by Mary Carver | Sep 17, 2019 | The Couch Podcast
Grab a pen and paper, because today’s supersized episode is chock full of great recommendations. Have you ever wondered, “What TV shows would my tween like?” and what you really meant was, “What shows would my tween like that I wouldn’t hate with the passion of a...
by Mary Carver | Sep 16, 2019 | Books, Movies & TV
The pop culture-related question I am asked (and overhear or read) the most is, “What’s a good show for my tween to watch?” Which might seem like a simple, straightforward question . . . but it’s really a pretty complicated one! First of all,...
by Mary Carver | Aug 13, 2019 | The Couch Podcast
Last month was all about short-lived shows, and today we’re going in the opposite direction. Heather Parker joins me to talk about long-running TV shows. This episode was inspired by our shared love of NCIS, but don’t worry. If you aren’t as enamored with Leroy Jethro...
by Mary Carver | Aug 6, 2019 | The Couch Podcast
Today my friend Kristen Strong joined me again, this time to talk about fictional friend groups and our desire to belong. We talk about all the best groups of friends (or at least the ones that seem the most fun) and debate why there seem to be more shows about...
by Mary Carver | Jun 12, 2019 | Family Life, Finding Truth in Unexpected Places, Truth in TV Shows
This post originally appeared on MomAdvice.com. We are still living in a time of peak television. But we’re also living in the summer of 2019. And that means stress of all sorts, including, possibly, the exhaustion that comes from the end of the school year...