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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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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~50 min
Theme: Conspiracy theories, Disney deep dives, personality quizzes, true crime book club, and a jaw-dropping “Am I the A-hole?” with a shocking twist.

🎧 In This Episode:

Buckle up, y’all. We’ve got dragon skulls in Romania, secret worlds under the North Pole, and Disney characters with psychological diagnoses. Stefanie and Meredith dive into internet rabbit holes (looking at you, TikTok), share an ADHD-friendly productivity tool, and test each other with a revealing personality quiz involving otters and sloths. Then it’s time for the ultimate AITA bombshell that left everyone speechless—plus, a book club pick that finally delivered.

💬 Topics Covered:

🐉 Dragons Are Real (Probably):
A “dragon skull” discovered in a Romanian well? TikTok theories? Creatures in caves? Stefanie takes us down the conspiracy spiral—Admiral Byrd, Hollow Earth, and all.

🧠 Goblin Tools for ADHD Brains:
An online tool that turns “clean your room” into bite-sized tasks—with chili peppers and magic wands. Game changer for list-makers and distracted girlies.

🐾 Personality Quiz with a Twist:
If you were an animal… what would that reveal about how the world sees you (and how you see yourself)? Things get deep, funny, and very on-brand.

🏰 Disney Princesses & Diagnoses:
Theorists say each Disney character represents a psychological disorder—from Rapunzel's PTSD to Ariel’s hoarding tendencies. Is it a stretch… or does it actually check out?

🧠 AITA: The Gay Bookstore, The Slur, and the Secret Son:
A 19-year-old employee crosses a line… then drops a bombshell that changes everything. Let’s just say—this one’s got plot twists worthy of a Netflix miniseries.

📚 Book Club: Lake of the Lost Girls by Katherine Greene
– A dual-timeline thriller that actually lived up to the hype
– Complex sisterhood, dark family secrets, and a body hidden shockingly close to home
– The girls rate it a solid 9/10—finally, a win!

📖 Next Week’s Read:
The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne — an abduction, survivalist father, and one daughter hunting him down in the marsh. Let’s go.

🧠 Quote of the Week:

📢 Announcements:

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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill

Theme: Easter chaos, hilarious AITA drama, a haunting true crime case, TikTok spirals, and the reality of being a not-so-perceptive witness.

🎧 In This Episode:

From exploding Peeps to wild Easter baskets and nostalgic playlists, Stefanie and Meredith cover all the chaotic corners of life—including an unsolved local mystery. This week, they take a deep dive into the disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann, a case that’s haunted Charlotte for nearly two decades. Plus, they roast brunch culture, judge a mother-in-law with main character syndrome, and reveal way too much about their witness potential (or lack thereof).

💬 Topics Covered:

🐣 Easter Basket Survival & Peep Jousting
– DIY basket inspo, candy chaos, and a microwave battle tradition you’ve never heard of but will try.

💄 TikTok Skincare + Googly Eye Crimes
– From unblended hyaluronic acid to prank-level petty dreams, the girls spiral with laughter (and ideas they definitely shouldn’t follow through on).

🎧 Playlist Names & Roadtrip Memories
– Ridiculous Spotify titles, shared sibling playlists, and club bangers from their party days.

🧠 AITA: My MIL Rolls In Like She Pays Rent
– One woman’s fight to keep her bonnet, fridge, and dignity intact when her mother-in-law treats her house like a reality show.

🔍 True Crime Deep Dive: The Disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann
– Vanished after a night out in Charlotte, 24-year-old Kyle left behind unanswered calls, eerie theories, and a devastated family still seeking truth.
– Timeline breakdown, theories (accident? foul play?), and connections to other missing men cases.

📚 Next Week’s Book: The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene
– A dual-timeline thriller involving cold cases, podcast sleuthing, and a lake that holds terrifying secrets.

🧠 Quote of the Week:

Answer: Absolutely not. 😂

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• No book this week—but true crime fans, you’re in for a twisty ride.
• Coming Up: Full book review

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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~57 min
Theme: TikTok skincare fails, throwback hair trends, bizarre animal news, serious true crime, and a juicy AITA story.

🎧 In This Episode:

Stefanie and Meredith are back and catching up on all the things. From questionable beauty routines and butterfly clips to a wild missing person case and a husband who definitely wasn’t ready to be recognized, this episode is a rollercoaster of chaos, crime, and cackles.

💬 Topics Covered:

💄 TikTok Skincare Fails & Makeup Realizations:
What happens when you don’t wet your sponge or apply hyaluronic acid to a dry face? You end up on TikTok trying to fix your face, apparently.

🦋 Banana Clips & Butterfly Claws:
A nostalgic deep dive into 90s and early 2000s hair accessories that maybe should not make a comeback. (RIP, squiggly headbands.)

🐺 Dire Wolves Are (Kinda) Back?!
Science has gone full Jurassic Park and brought back a prehistoric pup. Also, Stephanie tries to adopt a seal pup mid-episode. As one does.

