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Earth to Linda

Earth to Linda

By Andy Mangold and Linda Eliasen

Each week, Andy calls Linda for a sincere conversation about friendship, getting older, creative work, and butts.
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23 — Dislodging a Front-Wedgie in the Rain

Earth to LindaNov 13, 2018

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197 — Live from the Medicine Cabinet

197 — Live from the Medicine Cabinet

Andy and Linda talk about hiring, interviewing, comedy, and coming to things late in life.


Recorded on July 26th, 2023.

Jul 26, 202336:26
196 — Leaving a Piece of Yourself out on the Swedish Triangle

196 — Leaving a Piece of Yourself out on the Swedish Triangle

Linda hits Andy with the podcast equivalent of a "you up" text, calling him to record right after finishing the longest hike of her life.


Recorded on July 11th, 2023.

Jul 17, 202324:45
195 — In Pursuit of Storsjöodjuret

195 — In Pursuit of Storsjöodjuret

Andy and Linda talk about Linda's forthcoming trip to Sweden.


Recorded on July 7th, 2023.

Jul 12, 202333:54
194 — Rearranging the Furniture as an Emotional Coping Mechanism

194 — Rearranging the Furniture as an Emotional Coping Mechanism

Andy and Linda talk about rearranging furniture and bedroom activities.


Recorded on June 26th, 2023.

Jul 04, 202333:47
193 — Everybody Should Be In Therapy

193 — Everybody Should Be In Therapy

Andy and Linda reconnect after a long hiatus.


Recorded on June 23rd, 2023.

Jul 01, 202343:16
192 — Aviation Special

192 — Aviation Special

Andy and Linda discuss AAirpass, human-powered aircraft, and AI.


Recorded on April, 6th 2023.

Apr 10, 202338:01
191 — Buying a Twee Little Rug Before Improv Class

191 — Buying a Twee Little Rug Before Improv Class

Andy and Linda talk about Linda's new rug, money, and washing their feet.

Recorded on March 9th, 2023.

Mar 09, 202332:24
190 — The Bean Hypothesis

190 — The Bean Hypothesis

Andy and Linda have a quick catch up to discuss being old and beans.

Recorded on February 20th, 2023.

Feb 21, 202318:09
189 — Laughing at a Bush Because It Seems Like It Has a Funny Personality

189 — Laughing at a Bush Because It Seems Like It Has a Funny Personality

Andy and Linda discuss Linda's (annual?) pilgrimage to Joshua Tree.

Also, Andy would like to issue a formal apology to Linda and the listeners: after the episode he discovered that he has in fact been conflating Palm Springs, which is very clearly in California, with Palm Beach in Florida. I thought they were one place. I am an idiot.

Recorded on February 2nd, 2023.

Feb 02, 202332:25
188 — Sorry, Rattlesnake

188 — Sorry, Rattlesnake

Andy and Linda discuss Andy's recent visit to New York, "alone time" in a hotel room, bumper cars for pussies, family dynamics, and that weird table for doing pilates on.

Recorded on January 9th, 2023.

Jan 10, 202334:38
187 — Introducing Tom

187 — Introducing Tom

Andy and Linda discuss Linda's burgeoning relationship with Tom Hanks, how much old people can or cannot change, and Andy's new couch.

Recorded on December 29th, 2022.

Jan 01, 202338:46
186 — Hugin & Munin & a Chorus of "Fuck It"s

186 — Hugin & Munin & a Chorus of "Fuck It"s

Andy and Linda discuss nesting, electric vehicles, and a Magical groundskeeper with a pet flock of wild ravens.

Recorded on December 8th, 2022.

Dec 09, 202234:48
185 — A Chain Letter About Giving Your Cat a Pill

185 — A Chain Letter About Giving Your Cat a Pill

Andy and Linda catch up after an unplanned interregnum. Please DO listen to this one.

Recorded on December 2nd, 2022.

Dec 02, 202238:19
184 — The One Jonnie Hallman Ruined

184 — The One Jonnie Hallman Ruined

Andy and Linda TRY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION BUT ARE INTERRUPTED BY ANDY'S SHIT INTERNET.

Seriously, do not listen to this one.

Recorded on November 12th, 2022.

Nov 30, 202219:10
183 — Napoleon Dynamite, but NOT Hot

183 — Napoleon Dynamite, but NOT Hot

Andy and Linda talk about bad weeks, Halloween, and Andy's new iPad.

