Giggly Squad – "Giggling about our favorite moments of 2025"

Hosts: Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo
Date: December 23, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode of Giggly Squad celebrates all things 2025, highlighting memorable moments, hilarious personal stories, pop culture critiques, and the squad's signature self-deprecation. In their trademark chaotic style, Hannah and Paige, with frequent guests Grace and Des, laugh their way through a faux "business meeting," plotting big changes for the podcast in the new year, all while reflecting on relatable moments from their lives—dating, beauty mishaps, family, pop culture, and more.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Giggly Squad Goes Biweekly

• Announcement: The crew discusses plans for two episodes per week in 2026, involving zany pitches for how to break the news—ranging from changing the Empire State Building’s lights to adopting a second cat as a cryptic symbol.
  • Memorable Quote:

    “We all buy two cats, and we’re like, what does this mean?” – Paige (07:47)

  • Segment: [04:10–12:30]
• Brainstorming Reveal Ideas:
  • Empire State Building color change (“I’ve never heard that before.” – Grace, 05:17)
  • Global PR stunts versus the reality of “just telling the Gigglers” (09:40)
  • Final Decision: Episodes releasing Tuesday and Friday, with the Friday one being “off the rails” and open-format.

2. Reflection on 2025 – Favorite Moments

• Colonial Men as the Original Gays:
  • Joking about how historical men’s fashion was inherently camp.

    “They wore wigs. Whenever they had a meeting, there was something unnecessary.” – Grace (13:04)

• High School Tanning Bed Culture:
  • Paige’s religious dedication to tanning, sticker rituals, and parental interventions.

    “Tanning beds in high school were my religion, my life.” – Paige (14:27)

• Motherhood/Post-Baby Clarity:
  • Honest discussion about realizing relationship truths after childbirth.

    “You get post-baby clarity.” – Paige (16:01)

  • Segment: [15:33–16:13]

3. Men, Dating, and Modern Relationships

• Unique Female Perspectives:
  • Critiquing male bonding rituals (“YouTube waterboarding” – Grace, 17:16)
  • The “partnership” dynamic between Hannah and Paige as more intimate and supportive than most romantic relationships.
• Modern Marriage Observations:
  • “Babies will expose the fuck out of it.” – Grace (16:15)
  • Gender roles then and now, accessory trends for men.

    “Why has the standard for a wife stayed the same, yet the standard for a husband has gone down?” – Paige (75:01)

  • Segment: [21:23–26:47], [46:47–49:01]

4. Beauty, Health & Self-Care

• Botox & Egg Freezing:
  • Paige reveals her Botox experience (66:34) and offers an update on freezing eggs (64:17).

    “She froze her eggs, and then she froze her face.” – Grace (66:42)

  • Discussion of body changes, emotional shifts with hormones, and the taboo around cosmetic procedures.
• Dermaplaning and Skincare Routines:
  • “I dermaplaned. I’ve never felt so shiny—like a baby dolphin.” – Grace (44:50)
• Gyno Visits in 2025:
  • Still “like a medieval torture device,” lamenting the lack of progress.

5. Pop Culture & Fashion Commentary

• TV Musicals as Sports:
  • Drawing parallels between football and musical theater.

    “This is musical theater, okay? You have to remember the plays. Sorry, that’s memorizing lines!” – Paige (25:21)

• Reality TV & Fashion Dilemmas:
  • Anxiety about repeating outfits on TV and social media scrutiny.
• Accessories:
  • Paige on men’s tennis bracelets: “No, I was like, it’s not for you at all.” (74:39)
• Current fashion obsessions: Sneaker loafers, New Balance, and the ever-changing Instagram algorithm.

