Our Toxic Traits, Fav Guilty Pleasure Books & Crying On Your Birthday

IT'S DRE'S 26TH BIRTHDAY TOMORROW! This week, join us at the House of Dre — She calls the shots and Ilona eats the donuts. We reflect on each of our 26th birthdays and how we're settling into ourselves more each year, and mellowing out the existential dread of our early twenties. Dre recalls how she climbed a dizzying social ladder at an indoor waterpark, and considers whether being a little weird is actually a good thing. We also each make a selection for Dre's Book Club! Tune in for the latest from the frontlines of BookTok, from werewolves to bear shifters, oh my! For a list of the books we recommended, check out our episode on YouTube! New episodes of House of Maher release every Tuesday! Follow along @HouseofMaher on all platforms. A Wave Original. Sponsored by Samsung Galaxy. Get your Galaxy S25 Ultra at Samsung.com. Follow House of Maher for more sister chaos: instagram.com/houseofmaher tiktok.com/ @HouseofMaher  Support the Show: Get your Samsung S25 Ultra at samsung.com today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices