The Ukeleles

Ep. 25 Cryptids and Conspiracies We are marching right into the misty hills of North Carolina to ask the question: Is Bigfoot just a hairy introvert? This week The Ukeleles dive into Bigfoot sightings across North Carolina and why Appalachia seems to be Bigfoot’s favorite hide and seek map. We talk about history, spooky stories, and read real reports of sightings. This is a can’t miss moment!

Ep.24 Weird Things We Just Accept As Normal This week, Annmarie, Ashley, and Mary spiral into a hilarious therapy session about the strange little rituals society told us were totally normal. Who decided strapping wire cages to our chests and glueing spider legs to our eyelids before soccer pickup was normal? From everyday annoyances to beauty standards,we laugh, rant, and question everything…like...

Ep.23 Hot Takes We’ll Probably Regret This week The Ukeleles throw caution, research, and common sense straight out of the window. We’re sharing our hottest takes with zero Googling, zero backtracking, and full acceptance that we may text each other tomorrow like, “Okay, but maybe I didn’t mean it like THAT.” From parenting opinions, to social confessions each of us brings two hottakes and defends...

Ep.22 Things We Pretend to Care About (But Don’t) In this episode, The Ukeleles dive headfirst into the polite little lies we all tell ourselves. From pretending to care about small talk and makeup to nodding along when someone starts talking about their “journey”. We unpack the social expectations that make us quietly scream into our iced coffee. We each take a stand on the things we especially f...

Ep. 21 Things We Didn’t Know About-Ourselves Edition Turns out, adulthood is just slowly discovering new things about yourself…most of them mildly inconvenient. In this episode, The Ukeleles get a little introspective (but don’t worry, it’s still chaotic). We’re talking about the habits, quirks, personalities, and weird truths that sneak up on you somewhere between “I have potential” and “why do I...

Ep. 20 I’m 40 and Don’t Work Out Because… In this episode, The Ukeleles embrace the hilarious reality of being 40-ish and realizing that fitness looks a lot different than it did in our 20’s (mostly because our bodies now file complaints). We kick things off with some classic Cups of Chaos, and then dive into a full breakdown of what working out means when your knees crack like glow sticks and str...

Ep. 19 The Moments That Defined Our Childhood The Ukeleles take a trip back to a time of Blockbuster Video, drinking straight from the hose, and roaming the neighborhood from the time they were told to get out of the house, until the street lights came on or at least until someone whistled that it was time for dinner. The ladies discuss having zero supervision as a child and the things we all thou...

Ep. 18 Would You Survive A Day In Her Brain? On this episode of The Ukeleles, the ladies dive headfirst into Cups of Chaos . From juicing adventures and a genuinely terrifying trip up a mountain to escaping it all on a cruise, the chaos is already brewing. Then the conversation turns inward as the ladies unpack the female brain. They talk about the constant mental load, the nonstop planning that s...

Ep. 17 New Year, New Us? Or Are We Still Judgy? In this episode, Annmarie somehow convinces the rest of the Ukeleles to talk New Year’s resolutions. Against our better judgement, each Ukelele shares what she's hoping for in the year ahead and what might be completely unrealistic. We dive into the idea of being “less judgemental” and question whether that’s even possible. Do we even have the maturi...

Ep. 16 Things I Didn’t Know About-Becoming An Adult Women At some point, no one hands you a certificate that says Congratulations , you are now a fully formed adult , instead it sneaks up on you somewhere between responsibility, mental load, and asking yourself, “wait…is this just how my brain works now?” In This Episode The Ukeleles talk candidly about what surprised us the most about becoming an...

Ep. 15 Would You Survive a Reality Show? Would you survive reality TV…or be voted off before the first commercial break? This week, The Ukeleles dive headfirst into the world of reality shows and brutally assess which ones they’d actually survive. From Real Housewives drama to Survivor endurance and the very real possibility of ending up on Naked and Afraid , no franchise is safe. Ashley makes it...

Ep. 14 Christmas Special-Jingle Balls It’s Holiday chaos, Ukelele style. The ladies dive into a lineup of Christmas games and festive fun, starting with Amazon or Annmarie , where Annmarie is challenged to decide whether wildly questionable gifts are real or fake. Next up, is Two Truths and a Lie, where listeners can play along and try to spot the lie before it’s revealed. The silliness continues...

