Middling with Eden and Brock

311 - A Christmas Gift (w/ Jen Ray)

WE'RE DOING A LIVE RECORDING!! Friday, December 5th, 2025 @7pm at the Stray Theater in Los Angeles!! We'll be recapping one of our (and maybe your!) favorite episodes in front of a live audience! Trivia, behind the scenes clips and videos, and lots of laughs. Tickets are limited, get them here: https://buytickets.at/thestraytheater/1922627 [https://buytickets.at/thestraytheater/1922627] The most perfect neighbor in sitcom history is with us today for episode 311, "A Christmas Gift!" Jen Ray (Monsters: The Ed Gein Story, General Hospital) who played Nancy Donahue is helping us read deleted scenes, sharing stories of what she stole from set, and telling us all about her time with Zac Efron from her upcoming feature film. Plus a voicemail from a listener who spots a scene in which Brick... is not Brick!! WE HAVE MERCH! Get yours at: https://www.bonfire.com/middling [https://www.bonfire.com/middling]! Whether you want the famed yellow Cross-Country hoodie, a crew-neck sweatshirt, or a t-shirt... we got you! They also come in a variety of colors and are so, so comfy. This merch a symbol of our shared love for the show and our podcast community. And we hope you love it as much as we do. Want extended episodes and video? That's all happening at Patreon.com/MiddlingPod [http://patreon.com/MiddlingPod]. You can subscribe monthly or purchase one off episodes! Wanna chat with us?! Click HERE [https://www.speakpipe.com/MiddlingPod] to leave us a voicemail with your questions or comments. You could just hear it on the podcast... ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

812 - Pitch Imperfect (w/ Melissa Kosar)

WE'RE DOING A LIVE RECORDING!! Friday, December 5th, 2025 @7pm at the Stray Theater in Los Angeles!! We'll be recapping one of our (and maybe your!) favorite episodes in front of a live audience! Trivia, behind the scenes clips and videos, and lots of laughs. Tickets are limited, get them here: https://buytickets.at/thestraytheater/1922627 [https://buytickets.at/thestraytheater/1922627] We’ve got the fabulous director of today’s episode, Melissa Kosar (American Housewife, Abbott Elementary), joining us to break down Episode 812, “Pitch Imperfect.” She tells us how shadowing our in-house director, Lee Shallat Chemel, led to her first directing job. We also share some rehearsal videos and dive into what it takes to craft the a comedic a-cappella performance. Plus, Melissa helps us answer a voicemail from a fan who spotted Barry Goldberg in an episode from Season 6… WE HAVE MERCH! Get yours at: https://www.bonfire.com/middling [https://www.bonfire.com/middling]! Whether you want the famed yellow Cross-Country hoodie, a crew-neck sweatshirt, or a t-shirt... we got you! They also come in a variety of colors and are so, so comfy. This merch a symbol of our shared love for the show and our podcast community. And we hope you love it as much as we do. Want extended episodes and video? That's all happening at Patreon.com/MiddlingPod [http://patreon.com/MiddlingPod]. You can subscribe monthly or purchase one off episodes! Wanna chat with us?! Click HERE [https://www.speakpipe.com/MiddlingPod] to leave us a voicemail with your questions or comments. You could just hear it on the podcast... ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

