Your Weekly Breakdown

Hard Copy Media
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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. 

  1. 1D AGO

    Pierre Poilievre on Joe Rogan, Mormon Wives Drama, + the Collapse of Modern Society (Fun!) with guest Jill Clark

    This week, Cait and guest co-host Jill Clark enter our political curiosity era (against our will) as Pierre Poilievre goes on Joe Rogan and… behaves? They unpack the surprisingly competent PR glow-up no one asked for, plus what it says about Canadian politics getting just a little too interesting. Then, because Emily is away, enjoy some Reality TV chat!! Chaos, crime, and soft-swinging collide as The Bachelorette implodes in real time—because nothing says “ready for love” like a pending assault charge and a perfectly timed TMZ leak. The girls spiral (productively) into the death of the Metaverse, the rise of AI slop, why Broadway is now stunt-casting influencers, and how weddings quietly became financial ruin disguised as love. Finally, a palate cleanser: women’s sports are (finally) getting paid, yogurt might fix your mental health, and the radical act of being nice to strangers could save us all. Light, unhinged, and occasionally profound—just the way we like it. Shownotes: PP on joe rogandeath of the metaversewnba salary increases *** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdownCaitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowdenEmily on instagram: www.instagram.com/hardcopy.onlineInterested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online Subscribe to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

    1h 40m

  2. 5D AGO

    Content, Capitalism, and the Cost of Being Alive w/ guest co-host Jill Clark

    Excuse the audio, we did our best! Tune in for a Great Yap Session with guest co-host Jill Clark, standing in while Em is out drowning in the chaos of life. This week it's wide-ranging (and very correct) episode on modern life: how to game travel points, dress like you tried (without trying), and survive the Oscars discourse. We get into influencer creep on red carpets, the economics of having kids, the disappearance of third spaces, and why libraries deserve more respect—and funding. Plus, a radical but necessary idea: stat holidays belong on Fridays.  Shownotes: max alexander designertrain dreams moviekidney and liver cleanses and transplantsjimmy rush oysters the chicks singer buys laundromat and why we think it's all about building community and 3rd spaceslibrary in hamilton ontario needs to screen visitors *** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdownCaitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowdenEmily on instagram: www.instagram.com/hardcopy.onlineInterested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online Subscribe to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

    1h 29m

  3. MAR 10

    Hockey culture, Burnt bangs, Olympic Village after dark, and the usual newsy chaos

    This week: burnt bangs, horny Olympians, hockey culture discourse, and a geopolitical crisis. You know, the usual light fare. Emily and Caitlin dive into Elliotte Friedman's poorly-chosen metaphor and the real problem with hockey culture, why the Olympic Village might be the world’s most athletic dating app, the strange politics of daylight saving time, and a few headlines that range from adorable to deeply alarming. Come for the chaos, stay for the cultural commentary. Shownotes: bc time changespei tenant apptourettes at the baftasspill tabsmerzplaylists as a love languages3x at the olympicsforever fan girling alyssa liumelania security councilUS-Israel attacks on Iranongoing epstein list of people impactedconvicted stowawaythe barkely marathon is insane *** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdownCaitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowdenEmily on instagram: www.instagram.com/hardcopy.onlineInterested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online Subscribe to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

    1h 8m

  4. MAR 2

    Olympic Cheaters, Year of the Unhinged Horse, the Death of Privacy, and Let's All Go Full Bush

    This week, we’re limping in with workout injuries and leaving with a full-blown existential crisis. Emily and Caitlin unpack everything from Meta’s terrifying facial-recognition glasses and Canada accidentally investing your retirement in Elon’s chaos machine, to Olympic-level cheating scandals, pickleball fights among the elderly, and a possible 12-year-old future dictator. Plus: why improv kills your inner critic, why Cuba is running out of gas (literally), and why modern beauty standards might have more sinister origins than you think. It’s surveillance, scandal, and soft-belly solidarity—all wrapped up in one silly and smart spiral. Shownotes rosalia luxfiona apple fetch the bolt cuttersyear of the fire horseflorida country club brawlhate metas ray ban smart glasses and now they're adding facial recognitionCPP invests in GROK?? what?!north korea successioncuba running out of oilthe figure skating jacket guybiathlete credit card fraudholly davidson refs the six nations matchsudoku packing for travel your brain memorized vs improvisedjameela jamil essay on teenage aestheticthe last late showBooks: everyone in my family has killed someonehalf his agevladimir *** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdownCaitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowdenEmily on instagram: www.instagram.com/hardcopy.onlineInterested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online Subscribe to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

