For our FIRST ever "live" episode, we joined Mrs. Nudd's grade 6 class to talk about our own detention stories and to hear about some of the things they've done to get in trouble over the years. Listen and learn from our mistakes, this is not designed to be an ideas episode!

We're back! It's been a LONG time and we're back in 2022 with a new episode to talk about one of our favourite things - food. Come join us at the table...it's buffet time!

We've been gone for a while, but we're back to talk about one of the most exciting, invigorating, and stimulating subjects EVER....sleep. This episode examines the benefits of sleep, the struggles of making yourself go to bed at a reasonable hour, and the funny stories that happen when you don't get enough rest. No promises, but this episode just might make you fall asleep! 

We can't believe it! It's been ONE YEAR since our first episode of "In the Middle Of..."! For our anniversary episode, we talk about the last year and all the things we've learned and are thankful for - despite being in the middle of a pandemic. Thanks for sticking around for a full year! 

When put on the spot, "in the middle of" a new situation, what will Mrs. Gillespie do? 

In this episode, we discuss Christmas traditions, baking, rituals, and more. We hope this final episode of 2020 leaves you with lingering laughs and holiday spirit. We'll be back in the new year!

Join us for our 50TH EPISODE! Hard to believe, we know! In this episode we discuss some of the deep thoughts that keep Mrs. Gillespie up at night and, as usual, Mr. Hossini has the answers and solutions for everything.

It's that time of year, so we thought we'd talk about our own experiences with report cards - as students, as teachers, and as parents! Listen to find out who was the top student in grade 8 French, who talked too much in school, and whose teacher told them to be nicer to their mom.

In this episode we take things back to our childhood and discuss the things we were allowed to do that we'd never allow our kids to do! We talk about supervision, roaming free, and whether Mr. Hossini will raise his kids as if it was the 80s. Plus, we looked really radical while recording this episode!

In today's episode we divulge the many names we've been called, the ones that warm our hearts and make us shudder, and Mrs. Gillespie's strange process for giving everyone a nickname.

In this episode we discuss the different types of bravery, the times we've pushed ourselves out of our comfort zones, and whether it's ever worth hiding your fear from "your people."

In today's episode we veer into the realm of the ridiculous, by combining movie-inspired natural disasters with terrifying animals. It's highly unlikely you would ever find yourself in the middle of any of these situations, but Mr. Hossini insists on taking his preparedness very seriously.

We're back! We start season 2 off with a bang by answering one of our listener's questions....what was it like for us in grade 8? Get ready to hear about big hair, comics, and discovering the opposite sex!

In today's episode, we get painful. We talk about what happens in the middle of injuries. Mr Hossini explains why scabs in the summer are a good thing, how his "River Bike" almost took his hand and Mrs Gillespie recounts an incident with an exacto knife. Thank you to all the health care providers who have helped with our healing over our many years!

In today's episode we dissect smells! Some smells are wonderful and attached to good memories when we were young. The smells of grandma are discussed, and the discussion isn't that great. It's a smelly episode with the good, the bad, and the big league chew. 

In today's weekend edition of In the Middle of we talk about...the weekend!! Mrs Gillespie talks about the basic ingredients of any good weekend, firstly sleep!  Instead of properly describing his weekends, Mr Hossini starts some excellent ideas for how to make a weekend good! Art cards on the face anyone?

In today's episode we discuss the food we never want to eat again! Mrs. Gillespie discusses Monday night dinner trauma growing up and the monotony of her school lunches. Mr. Hossini gives a long, confusing, numbered list of foods he'd be happy to do without. 

In today's episode we discuss pets - dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, mice, guinea pigs, and more! Mr. Hossini reveals how an ark full of animals arrived on his farm and Mrs. Gillespie talks about the time her hamster came back to life.

In today's episode we dive into the very heated topic of sharing. Mrs Gillespie grills Mr Hossini who has to stand as a dad and a male to answer for all of the awful sharing practices that are normally displayed his kind. Mr Hossini explains where his eating habits came from and justifies it with, "when it's gone, it's gone."

In today's episode we dive deep into the tv that raised us in the 80s and the 90s. Mrs Gillespie tells about the cartoons that she wasn't allowed to watch, Mr Hossini talks about how he is still scared of a guy named Robert Stack...and TGIF get and honorable mention too!!