Trying Our Best: A Mother-Daughter Good Place Podcast

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We're a mom (Michelle) and daughter (Ayla) who LOVE the TV show The Good Place. We're recapping every episode and talking about the philosophical questions it brings up along the way.

An experiment from Dayla Learning


    • Jun 28, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 49 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Trying Our Best: A Mother-Daughter Good Place Podcast

    Good Place Season 4, Episode 9: "Michael snaps his fingers and Chidi wakes up. The end!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 14:10


    Good Place Season 4, Episode 9: "Michael snaps his fingers and Chidi wakes up. The end!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 4, Episode 8: "Waiting to see if they live or die . . . and stuff."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 17:26


    Season 4, Episode 8: "Waiting to see if they live or die . . . and stuff." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 4, Episode 7: All the people are on the party side of the emoji board

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 18:36


    Season 4, Episode 7: All the people are on the party side of the emoji board by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 4, Episode 6: "Everyone was alive, so that was good."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 18:28


    Season 4, Episode 6: "Everyone was alive, so that was good." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 4, Episode 5: "Instead, all of the people die with Derek, and that's not good."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 17:26


    Season 4, Episode 5: "Instead, all of the people die with Derek, and that's not good." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Good Place Season 4: Episode 4- "We all have a little squid demon inside of us."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 18:31


    Good Place Season 4: Episode 4- "We all have a little squid demon inside of us." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Good Place Season 4 Episode 3: "They share hot goss!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 15:37


    Good Place Season 4 Episode 3: "They share hot goss!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 4, Episode 2: "Not a bunch of ducks — EVERY duck."

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 16:44


    Will putting not-so-great humans next to the most impressively ethical beings imaginable make them reflect on their own flaws? Probably not, but our team is going to try it anyway.

    Season 4, Episode 1: "No pressure or anything . . ."

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 17:42


    Season 4, Episode 1: "No pressure or anything . . ." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3, Episode 12: "A legit snack!"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 14:08


    Season 3, Episode 12: "A legit snack!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3, Episode 11: "There are NO PANCAKES!"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 12:57


    Season 3, Episode 11: "There are NO PANCAKES!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3, Episode 10: "I don't know! There's just a hole of pancakes!"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 18:43


    Season 3, Episode 10: "I don't know! There's just a hole of pancakes!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3, Episode 9: "So Janet spit them out."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 14:08


    Season 3, Episode 9: "So Janet spit them out." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3, Episode 8: "And you'd probably get a stomachache, too."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 13:50


    Season 3, Episode 8: "And you'd probably get a stomachache, too." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3:Episode 7: "And it goes on . . . forever."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 16:38


    Season 3:Episode 7: "And it goes on . . . forever." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3 Spring Break Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 0:16


    Season 3 Spring Break Announcement by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3, Episode 6: "If you don't accept my apology, I'm going to destroy everything you love!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 14:26


    Season 3, Episode 6: "If you don't accept my apology, I'm going to destroy everything you love!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3, Episode 5: "Sometimes people need to go their separate ways"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 11:57


    Season 3, Episode 5: "Sometimes people need to go their separate ways" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3, Episode 4: "You're doomed forever. Have a great day!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 12:09


    Season 3, Episode 4: "You're doomed forever. Have a great day!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3, Episode 3: Meddling Snowplows

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 13:55


    Season 3, Episode 3: Meddling Snowplows by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3: Episode 2- Should you seize the day?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 15:00


    Season 3: Episode 2- Should you seize the day? by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 3: Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 15:30


    We're back! And so are the four humans . . . on Earth, that is. Join us as we discuss whether a near-death experience can change your perspective on life and how others can influence us.

    Season 2, Episode 12: "We aren't in this alone."

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 14:23


    What do you do when following the rules is actually unethical? What happens when the whole system is broken? Also, what's the point of being good if there isn't a reward? These are the questions we tackle as we look at Season 2, Episode 12 of The Good Place.

    Season 2, Episode 11: "Just to spare yourself a little guilt?!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 14:50


    Season 2, Episode 11: "Just to spare yourself a little guilt?!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 2, Episode 10: "Not even to demons!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 13:44


    The humans are trying a plan that's almost certain to fail, and one member is definitely not okay with lying . . . no matter the consequences. We talk about moral particularism and whether it's okay to change our minds about our ethical principles.

    Season 2, Episode 9: "And that's not always a good thing"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 12:54


    Michael said he had a plan to get to the real Good Place, but it's falling apart quickly. What are we supposed to do with all these feelings, and when is it time to 'fess up when you've been deceiving someone? That's what we talk about as we explore Season 2, Episode 9 of The Good Place.

    Season 2, Episode 8: "Everything he ever wanted"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 14:21


    Michael gets everything he ever wanted, so why would he continue to help the humans he's always loathed now that there's nothing in it for him? We take a look at what it means to change your mind about what you think you know and try to figure out how you know who to trust.

