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Welcome to episode 88 of the Totally Normal Podcast.   It the season finale of Doctor Who and on TARDIScuss Laura, Lorena & Emily talk about The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos. It might have been a season finale but everybody lived! That said Fam, while the episode had lots of Doctor Who elements, you can be sure the ladies talked about everything from what was up with the mist? Who were the Ux? The return of dun. dun. dun. lazy writing? We did get a fist bump, Graham will always be the better man, perhaps because we had some issues with lazy writing, there weren't enough hills to die on. Judge for yourself. Team Tardiscuss will be back in 2019 for the New year's episode and a bonus Q&A. You have something you want to talk about? a burning team tardis question drop us a line. Was there something bugging you this season? hit us up on the socials with the #Tardisccuss and we'll get to as many of your fan theories, questions and issues as we can.   Also, subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, into the

Welcome to The Totally Normal podcast episode 87: Hangoutlander 406 where we get tartan serious about all things Blood of my Blood, the 6th episode of Outlander season 4.   Whether you love Willie or hate him, empathize with Lord John or feel a little Claire about him, you have to admit that this was a good episode for our favorite characters. Torturing Jamie emotionally is everyone's favorite pasttime it seems.   So we hope you enjoy our very live convo.   Find all out Outlander coverage here: https://Thats-Normal.com/outlander

Welcome to episode 86 of the Totally Normal Podcast. It's our first Harry Potter bookclub! It's Harry Potter and the Totally Normal Hangout episode 2 and  we're dissecting chapters 1-5 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. This episode includes Jamie, Emily, Lorena & Zanib as we take a Kwikspell question about patronuses then talk all things Big D, not just Dudley, but Dursley parenting, Dumbledore decisions and Diagon alley. We talk our love of Hagrid, and call for justice. Be sure to follow us with the #TNtalksHP on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, Let's talk Harry Potter with the Totally Normal Hangout: Chapters 1-5 of The Sorcerer's Stone.  

It's episode 85 of the Totally Normal Podcast. And this week on TARDIScuss – Laura, Lorena & Emily talk about another great guest star, portals, the anti-zone and a conscious universe.   And All in all the crazy things that make up episode 9 of Doctor Who - "It Takes you Away." The ladies have figuratively traveled to Norway and found a couple of hills and cliffs to jump off of or die on and Lorena gets on her soapbox with some frogs and explains why she is so frogging mad at some lazy writing.   Be sure to follow us with the #tardiscuss on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, into the TARDIS for It Takes You Away.

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode 84! Today on HangOutlander, we discuss Outlander Episode 405: Savages.I’m Nikki Pierce and I’m joined by Heidi, Beth, and Bekah and we’re so excited about this episode… whY you wanna know? Well, cause we really, really liked it! And if you’ve been listening to HangOutlander for any amount of time, we know we have high standards.   We pretty much have nothing bad to say about the episode, so instead we talk about Rik Rankin’s silly fan drama. Plus we discuss THE BIG REUNION between Jamie and Murtagh. Talk about the perfect surprise. Join us next week when we discuss Outlander Episode 406, Blood of My Blood. Thanks for listening.

Welcome to Episode 83 of the Totally Normal Podcast. This week on TARDIScuss – Laura, Lorena & Emily dive into the fantastic life of companion Bradley Walsh, Doctor Who dreams, and discover "Send to all" before covering episode 8 of season 11, The Witchfinders. an episode both written and directed by a woman... Only the fifth time in series history this has happened. We talk witches and sexism, noble ladies with axes, and private prisons, and the foppish delight that was Alan Cumming as King James the first. Join us as Laura relishes in Jodie's pronunciation of "mud" and Emily attempts to explain why she didn't really like this episode. And as always, the Pendle Hill we'll die on. Be sure to follow us with the #tardiscuss on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, into the TARDIS for The Witchfinders.

