Stuffing, Side-Eyes & Silly Questions: Our Thanksgiving Special

Warning: this episode pairs best with stuffing and a secret glass of cabernet.

This week? We're talking turkey, traditions, and the most fun way to spend Thanksgiving—with ridiculous questions, lots of laughter, and absolutely zero forced small talk.

In this episode, we:

• Talk Thanksgiving chaos, traditions, and secret survival tips
• Share the actual fun parts of the holidays (Hint: it's not the cooking)
• Pull silly (and totally entertaining) question cards from a girlfriend convo deck and ask each other the wildest stuff
• Swap stories, crack up, and keep it very unfiltered
• Forget the forced gratitude circles—we're here for real connection + second helpings

This episode is super fun, cozy, deeply unserious, and basically an invitation to sit at our table.
(No pants with buttons required.)

Listen to us on:
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-shit-and-laugh/id1833034299
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6J16PGZiWtQdWat83ULW3O
Amazon - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/66e7c860-dcf4-4ca2-bdf5-bacc3901d510/talk-shit-and-laugh
iHeartMusic - https://iheart.com/podcast/289659802

Sarah Walton -
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thesarahwalton
Website - https://www.sarahwalton.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesarahwalton

Michele Wang-
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@themichelewang
Website - https://www.themichelewang.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/themichelewang

Spoiler alert: People are usually wrong.

This week, we're unpacking the assumptions people make about us—and how often they're way off.

Is Michele a total extrovert… or just really good at pretending she doesn't want to go home early?
Does Sarah need the spotlight 24/7… or does she actually just love a solo nap and not talking to anyone ever?
Have we always been confident… or is it just that we stopped explaining ourselves?

In this episode, we reveal:

The weirdest, most hilarious assumptions people make about us
How personality isn't always what it looks like on the outside
Why we each misunderstood the other at first!
The difference between being perceived and being understood

This one's funny, honest, and sneakily deep—because sometimes the most freeing thing is saying:
"This is who I really am. Take it or leave it."

Listen to us on:
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-shit-and-laugh/id1833034299
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6J16PGZiWtQdWat83ULW3O
Amazon - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/66e7c860-dcf4-4ca2-bdf5-bacc3901d510/talk-shit-and-laugh
iHeartMusic - https://iheart.com/podcast/289659802

Sarah Walton -
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thesarahwalton
Website - https://www.sarahwalton.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesarahwalton

Michele Wang-
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@themichelewang
Website - https://www.themichelewang.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/themichelewang

Blockbusters, Tearjerkers, and "Wait, You Haven't Seen That??"

You can tell a lot about someone by their favorite movie—and this episode?
Yeah, we go all the way in. On comfort films, ugly cry classics, questionable 90s crushes, and the movies we still haven't gotten around to (don't come for us—yet).

In this episode, we share:

Our favorite movies of all time (from rom-coms to chaos-core classics)
The films that made us ugly cry on the couch—and we'd watch again anyway
The comedies we can quote in our sleep (and probably have)
The iconic movies the other still hasn't watched—and why we're personally offended
The movies that saw us through sick days, rough times and the need for giggles (and scares)
And the underrated gems we want you to add to your watchlist right now

Whether you're looking for a soul-level rewatch or a popcorn-fueled laugh, this is your permission to hit play, cry a little, and remember how powerful movies can be when life feels completely out of plot twists.

💭 Listen in for a fun chat with friends so you'll know what to watch when you need to laugh, cry, get scared—or curse-laugh your way through the credits with snacks in bed.

Listen to us on:
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-shit-and-laugh/id1833034299
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6J16PGZiWtQdWat83ULW3O
Amazon - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/66e7c860-dcf4-4ca2-bdf5-bacc3901d510/talk-shit-and-laugh
iHeartMusic - https://iheart.com/podcast/289659802

Sarah Walton -
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thesarahwalton
Website - https://www.sarahwalton.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesarahwalton

Michele Wang-
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@themichelewang
Website - https://www.themichelewang.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/themichelewang

Self-care in your 50s isn't always about spa days or skin serum.
Sometimes? It's about being alone for an entire afternoon and not having to answer to a single soul.

