The Big Boo Cast

By Melanie Shankle & Sophie Hudson

What's The Big Boo Cast about?

Authors / speakers Melanie Shankle and Sophie Hudson - also known as Big Mama and BooMama on their blogs - talk about all the important stuff: faith, family, friends, football, fashion, and food.

Plus, of course, their hair.

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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 366

11.30.2023

The Aggies and the Bulldogs have new head football coaches, so this week Melanie and I talk through some of the drama (on the A&M; side, especially) surrounding the hiring process and how said drama led to some amusing social ...

The Big Boo Cast episodes:

11.30.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 366 The Aggies and the Bulldogs have new head football coaches, so this week Melanie and I talk through some of the drama (on the A&M; side, especially) surrounding the hiring process and how said drama led to some amusing social ...
11.23.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 365 This week Melanie and I discuss what we won't be cooking for Thanksgiving (here's a hint: TURKEY), as well as the latest with our respective football programs and their coaching searches. We also break down my recent experiences at a ...
11.16.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 364 Melanie and I spent the end of the last week in Bryan / College Station for The Big Boo Bowl (and then the actual A&M; / State football game), so between our live show, all our activities, and then - ...
11.09.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 363 This week Melanie shares one of the more fascinating theories to date about the Aggies' struggles on the football field (I believe we would both give this theory a giant side-eye), and she tells us about her keen deer-counting skills ...
11.02.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 362 This is an extra long episode, so you may want to grab a snack before you listen. Melanie and I talk about the recent death of my mother-in-law, Martha, as well as her very joyful funeral this past Monday. Naturally ...
10.26.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 361 This week I recap the sweet, sweet agony of the Mississippi State / Arkansas football game (definitely grateful for the win, but my goodness it was painful), and Melanie shares all about her experience at Chi O Songfest in College ...
10.19.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 360 Melanie and Caroline went to Knoxville this past weekend, so we talk all about that along with the current state of Mel's fight with Jimbo (or "Mr. Fisher," as she's now referring to him). And while I didn't go to ...
10.12.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 359 This week Melanie shares her thoughts and feelings about the A&M; / Bama game, and I share how I learned a hard lesson about my tolerance for roller coasters at this stage in my life. Needless to say we've both ...
10.05.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 358 It was not a great weekend for the Bulldogs, but it was a great weekend for the Aggies, so naturally we have a big discussion about all of that along with our Side Eyes and I See Yous. One of ...
09.28.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 357 In addition to all of our TSwift / Travis Kelce excitement, this week Melanie has good news from College Station, and while I don't have great news about my Bulldogs, it's certainly better than last week. We also share updates ...
09.21.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 356 Well, it was not an ideal gameday for the Mississippi State Bulldogs this past Saturday, so Melanie and I break down all the heartache surrounding that as well as our unexpected physical hindrances that threatened to derail our weekends. Thankfully ...
09.14.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 355 It's a sad trombone situation on the podcast this week - because Melanie's Aggies fell prey to some Hurricanes down in Miami. Melanie's still processing a lot of her thoughts and feelings, so we're going to dig into several of ...
09.07.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 354 This week is a college football extravaganza, as you might expect after the first full weekend of the 2023 season. We talk about the Aggies and the Bulldogs, of course, and Melanie has an update on whether she has in ...
08.31.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 353 We recorded this episode later in the week than we usually do because Melanie was just in Birmingham. So we talk through her time here, we break down my battle with a rogue hair clip, and we recap our first ...
08.24.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 352 Melanie and I both did a lot of writing this past weekend, so you'll hear us nerd it up about all of that on this episode. Plus, Melanie has some new skincare / make-up finds, and we both have updates ...
08.17.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 351 Now we're not usually ones to jump into a scandal uninvited (okay - maybe that's not entirely true), but this week Melanie and I do address the latest news related to The Blind Side and all of my very complicated ...
08.10.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 350 This week Melanie shares the latest with the Shankles, I share the latest with the Hudsons, and we both share our thoughts about / reactions to the new Johnny Manziel documentary on Netflix. Sometimes when you're really ready football season, ...
08.02.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 349 This week Melanie updates us on what we fear might be the new Whoop City for Aggie football, and we talk through where we are in the writing process. I share an exceptionally boring recap of what went on in ...
07.27.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 348 This week Melanie and I share some favorite moments from last week's SEC Media Days, complete with Melanie's thoughts about how's she's trying to manage her Aggie-related expectations. We also cover my reaction to Barbie (spoiler alert: I LOVED IT) ...
07.20.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 347 One of our very favorite friends, Travis Cottrell, joins us on this week's episode (ALERT ALERT HE HAS A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT ON FRIDAY 7/21), and Melanie and I had the best time catching up with him. Travis tells ...
07.13.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 346 Since Melanie has been in Colorado and I've been in Mississippi, we did a super quick recording / editing / posting turnaround this week. Apologies in advance if the quality of the episode isn't what you've grown to expect, and ...
07.06.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 345 It's just a whole lot of real life on this week's episode - no mountains, no writing retreat, no "DAAAAAD!" So Melanie updates us on the Shankles, I update on the Hudsons, and then I talk at great length about ...
06.29.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 344 We went to Highlands, North Carolina last week, so on this week's episode, Melanie and I talk all about it: the car ride, the writing, the college baseball, and the big laughs with our friend and travel companion Erin. We ...
06.22.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 343 Well, Melanie needs some swivel chairs, so this week we discuss her swivel chairs shopping strategy. I share a very unexpected college baseball development (spoiler alert: I cheered for Tennessee against Stanford in the College World Series), and we both ...
06.15.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 342 Melanie and I met each other in Boston at the end of last week, so on this episode we recap our trip and talk about why we decided to go in the first place. We also share our thoughts about ...
06.08.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 341 This week we wonder why baseball coaches wear baseball uniforms, we speculate about whether or not cottage cheese has been the recipient of a PR campaign, and we talk A LOT about college baseball regionals. I also share some details ...
06.01.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 340 This week we talk about the Aggies' run in the SEC baseball tournament, we discuss jewelry and cosmetics organization, and we review the obscene quantity of television we've consumed since our last episode. I think you'll agree that our joy ...
