Note- This episode was originally recorded in November 2025. I am joined virtually by my college roommate Dory to reveal my experience going through rush at a large SEC school and being cut/dropped by nearly every sorority. Listen to hear what the process was like for both of us, and how it shaped our respective college experiences. We also giggle and have many side anecdotes, like that time we held a funeral for Dory's beta fish with our Golden Retriever in attendance.

Skip to 17:00 to get straight to the sorority talk.

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(Scrapping the third person until I teach Linus, my dog, to type these for me). This week I am joined again by Yena, to recap the shared fundraiser for Womankind last fall. We also discuss our 10-year age gap, and the accompanying excitement as we both prepare to head into new decades in 2026. We bring back the topic of fate surfing and dive into our experience attending OG Core Friend, Ashleigh C's birthday.

Note this episode was filmed in November, but we are getting closer to the present day!

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Carly (who am I kidding, I write these) is solo this week and recounts a recent friendship that bloomed on a Christmas Day train ride. She (I) also recalls a surprise update letter received from her Friar friend/penpal featuring a table read of fun descriptions of the various Friars he lives with, Holy Moly! (that actually isn't even blamable on AI, my mind works in mysterious and unfortunate ways)

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Carly is joined this week Ash Gerleman, met through Core Friend Amanda Jewell. The two explore Ash's journey of transitioning from a corporate career to pursuing a passion for photography. They discuss the importance of friendship and community in creative pursuits, and the exciting experiences Ash had during her travels, including New York Fashion Week.

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Carly is joined by core friend OG Amanda to take a deep dive into Amanda's experience joining a co-ed Volleyball team when seeking out new friends as a baby New Yorker. Listen to have all your questions answered or for the giggles.

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Carly is joined again this week by Ashleigh to recap her experience at an Italian Art Retreat this summer. Listen to hear the sweet insights gained over a week of meals under the Tuscan sun at a 30 person table. Recorded in July, Carly shares a sneak peak of the friendships that survived trip home and have blossom over the second half of 2025.

Correction- the letter referenced is from 1973 not 1937*

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Carly is joined by her friend Pedram (@Peddybeats) this week for a casual roast of their friendship. The two talk about orchestrating your own magic by connecting others, and how a spontaneous substitute dinner invitation from Carly blossomed into a jazz dinner party led by Pedram several months later. Listen for jabs, jives, and to learn how the key to making friends in New York City is wasting your time.

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Carly is joined by her intrusive thoughts this week to recount her Thanksgiving holiday spent in the City. Listen for the play by play of her week featuring everything from an impromptu Friendsgiving spent singing with strangers to spending actual Thanksgiving with frozen pizza. This was a week of many Yes ands, from improv shows to spell work classes.

Podcast Intro- 'if tears could dance (i'll be alright) by STELLA. & pedram

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Podcast Outro- Cadde Hoppe & Maddie Regent