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You know how every once in a while, a show goes on a mid-season break? Well, your fave podcast Deeply Shallow is doing the same, though this has been prompted in part by a worldwide pandemic.  So for this very special season finale of sorts, Matt and Tara revel in the sheer ludicrousness of Tiger King on Netflix, discuss how Coronavirus has impacted their lives in both big and small ways, and give you their warmest well-wishes! Episode Highlights:Matt and Tara apologetically revise their stance on the year 2019Matt gets effusive about big catsHow Coronavirus got in the way of Match Day for Tara’s HubbaTara’s unconventional birthday Quotes:“I am shooketh from viewing the Tiger King!”“If 2020 had a mental health number, that is also mine.”“What in the Dollar General hell is going on in this world?!”“We all owe 2019 an apology for what we said about it.”“We have gone underground for you, Shallow Squad.” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down in both big, life-changing ways and smaller, albeit irritating ones. One example of the latter is that the quarantine shake-up meant Matt and Tara were unable to record this week. So to keep you in good spirits, your hosts have gone back through the Deeply Shallow archives and rounded up some of the funniest bits to grace the show, including Tara’s outbursts at the dinner table, how Matt became accustomed to having female friends, and the coldest episode they’ve recorded. Episode Highlights:The difference between throwing a birthday party in your 20s vs your 30sTara’s promise to not live through her daughterHow Matt’s kids slyly ask him for moneyMatt struggles to get the words out Quotes:“We have children. We have $82 in our bank account. Why are all of these adults standing around, letting us get married?!?”“He would not stop reciting poetry about fall!”“This article is pretty much saying ‘How to become a murder victim: step one’.”“You see the bullshit and you’re like ‘Why can’t we be done with this person? We do we keep coming back for more?’”“I pretty much regret every time I took the high road about something.” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/ Transition noise is "sweep02.flac" by 833-45; found https://freesound.org/people/833-45/sounds/9370/

Sweet Lady Luck is the focus for this week’s Deeply Shallow, and while she isn’t able to cameo on the show herself, Matt and Tara have felt her influence (or lack thereof) far and wide. In this episode, your hosts discuss the luckiest—and unluckiest—things that have happened to them, ponder whether or not they’ve been lucky in love, and discuss the people they know who’ve been blessed with ungodly amounts of luck. Episode Highlights:Matt and Tara struggle with the sudden onslaught of heat in TexasThe El Paso 4H Queen herself Tara vents about coronavirus cancellations and the rabbit that hated herYour hosts weigh in on whether or not they believe in luckWhy Matt and Tara make a point of avoiding the lottery Matt’s close call and Tara’s VERY short-lived jobTara’s Super Mario analogy for surviving work in her 20s Quotes:“Did you not know that I was VERY involved in 4H when I was in high school?”“A lot of things you touch turn to gold.” “Well, that is true.”“I’m sure if I actually ever became famous or very wealthy I probably would have some extortion requests.”“Everything in my life has a really weird way of working out how I need it to work out.”“Clean-up on Aisle Matt!”“I really feel bad for people who end up giving up really good opportunities because they have never had really shitty experiences.”“If you’ve never gotten kicked around a little bit, you will never have appreciation for what is good.”“I have been lucky in love as far as keeping myself entertained and driving my parents insane.”“That is not rude, that is called ‘suggestive selling’.”“Walk inside like you’re a bad bitch here to just get your eyebrows waxed!” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

