The Sauce with AnnMarie
by AnnMarie Said So
The Sauce with AnnMarie is a funny, honest, conversational podcast about real life, pop culture, nostalgia, relationships, getting older, Italian-American life, and all the little things that make you say, “Are we serious right now?”Hosted by AnnMarie, the show mixes humor, personal stories, relatable rants, and real conversations with the reminder that no matter your age, you’re not too old and you’re not too late.
Episodes
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I've Been Here Since 1970. I Have Questions.
I'm turning 56, and apparently I still have a LOT of questions. 😂 Who decided what aging is supposed to look like? Why do grown adults act the way they do? And when exactly were we supposed to have life figured out? It's birthday week on The Sauce with AnnMarie! We're serving up Gen X humor,...
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Can We Just Be People Anymore? | When Everything Became a Transaction
When did having a conversation become a competition? And why does everybody seem to have something to sell?! This week on The Sauce with AnnMarie, we're talking about something a LOT of us have been feeling: social media just isn't what it used to be. Between TikTok LIVE battles, people begging…
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Marriage Is a Beautiful Thing… Allegedly | 11 Years & Still Laughing
Eleven years married. Fourteen years together. And apparently, we're still not sick of each other. 😂 In this anniversary edition of The Sauce with AnnMarie, we're talking about the hilarious, ridiculous, and completely unromantic realities of married life. Remember when dating meant butterflies,...
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Things Italian-American Women Are Tired of Explaining
Consider this the unofficial guide to dealing with Italian-American women — because we’re over trying to make everybody understand. AnnMarie gets into the unwritten rules: food is love, family is complicated, showing up empty-handed is noticed, “fine” has several meanings, and yes… sometimes this...
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OCTOBER IS OURS! CELEBRATING ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH 9.26.2026
October is Italian-American Heritage Month, and around here, we’re celebrating the hell out of it. 🇮🇹 The food. The family. The noise. The Sunday dinners. The superstitions. The names. The stories. The traditions. All of it. Tonight’s episode of The Sauce with AnnMarie kicks off a full month of...
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The Petty Stuff Couples Fight About | Love, Marriage & All the Ridiculousness 9.23.26
You can survive illness, loss, job changes, stress and all the serious stuff life throws at a relationship… …but somebody loads the dishwasher wrong and suddenly it’s DEFCON 1. 😂 This week on The Sauce with AnnMarie, we’re talking about the petty shit couples fight about. After 14 years…
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WHY DOESN’T ANYBODY F@CKING LISTEN?! 9.20.26
Why doesn’t anybody fucking listen? What started with a haircut that was definitely shorter than I asked for turned into a much bigger conversation about something I think all of us have dealt with: feeling like you communicated clearly… and somehow still weren’t heard. In this episode of The...
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Things We Were Completely OBSESSED With… Until We Weren’t 😂 | The Sauce with AnnMarie
Girl… what happened to all the stuff we were absolutely OBSESSED with?! 😂 Beanie Babies were going to fund our retirement. We PAID for ringtones. FarmVille had us harvesting imaginary crops like it was our second job. BlackBerry made us feel like Fortune 500 executives. And going to the mall was...
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Back To School - Gen X Edition 9/16/2026
We didn’t go to school. We were deployed. 😂 No Life360. No smartboards. No pickup apps. No seat belts on the school bus. Just Trapper Keepers, brown paper book covers, rectangle pizza, TV carts, passing notes and playground equipment apparently manufactured by Bethlehem Steel. And WHY THE HELL...
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I COULDN’T WAIT TO GROW UP… WHAT A FUCKING SCAM.
We spent our entire childhood saying, **“I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL I’M GROWN.”** Well… congratulations. We played ourselves. 😂 We wanted our own money — everybody takes it. We wanted our own house — now every weird noise sounds like $4,000. We wanted to stay up as late as we wanted — now bedtime is the...
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POP CULTURE MOMENTS WE WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM 9.6.2026
Gen X and Millennials really watched Lady Gaga show up to the 2010 VMAs dressed like the ShopRite butcher counter and just said, “Yep. That tracks.” 🥩😂 Some pop culture moments don't fade. They move into your brain permanently and refuse to pay rent. What’s the ONE celebrity moment you will…
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GEN X FASHION REVIEW - WTF WERE WE THINKING?
Gen X, fashion, nostalgia, pop culture, reality TV, trends, accessories, hairstyles, 80s, 90s In this episode of The Sauce, AnnMarie takes a nostalgic look back at the fashion trends of Generation X, exploring the absurdity and iconic styles that defined the 80s and 90s. From stirrup pants to...
