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 BK household? How does one authentically pronounce Whataburger? Where do Chipotle, Tim Horton’s and Dunkin fall on the fast food scale? And about that Subway bread…. Numerous tangents include: “onio…

In advance of Father’s Day, Bobby, Ann and Meredith reflect on the father(s) and father figures in their lives. (This one gets a little heavy, but don’t worry, it’s still us.) Plus: Adult summer camp voicemails, a kitten update, and an old man who needs advice about newfangled watches. TSHE Recommends Shogun Connect with the show! This is your show…

It’s the beginning of summer and camps are in full swing. But camps aren’t just for kids, are they? This week, your TSHE hosts are imagining what their ideal adult summer camps would be. Some activities we brainstormed: come and go macrame, lots of swimming, comfortable beds, lots of alone time, a theater production, and a big final dance! Our mile…

The TSHE crew is out memorializing on this Memorial Day Weekend, so please accept this TSHE Classic in our stead this week. We promise we’ll be back next week, rested and refreshed. Original Show Notes: Bobby, Ann, and Hillary have packed the folding tables, the camp chairs, the lawn blankets and, of course, their appetites for a special summer kic…

With so much work talk as of late, Ann, Bobby and Hillary take a trip through employment histories and more, touching on all the vital questions along the way, like: Who did we meet? What did we learn? Where did it get us? When did it finally pay off? And why didn’t we steal food or luggage? (Because we would never!) Plus: Old movies for a young ci…

Here at TSHE Studios y’all know we LOVE movies. But what if we told you sometimes, we actually hate movies. On today’s episode we’ll tell you about the times we came this close to walking out/turning off. We’re not trying to be haters, but Frodo is a whiny little baby! In other news, Hillary is just trying to get through May, and Meredith is trying…

We are days away from the 2024 Met Ball, one of the most exciting fashion days of the year, so, naturally, your TSHE hosts are here to talk style! What is our personal style? Trendy? Classic? Non-existent? How has it changed over the years? Why are stretchy pants the best? And why is everything a crop top??! In small talk, Hillary faces a parenting…

Bobby, Ann, and Meredith are joined by TSHE Special Correspondent Jeremy to talk about his epic road trip from Seattle to Dallas (and back). It was a journey marked by natural wonders, road travel hacks, an 18-hour detour, the presence of border control 70 miles from the border, aggressive behavior by a semi-truck, and airport misadventures. Plus, …

Bobby, Ann, Meredith and Hillary push the Toyota Sienna to the limit (or at least the limits of these United States) as the TSHE Cinema Roadtrip Spectacular comes to a triumphant and long-overdue finale in Alaska and Hawaii! Plus: Kids are getting older, we are (also) getting older, listeners are sending voicemails, and kittens are being kittens. T…

Your TSHE hosts have been all over the place both mentally and physically these past few weeks! Did Hillary dance to the Hey Dude theme in Tucson? Did we all get raptured during the eclipse? We’ll let you know because it’s another edition of the TSHE small talk spectacular! We talk A LOT about snacks including popcorn, pretzel shapes, Auntie Ann’s,…

We had a week of scheduling issues, so please enjoy this episode from the vault, which is perfectly timed for this week’s solar eclipse. Remember not to look directly at the sun! Original show notes: Okay TSHE, we've had a problem here... Your TSHE crew is pretty sick of the shenanigans down on earth, so Ann, Hillary, and Jeremy are blasting off an…

What’s the deal with kids (and adults) these days and their Stanley cups? Yes, your TSHE hosts are showing their age and taking on some fads that podcasters, like parents, just don’t understand. Plus, some follow-up personality test and post office talk, which is very much more in our wheelhouse. One thing all generations can appreciate: the Crazy …

Did Rory steal the declaration of independence? Did Bridget storm the capitol to protest a potential TikTok ban? We’ll let you know because it’s a TSHE small talk spectacular! The partial Coven has convened to discuss all the miscellaneous goings on in their lives. Ann might have brain damage, Meredith’s dealing with a confusing animal hunger strik…

