Two best friends try to figure out what the heck is going on in life. Doing a Good is about making it count.
Back with the Beef! In part 2 of their hang with Jacqueline aka Jackie, Ken & Car get the juices flowing with a couple rounds of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. They Do A Learn about Jackie’s process to a PHD in Philosophy & Art and explore what her studies mean, which leads to the Beefy News: a journey through how we think of things, what things mean, the process of being alive, and other cool things that are too hard to explain. Jackie talks about presenting at conferences, including the Queer Death Conference in Sweden, and her paper on plastic bags as human ghosts. The friends explore undoing our certainties and challenging the system. In Doing A Good, Jackie wrote a book! They discuss her book, her writing, and how having a Poetry Moment cannot be denied. They then explore fear, an invitation for failure, and picking up the heavy thing. Big Ideas: Just show up and do it. Just make a choice. Lift the heavy weights. Finally, a hilarious round of quick fire questions for Jackie. PLUS: Snack bars of youth! Walk out music! Is there a doctor on the plane?! Where’s Him Now?! Odd Legs Zine! Tony Owl! The Decider! Never Debbie! And more! Jacqueline Moulton can be found on Instagram: @jacquelineviola Her book of poetry can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1598491369/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_4APDEb5RREJRR Or, for copies, email us: doingagood@gmail.com For more info on the Queer Death Conference: https://queerdeathstudies.net
She’s here!! Car & Ken are joined on the couch this week by friend, writer, philosopher and Good Time: Jaqueline (aka Jackie, Jacko, Big Jack, Jaqcoolen)! This ep is the breezy, feel good content we need. The friends discuss names, meet cutes, forts, basements and fashion, as well as Jackie’s weight lifting journey. They debate the correct pronunciation of the gong sound from Law & Order before getting into a stale edition of Bach Chat (Ken & Car established at the top of the ep that they’re working on irrelevancy & preemptive nostalgia, so it checks out). It’s the unveiling of the new theme song “Highway to the Peter Zone” (!!!) and then a discussion of the girls’ drama, Peter’s issues and what’s up with Kelly. Ken spoils the Kelsey-Tammy drama live for Jackie & Car, and they cover who’s got to go & why Peter can’t lead. PLUS: Ken’s pants! Wrestling singlets! Alter ego Biff doing a naughty! Bach Daddy! Hacks for Jacques the broken car! Sexual pinching! And more! Stay tuned for the Beefy News in pt. 2! Jacqueline Moulton can be found on Instagram: @jacquelineviola
Who knows what’s what and when and where this week as Ken & Car give updates right off the cuff. They share some New News and Do A Good Learn about time terminology, only to discover things are more complicated than they seem. The friends discuss their recent Doing A Goods (disguised as “A Cool Thing”) which segues into a conversation about acknowledging and honoring your achievements. The friends debut a jazzy new theme song in Bach Chat, which is full of spicy hot takes, and cover through ep 3. Then they explore oldness, youngness, Other People Parents, teenage dedication & interests, and wrap it all up with a new corner of CoStar Moments. PLUS: Ken’s Oscar Journey! Car’s RENT history! Bad Boys for life! Seated shows! Personal reflection! And more! •Do A Good Hang• Email: doingagood@gmail.com Instagram: @doingagood •Do A Good CoStar Hang• Ken: @kendraecox Car: @goosespringsteen
Car & Ken sit down for a regular hang this week to discuss fashion, data, pods and celebs. In Beefy News, it’s the first Bach Chat of the year as Peter’s journey begins. And what a journey it will be! The friends dig in to Pete’s love language, notable gals, and Hannah B theories. They also discuss faults with the Fancy Bed (Car’s sleep journey) and life with Other Pods. Ken hosts Hot Goss: Golden Globes edition (the Noms, the drama, the quotes, the shoulder pads) and spills some tea that has Car in a tizzy. And finally, the pod wouldn’t be the pod without the first game of Wild Horse Wild Cat in 2020. Plus: Vending machine fashion! ASMR true crime! Siesta Key! If you don’t do your ideas someone else will! Nothing happens on reality tv! And more! •To Do A Good Hang• Email: doingagood@gmail.com Instagram: @doingagood
You know what it is! The friends get resolute as they both criticize and participate in making resolutions & intentions for the new year (life is complicated, no?). From specific & attainable to abstract & philosophical, Car & Ken break down their goals for 2020. Buy the ticket, ride the ride! •Share your resolutions• (new decade, new you, yeah?) Email: doingagood@gmail.com Instagram: @doingagood
Back from the void, Car and Ken return to the couch this week with all the familiars: bickering, business, and a good old fashioned hang! They discuss Ken’s Christmas Prowess and Car’s Christmas Shortcomings (time bests her once again), plus bets are made & the Mail man is mean. They discuss bad shopping centers & good clothes and attempt to reflect on 2019...which is TBC. In Beefier News they explore time, choice & the accumulation of things (Doing A Bad) as well as the update on Randy’s Big Health Journey (Doing A Good)((trigger warning: it involves teeth)). Plus: Co-Star—the freaky astrology mindf*ck! Social media blackouts! Basement flood updates! Ken is sick forever! Journey to the center of a birthday present! Presents! Matching Jerry! And more! SEATTLE FOLKS: Bait Shop Holiday Popup Market is SUNDAY 12/15 from 1-4pm! Lineman Vintage will be there with lots of giftables, plus other great vendors including pickles, hot sauce, Art, t-shirts and more!
