Ep. 592: Hating the Same Things

Ep. 592: Hating the Same Things

Author: Danny-J Johnson & Jill Coleman September 17, 2025 Duration: 31:50

Apparently, hating the same things is the mark of a great friendship. It makes sense—misery does love company. There’s something so freeing about getting to be the worst version of yourself in front of your friends and not only to be accepted, but for your base-level feelings to be validated. Life will always be full of some holier-than-thou-Kathys who “hate” gossip and find it “beneath” them, but Kathy is a bitch anyways and we have so much more fun hating her pretentious ass than she could ever imagine. No one is perfect all the time, and when we hate together, our friendships thrive. Seems like a win-win to us.


The utility of gossip [0:59]

Getting your hatred off your chest [3:09]

Misery loves company [5:34]

We hate Costco [7:56]

Bonding over the things you love [9:24]

Sand up the vagina [13:14]

Letting your friends see the worst side of you [19:34]

Some holier-than-thou people [24:44]

We all have moments that aren’t our best [28:47]


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