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Delusional Diaries
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🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
this week on Delusional Diaries, Halley and Jaz are fresh off their Asia trip and immediately back in their element, debriefing everything from chaotic weather mood swings in New York to the reality of traveling on your period (spoiler: humbling). it starts as a light catch-up and quickly turns into a very unfiltered deep dive into period horror stories, tampon trauma, and the ongoing birth control debate, where they get honest about their own experiences, the internet’s fear-mongering, and why you really have to figure out what works for your own body.
from there, they get into the highlights (and very real opinions) from Tokyo and Korea: from matcha obsessions and shopping expectations vs. reality, to dropping serious money on Birkins and justifying purchases. they break down the difference between classic vs. unique designer finds, the pressure of “investment pieces,” and why sometimes you just have to let the bag choose you. on the beauty side, it’s a recap of next-level K-beauty treatments, salmon sperm facials, head spas, and the slightly concerning experience of getting procedures done when you don’t fully understand what’s happening, but trust it anyway.
of course, it wouldn’t be Delusional Diaries without the chaotic commentary. they spiral into influencer culture vs. traditional celebrity relevance, the return of Dancing with the Stars, and why people in New York will wait two hours for frozen yogurt like their life depends on it. they also touch on Spirit Airlines shutting down (RIP to Maddie’s favorite airline), Met Gala thoughts, and the overall absurdity of modern trends. it’s real, it’s fun, and as always: it’s the Delusional Diaries you know & love so much…
Timestamps
0:17 - Finally nice out in NYC
15:24 - Tokyo and Korea recap
32:42 - Trying news foods
39:54 - Pop culture updates
43:36 - NYC Line culture
50:00 - The Met Gala
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, guys. Welcome back to Delusional Diaries podcast. I'm Hallie. |
| 0:16.0 | And I'm Jazz. Happy summer. It is the most beautiful day outside. |
| 0:28.1 | Yeah, it was so freezing yesterday. It's like very, I hate this time of year when it's so back and forth. Like yesterday I was literally wearing a furline jacket. |
| 0:39.4 | Yeah. Today I just woke up and I was like, wow, it is stunning. It is gorgeous. I walked already 15,000 steps today. I feel like a brand new human. I'm loving the weather. My sinuses aren't acting up. It's amazing. Wow. That's so good. Yeah. I honestly, it's been really nice. |
| 0:45.0 | Like, I just needed to stay warm consistently because I hate leaving the house and being |
| 0:50.3 | unsure if it's going to be warm or not. And it's like a 60 degree, you never know if it's going to be a cold 60 degrees or a really |
| 0:56.4 | warm 60 degrees. |
| 0:57.5 | Like that's what it said today. |
| 0:58.5 | And I was totally fine in a short sleep shirt. |
| 1:00.3 | But sometimes I'm like needing the sweater. |
| 1:02.6 | So I'm carrying the sweater with me 24-7. |
| 1:04.4 | Would you rather be hot or cold? |
| 1:05.7 | Like would you rather not have a sweater? |
| 1:07.0 | I'd rather be way, way, way, way hot. Like, I mean, if we're talking, yeah, I'd rather have the sweater and be hot and carrying it or something. But also, I'm, like, totally fine with it being so diabolically hot. Like, I will leap my apartment and still walk around and be able to, like, kind of enjoy my day, even if it's really way too hot versus, like, when it's freezing cold. I really hate walking outside. I just |
| 1:28.9 | hate being cold. Yeah. It's not your truth. It's really not your doing. I also just don't have a |
| 1:33.8 | problem with sweating that bad where it's like. You don't really sweat. I mean, I do a little bit. |
| 1:38.3 | Like after an hour at a Tracy class, I will sweat. But I like don't have like when outside, I'm not, like, dripping immediately when I get outside. So I would rather be hot. Yeah. Yeah. What would you rather be cold? No, I'd rather just be perfect. Okay. I don't know. I'm going to complain either way, whether I'm hot or cold. But, like, I'd rather bring the jacket with me and just carry it |
| 2:01.0 | than to go out, like, hands free and then wish I had a jacket. I don't think I ever really complain in the summer, like, oh, it's too hot. It's too hot. Like, I feel like I'm really never saying that. But I am in the winter constantly being like, it's too cold. Like, I don't want to, I'll still walk outside either way. |
| 2:15.0 | Like, let's be real. |
| 2:15.9 | Like, I'm just going to suck it up and do it either way. |
| 2:18.1 | Like, walking to solid core class or whatever it is. |
| 2:21.2 | Because, I'll still walk outside either way. Like, let's be real. Like, I'm just going to suck it up and do it either way. Like, walking to a solid core class or whatever it is because there's really no other option. And I hate Ubering. Like, it's, I really hate Ubering. The only way I like to Uber is if I'm actually like in heels where it's like, I can't walk into the subway because it's just going to hurt my feet too bad. Yeah. It's crazy that you're saying that because literally this morning I was like Googling like how much is a driver in New York City? Yeah, I would just rather take the subway. Like I will happily, especially like today, I was so pleasant. Like it was so happy to take the subway. I was like, this is great. Like, because I walk to the subway is totally fine. Like, I wasn't hot or cold in the subway. Today was actually an amazing subway day. Sometimes it sucks in the summer. It can be way too hot down there where it's like a literal sauna and the heat is just trapped down there. And sometimes you'll get on a car where there's no air conditioning and it's like everyone's packed in |
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