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Spring is in the air, the hills are alive with Mamas! Female friendship is looked at from all the angles today, from the power of one-on-one to the siren call of a group. Karen talks about her almost friendship with Amy Sedaris and Kalimba hears from an ex who years ago almost wanted to marry her. What's this boy doing calling a Mama now? In Listener questions, a happy wife wants her own bedroom and the Mamas wrestle with how to deal with your friend's toxic relationship drama.

TW: suicide, sobriety

After being best friends for nearly 30 years, the Mamas talk about Karen's mother's death at length for the first time. "Can I ask a question?" turns out to be the simplest, kindest way to begin a difficult conversation. On a much lighter note, a Listener wonders how she can get her grown-ass friend to stop using the word "potty."

Kalimba and Karen welcome their first guest, OG Listener and Kalimba's mama, Jenny, who is the source of all things sisterly and silly. Tragic adolescent haircuts and fashion phases are revisited, Karen discusses being a "Karen," and the women wonder if intergenerational compassion is available to us as mothers. In Listener Questions the Mamas strategize on how to handle an imperious mother-in-law and offer hot-take flirting tips.