Katie's dinner party wraps up with Emily lightly grilling Ryan, and despite us not being clear on his profession, plays dumb like it's his job. Gina shows off home improvements, ladies peruse outdoor furniture, Heather and Emily finally discuss the fashion show faux pas. Alexis and her coach get mic'd up for a confessional but the episode culminates with the message that, it's Shannon's 60th birthday and she'll send a curt text if she wants to.   BONUS: A rant on for-profit prisons, the 13th Amendment, and how incarceration has become a business  All opinions are personal and not representative of any outside company or agenda. Information shared is cited via public articles, legal documents, videos, social media feeds, and/or direct quotes and may be paraphrased for brevity.  Wanna support this independent pod? Links below: BuyMeACoffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BBDB Venmo @TYBBDB Sources:  https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-c6f0eb4747963283316e494eadf08c4e https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2020/09/15/privatized-prisons-lead-inmates-longer-sentences-study-finds/  https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/02/biden-phases-out-private-prisons/ All opinions are personal and not representative of any outside company or agenda. Information shared is cited via public articles, legal documents, videos, social media feeds, and/or direct quotes and may be paraphrased for brevity. Get ad-free listening with a Patreon membership Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.