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Spare Time the Pod

119 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratings

because the best living is done in your Spare Time

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February 2024

March 11, 2024 13:30 - 1 hour - 67.9 MB

Two girls with a lack of spare time for the month still somehow manage to speak on the topic for nearly 90 minutes. We are nothing if not verbose! Tune in for sandwiches, Kate Missington, and more! How did you spend your spare time this month: * MM: so….busy…..being eternally ill. Working! Truly riveting content! Missing my friend Alissa! * AA: Missing my friend Marie! Also working but feeling fulfilled overall! Wow! Celebrating Hen, Cape Cod, Boston, NYC  Best/Worst: * Worst: * MM: Yo...

Janurary 2024

February 05, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Celebrating the first ep of 2024, an amazing new song, an anniversary weekend, and much much more, but, most insanely of all: celebrating five years of the Spare Time Pod--in all her iterations How did you spend your spare time this month: * MM: wintering (real) and wintering (Miami), making some treats, getting engaged again, watching movies * AA: anniversary weekend, Fam, playing in snow!, willing myself to knit, going to the theater!!!, seeing JOSEPH <3  Best/Worst: * Worst: * MM: s...

Best of 2023

January 08, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Another year gone by! The sands of time! Recap the full spin around our fav burning gas giant with our bests of the year in many silly and serious categories. MOVIE:AA: Past Lives MM: Maybe Theatre Camp but idk TV SHOW:AA: Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)MM: The Last of Us (HBO) BOOK:AA: The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty (runner up: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett)MM: The Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang (runner up: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin) ALBUM:AA: Girls Of My Dreams, Fletcher (runner up: same as...

December 2023

January 02, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Happy 2024, friends! On our last regular ep of the year, we discuss drag bingo, a truly catastrophic cookie recipe, and...an engagement! Tune in next week for a special ep recapping 2023. How did you spend your spare time this month: * MM: Holiday-ing! Loving on friends and fam in DC, PA, MIA,  * AA: drag bingo, scrapbooking, not knitting SOS, holiday shows, holiday dinners, baking cookies, spending christmas with my baby nephews  Best/Worst: * Worst: * MM: two major fails: whole fish ...

November 2023

December 11, 2023 14:15 - 1 hour - 70.9 MB

November was a big for family, food, work, and being tired! I know that’s pretty unique but hopefully one or two of you can relate! Beyond that we discuss nutrituional yeast vinegar, Spotify Wrapped, and sharing a shave ice with friends. What’s not to love?? How did you spend your spare time this month: * MM: working big time, being in Miami, recovering from working, holiday-ing, recovering from holiday-ing! Fam time, etc. * AA: Boston! Friends! So many work dinners and things, NYC, Famil...

October 2023

November 09, 2023 13:30 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB

Surprise! It's a Thursday episode. Sorry for tardying, November really snuck up on us. Tune in for our October updates. It was giving friendship, soup, concerts, for one of us...Covid, and much more. Let’s dig in. How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: seeing the greatest band(s) in the world, watching my best friends get married, acquainting myself with NJ culture, pumpkin patches, QT with my friends  * MM: concerts concerts concerts! Also weddings weddings! Covid :( watchin...

September 2023

October 03, 2023 17:09 - 1 hour - 55 MB

How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: fell in love with a new yoga instructor, moving 6x days a week (!), concerts!, time with old friends * MM: being break-neck busy!!! Working, tutoring, wedding season! Best/Worst: * Worst: * MM: more airplane travel (but with a silver lining <3) * Weird “healthy” tiktok frozen yogurt….patties… * Best:  * AA: Hozier - rly fell in love with his new album Unreal Unearth (specifically Francesca and De Selby Part 2) / did you see hozier w...

August 2023

September 04, 2023 13:01 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: at the pool basically, reading, playing pickleball, making time for peloton and yoga, long dinners with friends  * MM: on the road again! concerts galore, finding my inner peace about airline delays, and tutoring Best/Worst: * Best MM: Beyoncé, seeing many long distance friends, and New Mexican food * Best AA: 2 Amy’s blueberry chip ice cream / honorable mention the chocolate mousse from Etto - always get dessert!!! + my book streak ha...

July 2023

July 31, 2023 12:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB

How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: Cape Cod, reading, hanging, eating fried seafood and ice cream, floating in the pond  * MM: Travel travel travel busy busy busy hot hot hot Best/Worst: * Best MM: Cart Driver and this trout, all-time biggest group read * Best AA: Sarma - experience and snap pea salad  * Worst MM: Regal Cinema Ballston * Worst AA: are lobster rolls bad? Tried the tiktok thing Spare Time Rec: * AA: chocolate shop / blind chocolate tasting  * MM: pod...

