Well, Melanie has been to Dallas, I have been to Auburn, and we have both watched our fair share of college baseball in our ongoing efforts to keep up with the Aggies and the Bulldogs. Naturally we talk through our most memorable moments from the weekend, including a Popeye's experience that I'll hold near and dear to my heart forevermore.

We also talk about what we've been watching and listening to, and it's my turn for Five Favorites.

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• Mississippi State vs. UCLA in baseball
• Brian O'Connor
• alas, USM took the Tuesday night game
• There(4) Gathering
• LaLaLand Cafe
• The Graduate in Auburn
• Ella and Aubie
• Bridgerton on Netflix
• Good Hang with Amy Poehler and Carol Burnett
• Tuesday Date Night
• The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage
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• heavy duty metal tongs
• wide leg pants with crochet detail
• Aerie Go-To sweatshirt
• peppermint dish soap

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On this week's episode Melanie and I delight in the fact that both of our college baseball teams swept their weekend games, we celebrate some of the memorable moments from the Winter Olympics (WE SEE YOU, ALYSA LIU), and we discuss our friend Cole's frustration that his wife Katherine and I aren't interested in rare collectibles.

We also have some very important information for those of you who want to make Helen reservations when you're in Birmingham for our live show, and it's Melanie's turn for Five Favorites.

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• US women win hockey gold (we didn't talk about this, but we for sure want to acknowledge it, because wow)
• US men win hockey gold
• Johnny Gaudreau
• Alysa Liu
• Mikaela Shiffrin
• Mary Carillo's story about Norwegian Olympic excellence
• Kate Hudson's "California Dreamin'" LA28 promo
• Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
• The Bronze Horseman
• Tuesday Date Night with Katherine and Cole Cubelic
• Tuesday Date Night on IG
• Nike Vomero Premium
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• Breath As Prayer devotional book / prayer guide
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• Lola blanket
• Cecily clogs
• Copper Peptide face cream

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This week Melanie and I happily discuss the beginning of COLLEGE BASEBALL SEASON (pretend we have a confetti cannon), which means we break down my trip to Starkville and all of the opening day merriment. Plus, Melanie recaps her weekend in San Antonio (and at the ranch) with Perry, Caroline, and two of C's friends. We've lived a lot of life in the last week, apparently.

We also talk about why I watched The Prince of Egypt this past Sunday afternoon, and it's my turn for Five Favorites.

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• Dudy Noble Field
• HEB charcuterie
• Double Batch cookie
• Gladware containers
• Chloe Kim and Myles Garrett
• weird ice for figure skating
• ice dancing judging controversy
• Federica Brignoni
• Shark FlexStyle air styling and drying system
• The Bronze Horseman
• The Prince of Egypt
• Ithaca x Graza hummus
• Toasteds variety pack
• buffer / polisher for car
• Crew Dog embroidered baseball sweatshirt
• Colette crop wide-leg sweater pants

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This week Melanie has some thoughts and feelings about A&M's parking situation at basketball games, I have (once again) fried some chicken, and both of us are delighted by the prospect of college baseball's opening weekend (as well as captivated by the winter Olympic games - where we have both become experts in a wide array of events thanks to several consecutive minutes of viewing).

We also talk about Super Bowl commercials (GET THEE BEHIND US, Manscaped), what we've been reading, and it's Melanie's turn for Five Favorites.

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• Napa Flats Bistro in College Station
• Abbey Yung Method
• A&M vs. Florida basketball game
• Hush & Whisper in Bryan, TX
• skiathlon
• Charles Cross
• Rocket Mortgage commercial
• Raisin Bran commercial
• Bud Light commercial
• Hellman's commercial
• Instacart commercial
• Lay's commercial
• Doordash commercial
• The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage
• The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons
• Opal ice machine
• Visoone progressive readers
• Mona linen shirt dress
• side striped cotton leggings
• Inn Beauty extreme cream eye cream

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On this week's episode I recount a very exciting Step Sing weekend in our family, Melanie shares a delicious new dip discovery, and we both try to make our peace with who we didn't know at the Grammys.

As always we deal with the low-level hum of a leaf blower (and a vacuum!), and it's my turn for Five Favorites.

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• hot dirty martini dip
• Shrinking on Apple TV+
• Family of Spies
• Samford Step Sing
• People We Meet on Vacation on Netflix
• our Patreon episode on counterweights
• Alex's fraternity's Step Sing performance (they won!)
• Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Bravo
• Hank Williams, Jr.
• The Criterion Channel
• David's new socks
• OXO Good Grips peeler
• Think Royln clear stadium bag (less than $30, final sale)
• Valentine's slippers
• Helen
• Bayonet

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On this week's podcast episode, in the midst of unusually cold temperatures in San Antonio and Birmingham, Melanie and I discuss recent NFL developments (not our regular wheelhouse), Indiana's national championship, and - what we've all been waiting for - an update from Melanie on the racoons next door. Hydrate, grab a snack, and settle in, everyone.

We also talk about Melanie's return to World War II books, David interrupts our recording not once but twice (the Hudsons were trying to get some business-y things handled), and it's Melanie's turn for Five Favorites.

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Show Notes:

• Melanie's capelet heating pad
• Broncos and Patriots play in a blizzard
• Ann Michael Maye on IG
• Indiana wins national championship
• Fernando Mendoza's bruised arm
• David Thomas and Sissy Goff, the kindest people who have ever lived
• bandana fringe jacket
• Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block
• Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn
• cast recording of Ragtime
• Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
• L'Oreal Elvive 8-Second Wonder Water hair treatment
• ODODOS drawstring leggings
• Ghirardhelli Double Chocolate hot chocolate mix
• We the Free Libre wide leg cords
• To the Peak quarter zip

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On this week's episode Melanie rejoices about the trajectory of Aggie basketball, and I continue to be filled with hope about Mississippi State baseball. We talk about a couple of memorable life events that happened with my college friends this past week, and Melanie shares about a show that she and Perry have watched.

Melanie also recaps how she tried on every pair of jeans she owns, and it's my turn for Five Favorites.

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Show Notes:

• Aggie basketball beats the Longhorns
• State's women beat Kentucky
• The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
• king cakes
• Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer
• Catherine boyfriend jeans
• Free People penny flares
• Adi mid-rise jeans
• Risen jeans
• Favorite dress in some years
• evening bag
• 20 Mule Team Borax
• lymphatic contour brush
• rattan sideboard

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