Recorded on October 30th, 2022.

Oct 31, 202237:06
182 — Honk Honk America

182 — Honk Honk America

Andy and Linda talk about Helsinki, slamming gurt, surfer's eye, futuro houses, and eating ass.

Recorded on September 8th, 2022.

Sep 09, 202243:03
181 — Missed Connection

181 — Missed Connection

Andy and Linda talk about new creative pursuits, new studios, and Craigslist Missed Connections.

Recorded on September 2nd, 2022.

Sep 04, 202242:26
180 — Swimming Upwards Into the Sky

180 — Swimming Upwards Into the Sky

Andy and Linda talk about last wishes, tattoos, and meditation.

Recorded on July 25th, 2022.

Aug 01, 202238:44
179 — The Ocean Times a Billiondy

179 — The Ocean Times a Billiondy

Andy and Linda talk about the first scientific image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Recorded on July 11th, 2022.

Jul 12, 202224:22
178 — Feeling Seen by the Military Industrial Complex

178 — Feeling Seen by the Military Industrial Complex

Andy and Linda talk about Linda's triumphant return to a nomadic way of life, Cape Cod, France, and a robot designed to fuck relentlessly on a mattress.

Recorded on June 22nd, 2022.

Jul 05, 202230:41
177 — A Vespa Is Not a Motorcycle

177 — A Vespa Is Not a Motorcycle

Andy and Linda talk about California, broken phones, and riding on a Vespa.

Recorded on June 15th, 2022.

Jun 28, 202229:58
176 — Wiggle Dick

176 — Wiggle Dick

Andy and Linda talk about technical drawings, doing drugs, doggie haircuts, and tattoos.

Recorded on May 26th, 2022.

Jun 15, 202223:30
175 — It's a little drywall, Michael. What could it cost? $60,000?

175 — It's a little drywall, Michael. What could it cost? $60,000?

Andy and Linda talk about Old Enough, what is wrong with America, home renovations, and have basically the exact same conversation about celebrity look-a-likes as last time. How embarrassing.

Recorded on April 4th, 2022.

Apr 27, 202237:33
174 — A Little Advil PM Every Now and Then

174 — A Little Advil PM Every Now and Then

Andy and Linda talk about mattresses, sleep, children, and celebrity look-a-likes.

Recorded on April 4th, 2022.

Apr 27, 202242:21
173 — Back on Our Bullshit

173 — Back on Our Bullshit

Andy and Linda talk about breaks, breakups, and the novel coronavirus.

Recorded on March 21st, 2022.

Mar 30, 202248:52
172 — The Desert Linda Chronicles: Lateness

172 — The Desert Linda Chronicles: Lateness

Andy and Linda talk about being late, head holes, and Jackass.

Recorded on February 2nd, 2022.

Feb 03, 202236:38
171 — The Desert Linda Chronicles: Markings

171 — The Desert Linda Chronicles: Markings

Andy and Linda talk about tattoos and shitting on the floor of a casino.

Recorded on January 24th, 2022.

Jan 26, 202237:31
170 — The Desert Linda Chronicles: Grounding

170 — The Desert Linda Chronicles: Grounding

Andy and Linda talk about around whom they feel most grounded.

Recorded on January 17th, 2022.

Jan 24, 202232:25
169 — The Desert Linda Chronicles: Genesis

169 — The Desert Linda Chronicles: Genesis

Andy and Linda talk about Linda's desert trip.

Recorded on January 10th, 2022.

Jan 24, 202229:54
168 — Nutting to Nebulae

168 — Nutting to Nebulae

Andy and Linda talk about the James Webb Space Telescope, Linda's forthcoming desert journey, and teaching.

Recorded on January 3rd, 2022.

Jan 04, 202242:39
167 — Sexy Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory

167 — Sexy Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory

Andy and Linda talk sexy Dexter, old TVs, pants, lights, and consumerism as identity.

Recorded on December 20th, 2021.

Dec 24, 202138:09
166 — A Rough One From the Road

166 — A Rough One From the Road

Andy and Linda talk about Linda's travels and the failure of social media.

Recorded on November 12th, 2021.

Nov 16, 202128:56
165 — Hairy Caray, Magnet Man

165 — Hairy Caray, Magnet Man

Andy and Linda talk about hair, buttons, and design sensibility.

Recorded on November 4th, 2021.

