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!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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 by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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 . . ." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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

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!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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

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!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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

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

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.

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?!" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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.

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 by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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

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.

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.

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

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

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." by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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" by An experiment from Dayla Learning

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

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.

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.

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.

We're a mother-daughter team launching a new podcast examining each episode of The Good Place. We're trying our best, and we invite you to join us!