Be it at an airport, a food court or a nice, fancy restaurant, there’s no shortage of venues for the Deeply Shallow hosts to indulge in one of their favorite casual pastimes: people watching. Why look at animals at the zoo when you can quietly observe the human species at its weirdest and most frustrating from your very own doorstep? In this episode, Matt and Tara discuss their favorite people-watching moments, reflect on the times they’ve been the subject of people watching themselves, and call themselves out on their own vehicular bad habits.  Episode Highlights:How candy put Tara’s concerns that her little one is colorblind to restMatt and Tara reflect on how travel has lost its lustre for them compared to when they were kidsPeople watching: Matt’s eventual retirement planMatt’s PSA for listeners who use Bluetooth to speak on the phone while drivingThe trick for re-learning someone’s name without them realizing that you’ve forgotten itThe high highs and VERY low lows of social outings Matt and Tara have been part ofTara goes off on the Facebook trend that’s really getting on her nerves Quotes:“Where’d you get those fries? Please don’t kill me when you pull out.”“If we wanted to watch porn, we could just stay home.”“Anytime you see someone wearing stilettos in a Chilis, it’s their first date.”“You have the Chatty Drunk, you have the Dark Passenger…”“There are some people we can tolerate much easier when they’re inebriated than others.”“If you’re gonna insert yourself into people watching, you better be prepared.”“I love anytime you see a sign and you think ‘Why did they have to put that up?’ Because there’s a reason.”“Are you really THAT hard up that you need to be seen?”  Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

To touch on both the ups and downs of house-hunting and balancing work with parenting, your hosts have brought on their second-ever guest, realtor and working mom Amanda Phillips. In this episode, Matt, Tara and Amanda discuss what they struggle with the most as working parents, reveal what they wish more people understood about simultaneously working and raising a child, and ask themselves if they would still work if they didn’t need to. Episode Highlights:Tara seeks the middle ground between looking “busted” and looking that she’s “trying so hard”Memes: the only way Tara can relate to peopleAmanda describes her race to sell her first home before having her babyThe double-edged sword of being self-employedWhat’s the toughest age for your children to be at while you’re a working parent?On making a more efficient pick-up lane for elementary schools Quotes:“Tara is Snapchat-filtered up.”“Isn’t it crazy that we live life through memes now?”“I don’t know what it means when Mercury is in retrograde, but that’s now!”“I negotiated my first contract from the delivery room!”“We work when other people don’t work.”“You just have to hope and pray that they know you’re doing the best you can for them.”“It’s hard to make everything else work because you’re going to work.”“Thank god for online grocery shopping!”“Woe you who get in the way of Tara’s Sunday.”“I will punch someone in the throat for judging someone for dropping their kid off at daycare.”“I don’t care if you’re working or not: sometimes moms just need a day!”“My youngest is in fourth grade and I swear he can’t even cross the street without almost getting hit by a car.”“I fully believe that kids don’t know what they like unless they’ve tried it.”“Please don’t go to social media for parenting advice; it’s the worst.”“Having a friend that you can call and talk shit about your kids to is so important!”“She is going to excel in her sparkly Ugg boots.”“Nothing says ‘I’m on the verge of 50’ than having a camera in your car that monitors your driving.”“If everyone in your household feels loved, you have done enough that day.” Guest Links:Amanda’s YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrtJlCQT4CtGsfit_ujE6bgLove Where You Live Sherman Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/461887968080713/ Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

Your hosts are hung up on that green-eyed monster that can creep up on us whether we’re dealing with loved ones or complete strangers: jealousy. Whether it’s over material possessions or some aspect of a relationship, jealousy can be overwhelming and toxic if you let it get ahold of you—which is why you’re lucky that your lovely hosts have found a number of ways to deal with it when it pops up. In this episode, Matt and Tara are joined by a silent special guest, break down the difference between jealousy and envy, and share their own pro tips for dealing with jealousy. Episode Highlights: How Matt blindsided Tara with her least favorite kind of social gatheringWhy any relationship where jealousy is a dominant emotion isn’t going to work outWhat Tara thinks is the best way to combat jealousyHow social media can push jealousy into overdriveWho Matt and Tara are NOT apologetic for being envious or jealous ofIntroducing Tara’s Weekly Ailments™The power of acknowledging your envy out loud instead of letting it simmerMatt gives a shout-out to Deeply Shallow’s northern Californian ambassadorThe room service call that went horribly, horribly wrong Quotes: “I’m currently jealous of anyone who did not drink too much last night.”“Just remember: no matter how hot she thinks you are, she’s not gonna feel that way when I take half your money.”“Jealousy is pretty much your own unhappiness being projected onto other people.”“You’ve gotta be with people who are happy for you and you can be happy for as well.”“You have to know what your true source of happiness is—and it’s not what someone else’s is.”“Your age is not at all indicative of where y’all are in your life phase.”“You never know who’s looking at your situation, wanting what you have, while you’re busy looking at their situation and wanting what they have.”“There are some things that people desire that money cannot buy.”“I’m unapologetically jealous of those with fully functioning large bladders.”“These spouses of ours. They provide us with so much material.”“There is nothing worse than a one-upper.”“You have got to pay attention to those people who do not clap when you win.”“There is no reason to celebrate anything too hard.”“If I had a stripper name, it would be Malibu.”“Have you ever been so hammered you ordered room service but forgot you ordered it?”“Alcohol and jealousy: it’ll get ya!” Links: Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram: @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage: https://podigy.co/

