We Should Unpack This
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Nostalgia, Corporate Brainwashing, & Starting A New Chapter | Take a Walk
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you seen ice in your neighborhood? Report it here: http://www.stopice.net This week we're talking about some of our favorite nostalgia from out c...
Is "The Male Loneliness Epidemic" Real? | We Should Unpack This E70
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about the male loneliness epidemic, the manosphere, and the pervasive misogynistic media that literal children are somehow wat...
69 Attachment Styles, Neighbor Drama, & Running a 5K | nice
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking our attachment styles! In my infinite wisdom I scheduled this pod for a few days before the main video about it goes up so s...
68 Katy Perry, The Death of Pop Music, & Rich People Antics | Woman's World
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the pod we're talking about Katy Perry! We're talking a little bit about her Blue Origin space flight, how much we hate billionaires, and...
67 It's the Kitchen Gadgets, Hot Dogs, Potatoes and Soup Podcast
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking an apparently very deep admiration for kitchen gadgets! In a continuation of our PowerPoint presentation parties, Mickey got...
66 Everything Is Soup, Soulless Pop Music, & Health Updates | Soup
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Mickey is sharing their love of soup with y'all in the form of a PowerPoint presentation party! But virtually! Soup is perfect and soup is e...
65 D&D Hot Takes | Best Game Ever
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about D&D because it's Mickey's hyperfixation and because Reddit has a looooot to say! We're sharing some of our hottest t...
64 We're Fighting Over Potatoes?? | Potato Head Blues
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're delving into the world of potatoes! Not just because Mickey has some weirdly apt info to dump but also because we have strong opinions...
63 This Paul & Morgan Video is SCARY | Bad Romance
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
These week we're permitting Paul a few minutes out of timeout merely to discuss his latest glaring example of what terrible communication, failing as ...
62 Radical Unschooling is WILD | Positively Lost Me
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking the topic of radical unschooling because @SAVYWRITESBOOKS made a video about the topic that absolutely blew my mind. We sp...
61 Microtransactions Are Rotting Our Brains & Another Guessing Game! | Price Tag
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking Mickey's undying hatred for the way that corporations are gamifying everything to try and co-opt our attention spans! What a...
60 Meta AI Profiles, Kids Can't Cheat Anymore & Baby Product Quiz | As the World Caves In
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the pod everyone! After taking a break fro the holidays and/or new year we're back! This week we're talking about Meta's decision add ...
59 Starting an Advice Segment, MRI Updates, & More Capitalism Hatred | Run Your Mouth
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're bringing y'all an accidental variety show because our brains did the ADHD thing this episode! Oops. We've got musings about the concep...
58 Lisa Frank, The UHC *Incident*, and Aaron's Bad Day | My Kink is Karma
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking the docuseries Glitter and Greed about Lisa Frank because it's a hyperfixation of Mickey's and we recently watched it and re...
57 We Suck at Grieving, Maybe We're Moving, & Telling Our Secrets | Break Stuff
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking our grief because like we mentioned in the last episode we've got a looooot going on! Mickey's got weird health and chronic ...
56 Life Updates, Election Anxiety, & Where We Go From Here | tv off
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking the obvious- the presidential election! Mostly because it sucked and was/is awful so we have thoughts about that, voter turn...
55 Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, A Fun Announcement & Our Beef w TikTok | I Can Talk
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking mostly the first two episodes of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives because it's been a long time since either of us have been so ...
54 The 4B Movement, Ethan Plath, & How We Improved Our Marriage | Father Time
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking some new information about Ethan Plath and his archaic views on marriage after his interview in the most recent episode of W...
53 The Downfall of Chappell Roan & Tea from Olivia Plath FINALLY | stories
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about the recent drama surrounding Chappell Roan cancelling shows to perform at the VMA's because people are mad, mad and righ...
52 Ethan Plath's 3 Non-Negotiables, Colleen Hoover Hate, & Life Updates | Miss Movin' On
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking Plathville drama! The rumor is that the supposed "non-negotiables" Ethan Plath wrote in a list for Olivia on last season of ...
51 Laughing at Our Own Trauma, MrBeast Updates, & Blake Lively | When You Were Young
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking some updates on the MrBeast situation, the rumors about Blake Lively being awful, and laughing at our own trauma because we ...
50 Ballerina Farm, MrBeast, & The Olympics | Meet the Grahams
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 50th episode!! For this special episode we're unpacking all the things we missed while Aaron and I were on vacation! We're starting with a very ...
49 Inside Out 2, The Boys, Matt & Abby Updates & Some News! | JOYRIDE
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking Inside Out 2 and The Boys even though it seems like those two have nothing to do with each other, and some updates on the Ma...
