Mom and Me Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/mom-and-me These are the musings and antics of a retired high school English teacher and her son, exploring everything from bugs to video games, miniature carpets to whale farts, poems to platitudes, with a dallop of cynicism and heeping cup of not taking life too seriously. 2024 Mom and Me 9ef4c8f8-3075-5a07-ac6f-0f5b775ecbb8 yes en Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:00:16 -0500 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:03:29 -0500 https://img.transistorcdn.com/yy0R1gChnkuBI9mrWfnEDTqFpZL5cYIIbynxugjfX7I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzUwMjAxLzE3MDkw/NzU0NjQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Mom and Me episodic Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker These are the musings and antics of a retired high school English teacher and her son, exploring everything from bugs to video games, miniature carpets to whale farts, poems to platitudes, with a dallop of cynicism and heeping cup of not taking life too seriously. These are the musings and antics of a retired high school English teacher and her son, exploring everything from bugs to video games, miniature carpets to whale farts, poems to platitudes, with a dallop of cynicism and heeping cup of not taking life too seriously. Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Laurie Walker imlolly211@gmail.com No Yes Aaron 40th Birthday Episode Aaron 40th Birthday Episode bonus 199d6f98-0c1c-47d5-9128-4b23b8db539d https://share.transistor.fm/s/f01e8d3b In grand fashion, we find a 40-year-old on his 40th birthday spending the first part of his day with the coolest Cats in town, aka Mom and Betsy, our wonderful host and studio owner/engineer. In grand fashion, Betsy had a spread awaiting our arrival, nothing forgotten, and a Drinkmore, "Bob Perini" water cooler cameo in the background was the icing on the rainbow cake, which Betsy also whipped out post-recording. Time spent with wise and cynical women is time never wasted, they say, and we hope you may find some wisdom in this 'coming-of-age' special episode.

]]> In grand fashion, we find a 40-year-old on his 40th birthday spending the first part of his day with the coolest Cats in town, aka Mom and Betsy, our wonderful host and studio owner/engineer. In grand fashion, Betsy had a spread awaiting our arrival, nothing forgotten, and a Drinkmore, "Bob Perini" water cooler cameo in the background was the icing on the rainbow cake, which Betsy also whipped out post-recording. Time spent with wise and cynical women is time never wasted, they say, and we hope you may find some wisdom in this 'coming-of-age' special episode.

]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 2772 In grand fashion, we find a 40-year-old on his 40th birthday spending the first part of his day with the coolest Cats in town, aka Mom and Betsy, our wonderful host and studio owner/engineer. In grand fashion, Betsy had a spread awaiting our arrival, nothing forgotten, and a Drinkmore, "Bob Perini" water cooler cameo in the background was the icing on the rainbow cake, which Betsy also whipped out post-recording. Time spent with wise and cynical women is time never wasted, they say, and we hope you may find some wisdom in this 'coming-of-age' special episode.

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes The Cannabis Conversations 2 2 6 6 The Cannabis Conversations full 6a7e6cac-2d9d-4378-95ec-ea0b201a71f6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/775e5c71 "I may have just shared that my edible kicked in, which is apropo because in today's episode, we're going to explore what dabs are, share our first experiences with cannabis, and generational perspectives." - Laurie Walker, aka, Mom

]]> "I may have just shared that my edible kicked in, which is apropo because in today's episode, we're going to explore what dabs are, share our first experiences with cannabis, and generational perspectives." - Laurie Walker, aka, Mom

]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 3175 "I may have just shared that my edible kicked in, which is apropo because in today's episode, we're going to explore what dabs are, share our first experiences with cannabis, and generational perspectives." - Laurie Walker, aka, Mom

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes Awkward 2 2 5 5 Awkward full 57fdb9c0-ef86-4c4c-a98e-3248eacaa717 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0462e9de "...We're diving right into the most embarassing, cringeworthy, and downright most awkward moments of our lives" - It's not that dramatic, really, but it sure is relatable! Kiss the woman of your dreams and find out she's your twin sister? Only in a galaxy far, far, away...

