Ladies & Tangents
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A community for people who hate leaving the house but also want friendship. Talking about things we find fascinating or don't understand & almost certainly getting completely sidetracked along the way with well, tangents.
Episodes
- We're leaving our skid mark on the world - Best of Patreon
We've had a loss in the L&T family and in order to give ourselves an appropriate break, now that we're back from tour, we're taking this week to highlight some of our favorite moments from Patreon. If you've been interested in what's going…
- Amber, if you’re listening, could you tell me you’re not mad at me? - TOURROR STORIES
Ciara finally got a new phone after continuing to shatter the back of it. With only a few shards left in place, she decided it was time to upgrade. In doing so- she locked herself out of the emails that would have made this week's episode…
- It's a beautiful day in Ohio when you're brother marries your cousin - Jeri's Wedding
Jeri & Brady are married so let's give it up for the newest Mr. & Mrs. Parsons! We're recapping the day Ciara's brother and cousin tied the knot and all the shenanigans along the way. One thing about us is if we shenan once, we'll shenanin…
- Congratulations, everyone, it's the saddest Mother's Day ever - Mother's Day Special
The Ladies & Tangents Mother's Day special features listener-submitted stories about mothers. The hosts found the stories so difficult that they had to pause the recording for tissues, ultimately concluding that mothers are angels deservin…
- Things you want to hear right before you wedding - ICKS
This episode of Ladies & Tangents delves into persistent "icks" from TikTok and enjoyable comment sections. The hosts share humorous stories and laughs, creating an unhinged yet cheerful listening experience.
- Goodbye to my day, it's done - WAITING MODE
The episode addresses the experience of being in "waiting mode," where responsibilities are paused without clear reason, leading to self-criticism. It offers insights for neurodivergent individuals on how to manage and escape this state.
- He died and that's your fault - Trolley Problems
The Ladies & Tangents podcast examines the classic ethical thought experiment known as the Trolley Problem, where a choice must be made between inaction leading to multiple deaths or direct action causing a single death. The hosts react to…
- I will never financially recover from the gift shop - DISNEY CRIMES
This episode of Ladies & Tangents shares stories of negative vacation experiences at Disney, referred to as "Disney Crimes," balancing out the joy of a gift shop visit.
- The scariest thing I saw? My own decision making - SCANDALS
It's almost prom season, so we thought we'd start this April Mash of stories with a horrific high school scarenactment. Things continue to be pretty methed up as the episode goes on, only to end at Disney World. We truly have something for…
- Enjoy your last rodeo, ho - Jeri's Bachelorette
We lived our parent trap dreams at Jeri's bachelorette. We hiked, we mixed denim & diamonds and we almost got arrested, just like Lindsey Lohan. Please enjoy a chill retelling of Camp Parsons! THANKS SPONSORS - Feel like your best self aga…
- This is all a joke, except the parts that are real - SCAMMERS
If you know the L&T Lore, you know we're no strangers to scammers. Sure, we've been got and sent money to strangers on the internet, but we're not alone. There's an entire .gov website devoted to educating us on the ways of the modern grif…
- And when I’m wet, I’m wet - GAME NIGHT
The irony of two people who have known each other their entire lives playing an icebreaker game is not lost on us. We can't help our selves, we love invasive questions and oversharing, sue us! (actually please don't) THANKS SPONSORS - Sign…
- I think I’m going to go home and try to scream - Mental Health Check In
Have you ever tried on outfit after outfit only to feel like at the end of unloading your closet, you still have nothing to wear? That's how we felt trying to find a topic this week. Nothing fit right, everything seemed silly and we just w…
- Drill practice on that mustache, brother - PRESIDENT RANKINGS
Two people told Ciara that they liked the ranker episodes so naturally, what she heard was "everyone wants you to look up a list to react to." Our lists of choice this week? What presidents are most likely to win in a fist fight and which…
- We’ve gotta fight hate with love - Herstory of Marsha P. Johnson
We're celebrating an incredible woman in queer, black and feminine liberation, Marsha P. Johnson. If the name sounds familiar, that's because 1. she's iconic and 2. she was a star discussed in the Stonewall Riot episode. She deserves more…
- He made up potential vehicular homicide - AND I STAYED
