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Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
You have thought it. We said it. Out loud. On a microphone. For everyone.
Mic'd and Medicated is Caroline and Eva — two married moms in New York City who refuse to pretend everything is fine. Every week they sit on the couch and get into the conversations most women are having in their heads but nowhere else. Marriage. Motherhood. Ambition. Aging. Identity. Politics. Sex. Money. The things you think about at 2AM that you would never say at a dinner party.
They overshare on purpose. Because…
Episodes
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
How Do You Raise Kids Who Don’t Follow the Crowd?
Send us Fan Mail Caroline vows not to say the F word. It goes about as well as you’d expect. Then we get serious about one of the hardest parts of parenting…
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Can You Teach Funny? Estee Stimler & Lana Saffrin Betesh on Comedy, Grief, Yiddish and Smother
Send us Fan Mail Estee Stimler’s mom is a Holocaust survivor, and Estee says that’s exactly why she’s funny. Her uncle created the New York City Marathon, and…
Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpertI'm Not Antisocial, I'm Anti–Step and Repeat
Send us Fan Mail Eva wore sneakers to an Oscar de la Renta charity luncheon, and Caroline has thoughts. We get into the social BS that happens in real life…
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It's Never About the Dishes: What Marriage Really Takes
Send us Fan Mail Caroline dresses like a prisoner because, as her grandfather used to say, after 50 years of marriage, "murderers get out earlier." Eva brings…
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On Politics, 'Oops' Moments, and the Surplus Elite
Send us Fan Mail Eva and Caroline go all in on American politics this week — a full hour tracing how the Democratic and Republican parties got to where they…
Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpertStop Doing Everything Yourself, with Alison Fragale
Send us Fan Mail Organizational psychologist Alison Fragale (author of Likable Badass) explains why hiring help is essential for your sanity, not a luxury. She…
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College Drop Off: You've Forever Lost Your Baby Living Under Your Roof
Send us Fan Mail This week Caroline is still getting the hang of driving in Miami, which somehow opens into the real subject of the episode: a week full of…
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The Art of Jewish Joy (with Amanda Kingloff)
Send us Fan Mail This week we're joined by Amanda Kingloff — craft stylist, former Lifestyle Director at Parents magazine, founder of ProjectKid, and author of…
Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpertRemembering Hayden Panettiere, and Is Miami the 6th Borough of NYC?
Send us Fan Mail This week, Eva and Caroline debut a brand new format — split screen, Eva in New York, Caroline two weeks into her move to Miami — and cover a…
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Napa Valley Winemaker Ashley Hepworth: Wine Tips, In-Laws & Being the Family Shiksa
Send us Fan Mail Award-winning Napa Valley winemaker Ashley Hepworth joins Mic'd and Medicated to talk wine tasting tips, how to order wine at a restaurant…
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Is Your Family More Cleavers or Bunkers? Family Dynamics, In-Laws & The Surrendered Wife
Send us Fan Mail Every family is dysfunctional — the only question is whether you know it. This week, Eva and Caroline dig into family dynamics: the TV…
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Samantha Ettus: Raising Zionists, Losing Friends, and Refusing to Stay Quiet
Send us Fan Mail Bestselling author, activist, and mom of three Samantha Ettus joins us to talk about parenting teenagers, losing her home in the Palisades…
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Confessions of Two Hoarders: Bags vs. Baggage
Send us Fan Mail Caroline has three organizers going through boxes from her old apartment — her kids' first shoes, their hair, their artwork, her dead dog's…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Camp Pickup, Mic'd-Up Husbands, and Why Kids Need to Struggle a Little
Send us Fan Mail Caroline and Eva are both back from visiting-day weekend in Portland, Maine, where they mic'd up their husbands at dinner, compared hotels…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Stuck in Junction: Caroline's Move to Miami and Eva's Midlife Standstill
Send us Fan Mail Caroline is halfway between two states with 32 unopened boxes and no idea what's in most of them. Eva hasn't moved an inch — and that's…
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Homesick Camp Letters, Golf Kick, and Our Nantucket Envy
Send us Fan Mail Caroline asks Claude (yes, the AI) to settle a mid-marriage word fight — and it doesn't go how you'd think. Eva and Caroline record their…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Zibby Owens on Rebuilding Her Life After Divorce
Send us Fan Mail Zibby Owens — author, podcaster, and founder of a media and publishing company — joins Eva and Caroline to talk divorce, reinventing your…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
I Sent My Kid to Screen-Free Camp (She Has No Idea About the Facial Recognition)
Send us Fan Mail It's supposed to be refreshing. Instead, we're hitting refresh. Eva and Caroline are recording from the summer studio for the first time this…
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Why Every Generation Thinks the Next One Is Ruined
Send us Fan Mail The episode that started with a drug addict emptying his pockets into a tip jar at seven in the morning and ended with an explosive diarrhea…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Caroline Is Leaving New York and We Are Not Okay
Send us Fan Mail The movers came for the art first. Caroline's apartment walls are bare, the iconic portrait is boxed up and Miami-bound, and the move that's…
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She Dressed E.She Dressed E. Jean Carroll for the Trump Trial: Fashion, Confidence & the Psychology of Your Closet