]]> "...We're diving right into the most embarassing, cringeworthy, and downright most awkward moments of our lives" - It's not that dramatic, really, but it sure is relatable! Kiss the woman of your dreams and find out she's your twin sister? Only in a galaxy far, far, away...

]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 3392 "...We're diving right into the most embarassing, cringeworthy, and downright most awkward moments of our lives" - It's not that dramatic, really, but it sure is relatable! Kiss the woman of your dreams and find out she's your twin sister? Only in a galaxy far, far, away...

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes You've Got a Friend 2 2 4 4 You've Got a Friend full dffc1442-582a-4b21-b4e5-584761089a31 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0b764297 Episode 4 of Season 2, "You've Got A Friend," explores the myriad of 'friend groups' we have, from childhood to school, camp, work, family, and even some peripheral friends of friends of friends, which are hardly even acquaintences at that point.

"People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime..." - Brian A. “Drew” Chalker

]]> Episode 4 of Season 2, "You've Got A Friend," explores the myriad of 'friend groups' we have, from childhood to school, camp, work, family, and even some peripheral friends of friends of friends, which are hardly even acquaintences at that point.

"People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime..." - Brian A. “Drew” Chalker

]]> Mon, 21 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 2190 Episode 4 of Season 2, "You've Got A Friend," explores the myriad of 'friend groups' we have, from childhood to school, camp, work, family, and even some peripheral friends of friends of friends, which are hardly even acquaintences at that point.

"People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime..." - Brian A. “Drew” Chalker

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes Parenting 2 2 3 3 Parenting full f410ff0f-3970-4dfc-8731-a4ec83cf2453 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ed187926 We welcome a very special guest to our third episode of season 2. It's "Mom and We," as the first child, aka Brandon Harris Walker, joins us to share all the latest parenting hacks, shortcuts, and special techniques, jk there are no hacks, this is your life now. And if you're not parenting, we hope this makes you appreciate all of the extra free time you have, even if that time is spent blowing bubbles on your porch during a thunder storm, which is actually quite fun and cathartic; you should try it.

]]> We welcome a very special guest to our third episode of season 2. It's "Mom and We," as the first child, aka Brandon Harris Walker, joins us to share all the latest parenting hacks, shortcuts, and special techniques, jk there are no hacks, this is your life now. And if you're not parenting, we hope this makes you appreciate all of the extra free time you have, even if that time is spent blowing bubbles on your porch during a thunder storm, which is actually quite fun and cathartic; you should try it.

]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:45:33 -0400 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 2787 We welcome a very special guest to our third episode of season 2. It's "Mom and We," as the first child, aka Brandon Harris Walker, joins us to share all the latest parenting hacks, shortcuts, and special techniques, jk there are no hacks, this is your life now. And if you're not parenting, we hope this makes you appreciate all of the extra free time you have, even if that time is spent blowing bubbles on your porch during a thunder storm, which is actually quite fun and cathartic; you should try it.

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes Number 2 2 2 2 2 Number 2 full 7f99e5f8-4203-4bbd-92ca-214ea3346d6f https://share.transistor.fm/s/302817e8 In Season 2, Episode 2, we have a lot of shit to unload. Why? Do we need a reason to give shit away? We already broadcast our podcast for free, anyway, so we'll let this shit slide. It's good to be back at BH Audio after an involuntary hiatus, which can only mean that we've been brewing some special shit, just for you! JK, we do this shit for us AND we appreciate anyone and everyone who happens to stumble upon our random shit to unshittify their day, even just a smidge. To appreciating the shit we have and getting into some shit with the people we love.

]]> In Season 2, Episode 2, we have a lot of shit to unload. Why? Do we need a reason to give shit away? We already broadcast our podcast for free, anyway, so we'll let this shit slide. It's good to be back at BH Audio after an involuntary hiatus, which can only mean that we've been brewing some special shit, just for you! JK, we do this shit for us AND we appreciate anyone and everyone who happens to stumble upon our random shit to unshittify their day, even just a smidge. To appreciating the shit we have and getting into some shit with the people we love.

