Girls Gotta Eat — The Snack:

Hottest Halloween Costumes of 2025 + New Must-See TV

October 29, 2025 | Hosts: Ashley Hesseltine & Raina Greenberg

🎃 Episode Overview

In this lighthearted Halloween-themed Snack episode, Ashley and Raina revel in costume talk, react to pop culture heists, dish on the most creative listener Halloween ideas for 2025, and serve up TV recommendations for fall. The conversation is peppered with the co-hosts’ signature raunchy, self-aware humor, and bustling with listener engagement, current news, and personal anecdotes.

👻 Key Topics & Discussion Points

1. Halloween Costumes & Party Hilarity

• Hosts' Costumes: Ashley is in her legendary taco costume (complete with pepper hat), which holds sentimental value as the outfit she wore when she met her fiancé. Raina’s in a (slightly uncomfortable) hot dog costume, sans pants.

  • “Can you just show the audience what it looks like? If you fully commit.” — Ashley [01:41]
  • “Eat a taco or suck a wiener.” — Raina [02:24]

• Couples Costume Drama:
  Ashley was organizing a Dumb and Dumber couples costume with her fiancé, but postal mishaps forced a last-minute change, triggering a group intervention and ultimately a better costume pick.

  • “Couples costumes are very hard. ... Male Halloween costumes are tough.” — Raina [04:24]
  • “He had his delivered via Instacart from the Spirit Halloween store Sunday morning.” — Ashley [05:11]

• Group Costume Memories:
  Ashley reminisces about friends dressing up as the hosts themselves and the joy of seeing listener creativity.

2. Crime Report / Pop Culture Updates

Heist at the Louvre

• Recap: The audacious Louvre jewel heist — two of four thieves caught via DNA samples, highlighting inept security.

  • “No cameras in every room in the Louvre, the most famous, biggest museum on planet Earth?” — Ashley [07:15]
  • “One of them was just caught at home and the other was caught at Charles de Gaulle at the Paris airport. The two most obvious places…” — Raina [08:00]

• Hosts' Take:
  The heist is both scandalous and oddly "delightful" and unserious.

  • “It’s a distraction from the dumpster fire of the country…we can joke about it.” — Ashley [09:28]
  • “It’s so unserious how they robbed The Louvre… this took like two seconds and four minutes of planning.” — Raina [10:03]

NBA Gambling Ring

• Connection to mafia crime families, the ethics of sports, and prop betting.
  • “I know there’s mob families, but it still doesn’t feel real to me... it feels very movie-esque.” — Ashley [12:02]

3. Hottest Halloween Costumes of 2025

Listener Report & Trends [13:02–24:37]

• Top Trend: Louvre Robbers/Heisters — inspired by the heist, listeners plan to dress in black, accessorize with (fake) jewels, or Mona Lisa props.

• Other Hot Costumes:

  • Taylor and Travis (less popular than expected)
  • Lilo and Stitch (esp. people with pets)
  • The Lorax (surprising resurgence, especially for pregnant folks)
  • Fembots (Austin Powers), Ms. Frizzle (Magic School Bus), Cruella De Vil, the Morton Salt Girl
  • White Lotus characters, astronauts (Katy Perry’s space persona)
  • The Hex Girls from Scooby Doo, Labu-boos, group costumes like Fresh Prince of Bel Air

• Pregnant Women Costumes:

  • The Lorax, avocados, 8-ball, sonogram/Baby face on belly

• Costume Philosophy:
  Fun vs. comfort, elaboration vs. practicality — referencing past elaborate costumes and Heidi Klum energy.

Couples Costumes & Group Creativity

• Pretty Woman "Glow-Up": A favorite solo/couples option — “It’s not so great as a couple’s costume. Like, you just need a guy in a suit. I would do it solo.” — Ashley [21:12]

• Dead Hulk vs. Hulk Hogan Dispute:

  • “Dead Hulk Hogan is dark but really funny.” — Ashley [22:25]
  • “Just Hulk. What do you guys think? Let us know in the comments.” — Ashley [22:46]

Hosts’ Party Plans

• Both reflect on their own Halloween party prep, neighbor's elaborate setups, and upcoming festivities.

4. Fun Segment: Scary Bradshaw Party (All Carrie Bradshaw, All Night) [28:59–33:10]

• Raina shares a NYC group party where everyone dressed as different “Carries” (Sex and the City), from iconic outfits to legendary props.

