Imperfect Strangers

On this episode, our stranger-friends discuss what they did over the weekend like normal people who are getting to know each other would. Did you forget these two are getting to know each other? Amanda is handy AF. Melissa is most certainly not. These two also love their children but hate their children’s things so they’ve designed their homes to exclude them. Rude! If you want to see your name in lights ie hear your Patreon shout-out, you can head to the 1:00:36 mark in the episode. Thank you for listening!

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Want to support Amanda and Melissa, the strangers behind your favorite new podcast? Join our Patreon! It’s AMAZING if we do say so ourselves (and we do).  There you’ll find bonus content, episodes that never made air, IG Monday Night Lives you may have missed, a newsletter and so much more. You can join the club here! You can also support the show by buying your very own Imperfect Strangers merch! We have a very cool website! Go there now! We have a PRIVATE Facebook Group too. The Imperfect Strangers Podcast theme song is written and performed by Justin Beck. All season two artwork is by Lisa Venturella.

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On this episode, Amanda and Melissa discuss the aftermath of the Trump administration and the subsequent insurrection he incited. Yes, it was three weeks ago, but it’s still pressing news! Democracy was hanging by a thread, people! Looking forward to a new day after Biden’s inauguration, the stranger-friends discuss their feelings on the vaccine. Amanda confirms, once and for all, that she’s not an anti-vaxxer (phew). Melissa explains the benefits and pleasures of fear mongering.

Want to support Amanda and Melissa,  the strangers behind your favorite new podcast? Join our Patreon! It’s AMAZING if we do say so ourselves (and we do).  There you’ll find bonus content, episodes that never made air, IG Monday Night Lives you may have missed, a newsletter and so much more. You can join the club here! You can also support the show by buying your very own Imperfect Strangers merch! We have a very cool website! Go there now! We have a PRIVATE Facebook Group too. The Imperfect Strangers Podcast theme song is written and performed by Justin Beck. All season two artwork is by Lisa Venturella.

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The strangers are discussing body image on this episode. Melissa has body dysmorphia and therefore dresses like a plumber. She tells a story about having to meet sexy metal band wives and feeling like Chris Kattan as Mango. Amanda wants to know how exactly to exude sexiness because even after watching ANTM for many years, she still hasn’t mastered the smize. Funny, because the lady drops a bomb this episode and says she once did a boudoir photo shoot!

Want to support Amanda and Melissa,  the strangers behind your favorite new podcast? Join our Patreon! It’s AMAZING if we do say so ourselves (and we do).  There you’ll find bonus content, episodes that never made air, IG Monday Night Lives you may have missed, a newsletter and so much more. You can join the club here! You can also support the show by buying your very own Imperfect Strangers merch! We have a very cool website! Go there now! We have a PRIVATE Facebook Group too. The Imperfect Strangers Podcast theme song is written and performed by Justin Beck. All season two artwork is by Lisa Venturella.

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This episode was recorded before the insurrection so please don’t think we’re oblivious.

Anyway! Welcome back, Stranger-Friends! New year, new whatever because it’s still corona though! Listen as Amanda explains her decades-long fitness instructor side hustle to Melissa. Then, randomly, take a trip down memory lane as these two discuss bad eyebrows which leads to a conversation about early era Teen Mom. Melissa is old and judgmental but she loved Amber. Amanda’s old-ish, hides her judgment better and she loved Caitlyn. Who was your favorite Teen Mom before they grew their eyebrows out, got rich and moved into their Live Love Houses?

Want to support Amanda and Melissa,  the strangers behind your favorite new podcast? Join our Patreon! It’s AMAZING if we do say so ourselves (and we do).  There you’ll find bonus content, episodes that never made air, IG Monday Night Lives you may have missed, a newsletter and so much more. You can join the club here! You can also support the show by buying your very own Imperfect Strangers merch! We have a very cool website! Go there now! We have a PRIVATE Facebook Group too. The Imperfect Strangers Podcast theme song is written and performed by Justin Beck. All season two artwork is by Lisa Venturella.

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Before we get into the summary of this episode, know that you can skip the important and special Patreon shoutouts by going directly to the 5:00 minute mark. We took your note, husband of the podcast. *glares* Calm down. Now! On this very special episode, Amanda and Melissa welcome the lovely Medium Kareen Boebel as the first ever guest on the show! *nails emoji* Listen as Kareen tells us how she discovered her gifts, explains her feelings on religion, makes predictions for the new year and breaks down the meaning of angel numbers. Stay to the end to hear who comes through from the other side to give Melissa a message. Goosebumps and stress. Enjoy!

Want to support Amanda and Melissa,  the strangers behind your favorite new podcast? Join our Patreon! It’s AMAZING if we do say so ourselves (and we do).  There you’ll find bonus content, episodes that never made air, IG Monday Night Lives you may have missed, a newsletter and so much more. You can join the club here! You can also support the show by buying your very own Imperfect Strangers merch! We have a very cool website! Go there now! We have a PRIVATE Facebook Group too. The Imperfect Strangers Podcast theme song is written and performed by Justin Beck. All season two artwork is by Lisa Venturella.

