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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~60 min
Theme: Mother's Day cake wins, viral vampire lore, true crime trials, haunted dolls, and an AITA lizard party that took Reddit by storm.

🎧 In This Episode:

This week on This Is My Circus, Stefanie and Meredith ride the chaos train straight through lizard gender reveals, haunted penitentiary tours, and a Reddit AITA that left us speechless. From parenting teens and surviving May-cember madness to jaw-dropping updates on the Diddy trial and vampire sightings in the Appalachian Mountains, it’s a full-blown circus—complete with emotional cake confessions and raggedy Annabelle nightmares. Buckle up.

💬 Topics Covered:

🍰 Emergency Cake & Mother’s Day Meltdowns
– Stefanie’s pastel-iced double-layer cake with ocean waves (??) was accidentally perfect—and yes, some of it is frozen for emotional emergencies.

⚖️ Diddy Trial Coverage
– From shocking Cassie testimony to Jaguar Wright’s appearance, the federal court proceedings are getting darker by the day.
– Why the jury is mostly male, and whether Diddy’s appearance is a mask, a strategy… or someone else entirely.

🧟 Vampires in Appalachia & Airbnb Nightmares
– A viral story suggests vampires may need more than an invite to get in—and they might be following you home.
– Stefanie and Meredith break down vampire lore, spiritual protection, and what not to do when the world’s most beautiful man knocks at 3am.

🪦 Annabelle the Haunted Doll Goes on Tour (No, Thanks)
– Would you sleep overnight in a haunted penitentiary… with Annabelle in the room? One event lets you. Stefanie’s answer: HARD PASS.

👽 Giants, Fallen Angels & Weird TikTok Rabbit Holes
– Are some bloodlines tied to ancient watchers and secret societies? Stefanie dives into a TikTok theory that has her rethinking everything.

🧠 AITA: Skink Gender Reveal Edition
– A woman invites her mom to a “gender reveal” party for her pet lizard—and the mom refuses. But was it really about the lizard?
– The daughter’s best friend jumps in with the truth… and this Reddit post takes a wild turn no one expected.

📚 Book Club – Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane
– A husband’s body goes missing… after his wife already confirmed he was dead.
– Power, abuse, and survival collide in this twisty thriller that had us screaming “Earl had to die!”
– Final rating: 8.5–9/10 — strong, satisfying, and full of shockers.

📖 Next Week’s Read:
The Quiet Girl by S.F. Kosa – A new wife disappears, leaving behind her rings and a mystery her husband never saw coming.

🧠 Quote of the Week:

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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~60 min
Theme: Poolside chaos, parenting teens, Appalachian vampire conspiracies, Mother's Day sweet tooth cravings, and a suspenseful book club breakdown.

🎧 In This Episode:
In true circus fashion, Stefanie and Meredith kick off this week’s episode with soaked sweatpants, teens testing every ounce of patience, and a collective craving for chocolate cake. They dive into vampire folklore (spoiler: it may have started in the Appalachian Mountains), debate the absolute audacity of a certain AITA couch situation, and wrap up with a juicy review of No One Can Know—a dark, twisty murder mystery with more secrets than suspects.

💬 Topics Covered:
💦 The Accidental Pool Plunge:
Stefanie drops her phone in the pool… and takes a freezing hoodie-clad dive to rescue it. Yep, it’s one of those weeks.

👖 Teen Trouble & Air Fryer Battles:
The moms vent about late-teen apathy, money-motivated chores, and parenting hacks that work—sometimes.

🧛 Appalachian Vampire Origins?!
Forget New Orleans—vampire legends may have started with Romanian settlers deep in the Appalachian Mountains. Are you even surprised?

🍰 Mother’s Day Cake Manifestation:
Stefanie declares her only wish this year: a personal chocolate cake with white icing, no plates necessary.

Eiffel Towers SOLD & Bahamian Pig Warnings:
From a conman selling the Eiffel Tower TWICE to swimming with the pigs can make you violently ill, the internet is doing the most—and we’re here for it.

🧠 AITA: Couchgate at the Couples’ Weekend
When your bestie invites every other couple—but sticks you on the couch and forgets your partner—are you wrong for heading home early? (Spoiler: NO.)

📚 Book Club – No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall
– Three sisters. One murder. Secrets that just won’t stay buried.
– Trauma, mystery, emotional twists—and a husband we all hated.
– Final verdict: dark but addictive. 9/10.

📖 Next Week’s Read:
Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane – A husband goes missing… but his wife already saw the body. Or did she?

🧠 Quote of the Week:
“The Eiffel Tower was sold twice by the same con artist. And honestly? Icon behavior.” — Meredith

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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~60 min
Theme: Weird world records, pop culture deep dives, an uninvited stepmom scandal, and a chilling review of The Marsh King’s Daughter.

🎧 In This Episode:

It’s another wild week under the big top, and Stefanie and Meredith are bringing the chaos. From Guinness World Records that make you gag (43 snails on your face?!) to parrots swearing at tourists, the bizarre takes center stage. They also discuss what not to do on a Zoom call (hello, monitor gate), give their takes on the drama-filled wedding AITA post, and dive deep into The Marsh King’s Daughter—a gripping survivalist thriller with serious psychological twists.

💬 Topics Covered:

🖥️ Monitor Gate & Mansplaining Mayhem
– Meredith shares her tech support nightmare and the satisfying moment she proved she wasn’t “just being dramatic.”

🐾 Walking Disasters & Doorbell Cameras
– Rex drags Stefanie across the asphalt mid-walk. Spoiler: it was caught on camera, and her knees are paying the price.

📺 Watch List Picks:
– 1923, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Stolen Girl, and Banshee
– Plus: a new obsession with a baby alpaca named Noodle.

🌍 World’s Weirdest Records:
– Eye-popping feats (literally), most feet sniffed (ew), and the least impressive M&M challenge of all time.

🦟 Flight from Hell:
– 90 minutes trapped on a mosquito-infested plane. We’re still itching.

🧠 AITA: Stepmom Uninvited from the Wedding?!
– A throwaway account with a heartbreaking twist: a groom sides with his bio mom… and tries to gaslight his stepmom out of the wedding.

📚 Book Club – The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne
– Survival in the marsh. A daughter born of abduction. A predator on the run.
– The hosts unpack psychological trauma, moral ambiguity, and whether Helena’s emotional detachment is terrifying… or totally understandable.

📖 Next Week’s Read:
No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall – Sisters, secrets, and a cold case that won’t stay buried.

🧠 Quote of the Week:

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• Our VIP Circus Crew is coming soon – get ready for full video episodes, behind-the-scenes chaos, and exclusive content
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🎪 Until next time, keep the bugs off, the alpacas close, and the kids only mildly feral.

This is our circus… and these are definitely our monkeys. 🐒