No Jerry? No problems! This week Car & Ken begin while Little Jerry’s on an adventure, so everybody wins. Car shares a Pro Tip on the first seasons of The Bachelor & Bachelorette, which sends the friends down a rabbit hole of Early 2000’s fashion & eyebrows (Bad. It’s bad. It’s all bad.) feat. looks from The Devil Wears Prada. In News Updates there’s another happening with Car’s Cars, which leads to Beefy News Pt. 1: crimes, fighting crimes, amateur crime fighting, emotional crime fighting, crime shows, dream / not dream jobs, police scanners, neighborhood blogs and Nextdoor. The friends segue into Beefy News Pt. 2: lost pets, offering rewards and Story Time where Ken recounts accidentally adopting a cat & Car shares the epic of her childhood wiener dog, Colonel Klink. In Hot Goss, Ken shows up with appropriate facts & dishes on classic reboots, new couple alerts, Halsey’s romances, and a new Birthday Shoutout Corner. PLUS: Recommendation Corner! Jerry shows up & makes a scene! Halloween: when to celebrate & how fun is it?! House parties! Zines! Paper Training! Ciara & Russel Wilson! A game of Wild Horse or Wild Cat! And more!
Car & Ken & Little Jerry are back this week with 2/3 of the group showing up for good times...and 1/3 trying to get kicked off the podcast. Car recounts a day of Doing A Good at your life and Ken leads a journey through the Olive Garden. The friends discuss PE & public shaming, collective kindness and outdated communication styles. Meanwhile, Jerry continues to be a bad boy aka Gerald. This week in Doing A Learn the friends discover Turkey Tossing, and then, in Hot Goss, Ken spills some celeb tea and Car asks the questions on everyone’s minds. Plus: Scooter boards! Live tweeting a pest control moment which may also be a possible murder cover! Electronic Mail! College! Junk mail! Everyone but Jerry apologizes for Jerry! And more! Late entries to the Bachelor Book Club: email: doingagood@gmail.com Instagram: @doingagood Or text us Nab the book: Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure https://www.amazon.com/dp/1101985917/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Jb3SDb0SM788V
The friends kick things off this week with the journeying tale of Ken’s Mystery Rash. (Don’t worry, the grossness is kept to a minimum.) They breeze down the walkway of Delightful Times with things such as “Terms to Work into the Vocab”, “Autocorrect Mysteries”, “Pizza Mashups: Gross or Cool?”, “The Words We Use”, “Car’s Snack Moment” and “Breaking into Cars”. They wrap things up with a segment of “Gossip Corner” aka “Hot Goss” where Ken spills all the tea on the celebrities you care about. Plus: the triangle! Singing songs! U2 or Sting?! Ken’s fever! And more! Join the first annual Bachelor Book Club: email doingagood@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram @doingagood
Back from paradise aka Sayulita, this week Car & Ken share details of their trip to Mexico. TLDR: it was the best. They discuss cool friendships, horses, and the Lifetime Achievement Moment of visiting THEE paradise. The friends also make the official announcement for Bachelor Book Club! Starting next week, the interactive first annual “Bachelor Nation Hibernation Season Reading” will commence, with Amy Kauffman’s tea spilling exposé titled—you guessed it—“Bachelor Nation”. See below for details! Plus: Facebook: yea or nay! Passport journeys! Affordable fanciness! Heavy riffing, and more! Bach Book Club: to sign up, email doingagood@gmail.com or message on Instagram @doingagood The book: Bachelor Nation: “Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure” by Amy Kauffman. Get it here here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1101985917/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jhIPDb3Z6GJHM **Reading begins 10/23, with suggested weekly benchmarks. Once signed up, you will be invited to the chat group to keep up on everyone’s journeys & spill the tea. At the end of the book, a hang & discussion will take place with surprises, snacks & bevs (but not berry flavored La Croix).**
Ken is back from Ken’s European Adventure! Real life has resumed & the friends have returned, to first dish on the trip: the location lowdown, city rankings, new beverage alert!, historical importance & landmarks, general vibes and a highlight reel of Paris, Berlin & Copenhagen. They discuss stepping away from the phone & the psychic effects of being both “on” and “off line” before Ken comes in with some Hot Goss. The Hot Goss is emotional & juicy this week: Car braces for impact on the big reveal of...wait for it...a Golden Girls Reboot (no), the friends guess how many kids Alec Baldwin has (a lot), J-lo nabbing that Oscar buzz (and still slays in that dress), Bachelor In Paradise takeaways (you already know), and ABC let downs (“It should have been you, Mike” & “it isn’t about you, Peter”). The final journey this week is into an #almostfamous moment with Car, where she shares her recent audition failure. Plus: Pod recs! Embarrassing food mistakes! Jerry’s new toy! The T vs The Tea! Pet Nat! Bach Book Club! Car doesn’t have hobbies! And more!
