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E139 - We originally recorded this January 9th, but are finally putting it out now because it's a fun talk full of funny stories. Weens finishes her last final exam this week, then we'll be back doing "live" recordings again. Hope you like this episode! Now, will you write in and answer some questions? [email protected] Here you go: Is Mouse crazy to say this about women's sports? How do you like your coffee? What leisure activities to you have with your s.o.? Do you relate to the White Lotus mom? How about kids' party pressure? Have you been on a silent retreat or understand them? Relate to the mom love shackles? And what is your go-to karaoke song? Enjoy the Humperdinck and 80's celebrity musician stories and let us know about your celebrity run-ins!

00:00 Intro

04:13 Weens Living with Mouse

05:50 Women's Sports Worse

11:45 Weens School Stress

13:39 Coffee & Relationships

15:27 Mouse White Lotus Mom

16:30 Kids Parties & Control

19:04 Weens Silent Retreat

22:38 Moms' Love Shackles

27:12 Dream Dinners

28:16 Weens Stabbing

30:38 Humperdinck

36:05 Homeless Hoarding Volunteer

41:39 Coffee & Favorite Mug

43:29 Celebrity 80's Musician Story

57:51 Conclusion

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Links of Hot Mentions:

White Lotus hbo.com/the-white-lotus

Eddie Izzard eddieizzard.com

Engelbert Humperdinck engelbert.com

Help the Homeless 1stSaturdays.org

Coffee Mug amazon.com/Contigo-Pinnacle-Couture-14OZ-Amazonite/dp/B08TX6H9SK

Julianne's Article dailybreeze.com/2015/03/04/san-pedro-sees-uptick-in-location-filming-for-movies-television

Ridley Scott's brother suicide bridge thewrap.com/tony-scott-director-top-gun-dies-apparent-suicide-52661

Naked Eyes nakedeyesmusic.com

Men at Work facebook.com/menatwork

Tears for Fears tearsforfears.com

Bewilderbeasts! podfixnetwork.com/bewilderbeasts

E138 - Please enjoy this walk down memory lane between siblings, as mom Joyce Carter and her big brothers Randy and Bill Carter reminisce about summers in Texas, growing up on snowy Mount Shasta, and their teen years in the hot desert of Tucson. Family history and whether we have a Native American ancestor is discussed. And grandpa's time in WWII and its aftermath is talked about. Hear who got in trouble for cutting down a cherry tree limb with a hatchet!

This episode was actually recorded a year+ ago and was so family-centric that we decided to just distribute it between the Carters and kin. But now we have a more pressing reason to put this out in the public - our sweet mom is no longer with us. We hope this sweet conversation will help friends, family, and fans learn more about mom and her family and remember her in the cheerful loving light that she always put out into the world.

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Outline:

0:00 Intro

7:00 Bill Carter gets on

9:03 Randy Carter on & introductions

10:57 Arizona memories - bikes & guns

12:46 Meet dog Gus

14:52 Grandview Texas chigger summers

23:34 In trouble with parents

26:42 Mt Shasta life

34:26 Texan accent, colloquialisms

39:28 Stories of singing

45:51 All 3 sing “Do Lord” together

48:18 Telescope business, Jo a driver

51:19 What’s the key to a happy marriage?

53:00 Covid life

55:51 Dream Dinners

57:22 Little sister, big brothers

1:00:39 Grandkids & kids

1:03:09 Texas & family history

1:08:47 Personalities & careers

1:15:03 Grandpa & WWII

1:22:35 Native American roots & other stories

1:50:37 Racism & segregation

1:55:29 Music nowadays

1:57:15 Grape soda, banana taffy, learning to drive

1:59:57 Aches & pains

2:02:11 Farewells

2:05:50 Conclusion

2:09:01 Mom sings “Columbus Stockade Blues”

E137 - We catch up over Christmas break while Joelle's in Idaho & Julianne's in San Diego editing our documentary. Hear about snowy plans, Poway bandits, Red Riders & Home Alone. We made this year's https://www.AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com calendar, talk crappy kids in photos & Mouse finally gives her London recap. See tourist recommendations from a Brit Pod Scene podcast below & hear Number One Rerun's deep thoughts on Harry Potter. We discuss when to scrub social media for work, & then get right into Weens' viral banana video & Hairy Pants song! Speaking of clickable, listen to Julianne's stories about the real personalities of Jack Black, Michael Shannon & Keanu Reeves. Do they have Brad Pitt's face blindness? Do you forget how you know people like Mouse does? We jump into the gutter for a while to discuss monorchidism & the female body part that rhymes with Horace, chorus & taurus. And finally we discuss Elon Musk's comedy career, finding out what politics, the Rachel Maddow Ultra & BagMan podcasts, & cat-sitting have to do with each other. We bring around the episode talking boobs, mammograms, & gallows humor. Then Weens redefines social work, throws out some gross words & ends questioning her solitude and dislike of crowds these days. Who relates? Write in! [email protected] or DM any socials @mouseandweens https://facebook.com/mouseandweens is a good spot too!

