Giggly Squad Podcast

Episode: "Giggling about wackness, piercings, and lavender marriages"

Hosts: Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo
Release Date: December 2, 2025

Episode Overview

In this episode, Hannah and Paige take listeners on a classic Giggly Squad ride: irreverent, playful, and sometimes unexpectedly deep. They riff on nostalgic vocabulary (“wack”), fashion trends, pop culture—like the continuing obsession with Rob Kardashian and twin TikToks—generational changes in women’s lives, and the concept of "lavender marriages." The conversation jumps from chaotic Thanksgiving family stories to funny run-ins with Uber Eats, self-deprecating dating gripes, piercing adventures, communal female living fantasies, and classic banter about cats and dogs. As ever, they blend humor, candid storytelling, and a bit of life wisdom (with plenty of giggling).

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Wackness Comeback

[06:11 - 08:30]

• Hannah calls out Paige (playfully) for saying her computer is "acting whack," leading to a nostalgic appreciation for the word "wack."
• They discuss its versatility (“men act whack, outfits are whack, vibes are whack”) and ponder whether it’s a NY or millennial thing.
• Hannah: “If you want to go real crazy, you go, that shit’s whack. If you want to be a real New York sneaker head, wait, she’s so whack.”
  [06:39]
• Fashion terms come up— how adjectives cycle in pop culture and fashion (the “major”/“mage” phenomenon).

2. Thanksgiving, Toast, and Lavender Marriages

[08:33 - 13:16]

• Anna tells a story about her family's unconventional Thanksgiving, including her dad's obsession with literal toast.
• The main dinner debate becomes the idea of “lavender marriages”—hetero marriages where one or both partners are gay, sometimes done for companionship, family-building, or economic ease.
• Anna describes explaining the concept to a (confused) gay man, and Hannah adds her humorous confusion.
• Anna: “... More women are choosing a stable home with their gay bestie ... It is economically efficient in some cases ...”
• It sparks a (lighthearted) confrontation and launches a tangent on changing norms: women having more agency and options.

3. Generational Change for Women

[21:12 - 25:30]

• Hannah shares her family's Thanksgiving and the shocking realization that her Nana grew up without a bed or hot water.
• The hosts reflect on how different women’s choices are today, and joke about their own (relative) modern comfort.
• Hannah: “... she had to get married so they could get a shower ... I get it. I would get married too if I didn’t have hot water.”
  [24:32]
• Gratitude for living in modern times comes up, complete with jokes about surviving historical eras with their health issues.

4. Women’s Communes and Alternative Families

[15:12 - 17:41]

• Inspired by the lavender marriage debate, Hannah and Anna riff on what it would be like if they just created a communal living situation—raising kids together, sharing responsibilities, and living in a “feminine commune.”
• Hannah: “Sometimes... they're just moving in with their girlfriends, getting sperm, having kids, and then, like, co-parenting all the babies in, like, a beautiful, just, like, feminine commune.”
• Anna: “I froze my eggs ... if I felt like that, I would be so fine to do that.”

5. Fashion, Holiday Gifting, and Beauty Faves

[17:45 - 20:42]

• Paige and Hannah exchange makeup gifts, talk about their favorite products (holy grail Charlotte Tilbury setting spray, Hourglass palettes, love of blush) and shop talk about packaging.
• Hannah: “You know someone likes a gift when they start using it immediately.”
  [19:56]
• They joke about how gift-giving always spirals for them— “Every year we promise to keep it simple, but ... we just love to give each other gifts.”

6. Piercings, Punk Phases, & Generational Style

[34:18 - 38:16]

• Paige and Hannah reminisce about the era when having your ear pierced was rebellious, share family stories of parents yanking out earrings, and discuss their own ear piercings.
• Hannah (joking): “My mom wouldn’t let me hang out with you if you came in with fucking piercings up to your forehead.”
  [35:59]
• The conversation expands to daring piercings (nipple stories), the influencer vibe of being “cool” with tattoos and rings, but admitting they’re not that brave at heart.

7. Social Stumbles: Weed, Dinners, and Making Friends

[39:26 - 43:15]

• Hannah recounts feeling like an uncool teen when, at an influencer dinner, someone invites her to smoke weed and she declines.
• They commiserate about social anxiety and the desire to be included even when you don’t want to participate.
• Hannah: “Do I want friends? No. But do I want them to want to be my friend? Yes.” [42:16]
• Paige supports Hannah’s sincerity and shares “you don’t have to smoke weed to have fun,” running theme of being misunderstood.

