Bitch Out of Water

Ever felt uncomfortable or nervous navigating a new situation? Same, and if you can’t relate, blink twice because it’s giving AI energy. We’re all constantly giving something a whirl*—sometimes by choice, sometimes by the will of this floating rock we call home. Every week Roxy Striar, Steph Sabraw & Dorina go deep on a topic that they once naively tried to conquer, whether it be polyamory, filming a movie or dating an addict. *To give something a whirl is to try a new experience, sometimes with a high probability of failure

Things to Care About This Year

We've got good news for you...there's actually a lot of things to look forward to this year. From the Little Mermaid premiere to brain implants, we're talking about 8 things we can excited about in 2023. Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

01-04
47:44

Need Ideas For Your New Years Resolutions?

Screw the unobtainable, non-specific new years resolutions we always hear about, we're getting specific today. Hope it helps you kick 2023's ass. Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

12-28
01:03:37

10 Great Things From 2022! HIV Vaccine, Humpback Whales No Longer Endangered, Scotland’s Free Period Products

2022 had a lot of bull shit but also a lot of good shit. Let’s discuss 10 of our favorite things to come out of this year! Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

12-21
47:15

Creating Healthy Social Media & Phone Habits with Dr. Drea Letamendi

Do our phones and social media give us short-term happiness but long-term loneliness and isolation? Or are there actually ways we can connect digitally in meaningful ways? Dr. Drea Letamendi is back to answer all these questions/tell us if we've turned into complete zombies. More about Dr Drea: She is a fellow with the Institute of Coaching at McLean, an affiliate of the Harvard School of Medicine, and served as the Director of Resilience at UCLA. Dr. Drea’s work about the positive impacts of entertainment media on mental health has been featured in the Atlantic, the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, and on Disney+. She has partnered with Warner Bros., Fandom, DNEG, and other media companies to amplify and improve health consciousness, disseminate wellness practices, and center authentic identities as a part of healing. Her mental health podcast, The Arkham Sessions, celebrates and explores how pop culture can help us cope, recover, and thrive. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-arkham-sessions-psychology-of-batman-more/id806565467 Get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings by joining our PATREON community: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls MORE WHIRL GIRLS + MERCH: https://www.thewhirlgirls.com SUPPORT: https://streamlabs.com/thewhirlgirls

12-14
58:04

Holiday Season Must Dos

We’re talking our must dos, watches, eats and don'ts of this holiday season. Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

12-08
51:29

Make It Make Sense-Daylight Savings, Pants Without Pockets, Credit Scores & Other BS

Why do we have to change our clocks back or forward? Why do people say heads up when you should duck? Why does Eggman always outrun Sonic, even though Sonic is supposed to be the fastest thing alive? Today we’re talking about things that don’t make sense.  Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

11-30
50:34

Gratitude and Everything That Feels Good to Be Thankful For

Screw Columbus, but one thing we can agree on is that in the very least Thanksgiving serves as a reminder of just how powerful gratitude is. This episode is dedicated to expressing and realizing the various things we have to be grateful for in the hopes that it resonates with you or inspires thoughts of the things you have to be thankful for. Spread that shit and don't let it go.  p.s. we are so very grateful for your existence and your support Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

11-23
53:59

Ask Us Anything-Dating, Travel, Cancel Culture, UFO's

We said ask us anything, and you, the whirl-friends, did not disappoint.  From, "Is it better to avoid dating someone who has very different or opposing ideological And religious beliefs?" to... Do you have any more unique/interesting travel stories/roommate stories? Would you still listen to Kanye’s works by separating art from the artist? Are you guys aware of the increase of UFO activity? We answered it all. Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

11-16
59:48

11 Ways to Combat Anti-Semitism

With the recent rise of Anti-semitism (cough Kanye cough cough Kyrie), our personal favorite Jew, Roxy Striar is telling us 11 common misconceptions about Jews we should all know. (P.S. this was Dorina & Steph’s favorite episode so far. It’s cool to learn how to treat other cultures with respect and know how to combat the perpetuation of harmful ideology and stereotypes.) Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

11-09
01:11:18

An Ex Returns on a Night Out, ESPN Debut & a Buddhist Retreat

What happens when an ex who ghosted you appears on a night out, a former athlete makes her debut on ESPN and a mother-daughter duo take a weekend in Mexico for a Buddhist retreat? Stories. We've got the tea and the details. Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

