Thoughts on a Run

Wanna re-live a sibling spat? Neither, but here we are. This week, Hannah walks the wrong way with confidence, and Missy has a heck of an embarrassment update. What do ham and quicksand have in common? Not much except they’re both slippery. What are Newton’s laws, and how does quicksand actually work? Well, Hannah slips, slides, sinks, stutters, and gets stuck in some (quick)sandy chat. Missy’s flying high as she airs the mysterious disappearance of the queen of the sky, aviation legend, and feminist icon, Amelia Earhart. PSA: giant coconut grabs have entered the chat. Go on, get this in your Earharts.

Firstly, “Can you hear the tap dripping?” It’s a fawking good time this week. In a truly dynamite episode, your best mates go bananas in pyjamas (and wearing the same new running shoes). Baring both their teeth and souls, Missy gets murky in the undercroft of Parliament as she uncovers the infamous gunpowder plot of 1605, i.e. the origin of Guy Fawkes night. You’ll continue to see stars as, tonight, Hannah, gives the goss on the hit 1990s and early 2000s television smash hit that was Stars in their Eyes. Featuring some unexplained echo and technical difficulties (aroha mai for this whānau). It’s a banging, whizzing, fizzing, popping, booming, and explosive time. And, in case you’ve forgotten, Hannah is here for the vibes - not for the research.

It’s a graveyard smash this week as Missy-magic teams up with wolf-Han Houdini for the ultimate Mooney-mash. Expect the usual tangents - birds, shoes, horses, and spontaneous singing - plus Hannah gobbling with the best of them as she sinks her teeth into some biting-good werewolf chat. “Nek minnit, you see the moon and transform into a wolf.” It’s a howling good time. Missy declares the beast inside Hannah is actually a Hen, while Hannah reckons Missy could moonlight as a magician after her unmissable, unbreakable, and inescapable articulation of the man, the mystery, the legend: Harry Houdini.

It’s a swell time, it’s a swole time! This week, we kick off with some tales of embarrassment, confusion, and awkwardness (pretty standard at this point). It’s spooky season, and Missy has a frightfully fearsome and ghastly, ghostly gasbag about haunted attractions - It’s a-maze-ing chat. Hands up if you wanna come to Spookers with us and watch Hannah wet her pants. Then, from Twisty the clown to Twister the hot spot, Hannah spins a good yarn and knots a jolly pretzel about a family favourite physical part game - Twister (also known as ‘sex in a box’ 👀😬). Shout out to Patricia Arquette and remember, go Han!

Is there anything more sinister than a washing line laden with sheets, creepily twisting in the wind? Missy singing an excerpt from The Sound of Music on this podcast for the 80th time, or Hannah saying ‘guesstimate’ just because she knows Missy won’t like it, could be serious contenders. This week kicks off with a detailed Parkrun update that no one asked for. Missy then spends waaaaay too long trying to guess what Hannah’s thought will be, but by golly gosh, is it worth the wait! Following Missy’s truly glowing guess, Hannah brings the salty chat and shines a light on the humble salt lamp. Does it have healing powers? Nah, but it’s got the vibes, so take the win. Future hybrid rockstar Missy Mooney rocks it with some high-octane chat about everyone's favourite fitness fad and global phenomenon, the HYROX. You can count on us to bring the silly-billys and dilly-dallys, but more importantly: ALWAYS count down: 3,2,1, GO.

Hannah’s run route isn’t super efficient, and neither is this podcast… But who cares! You’re not here for efficiency - you’re here for vibes, which are a-plenty this week. Once more, Hannah can’t do maths or maps, but she brings all the razzmatazz. When she’s not editing out a swear word, Missy has a jolly jovi-al jabber about crayons (Hannah’s spirit art utensil). Hannah turns up the heat and blows some hot air around about Airfryers, serving up some crispy chat. This episode just makes scents, so, get down to business and colour this in your ear holes. 

Hannah’s run route isn’t super efficient, and neither is this podcast… But who cares! You’re not here for efficiency - you’re here for vibes, which are a-plenty this week. Once more, Hannah can’t do maths or maps, but she brings all the razzmatazz. When she’s not editing out a swear word, Missy has a jolly jovi-al jabber about crayons (Hannah’s spirit art utensil). Hannah turns up the heat and blows some hot air around about Airfryers, serving up some crispy chat. This episode just makes scents, so, get down to business and colour this in your ear holes.

This week, Missy is brave and starts in the front pack of runners at Parkrun. The honourable Hannah Hooney shakes it out, shakes it off, and shakes it up with some shake out run chat. Missy has no objections and lives out her law degree dreams as she takes you on a journey through jury service. Shout out to our lawyery listeners (if we have any) and everyone else who’s hooked and cooked on TOAR, we appreciate you! And, as we enter spooky season, everybody scream for gluten-free lemon loaf and Spooktober jump scares!

The Cambridge Half Marathon was a bit windy – and this episode similarly gets your fave hooney half-mara Mooneys all of a flap. Missy has a mad dash into the mystery of the EM dash – and its over-saturation in AI-generated content. She even drops in some sneaky NATO phonetic alphabet along the way. More importantly – if you were a piece of punctuation, which would you be? Whisking right along, Hannah whips up some chat about the correct topping order for scones – hammering, or should I say Hannahing, home that whipped cream is light and airy. The kōrero is tasty – and just like a pie from the BP after a big run – it’s waiting for you to gobble it up.

If you survive the pointless prong (projected, pointed, parts) prattle at the top of this episode,  followed by lengthy ‘runners rage’/ Parkrun chat  - well done.

Slinging the shout-outs and emanating good vibes, Hannah chips in with some sodium chat. Na, she’s really letting it rip about chippies! Crisps, chips, chippies - whatever you want to call them, these salty snacks (not Missy) can help you regulate the fluid inside and outside your cells (depends on the sweat rate, though). Missy then brings the mystery and murders some mean Cluedo conversation, a game that has extended beyond the bounds of its board - it’s an institution! Go on, give this tasty chat a hoon and think fast thoughts for us!