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Dena and Catalina are two 30-somethings who are obsessed with TikTok. They’re on a mission to show everyone there’s more to the platform than dancing teenagers. Join them as they discuss the latest trends, creators, and stories on their For You pages. Like TikTok itself, the content will range from the absurd to the educational. Check out their blog at 2old4tiktok.com and instagram @2old4tiktokpod for a recap of each episode and to view all the videos they discuss.
Welp, the election happened, and Dena and Catalina start off the episode with some reflections on the TikTok of it all. While some users are unfollowing people they are surprised to find out are Trump supporters, others like @deactivatedave wonder how they thought otherwise in the first place. @hannahkosh also covers Olivia Rodrigo’s decision to remove her song entirely from the platform after it was used in a celebratory Republican video. The ladies also discuss the backlash over Nicole Scherzinger, highlighting videos by creators @crawlita,@ryinskott, @itsjustlyle_ and @theatreislife. Dena shares a marathon follow up from @dianabideamusic, trombone player @allym00re, and sorority chef @oldscoolkevmo. Catalina discusses the BookTok election fallout and an amazing video by @alifeonbooks. In the NYC segment @bentonmcclintock discusses the fire in Prospect Park and @erikaveurink is annoyed people are trying to make Gowanus the hot new spot. To close, the girls discuss Rita’s chicken cutlets, including videos by @cucinapalermo, @nicolettejj2, @nmsfin.
Check out all the videos we mention and more on our blog (2old4tiktok.com), Instagram (@2old4tiktokpod), and TikTok (@2old4tiktok_podcast).
While Catalina is hosting a conference, Ashley, friend of the pod, joins Dena for this week’s episode. This week, you’ll find Dena & Ashley talking about the most important event of the week… the New York City Marathon (which Dena ran)! One runner (@justinehuang_) is spotted spiking mimosas on the course (@dianabideamusic), Pilot Pete talks about listening to one song on repeat (@sarah.hearon), and Dena talks about her experience with the Hasidim on the race course (@friedavizel). Ashley’s FYP has her crying over Cynthia Erivo (@culturemachineco) and while Dena is also getting a lot of Broadway content, she’s also getting content to roast Catalina’s voice notes (@jac_stern). They talk about what 7th graders consider “old people food” (@7thgradechronicles), Jennifer Hudson’s show’s TikTok account (@jenniferhudsonshow), and Girlwithnojob vs. Garrett from Goldie’s (@justanother_millennial). Stay tuned til the end to see what Dena purchased from the TikTok shop (@yourfriendxan).
Check out all the videos we mention and more on our blog (2old4tiktok.com), Instagram (@2old4tiktokpod), and TikTok (@2old4tiktok_podcast).
It’s Halloween on TikTok! Dena and Catalina begin the episode with @mtstorrs’ trip to the Times Square Margaritaville Costume Contest and an amazing Lorax outfit (@kelseyalexandraan) before diving into the latest trends on their FYPs. @karenfrommeangirls remembers what Sophia from youth group did with her coins, and @matthewcpittman is providing teaching inspiration for Catalina. Dena’s algorithm includes @petunia_rocks, which brings the ladies to the topic of Melissa’s Purple Baby, and a duos trend (@daveandjanie). Next up the girls turn to the Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest in NYC, covered by creators including @iamnotmehak, @thecut, and @jadiecakes_. In more NYC content, Dena and Catalina discuss @norbertobriceno’s video about subway globes and @thats_daniel_walton’s sage comments about bagel spots. In the food segment they discuss the onion boil trend (@maggieeatsss), and then give a quick update about Nutter Butter (@livmaddix54) before wrapping up with a learning on TikTok tip courtesy of @chelseaexplainsitall.
Check out all the videos we mention and more on our blog (2old4tiktok.com), Instagram (@2old4tiktokpod), and TikTok (@2old4tiktok_podcast).
This week’s episode of 2 Old 4 TikTok begins with Dena regaling Catalina with tales of the NY Liberty game and potentially contracting West Nile Virus before they delve into the topics at hand. First up they discuss the @snl TikTok segment. Next, in the FYP segment Catalina shares @feyanhoffman’s video of signing Vroom Vroom at a series of Charli XCX concerts, and Dena discusses a cheerleading incident (@camreactzz) and @averymcclure0’s reflections on the joy of TikTok. After a quick NYC updates about a Pigeon sculpture, they move on to audio trends, including an update on Brian Jordan Alvarez’s commitment to the “I love your daughter” sound clip, and a song/image trend by creators like @pearl.akdnzz. The girls wrap up episode highlighting two content creators: @tswiftfan420 and @playrikki.
Check out all the videos we mention and more on our blog (2old4tiktok.com), Instagram (@2old4tiktokpod), and TikTok (@2old4tiktok_podcast).
Dena and Catalina begin the podcast catching up on their weekends and reminiscing on a year having passed since Dena ran the Chicago Marathon and had a Malort fueled night in Boystown. Next, they dive into the latest TikTok trends and videos. Catalina features a video of a little girl at the Eiffel Tower by @victoriaxmargaretrose. Dena’s FYP includes the subtle foreshadowing trend (@maddie.i.guess, @michael_winner21, @thisaintholly), @elirallo’s review of the Wicked movie, and a show choir performing Wicked (@neverbenfiner). In the NYC segment the girls cover @mollolllllly’s parody of someone with a list of spots and @taiilormade’s suggestion to take a double decker bus instead of an Uber. The audio trends of the week are a clip from Broad City (@pacoreckless, @dbrodz, @nylibert) and the “I Love Your Daughter” dance trend set to Breathe by @ollyalexander (@clozvr, @brianjordanalvarez, @cheyennerose1997). Dena also reports that she is finally getting Symphony Dolphin Trend videos. After a quick chat about the “What if we got married in the 1980s” filter trend (@megan.penny), and a discussion of an espresso and Coke drink from @thenitrobar, the gals close the pod with a return to @parishilton and ADHD.
