The Toast – November 4, 2025
Episode: “Burying Hatchets With Taylor Strecker”
Hosts: Claudia Oshry (Claude/Turdy) & Taylor Strecker
Special Guest: Taylor Strecker
Note: Jackie ("Jax"), Claudia’s usual cohost, is on maternity leave.

Episode Overview

This episode is a lively, candid, and irreverent reunion between Claudia Oshry and Taylor Strecker, who catches up from opposite coasts (Claudia in New York, Taylor in L.A.). The pair dig into the joy of “cancelable” friendships, Taylor's big move for career and family, messy and hilarious takes on pregnancy, relationships, pop culture (including takes on Jennifer Aniston, Taylor Swift, and Hilary Duff), the closure of Six Flags, and plenty of mutual life lessons around holding grudges, forgiveness, and the art of not taking things too seriously. The episode ends with the fan-favorite advice segment, “Dear Toasters,” where the duo dispenses (often not-so-serious) wisdom and hot takes.

Key Themes & Topics

• Canceling Plans Without Guilt & The Best Kinds of Friends
• Taylor’s Move to LA and Wife’s Pregnancy
• Friendship Dynamics & Holding Grudges
• Celebrity Gossip: Jennifer Aniston’s New Hypnotist Beau
• Pop Culture: Six Flags Closes, Taylor Swift Fandom, Hilary Duff Comeback
• Personal Anecdotes: Halloween Costumes, Carny Childhood, Meth Lab Mishap
• “Dear Toasters” Advice Segment: Wedding etiquette, Fake Irish accents, In-law Fat Shaming

Detailed Breakdown & Notable Moments

1. Friendship Realness & Canceling With Love

[00:27–02:18]

• Claudia recounts a botched plan to meet up in L.A., stressing about traffic, baby Ruby screaming, and the chaos of family travel.
  “Ruby's screaming, I'm sweating, pumping in the back... and I said to Ben... I just really feel like... we should just call it. The Taylors won't care.” (01:27 - Claudia)
• Taylor’s reaction: unbothered—and relieved to be canceled on:
  “Oh, thank God, I didn’t want to go either. And, like, you were also stuck in insane traffic.” (01:55 - Taylor)
• The takeaway:
  “It is so important to have friends in your life you can cancel on.” (02:05 - Claudia) “If you can’t cancel on your friends, who can you cancel on?” (02:14 - Taylor)

2. Life Updates: Coast-to-Coast, Pregnancy, and Career Moves

[02:32–06:56]

• Taylor moved to LA to pursue career opportunities, as her wife, Taylor Donohue, is 7 months pregnant.
  “Listen… we are fulfilling her dreams of having a baby and bitch has dreams too.” (03:34 - Taylor)

• On timing & chaos:
  “Men plan, God laughs… everything in our life happens at once.” (03:58 - Claudia)

• Pregnancy, parenting, and learning:

  • Comparing fart smells (“My farts are the most amazing things you’ve ever smelled… Bottle it and let me just fucking inhale it.” 04:50 - Taylor)
  • Breastfeeding and baby prep classes – debating classes vs. ‘just winging it’ (“I just felt like it would scare me… I have no regrets about going in without a spreadsheet and a binder…” 06:42 - Claudia)
  • Taylor getting overlooked as the “other” parent:
    “No one ever asks about me anymore. It’s already happening. This baby is taking my role in my relationships.” (06:56 - Taylor)

3. Costumes, Ozempic, and The Unique Joys/Struggles of Lesbian Parenthood

[07:33–09:53]

• Taylor’s Blake Lively Super Bowl Halloween costume:
  Claudia: “I fucking loved it. I understood it immediately... You executed it perfectly.” (07:42 - Claudia)
• Being grateful for Ozempic:
  “I can't stress enough to you how blessed you are that you are going to have a baby and you will never have had to go off of Ozempic.” (09:12 - Claudia) “Thank you for reminding me why I'm so allowed to just bask in the glory of the Zempi Furoa forever.” (09:53 - Taylor, laughing)

4. Friendship & Past Lives: Burying and Digging Up Hatchets

[10:34–13:53]

