What In The Dang Heck

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Catholic mom talk with bite and warmth.

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What In The Dang Heck follows Cecilia and Megan through Catholic life, motherhood, marriage, home routines, and advice questions. The tone is fast, chatty, and lightly irreverent, with practical takeaways tucked inside stories about babies, spouses, birth, prayer, and daily discipline.

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About What In The Dang Heck

What In The Dang Heck is a Catholic conversation show with the rhythm of two friends sorting real life in public. Cecilia and Megan are the recurring voices named in the openings, and their differences are part of the format. One may answer from a capacity angle, while the other may come in through instinct, emotion, or a story from home. That back-and-forth keeps the show from turning into a single rulebook. Recent episodes spend a lot of time with motherhood. They talk about chasing babies, working from home, protecting nap-time focus, knowing which tasks can happen with children awake, and deciding what actually contributes to peace in a household. The show treats domestic life as serious without making it sterile. A conversation about hiring help becomes a conversation about peace. A coffee-shop habit becomes a small audit of postpartum spending and the urge to reward exhaustion with one more treat. Marriage and dating come through with the same practical Catholic frame. Long-distance couples are encouraged to build shared prayer and reading rhythms, including written reflections on Catholic marriage books when phone calls are not possible. Listener-submitted love stories bring in older family histories, bold courtship, separation, engagement, and marriage. Birth is another major thread. With Eve from Holy Confident Birth, the show connects labor, fear, surrender, trauma, transformation, and postpartum expectations without pretending the experience is tidy. Women’s health appears through Ginny from The Women’s Health RN, with discussion of cycles, conception, hormonal health, functional nutrition, and charting. Faith-focused episodes bring in Fr. Peyton Plessala for Christian history and the way the Church thinks. The style is loose, quick, and personal. It can jump from phone apps to theology, from house management to prayer, from old family romance to the realities of nursing a baby on bleachers. Its humor is blunt but generally affectionate. Its advice is not polished into expert distance; it is tested against children, spouses, schedules, bodies, and Catholic conviction. For PlayNext, the show fits people who like faith-centered domestic conversation with personality, argument, warmth, and a strong sense of community participation.

Made for: Best suited to Catholic women, especially mothers, wives, engaged couples, and listeners interested in faith-shaped family life. It also fits anyone who likes fast, informal advice conversations rooted in home, marriage, prayer, and womanhood.

What sets it apart: The show’s edge is the contrast between Cecilia and Megan: two recurring voices who often approach the same Catholic-life question from different angles. It mixes spiritual seriousness with ordinary domestic specifics, from nap schedules and birth fears to books read across long distance.

In their own words

You’re all thinking it, but we’re the gals who say it. Tune in for your weekly dose of humor, countless heck yes & heck no moments, and our pure love for JC and His Church. Political correctness is out of touch, but the wine better be at your fingertips. What in the dang heck, it’s like you’re hanging with your bffs, creepily eavesdropping, and a girls night all wrapped up into two little earbuds. Make sure to slide into our hotline (‪312-775-2615‬), and hit us with YOUR “what in dang heck” moments! Listen. Laugh. Share.

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Girl's-night disagreement meets Catholic family life, giving you warmth without mandatory consensus.

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  • two friends whose different instincts help you sort out your own
  • birth and motherhood talk that makes room for faith, fear, and imperfect plans
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Best episodes of What In The Dang Heck

Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.

How We “Do It All” | Ep 246Mar 30, 2026

Two mothers turn nap-time panic into a practical way to spend scarce hours.

Cecilia and Megan give the pressure to "do it all" a grounded, recognizable shape, focusing on the small decisions that make a packed day feel possible.

Prayer When Long Distance, Confusing Breakups, & Missing Milestones | Ep 245Mar 23, 2026

A thoughtful case for shared reading when distance and unreliable communication disrupt ordinary relationship rhythms.

Long-distance love gets handled in practical terms, with attention to deployment, mismatched time zones, and the communication gaps that can last for months.

Creating a Holy & Confident Birth, with Nurse Eve | Ep 244Mar 16, 2026

A Catholic birth conversation that holds fear, pain, surrender, and transformation in the same frame.

Birth is treated here as both a physical ordeal and a spiritual threshold, as Cecilia and Megan speak with Eve about preparing for labor in a way that honors the body, the baby, and God.

Old School Love Stories | Ep 243Mar 9, 2026

A warm round of family love stories, led by one daring old-school romance.

Cecilia and Megan shape this single episode around listener-submitted love stories from parents and grandparents, treating them as keepsakes with enough sweep to still feel alive.

