Girls Gotta Eat: The Snack

Episode: Wuthering Heights, Tell Me Lies Finale, and Olympic Confessions
Date: February 19, 2026
Hosts: Ashley Hesseltine & Rayna Greenberg
(Dear Media Production)

Episode Overview

This episode of The Snack takes listeners through a lively pop culture round-up, featuring a comedic deep-dive into the new Wuthering Heights movie adaptation, reactions to the Tell Me Lies finale, Olympic hookup culture news, and more. Ashley and Rayna bring their signature blend of candid humor and girl-talk energy, discussing everything from the state of sex in Olympic villages, confessions in sports, quirky “personal Olympic sports,” and current TV. They also serve as your hilarious guides through cultural controversies and trending stories—with a few personal anecdotes thrown in for spice.

Key Segments & Discussion Points

1. Anniversary & Live Show Announcement

[00:36 – 03:33]

• The hosts joke about the podcast’s ongoing anniversary celebration: “Happy real anniversary. February 19th. The day we introduced Girls Gotta Eat to the world. Here we are eight years later. Finally.” (Rayna, 00:36)
• Announcement: Official Girls Gotta Eat show at Netflix is a Joke Fest in LA, May 7, Palace Theater. Pre-sale code is “Azul.” Pre-sale and tickets details at girlsgottaeat.com.
• "It's gonna be all the things you love and know of Girls Gotta Eat. But different." (Rayna, 02:03)

2. Olympic Village Runs Out of Condoms (Again)

[03:42 – 06:12]

• Recap of news that the 2026 Olympic village ran out of condoms due to “higher than anticipated demand,” mirroring previous Olympics.
• Discussion on why this keeps happening and jokes about athletes “super-breeding.”
  • Notable Quote: “If we fuck each other but then go raw dog? That is so funny. Because the average person would be like, I'm definitely not using a condom with an Olympic athlete. I'm trying to get those genes.” (Rayna, 05:02)
  • “I don't even use [condoms] with broke comedians. Imagine how crazy I would act with Olympians.” (Ashley, 05:12)
• Suggestion for sponsorship (“Trojan should just do it”), and the comedic notion that the Olympic scandals and sex stories are more interesting than the sports themselves.

3. Olympic Athlete’s Wild On-Air Confession

[06:12 – 10:26]

• Norwegian biathlete Sterla Holm Lagreed’s post-bronze speech: admits tearfully to cheating on his girlfriend live on TV.
• Analysis of how men/women would handle such a moment; humor at men’s emotional reactions.
  • “A woman would never humiliate herself like this. Let you take away from my special day. Oh, by the way, I cheated and my boyfriend left me.” (Ashley, 07:56)
• Debate: would you forgive a public apology if you were the ex?
  • “If I'm her, and I'm watching this and I'm pining for him, maybe I'd give it another chance. Three months in. Maybe I'd give another chance.” (Ashley, 10:18)
• Questioning whether athletes in “chaotic” events (like biathlon) are “built different.”

4. French Figure Skating Duo Controversy

[10:26 – 13:16]

• Ashley recaps beef around a French ice dance pair called “sinister” for allegedly being awarded gold over Team USA.
• Backstories: male skater’s allegedly toxic behavior (former partner terrified to be alone with him), female skater’s past standing by a boyfriend accused of sexual assault; together they’re “the duo everyone loves to hate.”
• Commentary on figure skater stereotypes and competitiveness.

5. Double Luge (and Sexy Olympic Sports)

[13:16 – 15:06]

• Listeners share that in double luge, the shorter person is always on the bottom; this launches a playful riff about personal experiences and who would be top/bottom if Rayna and Ashley luge together (Halloween costume idea included).

6. If This Were an Olympic Sport, I Would Win

[15:06 – 21:23]

• Both hosts devise tongue-in-cheek “Olympic gold medal” sports unique to their personalities, poking fun at themselves and each other.
  • Ashley: making playlists, diagnosing herself over doctors, exposing liars, blasting trolls online, comedic skiing ("legendary"), and talking during TV.
  • Rayna: falling asleep instantly, endless to-do lists with minimal completion, returning packages as her “kink,” not learning from mistakes (esp. with men), “making everything about me,” “yapli” (nonstop talking), laughing at her own and Ashley's jokes.
  • Notable Quotes:
    • “If self-involvement was an Olympic sport, I would win. The gold, silver, and bronze.” (Rayna, 19:24)
    • “When I decide to put someone on blast, they gotta go. They are in witness protection.” (Ashley, 19:37)
  • Memorable moment: Ashley’s “comedic skiing” mishaps—skiing into a school of kids, taking out friends, referenced via a family group chat.
• Segues into TV-watching habits: Ashley’s tendency to ask questions during shows (“Should I have picked up on something or is it going to unfold? …I guess I am doubting myself.” [Ashley, 25:16])