Whether it’s not asking someone out or going with a salad when you really wanted soup, everybody has one regret or another—and if you’re not careful, you can end up fixating on what you did or didn’t do and life ends up passing you by. So for this episode, your lovely hosts Matt and Tara reflect on their own missed opportunities, think about the choices they’d never want to take back, and delve into why it’s so important to come to terms with your regrets. Episode Highlights: Why Tara could easily benefit from using a calendarMatt and Tara share their own biggest regrets from their younger yearsThe reason Matt abandoned his mayoral aspirationsOn the time Tara wished she had burned a bridge (and a few other objects)On the frustrating people who never let you live the silliest things downResolving to put aside some of their regrets Quotes: “As soon as you hit the Record button my mental health goes up a couple points.”“If you change something up on Matt Hanley at the last minute, he’s going to burn your house to the ground.”“That was back in the day when you could discipline other people’s children.”“I pretty much regret every time I took the high road about something.”“I should have burnt the place to the ground when I had the chance, but, oh well.”“Do you even know how to start a fire?” “I mean, I can light a Bath & Body Works candle like nobody’s business.”“To give the hourglass example, the older you get that sand seems to come through so much faster.”“I’m a big believer that things work out how they should, but that doesn’t mean we can’t regret the way that things happened along the way.”“One regret for someone else is gonna look totally different for another person.”“We’re all doing the best we can at the end of the day.”“We need to look forward with hope, not backwards with regret.” Links: Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

Valentine’s Day is coming up this Friday, so Matt and Tara are doing you a favor by reminding you to buy a gift for your significant other if you haven’t done so already—and yes, we know some of you probably forgot. But Valentine’s Day makes for a good excuse for your hosts to talk the ins and outs of love, dating and trying not to drive each other crazy. For this episode, they discuss what kinds of Valentine’s gifts they are (and are not) fans of, look back on how their definitions of love have changed over the years, and why they still believe in love at first sight. Episode Highlights:Matt shows considerable tact in dealing with Tara’s eye infectionThe ridiculous incident that Tara fears may have ruined her eyes foreverWhat does love mean to Tara and Matt now compared to what it did ten years ago?The weird things they’ve observed about each other’s respective marriagesMatt makes a case for why Kacey Musgraves’ “Late to the Party” is his and the Banana’s songYour hosts play “Dealbreaker or Red Flag” and discuss which bad habits would make or break a relationship for themTara expresses her rage for the fellow motorists who won’t let her safely pass Quotes:“She looks like she just got out of the ring with Mike Tyson.”“My mental health is ‘You Can Go Eff Off’.”“Other than the fact that I’m half-blind, it’s been a pretty okay day.”“Being married to me is a gift in itself.”“Do not bring home anything else I have to keep alive.”“People are gonna change, you are gonna evolve.”“You have to protect your love without making excuses for your love.”“You don’t realize how much resentment can build in a very short amount of time.”“I don’t think I could take the ball-busting nearly like Hubba does.”“Hubba is too laid-back to be sensitive.”“Just because I tease you, doesn’t mean it’s not true.”“I don’t think you can tell someone enough that you love them.”“You wanna find that fine line between making people cry and making people feel the squeeze.” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

