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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: 50 Mins

Theme: Domestic Chaos, Sean Diddy Combs Court Case Updates, Trump VS Must, Crazy animal antics, AITA, Book Club Review!

Welcome back to This Is My Circus — the podcast where parenting is chaotic, pets are weird, and the true crime tea is scalding hot.

This week, we’re raising butterflies (sort of), rescuing frogs who refuse to stay rescued, fixing toilets like certified DIY queens, and confessing to powdering our boobs in a heatwave. Nothing is off-limits in this household.

We’re also diving into the messiest headlines:

• Simone Biles vs. Riley Gaines: The Olympic icon claps back, but fans aren’t having it — and her old tweets aren’t helping either.
• Diddy’s Trial Gets Weirder: Is he mouthing threats in court? Stephanie Soo says yes, and now she’s had to change hotels eight times.
• Trump vs. Musk: The Twitter breakup you didn’t know you needed.
• Lizard corpses, snake sightings, and... zebra airlifts? Yup. It’s that kind of episode.

🐾 Also this week:

• A dead bird isn’t the only wildlife drama on our porches
• RIP to a pet and the awkward cremation aftermath
• Should you give a dog back to the family that dumped it?
• ADHD hacks for free national park access (no gatekeeping here!)

📚 Book Chat: That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally

We’re OBSESSED. This twisty emotional thriller gave us all the feels — suspense, heartbreak, and ugly crying on the floor. If you love dual POVs, slow-burn reveals, and a book boyfriend who will wreck you emotionally, this one’s for you.

🛑 Spoilers ahead. (And bring tissues.)

Rating: 9.5/10
⭐️ Themes: Identity, survival, trauma, redemption
💔 Side effects: Uncontrollable sobbing, book hangover

🎙️ Segment Highlights:

• “Am I the A-hole?” this week: A woman adopts a dog from a shelter. Then the original owners want it back. Would you give him up?
• Butterfly updates (spoiler: one of them didn’t make it, and the other won’t leave)
• Why powder on the bathroom floor is totally justified
• That time we realized we should’ve been lion cuddlers

🧼 Laundry Detergent Deep Dive:

Tell us your laundry detergent loves. Do the scents actually last? Do we care if we smell like fruity pebbles? The answer may surprise you.

📖 Next Week’s Read: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

It’s giving fake marriage, tropical chaos, and enemies-to-lovers — aka the beachy palate cleanser we all need after this week’s emotional rollercoaster.

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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: 46 Mins

Theme: Domestic Chaos, Sean Diddy Combs Court Case Updates, Puppy Yoga, AITA, Book Club Review!

🎧 In This Episode:

Welcome back to This Is My Circus — the podcast that celebrates parenting misadventures, pop culture meltdowns, questionable home repairs, and our undying obsession with true crime and spicy books.

In this episode, Stephanie and Meredith dive headfirst into the weekly chaos, starting with bird skeletons in the dryer vent (yes, you read that right), mechanic mishaps, and pool-cleaning shenanigans that involved zip-tying a Magic Eraser to a mop. Just normal stuff over here. 😂

But we don't stop there...

We dish the latest on the Diddy courtroom drama, from Secret Service Sam’s live updates to 50 Cent's savage AI memes and why “Itty Bitty Diddy” might be the new nickname you never knew you needed. Plus: who got kicked out of the courtroom, why Kid Cudi's car exploded, and what Cassie’s terrifying connection reveals about the bigger case.

Also this week:

• A heartfelt shoutout to listener Sarah (we see you, girl!)
• Parenting sideline chaos at a basketball tournament
• A possible ancestral connection to a death row inmate (?!)
• Dinosaurs, dragons, and underground reptilians (blame TikTok)
• Puppy yoga and Golden Girl realities
• The book review that fell flat — and what we’re reading next

📚 Book Chat:
We review She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell, which had all the right ingredients — twin sisters, elite boarding school, mysterious death — but somehow still underdelivered. It was giving “Lifetime movie with no budget.” 😬

👀 Next Week’s Read:
That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally – a TikTok fave that promises suspense, memory loss, and maybe a murder. Let’s hope it redeems this week’s flop!