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►Number One Rerun Podcast: https://NumberOneRerun.podbean.com and their London tourist guide based on Joelle's teenagers: "We reckon places they may like to visit: Junkyard Golf, Flight Club (go to Shoreditch one as Junkyard Golf is there too), London Eye, Sky Garden, Tower Bridge (walk over glass floor). If you want to get the tube to North Greenwich you can see the O2 - has outlet shopping, restaurants, etc & Toca Social (a virtual football/soccer place). Cable cars there too so nice views & if you want to be mega adventurous you can walk up the O2 as well. Shopping: start at Marble Arch & walk up to Oxford Circus & turn off into Carnaby Street (you can come back out & head past Tottenham Court Road towards Leicester Square (also cool & near Piccadilly Circus) to see Denmark Street on the way if into music (though not hip hop!) For restaurants/cool shopping - Covent Garden or Borough Market (you can see the Shard near there too). Good coffee chains Oree/Joe & The Juice/Ole & Steen/Peyton & Byrn...

E136 - Our mom visits & weighs in on topics including design, death, and parenting teenagers. Some great stories from our rebellious teen phases come out & mom learns a little too much about what we were up to. Who is her favorite? Who snuck a girl into their attic? Did she know when we became -ahem- active? We talk finding our tribes and feeling comfortable in social situations. And then we do a tour of Julianne's online dating profile & check out some potential suitors! We have lots of laughs amongst many heartfelt moments with mom. We hope you enjoy this episode!

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►Outline

00:00 - Introduction

04:00 - Mom on design

08:00 - I'm not a hoarder

14:30 - Getting older, burden, last wishes

21:25 - Julianne in social work

23:55 - (Dream Dinners Ad)

26:00 - Our teen years, stories

34:55 - Why rebellion

38:45 - Sexually active

42:30 - Life 360, control

46:00 - Finding your tribe

53:35 - Does mom admit favorite?

58:26 - Parenting in the 80's

1:09:25 - Julianne's online dating

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E135 - We have a wonderful conversation with Jamie Grumet, known for her controversial breastfeeding cover on TIME magazine, now at its 10-year anniversary. With a background in anthropology & theology, she is the author of Modern Attachment Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Raising a Secure Child, its introduction by Dr. Sears & foreword by Alanis Morissette. Jamie shares her insights on parenting using these methods while educating us about other cultures, adoption, breastfeeding & children self-weaning at older ages. We find out what she went through going viral in such a contentious way at a young age, and discuss the psychology of what this represents; mothers judging mothers, puritanical ideals & sexual repression. Does she regret the photo session? And we talk about what we can do to educate future generations. Our own adult attachment styles are analyzed too (secure, anxious, avoidant, etc), as we wonder how we were raised. Spoiler alert: we know a lot about each others' childhoods. Our parents were best friends in high school, so Jamie is like our honorary little sister! We hope you enjoy this interesting discussion & support Jamie's wonderfully inclusive & accepting book, currently sold on Amazon!

* Find Jamie Grumet at https://www.instagram.com/jgrumet

* Support Jamie's book on Amazon Modern Attachment Parenting

* TIME cover May 12, 2012 Are You Mom Enough?

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►Outline

00:00 - Introductions

03:00 - TIME magazine

05:30 - Attachment parenting (AP), Dr. Sears, attachment styles

10:45 - Forming healthy attachments

12:30 - How we were raised, co-sleeping, night doulas

19:10 - Primates, infant mortality

21:30 - Partners, monogamy

23:45 - Unable to breastfeed?

29:20 - Backlash, judgement

31:00 - Controversy, WHO, AAP recommendations

34:05 - Self-weaning, long-term psychology

36:00 - Bonding, breastfeeding, adoption

43:45 - Haters and Religion

47:30 - We're modern, evolved; parenting give & take

50:50 - (Dream Dinners Ad)

52:30 - Sleep training, cry it out, discipline

1:01:35 - Regret TIME cover?

