Separated for Talking podcast

Why did Allison use Hall and Oates to scare a boy in 4th grade? Why did Rekha constantly get kicked out of class in junior high?  Which one of us got into a West Side Story style brawl? What was the point of the 7Up classroom game? All of these questions will be answered. Plus, an update from a listener in mayochup news.

Allison has her cast off and got out of the house for some culture, and Rekha took a day off work and fled Seattle for the day.  Also, we talk opera, dance, and the proper elements of farm tourism.  Allison never finished her Hamlet paper as a teen and it still stresses her out, and Rekha confesses that her eyeballs keep leaking all the dang time. Finally, you’ll hear the story about how we once used a dirty wordy on a school project back in the day, which got us in deep doo doo.

Allison demonstrates the longest hairstylist loyalty in history, while Rekha reveals the many ways hairstylists wield shame in their game. We weigh in on condiment mashup news, professional wrestling garb as it relates to the patriarchy, and how we sang uncool high school choir songs in Flint. Plus: does Allison go one episode without mentioning John Cusack? Listen to find out!

Allison is in the doldrums of healing up, so we perk things up via thoroughly embarrassing ourselves. Y'all asked us why we didn't share who was on our Lists last week, so out comes the truth. Plus: Rekha explains what Michael Jackson armor is, Allison is mortified by a decades-old use of a Bel Biv Devoe catch phrase, and Rekha has more incoherent sports thoughts.

Allison's injury is messing up her shoe game, Rekha attempts to have a sports thought, and they both side-eye people who shit talk Flint. Also covered: the most Basic Bitch topic ever, the "Free Pass List." Allison uses it to express her John Cusack feelings and Rekha uses it to indict the patriarchy. Both of these uses are extremely on brand.

Allison is laid up but still able to tool around Costco, while Rekha saw Hamilton and has so many questions. They explain why Jamie Farr is super important, what a proper nutty doughnut is, and share a memory or two about the Flint Farmer's Market. Rekha takes a moral journey with a recent falafel sandwich purchase and Allison blows a gasket about snack chip bags.

In our inaugural episode, we talk about why we are doing this podcast, why Allison's identity doesn't fit in a box, why The Rock should win an Oscar, why a new car means unlocking your door from a plane, why Boardroom portraiture is creepy af, and why the new Netflix documentary series, Flint Town, about our hometown is stressing us the hell out.