Reinventing This Shitshow

Show notes? What are show notes? How do I export this thing? Where does the microphone plug in? How do we do this again? WHY IS THE AUDIO SO TERRIBLE?! The moms are BACK, baby! You know how the best friends are the ones you don't talk to for 6 months, but then you pick up the phone and you're right back where you started? That's us. And YOU! Don't you feel special? But seriously, we're glad to be...

Join Maxine and Millie as they cross the pond to visit their good friend (and ghost with the most), theatre legend, Rob Falconer! Remember the time the moms went on a cruise and stayed up way past their bedtimes? Rob is the reason! They must have spoken his name three times unbroken (or maybe it’s just their shitty internet and whatever's in Rob's Pepsi), because this episode is completely of...

Happy 13th episode! Did we mention that 13 is Taylor’s lucky number? No, but we might be the only ones who haven't! It’s been a week. Millie’s husband is off on a wild adventure without her, leaving her solo parenting for 2 ½ weeks. Maxine is exhausted from her dream job, but excited for her oldest son to come home (before he jets off back to NYC to be a star). This episode has something for every...

Millie and Maxine haven’t seen each other in weeks (sad face) since Maxine got her dream job (yay!). In their first ever remote recording session they reminisce about their favorite 80s (and some 90s) flicks and Millie discovers something about Maxine she didn’t know! What’s the big discovery? And will they mention your favorite film? You’ll have to listen to find out! Why are 80s movies so awesom...

Millie and Maxine get real about kids, dating, and kids dating. Oh wait, it’s not called “dating” anymore. It’s “talking.” Another GenZ phrase demystified – you’re welcome! What they can’t figure out is why their teens are Facetiming each other but not looking at the screen. Remember talking on the landline phone to your crush for hours until your mom made you hang up because you didn’t have call...

Millie’s husband is about to climb a mountain AND spend three months doing military duty. Will she survive? Will the kids survive? What about the 4 chickens, 2 dogs, 1 cat, and a choke-prone horse? We shall see. But one thing is certain, life is a lot harder for many other military spouses out there, so if you’re one of them – thank you. And speaking of things that are hard, the new year has got t...

The moms are *this* close to surviving the holidays. Hanukkah is done, and all that’s left for Maxine is to force her family into their matching pjs. Millie, on the other hand, is still trying to forgive herself for dialing in Christmas this year with Dollar Store boxes and no bows. It’s a big change from the matching wrapping paper of yesteryear. But her therapist has ordered her to stop being su...

Maxine and Millie had so much to tell you about their big cruise, they had to split it into two episodes! Millie treated herself to a day of pampering, which ended in a cold pedicure and a desperate plea for her husband to return early. Maxine finally got off the ferry from Hell, only to be greeted with her own real-life Titanic moment. And those aren’t the only stories the Moms have to tell about...

The Moms are back from their vacation and, damn, do they need a vacation! Maxine and Millie are ready to fill you in on the ups and downs (literally) of their big cruise. Maxine recounts her near-death experience on a shore-excursion - complete with a ferry-mutiny. Millie faces her fear of drowning by spending a leisurely 23 minutes of her life underwater, with a death grip on the regulator (and t...

Besties Maxine and Millie are chomping at the bit to get to their big cruise! But first, they have a few importing things to discuss, such as: Should your highschooler have a job? Why do we assume every kid needs to go to college? Who influenced the friends the most growing up? And what could basketball, a porpoise, and the FBI have in common? You’ll have to listen to find out! Please join us. Bec...

Your friends Maxine and Millie get real about parenting teenagers. From handling tough questions to learning to let their kids experience the consequences of their own actions, they bare it all in a unfiltered conversation about nurturing almost-adults. They also reflect on the strategies used by their parents, how these experiences influenced their own approach to parenting, and how they measure...

Maxine and Millie send their deepest regrets on the lack of episode this week. Please accept this brief bonus content as a consolation prize. At least we didn't shoot our eyes out!

Happy Thanksgiving! Your friends Maxine and Millie are pondering what gratitude means and how to cultivate it in their own lives without driving themselves crazy. Can they do it? We’ll have to wait and see! On the lighter side, Millie regales us with the story of the Thai Cowboy Raffle Garage Sale Birthday Party Hula Extravaganza she recently attended and the friends walk down Thanksgiving memory...

Maxine and Millie fall down the rabbit hole of pop culture: from NKOTB’s Magic Summer Tour and Travis Kelce’s new girlfriend to the tragic passing of everyone’s favorite Friend. Millie reveals the truth behind “Trick or Beer” and the moms vent about why GenZ humor is the worst. Please join us. Because a midlife crisis is more fun with friends! [00:35] Personal Updates and Weekly Recap [02:10] Gen...

Millie and Maxine dig deep into their hopes and dreams, and why mom-guilt is the worst. They also touch on the ever-important “oat versus soy milk” debate and why it’s important to have a friend you can worry-vomit on. Today’s grab bag, “things we hate,” centers around gas-station-Brian’s sunny outlook, Millie’s mismatched kitchen appliances, and finding tween clothes that don’t belong at a strip-...

Meet Maxine and Millie, two women of a "certain age" who decided that the only reasonable response to a midlife crisis was to start a podcast! Learn a little about who we are and why we thought adding a podcast to our already packed lives was a good idea. You'll hear about Millie's household menagerie (including a horse who can't eat solid food) and Maxine's husband upgrade. We’ll also reminisce a...

Meet Maxine and Millie and find out why we thought the world needed yet another "midlife mom" podcast. Music: Feather Duster by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com