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Big Boo Cast: Episode 300

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Well, it’s our 300th episode – and our 15th podcast-i-versary – and Sophie and I are thrilled about both of these things. WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT. So, as you can imagine, we do a little reminiscing on this episode, but we also do a lot of talking about the here and now. That is because this is the week that Alex moves to college, and we have a lot to break down about that.

As always we recap our weekends, and it’s my turn for Five Favorites.

Hope y’all enjoy!

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Show Notes:

– Travis Cottrell

– SOURCE Nashville Hall of Fame

– Episode 195 with Phil Rosenthal

– Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix

– Episode 10, our first episode with Travis

– The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

– Korks Lori Platform Clog

– 3001 Questions book

– Enter our 15th anniversary giveaway on Melanie’s blog

– Enter our 15th anniversary giveaway on Sophie’s blog

(Giveaways from Parachute Home, Hummingbird Farms, Anthropologie, Sephora, and Amazon)

– Jones Road Miracle Balm in Dusty Rose

– Patagonia Capilene graphic tees

– Blaze Lug Sole penny loafer

– Maeve Colette leather pants

– Women’s Utility Chore jacket

– Pioneer Woman’s olive cheese bread

Sponsors:

– June’s Journey (download on the Apple App store or Google Play)

– Munk Pack (use promo code BIGBOO for 20% off your purchase)

– Thrive Causemetics (use this link for 15% off your first order)

– Rothy’s (use this link for $20 off your first purchase)

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  1. I love, love, love the podcast!!! I’m a native Texan living in California (missing my country) you and Sophie are a blessing and your voices are like a hug from home. My Amazon purchases have increased since listening and my skincare is on point. Thanks for the mental hugs and at-a-girls. XOXO to you both.

  2. Love the show, love the books, love y’all! Congrats on 300 episodes & 15 years!!! Thanks for sharing your lives with us!

  3. Congratulations on 15 years!! This podcast has been so much fun for me when I started listening around episode 200. A highlight of my week for sure! Thank you!!

  4. I have loved listening to y’all! Melanie- you don’t know this but we are 2 peas in a pod! I went to Texas a&m! Whoop! Love aggieland! My Gully is Hollie BALDRIDGE! She introduced me to y’all! We are coming to see y’all in October!!!! Can’t wait to meet y’all!

  5. I attended the Dot Mom conferences back in the day and have been a podcast listener since then! It’s always a highlight of my week!

  6. I love your podcast so very much! You make me laugh every time I listen! I’m a fancy patreon member and love the Q and A and the bookclub discussions so much! Congrats on 300 episodes and 15 years!

    • I have a friend whose child plays for Clemson and she was bemoaning last years quarterback/offense situation. I reassured her that Clemson is still ranked number 4 this year which she couldn’t believe and which I would never know aside from this podcast. Love it.

  8. I discovered BIG BOO during the beginning of COVID. My family and I were in the process of moving and I listed to two of your books in one night while getting my house ready to list. That had me – and I listened to every episode when I had finished all the books – and the I did Patreon. As ridiculous as it is – You and Soph were my only friends when I moved and had no one. Thursday mornings have long since been the highlight of my week to hang with my friends. I have purchased way to many favorites – but they have all been worth it! Your joy and genuineness is what makes BB so special. Y’all are just real girls, living real lives, and not trying to pretend it’s all perfect – but determined to make the best of whatever comes. Thanks for all the things.

    • I’ve listened since 2007! My kids have grown up with yours and now my daughter is off to college. You’ve traveled the world with me and I’m so thankful that you two found each other and blessed our world with your gifts!

  9. Listening to your podcast is one of the highlights of my week. As a mom with 2 college students and a sophomore in high school your podcast is totally relatable and makes me laugh every time! Love when things go quiet because you guys are laughing! Congratulations!!

  11. Congratulations you two! So happy for you both with this BIG accomplishment! Your podcast is my fav and I’ve been listening for so long, I can’t remember when I started. Sometimes the similarities between our 3 lives are too coincidental. I’m coming to Brenham from AZ with my mom in October – really hoping I’ll get to meet you and Sophie (I was lucky enough to meet her years ago when she spoke at a church here in Oro Vally/Tucson). Thanks for sharing your love for God and making me laugh about normal life along the way! : )

  12. Happy 300th!!! You & Sophie are my sweet southern friends. This northern girl has never seen a college football game, but I just love hearing you talk all about them! I also love your friendship with Travis. I’ve read your books & re-listened to so many of your podcasts. I just love the raccoon tales & your dogs getting kicked out of doggie daycare, to name a couple. There are so many that make me laugh! I’m so glad to have ‘met’ you both! Bless you ?

  13. Happy 300th episode!!! You two came into my life about a year ago through the podcast!!! I can’t tell you the difference you’ve made!!! I do hope to meet you both one day!!! You are the best of the best!!!

  14. I absolutely love your podcast! It’s the highlight of my week. You didn’t know that we’re in a one sided friendship, did you? Ha! It’s like listening to you guys talk on the phone each week but not in a creepy way but one that you include everyone! Happy 300th! Keep them coming!

  16. I look so forward to your podcast every week. My sister and nieces are Aggie grads, so I am a huge fan. You guys just make my heart smile! Gig ‘em! ????

  17. Congrats to you both! Seriously, y’all’s podcast is my favorite!! Love the laughs & lightheartedness!! Here’s to 15 more years!

  18. I absolutely love the podcast! Listening to the two of you is a breath of fresh air and the highlight of my week. Much love to you both! Congratulations on 15 years!!!

  21. I have enjoyed listening to the podcast for years! Melanie, I don’t even watch football, but I tuned in to that famous game where the Aggies beat Alabama, and I kept thinking of you and checking your Instagram! Y’all are a delight!

    • Congratulations on 15 years and 300 episodes! I’ve been listening for at least ten of those years, and have listened to all the episodes that I missed…ya’ll are my favorite! Thanks for making me laugh (and occasionally cry,) and for all of your “five favorites” and also gift guide ideas…I’ve definitely found some treasures! Here’s to the next fifteen years!
      -Karen (in PA)

  23. Congratulations on your 300th episode! Well done! Wednesday evening is the highlight of my week listening to the Big Boo Cast! With the level of intensity and craziness of the world today, I look forward to relaxing and laughing with y’all! every week. Keep up the good work!

  24. My 12 year old was 4 when I started listening to the BigBoo podcast, and I’ve done a lot of laughing, smiling, and listening these past 8 years. Thank you for being a source of friendship, girl talk, and all things good all these years!

  25. Love listening to y’all so much. My husband said the other day that I talk about y’all like you are members of our family ! And that is High Praise !

  26. Congratulations Melanie and Sophie! Your podcasts and books have brought so much joy to my days! I look forward to your new episodes each week, and I laugh out loud (or silently) right along with you. Here’s to the next 15 years!

  27. This fellow enneagram 9 Aggie looks forward to the podcast each Wed. I’m a displaced Texan currently living in Hawaii and I just love the taste of home your podcast provides. Way to go Big Boo!

  29. Wednesdays are my favorite day because of this podcast!!! Thanks for all the laughs over the years.

  30. Congrats on your 300th!! So glad to discover y’all when I was living in Switzerland during the lockdown. Couldn’t have survived without the podcast!

  31. Congratulations on your 15 years! You’re two of my most favorite “friends” in the world! Many smiles and chuckles to brighten my day!

  32. From day 1 listener who counts your podcast as a bright spot each week. Sweet memories listening with my sweet mama in the early year before she left for heaven. Thanks for all you do!

  33. I cant remember when I first started reading your blogs and listening to the podcast but it’s been a minute, for sure. I think my favorite part is the SEC sports talk! Love you both and appreciate what you bring to our lives!

    Go Gators! Sic’Em, Bears!

  36. Happy 300th Episode!! I have been laughing with y’all for a long time! Always fun! Melanie, your SEC & Aggie news makes my husband think I’m a real smarty pants about college football. He’s an Aggie. I hope you both have a great fall semester! It’s hard to believe you’re both empty nesters now!

    • Love your blog. My daughter heard a snippet of it while she was visiting from Seattle and said wow that’s a Southern voice! Just sounds natural to this Tennessean. . Happy Anniversary!

  37. I love this podcast so much. I heard about it initially through That Sounds Fun podcast and have been in love ever sense. I’m a southern mom who loves to hear your families antics and adventures. Thank you for all you share.

  38. I’ve been listening to the podcast from the beginning -where I had to listen to it from the blog. Good job, ladies!!

  39. Your podcast is utterly delightful! Listening always makes me feel like I’m sitting down with two trusted and hilarious friends. I’m single and live alone. And while I have many wonderful IRL friends, your two voices have been a comfort to me in some of those lonely moments that can sneak up when no one else is around. Thank you for sharing your lives, wisdom and favorites with us for all of these years!

  41. Congrats on 300! I love listening to y’all! I started following both of you and have read all of your books. Sophie even signed one of mine in Birmingham at a book signing. I love everything SEC Football and you all keep it on point. So excited for this milestone – can’t wait to hear 300 more!

  42. Long time listener here! I’ve walked through all the things with you and you are my mid-week pick me up. Thanks for the fun!!

  43. I have been a faithful listener since 2017 ! I Am a nurse and have about an hour commute to work around 4:00 a.m.. You and Sophie keep me company . I even went back and listened from episode 1 ! Y’all have come a long way ! You remind me of hanging out with my moms group of girlfriends , which is a huge compliment ! You make me giggle , cry , and buy all the things . Thanks for keeping the podcast going and congratulations on 15 years and 300 episodes !

  44. Congratulations on 300!! I enjoy listening to you and Sophie on my morning walks. Keep it up, because I need y’all for my walks.?

