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The Couch with Mary Carver

Aug 27, 2019

Just when I thought I couldn’t get any more awkward… Get ready to hear me trip over my tongue and my good intentions as I decide to ask my friend Niki, who happens to be British but really, truly is SO MUCH MORE (like, I don’t call her “my British friend,” okay? She is funny and wise and a wife and mom and NOT...


Aug 20, 2019

Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Good? Okay, sure. The good news is that today’s guest is none other than my little brother, James! What? Yes, it’s true. The bad news is that we recorded together, in person, across my dining room table, with one microphone. Annnnnnd it shows. Awkward laughs abound...


Aug 13, 2019

Last month was all about short-lived shows, and today we’re going in the opposite direction. Heather Parker joins me to talk about long-running TV shows.

This episode was inspired by our shared love of NCIS, but don’t worry. If you aren’t as enamored with Leroy Jethro Gibbs and procedurals as we are, you won’t...


Aug 6, 2019

Today my friend Kristen Strong joined me again, this time to talk about fictional friend groups and our desire to belong. We talk about all the best groups of friends (or at least the ones that seem the most fun) and debate why there seem to be more shows about friends now than there were a few decades ago.

And,...