Deeply Shallow is getting deeply nostalgic for this week’s episode as they compare their perceptions of what being a grown adult would be like versus the reality they now live every day. For this adulthood vs. childhood showdown, Matt and Tara recount some of their favorite childhood memories, reminisce about some of the inadvisable decisions they can no longer get away with, and reveal what they would tell their younger selves if they could. Episode Highlights: Your hosts get a little excited (and a little freaked out) at the prospect of their upcoming live showMatt’s free-range childhood and Tara’s giant fast food meals on SundayThe humbling realization of why adults still set bedtimes for themselvesHow the increasing complexity of technology makes raising kids way different than it was even 20 years agoMatt and Tara muse on what their kids will be like as adultsTara takes on the double-standard about who is allowed to be “bossy” Quotes: “If I’m ever at a 0, we probably won’t be recording, just so you know.”“All in all I had a really good childhood until I realized how poor I was.”“I can picture you in a Liberace getup while the rest of your family is out taking care of the land.”“Being an adult is ALL the rules, except they turn into what we like to call ‘laws’.”“On the rare occasion that I make it later than 9 o’clock, I am so grumpy the next morning.”“I’ve always been a bit of a handful.” “Shocking, shocking revelation.”“She had her fiancé and a pregnant bitch with her at her bachelorette party!”“After a few blocks in my stilettos I was kind of like, ‘Man I should have had someone carry MY ass home!’.”“When you’re a kid, you can ask for anything, no matter what, and someone’s happy to do it for you.”“If you’re using 100% your experiences and you’re 40 years old to govern how you handle your children now, it’s not gonna work!”“It’s just so crazy that my kids at 10 years old and 13 years old have an opinion about vaccinating your kids.”“The youngest one is quite soon to be in theater, I’m quite certain, with the amount of drama he brings with him.”“He could be the next Mark Zuckerberg or he could be living in my guest house for the rest of his life. I’m really not sure.”“I had like the worst taste in boyfriends.”“With the exception of Santa, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny, kids know when you’re bulshitting them.”“And that sums up adulthood: would someone please pay these bills for me?” Links: Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

You think you know everything there is to know about someone until they hit you with the surprise revelation of the century. Even good friends can keep the weirdest, wildest secrets from each other—and yes, that’s true for Matt and Tara. In this candid episode, your hosts discuss which warning labels should be plastered all over themselves, Tara talks about the worst time someone asked her to go steady, and Matt lays out the reason he would make a terrible roommate. Episode Highlights:Tara discusses her inability to delay any sort of gratificationMatt reveals his family’s connection to the creepiest building in ShermanWhat do Matt and Tara have most in common?Would Matt be able to successfully cut himself from almost everyone he knows and go into witness protection?Introducing Tara “The Dream-Maker” MeltonDo Matt and Tara prefer to be thought of as insecure or vain?Your hosts give a shout-out to regular listener Jenny!Tara’s airs her contempt for a fortune cookie she got Quotes:“God did not grant me with patience, unfortunately.”“We’ve learned a tremendous amount about each other: the good, the bad, and then the REAL bad.”“Nothing freaks Matt Hanley out more than me telling him a story about when I was not married to Hubba.”“Our role in our marriage is babysitting our spouse.”“You would drop us all like a bad habit if there was some thirteen-year-old gang lord after you!”“I don’t think your glasses are round enough to be a Matt.”“I am still hungover from a bachelorette party I went to a few years ago.”“What a dream-killer you are!”“Just knowing [Banana] has increased the level of crazy quite a bit.”“Children will sell you out like in a hot minute.”“I have no problem being called vain—I find that to be a compliment.”“A simple life doesn’t mean you’re a simpleton.” “Yes it does!” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