The Annual In’s & Out’s | Ep 242Mar 2, 2026

A warm, lived-in episode where household peace matters more than perfect spending discipline.

Household peace carries the episode, as Cecilia and Megan use a listener's au pair question to talk through what actually keeps a busy home steady.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Husband’s Role, Daily Rhythms, & Educating Kids | Ep 212

    ·1h 2m
  2. 2

    Prayer When Long Distance, Confusing Breakups, & Missing Milestones | Ep 245

    ·58m
  3. 3

    Creating a Holy & Confident Birth, with Nurse Eve | Ep 244

    ·1h 15m
  4. 4

    Old School Love Stories | Ep 243

    ·51m
  5. 5

    The Annual In’s & Out’s | Ep 242

    ·1h 1m
  6. 6

    Embarrassing Moments + Comfort/Cute Don’t Compete | Ep 241

    ·1h 3m
  7. 7

    We’re Back + Meg’s Birth Story | Ep 240

    ·1h 4m
  8. 8

    Is it Just a Season, or Just Life? + Order in Marriage | Ep 239

    ·1h 7m
  9. 9

    Weight focused BF, Attractive hobbies, & Meal Planning | Ep 238

    ·1h 19m
  10. 10

    What about Santa Claus & Communion in the Hand? | Ep 237

    ·1h 21m
  11. 11

    Balls, Basements, Blonde Espresso, & Bunko | Ep 236

    ·1h 17m
  12. 12

    Made up Martyrdom + An Obligation to Say No | Ep 235

    ·1h 18m
  13. 13

    True Health for Every Woman, with Ginny Noce | Ep 234

    ·1h 44m
  14. 14

    Bringing Girlhood Into Motherhood + Vice Versa | Ep 233

    ·1h 39m
  15. 15

    Fear in Decision Making + Making Moves on a Man | Ep 232

    ·1h 14m
  16. 16

    And Just Like That… Both are Pregnant | Ep 231

    ·1h 17m
  17. 17

    From VP to Burnout with Kristin @onehailmaryatatime | Ep 230

    ·1h 7m
  18. 18

    Gals are Back Together: “Kids are Expensive?” + Faith in Action | Ep 229

    ·1h 16m
  19. 19

    Priorities & Career in the Wake of Vocation, With Alden McRae | Ep 228

    ·1h 35m
  20. 20

    Prudent in Spending, Hosting Kids, & He’s Not The One | Ep 227

    ·1h 12m
  21. 21

    How a Mother of 7 Approaches Work + Family, with Mary Katherine Wathen | Ep 226

    ·1h 4m
  22. 22

    Leaving Children for Vacay + Hosting When it’s Hard | Ep 225

    ·1h 8m
  23. 23

    A Husband’s Take on SAHMs  | Ep 224

    ·1h 55m
  24. 24

    Men/Women Friendships & Things That Inspire Us  | Ep 223

    ·1h 9m
  25. 25

    Financial Sacrifices & Family Culture… It’s Not Luck | Ep 222

    ·1h 23m
  26. 26

    Emotional Updates + Breastfeeding Hate  | Ep 221

    ·58m
  27. 27

    Girlhood, Problems with Single Women, & Private School Debacle  | Ep 220

    ·1h 17m
  28. 28

    Leaving Work To Stay Home: The Stories You Shared | Ep 218

    ·2h 8m
  29. 29

    The Cross in Marriage, Breech Baby, & Good Ole Luce

    ·1h 3m
  30. 30

    Homemaking Life Hacks

    ·54m
  31. 31

    The Effects of a Woman’s Innate Beauty

    ·1h 8m
  32. 32

    Politics & Single Season, with Mary Margaret Olohan | Ep 217

    ·1h 7m
  33. 33

    I can’t believe she didn’t know… | Ep 216

    ·1h 9m
  34. 34

    Motherhood + Ministry with Sarah Swafford | Ep 215

    ·1h 34m
  35. 35

    Who’s Most Likely To… Join a Cult? | Ep 214

    ·1h 5m
  36. 36

    Receptivity of a Woman + Marital Graces | Ep 213

    ·1h 5m
  37. 37

    How We “Do It All” | Ep 246

    ·1h 14m
  38. 38

    Kids at Weddings, Dolls for Boys, & Babies Close Together in Age | Ep 211

    ·1h 20m
  39. 39

    Inspiring Gems: Ancestral Beauty & Grounding Perspectives | Ep 210

    ·1h 20m
  40. 40

    Hannah’s Children, Wrong Turns, & Mary Nail Clippers | Ep 209

    ·1h 7m
  41. 41

    Hannah’s Children, Wrong Turns, & Mary Nail Clippers | Ep 209

    ·1h 7m
  42. 42

    How You Knew He Wasn’t The One | Ep 208

    ·1h 3m
  43. 43

    Prioritizing “Me” Time, Pitbulls, & a Presumptuous Elderly Lady | Ep 207

    ·1h 17m
  44. 44

    Disciplining Your Kids + The Biggest Parenting Priorities, with Meg’s MIL | Ep 206

