Just a heads-up: our language is extra spicy this episode, and the sound is wonky because I (Maggie) record from my beloved adjustable bed every episode, and in this one, I am reclined and the mic is too close to my mouth- lesson learned for next time I record during a crash. (See my TEDxOjai talk I Am One of the Millions Missing for more info on my illness and why I record from bed).
For those who deal with brain fog, notice the number of times I ask Nick for names of things- editing was a trip.
Here’s a more in-depth explanation of the Spoon Theory that is mentioned at the beginning of the show.
Check out Spoonie Sister Shop for your spoonie merch needs.
🎬 Movies We Loved in 2025
* Wicked for Good
* Sinners
* Superman
* Zootopia 2
* Flow (animated film)
* Doctor Sleep — Great to watch after Welcome to Derry
📺 TV Shows we loved this year
* Welcome to Derry on HBOmax
* Invincible (Season 3)
* Shrinking on Apple TV (and an eternal shout out to Ted Lasso as well)
* The Bear on Hulu
* The Pitt on HBOmax
📚 Books we loved (and a plug for Out of the Boxeys Books)
* Free Thinkersby Sarah Jacoby
* White Povertyby Rev William Barber III
* Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
* Remarkably Bright Creaturesby Shelby Van Pelt
* Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
* Horror Store, The Final Girl Support Group, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls all by Grady Hendrix
* The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy
* A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
* You Like It Darker by Stephen King
🎮 Video Games
* Stray — available on PlayStation / Steam
* Disney Dreamlight Valley — Disney Dreamlight Valley Official Site
🎧 Podcasts
* The Daily Beans The Daily Beans Official Site
* The Dollop
* The Rewatchables
* The Flop House
* How Did This Get Made?
* My Favorite Murder
* In The Red Clay (Maggie couldn’t remember the name of this one, but it led down a rabbit hole of pods about The Dixie Mafia)
🎵 Music & Artists
(Links typically go to artist profiles or streaming pages)
* Prof
* CORRECTION- The song we were referring to is Up and Down by Chris Housman, I misattributed it to Morgan Wallen (Morgan Wallen has a song called Up Down but it is not what we were referring to, Nick was right when he said “Chris something”)
* Pussy Riot - Make America Great Again
* Kirby , Miss Black America album, Na$ty is my favorite, watch the video-so well done!
* Kendrick Lamar’s amazing performance, how was the 2025 superbowl only 11 months ago???
* Taylor Swift- Life of a Showgirl
* Indigo Girls & Melissa Etheridge, Yes We Are tour
🛠 Favorite Tools & Apps
* Spoonie Sister Shop
* Procreate
* Passion Planner
* StoryGraph
* Libro.fm
* Bookshop.org ebook reader app (I said Kobo on the recording)
Visible Health app & Visible Band - Here’s Maggie’s referral link for $20 off https://join.makevisible.com/6828449dc6df35
Happy 2026 yall! We’re so glad you’re here! Shout out to our OOTB subscribers, especially Lydia, John, and Gina!
Episode produced by Maggie Boxey. Music by AlexGordonhifi.com.
Keep Asking Questions, keep living outside of the box, and we’ll see yall next time!
