Archive - Meet the Mess

Hello, Everyone. I Have Cancer!

A new chapter in my very messy life.

Oct 15 •

Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl,” Souptember Champion, Chicago ICE Invasion, and More!

Podcast: Episode 71

Oct 9 •

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Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak

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Emily Freda Foster

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How To Be Less Old

1:41:27

Souptember Championship: Who Will Be the Messiah of Soup?!

Final Round Voting Starts Now!

Oct 8 •

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Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak

Welcome to the Civil War, Chicago Edition

A Letter from Your Editors

Oct 8 •

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Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak

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Dancing in September

Or Not -- Our Monthly Wrap-Up!

Oct 7 •

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Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak

Souptember Round 3 - Seven Simmering Soups Square Off!

Polls are open for 24 hours!

Oct 6 •

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Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak

Buttons Are Back! Ryder Cup Chaos, Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban Split, Jen's New Hit Single, Hegseth & Trump's Military Meeting, and More!

Podcast: Episode 70

Oct 1 •

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Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak

1:36:07

September 2025

Souptember Round Two: Two New Soups Crash the Party!

Vote fast, vote hard -- Polls are only open for 24 hours!

Sep 30 •

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Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak

Souptember Brackets Are Here -- Cast Your Round One Votes!

Help us crown the MESSiah of Soup!

Sep 26 •

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Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak

Hot Dog Day, Jimmy Kimmel’s Return, Trump & Stephen Miller at Charlie Kirk’s Funeral, the Lilith Fair Doc, and More!

Podcast: Episode 69

Sep 24 •

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Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak

1:36:16

At Least They're Pretty

Sep 21 •

Hot Dog Debates, French Fry Rankings, Sock-Sleepers Exposed, How to Win Monopoly, SOUPtember and More!

Podcast: Episode 68

Sep 17 •

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Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak

1:32:11

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