Monthly Archives: December 2019

Episode 174: Go on a Ginger Ale Run

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On this episode Kate and Sally share holiday survival tips from the struggle buddy community. Then they jibber jabber about Katharine’s nephew’s long con and things people are upset about on Twitter. Finally they answer an email from a listener who wants advice on how to cope with her husband’s depression.

00:00 Welcome to The Struggle Bus

2:00 Holiday tips from listeners!

17:46 Opening Jibber Jabber

30:52 A Thing We Did (for Self-Care)

40:50 Email: Advice on how to cope with a partner’s depression

57:28 Song of the Week (Sally’s pick)

 

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Theme song by Marty Scanlon!

Enjoy the Song of the Week: “Nightfall” from the video game Shenmue (Sega, 1999)

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Episode 173: Mr. Children

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On this episode Kate and Sally talk about Christmas and whether Santa Claus is real, and if so does he have a master key to your apartment? Then they talk about comedian Josh Gondelman’s (@joshgondelman) essay for The Cut about how being in a relationship means your partner’s enemies become your enemies. They also discuss Native comedian Joey Clift’s (@joeytainment) essay for the AV Club about confronting two white podcast hosts on air about tokenization (and much more). Finally they answer a listener email about how to talk to a parent who is skeptical of using meds long term for mental health.

00:00 Welcome to The Struggle Bus

5:12 Opening Jibber Jabber

37:09 A Thing We Did (for Self-Care)

39:10 Email: How to talk to a parent who is skeptical of using meds long term for mental health

52:18 Song of the Week (Kate’s pick)

Articles referred to in this ep:

“I celebrated Native American Heritage Month by ruining a comedy podcast” by Joey Clift

“My Wife’s Enemies Are Now My Enemies, Too” by Josh Gondelman

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Theme song by Marty Scanlon!

Enjoy the Song of the Week: “Clint Eastwood” by Gorillaz

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