This week on SOSS Street Maya’s thrown her back out but the pod must go on. Amy is bursting at the seams with content. First up, a tribute to Amy’s mom Marsh who is retiring after 33 years at Children’s Hospital. Marsh sent Maya old photos because she is doing the midwestern version of Swedish Death Cleaning. Amy volunteers at an event and runs into an old patient. It really brought out the private investigator in Amy. Next, Amy reviews the new Max show The Pit. Former nurse approved! Big ups for the Littmann stethoscopes. Also, bonus points for the LUCAS machine. Amy really wants Noah Wyle to be her doctor. Amy gives an update on the Walgreens “crotch and butt aisle”. Amy reviews the Oscar-nominated movie The Substance. Does Demi Moore deserve an Oscar? Amy is determined to watch all the best picture nominees…except Dune 2. Somehow, Amy is just getting around to watching the movie Blackfish. Maya reviews the new Tom Green documentary. He really was ahead of his time. Maya weighs in on this year’s Sexist Man Alive. Playboy Magazine is back! Animal Report: Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Day report. Finally, the ladies make predictions for the Superb Owl.

This week on the pod Maya and Producer Tyler are getting a new oven for a 1950s oven hole. Adjustments and augmentations were required. Two “toddlers” came to pre-measure for the appliance installation. It didn’t inspire confidence. Amy recaps her trip to Isla Mujeres, MX with her sister and her mother Marsh. Incidentally, Marsh declared this is her “last trip”. Amy’s mom has a habit of declaring everything is her last whatever these days…last mattress, last car, etc. Relax…she’s perfectly fine. Amy rented a rickety-ass bike. Protein Update: Amy discovers all protein powders are filled with heavy metals. Amy heard a rumor about Barak and Michelle that has her shook. Amy reflects on the miracle of medical science and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Amy is on a journey to watch every Oscar-nominated movie and pronounces Emilia Perez a fantastic movie. Like she’s over the moon about this film. She also reviews A Complete Unknown. Approved/Denied: Progresso Soup savory hard candy.

We kick off the ep. with protein struggles. Is everyone just eating chicken breasts all day long? Amy mistakes Maya and Producer Tyler for models this week. Very generous. Apparently, it’s totally the slacks. Amy doesn’t measure when she orders jeans online. Maya is still disgusted by breakfast food early in the morning. Amy comes from a line of “strong-ass boned women”. Also, box jumps…who can do that? Amy goes to a gym where there is a place to “get your butt going good”. Listen, get your creatine. Maya has a Sun Post (local paper) update: The Devil’s Lettuce. Also, don’t sleep on the local crime reports. Some dispensory feedback: Step up your game, make it nice. Amy was going to make Maya cut her hair but she finally got her hair cut. News flash: Amy still has her “cancer hair”. The ladies brainstorm what to do with it. Maya recounts a story of a random tooth in a tiny manilla envelope. Animal Report: Orca dead salmon hat update and a man gives a Pine Marten CPR. Amy reports on airplane slides. She is so ready to be of service in the exit row. The ladies discuss the LA fires. People’s Choice award recap. Amy has beef with the PCA announcer. Fun fact according to a terrible doc Maya watched: Prince “lerved” in “Chanhanson” Minnesota. Lastly, we wrap up with a Benny Blanco debate.

The ladies kick off the ep with big football energy. They recap the recent saga of the Vikings of Minnesota. Big ups to Sam Darnold the Rudy of the NFL. Amy wants Maya to learn how to cut her hair. We wait so long and pay so much. Amy gets flack for “having SO much hair”. Be warned, when rudely pushed, Amy will weaponize the time she lost all her hair because of CANCER. Producer Tyler pays $20 plus tip for a cut, however, one time someone went Color Me Bad on his sideburns. BTW, is there anything more demoralizing than when someone comes at you with a spray bottle? Amy reviews the movie Baby Girl and spoiler alert Nicole Kidman is still shaking her tits all over the place. Maya reviews the Yacht Rock documentary. It turns out Steely Dan is the origin of everything. P.S. Micheal Jackson has a Yacht Rock song on Thriller. The ladies reminisce about the first videos on MTV. If you don’t remember, they were terrible. Next up, Flavor Flav update. Amy has tickets to see the controversial “Girl” Linkin Park. On that topic, we love Adam Lambert as the lead singer of Queen. Amy has the answer for ladies of the 90s who miss tanning.