11-02
50:59

Before Spooky Szn Ends-What to Watch, Eat, Do, Consume & Costume?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The kids are trick r treating, the adults are having sex in costume, and every horror fan is showing their scaredy cat friends their favorite horror movies. Although we wish spooky season lasted forever, the overly religious would never let us, so we gotta make the most of our short time. We're sharing our must watches, must do's, must eats and favorite costume ideas before it's November. Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

10-26
50:32

Biggest Challenges This Year-Personal, Relationships, Career & Family

We're sharing some of the most challenging things that's happened in our lives this year-from family drama/trauma, to relationship updates (dating in LA is still yikes), to movie premieres, to babies being born and more. Therapy sesh meets story time starts now. Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

10-19
01:05:30

Insane Work Experiences

Have you ever witnessed something at work and thought "holy shit how is this happening?" If not, hope you enjoy the stories and your peace. If you have, we feel your pain. We're sharing some of our most insane work conundrums and hearing from you as well! If you wanna share your own experiences for future episodes join us on patreon! Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

10-12
52:03

Breakup Stories-Ghosted, Dumped & Out of the Blue

Most of us have been dumped at one point in our life and it sucks; however, like most things in life, if you wait long enough, you get over it and live to tell the tale. On this episode, Roxy, Steph and listeners of the pod share their breakup stories. Ouch, they're good. Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

10-05
49:24

The Worst Text Messages

"We need to talk." First of all, I have anxiety. But really, this is just one type of text on an entire list of texts that we never want to receive. This episode is dedicated to sharing the texts that give us the ick. Hopefully you can relate or never send a text that sends a loved one into distress again. Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

09-28
45:52

Crazy Travel Stories-Make Out Turned Robbery, Realizing You're In a Fake Taxi & More

From tripping in parks in Amsterdam to setting insane goals like making out with someone in every city... we're sharing some of our craziest travel stories. Support what we do - join our Patreon & Discord community and get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls Email us! contact@thewhirlgirls.com YouTube➜ https://www.youtube.com/thewhirlgirls Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/whirlgirlswap Twitter➜ https://www.twitter.com/thewhirlgirls TikTok➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhirlgirls

09-21
55:48

Hustle Culture, Signs of Burnout & How to Balance Work Life with Dr. Drea Letamendi

Everyone's hustling, on the grind, chasing the bag, but is it worth it? At what point are we burnout? What is burnout? Are there healthy ways of "hustling" that don't kill us? Dr. Drea Letamendi is here to help us. Dr. Drea is a consulting psychologist, behavioral health advisor, and coach who specializes in organizational development, mental health education, and workplace wellness. More about Dr Drea: She is a fellow with the Institute of Coaching at McLean, an affiliate of the Harvard School of Medicine, and served as the Director of Resilience at UCLA. Dr. Drea’s work about the positive impacts of entertainment media on mental health has been featured in the Atlantic, the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, and on Disney+. She has partnered with Warner Bros., Fandom, DNEG, and other media companies to amplify and improve health consciousness, disseminate wellness practices, and center authentic identities as a part of healing. Her mental health podcast, The Arkham Sessions, celebrates and explores how pop culture can help us cope, recover, and thrive. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-arkham-sessions-psychology-of-batman-more/id806565467 Get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings by joining our PATREON community: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls MORE WHIRL GIRLS + MERCH: https://www.thewhirlgirls.com SUPPORT: https://streamlabs.com/thewhirlgirls

09-14
54:43

How To Level Up Your Style

Anyone can be stylish, and it doesn't need to involve a crazy budget or time. Steph is sharing 9 tips to step up your style. Get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings by joining our PATREON community: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls MORE WHIRL GIRLS + MERCH: https://www.thewhirlgirls.com SUPPORT: https://streamlabs.com/thewhirlgirls

09-07
59:36

Is Being an Assistant Worth It?

For a lot of career paths, starting as an assistant is the way to go, but is it worth it? Dorina and Steph spent their first years out in Los Angeles as assistants and they’ve collected the best and worst stories from their experiences. Get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings by joining our PATREON community: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls MORE WHIRL GIRLS + MERCH: https://www.thewhirlgirls.com SUPPORT: https://streamlabs.com/thewhirlgirls

08-31
44:21

Roommate Horror Stories

Backyard dog breeding, cops and a girl who says she talks to dead people? Just a few things this episode involves because we're sharing the most ridiculous roommate stories we have. After hearing Steph's story you might be surprised she's still alive.  Get early access to our live unedited podcast recordings by joining our PATREON community: https://www.patreon.com/thewhirlgirls MORE WHIRL GIRLS + MERCH: https://www.thewhirlgirls.com SUPPORT: https://streamlabs.com/thewhirlgirls

08-24
56:24

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