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Join Jann Arden and Arlene Dickinson every week as they talk about everything; being entrepreneurial, being a mom, a business woman, a songwriter, an author— It’s about being single and trying to figure out how to navigate life while things are changing a


    • Aug 3, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 40m AVG DURATION
    • 46 EPISODES


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    Mental Health Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2019 40:41


    Jann and Arlene discuss the prevalence of mental health issues and their own experiences with anxiety & depression

    Authors & Astronauts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2019 42:46


    Jann & Arlene catch up on each other’s upcoming projects, discuss their favourite books & ponder the wonders of space.

    Dating Dilemmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2019 40:02


    This week Jann & Arlene discuss a celebrity dating app, casual sex and aging bodies.

    Don't Read the Comments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2019 40:15


    Jann & Arlene discuss how to handle negative reviews & uncomfortable interviews

    What a Time to be a Vegetarian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2019 41:14


    Jann and Arlene discuss how there are more options today than ever to being a vegetarian and make healthy eating choices. As well, Arlene apparently has thing for farmers and Jann closes out the show talking about losing a beloved pet

    Nude Photos & Vacation Fomo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2019 41:41


    This week Jann talks to Arlene from the Danube river! They discuss work-life balance and nude photo scandals.

    When Clothing Sizes Attack!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2019 41:18


    Jann & Arlene share their fashion frustrations, discuss entrepreneurs in Canada and Arlene shares a personal story of resilience

    The Necessity of Apology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2019 41:57


    Jann and Arlene discuss the importance of reconciliation

    Spending Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2019 41:01


    Jann & Arlene reveal which one of them regrets paying $1800 for a bottle of wine and discuss spending on things vs. experiences.

    Advice to our younger selves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2019 41:10


    This week Jann and Arlene share the advice they would give to their younger selves, and to other young people looking for guidance.

    Championing Others

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2019 42:21


    Jann & Arlene discuss the importance of spending time with people who lift you up & how technology has impacted personal relationships.

    Empathy & Community

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2019 41:50


    This week Jann & Arlene share their perspective & experiences with the power of cheering others on, living your truth and showing empathy.

    Dinner & Dates

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2019 37:48


    This week Jann & Arlene discuss bringing your own dinner to a wedding & the difficulty of asking someone out on a date.

    Grief & Kindness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019 40:25


    This week Jann & Arlene discuss the grieving process, the power of kindness & reveal what they wanted to be when they grew up.

    Taking care of ourselves & others

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2019 39:54


    This week Arlene & Jann discuss the moral obligation of society to care for its citizens (and also the importance of caring for your beard)

    Drinking & Cheating

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2019 41:52


    Jann & Arlene discuss synthetic alcohol, intermittent fasting & debate the concept of emotional infidelity.

    Canadian Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2019 39:56


    This week Jann & Arlene discuss funding for the arts in Canada and the trouble with long acceptance speeches.

    The Importance of Truth & the Importance of Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2019 39:47


    On this week’s show Arlene & Jann discuss caring for Canada’s aging population, vaccinating your kids & protecting the truth online.

    Family Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2019 41:43


    Jann & Arlene discuss Jann’s family struggles, including the 26 year incarceration of her brother, and where his case stands today.

    Social Media Etiquette

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2019 41:15


    What happens when your real life friends don’t follow you on social? How do you handle selfie overload? And is Instagram the new Tindr? This week Jann & Arlene discuss their biggest social media dilemmas.

    Manners, Misophonia & Moms!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2019 41:32


    This week Jann & Arlene discuss eating sounds, good manners, long-lasting love, and how they all connect. Plus they celebrate the women who inspire them for International Women’s Day.

    Lost Nuance on Social Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2019 42:22


    What do big issues like feminism mean to you? And can you accurately express them on social media? It’s can be messy, but this week Jann & Arlene will talk about it

    Surviving Bagged Salad

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2019 41:59


    On this week’s episode Arlene & Jann discuss the perils of food poisoning and the importance of being supported by those around you

    Surviving Valentines Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2019 41:32


    On this week’s episode Jann & Arlene talk about being single on Valentines Day, defining personal success and Arlene’s questionable matchmaking skills.