05.25.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 339 This week Melanie tells us all about her family trip to Jackson Hole, and we learn why P now considers himself a bit of a mountain ranger. I share details about the best! shopping! trip! ever! with our friend Jamie ...
05.18.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 338 This week Melanie shares her challenges with packing and getting organized for her family's Jackson Hole trip, and she explains a disagreement between her and P about hiking attire. I use the word "fantastic" about 82 times as I talk ...
05.11.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 337 This week Melanie shares a history lesson about Cinco de Mayo that I'm embarrassed I didn't know, I talk about a book that I absolutely loved, and Melanie recaps her weekend in - get ready for it - College Station. ...
05.04.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 336 This week Melanie shares some of P's suggestions for container planting, and I recap how I spent most of this past weekend painting Alex's bathroom. Plus, we discuss some early college football predictions and break down everything we've been reading ...
04.27.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 335 You're probably aware of this, but Melanie went to the Taylor Swift concert this past Sunday, so on this (super-sized) episode we spend a significant amount of time on a TSwift recap. AS WE SHOULD. We also talk about a ...
04.20.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 334 On this episode Melanie shares the joys of cleaning out Caroline's closet, and I share how I tried to break date night dining protocol in a way that I told myself was subtle even though it wasn't subtle at all. ...
04.13.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 333 We don't want to oversell the excitement of this episode, but this week Melanie shares an update about her ice maker (we say the word "coils" approximately 74 times), and I talk about a plastic table that has really filled ...
04.06.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 332 On this week's episode Melanie and I discuss our weekends (spoiler alert: Melanie went to College Station) along with my need for a tour / orientation at the currently-being-remodeled Target and Walmart by my house. We talk through my initial ...
03.30.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 331 This week I have feelings about navigation systems, Melanie has feelings about Daisy Jones & the Six, and we both have feelings about college baseball. We also break down Melanie's time in Dallas along with my time in Augusta, and ...
03.23.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 330 This week Melanie and I share our March Madness reactions (personally it has not been our finest basketball hour), Melanie talks about the Ben Rector concert, and I pass along some interesting (to me, at least) information I learned on ...
03.16.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 329 Well, it's March Madness, and as you will hear in this episode, Melanie is mad about her Aggies being a 7-seed in the tournament. There may be a bit of a rant, which means I laugh a whole bunch. We ...
03.09.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 328 It's good-times-a-plenty this week as Melanie and I recap her trip to College Station, my trip to Slidell, Louisiana, and that time I cooked for 27 of Alex's closest friends. We also break down our thoughts about a true crime ...
03.02.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 327 On this episode Melanie and I discuss my trip to Starkville for the State / A&M; basketball game (it was a dandy, it was) and our tendencies to arrive VERY early to sporting events. Plus, Melanie went to a Nelly ...
02.23.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 326 This is apparently an episode where Melanie and I feel compelled to share our enthusiasm about all manner of things: basketball coaches, basketball uniforms, sunglasses, and the oranges that have absolutely rocked my world. Plus, Melanie talks about her time ...
02.16.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 325 This week Melanie and I discuss what we talk about before we actually start recording each week's episode (my mama would say that it's when we really get into the "nitty gritty"), how P has absolutely been influenced in terms ...
02.09.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 324 Listen - you want hard-hitting issues? Melanie and I are here to deliver them this week. We discuss plumbing problems at my house, the situation with basements in Alabama and Texas, my run-in with a stomach bug, and our continued ...
02.02.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 323 If you're a fan of variety, this episode should be right up your podcast alley. Melanie and I discuss foods we don't like right now, foods we do like, NFL league championship games, and a potential new slogan for college ...
01.26.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 322 Melanie and I didn't intend to sound like we've given up this week, but we do talk about the frustrating state of empty nest cooking as well as our ability to remember detailed song lyrics from the 80s while having ...
01.19.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 321 This week Melanie and I talk about how we're navigating the lull between college football and college basketball season, and we discuss P's newfound knowledge about face contouring and the Royal Family. Life comes at you fast. I share about ...
01.12.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 320 On this episode Melanie and I talk about the college football National Championship, and one thing we for sure agree on is that Nick Saban is a delight and a joy as a commentator. We share some details from our ...
01.05.2023 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 319 We recorded later than usual this week because I've been out of town, and we were moving through a series of New Year-adjacent recaps (the latest with the Shankles, State's bowl game, the playoff games, a few I See Yous) ...
12.31.2022 Corrected 318 There's nothing new here...it's the episode that just came out, except this time I deleted the unnecessary ad music that I mistakenly left in the original episode. Please know that you can continue to count on us for podcasting excellence. ...
12.29.2022 The Big Boo Cast, Episode 318 This week Melanie and I talk through a wrap-up of our Christmas festivities, and we even (unexpectedly) discuss some low-level goals for 2023. We also talk about our current writing frustrations, and I share about an exciting new habit I ...

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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 343

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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 340

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 339

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 338

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 337

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 336

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 335

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 334

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 333

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 332

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 331

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 330

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 329

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 328

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 327

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 326

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 325

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 324

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 323

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 322

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 321

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 320

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 319

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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 318

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