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Mummy & Deaddy Podcast

MummyXDeaddy

A podcast about Parenting + Horror movies! Because parenting is scary stuff.

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01:20:46

MXD EP 94 - Taken (2008)

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2025/11/21

Ep 94! It's a Thanksgiving Action Thriller Special, suitable for most of your boomer relatives! It's TAKEN (2008)! So while you're takin' down turkey, be thankful for your health, cuz Mummy & Deaddy were taken DOWN by illness this November! But the wait is worth it, as we get into international cell phone use for kids, how to deal with jet lag, the value of crazy holiday travel, Gun Fu, parenting in fractured households, the "as a father myself" defense, after-school survival programs for parents,

01:30:31

MXD EP 93 - Traumatika (2025)

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2025/10/31

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, CREEPS! We bid farewell to another perfect Spooktober and its attendant traumas, as we binge on stolen candy with TRAUMATIKA (2025)! We talk trunk-or-treats, Halloween songs, our family's obsession with Nick Lutsko, our own Spirit Halloween experiences, plus a special WELCOME TO DERRY (ep 1) RECAP (~23:30-33:34, if you want to skip!). We talk getting rid of digital assistants, a mother's intuition, haunted police stations, ambivalent neighbors, and SO MUCH MORE!

01:34:39

MXD EP 92 - Interview With The Vampire (1994)

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2025/10/15

Episode 92 goes to '94 as Spooktoberfest creeps on! It's INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE! We get into east coast fall vibes, our favorite vampires, "turning" our kids' favorite YouTubers, kindness in the sky, Kirsten Dunst's Oscar buzz for 1994, and SO much more!

01:37:42

MXD EP 91 - Funny Games (2007)

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2025/10/01

Episode 91, FUNNY GAMES (2007)! Fresh for Spooktober 2025, we're rebooting our own podcast for U.S. audiences! We talk Halloween super-prep, the Purge (of kid toys), Trunk-or-Treating, an irrational fears update, safe knife handling, locking doors, the importance of good footwear, student films, and SO much more!

01:48:00

MXD EP 90 - Hard Candy (2005)

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2025/09/13

It's Episode NINETY! So celebrate with ninety of your favorite sugary treats, you nonagenarians, cuz it's HARD CANDY (2005). We go straight to the MXD mailroom, talk big SPOOKTOBERFEST 2025 announcements, along with our movie lineup for the rest of the year, plus a 5-STAR REVIEW CONTEST + GIVEAWAY! Plus existential home decorating, journaling, defining torture, and "I Survived" for grown-ups, and SO much more!

01:54:17

MXD Ep. 89 - Weapons (2025)

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2025/08/12

Episode 89! Just in time for back-to-school, it's WEAPONS (2025)! We talk about goin' hard at Disneyland, PTA demotions, anniversary LIES, kittens, baby's first stitches, urgent care madness, and generally keepin' it crazy. PLUS kid independence, saying no to drugs, how to snack, and SO much more! Go give this podcast a 5-star review wherever you listen, or 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes!

01:22:44

MXD EP 88 - 28 Days Later 2002

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2025/07/13

Ep 88! Has it been a month already? Yes! It's 28 DAYS LATER (2002)! We talk summer updates, train troubles, awesome Chicago, ear piercing, horses, capture the flag, single-parent travels with children, best single parents of the pod, happy (movie) endings, and SO much more!

01:35:47

MXD EP 87 - Bring Her Back (2025)

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2025/06/13

HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13th, Creeps! It's Episode 87: BRING HER BACK (2025)! As long it's not back to school amiright?? We talk Final Destination Summer, Maycember, Harry Potter and the PTA, Kids' menus, tactics for quickly repairing a parenting fumble, Australian cantaloupe, psycho biddies, creepy pasta, and SO much more!

01:21:41

MXD Ep. 86 - Battle Royale (2000)

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2025/05/13

Episode 86! The Millennium Education Reform Act is in full effect, cuz we've got BATTLE ROYALE (2000)! In this moment, what should an adult say to a kid? We talk tantrums, travel, personal ghost stories, Star Wars, nostalgia, the best use of AI, plus Interview With a Vamparent and SO much more!

01:20:35

MXD Ep 85 - Nanny (2022)

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2025/04/13

It's Episode 85: NANNY (2022)! This one is WAY too spicy for your tummy! But we can't talk about supernatural dramas centered around the plight of immigrant domestic workers without first talking about... A Minecraft Movie! Plus: Breaking news, shame on imdb, spring break, Woo's big day, TV dinners, date nights, and OH so much more!

