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Created for those who love blogs, but finding the time to sit down and read blogs is challenging. Each week, a blog post is read from theblogbloom.com with a short conversation following the piece.

Claire Trost


    • Aug 11, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 130 EPISODES


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    Week 2- What I Ate: Birthday Cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 7:10


    Week 2- What I Ate: Birthday Cake

    Week 2- What I Ate: Birthday Cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 7:10


    Week 2- What I Ate: Birthday Cake

    Week 2- What I know: Make Your Own Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 8:49


    Week 2- What I know: Make Your Own Magic

    Week 2- What I know: Make Your Own Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 8:49


    Week 2- What I know: Make Your Own Magic

    Week 1- What I Ate: Bruschetta and Crab Cakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 10:22


    Week 1- What I Ate: Bruschetta and Crab Cakes

    Week 1- What I Ate: Bruschetta and Crab Cakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 10:22


    Week 1- What I Ate: Bruschetta and Crab Cakes

    Week 1- What I know: I have so much to learn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 10:44


    Week 1- What I know: I have so much to learn

    Week 1- What I know: I have so much to learn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 10:44


    Week 1- What I know: I have so much to learn

    The Farmers Market and The Library: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 6:50


    The Farmers Market and The Library: Part 2

    The Farmers Market and The Library: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 6:50


    The Farmers Market and The Library: Part 2

    The Farmers Market and The Library: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 9:09


    The Farmers Market and The Library: Part 1

    The Farmers Market and The Library: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 9:09


    The Farmers Market and The Library: Part 1

    Episode 51: Girl, Be Kind

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 27:29


    Claire reads "Girl, Be Kind" from April 8, 2021. After, there is a discussion about the "fame" of influencers and how interesting it is and where it could be going.

    Episode 51: Girl, Be Kind

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 27:29


    Claire reads "Girl, Be Kind" from April 8, 2021. After, there is a discussion about the "fame" of influencers and how interesting it is and where it could be going.

    Episode 50: Weird Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 17:51


    Claire reads March 30th's blog post, "Weird Kids" and talks about how her parents encouraged not weirdness, but curiosity.

    Episode 50: Weird Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 17:51


    Claire reads March 30th's blog post, "Weird Kids" and talks about how her parents encouraged not weirdness, but curiosity.

    Episode 49: Drinking Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 20:08


    Reading of "Drinking Games," a conversation about the many faces and cultures of drinking alcohol and how each has it's problems.

    Episode 49: Drinking Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 20:08


    Reading of "Drinking Games," a conversation about the many faces and cultures of drinking alcohol and how each has it's problems.

    Episode 48: Sparkle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 14:23


    Reading of March 5th's blog sparkle on deciding to have more kids or not and how "Are you going to have another?" is a more fraught question than it seems. Conversation ends with a discussion about Claire's love of Scout In The City's style and how that translates into her decisions to sparkle.

    Episode 48: Sparkle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 14:23


    Reading of March 5th's blog sparkle on deciding to have more kids or not and how "Are you going to have another?" is a more fraught question than it seems. Conversation ends with a discussion about Claire's love of Scout In The City's style and how that translates into her decisions to sparkle.

    Episode 47: It's the Chair for Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 11:25


    Claire reads about getting rid of baby things and the one object that is the hardest to get rid of. Be aware: Claire cusses... twice!

    Episode 47: It's the Chair for Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 11:25


    Claire reads about getting rid of baby things and the one object that is the hardest to get rid of. Be aware: Claire cusses... twice!

    Episode 46: The Skinny on Side Parts and Skinny Jeans

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 20:16


    Reading of 2/18's blog on the trend of "canceling" Side Parts and Skinny Jeans as well as a quick look at the Carhartt Beanie trend and older millennial follows that are worth it.

    Episode 46: The Skinny on Side Parts and Skinny Jeans

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 20:16


    Reading of 2/18's blog on the trend of "canceling" Side Parts and Skinny Jeans as well as a quick look at the Carhartt Beanie trend and older millennial follows that are worth it.

    Episode 45: The Future is Bright

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 8:34


    Talking about raising boys and how great Inauguration 2021 was for them too.

    Episode 45: The Future is Bright

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 8:34


    Talking about raising boys and how great Inauguration 2021 was for them too.

    Episode 44: Influence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 17:35


    Today, Claire discusses the domestic terror attack on in Washington, DC earlier this month. In the essay, Claire shares her thoughts on social media playing a supporting role in the events on, before and after January 6th. Specifically how social media influencers reactions were judged by the masses. In this, there is a conversation about social media influencers and what do we expect from them. Claire ties the essay up with a quick conversation inspired by a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King about human interests, finding a connection to influencers as they are in the business of human interests and how that mean they need to be interested in humans. But, also challenging listeners to do the same.

