Episodes
Jenna and Caroline discuss "Can I Come Up Now?", in which David plans his ex-fianceé's father's funeral, George reveals that he has a secret son and Ruth insists on visiting him, Claire dates the Matthew Barney of LAC-Arts, and Nate visits a psychic, who insists Lisa isn't dead.
Published 05/11/22
Jenna and Caroline discuss "Parallel Play," in which Nate and Maya both have play dates at the home of Madeline from Mommy and Me, Claire attends Jimmy's party and becomes increasingly intrigued by Edie, Sofia masterfully manipulates Rico, Arthur gets a makeover from David and then resigns, and the Fisher family sets fire to a whole bunch of furniture.
Published 04/27/22
Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Megan Goodwin discuss "In Case of Rapture," in which a woman dies after mistaking helium-filled sex dolls for angels, Nate quits his job, Claire makes some  important new art school friends, Arthur and George butt heads, Rico falls deeper down the Sophia rabbit hole, and David has an unexpected tryst with a plumber.
Published 04/14/22
Welcome back, listeners! Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Amanda Maciel discuss the extremely intense season four premiere, "Falling Into Place," which picks up moments after season three left off. David and Nate claim Lisa's body, Claire comes clean to Russell about her abortion, Ruth and George revel in their horrifying wedded bliss, and Nate clashes with Lisa's family about her burial and ultimately takes matters into his own hands.
Published 03/30/22
Happy holidays to all our listeners who are celebrating today! If you need an escape from the holiday chaos, spend an hour with a pre-pandemic Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Nick McCarthy as they discuss season 2, episode 8, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." A badass Santa is laid to rest very loudly, Nikolai is beaten by Russian mobsters, Billy returns, and all the Fishers experience Christmas flashbacks. We look forward to being back in your ears in the new year!
Published 12/25/21
Jenna, Caroline, and producer Alison discuss the season three finale, in which Nate gets terrible news and tries to self-destruct, David and Keith reconcile, Claire takes a trip to the afterlife with Ghost Dad, Ruth and George get married, Brenda goes on a date, and Rico makes some truly terrible choices. See you next season, listeners!
Published 12/02/21
Jenna and Caroline discuss "Twilight," in which a serial killer is executed and Nate briefly takes up with his daughter, David ends things with Keith, Ruth's relationship with George moves forward at an alarming pace, and Brenda takes Claire to get an abortion.
Published 11/18/21
Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Nadia Chaudhury discuss "Death Works Overtime," in which the police and highway patrol ineffectively search for Lisa, Russell ineffectively attempts to reconcile with Claire, Vanessa ineffectively tries to deal with her depression by making some enormous impulse purchases, and the Chenowiths VERY ineffectively scatter Bern's ashes.
Published 11/04/21
Jenna and Caroline discuss "Everyone Leaves," in which Keith and David attend a Charles family funeral, Ruth stops pursuing Arthur, Claire breaks up with Russell after a big revelation, Lisa departs to visit her sister, and Brenda's living situation with Billy becomes a complete and utter nightmare.
Published 10/21/21
Jenna and Caroline discuss "The Opening," in which Russell and Claire exhibit their art at an alumni benefit, Ruth and Arthur bond in the strangest possible way, Keith and David try to navigate their newly open relationship, Vanessa suffers from depression, Nate and Lisa crawl into a plastic pyramid and discuss revamping their marriage, and the Chenowiths oh-so-triumphantly return to our screens.
Published 10/07/21
Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Eric Shethar discuss "Tears, Bones, and Desire," in which Keith and David play an endless game of gay paintball, Lisa lightly stalks Brenda, Ruth puts the moves on Arthur, Olivier sends Claire on a punishing errand in Azusa, and the Fisher house is overrun by the wives and children of a dead commune leader.
Published 09/09/21
Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Jeff Scherer discuss "Timing and Space," in which Nate attends Brenda's father's funeral (and takes Maya with him, causing Lisa to lose her mind), David and Keith attend the longest brunch in history, and Ruth spies on Arthur as he goes running for the first time.
