Burn the Instructions

Following directions has never come easy to these two Midwest friends and writers. But embracing the unexpected is often the best part of the journey. Join Kelly and Colleen as they share comical stories, think out loud, and occasionally call on experts to back up their theories. Take a match to life's instruction manual. When the smoke clears, you’ll find things get a whole lot more interesting.

S2:E3 There's A Witch In The Oven: Fairy Tales That Follow Us

Kelly and Colleen discuss how fairy tales impacted their childhoods and informed their life choices.

03-12
39:26

S2:E2 Everyone's Right (or Signs of the Afterlife)

Colleen and Kelly discuss dying, the afterlife, grief, Batman's skin, and JoBeth Williams' moving performance in "Poltergeist."

12-12
44:20

S2:E1: "Ghosts in the Hole"

Kelly and Colleen discuss haunted places in Ohio.

10-22
24:34

S1: E11: "Boo. Period."

Seances, tarot, and ghosts. Colleen and Kelly discuss their mutual fascination with the supernatural, paranormal, and mystical.

10-28
27:11

S1:E10: Spooky Season!

Colleen and Kelly discuss memorable costumes they've worn and how Halloween costumes have evolved over time.

10-22
30:29

S1:E9: Time in a Pencil Box

Colleen and Kelly welcome listeners back to school with stories of their own early days in the hallowed halls of learning. Or at least trying to learn.

09-25
22:40

S1:E8: What Are You Wearing?

What outfits in your past can you still feel on your skin? What clothing will you never, ever, EVER forget? Colleen and Kelly talk about the lucky shirts, gorilla suits and velour dresses that made them feel alive. Or maybe not.

07-17
25:26

S1:E7: Limerence

Colleen and Kelly discuss painful crushes, romantic obsessions, and the unyielding pursuit of impossible love.

07-04
24:33

S1:E5: Trash to Treasure

What does a massive bell collection, a Christmas tree fire, a cowboy shirt, and the Iran Hostage Crisis have in common? Find out when Colleen and Kelly discuss how garbage picking and collectibles have affected their lives.

06-08
23:36

S1:E6: Side Hustle

Join Kelly and Colleen as they discuss their most memorable part-time jobs and the economic, psychological, and social impact of being chronically underemployed.

06-08
27:27

S1:E4: Bad Remedy

Colleen and Kelly attempt to define "bad therapy" while sharing their most memorable (and not in a good way) therapy experiences.

05-17
24:35

S1:E3: Let Your Hair Down. Or, When Your Hair Lets You Down

Kelly and Colleen discuss Pandemic Hair, the Perm-Mullet, and Farrah Fawcett's supreme nipples.

05-08
21:23

S1:E1: Accent Spasms

Pilot episode! Kelly and Colleen get to the bottom of why we involuntarily slip into using false accents when talking to non-native English speakers.

05-02
20:31

S1:E2: Putting Away Childish Things

Kelly and Colleen discuss how their childhood career dreams panned out.

05-02
24:44

S2:E4 Don't Hold Your Breath: The Perils of Magical Thinking

Colleen and Kelly talk how magical thinking has affected their lives.

03-22
34:48

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