Half My Age

Half My Age episodes:

• 01.03.2023

  I *AM* IN A KNOT.

  In which Andrew and Aunty Joe discuss subcultures and the roles we play, breaking down boxes, frustrating hobbies, and other optimization problems, plus the mysterious mystery surrounding birds and (possibly) nests at the Dollhouse on Shakedown Street.

  
• 12.31.2022

  All I’ve Ever Cared About is Nests

  In which Andrew and Aunty Joe discuss tools and projects, the guilt of being lazy, the existential stuff of technology and aging, and following your heart (especially in these weird times).

  
• 11.22.2022

  Thanksgiving Scrooge

  In which Andrew and Aunty Joe discuss short days, Thanksgiving gripes, photography and late-night popcorn.

  
• 11.14.2022

  Cool Factor?

  In which Andrew and Aunty Joe discuss who’s cooler, constructive feedback, and squeeze bottles.

  
• 10.31.2022

  Rants. Raves. We're back!

  In which Andrew and Aunty Joe return from their podcasting hiatus.

  
• 02.24.2021

  The Back Alley Raw Fish Comedy Tour

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: The disorienting freedom of adulthood and the possibility of a hot tub; real-time followup on cookies and comedy; news about night sweats versus meat sweats.

  
• 02.12.2021

  Comedy’s a Sport

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Writing books and managing projects; celebrating love and hearing from former students; herds of animals, and police scanners.

  
• 02.08.2021

  I Think I’m Doing Relaxing

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Missing pants; Mrs. Filholm’s patented workout routine for six-pack abs; watching movies, and eating meals like a Normal.

  
• 01.11.2021

  Momentum 2021

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Leggings, lemmings, and doing it for the LOLs; looking for jobs, places to paddleboard, and a less eventful year; the current shipping shit-show, and idioms about lice.

  
• 12.28.2020

  Agreeable Grey

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Cozy robes, caulking and colors for walls; breaking the rules and mental breaks; light bulb management, people doing mischief with lasers, and being laid out by a plate of pirogi.

  
• 12.04.2020

  Laughing is the Very Best Thing

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Window blankets; cool techniques for chopping onions; competitive gingerbread house decorating, alternative comedy that only exists in our minds, and being a proud mama.

  
• 11.26.2020

  A Whore for Mashed Potatoes

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Gratitude and pondering amidst the chaos; the Scrooge of Thanksgiving; a new home for the newlyweds, and if Mrs. Filholm’s computer is her actual boyfriend.

  
• 11.13.2020

  Email Tim Cook!

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: A shipping investigation (email [email protected] on our behalf!); sewer lines and timelines; Andrew's new gig and Mrs. Filholm's dinner plans.

  
• 11.06.2020

  Wabi-Sabi/Kemo Sabe

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Fires, computers, asbestos fingers, and the marks life leaves on us.

  
• 10.29.2020

  Pools of Angels

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Form and function; small-town comedy and self-care, and that pesky thing with feathers that perches in the soul, even during these terrible times.

  
• 10.22.2020

  Twitterpated

  In which Mrs. Filholm and Andrew discuss: dog cartoons, professional attire, and how Mrs. Filholm was a jerk.

  
• 10.15.2020

  Prescription Clothing

  In which Mrs. Filholm and Andrew discuss: the disgusting word ‘touch’, when jokes fall flat, walking cats on leashes, and assorted recommendations.

  
• 09.30.2020

  An Impressionist Talker

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss marriage, politics, and cash deals on Colfax.

  
• 08.29.2020

  I Am the Zucchini Woman

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm transition the podcast to a new format that is easier to make and easier to digest.

  
• 08.17.2020

  Episode 77: Niggling Bugs

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Strange and unlucky technological circumstances (*with real-time follow-up!*); the future of conferences and backdrops; house-hunting and home-building; sod sorrows, and making room in our brains for the next things.

  
• 08.03.2020

  Episode 76: In These Times? In This Economy?

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Weddings and vegetables; tools versus toys, and the new comedy paradigm.

  
• 07.27.2020

  Episode 75: Virus-Spreading Meat Bags

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Seeing things through the lens of a pandemic; assessing our friendships; changes in plans and the whole damned world; walking, thinking, being part of the community, and how Mrs. Filholm has been demoted...

  
• 07.20.2020

  Episode 74: Upscale Junkie Neighborhood

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Hustling versus hanging; zombie budgets and copper pipes; Andrew and Delany’s next Big Step; playing Chicken with CO-VID; accumulating stuff, and staying good and cynical.

  
• 07.13.2020

  Episode 73: The Queen of All the Planning

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: A legacy of fun; drive-in movies and diminutive language; systems thinking and being an enabler, and the continued job hunt.

  
• 06.29.2020

  Episode 72: Dolla Dolla Bill

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Nourishment, zucchini hats, Andrew’s secret upgrade, the terrorizing of the squirrels, getting back to comedy, and the quest for actual employment.

  
• 06.22.2020

  Episode 71: Yeti Dragging a Goat

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Creative projects, joke telling, wedding planning, eating, and a (possible) new level of sanity.

  
• 06.15.2020

  Episode 70: Bugs in My Basil

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: The meditative quality of slowing down, fun for fun’s sake, zhuzhing up a resume, and how Mrs. Filholm will shoot her eye out.

  
• 06.08.2020

  Episode 69: Black Lives Matter.

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Power, privilege, protests, and important conversations.

  
• 06.01.2020

  Episode 68: Don’t Gargantuan Size Me

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Expectations, traditions, symbolism, and everything else that flew out the window with COVID-19; the war on squirrels and memories from childhood among other things.