  46. I have listened for years and get excited each Wednesday since I know there will be a new episode. You guys are so sweet and funny.

  47. Can’t wait for your podcast to drop every week! ! You two are so much fun. Started following you when Caroline was a toddler and have so enjoyed “” watching “ her grow up.

  48. Happy 300th! I have been listening to the podcast since the dawn of time, and it is always the highlight of my week! Y’all are the best, and I really do think of you as friends even though we’ve never met. Here’s to 300 more!

  49. Congrats on 300 episodes! Y’all have definitely increased my discretionary spending with all your great recommendations. Love following the everyday adventures of you and your families!

    Also, Go Irish!??

  51. Oh my goodness! Congratulations on 300 episodes! I started listening to you girls after I heard you speak on a Focus on the Family podcast where you talked about your book The Antelope in the Living Room. I stayed up all night baking Christmas cookies and confections listening to that book, laughing my way through, as so much of it resonated with me. My husband is an outdoorsman and my mother in law is fancy too. Haha. Fast forward to now, I listen to every single episode and have read all of yours and Sophie’s books. Please keep bringing cheer into this dark world. You make me laugh every week and my heart is always just a little lighter after I listen to y’all. ???

  52. I’d like to thank the Big Boo Cast for my ever expanding Amazon purchases. ??? Yall are so relatable and fun to listen to. I’ve been a fan since the episodes were sporadic so that is a long time ago…thabks Retha for getting that worked out!

  53. Thank you for bringing so much JOY to my early morning solo walks! I thank you for being unapologetically yourselves. Happy Anniversary!

  54. Congratulations on 15 years and 300 episodes! Love that I become a listener several years ago. It’s the podcast look forward to each week. And as a Texan living in Atlanta and a Longhorn when something happens, I’m waiting for some type of comment from you that week ? congrats again!

  57. Congrats on 300 episodes! Been listening since 2015 🙂 I laughed the hardest during the beanbag episode! Love y’all!

  58. I’ve been a follower since the blog only days and I never miss a podcast! Congratulations on launching kids and 300 episodes!

  59. Long time listener, laugher, college football fan, wife, mom, grandma, empty nester boo cast fan! Congratulations on your 300th episode! Enjoy the podcast, as you would say, 100%!

  60. I loved this episode! I have been listening to you guys for years and I literally can’t wait until Thursday morning so I can listen to the podcast each week! Patreon is also amazing! Thank you for all you do!!

  62. I love all the things that you two talk about. SEC sports being one for sure but just the conversations that you allow us to be a part of makes us feel like we are in your friend group. Love your books, your love for the Lord, fashion Fridays and like many , my amazon purchases have increased weekly. Your book and Netflix recommendations are always on point.. congrats on 300th. I hope y’all keep it going for another 15 years. ?

  64. You ladies have become virtual friends! This podcast is a delightful part of my week where I feel like I am visiting with old friends. You have introduced me to great skincare products, Bama Rush tik tok, Kari, and so much more! Your books are also a treat for the soul that I have shared with friends. Congratulations on 300 episodes!!

    Notre Dame at 5?!? seriously??!!

  65. Congrats on 300!! The two of you feel like real life friends and I look forward to hearing the podcast each week. Thanks for keeping it real for 15 years 🙂

  66. I wanted to let you know of the many hundreds of miles you have run with me. I laugh out loud- it’s fine, I’m an invisible middle aged woman. While I don’t care a lick about football, I surprise my husband with various football tidbits y’all have shared. I have gone back to the beginning episodes to pass the miles as I drive my daughters to and from college. Your sarcasm is like mine. Thanks for being a highlight of my week and I hope to find a friendship like the two of yours.

  67. I absolutely love the Big Boo Cast podcast! I look forward to it every week. Keep up the laughs!

  68. Love the podcast so much… my whole family knows not to bug me on Thursday mornings because I’ll be listening while I work! 🙂 I have 3 young kids and you guys brighten my days, make me laugh out loud, and give me the opportunity to ignore my children for an hour while I listen to you, which truly is the best gift I could dream-up. 🙂 Thank you for doing what you do!!

  69. Congratulations on 15 years! I am from Mississippi and found this podcast while living in Texas for 3 years. I love hearing Sophie because I totally get it when she talks about Mississippi, and thank you Melanie for helping me understand Texas living better! Also, thanks for both of you for helping me understand football better and impress my husband when I just repeat a few things ya’ll say!

  71. I’ve loved listening to the podcast for about 5 years now! Congrats to 15 years and 300 episodes! Love y’all!

  72. Congrats on 300 episodes and 15 years! I’ve been listening since 2014 and have loved every minute of it.

  74. Happy Anniversary!!! Been a long- time listener since kids were little and now we are all empty nesters! You two have become “true friends” over the years. You have kept me fashionable, well hydrated and in the know! Thank you for the laughter , the tears and vulnerability. Love you both!!! ?

  76. I remember when y’all were so excited to have “finally” reached the 50 episode milestone. Your podcast has been a light in my life whether you were recording it infrequently or on a weekly schedule. Thank you for sharing your lives and personalities with us!

  79. I’m so proud of you guys for making it to 300! I’ve been listening to the show for about 3 years and crack up on pretty much every episode. I lost my parents when I was 16 so listening to you guys talk about sending your kids to college and having that experience with them somehow heals something in me that I didn’t realize I had missed. So thank you! Also, when I’m having a bad day I just search all of the Travis episodes and binge them and who can have a bad day then? ? Love you guys!

  80. Congrats on 15 years and 300 episodes! I found you guys about 6 months ago but have spent hours catching up on old podcasts, buying lots of things from amazon and reading alot of the books you two have written! It’s been fun getting to know you and see just how awesome real life and friendship can be!

  82. How can it be 15 Years?! Congrats to both of you, and THANK YOU for what you have given to us these past 15 years. Laughter, insight, wisdom, and grace…and where to find the best shoes. Blessings!

  83. Oh my gosh! I love those early beginnings … I remember them all ? and the old theme music!!! I love that news cast theme music . Congrats ladies!!!

  84. Congrats on 15 years! I love the podcast, love your books, love the blog, love you both. Super excited to go through this football season with you. Thanks for doing what you do!

  85. Happy Anniversary!! Love y’all and look forward to Thursday mornings for the laughs and catching up with what’s going on. Also, I’ve added to cart more of your five favorites than I care to admit. ?

  86. Loved this episode! Thank you for making us laugh each week! I “add to cart” way too much since listening to you all! ?

  87. I’ve been listening since ye olden days when episodes were approximately once a year. ? Thank goodness for Retha and getting you all on a weekly schedule. Thursdays are my favorite day because that’s when I listen to the new Big Boo episode and more than likely do some online shopping as a result. You’re my very favorite friends I’ve never met!

  88. I love the podcast. I’ve been listening for maybe 6 years. My kids are the same age range. Your gift ideas, shopping suggestions and Amazon finds have helped. Your everyday stories are great. I just moved my youngest to college and now moving to a new home. I feel your pain about the labeling!! Keep episodes coming!

  89. This was a delight to listen to! I always start my Thursdays with you girls. Highlight of the day!

  91. Congratulations y’all! I have been a Big and Boo fan since the very beginning! Caroline and Alex were little bitty when I started reading the blogs. Enjoy both of you so much. My family has become accustomed to hearing me talk about my friends Big and Boo 🙂

  93. You both are a delight! I look forward to every episode and you never fail to make me look like a fool laughing out loud on the walking trail.
    Congratulations on 300 episodes from a fellow Enneagram 9 who can’t stick with anything for very long. ???

  94. You two bring so much joy to my week! My husband will joke with me about my “friends” from Alabama and Texas because of the comments I make to him regarding college football!

  95. Congrats on your 300 episodes! Thank you for bringing light to your listeners and living life with your listeners.

  96. Love your Pod SO much! I listen on the way to work and my spirits are instantly lifted! I have even gone back to listen EVERY single episode! Love the In Style recap. I am a little disappointed that you’ve never had Brian Chalmers on. Please incentivize him to join us! I’m a huge fan!! Love to you ladies! You’ve made my life sweeter and I’m so grateful for you both!!

  98. Congratulations, ladies, on 300 episodes! Listening to your voices each is truly a highlight of my week! I’ve learned and laughed so much with you but the best thing I’ve learned is the importance of investing in my friendships even when mom life makes it hard. Melanie, my family members are big ND fans but since I’m fairly indifferent, your reactions to ND news crack me up and give me a well-rounded perspective. Thank you for all you do!!

  99. Following you since the dawn of times! Listening to the two of you always makes me feel like I’m sitting with my best friends.

  100. Congratulations on 300 episodes! You all have accompanied me on so many house cleaning sprees and brightened so many of my days as I’ve listened and laughed out loud.

  103. Congratulations on 15 years! Listening to y’all is like talking to a best friend. We talking about everything and nothing at the same time but it is all so significant. Love y’all! Happy anniversary ??

  105. Congratulations on 15 years & 300 episodes! I’ve been a listener since almost the beginning and look forward to each new episode. Here’s to 300 more!

  106. I’ve been listening since the start I think?? Love you both and look forward to it every week!

  107. What a fun celebration of my FAVORITE podcast! Thanks, Sophie and Melanie, for sticking with this project for 300 episodes and 15 years. I enjoy The Big Boo Cast so much, as a Southern wife and mom, a Mississippi State graduate, a Phi Delta Chapter of Chi Omega alum, an SEC football fanatic, a college baseball enthusiast, a beginning writer, and a lover of all things skincare, makeup, hair products, and middle-aged mom fashion. Keep up the good work, ladies! Thanks for having me laughing and crying as I listen to the episodes each week. Y’all are so REAL, and that’s what makes you special.

