Fire and Spice Pod

Season 2 Finale is here! From banana boat sunscreen and Netflix shows to holidays and Ally/Kelsey updates, we're here for one last time in 2021! We'll be back in 2022 ya'll.

Listen up y'all. We dove into a deep conversation with Jess, an esthetician in Thousand Oaks, CA. We talk a.m. and p.m. skincare routines, the importance of SUNSCREEN, and different types of products for different skin concerns. Oh, and she also reminds us all that over the counter products that you buy at the store are not worth it. It's time to invest in your skin. You can visit Jess's website here (it includes a FREE acne checklist too): https://www.skinritualsbyjess.com/ and you can follow her on IG at @skinritualsbyjess

It's a busy month for Al and Kels, but they still make time for each other and for all of you as they catch up on the last month.

Kelsey's sister is back for round 2! We asked our fans(you guys) what types of questions you had about spirits, mediums, crystals and tarot cards and Brittany answered them! Tune in to hear her answers.

Have you ever thought about who owns all of the media we consume on a daily basis? Ally and Kelsey dive into a big conversation about the 6 big companies that own all of the media we watch, read and listen to owned by Comcast, Walt Disney, AT&T, Viacom, Sony and Fox. Check it out for yourself in the linked article. It's truly interesting. https://techstartups.com/2020/09/18/6-corporations-control-90-media-america-illusion-choice-objectivity-2020/

Ally's acquaintance/friend from high school, Taylor, joins to talk about her small business that took off during the height of the pandemic. Taylor started her own self improvement journal business to help millennials (mainly female) keep track of certain points of their day/week/life. Her business is now projected to skyrocket in sales by end of 2021. From starting your own business to being an entrepreneur, we chat about all the steps in between and how well her journal business is actually doing. You can check out her products here: https://neverstaystagnant.com. Use code FIREANDSPICE for 20% off!

Hangovers are real. The older you get, the worse you get. From Ally's wild night to Kelsey's home projects, Sober Sally and Kels talk about life updates, big purchases and home renovations.

How many of ya'll have been stung by a bee before? Once, Twice, Thrice? Well our guest, Amy has been stung close to 100 times. In fact, she works with honeybees for her job. Amy has a masters in Entomology from the University of Arizona and is fascinated with all things that have more than 2 legs and (sometimes) more than 2 eyes. EEEK. She also lives on the go in her cute little van with her cute little dog. Join in and take notes, you'll learn a lot more about bees than you ever thought you would.

We dive into the nitty gritty today and discuss STDs of all sorts. Yes, you heard us. No one ever wants to talk about this, but it is something to educate yourself about. You'd be surprised at how many people have an STD but don't know it. So tune in and listen as we go down the list of every STD. You can reference our research here: https://www.cdc.gov/std/statistics/prevalence-incidence-cost-2020.htm https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/herpes-simplex-virus https://www.npr.org/2021/04/13/986929562/why-2019-was-the-worst-year-on-record-for-syphilis

Kelsey is back in Washington with her husband helping remodel her dad's first floor of his house. From looking back through old CDs from the 90s and 2000s to our normal fertility and life updates, the girls are back with a blast from the past.

Megan joins the ladies to talk about her experience working through COVID as a pregnant mama nurse. After having a baby, she's still in the hospital and spills the tea on the new Delta variant and other medical news.

We were today years old when we really discovered the difference between Almond Joy bars and Mound bars. After discussing the results from our Instagram "this or thats", we decided we actually like Mound bars. Tune in to hear more as Ally and Kelsey chat about candy to haboobs and Lululemon yoga pants seams. XOXO.

Ally talks about her recent house move to the 'nard aka Oxnard, CA (the nice part of it). We also reveal the this or that results from IG stories and discuss recent events about major heat waves in the PNW, Britney Spears news and the Miami condo collapse. Click here read more about the Miami condo collapse: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/us/miami-building-investigation-clues.html

Ally is taking the week off, which left Kelsey to fend for herself... so who does she choose? None other than her sweet, and insightful husband, Daniel Boice. Join us for a little raw, one shot take of a quick chat about all things fertility, Daniel's career choice, and what happens in a worst case situation.

We're backkkk for season 2 baby. We shoot the sh*t, talk the talk and spill the tea to our favorite people.

18 episodes later and we are done with our first season! We learned a lot over the last four months from planning to recording to scheduling and promoting it. Tune in for Ally's dating updates, Kelsey's fertility journey and a brief overview of what our next season will be like. Xoxo, Ally & Kels

Guess who's back. Back again? John is back as a co-host with the ladies and guest of the show - Sabrina. Sabrina is one bad ass babe, a millennial house owner and a hard worker. On this episode we dive into a discussion about dating in your late 20s and everything in between. So buckle up and get ready to attend the dating bootcamp.