In today's episode, we share listener submissions of the absolute wild situations they experienced in relationships and still stayed. There will be no judgement while listening because we've all been there. Truly, we've never had so many s…
- Put your secrets in our box, or whatever - HO-RROR STORIES
We've got a special Valentine's Day treat for you! The first 15 minutes of the show features a Speed Date between our very own Cici and Christian from That's Pretty Dark Podcast! It becomes very clear post date that Jeri & Ciara have had v…
- He's fully erect and drank all your coffee - OCALA NATIONAL FOREST
We understand the importance of waiting until AFTER you return from a trip to reveal where you went. You avoid people knowing you weren't home, you increase your personal safety by not giving people access to your current whereabouts, and…
- How quickly it was dumping on us - Oops All Tangents
We heard you. You like when we don't have a topic and brain dump all over you. Unfortunately, there was a frosty lil biotch named fern who decided that she wanted to drop her 18 inches on our heads, making it impossible for us to get toget…
- You know him, you love him, Billy Shakes - The MacB*th Curse
Be advised that this episode is heavy on the tangents. If you're here for some lore and/or history- you'll need to skip ahead about 40 minutes. Give us a break, our name isn't Ladies & Topics for this reason. The topic you ask? Is that the…
- Congratulations, you’ve been pooped on - Superstitions
This episode is a funny ha ha, definitely not serious ep about quirky little sayings that have transcended time. Are you more than a little sticious? This episode is for you. And to our OCD baddies- please remember that before you adopt on…
- You kind of look like a baby I gave up one time - LISTENER SCANDALS
Starting 2026 off with an episode that is leaving us with more questions than answers. I hope every single writer of the stories from today's episode listens and responds back so we can update everyone. There's fake death, there's a real d…
- Regret and relief, make those be friends - 2025 REFLECTION
It's the episode we wait all year for- it's the 2025 reflection. We went back and listened to who we were in 2024 and introduced them to who we became this year. It has been such a year of growth for both of us, for better and worse and we…
- You better not pout, you better not lie, you better not shit on the photocopier - HOLIDAY PARTIES
It's cold, there's snow, lights are on houses- that means it's time to get SLOPPY with your bestie at the COPY machine- or whatever corporate people do at their Holiday Parties. If you're like us and have never worked in a place that has h…
- 911, I’m having a garage sale - HOA Rules
Thank you, internet, for reminding us that there are groups of adults who are obsessed with making rules and regulating their neighbors. After coming across a video of a man losing his mind over what shade of beige his neighbor's house was…
- Call me dirty water because I’m stagnant af - Aura Colors
We've been given so many special gifts on tour and one inspired today's episode. We were gifted two books by the author Mystic Michaela, celebrity aura reader, psychic and podcaster. A special patreon episode coming out this Friday shows u…
- Here's a flower shaped cantaloupe covered in your dad - HOLIDAY SCANDALS
Tis the season to ask your boozy grandma and your loose-lipped aunt for tea. Based on this episode alone, we know we can count on family drama to be the gift that keeps on giving. If you have stories that are as magically messy as these, s…
- The cryptid that looks like a sad hamster -Spooky Guess Who w/ TWO GIRLS ONE GHOST
We teamed up with our besties to play a little game of spooky Guess Who! It will become increasingly more clear throughout the episode which of us hosts a paranormal podcast and which of us simply knows that mothman has a dumptruck. Shouto…
- You’re not that special, and that’s ok - Limerence PT II
It's time for Part II of our deep dive into the world of Limerence. If you felt called out last week, hang in there- we're not done with you yet. Grab a snack and a drink because somehow this one was longer than the last. We'll get through…
- You asked for this, thanks for nothing - Limerence Pt. 1
We're diving into our own psyche's again in this episode to see how this weeks favorite tiktok word relates to us. We're opening up our past and present personal lives to the internet once again in the name of *healing.* Limerence sounds c…
- A little part of me will always hate me - DYSBT?
We mentioned the Do You Stand By That? series in a recent episode and we felt like the week we lose an hour of daylight would be the perfect time to revisit potentially dumb things we said in our past. This definitely won't come back to ha…
- Chaotic guardian angels - 6 Year Anniversary Special!
