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Home About Sophie Hudson Books A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet Home is Where My People Are Giddy Up, Eunice All in All Stand All the Way Up Booking Speaking Calendar Contact Book Club BooMama Read by tens of people every single day The Big Boo Cast, Episode 195 29 July 2020 by Sophie If you’ve been listening to the podcast pretty regularly the last couple of months, then you have heard Melanie and me mention the Netflix series Somebody Feel Phil over and over again. Melanie started watching (after Karen Howell recommended it, if memory serves), and then I started watching, and here we are, roughly six weeks later, both certifiably obsessed with it. Because it is FANTASTIC. So you can imagine how delighted we are to tell you that, in one of the most unexpected occurrences in lo, all of our podcasting years, Phil Rosenthal from Somebody Feed Phil is our guest on this episode. Sometimes life comes at you fast, my friends. You’ll hear the story of how all of this came to be at the beginning of the episode, and then for the rest of the episode you’ll hear Phil be super funny and wise and inspiring. It was such a joy to talk with him, and it was also confirmation that 1) we cannot wait to travel again and 2) Phil really is our Quarantine All-Star. Next week we’ll be back with our usual shenanigans, and it’ll just be Melanie and me again. Unless Melanie gets in touch with Jimbo Fisher – in which case, all bets are off. Enjoy, y’all! Become a Patron! You can click here to listen. Or here . You can even listen right here on the blog. And if you’re on the Facebook, well, we are, too . We’d love for you to subscribe on iTunes , and we’d be honored if you’d leave us a review . Show Notes: – Lenox Hill on Netflix – Phil Rosenthal, Prince Among Men – Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix – You’re Lucky You’re Funny by Phil Rosenthal – The Chris Farley Show sketch – Anthony Bourdain – Massimo Bottura – Chef’s Table Season 1 on Netflix – “Earth’s Greatest Hits” on I’ll Have What Phil’s Having – Phil Rosenthal / Somebody Feed Phil website – with links to all the places and restaurants he has visited (plus merch!) – Century Old Eggs Sponsors: – School Mask Pack – Thrive Market (use this link for a free membership and a free gift of your choosing, worth up to $22) – Hydrant (use promo code BIGBOO for 25% off your first order) Share: Leave a Comment Filed Under: Rambling The Big Boo Cast, Episode 194 23 July 2020 by Sophie I feel like I can speak for most Mississippi State fans and say that when it comes to Mike Leach being named our head football coach earlier this year, we’re all still pinching ourselves. And listen – Melanie has been just as excited as I have been. That is because Mike Leach is a genius, and he is a college football legend, and the SEC will be better with him in it. So needless to say, we are absolutely beside ourselves that he is our guest on this episode of the podcast. How did this even happen? Well, it is all because of a Twitter wager, you understand. Dave Emerick , who is on the football staff at State, told us a few weeks ago (after I asked about the possibility of interviewing Coach Leach) that if we could get 1,000 likes on his tweet, he would get Coach Leach on the podcast. Well, our beloved podcast listeners more than came through, and about a week ago, Melanie and I got to talk to Coach Leach. The whole experience did not disappoint. In fact, it DELIGHTED us. The first part of the episode is Melanie and me giving this whole situation some context, and our conversation with Coach Leach starts around 25:40. You’ll be happy to know that Melanie was able to voice her grievance about Deshazor Everett’s targeting call, and Coach Leach has a couple of bad call grievances himself. We also talk about Mississippi and his favorite game at Texas Tech and his favorite books so far this year. Among other things. The best part? Coach Leach was all we expected and more: kind, smart, funny, gracious, and a real straight-shooter. We think you’ll agree. Enjoy, y’all! Become a Patron! You can click here to listen. Or here . You can even listen right here on the blog. And if you’re on the Facebook, well, we are, too . We’d love for you to subscribe on iTunes , and we’d be honored if you’d leave us a review . Show Notes: – Coach Fran – Nick “Lou” Saban – Coach Mike Leach – The video that made Sophie clap her hands when Coach Leach was named head football coach at Mississippi State – Melanie predicted Coach Leach’s hiring (go to 47:23 in the episode) – The tweet that brought Coach Leach to the podcast – The very strange Egg Bowl ending that set the wheels in motion for Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach to move to Mississippi colleges – The Texas Tech / Texas game that Coach Leach remembers very fondly – “Texas Back in 1880” – Melanie’s Deshazor Everett heartache – The Last Dance – Michael Lewis – Bill Bryson – The Lost Continent – Henry Crumpton – The Art of Intelligence – Operation Odessa (not for the children, and a little racy at the beginning, but Melanie says it’s fascinating) – Narcos (again, not for the children, but again, Melanie and P are fans) – Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach – Geronimo: Leadership Strategies of an American Warrior by Mike Leach Sponsors: – Magic Spoon (promo code BIGBOO for free shipping) – Native (promo code BIGBOO for 20% off your first order) – Best Fiends (download from the Apple App Store or Google Play) Share: 3 Comments Filed Under: Rambling The Big Boo Cast, Episode 193 16 July 2020 by Sophie The credit for this whole episode goes to Melanie, who suggested that we have a conversation about the books that have shaped us over the course of our lives. So what we have here in Ye Olde 193 is a discussion of Books We Have Loved - from childhood … [Continue reading] 1 Comment Filed Under: Rambling The Big Boo Cast, Episode 192 8 July 2020 by Sophie To absolutely no one's surprise, we talk a whole lot about Hamilton in this episode. And also Somebody Feed Phil. And then maybe a little more about Hamilton. But really, all of that pales in comparison to Melanie's ranch adventures on the 4th of … [Continue reading] Filed Under: Rambling The Big Boo Cast, Episode 191 1 July 2020 by Sophie So Melanie and I are taking a little break this week, but we're sharing an episode that will be new to most of you. Last month on Patreon we did a Closer Look episode on health and body image, and we got more feedback - comments, DMs, emails - than … [Continue reading] Filed Under: Rambling The Big Boo Cast, Episode 190 25 June 2020 by Sophie This episode is a real hodge-podge, which might well be our very favorite kind. We talk about corn and laundry detergent and hair ties and Melanie's pre-Hamilton television concerns. 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