Hosted by Marc & Tanya, who bring differing perspectives to a wide range of everyday issues: Relationships, parenting, fitness, just to name a few. A spotlight is also shined on every day people who are doing extraordinary things.
Tanya and Marc discuss the benefits of having a "no fly zone" over your personal best interests. How stress can affect your daily interactions. What happens if you just keep going? Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Marc and Tanya talk about a challenging two weeks, spirituality, and a craze over a guessing game. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc throw support behind a dear friend of the show who is going through a very challenging time. They discuss the importance of having nuanced thoughts and conversation. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc talk about what has been keeping them up at night, every night. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Do you know how long it takes Tanya to get ready for a wedding reception? Approximately 59 minutes. Marc and Jacob use that time to get a conversation in. We talk about the passing of time, brain teasers, and hard decisions. Referenced in this episode: Thinking Fast and Slow, by Daniel Khaneman. Find Jacob on IG: @jacobhwright Find the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
It is 2022, but it feels a lot more like March of 2020 again in most parts of the country, save the free states of Florida and Texas. Covid fatigue hits Tanya and Marc in stride on this one. They also discuss parenting techniques and dealing with outside opinions. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Back after a two week battle with something other than covid. Tanya and Marc talk about motivation, Christmas gifts, and some documentaries that they have recently checked out. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact us: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc discuss the nightmare that is getting two kids to sleep. Tanya is trying a strange method to cure her migraine. Are day care kids smarter than stay at home kids? Also, Marc completely spoils a book near the end. Follow the show: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Apparently you can wear white all year round again. When did that change? The scam of "black friday," Marc gets very judgmental about bridal traditions, which is weird, because he was never a bride, and what happens when you talk about all of the things that you are not supposed to talk about on Thanksgiving? Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc talk about some ongoing criminal cases in the United States, including Julius Jones, who, at the time of the recording, was scheduled to be executed on November 18th. They discuss the jury system and touch on a recent Biden gaff. Follow the show: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc try to sound like experts on random topics that were submitted on Instagram. Tanya tells all about a confidential focus group that she took part in. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
EPISODE 70! Woah. Milestone? Maybe. Either way, Tanya abandoned Marc, New Jersey, and all parenthood responsibilities this weekend, so Matt joined Marc as a co-host. This is Matt's third time on the show, (ep. 20, ep. 47), and it was a seamless two hour conversation. Enjoy! Follow Matt on IG: @mattyrums24 Follow the show: @answerup_podcast Contact: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc shoot from the hip on election night. Tanya and Marc discuss the protests against mandates, odd things that some children get exited about, and why it's important to be skeptical with the internet. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Adam Elias joins Marc and Tanya for a conversation. Adam is running for NJ State Senate, in the 14th Legislative District. Adam immigrated to the United States, from Egypt, when he was a child. Adam is a husband, a father, an attorney, an entrepreneur, and a millennial. At 33 years old, Adam is polling within 1 percentage point of the incumbent. We talk about school curriculum, term limits, income tax, school funding formula, and about who Adam is as a person. Connect with Adam: FB - @eliasforsenate IG - @eliasforsenate Web - Elias for Senate Connect with the show: IG - @answerup_podcast Email - answseruppodcast@gmail.com
Spooky season is upon us! Tanya and Marc talk with Gail and Brittany, members of Epicedium Paranormal. Epicedium Paranormal is a volunteer paranormal investigation team. Gail and Brittany tell what got them started in the field, including a personal haunting that lasted for YEARS. Connect with Epicedium Paranormal: @epicedium_paranormal, YouTube, epicediumparanormal.org Follow the show: @answerup_podcast, answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Marc and Tanya discuss the importance of checking in on the people who you care about. How "liking" a post or engaging with someone can keep you in touch, even when you're not always able to get together. Also how thousands of ants on the floor almost cost hundreds of dollars from the pocket, (Marc's worst nightmare). Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Nurses, teachers, doctors, and more, being fired? In the middle of a global health emergency? Whaaaat? Tanya and Marc try to recall the plot of My Girl and discuss the fate of their former pets. Also, how many times does Marc say, "here's the thing?" Spoiler alert, it's A LOT. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
It's a group phone call reference! Heads out of the gutter, JEEZE. Marc tells Tanya about a visitor that he had in the ocean, and Tanya tells of the pranks that she used to pull. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact us: answeruppodcast@gmail.com Rate, review, and subscribe!
