Midday Musings

Laura Fones and Stephen Frothingham
Midday Musings

Midday Musings is the cure for internet overwhelm. We have cozy, funny, lunch break sized conversations on media, history and relationships 3x a week. Hosted by best friends who’ve been married for almost 10 years, this pod is wholesome, comfort listening brought to you by the loving, two cat parent household you wanted growing up.

  1. [Remaster] Ep 4: Gilmore Girls - Part 1

    4 DAYS AGO

    [Remaster] Ep 4: Gilmore Girls - Part 1

    WELCOME TO THE REMASTER SERIES, where we take the first 20 episodes of your favorite podcast, MIDDAY MUSINGS, and update them with improved audio and material. First part of our epic three episode discussion of the Gilmore Girls series. We want to know what you think! Let us know in this brief survey ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Listen to us on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on social media to stay up to date on upcoming shows and announcements! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our new merch shop ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ for tees, totes, stickers and more! We're now a part of the Umbrella Podcast Collective! Learn more about our podcast partners ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    24 min
  2. [Remaster] Ep 3: Imagine If Horses Were Cheap

    5 DAYS AGO

    [Remaster] Ep 3: Imagine If Horses Were Cheap

    WELCOME TO THE REMASTER SERIES, where we take the first 20 episodes of your favorite podcast, MIDDAY MUSINGS, and update them with improved audio and material. We talk about Autumn/Winter holidays, coffee, historic chapels, an app for friends, an app for horses and the Metaverse. Also polling goats about the state of America. Let’s get into it! We want to know what you think! Let us know in this brief survey ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Listen to us on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on social media to stay up to date on upcoming shows and announcements! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our new merch shop ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ for tees, totes, stickers and more! We're now a part of the Umbrella Podcast Collective! Learn more about our podcast partners ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    22 min
  3. [Remaster] Ep 1: Medieval Duck Walk

    6 DAYS AGO

    [Remaster] Ep 1: Medieval Duck Walk

    WELCOME TO THE REMASTER SERIES, where we take the first 20 episodes of your favorite podcast, MIDDAY MUSINGS, and update them with improved audio and additional material. Today we talk about medieval guilds, differences between medieval times and the current age, as well as the changing face of unicorns. Cited sources include lauded medieval folk historian, Eleanor Janega. Let’s get into it! We want to know what you think! Let us know in this brief survey ⁠here⁠. Listen to us on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on social media to stay up to date on upcoming shows and announcements! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our new merch shop ⁠here⁠ for tees, totes, stickers and more! We're now a part of the Umbrella Podcast Collective! Learn more about our podcast partners ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    24 min
  4. Ep 200: Friendsgiving / Thanksgiving Celebration 🎉 (Love Letter to Our Listeners & What’s Up Next)

    NOV 28

    Ep 200: Friendsgiving / Thanksgiving Celebration 🎉 (Love Letter to Our Listeners & What’s Up Next)

    Today marks the last episode of Midday Musings’ season 1, so we’re celebrating with a Thanksgiving-slash-Friendsgiving episode! We’re sharing what we’re grateful for from this last year of production, shouting out some special listeners and the incredible pod friends we’ve made along the way, as well as sharing what to expect from the season break and the many new goodies we have coming your way. It has been a truly formative experience working for you and with you and we’re DEEPLY EXCITED for what comes next. Let’s get into it! We want to know what you think! Let us know in this brief survey here. Listen to us on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on social media to stay up to date on upcoming shows and announcements! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our new merch shop here for tees, totes, stickers and more! We're now a part of the Umbrella Podcast Collective! Learn more about our podcast partners ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  #UmbrellaPodcastSpotlight: Dark History Podcast  This week, we’re putting the spotlight on the incredible Dark History Podcast! If you love exploring the sinister and shadowy moments of the past, this is the podcast for you. Each episode dives deep into chilling stories you won’t hear in history class—fascinating, unsettling, and absolutely binge-worthy.    Start listening now: Dark History Podcast  Discover the full Umbrella Podcast Collective lineup here: www.rainydayrabbitholes.com/umbrella Together, we’re building a community of incredible creators—and helping you find your next favorite show! #DarkHistoryPodcast #PodcastCommunity #UmbrellaPodcastSpotlight #TrueCrime #HistoryNerds #PodcastLife And if you are listening for a workout, you can download Podbeat FREE in the App Store and add a beat to this podcast!Follow us on your favorite podcast platform for more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@middaymusingspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/middaymusingspod⁠⁠ Podbeat: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podbeat/id1605270538

    20 min
  5. Ep 199: Reviewing “A Real Pain,” Poland in WWII and Family Dysfunction (Dir. Jesse Eisenberg, 2024)

    NOV 27

    Ep 199: Reviewing “A Real Pain,” Poland in WWII and Family Dysfunction (Dir. Jesse Eisenberg, 2024)

