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Significant Mother

BySignificant Mother
30 episodes

Podcast Summary

Dive into the vibrant world of "Significant Mother," where humor meets heartfelt conversations about life’s complexities. Hosted by author Robert Landon, ex-stepmother and roomie Beth Zetlin, along with best friend Renato Pinto, this podcast offers a candid exploration of modern relationships and personal growth. Each episode serves up a unique blend of insightful discussions, from Beth's journey towards financial independence to Renato’s humorous struggles with beer. Listeners are treated to a rich tapestry of topics, including decluttering life’s emotional baggage and navigating the challenges of stepfamily dynamics. The trio’s dynamic chemistry shines through as they tackle everything from credit card conundrums to the nuances of change. With a blend of wit and sincerity, "Significant Mother" invites you to join the conversation about the trials and triumphs of everyday life, ensuring you leave each episode with a smile and a nugget of wisdom.

#1

Season Finale

While Bobby is planning to go live in Spain, Beth makes financial progress: she now has a credit card and a credit score above 310. Season 2 will reveal if Renato stayed on the podcast or if he quit due to having to do all the work and the least talking. Bobby also threatened to quit. So will the next season be called "Significant Mother, In Her Own Words"? Stay tuned!

2020-10-09•42mins
#2

The Decluttering Episode

When decluttering Beth's closet, we learned that cuntiness and change have two things in common: Both start with a C, and both never expire.

2020-07-20•53mins
#3

The weird things we do during a pandemic

Bobby is on a date, Beth is in the closet and Renato is expecting a delivery.

2020-06-14•57mins
#4

Is COVID gonna kill this podcast? Or make it stronger?

This is the BEST not so good episode ever! Check it out before we run out of things to say!

2020-05-31•57mins
#5

Where should we all move?

No longer interested in living Spain but with no way to fly back home, Bobby is now interested in moving to Maine. Or Wayne. We're not sure.

2020-05-20•1hr 19mins
#6

How to live in Spain, for free

Bobby decides to live in Spain and buy an amazing piece of property there. Interestingly, his plan does not include paying for it. Plus: how to ruin an art exhibit and why we almost got rid of "the woman".

2020-05-10•1hr 2mins
#7

Life was good and we didn't know it

In this episode, which was the last one we recorded face to face before the covid hit the fan, we discuss a range of topics with our sister-niece-daughter.

2020-05-03•51mins
#8

How to get a kidney

Our friend Leola joins us from the front lines at the deli counter of the Piggly Wiggly as ham is flying off the shelves due to a religious holiday.

2020-04-26•45mins

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#9

Aunt Holly

Beth's sister Holly entertains us with a virtual visit from her home in Maryland. She has a few opinions to share about things.

2020-04-19•1hr 33mins
#10

Another Socially Distant Episode

Our friend Paul joins us from lockdown in Washington, DC to discuss multiple aspects of our cray. Miraculously the safe word was never used.

2020-04-12•1hr 24mins
#11

The Nanny

No, we did not have Fran Drescher on, but we did have our very own nanny, stand-up comedienne Margaret Dodge, who joins us from L.A. and discusses what it is like to move from NY to Cali.

2020-04-05•55mins
#12

The Random Guy from Canada We Met in Argentina

Jeff Fenton, the Canadian we met in Mendoza, Argentina, joins us from his living room in Toronto and reveals his first impressions about us.

2020-03-29•49mins
#13

The Socially Distant Episode

In our first socially distant episode: Bobby is still stuck in Spain (but does not seem to care), and our friend Ingrid reveals how to stay in the Hamptons for free.

2020-03-22•58mins
#14

The Fate of Male Chickens

Bobby gets distracted when telling a story about getting distracted and we learn what happens to male chickens.

2020-03-15•52mins
#15

The one with no title

This is the episode where we had nothing to talk about but that's never stopped us from talking for an hour.

2020-03-08•1hr 1mins
#16

Lara, are you there?

Bobby rides his high horse all the way to San Francisco, Renato gets kicked out of a McDonald's in Paris and Beth wonders how to spend her last 8 dollars.

2020-03-01•39mins
#17

Should Bobby become a therapist?

Bobby and Renato drive our friend Dave crazy because of their obsession with yentes, and recording remotely turns out to be more challenging than expected. Plus a few reasons why Bobby should probably not become a therapist.

2020-02-20•53mins
#18

Is it Siri or Alexa?

Renato is spending time in Brazil while Bobby has trouble with his digital assistant and Beth reveals a bit about her personal care routine.

2020-02-13•54mins
#19

Significant Mother on the Couch - Father

On this episode of Significant Mother On the Couch, Beth and Bobby discuss the man who brought them together.

2020-02-02•1hr 12mins
#20

Significant Mother on the Couch - Forgiveness

On this episode of On the Couch, Beth and Bobby discuss the idea of forgiveness while Renato enjoys a trip to the tropics.

2020-01-23•1hr 8mins
#21

Meet our neighbors

Our friends Amy and Adriano join us to discuss a national problem in Brazil, Renato's and *Bleep*'s recent trip to New Orleans and the piano in the living room.

2020-01-16•1hr 12mins
#22

The Prosecco Episode

We discuss whether or not Bobby should take a sabbatical, his constant need for attention and how we sometimes hide our cray.

2020-01-09•45mins
#23

Does your massage therapist offer you candy?

In this episode we talk about whether or not we should talk about certain things, a ruined dinner and massage therapists who give out candy.

2020-01-02•1hr 2mins

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#24

Our daughter-sister-niece does not have a drug problem!

In this episode we discuss Bobby’s inability to understand how a phone call works, Beth’s clutter and Michele’s non-existent addiction.

2019-12-26•57mins
#25

Leola's in town!

Our friend Leola join us to talk about growing up in Georgia, her special affection for her favorite horse and what it is like to be a senior citizen lesbian in New York.

2019-12-19•1hr 7mins
#26

When in Rome, don't do as Bobby does!

We discuss our definition of hooker talk, how to get travel dates right, and where Bobby’s high horse comes from.

2019-12-10•1hr 7mins
#27

Significant Mother On the Couch

In the first episode of Significant Mother On the Couch, Beth and Bobby discuss deeper topics like free will, a trip to Havana and the law of attraction.

2019-12-06•1hr 10mins
#28

Introducing our daughter-sister-niece, Michele

Beth gets stuck on the tragedy channel for a minute, we discuss our emotional age and Michele talks about our role in her life.

2019-12-06•47mins
#29

Why are we here again?

We discuss how we thought there wouldn’t even be a second episode, our roles in this thrupple and what kind of people we attract.

2019-12-06•52mins
#30

What are we doing here?

In the first episode of Significant Mother, we discuss the fact that we know nothing about making podcasts and choose a much needed safe word.

2019-12-06•1hr 5mins

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