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We tried this week, we really did. But life just kept getting in the way. It felt like a week where  we could use a little comfort, so please enjoy this snacktastic episode from July 8, 2024. Because sometimes you just have to play the hits. See you next week! Original show description:  It’s days after what might be our country’s last July 4 as the monarchy has apparently descended on us, so what...

The holiday break is almost over. We’re coming back into town, taking down the decorations, and getting ready for a new year. But first, we gotta catch up! It’s been a minute, so let’s indulge in a little small talk spectacular (™)!! And this small talk covers a lot of ground. We discuss the good (New Orleans, family, strange christmas movies), the bad (floods, hangovers, life stuff), and (most im...

The holiday fell on our recording days this year (how inconsiderate), so we’ve opened the vault to bring you this TSHE Classic Episode from way back in December of 2021. See you all in the new year! Original show notes are below. It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for The Coven to get grumpy about gifts! Spoiler alert - “gifting” doesn’t rank high on any of our love languages. Join us as we...

Our TSHE Holiday Watchalong tradition continues with Champagne Problems , streaming on Netflix. Dial it up, count down slowly with us, and join in as we riff our way through 90ish minutes of the latest schlocky small screen ho-ho-holiday cheer. Connect with the show! This is your show, too. Feel free to drop us a line or send us a voice memo to let us know what you think.   Facebook group: This Sh...

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? Well at this time of the year, we really have no choice! We here at TSHE are trying (?) to get in the spirit of the holiday season and are here to talk all those little things that remind us what time of year it is! From giant red bows to Christmas car decorations and the beginning of family birthday season, the Coven (™) discusses what makes it a December to...

The gang is out managing life this week, so please enjoy this look back at one of our favorite things. Original show notes from Jan 2024 below: It’s a TSHE Soup Spectacular (Souptacular?)! In this episode, we discuss one of the favorite food types of three of your four hosts. From chicken noodle to creamy mushroom, there’s something for (almost) everyone. Topics include parental food bonds, food s...

In a loosey-goosey night before Thanksgiving record, your TSHE hosts are talking about their Thanksgiving plans. Lots of 13 lb turkeys! Lots of pies! Will we survive? TBD! We don’t like a regular Thanksgiving, we like a cool Thanksgiving! Also, in a wild turn of events, Hillary is the first host to say, “The thing about math…” Who knew?! In small talk, we’re continuing our quest to being a Subaru...

This week, it’s a listener-suggested variation on a recent theme. A couple of weeks ago we explored things we keep trying even though we keep failing—so why not things we tried once and promptly dropped? Some recurring themes on what we’ve hit and quit emerge quickly. Plus: how much statisticians get down (a little bit), how much Ann’s hips lie (quite a lot), and how long you have to go to spin cl...

It’s no longer SPOOKY HALLOWEENTIME, but your TSHE hosts can still get a little scared sometimes. From closet monsters to battery anxiety, are the Coven’s terrors always logical? No! But we are here vulnerably admitting our irrational fears to you!  In other news, the mysterious new Subaru owner is revealed in an M. Night Shymalanesque twist, Hillary talks about her adventure to Louisiana, and Ann...

We try not to be too hard on ourselves around here, but occasionally we have to acknowledge the truth of our mediocrity. In that vein, Bobby, Meredith and Ann are discussing the things we’re no good at, no matter how hard we try. From athletics to food prep to animal discipline, we just keep making the effort and hoping we’ll somehow get different results. Plus, Meredith is watching (new to her) c...

We’re opening the TSHE Vault this Halloween Week for a fast food classic from June 16, 2024. (Original episode #246.) Plus: A new bonus installment of Bobby Tries It So You Don’t Have To™ that’s very much on theme. How we wrote it up last summer: Last week’s episode turned out to be kind of a heavy one, so this week we decided to do a “quick and breezy” show about fast food. Are you a McD’s or a B...

This week, grown adults Meredith, Hillary, Bobby and Ann gather to tackle one of life’s great questions: How do we—again, grown adults—make friends? Where do we go? What do we do? And how do we not know the answer and yet somehow know Meetup is not the answer?  We just want to be in someone’s Top 8. Fittingly, today’s free stock image show pic downloaded with the file name “middle-age-friends-havi...

Your TSHE crew has been all over the place the past few weeks (both geographically and metaphysically), so we thought it was a great time for another edition of a SMALL TALK SPECTACULAR!! Some topics include: a Bible review (sorta kidding), a mousening update, Hillary’s perceived doppelganger, an apple filled weekend, and a fun journey into American healthcare. We, of course, get into some tangent...

