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Author Robert Landon, ex-stepmother/roomie Beth Zetlin and bestie Renato Pinto explore Beth's dire finances, Renato's beeraholism, and Robert's judgy double standards.

Significant Mother

  • Oct 9, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 1h AVG DURATION
  • 30 EPISODES


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Season Finale

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 42:53


While Bobby is planning to go live in Spain, Beth makes financial progress: she now has a credit card and a credit score above 310. Season 2 will reveal if Renato stayed on the podcast or if he quit due to having to do all the work and the least talking. Bobby also threatened to quit. So will the next season be called "Significant Mother, In Her Own Words"? Stay tuned!

The Decluttering Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 53:44


When decluttering Beth's closet, we learned that cuntiness and change have two things in common: Both start with a C, and both never expire.

The weird things we do during a pandemic

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 57:02


Bobby is on a date, Beth is in the closet and Renato is expecting a delivery.

Is COVID gonna kill this podcast? Or make it stronger?

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 57:02


This is the BEST not so good episode ever! Check it out before we run out of things to say!

Where should we all move?

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 79:36


No longer interested in living Spain but with no way to fly back home, Bobby is now interested in moving to Maine. Or Wayne. We're not sure.

How to live in Spain, for free

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 62:36


Bobby decides to live in Spain and buy an amazing piece of property there. Interestingly, his plan does not include paying for it. Plus: how to ruin an art exhibit and why we almost got rid of "the woman".

Life was good and we didn't know it

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 51:16


In this episode, which was the last one we recorded face to face before the covid hit the fan, we discuss a range of topics with our sister-niece-daughter.

How to get a kidney

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 45:03


Our friend Leola joins us from the front lines at the deli counter of the Piggly Wiggly as ham is flying off the shelves due to a religious holiday.

Aunt Holly

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 93:58


Beth's sister Holly entertains us with a virtual visit from her home in Maryland. She has a few opinions to share about things.

Another Socially Distant Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 84:19


Our friend Paul joins us from lockdown in Washington, DC to discuss multiple aspects of our cray. Miraculously the safe word was never used.

The Nanny

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 55:19


No, we did not have Fran Drescher on, but we did have our very own nanny, stand-up comedienne Margaret Dodge, who joins us from L.A. and discusses what it is like to move from NY to Cali.

The Random Guy from Canada We Met in Argentina

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 49:06


Jeff Fenton, the Canadian we met in Mendoza, Argentina, joins us from his living room in Toronto and reveals his first impressions about us.

The Socially Distant Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 58:21


In our first socially distant episode: Bobby is still stuck in Spain (but does not seem to care), and our friend Ingrid reveals how to stay in the Hamptons for free.

The Fate of Male Chickens

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 52:14


Bobby gets distracted when telling a story about getting distracted and we learn what happens to male chickens.

The one with no title

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 61:53


This is the episode where we had nothing to talk about but that's never stopped us from talking for an hour.

Lara, are you there?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 39:40


Bobby rides his high horse all the way to San Francisco, Renato gets kicked out of a McDonald's in Paris and Beth wonders how to spend her last 8 dollars.

Should Bobby become a therapist?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 53:22


Bobby and Renato drive our friend Dave crazy because of their obsession with yentes, and recording remotely turns out to be more challenging than expected. Plus a few reasons why Bobby should probably not become a therapist.

Is it Siri or Alexa?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 54:11


Renato is spending time in Brazil while Bobby has trouble with his digital assistant and Beth reveals a bit about her personal care routine.

Significant Mother on the Couch - Father

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 72:26


On this episode of Significant Mother On the Couch, Beth and Bobby discuss the man who brought them together.

Significant Mother on the Couch - Forgiveness

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 68:03


On this episode of On the Couch, Beth and Bobby discuss the idea of forgiveness while Renato enjoys a trip to the tropics.

Meet our neighbors

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 72:01


Our friends Amy and Adriano join us to discuss a national problem in Brazil, Renato's and *Bleep*'s recent trip to New Orleans and the piano in the living room.

The Prosecco Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 45:46


We discuss whether or not Bobby should take a sabbatical, his constant need for attention and how we sometimes hide our cray.

Does your massage therapist offer you candy?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 62:39


In this episode we talk about whether or not we should talk about certain things, a ruined dinner and massage therapists who give out candy.

Our daughter-sister-niece does not have a drug problem!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2019 57:06


In this episode we discuss Bobby’s inability to understand how a phone call works, Beth’s clutter and Michele’s non-existent addiction.

Leola's in town!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 67:40


Our friend Leola join us to talk about growing up in Georgia, her special affection for her favorite horse and what it is like to be a senior citizen lesbian in New York.

When in Rome, don't do as Bobby does!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 67:11


We discuss our definition of hooker talk, how to get travel dates right, and where Bobby’s high horse comes from.

Significant Mother On the Couch

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 70:54


In the first episode of Significant Mother On the Couch, Beth and Bobby discuss deeper topics like free will, a trip to Havana and the law of attraction.

Introducing our daughter-sister-niece, Michele

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 47:12


Beth gets stuck on the tragedy channel for a minute, we discuss our emotional age and Michele talks about our role in her life.

Why are we here again?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 52:03


We discuss how we thought there wouldn’t even be a second episode, our roles in this thrupple and what kind of people we attract.

What are we doing here?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 65:25


In the first episode of Significant Mother, we discuss the fact that we know nothing about making podcasts and choose a much needed safe word.

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