🦀 Crab Claw Cults & Trunk-Sniffing Horror:
Meredith encounters hermit crabs in a mysterious worship circle around a claw. Also: a horrifying true story involving a decomposing body in a trunk. Yes. Really.

🚨 Track Meet Tragedy in Texas:
The hosts unpack the heartbreaking story of a stabbing at a high school track event. No matter who’s “right,” lives were lost and forever changed.

🕵️‍♀️ Missing Person Deep Dive – Jamie Fraley:
Jamie vanished in 2008 from Gastonia, NC. Suspects, strange clues (missing shoelaces??), a creepy future father-in-law, and a trunk-related twist you have to hear to believe.

🔥 AITA – I Dated My Neighbor’s Husband:
What happens when your neighbor invites you to dinner and the “husband” turns out to be your former Bumble date… who ghosted you… and was married the whole time? Yeah. That.

🧠 Quote of the Week:

📢 Announcements:

• No book review this week, but the true crime is extra juicy.
• Next episode: The mysterious disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann, a Charlotte man who vanished in 2007.

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Hosts: Stefanie Navarro & Meredith Hill
Run Time: ~36 min
Theme: Parenting chaos, nostalgic TV, petty wins, and jaw-dropping family drama, book review, AITA

🎧 In This Episode:

Welcome back to the circus! In Episode 71, Stephanie and Meredith dive headfirst into the beautiful mess of life—from teen drivers and sentimental parenting moments to true crime docuseries and internet-level pettiness that deserves a standing ovation. Get ready for a mix of laughter, feels, and some shocking revelations.

💬 Topics Covered:

• 🚗 Teen Drivers & The End of an Era:
  Meredith reflects on Jackson starting Driver’s Ed while Stephanie shares the bittersweet milestone of her son heading into senior year. Cue the mom tears and heartfelt moments.
• 📺 TV Time – From Buffy to Hollywood Demons:
  • The Hollywood Demons docuseries on Max has the girls reeling.
  • Nostalgia hits hard with Seventh Heaven, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Angel (plus talk of a reboot!).
  • Meredith is watching 13 Reasons Why (and still recovering emotionally).
  • Gossip Girl + crime documentaries = the perfect chaotic binge balance.
• 🐠 Megalodon Goldfish?!
  People are tossing their fair-won goldfish into the Great Lakes, and now we’ve got six-pound monsters disrupting ecosystems. We have questions.
• 📚 Book Talk:
  They review Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister (spoiler: it was a slog to get through), plus quick recs and what’s next in their reading slump.
• 🔥 Ultimate Petty Queen Story:
  A TikToker gets revenge on her husband (who ditched her for a Pacers game) by scoring courtside seats—with Flava Flav. Iconic.
• 🧠 Deep Dive – “Am I the A-hole?” Update:
  The latest update in the viral family inheritance drama. Who’s the real villain? Let’s just say Rachel better watch her back…

🧠 Quote of the Week:

📢 Announcements:

• No new episode next week – break time!
• Coming up: A local true crime deep dive based on a missing persons case from the early 2000s. You won’t want to miss it.

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🗓️ Release Date: [3/20/25]

🎧 Episode Summary:

Stefanie and Meredith are back with another chaotic, hilarious, and jaw-dropping episode of This Is My Circus! This week, they cover everything from viral TikTok dance lessons to true crime bombshells—plus a Disney lawsuit shocker that will make you rethink clicking “I agree” on Terms & Conditions! 🤯

🌟 What’s Inside This Episode?

🕺 Viral Dance Coach Taking Over TikTok – Have you seen Ace Green? The internet is obsessed with his virtual dance classes, especially his hilarious sessions with a group of guys in Pakistan. 🏆💃

🚨 True Crime Updates: New Suspect in the Maura Murray Case? – Fingerprints found in her car match a convicted dog-killing con artist with a suspicious past. Could this be the break investigators have been waiting for? 👀🕵️

🤯 OJ Simpson Case Twist? – Nicole Brown Simpson’s handyman was… a SERIAL KILLER?! How did this detail fly under the radar for years? 🩸

🏰 Disney’s Shady Legal Loophole – A doctor dies from an allergy at a Disney restaurant, but thanks to a Disney+ free trial agreement, his family couldn’t sue?! 🤯 Find out how Terms & Conditions almost changed everything.

🎢 Universal’s EPIC New Theme Park – Dragons flying overhead? Fire-breathing rides? A Harry Potter Ministry of Magic expansion?! We break down the Epic Universe coming in 2025! 🔥🐉

💰 Am I The A-Hole? Inheritance Wars Get Even Pettier! – Jerry is BACK, and he just sent a $26K invoice to his best friend’s sister after she tried to steal the family inheritance. The petty levels are chef’s kiss! 👏😂

📚 Book Club: If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay – Witness protection, mob money, and a twisted mystery that left us guessing until the end. But did it live up to the hype? 📖🔍

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