7. Pop Culture Round-Up: TV & Movie Reviews

[31:08 – 43:19]

a) Wuthering Heights (2026 Movie, with Margot Robbie & Jacob Elordi)

• Both hosts came in blind, didn’t read the book or even watch the trailer, which led to genuine reactions.
• Movie only covers half the book and is a highly modernized adaptation (“Wuthering Heights” is in quotation marks on the poster).
• Rayna: “I want to go on record and say this is one of my favorite movies… in the last couple years. I loved it. The acting was amazing. The costumes were incredible… It was sexy and beautiful and deep and moving. I woke up with an emotional hangover.” (Rayna, 33:46)
• Modern touch: Charli XCX’s soundtrack, anachronistic costuming (e.g. latex). Music is a highlight for both.
  • Ashley: “The music… I'm not gonna say it made the movie, but it really was such a part of why I found it wonderful… Charlie XCX just went all the way off.” (35:53)
• Comparison to The Notebook (“so many parallels!”) and deconstruction of the tragic ending/foreshadowing.
• Discussion of adaptation liberties (“I don’t care if you take liberties with a book from 1847.” – Rayna, 41:58) and excitement to (maybe?) read the original.
• Both highly recommend the movie.

b) Tell Me Lies (Series Finale)

• Emotional reactions—Ashley especially furious with finale message, particularly in the current sociopolitical climate:
  • “The end of the show is that terrible men can get away with murder. Literally. Read the fucking room, Megan Oppenheimer… If you want to end the show with your female protagonist in a gas station humiliated in a bridesmaid’s dress… But in this climate, all these men, all these abusers, literally ride off into the sunset, and this woman is in the parking lot of a gas station, like, humiliated.” (Ashley, 46:53)
• Key critique: Male abusers face no consequences; Lucy (lead) left “humiliated and weak.”
• Rayna agrees, criticizes “punishment doesn’t fit the crime for Lucy.”
• Discussion on adaptation vs. book—book gives Lucy more closure and empowerment.
• Resolution: Show still worth watching for its two strong initial seasons, but both are disappointed in the final message.

c) Love Is Blind: Ohio

[54:03 – 57:13]

• Reactions to the show’s more “wholesome” cast; much less drama than prior seasons.
• Ashley provides detailed predictions for which couples will last.
• Not a lot of doppelganger (“lookalike”) content this season, and both note the pod formula can be repetitive.
• “Problem at the beginning is the problem at the end”—Ashley’s succinct (“kids or no kids”) marriage predictions.

8. Headlines: Celebrity & Industry News

[57:14 – 64:08]

• Camp Star’s Hudson Williams “hard launches” his long-term girlfriend—debate over ambiguity re: sexuality and role-modeling for the LGBTQ+ community (“I don’t think you owe people information about your sexuality…” – Rayna, 58:18).
• Justin Baldoni & Blake Lively—court hearing on settlement, no resolution; trial set for May.
• Chapel Roan leaves Wasserman Agency over Casey Wasserman’s past flirtatious ties to Ghislaine Maxwell/Epstein circle (“He has issued an apology… he took ownership of it. I’m not defending it guys… I can’t even talk about the Epstein files without going into a deep dark depression.” – Ashley, 61:08)

Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |---|---|---| | 05:02 | Rayna | “I’m definitely not using a condom with an Olympic athlete. I’m trying to get those genes.” | | 07:56 | Ashley | “A woman would never humiliate herself like this. Let you take away from my special day.” | | 19:24 | Rayna | “If self-involvement was an Olympic sport, I would win. The gold, silver, and bronze.” | | 19:37 | Ashley | “When I decide to put someone on blast, they gotta go. They are in witness protection.” | | 33:46 | Rayna | “This is one of my favorite movies. I loved it. The acting was amazing… It was sexy and beautiful and deep and moving.” | | 35:53 | Ashley | “The music… Charli XCX just went all the way off. I was like, Taylor Swift could never.” | | 46:53 | Ashley | “The end of the show is that terrible men can get away with murder. Literally. Read the fucking room, Megan Oppenheimer…” |

Additional Pop Culture Notes

• Upcoming shows on Girls Gotta Eat: Bridgerton season, JFK & Carolyn (“Love Story” on FX).
• Next week promises more “romantic” content and possible live double-luge demonstration.

Takeaways for Non-Listeners

• Wuthering Heights (2026): Bold, modern, music-driven adaptation highly recommended by both hosts—no need to be a Brontë purist.
• Tell Me Lies: Series suffered in its finale; left lead female character disempowered, with abusers unpunished; a commentary on gender in TV storytelling.
• Olympic Confessions: Athlete sex culture remains a topic of laughs and genuine social commentary. Biathlete confession and sports drama highlight gendered double standards.
• Quirky Personality Olympics: The hosts playfully invent “sports” at which only they could win, adding comedic relatability.

Closing

For more, or to buy tickets to the upcoming live show, visit girlsgottaeat.com and their social platforms.

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