Grab some cake and a candle and blow one out for us because we've made it another year around the sun. We're celebrating 6 whole years of tangents sharing your stories from Ciara's hot tub! https://www.skims.com/ladies Make sure the link i…
- I’m sorry for accidentally channeling your grandma || THIS OLD HAUNTED HOUSE - PARAWEEN CROSSOVER
Ciara has gone missing and we've brought in the most qualified detective we could afford on our budget of $0, Christine Schiefer of And That's Why We Drink. Jeri & Christine were given a topic to cover and they followed that rubric as loos…
- You ever had a ghost linger in your hermitage? - HAUNTED TOUR
It's finally actually October. We're still on tour and realizing that as we travel, we're collecting spooky experiences. After sharing a few of our own recent stories, we share haunted stories from this week's leg of the tour! If you're fr…
- Balloons with Trauma - AND THAT'S WHY WE TANGENT PT. II
It is finally time for part 2 of our slumber party extravaganza with @ATWWDPodcast Em and Christine from And That's Why We Drink came ready for the party with their must haves for a nostalgic sleepover. If you fall asleep first, you're b…
- Consider me wet, but the scared kind - Ghost Stories
We're pretending it's October 1st so that a full ghost stories episode makes sense, ok? And if you're so against that, take it up with our friend, Kevin at the ward. If you have more haunted stories you'd like to share- send them over so w…
- Introducing: CRIMES OF…
Power. Fame. Obsession. Betrayal. These are more than headlines. They are the forces behind some of the most unforgettable crimes in history. Crimes Of... is a weekly true crime anthology series, hosted by Sabrina Deana-Roga and Corinne Vi…
- Dissociation Station, I'm driving the train - Unknown Number
A couple weeks ago, Netflix shook the world with one of the most perplexing and emotionally complicated documentaries we've seen in a long time. We watched as a mystery circled back to a perpetrator who unleashed a pack of internet psychol…
- Brought to you by Excedrin and beer - Game Night
When things feel heavy, we abort every plan we have and deflect like our lives depend on it. Thanks to our friend, Sam, we had the perfect distraction for this week's episode- a game by Lonely Ghost that almost caused Ciara to square up wi…
- I'm the chicken now, you idiots - Guinness World Records
One of our favorite childhood hyperfocuses is the topic of this week's episode. Much like quicksand and wolves pretending to be our grandma, we thought when we became adults, there would be more announcements of world records being set or…
- Sorry for the martian talk while your grandpa's dying - SCANDALS
The most scandalous scandals we've had in quite some time featuring some of our most tangenty tangents. Head to https://www.tryfum.com to Start with Zero WE’RE GOING ON TOUR - https://www.ladiesandtangents.com/live-show WE’RE ON CAMEO - ht…
- I’m running on fumes and the fumes are joy - Collective Effervescence
The Ohio leg of tour is done and we've finally figured out what is in the air at the shows. No, it's not what you think it is, you sicko. That feeling in the air is something called Collective Effervescence and it's the idea of people vibi…
- No secrets, just slumber, just parties - Tour Q&A
Tomorrow is the day that we take Girl's Gone Mild to the stage! We can't believe it is time again to get this show on the road. Before we leave our bed and pretend to hop into yours, we wanted to answer some of your burning questions! Ther…
- An “I feel naked in front of the class” moment - OCD
Our office flooded so we've set up shop at Jeri's house. Maybe it was the moon, maybe it was the lionsgate portal, maybe it was the energy lobotomy we received moments before recording, but the vibes felt so right for this ep. If energy lo…
- It touched my toes and ruined my life - Listener Scandals
We're starting August off HOT with a smergberg of stories from you lot. You love to send'em, we love to read'em. Your trauma is our tea and the last story is piping hot- don't skip ahead though because honestly, every story is golden. Get…
- I thought that was just a looney toon?! - Weird Aus Animals
We had so much fun learning about Australia last week that we decided to keep the fun going and dive deeper into the wild and wonderful creatures of the outback. Some are for sure dinosaurs, some are upsetting and at least one breathes out…
- Catch me in the outback, how bout dat? - The Great Emu War
We're cracking open the history books again and bringing the knowledge of the world to you once again. What's on the lesson plan this week? If we gave you three guesses, you'd only get it right because of the title. After a usual 30 minute…
- Maybe life is the seagulls we hit along the way - Sharing Your Scandals
It's been almost six years and we're still getting our minds BLOWN by ya'll's scandals. Our dm's stay open for the messiness that offer. Send all of your sloppy stories to landtstories@gmail.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod…
- The slay monster - Medusa
TW- SA Who knew that the OG sad b*tches came straight from Greek Mythology. Another baddie got stranded on an island because the people who she thought she could count on, took advantage of her and let her down. She's and icon and she is t…
- I said let their be freckles, brother - Redhead Myths
What do vampires, mermaids, the devil, aphrodite and eve (yes, apple eating eve) have in common? They're all allegedly redheads. The lore of these locks dates back longer than we realized and allegedly originated in a lost city. Is this a…