Schtickless
Meagan and Jeff love life, & love to process it out loud. Couldn't pick a schtick, so they just don't have one. Join them as they discuss random topics like life, parenting, hobbies, nostalgia, marriage, pop culture, and more in a conversational style.
Episodes
104 episodes
421 - Landslide
This week's episode is about kids going back to school!Meagan and Jeff talk about big changes in their household and what it means for them in a new season of life. Jeff feels the changes as the oldest starts middle school. Meagan comes...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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29:47
420 - Love Persevering - GRIEF Part 3
This week's episode is about processing grief after a loss. Meagan and Jeff wrap up their series on grief giving tips and advice on what to do after the loss as life continues on. Jeff gets emotional quoting a Marvel tv show. Meag...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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34:42
419 - Family Meeting - GRIEF Part 2
This week's episode is on talking to kids about death. Meagan and Jeff share some of their experience about talking to kids about death - but really dive into some advice from a neuro-based parenting method on age-appropriate ways to te...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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28:51
418 - Six Weeks with Dad - GRIEF Part 1A - Interlude
Thank you for listening to a special Saturday edition of Schtickless. This episode is part of the GRIEF series but is not essential listening if you want to wait for the next one. In this episode Jeff shares reflections and the story of the las...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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31:00
417 - Tuesdays with John - GRIEF Part 1
This week's episode is on anticipatory grief. WARNING: This episode deals with cancer, death, loss, and grief. We know these are heavy emotions and triggers. We understand if you have to sit this one out - or put it aside until you want...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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32:55
416 - This Land is Your Land
This week's episode is about patriotism! Meagan and Jeff reflect on celebrating July 4th as tired, geriatric millennials. Jeff is spicy about money in politics and the failures of the two party system. Meagan wants to build true co...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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35:53
415 - SWEET 16! - Happy Anniversary
This week's episode is about a wedding anniversary!Meagan and Jeff celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary and share tips for making your marriage better! Jeff confesses his love for his Xbox (and Meagan!). Meagan helps couples discern...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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36:23
414 - Collective Effervescence - The Power of LIVE Music
This week's episode is about LIVE music! Meagan and Jeff talk about their love of live music and the ways we consume music throughout history. Jeff talks about 8-tracks and devices to trick your car's cassette player. Meagan explains wh...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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34:28
413 - Almost Summer - Barbasol / Mileage Rewards / No Cooking Dinners / The Library
This week's episode is about SUMMER!Meagan and Jeff share some quick tips, tricks, and ideas to make your summer even better. Meagan tries to get the podcast sponsored by a shaving cream company. Jeff shares his love of the librar...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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19:09
412 - Teenagers Forever - PARENTING Part 4 - FINALE
This episode is the final week of our series on PARENTING. Meagan and Jeff wrap up their series on their parenting philosophy talking about their ultimate goal for their teenagers and grown kids. Jeff gets emotional about being a ...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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39:25
411 - The One Moment - PARENTING Part 3
This episode is week 23 of our series on PARENTING. Meagan and Jeff continue their parenting series by diving into the important foundational ideas they keep in mind while parenting big kids. Jeff gives his opinion on how respect should...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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40:01
410 - I Saw the Sign (and it opened up my eyes) - BLUEY Interlude
This episode is short interlude from our parenting series as Meagan dives into what may be one of the greatest episodes of kids tv ever made.Meagan shares her heart about the penultimate episode of Bluey, The Sign. Jeff was out of town ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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14:32
409 - The Early Days - PARENTING Part 2
This episode is week 2 of our series on PARENTING.Meagan and Jeff continue their parenting series by diving into some of the truths that helped them through the toddler phase! Meagan talks about the relationship between raising kids and...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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49:07
408 - Oh Joy Begin - PARENTING Part 1
This week we start a four part series on PARENTING.Meagan and Jeff start a new series on parenting and dive into the neuroscience of how they raised their babies in part 1. Meagan shares the purpose behind the parenting choice...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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34:15
407 - Sparking Joy (or not) - CLUTTER Series Part 2
This week we wrap up our two part series on CLUTTER.Meagan and Jeff give practical tips for processing through letting go of clutter you don't need. Meagan talks about hoping to instill this ability to declutter in her kids. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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37:01
406 - Stuff and Thangs - CLUTTER Series Part 1
This week we start a two part series on CLUTTER. Meagan and Jeff talk about how we end up with so much stuff. Meagan talks about how scarcity leads us to keep things we might not need to hold on to. Jeff dives into why it's not the stuf...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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33:20
405 - Having a Heck of a Time - Helldivers II / Daylight Saving Time
This week's random topic is on video games and the mystical changing of the clock!Meagan and Jeff take a break between series to talk about a few random topics on their mind and give a little bit of a tease for the series starting next ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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33:43
404 - Sleep Hard, Work Harder, Play Hardest - TIME Part 3: Leisure
Meagan and Jeff wrap up the Time series talking about the most fun way to spend time - leisure.
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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33:48
403 - For a Few Dollars More - TIME Part 2: Work
This is the second week of our series on TIME. We focus on the time we spend WORKING.Meagan and Jeff talk about the philosophy and perspective on work from a geriatric millennial's point of view. It's a little sad, but ends with some ho...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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35:09
402 - Thicc and Tired - TIME Part 1: Sleep
This is the first week of our series on TIME. We focus on our struggles with SLEEP!Meagan and Jeff talk about the demonization of rest, puritanical nonsense, revenge bedtime, anti-fraud suggestions, high school biology, and more.
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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31:39
401 - We Apologize for the Break in Programming!
This week's random topic is reformatting!Meagan and Jeff are back and ready to dive into another season of Schtickless.Meagan and Jeff had to duck out for a season of life but want to get back to the practice of writing and shar...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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30:52
326 A Love Letter to Libraries
This week's random topic is librariesMeagan and Jeff spend some time talking about their shared love and appreciation for libraries! Meagan gives details about the purpose and mission of the American Library Association. Jeff spec...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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34:31
325 Podcasting in the Rain
This week's random topic is rain! Meagan and Jeff soak up an unseasonably cool and rainy start to the summer. Meagan talks about the oldest daughter's favorite smell. Jeff goes off on a tangent about what to check for when buying ...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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29:42
324 Flies, Honey, and Vinegar Oh My
This week's random topic is conversational tone! Meagan and Jeff have a quick conversation about the power of tone in conversation.Meagan is shocked by Jeff's high school confessions. Jeff remembers having trouble with tone in the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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18:33