Steve and Marianne explore a world they never knew existed  - KNIVES!!  There's a reality competition show about them, Marianne's husband makes them and apparently there's a proper way to dispose of them!  There's a celebrity name drop in this episode and Steve and Marianne vow to memorize the introduction to Oprah's podcast as well as their own someday.  Steve tells Marianne about a book he's really into and is trying to spread the word about it.  Enjoy the pod!Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Steve and Marianne share their favorite things they obsessively look at on Instagram.  One of them looks at drag queens and the other watches cookie videos - LISTEN TO FIND OUT WHICH IS WHICH! It’s Marianne’s turn to tell Steve something and BOYYY DOES SHE!  She read a book by a former Playboy Bunny and finally found out if the girls on the show “Girls Next Door” actually had sex with Hugh Hefner! Whoohoo!  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This episode is an update on a past date Steve had a few weeks ago.  He tells Marianne about how he tried to avoid rejection again but ended up getting REPEATEDLY rejected in his own home!  They also debate what it means to be “a dog person” Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Marianne tells Steve about her night terrors and how she tortured many of her good friends through the years. She remembers a trip she took to Maine with a friend that could have ended HORRIBLY.... The two also agree that meditation is having a moment and neither are very good at it. Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This episode the two get political without talking politics at all!  Marianne tells Steve how there’s a person running for President that wants to give everyone a thousand dollars a month.  It’s a crazy plan that is fun to dream about. Steve talks about a guy he was dating that tried “Camming” for a while - turns out it wasn’t hot! Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Steve tells Marianne how he came to live in the Historic Chelsea Hotel in NYC and reveals that a famous, dead rock and roll star lived in his apartment.  Has he ever seen that star's ghost? Do Marianne or Steve believe in ghosts and UFO's?  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

A quick hello explaining what our podcast is and who the hell we are!  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In this episode Marianne tells Steve how her daughter likes to obsessively squeeze her pinky - they analyze what that could mean and Marianne tells Steve why manicure/pedicure salons are run mostly by Vietnamese people. Steve confesses he engages in an illegal activity when he gets pedicures and Marianne displays her "talent" of talking in gibberish accents. Marianne also convinces Steve that having two sinks in a bathroom is stupid. Don't agree?  Listen and maybe you'll be converted! Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

“This is Being Timed” -Vacations Steve's time on Instagram is being monitored and Marianne gets 18 days of vacation a year.  She explains how much work going on vacation is and the two reminisce about the world before we knew smoking cigarettes was "bad".  Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Steve and Marianne tackle the big issue on Instagram: people taking selfies but pretending someone else took the picture, they make a wager on what will make more money - being an Instagram influencer or buying scratch off tickets everyday and Steve tells Marianne allll about the amazing performer/singer Yma Sumac who has an insane range of like 8 octaves or something.  You’ll laugh. Promise.Music from https://filmmusic.io"Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)