The subject at hand on today’s Deeply Shallow is all things television: favorite shows, binge-watching, and the history of reality TV—and yes, we’re talking about going back all the way to the early MTV The Real World days.  In this episode, Tara tests Matt on his Real Housewives knowledge, Matt indulges in some pre-streaming, pre-DVR TV nostalgia, and they both discuss their weird TV habits. Episode Highlights:Introducing Matt “Wine Belfort” HanleyHow Tara had a morning so bad it went right back around to being hilariousMatt explains why he thinks Andy Cohen is a geniusMatt gives Tara a history lesson on MTV and the evolution of reality showsTara elaborates on her impressive binge-watching abilitiesWhat are the hosts desert island TV shows?The sweet lullaby that is the All My Children themeThe Juice Box Incident Quotes:“I’m not a monster! I’m not just gonna damage things and leave them on the ground!”“I’ve never been able to binge to the level you have.”“Getting exhausted sitting on my ass and watching TV? No.”“My only exhaustion is when my daughter bosses me around.”“I’m into the murder.”“If you haven’t been holding it, having to go to the bathroom for at least two hours, you’re not binging.”“If you’re not careful, you start putting out the same product every year.”“I haven’t seen a commercial in so long.”“You think my anxiety is bad now? Imagine if I had to wait week to week for my shows? I’d be out of control!”“I want to understand all the memes, but I don’t wanna have to watch any of the shows.”“Laughing at yourself and laughing at others is like the basis of all humor and comedy.”“Even if the comedian is not great, I’m gonna have enough drinks where I’m gonna laugh.”“I can’t stay up all night! Neither can a lot of our listeners!”“We’re at the point where we’re throwing our back out sneezing.” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

Bad influences: you’ve either had them in your life, or been one to somebody else, or both! Matt and Tara sat down to discuss the people and places that haven’t had the best effect on their own lives, while realizing that just because you or someone else is a bad influence, doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. In this episode, they look back on friend circles and work environments that may not have been the best for them, laugh at the silliest things Tara has gotten jealous over, and shout out the people in their lives who’ve actually been good influences. Episode Highlights:Tara makes her case for why she bought a Christmas tree in JanuaryToxic social groups you want to stay away from, and when to take a step back from one you’re already part ofWhen to cut someone loose vs. when to give them another shotThe difference between a toxic relationship and one that’s uncomfortable but still broadens your horizonsTara: the gym of the gymMatt explains why work is his unhealthy safe spaceWho are some of Matt and Tara’s better influences?Shining a spotlight on this week’s listener, Desiree!  Quotes:“If you want me to be helpful, you have to pay the price.”“Trying to fit in with a crowd that you do not fit in with is not gonna be something that’s healthy for you.”“It is very human nature to be jealous and to also be competitive.”“When you have that friend who never seems to be fully engaged in the excitement? That’s a problem.”“We don’t want to be in the business of cutting people out of our lives.”“People don’t get a free pass because they’re family.”“There’s a difference between somebody making you feel uncomfortable and someone being a bad influence.”“Bad influences don’t necessarily equal bad people.”“I’m the problem child of the gym.”“You’re the first person I’ve ever heard refer to it as the ‘red, original Coca-Cola’.”“The minute someone posts about a perfect husband, I’m like ‘Oh, you a liar’.”“If you can be a good influence on someone’s life, you can change the direction that they go.”“I hate how clever my child is becoming.”“It’s like some kind of magic happened and she’s way too smart and way too strong.”“Keep your dirty hands to yourself!”  Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

Happy New Year, Shallow Squad! Matt and Tara are freshly recovered from the holidays and excited to bring you something really special: their first guest! Joining your usual hosts for this episode is Dr. Stephanie Waitt, a licenced professional counselor who specializes in addressing anxiety, eating disorders and sexual childhood trauma. Besides her clinical work, Stephanie—or “Dr. Steph,” as she’s known—posts a series of blogs and YouTube videos discussing mental health subjects in a fun, frank and accessible manner.In the course of this interview, Dr. Steph helps you understand how eating disorders develop, discusses a healthy way to talk to your kids about healthy eating, and reveals how New Year’s resolutions as they’re typically approached can actually be stressful or even harmful to one’s mental health. Episode Highlights:Why Matt compared Tara’s own beloved daughter to an animalThe line between living a healthy lifestyle and accepting yourself for who you areHow might you know if you have body image issues?Why are we seeing an increase in eating disorders?Retraining our brains to give ourselves the unconditional love we already give to othersHow even the best and supposedly healthiest intentions can lead to eating disordersMatt and Tara’s special plea for you to not bring your little kids to a lovely restaurant Quotes:“We’re much better with audio than we are with the video.”“Health has become this prescription, where people are handed like ‘Do these five things to be a healthy person’.”“How much value and worth are you getting out of your appearance?”“We’re allowed to live life and have fun and go to parties and go to dinners with friends and not really care what we look like.”“You’re so much more than what you eat and how you move your body.”“How we eat and how we try to manage our weight and our food behavior is really how we manage the anxiety and the depression we experience.”“We’re gonna work to reprogram some of those messages.”“You can celebrate New Year’s Eve, drink all the champagne you want and then do absolutely nothing different the next day!” “I had to get a lot of education in this field to learn what I was struggling with.”“Health isn’t about feeling miserable.”“We can’t be addicted to food. We need food.”“We can’t taste food without having emotion.”“Weight doesn’t equal health.” Links:Texoma Speciality Counseling - https://www.texomaspecialtycounseling.com/counseling-services/Stephanie’s 2019 Wish for You - https://youtu.be/BiDn4FX7GdkDr. Steph’s blog - https://www.texomaspecialtycounseling.com/blog/Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