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LIES OUR PARENTS TOLD US - GEN X EDITION - 8.30.2026
Apparently Gen X childhood was just one long series of completely made-up medical emergencies. 😂 Swim after eating? DEAD. Wet hair outside? PNEUMONIA. Swallow your gum? See ya in 7 years. Sit too close to the TV? BLIND. And somehow EVERYBODY’S parents knew the exact same rules. WHO WAS...
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When Did Everybody Become an Expert? 8.26.26
Apparently TikTok University is handing out advanced degrees like Halloween candy. 😂 Everybody’s a doctor. Everybody’s a lawyer. Everybody’s a therapist. Everybody’s a detective. And nobody remembers how to say “I don’t know.” This week on The Sauce with AnnMarie, we’re talking about the...
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THINGS I WAS ABSOLUTELY SURE ABOUT AT 25 8.23.26
At 25, I was absolutely positive I knew how life was supposed to go. Marriage. Money. Friendships. Success. Getting older. I had it ALL figured out. Spoiler alert: I didn’t know shit. 😂 On this episode of The Sauce with AnnMarie, we’re talking about the things I was completely convinced of at 25…
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WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE A WHOLE THING? 8.19.2026
Can we stop turning literally everything into a project? You don’t need a 17-step routine, a side hustle, or a content strategy for every little thing you enjoy. Some things are allowed to exist just because they make you happy.Comment with one thing you do purely for fun - no monetization, no...
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BACK WHEN LIFE FELT DIFFERENT 8.16.2026
This week on **The Sauce with AnnMarie**, we’re getting the hell out of 2026 for a minute and heading straight back to the Gen X attic. But first, **What’s in the Sauce?** Bethenny Frankel’s new Supermodel Café has me asking how bagels, chicken salad and flavored cream cheese somehow became a...
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Things Everyone Pretends to Like - Side of Sauce 8.12.26
What do work happy hours, New Year's Eve, sharing food at restaurants, standing at concerts and surprise parties all have in common? I'm convinced half of us secretly hate them... we're just too polite to admit it. 😂 This week on The Side of Sauce, I'm calling bullshit on a few things society...
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SOCIAL MEDIA FORGOT HOW TO BE HUMAN
There’s a little something new in The Sauce this week 👀☕️ Introducing WHAT’S IN THE SAUCE? — where I give my completely unsolicited opinions on the stories taking up space in my brain. This week: NeNe Leakes is BACK, Kelly Clarkson narrowly avoids a wardrobe malfunction, and Jax Taylor’s latest...
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Sweet Little Lies - Side of Sauce 8.5.2026
We've all got them. The little lies we tell ourselves every single day. "I'll just run in for one thing." "We don't need a shopping cart." "I'll start Monday." "I'll remember." Spoiler alert... we're all full of it. 😂 This week, I'm confessing the ridiculous little stories we tell ourselves…
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Drama Queens With AARP - 8/2/2026
When did grown adults start acting like they're 14? 🤔 It's wild to think that some of the biggest drama queens I know are AARP members! Tag someone who needs to hear this! I’ve noticed a pattern: The sweetest people in public can turn into keyboard warriors online. Like, how can you preach...
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Whatever Happened to Being Embarrassed? Side of Sauce 7.26.26
Whatever happened to having just a little embarrassment? Not shame. Not insecurity. Just that little voice that used to say, "Maybe this doesn't need an audience." In this week's A Side of Sauce, AnnMarie takes a hilarious (and slightly unhinged) look at how social media has completely changed…
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The Italian Oprah 7/26/2026
Ever feel like strangers just can’t help but spill their life stories to you? 😅 Tag someone who can relate! I used to joke I was the Italian Oprah because, somehow, I’d be in line at Walmart, and within minutes, I’d know all about someone’s divorce, gallbladder surgery, and family drama. It’s...
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I'm Not Antisocial... I'm Selectively Available
At some point, I think a lot of us just... stopped pretending. Stopped pretending we wanted to go to every event. Stopped pretending we had to answer every text immediately. Stopped pretending we needed everyone to like us. In this week's A Side of Sauce, I'm talking about getting older, becoming...
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I Didn't Know How to Allow Myself to Have It
What if the hardest part of losing weight was never the food? This week's episode of The Sauce with AnnMarie is the most personal one I've ever recorded. After decades of diets, Weight Watchers in elementary school, losing weight, gaining it back, and believing I just didn't have enough…
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Give Them Their Flowers - SoS 7.15.26
Can I tell you something? I think I say thank you too much. 🤔 Like, if you hold the door for me, I’m halfway through writing you a Hallmark card! 📝 But here’s why: I want people to feel valued. 💖 Too often, we forget to tell someone how much they mean to us. We say nice things about them to...