  108. Congratulations! Y’all have been my hiking and dog-waking buddies for years. More than once I have been caught (by a stranger) laughing out loud as I walk (alone) listening to you two. The neighbors probably think I’m crazy! Thanks for sharing your stories with us – I just know we’d be friends in real life if we had the chance ??

  113. Have loved you both from the very beginning! As a very young newlywed in 2007, I feel like I’ve “grown up” with you guys and appreciate all the advice and laughs along the way.

  116. Today is my oldest son’s 15th birthday and I do think I first came across you both when I was on maternity leave. I’ve been reading and listening ever since and look foward to it every single week! So grateful for your positive presence and friendship in this world! Congrats on 15 years!

  117. Congratulations on 15 years- love the show! Listener for many years- I think 7? I look forward to the weekly episode drop!

  118. Today is my oldest son’s 15th birthday and I do think I first came across you both when I was on maternity leave. I’ve been reading and listening ever since and look forward to it every single week! So grateful for your positive presence and friendship in this world! Congrats on 15 years!

  120. Love your podcast! I’ve been listening for over 10 years. You and Sophie have been with me on my daily walks and many road trips. The best part is that you make me laugh and bring happiness to my day. Thanks for sharing your lives with us! Here’s to the next 15 years!!!

  122. Such a lovely, funny podcast to listen to. You really are such a highlight of my week! Definitely my favourite podcast by a long way! Here’s to the next 15 years and more ? xxx

  123. I love listening to y’all….it brings me so much joy every week! One of my daughters is a college freshman and I’ve been listening since “Sparkly Green Earrings” came out…I have to say, hearing Little Alex and Little Caroline in that intro had me in my feels! <3 Congrats on 15 years and 300 episodes!

  128. How fun! It’s your anniversary but we get presents! I’ve enjoyed you guys so much! Thank you!

  131. Congratulations on 15 years and 300 episodes!! What a time! Won’t He do it!

    The Big Boo Cast has been my faithful companion for many miles driven on a work commute and walked in my neighborhood. Thank you for the reminders of the beauty in the mundane and what a gift friendship is.

    Cheers to the next 15 years and 300 episodes, whichever comes first! 🙂

  133. I absolutely love this show! I always feel like I’m just catching up with friends!

  134. Congratulations Sophie and Melanie!! You guys are the highlight of my week and I can’t wait for Thursday mornings to listen (sometimes I even listen late Wednesday nights when I can’t sleep ??)! My sister, mom, and I like to discuss what you guys have been up to and it is always so relatable! We love you guys and are so happy for you both! Keep up the great work! ?

  135. Congratulations on 300 episodes! It brings me such joy each week when I see there is a new podcast to listen to. Thank you both, y’all are my people!

  136. Melanie thank you for keeping me informed of college football. I really have no allegiance to a team but I find myself curious about what the Aggies will do this season and that is purely so I can follow along with the podcast. Congrats to you and Sophie on this milestone, I can’t wait to see what you all will do next!

  138. I’m so glad I found you! I feel like we are such good friends–around the same age, mom of an only child who’s around the same age as yours, and college football lover (Go (Clemson) Tigers!)). Thank you for doing what you do! Here’s to 300 more!

  141. This podcast has meant so much to me over the years! I started listening when I graduated college, and now this podcast carries me through the weeks at home with 2 young babies!! Bless y’all!

  144. I cannot tell you how hard I laughed at the intro for this episode. You two are my essential mid-week podcast for a laugh especially during tough life moments. Congrats on 300!!

  145. Congratulations on reaching 300! Love listening to y’all especially during football season!

  146. Congratulations on 300!! I love listening to the podcast and I love the 5 favorites each week! I’m a Tennessee Vols football fan and I love the SEC talk! Thanks for being a bright light in my week!

  147. I love your podcast so much! I can’t remember how I originally found you (maybe Annie??) but I started listening during the lockdown. You guys were like two friends of mine as I was alone all day during that time. I’m grateful for you all!

  149. Happy 300th show! I love your friendship and all the laughs over the years. Thanks for sharing your lives with us 🙂

  150. Y’all make my day!! Have been listening for years. I feel like I’m sitting with my best friends when I listen. Thank for keeping it real. Love you girls!

  151. Y’all are killing me with the sounds of the kids when they were young. I IMMEDIATELY emailed myself some videos of my little guy because I always want to remember!!!!

  154. Happy 300th Episode! I’m an OG listener, when there would only be two episodes a year 🙂 Y’all bring so much joy to my week with the regular and Patreon episodes. Keep on keepin on!!

  155. Congrats on 300! I’ve listened for years, bought your books, and MANY of your “favorites!” Thanks for bringing a smile each week! ROLL TIDE!!!

  156. Happy anniversary! I am one of the old timers…I’ve listened to every episode, some more than once. You are first name basis in our house, and I even make my husband listen sometimes, especially when I need validation for my need for air conditioning. I love you both so much!

  157. Your podcast is a weekly highlight! I’ve learned so much about sports and am now even interested when my husband watches his daily sports commentators!?Also, product information has been a game changer! I have 2 young adult daughters (24 & 21) and “Sophie and Melanie” are regular topics of conversation for us??? Keep on “doing better “ ladies! Congratulations on 300!!!!

  158. I love your podcast so much. I have laughed, cried and felt so much joy with you two. I also have found so many great things from your 5 favorites. Somebody Feed Phil has been a show I turn to for comfort and a lift. Especially recently since I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I now love his new podcast, Naked Lunch. I have found new skincare products and even The Bible Recap podcast. With this, I have now read through the Bible for the first time! Thank you for your show. It brings me so much joy!

  159. Love you ladies so much!! It’s been a fun 15 years!! Looking forward to many more years and stories to come!!!

  162. Congratulations on 300 episodes and 15 years! I listen while working in our greenhouse and you guys always make me laugh out loud! I look forward to your episodes every week and have bought a lot more things since I’ve started listening!

  166. GIRLS!!!! I feel that you guys are truly my friends!!! Congrats on 300 episodes and 15 years!!! So proud of you two, and I beg you to keep it going—as I have become dependent on my “Boo” fix!!! I am a Mississippi girl and I cannot tell y’all enough how much I enjoy you two fellow southern girls!! Thank you for sharing your lives with me!!:)

  167. Love y’all and your podcast!! Highlights include: the Big Boo Live Event, The episode where Caroline got into A&M, episodes with Perry, David and Gulley and every time y’all laugh with no sound!! My Thursday’ mornings, my Amazon account and my face thank you!! ?

  171. GIRLS!!!! I feel that you guys are truly my friends!!! Congrats on 300 episodes and 15 years!!! So proud of you two, and I beg you to keep it going—as I have become dependent on my “Boo” fix!!! I am a Mississippi girl and I cannot tell y’all enough how much I enjoy you two fellow southern girls!! Thank you for sharing your lives with Me!

  173. I found you guys through Annie F. Downs and have listened to you since then! Congrats on 300 episodes.

  175. Happy 15 year anniversary and 300th episode!!! I love y’all so much!
    My “Gulley” and I are coming to see y’all in October, and we can’t wait.
    I’m a member of Fightin’ Texas Aggie class of ‘02. WHOOP!

  176. I remember listening to the first episode. I had read Sparkly Green Earrings. I have no idea how I found th podcast, but I was hooked. You brighten my day and make me laugh. I have recommended the podcast to several friends and family member and have a few of them hooked as well. My husband even listens to it with me! Looking forward to the next 300 episodes!

  178. I’ve enjoyed listening and following y’all for along time. Y’all are like old friends to me ! Happy 15 years! Y’all are the best!

  179. Congratulations! I’ve been listening to the podcast since Episode 1! Thanks for all the laughs over the years!

  182. I just found out about your podcast about a month ago from my daughter. I love it and can relate to everything you talk about. Much love.

  183. Wow!! 300 episodes…congratulations!! I look forward to listening every week. Thank you for the joy, fun, faith, fashion, and skin care that you bring to our lives!! 🙂

  184. Happy 300th episode! Love listening every week. I mop my floors on Thursdays and your podcast makes the task more enjoyable.

  185. “When you’re 15…” congratulations on this milestone! Y’all are so loved. Thank you for being BFFs and letting us all listen along. You make my days better and more interesting. You make me feel less alone in the everyday mundane. I truly feel more seen and known because you share so many relatable situations. I hope you feel encouraged and renewed.

  186. Happy Anniversary! I found you both through the Pioneer Woman and have been reading your blogs since 2009. While in Dubai in 2014 for my husband’s job I started listening to the podcast. I listened to every one. You both kept me company while I was in a strange country and knew no one. I always look forward to a new episode. Melanie, my daughter and I met you when you came to Virginia Beach. She was a newlywed and I bought a cope of Antelope for her and we totally enjoyed your talk and meeting you. Love you ladies!!

  187. Congrats on 300 episodes and 15 years! Thanks for sharing with us and making us laugh!!

  188. Congrats on 300 episodes and 15 yrs!! I started listening in your early days and have loved “listening” to your kids grow up and have learned so much about parenting and marriage from both of your lives. I’ve read your books and I’m just a big fan of you guys in all the ways. Thanks for bringing all the laughs and life perspectives to the podcast world for us. Cheers to another 300!

  190. I look forward to your podcast every week! The laughter, transparency and wisdom in the amount of topics you cover is so fun! Love your five favorite things every week too! Can’t wait to listen to 300 more episodes!

  192. So happy for your 300th episode! I have loved your books and heard you and Sophie on Raising Boys and Girls and started listening to your pod cast. I laugh every episode.

  193. I look forward to laughing along with y’all every Thursday morning once the kids are at school. It’s my Thursday morning indulgence! Congrats on the milestone and looking forward to more!

  195. Well done, ladies! And may I suggest a book? The Stationery Shop
    I, too read WW 2 novels so it was good to break out of my mold. This one is about Iran pre-revolution. So good!