It’s New Year’s Eve, folks. You’re hours away from a new year, a new clean slate, and hopefully some good times with friends and family. And, if that’s how you party, getting pretty sloshed as well. But before you pass out in the early hours of 2020, really take some time to reflect on what you’ve accomplished—and if you need someone to kickstart those deep thoughts for you, Matt and Tara are here to review 2019 and reveal their highs, lows and in-betweens of the year. As well, they recount the coolest places they’ve spent New Year’s Eve, read some heartwarming and encouraging listener mail, and reveal what they have in store for this show and its listeners next year. Episode Highlights:Matt dishes on the secret to surviving a Times Square New Year’s Eve bashFilling in the blanks of Tara’s religious holiday knowledgeWhy one of the biggest lows and one of the biggest highs of Tara’s year are inexorably linkedThe reason Matt is taking turning 40 in strideWhat you think your thirties are going to be like vs. the realityWhy Matt reached out to some of his former friendsHow Tara and Matt have ended up destigmatizing therapy for some of their listenersThe weird experience of seeing someone out in the wild walking around in a Deeply Shallow T-shirtMatt and Tara rattle off their respective bucket list itemsHow Matt and Banana ended up accompanying Tara and Hubba on their honeymoonOur hosts’ challenges Deeply Shallow’s listeners for 2020 Quotes:“All I’m gonna be thinking about when I see the ball drop from now on is how many people are peeing their pants.”“When you do get to the end of the holidays, I think there’s a natural let-down.”“I can do everything on my own, but I don’t want to do everything on my own.”“I turned 30 and it just felt like shit hit the fan immediately.”“When you are on crutches, you find out real quick how out of shape you are.”“I’m sad. Lemme go eat three chili cheese dogs.”“The most humbling part of my life is parenting.”“The crazy thing about parenting is it actually is life or death, but you can only survive it if you don’t make it life or death.”“This whole thing started from Matt and I talking on the phone so much.”“Now I have the anxiety of wondering when you’re gonna try to prank me.”“Take the risk, take the plunge.”“I am trying to cut through this gas station to get to Taco Bell! Let! Me! Out of here! Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

It’s Christmas Eve! The work is done, your workplace party obligations met, and now you can sit back and relax, right? Well, probably not for those of you who still need to cook the big dinner and do some last-minute wrapping. Regardless of your situation, pop in your earbuds and let your hosts keep you a little bit saner than you otherwise would be for the next hour. In this episode, Matt and Tara grade themselves on how well they fared this Christmas party season, reveal the worst gifts they’ve ever received, and spill the beans on which of their loved ones are the most difficult to shop for. Episode Highlights:Matt’s experience bringing emotional support to deer huntingDebating the ethics of regifting a gift that’s technically already been regiftedWhat you absolutely should not write on Tara’s gift tagThe eternal struggle of having to buy a gift for MattMatt reveals his self-serving relationship with Chili’s gift cardsShallow Squad, let us know: do you stay in or go out on Christmas Day?Filling in the blind spots in Tara’s Christmas movie knowledgeMatt holds a brief, one-sided debate on whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movieWhy Four Christmases is a truly modern Christmas flickThe reason Matt’s aunt recently ended up in his good books Quotes:“To hang out with the two most busted, try-hard celebrities, please sign this waiver!”“Being the poor friend serves me well.”“Tara’s apartment looks like Christmas threw up on itself.”“There’s nothing better than frauding someone into giving you a better gift.”“If you’re here to judge our behavior, you’re about 18 episodes late!”“Your youngest in the next Hugh Hefner.”“It’s a lotta Grinch up in here.”“If you need to go home from that Christmas party at 9:30, you do that!”“This season should be about all of the magical things that make it a great time of year. Don’t allow something to take that away from you.”“Tara’s definitely working for the right company as they threw a company Christmas party and an office Christmas party too.”“We work hard and we play hard on that bitch.”“When all of my people are around, that’s when I’m the most happy.”“Let it not be said that Matt Hanley is not a romantic man.”“You’re candle rich, baby!” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

