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Amy is back from Puerto Rico and ready to share. Bad Bunny! Bio bay! Mofongo! So many people from Boston for some reason! El Yunque! Advice: You don’t need long sleeves and long pants or hiking boots for El Yunque. Cascadas! Spoiler alert: The people and the food are amazing. Amy gets the tea from locals on Hurricane Maria. She shares the lore of Dorado, the former playground of the stars, and Micheal Jordan in a lazy river. Amy actually saves someone from drowning. Turns out it’s so easy to get swept away by the ocean. Amy coins the phrase, “She’s hot for men.” The Ritz Carlton gives White Lotus vibes. Just go to Puerto Rico! The ladies discuss what constitutes a good airplane movie. The question is posed: Would you ever go on a cruise? Off-topic: Janelle Monet is amazing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

It’s fast and furious this week. Also, there is a lot of phlegmy coughing in this one. You have been warned. Amy brings Dunkin’ Munchkins® to the SOSS studios. Maya and Amy dig into Ben Affleck and J. Lo’s relationship. Amy recounts seeing Dan Ackroyd at the liquor store near Ridgedale Mall. He was promoting his diamond-filtered vodka that comes in a skull. Captain Kangaroo and Lady Elaine are terrifying. Also, let’s all agree Mr. McFeely’s name is a little suspect. Also, who can tell the difference between Gary Busey and Nick Nolte? Maya reviews the Ben Affleck movie The Way Back. People overcoming adversity through sports is her favorite genre. Spoiler alert: He drinks a lot and coaches basketball.   The ladies deconstruct why people think Matt Damon is hot.   Amy has never seen Good Will Hunting! Maya refers to Matt and Ben as “The Bens” and Amy declares everyone knows what this means. Amy takes us through her Arizona journey. There was some mysticism and a lot of pants peeing. The pants peeing is elaborately explained. Also, step-by-step tips for peeing outside. Amy gets a spiritual reading in a new-age bookstore. Maya has a great story about kayaking with a lady who’s missing a finger. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

The free dog hotel is open again this week! Maya reviews all the amenities included in the free dog hotel experience. Lot’s of dog talk up front on this ep. Amy regrets not going to the First Avenue Dancetaria 53rd Anniversary. Amy doesn’t even know what summer even means anymore. April fools jokes on the internet are trash. Amy reveals that it feels like she’s spending too much time online. She’s on the hunt for a job and it turns out Zoom job interviews are still a thing right now. Why do interview questions always start with, “Tell me about a time…” The ladies ask the question, did you own a powder jacket in the 80s? Amy practices cart abandonment at a thrift store after realizing something important. Maya has a theory about why thrift stores aren’t fun anymore. Amy and Maya break down the staging method for packing. Maya shares her best credit card points redemption to date. Animal Report: Colombia is evicting Pablo Escobar’s horny cocaine hippos. Maya reviews the Oscar-winning Indian movie RRR. Finally, the ladies have a long overdue Oscar reap! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

Maya recaps her Florida trip. She stayed at a hotel. Sarasota traffic is nuts! She impressed many 70-something men with her beach bocce ball skills. She also golfed! Turns out being retired is just a lot of games upon games. Hotel Report: Room service rules. Maya and Producer Tyler do some great eavesdropping at the airport featuring a belt and purse guy from New York. Spoiler alert: Maya’s impression of a New York accent is terrible. Maya recounts some bad airplane etiquette she witnessed. Amy has a rant about David Koresh based on the new Netflix docuseries. Hot take: the government is terrible at standoffs. Amy’s algorithm is also feeding her fun Unabomber content. Racquet Report: Maya and her sister get yelled at…a lot…at tennis…that they pay for.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

This week on the SOSS, Amy and Maya kick it off with a convo about being twin brothers. Also, it’s March in MN and it’s still the depths of weather. The potholes are so bad you can see the old-ass cobblestones from the 1800s. It’s a real record-setting year for all the wrong reasons. Amy claims Big Bird was scheduled to ride into space on the Challenger. Amy and her husband have a list of things they both aren’t allowed to do, including going to space. Maya still doesn’t want to wear a diaper in space. The Omnitheater is good enough for these earthbound gals. Maya would consider living in a submarine if it involves doing science or spy stuff. Tennis Report: It’s good to be back even if coach Michelle is yelling at you like an 80s dad. Side note: if you’re not wearing court shoes on the court, they will kill you. Speaking of mad 80s dads, the ladies breakdown why these dudes were sooooo crabby. Maya and Tyler are off to Florida to dip their toes in the sand and become insane. Maya recounts a family vacation where Amy made a pillow person and snuck out of a Wisconsin Dells hotel. Animal Report: They drug test rescue animals now. Think monkey on meth. Also, Amy met a geriatric chihuahua. Amy and Maya fondly remember their very cute, charming, guitar-playing driving school teacher, Jeff, who was a little too friendly with teenagers. Does anyone know where Jeff from ESSE driving school is now? Maya gets pulled over by the famous lady cop of Crystal for Producer Tyler’s expired tabs. Concert Report: Al Church Album release party. Approved/Denied: The Meg White drumming controversy.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

