EP 63: White Couch Era, Tax Season Scams & Lawsuits

So What Now? with Carla and Dex

Idea to Launch Productions

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

We're back again with another episode a week has passed and somehow a lot happened.

Dex has officially entered her white couch era (growth!), Carla shares a voice note from a friend that sparks conversation, and Dex is now claiming her title as a sports girly… to the point where she believes if she doesn't watch the game, her team will lose. Logic? Questionable. Commitment? Real.

With tax season right around the corner, Carla gives her annual reminder to stay alert and read your paperwork — because the scams are scamming. We also get into Venus Williams' five-day wedding, the Cam Newton interview with T.D. Jakes on the NXT Chapter podcast, and how T.D.'s words hit Carla with a much deeper message about purpose, presence, and cherishing the life you're living right now.

Plus, we debate a wild legal story out of Italy involving a restaurant promo video that allegedly exposed a man's affair. Does he have a case? And would he actually win?

A little light, a little deep — just how we like it.

WHAT WE GET INTO

Dex's white couch era and what it says about growth
A voice note that sparks reflection and conversation
Becoming a "sports girly" and superstition logic
Tax season is coming — don't get scammed, read your paperwork
Venus Williams' five-day wedding
Cam Newton x T.D. Jakes on the NXT Chapter podcast
Messages about purpose, time, and being present
The Italian restaurant promo lawsuit — does he have a case?

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0:00.0	I don't know what's going to happen next, but yeah, So What Now.
0:14.2	Welcome back to another episode of the So What Now podcast.
0:17.1	We're on! Sorry.
0:19.5	Action!
0:20.0	Action. That was her Tourette. We're back for another episode. I'm Carla. I'm Dexty. We're just two women living in our late 30s, early 40s, one that decided to start over 16 years later to be a mom, making an entrepreneur, and another one that is an empty nester out here living girl you're
0:39.0	living so good i really love watching you i love our lives yeah they're so different we're very
0:45.1	blessed i was crying yesterday i know you were crying yesterday you know what i was reflecting on yesterday
0:50.5	i was very happy about i was talking to somebody about this. Like, I have a white couch.
0:56.5	And I have made a lot. I've made sacrifices. I worked hard. I made some tough decisions to be able to be in this space in my life where I have a white couch. And I've had that white couch for a few years now, and it looks new still.
1:11.6	Your couch is beautiful. I'm in my white couch era. I don't got to worry about no baby on it.
1:16.6	I don't got to worry about no man's nuts on it. Oh, just denting it up and stuff. Yeah.
1:22.7	You're in the white couch era. If you're in the white couch era, let us know in the comments. I am in the
1:28.6	dark couch, black, it has to removable covers era. Yep, yep. The type where it needs to lock in
1:36.7	together for sure because it's constantly separated. That's the kind of era I'm in. Yeah. I'm in the
1:42.7	one that I got to put the plastic over it like your grandmama did.
2:00.6	So he don't ruin my couch. But I had a moment where I was like, wow, like I'm so happy with this. Like this is a representation of like a bunch of different things. No, for sure. And actually, it's so funny. I haven't played it yet. Actually, I'm going to play it. if anything will remove it.
2:02.6	But she sent me a voice note this morning.
2:00.9	I called you yesterday while I was in my it's so funny, I haven't played it yet. Actually, I'm gonna play it. If anything, we'll remove it. But she sent me a voice note this morning.
2:02.7	I called you yesterday while I was in my email stay because I'm just so grateful for my friends. You guys are so cool. So I was like telling you like how much I love you. And I was like, I'm just so grateful that I have this family. Like, you guys are my family. And then today I got a voice note from Jenna and I haven't played it
2:17.7	because you know how you can see the transcript now and I started reading it and I was like
2:21.1	I'm not doing it right now and actually she sent me another message after it I don't even want to
2:24.4	respond because I need to respond to the other one but I haven't yet but I let me see she's so funny
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