130 episodes
Imperfect Strangers Imperfect Strangers
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 391 Ratings
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Amanda, a graphic designer from OH, invited Melissa, a NY stay-at-home mom on her podcast. Melissa, who has been hunkered down for decades after a cool but soul-crushing brush with fame on MTV’s Real World New Orleans, didn’t really do this sort of thing but Amanda seemed nice. They recorded twice due to technical difficulties, but ended up chatting for hours. Who the fuck talks on the actual phone? They do! Two strangers getting to know each other the old-fashioned way. Get to know Melissa all over again as she gets to know Amanda for the first time. Bonus! One’s white and one ain’t.
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Bed Rotting
You’re not bed rotting. You’re doing great, sweetie. Amanda and Melissa discuss the social media phenomenon of naming everything to be a negative mental health issue when really bitches just tired.
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She Met Tori
We REVIVE Season 7 with a conversation ripe for eavesdropping. Amanda met [italics, bold, underline] Tori Amos. You already know. She was tripping! And Melissa was like YOU DID THAT, FRIEND! LMAO. *heart emojis*
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Paired
…and we’re back! Welcome to season 7 of your favorite podcast you almost forgot about because these MFs were gone so long we bet you thought there were Problems In The Relationship. See what we did there? Fear not, stranger-friends! The brand is strong! (This was our crap attempt at clickbait. Literally no one thought there were problems, LOL). On this episode of Imperfect Strangers, Melissa and Justin explore a new app to bring them closer in their marriage after an argument. On the second half, Amanda chaperones a field trip to Washington DC and based on the children’s behavior within the first hour, she has “ragrets.” If you’re here and you’re listening, thanks for waiting. We appreciate you. This is the part where you reply, “No problem!” Get it? Because there are no problems in the relationship. Yeah OK, we’ll stop. Enjoy.
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Reflections
Amanda and Melissa reflect on the making of this podcast and their subsequent warm and fuzzy friendship as they hit their sixth season finale and 120th episode. This has been a really great run-on sentence. Melissa and Amanda also answer listeners’ unresolved questions from previous episodes. *CONFETTI* A little post-script to say rest in power to the legend DJ Casper, creator of the iconic Cha Cha Slide. He passed this week and we found out while editing the episode, looking for the sound clip we included here. That song is a gift.
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Come on Barbie
Man, we feel like women! Don’t listen to this episode if you haven’t seen Barbie yet. Amanda and Melissa unpack this pretty pink masterpiece. Spoilers ahead. Highly recommend. Also, Melissa here with a NY Times Correction: Justin Beck would kill me if I didn’t correct the official record to say that he never wore a puka shell necklace while singing at me with an acoustic guitar between any college years 1995 through 2000.
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The Lorax
Melissa tells Amanda about how she and Justin attended a town meeting to make a noise complaint and as it turns out, it was the perfect date night. Something something something about trees, hence Lorax.
Customer Reviews
The vulnerability is real and appreciated
I really just love your vulnerability and honesty. And the good talk is relatable. Thank you Melissa and Amanda.
Two Ladies Who Are Unaware of How Disgustingly Privileged They Are
The show is funny, but it reeks of privilege. If you are not a rich housewife who can keep a perfect house or don’t have the means to go to spas, buy luxury bags, own a house in the suburbs, or buy an eames chair, then you probably can’t relate to these ladies.
Ladies, treat your listeners better.
Your listeners support you via streams, ads, Patreon, ticketed Zoom events, merch, and loyalty to your podcast and friendship. The least you can do is drop episodes at a regular time and on time, or at the very least let us know when eps are actually going to come out. We all have lots of kids and lots of jobs. We get it. Life gets complicated. But at the end of the day every other podcast seems to be able to drop regular episodes or keep their listeners updated. Good to keep in mind if you want to scale one day, or hope use this podcast as a stepping stone to other career opportunities.