Thoughts on a Run

This week, Hannah had a bit of a toilet episode, and Missy has the revelation that “I need to actually listen.” The chat may be dry, but Hannah’s history of lip balm may just be our SALVation. You don’t want cracked lips, but we promise this podcast is crack-up. Missy puts the miss in mystery as she pays homage to the crime queen herself, Agatha Christie, and although she can’t say phenomenally, M...

The pipes are cool, and so are we (not Hannah, though). Running in the chucking rain is the absolute pits, but this episode slaps. For the record, Missy said the wrong thing, and Hannah circles back (when is she not). Nothing is puzzling about Missy’s crossword chat, and Hannah's carbon fibre-plated super shoe jibber-jabber is teeter-totter, tip-top.. Clue: Ideas no one asked for during cardio...

This week's episode is cracking, creaking, snapping, clicking, cackling, and popping off. We begin with a couple of long-winded stories about the various shenanigans Missy puts Hannah through. Hannah then changes gear and pedals through everyone's favourite mode of transport, the tandem bike. Let’s chuck these yappy lasses on a twin bike already! Missy gets crunchy as she once and for all addresse...

“I didn’t look it up because I didn’t want to”. Yep, that just about sums up this podcast. Just like an ultra-marathon trail run, this episode is full of ascents and descents. Missy gets into the wilderness of the gruelling Barkley Marathons (biggest shout out to Jasmine Paris, absolute GOAT who proved that women ARE strong enough!). Hannah wraps up the record with some record chat (of the Guinnes...

Despite initial scepticism and resistance ( 👀Missy), this episode shapes up to be a banger (which is consistent with the brand). Hannah doesn’t read a list but delves into the three conventions of mine (all of which I have sneakily hidden in this ep description). Missy adds some colour to the chat and rattles off some facts about everyone’s favourite anatomically incorrect yet ultimately inspirin...

Lock in because we’re running in the rain! Hannah’s blister situation is a bit manky, but this week’s thoughts are swanky. Missy brings the living, the laughing, and the loving as she gives some chuckling good context to everyone’s favourite universal language: laughter. Basically, it’s a sound out of your face. Hannah Mooney, or should we say humour memey rolls out a meme-ingful discussion of the...

Bonk, donk, conk, clonk, thonk and buckle up for your fave April fools. Hannah says “anywho” 3 times (which is 3 too many times) because “that’s how sweaty it be-getti.” Missy may be a bit loosey-goosey with a hyphen - but is there anything more powerful than an Oxford comma? Don’t worry, Hannah tells you all about it. Then, a hard right turn culminating in “right, now we’re pointing at your elbow...

Although Missy can’t hook Hannah up to a polygraph machine, this episode will hook you up with some info about the misleadingly named lie detector test. Spoiler alert: a polygraph measures your arousal - but not in bom chicka wah wah kind of way, just in a heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate kind of way. Don’t crocodilly-dally and get amongst it! Hannah drops some snapping good facts abou...

Fresh from flying through the Hamilton Half-Marathon 2025, these Mooneys be hooneys. They’re also absolutely cooked! What a run. Beautiful day, beautiful vibes, and now, a beautiful episode of Thoughts on a Run. Hannah and Missy unpack their race with what is arguably too much detail (you’ve been warned). They do manage to squeeze in some thoughts with Hannah slinging some hard hitting running the...

Structure relocation served with a side of fish and chips. This episode is a “bit of a motley mix but in a positive way.” Missy takes the phrase ‘moving house’ literally as she considers why New Zealanders are so obsessed with uprooting, transporting, and redepositing houses on trucks. Hannah offers some food for thought (or thoughts of food) serving up the history of fish and chips. It all comes...

You may not have time to smile but you do have time to listen to episode 56 of Thoughts on a Run. Fresh from their fun-day Sunday long run, Hannah flags the ins and outs of the game every millennial played but never really understood: Minesweeper. Missy coincidentally stays on the digital theme and considers the increasingly global paralanguage of emojis. So sweaty and so silly, we’ll seal you soo...

Methinks this episode is 100% groovy cool beans and a good shout. Missy reaches the apex yawn point and has a gaping good gasbag about the study of yawning. Hannah is a good little house elf, as she (allegedly) gives 100% of her intention and attention to the backstory of the sock. There’s rhyming, alliteration, singing, contagious yawning, and a lot of foot chat which is, at this point, unsurpris...

