Before You Cut Bangs
Hosted by Laura Quick and Claire Fierman, “Before You Cut Bangs” is full of hilarious conversations about real life, common and uncommon crises, and possible cosmetic errors that come along with it. Through storytelling and therapeutic wisdom, Claire and Laura share how to NOT fuck up your hair (and life) while walking through similar situations,
Produced by Will Lochamy
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
2.22 Season 2 Finale: What's in Your Emotional Fanny Pack?
This season finale takes us on a journey through the hosts' "emotional fanny packs" – what essentials would we all carry if we could magically bring anything to help us navigate life's challenges?
Loo…
2.21 Childhood Friends, Adult Battles: When Cancer Changes Life Overnight (pt. 2)
Part two of what happens when persistent pain leads to an unexpected, life-threatening diagnosis? In this riveting conversation, Claire welcomes her childhood friend, Beau, to share the first part of…
2.20 Childhood Friends, Adult Battles: When Cancer Changes Life Overnight (pt.1)
What happens when persistent pain leads to an unexpected, life-threatening diagnosis? In this riveting conversation, Claire welcomes her childhood friend, Beau, to share the first part of his extraor…
2.19 Midlife Crisis: Myth or Meltdown?
What if your so-called midlife crisis is actually a breakthrough in disguise? In this refreshingly honest and often funny episode, Claire reveals that she rarely sees classic midlife meltdowns in her…
2.18 The Disney Princess Paradox: When Your Sibling Is Too Perfect
What happens when the sibling you've been talking about on your podcast shows up to defend herself? She doubles down on her baddassery. Laura's sister Dee joins the show to set the record straight ab…
2.17 We Asked America’s Top Aging Expert How to Stay Young. His Answer? tune in!
Botox, supplements, cold plunges, IV drips… The internet is screaming a million ways to stay young, but what actually works? We sat down with Dr. Steven Austad—America’s leading aging expert—to separ…
2.16 Our Family's Vindication: Part 1 (Bob Lochamy, Will's Dad)
In this inaugural "vindication episode," Laura and Claire are joined by Will's father, veteran radio host Bob Lochamy, to set the record straight on some of the show’s most memorable family stories. …
2.15 Tier Troubles: When Friendship Rankings Go Wrong
Laura got a frantic call to grab someone’s kids... and couldn’t remember their name. Yep. That actually happened. In this episode, we’re talking about those awkward friendship moments when you realiz…
2.14 The Passive Aggressive Dance (We're all doing it?)
It's Will this time! He's the one with the issue! Well, it's also Laura and Claire... and probably you.
It turns out passive aggressiveness isn't just about your one snarky friend. That disconnect be…
2.13 The Art of Co-Parenting
"Co-parenting has nothing to do with your failed marriage," becomes our central theme as we explore the strategies that help children thrive despite family restructuring. We discuss the surprising va…
2.12 Chaos: Is It Me or Is It Them?
What if the chaos that keeps finding you isn't random at all? Laura and Claire tackle the uncomfortable question many of us face when drama seems to follow us everywhere: "Is it me or is it them?"
2.11 Navigating Small Talk: The Good, the Bad, and the Awkward
Small talk—love it or hate it, it’s everywhere. We explore why it exists, how it shapes our daily lives, and why some thrive on it while others (Will) cringe. Through engaging stories and psychologic…
2.10 Who To Travel With and Who To Leave Home
Should you only travel with tier-one friends? How are you going to decide on who plays the music in the car? Most importantly, who will be there to talk Claire out of going to live with the monks? Th…
2.9 Proceed with Caution (and Confidence)
Ever look at someone and think, Wow, they really have it all figured out? Yeah… us neither. But a listener wrote in and asked about confidence—where it comes from, how to get it, and whether we just …
2.8 Why Church Hurt Keeps People Out of Therapy
We dig into the crucial differences between Licensed Professional Counselors (LCPs) and pastoral counselors, addressing how negative church experiences can deter people from seeking effective therapy…
2.7 The Art of Listening: Beyond Fixing and Finding Connection
Are you listening!? Will probably isn't. Laura and Claire explore the complexities of being a good listener, discussing different approaches to friends versus acquaintances, and the role personal bou…
2.6 Your Elf is a Pretentious a**hole
We are knocking on the doors of Christmas and trying to capture the magic, but not get sucked into the world of comparisons and feeling like we didn’t do enough for our family, friends, and especiall…
2.5 Wait, they aren’t gonna change? Now what?
The hardest thing in life is to be in a relationship with people that we hoped would change and then we wake up one day and realize maybe they won’t… or can’t.
On this episode, we are diving into how…
2.4 True Crime and Why We Love It, with Documentarian Matthew Galkin
We're all fascinated with true crime and documentaries in general, but why? Filmmaker Matthew Galkin joins us for a fascinating conversation about the incredible influence of documentaries, highlight…
2.3 Avoiding the Holiday Drama, Y’all
Now that Halloween is over the real spooky season begins for some of us as we step into the holiday gathering season with our families. We are rolling out three ways to approach conversations you don…