Be it Matt’s love of ride-sharing or Tara’s eternal struggle with Chase Bank, modern technology has no shortage of ways to both make our lives simpler and confuse us endlessly. So this week, they’re discussing all things tech: the highs, the lows, and the straight-up weird stuff. Matt and Tara compare how much time they spend on their phones, explore the little ways we incriminate ourselves through social media, and are surprised by a special guest appearance by none other than Siri herself! Episode Highlights:Why a simple photo is the reason for why Tara’s in such a good moodHubba: an Uber driver’s worst nightmareTara regails us with her misadventures in stalkingHow telephone etiquette declines with ageTara’s unchecked text messages: sign of a busy woman or desperate cry for attention?Looking back on The Jetsons as inspiration for future techThe unexpected thrill of riding in a car with BananaHow Tara exorcises the demons of arguments long since past Quotes:“My innocent family has been drug through the mud!”“If y’all can’t tell, we’re in a manic state.”“Stalking does have its benefits but it can also make you even crazier.”“Oh, you just pay your bill every month but I’m the one bragging here?!”“I am able to buy stuff that I ordinarily would not buy, but because I can order at three in the morning.”“Even with all of the technology we have, it’s still a pain in the ass to rent a car.”“I still have to wait a day, even with Amazon, so I wanna be able to just to reach in the computer and pull it out.”“I want a vending machine computer!”“She hits a curb so hard that B is born in the car and is so scared that she climbs back in.”“You are such a small child!”“The government probably has a file on me that says, like, ‘50% boring, 50% super weird’.”“If anything ever happens to Hubba, I am so screwed. I better have an airtight alibi.”“The older you get, the more you do lose a grip on technology.” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

It’s an uncomfortable truth to confront but at some point in your adult life, you have to come to terms with it: yes, your parents have a favorite kid. This and a bunch of other factors have caused so much—if we’re being honest, hilarious—strife between siblings. So for this episode, Matt and Tara discuss all the highs and lows of sibling competition: gift giving! birth order! making the best impression on a parent. They also debate the merits of gift cards and going into overdrive with the breast pump. Episode Highlights:The reason Matt is in a grumpier mood than usualFiguring out if birth order stereotypes apply to Matt and TaraWhat it was like for Matt to be the baby brother to a bunch of sistersHow siblings turn the holiday gift exchange into a deadly competitionThe non-biological siblings we make along the wayMatt’s failed attempt to curry extra favor with his motherTara confronts the horror of “power-pumping” Quotes:“My most recent text to Tara was ‘I am going to strangle you’.”“If we wanted to listen to this crazy lady rant, we would’ve married her.”“You know you have a big family if you have the automatic gratuity added to your check.”“We both got old enough to understand that each other’s personalities weren’t personal attacks on each other.”“There’s nothing that can piss siblings off more than when somebody tries to one-up the other on a Christmas gift.”“You getting a sister at what would have been ten years old, I don’t think that poor child would have made it.”“My mother WILL outlive me.”“At the end of the day, I do think—’til my dying breath know that my sister was the favorite of my parents.”“I love my brothers. I would love them a lot more if one of them was engaged.”“The thing we have in common the most, that we can always bond over, is that our parents are lunatics and we are just trying to survive this together.”“If you are power-pumping, R.I.P. to your nipples.” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

