A relaxed holiday gift guide with personal picks and a year-end sendoff.
The episode reads as a holiday gift guide with a calm year-end feel, as Brittany and Amanda swap recommendations before heading into the holidays.

Brittney Riolo and Amanda Jagow
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Standards, spirals, trips, and friendship tea.
the chat turns early-adult growing pains into casual, fast-moving conversations. Its episodes move between dating burnout, friendship jealousy, intuition, social media comparison, Miami trip stories, and the everyday pressure to expect more than the bare minimum.
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the chat is a lifestyle conversation show about dating, friendship, anxiety, travel, and the practical mess of becoming more intentional. Its strongest episodes take familiar social feelings and make them easier to name. Chemistry and compatibility become separate questions: attraction on one side, alignment and long-term fit on the other. Dating burnout gets treated with sympathy instead of performance, especially for people tired of pressure and the work of constantly presenting well. The show also has a clear standard-setting streak. It pushes back on celebrating basic effort, especially in dating and domestic life, where decency can get mistaken for exceptional care. Friendship receives the same seriousness. Episodes on red flags, jealousy, gossip, and resentment frame platonic relationships as real relationships that deserve attention, boundaries, and honest exits when needed. Shorter catchup episodes loosen the structure. A Miami trip recap, restaurant mention, travel mishap, TV finale, or wearable review can become part of the same conversational world as heavier topics. The pacing is chatty and quick. It has a social-media-aware sensibility, but the better moments come when the speakers step back from comparison and ask what the feeling is actually pointing toward. Anxiety is discussed in that same practical register: not as a grand diagnosis, but as overthinking, future-scripting, replaying the past, and learning when a gut feeling deserves trust. The show is not clinical. It says so plainly. Its appeal comes from its mix of self-deprecation, direct opinions, and familiar scenarios that many listeners have had but not always sorted out aloud. The recurring frame is simple: standards matter, communication helps, and friendship, romance, wellness, and ordinary plans all shape the same life. For a casual conversation feed, the chat has a distinct point of view. It is less about aspirational perfection than about noticing what feels off, laughing at the awkward parts, and choosing better next time.
Made for: Suited to listeners who like conversational lifestyle podcasts about dating, friendship, wellness, social media pressure, and figuring out your 20s. It especially fits people who want casual talk with practical takeaways rather than expert lectures.
What sets it apart: The show treats friendship issues with the same seriousness usually reserved for dating, while keeping the tone light and quick. Its mix of standards talk, personal catchups, and social-media-era self-reflection gives it a specific everyday texture.
A show about the journey of figuring out your 20s, balancing work with a social life and wellness, taking charge of your future, living a fulfilling life, romanticizing your reality, and, most importantly, mastering the chat! Chat with us every Wednesday! [email protected] IG: @thechat_pod Chat with Brittney @brittriolo Chat with Amanda @amanda_jagow
Brittany and Amanda turn a broken-leg bridesmaid weekend into the group chat you missed.
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Brittany interviews Amanda about her wedding to Mason, scheduled roughly two weeks after the recording, using bridal-style and rapid-fire questions.
The Chat features Kylie Draper discussing Lindsay’s bachelorette weekend in Tahoe, a Celebrity Golf Tournament, and the friendship that developed after weekends in Chico and Sacramento.
Amanda and Britney recount Amanda’s bachelorette weekend in Venice and Santa Monica, including three themed days, beach activities, games, and nights out.
Britt took a two-month TikTok break after feeling that if she didn't record something, "why even do it."
This episode explores the differences between chemistry and compatibility in dating, discussing how to distinguish initial attraction from long-term alignment and the importance of moving past infatuation before making relationship decisions.
Two hosts discuss dating burnout from different perspectives—one single and one engaged—sharing personal experiences and exploring why dating feels draining.
The hosts recap their Miami trip, discussing fun activities like beach days and dinners while hinting at unexpected plot twists that contrasted with their perfect social media posts.
This episode critiques the societal tendency to praise basic decency and minimal effort, particularly in dating and parenting contexts, using examples like a TikTok video about unequal parental responsibilities.
This episode explores the distinction between anxiety and gut feelings, discussing personal experiences with overthinking and how to trust oneself in decision-making.
Brittany and Amanda of The Chat catch up on September, including Truckee, Brooke’s wedding, friends’ upcoming baby, and Amanda’s San Diego bridesmaid weekend.
Brittany and Amanda catch up after a month apart, discussing recent travels, the Traitors finale, and an Oura ring review.
Brittany and Amanda use their holiday gift guide to recommend items they already own, use, or want, from Babe Lash serum and Youth to the People cleanser to Barefoot Dreams blankets and Nest fragrances.
The hosts wrap up their summer catch-up series by discussing the end of summer around Labor Day weekend and sharing listener-submitted one-word summaries of summer 2024.
Brittany and Amanda discuss their summer catch-up series, plans for future podcast topics, and share casual personal updates while enjoying drinks.
Two hosts catch up after a summer break, discussing life updates including moving apartments, trying The Ordinary skincare products, and sharing personal experiences.