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maya and fola take over the world
Hosted by maya m. + fola o. · EN
fola and maya are tiktok mutuals turned irl besties with perfect opinions on everything and plans for world domination.
new episodes every other Sunday
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episode 58: bawdies bawdies bawdies feat. serena w (@serenawsz)
2w ago01:02:04Tap to summarizeour bodies bodies bodies (2022) episode. this week, maya and fola are joined by filmmaker, writer, and younger sister of the pod, serena (@serenawsz) to chat about her favorite movie! we cover the film itself, and reactions to it. side notes include mercury retrograde breakups (CONFETTI!!!), emmy noms and snubs, and AO3 disclaimers.
Transcribe →episode 57: gabbing (mostly) gayly
4w ago00:57:50Tap to summarizeour second pride month episode, right before the buzzer, and it's a gab sesh! fola discusses her recent backslide on the Kinsey scale (thanks, carl love island!), while maya tells a parable about giving up all of your vices. side notes include a certain msg wedding, period farts, the knicks, and the l word.
Transcribe →episode 56: gianni VERSACE 💜
Jun 701:08:33Tap to summarizeour ss26 pride month/american crime story: the assassination of Gianni Versace episode. this week, Maya and Fola discuss one of Ryan Murphy's greatest hits, season 2 of American Crime Story starring culturally queer (barely) Darren Criss as assassin Andrew Cunanan, and the events that inspired it. side notes include: Summer House, I Love Boosters (go see it!), Sam Levinson's crippling porn addiction, and the New York Knickerbockers (go New York go New York go!).
Transcribe →episode 55: april showers bring may gabbers
May 2501:01:21Tap to summarizea gab sesh. Maya and Fola discuss joining the war on pitchfork on the side of pitchfork, the bezos family filler, and the future of gender affirming care. side notes include: sense8, books Fola read her senior year of high school, and Jackson Pollock by way of Entourage.keep your eyes peeled for details of our 100 review giveaway!
Transcribe →episode 54: mercury in microbraids feat. Leila (@leilafrom5to7)
May 301:13:21Tap to summarizeour woo woo/spirituality episode. this week, Maya and Fola are joined by the esoteric, artsy, spiritual baddie, Leila (@leilafrom5to7), to chat all things spiritual, from astrology to prayer meetings. side notes include the impending death of kl*y thompson, being evil, and blasian-maxxing.
Transcribe →episode 53: the mall
Apr 2601:22:37Tap to summarizeour mall episode. this week, Maya and Fola discuss the world's greatest third space, and how, despite our hatred for capitalism, we think they need a comeback.side notes include: [blank]-chella, battle of the hbo nepo baby weirdos (sam levinson vs lena dunham), seeing heathers the musical in office chairs off broadway.
Transcribe →episode 52: girl, move on...
Apr 701:21:20Tap to summarizeour "get over it" episode. this week, Maya and Fola discuss people and concepts that they're bored of hearing about. welcome to the future, we've been waiting on you! side notes include middle-aged white person-maxxing, Fola's 27th birthday beverages, and our thoughts on the drama (2026)*.*MAJOR SPOILER WARNING for The Drama from 13:00 to 40:00.
Transcribe →episode 51: birds of paradise
Mar 2201:33:38Tap to summarizeour feminist call-in episode. this week, maya and fola explore and dissect internalized misogyny and how to get it out!side notes include our big huge crushes on our close personal friend chase infiniti, meditations on film in 2026, and the wiggathee of it all.
Transcribe →episode 50: golden jubilee
Mar 801:28:56Tap to summarizeour 50th episode just had to be a gab sesh. we discuss the industry season 4 finale, the state of white boy actors, and zendaya's wedding that we were actually invited to we just had conflicting events. side nodes include disney channel divas, our proposed oscars slaps, and how bad we'd be at ramadan.
Transcribe →episode 49: together we can!
Feb 2201:19:45Tap to summarizeour cheetah girls (2003) episode. maya and fola take a trip down memory lane and discuss the black history and women's history that is the first cheetah girls movie. side notes include jfk jr/cbk, the Shrek discourse, and emerald fennel as a fast casual salad restaurant concept (along with some other career paths we've envisioned for her).
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