Our Public Diary: Recent Episodes
Julie Stone
Childhood friends Julie and Erin really like to hear themselves talk. So they decided to make a podcast.
Julie and Erin have been resurrected by Taylor Swift. Blondie dropped Red (Taylor's Version) and they have a lot of thoughts about the situation. They discuss the Miss Americana documentary, the All Too Well Short Film, how basically society as a whole failed Taylor Swift, and round out the episode with a tier list of the album, obviously. So sit back and rage with them as they unpack way too many emotions.
Julie and Erin are BACK after a really busy month!! They give a recap of their August to justify why they haven't been recording. Then, they play "F**k, Marry, Kill" with songs of the same title. Lastly, they talk about Lorde's new album "Solar Power," and make a tier list of her discography. What an icon.
The 2020 Summer Olympics have finally begun and Julie and Erin are PUMPED! They discuss which olympics are better, summer or winter (spoiler alert: it's summer, hands down). Then, they make the ultimate tier list of this year's olympic events!
Julie and Erin are back from their wild 4th of July's and beach vacations!! They kick off the episode by discussing how many children they would hypothetically fight. Then, in honor of the return of Big Brother, they discuss this year's season and cast!
Julie and Erin have returned from their latest hiatus and crazy weekends to judge random people on the internet. That's right folks, they tackle the AITA subreddit! Listen to a few wild stories that make you question the state of humanity today.
Julie and Erin are exhausted from partying it up this weekend but that won't stop them from delivering a One Tree Hill Season 4 recap! Enjoy probably our calmest recap ever, because they were just so tired.
Julie and Erin are back from another week hiatus! This week, they are discussing queen Olivia Rodrigo's debut album, SOUR, and making a tier list of all of the songs. Then, they briefly discuss famous Geminis, because Julie's birthday is tomorrow! So sit back and buy her a present.
Julie and Erin are recovering from a weekend full of excitement, and what better way to do that then talk about bad TV? This season of the Bachelorette is coming up, and the lineup of men vying for Katie's heart has been released. Julie and Erin do what they do best, and make fun of them. Look up the thread they are talking about and you can't blame them.
As requested by friend of the pod Chris, Julie and Erin take a deep dive into the world of appetizers! They discuss their favorite dishes and favorite places to get them, build a tier list of appetizers, and then take a Buzzfeed quiz to determine which appetizer they would be. With 98.3% accuracy, apparently.
It's Mother's Day and Julie and Erin have just returned home after celebrating their mothers. In further celebration, this episode is all about motherhood. They start out with some of their favorite stories about their mothers, then explore some of the untold truths about pregnancy. They then round out the episode with a Buzzfeed quiz that told them how many kids they'll have based on their baby name preferences. So give your mom a hug and enjoy!
Julie and Erin return from their week hiatus to discuss Season 3 of One Tree Hill. Buckle up because there is a lot to unpack here.
Miss Taylor has dropped Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Julie and Erin have no choice but to stan. They build their Taylor Swift big three, and take the biggest of dives into Taylor's discography. They have been looking forward to this for a while.
It's a beautiful Sunday night and Julie and Erin have returned home after their weekend activities. They've finished Season 2 of One Tree Hill and it's their duty to all you listeners to recap all the chaos. Buckle up! Because it's A LOT!
It's Easter Sunday, so it's a Sunday Night Episode for Julie and Erin! They had the bright idea to put the episode in the hands of their audience - they had no idea going in what they were talking about. Devoted friends of the podcast sent in online quizzes, suggested a game of MASH, and pitched some lively discussions. Julie and Erin were not at all responsible for this episode - it's y'all's fault.
Spring has sprung and Julie and Erin are enjoying a rainy Sunday morning. When you think of spring, you think of baseball, and sometimes, the attractive players. So, Julie and Erin play smash or pass with the Orioles roster. Then, they discuss their favorite Aries celebrities in honor of Aries season. So pull up that roster and enjoy!
March Madness has officially started, so to continue on with the basketball theme, Julie and Erin have a very special episode. It is the One Tree Hill Season 1 Recap!! Listen to them literally ramble about the first season for about an hour and a half. Because that's what One Tree Hill deserves. Then, Julie and Erin talk about the actual March Madness, and give a score update on their bracket challenge with Quarter Life Crisis. So play that Gavin Degraw theme song and enjoy!
It's Selection Sunday, the official start of March Madness, and Hunter from Quarter Life Crisis joins Julie and Erin to celebrate! This episode, they announce the QLC vs. OPD March Madness Bracket Challenge. In honor of said challenge, they make a bracket of fictional basketball teams instead of real ones. Then, they reminisce about Backyard Basketball by drafting their 3-on-3 teams. Tonight is also the Grammys, so they round out the episode by talking about their predictions for the night.