Send us Fan Mail What does getting dressed actually say about you? This week Eva and Caroline sit down with Jessie Freschl — entrepreneur, personal stylist…
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Mother's Day, Late Gifts, and What Our Husbands Really Think of Us
Send us Fan Mail No guest this week -- just Eva and Caroline, completely unplanned and fully themselves. Caroline spent Mother's Day schlepping to Boston and…
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Status or Style? The Birkin, the Bubble, and the Women Who Know the Difference with Jennifer Galante Han
Send us Fan Mail Our fashion correspondent Jennifer Galante Hahn is back on the couch — and this time we're going deep on the most loaded object in New York…
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She Was Fired for Retweeting a Trans Woman Who Supports Israel | Dr. Logan Levkoff
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Logan Levkoff has spent her career doing the work most people are too uncomfortable to do — teaching kids and teens about sex, consent…
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Spring Cleaning Your Life: Perspective, Underwear & the Art of Winnowing
Send us Fan Mail What does a drawer full of old underwear have to do with your emotional blind spots? More than you'd think. This week, Caroline and Eva tackle…
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Raising Kids in Manhattan: Native New Yorkers, Bat Mitzvah After-Parties & "New York Is My Third Parent" — with Mallory Schultz
Send us Fan Mail Two NYC moms walk into a couch — one's leaving for Miami, the other's staying — and a third native New Yorker joins them to make it make…
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Death, Divorce & Moving: What Your Attachment Style Says About How You Handle Change
Send us Fan Mail Death, divorce and moving are the three most significant life changes a person can go through. We're not dead. We're not divorced. But one of…
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She Built the Career. Felt Like a Failure Anyway. Now She's Just Getting Started — with Melissa Gellman Weiss
Send us Fan Mail This week's guest is Melissa Gellman Weiss — Barry's CMO, founder of Re/Gen, and one of the most honest women we've had on the show. And we…
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We're Back, We're Unhinged, and One of Us Might Be Moving to Miami
Send us Fan Mail Season 2 is here — and we have a big reveal that we are absolutely not telling you in the description because we have finally learned…
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Why Most Podcasts Fail (And How We Made 55 Episodes Anyway)
Send us Fan Mail We did it. Season 1 of our podcast is officially complete—and somehow, two self-proclaimed “techtards” made it to 55 episodes. From recording…
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Can Women Have It All? | Burnout, Trad Wives & Motherhood
Send us Fan Mail Most women are burnt out trying to do it all—career, family, self—and somehow still feel like they’re failing at every turn. So we have to…
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Pet Peeves, Misophonia & Why Everyone Is Secretly Annoying
Send us Fan Mail Everyone has pet peeves… we just decided to say ours out loud (hopefully not so loud that we annoy you). Some of these are minor. Some are…
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Botox, Banter & Being Brilliant with Dr. Marnie Nussbaum
Send us Fan Mail This week on Mic’d & Medicated, we sit down with Dr. Marnie Nussbaum, the Joan Rivers-meets-Elle Woods of dermatology. From Botox and lip…
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Family Planning, Adoption & the Question of Legacy with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Laura Fechter
Send us Fan Mail What does it truly mean to build a family — and what happens when the path isn’t traditional? In this episode of Mic’d & Medicated, clinical…
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Motherhood Is a Beautiful Mess — Lyss Stern of DivaMoms Tells the Truth
Send us Fan Mail What does modern motherhood really look like — behind the curated Instagram squares and school pickup smiles? This week on Mic’d and…
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“It’s Hormones, Actually.” GLP-1s, Hashimoto’s & Holistic Endocrinology with Dr. Caroline Messer
Send us Fan Mail Are your hormones actually the problem? In this episode of Mic’d and Medicated, we sit down with double board-certified endocrinologist Dr…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Valentine’s Day: Love, Expectations, Marriage & The Reality of Modern Relationships
Send us Fan Mail Valentine’s Day: romantic, performative, overrated… or meaningful? In this episode of the Mic’d and Medicated Podcast, we unpack the real…
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Bruce Blakeman on Fixing New York, Political Civility, and Reviving the American Dream
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County Executive and candidate for Governor of New York, for a candid conversation…
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Life Is Hard — But It Doesn’t Have To Feel That Way (with Dr. Rachel Goldman)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mic’d & Medicated, Caroline and Eva sit down with psychologist Dr. Rachel Goldman to talk about what’s really going on in…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Manifest, Baby – Ditch resolutions, flirt with the universe
Send us Fan Mail Resolutions feel like punishment. Manifesting feels like flirting with the universe. In this episode of Mic’d & Medicated, Caroline and Eva…
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The Fertility Conversation We Should’ve Had at 22
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, Caroline and Eva are joined by Dr. Jaime Knopman, reproductive endocrinologist, infertility specialist, and co-author…
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Vacations Are Just Relocations
Send us Fan Mail Holiday cards, family trips, screen time, and the illusion of “getting away.” In this episode, Caroline and Eva unpack why traveling with kids…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Who’s Really Applying to College—The Kids or Their Parents?
