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We’ve all had jobs (except for you, trust fund kids!) where the hours were long, the pay wasn’t great, and the work itself may or may not have been fulfilling (hello, kitchen grease). Despite all of this, our satisfaction at work has most often depended on the person who supervised us. In that spirit, Christy, Meredith, and Ann are talking about the bosses who lifted us up, as well as the bosses w...

It’s getting toasty outside, so the TSHE Coven has decided to risk failing (passing?) the witch test by making a beeline to the nearest body of cool water. We’re heading to the UP Pool to talk about swimming, whether it be in lake, ocean, river, or puddle (it’s pool for us, please). So, put on your favorite swimsuit from the Kathy Ireland Collection, pour yourself a glass of Skip and Go Naked, and...

In honor of America’s birthday, we celebrate the reasons we love—at least a little bit—our home and native land. Plus: Your favorite vintage nostalgic tech, Cool Aunt Hillary chauffeured some youths, Bobby the Body got burned at the beach, cultural explorer Meredith ventured to Hamtramck, and Ann wants you to know she is also super exciting. (She’s also a fan of a ridged chip.) TSHE Recommends  So...

Charge your Nokia, pump the Ska jams, and grab your Blockbuster card. Hiliv,  4893818, megadith, and kissieyes are here to take a nostalgic roadtrip of 90s technology. From Snake to AOL chatrooms to recording Mariah Carey’s Someday from the radio (the DJ better not talk over), we discuss the charm, hilarity, and creativity of our childhood tech experiences. In other news, Hillary is enjoying her c...

Gather ‘round with the whole crew for a trip to the Irish countryside in the latest installment of the TSHE Book Club! This week, we break down Tana French’s The Searcher . Other topics discussed include a review of In The Heights, talk of NASA’s twitch stream , the long arm of the Milk Council, and the revelations that most of our listeners are Truvies, but only one of our co-hosts is a psychopat...

Here at TSHE, we’re always on the lookout for things that will make us better people (except for our book club. Reminder: make sure to finish reading The Searcher by Tana French for next week’s show). As part of this continuing quest, we’re turning to the most rigorously scientific source of self-diagnostics: the internet quiz.  Ann, Hillary, and Meredith have done the work and are ready to share...

We got grits, we got crawfish, we got bleedin’ red armadillo cake. What does that mean? That means it’s time for another edition of our occasional cinema road trip. Hop in the minivan, y’all, we’re heading to the Southeast/South Central region of the US (that’s Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana). In addition to all of the attempted accents, natural teeth, and delicious food we encounte...

Ladies and gentlemen this is your podcast speaking. TSHE episode 87 with direct service to your earholes is ready for takeoff. Please make sure your headphones are fastened and your, uh, bluetooth is in its upright and locked position. (This really isn’t working, is it.) This week, Bobby, Ann and Meredith have champagne-button wishes and mini donut machine dreams as they look forward to traveling...

The Bad Girls of TSHE are back to share some of their experiences living in proximity to others. Some of our neighbors were great, and some were…less great. The discussion includes the liberal use of “spying windows,” the neighborhood DJ, a couple who wasn’t “grossly canoodling,” a Jesus shrine, Mr. Sensitive, and literal scorched earth. Plus, Ann’s gearing up for Christmas, Hillary has a social s...

We’re kicking off the TSHE Book Club with a discussion of Hollywood Homicide, by Kellye Garrett. We liked the diversity and the accuracy of the LA setting, but had a few burning questions that needed answers. Did we find our heroine endearingly daffy, or irritatingly incompetent? Was all the textspeak really necessary? Does a certain type of pornography referenced actually exist? (“Bobby, is that...

84: Maybe We are a Pyramid Scheme? As Mother’s Day looms, we have happily reconvened the council of Moms (™) and wow do we have a business opportunity for you!! Get in our downline! This episode we’re tackling a subject near and dear to our hearts - MLMs  (otherwise known as Multi-Level Marketing)! From your Rodan & Fields to your LulusRoe, we have you covered on all the dumb tactics, terrible...

At long last, Ann, Bobby and Hillary tackle the questions that have been on everyone’s minds (and in the TSHE tickler file) for months now: What is (and isn’t) a cop/not cop show, and more importantly, what—based on strict scientific criteria and rigorous research—are the best and worst cop/not cop shows?   You’ll know we weren’t trifling when you see this episode is 2.5 hours long.   Also discuss...

