Platonic Lifemates

Today we’re talking about June’s book club pick, Open Book by Jessica Simpson.  Melissa and Whitney weren’t fans back in the early 2000s, but this book gave them a new found respect for her. It is a …

This week we’re bringing an episode that we didn't get to air in late May. We’re talking about diet culture and how that has shaped us as ladies in our mid-30’s.  We grew up in the 90’s, fat was the …

Hi Everyone. We’re back with an episode we recorded on June 2, just a few days after the murder of George Floyd and 3 days in to the national protests. We talk about protests, police, Black Lives Mat…

This week school is finally over and we’re not teachers anymore!!!!  Melissa has been going commando and Whitney is already over the outdoors. We play a lovely little game you might have heard of (F@…

Hello again friends. This week we’re talking about Bumble and the weird shit people do on dating apps. Melissa’s shares some interesting observations over the past week, they’re interesting. We’ve al…

Happy May!  This week we’re talking about April’s book club pick, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. We both enjoyed this psychological thriller. Nothing distracts from a global pandemic like re…

We’re back to finish off April (forever known as the shittiest month of 2020) with a little talk of self care. We talk about the 6 types of self care and how we’re trying our best to hit all 6 in the…

This week we’re wrapping up week 3 from the inside. The inside of our houses that is. It’s officially the third week of our stay at home mandate and everyone is getting a little squirrely. So this we…

This week we’re talking about our March book club pick, Miss You by Kate Eberlen. We both loved this book and couldn’t get enough of this story of two lives that leave us wanting to know where they a…

Hello everyone! This week's episode we’re joined by a special guest, Amanda of 30 seconds with Amanda fame. We were originally going to talk about true crime, her specialty, but given the state of th…

This week we’re talking about Love is Blind.  We both can’t get enough of Lauren and Cameron. We try to honestly figure out why so many of the women fell for Barnett, but we’re terrified Amber might …

This week we go down a rabbit hole of unpopular opinions. The internet is full of dumb things, and this week just proves this to be true. Is Friends great or the worst show ever? Are The Beatles the …

It's book club time. This month we read American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson and this book goes better than the others. Melissa has a beef of the week (it involves lies on the internet; gasp), we take on…

This week we’re celebrating V-Day. No, not Valentine’s Day, vagina and ladies health day (it's our new holiday). We cover everything from periods, tampons and cups (oh my) to bias in the medical prof…

This week we are so excited to have our first guest on the podcast, Beth Heyer. Beth is an all around amazing lady and bad ass. She is an inspiring entrepreneur, mom of two little ones, wife and frie…

This week we’re back from a week off due to complete and total bonkers and both of us needing a little break to take care of ourselves. We talk about January’s book club pick, Unlawful Justice by K.C…

This week Mel and Whitney talk about the F word, friendship. How we picked our friends in our teens, 20’s and 30’s, do we end friendships or let them fizzle, what is important as you get older in a f…

This week we’re talking personalities, and we have some strong ones. We both took the Enneagram test and found our preferred Love Languages. One of us was a little surprised by the results (it was Me…

It’s the last episode of the year so we toasted and roasted some of our favorite victories and blunders of the year. From Lizzo twerking with a flute to the U.S.A. Women's World Cup triumph, Pelosi’s…

This week we recap our December book pick, The Importance of Being Wicked by Victoria Alexander. It’s secy England times book with a widow Boss Bitch of England times who is sex positive as our heroi…