The Big Boo Cast, Episode 53
Well, we hit the ground running in this podcast, and while you might initially think we've detoured into techy territory, we find our way back to our normal podcast pastures: fashion (specifically, we talk A LOT about jeans and booties), make-up, college football, and tailgating foods that we're planning to make at home for next week's game day. And if all that weren't enough, Melanie's iTunes...
1hr Aug 30, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 52
Earlier this week Melanie and I tried to record a podcast, and I don't really think it's hyperbole when I say it was the most boring 40 minutes in the history of podcasting. In the history of ALL PODCASTS EVER. So today, we tried to rebound, and things were considerably more upbeat.  We talk about our current and  very fun stage of raising preteens (seriously - this is my favorite - THE BEST),...
1hr 3m Aug 07, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 51
After a couple of weeks away, Melanie and I finally found a good time to sit down and podcast and talk about all the things. We rehash our magical Thursday with Christy Nockels, we discuss Piper and Mabel's new doggie daycare possibility, and Melanie shares a frankincense update along with a new and exciting skincare product. On top of all that excitement, we catch up on the latest with Martha...
53m Jul 25, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 50
This is our 50th episode, only I didn't even realize it until Alex mentioned it to me, and then I forgot to say anything to Melanie until about 2/3 of the way through the podcast. So clearly we've planned an enormous celebration. We did make a very impromptu (and somewhat unorganized) decision to do some special giveaways, though, and you'll find out how to enter if you listen to the podcast....
1hr Jul 02, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 49
Well, if your idea of a good time is hearing Melanie (http://thebigmamablog.com) and me talk about how we can barely muster the will to leave the house this summer, then this podcast is for you! And really, we are leaving the house. We would just not choose to leave the house, necessarily, if we weren't responsible for the care and socialization of some very active pre-teens.  We also talk ab...
59m Jun 24, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 48
Melanie and I definitely want to record podcasts more frequently this summer, but even still I'm a little shocked that we managed to put together one last week and this week, too.  IS THIS WHAT PRODUCTIVITY FEELS LIKE? Continue to keep those expectations low, though. It could very well be next April before we get our act together again. We're gonna try to do better, but keep in mind that we k...
50m Jun 10, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 47
Y'all were kind enough to submit a whole bunch of questions for this podcast, and we managed to answer about eight of them over the course of 50-ish minutes. We're gonna do our best to re-visit the list-o-questions next week; maybe the question answering will become a summertime tradition for us. Honestly, that possibility sounds close enough to an actual plan that it makes me a little bit ner...
56m Jun 03, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 46
You know what happens when you record a podcast without a plan? You wind up talking about things like sparkling water and frankincense and grocery lists and Kate's post-childbirth public appearance - and somehow you convince yourself that all of those topics just flow effortlessly from one to the next. They don't really flow effortlessly at all. But we're just as enthusiastic as we can be abo...
55m May 13, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 45
Melanie and I never really know what we're going to talk about when we start to record a podcast, so maybe that will help explain to you why we spend far too many minutes in this particular podcast talking about fruit kabobs. Yes. I said "fruit kabobs." We also talk about the books I read at the beach (I definitely don't recommend Gone Girl; it is a page-turner for sure, but the more I think ...
59m Apr 06, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 44
I don't mind saying that I'm a little punchy in this podcast. In fact, I had to sort of dial myself back a few notches about midway through. Please pardon all my very strong opinions about and objections to things that are really not important at all. I like to think that my absence of charm is connected at least in part to the antibiotic I've been taking this last week. Apparently it's turned...
58m Feb 26, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 43
I will go ahead and tell you that this particular podcast has a special place in my heart. And I don't normally say that sort of thing.  But here's why. When we started recording, Melanie and I just talked about our usual favorite topics: kids, dogs, writing, supper ideas, and decorative woes. Surprisingly, we did not talk about mascara, but that's probably because we just ran out of time. A...
52m Jan 27, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 42
Well, we spent part of this one thinking that maybe Travis (http://traviscottrell.com) was going to be able to join us before it was all said and done, but alas, he had Skype issues and could not. It's a real shame he missed hearing Melanie (http://thebigmamablog.com) and me talk about cheese, my issues with a new love song that I heard on the radio, the details about Melanie's dog Mabel's run-...
57m Jan 12, 2015
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 41
Two things right off the bat: 1. We're so happy that our good friend Travis Cottrell (http://traviscottrell.com)  (aka FryDaddy) is with us on this episode of the podcast. It's been way too long. I would love to tell you that we've been ironing out the details for months, but the fact of the matter is that we sort of pulled it all together about 9 o'clock Sunday night (please remember that thi...
