Handy Ma'am Hotline

This is an episode preview of our new podcast, Maintenance is a Drag! Watch the video version on youtube or find the audio podcast wherever you get your podcasts! It's time to paint the town in glitter and fix those squeaky hinges! Join Mercury Stardust, the queen of sawdust, and the illustrious drag king, Landon Cider, as they embark on a hilarious journey through the world of home maintenance. I...

Mercury and Basil have something special for you! They have been running a Book Club! #BasilsBookBugs is a weekly livestream podcast on the Stardust Nebula Discord server ( https://discord.gg/mABbzAbRR3 ). The whole community contributes to the conversation, and it's a lot of fun! Please enjoy the complete three episode discussion of Pageboy by Elliot Page. Patreon Subscribers at all levels will a...

Mercury and Basil have something new for you! Mercury calls listeners directly to help them with missing electricity, Christmas tree rehabilitation, a desktop makeover, and mold! Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. (Please send high resolution pictures of the issue if you can!) Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here: Order her book Safe & So...

Mercury and Basil have something new for you! Mercury calls listeners directly to help them with clogged drains, chronic pain, parenting, cat psychology, and a magic sink. Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. (Please send high resolution pictures of the issue if you can!) Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here: Order her book Safe & Sound, A...

Did you know we have an After-Show Pre-Show on Patreon? Every week we before we record an episode, Mercury and Maggie chat about life, politics, the trans experience, mom-hood, and so much more. It's truly the unfiltered Mercury Half Hour! It plays each week after the full episode on Patreon. Hence, the After-Show Pre-Show! Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode!...

Mercury and Basil have something new for you! Mercury calls listeners directly to help them with basement drains, nasty caulk, a crumbly tub, & vinyl scratching. Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. (Please send high resolution pictures of the issue if you can!) Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here: Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter...

Mercury and Basil check in from the road. Together they help listeners with flat-head screws, toilet straws, teaching tenants, bubbling paint, & a leaky faucet stem. Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. (Please send high resolution pictures of the issue if you can!) Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here: Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound,...

Mercury and Basil check in from the road. Together they help listeners with bidet installation issues, temperature sensors, heavy topics, noisy neighbors, & creaky doors. Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. (Please send high resolution pictures of the issue if you can!) Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here: Pre-Order her book Safe & So...

Mercury and Basil sat down for one more podcast before hitting the road again. Together they help listeners with an ominous drywall seam, how to clean up after painting, and how to tell if you're being taken advantage of. Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. (Please send high resolution pictures of the issue if you can!) Find some Mercury Stardust...

Maggie returns! We really hit this one out of the park. Mercury and the gang help with bi-fold doors, a floppy toilet handle 100+ year old windows, refinishing hard wood floors and everything you need to know about painting. Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. (Please send high resolution pictures of the issue if you can!) Find some Mercury Stard...

Mercury and Basil (@ChangelingBrat) are starting a Book Club! #BasilsBookBugs will be a weekly livestream podcast to discuss a book we all read together! The club will take place on Discord so the whole community can join the conversation.  Patreon Subscribers at all levels will automatically receive an invite to the Discord server with access to the exclusive book club chat and forum, but if...

Mercury is joined by sound engineer Matt to discuss how not to be one of "those" landlords, drywall tape, an icy freezer, a mousy stove, restoring hardwood floors, building your first tool kit, & a bath tub with lots of issues. Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. (Please send high resolution pictures of the issue if you can!) Find some Mercur...

Mercury tells us stories from the first leg of her book tour! Did you know we have an After-Show Pre-Show on Patreon? Every week we before we record an episode, Mercury and Maggie chat about life, politics, the trans experience, mom-hood, and so much more. It's truly the unfiltered Mercury Half Hour! It plays each week after the full episode on Patreon. Hence, the After-Show Pre-Show! Don't forget...

Here at the Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury kicked off her book tour! Listen to Mercury and Basil help with questions about washer drains, freezer gaskets, what to do if you can't give up luxurious toilet paper that's sold by bears, a shower that wont get hot, and drafty doors and windows. Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. Find some Mercury Stardu...

Here at the Handy Ma'am Hotline, listen to our final in-studio podcast before Mercury goes on her book tour! She got a question about how to unstick a stuck sink stopper, how to use peel and stick vinyl flooring on subfloor, what to do with car port beams that are rotted and split (and how to remedy the water damage that may be causing the issues!), and advice on how to get into maintenance as a q...

Welcome back to the Handy Ma'am Hotline! This week Mercury talks about which project is more pressing: peeling paint or peeling laminate floors. Mercury and Maggie have mixed thoughts on which should come first, what do you think? Mercury also tackles a slow draining bathtub with an unresponsive landlord, a door and frame that needs to be replaced, and how to cultivate a positive "Fix It" mentalit...

This week on the Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury helps callers with mismatched door frames, cement board in the bathroom, and window screen replacement, repair, and re-cat-proofing. Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. Find some Mercury Stardust goodies here: Pre-Order her book Safe & Sound, A renter Friendly Guide to Home Repair: https://sites.p...

This week on the Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury helps callers with a sink drain that just won't stop stinking up the place, a toilet not flushing and figuring out what can be done for a non-vented toilet, dogs peeing all over a metal frame to a screened in porch, a 120 year old house whose pipes aren't underground and freeze during the winter, and testing for lead paint when removing old trim in ano...

Welcome back to the Handy Ma'am Hotline! This week Mercury helps a listener with a leaky skylight. She also discusses broken ceiling joists, how to repair a bathroom hole, caulking tape, and the "farm girl" way to swivel a stuck faucet! Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. iFixit is celebrating their 20th anniversary and 20 years of advocating for...

Mercury loves her history lessons! Learn about the history of the Phillips Head screwdriver, like who invented it (not who you think), why it was great for automobile assembly lines, and how it became the most popular screw in the world! She also answers questions about hanging LED lights without damaging walls, and removing paint after a landlord special. Be careful not to let your bits slip out,...

Did you know we have an After-Show Pre-Show on Patreon? Every week we before we record an episode, Mercury and Maggie chat about life, politics, the trans experience, mom-hood, and so much more. It's truly the unfiltered Mercury Half Hour! It plays each week after the full episode on Patreon. Hence, the After-Show Pre-Show! Due to the 'merican holiday falling on our recording day, Mercury gave eve...

Welcome back to the Handy Ma'am Hotline! This week Mercury helps a listener with one of her most famous fixes: the toothpick trick for loose hinges. She also discusses why someone may have put putty all around a window frame, how to keep a toilet seat tight when you're a little heaftier, what to do about a tub that likely needs to be replaced, and we get an update from a previous caller who shares...

This week on Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury helps answer questions about low water pressure after changing out a shower handle, layers and layers and layers of paint peeling off a bathroom wall, fixing a wonky front door that won't latch properly, landlords charging for fixes in the unit (should they or shouldn't they?), and fixing a toilet that is leaking but the caller can't get the nuts tightened...

This week on Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury discusses how to remove mold from a window AC unit, how to troubleshoot an issue with a gas stove (and make your landlord actually fix it), putting in a new faucet when you feel overwhelmed, what to do about a smelly toilet and how to change a wax ring, and how to get rid of candle soot from a caller who has a candle burning addiction! Don't forget to call...

This week on Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury tackles a stripped set screw on a tub handle, a mean maintenance tech who makes tenants feel uncomfortable, cat snot on the walls (meow!), how to hang something on a wall that has the electrical box on the other side, and what to do when a toilet refuses to flush. Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768. iFixi...