The Cross Gen Sisters are back with a little family drama, holiday cheer, and a pop culture therapy session of sorts.

In this episode:

• Thanksgiving Recap: Dancing, soul food, Keisha’s dog Ollie going missing and scammers coming out of the woodwork. [0:00]
• Chantal watches Back to the Future for the first time and she's got thoughts! [05:50]
• Today I Learned: Chantal breaks down another fascinating (or gross?) fact about the brain, and Keisha celebrates a historic milestone out of Namibia— the US could take notes! [08:49]
• Pop & Gen: Reactions to The Golden Globe noms —Zendaya, Wicked, and more faves. [14:44]
• Vanderpump Rules: The end of an era and James Kennedy’s arrest? A mess. [17:26]
• Celebrity Fandom Fatigue: Can celebrities stop being terrible? The sisters unpack why it’s tough being a fan when your faves keep disappointing you. [21:24]
• Holiday Movie Faves: The sisters each share their top three, including a problematic but beloved classic starring Eddie Murphy and a popular sequel about a kid lost in New York City. [29:08]
• On Our Screens:
  • The shocking Ruby Franke story and parenting gone very wrong. [36:56]
  • Abbott Elementary: Chantal celebrates her personal connection to the show and its hilarious latest season. [39:25]
• In Through Our Earbuds: Kendrick Lamar’s latest album, Sabrina Carpenter’s Christmas special, and fresh music from Kehlani and Glorilla.
  
  

Hope you enjoy. :) Happy Holidays, fam! 🎄✨

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This episode kicks off on a paw-sitively adorable note with Chantal celebrating her beloved dog’s third birthday. The love (and delulu) is overflowing.

Then it's time to talk democracy for a blip as the sisters discuss early voting and Chantal gives a sermon for the ages on doing one's civic duty. [1:05]

Then, in Today I Learned, Keisha shares something surprising she discovered about right-handed bias in product design and Chantal honors producer and sneakerhead DJ Clark Kent — whose legacy includes some pricey kicks. [13:27]

Pop & Gen: Quick Hits starts with the sisters paying respects to One Direction’s Liam Payne. Then the tone shifts as they dig into the complete blow-up of the back half of Love is Blind season 7, celebrate the renewal of Nobody Wants This for a second season, review Crocs for pups, and consider whether scheming Aunt Becky aka Lori Loughlin deserves a career comeback. [23:38]

In Pop & Gen: Deep Dives, it’s all about ageism in Hollywood — inspired by the rumored actions of a Hallmark exec who seems to think women over 40 are too old to be movie stars. Then, is there trouble between Harry and Meghan? [44:37]

In On Our Screens, The Jennifer Hudson Show’s Spirit Tunnels are spreading joy on Instagram, and the sisters are obsessed. They also get into the latest TV like Michael Ealy playing a villain a little too well on Power Book II: Ghost, and they get hyped for new holiday rom-coms starring Christina Milian and Lindsay Lohan. [54:14]

Wrapping up in Through Our Earbuds, the sisters share their recent music faves, including a revisit of Cowboy Carter and the pop fellas climbing the charts [1:14:23]

So, whether you're here for the laughs, the celebrity gossip, or just to hang out with two sisters, this episode has it all. Grab your snacks, hit play, and let’s get it crackin'!

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This episode starts off hot with Chantal going off on a bird-feeding neighbor. [1:14] Then in Today I Learned the sisters react to the news of McDonald’s newest Big Mac and an interesting tidbit about Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop. [16:41]

Next in Pop & Gen: Quick Hits, the sisters pay homage to the latest celebrities we’ve lost including two actors who played multiple iconic roles, and discuss trailblazing journalist Connie Chung’s influence on girls and women. Then they shift tones and talk Ryan Murphy’s unique brain and his upcoming show All’s Fair starring Niecy Nash, Sarah Paulson, and Kim Kardashian?? And a nostalgic Upworthy article leads to a fun review of now useless skills like memorizing phone numbers. [22:43]

That’s followed by Pop & Gen: Deep Dives, where the pair chat about current fashion trends like crop tops and ankle socks, whether there’s an age limit on certain looks, and how they feel about trends returning. [39:25]

Then it’s time for On Our Screens and the sisters excitedly dig into the return of early aught stars Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in their new Netflix show, “Nobody Wants This.” They also review the latest season of the hot mess that is ‘Love is Blind’ and the documentary ‘Love on the Run’ about the prison guard who helped her convict paramour escape. [50:13]

The show wraps up with Through Our Earbuds talking about a moving segment during a recent episode of the ‘Higher Learning’ podcast and yukking it up with 'The Giggly Squad' pod. [58:31]

Also, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and the sisters also get vulnerable as they recount how Keisha’s previous bouts with breast cancer affected the family.

So, whether you're a Gen Z-er, a Gen X-er, or somewhere in between or around, join Cross Gen Sisters for an hour of entertainment, heart, and fun!

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