]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 1643 In Season 2, Episode 2, we have a lot of shit to unload. Why? Do we need a reason to give shit away? We already broadcast our podcast for free, anyway, so we'll let this shit slide. It's good to be back at BH Audio after an involuntary hiatus, which can only mean that we've been brewing some special shit, just for you! JK, we do this shit for us AND we appreciate anyone and everyone who happens to stumble upon our random shit to unshittify their day, even just a smidge. To appreciating the shit we have and getting into some shit with the people we love.

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes Renaissance (Epilogue) 2 2 1 1 Renaissance (Epilogue) full 5ad86cd3-d6bd-4680-8dfb-da516736b11b https://share.transistor.fm/s/e9abb2cc We hope you enjoy this raw, unedited epilogue from our first episode of season 2. Unbeknownst to us, our lovely producer and studio owner, Betsy, kept the recording on and captured this little gem of us tooting our own horns, giggling uncontrollably, and generally feeling pretty darn good about our season 2 premier episode, which may in fact go down as the single greatest episode in the history of podcasts titled "Mom and Me."

]]> We hope you enjoy this raw, unedited epilogue from our first episode of season 2. Unbeknownst to us, our lovely producer and studio owner, Betsy, kept the recording on and captured this little gem of us tooting our own horns, giggling uncontrollably, and generally feeling pretty darn good about our season 2 premier episode, which may in fact go down as the single greatest episode in the history of podcasts titled "Mom and Me."

]]> Tue, 11 Feb 2025 05:30:00 -0500 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 553 We hope you enjoy this raw, unedited epilogue from our first episode of season 2. Unbeknownst to us, our lovely producer and studio owner, Betsy, kept the recording on and captured this little gem of us tooting our own horns, giggling uncontrollably, and generally feeling pretty darn good about our season 2 premier episode, which may in fact go down as the single greatest episode in the history of podcasts titled "Mom and Me."

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes Renaissance 2 2 1 1 Renaissance full 481ea856-4d02-41a8-957a-38d714b89585 https://share.transistor.fm/s/038ee99f Here we go again! Season 2 starts anew with the one and only Mom, aka Ms. Walker, dripping with rizz (slang for charisma, yeah I know, the kids these days...). Anyway, Mom delivers a masterful monologue on Le Renaissance and we divert our attention to a modern Leo Davinci and dear friend to Mom, and of course, conjure up some tangential nonsense sprinkled with sentimental moments guaranteed to warm your soul, or maybe that's your hot bevvy?

]]> Here we go again! Season 2 starts anew with the one and only Mom, aka Ms. Walker, dripping with rizz (slang for charisma, yeah I know, the kids these days...). Anyway, Mom delivers a masterful monologue on Le Renaissance and we divert our attention to a modern Leo Davinci and dear friend to Mom, and of course, conjure up some tangential nonsense sprinkled with sentimental moments guaranteed to warm your soul, or maybe that's your hot bevvy?

]]> Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 2035 Here we go again! Season 2 starts anew with the one and only Mom, aka Ms. Walker, dripping with rizz (slang for charisma, yeah I know, the kids these days...). Anyway, Mom delivers a masterful monologue on Le Renaissance and we divert our attention to a modern Leo Davinci and dear friend to Mom, and of course, conjure up some tangential nonsense sprinkled with sentimental moments guaranteed to warm your soul, or maybe that's your hot bevvy?

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes Playboy and Sweetarts 1 1 6 6 Playboy and Sweetarts full 8aaae914-bd22-4f57-bd60-77d8b704509b https://share.transistor.fm/s/12fe65e9 Our 6th and final episode of season 1 takes a trip down (or could it be up?) memory lane. Mom daydreams of E. E. Cummings and seasons changing and we deep dive into platitudes. 

Hey Mom, we did it! Better late than never...[<--That's a platitude]

]]> Our 6th and final episode of season 1 takes a trip down (or could it be up?) memory lane. Mom daydreams of E. E. Cummings and seasons changing and we deep dive into platitudes. 

Hey Mom, we did it! Better late than never...[<--That's a platitude]

]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:15:00 -0400 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 2271 Our 6th and final episode of season 1 takes a trip down (or could it be up?) memory lane. Mom daydreams of E. E. Cummings and seasons changing and we deep dive into platitudes. 