58m Dec 23, 2014
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 40
I will warn you that we talk about our dogs a whole lot on this one. We also talk about Melanie's far-reaching knowledge about back pain, Christy Nockels' upcoming worship concert, our nostalgia for the 70s, decorating for Christmas, college football, coaching searches, TV, and who knows what else.  Let me put it this way: when I texted Mel to tell her that the podcast ended up being over 50 ...
57m Dec 05, 2014
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 39
Well, I can pretty much sum up this episode in two words: SEC football. Oh, we talk about a few other things - dresses, booties (THE SHOES), corduroys, our new books - but mostly we talk about SEC football. And the SEC coaches' wives show on SEC Network. And the most miniscule details contained within the coaches' wives show because apparently I am a little obsessed. Also, Melanie's t-shirt k...
51m Oct 20, 2014
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 38
Considering that this is our first podcast of the 2014 college football season, it's really no wonder that we spend a chunk of time talking about, well, college football. However, it might be a wonder that we manage to talk about anything else. Sure enough, though, we covered Melanie's bathroom remodel, the fact that I finally fnished my book, the latest developments with our eyelashes, the jo...
53m Sep 01, 2014
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 37
Well, I know that I'm in the middle of a big ole bloggy break, but Melanie (http://thebigmamablog.com)  and I have been wanting to record a podcast, and the day before our friend Annie's (http://anniefdowns.com)  new book (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lets-all-be-brave-annie-f-downs/1117061342?ean=9780310337959) comes out seemed like a fine and wonderful time. Here's the cover of Annie's bo...
1hr 7m Jul 15, 2014
1hr 7m
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 36
Well, the big news in this particular podcast is that Melanie thinks our dogs could possibly be related. It's a long shot - but it's a shot. We actually spend way too much time talking about our beloved little pups, and Hazel barks at random intervals to make her presence known.  Other than that, there's nothing new under the sun, really. We talk about TV and books and sunscreen and our hair. ...
1hr 6m Jun 10, 2014
1hr 6m
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 35
Well, I'd planned to get this podcast up last night, but State's baseball game with Georgia went to 10 innings, and by the time it was over (after 11pm, mind you), my nerves were far too frazzled to do any sort of editing and uploading and etc. I had to start a new book just to wind down and have any hope of falling asleep, and yes, I'm all too aware that I have some co-dependency issues when i...
52m May 21, 2014
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 34
I just listened to this episode before I uploaded it, and doing that made me realize that Melanie (http://thebigmamablog.com)  and I had a guest co-host this week that we failed to mention: THE POLLEN. Oh my goodness. I cough, Alex coughs, I sniff, Alex coughs, I take sip after sip of Crystal Light to try to soothe my throat, and then Alex coughs some more. So basically the whole podcast is lik...
53m Apr 14, 2014
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 33
Well, David walked in the room while I was editing this one, and after he listened for a few seconds, he said, "Saving the world - one podcast at a time."  I trust that you can detect his sarcasm. It's the same ole same ole this go 'round; we talk about sleep habits and shoes and TV and skirts and Gap and travel and all sorts of other riveting topics.  Shockingly, we do not talk about our ha...
1hr 5m Mar 30, 2014
1hr 5m
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 32
We started this particular podcast with some unexpected technical issues, but somehow we managed to recover. I give all the credit to the Lord and the fancy new podcasting microphone that I got for Christmas.  (I'm not sure that there's anything that has ever cemented my FULL-ON NERD status like the fact that I am just as tickled as I can be that I got a new podcasting microphone for Christmas...
56m Jan 13, 2014
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 31
Well, I would welcome you to our annual Christmas podcast - except I don't think Melanie (http://thebigmamablog.com) and I have actually recorded a Christmas podcast in about five years. We are far too fond of flying by the seat of our collective pants to plan anything in advance, much less to commit to it on a yearly basis. We like to tell ourselves this is part of our charm, but it's actually...
53m Dec 22, 2013
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 30
As is our usual tendency, Melanie (http://thebigmamablog.com) and I recorded this podcast without anything even remotely resembling a plan. We talked about all sorts of stuff, though: Thanksgiving, Christmas, college football, TV, beauty products, and Melanie's preoccupation with a youthful eyebrow. I had no idea that a youthful eyebrow was even a thing. Suffice it to say that I got me an eyeb...
