The Spirit Of 77

It’s fast and furious this week. Also, there is a lot of phlegmy coughing in this one. You have been warned. Amy brings Dunkin’ Munchkins® to the SOSS studios. Maya and Amy dig into Ben Affleck and J. Lo’s relationship. Amy recounts seeing Dan Ackroyd at the liquor store near Ridgedale Mall. He was promoting his diamond-filtered vodka that comes in a skull. Captain Kangaroo and Lady Elaine are ter...

The free dog hotel is open again this week! Maya reviews all the amenities included in the free dog hotel experience. Lot’s of dog talk up front on this ep. Amy regrets not going to the First Avenue Dancetaria 53rd Anniversary. Amy doesn’t even know what summer even means anymore. April fools jokes on the internet are trash. Amy reveals that it feels like she’s spending too much time online. She’s...

Maya recaps her Florida trip. She stayed at a hotel. Sarasota traffic is nuts! She impressed many 70-something men with her beach bocce ball skills. She also golfed! Turns out being retired is just a lot of games upon games. Hotel Report: Room service rules. Maya and Producer Tyler do some great eavesdropping at the airport featuring a belt and purse guy from New York. Spoiler alert: Maya’s impres...

This week on the SOSS, Amy and Maya kick it off with a convo about being twin brothers. Also, it’s March in MN and it’s still the depths of weather. The potholes are so bad you can see the old-ass cobblestones from the 1800s. It’s a real record-setting year for all the wrong reasons. Amy claims Big Bird was scheduled to ride into space on the Challenger. Amy and her husband have a list of things t...

This week on the SOSS, the ladies discuss Amy quitting her job and how they might erect a memorial in her honor involving a candle and a parking space plaque. Maya and Amy discuss how “spring forward” daylight saving time is trash. Amy points out that the night shifters are loving life right now. Racquet Report: Melissa’s drama-filled solo trip to drills, and Maya and Melissa go to tennis drills a...

This week on the SOSS, the ladies have all-day near misses trying to get together. Once they find each other, they launch into an epic Animal Report featuring dog parks. Producer Tyler is on fire with his new soundboard. Maya recaps brunch with her sisters. Maya reveals a surprise Spain trip that includes a Frank Gehry hotel in wine country and a small town festival featuring the high-flying, umbr...

This week, Maya did winter activities and even got a free beer! Amy & Maya watched some stuff and Maya still has a crush on David Duchovny even though he did Tea Leoni dirty. Next, Maya does not believe Amy’s Titanic PCP-spiked seafood chowder story for one minute. Finally, in a surprising turn of events, Maya shares a sports story!

 Amy doesn’t even want to hear people pretending it’s warm out and she is over winter! And yes, we all know February is a “shorter” month. A human can only handle so much coldness according to Amy. Racquet Report! Amy and Maya play indoor winter tennis in a bubble. Concert Report! Maya goes to Semisonic two nights in a row. Amy recounts a Friday night nachos quest that involves not bowling an...

 Amy started out the day looking super amazing and professional, taking her dog to the office. Unfortunately, they were ambushed by building construction/pile driving upon arrival and a secret wayward turd ensues in the car. Amy is eating EZ Mac to soothe the crazy day. Maya has an ear update about her eff-ed-up ear. She recounts her visit with an ENT who has a very interesting name and some...

 SOSS After Dark! Amy’s real sick this week. Just regular sick - it’s not COVID people. Also, inspired by a SOSS episode, her husband Warren makes a Windsor-style pizza at home. It was sooooooo good! Maya reviews a “New York” style pizza in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis. There’s bad news for fun winter activities…the snow blanket and “warm” weather is causing everyone to go to plan “B”...

It’s another episode of SOSS After Dark! The holidays and adult winter break are over. Amy recounts a skating party she attended highlighting the moist walls, cool skating culture, and the softness of modern children. Maya has a Racket Report featuring holiday family pickle ball and a new segment theme song. The ladies try to question why Nick Cage is still allowed to make movies. Maya reviews a n...

In this episode, holiday spirits are up on SOSS street including an audio visit from old Saint Nick himself! Amy has survived a snowed-in week at the cabin and is now a pioneer woman of the woods that has realized family really IS everything! It's a Christmas miracle! Next, Maya revisited her first First Avenue concert experience with the Lemonheads 30th anniversary show and it was everything her...

 This week’s episode kicks off with a gifting tip: If you don’t know what to get someone, get them a consumable. Hickory Farms bitch! Amy thinks Omaha Steak Company can go straight to hell with their apple tartlets. Amy recalls a parking lot hustle where you could get a new windshield and free steaks. Amy recounts her Black Friday shopping experience. The ladies reminisce about their favorite...