Ep. 13 Adult Friendships are Hard Adult friendships are hard! Today The Ukeleles talk honestly about that. We explore how life changes friendships. Do you stay close with those friends from high school or do those friendships slowly fade? The Ukeleles also open up about their own friendship as a group of three and how different lifestyles and family dynamics shape how they show up for one another....

Ep. 12 Things I Didn’t Know About-Motherhood Edition On today’s episode, The Ukeleles are discussing the Good, the bad and the ugly of motherhood. We will discuss times our kids embarrassed us, times they made us cry and how motherhood has surprised us all.

Ep. 11 Social Media; Love it, Hate it, Can’t Quit it. How much time do you spend on social media and how often do you catch yourself checking your phone for updates on comments, likes, and follows? Today, The Ukeleles discuss their thoughts on social media, the influence it has on their kids, and if they, themselves have a problem. Listen to find out if they believe balance is achievable or if all...

Ep. 10 You Know What Pisses Me Off?! Don’t you just ever want to vent about the things that irritate you in your day to day life? On today’s episode, the ladies do just that. They discuss the things that really piss them off. We are talking about the hard hitters, the things that make their eye twitch, the things they just have to get off their chest. They have a feeling, they’ll resognate… wait.....

Ep. 9 Friendsgiving Special Yes, it’s that time of year! Cool weather is on the horizon and The Ukeleles are discussing all things Thanksgiving. Who doesn’t love turkey day? Hint: One of the Ukeleles wants to boycott the day, and the other two are in love with it, someone screams inappropriately at the Thanksgiving table, memories of the day are recalled fondly, and everyone is starving by the end...

That’s right! The Ukeleles are talking books! Find out their favorite reads, why Mary can’t stand a certain dragon romantasy and what got the three ladies into reading! One of them didn’t start reading until her forties, and one of them can’t keep their nose out of the dirty books but swears by smutty books to help with all your…extracurricular activities. Dish some dirt with The Ukeleles and prep...

Episode 7 Things I Didn’t Know About - Marriage Edition Marriage has been a surprise to all three of us. It wasn’t quite the fairytale we were all expecting, and sometimes it’s more than we could have hoped for! In this edition of Things We Didn’t Know, the ladies discuss what caught them off guard after they tied the knot. Did their life change? Did they get more than they bargained for? Listen a...

Episode 6 Halloween Special For a Halloween special, The Ukeleles discuss their spookiest experiences. Annmarie talks about a big pink gorilla, and yes, there’s photo evidence, Ashley is saved from a chain saw massacre by Dwight, and Mary recounts a terrifying walk through a cemetery. The ladies discuss scary books, movies, and what specific things terrify them.

Episode 5 Show Notes What drives you crazy about your partner? On this episode, Annmarie, Ashley, and Mary talk about their biggest ick when it comes to bedtime, driving, and all around existing with a man. We have a feeling we aren’t the only ones who gripe about the same things that drive us bonkers!

Episode 4 Show Notes This week we’re talking about why we no longer put as much weight behind other peoples’ opinions since we’ve entered our forties. Annmarie and Mary assure Ashley, who has just entered her 40’s that she too, will soon enter her Give Less F&$#ks Era. We will discuss why we are this way, and what we value most about this era of life.

Episode 3- Going to the Doctor Shouldn’t be a Fight In this episode we discuss our own struggles and frustrations with health and advocacy. Annmarie, our resident NP and fellow podcast host, walks us through how to talk to our healthcare providers. Annmarie opens our eyes to things we can do to advocate for ourselves and how to see things from the view point of the provider. With a cup of chaos an...

Episode 2: Things I Didn’t Know About – Dating Edition Come with us while we spill the tea on our past dating lives! In this episode, we kick off our recurring series Things I Didn’t Know About by diving into the world of dating and how different our experiences were. We start dishing on our husbands and how we met, and how they almost missed the boat! We are spilling it with our usual mix of sarc...

Welcome to the chaos! In our debut episode, Meet the Ukeleles: we introduce ourselves, three moms with zero chill and a group chat that went completely rogue. Get to know who we are, how the “Ukeleles” came to be (spoiler: autocorrect is shady), and why we decided the world needed our unfiltered takes on parenting, marriage, and everyday life. Buckle up, it’s loud, it’s honest, and it’s only just...