Episode 7: Gift Giving Made Difficult

Carol Channing: The female Channing Tatum.

Heresy is not the same as Hearsay.

Sam tries to steal her great aunt's husband with the Thriller dance.

Gina – ever the radio personality – has to be reminded how to use a microphone, by an amateur, while telling about her accidental pumpkin pie recipe (which was delicious!) and talks about a proposal she witnessed today (or actually, Sam reads her Facebook post about it in her best impersonation), which then leads to how she met her husband and how he quickly proposed, which sounds a heckuva lot better than the stories from her friends. Later, she tries to get out of Sam her Christmas wish list. Sam, ever the thoughtless child, fails to ask her what she would like.

Keeping with this, Sam tells of an amazing first Christmas present from her boyfriend, and her embarrassingly unenthusiastic reaction. Plus: how this year she’s giving that boyfriend a birthday/Christmas gift like the kind Jewish grandmother would.

Then they excitedly go out with a Carol Channing song. Who’s Carol Channing? Channing Tatum’s namesake. Maybe not.

Direct download: Episode_7_20121125.mp3

Episode 6: Giving Thanks for Birth Control

When the corkscrew fails, get a boning knife.

Kitty Kelley: Among Spokane's finest

Southern Lady Voodoo involves blessing hearts.

 Sam hates how cold, dark and overcrowded Seattle is, but pokes a little fun at Spokane and their famous people (Bing Crosby, Kitty Kelley and some serial killer guy).  She also tells of receiving mental health advice from Patty Duke, and gets the idea that Gina has been orchestrating a conspiracy to get grandchildren, which involves being given terrible birth control advice from a “resource nurse”.

Gina, after having severe drinking problems before the show, is thankful for stuff, tells the truth behind the phrase "Bless Their Heart", and hates on a mystery BMX rider who crashed on her floor for a night and has not been heard from since he departed her house years ago.

Plus: Fan letters #5 AND #6! Nevermind that #5 was written by the author of #1, that's amazing!

Direct download: Episode_6_20121119.mp3

On Holiday for a Day

O Magazine's headache tips didn't work. And we both got lazy. Don't fret, faithful listeners, new show ASAP! Pinky swear!

Episode 5: Party How?

The idea of a lounge in Sam's 20-something mind.

The idea of a lounge in every other 20-something's mind.

Gina finds the key to happiness: doesn't buy it.

The new family Bible.

Sam excitedly tells tales of a rare outing on a Saturday night, which included learning that lounges don't feature crooners, as depicted in old movies she watched as a kid in the 90's.

Gina celebrates a wedding anniversary early, since she'll be at a support group for spouses of people with Alzheimer's on the big day. Also, she gives tips of how to deal with headaches as detailed in O Magazine.  Note: O Magazine isn't as sexy as it sounds.

Direct download: Episode_5_110412.mp3