Podcast Summary: The Toast — "Podcasting in 4K with Danielle Carolan"

Date: November 20, 2025
Hosts: Jackie & Claudia Oshry
Guest: Danielle Carolan

Overview

This lively episode of The Toast features a conversation between Claudia Oshry and influencer-podcaster Danielle Carolan (“Gals on the Go”). The two dive into foodie preferences, southern roots, their careers as content creators, navigating internet drama, and offer a passionate, critical recap of the 2025 CMA Awards. With Danielle's background in podcasting and her relatable “comfort creator” status, the hosts deliver an episode that's part catch-up, part industry insight, and part pop culture commentary.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Welcoming Danielle: Full Circle Moments

• Danielle’s Relationship with The Toast: Claudia recalls Danielle’s first appearance years ago, noting how it brought “college aged listeners” to the show and cemented Danielle’s influencer legacy.

  • “We have so many toasters who started their journey… from you.” (01:03 — Claudia)

• UGA & Southern Fame: Nostalgic talk of the University of Georgia, Athens, and how Claudia was treated “like royalty" at UGA, poking fun at their “famous alum” status (Jet vs. Claudia).

• Food takes and Fast Food: Dives into their food preferences—both admit to being notoriously picky eaters, and bond over ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder).

  Claudia (02:42): “I think McDonald’s is better than everything... to me, McDonald’s deserves a Michelin star.”

  Danielle (03:15): “Literally the same as you... Pasta, chicken, rice. Oh my God, yes.”

Timestamps:

• 00:03–01:36: Danielle’s intro, Toast first appearance, UGA stories

2. Influencer Origins and Creator Careers

• Platform Growth: Danielle’s main platform is YouTube (“500,000, not growing”), but she now makes most of her income from podcasting, echoing Claudia (“podcasting is the mothership”).
• Influencer vs. Content Creator: Both unpack the shift in terminology and social perception.
  • “I just won’t get on board with [content creator instead of influencer]. Like, okay, yeah, there are bad influencers... who gives a fuck?” (14:50 — Claudia)
• Respect for the Craft: Danielle shares that having guests on her own podcast gives her anxiety, relating as both guest and host makes the process smoother.

Timestamps:

• 13:22–15:42: Platform priorities, influencer terminology, “comfort creator” discussion

3. CMA Awards Deep-Dive: Awards, Snubs, Systemic Issues

• Both hosts critique the recent CMA Awards—calling out perceived injustices in nominations and wins, especially around Lainey Wilson’s multiple victories.

• Industry Politics: Discussion centers on how awards bodies “over-correct” for long-standing genre sexism, now to the detriment of fairness.

  Claudia (20:17): “Lainey Wilson… doesn’t deserve half the awards she gets. I feel like country has a real issue with women and not giving women, like, the credit they deserve. I feel like they're trying to undo all of that by just giving it to Lainey Wilson.”

  Danielle (21:55): “She was a great host. Like, can she just be the host?”

• Morgan Wallen & Diversity: Criticizes the genre's reluctance to award certain artists (e.g. Morgan Wallen for controversies, Shaboozey for diversity), tackling how political correctness and image management can overshadow merit.

• Personal Picks: Both suggest “You Look Like You Love Me” (Ella Langley & Riley Green) deserved its Single of the Year win, and Danielle subtly reports on the “awkward” nature of artist relationships behind-the-scenes.

Timestamps:

• 19:55–27:00: CMA Awards recap, Entertainer of the Year controversy, insider gossip

4. Internet & TikTok Dramas

• Hair By Chrissy saga:

  • Explains the viral saga of Hair by Chrissy's $4K influencer hair appointments gone wrong, internet hate/cancellation cycles, and the blurred lines between business, content, and personal responsibility.

    Claudia (50:05): “If you're a person who spends $4,000 on, like, an internet hair experience and it doesn't go the way you want... you're not a sympathetic victim to me.”

• Skincare for Kids:

  • Debates modern “skincare for kids,” referencing Shay Mitchell’s new line and the viral backlash—ultimately coming down on the side of indifference and pointing out social media’s role in amplifying micro-dramas.

• New York Influencer Wars:

  • Both feel detached from the recent “New York influencers are boring” drama on TikTok; Danielle notes her support for other content creators who were impacted, calling the spark video mean and “jealous-wenchy.”