  196. I have loved all 300 podcasts. I came late to the party been listening for five years and it is a highlight you guys helped me through all the fun of 2020 and 2021 and can’t wait to hear all about alex and Caroline’s college adventures ?

  197. Thank you both for sticking to your podcast long enough for me to find it and become a devoted listener! You guys and your podcasts are my favorite and the one I look forward to listening to while walking on Wednesdays!
    Even my husband listens with me from time to time, and we laugh and relate to so much that’s happening in both your lives.
    Here’s to many more episodes, laughs and sports’ shenanigans.

  199. Congratulations on 15 years of the Big Boo Cast! Your books have been a blessing to me but this podcast is something for the ages. Keep up the great work!

  200. You can’t possibly know what a DELIGHT this podcast is to me! Somehow you and Sophie manage to talk about the mundane and ordinary in a way that leaves me laughing out loud all.of.the.time. You two ladies are extraordinary, and you make my Thursdays a billion times better. Thank you for continuing to educate me on the things that really matter like spices and dorm room essentials.

    Love,
    Janet

  201. I look forward to this podcast (plus Patreon) every single time. You ladies make light of the importance of the podcast or poke fun at yourself for the sound quality or internet issues ? but it truly does lighten my load every single week!! Congrats on 300 and 15 years!!

  202. Thanks for the laughs and all the SEC football talk. You guys bring me joy – especially when I’m doing carpool in the afternoons!

  204. I have enjoyed listening to your podcast. I am in my car a lot so have gone back and listened to ALL of them. My favorites are when you both just silent from laughter.

  207. Congrats on 300 episodes! I look forward to your podcast every week. Love laughing with you & Sophie!

  208. Thursdays are the easiest days to wake up to…thanks to THE BIG BOO CAST! Thank you for sharing all things Melanie and Sophie with us and helping us find the Gospel in the every day stuff of life! Blessings on 300, and more, episodes to come!

  209. Happy 15th Birthday and 300th Episode!! I love ya’ll so much, it’s a highlight of my Thursday morning. My house is littered with BigBooCast 5 favorites, it’s my bank account’s worst nightmare ?! Here’s to 300 more episodes! ?

  210. LOVE LOVE LOVE you and Soph! You are my podcast friends and one of the best parts of each week. Proud of you both for reaching 300! Here’s to 300+++++ more!

  211. Best way to start my day! Thank you for continuing to brighten my day and make me laugh. I feel like you are both my BFF. I will say my Amazon purchases have greatly increased!!

  213. Happy 300th episode! Thank you for sticking with it because each episode has been a real gift. I’ve learned so much and my 47 year old face would not be what it is without your valuable input.

  214. Love your pod! Young motherhood is lonely and y’all keep me laughing and trusting it gets more fun!

  215. Congratulations on 15 years and 300 episodes! It is a joy to listen each week and to laugh along with you both!

  216. BEST podcast ever! So glad I discovered you years ago, you’ve brought me so much laughter. And made me do some extra shopping! I always talk about my “friends” Melanie & Sophie and my kids make fun of me. But I truly think of you as my friends.

  218. Congratulations on 300 episodes! I have been listening for years and look forward to every episode. Thank you!!

  220. I love listening to y’all every week! Thursday mornings are my favorite because of the joy you bring!

  221. Happy 300 episodes!!! You ladies are always a lighthearted, sweet spot in my week. Thanks for bringing us all the joy! Love y’all!

  223. Happy 300th episode! Thanks for entertaining me every Thursday during all the mundane tasks I have to complete. Cheers to 300 more!

  224. Congrats on 300 episodes! I love that I have some things in common with both you and Sophie (Mississippi native here, and my son went to A&M).

  226. Love your podcast!! I have been listening for the past 10 years AND you and I both have sophomores at A&M!!????

  231. Thank you for all the laughs and for helping me spend lots of money over the years! Congrats on all your success!!

  232. I have really loved listening over the years! Love the laughs y’all bring! Can’t wait to hear what’s next.

  233. What a joy and blessing y’all have been! The hold please elevator music makes me die every time! ?

  234. Love your podcast! I look forward to this one and the Patreon episodes. Highlight of my week!

  237. I adore you!
    I cannot even remember how long I’ve been reading your blog and now listening to you & Sophie on the blog! Congrats on your 15th Annv with Sophie & the 300th BigBoo Cast!
    (I also have a son in his 2nd year of college)
    Bless you! From Colorado

  240. CONGRATULATIONS on 300 episodes! I’ve loved listening to every single one. Y’all were my first podcast that I ever listened to, and it has always been my very favorite.

  242. Happy Anniversary! Happy 300th episode. I discovered y’all at episode 99 and for the life of me don’t remember how I learned of the podcast. I had read y’all’s books so knew who each of you were. Anyways, y’all are a delight to my soul.

  243. LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR PODCAST! CAN’T WAIT EVERY WEEK TO LISTEN. YOU MAKE ME LAUGH, CARY AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. YOU MAKE MY WEEK!

  245. Despite being from a big college town (halfway between Cincinnati and Columbus), I have never watched one minute of any college football game. But I immediately signed up for Patreon when I heard that A&M beat Alabama so I could hear Melanie describe it in full time. It did not disappoint. I have listened to that episode several times and have cried with Melanie each and every time! Cannot say enough good things about this podcast!!

  248. Yay!!! So grateful I stumbled upon your podcast! It’s one of the highlights of my week and gets me through all my house cleaning and organizing !!! Congrats on 300 episodes and 15 years!!!

  251. Congratulations on 15 years and 300 episodes! I have listened from the beginning and love y’all so much! I look forward to your podcast, Patreon, and the fancy episodes as well as your Instagram stories and posts. You brighten my week! Thank you for all you do! Hearing young Caroline and Alex’s voices made me so happy! I just returned from dropping off 2 kids at college (Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Notre Dame!) and all the emotions are flowing! Take good care!

  252. Congrats! Your podcast is my absolute favorite! Just moved my son to Okla State and I got so much helpful info from you and Sophie!

  259. Congratulations on 300 episodes!!! Thank you for always bringing so much joy to my week!!!

  262. Congrats on your 300th episode! Love your 5 favorites and laughs galore in every episode!

  263. 15 years! My daughters (26 & 21) have been listening all these years with me and still do. It’s the thing we have inside jokes about, and gives us loads to talk about. Congrats Sophie & Mel.
    We love you!

  267. I’ve been listening to you guys for years and look forward to your podcast every week! Thank you for staying real and being so fun!
    And congratulations on 15 years and 300 episodes!! Cheers to many more!

  269. Congratulations on 300 episodes and 15 years! I’ve been listening since before the days of the Casper mattress! It’s always a highlight of my day when I have your podcast or a Real Fancy episode to listen to! Thank you for that! And here’s to many more years of podcast success!!! <3

  270. Congratulations on the 300th episode! I have listened to you all from almost the beginning. Your podcast and the patreon podcast are the only podcasts I listen to regularly. I love following you, you guys make my week!

  271. Absolutely love this podcast cried when I heard your first!!! I walk every morning and this makes it a happy place. You ladies are amazing I am blessed to be part of the Big Boo circle?

  273. When I first discovered your podcast around 2015, I binge-listened to a number of episodes over the course of a month. I kept thinking to myself, “Why do I find two women talking about a lot of random nothingness so appealing?” And here I am…seven years later…still listening, and still thoroughly enjoying every episode. Congrats on 300 episodes! Keep the “random nothingness” coming!

  274. Mel and Sophie are my real life friends- I will not be convinced otherwise. Thank you for being in our ears and keeping my Amazon list growing ? can’t wait for the live show in October!!

  275. Happy 15th Anniversary/300th Episode Mamas!!!!!!
    Y’all are truly tearin’ it UP over the past year! Sidenote: you might want to use your…. carefully sequenced release of new episodes over the years…. as a WONDERFUL way for newcomers to easily ramp up and, if they so desire (And why wouldn’t they!?), take in the complete podcast history! Very doable and inclusive! Other, “highly prolific” pods might require over 780(!!!) back episodes in order to accomplish that. Much too daunting a task in these difficult times! 😉
    Wishing you both and your families many joy-filled blessings over the next 15 years!!!!!
    Thanks for all of the laughs, loves, and product enabling, I mean favorites(!) over the years, AND for helping me hold my own when group discussions move into college football!!! Love and Smiles, Colleen

  276. You have no idea how much joy I get listening to the podcast! When it comes out, I look forward to listening while I get ready- feels like I’ve got friends over chatting! I always laugh and buy more of your recommendations than I care to admit! Congrats on 300!

  277. I’ve been along the ride for a couple years now- I look forward to every Thursday podcast! It’s always a joy! Appreciate both of you!

  281. The podcast makes me look forward to my Thursday morning walks. Thanks for being my “friends “!

  282. I love this Podcast. I have been listening for several years, my family all knows my favorite are the “Podcast Ladies”! I just sent my youngest off to college, so your college stories resonate so well with me! I look forward to listening to you both every week. Thank you for letting us walk along life with you both!

  283. The intro to this episode really got me! Those tiny voices from Alex & Caroline! I’m so grateful for you both! I love listening and being a Patreon member! Thanks so much for all you do!!

  284. One of my favorite parts of the podcast is when one of you exclaim, “Add to cart!” I’m a huge fan. Big congrats to 300 episodes!!!

  287. Huge congrats on 300 episodes! I look forward to the laughs every single week. I was thinking about my favorite episode as y’all were sharing your highlights and the episode where Perry comes in and asks you if you need any meat from the deep freezer will forever be a favorite moment!