Marc goes full diva after waiting in line at Dunkin' Donuts, and overhearing other customers breakfast orders. Tanya settles some of Marc's confusion when it comes to bridal traditions. Plus, much more. Rate. Review. Subcribe. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Marc's dad, Frank, joins Marc and Tanya for a conversation about his experience on 9/11/2001. Frank is a retired Jersey City Police Detective who was working at the Jersey City waterfront on 9/11/2001, and ultimately responded into New York City on that day to assist in the rescue/recovery efforts. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc are back! After taking on some water and drying out the equipment everything, (except for sheetrock), has made a full recovery. The show is back to the kitchen table set-up for the next month or so until some renovations are done. Boy do we love Jersey summers! Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
One of Marc's best friends, Andrew, who does NOT work on Wall Street, stops by for a Sunday night chat, (after all of our collective kids cooperated with bedtime of course). Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com Referenced in this episode: Percentage of career vs volunteer fire departments. History of volunteer firefighters. Bedtime supplements.
Marc met up with one of his teachers from high school, Scott Alboum. Scott is now an adjunct professor at Rider University and serves as the video technologies coordinator, and the advisor to R.U.N., the Rider University Network. Scott also has a series of children's books, is a toy collector, and a father of four. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com Connect with Scott: Scott Alboum Scott's books Referenced in this episode: "Tender Wings of Desire"
Tanya and Marc talk about where we go when we are dreaming. Tanya talks about her new exercise routine, and Marc gives his opinion on "overdoing it." Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya falls in love with a whole new side of Marc, who details his new found distaste for seagulls. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Melanie is in town from the free state of Florida for a really fun and spontaneous episode. Funeral homes, concerts, and our mommy's naughty mouths! What could go wrong? Follow Melanie on IG: @melaniesuntanni Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc talk about social psychology and the importance of thinking for one's self. Tanya suggests for Marc to become a college professor. Marc, humble as always, says that's not the first time that he has been told that. Do we believe him? Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Joe Biggy returns in yet another fun all over the place episode, where the rules are made up, and the points don't matter. Is that from a TV show? Maybe. Follow Joe on IG: @j.biggz Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
A truly impromptu conversation with return guest, Jacob. A flowing conversation that could have continued for hours, if not for time constraints, (Jacob ended up missing that train after all). Follow Jacob on IG: @jacobhwright Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com Referenced in this episode: Christopher Columbus lunar eclipse, Frederick Douglass autobiography, American buffalo population.
