Everyday Macaroni

This episode is personal!  Listener, if you are interested in family scandals, thwarted love and genealogy mysteries, this episode is for you!  We do a deep dive into Joy’s family (and possible connection to our friend Cheryl McGhee’s family wink, wink), for an exciting episode about connection and what to look for in a potential mate.  There is nothing better than stepping into the wayback machin...

Hello, My Name is Gobble McGhee Imagine you are on a train in rural North Carolina in 1929.  In the seat next to you, someone holds a blue eyed, blonde haired female infant.  You don’t often hear of infants on trains and you marvel at the luxury of a child traveling in that day and age.  Little do you know that the baby is going to her new home where she will grow up realizing she does not fit in...

If you enjoy stories about travel, adventure and beating the odds, this episode is for you!  Our guest is Lily Batchelor and boy, does she have some amazing tales.  A Greek American, she is the first generation born in the United States to a family with quite the immigration story.  And that’s not all!  She also has an incredible story to tell me about my own history that I never could’ve guessed...

Come back to northern Ohio in the 1980’s with us as we interview the lovely Victoria Young, a Chinese American girl with an interesting story to tell.  If you enjoy delicious food, an epic family story and all things Cleveland Ohio, you’re going to love this heartwarming episode.  As a Buckeye myself, I know you will enjoy this wonderful story of an amazing mother, her three children and how they...

Allow us to introduce you to the wonderful Suzanne Lucey, our favorite neighborhood independent book store owner and just an all-around lovely person!  In this episode, we begin our story with Suzanne’s family in Canada.  We travel down the Hudson for a bit and almost out to sea where we land in the mysterious and magical Salem, Massachusetts where Suzanne grew up. The fun doesn’t stop there.  In...

There’s nothing like laughing with your Italian friend who is truly one of your favorite people!  Lorraine Miano is a dear friend and her Italian family is all about food, laughs and love.  In this episode, we take a trip to Italy with her family, we eat extra garlicky marinara and we learn a little about how to speak Italian in the 1800s. Her family is creative, too!  You can check out Al Marsigl...

We are honored to share with you the story of Rita Farin and her amazing parents in this episode.  From Turkey to France, Cuba and Mexico City, Rita’s family paints a picture of grit, resilience and determination.  As Sephardic Jews, their Spanish and Mediterranean culture infused everything from their speech to their beloved borekas proving that home is where you make your dough! Don’t forget, we...

In this episode, we explore the regional food and dialect of Pennsylvania with a dear friend and PA native Susan Richardson.  If you have no idea what ham loaf is or where to find a Giant Iggle, this is the episode for you! Don’t forget, we are so excited to share our stage with anyone who has a family story, recipe or memory to share so let us know if you are interested in being on our show.  You...

In the crucible of siblings, stories of rivalry and cunning are often the currency of conquest.  If you are looking for tales of besting your childhood nemesis or outfoxing the family favorite, this is not that episode.  In this episode, we forge a different kind of family bond with fun stories of Playdough and DNA, among other things.  This was a super fun episode to record that we know you will...

In this fun episode, we are interviewing my dear friend, Maureen Zumwalt and boy do we have some stories to share!  From Maureen’s childhood in Cincinnati through our early days as young attorneys in the North Carolina court system, we’re having fun reminiscing and we think you will enjoy it, too.  There’s nothing like spending an hour chatting with an old and dear friend so come join us as we lau...

Welcome to our very first interview episode!  As we embark on our fourth full season of Everyday Macaroni, we are debuting a new format where we are letting you share your fun family stories for the world to enjoy!  There’s nothing like laughing at your family’s quirks on what amounts to a world stage, am I right?  All joking aside, we are excited to share our stage with anyone who has a family st...

Happy New 2025!  While our 2024 was a stinker, we know there are better days coming and they start with a second helping of our favorite New Year’s episode that we know you will enjoy.  We hope you have a wonderful, happy and safe new year! #sandwichgeneration #spanish #comedy #familyfun #holidays Look for us on the following platforms: IG - @everydaymacaroni YouTube - Everyday Macaroni Shop for m...

It’s that time of year again, time to haul out the holly and jingle those bells.  Yep, it’s the holidays and we are dusting off our favorite holiday episode, our very first ever holiday special.  We know you’ll enjoy this trip down memory lane as much as we enjoyed recording it.  Have a wonderful holiday season and we’ll see you in 2025! #sandwichgeneration #spanish #comedy #familyfun #holidays Lo...