Will an apple a day keep this podcast at bay? Absolutely not. Is the knowingness of your knowledge more knowing? That sentence does not make sense, but we promise this week's episode does. While our abs are not yet shredded, Hannah’s chalk chat is more interesting than Missy thought it would be. Missy goes bananas about apples and we both learnt things this episode - but do we know them? Well,...

After a whole year of yapping, Thoughts on a Run is one! Hannah and Missy mark this milestone with a special announcement (don’t get your hopes too high, it’s not that cool). Missy slays on theme and gives some insight into the surprising origins of the ‘Happy Birthday to you” song. Hannah pops a 180 and for some reason chooses this episode to talk about skateboarding. Warning: this episode includ...

“Come in confident and believe in yourself out the gate.” Hannah does just that and cracks straight into it with some sleep-talking chat (although, promise we’re both awake). Missy goes wide with Wikipedia waffle. In the 20+ years that Wikipedia has existed it’s become increasingly more reliable and accurate. Can the same be said of Thoughts on a Run? Probs not. Bonus features of this episode incl...

Is there anything more stressful than someone saying ‘how are you’ instead of ‘hello’ in passing? After some light arguing and an unprecedented discussion that searches for the true meaning of kindness, Missy delves deep into the Paris Catacombs. Hannah pulls a hard right turn and gives a bucking good summary of both The Beep Test and The Bronco Test. (Don’t worry there’s a list).

Two truths and a lie: Hannah finished her cup of tea. Hannah’s got great legs. Hannah reads a list in this episode. Joke’s on you, they’re all true! This week Hannah talks about wedding anniversary milestone gifts (I know very random). Then bear with as Missy gets wippee for whoopee cushions and has a gasbag about everyone’s favourite gag gift. Feat far too much side content on flatulence - PSA fa...

Apropos of nothing, Missy and Hannah reveal the random thing they think about often and they offer VERY different vibes! What’s wooden and sticky? A Hydrangea in Winter. Missy cultivates some riveting chat about every Mum’s fave flower, the good old hardy hydrangea. Hannah takes things down a notch, below sea-level in fact as she gets to the bottom (figuratively) of the lost city of Atlantis. Ps....

“I can’t remember what I’m talking about or why I started doing this” (Mooney, 2025). Ain’t that the truth! This weeks episode is lit. Hold on to your wicks while Hannah sheds some light on the history of candles. Following this enlightening and illuminating chat Missy hopes you get this toot round ya snoot as she tells you all about snoring…hopefully it doesn’t put you to sleep. Served with the e...

2025 be feeling fresh and your friendly neighbourhood lose-leaf old bags are back with scores of new thoughts for you (well, two thoughts, because that’s the general format of the show). In addition to Missy-splaining what ‘TV’ stands for Missy lays down some Scrabble chat. Meanwhile, Hannah, aside from making bold claims such as declaring she could represent Aotearoa at Bananagrams, answers the a...

“So, like, what was your point?” Believe us, know one knows. Despite Hannah gaslighting Missy about historical dates, the final episode of 2024 is far from willy-nilly. With trademark celebratory silliness, Hannah (tries) to give the origin story of Xmas pud (you didn’t say they’d be custard!). Missy brings that big spinster energy as she has a jolly good yap about twelfth night.

Shut the front door!! It’s finally happened. Hannah and Missy’s twin minds and souls have collided and they had the same thought on a run. What is this momentous thought? You guessed it…traffic lights (the on-road traffic control system kind). Why are your fave podcasters getting lit to illuminated traffic signals and electromagnetic induction loops? Listen and find out. Warning, this episode incl...

Listen to Hannah and “make way!” for a post-holiday episode of Thoughts on a Run. In a slightly unconventional episode, bear with us as we try to remember how to do our own podcast. Fresh off the plane and fighting off jet lag your best silly billies talk favourites, fails, firsts, flights, festivity, fanny-packs, and five guys as we recap and reflect on our recent trip to the UK.

“We're festive, we’re fun, we’re gonna share some thoughts from our run(s).” Screw your courage to the sticking place and hang in there as Missy commits hard to the invention of super glue (cos PVA was the pits) as an interesting thought. Hannah then sweetens things up with a dusting of facts about different types of sugar. Feat the deepest Les Mis reference you’ll hear this side of the french rev...

Ever tried doing a tailwhip on a Razor scooter? Neither. Some say, “think of the children!” Hannah says, “think about your ankles!” as she serves some tip top chat on the benefits of high-top and low-top shoes. Missy takes things to new heights as she gets into the legend and lore of the Tower of London ravens. P.s. Hannah possibly does some of the best singing she’s ever done on the pod.