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Join Rachel and Reilly each week as they explore topics like true crime, witchcraft, an awful fanfiction, and so much more! Art by Em Arocho ( ko-fi.com/emarocho )

Rachel Robins


    • Jan 14, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 52 EPISODES


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    Episode 48: Avenue Q

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 85:20


    A puppet musical REALLY not made for children! Although Avenue Q won 3 Tony's in 2004, it surprises Rachel that a lot of people don't know it! Venmo her $5 because this is Rachel's one-person production of Avenue QInstagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comgrabbagpodcast.com

    Episode 47: Ceramics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 68:55


    If the Robins sisters thought they were smart, this episode proved them wrong. They're idiots and know nothing about ceramics. Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comgrabbagpodcast.com

    Episode 46: Rated XMas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 29:02


    Rachel has had this song in her head since MIDDLE SCHOOL and now you will too! Listen in as the girls are horribly uncomfortable and learn new words! A short episode but it feels like a LOT trust us.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comgrabbagpodcast.com

    Episode 45: AHAINB Chapter 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 51:23


    Rachel is tired and stubbornly clinging on to the brain cell while Reilly tries in vain to read this chapter. Magnus Opa! Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comgrabbagpodcast.com

    Episode 44: Black Eyed Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 64:44


    Rachel and Reilly talk about the spooky creepypasta (Tulpa? Cryptid?) that is Black Eyed Children as well as revealing too much about their own home! Please don't burn down their house!Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comgrabbagpodcast.com

    Episode 43: Dinosaurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 72:48


    The Robin's sisters are in a weird chaotic mood this week, so here's some light dinosaur information and just........... weird information.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comgrabbagpodcast.com

    Episode 42: The Disappearance and Deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 65:04


    This true crime/vaguely paranormal tale lives in Rachel's head rent-free. Congratulations, it's going to live in yours now too.Also! This episode marks the official launch of our new website and patreon! Check them out! Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comgrabbagpodcast.com

    Episode 41: Being a Dumbass

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 0:30


    Rachel and Reilly share a brain cell, here are some stories from when Reilly went without it. Also, there is a point in which Rachel is rendered completely speechless. Help.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 40: AHAINB Chapter 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 67:15


    Rachel and Reilly are full of energy this week because it's election week! Oh sorry, did I say energy? I meant anxiety! They're full of anxiety! And wine! Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Super Spooky Halloween Special: Dare To Be Scared

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 63:55


    Happy Halloween! For our super spooky Halloween special, Rachel and Reilly read stories from Dare To Be Scared by Robert D. San Souci! Maybe someone should remind them that neither of them are competent readers... Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 39: International Harvester

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 43:48


    Rachel and Reilly look at a shitty country song from the mid-2000's- Craig Morgan's International Harvester. They also sing a lot of Bo Burnham. It's cool.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 38: Private School Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 70:12


    Rachel shares stories about her overly musical 4th grade year, how she wasn't a nice kid, and name drops people who don't listen to the show! Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 37: Pagan Holidays and a Secret Second Half

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 120:57


    Reilly throws us into some Pagan Holidays, but she's actually far more excited about the other thing she wanted to talk about. So tune in for some light witchery and a whole lot of tomfoolery.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 36: AHAINB Chapter 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 0:30


    Another fanfic episode! Rachel has to read this time, and she is not quite drunk enough to cope with this. Listen in to probably the shortest chapter in the whole dang fic! So much drama! So much wheezing!Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 35: Clone High

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 139:12


    Gen Z have a very warped sense of humor... good thing this show is from 2002. Follow along as Reilly tells us all about this viral TikTok sensation that genuinely leaves Rachel speechless.NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENS TO THE KENNEDYS!Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 34: Jennifer's Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 133:51


    Another episode, another shitty movie. (Although Rachel will fight you forever on how it's not actually a bad movie) Rachel and Reilly discuss the movie, being gay, and Rachel CONTINUOUSLY sings the anthem of the movie- Through The Trees. Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 33: AHAINB Chapter 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 121:19


    Oh no! We're getting into the totally unnecessary drama of the pic now! Really can't pronounce the word limo and Rachel is way too wine drunk. Also, we finally checked our email! Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 32: Mothman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 66:17


    Rachel is too excited to talk about her favorite cryptid, Mothman! Listen in as the girls discuss Mothman, which cryptid they'd make sweet sweet love to, and the terrifying occurrence of the Men In Black.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 31: Tarot

