Thoughts on a Run

Like the intertwining helix stripes of a barber’s pole, Hannah and Missy’s thoughts are in sync this week. Missy gets into the grisly origin story of barber’s poles and Hannah gets to the root (or should we say follicle) of grey hairs. Do it for the biscuits (save lives, give blood) and stay curious about all these random things!

What’s black and white and read all over? This weeks episode! Hannah tries to settle the “is black a colour or a shade?” debate, which (for some reason makes Missy angry). Missy tells a haunting tale about Goosebumps, not the physical phenomenon but R.L Stines’ literary sensation! Plus did you know we’re an Olivani household?

“What does operate a cow mean?” Your guess is as good as ours. Hannah has a clucking good time trying to figure out which came first, the chicken, the egg, or the dinosaur? While Missy relays some weird laws and how many times does Missy say “it’s interesting” - many, many times.

Can you name all the colours of the rainbow? Hannah almost can. This week you get TMI, we’re talking eye discharge, farting, spitting, and phlegm with a side of weather chat. Hannah gets down and dirty in the world of ‘sleepy dust’ while Missy (figuratively) gets to the bottom of the double rainbow. Served, as always, with a big old side of silliness.

“Anyway, so I’m just gonna tell you some stuff about tin cans” (M. Mooney, 2024). If this direct quote doesn’t have you hooked nothing will! For some reason Missy pops the tab on some drink can/tin facts. Hannah goes deep underground in search of the secrets of the tunnels under Disneyland *insert spooky The X-Files theme music*.

Guilt, sympathy, scones, judgement, intensity, projection, cruelty, Raygun, objective and subjective interpretations of art, we really cover a lot of ground in this episode and work through some stuff. Plus Hannah attempts to shed some light on the paralympics (leessshhh go) and Missy gets down and dirty in the auditory world of misophonia. Feat H Money’s first singing solo on the pod.

All the worlds a stage, so never say Macbeth. In a blistering episode Hannah talks theatre superstitions and Missy pops off with some blister chat. To pop or not to pop, that is the question.

The Mooney’s get myth-y with it. Hannah sings a siren song with a deep dive on mermaids (feat backup vocals by Missy) and still can’t say abdomen. Missy spouts off some stone-hard facts about gargoyles. The chat is magic, mediaeval, fishy and grotesque - what more could you ask for?

Missy gives her hot take on the the Olympic Torch Relay while Hannah-coluthon (a word Missy made up) weaves together a tale about runner’s stitch - the burning, stabbing pain kind, not the sewing kind. We are a cauldron of chaos and just like the Olympic flame, our passion for singing badly cannot be extinguished.

Is ‘tit’ a swear word? Your fave blowhards spend far too long blathering on about this. Served with a side of alchemy and the origin story of the megaphone. I mean who doesn’t love a good ear trumpet?