digress & confess

Digress & Confess Podcast
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Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa as they digress about daily life, cultural phenomena, and everything else important as they try to figure out what happens when you don’t quite have it all figured out. Weekly confessions include embarrassing moments, hot takes, and/or anything requiring repentance.

  1. 6D AGO

    So There's This Book...

    WHAT YOU SEEK is seeking you on Formspring. Join Nick, Holly, and Melissa as they get back to it! Jumping back on the horse of religiosity and high school bullies. Formspring comes back in a big way, and we get into the big questions—Would you want to know what other people think of you? Like and subscribe and maybe you'll find out how.  Send us Fan Mail thank you for listening queenifers! digress & confess was created by us - holly, nick , & melissa. the show's music was mixed by nick, with credit to kevin macleod. the show is edited by nick (& sometimes melissa). thank you to brian for your editing guidance. thank you to jess for taking our show photo. follow the show on instagram @digressconfesspod for the latest!

    57 min

  2. MAY 7 ·  BONUS

    Minisode: RHORI S1E4-5

    JANE'S FONDA. We're back - we heard you "wandered" more. Join us as we digress about the Real Housewives of Rhode Island. We discuss episodes four and five of the current, ongoing first season. Petah, the podcastas are here. Send us Fan Mail thank you for listening queenifers! digress & confess was created by us - holly, nick , & melissa. the show's music was mixed by nick, with credit to kevin macleod. the show is edited by nick (& sometimes melissa). thank you to brian for your editing guidance. thank you to jess for taking our show photo. follow the show on instagram @digressconfesspod for the latest!

    21 min

  3. MAY 6

    Up and Adam Is Don Don's Cousin

    DRUGS ARE ENOUGH. Holly, Nick, and Melissa chat about prescription medications, medicated queens, and bell jars being lifts. Nick reveals his favorite emotion is nostalgia (objectively insane), Holly gives us more about Coachella, and Melissa's locking in on mental health.  Are you that lizard person at a concert? And how do you know? Yeah, consider.  Send us Fan Mail thank you for listening queenifers! digress & confess was created by us - holly, nick , & melissa. the show's music was mixed by nick, with credit to kevin macleod. the show is edited by nick (& sometimes melissa). thank you to brian for your editing guidance. thank you to jess for taking our show photo. follow the show on instagram @digressconfesspod for the latest!

    1h 10m

  4. APR 29 ·  BONUS

    Minisode: RHORI S1E1-3

    BUT HE IS, MA. Welcome to our first minisode! Join us as we digress about the Real Housewives of Rhode Island. We discuss the first three episodes of the current, ongoing first season.  Send us Fan Mail thank you for listening queenifers! digress & confess was created by us - holly, nick , & melissa. the show's music was mixed by nick, with credit to kevin macleod. the show is edited by nick (& sometimes melissa). thank you to brian for your editing guidance. thank you to jess for taking our show photo. follow the show on instagram @digressconfesspod for the latest!

    13 min

  5. APR 22

    It's Never 2002

    POD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS. Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa in this week's thrilling debates on which ginger soda is best, why all the housewives of Rhode Island look the same, and the divisive Coachella performance by Justin Bieber. Includes an intimate reading of Babbitt, a special attack on words (e.g., escritoire), and a strong argument for avoiding the new Harry Potter series.  Send us Fan Mail thank you for listening queenifers! digress & confess was created by us - holly, nick , & melissa. the show's music was mixed by nick, with credit to kevin macleod. the show is edited by nick (& sometimes melissa). thank you to brian for your editing guidance. thank you to jess for taking our show photo. follow the show on instagram @digressconfesspod for the latest!

    1h 5m

  6. APR 8

    Just Look Up

    STOP SCROLLING; read Plath.  Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa this week for poetry readings, classical conditioning, and trying to figure out why there will never be a crossover of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. From Sylvia Plath to Taylor Frankie Paul, we digress on women just doing their best.  TW: abuse A quick note: Holly and Melissa speak during this episode to their own lived experience. Read The Colossus: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89119/the-colossus This blog has the poem by Sylvia's daughter, Frieda, in full: https://derekdenton.com/2019/04/07/2014-2-14-my-mother-by-frieda-hughes/ Some statistics, information, and resources on abuse: https://www.thehotline.org/ Amber Heard & The Myth of the Perfect Victim: https://youtu.be/P1IWzmi_T4Y?si=nesTlcllIufyKI-f Send us Fan Mail thank you for listening queenifers! digress & confess was created by us - holly, nick , & melissa. the show's music was mixed by nick, with credit to kevin macleod. the show is edited by nick (& sometimes melissa). thank you to brian for your editing guidance. thank you to jess for taking our show photo. follow the show on instagram @digressconfesspod for the latest!

    1h 15m

  7. MAR 25

    My Name Is Dorinda Medley

    AT THE THEATER, some people need shushing.  Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa as they meet virtually for the first time! Why is it that every documentary deserves the Oscar win? Why is everyone talking about Misty Copeland? Why does no one see an Opera or Ballet anymore? And why don't more people sob at live performances? All this and more in this week's episode! Send us Fan Mail thank you for listening queenifers! digress & confess was created by us - holly, nick , & melissa. the show's music was mixed by nick, with credit to kevin macleod. the show is edited by nick (& sometimes melissa). thank you to brian for your editing guidance. thank you to jess for taking our show photo. follow the show on instagram @digressconfesspod for the latest!

    1h 21m

  8. MAR 11

    Trough of Slop

    FOR EPISODE 10, our friend returns. Join Holly, Nick, & Melissa as they catch up after Holly's Mother-God adjacent vacation. Melissa has an exciting announcement for her life and the pod. Why is everything so expensive? Are you a meal prepper? What does it mean to live and die well? Questions will be answered, and yet so many remain. Keep smilin', keep shinin'. Donate to the ALS Association: https://www.als.org/  Darin Nakakihara's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darin_nakakihara/ Brooke Eby's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/limpbroozkit/ Come See Me in the Good Light documentary: https://youtu.be/t0B8sjxR7Mo?si=YVEd2mIiqHqMVay1 Mary Beth Barone, angel/mother: https://www.marybethbarone.com/ Gabby OK's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/g_isforgabby/ Send us Fan Mail thank you for listening queenifers! digress & confess was created by us - holly, nick , & melissa. the show's music was mixed by nick, with credit to kevin macleod. the show is edited by nick (& sometimes melissa). thank you to brian for your editing guidance. thank you to jess for taking our show photo. follow the show on instagram @digressconfesspod for the latest!

    1h 2m
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Join Holly, Nick, and Melissa as they digress about daily life, cultural phenomena, and everything else important as they try to figure out what happens when you don’t quite have it all figured out. Weekly confessions include embarrassing moments, hot takes, and/or anything requiring repentance.

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  • Creator
    Digress & Confess Podcast
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 digress & confess
  • Show Website
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