    ·1h 18m
  45. 45

    Cramps, Cycles, + Conception with Ginny from The Women’s Health RN | Ep 205

    ·1h 25m
  46. 46

    Inspiring Gems: Energy Givers & Motherhood Realities | Ep 204

    ·1h 2m
  47. 47

    Yapping With Husbands: Finances, Admiration, & Keepin’ it Fresh | Ep 203

    ·1h 27m
  48. 48

    Morning Routines, Arguments, & Friends in Marriage | Ep 202

    ·45m
  49. 49

    A Dollop of Suzy Homemaker & Trophy Wife | Ep 201

    ·1h 5m
  50. 50

    Pre-Party & Brain-Blown

    ·1h 6m
  51. 51

    Catholic Curious: Everyday Gals Guide To Christian History with Fr. Peyton Plessala

    ·1h 16m
  52. 52

    Prioritizing Your Man + Controversial Baby Sleep Convo

    ·1h 13m
  53. 53

    Lessons From Meg’s Mother-In-Law

    ·1h 8m
  54. 54

    For The Girls: Spicy Edition

    ·1h 6m
  55. 55

    Creepers In The Wild

    ·1h 2m
  56. 56

    Girl Code & Red Flags with Luke Kaliszak

    ·1h 50m
  57. 57

    Adult Friendship, Fake ID, & Drowning in Motherhood

    ·1h 7m
  58. 58

    Which Girly-Pop Are You? Ew…

    ·52m
  59. 59

    Being Present in Singlehood

    ·1h 8m
  60. 60

    Girl Talk: Intimacy & Life Skills

    ·56m
  61. 61

    Eggs In Tact & Cringy Texts

    ·1h 1m
  62. 62

    Life Lessons with CC’s Dad

    ·1h 15m
  63. 63

    Dating Apps & Disagreeing with Husband on Birth Plans

    ·59m
  64. 64

    A Catholic Gals Guide To The Election

    ·1h 8m
  65. 65

    Man Up, Mother's Prayer, & MIL Drama

    ·55m
  66. 66

    Supportive Wife, Vaping Policy, & Cold Turkey Marriage

    ·59m
  67. 67

    All Things Fashion: Staples, Modesty, Personal Style

    ·1h 7m
  68. 68

    Meg + Avery Talk Conversion Story, Parenting, & Marriage

    ·1h 23m
  69. 69

    Trad Wife Toxicity

    ·1h 2m
  70. 70

    Career Confusion, His Secrets, & Decorating Tips

    ·1h 3m
  71. 71

    Cry Rooms, Cave Time, & No Kissing

    ·1h 10m
  72. 72

    Cecilia's Birth Story

    ·1h 32m
  73. 73

    One, Big, Opinionated Bow

    ·1h 9m
  74. 74

    Emotional Transitions into Marriage & Money Talk

    ·1h 17m
  75. 75

    When They Call Your Baby “My Baby”

    ·1h 2m
  76. 76

    Wife Priorities > Girl Priorities

    ·55m
  77. 77

    Spontaneous True or False

    ·35m
  78. 78

    Leave & Cleave, Prep For Husband, & No Kids on IG

    ·1h 13m
  79. 79

    How to Create & Maintain Virtuous Friendships

    ·1h 22m
  80. 80

    Emotional Infidelity & Newlywed Intimacy

    ·1h 20m
  81. 81

    Never Have I Ever...

