Toxic Waste of Time
Your two smartass aunts, Ivy Hensley and Katie Boothe, unscientifically analyze toxicity in every relationship. What do you need to detox from?
Have you ever reflected on your relationships and wondered - Is this toxic? Sure, many of us have experienced toxic friendships, romantic relationships, or family members. But what about your relationship between you and your phone? You and your favorite Pop Star? The relationship between your cat and that one blue jay who won't stop dive-bombing him in the back yard? (That one's probably toxic.)
Episodes
47 episodes
Doggone it, People Like Me: Toxic Self-Care
Icebreaker: Hiking. Ever feel like affirmations are just dumb? Does a bubble bath really fix everything? Katie and Ivy explore the toxic potential of Self Care.
Toxic TV Throwback: The Facts of Life, Season 3 Episode 24
Icebreaker: Water Bottles. With another Toxic TV Throwback, Ivy and Katie analyze "Read No Evil" from Season 3 of The Facts of Life. This 1982 episode explores book banning, and with an issue like that, we're bound to get a little spicy!
Guest Mikey D: Toxic Resurrection / Are YOU the Toxic One?
Our friend Mikey D is back with more wisdom on what to do when a formerly toxic person reappears in your life. We'll break down the 5 R's of a true apology, how to tell when YOU might be the toxic one! Icebreaker: BugsTW: Insec...
Breaking the Cycle: Intergenerational Trauma and Epigenetics
Icebreaker: Cilantro. Katie and Ivy get deep with our research on Generational Trauma. (aka Intergenerational Trauma, Ancestral Trauma) Could the scars of past generations still exist in you? We'll find out, and make our unscientific determinat...
Religion in Politics Part 2 of 2: Navigating the Divide in Close Relationships
Icebreaker: The Olympics. In part two on this topic, Ivy and Katie talk about the complex web of toxicity surrounding the religious/political divide in the US, and our own thoughts on how to navigate it.Trigger Warnings: religious traum...
Religion in Politics: A Weird Soupy Mess Part 1 of 2
Icebreaker: Storms. In episode 1 of Season 3, Ivy and Katie discuss their relationships with religion and politics in part one of two on this topic. It's complicated. Or is it? Trigger Warnings: Religious trauma, indoctrination
Furries & Frenemies: She Couldn't Stand to See Me Win
In the season 2 finale, Ivy and Katie talk about what might be one of the most toxic relationship types we've seen so far: the Frenemy. Hopefully this is one we can all agree to just cut loose and move on from!Icebreaker: Furries.
They Loved Humiliation: Toxic Teacher Relationships
Ivy and Katie have had varied experiences in school, with teachers, students, and their kids' teachers. In this episode, we'll talk about some of the most toxicity in teaching, and shout out some of the teachers who shaped our lives in the best...
Toxic TV Throwback: Charmed, Season 1 Episode 1
Katie and Ivy analyze our relationship with a vintage WB classic, Charmed! Ivy's never seen it, and Katie's a developing superfan. But is it toxic? Icebreaker: MarijuanaTOPICS: Charmed, Vintage TV, TV Shows, TV Drama, Witches...
Shopping for Jeans is My Idea of Hell: Toxic Body Image
Katie and Ivy have two very different body types, but the similarities in their body image struggles are closer than you might think. Icebreaker: BakingTopics: Body Image, eating disorders, bulimia, anorexia,...
Toxic Moms: Am I Effing Up My Kids? Special Guest, Dawn Cunningham
Ivy and Katie speak with voice actor, author, and podcast host of The Soul Goals, Dawn Cunningham, about our own relationships with our mothers, and how that might affect our own parenting.
Toxic TV Throwback: The Facts of Life, Season 2, Episode 2 (Part 2 of 2)
Continuing our discussion of the two part opener of season 2 of The Facts of Life, Ivy and Katie think about the toxicity present in this show and how it relates to TV today. TRIGGER WARNING: Racism, Sexual Assault, abort...
Toxic TV Throwback: The Facts of Life, Season 2, Episode 1 (Part 1 of 2)
Ivy and Katie talk about one of Ivy's favorite shows growing up, The Facts of Life. But Katie's never seen it! How does the show age? Like fine wine? Like a school milk carton left in a locker over winter break? Icebreaker: Ha...
The One With All the Stories: An Online Dating Odyssey Part 2 of 2
Katie shares some of her highlights (or lowlights) from her slog through online dating. Some of the worst offenders are put on blast (anonymously), and Katie recounts all that she learned about herself and the dating process. Icebreaker: ...
Scammers and Creeps: An Online Dating Odyssey Part 1 of 2
Katie and Ivy have very different dating histories. Ivy met her man "as a child" as she often says, and Katie waded through the online dating swamp for nearly 15 years before she finally found the right guy. Katie explains what that experience ...
NextDoor People Are Mean: Making Friends Online
Are you new to the area, and you're looking to make new friends as an adult? It's insanely difficult and awkward! Katie and Ivy talk about their experiences making friends online, and offer some more delightful advice on how to go about finding...
Ungrateful Snowflakes Unite: Going No Contact
This week, Ivy and Katie discuss going "no contact" with family members. It seems to be an occurrence that's growing in frequency, which is not great...but when there's no other option, do you owe it to yourself? Is it toxic to ghost a family m...
Fifty Shades of Flags: Spotting Green Flags in Relationships
With everyone so quick to point out the bad in people and spotting red flags, Katie and Ivy decide to chat about the green flags in relationships. We will go over the ridiculous 8 possible flags and laugh about the lack of flags in the past. He...
Well, That's Just a Sex Doll: Toxic Relationships with AI, Part 2
Katie and Ivy continue our conversation about humans' relationships with AI, including AI induced psychosis, chatbots, creativity and copyright. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions about psychosis, self-harm, and suicide.
Let's Replace Your Brain: Toxic Relationships with AI, Part 1
Katie and Ivy talk about humans' relationships with AI, including AI induced psychosis, chatbots, creativity and copyright. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions about psychosis, self-harm, and suicide. Sound...
But Daddy I Love Him: Toxic Relationships in Media Part 2
This week, Ivy and Katie continue their conversation about toxic relationships in media, focusing on music, musicals, and social media.
That Effed Me Up Real Good: Toxic Relationships in Media, Part 1
Ivy and Katie had some messed up conceptions of what relationships were supposed to be when they were young. They mostly blame the media...In this episode, they call out some of the books, movies, and TV shows that had a major impact on what we...
We're in Love, She Just Doesn't Know Me Yet: Parasocial Relationships
From our first crushes in Teen Beat, to Beatlemania and Stan, Ivy and Katie discuss what a parasocial relationship is, and how they can be both beneficial and harmful to us. But are they toxic? And how do we know when we need to come back to Ea...
"He was a Menace": Our Relationships to our Pets
In this lighthearted episode, we chat about our relationships to animals of all kinds. Whether they offer us emotional support, or they bite the shit out of us...or both, pet ownership has increased dramatically post pandemic. And we can see wh...
The Tea on Toxic Tech: Relationships to Technology in Recent Generations.
Are Boomers really hopeless at technology? Is Gen Alpha the sticky iPad Generation? We break down what supposedly defines recent generations' relationship to changing technology, and share our hottest takes. sound effects...