• Taylor's “two lives” narrative:
  “...at one point Taylor was married to a straight man. And Taylor has lived two lives. I have only personally known you... post-divorce.” (10:44 - Claudia)
• On running into old friends:
  “You just want everybody from your past to, like, die... When they kind of penetrate your bubble, it’s very jarring.” (12:00 - Claudia)
• Holding onto the past:
  "I know I also get accused by my audience of being Repetitive Rita... But people have to understand that... I will never be able to fully escape it." (12:21 - Taylor)
• Growth & moving on:
  “You really have gotten the things that you wanted… Let's not wallow in the past and obsess.” (13:12 - Taylor)

5. Teddi, Cocktails, and the Sober Partner Dilemma

[13:53–15:15]

• “I've been cocktailing more than ever, which is the problem… but she's so cool... never gives me shit.” (14:15 - Taylor)
• On being the drinking partner while pregnant spouse abstains:
  “I love a cocktail... your body really helps you out. Like, it's the last thing you want. You have no cravings for it.” (14:56 - Claudia)

6. Secret Baby Name Drama

[15:39–18:04]

• Claudia’s baby name suggestion ("Birdie") was once a contender, but nixed after a family foster dog got that name.
• On baby name secrecy:
  “It’s insane that you’re not telling me, and I’m so upset.” (17:43 - Claudia) “Don’t worry, join the fucking club.” (17:48 - Taylor)

7. Lightning Round: New Homes, LA vs. NY, “The Last 5 Stories”

(Neiman Marcus ad—skip)
[25:00+]

A. Jennifer Aniston’s New Relationship

[25:29–31:46]

• Jennifer Aniston’s Instagram “hard launch” of new romance with hypnotist Jim Curtis.

• Speculation about hypnotists:
  “Do you think she maybe doesn't love him? He just hypnotized her.” (25:47 - Claudia)

• Childhood memories about being (fake) hypnotized at summer camp (26:23–27:41).

• On being friends with exes:
  “Can we talk about how toxic it is to be friends with all of your exes and all the people that are their exes too? That doesn’t—that’s not a good look to me. That’s a bad look.” (29:11 - Taylor)

• On grudge holding:
  “The way I can hold a grudge.” (30:09 - Taylor)
  Claudia: “Did you do something bad? Why should I forget?” (30:11)

• Taylor Swift quote:
  “I bury hatchets but I keep maps of where I put them. That's such a good line.” (30:36 – Claudia, quoting TSwift)

B. Fake Swifties and Fandom

[31:33–33:46]

• Claudia complains about “fake” Taylor Swift fans at concerts.
  “These people were like dancing and jumping, filming themselves for like '22’ 'Shake It Off,’ and then sat through the rest of the concert... You’re so fake.” (31:33 - Claudia)
• Embarrassing karaoke and butt-clenching memories:
  (32:04 onward, Taylor’s anxiety over not remembering TSwift song titles at lunch. Claudia: zero recollection.)

C. Six Flags Closes — The End of an Era?

[33:46–36:08]

• Closure after 50 years signals end of childhood tradition.
• “Feels like this is a real indicator of like, kids don't play outside anymore... now they're just inside playing Twitch. It's just sad.” (35:02 - Claudia)
• On amusement parks and “fingering” jokes:
  “Unlike Reese, I don’t want to get fingered at an amusement park.” (34:23 - Taylor) “You are a lesbian, but you’re obsessed with getting fingered!” (35:39 - Claudia) “No, I actually hate fingering, think it’s disgusting and everybody just cut it out. Straighties are the biggest culprits of the fingering crime.” (35:42, 36:00 - Taylor, deadpan)

D. Blockbuster Nostalgia

• Banter about age differences and the mundane (gross) activities at Blockbuster.

E. Taylor’s “Carney Kid” Past – Meth Lab Story

[40:24–43:32]

• Wildest personal anecdote: Taylor, sent to live in SF as a wild teen, accidentally opens a meth lab fridge, passes out, ruins carny house.
• “It is my understanding that I opened their meth lab and the noxious fumes, like, literally knocked me out and I ruined her house.” (43:32 - Taylor)
• Claudia cracks up: “That’s what I mean when I say Taylor Strecker has lived 100 lives.” (43:46)

F. Vanderpump Rules Redux & Bravo-Oriented Gossip

[44:23–47:56]

• “I did. I saw a TMZ story that said Stassi was filming somewhere and you were there…” (46:14 - Taylor)
• “I will not be watching this. I wish everyone the best.” (46:39 - Claudia)

G. Music Comeback: Hilary Duff Returns

[54:05–56:35]

