Скачать или смотреть Ep 27: Snake Breath Celebs, Rob Reiner’s Tragedy & AI Messing With Your Money

“Be Dick Van Dyke. Be Dick Van Dyke.”

Somehow we start with cursed screenshots and end with pee-pee teepees and ballet bulges. Welcome back to Controlled Chaos.

In this episode, Liz and Aly deep-dive into the wild mix of pop culture, true-crime-adjacent headlines, AI dread, and parenting panic that is 2025. It starts with old iPhone screenshots as accidental time capsules and spirals into a full-blown “snake breath” canon of celebrities (Mark Ruffalo in 13 Going on 30, Jon Voight in Anaconda, and the Dawson’s Creek grandma, we’re sorry in advance).

From there, the conversation turns heavy: the devastating Rob Reiner family tragedy and how growing up with a wildly successful parent can quietly wreck you. The girls unpack privilege, addiction, mental health, and whether you trust “the professionals” or your gut when your kid is in crisis.

They also talk about the antisemitic Hanukkah attack in Bondi, Australia, gun laws, and the way Trump’s reaction to Rob Reiner exposes some truly unhinged double standards. Cue the gaslighting and rage fatigue.

Then it’s straight into our favorite anxiety-inducing topic: AI. Aly breaks down dynamic pricing vs. straight-up price gouging—Instacart, airlines, Uber, Black Friday “deals” that aren’t deals—and why algorithms are quietly charging you more based on your behavior. Plus: creepy humanoid robots, China racing ahead on AI, and the feeling that we’re actively building our own extinction.

To balance out the doom, the girls discuss Dick Van Dyke turning 100 and his secret to being happy and healthy at such an old age...you'll have to watch to discover what the secret is!

And because it’s Controlled Chaos, we also cover:

Nutcracker ballet tights and why the male dancers’ peepees are… very visible

Pee-pee teepees for baby boys and when to stop showering with your kids

The Amy Schumer divorce and the classic seven-year itch, career resentment & mental load

The Housemaid movie vs. the book, Sydney Sweeney vs. Amanda Seyfried, and why some actors never disappear into a role

Wicked casting (Ariana Grande vs. the Glinda Amanda Seyfried wanted so badly)

50 Cent’s massive tour numbers, Travis Scott, and the new era of “docu-revenge” on public figures

It’s an episode that goes from bad breath and swinging pee-pees to grief, gun laws, AI exploitation, and how not to let hate eat you alive—aka: peak Controlled Chaos.