  288. Love your podcast! My dad encouraged me when I was younger to “learn” sports so I could talk to men at work (in retrospect…what the heck…but sad to say he was right). Then I married into the Seminole nation (hope you enjoy having Jimbo) and had no choice but to know football. Now I work on an executive leadership team with mostly men…I love that I learn from you all each week and can “talk shop” when at work!

  289. Congrats on 300 episodes!! I started listening somewhere around episode 25 and haven’t missed one since. Love hearing you and Sophie discuss all the things every week. And especially love hearing y’all talk about SEC football (Go Hogs!). Looking forward to the next 300 episodes!

  290. CONGRATS on 300 episodes!!!?? I look forward to listening every week! Thanks for all the laughs, recommendations and fun you have brought to the sound waves these 15 years! Looking forward to 300 more!

  293. Melanie & Sophie – thank you for sharing all the delights: the things that irritate Melanie (hello Notre Dame, I’m looking at you) and things that tickles Sophie so much that she does the quiet laugh (see things that irritate Melanie). Y’all make me want to watch college football. Grateful for you both!
    PS pick me, please!

  294. Congratulations on 300 episodes!! I have been around since the beginning and have absolutely loved listening to all of the family event highlights and product recommendations. You ladies are so funny and your podcasts are treats that I look forward to every week. Looking forward to 300 more episodes!

  295. I have been listening to the Big Boo Cast since the dawn of time! I love the casual feel of sitting in on a conversation with both Melanie and Sophie. I am in the same season of life sending my oldest off to the military and then back for college so I feel like we could really be true friends in real life 🙂 Thursdays are my favorite podcast day!

  296. Cheers to 15 years! This is one of the first podcasts I ever listened to and is now a highlight of my week!!

  298. I’ve been listening since y’all started—I have a son Caroline’s age so I always feel like we are experiencing things at the same time!

  302. Love your show! It got me through many tough days of 2020 and is now the podcast I can’t wait to drop every week! Happy 300!

  305. I have enjoyed listening to the podcast over the years! Thanks for making us laugh and sharing your friendship with us!

  306. Love the podcast! I’ve listened to every one—even when you ramble about football which I don’t follow! ?

  307. I have been listening since the VERY beginning and met y’all at a Lifeway event years ago. So thankful for your voices!

  309. My favorite podcast: when you announced if enough people liked an Instagram post, Mike Leech would guest on a podcast. The votes came in amazingly quickly. Then there was the moment in that podcast when Melanie made an astute comment about a play and a player from a particular game, and it was like you could see Leech’s brain processing that THIS WONAN KNOWS HER FOOTBALL and he jumped into the deep end of the discussion (as opposed to wading in the shallow end of a supposed “mommy blog”. He was ALL IN.

  310. Love your podcast and congrats on 300 and 15 years – amazing! I also just needed to tell you that I am now a proud owner of the Parachute Home Cloud Cotton Quilt thanks to you ?

  311. Your 300th podcast was so fun. I loved hearing little Alex & Caroline’s tiny voices.
    So many of your favorite things about the podcast car mine. When you both get so tickled you can’t breath & when Mel goes on a rant are a delight.
    Back in the “old days” of your podcast, when you maybe did one podcast a month, my daughter & I would get so excited!
    Now we anxiously await your weekly show & all the other content we Patreon see receive!
    Thanks for all the joy.?

  313. I am so grateful for your words, Melanie! You and Sophie got me through the pandemic with your books and the Big Boo Cast. Thanks so much for bringing joy and laughter into the world!

  316. I love listening to your podcast! My eight year old daughter loves listening with me in the car too. She is often talks about “Big Mama” and “Boo Mama” in our conversations. Thank you for giving us something we can enjoy together!

  318. Happy 15th! Ku-Dos to you guys! You make my week better! In honor of your anniversary I got myself an annual subscription to Patreon! A gift from you to me! Ha! Love you guys!

  319. Congratulations on 300 episodes! I have listened to every single minute of every single episode. Love y’all!

  322. Happy 15th birthday! I too remember you from dotMom days! Best wishes for another 15 🙂

  323. I found you through Sophie’s Coffee and Crumbs episode and have listened to the ENTIRE archive…every. single. episode. My mom listens now and we laugh every Thursday about what y’all make us buy! Congrats on 15 years and 300!

  324. Congrats on 300! I have been listening since the dawn of time of your first episode and have laughed & cried with you along the way! Here’s to 300 more!

  326. Thank you both for your time and ALL the laughter! I usually walk listening to y’all and am belly laughing out loud. Lots of side eyes (live in the city) but I’ve always got so much pep in my step after! Love y’all!

  328. I look forward to seeing a new podcast episode pop up so much !! And I’m so happy it’s more often than it used to be. Thank you for making a bright spot in our day !

  330. YaY for 300 episodes! I love the sweet friendship y’all have and always enjoy listening to the podcast. I laugh right along with you each Wednesday! When friends ask for a lighthearted podcast, I always send them the link to yours! What’s better than SEC football recaps, fashion talk, mama advice, food rec’s, makeup/hair products, enneagram talk and all the things! It’s really a “whole thing” and I love it and love y’all! Congrats to 15 years bringing a joyful hour to us listeners!

  332. Loved hearing little Alex & Caroline’s voices they were so cute. So many of both you & Mel’s favorite things about the podcast are mine. When you both get so tickled you can’t breath makes me laugh. When Mel goes on a rant. Makes me happy. When you do your imitation of Martha, it’s just the best. She must be the epitome of a little southern lady.
    She & your daddy must have the secret to living “gratefully”.
    Love you both! ??

  334. Congrats on 300 episodes! I think I’ve been listening since about episode 80 when the podcast was just a delightful surprise in my feed every few months! Love the regular podcast and Patreon fun.

  335. Happy 15th!

    When you all were talking about friendship checkins- I so wanted to hear what kind of things you check in about.. for me I’m like no one wants to hear “well I’ve been on 5 hours of conference calls again today!”

  337. Congrats on 300! I met you guys in Canyon, TX before I listened but have been a devoted listener ever since. My friends don’t watch sports so hearing someone get as riled up about over ranked ND as I do makes my heart happy! Thanks for letting us in on your beautiful friendship.

  339. Love love love this podcast and this blog – especially since I’m originally from Meridian just like Sophie! Love the comedy and uplifting faith conversation – this podcast makes my day when I see it in my podcast feed!

  340. Your podcast is so much fun and truly one of the highlights of my week! I call you my podcast friends and talk about you to my husband like we have coffee regularly and shop together. Thank you for sharing your life, heart, frustrations and joys with us on a weekly basis. Congrats on 15 years and I cannot wait to see all the Lord will do these next 15+!

  341. I LOVE listening to the podcast! You girls are in the same stage of life that I am with your kids so it has been a delight to listen to you both! It brings me joy every week, although you have a way of helping me spend my money when I have to “add to cart” all your great recommendations. Congratulations on 15 years?? And here’s to MANY MORE ?

  342. Y’all are such a joy to listen to that I actually PAY. And I am CHEAP so that’s high praise! Congratulations!

  343. Y’all are the best! I am 37 and have been listening for the last 6-ish yrs! I feel like I’m sitting with my best friends and I look forward to it every single week!!

  345. Y’all have been a delight! I have truly enjoyed y’all letting me be a part of your life!

  346. Love you two! I’ve enjoyed feeling like y’all are my real friends…for maybe 150 of the 300 episodes ? Thank you for letting us in & making us feel welcome!

  348. I love the podcast and consider you both friends although we’ve never met. I have listened to every episode and can’t believe how much you both and the podcast have grown. (Retha had some great ideas also). Congrats on 300 episodes!!! “Won’t He Do IT!!”

  351. Always a highlight in my week! Congratulations on 300 episodes ~ 15 years! Here is to many more!

  352. Thank you for making me laugh all these years listening to your podcast! Congrats on episode 300!!

  353. Woohoo! Happy 300th! I’ve listened since the beginning and sometimes I don’t know what the heck is going on, it’s greatness!! Looking forward to 600!

  354. Congrats!! I love this podcast so much. I’m a loyal Notre Dame fan (does that disqualify me from this giveaway?! ?), and your comments about ND always make me laugh. Here’s to 300 more!!

  356. I just want to say y’all are a ray of sunshine in my day! I love listening to the podcast on my morning walks. I feel like we are besties! Congratulations on 15 years and 300 podcasts! Gig’em!

  357. I’ve been with you all these years and I love you both so much! Congratulations on this milestone!

  358. My favorite podcast! I have been listening for years. Congratulations on 15 years / 300 episodes!

  361. Happy happy podcastversery!! You ladies are an absolute delight to listen to every week!! You make my household chores so much more enjoyable to do to the point where I even forget that I’m doing them ?. I used to listen to y’all while walking my dog through the hood but I got funny looks from the neighbor’s as I would be laughing hysterically at what they thought was absolutely nothing. Anywho I think y’all are awesome and keep bringing it every week!! Go Hogs ?!! ? sorry, sorta!!

  363. LOVE this podcast and love these mamas! Thanks to my own mom, I have something I look forward to each week 🙂

  364. Congrats on 300 episodes and 15 years! Also thanks for not making me go to social media to enter this giveaway 🙂

  365. I have listened to every single episode. I am sending my youngest to college this week, and I have watched your two kiddos grow up!! I cried a little at the intro. How does time fly so quickly!?

  366. Love, love, loved the intro for this episode!! It made me teary and we’ve never even met! I love that y’all now regularly post weekly episodes. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and lives with us!!

  367. Love the show!!! It makes me so happy to hear it every Thursday! I find myself thinking often, “WWMD?” (What would Melanie do?) ???
    Congratulations to 300 episodes!!!!

  368. Happy 15th Anniversary! I look forward to listening every Thursday and then talking about it with my mom and sister who also listen as well!