1:07:00 - Our parents, attachment styles

1:13:40 - Predatory marketing of formula & water

1:17:35 - Rape culture, sexual repression, hypersexuality

1:24:50 - Conclusion

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E134 - Just like Wee Willie Winkie, Weenie is Weally Weady for love! Hear our fun talk about dating, dancing and... drugs?! Can psychoactives really save your marriage or mental health? Just say no, kids!* We list dating must-haves & deal-breakers & discuss how religion fits in. And how do you think Jo rates as a matchmaking yenta? We talk about how it's going living together & hear about our updates - school, work & parenting. We also dig into our dad a bit but balance out the cons with the pros. Hope you enjoy our fun conversation as we explore personalities, brains & everything in between. Write in if you relate! • [email protected] • socials @mouseandweens everywhere • vm (858) 206-8746

Resources & Mentions:

► California Department of Aging | Meals on Wheels | ElderHelp | Jewish Family Service | Netflix's "How to Change Your Mind" by Michael Pollan | Johns Hopkins research on psychoactives | Article on trees' in sync communication | Fool Me Twice Jules Hannaford's true crime book and podcast on being financially & romantically scammed or catfished | I couldn't find the fart love story article I mentioned so here is a similar one!

Outline

0:00 - Intro & Dancing woes

6:05 - Dating Must-Haves

15:50 - DreamDinners mouseandweens99

17:30 - Dealbreakers

19:25 - Earhumping Dad

12:10 - Patron Shout-Out: patreon.com/mouseandweens

22:50 - Ram Dass, Dale Borglum, Psychoactives

29:05 - Dealbreakers Continued

32:40 - Dating and Religion

36:45 - Dating Next Steps

44:25 - Juls' Masters & Work

47:10 - Living Together

49:45 - Jo's Updates

55:25 - Female Products!

58:25 - Dad Shoutout

1:02:20 - Conclusion

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Music Credits:

• Intro “Mouse and Weens Theme”: Julianne Eggold + Voice Actor David Kohn

• Clips of Hot Hot Heat, Reverend Horton Heat & Hot Snakes: (c) Sup Pop Records

• Outro “Summertime” circa 1977: Joelle Eggold Kohn & John Eggold (vocals) with Julianne Eggold

• Outro “Summertime” circa 2019: Dan Mahony & Julianne Eggold JulianneEggold.com

Promos:

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E133 - Imagine realizing deep into your marriage, your typical husband-wife marriage with kids, that you are seeking a deeper connection. Imagine making that connection with someone who happens to be your same sex. Imagine falling in love. What would you do? How would you handle your feelings and the decisions you make? What's next? Hear the story of Stephanie Smith and Michele Baker, later in life loves (so many L-words!), and how they are managing their new path together, their families, and their thoughts on pride. They tell their Glennon Doyle and Abby Wombach meetup story, the one in which Joelle mixes up her lesbians! And not only do they answer our questions about religion and community, but graciously our questions about the physicality of it all. We even dish on our own experiences! They offer advice to those in a similar situation and paint a picture of what life can be like outside the closet. Thank you to our wonderful guests for sharing their brave stories. This is a heartfelt and fun talk that we hope you'll hear and pass along. Love is love, and the world needs a lot more love and understanding right now!

Michele can be reached via her wonderful public relations and communications company https://www.MamboComm.com, where authenticity and core values are key to strategy. And Stephanie can be found via Joelle because they've been friends forever!

* Find Michele Baker at https://www.MamboComm.com

* Glennon Doyle's story in her book Untamed https://www.amazon.com/Glennon-Doyle/e/B073C6SQY1

* LGBTQ+ Resources at https://TheSafeZoneProject.com

* A Google search of “[city name] LGBTQ+ center” will bring up any center if your closest city has one, and by visiting, you can make connections with members of the community.

* Facebook Groups to search: https://www.Facebook.com/Groups/

* If you or someone you know is at risk, call an LGBTQ+ crisis hotline like LGBT National Hotline at 888-843-4564

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Outline

00:00 - Introductions

02:00 - Pride

04:42 - Stephanie's story

12:47 - Dream Dinners mouseandweens99

14:24 - Michele's story

27:58 - Who is Glennon?

