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Faith & Four Letter Words is an unapologetically real look at surviving the boys’ club, Perfect Polly and motherhood all while living in a glass fishbowl.

Amanda & Tara


    • Oct 10, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 88 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Faith & Four Letter Words

    Wake-Up Call

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 18:09


    Don't take anything for granted--especially your or your family's health. Both Amanda and Tara have faced incredibly challenging health scares. They share details about both, including Tara's daughter's recent hospitalization where they experienced "The Wave" as a family in one of the hospital rooms overlooking Kinnick Stadium.

    Why Tt's Okay To Be a Karen—Sometimes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 27:40


    It's time to get off the high road and call people out.

    When We Thought We Were Fat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 26:17


    At times we were severely underweight but we were told to be skinnier. It's time to get rid of the weight of opinions.

    Why is No One Talking About Butt Implants?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 24:31


    The ladies lash out about everything from the Kardashians to Amanda's new life without alcohol.

    Amanda's Really Sick: Is it Cancer?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 19:16


    The health scare that landed Amanda in the hospital for days and changed her life instantly.

    Lifetime Yo-Yo Dieters: Yep, That's Us!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 19:28


    Why we are on a constant roller coaster of carbs and emotions.

    American Pride: Patriotism Better not be Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 17:19


    The Russia/Ukraine war is a wake-up call to us all.

    Cat Fights: Women with Claws

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 24:09


    How to navigate the female haters in your midst.

    Let's Talk News

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 16:42


    We were very fortunate to work in the news industry when we did because it's changed so much. And not for the better.

    Can We Cancel Cancel Culture?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 23:33


    Yes, we're still on Spotify because Freedom of Speech matters.

    This is About Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 30:14


    Let's be honest, we talk about it all in this.

    The Couric Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 24:57


    When good anchors go bad. Amanda and Tara react to former network anchor Katie Couric's new tell-all where she burns every bridge she can find.

    We. Are. Back.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 28:54


    Coming back with season 3 as we start Act III

    Pay to Play?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 22:06


    Just because we pay for our kids to play sports doesn't mean it's a guarantee that they'll play. That feeling of entitlement has to stop with us.

    Parents & Youth Sports Continued…

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 23:40


    Are we making it worse for our kids? Possibly.

    Be a Parent, Not a Sideline Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 37:00


    We continue our talk about youth sports with the pros.

    Parents: Trust The Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 31:25


    As youth sports kick off a new season, parents need to know what they should and shouldn't do.

    Youth Sports: Leave it to the Pros, Part2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 34:37


    We continue with part 2 of our in-depth discussion with professional youth coaches

    Youth Sports: Leave it to the Pros

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 26:38


    We've talked about parents behaving badly on the sidelines over and over. Tara is on a hiatus but Amanda sits down with two pro coaches to dig into what every parent really needs to know to help their kid succeed on the field

    When News People Make the News

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 29:50


    Everyone makes mistakes, but in television news, it's good to always keep your eyes wide open.

    Keeping Your Circle Tight

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 23:37


    Why we only have so much time and energy to devote to building & maintaining meaningful relationships.

    Embrace the Mom Bod

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 21:39


    Why are we comparing ourselves to our pre-baby bodies and letting it steal our joy?

    Youth Sports Gone Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 22:25


    Stop pretending your kid is doing this for fun, if you're secretly pushing your children in sports to get a college scholarship that will likely never come.

    Local TV News Talent/Celebrity Wannabes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 25:27


    How TV news has morphed into a place where aspiring actors and models go to play journalists.

    Don't Be Afraid to Change Your Life Today

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 24:53


    Why Tara is changing jobs for a third act.

    The High Price of Being High Profile

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 24:45


    Amanda & Tara discuss the harsh reality that comes with being a recognizable public figure.

    Girl, Bye! Influencers Turned Imposters?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 22:08


    If you can't relate to them, it could be your favorite influencer is a fraud.

    Freak Accidents: Near Drowning & Wire-Laced Chicken Nuggets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 23:11


    The life-changing close calls that can and will happen, especially when you have children.

    Don't Return to Normal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 23:25


    Why we don't want to go back to some of our pre-Covid ways of doing things.

    News isn't News

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 30:00


    How media no longer covers all the news that's fit to print.

    Royal Reality Check

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 27:24


    Stop whining about the royal family, Meghan and Harry!

    Not Bitter, Just Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 33:05


    Why women have to eventually walk away from a job that no longer aligns with their values; like we did when we left TV.

    Likes, Blocks & Facebook Jail

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 22:59


    How we are using Facebook and other social media platforms to act as a junior high lunch table.

    Vaccine Shaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 26:28


    Zip your lip before you start getting judgy about how others are doing life in this prolonged Covid-19 pandemic.

    Don't Come For Us Gen Z

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 27:20


    Why Gen Xers to Baby Boomers may be better off when it comes to coping with life in the real world.

    Kill the Cat Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 27:57


    Why women should resist the pressure to compete as professional peers.

    Normalizing Dysfunction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 24:40


    Why adults are not putting children first when it comes to healthy relationships.

    Jello Wrestling Gone Wild

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 33:49


    How bad behavior is celebrated and encouraged.

    Testing Positive for Covid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 24:34


    Lessons learned from having Covid and our thoughts on a vaccine.

    Amen & A-woman???

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 26:37


    When the push for gender equality pushes too far.

    Journalism is Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 27:19


    Stop making the news about you. Report the facts and move on.

    New Year, New You? Yeah, Right!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 25:49


    Stop making false promises to yourself and others. Make 2021 the year you drop the haters and embrace what really counts.

    A Lot of Pain For Little Gain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 25:44


    Why we are lifetime dieters who are fed up with weight loss and workout plans that are too extreme to stick with long term.

    Merry Merry Merry Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 20:34


    How moms are always under pressure to bring the magic at Christmas. Why you're not alone in feeling especially overwhelmed this holiday season.

    Don't Be Bitter Just Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 27:03


    How the challenging experiences of being working women can hopefully be channeled for good when it comes to how we raise our daughters.

    Please Shut Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 30:50


    Why having a voice means dealing with those who want you to go away.

    Time to move on

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 28:16


    Stop grabbing your toys to leave the sandbox. It's time to sit and continue to play

    Invisible Load

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 26:12


    There is no weight heavier than the one carried by the working mom.

    O Holy Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 27:21


    No need to apologize for putting your tree up early or saying Merry Christmas this holiday season.

    Young People Will Never Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 29:58


    How the working world has changed not necessarily for the better, especially when it comes to gender relations.

    Election Envy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 22:25


    Election nights were our favorite nights as journalists because we could flex our intelligence. But at the end of the day, it was only really about the size of our hips.

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