  369. Congratulations on your 300th episode/15 year anniversary. I have enjoyed following along with your blogs and more recently the podcast for many years. I also have a 19 year old son, so I feel so much of your lives relates to the current stage that I am in and love listening to two old friends talk weekly. Listening to the podcast & patreon espisodes is a highlight of my week. Well done!!

  370. Love love love your pod! So I’m celebrating you ladies with so much joy today and every day.
    I’ve started listening to old episodes and recently heard Melanie say she would NOT be getting in on the skinny jean trend. HAHAHAHA!! Were you able to hold out all these years???
    You two are truly a gift!

  371. So proud of people I don’t know but saw in person one time because…. HUGE FAN! Congrats on 15 years and 300 episodes! So it’s a group accomplishment, right? I’m happy to be one of the extra special tier supporters on Patreon with you ladies and would have from the very beginning if that had been a “thing” back then 🙂 The times you’ve made me laugh, cry, pushed me to know and trust Jesus more, and just plain smile have been too numerous to count. Added skin care guidance too 🙂 Thank you for sharing your life and all that comes with it for so long with me and everyone. I mean….. really…. where does time go?

  373. I’ve been reading your blog and listening to your pod cast for about 10 years. This is in spite of having very little in common. I live in Wyoming, have children all older than you and have a grandson at Notre Dame.?
    My skin care is moistly some good moisturizer and sunscreen. I just think you and Boo Momma are funny and a good break from the reality of the world.

  379. Happy 300th! I have listened to every one and just love you all! Here’s to the next 15 years. “Kudues” to you, friends ?!

  380. Congratulations on 300 episodes! I don’t think I’ve even ever watched 300 episodes of a single TV show in my life so really you should win an Emmy or something.

  381. Happy 300th episode and 15 years of throwing something together that has become a joy for others!

  382. Well, you helped me survive a pandemic. You have made me “ADD TO CART” way too many times (God bless you for it!) And, you have helped me laugh and come back to earth and LIVE. What are we watching? What are we eating? What are we doing? As a person who can get mired in the serious, you girls have helped me put my feet on the ground. Many blessings & much love. Keep those episodes coming!

  385. Melanie,
    I was referred to your podcast, by a sweet young woman of 45, I myself being 68, a few years ago, as well as receiving Fashion Friday. I have read several of your books. I went back to the beginning to listen to The Big Boo Cast sometime in 2021 and I couldn’t stop. What a delight!! I couldn’t get enough. Age has nothing to do with who a person is in their heart. Listening to your podcasts blesses my life with much laughter and joy. I look forward to your podcasts every Thursday morning. It is a wonderful way to begin my day.

    May you, Melanie, and Sophie be blessed in knowing you are a blessing.

    Happy 300th anniversary!!

  386. Congrats on 15 years!!! I have listened for almost all of those and watch Caroline grow up. Your books brought so much joy and laughter to my life. Can’t wait to continue listening for many more years!

  387. Cheers to 15 years and 300 episodes! Love listening to you share your life with Sophie and with us.

  388. Long time listener, first time commenter. 😉 Your podcast is such a regular (or semi-regular in the first decade) source of encouragement and fun. Thank you for letting us in to your life. We are all better for it.

  389. Congratulations, ladies! Love listening to y’all! Do you think it’ll take another 15 years to get to 600? 😉

  390. I love the Big Boo Cast and I loved this episode Congrats on 15 years and 300 episodes to women who feel like old friends I’ve never met!

  391. I found y’all’s podcast through the recommendation of another listener. After telling my husband how hilarious y’all are we realized that he and Melanie are friends from high school!! Such a small world!

  392. I have been listening since 2018 after reading one of your books. I decided to check out the podcast and then started reading Sophie’s books. Thanks for the encouragement and fun. ??

  394. Happy 300th episode and 15th anniversary of my favorite podcast! I look forward to the podcast every week!

  396. Your show is the highlight of my Thursdays and my 2 boys both go to preschool on Thursdays so that’s HIGH praise!

  397. Congratulations to one of my most favorite podcast! I love that a coworker listen to you too. We get to talk about the podcast and all the laughs y’all give us. Can’t wait for the next 300 episodes.

  398. Congrats on 300 episodes and 15 years! Thursday is my favorite day for podcasts because of Big Boo Cast!

  400. Congratulations on 15 years together! You two are my very favorite. Here’s to the next 15 (and more) years!!!

  401. Love your podcast! Feels like I’m having a discussions with old friends. Here’s to 300 more episodes ?

  403. BigBoo podcast is a highlight of every week! Thank you for sharing your life with us for years—we all feel like we are a part of it!

  404. I listen at 6:30am every Thursday morning! Highlight of my Thursdays. You two are the best! ?

  405. I have recently returned to both of yal’s blogs and the podcast, not sure when and why, they dropped off my radar but I am so glad I’m back. What a lovely corner of the internets!

  412. I have been listening to your podcast since your first Dot Mom Conference. Love your books and personalities. Thanks for letting me listen each week. Love it!

  416. Thank you for the podcast. It has gotten me through some tough times where I knew if I came to the podcast I would at least be able to smile a little while. Congratulations! You are both a blessing in my life.

  417. Hi there!! I love the podcast, y’all bring me so much joy! Congratulations on 300 episodes!!

  418. I love you both, as an Arkansas fan I’m always excited when you mention us but also know that the heartbreak as an Arkansas fan run deep! Love the podcast!

  419. So what I’m gonna tell you is a couple of years ago a woman came up to me a church and said, “I’m sorry if I keep staring at you but you remind me of someone. Have you heard of Big Mama?” Of course my first thought was, “Are you calling me fat right here in front of Jesus and everybody?” Now I consider it high praise to be associated in any way with Melanie Shankle! 🙂 Kudos to you both on 15 years and 300 episodes!! My knowledge of beauty products and college football has greatly improved thanks to you. Looking forward to many more!

  421. I look forward each week to listening to y’all’s podcast on my daily walk. Thanks for the life tips and laughter!
    Blessings!

  423. When I listen to the podcast, I fee like I’m sitting with two friends. Been a fan for years of your brooks and the podcast (blog when Caroline was little!). Thanks for the many, many laughs over the years.

  424. Love love love the podcast! Been listening for years…..and if I win one of the gift cards I will definitely need some direction ??. Hope the offer was real!! Thanks for making me laugh every week.

  426. Happy 300!! Pretty amazing thing to celebrate!!
    Love the kids voices but better yet the sweet relationship that you have shared with the world.

  427. Congratulations! I have an only child and have been listening, laughing and treating up since Caroline was in kindergarten. I moved her into college last week and have deeply appreciated wisdom you two have brought to my life and my parenting.

  430. I just love this podcast. You girls never cease to make me laugh. My mom also listens, so we love to be able to discuss each podcast together, and purchase MANY of the 5 favorites each week.

  431. I found your podcast after you were a guest on the Jen Fulwiler Show. I love listening to the 2 of you-you feel like old friends even though we’ve never met. Congratulations on 15 years!

  432. I’m so thankful for the blog. Thankful for you sharing your lives with all of us. The blog has been with me through so many seasons of life. I have laughed hysterically with you both, cried with you both and cheered you on in every moment between. You’ve both been such a blessing. Sending so much love on your 300th episode

  435. Pick me! Pick! You get what you get and don’t throw a fit! Y’all bring me such joy and laugter ?

  436. Congrats on 300 episodes! I enjoy listening every week & I’m always on the lookout for the next book from each of you! Thanks!

  438. Congrats on 300 episodes! Your podcast is my very favorite! Fifty-ish, college kids, sports, five favorites…I can’t get enough!

  439. I started reading your blog about 6 months before you quit your pharmaceutical rep job. I was drawn to you because I am also an Aggie, living in Houston, and was pastored by Gregg Matte for a few years at HFBC. When I read that blog post where you announced you were quitting, I was excited and anxious to see what was next for you… turns out it was Sparkly Green Earrings, which I LOVED! When you and Sophie started the podcast, I was so confused. I was deep into blog culture and I didn’t understand why we would want to hear you talk…lol. Sometime around 2016 or so, I traded my blog reader for a podcast app and the rest is history! You’re my favorite and the only podcast that I never miss an episode. I look forward to it every week!

  440. Love this podcast! Even got my mom to listen. We talk about Melanie and Sophie like they are our friends!

  441. You get what you get and don’t throw a fit! Pick me! Pick me! Y’all bring me such joy and laughter. ?

  442. I love this podcast!! It’s honestly one of the brightest spots of the week when I get to listen! Thank y’all!

  443. Congratulations! I remember those sweet baby voices and the very first episode! I’ve been a BigBoo fan since day one. Thanks for all of the laughs over the years!

  444. Thank you for always making me laugh. I love how laid back y’all are and let us know the mistakes y’all make. Makes us all feel normal. I have bought so many things from y’alls recommendations. As a fellow 9 I can relate to so much to what y’all say!

  445. Congrats on 300 episodes! I look forward to listening to you both every week. Discovered you during quarantine, based on a recommendation from a friend. Y’all make me laugh so much and love the college football talk.

  446. Congratulations on 300!!! Happy podcast-iversary! The intro just about wrecked me too. Big Boo Cast days are my favorite days!

  447. Congratulations on 300 episodes! Thanks for the laughs and for bringing us along on the journey !

  451. THREE HUNDRED!! Congrats Melanie and Sophie! Thank you for being my favorite podcast every week! As a fellow enneagram 9 in the season of raising tiny humans, you make my week brighter.

  452. Congratulations ? your podcast was the 1st one I subscribed to and it’s still one of my favorites!

  453. Congratulations on your 300th episode! It has been so fun to follow you over the last ten or so years.

  454. Happy 300th episode! Your podcast made me laugh through hard times and I have been a follower ever since. Thanks for being you.