• Hilary Duff’s “Mature” comeback, her positive rep, production quality expected thanks to husband Matthew Koma.
• Taylor: “She is just truly the most amazing celebrity I’ve ever met in my entire life. She’s the best. She’s salt of the earth. I’m completely obsessed...” (55:17 - Taylor)

8. Advice Segment: 'Dear Toasters'

[57:16–69:52]

a. Breastfeeding Mom Disinvited From Kid-Free Wedding

• Claudia: “It’s like… your friend hates you.” (60:45 - Claudia)
• Taylor: “If she’s not a total self-absorbed bitch… would just make a few accommodations.” (61:04 - Taylor)
• Both encourage gracefully backing out and seeing how the bride reacts; subtext—there’s more going on than stated.

b. Friend Is Living a Lie With Fake Irish Accent

• “She’s always been kind of like a pathological liar… but this is really out of hand. Do I confront her?” (61:53 - Letter)
• Claudia & Taylor are cracking up: “This girl sounds funny… it’s a funny story. I’m cracking.” (62:32 - Claudia)

c. Mother-in-Law Fat-Shaming With Gift Sizing

• “Your mother-in-law is crazy, she’s the incarnate. And your husband’s an asshole.” (65:51 - Taylor & 65:57 - Claudia)
• Claudia’s advice: let the MIL keep spending, re-sell the items, or buy her something triggering in return.
• Taylor shares her own “bikini too small” story: “You are setting me up.” (67:19 - Taylor)
• Advice: “You must believe the victim.” (68:23 - Taylor)

Memorable Quotes and Highlights

• On friendship:
  “If you can't cancel on your friends, who can you cancel on?” (02:14 - Taylor)
• On marriage/pregnancy chaos:
  “I didn't plan for our dreams to slam into each other at the same, same time. The timing could not be worse, but, like, when it happens, it happens.” (03:34 - Taylor)
• On holding grudges:
  “I bury hatchets, but I keep maps of where I put them.” (30:36 - Claudia, quoting Taylor Swift)
• On fake Swifties:
  “These people were like dancing… filming themselves for like ‘22’, ‘Shake It Off’, and then sat through the rest of the concert… You’re so fake.” (31:33 - Claudia)
• On defense of grudge holding:
  “Taylor Swift also loves a grudge, and look at the gorgeous art we get from the grudge holding.” (30:17 - Taylor)
• On advice for wedding dilemmas:
  “She should go to the bride and be like: listen, I love you. Your rules are your rules. Your wedding is your wedding… That being said, I have a baby who will not take a bottle. It’s like an issue.” (59:10 - Taylor)
• On pathological liars:
  “It’s giving Hilaria Baldwin.” (64:30 - Taylor)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:27] – Canceling friend plans with zero guilt
• [03:34–04:36] – Moving to LA during wife’s pregnancy
• [07:42] – Halloween costume love
• [09:12] – On the lesbian "Ozempic advantage"
• [12:00–13:12] – Clinging to (and moving on from) the past
• [15:39–18:04] – Baby name secrecy saga
• [25:29–29:54] – Jennifer Aniston’s hypnotist relationship and friendship with exes
• [30:36] – Taylor Swift’s “bury hatchets” lyric
• [31:33] – Disdain for fake Swifties
• [33:46–36:08] – Six Flags closure melancholy
• [40:20–43:32] – Taylor’s meth-lab carny story
• [54:05–56:35] – Hilary Duff comeback & glowing reviews
• [57:16–61:12] – Dear Toasters: the no-babies wedding dilemma
• [61:53–64:47] – Dear Toasters: lying in love, Irish edition
• [64:58–68:23] – Dear Toasters: mother-in-law fat-shames via clothes sizes

Overall Tone & Vibe

• Candid, brash, self-deprecating
• Inside jokes, running bits, recurring anecdotes
• Playful roasting of each other, guests, and the world at large
• A strong undercurrent of loyalty, love, and woman-to-woman support

Conclusion

This episode is classic Toast: rapid-fire, hilarious, full of relatable female experience, and always supportive of their (sizable) listener base. Claudia and Taylor weave together personal mishaps, big-picture pop culture, and life advice with biting humor and real warmth, making the show perfect for listeners who want to keep up with both reality TV and real-life wisdom, all while feeling like part of an in-crowd group chat.

Notable Quote to Sum It Up:
“I bury hatchets, but I keep maps of where I put them.” – Taylor Swift (via Claudia, 30:36)
A perfect motto for this show on friendship, forgiveness, and never quite letting go of a good grudge.