#100 - Celebrating a Milestone and Looking Back at 2021

Today is a big day! This is the 100th episode of The Couch! Thank you so much for being here—this week and every week I’ve shared a new episode with you. It has been a blast so far, sitting on the virtual couch with some of my very favorite people (including you) to talk about pop culture and why it matters. I can’t wait for the conversations we’ll have in the next 100. My good friend and friend of the show, Alana Dawson, is here with me today to celebrate this milestone and also take a look back at our favorite bits of pop culture in 2021. And, of course, because this is The Couch, where rabbit trails and side notes are always welcome, we also get into cross stitch and coffee shops. Because why not!? Let’s get started (but don’t forget to enter my Podcast Birthday Giveaway)! GIVEAWAY: To celebrate the 100th episode of The Couch, I’m giving away a $100 Amazon gift card! To be entered for a chance to win, simply leave a review on iTunes. Yep, that’s all! If you’ve already done it, you’re already entered. If you haven’t had the chance, now’s the time! Just click here on your phone or go to The Couch in iTunes, scroll all the way to the bottom, and click, “Write a Review.” Easy peasy! The lucky winner will be selected randomly and announced on Wednesday, January 26. I hope it’s you! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Little White Lies & Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Here for It by R. Eric Thomas Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey Everything by Sarah Adams State of Terror by Louise Penny & Hillary Rodham Clinton Live No Lies by John Mark Comer Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Cruel Summer (Hulu) Mythic Quest (Apple TV+) The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) Miss Scarlet & the Duke (PBS) Yellowstone (Paramount+) The Chosen (Amazon Prime) My Favorite Movies of 2021 The Best Movie Night Movies of 2021 The Couch Facebook group NOT-SO-GUILTY PLEASURES: Cross stitch Trying new, local coffeehouses DON’T FORGET: Join The Couch on Facebook! It’s so much fun! Find Alana on Instagram at @alanapdawson or on The Podcasting Party. And you can find me on Instagram at @marycarver on Instagram, in The Couch Facebook group, or at marycarver.com. Welcome to The Couch! This post may include affiliate links. This means that if you click and purchase, I might receive a small commission at no extra charge to you.