This Is My Circus

Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill

Welcome to This Is My Circus—the podcast for everyone who is pop culture junkies, true crime lovers, and bookworms who thrive in chaos. 🎪🎙️ Hosted by Stefanie Navarro and Meredith Hill, we bring you hilarious, unfiltered conversations about the madness of parenting, the latest in pop culture, gripping true crime, AITA, and our latest book obsessions. Think of it as your weekly escape, where sarcasm is a love language, and no topic is off-limits. If you've ever:✅ Hidden in the bathroom just to get some peace ✨✅ Spent way too much time on true crime Reddit threads 🔍✅ Had a book hangover from binge-reading all night 📚✅ Screamed at reality TV like the drama is your personal business 🍿 …then congratulations, you’ve found your people! 🎧 New episodes drop every Thursday – Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! 💬 COMING SOON:  JOIN The Circus Crew for bonus content, bloopers, and exclusive behind-the-scenes chaos! 👉 www.thisismycircuspodcast.com 🔥 Follow us on social: @thisismycircuspodcast

  1. Jul 7

    🎪 Episode 90: Capybaras, Facebook Dating, Fireworks & The Night Shift

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to This Is My Circus — the podcast where vacation stories turn into survival tales, dating apps require emotional support, and somehow we end up talking about capybaras, fireworks, hot soccer players, Kanye telepathy, and murder books all in one episode. This week, Meredith is back from the Gulf Coast with stories about non-cuddly capybaras, a pontoon boat adventure that almost became an accidental trip to Cuba, and the kind of vacation reset she didn’t realize she needed. Meanwhile, Stefanie has entered a brand-new phase of life: Facebook dating. After being out of the dating world for 27 years, she’s learning the rules, Googling first-date expectations, and realizing that suggesting a hike with a stranger may not be the safest plan. 🎙️ In This Episode: We’re talking about: Meredith’s Gulf Coast vacation and the capybara experience that was less snuggly than expectedRenting a pontoon boat with almost no instructions and accidentally heading toward the GulfWhy clear water, sand dollars, and starfish beat Dirty Myrtle every timeStefanie joining Facebook Dating after 27 years out of the dating worldAwkward dating profiles, first-date anxiety, and why a picnic in the woods may not be the moveFourth of July fireworks, stressed-out dogs, and why fireworks are beautiful but also kind of terribleWorld Cup updates, attractive soccer players, and why Nigeria’s goalkeeper may convert Stephanie into a soccer fanFreddy from Germany still living his best American vacation lifeA mama beluga whale escaping captivity to find her babyWeird news involving Kanye West “telepathy,” Gorilla Glue revenge, and a nursing home party queenTaylor and Travis wedding talk, charity donations, and why we definitely weren’t invited💬 Am I The A-Hole? This week’s AITA story takes us onto a crowded bus where a woman reclines her seat directly into a teenage boy’s lap while he’s traveling for heart surgery. 📚 Book Club Review: The Night Shift by Alex Finlay This week’s book review is The Night Shift by Alex Finlay, a twisty thriller that starts on New Year’s Eve 1999, when four teenage girls working at a Blockbuster Video are attacked and only one survives. Fifteen years later, another group of teenage employees is attacked at an ice cream shop in the same town, and once again, only one person makes it out alive. 📖 Spoiler Warning We go deep into spoilers for The Night Shift, including the killer, the connection between the victims, and the twists that tie the two timelines together. 📚 Next Book: The Island Club by Nicola Harrison Next week’s read takes us to 1956 on Bulba Island, just off the California coast, where three women, hidden secrets, tennis, marriage drama, and society expectations collide. 🎬 Next Documentary: Maternal Instinct on Netflix We’ll also be talking about the Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct in next week’s episode. ✨ Join The Circus If you love funny podcast conversations, parenting chaos, dating after divorce, weird news, documentary reviews, true crime energy, BookTok-style book reviews, and two friends who can turn absolutely anything into a rabbit hole, you’re in the right place. Listen to This Is My Circus on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow, leave a review, and tell a friend to join the circus.

  2. Jun 30

    🎪 Episode 89: Netflix Documentary Series Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 Chaos, Anarchy and Rock & Roll