SPECIAL GUEST EDITION: Jessica Dobson Pt. 2 by Doing A Good.
As exciting as the new Lion King, Ken & Car are back on the couch this week with a friend! Jessica Dobson is a magical musician (Deep Sea Diver), important & special friend, and all-around beautiful, wise, sharp, kind, funny and insightful human bean who has come to share the moments to be treasured forever. Ken & Jess tell the beginning of their Friendship Love Story which segues somehow seamlessly into Ken’s New Metal Moment & Actor-Turned-Musician Moments starring Jeremy Renner. In Beefy News, Jess shares the history of her musical journey, and the friends explore the ways we use social media personally & professionally, vulnerability in sharing & connection, and the balance of jumping through necessary hoops while staying true to your purpose. Finally, Jess & Ken recount their recent Zoo Concert Experience which is full of lols and take-aways. Plus: Rude movie snacks! Hot elite musical projects (Blip)! Actor-turned-musician moments starring Jeremy Renner! Jerry goes to the doctor! Cooking! Bug Bites! And more! Jessica Dobson’s band, Deep Sea Diver, can be found at: Thisisdeepseadiver.com & on Instagram: @thisisdeepseadiver
This week kicks off with an exploration into La Croix ranking & asks the burning question: why does anyone like mixed berry? Ken & Car go behind the scenes with insider info on audio books & dish on editing. On this, the eve of Car’s (and Cary’s) anniversary, they do some Fancy Talk about sacred jewelry upkeep (Car’s engagement ring) and everyone Does A Little Learn. The friends also do a quick check in on Sleep Journeys: what it does, what it doesn’t, what it is right now and how some people nail it. Ken recaps the finale of The Bachelor (since Car refuses to watch) and they explore what went wrong & what Jed could have done differently, which segues perfectly into this week’s Beefy News: the “only once” concept of marriage. Why do so many folks say they “only want to do this once” like it’s a unique sentiment? Can we expand our ideas of marriage & partnership? Will the social opinion on divorce continue to evolve? When to work & when to walk? What is “right” & what is “wrong”? With more questions than answers, this is a To Be Continued for sure. Plus: Blue Raspberry facts! Jed is a no-no! Women are not property! Party Nappers! Fame matters! Tyler C & Gigi Hadid! Life is complicated! Generations! To get in on the conversation & sign up for the Bachelor Book Club email: doingagood@gmail.com
It’s going down for real this week as Car’s dad is here for a visit (return of the Mac!) & Ken is living her “best frat boy life”. They start by exploring frosted tips (Ken), what age you used to want to be (not 20) before diving into the IRL experience of Splash N’ Chill aka Float Island (come for a ride!). They recount Ken’s recent night out Doing A Club, the quest for dancing and the not-ok-behavior of strangers (including a story of a person who should be 86’ed). Then the friends take it back to a Happy Place by discussing Car’s time with Pops—including acts of service & the hereditary hilarity of travel bags. Around 42:00 a fall project for all the friends is introduced: Bach Book Club, babay! Email to get in on the learning, the laughter, the togetherness. Plus: Being tired! Name that email! The fair! Egg McMuffers! Becoming your parents! Parents on the pod! Cyndi Lauper! New lingo!
