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This is Your Weekly Breakdown – the silly and (sometimes) smart podcast for busy women.
If you’ve shown up at a dinner party or meeting and not known what on earth people are talking about, then pull up a chair, baby, you’re at the right table. You'll feel like you're snuggled up on the couch chatting with your smart friends, or catching up with your girlfriend at a coffee shop while she fills you in on the latest drama.
Each week, join hosts Caitlin Howden and Emily Key to chat about cultural conversations and news, make fun of the latest pop culture happenings, rant about life’s minor inconveniences, judge each other’s style and life choices, and maybe interview a guest or 2.
If you’re the kind of person who needs to know what the hell is going on in the world, wants to hear a hot take on the latest prestige TV, or just get a great recommendation for new music to listen to or book to read over the weekend, you’ve found your people.
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Cait + Em are smart, soft, slightly over it, and extremely anti-jeans-on-a-yacht. This week on the pod they spiral (politely) from social anxiety to hosting dinners, to hobbies and gorpcore fashion. Guys, how do we really feel about Justin Trudeau's nautical denim? They cover the BC liquor strikes, Alberta teacher strikes, and wow who knew Canada Post owns 91% of Puralator?! Cait + Em also get their first listener call and dive into the best skincare for those not yet hopping on the botox bus...
Curl up with Cait + Em and catch up on all things culture, work, and women for the week. The girls chat strapless bras and hair loss, how women could spend full time hours and a full time salary just trying to maintain 'youth', Thanksgiving and appropriate timelines for decorating, and how the US media influences global culture. They answer a listener question about whether or not you really need a digital janitor, aka a data privacy app. Also! You can now leave the girls a voicemail! T...
Cait & Em are back and carrying a little vacation glow into real life. The girls dive into Sarkozy’s jail time, Saudi Arabia’s latest mega-buy, Trump’s head-scratching executive order, and the Anthropic lawsuit, plus books, Taylor Swift's new album, PTA's new latest film, and why James Norton + Joel Kinnaman are making Em feral. Add in Cait’s love for comforting "struggle meals", and you’ve got your weekly dose of smart, silly chaos. Shownotes: blue jays success bad bunny at th...
Caitlin and Emily are back for season 2 of Your Weekly Breakdown, recently selected by Apple Podcasts as one of their Best So Far for 2025! They catch up about Cait's trip to Portugal, and how to integrate some vacation habits into your day to day. Emily is working on getting closure and walks us through how she's approaching it. Then, the girls cover the latest global, US, and Canadian headlines you may have missed, and take a deep dive into some that really stand out. As always, Caitl...
Cait and Em are back this week with a special guest! Tune in to hear the girls catch up with actor Genevieve Angelson (Handmaid's Tale, New Amsterdam, The Afterparty, and The Chicken Sister!) as they riff on banned books, body science, midwives, body hair, being a working actor, somatic therapy, and (lol) rim jobs. As usual, they hit a few news highlights, books they're loving, and skin care recommendations. Shownotes: Genevieve's ASMR + IGTrump era: Normalization of ChaosNorma Sw...
They're baaaack! The girls fangirl the woman in charge of MI6 and chat about the breast cancer vaccine, and cover the Diddy verdict and the ins and outs of the Hockey Canada SA trial. Caitlin and Emily lament about tennis elbow and construction season, and laugh about men freeing the nipple and Netanyahu nominating Donald for a Nobel Peace Prize. GTFO. Also, someone tell Marjorie to stop with her problematic weather conspiracies. Of course, Emily yammers on about tech, including the com...
Cait and Em are back to catch you up on news (without the dread), what's shifting within the culture, and recommendations for what to watch, listen to, and read. You'll feel like you're curled up on the couch chatting with your friends. The girls chat summer plans, and Cait has a very relatable breakdown over burnout. They chat about the Ick, Gen Z's seggs habits, THAT Venice wedding, and happy hormones we could all use more of. Tune in and let's catch up! Shownotes: Trump ceasefire bet...
This week, join Em & Cait as they chit chat about the concept of "likability labour," media CEO's outrageous pay, semi-glutides, and the biggest fail of the Cannes Film Festival. Would you go to a sober sauna rave? What about to learn Mahjong? The girls catch up on King Charles' visit to Canada, Adriana Smith, Trump's hassling of Harvard, and our favourite books and music this week. You'll feel like you're curled up on the couch with your friends chatting about life and current even...
Cait and Em are back to hang out and shoot the breeze! This week, they chat about how millennial women are out-earning millennial men and how (!!) they're also still shoulder the bulk of household work. Not shocked. The girls chat about periods, PMDD, whether or not "traditions" are worth it, and why the way we're thinking about fitness is all wrong. A recent Open AI model tells users whatever they want to hear, and there is no easy way to parent in the age of technology. Emily asks "wh...
