Welcome to the first edition of Broad Topics, our monthly Zoom discussion with listeners. This month, we were joined by Joanne, Matt, Will, Roe, and Mandi to discuss current events such as the military beating and kidnapping protesters in Portland, Oregon, people who readily believe dumb conspiracy theories, frustration with voters staying in their lanes, […]
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The Broadcast Ep. 5.3 “To Crabs!”
Togas on top! Amanda, Shandy, and Colleen are joined by listeners on Zoom for their Toga Party celebrating summer birthdays. The group has a discussion about our frustration with people not wearing masks and what to do about the upcoming school year. We finish out with a lot of “Dad Jokes” and the most adorable […]

The Broadcast Ep. 5.2 “Here Comes Jason’s D”
Amanda saw something delightful, Shandy’s done polls, and Colleen’s has a rant against people who refuse to wear masks. They also have some conspiracy theories to discuss! ANNOUNCEMENT: From now until at least November, we are going to have a monthly Zoom call with listeners to discuss current events, especially ones pertaining to the 2020 […]

The Broadcast Ep. 5.1 “Almost a Full Hand”
It’s our season 5 premiere and Shandy has some breaking news! Colleen and Amanda unintentionally have the same news. Thanks to Maggie, they watch and discuss the trailer for Season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale. The Broads also brainstorm new merch ideas and discuss things that no one told you about being an adult and […]

The Broadcast Ep. 4.45 “[Zoom] Party Like It’s Our 4th Birthday”
It’s our 4th birthday party, live on Zoom! Amanda, Shandy, and Colleen are joined by Birthday Girl Maggie the Magnificent, Roe, Greg the Grey, Kayla, Dennis, Judy, Eric, Tasia, Randy, J.P., Matt, Jana, Martha, and Ed the Creepy Mailman to talk about dating during the pandemic, highlights of the past year, and more. Feedback: TheBroadcasters3@gmail.com […]

The Broadcast Ep. 4.44 “The World Turned Upside Down”
In a supersized episode, Amanda, Shandy, and Colleen talk about recent events, including #BlackLivesMatter, defunding the police, JK Rowling’s transphobia, and share ways that you can educate yourself on such issues and support Black voices. Please join us for our birthday party on Tuesday, June 16 at 9:15 p.m. EDT! Zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85888191278?pwd=M0RMZDQxTFRFelAvRThTUVFPbTh4UT09 Feedback: […]

The Broadcast Ep. 4.43 “Friends with Nuts”
Amanda, Shandy, and Colleen chat about Broad City, Never Have I Ever, being a working mom during quarantine, Central Park Karen, national masturbation month, and more. Please note that this episode was recorded on Tuesday, May 26, prior to current events. Please join us for our birthday party on Tuesday, June 16! Feedback: TheBroadcasters3@gmail.com or […]

The Broadcast Ep. 4.42 “Podcasting Gold”
Shandy is watching The Great and Colleen has some selective memories about its subject matter. Amanda has a Captain Awesome update and Colleen almost accidentally shoplifted from a newly reopened Marshalls. They also take a quiz to see how well they know their listeners and talk about Inez Milholland and how frustratingly slow change is. […]

The Broadcast Ep. 4.41 “A Maypril State of Mind”
Amanda, Shandy, and Colleen lament how time has seemingly stood still and take a look back on things that happened in 2020 that we’ve already forgotten about. They also talk about Michelle Obama’s Netflix documentary, “Becoming.” Amanda and Shandy both had unplanned trips to the vet while Colleen’s new home office/studio is coming along nicely. […]

The Broadcast Ep. 4.40 “El Cinco de Zoom-o”
In lieu of their annual live Raleigh meet-up show being postponed and in honor of El Cinco de Mayo, Amanda, Shandy, and Colleen are live via Zoom. They take shots of tequila and talk about words that they cannot stand, have a listener-edition of Matt’s What She Said, and OF COURSE, we have our annual […]