The Big Boo Cast, Episode 229

The Big Boo Cast

Melanie Shankle & Sophie Hudson

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Personal Journals, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

We have a special guest on this week's episode, and we couldn't be happier about it. Sharon McMahon (@sharonsaysso) has taken Instagram by storm over the last few months - she is a funny, wise, non-partisan former government teacher - and she has created such a beautiful online community. Melanie and I have gotten such a kick out of following her and learning from her, so when it worked out for us to get to actually talk to her, we couldn't say "yes" fast enough.

And listen - we cover a lot of ground. We talk about Sharon's informational, non-partisan approach to teaching people about government and democracy, we talk about how Sharon shattered Melanie's lifelong belief about Texas' ability to secede from the union, and we talk about how important it is to really listen to one another so that we can understand one another better - especially when we disagree (my favorite quote of Sharon's: "We cannot work for each other's mutual destruction"). We're also going to talk about make-up, and if you've seen Sharon's eyeshadow skills on Instagram, you'll understand why.

We'll also have our usual round of Five Favorites at the end of the episode (it's my turn this week!), and we'll be back next Monday with a new Five Questions (featuring our literary agent, Lisa Jackson) and our usual brand of shenanigans next Thursday on episode 230.

Enjoy, everybody!

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Show Notes:

- The Carol Burnett Show

- Sharon McMahon

- Sharon's Instagram

- Sharon's Government for Grown-ups

- Dave (the movie)

- BH Cosmetics Hangin' in Hawaii eyeshadow palette

- Latisse eyelash serum

- Revitabrow eyelash serum

- Go Big or Go Home mascara by KVD Beauty

- Subversion eyelash primer by Urban Decay

- Get Organized with The Home Edit on Netflix

- Palmer's Cocoa Butter Ultra Gentle Facial Cleansing Oil

- Thrive Causemetics 3-in-1 Brightening Face Wash

- Delicious Miss Brown

- Kardea Brown's Fried Pork Chops with Homemade Table Gravy

- Tyler Glamorous Wash in Diva (a laundry splurge - but one small bottle will last for six months or so)

- OPI Hollywood & Vibe

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Transcript

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0:00.0	In New York you can gaze up at the towering skyscrapers or...
0:05.0	You can sunbathe on top of one.
0:08.0	In LA you can catch a neon lit rollercoaster ride on Santa Monica Pier.
0:14.0	Before catching a California catfish off Santa Monica Pier.
0:19.0	Oop!
0:20.0	Virgin Atlantic fly to the world's most iconic destinations
0:24.0	but how you see them is up to you.
0:26.0	Book now with Virgin Atlantic. See the world differently.
0:30.0	Hey everybody this is Sophie and welcome to episode 229 of The Big Big Cast.
0:52.0	This week is a little bit different for reasons we're going to explain in just a little bit.
0:58.0	But it's not just Melanie and me this week we're so excited about a conversation we got to have recently with somebody that we have grown to enjoy so much on the Instagram.
1:08.0	So you'll hear all about that and then as always we're going to have five favorites at the end.
1:13.0	We're going to tell you about some of my favorite things.
1:16.0	And just a friendly reminder that you can find so many of the things that we like and enjoy in our Amazon shop.
1:22.0	It's at amazon.com slash shop slash big big.
1:26.0	As always thank you so much for being with us and we hope you enjoy episode 229.
1:56.0	Hey everybody this is Sophie this is Big Mama.
2:00.0	Hey it's Melanie it's Big Mama.
2:02.0	And we have a special guest this week.
2:04.0	I know I love when we have special guests.
2:06.0	A special guest it's like the Carol Burnett show or something.
2:10.0	Yes I don't know what I said that.
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