This week we cover the full spectrum of American absurdity—starting with Rach playing the game so hard at the bowling alley that she literally peed her pants, and ending with Trump deciding to send actual troops into Oregon like it’s his own pe...

This week on Pausing Democracy 🍸, things are anything but normal. Jess gets mistaken for a senior citizen (apparently moisturizer isn’t working), Katie chokes on popcorn and pees her pants, and Rachel declares that her true happy place...

This week on Pausing Democracy, we take on the chilling reality of political violence in America. The assassination of Charlie Kirk has left the nation reeling, and we dive into what it means for a country already teetering on the edge...

This week on Pausing Democracy, we open with Missy’s obnoxiously smooth ride through perimenopause (yes, we’re jealous, and yes, it’s lame). From there, it’s straight into the circus. “Gaslight Barbie” and a few of her administration c...

This week on Pausing Democracy, we’re packing up for the colonies — where bartering is back, and we’re trading low-dosage estrogen patches like contraband cigarettes. Missy’s reinventing herself as a beat poet in exile, Jen’s spiraling...

Jessica narrowly escaped both a sketchy medical procedure and her own road rage. Missy accidentally tipped big for a Gen Z couple with major attitude. Meanwhile, Gavin Newsom has been trolling Trump like it’s his full-time job—and hone...

In this week’s episode, we dive headfirst into the absurdity of the headlines—starting with whispers of a possible HRT shortage (because apparently menopause wasn’t hard enough already). We unpack the surreal rebranding of the Kennedy Center in...

This week on Pausing Democracy 🍸, Jessica is exhausted (possibly from perimenopause, possibly from accidentally waxing off part of her eyelid), but we are still finding the energy to rage-sip through another week of American chaos....

On this week's Pausing Democracy, we try to process the national chaos machine, one RIP at a time. Monday started with the loss of Malcolm Jamal Warner (no, not Theo!) The US government casually dropped the long-sealed MLK files but continued t...

After a 2-week hiatus filled with hormone surges and collective dread, we return to find the world still on fire- so to speak.  The Epstein files, or alleged lack there of, are causing quite the rattle in MAGA world.  We have a theory...

Rachel's right eye had a hot flash and Missy's plantar fasciitis ghosted her, which is a good thing.  Too bad the world is still on fire.We mark Juneteenth with a bitter reminder by our Dear President that racism is still alive and ...

This is an episode that was recorded on June 4.  Jessica forgot to upload it due to...you know, MENOPAUSE! 

Rachel joins the pod this week, and things are getting sweaty- literally and politically! Jen and Rach are melting in an AC battle with their husbands, Katie jumped into a lake to survive the heat, and Jess once again forgot to upload last week...

Menopause is real, and so is Jess's confusion after realizing she sponsored an entire golf tournament she has no memory of. This week the memory fog is thick, but we do our best to cut through it and catch you up on all the political chaos that...

This week perimenopause heel pain isn't the only thing throwing us off balance- our train of thought has completely left the station and is crashing...just like the authoritarian regime that is now the US government.  We attempted to stay ...

In this week's chaotic cocktail of Pausing Democracy, the menopause squad dives headfirst into America's latest constitutional hot flash. We unpack the Supreme Court's flirtation with ending birthright citizenship and how Trump's immigration pr...

In this episode, Jen is convinced her son is about to be drafted, Jess thinks she can open a DIY dog grooming salon, and as usual, we are all outraged by the situation we find ourselves in.Meanwhile. the Trump administration continues it...

This week the girls are spiraling! We talk GLPs and weight loss injections. Meanwhile, Katie's menopause fueled anxiety about her 12K birthday race in Carmel has everyone googling whether "menxiety" is real...On the national front, Trump...

This week we dive into the wild world of the federal government (i.e. Elon Musk) offering a $5,000 baby bonus. Meanwhile, the FDA is being gutted and surprise: there's been a secret E. coli outbreak that they definitely don't want you to know a...

This week, we dive into the never ending cycle of bad news + cramps. We are in a full Constitutional cosplay: defying court orders, threatening to deport citizens, and turning economic policy into an extended improv bit. Meanwhile, we are tryin...

In this episode, we cover the full spectrum of existential dread, from laughing about how no one warns you that aging might mean peeing your pants, to screaming about billionaires buying the world like it's a yard sale, to reminding everyone th...

This week on Pausing Democracy, we tackle the absolute absurdity of immigration raids targeting green card holders and permanent residents-holders and permanent residents-because apparently "legal" isn't legal enough in the land of freedom frie...

In this episode of Pausing Democracy, we navigate the chaos of menopause and politics with our usual mix of exasperation and laughter. Jen recounts her estrogen patch mishaps and we are reminded of Prohibition when Trump slaps tariffs on our be...

In this episode of Pausing Democracy, we dive into the chaos of hormonal brain fog- Jessica lost her keys and forgot that she had another car, and menopause is to blame. Meanwhile, Katie breaks down the unfortunate relationship between body odo...

In this episode, we delve into a series of unexpected events.  Jess shares a humorous yet cautionary tale about losing her balance and taking a tumble. Jen opens up about forgetting an appointment.  Getting old is no joke. We muse abo...