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 95:47


    Rachel and Reilly welcome you to virgo season with some witchcraft! Learn a little about the history of tarot, what the cards are, and how they both read. Also drunk Rachel sings one verse of Hozier's Cherry Wine over and over. It's a party.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 30: Dean Corll

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 105:28


    Rachel and Reilly get really grossed out by our latest True Crime episode! Of course Rachel can never settle for normal murder, so listen in as she teaches us all about Texas serial killer Dean Corll and how much of a piece of shit he was! Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 29: Volcanos

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 61:36


    Time to put on your thinking caps, we're getting intellectual this week as Reilly tells us about volcanos and how terrifying they are.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 28: Bare: A Pop Opera

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 114:01


    Do some lip trills and get ready to sing along as Rachel and Reilly gush over the 2000's musical, Bare. WARNING: THIS IS A LONG EPISODE AND A TRAGIC MUSICAL- but one we love so so deeply.Also, send us an email so Reilly will stop complaining about it.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 27: Knitting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 59:17


    Rachel and Reilly embrace their inner 80-year-old and dive into the history of knitting! Rachel sings a lot of Wrock (again) and makes many jokes at Reilly's expense. Laugh along with us as we get weird and make it weird for all of y'all! Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 26: Private School Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 76:30


    This week, Rachel and Reilly talk more about their odd private school and the odd goings-on that happened there!Featuring a weird question and answer session with the man of myth, Rachel's middle school best friend, Maverick! Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 25: SM6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 59:03


    This week Reilly tries to explain a viral Tiktok family band, SM6! Rachel was very very tired and barely knew what was happening, other than what she was doing on Animal Crossing.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 24: AHAINB Chapter 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 90:25


    It's dumb, we're dumb. Rachel reads the fourth chapter of her shitty One Direction Fan Fiction, As Happy As I've Never Been. There's a lot of singing and scream yelling so... be prepared.Happy end of pride month! Black lives fucking matter and arrest the men who killed Breonna Taylor!! Don't be douchbags!Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244grabbagpodRR@gmail.comhttps://grabbagpodrr.wixsite.com/mysite

    Episode 23: Yummy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 56:07


    Your Song Sucks, but only kinda? Rachel and Reilly discuss the TikTok viral song Yummy by Ayesha Erotica and so much more.

    Episode 22: The Stanley Hotel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 80:02


    This week we pack in our idiocy right along side some history and ghosts! Listen to us talk about The Stanley Hotel which served as the inspiration for Stephen King's The Shinning. Remember! Black Lives Matter!

    Episode 21: AHAINB Chapter 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 97:30


    This week Rachel drinks heavily as we read another chapter of her awful fanfic, also she set up the mics while drunk so ignore any feedback.Happy pride, remember that we wouldn't have our rights as a community without the actions of a black trans woman- Marsha P. Johnson.Black Lives Matter.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 20: Black Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 9:00


    #AmplifyMelanatedVoices#PodcastBlackOutWe posted these resources on both our Instagram and Twitter. Black Lives Matter.

    Episode 19: Stick It

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 74:10


    Did you fall in love with Missy Peregrym in 2006 or are you normal?This week we sing too much and act too gay! What an achievement! We're idiots!Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

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    Episode 18: Astrology

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 83:58


    Reilly pulled out witchcraft for this weeks topic and decided to take us to the gateway drug of witchery, Astrology.Listen in as we discuss each sign, too much information about ourselves, and a lot about our friends that you won't know!Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 17: You Really Suck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 51:32


    Rachel has been filled with information about this song for YEARS and was finally given an outlet for the rage she feels. Listen as we talk about Abigail Breslin's AWFUL SONG, You Really Suck.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 16: Being a Dumbass

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 64:21


    We're really tired of spending time together and quarantine so please just listen to Reilly's idiotic ways and laugh.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 15c: The Disappearances

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 54:50


    We made it to the end! Rachel and Reilly both almost cried, and if you love YA as much as Rachel does- you'd cry too.Welcome to the end! You survived!This week Rachel and Reilly continue to lose their minds while in quarantine and try to discuss The Disappearances by Emily Bain MurphyWe kinda succeded?Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 15b: The Disappearances

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 71:16


    I think I've finally concretely learned how to spell disappearance?Welcome to part two of Rachel's three-hour rant session!This week Rachel and Reilly continue to lose their minds while in quarantine and try to discuss The Disappearances by Emily Bain MurphyWe kinda succeded?Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 15a: The Disappearances

