Spare Time the Pod

0o0o0o0 double header (aka it's a long one teehee)! We talk friendship, flowers, Lucy Dacus, and more, plus Marie finally breaks her silence on the Worst Thing She's Ever Eaten

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: Feb - traveling! South Africa and a lil Miami. March - so much special friend time! Flowers, fitness, sitting outside, getting ready for Miami!

* AA: Feb - wallowing! Celebrating Hen, Kelsea Ballerini, celebra...

One month down, an Elon to go...I mean an eon. But we're not talking about the Muskocracy, we're keeping it light!! Listen as we dunk on oscar noms, wax poetic about our current fave song, and more <3

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: so much friend time! SNOW! Home Alone, fitness, writing, and films

* AA: murder mystery, with my boys (hockey game!), christmas round 2, cape cod!!! Things have really locked in

Best/Wor...

Another year of this world famous podcast! Hear us yap and yap about all our faves of 2024 and some of what we're looking forward to in 2025 (with a very brief moment at the top for good ol' December)

DECEMBER

HIGH:

* AA: Christmas Family time + a white christmas! Grateful for the luv in my life + murder mystery new years

* MM: New Goodwill in DC lol

LOW:

* AA: what am I doing with my life <3

* MM: parking ticket fest

BEST OF 2024

MOVIE:

* A...

One of the longest months of our lives! So much has happened, high highs and, well...democratically apocalyptic lows. We're looking for the joy. Thanks for being here with us<3

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: North Carolina, Atlanta, Miami, Thanksgiving! An extreme amount of work which also involved catching up with everyone I’ve ever met. …the presidential election. IRL AA time. Hosting and informal hangs as a ba...

This month was a year long and with almost 0 minutes of spare time for either of us...but you know we found plenty to talk about anyway ;) happy listening love u go volunteer to elect Kamala Harris <3

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: Salem, Miami, Los Angeles, election madness, it’s giving season, etc

* AA: Philly, Betty Who, a night away with my boys, NYC, yoga mentor, but honestly not a ton and also my brain is fu...

Double header! We've been traveling, going to concerts, trying cupping, bumping tunes, getting our nails done and much, much more. Tune in to this XL ep for the deets!

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: Canada, NH, Miami, drove across the country [Pittsburgh, Glen Arbor, Middle of Lake Michigan, Apostle Islands in Wisconsin] and back, back to Michigan, back to Miami twice, and finally, home <3 

* AA: settled on my bda...

Y'all, we have not heard each other's voices since the June episode...and it shows because this is a long one. We talk Cape Cod, Canada, the Olympics, coconut trees, and more! Buckle up xo

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: Vacation in the woods! A lil Miami time, a little fam time, a little home time! Eating crabs, fruit, being hot, general summer tings

* AA: Cape cod <3, really restorative yoga, swimming in the pond...

Loving summer so much we are two weeks late on this episode...let's blame it on the childhood expectations of summer vacation and move on! It's about: fruit, Asheville, queer weddings, and more <3

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: Chicago, a hot 24 hours in nyc, friends visiting, being so fucking hot, celebrating Hannah’s birthday, two baby showers, baby news, and new baby arriving!!!! Also I am in my ricotta era

* A...

May 2024 has come and gone! We discuss lobster rolls, neck injuries, Chappell Roan supremacy, childhood friends, and more <3 Happy summer

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: a lil Miami, a lil PA, a lil Boston, a lil Cape Cod, a lil Delaware–everything but DC 

* AA: Boston! The gym! Minnesota! Childhood friends <3 (the 999 is so scary) Katie Pruitt x2, NYC with my gorls, B two times in one week, locked down the wedding...

We know it's already mid-May but come on! Just let us tell you about April 2024! We are reunited, full of pollen, and ready to tell you about crucial things like Miami's best burrito and protein!

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: 

* AA: with my little babes, with my friends, mostly in DC!!! Its nice to be where you live, Philly, getting into “protein”, watching womens sports 

Best/Worst:

* Best: 

* AA: YTT / Laser Wolf 

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Hot take from MM but March is theeeeEeE best month of the year! Arieses rise!!! 03/24 included lots of friendship, flowers, and Fletcher. Tune in for the full skinny xo

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: flowers!! Friends! Solo time at home in DC! Busy bee-ing! Packing! Driving! Light wedding planning!

* AA: Boston 2x , friends, babies, listening to so much music and being happy about it , brandi IRL 

Best/Worst:

* Wors...

Two girls with a lack of spare time for the month still somehow manage to speak on the topic for nearly 90 minutes. We are nothing if not verbose! Tune in for sandwiches, Kate Missington, and more!

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: so….busy…..being eternally ill. Working! Truly riveting content! Missing my friend Alissa!

* AA: Missing my friend Marie! Also working but feeling fulfilled overall! Wow! Celebrating Hen, ...

Celebrating the first ep of 2024, an amazing new song, an anniversary weekend, and much much more, but, most insanely of all: celebrating five years of the Spare Time Pod--in all her iterations

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: wintering (real) and wintering (Miami), making some treats, getting engaged again, watching movies

* AA: anniversary weekend, Fam, playing in snow!, willing myself to knit, going to the theate...

Another year gone by! The sands of time! Recap the full spin around our fav burning gas giant with our bests of the year in many silly and serious categories.

MOVIE:AA: Past Lives MM: Maybe Theatre Camp but idk

TV SHOW:AA: Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)MM: The Last of Us (HBO)

BOOK:AA: The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty (runner up: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett)MM: The Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang (runner up: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin)

ALBUM...

Happy 2024, friends! On our last regular ep of the year, we discuss drag bingo, a truly catastrophic cookie recipe, and...an engagement! Tune in next week for a special ep recapping 2023.

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: Holiday-ing! Loving on friends and fam in DC, PA, MIA, 

* AA: drag bingo, scrapbooking, not knitting SOS, holiday shows, holiday dinners, baking cookies, spending christmas with my baby nephews 

Best...

November was a big for family, food, work, and being tired! I know that’s pretty unique but hopefully one or two of you can relate! Beyond that we discuss nutrituional yeast vinegar, Spotify Wrapped, and sharing a shave ice with friends. What’s not to love??

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* MM: working big time, being in Miami, recovering from working, holiday-ing, recovering from holiday-ing! Fam time, etc.

* AA: Bosto...

Surprise! It's a Thursday episode. Sorry for tardying, November really snuck up on us. Tune in for our October updates. It was giving friendship, soup, concerts, for one of us...Covid, and much more. Let’s dig in.

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* AA: seeing the greatest band(s) in the world, watching my best friends get married, acquainting myself with NJ culture, pumpkin patches, QT with my friends 

* MM: concerts conc...

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* AA: fell in love with a new yoga instructor, moving 6x days a week (!), concerts!, time with old friends

* MM: being break-neck busy!!! Working, tutoring, wedding season!

Best/Worst:

* Worst:

* MM: more airplane travel (but with a silver lining <3)

* Weird “healthy” tiktok frozen yogurt….patties…

* Best: 

* AA: Hozier - rly fell in love with his new album Unreal Unearth (specifically Francesc...

How did you spend your spare time this month:

* AA: at the pool basically, reading, playing pickleball, making time for peloton and yoga, long dinners with friends 

* MM: on the road again! concerts galore, finding my inner peace about airline delays, and tutoring

Best/Worst:

* Best MM: Beyoncé, seeing many long distance friends, and New Mexican food

* Best AA: 2 Amy’s blueberry chip ice cream / honorable mention the chocolate mousse fr...