Is it Real or Is it Ridiculous?
A girl talk, comedy and lifestyle podcast brought to you by millennials who just get it. Leah and Cara, two 30-somethings, attempt to answer the question ‘Is it Real or is it Ridiculous’ when faced with life’s biggest WTF moments. They reminisce on their life experiences, with a splash of sarcasm, and share their most real and most ridiculous stories. The girls take turns getting personal, offering unsolicited (and yet sometimes welcome) advice and no topic is off the table. From lighthearted memories to introspective conversations, they discuss everything from dating and relationships to dealing with anxiety and feeling confident in your own skin (and everything in between). Ending the show with the pastime that solidified their friendship, Leah and Cara play their favorite game together and answer ridiculous questions with even more ridiculous answers. Follow them on instagram @realridiculous and look out for new episodes every Wednesday!
Episodes
35 episodes
34 - Should Engagements Be a Surprise?
This week Leah has a major announcement to share, she is engaged! Which leads the girls to a discussion, is it better to know before or be surprised? Are weddings becoming too much of a production? Should you forgo a traditional wedding and sur...
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Episode 34
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32:47
33 - Dealing with Anxiety
This week Leah and Cara are taking a break from their usual real and ridiculous episodes to have their third mental health check in.The girls open up about their personal struggles with anxiety. Leah shares how her struggle with anxiety ...
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Episode 33
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26:58
32 - A Definitive Ranking of Our Favorite Spiked Seltzers
Leah and Cara are back this week and acting as your own personal spiked seltzer sommeliers! The girls discuss their favorite go-to summer beach drinks, rank their top 5 favorite flavors and sprinkle in some honorable mentions. The g...
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Episode 32
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40:52
31 - Talk Thirty to Me
This week the girls are celebrating Leah’s 30th birthday! Cara prompts Leah to take a walk down memory lane and talk about her best and worst years from her twenties, and open up about what she’s looking forward to in her thirtiesThe gir...
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Episode 31
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34:22
30 - How Long Do You Wait to Reveal the Crazy?
This week Leah and Cara are discussing all the things they believe create a strong foundation for a relationship. They answer the question: how long into a relationship do you wait to reveal the crazy? Leah shares a great piece of advice ...
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Episode 30
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34:06
29 - It's Okay to Be Single
In this week’s episode Leah and Cara discuss how they think it’s okay to be single in your 30’s, what they’ve learned about themselves from their single years and the pressure that society places on women to be paired up by the time they hit 30...
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Episode 29
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34:21
28 - The Best Ships are Friendships
In this week’s episode Leah and Cara are discussing how their friendships have changed and evolved throughout their lives. From high school to college to now into their late 20’s and early 30’s, they share all different kinds of memories of mak...
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Episode 28
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39:54
27 - The Bachelorette of LinkedIn
This week Leah and Cara are having a good old fashion b*tch sesh. Leah has an epiphany that job hunting is basically like dating and Cara details her recent experiences with guys she was set up with from a matchmaker.In their last segmen...
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Episode 27
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36:35
26 - First Date Etiquette
Leah and Cara are back this week and taking you on a first date! From texting and outfits to the payment fake out and location change, the girls walk you through their idea of the perfect first date. Ultimately they agree when it comes to datin...
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Episode 26
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44:46
25 - How We Stay Motivated
In this week’s episode Leah and Cara are taking a break from their usual real and ridiculous shenanigans to have their second mental health check-in. The girls discuss ways in which they struggle to stay motivated, how to find motiv...
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Episode 25
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28:40
24 - Things That Make Us Big Mad
This week Leah and Cara are talking about their biggest pet peeves. The girls take turns sharing the things that grind their gears in daily life, dating, relationships and everything in between.Ending the show with a heated r...
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Episode 24
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35:22
23 - The Lazy Girl Beauty Guide
This week Leah and Cara are bringing you the beauty episode for not beauty gurus.The girls open up about their lifelong skincare struggles, when it’s okay for a guy to see you without makeup and their ultimate must-have skincare and beau...
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Episode 23
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34:46
22 - Let Your Green Flags Fly
Last week’s episode was all about dating deal breakers and red flags, so this week Leah and Cara discuss the positives and talk about a list of dating green flags. The girls share what things they think are green flags or positive s...
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Episode 22
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42:01
21 - Dating Deal Breakers 101
This week Leah and Cara take turns going through a list of dating deal breakers that YOU submitted! Leah shares what she thinks is her ultimate deal breaker and Cara learns she might just actually be a the female version of a f**k boy. The girl...
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Episode 21
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55:15
20 - Let's Play 20 Questions
This week the girls are celebrating their 20th episode in classic Leah and Cara form, with a game!The girls start the show with an observation from Leah that she has a different tone of voice for different occasions. Then Lea...
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Episode 20
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30:57
19 - Finally Admitting We're Adults
This week Leah and Cara are finally ready to admit something they’ve been dreading, that they’re actual adults. The girls talk about everything from growing up as millennials and learning to have a budget to drinking in moderation and meal prep...
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Episode 19
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52:12
18 - Who Run the World? Instagram
In this week’s episode Leah and Cara are taking a walk down memory lane to discuss all things Instagram and social media. The girls reminisce on how they grew up on social media starting from the days of MySpace (remember Top 8?) an...
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Episode 18
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57:21
17 - Zero Percent Physical Touch
In this week’s episode Leah and Cara are talking all things Valentine’s Day! The girls share their different feelings on celebrating Valentine’s Day, they discuss their Love Languages and ways to their hearts. The girls ...
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Episode 17
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40:26
16 - To All the Trips We've Had Before
Warning listening to this episode might result in the desire to plan a vacation (once the pandemic is over!) This week Leah and Cara reminisce on some of their best and worst travel stories including Leah’s worst flight and Cara’s m...
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Episode 16
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59:01
15 - Let's Girl Talk About It
Leah and Cara have returned! This week the girls catch up with the latest gossip (and with each other!) by having a pop culture run down.The girls discuss an array of topics from Bridgerton and Disney’s Soul (not spoiler free!) to waterm...
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Episode 15
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46:22
14 - How We Practice Self-Care
This week Leah and Cara are taking a break from their usual shenanigans to address their mental health and the toll the last year has taken. This will be the first episode in a series of mental health check-in’s the girls will be doing througho...
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Episode 14
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31:54
13 - The Mystery of the Disappearing Man
Happy New Year! The girls are starting off 2021 with lucky Episode 13 and a perfectly timed topic for this week’s spooky episode, ghosting. Leah and Cara dive into why they think dating has become so difficult and how no matter how frustrating ...
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Episode 13
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43:58
Bonus Ep - Trench Coats, Gag Reflexes and Fake Teeth, Oh My!
Starting in 2021 Leah and Cara will be releasing Bonus Episodes every few weeks with, you guessed it, YOUR really ridiculous stories! The girls share submissions as a way to further connect with their listeners and help everyone realize that th...
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13:40
12 - The Twelfth Episode of Christmas
Surprise! Happy Monday! In this week’s early release episode, Leah and Cara discuss all things Christmas and their love of the holiday season.They share how they both found out that Santa wasn’t real (spoiler alert!) and how lying to kid...
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Episode 12
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42:48
11 - Understanding Our Unhealthy Relationships
In this week’s episode, Leah and Cara are opening up about their experiences with unhealthy relationships. Cara finally shares the saga of her infamous ex, The Trainer.The girls share memories from their unhealthy relationships with thei...
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Episode 11
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49:42