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This is it! Numero 50. The end has come. Babs & Coop set out to entertain opposite sides of topical conversations; and it only took 50 episodes for Babs to become bitter and full of rage just like her heroic co-host! Bike lanes are dumb and useless, Citadel Hill is a relic and a pylon and PEI rules; pretty much sum up the soul of the past 50 episodes. In this final episode, the two bring their complete Afterthoughts of the pod, Spirit captain Andi comes to visit and Producer Marc is hungover. Strong Feelings asks - are we entering a period of "great rudeness" as a result of "living our lives.." that we are unable to return from? News Flash has Babs spinning over the Gabbie Pettito case; and Jack Brennan is here. Girl Talk asks, why can't Moms be free to be dirtbags like Dads? Dad seg has Coop wondering if his daughter will listen to the pod when she's older and be horrified or proud? However, it turns out everything on the internet lasts forever, except podcasts on Spotify bahahahahahaaa so Coop's daughter is S.O.L. Hospitality Hot Takes offers free, important advice for the thousandth and final time - please people pay attention so Babs doesn't explode. And as always, Songs of the week & Quick 3!   It's been fun. Thanks for listening.

Afterthoughts covers the first day of school for 'daughter of the pod' and you'll never guess who called Coop ON the first day of school!!  Babs loses consciousness and gets a new nickname; Coop goes to his first non-Bartender party on a Saturday night, and it turns out he has no clue how to have fun. Babs has Strong Feelings towards the special snowflake, social media keyboard warriors who glamorize "the grind". Stop, just stop. Christmas comes early for Mr. Wonderful in News Flash, as he got to take away the gift of "Phase 5" from everyone! He's never been happier, ever; like actually. Girl Talk dives into taboo dinner conversation - and what do you do when an anti-vax, Covid denyer is sitting at your table and starts runnin' their mouth? Dad Seg brings to light a long time beef Coop has with the moron parents trying to save a buck by cycling everywhere; all the while filling their children's lungs with carbon monoxide; way to go, dummies...  Songs of the Week & Quick 3!

Babs moved and she made everyone hear about it!! Junebody, frontman Connor, gets a lesson in how you acquired music before Spotify… all in Afterthoughts.  What’s new? Why is Coop buying all the school supplies??!! School’s know Staples will deliver same day, right??!! Strong Feelings reignites an old beef Babs has with the dumb students and their parents.  News Flash reinforces Coop’s long standing belief that men in fact suck and women are better.  Girl Talk asks the age old question: Blonde or Brunette?  Dad Seg clarifies how Coop and wife of the pod go about selecting their child’s emergency contact - does Babs make the cut..??  One more thing about PEI, Song of the week & Quick 3! 

Our hosts love to admit when they’re wrong and boy, oh boy was Coop wrong about COVID…  Plus, Coop & Babs give much deserved shout outs to their amazing listeners for “Afterthoughts”.  Big, biiiiiiiiig PEI vacay recap and a moving apartments update from Babs in, “What’s New”.  RIP Charlie Watts and the greatest rock band of all time - are there any current/modern bands that will have the longevity of the Stones? Babs & Coop discuss the practicality of vax passes and the moronic walking dead that oppose them.  Recap Maddie got several stitches over her eye - guess how it happened??!!  Babs asks Coop about the “career” advice he’ll give to his young daughter in, “Dad Seg”.  Babs clarifies Restaurant Contact Tracing protocols for the thousandth time…. Song of the week & Quick 3! 

Afterthoughts comes in with heavy emotion with thank yous from Coop regarding his retirement from Bartending. And the great debate continues!! No, not the Beaches & Lakes thing - that’s been settled… Beaches are for Oceans and Lakes are slimy leech puddles. This time we ask - what constitutes a stellar breakfast sammie - and where do we get one??!!  What’s new with our hosts? They’re both going on vacation - separately -  to the same place…. of course.  Strong Feelings shines a light on how interpersonal skills are like any other skill - if you don’t practice that skill regularly, then it will diminish. Turns out, 18 months of pandemic closures and working from home has rendered a majority of the public shockingly inept at doing life at an adult level.  News Flash talks about a real POS nurse from Germany.  Coop shouts out the kick-ass women he gets to coach every day in Girl Talk. And Babs asks about homework in Dad Seg.  Coop & Babs reveal their future plans in Hospitality Hot Take!  Songs of the week & Quick 3! 