6. Therapy, Mental Health, and Personal Growth

• Therapy Effects:
  • “What if therapy is the problem?” – Paige (27:44)
  • The struggle with EMDR (jokingly called EDM) sessions.
• Lifelong Changing Friend and Family Dynamics:
  • Navigating returning home as adults (“step onto my parents’ street, I’m 16”—Paige, 72:34)
  • Comfort stalks, comfort routines, and nostalgia for pencil-sharpening breaks [58:26].
• Candid about Mental Health:
  • Admitting to periods of being “unimpressed” with life, bordering on depression (65:44–66:02)

7. Iconic Banter & One-Liners

• On Gender and Sexuality:
  • “The colonial men were gay.” – Paige (14:02)
  • “All men do is hang out and go, bro, watch this.” – Grace (17:27)
• Advice & Observations:
  • “If he can’t go down on you when you’re on your period, grow up.” – Grace (75:49)
  • “I'm never joining a religion that limits my drink. Not even alcohol. Like, I can’t have a Diet Coke—fuck off.” – Paige (52:11)
• On Fashion:
  • “You don’t put a sticker on a Lamborghini.” – Paige (15:17)
  • “Outfit repeater” anxiety is real when you’re on TV (40:29–42:47)
• On Podcast Life:
  • “How am I gonna wait till Monday to talk about this?” – Paige (79:10)

Memorable Quotes & Timestamps

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|---------|-------| | 05:36 | Paige | "It's like, an app. And, like, sometimes guys will be like, I can change the color of The Empire State Building. Like, they're lying to you. No, I've seen the app before." | | 07:53 | Grace | "Okay, rewind, rewind, rewind. Forget the plane. Forget Australia. Forget the flash mob. We all get another cat and just start showing... Like, we do Snapchats." | | 13:04 | Grace | "They wore wigs. Whenever they had a meeting, there was something unnecessary." | | 16:31 | Hannah | "They do this thing where, like, when they try to connect with you, they keep showing you YouTube videos. And it made me feel like an outdoor cat who brings you a dead pigeon." | | 21:10 | Grace | "Men look at me like a horse. They, like, check my teeth." | | 25:21 | Paige | "This is musical theater, okay? You have to remember the plays. Sorry, that's memorizing lines." | | 31:05 | Grace | "No, it looks like a medieval torture device." (on gynecological tools) | | 44:50 | Grace | "I dermaplaned. I’ve never felt so shiny. Yeah. Like I felt like a baby dolphin." | | 52:11 | Paige | "I'm never joining a religion that limits my drink. Not even alcohol. Like, I'm sorry, I can't have a Diet Coke." | | 66:22 | Paige | "I'm not in competition with people I don't feel inspired by."| | 74:39 | Paige | "I was like, cool, Buy yourself one. And me." (on men and tennis bracelets) | | 75:49 | Grace | "Men used to go to war. And you can't go down on me when I'm on my period. Grow up." |

Notable Segments & Timestamps

• Giggly Squad Business Meeting & New Show Format: [02:29–12:30]
• Colonial Men Discussion, Tanning Beds, Gender Commentary: [12:56–17:02]
• Motherhood, Relationships, Baby Clarity: [15:33–16:13]
• Banter on Therapy, Patterns, and Personal Growth: [27:24–33:40]
• Pop Culture: Wicked, Sports as Musicals, Outfits: [38:53–42:47][25:21–26:47]
• Beauty & Self-Care Routines: [64:17–67:39]
• Family Dynamics, Returning Home as an Adult: [72:34–73:43]
• Closing Thoughts, Podcast’s Essence: [75:01–80:13]

Tone & Vibes

• Self-deprecating, breezily irreverent, and unfiltered.
• Frequent asides, inside jokes, and honest discussions of taboo or “awkward” topics.
• Banter flows quickly between hard-hitting jokes, pop culture references, and heartfelt admissions.

Final Takeaways

Giggly Squad’s end-of-year episode is a signature blend of wild hypothetical plotting, genuinely relatable reflections, and sharply observed commentary on everything from relationships and therapy to fashion, friendship, and pop culture. With plans for a biweekly release schedule and plenty of self-roasting, 2026 promises even more chaotic delights for listeners.

Giggly Squad in 2025 is for anyone who loves to laugh at the mess of modern womanhood—because if you’re not giggling, what are you even doing?