It's been a year since the pandemic started. Can you believe it? Julie and Erin are so excited for this to be over, and while there's still a long way to the end of the tunnel, decided to share what they are most excited to do once COVID-19 is over. So join in and be slightly depressed but also hopeful!
It's Sunday night after an eventful weekend of errands, chores, and vaccines. So, Julie and Erin decide to unpack the bane of every college student's existence - group projects. They share their group project horror stories, and then take a Buzzfeed quiz where they build nachos in order to find out what kind of group project member they are. They thought it was weird too.
Julie and Erin are considering investing in a gym membership. I'm just as shocked as you are. In celebration of this, Julie and Erin tell their gym horror stories ranging from when Julie's parents owned a gym during her childhood, to awkwardly working out with their high school classmates. Then, in a fun twist, they tell some gym class stories!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYBODY! Julie, Erin, and Tyler celebrate the holiday the best way they know how - by drinking. Julie wants to like beer, but she just doesn't. So, Erin and Tyler picked out a variety of beers for Julie to try, in hopes that she may actually enjoy it. Along the way, the three tell drinking stories, go on drunk tangents, and eat lots of bread. So crack open a cold one and join them!
It's Super Bowl Sunday and friend of the podcast Stephen joins Julie and Erin to celebrate! The game's fun, but we decide to go through the halftime shows of the past 15 years and determine the ultimate ranking. Because who doesn't love the halftime show?! So get ready with us for the big game!
Julie and Erin are officially roommates! Listen to them talk about our chaotic move-in day and rant about their beef with a girl named Jan. Then, in honor of their new home, they discuss some movies and TV shows set in Baltimore! So turn on that Hairspray soundtrack and enjoy!
By this time next week, Julie and Erin will be living together in Charm City and they cannot wait! In honor of this momentous occasion, they take a roommate IQ quiz to see just how good of a roommate they are, talk about some common bad roommate tropes, and share some good and bad roommate stories! Let's celebrate it being the last Zoom episode and that Julie got a USB splitter so they can use both microphones next week!
This week, Julie and Erin discuss what they live for, and what they don't live for, with a bunch of stories told in between. A pretty simple podcast topic, really.
Julie and Erin take a deep dive into the world of Animal Crossing on this week's episode! They discuss their favorite characters, what villagers would live on their dream island, and take Animal Crossing Buzzfeed quizzes because it's fun.
Happy New Year Everybody! It's 2021 and that dumpster fire of a year is OVER. Julie and Erin celebrate by recapping the events of 2020 and sharing what they are looking forward to in 2021. So let's celebrate putting that behind us and starting a new year!
This week's episode gets hijacked by Amanda, after she found out what Julie and Erin were discussing. That's right, they're talking FASHION. Specifically, bad fashion through the ages. Julie, Erin, and Amanda analyze their parents' fashion sense, and then their own fashion sense. Along with that, comes a lot of distractions and side stories, which tends to happen when the 3 of them are in a room together. So sit back and reminisce about your own bad fashion choices!
Today is a very exciting episode of Our Public Diary because we have our next guest star! Tyler joins Julie and Erin on the pod, and after divulging his diary entry, plays The Newlywed Game! Then, the three discuss their favorite sports fights that have gone down. Hence, the love and the violence. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the chaos.
Buckle up y'all, this one is a really doozy. Julie and Erin spend the entirety of today's episode ranking 61 movies in order to build the ultimate Christmas Movie Tier List. In doing so, they discuss some of their favorite Christmas movie moments, share some funny stories, and go on a rant about the Polar Express. So pop on your favorite Christmas movie and give this episode a listen!
It's December and you know what that means! It's socially acceptable Christmas season! Join Julie and Erin as they discuss some of their favorite Christmas memories, determine the ultimate Christmas song in the form of a tournament bracket, and take a really weird buzzfeed quiz. So grab a cup of hot cocoa, change into your Christmas pajamas, turn on your favorite Christmas tunes, and enjoy!
Oh yes, you read that right, there's 4 of us. This week Julie and Erin are joined by Hunter and Derek from Quarter Life Crisis! First, Hunter and Derek share their diary entries as part of initiation into the fam. Then, the squad discusses the movies that defined their childhood, whether it is the greatest movie of their generation or scarred them for life. Lastly, they share their guilty pleasures, because who doesn't enjoy embarrassing themselves on the internet? So enjoy this very special episode of Our Public Diary!