48 Reddit Friendship Advice, AITA, & Asking the Stupid Questions | What You Know
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the pod we're unpacking our friendship (horror) stories and advice, our friendship advice, and some AITA stories! Of course we take some ...
47 Matt & Abby, Queen Charlotte, & Marrying Your Bestie | BIRDS OF A FEATHER
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about Matt and Abby from the Unplanned Podcast and there are actually SO many red flags here we didn't have time to unpack the...
46 "Sovereign Citizens" Are Terrifying | Out of Your Mind
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week were unpacking the sovereign citizens movement by learning about it together! We're covering what they are and how they came about and we ta...
45 Butker Commencement Speech | Shut Up!
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week were unpacking Harrison Butker’s terrible commencement speech by popular demand! Because we cant help ourselves we take some rabbit trails...
44 Bridgerton & Oops All Banter | Give Me Everything
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking a bunch of hot takes about not just Bridgerton but also about personal hygiene shaming and demanding chronically online beha...
43 We Have a Shocking Amount in Common w/ the Plaths | Mirror
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking Welcome to Plathville again because seasons 4 and 5 caused a complete 180 in our opinions on the whole family! We were also ...
42 Welcome to Plathville First Impressions | Circus
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking Welcome to Plathville! Aaron and I hadn't finished watching the season by the time we filmed this but we have now so let us ...
41 We Don't Agree About the TikTok Ban | Coming of Age
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking the TikTok ban, a toxic TikTok trend, and how much we hate the government! Aaron and I don't agree about all aspects of the ...
40 Would You Rather Be Left Alone with a Man or a Bear? | Not Like Us
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking the internet debate of whether women would choose to be left alone with a strange man or a bear in the woods because there's...
39 Reacting to Polyamory & Relationship TikToks! | Something Comforting
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking polyamory and "how well do you know your partner" TikTok and also some of Mickey's favorite TikToks just for fun! This week ...
38 Therapy (And Other) Horror Stories | Men Are Trash
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking some of the worst therapy horror stories, including one of my own! We take a few tangents to talk about awful first date sto...
37 Jojo Siwa, XOMG Pop Allegations, and "Gay Pop" | Good Luck, Babe!
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking the XOMG Pop allegations against Jojo Siwa and her mom Jesslyn as well as the recent drama around Jojo's new song Karma, Joj...
36 Our ADHD is NOT the Same | In My Head
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the pod! This week we're talking about ADHD (and autism to a slightly lesser degree) because being in a marriage where both partners h...
35 Lessons From Burnout & My Menty B | End of My Rope
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2021 after a series of really scary and stressful things I hit a wall in my mental health and had to take a leave of absence from my work as a ther...
34 My Breast Reduction Recovery Didn't Go To Plan | begin again
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking allllll of the literally gory details of my breast reduction recovery because to say it didn't exactly go according to plan ...
33 Girl Deconstructed Has Entered the Chat? | Losing My Religion
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the pod everyone! This week we're unpacking the news about Bethany Beal's husband Dav who has recently announced he's deconstruction b...
32 The Love is Blind Finale is Not What We Expected | Nothin' Left
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking the Love is Blind finale because in what was a shocking turn of events Mickey actually agreed with a man?! Aaron tries to gu...
31 Never Mind We Hate Everyone This Season | Deceptacon
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking (what at the time) were the most recent episodes of Love is BLind Season 6 including the Jeramey and Laura fight, Jessica be...
30 Aaron's Vasectomy, the Adam IUD, & Period Cramps Simulator | Misery Business
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about the Adam "IUD" and male birth control, Aaron's experience with a vasectomy, my experience with birth control, and my IUD...
Season 6 of Love is Blind Has So Many Problems | Toxic
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the pod! This week we're recapping what we know about Love is Blind Season 6 so far! We did our best to cover the noteworthy things li...
We Don't Like Taylor Swift | Look What You Made Me Do
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Okay y'all it's time we be honest about something which is that we're not exactly Swifties. This week we're unpacking Taylor Swift's recent PR nightma...
Unpacking Netflix's Sex/Life | Sex on Fire
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! This we're unpacking our long requested thoughts on Netflix's series Sex Life! Join us as we get side tracked talking about how Taylor S...
Are You in Love or is it Limerence? | Real Love
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking the concept of limerence! Is it real or is it just a fancy word for infatuation? What's the difference between limerence, NR...
Mental Health Hot Takes | Other Side
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking hot takes about mental health and therapy, some from the Discord, some from the internet at large, and some that are our own...