🎙️ Segment Highlights:

• “Am I the A-hole?” this week: A guy names his dog after his ex-best friend. Petty? Or perfect revenge?
• The moment we realized… we are actually the same age as the Golden Girls. 😳
• Why a Rottweiler cuddle session ended with a fall (and a Ring cam video request).

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osts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~60 min
Theme: Real Talk on depression and anxiety, Sean Diddy Combs Court Case Updates, TV we are loving, AITA, Book Club Review!

🎧 In This Episode:

Stefanie and Meredith are back with tales of unhinged AITA Wedding drama, Diddy case updates, , and a book club pick that had them both yelling WHAT IS HAPPENING?! This week’s AITA features a husband who thinks getting drunk and trying on the wedding dress the night before the wedding is 'funny'...but not when he has an accident...They also dive into The Quiet Girl by S.F. Kosa, a layered psychological thriller packed with trauma, secrets, and plot twists that keep coming.

💬 Topics Covered:

💇‍♀️ Real Life Talk:
– Stefanie talks about depression and anxiety
– Meredith discuss the loss of her dog and new driver in the house

👰 Diddy Updates
– Court updates
–Steve Harvy on Tapes and getting roasted in the comments on social media

📦 AITA: Groom Tries On Dress And...Has An Accident
– A Reddit user wants to know is she the A-Hole for cancelling wedding

📚 Book Club – The Quiet Girl by S.F. Kosa
– When a new wife vanishes without a trace, her husband discovers he may not have known her at all.
– Dual timelines, therapy secrets, childhood trauma, and a character named Layla you’ll never forget.
– Final verdict: Fast-paced, emotionally complex, and twisty. 9/10.

📖 Next Week’s Read:
What Have We Done by Alex Finlay – Childhood friends, buried secrets, and a reunion that turns deadly.

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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~60 min
Theme: Mother's Day cake wins, viral vampire lore, true crime trials, haunted dolls, and an AITA lizard party that took Reddit by storm.

🎧 In This Episode:

This week on This Is My Circus, Stefanie and Meredith ride the chaos train straight through lizard gender reveals, haunted penitentiary tours, and a Reddit AITA that left us speechless. From parenting teens and surviving May-cember madness to jaw-dropping updates on the Diddy trial and vampire sightings in the Appalachian Mountains, it’s a full-blown circus—complete with emotional cake confessions and raggedy Annabelle nightmares. Buckle up.

💬 Topics Covered:

🍰 Emergency Cake & Mother’s Day Meltdowns
– Stefanie’s pastel-iced double-layer cake with ocean waves (??) was accidentally perfect—and yes, some of it is frozen for emotional emergencies.

⚖️ Diddy Trial Coverage
– From shocking Cassie testimony to Jaguar Wright’s appearance, the federal court proceedings are getting darker by the day.
– Why the jury is mostly male, and whether Diddy’s appearance is a mask, a strategy… or someone else entirely.

🧟 Vampires in Appalachia & Airbnb Nightmares
– A viral story suggests vampires may need more than an invite to get in—and they might be following you home.
– Stefanie and Meredith break down vampire lore, spiritual protection, and what not to do when the world’s most beautiful man knocks at 3am.

🪦 Annabelle the Haunted Doll Goes on Tour (No, Thanks)
– Would you sleep overnight in a haunted penitentiary… with Annabelle in the room? One event lets you. Stefanie’s answer: HARD PASS.

👽 Giants, Fallen Angels & Weird TikTok Rabbit Holes
– Are some bloodlines tied to ancient watchers and secret societies? Stefanie dives into a TikTok theory that has her rethinking everything.

🧠 AITA: Skink Gender Reveal Edition
– A woman invites her mom to a “gender reveal” party for her pet lizard—and the mom refuses. But was it really about the lizard?
– The daughter’s best friend jumps in with the truth… and this Reddit post takes a wild turn no one expected.

📚 Book Club – Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane
– A husband’s body goes missing… after his wife already confirmed he was dead.
– Power, abuse, and survival collide in this twisty thriller that had us screaming “Earl had to die!”
– Final rating: 8.5–9/10 — strong, satisfying, and full of shockers.

