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Longtime friends Caleb Hoyer and Melissa Fite Johnson chat their way through the beloved TV series PARENTHOOD, episode by episode.
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Mar 7, 2023
613 - May God Bless and Keep You Always
And may your wishes all come true.
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Feb 28, 2023
612 - We Made It Through the Night (with Marc Johnson)
Blanche - Zeek - Sarah - Amber - Zeek
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Feb 21, 2023
611 - Let’s Go Home (with Shane & Alicia O’Neill)
So, were YOU wondering where those pictures in the opening credits came from?
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Feb 14, 2023
610 - How Did We Get Here?
Happy 100th, Parenthood! Let's talk about death!
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Feb 7, 2023
609 - Lean In (with Ruth Williams)
We'll be nicer to the Bravermans next week, we promise.
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Jan 31, 2023
608 - Aaron Brownstein Must Be Stopped (with Manal Wiedel)
Would the real Aaron Brownstein please stand up?
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Jan 24, 2023
607 - These Are the Times We Live In (with Juliet Traub)
This episode brought to you by Braverman Bulldozers®.
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Jan 17, 2023
606 - Too Big to Fail (with Lauren Hansen)
"An NBC dramedy based on a movie from 1989. Stars Lorelai Gilmore and Nate Fisher!" "Parenthood?" "YES!!"
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Jan 10, 2023
605 - The Scale of Affection Is Fluid (with Sara Russell)
My opinion of this episode went from a 2 to a 5 after this discussion!
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Jan 3, 2023
604 - A Potpourri of Freaks (with Amy Shaughnessy)
Maybe they should have sent Sydney over to bully Zeek into moving.
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Dec 20, 2022
603- The Waiting Room (with Eric Komo)
Adieu, Googy.
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Dec 13, 2022
602 - Happy Birthday, Zeek (with Lindsey Martin)
Zeek would look pretty kewl in a Nissan.
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Dec 6, 2022
601 - Vegas
Who else is craving a Dr. Joe/Dr. Carl spin-off? Just us?
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Oct 25, 2022
522 - The Pontiac
All I ever got from my grandfather were his eyes.
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Oct 18, 2022
521 - I’m Still Here (with Crystal Mosser Anderson)
So many relationship milestones center around dishwashers on this show.
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Oct 11, 2022
520 - Cold Feet (with Sarah Hewitt-Roth)
Berto Pelikan does have a certain ring to it...
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Oct 4, 2022
519 - Fraud Alert (with Lindsay Runnels)
Dinner with Peet: $468. 1965 GTO Grill: $450. Wiping Adam and Kristina's lotion scene from our memories: Priceless.
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Sep 27, 2022
518 - The Offer (with Max Pallman)
If this were a Friends episode it would be called "The One With The Canteen."
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Sep 13, 2022
517 - Limbo (with Jeff & Rachel Hoyer)
How low can you go?
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Aug 30, 2022
516 - The Enchanting Mr. Knight (with Meredith Schott)
Mrs. Dr. Carl Fletcher; ah, what could have been...
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Aug 23, 2022
515 - Just Like at Home (with Jai Johnson & Lindsey Martin)
With siblings like these, who needs friends?
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Aug 16, 2022
514.5 - Friday Night at the Luncheonette (with Ryan Crews)
Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose, buddy.
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Aug 9, 2022
514 - You’ve Got Mold (with Danielle Gimbal)
Because "You've Got Some Thinking To Do About Where Your Behavior Has Led You" didn't have the same zippy ring to it.
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Aug 2, 2022
513 - Jump Ball (with Juliet Traub)
That's right: Pelikan is BACK!!!
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Jul 19, 2022
512 - Stay a Little Longer (with Manal Wiedel)
What's it mean, Mrs. Starfish?
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Jul 12, 2022
511 - Promises (with Marc Johnson)
Don't forget to eat it.
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Jun 28, 2022
510 - All That’s Left Is the Hugging
Well, that and cake.
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Jun 21, 2022
509 - Election Day (with Angella Curran)
Here's where your vote really matters: Joel or Julia?
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Jun 14, 2022
508 - The Ring (with MK Lawson)
No little girl ghosts in this ring, just little boy ballet dancers.
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May 31, 2022
507 - Speaking of Baggage (with Jana and Caleb Wakefield)
Or should we say...BAYggage?
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May 17, 2022
506 - The M Word (with Eric Komo)
Mommy made me mash my M&M's.
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May 10, 2022
505 - Let’s Be Mad Together (with Stephanie Corvino)
WARNING: You are entering Superfan Territory.
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Apr 26, 2022
504 - In Dreams Begin Responsibilities (with Ruth Williams)
Has everyone heard of this obscure musical small-fry named Joni Mitchell?
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Apr 19, 2022
503 - Nipple Confusion (with Erin McChristy)
Are you a giver or a taker?
