John has been brewin' this topic for months, nay, YEARS! But Christina was all, "It's not ripe yet... it's not ready yet..." Pfft. Whatever. But this week, guess what?!?! The topic WAS RIPE! it WAS READY! So we talked about all manner of how people position themselves over and above other people and what utter nonsense it really is. From Fancy Nancy to The Great Gatsby to The Fyre Festival to our own lives... why do people feel the need to feel above others? Have a listen and find out!

We saw three movies in the last week - The M. Night Shyamalan Unbreakable/Split/Glass trilogy. I bet you think this is just a trilogy of superhero films, right? WRONG. Not in the hands of Christina and John. Have a listen as to how we realize at any given time we, ourselves can be broken, brave or a beast!

"We don't pick the themes. They pick us." Boy is that true. Christina and John talk about what started as a collection of films about prison which then led to (surprise!) the idea of what and how we imprison ourselves with our own misconceptions and outdated ideas. All this on the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend - his 90th birthday! A true Podgecast!

What does it mean "Calm in the Chaos"? Simply put - why do we talk about "wonderful" experiences that might have taken place during a tumultuous time? Are they really wonderful experiences or was everything around it so bad in relation they just seemed wonderful? Christina and John talk about the different ways things may seem calm during chaos and how we are changing our views on them.

How many times have we heard about New Year's Resolutions? Decisions to not eat as much or exercise more, join a gym or stop biting your nails... Christina and John talk instead about the New Year's REVOLUTION. The idea that there are BIG SHIFTS on the near horizon. Are you a part of the REVOLUTION?

Holy Crap, our youngest is now A TEENAGER! When did this happen? Well, we know, it happened last week, it was his 13th birthday - but YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN! Ethan gives his take on life and his world, including a little thing called FORTNITE (old folk, or people with young kids, look it up!) Have a listen and HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM Christina and John and family.

If you haven't discovered Hallmark Christmas movies yet, what are you waiting for? The perfect combination of sweetness and camp. You don't care that the production values are in the garbage, in fact, the worse the better! There's something about how cheesy they are that is heartwarming and appealing. This week, we have TWO guests! Dr. Sandy and Emily weigh in on the value of these silly movies. (Apologies for the sound, we were "on location" and the sound is all over the place.) Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

A hodge-podge Podgecast in the truest sense. We talk about the grind of leading up to Christmas and how Christina and John celebrate a part of the season. (Also we spend about 10 minutes talking about John's gift.)

Christmas can be a divided time of year. Egg nog, or Egg NO. White lights or multicolored lights? These are some extremely important questions! Christina and John tackle them with a game we call, "Ho, Ho or No, No!" Everything from should you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day to exactly HOW MUCH DO YOU HATE THE ELF ON THE SHELF!?!?!?

What do Michael Cohen, Wreck-it-Ralph and supermarket rewards cards have to do with each other? LOYALTY. What does LOYALTY mean? Why have we always viewed it as a "GOOD" thing, when clearly it hurts more than it helps? Christina and John talk about the (few) pros and (mostly)cons of LOYALTY.