amanda about how she got started in fitness and how she decided to start gearing her focus towards stage performers, and the platform of instagram in the fitness world. We talk about what we have been trained to view as the “ideal body,” how this fuels the fitness industry and how it affects our body image, as well as systemic racism in the fitness industry and the intimidating group fitness scene. Amanda shares what made her decide to go vegan, thoughts on BMI, fad diets, and other clickbait fitness trends. Her tips on changing your mindset and realizing you really can do anything definitely inspired Ayla and Cassidy and we bet she’ll inspire you too! Don’t forget to make a voting plan and shop our stickers here: www.etsy.com/shop/CaffeineHango…sting_id=855290130 Please rate review and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Twitter: @cafhangoverpod Follow @trainwithamandajane on instagram and click the link in her bio for resources and to download her app ForeverFit!

The gals are talking all about their experiences in long-distance relationships this week - some successful, some less-than-successful. They discuss true long-distance vs. long-distance “lite” and the pros that can actually come with long-distance #independentqueens. Ayla shares how she and her boyfriend plan out their nightly phone calls and Cassidy talks about texting anxiety. They discuss setting up expectations for communication and figuring out the relationship’s sexting vibe. Cassidy shares the fears that come with long-distance and Ayla drops some truth tea on the topic of cheating. They talk about ways to keep the relationship fun and special and how distance can provide clarity in a relationship. This week’s Ghouls Night features the highly anticipated Halloweentown movies. Tune in to find out which one will move onto the semi-finals and hear all of the hot takes. Don’t forget to register to vote at the link in our bio on instagram and shop our stickers here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CaffeineHangoverPod?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=855290130 Please rate review and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Twitter: @cafhangoverpod

Pod favorite Katlyn Conklin is BACK this week to fill in for Ayla as Cassidy’s co-host! This week they are taking a trip down memory lane and playing a GIANT game of Get It or Quit It/reminiscing on all of the things we 2000’s kids used to obsess and gag over in middle school. That’s right - we’re talking AIM, Twilight, Club Penguin, Neopets, Myspace Top 8’s, Webkinz, Snap Bracelets, Aeropostale/Abercrombie/all of our “fashion” choices in general, the peak Disney Channel shows and the iconic computer games that came with them, and everything to make you nostalgic for the 2000’s. In week two of Ghouls Night Conk and Cassidy give their thoughts on Twitches vs. Twitches Too, so tune in to find out which movie moves on to the next round! Don’t forget to register to vote at the link in our bio on instagram and shop our stickers here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CaffeineHangoverPod?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=855290130 Follow us! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod @cdangles @katiebelle723 Twitter: @cafhangoverpod

Ayla and Cassidy are so excited to bring Caffeine Queen Meara McNitt (@mearamcnitt on all socials) onto the pod! Meara is a full-time Social Media Strategist based in New Orleans, pastel hair enthusiast, and arguably the band The Maine’s biggest fan. We chat with her about the new Netflix movie The Social Dilemma and why we were inspired to turn off our notifications. She tells us how we get our targeted ads, what her life is like as a social media manager, why TikTok has the best algorithm, and more. We talk about our favorite apps, why Cassidy is being followed by so many sugar daddy bot accounts, what life would be like without Instagram likes, and how to set boundaries with social media. Then we begin week one of Ghouls Night: listen to find out which of this week’s movies (Don’t Look Under the Bed vs. Under Wraps) will move on to the next round! Lastly, check out our Etsy shop @CaffeineHangoverPod for cute coffee stickers designed by us (free shipping)! Don't forget to rate review and subscribe! Follow us: Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Twitter: @cafhangoverpod Hosts: @cdangles

EXCITING NEWS: Stickers drop on our Etsy shop @CaffeineHangoverPod TOMORROW (Friday)! To win a free one, leave us a 5 star rating with a fun review and your insta handle and we’ll pick our favorite to send a free sticker! In this episode, Cassidy and Ayla discuss the new policy for The Oscars, the book One To Watch by Kate Stayman-London, and announce a new segment we’ll be doing for the fall/Halloween season: Ghoul’s Night! Then, they get into the topic of the week: Gender Reveal Parties. They discuss why they’ve gone too far, the dangers of them (i.e. the El Dorado fires started by one last weekend), why we should stop forcing the binary, and what the 2008 “originator” of them has to say now. They talk about social media’s influence regarding them, if we’re supposed to bring gifts, and how there are just too many parties now. Cassidy closes the episode out with a Wine About It on moths.

