Mom reviews the Irish sitcom DERRY GIRLS. Mom recounts the experience of getting her COVID vaccine. The saga of the “chicken farmer” sign is told.

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Derry Girls

Mom reviews the British panel show TASKMASTER. Mom gets trapped by the UPS bureaucracy. Mom unleashes blueberry havoc at the grocery store.

Taskmaster

Mom reviews the kids’ cartoon OCTONAUTS. Mom gets more than she bargained for while browsing the magazine rack. Mom gets her second vaccine shot, eventually.

Octonauts

Mom reviews the comedy game show 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN. Mom laments the sorry state of ice-cream-stand-parking-lot etiquette. John has trouble climbing his favorite mountain.

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Mom reviews the satirical miniseries THE WHITE LOTUS. Mom salutes the good people of Marshall’s department store. Mom has a berry-picking epiphany.

The White Lotus

Mom reviews the animalistic dating show SEXY BEASTS. Mom weighs in on the new JEOPARDY! hosts. John pitches his lavatory-based reality TV concept.

Sexy Beasts

Mom reviews the mushroom documentary FANTASTIC FUNGI. John and Mom pay tribute to the late Sean Lock. John and Mom assess the wreckage of the Jeopardy! host search.

Fantastic Fungi

Mom reviews the soccer comedy TED LASSO. Mom reacts to the conclusion of THE WHITE LOTUS. A mystery: Is there a difference between ranch and buttermilk ranch?

Ted Lasso

Mom reviews the comedy mystery series ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING. Listeners have their say on TED LASSO. The buttermilk ranch mystery is solved.

Only Murders in the Building

Mom reviews the long-lost game show WHEW! Mom tries not to laugh through her mammogram. John meets a “compassionate” Michigander.

Whew!

Mom reviews YOU BET YOUR LIFE WITH JAY LENO. Mom offers advice to a sleep-deprived dog owner. Mom and John remember Norm Macdonald.

You Bet Your Life With Jay Leno

Mom reviews the documentary series LULARICH. Mom struggles to complete her transaction at Jo-Ann Fabrics. A dog barks.

LuLaRich

Mom reviews the Mexican game show ESCAPE PERFECTO. Mom has a surprisingly emotional visit with the dentist. John refuses an apple peeler.

Escape Perfecto

Mom reviews the SEINFELD episode "The Big Salad." John wants to know what makes apple butter and applesauce different. Someone at the library wants their 65 bucks back.

Seinfeld: "The Big Salad"

Mom reviews the EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND Thanksgiving episode "No Fat." Mom spies on the Airbnb guests next door. Otters are not Christmas stamps.

Everybody Loves Raymond: "No Fat"

Mom reviews the HBO drama SUCCESSION. John and Mom recount the pies and pitfalls of their Thanksgiving. Mom develops a reputation among local dentists.

Succession, season 3

Mom reviews the classic Australian sitcom KATH & KIM. Mom wants to rescue baby guinea pigs this Christmas. Mom wonders why Wikipedia keeps asking her for money.

Kath & Kim

Mom reviews a classic MARY TYLER MOORE Christmas episode. Mom once again shares her unbeatable Chex mix recipe. John and Mom reflect on keeping memories of lost friends alive.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II"

Mom reviews THE SUPER BOB EINSTEIN MOVIE. Mom and John remember Betty White. John salutes the Christmastime heroism of postmaster general Louis DeJoy.

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

Mom reviews the game show 25 WORDS OR LESS. A hero dog saves the day. Mom questions Lay’s new dirt-centric promotion.

25 Words or Less

Mom reviews the new sitcom ABBOTT ELEMENTARY. Mom has a bone to pick with a local sports columnist. Discord erupts on Mom’s local yard sale Facebook page.

Abbott Elementary

Mom and John mark Wordle-mania by remembering a bunch of TV word games. Mom discovers a book club that actually works. Mom thinks the biathlon is stupid.

TV Word Games

For a Pop Mom SPORTS SPECIAL, Mom reviews Super Bowl LVI and the XXVI Winter Olympic Games. Mom provides an update on the cleanliness of the local post office. Mom wants to know what John finds in his spam folder.

Sports Special

Mom reviews a classic episode of THE GOLDEN GIRLS. An old acquaintance buttonholes Mom at the library. A fire extinguisher unleashes mayhem.

The Golden Girls: "The Case of the Libertine Belle"

Mom reviews a recent episode of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE hosted by John Mulaney. Disaster ensues after John's son loses his first tooth. Mom once again tells the local postmaster to quit slacking off.

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Saturday Night Live season 47 (John Mulaney)

Bonney has harsh words for Comedy Central's Nathan For You, but she has kinder things to say about Mike Sacks' book of interviews with comedy writers, Poking A Dead Frog. Plus, an update on the Great Post-Office Vendetta Of 2014!

Nathan For Mom

Mom returns to podcasting at last with tales of a brush with cancer and a long chat about the beloved game show The Price Is Right.

The Mom Is Right

Mom reviews Forever, a Maya Rudolph-starring series about facing the eternity of married life. Also, Mom discuss shoplifting popcorn and other escapades during a week in John's adopted hometown of Chicago.

Forever

Mom reviews the video game UNTITLED GOOSE GAME. To Mom’s alarm, John nominates his mother-in-law for Grandmother Of The Year. Mom explores her affinity for “chit-chat.”

Untitled Goose Game

Mom reviews the ANIMANIACS reboot. Mom bids a bittersweet farewell to the FedEx delivery guy. John wishes the listeners a happy Thanksgivening.

Animaniacs (2020)

I'm a TV critic. People think I'm pretty opinionated. Then they meet my mom.

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