Two Girls, One Haircut

Behind the Pod: The Saucy Side of Everest

This week’s Behind the Pod somehow takes our Everest obsession even further off the rails. After recording our main episode on the 1996 Everest disaster, we spiral into conversations about frozen bodies being used as trail markers, why climbing Everest seems like the world’s most expensive bad decision, and whether we’d rather die in space or get tossed into a crevasse.  We also get into the absolutely horrifying reality of the trash problem on Everest, climbers hauling espresso machines up the mountain, “making sauce” at base camp (yes… unfortunately), and the chaotic socialite drama surrounding Sandy Pittman. Plus: Kiki questions every life choice that leads someone to Everest, Jessie explains decomposition science like the public health nerd she is, and we both decide Texans might actually be built different.  Also in this episode:  * Green Boots & the bodies left on Everest  * Space vs Everest survival debates  * Why Everest is basically a frozen landfill  * Espresso on the mountain??  * The craziest stories we DIDN’T fit into the main episode  * Why this entire conversation made us physically cold  Basically, this bonus episode proves that the deeper you go into Everest lore, the more you realize absolutely none of us should be climbing mountains.

Into Thin Air: Everest, Frostbite & the World’s Worst Group Project

This week, we’re heading straight into the death zone to talk about the 1996 Everest disaster, the tragedy that inspired the book Into Thin Air and permanently changed the way people view climbing Mount Everest. From altitude sickness and hypoxia to avalanches, frozen toes, and people making absolutely unhinged decisions at 29,000 feet, we break down what happened on the mountain and why this story still haunts people 30 years later.  We also dive into the differences between the Everest movie and Jon Krakauer’s book, the physical toll of climbing at extreme altitude, why the “death zone” is exactly as terrifying as it sounds, and the truly insane reality of climbing Everest in the first place. Plus: Jessie explains why she could never climb Everest after literally falling into a bomb crater in France, Kiki spirals about frozen body parts, and somehow, we end up discussing toe rings, diarrhea at base camp, and whether avalanche survival swimming is real.  Also included in this episode:  * Everest-themed “This or That” chaos  * “Mountain or Metal Band” game  * Frostbite vs snow blindness debates  * Stories from Into Thin Air that emotionally wrecked us  * Why hypothermia basically turns your brain into soup  Basically, if you’ve ever looked at Mount Everest and thought, “absolutely not,” this episode is for you.

Behind the Pod: Luxury Bags, a Vegas Trip & Emotional Damage

This week’s Behind the Pod is pure birthday chaos. Jessie & Kiki are handing out birthday superlatives, planning a completely unhinged “second 21st birthday” trip to Vegas, debating the superior cake flavor, exposing their diva tendencies, and discussing the very real emotional damage caused by Publix commercials and almond butter moms. Somewhere between GLP-1 confessions, American Girl doll nostalgia, invisible shoplifting fantasies, and an extremely serious discussion about denim Louis Vuitton bags, things spiral exactly the way you’d expect in this episode: -Birthday awards & sibling call-outs -The dream Vegas birthday redo -Cake vs ice cream cake debates -The most high-maintenance birthday behavior imaginable -Why Jessie wants to stand backwards in elevators -French-speaking chaos & making strangers uncomfortable -Birthday gifts, luxury bags & emotional support shopping -And the realization that maybe neither of them is actually low maintenance. If you love chaotic sister banter, pop culture tangents, millennial nostalgia, birthday monthdelusion, and two women fully embracing their gremlin era...this episode is for you.

Aging Like Millennials: Anxiety, Donuts & Becoming Invisible

Aging Like Millennials: Anxiety, Donuts & Becoming Invisible    This week on Two Girls, One Haircut, Jessie & Kiki are celebrating birthday season the only way they know how: with chaos, Taylor Swift references, tequila shots, existential spirals, and deeply unhinged opinions about surprise parties.  The sisters dive into:  * Why “birthday month” is absolutely a real thing  * The pressure of adult birthdays (and why Kiki wants to disappear into the woods)  * Vegas vs. Disney birthday trips  * The trauma of accidentally planning your own surprise party  * Whether aging actually gets better  * What Taylor Swift era they’re stepping into this year  * Why millennials still don’t feel like real adults  * Tattoos, beach trips, naps, boundaries & healing your inner teenager  It’s funny, weirdly emotional, painfully relatable, and full of the kind of sibling banter that happens when two sisters realize they’re in their 40s… but mentally still somewhere around 32.  So grab a tequila shot, embrace your chaos era, and celebrate birthday month with us.   New episodes every Wednesday + bonus Behind the Pod episodes every Friday.

Behind the Pod: Haunted Dolls, TikTok Trolls & Karen Haircuts

We’re back with a Behind the Pod episode and… this one gets a little scary.  In this week’s episode, we’re covering everything we didn’t plan to talk about, including:  * The absolutely cursed, possibly haunted Annabelle doll that Kiki found in the garage   * Getting called out for having “Karen haircuts” and having an identity crisis about it  * The TikTok clip that accidentally started a war with every insecure man on the internet  * And our very humble rise to podcast fame (we’ve officially hit… dozens of listeners)  We also get into:  * Why Behind the Pod is actually the best part of the show (even if our dad disagrees)  * The reality of starting a podcast (aka: we are figuring it out in real time)  * And why we may or may not force our family to listen against their will  If you like unfiltered conversations, sister chaos, behind-the-scenes podcast moments, and absolutely no structure, this episode is for you.  Basically: haunted dolls, hurt feelings, and us thriving anyway.