We’ve cleared the potential social disaster that is Thanksgiving but watch out! It’s holiday party season. Whether it’s with your coworkers or a group of close friends, it can be a major highwire balancing act even just attending these gatherings. Thankfully, Matt and Tara are here to psych you up (rather than out) by discussing the dos and don’ts of Christmas party etiquette, the hazards of taking a quick nap mid-party, and why you shouldn’t have too many people in the same gift exchange. Episode Highlights:Matt’s unexpected run-in with the New York cab driver application processThe emotional whiplash Tara experiences when receiving a holiday party invitationWhich games are fun to bust out with a group of friends—and which should be avoided at all costsThe three best kinds of gifts to bring to an exchangeAnnouncing the new Deeply Shallow Squad members page! Quotes:“When I walk into a social-type situation where I know not a soul, I am the most tense human being. I mean, I am sickly.”“What level of excitement are you supposed to have to see the people that you see constantly but in a holiday setting?”“The office Christmas party is a low-reward, high-risk environment.”“How competitive are you supposed to be at a company Christmas party?”“I hate losing more than I enjoy winning.”“I ate over 50 chicken nuggets that day.”“When you’re hosting, the fun you’re getting is watching other people have fun.”“The more clear you explain the game that you want to play, the better off you are.”“If you can handle your Plus One anxiety, like get in there, go to the party, enjoy yourself, and have fun!”“I will literally have my lips surgically removed if I never have to see another article telling me not to kiss a baby!” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Shallow Squad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467073630135211/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

If you’re listening to this episode on the day it comes out, Thanksgiving is only two days away. While you’ve likely been preparing food for the big meal, it’s also important to prepare yourself mentally: what you’re thinking, what you should actually say, and how you can find a balance between the two at the dinner table. Our hosts also reveal their dream Thanksgiving guests, explain why babysitters deserve more than minimum wage, and discuss when you should forget the five-second rule. Episode Highlights:Why Matt and Tara think their families seem weirder the older they getTara reveals the most awkward best man speech she’s ever heardThe best of the worst Thanksgiving table interactionsMatt’s die-hard rule for eating what you want at ThanksgivingWine Matters: Matt’s new segment on the most versatile potluck drink. Quotes:“If it’s not free, it’s gotta be on sale.”“Your in-laws are the good kind of crazy that you can laugh at and tell people about.”“But just because it evolves into something different, doesn’t mean it can’t also be great.”“Joke’s on him: I don’t know how to iron either!”“I am a firm believer that once you get to a certain age, you can say whatever you want to.”“You cannot keep your guard up and eat at the same time.”“If you want to be really impressive—especially if you want to come to my Thanksgiving—walk in with wine.”“If it looks like a cartoon on the wine label, don’t get it.”“You guys can do things without posting them and getting people to rally around you!”“Not all change is bad. You never know what characters are gonna come along the way and change everything up for the better.” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage: https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcasPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/

While Tara did get quite a bit of a head start on decorating compared to most, the holiday season is still definitely around the corner. This time of year fills a lot of people with festive cheer, but it can dredge up a lot of negative feelings as well. So for this week, Matt and Tara explain how you can stay sane over the holidays and be there for friends who might not be having the best go of it. As well, Tara discusses her hatred of crowds, Matt makes a shocking Black Friday revelation, and our hosts weigh in on the best Black Friday shopping brawls. Episode Highlights:How you can reach out to others who might need some company during the holidaysAre we losing Black Friday? Let us know by texting 1-833-DSP-TEXT!Which items would Tara actually want to camp out for on Black Friday morning? Quotes:“We’re just trying to let people know it’s okay to struggle with mental health.”“It’s okay to talk about how you’re actually feeling about these things that are happening to you!”“Get in touch with your therapist before they go on vacation.”“I think it’s always better to say something than to not.”“You can be grieving and experience happiness at the same time.”“We are now shopping so early for Christmas that Black Friday, in my opinion, has become completely irrelevant.”“Just for the record, if anyone says Tara and I camping somewhere, there’s a problem.”“If you’re gonna take your child to a shared activity, put your phone down and make sure they’re at least behaving themselves.” Links:Deeply Shallow homepage:  https://deeplyshallowpodcast.com/Deeply Shallow Instagram:   @deeplyshallowpodcastPodigy homepage:   https://podigy.co/