We're Your Girls — Episode Summary

Episode: Shine Bright Like A Diamond (Heist)
Hosts: Taryn Delaney Smith & Tiffany Singleton (Good Mess Media)
Date: November 7, 2025

Main Theme & Purpose

This episode blends classic best-friend banter, hilarious stories, and heartwarming moments of sisterhood, with a focus on everyday "messy magic," financial confessions, and an unexpected sideways dive into the recent Louvre jewel heist. Taryn and Tiffany toggle between lighthearted personal tales, book club gripes, absurd hypotheticals, and pop-culture commentary, channeling their signature humor and candidness.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Wisdom Tooth Woes & Sisterly Support

• Tiffany’s wisdom tooth infection brings out Taryn’s over-the-top nurse fantasies ("the movie Misery").
  • Memorable Moment: Taryn playacts taking care of Tiffany at "the manor," plotting pampering (and nail polish layers) and joking about the all-important task of "cleaning her holes."
  • [01:10] Taryn: "It's gonna make the movie Misery where you're stuck in a bed and it's just me sitting at the end of the bed laughing with you, watching you because I am obsessed with you."
• Discussion of dental procrastination, oral surgery horror stories, and the power (or lack thereof) that comes with aging teeth.

2. Friendship FOMO & “The Light” Running Joke

• Taryn reveals an upcoming trip to Ireland and London for a friend’s wedding, which Tiffany learns about from other friends, sparking playful accusations of betrayal.
  • The catchphrase "the light" becomes an inside joke, shouted amid mock “outrage.”
  • [04:42] Tiffany: "Don't make me laugh when I'm mad at you. It's blinding."
• Both admit to going out when they swore they wouldn’t; mutually calling themselves "trifling."
  • [06:31] Tiffany: "We'll call a spade a spade and move on. We're both trifling. How about that?"

3. Frivolous Spending & Family Money Habits

• The hosts confess to silly, impulsive purchases: bidding on art, extravagant travel, shoes, and home goods.
  • Taryn relates her dad’s elaborate, hidden train set from childhood—a major, secret hobby—sparking nostalgia and laughter about “strange” family hobbies.
  • Tiffany notes her family’s obsession with full furniture sets and expensive rugs, “sitting rooms” off-limits to children.
    • [13:41] Tiffany: "Plastic off the sofa in the den. We could not go in the dens. Yeah, the nice rugs."

4. Book Club Blunders & Romance Novel Rants

• Neither has started the current book club pick; Taryn is stuck in a "terrible" Navy SEAL romance trope, critiquing "forced slow burns."
  • [16:10] Taryn: "But we can't be together because Dalton, he didn't want this for you."
• Unfiltered critique of the tropes and pacing in fantasy and romance:
  • Sarah J. Maas’s series (A Court of Thorns and Roses / Throne of Glass) and the exhaustion of series with endless “warrior heroine” plots.
    • [23:33] Taryn: "It's always... the heroine, she's always somehow at the center of this war that she never wanted to be a part of."
  • Stephanie Meyer and the “three-book magnum opus” model get lauded for brevity.
  • Warm call-out to listeners about being behind on the club: “We’re the worst book club in America.”

5. Brunch Stories & Horse Girl Antics

• During brunch, Taryn startled by a loud noise, rears back “like a stallion.”
  • [26:17] Taryn: "I resembled a stallion being startled."
• The running joke: Taryn is a horse magically transformed into a girl for a day, much to Tiffany’s delight.

6. Homestead & Chicken Naming

• Taryn has acquired pet chickens—names include Chickolis Cage and Princess Diana.
  • Ongoing bit about coming up with “punny” chicken names, like Hennessy and Marinate (“Mary Nate”).
    • [29:44] Taryn: "Marinate would be a funny name."

7. Pee Stories & Pantyhose Hazards

• Both hosts hilariously recount having accidents—peeing through panties, the perils of wearing pantyhose, and the challenges of adult bladders.
  • [36:45] Taryn: "And I realized... the pantyhose were still on. I'm, like, peeing through these stupid pantyhose. But I couldn't stop the flow."
• Brief aside about Kegel exercises and vulnerable bladders, especially after childbirth; anticipation of embarrassing “red carpet” moments.
• Reference to Kim Kardashian and red carpet fashion as modern-day armor and performance.