June 2023

July 03, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 56 MB

How did you spend your spare time this month:AA: concerts! Home! Sewing! Spending time with family! Swimming with my king MM: Doing pride things, being home in June, concerts, smoky air, rock climbing Best/Worst:Best MM: Lamb chops from DaruBest AA: little donkey / brandi carlile Worst MM: Echo Stage bullshitWorst AA: grays hall  Spare Time Rec:AA: The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue MM: be a simple syrup girlie Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know:The Supreme Court is garbageMovies...

May 2023

June 05, 2023 12:31 - 1 hour - 46.9 MB

How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: watching my beautiful friend get married, celebrating 3 years of Beau, reading, knitting my first *item of clothing*, hotel bed, supporting small biz friends, book club  * MM: New York City! The beginning of wedding szn. Eternal spring in DC. Customer service. Best/Worst: * Best MM: pistachio soft serve sundae from Softside & time with NYC friends * Best AA: Taylor Swift Eras Tour / Las Culturistas Awards nominees  * Worst MM: too muc...

April 2023

May 08, 2023 12:25 - 1 hour - 52.3 MB

How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: knitting, picnicking, reading, desk lunch, hobby-ing, eating chocolate chip cookies?  * MM: being in Miami! Living a totally different independent life! Best/Worst: * Best MM: tequenos, empanadas, and passionfruit juice from La Latina & the vibes at Shore to Door  * Best AA: getting engaged! Lol  * Worst MM: Mamey Miami (scented candles, flavorless ceviche??) and getting caught in an extraordinary flood on Miami Beach (thx climate cha...

March 2023

April 03, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MB

How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: eating, hanging, not reading, not cooking, being with people, meals with friends  * MM: celebrating my birthday for weeks and weeks, flowers!, loving on my peeps Best/Worst: * Best MM: my immersion blender is having a moment (read: she is bringing me iced matcha at home, whipped cottage cheese, caesar dressing), walking around the Tidal Basin with my mom ~wholesome~ * Best AA: Night of 1000 Alex’s / the apple coffee cake from Kingston ...

February 2023

March 06, 2023 13:52 - 1 hour - 35.4 MB

Listen now | It's that time of month: the Spare Time Pod is here! AA & MM recap the shortest month of the year, Alex Murdaugh, crunchy salad, Ozempic, the power of ~home~ and more! SHOW NOTES⬇️⬇️⬇️ How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: on my croissant journey! Cozy at home vibes, lots of nights of homemade dinner and tv on the couch which has been hitting the spot so hard, fam and friend time * MM: ~*party in the city where the heat is on*~ Best/Worst: * Best MM: pastelit...

January 2023

February 09, 2023 22:47 - 1 hour - 33.2 MB

Happy 2023! Excited to keep talkin’ about spare time. Love y'all, thanks for sticking with us 🤝 SHOW NOTES⬇️⬇️⬇️ How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: I had essentially no spare time at all besides bub weekend which was a dream. My new obsession with Fletcher, TV Time during the day (Traitors, Kaleidoscope) - the ultimate luxury for me rn  * MM: I know we truly just discussed this being out but…making bread! Moving more. Re-organizing my office, reading a lot! Best/Worst: ...

Best of 2022

February 09, 2023 22:45 - 1 hour - 50.5 MB

It’s a recap episode babes! We discuss the best food, media, and general ~*stuff*~ of the year of our lord 2022, what's in, what's out, and what we're looking forward to in 2023. The usual stuff, plus some bonus emotions! Because we love each other! Thx for listening we luv u too. FARE THEE WELL, 2022! SHOW NOTES⬇️⬇️⬇️ BEST MOVIE:AA: Black Panther Wakanda Forever MM: Do Revenge (runner up: A League of Their Own) BEST TV SHOW:AA: Welcome to Wrexham (runner up Dopesick)MM: Severance BEST ...

Spare Time Book Club with Dr. Daniel Black

February 09, 2023 22:40 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

For our inaugural STBC ep we are so excited to have a special guest, Dr. Daniel Black who wrote Don’t Cry for Me as well as Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake. Daniel Black is a renowned professor of African American Studies at Clark Atlanta University. He is the award-winning author of several novels, most noteworthy of which are They Tell Me of a Home, Perfect Peace, The Coming, and Don’t Cry For Me. His first essay collection, Black on Black, will be released in 2023. ...