 Amy just orders Thanksgiving meals now. Maya is only in charge of the charcuterie plate. The ladies analyze Aldi’s commitment to doing the least possible for you. Don’t you just love people that talk to you at the grocery store? Also, wouldn’t it be great if there was a store that has all the best things from every store? Amy reveals you don’t need a Costco secret. Maya reviews Black Panther...

Amy adopts a dog, Sadie! She’s from Texas! You don’t like dogs? That’s a red flag! Long dog report here: Amy’s never had a girl dog before. Harrison is an at-home pooper. Amy’s taken this new dog everywhere: the office, dog park, indoor dog park, etc. People with Corgis really love Corgis. Maya talks SNL with Dave Chapelle and Black Star. She wants to know where Mos Def gets his tunics that look l...

This week the SOSS fam is battening the hatches for a Minnesota winter. Amy was up north checking on her cabin - she expected the worst…muskrats playing the banjo, beavers chewing on the wall, raccoons doing stuff, etc. Spoiler alert: none of that happened. Everything is fine. Maya & Producer Tyler got a fancy new golden outdoor spigot. Amy explains her husband’s long-time war with woodpeckers...

 Mind your Ps & Qs - producer Tyler is back in the studio! It’s Halloween weekend and both the ladies are exhausted. Concert Report: Durry at the Fine Line while decked out in skeleton costumes. Amy learns a tortilla with sauce and cheese is not good but does “give the energy of pizza”. Amy and Maya try to figure out why that Bat Girl movie will never see the light of day. Maya reviews a...

It’s fall but it’s 78 degrees on SOSS Street. It’s a really rich tapestry this week. Maya’s sisters can’t believe Amy hasn’t seen Goonies. Amy promises to watch it. Who doesn’t love Martha Plimpton?!?! The ladies agree that Empty Nest was a really great show even if you are in elementary school. Sylvester Stallone is on a TV show now? And it isn’t even on regular TV! Also, his character’s name is...

Maya threw her back out at advanced tennis so now she’s on drugs for this podcast. All the elderly gentlemen at tennis were suddenly very interested in her and wanted to talk about ailments. Amy’s going to Colorado to visit her son. She’s planning on driving through the mountains with her mom and if you know Marsh that potentially involves a lot of screaming. Amy is skipping parents’ weekend. Maya...

Maya’s free dog hotel has no vacancies! Animal Report: Amy’s cabin came with a random cabin dog. It’s Catholic fall festival season! Maya and Producer Tyler are trying to replace their favorite fall festival. It’s unclear whether Maya did or did not get French fries at a fair while being the subject of mistaken identity. Maya wins bingo twice! The bingo callers were acting nuts like an SNL sketch....

Amy replays her latest concert adventure seeing Def Leopard, Joan Jett, Poison, & Mötley Crüe. The takeaway: this audience was bananas - a real human soup. Surprisingly a lot of young people! Moms with sons and tons of Gen Zers with their stiff high waisted jeans. She and her husband ask the important question, “Is Joan Jett really enjoying touring anymore?” Amy is suddenly Bret Michaels' bigg...

This week's episode kicks off with Animal Report: Dog barf! Then moves into Concert Report: Pre-analyzing the Joan Jett, Def Leopard, Poison, & Motley Crue concert. The big question is...what do you wear to this? Maya gets Joan Jett and Pat Benatar confused. Amy somehow makes money on this pandemic postponed concert. Why is the BeReal app trying to make us all ugly? In a second Animal Report,...

Well, it's a wild ride here on SOSS street this week. This week's episode starts off with some nice middle-aged talk about gout, yard work, orthotics, and the library then quickly moves like a Bullet Train into a rapid-fire pop-culture topic spree of epic proportions. Maya recounts her $50 pizza from a newish local restaurant and realizes she has a history of overpaying for pizza. Next Amy an...

This week, Maya shares her latest last-minute trip to New York to see Sarah Silverman’s musical, The Bedwetter, featuring lyrics penned by her late friend. It’s a solo trip filled with tourist activities and big feelings including: A semi-psychic dream! 30-minute walk for a cannoli Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge! Brooklyn Flea! Rise of the American fashion designer exhibit at the Met. Enthus...

This week the ladies think the Fourth of July Hits Different This Year considering everyone has fewer rights than they did 6 weeks ago. Amy recounts mistaking a robot for a real person in the sporting goods store. Amy diagnoses Maya’s foot pain. Amy and Maya decide the full name for their local grocery chain, CUB (Consumers United for Buying) sounds like communism. Amy runs through some of her Cos...