Mouse and Weens

E139 – We originally recorded this January 9th, but are finally putting it out now because it’s a fun talk full of funny stories. Weens finishes her last final exam this week, then we’ll be back doing “live” recordings again. Hope you like this episode! Now, will you write in and answer some questions? [email protected] Here you go: Is Mouse crazy to say this about women’s sports? How do you like your coffee? What leisure activities to you have with your s.o.? Do you relate to the White Lotus mom? How about kids’ party pressure? Have you been on a silent retreat or understand them? Relate to the mom love shackles? And what is your go-to karaoke song? Enjoy the Humperdinck and 80’s celebrity musician stories and let us know about your celebrity run-ins! 00:00 Intro 04:13 Weens Living with Mouse 05:50 Women’s Sports Worse 11:45 Weens School Stress 13:39 Coffee & Relationships 15:27 Mouse White Lotus Mom 16:30 Kids Parties & Control 19:04 Weens Silent Retreat 22:38 Moms’ Love Shackles 27:12 Dream Dinners 28:16 Weens Stabbing 30:38 Humperdinck 36:05 Homeless Hoarding Volunteer 41:39 Coffee & Favorite Mug 43:29 Celebrity 80’s Musician Story 57:51 Conclusion Watch this episode on youtu.be/ch5JAKrP1mQ ►Thank you to our patrons – our family! Join the fun, get free swag & bonus content – like extra scenes from this ep! patreon.com/mouseandweens ►Credits: “Mouse and Weens” theme song by Julianne Eggold  Julianneeggold.com and “Always Something There to Remind Me” and “Promises Promises” by Naked Eyes. “Down Under” by Men at Work. Voice actor: Matt Thompson ►Please follow, subscribe, talk: Socials @mouseandweens | linktr.ee/mouseandweens | [email protected] | 858-319-1089 Links of Hot Mentions: White Lotus hbo.com/the-white-lotus Eddie Izzard eddieizzard.com Engelbert Humperdinck engelbert.com Help the Homeless 1stSaturdays.org Coffee Mug amazon.com/Contigo-Pinnacle-Couture-14OZ-Amazonite/dp/B08TX6H9SK Julianne’s Article dailybreeze.com/2015/03/04/san-pedro-sees-uptick-in-location-filming-for-movies-television Ridley Scott’s brother suicide bridge thewrap.com/tony-scott-director-top-gun-dies-apparent-suicide-52661 Naked Eyes nakedeyesmusic.com Men at Work facebook.com/menatwork Tears for Fears tearsforfears.com

E138 – Please enjoy this walk down memory lane between siblings, as mom Joyce Carter and her big brothers Randy and Bill Carter reminisce about summers in Texas, growing up on snowy Mount Shasta, and their teen years in the hot desert of Tucson. Family history and whether we have a Native American ancestor is discussed. And grandpa’s time in WWII and its aftermath is talked about. Hear who got in trouble for cutting down a cherry tree limb with a hatchet! This episode was actually recorded a year+ ago and was so family-centric that we decided to just distribute it between the Carters and kin. But now we have a more pressing reason to put this out in the public – our sweet mom is no longer with us. We hope this sweet conversation will help friends, family, and fans learn more about mom and her family and remember her in the cheerful loving light that she always put out into the world. Watch this episode on youtu.be/agpImnmUgho ►Thank you to our patrons – our family! Join the fun, get free swag & bonus content – like extra scenes from this ep! https://www.patreon.com/mouseandweens ►Credits: “Mouse and Weens” theme song by Julianne Eggold https://www.julianneeggold.com and “Columbus Stockade Blues” by Joyce Carter. Voice actor: Matt Thompson ►Please follow, subscribe, talk: Socials @mouseandweens | https://linktr.ee/mouseandweens | [email protected] | 858-319-1089 Outline: 0:00 Intro 7:00 Bill Carter gets on 9:03 Randy Carter on & introductions 10:57 Arizona memories – bikes & guns 12:46 Meet dog Gus 14:52 Grandview Texas chigger summers 23:34 In trouble with parents 26:42 Mt Shasta life 34:26 Texan accent, colloquialisms 39:28 Stories of singing 45:51 All 3 sing “Do Lord” together 48:18 Telescope business, Jo a driver 51:19 What’s the key to a happy marriage? 53:00 Covid life 55:51 Dream Dinners 57:22 Little sister, big brothers 1:00:39 Grandkids & kids 1:03:09 Texas & family history 1:08:47 Personalities & careers 1:15:03 Grandpa & WWII 1:22:35 Native American roots & other stories 1:50:37 Racism & segregation 1:55:29 Music nowadays 1:57:15 Grape soda, banana taffy, learning to drive 1:59:57 Aches & pains 2:02:11 Farewells 2:05:50 Conclusion 2:09:01 Mom sings “Columbus Stockade Blues”

