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Two PhD/comedians and one comedian/comedian return to R.L. Stine’s series to bring adult eyes to old-school classics. It’s your Goosebumps, but funny.
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Oct 29, 2025
Oct 29, 2025
1hr 7 min
We thought we were onto something with a Give Yourself Goosebumps (in this case Secret Agent Grandma which is the 16th one of them). As it turns out, it's not a great adventure, but it's great that we did it and we loved sharing it with you. Maybe next time we'll do something scary mayhaps!?
Talking points include: the teens and six seven; tapes or see deez; grandma's day, spoiled 2 death; what is fair use, anyways?; and ruined with grandmas.
You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspod@gmail.com, and following us on tumblr!
You can also give us a positive review on your podcatcher of choice and one of our Stine's will shout you out!
Check out more cool stuff from us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
The intro/outro song of our show is "Bad Dream" by the band Dog Party from the album Hit And Run! You can check them out at dogpartylive.com and dogparty.bandcamp.com!
Geesebumps is:
Danielle McManus (PhD, UC Davis)
Joseph Montalbo (PhD, SUNY Binghamton)
Jeff Brown (Some guy)
Oct 8, 2025
Oct 8, 2025
1hr 33 min
What up, Prankers! It's time to rate my prank, up first, the prank on us: Jeff doing a chicken noise as we discuss R. L. Stine's Chicken Chicken (Goosebumps #53). This was a request and we aren't quite sure why someone suggested it!
Talking points include: Prank Rankers, the dead comment bird, no one is ever trying to be funny, the normalization of Danielle's comedy.
You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspod@gmail.com, and following us on tumblr!
You can also give us a positive review on your podcatcher of choice and one of our Stine's will shout you out!
Check out more cool stuff from us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
The intro/outro song of our show is "Bad Dream" by the band Dog Party from the album Hit And Run! You can check them out at dogpartylive.com and dogparty.bandcamp.com!
Geesebumps is:
Danielle McManus (PhD, UC Davis)
Joseph Montalbo (PhD, SUNY Binghamton)
Jeff Brown (Some guy)
Sep 3, 2025
Sep 3, 2025
1hr 51 min
We were just lazy enough to decide to do a watchalong of Fear Street: Prom Queen, based on R.L. Stine's novel of the same name. Or cream? We haven't decided. But what we have decided is Chris Klein is a treasure and make him work far more.
To sync up! Hit play, scroll back to 00:00, hit pause, and hit play when Joe says Go! At 13:32, Netflix showed 00:15.
We also do a quick pause for a bathroom break and you'll know when it happens. To sync back up after the break, pause at 37:06, and hit play when Joe says Go at 58:33.
Also, please comment if this was successful.
You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspod@gmail.com, and following us on tumblr!
You can also give us a positive review on your podcatcher of choice and one of our Stine's will shout you out!
Check out more cool stuff from us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
The intro/outro song of our show is "Bad Dream" by the band Dog Party from the album Hit And Run! You can check them out at dogpartylive.com and dogparty.bandcamp.com!
Geesebumps is:
Danielle McManus (PhD, UC Davis)
Joseph Montalbo (PhD, SUNY Binghamton)
Jeff Brown (Some guy)
Jul 2, 2025
Jul 2, 2025
1hr 36 min
We discovered another of R.L.'s ties to immortality in the depths of the internet as we crack into the first of the House of Shivers line: Scariest Book Ever
Talking points include: the triple Wendell switcheroo; Chekov's bear; blood skeet skeet skeet; and bug tongues.
You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspod@gmail.com, and following us on tumblr!
You can also give us a positive review on your podcatcher of choice and one of our Stine's will shout you out!
Check out more cool stuff from us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
The intro/outro song of our show is "Bad Dream" by the band Dog Party from the album Hit And Run! You can check them out at dogpartylive.com and dogparty.bandcamp.com!
Geesebumps is:
Danielle McManus (PhD, UC Davis)
Joseph Montalbo (PhD, SUNY Binghamton)
Jeff Brown (Some guy)
May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025
1hr 35 min
We don't even get past the opening stinger before Joe-Joe gets a bit of the old razzle-dazzle from Jeff and Danielle. It's R.L. Stine's Egg Monsters from Mars (Goosebumps #42). It's one of the most challenging texts we've ever read.
Talking points include: R.L.'s imagination budge; mars monster checks; one wild night with some eggs; literal goosebumps; and that don't m-preg me much.
You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspod@gmail.com, and following us on tumblr!
You can also give us a positive review on your podcatcher of choice and one of our Stine's will shout you out!
Check out more cool stuff from us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
The intro/outro song of our show is "Bad Dream" by the band Dog Party from the album Hit And Run! You can check them out at dogpartylive.com and dogparty.bandcamp.com!
Geesebumps is:
Danielle McManus (PhD, UC Davis)
Joseph Montalbo (PhD, SUNY Binghamton)
Jeff Brown (Some guy)
Apr 16, 2025
Apr 16, 2025
1hr 46 min
If I was to tell you: Goosebumps book about magic, you'd probably be like "oh, I can imagine that." You can't. In a rare occurrence we spend more time talking about this book then we spent reading it collectively between the three of us because R.L. Stine's Bad Hare Day (Goosebumps #41) is the stoniest stone we've ever tried to wring jokes out of. Oh, and we cut out a whole bunch of jokes about Criss Angel's restaurant.