Check out all the videos we mention and more on our blog (2old4tiktok.com), Instagram (@2old4tiktokpod), and TikTok (@2old4tiktok_podcast).
Dena and Catalina start off the episode discussing @terrencefoconnor’s declaration of an “off week” in culture and the Rolled Carpet Saga, with videos by @katiesantry, @annavgantt, and @cathypedrayes. Next up is the algorithm segment. For Catalina it’s @franchesca_leigh making fun of online discourse in 2024 and @imisaacmizrahi arriving to an Ohio Airport. Dena shares reactions to music by Lawrence from creators @bfosterj and @cholemilla, the interpretive dance trend (@janiferlawrence), and Rosh Hashana videos by @themattfriend and @itsbayardee. In a NYC/Learning on TikTok crossover moment the ladies cover @kianaranica’s tips for saving money in the city, before moving on to some dating advice (@laurie_cooper_realty). They also touch base on their favorite bagel spot popping up on the app recently. After a brief aside where Catalina says her piece about the hot watermelon video from last week, the girls wrap up with a very important message from @parishilton.
Check out all the videos we mention and more on our blog (2old4tiktok.com), Instagram (@2old4tiktokpod), and TikTok (@2old4tiktok_podcast).
Catalina lost power so this week it’s Dena and Ashley, friend of the pod, discussing the trends you need to know. And firstly, you must know Nobody Wants This on Netflix because it’s all the rage. In absence, Ashley takes a stab at deciphering Catalina’s FYP which features Long Island accents (@thatguycraig_) and of course, Defying Gravity (@really.tall.guy). Dena’s FYP is Chappell Roan in more ways than one (@yourfinestpardon, @livaroonie). Did ya’ll catch Little Dee the turtle as a Pixar bird (@userwithalotof#s)?! Then Dena spotlighted the tuna watermelon dish from @ballehurns and legend has it that Ashley still hasn’t watched. They end the episode by falling into the Gap (@eldonipepperoni).
Check out all the videos we mention and more on our blog (2old4tiktok.com), Instagram (@2old4tiktokpod), and TikTok (@2old4tiktok_podcast).
The ladies start off this week’s podcast chatting about Catalina’s experience at the Charli XCX and Troye Sivan concert and Coke Zero’s Oreo Flavor before diving into their Four You Pages. For Catalina it includes @jessicastahle31’s long term email signature and a credit card song by @spongemike123, and for Dena it’s @boobieklapper getting attacked by a mandoline. After a quick discussion of the Do-Re-Mi filter they move on to the food segment. @mylegalera reports that the Whole Food Berry Chantilly cake has been discontinued in its current–superior–form, and @garron_music says England is stealing one of Ireland’s national dishes. For fashion, @1ohiomodelll has Dena thinking about Stockholm fashion. In the celebrity segment the girls cover the discourse on TikTok surrounding the P Diddy trial, and they close the episode with a much more light hearted discussion about @officialnutterbutter and Elite TikTok, including a video by @undiscoveredhandmodel.
Check out all the videos we mention and more on our blog (2old4tiktok.com), Instagram (@2old4tiktokpod), and TikTok (@2old4tiktok_podcast).
This week’s episode begins with Dena and Catalina discussing the Paw Paw festival, which leads them straight to a video from their food segment by @itsjulianmu. They also dive into the eating pets audio trend, with videos by users including @19krarick, @avarmon_xx, and @antoinedodson34. As for what’s new on their FYPs, Catalina shares @ramina_rated’s reaction to how often people wash their pillowcases, a fantasy football draft she might actually join by @lifeofbecky, and @dharnimusic prompting Polish speakers to beatbox. Dena’s algorithm is serving her impressions of the theater box office (@mitchwood_), and people putting their “random roommates” on blast (@sewer_rats_, @sheaisonesillygoose). Next up they debate the pros and cons of the Fairfield University dorms, featuring a video by @ainsleyczarnecki, and Catalina discusses her attempt to look good in a hat inspired by @laurenmenno. They close the episode with a learning on TikTok tip from @nebusybee.
Check out all the videos we mention and more on our blog (2old4tiktok.com), Instagram (@2old4tiktokpod), and TikTok (@2old4tiktok_podcast).
Dena and Catalina start off this week’s episode chatting about MomTok before diving into their FYPs. Catalina describes the Cleo and Ice Spice drama, including videos by @cleotrapa, @therealbarbtv, @sammyxbeauty, @djclassact, @yonathepooh, and @djhunnybee. She also shares @mikaleshaa’s video about her favorite comment trend on the platform. Next up Dena shares what’s coming across her algorithm. First is @americastia commenting on a recent video of Rachael Ray, then a Fantasy Football reflection by @cobreezzy, and an important tale from @slaygirlqueen6489. In the food and drink segment the girls discuss Balkan breakfasts, including videos by @pazarciklisalman and @thecannedmemes. Catalina shares why she hates the Titanic filter, Dena comments on brand managers coming forward on TikTok, highlighting a video by @brett_neusty, and they wrap up with @bretterflysugarbaby pointing out that we’re all dressing like we’re in the American Revolution.
Check out all the videos we mention and more on our blog (2old4tiktok.com), Instagram (@2old4tiktokpod), and TikTok (@2old4tiktok_podcast).
Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
New episodes every Monday.
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Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
