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Sunday Family Dinner: Conversations around the Table

Sunday Family Dinner: Conversations around the Table

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Welcome to Sunday Family Dinner: Conversations Around the Table—the podcast where nothing is off-limits. Join three adult siblings, their mom, and their father, who’s navigating life with Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), as they gather around the table for real, unfiltered conversations. From love and sex to life advice, and maybe even a little political debate, we’re serving up honest talk, laughter, and the kind of raw, heartfelt moments only family can create. So pull up a chair, grab a plate, and join us for the kind of dinner conversation that stays with you long after the meal is over.Sunday Family Dinner: Conversations around the Table Social Sciences
Episodes
  • EP 46: Roasts, Wigs, and Real Life
    Feb 20 2026

    We kick things off with an Am I the Asshole? that has the table divided. Imagine showing up to what you think is a classy wine night… only to discover it’s a surprise party where everyone is dressed like you and the whole thing turns into an unkind roast. If you quietly grab your keys and Irish-exit after two hours of being the punchline, are you dramatic… or just done? The family weighs in, and let’s just say not everyone would survive a roast of Anthony.

    In the middle of the chaos, we stumble into one of the wildest stories of the week: a fighter whose glued-on hairpiece gets punched off mid-match and tossed into the crowd like a sweaty souvenir. Yes. It gets passed around. Yes. We have questions. From there, things turn thoughtful when we debate a parenting dilemma: if your child asks for something and your partner says no, who do you back? Does it depend on the situation? The stakes? The hair dye? The conversation gets layered fast.

    And toward the end, we bring it home. There’s an update on Dad and next steps involving a research team at UCSF focused on FTD, which leads to logistics, sibling banter about who’s driving into San Francisco, and a reminder that even heavy moments still happen around the dinner table. We close the way we always do: with love, a little sarcasm, and a full menu of al pastor tacos, beans, cilantro lime rice… and the eternal question of who’s doing the dishes.

    Roasts, wigs, parenting debates, and real-life updates. Just another Sunday around our table.

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    45 mins
  • EP 45: Shocks, Showers, and Serious Times
    Feb 13 2026

    This episode is a roller coaster from start to finish. Anthony opens with a shocking story about bathroom etiquette that somehow spirals into full-on bathroom humor—locker-room behavior, gym filming etiquette, and what counts as normal vs non-normal grooming habits. The family dives into the debate, and, of course, opinions are hilariously divided.

    Kelly drops a topic that goes completely off the rails, leading to the family teasing Mom about her hearing (all in good fun). Anthony also recounts his recent car problems—including a near-cartoon moment where he almost got chased by a train like something out of a slapstick comedy. 🚗🚆

    Amid all the laughs, we shift gears to discuss a deeply tragic real-world event: the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old veteran’s hospital nurse shot and killed by federal immigration agents during protests in Minneapolis. Pretti was described by friends and colleagues as compassionate and dedicated to caring for others, and his death has sparked national attention and debate.

    We talk about the parallels some have drawn between current events and dystopian themes from The Hunger Games and The Handmaid’s Tale—looking at how stories of individual sacrifice and government power resonate in today’s world.

    Join us for a mix of laughs, chaos, and thoughtful conversation.

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    50 mins
  • EP 44: Vegas Faux Pas, Food Noise, and “The Tony” That Almost Made Us Rich
    Feb 6 2026

    Kelly is fresh off her birthday trip to Vegas, complete with a Hell’s Kitchen dining experience and an interaction with fellow diners that’ll have you asking, what would you do? The fun continues with a theater faux pas so distracting it leaves the actors questioning their own performance. Plus, we tackle the ultimate travel etiquette debate: if someone asks you to save their seat at the airport, what do you do when you come back and someone else is sitting there?

    Anthony shares his first-ever argument with ChatGPT (yes, over politics), Matthew gives a shoutout to a new listener who agrees Dad looks like Smokey Robinson, and Mom tells a completely unhinged story involving a four-year-old Anthony who was supposedly “sleeping” — a moment that explains far more than it should.

    We also dive into a thoughtful discussion around weight, food noise, and the psychology of eating, sparked by conversations about Oprah and GLP-1 medications. We unpack the idea of “choices” versus biology, growth hormones, and how food systems and weight trends differ between the U.S. and the EU. Mom drops a food fact that absolutely blows Anthony’s mind — is he really the only one who didn’t know this?!

    Finally, we reminisce about Dad’s many inventions, all lovingly named “The Tony,” each one destined (briefly) to make the family rich — and Dad himself makes a cameo to give his two cents. We wrap things up with a conversation about the different ways people make an impact, whether through teaching, mentoring, or simply showing up for others.

    As always, it’s a mix of laughs, debates, nostalgia, and the kind of conversations that only happen around the family table.

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    42 mins
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