Here in the USA, nothing says holidays like pumpkin pie!  In this blast from the past episode, Al takes a crack at making his own version of punkin pie from a boxed mix and it was not delicious but it was very funny.  While we are in the thick of the holiday season, nothing says family love like unfortunate desserts.  Happy holidays from our family to yours! #sandwichgeneration #spanish #comedy #f...

There’s nothing like spending time with our loved ones at #Thanksgiving.  It always brings out the best in us, don’t you think?  In this episode, we revisit a fun #Mondaynightfamilydinner where we are planning who is bringing what for Thanksgiving and it’s nothing but confusion and laughs that we know you will enjoy.  Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! #sandwichgeneration #spanish #comed...

Our hearts are heavy as we post this tribute to Al, at truly great and funny guy.  We lost him last week and there are few things more difficult than losing someone you love.  This is certainly no exception.  We are thankful for his laughter and light.  We love him and we’ll miss him.  Please join us as we honor him the best way we know how, with a classic episode about the man himself. #sandwichg...

Welcome to our funniest Halloween episode so far.  Of all the Halloween stories we’ve told, this is definitely a favorite.  Families can definitely be scary, especially when they take it upon themselves to build a closet just for the family ham and no, we’re not talking about FrankenRon, lol!  We know you’ll enjoy this episode as much as we do!  Happy Halloween from all of us at Everyday Macaroni!...

As we kick the holiday season off, we know you will enjoy part 2 of our first ever Halloween special, The Corpse Bride.  There’s nothing scarier than a little parental guilt to start the holiday season, right?  Here at Everyday Macaroni the podcast, we truly enjoy the holidays and for us, they begin with Halloween! We’ll be back soon with more fun episodes to share so stay tuned!  #sandwichgenerat...

Since it’s officially sweater weather, we thought you would enjoy listening to one of our all-time favorite Everyday Macaroni stories.  The tale of Death Takes a Taxi Ride is one of the stories that launched this podcast.  We know you’ll enjoy revisiting it as much as we did! We’ll be back soon with more fun episodes to share so stay tuned!  #sandwichgeneration spanish #comedy #familyfun Look for...

While we take a little hiatus to rest up after a fun macaroni family vacation with 10 people and four dogs crammed into 1000 square feet, we thought you would enjoy this blast from our past!  After all, in the beginning… there was macaroni!  Enjoy. We’ll be back soon with more fun episodes to share so stay tuned!  #sandwichgeneration spanish #comedy #familyfun Look for us on the following platform...

Hello #sandwichgeneration friends!  On this episode of #everydaymacaroni we dive deep into Lita’s pain management technique and her aversion to hearing aids.  There’s never a dull moment around here so come and join us for #MondayNightDinner and if you want to see the extended version with the dogs, you can check us out on our YouTube channel, too! #comedy #familyfun #guesswhatsfordinner Look for...

Just when you thought dinner couldn’t get any better, we roll out what is possibly the #worstmealever #swisscheesepizza in this latest #podcast episode of #everydaymacaroni.  And let’s not forget the fun Dracula-style rant about food that we know you will get a kick out of.  Pull up a chair and we’ll fix you a plate! #comedy #familyfun #sandwichgeneration Look for us on the following platforms: IG...

In this episode, we take a stroll down memory lane and discuss a topic that seems very relevant to the #sandwichgeneration crowd, the devil and his lettuce!  While we are shuttling our elderly between appointments, cooking meals and taking the dog to the vet, we are still having fun talking about the craziest things.  Come join us as we make each other laugh at Monday night family dinner! #comedy...

Welcome to our first official #MilitarySalute episode!  If you don’t know already, we have a lot of family members who have served and we are thankful for our troops, here at Everyday Macaroni.  Come along and join us on this extra special episode where we celebrate the #fourthofJuly and #Americana.  It’s summer time and we are ready to celebrate!  #comedy #familyfun #sandwichgeneration Look for u...

As promised in the last episode, we continue discussing the toenail situation at El Rancho Brando.  We also come up with some bright ideas about how to manage your elderly loved ones including Joy’s fantasy app, the bend over retractor and a possible EDM old people management certificate program.  The laughs just keep on coming in this episode and you wont want to miss it! #comedy #familyfun #sand...