Katie and Dana are FINALLY back! They apologize for ghosting you but they have officially returned.

This week they yap about:

• What the hell happened in August
• Getting back to school and a routine
• Their VERY different end-of- summer vacations
• Impact of private equity of youth sports
• Katie's IUD removal and why she just will have to stick to her heavy-ass periods
• The horrors of the Lindsay Clancy trial and the uproar of women everywhere
• And of course Dana has a million books to review from the summer

Also sharing everything they are lovin' on. (Dana's phone is bricked but still managing to purchase some cuties.)

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Katie and Dana are back with summertime vibes and surf lesson stories this week. Their cutting edge commentary includes some:

Fact Checks & Feedback from Last Time:

• Ladies are loving the book reviews
• "Hanky panky" thongs are the best and gross men are the worst
• Thongs to bed — yay or nay?
• We need your feedback: Dana's Mallen streak or skunk streak - should she grow it out or keep dyeing her grays?

In Life Updates, they have:

• No camp this week - Dana would never
• Regional baseball game - Katie attended one
• Summer-ending anxiety is real, for Katie, not for Dana, how about you?
• Back at Mike's gym - Dana's mistake lead to Katie bracing herself on the toilet
• Surf lessons for the whole family
• Dana's flight from hell + single parenting on vacation
• They're "Bricking" their phones, how about you?

And in Weekend Recaps:

• They had girls night at The Clubhouse
• Katie's family ran for like 127 miles

In Hot Goss this week:

• Nancy Guthrie — the TMZ story and the ransom note timeline
• Ariana Grande's health and the world's scrutiny of women's bodies
• Practical Magic 2 — hitting theaters September 11th!
• Taylor & Travis's dog is named Wendy Peffercorn?!

One Spicy Bloom Update:

• Michigan primary showdown for Senate, will Schumer and the establishment get a good ROI or will the Sanders progressives eek another one out despite being outspent 11 to 1?

What they're loving this week:

• Dana is horny for a white, Chrysler Pacifica minivan
• Katies loving an eye mask that does it all
• Plus a cutie pah-tewtie shirt from Target
• And fisherman sandals from Quince

They're Also Watching:

• Katie's rewatching Landman

Dana's Reading:

• Helpless by Jessica Knoll, holy shit!
• Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves, devastating and beautiful
• Empire of AI by Karen Hao, disturbing yet important

What's They're Excited for:

• Chelsea Handler standup on Friday night
• And Mumford & Sons at MSG next week!

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This week Katie and Dana are just coming back from their vacations and trying very hard to get their shit together. So lots of yapping on this one.

This week they yap about:

• Feeling very official with their new merch, thanks to Katie's sissy
• World Cup and those beautiful players, especially Erling Halaand
• What was that halftime show?
• Shakira and all her hotness
• Andrew Tate and his pretty lil capris
• Summer of diarrhea parasites and wildfires
• Phoebe Gates and her cookie stuffing scandal

And of course sharing all the things they are loving on this week!

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