  459. Congrats on #300!! I absolutely love listening to your podcast. Thank you for being such a bright spot in my week. You make me laugh, and probably spend more than I should on skincare products or at Trader Joes but I feel good about it. I hope you will keep going to 300 more! Sending you big hugs from Tennessee!

  460. I so enjoy your podcast. Every single Thursday my husband says “You listening to those ladies again.” Why yes ….. yes I am!! Thank you for bringing joy to our lives.

  462. This podcast is such a bright spot in my week. I’ve been listening for years! You have gotten me through so many different seasons of my life.

  467. Congratulations on 15 years! Love the podcast! It is so fun and positive!!! May God continue to bless each of you!!!

  469. Happy podcast anniversary!!! I absolutely love this shoe and look forward to the drop every week! As mom of a college Junior and a college freshman who just moved out i SO relate! Also a fellow podcaster and big SEC footfall fan! Thank you for ALL the laughs!

  470. I look forward to Thursdays every week to listen to you and Sophie. Thank you for all the smiles!
    Gig ‘Em!

  471. Congratulations on 15 years! ? Love listening to y’all each week. Thank you for sharing all of the lessons, laughs, and beauty finds through the years!

  472. Happy Anniversary to two of the most fun and real ladies in this arena! Thank you for keeping on keepin’ on with your friendship, life stories and must haves!

  475. Congratulations on 300 episodes and 15 years! You and Sophie are my favorite podcast friends who I love hearing each week and also on Patreon! Thanks for sharing your lives with us!!!!

  477. Thursday is my favorite day of the work week because that means that I get to listen to The Big Boo on my way to work! Thanks for bringing us 300 episodes and 15 years of fashion advice, all the football knowledge, and a whole lot of laughter!

  479. Happy 300th episode! Your podcast was a saving grace when I picked up running during 2020. Y’all are the BEST! And I love 5 favorites 🙂

  480. I always feel like I’m getting to visit with my best friends every week when the podcast posts! Love it and y’all!

  481. I can’t tell you how much I love you two! I think all your listeners would agree that we have stuck around all these years because you two could be our best friends. This podcast is looked forward to every week!! Congrats on 15 years and 300 episodes!!??

  484. Happy 300th episode! It is a weekly highlight to listen to ya’ll & hear all the things, especially about the Aggies. Gig ’em!

  487. Love y’all! Wish we were all neighbors! I’ve been listening since day 1 ?
    Congratulations on 15 years and 300 episodes!

  488. Love to start my Thursday morning with The Big Boo Cast. You gals make me laugh and learn! As a Texas Tech Alum, I especially enjoy the fall season and your football analysis ?. Yea 300th episode! ??

  490. Hi Melanie, Love the Big Boo Cast! Congrats on 300 Episodes! I have listened to everyone of them. We have the same anniversary and I also have a birthday in August. So Happy Birthday to you and Anniversary to you and Perry! I am sending my only daughter to college in a few days and could sure use some retail therapy. I would love to win one of the 5 prizes! Here’s to 300 more!

  491. Congratulations ladies! Sure do enjoy listening to your podcast. Thanks for all the laughs and shopping tips?

  492. I’m a patron at the “fancy” level. It makes me laugh typing that!!! I love your podcast; so thankful I found y’all!!!!
    I’m also a client of Retha’s now because of y’all.

  493. This is my favorite podcast. I listen to each episode at least twice and feel like I am hanging out with my best friends each week.

  497. Love the podcast. My favorite thing to listen to at work or when working out! I feel like we are all BFFs.

  499. Congratulations on 300 episodes and 15 years of chatting with one of your besties!
    Thank you for the laughs and being my podcast friends! I so enjoy your podcast!
    I feel like we would have a ball sharing some Tex-Mex and margaritas!
    Here’s to 300 more in 15 years ~ give or take a year or two.

  501. Congrats on the 300th episode! My mom and I listen and love to talk about your podcast! We love y’all so much!

  502. LOVE!!!!! Your podcast! I’ve listened to ever single one! Congratulations on #300. I love when I’m driving and listening and I just laugh out loud by myself! Thank you for the weekly dose of joy and great tips!

  507. I love listening to y’all every week. It’s the highlight of my Wednesdays! My husband loves it too especially when you talk about SEC football.
    This show always gives me a smile which is great to count on.

  508. Thank y’all for making this podcast. I have a long commute & love Thursday mornings because I can visit with y’all. You & Sophie truly feel like friends. I “add to cart” nearly every week & have never not liked something y’all recommend. Thank you for being lights in this dark world.

  509. I love your podcast. Your five favorites have became my favs too. My friend Nancy and I love when you all talk SEC sports. Go VOLs ??

  510. Congratulations on 300th show! I love that I can listen to y’all no matter where our crazy military life takes us!

  512. It’s just the best to celebrate 300 episodes! I can honestly say there have been so many times I laughed all the way to work. Thanks for sharing all the things…I love you both!

  514. Congratulations on your 300th Episode!!! Look forward to every Thursday when I get to listen and laugh to you two chat about nothing and everything!

  515. This is just bringing me right back to those old blog giveaway days! Congrats on 15 years and on making me look 15 years younger (probably not) with your skincare recommendations!

  517. I’ve loved y’all since the early blog days. Never thought 15 years later I would be back on this blog. Congrats on your longevity!

  518. Congrats on 300 and 15 years! Thanks for providing joy-filled entertainment through every day life. Cheers!

  519. Thursday is my favorite! So thankful for you two. A bright spot for sure to my week. Thanks for the 300 episodes!!

  520. Congratulations on 300 episodes!!! I hope there’s 300 more……I love the podcast so much! I feel like I might be your only Canadian listener, but I’m sure that’s not true. I know zero things about college football, I don’t have a Trader Joes or an Ulta, but I just love listening every week and being part of the Patreon community as well! It’s so fun to listen to ladies my age, dealing with the “joys” of middle age and to laugh along with you.
    Thanks for all you do!

  521. Such a big fan of the podcast! I am also an enneagram 9 & relate to y’all on so many levels! I look forward to any other 300 episodes! Let’s go Bull Dogs and Aggies!!!

  524. Congrats on 300 Episodes and 15 years. I love the podcast. I’m a pushing 50 fellow texan (DFW) and an enneagram 9 so I feel seen and heard every listen. And I love Jesus so yeah, feel like we would be friends. I too, am seeing my kids leave one by one, so thanks for being there for me along the journey

  525. I’ve listened to you guys since the very first episode. I also have read every single blog post and book you have written. You bring laughter and joy in so many lives! Congratulations on 300 episodes and 15 years!

  526. These podcasts and the Patreon episodes are such a blessing! You ladies are a delight and this Texas girl who is now an empty nester is walking right there with you ?

  528. Love y’all’s podcast! I can’t wait for it to air every week! Thank you for great content and authenticity! Cheers to 300 more episodes!

  529. Congrats to y’all (and frankly to us for getting to enjoy your efforts)! LSU gal living in TX here, and y’all make it feel like home every week. Thanks for everything!

  530. Congrats on 300 in 15 years! As a fellow “9” I am impressed 🙂 Love listening in every week, you both feel like friends!

  531. Congratulations on your 300th episode!! I can always count on y’all to make me smile on the rainiest days ??

  532. Love, love, love your podcast! And you’re books! You both make it so easy to feel like we’re all friends and I really appreciate that!

  534. Thank you both for the last 15 years! You are the friends whom I’ve never met who have done so much life with me. I’m grateful for all the laughs, advice (silly and serious), and light that you share with us through your blogs, books, and podcast. I love that you are part of my weekly routine! Congratulations to you both on this milestone!!

  536. I have been a fan of your podcast for years now. I have 2 daughters; age 20 and almost 18 so I feel like my girls have being going through the same things at the same time as Caroline and it all feels so relatable! I will say that when I listened to the opening of episode 300 to quote you “ it about put me in the bed!” Hearing Alex and Caroline’s little voices about did me in! I look forward to catching u0 with you and Sophie each week. Keep it coming!

  538. Congratulations on the 300th Episode!!
    So enjoy the hour of nothing yet I learn so much.
    Here’s to 300 More!

  539. Congratulations! 300 episodes! I have so enjoyed listening over the years – I listen while walking and find myself responding to you both as if you were walking with me! I have laughed out loud so many times!! I am thankful for you both! Here’s to 300 more! Love Sheryl

  542. Congratulations!! I met y’all at a mom.com conference and have loved you ever since!

  543. Your biggest millennial fan here!! Love you ladies, you got me through the pandemic with laughter on the lighter things of life and I will forever be Team Big Boo. I use “you only have one face” on the reg and it always gets a laugh. Congrats on the big 3-0-0!

  546. LOVE y’all! Congrats on 300!! And 15 years! That intro got me! What a journey! And What a fun giveaway! So thankful for y’all and all you share with us!! Y’all are the highlight of my week!

  547. I heard you speak at ACU for the Sigma Theta Chi 50 years reunion and have been a fan of the Big Boo Cast ever since!

  550. It’s my birthday so pick me! Love you ladies and the space you fill In my life! Let say all the topics that have blessed me: Jesus, family college sports, beauty products and sending a kid off to college!

  551. I’ve got my husband and 12yo son now listening (mainly during football talk), and they laugh almost as hard as I do.

    P.S. please fix your woo and boo noise machine before football season. ?

  552. I talk about you and Sophie like you are my best buddies!!! I am off on Thursdays so I always listen on my morning walk. There are times I look like a fool laughing but it is always a highlight of my week!! Can’t wait for the next 300!!!

  553. Congratulations Ladies on 300 episodes. I feel like you both are my long lost sisters! Here’s to another 300 episodes!

