To Laugh Or To Cry

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We are three girls from Nashville who are chronically online discussing the messiness of our late twenties, the bonds of female friendship, and all things pop culture. Come experience all the emotions with us: sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry, and sometimes we do both at the same time.

TO LAUGH OR TO CRY PODCAST


    • May 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES


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    KIDS MOVIES THAT SCARED US STRAIGHT

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 50:03


    This week the girls hold a referendum on Grandpa Joe from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and decide what their biggest fears would look like in roller coaster form. The week in pop culture review: Kelsea Ballerini gets snubbed at the ACMs, Taylor Swift has been making moves, and Sabrina Carpenter's Instagram caption goes over 50 million heads.

    BETTING & YELLING & DRINKING

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 52:57


    It's a slow week in pop culture: the girls recap the Met Gala, Covid binge watches, and Rihanna's pregnancy. The girls answer the questions: what animal could they take in a fight and what kind of parent will they be? Also, do horses like racing??

    JENNY HAN WOULD NEVER

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 52:28


    This week the girls recap where they've been over the last 2 weeks and attempt to normalize a social norm that is literally already normal. It's a big movie month, with the third Now You See Me film in full PR mode, Sinners out in theaters, and Star Wars Episode 3 celebrating 20 years since release. The final season of Summer I Turned Pretty is imminent, let's just hope all goes according to plan!!!

    THE ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP (MAKING SPACE FOR FUTURE WOMEN)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 44:52


    This week the girls debrief the first all female trip to space (and of course whether the moon landing truly happened), Coachella drama (or lack thereof), and the movie “Drop” (gorgeous and unbelievable).

    A HERO'S JOURNEY & A RICH MAN'S SPACE TRIP

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 56:29


    This week the girls unpack the upcoming Beatles biopics, Dancing With The Stars drama, and whether Katy Perry should be headed to space.

    swig, snow white, and seniors in paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 50:50


    This week the girls recap a bachelorette trip to Busch gardens, a first experience at Swig, and a quick listen to Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's new album. Also, Rachel reviews Snow White!

    ED SHEERAN DESERVES BETTER

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 48:59


    This week the girls recap St. Patrick's Day, Ed Sheeran on Broadway, and the iHeartRadio Music Awards. PLUS is their favorite Ed Sheeran album, Nikki Blonsky is crazy, and Victoria Justice deserves a rennaissance.

    BRENDA SONG RENNAISSANCE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 53:06


    This week on TLTC the girls recap The Oscars: the good, the bad, and the Adrien Brody. Brenda Song is on her way back to the spotlight, Harry Styles runs a marathon, & the girls have a brilliant movie idea.

    ‘TWAS THE WEEK BEFORE THE OSCARS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 52:09


    This week on TLTC, the girls recap the SAG awards: Kristen Bell's hosting skills, Timothee Chalamet's acceptance speech, and Ariana Grande's snub. The Oscars are almost here and Wicked is ready to give a 10 minute live performance. Rachel and Ava rewatch Just My Luck (with Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine, and of course, McFly). The girls decide just how far they would go for money. Feet pics: no. A punch in the face: yes (maybe).

    BENNY BLANCO BUGLES + THE DOG WHO LIVED

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 52:26


    A dog dies and comes back to life. SNL celebrates 50 years. Benny Blanco smells like…???? Timothee and Kylie are adorable! The girls planning their funerals (again)! The TikTok version of Traitors coming to a handheld screen near you soon.

    INDUSTRY PLANTS & PUNCHABLE FACES

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 46:15


    This week the girls recap The Grammys, NBA trades, and Oscar scandals. They decide that money can, in fact, buy happiness and Dan Scott needs to wind knocked out of him. Happy listening!

    GROUNDHOGS & GRAMMYS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 46:53


    Oscar nominations, Grammy predictions, and Timothee Chalamet on SNL! The girls (minus Hailey) unpack the logistics of Groundhog Day, what liquids they want to dispense from their fingers, and the Chiefs making it to the Super Bowl.

    COLD PLUNGING IN THE AIR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 51:50


    It's the Nathan Scott episode (no. 23) and the girls are talking unhappy endings. Matt and Rachael have broken up, Ava finished LOST, and Rachel recounts A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. On the bright side: Hailey has started Outlander, Tiktok is back (it was barely gone), and the third book in the Fourth Wing series is out now.

    our favorite season (awards), our favorite crayon flavor (cerulean)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 48:38


    It's 2025 and the girls are back - funnier, smarter, more charming than ever. They recap the Golden Globes, discuss everything that happened over Winter Break, and pick their favorite crayon flavors if they were to ever take a nibble (they honestly might).

