Your Weekly Breakdown

Hard Copy Media

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. 

  1. 5d ago

    Victoria's Secret and The Hunger Games, Surveillance Labubus + Robot Fights, + Maple Syrup Shortages

    This week, Cait + Em tackle the important questions: Does your toothbrush need a camera? Why are men crashing women-only races? And how many beers does it take before stealing a flamingo seems like a good idea? They're talking French protests, AI surveillance creeping into absolutely everything, Bumble's latest identity crisis, and a 78-year-old woman taking on the robot overlords. Plus, Sally Rooney's publishing controversy, some excellent book recommendations, Canada's maple syrup emergency, and the enduring mystery of why bras cost so damn much. It's corporate greed, cultural chaos, and a healthy dose of female rage. Just another week of being silly and occasionally smart. All episode shownotes via patreon.  In this episode: Canadian man steals a flamingo from a Las Vegas casinoVictoria’s Secret Fashion Show controversyFrench student protests and political unrest78-year-old professor protests delivery robotsAI toothbrushes and smart bathroom surveillanceCanadian election results and Israeli politicsAnthropic's proposed AI regulationsMen participating in Nike's women-focused night raceBumble's acquisition and AI-driven datingMeta's AI surveillance and data privacy concernsSally Rooney's UK publishing controversyBook recommendations and recent readsCanada's maple syrup shortage *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online

  2. Oct 16

    Shane Gillis, Does AI Have a Soul (lol), Techno Tampons, and Inadvisable Dating Trends

    Cait and Em are asking the important questions: why are AI dudes trying to convince religious figures that your chatbot has a soul? Why are men gambling on human misery? WTF is goblintimacy? The girls take on the boys' club of comedy, Silicon Valley's latest existential crisis, and the baffling world of biohacking before turning our attention to more pressing matters: the Real Housewives divorce epidemic, the rise of goblintimacy, and whether your ex-husband should officiate your next wedding. Plus, some excellent books, a little parenting wisdom, spooky season, and a man who'll happily tell your enemies to f*ck off at your funeral. It's silly, occasionally smart, and proof that reality remains stranger than anything we could make up.  Get all links and shownotes by signing up for our patreon! In This Week's Episode: Shane Gillis's controversial SNL monologuePolymarket + betting on sexual assault casesHockey Canada's SA case + NHL reinstatementsAnthropic's exploration of AI consciousnessBryan Johnson's gf's research into female sexual healthBook recommendations and the dangers of hustle cultureReal Housewives divorces and Bravo updatesModern dating trends: pheromone maxxing and goblintimacyTobey Maguire officiating his ex-wife's wedding *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online

  3. Oct 12

    We're Back! Somehow everything is worse? Ivy League Idiots, Political Thirst Traps, + Nancy Meyers Fall

    The girls are back, baby! And somehow, the world got even weirder while Cait + Em were out of studio. Oh, btw, all shownotes and links to the recommendations are now available by signing up for their newly launched Patreon.  This week, Cait + Em tackle Ivy League frat boy scandals, Donald's inexplicable beef with Canada, and the very important question of whether Mark Carney is a political heartthrob or a well-tailored red flag. To get the full picture, the girls called political correspondent Jill Clark to fill them in. Also: Ed Sheeran finds himself in a geopolitical pickle, an 82-year-old Burnaby politician is preparing for the apocalypse, and apparently your salt grinder is trying to kill you. Plus, we're talking pirate queens, Nancy Meyers season, nipple hairs, and why The Real Housewives might actually be the most emotionally intelligent women on television. It's politics, pop culture, female rage, and a healthy dose of existential dread. Season three is off to a perfectly unhinged start. Shownotes available by signing up for the patreon! In this episode: Cornell University Fraternity ScandalTrump vs. Canada (Again)Mark Carney: Political Heartthrob?Macklemore, Ed Sheeran & PalestineBurnaby's Apocalypse-Ready PoliticianReal Housewives, Pirate Queens & Fall TV *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online

  4. Jul 15

    Wholesome Erling Haaland, T&T wedding, Good Books, Mercury in Retrograde, + other news

    Season 2 is going out exactly as nature intended: an awards-show hangover, a deeply unnecessary amount of TSwift and Travis Kelce's wedding discourse, and the horrifying discovery that endometriosis can apparently travel. Em + Cait wrap up their biggest season yet by plotting their summer transformations—de-Googling, finishing long-abandoned books, and touching grass. There are always enough books + music to carry you through August, and the girls investigate nano bubbles, ancient axolotls, and the majestic Viking energy of Erling Haaland. Per usual, they cover wellness and wacky news that will have you chuckling. Touch some grass. See you for Season 3! Shownotes: de-google your liferead: A Good Person, Julius JuliusAnn Patchett’s book recommendationsVancouver is apparently a top 10 most livable city?US booze sales are way down aka the Canadian effectMercury in Retrograde lolamazing science of nanobubbles!new species of ancient (cutest!) axolotlmadonna’s new albumsienna spiro’s albumThoracic endometriosisCooper’s Hill cheese rolling *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online

  5. Jul 6

    Meta's Pervert Glasses, FIFA Feels, Alex Cooper's Drama, + Zombie Filler?!

