This Show Has Everything

Technology is changing with head-spinning speed these days; it’s inevitable that Skynet will eventually take over society, so we’d better be ready when it happens. Accordingly, Christy, Hillary, and Ann, along with guest host and AI-realist Jeremy, are talking about the things we’d love to offload onto not-quite sentient beings when we get the chance. Some of our choices are expected (various chor...

We love our medium talk, but sometimes we just want to discuss the small (and sometimes very small in Bobby's case) stuff in our lives. That’s right, it’s an Oops, All Small Talk/Small Talk Spectacular Edition of the show! Our topics and tangents include: meatballs, grape prices, produce stability, Hayden Christensen’s career trajectory, British genetics, kidney stones, Cleveland!, rose bushes, ha...

Bobby, Ann and Hillary have packed the folding tables, the camp chairs, the lawn blankets and, of course, their appetites for a special summer kickoff potluck! What are we bringing to the buffet table? What do we avoid in the game of salmonella roulette? And who’s going to remember the ice? Plus: Bobby tries snacks so you don’t have to. Hillary’s dealing with a case of turgid ankles. And Ann’s sav...

Listen, life can be long, and happiness isn’t a constant state of being, so you’ve gotta do what you can to spark joy. In that spirit, we’re talking about the little things that we relish on a day-to-day basis. Whether it’s using water to “blast away the depression,” indulging in perhaps slightly obsessive kitchen organization, “Go Bills”-ing our way around the world, or savoring the 8:05, we’ve a...

Life is kicking your TSHE hosts in the (figurative) teeth this week, so we’ve opened the TSHE Vault ™ to bring you this classic episode from May, 2020 where our resident moms, Christy and Hillary, were joined by special guest moms Phyllis, Colleen, and Missy to cover a variety of motherhood-centric topics including COVID parenting, mom guilt, and the fascinating/horrifying world of mommy bloggers....

This is the true story…of three strangers…picked to live in a few houses…work together…and have their lives taped…to find out what happens…when people stop being polite…and start getting real: TSHE. In the first of what will surely be a multi-part series, Hillary, Christy, and Jeremy talk reality shows - the good, the bad, the ugly, and the importance of paying writers a fair wage.  In other news,...

We’re taking the Sienna to the windy streets of the Bay Area this week! That’s right, our TSHE Cinema Road Trip Spectacular (™) travels up the 101 and parks it in NorCal! Things are about to get hella weird. From the freewheeling lifestyle of Maude to the baseball statistics of Billy Bean,  we consider a variety of movies mostly centered on the Bay Area. Some important questions include: Is Ted Cr...

The TSHE crew spent last week’s show dwelling on all the ways our imposter syndrome manifests, and so that you don’t think we’re all relentless self-criticism all the time, we’ve decided to take this week to share how much we freaking rock. Listen, it’s a shorter conversation, but still a good one. From event planning to leadership skills, social engineering to keeping all sorts of things alive an...

We’re experienced scientists, we’re seasoned bakers, we’re veteran moms, but in certain circumstances, we feel like we have no idea what the hell we’re doing! Today your hosts are diving into their psyches to figure out why we still sometimes feel like imposters.   In small talk, Hillary and Meredith both navigate the complicated waters of the medical world.  Spoiler alert - we survived and Ann ga...

Most of us have to work to live, but that doesn’t mean we have to live to work. So what about when we’re done working? (Will we ever be done working?) This week, where do you get off? From the daily grind, that is. Not financial planning (more like social insecurity, amirite?), but rather, where we see ourselves when the time for retirement comes. (If it comes.) Everything from hobbit houses and S...

While it’s true that this show has everything, we’re especially fond of talking about food. The problem that plagues us, however, is less about eating, and more about the extensive, never-ending process of planning said food. In that vein, Bobby, Ann, and Meredith are talking about food planning and prep. Are we a snack house or an ingredient house? Do we prefer big batch or single meal cooking? D...

Today your lady hosts are acting like they just got a new issue of Cosmo and are taking some quizzes! We found the most scientifically accurate tests to measure our competitiveness , our sibling rivalry-ness , our dirty minds , and, obviously, what celebrity men we’d like to take on a desert island !  Very revealing stuff! In other news and tangents, Hillary is struggling with her age (again), Ann...

It’s a TSHE Up All Night™ Special as Bobby, Ann, Meredith and Hillary dive into some pillow (and other bedding) talk. What helps us sleep? What keeps us up? Who needs a throne of throws, and who’s body-pillow curious?  Plus: Oscars reactions, basement moisture, the Kama Szoozetra, news that Great Wolf Lodge isn’t the great wolf of lodging, and why Ann’s ass should stop hurting in six to eight week...

