Amy and Danielle are on hiatus during the month of August. Enjoy listening to this previously aired episode.

We are on hiatus during the month of August. Enjoy our great interview with Suzy Mighell from Empty Nest Blessed.

We're on hiatus, but listen to the episode where to talk about the girlfriends who inspired us to start a podcast. Thank you for all the laughs Kathy & Judy!

We’ve hit the big 5-0, and we’re celebrating with sweaty drinks, sentimental transitions, and a reality check from our grown kids’ perspective.

This week, we unpack what it really means when your kids are moving into their first real apartments—not dorms, not summer sublets—actual leases, utility bills, and Target runs for forks.

While we’re misty-eyed thinking about their baby blankets, our kids are thinking, “Please don’t turn my move into a goodbye tour.” So we read their minds (ok, fine—an article), and talk about:

• Why they really don’t want you to visit until they have silverware
• The difference between checking in and low-key stalking
• Avoiding the guilt texts (seriously, stop crying in their old bedrooms)
• Letting go of the “Find My iPhone” parenting style
• And how to respect their actual adulting

Also in this episode:

• The “Corn Sweat Cooler” cocktail debuts in honor of peak Midwest humidity
• A community cheers to that for an inclusive new local dance bar for grown women with moves and opinions
• A listener surprise that proves the world—and the internet—is hilariously small

Whether you're driving the U-Haul or crying into a box of their Beanie Babies, this one's for you.

This week on Empty Nest Happy Hour, Danielle and Amy are fully in their summer era—tank tops on, cocktails in hand, and spirits (of both the bourbon and ghostly variety) in full swing.

They kick off with a celebratory Summer Breeze cocktail and a toast to their kids landing real grown-up jobs (and moving far, far away—cue the bittersweet feelings). But just when you think it's a typical empty nest summer check-in, things take a turn… into the supernatural.

This week’s episode of Empty Nest Happy Hour is a rallying cry for every midlife woman who’s over the expectations, the pressure, and the folding of laundry. Inspired by the viral “We Do Not Care Club” created by Instagram’s @justbeingmelanie, Danielle and Amy dive into the things they officially no longer care about—ranging from chin hairs to blender etiquette.

They also introduce the week’s cocktail: the We Do Not Care, a rebellious combo of cheap red wine, Diet Coke, and a lime wedge—because, honestly, we do not care what anyone thinks.

Finally, they relive their college-era love for Kevin Smith’s cult classic Dogma, and recount their night out seeing Jay and Silent Bob live. Get ready for '90s film nostalgia, stories of perimenopause sass, and a wig-fueled summer update you didn’t know you needed.

What do you get when you mix a Midlife Mojito, Michigan humidity, and two former Bravo bros playing cover songs? A sweaty, hilarious, and delightfully chaotic episode of Empty Nest Happy Hour.

This week, Danielle recaps her night with producer Aunt Lizzy and the infamous Tom & Tom (Schwartz and Sandoval from Vanderpump Rules)—including a meet-and-greet, a VIP area that wasn’t so VIP, and photo ops worthy of a Bravo-mom scrapbook.

Then it’s on to deeper empty nest realness, like how Venmo has replaced the care package as a modern parenting love language, and the generational divide over drawer money and carrying actual cash.

In this milestone episode, Danielle and Amy are joined by producer Aunt Lizzy to celebrate Empty Nest Happy Hour’s first birthday. From gin and tonics to parenting adult kids (kind of), they reflect on what’s changed, what surprised them, and what they’ve learned—about podcasting, motherhood, and themselves. Spoiler: the nest has never actually been empty.