This week, Sarah and Michele get real (and a little raw) about what self-care actually looks like now—after decades of caring for everyone else.
We talk about:

It's time for permission to rest, reflect, and not "be productive"
Why hobbies that no one profits from are the ultimate act of rebellion
The quiet joy of reading, doing puzzles, or driving without music
The grief that comes with losing your old self—and how to honor her
The power of softening, staying in, and starting over
Self-soothing, emotional processing, and grown-ass alone time (the good kind)

Getting older comes with losses—of energy, of identities, of former selves. But it also comes with a soft kind of power we wouldn't trade for anything.

This one's gentle. Thoughtful. Soulful.
And just maybe…the permission slip you didn't know you needed.

Listen to us on:
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-shit-and-laugh/id1833034299
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6J16PGZiWtQdWat83ULW3O
Amazon - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/66e7c860-dcf4-4ca2-bdf5-bacc3901d510/talk-shit-and-laugh
iHeartMusic - https://iheart.com/podcast/289659802

Sarah Walton -
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thesarahwalton
Website - https://www.sarahwalton.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesarahwalton

Michele Wang-
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@themichelewang
Website - https://www.themichelewang.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/themichelewang

Jobs We Never Had (But Would Totally Crush)

Some people follow a straight career path. But a guy on the plane next to Sarah (after several drinks) got her thinking about all the jobs she should've ... would've ... could've.

We had wildly specific dream jobs we never even tried—and we're still thinking about them.

In this episode, we reveal:

• The top-tier jobs we really wanted (and why we would've been amazing at them)
• Why 1990s hacking felt like a ✨vibe✨ even when all we really knew was AOL
• How Sarah is still in her "author arc," and why naming nail polish colors is still on the vision board
• Why Michele always chose "secret agent" or "fashion mogul" in MASH
• The power of typing fast, and how it made us feel like unstoppable 12-year-olds with jobs
• And what we think all those old dreams were really about

This one's nostalgic, hilarious, and lowkey validating. Because adulting? Weird. And honoring who you were before the "shoulds" kicked in? Even better.

Listen if:
You've ever switched careers, chased a weird dream, or still sorta think you'd slay as a forensic psychologist.

Listen to us on:
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-shit-and-laugh/id1833034299
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6J16PGZiWtQdWat83ULW3O
Amazon - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/66e7c860-dcf4-4ca2-bdf5-bacc3901d510/talk-shit-and-laugh
iHeartMusic - https://iheart.com/podcast/289659802

Sarah Walton -
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thesarahwalton
Website - https://www.sarahwalton.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesarahwalton

Michele Wang-
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@themichelewang
Website - https://www.themichelewang.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/themichelewang

We're indoors, we're unbothered, and we're absolutely thriving.
In this episode, we talk about the stories that shaped us, the books we'll never shut up about, and why the quiet life is anything but boring.

We get into:

Our go-to books, old favorites, and unexpected recent obsessions
How staying in became our sport of choice
The deep joy of hanging out with ourselves (spoiler alert: not what you think… but also, don't be dirty)
How we recharge, reflect, and reset in a loud world
Why reading is still our ride-or-die way to escape, expand, and not answer texts

Whether you're a full-on bookworm or just in your "leave me alone with a cozy beverage and a story" era—this episode is for you.

Listen if:
You've ever canceled plans to finish a novel
Or if you believe pajamas + plot twists = peak joy

Drop your favorites—we love a rec.