It's almost Turkey Day and Julie and Erin are PUMPED. They discuss their shared thanksgiving traditions and go down a slight existential spiral about whats going to happen when they're like old and have kids to feed. Will their thanksgiving change? Probably not. Then, they build the ultimate thanksgiving food tier list, which is a challenge because they are the definition of picky eaters. So join them in getting excited for food and football on Thursday!!
It's Sunday night and Julie and Erin's lives are chaotic. They give a quick life update (OPD is heading to the city!) before diving into the final segment of their "Cheer Was Fun But Also Kinda Damaging" series. This week, they're touching on the "corruptness" of the all star cheerleading, from monopolies, to stolen wins, to world champions competing on low level teams??? It's a wild world and we've seen it all. So enjoy this piping hot tea!
It's been a crazy week hasn't it?? Julie and Erin talk about their eventful past few days, from corona scares to the election to buying cars and looking for houses. It's no better time to pay tribute to their favorite season - fall! Get cozy and listen to them talk about their favorite fall activities, the main 3 categories of fall girl stereotypes, and round things out with a few stupid Buzzfeed quizzes!!
BOO! It's Halloweekend! Julie and Erin are celebrating spooky season with this Halloween themed episode (even though by the time this is published, Halloween will be over, lmao). They discuss their favorite Halloween memories and stories, as well as reminisce on the good, the bad, and the ugly costumes of their childhood. Then, they talk about the best Halloween movies of all time, as well as take a Buzzfeed quiz to determine if they are millennials, Gen Z, or cuspers based on their Halloween movie preferences!
It's part two of Julie and Erin's "cheer was fun but also kinda damaging" segment and they're talking about injuries! They've both had their fair share, and you can definitely tell because they always complain that they both have the body of a 50yr old. They discuss their current aches and pains, and dive into their injury stories and the chaos that ensued. They also give a special shoutout to their concussions, because yikes. So sit back, relax, and be happy you weren't a cheerleader. If you were one, join in on our shared pain.
Julie and Erin are talking about music again, because they want to, and they can. They start off the episode by going through their concert history because they have been to quite a few (56 for Julie lmao) and have seen it all. Next, they complete their first ever tier list, where they try to rank Harry Styles' discography. Do you know how hard that is? They're all perfect. They then finish off the episode by talking about their god tier Spotify playlists. Now that's what we call music!
This is a very special chapter of Our Public Diary because Julie and Erin have their first special guest! Amanda, Julie's sister, joins in on the fun and starts the show sharing her own "diary entry" with the crowd, before diving into this week's topic. Since ~the most dramatic season of the Bachelorette~ premieres this week, Julie, Erin, and Amanda discuss the rumors they heard surrounding this season. Then, they go through the list of our bachelorette's eligible men, and judge them by their headshot and bio. Sit back, relax, and enjoy unfiltered Stone sister energy.
Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders, Body Image Issues
Julie and Erin have a lot to unpack about competitive cheerleading. So much so that they decided to embark on a multi-part series: Cheer Was Fun But Also Kinda Damaging. Today is part one, where they try their best to give listeners a general background to the world of competitive cheerleading, and then do a deep dive into a prevalent topic in the cheer community right now: body image. They know that this is a more serious topic than they usually do but hey, they wanna talk about it.
It's Julie and Erin's fifth episode and they are honestly kinda shocked that they made it this far! They wanted to do something special for the occasion and somehow decided the appropriate topic would be to discuss what haunts them to their core. But not only what haunts them, but haunts their listeners to THEIR core. So get ready to be sent into a spiral!
It's a crisp fall Sunday morning, and Julie and Erin are LOVING it. This episode is about one of the things they love most: music. Now, it's pretty obvious that One Direction is the best boyband of our time, but they had some pretty questionable lyrics that need to be discussed. Then, who doesn't like an unhinged breakup song?? So, Julie and Erin talk about their favorite songs about an ex of a singer. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!
It's Week 1 of the National Football League's 2020 season and Julie and Erin are HYPED. Join us as we discuss if we'd ever date a Cowboys fan (spoiler alert: nope), talk about our favorite football memories, debate future team names for the Washington Football Team, and revel in the fact that we beat the Eagles today. Hail yeah!
Julie and Erin expose their younger selves by reading Julie's ACTUAL diary, and then try to answer a riveting question: are we Millennials or Gen Z?
Julie and Erin get things started by introducing themselves the best way they know how: through stories of their childhood and online personality quizzes. Join us as we go through our ennegrams, natal charts, see what TV character we are most like, and which Hilary Duff character we are. Tea.