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 47:34


    It was only a matter of time until Rachel ran so far away with a topic that we had to do multiple episodes. Watch out for parts 2 and 3 coming in the following days.This week Rachel and Reilly continue to lose their minds while in quarantine and try to discuss The Disappearances by Emily Bain MurphyWe kinda succeded?Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 14: Exoplanets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 68:13


    Y'ALL WANNA LEARN ABOUT SPACE? Well you've come to the wrong Podcast! Listen in as Reilly tries to teach Rachel things about exoplanets and Rachel gets wine drunk and sings the X-Files theme. What a time.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 13: Concordia Cemetery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 83:52


    QUARANTINE IS REALLY WEIGHING ON US! Listen in as Rachel discusses the Concordia Cemetery in El Paso, Texas and how much Zach Bagan's BUGS HER.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 12: Wax Seal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 49:49


    We're in the grandma corner this week as Reilly gives us a brief history of wax sealing and Rachel sings some Emo Jams. This week is a mess and we're a mess and the word's a mess.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 11: AHAINB Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 58:50


    Rachel truly was not drunk enough for this episode. Listen in as she is forced to read the second chapter of her god awful One Direction fanfiction, As Happy As I've Never Been!There's minimal singing, lots of apologizing to Rachel's childhood best friend, and too many attempts at a British dialect.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 10: Bootyhole Troll

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 43:27


    Rachel hates her life, get ready to hate yours! Reilly came with a song that truly, deeply sucks- Bootyhole Troll by Gucciberry.Listen in to hear Rachel slowly lose her mind and cry! Yes! She cried!Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 9: Private School

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 59:05


    OH BOY! Private school was like a fever dream for the first 14 years of Rachel's life, so here's a few scarring stories! Math team, art, and getting kicked out of Girl Scouts!Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 8: E-People

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 49:22


    Gen Z trends! Reilly is young and won't let us forget it! Listen in as we barely talk about E-Boys, E-Girls, and E-People. This episode is brought to you by Reilly's wheezing and Rachel's sleep deprivation. Also, Wrock.Ft. crudely recorded kitchen audio with our friends Sidnee, Jeffrey, and Mariana!Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 7: Catwoman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 58:57


    What up! This week we're doing Shitty Movies Rachel Likes and we decided to do the one she talks about the most- Halle Berry's 2004 masterpiece, Catwoman. Listen in to hear what we have to say about this shitty director, shitty costumes, and a shitty movie! Also, more cats fighting outside my window, what a time!Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 6: Being a Dumbass

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 0:30


    Reilly's dumb! We all know it! Listen in to hear us laugh about Reilly's lack of social skills, High School Musical The Prequel The Musical, and our friends who love us despite our stupidity.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 5: The Murder of Sylvia Likens

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 50:31


    Apparently, we can't start off a slow and easy, Rachel has just got to dive into a story that has fucked her up for years now- the murder of Sylvia Likens. We try to lessen this absolutely horrific crime with some Danny Devito facts (thank you to Ryan Beard on Youtube for his video Danny Devito- A tribute to an American hero)Sorry we got so heavy so fast, but also not sorry!Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 4: Being Gay

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 39:43


    This week Rachel and Reilly discuss being gay (obviously??), Reilly's coming out story, and their inability to talk to cute baristas.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 3: Urinetown

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 47:26


    Rachel pulled Musicals/Theatre out of her grabbag, so this week she explains a musical that won 3 Tony's- Urinetown. Come for the musical, stay for the mass amounts of piss jokes. Gross.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 2: AHAINB Chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 0:30


    Rachel's worst nightmare comes true on this weeks episode. Reilly drew As Happy AS I've Never Been from her grabbag, so it's time to flashback to 2012 as we read through the first chapter of Rachel's awful fan fiction. Strap in, friends, because it's gonna be a wild ride.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

    Episode 1: Here There Are Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 0:30


    Welcome to the first episode! This week Rachel pulled, "Books Reilly Won't Read" out of her bag- so we happily present her awful review of Here There Are Monsters by Amelinda Berube. Full of sibling relationship issues and actual monsters, ya know, the good stuff.Instagram: @GrabbagpodTwitter: @grabbagpodcastRachel: @raerobinsReilly: @theatregeek244

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