Ken & Car are back on track this week, and coming in hot. The friends recap some Montana adventures, being the “chosen one” by children, the flow of family & finding time to be yourself. Car also shares the tightness of her recent film experience (cowboy movie!) and Ken gears up for her European Adventure. They chat on some Batch, but don’t go full Bach Chat, debate terminologies, and touch base on the Summer Beach Experience. Plus: Gross Words! Jerry can’t fit in small spaces! Nature majesty! Floating Homes! Improv! Pokémon!
Here comes the juice! In the conclusion of the First Timer’s Club: The Guest Experience, Wren, Ken & Car dig in to Beefy News. They discuss guiding principals, intuition & an internal compass while exploring the concept of feeling free in your life. Wren Does A Good by sharing her experience, thought and feelings on having a baby and that current journey with her wife. The friends explore motherhood, parenthood, same sex parenting, expectations, social constructs, confusion, fear and anger. The discussion this week is intimate & unedited. As such there is coming in-and-out of the room, thinking, fumbling and live discovery as the tape rolls. Let’s all be in the room together. Things wrap up with a round of quick fire questions for Wren, starting with Wild Horse or Wild Cat! Plus: Art vs business! Little Jerry plays with a ball! Theme songs! Targeted marketing! Feelings! Lols! Wren McMurdo is an illustrator and Tarot designer. Her deck, Dark Days, can be found at darkdaystarot.com Find Wren on Instagram: @wren_mcmurdo
There comes a time in every pod’s life where they reach for the stars and wrangle in a guest. Now is that time for Car & Ken as they welcome dear friend, important human & Major Doing A Good-er Wren McMurdo Brignac to the couch! This week is the first part of the friend’s chat with Wren: get to know her, her journey, and be inspired by what she has to share. They discuss life, purpose, social media, small business, successes & failures, love & sex and so much more. There are lols abounds as well as Big Ideas and Important Feelings. Plus: What She Drinkin?! Little Jerry! The service industry! High School musicals! And more! Wren McMurdo Brignac is an illustrator and Tarot designer. Her deck, Dark Days, can be found at darkdaystarot.com Find Wren on Instagram: @wren_mcmurdo
Hot off a wild week, Ken & Car are back and still on fire. They unpack the many journeys within Ken’s Family Vacation Trip, including a Tattoo Journey update, forgotten mothers & airplane etiquette. They discuss the horrors of open mouth chewing, Car’s unfortunate participation, and what the heck the term for that is (light googles are done). In Doing A Good Recommendation Of Things You Might Enjoy Which Is A Segment That Needs A Better Name, the friends share musical suggestions that just feel good. Plus: Country cover bands! Birthday thoughtfulness! Squirt gun fights! And more!
This week starts with a Classic Mic Bump, then Car & Ken explore what their problem is and how it might be solved by the addition of an employee (complete with job description!). They also realize there are many rules to the podcast and review their progress as YouTube sensations. The friends are both embarking on some in-law journies, they uncover the parallels of Car’s hair & dog journies, and Ken continues her 2019 tattoo journey. Also, an impromptu game of Wild Horse or Wild Cat! Plus: Jerry is an only child! Pekingese facts! How hot is hot?! Numbers! Anxiety attacks! Audition mania & opportunities! SPOILER ALERT: Bach Chat runs 45:24 - 55:40 and covers up through Ep4. Contains feelings on top contestants, “the right reasons”, problematic Luke P, and insights from Hannah herself.
This week starts with a little Monday action as Ken & Car recap their Vegas Vacation and the Vashon Market Experience. So much action, so little sleep! Additionally, the friends explore teasing vs mean teasing. This week also ushers in a new segment called Bach Chat (take a guess on that content) just as it bids farewell to the Throne Zone. Plus: A cool wedding! Taco Bell Cantina! Ken’s stardom! Car’s punctuality! A toilet story! Torrential rain! Good luck charms! SPOILER ALERT: It doesn’t matter when The Throne Zone runs, the show is over, who in the world isn’t up to date by now. Bach Chat runs 52:55 - 1:03:20 and covers EP 1-3 but mostly addresses Car & Ken’s favorites and some problematic contestants.