📖 Next Week’s Read:
The Quiet Girl by S.F. Kosa – A new wife disappears, leaving behind her rings and a mystery her husband never saw coming.

🧠 Quote of the Week:

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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~60 min
Theme: Poolside chaos, parenting teens, Appalachian vampire conspiracies, Mother's Day sweet tooth cravings, and a suspenseful book club breakdown.

🎧 In This Episode:
In true circus fashion, Stefanie and Meredith kick off this week’s episode with soaked sweatpants, teens testing every ounce of patience, and a collective craving for chocolate cake. They dive into vampire folklore (spoiler: it may have started in the Appalachian Mountains), debate the absolute audacity of a certain AITA couch situation, and wrap up with a juicy review of No One Can Know—a dark, twisty murder mystery with more secrets than suspects.

💬 Topics Covered:
💦 The Accidental Pool Plunge:
Stefanie drops her phone in the pool… and takes a freezing hoodie-clad dive to rescue it. Yep, it’s one of those weeks.

👖 Teen Trouble & Air Fryer Battles:
The moms vent about late-teen apathy, money-motivated chores, and parenting hacks that work—sometimes.

🧛 Appalachian Vampire Origins?!
Forget New Orleans—vampire legends may have started with Romanian settlers deep in the Appalachian Mountains. Are you even surprised?

🍰 Mother’s Day Cake Manifestation:
Stefanie declares her only wish this year: a personal chocolate cake with white icing, no plates necessary.

Eiffel Towers SOLD & Bahamian Pig Warnings:
From a conman selling the Eiffel Tower TWICE to swimming with the pigs can make you violently ill, the internet is doing the most—and we’re here for it.

🧠 AITA: Couchgate at the Couples’ Weekend
When your bestie invites every other couple—but sticks you on the couch and forgets your partner—are you wrong for heading home early? (Spoiler: NO.)

📚 Book Club – No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall
– Three sisters. One murder. Secrets that just won’t stay buried.
– Trauma, mystery, emotional twists—and a husband we all hated.
– Final verdict: dark but addictive. 9/10.

📖 Next Week’s Read:
Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane – A husband goes missing… but his wife already saw the body. Or did she?

🧠 Quote of the Week:
“The Eiffel Tower was sold twice by the same con artist. And honestly? Icon behavior.” — Meredith

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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~60 min
Theme: Weird world records, pop culture deep dives, an uninvited stepmom scandal, and a chilling review of The Marsh King’s Daughter.

🎧 In This Episode:

It’s another wild week under the big top, and Stefanie and Meredith are bringing the chaos. From Guinness World Records that make you gag (43 snails on your face?!) to parrots swearing at tourists, the bizarre takes center stage. They also discuss what not to do on a Zoom call (hello, monitor gate), give their takes on the drama-filled wedding AITA post, and dive deep into The Marsh King’s Daughter—a gripping survivalist thriller with serious psychological twists.

💬 Topics Covered:

🖥️ Monitor Gate & Mansplaining Mayhem
– Meredith shares her tech support nightmare and the satisfying moment she proved she wasn’t “just being dramatic.”

🐾 Walking Disasters & Doorbell Cameras
– Rex drags Stefanie across the asphalt mid-walk. Spoiler: it was caught on camera, and her knees are paying the price.

📺 Watch List Picks:
– 1923, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Stolen Girl, and Banshee
– Plus: a new obsession with a baby alpaca named Noodle.

🌍 World’s Weirdest Records:
– Eye-popping feats (literally), most feet sniffed (ew), and the least impressive M&M challenge of all time.

🦟 Flight from Hell:
– 90 minutes trapped on a mosquito-infested plane. We’re still itching.

🧠 AITA: Stepmom Uninvited from the Wedding?!
– A throwaway account with a heartbreaking twist: a groom sides with his bio mom… and tries to gaslight his stepmom out of the wedding.

📚 Book Club – The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne
– Survival in the marsh. A daughter born of abduction. A predator on the run.
– The hosts unpack psychological trauma, moral ambiguity, and whether Helena’s emotional detachment is terrifying… or totally understandable.

📖 Next Week’s Read:
No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall – Sisters, secrets, and a cold case that won’t stay buried.