This time we chat with Brittany, Kelsey's sister about her spiritual gifts. Brittany tells some of her spiritual stories, including when she first knew she had a gift. She explains how aura colors work and how each individual has an aura color that speaks to their personality. We also dive into crystals; why they can help your moods, and how different personalities lean towards different crystals. We finish with a live tarot card reading on Ally. Let's get spiritual friends! Mystic Michaela podcast that we reference: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AVH7rckaZj1nIpcV7Xk5Y?si=ifVIyXFuQjmIjykFvnv9xA

Own your own business at 24. Check. Run your own franchise for over 7 years. Check. Know every go-to spot in town. Check. Be a cool Cheeseburger Chris. Check. Join Chris and the ladies for some business chats and life goals talk. And don't forget, if there's a mild wind outside, bring a light sweater.

Just the two of us. We can make it if we try. The ladies are back with a fresh start on Ally's dating life. Then they go on to discuss various topics from spring break in Miami Beach* and cannabis delivery services to Kelsey's fertility struggles and that dang voice inside your head**. *Miami Beach Spring Break Reference: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/03/21/979725701/miami-beach-issues-curfew-to-curb-spring-break-virus-knocks-vcu-from-march-madne **The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer

It's Dude Week part 2! Bryce Browne, a holistic esports performance coach for athletes and gamers and founder of @gamer2athlete, joins in for a casual conversation about his perspective on dating, ghosting and even more, manifesting - if you put good thoughts into the world, good things will come to you. The ladies and Bryce also chat about his holistic approach to fitness and gamers and end the conversation with a humorous discussion on polyamory.

It's part 1 of Dude Week! John Russell, Kelsey's husband's best friend, joins the ladies for an unfiltered conversation about dating, dating apps, deal breakers, first dates, communication styles and more. Tune is as John and the ladies get down to the nitty gritty about men and women in our modern day world. P.S. - John is also the host of his own podcast, The Game 7 Collective which can be found here on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3o09VtuUs5FvUglt0mUnHK?si=HeGWvPvuTqOWhSvVLXKKNA

This one's a quickie. Join us for a fun conversation about women supporting women, building good habits, breaking bad ones...oh, and cheaters and liars. Between every subject, Ally goes on a tangent with what she likes to call a "commercial break" - a random, fun fact she thinks of.

It's just Al and Kels shootin' the sh*t. We vent and talk about the shame associated with dieting and/or eating healthy while also touching on the topic of self-care again. Then we chat about unwanted opinions from others and people being bossy or bullying. Yes, sexual harassment and verbal abuse in the workplace are real. We wrap up our episode with our thoughts about the Framing Britney documentary and how our consumer-based society and media influence the way celebrities act, eat, live and sleep - especially when it comes to provocative topics because as you should know, sex sells.

Ally's friend Heidi, a registered nurse at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles (she works in the advanced heart failure unit), joins the girls to discuss the status of the pandemic in the hospital including her patients with COVID-19 and inside opinions about the vaccine(s).

Allie Keyser aka @therhappywithallie, psychotherapist, discusses different types of mental health illnesses, ways to cope and the stigma surrounding them. As a clinical therapist at a women's eating disorder residential treatment facility, she also talks about the "diet" world and the love/hate relationship with food that many people have.

In part 1 of Mental Health week, the Boices and Ally dive into a deep discussion about mental health struggles and ways to cope. They also discuss certain medications that can help support certain struggles. This episode is here as a supportive reminder to take care of yourself and give yourself the love you deserve (especially nearing Valentine's Day). For those that are curious about how certain drugs and supplements interact with the human body, visit http://naturaldatabaseconsumer.therapeuticresearch.com for more information. For those going through a crisis or emotional distress, help is always available: National Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-8255

The girls met Hannah their first day of college in the dorms. 10 years later, they're still best friends. Hannah chats about teaching in a virtual world (she's a 2nd grade teacher!) and opens up about getting COVID-19 on a family vacation.

Kelsey stops drinking so she can work on getting pregnant. Then Ally and Kelsey reminisce about their college pool party days during their sophomore year of college and laugh about the drunk girls that thought the tequila bottle was full of tequila when they had really replaced it with vinegar. Oh, the college pool party days.

2020: COVID-19, wedding canceled, elopement, marriage, babies and buying a second home. What a year.

It's launch day! Kelsey and Ally break the ice with elevator pitches and dive behind the scenes of where the podcast idea came to be. The girls also play a quick round of 20 questions.