Mummy & Deaddy Podcast

It's Episode 101, and you better believe we're kickin off Black Hole Summer the only way we know how: Lee Cronin's debut, THE HOLE IN THE GROUND (2019)! We have some very somber news, that also brings us to free donuts, National VCR Day, and E.T., plus EU TK, being a cool Unc, being overprotective vs overbearing, spelunking vanity plates, declaring independence from Lego and SO much more!

We did it, Creeps! 100 Episodes! We're celebrating with a very special DOUBLE FEATURE of LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY (2026) and [Peter Jackson's] DEAD ALIVE (aka BRAINDEAD) (1992)! Double the gore, double the fun! We talk about toenails & teeth, the perfect parallel parent, spellbreaker words, mortal false alarms, the Evil Donut Bringer, tickets to freedom, the indomitable strength of caregivers, ticke...

It's Episode 99: OCULUS (2014)! On the eve of the century mark, we enter a decade of parenting, get deeper into musical theater, get our family screentime diet in check, dial in the houseplant care & anchor placement, and even manage to toast it all with red wine & toast night! ...And... SO much more!

Episode 98! It's Friday the 13th, so it's FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)! We head to Camp Crystal Lake to talk cover bands, summer camp spreadhseets, sand & surf, cabin fever, punishment vs consequences, Homer's Odyssey, the Scooby-verse, Tom Savini, tanlines, favorite kills and SO much more!

Hey, you creepy lovebirds! it's Friday the 13th: Valentine's Day Eve! And that can mean only ONE thing: Episode 97: RAISING CAIN (1992)! Brian DePalma doing as he pleases in this psychological baby-snatching thriller. We talk about chicken, the Epstein Files, raising better men, art classes, sleep hygiene, night thoughts, and SO much more!

Ahoy-hoy, hello, and Happy New Year, Creeps! Please pick up! It's Episode 96: BLACK PHONE 2 (2025)! Believe it or not (we don't), we've got Ethan Hawke here! Plus, we talk New Year's Resolutions, playground mayhem, pickleball, acknowledging feelings, earrings, sleepwalking, and SO much more on the volume stage of life! Join us, won't you?

"Well, a Merry Christmas to you too!" This special Kids Cut bonus is the isolated Woo & Boo segment (their MXD premiere!) from our regular Ep 95 covering GREMLINS (1986)! We talk Gremlins, inventions, jump scares, nightmares, and SO much more! If you have younger ones who want to listen, or if you want to listen to as little of Mummy or Deaddy as possible, this is for you!

Ho Ho HOOO! Episode 95! Drunkards, lock up your tractors! It's GREMLINS (1984)! We're Keepin' it Crazy: Holiday Edition, talking vomit, egg nog, geriatric shoulders, norovirus (more vomit), taking breaks, forced thank-yous, shopping for souvenirs, Beth's Dead, visits from St. Nick, St. Vic, and Elf on the Shelf, and SO much more! Then about half way in we're joined by our own very special gremlin...

Ep 94! It's a Thanksgiving Action Thriller Special, suitable for most of your boomer relatives! It's TAKEN (2008)! So while you're takin' down turkey, be thankful for your health, cuz Mummy & Deaddy were taken DOWN by illness this November! But the wait is worth it, as we get into international cell phone use for kids, how to deal with jet lag, the value of crazy holiday travel, Gun Fu, parenting...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, CREEPS! We bid farewell to another perfect Spooktober and its attendant traumas, as we binge on stolen candy with TRAUMATIKA (2025)! We talk trunk-or-treats, Halloween songs, our family's obsession with Nick Lutsko, our own Spirit Halloween experiences, plus a special WELCOME TO DERRY (ep 1) RECAP (~23:30-33:34, if you want to skip!). We talk getting rid of digital assistants, a m...

Episode 92 goes to '94 as Spooktoberfest creeps on! It's INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE! We get into east coast fall vibes, our favorite vampires, "turning" our kids' favorite YouTubers, kindness in the sky, Kirsten Dunst's Oscar buzz for 1994, and SO much more!

Episode 91, FUNNY GAMES (2007)! Fresh for Spooktober 2025, we're rebooting our own podcast for U.S. audiences! We talk Halloween super-prep, the Purge (of kid toys), Trunk-or-Treating, an irrational fears update, safe knife handling, locking doors, the importance of good footwear, student films, and SO much more!