    ·1h 6m
  82. 82

    Don't Text The Ex, Summer Bucket List, & Ramble On

    ·1h 11m
  83. 83

    Showing Up Your Best Isn’t Vanity

    ·1h 8m
  84. 84

    Our Miscarriage Experiences

    ·1h 20m
  85. 85

    Ask A Husband - Part 2

    ·1h 50m
  86. 86

    When He’s Just The Wrong Guy

    ·1h 2m
  87. 87

    The Power of Motherhood, With Fr. Peyton Plessala

    ·1h 28m
  88. 88

    In's & Out's For 2024

    ·1h 4m
  89. 89

    Cecilia's Pregnancy Tell-All

    ·1h 8m
  90. 90

    Holiday Advice Hotline

    ·1h 15m
  91. 91

    No More Nagging & Newborn Etiquette

    ·1h
  92. 92

    Holiday Singlehood & Family Fun Ideas

    ·1h 6m
  93. 93

    Cute Guys, Breakups, & Submitting to Husband

    ·55m
  94. 94

    Boudoir Shoots, Cod, Just Not That Into Him

    ·1h 11m
  95. 95

    A Woman’s Worthiness & Spiritual Therapy, With Fr. Ken Geraci

    ·50m
  96. 96

    Meg’s Birth, The Details You Always Wondered

    ·43m
  97. 97

    Marriage Feedback & Fashion Hot Takes

    ·58m
  98. 98

    How You Thought Babies Were Made

    ·53m
  99. 99

    Perfectionism & Parenting with Lisa Brenninkmeyer | Ep 219

    Lisa Brenninkmeyer discusses perfectionism and parenting, drawing from scripture and her experience as a Catholic wife, mother of seven, and founder of Walking with Purpose.

    ·1h 13m
  100. 100

    Your Village, Modesty, & Sacrifice vs Suffering

    Two friends discuss modesty, the importance of community support, and the difference between sacrifice and suffering in relationships.

    ·55m
  101. 101

    How We “Do It All” | Ep 246

    Hidden gem

    Two podcast hosts discuss their different approaches to 'doing it all' and how their contrasting perspectives make the show more interesting.

    Mar 30, 2026·1h 14m·2 clips
  102. 102

    Prayer When Long Distance, Confusing Breakups, & Missing Milestones | Ep 245

    Hidden gem

    Two moms discuss the challenges of long distance relationships, confusing breakups, and missing milestones while sharing a funny story about a soccer game.

    Mar 23, 2026·58m·2 clips
  103. 103

    Creating a Holy & Confident Birth, with Nurse Eve | Ep 244

    Hidden gem

    A Catholic labor and delivery nurse and birth doula discusses helping women prepare for birth with faith and confidence.

    Mar 16, 2026·1h 15m·2 clips
  104. 104

    Old School Love Stories | Ep 243

    Hidden gem

    Cecilia and Megan share old school love stories from listeners' parents and grandparents, discussing how they knew they were the one and fell in love.

    Mar 9, 2026·51m·2 clips
  105. 105

    The Annual In’s & Out’s | Ep 242

    Hidden gem

    Two friends banter about their tech preferences, including Apple Music vs.

    Mar 2, 2026·1h 1m·2 clips
  106. 106

    Embarrassing Moments + Comfort/Cute Don’t Compete | Ep 241

    Cecilia and Megan’s What In The Dang Heck episode pairs embarrassing voicemails with practical advice about postpartum life and motherhood.

    Feb 23, 2026·1h 3m·2 clips
  107. 107

    We’re Back + Meg’s Birth Story | Ep 240

    Cecilia and Megan return for season seven with updates about their three-person production team and Megan’s fourth baby, Teddy.

    Feb 16, 2026·1h 4m·2 clips
  108. 108

    Is it Just a Season, or Just Life? + Order in Marriage | Ep 239

    Cecilia and Megan debate whether hard periods are “seasons” or simply life, using military deployments and family routines as examples.

