The Injury Report

Emilia and Maria are joined by delightful and talented Chicago performer Tom Cannan!! Injuries include allergies, being tanked all weekend, and a broken wrist from flipping a bike. We're also talkin the plural form of "stadium"—and it's NOT what you think. Thanks to Rey Tang for our theme song!

Emilia and Maria are joined by COMEDIC TREASURE, Chicago's own Mary Noah!! And get this: Mary Noah brought paws-itive injuries. Physical injuries include a puppy-induced bloody nose, a dog tooth to the cheek, a surprise sunburn, bike ride soreness, and most importantly, getting decked by two older ladies. It doesn't get better than this, folks. Thanks to Mary Noah for joining us and thanks to Rey...

Emilia and Maria are joined by very funny, very talented performer Steph Barnes! Injuries include spider bites, sunburns, and a case of the audition rejection blues. Plus, as always, we complain about the American healthcare system. Cheers, Steph!!

Emilia and Maria have NO GUEST this time. Wow. Can you believe it. Injuries include some neck pain, a foot splinter, and lots of emotional hurts. We also discuss SPORTS and CHILDREN OF MEN, starring CLIVE OWEN. Okay bye love you

Emilia and Maria are joined by the royalty of Cornservatory, Deanna DeMay and Justin Oliver Lance! Physical injuries galore: a series of concussions, a dislocated knee, and a bruised ribcage. Plus, our first ever story of one of us ~causing~ an injury instead of sustaining one. THANKS DEANNA AND JUSTIN! And Rey Tang for our theme song. If you have a gun, I must be a healthcare representative.

Emilia and Maria are joined by hilarious Chicago performer and giggly girl Zalia Maya!! Injuries include a cooking burn, an ankle sprain, and an eyelid incident. Plus, Zalia recalls extremely specific videos from school that nobody else remembers... but did she just hallucinate them? Listen to find out... Thank you to Rey Tang for our theme song!

Emilia and Maria are joined by Emilia's BIG SISTER: the very funny Maura Murphy-Barrosse! Physical injuries include an ankle sprain, bone spurs, ill-fitting shoes, and a dog tooth to the face. That's right, a dog tooth to the face. Plus, the elusiveness of the perfect pair of sunnies. You win some you lose some. Special thanks, as always, to Rey Tang for our beloved theme song.

Emilia and Maria are joined by composer, comedian, and music director Adam O'Dell! Physical injuries include finger scrapes and smashes—a pianist's nightmare! Plus, we learn about the cortical homunculus. Also, Adam does some nerdy stuff with our bleep sound. Come back soon, Adam! And a big thank you to Rey Tang for our new theme song!!

Emilia and Maria are joined by hilarious performer Jonathan Castillo! Physical injuries include fainting, hallucinating, and vaping to the point of injury. Emotional injuries are also somehow physical: tripping and accidentally hitting oneself in the face. Plus, Emilia reveals a secret collection. We <3 Jonathan!!! And a huge THANK YOU to Rey Tang for the new theme song :)

Emilia and Maria are joined by multi-talented comedian, podcaster, and actual beam of light Rey Tang!! Injuries include a cut finger, broken glass, and two wild stories of lost keys. Plus, Maria recommends a movie nobody else likes.

The hilarious Jake Rhodes is here! Jake, Emilia, and Maria talk sleep injuries, physical therapy, sticks and houses, and I'll be honest, rotator cuffs. Snuggle up with two gigantic Dunkins and enjoy.

Emilia and Maria are joined by Chicago's own Hannah Stibbe! This one's for those of us with uteri. Plus, some info about Maria's neighbors. If it's not cozy, we don't want it. Folks-

Emilia and Maria are joined by multi-talented Chicago writer Zoë Brian!! Physical injuries run the gamut from a tiny burn to an NDE. And on the way, as always, we end up pondering death. Just keepin it light, folks!

Emilia and Maria are joined by the multi-talented, hilarious Ryan P.C. Trimble! It's chaos, it's non-stop bits, it's ART. Only one injury the whole episode but we cover a lotta ground on the way there. DM us your thoughts on the Jekyll & Hyde musical.

Emilia and Maria are joined by the hilarious and talented Naomi Caplan!! And Naomi brought RULES so listen up. Physical injuries include a toe papercut, a hand papercut, a bandage allergy, and an endoscopy. Also, the concept Maria is trying to remember is from the Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection by Julia Kristeva.

Emilia and Maria are joined by their friends/performer power couple Maddi LeBlanc and Anthony Sanberg! Physical and emotional injuries include friendship fallouts, a grudgeful ankle, performance mishaps, and stained black slacks. Let the record show that Emilia was completely right about the phrase "time immemorial" and Maria only just now understood while posting this.

No guest this week! Except for Emilia and Maria, who are each other's respective guests. We're talking cat allergies, head bangs, and minor fight choreography injuries. Plus Maria makes a super fair comparison of TV sitcoms and the work of Wes Anderson which isn't at all out of pocket.

Emilia and Maria are joined by Chicago's own Jennie Bodenstein! Physical injuries include so many knee surgeries. Also features some forgetfulness about the Alamo, despite everything. Thanks, Jennie!

Emilia and Maria are joined by lovely special guest Krissy Newcomb!!! We're out here talking baseball, a near-death experience, comedy shows, and more baseball. Injuries include a kayak smoosh and a car wash slip. You get it. We <3 Kristina!!

Emilia and Maria are joined by special guest and bff Kasey Kennedy! Physical injuries include a fajita burn and an onstage stumble. Plus, Emilia sustains a brand new emotional injury in real time!!

Emilia and Maria have their first SPECIAL GUEST! Beloved Katelin Dirr joins the pod to talk sunburns, colds, and a thumb slice. Listen to the end for a special surprise!

Emilia and Maria discuss soda vs. pop, Bo Burnham (our fave!), no quartering, and fall fits. Injuries include new shoes pain, a new tat, and some allusions to heartbreak. Love!

Episode 3! We're still out here talking emotional and physical injuries over the last fortnight. Emilia and Maria discuss cuticles, nightmares, disillusionment, and bathroom breaks. Don't worry it's fun

Emilia and Maria mostly discuss how this is episode 3, but it's not. It's episode 2. Don't worry about it. Injuries include a skinned knee and an eyeball bonk.

First episode! Meet Emilia and Maria. There are some construction sounds at the end and we're sorry but it's our first episode so we beg for your grace. M & E discuss a black eye, a leg scrape, therapy, and airplanes.