Nov 09, 202148:02
164 — Emotional Photographic Memory

164 — Emotional Photographic Memory

Andy and Linda talk about memory, dreams, and the practical limits of science under capitalism. Recorded on October 31st, 2021.

Nov 04, 202134:52
163 — Farting Around a Melancholy Fall

163 — Farting Around a Melancholy Fall

Andy and Linda talk about a centrism, fall, being sad, and why this show is not entertaining.

Recorded on October 16th, 2021.

Oct 21, 202148:55
162 — A Letter from Six Years Ago, Addressed to Someone Else

162 — A Letter from Six Years Ago, Addressed to Someone Else

Andy and Linda talk about a letter Andy wrote to a role model of his in 2015, but never delivered.

Recorded on September 29th, 2021.

Oct 05, 202138:44
161 — COVID Scare

161 — COVID Scare

Andy and Linda talk about Andy's COVID scare. For those concerned, Andy ended up NOT having COVID.

Recorded on September 16th, 2021.

Sep 23, 202136:23
160 — Dispatch from a Lukewarm Raisin

160 — Dispatch from a Lukewarm Raisin

Andy and Linda are talking about cultural appropriation. 

Recorded on August 30th, 2021.

Aug 31, 202140:40
159 — Cracky DeVito

159 — Cracky DeVito

Andy and Linda are talking about alternative medicine.

Recorded on August 18th, 2021.

Aug 23, 202132:09
158 — Not NOT Caked Up

158 — Not NOT Caked Up

Andy and Linda are talking about being in their 30s, sore buns, name baggage, Austin Powers, air quality, and motorboating peaches.

Recorded on July 30th, 2021.

Aug 03, 202137:26
157 — Nipple Pasty Sweat Stains

157 — Nipple Pasty Sweat Stains

Andy and Linda are talking about being intimidated by big groups of women, Linda's new job, baby showers, self-loathing, and where to build cities.

Recorded on July 19th, 2021.

Jul 21, 202139:07
156 — Fancy Water

156 — Fancy Water

Andy and Linda are talking about Andy's late father's "career".

Recorded on June 28th, 2021.

Jul 07, 202134:26
155 — Sliding Down a Sand Dune on Your Butt

155 — Sliding Down a Sand Dune on Your Butt

Andy and Linda are talking about Linda's news, the beach, and exercise.

Recorded on June 22nd, 2021.

Jun 23, 202132:51
154 — Using a CitiBike as a Bench

154 — Using a CitiBike as a Bench

Andy and Linda are talking about bougie bitch bullshit, the pandemic, wedgies, and all sorts of stuff they've covered before.

Recorded on June 14th, 2021.

Jun 15, 202132:52
153 — Driving Home from Vermont

153 — Driving Home from Vermont

Andy and Linda are talking about socializing, being happy, making clay, and other podcasts.

Recorded on June 6th, 2021.

Jun 08, 202133:14
152 — Alone for the First Time in a Year

152 — Alone for the First Time in a Year

Andy and Linda are talking about being alone, sick dogs, and mattress free trials.

Recorded on June 2nd, 2021.

Jun 02, 202132:60
151 — A Return to Form

151 — A Return to Form

Andy and Linda are back on their bullshit talking about trivial nonsense, including trendy workouts, people watching, baby showers, maintaining enthusiasm in a long-term relationship, and inter-generational friends.

Recorded on May 20th, 2021.

May 25, 202140:31
150 — A Very Long Month

150 — A Very Long Month

Andy and Linda are talking about the suicide of Andy's close friend. Content warning for suicide!

Recorded on May 14th, 2021.

May 17, 202145:06
149 — Mapped Media Memories

149 — Mapped Media Memories

Andy and Linda are talking about associating art with specific periods of their life, a "return" to "normalcy", tech-utopian nanny-companies, getting high, mentorship, and Andy's hangup with entrepreneurship.

Please forgive the occasional echo on Andy's audio due to Linda's carphone. We are deeply sorry.

Recorded on April 6th, 2021.

Apr 20, 202132:48
148 — Linda's Papa's Christmas Cantatas

148 — Linda's Papa's Christmas Cantatas

Andy and Linda are talking about Christ, Linda's sense of humor, getting vaccinated, tennis, getting pulled over, and the most dangerous thing Andy's ever done.

Please forgive the occasional echo on Andy's audio due to Linda's carphone. We are deeply sorry.

Recorded on April 4th, 2021.

Apr 13, 202148:60