    Dec 8, 2025·1h 7m·2 clips
  109. 109

    Weight focused BF, Attractive hobbies, & Meal Planning | Ep 238

    Dec 1, 2025·1h 19m
  110. 110

    What about Santa Claus & Communion in the Hand? | Ep 237

    Nov 24, 2025·1h 21m
  111. 111

    Balls, Basements, Blonde Espresso, & Bunko | Ep 236

    Nov 17, 2025·1h 17m
  112. 112

    Made up Martyrdom + An Obligation to Say No | Ep 235

    Nov 10, 2025·1h 18m
  113. 113

    True Health for Every Woman, with Ginny Noce | Ep 234

    Nov 3, 2025·1h 44m
  114. 114

    Bringing Girlhood Into Motherhood + Vice Versa | Ep 233

    Oct 27, 2025·1h 39m
  115. 115

    Fear in Decision Making + Making Moves on a Man | Ep 232

    Oct 20, 2025·1h 14m
  116. 116

    And Just Like That… Both are Pregnant | Ep 231

    Oct 13, 2025·1h 17m
  117. 117

    From VP to Burnout with Kristin @onehailmaryatatime | Ep 230

    Oct 6, 2025·1h 7m
  118. 118

    Gals are Back Together: “Kids are Expensive?” + Faith in Action | Ep 229

    Sep 29, 2025·1h 16m
  119. 119

    Priorities & Career in the Wake of Vocation, With Alden McRae | Ep 228

    Sep 22, 2025·1h 35m
  120. 120

    Prudent in Spending, Hosting Kids, & He’s Not The One | Ep 227

    Sep 15, 2025·1h 12m
  121. 121

    How a Mother of 7 Approaches Work + Family, with Mary Katherine Wathen | Ep 226

    Sep 8, 2025·1h 4m
  122. 122

    Leaving Children for Vacay + Hosting When it’s Hard | Ep 225

    Sep 1, 2025·1h 8m
  123. 123

    A Husband’s Take on SAHMs  | Ep 224

    Aug 25, 2025·1h 55m
  124. 124

    Men/Women Friendships & Things That Inspire Us  | Ep 223

    Aug 18, 2025·1h 9m
  125. 125

    Financial Sacrifices & Family Culture… It’s Not Luck | Ep 222

    Aug 11, 2025·1h 23m
  126. 126

    Emotional Updates + Breastfeeding Hate  | Ep 221

    Aug 4, 2025·58m
  127. 127

    Girlhood, Problems with Single Women, & Private School Debacle  | Ep 220

    Jun 30, 2025·1h 17m
  128. 128

    Perfectionism & Parenting with Lisa Brenninkmeyer | Ep 219

    Jun 23, 2025·1h 13m
  129. 129

    Leaving Work To Stay Home: The Stories You Shared | Ep 218

    Jun 16, 2025·2h 8m
  130. 130

    Politics & Single Season, with Mary Margaret Olohan | Ep 217

    Jun 9, 2025·1h 7m
  131. 131

    I can’t believe she didn’t know… | Ep 216

    Jun 2, 2025·1h 9m
  132. 132

    Motherhood + Ministry with Sarah Swafford | Ep 215

    May 26, 2025·1h 34m
  133. 133

    Who’s Most Likely To… Join a Cult? | Ep 214

    May 19, 2025·1h 5m
  134. 134

    Receptivity of a Woman + Marital Graces | Ep 213

    May 12, 2025·1h 5m
  135. 135

    Husband’s Role, Daily Rhythms, & Educating Kids | Ep 212

    May 5, 2025·1h 2m
  136. 136

    Kids at Weddings, Dolls for Boys, & Babies Close Together in Age | Ep 211

    Apr 28, 2025·1h 20m
  137. 137

    Inspiring Gems: Ancestral Beauty & Grounding Perspectives | Ep 210

    Apr 21, 2025·1h 20m
  138. 138

    Hannah’s Children, Wrong Turns, & Mary Nail Clippers | Ep 209

    Apr 14, 2025·1h 7m
  139. 139

    Hannah’s Children, Wrong Turns, & Mary Nail Clippers | Ep 209

    Apr 13, 2025·1h 7m
  140. 140

    How You Knew He Wasn’t The One | Ep 208

    Apr 7, 2025·1h 3m
  141. 141

    Prioritizing “Me” Time, Pitbulls, & a Presumptuous Elderly Lady | Ep 207

    Mar 31, 2025·1h 17m
  142. 142

    Disciplining Your Kids + The Biggest Parenting Priorities, with Meg’s MIL | Ep 206

    Mar 24, 2025·1h 18m
  143. 143

    Cramps, Cycles, + Conception with Ginny from The Women’s Health RN | Ep 205

    A women's health nurse discusses optimizing hormonal health through functional nutrition and cycle charting.

    Mar 17, 2025·1h 25m
  144. 144

    Inspiring Gems: Energy Givers & Motherhood Realities | Ep 204

    Mar 10, 2025·1h 2m
  145. 145

    Yapping With Husbands: Finances, Admiration, & Keepin’ it Fresh | Ep 203

    Cecilia and Megan bring their husbands on the podcast to discuss finances, admiration, and keeping relationships fresh, despite audio issues.

    Mar 3, 2025·1h 27m
  146. 146

    Morning Routines, Arguments, & Friends in Marriage | Ep 202

    Feb 24, 2025·45m
  147. 147

    A Dollop of Suzy Homemaker & Trophy Wife | Ep 201

    Feb 17, 2025·1h 5m
  148. 148

    Pre-Party & Brain-Blown

    Dec 30, 2024·1h 6m
  149. 149

    Catholic Curious: Everyday Gals Guide To Christian History with Fr. Peyton Plessala

    Cecilia and Megan chat with Fr.

    Dec 9, 2024·1h 16m
  150. 150

    Prioritizing Your Man + Controversial Baby Sleep Convo

    Dec 2, 2024·1h 13m