Giggly Squad: "Giggling about fainting, dick pills, and weed pens"

Hosts: Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo
Date: January 9, 2026

Episode Overview

In this lively and hilarious episode, Hannah and Paige dive into a classic, chaotic Giggly Squad session: they reflect on embarrassing fainting episodes, expose the weird rituals men have around bathroom breaks, riff on the absurdity of over-the-counter “dick pills,” and tell memorable weed pen stories from reality TV. Alongside their trademark pop-culture roasts, they touch on topics like book club culture, female friendship dynamics, mental health, and celebrity drama—all while never taking themselves too seriously.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Pop Culture, Clubs & Book Talk

• Book Club as Social Cred:
  Paige admits she bought a Colleen Hoover book just to be able to say “I read the book” before a movie adaptation comes out.
  • Quote: “When it comes to movies and books, my favorite thing to say is, well, I read the book, and I haven’t been able to say it in about 15 years.” – Paige (05:14)
• Celebrities and Book Clubs:
  Hannah points out the PR move for hot celebrities launching book clubs to seem “multidimensional.” Kaia Gerber and Olivia Ponton get mentioned (07:09).
• Ashley Tisdale Cut Article / Mom Groups Drama:
  The hosts break down the recent “mom club” fallout featuring Ashley Tisdale, Hilary Duff, and Meghan Trainor, discussing social exclusion, subtweeting in articles, and celeb feuds.
  • Quote: “I didn’t feel included is saying like, I was bullied.” – Hannah (09:40)
  • Segment: 08:55–12:00

2. Clubs, Fainting, and Pilates Mishaps

• Clubs Are Back (Sort of):
  Both admit that as adults, joining real “clubs” feels ridiculous, but Hannah’s mom’s boozy book club—where not everyone actually reads—sounds tempting (13:06).
• Hannah’s Pilates Fainting Story:
  Hannah confesses to almost passing out during an intense Pilates class taught by a beautiful, pregnant instructor. She narrates her spiral—messing with her socks to play it off, escaping to the bathroom floor to hide, and debating how to return without being noticed.
  • Memorable quote: "Nothing like it. I mean, I was at peace for the first time in my life. Some would say my whole life went flashing by me. I saw me as a child playing with butterflies." – Hannah, on lying on the bathroom floor after nearly fainting (21:32)
  • Segment: 15:21–23:32

3. The Ritual of Men’s Bathroom Breaks

• Main Character Pooping:
  The duo giggles about how men turn their bathroom breaks into dramatic, lengthy solo rituals.
  • Quote: “There is an epidemic out there when men take poops, they make it a ritual. They make it, like, main character energy. They take a whole business day.” – Hannah (27:49)
• Moms & No Privacy:
  Paige observes that mothers rarely get privacy, while their husbands vanish for epic solo bathroom breaks.
• Public Bathroom Anxieties:
  Paige confesses to leaving high school early just to avoid using public restrooms, while Hannah claims to be “a real one” who has no shame (29:09–29:44).

4. Mental Health & Social Dynamics

• Handling Mistreatment:
  The squad recites and unpacks the note: “When people mistreat you, it’s because they think you’re better than them and they want to bring you down to their level…”
  • Quote: “If no one’s mean to you, you’re not doing enough.” – Hannah (33:19)
• Comparison and Self-Awareness:
  Personal growth in their 30s: realizing one's own annoying traits, learning to handle flaws, and becoming more self-aware and empathetic.
  • Segment: 52:08–53:19

5. Award Show Hosts & Major Moments for Women

• Celebrating Women Hosts:
  The hosts praise women like Chelsea Handler and Nikki Glaser for modernizing and bringing nuance to hosting major award shows, noting how the media underplays their achievements compared to men.
  • Quote: “We are socially aware and we know how to be funny without, like, hurting people… Because we have empathy.” – Paige (35:33)
  • Segment: 35:17–37:45

6. Dick Pills, Double Standards & Gas Station Weirdness

• Rant on “Dick Pills” Availability:
  In a segment both hilarious and sharp, Hannah and Paige mock the ubiquity of gas station sex pills for men vs. the luxury tax on period products.
  • Memorable line: “One thing we need less of is hard men. If you're soft, you're soft for a reason. That's the universe.” – Hannah (40:34)
• Curiosity/Warnings:
  Paige says gas station sex pills are dangerous; Hannah jokes about accidentally taking one herself.
  • Segment: 40:22–41:07

