Twist Happy Hour Podcast
Welcome to Twist Happy Hour — where cocktails and conversations collide in the best way possible.
Hosted by two gals who love a well-shaken drink and an even better story, Twist Happy Hour is your invite to sit back, sip something delicious, and eavesdrop on the kind of chat you'd have with your funniest, most unfiltered friends. Each episode is 15 to 20 minutes—perfect for your coffee break, school pickup line, or post-work wind-down.
This isn’t a how-to bartending show. It’s happy hour with your besties—where no topic is too weird, too deep, or too random. Grab your drink (boozy or not) and join us as we sip and chat our way through five recurring categories:
🍸 1. Booze Culture
We nerd out over spirits, bar trends, and everything in between. From “why are cocktails $22 now?” to “is this canned cocktail actually drinkable?”—we’re here for the highs, lows, and hilarious moments of drinking culture. No gatekeeping. Just good drinks, fun facts, and maybe a little gossip.
Episodes might include:
- What bartenders really think of your go-to order
- The rise of the mocktail movement
- Rating celebrity liquor brands (yes, we have opinions)
🌍 2. Travel
Most of our best stories start with “so I was on a trip...” From dreamy destinations to total travel fails, we’re sharing the good, the bad, and the jet-lagged.
Episodes might include:
- Our favorite underrated travel gems
- Airplane etiquette debates (to recline or not to recline?)
- Travel horror stories (and the cocktails that helped us recover)
🌟 3. Celebrity Lore
Not gossip. Not news. Just vibes. This is a pop culture rabbit hole with a cocktail chaser. We explore the weird, wild corners of celebrity culture that make us laugh, raise eyebrows, or wonder what’s really going on.
Episodes might include:
- PR relationships: stunt or soulmates?
- If celebrities were cocktails...
- Weirdest celebrity urban legends (and why we hope they’re true)
📰 4. Current Events
From viral TikToks to “Wait, WHAT?” news headlines, we’re sipping through the stories lighting up the internet. No serious debates—just curious questions and chaotic commentary.
Episodes might include:
- Trend or Trash: what’s hot this week
- Girl Math vs. Boy Math
- Florida Man and other wild headlines
🎲 5. Never Have I Ever / But Did You Die? / What’s Up With That?
This is our storytime and confession zone. We unpack travel regrets, ask each other wild questions, and deep-dive into whatever random topic we can't stop thinking about.
Episodes might include:
- Never Have I Ever: Travel Edition
- What’s up with bachelorette trips lately?
- “Wait, THIS happened in the news?!”
Why listen to Twist Happy Hour?
→ Because you want fun, smart, and slightly unhinged.
→ You love travel but don’t pack capsule wardrobes.
→ You have big opinions on celebrity breakups and Girl Math.
→ And honestly, you’d rather laugh through the chaos of the world with two ridiculous women than hear another monotone news podcast.
We’re here for the group chat energy. The deep dives and the dumb stuff. The cocktails and the chaos.
New episodes drop every Thursday.
Follow, subscribe, and bring a drink—it’s always happy hour here.
Episodes
20 episodes
Little House on the Prairie Revival And Cottagecore Craze Explained | Twist Happy Hour | Episode 20
This week on Twist Happy Hour… we’re sipping on a stunning Empress Blossom Bee’s Knees 🍸 while diving into the return of Little House on the Prairie and the rise of cottagecore culture.From color-changing co...
How to Get Banned from TikTok | Twist Happy Hour | Episode 19
This week on Twist Happy Hour, we’re shaking up a Pear Winter Cooler and talking about the one thing no creator wants to experience: getting banned from TikTok. Keryn walks through a simple ginger-and-cinnamon pear drink you can make boozy or z...
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Political Bromance: What is it about Zohran Mamdani | Twist Happy Hour Ep. 18
This week on Twist Happy Hour, we’re stirring up a cranberry rosemary holiday sipper and digging into one of the strangest political storylines of the year: Zoran Mamdani’s rise, his surprise meeting with Trump, and what all of it looks like th...
Has PDA Gone Insane? A Target Aisle Makeout Story | Twist Happy Hour Ep. 17
This week on Twist Happy Hour, we’re keeping it cozy and a little spicy. Karen walks Kate through an easy apple cider gin cocktail you can shake up on a weeknight, then we pivot to a very specific modern dilemma: adult PDA in public. Yes...
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Travel, Gin & the Great Immigration Chat | Twist Happy Hour Ep.16
This week on Twist Happy Hour, we’re taking a gin-soaked journey through Ireland — from Galway’s Tribe Gin School to Donegal’s coastal distilleries — and chasing it with a real conversation about identity, ancestry, and why so many Americans ar...
Fiscal Responsibility, Government Spending & Real Investment | Twist Happy Hour Ep.15
This week on Twist Happy Hour… we dig into fiscal responsibility and how today’s government spending stacks up against the old-school promise of accountability. Keryn and Kate call for investment in infrastructure, educa...