November 2022

February 09, 2023 22:38 - 1 hour - 51.7 MB

SHOW NOTES ⬇️⬇️⬇️ How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: NYC, Philly, Friendship, Road Trips, Blind Tasting, Getting excited about cooking again! * MM: did it even happen??????? Home improvement projects, wework thievery Best/Worst: * Best MM: 1 single bite of eggplant from Nasime * Best AA: whipped ricotta w/ brown butter, honey, and sage from Miss Ada’s in Brooklyn  * Worst MM: Crazy Aunt Helen’s * Worst AA: influencers on the internet most notable JS and LLC Spare Ti...

October 2022

February 09, 2023 22:36 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB

SHOW NOTES ⬇️⬇️⬇️ How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: In NYC! With friends! On my couch! Listening to so much music!  * MM: music things! Several dope concerts (All Things Go, Fletcher, the Killers, Charlotte Sands) and huge month for Swifties the world around. * Some bonus content because we really went off book here: * Spicy ranch pretzel thins * Marie’s punk daughter Charlotte Sands * The bubble song in question * Digital wellness and hating our phones!  * 2 tips:...

September 2022

February 09, 2023 22:34 - 1 hour - 47.4 MB

SHOW NOTES⬇️⬇️⬇️ How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: September was legitimately 5 seconds - socializing, rock climbing, September at the Farmers Market  * MM: having some poems published *humble brag*, watching my best friend get married, thinking and writing about myself A LOT which is weird! Best/Worst: * Best MM: rediscovering pierogies * Best AA: Atwater’s Brown Butter Pumpkin Bread /charcuterie cone * Worst MM: sports misogyny at H Street Biergarten Haus / Dear Ev...

August 2022

February 09, 2023 22:32 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

SHOW NOTES⬇️⬇️⬇️ How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: vacationing, transitioning, Brandi Carlile-ing, relaxing??, cleaning * MM: Big working remotely moment, visiting some new states for the first time in a long time! Best/Worst: * Best MM: Whidbey Island and Greenbank Pantry & Deli * Best AA: Chocolate Cherry Cake by Eric Kim * Worst MM: The Bob Evans Experience™️ * Worst AA: What do people that are cool wear when they are wearing Business? Spare Time Rec: * AA: the...

July 2022

February 09, 2023 22:30 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MB

SHOW NOTES⬇️⬇️⬇️ How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: enjoying my life???? Cape cod, concerts, being outside, being in water, visiting friends, going to the farmers market, making salads * MM: not believing it was actually the month of July, working, wedding-ing! Best/Worst: * Best MM: Extremely life-altering fried chicken at Toyko Record Bar (honorable mention maybe I like sake now??) * Best AA: eeva in Philly  * Worst MM: CAR * Worst AA: ears Spare Time Rec: * AA: ...

June 2022

February 09, 2023 22:29 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MB

Intro: Welcome to Spare Time, the pod where we recap the month  How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: SUMMERING: blueberry picking, weddings, capture the flag, cape cod, swimming, falling asleep on the couch  * MM: flying across the world, realizing I am old (it’s not that I don’t feel good…it’s that I *can’t* feel good), becoming a mother Best/Worst: * Best MM: Indian food in India (mango lassis, chai, paneer), but since that is high-key a copout, Pride ~conceptually~ * ...

May 2022

February 09, 2023 22:27 - 1 hour - 51 MB

Show Notes⬇️⬇️⬇️ Intro: Welcome to Spare Time, the pod where we recap the month  How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: feels like absolutely nothing, some music some comedy some friendship times, workout routine, feeling incredibly stagnant  * MM: ~vacation~, so much reading, listening to Bad Bunny’s new album  Best/Worst: * Best MM: Unexpectedly hanging out with friends  * Best AA: maple bagel w/ candied salmon cream cheese / Two Boots Farm * Worst MM: $6 vegan banana ...

April 2022

February 09, 2023 22:24 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MB

How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: listening to podcasts, being a single dog mom, seeing Joseph 2x, pelotoning, making peanut butter rice crispy treats * MM: having covid —> watching stuff. Twilight movies! Best/Worst: * Best MM: brussels gnocchi from NYT * Best AA: Salad I made 5x in a row - 365 sesame ginger dressing * Worst MM: having covid * Worst AA: No Goodbyes  * Shared Best: Eric Kim / Korean American Spare Time Rec: * AA: Las Cultch / Everything Everywhere...

