Welcome! Thanks for tuning in to episode 17. If you haven’t listened already, you can check it out below. Be sure to follow us on Soundcloud, if you haven’t already, and listen to this and all our other episodes as well!
This week, we covered a bunch of different current event topics, a human interest story, and of course, discussed the Bachelorette.
Aliens Among Us?
This topic was difficult for us to talk about because if there is one thing Carrie hates in the world, it is aliens. We actually considered NOT talking about this, but we had to. Listen to hear why Area 51 has become a very hot news topic.
Of all the news outlets out there, Time decided to put together a collection of great Area 51 memes, and also summarize the story. Check out the article HERE.
As a group, we decided that even if there WAS anything at Area 51 related to alien life, it wouldn’t still be there on September 20th when the big event is supposed to go down.
Let’s Go For a Swim
Picture this. It’s a hot summer day in Illinois. You have a brand new (pretty big) inflatable pool and you’re looking forward to cooling down. The only problem is you don’t have a way to inflate the pool. What do you do?
For one mom, the answer was obvious. Drive over to a friend’s house and inflate the pool, then bring it home. Unfortunately, the drive home was the problem.
This story left us feeling befumbled, as our dear friend Hannah Brown likes to say. Check out the picture below as you listen to the whole story.
The Heart of Life is Good
Carrie shared with us a great story about an unexpected power outage in New York City and how some people made the best of it. The blackout was caused when a piece of equipment belonging to the Consolidated Edison power company malfunctioned. It lasted 5 hours, on Saturday July 13.
While it was definitely an inconvenience to the over 72,000 customers impacted, it’s effects were more felt downtown in the city. Carrie shared with us what some Broadway shows did when the power went out. We also shared some videos of the performances with you here!
Save the Earth…Carefully!
A story has been circulating recently about the dangers of metal straws. Meghan shared with us a story from a little while ago that’s recently made headlines, as people are jumping on the no straw trend. The moral of the story? Use that straw safely! Or try paper or silicon instead!
We totally support the elimination of one-use plastic straws, but that’s definitely not the ONLY thing that’s going to save the ecosystem. As the Ladies Auxiliary gets ready to hit the beach this weekend, Carrie shared with us some interesting facts about our very own unique body of water, the Chesapeake Bay.
Now, people are calling for Maryland to sue Pennsylvania for being the reason that we’re still struggling so badly to keep the Bay clean. Check out the article here.
Maryland isn’t the only place that’s trying to make a positive environmental change. There’s been a push in Europe recently to try to become climate neutral, which means reducing their carbon emissions to a point that they no longer impact the environment. As of now, 22 countries have joined in and one of the new candidates for the EU Parliament is making her case for why it’s SO important that everyone jumps on board. We WHOLEHEARTEDLY support this too!
It’s going to take a world of change to help save our planet, but we believe it’s so worth it. As long as you stay safe while doing it!
Oldest, Middle, Youngest, or Only?
More than 80% of people int he world have a sibling. So how does birth order impact our lives? Web MD says it does! Check out their birth order quiz HERE to get information on how birth order changes people.
The idea of birth order influencing who you are was really developed by Alfred Adler. He believed that personality traits were influenced by development, which means that your birth order played a big role. If you want more information about his theories, check them out HERE.
Does your personality match Adler’s theory? We also wonder if astrological signs influence this at all…the answer is yes, they have to!
Strong Women Make Headlines
We talked a little bit about Diane Keaton and her decision to stay single for basically ever and touched again the USWNT and some of the headlines they’ve made this week. BIG thumbsy upsies to Secret for going above and beyond to close the pay gap. We talk about why we think it’s more reasonable than some people say, and why we STILL LOVE the USWNT.
The Ladies Recommend…
As always, Sam comes through again with a new Netflix recommendation. She wanted “The Staircase” and suggests YOU do the same! Check out the trailer:
Carrie also started watching. Next week, we’re going to have a special guest on the podcast, and will talk about some true crime documentaries and specials, if you are in to that kind of thing (which we are.) Some other great documentaries Sam recommends, if in your mind you are actually a detected (aren’t we all?) are The Keepers and Evil Genius, both on Netflix!
Victoria’s Secret, a Thing of the Past?
We ALL LOVE a great deal when it comes to new bras and underwear. The question is, can you still get that at Victoria’s Secret? Recently, the company has been in the news for dropping stocks. Carrie reached out to some friends on Facebook and they shared why they do’t shop at Victoria’s Secret anymore and where they shop instead. We were not surprised that most people said it was too expensive. Where do YOU shop for bras? Are we, as a generation, changing our minds about what undergarments should be like? We’d love to hear your thoughts and any recommendations you have about where to buy the best bras!
The Bachelorette Update
There may be too much information to unpack in this week’s episode to put here in this blog post. Stay tuned for our thoughts on the fantasy suite dates coming later this week. We are so blown away by Hannah (and most of her guys) that we feel like she deserves a post all her own. Plus, it’s way too much to unpack here at the end.
In other Bachelor Nation news, Tyler’s social media continues to help build him up as the next Bachelor, assuming he doesn’t win and wants it. Peter’s ex-girlfriend from MONTHS before filming came out and dropped her story like it was the same as Jed’s, which it’s NOT. Almost everyone that’s a part of the franchise has said so, and so we can all agree that while he maybe wasn’t completely honest with her, he wasn’t texting her that he loved her as he boarded the plane. So…
The most exciting news broke right as we were recoding this week’s episode: Wells and Sarah Hyland are engaged! People covered the story and you can see pictures from their engagement HERE in the article. Also, check out Instagram for more! We are so very excited about this one as we have loved Wells (and Sarah) for a long time.
Thank you SO much for listening! We can’t wait to be back next week!
The Ladies Auxiliary 