Tales From Suburbia

This week, we took an Enneagram test to see what personality types we are.

Melinda put some random words in a hat and we improvised our thoughts on the topics.

Hey, Hi, Hello! We wanted to let you know about some books we have read the last couple of months. Ashley tends to read modern and contemporary romances as well as sad or emotional stories. Melinda is all about that Fantasy life! Hopefully we provide some insight into something you may want to read or we might mention something that you were thinking about reading and now we have steered you in a...

'This week, we are discussing what we have been up to in our personal lives. We haven't recorded for 3 months so we had some updates to discuss. There was a lot of laughing and Melinda razzing Ashley and talking shit on her therapist that completely ghosted her (the unethicality of it all).

Well, here we are again. This week, we discuss how hard it is to parent Gen Alpha as a Millennial.

This week Melinda and Ashley discuss the little things that make bring them joy. This is a longer episode and was going to be even longer, but it had to be made into two episodes During their discussion, Melin and Ashley went off on a tangent about motherhood. That part of the episode will be released separately in a couple weeks. Enjoy the conversation about food, Disneyland, our kids, but mainly...

What were people writing in Ashley's Senior yearbook? Listen to find out. Hint, she apparently trauma dumped all over the place. Were these normal yearbook messages? Melinda thinks not.

This week, we look at some films from our childhood that would probably send Gen Z into a coma. The 80's and 90's were not PC and scripts were greenlit that no one would allow today. We decided to delve into some movies that we really enjoyed as kids, but as adults can see that they were problematic AF. ***Just a warning: this episode discusses racism, white supremacy, transphobia, misogyn...

We are looking back at our first year of being podcasters. We wanted to share what we have learned from our experience and some takeaways that may help you if you were thinking of starting your own podcast. Feel free to ask us more about podcasting.

Melinda and Ashley are in San Diego celebrating 30 years of friendship! Did they do everything they planned on? How many books did they buy? This is the first ever episode recorded with both of them physically in the same pace so that's a new thing.  **** Just a heads up. There was a weird scratching noise happening throughout the recording and the only way it could be edited out caused the record...

We are planning a trip to commemorate 30 years of friendship. What does that look like? What does that mean?

Ash and Melin are reviewing The Mermaid from Jeju: A Novel by Sumi Hahn this week. Did they like it or naw? It was a departure from their typical reading genres but they drew numbers out of a hat and this win out. Will it be their last book review? Only time will tell.

Today we discuss the highs and lows of pregnancy. If hearing about pregnancy or life threatening issues that arise due to pregnancy and delivery trigger you, you may want to pass on today's episode. 

Do you make New Year's resolutions? If so, what were they this year? Melinda and Ashley talk about what type of energy they are putting in 2023. 

Today we explore our favorite childhood treats that have been discontinued. Will yours be included on the list? Also, who remembers Binaca? 

Kam is stepping down from making podcast episodes, but you can still follow him on TikTok at Haunted Tales. Melinda and Ashley will continue to post 2 episodes a month as they have from the beginning.

It's Melinda's birthday today! So let's talk about the fact that Melinda and Ashley LOVE to read, but their tastes differ. Something they do agree on though is, dinosaur erotica is a bit far. This episode starts off innocently enough, or not, but it devolves quickly. We are covering a lot of ground in this episode and it may not be for you. We still love you, don't worry. Warning: Super NSFW!

We duke it out over best and worst choices for holiday side dishes in this week's episode.

Melinda and Ashley explore their journey with religion and spiritualism.

Kamron discusses the legend of Eunice “Goody” Cole the only woman accused and exonerated of Witchcraft in New Hampshire as well as the historic and very creepy John Lawson Mannequin house in New York.

Yeah, you read that right. We decided to bring back "Bitch O' Clock" because it was so cathartic the first time. This time we are taking aim at a couple Food Network darlings as well as people that like to push the social expectations envelope. 

Kamron discusses his experiences growing up with sleep paralysis episodes and talks the different folklore that surrounds this phenomenon.

Happy Spooky Time of Year! Tales From Suburbia and Haunted Tales From Suburbia are joining forces on this special Halloween episode. Kam presents the history and mythos behind the Conjuring House to the TFS duo. Many of you may be familiar with the movie or the house but Kam was able to dig up some interesting and troubling information about this famous American property. 

In this week's episode, we look at Ashley's birth chart. Is it what Melinda expected? Does Ashley represent Taurus Sun's well? Let's chit chat about some insights astrology can provide for the individual as well as for relationships.

It's October so we are shifting gears. We wanted to dig a little deeper into Astrology. Your birth chart can tell you so much... way more than we have time to explore in two episodes but we are going to try our best. Please take everything mentioned with a grain of salt. Ashley is a novice and in no way an expert. Astrology has become one of her most recent hyper-fixations and she is probably gett...