Imperfect Strangers

Melissa and Amanda branch out to meet a stranger from the Internet named Austin Archer. Austin is an actor, podcaster and content creator whose unique work is thought-provoking and fun at the same time. His content ranges from light conversations on wearing a blazer with turtlenecks to important discussions on police brutality, dismantling white supremacy, fatphobia. If it matters and you gotta be thoughtful in how you present your ideas, Austin got it. Listen as we get to know him before he gets super famous. Topics include fairies, TikTok, Hello Kitty, Weird Al Yankovick and recognizing social media toxicity toward women. Yes, he gets it so shantay he stays.
Want more Austin? You can find him on Tik Tok, making music, anywhere you listen to podcasts and Instagram.

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In this safe space, Amanda shares that her dad, lovingly known to this community as Arthur, is experiencing an unexpected health situation.  As the oldest daughter, and an enneagram 5, Amanda has taken control and kicked solutions  into high gear. Later in the episode, Melissa admits she’s wrong about children having phones. Egg on the face! Plus, Melissa begrudgingly loosens her Covid protocols now that she’s double vaxxed.

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, private Discord chat server 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.

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There’s a lot going on in this episode!  Amanda and Melissa intended to have arguing time because Quinn is campaigning for a phone and we all know Melissa is pulling for the girl to have one before the start of 6th grade. But before they got to that, there was discussion on white folks staying outta Black business, inexplicably My First Period and how to really use a body basal thermometer. Maybe they’re becoming friends because none of this felt weird. LOL.

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, private Discord chat server 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.

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On the season three premiere of Imperfect Strangers, one of only three podcasts Michael K of DListed listens to, Melissa catches up with Amanda by telling her all about pandemic homeschooling fatigue. Our two stranger-friends also discover they differ wildly on how they shop. Amanda loves an “internet shopping moment” and has purchased many things because that Instagram be knowing. Melissa confesses she was deathly afraid of using credit cards online and thus has become mostly an online window shopper. Also, Amanda, on a whim, quit her personal Instagram. Listen for Melissa’s jealousy.

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, private Discord chat server 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. 

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On the season finale of season 2, Melissa and Amanda reach a new level in this “getting to know each other situation.” Amanda reveals, in full, that she once had a sizable collection of pewter fairies holding crystals. This knowledge unlocks a new understanding for Melissa who had a preconceived notion of Amanda as just a “fitness lady” and not this nuanced nerd, which is how Melissa sees herself. Listen to them chat about and dispel the misperceptions they’d had about each other this whole time! Fascinating.

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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As they head into their 40th and final episode for season two, Amanda and Melissa take a moment to say thank you to the listeners for creating such a fun and engaged community. But also to acknowledge that the show *is* truly about two people getting to know each other and sometimes those conversations get deep — wait a minute, this is too deep — deep and some self-reflection is required before publishing. Also, stick around to hear your very special Patreon shout-outs. Your new episode comes Monday, March 8 and they’ll see you back on Instagram around 7-ish for the Monday Night Live that same evening. You’ll be missed during hiatus but know that new, new episodes, where Melissa and Amanda have an even deeper understanding of each other, will be available for season three in early April. See you soon!

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If you thought we were judgmental last week while telling you how to name your baby in ways we approve, wait until you hear how we feel about what you shouldn’t do on your wedding day. On this episode, marvel at Melissa and Amanda’s total lack of respect for the traditional wedding. Apologies in advance because even if we’re just being honest, there’s a 78% chance we’re being rude.

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 week Amanda and Melissa discuss the importance of naming a child. Baby naming is serious as cancer rhythm is a dancer. Very serious business.
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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Sparked by a lively conversation during our Monday Night Live show on Instagram about  whether or not (white) football star Travis Kelce could be deemed “racially ambiguous,” our actually racially ambiguous Melissa decides to play a game with white Amanda where she has to guess the ethnicity of a celebrity. Be sure to check out the corresponding interactive Instagram story to see the exact photos chosen for Amanda to decipher. One drop’ll do ya! Fly beautiful biracial butterflies, fly to your nearest device and listen now.

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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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Amanda and Melissa imagine what it would be like to swap mom lives for a day. Their day-to-day lives are similar except for a few things. Which stranger-friend has multiple animals and works out every day? Which one reads all the articles and can’t go to sleep with dishes in the sink? Listen to find out.

Buy your STRANGERS44 TICKET ONLY. PayPal: [email protected] OR Venmo: @imperfectstrangerspodcast  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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