Spare Time the Pod

Alissa Avilov & Marie McGrath
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Spare Time the Pod

because the best living is done in your Spare Time inyoursparetime.substack.com

  1. 4 NOV.

    October 2024

    This month was a year long and with almost 0 minutes of spare time for either of us...but you know we found plenty to talk about anyway ;) happy listening love u go volunteer to elect Kamala Harris How did you spend your spare time this month: * MM: Salem, Miami, Los Angeles, election madness, it’s giving season, etc * AA: Philly, Betty Who, a night away with my boys, NYC, yoga mentor, but honestly not a ton and also my brain is full - not reading :(  Best/Worst: * Best:  * AA: yellow rose quesadilla was truly fantastic + radio bakery french onion croissant  * MM: basically the city of Los Angeles as a whole and even more specifically driving around the city of Los Angeles in a CONVERTIBLE, but even more more specifically tomato and burrata at Birdie G’s, passionfruit pie from Doubting Thomas, and The Ruby Fruit as an establishment overall * Worst: * MM: this NYT cacio e pepe * AA: I am stressed about the election!!! + its been a taxing few weeks lol  Spare Time Rec: * AA: new Kelsea Ballerini album is out - a quart of frozen yogurt is a good thing to have in your freezer  * MM: English Teacher,  followup about Katie Gavin’s album  Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know:  * You should be phone banking today (or knocking on doors or volunteering at the polls! Go do it it’s fun not scary!) * Thanksgiving  * Take your friends to work day—what do we think about this as a concept Look Ahead: * MM: sending out our f*cking save the dates ughhhhhh, last wedding of the year, big boy work times, holidays and…..waiting to see if the Republic will stand?? Lol * AA: wedding dress shopping SOS, taking 2 weeks off but kind of not, might be the busiest couple of weeks of my life in fact, finishing my YTT?? Starting a pottery class This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

    49 min

  2. 30 SEPT.

    August / September 2024

    Double header! We've been traveling, going to concerts, trying cupping, bumping tunes, getting our nails done and much, much more. Tune in to this XL ep for the deets! How did you spend your spare time this month: * MM: Canada, NH, Miami, drove across the country [Pittsburgh, Glen Arbor, Middle of Lake Michigan, Apostle Islands in Wisconsin] and back, back to Michigan, back to Miami twice, and finally, home * AA: settled on my bday goal, women's soccer, August produce, my favorite state Best/Worst: * Best:  * AA: the ice cream sandwich at mr tuna / New England / the cold noodles at Yume Ga Arukara  * MM: The Mill in Glen Arbor, MI, Super Secret Ice Cream in Bethlehem, NH, Paul’s Pel’meni in Madison, WI (aug) * Worst: * MM:  too many plums! (aug) / fridge! Lmao (sept) * AA: fridge ttyl (Aug) + fletcher :(  Spare Time Rec: * AA: all in on Sabrina Carpenter + bokksu  * MM: My Old Ass, Katie Gavin’s solo music, Fruit game (either I Want Watermelon or Cantaloupe) if you need to be smooth brain Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know:  * The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives * Builder gel nails - nail technology has really evolved guys * Laptop purchases: let’s discuss * I Just Want A ‘Dumb Job’ * Bonus need to know: Erika is a witch Look Ahead: * MM: hopefully less humid weather! One of the final weddings of the year! Home improvement journey. * AA: spooooky season, maybe a new life, maybe engagement photos, working out sorry that I have to keep talking about it  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

    1 h 27 min

  3. 12 AOÛT

    July 2024

    Y'all, we have not heard each other's voices since the June episode...and it shows because this is a long one. We talk Cape Cod, Canada, the Olympics, coconut trees, and more! Buckle up xo How did you spend your spare time this month: * MM: Vacation in the woods! A lil Miami time, a little fam time, a little home time! Eating crabs, fruit, being hot, general summer tings * AA: Cape cod Best/Worst: * Best:  * AA: CC birthday dinner * MM: feeling like a nature girlie after a long hiatus * Worst: * MM: a macaroni and cheese that deserves jail time from Rose and Crown in Canmore, Alberta, Hannah’s spooky fall * AA: it's so sad to say that literally every grossy pelosi recipe is bad  * RETRACTION: Benito Skinner’s boyfriend is Terrence O'Connor NOT known sexual predator/former fashion photographer Terry Richardson (lmao) Spare Time Rec: * AA: All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker / art that makes you cry  * MM: Louise Erdrich! Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know:  * The Olympics - snoop dogg, flava flav, etc.  * Good things are always happening to me note - discuss  * Election update: goodBiden, the month of The Coconut Tree Look Ahead: * MM: continuing my relentless travel schedule, wedding tour, introducing Hannah to many of my cousins, Thais’ bachelorette and work in Miami, reading (!!!), wedding planning  * AA: summer cleaning, enjoying summer???, at long last my return to Maine, holding onto the peace from CC, starting over at the end??? We can only hope, cook90 altho that is no longer possible inyoursparetime.substack.com

    1 h 14 min

  4. 15 JUIL.

