Mummy & Deaddy Podcast

It’s FIRESTARTER with our first-ever guest and #1 twisted firestarter: AUNT MONICA! We talk Black Friday shopping, Boo’s origin story, coaching teachers, breaking down challenging behaviors & building skills, the importance of self-talk & the mind-body connection, and Stop Drop & Roll vs Run/Hide/Fight. Plus, Stephen King’s house AND his problems writing indigenous characters and SO MUCH MORE!

Must be bedtime, cuz it’s LIGHTS OUT (2016) over at MXD! We talk custody battles, siblings as parental figures, the six signs of codependent parents, the one sign of a codependent president, the intensity of young children, the emotional perils of parenting, plus we share some Thanksgiving faves in Scary Good STUFFED. Visit mummyxdeaddy.com for show notes and more!

Spooktoberfest reaches it’s natural but still deeply tragic end with the 2007 anthology TRICK ‘R TREAT! We talk seeing teachers in real life, rules for trick or treating, checking your candy, trick or treating alternatives, candy: what stays / what goes, our own urban legends, a sequel pitch, Scary Good Stuff, and we even go down to the water and dip our toe in the ocean of true crime talking Delaware’s only serial killer!

Spooktoberfest continues with THE BABADOOK: It’s Australian for FEAR!! We talk Zombie Trump, returning to school & work, quarantine grief, single parenting, the unbearable realness of bedsharing, shame + illogical consequences, demanding attention, kids saying the darnedest things, pre-screening media, and SO much more!

Spooktoberfest begins with a vengeance!! And not just wildfires: It’s the 1988 creepfest PUMPKINHEAD! We talk about setting boundaries for civic leaders, when it’s ok to leave kids home alone, Bad Dads vs. Careless Dads, LA’s machete problem, the Life & Death of Skeleton Boy, and what do if Halloween is cancelled, and SO much more!

Episode 22! Come frostbite-away these hot-hot summer days at THE LODGE! We talk white noise, how to make movies in Austria, hearing your kids out, climate change & disaster preparedness, The Dollhouse Murders, eyelash curlers, what we want out of modern horror, the Saltine challenge, Lovecraft Country, and SO much more!

THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU! JK! But We DID watch CARRIE! We talk school reopening realities, time-outs, non-parental trusted adults, Victorian delights, what really happens in high school locker rooms, plus Interview With a Vamparent, The Kids Are Creepy Alright, AND Scary Good Stuff!

Still locked inside your house? why not check in with THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS! we talk Zoom milestones, pandemic spring cleaning, this musical called Hamilton, COVID camping, MXD Libs, how financial troubles affect kids, how & when to start allowance, re-socialization fears, plus: Scary Good Stuff (shh! it’s another podcast!), Sequel Pitch, and whatever happened to guard dogs?

Episode 19! THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS! We talk about racist horror tropes, school reopenings, face coverings for kiddos, policing conspiracies, social vs physical distancing, the quarantine-prison-reform connection, an anti-racist reading room for kids, plus: is there a Bechdel Test for race? Remember to head over to mummyxdeaddy.com for tons of links in our show notes!

We watch the #1 movie at the drive-in box office, THE WRETCHED (2020) plus hobbies, divorce, playing both sides, advancements in baby monitor technology, popsicles, insomnia, summer fun, white lies, bargaining, seeing your parents naked, scary good stuff and SO. MUCH. MORE!