Ken & Car keep it light this week (aka “flirty, fun, fresh”) with riffs and lol journeys. They discuss television juice: series endings (it’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday), spin-offs, unlikable characters and not-so-funny comedies. They also rank Disneyland rides, relive Ken’s birthday trip & the scariness of its attractions. Car tells the story of her recent treasure findings & the friends discuss the sketchiness of their origins, meanwhile Ken has perhaps contracted a nostril parasite from the lake. Plus: Fun with Siri! The Avengers! HSP! Morality! Sad presents! SPOILER ALERT: The Throne Zone runs from 36:15 - 46:26. The friends take their horse down the Old King’s Road to discuss S8 E5. Friends Without the Laugh Track (there are many vids but here’s a taste): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFSZ8XzWOM&app=desktop
Spring has officially sprung, and this week the friends are in full bloom. Car & Ken start by Doing An Accidental Learning on hometown geography & grammar. They also meander down memory lane with high school truths & the lessons of cutting corners. In Beefy News, the friends begin a conversation, sure to be ongoing. Like the subject itself, the discussion is imperfect—sometimes hard—but important to start, as navigating mental health is an intrical part of Doing A Good in this life. SPOILER ALERT: The Throne Zone runs from 27:40 - 37:50 and covers S8 E4 & also calls out the haters. If you want to participate in the conversation on mental health, need support from a friend, or just to talk: doingagood@gmail.com
This week Car & Ken find themselves here, which is where? Who could say. After Doing A Good Quality Time, they share their recent experience, which leads into the Beefy News of “networking”: What is it? How do you do it right? Why can it be done so wrong? Is it both necessary and gross? More questions than answers, but it taps into underlying issues of insecurity, ego and purpose, which is always important to explore. In Awake & Asleep the friends try to deconstruct the impossible and get derailed by Shaquille O’Neil. Also this week, the friends do an Accidental Learning about Chinese social media and Gigantism. Plus: Ken’s so busy! Car’s got a messy brain & it’s hereditary! Jerry wants to play! Siri has fomo! Yawni DiFranco! SPOILER ALERT: The Throne Zone starts at 46:21 and covers S8 E2 & E3, but mostly covers feelings.
Car & Ken often have a “deal” and this week it’s attempting to make a special anniversary episode. Instead of achieving that, they discuss the stress of doing things you enjoy, the disconnect between ideas & product, and things you put in eggs. In Beefy News, the friends dig into superstitions: what you believe & what you don’t. They accidentally learn some things in a fluke “Informational Podcast Moment” as they research & share the origin stories & details on each superstition. A ladies edition of Wild Horse or Wild Cat is played, and The Throne Zone explores the season premiere. Plus: Ken’s sh*t talking! Forgetting Easter! Million dollar questions! More sweet talk! New cocktail menu! Moms love seltzer! SPOILER ALERT: The Throne Zone starts at 50:04 and only covers Season 8 Ep 1.
Winter was coming, winter is here, and this week Car & Ken do Beefy News about the great love of all our times, Game of Thrones. Topics include: most attractive cast members (doi), emotional response, Aria’s development, Cersi’s moral compass, and unanswerable questions like “what happens if everyone gets what they want”. The friends reveal Car’s start to the show (she does a naughty) & Ken’s disappointment (her one true anger in the friendship) and a character focused quick-fire round of Wild Horse or Wild Cat. Plus: Celine Dion! New catch phrases! Vegas, baby! Mac Daddy aka Pops comes for a visit! SPOLIER MARKERS: The Throne Zone starts at 21:43. Wild Horse or Wild Cat with one spoiler starts at 28:57. Spoiler break at 33:58. 39:49 goes deeper where there’s spoilers sprinkled in. If you are caught up this does not apply to you! Dive in!
Ken is fresh off her Big Cilmb and an Austin Vacay, so she recaps her experiences this week, with a peek into her relationship origin story. Meanwhile, Car finally shares her scarring mint chocolate chip experience. They also take a journey into important topics such as body of water preferences & sweet treat desires. Reoccurring segments include “Things That Happen Between Awake & Asleep” and a round of “Wild Horse or Wild Cat” featuring the Golden Girls. Plus: the April Fool’s event! Party hangovers! Inflatable hot tubs! Television! Winter is Coming!!!! To participate in the next round of “Wild Horse or Wild Cat” and the pre-season premiere of Game of Thrones, do a good email: doingagood@gmail.com
Future greetings from the past! This episode was recorded before Ken went on vacation, so the friends cover her Big Climb journey (69 flights of stairs) before it even happened. In a show of support, Car shares some embarrassing fitness moments, of which there are many. Two new segments are introduced this week: “Wild Horse or Wild Cat” & “Things That Happen When You Are Both Awake and Asleep”. In Beefy News: the friends discuss fashion: icons, trials, tribulations, personal preferences, jean issues, shirts that say things, and admiring vs emulating other people’s style. Plus: Ken’s new pants! Car’s FOMO! Uncle Bob! Emails! Join in playing “Wild Horse or Wild Cat” with an email: doingagood@gmail.com
This week Car & Ken give you all the details of Getting Down With the Sickness, the truth about working sick, a hot tip on the secret jewel of Mexican comfort food in the city, and what’s up with the sun/weather/dressing for it all. The friends also pull back the curtain, letting a little light in on how their minds work & how different those landscapes are. In Beefy News: “image crafting” & life on social media. WHAT is it? Is it avoidable? Do we all do it? Where does it end? Is it like a tree falling in the forest? Plus: winery concerts, a new exercise for Ken, Car is self-conscious, and they both need your help to know anything.