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode 82. This week we're covering Hangoutlander 404- Outlander Season 4, episode 4, Common Ground! This week SPOILER ALERT- we enjoyed the episode. Sure, we had complaints, but we had things we loved too, We EVEN HAD NICE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT BRIANNA! And of course talk about the Outlander drama- it wouldn’t be Outlander without drama. This week it's the Native actor who happens to be a wife beater. GET READY FOR NEXT WEEK.  A few of us have already watched Savages and it is sooooo good. We can’t want to talk! Find all our Outlander coverage over at: http://thats-normal.com/outlander

It's Episode 81 of the Totally Normal Podcast. and It's the first episode of Harry Potter and the Totally Normal Hangout! In our first episode Jamie, Emily, Lorena & Laura dished out our Harry Potter credentials and talked the movie that has the whole wizarding world wondering WTF. Yes, the Crimes of Grindelwald. Lorena our lone Slytherin is joined by the other three Ravenclaws on a totally intellectual bend as we try to dissect the 47 different plot lines, talk about the things we liked, the OMG moments, the biggest reveals and of course Yumbledore.  Our Harry Potter and the Totally Normal Hangout will be a book club where we will do a re-read of the Harry Potter Books. Join us back here on December 6th where we will add fellow TN contributor and Gryffindor Zanib to the panel to talk all things Harry Potter. Be sure to follow us with the #TNtalksHP on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, Let's talk Harry Potter with the Totally Normal Hangout: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of G

Welcome to Episode 80 of the Totally Normal Podcast. It TARDIScuss Time and on Episode 7 -- Emily, Lorena & Laura talk about Kerblam! A great discussion on the character traits of Jodie Whitaker's portrayal of the doctor, is she savage or compassionate, prompted by a great comment from a listener, then onto The Kerblam Man. And as always, our episode hills we'll die on. This week Emily rants a little more about packages while Laura and Lorena get mad at the system. Be sure to follow us with the #tardiscuss on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, into the TARDIS for Kerblam!

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode 79! Today on HangOutlander, we discuss Outlander Episode 403: The False Bride… and we deduce who the false bride actually is… did you figure out?! Did you have to Google it? I’m Nikki Pierce and I’m joined by Emily, Courtney, and Amy. We cover the Frasers love of Americana, dental work, THE BOOTS, and we head to Scottish Burning Man for a little swooning over Roger… and then a little raging over Roger. Settle in and enjoy. We’ll see you next week for Episode 404, Common Group… aka Fixer Upper: Fraiser’s Ridge! Bye! Thanks for listening. Remember we do this each Monday at 9 pm ET on You Tube with the podcast to follow a few days later. Catch all our Outlander coverage here https://thats-normal.com/outlander  

Welcome to episode 78 of the Totally Normal Podcast. On TARDIScuss episode 6 Emily, Lorena & Laura talk about the emotional Doctor Who episode -- Demons of The Punjab, the partition of India, why poppies always make us cry, and how Graham is quite possibly the best companion of all time. Join us as we relive every heartbreaking moment of this powerful episode and hear some truly fascinating stories from Laura. As always we cover the hill, nay a mountain that we will die on, spoilers: it’s how crap US public education is. Be sure to follow us with the #tardiscuss on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, follow us into the TARDIS for Demons of the Punjab.

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast episode 77: Hangoutlander 402 DO NO HARM  Well, guys— this week was a tough episode… As you know, Do No Harm dug talked a lot about slavery and enslaved people and had an especially difficult ending.  We want to acknowledge first and foremost that we are so completely aware of the fact that Hangoutlander is normally a group of 3 or 4 white women discussing Outlander. That’s always been a problem to us and something we discussed long before this episode- we are aware that there is not much diversity among the writers and commenters on our team. But we were extra aware this week knowing we were going to have a discussing about slavery. Beth did a great job with her recap of DO NO HARM and I encourage you to read it if you haven’t yet here: https://thats-normal.com/2018/11/top-ten-moments-from-outlander-episode-402-do-no-harm/ She let the voices who should have the stage to discuss this episode do so. And we were thrilled when our friend La'Shay took us up on an invitation t

Hi and welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode # 76. This week on TARDIScuss, Laura is back and joins Lorena and Emily to discuss The Tsurunga Conundrum, Episode 5 of Season 11 of Doctor Who. This week the ladies talk about the sadness over no Christmas Episode and literally come up with 10 great examples that the BBC cannot steal. also we talk about What is a Pting and as always our episode hills we are willing to die on. Make sure to subscribe on itunes and let us know what you think in the comments. And now Follow us into the TARDIS as we break down this weeks Episode The Tsurunga Conundrum.     Visit us at Thats-Normal.com!