This week on the SOSS, the ladies discuss Amy quitting her job and how they might erect a memorial in her honor involving a candle and a parking space plaque. Maya and Amy discuss how “spring forward” daylight saving time is trash. Amy points out that the night shifters are loving life right now. Racquet Report: Melissa’s drama-filled solo trip to drills, and Maya and Melissa go to tennis drills after Maya’s 5-month back rehab hiatus. Also, hot tip, tennis websites are a nightmare user experience. Maya and Amy realize they love tough love tennis coaching because they both had mad 80s dads and decide coaches should be assigned based on what kind of dad you had. Amy praises the 1916 project doc on Hulu. Spoiler alert: We never learned any of this because school is racist as hell. Maya loves Mel Brookes and is jazzed for The History of the World Part II. Amy brings up the Vanderpump Rules “Scandoval”. Maya dips into Daisy Jones and the 6. Music Report: New single from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Approved/Denied: The Swedish Death Clean. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

This week on the SOSS, the ladies have all-day near misses trying to get together. Once they find each other, they launch into an epic Animal Report featuring dog parks. Producer Tyler is on fire with his new soundboard. Maya recaps brunch with her sisters. Maya reveals a surprise Spain trip that includes a Frank Gehry hotel in wine country and a small town festival featuring the high-flying, umbrella-toting character Celedon. The gals review the new Beavis & Butthead and the most recent snowpocalypse nothing burger. Maya has a second Animal Report about Blinky the possum. Aim breaks down all the Ph.D. timeshare points math for her trip back to the Sedona desert and adventure to Puerto Rico. She also delves into her Taylor Swift ticket dilemmas. Maya reviews The Banshees of Inisherin. This leads to the question, do you have to watch all the best picture nominees? Finally, in Approved/Denied: The four-day work week study.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

This week, Maya did winter activities and even got a free beer! Amy & Maya watched some stuff and Maya still has a crush on David Duchovny even though he did Tea Leoni dirty. Next, Maya does not believe Amy’s Titanic PCP-spiked seafood chowder story for one minute. Finally, in a surprising turn of events, Maya shares a sports story! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

 Amy doesn’t even want to hear people pretending it’s warm out and she is over winter! And yes, we all know February is a “shorter” month. A human can only handle so much coldness according to Amy. Racquet Report! Amy and Maya play indoor winter tennis in a bubble. Concert Report! Maya goes to Semisonic two nights in a row. Amy recounts a Friday night nachos quest that involves not bowling and not winning a duck from a skill crane. Animal Report: Bobi the world’s oldest dog. Amy reviews the new Pam Anderson documentary. Finally, the ladies learn that you can’t tell people about their love! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

 Amy started out the day looking super amazing and professional, taking her dog to the office. Unfortunately, they were ambushed by building construction/pile driving upon arrival and a secret wayward turd ensues in the car. Amy is eating EZ Mac to soothe the crazy day. Maya has an ear update about her eff-ed-up ear. She recounts her visit with an ENT who has a very interesting name and some great dad jokes. Amy and Maya have a field day with his name’s entomology. Amy relives babysitting an actual baby. The ladies discuss the idea of someone going to any lengths to soothe your crabbiness. For Maya, chicken fingers are the answer. Next up, they dissect a Tic Tock featuring all the hits from 1993. Maya has a (pre) Concert Report featuring Semisonic. Maya also reports on Metallica’s latest tour featuring two nights, each with unique set lists. Maya and Producer Tyler are addicted to old episodes of Love Boat right now. Also, how did our parents ever let us watch Love Boat where everyone is constantly trying to bang everyone? SOSS Oscar predictions are made. Approved/Denied this week features the M&M spokes candies controversy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

