Long-Distance Foolery

Listen up you faithful fools, I must apologize for missing last week. We had a deliciously dished hour of dirty secrets and salacious stories, but then I botched the audio and only recorded my half of the conversation. BUT FEAR NOT! We're back and in today's episode, we get into what the content of our upcoming OnlyFans accounts might look like, the disaster that is gas station colored contacts, and get real about our anger for mediocrity in the celebrity world. Pour a cup of hot, steaming tea and join us for today's titillating topics!

Hootie hooo faithful fools, it's finally season 2! Now we all noticed that there was a hiatus, but we also all know that 2021 had a rough start. Now that we've had some time to process the fact that 2021 is not the savior we were all hoping for, we're ready to get back into some foolishness. But wait, there's more! Season two is bringing you a whole new structure made infinitely more foolish with a hint of trashy because I have an amazing co-host! That's right, my bestie John Campbell will now be hanging out with us each week so that we can spill the hottest tea, discuss who is the trashiest of us all, and get heated while we cut into some of these good ole hotcakes. Check out this season's first episode where J and I get to know a little bit more about one another, get furious about how James Corden ruined what could have been a really fun night in with Meryl, and how John is breaking into the world of foot fetishes. It's so good to be back and so lovely to have my fellow dumpster fire to help this show burn even brighter. Let's go!

FOOOOOOOLS! How are you crazy cats and kittens doing?! 2020 has been an incredibly bizarre year but it's finally coming to a close. As I look back and think about what we've all been through, experienced, and seen it's hard to keep track of it all. Luckily, we have this podcast! I decided to put out one last bonus episode this year to share some reflections on this experience of podcasting with you all, what it meant to me and what I'm looking forward to for season 2. Then I bring on a special guest, everyone's favorite LDF #1 Fan, Bob Mangam! Together we dissect this season's hottest takes, highest highs, and overall best stories that got shared in this long-distance foolish life we're all living. Hope you all enjoy some of these best snippets of season 1! Cackle with you fools later :D

Well, fools, it's about that time - we're at the Season 1 Finale! And to celebrate, I decided to bring on a bunch of fools to help me close out the first batch of episodes. Today I have invited a group of friends that goes by the name Uhio - listen to the episode to hear where that name comes from. Joe, Ashley, and Kellyn have come back on to the LDF podcast to talk all things election 2020 (including the crematorium and sex shop), putting an end to the debate on chicken vs. turkey, and we play a little game to test our memories of each other. It was SO much fun to catch up with all these friends of mine and I can't wait to start up again next year with a whole new batch of foolery! Love you all. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What's going on fools?! Are you ready for another lovely installment of friends, family, and FUN?! Today's guest is a dreamboat of a lady, a super momma who relishes the quiet moments all cozied up with her daughters in the nook, and a creative powerhouse whose work I've been slowly collecting for years, Drew! We get into the good ole times where I was passed out on her apartment floor, the furniture that we've shared over the years and I make Drew choose between two of her favorite adjectives, Big and Little! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

OMG, hello my loyal fools! Welcome to this week's foolery. We had to take a mini-hiatus after all the election week drama but we're back and better than ever with this week's guest, Dar! This wonderful lady is one of my all-time best friends. We met in seventh grade and our friendship skyrocketed after we shared a set of colored pencils in art class. To this day, Dar is someone who can read my thoughts no matter the miles between us and we share a deep deep connection with the universe. We've really had some crazy times together whether it was practicing gymnastics in a hallway where we were definitely breaking teenager safety laws, screaming our lungs out to Dashboard Confessional while driving back from the shore, or shutting down the lobby martini bar on our favorite cruise ship. Prepare yourselves for hilarity where we swap passionate hot takes, reminisce about a Britney Spears notebook that harbored all of our secrets, and how kayak can bring out the best and worst in all of us. It was an absolute DELIGHT to chat with her this weekend and hope you all enjoy it. If you do, we also record a separate podcast called I Know it's Friday, but…. Stay tuned for when/if we ever get that published as well!

