Forever35

Doree and Elise are overjoyed to introduce the very online Delia Cai to the podcast! They discuss the resurgence of speed dating, how hard it is to find one reliable place to hang out online, where she goes to hear the pop culture hot takes she needs, and the surprising popularity of hating on karaoke, goldendoodles and more. To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach Doree & Elise at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show or visit shopmyshelf.us/forever35.Follow the podcast on Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) and sign up for the newsletter at forever35podcast.com/newsletter

Elise preps for her new puppy and Doree shares a harrowing but low-stakes tale of petty theft before hearing from listeners about improving vocabulary through crosswords, the best dish towel recommendations, how to help a family member struggling with their mental health, and what prods they think a Sephora employee would rec to a certain orange former U.S. president. To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach Doree & Elise at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show or visit shopmyshelf.us/forever35.Follow the podcast on Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) and sign up for the newsletter at forever35podcast.com/newsletter

Doree’s dermatologist has ordered her to stay out of the sun and Elise is prepped and ready for the photo shoot to relaunch the podcast! Then, they invite stand-up comic and poker player Christine Medrano to chat about the manifesting abilities of her 750 words per day writing habit, the life lessons she learned being raised by gambling parents, the joy of leveling up her skateboard skills and learning a physical hobby, and the power of being an underestimated poker player at a table full of a bunch of mean dad types.  To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach Doree & Elise at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show or visit shopmyshelf.us/forever35.Follow the podcast on Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) and sign up for the newsletter at forever35podcast.com/newsletter

Elise loses a pair of shoes (but gains a pair of used sandals?), while Doree shares some listener insight into the therapist-turned-writer cycle we’re experiencing. The listener mailbag includes an alternative to yoga toes, a call out for improving communication, and surprising encounters with not free mugging, but free babying!To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach Doree & Elise at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show or visit shopmyshelf.us/forever35.Follow the podcast on Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) and sign up for the newsletter at forever35podcast.com/newsletter

Doree and Elise invite Emily Amick (@emilyinyourphone and co-author of Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in our Country and Our Lives) on the show to discuss the most important thing you can do today as the election approaches, how to talk to other humans about politics, and how to rediscover the enjoyment of participating in civic life. To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach Doree & Elise at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show or visit shopmyshelf.us/forever35.Follow the podcast on Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) and sign up for the newsletter at forever35podcast.com/newsletter

Elise goes viral on TikTok and we hear from a therapist who says don’t become one! Listeners also write in about beach tips for stingrays, Peloton shoe stretching, and camp counseling at Water Country. To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach Doree & Elise at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show or visit shopmyshelf.us/forever35.Follow the podcast on Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) and sign up for the newsletter at forever35podcast.com/newsletter

CW: Some of the topics covered in our conversation may be triggering, especially for those with a history of disordered eating, or if you’ve been subject to size or body-based discrimination. So please be aware of this before listening. Doree and Elise have an exciting announcement! Elise is staying on Forever35! They also speak with Emma Specter, culture writer and memoirist (More Please: On Food, Fat, Bingeing, Longing and the Lust for 'Enough'), about unapologetically having your flashy early aughts fashion moment now, internally dismantling the fatphobic narrative fed to us in that same era, and the thrill of growing up “on the move” as a kid of foreign correspondents.To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach Doree & Elise at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show or visit shopmyshelf.us/forever35.Follow the podcast on Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) and sign up for the newsletter at forever35podcast.com/newsletter

Elise fills in Doree about getting ghosted by her tennis coach before they hear from listeners about the benefit of a very attractive physical therapist, how to look confident and cute after a biopsy at the hairline, and whether California has no real water parks. To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach Doree & Elise at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show or visit shopmyshelf.us/forever35.Follow the podcast on Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) and sign up for the newsletter at forever35podcast.com/newsletter