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Apr 12, 2022
502 - All Aboard Who’s Coming Aboard (with Shane and Alicia O’Neill)
Parenthood and Full House could easily exist in the same fictional bay area universe.
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Apr 5, 2022
501 - It Has to Be Now
Hey, if Sarah can write a play, Kristina can run for mayor.
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Feb 22, 2022
415 - Because You’re My Sister
A rabbi, an innkeeper, and a mechanic walk into a dramedy...
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Feb 15, 2022
414 - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (with Ta’Nika Renee Gibson)
Healthy snacks, folks, healthy snacks.
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Feb 8, 2022
413 - Small Victories (with Dylan Landau)
We wish we got Skittles every time we took a shower.
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Feb 1, 2022
412 - Keep on Rowing (with Beth Kirkpatrick)
What to do with a trio of chardies and all the confidence in the world?
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Jan 25, 2022
411 - What to My Wondering Eyes
Deck the halls with boughs of LIES!
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Jan 18, 2022
410 - Trouble in Candyland (with Marc Johnson)
"Trouble" with a capital 'T' and that rhymes with 'D' and that stands for "Don't go to LA, Sarah!"
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Jan 11, 2022
409 - You Can’t Always Get What You Want (with Josh Tatsuo Cullen)
But if you watch Parenthood, you get what you need.
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Jan 4, 2022
408 - One More Weekend with You (with Amy Shaughnessy)
Break open your toolboxes, kids, we gotta make sure nothing's missing.
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Dec 21, 2021
407 - Together (with Manal Wiedel)
Are you there, Mom? It's me, your cancer-stricken daughter.
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Dec 14, 2021
406 - I‘ll Be Right Here (with Steven Malone)
Haddie, phone home.
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Dec 7, 2021
405 - There‘s Something I Need to Tell You... (with Meryl Carver-Allmond)
Baseball and pizza make any announcement easier to bear.
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Nov 30, 2021
404 - The Talk (with Erica Hill)
Watch your step, there's shattered innocence everywhere.
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Nov 23, 2021
403 - Everything Is Not Okay (with Lindsey Martin)
On Tuesdays we listen to Parenthood Pals.
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Nov 16, 2021
402 - Left Field (with Sally Pullman-Rinkel)
Puppies and Funkytown and...cancer?!?
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Nov 9, 2021
401 - Family Portrait
Hey Victor, Haddie's got a baton for you.
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Oct 12, 2021
318 - My Brother‘s Wedding
Let's try loading that dishwasher again, shall we?
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Oct 5, 2021
317 - Remember Me, I‘m the One Who Loves You (with Shane & Alicia O‘Neill)
Change of mind or change of heart?
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Sep 28, 2021
316 - Tough Love (with Emily Haynes)
Knock knock! Who's there? Kristina, and she's extremely disappointed.
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Sep 21, 2021
315 - Politics (with Grant Randall)
We're Parenthood Pals and we approved this episode.
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Sep 14, 2021
314 - It Is What It Is (with Sarah Hewitt-Roth)
Is it?
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Sep 7, 2021
313 - Just Smile (with Elena Glass)
Say "cello" to Crosby's new love interest!
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Aug 24, 2021
312 - Road Trip
We love this episode - and legal jokes!
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Aug 17, 2021
311 - Missing (with Shoshana Greenberg)
You're welcome :)
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Aug 10, 2021
310 - Mr. Honesty (with Marc Johnson)
Crosby's making better life choices and his hat is nowhere to be seen. Coincidence?
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Aug 3, 2021
309 - Sore Loser (with Juliet Traub)
This may be the silliest episode of Parenthood Pals, EVER!!!
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Jul 27, 2021
308 - In-Between (with Ruth Williams)
Big opening for The Luncheonette while the Relapse Inn keeps scraping by.
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Jul 20, 2021
307 - Forced Family Fun (with Lauren Hansen)
Honestly, what problems can't mini-golf solve?
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Jul 13, 2021
306 - Tales from the Luncheonette (with Amy Shaughnessy)
I see you sayin' my baby doesn't look like me and I'm like, "Forget you."
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Jul 6, 2021
305 - Nora (with Lindsey Martin)
Throw on some bling, there's a new Braverman in town!
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Jun 29, 2021
304 - Clear Skies from Here on Out (with Jana Wakefield)
Oh, Michael B. Jordan: we'll miss you and cross our fingers that your post-Parenthood career goes okay.
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Jun 22, 2021
303 - Step Right Up (with Rico McKay)
Straight white man to the rescue!
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Jun 15, 2021
302 - Hey, If You're Not Using That Baby... (with Samantha Martin)
It can't hurt to ask, can it?
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Jun 8, 2021
301 - I Don't Want to Do This Without You
We'll have an iced Americano, a triple soy caramel macchiato, and your baby.
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May 18, 2021
222 - Hard Times Come Again No More
From saying sorry with a ukulele to an unasked-for house: the Bravermans have grown a lot in a season.
