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The Family Timeout

The Family Timeout

By: Gardner and Michelle
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Welcome to The Family Timeout Podcast; part sports talk, part pop culture recap, and full-on parenting circus. Hosted by Michelle and Gardner, two over-caffeinated parents trying to survive toddler life without missing kickoff. We break down NFL drama, fantasy heartbreaks, celebrity meltdowns, and how it all collides with tantrums, nap schedules, and real life. It’s funny, unfiltered, and just structured enough to feel like a date night...with microphones.Gardner and Michelle Social Sciences
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  • HalloweenTown Is Trash, Love Is Blind recap, and Bedtime Betrayal | Family Timeout 008
    Oct 23 2025

    This week, Gardner finally says what everyone’s afraid to admit: Halloween Town might actually be trash. Michelle disagrees. Strongly.


    We also get into the latest Love Is Blind meltdowns, the return of Buffy and Hocus Pocus on Michelle’s Halloween watchlist, and whether Agatha is living up to WandaVision.


    On the parenting front, our toddler has decided that only Mom is allowed to read bedtime stories. Gardner is feeling replaced and definitely not being dramatic about it.


    Meanwhile, Michelle’s fantasy football team continues to dominate despite a roster full of injuries. Gardner manages a Smooch of Approval but is mostly just trying to recover.


    Real talk on pop culture, parenting, and the petty fights that keep marriage interesting.

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    40 mins
  • Orlando’s Back on the Market, Love Is Blind Drama & NFL Chaos | Family Timeout #007
    Oct 16 2025

    Michelle’s middle school crush dreams may finally come true — Katy Perry is reportedly dating Justin Trudeau, which means Orlando Bloom is back on the market. Naturally, she’s ready to shoot her shot.

    We also dive into:

    Love Is Blind and why we can’t look away

    – A Chiefs player getting punched post-game

    – Halloween decorating with our toddler (and how that’s going)

    – Gardner’s NFL Week 6 picks (only five wrong last week)

    It’s marriage banter, reality TV takes, parenting updates, and football chaos just another week in the timeout.

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    45 mins
  • Swift’s New Era, NFL Upsets & a Mountain Weekend | Family Timeout #006
    Oct 9 2025

    This week had it all: NFL upsets, Taylor Swift album review, and a mountain road trip with a toddler on the loose.


    We give our honest take on Taylor Swift's new album: Life of a Showgirl, break down a chaotic week across the league, and react to the Ravens’ total collapse. Gardner picks this week’s Smooch of Approval, Michelle brings the heat in QB Court, and we recap parenting wins and fails from our first big trip with a duck-waddling toddler.


    If you like football takes, real-life parenting stories, and calling out nonsense wherever it shows up, you’re in the right place.


    🎧 New episodes every Thursday. Come hang with us.

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    28 mins
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