Hi my favorite fools! So sorry for the radio silence these last few weeks. Your girl needed a moment to take in some silence and calm vibes given the torrid times we're going through these days. We're back though, and couldn't be happier to have this fantastic and strong woman on the LDF pod, Erika! She's the most positive force out there in the world, literally bringing bundles of joy to anyone she crosses path with, she's working so hard to empower us all to get out the vote, and she's survived an altercation with an overly zealous votive candle. We talk about navigating multiple friend pods as NY starts to enter fall, the joys and challenges of living with pets, and I force Erika to choose which friend she'd want with her in some pretty interesting scenarios. It felt really really good to laugh with her and I hope you all crack a smile or two as well. PS - GO VOTE! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hey there fools, I'd like you all to take two deep breaths and imagine yourself afloat on a crystal blue sea, margaritas at your fingertips and the breeze softly swaying you to sleep...now open up your mind and heart to today's spiritual spitfire, John!! This kween was the world's best neighbor back when Joe and I still lived in DC at the Dorch. We've shared many late nights and laughable moments and I was so excited when she took my call at 8 am in her onesie. Come hear us talk about John's infatuation with square jaws, his love for octogenarians who twerk, and how the world is just one big snow globe that's been shaken one time too many. Namaslaaay everybody. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Listen up, fools! In today's episode, I catch up with another one of the great friends I've made while living in South Africa, and just so happens to be last week's guest's partner, the Beverley hoe herself, Ben! Ben is a hysterical and caring queen who is a social media maven, a lover of all things South African, and an all-around passionate human being. He and Greg are finally out of their parents' house and have started slowly figuring out their new life back in the States during this nasty pandemic. We covered all things Real Housewives, congratulated Ben for landing his new job, and I tried to pry out some salacious secrets about South African celebrities that Ben used to work with. Shame, hey, it's so lovely to catch up with a good gal pal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hoodie hoo my loyal fools! Today's episode features one of my favorite fellow ex-pats who I met here in South Africa, a lady who refuses to give in to their lactose intolerance, my incredibly charming friend, Greg. He has recently moved back stateside, trying to navigate a new job, apartment hunting, and filling the big hole left in his heart without his favorite, Malva Pudding. We discuss how working from home has turned into hand-delivered salads and debates on how many brussels sprouts to buy, share some of our favorite parts about life in South Africa, and our shared love for basketballs...sort of. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Long-Distance Foolery is on vacation y'all! That's right, we're coming to you all from sunny Sabi Sands Game Reserve right in Kruger National Park. Today's guest is my amazing husband, Joe, who took a leap of faith with me and decided to venture out of our safe home sanctuary and brave this strange COVID world for a jaunt into the bush. In this episode, we talk all things safari including our favorite collective nouns for animals, which friend each of us would choose to save penguins in Antarctica, and our new love of an old past time called birding. Hop in the buckey and get your binos ready fools, it's about to be a WILD ride. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's episode 13 y'all, my favorite number as it turns out, and I was so excited to have my même chose on, Emily Hooker! She was such a necessary bestie during my days in Burkina and has remained one of my most beloved friends ever since. Though she's just about ready to burst and welcome in her new baby girl, Hooks still found time to gab with me about whether we've learned more about survival during our times in the Peace Corps or these dreaded Corona days, getting creative with 5 pounds of frozen corn, and how buying a new house isn't as fun when you can't invite anyone over to enjoy it with. She says this is the most she's laughed in a while and I totes agree…take a seat and cackle along with us, won't you? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Alright fools, get comfy and buckle up because this week's episode is a long one! I was so excited to have my sister on the show because she's just infinitely more interesting and creative than I am. We've obviously known each other for our whole lives, but as Kristin puts it, we've known each other for centuries. Having spent so many of our past lives together, the stories were bound to burst from the confines of a simple 60-minute window. We talk about some of our favorite past birthdays, the aerodynamics of a house on stilts, how a robot on Mars can remind us all how to be a little more human, and have a quick debate on what art actually is. Get into it y'all cuz my sister is the best!

In this episode of foolishness, I spend time catching up with my favorite Aussie and go to jam master, Lex Ruby-Howe! We've known each other going on 15 years now and she's seen me go from faux-hawk to Bieber bangs to straight-up drag diva. She's the best person to ask for advice and one of the most giving people around. We talked about many things including how it feels to have a brand new baby while the world is on fire, her secret hatred for an adorable animal that has inspired many a children's cartoon, and we finally reveal the only two things she's not good at. Tuck in that napkin and saddle up to the table because this week's foolery is served!

In today's episode, I'm catching up with my hilarious and wonderful friend, my own, personal Maya Rudolph, Marina Spencer! She was one of my closest friends during my two years of Peace Corps, spent some time as a kick-ass stand-up comedienne in Washington, D.C., and now is fighting the good fight as a public defender just outside of Portland. Marina and I get into how Portland has turned her into a witchy plant mom, reminisce about that one time we drank all day and possibly injured an innocent baby, and finally, how meeting rage with silence is the best approach to life.