Coop revisits the 10th ring of hell - Canadian Tire; and he also has a “funny” tornado story in, Afterthoughts.  The two finally got into the city’s best brekkie sandwich shop in “What’s New..” Coop clarifies why your opinions on restaurants are only interesting to your mom; and the tourists are here and they’re in Babs’ way…. News Flash is yet again forcing the question - can we separate the Art from the Artist? Girl Talk & Dad Seg. are all about fashion; Songs of the week & Quick 3! 

Babs turns 30 and celebrates her 1st year of marriage with Husband Dan! And we find out where Babs gets her technological shortcomings from …Babs has Strong Feelings about “Planners”…? She’s the only one; she’s 80. Coop wants to “Free Britney” only to watch the dumpster fire burn brighter! Coop reveals some big personal news in News Flash. Hospitality Hot Takes offers some free advice to would-be “restaurant reviewers/critics” - save your breathe - you have nothing to say. Songs of the week & Quick 3! 

Afterthoughts finally clears up some egregious discrepancies regarding Mom-of-the-Pod, Karin. Babs is (maybe) heading home to the 506!!?? And Halifax’s most eligible bachelorette, and friend of the pod, A-Munz is officially a novelist!! Babs & Coop have equally Strong Feelings about people who can’t “read a room” or who are simply inept at navigating basic social cues. News Flash talks about the most important holiday no one has ever heard of…. Girl Talk asks - should women care if men care about home decor? Babs asks Coop the aesthetic limits he’ll allow for his daughter in Dad Seg. Hospitality Hot Takes fuels the debate: look online vs. call direct ?! Songs of the week & Quick 3!

Coop kicks things off with a discussion of the “post-Covid” body language he’s been encountering in Afterthoughts. What’s new with these two? Babs has achieved perfect work / life balance. She’s also ecstatic about being able to go home to NB…or can she? Coop has Strong Feelings about wearing concert tshirts; and Babs is judgie about emails. Coop has a lot to get off his chest in News Flash and the two talk about the merits of cancelling Canada Day. Girl Talk has Babs finally dressing her age….63. Hospitality Hot Takes talks dogs; Songs of the week & Quick 3!

Your favourite pod couple is back!! Coop’s Mom is saving lives; and Coop gives a long awaited update. Some people just need to stay in their lane when it comes to “reaching out”. Question: if you don’t Instagram your vaccine, did you actually get one? News Flash opens our eyes again to the fact that we’re not the nice & innocent folks we like to think we are. Babs & Coop watched the ‘Friends’ reunion and what the heck happened to Matthew Perry??!! Girl Talk is in dreamland and Dad Seg wants to kill whoever invented “the ground is lava”. Hospitality Hot Take wants to teach you wine & spirits; but do you want to learn? Songs of the week & Quick 3! 

Babs welcomes very special guest co-host, Producer Marc! The two kick off with Babs struggling to start the show as well as Coop does, and then the embarrassment rolls right into her Afterthoughts involving Bill Paxton. What's new with them? They reveal where Coop is and elborate on how Babs has become extra awkward in this lockdown. Strong Feelings on opening sparkling wine, and Gen Z coming for the millennials again... this time with a word Babs can't even pronounce. News Flash on Ellen and more Gen Z talk makes Marc spiral into some strong feelings on "John Legend's wife". Do guys care when girls are better than them at stuff? Marc doesn't. Hospitality Hot take on #AllowTakeoutCocktails, Songs of the week & Quick 3!

Our pod heroes give some free communication advice to the NS Premier and Health Chief; will they listen? Absolutely not. Does anyone care about the Oscars or the Kentucky Derby in lockdown? Coop falls in love with Mark Wahlberg. Coop has strong feelings on the space budget; are ALL the millions really necessary? News Flash has Babs & Coop talking about how Caitlyn Jenner is running for Governor in California with help from Trump - so she sucks... and is Women’s hockey as important as Men’s hockey? FRIG YES it is - just not in NS... Girl Talk has Babs talking about her armpit hair. And Coop talks about how he would “father” those Dal U dweebs that smugly flashed their $1000 gathering fines. It’s Storytime in Hospitality Hot Takes, as Coop regales the story of the Moscow Mule. Songs of the week & Quick 3!