7. Men & Cosmetic Procedures

• Older Men & Bad Plastic Surgery:
  The girls joke about how male celebrities (esp. Bradley Cooper) who get plastic surgery end up looking “funky” because societal standards don’t pressure them the same way.
  • Quote: “When men get bad plastic surgery, I’m like, you didn’t even need this, and you (messed) it up.” – Hannah (45:00 approx)
• Aging Aesthetics:
  They prefer men to look “weathered, tired, and a little bit slow”—with Paige declaring, “I want salt and pepper hair. I want you to walk kind of slower.” (46:18–46:21)

8. Weed Pen Reality TV Story

• Infamous Closet Weed Pen Episode:
  Paige prompts Hannah to recall the time she (awkwardly) hit a weed pen on reality TV, got “caught” by a guy she was dating, and then tried to explain she didn’t know how to inhale.
  • Quote: “I was so dramatic about it, like I’m about to do heroin for the first time…” – Hannah (58:15)

9. Beauty Rituals & Russian Manicures

• Praise for the Science of Nails:
  Post weed-pen tangent, Hannah marvels at her first Russian manicure, calling manicurists “scientists.”
  • Quote: “How did you create a whole new nail bed? Like, it’s incredible the work that they’ve done.” – Hannah (60:19)
• Nail Anxiety:
  Paige confesses to hand-shaking nerves every time she gets her nails painted.

10. Final Giggles & Mental Health Takeaways

• Ana de Armas as Inspiration:
  Paige describes using Ana de Armas’s casting as Marilyn Monroe (“If Ana de Armas can be Marilyn Monroe, I can do anything”) as her mantra.
  • Quote: “If Ana de Armas can be Marilyn Monroe, I can do anything.” – Paige (61:44)
• Looking Back with Humor:
  The episode closes out with the hosts reflecting on their evolving friendship, personal growth, and the unpredictability (and fun) of future episodes.

Notable Quotes & Moments with Timestamps

• On Book Club Motivation:
  “My favorite thing is to say, well I read the book, and I haven’t been able to say it in about 15 years.” – Paige (05:14)

• The Art of Fainting Incognito:
  “Laying down on a cold strangers bathroom floor. Nothing like it… Some would say my whole life went flashing by me.” – Hannah (21:27)

• Men’s Bathroom Rituals:
  “They make it a ritual. They make it, like, main character energy. They take a whole business day.” – Hannah (27:49)

• Life Advice on Mistreatment:
  “If no one’s mean to you, you’re not doing enough.” – Hannah (33:19)

• Celebrating Women Award Show Hosts:
  “Because we are socially aware and we know how to be funny without, like, hurting people.” – Paige (35:33)

• Gas Station Sex Pills:
  “One thing we need less of is hard men. If you’re soft, you’re soft for a reason.” – Hannah (40:34)

• Hannah’s Weed Pen Misadventure:
  “I'm so dramatic about it, like, I'm about to do heroin for the first time.” – Hannah (58:15)

• Sisterhood Mantra:
  “If Ana de Armas can be Marilyn Monroe, I can do anything.” – Paige (61:44)

Highlighted Segments

• Pop culture/book club talk (02:46–07:54)
• Pilates fainting story (15:21–23:32)
• Men’s bathroom rituals (27:20–31:44)
• Ashley Tisdale mom-group drama (08:55–12:00)
• Women award show hosts & media (35:17–37:45)
• Dick pills segment (40:22–41:07)
• Weed pen closet story (57:41–59:14)
• Mental health insights (32:07–34:14; 35:17–36:10; 61:44)

Tone & Style

True to their brand, Hannah and Paige keep things fast-paced, irreverent, and packed with self-deprecating humor. Their conversational tangents bring a “best-friends-hanging-out” energy, all while subtly making smart observations about fame, womanhood, relationships, and how absurd life can be.

For listeners and newcomers alike, this episode is chock full of laughs, relatable confessions, and moments of sharp, understated wisdom. Whether you’re here for the pop culture breakdowns, the inside jokes, or the oddly inspiring advice, “Giggling about fainting, dick pills, and weed pens” delivers classic Giggly Squad banter and then some.