March 2022

February 09, 2023 22:21 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

Show Notes⬇️⬇️⬇️  Intro: * Welcome to Spare Time - where we endorse spending your free time however the fuck you want! * Book Club - stay tuned for updates about our first Spare Time Book ep ~coming in April~. Speaking of April, our book is Easy Beauty by Chloe Cooper Jones How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: being an auntie, family dinners, music (lizzy/holly), making the carolina gelen salmon, professional mask * MM: turning 30, having guests in my home, meeting co-wo...

February 2022

February 09, 2023 22:18 - 1 hour - 42.5 MB

Show Notes⬇️⬇️⬇️  Intro: * Welcome to Spare Time! * What does Spare Time mean to you right now? - kicking things off with a little existential crisis! * Book Club - Feb update + March announcement  How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: cds, feeling blah, traveling a little, listening to music a little, making froyo (finally) * MM: Grocery shopping too much (see: AA’s budget journey). Planning so much travel! What the  Best/Worst: * Best MM: strawberry cream cheese fros...

January 2022

February 09, 2023 22:15 - 1 hour - 44.5 MB

Show Notes: * Welcome to Spare Time! * What does Spare Time mean to you?  How did you spend your spare time this month: * AA: Listening to Lizzy McAlpine an unhealthy amount, re-learning to knit, dreaming, finding clarity, watching Insecure  * MM: Facebook marketplace, prepping LNY menu, watching yellowjackets, dopesick, journaling, cooking a lot of food Best/Worst: * Best MM: feeling cozy and at peace at home * Best AA: Apple Pie / Mushroom Sandwich @ HMC * Worst MM: so fucking unf...

Spare Time 2022: Best of the Year

January 03, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MB

WOW a whole year of Spare Time the pod (and four years of the MM+AA Podcast Project™️. We are so grateful that you are here!! We discuss the best food, media, and general ~*stuff*~ of the year of our lord 2022, what's in, what's out, and what we're looking forward to in 2023. The usual stuff, plus some bonus emotions! Because we love each other! Thx for listening we luv u too. FARE THEE WELL, 2022! SHOW NOTES⬇️⬇️⬇️ BEST MOVIE: AA: Black Panther Wakanda Forever  MM: Do Revenge (runner u...

Spare Time Book Club: Don’t Cry for Me + Delilah Green Doesn’t Care [w/ Dr Daniel black]

May 06, 2022 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

We are so excited to bring you the first installment of the Spare Time Book Club, where we'll be recapping our reads of Don't Cry for Me  by Daniel Black and Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake. We are so thrilled to be joined on this episode by Dr. Daniel Black. Tune in for a legitimately inspiring discussion about his beautiful novel, queerness, Blackness, and masculinity in America. More about Dr. Black on Instagram and Twitter.

the easy-ish cookie box

December 22, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MB

this ep comes to you live from an innocent past where lady omicron wasn't surging her face off, but you can still make cookies if you're stuck at home for Christmas, n'est pas?  here's what's in our easy-ish cookie box:  Homemade Pepp Patties  Figgy Cornmeal Cookies Bakery Style Butter Cookies Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Chocolate Caramel Crackers Honorable Mention: Brownie Cookies here's your comprehensive grocery list: Powdered sugar Corn syrup Shortening Peppermint extra...

cauliflower

December 09, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

the gals are back and here to tell you that a whole roasted cauliflower can and should be the star of any show. want to know how to help miss cauli shine like the delish bish she is? listen on!

lasagna

November 12, 2021 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

you asked and we listened: here is a breakdown of how to make a very involved lasagna. it's a little annoying but guess what: still not that complicated! in addition to this delicious italian din, the gals break down their thoughts and feelings about béchamel, pork roll, and Matt James! 

caramel

October 29, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MB

it's all about caramel this week y'all! pronounce it however you want, just don't let it smoke. learn everything you ever wanted to know PLUS the recipe for AA's famous apple cider caramel candies.

roast chicken

October 14, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

this week we unlock the magic and mystery of the roast chicken! yes, there is raw meat and yes, there is a nearly intact animal in your refrigerator, but truthfully this technique is as easy as making some fun chicken choices, and we're walking you through it. learn all that and more on episode 4.2! show notes: ⁃Its still extremely hot in dc but otherwise great  ⁃We went to the ren faire and we are also now Jonas Brothers fans?  ⁃Marie enjoys spam and she’s not afraid to say it! It is featu...