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to This Is My Mini Circus... the not so mini, mini episode with a  full-blown documentary deep dive because Woodstock ’99 because it was too chaotic not to discuss. This week, Stefanie and Meredith break down Netflix’s Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99, and whew… this one had everything: 90s nostalgia, MTV chaos, overheated crowds, overpriced water, questionable planning, angry music, rave hangars, and a festival that went from “peace, love, and music” to full-on destruction. What was supposed to be a modern version of the original Woodstock turned into one of the most infamous music festival disasters of all time. We discuss how bad decisions stacked on top of each other: Too many peopleNot enough waterNot enough securityNo shadePoor sanitationOverpriced essentialsAngry music paired with an angry crowdA total lack of crowd controlAnd honestly? Looking back as adults and parents made this documentary hit completely differently. 🎧 90s Nostalgia Meets Absolute Disaster If you grew up with MTV, Carson Daly, TRL, Limp Bizkit, Korn, DMX, Kid Rock, and wallet chains, this episode will throw you right back into the late 90s. But it also raises a lot of questions, like: Who thought putting hundreds of thousands of overheated people on asphalt with no affordable water was a good idea? Why were candles handed out to an already angry crowd? And how did anyone think this was going to end peacefully? 🎬 Next Week We’ll be back with our regular chaos, conversations, and whatever rabbit hole we fall into next. ✨ Join The Circus If you love funny podcast conversations, documentary reviews, 90s nostalgia, chaotic storytelling, parenting humor, true crime energy, and two friends trying to make sense of the madness, you’re in the right place. Listen to This Is My Circus on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, and wherever you get your podcasts. Don’t forget to follow, leave a review, and tell a friend to join the circus.

    🎪 Episode 89: Netflix Documentary Series Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 Chaos, Anarchy and Rock & Roll
  3. Jun 23

    🎪 Episode 88: Squatters, Sovereign Citizens, Creepy Reincarnation & The Deer That Won’t Leave

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to This Is My Circus — where one of us is being psychologically terrorized by a deer, the other is raising a puppy with no concept of personal space, and somehow we end up deep-diving into squatters, sovereign citizens, reincarnation, and wedding drama. This week we're talking bizarre neighborhood wildlife, viral international visitors falling in love with America, the absolutely rage-inducing Squatters: Get the F Out of My House docuseries, and a thriller that had us questioning everything we thought we knew about life, death, and family secrets.  🎙️ In This Episode 🦌 Meredith vs. The Deer  The mysterious deer that refuses to leave the yard  Why the dogs think they've made a new best friend  Midnight standoffs and disappearing hostas  White woman suburbia problems at their finest 🐶 Clifford's First Park Adventure  Why treats suddenly became irrelevant  The challenge of training a social butterfly puppy  The struggle of teaching a dog that not everyone wants to be his friend 🇺🇸 The Internet's Favorite Tourist  The German traveler whose love for America has gone viral  Waffle House, Buc-ee's, college football, NASA, and celebrity meetups  How one visitor ended up living a better American vacation than most Americans  Why the world is suddenly falling in love with the United States again 🍻 World Cup Culture & International Visitors  Why Americans are embracing global soccer fans  Scottish fans drinking breweries dry  Hospitality competitions between countries  The unexpected power of Southern food and American culture 📺 Documentary Review:Squatters: Get the F Out of My House (Hulu) This documentary series had us angry, stressed, and questioning reality. We discuss:  Homeowners being arrested while squatters stay in their homes  Serial squatters exploiting legal loopholes  Fake leases, fake paperwork, and unbelievable scams  Millions of dollars in property damage  Sovereign citizen movements and bizarre legal claims  SWAT team standoffs over stolen homes  The emotional and financial devastation faced by homeowners If you're looking for a documentary that will make your blood pressure spike, this is the one.  ⭐ Our Rating: Highly Recommended (But maybe don't binge all six episodes in one sitting unless you enjoy rage.) 😳 WTF of the Week🐊 Child Thrown Into Crocodile Enclosure A shocking story out of the UK involving:  A stranger throwing a three-year-old into a crocodile exhibit  A heroic zoo employee jumping in to save the child  Questions about mental health, justice, and humanity 🦫 Beaver Watch 2026  Local baby beaver sightings  Why they're adorable but problematic  The unexpected wildlife takeover of the neighborhood 💬 Am I The A-Hole?"Am I the A-Hole for Dropping Out of My Sister's Wedding?" After paying over $5,500 toward her sister's engagement party, a woman overhears the bride admitting she was only chosen as Maid of Honor because she was easy to manipulate and willing to spend money. We discuss:  Family manipulation  Financial boundaries  Toxic sibling relationships  Why "No" is a complete sentence 📚 Book Club Review The Lake House Children by Greg Dunnett A psychological thriller with:  Reincarnation mysteries  Family secrets  Childhood trauma  Suspenseful twists  A shocking ending we didn't see coming What We Loved:  Unique premise  Strong emotional storytelling  Multiple unexpected twists  Kept us guessing until the end Our Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  9.5–10/10 One of our favorite reads in recent months.