    Social Media – A good thing? A bad thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2019 42:18


    Jann and Arlene discuss the pros & cons of social media and friendships in the real world.

    Episode 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2019 38:02


    Jann & Arlene have “The Talk”  On this week's show Jann& Arlene talk about sex. Sex education, sexual identity and the importance of being able to discuss it all openly and honestly.

    Episode 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2019 39:10


    On this week's episode Arlene explains the wildly popular world of ASMR to Jann & they check in on each other's lives.

    Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2019 39:26


    From Dry January to Veganuary to Januhairy, on this week's show Arlene & Jann check in on the progress of some weird and wild New Year's resolutions (oh and they also touch on the state of the world).

    Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2019 39:57


    "To not think of dying, is to not think of living" – Jann Arden On this week's powerful episode Jann & Arlene discuss loss following the passing of Jann's mother in December.

    Episode 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2019 41:39


    Jann and Arlene talk about not only taking care of yourself in the new year but being the best you can be through the entire year

    Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2018 41:55


    “If you strip all the people away in your life, if you strip away every outside influence in your life, you are left with you and your body.” – Arlene Dickinson. This week on the show Arlene & Jann talk about the number one thing on their Christmas lists: self-care (oh and freedom from holiday relationship expectations too!)

    Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2018 41:10


    “You want everybody to be happy and it's almost impossible to make everybody happy” – Arlene Dickinson. With December 25th less than two weeks away, Jann & Arlene discuss holiday traditions and the pressure to have the perfect Christmas.

    Episode 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2018 41:42


    This week on the show Arlene & Jann talk about staying healthy and the holidays – two things that don't often combine!  Yet somehow they make it work.

    Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2018 41:31


    On this week's show, Jann and Arlene dig into a wide variety of topics from Alzheimer's to the power the power of having the world's news in the palm of your hand  

    Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2018 43:19


    Jann & Arlene discuss the upsides to being single

    Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2018 42:39


    Redefining retirement - Jann and Arlene love what they do and don't see themselves ever slowing down

    Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2018 41:19


    What happens when two of the busiest women in Canada co-host a show together? You get a lot of wild & hilarious travel stories. On this week's show Jann & Arlene talk about life on the road, in the air & on tour.

    Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2018 42:09


    “On social media everybody says the right things but very few people are doing the right things” – Arlene Dickinson On this week's episode Arlene is joined by special guest co-host Chantal Kreviazuk. They discuss their unique connection, doing good & calling out evil.

    Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2018 43:18


    Breakups are hard. Friendship breakups are sometimes even harder. On this week's show Jann & Arlene discuss navigating changes to relationships both platonic & romantic.

    Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2018 40:58


    State of the world have you feeling blue? You definitely aren't alone. On this week's show Jann & Arlene get honest about mental health struggles

    Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2018 41:30


    "Whoever called them the golden years? There's nothing golden about them" - Arlene Dickinson On this week's show, Jann & Arlene discuss the difficulties of aging parents.  

    Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2018 42:21


    “People care about what they're putting in their bodies” – Arlene Dickinson. This week Jann & Arlene discuss plant-based diets, online scams and whether or not the devices in your life are listening to you.

    Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2018 42:01


    “Opinions don't change countries, people change them” – Arlene Dickinson. On this week's show Jann + Arlene wade into the choppy waters of political opinions on social media and the importance of kindness behind the keyboard.

    Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2018 40:50


    “We have to learn to look past the body. We have to learn to see the person” – Arlene Dickinson. This week on the show Jann + Arlene discuss body image, self-esteem + dating.

    Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2018 41:36


    “Falling in love is involuntary, staying in love is voluntary” – Jann Arden. On the first episode, Arlene + Jann dig into overnight engagements + relationships with a major age gap. Can they ever really work or are they doomed from the start?

    The Business of Life PREVIEW

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 0:33


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