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    How many times is it okay to visit an ex's social media profile? What movie made you cry as a kid? What's the worst thing you've ever done to a sibling? Join John and Virginia each week in their quest to ask and answer all of life's random little questions. Equal parts pop culture, nostalgia, and relationship exploration, listen as they react to each other's (sometimes bonkers) responses and attempt to understand themselves - and the world - a little bit better.
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    Episodes (16)

    Doppelgangers, Dinner Guests, and Decisions

    Doppelgangers, Dinner Guests, and Decisions

    We hang out in the shallow end of the pool this week as we bat around some celebrity-related questions. Which celebs would make the best dinner party guests? Who's your celebrity lookalike? And a fun little round of Shag-Marry-Steal a Cab From, celebrity edition. 

    This week's everyday answers include: 

    Honest Questions
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    No Hood Like Motherhood

    No Hood Like Motherhood

    This week we cover a few highlights of motherhood. Who was the fictional mother of your dreams? What's a trait (good or bad) you inherited from your dear mother? Favorite mom moments and what kind of mom is Virginia?

    John was slacking on his everyday answers this week but check out Virginia's pick:

    Gua Sha Tool from Lanshin https://shop.lanshin.com/collections/gua-sha-tools-1 (she got the jade version)

    (And definitely check out the founder's TikTok for great tips on how to put it to work https://www.tiktok.com/@lanshin_skin)

    Support Asian-owned businesses all the time, but particularly during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month ❤️

    A Walk Down Food Memory Lane (aka We're Lucky To Be Alive)

    A Walk Down Food Memory Lane (aka We're Lucky To Be Alive)

    This week John and Virginia take a nostalgic look at the food stuff from their childhoods that should have lead do their demise, or at least the very least, E. coli. They also talk favorite childhood homemade meals and oddball food combinations.

    Patron showing off their great taste in music (this is not an ad)

    What are pickle roll ups and why are they so popular in the midwest? (Matador Network)

    Everyday Answers: Vick's Personal Steam Inhaler (this is also not an ad)


    Unpopular Opinions and Hills to Die Upon

    Unpopular Opinions and Hills to Die Upon

    This week, we reveal the things we like that most people do not, what we hate that others seem to love, and a hill we're willing to die on. We talk about celebrating the moments of our lives with those International Coffees from the '70s and '80s; canned meat products; and having full autonomy over your pizza topping choices.

    🎶Celebrate the moments of your life🎶 Classic General Foods International Coffees Commercial

    He's baaaacccckkk! Law & Order: Organized Crime

    John still hasn't found what he's looking for U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For


    Paper Babies and Trash Chairs

    Paper Babies and Trash Chairs

    What constitutes "good advice"? We switch things up a little and tackle some questions from advice columns to see how ours stacks up against the professionals. How do you tell a crush you like them? How do you know it's the right time to have a baby? And one question puts to test that old adage, "One man's trash is another man's treasure."

    This week's Everyday Answers:

    What's the best advice you've ever given or received? 

    Unplugged and Angsty

    Unplugged and Angsty

    This week we go behind the music to talk about favorite albums to listen to all the way through, first concerts, and bucket list live performances. MTV Unplugged, Columbia House, and all the 90s angst your inner teen soul can handle.

    From Rolling Stone: The Six-Decade Odyssey of Kurt Cobain's 'Unplugged' Cardigan
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/unplugged-nirvana-cobain-sweater-900672/

    Prince's unbelievable half-time Purple Rain performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NN3gsSf-Ys 

    A little background on Columbia House via Mental Floss: It's a Steal! How Columbia House Made Money Giving Away Music https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/28036/its-steal-how-columbia-house-made-money-giving-away-music

    The Storybots https://www.storybots.com

    Nasal lavage kit https://www.cvs.com/shop/cvs-health-sinus-wash-neti-pot-kit-prodid-896024




    Defining Moments for Gen Xers...or Millennials...or Xennials (Honestly, We Don't Know Anymore)

    Defining Moments for Gen Xers...or Millennials...or Xennials (Honestly, We Don't Know Anymore)

    This one gets a little heavy as we take a look at a few defining events during our lifetimes and ask, "Where were you?" during 9/11, the OJ Simpson murder trial, and the tech boom. We also try to definitively pinpoint which generation we each belong to (not as easy a feat as you might think). 

    Some other topics we touch on: Oregon Trail, dot matrix printers, encyclopedias, and Tik Tok. 

    **Note: we were having some audio issues this episode!**

    Hot Dogs and Hollywood

    Hot Dogs and Hollywood

    Take a walk down memory lane as we explore some questions from our childhood. What is one of your favorite memories? What's something you thought was "normal" as a child that you later found out wasn't? What's a movie from your childhood that had a big impact on you? What was your Saturday morning cartoon lineup? This week was chock full of '80s and '90s nostalgia as we reminisce about the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, Mr. Wizard, spelling bees, and Elizabeth Shue. 

    Tiger Beat, Beastmaster, and Team Betamax

    Tiger Beat, Beastmaster, and Team Betamax

    Is there a better theme for our inaugural episode than FIRSTS? This week we explore those awkward teen years and the first celebrities that made our little hearts flutter, first dream jobs that weren't in the cards, first time being stitched up by a doctor, and first impressions back when, you know, meeting new people was a thing. 

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