    Episode 44: Influence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 17:35


    Today, Claire discusses the domestic terror attack on in Washington, DC earlier this month. In the essay, Claire shares her thoughts on social media playing a supporting role in the events on, before and after January 6th. Specifically how social media influencers reactions were judged by the masses. In this, there is a conversation about social media influencers and what do we expect from them. Claire ties the essay up with a quick conversation inspired by a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King about human interests, finding a connection to influencers as they are in the business of human interests and how that mean they need to be interested in humans. But, also challenging listeners to do the same.

    Episode 43: The Sun Will Come Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 5:12


    Final recording of the December catch up with the essay from New Years Eve.

    Episode 43: The Sun Will Come Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 5:12


    Final recording of the December catch up with the essay from New Years Eve.

    Episode 42: Jubilee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 4:46


    More December catch up! Essay from Christmas.

    Episode 42: Jubilee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 4:46


    More December catch up! Essay from Christmas.

    Episode 41: Christmas Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 6:22


    Playing catch up with December's essays. This is from December 19, 2020.

    Episode 41: Christmas Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 6:22


    Playing catch up with December's essays. This is from December 19, 2020.

    Episode 40: Known and Loved

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 9:53


    Happy Thanksgiving! Today, Claire reads the blog post sharing what she is really thankful for this year. There is also a quick chat about the Disney+ Taylor Swift Folklore Studio Sessions and Adam's new obsession with Bon Iver and a slight perspective change on how to talk about your Thanksgiving plans.

    Episode 40: Known and Loved

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 9:53


    Happy Thanksgiving! Today, Claire reads the blog post sharing what she is really thankful for this year. There is also a quick chat about the Disney+ Taylor Swift Folklore Studio Sessions and Adam's new obsession with Bon Iver and a slight perspective change on how to talk about your Thanksgiving plans.

    Episode 39: Creating

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 14:15


    Welcome back to the podcast. Today Claire talks about her feelings on writing seasonality and reads from the Bloom blog post on constant creating. At the end, she shares what you all have been creating in the time of COVID and how to look forward to the winter.

    Episode 39: Creating

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 14:15


    Welcome back to the podcast. Today Claire talks about her feelings on writing seasonality and reads from the Bloom blog post on constant creating. At the end, she shares what you all have been creating in the time of COVID and how to look forward to the winter.

    Episode 38: Going Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 13:31


    Claire reads 2/21's blog post going home and discusses the funk and "blah" feeling that is normal for creatives, makers, and entrepreneurs and how to shake it.

    Episode 38: Going Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 13:31


    Claire reads 2/21's blog post going home and discusses the funk and "blah" feeling that is normal for creatives, makers, and entrepreneurs and how to shake it.

    Episode 37: Beautiful Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 9:18


    A reading os 2/7 blog post discussing what society leads us to believe female friendship is and can be and a charge to dismantle that narrative. Claire also quickly discusses a great clip from the Today Show that aired this week celebrating longtime female friends. See the clip here: https://www.today.com/video/meet-the-sorority-sisters-celebrating-6-decades-of-friendship-78227525951?fbclid=IwAR2tHvF-9Ktx9cChrmECXZZJf4xoPIU8xHRn88bMA9tuixJHzppoDpo68Ds

    Episode 37: Beautiful Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 9:18


    A reading os 2/7 blog post discussing what society leads us to believe female friendship is and can be and a charge to dismantle that narrative. Claire also quickly discusses a great clip from the Today Show that aired this week celebrating longtime female friends. See the clip here: https://www.today.com/video/meet-the-sorority-sisters-celebrating-6-decades-of-friendship-78227525951?fbclid=IwAR2tHvF-9Ktx9cChrmECXZZJf4xoPIU8xHRn88bMA9tuixJHzppoDpo68Ds

    Episode 36: Baking Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 9:45


    A reading from January 23, 2020's blog post Baking Bread. Claire shares the lessons she is finding in making sourdough bread that relate to many other elements in life. The reading is followed by a recommitment to maintaining the podcast and monthly email. Here is to 2020!

    Episode 36: Baking Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 9:45


    A reading from January 23, 2020's blog post Baking Bread. Claire shares the lessons she is finding in making sourdough bread that relate to many other elements in life. The reading is followed by a recommitment to maintaining the podcast and monthly email. Here is to 2020!

    Episode 35: Joy Lessons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 6:48


    The first episode of 2019! Claire is sharing what she learned from "Joy" her word of 2019 and that it isn't as pretty or as cute as she thought.

    Episode 34: Privilege

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 13:27


    Sharing 2019 Blog Content

    Episode 33: Make New Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 9:53


    Sharing 2019 Blog Content

    Episode 32: The Good, The Bad and the Banana Cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 6:22


    Episode 31: Toy Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 4:28


    Sharing 2019 Blog Content

    Episode 30: Make a Fuss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 9:03


    Sharing 2019 Blog Content

    Episode 29: Bucket

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 6:32


    Sharing 2019 Blog Content

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