30:20 - When Steph and Michele met

32:45 - Coming Out

37:20 - Glennon and Abby meetup

40:39 - Coming Out, continued

49:12 - Political, social, religious thoughts

58:46 - Physical stuff, advice

1:04:53 - Stereotypes and labels

1:07:42 - Mambo Communications strategy

1:10:02 - Our experiences

1:12:52 - Jealousy and their relationship now

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"Thank You Song For Subscribing" by Julianne Eggold and Dan Mahony

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E132 - Ever wondered why you just can’t lose your chubby belly? Having bad sleep lately? Extra moody? You need to hear what surprising things our guest and friend, Anna Araujo, a health and perimenopause coach, has to say. With her master's in nutrition and specialized sports and menopause research background, she has a sane plan - the FEMME Method - that even we can get on board with! We are seriously so excited to get started now that we know! Guys, please forward this episode to your loved ones. We really want to spread the knowledge. xo

Links

https://www.AnnaAraujo.com

https://www.instagram.com/perimenopause_coach

NAMS Physicians: https://www.menopause.org

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Outline

00:00 - Intro & our news

02:20 - Anna’s background & training

06:50 - Symptoms of perimenopause, definition

16:30 - Why won’t my workout fix it?

19:45 - What if I hate exercise?

24:10 - Workbook & analysis

27:10 - Steps to combat symptoms

28:40 - Meditation: is it that important?

34:05 - Abdominal fat, cortisol, stress, exercise

37:24 - What should we eat? Nutrition, diets, saliva test, fat-burning pills

39:55 - Topical progesterone, birth control, hormones, mood medication

50:00 - What is Anna's program? What is FEMME?

51:20 - Cabbage soup diet, intermittent fasting

53:30 - Time, scheduling, managing family

55:10 - Groups, supplements, prescriptions, medical advice

56:50 - Carbs, Keto diet, serotonin, gut bacteria

1:01:20 - Where can we work with Anna?

1:02:10 - Body composition testing, BMI, fat test

1:05:00 - Conclusions, links

1:07:00 - Patron shoutout

1:07:50 - "Beautiful Girl" song by Julianne!

1:08:40 - Fool Me Twice: All About Diamonds podcast promo

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E130 - We talk about the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, Julianne's memories on set with Johnny Depp on "Mortdecai" with Gwyneth Paltrow, her thoughts on the Alec Baldwin shooting, Rob Huebel's and Paul Scheer's thoughts on the trial, and the wacky psychology involved. What is your own psych diagnosis? Take the test, linked below! Weens updates us on her grad school career updates in social work, specifically in the death and dying and hospice fields, while Jo ranks California colleges as of 20 years ago. Then we discuss an Oscar date with Jessica Chastain as we play part of our documentary interview with Steve Pieters, an AIDS activist, friend, and pastor, who tells us the inside scoop on what "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" Best Actress Academy Award winner is really like. We learn which star helped Steve get ready, who were the stars right next to him at the event, and lessons he learned. Also we remember Robert Morse, Tony and Emmy winner who you might know from "Mad Men" and "How to Succeed In Business Without Trying." Read a wonderful article about this friend and actor that sums up his prolific career, link below, as we reflect on the good, bad, and crazy of Hollywood!

Thanks for your patience with our mic trouble on this episode!

Outline:

0:00 Intro & Tape Face

2:02 Johnny Depp, Amber Heard trial

3:08 Weens worked on Mortdecai with Depp and Gwyneth

9:03 Why we love Johnny and toxic, bizarre stars

11:54 Alec Baldwin and what happens on location

18:20 Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel on Depp Heard trial

22:20 Are we victim shaming? Psychology, personality disorders

24:52 Take the Self Monitoring Test and diagnose yourself

26:10 Dream Dinners ad 28:05 Dr. Curry. Being a therapist. Weens grad school & career.

33:32 Weens calls out Mouse on California college ranking

38:32 Steve Pieters & Alison Arngrim

42:21 Jessica Chastain, Oscars & nearby stars

55:00 Robert Morse, Mad Men, How to Succeed

59:25 Conclusion

1:02:18 Marvelous Madames promo

Take the Self Monitoring Test at https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/tests/personality/testspersonality-1

Follow Steve Pieters: https://www.instagram.com/aspieters/

Alison Arngrim: https://www.instagram.com/alisonarngrim/

Paul Scheer's and Rob Huebel's Friendzone https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cc0knvYJcLa

Ron Fassler on Robert Morse: https://ronfassler.stck.me/post/20510/BOBBY-BABY-BOBBY-BUBI-BOBBY

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Mouse and Weens outro song by Julianne Eggold + Dan Mahony

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E129 - Errands are not the most fun part of adulting. But, rather than rushing through them, why not try to make it a special part of your day...or someone else’s! We share some awkward and silly examples of how getting groceries, running to the Post Office, or filling up at the gas station can bring a little joy to those often-dreaded errands. In this episode, we chat about some simple ways to liven up your to-do list while connecting with people along the way. Laughing is good for you! The researchers at Mayo Clinic say so.

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