Your Weekly Breakdown
The silly and smart podcast for busy women.
Have a think, have a laugh.
Everyone’s invited.
Every week, join comedian Caitlin Howden and washed-up tech exec Emily Key to catch up on cultural conversations and news, make fun of the latest pop culture happenings, and judge each other’s life choices.
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Cait was on Las Culturistas?! AG1 deep dive on Delve pod, daydreams and goals for 2025, Ballerina Farm in Ev!e mag, Em's fav newsletter, the makeup free trend, and Dame Judy Dench's potty-mouthed bird
Breakdown 019
Vision boards and 2025 goal setting, a deep dive on goal setting, Cormac McCarthy's secret muse, Don West's new album, Zoe Ligon and the s3x ed you didn't get in school, voice AI hacks, and toast snacks
Breakdown 018
Real Housewives life lessons, Holiday movies, the business of breakups, hiker found alive after 50 days, traveling without a plan, why are the tech titans so weird? 50 Cent's Diddy documentary.
Breakdown 017
Holiday overwhelm, new music, Em goes viral, Canadian Rage Index, sleep needs, snow in Hawaii, PWHL in BC, Christmas movies, spy novels, tech tips, and Gisele Pelicot's daughter.
Breakdown 016
Guest co-host Briana Buckmaster talks astrology, the labia puff, work and burnout, Hawk Tuah, building community, TV and the realities of being a working actor, and AI impacting the arts.
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US vs Canada snacks, Alpha vs Beta and leadership, Cait's time at Second City, raising kids, gut health, female friendships, Wicked vs Gladiator, Martha's documentary, and the ultimate skin care drop.
Breakdown 014
Victoria Secret's quasi-rebrand, the New York Liberty and Clara Wu Tsai, AI in publishing, climate updates, a new book, and music worth listening to.
Breakdown 013
Separating your identify from work, aging, banned books, YOLO energy, good books, advice for creatives.
Breakdown 012
Chin hairs, how to break up with a friend, gender parity, backpack bans and periods, Kamala on Call her Daddy, Kendrick at the Superbowl.
Breakdown 011
Parent influencers and child privacy, good health news, skin care for winter, watching SATC then vs. now, stalkers and Anna Kendrick's new movie, Tim Burton draws Monica Belluci.
Breakdown 010
Guest Briana Buckmaster, dopamine menus, data brokers, relationship advice, good apologies, and parenting.
Breakdown 009
The end of remote work? festival films, books to read, fissures, fall fashion, and femicide.
Breakdown 008
Paris Olympics firsts, Katy Perry and Dr. Luke, "rawdogging", metal in tampons, conspiracy theories, anti-sunscreen movement, and we're all going to die!
Breakdown 007
Celine Dion's docu and Celeb biopics, is Taylor Swift a bad role model? A great reason not to swallow, Greece's 6 day work week, can we talk about salaries? smegma, bee colonies, and books books books.
Breakdown 006
Listener feedback, Being delulu, Reality TV, Junior High traumas, Why we all need birdsong, Packing in a carry-on, Books, and what's offensive in comedy?!
Breakdown 005
The bush is back!, Mexico’s presidential election, Women striking in the US, More internet and AI things, Healing, and Gen Z job interviews
Breakdown 004
Accepting compliments, Summer dress guide, How to spend your downtime, Billionaire submarines, Books + music recos, and...Are we undersexed?
Breakdown 003
Bridgerton S3, Hot Priest on Quinn, worst jobs, and how many sperm donations are too many?!?
Breakdown 002
Bumble's Fumble, Canucks vs. Oilers, Nose waxing, Landlines, and Books Books Books