Y'all this is a traditional podcast, with a traditional married couple talking traditionally about the original Trad Wife, The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. Now, circle the wagons and listen to Mrs. Pearlmania explain to all of us how the pioneer woman is not a simple ranch hand's wife. The twists and turns of this episode will boom and bust you like an Oklahoma oil town built on the bones of prairie massacres. Take your down home Walmart cookbooks and floral print air fryers off the shelf and ge...
Jun 23, 2024•1 hr 11 min
This week, Mrs. Pearlmania takes Alex's hand and walks him down memory lane to explain the meteoric rise and extinction level fall of proto-social media influencer, Tila Tequila. From getting banned from Friendster, to her reality dating show, to getting banned from youtube, the tragic tale of Tila Tequila is a metaphor for the first two decades of the 21st century. SEE ALEX LIVE!!! TICKETS FOR THE SOUP FOR MY FAMILY TOUR HERE To become a Team leader: Join our patreon (not a cult): https://pearl...
Jun 16, 2024•1 hr 31 min
As announced at the top of the show we have a survey for all of our listeners! Please take my membership survey! We want to hear your ideas and input! https://bit.ly/3xZtyYk On Today's episode, Mrs. P really booms Mr. P when it comes to Philadelphia history and a collection of German monks who just had a terrible time. This episode has it all, cold medicine, celibacy, an intro that was re-filmed at least 6 times. Alex has added more cities to the tour! Including, NJ, AZ and CA! TICKETS FOR THE S...
Jun 09, 2024•1 hr 9 min
An ancient curse has been cast on Alex Pearlman, a curse of 624 pages of fairy romance. And this curse was cast by the team leads at Pearlmania500.net. You are cordially invited to hear the TWO AND A HALF hour tale, of Mr. P explaining the plot of A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOTAR BOOK 2) to Mrs. Pearlmania. *This episode, LIKE ALL OF OUR BOOK CLUB EPISODES is chock full of spoilers* We cover it all, from Sarah J Maas's need for an editor who will cut at least one page of exposition, to how soup ...
Jun 03, 2024•2 hr 37 min
CONTENT WARNING: there is repeated descriptions of animal butchering practices and meat preparation. This episode is not for the squeamish. SOMEHOW MAGISTRA RETURNS! Yes, that's right. Y'all have requested her REPEATEDLY and she is back for another episode describing the dietary habits of the citizens of Ancient Rome. It goes all over the place this week, so we hope you listen to this on an empty stomach. Magistra prepared 5 recipes of Ancient Roman meals for our patreons! You can test them your...
May 26, 2024•1 hr 15 min
It's time for another Mrs. P's book club! This week she spends TWO HOURS telling Alex all about Black Sheep, a novel by Rachel Harrison. This episode is chaotic, because the main character, Vesper, works in a restaurant and that causes Mr and Mrs. P to backslide and trauma dump server life stories repeatedly which is why the actual book discussion starts around 13:30 on the episode. Find a long task, prepare to be entertained for multiple commutes, or feel like you are third wheeling with your f...
May 19, 2024•2 hr 11 min
Mrs. P researched an extremely litigious organization that wants to conquer a specific number of mountains in their church's invasion of all levels of secular life. Yes we wrote that sentence that way on purpose. Eat it SEO lawyers. Alex has added more cities to the tour! Including, NJ, AZ and CA! TICKETS FOR THE SOUP FOR MY FAMILY TOUR HERE To become a Team leader: Join our patreon (not a cult): https://pearlmania500.net The Pearlmans have a NEW Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72151, Thorndale, PA 19...
May 12, 2024•1 hr 21 min
Mr. Pearlmania sits Mrs. P down and explains the long and complicated of how a madman learned how to work arenas full of people into a frenzy, became a billionaire, and had a best friend that became president of the United States of America. That's right, this week's episode is on the relationship between former WWE/TKO chairman Vince Kennedy McMahon and the courtroom sleeper Donald John Trump. The parallels between the lives of two of the worst men on earth get uncovered in this episode of doom...
May 05, 2024•1 hr 13 min
On this week’s episode Mr. and Mrs. Pearlmania500 dive head first into the soapy lore of the Dr. Bronners Castile soap label. Mrs. P explains to Alex the deep and sometimes tragic history of Dr.Bronner, his famous peppermint soap and the label that keeps everyone reading when they forgot their phone in the bathroom. This story starts in Germany in 1908 expanding all the way to a California Avacado ranch in that 1990s. Dr. Bronner's need to argue religion while making high quality soaps and other...
Apr 28, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Mrs. P's book club returns and SPOILERS abound for this retelling of Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen. It's the Bachelor meets Harry and the Hendersons, meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre, meets the L Word, meets reddit, this book has it all and it just never stops serving more! Join Alex as he is COMPLETELY engrossed in Mrs. P's retelling of this completely original 21st century tale that just keeps getting better every minute until the SHOCKING FINALE. Alex has added more cities to the to...