    2025 POP CULTURE PREDICTIONS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 51:14


    It's the last episode of the year! The girls recap The Merry Gentlemen, the best books and movies that released this year, and moments they would love to relive. They give their 2025 pop culture predictions + plan their dream music festivals.

    WE FEAR HAILEY HASN'T SEEN THE HOLIDAY

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 47:25


    This week the girls talk A Nonsense Christmas, Paul Mescal on SNL, and their biggest fears about the future (there are a lot).

    HOLDING SPACE FOR PAUL MESCAL

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 40:29


    Happy Thanksgiving!! This week the girls debrief Wicked, Gladiator II, and Les Miserables- so tune in while you cook!

    DO YOU THINK THE GLADIATOR IS A BIG BRAVE STRONG BOY?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 36:17


    This week the girls are sitting in the dark (and they're loving it). Gladiator II and Wicked come out this weekend, the Sabrina Carpenter performed 3 nights in LA, and SNL is so BACK. The girls pick what mythical creature they would like to keep us a pet.

    THE SMALLEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED (AND HIS STUNT DOUBLE)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 54:26


    This week the girls are back together! They discuss the smallest man who ever lived (Zach Bryan), actors that need to grow up (re: Outer Banks), and movies that should be made into a musical (10 Things I Hate About You).

    DANCING THROUGH LIFE (AND WITH THE STARS) ((Taylor's Version))

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 51:16


    It's our sweet 16! This week Ava abandoned us for Europe but we were joined by a very special guest, our chronically NOT online friend, Taylor! We talk all things DWTS TikTok drama, our (mostly) weekly Paul Mescal segment, & how talented Channing Tatum is. Sabrina Carpenter + Taylor Swift join forces on stage, concert movies are our kryptonite, and our theater kid hearts are READY for the Wicked movie to be released!

    THE FIRST MAN OF THE ERAS TOUR

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 48:38


    HAPPY EPISODE 15, love is in the air! Paul Mescal supports Gracie Abrams at The Eras Tour. Sabrina Carpenter shouts out Barry Keogan at her Raleigh show. Andrew Garfield and Amelia Dimoldenberg finally go on a (Chicken Shop) date. The girls debrief Tell Me Lies, We Live In Time, and Woman of the Hour.Finally, the girls revisit their thoughts on Liam Payne after the news of his passing.

    GHOSTS, OIL RIGS, & OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU DIE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 53:29


    This week, Erica is back as a special guest. The girls talk cozy Halloween movies, who will be People's Sexiest Man, and what they would ask an alien if given the chance. SNL is funny again! Andrew Garfield is flirty again! And the girls are alive again! (They come back as trees, turtles, and an oil rig.)

    LIAM PAYNE, PRINCESS DIARIES 3, & THE MOTHERF***ING MIRRORBALL

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 51:11


    This week the girls describe each other in three words (bean bag, kid's toy, AI) and discuss animated movies that make them cry, bad behavior at concerts, and Lana Del Rey getting married.

    NOBODY WANTS THIS REVIEW, GRACIE ABRAMS IN CONCERT, & OUR RED FLAGS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 36:24


    This week we forget to talk about Lana Del Rey getting married. Much to our dismay, we discuss Anna Delvey getting voted off Dancing With The Stars, Adam Brody and Kristen Bell's chemistry in Nobody Wants This, and Selena Gomez posting to Juno at the Sabrina Carpenter show at MSG. Hailey is out sick, and we can't help but wonder if we would have forgotten to speak about Lana Del Rey getting married to her alligator tour guide if she were here.

    WE LOVE ROLE MODEL, DWTS, & WHOLE FOODS CAKE

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 49:54


    Sabrina Carpenter is booked and busy with the announcement of her Netflix holiday special “A Nonsense Christmas” and the kickoff of the Short n' Sweet Tour. Dancing With The Stars is in full swing, Whole Foods is discontinuing the Berry Chantilly cake, and casting for the Wuthering Heights leads has been decided. The girls discuss clones, dying, and of course, their annual easter egg hunt.