Published 08/26/21
Jenna and Caroline discuss "Making Love Work," in which Nate and Lisa go on an incredibly stressful camping trip with Todd and Dana, Ruth is utterly smitten with Arthur and his hankies, and Claire and Russell dive headlong into romance, despite David's warnings.
Published 08/12/21
Jenna and Caroline discuss "The Trap," in which Ruth gets to know Arthur, the Fishers' new live-in apprentice, Nate and Brenda go out for drinks and discuss their past, David gets closer with his new friends from chorus, and Olivier tries to come between Claire and Russell by hiring Claire as his "assistant."
Published 07/29/21
Jenna and Caroline discuss "Nobody Sleeps," in which the Fishers hold an elaborate opera-themed funeral and Lisa throws a birthday party for Ruth, which is massively improved by Bettina's chaotic presence and ends in a creepy foot massage.
Published 07/15/21
Jenna and Caroline discuss "The Eye Inside," in which David and Keith vacation at the dingiest "resort" ever built, Bettina teaches Ruth how to shoplift, Claire breaks up with Smudgy Billy, Nate and Lisa move into the Fisher house after Lisa quits her job, and Russell and Claire start class with their eccentric new professor, Olivier.
Published 07/01/21
Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Amanda Maciel discuss "You Never Know," in which David and Rico clash over holding a funeral for a shooter, Lisa and Nate throw an awkward dinner party, Aunt Sarah attempts to detox from Vicodin, and both Ruth and Claire make truly excellent new friends.
Published 06/17/21
At long last, Jenna and Caroline are back to discuss the season three premiere, "Perfect Circles," in which Nate may or may not be dead... or possibly both? David has a new hobby, Claire has a new hookup, Keith has a new job, and Lisa has a truly bananas new boss. 
Published 06/03/21
Jenna, Caroline, and special guest (and producer!) Alison Cherry discuss the season two finale, "The Last Time," in which Rico becomes a partner at Fisher and Sons, Brenda grapples with her sex addition, Claire interviews for art school, Ruth finally quits her job, and Nate undergoes risky surgery for his AVM, necessitating many uncharacteristically honest conversations with his family.
Published 02/05/20
Jenna and Caroline discuss "I'll Take You," in which Ruth and Nikolai break up, Keith and David fight for custody of Taylor, Rico and Vanessa receive an unexpected inheritance, a certain yin-yang baseball cap sends Brenda and Nate into a tailspin, and Lisa gives birth to Maya. 
Published 01/29/20
Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Erica Jensen discuss "The Liar and the Whore," in which Nate tells Brenda that Lisa is pregnant, Keith and David fight with Keith's parents for custody of Taylor, Ruth pays Nikolai's debt with her carpetbag full of money, Brenda does unspeakable things with two surfer teens, and a woman is murdered with a hot dog.
Published 01/22/20
Jenna and Caroline discuss "The Secret," in which Karla falls to a new low, Brenda attends the least sexy sex party of all time, Claire illegally photographs some dead people, Nikolai says some surprisingly incisive things to Ruth, and Nate has a truly bonkers dream about the ghosts of his aborted children.
Published 01/15/20
Join Jenna and Caroline for a discussion of "Someone Else's Eyes," in which Claire reconnects with Billy and helps him with a borderline-inappropriate photography project, Keith gets Karla into outpatient rehab, broken-legged Nikolai continues to be an enormous nuisance to everyone, and Lisa reveals a VERY BIG surprise to Nate.
Published 01/08/20
This week we're celebrating Christmas the best way we know how: with a big-ass biker funeral. Jenna, Caroline, and special guest Nick McCarthy discuss "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," in which a badass Santa is laid to rest, Nikolai is beaten by Russian mobsters and ends up living on Ruth's couch, Billy returns, and all the Fishers experience Christmas flashbacks to their last moments with Nate Sr. Happy holidays to everyone who's celebrating!
Published 12/25/19