  • Carrie Ideas:

    • Blue panties runway fall, Bird-on-head bride, tutu-on-the-bus, cowboy Carrie, Paris Versace dress, newspaper dress, riding crop & top hat.
    • “I love cowboy Carrie and 35th birthday Carrie…bring a cake and drop it.” — Ashley [30:55]

  • “We should do this for a show theme…Sex and the City theme.” — Ashley [32:06]

5. Must-See TV & Pop Culture Recommendations [33:10–44:51]

Reality TV

• Love is Blind – Reunion filmed TWO years after weddings. Finale and speculation about cast members, pregnancy rumors, and production secrets.
• Nobody Wants This (Season 2) – Favorite comedy this fall. Love for supporting cast, especially Morgan’s storyline; wish for longer episodes.
  • “This show is the best show on TV. My only note is…it’s just too short.” — Ashley [36:56]
  • “I just want to enjoy it as art.” — Raina [40:13]

Fresh Series and Documentaries

• The Girlfriend (Prime) – Robin (Ray Penn) and her son’s girlfriend POV. Twisty, binge-worthy.
• Murdoch: Death in the Family (Hulu) – Patricia Arquette shines in the dramatization of the infamous Murdoch family crimes.
• English Teacher (Season 2, Hulu)
• I Love LA (Girls’ friendships in LA, HBO, Nov. 2nd) – Written by and starring Rachel Sennott.
• All’s Fair (Hulu, Nov. 4) – All-female divorce attorney drama with Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close, Naomi Watts, Kim Kardashian.
  • “I watched the trailer, I was like, oh my God, I cannot wait.” — Ashley [44:18]
• Harry Potter Series (Upcoming) – HBO series: dark reboot, whole new cast; uncertain J.K. Rowling involvement.

6. Headlines (Pop Culture Hot Takes) [49:21–54:00]

• Katy Perry & Justin Trudeau Hard Launch as a Couple

  • “I love that. That’s cool. Well, I did that, sort of. What if you don’t marry the person and she’s ruined your birthday?” — Ashley [50:16]

• Hot Politicians Segment Tease

• Crazy Rich Asians Sequel — Officially Confirmed

• Concert Shoutouts:
  Sabrina Carpenter arrests (Anne Hathaway, Gigi Hadid) for “being too hot” on stage vs. Role Model’s “Sally” surprise guests (Renee Rapp, Hilary Duff, Kate Hudson).

  • “Would you rather be arrested at a Sabrina Carpenter show or be a Role Model Sally?” — Ashley [53:57]
  • “Handcuffed for being hot is very Chippendales…very you-coded.” — Ashley [54:27]

📝 Notable Quotes & Moments

• “I want to eat her taco one day for life. Isn’t that wild?” — Ashley, referring to her fiancé meeting her in a taco costume [00:58]
• “There’s so many sexy progressive politicians out there…” — Ashley [51:56]
• “Halloween costumes for men are hard.” — Raina [04:24]
• “It’s so unserious how they robbed The Louvre…” — Raina [10:03]
• “There are two types of girls on Halloween…” — Raina, on sexy vs. full-coverage costumes [22:46]
• “I love that as a group costume. I love Scooby Doo. Love.” — Ashley [17:56]
• “This show is the best show on TV. ... My only note is it’s just too short.” — Ashley (on Nobody Wants This) [36:56]
• “They toe the line. ... That’s a testament to the writers, the actors, the producers.” — Ashley [39:01]

⏰ Noteworthy Timestamps

• 00:33 | Ashley shares the sentimental story behind her taco costume and meeting her fiancé
• 03:13 | Halloween party plans and couples costume drama
• 06:59 | Crime Report: Louvre Heist update
• 13:02 | Listener-submitted hottest Halloween costumes
• 28:59 | Scary Bradshaw (Sex in the City costume) party ideas
• 33:10 | Fall TV preview and Love Is Blind revelations
• 36:56 | Nobody Wants This Season 2 recap
• 41:27 | The Girlfriend and Murdoch: Death in the Family TV recommendations
• 49:21 | Headlines: Katy Perry & Justin Trudeau, politicians’ hotness debate
• 53:35 | Concert culture (Sabrina Carpenter’s “arrested for being too hot” bit)

📝 Tone & Style

• Cheeky, genuinely conversational, very listener-interactive, a blend of pop-culture savvy and relatable friendship humor.
• Language is bold and playful with double entendres, especially around food/sex jokes (hot dog, taco, “eat or suck” banter).

⭐️ Summary Takeaways

• Top Halloween Costume Trend: Louvre Heisters, with a side of creative group costumes.
• TV for the Season: Nobody Wants This, The Girlfriend, Murdoch: Death in the Family, and big anticipation for All’s Fair and upcoming Harry Potter adaptation.
• Pop Culture MVPs: Katy Perry’s new relationship, “hot” politicians, and themed concert shout-outs.
• Signature GGE Vibe: Confessional, irreverent, and up for anything, especially if it means a group costume or a taco joke.

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