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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!...

It’s a spontaneous Small Talk Spectacular™ as Bobby, Ann and Meredith tackle loose ends and tangents after Hillary bails on us to be a responsible adult. (How dare she.) Topics include: An overdue Cheez-it frozen pizza review, the limitless applications of crunchy Biscoff butter, Ann pinch-hitting on a Grease 2 music commentary request, an unexpectedly complicated look back at Northern Exposure (s...

In honor of what would have been our friend Mike Frizzell’s 60th birthday, please enjoy this blast from the past, originally released on November 24, 2019. Rest in pizza, Mike. We miss you, buddy. On this week’s episode of TSHE: more highway talk, a stromboli is not a calzone, life lessons from The Devil Wears Prada, the awfulness of junior high boys, a heaping helping of Dad Wisdom, and the perfe...

It’s the week of the Fourth and the TSHE crew is feeling extremely patriotic! Just kidding! Your hosts gather together to discuss pretty much anything but America’s current situation. From settling in in Erie (including a wet pants situation) to the new (and extremely bizarre) Trivago ad campaign, your hosts are here with a grab bag of topics. We also do a small recap of our Grease 2 watchalong wh...

Live From the June Moon Talent Show! TSHE celebrates episode 300 (not counting all those old LRBs) with our long-awaited, much-anticipated Grease 2 watchalong. So fire up Paramount+ (or something called hoopla , apparently) and join us for this 80s-cosplaying-the-60s adventure. Do it for your country.  Connect with the show! This is your show, too. Feel free to drop us a line, send us a voice memo...

The gang is out living their lives this week, so please enjoy this TSHE Classic, originally aired on July 14th, 2024. It’s been quite a week, and Bobby, Hillary and Ann are here to break down and solve the challenges in American politics, climate chaos and global unrest. Just kidding. It’s an episode about our favorite movie theatre candy. Plus, Bobby’s feeling confident out in the country, Hillar...

As you’re listening, Father’s Day 2025 has likely passed, but the TSHE Coven (™) want to talk about their dad and aspirational dad hobbies. Woodworking, The West Wing, and home improvement goals all top the list. We might not be fathers, but we still want to read 800 page novels about John Adams (at least Hillary does)! In other news, Hillary describes Steel Magnolias as dramatized by teens, Mered...

Or: Claire Danes, the best chin actor in the business  This week, Wheel of Topics™ returns. Plus, Bobby’s bachelor arms is an accidental sauna, Meredith had a StairMaster run-in (a StepIn?) with a racist, and Ann tried to cheat, once.  TSHE Recommends Life By Living Connect with the show! This is your show, too. Feel free to drop us a line, send us a voice memo, or fax us a butt to let us know wha...

Summer, with its picnics and beaches and boardwalks and barbeques, is just around the corner, and an essential component of the season is that tastiest of cool treats: ice cream. We’re grabbing some spoons and digging into our history and preferences in the frozen dessert arena. Cone or dish? Chocolate chips or not? Make your own or almost get fired by a pervy manager because of someone else’s mis...

Your TSHE crew is out shopping the Memorial Day sales this week, so please enjoy a TSHE classic where we invent a new holiday! (Bonus - You get a brand new Rory cameo. Enjoy!) Figuring if the US government can establish a new holiday, we can, too, Bobby, Hillary and Ann set out to claim another day for a worthy occasion. It started as a lark, and yet, became so much more. Welcome to the calendar,...

Two-thirds of this week’s hosts don’t have kids. Did that stop us from discussing youth sports? Not even for a minute. From expensive gear to endless hours spent cheering at games and driving to/from practice, Bobby, Ann and current resident expert Hillary dive head-first into our childhood athletic endeavors, life as an athlete parent, and our usual share of tangents.  TSHE Recommends Jonathan Ki...