Here at TSHE we are nothing if not supportive of US Governmental services, so for this show Bobby, Meredith, and Ann are talking about the US Postal Service (as well as other ancillary delivery services). Along the way we cover pen pals, mail hacks, delivery gripes, a show stamp conflict, and our official Top Five letter carriers list. Plus, the li…

Shots! Shot! Shots! This week, the TSHE crew looks back on the spring breaks of our youth. Fun in the sun and nights in the club? More like work, grandparents and a Cheeseburger in Paradise. And be careful with those wet T-shirts in these wind chills. Plus: Movie talk, a traffic rant, and a far-too-thoughtful-for-this-episode remembrance of a frien…

Your favorite Oscar prognosticators are back and here to hopefully help you win your Oscar pool! In this “bottle episode” of TSHE, Christy and Hillary continue our annual tradition of telling you who should win and who will most likely win. For more Oscars fun, join us on our Facebook group as we do a live commentary of all the chaos (3/10 @ 5pm MT…

Open wide and say ahh because it’s Episode Toof-Hurty, and your TSHE hosts are going deep on oral health. From cavities to root canals implants and, well, failed root canals, we’ve seen and felt it all. Plus: Bobby went to Aruba and the Pizza Hut pizza was bad. Hillary went to Nashville and missed the Nazi parade. Ann went to Switzerland (a long ti…

The gang is (mostly) otherwise occupied this week, so please enjoy this TSHE Classic from the last Valentine’s Day of our pre-pandemic innocence. We’ll see you next week! Original Show Notes: It’s almost Valentine’s Day, so Ann, Christy, Meredith, and Mike are honoring romance with asbestos-filled teddy bears, overpriced dinners, low-quality jewelr…

Ann, Hillary, and Meredith are here for a TSHE After Hours where we discuss a panoply of topics. Subjects include Indiana Jones rankings, couches, accents, safari suppers (??), protein, and, weirdly, the cuteness of snakes. It’s a hotpot episode if you will! We also have an edition of Hillary’s Horny Corner featuring Ann! In a surprising turn of ev…

Can magic remove pants and shirts? Yes! Do we all need familiars who neg us? Yes! Is Small Town, Big Magic basically a witchy version of Gilmore Girls? We’ll discuss! That’s because it’s the return of the TSHE Book Club! We’re discussing Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck aka “A More Pleasant Hellmouth”. And as you can tell, we have a lot of follo…

We’ve spent a lot of energy talking about silver linings on this show (the pandemic, anyone?), but now it’s time to flip the script and discuss what we’re calling the lead linings – those small drawbacks to things that are otherwise positives in our lives. From choosing the burn (muscles) to choosing the burn (taste buds), being resigned to bad hai…

Bobby, Meredith and Hillary are ready to get away, even if its not far from home. This week, come along for favorite and fanciful vacations and staycations—and be sure to share yours on the Facebook page. Plus, the usual personal banter and a much-anticipated update on Gregory’s leg. Crutches are cool; walkers are not cool. TSHE Recommends Fellow T…

(Editor’s note - there are spoilers for several movies in this episode.) It’s cold. It’s rainy. It's gray. It's windy. But you know what? It’s still our favorite season! Why? Bc it’s awards season! You’re intrepid entertainment reporters are here to discuss all the movies/tv/pop culture ephemera they’ve consumed lately (and the awards implications)…

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 safety issues, soup shooters, French onion porn, and Clam Chowder Moment with Bobby Pape ™. “Yu…

It’s that week of the year where you don’t really know what day it is. You’re eating cookies for breakfast and maybe having a shower beer! What better time to snuggle up with your TSHE crew and do a little watch along. We missed Christmas, but there have to be some New Year’s Holiday movies right? And not just by Garry Marshall! It’s a Royal New Ye…

