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Talking turkey...and bears and backs

November 24, 2025 • Nora & Nora • Season 4 • Episode 23

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A bear behind a dollar store counter isn’t how most holiday chats begin, but that’s where ours goes—straight into the absurd, the timely, and the surprisingly useful. We start with a lightning round of cultural curiosities: a 17-year-old who turned cozy hoodies and dreamy unboxing into a booming brand, the mystery of National “Have a Bad Day” Day, and the Midwest-made story of Sweetest Day. Then we poke at Heinz’s “leftover gravy,” asking whether it’s a real condiment or just a novelty container dressed in nostalgia.

From there, we pull the chair closer to the table and carve into turkey. We explore how turkey became the Thanksgiving centerpiece—from Sarah Josepha Hale’s relentless advocacy to the practicality that made the bird a staple—and why so many of us love a thin-shaved turkey sandwich yet shrug at the holiday roast. We share smart planning tips to cut food waste, talk stuffing without the sage wars, and lay out the case for spatchcocking: a faster, flatter, crispier path to juicy meat that any butcher can prep. For a dose of wonder, we add wild turkey facts—25 mph sprints, short bursts of flight, color-changing heads—and a simple Mylar trick to keep them away from your porch.

Hosting this season? We offer clear, kind scripts that nudge RSVPs without nagging and set firm boundaries without sending a Venmo request for pastries. We untangle the “Nona” décor trend and land on a warmer idea: curate what actually sparks joy, skip the rest, and protect your peace. We close with real life—back twinges from hair-whipping and yard work, a street finally repaved, and a kid’s birthday dinner that turns into pure laughter with older friends and no screens. That’s the point of the season: fewer perfect moments, more true ones.

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