56m Nov 12, 2013
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 29
This time around we talk about rugs (seriously. rugs), old youth group skits, air travel, why we're at the mercy of dentists, teacher conferences, movies (and how Gravity seems to be a really big deal), pasta (and also cheese), our deep, heartfelt enthusiasm for Les Miles, and who knows what else. So, to sum up: we're all over the place. But what else is new?
43m Oct 17, 2013
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 28
I'm not gonna lie. We're not quite as high-energy in this one. Why, you wonder? Because we were tired. Melanie had a big weekend cheering for her Aggies, and I got way too invested in Sunday night's Miss America pageant - which left me a little on the drowsy side come Monday. Even still, we cover some of our favorite topics: college football, TV (specifically, why I did not enjoy Breaking Bad),...
49m Sep 17, 2013
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 27
Well, Melanie (http://thebigmamablog.com) and I decided to record this podcast on a Tuesday afternoon whim, and as always, we had no plan, no rhyme,  no reason. We did, however, have some thoughts about Justin Timberlake, John Mayer's new album (Ben Rector's, too), the Ben Affleck-as-Batman brouhaha, why I liked Argo, college football, and Candy Crush. It's all very academic. SCHOLARLY, you mi...
42m Aug 28, 2013
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 26
Well, I'm afraid that we've hit an all-time podcasting low in terms of our topics. Because we discuss all manner of mundane matters. There's weather, feet, postpartum, the African dust storm (I had no idea this was even a thing), more weather, pajamas, college football - and that's not even the half of it. We even managed to work salads into the conversation. I'm not gonna lie. If you make it ...
57m Aug 13, 2013
57m
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 25
Melanie's roof is being replaced in this particular podcast, but we didn't let it stop us. Well, we didn't let it stop us until it sounded like someone was about to fall through Melanie's ceiling. And at that point, we stopped. So it's a little short, but it's a random as ever. Enjoy, y'all!
41m Jul 01, 2013
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 24
Well, just like always, in this podcast we cover a vast array of disconnected and unrelated topics. But if you were looking for an organized, professional podcast experience, you probably wouldn't be listening to the two of us, now would you? Enjoy, y'all.
43m Jun 19, 2013
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 23
Well, here's our yearly podcast episode.  The topics, as always, are varied: college baseball, working out, shorts, phobias, skin care, and Taylor Swift. Though not necessarily in that order.
49m May 22, 2013
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 22
Well, well, well. Will wonders never cease? It's been one year (to the day) since our last podcast, but the stars aligned and the computers behaved and the connections stabilized and we actually recorded some new content. As always, we feature some very sophisticated topics: Miss Mississippi, the new Dallas, hermit crabs, dermatologist visits, expressions that get on our nerves, The Bachelor...
51m Jun 29, 2012
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 21
We recorded this one Tuesday morning. Right after I'd consumed two very strong cups of coffee. So I'm a little bit WOUND UP, and for that I do apologize. The good news is that this particular podcast is a total hodge podge of topics; we go from accents to The Bachelorette to politics to music videos to fashion to pageants and even more stuff that I can't remember. So all that to say: if you...
52m Jun 29, 2011
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 20
Oh, the rambling. It is epic. And so very ramble-y. Please do enjoy.
48m Jun 21, 2011
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 19
Melanie has a new modem. And we are BACK IN BUSINESS. As always, we hope that you enjoy all our rambling about nothing (Bachelorette, Christian radio, Friday Night Lights, hypochondria, trying to teach our kids the value of a dollar, etc.). And please excuse the animal growls that will assault your ears out of nowhere about 30 minutes into the festivities. I was having a little editing issue...
46m Jun 09, 2011
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 18
Oh, listen. We have to be the most reliably unreliable podcasters ever. But we're in the process of working out some ongoing technical ISH-AHS, and it seemed like now was as good a time as ever to jump back on the podcast bandwagon. Who knows? Maybe we'll actually crank out two podcasts this year. It's good to have a goal.
53m May 22, 2011
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 17
Yeah. We know. It's our first podcast in a year.  But you'll be happy to know that the last year hasn't done a single thing to diminish our collective crazy. Or our rambling. You're welcome and the end.
56m May 20, 2010
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 16
We are oh-so-delighted to have our buddy Travis aka FryDaddy with us on episode 16 of the podcast (2 years, 16 podcasts - clearly we are very prolific). And basically what we have this time around is a run-down of reality shows (including why we've given up on The Real Housewives of New Jersey), an itemized list of our summer TV plans, a thorough analysis of our sleeping issues AND a whole lot ...
