How Are We 40?

This week, we tackle two stories that had us texting each other in all caps. First, we break down Maternal Instinct—Netflix’s latest jaw-dropping true-crime doc which somehow manages to get more unhinged every ten minutes. Then, we finally finished Strangers—and we have thoughts. We unpack the questions it raises about work, marriage, money, motherhood, identity, and the impossible calculus of modern womanhood.Basically: one story made us gasp. The other made us spiral. We've done the emotional labor of processing both so you don't have to.OUR INSTAGRAMOUR TIKTOKOUR YOUTUBE

A very special VIP guest joins us this week to toast Whit’s favorite day of the year — Father’s Day. Ryan (Whit’s husband and Tay’s brother) joins us for a peek into Dad life with a rapid-fire round, stories from the front lines, and a lively discussion about whether parenting has actually gotten harder—or if millennials are simply opting in. OUR INSTAGRAMOUR TIKTOKOUR YOUTUBE

This week, we realize we're all just one confession away from being the weird one in the group.Taylor's engagement party guests learn about her deeply unsettling cereal habits, Whitney recounts her date night that goes spectacularly wrong, and the new season of Couple's Therapy delivers a revelation neither of us was prepared for: people pay other people to cuddle them. Let’s unpack it. OUR INSTAGRAMOUR TIKTOKOUR YOUTUBE

This week, we're covering a lot of ground.We debrief Taylor's engagement party (including the moments that made her cry), unpack the Summer House reunion, and take a forensic-level look at the body language from Taylor and Martin's earliest dates. Plus: a spirited discussion about hand-holding, why the book Strangers has us in a heated debate about what we'd do if our husbands cheated.It's relationships, reality TV, human behavior, and a Madewell handbag review. OUR INSTAGRAMOUR TIKTOKOUR YOUTUBE

Because every summer starts with a vision board and ends with a sunburn—Taylor and Whit are back with Part 2 of their Summer Bucket Lists!Taylor recaps a whirlwind 48 hours in Paris, where she attempted to channel effortless French-girl energy and discovered that simply being in France does not, in fact, make you French. Meanwhile, Whit has her sights set on a major adult milestone: purchasing her first real handbag. The women also compare summer reading lists, reveal the books they're determined to finish before Labor Day.It’s about travel, shopping, and the delusion optimism of a seasonal bucket list.OUR INSTAGRAMOUR TIKTOKOUR YOUTUBE

This week, Tay + Whit unveil their extremely ambitious summer bucket lists — which somehow include foil boarding, camping, learning TikTok, and Tay possibly dissolving her face ahead of her wedding.It’s summer optimism season, baby. Delusion is back.OUR INSTAGRAMOUR TIKTOKOUR YOUTUBE

You guys. We made it!!! This week, recap the absolutely deranged Season 1 finale of The Valley — and honestly? Emmy consideration for whoever edited this fever dream together. Jax opens his sports bar, outtfitted like a Rainforest Cafe, Zach finally snaps and Jesse suggests Michelle save their marriage through daily affirmations like she’s being held hostage in a self-help cult.Also discussed: how it is possible that Us Weekly still exists, Jared’s cane and why this show was secretly one of Bravo’s version of “Marriage Story.”OUR INSTAGRAMOUR TIKTOKOUR YOUTUBE

This week on How Are We Forty?, we recap Episode 11 of The Valley — aka “Darkside Danny,” which is rich considering Jax and Jesse are out here behaving like actual sleep paralysis demons while Danny’s greatest crime is…having feelings? The gang is somehow STILL in Big Bear (this trip has lasted longer than some wars), Janet throws the most aggressively Pinterest-2012 baby shower imaginable, Jesse continues his one-man psychological warfare campaign against Danny, and Brittany finally says the word “divorce” out loud. In short: everyone is unwell, and we’re having the time of our lives watching their worlds crumble around them. OUR INSTAGRAMOUR TIKTOKOUR YOUTUBE

This week, Whit + Julia compare notes about pandemic pregnancies, parenting chaotic kindergarteners, and a shared comic crush on the one and only Nathan Fiedler. They get into intrusive thoughts, the hypocrisy of the “hot mom," and why humor might be the only sane response to it all.