Hey Mom, we did it! Better late than never...[<--That's a platitude]

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental No The Sounds of Silence 1 1 5 5 The Sounds of Silence full 81264c8d-e1cf-48d4-84d9-e8a9e8698991 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0291abae Can you hear that? Episode 5 sounds like a good time, especially if you have ears. Have you heard of Misophonia? Will you learn something new this episode? Probably. Will we talk about whale farts? Outlook is good. 

]]> Can you hear that? Episode 5 sounds like a good time, especially if you have ears. Have you heard of Misophonia? Will you learn something new this episode? Probably. Will we talk about whale farts? Outlook is good. 

]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0400 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 2377 Can you hear that? Episode 5 sounds like a good time, especially if you have ears. Have you heard of Misophonia? Will you learn something new this episode? Probably. Will we talk about whale farts? Outlook is good. 

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes That Smell 1 1 4 4 That Smell full f5b50a17-c15e-4fc0-9a32-7f9d92132931 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3b6325df  Mom hits her stride in episode 4 as we talk about all types of smells and how they make us feel, where they can take us, and the start of our "Fart in a Jar" venture to present on Shark Tank.

]]>  Mom hits her stride in episode 4 as we talk about all types of smells and how they make us feel, where they can take us, and the start of our "Fart in a Jar" venture to present on Shark Tank.

]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2024 04:20:00 -0400 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 2138  Mom hits her stride in episode 4 as we talk about all types of smells and how they make us feel, where they can take us, and the start of our "Fart in a Jar" venture to present on Shark Tank.

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes Don't Bug Me 1 1 3 3 Don't Bug Me full 642fc24d-d9f9-4438-a89c-4f378b594256 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1710c579 Episode 3 has us buzzing with buggy conversations - basement dwellers, very hungry caterpillars, lantern flies and other fun invasive species, oh my! 

]]> Episode 3 has us buzzing with buggy conversations - basement dwellers, very hungry caterpillars, lantern flies and other fun invasive species, oh my! 

]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 04:30:00 -0400 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 2093 Episode 3 has us buzzing with buggy conversations - basement dwellers, very hungry caterpillars, lantern flies and other fun invasive species, oh my! 

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes The Games People Play 1 1 2 2 The Games People Play full 79189726-1c66-4df3-8eac-1ce0f5fcb082 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fdc8c392 Hey Mom, I think we're getting the hang of this! Episode 2 is about one of our favorite activities - gaming! Mom is still figuring out how to use the "lamp" aka microphone and I reminisce on my not-so-different younger self.

]]> Hey Mom, I think we're getting the hang of this! Episode 2 is about one of our favorite activities - gaming! Mom is still figuring out how to use the "lamp" aka microphone and I reminisce on my not-so-different younger self.

]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0400 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 1666 Hey Mom, I think we're getting the hang of this! Episode 2 is about one of our favorite activities - gaming! Mom is still figuring out how to use the "lamp" aka microphone and I reminisce on my not-so-different younger self.

]]> humor, light-hearted, thoughtful, cynical, silly, witty, gamers, gamer Yes Word Play 1 1 1 1 Word Play full 7ae4fc9c-7ae0-4ce7-bf21-05fc8d556fe1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cefcf07b Our very first episode jumps right in...the middle of laughter because Mom was inquiring about what she thought was the microphone, but was in fact - a lamp. And the rest writes itself as we dive into the origin of our podcast and our affinity for language and plays on words.  

]]> Our very first episode jumps right in...the middle of laughter because Mom was inquiring about what she thought was the microphone, but was in fact - a lamp. And the rest writes itself as we dive into the origin of our podcast and our affinity for language and plays on words.  

]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:30:00 -0500 Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker Laurie Walker and Aaron Walker 2090 Our very first episode jumps right in...the middle of laughter because Mom was inquiring about what she thought was the microphone, but was in fact - a lamp. And the rest writes itself as we dive into the origin of our podcast and our affinity for language and plays on words.  

]]> Humor, Light-hearted, thoughtful, family, silly, organic, heartfelt, raw, sentimental Yes