  
• 05.25.2020

  Episode 67: Nobody Here to Murder

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Productivity, knotholes, the pit in the stomach when something is looming; winning the apocalypse and the war on squirrels; bidet and chin-hair jokes; comics cooling off on paddle boards; and how mean people...

  
• 05.18.2020

  Episode 66: Do You Know That Sheep?

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Some super exciting tech stuff about audio; tattoos and Star Wars; how we still don’t know what’s going on, and the comedy garden.

  
• 05.11.2020

  Episode 65: Ignited My Phlegm

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Rescheduling a wedding and a re-entry into pop culture; getting off the hamster wheel and building jumps; feeling menaced and wondering who's in charge; and how it’s always the same river anyway.

  
• 05.04.2020

  Episode 64: In This Case, My Ass is My Nose

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: American Sweetheart Michael Franti, babies, and prepping for cult life; mask etiquette; unacceptable jokes about dogs; robot love; moral loopholes; trying to walk with kindness; statistics versus lies, and being in the same...

  
• 04.27.2020

  Episode 63: Chasing All the Rabbits but Trapping Only Squirrels

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: A computer conundrum and the kind of detachment we seek; a few joyful things; Mrs. Filholm’s plans for a cult (or coven); the kind of underwear comedians wear, and an epic conversation about...

  
• 04.20.2020

  Episode 62: All We’ve Got is Minutes

  In which Mrs. Filholm and Andrew discuss: Stepping up the self-sufficiency and the nest game (we’re looking at you, squirrels); Sawsall therapy and bracketed-tournament gardening; computer storage difficulties, and resurrecting backyard pottery during the many-tentacled beast of the apocalypse.

  
• 04.13.2020

  Episode 61: I’m Not Sick but I’m Not Well

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Howling at the moon, digging in the dirt, and holding our center; the head-space problem and the magic of daily habits; feeling free in captivity; dealing with judgy people, and creating our way...

  
• 04.06.2020

  Episode 60: You Don’t Know Anything About Me

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Mrs. Filhom’s furious response to Andrew’s unraveling of another Buddhist Kōan; delinquent tendencies (what even is vandalism?); squirrels, trees, and capers; how Andrew likes relationships, and water-skiing squirrels.

  
• 03.30.2020

  Episode 59: Why Wouldn’t You Have an Ulcer?

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Fear, paralysis and slowly coming out of it; distractions and getting on the tea train; the salvation of digging rock while trying not to think about the apocalypse; updates on the wedding front...

  
• 03.23.2020

  Episode 58: As We’re Watching the World Unravel

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Andrew’s hilarious Chipotle order; apocalyptic exhaustion; the dating app for olds and the dating scene for funny ladies; minimum laughter requirements, and how Andrew is going to rank Mrs. Filholm’s friendship, wedding-style.

  
• 03.16.2020

  Episode 57: The Hannibal Lecter of Gutters

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Lukewarm takes on COVID-19, the toilet paper crisis; drainage and plans for the garbage dirt; dying by shark bite or other means; shedding some baggage from AP English, and the philosophy of smoke...

  
• 03.09.2020

  Episode 56: I’m Not Sure How to Adjust

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: The loss of a friend and compartmentalizing our grief; the art and science of trimming a joke (or an email); gutter follow-up; mental exhaustion, guilt, and game-playing; why Mrs. Filholm might be afraid...

  
• 03.02.2020

  Episode 55: This Language is a Little Funky

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Emergency lunch meetings, multi-level marketing schemes and being handled even when we know better.

  
• 02.24.2020

  Episode 54: The Queen of the Jerry-Rig

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: A report on our audio status (remote ruckus); cash flow and the possibility of a jobby-job; how comics are uniquely positioned to accept rejection; the tasks of homeownership, photography rights, and Andrew’s breakdown;...

  
• 02.17.2020

  Episode 53: Are Snow Angels Real?

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Follow-up on Whiskers’ health (and a new take on improv); the three rings of matrimony; measures of adulthood (mostly banking and taxes), and finding the joy of being a home-owner (even when you’re...

  
• 02.10.2020

  Episode 52: You Can Stop the Bleeding If You Can’t Hear the Noise

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: How to plan parties; the terrifying space of Mrs. Filholm’s brain; Mean Girls and the outside trappings of success; feeling like a fraud and the power of not responding.

  
• 02.03.2020

  Episode 51: It’s Gotta Be a Tongue Thing

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: An harmonica; making sure our sound is good; Andrew’s missing MacBook Pro; the right tools for the job, phlegm and hemorrhoids.

  
• 01.24.2020

  Episode 50: The Life Parts of Life

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Weddings! Funerals! Comedy Shows! It’s a brand-new decade and a brand-new season of the internet’s favorite inter-generational podcast! Also: bidets, resolutions, writing eulogies and choosing venues, going all-in, the sport of comparing apples...

  
• 12.23.2019

  Episode 49: To Provoke the Great Doubt

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: The riddles of life, death, dementia, and medical loopholes; grandmothers and technology; a lack of excitement for Christmas, and whether or not people, indeed, suck.

  
• 12.16.2019

  Episode 48: Pondering It in Our Hearts

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: Mrs. Filholm’s tribe; the distracting nature of tinsel; naming robots; how to be an influencer; tormenting Star Wars fans; Filholm’s new project, and awful customer service.

  
• 12.09.2019

  Episode 47: Shaking the Tree

  In which Andrew and Mrs. Filholm discuss: A scary crossroads; Mrs. Filholm’s superpower and bag of meat; a story in three parts (with prelude), pining for collaboration, and how insults can equal love.