The friends relive 90’s firsts this week as they recall postered walls, journals, concerts and being a rebel at Bumbershoot. In Big News, it’s Ken’s birthday (!!!) and there IS a celebration to be had. Plus: the importance of planning your own party. In New News, Car rolls our the fresh new concept of Wild Horse People vs Wild Cat People, which is explored, questioned and full of lols. Share your take at doingagood@gmail.com !
This week the friends take you on a Journey to the Center of Yourself. Car & Ken discuss big & little things that help you feel like yourself and explore “being anchored in yourself” vs “feeling good or happy”. In dog news: Little Jerry & Randy Do A Naughty for sandwiches. Plus: Seattle’s response to sunshine, the ugliest sandal, the mystery of parenting and kids doing hilarious things. Don’t forget to Do A Good and donate to the warm goods drive for Aurora Commons and Ken’s Big Climb for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (see below to get involved). —————————————————————— THE BIG CLIMB! The Big Climb is a stairclimb up the Columbia Center - the tallest skyscraper in downtown Seattle. There are 69 floors of stairs, 1311 steps, and 788 feet of vertical elevation. Although it will be challenging, it pales in comparison to what blood cancer patients go through. All proceeds benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. http://www.llswa.org/goto/kendraellen —————————————————————— DOING A WARM GOODS DRIVE! Aurora Commons is an organization in North Seattle offering services and gathering space for folks who sleep outside. There is no emergency shelter in that part of the city and the work the Commons does is vital for helping people this time of year. There are a number of ways you can help, regardless of being local to Seattle. Any gesture is greatly appreciated. Please see below for details and email us with any questions doingagood@gmail.com Donate Funds: https://www.auroracommons.org/give Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/165U3KGDE4T5R/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex
This week Car & Ken cover ground, discussing theme songs, dessert pizzas and Marie Kondo-ing your phone. Ken shares the update & info for her stair climbing challenge (see below for details to donate!) while Car makes some embarrassing confessions. In beefier news, the friends read a listener email with Hot Takes on virginity, which starts a conversation about youth & intimacy, the constructs of virginity and how we need a new word for what that is. —————————————- WHAT IS THE BIG CLIMB? The Big Climb is a stairclimb up the Columbia Center - the tallest skyscraper in downtown Seattle. There are 69 floors of stairs, 1311 steps, and 788 feet of vertical elevation. Although it will be challenging, it pales in comparison to what blood cancer patients go through. All proceeds benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The video below captures the true spirit of the Big Climb. Who is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society? The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. The mission of LLS is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Every day, more than 347 LLS sponsored researchers come closer to the goal of finding a cure for leukemia and related blood cancers. Locally, LLS funds 10 researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington Medical Center. Your support and commitment to the mission of LLS enables us to continue this important work of saving lives and aids us in our ability to reach patients in our community. To donate to our team as a whole, please click the 'donate' button, and your donation will be distributed equally between all team members. To make a donation to an individual team member, please click on their name. Thank you, we hope you consider the time to donate to the cause, click below! http://www.llswa.org/goto/kendraellen
Coming to you from South of the Town this week, Car & Ken start this episode over, in a first-ever “we did not Do A Good, let’s try that again”. The friends are having an irritating moment, while Ken is on a fancy watch journey and Car is in her own personal retrograde. In astrological happenings, they share keywords for the zodiac and how different signs need to be loved. Plus: observations of people Doing A Bad, problematic behavior & toxic masculinity and the mysteries of Shark Tank / entrepreneurial passions. Our warm goods drive for Aurora Commons is still going on, see below for details of how you can get involved & Do A Good. ——————————————————————— DOING A WARM GOODS DRIVE Aurora Commons is an organization in North Seattle offering services and gathering space for folks