01:30:44

MXD Ep 84 Presence (2025)

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2025/03/12

It's Episode 84, Creeps! Steven Soderbergh's PRESENCE (2025)! And your presence is presents enough! We talk time changes, jet lag, Attack of the Clones vs Attack of the Meltdowns, favoritism, the Oscars, a Letterboxd recap and SO much more!

01:24:39

MXD Ep. 83 - Fatal Attraction (1987)

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2025/02/12

It's Episode 83! FATAL ATTRACTION (1987)! Mummy & Deaddy tackle their first-ever erotic thriller, and just in time for Galentine's Day! We talk about affairs, deception, bad doggie dads, Roger Ebert, and slime. Plus nightmare school pick-up scenarios, innuendo, New York bagels, and SO much more!

01:37:17

MXD Ep 82 - There's Something Wrong With the Children...

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2025/01/12

Ep. 82! Crappy New Year, Creeps! It's 2025, and we're watching THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHILDREN (2023)! We talk extensively about the wildfires ripping through our beloved Los Angeles this week, plus some Scary GOOD Stuff, a lil Holiday wrap-up, how to handle a nosebleed or marital problems, this movie's handling of mental illness, Blumhouse, new drops, and why you should follow Mummy on @Letterboxd at @MsBabadook! Be a creep! Get in touch!

01:29:28

Ep 81 - Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

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2024/12/13

Episode 81! We end the year and the world with ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017)! Grab your ballet slippers and a spiked baseball bat (or spiked hot chocolate) and join MXD on a musical adventure through the horrors of parenting, as we get into Advent calendars, sharing, experiential gifts, Christmas lists for adults, Holiday travel, decking the halls and SO much more!

01:36:36

MXD Ep 80 - Stephen King's IT (1990)

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2024/11/12

Episode 80?! We return to Derry for the ABC TV miniseries STEPHEN KING'S IT (1990)! We get heavy into our post-election heaviness: how to talk to kids about it and how not to. But in no way do we talk about how to talk to them about IT, who is an ageless being haunting the children of one tiny New England town. Also, we get into play dates, good cops, raising a pet eyeball, and SO much more! Come away with us, won't you?

01:42:20

MXD Ep 79 - Hereditary (2018)

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2024/10/30

Episode 79! HAPPY HALLOWEEN, CREEPS! We’re closing out Spooktoberfest 2024 with a real family affair: HEREDITARY (2018)! We talk Halloweek, Trick or Treat candy selections, shoe policies, student bereavement leave, going to the movies alone, generalized anxiety, epipens and inhalers, plus a double-dose of Interview With a Vamparent AND a sequel pitch?! And of course SO much more! Don’t forget to share/tag us in your Halloween photos!

01:29:28

Ep 78 - Scream (1996)

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2024/10/13

Episode 78! SPOOKTOBERFEST 2024 continues through the dog days with SCREAM (1996) live from Las Vegas! 😱 A weekend away for Mummy & Deaddy means all-day brunch vibes, anxiety-dream-levels of mortification, plus how to talk about consent even with the very young, Richard Gere, rumors & bullying, emo adults, the media, processing grief past the year-mark, and SO much more!

01:16:02

Ep 77 - Arachnophobia (1990)

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2024/10/01

Episode 77! SPOOKTOBERFEST 2024 us upon us! Time to check your waterspouts or run from them, cuz it’s ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990)! We talk about our full slate of Spooktoberfest movies, plus making big decisions “for the kids,” the real Oregon Trail, a modern health update, Halloween Heatwave, cursed family costumes, spider facts, local wildlife, fear mongering, and SO much more!

01:33:19

Ep 76 - The Faculty (1998)

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2024/09/24

Episode 76! Thirsty? We’re headed back to school with THE FACULTY (1998)! We shell out some uniquely unhelpful advice, while the kids are wise (alright?). Plus: kids with crushes, Schrödinger’s mass, the comforts of home, the T2 Connection, The Faculty: The Musical, Canadian teen soap opera Fifteen, the movies of 1999, big muscly white guys, weird haircuts, alcoholic teachers, school funding, protecting fragile teachers, hydration, and SO much more!

01:23:44

Ep 75 - Cuckoo (2024)

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2024/08/13

Episode 75! It’s our diamond episode, Creeple! And we’re going completely CUCKOO (2024)!! We talk favorite eps, crying in public, horror-themed pinball, solo parenting troubles, tent building in-tents-ity, celebrity lookalikes, bad dads, teen protagonists, self-imposed worry, ending summer & new beginnings, PG movies and SO much more!

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