Talking NRE & Our Biggest Dating Mistakes | Gimmie Love
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does being a therapist mean you're better at dating? In my opinion, definitively NO lol. We're sharing some of our dating regrets, what we've learned ...
Mickey Explains Sister Wives Drama to Aaron | The Drama
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking almost all of the drama from season 18n of Sister Wives because in case you didn't know we stream every Friday and lately we...
Our 2024 Predictions and Why We're Not Setting Resolutions | Future Nostalgia
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy new year you beautiful little humans and welcome to 2024! This week we're unpacking our predictions for the coming year, why we hate and are not...
Unpacking Our Anxieties (and What Helps Us) | Anxious Type
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TW: Discussions of anxiety and trypophobia This week we're getting personal because we're talking about our own anxiety and what's helped us deal with...
Should Therapists Ask for Tips? Unpacking AITA Posts! | Money
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! This week we're unpacking a podcast classic: Am I the A**hole?? The lack of self awareness of people on the internet never ceases to ama...
Can Therapists Interpret Dreams? | In Dreams
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking dream interpretation! Not only because it's one of the most common questions therapists get but also because Mickey has the ...
Is Beige Bad For Your Kids? | Paint it, (Beige)
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking whether sad beige everything truly is taking over the world! There has been an increasing amount of beige permeating the int...
Is Girl Defined Getting Better at Sex Advice? | Let's Talk About Sex
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! We're back and ready to unpack Bethany Beal's Sex Conversations! Come hang out with us while we try to figure out whether these conversa...
When Does Stan Culture Become Unhealthy? | Cult of Personality
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! This week Aaron is helping us unpack STAN Culture! Is it inherently toxic and problematic or can it provide value and benefits in it's o...
What Is Male Normative Alexithymia? | Can't Find the Words
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re unpacking the concept of male normative alexithymia because its been the subject of a lot of discussion on TikTok and beyond! So let’s...
The “When You Start to Hate Your Girlfriend” Twitter Thread | Women Are Not Things
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! This week we're unpacking probably one of the most disheartening twitter threads I think I may have ever encountered... the "phase where...
Opening Up About My Breast Reduction | Chop Em Off
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about something that I never thought would happen for me because of medical fatphobia and a whole bunch of other barriers but here we ar...
Celebrity Criminal Updates | Proejction Joins the Battle!
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! This week Aaron is bringing the updates you never asked for. We're unpacking Tim Ballard and the on-going investigation into Operation U...
Love is Blind Season 5 is the Worst (and Best?) Season Yet | You Lied to Me
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! This week we're unpacking all things Love is Blind Season 5! Specifically episodes 1 -3 and oh boy did they give us plenty to talk about...
Can You Be Polyamorous Without Being a Throuple? | Relationship Status
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! This week's episode we're doing some polyamory vocabulary and learning about different relationship styles like parallel, kitchen table,...
Ashton & Mila's Apology Was NOT It | Whoops, You're In a Cult
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! This week we're unpacking the Danny Masterson conviction along with the character statement letters from Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis a...
Paul and Morgan Finally Responded & It Was Not What I Expected | Pray for My Haters
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're unpacking Paul and Morgan's (or just Paul I suppose) video addressing my recent commentary about their fundamentalist and restrictive ...
I Used to Be Fundie Lite? Opening Up About Deconstruction | Losing My (Our) Religion
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're discussing both of our own experiences with religion growing up and sharing our origin stories on our religious deconstruction! Today ...
We've Had It With Celebrity "Wellness" Products | Enema of the State
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anyone who's been on the channel for any length of time knows the bone I have to pick with wellness culture, diet culture, and celebrities celebrating...
Do Fundie Couples Resent Each Other? | She F**cking Hates Me
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about resentment, Gottman's couple's research, and the relationships of Paul and Morgan and Girl Defined today! There really is a lot to...
Our Birth Chart Reading w Mutual Reception! | Talking to the Moon
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the podcast! This week we're unpacking our birth charts, our relationship, and the crossover between astrology and therapy with Bitty ...
We Actually Disagree About Something! | Relationship Anarchy
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! This week we're unpacking our experience with unlearning the relationship escalator and what relationship anarchy means to us and finall...
Talking Aesthetics, Toxic Masculinity, and Gender Expression | Coloring Outside the Lines
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the There's a Lot to Unpack Here! This week we're unpacking gender, growing into our aesthetics, toxic masculinity, and a little bit o...
How We Ended Up Child Free by Choice | I (We) Don't Want Kids
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone! Welcome to the first episode of There's a Lot to Unpack Here and today we're unpacking our decision to be child free by choice! It's bee...
There's a Lot to Unpack Here (Trailer)
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the show! Episode 1 dropping July 13th @ 12pm PST!