8. Uber Eats Hotel Anxiety & Embarrassing Moments

[43:30 - 47:34]

• Hannah recounts an anxiety spiral getting Uber Eats at a hotel called “Grumpy Gringo” and refusing to say the restaurant name at the desk out of embarrassment.
• Both share how hotel food pick-up feels “illegal” and cite irrational worries about looking suspicious while waiting for takeout.

9. Pop Culture: Rob Kardashian, Ozempic, Nashville, and Twin TikToks

[33:04 - 56:17]

• Anna starts a pop culture rant about how she wants “skinny Rob Kardashian back,” reflects on 2009-2012 Rob as her “exact type,” and the resurgence of earrings as “bad boy” indicators.
• They briefly touch on the “Ozempic era” jokes about Rob potentially being on it, and their mutual affection for old-school Kardashian content.
• Later, they discuss their “K hole” with the TV show Nashville and their mutual TikTok feed obsession with twins—marveling at why the algorithm thinks they want twin content, and how watching one cat video changes your “For You” page for weeks.

10. Dog People, Cat People, and Unpopular Opinions

[63:49 - 65:24]

• Anna jokes that “coming out as a dog hater in 2025 is like coming out of the closet in the 1950s.”
• Hannah details an encounter with a bulldog, noting the awkwardness cat people feel around dogs—"as if someone wants to shake your hand and you being like, no thank you."
• They discuss “dog etiquette” (“imagine if your dog jumped on me and I went, no”).

11. Personal Health: Chronic UTIs, Not Getting Sick, and Self-Care

[61:22 - 63:04]

• Anna, self-proclaimed queen of chronic UTIs, jokes about her struggles and the compassion she receives at home—“My mom, like, literally brought me toast.”
• Both reflect on how rarely they get sick and attribute it to lifestyle choices (small friend groups, etc.), while poking fun at themselves.

12. Announcements & New Year Tease

[59:30 - 60:52]

• The squad is teasing something “fun” coming with the new year—no details given, but classic millennial move: “I love old school marketing.”
• They debate potentially changing the recording day, as Mondays (especially with Hannah on tour) are tough for storytelling energy.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Anna, on “wack”:
  “It's such a good describing word for so many different genres of your life. Like, I've said it about so many men's behavior. Like, he literally was just acting whack.” [06:49]

• Hannah, on generational living:
  “She had to get married so they could get a shower... I get it. I would get married too if I didn’t have hot water.” [24:02]

• Hannah, on alternative families:
  “Imagine if me and you never met anyone. They're just moving in with their girlfriends, getting sperm, having kids, and then co-parenting all the babies in a beautiful, feminine commune." [15:57]

• Anna, on piercings rebellion:
  “I'm pretty sure my brother got his ears pierced one time in high school, and I'm pretty sure my mom literally, I'm not kidding, physically ripped them out of his head.” [34:51]

• Paige, on wanting to be wanted:
  “Do I want friends? No. But do I want them to want to be my friend? Yes.” [42:16]

• Anna, on unpopular opinions:
  “Coming out as a dog hater in 2025 is like coming out of the closet in the 1950s.” [63:49]

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [06:11] – The “whack” word deep dive
• [08:33] – Thanksgiving chaos and lavender marriage debate
• [13:16] – Reality TV fight aftermath and conflict avoidance
• [15:12] – Creating the feminist commune fantasy
• [21:12] – Nana’s childhood and how women’s lives have shifted
• [34:18] – Piercing stories and rebellion
• [39:26] – Social awkwardness and weed pen dinner faux pas
• [43:30] – Uber Eats hotel saga
• [52:18] – Hannah’s TV “Nashville” obsession and TikTok twin rabbit holes
• [63:49] – The “dog hater” joke and pet preferences

Tone and Vibe

The episode is classic Giggly Squad: peppered with inside jokes, playful digs, and self-deprecating honesty. Hannah and Paige are unfiltered, silly, and candid, blending pop-culture analysis, nostalgia, social commentary, and stories about their personal neuroses. The conversation is rapid-fire, often looping back and forth, with a strong undertone of supportive friendship and a running gag about how “unhinged” the last hour has been.

Summary for the Uninitiated

If you haven’t listened, this episode is a quintessential Giggly Squad experience: Hannah and Paige riff on everything from retro lingo to deep generational differences, offer up hilarious family stories, analyze TikTok microtrends, and drop influencer-level beauty tips—all while making fun of themselves and each other. Heartfelt moments on female independence and support are balanced with pure goofiness (hotel food pick-up shame, weed-related social rejection, and thoughts on new year resolutions). You’ll leave feeling like you just sat in on a wild group chat—“radicalized” by giggles, not politics.