    Your fav unhinged hosts Em and Cait talk World Cup, Broadway nostalgia, podcast empire drama, AI surveillance, Meta glasses, zombie filler, mosquito feminism, HPV self-screenings, climate dread, and why women are apparently never allowed to be unlikable in peace. It’s silly, smart, slightly chaotic, and somehow covers Rent, Ray-Bans, corpse fat, Ottawa police, Olivia Wilde, and the emotional support of yelling “get the Flock off our streets.” Come for the chitty chatty, stay for the oddly comforting reminder that you are not, in fact, losing touch with reality. Shownotes: Variety's top albums of 2026Rent 30th anniversaryalex cooper's unwell issuesnba rumours lebron and stephA24 (lol AI24?) and google's AI investmentalex cooper and olivia wilde interviewbook: yesteryearOttawa police s3xual harassment issuesum surveillance state? flock, engineer who sawed flock cams, buspatrol, meta's lame new glasses, google AI disablingCarney disabled COREZombie filler!Ooh la la Dr. Brenda Lau's tool kitsDr. Ellen Langer on 1+1 perspectiveIt's the female mosquito's fault!Europe is hot and the ocean is boiling *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online

  6. Jun 12

    Wellness Industrial Complex, Bible Burgers and Boner Bars, Another Bumble Fumble, + all the other good stuff

    Em and Cait tackle everything from immigration detention protests and Toronto airport expansion plans to the latest wellness industry grift promising to cure women's stress with supplements (lol). They also discuss Bumble's new AI dating assistant, FDA-recalled "sexual enhancement" chocolates, women's hockey victories, comfort food nostalgia, and why sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is absolutely nothing at all.  It's your usual mix of humour, skepticism, and side quests. Pull up a chair.  Shownotes: book: foster by clare keeganwtf is happening at delaney halldocumentary: the alabama solutionjeff bezos rocket explodeddoug ford billy bishop airportThe cure for structural oppression is apparently a supplement lolAnother bumble fumble?Sexy chocolate and undisclosed viagraBallsmaxxingMontreal Victoire's win!in n out's bible versesBeijing bikini *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online

  7. Jun 2

    A.I. Delinquents, Skims + Cocaine, Canadian Breakups, Women's Health, and Boy Martinis

    This week on Your Weekly Breakdown, Em and Cait celebrate accidental virality (hello new listeners!!), magical period blood, Skims-adjacent cocaine logistics, Hooters’ baffling family-friendly era, AI deepfake horror, Alberta’s “should we vote about voting?” breakup drama, and the miracle of a 63-year-old techno grandma. It’s science, shapewear, separatism, and boobs. So, honestly? Business as usual. Shownotes: Music: Cate CanningPeriod blood/menstrual fluid research Spain uterus preservation ("Mother") study Quebec menstrual products initiative Scotland free period products law Skims cocaine seizureSSENSE dramaHooters family-friendly rebrandBoy Martinis / Manhattan404 Media deepfake high school investigation (paywalled)Alberta separation referendum Tune Girl / Awakenings Festival performance *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online

  8. May 23

    "Under-babied" and Moms.gov, Peptides, Fake celeb feuds, Women in Sports, + Yelling at men

    Equal parts rage, laughs, and “are we actually living in a dystopian group project?” Em and Cait tackle everything from Dr. Oz declaring America “under-babied” and the unsettling rise of pregnancy surveillance to AI panic, wellness culture’s latest injectable obsession, and the world's increasingly smoky, thirsty future. They also champion women’s sports after Cycling Canada benches female athletes while keeping the men’s team rolling, celebrate the enduring magic of David Attenborough turning 100, and somehow end up discussing Diet Coke shortages, fake celebrity beef, and why yelling at men occasionally feels like community service. Come for the pop culture chaos, stay for the existential spiral with a side of feminism and fridge cigarettes. Shownotes: Dr. Oz thinks you're “under-babied”Moms.gov + pregnancy surveillanceCycling Canada controversyVancouver water restrictionsAI data centers etcAI backlash / commencement speechDavid Attenborough 100 yearsLove for Colbertwtf don't use PeptidesDiet Coke shortageAI “Nudify” appsVancouver nightlife + ABC controversy *** Connect with us anywhere and everywhere: We’re now on Patreon!Hang with us on instagramCait on instagramEm on instagramSubscribe to the weekly newsletter!Interested in partnering with us? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online

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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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  • Creator
    Hard Copy Media
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    71
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Hard Copy Media
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