It's Episode NINETY! So celebrate with ninety of your favorite sugary treats, you nonagenarians, cuz it's HARD CANDY (2005). We go straight to the MXD mailroom, talk big SPOOKTOBERFEST 2025 announcements, along with our movie lineup for the rest of the year, plus a 5-STAR REVIEW CONTEST + GIVEAWAY! Plus existential home decorating, journaling, defining torture, and "I Survived" for grown-ups, and...

Episode 89! Just in time for back-to-school, it's WEAPONS (2025)! We talk about goin' hard at Disneyland, PTA demotions, anniversary LIES, kittens, baby's first stitches, urgent care madness, and generally keepin' it crazy. PLUS kid independence, saying no to drugs, how to snack, and SO much more! Go give this podcast a 5-star review wherever you listen, or 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes!

Ep 88! Has it been a month already? Yes! It's 28 DAYS LATER (2002)! We talk summer updates, train troubles, awesome Chicago, ear piercing, horses, capture the flag, single-parent travels with children, best single parents of the pod, happy (movie) endings, and SO much more!

HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13th, Creeps! It's Episode 87: BRING HER BACK (2025)! As long it's not back to school amiright?? We talk Final Destination Summer, Maycember, Harry Potter and the PTA, Kids' menus, tactics for quickly repairing a parenting fumble, Australian cantaloupe, psycho biddies, creepy pasta, and SO much more!

Episode 86! The Millennium Education Reform Act is in full effect, cuz we've got BATTLE ROYALE (2000)! In this moment, what should an adult say to a kid? We talk tantrums, travel, personal ghost stories, Star Wars, nostalgia, the best use of AI, plus Interview With a Vamparent and SO much more!

It's Episode 85: NANNY (2022)! This one is WAY too spicy for your tummy! But we can't talk about supernatural dramas centered around the plight of immigrant domestic workers without first talking about... A Minecraft Movie! Plus: Breaking news, shame on imdb, spring break, Woo's big day, TV dinners, date nights, and OH so much more!

It's Episode 84, Creeps! Steven Soderbergh's PRESENCE (2025)! And your presence is presents enough! We talk time changes, jet lag, Attack of the Clones vs Attack of the Meltdowns, favoritism, the Oscars, a Letterboxd recap and SO much more!

It's Episode 83! FATAL ATTRACTION (1987)! Mummy & Deaddy tackle their first-ever erotic thriller, and just in time for Galentine's Day! We talk about affairs, deception, bad doggie dads, Roger Ebert, and slime. Plus nightmare school pick-up scenarios, innuendo, New York bagels, and SO much more!

Ep. 82! Crappy New Year, Creeps! It's 2025, and we're watching THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHILDREN (2023)! We talk extensively about the wildfires ripping through our beloved Los Angeles this week, plus some Scary GOOD Stuff, a lil Holiday wrap-up, how to handle a nosebleed or marital problems, this movie's handling of mental illness, Blumhouse, new drops, and why you should follow Mummy on...

Episode 81! We end the year and the world with ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)! Grab your ballet slippers and a spiked baseball bat (or spiked hot chocolate) and join MXD on a musical adventure through the horrors of parenting, as we get into Advent calendars, sharing, experiential gifts, Christmas lists for adults, Holiday travel, decking the halls and SO much more!

Episode 80?! We return to Derry for the ABC TV miniseries STEPHEN KING'S IT (1990)! We get heavy into our post-election heaviness: how to talk to kids about it and how not to. But in no way do we talk about how to talk to them about IT, who is an ageless being haunting the children of one tiny New England town. Also, we get into play dates, good cops, raising a pet eyeball, and SO much more! Come...

Episode 79! HAPPY HALLOWEEN, CREEPS! We’re closing out Spooktoberfest 2024 with a real family affair: HEREDITARY (2018)! We talk Halloweek, Trick or Treat candy selections, shoe policies, student bereavement leave, going to the movies alone, generalized anxiety, epipens and inhalers, plus a double-dose of Interview With a Vamparent AND a sequel pitch?! And of course SO much more! Don’t forget to s...

Episode 78! SPOOKTOBERFEST 2024 continues through the dog days with SCREAM (1996) live from Las Vegas! 😱 A weekend away for Mummy & Deaddy means all-day brunch vibes, anxiety-dream-levels of mortification, plus how to talk about consent even with the very young, Richard Gere, rumors & bullying, emo adults, the media, processing grief past the year-mark, and SO much more!