Manic Rambling Spiral
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Manic Rambling Spiral
Manic Rambling Spiral (MRS) is a podcast about single parenting, but it's not a parenting podcast. Rather, MRS is a podcast about living life - having a life, a career, and a self - in a setting that is constantly dictated by, built around and sabotaged by our children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
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166 episódios165: Is this thing on?
We’re back. Sort of. Changes are imminent, and we think you'll pee your pants. It's been a while so please excuse the awkward as we settle in behind t...
164: School Comes Home
In addition to everything else happening as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, kids around the world are suddenly at home for school. But despite some...
163: Come On Eileen
We didn't plan for this to be about COVID-19, but most of the world didn't plan for anything that's happening right now. As everyone scrambles to unde...
162: MRS Turns 4
Our first episode landed on St. Patrick's day 2016 and, four years later, we're still kicking. Admittedly, we've been kicking a lot less lately, but w...
161: In Memory of Coco
After more than 12 happy years of squawking, barking, and being herded by her favorite business partner, Heather and her family said their final goodb...
160: Out With the Old
Wrapping up the year with our first monthly episode.Wondering about John, Lexton, and Lilly? We covered that. Curious about Heather's gut? We covered...
159: Change is Afoot
Get it? A FOOT? Because Heather's foot? Perfect. Now that you're smiling about that we can let you know that you're going to be hearing from us less o...
158: Fun with Fur and Feet
We never know where we’re going or how we get there, but maybe that’s part of the charm? Anyway, Heather’s getting some answers, John’s a Furminator c...
157: We Call it Hygge
What does laundry share in common with cold, leftover nachos? Comfort. Yes, cold nachos provide comfort and we’re ready to die on this hill. Sure, we...
156: Reddit for Relationships
We talk about more than Bumble (you know you want an update), but John’s text to Heather is probably the best description for this episode. “Without f...
155: A Dating App Newcomer
It finally happened. John joined the online dating scene and it’s as confusing and empty as he’s always imagined. It has, however, made him realize ho...
154: The Price of a Pet
An update on Coco (a pupdate?), some commentary on Halloween, and a discussion on how much our pets are worth. What's that? We're heartless and evil?...
153: Canines and Curriculum
We moved right from Elizabethan collars into pop punk- and it wasn’t a smooth transition. That’s John’s fault. But somehow we still managed to cover h...
152: Fitted and Folded
Sure, we took a week off due to both of us being sick, but we didn’t actually get a week off. There were endoscopies to be had, sheets to be folded, a...
151: Injury and Insult
It’s been a busy week without any travel or big changes. How so? Well, Heather’s foot is still an issue, her GI tract is making waves, and John’s batt...
150: Boots and Bowels
Somehow this episode came full circle. From boots and bus stops to pets and school routines, we cover a lot and bookend the whole thing with bowels. S...
149: Don't Forget to Steer
Another week, another couple dozen lessons in stress management. But we’re still taking our own advice and letting things slide. Invasive dogs, oversl...
148: Slow Down
Weird title for a show called "Manic Rambling Spiral," but here we are. Heather ditched her FitBit and her Apple Watch and, as a result, a whole lot o...
147: From Paris to Puppies
Socialized medicine doesn’t disappoint, especially when the phenomenon of “hot doctor” clearly exists in all countries. But John’s doctor? Nah. He pre...
146: Friends and Fashion
John and Heather are both facing some child-free time, and it’s going to be glorious. We bask in that notion, discuss friendships as an adult, and eve...
145: No Topic Needed
We had a meetup last week! It was great. To say "thank you!" to everyone who joined us, we spent most of this episode talking about healthcare. That w...
144: Reunited at Last
We got the band back together. Well, the band never really broke up, but Heather and John are in the same (hotel) room recording MRS for the first tim...
143: Musical Therapy
A topic! We have a topic! It’s music, and we almost don’t stray from it. This week we’re talking about some of the music we enjoy, the beauty of a tru...
142: Making Small Talk
You find out a lot about people when you take the time to start a conversation. Does this apply to Stephen Dorff? We may never know, will we, HEATHER?...
141: An MRS Overhaul
You’ve kept us up and running for over three years (3 YEARS!), and now it’s time for our little podcast to grow and change. How? We’re figuring that o...
140: Fun Facts About Sleeping
If there are two takeaways from this week, they are as follows: Heather sleeps naked, John does not. Does this information have anything to do with Jo...
139: There Will Be Bandaids
What do book tours and bandaids have in common? A lot. It's sort of like the relationship between diarrhea and a week of stressful schedule juggling....
138: The Book Tour Begins
Heather hits the road next week for her book tour, so of course we talked about misplaced socks, pantyhose, and toxic plastics that make their way int...
137: It's All Puppies
At least 75% of this episode is about dogs and puppies and the horrors of pet ownership because John is a dog person now. Why? Honestly, he has no ide...
136: Type A Chaos
Renovations, broken boilers, puppies, and John's resistance to help even when it's generously offered. It's all loosely related. And somehow we still...
135: Breaking Millennials
It’s Spring Break. We could’ve easily talked about the woes of that for an hour. However, we still managed to discuss university selection, unfair exp...
134: Mostly Public Speaking
Wandering tangents seem to be the way of things around here lately. This week it's James Blake, the joy of celebrity interaction, Marlo's public speak...
133: Spring Forward Feverishly
We're ringing in the time change in style. As always. Moderate injury, serious fever, and a healthy dose of feeling all together a little off have mar...
132: Hot Doctors
Why do people looking their absolute best have to be the ones who see you at your absolute worst? We don't have an answer, but that's just what happen...
131: Announcements and Bowels
Heather has a newsletter and some GI business to attend to. John has a newsletter and perfectly functioning bowels. Some things just aren’t fair, that...
130: Replicating Childhood
Yeah, we spiraled again, but we also found ourselves looking back at how we were raised and how those experiences affect our parenting today. Less “ge...
129: Random Rambles
How did we get from A to B? Your guess is as good as ours. But it's not our fault that audiobooks, Mormon mission trips, forgetful teens, the weather,...
128: Attendance is Mandatory
After John's extended fanboy moment about Heather's book (side note: It's incredible and you want to read it and probably give a copy to everyone you...
127: Dating Forecast
It's winter and the weather is awful and life keeps plowing forward. So, naturally, in the thick of this mess John is sort of possibly dabbling in the...
126: Unhealthy Healthcare
We’re talking about insurance again. And mental health. And the absurdity of dealing with medical needs in the US. Why? Because it needs to be talked...