Send us Fan Mail College acceptance used to be simple: a letter in the mail and a proud—but private—celebration. Now? It’s a full-blown production. From…
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Being an Aunt, Not a Parent
Send us Fan Mail What happens when life doesn’t follow the plan — and you decide not to force it? Caroline and Eva sit down with Danielle Frank, who pivoted…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
The Highest Art Form: Humor as Armor, Survival, and Style
Send us Fan Mail Eva and Caroline sit down with Flavia Masson—native New Yorker of Italian and French descent, comedian, fashion girl, and film writer—for a…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
From Helicopter to Drone Parenting: How We Lost Perspective
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we take a brutally honest look at how parents have gone from letting their kids fend for themselves to literally being…
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Lucie Fink on Building a Media Empire and a Family
Send us Fan Mail Lucie Fink on Building a Media Empire and a Family Caroline and Eva sit down with Lucie Fink — powerhouse content creator, host, and…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Gratitude Is Hard… But Here’s Why We Try Anyway
Send us Fan Mail This week, Caroline and Eva try to practice gratitude… and break down how appreciating everyday moments can actually improve your mental and…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Why Gentle Parenting Is Breaking Us
Send us Fan Mail Caroline and Eva discuss their growing frustration with today’s parenting expectations — from over-scheduling kids to using “gentle” language…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
From TV Producer to Mom to Stanford Professor with Allison Kluger
Send us Fan Mail From producing Good Morning America and The View to teaching at Stanford GSB, Allison knows what it means to reinvent yourself. In this…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
How a Divorce Lawyer Survived Becoming a Widow with 2 Young Kids to Finding Love Again
Send us Fan Mail Divorce lawyer Jill Spielberg has seen it all — and lived through more than most. She shares how many couples know before they marry, the real…
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Dating in NYC: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly with Murray Hill Guy
Send us Fan Mail Eva and Caroline dive into the wild world of modern dating in New York City with the infamous Murray Hill Guy — the viral voice behind…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
The Future of NYC (and Why You Should Care)
Send us Fan Mail Fresh off their Wall Street Journal feature, Eva and Caroline reflect on the experience and the growing challenges of getting the full story…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
What the Hell Is Menopause?: On Aging, Hormones, and Chutzpah with Lauren Tetenbaum
Send us Fan Mail Eva and Caroline sit down with therapist, lawyer, and author Lauren Tetenbaum, whose new book Millennial Menopause shines a light on one of…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Zionism and Diamonds with Rachie Shnay
Send us Fan Mail Caroline and Eva sit down with celebrity jeweler Rachie Shnay, whose Mazel collection became a symbol of modern Jewish pride after October…
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Why New Yorkers Love to Hate Their City (and Stay Anyway) with Anne Kadet
Send us Fan Mail Caroline and Eva talk with Anne Kadet, the sharp, witty mind behind the cult Substack Café Anne. Yes, New York City is grittier these days…
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Food, Mood & the Myth of Moderation: Insights from Dr. Gullo
Send us Fan Mail Caroline and Eva sit down with world-renowned Celebrity Diet Doctor, best-selling author, psychologist, and behavioral nutritionist Dr…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Why Don't Men and Women Understand Each Other?
Send us Fan Mail Caroline and Eva dive into the hilariously different ways men and women communicate, so it's no wonder married couples can’t understand each…
- Mic'd and Medicated: Unfiltered, Unafraid, and UnExpert
Are We Raising Kids or Building Résumés?
Send us Fan Mail From first-day-of-school signs for seniors to balloons for a lost tooth, have we turned every basic milestone into a celebration? Are we…
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Is Mercury in Your-Anus? Cosmic Shifts, Kindergarten Chaos & NYC Life Reflections
Send us Fan Mail As summer comes to a close, Eva and Caroline feel a shift—not just in the seasons, but in themselves. With six planets in retrograde, the…