who sleep outside. There is no emergency shelter in that part of the city and the work the Commons does is vital for helping people this time of year. There are a number of ways you can help, regardless of being local to Seattle. Any gesture is greatly appreciated. Please see below for details and email us with any questions doingagood@gmail.com ————————————————————————— HOW TO DONATE / GIVE Donate Funds: https://www.auroracommons.org/give Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/165U3KGDE4T5Rxw. /ref=hz_ls_biz_ex Drop Off Directly: Aurora Commons 8914 Aurora Ave Seattle WA 98103 Drop Off Hours to Commons: Mon: 10am-1pm, 6-9pm Weds: 5-9pm Thurs: 10-1pm *for more times call 206.299.2278 Drop Off to Us: Bait Shop 606 Broadway E Seattle WA 98102 Drop Off Hours to Bait Shop: seven days a week: 4pm-2am + Items of interest / high need: tarps, tents, sleeping bags, blankets, gloves, hand & toe warmers, Starbucks gift cards (more suggestions at Auroracommons.org) +
It’s Seattle Snowmageddon 2019!!! Join Car & Ken as they kick off Seattle’s legitimate snow days with feelings not facts, pro snow tips, joke moments and tales of winters past (including a Naughty from Ken). Plus, a story from Ken about a chance encounter with some elderly new friends and Car explains her snow wardrobe (including many pairs of pants). Doing A Good Alert: We are organizing a warm goods drive for Aurora Commons, a Seattle group providing services and shelter to those in need. Please join us in donating goods and funds to help folks stay warm as the temperatures continue to drop and the snow settles in. See below for details. ————————————————————————— DOING A WARM GOODS DRIVE Aurora Commons is an organization in North Seattle offering services and gathering space for folks who sleep outside. There is no emergency shelter in that part of the city and the work the Commons does is vital for helping people this time of year. There are a number of ways you can help, regardless of being local to Seattle. Any gesture is greatly appreciated. Please see below for details and email us with any questions doingagood@gmail.com ————————————————————————— HOW TO DONATE / GIVE Donate Funds: https://www.auroracommons.org/give Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/165U3KGDE4T5R/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex Drop Off Directly: Aurora Commons 8914 Aurora Ave Seattle WA 98103 Drop Off Hours to Commons: Mon: 10am-1pm, 6-9pm Weds: 5-9pm Thurs: 10-1pm *for more times call 206.299.2278 Drop Off to Us: Bait Shop 606 Broadway E Seattle WA 98102 Drop Off Hours to Bait Shop: seven days a week: 4pm-2am + Items of interest / high need: tarps, tents, sleeping bags, blankets, gloves, hand & toe warmers, Starbucks gift cards (more suggestions at Auroracommons.org) +
Can you hear me now? This week Car & Ken take you on a vacation of the mind by cruising the tabloids and dishing the hot gossip. New couple alert! Buying loaves of bread! The Bachelor! A Goop summit! The friends discover they know nothing about celebrities! Plus: disappointments in remodeling trends, Car opens up about migraines and Ken tackles stairs in her training journey to the top.
Milestone moment! To celebrate their 30th episode, Car & Ken dive into 30 would-you-rather, desert-island, hypothetical, deeply revealing icebreakers. Play along on this getting-to-know-you journey. Plus: Ken’s fitness! Car’s head! Transition lenses! Tanning! Mullets! Embarrassing moments to cherish forever! Share your dirty thirty answers: doingagood@gmail.com
This week’s order of operations: New Year’s etiquette, getting down with the sickness, meta conversation about the podcast, then: 2019 Goal Check In Round One! Where Car is at with the pots on her stove, where Ken is with her fitness & cooking, current actionable steps, bodies are different, and some cool events on the horizon. The Event Horizon. Plus: following up on “that uncomfortable feeling”, what it’s about, and what you do with it.
The last pod of 2018! This week is exactly what you’d expect this time of year: the friends wrap up holiday scenarios, including taking it to the dome for the kids, accepting reality, celebration-as-distraction, and saying goodbye to Ken’s Magic Hour. Car shares an embarrassing story about gift disappointment, and they explore the Giant Trampolines of 2018. Then, to no one’s surprise, Ken & Car talk goals and resolutions for the new year. Because sometimes yo’ve just got to get on the bandwagon and regroup. Some themes: being kind to your body, sustaining what you have & growing what you’ve started and not seeking approval. Thank you for taking this new journey with us in 2018–we love you and we’ll see you next year!