  4. Jun 16

    Episode 87: Charleston Trips, Dr. Phil Scandals, Alien Files & Roommate Revenge

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to This Is My Circus — where beach trips turn into shark anxiety, dogs fall into pools, childhood TV icons get exposed, and we somehow end up debating aliens, furries, and goose fights. In this episode, we cover:  🌊 Charleston, Folly Beach, Teddy Swims, and grown-up dinners  🎣 Deep sea fishing, baby sharks, and why seafood is a hard no  🐶 Clifford’s accidental pool dive and muddy crime scene bath  📺 Dirty Rotten Scandals on Hulu: Dr. Phil, America’s Next Top Model, and The Price Is Right exposed  ⚽ World Cup chaos, international fans in America, and why Waffle House is basically cultural diplomacy  🐊 A Florida alligator assists with an arrest, because of course it did  👽 Government alien files, lizard people, praying mantis aliens, and why O-negative blood suddenly feels suspicious 🎙️ “Am I the A-Hole?” A roommate comes home early to find strangers sleeping in his trashed room… so he swaps bedrooms while his roommate is away. Verdict: Not the A-hole. George deserved the ants. 📚 Next Week: We’re doing both: Docuseries: Squatters: Get the F Out of My House on Hulu Book: The Lake House Children by Greg Dunnett ✨ JOIN THE VIP CIRCUS CREW Get full video episodes, bonus content, behind-the-scenes chaos, and more. 🔗 CONNECT & SUPPORT Instagram: @thisismycircuspod Facebook: This Is My Circus  Tiktok: @Thisismycircuspodcast 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzzsprout, and wherever you get your chaos.

  5. Jun 9

    🎪 Episode 86: We're BACK! Feral Puppies, Wedding Drama, Netflix The Crash Documentary, & Suspicious Dolphins

    Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to This Is My Circus — where we embrace the chaos, keep it real about parenting, pop culture, true crime, and the books, shows, and internet rabbit holes we can’t stop talking about. Stefanie and Meredith are officially back, and this episode is full of life updates, feral puppy energy, senior-year mom feelings, dating fears, wedding vendor chaos, Netflix true crime, suspicious dolphins, and one very unhinged “Am I the A-Hole?” wedding story. Buckle up. We missed you. ✨ Inside This Episode: • 🐶 Clifford the chaos puppy has joined the family, and Rex is not emotionally prepared. • 🎓 Dylan graduated, Jackson survived another school year, and the senior-year mom emotions are already hitting hard. • 🎣 Beach trips, deep sea fishing, teenage boys, and why sitting still sounds peaceful until your brain gets involved. • 💘 Stefanie considers dating again, immediately regrets it, and realizes background checks may need to be part of the process. • 💸 The ladies discuss rich husband applications, NBA ticket prices, yacht outfits,  • 🧠 Meredith shares a chaotic wedding-day story involving a car accident, Jackson’s broken collarbone, and a suspiciously timed TikTok mental health check. • 💍 Wedding business updates, missing vendors, emergency makeup saves, and why wedding pros deserve more credit. • 🚗 A deep dive into The Crash on Netflix, including reckless driving, complicated grief, questionable parenting, jailhouse behavior, and the sentencing debate. • 🗳️ A hilarious political name mix-up involving two men named Dan Sullivan running against each other. • 🐋 A lonely killer whale becomes a town mascot, and honestly, we support him. • 🐬 Gerald the dolphin kidnapping people for unpaid underwater labor...but is he really a dolphin or is it an alien?  • 🧳 Vacation planning paralysis, Florida fears, Raccoon Island dreams, and the never-ending list of unfinished projects. 🎙️ “Am I the A-Hole?” A bride kicks a young server out of her wedding because she thinks the server is too distracting. And the update made it even better!  📺 What We’re Watching: The Crash on Netflix Stefanie and Meredith break down the documentary, the case, the parents, the interviews, the jail behavior, and why this story is every parent’s nightmare when it comes to teenagers, driving, drugs, emotions, and getting into the wrong car. 📢 Final Thoughts This episode has everything: puppies, graduation feelings, dating trauma, wedding chaos, Netflix true crime, suspicious ocean animals, and one bride who owes every server in America an apology. We’re back!   Thanks for listening to This Is My Circus. Come back next week. We love you guys.

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About

Welcome to This Is My Circus—the podcast for everyone who is pop culture junkies, true crime lovers, and bookworms who thrive in chaos. 🎪🎙️ Hosted by Stefanie Navarro and Meredith Hill, we bring you hilarious, unfiltered conversations about the madness of parenting, the latest in pop culture, gripping true crime, AITA, and our latest book obsessions. Think of it as your weekly escape, where sarcasm is a love language, and no topic is off-limits. If you've ever:✅ Hidden in the bathroom just to get some peace ✨✅ Spent way too much time on true crime Reddit threads 🔍✅ Had a book hangover from binge-reading all night 📚✅ Screamed at reality TV like the drama is your personal business 🍿 …then congratulations, you’ve found your people! 🎧 New episodes drop every Thursday – Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! 💬 COMING SOON:  JOIN The Circus Crew for bonus content, bloopers, and exclusive behind-the-scenes chaos! 👉 www.thisismycircuspodcast.com 🔥 Follow us on social: @thisismycircuspodcast