So how did "skinny" become the most aspirational body type on the planet?

In this episode, we trace the surprising, recent history of the thin ideal: from 18th-century class anxieties that mocked both fatness and thinness as aristocratic excess, through the romanticized "consumptive chic" of the tuberculosis era, into the flapper-driven body revolution of the 1920s, and on to the actuarial-table sleight of hand that gave the world BMI.

Along the way: Twiggy, Wallis Simpson, heroin chic, the diet pill crazes of the 20th century, the rise of bariatric surgery, and the deeply flawed science behind a hundred years of body shame.

This episode tells the real story of how the modern West learned to fear its own bodies.

Come with Lauren and Jordan as the gossip about cheating and break ups and why men are delulu.

Surprise bonus at the end!

Come freak out over PTSD and calm down over why Hantavirus could never be COVID.

We talk about the shooting at the White House Corespondent Dinner and how horrible it is to live through gun violence.

Then we end with Jordan, who has watched Dance Moms for the first time, and it's ruined her life.

But here's the twist: the women saw it coming. Liz Cheney lost her seat calling Trump the most dangerous man to ever hold the presidency. Marjorie Taylor Greene, yes, that Marjorie Taylor Greene, resigned from Congress and gave up her entire career to stand with Jeffrey Epstein's survivors against the explicit wishes of the President of the United States. Meanwhile, Fetterman is on Hannity.

We talk about political betrayal, who pays the price for telling the truth, and why the women keep being the ones willing to lose everything while the men calculate the vibes.

Smart and Unserious — two normal millennials making sense of a completely unserious news cycle.

This week, we unpack:

🧊 ICE victims testifying in Congress 🎤 The artist formerly known as Kanye West issuing an apology 📂 And a dive into the Epstein files because it's important

We also talk about Renée Nicole Good and what her story reveals about the immigration system, accountability, and the way power operates quietly and cruelly.

This is Taylor's 12th album, we have thoughts.

First: the White House and how it talks about Iran.

Then: Louis Theroux's new documentary on the manosphere. We watched it so we could talk about the red pill pipeline.

Finally: Ask the men in your life to stop lying.

If the news makes you want to scream, come scream-laugh with us instead.

A comedic recap of Trump-era chaos, political scandals, and the moments that defined U.S. politics in 2025.

Plus, Lauren gets a minute of hate towards her least favorite Republican. 

Then Jordan and Lauren talk about their favorite show, The Traitors and why reality TV is good for you.