Ayla and Cassidy share an exciting announcement (spoiler alert: we made stickers)! They discuss a few recent pop culture events such as Becca Kufrin finally dumping her racist fiance, and Ayla drops some Selling Sunset tea. They also extend their condolences to couples who have been living in one-bedrooms in quarantine. Then the girls jump into a topic most of us are all too familiar with - surviving burnout. What is burnout, and what are some ways we can try our best to avoid it? They discuss time management, the importance of establishing routines and boundaries, listening to your body, and how to avoid more burnout later in life. In honor of it being September, Get It or Quit It is BACK this episode and we are sharing our opinions on allll the fall trends like photoshoots in pumpkin patches, pumpkin spice lattes, and more.

Cassidy and Ayla are joined this week by Coach Alex Ray: Bravery Coach and Host of the Becoming Brave Podcast! Before he hops on we tease exciting new merch and talk birthdays and thinking animals may talk to us?? We discuss Imposter Syndrome and how it affects our lives, and then bring Alex on for an amazing conversation about Imposter Syndrome, steps to overcome it, the power of confidence in your identity, and how we can all start taking steps towards Becoming Brave. We talk about the influence of social media in our self-image, self-deprecating humor, knowing your worth, and more. We hope you feel as empowered after listening to this as we did talking to him! Head to https://brave.fit/ to start “accomplishing goals that scare you shitless.” Follow Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachalexray/?hl=en Don't forget to rate 5 stars, review, and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Hosts: @cdangles @aylaoden Twitter: @cafhangoverpod Cover Art: @maxshephard.art

Caffeine Queens and Astro-Daddies, welcome to the crossover episode of the century! This week Cassidy and Ayla had the chance to talk to astrologers Tre and Tyler, the AMAZING hosts of Mercury in Gatorade (go subscribe and give them 5 stars on iTunes)! They blow our minds on why Co-Star is actually a sham, how much more there is to astrology besides our sun/moon/rising signs and the insta memes, horoscopes, and more! They also give us the tea on what astrology says about 2020 and even America’s birth chart! If you’ve ever wondered how you can use astrology in your life, how it can affect your relationships, or really anything at all, this episode is for you. Head to @caffeinehangoverpod on Instagram for screenshots of Cassidy and Ayla’s birth charts to follow along as Tre and Tyler reference them (and read the gals to filth), and https://astro-charts.com to pull up your own birth chart if you want to learn what the heck some of it means during this episode! Don't forget to hit that 5 star rating and review for us and Mercury in Gatorade! Follow us! Mercury in Gatorade: @mercury_in_gatorade_podcast Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Hosts: @cdangles @aylaoden Twitter: @cafhangoverpod Cover Art: @maxshephard.art

Cassidy and Ayla open this week’s episode with the NBA, lusting over Zac Efron, Taylor Swift’s new album Folklore, and the MAJOR tea that is rocking Bachelor Nation this week. Then the girls dive into “cancel culture.” They discuss how they believe it got started, why the term may be problematic, and cancel culture before it was an actual term. They talk about the various people who have gotten “cancelled” or almost did and why - including Taylor Swift (and the Folklore merch copyright issues), J.K. Rowling, Ellen, Sherry Pie on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12, previous Bachelor contestants, The Chicks, etc. To close out the episode they list rapid fire (kind of) their favorite songs from each of Taylor Swift’s albums. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Hosts: @cdangles @aylaoden Twitter: @cafhangoverpod Cover Art: @maxshephard.art

Ayla and Cassidy open the episode by discussing The Great on Hulu and also a PSA on why you should not watch Hollywood with your parents. They then chat with Jason Rester and Aysha Razavi about their experiences working as nurses on the frontlines of COVID-19, and how their experiences differ being in a smaller area vs. a big city. We discuss how their lives have altered, if they feel things have improved where they live, crazy mask wearing, schools opening, what they do to unwind, how we can all help and thank the frontline workers, and more. They both had us cracking up the whole episode - take a listen to them and remember to thank your frontline workers! We’ve also updated the linktree in our instagram bio with more resources to help protesters and the BLM movement, especially with what is going on in Portland, so please check that out and do what you can! Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Hosts: @cdangles @aylaoden Twitter: @cafhangoverpod Cover Art: @maxshephard.art

Cue Hannah Montana’s “GNO” because it’s girls’ night, baby! In today’s Caffeine Hangover Cassidy and Ayla are bringing back the zoom happy hour on the pod and playing some drinking games! They begin the episode discussing quarantine drinking habits, a couple drinking stories, and hangover cures. Then, they play an interesting game of everyone’s favorite classic: Would You Rather, including questions about roommates, sex tapes, bachelorette parties, and more. They dive into the Bachelor tea from the week between Colton and Cassie post-breakup, and then hop into a game of Most Likely To (answering for themselves AND members of Bach Nation). This week in Wine About It, Ayla wines about Friends and Cassidy wines about Ayla wineing about Friends. Pour yourself a glass and drink with us on this GNO (or in because social distancing is still a thing)! Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Hosts: @cdangles @aylaoden Twitter: @cafhangoverpod Cover Art: @maxshephard.art