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May 11, 2021
221 - Slipping Away (with Lance Rubin & Katie Schorr)
All you need to succeed in the theater are good breasts and a dream!
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May 4, 2021
220 - New Plan (with Angella Curran)
YARGH, prom!! PROM, Gilliam hates that word!
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Apr 27, 2021
219 - Taking the Leap (with Sara Russell)
Ask not what you can do for your dad's old war buddies...
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Apr 20, 2021
218 - Qualities and Difficulties (with Wayne Tashjian)
Meet the real Dr. Pelikan!
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Apr 13, 2021
217 - Do Not Sleep with Your Autistic Nephew's Therapist
Sage advice.
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Apr 6, 2021
216 - Amazing Andy and His Wonderful World of Bugs (with Marc Johnson)
"I'd have to say our weirdest place was in my brother's bathroom at my nephew's 10th birthday party."
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Mar 30, 2021
215 - Just Go Home (with Rhiannon Jordan)
Seth Holt's got a gig in Berkeley, any takers!?
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Mar 23, 2021
214 - A House Divided (with Lauren Hansen)
I'm Abraham Lincoln, and I approved this episode.
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Mar 16, 2021
213 - Opening Night (with Lucy Miller-Downing)
This is not Karen and Kyle's - er, Adam and Kristina's - finest hour.
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Mar 9, 2021
212 - Meet the New Boss (with Dylan Landau)
Come to think of it, lots of things got weird in '99...
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Mar 2, 2021
211 - Damage Control (with MK Lawson)
Guess who's coming to dinner!
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Feb 16, 2021
210 - Happy Thanksgiving
We're thankful for the end of Sarah and Gordon. And for Bing.
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Feb 9, 2021
209 - Put Yourself Out There (with Lyle Holthus)
We wish there'd been more school play in this one.
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Feb 2, 2021
208 - If This Boat Is a Rockin' (with Ryan Crews)
Attention shoppers: cans of whoop-ass are now on sale in aisle 4.
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Jan 26, 2021
207 - Seven Names (with Ruth Williams)
Gordon forces Adam to - WHO CARES, MICHAEL B. JORDAN IS ON THE SHOW NOW!!!
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Jan 19, 2021
206 - Orange Alert (with Juliet Traub)
Anyone else craving some cheese fries?
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Jan 12, 2021
205 - The Booth Job (with Heidi Woods)
Sarah stars in the cringiest twist on Cinderella we've ever seen.
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Jan 5, 2021
204 - Date Night (with Shane & Alicia O'Neill)
80% of couples who listen to Parenthood Pals stay together for life.
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Dec 29, 2020
203 - I'm Cooler Than You Think (with Seth Tomassi)
Are you, though?
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Dec 22, 2020
202 - No Good Deed (with Marlaina Powell)
Enjoy this episode whilst lounging in a rickety chair!
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Dec 15, 2020
201 - I Hear You, I See You
We feel you, we smell you...
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Dec 1, 2020
113 - Lost and Found
Who'd have guessed a ukulele could save a marriage?
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Nov 24, 2020
112 - Team Braverman (with Megan Knell)
Walkathons and Alvin Ailey and boob jobs, oh my!
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Nov 17, 2020
111 - Solace (with Jana Leigh)
We recommend washing down this dark episode with a bright, refreshing virgin screwdriver.
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Nov 10, 2020
110 - Namaste No More (with Sara Russell)
We cordially invite you to the most awkward Braverman family dinner ever.
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Nov 3, 2020
109 - Perchance To Dream (with Shuly Cawood)
If Jim's lasagna wasn't enough to win Sarah over, we're sure his poetry will be...
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Oct 27, 2020
108 - Rubber Band Ball (with Jai Johnson)
Time to solve the mystery of Who Puked On Camille's Head?
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Oct 20, 2020
107 - What's Going On Down There? (with Blair Goldberg)
Ditching your kid in a pool, dating the teacher they like; the good parents are out in full force!
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Oct 13, 2020
106 - The Big 'O' (with Erin McChristy)
Sounds like we really liked this episode. Or are we faking it?
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Oct 6, 2020
105 - The Situation
Mark Cyr teaches English, but we're pretty sure he majored in Chemistry.
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Sep 29, 2020
104 - Wassup (with Eric Komo)
Haddie has a boyfriend. Time to nail her windows shut!
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Sep 22, 2020
103 - The Deep End of the Pool (with Angella Curran)
Fetch your trunks and pool noodles, we're going swimming!
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Sep 18, 2020
102 - Man Versus Possum
No possums were harmed in the making of this podcast.
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Sep 18, 2020
101 - Pilot
Time to meet the Bravermans - and there's a LOT of them!
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Sep 18, 2020
00 - Parenthood (1989 film)
We examine the inspiration for the series, Ron Howard's 1989 film Parenthood.
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Aug 26, 2020
We're Expecting!
Our baby is on the way! PARENTHOOD PALS podcast is coming soon!
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