Episode Recap

Episode:
050
Airing:
03-28-23
050: Spanglish, Saved by the Bell, and Unmasking
First from our social media roundup [01:57] we have Strega Nona, Furnas, São Miguel, and a traumatizing earthquake museum. Our culture topics [16:00] are Spanglish the movie and Spanglish the linguistics phenomenon and our nostalgia topic [36:12] is 90's con 2023 debrief. For our mental health segment [01:04:22] we discuss the concepts of unmasking and gratitude journaling.

Episode:
049
Airing:
03-21-23
049: Electricity, Blue's Clues, and The Wellness Spectrum
First from our social media roundup [01:36] we have Portuguese beach boys and steak plate ratings spreadsheet. Our culture topic [08:23] is home improvements and our nostalgia topic [19:04] is 90's con. For our mental health segment [37:49] we discuss how opposite ends of the wellness spectrum appear to converge.

Episode:
048
Airing:
03-14-23
Kiss Me I'm (Not) Irish
First we update on the phallic pottery of Portugal's Caldas Da Rainha. Our culture topic is [unraveling Saint Patrick's Day] and our nostalgia topic is [leprechauns in 90s-00s media]. For our mental health segment we discuss death by 1,000 paper cuts and balancing chaos with stability.

Episode:
047
Airing:
03-07-23
European Weddings and Pre-Cana Woes
There's a lot to unpack here with country-specific wedding traditions from the UK, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Greece. Then we unravel the catholic church's unserious positions on love & marriage, discuss the cinematic masterpiece "The Two Popes", and end with a tech-savvy mental health segment.

Episode:
046
Airing:
02-28-23
Marriage Superstitions and Miseries
We dig back through marriage history and make some eye-opening discoveries. A bride pie contained WHAT?! A bundling board is for WHAT?! May is bad luck for weddings because of WHAT?! We're with you on this rollercoaster ride, for better or for worse.

Episode:
045
Airing:
02-21-23
Fat Tuesday Around the World
Mardi Gras! Fat Tuesday! Shrovetide! Pancake Tuesday! Carnival! Malassada Tuesday! Entrudo! Of course there are an excess of names for a celebration of *excess*. We've got the hilarious deets on the not-so-conventional ways that different countries celebrate this day.

Episode:
044
Airing:
02-14-23
Valentine's Day (Dia dos Namorados)
We discuss the three most forbidden words in Portuguese households: "I-love-you". Then we journey from the history of Saint Valentine all the way to The Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts. We explore lovers' traditions around the world and end with a mental health segment on consumerism. You know, keeping it light!

Episode:
042
Airing:
01-31-23
Chouriço Do Diabo (Devil's Chouriço)
We bring you three entirely separate incidents involving self-proclaimed "Sausage Kings" and murder. A fourth generation Portuguese-American Sausage King in California, a German immigrant Sausage King in Chicago, and a Russian Sausage King near Moscow, Russia. Plot twist, one of them is a victim not a perpetrator. Either way, if you ever see the words “Sausage King” in a profile on Bumble, swipe hard left.

Episode:
041
Airing:
01-24-23
Altar Serving at the Funeral for $3 with Guest: Michelle DeMelo
Michelle DeMelo has put in more time and effort into our culture and its traditions than most people our age. From her altar serving side hustle as a kid to her current involvement as a cult member (for the holy ghost of course)....and all the funeral and marching band trauma in between.