This week Cassidy and Ayla give opinions on Hamilton on Disney+ (including Jonathan Groff’s drool), Disney World reopening, Kanye but also Paris Hilton announcing they are running for president, Starbucks barista love fantasies, and The Morning Show on AppleTV. They then get into the struggles of moving and how Cassidy’s trunk has almost killed her many times. Cassidy recounts some of her worst moving experiences which include yelling at a man at a gas station and accidentally shattering glass in multiple parking lots. They discuss how being a mover would be the job from hell, the seriousness of car tetris, and somehow Ayla didn’t know there was a weight limit to your checked bag on a flight?? They talk about different ways you can try to make friends when you move somewhere new because that sh*t is HARD as an adult. This week in Wine About It, someone please go get ice cream with Cassidy and, inadvertently, peanut allergies. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Hosts: @cdangles @aylaoden Twitter: @cafhangoverpod Cover Art: @maxshephard.art

At the top of this episode Cassidy and Ayla discuss The Chicks rebrand, the reimagining of Splash Mountain into Princess and the Frog, firework conspiracy theories, and Love Life with Anna Kendrick. Then they are joined by their Tarot-loving friends Conk (check her out on Ep 5. Surviving Disney as an Adult) and Aysha! They share what sparked their tarot interest, how they got started, how Conk uses Tarot to guide meditation and decide on food delivery, etc. They explain what different types of cards mean, how they change and interact, and how deep the different meanings can go. They also discuss how Tarot is related to Astrology. Then, they each give Cassidy and Ayla a 3 card reading. They give us some awesome resources and stress that anyone can do it - you don’t need to be a witch or psychic (though if you are, we are jealous)! Keeping the magical theme, this week all 4 girls Wine About It on the portrayal of Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies vs. the books. Tarot Resources: Brook Waldorf: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtoc9lAx-XhKzhVbK7FQ9pg Charmed Intuition Tarot: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCebj3WFs3hPmc7Z_-XWgThw Biddy Tarot: https://www.biddytarot.com/ The Tarot Priest: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKd-UGfz3gEKCLysjoFFn0Q Modern Tarot by Michelle Tea (book) The Ultimate Guide to Tarot Spreads by Liz Dean (book) Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Hosts: @cdangles @aylaoden Guests: @katiebelle723 @akhanrazavi Twitter: @cafhangoverpod Cover Art: @maxshephard.art

Ayla has a Wine About It to start off the episode about how she accidentally sent all her contacts porn. The girls get into why it’s important to wear a mask, what you look like when you don’t wear one, and how they really feel for the service industry workers right now. Then they recall their service industry experiences and tell stories of annoying customers, embarrassing stories, and what made them quit certain jobs. Cassidy shares what to do and not do to make a server’s life easier, and the weird ways she has received tips. They debate whether retail or food service is worse, and discuss how some Disney guests act like they are entitled to everything. They play a round of Get It or Quit It - Service Industry Edition - including, non-slip sneakers, leaving your number on receipts, and telling the server “surprise me!” If you have worked in the service industry, chances are you’ll relate to this episode on a deep level. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Hosts: @cdangles @aylaoden Twitter: @cafhangoverpod Cover Art: @maxshephard.art

As Ayla tries not to pass out from donating blood earlier, she and Cassidy discuss the announcement of Matt James as the 1st Black Bachelor, Walmart clothes, and the Twitter battle between Millennials and Gen Z. The girls then take a freaking TRIP down memory lane and talk about the absolute insanity that was high school as a shoutout to the class of 2020. Trust us, it gets better. Why do girls in high school now have good fashion sense when our generation looked absolutely nuts, were there even really “popular” kids, and where did we fit in? Cassidy gets heated about being forced to take classes like calculus and Ayla talks about what they were “taught” in her health class. Cassidy shares her anxiety issues that formed while on the soccer team and not feeling like she fit in, and Ayla tells her embarrassing story of how Caden asked her to homecoming in front of the whole school. They talk about their very different experiences with “dating” in high school and cringe-worthy first makeout sessions. All in all, it seems like they had a good time besides Cassidy’s class advisor trying to ruin their senior year for fun. This week the girls Wine About It on people giving their kids names that don’t sound how they are spelled. Cheers to the class of 2020 (and don’t worry, prom isn’t THAT fun). Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Insta: @caffeinehangoverpod Hosts: @cdangles @aylaoden Twitter: @cafhangoverpod Cover Art: @maxshephard.art