Bingo Bear -- it's a thing! Sock Monkeys! Assessing the rancidity of a moldy Cabbage Patch Kid. And a riff on Fozzie Bear. And that's JUST the first few minutes of Tom and Julee tackling a bag of stuffed animals and puppets as they go back through the basement. In this episode, despite a clear affinity for these treasures, they really begin to make some headway deciding on "keep", "sell", "biff" -- UNNNNTILLLLLLL -- they stumble upon a bizarre stuffed animal and laughter takes over. Get in a comfortable spot so you can enjoy this episode without suffering any Lego-back!
Now in their forties, Julee and Tom are reconnecting as brother and sister in THE MOST distant a socially-distant podcast can be in the United States. While recording on each coast (and seeing each other over FaceTime) all the way from Los Angeles (Tom) to Boston (Julee), they start unearthing the core lessons, laughs and connections of their childhood. Plus, Julee has to fight her fear of cobwebs while Tom enjoys the comfort of his office -- yet he CAN'T touch his beloved toys like she can.
As their Instagram bio indicates -- @backthroughthebasementpod -- you can follow them there to see pictures of what they unearth -- Tom & Julee (actors, comics, voiceover artists & siblings), children of the 80s, must go through all their toys and belongings in their parents’ basement. Oh boy.