On this very special Christmas Day edition of the show, Bobby, Meredith and Ann talk through ideal Advent calendar fodder, and get a big life update from the Moneypit Studios that despite what some other podcasters might think is definitely not a HIPAA violation. Plus, Bobby has unlimited vacation time, Meredith likes the taste of envelope glue, An…

The TSHE Galaxy of Stars ™ is down to two this week, so Ann and Hillary decide to do a slightly abbreviated (hahahahaha) Small Talk Spectacular and chat about the things that have been occupying their lives. Ann got back into the competitive trivia circuit and revived the Ho Ho Holiday movie review. DJ HBomb made an appearance at the company holida…

Your TSHE hosts were a little busy this week so we’re bringing back an early TSHE Classic (™)! Tune in to this deep Covid era episode where we discuss malls, mall culture, and working at the mall. Almost more importantly, though, we begin to dig into the Cop/Not Cop genre. Numb3rs, forever!! Connect with the show! This is your show, too. Feel free …

TSHE takes on office lunch etiquette as Bobby, Ann and Hillary tackle shared refrigerators, microwaves and more. It’s an episode you’ll love unless you leave your oatmeal dish soaking in the break room sink all day. Plus, the Branson of Bargain Hunting™ digs one heck of a rabbit hole, as proven by not one but two of our listeners. It’s a Quonset hu…

The gravy was stirred. The pies were eaten. The turkey carcass was dropped off at Michael Dukakasis’ house. Your TSHE crew is here to just catch up on our Thanksgiving goings-ons! Some of us made delicious pies, some of us had kidney stones, and some of us made poor choices and went to the mall on Black Friday. Plus, we discuss kid basement culture…

This week, we’re talking commercials; specifically, the earworm-y jingles that live in the far recesses of our brains, (like those fish that are so deep in the ocean that they’re bioluminescent freaky things). Everybody’s picking their most indelible jingles, and if you don’t know all of these (hyper-local ads excluded), where have you been for the…

Whether it’s delivery, DiGiorno, or depressingly eaten in the parking lot of a Target, TSHE loves pizza. And who doesn’t? Because no matter what you like, there’s probably a pizza for you. Explore Bobby, Ann and Meredith’s pizza past, pizza present and pizza preferences. Plus: What you love (and don’t) about your pets, and a free aside of salad dre…

Candy, mid priced chain restaurants, Grease 2. These are wells TSHE has gone back to many times. This week we’re talking about another popular topic that’s generally relegated to small talk. Pets! We love them! They make us crazy! They make us sad! But we keep coming back for more. The TSHE menagerie are the stars of this show so tune in for some t…

It’s still spooky halloween time. Spooky Halloweentime! In this final episode of spooky season, three of your most scaredy-cat hosts are discussing those creepy characters in movies and TV who haunted our nightscape. Are we sexually attracted to Tim Curry or just scared? Who’s more threatening, Hannibal Lecter or Buffalo Bill? Did the Phantom just …

It’s a Small Talk Spectacular™ featuring Bobby’s (latest) move, Ann’s refrigerator woes, Hillary’s fair adventures, listeners’ fears and so much more. Toonces no! TSHE Recommends Beckham 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 what you think. Facebook group: T…

Your TSHE hosts are all busy experiencing life this week, so please enjoy this TSHE Classic episode from October 2021, wherein we talk about a subject near and dear to our hearts: Halloween candy. Original show notes: It’s Spooky Halloween Time (Spooky Halloween Time!) and Bobby, Christy, Hillary and Ann have gathered to discuss the most important …

It’s spooky halloweentime. Spooky Halloweentime! Today, in the spirit of the spooky/birthday month, we’re talking about those non-existential dreads we had as kids. We interrogate why we felt this way, and if we’re possibly still triggered by those fears. Witches, masks, toilets, oh my! In small talk, Meredith details her journey to yet another Gra…