1hr May 27, 2009
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 15
Sometimes we decide to record a podcast because we want to talk about some specific things. Today we recorded a podcast because I had been in the kitchen all day long and wanted to pursue some sort activity that didn't require mixing a softened stick of butter with sugar. And Mel wanted to do something that wasn't watching the same episode of "Friday Night Lights" for the third time in a row. ...
50m Apr 11, 2009
50m
The BigBoo Cast, Bachelor Edition
We couldn't stand it. We had to talk about The Bachelor. Which led to sort of a late-winter-ish TV report card. Please do prepare to be underwhelmed.
41m Mar 03, 2009
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 13
At this point in our podcasting careers we're pretty similar to a white sale at your favorite department store: a SEMI-ANNUAL EVENT. And truth be told, I'm not entirely sure what we talk about in this episode, though it seems like John Hughes movies and breakfast foods came up an awful lot. Not to mention our respective addictions to Pathwords, a game that I'll be playing just as soon as I hit...
1hr 3m Dec 22, 2008
1hr 3m
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 12
Okay. We recorded this last week. And it took a sweet forever to get it edited and uploaded and whatnot because we forgot to record an ending, so then we had to go back and record an ending, and then we chased about four hundred rabbits when we recorded the ending, so I decided to just tack on all that stuff, too, because SWEET MERCY, HAVEN'T THE SIX OF YOU WHO LISTEN TO THESE THINGS WAITED LON...
1hr 4m May 07, 2008
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode Eleven
Now you may feel like we hardly ever podcast anymore. But the the truth of the matter is that we record plenty of podcasts, but we don't necessarily post them because, well, they're lame. Or the sound's even worse than usual. Or we were interrupted 421 times by preschoolers who wanted juice or Goldfish or whathaveyou while we were trying to record. This week, however, we're actually posting th...
1hr 4m Mar 24, 2008
1hr 4m
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 10
This is our first podcast with A Very Special Guest Star. Ladies and gentlemen, Travis Cottrell (http://traviscottrell.com) . {wild applause} {and also, quite a bit of woo-hoo'ing} And while you might think that Big Mama (http://bigmama1.com) and I tried to be all subdued and professional and calm during this podcast, you would be wrong. Travis, God love him, had to listen to a great deal o...
51m Feb 02, 2008
51m
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 9
Well, after a six week-ish hiatus, Big Mama and I return to the wonderful world of podcasting by covering a completely random array of topics for your listening pleasure. And we use the word "hiatus," by the way, to make it seem like our podcasting break was TOTALLY PLANNED, but the fact of the matter is that we just never got around to recording anything because we were too busy eating cakes ...
1hr Jan 21, 2008
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The Big Boo Cast, Episode 8
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. We have actually recorded and posted podcasts TWO WEEKS IN A ROW. Because we're givers, people. And as such we are giving you yay, even MORE unstructured, unorganized ramblings from the two of us. We like to think it's the Christmas gift that keeps on giving. Whether you want it or not. This week we talk about what music we've listened to the most over this ...
40m Dec 09, 2007
40m
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 7
Is it just me, or does that title sound like a Star Wars movie? Anyhoo. What you've got here in episode 7 is a SUPER-SIZED podcast, a combination of the one we recorded right before Thanksgiving and the one we recorded a couple of days ago. Which means there is nothing even remotely resembling narrative structure. But then again, we never really had that before, even when we tried. So you sho...
51m Nov 30, 2007
51m
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 6
On this week's podcast, Big Mama's Caroline and BooMama's Alex have a conversation with each other for the second time in their lives, though certainly it's the first time that their conversation has been recorded, what with four year-olds typically not doing a lot of podcasting and all. However, if you ask me, Miss Caroline definitely has a broadcasting career in her future. If she can just g...
45m Oct 20, 2007
45m
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 5
Now this particular podcast is what you might call a hodge-podge. There's some Terribly Awkward Editing for several different reasons, so just know that if you're in the middle of the podcast and hear an electrical surge sound effect, that just means that the topic is about to change RIGHTNOW. Or possibly that you have some serious wiring issues in your home. Anyhoo, Big Mama (http://bigmama...
39m Oct 06, 2007
39m
The Big Boo Cast, Episode 4
This week Big Mama (http://bigmama1.com) and BooMama (http://boomama.net) tackle all manner of pressing issues: their children's Halloween costumes, how to make your hair sizzle - literally, the dilemma of using "y'all" and "fixin'" in places outside the South, the problem with body slimming undergarments, and whether or not the wide belt is a valid fashion option. They also analyze the post-'N...
41m Sep 22, 2007
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