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Yard Hoarders

We may have an actual problem at this point. It started out slowly. My mother handed me a plow my great grandpa used for the entire second half of the

Podcast Episodes

Episode 165: Attic

This time in Strangerville, Meg might have a gambling addiction, Eli tried to charm a very mean woman at a bank once, and a woman has a wild experience trying to introduce her polite husband to her very lively family. Story: Attic, by Renae

Skylar

Masters

Skylar supposedly finished his third year of medical school last week. You wouldn't know it by watching his actions since then, which have consisted entirely of basically the

Skylar

A Horrific Birthday Surprise That Was Fine

I told you a while ago that my dragon slayer started torturing me around February with birthday threats. Skylar's track record on birthday surprises: they are the most

Podcast Episodes

Episode 164: Poison

This time in Strangerville, a zoom call gone very wrong, dogs are navigating the subway system, and a couple has a medical scare in eastern Europe. Story: Poison, by Bridget Palmer (music by Loco [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/Salad_Mixed/allright-in-louisiana-instrumental-id-1303] ) Production

Ridiculous

Customer Service In These Unprecedented Times

LISTEN. LISTEN TO ME. I know I am Karen with a capital K right now. I know I'm the worst version of a Jerry Seinfeld boomer (how is

Podcast Episodes

Episode 163: A Flushed Toilet

This time in Strangerville, customer service is bad, unless you’re Meg. People seem to want to help Meg. And Eli shares a story about a babysitter from his childhood who had a very strange rule. Story A Flushed Toilet, by Eli McCann (music

Emily

Michigan

A few years ago my friend Emily bought a cabin in Michigan. Emily grew up in Michigan and now she lives in Salt Lake City down the street from my

Podcast Episodes

Episode 162: Folding Chair

This time in Strangerville, a Twitter bot is cyberbullying Eli, Meg is harassing the neighborhood turkey, and a couple recounts their harrowing experience when a toddler goes to battle with a folding chair. Story: Folding Chair, by Kina and Travis Scott (Music by Jackson

Skylar

Covid Vaccine

The granola vaccine lady with spiky hair told me yesterday afternoon that with my second Covid shot I may experience "some symptoms." I, of course, waved her away

Podcast Episodes

Episode 161: Medical Hero

This time in Strangerville, Eli is the upstairs people on Downton Abbey and Meg defames her pediatrician. Also, a physician shares his experience navigating These Unprecedented Times. Story: Healthcare Hero, by Michael Miles (music by Gillicuddy [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/gillicuddy/Plays_Guitar_Again/

Skylar

Think . . . Cold.

Skylar of Sugarhouse, my lawfully wedded something or other, the man who vowed in front of all the spirits of the universe to never harm me in any way and

EMBARRASSING

I'm So Brave To Share This

I'm finally ready to tell you the full story of the thing that happened to me two years ago just behind my house. I had just gotten home

Skylar

Cracked Pot

Our neighbor, Lynne, has decided to move and we are not pleased about this. We've developed a co-dependent relationship with Lynne over the years and it's

Strangerville

What brings you in today?

Emily: What brings you in today? Eli: I need to open a bank account for my new business. Emily: Congratulations! What's it called? Eli: Strangerville. Emily: Ok, I&

Podcast Episodes

Episode 160: Covid Parents

This episode is a bummer. You’ve been warned. Meg discusses having to put her dog down. Eli shares the story of dealing with two parents who have covid. There’s a lot of crying. Don’t yell at us. We’re very fragile

Wedding

My Trashy Self Is In A Wedding Magazine

I literally almost laughed myself into a coma several months ago when someone reached out to me and Skylar and said they wanted to put us in a wedding magazine.

Podcast Episodes

Episode 159: Bolivian Appendectomy

This time in Strangerville, Eli needs to get back to the klerbbb, Meg is not interested in joining him, and a woman goes on a wild Bolivian journey thanks to an emergency surgery. Story: Bolivian Appendectomy, by Sara Bybee Fisk (music by Lobo Loco)

Trees

When I bought my house in the Year of Your Lord XXKIV, there were exactly zero trees anywhere on the property. I was confused by this because my house was

Duncan

Adoption Anniversary

One thing they don't warn you when you choose to be gay and get a very gay dog is you will suddenly be required to spend a lot

Podcast Episodes

Episode 158: Coincidence

This time in Strangerville, Meg’s toddler chopped off his own finger and Eli is VERY sorry for how funny he thinks this story is. And a woman has a perfect day that ends in an incredible coincidence on a Canadian beach. Story: Coincidence,

Grandma

Grandma's Knitting Needles

We visited my parents on Saturday night to bring them dinner as they (hopefully) wrap up their attention-seeking brushes with covid death. We've been texting them every day

Podcast Episodes

Episode 157: Online Dating

This time in Strangerville, Eli’s family is being haunted! Meg didn’t get celebrated enough on International Women’s Day. And a piece about how our perception of online dating has evolved over the past two decades. Story Online Dating, by Eli McCann

Nostalgia

Sleep

Last Thursday I stayed at my parents' house so I could babysit my mother. She said it was unnecessary, and I think she was probably right, but with dad

Bob and Cathie

Soup

My parents tested positive for Covid a couple weeks ago. I'll probably share more about how stressful (I mean, like, living in a nightmare concocted by Satan itself)

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