E137 – We catch up over Christmas break while Joelle’s in Idaho & Julianne’s in San Diego editing our documentary. Hear about snowy plans, Poway bandits, Red Riders & Home Alone. We made this year’s https://www.AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com calendar, talk crappy kids in photos & Mouse finally gives her London recap. See tourist recommendations from a Brit Pod Scene podcast below & hear Number One Rerun’s deep thoughts on Harry Potter. We discuss when to scrub social media for work, & then get right into Weens’ viral banana video & Hairy Pants song! Speaking of clickable, listen to Julianne’s stories about the real personalities of Jack Black, Michael Shannon & Keanu Reeves. Do they have Brad Pitt’s face blindness? Do you forget how you know people like Mouse does? We jump into the gutter for a while to discuss monorchidism & the female body part that rhymes with Horace, chorus & taurus. And finally we discuss Elon Musk’s comedy career, finding out what politics, the Rachel Maddow Ultra & BagMan podcasts, & cat-sitting have to do with each other. We bring around the episode talking boobs, mammograms, & gallows humor. Then Weens redefines social work, throws out some gross words & ends questioning her solitude and dislike of crowds these days. Who relates? Write in! [email protected] or DM any socials @mouseandweens https://facebook.com/mouseandweens is a good spot too! Watch this episode on youtube.com/channel/UCgeuFSExQ2EaHYSG-s4sgZw ►Thank you to our patrons – our family! Join the fun, get free swag & bonus content – like deleted scenes from this ep! https://www.patreon.com/mouseandweens ►Credits: “Mouse and Weens” theme song, “Hairy Pants”, “Love of My Friends” by Julianne Eggold https://www.julianneeggold.com Voice actor: Matt Thompson ►Please follow, subscribe, talk: Socials @mouseandweens | https://linktr.ee/mouseandweens | [email protected] | 858-319-1089 ►Number One Rerun Podcast: https://NumberOneRerun.podbean.com and their London tourist guide based on Joelle’s teenagers: “We reckon places they may like to visit: Junkyard Golf, Flight Club (go to Shoreditch one as Junkyard Golf is there too), London Eye, Sky Garden, Tower Bridge (walk over glass floor). If you want to get the tube to North Greenwich you can see the O2 – has outlet shopping, restaurants, etc & Toca Social (a virtual football/soccer place). Cable cars there too so nice views & if you want to be mega adventurous you can walk up the O2 as well. Shopping: start at Marble Arch & walk up to Oxford Circus & turn off into Carnaby Street (you can come back out & head past Tottenham Court Road towards Leicester Square (also cool & near Piccadilly Circus) to see Denmark Street on the way if into music (though not hip hop!) For restaurants/cool shopping – Covent Garden or Borough Market (you can see the Shard near there too). Good coffee chains Oree/Joe & The Juice/Ole & Steen/Peyton & Byrne). There’s Harry bloody Potter things everywhere so you won’t miss that little sod. Plus obviously for you see Buckingham Palace, go on a London bus, etc – lovely.” Links Mentioned: ►Buy an Awkward Family Photo daily desk calendar – https://www.amazon.com/Awkward-Family-Photos-2023-Calendar/dp/1524873586 ►Michael Shannon doing comedy – https://youtu.be/IdeFYWX5nuk ►Face Blindness – https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/brad-pitt-interview-2022 ►Salon’s “The Onion” article – https://www.salon.com/2013/10/22/were_the_onions_anti_semitic_slurs_fair_game ►Rachel Maddow’s podcasts: https://msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-presents-ultra and https://msnbc.com/bagman

