This week Amy has a new trainer. The ladies discuss protein problems. How does anyone eat enough protein? Who wants a smoothie in the winter? Also, American nutrition is trash. Also, all the fish are filled with microplastics and mercury. Gah! Amy realizes not everyone in the world has the same garbage day. Amy mourns the loss of Diet Coke…and Ritz Crackers. Queue the sad Titanic Music! Maya has a trash food confession. Amy recaps spending Christmas in Duluth, the air-conditioned city. Amy surprises her family with old home movies. We all agree duck pin bowling is the dumbest form of bowling. The gals explore what happens when well-meaning strangers make terrible suggestions. Maya recounts taking her dog’s photo taken. Maya reviews the movie Red One, starring our favorite friendly hunk Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Amy and Maya direct the Blake Lively “It Ends With Us” controversy. Spoiler Alert: They did Blake Lively dirty.

Amy takes some youths to a kid’s show at First Avenue at 11:30 on a Sunday morning. Spoiler Alert: It was disappointing and all the adults were drunk. On the bright side, the kids did get to experience the iconic First Ave. bathroom. News Flash: Maya hates the movie Christmas Vacation. The ladies discuss all the albums that have dropped this year. Next, Maya exposes Amy to a new AI band Girly Girl Productions. Amy did not see this coming. In other news, Amy hates the Oxford word of the year. Maya just learned about BookTok. Amy loves author readings at bookstores - even if she’s never read the book! The ladies reminisce about the video store adult section. The pod’s favorite rat boy Timothée Chalamet is in town promoting his Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown. The ladies ask why the hell is he coming here trying to convince people to like Minnesota. Apparently, we are “generous of spirit” whatever that means. Maya just learned about Shaboozey. He was snubbed at the CMAs! In restaurant news, a favorite childhood restaurant, Chi-Chi’s, returns! Don’t worry that they once gave 600 people Hep A. Animal Report: Orcas are wearing “salmon hats”. Amy does not miss late-night pasteboard runs for school projects.

Amy and Producer Tyler are a real pair of Thanksgiving Grinches this week. It’s snowing on SOSS street this week. Winter is here! Thanksgiving rocks because all the baby grown-ups are home! Amy has an IKEA adventure. The ladies analyze the not-so-sexy Target Santa. Maya proposes Amy watch the Kansas City Chiefs Hallmark movie. Amy isn’t into it. Amy reviews Irish Wish starring Lindsey Lohan, a “great little actress”. Amy also reviews You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah. The ladies also dissect M. Night Shyamalan’s movie Trap. In other news, Amy has turned her bathtub into a plant ICU. Hometown hero Josh Hartnett is back! Maya has a correction from the last episode concerning Kum & Go and Pump & Munch. She got her filthy gas stations mixed up. Maya reviews the movie lien: Romulus. Amy can’t wait for celebrity variety show season. Amy is excited about Ben Stiller. Maya is still obsessed with ESPN Ocho. Maya loves a human-sized nutcracker. Amy is upset with her neighbor’s choice of outdoor Christmas decorations. Imagine Mickey and Minnie in a NASCAR car. Amy has thoughts about Home Depot’s Christmas decoration selections. Her family has a long history of documenting Christmas decoration violations.