We could lie and say this episode is your comprehensive guide to the history and lore of the Emmys—but really, it’s just an excuse for Joey and Tara to gush about their favorite big noms this year - which are, spoiler alert, Hacks and The Studio. Along the way, we drop some Emmy trivia, dish on record-breakers like Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Lorne Michaels, and debate the biggest snubs and play a round of love-or-hate: winners. Plus, predictions, controversies, and a few unforgettable Emmy moments. Roll out the red carpet and join us!

From Tiger Beat to full-blown college heartaches and work crush chaos, this week we’re talking crushes. Tara spills on her early Rider Strong obsession, Joey weighs in on growing up gay without a “traditional” crush culture, and together we revisit the heartthrobs of the 90s (Leo, Hanson, Freddie Prinze Jr., and the eternal JTT vs. CMM debate). We swap top celeb crushes, gush over favorite crush songs including our top 5 Taylor Swift picks, and unpack everything from awkward schoolyard flirts to the messy magic of catching feelings as an adult.

Back and refreshed from our week off, Intelligentsia takes on the American presidency—from Tara’s history obsession and Joey’s childhood memorabilia to the bizarre history of presidential street names and fun facts (spoiler: Harvard really knows how to crank ‘em out). We dive into pop culture’s take on the Oval Office (we’re talking Veep, The West Wing, Air Force One and more), presidential dynasties, and the chaos of impeachment. Plus, Ryan helps us crown our “Most Evil President” as we tackle the big questions: has the office lost its reverence, should it really be two jobs, and will we ever see a woman president in our lifetime? No, but really - will we?

This week we're bringing you a special bonus episode of Intelligentsia so that we can properly say adieu to the girls - Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte. With the end of And Just Like That, it is (once again) the end of an era. Join us on this special homage to Sex and the City as Joey and Tara recount their favorite SATC moments, and Ryan basically just crushes on Carrie.

This week, on Intelligentsia we’re talking all things pets—from our childhood companions, Tara’s “brother” Tiger the hamster, Joey’s dog Diver, and Ryan’s whole menagerie, to Joey and Tara’s current furry friends and most perfect angels, Archie and Stevie. We’ll reminisce about presidential pets, iconic pets in pop culture, debate the merits of various TV and movie animal sidekicks, and discover Joey’s shocking lack of Air Bud knowledge. Plus: dog bite drama, dog vs. cat people, and find out which side of the adopt vs. shop debate we fall on. Meow.

This week, the Intelligentsia go to a concert! We’re spilling everything from our first concerts, to Tara’s definitive take on the age-old question: does John Mayer wear boxers, briefs, or boxer-briefs? Joey shares his traumatic turn as a Spice Girl boyfriend, and we relive our favorite shows, not to mention counting down the top 5 sickest moments from our night at the Eras Tour. We unpack iconic concerts we missed (rude), the best venues we’ve set foot in, and deliver our point-blank-period take on festivals. Plus, fan culture, ticketing chaos, and 34 Phish shows later... let’s jam.

Pack your bags—this week we’re talking travel (and seeing how many times you can tolerate Joey and Tara singing the Go-Go’s “Vacation”). From childhood trips to Disney, Myrtle Beach, and Maine to more recent—and occasionally regrettable—adventures, we cover it all: cruises (never again), the highs and lows of all-inclusives, and pop culture detours like vacation-movie trivia and a spoiler-filled deep dive into White Lotus. We wrap with a few hot travel takes—gate lice? “Raw-dogging” flights? No thank you. Buckle up and keep your seatbelt fastened; there’s some turbulence ahead!

This week, we’re serving up a three-course episode all about our relationship with restaurants—from childhood Olive Garden outings to navigating New York’s white-hot (and absurd) reservation scene. We share our fast food favorites (we see you Crunchwrap Supreme), and the origin story of our Dinner Club - NOT Supper Club! Finally, it wouldn’t be Intelligentsia if we didn’t get into the pop-culture of it all. We dive into iconic television and movie scenes set in restaurants and ponder why group dinners bring out the best and worst in people. We’re talking the virtues of a round table, the ideal party size, splitting the check, and more. Spoiler alert: there is more than one hill we’re willing to die on here. Pull up a seat and let’s dine-in. See what we did there?