The gang was busy dealing with life this week, so we opened the TSHE pantry and pulled out a classic episode. Almost exactly a year ago we did a deep dive into the subject of breakfast cereals, and it’s stayed so crunchy in the milk of time (ew) that we decided to have another bowl. Please enjoy past us as we rhapsodize about the cereals of our youth, try to nail down the specifics of a complete,...

Winter is ending, spring is in the air, summer is around the corner. But those are not the seasons we’re talking about today. It’s awards season, baby and your occasional entertainment hosts are back to prognosticate on the Oscars. What should win and what will probably win. Get ready to dominate your office pool!  While awards season is about to wind down, Hillary is preparing to party it up at G...

This week, a timeless topic: Our last meals. Are we on death row? Or just Rachel Belle’s podcast ? The reason doesn’t matter—it’s the menu we’re here to discuss.  Plus: Travails of telehealth, slumber party life lessons, making (figurative) lemonade in Ohio, and making (literal) lemonade in New York.  TSHE Recommends The Secret History of the Estonia   Connect with the show! This is your show, too...

In celebration of the long President’s Day weekend, your TSHE hosts are here to talk about leadership. From choir/thespian president to newspaper editor to the infernal group project, we discuss getting sucked in to being in charge (and get surprisingly deep/sincere, while we’re at it). Please, take it from us, just say no to the HOA Board (you’re still a good person)! In small talk, Bobby stares...

Once again, it’s the Season of Love, but rather than celebrating enforced displays of romantic appreciation, the TSHE Coven is here to share our ideas on dates that let you know this person is NOT your soulmate. America’s national pastime, various live performances with individualized attention, trendy events, and extreme sports – they’re all under fire as examples of what would send us running. A...

The TSHE Book Club is back with a vengeance and what Clive Cussler’s Sahara lacks in nutritional content, it more than makes up for in sexism, racism, and boring us back to death because we’re already dead. Actually, we enjoyed parts of the ride. But not as much as we enjoyed a special Dad Book Quiz by one Guest Producer Gregory Schreckengost. We may not be joining the Clive Hive anytime soon, but...

Facechat, Tweeter, Ticky Tocky, Instabook - follow along as your TSHE hosts mine the depths (or shallows) of their relationship with social media. We talk about our early days on social media (where is the Live Journal archive?!), and how we feel about it all now. Some lingering questions: Will Bobby’s Santa-themed fedora pic be found? Who are these Lundholm bots? Is WhatsApp the metric system of...

The TSHE Cinema Road Trip Spectacular has finally hit the West Coast, and the Honda Odyssey is rolling into the City of Angels as we reflect on some movies that showcase the glitter and grime of Los Angeles. What do our movie picks have in common? Plenty of guns, an abundance of drugs, and a heaping helping of nudity, for starters. From brainless rich kids to crooked cops, middle-class stoners to...

Fine dining is the topic du jour and your full flight of TSHE hosts have opinions. So put a napkin in Meredith’s lap, bring Ann more ketchup without making her ask, remember Hillary’s martini should be dirty, get the Table Zamboni ready for Bobby, and have some cash ready if you expect Christy to get you a table with out waiting at Tony Roma’s, A Place For Ribs. TSHE Recommends @chefreactions on i...

It’s the first week of 2023 and we’re starting off with what’s become a semiannual tradition - cue the MIDI Entertainment Tonight music! That’s right, your TSHE entertainment correspondents are here to discuss the pop culture we loved, maybe hated, and gossip we couldn’t stop talking about. Christy and Hillary discuss a ton of pop culture topics including the state of the mid-tier movie, theater g...

The calendar is rolling over, so we’re sitting around in TSHE Studios reflecting on the year that was. From food (oeufs, anyone?) to finance, entertainment to exercise, we’re sharing the things that sparked the most joy for us in 2022. Plus, our Christmas roundup, life updates big and small, and the Pudding Pact has reached its inevitable conclusion. TSHE Recommends: Pelosi in the House Old Enough...

We're taking a little bit of respite to enjoy the holidays with our fams, so this week we bring you something seasonal! A look into superstition! Along with being Birthday Month™ in the TSHE Universe, October brings the Coven out to get spooooky. Bite into our Stevie Wonder sandwich and discover the superstitions we’re mostly, kinda, pretty sure aren’t real things? The Lady Scientists are skeptica...