The TSHE crew is out and about this week, so please enjoy this classic episode from September 24, 2023. The music we listen to in our youth stamps an imprint on our souls, whether we want it to or not. So, Hillary, Meredith, and Ann are heading back to the 90s to revisit some of the (mostly) one-hit wonders that still live in the recesses of our brains. Mediocre musicianship, uninspired compositio...

Bakers: Welcome to Pi(e) Week! It’s episode 314, and unlike when we blew past our chance to pay tribute to the band 311, there was no chance we could let 314 go by without talking pi(e). Be careful if you’re hungry as most of this episode is about food, though we do take a few minutes to talk math, Bobby’s whereabouts from the last couple of weeks, and your thoughts on etiquette faux pas. TSHE Rec...

Today the Coven is putting on our advice columnist hats as we discuss the mysteries of manners and etiquette. What is the social lubricant that helps us keep the good will of our friends and neighbors? Honestly, it all boils down to being aware that you’re not the only person in the world. We spend an inordinate amount of time puzzling over the intricacies of table manners, the geographic componen...

Do you dream about a big pile of brisket? A hot dish? A corned beef egg roll? Well, do we have a show for you! Today the Coven (™) is talking about all our favorite and least favorite regional delicacies! Come for the Tex Mex, stay for the lingonberries and Detroit style pizza!  In small talk, Hillary describes her Monday night concert going experience. Teens, tweens, and toddlers screaming for a...

All aboard the Orient Express as the TSHE book club reconvenes to discuss a famous mystery classic by Agatha Christie. How did we feel about Hercule Poirot and his little grey cells? Pretty good, it turns out. He’s “not a punk” like Sherlock Holmes, so he’s got that going for him. Plus, Bobby dips into garbage talk, Ann resolves her car dilemma, and we’ve got lots of ED (emergency department) stor...

We’re no Dr. Robbys or Nurse Danas, but your TSHE hosts have had some times in emergency rooms (departments?) and urgent cares and let’s just say - experiences vary! From glorious vomiting (sorry) to head staples (again, sorry), we will thrill you with our medical tales of woe. In confusing news, we have a detailed discussion about the Uncrustaburger at the Minnesota State Fair (as pictured above)...

This week, we’re talking TV dads. The ones we love. The ones we don’t. And the ones who haven’t aged well. (Here’s looking at you, Cliff Huxtable.) Plus: Bobby’s a little out of it, Hillary’s seeing halos, Meredith’s going rogue with a chain saw, and we all love John Goodman. And a book club alert: We’ll be reading the classic Murder (or Muck Duck, if you will) on the Orient Express. Get ready for...

There were some last-minute scheduling issues this week, so we had to forgo recording and search the TSHE vault to find an appropriate substitute episode. Please enjoy, and we promise we’ll be back next week! It’s no secret that here at TSHE we looooove to talk about food, and this episode is no different. Accordingly, we’re riding a river of oil to the Webster Firemen’s Carnival to check in on th...

It’s time for America’s Favorite Game! Wheel of TOPICS! Get ready for an evening of fun and fortune!  Just kidding! Your TSHE hosts spin the wheel of some half-baked topics not fit for a whole show. Conspiracies, old-timey phone numbers (please explain!), things that we’re over (hello, our current government), and much more. Plus, Bobby has a new favorite newspaper, and we have an in depth discuss...

After something between a decade and an eternity of talking about the show’s favorite movies, this week we select our Top 5 for our Mount Rushmore of TSHE Actors. (Shouldn’t it be four, you’re asking? Get over it, we do what we want.) Plus, a motherboy outing for a screening of another TSHE favorite, the latest chapter of a never-ending dental epic, a voice memo* from a listener whose favorite sea...

Here at TSHE we’re all sweetness and light, and we would never dream of complaining about anything , but the recent weather has been making us miserably out of sorts. So, the Coven is reconvening to talk about the different seasons (but mostly to grouse about how much summer sucks). In theory, it should be a wonderful time full of warmth, outdoor activities, and breaks from regular life, but the r...

It’s TSHE After Dark ™ (said in a sultry whisper). Come for some small talk about our current lives! Ann is FURIOUS, Bobby is settling in to his new (to be named) studio, and Hillary is back from the Eastern Seaboard. Stay for a deep dive into Fritz the Cat, disgusting baby shower games, finding odd refrigerators, Ken’s Salad Dressing availability, and a lot more miscellany. Also, please weigh in!...