'Tis the season to record an audiobook and do a little bit of hostessing - or at least that's what Melanie and I have been up to this past week. On this episode we talk about our college kids' laundry situation (it's bad here in Birmingham), what we've been reading and watching, and why Melanie needs a new rug in her dining room to help with podcast recording quality.

We also discuss a fantastic concert I went to this past weekend, and it's Mel's turn for Five Favorites.

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Since college football is starting to move into the rearview mirror just a tiny bit, this week Melanie and I discuss our end-of-year Spotify and Apple Music info, we consider my new maximum volume hair product strategy, and Melanie talks about an audiobook she absolutely loved. 

We also take a look at what's ahead for both of us this week, and it's my turn for Five Favorites.

Hope y'all enjoy! 

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- Georgia vs. Texas

- College Football Playoffs field of 12

- Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lentz

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- Leslie Odom Jr.'s Simply Christmas

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- Southern Living's coconut cream pie recipe

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This week Melanie recaps her time in College Station - though she wishes the game had gone a different way - before we break down our respective Thanksgivings and I lament the Egg Bowl (on top of lamenting a two-win season for my Bulldogs). 

Melanie also shares a flat tire situation she had to deal with, and it's her turn for Five Favorites.

Enjoy, everybody!

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Earlier this week Melanie and I recorded with our friend Cole Cubelic for a Patreon episode - and then Cole's audio upload proceeded to get caught in an internet no-man's land for several days. This morning, though, we got news from our friends at Riverside.fm that they were able to recover Cole's audio, so I put together a quick bonus episode in the event that you're bored / traveling / curious about Cole's Thanksgiving (and football) favorites.

Plus, much to our delight, Cole shares his thoughts on tomorrow's football game between the Texas A&M Fightin' Aggies and their arch rival, the Texas Longhorns.

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Melanie and I spent our weekend in the loveliest village on the Plains, so this episode is chock-full-o-details about our time in Auburn, including our shenanigans with Caroline and Ella and the Aggies' unfortunate loss in four overtimes. FOUR OVERTIMES. 

We also discuss all the fun we had in Birmingham, and it's my turn for Five Favorites.

Enjoy, y'all - and Happy Thanksgiving!

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This week Melanie and I talk about the latest with college football, the latest with what we're reading, and the latest with my very early Christmas decorating. We also discuss the fact that Melanie and Caroline are headed to Alabama this weekend so we can take a little road trip to the loveliest village on the plains. 

On top of that, I share some of Hazel's most recent issues (the separation anxiety is real), and it's Melanie's turn for Five Favorites.

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- Auburn's eagle crashes into press box

- Florida beats LSU

- Georgia beats Tennessee

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- All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

- Mood Christmas Edition by Jon McLaughlin (I said the wrong last name when Mel and I were talking!) 

- Jonathan McReynolds "Sent Me a King"

- The Speckled Beauty by Rick Bragg

- Dan Campbell on leadership

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Melanie and I both have happy live show hangovers this week, so we break down all of our Dallas fun as well as some fantastic memories from not even 24 hours in College Station. We had time with our friends Beth and Ree, we had time with each other and our friends and family, and we saw some amazingly talented college students perform in Chi O Songfest. It was quite a time.

We also wrap up our gift guide suggestions (see what I did there?!) this week, and we hope you enjoy! 

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Oh, how the college football turns have tabled. Melanie's Aggies traveled from the football mountaintop to the (temporary, we believe) valley this past weekend, so as you can imagine, she's still processing her emotions re: the loss. However, the good news is that this week marks the first installment of our annual holiday gift guide, and we're just as happy as we can be about that. Plus, we talk about our favorite fruity candy flavors, so basically we're changing the world one podcast episode at a time.

So excited to see some of you in Dallas this week - and hope you enjoy, everybody!

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The Aggies are at the top of the SEC football standings, so naturally Melanie and I talk all about that on this episode - along with the state of her legs and feet after walking about 13,000 steps in her full-length cowboy boots. And in my neck of the woods, I cooked for Alex and his buddies this past Sunday night, so it's been BUTTER AHOY here in Birmingham.

We also discuss reading ruts and how to maybe / hopefully / possibly snap out of them, and it's my turn for Five Favorites.

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- A&M's pregame entrance from four angles

- Aggies' O-line pushes Marcel Reed into the end zone

- Mike Elko has some things to say

- "Mama my legs are sweatin'"

- Mississippi State SEC Soccer Champions

- the squirrel at the Ole Miss game

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For the second year in a row, The Big Boo Bowl was the Aggies' time to shine, but there was still a fine time to be had in Starkville. So this week Melanie and I discuss my very brief interaction with Dan Mullen, my enduring affection for the 2014 Mississippi State Bulldogs, and why it's bad form to throw objects on the field during a football game. Hypothetically. 

We also talk about the non-football parts of our weekends, and it's Melanie's turn for Five Favorites. As a shock to absolutely no one, my microphone appears to be dying a slow death, so hopefully our sound will be all better next week (she says, hopefully). 

Enjoy, everybody!

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