Apr 21, 2024•2 hr
This week it is Mrs. P who is driven into a rage by hearing all about Dave Ramsey and his 7 baby steps to financial success. Mr. P tells Mrs. P all about the Tennessee financial guru's very conservative world view and how being poor is YOUR FAULT. Also, It's official! We have reached out Patreon membership goal. So the second horny fairy book reading HAS BEGUN! Thank you to all of the new and existing Hey Huns, Team Leaders and Feds. Look for that book club episode in the coming months! Alex has...
Apr 14, 2024•1 hr 27 min
This week the Pearlman's were trying desperately to get the baby to bed when they started singing nursery rhymes and realizing that they had no idea why a baby would be rocking on a tree top. That inspired Mrs. P to research 5 Nursery Rhymes and present them to Mr. P while an infant is sleeping just a foot away from them the entire time. Don't worry, this episode will make you anything but tired as the Pearlman's learn more about English sheep taxation law than you ever thought possible! Alex ha...
Apr 07, 2024•57 min
With the collapse of a major bridge in the Baltimore Harbor this week, Mr. P discovered that Mrs. P never learned about Francis Scott Key or why a Baltimore bridge would be named after him in Catholic School. Using every tab possible, Mr. P explains the highlights of Francis Scott Key's most famous moment in life, the poem he wrote, the drinking song he ripped off, and then the most shocking surprise of them all happens acapella style. Get ready to feel patriotic and then immediately crash back ...
Mar 31, 2024•1 hr 22 min
In an incredible rare moment for our podcast, Mrs. P researched a religious, health food entrepreneur who turned out to NOT BE THE WORST PERSON ON EARTH! Bob and Charlee Moore founded Bob's Red Mill, the "nation's leading miller of diverse whole-grain foods." For years, Bob's Red Mill Gluten free flour was one of the only things Mrs. P could eat, so when she heard of the founder's recent passing she started reading up on him, and was SHOCKED to find out he was a very nice person who wanted to do...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Mrs. Pearlmania's Book Club Returns with a tale of Real Estate Horror. Join us as she explain's Carissa Orlando's novel "The September House". Are violent ghosts a deal breaker if your monthly mortgage payment is blow $800 a month? Can Alex survive Margaret's descriptions of turn of the century wood bannisters? Is this the Stephen King Version of a Hallmark Christmas movie set around Labor Day? Grab your favorite fuzzy blanket, put your work phone on Do Not Disturb, and set your headphones to no...
Mar 17, 2024•2 hr 10 min
Mr. P sits Mrs. P down and explains that this week he did his research a bit differently. On This Episode of Pearlmania500 Presents: Too Many Tabs, we learn all of our facts from conservative version of Wikipedia: Conservapedia! From Barack Obama to dogs to a lack of salsa, Mrs. P is taken on a journey that none of us were prepared for. As announced on this episode, Alex will be performing live in Philly on April 12th or 13th: Tickets Here ! To become a Team leader: Join our patreon (not a cult)...
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr 17 min
The Pearlmans are back with an all new SEASON 2 of the podcast and an even newer show title. Pearlmania500 Presents: TOO MANY TABS! Its the same great show where a married couple goes too deep with their internet "research" then tells their partner about their topic in an ADHD riddled diatribe that some would describe as a LORE DUMP. This week, Mrs. Pearlmania did her research on the iconic 1980's pop artist, Patrick Nagel. If you have ever been to a hair or nail salon in a dying strip mall you ...
Mar 03, 2024•1 hr 1 min
AS ANNOUNCED ON THIS EPISODE, STARTING NEXT WEEK THE PODCAST WILL BE RENAMED TO "TOO MANY TABS". You don't have to update your subscriptions, the change will happen automatically for all listeners/patreons. This week, Hisnamewasdusk joins the Pearlmans to learn about the nephew of Sigmund Freud and the father of public relations, Edward L Bernays. You have no idea the impact that this man has had on your entire life and how you perceive the world around you. So sit back, and be prepared to reali...
Feb 26, 2024•2 hr 31 min
As we near the end of season 1 of Pearlmania500, Mr and Mrs. P have on an actual accredited archaeologist on the podcast to discuss the Roman Emperor Commodus. But this archaeologist has a secret, a secret so devastating that the Pearlman's will never be the same again. Also, Emperor Commodus was played by Joaquin Phoenix in the Russel Crowe Gladiator movie. Alex has added more cities to the tour! Including, NJ, AZ and CA! TICKETS FOR THE SOUP FOR MY FAMILY TOUR HERE To become a Team leader: Joi...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 37 min
Prepare you mind, body and soul to hear the story of German business man, amateur archaeologist, and divorce pioneer Heinrich Schliemann . Did he actually discover Troy? What do the Pearlman's mean that this episode is a prequel to next week's guest? Well, clock into your job and put your headphones on, it's time for all to be revealed on this week's episode of Pearlmania500! Alex has added more cities to the tour! Including, NJ, AZ and CA! TICKETS FOR THE SOUP FOR MY FAMILY TOUR HERE To become ...