    June 2024

    Loving summer so much we are two weeks late on this episode...let's blame it on the childhood expectations of summer vacation and move on! It's about: fruit, Asheville, queer weddings, and more How did you spend your spare time this month: * MM: Chicago, a hot 24 hours in nyc, friends visiting, being so f*****g hot, celebrating Hannah’s birthday, two baby showers, baby news, and new baby arriving!!!! Also I am in my ricotta era * AA: Mostly in DC! Going to the farmers market, blueberry picking, pool, NYC, asheville, my first queer wedding!  Best/Worst: * Best:  * AA: apricot jam * MM: SUMMER PRODUCE * Worst: * MM: a Truly Horrible cobb salad * AA: …asheville… Spare Time Rec: * AA: The Japanese House  * MM: Minor league baseball, Gracie Abram’s album The Secret of Us Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know:  * brat * Love island  * Regrettably I must bring up the presidential election Look Ahead: * MM: first trip abroad with Hannah B! Enjoying some big boy mountains for the first time in a long time, college essay tutoring * AA: cape cod, wedding planning, pickleball and pond every day inyoursparetime.substack.com

    57 min

  5. 10 JUIN

    May 2024

    May 2024 has come and gone! We discuss lobster rolls, neck injuries, Chappell Roan supremacy, childhood friends, and more How did you spend your spare time this month: * MM: a lil Miami, a lil PA, a lil Boston, a lil Cape Cod, a lil Delaware–everything but DC  * AA: Boston! The gym! Minnesota! Childhood friends Best/Worst: * Best:  * AA: Got a new car, end of an era etc. etc. and the cookie at LA Burdick?? * MM: Lobster roll at Sesuit Harbor Cafe!!!! * Worst: * MM: did some dumb flight shit * AA: pulled neck muscle… Spare Time Rec: * AA: Universal Thread jean shorts + Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (out 9/3) * MM: one sec app Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know:  * Chappell Roan  * Cookie croissants????? * Girls resurgence  Look Ahead: * MM: pride month! Spending a fortnight in DC, quality time with some fam and friends * AA: what is it like to cook in your kitchen? Trying to remember that! Time to spend time at the pool (join the gay masters finally), make progress on my YTT self study, las cultch culture awards and celebrating the end of an era This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

    1 h 6 min

  6. 13 MAI

    April 2024

    We know it's already mid-May but come on! Just let us tell you about April 2024! We are reunited, full of pollen, and ready to tell you about crucial things like Miami's best burrito and protein! How did you spend your spare time this month: * MM:  * AA: with my little babes, with my friends, mostly in DC!!! Its nice to be where you live, Philly, getting into “protein”, watching womens sports  Best/Worst: * Best:  * AA: YTT / Laser Wolf  * MM: gatekeeping best crepe of my life (and I lived in France!) so my real one is Uptown 66 * Worst: * MM: throwing away my burrito from Uptown 66 * AA: Missing Chicago :(  Spare Time Rec: * AA: trivia on a weekly cadence  * MM: unfortunately stopping at Buc-ees on a long road trip Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know:  * TTPD * MISS Holly Humberstone idyknyk!! * Women’s NCAA & Caitlin Clark–it was The Moment Look Ahead: * MM: beginning to never be in washington DC for a weekend forever lol! Honestly ~*massachusetts!*~, reading (I must!!), finding a way to be more present as I embark on my summer of travelz * AA: It’s halfway through the month basically but weddings, NYC, Boston, Spring???? It feels like a very busy month tbh i am desperate for a capsule closet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

    1 h 15 min

  7. 8 AVR.

    March 2024

    Hot take from MM but March is theeeeEeE best month of the year! Arieses rise!!! 03/24 included lots of friendship, flowers, and Fletcher. Tune in for the full skinny xo How did you spend your spare time this month: * MM: flowers!! Friends! Solo time at home in DC! Busy bee-ing! Packing! Driving! Light wedding planning! * AA: Boston 2x , friends, babies, listening to so much music and being happy about it , brandi IRL  Best/Worst: * Worst: * MM: our a/c breaking on the drive down to Miami  * AA: how does a person get better at trivia  * Best:  * AA: getting engaged again but honorable mention same as u MM + Kacey * MM: being with my friends Spare Time Rec: * AA: Mr & Mrs Smith  * MM: listening to other people’s playlists Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know:  * Fletcher and Shannon are dominating my brain once again oooooh * How’s your reading journey been going / books on our TBR we are excited about * The chili crisp thing  Look Ahead: * MM: Miami and that is truly it! * AA: YTT! Chicago! NYC! A nutritionist??? We’ll see. Do we care about Maggie and Taylor  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit inyoursparetime.substack.com

    1 h 7 min

  8. 11 MARS

    February 2024

    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: Your Only Friend * AA: an overdressed Caesar that made me gag @ Macs  * Best:  * AA: Dame NYC and friends who you trust * MM: I made some good soups! Shoutout to fish stock and to Rancho Gordo beans.  Spare Time Rec: * AA: buy tickets to small venues for artists you don’t know or don’t know well * MM: the daylist feature on Spotify Culture / 3 Things You Need to Know:  * Kate Middletongate aka Kate Missington - link, link, link, link, link * March + April Music - Ariana (brother/bf comparison pic for your reference), Fletcher, Bey, Kacey, Maggie, Taylor, Waxahatchee, GIR, Lizzy, Katie Pruitt  * Strands NYT Look Ahead: * MM: THE music month is here!! Aries season, birthday celebrations, visits from friends, preparing to move my family to Miami for 5 weeks, more work! But also…FLOWERING TREES!!!!! The best thing on this earth maybe. * AA: Leaning in to things that make me feel like myself inyoursparetime.substack.com

    1 h 14 min
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because the best living is done in your Spare Time inyoursparetime.substack.com

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  • Création
    Alissa Avilov & Marie McGrath
  • Années d’activité
    2019 - 2024
  • Épisodes
    35
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
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    © inyoursparetime
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