Cait and Emily are thrilled to be back in the studio and have a jam-packed episode for you! They cover parenting lately, the sheer expense of kids' camps, and all of the books they are excited about. As always, they poke fun at each other and the latest headlines, including companies getting backlash for dialling back DEI programs, Trump's first meeting with Canada's newest Prime Minister, Mark Carney, and Mark Zuckerberg wanting us all to have AI friends instead of friends IRL. Also, y...
Cait and Em are back, although they're remote today so please excuse the audio! Back in the studio for the next episode. This episode is all about feminism in space, Elon's harem of baby mamas, rethinking US travel, and great recommendations for what to watch and read. Also, after Cait and Em's very viral post about labia puffs, the girls have an entire segment on -- you guessed it -- penis filler! Riveting stuff. After a few weeks away, there's much to catch up on, including ille...
Caitlin and Emily are back with the silly and sometimes smart podcast for busy women, and this week, they’re tackling everything. From 10K per person Matchmaking Conferences to the Hooters bankruptcy to their favourite fantasy novels, they break down the chaos so you don’t have to. Expect hot takes, unnecessary deep dives, and at least one moment where you’ll say, “Wait… am I the problem?" Books:Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon SandersonA Court of Thorns and Roses set by Sarah J MaasThrone of Glas...
Welcome back to Your Weekly Breakdown, where Caitlin and Emily tackle everything from Canada’s new Prime Minister to the best in new books. In wild news: wine is headed to the moon, scientists are growing teeth, and Fort McMurray is dealing with a frozen johnson - you heard right. Elsewhere, American booze is getting pulled from Canadian shelves, the girlboss era is evolving, and women are facing a serious retirement crisis. Also on their radar: Issa Rae’s midlife crisis moments, and El...
Helloooo from Canada, where Cait and Emily sit down for their weekly chat about all things work, women, and culture. This week, the girls cover tariff news, learn about Canada's nuclear weapon history, and highlight a great Canadian resource for shopping local. Cait shocks everyone with the news about an undercover cop documentary, and Emily considers the usefulness of a $30/month manifestation app. They talk the #1 predictor of kids' financial success, and lesser known birth control me...
25 episodes! Welcome back to the silly and (sometimes) smart podcast, where your hosts Caitlin and Emily catch up on all things women, work, and culture...with a little pop culture, of course. Did you hear about the woman who spent $300K on plastic surgery? What about the Christie AI art auction? Tell us your thoughts on ketamine parties?! The girls chat Gen Z's partying habits, AI boyfriends and girlfriends, spontaneous dates, and how tacos are mega overrated. Emily makes a case ...
We hope this podcast finds you where the horrors do not exist!! This week, Emily and Caitlin unpack so, so much for you: whether it's the importance of friendships, pros and cons about voice notes, or new cults, you know these girls will cover all of the light hearted current events and pop culture you need for the week. Did you know NASA was ordered to remove any reference to 'women in leadership' from their website? Have you heard about the Zizian cult? How about that 4 Nations champi...
They're getting the hang of this! Hosts Caitlin and Emily are back to chat through light-hearted current events, culture headlines, and bits and bobs in between. Today, they cover the importance of studying the humanities, reading fiction books, and believing in *some* conspiracy theories. Millie Bobbie Brown referring to herself as a Trad Wife has Em up in arms, and so does the People Magazine interview with Elizabeth Holmes, who is currently serving a prison sentence. In good news, Thomson ...
Alright, the girls are back and they are *slightly* pervy (not sorry!) Caitlin wants to talk about erotic massages for women, and Emily shares the top places people fantasize about having sex. Once they stop ovulating, they finally (after 21 episodes) talk about marriage and whether or not it can be equal, and Emily rants about a triggering article about motherhood. Another triggering article is Bryan Johnson's interview by Mel Ottenberg in Interview Magazine about biohacking and his son's ...
Your friends Cait and Em are back for the first 2025 episode of Your Weekly Breakdown, the silly and smart podcast to keep you in the loop. They cover hot news topics like Luigi to the LA fires to Trudeau's resignation, and talk through their favourite shows, movies, music, and books. Pop the girls in your ears and get all caught up. Show notes: Social Studies documentary Pomodoro timer Sponsor Us Bad Bunny's new album Mark Carney on Jon Stewart Noah Wiley in The Pitt Traitors US rea...
Curl up with Cait and Em for a *slightly* unhinged final episode of 2024. It's still all of your fav things: they daydream about projects for 2025, chit chat about their goals and histories, and have great recommendations. They're just a bit more silly. The biggest shocker for Em was hearing that Cait was on Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. WHAT!!?? You'll have to tune in to hear the hilarious story. Per usual, they cover a few of their favourite things that you may enj...
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