Stuck between a rock and your 20 somethings

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Not sure what to do with your life? Neither do we, but we love dogs and give bad advice. Each week Stephanie and Jake sit down and talk about topics impacting them and their friends with a perspective of a 20 something who are still trying to figure everything out.

Jake Straub


    • Mar 18, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    E20: Learning to Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 37:22


    Today's episode is all about love. How we love, who we love, and how we want to be loved. We take the Love Languages quiz and compare how accurate they actually are. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E19: Back to School

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 37:42


    In this week's episode, we ponder those things we wish we learned back in High School. How to do taxes, why voting matters, and much more. Spoiler we still don't know some of these things. We also discuss continued learning beyond High School and College. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E18: We're right where we need to be

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 35:06


    In this episode submitted from a fan, we use a clip from President Barack Obama talking to a 28-year-old about figuring out her life. We ponder the questions and answers Barack Obama had in his interview. Find out if we have our lives figured out. Our nonprofit of the week is My Brothers Keeper. Go to obama.org/mbka/ for more details. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E17: Throwing Money Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 36:07


    We're back for Season 2! A change of format and design, but the same old bickering. Today we discuss Stephanies house buying process and why renting is not "Throwing Money Away" as Stephanie likes to say. We talk about future plans for moving and ask if Stephanie will stay in her new house long term. Our nonprofit of the week is Habitat for Humanity. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E16: Hindsight is 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 53:00


    In today's episode, Jake and Stephanie reflect back on all their previous episodes. Important updates from them like who's mental health has improved, and who now has a significant other from internet dating. It's a fun wrap up for Season 1. Our nonprofit of the week is the Little Forks Conservancy. You can find out more at littleforks.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E15: We're starting an only fans!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 39:19


    In today's episode, Jake wants to start an only fans dedicated to him building lego. Stephanie wants to start an Etsy shop. Together we talk about the gig economy and the successful side hustle. Our non-profit of the week is Toys for Tots. You can support toys for tots at their thousands of drop boxes and online at toysfortots.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E14: We're Parents?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 43:45


    In this episode, Stephanie and Jake talk about the big question of what if we have a baby right now. Could we as individuals be parents? Our nonprofit of the week is Planned Parenthood. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E13: Boundaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 37:38


    In our fabled "lost episode" we talk boundaries. This episode was lost to a computer malfunction but has since been recovered and waiting to be published. We recorded this episode in August of 2020. While neither Stephanie nor Jake are good at setting boundaries we know that they exist and we should set them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E12: Job Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 40:40


    We welcome our friend Grace to our podcast this week to talk about her experiences finding, starting, and changing jobs during a pandemic. Grace is currently in the field of Higher Education and if any listener works for a college or university in Michigan hook a girl up. Our non-profit of the week is Hands On Atlanta. HOA connects volunteers to organizations. You can find them at handsonatlanta.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E11: We Recycle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 40:09


    Today Stephanie and Jake talk to Rachael from sustainable_is_attainable about trying to live a zero-waste life. Rachael gives us the details on things we thought were helping the environment but in actuality are worse for the environment. Stephanie also admits she attacks turtles with plastic straws. Be sure to follow Rachael @sustainable_is_attainable on Instagram. Our nonprofit of the month is Leave No Trace. You can learn all about Leave No Trace at LNT.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E10: Are we Communists?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 34:11


    In this episode, Jake and Stephanie are back and are talking about politics, not policy but rather how to talk about politics and how you can make a difference in your community. We also want to highlight our nonprofit of the week with Footprints of Michigan. Footprints provide footwear for homeless veterans and those in need. Go to footprintsofmichigan.org for details. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E9: Dating during a pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 35:52


    In this episode, Jake and Stephanie talk about dating apps and how we use them during the pandemic. We also share some of our favorite sliding into DMs stories and as per usual we are all over the place. It's a fun one. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E8: Our Lives have Changed: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 28:14


    In this episode, Jake talks about why he is leaving Virginia after only being here for 5 months. This is the second part of our two-part episode with the first being about something Stephanie has struggled with. Today it's Jake's turn to express his struggles as he tries to find his way in this world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E7: Our Lives have Changed: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 36:37


    We are back with a two-part episode. In Part one Stephanie talks about one of her biggest struggles recently, her break up with her Boyfriend. Quarantine brought this issue to the forefront for her and it has a weight lifted off her shoulders. No animosity exists, just two people in different places. Stay tuned for part two next week where Jake talks about his biggest struggle. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E6: Dogs with People Names

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 36:51


    In today's episode, we have a special guest in Matt Frasik. We talk with Matt about some of our struggles trying to cope with being stuck in quarantine. We realize this is our quarter-life crisis and that we can and will overcome all our challenges. Matt and Stephanie also admit to breaking the rules of quarantine and that they both have dogs with people names. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E5: We want Recess at Work

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 31:46


    In this week's episode Stephanie and Jake talk about many of the struggles of being a 20 something just starting out their career. Issues with how to balance work and home life, how to combat demanding jobs that aren't always that fun, and how to be a more creative person. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E4: Everyone Hates us!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 34:02


    We welcome back our special Guest Abel for this weeks episode. A much more lighthearted affair, we discuss why everyone hates millennial's. Jake gives some great in-site into a concept and Abel falls asleep during it. We end the episode with a generational quiz to see if we really are millennial's. Spoiler alert one of us isn't. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E3: Our Mental health has deteriorated

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 33:54


    We substitute our normal laugh filled script with a more serious topic of Mental Health. We take a emotional well being quiz and talk about our current issues with Mental Health. Taking what we found out about our current mental state we come up with a 30 day plan to improve ourselves, be sure to keep us honest. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E2: We are stuck in Debt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 32:04


    Welcome to our First Guest Ever, Abel Rubio! In this episode we talk with Abel about debt. Student loans, Car loans, and the dreaded credit card debt are all things that we in our 20 somethings have to deal with for the inevitable future. Abel talks about his philosophy on why some types of debt aren't bad as they let him live the life he wants. Along with debt we get off topic like usual and start talking about Tik Tok. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    E1: Moving sucks!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 34:34


    In this episode Stephanie and Jake talk about their struggles with moving. Moving to places wildly different and far from what we knew and also moving closer to our hometowns. Financial, mental, and social impacts from moving have played a huge roll on our lives and will continue far into the future. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Teaser Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 7:30


    Welcome to our Podcast, Stuck between a rock and your twenty somethings. We are Jake and Stephanie and in our teaser, like all teasers, we are giving you a taste of what's to come. Be forewarned, we were both drinking during the recording. Find out who we are and why we are doing a podcast.

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