    CONTENT WARNING: the Holocaust, WWII, and self-harm Today we’re discussing the Sundance-premiered indie drama, “A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures, 2024). Written, directed, and starring Jesse Eisenberg alongside a sparkler-bright performance by Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” follows odd-couple cousins on a Holocaust tour of Poland to honor their survivor grandmother who recently passed. This small tour group comprised of recent retirees (Liza Sadovy, Daniel Oreskes), a divorcee (Jennifer Grey), a Rwandan genocide survivor (Kurt Egyiawan), and an Oxford scholar (Will Sharpe) play as an audience for the familial clashes and uncomfortable vulnerability of these two men who were once inseparable but seem now irreparably separate. Profound, funny, heart-breaking, and cathartic, “A Real Pain” is a road movie for the ages. Let’s get into it! Listen to us on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on social media to stay up to date on upcoming shows and announcements! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're now a part of the Umbrella Podcast Collective! Learn more about our podcast partners ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    32 min
  6. Ep 198: Reviewing “Elevation,” a Monster Movie w/ Mac-N-Cheese & Big Heart (Anthony Mackie, 2024)

    NOV 26

    Ep 198: Reviewing “Elevation,” a Monster Movie w/ Mac-N-Cheese & Big Heart (Anthony Mackie, 2024)

    Today we’re reviewing recently-released mountainous monster movie, “Elevation” (Vertical Entertainment, 2024). Produced by Brad Fuller — who brought you all the Purge movies and all the Quiet Place films — and starring Anthony Mackie as one of the survivors of an alien apocalypse 3 years prior, we begin clustered in a 200-person village in the Colorado Rockies, where residents are menaced by unkillable monsters at any elevation lower than 8,000 feet. But necessity leads a group of survivors (Mackie, Morena Baccarin, and Maddie Hasson) to launch a perilous plan to descend 3,000 feet to the city of Boulder for medical supplies and answers. Beautifully acted, narratively thrilling, and set against some of America’s most stunning landscapes, “Elevation” (2024) represents a triumph of the human spirit. Let’s get into it! Listen to us on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on social media to stay up to date on upcoming shows and announcements! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're now a part of the Umbrella Podcast Collective! Learn more about our podcast partners ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    25 min
  7. Ep 197: Space Mining with Friends in “Deep Rock Galactic” (Video Game Review)

    NOV 21

    Ep 197: Space Mining with Friends in “Deep Rock Galactic” (Video Game Review)

    Today we’re reviewing the 2020s cooperative first person shooter and mining simulator, “Deep Rock Galactic.” Created by Danish games company, Ghost Ship Studios, “Deep Rock Galactic” has you playing a dwarf miner on alien planet Hoxxes IV — an environment rich in minerals and hostile wildlife. With four playable classes and nine game modes, you can live out your fantasy of breaking rocks for the pleasure of faceless corporate overlords. The gameplay loop is addictive, with distinct biomes and procedurally generated cave systems that present novelty and challenge. I’ve already sunk 12 hours into this video game and all I want is more — let’s get into it! Listen to us on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on social media to stay up to date on upcoming shows and announcements! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're now a part of the Umbrella Podcast Collective! Learn more about our podcast partners ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Umbrella Collective fam, it’s time to get spooky! This week’s featured podcast is Audibly Haunted, the go-to podcast for eerie, real-life hauntings and otherworldly encounters. They deliver every story with suspense and just the right touch of fear! If you’re into dark and mysterious tales, give Audibly Haunted a listen... but maybe not alone in the dark. 🕯️ #FeaturedPodcast #UmbrellaPodcastCollective #AudiblyHaunted #SupportPodcasters #SpookySeason

    24 min
  8. Ep 196: Is “Anora” the best film of the year? (Movie Review, Dir. Sean Baker, 2024)

    NOV 20

    Ep 196: Is “Anora” the best film of the year? (Movie Review, Dir. Sean Baker, 2024)

    Today we’re reviewing the new Sean Baker film, “Anora” (2024). Winner of the golden palm award (Palme d’Or) at this years Cannes Film Festival, this romantic comedy/drama follows exotic dancer, “Ani”/“Anora” (Mikey Madison) in a Cinderella-esque whirlwind romance with Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), a Russian oligarch’s son. After news of their marriage reaches Ivan’s parents, however, wheels are set in motion that result in Anora’s kidnapping by Armenian henchmen. Part glitter-and-neon streaked romcom and part Hangover-esque odyssey, this remarkable film is rich with hilarity and heart. You’ll fall in love with every character and with the idiosyncratic twists in plot. It might be my favorite film this year — let’s get into it! Listen to us on your favorite podcast platform and follow us on social media to stay up to date on upcoming shows and announcements! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're now a part of the Umbrella Podcast Collective! Learn more about our podcast partners ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

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Midday Musings is the cure for internet overwhelm. We have cozy, funny, lunch break sized conversations on media, history and relationships 3x a week. Hosted by best friends who’ve been married for almost 10 years, this pod is wholesome, comfort listening brought to you by the loving, two cat parent household you wanted growing up.

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  • Creator
    Laura Fones and Stephen Frothingham
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    204
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Laura Fones and Stephen Frothingham
  • Show Website
    Midday Musings

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