8. Jewel Heist at the Louvre

• The BIG headline: Priceless “crown jewels” stolen from the Louvre, heist-style by construction worker imposters.
  • Fascination with how “cartoonishly simple” the plan was—no laser grids, just a truck and some costumes.
  • Imaginary heist movie starring themselves, jokey “script writing” of the operation and inevitable blunders (like dropping an earring on getaway).
    • [43:12] Tiffany: "And I'm like, the earring!"
    • [43:46] Taryn: "I'm one hand driving this bitch. The wheels are only ever— Stop those girls! That's amazing."
  • Discussion of thieves likely breaking down jewels, rarity of recovering stolen art or gems.

9. Community, Listener Love & Signature Humor

• Reflecting on the joys of consistent podcasting and listener engagement:
  • [45:28] Taryn: "We're gonna be consistent because we love how much you... you guys want to watch."
• "Church announcements" segment—satirical, church-lady-style updates on everything from hot sauce fundraisers to congregation drama to praying for chickens and the NY Giants.
  • [47:27] Tiffany (as church lady): "Please do pray for the chickens that they make it through this cold season... I'm team chickens belong on the table, but if we're gonna keep them in the coop, let's make sure that they are safe."
• End with extravagant declarations of love between the hosts, then puncturing the moment with deadpan or playful reticence.
  • [49:13] Taryn: “If I ever found out anyone harmed you or any harm befell you, I would avenge your death like a fictional villain... Your turn.”
  • [49:42] Tiffany: “I love you, too.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On friendship and mothering:
  • [01:53] Taryn: "That's the sound of me rubbing my little raccoon hands together. It's gonna make the movie Misery..."
• On frivolous spending:
  • [07:11] Taryn: "One glass of pinot grigio and texting you flights to Paris."
  • [08:07] Taryn: "I think everybody has this stupid thing that they spend money on..."
• On romance novels:
  • [16:23] Tiffany: "How about this? Bounce on it. And we've done everything but bounce on it. And that's pissing me off."
  • [23:33] Taryn: "It's always, they lose me."
• On chicken names:
  • [29:44] Taryn: "Marinate would be a funny name."
  • [29:56] Taryn: "Henrietta. Get it?"
• On the Louvre heist:
  • [40:38] Tiffany: "I was watching a video of how it happened. The thieves...masqueraded as construction workers and literally drove a construction truck up to the side of the Louvre..."
  • [42:06] Taryn: "This is like, you have one job: get everything. Dropped an earring. So all that was left were...down the hallway, an earring on the ground."

Important Timestamps

• [01:00] - Dental stories, caregiver jokes
• [04:20] - “The light” friendship drama
• [06:20] - Admission of mutual trifling and friendship FOMO
• [08:00] - Hobbies & what families spend money on
• [14:44] - Book club confessions, bad-romance rants
• [23:33] - Critique of epic fantasy series length
• [26:17] - “I resembled a stallion being startled” (horse joke)
• [27:30] - Naming the new chickens
• [33:54] - Accidentally peeing through underwear/pantyhose
• [40:38] - Louvre heist breakdown and fantasy movie version
• [47:27] - Church announcements
• [49:13] - Over-the-top “I love you” declarations

Tone & Style

The dynamic is authentic best-friend energy: quick, colloquial, and irreverent, with sharp wit and moments of genuine care and vulnerability. Running gags (like “the light,” cleaning holes, chicken naming puns, and “bounce on it”), pop-culture asides, and scene-painting tangents make this an episode that feels like a hangout—equal parts laughter, commiseration, and “real talk.”

For First-Time Listeners

Expect a whirlwind of sisterhood, confessions, and comedic improvisation—plus a little true crime, book shade, and philosophical musing about what we treasure (literally and metaphorically). Even if you drop in just for the Louvre heist or stay for the girl-horse jokes, you’ll leave feeling like you’ve just wrapped a long, laughter-filled call with your favorite friends.