Not Without My Sister

Taylor Frankie Paul, the star of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, was all set to be ABC's Bachelorette for 2026, with her season debuting this Sunday gone. But in the space of a week, things fell apart spectacularly. Rosemary unpacks the drama for Beatrice (who has terrible taste and doesn't watch SLOMW ), discussing age-gap relationships, "reactive abuse" and whether or not you should just send your kids off to fight it out in the next room… Support the podcast by signing up to our Patreon! Catch up on the full back catalogue of exclusive episodes (and ad-free main episodes!) here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

It's seven months since Rosemary started taking a GLP-1 and we're talking all about it in this episode – so a trigger warning for anyone who can't take the onslaught of GLP-1 content right now (we're sorry, it's everywhere!). But for everyone else, hopefully this will be informative and interesting! Her Substack, where all of her GLP-1 content lives, is here. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

Beatrice is in Miami! Rosemary is making the bed! WE LEAD VERY DIFFERENT LIVES. We couldn't record this week due to the aforementioned (Miami, not bed-making), so here are some voice notes we sent one another to update us on our THRILLING LIVES. Support the podcast by signing up to our Patreon! Catch up on the full back catalogue of exclusive episodes (and ad-free main episodes!) here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

Beatrice has pledged allegiance to the flag (and the vibes), Rosemary is having some unfortunate stomach issues yet changing absolutely nothing about the way she eats and we're wondering what kind of grace period you need to give a loved one before you start to slag them about how drunk they were. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

Would you consider going on a date with an AI chatbot? Is this an excellent way for people to improve their social skills, alleviate loneliness and connect, or have we already gone too far to the dark side of AI? (And why has no one invented a Jetsons-style home helper robot yet?!) Support the podcast by signing up to our Patreon! Catch up on the full back catalogue of exclusive episodes (and ad-free main episodes!) here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

We're back! After an unscheduled hiatus in which A LOT HAPPENED, we're back and so happy about it! If you missed us terribly, there are a lot of episodes to catch up on over on our Patreon at patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – but don't worry, we'll be back next week, and we promise never to leave you again. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

Beatrice's citizenship interview is coming up, while Rosemary will not be eschewing HER loyalty to Ireland any time soon – she's heading home, in fact, to eat some delicious pastries and breathe in the sea air. We talk about her homecoming plans, our Dad's obsession with his bluetooth speaker, and why sometimes the right answer is not the BEST answer. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

Beatrice is on her holidays, so we're running a previously-not-made-public episode from the Patreon on the main feed this week! She'll be back next week with (surely) some dramatic stories from her trip to Italy and back xo *** Are there any things that you – for whatever reason – simply don't think you can pull off?! And, if so, where did this belief come from? (Was it from your mother, tell us the truth) Because we have some! Also, you're welcome for the image of Rosemary as a large piece of playdough in a string vest. Things we mention include: the bloop the concept of crotch gobbling shorts Worzel Gummidge Ashley Graham's daily affirmations Support the podcast by signing up to our Patreon! Catch up on the full back catalogue of exclusive episodes (and ad-free main episodes!) here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

Rosemary's on Mounjaro – or, rather, compounded tirzepatide – and has a lot of conflicted feelings about it. We're talking shrinking celebrities, the rise of GLP-1s and the massive pendulum swing from body positivity to whatever we're seeing now in this frankly confusing episode of Not Without My Sister. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

Roman has croup (so says Dr Rosemary), Beatrice's kids have norovirus (so says an actual doctor), Beatrice got a $175k quote for home improvements and Roman needs a tongue tie release (maybe!) – we're slowly settling into our new lives without one another (but also not without one another because that's what phones are for) and catching up on what's new in our respective houses. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

Why are we always the girls who get thrown in the pool – or have wedding cake smashed in their faces?! Plus, Bea's big travel plans, Rosemary's big homecoming, and what we'd each like to do and see back in Ireland. From New York magazine, The Grooms Smashing Cakes in their Wives' Faces Beatrice's new black dress, in case you were curious Though we've been away from the main feed, there have been weekly episodes going up on our Patreon! Catch up on those here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

We're talking about being an embarrassing millennial, according to the Guardian. What's wrong with invisible socks? Why is Rosemary so mortified by her own generation? And what would it take to get Claire Mac Cabe into a pair of Nike Air Max? Though we've been away from the main feed, there have been weekly episodes going up on our Patreon! Catch up on those here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

An ode to the Weight Watchers crisped rice bars, and other things (we swear this episode is not about weight loss!) Beatrice moved house, Rosemary is grieving, and Beatrice can't take a compliment (unless it's about her looks) – but she loves bananas now, so that's exciting. Though we've been away from the main feed, there have been weekly episodes going up on our Patreon! Catch up on those here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

After an unscheduled and longer-than-planned hiatus WE ARE BACK! with a chat about boundaries: what ARE boundaries? What are our boundaries? And is there a difference between a boundary and something you simply don't want to do?! Though we've been away from the main feed, there have been weekly episodes going up on our Patreon! Catch up on those here: patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – you'll get a bonus episode each and every week, ad-free regular episodes AND access to our exclusive close friends feed on Instagram. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

Alternate title: Got Milk?! (We're sorry) Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

Things we discuss include: Snowflakes Embryo Adoption & Donation (a division of Nightlight Christian Adoptions) I haven't listened to this NPR podcast yet, but they get actual professionals to discuss whether or not we should let our kids quit things, and that seems like it would be valuable Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

In Paris, an Irish billionaire was charged with violent assault for shouting "fuck you, bailiff!" at, er, a bailiff. We discuss cursing: is it really that bad? Have we ever screamed "fuck you" at anyone? And is it ever okay to curse in the workplace? And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

It's not just presidents who make bad ethical decisions around here, you know… Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

…because it simply wouldn't do to say "I'm between stylists right now". ALSO! The best eyebrows in the world by Shaughnessy @ Studio Sashiko; John Proctor is the Villain (perhaps not suitable for 11-year-olds) Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more. And if you have questions, email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.

Instead of telling us he’d change nothing about us, we are 99.9999% sure OUR Dad would suggest these small – but significant – improvements. The article in question: "My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work done." (By the excellent Jessica DeFino, whose Substack you can read here.) Join our Patreon! patreon.com/notwithoutmysister – bonus content, ad-free listening and more. And if you have questions email us! notwithoutmysis@gmail.com. While you're at it, leave us a five-star review! We love those. Hosted on Acast.