Timestamps:

• 45:59–55:37: Hair by Chrissy drama, TikTok cycles, influencer criticism
• 30:42–33:07: Skincare for kids/Drunk Elephant discourse
• 39:44–41:13: New York influencer drama

5. Personal & Candid Moments

• Food & ARFID: Mutual commiseration over ARFID and picky eating, including a running joke about only eating "chicken, pasta, and rice."
• Therapy & Journaling:
  • Both discuss boundaries and honesty in therapy—admitting to occasionally lying or holding back from their therapists.
• College memories & Gals on the Go:

  • Danielle reflects on meeting her "Gals on the Go" co-host Brooke in-person as a teen, and how both ended up at UGA, tying into their dynamic as a podcast duo.

    Danielle (63:05): “I was 14. I think she was 15... Now I feel like if something happened like that now... it would be, like, 'no, no, no, no.' But this is precious.”

Timestamps:

• 03:23–05:36: Food pickiness, ARFID
• 35:09–39:36: Journals, privacy, therapy
• 62:32–63:46: Danielle & Brooke’s friendship and podcast origin

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On micro-celebrity at UGA:

  “Honestly, so cool. I never felt more famous than I did when I went to UGA.” (01:53 – Claudia)

• On fast food love:

  “To me, McDonald’s deserves a Michelin star.” (02:42 – Claudia)

• On awards politics:

  “I feel like country has a real issue with women... now they're trying to undo all of that... just giving it to Lainey Wilson.” (20:17 – Claudia)

• On influencer titles:

  “There are bad influencers like there are bad accountants, who gives a f*ck?” (14:50 – Claudia)

• On the Hair by Chrissy saga:

  “You think you’re going to cancel Hair by Chrissy? You’re not. She has survived worse than this.” (48:39 – Claudia)

• On internet drama:

  “The girl who made the video was clearly mean and jealous… Her video was really mean spirited, like she gave off jealous wenchy energy.” (40:53 – Claudia)

• On the therapy experience:

  “Sometimes every now and then, I lie to my therapist because I’m too embarrassed.” (37:17 – Danielle)
  “If you’re thinking about [therapy], you should do it. But I don’t think… if you don’t go to therapy, that’s bad—it’s not.” (38:58 – Claudia)

• On the Gals on the Go friendship:

  “We met up at the mall. Our moms... sat in the food court. Now we do a podcast.” (63:08 – Danielle)

• On hosting live shows:

  “If you’re not gonna make it worth people’s money... it has to be worth your time.” (62:09 – Claudia)

Other Highlights

• Disney Cruises as content fodder: Danielle recaps her recent Disney cruise; Claudia admits she’d theoretically enjoy a cruise (“tailored to my interests—all buffets and swimming!”) but couldn’t handle not being able to “go.”
• Accent/Linguistic quirks: The pair joke about their regional pronunciation differences (“Orange, water, y’all”) and Florida/Georgia cultural quirks.
• Therapy honesty: Both admit to strategic honesty and sometimes lying to their therapist to avoid embarrassment.
• Podcast Live Shows: Candid reflections on what makes for worthwhile podcasting live events and the pressure to “put your whole gal on the gussie” (62:21).

Important Timestamps

| Time | Segment | |------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | 00:03–01:36| UGA stories, Toast legacy, first appearance | | 02:42–03:44| Fast food debates, picky eating, ARFID | | 13:22–14:50| Influencer career origins, shifting social terms | | 19:55–27:00| CMA Awards breakdown and industry politics | | 30:42–33:03| Skincare for kids, Shay Mitchell TikTok discourse | | 39:44–41:13| NY influencers “boring” TikTok drama | | 45:59–55:37| Hair by Chrissy $4K extension scandal, TikTok cycles| | 62:32–63:46| Danielle & Brooke’s friendship and podcast genesis |

Closing Thoughts

This episode embodies The Toast’s trademark blend of internet-literate humor, “inside baseball” pop culture analysis, and sincere girl chat. Claudia and Danielle’s chemistry and shared history made for an episode full of relatable anecdotes, industry insights, and plenty of quotable moments—sure to delight new listeners as well as longtime “Toasters.”