Feb 11, 2024•1 hr 39 min
It's a barn burner of an episode featuring our amazing friend, Setoiyo! Back in October he came on the pod to tell us all about the history surrounding the boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston in 1964. A lot of incredible ground is covered in this episode. You can listen to Setoiyo's album on apple music or follow him on instagram to laugh and learn so much more everyday! Alex has added more cities to the tour! Including, NJ, AZ and CA! TICKETS FOR THE SOUP FOR MY FAMILY TOUR HERE ...
Feb 04, 2024•1 hr 43 min
Another episode from our vault series recorded in early September 2023 it's the story of investigative journalist Nelly Bly presented by Valerie Dimambro! Val can be found on instagram and her pets' can be found here . Give her a follow for some light in your life. Alex has added more cities to the tour! Including, NJ, AZ and CA! TICKETS FOR THE SOUP FOR MY FAMILY TOUR HERE To become a Team leader: Join our patreon (not a cult): https://pearlmania500.net The Pearlmans have a NEW Post Office Box:...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 40 min
In our first episode of our Vault series, His Name Was Dusk returns to explain the life and times and fascist tendencies of Salvador Dali to the Peralmans! This episode was originally recorded in August of 2023. Alex has added more cities to the tour! Including, NJ, AZ and CA! TICKETS FOR THE SOUP FOR MY FAMILY TOUR HERE To become a Team leader: Join our patreon (not a cult): https://pearlmania500.net The Pearlmans have a NEW Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72151, Thorndale, PA 19372. Follow us on Ins...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 46 min
Join us for a "quick" check in about the fun things we did over our winter vacation. At the top of the show we great a ton of new PAtreons, that segment ends at 13:06, then we discuss the arrival of PearlBabia a segment which ends at 51:05 if you would prefer not to hear about medical things and babies. We then dip our toes back into 5 hot pip culture topics that we had some thoughts on. Starting next week for our 1 year anniversary we will begin releasing our vault episodes starting with His Na...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 38 min
In our season finale, Alex exposes the deceitful history of George Santos, covering topics such as 9/11, Spiderman, Puppy Mills, and Botox. However, it's unclear whether any of it is true. Tune in to this episode for an exciting and eventful end to the season. We want to express our gratitude to all of our listeners for supporting our podcast shenanigans throughout this wild year. Thank you and we'll see you next year! To become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https:/...
Dec 03, 2023•1 hr 17 min
On this weeks episode of Pearlmania500 Mrs. P shares the buzz with Alex about Burt and his Bees. This episode has it all nipples, pickles, and Clorox bleach. So make a hot cup of tea with fresh honey you bought from some strange man on the side of the road and listen in as we learn the story of Burt, his Bees, and Roxanne, the woman behind it all. Alex has added more cities to the tour! Including, NJ, AZ and CA! TICKETS FOR THE SOUP FOR MY FAMILY TOUR HERE To become a Team leader: Join our patre...
Nov 26, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Mrs. P read the listener submitted novel A Certain Hunger By Chelsea G. Summers. Mrs. P explains to Alex the many meals prepared by Dorothy Daniels in this hyper sexual, cannibalistic, American Psycho mixed with Sex and the City in a cursed Yelp review. We hope this episode entertains those Pearlmaniacs that are traveling to be with their families for the holiday. This episode pairs very well with long drives, train rides, and sitting in an airport wondering why yo...
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Mr. P finally reads a fiction book and boy is it an ADVENTURE! Thank you to all of our patreons who made suggestions and voted on this book because it was so fun to listen to, not the book itself but the pain in Mr. P's voice. In This weeks episode Alex explains to Mrs. P A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR), the YA fantasy novel by Sarah J. Maas. This spoiler filled jaunt is truly one of our favorite podcasts this year. Wondering if we have convinced Mr. P to read more romance fiction? By the e...
Nov 20, 2023•2 hr 14 min
Mrs. P updates all of us on 6 different topics that she has covered this year: Alec & Hilaria Baldwin Maddy Russo Girl Defined Mrs. Midwest The Kardashians THE SURPRISE Alex has added more cities to the tour! Including, NJ, AZ and CA! TICKETS FOR THE SOUP FOR MY FAMILY TOUR HERE To become a Team leader: Join our patreon (not a cult): https://pearlmania500.net The Pearlmans have a NEW Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72151, Thorndale, PA 19372. Follow us on Instagram: @Pearlmania500 & @mrs.pearl...
Nov 12, 2023•1 hr 38 min
Mr. P explains to Mrs. P. how Japan sealed itself off from the entire world for 2 centuries, but then America decided to show up with some freedom (weapons contracts). Alex has added more cities to the tour! Including, NJ, AZ and CA! TICKETS FOR THE SOUP FOR MY FAMILY TOUR HERE To become a Team leader: Join our patreon (not a cult): https://pearlmania500.net The Pearlmans have a NEW Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72151, Thorndale, PA 19372. Follow us on Instagram: @Pearlmania500 & @mrs.pearlmania...
Nov 05, 2023•1 hr 53 min
