Episode 69: A Holiday Miracle!
The Podcast At Dawn's House
OMG, it's almost the end of the year and we still haven't recorded the second half of Jessi's Gold Medal! The poor girl will be freezing by the time we eventually manage to get her out of that pool. In unrelated news, we haven't yet shaken off the curse that may or may not have been placed upon us by an angry fictional eighteenth-century New England farm hand. However, we have worked out a way to bring you something vaguely novel, especially if you (like us) have almost no recollection of what we were talking about back when we started the podcast in 2020. From the vaults: we find out the...
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Update: we're still here, but...
The Podcast At Dawn's House
We'll be back once Esther regains the ability to gab for several hours at a time.
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Episode 68: Kristy And the Missing Child
The Podcast At Dawn's House
OMG, there’s a missing child! And for once, a bunch of middle-school girls actually *are* the best people to solve this, because the adults are busy making casseroles and phoning Kristy to trauma-dump. Meanwhile, Mary Anne makes Jell-O. On today’s agenda: cutting-edge computer technology; a mysterious lack of Jessi; a catalogue of OSHA violations; Barratt family revisionism; how to get your kissing face just right; cutting-edge weapons technology; historical turnip grievances; Stoneybrook’s rich Francophone heritage; cutting-edge time-travelling cassette-tape technology. Our theme song...
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Update: We're Still Here!
The Podcast At Dawn's House
We haven't gone away, things just got busy over the summer. If only we could send our kids to an illegal daycare to free up some time...
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Episode 67: Mallory and the Dream Horse
The Podcast At Dawn's House
OMG, Mallory’s finally found her dream horse! Unfortunately she’s also found her nightmare horse, so, win some lose some. Meanwhile, we debate which legendary Irish figure would look best on stilts, and there’s some stuff about a blanket. Our theme song is ‘The Incredible Shrinking Larry’ by Matt Oakley and ‘Big Band Jingle A’ is by Lobo Loco, both on the Free Music Archive. If you like our show, tell a friend, rate and review on your podcast app of choice, drop us an , or come say hi on ! We also have a and we're real self-conscious about it!
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Episode 66: Kristy For President
The Podcast At Dawn's House
OMG, Kristy’s running for eighth-grade president! Which sounds extremely low-stakes until you compare it to Mallory’s unopposed run for seventh-grade secretary. Plus, a delightful glimpse of what might have been, if only Scholastic weren’t COWARDS. On today’s agenda: Alan Gray’s writhing corpse; pizza legalities; Esther questions the nature of her reality; gritty, challenging middle-school theatre; a terrible shortage of visiting authors; delicious moles; pandering to the electorate for fun and profit; extensive bike-based misery; a Frookie Cookie deep dive. Our theme song is ‘The...
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Episode 65: Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies
The Podcast At Dawn's House
OMG, there are 2 many babies! Well, it’s more like two actual babies and a ton of eggs that the girls and their pretend husbands have imprinted on, because it’s the mandatory egg baby episode! Plus, we all learn a valuable lesson about not relying on were-hedgehog erotica for accurate information on natural history topics. On today’s agenda: real men dispose of their documents responsibly; Karen goes against her own moral code but stops short of murder; Logan fails as a provider because he’s 13; more cinema-based humiliation; 32 pages on the real meaning of marriage; an unusually...
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Episode 64: Mallory and the Ghost Cat
The Podcast At Dawn's House
OMG, Mallory’s found a ghost cat! Or a reincarnation cat? Or possibly just a regular cat? This book definitely comes down on the side of “ghosts are real”, but is EXTREMELY vague on what ghosts actually are and whether they can use a litterbox. Also, the Pikes learn about Alzheimer’s! Merry Christmas, folks! On today’s agenda: a litany of crimes against food; the cool lesbian biker auntie we all wish we were; Mallory and Jessi’s shameful secret; it’s not crop theft if you know the farmer; some remarks about aging that are frankly uncalled-for; cut-rate ectoplasm detectors are a...
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Episode 63: Stacey's Ex-Best Friend
The Podcast At Dawn's House
OMG, Laine’s coming to Stoneybrook! Unfortunately, she’s become a huge pain in the ass! And she’s way beyond pigs. Thank goodness Kristy’s here to be loudly unimpressed. Meanwhile, we plan for extremely specific hypothetical fights among our various children. On today’s agenda: Chekhov’s bathtub; respecting your friends by blowing up their graves; everyone’s favourite sleepover movie; china clown fandom rise up; seasonal rodent copyright law; bringing back 1910s slang to prove a point; adventures in prune art; a tasteful anecdote from Karen and Esther's school days; half a...
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Episode 62: Dawn’s Big Date
The Podcast At Dawn's House
OMG, Dawn’s got a big date, some homemade sweat skirts, a repertoire of PUA techniques, and a new personality! Also there’s some terrible stuff about fat-shaming. Meanwhile, we sample authentic Californian cuisine, learn about amino acids, and make some travel plans we may come to regret. Simpering wistfully into the void; a black hole of dysfunction; alcohol and violence and sexy postcards and eating in front of the TV; a romantic afternoon in the chastity barn; an extremely overdressed lump; a duckface epiphany; ill-advised pieces of mail through history; a tasteful tribute to Southern...
info_outlineOMG, Dawn’s gotta beware! There’s a snake boy loose in San Francisco! Also, the local kids are manipulating the hell out of the babysitters, and we’re here for it. Meanwhile, Stacey is having glamorous adventures and nobody cares.
On today’s agenda: Bruce Stringbean; Kristy’s intervention consultancy; a frankly unreasonable amount of babysitting; extremely convincing California dialect; flagrant Australia erasure; a kipper in the ear; plausible bean deniability; an impressive commitment to collage; cinema recommendations with Karen’s nine-year-old; we have Opinions about Mansfield Park.
Our theme song is ‘The Incredible Shrinking Larry’ by Matt Oakley and ‘Big Band Jingle A’ is by Lobo Loco, both on the Free Music Archive.
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