 SOSS After Dark! Amy’s real sick this week. Just regular sick - it’s not COVID people. Also, inspired by a SOSS episode, her husband Warren makes a Windsor-style pizza at home. It was sooooooo good! Maya reviews a “New York” style pizza in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis. There’s bad news for fun winter activities…the snow blanket and “warm” weather is causing everyone to go to plan “B”each. Amy tries skijoring in her neighborhood with her new dog instead of walking and realizes she needs special equipment. The ladies pat themselves on the back for making it to episode 150 when most pods don’t make it past ep. 10. Next, in their delirium the ladies envision that they have a reality show where they live together and have to podcast every day. Amy has a book review! It’s a rich tapestry that leads the ladies to imagine what prison life would be like for Maya. Amy’s questioning why every senator seems to have a child strapped to them. Maya recounts watching Undercover Boss starring Darius Rucker, which reminds her of a hilarious voicemail her dad left her once. Approved/Denied: Gen Z has flip phones for going out. Maya reviews The Menu. Finally, in a breaking update from SOSS Street, Maya's neighbor uses a medical crutch to knock icicles off their house. Amy confesses she kicks snow clumps off other people's cars.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

It’s another episode of SOSS After Dark! The holidays and adult winter break are over. Amy recounts a skating party she attended highlighting the moist walls, cool skating culture, and the softness of modern children. Maya has a Racket Report featuring holiday family pickle ball and a new segment theme song. The ladies try to question why Nick Cage is still allowed to make movies. Maya reviews a new vampire movie she watched on Netflix where the lead character is terrible at ceramics. Amy suddenly remembers someone made live pottery at church during the Christmas service. The gals also review Avatar: The Way of Water. Spoiler Alerts galore! Amy has some NFL talk for everyone including the miraculous story of Damar Hamlin. In Approved/Denied this week: The destruction of the Four Seasons Mall, a waitress named Thanks Bunches, and Goblin Mode for everyone. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

In this episode, holiday spirits are up on SOSS street including an audio visit from old Saint Nick himself! Amy has survived a snowed-in week at the cabin and is now a pioneer woman of the woods that has realized family really IS everything! It's a Christmas miracle! Next, Maya revisited her first First Avenue concert experience with the Lemonheads 30th anniversary show and it was everything her little 90's spirit wanted it to be. Finally, Amy & Maya plan a screening for the highly anticipated film, Cocaine Bear, Pepsi and milk isn't that strange when you think about it and communal bath houses are APPROVED! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

 This week’s episode kicks off with a gifting tip: If you don’t know what to get someone, get them a consumable. Hickory Farms bitch! Amy thinks Omaha Steak Company can go straight to hell with their apple tartlets. Amy recalls a parking lot hustle where you could get a new windshield and free steaks. Amy recounts her Black Friday shopping experience. The ladies reminisce about their favorite mall shops from the 90s. Remember Contempo Casuals anyone? Fashion reports: Low-rise jeans are back, Vegan leather pants update, and wearing just tights instead of pants. Amy explains her gingerbread house-building disaster. Amy inherited a sign with her new cabin that claims “Family is everything.” She asks the question: is it? Maya reviews Netflix's “The Swimmers” about a swimming refugee Olympian. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade gives Amy all the feels. This week's Approved/Denied: Frasier reboot. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

 Amy just orders Thanksgiving meals now. Maya is only in charge of the charcuterie plate. The ladies analyze Aldi’s commitment to doing the least possible for you. Don’t you just love people that talk to you at the grocery store? Also, wouldn’t it be great if there was a store that has all the best things from every store? Amy reveals you don’t need a Costco secret. Maya reviews Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Maya reveals the thing all baby boomer dads love. Amy is excited about Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Maya reminisces about the Oh You Turkey coloring contest in the newspaper. Amy’s five-year-old niece has an interesting tactic when she’s in trouble with the school principal. Amy reviews the Netflix movie Falling for Christmas starring Lindsay Lohan. Who wrote this thing? Also is Chord a name? Amy and Maya conceptualize a Hallmark movie starring Producer Tyler that involves a deceased Maya’s haunted flannel. The ladies talk Windsor-style pizza, St. Louis-style pizza, and Detroit Style pizza. This week’s Approved/Denied: Christmas Markets. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

Amy adopts a dog, Sadie! She’s from Texas! You don’t like dogs? That’s a red flag! Long dog report here: Amy’s never had a girl dog before. Harrison is an at-home pooper. Amy’s taken this new dog everywhere: the office, dog park, indoor dog park, etc. People with Corgis really love Corgis. Maya talks SNL with Dave Chapelle and Black Star. She wants to know where Mos Def gets his tunics that look like they are borrowed from a whacky aunt. Fashion Report: Dystopian whacky aunt fashion is in right now. Dystopian tunics for everyone! Amy calls the Midterm elections Maya’s Super Bowl. Whacky Kornacki is back covering the election but his khakis have a weird bunching in the crotch area. Flash Back Concert Report: Maya’s brother-in-law Paul talks about seeing XTC and the Police at the Armory in Minneapolis in 1980! Also, Paul shares some of his favorite concerts including Devo. Maya reviews the Flaming Lips Bubble Concert movie. The ladies discuss Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical film The Fabelmans starring Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, and Crystal the 28-year-old capuchin monkey. Finally, Amy and Maya revisit and review the audio included on the golden record launched into space aboard the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