This is another edition of the Totally Normal podcast, and we are back with the fourth season of Hangoutlander - the reason 87% of you are here in the first place. This is our live hangout where we talk about America the Beautiful ... the song AND the episode of Outlander. We might even sing. A bit. A little bit. But seriously, Outlander is back and we are here to discuss all the things - new characters, old characters, brand new villains and the same old problems like (wigs) and (representation). Hope you enjoy Beth, Nikki, Julie and Amy get drunk and get tweed serious about our favorite show. And if you watch live with us on Monday nights at 9pmEST you can join in the conversation and win cool stuff. Seriously. About halfway through you'll hear one of twitter followers LAY US OUT with the best tweet of all time. That could be YOU. In the meantime, enjoy us not-live. BYE! Visit us at Hangoutlander.com

This  week on TarDISCUSS, Emily and Lorena are joined by sock puppet Laura, filling in for regular Laura. Which is a good thing because, well, spiders. We're talking about "Arachnids in the UK" Season 11, Episode 4 of Doctor Who. Team Tardis has made it’s way back to earth and the ladies break down all things eight-legged including which spiders were bigger- Harry Potter or the ones on this show. And.. as always.. we share the episode hills we’ll die on. Join us for your arachnophobic fun, subscribe on iTunes and let us know what you think in the comments!

Today on In the Waterweeds, we're rereading Drums of Autumn parts 11 and 12 aka the end. We’ve made it- Finally!   Beth, Nikki, Amy and Janna cover all your fav moments from the end of the book including Brianna giving birth, Grandsire Jamie, Claire, some mohawks, Roger the Priest and the awful and terrible story line of Stephen Bonnett. Gross We’ll chat about the upcoming adaptation of book to screen of the 4th season of Outlander that started 11/4!. Sit back, relax and try not to think about the problematic elements of this story!   We’ll see you for Hangoutlander- every Monday Night this Fall   Get ALL our Outlander coverage here: http://thats-normal.com/category/outlander/

Hi and welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast, episode 72! This week on TARDIScuss Emily, Lorena, and Laura discuss the third episode of the new season of Doctor Who entitled, "Rosa". The ladies break down this week's episode, including what important things they missed last week, the intense and powerful theme of this week’s episode and what Doctor Who hill they're willing to die on.  Join us as we discuss one of the most intensely emotional Doctor Who episodes to date.  Please make sure to subscribe on iTunes, and let us know what you think in the comments!  Visit us at http://thats-normal.com for more!

This is another edition of In the Waterweeds - discussing Outlander Book 4, Drums of Autumn, part 9 & 10. Bree and Roger officially "reconnect" in America, and then begin a Benny Hill sort of misadventure, complete with pirates, Stephen Bonnet, a rape (why?!), Brianna meeting Jamie for the first time, Roger meeting the in-laws in a field and then getting beat up and sold. And of course it all centers around a massive (and weak plot point) misunderstanding.  We also spend a lot of time talking about being a Cooper or barrel maker!  Enjoy this episode of In The Waterweeds. 

Hi and welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast, episode 70! This week on TARDIScuss Emily, Lorena, and Laura discuss the second episode of the new season of Doctor Who entitled, "The Ghost Monument". The ladies break down this week's episode, including what important things they missed last week, the newest Barbie being released from Mattel (and how we each feel about it), and what Doctor Who hill they're willing to die on. Join us as we delve deeper into what's already becoming a great season of one of our favorite shows! Please make sure to subscribe on iTunes, and let us know what you think in the comments! Visit us at Thats-Normal.com

Hey everyone and welcome to the Totally Normal podcast! This is a very special episode because not only is it episode 69--oh yeah!--it's the first ever Totally Normal podcast about Doctor Who, called TARDIScuss. This week Emily, Laura and Lorena discuss the first episode of the new Doctor Who season, "The Woman Who Fell to Earth." This episode of Doctor Who marks a historical moment because in the show's 55-year history, this is the first time the lead has been played by a woman. Join us as we break down this thrilling element of the show, along with all the new things that come with a new series and showrunner. It's our first time doing the live broadcast, so prepare yourself for technical difficulties as we soldier through. Think of it as our regeneration phase ;)   If you like what you hear, join us live Tuesdays at 8:30 Eastern for TARDIScuss. Be sure to check out all our Doctor Who content at thats-normal.com and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest from That's Normal. Allons-y!