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I'm Becoming My Mother
I never imagined I'd hear my mother's voice coming out of my mouth. Have you ever caught yourself saying the same things your parents used to? Comment below if you've felt this too! It's funny how life has a way of echoing back what we’ve learned from those we love. I had a moment this week where…
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A Side of I Don't Know What! 7.8.26
Ever notice how something as simple as a shopping cart can spark a heated debate? 🤔 My recent TikTok about shopping carts blew up, and it got me thinking about all the ridiculous little things we notice but never discuss. From Taylor Swift's coffee orders making headlines to the endless…
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Generation American 7.5.2026
I'm just a 55-year-old Italian woman with Wi-Fi and opinions... ...and today I have a few thoughts about America. Not politics. Not headlines. Just gratitude, family, opportunity, and why I think we've forgotten that you can love something while still wanting it to be better. If you've got 10...
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Most Worrysome | A Side of Sauce Episode 5
In eighth grade, my class voted me **"Most Worrysome."** And honestly? They weren't wrong. In this week's **A Side of Sauce**, I'm sharing how a middle school superlative became a running joke... and why I've finally learned that worrying about tomorrow steals enough from today. We'll laugh…
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Ep 5 = Why We Save The Good Stuff For Someday?
Somewhere along the way, a lot of us decided that beautiful things should be saved for "someday." The good dishes. The fancy perfume. The expensive candles. The outfit with the tags still on it. But... what if someday never comes? In this episode of The Sauce with AnnMarie, I'm talking about the...
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We're Not Antisocial. We're Selective. | A Side of Sauce ep 4
People are great. In theory. 😆 In this episode of A Side of Sauce, AnnMarie talks about the difference between being antisocial and being selective, why she and her husband planned their wedding around being back on the couch by 8 p.m., and how they've spent the last decade talking about…
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Episode 4 - The Audacity!
People have opinions about everything. What you wear. What you eat. How you parent. How you spend your money. And somehow, complete strangers have become comfortable discussing other people's lives like they're serving on a jury. This week on The Sauce, AnnMarie dives into the strange phenomenon…
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Nobody Told Me I'd Become This Person - A Side of Sauce Ep 3
What happened to us? At what point did we start checking the weather for fun, caring about mattress firmness, getting excited when plans get canceled, and discussing fiber like it's breaking news? In this episode of A Side of Sauce, AnnMarie talks about the weird, unexpected reality of getting...
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Episode 3 - Who Asked You??
Everybody's an expert these days. Relationship experts. Dog experts. Parenting experts. Life experts. And somehow they're all ready to give advice nobody asked for. In this episode of The Sauce, AnnMarie dives into the modern epidemic of unsolicited advice, self-appointed gurus, and the strange...
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Side of Sauce - Ep 2: Nobody Warns You About This Part
Nobody warns you about this part. We spend years chasing goals, dreams, careers, relationships, weight loss, and reinventions, believing that once we arrive, everything will finally click into place. And then we get there... Only to discover we're still us. In this episode of A Side of Sauce,...
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Episode 2: Nobody Knows What They're Doing
Episode 2: Nobody Knows What They're Doing For most of my life, I thought everybody else had some secret handbook for adulthood. Turns out... they don't. In this episode of The Sauce, we're talking about the biggest scam of childhood, the confidence of people who absolutely should not be this...
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A Side of Sauce - 01: The Best Part Is The Part Nobody Sees
What if the most important part of your journey is the part nobody ever sees? In this first bonus episode of A Side of Sauce, AnnMarie talks about the messy middle—the work, the doubts, the false starts, and the quiet moments that happen long before anyone notices the results. Because success…
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Episode 1: The Little Girl With the Cassette Recorder
Welcome to the very first episode of The Sauce with AnnMarie. Long before TikTok, social media, and podcasts, there was a little Italian-American girl sitting in her bedroom with a portable cassette recorder pretending she had her own talk show. This week, I'm sharing the story of how that...
About this show
The Sauce with AnnMarie is a funny, honest, conversational podcast about real life, pop culture, nostalgia, relationships, getting older, Italian-American life, and all the little things that make you say, “Are we serious right now?”Hosted by AnnMarie, the show mixes humor, personal stories, relatable rants, and real conversations with the reminder that no matter your age, you’re not too old and you’re not too late.
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AnnMarie Said So