Democrats, Where You At? Do We Still Have a Two-Party System in the USA? | Twist Happy Hour Ep.14
This week on Twist Happy Hour, we’re shaking up a Campfire Mule and wading straight into the mess of American politics. From “Where are the Democrats?” to “Do we still have a functional two-party system?”, Keryn and Kate ...
Talking Philly, DelCo & Dialects Over Drinks | Twist Happy Hour Ep.13
This week on Twist Happy Hour, we’re mixing up cocktails and culture with a colorful science experiment and a deep dive into language quirks. From the magic of a butterfly pea gin drink that changes color with citrus 🌺🍸 to the eve...
Racist AI, Ethics & the Future of Tech | Twist Happy Hour Ep.12
This week on Twist Happy Hour, Karen and Kate kick things off with hibiscus tea, Amalfi Spritzes, and a little homestead gardening chat before diving into one of the hottest tech controversies right now: racist AI.From Elon...
The Untold Side of the Epstein Case: Jean-Luc Brunel | Twist Happy Hour Ep.11
This week on Twist Happy Hour, we swap cocktails for coffee and dive headfirst into one of the darkest chapters of the Jeffrey Epstein saga: Jean-Luc Brunel. You may have heard Epstein’s name everywhere, but what about Brunel—the ...
USA Tipping Culture Wars: Cocktails, Service Work, and Why Wages Still Suck | Twist Happy Hour Ep. 10
This week on Twist Happy Hour, we’re mixing up a crisp Pear Martini and diving into a juicy topic that hits close to home: tipping culture in the United States. Keryn and Kate share personal stories from their time working in the servi...
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Disasters, Dinosaurs, & MAGA Stalking (Couping Mechanisms for the Exhausted) | Twist Happy Hour Ep.9
Welcome to the Twist Happy Hour, where Keryn and Kate are pouring a glass of wine and diving into the wild world of coping mechanisms. From binge eating to bad disaster movies, they're unpacking all the ways we try (and sometimes fail) to handl...
Habeas Corpus, Constitutional Rights & The Future of Immigration | Twist Happy Hour Ep. 8
This week on Twist Happy Hour, we’re shaking up more than just cocktails. Keryn and Kate kick things off with the Rosemary Reverie, a herbaceous gin drink that’s anything but ordinary, before diving headfirst into a conversation about constitut...
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Tariffs, TikTok, Wine Prices, and Why Nothing Is as Simple as It Seems | Twist Happy Hour Ep. 7
We’re stirring up cocktails and conversation about a topic that might hit your wallet: tariffs. Keryn and Kate kick off the episode with a Lavender Bees Knees and Empress Gin, then pivot to the rising costs of wine, hidden fees f...
1980s Parenting vs. Today: Why It’s So Much Harder Now | Twist Happy Hour Ep. 6
Is modern parenting just harder—or are we all just exhausted? In this episode, we chat about growing up in the 1980s vs. raising kids now. From screen time stress to online safety, catfishing, and constant pressure to “do it all,” we’re unpacki...
Hotel Pet Peeves: Why Are Resort Fees Still a Thing? | Twist Happy Hour Ep. 5
From loose outlets to sky-high resort fees, we’re ranting about all the little things that drive us nuts at hotels. Whether it’s getting nickel-and-dimed or struggling to find a working USB port, we’re calling it out—cocktail in hand, of course...
Why The Witcher Is Better Than Superman | Twist Happy Hour Ep. 4
What makes The Witcher worth watching (besides Henry Cavill looking amazing in leather)? In this episode, we dig into the show’s storyline, how it compares to Game of Thrones, why it’s better than Superman, and whether comic book roots help or ...
Finally, Some Good News | Dire Wolves, Eurovision, & the Joshua Tree Win | Twist Happy Hour Ep. 3
Let’s face it: the news can feel like a nonstop doom scroll. But this week on Twist Happy Hour, we’re flipping the script and focusing entirely on the kind of good news stories that give us hope, make us laugh, or at least make us go, "Okay, ma...
Murder, Mystery, & Hollywood | Natalie Wood Conspiracy Deep Dive | Twist Happy Hour | Episode 2
Was Natalie Wood’s death really an accident—or is there a darker Hollywood conspiracy still lurking beneath the surface? In this episode of Twist Happy Hour, we explore the mysterious drowning of Natalie Wood, the swirling theories around Rober...
Weirdest Guinness World Records (Yes, Someone Paddled a Pumpkin) | Twist Happy Hour | Episode 1
Discover the weirdest Guinness World Records ever set — from paddling giant pumpkins to sticking pencils in your beard. In this episode of Twist Happy Hour, we explore bizarre world records, odd personal goals, and why some of these records eve...