    1h 7m

  5. FEB 19

    Revenge Plots, Ozempic Wars, Fake Crying AI, and NASA’s Leaky Rocket

    Cold hands, hot takes: this week, Emily and Caitlin spiral from frozen Great Lakes to spicy revenge plots, unpacking everything from NASA’s delayed moon mission and Denmark’s sexy red streetlights to AI avatars in true-crime docs (hard pass) and the deeply unsettling reality of death cap mushrooms. They debate whether elders deserve grace or consequences, question sketchy Ozempic knockoffs, and remind us that creativity, like revenge, requires patience and a good notes app. It’s your weekly breakdown of chaos, personal grievances, and existential dread—but make it comforting.  Shownotes Denmark’s Red Street Lighting in GladsaxeMuseum of Personal FailureUK takes Epstein more seriously than the USWindsor BridgeOh YeArtemis II delaysFDA pulls his&hers ozempic dupe pillCreative success4th youth hockey playerMeta expands data centreHoly cow these weapons *** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdownCaitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowdenEmily on instagram: www.instagram.com/hardcopy.onlineInterested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online Subscribe to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

    1h 1m

  6. FEB 12

    Epstein + Peter Attia + Bill Gates' STDs, Baby gene editing, Canadian Politics, and What Women do when you corner them

    This episode is a full-spectrum emotional workout, and things escalate quickly. It’s silly, smart, unhinged in the best way, and deeply human—basically the news, but without pretending everything is fine. Em and Cait bounce between fake celebrity photos, Cait's time at Second City, the Grammys jumping networks, Trevor Noah poking the political bear, and Bad Bunny having the most relatable anxiety spiral in award-show history. Then it’s straight into the Epstein files (allegedly!). They take a detour into Canadian politics, the suspiciously glowing Rotten Tomatoes scores of a certain propaganda-adjacent film, and the quiet terror of realizing journalists may no longer be safe. To balance out the dread: 3-flippered sea turtles, wiener-mobile races, dog shows, goalie fights, drag queens being sued for a dollar, and a historical lesson on what happens when women are given zero options (spoiler: poison). Shownotes: grammys move to disney bye cbsepstein and peter attiamelania director accusations and box officecatherine o'haraconservatives still want pp as leaderrats in ny3-flipper turtleoscar meyer wienermobile racegene editing babiesilona maher labia puffsproject 2025 coming after the ladiestaliban marriage criminal codeaqua tofanapatagonia suing pattie goniasavannah guthrie's mom *** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdownCaitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowdenEmily on instagram: www.instagram.com/hardcopy.onlineInterested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online Subscribe to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

    55 min

  7. FEB 6

    Friction Maxxing, the Slow Death of Objective Reality, Exploding Trees, and Happy 50th Ep!!

    This week’s episode (their 50th!!) is a full-chaos sampler platter: birthday party debriefs, peak petty relationship moments, and the new life philosophy of friction maxxing—aka choosing mild inconvenience on purpose so your brain doesn’t rot. Cait and Em unpack why the internet is making truth feel optional, what’s actually going on with ICE and the Olympics (spoiler: not what the headlines want you to think), and why TikTok moderation is starting to feel… ominous. Then: exploding trees, miracle baby turtles, dogs curing teen anxiety via gut microbes, and the extremely cursed idea of using AI as a therapist (don’t). Plus: Ozempic is apparently saving airlines millions, B12 deficiency comes for us all, and martinis spark a surprisingly technical debate. Equal parts smart, spiralling, and deeply unserious—just the way the girls like it. Shownotes: danish people petitionICE at the olympicstiktok censoringIranian regimeEllison media consolidationfriction maxxing teens and dogs and anxietychat gpt as a therapistexploding treestiny turtle miraclepancreatic cancer cureairline industry saving money due to glp-1 usagewhat does B12 dovirginia high school students car repairs for single moms *** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdownCaitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowdenEmily on instagram: www.instagram.com/hardcopy.onlineInterested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online Subscribe to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

    1h 2m

  8. JAN 29

    Davos + WEF analysis, Carney's middle powers, Toxic mom groups + who to platform, and Swearing as self-care

    This week the girls kick things off with a surprisingly serious (and genuinely hopeful) deep dive on Mark Carney's Davos mic-drop with their first-ever political insider guest Jill Clark, and shift to the usual business talking about naked FaceTimes, strong canned cocktails, and a four-and-a-half-star book review that spirals into why Goodreads is emotionally unsafe. They also consider swearing as a productivity tool, toxic mom groups, celebrity oversharing, platforming debates, and why saying “I just want dialogue” is often a lie.  Plus: billionaire math that will ruin your day, California’s drought glow-up, Wikipedia’s AI era, goalie fights, queer sports love stories, declining literacy panic, and one absolutely unforgivable seggs scene on page 527. Smart, chaotic, occasionally enraged, but ultimately very pro celebrating the wins. Shownotes: Guest commentator: Jill Clark  Books: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McNaughyThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsCanada's billionairesReading is on the declineGoalie fight!NICU nurse gets jailtimeWikipedia + AIElon's Grok deepfakesPM Carney's WEF speech Donald's Davos fact checks *** Follow along: Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdownCaitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowdenEmily on instagram: www.instagram.com/hardcopy.onlineInterested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click here Email anytime with questions: hey@hardcopy.online Subscribe to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up

    1h 1m
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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
    57
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Hard Copy Media
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