Our Little Talks Podcast

In this episode, we talk about our new jobs, school mask policies, and Corinna's efforts to improve her driving skills. Next we talk about our return trip to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry on the same weekend as Lollapalooza. Then we mention some famous people from Michigan and daugther's new found admiration for Greta Van Fleet. Then we introduce a new segment, probably for the last tim...

In this episode we fact check and revisit some conversations from our last episode. We also discuss the National Treasure show planned for Disney+ and Corinna talks about her first job as a corporate wage slave. Dad briefly mentions that he is interviewing for a new job as well and we discuss daugther's first week of driver's training. We then engage in a long melange of topics and discuss the str...

In our long awaited ninth episode, we discuss not realizing that The Oscars were on tonight and that we have never heard of any of the movies that are nominated. We then discuss the latest on our personal COVID vaccinations and everyone in our state giving up on mask mandates. Then we talk about our day trip to Chicago from a few weeks ago and how eating at local restaurants on trips is largely ov...

In this episode we celebrate the return of The Muppet Show and discuss a pair of episodes we watched together. We then discuss the "harmful content" disclaimer placed in front of several episodes which leads into a serious discussion about how to deal with racist and "problematic" content of art and entertainment in the past. We also dispute the idea that the Looney Tunes character Pepe Le Pew nor...

In our first episode of 2021 we talk about today's Super Bowl between Tampa Bay and Kansas City, dad talks about his first COVID-19 vaccine shot, we engage in some literary snobbery as we talk about books we've read so far this year and why older books are better than modern ones. We also talk about the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books. We then discuss Cobra Kai Season 3 and then dad goes on a rant...

In our final episode of 2020, we discuss being positive, staying hopeful, and working for the common good of our communities. We talk about a few Christmas movies, past New Years Eves, and how Dick Clark was brilliant at selling the New Year countdown. We also talk about our hopes for 2021 and look forward to Season 3 of Cobra Kai!    

In this episode, we discuss our thoughts on the first two seasons of The Mandalorian and the latest episode, “The Tragedy.” We talk about the unsurprising return of everyone’s favorite bounty hunter and why it doesn’t matter if you fit someone’s idea of what it means to be a true fan. We also rant about people who are paranoid about diversity. We wrap things up with a “deep” discussion of the uniq...

It's our first annual Christmas Special! (Sort of...) We begin with a discussion of the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian and the return of THE Jedi! We also wonder about Star Wars fans' unsettling fascination with and enjoyment of brutal, violent deaths. Next we talk about our annual viewing of the classic film White Christmas and the problematic racial elements of old movies. Then we talk about...

In this episode, we offer thoughts on Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Jingle All the Way and the “live” viewing of The Grinch Musical! We also talk about why its dumb to always buy the newest, most popular gadgets and ridicule people who think they are actually relevant enough to “cancel” someone. We finish the episode by discussing the latest chapter of The Mandalo...

In this episode we recap our Thanksgiving Day! Dad fact checks the previous episode and had no idea who anyone was in the Macy's Parade. He also rethinks his stance the traditional Thanksgiving meal and did not watch the Detroit Lions game. We discuss the live streamed Josh Groban concert and why our family loves him so much. Also, Dad regrets letting his kids watch John Hughes movies and the Jame...

In our debut episode we discuss Thanksgiving, whether people actually make the things they pin on Pinterest, the two times Dad went to the Macy's Parade, the no-win scenario of the Coronavirus pandemic and school, acknowledging the holidays of other cultures, "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" and the awfulness of Peppermint Patty. We also discuss Dad's surprise that John Mulaney never comes up in the...