We used to be ambitious—not we’re not. Find out what Bobby, Hillary and Ann used to think they’d like to achieve or be, but now, not so much. One thing we couldn’t let pass us by, however, is National Produce-Misting Day. Spritzing blessings to all who celebrate. TSHE Recommends BAKE OFF IS BACK Connect with the show! This is your show, too. Feel f…

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 composition, and narrow vocal range aside, these tunes are catch…

Being young is wonderful, right?. Dewy skin (for some of us), lots of energy, not a care in the world! Then why not work a job for free (or minor ducats)?! This week your TSHE hosts are talking about a right of passage for some - The Internship! Don’t worry, we won’t discuss the 2013 film starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson (or will we?). In smal…

This week, we let Jesus take the wheel. And by Jesus, we mean the almighty power that controls our YouTube algorithms. What’s the supercomputer serving us? Where do we overlap, and where are we off on our own internet islands? Plus: Ann doesn’t know much about lofi beats—but she has strong words for Jamiroquai. Hillary is excited for her new bathro…

We were too tired to think of a show topic, so it’s time for another TSHE Small Talk Spectacular™! Some of the topics on the docket: the successes and failures of Meredith’s trip to the Twin Cities, how Bobby’s cats are (finally) attempting to be useful members of the family, Ann’s lack of knowledge re: where the boys are, and the concept of Bossy …

Do you feel that slight (very slight) breeze in the air? Fall is around the corner, and that can only mean one thing! It’s Fair season! TSHE is going back to that well we love so much - Fair Talk! This time we’re going beyond food and chatting about the sights and sounds we love. Tilt-a-whirl, the midway, horses, butter sculpture fraud - we discuss…

Alternate title: The Turtleneck Saved My Life Hillary, Christy, Ann and Bobby take a trip back in time to middle school in an emotional rollercoaster of an episode that might as well be sponsored by Clearasil®. Get prepared to be properly de-jacked. TSHE Recommends Blindspotting Only Murderers in the Building Connect with the show! This is your sho…

The bin of show topics has gotten full, so we’re taking the time to blitz through a few ideas we had that didn’t pan out into full episodes. Included in the discussion: restaurant trauma bonding, Hanks Ranks, thoughts on soup, hygiene habits, and an inexplicable conversation about people named Dirk. Plus, trying not to be a flaky husk, wide feet, a…

The obstacles are out of our way and your TSHE hosts are back to their scheduled programming! This week we discuss those sliding doors moments in our lives. What decision or happenstance changed the our trajectory? Big or small, we have some inflection points we’d like to ponder. Rewatch of the 1998 classic, Sliding Doors, not required (though it i…

*Your wonderful hosts were pitched some curveballs this week! We'll be back at you with many new stories to tell next episode. In the meantime, enjoy some laughs as you hear our childhood dreams die.* This week: Our childhood hopes and dreams—at least for our professional lives. Also: Wonky the future Cat-Hulk, a Rise of Gru review, Bobby’s 15 minu…

The THSE Cinema Roadtrip Spectacular™ makes its penultimate stop in the Pacific Northwest and, as usual, most of our movies are either memories of our youth—or rooted in a desire to be young again. Plus: Hillary is mom of the year, Meredith is a rough-housing aunt, Christy is a bead entrepreneur, Bobby is willing to drive 90 minutes to meet a frien…

Imagine, a podcast featuring the next Tony Robbins and Ed McMahon! And then instead, tune in to join Bobby and Hillary for a dive into the Follow-up File: Recent Missed Episodes Edition. They may be late to the game, but they’ve got something to say! Plus: Bobby’s skepticism about a local storefront, Hillary’s foreshadowing to a big surprise, salmo…

We’ve all got stories about the strangers we’ve lived by, and Ann, Meredith, and Hillary are no exception. In that spirit, we’re recounting tales about neighbors, good and bad (but let’s be real, they’re mostly bad). We discuss unexpected political friction, neighborhood creeps, the importance of locking your doors, neighborly situations we wish we…