How We Birthed a Turkey | S1E9 "Belly Full of Turkey"
How We Made Your Mother
Audacy & Josh Radnor and Craig Thomas
4.8 • 922 Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS
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Summary
In this Thanksgiving-themed episode, Josh and Craig revisit “Belly Full of Turkey” and reflect on Lily’s hilarious but heartfelt journey into Marshall’s giant Minnesota family, while Ted, Robin, and Barney navigate their own offbeat holiday at a food shelter (and later, a strip club). They discuss Allison Hannigan’s standout performance, the visual comedy of a Brooklyn girl in a land of giants, and the deeper emotional themes of family, identity, and partnership. With behind-the-scenes stories, a moving listener letter from Australia, and insights from Jordana about in-laws and marriage, this episode blends big laughs with big feelings—just like the show always did.
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| 0:00.0 | If I get my kid a phone, I'll be able to keep in touch with them all the time. |
| 0:02.8 | We'll be on it all the time. |
| 0:04.1 | Could walk to school by himself. She could see something, she shouldn't. He could chat with grandma. Friends, trolls. They can access anything on the internet. They can access anything on the internet. So, should I give my kid a phone? Growing up with phones isn't always easy. Introducing EEE safer Sims. Sims that help moderate usage and shield harmful content on any smartphone. |
| 0:24.2 | Choose EECF. Growing up with phones isn't always easy. Introducing EEE safer Sims. Sims that help moderate usage and shield harmful content on any smartphone. |
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| 0:25.7 | Only on the UK's best network. |
| 0:27.5 | To verify best network see EE.com. |
| 0:31.5 | Hi, Josh and Craig. |
| 0:33.2 | I'm Rishi from India. |
| 0:36.7 | How I met your mother was the first English TV series I ever watched |
| 0:40.3 | before I knew what a sitcom was and to me it's never been a sitcom to me it's been a beautifully |
| 0:45.4 | written slow burn drama by very organic bits of endearing of slightly dorky comedy and |
| 0:53.0 | I adore the development of the slightly flawed characters, |
| 0:56.0 | and especially the way the show plays with time. |
| 0:59.0 | I absolutely love that, and it's a, it's a, just masterful filmmaking. |
| 1:04.0 | It just lets every emotion soak in unapologetically. |
| 1:08.0 | And in a way, the creators of the show are the hopeless romantics of |
| 1:11.7 | filmmaking so here's how I met him other timidly bold subtly adventures and the |
| 1:17.9 | slope or drama with the side of comedy that's what it is to me I'm alone what a pity |
| 1:24.7 | I won't be soon in New York City when I see you. |
| 1:33.8 | Please permit me to tell you everything in New York City. |
| 1:41.0 | Hey, everyone, I'm Josh Radner. |
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