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S4, E37: So Proud to Live

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In this post-holiday episode, Queenie and TT ease their way out of Christmas and toward the New Year with warmth, humor, and perspective. They reflect on family gatherings, traditions, grief, nostalgia, and the strange emotional whiplash that follows the holidays—when the house empties, the cookies remain, and memories linger.

The Queens check in on what they’ve consumed, share laughter over matching dog pajamas, holiday indulgences, and the realities of midlife bodies, then move into cannabis news from across the country, highlighting the inconsistencies and absurdities of state laws.

The episode features original AI-assisted music, including a Closet Disco Queen Musical Interlude, recurring segments like Did This Happen Stoned or Is It Kaka?, and the first F*** It List entry of the new year: letting go of things you simply cannot control.

Thoughtful, funny, and deeply human.

S4, E36: Sail Across a Stormy Sea

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It’s the final episode of the year, and Queenie and TT are doing what they do best—making sense of the madness with humor, cannabis, and zero patience for nonsense. This week, the Queens revisit the surprisingly powerful science of humming (yes, humming) as a stress reliever and sinus saver, reflect on collective trauma and gaslighting fatigue, and unpack the latest cannabis news—including federal rescheduling and Supreme Court silence.

They play another round of Did This Happen Stoned or Is It Kaka? (Indonesia delivers), add a brutally honest new rule to the F*** It List—stop pretending to like people you don’t—and close out the year with laughter, grief, gratitude, and real talk about boundaries, aging, and surviving whatever comes next.

S4, E35: The Clock Keeps Turning

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In this episode, Queenie & TT settle in from the cold and let the conversation wander where midlife brains naturally go: time, exhaustion, politics, cannabis confusion, words we love (and loathe), and finally… letting shit go.

They talk about winter resentment, being trapped indoors, and the creeping sense that everything feels heavier lately — especially as the political landscape grows more chaotic, cruel, and intentionally overwhelming. From the constant barrage of disturbing headlines to the feeling that the system is designed to exhaust and numb us, Queenie & TT name what so many people are quietly feeling: this isn’t just politics — it’s a human gut punch.

On the cannabis front, TT tries to make sense of wildly conflicting news coming out of Washington — hemp bans, rescheduling rumors, Supreme Court decisions, harsher prosecutions in non-legal states, and the desperate need for actual research instead of fear-based nonsense. Meanwhile, both hosts share what they’ve consumed, because consistency matters.

Things lighten up with word nerdery, pronunciation aversions, favorite mouth-feel words (intergalactic makes a return), and another round of “Did This Really Happen, Or Is It Just Kaka?” featuring sheep who got into medical cannabis, alleged time travel via military time, and some truly impressive mental gymnastics.

The episode lands exactly where midlife wisdom lives:

This week’s Fuck-It List entry — Christmas cards… and apologizing for not doing everything.

No more guilt. No more over-explaining. No one is harmed if a card doesn’t arrive. The clock keeps turning, expectations need adjusting, and choosing peace is not a moral failure.

Warm, funny, rambling in the best way, and quietly profound — this is midlife in real time.

S4, E34: Unfiltered Midlife Moments & Cannabis Wisdom | You’re a Native New Yorker

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In this festive, snarky, holly-jolly episode, Queenie & TT recap Queenie’s whirlwind NYC adventure with 11 family members—complete with wooden escalators at Macy’s, Midtown crowds, a surprisingly safe and clean Rockefeller Center, LED pedicabs dressed like disco elves, and a Greek diner miracle where eight people were seated together during the holidays.  

The conversation shifts to the cannabis world, where TT brings the latest on the politicians quietly sneaking a hemp-derived THC ban into a federal budget bill, the alliances forming in response, and the crucial December 19th Supreme Court decision that could reshape the industry. Meanwhile, Queenie and TT compare edibles, discuss their latest consumption, and marvel at how rarely NYC seemed to smell like weed this year.  

Then it’s everyone’s favorite segment:

Could They, Should They, Might They Have Been Stoned – or Is It Just Kaka?

From elevator mishaps to a 911 call gone spectacularly wrong, TT once again proves her stoner-detection skills are razor sharp.  

Finally, this week’s Fuck-It List entry lands with midlife authority:

🔥 Saying NO — without a three-minute apology, explanation, or performance of guilt.

Inspired by an uncomfortable-but-brilliant Andy Richter moment, Queenie & TT unpack the power of reclaiming time, boundaries, and dignity. No justifications. No softening. Just “No.” Period.  

They wrap with holiday decorating, stockings, traditions with grandkids, and the comforting glow of feeling at home for Christmas for the first time in years.

Funny, warm, chaotic, cannabis-infused, and unmistakably midlife.

S4, E33: Laughing Through Midlife with Cannabis, Chaos & Courage | You Dropped a Bomb on Me

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This episode kicks off with a truth bomb: time is accelerating, and according to new research, our brains may undergo another major developmental shift around age 66. Suddenly, the urgency to stop wasting time makes a whole lot of sense.

Queenie introduces the now-iconic metaphor: “I can see the exit ramp… but I’m not putting my blinker on yet.”

From there:

  • We unpack why midlife suddenly feels different — sharper, bolder, less patient for nonsense
  • The Supreme Court may be inching toward cannabis reform, and the girls react accordingly
  • What Have You Consumed Today returns with blood-orange gummies and infused flower
  • Could’ve Done This If Stoned delivers its usual absurd productivity satire
  • A real-time dog security breach interrupts the recording
  • And the emotional core of the episode lands with the Fuck It List topic of the week:

🔥 F*ck It Entry of the Week: Apologizing for Taking Up Space

S4, E32: Caregiving Chaos, Man-Child Marriages, Licked Joints & the Midlife F*ck-It List | Toot, toot hey beep, beep

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In this raw, hilarious, and brutally honest episode, Queenie & TT tackle the emotional whiplash of midlife caregiving, the chaos of aging parents, and the rage-inducing reality that patience doesn’t age like fine wine. The conversation dives into compassion fatigue, caregiver burnout, role reversal, guilt, and the dark humor that becomes a survival skill when you’re the default adult in the room.

S4, E31: Upside Down: Midlife Mayhem, Memory Lapses & Matching Levels

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Queenie and TT log into another remote session and immediately spiral into the most relatable midlife chaos imaginable — fuzzy backgrounds, weird camera angles, pillow-height politics, and the kind of brain fog that makes you wonder why you opened your laptop in the first place. A sharp, funny episode about navigating tech, memory, and midlife womanhood with zero shame and maximum humor.

S4, E30: Good Vibrations

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Snow in November, live rosin gummies, and midlife meltdowns—Queenie and TT are back with another hilarious, heartfelt ride through the weirdness of womanhood. In this episode, they explore the surprising science of humming as a stress-buster (yes, really—it’s vagus nerve magic), share dinner-table family confessions, and tackle the hemp “loophole” myth. TT’s gummy kicks in mid-story, Queenie’s F** It List* adds “stop bringing healthy food to potlucks,” and somehow they end up talking about dog pajamas. Equal parts chaos, comedy, and comfort—exactly what your nervous system ordered.

S4, E29: Money, Money, Money

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This week’s conversation delves into the nuances of THC and its various delta variants, exploring the culture surrounding cannabis consumption, health perspectives, and future trends in cannabis products. And Queenie and TT speak to Susan about introducing cannabis in her book group!