Buckle up and pour yourself a crisp glass of Titos and soda because in today's episode I have the queen of late-night shenanigans and heart to hearts at midnight pizza parlors herself, Yannick Morgan! She's the girl in the room who everyone wants to be friends with, and I'm lucky enough to have somehow made the cut. We met at a pride party in 20-I can't remember, but once that first sip of prideful punch hit our lips, we haven't looked back. In this gab sash we got into Yannick's hatred for virtual approximations of a community he misses so dearly, a hot cake that jumped decades and left us all confused, and of course, reminiscing about jolly rancher cocktails in a crowded hot tub…at my Aunt's house.

On today's dose of foolery, I'm checking-in with the Thelma to my Louise for gay clubs and crossfit boxes, Kellyn! We've been making silly clubs and groups to be a part of for more than fifteen years and she's always the co-chair of debauchery. When I'm not crying in the front row of one of her DC shows, I'm probably pouring out my heart and soul to her over roast pork and pineapple buns. In today's kiki, Kell and I discuss our fascination with a particular Netflix dating show, what kinds of aliens we'd want to be friends with, and some controversial opinions about one of Broadway's biggest classics. Buckle up and brace yourself for this week's hot cup of tea with one of my besties.

On today's episode, I'm catching up with my ginger brother from another mother, Trevor! This prim and proper man has become one of my closest queens and we love to push each other to think more deeply and dance more queerly. We had so many laughs recording this gab session for y'all and we get into things like Trevor's love for R&B divas, his new found urban biker life, and our mutual love for an ex-tween heartthrob who has secretly become the zaddy we all didn't know we needed. I'm glad to know she's thriving, even though she took this call from the closet.

On today's episode, I take some time to catch up with my birthday twin, my taco-loving soulmate, Jane Kaminski! She and I had the best time in grad school, galavanting around Somerville, MA and trying our best to stand out with our awkward dance moves and love for baked goods. We dive into checking off some major life events during a global pandemic, the aerodynamics of bird poop and our powerlessness to escape it, and Jane's love for sprinting home when tipsy. She's definitely one of my favorite fools and loved getting to reminisce and gossip this weekend.

On today's episode I catch up with Emma Hunter who was one of my closest friends during my adventures in Burkina Faso for the Peace Corps. We spent a lot of time together dancing in mirrors in Ouagadougou, living just a few floors apart in the Dorchester, and chasing highs at secret bars under donut shops. We discuss finding "love" at 5 am in Meridian Hill / Malcom X Park, dingy basement tattoo journeys, and the risks of drinking dolo for hours at those rowdy dolo bars in sunny village settings.

On today's podcast, I had the absolute pleasure of spending time fooling around with my dad. It was his 75th birthday, so you all KNOW I had to surprise him with some emotional surprise attacks. My mom, my sister, and I pre-recorded our favorite memories of my dad, and then I played those for my dad live on the episode so he could hear them and we could chat about them after. It was really magical and reminded me about how much my family loves each other. 10 out of 10, highly recommend you all try this for your next special someone's birthday!

On today's episode, I'm catching up with my margarita bestie, Pam Dasher! She and I have been friends for five years now thanks to our chance meeting working together on a malaria prevention project back in DC. We've both taken our lives abroad, one of us has made it back to the US, but we're always trying our best to get under each other's skin. We build each other up, shade each other down, and in the end we always come back to the fact that we're both just a couple of feppers in this fepped up world. In this episode I learn about what her life in Oz was like, dealing with an international move during the pandemic and simultaneously realize that we have both similar and totally different approaches to cereal.

On today's episode I'm catching up with one of my best gurls, Miss John Campbell!! She used to be my ride or die ratchet queen at work while I was still in DC and has remained one of my closest confidants since I've moved to South Africa. We became close after we recognized the TRASH quality that we shared and really grew our friendship via Joanne the Scammer memes, reading sessions at the local cubicle library, and a passion for Krispy Kreme donuts. In this episode we discuss John's new role helping understand the COVID-19 pandemic in the States, our impatience for new music from Yebba, and a surprising new love for floristry...who even knew that was a word!

For my first long distance foolishness, I'm catching up with one of my besties, Ashley Thomas !! We fondly call each other "boozus", and given the many boozy and wondrous nights we've spent together, I'd say it's fairly appropriate. In this episode we discuss our fears about re-entering a post-covid society, drama with Lana del Rey, and what we're watching while in lockdown.

Hear a little introduction as to why I wanted to start this podcast and what I hope to do with it