    Season 2, Episode 7: "I'm not that good at this whole ethics thing"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 13:58


    Is keeping a secret the same thing as lying? Is being ethical hard? What if you do something good but it has a bad side effect? These are the questions we dive into as we look at Season 2, Episode 7 of The Good Place.

    Season 2, Episode 6: "Glitches"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 16:11


    Can you lie without knowing it? Are good people necessarily easier to trick? These are some of the questions we tackle as we take a deep dive into Season 2, Episode 6 of The Good Place.

    Season 2, Episode 5: "It's not working very well"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2020 18:53


    Join us as we dive into Season 2, Episode 5 of The Good Place. What makes an acceptable apology? Does a relationship have to have a balance of niceness? We're trying our best to figure it all out!

    Season 2, Episode 4: "Don't hide inside of you"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 15:19


    We take a look at the role of sadness and how to deal with it as the humans of The Good Place try to figure out what morality means for someone who is immortal and has an infinite amount of time to make and forget mistakes.

    Season 2, Episode 3: "You should have given up a little sooner"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 17:11


    Season 2, Episode 3: "You should have given up a little sooner" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 2, Episode 2: "Oh, THIS is the Bad Place!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 16:20


    As we dive into Season 2, Episode 2 of The Good Place, we wonder what it means to trust someone and if the enemy of our enemy is really our friend.

    Season 2, Episode 1: "Just give me donuts!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 22:27


    Michelle and Ayla explore Season 2, Episode 1 of The Good Place and talk about what it means to be ambitious and what can motivate us take action. We also question how much our circumstances control our reactions.

    Good Place S2 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 0:56


    Good Place S2 Trailer by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Episode 13: "Next time"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 16:43


    In the final episode of Season 1, we find out that nothing was what we thought it was. In real life, we often have to stop, reflect, and revise. What can we do to make sure that "next time" is better than the last? We'll be taking a little break, but we'll be back with Season 2! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TryingOurBest

    Season 1, Episode 12: "30 minutes to decide"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 15:10


    In Episode 12 of Season 1, we take a look at Eleanor's attempts to escape her fate and tackle questions about what we owe to other people and if we can ever overcome our past bad actions.

    Season 1, Episode 11: "Pobody's Nerfect!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 14:05


    We take a look at Season 1: Episode 11 of The Good Place. Does it matter why you do something? Or does it just matter that you do it? What makes an apology count? Please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/TryingOurBest or by sharing our podcast with your friends! We'd love to keep going for Season 2.

    Season 1, Episode 10: "You just have to go for it!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 16:08


    The Good Place crew is still trying to find a way to save Eleanor, and in this episode they bring up some big questions about how to best make a decision and when you should confess to your beliefs or actions. We take a deeper look. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TryingOurBest

    Season 1, Episode 9: "She's heard about the four-headed bears."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 13:07


    In Episode 9, we explore what it means to belong to a group and how you should handle bullies. We also follow along as Eleanor decides if she's going to keep making the same mistake she made on Earth. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TryingOurBest

    Season 1, Episode 8: Cooking fish in the microwave!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 12:48


    In this episode, we think about what the world looks like if no one ever gets a second chance. We also wonder what it means to be a good person in the first place. If you like Trying Our Best, please consider supporting us with a visit to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/TryingOurBest/membership Trying Our Best is a homeschooling project for Ayla, and Michelle provides lots of classes and resources as the founder of Dayla Learning. Check it out! https://www.daylalearning.com

    Season 1, Episode 7: "Your actions need to be something that you understand."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 13:07


    Season 1, Episode 7: "Your actions need to be something that you understand." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 1, Episode 6: "That's A LOT of people to try and be helpful to."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 15:02


    Season 1, Episode 6: "That's A LOT of people to try and be helpful to." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 1, Episode 5: "This boat with a bunch of French poetry"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 16:12


    Season 1, Episode 5: "This boat with a bunch of French poetry" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

    Season 1, Episode 4: "A drug dealer from Florida!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 9:38


    We tackle Season 1, Episode 4 and wonder if we have such a thing as a true self.

    Season 1, Episode 3: "He starts to wonder if his entire life was a waste of time"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 9:52


    We take a look at Season 1: Episode 3 of the Good Place and ask ourselves what we should do when we encounter someone who is better than us.

    Season 1, Episode 2: "That is always just a figure of speech!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 13:28


    We talk about Season 1, Episode 2: "Flying." Join us to figure out whether there is such a thing as perfect, if someone can really become a better person, and if you can do selfless things for selfish reasons.

    Season 1, Episode 1: "There are a LOT of frozen yogurt places"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2020 12:26


    In our very first episode, we take a look at Season 1, Episode 1 of The Good Place. Do you have to be perfect to be a good person? Is it ever too late to start trying to make up for past wrongs? Why are there so many frozen yogurt places?! Try to answer the hard questions with us.

    Trying Our Best: Mother-Daughter Good Place Podcast Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 0:54


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