Synopsis
Pop culture critic John Teti invites his mom, Bonney Teti, to share her unfiltered opinions on TV, movies, music, newspaper advice columns, and more.
Episodes
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Taskmaster
26/03/2021 Duration: 48minMom reviews the British panel show TASKMASTER. Mom gets trapped by the UPS bureaucracy. Mom unleashes blueberry havoc at the grocery store.
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Derry Girls
17/03/2021 Duration: 41minMom reviews the Irish sitcom DERRY GIRLS. Mom recounts the experience of getting her COVID vaccine. The saga of the “chicken farmer” sign is told.
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This Time With Alan Partridge
08/03/2021 Duration: 46minMom reviews the BBC morning-show satire THIS TIME WITH ALAN PARTRIDGE. Mom anticipates her post-vaccination meal. Mom rejects "foam soap."
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Stath Lets Flats
28/02/2021 Duration: 33minMom reviews the British workplace comedy STATH LETS FLATS. Mom remembers her meteorologist cousin Bob Kudzma. John doesn't see why he should photograph his roof ice.
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The Chase (2021)
19/02/2021 Duration: 42minMom reviews the ABC game show THE CHASE. The elderly citizens in a doctor's waiting room raise Mom's ire. Mom wonders why Tom Selleck needs more money.
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Super Bowl LV
10/02/2021 Duration: 44minMom reviews the televised football contest SUPER BOWL LV. Mom tries not to laugh when a guy burps at the eye doctor's office. John does his Lt. Columbo impersonation.
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The Hustler
01/02/2021 Duration: 44minMom reviews the Craig Ferguson-hosted game of deception, THE HUSTLER. John explores proper protocol for helping someone find a lost item. Mom disdains televised vomit.
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2020 Christmas Special
23/12/2020 Duration: 31minMom and John give each other a Christmas-themed quiz. Mom encounters the perils of modern speech-to-text technology. A bucket of tea wrappers forms the basis of a new listener contest.
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12 Dates of Christmas
17/12/2020 Duration: 45minMom reviews the dating reality show 12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS. Mom is confounded by perfume commercials on television. Mom gives the local postmaster an earful, again
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How To With John Wilson
08/12/2020 Duration: 49minMom reviews HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON. Mom tests John and the listeners with a Christmas-themed quiz. Mom wonders what she should do with a can of nickels.
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Animaniacs (2020)
28/11/2020 Duration: 39minMom reviews the ANIMANIACS reboot. Mom bids a bittersweet farewell to the FedEx delivery guy. John wishes the listeners a happy Thanksgivening.
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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
19/11/2020 Duration: 46minMom reviews BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM. Mom explores a regret from the last hours of her own mom's life. Mom breaks down a video of a person in a rat costume dragging a pizza up some stairs.
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Remembering Alex Trebek
11/11/2020 Duration: 34minMom and John reflect on the life of Alex Trebek. The election results ripple through Mom's corner of rural New Hampshire. An encounter with a helicopter has Mom thinking about submarines.
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2020)
03/11/2020 Duration: 44minMom reviews the WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE revival. John works himself into a froth over Joel McHale's MILLIONAIRE appearance. Mom cancels her subscription to the local rag.
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Supermarket Sweep (2020)
26/10/2020 Duration: 42minMom reviews the new revival of SUPERMARKET SWEEP. A rogue FedEx driver gives Mom a cardio workout she didn't ask for. The telephone rings.
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Fargo, season 4
19/10/2020 Duration: 44minMom reviews the new season of the FX drama series FARGO. Mom recalls the time her cat got stoned. John wonders why there’s never been a “Pop Mom-In-Law” segment.
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An old episode of The $100,000 Pyramid
13/10/2020 Duration: 42minMom and John remember Charlie Siebert from the old "$100,000 Pyramid" show. Mom gets covid price-gouged on NFL-licensed fabric. Winners of the Kit Kat Flavor & Slogan Dual Innovation Contest are announced.
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Japanese Kit-Kats
05/10/2020 Duration: 31minMom reviews a bunch of distinctively flavored Kit Kat candy bars. Rarely heard supporting character Pop Wife appears as a guest judge. Mom inflames and soothes political tensions in her neighborhood.
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Zenimation
12/06/2020 Duration: 25minMom snoops on the neighbors. Mom briefly reviews Disney's ZENIMATION. Entries from the "half a gross" listener contest are discussed and enjoyed by all.