E136 – Our mom visits & weighs in on topics including design, death, and parenting teenagers. Some great stories from our rebellious teen phases come out & mom learns a little too much about what we were up to. Who is her favorite? Who snuck a girl into their attic? Did she know when we became -ahem- active? We talk finding our tribes and feeling comfortable in social situations. And then we do a tour of Julianne’s online dating profile & check out some potential suitors! We have lots of laughs amongst many heartfelt moments with mom. We hope you enjoy this episode! Watch this episode on youtube.com/channel/UCgeuFSExQ2EaHYSG-s4sgZw ►Outline 00:00 – Introduction 04:00 – Mom on design 08:00 – I’m not a hoarder 14:30 – Getting older, burden, last wishes 21:25 – Julianne in social work 23:55 – (Dream Dinners Ad) 26:00 – Our teen years, stories 34:55 – Why rebellion 38:45 – Sexually active 42:30 – Life 360, control 46:00 – Finding your tribe 53:35 – Does mom admit favorite? 58:26 – Parenting in the 80’s 1:09:25 – Julianne’s online dating ►Thank you to our patrons – our family! Join the fun, get free swag & bonus content – like deleted scenes from this ep! https://www.patreon.com/mouseandweens ►Credits: “Mouse and Weens” theme song by Julianne Eggold https://www.julianneeggold.com “Columbus Stockade Blues” cover by Joyce Carter. Voice actor: Matt Thompson ►Promo: Love These Mother Daughter Talks https://podfixnetwork.com/love-these-mother-daughter-talks/ ►Please follow, subscribe, talk to us: Socials @mouseandweens everywhere | https://linktr.ee/mouseandweens | [email protected] | 858-319-1089

E135 – We have a wonderful conversation with Jamie Grumet, known for her controversial breastfeeding cover on TIME magazine, now at its 10-year anniversary. With a background in anthropology & theology, she is the author of Modern Attachment Parenting: The Comprehensive Guide to Raising a Secure Child, its introduction by Dr. Sears & foreword by Alanis Morissette. Jamie shares her insights on parenting using these methods while educating us about other cultures, adoption, breastfeeding & children self-weaning at older ages. We find out what she went through going viral in such a contentious way at a young age, and discuss the psychology of what this represents; mothers judging mothers, puritanical ideals & sexual repression. Does she regret the photo session? And we talk about what we can do to educate future generations. Our own adult attachment styles are analyzed too (secure, anxious, avoidant, etc), as we wonder how we were raised. Spoiler alert: we know a lot about each others’ childhoods. Our parents were best friends in high school, so Jamie is like our honorary little sister! We hope you enjoy this interesting discussion & support Jamie’s wonderfully inclusive & accepting book, currently sold on Amazon! Support Jamie’s book on Amazon Modern Attachment Parenting TIME cover May 12, 2012 Are You Mom Enough? Watch this ep on youtube.com/channel/UCgeuFSExQ2EaHYSG-s4sgZw ►Outline 00:00 – Introductions 03:00 – TIME magazine 05:30 – Attachment parenting (AP), Dr. Sears, attachment styles 10:45 – Forming healthy attachments 12:30 – How we were raised, co-sleeping, night doulas 19:10 – Primates, infant mortality 21:30 – Partners, monogamy 23:45 – Unable to breastfeed? 29:20 – Backlash, judgement 31:00 – Controversy, WHO, AAP recommendations 34:05 – Self-weaning, long-term psychology 36:00 – Bonding, breastfeeding, adoption 43:45 – Haters and Religion 47:30 – We’re modern, evolved; parenting give & take 50:50 – (Dream Dinners Ad) 52:30 – Sleep training, cry it out, discipline 1:01:35 – Regret TIME cover? 1:07:00 – Our parents, attachment styles 1:13:40 – Predatory marketing of formula & water 1:17:35 – Rape culture, sexual repression, hypersexuality 1:24:50 – Conclusion ►Thank you to our patrons – our family! Join the fun, get free swag and bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/mouseandweens ►Credits: “Mouse and Weens” theme song by Julianne Eggold https://www.julianneeggold.com “Thank You For Subscribing” by Julianne Eggold & Dan Mahony. Voice actor: Matt Thompson ►Promo: Love These Mother Daughter Talks https://podfixnetwork.com/love-these-mother-daughter-talks/ ►Please follow & subscribe: Socials @mouseandweens everywhere | https://linktr.ee/mouseandweens | [email protected] | 858-319-1089