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Continuing last week’s conversation, surely to induce both eye rolls and applause, Melissa gets downright sanctimonious about how she’s doing what needs to be done to end Covid. The discussion then shifts to how Amanda and Melissa handle displays of affection. Umhmm. Which stranger do you think is out here French kissing? Then enjoy their thoughts on junk food. Yup, the weed kicked in deep by that point. This episode should be called melatonin.

Want to support Amanda and Melissa,  the strangers behind your favorite new podcast? Join our Patreon! It’s AMAZING if we do say so ourselves (and we do).  There you’ll find bonus content, episodes that never made air, IG Monday Night Lives you may have missed, a newsletter and so much more. You can join the club here! You can also support the show by buying your very own Imperfect Strangers merch! We have a very cool website! Go there now! We have a PRIVATE Facebook Group too. The Imperfect Strangers Podcast theme song is written and performed by Justin Beck. All season two artwork is by Lisa Venturella.

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On this two-part episode, Melissa and Amanda ended up talking on the phone into the wee hours of the morning. Our stranger-friends usually record during daylight hours amid other responsibilities, but because Ohio is Covid-crazy, Amanda’s kids are all back in the house doing remote learning. We can’t trust six children to not bother us during a recording, so we set up past bedtime and hit record. On this jam-packed journey, go from discussions on Melissa’s enduring love for Brendan Fraser to Amanda’s hatred for corporate America. Did you know Amanda loves rollerblading?! Press play and enjoy the ride. 

Want to support Amanda and Melissa,  the strangers behind your favorite new podcast? Join our Patreon! It’s AMAZING if we do say so ourselves (and we do).  There you’ll find bonus content, episodes that never made air, IG Monday Night Lives you may have missed, a newsletter and so much more. You can join the club here! You can also support the show by buying your very own Imperfect Strangers merch! We have a very cool website! Go there now! We have a PRIVATE Facebook Group too. The Imperfect Strangers Podcast theme song is written and performed by Justin Beck. All season two artwork is by Lisa Venturella.

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Amanda, a Taurus and Melissa, an Aquarius discuss their zodiac compatibility. Also in this episode, our stranger-friends discuss their respective Christmas and Hanukkah plans. Stay tuned all the way to the end of the episode to get your Patreon shout-out and the discount code for holiday shopping with friend of the pod @1926NYc’s lovely store!

Want to support Amanda and Melissa,  the strangers behind your favorite new podcast? Join our Patreon! It’s AMAZING if we do say so ourselves (and we do).  There you’ll find bonus content, episodes that never made air, IG Monday Night Lives you may have missed, a newsletter and so much more. You can join the club here! You can also support the show by buying your very own Imperfect Strangers merch! We have a very cool website! Go there now! We have a PRIVATE Facebook Group too. The Imperfect Strangers Podcast theme song is written and performed by Justin Beck. All season two artwork is by Lisa Venturella.

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Continuing last week’s reflections on their mothers, Amanda and Melissa pivot to discussions on their fathers. Arthur, not his real name but is now his name because that’s what Melissa named him in season one when she named Linda, has been the loveliest, most perfect example of a father for Amanda. You’ll also learn that Shorty, government name Maurice, has an interesting way of showing love to Melissa. Listen closely to understand how and why Amanda will be taking Melissa to the Philippines. Umhmm. Layers. Y’all ain’t ready.

Want to support Amanda and Melissa,  the strangers behind your favorite new podcast? Join our Patreon! It’s AMAZING if we do say so ourselves (and we do).  There you’ll find bonus content, episodes that never made air, IG Monday Night Lives you may have missed, a newsletter and so much more. You can join the club here! You can also support the show by buying your very own Imperfect Strangers merch! We have a very cool website! Go there now! We have a PRIVATE Facebook Group too. The Imperfect Strangers Podcast theme song is written and performed by Justin Beck. All season two artwork is by Lisa Venturella.

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Amanda and Melissa have a deep conversation about how motherhood can and does but shouldn’t necessarily shape your sense of self. Somehow that leads to a too-deep conversation about how well we as adult women know our own mothers and how our experiences as their children shape how we parent. Head on over to our Patreon because we’ve unlocked a bonus episode on Amanda’s Midwestern accent and AAVE no one should be using— it’s free right now. Like a free trial to entice you to sign up for the Patreon. In this political climate, we’ve all grown tired of the lies so we are big on honesty here. We’re enticing you. Plus, because we gave some shit away to non-patrons and we’re moms and we deeply understand how “that’s not fair, we already paid for that!,” for those of you who are paying customers, you get an *extended* conversation about Meghan Markle’s choice to leave the castle.

Want to support Amanda and Melissa,  the strangers behind your favorite new podcast? Join our Patreon! It’s AMAZING if we do say so ourselves (and we do).  There you’ll find bonus content, episodes that never made air, IG Monday Night Lives you may have missed, a newsletter and so much more. You can join the club here! You can also support the show by buying your very own Imperfect Strangers merch! We have a very cool website! Go there now! We have a PRIVATE Facebook Group too. The Imperfect Strangers Podcast theme song is written and performed by Justin Beck. All season two artwork is by Lisa Venturella.

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