Marc comes clean on how he solved a Rubik's Cube, of which there are 43 quintillion possible combinations. Tanya tells what the death threshold of a sauna is. If a globe sized Moon was to be 30 feet from a globe sized Earth, how far away would a globe sized Mars be from Earth? Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Answer Up's first year anniversary wrap up party bash. Except, it is hardly mentioned. Tanya and Marc talk about music preferences, privileges, and the cosmos. Also, do you know what is interesting about conspiracy theories? Thanks for listening! Referenced in this episode: Olivia Rodrigo Neil deGrasse Tyson Dr. Becky Kennedy Follow us on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc talk a lot about parenting in this one, including where they have made errors and the different strategies they have taken when raising two children. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc talk briefly about bears and also about Marc and Ricky's run at 3 Days At The Fair. Was it fun? Was it torture? A little bit of both? Follow us on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast.com
Ricky joins Tanya and Marc for his second appearance on the show. Ricky and Marc talk about their upcoming 24 hour ultra-marathon, which is called "Three Days At The Fair." Happy Mother's Day to all Mom's out there, especially to our very own Tanya! Referenced in this episode: @natureismetal Three Days At The Fair Follow Ricky on IG: @ricka87_ Follow us on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Marc tells a bad joke, Matt tells what he would do if he were rich, and Tanya's favorite show might give her nightmares, but you have to try it! Referenced in this episode: Outer Space Treaty The Mandela Effect NFTs Follow Matt on IG: @mattyrums24 Follow us on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Pat joins Marc as a co-host as they sit down with Johnny Roth of Recalibrate. Recalibrate is a 501c3 nonprofit that helps Veterans and first responders, with a focus on mental health and peer to peer support systems. More information on Recalibrate: IG: @recalibrate_usa website/donate: Recalibrateusa.org Facebook: Recalibrate.usa Follow us on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact: answeruppodcast@gmail.com Referenced in this episode: The Coddling of the American Mind Brian "Tosh" Chontosh: @tosh.crookedbutterfly
Tanya and Marc talk about the concept of time, mortality, children's innocence, and how nice it would be if certain mythical figures were real. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc talk about different body types, Marc (still) being mistaken for Tom Brady, and Marc tells Tanya about some high school nostalgia that he recently stumbled upon. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc talk about a recent trip to Cold Stone Creamery, (not sponsored), the declaration of the end of life as we knew it, (thanks to NJ.com), the cloning process, and have a minor fun loving debate to wrap things up. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc talk about attractiveness, gummy smiles, and tampons soaked in vodka ;). Tanya describes how perfect Marc's facial features are, and apparently that's not a compliment. Follow the show on IG @answerup_podcast Contact the show at answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Is it a sexual reference? Or a mantra? It might be a grey area. Tanya and Marc talk about Marc's training routine for his upcoming 24 hour race as well as when titles are earned in life. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com Referenced in this episode: @samuelriverafilms @chadwright278 "The Chamber of Truth."
Tanya and Marc do a lot of thinking out loud in this one. From tasting unexpected things to an upcoming "no frills" couples massage. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc talk about some "rules for life," and explore some takes on philosophy. Tanya recaps her 1,000 burpee challenge and goes over her recent MRI. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc daydream about living in a warmer climate, the unfairness of turning in your college books, and what they might do with a stimulus check. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcast Contact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya's younger sister Sonia pops in for a fun conversation. Tanya reveals that she has a foot fetish and breaks up a serious conversation with, "You should get a puppy."Follow Sonia on IG: @ssoniatashjianFollow us on IG: @answerup_podcastContact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc talk about their childhood adventures, including climbing tress, but definitely NOT trespassing on construction sites. Marc finished Joe Biden's book, and relates a poem from Matthew McConaughey's new book, "Greenlights," to Tanya's ongoing burpee challenge. Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcastContact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya talks about her goal of completing 1,000 burpees in February. Marc tells how a sensitive body part of his might have frozen solid, and both answer some questions that were submitted via IG.Follow us on IG: @answerup_podcastContact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
It starts with Tanya "complimenting" Marc's hair and ends with Tanya committing to doing 1,000 burpees in February.Follow us on IG: @answerup_podcastContact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc talk about new books that they recently got into, discuss how Kim Kardashian navigates politics to enact change, the side effects of "sh**ng where you eat," and more!Follow the show on IG: @answerup_podcastContact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc have a conversation with Tanya's sister, Tara, who was in town from Los Angeles, CA. Tara is an aspiring fashion model, musician, photographer, and a full-time nanny. Connect with Tara on IG: @taratashian @taratriesiton @tarasingsalong @balloonsandswoonsFollow the show on IG: @answerup_podcastContact the show: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
Tanya and Marc had a bout with COVID-19 and they recap their ten days in isolation.Follow us on IG: @answerup_podcastContact the show!: answeruppodcast@gmail.com
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