Books discussed in this episode:

Veronica Speedwell Series: https://amzn.to/4qpOe2p
The Daughter of Time: https://amzn.to/47joeNm
The Sunne in Spleandour: https://amzn.to/4o3SKSp
The Love Hypothesis: https://amzn.to/4nnUJjE
The Outlander Series: https://amzn.to/48M5VD4
Patricia Cornwell Series: https://amzn.to/4hmvE72
The Alienist: https://amzn.to/42R9jZy
The Scarlet Feather: https://amzn.to/47dUUYs
We Were The Lucky Ones: https://amzn.to/3WV75ES
Born To Run: https://amzn.to/3JmVRWv
Blink: https://amzn.to/3WmgKnS
The Slight Edge: https://amzn.to/49hXuPN
Quit Like A Millionaire: https://amzn.to/478bg6n
The Psychology of Money: https://amzn.to/4oq5NOB
Good Energy: https://amzn.to/47GLnuw
Break The Habit of Being Yourself: https://amzn.to/49jKNUK
The Story She Left Behind: https://amzn.to/47sofyB

Listen to us on:
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-shit-and-laugh/id1833034299
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6J16PGZiWtQdWat83ULW3O
Amazon - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/66e7c860-dcf4-4ca2-bdf5-bacc3901d510/talk-shit-and-laugh
iHeartMusic - https://iheart.com/podcast/289659802

Sarah Walton -
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thesarahwalton
Website - https://www.sarahwalton.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesarahwalton

Michele Wang-
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@themichelewang
Website - https://www.themichelewang.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/themichelewang

We Were Dumb in Our 20s (And Honestly? Iconic.)

From one-night stands to questionable life planning (or lack thereof), this episode is a love letter to what we did in our 20s… and why we'll never do it again.

Sarah and Michele get unhingedly honest about:

• The messy, hilarious, sometimes tragic choices we made in our 20s
• Why we would never go back (but still kinda love who that girl was)
• Wild dating stories, emotional gymnastics, and the fact that Sarah is now—in her own words—a jaguar, not a cougar 🐆
• How we confused chaos for freedom (and grew all the way up)
• The true glow-up: peace, presence, and not texting the guy back
• Why aging is the best plot twist we didn't see coming

We're talking dumb mistakes and laughing our faces off while we do it. Because if we can't mock our 20s selves with love… what's even the point?

Listen if:
You're proud of your wrinkles, wisdom and stupid mistakes (and have zero shame deleting an ex's number again).

New episodes every Sunday at 7:00am ET

Listen to us on:
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-shit-and-laugh/id1833034299
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6J16PGZiWtQdWat83ULW3O
Amazon - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/66e7c860-dcf4-4ca2-bdf5-bacc3901d510/talk-shit-and-laugh
iHeartMusic - https://iheart.com/podcast/289659802

Sarah Walton -
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thesarahwalton
Website - https://www.sarahwalton.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesarahwalton

Michele Wang-
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@themichelewang
Website - https://www.themichelewang.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/themichelewang

Love, Lust, and the Jaguar Era

Sarah's divorced, 50-something, and dating again—and spoiler: she's thriving.
This episode is full of stories, truths, and bold opinions about what it actually feels like to fall in and out of love now.

We talk about:

• What dating in your 50s feels like (honestly? different… and kinda fun)
• Why we should literally only date when we don't care what happens 😏
• The surprising power of "I'm good either way" energy
• What it means to enter your Jaguar Era (aka: older, hotter, smarter, and kinda into younger men)
• Why this kind of dating feels more honest, less performative—and how it makes sex/love/life more REAL
• The glow-up that happens when you're choosing from desire, not fear
• And how Sarah's redefining what partnership (and freedom) actually look like now

This one's playful, empowering, and maybe just enough to make you re-download the apps… or delete them and go flirt at Trader Joe's instead.

New episodes drop every Sunday morning.

Listen to us on:
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-shit-and-laugh/id1833034299
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6J16PGZiWtQdWat83ULW3O
Amazon - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/66e7c860-dcf4-4ca2-bdf5-bacc3901d510/talk-shit-and-laugh
iHeartMusic - https://iheart.com/podcast/289659802

Sarah Walton -
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thesarahwalton
Website - https://www.sarahwalton.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesarahwalton

Michele Wang-
YT Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@themichelewang
Website - https://www.themichelewang.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/themichelewang