    BRANGELINA, ZANESSA, & MY BOYFRIEND TRAVIS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 56:07


    In a very special 10th episode, the girls rank their top 10 celebrity couples! Love triangles, heartbreak albums, and 2000s nostalgia galore. Brad Pitt's kids hate him. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck can't stay away from each other. Rachel misses book club, Ava opts in for a lobotomy, and Hailey goes speed dating.

    WE KNOW HOW TO BAWL (AND WE KNOW ARISTOTLE)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 47:12


    The girls recap their trip to Lake Como (or was it Chattanooga?) They hiked, they swam, and of course the romcom-ed. One Tree hill is coming back and the girls debate their favorite characters. Dancing with the Stars has an controversial contestant. The girls discuss the whether soulmates exist and plan their next business ventures: museums.

    SHORT N' SWEET, KATSEYE, & OTHER POP STAR THINGS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 50:03


    This week the girls choose their favorite and least favorite (but still beloved) songs off of the new Sabrina Carpenter album. Corgi races, 2pm movie breaks, and the end of summer are in! Making young girls cry, sending Emily to Rome, and knowing how many people have ever lied to you are so out

    FINDING LOVE IN LONDON

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 46:36


    There must be something in the London water because everyone seems to be falling in love over there: Gracie Abrams is biting Paul Mescal's hand, Doja Cat finally got in touch with Joseph Quinn, and it's wedding week on Love is Blind: UK. The girls welcome their first guest on the pod and discuss the last five nights at The Eras Tour (which was also in London, duh).

    THE POLAR EXPRESS & OTHER THINGS WE DON'T BELIEVE IN

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 58:00


    The girls are coming in hot this week - their opinions may be unpopular but they've never been wrong. Raygun scams her way into The Olympics, Australia's Thunder From Down Under is coming to Nashville, and it's time for Tom Hanks to retire. The girls interrogate Hailey on growing up in New York and peeing her pants in public. Oh, and they also plan their funerals.

    EMILY HENRY FAN CAST EXTRAVAGANZA

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 52:02


    This week the girls are casting directors! They break down all five Emily Henry novels and discuss who they think should star in the movie adaptations. Spoiler alert: Paul Mescal and Ayo Edibiri are in every single one. Rachel has no running water, Hailey is in the last year of her mid 20s, and Ava thinks she's being sent to prison.

    THE YAPPING OLYMPICS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 49:42


    This week the girls earn a gold medal in yapping! They talk Olympics, Olympics, and… more Olympics. I mean, need we say more? (The answer is yes.) Snoop Dogg is eveywhere, Flavor Flav is an American hero, and Tom Daley is knitting in the crowd. The girls love the Olympics, but they all agree: their kids better not have Olympic aspirations… the girls can't handle it, emotionally or financially.

    NOT SO SWEET NOTHINGS FROM ARMIE HAMMER

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 42:37


    This week is the 14th anniversary of One Direction, and the girls are reflecting on boybands, accents, and where they were when they gained 1D conciousness. Armie Hammer is gaslighting everyone, Glen Powell is America's sweetheart, and Bridgerton announces that it's Benedict's turn to find love. Tune in to learn the girls' first email accounts and what songs they think should be used in Joker: Folie à Deux.

    BLIND OPTIMISM IN THE TRADER JOES

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 47:54


    It's week two of TLTC and the girls are discussing the flaws in grocery shopping, Netflix releasing shows in 2 parts, and Duolingo being obsessed with them. Clinton Kane embarrasses himself on the internet, Katy Perry releases the flop of the summer, and Challengers is still living rent free in the their heads. And to no one's surprise, the girls have impeccable taste in movie quotes.

    ALWAYS LIE, NEVER SMILE, DON'T THINK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 46:26


    It's the first ever episode of TLTC, and the girls already have life all figured out (or maybe just this week). They talk Paul Mescal in the new Gladiator II trailer, predict their favorite songs from Sabrina Carpenter's track list for Short n' Sweet, and debate whether or not SpongeBob is as funny as the world says it is. Rachel's going on a date! Hailey may have lice! Ava commits book club betrayal.

    Trailer: To Laugh or To Cry Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 0:29


    We're so excited to start sharing all our thoughts on pop culture, friendship, and being in our twenties with you! Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry, and sometimes we do both at the same time. Follow our TikTok and Insta @tltcpod to get notified of our first episode coming soon!

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