  554. Congratulations on 300 episodes and 15 years. I’ve been listening since the very beginning. Such a joy!

  555. Never have i ever left a comment on a blog… but for the big boo cast… here i am! Thank you for taking me back to the OG social media – the world of blogs. 15 years is honestly incredible. I was introduced to yall awhile back by the funniest woman in my life… she told me that you can make her belly laugh, and that i should read a couple of your books to understand why she loves you so much. I knew i could trust her! And man was she right, it’s been so fun to listen to yall every week! Love yall!

  556. I love your podcasts and all of your books! I listened to all of your books and Sophie’s on audio and they life giving when I had a new baby and I wasn’t sleeping. I even have other friends reading your books and listening to your podcast now! And it has been so fun to discuss the podcast with them. Thank you for what you do!!

  558. Oh, my, how my Thursdays have been elevated since I became a podcast listener two years ago!!! Y’all got me through the pandemic and continue to make me laugh through life, from the mountaintop experiences down to the mundane. Having two grown sons, one an A&M alumni and the other one, a University of Alabama alumni, I never tire of hearing Melanie’s and Sophie’s take on SEC football. Please keep bringing it every week!!!

  560. I loved the episode as usual. I’m an Aggie, that lived in San Antonio for a while, then moved to Birmingham so I feel like I connect so much with y’all! And my girls all play soccer! Gig ‘Em!

  561. I listen as soon as your podcast drops. Thanks for keeping me company! You both are delightful and make me giggle!

  563. Omg congratulations to you both! I’ve been a listener and supporter for 3-4 years now and I always look forward to new episodes! Love yall!

  564. So thankful for y’all and your podcast!! It’s a highlight of my week!! And the Patreon content — best bonus! 🙂 thank y’all for doing what you do!

  567. Happy 300 episodes!! Y’all always make my week! I never watch college football but I’ll tell you this…Norte Dame is the worst! ?
    Thanks for the laughs!??

  569. Laughing out loud at the gym ALWAYS happens when I listen to Big Boo. Congrats you guys! The podcast is a highlight every week.

  571. Love you two! Congrats and thanks for the laughs! Been following along for many years!!

  574. I can’t tell you how much I’ve loved listening to you all for the past 10 years. You’ve taken me from singlehood, to marriage to having three babies under three. I love listening to you all and feeling like I have two best friends over chatting with me. Blessings to you sweet ladies!!

  577. Thank you for your podcast! Congratulations on 15 years + 300 episodes! I love listening to your podcast because I can laugh, hear great tips, and just all around enjoy two friends having the most fun conversations! Love it!

  578. I’m a fairly new listener, and y’all are the best!! I feel like I’ve known y’all for years already!

  579. Love your podcast! I’m a 29 year old who lives in California and your podcast just makes me so happy!! So thankful for you two making me laugh over the years!

  580. Congratulations on 15 years and your 300th episode! As a long time listener/Patreon subscriber, I have been thankful for you in so many different ways. I feel like you’ve been part of my growth in learning to know and accept myself, and I always appreciate the lightness and humor you bring to my podcast listening time. I wish you the best personally, as friends and business partners, and in your families. Cheers to many more years and episodes of the Big Boo Cast!

    With a grateful heart,
    Katrina

  582. Yay! Congrats on 15 years!! ? I’m one of those that have been listening to y’all since the VERY beginning! ??

  583. Congratulations on 15 years and 300 episodes! The clips of tiny Caroline and Alex at the beginning made me cry and they’re not even my children!!

  584. Love listening to you ladies so much. So many laughs, and I love the parenting wisdom from mothers who are a little further down the road than I am. My Amazon bills are higher and my bathroom drawers and closet are full of your recs. Congrats on 15 years! Geaux Tigers!

  585. I am a long time listener of your podcast. Congrats on 15 years of making me laugh and purchase random stuff. Carry on because I’m a ffl.

  586. Congrats on your 300th episode! You are a bright spot in my week and I am so grateful to have found your podcast. Here’s to 300 more 🙂

  590. Always excited for Thursdays to check in with y’all! Thanks for always bringing a smile to my face!

  591. Just started listening on a recommendation from a family member-love the podcast so much! Y’all are a delight to listen to. Very refreshing!

  592. Love y’all so much! You make my commute a little more joyful. And my husband loves y’all because I have learned more about college sports than he ever expected. Thanks for all you do and Happy 300th!

  595. KADOOS to my absolute favorite bloggers turned podcasters!!! Y’all are the best and I am so happy for you! Happy 15th anniversary AND 300th episode! Here’s to 15 more years and a ton more podcasts!!!

  597. I found your podcast during Covid and have listed to it ever since. It it a highlight of my week!

  598. Sophie and Melanie- you are a blessing and a light in my world! Thank you both for the joy you bring to my life and to so many others. I am a stay at home mom with a two year old daughter. I am a native Texan living in Colorado, and like other listeners have said, hearing your voices every week makes me feel like I’m getting a hug from home (the South). I am also training to be a professional counselor, which can be very heavy and dark. Your podcast always brings a lightness and joy that truly ministers to me. I am truly thankful for you and the work you do! I am literally praying about winning one of the prizes (lol)–James says that the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective- standing on the promises today! HUGS.

  601. If I could only listen to one podcast it would be The Big Boo Cast! I have to remind myself that you have no idea who I am because I feel like we’re best friends. ? You about put me under the bus with the opening to your 300th episode. The babies! Congratulations on 300 episodes!

  603. Congrats on episode 300! My family makes fun of my sister and I because we talk about y’all like you are our best friends! Love y’all!

  604. Melanie- I know it’s silly but I feel like you & Sophie are really my friends! I love the weekly chats ?

  606. Thanks for making us all feel like friends and for leading the SEC’s charge in hating Notre Dame!

  609. Congratulations on your anniversary and 300th podcast episode!! I so look forward to the days that I get to listen to y’all’s newest episodes. To be honest, y’all kind of feel like close friends. You make me laugh and shop at the same time!!

  613. Love the pod! Thanks for helping me have better Aggie convos with my husband since I am more informed listening to you guys 🙂

  616. Congratulations, Melanie & Sophie! I love that your 300th podcast was released on my birthday!

  617. Congrats on 300! I’m so glad I found you guys and listen on the weekly! It really is the highlight of my week!

  619. Congratulations on 300! And how does it feel to have so many comments all of a sudden? 🙂

  620. Congratulations ladies! I have listened and enjoyed for many years. I think you might have been the very first podcast I listened to.

  621. Congratulations on 15 years and 300 podcasts! Love y’all, your
    books, your podcasts and your podcast!

  623. I Love your podcast. The only one I listen to EVERY week. I’ve even been able to impress my husband with some fun facts regarding SEC football so thank you for that! Congratulations on your 300th episode and 15 years of podcasting!

  629. Congrats on 300 episodes! As we approach the college football kick-off this weekend, I wanted to note Ohio State plays ND in the first game of the season, so hopefully they are out of the Top 10 right away! Go Buckeyes!

  630. Love you both. And thank you so much for bringing up the Everett targeting incident. It brought me so much joy.

  632. Y’all’s podcast is the best!! It is the highlight of my week – I laugh, I can so relate (as we are close in ages), and I buy, buy, buy!! My skin routine is on point thanks to you both!! I discovered how much I LOVE reading historical fiction, thanks Melanie! Also, thanks to y’all being 9’s, I understand my husband so much better now!! ?
    Thank you for your podcast and the joy it brings me every week?

  634. Love the podcast! I also just finished SATWU and The Antelope in the Living Room (or the deer. It’s all the same).

  636. Woo-Hoo 15 years! I look forward each week to a new podcast! Love the variety, fun and merriment that you provide! Thanks for sharing!

  640. I LOVE listening to your podcast and look forward to it each week. You guys remind me of my mom and her friend when I was growing up and how I used to ease drop on their phone conversations. Thank you for being some joy into my life.

  642. I have loved listening to you two for a few years. You both remind me of my Aunt Betty Lou and my best friend Linda who both past away a few years ago. I feel like they are still with me when listening to you. I also love it when I’m laughing out loud on my walk around the neighborhood while listening.

  644. Congratulations! As a fellow Enneagram 9, I have to say “I AM SO PROUD OF Y’ALL”! Way to keep on keeping on.

  645. Congratulations on your 300th episode! I think I’v listened to them all. Y’all have been such a joy and I’m thrilled to be along for the ride! Looking forward to the next 300!

  646. Grateful for this podcast – helps me disconnect from daily life and enjoy long drives! I say it all the time – you’ve only got one face!

  648. Let me first say, it’s been a minute since I commented on a blog…but more importantly, I want to say that your podcast brings me so much joy. Looking forward to the next 15!!!

  653. Love your podcast! It’s one of my very favorites, and it never fails to lift my spirits! Thank you for all that you do!! Congrats on 300!!

  658. Happy anniversary ladies!!! I first discovered you when I attended a fundraiser in Amarillo featuring Knox and Jaimie. I went for K&J but came away a Melanie and Sophie fan. I keep waiting for a reprise of Melanie’s impression of her aunt.
    The two of you have brought me so much joy and laughter when the world has felt so bleak. Thank you for the love and light you bring to this world.

  660. Been listening since almost the beginning. Love you guys and you both always brighten my days. Thanks for what you do.

  662. Love to podcast! I live in Denver any really only found you ladies last fall. You’ve given me many laughs, my wardrobe has improved and my husband is a little confused about my newfound knowledge of SEC football, but he’s not complaining! Cheers to you both and thanks for putting nice vibes out into the world! Many happy returns!

  663. I have listened to your podcast for years- it’s my favorite! So excited for you both and thank you for all the laughs and entertainment!

  666. I’m so glad I found 2 women equally obsessed with facial products, Amazon and Anthro finds, and of course college football. I love the podcast and it’s like listening to two friends share about their week. Love it and y’all!!