This week Amy has a new trainer. The ladies discuss protein problems. How does anyone eat enough protein? Who wants a smoothie in the winter? Also, American nutrition is trash. Also, all the fish are filled with microplastics and mercury. Gah! Amy realizes not everyone in the world has the same garbage day. Amy mourns the loss of Diet Coke…and Ritz Crackers. Queue the sad Titanic Music! Maya has a trash food confession. Amy recaps spending Christmas in Duluth, the air-conditioned city. Amy surprises her family with old home movies. We all agree duck pin bowling is the dumbest form of bowling. The gals explore what happens when well-meaning strangers make terrible suggestions. Maya recounts taking her dog’s photo taken. Maya reviews the movie Red One, starring our favorite friendly hunk Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Amy and Maya direct the Blake Lively “It Ends With Us” controversy. Spoiler Alert: They did Blake Lively dirty.

Amy takes some youths to a kid’s show at First Avenue at 11:30 on a Sunday morning. Spoiler Alert: It was disappointing and all the adults were drunk. On the bright side, the kids did get to experience the iconic First Ave. bathroom. News Flash: Maya hates the movie Christmas Vacation. The ladies discuss all the albums that have dropped this year. Next, Maya exposes Amy to a new AI band Girly Girl Productions. Amy did not see this coming. In other news, Amy hates the Oxford word of the year. Maya just learned about BookTok. Amy loves author readings at bookstores - even if she’s never read the book! The ladies reminisce about the video store adult section. The pod’s favorite rat boy Timothée Chalamet is in town promoting his Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown. The ladies ask why the hell is he coming here trying to convince people to like Minnesota. Apparently, we are “generous of spirit” whatever that means. Maya just learned about Shaboozey. He was snubbed at the CMAs! In restaurant news, a favorite childhood restaurant, Chi-Chi’s, returns! Don’t worry that they once gave 600 people Hep A. Animal Report: Orcas are wearing “salmon hats”. Amy does not miss late-night pasteboard runs for school projects.

Amy and Producer Tyler are a real pair of Thanksgiving Grinches this week. It’s snowing on SOSS street this week. Winter is here! Thanksgiving rocks because all the baby grown-ups are home! Amy has an IKEA adventure. The ladies analyze the not-so-sexy Target Santa. Maya proposes Amy watch the Kansas City Chiefs Hallmark movie. Amy isn’t into it. Amy reviews Irish Wish starring Lindsey Lohan, a “great little actress”. Amy also reviews You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah. The ladies also dissect M. Night Shyamalan’s movie Trap. In other news, Amy has turned her bathtub into a plant ICU. Hometown hero Josh Hartnett is back! Maya has a correction from the last episode concerning Kum & Go and Pump & Munch. She got her filthy gas stations mixed up. Maya reviews the movie lien: Romulus. Amy can’t wait for celebrity variety show season. Amy is excited about Ben Stiller. Maya is still obsessed with ESPN Ocho. Maya loves a human-sized nutcracker. Amy is upset with her neighbor’s choice of outdoor Christmas decorations. Imagine Mickey and Minnie in a NASCAR car. Amy has thoughts about Home Depot’s Christmas decoration selections. Her family has a long history of documenting Christmas decoration violations.

Amy kicks off the ep. with car drama. The AAA patriarchy can’t keep her down. Fun fact: Amy’s dog can climb trees. She also brings big donut energy to the pod. There is a donut debate about Funner Brothers vs. Duffner’s Bakery. Maya confesses she loves trash donuts from the grocery store. Dunkin’ loses the Donuts. The ladies review Hot Frosty, the Hallmark-style Netflix Christmas romance starring Lacy Chabert. It’s a real Siskel and Ebert moment. Spoiler Alert: Hot Frosty isn’t that hot. Amy watched the Martha Stewart doc and is loving Martha’s badassery. Iconic! Amy reviews the movie Wicked. Amy is on a Christmas decorating tear. Also, she’s rearranged the shit out of her house.