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Is it Real or Is it Ridiculous?

35 Episodes

33 minutes | Jun 23, 2021
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 surprise your guests at an engagement party where you get married? And is it really the right decision to have red wine at your wedding? Find out all their thoughts (and more!) when you listen to this week’s episode. Make sure you follow the girls on instagram @realridiculous to play along with their engagement / wedding themed round of Would You Rather. Reminder: There is only ONE more episode left in this season. Season finale will be on Wednesday, June 30th!
27 minutes | Jun 16, 2021
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 is ongoing and how she learned to recognize it’s signs and symptoms. Cara has been opening up to her friends about her struggles with sleep and she realized more of her friends struggle with anxiety than she knew. The girls agree the best thing to do is to keeping talking about anxiety to help normalize the importance of mental health. Announcement: There are only TWO more episodes left in this season. Season finale will be on Wednesday, June 30th! Follow them on instagram @realridiculous for all updates!
41 minutes | Jun 9, 2021
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 girls end the show with a spiked seltzer themed round of Would You Rather. Play along when you follow the girls on instagram @realridiculous.
34 minutes | May 26, 2021
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 thirties The girls end the show with a birthday round of Would You Rather specifically targeted for Leah. Play along with them when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous. 
34 minutes | May 19, 2021
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 to help navigate tough conversations that you're not going to want to miss! As always the girls agree communication is key.  The girls end the show with a round of Green Flag or Red Flag. Play along when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous.
34 minutes | May 12, 2021
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. Cara shares her top 3 favorite things about being a single girl in her 30’s. Ultimately the girls agree the most important person to love is yourself.  The girls end the show with a ridiculous round of Green Flag or Red Flag. Play along when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous. 
40 minutes | May 5, 2021
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 making and losing friends.   The girls also discuss how their friendship came to be and how unlikely it was given that it’s hard to make friends as an adult outside of the workplace. The girls share how work friends are low-key the best friends, how some friends fade away based on life changes and how ultimately a friendship is still a relationship that you need to nourish.   The girls play a round of Would You Rather, friendship edition! Play along when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous.
37 minutes | Apr 28, 2021
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 segment, the girls are answering your questions! Ask them anything when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous. 
45 minutes | Apr 21, 2021
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 dating the most important thing to do is trust your gut! This week the girls bring back fan-favorite game, Green Flag or Red Flag and answer a ridiculous list of scenarios about first date etiquette. Play along with them when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous.
29 minutes | Apr 7, 2021
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 motivation from within and learning to change their mindsets to overcome their bad habits.  There will be NO new episode next week. Episode 26 will be released on April 21. Follow the girls on instagram @realridiculous for all their announcements and updates.
35 minutes | Mar 31, 2021
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 round of Would You Rather, the girls encourage you to play along with them when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous. 
35 minutes | Mar 24, 2021
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 beauty product. Diving into their past cringeworthy beauty behavior, Leah shares a disastrous story about using self tanner in high school and Cara admits to using colored bottom eyeliner.  The girls end the show by bringing back their favorite game, Would You Rather. Play along when you follow them on instagram, @realridiculous. 
42 minutes | Mar 17, 2021
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 signs in the beginning stages of dating. Cara shares that she loves the feeling of coming home from a great date with someone new and Leah believes that open and honest communication is what will move you from the casual dating stage to the exclusive stage of your relationship. This week the girls end the show with their new favorite game, a hilarious round of Green Flag or Red Flag. Play along when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous.
55 minutes | Mar 10, 2021
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 girls speculate what could guys possibly be doing when they take so long to get ready. Ultimately the girls agree that when it comes to dating, always trust your gut. At the end of the show the girls play a new game where they discuss certain dating scenarios as green flags or red flags. Play along when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous. 
31 minutes | Mar 3, 2021
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 Leah and Cara ask each other two rounds of questions. The first is a speed round where they ask each other the same questions and answer them in rapid fire. They get a little deeper in the second round while asking each other different and more probing questions. By the end of the show they both have answered 20 questions. Play along when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous.
52 minutes | Feb 24, 2021
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 prepping. As adults, the girls agree that mostly nobody knows WTF they’re doing. Cara kicks it up a notch in this week’s game of Would You Rather, bringing back some gross, cringeworthy questions. Play along when you follow them on instagram, @realridiculous.
57 minutes | Feb 17, 2021
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?) and they discuss how social media has evolved throughout their lifetime. Leah shares how working in social media has influenced her behavior on Instagram and how she always feels the pressure to have the perfect post. Cara hates all things influencers and wonders what TikTok is. The girls agree that through it all, Instagram reigns supreme. They end the show with a social media themed round of Would You Rather. Make sure you follow them on Instagram @realridiculous. 
40 minutes | Feb 10, 2021
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 end the show with a Valentine’s Day edition of Would You Rather. Play along when you follow their instagram @realridiculous.
59 minutes | Feb 3, 2021
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 mile high sh*t. The girls discuss everything from trips they had to cancel in 2020, to where they would go on a dream vacation.  Ending the show with a travel themed round of Would You Rather, Cara learns that Leah will always look for a loophole. Play along when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous. 
46 minutes | Jan 27, 2021
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 watermarking your nudes and the current Armie Hammer scandal.  Ending the show with their favorite game, the girls play a round Would You Rather with questions based on this episode! Play along when you follow them on instagram @realridiculous. 
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