🧠 Quote of the Week:

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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~50 min
Theme: Conspiracy theories, Disney deep dives, personality quizzes, true crime book club, and a jaw-dropping “Am I the A-hole?” with a shocking twist.

🎧 In This Episode:

Buckle up, y’all. We’ve got dragon skulls in Romania, secret worlds under the North Pole, and Disney characters with psychological diagnoses. Stefanie and Meredith dive into internet rabbit holes (looking at you, TikTok), share an ADHD-friendly productivity tool, and test each other with a revealing personality quiz involving otters and sloths. Then it’s time for the ultimate AITA bombshell that left everyone speechless—plus, a book club pick that finally delivered.

💬 Topics Covered:

🐉 Dragons Are Real (Probably):
A “dragon skull” discovered in a Romanian well? TikTok theories? Creatures in caves? Stefanie takes us down the conspiracy spiral—Admiral Byrd, Hollow Earth, and all.

🧠 Goblin Tools for ADHD Brains:
An online tool that turns “clean your room” into bite-sized tasks—with chili peppers and magic wands. Game changer for list-makers and distracted girlies.

🐾 Personality Quiz with a Twist:
If you were an animal… what would that reveal about how the world sees you (and how you see yourself)? Things get deep, funny, and very on-brand.

🏰 Disney Princesses & Diagnoses:
Theorists say each Disney character represents a psychological disorder—from Rapunzel's PTSD to Ariel’s hoarding tendencies. Is it a stretch… or does it actually check out?

🧠 AITA: The Gay Bookstore, The Slur, and the Secret Son:
A 19-year-old employee crosses a line… then drops a bombshell that changes everything. Let’s just say—this one’s got plot twists worthy of a Netflix miniseries.

📚 Book Club: Lake of the Lost Girls by Katherine Greene
– A dual-timeline thriller that actually lived up to the hype
– Complex sisterhood, dark family secrets, and a body hidden shockingly close to home
– The girls rate it a solid 9/10—finally, a win!

📖 Next Week’s Read:
The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne — an abduction, survivalist father, and one daughter hunting him down in the marsh. Let’s go.

🧠 Quote of the Week:

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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill

Theme: Easter chaos, hilarious AITA drama, a haunting true crime case, TikTok spirals, and the reality of being a not-so-perceptive witness.

🎧 In This Episode:

From exploding Peeps to wild Easter baskets and nostalgic playlists, Stefanie and Meredith cover all the chaotic corners of life—including an unsolved local mystery. This week, they take a deep dive into the disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann, a case that’s haunted Charlotte for nearly two decades. Plus, they roast brunch culture, judge a mother-in-law with main character syndrome, and reveal way too much about their witness potential (or lack thereof).

💬 Topics Covered:

🐣 Easter Basket Survival & Peep Jousting
– DIY basket inspo, candy chaos, and a microwave battle tradition you’ve never heard of but will try.

💄 TikTok Skincare + Googly Eye Crimes
– From unblended hyaluronic acid to prank-level petty dreams, the girls spiral with laughter (and ideas they definitely shouldn’t follow through on).

🎧 Playlist Names & Roadtrip Memories
– Ridiculous Spotify titles, shared sibling playlists, and club bangers from their party days.

🧠 AITA: My MIL Rolls In Like She Pays Rent
– One woman’s fight to keep her bonnet, fridge, and dignity intact when her mother-in-law treats her house like a reality show.

🔍 True Crime Deep Dive: The Disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann
– Vanished after a night out in Charlotte, 24-year-old Kyle left behind unanswered calls, eerie theories, and a devastated family still seeking truth.
– Timeline breakdown, theories (accident? foul play?), and connections to other missing men cases.

📚 Next Week’s Book: The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene
– A dual-timeline thriller involving cold cases, podcast sleuthing, and a lake that holds terrifying secrets.

🧠 Quote of the Week:

Answer: Absolutely not. 😂

📢 Announcements:

• No book this week—but true crime fans, you’re in for a twisty ride.
• Coming Up: Full book review

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🎪 Until next time, keep the s’mores creative, the playlists chaotic, and the kids only mildly feral.

This is our circus—and these are definitely our monkeys. 🐒