Mentally Cute

Playful dialogues between a mom and son relating, linking and engaging with topics of existing, ethics, mental health, truth, love with a side of comedic observations of all things serious. Just Life Pal'in the way that makes the most sense-- which is to meet everything with absurdity. 🖤

A Chevy Chase Christmas and Calling Out All The Adult and Kid Red Flags 09/10/2026

A Chevy Chase Christmas and Calling Out All The Adult and Kid Red Flags Join us this week for a discussion of dinner guests, Chevy Chase's Christmas, and our exploration of all the red flags we can think of! We promise not to judge you too harshly if you share your Red flags with us in the comment sections! Also, don't forget to set those new moon intentions! /episode/index/show/2239082f-db49-4686-96d3-ff5d3dbdc18f/id/42855400

Hoodies, Hot Takes & Human Purpose 09/03/2026

Hoodies, Hot Takes & Human Purpose Hello Fall (around the corner), oversized hoodies, pumpkin patches, cinnamon, shorter days…and questioning your entire reason for existing. We wrap up summer, rapid-fire fall favs, and explore purpose, relationships, and connection. Hot take, it’s all about connection /episode/index/show/2239082f-db49-4686-96d3-ff5d3dbdc18f/id/42727930

No One Teaches You How To be A Person And You Got Any Other 38-Year-Olds in There? 08/27/2026

No One Teaches You How To be A Person And You Got Any Other 38-Year-Olds in There? Apparently there are a lot of basic human skills nobody actually teaches you—how to make a friend, end a friendship, change your mind, admit you're wrong, or survive being embarrassed. We discuss those, argue about what counts as normal or weird, and discover that having a podcast with your mom is, objectively, a little weird. Let us know if giving your kids your phone password is weird or normal?! /episode/index/show/2239082f-db49-4686-96d3-ff5d3dbdc18f/id/42571595

Hollis Interviews Elle for Her Bigfoot 200 Hundo Race, First Day of 7th Grade Recap, Birthday Prep— With Only Honorable Mention of Astrology 08/20/2026

Hollis Interviews Elle for Her Bigfoot 200 Hundo Race, First Day of 7th Grade Recap, Birthday Prep— With Only Honorable Mention of Astrology This week on Mentally Cute, Hollis takes over as the main host and interviews his Mom's Bigfoot 200-mile race. Elle asks questions about Hollis' first day of Junior High, and lots of goofs and yawns coming off a wild week in the Elle and Hollis Household! Comments are read, and it appears we have gone up a full half a hoot! /episode/index/show/2239082f-db49-4686-96d3-ff5d3dbdc18f/id/42496925

The Episode That We Never Intended On Publishing 08/13/2026

The Episode That We Never Intended On Publishing We lost the audio recording for this week, so we are publishing the episode that I swore we would not be publishing last week! So never say never, and join us this week for a couple of games, discussions, and talking about our pet Hampster, Scout, who passed away a few months ago, as well as digging deep into all topics with each other! /episode/index/show/2239082f-db49-4686-96d3-ff5d3dbdc18f/id/42417760

Fearless Flirting, a Rogue Narwhal Break In, and Hollis’ Crush 08/06/2026

Fearless Flirting, a Rogue Narwhal Break In, and Hollis’ Crush Checking in about fear, Elle’s dream of performing stand-up, Hollis revealing why he stopped talking to his crush, and the true story of a rogue narwhal that nearly triggered a home-intruder investigation. We also share a few tricks for doing scary things—even when your current strategy is simply avoiding them! Listen and let us know what fears you have or have overcome! /episode/index/show/2239082f-db49-4686-96d3-ff5d3dbdc18f/id/42341780

Only Child Energy With Notes on Two Parents, Two Houses, 1 Divorce and 1 Cousin-Brother 07/30/2026

Only Child Energy With Notes on Two Parents, Two Houses, 1 Divorce and 1 Cousin-Brother We talk about only-child stereotypes, life between two homes, and what happens when divorced parents actually like each other. Plus: snack rankings, scary mom lectures, imaginary baby sisters, Hollis’ cousin-brother, relationships, and building a family beyond the traditional picture. He reveals which parent does what during his rapid-fire questions about being an only child with divorced parents, and we want to know from listeners if our future guest will feel awkward about podcasting in bed with us! /episode/index/show/2239082f-db49-4686-96d3-ff5d3dbdc18f/id/42261515

A Judgment-Free Zone, Like Planet Fitness, but If You're Not Funny, You're Not Invited 07/23/2026

A Judgment-Free Zone, Like Planet Fitness, but If You're Not Funny, You're Not Invited This week, Hollis tries meditation successfully, Elle attempts Fortnite semi-successfully, and the conversation spirals into color-coded moods, "the astrologies", fake ages, and wildly elaborate birthday plans. There are Victory Royales, pickaxe battles, a stand-up comedy party. Come for the challenge update, stay for the birthday chaos. Hollis' New Fit in the Recording - Hollis' Fav Adidas Shorts - /episode/index/show/2239082f-db49-4686-96d3-ff5d3dbdc18f/id/42190205

Hollis Has Notes for Adults, and Why Do We Even Have a Podcast? 07/16/2026

Hollis Has Notes for Adults, and Why Do We Even Have a Podcast? Join us as we dive into a lively conversation about school, friendships, astrology, personal growth with Hollis, and Hollis calling adults out for asking terrible questions. This episode offers insights into navigating seventh grade, handling friend group dynamics, and embracing honesty and failure. And why we even started this Podcast! Chapters 00:00Introduction and episode overview 01:06Encouragement to listen to the first episode 02:02Engagement with listeners and comments03:33Weekly updates and astrology talk 06:27Preparing for seventh grade and school changes 08:46Questions about starting junior high 09:42Friend group dynamics and conflict resolution 15:04Reflections on childhood friendships and honesty 20:09The importance of honesty and bravery 21:38The value of failure and learning from mistakes 23:20Reflections on sixth grade and future plans 26:56Why we started the podcast 30:10Future episodes and story behind the name 35:24Partnering with Hollis and family goals 39:46Family challenges and fun activities 43:46Listener engagement and comments 45:33Closing remarks and moon intentions /episode/index/show/2239082f-db49-4686-96d3-ff5d3dbdc18f/id/42109530

Improv Solves Everything, or Adjacently Solves Most Things 07/09/2026

Improv Solves Everything, or Adjacently Solves Most Things Reading Mom's journal entries and discussing, summer so far, and taco tech-free Tuesday with impromptu riveting movie reviews on Animal Farm (yes, we realize it's not in theaters anymore), and discussing the difference between mentally cute and mentally unstable, playfully all over the map for our first pod, but excited to be here and have guests on soon! Send questions, requests, and needed advice in the comments or DMs /episode/index/show/2239082f-db49-4686-96d3-ff5d3dbdc18f/id/41987170

Mentally Cute Pod 07/07/2026

Mentally Cute Pod Dropping July 9th, 2026. Tune in weekly for the BTS of playful dialogues between the two of us as we navigate life and hard and easy choices, while staying connected and communicating. Comment or DM for questions, advice, recs, and we will playfully answer you. /episode/index/show/2239082f-db49-4686-96d3-ff5d3dbdc18f/id/41990350

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