Episodes

Ep. 60 Knob Guide Welcome to the bench! We are two frustrated writers trying to find time to write in between crafts with knobs, work, families and snacks. Ok, the snacks are part of our writing process – we swear. We try not to procrastinate, but we’re ...

Ep. 59 Caramel Gala Welcome to the bench! We are two frustrated writers trying to manage creativity, work and families all at the same time. No problem! Really, it’s the snacks that keep us going, no joke. Today we read your #BENCHWRITECLUB submissions a...

Ep. 58 Showtime! Welcome to the bench! We are two frustrated writers working on an audio sitcom on the side. Don’t worry, we still find ways to procrastinate… for instance snacks and quiche and elementary school musical theatre! Join us today for an impr...

Ep. 57 Cranberry Sandwiches Welcome to the bench! We are two frustrated writers with no time to write. How to procrastinate now? Teasing you with buttons and old snacks! Are we repeating ourselves… do we mention Paul Rudd… and #MelBrooks (@BrookReadingPo...

Ep. 56 Snackbook Connection Welcome to the bench! We are two frustrated writers with no time to write. How to procrastinate now? In addition to the podcast, we have many techniques! Snacks, travel stories, random-ness, etc. Not to mention day jobs and ki...

Ep. 55 Steve the Devil Roommate? Welcome to the bench! We are two longtime friends and writing partners, putting off our projects to write reboots of random films… Laundry and pillows seem to distract us today, along with a satanic writing prompt. But he...

Ep. 54 Donut Reboot Time Welcome to the bench! We are two longtime friends and writing partners, putting off our projects to write reboots of random films… well, at least this month. Today we announce the April #BenchWriteClub and explain how to open cre...

Ep. 53 Bench Wine and a Baby Welcome to the bench! We are two longtime friends and writing partners, wearing foil hats broadcasting from our basement. Ok, you got us, we don’t have a basement. We do guarantee a rollercoaster ride of weirdness. AND we hav...

Ep. 52 Saucy Puffs Yo – we’re hungry where’s those Cheetos at? Welcome to the bench! We are two longtime friends and writing partners, occasionally writing and always chatting about our favorite snacks. Today we are staying out of the bell jar, snacking ...

Ep. 51 Limericks and Cassava Chips Podcasting is truly the best So what if some think us a pest We sit on our bench Behave like a wench And end with a song in good jest! Thank you to our March #Benchlings for the fabulous Limericks! Head to https://www.s...

Ep. 50 Surviving the Plague Oh man, did we miss our BENCH! We’ve been through some crazy sickness. Fingers crossed we have put in our time for the year. Please, no more! Today we finally read our February #BenchWriteClub entries and announce our March ch...

Ep. 49 FLASHBACK Gaggle of Todds Welcome to the bench! We are OUT SICK! But we still wanted to bring you something from the bench – so here’s some outtakes, and a FLASHBACK to the story of Tricia’s stalker in the 90s. How did we not die? Plus, the entire...

Ep. 48 Podiversary! Welcome to the bench! We are bringing our britches to the table today to celebrate our PODIVERSARY! Lots of sale valentine candy, lots of red wine and we even do a writing prompt! Thank you for making this such a great experience, w...

Ep. 47 List of Psychic Things Welcome to the bench! Today we are chatting bench tattoos, our upcoming Pod-iversary, frozen desserts  and kidney stones… We also bring you Part 2 of our interview with Shari, our friend, spiritual advisor, and beauty guru. ...

Ep. 46 Makeup and Mediums Welcome to the bench! We are two longtime friends and writing partners, occasionally writing and always chatting about our favorite snacks. We had a really good reason to procrastinate this week – a GUEST! It’s our honor to intr...

Ep 45 #BenchWriteClub Chrispiracy It’s Bench Write Club time! Thank you all for submissions. You sent quite a variety and we thoroughly enjoyed reading them! In this episode we have a ton of coffee and become omnipotent – ok, not really… Oh and we really...

Ep. 44 Bench Retreat Welcome to the bench! BREAKING NEWS! Siana has been found – after a snack ransom, she’s back! We decided to take our bench on the road and head to the ocean, and we take you with us! The sound may be a bit wonky – as we are testing o...

Ep. 43 Benchling Invasion Welcome to the bench! Siana is missing! Instead a benchling has invaded her spot on the show. Join in to hear about Dr. Suess, in addition to a Suess inspired writing prompt. And there may be a few fart jokes. Check out our new ...

Ep. 42 Beets & Scary Dolls Welcome to the bench! We are two longtime friends and writing partners, occasionally writing and always chatting about our favorite snacks, and possibly unicorn poop. We may not be getting carded, but we are writing… mostly, or...

Ep. 41 List Hard! Welcome to the bench! We are two longtime friends and writing partners, occasionally writing and always chatting about our favorite snacks. Today, in addition to snacks, we got crabs (TO EAT) for Siana’s bday, we got lists and we got re...

Ep. 40 Better with Butter It’s the most wonderful time of the year… more stress than ever before, so that means we need BUTTER! We have our own holiday party on the bench, with day drinking, snacks and writing prompts. It’s epic! Remember, keep calm and ...

Ep. 39 Mimosa Party for One It’s time for a birthday on the bench! Tricia celebrates her birthday with some hot stone adventures brought to you by Siana. We’ve got some touching mail to share, chocolate to eat and a nickname to discuss (#LaverneandShirle...

Ep. 38 FLASHBACK to Free Cheese To kick off December we want to share a flashback episode, where not only do we List Hard, we also have a bit of nostalgia about the free cheese at 7-11… ah the good ol’ days! Oh, and we work on a list of how to make seria...

Ep. 37 It’s all about the food We are back. Well, we never left! We continue into our month of food, and dive deep into our love of all things edible. Except human flesh… yeah guys, it gets weird. Also - we wanna know what you listeners should be called ...