This week on The Family Timeout Podcast, Gardner and Michelle dive into everything from the Dancing With the Stars finale to a full Stranger Things Season 4 rewatch, complete with bold predictions and plenty of disagreement.

We break down our chaotic Thanksgiving with a toddler, including the cranberry sauce incident, sleep disasters, and the freezing hunt for the perfect Christmas tree. There’s also a full recap of Week 13 of the NFL, including the Ravens meltdown, wild league officiating, and why Gardner is ready to fire every kicker in America.

Plus:

• SlumberPod complaints from two exhausted parents

• Survivor boredom

• A runaway reindeer

• Fantasy football wins and losses

• A mini on-air court session

• Disney World prep

• And why Michelle is claiming “birthday month immunity”

If you love sports, pop culture, parenting honesty, and married-couple chaos, this episode is for you.

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Welcome to the Thanksgiving Special of The Family Timeout Podcast — where pop culture meets football and parenting.

This week, Michelle and Gardner are coming to you fresh off an upgrade from their ancient iPhone 11s and feeling way too powerful with the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Clear photos? Fast searches? A whole new world.

• 🎥 Pop Culture:

– Rewatching Stranger Things to prep for the new season

– Why this season of Survivor just isn’t giving

– Dancing With the Stars drama (and why Whitney’s elimination has the internet split)

– Hair By Chrissy scandal: $4,000 for 90 seconds of actual hair time?!

• 👶 Parenting:

– Baby molars are coming in and the house

– Future Cult Leader?

– Why she is beefing with every man she meets

• 🏈 NFL Week 12:

– Ravens weird energy

– Are the Patriots fans too sensitive? (Hate comments say yes)

– Drake May overhype

– Bills meltdown

– Eagles drama

– Full matchup predictions for Week 13

– And Michelle’s official “Court Is In Session” verdict on Lamar Jackson’s giggling

– This week’s Smooch of Approval (Jahmyr Gibbs vs. Jameis Winston)

• 🍗 Thanksgiving Edition Fun:

– Which Thanksgiving sides are START / BENCH / CUT

– Who on the Ravens had the most unhinged food takes

– Why stuffing reigns supreme

If you love NFL talk, pop culture chaos, parenting realness, and fun holiday energy, this Thanksgiving episode is for you.

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Happy Thanksgiving! gobble gobble!

This episode of The Family Timeout Podcast dives into the wildest moments in pop culture, sports, and parenting this week. Michelle and Gardner break down Kim Kardashian revealing she failed the bar exam, Ariana Grande’s security scare at the Wicked Two premiere, Sabrina Carpenter’s new Alice in Wonderland musical, and why the Running Man movie nearly started a war in their house. They also cover the viral wolf pulling up crab traps in British Columbia, the now-infamous stolen driveway saga, and their own parenting takeaways involving NFL Week 11 scheduling chaos, toddler Minnie Mouse obsession, and first daddy-daughter dates. Plus an in-depth Ravens recap, Shado Sanders controversy, and full predictions for Week 12. Listen for hot takes, arguments, real parenting moments, and everything in between.