310 - Thanksgiving III

WE'RE DOING A LIVE RECORDING!! Friday, December 5th, 2025 @7pm at the Stray Theater in Los Angeles!! We'll be recapping one of our (and maybe your!) favorite episodes in front of a live audience! Trivia, behind the scenes clips and videos, and lots of laughs. Tickets are limited, get them here: https://buytickets.at/thestraytheater/1922627 [https://buytickets.at/thestraytheater/1922627] Blow up the air mattress and hammer the frozen Thanksgiving food! Just us today as we recap episode 310, "Thanksgiving III." We're talking all things Molly Shannon, the Frankie/Janet fight, and what our alternate pitch was for the Mike & Axl storyline. Plus we read a very Middle-coded listener email about their trip to Warner Brothers... WE HAVE MERCH! Get yours at: https://www.bonfire.com/middling [https://www.bonfire.com/middling]! Whether you want the famed yellow Cross-Country hoodie, a crew-neck sweatshirt, or a t-shirt... we got you! They also come in a variety of colors and are so, so comfy. This merch a symbol of our shared love for the show and our podcast community. And we hope you love it as much as we do. Want extended episodes and video? That's all happening at Patreon.com/MiddlingPod [http://patreon.com/MiddlingPod]. You can subscribe monthly or purchase one off episodes! Wanna chat with us?! Click HERE [https://www.speakpipe.com/MiddlingPod] to leave us a voicemail with your questions or comments. You could just hear it on the podcast... ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

309 - The Play (w/ Tyson Fountaine)

WE'RE DOING A LIVE RECORDING!! Friday, December 5th, 2025 @7pm at the Stray Theater in Los Angeles!! We'll be recapping one of our (and maybe your!) favorite episodes in front of a live audience! Trivia, behind the scenes clips and videos, and lots of laughs. Tickets are limited, get them here: https://buytickets.at/thestraytheater/1922627 [https://buytickets.at/thestraytheater/1922627] We have a cast and crew favorite on the show today -- Tyson Fountaine, our makeup artist! Tyson's here to talk about the ONLY episode of The Middle to be nominated for an Emmy (ep 309, "The Play"), and it's because of his work! We talk all about the skill that goes into making people look 'plain' for television, his designs for the Wizard of Oz characters, and Brad's shiny lips. Plus, we answer more Middle trivia from a fan. WE HAVE MERCH! Get yours at: https://www.bonfire.com/middling [https://www.bonfire.com/middling]! Whether you want the famed yellow Cross-Country hoodie, a crew-neck sweatshirt, or a t-shirt... we got you! They also come in a variety of colors and are so, so comfy. This merch a symbol of our shared love for the show and our podcast community. And we hope you love it as much as we do. Want extended episodes and video? That's all happening at Patreon.com/MiddlingPod [http://patreon.com/MiddlingPod]. You can subscribe monthly or purchase one off episodes! Wanna chat with us?! Click HERE [https://www.speakpipe.com/MiddlingPod] to leave us a voicemail with your questions or comments. You could just hear it on the podcast... ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

308 - Heck's Best Thing (w/ Skip Torvinen)

WE'RE DOING A LIVE RECORDING!! Friday, December 5th, 2025 @7pm at the Stray Theater in Los Angeles!! We'll be recapping one of our (and maybe your!) favorite episodes in front of a live audience! Trivia, behind the scenes clips and videos, and lots of laughs. Tickets are limited, get them here: https://buytickets.at/thestraytheater/1922627 [https://buytickets.at/thestraytheater/1922627] "If you have one, you have none" is just one of the many lessons our guest, Skip Torvinen (Abbott Elementary, Californication), shared with us on today’s episode. Skip was our prop master for all nine years of the show, and he’s here to break down episode 308, “Heck’s Best Thing.” Plus, he shows us some fun Middle memorabilia he took from the set and explains how 3D printing has revolutionized the industry. WE HAVE MERCH! Get yours at: https://www.bonfire.com/middling [https://www.bonfire.com/middling]! Whether you want the famed yellow Cross-Country hoodie, a crew-neck sweatshirt, or a t-shirt... we got you! They also come in a variety of colors and are so, so comfy. This merch a symbol of our shared love for the show and our podcast community. And we hope you love it as much as we do. Want extended episodes and video? That's all happening at Patreon.com/MiddlingPod [http://patreon.com/MiddlingPod]. You can subscribe monthly or purchase one off episodes! Wanna chat with us?! Click HERE [https://www.speakpipe.com/MiddlingPod] to leave us a voicemail with your questions or comments. You could just hear it on the podcast... All that and much more, so let's get to Middling! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.