We return to the TSHE kitchens for another episode of Ann’s Baking Academy! This time, ‘The Boomers of Baking’ and ‘The Teacher’s Pet’ (that would be Christy, Hillary, and Meredith) have tied on their aprons to tackle the mystery of choux pastry and make some cream puffs. Will their puffs puff? Was 6 a bad choice? Will Ann take off the training wheels and then push everyone down the hill? Also dis...

Today this show has everything, and by everything, we mean everything Oscars! That’s right, your fearless pop culture reporters (and Gen X social media experts), Christy and Hillary, are going to walk you through this weird and wild oscar season with some wishes, some predictions, and some memories. It’s our favorite season, after all! Join us for a live Facebook Oscar Watch on April 25 (6:00 pm M...

Strippers, sadness, alligators, meth, housing bubbles, murder, pastel art deco. You guessed it! This week our TSHE road trip is bringing us to Florida! We explore our feelings on that particular state and bring a wide variety of movies (mostly) set there to discuss. From the Kings of Tampa to a drag club in Miami, these films really cover the span of Floridian humanity. Ahhh, The Sunshine State. I...

Aches. Fever. Congestion. All of the pain that lasts about a day as Bill Gates’ new 5G microchips* take hold in your bloodstream and rewrite your DNA. Now that more people are getting their vaccine shots, Bobby, Meredith, Christy and Hillary are dedicating a show to the inevitable sick day you’ll take (even if you don’t really need it) after you get the jab. And we know you will, because you belie...

It’s a gathering of the TSHE Coven (After Dark™) and we’ve got some petty grievances to air against our families, coworkers, fellow humans, and, frankly, the universe itself. From broken car promises to climate-controlled spaces to skirt (and money!) theft to avocados, we rehash all the things that just grind our gears. Along the way, we decide that some of these grievances are real and justified,...

Grab a glass of the mandatory book club wine as we ponder the start of the TSHE book club! Help us choose a book that does not improve us, has no questions in the back, and will not impart any wisdom (except that John Mayer is probably a dirt bag). Join us as we try to become the next Oprah or Reese! Will Kendell Jenner’s Instagram be our favorite book? Maybe? But Meredith’s bringing the Chardonna...

The TSHE Coven returns for Women’s History Month, and we’re determined to embrace our time to shine. In that spirit, we’re taking the opportunity to cover a trio of lady-focused health topics (don’t worry, guys – you can listen, too!). Christy and Hillary share a few things they would have liked to know before their mammograms. Meredith found an answer to nightmarish menstrual cycles. Ann was (lit...

After weeks of weather delays, the TSHE Cinema Road Trip Spectacular is back on the road as Hillary, Bobby, Ann and Christy head south—“South-South Atlantic,” to be specific. (Except Florida, because that *definitely* needs its own show.) This one’s full of thoughtful choices, from studies of historic inequity (The Color Purple) and not-so-historic inequity (The Hate U Give) to uhhh… lifelong roma...

Your TSHE (T.S.H.E.) hosts have had quite a momentous few weeks! We have lots of life updates with a major focus on the complete failure of the power and water infrastructure in the State of Texas (HEB not included). Follow Hillary’s somewhat meandering soliloquy describing her frozen journey from Nashville to Dallas, and finally to her very waterless neighborhood in Austin. It’s a frustrating, th...

Bobby, Christy, Ann, and special guest host Matt are traveling back to the heady days of picking instruments, finding musical niches, suffering band envy, and making our chorus teachers cry (kids are cruel, yo). We’re discussing our musical histories, bringing up sibling grievances, deciding which group is the coolest * to be in, and asking why instruments are gendered, for God’s sake. In small ta...

The time has come once again when, instead of producing original content for the show, we explore the treasure trove of stuff our listeners (and in some cases, our co-hosts) bought on Amazon using our affiliate links. Plus, Meredith is bested by chips and guac, Bobby is a delicate little flower, Christy is struggling with her senses (also her wifi), and Ann … excuse me, Lady Cordelia Fitzgerald …...

The Coven is back and ready to use our witchy powers for (mostly) good (and possibly a little evil). Today we’re talking about some of the popular shows we came late to love, as well as a few WE WILL NEVER WATCH, SO STOP TELLING US TO. On the list we’ve got genre fare, beloved dramas, renovation tent poles, and game shows from our grandparents’ era. Plus, the trouble with fanatics, a lot of puncha...

This week, we take navel-gazing to a whole new level by way of a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® personality inventory test. Is it bunk science that shouldn’t be taken out of context? Possibly. Is it stellar fodder for the show this week? Definitely. Listen as we share our results, and then take the survey and see which TSHE host is just like you! As a fair warning, odds are pretty good you’re a Mira...