In this month's episode we welcome humor writer and frequent Belladonna contributor Viktoria Shulevich (@vikshulevich on IG)! She imparts her stunning humor writing wisdom on us, and talks about the 90 seconds of blindness she experienced upon learning she got into the New Yorker. Show notes:

• The Belladonna

• The Devil Is in the Retails show
• Viktoria's Tiny Delusional Love Stories in the New Yorker
• Katy's pick: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/a-hypochondriacs-search-history-f92601bbc709
• Heidi's pick: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/local-woman-seeks-justice-for-fathers-murder-but-interviewer-just-wants-to-talk-about-her-ex-fe2632a9f983
• Emily's pick: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/manly-cocktails-for-manly-men-c9731f08de4d
• Viktoria's Belladonna pieces: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/i-am-a-man-on-hinge-and-my-simple-pleasure-is-clean-sheets-e76372e299f6 & https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/faq-about-my-familys-eastern-european-immigrant-style-thanksgiving-17eda30abb94
• Viktoria's pick: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/the-hippocratic-oath-rewritten-for-modern-american-healthcare-dbb1e18e96a0

• Hosts: Katy Maiolatesi (@kmaiolatesi) Heidi Lux (@fabulux), Emily Kapp (@emilykapp_), & Kristen Mulrooney (@kristenmmm)

Oh baby, we're back and do we ever know how to shoot the breeze about jeggings? We do. We find out that our traveling jeggings are in fact, magical, get into Great Lake talk (what's your favorite, and why is it not Erie after this ep?), and talk about our recent favorite Belladonna pieces and satire writing in general!

Show Notes:

• The Belladonna website

• Walgreen Jeggings
• Kristen's glamour shot with said jeggings
• Emily's show
• Katy's pick
• Heidi's pick
• Emily's pick
• Kristen's pick
• Kristen & Matt's McSweeney's piece
• Katy's McSweeney's pieces

In our second ever episode we get into our jeggings saga, and cartooning with the dazzling frequent Belladonna Contributor Kelli Huggins. Follow her @KelliHuggins on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Bluesky!

Show notes:

• The Belladonna website
• Walgreens Traveling Jeggings

• Kelli's pieces -
• Veteran Duck Actor Can Only Book Those Oil Spill Soap Commercials Now
• POV: Your Dentist and Hygienist Were Having an Affair and Had a Messy Breakup Right Before Your Appointment
• Katy's favorite piece: Hey It’s Me Syphilis and I’m Back on Tour
• Kristen's favorite piece: You’re Lucky I’m Doing This — This is the Last Wedding I’m DJing
• Heidi's favorite pieces: The NPR Tiny Desk Concert Desk Is My Desk & Daily Itinerary of A Middle Schooler in 2007 Who Clearly Loves Her Handwriting
• Emily's favorite piece: What I, a U.S. Mint Coin Designer, Did Last Week
• Kelli's favorite piece: Your Loser Boyfriend: The Card Game