Talking points include: Rob Lowe Stine, jokes hi yeah, behold the middle, personal magic instructions, and porque no los dos roads diverged in a yellow wood.
You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspod@gmail.com, and following us on tumblr!
You can also give us a positive review on your podcatcher of choice and one of our Stine's will shout you out!
Check out more cool stuff from us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
The intro/outro song of our show is "Bad Dream" by the band Dog Party from the album Hit And Run! You can check them out at dogpartylive.com and dogparty.bandcamp.com!
Geesebumps is:
Danielle McManus (PhD, UC Davis)
Joseph Montalbo (PhD, SUNY Binghamton)
Jeff Brown (Some guy)
Mar 19, 2025
Mar 19, 2025
1hr 27 min
You would think that after two books about ventriloquist dummies we'd learn our lesson that no books about ventriloquist dummies is the perfect amount of books to read on the topic. This is why we do the podcast about the ventriloquist dummies. It's Night of the Living Dummy III (Goosebumps #40). Yup. One more again.
Talking points include: Rizz Lord Skibidi, this box has boo on it, raw sexual cousin energy, wells don't exist, classic Dad stuff, and pitching Slappy for Netflix.
You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspod@gmail.com, and following us on tumblr!
You can also give us a positive review on your podcatcher of choice and one of our Stine's will shout you out!
Check out more cool stuff from us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
The intro/outro song of our show is "Bad Dream" by the band Dog Party from the album Hit And Run! You can check them out at dogpartylive.com and dogparty.bandcamp.com!
Geesebumps is:
Danielle McManus (PhD, UC Davis)
Joseph Montalbo (PhD, SUNY Binghamton)
Jeff Brown (Some guy)
Jan 18, 2023
Jan 18, 2023
1hr 37 min
A new Geesebumps on this day? On all days!? You better believe it. We are looking upon R.L. Stine's The Cuckoo Clock of Doom (Goosebumps #28). It's not about what you think it is, because you didn't think it's about time travel. Talking points include frog suits, origin of the word fib, 2023 predictions, and not wanting to be a cowboy. Time is a flat circle!
You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspod@gmail.com, and following us on tumblr! That's right! https://momhatstudios.tumblr.com/!
You can also give us a positive review on your podcatcher of choice and one of our Stine's will shout you out!
Check out more cool stuff from us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
And merch now!
Geesebumps: https://geesebumps-merch-sundries.creator-spring.com/
Mom-Hat: https://mom-hat-studios.creator-spring.com/
The intro/outro song of our show is "Bad Dream" by the band Dog Party from the album Hit And Run! You can check them out at dogpartylive.com and dogparty.bandcamp.com!
Geesebumps is:
Danielle McManus (PhD, UC Davis)
Joseph Montalbo (PhD, SUNY Binghamton)
Jeff Brown (Some guy)
Dec 14, 2022
Dec 14, 2022
1hr 20 min
There are robots among us, perhaps even in this podcast, discussing the finer points or R.L. Stine's work! On this episode we have the severe pleasure of discussing Haunted Mask 2 (Goosebumps #36) by old Jovial Bob Stine himself, and we have, against all odds, loved it. Talking points include ChatbotGPT, existential death by aging, the untold history of trapdoors, Joe's old man voice, and what makes for a good sequel. Enjoy the goofs and the holidays, folks!
You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspod@gmail.com, and following us on tumblr! That's right! https://momhatstudios.tumblr.com/!
You can also give us a positive review on your podcatcher of choice and one of our Stine's will shout you out!
Check out more cool stuff from us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
And merch now!
Geesebumps: https://geesebumps-merch-sundries.creator-spring.com/
Mom-Hat: https://mom-hat-studios.creator-spring.com/
The intro/outro song of our show is "Bad Dream" by the band Dog Party from the album Hit And Run! You can check them out at dogpartylive.com and dogparty.bandcamp.com!
Geesebumps is:
Danielle McManus (PhD, UC Davis)
Joseph Montalbo (PhD, SUNY Binghamton)
Jeff Brown (Some guy)
Nov 30, 2022
Nov 30, 2022
1hr 22 min
Gravity tried very hard to stop this episode from coming to be, but we sure showed them. It's time to talk about The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena (Goosebumps #38) care of horror master R.L. Stine. Our initial verdict: it's a mess. Talking points include: the war on gravity, fake fake outs, main character grown-ups, and goosebumps roads not taken. Enjoy the long, drawn out description of someone eating soup in this.
You can check out our other activities, merch, and contact us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
You can support Geesebumps by sharing us with your friends, emailing us at geesebumpspod@gmail.com, and following us on tumblr! That's right! https://momhatstudios.tumblr.com/!
You can also give us a positive review on your podcatcher of choice and one of our Stine's will shout you out!
Check out more cool stuff from us at: https://www.mom-hat.com
And merch now!
Geesebumps: https://geesebumps-merch-sundries.creator-spring.com/
Mom-Hat: https://mom-hat-studios.creator-spring.com/
The intro/outro song of our show is "Bad Dream" by the band Dog Party from the album Hit And Run! You can check them out at dogpartylive.com and dogparty.bandcamp.com!
Geesebumps is:
Danielle McManus (PhD, UC Davis)
Joseph Montalbo (PhD, SUNY Binghamton)
Jeff Brown (Some guy)