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Scrubbing In with Becca Tilley & Tanya Rad

Small Talk

·51 min·5 clips
Becca freezes for five minutes in a communal kitchen, unable to make small talk with a stranger heating his lunch.
The episode opens with Becca recounting a socially awkward moment in her office kitchen, where she waited silently for five minutes next to a stranger heating his lunch, unable to initiate small talk. This leads the hosts into a broader discussion about how COVID isolation and smartphone use have diminished people's ability for casual conversation. Tanya then shares a weekend highlight: her husband Robbie's high-pitched scream on Disneyland's Rise of the Resistance ride when a Stormtrooper character startled him, which was captured on video. Becca describes celebrating her girlfriend Haley's birthday weekend, including dealing with food poisoning and her dog Phoebe getting sick from chicken. The conversation shifts to TV shows, with Tanya admitting she's watching Barbecue Brawl season seven and Becca discussing Ashley Iaconetti's appearance on Real Housewives. Becca reveals a producer changed her view on the Housewives franchise by framing it as financial empowerment for older women. Later, the hosts argue about Tanya walking into a closed bathroom without knocking after being told Becca's aunt was inside, debating etiquette and boundaries. Mark critiques Grey's Anatomy for unrealistic details like paper maps. The episode ends with brief mentions of Zendaya's new movie Challengers and a Laguna Beach reunion.

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A Disneyland day becomes a funny, revealing conversation about clothes, coffee, and the rituals of being seen.

A Disneyland day turns into a compact, funny read on everyday social ritual, with homemade jorts, a Hakuna Matata hat, and Cocoa Puffs cold brew doing plenty of the work.

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Press play for Disneyland jorts, a Cocoa Puffs cold brew, and the quiet status game of showing up in Disney merch.

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