This week Ken & Car have an honest, candid conversation about new endeavors, anxiety, failure to launch and the obstacles we create for ourselves. Using Car’s current experience with starting a business, they explore the ways we get into—and hopefully out of—being stuck. It’s never too late to do the damned thing. In lighter fare: Randy’s going to get schooled, teamwork is cool, and Ken has a holiday show for everyone in the Seattle area (“Ken’s Magic Hour” is not to be missed). Plus: holiday pop up market this Sat 12/15 at Bait Shop where we will be selling vintage! (1-4pm) Last but not least: MERCH IS HERE! MERCH IS HERE! Email or DM for details: doingagood@gmail.com instagram: @doingagood
This week on the couch: Jerry plays with a ball, Ken recaps her action-packed trip to “Phoenie” and Car continues the tradition of embarrassing herself at auditions. Plus: how to correctly use the word “pantomime” (no one knows), which holidays should be moved, and a notable event happens at Car’s home (to her home).
This week: Ken and Car give hot tips on products for both animals and humans. Meanwhile, Little Jerry employs many tactics to try and steal the show. And of course, as we brace ourselves for the upcoming holiday, the friends discuss current Turkey Day plans and reflect on traditions of yesteryear. — If you are struggling this holiday season, please check out the description of last week’s episode for resources. Or, if you just need to talk, we are here. Send us an email doingagood@gmail.com. You can tell your family it’s important work business that can’t wait.
Time flies when you’re riffin’ on the couch. Ken and Car discuss their cool weekend, the show they emceed and quality time with friends. Ken shares her recent Doing a Good with home improvements while Car embarks on a new skincare journey. Also: Morning routines! Phone communication! Bonding with Randy! Little Jerry hates Rick Astley! Why is there no Discovery Zone for adults?!
With fall fully upon us, this week the friends discuss the sense memory, nostalgia and music of the season. They explore how differently their brains work and how getting a cup of coffee sometimes just is and sometimes just isn’t. Following up on the value of therapy in the topic of change, Ken and Car share resources for sliding scale, low-cost options—locally and on line—with links below. Car also takes Ken by surprise with a highly romantic ceremony. RESOURCES: Antioch University—Community counseling and psychology clinic (individual, couple, family, group) AntiochSeattle.edu Bastyr Center for Natural Health—counceling services (short term up to 12 sessions) Bastyrcenter.org University of WA psychological services and training center (psych testing, counceling and therapy) Psych.uw.edu Seattle therapy Aliance (women only) Seattletherapyalliance.com American Counceling Association (therapist locator for private practice on sliding scale) Counseling.org Better Help (nationwide online service offering phone, email, text &video chat for individual and couples. Avg cost &35/wk) Betterhelp.com
This week the conversation about navigating change continues. Car and Ken share listener emails full of amazing insights, tips and food for thought. They also discuss Car’s new eyelash journey, the mysterious problem of always losing your phone, and a riff in their friendship involving a house key.
Inspired by Ken’s Saturn Return, this week the friends discuss change: the process, the unknown, the discomforts, the inevitability, and possible coping strategies. Let’s get through it together. Also, Ken joins a new gym and reveals her Instagram name change. Meanwhile, Car sees her (second) favorite podcast live and jazzes on true crime.
Ken and Car are back! After taking a break to film their movie, the friends have returned. This episode is about getting back into the swing of things. Ken and Car do a brief catch up, Ken made a new friend and Car multi-tasks for an audition. Most exciting is an ordeal with a giant bee, and a brave new journey to find a special guest begins.
This week we tell the story of the twilight days of Sadie the Baby Girl. She was the toughest, truest, oldest dog we’ve known. Emotions warning: along with telling Sadie’s recent journey, Car and Ken pull back and share the broader journey with Car’s dogs over the past year. It is hard, sad and a little raw. If you’re not in the space for that, skip forward about 20 minutes. We bridge the gap between the first and second acts with an intermission of laughs brought to you by Ken. In the second half we discuss last week’s promised topic of following your dreams. This involves fear, failure and being uncomfortable. Car takes a long, squirming journey to get to the reveal about her current endeavor, sharing the process that led up to this moment. Meanwhile, Ken is having a Meredith Brooks moment regarding her dreams, and frankly, her whole life. This week is about what matters, brushing up against some of the gifts and discomforts of Doing a Good. Listen through to the end to learn how to get invited to our Cristal boat party!
It’s the content harmony you’ve always wanted! From riffin’ to digging in, this week Ken & Car go from Paula Cole, 311, nightmares & mindfulness homework to multitasking, personal time, productivity & the balance of how you fill your life. Plus, by listener request: the friends explain Ken’s eyebrow routine.
Abbrevs are flying left and right this week as the friends dig into the Bachelorette Finale, get stumped by their own security questions and flush out a film idea by Car’s mom. Plus: DJ night, forgotten notes and homework assignments to improve your life (join in!).
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