caramelized onions

September 30, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 50 MB

szn 4 is here and we are jazzed to talk about how great food isn't that complicated! the first item on our list of stuff that feels scary to make/hard to get right: caramelized onions! hear all the deets on the tried and true Avilov Method, as well as Alissa's ~original~ onion dip recipe. more in the notes below! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ episode 4.1 notes: SEASON 4 BABY!!!! Acknowledging our famous tagline: because great food isn't that complicated! Which will be the theme of the season Pod is moving t...

season 3 is fin-ish-ed

August 26, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

two seasons are ending: summer (thank god) and season 3 of easy-ish the pod! this has been our first season as easy-in (rip How Easy is That and all the copyright infringement that came with her) and we have loved every minute! tune in for some crucial intel about cool ranch chips and pudding, and we'll catch you in season 4

mashtin-ish

August 19, 2021 19:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MB

the gals are here to serve you two super easy lunches; no -ish required (unless you count the -ish in fish...which we obviously do). Make sushi bake and gochugaru salmon this week why doncha? and stick around for the end of the episode where we ponder the mystery that is...the mashtini 🍸

granita-ish

August 12, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

Alissa and Marie are tired but still out here grinding! (Aren't we all?) We discuss granita, the perfect weeknight din, and Alissa's pie perils. 

miam-ish

August 05, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MB

Alissa is 30 and Marie is in Miami! Major stuff. We discuss beans on toast, gay olympians, and the best of the 305. 

thirty-ish

July 29, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MB

welcome to the last ep of Alissa's 20s! we discuss digital boundaries, the power of a cookbook club, that empty-full feeling, and more. 

late-ish

July 22, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MB

sorry we're (two weeks) late, but we're baaaaack from our impromptu hiatus and we're (a) made of mayo, (b) changed by a potato chip-themed dinner, and (c) ready to rock. more on the ep.  --- show notes: We accidentally took a summer hiatus!!! Sorry that we accidentally took a two-week break but we are so happy to be back  Summer as an adult is shitty you guys  What’s new with Marie - she is taking two weeks off! She’s going to a couple of bachelorette parties in CO + MIA. Marie will be e...

falafel-ish

July 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MB

psychic powers descend again as the gals have another shared BOTW: this time it's falafel-themed. Hear about our garbanzo victories, popsicle season, and a WOTW that will haunt Marie forever on this week's ep.  show notes: Are we a lifestyle podcast? Let’s debate  The latest is that the hellfire inferno temps have descended upon the District of Columbia and we are not pleased  We went on a fun friendship date  We question if not liking tomatoes is a deal breaker in a relationship?  We ...

all purp-ish

June 24, 2021 13:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MB

this week we offer our congrats to All Purpose DC, the first restaurant to ever receive two BOTWs on meals the gals did not eat together. tune in for more on our fav restaurant in the district.

panzanell-ish

June 17, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 44 MB

it's truly fruit o'clock and therefore the gals discuss citrusy couscous, roasted strawberry brownies, and a very important panzanella.  Notes: Marie discusses weddings and bars with relatives  Also the time Marie was on vocal rest and we communicated only with our eyes  Alissa discusses Pittsburgh and how it has too many bridges and that is all that people talk about!  Bartlett house - BOTW MM - honorable mention cornmeal and cherry scone!!! Oh no, the beefy donut (barf)! BOTW donuts -...

dijon-ish

June 10, 2021 04:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB

this week we answer a very important q: what the f*ck is mustard, really? get the scoop on the poupon (...sorry) and a couple of super yum things to make with our fave french condiment. 

piroshk-ish

June 03, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

guys we're back...on the same couch!! the only thing more thrilling than breathing each other's leftover air is that it's Russian week here on easy-ish! tune in so Alissa may guide you through some of the delicacies of her homeland.

linz-ish

May 27, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MB

The gals discuss fruit to yogurt ratios, the life-threatening soft pretzel scarcity in our city, and, once again, the salted pretzel linzer.

calamar-ish

May 20, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MB

say it with us: cala👏mari👏sandwich👏👏👏 join us as we discuss this BOTW revelation, as well as forthcoming cookbooks, blueberry buckle, and more mussels.

tinned f-ish

May 13, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MB

the ladies discuss eggplant parm, the perfect soft scramble, and the lady of the hour, tinned fish! keep ur eyes on our insta for a full tinned tasting

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