Imperfect Strangers

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Buffalo Stance Dec 03, 2021

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Melissa's back and she's full of affirmations and a positive-ish outlook on life. "She's looking good today. She's looking good in every way..." Buffalo Stance. Amanda, delighted by Melissa's new perspective, shares an interesting factoid about buffalo and storms. Did you know, unlike humans who run from or wait out storms, buffalo wait for the storm to cross right over the crest of the peak of the mountaintop and as the storm rolls over the ridge, the buffalo turn and charge directly into the storm? They man up and weather that shit which is the theme of this episode. On the holiday front, Melissa buys an Oculus for her kids so they can virtually go outside and Amanda buys a trampoline for hers because they have to actually go outside. Hi.

Lamb for Life Nov 19, 2021

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This week we have a chat with Stranger Friend Victor aka: @dayvvic aka: Victlissa and get to know more about the man who is always making us laugh in the Monday Night Live and Discord chats. Victor shares what it's like to work in retail post-pandemic, gives us a glimpse into his family life and schools Amanda on what it means to be part of the Lambily.

Woo Woo Nov 12, 2021

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This week Psychic Medium Kareen Boebel speaks with Amanda about her podcast Walking on Feathers, out of body experiences and what she wishes more people knew about psychic mediums.

The Beginning Nov 05, 2021

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Can you believe come Thanksgiving, Amanda and I will have been at this podcasting thing for two whole years?! If you’ve been here from the beginning, you know how far we’ve come in technical terms of sound and format. (Hush, we know I haven’t come far with technologies, but focus!) As two independent, self-taught podcasters we are excited and proud of this little creative endeavor that’s become a real gig. But also, you’ve experienced how we’ve grown as friends who are still getting to know each other and discovering where we wildly diverge on major hot-button issues like showering and ruffles on kids’ clothing. If you’re new here, welcome. Hi. We decided this week to take the OG listeners down memory lane a bit and introduce the new Stranger-friends to how this all happened. Here’s our official meet-cute. If you’re like my husband, you just said “meet-cute, the hell is that?” A meet-cute is a TV term for the first encounter between two characters. You’re not like my husband though. You knew what that was. Anyway!
In November 2019, Amanda was creating her own podcast called Your Mom Has A Podcast where she’d interview mothers in her orbit to discuss issues ranging from teen pregnancy to infertility struggles. One day she said, fuck it. I’m gonna ask Melissa from The Real World for an interview. She’d watched the show and read Princess Melissa and the seasons of our lives kinda matched up. Marriage. First kid. Breastfeeding. Second kid. Third kid — are we really doing this!? Long term marriage. Mid century modern furniture blah blah blah. Baby girl slid in them DMs (if you listen, you know now that Amanda be bold AF, fearless female, actual boss babe) and somehow, some way I too said fuck it after avoiding most interview or podcast requests for, like, ever. After all, getting into relationships with random strangers for public consumption is in my wheelhouse. I don’t know why exactly that DM was the YES but look at how nicely it all worked out. We Podcasting Over Here, MMK?!
The thing is — it wasn’t an accident as our astrology friend Andy Bellatti would illustrate on our very special 50th (!) episode Written In The Stars where Amanda and I had our chart synastry done. Turns out the stars were aligning for this to take place all the while. An imperfectly perfect beginning to two Imperfect Strangers becoming friends and making a podcast with a capital P. Yup. Shit’s cool, right?
If you’re just getting here, take a stroll through our archives and get to know us as we get to know each other. If you’ve been here, take a stroll through our archives and replay that shit. You know what the deal is. ‘PRECIATE YOU!

Curlz Font Oct 29, 2021

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On this opposites attract ass episode, Amanda says she loved dressing her kids in all the over-the-top fashions including ruffles and bows, a category of whimsical kids clothing we now officially deem as Curlz Font. Melissa, ever the judgmental curmudgeon, is like nah. How are these two still becoming friends? Amanda, you can exit stage left at any time! Melissa hates everything, LOL. They do, however, agree that stickers on cars are a no.

Lawn Chair Oct 22, 2021

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One this episode, Amanda reminds all the elderladies to get those titties checked. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month after all. Melissa tells a story of Justin Beck at a Black family funeral and his first Thanksgiving with the beloved Shorty and Mercy. Also, do you sometimes root for scammers? Melissa said she did until Amanda reminded her she shouldn’t.

We're Adults Oct 15, 2021

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On this very grown-up episode of Imperfect Strangers meets House Hunters, Amanda is in the mood to move. Amanda, ever the adult, loves a Zillow listing. She knows all about square footage, location location location and renovations — which Melissa dreads having lived through it once and once alone hence she’s in her forever home. Melissa bursts Amanda’s bubble by telling her Boston is known to be one of America’s most racist cities. She didn’t know. Shorry. Melissa recounts a Life On The Z List story with Chingy in Boston though so that’s cool.
This episode is dedicated to the late Suzanne Whang. May she Rest In Peace. She holds a special place in Melissa’s Blasian heart ever since she played Karrueche’s mom in the film A Weekend With The Family, and of course, for her iconic turn as the host of House Hunters.
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Mennapause* Oct 08, 2021

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Mercury is in retrograde. Amanda’s fish are very fertile, but Melissa ain’t because she thinks she’s arrived at perimenopause. Aaah. Old age. Elbows, tops of hands, necks and bottom teeth — do you know that these body parts are dead giveaways? Dead giveaaaaway that you are old. The ladies also ask the age-old question — why are men? Which leads to a discussion about how Chris and Justin, the trusted and loyal Imperfect Spouses, would be featured on an episode of Snapped if they ever cheated. *Mennapause, the title of this episode, is how Justin Beck misspelled it during a Monday Night Live so if you missed it, that’s the explanation of this stranger-friend inside joke. Forget your elbows. We’re old because we just explained an inside joke where the whole point is to not explain, but OK!

Fine Lines Oct 01, 2021

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Melissa is experiencing chronic pain for the first time in her life and wow, cool OLD. There’s some talk about getting old about the face — who hasn’t stopped to examine their face in a pandemic? If you have, why? Let’s not do that. Elsewhere in this great podcast that you’re definitely gonna listen to, Amanda is looking for the ultimate, fulfilling SAHM job with unicorn hours and pay and it’s proving difficult. Then, some inspired discussion on invisible labor and the power in saying fuck that, this time is mine.

Forgive Deez Nuts Sep 24, 2021

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Amanda tells Melissa about her weekend anniversary trip to a tiny house in West Virginia where she and Chris are still so in love with each other and the earth that they shared a singular towel. The two also discuss the comfort and familiarity in finding your person and staying married for hella years. Amanda morphs into Drake and asks Melissa if she ever gets lonely (but not if she’s high right now). Melissa says she doesn’t get lonely even though she’s Cardi B and quick to cut a N soft A off so don’t get comfortable. Amanda, a f*ck-around-and-find-out Taurus, is also not big on unearned forgiveness. What say you stranger-friends? Is forgiveness overrated?

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