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Your Weekly Breakdown

Your Weekly Breakdown

Hard Copy Media 64 episodes Latest May 23, 2026

Your Weekly Breakdown is a silly and sometimes smart podcast for busy women. Hosts Caitlin Howden and Emily Key discuss cultural conversations, news, pop culture, and life's minor inconveniences. They also interview guests and offer recommendations for music, books, and TV shows.

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A.I. Delinquents, Skims + Cocaine, Canadian Breakups, Women's Health, and Boy Martinis Jun 2, 2026 4126 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 usu
"Under-babied" and Moms.gov, Peptides, Fake celeb feuds, Women in Sports, + Yelling at men May 23, 2026 4609 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 at
Met Gala Hunger Games, AI Grifters, Energy Prices Soar, + Emotional Support Skin Care May 14, 2026 3793 Em is BACK! The Hunger Games starts feeling less like dystopian fiction and more like a live news feed as Em and Cait unpack the increasingly surreal overlap between billionaires, propaganda, AI grifters, collapsing institutions, and the Met Gala. From Bezos sponsoring fashion’s biggest night to self-help influencers trying to convince women they’ll be “left behind” if they don’t hand their financ
White House Correspondents dinner, White Lotus updates, Elephant Justice, + Erosion of Social Niceties May 8, 2026 5058 A smart, slightly unhinged tour through media, memory, power, and the slow erosion of both environmental regulations and social niceties, with just enough jokes to keep you from spiralling.Cait and guest co-host Jill Clark chat lost media, unreliable memory, and the unsettling realization that some things might actually be gone forever (including, tragically, a niche aquarium puppet show). Also: p
A 12-year engagement, Tinder Trap, Tradwife Time Machine, and Doug Ford's new jet May 5, 2026 4979 Two women, one podcast, and absolutely no respect for the social contract of air travel. This week, Cait and guest co-host Jill cover the elite art of using Tinder as Yelp abroad, the chaos of surprise Ashley Madison accounts, why a 12-year engagement might just be a relationship hostage situation, and the new  fruit wash that could save your berries and your bank account. Plus: tradwife thrillers
Penis Facials, Moon Denialists, Cringe!, and (yo!) the Clit Map Finally Dropped Apr 26, 2026 3354 Fish sperm facials, clitoral cartography, collapsing dictatorships, fake moon conspiracies, and a bird in a homemade submarine. This week, Em and Cait unpack the absurdity of modern life, from anti-aging hysteria and Gen Z’s fear of cringe, to why competency is the new porn, and democracy might still have a pulse!! Weird, funny, and somehow deeply hopeful?!Shownotes:nine inch nails new albumtrump
Missing Scientists?!, Nutella in Space, Polymarket Bets on War: the Rise of the Dystopian Death Market Apr 19, 2026 3497 This episode is a chaotic, funny mix of pop culture, space wonder, and “are we okay as a society?” moments.Study the bizarre pH fact (beer and vaginas!) and dive into Bravo drama and Coachella chatter, before landing on the genuine awe of the Artemis II mission.Also: a string of missing scientists sparks uneasy curiosity, and a deep dive into prediction betting markets reveals people are literally
Fart Gate, the Second Wife Economy, and Learning Personal Boundaries Apr 12, 2026 4380 This week, Cait and Em cover everything from $1,000 theatre outings and elite family vacation strategy (built-in kids club, obviously) to the deeply unserious state of Canadian politics—yes, including Fart Gate. Caitlin wins a CBC comedy panel (as she should), Emily pitches a documentary on Anne Hathaway’s press tour (greenlit in our minds), and together we unpack why women are now… quietly managi
Pierre Poilievre on Joe Rogan, Mormon Wives Drama, + the Collapse of Modern Society (Fun!) with guest Jill Clark Apr 3, 2026 5998 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 T
Content, Capitalism, and the Cost of Being Alive w/ guest co-host Jill Clark Mar 30, 2026 5351 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 havin
Hockey culture, Burnt bangs, Olympic Village after dark, and the usual newsy chaos Mar 10, 2026 4067 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 ado
Olympic Cheaters, Year of the Unhinged Horse, the Death of Privacy, and Let's All Go Full Bush Mar 2, 2026 4022 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

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