This week the SOSS fam is battening the hatches for a Minnesota winter. Amy was up north checking on her cabin - she expected the worst…muskrats playing the banjo, beavers chewing on the wall, raccoons doing stuff, etc. Spoiler alert: none of that happened. Everything is fine. Maya & Producer Tyler got a fancy new golden outdoor spigot. Amy explains her husband’s long-time war with woodpeckers. Amy has a DWTS update. P.S. Tyra is still unhinged. Maya goes ax throwing. Amy relives a terrible “Plenty of Fish” date that involves three jumpy huskies, an aggressive cat, getting lost on the way to a free zoo, and sharing a free coupon pizza. It’s the good kind of daylight savings where you fall back and get an extra hour of sleep. Sorry night shift…IYKYK. Also, can we all agree “Spring Forward” is the worst? Maya is excited to watch the Flaming Lips bubble concert movie (on Criterion Channel?) to see if she and Producer Tyler are in it. The ladies talk about angry 80’s dads and how they just yell at you for no reason. Also, everyone’s dad took the bus to work in the 80s. Amy recounts how her friend Sarah M. pulled some stunts that really upset an 80s dad that involved a diaper and a toy mixer in the toilet. Finally, this week’s Approved/Denied features the Home Depot 12-foot skeleton.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

 Mind your Ps & Qs - producer Tyler is back in the studio! It’s Halloween weekend and both the ladies are exhausted. Concert Report: Durry at the Fine Line while decked out in skeleton costumes. Amy learns a tortilla with sauce and cheese is not good but does “give the energy of pizza”. Amy and Maya try to figure out why that Bat Girl movie will never see the light of day. Maya reviews a birthday party where they had pickleball, cider, and crepes. Amy hates that it’s called pickleball. Amy is really getting into The Americans with “Felicity” and Dope Sick with Michael Keaton. It’s fun to have new shows…even if they are old! Amy recounts a Colorado trip with her mom Marsh and her antics. Buckle up for Amy’s hilarious Marsh impressions! Also, you’ll never believe how Marsh likes to “freshen up” after a flight. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

It’s fall but it’s 78 degrees on SOSS Street. It’s a really rich tapestry this week. Maya’s sisters can’t believe Amy hasn’t seen Goonies. Amy promises to watch it. Who doesn’t love Martha Plimpton?!?! The ladies agree that Empty Nest was a really great show even if you are in elementary school. Sylvester Stallone is on a TV show now? And it isn’t even on regular TV! Also, his character’s name is Dwight Manfreddy. Amy is optimistic about it because…Stallone. Maya is really loving acupuncture. Amy is very excited about Taylor Swift’s new album, Midnights. Maya listened to the first 15 seconds of each song. Concert Report: Maren Morris! Maya and Amy discuss whether touring as a musician is exhausting or magic freedom. Maya optimistically bought tickets to a show in January. Fun fact: when Lizzo is in town she plays tennis where Amy and Maya play tennis. Fashion Report: Pants are trying to do too much right now! Animal Report: Rescued Ekranian lions. Amy is on her way to a frat party…sort of, and wonders if you can bring a dog to a frat party. Approved/Denied: Arby’s Bourbon. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message

Maya threw her back out at advanced tennis so now she’s on drugs for this podcast. All the elderly gentlemen at tennis were suddenly very interested in her and wanted to talk about ailments. Amy’s going to Colorado to visit her son. She’s planning on driving through the mountains with her mom and if you know Marsh that potentially involves a lot of screaming. Amy is skipping parents’ weekend. Maya recounts how she skipped most of college orientation to go to a music festival. Library report: Amy rediscovered her passion for the library. Good news…no more late fees! Check out your own books! You can bring a coffee in there! Amy is so excited about the library. Concert report 1: Father John Misty at the Palace Theater Concert report 2: Durry Tickets Maya and Producer Tyler are just getting into Only Murders in the Building. Amy is back into Dancing with the Stars. Amy decides time capsules are a waste of time. The ladies discuss the ultimate time capsule: the golden record placed on the Voyager 1 spacecraft. Approved/Denied: SNL Charmin Bears Sketch, Spoon & Stable restaurant, & the new Cribshitter album --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-spirit-of-77/message